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Postofflee Srend-C! Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FARMERS TO DRAFT
RELIEF LEGISLATION
DELEGATES FROM 80 STATES
CONFER, IX WASKIXGTOX.
STOKES CHECKS UP
WIFE'S EVERY AGT
PLANE BEATS PIGEONS
RACING TO CALIFORNIA
DOCTOR, GARB AFIRE,
IS SAVED BY WOMAN
BLANKET STIFLES OIL FLAME
OS B-B. B. H. FISHER.
L
MOONSHINE MAKES
EX-CAMPAIGNER WILD
ANSWER YAP MATE
PREMIER
HANDLES
UN
IN TAXES
PARIS AND
ONDOM
STRIKE MEDIATION
British Miners and Own
ers Submit Demands.
OCCUPY
CONGRESS
FLIGHT TO SAX FRANCISCO IN
5 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES.
VETERAN OF EGYPT BATTLES
WANTED FOR SHOOTING.
Repeal of Excess and
War Profits Levy Urged.
VETERANS' BONUS BILL NO. 1
''Five-Way" Plan for Com
pensation Is Offered.
ALIEN BAN IS PROPOSED
Many Other Bills Also Find Way
Into House Hopper on First
Day of New Session.
WASHINGTON", April 11. Bills In
troduced today In the house included
the emergency tariff, repeal of some
war taxes and proposals for new ones,
soldier bonus and soldier relief, fed
eral budget, restriction on immigra
tion and federal road building.
While the "five-way" plan of vet
ytrans' organizations for deferred com
pensation to ex-service men oecame
house bill No. 1, the tax question was
foremost. Representative Longworth
of Ohio proposed repeal of the excess
profits and war profits taxation.
The suggestion was repeated by
Representatives Bacharach of New
Jersey and ilott of New York, who
proposed imposition of gross sales
taxes at 1 per cent.
Income Tax Cot Proposed.
The Bacharach measure also ang
gested reduction of income tax rates
t 2 per cent and application of the
surtax to incomes above $7000. with a
maximum rate of 40 per cent.
Chairman Fordney of the ways and
means committee, presenting the serv
ice men's bonus proposal, which pro
vides for alternatives between cash
payment, land settlement, insurance,
vocational education and home build
ing, left out taxation proposals, but
fcepresentative Gallivan, democrat.
Massachusetts, put in a duplicate of
the bill as it passed the bouse last
session.
CoasoIidatUa la Vrsi.
Representative Sweet, republican.
Iowa, Introduced a bill to consolidate
all boards and bureaus having to do
with soldier rehabilitation, and Rep
resentative Fess. republican of Ohio,
suggested exemption from all. pay
ment of Income taxes to veterans
undergoing vocational training.
Immigration restrictions, decided
on by the last congress in enacting a
till limiting annual entrance of
alies to 3 per cent of the total res'-
dents of each nationality, as found
by the 1910 census, was proposed by
Chairman Johnson of the immigra
tion committee. His bill duplicated
that which President AVilson gave a
pocket veto.
Representative Blanton, democrat.
Texas, whose battles with his asso-
iates in congress have attracted at
trition, suggested that congress be
reduced from 435 members to 304 and
be . reapportioned according to the
1920 census.
Other Bills Seek Changes.
Other reapportionment bills were
produced, but would provide for hold
ing the membership to its present
limit. Mr. Blanton also .proposed
elimination of the travel allowance of
10 cents a mils for members and sub
stituting a payment of actual ex
tpenses to be made on sworn vouchers.
rVRepresentative Young, republican,
INOrth Dakota, introduced the emer
gency agricultural tariir, as it was
taassed in February. Its effective
beriod was fixed as six months after
nactment Instead of ten aa in the
vetoed measure of the last session.
Chairman Kahn of the military af
fairs committee again proposed a Sep
irate air corps under a new executive
ureau to control military aviation,
md a separate, proposal for federal
egulation of civilian aviation to ac
company it.
Budget BUI Reintroduced.
Chairman Good of the appropria
ions committee introduced the fed
ral budget bill, another vetoed
neasure.
Abolition of the railroad labor
hoard and repeal of sections of the
ransportatlon act under which it op-
rates was proposed by Representa
ive Tincher, republican, Kansas. His
'ill would empower the interstate
ommerce commission to perform
unctions now assigned to the board.
Other bills included:
submitting constitutional amendment
xint January 1 as the data for the terms
f president and congressional officers to
fgin; oy Montague, democrat. Virginia.
extending dry law enforcement to Phll-
ppine Islands: by Volstead, republican.
unnesota.
Regulating stockyards, meat packing and
ransportatlon of livestock; Haugen. re-
ublican. Iowa,
Co-operation la Sought.
Providing for federal co-operation with
ates and land owner In reforestation: by
neU. republican. New York.
Taxing future, sales of grain 10 per eent
f value Involved: by Dickinson, repub
can. Iowa.
Creating a federal department of educa
n., appropriating $13,000,000 to aid states
i training teachers and $700,000 for alien
merlcanlzation; by Towner, .republican.
Establishing the tnetrlo system aa the
andard for the federal government for
latoma, excise, postal and revenue nn.
lfx after ten years: by Britten, repub
Kan. Illinois.
reamlttlng manufaetcrers ef trade goods
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Transportation, Taxation, Tariff
and Credits Basic Problems
for Congress to Solve.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 11.
Lower transportation charges, econ
omy in taxation, equal treatment un
der any tariff law, and short-time
r credits were among subjects repre
sentatives of farmers in 30 states
began discussing today, preliminary
to making up a programme of agri
cultural relief legislation to be asked
cf congress. -The
executive committee and dele
gates from the associations of the
American farm bureau federation
conferences were expected to con
tinue 10 days and Include a meeting
with President Harding and his cab
Inet Wednesday, and with the joint
agricultural committees -and other
members of congress Friday night
In addition to receiving reports to
day the committee was addressed by
A. F. Lever, member of the federal
farm loan board, and held a round
table discussion with Governor Hard
ing of the federal reserve board.
Secretary Wallace was expected to
meet the delegates tomorrow to go
over the tariff situation. He an
nounced today that a committee of.
livestock men In the west was taking
up the question of developing a mar
keting organization on the plan of
the grain marketing committee of
17, which was ratified at Chicago last
week. r
This action, Mr. Wallace asserted,
would be "reassuring" to those who
had feared the farmers were trying
to develop a
corner" on their own
products.
MINISTER HAS DUAL ROLE
Pastor Joins Church and Preaches
Sermon at Same Service.
ALBANY, Or.. April 11. (Special.)
To become a member of a church
and then deliver the sermon to his
fellow members at the same service
was the experience of'Rev. L. Farris
Powell of Waldport, Or., who preached
at the First Presbyterian church here
yesterday morning.
The unique situation developed by
virtue of the fact that Rev. Mr.
Powell desired to affiliate with the
Willamette presbytery of the Pres
byterian church. He was, a member
of a different denomination and it
was necessary that he become a mem
ber of some Presbyterian church in
this presbytery in order to make his
application.
CAMPING PARTY IS SAFE
Mrs. A. L. Grafton and Children
Spend Nig-ht In Woods.
SEASIDE. Or., April 11 (Special.)
Excitement was caused at Crown
Willamette camp yesterday when it
was thought that Mrs. A. L. Grafton
and children were lost in the woods.
Mrs. Grafton, accompanied by her
four children, took advantage of the
fine weather and started on a picinic
to Indian creek, taking their lunch
with them. When they reached their
destination it was quite dark and
they decided to build a big fire and
remain all night, instead of trying to
return in the darkness.
This morning Mr. Grafton went
down the track and had no trouble in
locating them.
POLICE USE RADIOPHONE
Innovation Adopted in War Against
Crime in Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 11. Wireless tele
phones will be used by the Chicago
police in their war on crime.
A 312,000 plant is being installed on
the roof of. the city hall for commu
nication with rifle squads, flreboats,
fire engine houses, police stations and
patrol wagons. At first the termi
nals will have only receiving ap
paratus. William G. Keith, commissioner of
gas and electricity, said that he hoped
"ultimately to have every policeman
equipped with receiving apparatus,
which weighs only a few ounces."
VETERAN MOURNED, HOME
Yakima 31 an Reported Killed in
France Joins Wife.
TAKIMA. Wash.. April 11. a R.
Cutler, world war veteran, this after
noon arrived here from Minneapolis
and joined his wife, who for two
years has mourned him as killed In
action in France.
They went to Grandvlew to visit an
aunt and will go from there to Pasco I
to see George Stanton Cutler, who
was 3 year old when his father went
to war. and who is there with Mrs.
Cutler's mother.
SPINACH FATAL FOR TWO
Death of Toppenlsh Man Follows
That of His Wife.
TAKIMA, Wash., April 11 Joe W.
Phillips of Toppenish, whose wife I
died last Wednesday of ptomaine poi
soning, died this morning in a Top
penish hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Phil-
Hps were poisoned by eating home I
oanned spinach, it is believed, though I
investigation is still being made to
determine the cause.
It Includes a variety of canned I
vegetables, canned pork sausage.
soil from the floor of the cellar where i
the canned stuff was kept and from
the garden where the vegetables'
wera grown. ....
Fine Art of - Sleuthing in
Divorce Case Bared.
LINKING TO MURDERS TRIED
Millionaire's 3 Main Wit
nesses Declared Gone.
LEAVING STATE CHARGED
Counsel, . However, Promises to
Produce Two When Requested
for New Cross Examination.
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NEW YORK. April 11. More fine
art sleuthing by W. E. D. Stokes and
his agents was "unfolded at today's
session of his divorce trial before Su
preme Court Justice Finch.
Careful examination bf the Stillman
and 'Elwell society -sensations, it de
veloped, was supplemented by equally
meticulous studies of the DeSaulles
murder,' Betty Inch of ankles fame,
and others less given to explosive ap
pearances in the newspapers.
There 'was drawn, in short, a vivid
picture of the grim-visaged million
aire leaving no stone unturned In his
effort to trace his young wife's ac
tivities during their marriage and
after." ,
Elwell Solution Offered.
Also his ex-maid and agent, dis:
closing her ramified activities in the
case, colored the detective motif with
the statement that with half a chance
she could solve the Elwell mystery to
everyone's satisfaction.
Still further mystery was etched In
with the assertion of Mrs. Stokes'
counsel that the millionaire's three
principal witnesses in the Edgar T.
Wallace-Mrs. Stokes chapter had dis
appeared. These witnesses were Mrs.
Genevieve DeAnquinas, Mrs. Mabel
Matteosian and her husband, Zeenas.
leaving; State Is Charged.
Martin W. Littleton, Mrs. Stokes'
lawyer, told the court that these wit
nesses had left the state. Francis
Wellman, for Mr., Stokes, explained
that Mrs. Matteosian was in a hos
pital, but that be would produce the
other two.
During the day's testimony, wit
nesses for Mr. Stokes admitted that
the millionaire had taken an inter
est in the case or a negro charged
with stealing Mrs. Stokes1 jewels. Mr.
Stokes sent the negro's lawyers sev
eral pictures of his wife. Mr. Stokes
special agent framed questions to be
asked Mrs. Stokes at the negro's trial.
The special agent, Harry Jentzer, re
ceived a salary of $90 a week and
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Governor Olcott Accompanies Ma
jor Arnold in Test of Birds
Starting' From Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 11. Major
H. H. Arnold, air service officer of
the United States 9th army corps area.
and Governor Olcott of Oregon land
ed here late today on their airplane
flight from Portland, Or., in a race
against six navy carrier pigeons.
Their actual flying time was
hours and 30 minutes.
The pigeons, released ten minutes
before Major Arnold took' off fom
Portland, had not landed early to
night
The distance by rail between San
Francisco and Portland is 773 miles.
Pigeon fanciers of Portland, con
sulted last night, declared that, al
though the pigeons will eventually
reach 'San Francisco, they will be
many days behind the airplane.
"There won't be any contest be
tween the birds and the airplane,'
said Joe M. Rieg, prominent pigeon
fancier. "It is the same thing as run
ning a high - powered automobile
against a horse. A motor in an air
plane can develop a lot of energy.
A poor little pigeon that weighs
only seven or eight ounces is going to
have a hard time of it. Such a bird
simply can't race with an airplane.
MEDFORD, Or., April 11. Major
H. H. Arnold, who raced six carrier
pigeons from Portland to San Fran
cisco, accompanied by Governor 01
cott, landed here at 10:45 o'clock to
day and, after obtaining gasoline and
oil, left at 11:50 o'clock, expecting
to make their destination without an
other stop.
Governor Olcott was enthusiastic
over the flight and said he could not
possibly stop off at Medford. "I want
to finish this race," he said. "This is
my third air flight down the cobbI
and it is the best yet We reached
an elevation of 75Q0 feet over the
Umpqua divide and the view above
the clouds in the brilliant sunshine
was gorgeous."
Governor Olcott expects to return
to Medford inr a few days for a meet
ing with the Crater lake concession
committee
SOVIET BARS AMERICANS
United States Citizens Not Pennit-
ted to Cross" Border.
NEW YORK, April 11. The, soviet
government has Issued an order pro
hibiting anyone from the United
Stales crossing the borders of Russia
after April 20, according to a message
made public today by Charles Recht,
attorney here for the Russian soviet
government.
The message, received from the so
viet council ut Libau. stated that
emigration from this country would
be suspended until an official repre
sentative of the soviet government,
with authority to vise passports of
persons desiring to go to Russia, ar
rives in the United States. No indi
cation as to when such an official
would arrive was contained in the
message.
PAYS TO BE KIND TO ANIMALS.
vWrfV vMmA id
Mrs. W. G Hendricks Suffers Se
yereeBurns in Effort to Res
cue Her Neighbor
Rare presence of mind on the part
of Mrs. W. G. Hendricks was all that
saved Dr. B. H. Fisher, prominent
Portland dentist with offices in the
Medical building, from incineration in
the back yard of the Hendricks home
4828 Forty-first street. Southeast, a
10 o'clock Sunday morning, when
flames from a pan of oil, hurled from
the rear door to avert a fire, ignited
his clothing. Hearing his screams
Mrs: Hendricks rushed to a bedroom,
grasped a heavy blanket, dashed ou
and, endangering her own life, wrap
ped it about his form and stifled the
blaze. ,
. Just as Mrs. Hendricks had sub
dued the flames, which were making
of Dr. Fisher a human torch, Dr. Shea,
passing in his automobile, was at
traded to the spot by the cries of
both Mr. Hendricks- and the doctor.
He rushed to the scene with first-aid
appliances. Assisted by Mrs. Hen
dricks, he dressed the wounds and
as quickly as possible took the vic
tim to the hospital.
Dr. Fisher was badly burned from
the waistline up. Including his face,
His right band was particularly in
Jured. Dr. Shea, said there may be
contractions of some of the fingers.
Mr. Hendricks was severely burned
about the hands and Mrs. Hendricks
suffered burns to the fingers.
Dr. Fisher Is S6 years old and has
a family. He has practiced in Port
land for many years.
MAN DIES IN SAWDUST BIN
Fireman's Helper Falls Headlong;
Suffocates Before Found.
ABERDEEN, Wash., April 11. (Spe
cial.) Caught in a slide of sawdust
in a logging bin be had been sent to
clean, Hugh J. Rogers, 25, a fireman's
helper at the Bay Ciay mill, fell head
long into the bin and died by suffo
cation before help reached him. The
accident occurred shortly after 1
o'clock this iiiurhing.
Rogers went to the bin to pull down
sawdust about 1 o'clock. When he
failed to return, Adam Kircesky, a
fireman, investigated and found only
the toes of Rogers' shoes projecting
above the sawdust. He summoned
W. Cappell and another fireman and
they pulled Rogers out of the bin and
summoned a doctor, who declared
Rogers had been dead for some time,
TWO BOYS BITTEN'.BY DOG
Lad, 8, and Another, 14, Are Vic
tims; Cases Are Studied.
Two youngsters the 8-year-old
son of J. Krieta, 925 Mallory street.
and the 14-year-old boy of C. C.
Cowan, 333 Mason street were taken
to me city emergency hospital as a
result of being bitten late yesterday
by a collie dog belonging to F. H.
Harvey of 942 Mallory street.
Patrolman Hetch ordered Mr. Har
vey to keep the animal chained pend
ing study of the boys' injuries.
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Replies Not Made Public
by State Department.
MORE NEGOTIATION LIKELY
U. S. Officios Hopeful of Get
ting Mandate Voice.
NO COMMENT IS MADE
Intimations Made Communications
Were Received, but Nature Is
in Xo Way Indicated.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 11
France and Great Britain today were
understood to have replied to Secre
tary Hughes' notes regarding the
Japanese mandate over the Pacific
island of Tap. The British govern
ment's response was said to have been
preliminary.
State department officers, while In
timating replies had come, declined
to say so positively or to indicate,
their natur..
France, in replying to a previous
American note on Tap, expressed the
hepe that the controversy between
the United States and Japan could
be settled by direct negotiations
without involving her as a principal.
Further Stand Expected. "
Whether renewed expression was
given to this hope in France's latest
note was not disclosed, but some dip
lomats believed that in any event
her new communication went further,
as Mr. Hughes dealt with the whole
subject. of mandates, as well as with
Tap. ' v
It has been the expectation of state
department officers and of some for
eign envoys that the allies would
admit the soundness of the American
position that as one of the principal
allied and associated powers in favor
of which Germany renounced its
titles in its overseas possessions, the
United States is entitled to voice in
disposition of those territories".,
Further Negotiation Expected.' T
It has been assumed that the ap
plication of the principle will be left
to rurther negotiations. Details of
the application. It was said, might
embrace the awarding of mandates as
well as terms under which the ex
German territories would be adminis
tered.
Secretary Colby In his note to Great
Britain on the Mesopotamian oil ques
tlon, as well as; his communication to
the league of nations council on Tap,
contended that the American govern
ment should reoelve an opportunity
to pass on the mandate forms before
final adoption.
In view of the supposed tentative
character of the British reply to Mr.
Hughes, there, was little disposition
in official circles to comment re
garding the attitude of that govern
ment.
Treaty Made Before War.
The opinion has been advanced.
however, that Great Britain's attitude
I probably will be influenced "largely
by whether or not Japan insisted on
the carrying out of the treaty of Lon
don, tinder which Great . Britain and
France agreed she should have the
ex-German islands In the Pacific
north of the equator. This treaty was
entered into before the United States
declared war with Germany, and at
the time when Japan was asked to
come more actively to the assistance
of the allies in combatting the Ger
man submarine menace.
With the Tap mandate question
apparently still far from settlement,
it was not thought likely that the in
ternational communications confer
ence, which resumes tomorrow, would
make great progress towaul agree
ment on the disposition of former
German cables.
Davis and Hughes Confer.
Norman E. Davis, ex-under-secre-tary
of state, who, as chairman.
called the meeting was in confer
ence with Secretary Hughes today.
Mr. Davis said the outlook for ulti
mate agreement among the conferees
was good, although It was not be
lieved much progress would be made
until the' broader questions in the
Tap discussions had been settled.
Mr. Davis said the communications
conference would resume its pro
gramme where it had left off several
weeks ago when several European
representatives requested a delay to
permit communication with their
governments
JAPAN PRINTS HUGHES NOTE
Xo Official Comment .Made, hut
Newspaper Publication Is Wide.
TOKIO, April 11 (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Newspapers here
have given great prominence to the
I note from Charles E. Hughes, Ameri
can secretary of state, to the allies
relative to mandates and particularly
that over the island of Tap. There
has been no official comment, but In
responsible unofficial circles the opin
ion was held that the American note
virtually implied another peace con
ference. Statements made by Vice-Admirai
Tomosaburo Kato, minister of ma
rine, last month, relative to the-Jap
anese naval policy, was regaraed
here as intended to answer charges
,t Concluded on Fags 'J, Culuiua 2. J
Captain J. G. McClelland, Volun
teers of America Worker and
Rail Detective, Sought.
The old fighting spirit returnjd to
Captain J. G. McClelland early yes
terday morning. Visions of old cam
paigns in Egypt against the "Fuzzy
Wuzzies," and in Pacific coast cities
against the influences of evil, re
turned to him with a rush.
The return was aided by moon
shine. As a result. Captain McClelland
became a fugitive from justice, while
George E. Wagner was taken to a
hospital, suffering from a bullet
wound in the shoulder.
The shooting affray occurred In the
( Hoyt hotel early yesterday morning,
after an all-night drinking bout be
tween Wagner, who lives in Van
couver, and McClelland.
After the shooting. Wagner walked
to Fourth and Burnside streets and
collapsed. He was taken to the
Emergency hospital.
McClelland disappeared.
Captain McClelland is a special
agent for the Spokane, Portland &.
Seattle railroad. He earned his title
of captain while serving with the
Volunteers of America, a religious
organization. In this capacity he
served in San 'Frp ncisco, Oakland, Los
Angeles, Portland, Seattle and Spo
kane. DEAD HERO IS DECORATED
Posthumous Award Made Portland
Man Killed at Juvlgny.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. D. C, April 11. The
distinguished service cross has been
posthumously awarded to Clifford O.
Harris, second lieutenant of Company
G, 128th Infantry, 32d division, whose
home was in Portland, Or., according
to announcement made by the war
department today.
The award was for extraordinary
heroism in action near Juvigny,
France, September 1, 1918.
When the advance of his platoon
was halted by' the effective fire of
an enemy machine gun nest, Lieuten
ant Harris, with two others, rushed
out before the front line to attack
the enemy position. While in the
accomplishment of this heroic act.
and when within the enemy's lines,
Harris was killed. His next of kin
Is W. R. Harris, 95 East Seventy-second
street, Portland.
BANKER GETS ONE YEAR
Voutli Who Got Away With $6,
000 Sentenced by Landis.
CHICAGO, April 11. Francis J.
Carey, 19-year-oJd bank cashier of
Ottawa, 111., whose theft of about
396,000 last November was followed
by widespread criticism of Judge
Landis when the latter permitted the
youthful culprit to return home pend
ing sentence, was today sentenced by
Judge Landis.
He received one year in the Na
tional Training School for Boys at
Washington, D. C.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
. The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S HlRhest temperature, 64
degrees; lowest 47; cloudy.
TODAY'S Bain; colder; Increasing south
erly winua.
Foresrin.
Lloyd George handles strike mediation.
fase I-
French consider march Into Berlin, race 2
Kx-kaltter and Prince Adalbert at kalscr-
ine's deathbed, rase z.
National.
Farmers' delegates becln to formulate re
lief legislation lor congre.s. rage 1.
Franee and Britain reply to America on
Yap mandate, i'age 1.
Changes In tax system hold first Interest
In congress, rage i.
Stxtv-sevenih congress organises for work.
Page 4.
Representative McArthur reintroduce two
measures in congress. i,io o.
Congress expected to take up Alaskan
problem tnis session, i-age j.
Ailled conference In America suggested.
Page 13.
Oklahoma wins In contest with Texas over
oil field Jurisdiction, rage lo.
Iomfttlc
Stokes checks up wlfe'a every act. Page 1.
Rich lumberman accuses wlfo of plot.
Page 3.
Airplane defeats plgeona In race from
Portland to San Francisco. Page 1.
New Anglo-Japanese trty favored by
Australian premier. Page 0.
Wage differences with Alaska packers set
tled. -J'age 2.
l'aelfic Northwest.
Race for Oregon governor again In spot
light, rage o.
State to spend $45,000,000 in next two
years. . Page 13.
Sportn.
Mike Yokel arrives In Portland for wres
tling bout with Bull Montana. Page 15.
Referee to change maneuvers at boxing
bouts. Page 14.
Tennis game Is centuries old. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern mohair mills not Interested in
new clip. Page ill.
Wheat breaks at Chicago with free selling
by farmers. Page 21.
Industrial. Issues firm and other stocfts Ir
regular in New York. Page SI.
Japanese Investigator pleased with Port
land dock facilities. Page 12.
Direct steamer service from Caribbean sea
Inaugurated. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Majority of council want railroads to
promise new passenger station. Page 7.
Couuty to guard burial of paupers. Page 9.
New Rupert company to operate fruit
canneries. Page 10.
Portland physician saved from death In
oil fire. Page 1. ,
Receiver accuses banker of Juggling.
Page 10.
Moonshine makes ex-campalgner wild.
Page 1.
California concrete roads going to pieces,
declares S. Benson. Page 13.
Community chest fund now 1345.125.
Page 11.
John Bruno on trial as slayer of Pawluk.
Page 0.
Eclon of wealth to leave jail for hard
work, rase 12.
CRISIS IS STILL UNCERTAIN
Factions to Be Met in Sep
arate' Conferences.
JOINT SESSION FOLLOWS
Contentions of Each Side Not to
Re Made Public Vntll Aflcr
Studied by I.lojd George.
LONDON, April 11. fr.y the A?o
ciated Press.) The contentions of the
mine owners and striking miners to
day were under advisement In th
hands of the premier, n ho will meet
representatives of both sides tomor
row. .
Owners, miners and government of
ficials conferred tills morning, ami at
the request of the premier later sub
mitted statements of theiv caves,
which Lloyd George has arranged to
discuss with them separately tomor
row, after which tho Joint conference
will be resumed.
Prospects, therefore, were favorable.
although It was too early to say that
the crisis has been averted.
Long Conference Inspected.
Mino owners, even if thi-y wern
willing to muko new wage proposals,
had no concrete scheme, and Indica
tions were that the conference pro
ceedings would be protruded.
An official statement announced
that the premier had presided at the
afternoon session,
Evan Williams made a statement
of the owners' case, and Frank
Hodges of the miners' cane. The
premier expressed a desire to reud
the statements, and It was agreed no
report of the statements would be
published In the meantime.
Premier Kulrs Conference.
It was significant that, although
the government has taken the atti
tude that now that Industry has been
taken out of government control, it
was a matter between tho mino own
ers and miners, the premier presided
over the conference.
Presence of the chancellor of the
exchequer gave color to the reports
that the government contemplates af
fording temporary financial assist
ance to provide a decent standard of
living for workers of some of the
poorer mines.
This was Indicated by the premier
this morning, when he said the gov
ernment was unable to grant any
permanent" contribution to maintain
the industry out of taxes.
Aid IS to Be llefoned.
According to some unofficial re
ports, the government will refuse
even this temporary as-sistuiice union
the miners abandon their claim for
a settlement of the wago dispute on
a "national" basis, such basis not
necessarily meaning uniform rates of
pay in Uia different districts, but
insuring a universal minimum living
wage.
As it i as believed the miners would
Insist on a "national" settlement, it
seemed prc;iiature to predict a peace
ful outcome of tho conference.
Austen Chamberlain, government
leader, declared in the house of com
mons that while the right atmosphere
had been achieved for tho coal con
ference, neither the country nor tho
parties to the dispute were at the
end of their differences. Tho Im
poverishment of tho coal trade ren
dered the finding of a new wage basis
troublesome, ho asserted.
He declared thcro was an clement
not unready to propagate ulterior
aims, and therefore precautionary
measures were necessary.
Strike Summary Is Made.
Renter's Limited gave the follow
ing summary of tho strike situation,
which reflects the semi-official view
point: "The fact that the miners have now
agreed to meet tho owners is re
garded as positive evidence that the
strike is certain to be settled.
"The compromise arranged on Sat
urday has been hailed with lnteiisa
satisfaction by tho whole country.
"The eventual resumption of work
at a lower wage scale will. It Is ex
pected, produce an Immediate fail in
the cost of living, with, at the same
time, a proportionate Improvement In
I the value of wages. In fact, it is an
ticipated that such a settlement would
be the turning point in the depression
which had been so marked of late.
Commonlnta Lose Hope.
"Throughout the strike there has
been no loss of human IU uud the
communists, who hoped to reap a
harvest, now, it is hoped, realise the
Insignificance of their Influence
among the British working class. The
intimation that the government Is
prepared to grant monetary assist
ance to tideover the wage difficulty
in unproductive districts has greatly
cased the situation."
The first case In London under the
new governmental emergency regula
tions was heard In police court today,
when James Matthews was sentenced
to pay a fine o'f 120 or serve two
months In prison.
He was charted with committing
CConuiudvd on l'agu 2, Culuiuu 4.)