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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
T
OREGON'S GUARD NOW
THIRD BEST IN NATION
LAUNCH LOST AT SEA;
1 DROWNED, 1 MISSING
SCRVIVOR RELATES TALE OX
REACHLX'G SHORE.
BOY, 12, SLAYS MAN
ATTACKING FATHER
RAV STRATTOX EXONERATED
BY CORONER'S JCRT.
'TRIPLE ALLIANCE
RESOLUTION URGING
E
DISARMAMENT IS UP
DEATH MM RUIN
E
IXV1TATIOX TO ALLIES PRE
SENTED TO HOUSE.
FrClEMTT AXD STRENGTH.
ON 0
SPREADS
WFETHGKEDHM
PARKING FOB
STORES
SPLITS ON STRIK
Arkansas and Texas Life
Loss Exceeds 40.
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS HEAYY
Scores of Persons Injured,
Many Probably Fatally.
BLIZZARD HITS MIDWEST
Colorado and Part of Montana
Have Hear Snowfall, Demoral
izing Trains, Communication.
STORM AND TORNADOES
tPREA'D RUIN A.D DEATH.
Death of 39 persons and Injury
f many others reported whea
tornado cuts huge ewath in Ar
kansas. Several persons killed irhei
tornado hits northeastern! Texas.
Denver, Colo., practically iso
lated and much damage done by
terrific Wlxaard.
Bozemaa and other parts of
Gallatin county, Montana, swept
By heavy snow storm.
Lack of Funds Falls to Keep Cit
izen Army Jumping to High
Place In List.
SALEM, Or., April 15. (Special.)
Oregon's national guard jumped
third place in the entire United States
in strength and efficiency as show
today in the monthly report received
at the adjutant general's office from
the secretary of war. Oregon con
tinues far ahead of all Pacific coas
and western states and in the entire
United States Is led slightly in rela
tive strength by Rhode Island an
Minnesota. The state of Washingto
has dropped back to 14th place while
California has slipped to 35th place in
the national procession.
That Oregon would hare been in
first place long ago except for ex
haustion of the state's military funds,
Is the opinion among national guard
officers, who recall that Adjutant
General White declined to ask for
deficiency appropriation and pullc
the service through last year without
going in debt. When this year's ap
propriations were made available by
the Oregon legislature, Oregon was in
ninth place. The first Jump was to
fifth place and the second month puts
Oregon third.
After the war reorganization of the
citizen army has brought out several
surprises. New Tork and Ohio, which
have always been able to hold a high
record for national guard efficiency
are now in 18th and 19th place. Penn
sylvania appears in 12th place on the
list while Montana brings up the rear
of the national procession with 47th
place.
HEARING DENIED MYERS
TEXARKANA. Art, April 15.-
Thirty-nine persona wr re killed and
lir-Fostmastcr's Second Plea for
-Reopening of Case Refused.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
many others injured by a tornado I Washington, D. C., April 15. Senator
which swept Southwestern Arkansas,
according to reports compiled by a
newspaper at Little Rock. A large
number- of the dead were unidenti
fled and 13 were said to be negroes.
Reports from Hope, Ark, were that
Townsend. chairman of the senate
committee on postoffices and post
roada declined tod,y to grant a com
mittee hearing to Frank Stott Myers,
ex-postmaster of Portland, who de
sired to protest against his removal
15 to .20 persons were killed and from office one year ago.
Senator Townsend took the position
that there was nothing pendina- be
fore the committee relative to the
Portland postofflee, and that the
Myers controversy could not be heard
until a nomination for postmaster
was sent to the senate by President
Harding. When that time arrives he
Indicated the commute might be
willing to let Mr. Myers be heard.
scores Injured in that vicinity when
the tornado swept the entire length
of Hempstead county from the Red
river to within a few miles of Hope.
Four bodies were taken to Hope and
more than a score of Injured were
cared for In the hospital there.
Park Is 2S MJlra Loss.
ae relief worker reported he had
found nine bodies between Epruddel
lull Ttilnli Th. Math n f
which, moved In a northeasterly di-1 D LI It U MAN I UHIY5 OLtU I H
reeuon. was mora than 25 miles long
and farms in a strip nearly a mile AntOTnobllo Theft Is Uncovered
wide were swept clear of all build- "micrro
logs. Troperty loss within a few With Sensitive Fingers.
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KAMI) I .
T 1 1 nf recover n? Btnlen Atinn.yvKtt.
iieport cere lata tonight indicated I what chance has the auto thief?
the storm strnck east of here and Charles Nebergall. cigar dealer at
moved northeast, cutting a swath I the courthouse, was making his way
two miles wide and ten miles long. I down Prescott street, between Kirby
Shlloh and Trigenta seem to have and Borthwick streets, yesterday
borne the brunt of the twisting wind morning, when he sensed an object
in this locality, although, because of I ahead of him. Investigation proved
Secret Divorce Hearing
Spurned, Is Charge.
J. Gander, of San Francisco, Dead;
F. Carry Gone; John Sancicc
Lands in Jjlfc-Prcscrver.
OWN STAND HELD GENEROUS
Everything Except Public Re
traction Offered.
ULTIMATUM IS SPURNED
Millionaire's Mate Is Declared to
Have Refused to Decide on
Conditions In 2 4 Hours,
impassable- roads, relief parties found
it impossible to investigate thor
oughly tonight.
List of Injured Increased. ,
Eleven bodies, several of them
those of negroes, had been brought
to Texarkana late tonight, and the
meager reports received here indi
cated a rapidly mounting list of in
jured. It was believed the property
loss would be tremendous.
Especially heavy damage was said
to have been caused at the Boyce,
Potter and Sims plantations near Shl
loh. All of them were extensive
estates) with many tenant houses.
Five members of the family of
Charles Jones, tenants on the Boyce
plantation, were killed. The only
survivor of the family was a C-year-aid
girl who was taken to a hospital
here. She was badly injured.
One doctor treated 13 persons who
had been carried to an undamaged
farm bouse. Three of them were la
a critical condition.
Debris Haiti Ambulance.
Ambulances sent to bring in seven
injured at the Mills place, a mile be
yond Shlloh. returned empty, blocked
by bad roada and debris.
- Two unidentified negroes were
it was an automobile parked where
machines seldom were found
With his trained fingers Nebergall
deciphered the make of the car and
the license number. Inquiry revealed
that the number should have been on
a machine of another make. The
auto-theft bureau of the police was
put on the case,
MILITARY RULE "RAPPED
Prominent Spanish Protest Occu
patlon of Santo Domingo.
MADRID, April 15. A protest
against the occupation of Santo Do
mingo by United States forces is
contained in a message that has been
addressed to President Harding by a
group of prominent Spaniards, In
cluding ex-Premier Romanones, Fran
Cisco Cambon. ex-minister of public
works, and Professor Unamuno of
Salamanca university. The message
says:
'A suggestion that the time was
propitious for the United States to
withdraw ita troops from Santo Do
mlngo and restore the regime an
nulled by the military occupation was
contained in an address to President
killed in a field southwest of Tex- Wilson in September, 1919, by several
arkana by a secondary storm and
more than a score of persons injured
At Shlloh, six miles east of Texar
kana, a schooihouse was wrecked
and Miss Lena Owens, demonstration
agent, who was holding a meeting.
and four children were injured.
. The schooihouse at Trigenta was
wrecked Just after school had been
dismissed. AU buildings on th
Boyce. Potter and Sims plantations.
all large places with many tenant
bouses, were destroyed.
ATLANTA, Tex, April 15. Several
persons were killed, many houses de
stroyed and the fruit and vegetable
crops greatly damaged by a tornado,
presumably the same which wrought
havoc along the northeastern border
of Texas and Arkansas, which struck
O'FarrelL a thickly-settled farming
community seven miles west of here
today.
All telephone and telegraph com
munication lines are down and roads
there are practically impassable.
Towm ( Lladea Ala Hit.
The storm also struck the town of
Linden, near here, injured several and
demolished a number of buildings. No
fatalities were reported.
Labor Leader Soon Will Marry
Woman of Xew York.
NEW YORK. April 15. Samuel
DENVER, Colo.. April 13.-The UederaHnn of tnn., k"
bllzzard which demoralised railroad i,tl .v, ,.,,,, v..
Ind wire communication in north and m, , Mr. r..rt,H.
central Colorado abated tonight after LCB6ler of this city.
leaving a blanket of snow varying I The marriage will take nlace In fh
(Concluded en Page 6. Column 1.) near future.
prominent men of Spain."
3 ROBBERIES REPORTED
Intruder in One Home Gets Noth
ing; Frightened From Another.
Three small robberies, supposed by
the police to be the work of the
same party, were reported late last
night Access to the R. H. Lawena
residence. 691 East Sixteenth street,
was made by a passkey and $200 in
jewelry stolen.
H. G. Johns, 665 East Twentieth
street, reported that a burglar had
gained entrance by cutting the screen
on the back door, but got nothing.
Mrs. E. Hullt, 30 Willamette boule
vard, heard someone trying to get in
the back door and frustrated the at
tempt by stamping her feet, which
frightened the prowler.
NEW TORK, X. T., April 15. (Spe
cial.) W. E. D. Stokes has sougm i
disentangle his domestic prooiem pri
vately at any price except a public re
traction of the series of caarges
against his young wife.
Rumors of the attempt, current our-
.. a 1
Ing the sessions or the aivorce unm.
were confirmed today by counsel for
each aide. The aged millionaire,
maintaining that Mrs. Stokes
tricked" him, addod vehemently:
'I offered her everything money.
the custody of our two children. I
wanted to have her sue me for di
vorce, a secret proceeding, to spare
her from all this publicity. But she
tricked me.
Veratoas Are Varied. '
Varied versions of the proposed set
tlement were advanced Dy me cun-
testants and tneir repreoenniuca.
From Mrs. Stokes came the story that
he had received 24-hour notice to
agree to sue her husband for a di
vorce. In return ne onereu i
tinue the present alimony of 11500 a
month, grant her the custody or tne
children and provide for tneir care.
Reluctant at first to discuss what
e described as ah "abortive attempt.
Martin W. Littleton, Mrs. biokbb
counsel, finally told of Mrs. Stokes"
part in the negotiations. These were
tarted shortly after the millionaire
charges were revealed publicly.
What follows was his story of the
affair:; t y - . .
. Conferences Are Held.
Before the suit came to trial Mr J
Stokes, through his lawyers, author
ized a series of conferences to de
termine the most feasible manner of
clouding the difficulties of the Stokes
from the general public.-
Mr. Stokes" lawyers urged his wife
to institute divorce proceedings quiet
ly. Finally, after days of dispute,
the millionaire uttered his ultimatum
of agreement to this proposal in 24
hours. '
"Mrs. Stokes does not ' believe in
divorce and told me so," said Mr.
Littleton. "That 24 hours' notice did
not disturb her and her answer was
an emphatic 'No.
lMr. Stokes was an uncertain figure
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Column 1.)
HOQUIAM, Wash., April 15. (Spe
cial.) Deserted early today by the
three men who took her out from
Portland. Or., Tuesday, an unidenti
fied fishing launch was said to be
drifting at sea off Grays harbor to
night. One of the men, identified as
J. Gander, 21, of 821. Eddy street,
San Francisco, was drowned In an
attempt to swim ashore with a life
preserver; F. Carzy, another, was
missing; and John Sanciec, the third
member of the crew, was lodged In
jail here pending the coroner's in
quest over Gander's body.
Sanciec, a ' Mexican, spoke broken
English, and gave but a fragmentary
account of the disaster.' He declared
that the engine balked off Copalis
beach. The waves were running
high.
Gander, he said, lost his nerve,
seized a life preserver and tried to
swim ashore. He reached the shore
all right, but the waves pounded him
against the rocks until he sank and
was drowned.
' The others, finding themselves un
able to start the engine, got out the
launch's dory and made the shore
safely. Sanciec wandered for hours
before obtaining help. The coroner
here was called to the scene after'
searchers had discovered Gander's
body. He returned late tonight with
Gander's body and Sanciec, who was
locked up as a material witness in
the case.
The Bearch for Carzy was continued
until late tonight. The land inside the
beach is wooded and rocky, and there
was but little chance of finding him
until daylight.
Gander's body was identified by a
receipt for $21,000 found in his pocket.
Sanciec was not sure of his name, al
though he identified the body as that
of his companion in the launch.
The launch, which the men thought
was going ashore when they deserted
it. evidently drifted out to sea. No
wreckage had been seen on the beach
Sanciec was exhausted when he ar
rived here. His condition was not
considered serious, however, and he
was expected to be all right in the
morning.
The local harbor patrol said last
night that they had no record of the
missing launch. Failure of the Ho
quiam authorities to obtain the name
of the craft, they said, made it im
possible to identify It.'
PENSIONS ARE PROPOSED
Ex-Presidents and Aged Persons
Provided For in Measures.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 15. A
proposal that ex-presldents be paid
annual pensions of 310,000 was intro
duced n the senate today by Senator
Calder, republican. New Tork. and in
the house by Representative Dyer,
republican. Missouri.
Another pension bill Introduced In
the house was that of Representative
Rlcketts, republican. Ohio, providing
from 36 to $14 a week for persons
over 6-5 years of age who have in
comes not exceeding $10 a week, and
who are attempting to earn a living
If physically able to do so,
Dick Logsdon Said to Have Dragged
Cripple From Buggy and to
Have Been Beating Him,
CORVALLIS, Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) Ray Stratton, a 12-year-old
boy, last night shot and killed Dick
Logsdon, after Logsdon had attacked
the lad's father and had beaten the
elder Stratton.
A coroner's jury here tonight
brought in a verdict to the effect that
young Stratton was justified in kill
ing Logsdon.
Logsdon attacked Stratton while
the latter and his son were driving
down the road to the Dawson post
office, about 20 miles southwest of
Corvallis, according to the testimony,
Logsdon beat Stratton almost into
insensibility two months ago and had
threatened to kill him.
Stratton had been advised by
attorney that he might carry a gun
for defensive purposes.
The attack in the first instance
was the result of some plowing Strat
ton was doing on what Logsdon de
clared to be a place he had rented
from Stratton. Stratton denied ever
having rented out the place, having
merely given Logsdon permission to
live in the house till he could erect a
cabin of his own on a homestead be
had taken up.
Testcrday afternoon Logsdon came
to the road and accused Stratton, who
is partially crippled, with having ac
cused him of stealing a plow. He
jerked Stratton from the buggy,
knocked him to the ground and was
choking and beating him when Ray
climbed down out of the buggy, loaded
a small rifle and ordered Logsdon to
desist.
When he failed to do so. the boy
pulled the trigger. The bullet passed
British Miners Deserted
by Other Workers.
NATION INTENSELY RELIEVED
Railway and Transportation
Withdraw Support.
DECISION IS HELD NEAR
Walkout of Coal Diggers Continues.
Will Hodges Retain Control
Seems to Be Issue.
LONDON, April 15. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A tense day, replete
in surprises, closed tonight with an
air of quietude.
There was intense relief over the
knowledge that the contemplated
strike of the railway and transport
workers had been called off and there
was renewed hope of industrial peace.
The situation tonight was that the
strike of the miners continued and
Harding Wonld Be Asked to Bid
Britain, France, Italy and
Japan to Conference.
WASHINGTON'. D. C, April 16. A
resolution urging President Harding
to Invite Great Britain, France. Italy
and Japan to a disarmament confer
ence hero was Introduced today by
Representative Rogers of Massachu
setts, ranking republican member of
the house foreign affairs committee.
It also would declare that "until a
programme for the reduction of,
armaments Isagreed to by the prln-'
clpal nations of the world, including
the United States, it is hereby de
clared to be the policy of the congress
that the United States should have a
uavy second to none.
f "If work ntnnnrft nn th nreuent
building programme," Mr. Rogers
said, we would in five years have a
navy decidedly Inferior to Japan's."
Prohibition against the shipment
of arms and munitions to any country
where they might bo used for revo
lutionary purposes has been asked of
congress by the state department.
Specifically the department re
quested an amendment to the act of
1912. which prohibits such shipments
to South American countries. The
senate foreign relations committee
considered today the department's
request, designed primarily, it was
said, to stop munitions shipments to
China. Early enactment of an amend
ment is proposed.
Some of the foreign powers, it was
explained, have requested the United
States to Join In the effort to pre
vent munitions shipments to all
CARS STUNTS CITY
Congestion Increases as.
Traffic Grows Rapidly.
TIME TO ACT HELD HERE
Planning Consultant Cites
Other Large Cities.
LIQUOR EVIL CHARGED
Muny Drivers Aro Accused of Tak
ing Patrons to Source or Supply
or Suppling Moonshine.
that everything depended on the ex
tent to which Frank Hodges, general countries where revolutions are in
secretaryof the miners federation, I progress.
would be able to maintain his author
ity over the rank and file of the
through Logsdon's head, killing him I miners.
instantly. Logsdon formerly lived in
St. Helens, . Rainier, Portland, Pen
dleton and Dayton, Wash. A widow
and small child survive him.
National Conference Called.
It was said that Mr. Hodges threat
ened to resign, but that the miners'
federation refused to listen to him. A
national conference of delegates of
the federation has been called to dis
cuss the whole question.
The breaking away from the triple
alliance of the railway men and the
transport workers on the miners' re-
Efforts to bring about peace in the Jection of the moderate course recom-
milk war now in progress in Portland mended by Mr. Hodges with a view to
Members of the foreign relations
committee said, however, that It was
not indicated that conditions In Ire
land were a factor in the proposed
revision. -
McALEXANDER IS LAUDED
MILK AGREEMENT FAILS
Some Dealers Refuse to Cut Price
From 1 3 to 1 1 Cents.
and get all milk dealers in the city to I
agree to deliver milk on the basis of
the new 11-cent price established by
the Oregon Dairymen's Co-operative
league proved a failure, according to
M. S. Shrock, organization manager
of the league, yesterday. The result!
is, said Mr. Shrock, that some of the I
securing a temporary adjustment of
the wage dispute seems to have
brought matters to a crisis where it
was imperative to make a decision
one way or another.
Hodgra Severely Criticised.
Mr.. .Hodges, it was declared,- was
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miiK at 44 cents.
Mr. Shrock said that another
Bravery in Action Cited In Promo
tion to Brigadier-General.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, April 15. (Spe
cial.) In a statement issued today
relative to the promotion of Colonel
Ulyses G. McAlexander, formerly sta
tioned at Oregon Agricultural college.
to brigadier-general, the war depart
ment paid a flattering tribute to that
cfflcer.
The award of a distinguished serv
ice cross to Colonel McAlexander was
cut
would probably be made to grocers I
In the next few days, thereby en
abling them to sell at 10 cents.
" --. " ici iucu a i - ror extraordinary nero urn in ar
peace oner 10 members of the house tion near Jaulgonne, France, July 2
of commons without authority. He 1918, displayed by going ahead of the
was said to have immediately ten- most advanced elements of bis com
dered his resignation, mand and in full view of the enemy.
Although the general situation was leading a successful assault of Jaul-
considered to have greatly Improved,
the government had not relaxed its
measures, military or otherwise.
Sonne.
His brilliant leadership in ex
pelling the Germans from Mezy, south
The mine owners issued another! of the Marne, in July, 1918, also was
statement tonight repeating their pre-l cited,
vious stated opinion that the wages
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Olympla Councilman and His Wife
Start on 500-MIIe Stroll.
OI.TMPIA. Wash.. Anril 1 S ISi. I f (ho w...n.rj
cial ) City Councilman Draham and I adjusted and declaring they still were RUMANIAN ENVOY NAMED
mrs. jjranam nave lett lor a 500-mile ready to meet the miners in confer
sirou inrougn uregon on foot. I ence.
Vancouver Not since the war was declared
walking up the Columbia highway, has the house of commons witnessed
from which they will branch off, and moro drastic fluctuations of hope
... .... i,r inrougn ,nd anxiety than were experienced
Peter A. Jay, Minihler to halva-
dorc, Shifted to Balkans.
today.
Last night everything looked black.
but after it became apparent that the
mine owners were prepared to con-J
WASHINGTON, D. C, April li.
Peter A. Jay of Rhode Island, now
minister to Salvador, has been se
lected by President Harding to be
minister to Rumania.
He has been In the dlplomatlo serv-
sider a revision of their original post- I 'ce since 1902 and was counselor of
tion and after the statement of Frank I embassy at Rome in 1916, after hav
Hodges, the miners' secretary, that I Ing served previously as secretary of
he was prepared to discuss the ques- I the embassy : Paris, Constantinople
tion of wages, leaving the question land Tokio, and as agent and consul j
of a national pool for future settle- Benerai ai airo.
meat, hopes rose and they still were
high when the commons met at noon
today.
Miners Reported Insistent.
On the assembling of the house, ru
mors were current that Mr. Hodges
had been thrown over by the miners'
executive and also that he had re
signed. Then the news came that the
miners had refused to meet the own
ers and were insisting on their orig
inal demands.
Premier Lloyd George announced in
the house of commons this afternoon
that the minera had refused to re
open negotiations for a settlement of
their striKe on the basis that had
been suggested.
The prime minister read a letter
from the miners' federation stating
that the only condition oh which a
temporary settlement could be reached
was one which must follow conces
sion of the two principles of a na
tional wages board and a national
pool.
Events developed with such sudden
and startling changes as to leave the
public in amazement. Simultane
ously with the announcement In the
house of commons by Prime Minister
Lloyd George that the miners bad de
clined to accept his invitation to open
negotiations with the mine owners on
the terms advanced last night by
Frank Hodges, the miners' secretary.
came the announcement that the rail
way men and the transport workes
had "canceled" the strike called for
tonight.
Conference Is Called.
The calling of a conference of rep
resentatives of the miners from all
the coal fields at a date to be fixed
tomorrow was decided upon by the
executive committee of the miners'
federation tonight. It took this ac
tion after hearing the decision of the
railway men and transport workers
to cancel their sympathetic strike.
Frank Hodges, the miners' secre
tary, when questioned regarding this
decision, said it meant that the min
ers' strike would continue.
"If I had resigned (as he was re
ported to have done) I should not be
giving you this report," he added.
Announcement that the railway
Portland streets must return to
public use, at least so far as the con
gested area Is concerned, or the
growth of this city will bo stunted,
according to tho slatcmrnt Issued
yesterday by Charles II. Cheney, crfii- "
sultant to tho city planning cummis
bion. Mr. Cheney, who has mado a study
of traffic conditions in tho principal
cities of the country, contended that
Portland has grown to such an extent
that there is no reason for the city
council to continuo the policy of per
mitting for-hlro automobiles and ' .
taxlcabs to usurp downtown streets
Same Steps Taken Elsewhere.
"Portland has grown to such an
extent." said Mr. Cheney, "that its
slrocts In the downtown section must
be returned to public us. While
driving the for-hlre vehloies from
the congested area may be extremely
painful for the men engaged ln the
business, they are but a part of the
'growing pains' of a large city. The
time has com for the for-hlre cars
to leave the congested area and noth
ing can stop this move.
"Other cities are taking the tame
step and tho 'day-hire' garages arc
fast becoming the vogue in many of
tho large eastern cities More of
these garages must be erected and It
is probable that the for-hlro car
must use such establishments for hf
storage of their cars when not cnisV,
gaged."
Bribes Reported Offered.
The value of for-lilre stands on
Portland streets ranges from J 100 to
J1600, according to Motor Buj In
spector Gill. Whllo there is no bar. ,
tering for stands, because of the fact 11
that the permits are granted by the
city council. It was declared that on
a number of occasions for-hire car
owners have offered bribes to city
officials In an effort to have recom
mendations made to tho city council
favorable to certain Interests.
Scores of coniplulnts and not a few
arrests have been made as the result
of some of the for-hire operators
dealing in the sale of Illicit liquor In
defiance of the federal and state pro
hibition lawn.
Il has been generally recognized
by persons who seek to purchase
"a bottle" that tho quickest service
can be obtained by dealing with cer
tain for-hlre car operators. It also
has been generally recognized that
for this service the highest price pro
curable is charged by the automobile
! drivers.
Some Declared Bootlrggera.
While many of the for-hlre car
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The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Hishest te.nperatur., SO
oeirsiwi luwesi, o; clear.
TODAY'S Fair; winds mostly westerly.
Foreign.
Triple alliance splits on big British strike.
Jr-mge 1.
National.
Attack on Colombian treaty is renewed.
rase n.
Senate 1 la control ef Irreconcilable
face z.
Disarmament conference resolution lntro-
oucea la nouee. i-ace l.
Emergency tariff la voted by house. Pare 4.
California man elated for post on ahlpplns
ooara. xajsv i.
Domeatie.
New Louisiana lottery reported doing blf
ouainess in nooauru. ris. a.
Way opened for industrial peace by actios
or railroaa laoor ooara. face 0.
Tornado spreads death and ruin In
Arkansas. Page 1.
Wife tricked him, declares Stokes. Pan 1.
Man with two wives is sued by both.
Pass 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Soldiers confess attack on nurse. Pace 4.
Boy. 12, slays man attacking- crippled
father. Page 1.
Oregon's guard now third best in nation.
Page 1.
Farm acreage in Oregon Inereasea Page 5.
Joint rates for eastern Washington grain
belts sought. Page 7.
Man drowned getting ashore from launch
near Hoqulam. Page 1.
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results: At Sacra
mento . Portland 2: at Vernon 8. Los
Angeles o; at ban r ranclsco z, Oakland
b; at salt i.aae id. c-eauie .11. rage 12.
High schools to open baseball season on
Wednesday. Page 12.
Five-man bowling title to be decided
tonight. Page 13.
Schuman defeated by Shade. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Canned goods prices may advance because
of smaller pack this year. Page 19.
British labor developments have strength
ening effect on wheat at Chicago.
Page 19.
Wall street stocks advance sharply with
broad demand. Page 19.
Block of SAOO.000 emergency port bonds
sold. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Community chest fund reacbes 1578,015.
Page 10.
Parking of for-hlre autos Is stunting city's
growth. Page 1.
University heroes to get memorial. Page 10.
State's claim on Horseshoe Island upheld.
Page 10.
Recount found necessary in musio memory
contest. Page S.
Freeing of bootlegger hard blow to dry
squad. Page .
to operate their cars from their
stands, there Is a certain percentage
of the for-hlro men who have become
known to be constantly engaged in
tho "bootlegging traffic."
Some of these deal directly with
the purchaser and others simply us
their machines to carry the pros
pective customer to a bootlegger's
lair, charging a handsome price.
Another cause for complaints has
been the overcharging of tourists
who visit Portland. This charge has
been made particularly against for
hlre car operators who carry pas
sengers from the unlon passenger
Btation. Strangers have frequently
been charged from $150 to 12 for a
trip of but four blocks from the union
station to the North Bank station.
This trip Is worth, at the established
rates, only 60 cents, and an effort by
the police to enforce this fare has not
been entirely successful.
Time to Complain Lacking.
The for-hlre car operator who de
sires to overcharge his patron has a
decided advantage over the police
when It comes to the handling of
travelers from one depot to another.
This is because, in the majority of
cases, the traveler has but a few mo
ments in which to make his train
connections, and cannot afford to stop
to press the complaint for the over
charge. While it is because of the attltuda
of many of the for-hlre car oper
ators In refusing to permit private
automobile owners to park in open
spaces within the congested district,
and because of their dabbling in
liquor sales and other law infrac
tions, that public hostility has arisen
against them, the business men of
the city are not making a personal
fight against the for-hlre men.
It has simply come to a case where
the streets of Portland are require
for the use of the public, and the
concessions granted to the for-hire
and taxlcab companies are seriously
Interfering with the conduct of' le
gitimate business in the downtown
district.
Customers seeking entry Into down-
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