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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
E
VOTE DUE TOMORROW
ON PEACE RESOLUTION
IS. STOKES BEAT
MATE, IS CHARGE
EXPORT AND IMPORT
TRADE DROPS SHARPLY
MARCH BUSINESS WITH EC
ROPE FAR BELOW LAST YEAR.
BOXER-EXILE PRINCE
RETURNS TO PEKIN
MINERS REJECT NEW
OFFER BY ENGLAND
ALLIES REJECT
FLEE!
VOTE AGAtXST ACCEPTANCE BY
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY.
ADOPTION IS CONCEDED BY
ALL SIDES IX SENATE.
TUAN MAKES TRIP WITHOUT
PERMISSION OF OFFICIALS.
SHIP QWrJERS HEED
CALL OF ADMIRAL
GERINrS OFFER
ATLANTIC
V
Planes Dip and Swoop in
Clouds Overhead.
SALUTE IS GIVEN PRESIDENT
Mayflower Shrouded in Mist
and Light Rain Falls.
60 WARSHIPS SWEEP BY
Nation's Executive Boards Flag
ship Pennsylvania and Gives Ad
dress to 1000 Officers.
OLD POINT COMFORT. Va.. April
JS. (By the Associated Press.)
Three score lighting- ships of the At
lantic division of the United States
fleet returned today from battle
maneuvers in southern waters to re
,eive their first greeting from Presi
dent Harding, the new commander-
in-chief.
From the bridge of the yacht May
flower, anchored at Thimble Light
hoal, Mr. Harding reviewed the war
craft as they steamed by, the super
dreadnoughts In the lead and the sub
marines bringing up the rear. It was
the first time he bad seen the full
force under Admiral Henry B. Wilson,
Day Anything; But Ideal.
The day was anything but ideal for
the first naval pageant of its kind
held since before the United States
entered the war. Coming into the
roadstead from Washington soon
after daybreak the Mayflower was
shrouded in mist and aoon afterwards
a light rain began to falL This was
whipped away, however, by a high
wind before smoke clouds announced
- the approach of the fleet
With this signal the Mayflower,
carrying the president and his guests
and Secretary Denby and a party,
who bad come on the naval yacht
Sylph, steamed into position and an
chored with the president's flag fly
ing at the mainmast. Small craft
warmed around the presidential
yacht.
Seaplanes In Maneuvers.
A fleet of seaplanes and a lumber
of army planes dipped and swooped
overhead while four dirigibles that
had hung lazily over the inner' har
bor until the Mayflower had taken
station, headed out to escort Admiral
Wilson's force.
A few minutes after 9 o'clock, tht
Pennsylvania, flying at the main
mast the flag of Assistant Secretary
f the Navy Roosevelt and at the
foremast that of Admiral Wilson,
came abreast of the Mayflower and
thundered out the presidential, saluia
On .her quarterdeck the marine
guard snapped to "present arms" and
the band crashed into the opening
bars of the "Star-Spangled Banner."
As the music and reverberations of
the saluting guns died away the May
flower replied with 17 guns to Ad
miral Wilson and the national air to
the flag.
Craft Trim and Immaculate.
Ship after ship swung by the re
viewing party with crashing guns
and blaring bands, every vessel as
trim and immaculate as a good house
wife's kitchen, every man groomed to
a fine point.
The action speeded up when the
battleships had passed and the de
stroyers came sliding by. They re
sembled high-spirited children frol
icking along in the wake of dignified
parents, no bands blared from their
decks and they seemed to say "strict
ly business." Astern of the destroyers
the submarines rolled in the choppy
aea, running; on the surface with
crews standing at attention on deck.
Long before the submarines had
passed, the battleships and destroy
ers were at anchor in the roads,
"dressing ship" for the president's
visit to the Pennsylvania.
Craft In (Jala Attire.
When the last submersible' had
passed, the Mayflower steamed up be
tween the double line of ships at an
chor now in gala attire with signal
flags dressed over the masts from
bow to stern.
Again the president received full
naval honors and again the May
flower returned each salute. When
the Mayflower was again at anchor
Admiral Wilson went aboard to pay
his respects for the first time to Pres
ident Harding.
After the commander returned to
his flagship the president left for the
Pennsylvania and again he received a
Sl-gun salute. On the quarter-deck
he greeted more than 1000 officers
and complimented them on the splen
did appearance of their ships.
Luncheon la on Mayflower.
This function over, the president
and his party returned to the May
flower for luncheon and late in the
afternoon the yacht left for Wash
ington, where it is due early tomor
row. Secretary Denby and his party re
turned in the wacht Sylph, while As
siotant Secretary Roosevelt, who
came from Cuba with the fleet on the
fiagh!p, chose to emvark for Wash
ington in a naval seaplane.
Immediately after the Mayflower
left the harbor ttie fleet broke up,
the various vessels setting out for
their home ports.
"America wants only that which is
righteously her own and by the
Final Disposition to Clear Way for
Consideration of Emer
gency Tarlfr Bill.
WASHINGTON. April 18. The sen
ate will vote on the Knox peace reso
lution Saturday under a tacit agree
ment reached today. Its adoption was
conceded on all sides, with few sena
tors desiring to speak, and the repub
lican and democratic leaders. Senators
Lodge and Underwood, arranged at
today's session for final disposition
Saturday to clear the way for con
sideration of the emergency tariff
bill Monday.
The peace resolution was attacked
from both republican and democratic
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bate with a broadside at the resolu
tion that dissipated republican hopes
for a united front on adoption. Sen
ator Underwood also spoke against
the resolution, but with no other sen
ator ready to proceed, the senate re
cessed until tomorrow, when Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska. Senators King
of Utah and Pomerene of Ohio and
other democrats are scheduled to
speak.
Defense of the resolution probably
will come Saturday when Senators
Lodge, Knox, Borah and others are
expected to talk.
Senator Nelson, who was a "mild
reservatlonist." criticised the Knox
resolution today as '"halting, equivo
cal and only partial."
Senator Underwood assailed the
resolution as "Inopportune," In view
of reparations negotiations and also
as an "abandonment" of the allies.
Senator McKeliar, democrat, of Ten
nessee interjected a statement that the
resolution was unprecedented and
that the United States could not re
serve claims under the treaty of
Versailles without being a party to
that treaty. Senator Borah, repub
lican, of Idaho, replied that it was a
"good precedent" to be established.
"We may not have a right to ex
pect that the party in power should
ratify the treaty of Versailles, but we
do have a right to expect the con
clusion of -a peace, which would be
in accord with the alms of the war,
Senator Underwood said.
Senator Watson said the present
and preceding administrations had
taken the position that the United
States was entitled to the spoils and
asked whether the United States
would not be abandoning claims by
ths resolution. "Unquestionably,"
Senator Underwood replied. "We
abandon our allies absolutely and un
conditionally and reach a status of
peace. By passage of this resolution
we abandon our rights as a war as
sociate." STEEL HOLDING ITS OWN
Regular Dividend Declared
by
Bethlehem Corporation.
NEW YORK, April 28. Directors of
the Bethlehem Steel corporation today
declared the regular quarterly divi
dends on both preferred and common
stock. President Grace said the divi
dend on the common stock had been
more than earned during the quarter.
Commenting on general trade con
ditions he said:
'It is quite evident that the stabil
izing of steel prices has had a whole
some effect on trade. For the steel
industry to obtain a fair and reason
able profit from the present schedule
of prices will require a substantial
revival in business as well as further
reductions in costs."
He said the value of orders on the
company's books March 31 amounted
to $110,000,000 as against 145,000,000
in the final quarter of 1920. The de
crease, he explained, is accounted for
by the progress toward completion of
shipbuilding contracts, no new busi
ness in ship construction having been
booked.
MAN SHOT DURING ROW
Woman at Astoria Alleged to Have
Fired as Result of Abuse.
ASTORIA. Or., April 18. (Special.)
M. J. Burns was shot and possibly
fatally injured here this evening by
Eula Ingle, a woman alleged to have
been living with Burns as his wife.
The shooting took place, police said,
when Burns came home drunk and
started to abuse the woman.
The couple have been here but a
few weeks, coming from Texas. The
woman was arrested and is being held
in the city jail.
AMERICAN SEEKS LIBERTY
Red Cross Prisoner of Reds
peals to Washington.
Ap-
RIGA, April 28. (By the Associated
Press.) Captain Emmet Kilpatrick,
American Red Cross worker captured
by the bolshcviki in the Crimea last I
October, has sent an appeal to Wash-I
ington to procure his release from the
prison camp in Russia.
The appeal was brought out of Rus
sia by Captain M. C. Cooper, the
American Kosciusko squadron officer I
who escaped from a soviet prison and I
reached Riga a few days ago.
SUGAR UNDER 7 CENTS
New York Market for Refined
Froduct Is Lowest In 4 Years.
NEW TORK, April 28. The refined
sugar market weakened again today,
when prices were reduced 25 points
by two local refineries to a basis of I
6.50 cents a pound.
This is the lowest level in more 1
than four years.
Accusation Denied First,
but Later Evaded.
LETTERS ENTER INTO CASE
Diary Conflicts With Missives
Declaring Love.
husband not in court
Cross-Exarai nation Is Duel Be
tween Paid Investigator and
Unwilling Victim.
NEW TORK, April 2S. (Special.)
Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes doggedly
striking out at herself, the Helen El
wood Stokes of not so many years
ago, set down in disturbing detail by
herself. This was the picture she
presented on the second day of cross
examination, which was still a duel
between the paid Inquisitor, profes
sionally cynical, and an unwilling
victim fighting against odds.
But the outstanding impression
spectators carried away was this
strange struggle of a defiant young
woman with a bundle of letters waved
mockingly at her; love letters writ
ten to a husband, unstinting in ac
cusations. Again the formulated sound' and
fury melted away to this issue: Were
the letters a true record of her mar
riage, or was the diary? Mrs. Stokes
did not answer the question. Fre
quently she said she loved her hus
band. Tet, when Herbert Smythe ac
cused her of so beating her aged hus
band that he was "out of business
for five days," she denied the incident
at first, with an indignant toss of her
head.
"I Hope I Did," In Reply.
She laughed, and then said, bit
terly: "I hope I did."
And did she love her husband? Yes.
With diminishing love? Not exactly.
Just how? She could not explain. But
she loved him far more than he did
her. And again, against her picture
of cruelty, was placed a letter of en
dearment:
"The whole thing Is you are angry.
Calm down. If you were here I would
do to you like a small child. Give
him a spanking and put him to bed.
In spite of your faults you are a dear.
sweet thing. By-by, and don t for
get me."
Not quite so sentimental was an
other letter, significant for its ref
erence to Mrs. Philip Lydig, first wife
of Mr. Stokes. Again Mrs. Stokes re
peated her charge that her husband
was to choose between the wife who
divorced him and herself.
In this letter Mrs. Stokes spoke of
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Dealings With South America Also'
Decline; Trade Balance. Against
Europe 2, 128,710, 000.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 28.
Both exports to and imports from
Europe and South America fell off
sharply during March as compared
with the same month last year, a
trade summary issued today by the
department of commerce shows.
Imports from Europe aggregated
176,798,236 compared with S12o.410.704
a year ao, while exports aggregated
1193,222,678 as against I465,3&4,332 In
March, 1920.
Imnorts from South America in
March totaled 132,684,603 as against
372,951,150 in March, 1920, while ex
ports to that continent aggregated
328,662,881 as against 353,991,803..
For the nine . months ended with
March the trade balance rolled up by
the United States against Europe was
32,128,719,000. while the trade- balance
against South America was 355,494,000.
Exports to Europe aggregated 32,881,
925,362 as compared with 33.819.995,
482 for the same period the year be
fore. Imports were 3753,306.291, . as
compared with 3857,590,631.
Imports from South America for
the nine months totaled 3411,711,586
as against 3640,365,745 for the cor
responding period last year, while ex.
ports amounted to 2467,205,369 as
against 3334,391,749.
Exports and imports by pclncipal
countries in March, with the compara
tive f'gures for the same month the
year before were as follows:
Orrat Britain Exports 178.154, 62S as
against $221,119,217: Imports 127,000.093,
as against 100,050,059.
France Exports 319.697,301, against
(70,882,239; imports $14,200,395, agailist
tlli.S39.134.
Germany Exports $30,502,088, against
$20,940,496: Imports $7,367,780, against
$7,004,182.
Italy Exports $16,908,314, against 137,
200.677; imports $3,298,604, against $7,
139.488. Canada Exports $48,168,076. against
$80,340,687; imports $31,214, JiiO. against
$41,373,440.
Central America Exports $4,643,885,
aralnst $7,421,191: Immrts 13.679.099.
against $8,891,340.
Mexico exports siif,d?ft.pii, againsi
$15,415,611; imports $12,209,086. against
$13,465,940.
Cuba Exports $17,096,326. against $33,
609,938; imports $40,084,956, against $74.
848.686. China Exports $9,726,029, against $10,
420.947; imports $0,048,346. against $26,
460,704. Japan Exports $16,223,744. against
$74,158,079; imports $10,678,308, against
$46,871,121.
FREE SPEECHIS UPHELD
Court Holds Restrictive Ordinances
Are Unconstitutional. -
HARTFORD, Conn., April 28. The
right of "free speech" was upheld by
the Connecticut supreme court today
in the case of McAllster Coleman of
New York, charged with using a pub
lic square in Meriden for delivery of
an oration without first getting a
permit from the police. In the court
of common picas Coleman was fined
325, and appealed. The supreme court
finds error in the lower court's judg
ment. The supreme court holds that the
overwhelming weight of authorities
is that statutes and ordinances pur
porting to give officials absolute con
trol of permission to speak are un
constitutional. TO ECONOMIZE OR FOLLOW
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Much Comment Caused in Foreign
Circles Attention of Govern
ment Called to Protocol.
PEKIN, March 29. (Delayed.) The
return to Pekin of Prince Tuan after
20 years of exile from the capital for
the leading part he played in the
Boxer attack in 1900, has caused
much comment in foreign circles and
has impelled the dean of the diplo
matic corps to call attention of the
government to the terms of the proto
col of 1901. That document decreed
for Prince Tuan perpetual banishment
and imprisonment in Turkestan, but
it appears he never was banished nor
imprisoned. He resides in Kansu.
Recently Tuan returned to Pekln,
ostensibly to bring the bodies of some
of his relatives for burial. Govern
ment officials alleged his coming was
without their knowledge or permiS'
sion and it was further asserted he
had already left for Mukden, head
quarters of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin,
China's war lord.
Tuan is a great-grandson of the
Emperor Chia Ching, whose reign
ended about 1820, and is now 65. Dur
ing the siege of the legations Tuan
was appointed president of the Tsun
gli Tamen or foreign office, and he
virtually controlled the policy of the
old empress dowager. He was said to
have infuriated her against the for
eigners by presenting her a forged
document which purported to be a
demand by the foreign ministers for
her abdication. The result was that
the "old Buddha" decreed the exter
mination of all foreigners in China
and offered rewards for their murder
or capture.
On June 25 of that year the prince
was reported to have forced his way
into the palace and to have denounced
the emperor as a friend of the for
eigners. For this he was rebuked,
but continued his merciless campaign
against the besieged legations, trying
to bring about a coup by which his
son might become emperor.
When foreign troops entered Pekin j
he ned with the court to faianfu and
escaped the fate of many less guilty
than he because of impossibility to
capture him.
He lived for a time in inner Mon
golia and afterwards took up his resi
dence in Kansu.
JAPAN'S POLICIES RAPPED
Educator After Investigation Sub
mits Recommendations.
HONOLULU, T. H., Aoril 28. (Spe
cial.) Abandonment of Japan's im
perialistic policies, open diplomacy in
her international dealings and a
statement of her attitude on the Ori
ental question are some of the rec
ommendations made to Viscount Shi
buzawa, chairman of the American
Japanese relations committee, by Pro
fessor T. Harada of the University
of Hawaii.
Professor Hirada, was appointed last
year by Viscount Shlbuzawa to inves
tigate the anti-Japanese situation in
California. He has just made his
report in Tokio and the above is the
summary of it as received by a local
Japanese daily by cable from Japan.
THE FASHIONS?
a ti r 1 r- r '
LOnSent TO Un V 10 reri
Cent Wage Cut Given.
CONFERENCE SET FOR TODAY
Delegation Will Meet Benson
at Adjourned Session.
COAST OPERATORS TO ACT
Steamship Jfen Assert Reduction
Not Sufficient In View or
' . High Operating Costs.
NEW TORK, April 28. The Amer
ican Steamship Owners' association
announced today it was ready to com
ply with the wishes of Rear Admiral
Benson of the shipping board and cut
wages 15 per cent May 1, instead of
approximately 25 per cent, as first
proposed.
While asserting that this cut would
not be sufficient in view of the pres
ent cost of operation, the steamship
owners said that nevertheless they
wished to follow the suggestion o
Admiral Benson, made at the Joint
conference of owners and workers in
Washington.
This conference had been called
after marine engineers had pro
claimed a strike for May 1 and fire
men and seamen had ' rejected the
vage cuts first proposed.
W. L. Marvin, general manager of
the association, announced that a
delegation of 25 would go to Wash-
iston tomorrow to attend the ad
journed Joint conference with Admiral
Benson. This delegation, clothed
with full power to act, includes rep
resentatives of the Pacific Steam
ship Owners' association and the Ship
Owners' Association of the Pacific
Coast.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 28. Crews
of three vessels operated by the Alas
ka Steamship company today signed
ship's articles containing a retro
active wage clause, binding the com
pany' and the employes to abide by
any contract signed by union repre
sentatives and cteamship operators
at Washington, D. C, it was an
nounced. YENNEY FUNERAL IS HELD
Walla Walla Elks Pay Tribute to
Late Portland Physician.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 28.
(Special.) Funeral services were held
here today for Robert Clark Tenney,
Portland physician who died suddenly
Sunday. The local Elks lodge and the
medical society attended. Rev. Otis
H. Holmes, pastor of the Congrega
tional church, officiated. Dr. S. B. L.
Penrose, president of Whitman col
lege, delivered the address.
Dr. Yenney was a graduate of Whit
man college. Dr. Penrose paid a high
tribute to Dr. Tenney as a victim of
the great war. Pneumonia, contracted
in France when a lientenant by Colo
nel Tenney. was the beginning of the
organic heart trouble which led to Dr.
Tenney's death.
PRINTERS' WEEK 44 HOURS
Contracts Reported Signed in 230
Cities of Country.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 28. Con
tracts providing for the 44-hour week
in book and job printing offices have
been signed by employing printers in
230 cities throughout the country.
I Walter W. Barrett, vice-president
of the International Typographical
I union, said today.
Instructions have been sent to sub
ordinate unions authorizing them to
declare strikes May 1 in all offices
I where the 44-hour week has not been
put into effect. Exceptions are au
thorized where contracts extend be
yond May 1.
WAGES OF WOMEN FIXED
Last Year's Minimum In California
Canneries Retained.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 28. An or
der re-establishing the minimum wage
of SIS weekly for the 30,000 women
cannery workers In the state, but
making the piece rate of 33 1-3 cents
an hour appucaoie to icwcr wumtia,
was made public today by the state
I industrial welfare commission.
The order is effective June 21.
The 33 1-3-cent rate was made to
apply to 50 per cent of the women
workers as against 66 --3 per cent
last year.
DYER BILL PASSES HOUSE
Measure Authorizes Charters for
Business In China.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 28.
The Dyer bill authorizing the grant
ing of federal charters to American
concerns doing business in China and
exempting them from corporation
taxes on profits made in foreign busi
ness was passed today by the house
and sent to the senate.
An amendment adopted provides
that the firms cannot engage in the
manufacture or sale of intoxicating
liquors.
I
Proffered Subsidy Grant Declared
inadequate Stoppage of Cool
Mining in Fifth AVcck.
LONDON, April 28. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The miners' federation
today rejected the government's new
offer, looking to a settlement of the
coal strike, increasing the temporary
subsidy to the Industry from f7,600,
000 to 10.000,000. The rejection was
by an overwhelming majority.
This temporary subsidy the govern
ment had offered for the transitional
period of four months, so that the
wage reductions should not amount
to more than three shillings a day.
Today marked the end of the fourth
week of the stoppage of coal mining.
When the conference of the miners'
representatives and Sir Robert S.
Home, chancellor of the exchequer,
began today It was believed the gov
ernment's offer of the transitional
subsidy had brought the contending
parties nearer a settlement, but after
the chancellor's talk with the miners'
delegates they declared that the prof
fered subsidy grant waa inadequate.
One report' had it that the miners'
insistence that the reduction in wages
should not exceed two shillings, six
pence a shift, as against the three
shilling reduction urged by the own
ers, was the newest stumbling-block.
Little headway has been made re
garding disposition of the national
wages board and profits pool Issues,
which were the fundamental causes of
the controversy.
ANTI-JAP STAND BACKED
California's Position Indorsed by
Several Governors.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 28. In
dorsement of the stand of the state of
California in the matter of Japanese
Immigration was received by Gover
nor Stephens today from governori
of several states, who wrote in reply
to a letter sent by the governor re
cently. The replies came from Governors
Frazier of North Dakota, Russell of
Mississippi, McMastcr of South Da
kota, Davis of Idaho and Ritchie of
Maryland.
HEN LAYS 9-INCH EGG
Another One Found Inside Product
of Ashland Biddlc.
ASHLAND, Or., April 28. (Special.)
Mrs. Lou Reader of this city is the
owner of a hen which recently laid
an egg that measured nine Inches the
long way and seven Inches around.
The egg, though perfect In appear
ance, consisted of two eggs, ono
within the other. The center egg hud
a hard shell and complete egg white
and yolk.
ASTORIA HIT BY GALE
Forty-Mile Wind Sweeps Coust, but
Later Moderates Slightly.
ASTORIA, Or., April 28. A moder
ate southeast gale tonight was sweep
ing along the coast and the wind ut
North Head attained a velocity of 40
miles an hour at 3 o'clock today.
Later it moderated slightly.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 62
degrees; minimum, 48 decrees.
TODAY'S Rain and cooler;' increasing
southerly winds.
Torrlgn.
Miners of Er.sland reject new government
offer. Page 1.
Exiled prince of Boxer uprising returns
to Pekln. Tase 1.
National.
Republicans consider ending "southern
lielcgata" scandal. Tag 2.
Naval appropriation bill passes house.
Page 4.
Vote due tomorrow on Knox peace resolu
tion. Page 1.
Export and Import trade drops sharply.
Page 1.
Britain, Franco and Belgium reject Ger
man proposals. Page 1.
Domeiitir.
Germans outstripping Britain and Amer
ica in industry, says Schwab. Page 2.
Ship, owners heed call of admiral. Page 1.
Railroad labor starts fight on pay cut.
Page 3.
Permanent tariff board propo.-ed by
United Stales Chamber of Commerce,
Page 3.
Sister Is accused of stealing busband.
Page 15.
jjrs. StoUcs beat husband. Is charge
Pago 1.
Harding reviews Atlantic fleet. Pago 1.
Publishers smite price-fixing move. Page 2.
Hoover proposes plan to euro high price
ills. Page 3.
rarlfie Northwest.
Salo of central Oregon irrigation unit pro
posed. Page 6.
Sporta.
Pacific Coast league results: At Portland
3, Sacramento 4 (10 Innlngsc, at 1-os
Angt-'les 10, Sau Francisco 3; at Seattle
7, Salt Lake 1; at San Francisco, Ver
non 7, Oakland 2. Pago 12.
Plan for Dcmpsey-Carpentler battle tak
ing staapo rapidly. Pago 12.
Britton to fight in Milwaukie May 20.
Page 12.
Draw Is decision in Cross-Gorman fight.
Page 13.
Commercial and Marine,
Apple market weakens u season draws to
end. Pago 21.
Reporting of tariff bill to senate strength
ens wheat market. Page 21.
Bond market stronger and stocks irregu
lar in Wall Street Pago 21.
Voice In shipping conference is denied
Portland. Page 14.
Crew of West llimrod refuses to sign up.
Pago 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Non-suit denied Journal In Keeley 1180,000
libel action. Page 10.
Legion men demand retrial of A. hers.
Pago 11.
City council to hold public hearing on
freight terminal project. Page IS.
Rate decision ba.-ed on Just principles, says
J. N. Teal. Page 7.
Child divorce suit to be called off. Pago 10.
Slate loses case against fisherman.
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Democrats send out S. O. S. for funds.
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School directors discuss rigid economy.
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Simons Proposals Fail to
Impress Entente.
ENVOYS ADVISE HUGHES
Britain, France and Belgium
Spurn Reparations Plan.
NEXT MOVE IS UNCERTAIN
Action by AVaslilnglon to Await
Return of President Hurdiug
and Silence Is Guarded.
WASHINGTON', D. C, April 28
(By tho Associated I'rcss.) Diplo
matic representatives of .Great Br".
ain, France and Belgium transmitted
today to Secretary Hughes the views
of tholr governments on Germany's
reparations proposals.
Official announcement was with
held, but It was understood that the
secretary of state was informed that
the present German offer was un
acceptable. Whether suggestions were
made that Germany be asked to put
forward new and more liberal terms
was not disclosed.
It was emphasized officially, how
ever, that the chief question was not
whether the proposals as such were
acceptable to the allies, but whether
they could be regarded as the basis
for renewed discussions from which
satisfactory terms might eventuate.
Reply la Not Indicated.
Administration officers still main
tained silence as to the reply that
would be made to Germany, but It
was learned that none had been Pre
pared tonight. Secretary HuKhes had
not yet heard from Italy and Japan,
whose envoys he received Tuesday
after the German proposals had ar
rived. Whether a reply will be de
layed until word comes from Rome
and Tokio remains to bo developed.
Since the German offer Is to be con
sidered by the supreme council Sat
urday, there were some suggestions
that tho American reply might be
held up pending further decision by
the premiers. While admittedly with
out official information, others be
lieved that toduy's messages had been
of such a nature as to enable the
American government to proceed with
the next step In the exchanges with
Berlin.
WanhlnKfon Remains Silent.
Statements today by Premiers Lloyd
George of Great lirltaln and Brland
of France that the German offer was
unacceptable were received by offi
cials with manifest Interest. Com
ment, however, as well as on tho
semi-official announcement at Uerlln
that Germany was prepared to modify
its proposals if requested to do so by'
the United States, was refused.
President Harding is to return early
tomorrow from Hampton Roads, and
it is expected that Secretary Hughes
will acquaint him early In the day
with the nature of tho messages. It
then will be for the executive to de
termine what Is to be done.
FRANCE REJECTS PROPOSALS
Premier Brland Says Germany lias
Not Shown Good Faith.
PARIS, April 28. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) "Tho German propo
sitions are absolutely unaccepiaDia
and mado under such conditions as to
Justify us In doubling ucrman a
good faith," Premier Brland ucciarcu
to press correspondents hero this
evening. He added:
'Tho prcsenco of Americans In our
councils would help immensely in the
settlement of any questions. The
German government Is unable to rid
itself of the reactionary clement that
dominates Us policy. Well, we are
going to help them get rid of that
element and wo arc going to do it in
the right manner."
M. Brland spoko of the prospective
occupation of the industrial region
of Germany as a foregone conclusion
and declared that the operation would
have not only a great moral effect
on Germany, but would give materia!
results. Referring to the proposals
addressed to Washington, he said:
"If Germany wanted to show good
faith In executing the treaty of Ver
sailles she hsd only to address her
proposals to the reparations commis
sion. Tho fact that she applied to
an intermediary is suspicious, all tho
more so on account of tho fact that
she waited until the eve of the day
of reckoning to apply to the United
States in the hope that the American
government would Intervene and that
an interminable discussion would
follow, during which French public
opinion would be unnerved and Ger
man propaganda would work on for
eign opinion with a view to dividing
tho allies and estranging sympathy.
Well," declared the pretrler, with
great emphasis, "we will not fall into
that trap. One is struck by the fact
that the Germans studiously avoid
reference to some questions that art
essential to Prance. Wo want our
fricndB abroad to know that there art
two problems Involved reparation
In which the allies aro Interested, and
security, which concerns France par
ticularly. "We accepted frontiers with Ger
many that were srrnerously drawn,
frontiers that are fmglln mid leave
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