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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUURSDAY, MAY 19, 1921
TRICE FIVE CENTS
POLES' PLEA FOR
MARINE WAGE FIGHT
FLORIDA EX-GOVERNOR
ACCUSED OF PEONAGE
AEGROES PARDOXED, THEN
FORCED TO WORK, CHARGE.
700 DRYS TO LOSE
-FEDERAL POSITIONS
AXTI-SALOOX LEAGUE AGEXTS
DEPLORE DISMISSALS.
BIG ARE
LEON TROTZKY VICTIM
OF CANCER, IS REPORT
BOLSHEVIK WAR MIXISTER IX
SERIOUS COXD1TIOX.
FRANKLIN K. LANE,
JUSTICE HIE DIE
PUT IN DAVIS' HANDS
SUPPORT Q
BY RISE
FCLL POWER GIVEN' SECRE
TARY TO MAKE SETTLEMENT.
GROUP
A FLOODED
ID
PARES NAVAL BILL
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No Meddling in Europe,
American Policy.
SILESIA FOREIGN PROBLEM
Nation Determined Not to Be
come Involved.
U. S. ENVOYS INSTRUCTED
American Members of Supreme and
Other Councils to Take Xo
Hand in Settlement.
WASHINGTON', D. C, May 18. (By
the Associated Press.) Poland' re
quest for American support in the
settlement of the disposition of Up
per Silesia has evoked a formal an
swer from Secretary Hughes that
the American representatives abroad
would take no part in the discussions
concerning the Sllesian question.
Poland was Informed further In the
reply delivered to the Polish minister
tnat "so far as at present may be
seen" the American representatives
on the supreme council, the council
of ambassadors and the reparations
commission would not so much as ex
press an opinion as to the settle
ment. In explanation of the American re
fusal. Secretary . Hughes pointed to
"the traditional policy of the United
States" not to become involved In
matters of purely European concern.
Secretary Hughes'' note follows: -
"I have the honor to acknowledge
receipt of your note of May 11, in
which you recite the reasons why. In
your opinion, certain districts of Up
per Silesia should be assigned to
Poland and urge that representatives
of the government of the United
States on the supreme council, the
council, of ambassadors and the repa
rations commission be instructed to
exert . their Influence in favor of a
settlement strictly in accordance with
the treaty of Versailles and the re
. ault of the plebiscite.
"In -reply, I have the honor to in
form you that,, in my opinion, the
settlement of such boundary disputes
la a. matter of European concern with
m which in accordance with the tradi
tional policy of the United States this
government could not become In
volved. The attitude of this govern
ment is clearly understood by the
representatives in Europe, who will,
therefore, so far as at present may
be seen, take no part ft the discus
sions concerning Upper Silesia and
will express no opinion as to the set
tlement." Adverse Declalon Feared.
Poland, in appealing to the United
States for support in its claims to
Upper Silesia, eaid the inter-allied
plebiscite commission has been hold
ing in suspense for two months a de
cision and was "playing with the
high-strung feelings of the popula
tion." "It Is rumored." eaid the note, "that
t a decision will not be in accordance
with the outcome of the plebiscite,
but in accordance with the political
combinations and interests of power!
represented in the inter-allled ple
biscite commission and the supreme
council.
"The result of an unfavorable de
cision on Upper Silesia would be the
return, of more than a million people
to German bondage. Previous set
tlement of Polish affairs by the su
preme council gave a basis for such
supposition. Inasmuch as the popu
lar impression in Poland Is that the
decision on Danzig. Vilna. etc., taken
by the delegates of the allied powers,
with the exception of France, has
been, prompted not by principles of
justice, but by the material interests
of these powers, it Is not surprising
that the Poles of Silesia rushed toA
arms and preferred to perish rather
than submit themselves to political
combinations.
PolUh Frontier Closed.
"The Polish government, which dis
approves such methods, considering
always the legal way as the only ap
propriate course, has closed the Pol-
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uprising. It addresses Itself, how-
ever, to the allied and associated
powers in the name of humanity and
justice noi 10 mane experiments jn
severing a united population, appeal
ing for their decision at the earliest
possible moment and In strict accord
ance with the promise of the Just
plebiscite given to the Upper Sllesian
population.
"Today, when from the east are
coming ideas of overthrow of the
modern social order, when the Ideas
of democracy and progress, and there
fore rl-.c future of civilization s en
dangered, millions of people cannot
be made a plaything of the intrigues
cf diplomacy. Over a million Poles
in Upper Silesia have given proof of
their patriotism and devotion to dem
ocratic Poland, disregarding German
threats. They are fully aware that in
case thc-y are returned to Germany
their wives and children will not only
be deprived of livelihood, but even of
-their lives.
i"Thls is not a purely European
Itter. On the Just solution on Up-
Silesla depends the pacification
lis province and the stimulation
Luucluded va Paga Column i.)
Details of Tentative Agreements
Involving Pay Cut and Work
ins Hours Forecast .Today.
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 18.
Full powers were given Secretary
Davis by representatives of the sea
men, radio operators and marine en
gineers at a conference late tonight
to make a settlement for them with
the shipowners and the United States
shipping board in the marine wage
controversy. s .
The men came here from New York
for the conference and were in ses
sion with the secretary for several
hours. After placing the settlement
entirely In his hands they arranged
to meet with him again tomorrow,
by which time it is expected' they
will have worked out details of ten
tative agreements involving wage re
ductions, new working conditions and
overtime scales for the' information
of the secretary, in his conferences
with shipping-board officials.
The proposals which it is under,
stood Secretary Davis will make to
the shipping board will provide for
a 15 per cent wage reduction as de
manded by the shipowners and the
board, but changes upward in over
time and working conditions may
make the reductions actually range
from 10 to 12 per cent if they are
accepted by the board.
The cooks and stewards were not
represented at tonight's meeting.
Secretary Davis, It is understood, will
endeavor to have the shipowners and
the shipping board agree to time and
a half on Sundays for engineers
while they are at sea and - double
time while they are on duty Sundays
in port.
Representatives of the unions at
the conference were William S.Brown,
president of the Marine Engineers'
Beneficial association; Andrew Fur
useth, president of ' the Seamen's
union; Benjamin Beckerman of the
United Radio Telegraphers' associa
tion, and Bert L. Todd, C. E. Thurs
ton, William Hyman and James Dukes
of the marine engineers.
ROAD POLICY SUGGESTED
Xevada Governor Tells. How West
Could Be Benefited.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 18.
Governor Boyle of Nevada told the
senate post roads committee today
that the west would be benefited by
a change in the present system of
allocating. -gvernmtfnt road funds so
as to take Into consideration the vast
areas of public lands in the western
states. -
The governor approved tha Town-
send bill, to create a federal commis
sion' to select routes and supervise
construction of interstate highways
SWALLOW IS COSTLY ONE
Patient Gulps and Radium Worth
$6000 Goes Down.
QUINCY. 111.. May 18. Six thou
sand dollars' worth of radium, which
was accidentally swallowed by a 'pa
tient in a hospital today was recov-
ered by surgeons in two hours by a
stomach incision. . .
The patient was an elderly man be
ing treated for throat trouble and
while the radium container was be
ing applied he invqluntarily gulped
and swallowtd it.
TRIO ACCUSED OF MURDER
Alleged Offenders in Oregon Want
ed in California.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., May 18. Gov
ernor Stephens today Issued a requi
sition asking Governor Olcott of Ore
gon for the extradition of Mabel Rag
man and Jose E. Villa and his wife,
Flora Villa, under arrest in Klamath
Falls. Or, and wanted in Colusa on
a charge of murder.
The trio are alleged to have robbed
and murdered a Chinese gambling
house proprietor.
ROBBERY ATTEMPT FOILED
Alleged Outlaw Tells of $23,004
Hold-Up In Denver. ..
LOS ANGELES. Cal., May 18. A
man giving the name of Art Williams
was arrested here today following an
attempt to rob a ''jewelry store on
Main street
According to the police, the man
told them he was a participant in a
hold-up in Denver about six weeks
nA 1 n u.ki.1. ' "? AAA . 1
-.VVv l.U IfOIO
a bank messenger,
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POSTAL SAVINGS REVIVE
TacomaJ Records Rise or $25,000
During Month of April.,
TACOMA, Wash.. May 18. (Spe
cial.) Evidence, of the improved In
dustrial conditions' in Tacoma was
shown by the increase of $25,000 in
postal savings here during April
Tacoma and Boston, according to
the report, were the only two cities
in the entire United States to show
a gain of $25,000 during April.
14 CHILDREN POISONED
Children Eat Licorice Candy and
. One Victim Is J) cad.
CHICAGO. May .18. Fourteen chil
dren were poisoned, one fatally, by
eating licorice candy bought at a
confectionery, 1t was reported today.
The child wh died was Raymond
Doolittle, aged. four. The lad's two
sisters are also among the poisoned
victim". v.
Appropriation Cut After
Attack in Senate.
DRYDOCK PROJECT LOSES
Sandpoint, Wash.. Gets Na
val Air Station.
$800,000 TO BE PROVIDED
Secretary of Xavy Authorized to
Accept Site for Submarine
Base at Los Angeles. '
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 18.
Economy advocates won the first bout
In the senate today on the 1500.000,-
000 naval appropriation bill. After
the agreement yesterday by adminis
tration forces to support the Borah
amendment, requesting the president
to call a disarmament conference, at
tack turned today on appropriation
items and on the first test of strength
,1,000,000 was pared from the bill.
Through a combination of repub
licans with democrats, the senate by
a vote' of 39 to 31 cut the appropria
tion of 84,500,000, recommended by
the naval committee for transporta
tion and recruiting of men, to J3.500,
000. On the next vote, however,
enough republicans changed to sus
tain the committee increase from
$7,500,000 to $9,000,000 for navy-yards
and docks.
Drydock Project Suspended.
Another economy move was In the
adoption of amendments suspending
the Charlestown, S. C drydock proj
ect until July 1, 1924. By a vote of 40
to 28, the renate adopted a commit
tee recommendation prohibiting the
drydock expenditures.
Thereafter, however, a number
of the committee amendments were
adopted. These Included appropria
tions of a million and a half dollars
for the development of a submarine
and destroyer base at Guam; $800,000
for the Sandpoint, Wash., naval air
station; $1,000,000 for development of
a submarine base at San Pedro, Cal.,
and $15,000,000 toward the construc
tion of two airplane carriers.
King County Wins Base.
Committee amendments authorizing
the secretary of the navy to accept
a tract of land from the city of Los
Angeles for use as a site for a naval
submarine base, and a tract from
King county, Washington, for use as a
site for an aviation base, were ap
proved. Action on ccceptance of a
tract near Camp Kearney, Cal., for an
aviation station went over by request
of Senator Borah, republican, Idaho,
He also obtained postponement of ac-
(Concluded on Pars 4, Column 4.)
Ex-Official Recently Indicted for
Accepting. $700. to Let Out
Slayer Serving Life Term.:
PENSACOLA.'FIa., May 18. Sydney
J. Catts, ex-governor of Florida, was
indicted for peonage today by a fed
eral grand jury.
The indictment charges that Catts,
after obtaining pardons for two negro
convicts, forced them to work on one
of his farms .in west Florida. The
ex-governor recently was indicted by
the Bradford county grand Jury Jo:
accepting $700 for a pardon Tbr a pris
oner serving a life term for murder.
ACID THROWER BIT "OFF"
Woman Who Assailed Teacher Be
lieved Mentally Unsound.
PRESCOTT, Ariz., May 18- Cross-
examination of Dr. W. D. Olds, who
attended Mrs. Anna Irene Hopkins,
charged with having thrown acid In
the face of Miss Lucille Gallagher at
Jerome, was completed in superior
court this morning. Clarence V. Hop
kins, husband of the accused woman.
also took the stand in her defense.
Dr. Frank W. Schwartz testified that
he had examined Mrs. Hopkins and
her family history and believed she
was not sane. Mr. Hopkins said tils
wife had delusions that she was be
ing persecuted and that he associated
with other women.
F. W. Smith, a stage driver, also
testified that he believed Mrs. Hop
kins "slightly off."
SEATTLE TO YIELD OFFICE
Xo Opposition to Be Offered ,to Re
moval of Land Office.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 18. (Spe
cial.) Consolidation of the United
States land office in Seattle with the
one at Vancouver, Wash., on the
ground of economy, will not be op
posed by tha Seattle chamber of com
merce, it was announced today. ;
The sundry civil expense bill au
thorized the president to provide for
the consolidation of the offices 'of
registrar .and receiver, the duties be
ing performed by one man at the
various land offices: There are no
government lands outside of re
serves in this district open for set
tlement, aid the total area of unap
proved locations, applications where
final prodf is pending, is 154,000
acres. ,
POWDER PLANT EXPLODES
Factory Is Destroyed, but Two in
Building Escape.
WILMINGTON, Del., May 18. The
plant of the United States Flashless
Powder company at Carrcroft, near
here, was competely destroyed early
this morning by fire, following an
explosion of unknown origin.
The surrounding countryside was
shaken by the blast, which was felt
in Philadelphia, Chester and Interme
diate towns. " .v
There were only two men near the
plant at the time, and both' escaped.
IT'S UP TO THEM.
Novv&o YOU
Lack of Funds to Pay Men Makes
It Xecessary to Cut Staff of
Prohibition Workers. .
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 18. Fed
eral prohibition forces will be reduced
more than two-thirds for 40 days be
ginning Friday because of a lack of
funds to pay them. Commisslone
Kramer today said it was obvious
that the government could not pro
ceed to a rigid enforcement of th
dry laws with a staff so depleted, bu
that lie was hopeful that there would
be little increase in Illegal liquor
traffic
, Anti-saloon league officials were
not so optimistic Wayne B. Wheele
general counsel for the . league, .de
clared "a large increase In liquor law
lessness was to be expected to follow
a reduction of the federal enforce!
ments agents from 1200 to 600." He
said It was a "very foolish and bad
policy" for the government to permit
liquor enforcement agents to be dis
missed for the last 40 days of the cur
rent - fiscal ye,ar for lack of an, ap
propriation.
Commissioner Kramer said that of
the 600 men who would remain after
Friday only 350 were actual enforce
ment officers, the others being office
clerks, whose retention was neces
sary. .
He said that In February the treas
ury asked congress for $1,600,000, but
received only $1,400,000.- The $200,000
denied by congress, he said, had to be
saved, and the only way was to cut
the staff. When the appropriation
fr the next fiscal year are available
July 1, he added, however, an even
stronger prohibition force could be
built up, as the. new allotment of
$7,600,000 was greater than formerly
given.
The commissioner said that the pro
hibition officers would not call on the
department of Justice or any othe
federal agency for assistance. Some
prohibition officers held that but llttl
increase in illegal liquor traffic, was
to be expected, as the stringent regu
lations surrounding the withdrawal of
liquor from bonded warehouses had
limited the supply of real liquor,
Smugglers would perhaps cause trou
Die. they added.
LUMBERMEN'S AID ASKED
President Asks for Help in Solving
Housing Problem.
, CHICAGO, May 18. President Hard
lng has asked the American Whole
sale Lumber association to do its ut
most to help the nation solve the
housing problem, according to a let
ter addressed to the president of the
association and read to the conven
tion today.
"The wholesale lumber industry,1
he wrote, "occupies so important i
position that it can perform a useful
service at a time when stabilization
and liquidation are so much a part
of our reconstruction problems.
"There isneed for the largest meas
use of mutual understanding and tol
eration among' all elements in busi
ness, .and I feel that the efforts of
your organization to establish arbi
tration Of the differences in the in'
dustry deserve commendation."
A committee to act on the sugges
tlon was named.
Union County Farms In
undated; Loss Heavy.
DIKES AND LEVEES GIVE WAY
Columbia and Willamette
Start Summer Rampage.
IDAHO STREAMS JAMMED
Tourists Scurry From Lowlands
Waters All Over Xorthwcst
Rise Rapidly as Snow Melts.
FLOOD CONDITION'S AT VARI
OUS NORTHWEST POINTS.
Portland Willamette river
reaches stage of 18.9 feet and
rising rapidly.
La Grande Five thousand
acres Inundated and damage'
heavy. Dikes And levee give
way. . Union county roads cov
ered by two feet of water. Fam
ilies forced out of homes.
Waters still rising.
Boise, Idaho Arrowrock res
ervoir filled and water in Boise
river high. 'Thawing of heavy
snows in upper mountains not
yet begun.
Lewlston, Idaho Water in
Snake and Clearwater rivers
rises two feet in day. Driftwood
jams bridge. Tourist campers
forced from river banks. ,,
Vancouver, Wash. Columbia
river rises 12 inches In 24 hours,
reaching 15.5-foot stage. Low
lands flooded. Steamship agent
deserts lower dock.
Weatherman Wells raised his esti
mate of the rise In the river yester
day and predicted a stage of 18.9 feet
for Saturday. The official gauge at
8 o'clock yesterday morning showed
a stage of 15.8 above zero, thus sur
passing by .3 of a foot the prediction
of the day before.
During the 24 hours preceding the
reading yesterday the river here had
risen .8 of . a foot. The most rapid
rise in the Columbia system was re
ported at The Dalles, where the Co
lumbia river had risen 22 feet. It
Is this freshet, which was at We-
natchee Tuesday, that Is expected to
bring the Willamette almost to the
19. foot stage Saturday when It backs
up from the Columbia. The weather
bureau report from Oregon City
showed that the river had fallen .1 of,
a foot there, though the stage at Or
egon City has no bearing on the local
situation.
Business Not to Stop.
At the stage of 18.9 feet forecast
for Saturday the surface of the river
will be Just even with the deck of
the lower level of Albers dock No. 2
below the Broadway bridge. At this
stage only three docks on the water
front Will have their lower levels
above the surface of the river, though
what business is possible in spite of
tfie marine workers' strike can be
carried on wnnoui mien uynvu
the uDDer levels. Those rising above
the river surface at a stage of 18.9
feet are the Portland Flouring mills.
North Bank and Crown mills docks.
Docks t Be Submerged.
Important docks which will be sub
ereed at this level of the river In
clude municipal terminals Nos. 1, 2
and 3 and the Irving. Mersey. Colum
bia, Ainsworth, Couch-street, Wash-Injrton-street,
Alder-street, Taylor-
street and all the Albers docks.
In spite of the inundation ofdocK
Dlatforms. however, no aamase
as yet been, reported from the rising
waters and none is expected unless
the weather turns suddenly warmer
nd the snow in me mouuuiu. i
rtes to come down at once,
SXAKE AXD CLEARWATER UP
Melting Snows Cause Rise of Six
Feet Since Saturday.
LEWISTON, Idaho, May 18. (Spe-
al.t Snake and Clearwater rivers
have risen rapidly since Sunday due
to the fast melting snow In the Bit
ter Roots and Rockies, and yester
day's rise was nearly two feet. Drift
wood and debris piled up against the
Clearwater river bridge and the Jam
had to be removed to protect the
structure froriS, damage. The auto
mobile camping grounds about two
miles east of the city were under
water today, owing to' the overflow
ing of the banks of the Clearwater.
Several parties of campers were
forced to leave. ' . -
It was estimated 'today that since
last Saturday the Clearwater and
Snake had fjaen nearly six feet. Largs
numbers of men and boys are taking
great quantities . of driftwood from
both rivers, some J families getting
their next winter's supply.
BOISE RIVER AT HIGH STAGE
Outlets and Spillway of Arrowrock
Reservoir Running Full.
BOISE. Idaho, May 18. (Special.)
The great Arrowrock reservoir, lo
cated 22 miles above Boise, Is full
iConcluded va i's 2. Column .)
Mystery Surrounds Case, but Trav
elers From Moscow Say C61
lapse Is Authentic.
RIGA, May 18. (By the Associated
Press.) Information has reached
Riga tending to confirm the report
that Leon Trotzky, Russian bolshevik
war minister, is seriously ill.
He was Said to be in a sanitarium
near Moscow suffering from cancer.
Some mystery, however, surrounds
the case, as recently Moscow reports
were circulated that he and Ensign
Krylenko. bolshevik ex-commander-
in-chief of the Russian armies, had
gone to the Afghanistan frontier.
No mention of Trotzky's illness
was made in any Moscow newspaper,
travelers bringing the only informa
tion about him.
According to one collapse of Trotz
ky's health. fiddM to the physical
breakdown of several, other bloshevlk
leaders, , was increasing the difficul
ties in which Premier Lenlne finds
himself trying to atave off the fall
of his regime. ' -
DOG DROPS FROM PLANE
Fox Terrier Maks Safe Landing
With Message for Officer.
RANTOUL, 111.. May 18. "BlnR,"
fox terrier, made a descent of 1500
feet in a parachute from an airplane
afChanute field today. When "Blng"
landed he worked himself free from
his harness, overcame another dog
sent to prevent his onward Journey
and ran to headquarters with a mes
sage caTried in a pouch suspended
from his neck.
Te performance was to show the
practicability of using dogs to carry
messages when an airplane Is unable
to land. "Bing" was dropped off a
wing of the ship by Sergeant A. G.
Shoemaker. The dog is owned and
was trained by Lieutenant Harry
Weddlngton, who piloted the airplane.
SIX LEGiONAIRES WANTED
Warrants for Men's Arrest Follow
Flogging of Editor.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.. May 18
Warrants for the arrest of six mem
bers of Hawland Shaw Russell post.
American legion, (jarpenier.a. were
sued today as a sequel to the horse
whipping of Arthur M. Clark, editor of
the Carpenterla Herald, alleged to
have been administered Monday night
by the accused. , .
The horsewhipping Is said to have
followed .lark's refusal to retract
certain editorial utterances directed
at "uniformed slackers."
Mr. Clark is an ex-service man.
MINERS OPEN FIRE AGAIN
Governor Tells Sheriff to Prepare
for Trouble.
WILLIAMSON. W. Va.. May 18.
Firing from the Kentucky hills int
Pawl. W. Va.. a mining town, wa
resumed tonight and continued for 30
i.i.t.r sword ni to reiui io it
celved by the authorities here.
titjt.kSTON. W. Va., May 18.
riwernor Morean of West Virginia
tonight authorized Sheriff PInson o
Mingo county to appoint any numbe
of special deputies he deems neces
urv "to support the state consmuu
lary and to preserve law and order on
the West Virginia siae or tun
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperatnre,
mweit. 30: rain.
nn.vc shnwora. aouthwesterly winds.
Fnrelsn.
Council, not Korfanty. munt decide Sile.lm's
council, n George.. PS 2-
Leon Tfotzky reported to be seriously III
from cancer. .
National.
America' to t.ke no Prt "'l''eT" ,'
Sllesian problem, says nug.i.. "
Steamship owner, hit seagoing uolona.
Se-n8hundred dry agents to lose Jobs.
Paire 1.
Aircraft to bomb e-German craft. Page 4.
Naval bill pared. Page i.
Power of settling marine wage contro
versy given Secretary Davis. Page 1.
Chief Justice White and Franklin K. Lane
j-. A ta trot 1.
mx.up hut, out tariff and tax.
page 14.
Domestic.
Florida ex-governor Indicted for peonage.
Beer, tary Hoover warns that trade greed
ot nations menw - "' '
uvrtrral court levlea upon all Mrs. Berg
do . property to collect fine. Page 7.
America must cut armament, declares min
ister. Page 2.
raeifle Northwest.
Oregon Oddfellows open annual conven
tion. Page .
Oregon dairymen's leegue to be Investi
gated by bankers. Page t.
Sports. .
p. rifle Coast league results: At Los An
relea 4 Portland 0: at Halt lke. Ver
non game postponed; at Sacramento 1.
Oakland 8: at San Francisco i. Se
attle 4. Page 12.
Mascott to fight Moore of Memphis.
Page 12.
Coat conference meet dope as anyone's.
Page 12.
American golfers have British guessing.
Page IS.
Portland to send seven aquatic stars to Se
attle lor meeu r aao ia.
Commercial and Marine.
Seeding of spring wheat crop nearly com
pleted In Oregon. Page 21.
Active export buying lifts Chicago wheat
market. Pago 21.
Railway storks higher and industrials
lower In Wall street Page 21.
Fifth vessel sails sine strike began.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
I21.20S.0O needed for Highway work.
Page 10.
Foster sewer vote set for Tuesday. Page II.
Committee favora rerouting of atreet cara.
Pag 22.
Le Roy B. Keeley seeks Oregon decree of
divorce from divorced wife. Paga 4.
Big area flooded by rise In rivers. Page L
Orators uphold sites for fair. Paga 10.
Traffic department taken to task for fail
ures, raga a.
Heart Disease Is Fatal to
Both Statesmen.
NOTED CAREERS ARE ENDED
Each Also Succumbs After
Undergoing Operation.
JURIST ONCE IN SENATE
Ex-Socrclary of. Interior Pusses
Away in Rochester and Jmlgo
in Washington.
Edward Douglass While, chief Jus
tice of the United States supremo
court, died at 2 o'clork this morning
(Washington time) as the result of an
operation Friday.
The death followed closely upon
that of Franklin K. lne, ex-secretary
of the Interior, who died at a
hospital in Rochester, Minn., of an
gina pectoris yesterday. Mr. Lane
had undergone an operation for gall
stones May 6, but was supposed to be
recovering when he succumbed to an
attack of heart dlsense.
Chief Justice White was appointed
to the supreme court by President
Cleveland In 1894 and whs nominated
to succeed Chief Juxtice Fuller In 1910.
His nomination was confirmed Imme
diately, regRrdless of the fact that he
was an ex-Confederate soldier, a na
tive of Louisiana and of a political
faith opposed to the party In power.
Justice White's knowledge of the civil
law was regarded as more profound
than that of any other man who ever
sat In the supreme court.
Franklin K. Lane was born In Can
ada and was educated In the Univer
sity of California, to which state his
parents moved during his childhood.
He took up newspaper work and be
came part owner and editor of the Ta
coma, Wash.. Dally News. Later ha
was admitted to the bar and was ap
pointed to the cabinet by I'realdcnt
Wilson. He resigned In 1920 to be
come vice-president and legal adviser
to the Mexican Petroleum companies.
LAXE PASSES AT HOSPITAL
Death Overtaken ex-Secretary at
RocheMcr, Minn.
ROCHESTER. Minn., May 18.
Franklin K. Lane, formerly secretary
of the interior, died at a hospital
here this morning. Death was duo to
an attack of angina pectoris.
Mr. Lane was operated on here
May 6 for gall stones and a'ppendt
cltls and was said to be recovering,
when heart disease, from which he
had suffered from time to time dur
ing the last eight months, developed.
Immediately after he had recjv
ered from the Influence of the anes
thetic he said:
"I am surprised to be alive. I hope
to be able to live a long life do
ing good things for others without
thoughts of money."
Following his resignation from the
Wilson cabinet, Mr. Lane sought to
recover his health and came here In
January of this year. He was advised
to spend the winter In a warmer cli
mate and visited In California, re
turning early this month. His condi
tion was favorable for an operatlcn
and continued Improvement was nottfd
until the heart attack which caused
death.
Mrs. Lane and George W. Lane, a
brother, were called to the former
secretary's bedside shortly before S
A. M. today snd were with him when
he died. Last night It waa thought
that Mr. Lane was much Improved.
Although Mr. Line said following
the operation that he was "surprised
to be alive," his Improvement recent-
y had been so marked that his death
was unexpected, ms son, rranmin
K. Lane Jr., and his daughter, Mrs.
Phillip Kauffmann of Washington,
were at their homes when their father
died, as was his sister, Mrs. M. A.
Anderson of Oakland. Cal.
George W. Lane said this morning
that his brother left "no estate what
soever.
The body of the former secretary
was taken to umcago tonigni uy
George W. Lane, his brother; Mrs.
Franklin Kv Lane and Mrs. Frank
lin K. Lane Jr.
Funeral services will be held In
Chicago, where his body will be cre
mated following a private funeral,
one of Mr. Lane's laxt requests.
Messages from President Hardlnif,
Woodrow Wilson, scores of govern
ment officials and personal friends
were received by Mrs. Lane today.
It was often said of Franklin K.
Lane that If he had been born, In the
United States Instead of Canada, he
would have been presidential timber.
After serving aeven years In Presi
dent Wilson's cabinet as secretary of
he Interior, he resigned his 112,000-
a-year post In expensive Washington
early in 1920 "in Justice to his family"
to become vice-president and legal
adviser of the Mexican Petroleum
ompanlcs, controlled by Edward L
Doheny.
Born near .Charlottctown. Prince
Edward Island, July It, 1861, the son
of a Canadian doctor, who removed
to California during the boy's child
hood, youna; Lane wna educated nt
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