VOL. LX NO. 18.ST8
Entered at Portland Orejron
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1921
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
ROY GARDNER CAUGHT
AT ROSEV1LLE, CAL.
ALLEGED MAIL ROBBER MAX
WHO ESCAPED IX PORTLAND.
110 HIS,
RIPE
TARIFF BILL PUT
UP TO PRESIDENT
Battle Over Emergency
Measure Ended.
ALAMEDA, CAL., BASE
PROJECT IS DEFEATED
CHINA AND GERMANY
GERMANS, POLES
IN FIERCE BATTLE
CIVIL WAR FRIGATE j
DESTROYED BY FIRE!
FLOOD THREATENS
"BRIDGE 'APPROACH
GET ON PEACE BASIS
COifMERCIAL PACT FORM ALLY
EOOXOMV FORCES SCORE IX
SENATE XAW FIGHT.
SIGXED AT PEKIX.
Righteous, Just Nation
Is President's Ideal.
TRIBUTE PI TO DEAD
Survivors of World Conflic
Are Reviewed; Memorial
Is Attended.
HEW YORK WELCOME 'BIS ONE
Weed of Putting Governmen
on Business Basis Urged at
Commercial Luncheon. '
NEW YORK, May 23.(By the
Associated Press.) A nation , so
righteous and so just that "we shall
never be called on to make war so
long as God and man rule together,"
was the prayer of President Harding
today as he reviewed survivors of
the world war at a regimental- re
view in Brooklyn. "
"It must not be again," was his
declaration earlier today when he
attended a memorial service for 5000
war dead on the army piers in Ho
boken. '
The same theme spoken before
the living and before the dead
hrought tears to his eyes and to the
eyes of those who had followed him
through the day's programme.
Business Basis Advised. .,
At a luncheon of the Academy of
Political Science and' at a dinner
celebrating the 125th anniversary of
the New York Commercial, he had
expounded the need of putting the
government on a business basis and
of reconstructing the nation's busi
ness and industry. It was at the
military functions that he stirred
the emotions of his audiences.
The president's day was so crowd
ed that he had scarcely a moment of
rest until he again boarded the
yacht late tonight to , return to
Washington.
New York gave him an enthusi
astic welcome. Great crowds cheered
him everywhere.
Greeting Reaches Heart.
The greeting that reached his
heart, however, was that given by
young America the 250,000 school
children who lined the route to
Brooklyn.
These children, granted a half
holiday, stoqd in a drizzling rain,
waving flags and cheering wildly, as
the car came in sight. Their voices
rose in a mighty crescendo that
brought radiant smiles from the
resident and Mrs. Harding.
Once the president ordered his car
stopped while he stepped out into
tie rain and shook hands with sev
eral little girls.
"I never knew there were so many
children in America," he said. "It
was wonderful."
Wounded Get Greeting.
' Another demonstration of youth
ful patriotism that pleased the
president was a serenade by the
boys' band of 400 pieces. Returning
to his hotel from the regimental
review he ordered his car stopped
while he spoke a few words of ap-
preciatioa to the musicians.
After the military revjw the
president walked across the nail to
52 wounded soldiers from the Fox
Hills hospital, Staten island. v
Iow are you, boys? I wish I
could shake you all by the hand,"
he said.
Maneuvers Are Watched.
Speaking at the regimental re
view in Brooklyn, President Harding !
said:
"I am very happy to have had the
experience of witnessing the make
up and something of the training of
this wonderful organization. I can
not quite tell you the impressions I
have been having while I watched
your maneuvers. Somehow in the
wonderful impress you left, I felt a
new security for the republic in that j
asjurance which comes of a volun-
Implication in Looting Train Car
Xcar Newcastle Last Friday
Xight Is Denied.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 23 Roy
pardner, believed to be responsible
for the robbery of a railroad mail
car near Newcastle, fcal. Friday
night, was caught at Rosevllle, near
here, tonight.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., May 23.
Roy Gardner, captured at Rosevllle
on the suspicion that he was impli
cated in the attempted robbery of a
Southern Pacific train mail car last
Friday .night between Rosevllle and
Newcastle, denied tonight he had
been implicated in the robbery, ac-1
cording to information reaching Act
ing Postal Inspector Madeira here to
night. ,
Gardner was caught playing cards
in a saloon at Rosevllle. He was
recognized by Postal Inspectors
George H. Austin and Cauley, who
with Special Officers O'Connell and
McShane of the Southern Pacific com
pany effected the capture. Gardner
did not resist arrest, according to
Madeira's information.
Gardner is low at Sacramento be
ing questioned by the officers,
Madeira said.
Despite his denial of guilt, Madeira
sam tnat xnere could oe sngnt aoum
that he was implicated in the rob
bery, from the description given by
the mail clerk', and from the fact that
the robber entered the train at Rose
ville where Gardner was captured."
The bandit Friday night obtained
$11, a watch and mail keys from Ralph
Decker, postal clerk, who was off
duty and sleeping in the car.
Decker said the man had held him
at bay with a revolver and proceeded
to, slash 51 mall pouches open in
search of registered packages. There
were no registered articles in the
r. 'The bandft then threw from
the train a sack of parcel post mail.
which was reepvered by officers sub
sequently.
Gardner escaped near Portland,
Or., last June 20 from officers who
were accompanying him to McNeil's
Island penitentiary, to which he had
teec sentenced following his convic
tion on a charge of committing a
mail robbery near San Diego, at which
he obtained- in excess of $75,000, In
spector Madeira said tonight.
Advocates of Reduction In Expend
itures Launch Drive to Cut
Down Personnel Also.
HARDING APPROVAL LIKELY
Duties Carried on More Than
30 Farm Products.
DUMPING ALSO PENALIZED
HAM AND EGGS - DROP
Idaho Restaurant Reduces to Pre-
War Prices.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, . May 23.
The "two bit" piece came back into
its own here this morning when the
largest restaurant in the city an
nounced "ham and eggs" back at the
old pre-war price.
Other price cuts that attracted the
hungry ones at the "two bit" price
were "beef and gravy," and "pork
chops"; price for all these has been
0 cents. '
FINDLAY, Ohio, May 23. The Ohio
Oil company today announced further
reductions of 25 cents a barrel in the
quotation of five grades of central
west crude oil. The new prices are:
Lima, $2. OS; Indiana, $1.S6; Woos-
ter, $2.30; Illinois, yi.ni; xTincetoo,
$2.02. "
Opponents of .High Duties Predict
Retaliatory Action by Canada
'and Other Nations.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 23. The
long battle in " congress over the
emergency tariff v' bill ended today
when the house, by a vote of 245 to
97, adopted the conference report to
which the senate had agreed. The
measure was sent to the White House,
where it is expected to be signed soon
by the president.
The emergency measure passed at
the last session was vetoed by Presi
dent Wilson and was reintroduced in
the present extra session.
It carries tariff duties on 30-odd
farm products, together with com
pensatory duties on articles manu
factured from them. It also em
powers the secretary of the treasury
to employ penalties in staving off
dumping of foreign-made goods, coni
tinues war-time control over impor
tation of dyes and operates to clarify
tangles in the assessment of duties
which result from fluctuating ex
change rates.
Retaliation la Predicted.
During the long debate opponents
of high tariff predicted retaliatory
action by Canada, South America and
some nations of Europe.
Only slight opposition appeared as
the bill went into the rollcall today.
Representative Garner of Texas, a
democratic member of the ways and
means committee, restated the posi
tion of a majority of his party. .
Business men of the country were
warned today by Senator King, demo
crat of Utah, that "if they 'keep, on
trying to destroy competition in busi
ness by tariffs and combines which
challenge the right of consumers to
live they will have socialism to face."
The senator, in an address in the
senate, urged congressional investi
gation of lobbies in the national cap
ital and particularly of efforts which
he said were being made by dye
interests to get tariff legislation.
blunt Conspiracy Ylaloned.
We are confronted," he said, "with
a gigantic conspiracy on the part of
combinations and monopolies to dom
inate absolutely the markets of the
United States, to maintain prices at
high and unbearable levels. We are
going to see here the reign of con-1
spiracles, trusts and monopolies.
They are here and they will be here
FUNERAL TRUST CHARGED
Chicago Liverymen and Chauffeurs
to Be Investigated.
CHICAGO, May 23. Investigation
of an alleged "funeral trust" was be
gun by the state's attorney's office
today, following refusal of chauffeurs
and liverymen to drive or supply
automobiles for the funerals of two
ex-soldiers.
The "trust" was accused of hav
ing maintained minimum prices of
$19.50 for a hearse and 50 for each
car in a funeral procession. Efforts
of the combine to prevent Sunday
funerals were said to have resulted
in the bombing of the rooms of an
undertaker who refused to abide by
the Sunday ban.
FALL OF BRICKS FATAL
William Krugcr, Dies After Sight
Buried Under Cave-In.
William Kruger. 42 years old, 248
East Eighty-eighth street, who was
buried beneath bricks from a caved-in
cellar wall from 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon until 7 o'clock Sunday
morning,, died about 8:30 last night
at the Good Samaritan hospital from
the effects of his night of torture.
Kruger was working alone in a cel
lar at Blast Forty-eighth and Stark
streets Saturday afternoon when the
wall fell in on him. He called for help
until he became too weak to shout and
was in a semi-conscious condition
when discovered by a party of neigh
bors who were searching for him.
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 4.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 23. An
other- successful attack by economy
forces in the senate against the $495.-
000,000 naval - appropriation bill re
suited today in the defeat of the naval
committee's plan to establish a
Pacific coast base at Alameda. Cal.
By 30 to 40 the item was stricken
from the bill.
Advocates tot reduction -In naval
expenditures then launched a drive
to reduce the navy enlisted personnel
from 120,000 -as recommended by the
senate, committee to 100,000, as voted
by the house, A vote went over until
tomorrow.
In the vote on the Alameda provi
sions 18 republicans joined with 22
democrats In opposition.
In the opening fight on the en
listed personnel Senators La Follette
and Lenroot, republicans, Wisconsin,
urged economy in naval appropria
tions. The former in an address of
about three hours charged that "cor-
rupt" influences were working for
large appropriations lor profits on
government armor plate and armor
contracts. He charged existence of
an "armor ring" and in this connec
tion named, the Bethlehem, Midvale
and Carnegie steel companies.
Northwest senators divided five to
one today in the naval appropriation
battle. Senator Poindexter of Wash
ington, as acting chairman of the
senate committee on naval affairs,
found himself the father of an
amendment to the bill calling for an
initial appropriation of $1,500,000 for
starting construction on the pro
posed naval base at Alameda, in San
Francisco bay. His committee had
voted to make the appropriation and
Senator Poindexter had to fight for
K in one of the mot heated contests
waged in the senate in a long time.
To start such a base In San Fran
cisco bay other Pacific senators felt
meant the end of ambition for proper
defenses elsewhere on the west coast.
The fight reached the point where
there were cries of "graft" and
"grab.'.' Senator Poindexter made
game fight to uphold the verdict of
his committee, but lost.
Voting against the Alameda appro
priation were Senator Jones of Wash-
iirton. -Senators McNary and Stan-
field of Oregon and Senators Borah
and Gooding of Idaho. -
LOAN TREASURER SUICIDE
Possible Shortage in Accounts Xovr
Being Investigaied.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 23. John F.
Hemenway, assistant treasurer oi tne
Tr"ades Union Sayings & Loan asso
ciation of Seattle, shot and . killed
himself at his home here today. He
was 53 years old.
W. L. Nicely, state Inspector of
savings and loan associations, said
this morning that he had been in
vestigating what lie said wag a "pos
sible shortage in Mr. Hemenway s
accounts. According to Mrs.vHemen-
way, her husband had acted queerly
since yesterday morning.
H. B. Hart, manager of the insur
ance department of the Trades Union
Savings & Loan association, said that
Mr. Hemenway's financial difficulties
were not serious, and in no way re
flected on the stability of the asso
ciation.
Agreement Gives Mutual Diplomatic
and Consuian- Rights and s
Equality as to Taxes;
t '.
PEKIN, May 23.(By the Associ
ated Press.) China and Germany
have signed a commercial agreement,
which is considered tantamount to a
peace settlement.
By this agreement Germany con
sents to abrogation of the consular
jurisdiction and undertakes fulfill
ment of the obligations of the Ver
sailles treaty relating to China and
reimbursement of China's expenses
for interning Germans.
The agreement gives mutual rights
or appointment of diplomatic repre
sentatives and consular officers and
the right of travel and trade enjoyed
by other powers, subject to the Juris
diction of the courts, and also equal
ity as to taxes and imposts.
A supplementary note has been pre
sented to China whereby Germany
agrees to advance a lump sum against
the war Indemnity and restore Chi
nese property in Germany.
Machine Guns and Artil
lery in Action.
BOTH SIDES ARE ENTRENCHED
People in Upper Silesian
Towns Panic-Stricken.
FRENCH REBUKE TEUTONS
SERGEANT DECLARED SANE
Charles Hamlin-of Camp Lewis to
v Stand Trial for Murder.
TACOMA, Wash., , May 23. Ser
geant Charles Hamlin of Camp Lewis
today was declared to be sane by a
lunacy commission in superior court.
He will now be tried for the murder
of Charles Brandon, a railroad man.
who was shot and killed on the streets
March 8. The wife of Hamlin was
here from Rldgefleld, Wash., and tes
tified that her husband often believes
that he talks with his dead mother.
Four soldiers accosted Brandon,
who was walking home late at night
with another railroad man. Three
of the soldiers declared Hamlin fired
the fatal shot and he is said by of
ficials to have confessed the crime.
Berlin Refuses Responsibility for
Clashes and Leaves Settlement
, to Allied Armies. .
DRUGGISTS GET WARNING
Profiteering on Whisky Sold lo
Sick People Hazardous.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 23.
Druggists profiteering on whisky
sold for medical purposes 8 re to re
ceive the attention of the federal
prohibition agents when the full force
is again in the field In July, Commis
sioner Kramer said today.
.. Complaints have been received, he
said, that whisky sought on prescrip
tions for sick people had in some in
stances, been found to have been
adulterated with water and prune
juice or other liquids while sold , at
the price charged for pure liquor.
BIG BONO OFFER COMING
Banking Syndicate to ' Handle
$100,000,000 French Issue.
NEW YORK.' May 23. The new
$100,000,000 French government 20
year 7 per cent loan will be for
mally offered to the public at 95.
next Wednesday by J. P. Morgan &
Co. and a country-wide banking syn
dicate. " '
It Is understood that half of the
loan will be applied toward payment
of the $50,000,000 city o7 Paris 6 per
cent loan issued several years ago.
which matures next October.
THANK GOODNESS JAPAN IS GOING TO GIVE CHINA'S CLOTHES BACK!
FLIER IS FORCED TO LAND
Captain Ricbenbacker, Former
"Ace," Meets With Mishap.
LOS ANGELES, fcal. May 23.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, former
American "ace," landed at a local
aviation field shortly before 3 P. M.
today while on a flight from San
Diego to New York, smashing the
nrouellorof his aimlane and forcing
tary military organization, which him to abandon the Journey.
can be perfected as yours has been. ! The captain was forced to descend
"Somehow there is a new feeling in ! here becausB ' cloud over the
i. .i i.j. t , . ,,. Tehachapi mountain range. Mud on
my breast today-I saw 5000 soldier j the ,andins field caused tha damgg6
dead somehow there has been a to the machine. The cantain
to the machine,
not injured.
BERLIN, May 23. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Reports from Oppeln
say that the Germans and Poles are
engaged in heavy artillery and ma
chine gun firing along the Oder, es
pecially near Krappitz. Both sides are
entrenching and the people in sev
eral towns are panic-stricken.
While reports from upper Silesia
indicate a considerable reinforcement
of botb insurgent and German sides,
a menacing food shortage in the re
bellious area and an extension and
intensifying of the conflicts, Germany
in a note to the French ambassador
on May 19, made public today, denies
all responsibility for the disturbances
and declines to comply with the
French request to forward money to
pay the miners. .
French Note Rebukes Germany.
The French note, to which the Ger
man memorandum is a reply, charged
Germany with ordering too late the
suppression of volunteer forces
against the upper Silesian Poles to
prevent the organization of armed
forces at Kreuzburg, Oppeln, Krappitz
and, Ratibor, approximating 20,000
men. It declared Germany made no
effort to.-close the frontier, although
the Polish border had been closed, and
insisted that Germany direct ship
ments of foodstufrs into the rebel
area and Instruct the reichsbank to
forward funds for payment of the
miners.
In reply Germany says that the
allied forces in upper Silesia cannot
supply a guarantee, although there
have been many promises that food
stuffs would not fall into insurgents'
hands, and that the self-defense or
ganizations have been largely recruit
ed in upper Silesia as a natural result
of General Lerond's failure to pro
tect the Germans in that area. It as
serts Lerond's authority extends only
a few kilometers beyond Oppeln.
Responsibility Left to Allies.
It declares that the Polish border
has been wide open, in evidence of
which a band of 300 Pole crossed
near Rosenberg on May 20 and at
tacked the Germans at Kostau. In I
conclusion, the German note points j
out that Germany cannot be responsi
ble for a situation over which the
allies have assumed complete control,
and that If the Germans have armed
themselves with rifles, machine guns
and artillery, as the French note as
serts, that is a question with which
theforces of occupation must deal.
Gel-many, however, promises to ex
ercise great vigilance to prevent vol
unteers from crossing the German
frontier, and says that the police
force on the German-Silesian border
will be materially Increased.
The French note asserts that the
German forces at Kreuzburg number
00 and are under the command of a
former army officer; that the Ratibor
force, also commanded by a former
army officer, approximates 8000. and,
in addition, the Germans near Oppeln
and Krappitz have organized and
TRAINING SHIP GBAXITE
TATE LOST IX NEW YORK.
Craft, Once Pride of American
Xuvj, Burns to Water's Edge
in Spectacular Blaze.
" NEW YORK. May 23. The New
York naval training ship Granite
State, once the pride of the American
navy, today was burned to the. water's
edge in a spectacular Are in which
sailors dived through portholes, after
flooding the magazine.
The old wooden frigate for years
had lain in the Hudson river.
The Granite State, formerly the U.
S. S. New Hampshire, had a service
record extending back more than 100
years. Her keel was laid in Kittery,
Me, and she was commissioned in
1813 in the presence of James Monroe,
fifth president, and saw varied duties
until today, when she was viewed for
the last .time by the country's 29th
president, W. G. Harding, when he
landed from the presidential yacht
Mayflower.
Firemen laterxoncludcd that a
break in an oil pipe line running
under the river had coated the water
with a thick film and that a motor
boat backfiring had set the oil ablaze.
Soon the flames spread to the docks
and threatened naval militia barracks
near by and the state nautical school
training ship Newport moored along
side. The Newport was hastily towed
into midstream.
She was on the battle line during
the civil war, but when she was re
placed by the steel fighting craft
that now bears her former name she
reverted to training purposes, even
tually passing from federal to state
control. Twice she returned briefly
to federal service once during the
Spanish war and again during the
world conflict, when she was used
as a receiving ship.
Diking Along Columbia
Slough Menaced.
LOADING DF SHIPS TEDIOUS
Docks Speedily Cleared of
Grain to Avert Damage.
RIVER AT 20-FOOT STAGE
Waterfront BuMinents flooded mid
Willamette Is fclutcil lo Reach
21.8 Feet Thursday.
LATEST DKVKI.OI'.MKMS IX
ANGORA CABINET REBUILT
Majority of Ministers Reported to
lie Extremists.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 23. The
Turkish nationalist cabinet in An
gora has been reconstructed by Felzl
Pasha, who remains as premier. The
only changes made were in the min
istries of finance and Justice and most
of the cabinet members are extrem
ists.
ANGORA, May 23. Rafet Pasha.
Turkish nationalist commissioner at
Aflun-Karahissar, has been requested
by Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head of
the Turkish nationalist government,
to form a new oabinet. The platform
of the new ministry is to be "antl
European, Asia for Asiatics."
SEDITION BILL REPORTED
Measure Would Repeal Drastic
Features of War Law.
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 23 The
Sterling sedition bill, which would re
peal the more vigorous provisions of
the espionage act and restore the se
dition law of 1917, was ordered favor
ably reported today by the senate
judiciary committee.
Under an amendment added by the
committee foreign-born naturalized
citizens found guilty of seditious acts
or utterances would lose their citi
zenship and be subject to deportation.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
WW
armed under the command of former
officers.
RESPONSIBILITY IS EVADED
wrniany . weaves Settlement to
Inter-Allied Commission.
PARIS, May 23. (By the Asso
elated Press.) A German government
note delivered to the French foreign
office today says the German gov
ernment has no influence on the
measures of self-protection taken by
the population of the Upper Silesian
territory which is under 'administra
tion by the lnter-allled commission.
The note adds that the commission is
solely responsible for the maintenance
of law and prder In Upper Silesia.
. The German communication was in
reply to the French note asking Ger
many to close the frontier between
Germany and the plebiscite territory
as Poland had done, Germany says
it has taken measures to prevent the
entrance of German irregular troops
into the plebiscite area but that it
cannot Interfere with the measures
of self-protection taken by the popu
lation, adding that the population,
unprotected by the French troops, is
in a state of legitimate self-defense.
Re-establishment of law and order
in Upper Silesia, the note says, is not.
a question of the resumption of
work. The insurrection has a polit
ical character -tending to Impose
Polish rule on the upper , Silesian
population, and in violation of all the
dispositions of the peace -treaty and
justice, the communication' said.
The allied h,igh commission In
upper Silesia has sent delegations to
intervene with both the Germans and
the Poles in an endeavor to obtain
the cessation of all military opera-
The Weather.
T ESTER DA T'S Maximum temperature,
77 rit-irrees: minimum, H desrtea
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; westerly
winds.
Foreign.
twenty-three killed and 130 wounded In
rlota in Alexandria, usipi. ri a.
China and Germany sign commercial agree
ment equivalent m iwate ucwiy. x-afi3 i.
Germans and Poles engage In batle. Page t.
Blnn Fein ignores approach of election.
Page 14.
National.
House votes 200.uOU lor dry law enforce
ment. Pago a.
Tariff bill sent to White House and presi
dent's signature expected. Page 1.
Republican leaders plan to gain seats In
senate at - next congressional ek-cllon.
Page 6.
Taft, Hughes and Sutherland mentioned
for possible appointment to supreme
court. Page 14.
Project for Alameda naval base ditched
by senate economy iurces. i-age x.
Domestic.
Nation not to Interfere In business, says
president, rage 2. y
Nation so. righteous and just as to pre
vent future wars, is Harding's prayer.
Page 1.
Granite State, civil war frigate, la de
stroyed by fire. Pago 1.
Ship owners spurn Davis' peace plan.
Page 3.
Bryan names five mediuhis through which
party can attain success. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Ham and eggs cut to pre-war 'Two Bits."
Page 1.
Sports.
Stanford tennis stars defeat locals. Page
12.
Harper's services in great demand. Page
13.
Eight of It American golfers survive open
ing title round. Page 12.
Carpentier actually buckles Into work.
Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Local grain dealers expect reaction in
wheat marKet. rage zi.
Selling checks sharp advance In wheat
at Chicago. rage at.
Stock list averages higher at close. Page
21.
Steamer Willamette, strike-bound here f.ir
two montns, leaves tor Ban franctsco.
Pago 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Governor addresses 600 club women, page
10.
Mavor answers attack made by German
societies. Page 7.
Auto crash drives home pupils' lesson In
safety. Pass 9.
Civil war veterans to address 09 schools
on Memorial day. Page 11.
One hundred miles of road contracts to Le
let this week. Page 7.
Max Ganguln. head of family, who eloped
with another woman, freed. Page 10.
Car tracks 071 Foster road are to bs
moved. Page 6.
Flood threatens Interstate bridge approach.
Page 1.
Bonus Is not gift but boon to state, aays
adjutant-general. Pago 4.
Daddies' club defends Memorial day race,
Pase It.
Kl.OOU SITUATION.
Portland Basements along
water from, flooded. Loading of
vessels tedious. Willamette at
20-foot mark, with further rise
forecast.
Vancouver, Wash. Interstate
bridge approach threatened.
Crew works to save fill. Co
lumbia rises .7 foot.
Hood River Crest of flood
apparc reached. liencwcd
f.'Chi'. in prospect. Hot weath
er melts snow on Snake and
Columbia river headwaters.
The Dalies All Wasco county
streams are swollen. Columbia
reaches stage of 36 feet.
La Grr.nde Flood situation
still critical In Union county.
Banks of Catherine creek filled.
Dikes a j being reinforced.
Bend Deschutes bridges
shaky. Water highest since 1911.
The river gauge of the weather
hureau on the Morrison-street bridge
showed a stage of 20 fret even at
8 o'clock last night, or a rise of onlv
one-tenth of a foot in trn hours. A
stage of 21.2 is forecast for todo"y.
21.4 for Wednesday and 21 8 Thurs
day. Further than that tho weather
man would not commit hlniitelf.
Serious damage is threatened to a
number of Important works If only a
slightly higher stage Is reached, and
even at the present heiKht of the
flood fears are felt for one approa-n
to the Interstate bridge and to the
diking of the Peninsula drains
district along Columbia sloush.
Loading; of Ships llamprrrtl.
A combination of circumstances, of
which the high water is only one.
has produced a condition which W re
sulting in considerable difficulty in
loading sh'ps With train in Portland
harbor. Not only Is the water f've
or six feet above the usual flood
stage, but the vessvln loading at pres
ent are nearly all of th largest type
used in this trade, ranKing from
10.000 to 12,000 tons deadweight ta-.
paeity. As a result of thesu two
factors the hatches of the vessels are
about 20 farther above the floors of
tho docks than Is customary at this
time of year. The gradually rising
waters jilso make it neccsaary to use
all speed In getting as much us pos
sible of the grain off the docks be.
fore the river rises ny higher.
Ship's Slings Hoist Marat,
Before a start could be inadu in
loading the Danish steamer Klna at
the Columbia dook Saturday a tioie
had to be cut In the roof and Tha
grain bags shot through this aperture
by conveyors ' At the Glol,i .Mills dock,
where the Klna was loading yester
day, four conveyors were in use car
rying wheat to two hatches, une con
veyor feeding another.
Ship's slings were being used at
Montgomery dock yesterday to hoist
wheat into the holds of the steamer
Bearport, which is loading for Japan.
and the same procedure was In effect
at the Crown Mills dock, where the
steamer Coaxet is loading. This man
ner of loading, according to steve
dores. Is about twice as cosily as tha
use of conveyors.
Water-front liasrnirat I'lootlrri.
Basements are flooded all along the
waterfront, and pumps were working
yesterday as far from the river as
Sixth street. Clouds of steam were
also issuing from the manholes In
the conduits carrying the steam pi pus
of tho Northwestern L'lecltlc com
pany. At a number of places vents
had to be provided to prevent de
struction of property by steam pres
sure. Though It will take a stago six fe"
higher in the Columbia to send water
over the top of the city's new dikti
along Columbia slough, it is feared
that the structure may w taken vr
give way at any time, even under the
present pressure,' as tho dike is new
and has not had time to settle. The
dike was built to confine the current
in Columbia slough and expedlto tho
removal of sewage from the l'tnlnsulit
district. A slight lncreaso in th
height of the river will greatly in
crease the danger of a washout.
Hark lark of Srwnse I 'enrra.
One of the msot serlmiK tons'.
quonces that is expected wiihiii ilia
next tew days, as the result if the
flood, is the bucking tip of H'm;i
into the streets and buaen.cnts no..;
the water front
No change had taken pluco In ii
stage of the Knalte rl.ei i-i t. w'
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