VOL. LX 0. 18,8 7
Entered at Ptir(lnd (Oregon)
Pnslnfiice n Second-Cliiss Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, 3IAY 25, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RIVFR ?u FFFT lTRAiNHITS B0Y,5;
IIULII il.t I LLI VICTIM CRAWLS BLOC
NATURALIZATION CASE
OF ETHERIDGE WAITS
INDEFINITE DELAY ORDERED
- BY DAUGHERTY,
WORLD'S FAIR PLAN
T
ZION TO REGULATE
LENGTH OF DRESSES
FILMY WAISTS OR GOWN'S ARE
PROHIBITED.
REJECTS
VICTIM CRAWLS BLOCK
GIVEN UP BY BOSTON
RATES TO BE CUT
f
"LEFT LEG OF DONALD FOSTER
PORTLAND TO HAVE CLEAR
IS BADLY CRUSHED.
EXPOSITION FIELD.
IGHUMDEH DELAYS
CONFIDENCE VOTE
I! FREIGH
SENATE
MID STILL HISIMG
ECO DM
IN NAVY
Flood Is Highest Since
June, 1917.
BRIDGE DIKE REINFORCED
Interstate Viaduct Approach
Now Thought Safe.
EASEMENT PUMPS BUSY
Weather Forecaster Predicts That
Hater Will Be Recorded at 22
Friday and AYill Go to 2 5.
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FLOODS THREATEN FARMS
A.D CITIES ALONG
RIVERS.
Willamette ' reaches ' 21-foot
level at Portland and still is
1"
rising. Pumps are running full
time to clear basements in low- J
er section of city. Forecaster f
wens predicts .'o-root iiooa.
Gardens at Hood River are
threatened, with Columbia ris
ing rapidly.
The Dalles records 37 feet,
with temperature at 90 degrees,
and Klickitat and Deschutes
rivers in flood.
Columbia is 22 1 feet at Van
couver, and four miles wide.
Farmers are moving stock from
lowlands. Wacomah dairy farm
partly flooded. Birds on river
islands expected to drown.
Mill at Kalama, Wash., closes
on account of high water.
Dikes near Kelso, Wash., and
Woodland, Wash., threatened.
Ranches near Cove are
flooded.
The river at Portland reached a
tare of 21.4 feet yesterday morning
at 8 o'clock, and had climbed another
tenth of a foot by f P. JL A rise, of
1.2 feet was reported yesterday
morning at Wenatchee, a, rise of .3
of a foot at Umatilla and one of .7 of
a foot at The Dalles. At Lewiston, on
the Snake river, a fall of half a fo-y.
tn 24 hours was recorded.
Consideration of the slower rate of
Use in the upper river, together with
the counter effect of warmer weather
In northern Idaho, caused Edward L
Wells, district weather forecaster, tj
predict yesterday that a stage of '22
feet will be reached in the Willamette
at Portland Friday.
Twenty-five Feet Expected..
The river is already higher than
tt has been since June, 1917, when it
reached a stage of 24.6 feet. The
flood had only 3'i feet to go last
night to equal the highest water since
the record flood of 1894. and it is ex
pected by the weather bureau that the
1899 stage of 23 feet will be at least
equaled this year.
A threatened undermining of th
Union-avenue approach to the Inter
state bridge had been checked ef
fectively last night, and no furthsr
erosion was expected to take place.
Some water seeped through the fill
Monday, but this seepage had been
stopped last night.
A report that the pavement of the
Bridge had sunk a foot because of the
washing out of the fill proved upon
investigation to be ,erroneous. Th
xnost serious seepage took place at
point on the approach where the fit.
was pierced by a culvert about a year
ago.. Some settling of the fill took
place at that time, and there has been
a low place in the pavement ever
aince.
Damage Not Expected.
H. B. Chapman, assistant roadmas
ter, inspected the bridge approach
yesterday and upon his return said
that he expected no serious damage.
A large force of men was on hand
there to check any weakening of the
fill as soon as it starts.
Reserves ru3ncd to a threatened
break in the city dike along Columbia
slough had accomplished their work
there and the danger was believed ta
have been averted unless a consider
ably greater rise should take place.
City Engineer Laurgaard. upon his
return from the scene of operations at
S o'clock last night, reported that an
additional rise of three feet could be
Withstood without damage.
Baarmtnli Are Flooded.
City Commissioner Barbur went out
with Mr. Laurgaard to inspect the
work. The forces working to retain
the dike are favored by the fact that
the swift current of the open Colum
bia is not felt in the slough.
Basements were flooded all along
Third street yesterday, and pumps
which worked intermittently Monday
were kept busy all day yesterday
Goods stored in some basements hav
been wet by the l ising water, but be
cause of the slow,-rate of the rise
practically everything has been re
moved from daojer.
COLUMBIA 22.1 AT VANCOUVER
Farmers Move From Lowlands and
Bird Life Is Threatened.
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 24.
CSpecIal.) The Colombia river had
reached 21.1 feet this morning at 8
. iCuucluUcd va Pa.-t 3, Coiuuia 1.
Lad Is Believed to Have Been Hit
by Shasta Limited and ot, to
Have Been Seen by Crew.
Donald Foster, "a 6-year-old lad,
playing near the Southern Pacific
tracks at East Third and Stephens
streets, was run over by a train anO
the body left near the rails unseen
about 4:15 yesterday afternoon. With
his left leg badly crushed from the
knee down, the little fellow crawled
for more than a block toward his
homo at 363 Kast Third street before
he was discovered.
It was thought that Donald wil
struck by the southbound Shasta Lim
it'ed, which patses through the city
about that time In the afternoon. Ap
parently he was alone in the yards
and was not seen by the crew of the
train which struck him.. A physician
from the emergency hospital rendered
first-aid treatment.
The boy was then taken to Good
Samaritan hospital and his leg- wan
amputated at the knee. He was suf
fering severely from the shock of
the accident, but apparently was not
otherwise injured. No details of the
accident could be learned from, him
last night.
Donald is the son -of . Mr., and Mr.
Fred Foster, who live pn .Third street.
short distance east of the railroad
tracks. Mr. Foster is absent from
the city.
ADAMS HAS. NEW SLIDE
Second Mud Avalanche Is Said to
Have Occurred Saturday.
HOOD RIVER. Or., May 24. (Spe
cial.) A second huge mud slide oc
curred Saturday on the southwest
slope of Mount Adams, according to
Sidney Carnine, who, with a party of
Hood Kiver folk, motored to Trout
lake Sunday and climbed the base of
the mountain as far as the snowline.
The first slide of mud and snow
occurred two weeks ago. An enor
mous quantity of soft mud, intermin
gled with snow anl ice, hurtled down
the precipitous snow fields, leaving
a gash and smear that was discern
ible from here. Many local folk have
observed - the action of Saturday's
slide.
The big slides, according to Mr.
Carnine. begin near the summit of
the mountain. An area about three
miles wide and five miles long is
affected.
MqGILVARY held suicide
Authorities Declare Jiothing Found
to Indicate Murder.
BOSTON, May 24. The conclusion
that Paton C. McGilvary, former avi
ator, committed suicide, was an
nounced by District Attorney Pel
letier tonight. He made -this state
ment after a day of examination of
witnesses and evidence in connection
with the finding of McGilvary's body
bearing four bullet wounds May 10.
Police officials reiterated that they
had found nothing to indicate that lie
was murdered, but relatives and
friends have insisted that McGilvary
had no reason to kill himself.
Witnesses summoned by the district
attorney included Mrs. Evelyn Clif
ford, a friend of McGilvary. In her
mail box on May 10, the day he was
killed, was found a note which the
police have regarded as a farewell
message.
PROBE OF' RIOTING ASKED
Senator Johnson for Investigation
of West Virginia Trouble.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 24. In
vestigation of disturbances in Mingo
county. West Virginia, was proposed
in a resolution introduced today by
Senator Johnson, republican, of Cal
ifornia. The resolution said conditions in
the district along Tug river, the Kentucky-West
Virginia border, dally
were resulting in bloodshed and vio
lence and were a menace to demo
cratic government. Senator Johnson
asked that the investigation be con
ducted by the committee on education
and labor, of which Senator Kenyon
republican, of Iowa, is chairman.
BLAST BLOWS UP WORKER
Bandon Man Thrown Out of Ditch
by Force of Explosion.
MARSHFELD. Or., May 24. (Spe
cial.) Jasper Banta of Bandon was
blown out of a ditch he was digging
when his foot caught In the muck
while he was endeavoring to get
away to escape the explosion. Banta
set charges along the ditch with
short fuses and lighted them in suc
cession. The gravel and dirt thrown by the
explosion badly bruised Banta and
his face was a mass of gore. 'His
jaw was broken. He lay unconscious
for some time afterward. He is re
covering at a Bandon hospital.
CHILD WILL GO TO ITALY
Senate Committee Approves Nomi
nation of Ambassador.
WASHINGTON, . C. May 24. The
nomination of Richard Washburn
Child to be American ambassador to
Italy was approved today by the sen
ate foreign relations committee, but
action was deferred on that of Dr.
Jacob Gould Schurman of New York
to be American minister to China.
Senator Johnson, republican, Cali
fornia, and .one or two other sena
tors, it was said, desired to examine'
speeches find writings of Dr. Schur-'
man on the Japanese question.
French Premier Discusses
Policy on Germany.
PUBLIC SUPPORT WANTED
Briand Declares Backing of
America Is Needed.
BRITAIN ALSO SOUGHT
Conviction of Good Faith and Loy-
' ally of Government of Chan
cellor Wirtb Expressed.
PARIS. May 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The chamber of depu
ties tonight took an adjournment
until Wednesday afternoon without
having voted on the question of con
fidence in the government of Premier
Briand with regard to its attitude
toward Germany.
Premier Briand, questioned by a
group of deputies before the meeting,
said there was no res son for the oc
cupation'of the Ruhr region, because
the aspect of the S'lesian question
had been changed, and If the Ruhr
were occupied without the support of
the allies it would be equivalent to
abandonment of the treaty of Ver
sailles. Publie Support Wanted.
Premier Briand went into the same
subject later in his statement to the
chamber of deputies on the govern
ment's foreign policy and with regard
to the London agreement for non-
occupation of the Ruhr valley.
The premier laid emphasis on the
point that the main object he had
been pursuing was to retain the sup
port of public opinion, as well as the
moral support of the governments of
America and Great Britain.
'In the world as it is constituted
today," Mr. Briand said, "no country
can exist In Isolation. I do not want
France to be in the same position at
in 1870. If coercive measures must
be adopted, it must be in agreement
with our allies.
Calmness Held Needed.
Today France has the strength
which permits her to be confident
but commands her to be calm. Just
at the time when a mere show of
this force was sufficient to obtain
more in two weeks than had bees
obtained In two years from Germany,
the use of this force is unnecessary.
I shall not use it unless an imper
ative necessity. Involving the secur
ity of France, arises."
Premier Briand said he was con
vinced of the good faith and loyalty
of the government' of Chancellor
Wirlh and that it was trying to liv
up to its promises.
Germany replied today to the
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1 PRETTY WORK! 1
A I Wi A 'A
Humphreys Notifies YV. P. La
, Roclic He Need "ot Answer Com
plaint Unless Requested.
Attorney-General Daugherty di
rected that no further steps be taken
at this time in the prosecution of the
suit filed March 29 by United States
Attorney Humphreys to cancel the
citizenship of John L Etheridge, ex
president of the defunct bond house
of Morris Bros., in . a telegram re
ceived by Mr. Humphreys yesterday
The department of justice originally
assented to the bill In equity filed
here against the Etherldge citizen
ship, and, since it was after the change
in national administration, it was the
same department that yesterday di
rected no further steps be taken until
further notice. No reason for the
change in attitude toward Etheridge
was assigned.
W. P. LaRoche, counsel for Ether
idge. was advised yesterday by the
United States . attorney's office that
he need hot answsr to the complaint
until further advised. Whether or not
the suit eventually will be dismissed
wa.s not known here yesterday. The
statutory 60 days allowed for an an
swer would expire May 29.
. -As i.the case in all civil suits filed
by .the United States, attorney here.
authority was asked from the depart
ment of justice '.n bringing the action
to' cancel the Etherldge citizenship
and Mr. Humphreys was directed to
go ahead and prosecute the case.
In his complaint he alleged fraud
and deception against Etheridge in
concealing material facts in obtaining
his citizenship papers at a naturaliza
tion hearing in Portland, July 18. 1918.
The complaint charged that while as a
matter of fact he arrived in the United
States February 30. 1904, he testified
under oath that lie reached New York
February 15, 1903, and- that he was
unlawfully in the country because of
his conviction on four perjury charges
in England, upon which he served five
months in prison. It was also charged
that he was convicted twice in New
Jersey, in Octbocr, 1905. and Novem
ber, 1907, the charge in both instances
being that he had obtained money
under false pretenses, and that these
convictions were concealed from th-j
court, the applicant testifying when
asked if he had ever been arrested
that he was haled into court once for
having speeded his automobile in
Pennsylvania.
Until the "further notice" hinted at
in the telegram from Attorney-General
Daugherty is received here, the
Etheridge case remains in statu quo
and the accused man retains his citi
zenship. TEXAN WHIPPED, MISSING
Offender Kidnaped by Masked
Men Later Disappears.
DALLAS, Tex., May 24. The where
abouts of John Moore, who was kid
naped from his home last night and
severely whipped by masked men,
was not known early today.
When freed Moore, who Is white
and had just been released from, jail
after arrest on a charge of attacking
a girl, promised to start walking to
Granada, Miss., his old home.
Colonel Dunne Gets Message Thut
Legislature of Eastern Stute
Puts Off Appropriation.
Boston will not have an exposition
to compete with the 1925 exposition
in Portland. Assurances to this end
were received yesterday by Colonel
David M. Dunne. It is possible that
Boston may have a fair In 1925. but
it will be merely a local one, it pro
moted at all, while Portland now has
a clear field for an international ex
position.
David L Walsh, United States sen
ator for Massachusetts, telegraphed
Colonel Dunne yesterday sayig:
'"Massachusetts leglslature'has pro
vided for another unpaid commission
to consider further the advisability of
holding an. exposition. This means
that the present legislature will take
no definite action."
"It means," explained Colonel Dunne,
"that without the present legislature
taking action to finance the proposed
exposition In Boston in 1923. there
can be nothing done uwl the legis
lature meets two years hence, which
will be 1923. and that would leave
only tw,o years in which to build a
fair. In view of this, Portland can
now consider Massachusetts elimi
nated as a contender. This talked-of
BQstOn exposition has. been an im
portant factor In planning the Port
land exposition, but now Boston is
out of it.
"When I went east a few weeks
ago to look into the Boston matter. I
met Senator Walsh and he provided
me with letters of Introduction which
simplified my labors. In Boston I
found that drawings had been mads
and plans drawn for a mammoth ex
position. It' was proposed that the
legislature guarantee 328,000.000 of
bonds to finance the enterprise. The
east is more conservative than the
west and has been harder hit finan
cially, so they look at a dollar twice
long now. The project called for
making an immense fill, which woultf
be a Herculean undertaking. Th
sum required was so staggering tha;
the legislature hesitated, and now, ac
cording to Senator Walsh's message,
the legislature has concluded to in
vestigate further before committing
itself. That means the finish of th
Boston exposition from an interna
tional sense." ' ,
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 24 -A
resolution by Senator McNary, repub
lican, Oregon, authorizing the presi
dent to invite, foreign nations to par
ticipate in a proposed exposition at
Portland. Or., in 1925, to celebrate
completion of the transcontinental
highways and development of hydro
electric power, was reported favor
ably today by the senate foreign rela
tions committee'.
NEWBERRY NOT YET CLEAR
Senate Committee to Press Investi
gation of Ford Charges.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 24. The
senate privileges and elections com
mittee decided unanimously today to
press its investigation of the charges
of Henry Ford that Senator New
berry of Michigan had obtained his;
election in 1918 by improper methods.
The sub-committee In charge of the
Investigation then went into execu
tive session.
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Charges on Many Coast
Products to Drop.
WESTERN LINES TAKE ACTION
Carriers Operating West of
Chicago in Agreement.
AVERAGE IS 20 PER CENT
Permission to Lower Rates to Be
Sought at Once of Interstate
Commerce Commission.
CHICAGO. May 24. Reductions of
freight rates on certain commodities
approximating 20 per cent has been
decided on by all transcontinental
railways west of Chicago, it was an
nounced today by G. W. Luce, freight
traffic manager of the Southern Pa
cific railway.
This decision was reached at a
meeting today of executive officers
of all the roads affected. The re
duction was decided upon to enable
the roads to meet competition of
water lines operating through the
Panama canal.
The westbound rates, it vas de
clared, have been checked to apply
from points in eastern defined trans
continental territories, groups "A"
to "J" Inclusive to I'acific coast ter
minals only. In addition to the con
currence of eastern carriers, it will be
necessary to file applications with
the interstate commerce com nlselon
for authority tu apply the rates to
terminal points only, which involves
waiving of the long and short haul
clause of the interstate commerce act
East bound Kales Different.
Eastbound rates checked In will
apply from I'acific coast terminals
and intermediate joints to eastern
defined territories, groups !'A" to "J"
inclusive, and will be made effective
as soon as concurrences are obtained
These rates will not be made to ter
minals and therefore it wljl not be
necessary to make applications to the
interstate commerce commission for
waiver of the long and short haul
clause..
The new eastbound rates will apply
to beans, peas, canned salmon, canned
goods, condensed milk dried fruit
and other commodities.
The proposed westbound rates
would affect canned goods, oilcloth,
drugs and fnediclnes, cotton piece
goods, belting, hose and rubber, iron
and steel structural iron, blank
books, paper, roofing, sewing ma
chines, soap and washing compounds
and other commodities
Figures Show than sea.
The eastbound, old and new carlot
rates follow:
Present New
Rate. Bate
Beanu, peas, minimum 60.000
pounda (1 2414 $1.03
Canned naltnon. minimum
70.000 pounds l.lOli .95
Canned goods. condensed
milk, minimum 60.000 lbs.. l.L'OUj 1.03
Dried fruit, minimum 60.000
pounds in boxes 1.6H' 12.1
In sacks 2.00 1.45
Rice, minimum 60,000 pounds
To group "A" 1.2S14 ! 00
To group "B" I.IOVj 1 00
To group "C" l.OHhi 1 00
West bound rates on carlots follow,
in part:
Group A to group J.
Fresent rates New
range: Kate.
Csnned goods $ 1 S3 VS to 1 1 .42 $1.30
Cotton piece goods. I'.OX'jlo l.SO'4 I SO
Iron and steel .... 13', to l.'J."4 1 05
Slrui-tural iron.... 1.02 to 1.S0 1 O.'i
Pianos 4.42 to 3 S4'4 3.00
Paper bags .'0K4 to l.KH', 1 7.1
Paints and oils ... 1 S3 lo 14-' 150
Suwing machines.. 30SVito -'SO v.tiO
Soaps, etc 1 -' to 1.50 1 40
Twine and cordage 1 3"4 to 1.4S 1.111
Wire ropo 1.S314 to 1.42 1.20
Furniture rates also are to be re
vised and "" rates in effect prior of
March 15, subject to limited valuation
requirements, will be restored and ap
plied to furniture when shipped under
released values and some additional
items will be added to the furniture
groupings.
EAST WANTS WESTERS FRUIT
Present Freight Rates Declared
Practically Prohibitive.
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 24
(Special.) Membera of congress from
eastern and Pacific states this week
will request the interstate commerce
commission to lower transcontinental
freight rates on f-.-uits and vegetables.
The eastern states' case will be pushed
by Representative Siegel of New York,
who today declared he would demand
Immediate action cu the part of the
commission.
.'Conditions ire such that only the
wetllthy of the east will be able to
obtain fruits from California this year
because of the unreasonable freight
rates from the coast," Mr. Slegel said.
"The high rates have prevented the
shipment of any but the highest priced
fruits and vegetables east, where large
quantities of less expensive grades
are needed.
"There must be a reduction of rates
to prevent largo quantities of food
from going to waste there. I am go
ing to take the matter up with the
commission and eee if something can
not be done so tho people of New
York and other eastern cities will be
able to obtain western products at
reasonable prices."
Tariffs proposing reductions in
rates on sugar from the Pacific coast
to territory as far east as Chicago,
amounting to from to 13 4 cents a
hundred pounds were' filed today with
the interstate commerce commission
by the transcontinental lines.
Zlon City, III.. Chief of Police Is
sues Orders Ban on Silk Stock
ingsSunday Is Strict.
ZION CITY. 111., May 24. Authori
ties here have decided on a new
method whereby they hope to enforce
rulings against certain styles in
women's apparel and violations of
their laws for observance of Sunday.
Chief of Police Becker has sent to
every home a copy of the latest regu
lations and had divided the city Into
districts with one person In every
district appointed to report weekly
on his section.
The latest regulations include:
No low-necked gowns for women:
no silk stockings; no transparent I
waists or gowns; the length of
women's skirls to be left to discretion
of the officers.
A ban on swearing, on Sunday
games, and on meetings on Sunday
other than those for religious pur
poses also has been ordered. The
regulations also forbid women from
straddling a horse and they may not
ride a motorcycle except In a side
car.
Violations are to be punishable by
fines of $30 to $200.
CHURCH TO BE 21 STORIES
Spire 1 10 Feet Hlgrli l I'c 011 Tol
of 2H0-rwt Building.
CHICAGO, May 24. A church 21
stories high, with offices occupying
the space not given to an auditorium
and church headquarters, will be
erected by the Methodists of Chicago
on the site of the First Methodist
church in the center of the business
district. The bulldlnpr, which will
cost $3,500,000, will be a monument to
the centenary of the denomination's
mission work.
Rising from the roof of Ihe 260-foot
building will be a spire 140 feet high
with chimes.
The building will have a frontage
of 80 by ISO feet. It will be French
Gothic 111 stylo and American in gen
eral structure. v
The auditorium has been designed
to accommodate 1200 persons.
OUTLAWS AMBUSH TROOPS
Mexican General Reports on Fray
In Lower California.
MEXICALI. Lower California. May
24. General Rodriguez, commanding
all Mexican troops in thu northern
district of Lower Calilornia, an
nounced today that a detachment of
cavalrymen seeking bandits who. tired
on the jail and other buildings In
Tijuana May 5 had been ambushed by
a party of bandits near Ensenuda a
nlg'ht or two ago and the lieutenant
commanding tho cavulry was killed.
Two bandits were reported killed
and others wounded.
GAS COMPANY CUTS PRICE
Decrease of Product Ion Cost Is
Cuu-se or Drop in Dcs Moines. ,
PES MOINES, la.. May 2t The Des
Moines Gas company today announced
a reduction of IS cents a thousand In
the price of gas.
The reduction, it was explained, was
due to a decrease in tho cost of pro
ducing the commodity. The new price
is $1.35.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 80
degrees; minimum 56 degrees.
TOUA Y'S Fair and cooler; westerly winds.
Foreign.
French chamber fails tu vote confidence In
Premier Urland's government. Page 1.
Voters attacked at polls In Ireland. Page 2
National.
Senal'e rejects economy In naval appro
priation. Page I-
Ship owners declare it is too lata to agree.
Page 2.
Hordes of undesirables reported com
ing Into country through Mexico.
Page
United Slsles commerce meets poerrul
enemy In Joint purcnasing of iorciSu
powers. Page 4.
House republicans to debats tariff. Page 4
Domestic.
Movie offer Is made to Mrs. Stlllman.
Page 3.
Zlon City. III., to regulate length of wom
en's dresses, Page 1.
Western railroads agree on 20 per cent eul
In certain frtlght rates. Page 1.
Presbyterian general asftmbly denounces
immoral moving picture. Page 3.
Puelfle IW'ortbwest.
Four hundred new lawa go Into effect In
Oregon, rage- i.
Sport.
raclflc Coast league results: At Salt Lake
15 Portland 2: at San Francisco 1, Oak
land ; at l.os Angeles. Seattle 4. Ver
non 2; at Sacramento 2, Los Angeles S.
Pag 12.
American Invaders hit by golf upsets.
Page 12.
Golf tournaments to mark week end.
Page 12.
Attorney-general is guest of Jack Demp-
sey. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
First sealed bid wool salo of seaHon will
be held at Pilot Hock. J'age 21.
Chicago wheat soars on bad crop news
trom Nebraska. Page 21.
Wide declines made in all classes of stocks.
Page 21.
Coastwise sailers are being revived.
Pago 20.
Captain Paulson of Swedish motorshlp For
mosa praises port of Portland. Pago 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
River 21.4 feet and still rising. I'ago 1.
Truln hits boy 6, who crawls block before
ho is noticed. Page 1.
Suit to cancel citizenship of Ktherldga Is
dropped. Puge l.
Oregon patronage declared settled. Tage ll.
Boston gives up plan for world exposition
Page 1.
Council approves Foster projects. Pago 10.
Husband kills wife to end suffering
Page 6
Unrest In Egypt U attributed to bolshevik!
Page 14.
Drop In rrelght rates is Portland's gain.
Page .
Death attributed to drunken brawl. Page 6.
Personnel Increase to
120,000 Voted.
$42,500,000 IS ADDED
Party Lines Broken; 13 Re
publicans Want 100,000 Men.
14 DEMOCRATS DESERT
Adoption of Borah AiiK'niliurnt for
Dl.su rmHiiient Conference Ap
pears lo lie I.IUfl).
1
WASHINGTON. D. I'.. May 24. The
economy drive ugainst the $4!i.'i.0d0.00n
naval appropriation bill was shattered
In the senate today when many In
creases, recommended by the navil
committee, were adopted.
Hy a vote of 45 to 2.1. the senate
adopted a committee amendment op
posed by the economy forces, provi.l
M.K for a personnel of 120.000 men aa
against 100.000 authorized by the
house. Afterward committee amend
ments calling for Increases aKarcKal
Ing about $12,000,000 were quickly ap
proved. The roll call on the navy personnel
apparently broke the attack aalnst
increases recommended by (he naval
committee. The way also was paved
for passage of the bill tomorrow or
Thursday after prospective adoption
of the Borah amendment for a dis
armament conference.
Alnmrda I'rojret IMM-uanrd.
There were reports today of nego
tiations looking lo restoration of ap
propriations for a new I'acific coast
base at Alameda, Cal.
Tarty lines were broken In .the vols
on fixing the navy personnel at 120,
000. Thirteen republicans voled to
hold the personnel to 100.000, but the
loss of these republicans to the com
mittee provisions was offset by 14
democrats who voled to keep 120.00(1
men in the navy.
Among committee Increases adopted
were $15,377,000 fur pay of personnel
$5.!00.000 for reserve lories. $S.7.S3,
Oi'O for provisioning, $7,500,000 for
fin 1 anil Us transportation and
$.".000.1100 tor the marine corps cjiiar
ti nnaslei i-ot pM.
I.rnruot llndlrs larrrne.
Senator l.enrool, republican, Wis
consin. In the battlo today against
tho increases, and ajin warned the
li .publicans Hint the country woiili
not stand for the n. Mr was Joined
by Senator Hitchcock, democrat, Ne
braska, who announced hr would
vote against the bill If the coicniil lee
ii creases should be substantially sus
tained. Senator Swanson of Virginia, rank
leg deiiociat on the. ..aval committee,
hi.wever, supported the committee
rograniine
Senator Liidcrwood of
Alabama. democratic leader. who
voted for the $120. OoO personnel, mad
j, lengthy addres: advocating inter
national dlsaimament agreements, but
opposed disarmament by the Inlted
States in tho absence of an agree
ment with oilier powers.
Hrpnrta Held Distorted.
In attacking what he termed th
"extravagance" of the bill. Senator
Lcnroot chained that press reports
of President Harding's speeches yes
terday regarding national defense
had been distorted "deliberately and
Inexcusably." He said that llio pres
ident had' been misquoted with re
spect to his statcmi.nl Hint the na
tion should be "so powerful In riglit-
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MARY PKKFOKirS OWN
STORY OF HERSELF.
No one can compute the
many, many thousands of
hearts into which Mary Pick
ford has entered via the silver
screen until, quite literally,
she became the darling daugh
ter of the great American
public. But only a limitrd
few of her enthusiasts have
ever met the real Mary; So it
t is that the Sunday editor, con-
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fident that tne pleasure win
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! and dance along to the present.
I There were lean but laugh-
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