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VOL. L.X- XO. 18 880 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
'1J' -1 0,00" Po.tnfflce Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1921
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'GETS MAIL PRIVILEGE
LIBERATOR IS - ACCEPTED AS
' SECOND-CLASS MATTER.
SEATTLE PLEDGES
BORAH'S PROPOSAL
!T0 DISARM APPROVED
PORTLAND GAS RATE
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1 KILLED, 8 INJURED
IS ORDERED REDUCED
WHEN CAR HITS COW
COLLI STER GREEN VICTIM OF
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IN LUKE
TO
GRID
DUBLIN
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FLOOD CUTS All
SOUGHT
BACKING
FAR
BULK OF BIG DIKE
12,000 Acres Threatened
Near Woodland.
PRESIDENT ASKED TO CALL ANN UAL SAVING OF $300,000 IS
CONFERENCE ON NAVIES. f , . ESTI3IATED.
WRECK NEAR GRANTS PASS.
Seattle Police Look for
Clew in Missing Trunk.
BRIDEGROOM UNDER ARREST
James E. Mahoney Held Pend
ing Probe of Mystery.
ST. PAUL' VISIT RECALLED
Trunk Containing' Body Believed
to Have Been Shipped to Coast
and Damped in Lake.
4.
SEATTLE, Wash.. May 25. (Spe
cial.) Th'o Seattle police department
today dragged Lake Union for a mys
terious trunk which is believed to
contain the body of Kate M. Mahoney,
missing wealthy 72-year-old bride.:
The bridegroom. James E. Mahoney,
38. is held by the police in default of
HO, 000 ball on a charge of forging
the name of his missing bride.
The body must have been shipped
half way across the continent, from
St. Paul or Duluth, if the police
theory is correct.
If this conjecture of the police 1
correct, it must mean that the trunk
arrived at Seattle about the same
time perhaps on the same train as
the missing woman's husband. James
E. Mahoney.
Police investigation of the disap
pearance of Mrs. Mahoney was given
a new turn tonight by the report of
A. F. Morris, local advertising man,
to the police that he had overheard
Mahoney and two unidentified worn
en discussing plans for obtaining Mrs.
Mahoney's fortune, according to De
tective Captain Tennant Captain
Tennant said Morris told him of hear
ing the three discussing plans to "do
away with the old woman."
All doubt as to the visit of Ma
honey and his bride in St. Paul the
latter part of April was apparently
cleared away In a statement of the
St. Paul police department today,
Trace of Trunk Lout,
The St. Paul police Investigation
revealed, it was reported, that the
Mahoney couple had registered at the
EL Francis hotel there April 22 and
checked out the same day. Their
baggage was reported checked to Du
luth and it was there rechecked by
an unidentified man. It destination
has not yet been discovered. It is
also said that a St. Francis hotel
stenographer wrote letters giving
Mahoney power of attorney over his
wife's property and what was said
to be an order giving access to bis
wife's safe deposit vault. The papers
were not signed in the stenogrpaher's
presence. She did ndt see Mrs. Ma
honey.
And Mahoney came back to Seat
tle, while Mrs. Mahoney did not. Ma
honey admits she did not, but says
she will be found.
That his 72-year-old bride was in
Cuba at the time a trunk believed
by the police to contain her body
was dumped into Lake Union late in
April was the declaration of Mahoney
la the city jail this afternoon.
Postcard la Recalled.
T had a postcard from her at Ha
vana. Cuba, dated May 1." Mahoney
told his counsel. Attorney Lee John
ston, when the attorney informed him
that the police were dragging Lake
Union for a trunk, supposedly con
taining his wife's body, which had
been taken out in a boat from the
Tenth avenue bridge and dumped into
the lake, "some time in April," as the
police gave it out today.
"I know nothing about any such
trunk; I had nothing to do with it,
anyhow, and it couldn't have con
tained the body of my wife because
she was far away from here at that
time," he declared.
Attorney Johnson added that Ma
. honey had told him of this postcard
several weeks ago.
Folowing a nation-wide search for
the missing woman, who, according to
the husband, had quarreled with and
left him at St. Paul, while they were
on a honeymoon trip, the police
abruptly began dragging Lake Union
from the Tenth-avenue bridge to the
Lake Washington. canal portage last
evening.
Trunk Reported Dumped, t
Captain of Detectives Tennant
would vouchsafe no further informa
tion regarding the dragging of the
Jake for the trunk, than to say that
"we have information that a trunk
was delivered to a boat and hauled
out into the lake and dumped there
In April, and we believe this myster
ious action Is connected with the Ma
honey case."
The Information evidently was re
ceived yesterday and was considered
important enough for Captain Ten
nant to enlist the services of the
harbormaster's department, for pa
trol boat No. 2 was sent out and has
worked continuously at dragging for
the trunk ever since last evening.
In the meantime Investigators to
day uncovered other interesting de
tails affecting the missing woman's
property In Seattle which, with prop
erty in Texas, Alaska and elsewhere
in the state of Washington, repre
sents more than $200,000.
The police have' caused Mahoney's
detention on an aliased forgery of
Hays Announces That Freedom of
Tress Will Be Guarded Under
His Administration.
WASHINGTON', D. C, May 25. Laws
safeguarding the Integrity of the
freedom of the press "must and shall
be also scrupulously observed," Postmaster-General
Hays declared today
in announcing the granting of an ap
plication of The Liberator, a monthly
magazine of New York, for second
class mailing privileges.
The application 'has been pending
since February 11, 1918, the date of
its founding, and the postmaster
general said the records of the de
partment showed every Issue offered
since had been accepted at the third
class rate of postage. The Liberator
will be refunded $11. 277, the differ
ence which it paid over the second
class rate. The publication is edited
by Max Eastman, who also was editor
of The Masses, which was denied the
mailing privileges in 1917.
The postmaster-general announced
also that The Call of New Tork and
Victor Berger's paper, the Leader,
bad filed applications for re-entry
under the second-class mailing priv
ilege, and if they were found to
comply with the law the applications
would be granted.
"The postoffice department holds no
brief for the Liberator or any other
publication." declared Mr. Hays. "If
there is on foot a conspiracy to de
stroy our established form of govern
ment by force, alleged by the depart
ment heretofore as a reason for not
granting this permit and if. this publi
cation is involved in it, then the de
partment of Justice will deal promptly
with the conspirators."
He said it was easy to decide what
is and. what is not information of a
public "character" as required by the
classification act, but that the postmaster-general
has no power to de
cide what Is information of a public
"benefit," and such power was never
intended to be lodged in him. "It shall
not be assumed," he said.
"The mall exclusion statutes," he
said, "will be vigorously enforced,
There shall be no hesitancy in sup
pressing publications that fall within
the prohibition of the law, but there
are also laws safeguarding" the in
tegrity of the freedom of the press
and these laws also shall be observed
scrupulously.
175xTrade Excursionists
Guests of Portland.'
GOOD WILL IS GUARANTEED
Vancouver Men In Party. Are
Feted by Local Chamber.
PROVINCIAL SPIRIT SCORED
Mission of Visitors Declared to Be
to Get Northwest Joined in
Co-operative Alliance.
STILLMAN CASE GOES ON
Negotiations Apparently Fail and
- Trial Will Resume.". -
SEW TORK, May 25. Hearings In
the divorce suit brought by James A.
Stillman. millionaire banker, against
Mrs. Anne U. Stillman will be re
sumed next Wednesday before Ref
eree Gleason at Poughkeepsle.
This announcement by one of Mrs.
Stillman's attorneys today was taken
as an indication that the settlement
negotiations said to have been inaug
urated by counsel for the banker had
halted. Refusal of Mrs. Stillman to
comply with her husband's demand
that she live abroad for five .years
after the suit had been withdrawn
was reported to be the reason for this
action. Another condition alleged to
have been imposed by Mrs. Stillman's
attorneys was that she give her con
sent for the children to choose be
tween their parents. This, it is said,
she has declined to do.
Mr. Stillman's offer is reported to
have included the withdrawal of his
suit, legal recognition of the legiti
macy of the infant Guy Stillman.
whose paternity has been questioned
in the proceedings, and the granting
of an allowance of between $50,004
and 590,000 a year to Mrs. Stillman.
Mrs. Stillman plans to attend the
hearing Wednesday with her son Guy.
Pledges of friendship and good will
coupled with the guarantee of the
whole-hearted backing of Seattle and
the state of Washington for the Ore
gon 1925 exposition were exchanged
last night at the Chamber bf Com
merce banquet given In honor of the
Seattle chamber of commerce trade
excursion with about 175 Seattle and
Vancouver business men and more
than 200 Portland business mfen in at
tendance.
R. S. Boyns, president of the Seat
tle . chamber ol commerce, assured
Portland that the 1925 exposition al
ready has the hearty indorsement of
the trustees of the chamber at Seattle
and will have unfailing support of the
entire state. Mr. Boyns pointed out
that the mission of the trade excur
sion was to break down the provincial
spirit that leads each city and each
community to live within itself to the
detriment of all concerned. ,
Allied' Work Urged.
"We are going over the', state of
Washington preaching this gospel."
declared Mr. Boyns. "Let no man liveth-
unto himself: let no city, no state and
no community Hveth unto Itself. If
a place is shut up to itself, always
taking in and never giving to its
neighbors, it assuredly will die. Let
the states of Oregon and Washington,
the entire northwest, work and ally
themselves together for the mutual
good and prosperity ot all."
Frank Branch Riley pleaded for the
breaking down of the barriers of
provincialism that have stood in the
way of better relations between Port
land and Seattle and Oregon and
Washington in the Past.
Seattle Spirit Held Helpful.
"The spirit and example of Seattle
are ever helpful and exhilarating for
Portland," said Mr. Riley. "Tour visit
is a step toward the breaking down
of the barriers of provincialism that
(Concluded on Pace 6, Column 2.)
Invitation to Britain and Japan to
Discuss Armament Limitation
Voted Unanimously.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 25.
Unanimous senate approval was given
today to Senator Borah's proposal for
an international naval . disarmament
conference. , ....
By a vote of 74 to 0 the amendment
was added to the naval appropriation
bill, authorizing and requesting the
president to invite Great Britain and
Japan to send representatives to a
conference with United States repre
sentatives in an effort to reach some
agreement on disarmament.
The vote was in conformity with the
understanding reached last week by
administration forces to support Sen
ator Borah's plan. '
Besides tne 45 republicans and 28
democrats voting for the amendment.
announcements were made on behalf
of many absentees that they, too, fa
vored, the disarmament plan. .
Upon passage of the bill the amend
ment will go to conference with the
house, but its advocates ' believe ' it
will be indorsed and then approved by
President Harding.
With the Borah amendment incor
porated, an. effort was made to reach
a vote on passage of the bill late to
day, but this was frustrated by de
bate on minor amendments. Senator
King, democrat, Utah, promised to in
troduce several other amendments to
abolish what he termed "useless"ajTavy
yards. -;
Senator La Follette made another
lengthy address in opposition to capi
tal ship construction and considerable
more debate was in prospect when ad-1
journment was taken. With tomorrow
set for consideration of the contested
nomination of David H. Blair to be In
ternal revenue commissioner, imme
diate passage of the bill was a hazy
prospect.
Among minor amendments adopted
was the committee provision for cre
ation in the navy department of a
special bureau of aeronautics with a
head selected by the president.
Another amendment by Senator
Smoot, republican, Utah, as adopted
would authorize the department to
continue publication of the Shipping
Bulletin to be supplied to subscribers
at actual cost.
An amendment which would author
ize the expenditure for submarine con
struction of part of the $90,000,000 car
ried for continuing the 1916 building
programme was adopted. ,
Senator Poindexter. republican, of
Washington, In charge of the bill, said
the amendment would give the depart
ment discretion to let contracts for
possibly the entire six submarines
previously authorized, construction of
which has been deferred. The senator
added an amendment authorizing con
struction of an additional naval trans
The Borah amendment as adopted
follows:
That the president is authorized
and requested to invite the govern-
Beneflt of Cut of 45 Cents a Barrel
in Crude Oil Costs Passed
On to Consumer.
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.)
" SAl.EM. Or.. May 25. (Special.)
Reductions . aggregating an annual
saving of approximately $300,000 to
gas customers of the Portland Gas
& Coke company will be made ef
fective June 6 through an order Is
sued here today by the Oregon public
service commission.'
The new residential and commercial
rate as compared with the present
charges for this class of service, follow:
First ' 800 cable feat ar less a month,
present rate 83 cents: new rate 75 cents.
Next 9700 cubio feet a month, present
rate 11.30: new rate 11.20.
Next 30,000 cubic feet a month, present
rate. 11.20: new rate 11 03.
-Next 60,000 cubic feet a month, present
rate $1.05; new rate 90 cents.
Next loo.'OOO cubic feet a month, present
rate o cents; new rate i cents.
Excess over 200,000 cubic feet a month,
present rate ,3 cents; new rate 7U cents.
New and old rates, affecting house
heating and gas operation follow:
First '300 cubic feet or less a month
present rate -85 cents; new rate 73 cents.
Next 2700 cubic feet or less a month.
present rate Si cents; new rate 90 cents.
Excess over 8000 cubic feet or less a
month, present rate 75 cents; new rat 70
cents.
The Initial or minimum charge for
the first $00 cubit feet or less follow:
10 light B, 10 light Sprasue and 20 light,
90 cents.
30 light, $1.15.
45 light, 81.40.-..
60 light and 30 light B. $160.
100 light and 60 light B, $2.10.
200 light and 100 light B, $3.50.
300 light, X 5.
For connecting or reconnecting
service a charge of $1 is authorized
for the first meter and a charge of
50 ents for each cdditional meter
connected or reconnected at the
same time and location. This chtrge
shall apply only to customers requir
ing 'nstallation of meter, or where
meter has been locked for discon
tinuance of service.
"In our present order," cald the
commission, "as in the one effective
April 10, we are reducing the rates
for ras, giving the customer thj en
tire advantage resulting from the re
duction of crude oil costs aggregating
45 cents a barrel.
"The commission, as heretofore, by
classifying as .operating revenue, all
profits from by-products (briquettes)
and from merchandising, causes every
dollar ot profit thus made to apply
toward a reduction n the cost of gas
used by the customer, w.Mch results
in Portland having one. of the lowest
rates anions the various cities using
manufactured gas.
S'The commission realizes that it Is
'Stretching' a point in reducing the
present initial charges, but neverthe
less, after 1 full consideration of all
tl,- attendant circumstances entering
Into, the establishment of the rate,
it is believed that the minimum cus
tomer s entitled to this recognition.
It Is noted in this connection that
this charge for larger-sized meters
has also been modified.
. The commission in considering the
actual costs involved is of the
HOUSE DESTROYED
Building Declared Fired
by Sinn Feiners.
BLAZE FOLLOWS REBEL RAID
Petrol Poured Over Interior
and Fire Applied.
VALUABLE RECORDS GONE
Structure, Among Most Beautiful In
'Ireland, Now in Ruins Fire
Fighters Obstructed.
. DUBLIN, May 25. (By the Asso
elated Press.) The Dublin custom
house is in ruins tonight and all of
the most important . documents of
the government relating to Ireland,
together with papers and records,
have been destroyed.
This, Dublin castle officially an
nounces, was the work of Sinn Fein
forces, which early this afternoon
made the most formidable attack
against government property that ha
been engineered since the present
rebellion began.
Employes of the departments housed
In the building were made prisoners,
vast quantities of petrol- were poured
over the interior of the building and
the light was applied.
Soon military lorries crowded with
soldiers appeared and a battle en
sued. The Sinn Feiners occupied the
custom house and from the windows
met the soldiers with a heavy fire.
Machine guns and rifles responded,
and a strong cordon was thrown
around the building.
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.)
WHY CAMPERS SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT FIRES.
'CUSSING' CENTRAL LEGAL
Missouri Telephone Users Allowed
to Talk Abusively Once.
JEFFERSON' CITY. Mo., May 25.
Telephone subscribers have a right to I
use abusive language once to tele
phone operators when connections are
not satisfactory, the state public
service commission ruled today in
ordering the Carlow Telephone com
pany to restore service to George H.
Oxford, farmer.
Oxford s telephone had been re
moved following an altercation with
young man in charge of the ex
change at Carlow. The commission
ruled that a single instance of use of i
abusive language was not grounds
for discontinuance of service.
PRESIDENT'S SISTER.SUED
Washington Physician Demands
$25,000 for Alleged Libel.
WASHINGTON; D. C. May 25. Mrs
Carolyn Votaw, sister of President
Harding, was made defendant in a I
25,000 suit for alleged libel, filed to
day in the District of Columbia su
preme court by Dr. G. R. Lee Cole.
The plaintirt asserts tnat ne was
damaged in his good name and repu
tation as a result of a letter written
by Mrs. Votaw to Justice Stafford last I
April 29 during the trial of the domes
tic difficulties of Dr. Cole and his
wife.
PEACE PROPOSAL COMING
(Concluded oa Page 2, Column 3.)
House Republicans Plan Action on I
Resolution Next Week.
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 25
Agreement to send the peace resolu
tion to the house for consideration
next week was reached today at a
conference of republican members of
the house foreign affairs committee.
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Raiders Rooted by Heat.
When the flames became too hot
the raiders attempted to escape, but
several were shot and killed and
many wounded. According to the of
ficial statement, seven civilians were
killed, 11 wounded and 111 captured
Four auxiliaries were wounded,
Crown forces in a sortie entered
the building and made many captures.
Some raiders were- saturated with
petrol, and it Is believed several met
death in the flames.
Destruction of the Dublin custom
house constitutes the most serious
damage since the rebellion. The
building, of which nothing remains
but the shell, was one of the most
beautiful in Ireland. It housed many
of the chief administration depart
ments. and its destruction is more
disabling to the ordinary machinery
of the government than if Dublin
castle had been burned..
Important Records Gone.
The local government board had
its offices in the building. This
board has been in constant conflict
with various bodies repudiating al
legiance to It and allying themselves
with the JJall Eireanne, and Its rec
ords are completely destroyed.
All registrations and - lists of
shareholders of public companies
were kept in the building, which was
also occupied by the stamp office
and the stationery office, in addi
tion to being the central headquar
ters of the inland revenue depart
ment.
Shortly before 2 P. M. about 60
young men, heavily armed, entered
the custom house and held up the
staff, assembling them in the ves
tibule. Two dozen boxes each con
taining four' tins of petrol and four
bales of cotton waste -were passed
into the building.
Three policemen who came In to see
what was happening were promptly
seized, deprived of their weapons
and placed with the other prisoners.
Petrol .was poured ovot the most
important documents and the build
ing was set on fire in several places.
Fire Briarade Hampered.
The fire brlgad was "prevented
from reaching the scene by armed
bands. Auxiliaries soon arrived In
military lorries and the raiders fired
on ' them from the building and
eventually made a sortie. A battle
ensued.
Reinforcements of crown forces
kept arriving and under their pro
tection the fire brigade got to, work,
but its task was hopeless. '
Troops poured Into the district,
machine guns from armored cars
were leveled on the building, and
every effort was made to hem in
and capture the incendiaries. By. 4
o'clock about 50 men had been ar
rested. Early estimates of the casualties
fixed the number at five civilians
and one auxiliary killed and many
wounded. Auxiliary police rescued
employes from the building, including
several women.
Anto Stage on Way From Klamath
Falls Strikes Animal and
Is Overturned.
GRANTS PASS, Or., May 23. (Spe:
clal.) Nine persons were injured, one
fatally, when an automobile stage
en- route to this city from Klamath
Falls struck a cow and upset In a
ditch three miles east of. the Grants
Pass city limits on the Medford road.
The man fatally injured was Col
llster Green of Klamath Falls, who
died of a broken neck shortly after
the accident.
Mrs. Clyde Harper. 24, 111 C street.
Grants Pass, suffered several broken
ribs. She was brought ta Grants Pass
and taken to the Good Samaritan
hospital here. Eight other persons in J
the stage suffered less serious in
juries and were attended by Dr. S
Loughridge of this city.
Others injured were: L. B. Miller,
Portland, broken bone in hand; and
Marshal Hooper, Grants Pass, scalp
wound.
.The bus was said to-, have been
traveling about 30 miles an .hour.
The car was wrecked by the crash
into the ditch. '
Mr. Green died on the way to the
hospital here. His body was taken to
a local morgue.
Mr. Green was about 38 years old
and an employe of a mill at Fort
Klamath. He Is survived by a widow
and two girls, 12 and 15 yean old, re
spectively. The bus was in charge of a driver
named Jennings, who suffered slight
injuries. He left the hospital after
he had received treatment. He was
not arrested;
The two small daughters of Mrs.
Harper escaped without injury. The
children were 4 and 6 years old.
FARMERS REMOVE CATTLE
Creosoting Plant at St. Hel
ens Is Flooded.
RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE
COAST GETS NEW PLANTS
Expansion of Westlnghouse Manu
facturing Company Announced.
SEATTLE, "Wash., May 25. The
Westlnghouse Electric & Manufactur
ing company today announced plans
for the erection of at least six manu
facturing plants and branches on the
Pacific coast, according to advices
received here tonight from K. E. Van
Kuren, western representative of the
company, at the general offices at
Pittsburg, Pa.
The plans Include a 51,000.000 plant
at Los Angeles, two similar plants at
San Francisco, two on Puget sound, a
central factory and two specialty
manufacturing plants, Mr. Van Kur-
en's telegram said.
In his statement, accompanying the
announcement. Mr. Van Kuren said "It
is necessary. In view of transconti
nental freight rates, to prepare 1m
mediately to carry on our western
business from western plants.
GRAPE JUICE TRADE HURT
Willamette Readies Stage or 21.8
Feet and Steady Climb Until
Saturday Is Predicted.
SIMM ARY OF FLOOD COXDI
TIO.NS IX .VORTHHtST.
Portland Willamette river
reaches 21. S feet. Stage of 22
feet predicted for today and
22.5- by Saturday. ,
Vancouver. Wash. Columbia
climbs slowly, reaching 22.5
feet. Bottom lands covered with
water.
Hood River Columbia rises
14 Inches In 2" hours. Further
gain of IS Inches will Inundate
large truck gardens. Strong
wind fells trees.
Home Brew and Soft Drinks Cut
Badly Into Business.
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 25.
Home brew and soft drinks of cereal
origin are cutting deeply Into the un
fermented grape Juice business, John
Welch, head of the grape Juice
company that bears his name, told the
senate finance committee today in
pleading for reduction of taxes on his
product.
Mr. Welch named the Deverages
which he said Interfered with grape
Juice makers.
"And raisins," supplemented .lena
tor Sutherland of West Virginia
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
SOUTH , BELFAST MAN "WINS j
Thomas Moles Is Elected to New
Ulster Parliament.
BELFAST, May 25. Thomas Moles
was the first member elected to the
new Ulster parliament for South Bel
fast. The return of three other loyal
ists in that section is virtually cer
tain.
Wholesale charges of intimidation
by beatings and threats and of per
sonation during the balloting in Ulster
for members of the new Northern
(Concluded on Pave 2, Column i.)
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature 74
degrees; lowest.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; westerly
ninds.
Foreign.
Club women of Philippines ask for Inde
pendence. .Ultraae mo prumpuiou.
Page S.
Dublin cutom-noue ournra ana Binn
f einers nem ri,in,., .
National.
Borah dlnsrmsnent proposal passed la sen
ate. Page 1.
Ball rate cut declared to be Impossible.
Pag.
Radical magasin. gets man privilege.
Page 1.
Foreign relations continue to ecllpss all
other problems In Washington. Pag 2.
Dosiestie.
Labor charges railways with plot to dis
charge thousands ot worker Pag. 2
Naval disarmament call requested of
Harding -by synod. Pag. 4.
Sailor and kisses break op family. Pag. .
raelfle Northwest.
Portland gas rat. reduced. Pag. 1.
Seattle police drag lake for trunks believed
to contain wum.ii - wwuj. - " . .
Cruising of state timber ordered. Pag. S.
Stockmen close annual convention. Page 4.
H ports.
Pacific toast sT.eague results: at Salt t-aks
2 Portland 5: at San Francisco 0. Oak
land T; at Los Angeles. Seattle 4. Ver
non 8: at Sacramento 6. Los Angeles 2
Pag. 10.
Moor, and Harper her. for big bouts.
Pag. 10-
Only on. American golfer left la Brltlak
tournament. Pag. 10.
Sc Sntastio preliminary meet will b. stages'
kJay. Page 10-
Commercial and Marine.
Winter wheat hearting In Oregeoa early
aectiona Pag. 19.
Kails feature late advance in stock mar
ket Pag. 19-
Strlk. Injunction hearing deferred at r-
quest ot attorney for unions. Page 18.
Southern Pacific cuts lumber rales oa
municipal terminals. Page i.
Portland and Vicinity.
Willamette river reaches 21.8 feet. Pag. 1.
Street car track repair demanded. Pag. 7.
Business patient convalescent, say. A. L,
Mills. Pag. 7.
Railroads askd to repair tracks. Pag. 11.
Widening of Olisan street projected.
Pag. 5.
Council refuses to fore. Improvement proj
ects. Pag. .
Bngllsh war brld. finds promises of horn
ana nappmess only visions, rag. is.
ST. HELENS. Or., May 23 (Spe
cial.) The Columbia river has cut
away one-third of the bulk of the
seven-mile dike protecting the Wood
land diking district, and it was be
lieved today that the dike was in dan
ger of being cut through. The water
still Is about six feel below tU. top of
the dike.
Twelve thousand acres of farm land
will be flooded to a depth of from
8 to II feet If the dike breaks. Boma
400 or 500 farmers live In the dis
trict. Cattle were said to have been
removed from the threatened area.
Farmers Remove Cattle.
The dike was completed thli year
at a cost of about 1200.000. One of the
dredges which helped to pump (and
out of the river to form the dike was
repairing some of the weaker spots
yesterday.
It was reported here today that 85
per cent of the 28.000 acres of Sauvles
Island was under water. The ranchers,
some hundreds of whom live on the
island, have moved about 1000 cattlt
across Willamette slough to the main
land. Creoaotlnsj Plant Closed.
The St. Helens Creosoting company.
a mile and a quarter aoove ims tnj.
losed down today on account of nign
water. The dynamos were
from, the engine room, which was
flooded a short time afterward.
Creosoted railroad ties, due ior
shipment to India June 15. were re
moved from the point to St. Helens
tndav In scows and on flat cars and
have been stored In a safe place. Th.
company has contracted to deliver
1,600,000 feet ofthetles.
WILLAMETTE 21.8 FEET HIGH
Columbia Continues to Swell at
Vmalllla and The Dulles.
The Willamette and Columbia rivers
continued their steady climb Tues
day night and yesterday with th
result that tho weather bureau gauge
at Portland showed a stage of. 21.8
feet at o'clock last night. Th.
Willamette has been rising at about
the same pace for three days. A stago
of 22 feet was predicted for today,
22.2 for Friday and 22.5 for Satur
day. Warmer weather was reported yes
terday from southern Idaho, with
compensating cooler weather In the
northern half of that stage. The net
result should be no particular change
in the slow fall of the Snake rlvtr.
gorlous flood conditions sre expected
to be avoided if the Snake will only
hold off until the crest of tho run-off
in the Columbia has passed.
A sharp rise of 1.4 feet was reported
at 8 OC40CK yesieruay nn'iniiiK i
w.natchee and rises of .2 and .
respectively at Umatilla and Th
Dalles. In the 24 hours preceding
the 8 A. M. reading, the river at Port
land had come up .2 of a foot.
The first casualty report to b.
Issued by the lighthouse bureau
since the rush of water down the Co
lumbia started, appeared yesterday
over the signature of Robert War
rack, district superintendent of light
houses and showed lights discontinued
or carried away at Henrlcl crossing.
Willow Bar dike. Camas, Washougal
and Gary Island. The notice con
tained the further warning to mari
ners that lights between Stella and
Heed River were liable to disappear
at any tlme
COLUMBIA IS STILL KISIMJ
Stage of 22.5 Feet Reached at Van
couver; Gain Is Slower.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 25. (Spe'
cial.) The Columbia river Is yet ris
ing at this point and Is very swift.
From 8 o'clock yesterday until 8
o'clock this morning the rise was -4
Road aid assured Mlbeur county. Pag. 12. of m r00t, making the height 22 5. Dy
State to proceed with fair plans. Pag. la. I T 7 , , ' . , Z i ,
Werly b.br home fid worker for H 1 4 0 C'Ck "fttr"oon U " risen
year lb dismissed. Page 4. iConduded oa Pag. 2, Culunm I.) .
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