VOL. rYn 18 883 Entered at Portland 'Oregon)
VU. JL,.V V. 10,000 Pnstofflce Scond-C1as Matter
TOKTLAND, OKEGOX, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
AMBULANCE PLANE
FALLS; 7 KILLED
16 HURT WHEN PLANE
AND AUTO TANGLE UP
WIG .IS HELD GLEW
GERMAN RABBITS DUE
FRANCE DODGE TRAPS
PEACE PACT UNFULFILLED AS
BUXX1ES ARE TOO WARY.
EXPOSURE OF PONZI
WINS PULITZER; PRIZE
CITY TO OBSERVE
TRIP WEST OFFERED
TO REPRESENTATIVES
MOIL (ML
ATTEMPT TO qHAXCE FROM
RACING CAR FAILS.
BOSTOX POST'S SERVICE HELD
ARID LAXD STATES TO IXV1TE
PARTY OX VISIT.
MOST MERITORIOUS.
ENGINEERS ACCEPT
WAGE REDUCTION
TO I
BRIDE
Two Civilians and 5 Army
Men Lose Lives.
CRAFT IS HIT BY STORM
Terrific Wind and Electrical
Demonstration Fatal.
DEATH OF ALL INSTANT
Accident Declared to Be Worst
in History of Aviation
in United 'States.
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 29. (By
the Associated Press.) Seven men,
five of the army and two civilians,
were killed In the wreck of an army
Curtiss-Eagle ambulance airplane
Bear Indian Head. Md, 40 miles south
east -of Washington, last night in a
terrific wind and electrical storm.
The Dead.
Lieutenant-Colonel Archie Miller,
TT. S. A., St H.. Washington, D. C.
Maurice Connolly of Dubuque, la.
ex-representative in congress.
A. G. Batchelder of Washington,
D. C, chairman of the board of the
American Automobile association.
Lieutenant a M. Ames of Wash
ington, pilot.
Lieutenant C W. McDermott, Lang
ley field, Virginia.
Lieutenant J. M. Pennewill, Lang
ley field, Virginia.
Sergeant Mechanic Richard Blum
enkrani. Washington, I). C.
Army air service officers said the
accident was the worst In the his
tory of aviation in the United States,
and one of the few in which all pas
sengers in a plane had been killed
almost instantly.
, Plane Hit Nose First.
The ship struck nose first and the
force of the impact was so great that
the 400-horse power Liberty motor
was thrown back Into the cockpit on
top of the pilot and the passengers.
All bodies were badly mutilated. ". .1
The Curtiss-Eagle was . returning
from Langley field .near Newport
News, Va., and had just crossed the
Potomac when it ran into the storm.
The exact cause of the accident
probably never will be known, as
those in the machine were dead when
witnesses from Morgantown, a vil
lage near Indian Head, reached the
scene. ,
Investigation to Be Made.
An official Investigation will be or
dered. Air service officers said that
when the plane left it was apparently
in perfect condition.
Captain De Lavergne, military at
tache of the French' embassy, who
went in the Eagle from Washington,
aid tonight that in his opinion the
Eagle was unbalanced.
"It had a small motor," he said, "of
only 400-horsepower. The weight
was too much; the pilot could not
control it."
Brigadier-General Mitchell, assist
ant chief of the army air service,
who accompanied the Eagle to Lang
ley field, and who had a battle with
the storm during bis return, said
Lieutenant Ames, piloting the Eagle,
was considered a very good pilot.
Trees Prevent Landing-.
When the Eagle circled over the
field a couple of times before
ctralghtning out for Washington, it
was running perfectly, he said.
The Eagle left Langley field at
about 4:30 P. M. yesterday. The time
of the wreck was placed at 6:25 P.
M., the hour at which Mr. Connolly's
watch stopped. Naval officers at In
dian Head who saw the plane go
down declared Pilot Ames tried to
bring his machine down before the
full force of the storm struck, but
that he was prevented from landing
by trees. The airship crossed the
trees safely and appeared to put on
power to reach a nearby field.
Airplane Tarns Over.'
Apparently the motor either failed
to respond or the high wind checked
the ship, for it was seen to turn over
and fall nose first when only a few
hundred feet up. Officers at Indian
Hoad sent out a detachment, but
word of the accident did -not reach
Bollinsr field here until 11 o'clock
last night.
When the plane failed to arrive
early in the night, officers assumed
she either had landed to escape the
storm or had turned back to Langley
field.
Mrs. Ames was waiting for her
husband at the .field and when the
mnort of the accident came she
started for Morgantown in her auto
ciobile. arriving after midnight.
The bodies were brought to Walter
fieed hospital nere.
Sosne Blame Heavy Wind.
" Suggestions that the wrecking of
the plane was caused by lightning
were scouted by army air officials.
They said that even had a bolt struck
the machine, it could have done little
damage as the lightning could not
have effected a grounding.
The theory of some officers Is that
a heavy wind struck the ship and un
balanced It, sending It into a nose
dive.
In preparation for the official in
quiry. Lieutenant P. C Wllkina went
to the scene today to take photo
graphs of the wreck and to obtain
any possible information.
Statements of naval officers at In-
iCoacluded ea Face 3. Column Li
Flier's Ladder Hooks Car and
Sends It Into Fence; Aircraft
Plunges Into Grandstand.
MILWAUKEE. Wts.. May 29. Six
teen persons were injured, one per
haps fatally, when an airplane
crashed Into crowded box seats at
state fair park today during a stunt
flight
A. L. Wilson was to transfer from
a racing automoDile. driven by Louis
Disbrow, to an airplane operated by
D. M. Speers. -
As the automobile, going 75 miles
an hour, rounded a curve on the race
track near the southwest end. Speers
dropped a rope ladder by which Wll -
son was to effect the transfer.
Wilson was said to have grasped
the ladder by its fourth rung, when
the first rung became caught on the
automobile.
The aviator. In attempting to dis
engage the ladder, rose in his ma
chine, lifting the rear end of the
automobile several feet.
Wilson, in the careening automo
bile, attempted to release the ladder.
He was thrown, landing near the
grandstand.
Efforts of Disbrow to control the
automobile proved futile and the
heavy machine, crashing into the
fence, caused the airplane to over
turn. It fell into the box section,
nose downward.
DARE CAUSES DROWNING
Daughter of Bend Pastor Falls Off
Log in Deschutes River.
BEND, Or., May 29. (Special.)
Nine-year-old Dorcas Stenseth, daugh
ter of S. A. Stenseth, pastor of the
Scandinavian Lutheran church of this
city, was drowned in the Deschutes
river here late today when she fell
from a log while playing on the
water's edge at the Shevlin-Hixon
loading dock near the outskirts of
the city. With two playmates about
her ' own age, Lillian and Bernice
Hoik, the Stenseth girl was dared
by older girls to walk out on the
logs, it was said. The last one on
which the little girls stepped turned
with them and they were precipitated
into the water.
J. C. Mayer, living nearby, rushed
to the rescue, saving Bernice, while
Lillian crawled out on a log. Not
until later did he learn that a third
child had gone down. One little girl
informed him a few minutes later that
their companion was still in the river.
He located the body, but the chance
for saving the child's life was gone.
The father, who is attending a confer
ence at the church of Silverton, was
advised of the tragedy.
DIVIDED DISTRICT PLAN
Western Washington's U. S. Jndge
May Lose Southern Territory.
SEATTLE, Wash, May 29. (Spe
cial.) A plan to create a separate
United States judicial district out of
the southern division of the present
western district of this state will be
taken to Washington, D. C, in the
next few weeks by the national com
mitteeman, Guy E. Kelly, and laid
before Attorney-General Dcugherty
for his approval before being urged
upon the state's congressional dele'
gation.
Mr. Kelly will leave for the capital
June S to attend a meeting of the re
publican national committee June 8,
when a successor to Chairman Hays
will be named. Incidentally the na
tional committeeman is going to do
what be can toward hurrying up fed
eral appointments In this state, but
not the least important part of his
errand east will be discussion of 8
new federal court with the attorney
general.
AUTO UPSETS ON CURB
Five Occupants, Pinned Under Car,
Escape Serions Injury.
An automobile driven by Morris
PerkeL 800 Park street, struck the
curb and turned turtle at Twenty-
eighth and Nicolal streets about 1-1:45
last night.
Henry Pander, 572 Fifth street
Rose Perkel, M. Pomeranti, Lena
Shepherd and Sophia Shapiro were
pinned beneath the car, but all es
caped except for slight bruises and
scratches.
BIG BEAR SLAIN WITH AX
Prospector, With One Swing, Al
most Cuts Off Intruder's Head.
HELENA, Mont., May 29. An ax
carried by Nick Spade a prospector
at Slempie, probably saved his life
and ended the career of a 900-pound
black bear, . according to a report
brought to Helena from that region
by L. E. Guillow. ,
The bear jumped up at Spade from
behind a log. The prospector had
time for one swing of the ax, which
almost cut off the bear's head.
RESTAURANT CUTS PRICES
Baked Beans, Bread, Pie and Cof
fee to Be Sold for IS Cents.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 29. Baked
beans, brown bread, any kind of pie
and a cup of coffee, "all for 15 cents
for one week only" was advertised in
San Francisco papers today. The
advertiser was a lunchroom concern
operating 13 establishments here,
with other rooms In Portland, Ta
coma and Seattle,
Find in Mahoney Case Re
vealed by Police.
SEARCH OF LAKE GOES JN
Man Accused of Murder Is
Said to Have Had Lime.
- TRUNK NOT YET LOCATED
Ex-Convict Declared to Have Pur
chased 6 Pounds of Powerful
1 Corrosive Agent.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 29. (Spe
cial) A black wig, similar to the one
worn by Mrs. Kate Mahoney, the aged
and wealthy bride of James E.
Mahoney, has been found by the div
ers who are searching Lake Union
for the body of the missing woman.
The discovery was made last week,
but the police managed to keep the
news secret until tonight.
The find, they declared, was one of
the most Important, If not the most
important, revelation yet made In the
mysterious case.
There can be little doubt, they as
serted, that the wig was Mrs. Ma
honey's. An eccentric woman, she
wore several wigs one black, one
blonde, one brown and one auburn
as her fancy pleased her.
Black Wis; Declared Worn.
But she usually wore the black wig,
and the last person who saw her
alive declared she was wearing it
when they met her.
Dovetailing with this new evidence
was the additional discovery that the
police declared they have made that
Mahoney bought six pounds of quick
lime shortly before his wife disap
peared. Quick lime, is a powerful corrosive
agent, and the police have pointed out
that, presuming Mrs. Mahoney was
murdered and her body had been
placed in a trunk and thrown into the
lake with a quantity of quick lime,
practically -airtraes " of ' the" crtma
would have been automatically re
moved by the action of the chemical.
lMvlns In Lake Continued.
A wig might have floated away, but
the flesh would have been destroyed.
The police were unsuccessful in
their attempt to una tne Diooa
stained trunk which children told at
having found on the shores of Lake
Union about a month ago, and diving
operations in the lake were continued
yesterday.
It became definitely Known yester
day that the man for whom the po
lice are looking Is Gus Johnson,
brother-in-law of Mahoney, who is
said to have been In Seattle at the
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Thousands of Partridges Pledged
Away in Versailles Treaty
Also Escape Capture.
BERLIN, May 29. More than 600,
004) rabbits and many thousands of
partridges, which Germany is obli
gated to deliver to France and Bel
gium under the treaty, are still at
large in Germany. This delinquency
by Germany is described in a memo
randum which sets forth Germany's
accomplishments in connection with
the duties she assumed when slgn
intr the Versailles pact. The official
document explains it by saying that
the rabbits and partridges cannot be
ensnared.
The orieinal Koran of Caliph Os-
rr.an and the skull of one of the Turk
ish sultans, demanded by the kings :
of the Hedjaz, have not been surren
dered. .
Aside from these fallings, the for
elgn office declared Germany nao
lived ' ud to her obligations fairly
well as regards the delivery of com'
modules designated in the repara.
tions catalogue.
DEBT MONEYJS EN ROUTE
German Courier on Way to Paris
With Last of First Payment
BERLIN, May 29. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) If the train carrying
the German couriers reaches Paris on
schedule time, the reparations com
mission about noon tomorrow will
come Into possession of the equivalent
of S40, 000,000 gold marks, tne balance
due from Germany on the first billion
reparations payment
Each of the notes. 20 in numDer.
bears the indorsement or tne iour
leading banks of Greater Berlin, who
volunteered that joint guarantee in
return for the government s assurance
that the notes would be redeemed at
maturity.
ESTATE IS $10,000,000
Letters of Administration Askeu
for James A. Murray Property.
TUTTTE. Mont.. May 29 Marcus
Murray has filed a petition in the dis
trict court of Silver Bow county for
letters t administration of the estate
of the late James A. Murray. Montana
millionaire.
In asking that letters of acfrninls-
tration be .given here the petition al
leged that James A. Murray, who
died May 11 at his home In Monterey,
Cal., was a citizen of Montana "and
that the bulk of his estate, valued at
between $10,000,000 and $16,000,000, is
In Montana.
AMERICA BECOMES DRIER
State Enforcement Laws Said to
Aid Volstead Act.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 29. The
country gradually is becoming drier
and the Volstead law easier to en
force, John F. Kramer, prohibition
enforcement commissioner, said to
day." Passage of enforcement laws by
several states, he said, had Improved
the situation.
Louis Selbold, Writer for Xew
York World and The Oregonlan,
Cets Award for Accuracy.
NEW YORK, May 29. The Boston
Post's exposure of the Charles Ponzl
scheme of quick wealth is considered
by Columbia university the most mer
itorious public service rendered by
any American newspaper during the
last year. As a result the Pulitzer
prize in journalism, a gold medal cost,
ing $500, has been awarded to that
newspaper.
Other. Pulitzer prize awards an
nounced today include $1000 to Louis
Seibold for his interview with ex
President Wilson. SelhnM is a writer
for the New York World and The Ore-
soman. me requirements for win
ning tnis prize are strict accuracy.
terseness and accomplishment of
some public good.
One thousand dollars was awarded
Edith Wharton for her novel, "The j
Age of Innocence," which the prize
committee considered the best Amer
ican novel published during the year.
For the original American play,
performed in New York; which bestl
represents the educational value and
power of the stage in raising the
standard of good morals, good taste
and good manners, $1000 was awarded
"Miss Lulu Bett" by Zona Gale.
For the best book on the history
of the United States. $2000 was
awarded the "Victory at Sea," by Rear
Admiral William S. Sims, in collab
oration with Burton J. Hendrick.
The Americanization of Edward
jook, Dy toward J3ok, received a
prize of $1000 as the best American
biography.
POSSE KILLS ASSASSIN
Porto Rican, Alleged to Have Shot
Woman, Wounds PursueT.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., May 29.
Fred Bertoni, 32, a Porto Rican, was
shot and killed today at Los Animas,
35 miles north of here by a posse
after he was alleged to have serious
ly wounded Mrs. James Easter of
Los Animas. Before he was sur
rounded and had refused to surrender,
Bertoni shot Nicholas Ralph, member
of the posse, in the shoulder. Ralph
is expected to recover, but Mrs. Eas
ter's wound may prove fatal, accord'
ing to physicians.
Bertoni was said to have called last
night at Mrs. Easter's home. When
she answered his knock he shot her
and fled, it was said. .. r
MAN IS KILLED BY LOG
Another Sustains Injury When
Timber Rolls From Car.
NORTH BEND, Or.. May 29. (Spe-
cial.) Harry Foster was killed In
stantly at the Allegany logging camp
of the Buehner Lumber company late
Saturday.
The man was a victim of a log
which fell from an overturned car
on the incline railway. H. L. Borlis,
who was near by, was struck by the
same log. He was taken to Mercy
hospital with several bad chest
bruises.
Soldier Dead Objects of
Special Tribute
BIG PARADE IS PLANNED
Each Cemetery in Portland
to Be Shrine.
VETERANS ARE IN CHARGE
General Exercises Will Be Held
at Auditorium at 3 o'clock
This. Afternoon.
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMMES
IN PORTLAND.
Patriotic organizations will
decorate graves of soldier dead
in city cemeteries starting at
8:30 A. M.
Memorial services for sailors
and marines at Stark street
dock at 9:30 A. M.
Ritualistic services at Grand
Army cemetery (Greenwood),
at 9:30 A. M.
Memorial service at Reed
college at 10 A, M.
Memorial services at Odd
fellows' hall, Lents, at 10:30
A. M.
Lone Fir cemetery service
and services at Milwaukie
cemetery at 10:30 A. M.
Parade of patriotic organi
zations forms at county court
house at 2 o'clock and moves
promptly at 2:30.
General exercises at audi
torium at 3 P. M.
Furled flags of peace after the fly
ing banners of war. and a wlldernesa
of flowers that lull to sweeter sleep
the heroes of the nation's wars who
est In honorej graves these symbol
ize Memorial day as the tributes of
ex-comrades and citizens.
The day will be observed generally
in Portland. Business will be almost
at a standstill, and everv cemeterv
will be a shrine where tributes will
be paid to the honored dead. Veter
ans of three wars will be In charge
actively of decoration of the last
resting places ot their comrades. Of
ficial services will be given in their
honor where they hold their final
biVouac, and at the Auditorium at 3
o'clock there will be general exer
cises, with a big patriotic parade as
a prelude,
The' Grand Army, Women's Relief
Corps, Sons of Veterans, Spanish War
Veterans. Ladies of the G. A. R..
women's auxiliaries of the Spanish
war veterans and the sons of veterans,
Mexican and Indian war veterans,
world's war veterans, American Le
gion and patriotic citizens will join
in the marking and decoration of sol
diers' graves at the cemeteries and
the conducting of appropriate exer
cises.
Graven To Be Decorated.
There will be decoration of graves
this morning at Lone Fir, Mount Scott,
Multnomah, Grand Army, Milwaukie,
Brainard, Rose City, Mason, St. Mary's,
Greenwood, Oddfellows, Ahavai Sho-
lom. Mount Zion and Mount Calvary
cemeteries. Exercises will be held at
most all of these, those at Lone Fir
at 10:30 A. M. being rather elaborate.
At the same time there will be cere
monies at Oddfellows' ball, Lents, and
at Milwaukie cemetery. At noon there
will be a programme at the soldiers'
monument in the Plaza in front of the
courthouse.
Reed college chapel will be the
scene of a fitting ceremony in honor
of 12 students of Reed who died in the
world war, being the unveiling of a
bronze memorial tablet at 10 o'clock.
TheTe will be addresses and music, all
in keeping with the occasion.
At the Grand Army cemetery there
will be services at 9:30 this morning
under the direction of the patriotic
organizations.
Parnde to Be Feature,
The parade of various organizations
participating in the day's celebration.
General George White, grand marshal.
will start at 2:30 this afternoon from
Sixth and Main streets, moving west
on Main street to Sixth, north on Sixth
to Pine, back on Sixth to Morrison,
east on Morrison to third, and south
on Third to the auditorium. There
the following programme will be
given:
Anembly, bugle corps, Wallace Smith,
Frederic Hatley, Edward Holswood,
Thomas Kowkaa, Donald Dowlter, Ueor
Podifold; organ. "Kuneral March" (Cho
pin), Profesaor Frederic W. Goodrich ; Invo-
cation, Kev. T. urouiuiette; reading, "Me
morial Orders," Adjutant u. A. Williams;
j Lincoln's Gettysburg ddreu, Roland
Hanson; organ, . American roamaaie
(Victor Herbert). Profeaaor Frederic W.
Goodrich; addreas, Rev. Major William 8.
Gilbert, introduced by Commander T. H.
Stevens; "Star-Spangled Banner,'' Mra
Fred L. Olson; benediction. Chaplain T. K.
Gallagher; taps, bugle corpa; Daughters
of Veterans will act aa usbera
Public offices generally will be
closed today. The postoffice will keep
one stamp window open as a matter
of accommodation. The central 11
brary will keep open for reading from
2 to 9:30 P. M., but there will be no
books issued or exchanged. AH branch
libraries will be closed all day.
Observance of the holiday really
.(Uuaciuiied ait a. CvJuuui Al
All Jlembcrs of Congress Will Be
Asked to Come and Inspect
Reclamation Projects.
THE OREGO.MAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C May 29. Consid
eration is being given to a plan for
taking as many members of congress
as will accept the invitation west
this summer to see first-hand the ad
vantages and possibilities of Irriga
tion. The proposal Is expected to
gain the support of 22 commercial
bodies in 13 arid land states, to whom
letters outlining the plan will be
mailed tomorrow by E. F. Blaine of
Seattle, representing the Western
States' Reclamation association.
The plan is to Include Invitations
to every one. of the 435 house mem
bers to make the trip. As tentatively
planned, the representatives would
move in two sections. One party
would go through the northwest,
visiting the irrigation projects of
Montana. Idaho. Washington and
Oregon. The other would go to the
southwest, seeing the projects In
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah
and Nevada.
The two parties would finally Join
in California. The plan grew out of
the results attained by the trip made
last summer by the house committee
on appropriations. Influential mem
bers of that committee came back
from the west converted to the possi
bilities of Irrigation, and enthusiastic
In their support of reclamation legis
lation. Western congressional delegations!
have indorsed the proposed trip of
inspection, and Representatives Sin-
nott, Oregon; Surrimers, Washington
and French and Smith of Idaho are
active in the plans to make it a sue
cesa They hope to have several
scores of representatives pay the west
a visit. It is believed that the Mc
Nary-Smith reclamation fill can be
paseed at the present session of con
.ri ReDresentative French ot
Idaho has been named chairman of a
committee of western states repre
sentatives to press for action.
SALZBURG FAVORS FUSION
Vote on Union With Germany Is
Almost Unanimous.
SALZBURG, Austria, May 29. (By
the Associated Press.) In the refer
endum held today the vote was vlr.
tua.lly unanimous In favor of fusion
with Germany.
With SO per cent of the returns re
ceived. only a few hundred votes were
recorded against fusion.
BERNE. Switzerland. May 29.
Latest advices concerning the Salz
burg plebiscite Indicate that 85 towns
and villages cast 62,500 votes, or 9
per cent of the population, in favor of
fusion with Germany, as against only
1000 in opposition.
RED CROSS MAN IN CELL
Russians Said to Have Transferred
American to Dungeon.
RIGA, May 29. (By the Associated
Press.) Confirmation of the report
that Captain Emmet Kllpatrick.
American Red Cross worker In the
hands of the bolshevikl, had been
transferred from a prison camp to a
dungeon in the Tcheka prison has
been received through Terijoki, Fin
land. From the same sources advices
state Corporal Hazelwood, formerly
of the Siberian expedition, is imprls-'
oned in Moscow and seriously affect
ed mentally.
All Americans Imprisoned in Rus
sla are now said to be receiving food.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
80 degreea: minimum, 01 degree..
TODAI'ti fair: cooler; westerly winda
Foreign.
German effort fain in hunt for rabblta
Page 1.
Germans delay orrenrtve against roli.n
inaurgenta In Sileaia. rage 0.
Vladivoatok reda In street battle. Page .
American tourists in France vexed.
Pag 2.
National.
Trip weat offered to representatives.
Page 1.
Prealdent'a wife has hard task, rare X
Ambulance plane crashoe, killing seven
men. Page 1.
Making farming pay is put p to presi
dent. Page 4.
Domestic.
General Horace Porter of Civil war la
dead. Page 3.
Pretty bride held on charge of attempt
ing to polaon her family. Page 8.
Blxteon Injured when plane and auto ret
tangled during trick performance.
Page 1.
Exposure ot Ponst wlna Pulitzer priza.
, Page 1.
PaWfle Northwest.
Two Injured in accident at Wyeth. Paga S.
Wig declared to be clew In Mahoney caaa.
Page 1.
Sporta.
Two new records set in motorcyels racea
Page 8.
Double bill pot on by two semi-pro leagues.
Page 8.
Paciflo Coaat league results: At Salt Lake
10-7. Portland 4-12; at Oakland 4. Kan
Franclaco 2; at Loa Angelea, Seattle
2-8, Vernon 8-8; at Sacramento 5-3, Los
Angelea 0-2. Page 8.
Americana victors In second round of title
tennia meet. Page 8. ,
Portland and Vicinity.
Marine engineers accept shipping board
proposals. Pag 1.
Bankers ta spend two days at Seaside.
Paga 13. 1
Dr. Nugent delivers tnoute 10 nation's
dead. Page 1.
Whole police bureau la on anxious seat
Paga 1.
Bodies of 13 soldiers arrive In Portland.
Page 14.
6000 to 8000 visitors pus day at The Oaka
Page 14.
Farmera to study better poultry methoda
Page 13.
City to observe memor'al ritual. Page 1.
Oregon clubwomen to open annual conven
tion at i'uuulewa. Paga 7.
Portland Union Ratifies
Ship Board Proposal.
SECRET CONFERENCE IS HELD
Failure of Strike Leads to
Reversal of Attitude.
SETTLEMENT IS NEARER
Attempt (o Win Demands Weakens
When umber of Workers Be
come Anxious to Tuko Jobs.
Tortland engineers, members of the
Marine Engineers Beneficial associa
tion, voted to accept the new pro
posals of the shipping board for a
settlement of tho strike, at a meet
ing held at their headquarters In tho
Chamber of Commerce building Sat
urday night, it was learned yester
day. The vote was said to have been &f
for acceptance of the terms, which
Include a 13 per cent reduction in
wages, to five against.
Officials of the organization de
nied that the question had been set
tled locally.
15 Per Cent Cnt Provided.
Tho vote was said to have boon on
the agreement reached Friday be
tween representatives of the national
organization of the Marine Engineers'
Beneficial association and Chairman
Benson of the shipping board, which
had been submitted to all the local
unions for ratification. This agree
ment, which was mads Friday, ai
said to provide for a 15 per cent re
duction In wages and the payment of
overtime on a pro rata basis Instead
of a fixed sum.
The belief was expressed yesterday
that the strike, which has been In
effect since May 1, Is practically set
tled, particularly as it affects the
controversy between the unions and
the shipping board. The jrrccmi'nt
reached Friday at Washington uid not
Include local operators of ships, but
It Is believed that if a settlement Is
made with the unions by the ship
ping board, which operates four
sevenths of the ships, tho local oper
ators will agree to similar terms.
The agreement is to run one year.
Secret Confrrrnee Held.
Local officials of the Marine Engi
neers' Beneficial association were In
secret conference yesterday afternoon
at the headquarters of the association
and their attitude clearly Indicated
they were perturbed over the situ
ation. During the afternoon they
received a telegram which did not
add to their serenity, although they
refused to divulge the naluro of the
mcfcHage.
Failure of the strikers to tie un
vessels Is believed to be the principal
cause for the reversal of attitude of
local engineers on the question of
continuing the strike. The vote is a
complete reversal of the previous
vote taken by the local engineers,
when they urged that the proposed
wage reduction be not accepted. Some
of the engineers are said to have
been offered jobs and they are anx
ious to end the strike, so they can,
return to work. It la declared there
has been a change in tho altitude of
some of the local engineer official
which has resulted in a loss of con
fidence on the part of the striking
engineers.
Vessel, Get Crrnn,
The failure of the strike locally is
shown by the fact thai no ships are
held up in the harbor at the present
time for lack of men. Vessola tem
porarily held up have managed to
secure crews and get away.
"We have nothing to give out for
publication." said Harney Dionne.
cecretary of the local Marino Engi
neers' Beneficial association, when
questioned as to the local situation
yesterday. He denied that any action
had been taken hero and said that
a meeting probably would be held
today.
SAX FKAXCISCO VOTES "0'
Rejection of Ship Board Proixjhal
Nearly Unanimous.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 29. San
Francisco members of the Marine En
gineers' Beneficial association today
voted to reject the United States ship
ping board's new proposals offered at
means of settling the maritime
strike.
J. J. Scary, secretary of tlio organ
ization, said the vote was practically
unanimous.
IMMIGRANT INFLUX SET
Xumncr of Entries lo lie .nocn
During June Announced.
WASHINGTON, C., May 29. Tho
number of immigrants who will h.i
allowed to enter this country undi-r
the new 3 per cent law during Jun
was announced for some countries
last nlKht by CommiHsloner-t'.ouera!
Husband as follows: United Kingdom
5923. Norway 930, Sweden 1531. Den
mark 433. Netherlands 276, BelKlum
119, Luxemburg 1. France 437, Swit
zerland 2S7. ieiniany bll'J. Danxia
22. Finland 2V. Afrlea .
The law -will beconiu operative
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