Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 07, 1921, Image 1

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PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL. LX NO. 18,890
Entered tt Portland Ore iron)
Postofflce as 8econd-C1ii9 Matter
TORTLAXD, OREGON, TUESDAY. JUNE 7, 1921
PORTLAND READY
FOR PETE TO OPEN
M'ARTHUR REFUSES
TO HELP WOERNDLE
MAYOR OF CHICAGO
FIFTY PER CENT VOTE
IS FORECAST TODAY
PUEBLO DIGS WAY
OUT OF WRECKAGE
OREGON BAR IS SHUT
STATE VOTE TODAY
TO DECIDE BONUS
Compensation of ex-Service
Men Main Issue.
SOUTH FACES GUT
REVERB M POLLS
OUT OF AL'BERS
CASE
TO 70 DELEGATES
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CASE OF ALLEGED AIDE
GKRMAX SPY IGXORED.
TO
WILLIAM
THOMPSOX RE-
ESTIMATE BASED OX PREVIOUS
SPECIAL ELECTIOX.
SCPREME COURT REFUSES TO
PERMIT IXTERVEXTIOX.
BY VOTERS,
Annual Event Will Be
Launched Tomorrow.
FLEET ARRIVES IN HARBOR
Two Warships From Cana
dian Navy to Be Here.
Representative Declines to Inter
fere With Cancellation or
American Citizenship.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C, June S. Repre
sentative McArthur declined today to
interfere with the cancellation by the
department of labor of the citizenship
papers of Joseph Woerndle of Port
land. In explanation of his attitude,
Mr. McArthur Issued the following
statement:
"I am in receipt of a number of
telegrams requesting me to intercede
with the department of labor, where
an action is now pending: for the can
cellation of the citizenship papers of
JoseDh Woerndle of Portland, and
MANY FROLICS PLANNED "er a careful inquiry Into the facts
ana circumstances surrounding mis
case, I find that I cannot recommend
that these proceedings be quashed
The evidence shows that Woerndle
permitted Hans W. Boehm, a German
spy, to impersonne him for the pur
pose of obtaining a passport to visit
Germany in October, 1917.
"Woerndle may not have had knowl
edge of all of the activities of Boehm
while he was using the name of
Woerndle, but he was nevertheless,
willing that the United States should
suffer whatever embarrassment might
result. If Woerndle regarded his citi
zenship as a thing to be treated bo
lightly, I cannot make any recom
mendation toward his continuance as
a citizen and, furthermore. I feel that
congressional recommendations in
these matters should be made only in
the rare instances where it is quite
apparent that an injustice has been
done."
Republican Committee Is
to Meet Today.
WILL HAYS IS TO RETIRE
John T. Adams of Iowa to Be
Next Chairman.
Trips Over Highway, Dances and
Several Other Events Arranged
to Entertain Sailors.
a
HIGH I.HiHTS OF ROSE FES
TIVAL WEEK.
United States warships arrive
in Portland harbor. Public may
go on board fleet this afternoon
from 1 to 6.
Two vessels of the Canadian
navy will arrive tonight and
remain throughout festival.
Queen Dorothy and royal
an It n a.plvi i n m n.rnm nnntt in
rule over Rose Festival. Cor- i
onatlon at Uurelhurst park at t CIAVCD CDTC niU LTQDflQ
i i ?u.n i un i i vii uniivii
2:30 P. M.
Rose show opens at audito
rium tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Dedication of Festival Center
tomorrow at 4 P. M.
"Pageant of the Roses" at
Laurelhurst park tomorrow
night at I.
Floral parade Thursday at
Z P. M.
Fireworks display at Multno
mah field Thursday night at 9.
Royal Rosarian grand ball at
Cotillion hall Thursday night
at 9.
Rose Festival regatta Friday
at 2 F. M.
Admiral's ball at Multnomah
hotel Friday at 9 P. M.
Federal Trial of Indian In Idaho
Is Held to Be Illegal.
SAX FRANCISCO. June 6.-Eugene
Sol Louie an Indian of the Coeur
d'Alene reservation of Idaho, was
freed today by the United States cir
cuit court of appeals from a eentence
of 12 years in prison, Imposed by the
federal district court of Idaho for
the murder of Adeline Louis. He was
ordered discharged.
The- court of appeals held that con
gress in its act of 1906. allotting the
lands of the Coeur d'Alene reserva
tion, had provided expressly that
henceforth these Indians should be
subject to the state laws. Louie
should not have been tried before a
federal court. It was decided.
If Louie i Drought before the etate
courts a plea of "once in Jeopardy
can be made, attorneys said.
WISCONSIN BANS HAZING
Tortland s 14th Rose Festival is
ready and awaits only the ringing up
of the curtain tomorrow.
Directors met yesterday noon and
declared every last detail had been Leaders ln Class Battle to Be Tried ;
the official committee of welcome Green Cap Voted Ont
nown tne river to greet the Incoming MADISON. Wis.. June 6 All forms
rioiuia or warsnips, nrst ot the offi- r hazing have been abolished by the
ciai lestivat visitors, student bodjB. of the University of
Tonight another feet, flying an- Wisconsin, following Injury of eight
other flag, will drop anchor ln Port- I freshmen and sophomores who were
land harbor, bringing greetings fromlcut and burned Saturday night In a
Canada to Portlands flower fete, cIa83 battle Involving about 1000
whose fame has spread across the I students.
international border.
Canadians to Be Here.
H. M. scout cruiser Aurora and
the destroyer Patrician, flying the
union Jack, were .ordered yesterday
from Astoria to Portland.
The historic green cap was voted
out, along with the annual class rush
cap night and "lake parties."
Leaders of both the freshman and
sophomore classes will go on trial
before the student self-governing
CONVENTION IS PROBLEM
Total Xuniber in Attendance May
Be Increased From 1089. Last
Year to 1300 in Future.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,
Inc. Published by Arransement-j
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 6.
(Special.)-When the republican na
tlonal committee meets here tomor
row. Will Hays will retire as chair
man. after a career marked by ex
traordinary good fortune on the part
of both the party and of Mr. Hays
himself.
The new chairman will undoubted
ly be John T. Adams of Dubuque, la.
Mr. Adams is a manufacturer with
whom politics is an avocation. Thir
teen years ago, he was manager of
the campaign of Senator Allison and
in 1912. was the manager of the Taft
campaign In Iowa. He has been, a
member of the republican national
committee since 1912, and vice-chair
man since 1917.
The change in the chairmanship
will be a simple enough matter. There
will probably be no opposition to
Mr. Adams.
Convention la Problem.
But thereafter the committee will
have business which will involve dif
ference of opinion. One of the im
portant items will be the fixing of
representation to the next national
convention.
The national convention last year
was composed of 1089 delegates. The
committee tomorrow- will probably
fix a basis of representation which
will cause the next national conven
tion to consist of close to 1300 mem
bers. But while the number of dele
gates ' will be increased, certain
changes will be made which will
cause the number of southern dele
gates to be smaller.
In the past, the south has had
about 120 delegates. If the plan that
C Judicial Ticket Sweeps
N.-y Against Candidates of
Republican Boss.
CHICAGO. June 6. William Hale
Thompson suffered his first reversil
at the polls today, since his election
as mayor in 1915. when a coalition
judicial ticket ewept Chicago, de
feating every Thompson candidate.
The Thompson candidates, all re
publicans, were opposed by the bar
association and other civic bodies,
and resulted in the selection of the
coalition ticket made up of both
democrats and republicans.
It was the first Judiciary election
at which women have voted.
MARITAL BARK FOUNDERS
Honeymoon That Hit Rocks Year
Ago Has Police Court Sequel.
A honeymoon which hit the rocks
of disaster a year ago foundered com
pletely in police court yesterday,
when J. V. Shelley was fined $25 for
beating his wife and then announced
he was willing that Mrs. Shelley pro
cure a divorce.
A few days after his marriage.
Shelley was arrested for failing to
give assistance after an automobile
accident. He was fined by Judge
Rossman. Shelley had no money at
the time and his bride refused to
come forward with the money to pro
cure his release. As a result he
spent the first two or three months
ot his honeymoon in the city JaiL
Every Abie-Bodied Man
in City Drafted to Help.
52 BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Scrapers at Work Getting
Business Streets Clear.
(Concluded on F&ffe 5, Column 1.)
FIRE LOSSES $388,910
Two of Month's Blazes Outside of
Portland Incendiary.
SALEM. Or., June 6. (Special.)
Losses from fires in Oregon, exclusive
of Portland, for the month of May
aggregated $388, D10, according to a
report prepared litre today by A. C.
Barber, state fire marshal. The most
disastrous blaze was at Baker, where
quartz mill was destroyed with a
loss of 185.000.
There were 38 fires reported, of
which 19 Ignited from an unknown
origin. Two of tha fires were reported
as of incendiary origin.
SENATE AIDSJ925 FAIR
President Is Authorized to Invite
Foreign Xations to Portland.
WASHINGTON. D. C, June 6. For-
ign nations might be invited by the
resident to take part in an exposi-
ion to be held at Portland, Or., in
925, under a resolution adopted to
day by the senate.
The exposition was planned in cele
bration of the anniversary of the
Completion of the first transconti
nental highway and of the develop
ment of hydro-electric power.
Possibility of Heavier Vote, How
ever, Conceded Because of
Bond and Local Measures.
SALEM, Or., June 6. (Special. )
The registration of voters for tomor
row's special election, as shown by
reports received at the offices of the
secretary of state from every county
in Oregon, aggregates 317,099, or ap
proximately 47,000 less than was re
corded prior to the general election in
November, 1920.
The registration for the genera!
election in November. 1920, totaled
364,469, of which 247,899 votes were
cast. At the special election in May,
1920. whon the un nhmltteri tn
the voters were of equal if not of, TOURISTS TOLD TO LEAVE
greater importance than those to De
presented to the electorate tomorrow,
only 171.592 ballots were cast.
Based on the ratio of votes cast at
the special election In May of last
year, when compared with the regis
tration at that time, persons close in
touch with the measures Included on
tomorrow's ballot predict that the
total vote of . the state will not ex
ceed 50 per cent of the normal voting
strength at a general election.
This ratio of votes may be increased
materially, however, because of bond
issues confronting the electorate of
Portland and local measures In va
rious other counties of the state.
The regislration of the state, by
counties, as compiled by the secretary
of state, follows:
Baker, 8464; Benton," 6183; Clacka
mas, 14.871; Clatsop, 7532; Columbia.
4062; Coos, 8198; Crook. 1938; Curry
Any Lingering to Be Met by Ar
rest and Forced Work, Accord
ing to Military Order.
PUEBLO, Colo.,' June 6. (By the
Associated Press.) After a day's
search through the debris in tho
flooded districts of Pueblo, 52 bodies
had been recovered tonight. These
included 42 In morgues and ten re
covered this afternoon on the St.
Charles mesa. These last ten were
not identified.
By noon today the waters had
virtually receded from the flooded
district of the city.
With the Issuance of an order this
1E13; Deschutes. 3472; Douglas. 10,- Lfternoon by Lieutenant-Colonel Paul
721; Gilliam, 2032; Grant, 2605; Har- F. Newto. in charee of the city
ney. 1638; Hood River. 2777; Jackson. under martiai iaw. drafting every
10.531; Jefferson, 1387; Josephine, Lble-bodled man in the city for labor,
JU79; Klamath. 501c, Lake, 1.4o; Lane, work of d-anlne up was pro
io,n; lvincoin, Linn, io.io; srcssing rapidly. Scrapers were at
Malheur, 3441; Marion, 16.76.; Mor- k the atreets in the business
row. 2390; Multnomah, 99,733; Polk, gection. clearing away the mud.
7088; Sherman. 2290; Tillamook. 4937; DebrIs was helDg removed from the
Lmat.ua. 11.117; union, obis; w ano- streets and sidewalks preparatory
wa, 4; was-o, o-iyy; vtasmngion,
13,428; Wheeler, 1267; Yamhill. 9526.
Total, 317,099.
to being carted away.
Gasoline engines were being pressed
Into service on all available pumpj
I for clearing basements of the stores
MAYOR HELD AS SPEEDER and bulldings ln the fIooded area'
Idlers SuDJert to Arreai.
hv Office Is Thai The oraer wnicn pui every aoie-
1 Doaiea man iv wurn 111 mo icwh
or &U iietcns umciai. struction of Pueblo provided pay of
ST HELENS. Or.. May 6 (Special.) I 43 cents an hour. Those who refuse
Some time ago the city council de- to worn were maae suDjeci 10 arrest
Action Xow Will Be Sent Back to
District Court Where Retrial
Will Be Possible.
WASHINGTON. D. C. June . A
petition of the Oregon Bar association
that it be permitted to intervene as a
friend of the court in the case of Henry
Albers was denied today by the au
preme court. Conviction of Albers, a
wealthy citizen of Portland, of violat
ing the espionage act, was reversed
when the government confessed error.
While no reason for the court's ac
tion was announced, it was under
stood to have been on the ground that
the bar association had no direct in
terest in the case which would serve
to give it legal standing. The peti
tion was presented by Senator Mc
Nary of Oregon.
The action of the supreme court
concludes the case insofar as the
Oregon State Bar association is con
cerned, according to Harrison G.
Piatt, president of the association.
The regular routine of the case
would now be Its reference back to
the district court of Oregon, where It
had Its inception, together with a
mandate reversing the decision of the
lower court and setting aside the sen
tence imposed.
In the lower court the case can
either be retried or dismissed at the
discretion of the United States attor
ney. Lester W. Humphreys, the fed
eral prosecutor, has already an
nounced his intention of having the
case retried unless he receives orders
to the contrary from Washington. In
case of a new trial, such evidence as
Solicitor-General Frierson confessed
error on would hi carefully eliminated.
"There is nothing -more that the
Oregon State Bar association can do
in the matter," said Mr. Piatt last
night. "The supreme court has re
fused to reconsider the case, and that
ends it, so far aa we are concerned
It was solely a matter of practice, and
the refusal of the supreme court
establishes its course In such affairs
ROAD BONDS ALSO ON BALLOT
9 Counties to Pass on Total
of $3,600,000. ...j
PORT MEASURE IS UP.
Longer Session of Legislature and
Hygienic Marrluge Law Are to -Bo
Decided as Well.
elded .to employ a city epeed cop.
Mayor BallagTt was absent Saturday
and two of tne council appointed a
patrolman. Sunday morning the
mayor was In a hurry to reach his
home and was stepping along at a
and could be put to work without
compensa!on. Tourists and sight
seers have been ordered to leave
town. If they remain they will be
put to work, the order said.
The proclamation follows:
Danger from fire and pestilence
lively pace when the speed officer malte the ovai of debris in the
overhauled him.
The mayor does not enjoy the dis
tinction of being the first man ar
rested by his own policeman. His
case has not yet been brought before
the recorder.
Word was received first that it body this week on demand of the
university authorities to face charges
of inciting trouble. Conviction will
would be impossible for the two Ca
nadian craft to visit Portland, but
after an invitation had been sent by mean their expulsion from school.
the Rose Festival, the city and the
Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian
authorities decided to accept the prof
fered hospitality and yesterday the
following message was received by
Mayor Baker from G. J. Desbarats,
deputy minister of the naval service,
Ottawa, Canada: v
"Please accept my thanks for your
kind invitation for Canadian ships to
visit Portland. Senior officer has
been Instructed to proceed there.'
Tire two vessels are commanded by
Captain Adam and are en route from
SCIENTISTS' HEAD NAMED
C. Tomlinson of Boston Presi
dent of Mother Church.
BOSTON. June 6. The annual meet
ing of the Mother church. ITrst
Church of Christ. Scientist, was hell
today.
These meetings are onen 10 mem
bers only, but it was made public
that W. P. Emery of Detroit, the
retiring president, announced I. C.
the British Columbia naval station at I Tomlinson of this city as bis sue-
Esouimalt to Halifax, through the cessor,
Mr. Emery said that in the last
year" members had required of them
the need of great fidelity, unity and
fuller realization of responsibility in
upholding the mother church, through
the recognition of its government by
the manual as given to them by
iiary uaKer fciaay.
Panama canal. It was expected they
would be on duty at Halifax perma
nently after arriving in east Canadian
waters.
fwiti to Be Entertained.
A Rose Festival, civic and Cham
ber of Commerce committee of wel
come will greet the Canadian sailors
.and will look after their entertain- SALEM CONVICT CAUGHT
ment wniie in tne city, ine Aurora
carries a crew of 300 and the Patri- Georgc Evans to rj. Brought Back
clan xuo. urncers ana men win oe
tajten for rides over the Columbia
river highway, they will be in the
parades, probably occupying a posi
tion of honor toward the head of
the column, and officers - will be
guests at the Royal Rosarian and
Admiral's balls, ln between there
will much other entertainment, Cana
dian and British organizations plan
ning to make their stay in the city
particularly happy.
The personnel of the United States
fleet in the harbor will fraternize
with their cousins from "across the
line. The American contingent, offi
cers and men, will be taken for a
trip over the highway today. Various
civic organizations will provide cars
for this bit of entertainment. The
public may go aboard the visiting
war ships today, taking launches at
the foot of Stark street.
Building Are Decorated.
Decoration of the downtown streets
and buildings was pretty well com
pleted yesterday and the city put on
an appearance truly gala. Many-col
ored banners gave a holiday air. and I tival.
From Wyoming.
SALEMfi Or., June 6. (Special.)
George Evans, who escap.d from the
state penitentiary here on May 22,
was captured yesterday by officers at
Kemmerer Wyoming, according to a
telegram received today. Percy Var-
ney. state parole officer, will leave
for Wyoming tonight in quest of tho
prisoner.
Lee Holliday, who escaped with
Evans, has not yet been apprehended.
At the time the men made their cet
awiy they were emuloyd a4 teamsters
at the prison farm. Evans was serv
ing a term of five years for larceny,
committed in Union county.
IRRIGATORS ON WAY HERE
King Affalfa and Followers Leave
Prineville for Portland.
PR1NEVILLE, Or., June 6 (Spe
ciaj.) Thirty cars containing 150
Crook county irrigators, headed by
King Alfalfa and Queen Elsie and
her ladies in waiting, will leave early
tomorrow morning for the Rose Fes-
this gayety will be supplemented to
morrow by the music of bands and
Overalls and straw hats with badges
of unique bales ot ha-y will be the in
the profusion of flowers, by whlcn slgnia of the club. The Portland hotel
iCuacljdtd on face S, Column 3. J J will be headquarters of the Irrigator
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flooded area immediately necessary
Military troops and Colorado rangers
are being used for guard and patrol
duty so that the actual work in
cleaning atreets must be done by
civilian population. Every able-
bodied man In Pueblo must apply
himself to this duty.
Par Fixed at 43 Cents Hoor.
The scale of pay has been fixed
at 43 cents an hour and the order to
work at this scale will be actually
enforced by militia authorities. Upon
refusal to work men will be placed
under military guard and compelled
to work without compensation.
"Visiting sightseers must leave the
city or go to work.
'Residents of Pueblo will not be
permitted to remain idle.
All employers of labor should
make request for men to Chief of
Police Daly at Elks' club building,
who is in charge of the emergency
employment bureau."
The only official estimate of the
amount of the damage from the flood
was one of 15,000.000 by the Pueblo
Manufacturers' association, other
estimates varied from 110,000,000 to
115,000,000.
Transportation Big INeed.
Transportation eaBt and north from
the city was declared to be the great
est need. Governor Shoup today tele
graphed Senator Fhipps and Senator
Nicholson to make every effort to
get an appropriation of 120,000,009
for the state of Colorado to repair
tracks and rebuild bridges on the
lines entering from these directions.
The senators replied that they did
not feel they "could consistently
make such a request for federal as
sistance until facts and conditions
have been more definitely determined."
Late this afternoon a report came
to office of the Nuckolls Packing
company that 50 bodies bad been re
covered at Boone on the river about
20 miles east. This report was un
confirmed. Recovery of Bodies Doabted.
"Whatever figure the death list
finally reaches, not half the bodies
of the victims of the flood will be
recovered," R. G. Breckenridge, (resi
dent of the Pueblo Rotary club said
today. He based this statement on
peculiarities of the river channel and
the drifting of mud over the flooded
area.
No additional bodies were brought
to the morgue on the south side
today. The number remained at 13,
of which 12 were identified. The un
identified body today was believed to
be that of a Mrs. Westcott of Pueblo.
No further information was available.
Bodies Can't Be Burled.
All recovered bodies we're held In
the morgues. It wlli be impossible,
undertakers said, to bury the bodies
for several days, roads to the ceme
teries being impassable. One body
at an. undertaker's since last Wednes
day has not yet been buried.
it was -expected this morning that
many bodies would be recovered to-
SHRINE MEETING SOUGHT
San Francisco to Wage Campaign
for 1922 Session.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. (Spe
cial.) San Francisco today laid plan
for a campaign to land the 1922 na
tional session of the Shrine. At a
meeting of delegates of Islam tern
pie and the board of supervisors of
the city, which was addressed by
Mayor Baker of Portland, the entire
Shrine organization as well as the
city officials arranged for a campaign
at the coming Des Moines convention
Mayor Baker spoke of the wonder
ful results of the convention held in
Portland in 1920, and pledged the
support of the Shrine of the north
west in not only backing San Fran
cleco in its effort to land the convex
tion, but also In helping to make it a
big affair.
REDS INVADING CENTRALIA
Many I. AV. W. Coining Into Town
and Trouble Expected.
CENTRALIA, Wash., June . Mem
bers of I. W. W. organizations are
coming into Centralia in considerable
numbers and a score have been ar
rested for their activities. One of
those put in Jail said, "we'll fill your
jails for you," the chief of police re
ports. Police are preparing for an influx
and there is talk of opening the
county rock quarry, where those
rounded up can be put to work.
Elks Would Kr!p Pueblo.
On behalf of the Portland lodge of
Elks. W. S. McKenney, exalted rulr,
last' night telegraphed to the Pueblo
lodge offering assistance. He asked
Instructions in case anything could
be done here, and expressed the deep
est sympathy for tne citizens of the
stricken city.
Montana Register Aamed.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 6. Rob
ert M. Goshorn was nominated today
by President Harding to be land office
register at Kallspeil, Jvionc.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
"(Concluded on Fas 3, Column 1.)
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, S3
degreea : lowest, o; ciouay.
TODAlf'S Fair; southwesterly winds.
National.
Supreme court refuses to hear Oregon bar
In AlDers case, raga 1.
South faces cut to 70 republican national
delegates. Page 1.
Domeiitie.
Lower freight rates on coast products
promised by transcontinental road.
Page 7.
Pueblo dig way out of mud. Page 1.
Roller ot Pueblo 1 put ln Red Cross
hands. Pag 2.
River at Denver continue to rise. Pag 2.
Pacific Northwest. V
Fifty per cent vote t today' election
forecast ot Salem officials. I'aga 1.
Two hundred bank designated a stats
depositories. Page S.
Sport.
Three Shades win fame as fighter. Pge
12.
Leonard successfully defend title agalnat
, Kansas. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Export wheat buying stopped by fall in
exchange. Page 21.
Lower exchange rates deprew wheat mar
ket at Chicago. Page 21.
Reactionary tendency of Wall street stock
market continues. Page 21.
Better service to orient probable. Pag 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland ready for Festival. Pag 1.
Operators launch movement for union auto
stage terminal In Portland. Pag 11.
Pastor wrangle over Billy Sunday. Page
10.
Election today will decld bonus far ex-
service ma- P4 .
ISSl KS OF PPKCIAI. KI.RCTIOX
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PORTLAND. t
Tolls open at 8 A. M. and close I
at S P. M.
List of election precincts in
Tortland were published In The J
Sunday Oregonian.
Soldiers' bonus and loan bill T
Is most important measure on
state ballot. J
More than $3,600,000 of road
bonds to be voted on In nine t
counties.
I Light vote expected, probably 4
!not to exceed 30 per cent of the
registration. t
Suggestion made that Amerl-
can flag be displayed at every
I polling place.
- -a
Five measures will be before the
electorate of the state today In a
special election. In Portland clt'.
sens will pass on two measures sub
mitted by the city and another meas
ure dealing with the Port of Tort
land commission.
The main reason for hold ng the
pec'al election Is to enable the peo
ple to approve or reject the proposed
bonus and loan for ex-service men.
There has been comparatively lit
tie Interest taken In the election
aside from the ex-soldlrrs, sailors
and marines, and their relatives and
friends. So little a ripple has been
caused by the election that the 'pre
diction has been made that the vols
will fall below 30 per cent of the
registration in Multnomah county.
and probably will ie even less in
other counties save ln the nine where
road bond issues are at stake.
Bond Innae rrnpoaed.
Under the provisions of the bonus
and loan measure, permission would
be given the state to issue bonds up
to 3 per cent of the assessed) valu-
tion of the property In the state.
The bonus has been limited to IIS a,
month for the period of service, but
not to exceed $.'.00. The loan has
been limited to 75 per cent of ap
praised value of real estate not to
exceed $4000. There has been no op
position voiced and the measure Is
expected to carry. This measure whs
referred to the people by the 1921
session of the legislature and the
other measures were also referred by
the legislature.
One of the measures would Increase
the length of the legislative session
from 40 to (0 days and would In
crease the pay from $3 to $5 a day.
Another would provide that the gov
ernor can veto an Item to cover ait
emergency clause without affecting
other Items In the bill. The other
two state measures are the hygienic
marriage examination and the grant
ing to women of the right to serve
on Juries with the additional right
of declining to serve If they wish.
Fire Bond ! Protested. '
The Port of Portland measura
would enable the governor to select
members of the commission Instead
of having this task performed, as at
present, by the legislature.
On the city ballot the measure pro
posing $200.000 bond for fire appa.
(Concluded on Pago 4. Column - I
AUTHENTIC KNOWLEDGE;
THE RIGHT' DOPE; THAT'S
WHAT EDGREN GIVES.
Robert EdgTen was the only
man whom Dempsey, Carpen
tier and Tex Rickard could
agTee upon as stakeholder of
all forfeits. They also selected
him to name the referee a
splendid testimonial for his
reputation for integrity, knowl
edge and authority as a great
sportsman.
This is the man who is
writing: for The Oregonian.
Every day until the fight there
will appear a 6tory by Edgren.
He will cover the training
camps of both men all about
their training, with sidelights
on the camps and the men
who are tho moving spirits in
the fight game. He will dis
cuss their style, how they
shape up and the chances of
each.
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