Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 14, 1921, Image 1

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    VOL. LX NO. 18.59G
ntrt at Portland Oregon)
Poftofflce as 8cnd-Clftfl Matter.
:POBTLAMy' KEGOy, TUESDAY. JUNE 14, 1021
ntlCE FIVE CENTS
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
.iNE ENGINEERS
WEDDING INSTEAD OF :
FUNERAL IS HELD
GRILLS
HOUSE VOTES TO END
WAR WITH TEUTONS
L
SYSTEM WINS BOOST
TO CALL OFF STRIKE
SCENE IS SR.,
T IS LET
BILL 'FOB FEDERAL COMMISSION-
FAVORABLY REPORTED.
AGREEMENT IS REACHED ASZ.
WILL BE SIGXED TODAY. '
MRS. MOLLER EXPECTS BODY
. LIVE M.tX WALKS IX.
PORTER PEACE RESOLUTION
FINALLY ADOPTED.
MURDER CHKD'
TO FOURTH WOMAN
MRflMfR PURSUIT
GC1PEHS
MOUNT HOOD
DP
umiuiiLii i uiiuun
OPEN
SHOP
LAN
C
Midwife Is Accused, of
Poisoning Publisher. .
HAND IN KILLING ADMITTED
Police Believe Assassins
. Tried to Get Reward.
FALLING WATER SIGNAL
Piano Is Played by Young AYoruan
to Drown "Xoisc or Footsteps
-of ilen Hired Jo Kill.
n.CTELAXD. O.. June 13. Returir
of a first degree murder lndlctmffnt
against Mrs. Ermina Colavito, a mid
v ife. the fourth . woman to ' be in
dicted in connection with the murder
of Daniel F. Kaber, wealtny pun-
Usher, two years ago, and reveia
tions that the persons who are be
Sieved to have stabbed Kaber 24
times, attempted to obtain a I2o0o
reward offered for their Hrrest were
development in the murder mystery
today.
The ether three women under In
dictment are Mrs. i.va Catherine
Kaber. widow ef the slain man; Mrs.
Jlary Brickel, S9. her mother, and Miss
Marian McArdle, her daughter.
rloa and Knife I'aed.
The Indictment against Mrs. Cola
vito came after she had made
statement to the police. It contains
two counts, one alleging she admin
istered poison to Kaber and the other
that she participated in the 6tabblng.
Late'today County Prosecutor Stan
ton said he had begun work on the
theory that Mrs. Colavito herself
wielded the weapon that killed Kaber.
He said he believed two foreigners
.were present at the death scene. At
the same time he announced that a
women fortune teller, her daughter,
son and son-in-law had promised to
make statements covering their
knowledge of the affair. They were
being questioned tonight. -
The fortune teller has been in cus
tody since Sunday.
Effort for Reward la Made. r
It was learned today that the two
foreigners went to Joseph Kaber,
brother of the dead man, and offered
to show him a woman, "who could
tell all about the murder."
They , took Mm to -a place and
pointed out a house where Mrs.
Colavito lived,, according to' the
brother's statement, and tried to col
lect the reward. Their efforts failed,
lrowever, when they refused to give
further information.
Following the testimony of Mrs.
Colavito Implicating Miss McArdle
and Mrs. Brickel in the murder plot.
Miss McArdle denied all of the ac
cusations. '
A temporary Injunction was issued
today restraining Mrs. Kaber and
Miss McArdle from disposing' of their
rights in property left 'them by the
of Daniel Kaber.
Stolen Silver In Found.
Silverware which Mrs. Kaber re
ported to police as having been stolen
on the night of the murder was re
covered tonight from the home of the
fortune teller, where, the latter and
her daughter stated, it was placed by
JlrV Kaber three days before the
murder. I
The story told by the fortune teller
and her daughter coincides with that
told by Miss McArdle mto the New
York police last week, that she pried
open the buffet door three days be
fore the murder and that her mother
removed the silver.
It is contradictory, however, to the
story Mrs. Kaber told after her arrest
In New York. She said if the police
found the silver and the person who
stole it, they would find the murderer.
The fortune teller and her daughter
declared they could identify the
men who were hired to commit the
jnurder.
Following the questioning tonight.
the fortune teller was released, pend
ing further investigation.
Certain Death Demanded.
"Mrs. Colavito confessed that she
pnoourcd for Mrs. Eva Catherine
Kaber the two assassins who knifed
the latter's husband, DanieL to
death.
I want you to kill my 'husband.
"Don't leave him alive, for if you do
leave him alive you don't get the
money," Mrs. Kaber is alleged to have
told the two men who killed Kaber.
according to the confession of Mrs.
Colavito.
Mrs. Colavito was . booked on a
chage of murder after she had made
startling revelations to the police.
Others charged with the crime are
Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber, widow of
the slain man. Miss Marian McArdle,
her daughter, and Mrs. Mary Brickel.
6,3 years of age, mother of Mrs. Kaber.
Twelve persona have been -named in
connection with the murder.
Mrs. Colavito. who was known as
a mid-wife, was arrested In Sandusky
several days ago. In her statement
she told the authorities how two days
before the murder, Kaber's assassins
had tiptoed through his home to get
the "lay of the land." while Miss- Jc-
Ardle played a piano 'to drown the
noise of their footsteps
She also is allegedjo have said tint
the assassins demanded $5004 for
Appropriation of $5,000,000 for
Aext . Fiscal Year Involved;
States Must Match Funds.
"WASHINGTON", D. C.,. June 13.
Favorable report was ordered by the
senate postoffice and postroads com
mittee today on the Townsend bill
to create a federal highway commis
sion and to establish ' an interstate
system of public roads. .
Three democratic members of .the
committee will file a minority report,
probably recommending that no
change be made in the federal road
law. . '
. The bill now provides for a federal
highway commission of three. The
members would be appointed by the
president and would be paid $10,080
a year. The annual appropriation of
$lOO,0Q0.O00 to aid states In building
roads would be continued, with the,
specification that the eums allocated
to the states must be expended on
interstate roads. '
The provision granting the commis
sion final authority In the selection
of interstate road routes was retained
despite democratic opposition. The
democrats, however, gained Insertion
of a-clause directing the federal com
mission to act "in co-operation" with
the states.
States taking advantage of the fed-
era aid provided in the bill are re
quired to match federal funds, ex
cept in states having more than 5
per cent of the total area in unap
propriated .public lands, in which case
the. proportion of state funds, would
be decreased In proportion to such
public lands.
The bill also would appropriate
$5,000,000 for the next fiscal year and
$10,000,000 for the succeeding year for
forest roads in the states and Alaska.
Boy Reports Suspect in
Hiding Nearlake.
CITIZENS HURRY TO SCENE
"He Didn't Want Me to See
Him," Youth Tells Officers.
FEDERAL MEN IN CHARGE
ALL ARE ADVISED TO VOTE
Expenditures Make Sepool Issue
Important, Says Chamber Head.
"Every citizen of Portland" should
make it a point to go to the polls
Saturday and vote in the school elec
tion." said H. B. Van Duzer, president
of the Chamber of Commerce, yes
terday. "School elections should not
te allowed to go by default through
he indifference of Portland citizens.
It is a high civic duty as well as
a privilege to vote at all elections
and it should be borne in mind that
the school election is no less impor-
nt than any others. In some aspects
it -is most important of all, for the
school district has grown into one
our biggest businesses in .the
whole state. Expenditures are enor
mous ' and more thought must be
aken of the administration of these
great public funds."
All members or civic organizations
meeting the remainder of the week
will be urged to go to the polls.
CALL INTERESTS JAPAN
Disarmament Move by Senate Held
, Milestone Jn Movement.
Swamp Where Pyron Is Reported
to Have Parted From Confeder
ate, Is Searched in Vain.
KELSO. Wash., June 13.-(Special.)
After a futile search for Roy Gard
ner,,, escaped convict and companion
of N orris H. Pyron, who was captured
yesterday afternoon, which began at
daybreak in. territory from one to
three m'les north of Kelso, officers
late this afternoon received a report
from Lloyd Paine, 18-year-oid boy
living near Silver Lake, stating he
saw a man answering the descrip
tion of Gardner hiding in the woods
at 9 o'clock last night. A posse of
Kelso citizens was dispatched to. the
scene at 6 o'clock tonight, z
Man In Hiding Sera.
"When the man saw me, he started
to hide." Young Paine told the offi
cers -by telephone. "I was near the
edge of Silver lake,- at a spot near
heavy timber and underbrush. lie
acted as if he didn't want me to 'see
him." i
Paine said he did not suspect the
man was Gardner, the escaped con
vict, until he had heard today of the
capture of Pyron ' yesterday. ' The
youth was able to give only meager
details of .the incident. ' '
The report, casts doubt upon the
statement that'the man reported seen
in a marsh last n'ght was Gardner.
Federal Officers Take Charge.
As the. search, whlch was renewed
with vigor at daybreak, - continued
throughout the day, J. B. Holohan,
United States marshal; G. H. Austin
and George E. Vew's. United States
postal inspectors of iin Francisco,
and C. W. Linebaugh, United States
rostal Inspector of Portland, arrived
here -this morning - to take general
supervision of the search for Gard
ner, mail robber, 'who "made a sensa
tional escape fijom the train at Castle
Bock early Saturday-morning.
Pyron, who escaped w'ith Gardner
and was ' recaptured yesterday by
W. A. Pratt, civilian member of the
posse, gave a detailed statement of
Lis movements to the authorities. He
stoutly insisted he haf no', .seen
, Gardner since he .parted from him
I Saturday morning near vaBue j.uck.
Reduction of 15 Per Cent to- Be
.Accepted; Other Conferences
of
AVorkers Called.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 13
TermS of an agreement on wages and
working conditions for enginee'rs on
shipping board vessels, reached in
conferences between Secretary Davis
and Rear-Admiral Benson, ex-chair-
man of the board,.and representatives
of the .Marine Engineers' Beneficial
association, were approved today by
Chafrman Laster and w'll. be signed
tomorrow, according to statements of
officials of the department of labor,
W. S. Brown, president of the engi
neers'- association, . and officials of
the shipping board.' Brown already
has signed. '
After announcement-had been made
that the engineers had -reached a
agreement, Secretary Davis sent ,out
requests tos representatives of tne
seamen: firemen, cooks and stewards
and radlo.-operators to meet him tot
conferences on similar terms- of set
tlement of theif grievances resulting
from the May 1 reduction of wages.
The terms provide a 15 per cent
reduction of wages and elimination
of overtime, and are to remain In
effect until April 30,' 1922. The mat
ter of reinstatement of men who re
fused to accept the cut, U is under
stood, is left for an adjustment sep
arately. ' - . ' : -
While nrivate shipowners so far
have refused to enter Into a years
agreement .with the men, it is under
stood government officials are hope
ful they will follow the action of t"e
board. ,
BALTIMORE, Md., June 13. Acting
upon, orders received from their in-
ernationai omcers at wanning ion,
members of the Marine - Engineers'
Beneficial association in this city
called their strike off and applied
for work today.' Twenty-five of the
en were hired by representatives of
the United States shipping board.
Announcement of the abandonment
of the-strike was made by a union
official this morning.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13 An in
junction granted, , the United States
hipping board to restrain striking
ship crew members from picketing
essels along the waterfront was ex
tended today by the United States dis
trict court until such time as the
court can decide on a motion that it
be made permanent. ,.,
Independent shipowners also are
seeking a permanent injunction of -the
same nature.
THV (VH'N'T V TTCHIDA.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan. I A visit to the Stock .place, north of
TOKIO, June 13. (Special cable.)
The action of the United States
senate in requesting the president to
call ar conierence ot America, japan
ana England on disarmament has
aroused deep interest in Japan as
elsewhere and win remain a mile
stone in this important movement.
It is not for me to anticipate the
chief executive of the United' 6tate3
in pronouncing upon thd merits ;" of
the senate s action, nor wouiov it js
proper for one in the position t bold
to come forth at this Juncture with
any public statement aa-to the pros
pect of such a conference if it- be
called. Suffice it to say that we of
Japan are awaiting the development
of the question, with .intense in
terest. - -
GIRL PUPILS BEAT BOYS
Prosser and iicntou County .Misses
Win Scholarship Honors.
PROSSER, Wash., June, li. (Spe
cial.) Girls in Prosser and Benton
county schcfbls far' surpass the boys
in intelligence, according to a report
just Issued by J. W. Gllkey, county
superintendent - of schools, and the
Lhighest honor goes to a country miss,
Lylia.-Appel, who passed the state ex
amination for eighth-grade pupils
with a mark of 93, obtaining a state
diploma. -
Thirty-nine other pupils in Ben
ton county received these diplomas.
Marian Jenkins of Prosser, with 92.3
was- second and Juanita Ervln ot
Prosser,' with 92.2 per cent, was a
close thirds-while Lewis Jaquot, with
91. t per cent, was fourth and led his
own, sex for honors.
Ostrander, wherePyron ate batur
day evening and spent the night.
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.)
NEW MEMBERS SWORN IN
Shipping Board Chief a.nd Three
Associates Installed.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,' June 13.
Four of the seven members of the
shipping board, including Chairman
Lasker, were sworn In today., Other'
members installed were ex-Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, Fred I.
Thompson of Alabama and Rear-Admiral
William S. Benson of Georgia,"
former chairman.
Chairman Lasker immediately called
a meeting of the board. . 1
Rport That Harold Schayden Is
Killed Proves to Be I'n found
ed and" Two Are Wed.
4 ST. HELEN'S, Orjj June 13. (Spe
cial.) Instead ? the chief mourner
at a. funeral, Mrs. Martha Moller of
Canby became bride today when
Harold Schayden who, she thought,
was dead, came in from a -camp on
the Kerry railroad near here, very
much alive-.
Mrs. Moller, Schayden's fiancee,
had been notified by -Coroner Hen
derson of Pacific county, Washing
ton, that a Harold Schayden had been
killed in a railroad wreck- near
Lebam, Wash., last Saturday. Identi
fication cards in the pocket on the
dead man asked that in case of acci
dent Mrs. Moller be notified. She
started at once to claim the body.
Through error she boarded the
Astoria train at Portland. When she
informed, the conductor that she
wished to go to Lebam he put her
off, at St. Helens. From here she
called the railroad camp where
Schayden had been working, asked
if he was .known there and finding
that , he was, said "Send him to St
Helens immediately."
But it was not the body of her
fiances that she welcomed when
Schayden reached St. Helens today,
much surprised by 'the' urgency of
the call. The wedding, which 'had
been planned for July, was deter
mined on at once and the ceremony
was performed by . Justice of the
Peace Hazen. f t
It is presumed that some fellow-
workman found- Schayden's identifi
cation card and had it on his person
when killed in the wreck. The
newlyweds will attempt to establish
the -Identity of the man whose -death
brought them together. ' . ,,
World-Wide Disarmament
Indorsed by Leader. '
REACTION HELD DETHRONED
Closer Labor and Farmer
, ' Alliance Advocated.
'AMERICA FIRST' IS MOTTO
Federation ofWorkcrs Convenes
and Begins Consideration of
National Problems.
POST EXTENSIONS URGED
Bigger Military Establishment in
Hawaii Proposed.
WASHINGTON', D. C, June 13.-
Plans to Increase acreage used for
military purposes la- the Hawaiian
Islands were approved today by . Sec
retary Weeks at a conference with
Chairman Kahn of the house military
committee. Mr. Kahn said he re
garded the ihilltary posts 'in Hawaii
as the "most important in the sys
tem of national defense. -
It is proposed to add about 1000
acres to the military reservations and
make possible the training of soldiers
by divisions. ' ' ,
HAYMAN'S WIDOW IGNORED
Irene Coleman,' Actress, Gets Part
i of Manager's Wealth.
NEW YORK. June 13. The will of
Al Hayman, theatrical manager, filed
today for probate, made no mention of
his widow, but after several beqirests
left the residue of his estate to Irene
Coleman, living at a Fifth avenue ad
dress. The, bequests included one of
$10,000 to Mrs. Theresa Coleman of the
same address, at which Mr. Hayman
also lived. -
Mr. Hayman began his career on the
Pacific coast. Irene Coleman is known
on the stage as Ann Murdock.
LET THE SILVERY NOTES RING OUT.
(Conciuued tin i ase i. Column 3.)
U. S. JOBS STILL UP IN AIR
Washington State Senators Xot Yet
' Agreed on- Slate. v
THE PREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. f. C, June 13. Sinators
Jones and Poindexter of Washington
held their 'first conference today to
decide on the distribution of federal
patronage in the state. At the close
it was said that no agreement had
been reached on any appointment and
that they are to'get together again
Wednesday and as often thereafter aj
V-may be necessary to complete the
slate. x '
Colonel Charles' R.' Forbes,' director
of the war risk insurance bureau, has
been obliged to abandon his 'rip this
neck to the northwest as planned. H
finds he must remain to testify before
congress on the soldier rehabilitation
measure. " j
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AUDITORIUM, Denver Colo., June
13 Optimism marked the opening ot
the 41st annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor today
the largest gathering in the history of
the organized, movement in-America.
Declarations were made by the ex
ecutive council, and by Samuel Gomp
ers, president of the federation, that
the enemies of labor and advocates, of
the "open shop" had failed in the
drive-to crush organized labor, and
.that the ranks of the American trades
union movement held intact.
- A year of ,progress was predicted
for 1921, President Compere declaring
that "before the next snow falls we
shall have passed the 6.000,000 mark
in the American Federation of La
bor." . v.
Overtures Hade to Farmers,
Closer alliance and co-operation be
tween the organized industrial work
ers of the country and the farmers
was urged by the veteran labor leader,
"in order. that we stfiall not be crushed
by the reaction of industrial captains
or princes of finance."
The first official action of the con.
ventlon was to adopt a resolution to
be submitted to congress protesting
against the Scott bill now pending,
which, it was alleged, would increase
the length Of the navigation season
on the Great Lakes, reduce the num
ber of skilled seamen employed on
ships and increase the hours of labor.
This action was proposed by dele
gates of the International Seamen's
union, '.who declared that the bill
would eliminate provisions in the
seamen's act and would increase the
dangers incident to navigation.
The convention unanimously adopted
a declaration of the executive council
calling upon" all local and interna- i naval hospital at San Diego, Cal.. was
agreed to today by senate and house
conferees.
The measure carries an appropriat
ion of Jl. 000,000.
MME. CURIE EXHAUSTED
French Scientist Is Placed Under
Care of Physician.
CHICAGO, June 13. Madame Marie
Curie," co-dlscoverer of radium, re
turned here today from a week's trip
at the Grand canyon of Arizona.
She was Immediately placed under
care of a physician on account of
exhaustion.'
Failure of Senate to Accept Sub
. btilulc Measure Sends Qucs-
tion to Conference.
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WASHINGTON. D. C, June 13.
By a vote of file to one the house
tonight adopted the Porter resolu
tion to terminate the state of war be
tween the United States and the
central powers.
As a substitute for the Knox
.resolution, adopted by the senate.
repealing the declaration of war. It
was put through, "305 to SI, as a
republican measure with the loss ot
only one republican vote Kellcy of
Michigan. Forty-nine democrats Joined
in the landslide.
First throwing out. on a point of
order, a motion by Representative
flood, democrat, Virginia, to send me
resolution back to committee with
instructions to report a substitute
requesting the president to negotiate
with the enemy countries for
treaty of peace, the house voted
down, -24 to 112, . another recom
mitting proposal.
There was no debate on the latter
motion.
Springing a surprise at the last
moment. Chairman Tortcr of the for
eign affairs committee in charge of
the fight, presented Representative
Bourke Cockran, democrat. New York,
to 'make the closing argument " for
adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Kelley, who is chairman of the
house conferees at work on the naval
bill, with its disarmament amend
ment, made a bitter attack on the
resolution, declaring congress would
live to apologize for Its act, which
he described as making peace with a
mere clasp of the hand.
The principal attack on the resolu
tion was based by democrats on the
ground'that it did not properly pro
tect American rights and that the
United States, in attempting to ne
gotiate a treaty with, Uermany and
her ally, would sit down witn reel
and hands tied. Republicans held.
however, that all rights were safe
guarded.
Failure of the senate to accept tne
house substitute will send the ques
tion of peace to conference.
Representative Burton, republican.
of Ohio, supporting the resolution,
said it would have to be supple
mented by treaty provision, and the
simplest course would be to ratify
the -treaty of Versailles, with reser
Clearing and Grading of
Route Ordered.
AWARDS TOTAL $388,263
29.12 Miles Df Improvement
to Be Started.
TRUCKERS FACE TRIALS
Enforcement or Law Regulating
Loads and Placing of Wood
' Piles Is Demanded.
t
HOSPITAL FUNDS ASSURED
Senate and House Conferees Agree
on Naval Bill Amendment.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, June 13 A
senate amendment to the naval ap
propriation bill, providing for the
tional unions" to aid Pueblo flood suf
ferers.
' Gompers trgrs Disarmament
Urging world-wide disarmament In
his address at the opening of the
convention President Gompers said:
"I believe that the time will-come,
and we have earnestly striven
and ws will continue to strive for the
time, when there shall be "total dis
armament in all the countries of the
world and that disarmament will be
based upon universal agreement."
He made an emphatic appeal to the
workers to unite in opposition to the
movement designed to create a de
partment of public welfare.
-'Under the pretense of trying to
create a department of public wel
fare, it is seriously proposed to de
stroy the department of labor and the
department of agriculture," he said.
"No one can foretell where reaction
leads. Asa matter of fact, these are
the only two, departments in the gov
ernment of the United States that
represent at all the producers of the
wealth of our country, and it Is seri
ously proposed to destroy these two
departments."
America First With Labor.
The labor leader urged the dele
gates to discuss the questions con
fronting the convention "with moder
ation, with interest, with intelligence.
with intense feeling, always driving
at the just poijit." '
"While we love every human being."
he said, "no matter where he may
have been born, nor where he now re
sides, and will help as best we can.
there Is one principle from which I
feel we cannot . depart 'America
first."
The report of the executive council
was presented by James Duncan of
Quincy, Mass., first vice-president.
It covered the "open shop," wage re
ductlons, Irish question, relations
w.itb. . foreign trades union v move
ments, anti-labor legislation, immi
gration, high cost of living,, rail
road situation and scores of other
major problems. This report, with
Its recommendations, was ' imme
diately referred to committees for
consideration.
-' Blight of Reaction Cheeked.
"The coming-year must be a year
of progress," said the document.' "The
blight of reactionary effort has bit
ten as deeply as possible. . It has
DO!.t;g OK HIGHWAY COM
MISSIOX.
Mount Hood loop contract
swarded.
Contracts awardrd spgreRat
fng 13 12 miles and. costing
S3S8.263.
Canny-Aurora section to have
Concrete pavement.
John Day highway will be
located east of l'ralrlo City
wlihln few days.
Kffort to be made to prevent
Port Orford cedars bein? re
moved from Roosevelt high
way. Enforcement of law resnrding
speed, overloads and weight of
trucks demanded.
All road work In Tolk county
stopped pending settlement of
dis-pute by court.
New Jobs ordered prepared for
advertising at once.
'Eastern Oregon overhead
crossings held up pending re
hearing as to apportlonate coins
by public service commission.
INDEX OF. TODAY'S NEWS
been checked. Our movement every
where must now rally to a militant
offensive against the powers that
have'.sojght our ruin."
wffile the annual report of Frank
Morrison, secretary, -showed the
membership of the federation to be
3,906,528, as compared . with 4,078,-'
740 in 1920, It was stated that ranks
of organized labor had Increased, as
this report . did not , include 'thou
sands of members now involved in
strikes or lockouts or unemployed.
The secretary's report showed thai
there had been 136. strikes during
the year. involvir 11.934 memoers.'
(Concluded on Fage 3, C'glumn 1.) .
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 07
dejereea: minimum. 87 desrer.
TODAY'S Cloudy; weiterly winds.
National.
Coollde' trip to Oregon i del.yed.
Pge 2.
Interstate highway system favorably j-t-
ported. Page 1.
Marine engineers to call off strike.
Page 1.
Harrison want. AnibaMador Harvey rep
rimanded. Page 4.
House, by flve-to-one vote, adopts Porter
peace resolution, rage t. .
Grain and financial Interests adopt plan
. to aid grower... Page .
Iomeit ic.
Portland'! praiaea aung by Shrlnere at Pea
Moines Page 4. -American
federation of labor opens ita an-
. nua.1 convention. Page 1.
Fourth woman accuaed of murder. Page 1.
Open-ehop ayatem put Into operation by
bulldera of San Franciaco. Page 8.
rarlfie Northweat.
Poseea hotly puraue Roy Gardner, fugitive.
Page 1.
Letter written -by Commander Galbralth
day tailored oeain concern, ureguu
- - I-eglon. Page 7.
Civil -war veterana gather at Pendleton for
convention, rage
Wedding' Inatead ot funeral held. Page 1.
Sport a.
Carpentler'a face Indicate great determi
nation. Page 12.
Ettlngcr sisters rivals in tennia. Page IS.
State trapahooting championship tourna
ment at Aatoria neat week. Page 13.
Motion' picture, only asaet of Dcmpaey
Carpentler fight. Page 12. . ,
Carpentier trains to conserve hie energy.
Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Sugar markets lower with reduced con
sumption. Page 21.
Hot weather damage reports send wheat up
at Chicago. Page zi. -Stock
market recover, from early deprea-
aion. Page 21.
Busy week ahead for Columbia-Pacific
ahlpping company. Page 20.
Two steamers and motorahlp chartered to
carry wneai ana nour to tturope.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Draft of parking restrictions considered
Para 10. "
Tilts between lawyera enMven trial of caae
Dr. A. A. llorriaon. Page 6.
Judge Littlefleld to run for school di
rector, rage 11.
Contract for clearing and grading Mount
Hood-loop awarded, rage l.
Mrs. Begge. candidate for school director.
plead, for educational uplift. Page- 13.
Judge Littlefleld consenta to run for avhupl
utrector. I "Hge 11.
Hy Ellera faces night in jail. Pago S.
In awarding contracts for clearing
and grading the Mount Hood loop,
yesterday, from the Multnomah conn
ly lino to Zigzag, at the forest
boundary, the state highway commis
sion took" the main step In ho con
struction of what will be one of tho
greatest scenic roads In America.
The Job is 24.21 miles In length sn-1
the contract calls for completion of
the grndo tpls year. To IMxon &
Howitt was awarded unit No. J. run
ning 11. SS mles from the Multmunao
line, and to 4ha Johnson Contract
company was awarded units No. 2
and No. 3. amounting to 12. 3i miles,
at a cost of 19.1.76.
, Toward bulldlnu; the loop Multno
mah county Is pledged to contribute.
170,0rt0 ajid Clackamas county 10,
000, the remainder to be Supplied by
the state. Work will start as soon,
as the contractors can get thsif
camps established and equipment o
the ground. f
Polk Connlr Work Ilrla l p.
Inasmuch as an attempt is belmr
made to enjoin three of the, four road
jobs In Polk county by a grou-p it
Independence people, the cnmlss!on
at its meeting yesterday announced
that no road work will bo taken up In
Polk county until the controversy Is
determined la court. 1
The fourth Job Is the Iallns-S;ile.n
road, part of which Is paved, and
the contract had been let for finish
ing it. The prospects are now that
another year will roll around before
the commission can take up its I'olk
county programme, w hlch some of the
residents of that county bavo been
blocking repealidly.
Having held the biers for nearly
three weeks, the commission decided
yesterday to use concrete Instead of
"blacktop'' for paving the PaclfiO
highway between Canby and Aurora.
The distance is S 73 miles and the
job goes to Cummins & LaPointe for
$108,879. Engineer "Vunn was direct
ed to take up immediately with
Clackamas and Marion counties thi
matter of replacing the present rlcket v
bridge across Pudding river In ths
section.
Oakland to Let Parlna.
Another contract let was the Oakland-South
Job on the Pacific high
way, 1.16 miles, which will be bitu
minous surface. The United Construc
tion company recoived the award for
$37,638. There will also le some re
surfacing through the town of Oak
land. ,
To hurry along to coralction the
Pacific highway, the highway engi
neer was directed to advertise th
ten-mile section north of Grants Puss
as a twojj'car paving project. Thu
plan Is to pave this year the thren
miles from Grants Pass to Lousd
creek, and the other seven miles, to
Quartz creek st the foot of Sexton
mountain. In 1922.
, There is also to be advertised five
miles south of Tillamook to stand
ardize the surface, and three miln
on the Rex road for the same pur
pose. The eight-foot pavement from
the end of Youngs bay brlilge t'l
Warrenton Is to be widened and this
work will be advertised as qu-ickly as
possible. .
Kffort to Save Cedar Started.
Attention was called hy the fo'restrj
bureau to the fact that a lumhei
company is preparing to ln a wll.
swath In Coos county along th-Lakeside-How
sor r'oi'l. In w hich th
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