I
TlfE MORNIXG OREGOXIAX. ' TUESDAY; JUNE" 21. 1021
nephew, J. Homer Edwards, has been
killed as a result of getting under the
wheels of an engine. There were no
details. Young Mr. Edwards was in
Corvallis two weeks ago for the jun
ior week-end festivities. He was a
graduate of Oregon Agricultural col
lege two or three years ago and had
since married. Three sisters and two
brothers survive. The body will be
brought to Corvallis."
THREE BATTLESHIPS
TO BE CONSIDERED
OIL MEW'S PROTEST
ORDERED TO PACIFIC
Confiscatory Taxes Assessed
by Mexico, Is Charge.
HUGHES SAYS HE MAY AC"T
Obrcgon's Right to Levy Charges
Is Denied in Hearing Before
- Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON', June -0. A group
of oil operators who called at th
state department today to protest
against the increase in export taxe?
on petroleum in Mexico was assured
by Secretary Hughes that he would
Rive the subject careful considera
tion. The right of Mexico to collect the
new taxes', an increase of 25 per cent,
was challenged by the representa
tives of practically every American
company operating in Mexico. They
placed before the secretary a mem
orandum setting forth the history of
oil taxation by the Mexican adminis
trations since the overthrow ofc Por-
flrio Diaz, expressed their opinion
that in the latest levy unfairness and
injustice had been displayed and as
serted their conviction that not only
was the tax an indication of anfn
tention to confiscate their properties,
but that it was illegally imposed.
Secretary Hughes asked them to
submit their assertions and the
arguments in the form of a brief. He
was s,aid to have told them that If
tne department snouid consider
necessary action would be taken.
The delegation included more than
a dozen representatives of the various
oil companies mobilized By the As
eociation of Producers of Petroleum
in Mexico. At its head was E.
loheny, president of the Mexican
Petroleum company, and the Pan
American company.
The oil operators argued that
President Obregon acted unconstitu
tionally when he issued the decree
increasing the oil tax. since there is
no provision in .Mexican laws for the
issuance of such a decree, except
wnere special powers have been con
ferred on the president as resu
or tne -suspend or guarantees," an
act analagous to martial law in the
United Mates.
The guarantees have not been sus
pended and no extraordinary powers
nave been conferred on the president,
it was pointed out. Their contention
that the action was tantamount to
confiscation was supported by citing
a note sent ro .Mexico in Aoril. 1918
in which it was declared the t'nited
States would nof presume to complain
of the taxes in another country un
less they were so onerous as to give
rise to ihe suggestion that they were
confiscatory.
ONION SUED FOB 52D.000
TYPESETTING COM PA XV ASKS
DAMAGES FOR. STRIKE.
graphical union today by the Pacific
bmpany. The action was
Concern AYhich Does Better Than
Men Ask Is Injured Because
Others Close, It Says.
SEATTIjE, Wash.. June 20. (Spe
ciai. jiun lor ju,uo damages wad
filed against the International Typo
Typesetting c6
based on the assertion that although
. tne typesetting firm is complying
with all union demands its place of
business has been closed because of
otner places refusing the demands of
tne unions.
The action which is directed against
me union anti entire corps of Seattle
officials, names as defendants in ad
union to tne union, Cliff K. Camp-J
uen. president; K. M. McCullough
secretary: Philo Howard. A. C. Turner,
imam i norpe, u. w. Koeber, J B
llurphy and Davis Tavlor.
The complaint recited that n v,.
1" the typographical union called out
tne employes of a large number of
priming snops sirpplied by the tyiufe
setting company; that such men w.,-
called out because other offices were
not granting the 44-hour week. It
assenea mat although the Pa-
cuic ijpesetting company was grant
ing a 42-hour week, its employes wero
called out on June 11 to aid in sup
porting the demands made upon other
'ehops. For damages
result of the forced shut down of its
P'ni mat ionowed, 120.000 i3 asked.
PENDLETON HONORS HERO
Business of Cily Is Suspended Dur
ing Funeral of Soldier.
MEDFORD, Or., June 20. (Special.)
Business houses closed during the
funeYal. this afternoon, of Artemas
Spooner, young Medford soldier, who
died in an army hospital in France of
pneumonia, after having participated
in a number of the most important
battles in that countrv as a member
or battery E, 6Dth artillery.
Spooner was one of the original
members of the 7th artillery company
of Medford that went into service in
the great world war in July, 4917.
The military funeral was under the
auspices of the Medford post of the
American Legion and among the many
attendants, were the mayor and oth
er members of the city council in a
body. The pallbearers were former
comranes in the 7th company and the
65th battery, three of whom partici
pated as such in Spooner s first burial
in France.
GAS CUT IN VANCOUVER
Rcdtfction, In Rates Ascribed to
Cheaper Crude Oil.
VANCOUVER Wash., June 20 (Spe
cial.) The price of gas dropped .5
cents a 1000 feet here, effective June
16, according to word received today
from Olympia. The reduction is
ascribed to cheaper crude oil in Port
land. Gas rates in Vancouver for the
same grade as Portland is getting
are: Minimum, 300 eet. Jl; per 100
feet" for the next 2700 feet, $1.55; for
the next 7000 feet, J1.35 per 10f0;
for the next Cti.OOO, $1.03 per 1000;
over 60,000 feet, 95 cents.
It is understood that Portland has
had three reductions vin gas rates
since the price was raised, and gas
users here are wondering why the
reduction did not apply to Vancouver
as well as to Portand. the Vancouver
Uae company being a subsidiary of
the Portland concern. . .
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CRIMINAL RECORD FOUND
Man Wanted in Astoria Said to Be
Murderer and "avy Deserter.
ASTORIA. Or.. June 20. (Special.)
Sheriff Nelson has received infor
mation showing that B. Im Sherman,
who is wanted here to answer charges
of forgery, embezzlement and grand
larceny of an automobile, has a
criminal record and is wanted for
murder. The report says he shot two
Mexicans in Texas, was found guilty
and sertenced. He escaped. It is said,
and was recaptured and then escaped
the secend time.
Ijater, according to the story, Sher
man enlisted in the American navy,
but deserted after serving a short
time. Telegrams have been sent to
the ilarfi Island navy-yard asking for
his photograph and finger prints.
Oil
Burners' Will Compose
First Line of Fleet.
ECONOMY PROMPTS SHIF
Four Ca-Jfltal Ships on West Coast
That Use' Coal Are Ordered ,
- to Return to Atlantic.
BONDS TO BE APPORTIONED
Oouglas County. Court Mill Iay
Plans for JRoad Outlay.
ROSEBL'RG. Or.. Jun 20. (Special.)
The Douglas county court will meet
in snecial session June 27 for the pur
pose of outlining the procedure in
handling the il.l'iO.000 bond issue ap
proved by the voters of the county at
the June 7 election.
Although no definite plans have
been announced, the court probably
will issue $500,000, which is the limit
that may be sold in any one year
apply $185,000 to match the highway
commission on the Pacific nignwa.
and use approximately $200,000 to
meet the state commission on the
Coos Bay road.
The remainder will go to start Im
provements on rural roads 01 tne
county.
. W. W. TAKEN TO PRISON
Seven Convicted of Armistice Day
Murders Start Sentences.
ABERDEEN". Wash.. June 20. (Spe
cial.) Walla Walla prison guards ar
rived at Monterano this afternoon and
at 4:45 P. M. left for Walla Walla
with the seven I, W. W. prisoners.
who were convicted of participation
in the Centralia Armistice day mur
ders, i
The names of the men taken are;
Britt Smith. O. C. Bland Ray Becker.
James Mclnerney, Bert Bland. John
Lamb and Eugene Burnett. Each is
sentenced to between 25 and 40 years'
imprisonment.
WALKER BUMPS INTO CAR
edestrian
A"uto
Who Collided
Is Fined $7.10.
With
WA UK EG AN, III.. June 20. H. C.
Reimer. a pedestrian, was arrested
and fintfd $7.40 today because he
tarted to cross the street and bumped
nto an automobile.
He was arraigned in police court
after his injured head was bandaged.
Tne charge was "bumping into an
automobile."
WASHINGTON, D. C, June' 20. The
battleships Arizona. Nevada and Okla
homa today were ordered transferred
from the Atlantic to the Pacific fleet
by Secretary Denby. The battleship
Maryland, now under construction
will, when completed, also be sent to
the Pacific fleet.
By the same order the battleships
New York, Texas, Wyoming and.Ar
kansas, were transferred from the
Pacific to the Atlantic fleet.
Secretary Denby said the redistribu
tion of ships had been made with
view to assignfng'the coal burners to
the Atlantic fleet and the oil burners
to the Tacific fleet as an economic
measure. ' '
' California Remain On Coant.
As, soon as the new superdread
naught California is completed by the
Mare Island navy yard, she will re
place the New Mexico as- the flagship
of the Pacific fleet. The Maryland
will be the most powerful ship in this
fleet and will be the first battleship
to be equipped with 16-inch rifles.
As rearranged the fleets will be
made up as follows:
Pacific PiaBhlp, Calif6rnia; Maryland
New Mexico. Idaho, Tennessee. Mississippi
Arfxnna. Oklahoma una Nevada.
Atlantic KlairshiD. Pennsylvania: Wyom
Inif. New York, Texan, Arkansas, Florida,
North Dakota and Delaware.
Vtnh. Ordered to Knrope, "
The battleship Utah was assigned
as flagship of the European squadron
Secretary Denby said. The Pittsburg.
flagship of the European squadron,
will be returned to this country. The
squadron then will comprise, in ad
dition to the Utah, the cruisers Chat
tnooga and St. Louis and three di
v.sions totaling 18 destroyers.
Three destroyer divisions will be
transferred from the Pacific to the
Atlantic, Secretary Denby said. The
Atlantic and Pacific fleets, he added
will be united for about three months
each year in either the Caribbean sea
or the Pacific, near Panama bay, for
training in combined tactical opera
tions.
STUDENT OFFICERS TRAIN
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OIIEGOV AGRICULTURAL UNIT
AT MOXTERKY CAMP.
Woman Killed in Auto Crash.
VISALIA, Cal June 20. Mrs. Mina
M. Swinnerton, Los Angeles, was
killed instantly and her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs.l C. S. Merrill,
and her aunt. Mrs. Mary ,P. Merrill,
of the same city, were seriously in
jured today when an automobile in
which they were riding backed over
200-foot embankment at the en
ance of the Sequoia National nark.
The Merrills were not expected to
live. '
Probe of Flood to Be AAcd.
THE OREGOXIAM NEWS BUREAU
Washington, D. C, June 20. Repre
sentative Albert Johnson will intro
duce a resolution in the house tomor
row authorizing the war department
investigate, the flood conditions
near Woodland, Wash., where a dike
between the mouth of the Lewis river
and Martins Bluff went out on June 1.
Remarriage Fails; Divorce Granted.
VANCOUVER. Wash., June 20 (Spe
cial.) Ermal Christensen todav ob
tained a divorce from Robert Chris
tensen a second time. They .were
married about five years ago and
were divorced after a child was two
ears old.. They were remarried on
sniiarv ?1. 19:'n.
Four Colleges In West Send Men
Who Are Taking Reserve Corps
Course at Presidio.
RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING
CORPS, Presidio of Monterey Cat-
June 20. (Special.) One hundred and
fifty-eight students from four in
stitutions in tne west have started
six weeks' at the cavalry training
camp. Oregon Agricultural college
has 30 men In the camp, 20 in the ad
vanced unit and ten In the basic unit.
Other institutions were Texas Agri
cultural and Mechanical college, 34
men, IS advanced and 18 basic; Uni
versity of Arizona,' 12 men, two ad
vanced and ten basic: and New Mexico
Military institute, S2 men, 38 ad
vanced and 44 basic.
Pleasure trips will be taken by the
men over the weett-ends. Swimming,
baseball polo, track, mounted tug
of-war, pistol and rifle matches
dancing, fishing expeditions will oc
cupv the students' spare time.
The Oregon Agricultural college
men at the camp were: Alton L. Peter
son. Culbertson. Mont.; Farra L. Read,
Corvallis: Claude A. Thorp, Thorp
Wash.; Clyde A. Burcham, Cottage
Grove: William C. Collins. Lebanon
Howard C. Draper. Los Angeles. Cal
Melvin L. Hall, Portland; Alexander
D. Hardie, Condon; Vernin W. Har
iier. Corvallis; Joseph T. Haynea
Lebanon; William Vr" Hukill, Cor
vallls: Indianus A. Humphrey, Cor
vallis; John Jeppesen. Bacona: Gard
ner L. Kane, Gardena, Cal.; Gordon
T. Kelso, Junction City: Cecil
l,aird. Portland; Herbert Nelson, Mt.
Vernon. Wash.;' Jerome T. Nick, Los
Angeles, Cal., and George F. Payne,
Corvallis, in the advanced work.
Among those enrolled -for'the basl
course was Stanley B. Lang, Portland.
A Change
For Summer
is always welcome to
those who breakfast,
lunch or dine downtown.
Our policy of specializ
ing on VARIETY- as
sures a change for you
here any time.
m
Club breakfasts, table
d'hote lunch and dinner
and a la carte continu- (
ous
At Popular
Prices
Phil Metschan, Manager
the method of payment- would be
brought to the attention of the com
mission.
LOAN BILL IS FAVORED
Measure Would Authorize Deposit
or $25,000,000 for Relief.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 20. Th
house banking committee today
favorably reported a bill authorizing
the treasury department to deposit
with the federal farnr4oan bank sys
tern the difference between the paid
in capital of the banks and JSJ), 000,000.
result in a $2.7,000,000 deposit, it was
estimated, which would be available
for the relief of agricultural interests.
Certificates of indebtedness, which
would be issued to cover the deposit
would bear SVz Per cent interest.
Shooting Victim Is Better.
WALLA WALLA, Wash!, June 20.
(Special.) Mrs. Cora Perry, wounded
by her husband, Charles F. Perry,
bt committed suicide Saturday.re-
covered consciousness today. Her
temperature went dowr. and she was
able to take nourishment. She was
unable to talk. Doctors said she had
fighting chance for life.
Orricer Ordered to Corvallis.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington,- D. C, June 20. Captain
George F. Iiloomquist, now at the
infantry school at Camp Benning,
Georgia, has been ordered to duty as
assistant professor of military science
t Oregon Agricultural college, Cor
vallis.
AMERICAN DOLLAR DROPS
Action of Allied Reparations Com
-mission Hurts Trade.
WASHINGTON. D. C. June 20
Action of the allied xeparations com
mission requiring payment of the in
swillment of the German indemnity
in American dollars caused a sharp
drop in American exchange. Secretary
Hoover said today, and this resulted
in damage to trade.
While he did not discuss the ques
tion of this government' making
known its attitude to the commission,
officials were understood to believe
that the desirability of a change in
BAN ON OPIUM PROPOSED
Police Conference Offers Solution
of Xarcotics Evil.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 20. (Spe
cial.) Cultivation of opium-produc-ir.g
poppies on the Pacific coast,
where experiments by the department
of agriculture have proved that opium
tn be produced in America, was given
by the national police conferenee as
a solution of the narcotics tvil in
America. Information as to th! stand
iaxen oy tne conference was sent
today to Hans Damm. inspector of the
Seattle police department.
"It has been demonstrated that
opium can be produced in this coun
try, or) the Pacific coast, in sufficient
quantities for medical purposes." said
Inspector Damm. "The conference
therefore will try to get laws to pro
hibit the export and import of
Opium."
J. II. Edwards Is Killed.
CORVALLIS, Or., June 20.-r(Spe-cial.)
J. H. Edwards of this city re
ceived a telegram today from Slawell.
near Calvary, stating that his
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Acre of Grain Burns.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 20.
(Special.) The first grain fire of the
season was reported today on the
David Farris farm, west of the city,
an acre of standing grain being
burned. . ,
Tariff Bill Is Coming.
-WASHINGTON, P. C, June 20.
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1 ' DRESSES OF BLACK
On Fifth Avenue, at the Ritz, at the Ambassador seemingly every
well-groomed woman wears a black dress. Navy and Gray are next in
order and are bewitching with their adornment of
RIBBONS, BEADS OR FRINGE.
In such frocks, women can go from the treet totheir afternoon
bridge, or to the favorite table in the .dining room with the comfortable
feeling that the costume is correct.
The prices range from $49.75 to $7. 00.
Third Floor, Fashion Salons.
tJ" Merchandise ofc Merit Only"
It
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formation as to when the permanent
tariff bill would be ready for the
house. Representative Mondell, re
publican leader, said today it prob
ably would be reported by the ways
and means committee "about the first
of the month."
Astoria Directors Are Beaten.
ASTORIA. Or., June 20. (Special.)
Edward E. Gray and H. It. Hoefler
today were elected as directors of the
Astoria school district for terms ot
three years. Each defeated James L.
Hope and Otto A. Owen, present direc
tors, by more than 2 to 1. The vote
was Gray S80. Hoefler 832. Hope 421,
Owen 371. The newly-elected mem
bers will assume their positions one
week from tomorrow.
the Portland and Eugene summer
terms of the University of Oregon,
according to Dean Colin V. Pyment,
who has charge of both sessions. An
enrollment of about 1150 is expected
on the Eugene campus. The Eugene
term lasts from June 22 until July 30.
A considerable percentage of the stu
dents will be undergraduates who
wish to take advantage of the oppor
tunity to graduate sooner by taking
extra work during the vacation je-riodr
AVonian Arrested for .Theft.
VANCOUVER. Wash., June 20.
Special.) I.ucile Meechitin whs be
ing hold on a charce of stealing a due
nioml ring valued lit about :it n1
$:. in in-iney from .Mrs. J. W. Sha,
Twentieth and Ciliunll:i streets. Mrs.
Mihw hud emplnyed the woman to
assist In h"Useirk and when tha
latter had left f'r the nlht the ring
and liionev were tnWsine. The woman
was wearinir the ring when arrtst. '1
Steamer Service for San Francisco.
Steamer "Rose City" will leave
Portland Ainsworth lVck 10 A. M..
Wednesday, June 22. " For reserva-
tions call City Ticket Office,
3530. Adv.
Alain
Summer Enrollment Large.
UNIVERSITY
gene, June 20. -ment
of nearly
OF OREGON. Eu-
(Special.) Enroll-
900 was expected in
; "Cupids , .
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fflouthpiec HMfk
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Delegates
of the
National Association of
Building Owners and Managers :
The directors and officers cordially
invite you to inspect this modern
institution and offer the courtesy of
a complete banking and trust service
. for your 'convenience
ffQIGN HERE," says DAN
O CUPID, as the little rogue
delivers a box of fragrant flowers
"love's glorious emblem."
Sometimes they are violets,
sent by a bashful heart, or, perhaps a
strong heart has sent Roses, with plenty
of foliage.
WHATEVER SENTIMENT you desire
to express in your floral offering, you
may always find it in the Portland
Florists shops fresh, fragrant and
beautiful.
ait it with ftov?cjy
V OREGON FLCHaSTS' CLUB,
Tlie Nortliwestern National BanK
and the affiliated
Portland Trust Company of , Oregon 1
Sixth and Morrison Opposite Portland Hotel