VOL. LX NO. 19.029 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
t Ui Poitofflr-anS.-fond-Cla.il Mutter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1G, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALL OF IIATIOIIS
ACCEPT III SPIRIT
Discussion of Details
Begins at Parley.
NAVAL COMMITTEE BUSY
Problem Put in Hands of
One Technical Adviser
for Each Power.
ITALY AND FRANCE
WANT MORE WARSHIPS
EFFECT OS TWO NATION'S NOT
ODER DISCUSSIOX.
Sea Forces Are Considered Too
- Far Inferior to Those of
Other Big Powers.
JAPANESE
FAVOR
FLAW AS ALL1AHCE
Proposed Naval Cut Is De
clared Big Thing. '
HUGE POWER SEEN IN PACT
Reaction Against War and
Warlike Is Predicted.
CHANGES ARE TO BE ASKED
Air -Tight and Double Riveted
Agreement, Both Offensive and
Defensive, Held at Hand.
American Diplomacy Wins
First Victory, but Meets
Delicate Situation.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 15. (By
the Associated Press.) The sweeping
American proposal for reduction of
naval armament became the accepted
fundamental policy of the armament
conference today by the unanimous
assent of the five great powers.
Seconding the bold lead of the
United States, accredited spokesmen
of Great Britain. Japan, Italy and
France rose In their places at today's
plenary session of the conference and
declared the readiness of their gov
ernments to accept the American pro
posal in spirit and In principle, but
with the ' reservation of a right, to
suggest madlflcadons of detail
Then the problem of these details,
which everyone realizes may yet oc
cupy the prolonged attention of the
conference and Involve the success or
failure of the plan was referred for
preliminary examination to a com
mittee of five technical naval advis
ers, one from each of the big five
powers.
Changes to Be Asked.
Within this committee, first of all.
Great Britain will ask further reduc
tion of the limit proposed on subma
rine tonnage; Japan will endeavor to
prove her right to a greater ratio of
naval strength than has been sug
gested, and France and Italy will re
quest that their naval questions be
considered along with those of the
three stronger naval powers embraced
in the American plan.
Thus the diplomacy of the Amer
ican delegation has won its first vic
tory In the conference, but still finds
itself confronted with questions of
admitted Importance and delicacy
whose solution is requisite to attain
ment of the purposes for which the
nations were called together.
Far East to Be Considered.
While technical advisers wrestle
with the armaments problem and the
delegates continue informal conver
sations on the American plan, the
other big subject, the far eastern situ
ation, will be given Its first formal
consideration at an executive meet
ing tomorrow of the delegates of the
nine Interested nations. Tonight
every delegation was in a waiting
attitude toward this question, and if
any nation had a comprehensive plan
for settlement to present at the out
set It was carefully concealed.
The lead in accepting the principle
of the American naval proposal was
taken in today's conference by
Great Britain, whose hlstoVlc naval
supremacy would eventually give
way to an equality of strength with
the United States, if the plan became
an actuality.
Speech Stir Delegates.
A. J.- Balfour, head of the British
delegation, announced the British ac
ceptance In a speech that stirred dele
gates and spectators and started a
discussion, jn which diplomatic cards
were laid on the table in an unprece
dented manner.
While the hall still 'echoed with
applause. Admiral Baron Kato was
on his feet to pledge the readiness of
J;liu to proceed with "sweeping re
ductions" in her fleet. Senator Schan
:.er of Italy, and Premier Brland for
France, added a pledge of co-opera-laon
in the American programme.
"w li. r , , .
ir. jjauuur aiune maae specific
mention of some of the modifications
tlxat would be suggested later. Re
duction of the figure set as a maxi
mum of submarine tonnage was the
project on which he indicated "his
government would be most insistent,
but later members of the British
group elaborated the suggestions that
they are to put forward somewhat as
follows:
First Reduction of the submarine
tonnage the United States, Great
Britain and Japan would be allowed
to maintain in the proposed limited
fleets. Figures In Secretary Hughes'
proposal were 90,000 tons each in sub
marines for Great Britain and the
United dates and 64,000 tons for
Japan. It was Indicated Great Brit
ain would urge cutting this In half,
to 45,000 tons for the two powers and
a similar reduction for Japan. In
addition the British propose to limit
the submarine units in such fashion
as to confine them to defensive, in,ra.
tlons and make them unusable ever-
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. (By the
Associated Press.) French and Ital
ian navy experts, studying how limi
tations to be Imposed on the United
States, Great Britain and Japan would
affect them, have come to the con
clusion that their naval forces should
be increased rather than reduced.
The Italian viewpoint, as it prevails
among- their experts, is that Italy
should be permitted to have a navy
as large as that of France and la
any event on a ratio of eight to ten.
The naval question as It affects
Ttalw - - .4 - - f J a:
cusslon, having been reserved by the BIG POWERS HELD UNITED
LvuiurvncQ until ino status oi me
United States, Great Britain and
Japan can be disposed of. But, mean
while Admiral de Bon head of the
French experts, and Admiral Acton of
the Italian delegation are with their
experts, preparing for consideration
of the subject.
Experts of both countries point out
that during the war Italy and France
devoted themselves almost entirely t3
strengthening their armies.
Among . the ' Italians there is a
stpng party urging a complete
agreement with France to relieve
both countries of a large part of
their military burdens. It is pointed
out that the two fleets united would
dominate the Mediterranean, while
the combined armies might be relied
on to face any attack.
There is also some expression of
opinion that efficacious measures
might be considered to look to the
limitation of armament of the Balkan
states as well as Poland on the ground
that complications would thus be
avoided.
The Italian argument for a navy
equal to France is that Italy while
having less colonial empire than
France, now has a population about
the same, has more than 4000 miles
of coast line and Is obliged to bring
from abroad all her coal, one-third cf
her wheat and nearly all raw materials.
McGILL EDUCATOR SHOT
Assailant of Sir Andrew McPhall
Suicide Following Shooting.
MONTREAL, Nov. 15. Sir Andrew
McPhall, eminent surgeon and pro
fessor at McGlll university,, was shot
and wounded today at his home by
Louis Ogulnik, who later committed
suicide by shooting. Sir Andrew was
rushed to a hospital.
The bullet struck Sfr Andrew In
the shoulder. At the hospital it was
reported that the wound probably was
not serious.
Sir Andrew is professor of history
of medicine at McGill, editor of the
university magazine and Montreal
Medical Journal. He is the author
of a number of medical works.
The shooting followed an argument
between Ogulnik and Sir Andrew,
and the noise of the shots, three of
which were fired, attracted a large
crowd. ,
BAKERSFIELD HAS QUAKE
Georgetown University Registers
Temblor 1900 Miles Away.
SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 15. A slight
earthquake was felt at Bakersfield at
8:2o A. M. today, according to a re
port received at the United States
weather bureau from its Bakersfield
observes.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 15.
A pronounced earthquake was regis
tered on the seismograph at George
town university today, the estimated
distance of the disturbance being 1900
miles from Washington and probably
to the south.
The tremors began at 3:51 P. M..
attained their maximum intensity at
4:01 and ended at 5:05 o'clock.
OIL WELLS ARE GUSHERS
Louisiana and Nebraska Fields
Produce Heavy Bearers.'
SHREVEPORT, La., Nov. 16 An
oil well was Btruck near here late
yesterday at 397 feet The oil tested
20.5 gravity and the well will have
capacity of not less than 6000 bar
rels, oil men est'mated.
BT ADACHI KINNOSUKO.
Noted Japanese Writer on World Affairs.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 15.
(Special.)- The American proposition
Is not a naval agreement; it Is an
air-tight, double-riveted alliance an
offensive and defensive alliance of
the most sweeping nature. That is
the way It looks to some of the Japa
nese here.
The naval elements in It are really
of secondary Importance. The agree
ment, if carried Into effect, would
show its dramatic and almost revo
lutionary effects and Influences In
the domain of International policies
and the international economic and
industrial future more especially of
Japan. Besides this, its effect on
tho naval situation In the Pacific
pales into a gray shadow.
Teeth la Pact Considered.
All this, of course, presupposes
that there will be teeth to tire agree
ment in Its final form, and It must
have In the very nature of the thing.
It presupposes also that this agree
ment be made the central theme of
the conference, ae it was Intended to
be from the first, and be not mud
dled and distorted by the far-eastern
and Pacific discussions.
It is, therefore, as an Instrument
inaugurating a tremendous alliance
among the great powers of the world
that the American proposition ap
peals to the Japan ewe.- - Once ' this
agreement is made, other things
would follow In their natural order
of, things without fuss, without
fight for the one simple reason that
they are simply compelled to follow.
But why? And how?
Supposed Problem Cited.
Suppose:
After signing the agreement alon.3
the major lines of the American
proposition now before the world,
Japan suddenly goes mad. Let us
suppose through some mystic miracle
or a transcendent curse of Karma, sne
ups and bangs shut the "open door"
FIRST STEP SUCCESS,
HUGHES; ELLS ENVOYS
.
SOME iSEMEXT PLEASING
TO T . LD HELD CERTAIN.
S
Co- oration of Changes In Pro-
o
--i osal Declared to Be More of
Technical Nature.
IOWA GUARD CALLED
TO QUIET STRIKERS
SITUATION IN OTTCMWA BE
YOND OFFICIALS' CONTROL.
(Concluded on Page 7. Column 1.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. IS. By
the Associated Press.) Speaking at
today's session of the armament" con
ference after spokesmen for the? four
other major powers had declared ac
ceptance In principle of the American
armament reduction proposals, Secre
tary Hughes said:
"Gentlemen, we have listened not
only with gratification, but I may say
with profound emotion, to these ex
pressions, so cordial of agreement 'n
principle with the proposal that has
been made on behalf of the United
States with respect to the limitation
of naval armament. It will now be
in order to consider the many details
which must be associated with an
exact agreement for that purpose,
There are subjects. It has been
suggested here, which will approprl
ately be examined by naval experts
and It is the desire of the American
government that what has been pro
posed by that government, with tne
suggestions that have been made by
Sir Arthur Balfour on behalf of the
British government by Admiral Kato
on behalf of the government of Japan
and any other suggestions by way of
modification or emendation or criti
cism that may be proper shall all be
thoroughly considered, to the end that
after the most mature and careful de
liberation we may accomplish the
great purpose which this conference
in this matter has been assembled to
achieve.
'But while the time is now oppor
tune for the consideratioa of the39
details, the great first step has been
taken In this notable expression of
approval In principle of what has
been suggested by the American gov
ernment. And do I go too far In say-
ng that we may commit this matter
to a technical examination with the
assurance, which I am very certain
will be gratifying to the hearts of our
peoples, that there will come out of
this conference an appropriate agree
ment for satisfactory, important, es
sential reduction of naval armament.
to the end that offensive naval war
fare will be no more and this great
advance will be more to the accom
plishment of an enduring peace?
If it is not desired to have fur
ther discussion of the matter which
has been brought before us, I sup
pose it will be in order to adjourn to
give opportunity for the consideration
of the project to which I have re
ferred. And 'may I add that I have
no doubt that I express the wish of
the conference that at an opportune
time M. Briand will enjoy the oppor
tunity of presenting to the confer
ence most fully the views of France
with regard to the land armament,
which we must discuss?"
Workers of Morrell Plant, Num
bering 1300, Out Following Dif
ferences Over Hours.
DES MOINES, la,, Nov. 15. Four
companies of Iowa national guard
were ordered by Governor Kendall to
report for duty In Ottumwa, where a
strike of employes of the John Mor
rell Packing company has been In
progress for nearly a month. The
troops were ordered following word
from the county sheriff, county attor
ney and the mayor of Ottumwa that
the situation was beyond their con
trol. . The troops will reach Ottumwa
ready for duty before o'clock to
morrow morning. It was reported.
There was no outbreak today be
yond a clash of strikers and pickets
in which several persons sustained
injuries.
Workers of the Morrell plant, num
bering approximately 1300, walked
out following differences over work
ing conditions and a reduction of the
number of working hours guaranteed
each week. Six hundred men are at
work, company offcials su.id.
District Judge Anderson today
granted the company a temporary in
junction forbidding the unions from
picketing the plants. Adjutant-General
Lasher is in Ottumwa to keep
Governor Kendall informed of con
ditions.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. IS. Deputy
sheriffs regularly employed by King
county haver replaced private guards
at coal mines affected ty the strike,
it was announced here today by the
county commissioners Sheriff Matt
Starwich said he had employed twelve
extra men for the work. He explained
they would not guard the mines, but
merely would be on hand to pi-event
disorder. Most of the mines are op
erating on an open-shop basis.
ARMS CONFERENCE
UG
HANDS
Secretary in Position to
Put Plans Through.
FAR EAST QUESTION
TO COME UP TODAY
JAPAN AWAITS FIRST MOVE BY
UNITED STATES.
PUBLICITY SCOURGE IN HAND!
Halting or Hedging May Be
Shown to World.
FRANCE IS APPREHENSIVE
Balfour's Hands Tied, but Britain
Appears Disposed to Line Up
-With United States.
ROBBER SUSPECT CAUGHT
Community Chest Drive Lags.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 15 (Spe
cial.) At 12:40 P. M. It was an
nounced that tne day's community
chest collections brought the total
up to $67,500 for the downtown di
vision and all but three residential
districts. This is considerably below
the quota.
Chicago Police Believe They Have
Train Hold-Up Man.
CHICAGO. Nov. 15 With the ar
rest of John A. Barry in a west side
apartment today, and the seizure of
several guns and ammunition, police
today announced their bel'ef that
the"y had captured one of the out
laws who on November 7 held up and
robbed an Illinois Central limited
train near Paxton, 111.
Barry later .was identified by Den
nis Colbert, postal clerk on the truck
wh'ch was robbed at the Dearborn
station last April, as one of those
participating in that robbery.
TRAIN STRIKES MOTOR BUS
t
Sixteen Children Hurt in Mishap
North of Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, Utah. New. 15. Six
teen children were Injured today
when an Oregon Short Line freight
carrying beets backed into a motor
bus conveying children to school.
The mishap occurred at a crossing
at Tremonton, 50 miles north of here.
THE -MEETING OF THE NATIONAL GRANGE REMINDS US
OMAHA. Neb., Nov. 15. An oil well
being drilled north of Rushv'lle. Neb..
Is reported In at 1000 barrels, accord- I
lng to a special dispatch from Alli
ance, Neb.
ALEXANDRIA, La., Nov. 15 A
natural gas well four miles west of I
here today showed 490 pounds of!
pressure. The well is 2830 feet deep.
23 NEW JUDGES FAVORED
House Judiciary Committee Votes
for More Federal Tribunals.
.WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 15. Fa.,
vorable report on the Walsh bill to
create 23 additional federal district
judges - was ordered today by the
house judiciary committee. Similar
legislation is pending before a' sen
ate committee and has been recom-1
mended by Attorney-General Daugh
erty and Chief Justice Taft.
The bill, which authorizes tempo
rary transfer of judges to other dis
tricts to relieve docket congestion. I
creates two new district inj.uhiK. .
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uu .".i "i protect tutureiln Massachusetts and in the south
knowledge and skill in capital war-' em New York district and one each
ship construction, each nation retain hp a num'-er of other districts indid.
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seas.
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BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright. lf21, by the New York Evening
Post. Inc. Publi.hed by Arrnneniont.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 15.
Special.) The naval experts and the
diplomatic' experts, so-called, got
things back into their hands today.
At the meeting of the committed
w-hlch determines procedure Hughes
argued for a degree of publicity
which would make practically every
thing almost as open as was the per
formance uf Saturday. Many of the
others argued for complete secrecy.
In the end there was a compromise.
which gives the naval experts and
the diplomats an opportunity to do
as much as they can In secret, but
which nevertheless leaves Hughes
largely in control of the situation
Hughes has it In his power now tc
call an open session whenever he is
disposed to.
Public Oplnloa Rules.
In their secret sessions the diplo
mats and the naval experts can do
something, but not too much. The
commitment of Great Britain and
Japan to the Hughes plan Is far from
complete, but it goes so far that they
can never completely recede from it
So far as that is concerned, public
opinion In their own countries will
not let them,
In fairness it should be said that
there is much about the Hughes plan
which calls for clarification and for
the working out of details in a pro
longed session of experts. The Hughes
plan dealt only In broad outlines and
many details must be the subject of
conference.
For example, Japan wants to know
about naval bases in the far east. A
fleet which would be sufficient for
Japan if the navies of Great Britain
and the United States were always at
least 3000 miles away would not be
sufficient if the United States should
have a naval base In the Philippines
and IT Great Britain should have one
at Hongkong or elsewhere in the
far east.
Submarines Also Problem.
Great Britain wants to discuss
some modifications of the Hughes
plan as It affects submarines. This
is all proper enough. In the end It
will be recognized that It doesn't
amount to much. The principle of the
Hughes plan, as he stated again and
again, is "naval offensive war must
be made Impossible." Nothing that
the naval experts or the diplomats
can do will be allowed to violate this
fundamental principle. As soon as
Delegates, However, Are In Heart
iness to Discuss Policies of
Nation at Length.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 15. (By
the Associated Press.) On the eve ot
the discussion of far eastern and
Pacific questions in the Washington
conference, Japan awaits an initial
move by the .United States.
Meanwnlle, she assumes a position
of watchful waiting.
The committee of nine, representa
tives of the United States, Great
Britain, Japan, France, Italy, China,
Holland, Belgium and Portugal, has
Its first session tomorrow.
Although the Japanese, for the
moment, adopt the role of observers,
it was made plain that does not mean
they will not assume a positive atti
tude at another time.
They are waiting with Interest for
any presentation of a broad pro
gramme and will hold themselves
ready to discuss at length Japan's
policies.
The Japanese are sensitive to the
criticism of their policies and they
are said to be eager for an opportu
nity to discuss their position.
It Is Indicated that Japan will be
glad to have the conference find a
way of Bettllng the Shantung ques
tion in a manner that would humil'ate
neither China nor Japan. The begln
rlng of the far-eastern discussion
finds Japanese troops still in Siberia,
but with the new cabinet committed,
as was the Hara ministry, to their
withdrawal. But the negotiations at
Dairen apparently have practically
collapsed.
The Impression seems to prevail
here that Japan looks to Manchuria
as the chleX place for her expansion.
Already Japan enjoys privileges of
trade and1 residence there by treaty
and many thousands of her people
are engaged there In profitable enter
prises. The "Immense wheat harvest
Is transported by the Japanese ar
tery, the south Manchuria railroad,
the original lease for which expires
within a year or two. It connects in
tha north at Chang Chun with the
Chinese railway which runs to Har
bin. Control of the Chinese Eastern
is one of the matters on the agenda.
Japan apparently wants some prin
ciples clearly enunciated assuring her
the right of logical and necessary
economic development based upon the
needs of hfr growing population.
OREGON GREETS
GRiGE SPECIAL
National Officers Arrive
With Eastern Delegates.
CONVENTION BEGINS TODAY
Portland Welcome Gratifies
Party From Many States.
VITAL PROBLEMS PENDING
Dlsurmninrnt and Questions That
Affect Agriculture Among Is
sues for Settlement.
GIRL'S BODY IS FOUND
Dorothy Grimm Missing Since Leav
ing Mountain Cunip Saturday.
EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 15. The
body of Dorothy Grimm, missing since
Saturday noon, was found this morn
ing in a deep pool of the Stlllagua
mlsh river, a quarter of a mile below
the swinging bridge over the stream
on which her sweater was found.
Miss Grimm, 19 years old, Saturday
morning left camp in the mountains
about 30 miles from here to go to the
nearby station at Tyree, across the
river. She never reached It. Since
Saturday afternoon large searching
parties have been looking for her.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
they recognize this they will be less! i11" 2
! Insistent upon details. Frunce and Italy
The Wealtior.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 50
aegreei; minimum. 4 degree..
TODAY'S Probably rain.
IMnarmament Confrrrnre.
Peace Is hard to keep, .ay. Mr. Balfour.
If they should attempt anything
I designed seriously to cripple the
.Hughes plan Hughes always has It in
his power to call another public ses
sion and repeat his sensation of last
Saturday. Indeed, It would be more
of a sensation If Hughes should call
a public session and show that some
body Is trying to upset the pro
gramme.
Nobody can safely try that. It Is
not to be denied that interests both
here and abroad which do not like
the Hushes programme are very
busy. Today probably marked the
maximum of their activity and also
the maximum of their hopes. All the
events of yesterday and today re
flected the undercurrent of disturb
ance over the Hughes plan.
France Is Apprehensive.
It Is as clear as anything can be
that France has become apprehensive.
She thinks England Is going to say
that If she reduces her naval arma
ment to the Hughes basis then
France, 26 miles across the channel,
must reduce her land equipment. In
cluding the number of soldiers, to
such a point that France would not
be a. menace to England on the new
naval basis.
France wants to hold out against
this until she gets from Great Brit
ain and the United States a definite
promise to come to her aid In time of
need. France sees things goingl
against her. The French delegates
I can foresee that If the atmosphere of
Saturday should keep up there will
be little tolerance for any attempt
on her part to try to makj the con
ference a trading matter and to hold
want more warahlos.
rage 1.
First step big nurcemi. Mr. Hughe, tell.
conference. Page 1.
Powers applaud l!uk'h'' armamrnt pro
posal, but are aomewnal apprehenalve.
Pag. 2.
Uprnarloua mirth grip, arms conference.
Page 3.
Secretary Hughr. In po.ltlon to put confer
ence propoval. through. Page 1.
Japan favor dlsarmamrnt plan as wcrld
oEionttlve and derentflve alliance. Page 1
All of nation, accrpt disarmament pro
posal, in spirit. Page 1.
Idealism to danger, declares Premier
Hrtana. i age T.
ToKio shipbuilders foresee big blow
Page 6.
ForWgn.
Ulster to hold protest meetings. Page T.
National.
Wilson win. flsht for currency reform
against seemingly hopeless odds. Page A.
Domestic.
Five women passed on Arbuckle Jury.
Page .
Iowa guard called out to quiet strikers.
Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Printing bill paid by Treasurer Hoff.
Page 0.
Sports.
Aggies expected to win Saturday. Psge 14.
Big Harry WUU show, real .peed. Page 14.
Tourney at Eugene will draw golfers.
I'age 14.
Commercial and Sfurlne.
Australia takes away oriental grain bus!
ness from coast. I 'age 33.
Chicago wheat weakened by lower sales of
new Argentine ccop. rage 23.
Steel share, rally in New York stock mar
ket. Pag. 'Ii.
Trans -Pacific rates . on wheat and flour
cut by some unes. rage 22.
Portlund and Vicinity.
Resignation of Dairymen's league directors
demanded at stormy session. Page 15.
John W. Todd, ex-school superintendent of
Salem, on trial for timber land frauds.
Page 13.
High school students reading trashy mag-
axines. Page 15.
Two youths In Benson polytechnic scandal
sentenced Ij county .all. Page 13.
I ' .nm h.i.r am VAna n.aa .1. '
three naval powers will be if they Portland today. Page 1.
adopt the programme. There was a i Fling at state officials taken by non-
decided atmosphere' of apprehensive
truculence in Briand's speech today
Iand one who followed the episode
closely could readily get' the Impres
sion that Hughes had taken notice of
it.
Balfour, on the part of Great
Britain, went as far toward complete
assent to the Hughes plan as he
iCuacluued oa Page . Coluoia l.
partisans. Page HI.
Lumbermen to ask rail freight reduction.
Page 16.
Burglar make, dash out of police-crowded
city Jail. Page 1.
Big exposition parade to be held tonight
Page 8.
Traffic men reply to charge, made by
public service commission. Page 8.
Fisherman Is shot fatally by farmer.
Page 0. .
Laxity In conduct of business of school dis
trict hinted. Page 10,
Portland and the grangers of Ore
gon welcomed the national grange
officers and delegates" yesterday, on
the eve of the opening of the 65th
annual session and their second offi
cial visit to the state. S. J. Lowell
of FredonlSf N. T., national master,
headed the delegates and other
grangers who arrived at noon from
New England and the northern siates,
on a special train. ,
Expressions of delight at blooming
roses, green fields and unshed leaves
which were found in Oregon for the
first time on the trip, were heard on
every hand among the representa
tives of the leading formers' organ
ization of the country. All were
eager for a chance to see more of the
Oregon country, the Columbia high
way and the Rose City, of which they
have been talking and reading since
Portland was selected as the con
vention city last November.
Sessions Open Today.
The first session of the convention
will open at the Multnomah hotel at
11 o'clock this morning. From that
time until November 25, the closing
day, the time will be crowded with
morning, afternoon and evening ses
sions. Interspersed by frequent in
termissions to give time for excur
sion trips.
Mr. Lowell will outline the work
of the last year In his annual ad
dress and will open the convention
to discussion of national problems
that confront the farmers of tho coun
try. IMwarmament, the railroad trans
portation problem, taxation ami mar
ket conditions will 6e dealt with.
Ilonck t'sse One Problem.
The question of sustaining the na
tional master's suspension of William
Bouck, master of the Washington
state grange, Is a matter of high
Interest among the internal affairs
of tho grange. Members gave little
duscus.slon of the subject yesterday.
but Indicated that it will bu fought
to a finish when It is Introduced on
the convention floor.
The special train on which the
party came left Boston Wednesday
and was rushed through to Portland
two hours ahead of schedule, besides
allowing time for stops at Colorado
Springs and Nampa, Idaho. The party
were entertained at Nampa at a din
ner with 600 persons present. They
visited the great Arrowhead dam
Monday morning.
Membership Is Nut Inn-Wide.
Tho delegates, drawn from 33
states, represent a membership of
more than 800,000, whleh Includes
many of the farmers in a belt stretch
ing across the northern half of the
United Slates from the Atlantic to the
Taclfic. Their interests, which are
Interwoven with practically every
national Issue of the day, will form
the greater part of the business of
the sessions.
T. C. Atkeson of Buffalo. W. Va,
executive committeeman who repre
sents the order at Washington, will
outline the legislative work and rec
ommend a course of action to be pur
suedt Ih his report on the last year.
His report will be followed by action
of the body on questions of tho day.
Pleasure Trlys Arranged.
During the .stay of the nat'onal
grange in Portland, the time will lis
divided Into business sessions, pleas
ure trips and ceremonials. Sunday.
memorial services will be held in
honor of the national grange dead of
the last year. Only four out of the
number died during the 12 months.
Two Important initiations into the
higher degrees of the order will be
held during the session.
Highest praise for the service giv
en the delegation at the Multnomah
hotel was expressed on every hand.
"If our entire programme is han
dled in the manner in which we hava
been received by the hotel manage
ment and employes, we certainly will
find Portland one of the nicest places
we ever attended." said C. M. Gard
ner, editor of the National Grange
monthly.
National Master Pleased.
National Master Lowell expressed
himself as highly pleased with the
prospects for the Portland meeting
and declared that the grange would
have one of the most Important ses
sions in Its history. The grange has
peen making a rapid growth during
the past few years, he said. The
gain In membership during the last
two years has averaged about 15,000
r year.
Kansas Is beginning a campaign
for the 1922 session, which probably
wil be held at Topeka or Wichita.
The plea of Kansas, backed by a
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