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JAN 1 6 1922
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PORTLAND. OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
U. S. PACT
COMMUNION DRINK
POISONS 8 ELDERS
BOY, 15, MAKES VOW
10 FIND LOST FATHER
BISHOP WANTS LAWS
TO OPEN UP ALASKA
ARE Dl,
DRY LAW IS SUCCESS,
AVERS U. S. DIRECTOR
REPORTS OF FAILURE HELD
PROPAGANDA OF "WETS."
RUSSIA LIKELY
POINTS AT PARLEY
E THAN E
IS POTENT STILL
VAUXISH USED IX BELIEF IT IS
SACRAMENTAL WINE.
PAREXT IX OPEX MOTORBOAT
TERRITORY DECLARED RICH,
BUT IiOXG NEGLECTED.
IX THUNDER BAY.
iRH OVER MYERS
ANGLD
JAPAN
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Maximilian Harden Pre
dicts New Treaty.
SOVIETS ARE OGLING AMERICA
Bolsheviki Want Capital From
United States.
LONDON ANGLES FOR REDS
Prophesied Coalition Declared to
Insure Supremacy of White
Race for Many Years.
fTTIth the ssme keen farslghted vision
which has enabled him to forecast the
trend of world events years In advance of
the actual happenings, Maximilian Maraen
sees RusMn on the verge of economic re
construction. He sees the United Slates
and the British empire working with Kus
aln In n economic "entente" which can
shape the world politically well as
economically. Kussia s soviet ruieri io
beginning to feel that any price Is cheap
to pay for American co-operation, and
I.enlne Is telling the Russian peasants
that soon the foreigners, are coming to
bring them electricity and Implements "as
beautiful as the American moujlks', or
farmers'." Mr. Hardens dispatch today
I. one nf (he moat significant he has writ
ten, and the story is told in his own Inimit
able style.)
BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN, '
Germany's Foremost Publicist.
(Copyright, 11)22, by The Oregonlan.)
BERLIN', Jan. 8. (Special Cable.)
The race for Russia's treasures and
Russia's markets has begun.
My prophesy of 191S is fulfilled.
Therefore I dare;Ho make another.
The British em'plre will not sepa
rate from the United States in the
Rufslan affair. She will be glad to
stand for white supremacy, relieved
a9 she will be of the burden of the
Japanese treaty".
This coalition of the United States
nd Great Britain, backed by Rus
sia's infinite resources, could shape
the world economically and banish
the fear of colored supremacy within
conceivable time.
If ever I write a full story of my
political experiences, I shall not for
get an incident at the Russian em
bassy In Berlin in the summer of
1918. The bis room, hung with silken,
tapestry, tparkled also with gleam
ing gold and glass and bronze wares.
On a huge table was the silver tea
service the czar used when he stayed
at the embassy. The linen bore the
Initials of the czar.
Guests Kitrrme nolnhevlNtsu
The guests, however, were extreme
boihevlKt. Bolshevist Commissioner
Krassln was in Berlin in an attempt
to bring about a commercial under
standing; M. Joffe, the amiable soviet
ambassador, had Invited me to be the
only non-oommunist guest.
I told M. Krassin that if I were In
his place I would try the United
States, because it was the only coun
try capable of doing something In
the way of serious reconstruction for
Russia, and was also the only land
not afraid of an Infection of bolshe-
Vlsm.
I explained that America needed to
insure her future export of manufac
tures, and I urged that all other
alliances would be powerless) against
a Russo-Amerlcan association. More
over, I said that such a combination
between the United States and Rus
sia would keep Japan safely In line.
JL Krassin sighed heavily. "Per
haps that Is the only way to save
Russia," he paid, with a shrug of his
boLshevist shoulders, "but we do not
care to do it. Americans would bring
capitalism to Russia and bring it In
Its moat tempting form. Rather than
that, let us go down."
Japanese Make Threat.
A year after this conversation the
Japanese threatened the road to Lake
Baikal and proclaimed war openly
on the Soviets. Furthermore, Count
Okuma, formerly the Japanese pre
mier, wrote:
"After the destruction of bolshev
Ism, Russia .will be our strong ally
and we will march to the Balkan
peninsula to Germany and France.
We will liberate 300,000,000 Hindus
from servitude, and put an end to
Anglo-Saxon tyranny. The time is
past for making English and Ameri
can co-operation necessary to our
diplomacy."
As Carl Radeke let out the other
day, soviet Moscow permitted the es
tablishment of the far eastern re
public, which was heard from so as
toundlngly in Washington this week,
and whose democracy is a contra
diction of communism. The new re
public was permitted to form be
cause it Is anti-Japanese very vio
lently anti-Japanese as the cables
from Washington have disclosed.
Now we find that as the hopes of
reconstructing Russia communistic
ally have grown dimmer, the more
frequently are Russian thoughts
turned toward the United States.
When Lenine, busy with his new
policy of state capitalism, is asked
by a - peasant why he chased away
Russia's own capitalists when no
he permits foreigners to come, he
replies: .
A merlon n Treaty Wanted.
"Because they will help us bring
electricity to you all. You will hate
Implements as beautiful as the
American moujiks'."
Krassln's opponents have said It Is
absolutely necessary to get an un
derstanding with the United States'
iCwiicludua uji i'aMe 3. Cuiuuia .j
Victims Rapidly Collapse and Swine
of Congregation, in Panic,
Flee From Church.
GRAND RAPIHS. Mich., Jan. 8.
Eight elders of the Seventh Reformed
church hero were poisoned at the
morning service today when they
drank varnish that had been poured
into a communion cup In thevbelief
It was sacramental wine. Two of the
.elders were said to be in & critical
condition.
The church recently bad been re
paired, and in the outer room, where
the sacramental wine la kept in a
jug, several jugs of varnish had been
stored. A church official Is said to
have mistaken the varnish for wine
when he filled the communion cup.
The eight elders were the first to
drink. As the cup was being passed
to others In the congregation the
elders were seen to fall. Many church
members became panic-stricken and
rushed from the edifice. A physician
was summoned and the stricken men
taken to the hospitals or their homes.
The communion cup was passed to
the elders Immediately after Rev. D.
A. Van Lumrr.cl, the pastor, had com
pleted his sermon. Elder John Re
wold was the first to drink. The
others collapsed in rapid succession.
Little hope was entertained by
hospital attendants for the recovery
of Elders S Folkerysma and Henry
Terkhurt.
EX-LEGISLATOR IS HURT
Archie C. Libby of Jefferson In
jured as Train Hits Truck.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.)
Archie C. Llbby of Jefferson, twice a
member of the state legislature from
Marion county, was seriously in
jured when northbound Southern Pa
cific passenger train No. 18 struck a
truck he was driving at a crossing In
the town of Jefferson at 1:15 o'clock
this afternoon. Mr. Llbby was re
moved to a hospital at Albany.
Physicians were unable to determine
whether his condition was dangerous.
He was suffering from shock and
severe bruises and may have suffered
concussion of the brain and a frac
tured hip.
Mr. Libby was driving Into Jeffer
son on the road from Green's bridge
and did not see or hear the approach
ing train.
The injured man has spent most
of his life in or near Jefferson and
is a member of a prominent family
In that section of the state.
Y0UNGST0WN REFORM ON
Mayor Tells Police to Clean Up
City Immediately.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Jan. 8. One
week ago Mayor Oles gave the under
world just seven days to "love up,
drink up, pack up and leave town or
reform."
Police Chief James Watkins had
this message today from Oles:
"Please see that the following or
ders are enforced:
"Notify all clubs that gambling an
drinking will not be tolerated.
"Pool selling on horses must be
stopped, immoral houses abated, ar
rest all street-walkers and men with
no visible means of support. Notify
bootlegger they must cease the traf
fic in liquor.
"All gambling places must be
closed."
FIRE DESTROYS CHURCH
Flames Start During Evening Serv
ices at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 8.
Th3 Congregational church here was
practically totally destroyed tonight
by fire which broke out during the
evening services. Dr. O. H. 'Holmes,
the pastor, was speaking on the arms
conference and the house was well
filled. The alarm-was quietly given,
however, and the entire congregation
escaped without disorder or casual
ties. The fire started in the furnace
room in the basement. The building
was valued at from $25,000 to $30,04)0
and was partially covered by Insur
ance. ,
ALIEN LACKS CHIVALRY
Immigrant Comes - in Cabin With
Wife In Steerage.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Moses Melo
mod, traveling first class, and his
wife, steerage, arrived today from
Danzig.
Their two sons, meeting the ship,
said it was all right for father to
travel in better style, because he was
"a learned man."
"I'll learn him something," said
Immigration Inspector Cohan.
He took away Melomod's first-class
landing card, gave him a lecture on
American chivalry, and sent him to
Eyis island to remain with his wife
until she Is examined Monday.
TOLL OF YULE FIRE FIVE
Children Victims of Blaze In. Gal
v veston, Tex., Home.
GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 8 With
the death today of Cooper Bevll, 6,
the toll of a Christmas tree fire In
tho home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. BIron,
he're yesterday, was brought to five.
Four of young Bevll's playmates suf
fered burns from which they died
The fire is thought to have started
when one of the chiWren attempted
to light a candle on the tree,
Victories Exceed Those of
Any Other Nation.
SEAT- TAKEN RELUCTANTLY
Tokio Delegates to Return
Home Rejoicing.
TREASURED MUTSU KEPT
Fears of Facing White Alliance
Unfounded and Place Among
Great Powers Made Safe.
BY ROBERT T. SMALU
(Copyright. J2, by The Oregonlan.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 8. (Spe
cial.) With the Washington confer
ence apparently drawing to a close,
there is Increasing evidence that
Japan will emerge from the sittings
with the greatest number of diplo
matic victories to her credit of any
of the participating nations.
The Japanese, reluctant to accept
the invitation to the conference in
the first place, came to Washington
with many misgivings and a heavy
heart. The Japanese are returning
to their -homeland, happy and heavy
laden with a series of brilliant suc
cesses. The Japanese came to Washington
fully aware that there was serious
talk of a "white alliance" against
them. They came fearing an attempt
would be made to relegate Japan to
secondary position among the pow
ers of the-world. They are return
ing to the orient with Japan more
firmly entrenched among the first
rank powers than she ever dared
hope to be.
Fight for Navy Expected.
The Japanese came to Washing
ton expecting to have to fight for
their naval life. There had been
threats that an obstreperous Japanese
might be "rationed" as to the amount
of steer she. should have from Eng
land and America. The Japanese are
returning with their constructed navy
very intact. They were told aj
first thSt they could not retain their
treasured "Mutsu," but they made a
successful fight for the Mutsu and
she will continue for ten years at
least to be the queen of the Pacific.
Through the voluntary sacrifices
of the United States and Great Brit
ain, Japan finds her naval supremacy
in the orient guaranteed by 'the two
great white powers willing to cut
their navies down below the strength
that would give them offensive power
in the east. Japan found the United
States willing to discontinue work on
its fortifications in the Pacific. Thus
made free from naval attacks, Japan
nevertheless held out for unlimited
submarine, construction fsr naval pur
poses and, therefore, is doubly forti
fied in her oriental supremacy.
Japan has been permitted to retain
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Youth, After One FaltTire, Promises
Mother to Continue Search
and Starts Out Again.
FORT WILLIAM, Minn., Jan. 8. To
keep his vow to his mother that he
would continue the search for his
father urrtil he could bring back
definite news of his parent's fate,
Donald Mahar, 15, will start again
tomorrow for the barren Islets of
Thunder bay where the father Is lost
In an open motorboat. in which 12
days ago he attempted to navigate a
passage from Cloud bay to Port
Arthur In the dangerous channels of
Lake Superior.
The father, James Mahar.' Minnesota
commissioner at Grand' Portage,
started for Port Arthur to visit his
brother and has not been heard from
since he left Cloud bay December 29.
Dcfcnald attempted to find his father
several days ago and put out in a
motorboat, but was trapped in Ice
floes, cast ashore and finally was
beaten back to the starting pornt.
Urrdaunted he rode a horse to Grand
Portage, made his promise to ' his
mother and then walked 30 miles
through J.he snow in the bitter cold
to Fort William. From here he went
to the home of an uncle who promised
assistance and obtained a tug with
which to make the search.
STUART PAINTING FOUND
Xinth Portrait of Washington Is
Identified by Xew Yorker.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Discovery of
the long-lost ninth portrait of Gen
eral Washington by the American
master, Gilbert Stuart, was announced
here by Hammond Smith. The pic
ture, formerly supposed to be a copy
by Vanderlin, is the property of
Walter Jennings.
Mr. Smith, upon removing several
layers of varnish and overpainting.
said he discovered unmistakable evi
dence of the work of the master, and
art experts who have-seen the picture
concur In his opinion.
G. W. PEPPERAFTER JOB
Philadelphian Declared Likely to
Succeed Senator Penrose.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 8. Appoint
ment of George Wharton Pepper of
Philadelphia to succeed the late Sena
tor Penrose is expected to come from
Governor Sproul tomorrow unless a
last-minute change is decided.
The expected appointment, it was
understood, virtually became a cer
tainty after the governor's visit to
Senator Crow In a Pittsburg hospital
yesterday. Senator Crow is chairman
of the republican state committee.
CREDIT IS GIVEN AMERICA
,
French General Quoted as Saying
Doughboys Won War.
PARIS, Jan. 8. America is given
full credit for her part In the world
war in a book devoted to the
struggle, written by Adolfo Agrlo of
Montevideo. On-e of the prominent
French commanders quoted in the
book is General Sarrall.
"The Americans won the war," he
was quoted as declaring, "had the
United States not intervened In 1917
COME IN BUT FIRST TIE YOUR ANIMAL OUTSIDE.
Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble on Way to
Washington, D. C, in Inter
est of Indian Fishers.
NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Urgent need
for legislation to aid development of
Alaska's resources was emphasized
today by the Right Rev. Peter
Trimble Rowe, Episcopal bishop of
Alaska, here enroute to Washington
in the interests of fishing rights of
the territory's natives. One of the
best moves that the shipping board
coulmake, he said, would be to es
tablish a government line of steam
ships to Alaska.
"Such a line, offering a reasonable
rate to colonists would greatly facili
tate development of the territory," he
added. "I am not one of those who
condemn corporations in Alaska out
of hand. They have done a lot of
good work .In developing the terri
tory and deserve credit. But Just
now, ope of those concerns is not
only threatening the future of the
salmon interests, but is making life
impossible for a considerable body ol
the natives.
"I am referring to a company
which is taking salmon from the
Yukon and Copper rivers. It is on
the fishing in these sjvers that
natives depend for food. There is a
broad stretch of coast where these
canning corporations can get all the
fish they want; but it Is easier to
take the salmon from the rivers. The
result is that the natives are hard
pushed to obtain food, and I know of
many instances where their children
are starving and they have had to
kill their dogs because they had no
food for them." -
He said old prospectors were pre
dicting a new gold rush in the Chan
delar region, about 200 miles north
of Yukon, which it was believed
would compare with the old Klon
dike field. But even should no more
gold be discovered, he said Alaska
was not to be regarded merely as a
worked-out mining camp.
"Alaska is all right with her fish,
fur and oil," he added. "The terri
tory presents a broad field for de
velopment, but her difficulty is that
she has been grossly neglected in the
matter of legislation which will pro
mote that development."
ITALY'S FINANCES BETTER
All Bourses Scheduled to Open To
day; Financiers More Hopeful.
ROME, Jan. 8. (By the Associated
Press.) The Italian financial situa
ation is much more hopeful In the
view of leading financiers. All
Italian bourses are scheduled to open
tomorrow.
Announcement was made today
that for the board of directors of the
Banca Italiana dl Sconto, which re
cently was granted a moratorium,
there will be effected a "conservative
attachment" of their property, de
pending uppn their active or passive
participation in the bank's a&'-cjrs.
ISLAND VOLCANO ACTIVE
Crater in Lake Nicaragua Said to
Threaten Plantations.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 8.
The Ometene volcano, on an Island in
Lake Nicaragua, is showing great ac
tivity
Future of Nation Held
Never More Obscure.
GREAT ANXIETY IS CREATED:
Valera's Resignation Seems
Not to Be Official.
COURSE LEFT' IN DOUBT
Many Believe Treaty Opponents
Plan to Keep Sinn Fein Alive
While Supporters Line Up.
DUBLIN. Jan. 8. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The peace treaty has
been ratified and prayers of thanks
giving went up from the people In all
the churches today, but Ireland con
tinued to face internal disorganiza
tion, giving rise to the greatest
anxiety.
The split in the Dail Eireann has
been heightened and Intensified by
the vote on the treaty, and the future
was more obscure. At differeht hours
today the two factions held confer
ences. The DaiFwlll meet again to
morrow It has become apparent that Eamonn
de Valera's resignation as president
of the republic did not take an of
ficial form, and the outstanding ques
tion today was whether he would
make effective his expressed inten
tion to resign, and if he should not
hat would become of the Dail.
Resignation Is Specific.
Many believe that the. opponents of
the treaty planned to keep the Sinn
Fein parliament in being while sup
porters of the treaty endeavor to es
tablish a provisional government and
carry out the peace agreement. ,
Mr. de Valera's resignation, ten
dered to the Dail Friday, was specif
ic; he consented, hewever, to post
pone action on condition that a vote
on the treaty should be taken within
48hours. He plainly stated that he
Inttnded, "whatever happened,'1 to re
tire td private life.
When the vote was taken, the res
ignation was not repeated, Mr. de
Valera merely alluding to it when he
arose and in a voice, broken with
emotion, began to explain his posi
tion. BiA he had not gone far when
he sat down, unable to proceed.
Valem Calls Meeting.
Later Mr. de Valera summoned a
meeting for today, confined to the 67
deputies who voted against the treaty
and today at the Mansion house prior
to the private session of his asso
ciates, he delivered a speech which
was a clear indication of his inten
tion to continue the fight, this time
apparently not only against the
British government, but against the
provisional government of the Irish
free state, which, he said, he regards
as a usurpation and to which the
chief objection is that it derives Its
authority from the British parlia
ment. .
There were many tonight who were
of the opinion that the question of
Mr. de Valera's suspended resigna
tion must be debated by the Dail to
morrow. The Inconsistencies in his
declaration have puzzled all commen
tators, but Art O'Brien, president of
the self-determination league of
Great Britain, who was in closest
touch and sympathy with Mr. de
Valera, Informed the Assoc'ated Press
that his interpretation was that Mr.
de Valera would resign the presidency
and retire to private life only when
he has consolidated the republican
position. I
Difficult Task Faced.
The task of the new provisional
government, faced by opposition from
eld republican colleagues, will be
difficult. Some deputies, Including
Miss MacSwiney, have declared their
intention to act as rebels against the
provisional government.
It was taken for granted that the
provisional government would cer
tainly Include both Arthur Griffith
and Michael Collins. Their associates
were less clearly marked, but among
members of the Dail cabinet support
ing them was William Cosgrave,
minister of local government.
Mce Problem Is Faced.
It will be a nice problem for the
ministers of the new provisional gov
ernment to determine how far they
will use, the machinery of the British
government officials in Ireland and 1
how far they can rely on the co-oper-
ation of the machine which they con- I
structed in conflict with these of
ficials. Under any circumstances, the
transition period would be a time of
great difficulty. That difficulty will
be increased if the new minjstry must
resist an attempt from the surviving
republican ministry.
The Dail tomorrow will consider a
resolution proposed by Speaker Mac
Neill affirming Ireland's sovereign
status and the complefe authority of
the Irish people.
Mr. de Valera's attitude as to the
republic and the Dail is that both
must continue in being until dis
established by the Irish people.
It was considered extremely Im
probable that the Dail will dissolve
itself. The majority for the treaty
Included many who expressed dislike
for it and accepted It onjy as an al
ternative to war.
On any motion framed on purely
jjuutiaued oa Paita 41, Coluiaa S.J.
Importations in Fiscal Period One
hair or 1 Per Cent or Consump
tion Year Before Prohibition.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8. The prohibition
law is not a failure and, while en
forcement of It probably never will
reach the 100 per cent point of effi
ciency, It rapidly is approaching the
highest possible point, R. A. Haynes.
national prohibition director, said to
day in an address.
No law can be enforced 100 per
cent, he said, declaring that the chief
present obstacles In enforcement of
the Volstead act were apathetic citi
zens and lethargic public officials.
"The "wets' have spread carefully
planned propaganda to make it ap
pear that the prohibition law Is a
failure and cannot be enforced," he
said.
"The propagandists put In capital
letters the liquor imported Into this
country. The facts show that the
total importations during the past
fiscal year were one-half of one per
cent of the total consumption of
liquor in the United States the year
before prohibition.
"Propaganda says crime has in
creased. Facts show that the crime
wave Is world wide. Facts show that
arrests for drunkenness have de
creased 60 per cent in this country.
"Facts show that liquor withdraw
als from warehouses during October
were only 50 per cent of the with
drawals in the previous October."
In another address at a church to
night Mr. Haynes said that the shout
ing against prohibition was merely
the "public's whisky weaning pains."
DRUG STORE IS HELD UP
Unmasked Robbers Force Clerk to
Hand Over $115.
While A. H. Brown, proprietor of
the University drug store at Fiske
and Lombard streets, penned cheeky
at his desk in a rear room last night,
two unmasked robbers held up Henry
Rapacz, 17, clerk, and robbed the till
of about $115. Brown knew nothing
of the robbery until the pair had left
the store and the youth gave the
alarm,
ltapacx told detectives rTiat the
store was empty when the first rob
ber entered and asked for a drink of
cider. As he drew the beverage the
second robber entered. The first robj
ber then covered Rracx with a smai.
automatic pistol and marched him
to the register to open it.
WOMEN SMOKERS HELPED
Xew York Theutcr Provides Room
Where Tobacco May He Used.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. An elaborate
ly fitted smoking room, exclusively
for women, will be opened tomorrow
In the Globe theater, one of Broad
way's best known amusement houses.
"The theater must follow the trend
of the times," the management an
nounced. DEATH LEAP INTO CROWD
Young Woman Jumps From Top
of Arc de Triomphe.
PARIS. Jan. 8 (By the Associated
Press.) A young unidentified woman
today jumped to her death from the
top of the Arc do Triomphe.
Her body fell among a .crowd of
mourners who were carrying flowers
to decorate the grave of the "un-
Renown soldier."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 48
TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly winds.
Forrlnn. Ratnenau to hnd German reparations
del-Ktitlon. Pate 2.
Irish divided more than ever. Pane 1.
France regards Cannes conference with
distrust, says Tardieu. Pane 2.
Famous modistes of Paris organize to fight
style thieves. l"ag 6.
Franco-British alliance discussed at con
ference of premiers. I'ogo 0.
Prlamur delegates at arms conference to
give views on Siberia. Page 4.
England Is stirred by four murders,
i'age 4.
Anglo-American pact on Russia predicted.
I'age 1.
National.
Arming of merchant vessels la studied.
Page 2.
Japan wins many victories at arms parley.
Page 1.
Dry law success, avers national prohlbl-
, tlon director. Page 1.
Republicans seek greater party solidarity.
Page S.
Outlook for American railroads improving,
declares Harden Colfax. Page Id.
Domestic.
Grading In college called Inaccurate.
Page S.
Drinking of varnish In communion cups
poisons 10 elders. Page 1.
Bishop wants laws to open up Alaska.
Page i.
Boy. 1.1, makes vow to find lost father.
Pacific Northwedt.
Cherry Julca Is drink of sun-fried rower.
Page 6-
Hldden stills busy near Cansdlan border.
Page S.
Washington bank supervisor has hard task.
, Page 16.
Snorts.
Ban of three players stirs all Multnomah
club. Page 10.
Aggies win second from Whitman bas-
keteers. Page 10.
Scholastic basketball season is one week
away. Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Two Japanese steamers here for cargo.
Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Stronger market for lumber , expected.
Pago 17.
Big congregation greets Dr. Parker.
Page 18.
Democrat row over Myers still potent.
Page 1.
Coast merchant tailors plsn 51.000.000 ad
vertising campaign. Tage 11.
League organized to stablllzo currency
Page 18.
Forger prompt to report to fcollce. Page 18.
Local Democratic Har
mony Is Perturbed.
ANNUAL BANQUET BOYCOTTED
Party Lights Refuse to As
semble With ex-Postmaster.
BREACH LATEST OPENED
Strained Relations of No Small
Proportion Ilrotight About ..
Hetween Two Factions.
While Dr. J. W. Morrow, demo
cratic national committeeman for
Oregon, was counseling harmony and
thorough organization of the hosts
of the faithful throughout the state
at the annual banquet of the Jack
son club at the Benson hotel last
Saturday night, divers and sundry
men who have been wheel-horses in
the party In these parts for a good
rnany years were "sulking In their
tents," so-to-speak. They had re
mained away because Frank Stott
! Myers was on the programme for a
speech and they refused to. honor the
occasion by their presence.
Among those not present or eat
ing were: Bert E. Haney, cx-state
chairman of the democratic party
and ex-United States district attor
ney for Oregon; Lester W. Hum
phreys, always active In the work
and at present United States attor
ney; Oswald West, ex-govcrnor of
Oregon; Elton Watkins, ex-asslstant
United States attorney and ex-president
of the Jackson club; John
Veatch, assistant United States at
torney, and John II. Stevenson, ex
municipal judge of Portland and ex
asistant district attorney of Mult
nomah county. These were not all,
but they are sufficient to Illustrate
the situation. Many of 'none re
maining "in the offing," it is said,
purchased tickets at J1.50 per, but
declined to use them, while others
would not so much as dignify the
event by spending that much good
money on it.
Relations Are Strained.
That the situation has brought
about strained relations of no small
proportions between the so-called
"Chamberlain" and ".Myers" factions
of the democratic party in Oregon, Is
believed by some of the faithful, but
others. Including National Commit
teeman Morrow, declare that there Is
harmonoy and peace in the ranks, at
least when It comes to party or
ganization and party fealty. None
was found yesterday, however, who
would say the situation developed by
the "indiscreet" action of Harvey O.
Starkweather, president of the Jack
son club and a leader in the anti
Chamberlain wing, .was not "re
grettable." Some openly decried it,
while others preferred to remain as
neutral as possible, still others ex
pressed their opinions, but asked to
be not quoted.
The situation is the latest open
breach between the two factions of
the party growing out of .the "late
unpleasantness" arising from the re
moval of Frank Stott Myers as post
master by Woodrow Wilson, when Mr.
Myers "sat tight" upon being asked to
resign his J6000 - a - year position.
Oeorge Earle Chamberlain, at the
time senior United States senator
from Oregon, was blamed by Mr.
Myers and his friends for not inter
ceding In behalf of the deposed post
master and, despite his protestations
to the contrary, was held responsible
for the ousted official's predicament.
The fact that -Mr. Chamberlain and
President Wilson were not "chummy"
at the time was overlooked by
Mr. Myers. Mr. Chamberlain had
"Jumped the traces" during the war
to denounce its conduct by- the
powers that then were. Granting his
willingness, which isn't a sure thing,
to have taken up the gauge for Mr.
Slyers, his explanation was discount
ed and tho senator "held to strict ac
countability." Mr. Chamberlain Target.
War was declared upon Mr. Cham
berlain and, of course, his following
in the party by Mr. Myers and his
clique, resulting, 'among other things,
in Mr. Starkweather, who arranged
last Saturday night's programme, be
ing brought out by the Myers fac
tion in opposition to Mr. Chamber
lain in the last primary nominating
election. The hitherto unbeaten
Chamberlain was nominated, but at
the general election was caught in
the great republican landslide and
his republican opponent, ltobert N.
Stanfleld, was swept Into office. Mr.
Chamberlain later became.a member
of the United States shipping board
at a salary of $12,000 a ' year, as
against $7500 paid senators and rep
resentatives. So bitter was the feeling against
Mr. Chamberlain on the part of the
Myers faction that, although he won
the democratic nomination In regula
tion manner, an independent was
brought into the field against him li
the regular election last November,
supported by the Myers-element.
Meanwhile, Mr. Myers said, and for
that matter, still says, that he Is tin
legal holder of the office of j.nst
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