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THE MOItNIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, APRII, 14, 1923
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Soads Financially Crippled
When Returned to Owners.
CHARGES ARE SUSTAINED
Chairman Cummins of Senate Body
Malting Inquiry Says Federal
Control Was to Blame.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 13.
Grounds for the declaration that the
railroad administration failed to
tun back the railroaas ( to- tneir
; - .nnittinn tfl he seTf-SUS-
taining, were declared today by
Chairman Cummins 01 me nvnia
interstate commerce committee to
have been established during me
committee's inquiry into general rail
way conditions.
Unreasonable increases in railroad
wages were made under federal con
trol, many just before the return of
the carriers to their owners. Julius
Kruttschnitt. chairman of the board
of the Southern Pacific company,
said in concluding his testimony at
i, Roirinninir with the
Adamson law. Mr. Kruttschnitt said
the labor costs of class-one roaua
had been increased by $2,230,000,000
by 1920. or almost equal to the total
operating expenses of th roads in
1916.
Baneful Practices Cetled.
"The baneful effects of government
practices," he said, "necessarily con
tinued after the return of the prop
erties, and, notwithstanding strenu
ous efforts to correct them, are still
responsible for the unsatisfactory
conditions of the railroads."
Mr. Kruttschnitt said railroad ex
ecutives acknowledged that increases
In the wages of railroad employes
were necessary to keep them on a
parity with wages in outside Indus
tries, due to war conditions., but said
the executives wished to deny "em
phatically that railroad employes
were underpaid to such an .extent
when the government took control
as asserted by Messrs McAdoo and
Hines. "
Railways Inherit TrenWe.
These government officials, the
Southern Pacific head asserted, left
to the railroads upon their return to
private wnvship "the unpopular
task of seeking before the public an
increase in revenue to meet the In
creased expenses." m
"It was easy to shift this burden
to the carriers," he continued, "which,
at thei threshold of resuming their
relations with the public, were con
fronted with a necessity of asking for
a large increase in rates. In equity
this obligation was not theirs. It was
the obligation of those who created
the necessity." '
Air. Kruttschnitt empha-sized that
over 8'2 per cent of labor and other
operating costs under federal control
were fixed by the government.
Wasteful Policies Do Injury.
"To standardize rules and workinff
conditions created by the director
general of the railroad administra
tion." he said, "must be attributed
much of the criticism that he has in
curred for wasteful payments in re
classifying employes, making skilled
mechanics out of workmen by a
stroke of the pen. paying punitive
overtime extravagantly for time not
worked, and making large retroactive
payments to men of little skill who
received gratuities of from $1000 to
$2000 each with unbounded surprise.
"So obviously unfair and unreason
able were many of these agreements
that their terms have been substan
tially modified in behalf of the rail
roads by the labor board."
AVIATORS ARE DELAYED
Bad Weather Holds Back Aviators
Bound lor Brazil.
LISBON. April 13 (By the, Asso
ciated Press.) Bad weather prevented-
a start today by Captains
Sacadura and Coutinho, the Portu
guese aviators, on the third stage of
their flight to Brazil from the Cape
Verde islands to St. Paul rock, in mid
Atlantic. The aviators cabled here to
day that the conditions would make
It impossible for them to leave before
Sunday. (
The airmen who, .starting from
Lisbon, successively jumped to the
Canary islands and then to the Cape
Verdes, and whose ultimate destina
tion is Pernambuco, Brazil, had ex
pected to start from St. Vincent, Cape
Verde islands, at 1 o'clock this morn
ing. This contemplated jump was
over 900 miles of water. They ex
pected to reach St. Paul rock in ap
proximately 10 hours and there to re
fill with gasoline from the Portu
guese warship Republica TJefore es
eaying the next stage of their flight
to Fernando Noronha, off the Bra
zilian coast. .
SORE THROAT IS FATAL
20-Months-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. S. Chapman Dies.
John Sidney Chapman, 20-months-old
son of Mr. and Airs. C. S. Chap
man. 521' Vista avenue, died
"Wednesday night following an 18
days' illness of septic sore throat. The
report of the death was filed with the
city health bureau yesterday.
Mr. Chapman, who is secretary of
the 'Western Forestry and Conserva
tion association, has been ill for al
most" two weeks, with septic sore
throat. ' He was reported yesterday to
be eomewhat improved, although yet
Jn a serious condition. '
Deaths from septic sore throat in
Portland eince the outbreak of the
.epidemic total 11. .
FEDERAL JURORS DRAWN
Tenlre of 40 Men Ordered to Re
port for Duty April 24
Jndre Robert S. Bean in federal
eourt yesterday directed the drawing
of a grand jury to report at 2 o'clock
April 24. The venire consists ef 40
men, 1 of whom live in Portland.
The Multnomah .county jurors
Drawn are jacou j. xjigmari, xno.
iEast Twenty-eighth street Jiorth;
Howard R. Ewing, No. 102f East
Thirty-second street - North; W. H.
Herdraan, No. 741 Halsey street; El
wood S. Minchin. No. 598 East Sixty
iirst street; George F. Neff, No. 61S
iGantenbein avenue; Sherman A. Nel-i
eon. No. 637 East Eleventh street
North; Edward Newbegin, No. 400
Holladay avenue; J. Sherman O'Gor
xnan. No. 5-54 Seventeenth street; Ed
ward C. Pape, No. 1062 East Flan
ders street; Peter Pearson, No. 468
Vancouver avenue; Ross M. Plummer,
Ewahwe station, Portland; Homer
Prouty, Jfo. 2S4 East Sevgnty-third.
RA LVVAY CQLLAPS
IS DECLARED
street North; Ferd A. Purdin. No. 1132
Stephens street; Edward C. Reed, Jo,
827 East Twenty-ninth street North,
and Frederick L. Warren, No. 618
Kearney street.
The other names drawn are John
Arzner. Kiddle: S. D. Brown, Lyons;
J. R. Cartwright, Harrisburg; W. E
Clark, Deer Island; Timothy Cor.
coran, Jewell; J. J. Cramer, Harris
burg; D. W. Crosby, Riddle; Ben
jamin S. Drake, No.' 1157 North Cot
tage street. Salem; W. H. Eagy, route
3, Albany; R. J. Fox, Lyons; YV. D
Gilliam, route 2, Dallas; James T.
Gray, route 1, Jlilwaukie; F. H. Hara
don, Astoria; E. B. Hoseman. Gates;
W. H. Hulbert, Albany; Orin Judd,
Detroit; J. A. McCullogh, Albany;
Frank G. McLench, route 1, Salem;
C. L. Morrison, Elk City; S. A. Moul
ton, Tillamook: Bahne Paulsen, Hub
bard; Thomas Riches, Silverton; J. W.
Sadler, Aurora; J. G. Shedds, route 1,
Shedds, and W. 1 Wells. Halsey.
CHINESE IS CONVICTED
IiCNCJ OX GUILTY OF SELLING
MOOXSHIXE WHISKY.
Three More Grant County Men to
Be Tried in Federal Court
for Bootlegging.
"W ith the conviction yesterday aft
ernoon of Lung On, Chinese business
man of John Day, Or., in quick time,
the government "knocked over the
second of an alleged ring of five
Grant county bootleggers. Trial of
the remaining three will be opened,
this morning, the cases being co'n-J
sol Ida ted and tried at one time.
Lung is a man of substance in
Grant county He owns several stores
and has other connections there. Tes
timony in the case, introduced by
Allan Bynon, assistant United States
attorney, disclosed the fact that he
had sold two bottles of moonshine
whisky to Lawrence Thompson and
Archie Davis, government informants,
who procured evidence leading to the
Grant county arrests.
The first of the two bottles was
broken by accident and the agents
then went back and bought another.
This was the last of January. The
Chinese eaid he had never seen the
bottle introduced in evidence before.
and as to the two informants, they
were 'bad characters, he said, adding
that a brother of one owes him
money. Defense witnesses testified
that the Chinese is sober, quiet and
industrious. Characters of the In
formants were also attacked by the
defense.
Yesterday morning the verdict of
the jury that heard the trial of John
Pryse, village blacksmith of Prairie
City, was reported in court, it having
been arrived at after deliberation
that lasted until ! o'clock yesterday
morning. This, too, was to the ef
fect that Pryee was guilty a. charged.
In the case of the Chinese, the jury
was out but a few minutes.
Remaining defendants to be tried
today are Leete Paine, hotel propri
etor of Canyon City; Earl Tracy, who
operates a for-hire automobile estab
lishment, and E. L. St. Clair, who runs
the Pastime pool haH in Prairie City.
Twenty-one witnesses have been
brought to Portland at government
expense to testify for the accused
men. affidavits having been filed that
their testimony is necessary to the
defense and that the accused men are
without funds to pay their ewn wit
nesses.
LIBH1 QUITS OFFICE
MRS. MATUAX PIRKEY RETIRES
FROM VAXCOTJVER POSITION.
Slembers of Board and Supporters
Thanked for Their ' Loyalty
During Controversy.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 13.
(Special.) Mis. Marian Pirkey, who
for several years has acted as libra
rian in the Vancouver public library,
has tendered her resignation in ac
cordance with action taken by the
city council in demanding it and alsa
the resignations of four members of
the library beard. Mayor Kiggins baa
appointed five members to act as the
library board, but they have not yet
been approved by the city council.
In her resignation Mrs; Pirkey
thanked the - board for their many
kindnesses and added:
"I desire to thank the members of
the board, patrons of the library and
other friends of the library for de
nying false reports and misrepresen
tations made against me. I live in
my own home, though unpretentious
indeed, i,ut own it and never have
had any desire to occupy the base
ment of the library as a residence
and would not do so if it were offered
me. Other reports are so glaringly
false they need no refutation."
FLOOD SITUATION WORSE
Xine Villages Inundated or Cut Off
by Rising Waters.
VICKSBURG. Miss., April 3. At
least nine villages are inundated or
surrounded by water and upwards of
250 square miles of farm land is under
water as a result of flood stages on
the lower Mississippi and its tribu
taries. Reports today to headquarters of
the levee district here indicated that
the most severe flood conditions were
centered in the Arkansas and White
r-.ver basins, but the Mississippi itself
approached new high reeords at
Vicksburg and Greenville. At many
points engineers were at work rein
forcing the levees.
The villages under water or out off
by the flood are Elaine, Lambreok,
Countiss, Lundell, Ratio, Melwood,
L&conia, Modoc and Ferguson, Ark.
Numerous refugee colonies have
been established in the flood district
and the Missouri Pacific railroad has
distributed 150 boxcars along ita route
fcr use of the , homeless.
DANVILLE MAN IS VICTOR
John 11. Lewman Is Nominated as
Candidate for Congress.
DANVILLE. I1L, April 13. Complete
official returns from the 18th con
gressional district today show that
John H. Lewman of Danville was
nominated as republican candidate for
congress at Tuesday's primary ever
W. P. Holaday of Georgetown by a
majority of 44 votes.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, the present
congressman, will retire at the end
of hi3 term.
Rail Consolidation Supported.
BEND, Or.. April 13. (Special.)
Directors of the Bend Commercial club
today went on record as strongly sup
porting consolidation of O.-W. R. & N.
and Oregon Trunk railway service
from here to the Columbia river. The
action was taken in reference to the
proposed abandonment of 29 miles of
Oregon Trunk track.between Metoliu,
and, SouUi Junction, .
IS
AFTER MIDDLE AGE
Heart Disease Often Fol
lows, Says Doctor.
APOPLEXY ALSO RESULT
Great Excess in Work, When At'
tended by Worry, Declared to
Cause Breakdowns.
Eschew strenuous exercise after
middle age Is reached. Make your
exercise replace some of your daily
work. Either work or exercise, in
order to be beneficial, must be inter
esting and enjoyable.
This counsel was given yesterday
by Dr. William House before the
health institute at the afternoon ses
sion at the Multnomah hotel. He
spoke on "Overwork and Strain." and
warned against undue effort along
any line, particularly when pressed
to the point that strain upon the
bodily forces is Involved.
'A great excess in work, especially
when attended by worry and anxiety.
a irequeni cause oi nervous
breakdown, he said. "The element
that is dangerous, however, is not so
uch the work as the attendant
worrry.
Overwork Warning; Given.
'Many nervous breakdowns occur
in college, through the effort to
excel. There are always a few stu
dents who rate 100 per cent in effi
ciency. who lead in their work and
who thus set an example for others
less efficient. The effort to excel
leads to overwork and too much mid
night oil, and the resulting break
down. These are too common in col
lege life.
"Not less than 10 per cent of the
population is Intellectually and
physically unfit and this 10 per cent
furnishes the majority of the vic
tims of what is commonly meant by
breakdown. Overindulgence in col
lege athletics leads to changes in the
circulation, often followed by break
down. These excesses should be
avoided.
"Middle-agd men who take up
strenuous exercise, such as boxing,
wrestling, etc., often pay for them in
collapse from heart disease or apo
Plfixy-. No. middle-aged man or wo
an has any business engaging in
exercise- in addition to the daily
stunt. T be of benefit, exercise
should replace some of the usual
daily grind.
Aeeldeata Can Be Avoided.
"Many railway and other accidents
could be avoided if examinations of
the physical and nervous condition
of employes in the service were to
be made. No doubt many accidents
caused by engineers and others hav
ing N apoplexy or fainting spells at
critical moments could be avoided if
persons in dangerous occupations
were given thorough examinations.
Dr. A. T. McCormack. health officer
of Kentucky, was a speaker agaln at
yesterday afternoon s session. He
discussed the health officer as a com
munity leader and spoke of the need
of a state board of health continuing
in office, with the elimination of
political control. He said no fewer
than 20 governors have been elected
in this, country on platforms that
called for continuous serviee in the
interests of public health, despite
changing political control.
"Care of Girls" was the subject of
an ' address by Miss Grape Chase
yesterday afternoon. "Tuberculosis'
was discussed by Dr. Gerald- Webb.
In the morning there were talks
on gonorrhea, cancer, pneumonia, in
fluenza and delinquency by Dr. Sam
Gellert, Dr, Ernest Tucker, Dr. Homer
Coffen and Judge Jacob Kanzler,
Programme Today Interesting".
Today there will be a programme
full of interest with H. . B. Homon
of the United. States public health
service speaking on "Water Supply
and Sewage Disposal" at 9 A. M.;
"Pre-concerous Lesions,4 by Dr. R. C.
Coffey at 10 o'clock; "Infantile Pa
ralysis," by H. J. Turner of the pub
lic health office, Washington, D. C;
"Obstetrics," by Dr. E. J. Labbe at
2 P. M. ; "Rural Health Problems,"
by Dr. Valim. Seattle, of the United
States health service, at 3 P. M.
Tonight there will be a smoker
and demonstration by means of films
of modern treatment of diseases. This
will be at the Multnomah hotel and
no at central library, as has been
the case with night meetings of the
institute heretofore.
An event that is looked forward to
with much interest is the lecture by
Dr. A. T, McCormack Saturday morn
ing at 11 o'clock, his topic being
"The Family Doctor." This is said
to be his best talk of the institute.
NEGROES DEFY HOODOO
Gladstone Carman and Martha
Rogers Wed on April 13.
VANCOUVER. Wash., April 13.
(Special.) It is generally thought
that negroes are .superstitious and
would not think of beginning married
life on the 13th, nut a couple from
Portland today threw caution to thej
voyage.
Gladstone Carman, 3b, and Miss
Martha Rogers, 33, both negroes,
were married by Judge Homer Kirby
of the superior oourt. They were
accompanied by Lillie Thompson,
negress, and Mrs. Olga Schaefer, wife
of the county clerk, was called in for
the second witness.
"LIPSTICK" GIRL LOSES
Judge Refuses to Force Board to
Readmit Student to School.
CORNING, Ark., April 13. Al
though he held last night that the
rule of the school board at Knoble,
forbidding girl students from using
face pfcwder was unjust. Circuit Judge
Bandy in a decision late today refused
Miss Pearl Pugsley'e application for a
writ of mandamus to compel the
school board to. readmit her to high
school.
She was lismissel last September
for using talcum powder on her nose.
NEW HOSPITAL INDORSED
Pendleton to Beg-in Drive to Raise
$200,000 for Protestants.
PENDLETON, Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) Indorsement of a campaign to
raise 1200,000 for the eonatruction of
a Protestant hospital in this city was
voted last night by the board of di
rectors of the Pendleton Commercial
association. It is planned to have
construction work started within 60
days.
The general committee in charge of
the work was announced today as fol
lows; J, O, Witherell, general chair-h
HARD EXEHC
E BAD
mam; Frank E. King, treasurer; Mrs.
A. J. Smith, secretary, and H. E.
Bender, soliciting member, with oth
ers in the committee as follows: J. E.
Shauver, Kenneth McRae, W. H. Mc
Cormach, J, E. McCormach, William.
Milne, J. T. Lieuallen, G. M. Morrison,
James Eldridge. Levi Eldridge, C. L.
Woodward, Charles Gerklng, L. L.
Mann, A. J. Smith, A. W. Rugg. Man
uel Friedly, R. I. Keator, E. B. Sw.ayze,
Fay Legrow, J. L, Frankum, 1. J.
Kirk, Arthur McRoberts, F. B. Swayze,
W. E. Haney. Marion Hansel, Rev
Mr. Coat, Rev. W. A. Gressman, Frank
Belvail, Sam Hargett. William Har
gett, W. H. McKinney, Henry L.
Frazier.
The present hospital facilities of
Pendleton are in the hands of the
Sisters of St. Francis, who operate.
the St. Anthony s hospital, to wnicn
has just been added an 80-bed addi
tional structure valued at $200,000,
which is complete save for the fur
nishings.. TWO HELD AS SMUGGLERS
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LIQUOR AXD NARCOTICS DEAL
INVOLVES JAPANESE.
"High Jacking'' Method Employed
by Americans in Procuring
Contraband From Ships.
Prolonged investigation by federal
prohibition agents, under the direc
tion of Dr. J. A. Llnville, prohibition
director, led to the arrest o Dave
Llghtner, already under arrest on a
drug-smuggling charge and at UDerty
on J2500 bail; N. Naki, steward of the
steamer Belgian Maru, and E. A.
Brown, alleged partner of Lightner
in narcotics smuggling. Several Jap
anese are neld as witnesses.
"High jacking" was the alleged
method of four Americans in obtain
ing a quantity of liquor and narcotics
Irom the steamer, then tied up along
side a lumber dock at Wauna. These
en negotiated with the Japanese to
take over the contraband stuff and
they are said to have loaded it into
a launch alongside the steamer. This
took place last Sunday n'ght.
After the shipment was on tne
launch, with four men on the smaller
boat, two of them are said to have
flashed stars upon the startled Jap
anese and told them they were cus
toms officials and the Japanese, were
under arrest. The sailors ran and the
launch steamed up river. It is thought
the stuff was loaded from the smaller
boat into an automobile, believed to
have been driven by Lightner and
Brown.
Prohibition Director Linville and nis
assistant, J. E. Flanders, made an all-
hieht investigation at Wauna bunday
and returned to Portland Monday,
laying the facts before A. F. Flegel
Jr., assistant United States attorney
in charge of narcotics prosecutions.
The arrests followed. .
The steamer meanwhile reached
Portland and Naki was arretted in
this city. George Ura is held by the
government and he is said to have
confessed that he acted as interpreter
for Naki, the steward.
BRITISH DISCOUNT CUT
Bank of England Reduces Rate to
Four Per Cent. 1
LONDON. April 13. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The Bank of England
today reduced its discount rate to 4
per cent. The last previous reduction
was on February 18 last, when tne
rate was dropped from 5 to iVz per
cent.
The monetary situation had become
more favorable to a lower bank rate
through the reduction in the open
market rates by which the treasury
had been enabled to borrow on easy
terms and at the same time deal with
the national debt.
The reduction of the rate caused
as much amazement in stock ex
change as it'did in the money market.
Its effect was gradually apparent in
the quotations for good yielding
stocks, which added fractions to their
recent upward movement. The cheer
fulness later spread to all depart
ments.
NEW YORK, April 13. With the
exception of Switzerland, Great Brit
ain now has the loweBt bank rate
in i the world, as the result of the
Bank of England reducing its dis
count rate to 4 per cent today.
Switzerland cut its 4 per cent rate
to S. per cent March 2, on account
ef the excessive gold supply in that
country.
The present British rate compares
with a high of 10 per cent August 1,
1914, and a low of 3 per cent January
29, 1914.
LUMBER COMPANY FORMS
Coast Fir & ' Products Concern,
Files Corporation Articles.
SALEM, Or., April 13. (Special.)
The Coast Fir & Cedar Products
company, with capital stock of $25,000
and headquarters in Portland, today
filed articles with the state corpora
tion department. The incorporators
are John W. Miller, H. I. Sound and
Maurice W. Seitz.
The "Will-I-Soon" company, with
headquarters in Portland, has been
incorporated by A. C. Allen, H. E.
Price and G. W. Pardey.. The capital
stock is $50,000.
The Sherman Garage & Machinery
company, with headquarters in Wasco
and capital stock of- $5000, has been
incorporated by- F. I. Morrow, L. M.
Morrow and A. D. Richelderfer.
The Rose Lumber company is the
name of a new concern incorporated
by p. V. Rose, J. H. Middleton and
J. S. Middleton. Headquarters will be
n Portland. The capital stock is
$5000.
The Church of Portland has been
incorporated by John J. Simmons,
John C. Sinclair and George D. Cul
bertson. The capital stock is $5000
and headquarters will- be in Port
land.
WILLAMETTE TO DEBATE
College of Puget Sound to Be Op
posed Today.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sa-
ein. Or., April 13. (Special.) Two
mpressive victories are on the record
of the 193S Willamette men's debating
earn which tomorrow will oppose the
Colleg-e of Puget Sound in a dual de
bate on the question of national un
employment insurance. The Willam
ette trio, composed of Sheldon Sackett
of Sheridan, a senior; Robert Notson
of Heppner, eophomore, and Robert
Littler of Salem, freshman, won re
cently from -the University of Red-
ands, wnich holds the championship
of southern California, having defeat-
d both Occidental college and the
University of Southern California.
The same Willamette team last
week defeated the University of Den
ver. Denver had won every debate
this season previous to the Salem con
test. ' '
Cantonment Sale Postponed.
ASTORIA, Or.. April 13. (Special.)
-.Lieutenant Rafferty, in command
of Fort Stevens, has received lnstruc-
ions from the war department to
postpone the sale of the cantonments,
set for May 1, until some date to be
announced, in June.,
SEHOFFIJISIL;
BOND IS WITHDRAWN
Surety Company Decides to
' Surrender. General.
JEWELS OFFERED BY WIFE
Ataman of Cossacks Declares That
Allegations of Atrocities in "
Siberia Are Foolish,
NEW YORK April 13. General
Gregorle Semenoff, ataman of the
Cossacks, was locked up in Ludlow
street jail tonight; after a frantic ef
fort by several lawyers " to get a
bondsman who would give J25.000
bail to Sheriff Nagle. Semenoff was
arrested last weeK on a civil war
rant and freed on bail, but his orig
inal bondsman refused to continue as
surety.
Madame Semenoff, his young wife,
was courageous during the after
noon. She had been ill. she said,
worrying about her husband, and she
begged the sheriff to take her jewels
for the bond. But he could not, he
explained, although she could offer
them to a bonding company as col
lateral. Day Exciting for Semenoff.
The day had been one of excite
ment for General Semenoff, his assist
ants and friends. This morning the
general went to his lawyer's office
for a conference and found .there a
representative of the surety company
which had furnished his bail. He
was told that because of the notoriety
.his case had brought, and because
company officiate thought "it un
patriotio to act as bondsman for a
man charged with atrocities against
fAflCUUVtK
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MOJOAX
American soldiers they were going'
to surrender him at noon.
Just before noon Colonel George
Kroupsky, who was Semenoffs chief
aide In Russia and is now helping
him here, was stopped bya policeman
on Broadway and searched. Kroup
sky had a revolver and narrowly
escaped going to jail himself. He was
held until he finally understood what
was required and showed a permit.
Proceedings Are Called.
Meanwhile the proceedings brought
against Semenoff by the trustee for
the Teuroveta Home & Foreign Trad
ing company, a bankrupt New York
concern, were called before Peter B.
Olney, referee in bankruptcy, and
David W. Glaze, a Semenoff attor
ney, was compelled to ask an ad
journment because Semenoff was held
by the sheriff. The hearing will g
on tomorrow afternoon.
General Semenoff, while he was
waiting for the bondsman who never
came, declared be was guiltless of
any atrocities in Siberia or anywhere
else. ,
"I fouerht aerainst the bolshevikl."
I he said, "and I expect my men may
have gone to excess in some cases,
but I never countenanced any such
thing and stories that I knowingly
permitted my men to attack women
or children or shoot American sol
diers arefoolish."
INSPECTION IS TODAY
California Agriculturists to Visit
College at Corvallis.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Apri 13. (Special.)
Eight of the most prominent agri
culturists of California will be guests
at convocation 'assembly tomorrow.
The eight men constitute a committee
of inspection to visit all the leading
agricultural colleges in the United
States.
.A. C. Hardison, chairman of the
committee, is vice-president . of the
Mupu Citnj-s association. .
W. S. Guiford. author of many farm
books; Dr. Elwood Mead, chief of the
United States bureau of irrigation in
vestigations; S. W. Baker, president,
of the Sonoma county farm bureau, i
and a member of the national fruit
committee; S. G. Mortland, a real es- j
tate man from Fresno; R. G. Sproul, I
farmer and business man, and R. N.
Wilson, secretary to the commission
on agricultural education of the state,
are the other members of the com-1
mitee.
lRAVEL worries stop when you
step aboard the train which
connects with Canadian Paci
fic Steamships at Montreal or Old
French Quebec. Just that minute
you begin your Vacation de Luxe.
2 Days Down the
St. Lawrence
You glide for two days down the
majestic St. Lawrence River and
Gulf, you sleep long hours in com
fortable beds, you relish excellent
meals, and enter heartily into the
pleasures of life aboard a great
ocean liner before you are out of
sight of land. You become accli
mated to salt water travel while
sailing smoothly down a river! And
such a river! with the beauties of
' primeval forest and rocky cliffs on
either hand, the shores plotted with
thriving hamlets and busy towns.
Through the broad expanse of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence, and then
Only 4 Days Open Sea
If you go en the EMPRESS OF
SCOTLAND or EMPRESS OF
FRANCE you land at Cherbourg,
Southampton or Hamburg., The
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN goes to
Liverpool and other fast express
ships of the Canadian Pacific land
at Antwerp, Southampton, Liver
pool and Glasgow.
This combination of 2 days on the
St. Lawrence and 4 days open sea
is making the Canadian Pacific the
favorite route from America to
JBurope. '
London & Paris 12
Days From Portland
You get much more in the way of
scenery and interest such as a
glimpse of Old French Canada
going to Europe by Canadian Pa
cific, a,a well as the same high qual
ity of personal service which char
acterizes the Canadian Pacific
Hotels. You also get speed. Direct
ness. Convenience in starting, and
direct connections upon arrival.
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REVOLVER BATTLE LASTS FOR
SEVERAL JIIXL'TES.
Trio Found on Porch of Home
Near Knoxvlile, Cal. Sur
render Demand Defied.
SAN QUENTIN. Cal.. April IS.
Three of the convicts who -escaped
from the state prison here last Fri
day were captured today near Knox
ville, in Morgan valley, Napa county,
after a revolver battle lasting several
minutes, it was announced today by
Warden Johnston.
The three were William S. Segoe.
serving ten years from Los Angeles
for robbery, and Fred Turner servtna
a similar sentence from San Luis
Obispo and Lee' Renfro, a life-termer
from San Diego. The fourth man who
escaped, Douglas- Griffin of. Los An
geles, is believed td be still in Marin
county.
The convicts, who stole an automo
bile last night near Monticello. but
had to abandon it. were found on the
porch of a house near Knoxville.
Johnston said. Turner being armed
with 38-caliber revolver and Segoe
with a 12-gauge pump-gun.
When called on to surrender, the
trto eaid "Come and get us." and the
firing started. After a few minutes,
probably because they ran out of am
munition, the shots ceased, according
to Johnston, and the guards captured
the fugitives.
BRYAN DEMANDS IGNORED
President Blrgo Refuses to Enter
Controversy With Commoner.
MADISON. Wis., April 13. The de
mand of. William J. Bryan, made in
a letter recently, that E. A. Blrge.
president of the university of Wiscon
sin, state his views on certain re
ligious doctrines for the benefit of
the "taxpayers" of Wisconsin, was
answered today by President Birg
with the statement that he did not
Believe the taxpayers "have desig
nated a Chautauqua lecturer from
Florida to start a theological grand
Ecairope
iaciflc
Only 12 days from Portland to Lon
don, for example, and the same
time to Paris, and 14 days to Berlin
through Hamburg. No waste of
time here.
Berlin
From
14 Days
Portland
By landing in Hamburg the Cana
dian Pacific completes its direct
link between the interior of the
United States and the German-capital.
And from Hamburg it is easy
to reach Ober-Ammergau with its
Passion Play, and other interesting
' points in Europe.
Homeward Accommo
dation Guaranteed
Decide now your sailing date from
Europe. The Canadian Pacific will
then secure your homeward accom
modation, thus enabling you to pur
chase return tickets here. In that
way you will preclude delay and
disappointment on the other side.
One Service All
. the Way
It means much to the traveler to be
free from the annoyances which
attend changing' from 'trains to
steamships under separate manage
ment and vice versa. This the Can
adian Pacific Route reduces to a
minimum from the time the pas
senger leaves on Canadian Pacific
service the Canadian Pacific acts aa
host, and everything is done to make
the journey a real pleasure.
Canadian Pacific
Agents Everywhere
There are authorized and qualified '
Canadian Pacific Agents every
where! Complete schedules for the
year are ready, and it is advisable
to make reservations as early as
possible.
W. H. Deacon, General Agent, Pas
senger Department, 55 Third street,
Portland. Broadway 90.
a4jnlOT Few CoatmenUt . .
jury inquiry of this l:lnd In their
name."
Referring to the controversy which
was commenced by Mr. Uryan month
ago, in which he declared i'rolMwr
Birge to be an atheWt. the prealde.it
said today "that Bryan, now fiiidiiiu
thnt his charge of atheism will no:
hold, has shifted his ground and hf
now propounds various tlieol'irHl
beliefs and demands t ti n t I st.-itu m
attitude toward them-for the benif.t
of the taxpayers.
"I decline to do in." Trrsidcnl
Birge said, "Hinco I have no
to think that the taxpayers tlesir,!
such informaxlon eyon if they had thu
right to ask for it."
INSURANCE RATES REMAIN
Increase In Witter luirsrs in
Klamath Fa IN Allowed.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. April It-
(Special.) As a result of the hearing
before the public service commn.inu
here today-firn inHtirnnco rates will
not bo raised and the 'Blifnrniii
Oregon Power company will be dilut
ed a rate Increase of approximately
,r0 per cent on water charge. Ill re
turn promising installation of d.l:
tional mains costing about tfiO.nmi t..
give the city added fire protection
This agreement vrnlf reached by
Mayor Wiley, for the city: J. A. tlor
don. president of the chamber of
commerce; Horace SykcM, n.-NlHtant
state fire marshal; J. N. Moi'une,
manager of the state Instirancn rat
ing bureau: anil Paul I!. McKee. tten
eral manager of the power company.
The public servicw commixslon will
prepare findings accordingly. Chair
man Frod Williams presided.
Monmouth Sibils Cliautauii.i.
MONMOUTH. Or.. April 13 (Spe
cial.) Monmouth will liave a five
day Chautauqua this season under thu
auspices of the Commercial eluh. Tli
Cadmean company will furnish the
attractions. The Chautauqua held bv
thia company last neawon wan ho suc
cessful that they have been rnaaaM
for this year. The date ha been art
for July 5-9. H. W. Mnrlnn I In
charge, of the local arranaemrnti.
The patronage of the summer atu
detits at the normal, the majority of
whom buy reason ticket. Is a great
help in financing the Chautauqua.
Thone your want ada to The Orr-
gonlan. Mln 7070. Automatic- nn-".
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