Morning Oregonian., August 02, 1922, Image 1

VOL. LXI NO. 19.231
Tntmr4 at Portland Orinri
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1922
26 PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WAYS 5
FIFTEEN ARE KILLED
WHEN TRAINS MEET
RALi
HARRY BOLAND, IRISH
REBEL CHIEF, DEAD
I'ORMEIt SIXX FF.IN F 7'
YIELDS TO WOOT
PORTLANDER SAVES
3 FROM DROWNING
LONG 1047 AHEAD
IN MISSOURI VOTE
POSSE KILLS BANKER V rnnrri n. nn.n
IN HUNTING BANDITS;11'-'-' ' uuou,,u
SENIORITY PUN
EXPULSION MOVE
SO TO 75 IXJIKED IX HKAD
OX COLLISION-.
TWO WOMEN AND CHILD ARE
RESCUED FROM POOL.
VICTIM AND PARTY .MISTAKE
OFFICERS FOR ROBBERS.
PORN
STATE TO LEARN
OF FAIR PUNS
Portland Caravan Will
Carry Message.
Harding's Offer Turned
Down by Operators.
U. S. OFFICIALS IRRITATED;!".
Roads Declared Exaggerat
ing Importance of Point.
NEW EMPLOYES SCORED
Most of Strikebreaker Declared
Men Xot Desirable as Per-
manent Workers.
WASHINGTON. I. C. Aug. 1.
(By the Associated Press.) Presi
dent Harding had the rail strike
problem back on his hands tonight
as a result of the refusal of the
railway executives, at their meeting
In New Tork. to accept the admin
istration settlement plan so fsr as
the seniority Issue is concerned.
There was no indication at the
White House as to what more. If
any. the government planned to
make In the situation. It was con
sidered probable that Mr. Harding
would study carefully the text of
the executives' reply and that ex-
rj. t.rl f mm lha labor leaders' meet-
ing in Chicago before reaching I
decision.
The tone of the replies and the
circumstances under which they
were made, it was Indicated at the
White House, undoubtedly would
guide Mr. Harding to some extent.
and there was another intimation
that publicity could not always be
helpful In the delicate negotiations
into which the administration has
been drawn by the industrial situ
ation. strike (uilrrr Serlooo.
From the government viewpoint
the railroad strike 1 regarded as
immediately serious only because
of the existing stoppage of coal
production, and there have been
constant liwtmalions that the. ad
ministration mould be disposed to
force a quick settlement of the
railroad differences in order to cope
aith the coal stoppage, even at the
cost of s-ome re-establishment of
the former control of railroads.
Cabinet members and associates
of the president have partly em
phasised the contrast in their view
of the "seniority , issue" and that
taken by the railroad executives as
announced In public statements'.
Public statements of railroad beads
that the granting of the strikers'
demands for a return of full sen
iority rights would necessitate the
discharge of scores of thousand of
efficient workers hired to take their
places have been flatly denied In In
formal discussions with newspaper
correspondents, mid to be exagger
ated and other is stamped as un
reliable. New Mrmi I dralrable.
It has been further represented
!n some government quarters that
such men as had been hired would
"1"Z,Z -17 I
capacity which would make them
suitable as permanent employes.
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was further Indicated by
the pro-I
posals transmitted to the union and I
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meetings in tnat on',,
tne crucial point or seniority rights
the proposals would give the strik
ers a more complete rehabilitation
in the service than was suggested
in any of the unofficial nimmar'ti
made public In advance. The presi
dent's view of the situation. It was
said, was that the acknowledgment
by the railway world of the suprem
acy of the railway men waa the chief
object of the government at the
BODwnt.
Ler1ltto Paoalble.
The possibility that new legisla
tion would be sought In congress as
a result of the strike test of the
transportation act. which would
make the labor boards decisions
binding and penalise violations of
them by either employes or employ
ers, was again suggested in official
cirrles today.
Chairman Hooper of the railroad
Ubor board was expected to argue'
for increases of the board's power I
before congrt-rsional committees '
'he lsu- came up. The inter.:
rz;, rzTT t";corroN price jumps
status of the Mr. he through
i' safety Inspection division, which
i hecks up on the sufficiency of re
pairs given to locomotives and roil
in no. k. and through the continu
ous reports made to the commission
by number of men at work in all
iciurimcnts of class 1 roads.
TEXT OF ItKfTSAI.
G1VF.X
Roads Accept All bnt Seniority In
President's Plan.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1 (By the As
sociated Press.) The unanimous re
fusal of the American Association of
Railway Executives to accept Presi
dent Harding's pian for settlement
of the rail shop crafts strike was
contained in a message telegraphed
to the. White House tonight, which
follow In part:
-Resolved (1). That we accept -the
(Coaciixied ea fas . Columa 1-t J
Xegro Kxcarslon Train and An
other Crash Near Cincinnati;
Scene One of Horror.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 1. (By the
Associated Press.) Fifteen persons
were killed and from 50 to 75 ln-
' ir.l In - KoAn " 1 l.lnn .hnrllv
before II o'clock today between a
negro excursion train outbound and
regular inbound Lebanon train No.
11 on the Cincinnati. Lebanon &
Northern railroad at Lester station,
a suburb of Cincinnati.
R. C Barnard, superintendent of
the Pennsylvania lines, who arrived
on the scene shortly after the colli
sion, announced hat the wreck was
probably due to the engineer of
the excursion train, who was a new
man. running past his "order" point. '
The scene as the work of remov
ing the dead and rescuing the In
jured was carried on was one of
horror. Many were pinned, badly
maimed. beneath the wreckage,
shrieking for help. Others stunned
Into unconsciousness moaned pite
ously and willing hands strove to
lift the crushing weight from their
Imprisoned forms.
As rapidly as motors could take
them to the scene, police and fire
men arrived and plunged into the
work of rescue.
ELEPHANT HAIR PRIZED
Women's Craxe for Charms Forces
Zoo Author! ties to Act.
BT HENRY WALES.
(Chicaico Tribune Foreign News Service.
Coprrisnt. IWI'2. by the Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON. Aug. 1. London aoo
authorities today were forced to
take action to prevent spectators,
shards and attendants from pluck
ing hairs from elephants as good
luck symbols. The head keeper re
cently noticed that the elephants'
tails were denuded and that they
were whlskerless and blinking be
cause ther eye-lashes were gone.
Investigation showed that the girls
and women offered a few shillings
apiece for elephants' hairs, the kind
hearted attendants supplying them
as a lucrative business. Many women
wear long thick hairs the size of rat
tails a bracelets, and smaller ones
as rings, sometimes encased In
platinum and gold, believing the
hairs Insure good luck.
WISCONSIN FRAUD AIRED
Government Declared Bilked of
.Millions In Taxes.
i By Chicago Tribune Leaaed Wire.)
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Aug. 1.
Wisconsin corporations cheated the
government out of approximately
$5,000,000 in federal taxes during the
war profit years of 117 and 1918.
according to announcement Monday
by F. E. Fraaier. special agent,
Washington, who is in charge of a
drive in Wisconsin to collect these
delinquent assessments.
"The tax frauds, while they orig
inally totalled approximately $i
00-VOOO. have now been cut to tt
500.000." said Kraxler. "Special
agents have been busy for several
months, checking up on the earnings
and collecting the taxes. We are
now working on a deficit of about
12.500.000 which corporations neg
lected to pay on earnings of 117."
The statute of limitations on the
collection of these taxes expires
March 1, 1923. according to Kraxler.
LAUGHING DISJOINTS JAW
hen Pl.y-.IHan Repairs Damage
Girl Repeat by Coughing.
TACOMA. Wash.. Au- 1 A fin..
...nui t0) the noted act of "lauEhina
until your sides split" was staged
oiB Harbor by Winifred
Dune-
yith. a-e 12. who actually laughed
until her jaw was dislocated.
A physician was called and he put
the Jaw Into place, but in a few
minutes the girl coughed and dis
located it again. This time it was
securely bound after being placed
In normal position.
RATTLESNAKE BITES BOY
1 Xelwon, 4, Dies of Poison
From Reptile's Fangs.
PASCO. Wash.. Aug. 1. (Special.)
Bitten by a rattlesnake. Nels Nel
son. 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Conrad Nelson, died at Our Lady of
Lourdes hospital Sunday.
The Nelsons live two miles east
of Connell. The boy was playing in
the yard of the home when the rep-
tile struck its fangs deep Into his
left hand. Funeral services were
held from the Nelson home today.
I
I
rr'r' Hrmrl on t rop Itoo-.lt
Figure on Hale $8.50.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1. Cotton
Jumped 18 50 a bale at the local ex-
cmnsr loony immediately alter me
reading of the department of agri
culture's report, placing the condi
tion of the growing crop at 70.8 perl
cent or normal.
October touched 12. f-O and most I
active months were carried from 169
to. 171 points higher than yester
day's close within a few minutes
after receipt of the government's
report.
Masons to Initiate Finn.
NEW TORK. Aug. 1 A special
commission of the grand lodire of
Masons In New York state, headed
by the supreme commissioner. Jus
tice Arthur S Tompkins, grand mas
ter, sailed today on the Frederick
VIII ia constitute th firt Mawnii
lodge rn the republic of Finland. It
will be located at Helslngfora.
TOUR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED
Various Communities to Be
Told of Exposition.
MAYOR GIVES OUT DATA
People of Oregon to Be Assured
That There No Longer Is
Doubt About Exposition.
"The time has come when the
people of Oregon should know that
we are going to hold the 1S2S expo
sition in Oregon."
Mayor Baker yesterday empha
sised this declaration with a thump
on his desk. He was explaining
just how the reassuring news that
the fair is to be held Is to be car
ried over the state.
In less than two weeks an auto
mobile caravan is to tour much of
the state as a sort of modern
courier, or advance agent party,
telling the citixens en route that the
fair Is an assured fact, and giving
present details of the plans.
The caravan will be on the road
11 or 12 days and will visit at least
50 towns and cities, with inter
mediate stops in many more com
munities. Literature to Be Spread.
This, at an rate, was the plan
completed yesterday and announced
by Mayor Baker, who is vice-chairman
of the exposition managing
committee, and in charge of this
publicity feature. One Important
mission of the caravan will be that
of carrying along literature and an
nouncements for the papers in all
towns to be visited. These an
nouncements will set at rest the last
lingering doubts as to whether or
not Portland and the state at large
really means to proceed with the ex
position plans.
If It is at all possible. Mayor
Baker said, the caravan will carry
along a radio broadcasting set, so
the message may also be distributed
through the ether. From certain
points on the route airplanes will be
used, particularly as couriers con
veying the story of the fair to near
by towns and carrying back to Port
land stories of the receptions ac
corded the party.
CI aba to Send Car.
The ' caravan Is to be made up
principally of cars representing the
various civic bodies of Portland.
The Ad club. Realty board. Cham
ber of Commerce and Lions' club
have already made known that they
will send cars on the party. A
dozen others, such as the state
chamber of commerce, Rotary club.
Kiwanis. City club. Progressive
Business Men and East Side Rusi-
(Continued on Pane 2. Column 1.)
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.-ntity.
DUBLIN, Aug. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Harry J. Boland, for
mer representative of the Sinn Fein
in the United States, died tonight
In a hospital here of wounds re
ceived early Monday morning in the
Grand hotef in Skerries, a fishing
village north of Dublin, while at
tempting to evade capture by troops
of the national army.
It is now definitely established
to the satisfaction of officials here
that Eamonn de Valera, the repub
lican leader. Is making his head
quarters at Clonmel. He is often
seen moving about the town in an
automobile. He is in uniform, but
tries to conceal hia identity by pull
ing his cap down well over his eyes.
Three armed men held up the staff
of the Dublin customs and excise
offices this morning, seised over
1000 In money and escaped.
The Irish national army, accord
ing to indications here, is ready
now for an attack upon the irregu
lars along the whole front.
The fall of Tipperary, which was
captured by the nationalist forces
Sunday, disposes of an awkward
salient and Is expected to enable
the free state forces to advance
ort Cashel, thus paving the way
for a further advance on Clonmel,
reputed irregular stronghold.
The Insurgent forces have been
setting fire to various buildings in
Kilmallock, just to the south of
merlck. which is thought to in
dicate that they are preparing to
evacuate the town.
WALES' POLECAT KILLED
Pet
Presented to Prince Gets
Rough With Sailor.
ir?hk-a.rt Tribune F-oreian Nwwa Service.
iAjAiJu:, August i rne prince oi
Wales' polecat, presented to him on
his world tour on the battleship
Renown, was killed early this morn
ing when the animal. bit a sailor
named Fred Riddell of the Renown
crew, maintaining its hold until it
was choked.
The prince left several pets aboard
the battleship, gave others to the
zoo, and became a favorite with the
sailors. Riddell went ashore at
Portsmouth and was picked up
drunk with the polecat. En route
to the police station the anlma' bit
Riddell and the police killed it.
DOWNPOUR FLOODS ROAD
Section of Dalles-California High
way Is Blockaded.
BEND. Or.. August ' 1. (Special.)
A cloudburst, flooding The Dalles
Callfornla highway to a depth of
more than two feet for a dis
tance of 200 yards south of Lava
Butte between Bend and La Pine,
left boulders and tree limbs behind
it, partly blocking the road last
night.
James E. Smith, Peter Raber and
Pat Riley were returning to Bend
from LaPine last night when ' ley
encountered the flood. The water
poured in a torrent over the ma
chine. The flood soon passed and
the autolsts, after maing a detour
around the debris, continued to
Bend. I
De Valera, Making
WORLD WHO CAN SEE ANY DISADVANTAGE IN HAVING THE
RAILROAD STRIKE CALLED OFF.
THAT so; '
THEN TRE.
(AY V AC AY 16 N
Prompt' Work of Ralph H. Mort
Averts Tragedy of Relatives
at Jefferson, Or.
Prompt work on the part of Ralph
H. Mort of Portland averted a triple
drowning tragedy at Jefferson, Or.,
Sunday afternoon, according to word
reaching Portland.
When 'little Virginia Shields. 11.
niece of Mr. Mort, stepped into a
deep hole In the Santlam river,
where a family reunion was in prog
ress, Mrs. Mort and Mrs.. Shields
both stepped into the hole to save
her. "Mie child grabbed for them
frantically and had dragged them
both beneath the surface of the
water before Mr. Mort realized what
had happened and went to their aid.
Mr. Mort first rescued the little
girl and carried her safely to shore.
He then brought Mrs. Shields out of
the water, and went in for the third
time to save his wife, who is a fair
swimmer, but who had become un
conscious from her struggles with
the little girl. Mrs. Shields also was
semi-conscious before she waa taken
from the water.
Mrs. Shields is the wife of J.
Clyde Shields. She Is a sister of
Mrs. Mort. The family now resides
at Junction City.
TRAIN KILLS JVIOSIER MAN
John Elder Loses Life In Mishap
at Creswell, Or.
CRESWELL Or., Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) John Elder of Mosier was
killed at the Creswell crossing this
afternoon by the Shasta limited. A
freight train was standing on the
passing track on the west side of
the main track, and Mr. Elder, with
Mr. Lister of Albany, was coming
east in an automobile. The flagman
of the freight train stopped their
car and the men got out. Elder
then started across the track and
was struck by the train.
The body was taken to Eugene.
The men had been looking at a
ranch west of the town.
GENERAL WHITAKER DEAD
Messenger Who Halted Fire at
Appomattax Passes.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug? 1.
Major-General August W. Whitaker,
who as a union officer was said to
have- carried the message which
halted the prepared union charge at
Appomattox and which resulted in
the uhconditidnar surrender of Lee's
army, died Sunday at his home
here.
He was a holder of a congres
sional medal of honor and during
President Grant's administration
served as postmaster at Hartford,
Conn.
GLENN E.PLUMB DEAD
Author of Famons Rail Plan is
Victim of Heart Affection.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 1.
Glenn E. Plumb, counsel for the IS
arger railroad organizations and
author of the celebrated "Plumb
plan" of railroad operation and
ownership, died tonight.
Death was due to an affection of
the heart, from which he had suf
fered for several months.
Four Other States Also
Hold Primaries.
SWANSON FIRST IN VIRGINIA
Wilson and tyalton Set Pace
in Oklahoma.
MORGAN LEADS KANSAS
Idaho Also Casts Ballots, but
Only County Officials
Are Nominated.
SOME OF THE RESULTS OF
THE PRIMARIES IN FIVE
STATES YESTERDAY.
In Missouri, Breckenbridge
Long was reported leading
Senator Reed on the face of
early returns in the contest
for the senatorial nomination.
In Oklahoma, R. H. Wilson,
said to have the Indorsement
of the Ku Klux Klan, and
Mayor Walton of Oklahoma
City were- running slightly
ahead in the three-cornered
race for the democratic nom
ination for governor.
In Virginia, Senator Swan
son was ahead of ex-Governor
Davis for the senatorial
nomination.
In West Virginia, Senator
Sutherland was ahead for the
republican senatorial nomina
tion. In Kansas. Morgan was
leading for the republican
nomination for governor.
In Idaho, nomination of
candidates for county offices
was held.
' ST. LOUisT"Augt i. By the Asso
ciated Press.) Breckenridge Long,
third assistant secretary of state in
the Wilson cabinet, was leading
Senator James A. Reed by 1047 votes
on the face of Teturns from 97 pre
cincts out of 3848 in the Missouri
senatorial primary held today. The
returns gave Long 4774 and Reed
3737. No reports had been received
from St. Louis and Kansas City, re
puted to be Reed strongholds.
In the republican contest R. R.
Brewster, Kansas City, candidate of
the "old guard," was leading a field
of six on returns from 72 pre-
cincts by 1747 over his nearest op
ponent. Three progressives, Jesse
E. Barrett, attorney-general, John"
C. McKinley and Davis M. Proctor,
were splitting the progressive vote,
while William Sacks and Colonel
John H. Parker, advocates of light
wine and beer, were running fifth
and sixth, respectively.
Reed Leads Home Town.
At 9:15 o'clock four precincts in
Kansas City, Senator Reed's home
town, reported giving him 667 votes
against 28 for Mr. Long and none
for Mr. Young.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug 1.
(By the Associated Press.) R.
H. Wilson, superintendent of the
state board of education, said to
have the endorsement of the Ku
Klux Klan, and Mayor J. C. Walton
of Oklahoma City, supported by the
farmer-labor reconstruction league,
were running slightly ahead in a
three-cornered race for the demo
cratic nomination for governor
with Wilson in the lead, on the face
of unofficial returns from 78 pre
cincts out of 2837 in Oklahoma. The
count stood: Wilson, 3258; Walton,
3060; Thomas H. Owen, 2003.
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1. Early
unofficial newspaper returns from
the Virginia democratic primary to
day showed Senator Claude A. Swan
son leading his opponent, ex-Governor
Westmoreland Davis, for the
senatorial nomination.
SwanHOn Declared Winner.
The Roanoke Times declared Sen
ator Swanson was sweeping the 6th
district, and the Newport News
Press gave Swanson a lead in the
1st district which in York and War
wick ran about 7 to 1.
' -NORFOLK. Va., Aug. 1. Repre
sentative J. T. Deal led J. D. Hank
by 4982 to 2704 votes In today's
democratic primary for nomination
to congress from the 2d district, ac
cording to complete unofficial re
turns from Norfolk city compiled
early tonight by the Virginian Pilot.
Returns from the whole district
were meager. The Zd and 6th dis
tricts were the only ones in which
there were contests.
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 1. Seven
teen precincts out of a total of 2536
in Kansas give for the republican
nomination for governor: Moran,
862; Stubbs. 733;McNeal, 477; Knapp,
345; Lamoertson, 325; Pettigrew. 15,
and Mowrey, 13. Three precincts
give for the democratic nomination
for governor: Davis, 20; Martin. 17;
Hunt, 15.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug.'l. Light vot-
(Coacluded on Pace 3, Column i-i
Second Band of Deputies Rushes
Up to Attack First When
Shooting' Is Heard.
FRESNO, Cal., Aug. 1. Mistaken
for the automobile bandit3 who early
yesterday morning shot end fatally
wounded Police Sergeant Harden
brook, Frank J. Wiens, 2, a book-
j keeper in the Reedley bank,- was
shot to death near Reedley late last
I night by three Fresno firemen who
J were standing guard on the high
' way In an effort to frustrate any at
I tempted escape on the part of the
policeman's slayers, who were
thought to be hiding nearby.
The firemen who did the shooting,
C. W. Fribley and W. A. Seger, told
the authorities today that they had
commanded Wiens- to halt when he
approached them in his car. When
he' failed to heed their order, both
opened fire at the wheels of the car,
attempting to puncture a tire.
Wiens! two sons were asleep In
the rear of the machine at the time
of the shooting. . John" Penner, a
friend, was riding in front with
Wiens. He told the police that he
and Wiens thought the firemen were
holdup men and as a result did not
stop at the command to halt.
Other members of the searching
posse hearing the shooting, rushed
to the scene with drawn revolvers
and started to attack the firemen.
Only the flashing of badges pre
vented them from ' firing upon the
firemen, they told the police this
morning.
BRYAN PLANS CAMPAIGN
Commoner Confirms Report That
He Will Stump Xebraska.
(By Ohicag-o Tribune Leased Wire.)
NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) William Jennings Bryan, who
made a tour of flood sections in
northern Nebraska In order to keep
Chautauqua speaking engagements,
in an interview here tpday con
firmed reports that he is coming
back to Nebraska" to campaign the
entire state for the democratic party
this fall.
His praise of Gilbert M. Hitch
cock, senator, and Edgar Howard,
democratic progressive candidate for
congress in the third district, indi
cated that "the democrats in Ne
braska are united," said Mr; Bryan.
"There will be a number of issues.
I think the revenue tariff deal will
affect a large majority. The rev
enue bill was the boldest attempt
to transfer the bond of taxation of
the rich ' to the poor I have ever
known."
2 NEGROES ARE LYNCHED
Georgia and Arkansas Mobs Take
Prisoners From Officers.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Aug. 1.
Bunk Harris, negro, was taken from
officers here at 9 o'clock this1 morn
ing and hanged in a public square
following the death early today of
Maurice Connelly, an insurance
solicitor, who was shot last night
by a negro burglar.
MACON, Ga., Aug. 1. John Glover,
a negro, alleged slayer of Walter
C. Byrd, a deputy sheriff and a
negro, was taken today by a mob
of 300 men from officers bringing
him here for safe keeping and shot
to death.
INDEX OF, TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTER DAY'S Maximum temperature,
SO degrees; minimum. 55 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Foreign.'
Harry J. Boland, former Sinn Fein en
voy to United States, dies oi wounds.
Page 1.
Britain reminds European allies of their
war obligations. Page 5.
National.
Railroads spurn seniority plan. Page 1.
' Domestic.
Chicago millions get aboard jitneys.
Page 3.
Fifteen persons killed when trains collide
head-on near Cincinnati. Page 1.
lHome of sisters morgue for dogs. Page 3.
Obenchain jury dismissed. Page 2.
Posse kills banker while hunting ban.
dits. Page 1.
Primaries held In several states. Page 1.
Death diary left by drugged doctor.
Page 2.
Holy orders for women to be proposed
t o Episcopal general convention.
Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Klan grand Jury completes hearing.
Page 7.
Mr. Olcott gains in ballot recount. Page 4.
Home economics convention opens at Cor-
vallis. Page 13.
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results: At Portland
6, Oakland 6: at Los Angeles 4, Salt
LaJce 5; at San Francisco 3. Sacra
mento 0; Seattle-Vernon, traveling.
Page 14.
Pittsburg beats New York, 10 to 2.
Page 14.
Klepper status put up to Landis. Page i.
Commercial and Marine. 4
Northwest growers' selling atfency will
handle Nebrakso wheat. Page 24.
Chicago wheat rallies with lighter rural
selling. Page 24.
First liberty bond issue sells at record
price. Page so.
Wheat sags In early trading but market
, rallies at close. Page 24.
Manager of neutral employment hall is
appointed. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Army officers tried in police court.
Page 17.
Portlanders held in Russian prison.
Page 26.
Portland man saves three from drown
ing. Page 1.
Portland caravan to tell state of fair.
Page 1'.
Columbia county fires spreading. Page 5.
Bondsmen may lose $2500 as result of
disappearance of charge. Page 11.
Horse Heaven Irrigation bond issue syn
dicated. Page 15.
Weather report, data and forecast.
Page 12,
Friends Rally to Defense
of Beaver Head.
STATUS PUT UP TO LANDIS
Coast League Wants Ruling
on Portlander's Standing.
WARM MEETING IS HELD
Determined Effort of McCarthy
to Oust President of Ros
City Club Defeated, 4-4.
BT L. H. GREGORY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) This was rather a large day
for AVilliam H. Klepper, president
of the Portland baseball club. What
ever his baseball future may be,
Mr. Klepper can look back with
satisfaction to this day's doings of
the Pacific Coast league meeting,
called to consider his case, for his
friends in the league defeated a de
termined effort by President Mc
Carthy and his bloc not only to
expel Klepper from the league, but
from the presidency as well of the
Portland club.
They have said that Bill Klepper
would have no friends in the league
and that every owner's hand would
be against him, but when the test
came today the representatives -of
three other clubs aligned themselves
with Portland, voted down, 4 to 4,
a resolution directing the league to
require the Portland club summarily
to remove Klepper as its president,
and brought about adjournment
until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, pending specific interpreta
tion by Judge Landis himself as to
the requirements of his ineligibility
decree.
Three Clubs Murk Portland.
The three clubs supporting Port
land were Los Angeles, through C. H.
Lockhart; Salt Lake, through H. W.
Lane, and Oakland, through J. -Cal
Bwing.
The four clubs in the McCarthy
bloc were San Kranclsco, through
Charles H. Graham; Sacramento,
through Lew Morelng; Vernon,
through Edward R. Mater, and Se
attle, through W. J. Steinert.
If Judge Landis holds that his de
cree requires the ousting of Klep
per as president of his own ball
club, then Klepper's three friends in
the league will vote today for the
resolution. 'They will do so with
the full consent and approval of Mr.
Klepper himself and of Gus C.
Moser, his attorney, and subsitute
as Pacific Coast league director
from Portland. There is no desire
by Mr. Klepper to involve his sup
porters in a controversy that might
subject them to danger 'of an in
eligibility penalty themselves.
Action ReotM on I.nndix' Reply.
But unless the . judge specifically
rules that his decree requires not
only that Mr. Klepper is not to be
rpfncrnizerl in any official baseball
capacity, but that he must be re
tired, likewise, as president of his
own club, an Oregon corporation,
then his friends will continue to vote
down any attempt to throw him out.
Consequently the league action
today depends on Judge Landis. His
interpretation is expected to be here
by the time the meeting reconvenes
tomorrow morning.
Before today's adjournment Mr.
Moser gave formal notice that if
the interpretation is adverse the
Portland club immediately will
carry the case into court.
"We are here without a chip on
our shoulder, desiring to be nice to
everybody and expecting fair treat
ment in return," said Mr. Moser.
"We had hoped to avoid carrying
this case into court, and still hope
to do so. We have made the con
cession of the retirement of Mr.
Klepper as the Portland director in
the league and my nomination in
his stead and shall not ask, nor
have : we asked at any time, any
club in this league officially to
recognize Mr. Klepper as president
of his own club. All matters hav
ing to do with official relations with
other clubs and with players are
being and will be transacted by
others. We are complying, in short,
with the Landis decision as we
interpret it.
Court Aetton Forecast.
"But if it is held that Mr. Klep
per is not to be permitted to super
vise and protect his own business
investment in the Portland club,
then we shall let the courts pass
on that the sooner the better."
The wording of the Landis ruling
as it relates to the eligibility of
Klepper and James R. Brewster of
Seattle, as stockholder, but not an
officer in tfte club, is that during
their ineligibility they shall not be
recognized "as representing any
baseball club by any player or by
any member, official, agent or em
ploye of the national association, or
of any major or minor league club."
The fight today waged around
the fact that no specific mention
is made in the decree as to Mr.
Klepper's status as president of the
Portland club.
Here is the telegram sent Judge
Landis today, the decision to ask
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