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Section One Pages 1 to 22 94 Pages Eight Sections VOL. XL NO. 47 Entered it Portland (Ore iron) PowtoffJr Second-Claw Matttr. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVE3IBER 20, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS TO RESCUE. CHARLES AND ZITA TWELVE-STORY HOTEL U. S.-BRITISH PACT IN FAR EAST ADVOCATED NORTHCLIFFE SEES POSSIBIL ITY OF JAPANESE MENACE. DEATH STEALS FIANCE ON EVE OF WEDDING FAIR FAR IN LEAD IN EARLY COUNT BEGIN EXILE FOR LIFE TO RISE IN PORTLAND HUGHES AS HEROl; DENIED BY JAPAN PRISONERS ARE RECEIVED WITH SUITABLE HONORS. 5- A SWETLAND ANNOfTNCES BRIDE WON BY MAIL ABOUT TO SAIL FOR VANCOUVER, B. C. 7 - LANS FOR CONSTRUCTION. RAN EUROPE REGARDS 1 LAND CRAB HALTS ICY BLAST Portland Barely" Misses Real Silver Thaw. GENERAL WINTER IS ROUTED Friendly Storm Off Coast of v Washington Is Savior. PART OF CITY CAPTURED frees, Grass and Wires In Some Districts At Coated White i When 3Iercury Drops. HIGHLIGHTS ON STORM CON DITIONS IS NORTHWEST. Portland, Or.' Sudden icy blast la put to rout by friendly rainfall. Spokane, Wash. etockmen prepare for sudden cold in In land Empire. La Grande, Or. Snowfall of 18 Inches covers city. Railroads use rotary plows to keep tracks open. Astoria, Or. Southerly raid halts snow storms along; coast. Vancouver, Wash. Cold rain falls In city. Snow reported at many other nearby points. Chehalls. Wash. Snow falls all day. Roads made slushy. Seattle, Wash. Heavy snow falls. Traffio impeded. Forty eight accidents reported. The Dalles, Or. Snow IS inches deep. Roads blocked. Whole district bit by storm. Highway booster caravan is baited. Yakima, Wash. Welcome snow covers Takima valley. Baker, Or. Three inches of snow make streets slushy. Aberdeen, Wash. Grays Harbor is Isolated by heavy . now storm. Hood River, Or. Unprece dented November storm blocks Columbia highway. Fruit es capes damage. Snow 27 inches in upper valley. Walla Walla. Wash. Seve Inches of snow falls. Street cars tied up. Kelso, Wash. Washout of track holds up Portland-Seattle trains near Castle Rock. A storm of rain and snow, accom panied at some points by an icy blast, struck Oregon a-nd Washington late Friday night and early Saturday morning, washing out railway track age, blocking highways and covering he ground in many districts with blankets of white of varying depths. The forces of winter swept 'down npon Portland in the dark hours be fore daybreak and if a friendly storm off the Washington coast had not cre ated a diversion would have captured the city. But Portland and other places as close or closer to the coast scaped. The snowfall in the mountainous country of the two states was par ticularly heavy, but late last night rotary plows were managing to keep the railroads open to traffic Trackage la Wanned Out. Near Castle Rock, Wash-, the road bed of the main Portland-Seattle line of the O.-W. R. & N. was washed out when a culvert became blocked and tho accumulating water carried away 40 feet of trackage and dug a path 14 feet deep. Two trains were reported to have been held up at that point as a result of the accident. Alonir the const heavy rain had t Coniiudi-d on I'uKr fi. Column 1.) " " 11 - - - ' X Vxlt ' T0 cwmsvmv Cruiser Cardiff Saluted by Harbor Defenses as She Steams Into Port. FTNCHAL, Madeira, Nov. 19. (By the Associated Press.) Ex-Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary and his wife, ZIta, arrived here this morning on board the British battle cruiser Cardiff to begin their life of exile recently, decreed by the allied council or ambassadors. As she entered port, the Cardiff was saluted by the harbor defenses and afterward was visited by the British consul and representatives of the Portuguese authorities. The Portuguese government gave orders that the exiles should be re ceived with suitable honors. Owing to a rough sea Charles and Zita disembarked from a motor boat at the breakwater. As they motored to their villa crowds gathered along the route to cheer them. Charles expressed satisfaction that he had been sent to Madeira and not to a barren island. His guard con eirts of plainclothes men and police. MOONSHINE WAR OPENED Men Tie Boys to Tree and Punish; Retaliation Promised. NORTH BEND, Or., Nov. 19. (Spe clal.) Lakeside, a town IT miles north of here, is in the throes of a moonshiners' war, precipitated by three men who tied three boys to trees and beat them, expecting they would confess to the theft of a new till which was missing. No official notice has been taken of the affair as yet, for the Incident Just became known today. Matt Rusmussen, father of one of the boys, left his work at Allegeny and went to the scene to Investigate the trouble. The boys assert the three men held them up with guns and tied them. Since then the boys have sought the attacking men, who are in hiding. The beating promised by the boys has not been administered. CHEAPER TURKEY LIKELY Producers to Offer Direct to Bayer and Eliminate Middleman. BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19. Fresh killed turkeys will bs sold in San Francisco this week to consumers at wholesale prices through an arrange ment made by Harry S. Maddox, state market director, . with turkey pro ducers, according to announcement by Mr. Maddox today. The birds will be sold at a free market. One of the largest producers inter ested in the sale has 20,000 turkeys, Mr. Maddox said. Both producers and the buying public will benefit, he declared, as there will be no middle man's profits charge, the only ex pense being the actual cost of han dling the turkeys. ATTORNEY ONJOTH SIDES As Result Washington Lawyer Is Barred From Practice. OLTMPIA, Wash., Nov. 19. M. W. Logan of Sheltoa, formerly prosecut ing attorney of Mason county, was suspended from the practice of law In the state for six months by order of the supreme court late yesterday, affirming recommendation of the board of law examiners. Logan was charged with appearing for both sides in a divorce action. A second charge of soliciting divorce business was dismissed at the hear ing before the examining board. WEEK WILL BE RAINY ONE t Temperatures Below Normal Are Predicted for Coast. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday are: Northern Rocky Mountain and pla teau regions Cold weather, consid erable cloudiness and occasional snow. Pacific States Considerable cloud iness and rains with temperature be low normal. o DIPLOMATIC COUP POPULAR Discomfiture of Old World Statesmen Pleasing. NEXT SURPRISE AWAITED Hope That More Will Be Done to Secure Peace Animates Common People. BT WILLIAM BIRD. (Copyright. 1921. by The Orontan.) PARIS. Nov. 19. (Special Cable.)- Charles Evans Hughes Is the hero of the hour in Europe. Not among the diplomats, nor the editors of great ,1 . nrfirini newsDaDers. but the rank and file of ordinary people. Europe is not conservative. Europe likes nothing better than a man who boldlv uDsets precedents. Europe esDeclallr likes any foreign states man who can show surprise and dis comfiture among the d'plomats of the old world. Europe cheered President Wilson s defiance of the old order and mourned when he allowed himself to become enmeshed in its tortuous entangle ments. Ever since Wilsons ecupso Europe has been scanning the west ern horizon for a new American chamnlon of Innovation. Secretary Hughes appears to fill the bill. When Mr. Hughes openea tne dis armament conference by beginning immediately to talk about disarma ment he startled the old world diplo mats out of their seats and conse quently tickled the common people almost to death. Europe's Way Different. , Had the conference been held in Paris or London the opening would have been vastly different European diplomatic conferences never begin by going straight to the subject in hand. The procedure or me ora diplomacy is first to weave a veil of mist and doubt, to emphasise tne an ficultles and obscurities of a prob lem, to dampen the hopeful ardor ot the people, to persuade them not to expect too much and finally to be content with nothing at all. Secretary Hughes, like President Wilson, steps boldly forth on his best foot. - Europe Is cheering for him. Its admiration is more cerebral than the sentimental sympathy it ex pressed for Wilson.- Hughes does not inspire visions of terrestiai paradise. But he does instill confidence in im mediate and practical reforms. Needless to say, naval disarmament does not concern the European conti nent immediately or practically. No continental p"ower has a considerable navy, It may save America, Japan and England millions in taxes, but won't relieve Europe's suffering. Therefore Mr. Hughes' next surprise, if be bas one, is eagerly waited. Europe of today is longing for two things relief from the constant threat of war and a revival of trade. Trade Begets War. It already is evident to economists that the two are interdependent. With Insufficient trade to go around, the nations are grasping for monopolies and building Chinese walls around the fragment of their commerce, stifling it in the very act of trying to preserve it from foreign attack. Sooner or later these Chinese walls must be defended with guns. Until there is trade enough for all the best qualified authorities admit that this condition must persist, but who can supply "this trade? Obvl ously, only America. That is why Europe will consider (Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.) Conference OpeninrovS.is Favor of Mulfe. New Hostelry to Be Vp to Minute In All Appointments and to Cost About $750,00. . Q. Swetland, who participated In the building boom in Portland after the 1S05 exposition by erecting the Swetland building, with added faith and confidence in the future of the city, has. announced hl" intention to erect within the next year a modern 12-story 220-room hotel, either on the site where the New Perkins now stands or on a site nearby. The building will be of fireproof construction and will be the last word in hotel equipment and archi tecture, according to Mr. Swetland and Martin Schachi, district man ager for the Foundation company, who has drawn the plans. The struc ture', without equipment, will cost approximately 2750,000. "The J905 exposition gave me faith In Portland and I erected the build ing at Fifth and Washington streets which bears my name," said Mr. Swet land yesterday. "I have more faith In Portland today than ever, regard it as the coming city of the Pacific coast, and, with my associates, am ready to build one of the finest hotels In the country." In case the hotel Is not built on the site of the New Perkins, it will be on a site near "by, and in such an event construction work will prob ably start earlier than It otherwise would. The Perkins Is under lease, but this lease can be cancelled pro viding sufficient notice is given, ac cording to Mr. Swetland. According to the plans drawn by Mr. Schacht the lower floor will be given over to stores, a lo'-by and a large dining room. The mezzanine floor will be devoted to public uses and will hold the private dining rooms, ballrooms and banquet hall. Each of the 220 rooms will be equipped with a bath and the fur nishings will be of the highest class. according to Mr. Swetland. Commenting on the proposed build ing, "Mr. Schacht ' said the design would be entirely different from any thing ever done in hotels. "The design will be modern Gothic, modeled somewhat after the Trinity building in New York city." he said. "The outside will be white terra cotta. Mr. Swetland plans for the Interior to be up to the minute in decoration and general hotel construction." A name for the proposed hotel has not been decided upon. It would not be surprising, however, if It took the name of Mr. Swetland. "BILL" SNYDER MARRIED Ex-Oregon Football Player Weds Girl Who Nursed Him in Army. DALLAS, Or., Nov. 19. (Special.) William C. (Bill) Snyder, former well known member of the University of Oregon football team married Miss Ethel . Snyder of Reading, Pa., at Tu lare, Cal., where he is now engaged in business, on November 11. Miss Snyder was an army nurse stationed at Camp Jackson In 1918, wbea Will Snyder, then an officer of the artillery, was critically ill with pneumonia, and nursed him to health. The acquaintance formed at that time culminated in the marriage on Armistice day. Mr. Snyder is a son of County Treasurer and Mrs. A. V. R. Snyder of this city. TRAIN HITS FUNERAL AUTO 11 Mourners Are Killed and Two Are Hurt In Wreck. CHICAGO. Nov. 19. An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad express train, plowing through a thick fog and flurrying snow, today crashed Into the second of two automobiles forming the funeral procession of 2-year-old Emily Zlemanln at a cross ing near Summit, 111., killed. 11 per sons, injured two and so demolished the car that not a plece bigger than a man's arm could be found. The car was crowded with the fu neral attendants, the casket being in a car ahead. OUTSTANDING NEWS EVENTS AS PERRY SEES America and England Must Ilang Together or May Be Hanged Sep arately, Says Publisher.' PEKIN, Nov. 17. (By the Associ ated Press.) Lord Northcliffe, Brit ish publisher, now touring the far east, in an address today declared: "If the United States is ever men aced ln the far east, if at any time her magnificent work in the Philip pines is disturbed, is there any rea son why Singapore should not be available for her fleets? Great Brit ain and America must hang together in the far east or some time or other they may be hanged separately." Lord Northcliffe declared that never had Anglo-American friendship been more necessary. He said Amer ica, Canada and tbousards of Aus tralians were much concerned over the prolongation of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which had benefited Japan beyond her wildest dreams. He continued: "Japan is in much the same posi tion as Germany before the wtr. Nominally a democracy, she is gov erned by four men, whose intentions might be judged by examining the changing map of the far east with the immense expansion of Japanese armaments. "That the Japanese military party is hostile toward the United States might be gathered from their many publications which obviously are ap proved by the rulers of Japan. But just as we took little notice of Bern hardt before the war, so Americans are not worrying about such books as 'If Japan and America Fight,' by the famous soldier. General Sato; or 'Shall Japan and America Fight?' by Seramoto, or a dozen other publica tions. These works show a lament able Ignorance of the United States, of her economic power, of her fleet and of her capacity for raising armies. Moreover, they even display ignor ance of the state of feeling through out Australia. The masses of the Australians detest the alliance as heartily as the Canadians. These Japanese war books, which represent the military party of Japan, con stantly twit the United States with having no base in the far east. They seem to regard Pearl harbor as the nearest Important American sea sta tion." REDS DELAY LAWSUIT Trial Postponed Until America Has Recognized Russian Government. sbitti.E. Wash.. Nov. 19. (Spe- Rater Bedirisoff. a Seattle resi dent, must wait until four months after the United States has recognizee some form of government In Russia before he can take any further ac tion to recover 19862.60 turned over to fh. American Railway Express com pany to be sent to Russia in 1917. Four davs after Bedglsotr naa leii the money with the express company to be deposited to his credit at a bank in Gasudarstvenla, Sberegatelma Kas sa the czar was dethroned. Bedgisoff demanded his money and later sued to regain it. Th liirica recently postponea me rn. in the federal court until diplo matic relations have been resumed with Russia, and the American Rail way Express company can be given opportunity to show whether money was ever deposited to Bedgisoffo credit as agreea. CHEST DRIVE CONTINUED Seattle Does Not Get $750,000 and Will Renew Efforts. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 19. (Spe cial.) Seattle's, community chest drive will be continued over Into next week in order to finish raising the 1750,000. Of this sum $422,645.24 bad been turned in at noon today, and the drive officials reported that there was enough in sight to raise this sum to 1550,000, as nearly half of the dis tricts were too busy to report. Apple men at the fruit show have contributed a large number of boxes of apples, which will be auctioned off at the show Tuesday for the benefit of the community chest fund. A. N. Banks of Chelan is to be the auctioneer. Sympathy Expressed for National Aspirations. OPEN DOOR ONE DEMAND Probe of "Minor Matters" in Near East Regretted. . STATEMENT IS ISSUED Specific Points of Controversy Be tween Two Countries Are Not Mentioned, However. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nor. 19. (By the Associated Press.) Japan joined the other powers today in an expression of sympathy for the na tional aspirations of China, but added a postscript regretting any tendency toward a detailed examination by the conference into "innumerable minor matters" in the far east. In a statement omitting mention of specific points of controversy be tween the countries, the Japanese delegation informed the delegates that their government claimed no "prior rights or privileges" in the procurement of raw materials from China, harbored no "policy of terri torial aggrandizement" at China's expense, and was ready to join In any readjustment of extra territorial rights, which appeared "fair and sat isfactory." one Dlaruaalon Opposed. To enter an examination of details, however, the statement declared, would be an attempt likely to result in "undue protraction of the discus sions" a reiteration of the objection Japan had expressed repeatedly against reopening the many contro versies in the far east. Great Britain, France, Italy, Hol land, Belgium and Portugal expressed ir broad terms their desire for the emancipation of China through com mercial liberty and preserved territo rial integrity, a general position al ready having the adherence of the Uhited States. Then the committee tdjourned until Monday, when' the discussion of principles is to give way to a more detailed consideration cf China's declaration of rights. Informal Conferrarra Held. All national groups conferred in formally among themselves today and there was a conference between Sec retary Hughes, A. J. Balfour and Ad miral Baron Kato. The inference was drawn that they had met to consider further plans of procedure for the naval negotiations. Meantime the naval problem, re ferred several days ago to a commit tee of experts, showed evidence of having developed to the point where the naval establishments of France and Italy soon would be assigned a tentative status beside those of the three stronger powers in the reduc- ' tlon plan. ' It was emphasized, however, that any suggested ratio the committee might consider would be carefully reviewed by the delegates before any national policies were laid down. Land Armsmrnt Next. On Monday the conference will turn. Its attention to land armaments and will hear from Premier Briand the French viewpoint. It is not expected, however, details will be taken up until later, perhaps not before the naval armaments and far eastern questions are near solution. Baron Kato presented Japan's state ment at today's meeting In the ab sence of Ambassador Shidehara, who Is ill. By the Japanese spokesman, China's troubles were attributed largely to Internal causes with whicb It was declared the Tokio government had no desire to interfere. Emphasis was laid on the dependence of Japan (Concluded on Page lb. Column .) THEM. Wealthy Canadian's Last Words In Hospital Are of English Girl to Whom Estate Is Left. (Copyrlxht by the Jfew Tor World. Pub lished by Arranvment. ) LONDON. Nov. 1. (Special Cable.) On the very eve of her departure for Canada to marry a wealthy Van couver, B. C, man, whom she had never seen, a pretty girl of Tonbrldge, Kent, received a letter telling her he had died in a hospital after a surgical operation. It was learned today this traglo romance began a year ago when George Plngsley Jr., of Vancouver wrote to Councillor Clark of Ton bridge asking his assistance in finding a wife. Mr. Plngsley wrote: "I do not care how poor she is or if she is an orphan. As she comes from a long distance, no one will know her and my best friends will receive her and will treat her like a queen. She will be my soul mate. Besides, I have (20,000 in a paid up Insurance policy." When the councillor made this mis sive known he received a thousand answers to it. The Tonbrldge girl was finally chosen as a proper mate for Mr. Plngsley. They exchanged letters and photographs and he sent her many presents. Including a gold watch and a handsome engagement rine'. It was arranged she should sail for Canada last June, but Mr. Plngsley wrote telling her It was possible he would have to 'go under the knife. He ended thla letter with the declaration: "I am yours and everything I have Is yours." Q This week a letter came from Mrs. C. M. Cookson of the Carlton apart ments, Victoria, reading: "I am very sorry to convey to you tha sad newt of the death of George Pingstey Jr., who died in St. Joseph's hospital after a serious surgical operation, and was laid to rest on August 15. His nurses tell me he was talking about the English girl' all the time. Raiding your letter was his only solace.'- The girl, who is 20, declares she will never marry. She has left Ton bridge to become a nurse. RAIL OFFICE TO BE MOVED Western Headquarters of Northern Pacific to- Be in Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 19. (Spe cial.! Western headquarters of the Northern Pacific are to be moved from Taeoma to Seattle, according to an announcement from St. Paul, con firmed today by George T. Reld, as sistant to the president, in charge of the Tacoma offices. Mr. Reld said the time for removal and the number of oepartments to be brought to this city would probably be left to his discretion. "The decision to move." Mr. Reld said, "was a surprise to me. It was made by the board of directors' meet ing in St. Paul." Simpltaneously with the an nouncement, the Tacoma Commercial club launched an effort to have the order rescinded and keep the head quarters offices in their city. The traffic department was moved from Tacoma to Seattle less than a year aro. At that time it was said the railroad wished to get the officials at the seat of, greatest industry and traffic. WOMAN HURT, BY AUTO Driver Also Taken to Hospital When Another Car Hits Him. CHEHALIS. Wash., Nov. 19. (Spe cal.) Mrs. Anna L. Nelson of this city is In a local hospital suffering from brain concussion caused by be ing hit by an automobile driven by Willis Chambers of Port Angeles, Wash. Mr. Chambers struck the woman while driving in a heavy rain, his victim having started across North State street. While Mr. Chambers was helping Mrs. Nelson, J. D. Fos ter, a well-known business man, acci dentally ran Into the former with the j result that Mr. Foster had to take I both Mrs. Nelson and Mr. Chambers j to the hospital. Chambers was not badly hurt, however. Steady Downpour Keeps Many From Polls. BALLOTING BY WOMEN LIGHT Final Decision on Fair Rests With State Citizens. SPECIAL SESSION IS NEXT Governor Olcott Expected to Issue Call In December or January. Final Decision In Spring. Returns from 2AO complete precincts out of STB ahowl Yea 20,30ft. No 4015. Complete returns from 197 precincts out of 297 gave tne following result on the special Portland election for the 1925 fair: Tes, 12,818. No, 32G8. The fair measure Is easily carrying by four to one. There was between 35 and 40 per cent of the registered vote cast, which is considered exceptionally heavy con sidering the fact that the weather was most Inclement, that It was a Satur day and that It was a special election. A clear sky would have greatly aug mented the percentage of voters going to the polls. One of the banner precincts for the fair was No. 263 Vi. at East Ninth and Mason streets, which cast 19 for the lair and 2 against It. Precinct No. 45. at Washington and Lownsdale, cast 31 for the vote and a single vote against. The precinct at Broadway and Davis "made it unanimous" 25 for and none against. At East Twenty-fourth and Knott streets 105 were tor the fair and 11 against. The pa trons of the Nortonla, Hotel Washing ton and other hotels vote at precinct No. 37 and the vote was 131 for and ( against. St. Johns came through at the rats of 7 to 1. Some Frrrlncts Clone. Here are some close precincts: No. 244, at Vancouver and Fargo, 66 for and 62 against. Precinct No. 146, in Brooklyn, 39 for and 36 against. Portland Heights precinct gave 81 for and 55 against. A steady downpour of rain cut down attendance at the polls yesterday. It prevented many persons from battling through the storm-swept streets to the polling places. Particularly did It present an obstacle to getting out the voting strength of the women In the residential sections. No wilder weather has ever struck Portland dur ing an election. Portland has placed its stamp of approval on the proposed 1925 expo sition, by committing itself to a large share of the tax money, and the final decision as to whether or not the fair Is held will remain with the voters of the state at large. The state voters ar the arbiters and upon them will rest the responsibility. Special Seaalon fir It fltrp. The next step toward financing the exposition Is to have a special ses sion of the legislature called, so that the necessary measures may be enacted and referred to the people and the whole matter of the state tax can be determined at the primary election. The special session provides a short cut to the decision and expedites the programme. Without a special ses sion a measure would have to be sub mitted to the people through the Initi ative and no action could be taken before the general state election next November, practically a full year off. The Initiative method would entail the task of canvassing for signatures and a multitude of detail and. further (Concluded on Pan Column 1.)