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THT5 . SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 2G. 1023 ILLINOIS EXPL0S1Q gramme for a big meeting to be held at Canby, Saturday, March 4, when establishment of a union high school FIELDS 51115 HE CI wireless.) Figures on German trade, . just Issued by- the . statischtisches reicnstagi show that in January ex ports exceed Imports by 1.700,000,000 marks. The export surplus is not due to increase of exports, but to decrease in imports, resulting from the discon tinuance of the government practice at Canby will be discussed. This HELD DUE TO PLOT meeting, to ba an all-day affair, is for the school officers, patrons and teachers of the various districts, there being about 16 in all. Mr. Vedder will preside at the of furnishing billions of paper marks for purchase of foreign foodstuffs. If the figures are .not misleading they indicate Chancellor Wirth js really making serious effort to carry out the policy of making the interior budget balance, as announced in his recent note to the reparations com mission. . . Since j.he foodstuff contribution was discontinued, prices have advanced from 50 to 80 per cent, a rise that raises the question as to bow long the German masses can stand the skyward bound cost of living. meeting, and among the speakers to talk in favor of the proposed union high school will be Judge Grant B. Oimick ol Oregon City, Assistant State Superintendent Smith of Salem, Dynamite Blast Rocks North ern Part of State. Giving of Fictitious Names in J. W. Leonhardt and Lewis E. Reese. Mr. Leonhardt is president of the "Confession" Admitted. Clackamas county division of the Ore gon State Teachers' association, and Mr. Reese is secretary of the Clack amas county division of the Oregon IDLE MEN SUSPECTED State Teachers association. IMMUNITY IS WANTED IS FLOOD DANGER IS OVER Smashing of Glass and Shaking of Buildings Give Rise to Reports of. Bombings in Chicago. Actual Hand In Killing Taylor De nied, but Prisoner Insists He Dove Death Car. DEPUTY FACTA SUCCEEDS IJf TASK IX ITALY. HOMES ARE BEING CLEARED I CLEAR 1 CHICAGO, Feb. 25. The explosion of 30 tons of dynamite Friday night at McCook, 111., which rocked the entire northern section of Illinois, was the result of a plot, R. M. Per uohner, assistant etaje lire marshal. announced today after an all night investigation of the blast, which occurred at the Consumers' company's stone crushing- plant. Officials of the plant, who were Questioned, told of recent labor troubles resulting from the discharge of several em ployes. The explosion was remarkable because of the fact that while It was felt 100 miles away, no one was killed. One man. was injured. Hundreds of thousands of alarmed residents went to bed not knowing just what had happened to give rise to rumors of concerted bombings, earthquakes, falling meteors and dis asters to manufacturing plants. Idle Men Suspected. "The magazine was in the prairie and complied with the state law," the assistant fire marshal eaid. "The powder and dynamite were of such a nature that they would not explode without some concussion or ignition." F. W. Greer, resident manager of the McCook plant, and L. H. Stewart, master mechanic, tola the 'marshal they believed the blast was caused by shovelers who have been unable to find employment at the plant. They said the company's agreement with union men expired in January and that since that time no new agree ment had been drawn up. For an hour after the blast the Chicago district was in a furore. The smashing of glass in thousands of windows, the shaking of buildings and the noise of the explosion gave rise to reports that bombings were occurring simultaneously in many parts of the city. Scores Cut by Glass. In spite of the large area of land affected by the blast, only one man was seriously injured, although scores were cut by glass and shaken and bruised some of them living miles from the scene of the blast. Albert Kendle, the Injured man, was oper ating a crane some distance from the explosion and sustained a broken arm. The McCook quarry of the Con sumers' company, about 11 miles from Chicago's downtown district, con tained two powder magazines where dynamite was stored to thaw out and dry. In each magazine 600 cases of dynamite were stored, each case containing 60 pounds of the explo sive. The explosion resulted in many freaks. Part of a train standing on a siding at McCook was blown from the rails. A crowd in an Argo the ater rushed from the building in a panic. Street lights in Summit, two miles from McCook, were extin guished. An automobile accessory dealer in Chicago summoned the po lice, asserting burglars were in his establishment when the explosion toppled a pile of tires on him. ARBITRATOR IS PUT UP Board Calls on Both Sides in Tex tile Fight to End Deadlock. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Feb. 2. The state board' of mediation and con ciliatlon today called on mill owners and strikers to end the deadlock which has closed many Rhode Island textile mills for the last five weeks by placing the entire dispute in- the hands of Judge J. Jerome Hahn as sole mediator. Judge Hahn Is chairman of the board. The board proposed that the strikers return to work at once under a tentative wage scale to be set by Judge Hahn, that the final wage de cision was not retroactive, that both mill owners and strikers agree to abide 'by Judge Hahn's findings and that the hours of labor be left as be fore the opening of the strike. This appeal called for an answer from both sides not later than 4 o'clock Tuesday. Adherents of ex-Premlcr Jfittl Are Represented by Amendola. Catholics Keep Posts. " ROME. Feb. 25. (By the Associated Press.) Deputy Facta has formed a new cabinet, a task assigned to bim Thursday after King Emmanuel had been unsuccessful in his search for a leader willing to undertake the difficult assignment. A officially announced the ministry will be con stituted as follows: Premier and minister of interior ad interim, minister of liberated provinces, Luiga Facta; minister of foreign affairs, Signor Schanzer; minister of the navy, Roberto de Vito; minister of war, Signor Amen dola; minister of Justice, Luigl Rossi; minister of the treasury, Camillo Pano; minister of industry, Teofilo Rossi; minister of public works, Signor Riccio; minister of labor. Signor Dello Sbarba; minister of posts, Signor di Cesaro; minister of education, Antonia Anile; minister of agriculture, Giovanni Bertini; minis ter of finance, Signor Bertone; min ister of the colonies, Signor di Scalea. The new cabinet is a coalition of all the constitutional groups, except the nationalist and fascist!. The adherents of ex-Premier Nittl are represented by Amendola. Gio litti's followers are preponderant, as. in addition to Premier Facta, Gio- littl is represented by Pano, for many years chief of cabinet, and also by Teofilo Rossi, one of his chief lieutenants. The catholics, have the same num ber of portfolios as in : Bonomi's ministry, but their portfolios are of more importance, as they include those of instruction, finance and agriculture. Signor Schanzer received tne for eign, portfolio as a reward for his success at the Washington confer' ence. 1 SATILLA UNDER SURVEIL LANCE OF CUTTERS. Secret Agents Make Effort to Halt Liquor Smuggling From Baha mas and Canada. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Coast guard cutters from Maine to Florida have been ordered to dog the movements of the steam yacht Satilla, once the plaything of O. T. Ledberg, a wealthy Bostonian, later a patrol of the United States navy at Bar Harbor and now reported by customs officials about to don the disguise of a rum runner. Secret agents of the department, who are making every effort to halt the smuggling of liquor from the Bahamas and Canada by the motley i fleet of small craft plying along the American coast, have learned that the Satilla recently was purchased by a Brooklyn "importer," said Captain B. L. Reed, head of the coast guard serv ice in this district. She was brought to New York, where her society makeup and war paint were removed. She was out fitted, manned with a crew of nine, rechrlstened the "Edith" and dis patched to Nassua in, the Bahamas to undergo extensive repairs. Customs officials claim that the craft will be transferred to British registry and loaded to her 62-ton ca pacity with whisky, which she will attempt to discharge on Long. Island. A description broadcasted to the Atlantic fleet of coast guard cutters today described the craft as 111 feet long, with a gross tonnage of 106 tons. She was built in Boston in 1902. CHINA MAKES PROGRESS President of Pekin University Tells of Great Advance. China has made more progress dur ing the last 15 years than any other nation in the world in a like period, according to Dr. llenay W. Luoe, pres ident of Pekin university, in on ad dress at the luncheon of the Civic league at the Benson hotel yesterday noon. During th?.t time, Dr. Luce said, China has overthrown the most an cient monarchy in the world, had es tabllshed a modern republic, had es lablished- a modern school system and practically had won her fight against opium. He expressed the belief that the future of the world depends largely upon the relations between China and this country. Dr. William Hung, vice-president of Pekin unievreity, told of Confucian ism, which he said is not a religion. SECRETARIES TO MEET Arrangements, for Class at Eugene Are Nearly Completed. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene, Feb. 25. (Special.) The sec ond annual short course for com mercial club secretaries, to -be held March 27 to April 1, inclusive, will Include secretaries' problems, per sonal efficiency, community problems and club technique. Nearly all arrangements for the course have been made. The most up-to-date methods and newest Ideas in commercial organization and com munity development will be discussed. Friendly and Hendricks halls will be open to the visitors. . Morris J. Duryea of the Oregon state chamber of commerce and Irv ing E. Vining, well-known psychol ogist, will give a series of talks. SCHOOL SESSION MARCH 4 Delegates From 1 6 Districts to Dis cuss Union High Plan.' CANBY, Or, Feb. 25. (Special.) County School Superintendent Vedder of Oregon City has arranged his pro- LYNCHING PLOT IS DENIED Governor of North Carolina Says Bullock Story Is Slander. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Reports that Mttthew Bullock, negro, who is fight ing extradition from Canada, would be lynched if returned to Norlina, N. C, to face a charge of attempted murder, today were characterized as "infamous slander of the state," by Governor Morrison, who is here on official business. "There is absolutely no danger of Bullock being lynched if returned to mj state," said Governor Morrison. "Nobody in North Carolina is lynched vflien the authorities have warning, SPANISH INFLUENZA. Guard against it by using FORMAZIN. the ideal mouth wash. Sold by Portland Hotel Pharmacy and other drug stores. Adv. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 25. Harry M. Fields, here awaiting, sentence for forgery, told authorities today he would furnish Information that would clear up the murder of William Des mond Taylor,' Loe Angeles film di rector, if promised partial Immunity by the California officials. He asserted that previously he had given, fictitious names In identifying the persona who, he declared, were Implicated in the murder. ,"1 expect to do a prison stretch for my part in this mess, but I don't want to hang," Fields was quoted as saying. Changes Made In Story.' Fields, subjected today to another cross-examination by Lieutenants of Police Martin and Smith, and Sheriff Coffin, made two changes in his story of the shooting of Taylor, but still insisted he drove the car used by the slayers, and was paid f 1000 for his part in the murder. He said today, according to the in vestigators, that ,a prominent motion picture actress who was one of the quartet that planned the killing, pre ceded the three other participants to the Taylor home, with the under standing that she was to give the signal when the opportunity came for the shooting, and the escape. When the car containing the Chi nese, the white man and woman who he said- were the others implicated, arrived at Taylor's bungalow, Fields was said to have declared the actress emere-ed from the house, and stand ing in the shadow' of the porch, waved a bag of candy. Men Leave Automobile. The two men immediately left the automobile and a few seconds later Fields heard a shot, according to his purported statement. The men stepped fiom a window of the house, and re entered the car, the investigators said he told them. Meanwhile, the actress who had given the signal disap peared. Fields was previously said to have told officers that-the actress he as serted was implicated in the killing was not at the scene. After the shooting Fields, it was said, declared he drove back the three others and received his money. He left Los Angeles that night, of ficers said he told them, although he previously had asserted he had stayed there two days. When Fields was questioned as to his reason for giving fictitious names in describing the killing, officers said he told them "they are pressing me hard for names and I had to say something." Fields is to be sentenced nere next week oa the forgery charge to which he recently pleaded guilty. LOS ANGELES POLICE AMAZED Four , "Detectives" in .Chicago Are Fvund to Be Other Officials. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. Word from Chicago today that five mys terious detectives had arrived there with silence and secrecy and had forthwith gone to work to unravel the Chicago end of the William Des mond Taylor murder mystery that has occupied officers here for ; a month, was received with amazement by police officials. It . was learned later, however, that four of the five "detectives" were In fact the city -treasurer of Los Angeles, an assistant city attor ney and two other attorneys, all of whom were in Chicago to close the sale of 13,000,000 worth of bonds, issued by the city on the vote of its electors for its purchase of an elec trical distribution system. The fifth "detective" was properly classed, but his mission was not in connection with the Taylor case, the police department announced. FIELD HELD DRUG ADDICT Divorced Wife of Detroit Prisoner Says He Told Wild Tales. SEATTLE. Feb. 25. Mrs. Lilly Fields, divorced wife of Harry M. Fields, held by Detroit police in con nection with his declaration that he could clear up the Taylor murder case, declared here tonight that Fields "always told wild stories about himself, and he is probably telling lies to the Detroit police. Mrs. Fields, who is confined in a hospital here, said her former hus band was a constant user o a drug. GERMAN IMPORTS LESS Prices of Foodstuffs Advance From ; 50 to 80 Per Cent. BY AB.NO DOSCH-FLEUROT. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) BWRUN', Feh.-2R. Imperial cable by OF BITJD AXD DEBRIS. Situation in Towns Along the Vol ga River in Clayton County, 'Iowa, Vastly Improved. GARBER, Iowa, Feb. 25. Residents of Elktfort, Garner and Osterdock, along the - Volga river in Clayton county, were busy today cleaning the mud and debris from their homes as a result of the flood of Wednesday and Thursday. ' . The situation in Garber and Elk- port had improved vastly today. Food and clothing were rushed to the stricken towns by automobile from Edgewood and Strawberry Point, ban- I ishing the fear of a food shortage felt Friday. ... Conservative estimates placed the damage to property between JIOO.OOO and $125,000, with no loss of life re ported. Swelled by heavy rains, the Volga river began rising Wednesday morn ing. Streets along the riverfront in Garber, which had not recovered from a fire' which wiped out the business district two weeks ago, were inundated, and all telegraph, tele phone and power lines lost leaving both Garber and Elkport in darkness Wednesday night. Every building in. Elkport, a town) of 400 inhabitants, was partly inun-1 dated, residents moving to the sec ond floors of . their homes. At 1 o'clock Thursday mornnig the main span of the bridge between Garber and Elkport was torn from its foun dation and carried 2000 feet down stream by the swift current. The I main span of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad bridge was thrown out of alignment, while the east ap- proach was washed out. .At the peak of the flood Thursday morning a warehouse in Elkport the property of the Spahn & Rose Lum ber company, and situated in the heart of that company's large lumber yard, was totally destroyed by fire. Rail service to the towns was re sumed early today. Students Conduct Church Services. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Feb. 25. (Special.) Student teams are conducting church services In community churches near Corvallis as a result of the active interest in the Christian workers' group. One team under the cap taincy of Eugene Tupper of Snohom ish, Wash., will have complete charge of church services at Beulah next Sunday. Singers, musicians and speak ers are included. Cruiser St. Louis to Be Scrapped. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 25. The protected cruiser St. Louis, until re cently flagship of American naval forces in Turkish waters, will be placed out of commission at the Philadelphia yards March 3. She was built at Philadelphia, launched there lr 1905. NEW LAMP BURNS AIR Beats JSIectric or Gas A new oil lams that gives an amaz Ingly brilliant, soft, white light, even better than gas or electricity, has been tested by the U. S. Government and 35 leadine- universities and found to be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It burns without odor, smoke or noise no pumping up, is simple, clean, safe. Burns 94 air and 6 common kero sene (coal-oil). The inventor. W. C Johnson. P. O. Box 38. Portland. Or is offering to send a .amp on 10 days' FREE trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him introduce it. Write him today for full particulars. Also ask him to explain how you can get the agency, and witnout experience or . money make i 2tu to ouu per monin. Aav, Perjury Suspect Is Moved. CHEHALIS, Wash.,Feb. 25. (Spe cial) Richard Bakken, who last night was arrested in Centralia and jailed here, today was taken to Olym- pia by Sheriff Hoague of Thurston county. Bakken will answer a charge of perjury. S. & H. green stamps for cash. Hoi- j man Fuel Co., coal and wood. Broad way 6353. 560-21. AQV. Charles Dickens Complete In 40 vols., full leather binding, illustrated, large clear type, gilt top. Price. . (50.00 The Alexander Hamilton Modern Business text in 24 vols., flexible black bind ing, 1918 edition, at only.. .$50.00 Stoddard's Lectures Complete in 14 vols., 8vo., leather, gilt-top, printed on good paper. A bargain at.30.00 Miiny other splendid bar gains in sets slightly used but in fine ceadltian. Let us bid on your want. " A. W. Schmale Book Shop 200 Morrison St., Portland, Ore. MEN'S ' .TAILORS An excellent assortment of imported fabrics for Spring and Summer wear is now at your disposal. Fashion, work manship and quality guaran teed. ... FOR MEN AND YOUNG MEN Spring suits, ready for. wear, that measure up to the stand ard demanded by this estab lishment, now being shown in a wide range of choice fabrics. Attractive -patterns in "Brook" and "Erbec" models. K. S. Ervin & Co., Ltd. Established 1901. GENERAL ENGLISH TAILORS , AND SUITS READY FOR WiEAR. Second Floor. Selling Bldg., Sixth and Alder Streets. NITROGEN LAMP SALE Special for This Week Regular Special Price Sale Price 75 watt. . . .$ .70 $ .48 100 watt.... 1.00 ' .78 150 watt... . 1.40 .98 200 watt. , s. 1.90 1.40 250 watt. . . i 2.35 1.85 300 watt.... 2.80 2.30 ' Add 5c each for frosted bowl EVERY LAMP GUARANTEED . We Replace Any Defects Building owners, hotel operators, see me for special prices on quantity orders. W. S. FLEMING Electric Supplies Sporting Goods, Hardware, Plnmh- Ing and Heating Apparatus S62 WASHINGTON ST. 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A few of them have been arranged In the front window. See them this afternoon, evening or tomorrow. ono . Remarkable Value! That's the Ieast toBe Said of This ECONOMY OUTFIT It's' in the fr6nt window by the Fifth-street door to day. Sold complete or separately. Any piece substi tuted with that which you personallypseiect, if the sets as shown do not please 190 per cent. ;v Terms on Any Roomful! SIO Cash, S2 Week a-On the Entire Outfit 2S Cnsh. 4 Week. . NO INTEREST CHARGED EITHER WAV. LIVING ROOM -Oak Library Table, two very pretty and substantial Oak Rockers, also a Genuine Leather Overstuffed Rocker; four pieces DINING ROOM . 45-inch Diameter Round-Top Ped estal Base Table and six Solid Oak Chairs, with genuine leather slip seats. The seven pieces BEDROOM Ivory Enamel Bed, Chiffonier, Dresser and Chair. Just see the spt before passing Judgment, even though the price is only. $77.50 $67.75 $79.50 Luxurious Tapestry Overstuffed Davenports - .pass. () r "SEE THE NEW POMPEIAX FINISH" $89.50 10 Cash 2 Week No . Interest. Full web construction, both back and base; double strength front spring-edge and three loose cushions which are entirely em bedded with coil springs. The Grandeur of Charming Wicker Is Beyond Your C onception ! TT'S surprising what wonders a few pieces of this exquisite wicker will do in your home. There are suitable pieces for living room, gunroom, veranda and bedrSom. Tes, dainty breakfast sets and novelties, such as tabourettes, Jugs and footstools, too! Apartments, with living and dining rooms combined, are strikingly clever if furnished completely with wicker. For your convenience to inspect, a special display has been arranged in the Fifth-street' window. Terras to Please Tour Individual Require ment , on Whatever May Be Selected. Oak Frame Bed Davenports S45.50 St Cash. St Week, No Interest. Notice how pretty it is when closed and serving as a regular d a v enport. The in sert in illustration shows it when opened as a bed; equipped with a steel spring. Here's the New Model -Kitchen Monarch And It will fill a long-felt need. Built of malleable iron, riveted tight; has large firebox with pin - front water heater, two-lid top for wood and coal cooking, very spacious four - burner gas cooking top and fine big oven with broiler. This is the biggest (for service) range ever built, but it takes up only 36 inches space. -oc Portland's Headquarters for These Wonderful and Nationally Famous Lloyd Loom-Woven CARRIAGES Daintiest and Most Beautiful Baby Carriages Ever Made These Lloyd Carriages are the wonder of the age. Being woven on looms they are almost as fine as fabric. Beautifully " finished and up holstered. JAUNT ALONtr THR A VENUE OR STROLL IX THK PARK, THERE'LL BE NONE FINBK THAN lOlB LLOVI). Forget the looks and consider the babe's com- , . fort. These wonderful carriages again he-ad the list. 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