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THIS .UKKUDn .UAII-Y .JOURNAL, POKTiAND,' SATURDAY, MAKCHT I,.-1919.
WILL SEEK VETO
OF RILL CREATING
- TAY MMMRQIflN
inn uummiuuiun
City Council and Tax Levying
Bodies Severe in Criticism of
. ; Measure.
PROTEST COMMITTEE NAMED
Governor Will Be Asked to
L: His Powers to Prevent Measure
From Becoming Operative.
Characterizing the' bill as faulty, su
perfluous and special legislation, strong
1 opposition to nouse bill No. 231 creating
' a taxaapervising and conservation m-
mission was voiced by members of the
- city council and various tax levying
commissions at a meeting at the city hall
this morning. The city attorney has
".n instructed : to msDect the bill for
j,fut, nrouinim tn the deoarture of
.. -3i.3m ' - - . . -
committee representing public and
quasi-public corporations for ssaiem, xo
.present a protest to the governor and
.to ask that the veto be applied. A
tentative committee 'was appointed con
.i.n. nf r,nmminlnnir Perkins. reDre-
- renting the city 5 Qeorge H. Kelly, port
mmmiwion: John H. Bureard. dock
" commission ; Ralph Hoyt. county, and a
member to be selected from the school
, !
The Dill' has passed both legislative
branches and went to the governor for
signature iriaay. -
Itprovidea that a commission of three
be appointed by the governor to act as
an advisory . board foij all tax levying
bodies in counties with a population of
100,000 or over, and provides for a clerk
or clerks with .a total salary expendi
ture of not more than $2500. Under the
bill each tax levying body must submit,
n'n nr kafnrA December 1 of each year.
an estimate of the annual budget. Thai
commission is to report its findings back
to the body sukmittfcg the budget, and
' advise it to levy a jtax iii accordance
with the findings.
"It 4a special legislation in the clothes
. of general legislation" Commissioner
Plge4ow' pointed out. "Multnomah Is the
. only county affected. The people .have
voted in favor . of home rule an this
bill is in strict contradiction" -
"1 believe the bill ts faulty n several
"provisions.1 County Commissioner Hoyt
declared, "and -can be picked to' pieces."
' Deputy City Attorney Latourette
agreed with Hoyt that the bill would
not hold because of its exercise of
power over the city not warranted by
fa"The ill is superfluous because the
commisslagi nas no power ' anyway,"
Georger Jf Kelly remarked,
"The sponsibllity of levying taxes in
the cltyjla vested in the officials elect
ed by One people of the city," City Com
missioner Barbur explained. "We are
subject to recall, and if the duties of our
office are not properly fulfilled, we can
r- be recaired. There is no need of such a
. commission. ' I
I "This bill Vashalf killed in the legis
lature by indefinite postponement,"
Charles B. Mooresr of the dock cotnrola-
aior related. "and -wa- -resurrected; at
the end of the session ai irteanx-rollered
-through with only a quasi hearing."
Another meetingjof the representatives
of public bodies will be held at the city
, haH at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Permit Not Needed f
For Foreign Ships;
Jones Bill Passed
Tt7Bkl.wM Hrn TXT a cTTTx:n
TON BUREAU OP THE JOURXAL.)
The senate Friday passed a bill by Sen
ator Jones of "Washington making it un
necessary to secure permits for the con
struction, of ships for foreign accounts
inere was no aeoaieor oojetjiion ii ii.
Washington, March 1. EdwardE; Kid
dle, miller and former state senator of
la Grande, and Chaplain .J. J. Brough
ton of the same city were visitors In
the honse -gallery Friday,' Kiddle stopped
ever on his way to f ew, York. Brough
tori is assigned here 'in the field depart
ment of the bureau bf aircraft produc
tion. '.
Ex-Actress Seeks to
Divorce" Millionaire
New York, March 1. (I. N. S.) Suit
for a separation was filed here today
against Daniel CK ReJd. multimillionaire
tin plate operator nad financier, by Mrs.
Margaret M. Cartters Reid. The grounds
'on which the former actress -is seeking
the separation were not,' made public.
Committee Approves
: Palmer's Nomination
senate Judiciary committee today fa-
vorably reported the- nomination of A.
Mitchell Palmer, as attorney general.
DONT FUSS WITH
: MOSTARDPIASTERS!
Musterote Works Without the
. . Blister Easier, Quicker
There's or sense la mixing a mesa
cf mustard, flour- and water when you
can easUy relieve pain, soreness or stiff
ness with a little clean, white Musterole.
Musterole is made of pure oil of
'mustard and other helpful ingredients,
combined in the form of the present
.white ointment. It takes the place of
mustard plasters, and wfll not blister.
. Musterole usually give? prompt relief
from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis,"
croup, stiff neck; asthma, neuralgia,
headache, congestion, plecrlsy,rheuma
tism, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or Joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet; colds of
the chest (it of ten prevents pneumonia).
20c and 60c jars; hospital size $2J5(X
mm
End of Seattle's ; v j
Shipyard Strike Is I
vApparently.Near
Seattle, March ML S. S.X Unoffi
cial asauranc tbat tha government will
not bpposa a wage adjustment confer
ence beftigf held in tba Kortnvieat
brought the nd of the strike, of Seattle,
T&coma, Aberdeen and AnaCortesj ship
yard workers considerably nearer today.
Arrangements are being made foF tak
ing a referendum vote on the question
of returning to work until the present
Mary wage scale expires April 1.
Henry AfcBride, representative here
of the labor adjustment division of the
Emergency Fleet corporation, has re
ceived instructions from Dr. ii C. Mar
shall, assistant director general of the
Fleet corporation, to summon a confer
ence on wares in the Pug-et Sound, dis
trict, :
conference of Metal Trades "Council
leaders is to be held today to consider
Dr. Marshall's proposition.
LEADS TO INDICTMENT
L
E
Frank H. Maulding and Joseph
G Noble Held to Answer
Before Grand Jury.
An indictment charging Frank H.
Maulding and Joseph Q. Noble, pro
prietors of a soft drink establishment at
Thirteenth street and Tenino avenue,
Sellwood. -with conducting a gambling
establishment -was found by the Mult
nomah grand jury this morning. Among;
the witnesses appearing before tie Jury
were William Abernethy, a car repairer,
his wife Carrie Abernethy. Eva Wool
worth, A. G. Woolworth, rfimeon Scott
and George Wentworth.
A postofflce sub-station is run by
Maulding in the same building where the
gambling 'Is alleged to have taken place.
Abernethy testified that he had lost
as much as $400 playing cards at the
p!ace.: Checks issued by him for $70.
$40 and $35 to pay his losses were
placed in evidence. Other checks were
issued by him, his. wife testified. She
iad stopped payment on some of them,
she said. The Abernethya have an $800
mortgage on their home, it was said,
and it was the fact that her husband
was neglecting payments on the notes
that aroused her suspicion as to the ex
istence of the alleged gambling den.
Two counts against the accused were
returned, one for permitting gambling
in their building and. one for gambling.
Bank Clearings
Indicate Healthy
Business Status
Portland business conditions, as in
dicated ( by statements for the month
ending : Friday, ' are'- ' in a decidedly
healthy i state. Bank clearings for the
month totaled $99,352,404, compared with
$72,667,265 ;for the corresponding month
Of last 1 year, an increase of . approxi
mately 3 per' cent. ;
Deposits in the postal savings bank
total $1,917,200, an increase of about
$33,000 during the month of February.
Postal? receipts for the month total $139,
000. compared? wit $121.928'..30 for Feb
ruary, 1918, and $147,110.48 for January,
1919. Cancellations of letter postage
numbered 3,675,350 for February, com
pared with 3,410,726 for the same month
of last year, an increase .in the number
of letters sent : through tie Portland
postoffice amounting to 264,642. Par
cels post business 'also shows a marked
Increase over last year.
During the- month just ended 465
building permits were issued, calling for
construction valued at " $280,530, com
pared with 322 permits valued' at $221.
830 for February.. 1918. Indications are
that a building program is about to be
launched to meet the demand for resi
dence property.
Final Phone Rate
Arguments to Be
Heard March 17
Salem, March 1. The public service
commission has set March 17 as. the
date for the final hearing on the appli
cation of the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph company for an increase In the
exchange telephone rates 'in Oregon. It
is estimated if these increases are "al
lowed, i approximately $600,000 a year
will be added to the revenues , of the
company. ;"
On March 11 and 12 the commission
will hear the application, of the city of
Portland for a reopening of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power company
interurban fare cases. The interurban
fares were recently Increased These
hearings will be held in Portland.
Louisiana Senator
Out for Suffrage
Washington, March 1. (U. P.) Sen
ator Gay, Louisiana, today announced
his support of the .woman suffrage reso
lution introduced Fridav bv Senator
Jones, Nw. Mexico. Gay's support ln-
. . ... .
oui jjm&so vjl ure. rcsuiuiion at tills
session if an .opportunity can. be found
to bring It up. Senator Jones said.
TROOPS TO COME
VIA PORTLAND
(Continued From Pan On)
Mrs. John L. May received a telegram
from her husband. Colonel May, filed
Thursday, stating that detachments of
A, B, C, D and L and the headquarters
and machine gun companies were to
leave for Camp Lewis.
Local railroad authorities have re
ceived the Information that 173 men of
the 162d infantry will leave Camp Dix
atoaaay ior tamp iewis, and will come
througK Portland over the Union Pa
cific: : -7 ' 1V
-Information waa received In 'a, tele
gram Friday-night by O. EL Overbeck:
chalrman of the general reception com
mittee, rrom senator McNary,. that this
train would leave Friday and stop over
in Portland. ; . . .
Information from railroad' authorities
was . that 69 -men from the 161st in
fantry and .5 men -from -the Kintieth
Casual company were all -leaving New
port News, tVa.i next Monday, going to
American Lake. : They .are also going
over the Union Pacific so that they will
probably come Into Portland.
TESTIMONY OF WOMEN
ON GAMB
ING
CHARG
POWERS TO ACT IM
Peace Conference Will Take
Hand in Quarrel Between Italy
and Jugo-Slavs. ,
By Robert J. Frew.
Paris, March 1. (I. N. S.) Imme
diately upon the return of President
"Wilson and Premier Lloyd George "to
Paris, strong action will be taken by
the peace 'conference in the Italian-.
Jugo Slav dispute. A provisional
boundary will be drawn and both par
ties sternly warned to keep on their
own side of the line. '
There have been attempts by both
sides of the quarrel to enlist the sympa
thy of the powers at the peace missions,
but the delegates decline to be influenced
by special, pleadings. '
A long conference was . held 'Friday
night between the American commission
and M. Crespi, the Italian minister of
finance.
Amerleaas. Son-Committal
It is understood that the Americana
agreed that the Italians had acted with
moderation in blaming the Serbians for
their aggressive methods in the ,Jugo-
Slovakia dispute. At the Same timet
however, the Americans refused to com
mit themselves as to any definite pro
nouncement on Italy's ease.
As a matter of fact the council of ten
is not in sympathy with the quarrel,
and it is felt that the dispute could have
been avoided and the conference could
have-been spared the necessity of taking
any action whatever.
It is known 'that both disputants can
be quickly cooled off if the powprs de
cide to use economic measures to bring
such an ending about.
, French Tlew It Stated
The attitude of the French is that the
importance, of the quarrel has been ex
aggerated and that , it was provoked
chiefly by the methods used by both
sides.
On the other hand, the Americans
take the view that the Incident should
not be handled lightly. The Americans
are anxious to see the ill-feeling between
the Italians and the southern Slavs
wiped out for all time.
The French are watching the action of
the American senate upon the League of
Nations with tremendous interest. Tit
was stated in certain circles that the
fate of the League of Nations covenant
hangs entirely upom the action of the
American senators, and that the whole
idea will fall through unless President
Wilson scores in Washington after a
repetition of his victory in Paris.
Paris Paper Has Pension Plan
By Lowell Mellett
Paris.- March 1. (U.j P.) Significant
of France's new tnddrsemeni of the
proposed League of Nations, Le Journal
presents a plan whereby the league
would undertake the pensioning of all
soldiers who . participated 4n the war.
The newspaper suggests that this be
nade' the league's first budget. The
apportionment would be hased, first,'
on the number of men mobilized ; sec
ond, on the number i killed ; third, on
the length of participation! In the war;
fourth, on. the material damages suf
fered ; fifth, on population ; and, sixth,
on war expenses. j
France mobilized 8,550,000 men, of
which 1,400.000 W ere killed. She I was
engaged in war 53 months and suf
fered damages, wherefore, says Le
Journal, she should receive $160,000,000
annually. Great Britain mobilized
7,000.000 men. tof which 40,000 were
killed, and . should receive $78,000,000
annually. Italy mobilized 5,500,000, lost
468.000 In killed and should receive
$50,000,000. The United States mobilised
3,700,000, lost 54,000, and should receive
$15,000,000.
The totajja, amount to be disbursed
would be $320,000,000, of which the
United States would be expected to fur
nish 36per cent. Great Britain 9 per
"cenVF00' 5 Per pent, Italy 5 per
cent and the remainder would be di
vided among Japan , and the smaller
nations. The mericana. here find the
scheme interesting, at' least.
Burleson Adds to
Pay of Linemen in "
Two Coast States
San Francisco, March 1. (U. P.)
Leaders among the telephone operators
of the Pacific coast, who have voted
to strike if their wage demands are not
met, took various views of the wage
increase given California and Washing
ton linemen, effective today.
Some p declared it showed' Postmaster
General Burleson preparing to meet
their demands. Others believed Burle
son was attempting to win the loyalty
of the linemen so that in case of a
stciko these important employes would
notwalk out in sympathy with the ope
rators.) "
The wsige Increase, was a surprise. It
provided 'ifor an increase of 50 cents,
65 cents and 70 cents per day.
'Sleeping Sickness1 .
Kills 2 in Chicago;
2 Others Stricken
Chicago. March 1. (I. N. S.) I V be
came known today that the "sleeping
sickness," known to physicians as en
cephalisis lethargia, a mysterious mal
ady, which, following in the wake of
England's influenza epidemic, struck
terror to London and other English
cities, has appeared In Chicago and
other northern Illinois cities.
Four victims of the curious malady
have been reported in Chicago so fat.
Of these, two died. The other twe vic
tims have been given, up by physicians
to a sleep from -which it is believed
they will never waken.
Beeman Osgood Jr., 15. of Marseilles,
111., was the last to be reported suffer
ing from the. disease. He fell asleep
seven days ago. Efforts of his parents
to arouse him failed. Dr. Charles El
liot of Chicago, a specialist at diagnosis,
was summoned and pronounced the boy
a victim of the "sleeping sickness" and
predicted the boy would sleep. - until
death seized him. . . . ' J
York Wants People
To Vote on League
Columbus; Ohio, .March t A resolu
tion petitioning congress to submit the
proposed League of Nations to a na
tional referendum ' was presented today
by Representative George a York, Dem
ocrat. He cites the earnest advocacy and
bitter opposition to the league as evi
dence of the fact that the voters of the
country should decide ths matter for
themselves. v
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Hurry, Hurry, to ;
Slippery Gulch!
Show Ends Tonight
Warning has been 'issued to the peo
ple1 of Portland that tonight is their last
chance to enjoy the lights of "Slippery
Guich," which have been ; shining on
hundreds of merrymakers this week In
The Auditorium. Those who attended
earlier this week have given no end of
praise in the manner In which the fron
tier town of the old days aa been vis
ualized by the Boilermakers' Shipbuild
ers' and Helpers' union of this city..
The manner in which it has been con
ducted has been pleasing to all, and
many prominent citizens have ridden
into the village, tied up their horses ana
enjoyed Hie entertainment.
' Tho show is being conducted for the
sick relief fund of the boilermakers.
Many of those who attended earlier in
the week intend to go to The Auditor
ium for the special festivities tonight
and a last view of the remarkable set
ting of the village. , .
SHORT TERM NOTES
FOR FIFTH LOAN IS
PREDICTED BY MILLS
Portland Banker Returns From
Meeting of Advisory Board at
. National Capital.
That short term notes at a slightly in
creased interest rate will be issued by
the treasury department instead of long
terms 4 per cent bonds is the fifth
Liberty loan prediction of A. L. Mills?
president of the First National bany.
Mr. Mills returned Friday night from a
three weeks' visit to New York and
Washington. ' .
Mr. Mills represented the Twelfth fed
eral reserve district at a meeting of the
advisory' council of the national federal
reserve board in Washington. Though
Secretary of the Treasury Glass is op
timistic asto the ability and willing
ness of the country to absorb a new
bond issue in April, bankers in 'attend
ance at the council meeting Were unani
mous In the opinion that an issue of short
term notes would be advisable, accord
ing to Mr. Mills.
Business conditions in the east are
fair, but gradually .slowing down," said
Mr. Mills this morning. Merchants and
business men generally have plenty of
money and credit conditions are good.
The- belief prevails, according to Mr.
Mills, that prices of all commodities will
fall considerably during the liext six
months. Manufacturers declare that with
a wider range in thechoice of -operatives,
bringing greater efficiency into
mechanical crafts, reductions in wages
will not be necessary.
Sir Horace Avers 4
Irish Question Must
Be Fixed in Ireland
Chicago, March 1. (I. N. S.) Ireland
is the place Where the Irish question
has to be settled. It cannot be brought
to . a solution at the peace table, in
Washington or Chicago. 2
This, in substance, was the pith of a
declaration by Sir Horace Plunket,
president of the Irish Home Rule con
vention, in an address here today.
Sir Horace also said that Ireland had
done her share in the world war, add
ing that she had gone into it with "all
the old 'Ire and enthusiasm of the fight-J
mg race. He declared that the con
scription order promulgated by the Brit
ish government wrecked, the home rule
convention and ruined Ireland's hope
for self-government.
Japanese Said to
Be Strengthening -Fighting
Forces
San Francisco, March 1. (U.P.) Japan
is. strengthening tier army and navy
and air fleets, according to Reginald
Eyre, who arrived on the liner Siberia
Maru from Tokio. Eyre said he was In
charge of British propaganda in Japan
during tha war.
He said Japan is buying tanks from
the French government tind Is hiring
European aviators and tank operators
as fast as they apply.
He said he believed Japan's activities
are intended to menace -China. Japan
has no idea of opposing the United
States, he said, since this country made
such an impressive showing in the world
war.
Shipping Board 'to
Get More Tonnage
Washington, March 1. (I. N. S.) The
war " department has agreed to . turn
over 600,000 tons of shipping to the
shipping board inside of 40 days, E. N.
Hurley, chairman, announced today. The
agreement entered into provides for the
asaumlng by the shipping board of all
contracts relating Xo the shipping over
sea troops in order to complete the
transfer of the shipping.
Entente Would 'Aid
Serb Crown Prince
London, March 1. (I. N. S.) The en
tente has promised military support to
Crown Prinee Alexander of Serbia hY the
event of any republican movement ac
cording to a dispatch from Vienna today,
quoting information which was said to
have been received from Belgrade.: .
General Goethals i
Out of the Service
Washington. March i. (I. N.i S.)
Major General George W. Goethals, as
sistant chief of staff and director of
purchase, traffic and : storage : of the
army; at his' own request waa today re
tired. He Waa in retirement at the time
America declared war upon Germany,
but immediately offered his services and
was assigned to the active listw
Seasoned slabwood and Inside wood,
green -stamps for cash. Holman Fuel
Co. Main. 353. A-J353. Adv. -
Courts Prohe.Bank
Failures; Assets on
Hand Are $750,000
Minneapolis. March 4. (I. N. S.) In
vestigation of the affairs of the Mort
gage Security company, parent company
of tha string of fourteen banks owned
and operated by William H. Schafer.
which failed recently, today showed that
assets are expected to yield more than
$750,000. Superintendent of Banks Pear
son announced that the entire. amount of
money and securities; taken out of the
banks since November 1. totals $916,000.
Of this amount, Pearson said, approx
imately $500,000 was obtained on paper
of little value. This leaves $416,000 real
izable assets, which, with. other proper
ty of the mortgage security company, is
available to offset the $500,0,00 of bad'
paper.
Grand jury Investigation of the case
is continuing with no indication of the
probable outcome. Florence Stone, well
known actress' and wife of Dick Ferris,
of Los Angeles, Is one of the witnesses
before the , , grand jury. "She testified
briefly yesterday but was not called
today, although she has not been ex
cused and probably will again be called
before .the Jury.
Chamberlain Pilots
Three Oregon Bills
Through the Senate
Washington. March 1. WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Senator Chamberlain Friday piloted
three local Oregon measures through the
senate. 6
One extends the time for completion
of the Tumalo irrigation project for 10
years from January last, as requested
by the desert land board. Another
adds certain lands' to the Mlnam na
tional forest and the third: permits cit
izens of Malheur coqnty to. take timber
from the public lands, of Idaho.
These are all house bills and -passage
by the senate sends them to the presi
dent for signing.
Storm Warnings
Issued for Coast
Southwest storm warnings were or
dered at 7:40 o'clock .this morning at
the Portland branch of . the United
States .weather bureau for a heavy gale
sLt ail seaports from the Columbia river
north. The . winds today were expected
to be southwesterly gales shifting from
strong southeasterly winds and continu
ing, tonight. ' " .
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"Had the League been in existence in 1914, Europe would haverscapecL the bloodiest of
all wars," declares the Birmingham Age-Herald. While the majority of the newspapers of -America
regard' the experiment of a League of Nations as tremendously worth trying, . Some are: as
dubious as the New York Sun, which says: "If the present project means the elimination of the
Monroe Doctrine; if it means. the restriction of our independence; if it weans we are tying our
hands as concerns the independent, action of a free people and a free nation f if it means that the
United States shall carry the load and pay in large measure the bills of maintaining peace in all
the little countries of Europe and throughout the world the little tribal nations' and the big na
tions as well; if it means the hampering of this nation in its economic relations" to and with the other ,
nations of the world, is it good enough for this free people this free nationis it the thing we
want?" Read THE LITERARY DIGEST this week for public opinion on the League of Nations.
Other articles of immediate interest to all thoughtful readers are: '
Jews From America in the Bolshevik: Oligarchy
Jewish and non-Jewish Editprial Opinion Regarding: the Testimony sof Dr. George A. Simons Before
the Senate Committee That Is Investigating Bolshevism in the United States
Meaning of the Western Strikes .
"No Beer, No Work"
How Our. Allies Regard the Peace
League Planv
An Ex-German Colony for India
How the Hand Spreads Influenza
$2,000,000 in "Saving the Pieces"
A Fourteenth-Century Miracle on the
East Side 1
Japan to Cast Out German "Kultur"
Red-Cross Work After the War
Lax Justice in Belgium
Best of the Current Pcetry
V
Why the
The average audience in a first-classjmotion-picture
house is typically representative of the American
spirit ; while itis good-natured, it demands .the best.
When thrilling dramas of love, war, and adventure
are unfolded before it, in which famous million
dollar stars perform prodigies of agility and valor,
it is more than generous in the matter of applause. r
When the "Pictorial Weeklies" transport it .'in if
twinkling ,to the four corners of the earth it is not
at all backward about sounding its appreciation.
But when the scene changes and THE LITEHARY.
March
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f Mark ot A
Distinction to 1
I Co a Reader of I
V-Tho Literary :M
L Digest iF
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publisher! of
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RATERHITIES
PLEDGING MEN NOW, .
VAR BAN IS LIFTED
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Eighteen Chapters Announce
Names of Men Pledged
During Rush Season.
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallla
Mar. . l.U-Pledges of the various fra
ternities land clubs on the campus-are
announced. '- Due to military restric
tions last term fraternal orders were
not permitted to be active." but' with the
rurn of normal school life and activ
ities, the fraternities were able to re
occupy .kheir houses and renew their
rituals, j
The men pledged to the various or
ganisations are as follows :
Alpha Tan Omec- Gln Hor, Tb Dalle ;
Henry Wainer Portland; Sam Strobecker,
Portland;; Joe Sadler, Portland; Robert Conk
fin, Portland; Robert Pemberton, Wbittier, CaL;
Enoa Shade, Wbittier, Cel.; Albert Maraa?.
.Vale Larton Chnrch. -Ferndale, CaL; Thomaa
McCain, CorralUs:- Donald Campbell. Portland;
Berkley Dark. Los -Aceelea, Cat
Kappa Pi T. A. Black. The Dalle ; J. M.
Bowenox, Monmoutb; W. , V. Gordon, Cald
well. Idaho: V. H. Heller. Woodbarn; M. C.
Laneston, Id tho Falls, Idaho; K. A. Lahti, As
toria; E.i Moon. La Grande; D. IZ McBain,
Deer Island; H, Preseott. A'hland ; A. M. Saw
yer. Salem ; . A. Webber, Portland.
Kappa Sicma--A. L. Matihewa; Portland;
Earl Johnson, Portland; Ixiwell -Stockman.
Pendleton; R. J. Furniah. Pendleton; Allen Me
Lean. Pendleton; H. D. Slater, Salem i, (I. Binc
ton. Hai'lMego; ti. W. Croinan, Salem; lina
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Beach, CaL ; Eugene Btedsoa. Long Beach, CaL ;
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land;. Tom Kirk, BoKeman, Mont
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Morrill. Vancouver, B. C. ; William McDonald,
Medford; It- R. Veatch, Cottage GroTe; T. Mi
larkey, Portland: Lloyd Knapp, Port Arthur:
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SileU; Ii. E. ahannahan, Dundee; D. B. Marr,
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MEDFORD 1111!
CITED AFTERDEnTl
French, Government Awards Var
' Cross to Lieutenant. Barber,
Who Was Killed in Action
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MedfoVd. March 1. The only Medford .
nero to ne awaraea mo r rencn wr- .-rnn-
by the government of France, tnougn
ho lost his life in winning ithla coveted
honor, .was 14eutensht'Newjll C. Barber.
The rreat award oyfionorjto their son.
together with ths citation awarding the i
medal, was received- Friday by Dr. and 1
Mrs. Martin C. Barber from the adju-
tant general's office at Washington with
the following "comment : : j .'"'.
"Here is forwarded to yoti, under sep
arate cover by registered mall, a Croix
de Querrej by the French government to
your son, prcuna liieaitnani i'onu
Barber,- 108th aero squadron. Inclosed
therewith is the citation awarding. the;
medal."- ;,i ' .
The' translation of the citation Is as
follows; - ::jif'" .::' .'' '. . : ! - : . '
"Second JJeutenant Newell C. Barber,
pilot in Escadrille Br. 108. Excellent
pilot. Has taken an active part In the
bombardments since July. . Was in stiff
combats against enemy patrols July 21
tvA attceiinf in L..lTk1. elnrlniialv Aucriint
11. 1918, during stiff encounter in
which his escadrille r Was ; fighting
against two."
Although he waa seen to fall In his
machine 'behind the German lines defi
nite news of his tragic fate was not
learned until In October.' Lieutenant'
Barber waa .20 years old at the time
of his death. .. ' r '
I. W. W. of Portland ,
Now Without Homo
The f. W W. are now homeless In
Portland. Their lease on ths building
at Second and Cuch streets, occupied
as a meeting place for ths past 10 years,
was closed by the landlord Friday Ught
at the order of District Attorney Evans.
Other landlords, fearing ths rigors of ths
recently-enacted criminal ' syndicalism
act, which makes the landlord as guilty
to rent . quarters. I The I. W. W. began '
vacating the halt ' early Friday, trans-,
porting their property to their rooms in,
the various cheap hotels of the North
End. Cana containing the ashes of dead
members of the organization were left
behind by mistake. .
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