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Oil STRIKE
Spartacans Planning Big May Day
Demonstration ; May Attempt
Overthrow of Scheidemanrv
Desperate Fighting Said. to Be in
Progress for Possession of
Munich; Plundering General.
ONDON. April 18. (I- N., S.)
'rush disorders have broken
out . in Berlin, according to an
Excha ngc Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen today, Scores - have
been wounded In' street fighting.
Two hundred thousand workmen
are on strike.
The Spartacan element In Ber
lin is planning a : series of "mam
uiotfj Socialist demonstrations on
May. 1. said an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from the German
' metropolis today. . i
A procession of soldiers, blinded
In the war, with women and
children, will be part of one
demonstration staged to show the
Inefficiency of the present govern
ment to solve the economic prob
lems. It ? Is possible that the ;
Spartaciis group may attempt to
overthrow the Scheidemann gov-'
crnment. ' " - ,
Berlin. April 17. (Delayed.) .Ok P.
Iaprat fighting cohUnues'forposses
) .7 lon of Munich, ajcordlnsr tn dispatches
received her. -'VJ '-wfi
i Several , reg-lmentsV of government
. troops irere reported: to have met the
Social Is tic forces outnlde the city; which t
are malrlntr preparation for-a grand aw
e au)t Tlie communists defenders,; while
T malntainlnr -thelxajtfilery- fire. are
erecting barricade and barbed wire en
tanglements In the principal streets en
tering tlie towuJ Plundering Is said to
' have Rot beyond control of the commun
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SUIT BY
ATTACKED IN BRIEF
Attorney Frank S.' Grant Asserts
Action Not Proper to .De
cide Olcotfs Status.
Salem, April 1$. Frank S. Grant to
day filed 1 In the supreme court a brief
as amicus curiae In the mandamus pro
ceedings" brought by Governor Olcott
against State Treasurer Hoff for the
purpose of obtaining judicial determina
tion of hi statu as governor. Oraht
very strongly opposes the' governor a
contentions, as presented by Attorney
Ueneral Brown, that the court, , as a
matter of public policy, . should pass on
the q uestlon a to ; whether Olcott is
governor lu fact or only acting governor.
If he Is governor In fact. Governor Ol
cott expresses a desire to regn. the
office of secretary of state and appoint
a successor to the place. ' '
Attorney Orant argued that Olcott 1
nly acting governor andjf he should re
sign the office of secretary of state he
would' then be neither secretary of state
nor governor. He insists that a governor
must be elected at the next general
election, and that Olcott i cannot hold
the office for the fuir term for which
the late Governor Wtthycombe waa
,eteeted. .
He makes his principal argument on
the assertion that the court cannot pass
on these -questions In mandamus proceed
ings.. He, says the question of . title r to
the office can btf considered on quo
warranto proceedings. He Insists that
the case of Chadwtck vs.-KarharU' on
which the" attorney general relied, tp a
. )arge extent In bringing- mandamus pro
ceeding, for the governor, is not" simi
lar to the present case because at that
time me lerms oi on ice ror governor
and eecretary of state "ran 'parallel,
while now they do not He points out
that the question of the governor- re
siding the office of secretary of state
no as to appoint a successor was not
involved In that case. - u z,
He argues that the-present case la not
one tf public Importance, as he aaysl
the public, Is not Interested. No One Is
concerneA except the governor himself,
he insists, and he contends further that,
if the court passes on the : questions
raised In this case, it will be over
whelmed , with 'most political questions.
Letvian' Government
Reported Overthrown
Waehington,- April 1. it N.iS.)
Germans have overthrow th provi
sional government of 'Latvia, according
to' advices, reaching the state depart
ment today'from Llbau Russia, y way
of Copenhagen.' tlie oup took place
Wednesday, it stated, and was conduct
ed in cooperation with Lettish troops.
The . premier and all of the other of
ficers f the, provisional government
were Imprisoned and the Lettish , troops
seised all of the treasury "note V:
The stroke was carried oat under the
i--ul.se of suppression of th-'Bolshevik!,
the advices added. , .
GOVERNOR
Jailf or R&ds
Unrest; Due
Mayor of Seattle Is
MAYOR HANSON:. IN '-PORTLAND
QLE HANSON. , mayorTolSeattle," and his .wife "and two
youngest children,' photographed on; their' arrival here to
. day." The Seattle' mayor will rnake alpublic, address at
The; Auditorium tonight'. , ' ,
7 V
i:7 Vi) Ml? viiVl
4i r-wKTA.! .
I'
Peanut- PoliticiahsSeverely Rapo
tngton Metrodlisp, Declares ' t
"."'Tor. thl XEmpioymentiof
i
"''lit
"They will, be In the federal prlsonr
those misrepresentativea of .labor-rrthe
Bolshevists and I. W. W.pf . Seattle what
foment turmoil' and "spread. lies. ' I am
going to tetl the .people of Portland about;
them tonight at The( Auditorium. I iani
going to give their names, and hope to
see them in the federal toils before many
moons." -V "?:'' ;.'' K i -4 f
This i the threat' of ;01e Hanson, fiery
-Seattle mayor,- uttered "between sips of
coffee at the Hotel Benson this morning
Emphasis was: added to the threat bj
the squared jaw of little Lloyd .George,
Hanson, who, with Eugerfe Field Hanson
and Mrs. Hanson, '. accompanied the
mayor toy California. "Yes... two ninths
o' the .family-is here." Mayor- Hanson;
remarked In the absence -of the temaln-j
lng seven .children. --t -f'-'i ' ' H i-i' vi
. The Bolphevikl and ' I. W. W. control
the" Seattle Labor. 'Council." th?nayor(
explained, j "Jt ' is "not : a " general coadiT
tion. but it is true here. Just recently;
the i-labor council; 'passed resolutions
thanking them for their assistance inthe;
past.! 'And l tell you they are going' to
clear out; r , r . - t t,
BAPS .POlitTICIAKS " ; -i .- '""J '
, Politicians ' In congreea . were' charac
teristically rapped by the Seattle execu
tive in -the course of his interview.-
'Congress neglected' .completely all op
portunity for reconstruction, work." Mr.
Hanson, criticized. A great-. deal f
our trouble and. unrest-Is caused by neg
lect of plain duty on the part of peanut
politicians elected to congress there ap
pears to be no one with -vision. They
dally and talk and the result is nothing
done. They kick about Wilson- bossing
them, but they ; do, nothing when he
doesn't. Congress is like a train without
an engineer no movement ahead. -ft f
"The most important ; and U pressing
problem on the Pacific Coast is the need
of big public works. : Nation and state,
county and city, must all promote. need el
projects. The private individual, as weu.
must do his share In construction work-
more than his share in payment of
President Pleased
At ReportsrLeague:
Prospects Bi?ighten
. Washington. April 18. (I.- N.
plying? to J a cablegram from
S.) fie-
.Senator
Hitchcock, which stated that there waa
much sentiment for the League of Na
tions" covenant'.- in :'its amended tform.
President Wilson - today cabled the' Ne
braska senator as follows'; -. 'i i
"I am warmly- obliged to you, tor your
message. It cheers and encourages' me.
I am delighted to hear what we have
done has so brightened the prospects Of
the league."
Negro iTrodps Riledj i .
; Given Safety Razors
New York. 'April 18. (I. N. ! a To
each member of the 69th infantry. New
York'a negro regiment, the French prom
ised a raaor. They kept the promise, "bat
every colored soldier In the government
feels that he was Insulted, Colonel Hay
ward said - today .They were . .safety
raaora. ' ' . -
SaysHanson
lo Congress
Guest
ed py Fiery i Executive ofWiish
ation Must Provide Opportunity
All at Decent: Wage.
men. In making living conditions of the
laboring man decent.' The employer must
go more, than half way -in meeting the
demands of the-toller.- He must be more
than fair . now, . because. Jn the past,
many have ; heen so selfish and unfair
that workers have often been deprived of
ii decent and comfortable Hving, and
their Children have been reared In want.
After we have gone the full length in
meeting labor, we will ask. and can ex
pect, a full day's work for a full day's
pay. -. And; we can ask labor to assist us
in stamping put' anarchy, sedition and
treason."
Aa tltie mayor rose to leave his break
fast table, attention was called. to the
difference in the fluffy white hair of Mr.
Hanson and the Jet black of his wife.
It led to an explanation of a mishap en
countered by the mayor in his relation
with , San anctecobelfDoya..''Oh, I
wanted to wash- my hair,", the Seattle
man-, laughed, -"and " asked f or a' little
bluing.., It n;as delivered to me by the
bellboy, and after a' scrubbing I discov
ered that the bluUigiwae nk." .
Mayor Hanson was the guest Of the
Portland Press .club at luncheon at the
Portland hotel at noon, and will speak at
The. AUditorlum.at f o'clock Congress
man A. Pi Joimson 'of Washington wlU
be on tthe pjatform thla evening. Tickets
will be on sale, at The Auditorium at
:30 p. m. ; k
FCKPS .TOfPBE.SSf:XUB
Mayor, Hanson wishes it known that
none of the proceeds from admission to
The Auditorium Jsto be taken by him
self.. Any surplus bove the .expenses
Incident to. securing The Auditorium and
the entertainment of Mayor and Mrs.
Hanson while In "Portland will go for the
benefit of the Portland Press club, to be
used in bringing? before the people of
Portland -In .the future notable men and
women, whose appearance will enable the
citlxene to hear at first hand the mes
sages : brought to -. them by those who
stand for the "progress, and advancement
of the state and nation, x 1 A
o - . "
Government" Will
Receive Bids for
;MoreTWood Ships
Washington. April 18. L N. S.) The
United, States shipping . board today an
nounced -that sealed .bids for the pur
chase of 2 wooden ships wlU be opened
Monday- morning. May . 5. - Suceesafut
bidders may transfer the vessels, to for
eign registry.""flf desired. Kach of the
25 yessela averagea, 8500 tons deadweight.
Georgians Demand
Burleson's Removal
BrunswlckAGt,- -April 18. fU.: P.
Resolution demanding; the -removal of
Postmaster' General- Burleson " were
adopted - by. the Georgia Federation of
Labor in convention here. "The resolu
Uon, ;lntrodtjced by , telephone operators
and electrical workers,- asked -Burleson's
removal oh the grouna that he had been
unfair-to organized labor,? unfair to the
public and had ' Instituted unreasonable i
increases - jn teiepnone and telegraph
ra tea, .. . i, ... -t v ,. .,.-
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SllS
48 Women in Base Hospital 46
Are Nearly All From Oregon
Major Praises Work. Overseas.
All Happy to Be Home Again
Now That Carnage Is Ended,
but Not Regretting Service.
By Carl Smith
H'
OBOKEN, N. J.. April 18.
Among those who returned
on the transport Otsego today from
France, were the following , mem-'
bers of the various balloon com
panies: Sergeants V. D. Cahvay,
of Portland; Jonas L. Olson, of .
Central Point; Corporal William
HarRer, of Junction City"; Bugler :
Milton Unger, of Portland; Bur-;
nell C Quigley and. Orvie V.
Lange, of Portland; Clyde A. War
ren, of Oregon City;; William U.
Stevens, of Newberg. ? They went
to Camp Mills.
Captain John A. Stewart, of the
marine corps, of Milwaukie, Or.,
arrived on the Kalserin Augusta
Victoria.
Base-hospital 46, including Or
egon nurses, was sent to the
Polyclinic ? " hospital, I New york
city. .1,:: T-,
Captain J. Leroy Ward, of Al
r bany; Sergeant Earl B. Houston,
of Bend; Corporals Shurley J.
Barles, of Portland, and Charles?
C Gill, of Oregon City, and Ser
gcant Louis W.,Osraer, .of Ridge--field,
Wash.;- ai orihe !20thn
. Sneers, arrived on the Roanoke. ".
-a-.3Cw Koric.-'Kpm lS.-laJoi- tr.) tV
H. Skene of Portland arrived late Thvrs
Concluded on Pin Tw, Coiumn One)
SILVER LAKE PLAN
HELD LAND FRAUD
Assistant Attorney General Calls
Scheme to Locate Squatters
on Lake Bed "Pure Bunk."
Salem, April 18. "Another scheme to
rob the gullible of their money. It Is
another land fraud scheme."
This is the way I. II. Van Winkle,
assistant attorney general, character
ized the' scheme of 'the ' promoters . who
are "locating" settlers on the . bed
of Silver lake, in Lake county, at
$250 per. ' ' '
A man by - the name , of. Winters
came - up ' from Portland Thursday to
see the attorney general about the
scheme. He said the promoters. ' rep
resented that Silver lake has ' been
dried , tip, bjr water which had, been
flowing into the lake, being diverted
f or irrigation purposes, and that per
sons could ,. squat on a 160 acre tract
to -which he - could later secure - title
which would be worth at least $18,000.
'Assistant Attorney General Van
Winkle pointed out that the whole
scheme Is pure bunk as it Is not
known whether the land is owned" by
the government,, or' by the state -or
by. the"; riparian owners, and the best
a squatter could hope for would be
a lawsuit. If the land is owned by
the government a squatter ; v could
"squat" on . a homestead in unsiirveyed
government land, but could not sauat
on a desert land claim, while if it is
owned by the state be Could not ac
quire title in such a manner, any more
than "he could if It " belongs to the
riparian owner.. ,
If .You - Don't 'Read
rFhe Sunday Journal
xYou'll Be a Loser
Though photographers were listed aa
non-combatant in the annals of the
( great war., the exploit of the newspaper
cameramen .in .the Wattle . areas, in
European capital, behind the line and
in the front-line trenches.-were exploits
of ' Individual" sacrifice and heroism.
Not a little of the great task of keep-
Izs the wor!d at large in close communi
cation .with the progress of the conflict,
with the preparation leading .up to the
big ' evepta, and with the deliberations
of the statesmen since the signing 'of
the armistice ha fallen to the men with
the '"boxes and tripods." ,
a The appeal photograph, la univer
sal. The finished picture speaks a com
mon language It carrie a more 'force-'
ful. more comprehensive, message ; than
the 'printed word. 1 . ;
orTjEIT UKBEB? iriBE ' - , ' '.
The photographers have been under
fire : have lived in barracks and canton-
jmenta with .the., soldier ; have .shared
Thirty-Gallons of
SacramentalVine
Stolen From RaLbi
Thieves Who Enter Cellar De
stroy What They Are Unable
to Take With ' Them.
Plain grape Juice will be taken by par
ticipants at one of the Passover festival
services In Portland, Instead of flagons
of fine old wine. 3
Forty gallon of the precious stuff,
stored by Rabbi Marhbeln for the an
nual Jewish celebration, tempted thirsty
mortals Thursday night and, solving the
combination under which it was thought
to have been secure, made a clear set
away. ' .
Mellowing grandly under bolt and pad
lock at 427 Third street, it awaited to be
brought forth for the feast of the Pass
over, which began Monday, but it was
seized ruthlessly by parties desiring a
feast of their own unauthorised by the
church and not -recognized by the prohl
bition law as , "sacramental."
' After the marauders gained entrance
to the wine cellar, they found they could
take illy; 30 gallons. And' what they
could not take with them they poured
wantonly on the floor.
.'- The Passover festival, ushered iu by
family services, at which each partici
pant ia required to drink four cups of
wine, and closed with the 'singing "of
merry folk songs, without the wine will
be as incomplete as a Fourth of July
without firecrackers, say members of the
congregation. .
v Gathered around the looted cellar this
morning they wrathfully sought; clues
which, might lead to the capture of the
villains.
Police have failed to find any trace of
the pilferers, j ; ,
Allies Willing to Accept Plan of
Dr. Nansen to Help Through
'Neutral. Nations.
. Parte, April 18 (I. N. , &) The allies
ar ready to accept. Irv TrtdUof Nan-
4 sen' recommendation; for- the revltualing
of , Russia -through neutral countries it
the .Bolahevikt" cease - hostilities, it rwaa
officially announced teday. The relief
work would be - carried , but along the
same llnea a m Belglvm. , "
In replying to Dr Hansen's comraonli
catioh relative to conditions in Russia
and the . necessity .for relief, jthe rep
resentatlvea of the allies satd :
"The governments and the peoples we
represent are glad to cooperate, without
thought of political, military or financial
advantage to relieve the situation in
Russia, if the local governments in Rus
sia are as willing as the government
and peoples we Ye present to see succor
and relief given the stricken peoples of
Russia, when no political, obstacle re
mains. - ' : l ii -; - '.!..
The Russians must finance the project
and solve the question of internal trans
port. . . '-, ';" ':
, Five neutral nationalities will make
up the commission which will feed Rus
sia, according to a . recommendation
made to the allied and associated powers
by' Dr. Nansen, head of the commission
which investigated Russian food condi
tions. They will be Norwegian, Swedish,
Dutch," Danish and Swiss. ,,
Hundreds of thousands of persona are
dying1 monthly from starvation In Rus
sia, Dr. Nansen reported, and he sug
gests immediate relief which will, in no
way involve any political action. ?
President Wilson.. Premier Lloyd
George, Premier Clemenceau and Pre
mier Orlando (Big Four), have indorsed
Dr.: ?Tansen'a scheme of Russian relief.
Wicks and Mrs. Lamb
Acquitted; Arrested
Spokane, April 18. -U. P.) Acquitted
Tuesday on unlawful cohabitation
charges. H, M. Wicks, alleged Bolshev
ist., and Mrs. Emma Wimb, known as the
"queen of the Bolshevikl." both from
Portland, were rearrested today. The
charge i a gross lewdness. The warrant
waa issued by the city after Its failure
to convict the pair on the former charge:
Wicks and Mrs. Lamb agreed, over the
phone, to give themselves up to the po
lice late. today. Wicks also face fed
eral charges under the Mann act in con
nection with Mrs. Lamb, while he has
appealed a SO-day sentence on a crim
inal syndicalism charge.
j .r
thefr dugouta and their-billets, and dur
ing the deliberations of the peace con
ference they have followed the activities
of the men who are framing the struc
ture of the world a peace,' their cameras'
faithful tye recording the coming and
goings, the postures and gestures and
features of the statesmen at . the peace
table.
r So It Is that The Sunday Journal n
Caster Sunday . .will - be enabled f ' to
present .to :ts reader Individual photo
graphs of each : one of -the 70 men upon
Whose shoulder have created the at
responelblllties of peace-table delibera
tions. Tlieae photograph wJJ taka p
four ' page of a , six ' page section ; in
the taster. Sunday Journal devote J ' to
the peace, conference, the text including
pe.'sonal. intimate High-lights , of th
lives ' of l the- peace conferees. . This
section f te Sunday Journal 1 worthy
of careful study . and consideration by
. Concluded -om P F1- Cohuaa T"t
RUSS TQ BE FED IF
WAR
S STOPPED
UGE CITY
PROPOSED
Voters - Will Bet Asked to Ratify
Expenditure of $3,000,000 to
$5,000,000 at "June Election.
Sewer and Highway Projects, Fire
Stations, Comfort Stations and
.Other Improvements Included.
FROM - $3,000,000 to fo.OOO.OOO in
bond issues will be pre
sented to the people of Portland
for ratification' at the special
election in Jane by departments
of the city government, accord
ing to tentative estimates made
by the city commissioner.
The improvements will provide,
reconstruction work and will in
clude a police station on the
east side -of :the river, a huge
. reservoir, on the west side, new
fire stations, new trunk sewers
and ir.-proved main highways, and
remodeling of the city hall.
The ; proposed tunnel
under
Council Crest to open the Tuala
tin Valley Is also under consid
eration, nd If presented to the
people will cair for an additional
expenditure of; 92,000,000, placing
: the. total wqli above the $3,000.
000 mark.
The greatest expenditure , is contem
plated in the, program of the department
of public works. Commissioner Barbur
propose to , expend $1,000,000; in : Im
provements to main highways and con
struction of. pew ; boulevards. . The ex
pense should be borne. partty? .by lthei
public .at, larger, he malntairuf. because
the entire dtv beneftbi from the -work.
In' nunyj case "property; '-with ' amatt
vttltiB Mnn MnnAf : Allt itlA -..jhutfA. --Ak
KvuMi.nt. ha Mntl nu' nil nortaTnCt
' the city should combine with the dls-
' ( Concluded on : Puce Xiaettn, Colnma FItf)
MANY SHIPS IDLE
C. E. Dant Says Tonnage Can
Be Had at Almost Any Price
Soon if Conditions Continue.
Japanese tonnage can be had at al
most any price if present conditions
continue much longer, states C. E. pant
of the firm of Dant Russell, who has
Just returned from a seven weeks" visit
to Oriental points.
Mr,. Dant verified -he announcement
previously made in The Journal .that he
had chartered a Japanese tramp steam
er, the Kaian" Maru. to load lumber in
Portland for China in May. The steam
er will carry about 4.000,000 feet of lum
ber and will be the first Japanese tramp
ship to make Portland harbor for more
than two year. ; ";' :
"Condition are hot good in Japan at
the present time," said Mr. Dant. "The
country is overstocked with exportable
commodities and manufactured goods.
Pricea are higher now than heretofore,
and there 1 no demand, for the goods in
the United States and elsewhere.
FREIGHTS LACKING
i "The result of this is that many ships
are lying in ' the harbors of Japan. I
counted 27 idle steamers at Yokohama
and about the same number at Kobe.
"Some of the Japanese steamers have
been compelled to come across the Pa
cific ocean to the United States ir. bal
last because of the lack of freights and
in some cases freight has. been brought
ever for $8.40 a ton. ... " - r
"Japan was not prepared for the sud
den termination . of the war.- Her lead
ers bad expected Oat the war would
last for two years longer and when the
end came the country was caught up
In the air. - -
"Plans for the erection of a large steel
rolling miD. are 'going ahead at Moji.
Japan. I saw the plant.' It covers a
large area.' Iron ore- is being obtained
from mines in China- .During the late
war Japan had to import steel from the
United States to complete her shipbuild
ing program. -;' .... -- ' .
BIO TBADI5G StCMP " ; -
"Russia and ' Siberia are doing some
trading .-with JapaVi. but ; conditions In
general are. far: from what they were
when . Japan waa selling goods, special
ly manufactured products, to the United
States. Australia- and Europe." -.
Mr. Dant intimates that the Japanese
shipping firm from which .hei chartered
the vessel for the May loading of lum
ber would -supply him with other ves
sels for a similar purpose in: the near
future. ' f ' '..'
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72fSoldiers -From
Newport News Due
: Seventy-two soldiers of a casual de
tachment from- Newport News '.will' ar
rive in Portland this afternoon. at 8:80
at the' Union station, remaining until 4
o'clock, when they will proceed to Camp
Lewis. -They will be entertained by the
general reception committee and by the
Salvation Army and Hed Croes canteens.
Swiss Tired of
Feeding Kings
Who Pont Pay
Press Protests That Country f of
Mountain Resorts Js Fast Be
coming Regular. Ghetto.
By Patrick IeVitte -
Geneva, April ' 18. (I. N. S.) The. ar
rival of 1 former King Lud wig of Ba
varia, in Switzerland, has been fol?
lowed by general press protests that
this country -is becoming the "ghetto"
of European royalty and that Swiss
hospitality 1 being abused.
The ex-king looked old and 111 when
he arrived at Buchs, on the frontier,
where he '. was greeted by ex-Crown
Prince - Rupprecht of Bavaria, former
commander of the German amy group
on the northern end of the western
hattiA fmnt. Hi wu accompanied by
the former crown prince to the Chateau
Zlggerr, where he win live.
It is learned that ' former - King
Constantino , of Greece, who spread
much concern among traaesmen aim
hotel keepers by his non-payment of
bills at Zurich, is now being financed
by wealthy Greeks of the old regime.
But he haa been compelled to cut his
suite to 14 persons and reduce his
automobiles to three. -
26 COUNTIES ARE
i -",
READY WITH QUOTA
Opening Day Will See Victory
Loan Drive Finished in
Many Oregon Towns.
Only $3,725,000 of Oregon's quota in
the Victory loan outside of Multnomah
(Portland) county remains to be raised.
Twenty-six counties had reported np
to noon Friday that their quota has been
pledged and that they will be over, the
top by 9 o'clock next Monday morning;
It looks as if It will be all over, includ
ing the shouting. : Monday, the opening
day. so far as the counties outside of
Portland are concerned. ,; , v . -;The-
S counties which guarantee their
Quota the. first hour Monday l morning
represent $8,235,790 of the ontslde ftuota
tles with a quota . Of, $5,725,000 ' to be
heard from, and it Js believed that most
if not all of these will be. ready by the
sero hour.. - y , ..- , . '.
FASTEST WORK TET .
' For speed, this Is the fastest drive ever
held In the state "and allows that the Vic
tory loan, the one which will "finish
the job," Is popular with the people, r
Challenge is made of the assertion -of
Des Moines county. - Iowa, is the first
county In the nation to "go over the
top." J. J Ethertdge asserts that Wash
ington county. Oregon, was the honor
county in the United States, as two
weeks ago the committee In Washington
county announced It war ready to sub
scribe the quota and TYiday afternoon
at 2 :30 o'clock Mr. iCtheridge placed
in the mail the full quota of $404,776
for Washington county, and the over
subscription, which made Washington
county's total $405,100.
LOAX OFFICIALS MOVING
How the Victory loan is going is In
dicated in a telegram received today
from Gardiner, where. H. L. Blmunds.
chairman, acknowledges the " quota of
$42,750 and announces that applications
have already been received for. $54,750.
Slight delay In completion of the new
Victory loan headquarters building pre
vented the city staff organisation from
taking possession this morning, but the
moving process was started just before
noon. Beginning this afternoon activi
ties of the city drive will center in this
headquarters, located In the new frame
building on the old postoffice corner
not in Liberty Temple and eitlsens
will call, there to get In touch with the
drive forces. ' ; !'".'
Through courtesy of the .Spruce Pro
duction corporation officials, furniture
which they have been using has been ob
tained by Secretary Willis Clark of the
city executive committee, for . use in
the Victory headquarters.
ASSISTANTS 3TAMED
Mrs. W. R. Mosby' will be second In
command of the staff of office Workers.
She will have as assistants Mrs. R. W.
Child s and Mrs. F. A. Jones. Workers
who assisted iwith the fourth Liberty
lean campaign will again conduct the
office work. Those who did not report
today are requested to be on hand Sat
urday morning, when organisation will
be completed. ; - -: i ';.-'
1200 Veterans of
91st Division on
; Journey to West
Springfield. Ill- April 18. (I. N. a)
Twelve- hundred battle scarred war
heroes of California on their way home
from France, stopped here today long
enough to- permit exercise. They are
members of the y Ninety-first division,
8l4thr regiment.5 In three sections, ta
command of Colonel ' Luclen Bennett
and come from Camp Mills. N. J., en
route to-Camp Kearny, Cel.. for final
discharge , s - -
These soldiers fought , In itbe. Meuse
Argonne conflict. Arriving at 8:80 a.
m. the soldiers tramped about the Wa
bash station for nearly twe hours and
departed at noon. : They were met by
Bad Cross workers who served refresh
ments and aided In an entertainment.
Gen. Bidille Plans
; Eeturnirig in May
London. April 1$ I. N. S-V General
Biddte. commander of American troops
in. England. Is planning to return to
the United State early in May. it waa
learned today. ; . f -n- ft,
.. - , V. -I . . -si
Bill
BI6BIIS
Insist on Getting All That" Was
Promised in 1915 Secret Pact
Or They Will Bolt Treaty.
V .,eeseisssisssssssswssB "iC
s - '-!.-. t-j ' " :" " '. t .A- ?
President Wilson U nderstbod to
Be Standing Firm in Insisting
On Acceptance of His Views
PARIS, April 18. (I. N. S.)
Marshal Foch, gencralisftlmo
of the allied armies, , has been .
ordered to draw up the . cces-1
sary measures in the event the
Germans refuse to sign the peace
treaty, it was learned today.
By Fred S. Ferguson
PAWS. April 18. (U. . P.) The
Italians are reported to have
threatened to block' 'the entire
peace settlement 'unless their
. claims are recognized. - This Uc-
veloped today, when' the ' "big
four" again toolf up Italy's ter
ritorial aspirations.
According to reliable Jnforma
. tion the Italians have now taken
the position that the pact of Lon
don, on which their claim are
based, not only grants them the
entire program they are ' de
: manding, but pledges all the sig
natories to stand together fc a
simultaneous - peace.
As the Italians see it, they could over
turn the whole peace settlement by re
fusing to accept any- treaty not meeting
their claims then calling upon .the sig
natories of the pact of London to live up
to their agreement against arranging
separate peace. , (The signatories to the
pact of London, consummated In 191$.
were Italy. Great Britain, France , and
Russia.' Under this "agreerrwnt 'Italy was
given certain territorial eoncessipna for
(Concluded on Pace F1j,, I'tlomii Ttircc) i
ESCAPE FIRE WITH
tfTTLE CLOTHING
Flames, of Mysterious Origin Da
stroy Residence on Fortieth
" Avenue.
O: Hodney and his wife and baby es
caped with barely enough clothes f
cover them when their house at B6?9
Fortieth avenue southeast burned at ft
o'clock this morning. 4 f .
The flames, of mysterious origin,
leaped to two other frame dwellings n
the same' street and partially destroyed
them, although the losses were not
great as in the Hodney home, which was
completely burned, with $800 -worth of
new furniture and all the family - be
longings. t
The other houses, one on each side bf
Hodney'a, were owned by Susan La Koi
lette and by- A, E." Fredericks. The roof
and side walls on each were burned.
The crew of engine. No, 81. In command .
of Captain, Canudo, bent all efforts to
save these two houses. ' Muddy streets
delayed the arrival of the fire engine,
said Captain Canudo, and the Hodney
house was almost gone before waer
could be thrown on Jt 1
- Mr. Hodney and A.. McCarty, owner ft
the house in which the fir started, ra
well as firemen, say they are unable ito
trace the origin of the fire. . I ,
' Mr. and Mrs. Hodney. with their child,
returned home Thursday evening tt
about 11 o'clock and went to bed. ;
"No fire had beerr in any of the Steves
for several hours, and I did not smoke."
said Mr. Hodney.'- "We were awakened
by smoke and had barely time to flee
front the house."
According to Captain Canudo, a house
five years ago on the same location was
burned in a fire of unknown origin. ' 1
. Kngine No, 18 answered a call at t14
o'clock this r morning at 183$ Pacific
street. The bouse was not occupied nor
furnished. Most ' of the Interior waa
burned. . v ' . . '- ' '
Toronto Capitalist
t On' Way to; China
r F
s-Los Angeles April 18. (U. P.) William-
Gillespie. Toronto, 0nt capltallHt,
U In Los Angeles today en rout J to
China, where he plans to complete con
tracts for the construction of $50,000,
000 worth of railway lines. - .
Study Their Faces
See how' the T3 statesmen
look whoare framinjr wha
is hoped to , be a lasting
peace. ' 1
jliotojrraphs of each of
thm will be featured . in d
snecial section of TH
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