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f 3--1 Mm .is THE -WEATHER -irS ALL HERE . O'CLOCK FnrrlCN ' Ton Igh.t n d , , 1 . . . ; EDITKI Thursday f a t r ; I K 5 varlable ',nds - j ; ' and ' fcS irS ALL TKUC PRICE TWO CENTS M THAIIi AND NtWt stands rive CsNTeV VOL. XVIII. NO. - .45 PORTLAND,; OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL .30, 1819. EIGHTEEN PAGES. v - r DnPTDO- m '; DuMdu f 11 Dl! IS.' BAIL Cabinet Members and Financiers Marked for Victims of Those -Who Mail Infernal Machines. Deadly Missives AreSTmilar to Those Sent to ftayor Hanson ah4 to Ex-Senator Hardwick. WASHINGTON, April 30. (I. NL S. Sixteen bombs ad dressed to men high in the na tion, Were discovered this -afternoon In the New York j?ostof- flee, it was announced by the postoff ice department here. . Among those to whom the bombs were addressed were Postmaster..; General Burleson, Secretary of ' Labor Wilson, ' Attorney General A. Mltchel Palmer, A. D. Camlnettl. : Immigration ' commle- eloner! John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Mor gan, Immigration Commissioner F.f H. Howe ; William - M. Wood of - Boston, president or the American Woolen asso ciation; Mayor Hylan of New, York, Police Commissioner R. V. Enrlght ' of New Tork. Attorney General - W. J. : Schaffer of Pennsylvania, Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania,: Supreme Court Justice O. W, llolmes. The plot was discovered wfcen it was found that the packages,, carefully sealed, bore insufficient postage. All of the packages bore forged labels of the . Glmbel Brothers' store, to five them the appearance of being ' legitimate mail : matter, s -:: v -.;:- --: i The bombs were of the same type as , those sent to, Former Senator Hard wick of Georgia and Mayor Ola Hanson of .- Seattle, Wash. -X?-v:-::'-sM-ti' : As far as the postoff ice officials know, f these are the only ones that ' have erot through the mails. , However, they have tiO means cf knowing what other may fry, eve escaped attention. e,nA wrndaJl prominent men to exercise the greatest rare la the event of receiving- swijr-auspicious-looking packages. r : Every ' government agency v has "been put . at work la 'an effort, to run-down the -perpetrators of. tha t plot. . Every known rendezvous of Bolshevists,' L. W, W. and ofw other radicals " la being combed by -department of justice agents (Concluded on Pate Two,; Column Three) tlDMALSITE Proposal to Buy Columbia Slough Lands Brings Protest From Other Districts. Owners of Guilds lake. Mocks bottom and Swan Island are up In the air over the proposal' of Commissioner Mann, as amended by Mayor Baker, to dredge the Columbia slough, . purchase the land along lla shores and offer It as indus trial sites to such concerns as may desire to come to Portland. ; They declare that their own properties are far better suit ed for the-purpose, that the prices quot ed for the Columbia, slough land are more than- those quoted for the other tracts., that.it to farther away from the harbor, has no deep water and no width and. altogether," is not . to be thought of in the same breath. with their property. The property owners are getting to gather for the purpose of formulating and. presenting their ideas in concrete shape for the consideration of the .city commissioners,-hoping that such a pre sentation of facts and figures will turn the minds of the city authorities away from 'Columbia slough to the closcr-ln sites. '- ; 1 . . ''.':': "A meeting of the various owners of the Guilds lake properties has been called for this afternoon, at which . time the problem will be discussed ; and steps taken for the formal presentation of their argument and objections to the city council. . .-. i.-. v- -r, y'r'-Mf Percy li. Blythe. one of the property owners Interested, stated their conten tions this morning, q. "My attention has been drftwn," he said, "to repeated statements that prop- ( Concluded - on Pat Ten. Column On Portland Men of 18th Engineers May . Gome Through Here Hopes " are still high that the Portland companies ofu the eighteenth engineers may come through Portland. ' Telegrams received by Mrs. George iU Williams, president of the United auxiliaries recep tion committee; and Frank H. - Hilton secretary of the general reception com- mlttee, from Senator McNary Tuesday, indicate tnat tne ngnt la continuing. The telegram to Mrs. Williams reads: "Again urging war department to 'route- Companies E and F. Eighteenth engi neers, via Portland to the demobilisation camp.. No decision has been reached as jet." . V.---. - - The one to Mr. Hilton was as follows: "Department is not definitely decided upon routing- of Eighteenth engineers, nor 107th and 108th field artillery. Have urreI routine them -through Portland, and v .1 : .vi.-e you as coon as a decision . is reaici." OWNERS AROUSED AVIATORS READY TO CROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN HERE are some exclusive photographs .take rrat St. Johns, Newfoundland, of .the participanu in the great air race from'Amertca to Europe. At the top. is Captain Harry G. Hawker, . . who will pilot the Sopwith plane. At the upper right is the Raymer, the Martinsyde plane, with Captain W. Morgan, R. N, in his seat. Below is a large picture of Captain Morgan, the navigator of the Martinsyde plane, which will be piloted by . Captain-Raynham, and a photo graph of Lieutenant, Commander Mackenzie Grieve, R. N., navigator of the Sopwith plane. I... X J- i- ' his va;Q;?X f Si vVT-V- V-C . H i ' ' s "" " '"" RIRIMRRFflSlliP; i Bvag ins mM m m si msi - . .. a n BUSINESS SHOVN April1 ;B ack Cleari hg , Large j Building on Boom Unempioy- " ' - ment Negligible. . - The month' closing today has r been marked -by-af steady Increase, in. the volume, of business transacted in all lines in Portland. The. -number f men Unemployed in the city is negligible, ac cording to reports from 'federal and city employment bureaus. Merchants report a good market for . all lines of. staples and good collections. Bank , clearings for April , total $129,V SGt,148, compared with approximately $124,000,000 In March and;$103.75?.854 for April. 1918. This increase hSfc been gradual and,'. according-to -bankers,-reflects a healthy growth of the Industrial and commercial business of the city;. The value of new building operations, according to permits issued during the month approaches the i million dollar, mark for the first time in many-months. A total of 941' permits, valued at. $979, 280. was issued during the month. More than 100 of these permits were for new residences and a . number can for the erection of new apartment houses. :'New rulings of the postmaster 'gen eral forbid the publication of data relv atlVe "to the ; volume of business trans acted . by the United States postofficeV" uui rcpor irom . unomciai sources ln-; dtcate a steady, increase In - postal; receipts- and 'in the. tonnage of mall mat ter handled. This is also true of postal savings deposits. . , . According to I. Waring.; general agent of the American Railroad Express com pany, the business transacted by ' the company in Portland in April amounted to approximately 8200,000. compared - with 8180,000 for April of last year.' ; Traffic managers of terminal railroads report an Increase in the volume of freight and passenger business. ' , Orders for lumber, especially; from the eastern and middle western states, have placed many mills in operation which were closed at the beginning' . of the month and,', according-to Secretary Nel son of the West Coast Lumbermen's as sociation, the mills of Oregon are : work ing 76 per cent normal Reports from other lines of manufacture are" equally optimistic. , Hines Will Attend; , Steel Conference With Labor Board ."'"'. -;:""-. 4" J-i ' " ,.-t 'A,--- '?:-": - ' - St. Louia. 'April' 80. (U. P.)-lwalker D. Hines, director general of railroads, has telegraphed Secretary Redf ield agreeing to meet with the Industrial board ."not earlier than Friday." when ha , will arrlva- 1n Washington. ,he "an nounced here today. A fair steel price will be sought. r . Producers Ready to Confer - Washington, t April SO. (XJ. p.) As surances that steel producers ;are will ing to reopen prico conferences with the railroad administration have been received N,: front - Judge wGaryi It was learned .'today.. The assurances . were given Secretary Reed, of -the industrial board, - at a meeting with Gary- Tues day. . . . ...... POLICE TO PERMIT 'LABOR DAY' MEET No Attempt- Will -.Be Made to Stop Mass Meeting Sched uied for Thursday Outside of watching closely to prevent utterances'-or acts', of 'a demoralizing character, 1 the Portland pollco will take no measures to interfere with an "In ternational Labor Day" mass meeting scheduled to be held Thursday afternoon at: the Plaza, Fourth and Main streets. The. city .was flooded Tuesday night withj handbills 'advertisings the demon stration. ,,It is skid at least 25,000 copies were scattered .broadcast. t,- One man threw hundreds of . these -from-r an-' upper-indowvln-.thebekum building at; midnight.. Two -other sRastt mg thenvout.on th; street: were arrested at First and. Market: streets foti'' charges of i, distributing .:-MCMD'srwlthOut a license. ' OeyrawhiiinameS as Hu bert Warren' ant Charles Sam6Iar, Rus sians. Thy wets' released "subsequently on $100 ban.;;f- -;' ? ;Vn Ch)ef -.of Police Johivson said this morning, after a conference with Mayor Baker; that ' although -tha 1 meeting- ap parently had been called by. members of the- radical element appealing to work Ingmen, soldiers, and sailors, it probably would be allowed to take place.-' StVii;will have an ad equatet, force of pollw there to see that the ordinance are not vlolated. No disloyal remarks of. "any 'kind will be- permlttEd," the chief, saldfw-. Lane County : Mills !6et-Tie .Order for 1 Totalof $378,000 - i- . - i - - Eugene, rAprir SO. Orders for ties to tha amount of $378,000 have been placed 'with the mills of Lane county and vicin ity, according to. O. H. Ball, secretary of . the Western Oregon Tie & Lumber association. . The order calls for -450.-000 ties, approximating' 18,000,000 feet of lumber.- The. price paid for the ties Is 121 per: 1000, according to Mr. Ball. . ' 'This is the old poster ."price, which was cut 'without authorisation last Feb ruary to $17." Mr. Ball states. "Further more, the order comes from points east ofChicago. which Is important inasmuch aa It. Is the -first order the valley mills have been able to place -out of thalr op erative district."; , i. The restoration of, the old poster price makes a. , difference of. approximately 873,000 in this one order. The order is taken to Indicate renewed activity In tie manufacturing in this county. r Some Army! B. Prls . .Paid S7 Every Day f Berlin, April 29. "Th is is the'; life, or guttural .words .16 that effect, is one of the pet songs of the Bavarian red army. Reason privates get 87 " day. Officers receive 8750, bonus on Joining , the army and 8250 monthly. .Enlistment is brisicr . ' ' ! AVIATORS AGAIN POSTPONE FLIGHT Stormy Weather at Sea Decides Contestants to Delay At tempt at Crossing. St Johns. N. P., April 30. (L N. S.) Both entrants in the trans-Atlantic air race decided at 4:30 o'clock this after- L noon not to make the start today. Cap tain Frederick P. Ranyban, who is to make the attempt In a Martinsyde ma chine, said the unfavorable weather re ports from sea caused him to abandon his earlier plan to leave today. Harry Hawker, the other entrant, said the sod den ground here following a rainstorm, prevented his getting away. NAVAL SEAPLANES READY FOR JUMPOFF New Tork. April 80. (U. t P.) The navy's three -seaplanes." the SC-WN03 and -NC-4, practically ready for their transatlantic trip, will ."jump of f? early next week, it was semi-officially learned today. . ' ; . '.. ' Starting simultaneously and preceded by destroyers, the huge flying boats will leave Far Rockaway for Newfound land. At some Newfoundland port the planes will alight, replenish ; their tanks and head for Ireland. More than a score of the "navy's speed iest destroyers are already on their way, or under orders to patrol the tsack to be- bellowed by the fliers. Crews named for the trip are : ' First crew Commander J. II. Towers,, commanding officer and navigator; Com mander H. C. Richardson and Lieuten ant D. H. McCul lough, pilots ; Lieuten ant ' Commander R. A. Lavendo. radio operator and machinist; L. R. Moore, engineer. Second crew Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read, commanding officer and (Concludes oB Fas Fourteen. Column Thret) Lenine and Trotsky Looking, for Eefuge Washington, - Aprtl 30. I. N. S. Fearing : a possible overthrow Of the soviet government Lenine and Trotsky, the Bolshevik leaders, are seeking a refuge outside . of Russia, according to advices reaching here today through a neutral source. Denmafk Swcdan and Norway are understood to have" declined t'o give them refuge and the report has H that.Gernuwry has advised them their presence in that country - would be un welcome at this .time. Spain and Switz erland are also mentioned as having declined to receive them. ieda Bara,' Bear, Attacks Actress " Los Angeles,' April 30. (U. P.) Bar tine Durkett. motion picture actress, was severely 1 Injured here today when at tacked by a bear while staging a comedy film at the William Fox studies. She was severely bitten and clawed on the arms, back, shoulders and breast. The bear was the mascot of the 147th Infan try, and was named Theda Bara."the famous film vampire having given the animal to the regiment. ' L Make Your Subscription Today Be ready to give your . sub- scription today to the salesman" of the Victory . loan. If no one : asks ; you for it don't - - wait. Bring it to Victory headquarters, Sixth and Morrison streets, or to any of the Portland banks. . . We .must, not only-raise -our quota, but we must complete it ' immediately, so that; Portland : "i may maintain : her : position of , leadership. 4 - , - . This duty - is yoursnot - the other fellow's. , .. . . - - By your answer . Portland will' be ;jndsed -throiithout America, By your answers your city stands or falls in the fifth and last pa-v . triotic bond campaign. , 'H B; VA-N DUZER, , .,; City Sales Director. rS. i- I Prices Tumble in Chicago Pit Vhea Federal Official Corn Breaks Sharply From Wild Advance of Past Fefo Days; Speculators Uneasy. By Jos. P. Prltekjard Chicago, April 30. (I. N. 8.) Consid erable uneasiness was shown . In the grain pits on the board of trade during the last half hour of today's session when It was learned that Julius H. Barnes, director of the food administra tion grain corporation, in an Interview at St. Louis said that any higher trend in prices for corn and oats will be frowned upon by the food administra tion and that the . government can still use methods to check the wild advance in corn that have been created by over- speculation. This was considered a warning to traders in corn and the market broke sharply In a very few minutes. Resting spots for the day, however, showed ad vances of l2c and while the senti ment was bearish at the close there were more bulls than yesterday. Oats were irregular. May showins los ses of Hc while the more deferred months were up 45-9c Provisions, while quite" irregular, showed but little Change at the close. HOOVER'S STATEMENT STRENGTHENS FUTURESJ Chicago. .April 30. (U. P.) Grain prices win not repeat their sharp slide of ;the past few days, expert grain men said here today, following a stiffening of the market. Corn averaged a rise of 4c today over the close of Monday. Grain men at tributed it to increased ash demand (Concluded on Pace Ten. Column Three) SAYS FAMOUS SHIP LI Assistant Secretary ? of: , Navy t Agrees - With Clai ms ' M ade "by-Portland. " Washington, April 30. (WASHING TON BUREAU OP: THE JOURNAL) Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secre tary of the navy, agrees with the people of Portland, that the old battleship Ore gon should become a permanent memo rial in Portland harbor, and he- has promised Senator McNary to formu late plans to that end as soon as the vessel completes her present round of assignments. . J '"We will not scrap the Oregon," said Roosevelt, "and we have no thought of doing so. although two of her sister Ships will meet that fate. The Oregon's career is so historic and so entwined with the history of the American navy that she will be preserved and I see no reason why she should not be placed at Portland. It is fitting that this ship should go into retirement in the state whose name she honored and where she la proudly esteemed." ' Roosevelt said he will later bring definite plans to McNary's attention,, so that the state may be fully informed as to the scheme finally adopted. Houser Assessed Fine for Speeding Going to Bond ftjleet "It certainly la hard luck " to get up at' 5 o'clock in the morning to make a trip for the Victory loan and find the speed 'cops' out ahead of ; you." Said, Max H. Houser. Portland miller and grain merchant,' as he pleaded guilty this morning before District Judge Bell to traveling in excess of 80 miles an hour along the Capitol highway. "Oh. I waa doing 35 all right and I'll take my medicine," declared Mr. Houser. j; "Fifteen dollars." said the Judge. Mr. Houser was arrested by Motor cycle Officer Bailey Saturday while on his way to Albany- to make a speech for the Victory loan. .: Fred Morgas, city chairman of the Victory loan at St. Helens, was fined $10 -in District Judge Belt's court for traveling 35 miles an hour on the Linn ton road. Oil Possibilities To Be Prospected Aberdeen, Wash., April 29. Several thousand acres of land adjacent to Mon tesano has been leased by the Wylmont Oil & . Oaa company of Spokane, which will sink from one to three Wells within a mile of the county seat to test oil possibilities of that section. ' W. 8. Hawley of., the company says he has leased about 15.000 acres In Grays Har bor county for various oil companies, which , plan to come here and prospect the field. New Streets .Will Be 20 Eeet in Width . Minor' residential streets in Portland will be restricted to a width -of 20 feet hereafter. In - accordance with an ordi nance passed, this morning1 by - the city council. Such a width was recommend ed - by the "-city planning commission, largely to save expend of construction. Threatens Action SHOO D COME HERE mm CiWOTIl Portland ; Still Has Opportunity of Being First Large City in 12th District to Go Over Top. In Round Figure City Has $6,000,000 to Rai se in Order to Secure Its Quota of Loan. VICTORY loan .subscriptions at noon, April 30: - Oregon's quota. S26.747.550 Pledges to Tuesday noon 21,362,175 Yet to be raised .1 5,385,375 r" City, of Portland- Official quota $14,786,325 Pledges to Tuesday noon 9,400,950 Yet to be raised I 5,385,375 ' Outside of Portland Official quota (all subs.) $11,961,255 When Simon Benson, state highway commissioner, "stood pat" at the weekly luncheon of the Portland Ad ' club at noon today, the Indlvldual.Victory loan subscription of that citizen soared to $350,000, and a total of $211,600 was added to Portland'a Victory loan totals In six minutes. The Portland Ad club has challenged all other clubs on the coast to dot as well under a similar plan as the showing made at the meeting here today, , . , - -John L. XStheridge, state director of Victory loan organisation. ' put a bomb under the Ad club machinery ' at the luncheon when he announced that on be half ' of Morris Broa. he would match any. subscription posted during the lunch-1 eon, Mr. Benson more than seconded tne (Concluded m ? TcuTt n; Colum On J Of 74 Brides Who Reached New York Today, Majority Will Come to This State. New Tork. April 3d. (I. N. &) Bringing 2S3S -men from France, the crulser Loolsvllle docked at Hoboken to day and was followed up th -harbor half an hour later by the Italian liner Regina JJ'Italla, with- ISIS returning troops. Aboard the Reglna D'ltalia-were the 114th field signal battalion of the Thlr-ty-ntnth division and 31 casual com panies, t .. The 162d, Oregon men, were command ed by Major Kugene Moshberger of Woodbum, Or. v The Louisville brought nearly 2000 more men of the Seventy-seventh divi sion, mostly from New York city, and the Second battalion of the 162d Infan try. Korty-first division. Seventy-four war brides and a number of casuals were also on board. Most of the brides were wives of the Ore (fort soldiers. Transport Luekenback Sails - Washington. April 30. fU. 1.) The transport F. J. Luekenback sailed from Brest April 28 and ia due in New Tork May , with the 12th Infantry; less the Third battalion, the war department an nounced toay.' In addition to tne troops already specified as sailing on the trans port Infanta Isabella, Marseilles to New York, due May 7, ia included the 637th aero squadron. Assigned lo Early Convoy Washington, April SO. I. N. S.) As signment to early convoy, of these units waa announced by? the war department today : First balloon company, aero squadrons 12. 22, 23, 28. 91. M. 100,, 183, 16. 185, 213. 223; photo sections 3. 4, 6 ; mobile ordnance repair shops 5, 108, 109, 114. 309. 310 and 312. j Uniform' Bills of Lading to Be Used By All Carriers . Washington. April 0 X lf. S.) The use of uniform bills of lading. In both domestic and export commerce, by ail the carriers of the country was ordered by the Interstate commerce commission today. The order, said to be one of the most sweeping ever Issued by the com mission, becomes effective not later than August 8. The action was the result of an Investigation following numerous complaints growing out of misinterpre tation of the varied forms of bills of lading now in use.. .."r.. Ohio Town;Biisiness District Is Burnel ' Dayton. Ohio. April 39. (V. P. Fire of unknown cause.' starting- In the. resi dence of Dr. L. A. Hook, this morning wiped out the business district of Bell-4 l-rook. 12 miles from ? this city. The damage Is estimated j at $75,000. . Fire apparatus from Dayton was sent to the scene.' and had- the--blas under ; control shcrtly after 8 o'clock this morning; BRINGING BRIDES 19,000 LOSE HOMES; FIRE IN YOKOHAMA TOKIO, ApHl 89 (Delayed) ' (C. P.) Klseteea taoataaa Japaaets are homeless at a re salt ef the fire sweeplsg Toko nanta yesterday. Iere tsaa MM oases were totally destroyed aa4 thoasaads of j ethers were badly damaged. There were eassaltle The relief 4a ac ts grewtag rapidly. Mrs. Ole Stread and Two Little Girls Have Been Missing Since April : 10. Taklng.her two little girla. aged 3 nd 5, Mrs. Laura Stread,' wbile in a nerv ous and demented condition, is believed to have cast herself into the Columbia river. The body of one of the little glrla waa found Tuesday In the river near Arlington. Mrs. Stread had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mike Sepakek, who Uvea near Heppner. She was supposed to have started home April 10 with her two little girls. She did not reach home, however, and , when she . became long overdue her husband, Ole Stread, started a search. While the bodies of the mother and the other little child have not been found. It is believed that they, too, are in the river, because they have not been seen by anyone for more than two weeks. The. only answer to the pusxle surrounding theira disappearance seems to be suicide. Mrs. Stread had been In ill health since the tnfluensa epidemic last year. She had taken her two little girls and gone to visit ; her - sisters about two months ago. After a visit there of about a month it was arranged that she should leave' for 'home, and Stread, who la clerk at the Van Schoonhoven grocery store at 234 Yamhill street, was going up to meet them. He waited for Infor mation regarding her coming home, and no news ever came. He continued writing and the sisters f his wife after receiving several let ters became afraid that something had YssmMtfted and, opened- his letters. , Find ing that she was long overdue thy noti fied Spread.. . , . This ws about two weeks ago ' and Stread immediately -went to Arlington, where his "wife was supposed ' to have changed ; trains for Portland. .-From there he scoured the neighboring coun try, fearing that perhaps his wife had. in her nervous states, gone to some farm house and tried to get work. He could find no trace of her nor the children. Finally giving up -the search . he re turned to Portland and notified the police' On Aprtl 18. He had heard noth ing for about a week when the long dis tance call from Arlington came Tuesday notifying him that his child's body had been found In the river. He Immediate ly went to Arlington to investigate. . Grocer of Oregon City Missing and Creditors Get Busy Oregon City. April' 29. The . grocery store and meat market operated here by E. II. Barrett were closed here today by a committee of creditors pending an investigation of the affairs of the stores. Barrett has been handling the stores here for eight months and appeared to be doing a prosperous cash business.- He left a note Saturday nlghL-saylng that he was leaving top RowelSurg and would return to Oregon City Wednesday night. He took his entire family with him, as well as the young man who has been helping htm In the store." . An Investigation by Barrett's creditors revealed the fact that Ahe stock was nearly, depleted.: and It was Immediately decided to close ' the doors,? All roads are being watched and a statewide search has been started to locate the missing merchant. - It was. stated that he must have had $15,000 available to take with him, Many of the creditors are' Portland business houses. Norwegian Bark Is Ashore Off Coast . Of Massachusetts Scltuate, Mass.. April 80-(L N. 8.) Her captain confused by the lights on the government proving ground,' which be mistook for Minors Light, the Nor wegian bark Professor Kaugh "went ashore today on Cox Rocks sandhills. The ship's sjeel , plates were-sprung and She. is leaking.,' Two tugs are stand ing by, and an attempt wilt be made to float , the; Kaugh at high tide. Coaat guardsmen. In charge' of Captain Fred Fransen of t the North Scituate beach station, went out to the bark. - The bark's crew of 17 remained aboard after she struck. She carries a cargo of wool and hides. Milwaukee Brewers Will Close Plants at 12 o'clock -TonigTit Milwaukee.1 April 30. U. P.) The prchlbition noose will be tied to Mil waukee's principal Industry the brew cries at midnjght tonight. . At that hour brewing of beer will cease under federal orcers at ail. local plants. Local ' brewery officials unanimously declared today that they would make no effort W test.the' federal, ruling by con tinuing to brew "non-intoxlcaUng beer. : , Most , of the : brewers said their stocks were stiff ileent to accommodate the de mand until July L 1 - FINDING OE BODY MAY END MYSTERY ilfllS I,1 FOR III sjsBBaeBSBBSssBSBsBaBSaeBSSBaaBsB Compromise Said to Have Been Reached Regarding Shantung and Claims of the Japanese.! ' Final Settlement to Be t Made. After Peace Is Declared, Is . Word Given Out at Parish PARIS, April 30. The Japanese question has been settled, it was officially announced this afternoon. While tlie details were not an- nouncod, it was understood a compromise was reached, where by Japan will retain temporarily her valuable rights in the Shan tung peninsula, permanent owner-; ship of which will be determined after the peace treaty is signed. The American tendency waa to red ognise China's claims aa the Germans seised the territory In question by force, but it waa later deemed advisable te favor a compromjse, eo as to dispose of the matter quickly and not delay peace with Germany. . . , ; ' I The Japanese delegates were sched uled to confer with President Wilson again today, - preliminary to resuming discussion of Japan's territorial claims In China before the "big three.'.' According to semi-official reports from Japanese circles, the conference with the president la expected to fix the Is sue definitely.' Both Wilsr y and the Japanese delegates, Vjjcount. Chfnda and Baron Maklno, wer to present their final concessions In the matter. i MAT LOSB XIAO CBATJ - ' f . The"blg three" would then aet as an arbitration body In adjusting remaining confllctlons, it was believed. Tlie' Japanese "rpresentallves.Are-4ldlns ' irequent conierencea among - themselves and Monday nicht they met with Foreign (Secretary Baixour. - . , While net agreement was reached In the two sessions of the Vbig three" Mon day, it waa learned the Japanese an nounced their willingness to concede the relinquishment of Klao Chau. though re taining certain railroads and an import. ant port in the Shantung peninsula. ( This would give them valuable hold Ings and abandonment of Klao Chau would not materially affect them. - l : i .j While the American position has been tnat the territory' in question naturally is Chinese, some weight la now under stood to be given to the fact that te Japanese drove the Germans out. JAFAPT WAK.T8 PAY -'.' Moreover,: while it waa thought the British .would not support Japan's ; claims, it Is now apparent that they are Inclining somewhat toward the Japanese position. The British are said to hold -they can scarcely do less, particularly as Japan kept the aeas clear" for the transportation of Great Britain's east ern troops to the western front.' f The Japanese have not openly- threat ened t retire from the peace conference but have emphasised they do "not blus ter or bluff, but act." i j The upshot of the whole situation, it was pointed out today, Is that a com promise la likely to be effected . where by Japan will retain control of the dis puted territories temporarily, with per manent ownership to be determined . after the treaty with Germany Is signed. ITALIAN ISSUE IS Orlando and Ambassador -Paga u novo win ci oiiwo, . uu , iiu. .Progress Is Reported ' Paris, April 30,lU. -P.) Dlsquletlnf reports were received from Italy, today. The - conferences .between Premier 'Or lando and Ambassador Page are Said to have been not . entirely satisfactory. Anti-American ; demonstrations were j re-,, ported In Trieste, where a crowd is said to have gathered in front of the Hi M C. A- and .demanded that the American flag be hauled down. -Regret tot the in cident was expressed later. v Rome. -April 2. Night.: t.y -iuiy ittu daily . approved tonight the withdrawal of Its delegates from the peace confer ence. Following h Premier ' , Orlando's speech, outlining the stand he had taken at Paris, the chamber Of deputies voted confidence In his ministry, 1Z to . 40, only the Socialists dissenting. I f ; " Addressing parliament, Orlando charged that not only does a disagree ment exist regarding Italy's viewpoint, but that the allies are In disregard With President Wilson. - - - - . : There was some speculation as to the government's next 'move. Some observ ers held, however, that the Initiative has now passed to the allies and that their attitude must consider Italy's formal Indorsement of its leaders. ' ' ; f: j -J -"1 had taken care to declare on several occasions, with all firmness compatible with courtesy, that the program vt Italian territorial claims Is based on cer tain - essential principles which consti tuted for our government an . absolute condition ; Orlando declared in i hia speech before parliament. "v t 1 :. Thero you have a summary o the history of the - activities of the Italian peace deteratlon ' f rom ... the middle of tCoarlurlinl oa Vtf Two, Colmaa. Tl DISQUIETING