The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, May 04, 1919, Page 1, Image 1

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    A BIO B3EW FEATURE -THE' ii SUNDAY ; : JOURBIAIL ;:; IV3 AG AZKB3E -BEGIIBIS; KfEXT , SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
Portlaad and vicinity Sunday falrj
heavy frost early nornlnri - northerly
winds.
Oregon and. Washington Sanday
fair j heavy frost early mornlas1 aorta
rty winds. -
TODAY'S FEATURES
Pkysleal Iadepeadeaee Seetloa S, Page 4
For tit Gardeaer -Seetloa (, Page 4
Farts Kwbaaales Heetloa 6, Page t
, Motor Trtp Tips Seetloa 4. Page
Oregon's Cora i Boy Section , Page
Christlaa Scleace Leetare See. t, Pag 8
PRICE FIVE CENTS
vol: xvii: no. 7.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON; SUND AY MORNING, MAY 4, 1919.
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UULU IIIILI
SILL 108
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aHMMaMaaa
Eleventh Hour Appeal Puts City
Into Victory Column in Fifth
Loan Drivej Telegrams to Car
ter Glass Claim State Honors.
State leaders Dispute First Place
With Iowa and Michigan;
Base Contention on Fact That
Quota Subscribed by People.
Portland The , first city of Its
class In the United States to attain
its Victory loan quota.
Oregon The first state In the na
tion to attain Its Victory loan quota
by popular subscription.
', Unofficial estimates late last night
place the Victory loan oversubscrip
tion In Oregon 'at $500,000. The
official tabulated figures show $58,
'75 excess, but no effort was made
to correlate the great, mass of later
pledges.- . . -": "(,; ' -
This estimated half million is
banked up about the base of the
banner, of success that denotes Ore
gon; oversubscrltion to the Victory
Liberty loan thatendedlna grand
flourish Saturday night, " X
- The "V long suspended over , Its
proper? pJa.ce, haningin wa!- for
Ores: on money to respell victory"
has dropped from the keystone on
Victory arch and Victory is com
ptetd.
With a rush that fairly took the
breath of the moat hopeful. Oregon
vouuded over the top In the Victory loan
at 8 o'clock Saturday night, ,
- Mayor Baker, booming' patriotic words
over: the rail of - Liberty temple to a
throng of tOOO people, drew in the dol
lars that put Oregon in an unquestioned
poHitloit More than. $20,000 came In the
last minute cf the, last, war .finance
drive T
Gasping for the breath of hop as the
drive came to a close amid a v burst of
enthusiasm, thousands crowded upon the
streets before Liberty temple.
- When the auditors stopped their work
Saturday night the following official
estimate of Oreg&'s standing was made
by Victory loan Officials :
OVER TOP AGAIN
Portland quota... $14.78,S23
Subscribed to 8 p. m..... 14,841,600
Oversubscription ...$ 58.175
State quota. J 11,66 11,225 ; subscribed
in full. -
"Hon. Carter Glass, Secretary of U.
S. Treasury, Washington, D. C By
actual returns and subscriptions re
ported Into banks tonight, Portland has
already oversubscribed Its quota. Our
volunteer sales organisation has made
a thorough canvass of the city and our
quota represents a popular subscription
shared in by approximately 50,000 sub
scribers. We wish to respectfully sub
mit: our clajm as being the first city
of our class in the United States to se
cure our quota by popular subscriptions.
Emery Olmstead, City Chairman, Port
land. Oregon.".
" PORTLAND ASTD OREGON FIRST
Late Saturday night Portland, her peo
, pie swept in the tide of patriotism that
flooded the city on the final day of the
Victory-loan campaign ; planted the ban
ner of 'victory on the highest pinnacle
and spread the laurels. of ?Oregon flrsf
; before Secretary, of the Treasury Glass.
v A final rush f interest did this : ; .
v At 6 o'clock, when tired workers re-'
tired for the dinner hour, Portland
pleaded for a last $125,009 to make her
Victory loan quota complete.
.PLEA BRINGS RESPONSE .
i Half; an; hour later, ' when campaign
ers returned to.: their desks , and their
canvass, Victory but at Sixth and Mor-
As- "(Concluded on Pas 'Six. Column Two)
Strike Threatens
To Tie Up Papers .
In Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires. May 3. U. P.) At a
meeting of representatives of -all -newspapers
In the city here tonight. It was
.: decided - to suspend publication indef i-
' nitely." unless newspapers workers, now
striking, return to their work within 43
hours. All firms dealing in supplies for
newspapers would be closed If this de
cision la carried out. 4-.
Many, factories and department stores
are already closed indefinitely on ac
count of the demands of their employes.
Movie operators and actors in all the-
atres are striking tonight.
Army? officers, together with white
guards, told President Irlgoyen that in
.case of -trouble he should take the law
Into his; hands and shoot disturbers ln-
discrtminatety. - - ' -Foreigners
have been warned by the
white guards to stay off the streets In
- case any trouble is started. ' Settlement
of the newspaper '. trouble Is believed
. probable. , .
Fast Time Made
Loading
Troop
On the Transport
Great Northern
- i.
Within Six Hours After Reaching
Dock at Brest, Steamer Is
Started for. New York.
By Jaalaa B. Wood
Special Cable to The Journal mod The Chicmgo
- a Daily Newa. i
(Copyriiht. 11, by Chicago Dally News Co.)
. Brest. May 8. Record time was mad
In loading the transport. Great Northern
Friday. Six hours after the speedy oil
burner tied up at the : jetty her five
cables! were cut loose and she started
back for New York, loaded with 775
sick and wounded, and 2092 officers and
men of the 125th infantry. Of the con
valescents, 250 were carried aboard the
ship on stretchers.
The i Great Northern Is striving for a
new westbound record across the Atlan
tic 'The last eastbound voyage took
six days and 10 hours. The ship entered
the harbor gate at 6 :45 o'clock this
morning, and five minutes later. Lieuten
ant Dennis U. Barry of San Francisco,
on duty in the embarkation office, tele
phoned to Camp Patanezon, and the
men of the Thirty-second division who
were slated to go aboard started on the
four mile hike toward the port.
At 1 o'clock In the afternoon, the
Great Northern was completely loaded
and a few minutes later the moorings
were cast ore m
The? schedule for the first fifteen days
of May made up by Colonel Dan Van
VoOrhles, chief of troop movement, calls
for sending home 87.000 soldiers. In
April. Brest sent home 122,300 Americana
The total sent back from France was
299,000, although the schedule had antici
pated) only 240,000.
The Great Northern was formerly op
erated by the Great Northern Pacific
Steamship company between Flavel, at
the mouth of the Columbia .river, and
San Francisco, in conjunction with th
S., P & S. railroad, and alternating for
a time with the sister ship, the Northern
Pacific. The former Hill liners were
built for speed, and while of large dis
placement their registered tonnage Is but
8255 tons gross or 4184 net The dim
ensions are : Length 509 feet, beam, 63.06 ;
depth) of hold, 34.3 feet
en
DutfitcrEeacliilliSS;
Sunday and Monday-
New York. May 3. U. PO Seven
transports from France are. due here to
morrow and Monday. The Columbia
from! Marseilles, and the La So vie, from
Havre, are scheduled to dock tomorrow,
and the George Washington, Huron,
Santa - Ana, Alfonso XIII, and Cap
Finistrere, ' Monday.
- The Columbia brings 30 officers and
1098 men. Including New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut casuals com
panies,, two bakery companies and casu
als from the South and Middle West.
Eleven officers and $1 men are aboard
the La So vie.
The George Washington from Brest,
with 6582 officers and men. reported by
wireless that it would arrive at Ambrose
light vessel at 4 o'clock Monday after
noon. News Index
Today's Sunday Journal in 7 Sections. 68 Pare.
Editorial
Section 1. Faee 10. .
Foralfn -
Hon' to Sign Promptly Section I, Paca 1.
Roumanian Near idapeit Section 1, Pace 1.
Teeth Urged for Corenant Section 1, Page 3.
at Historic Versailles Section 1, Pge S.
Self-determination Neglected Section 1, Page 8.
Fiuma Dispute Analysed Section 1, Page 16.
National
Shipyards to Be Kept Busy Section 1, Pag 1.
McNary Pleads for C S. 8. Oregon Section
1. Page 5.
DofTMStlO
Teacher Buried A lire Section 1, Page 4.
'j Pacific Northwest
Blossom Festlral at Hood -Hirer Section 1,
j Page 1. '?
Pioneer Day at Champoec Section 1, Page 1.
Business Pbone Rate Increased Section 1,
Page 4.
Junior Week -end at O. A. C. Section 1.
Paga 8. .
Uni reniity Plana Week-end Section 2, Pago 6.
Eilbporo Tuosea Suit Section 2. Page B.
Irrigation Guaranty Bill Urged Section 1,
Page 7.
Pert land
Referred BUh) Explained Section 1. Page 1.
Salvation Army Seeks Funds Section 1,
Page 12.
Teachers' Bill Explained Section 2, Page 6.
Visiting Nurses', Work Section S. Page 8.
City to Greet Advertising Men Section 4,
Page 16.
Scenic Wonders Arailable Section 4. Page 16.
Festival Parade Promising Section 2. Page 6.
Business
Real Estate and Building Section 4, Pace 15.
Markets and Finance Section 2, Pages 14-15.
Marine Section 2, Pages 14 and 16.
. -
. - Sparta :
Section 2 Pages 2-4.
Automotive
Section 4 Pages 5-14.
On tho Floor Sid
The Week ia Society Section SK Paga 1-4.
Women's flub Affairs Section 3, Pag 7.
Fraternal News Section S, Pag 6.
The Realm of MmioSection a. Page B.
Drama had Photoplay Section 4, Page 1-4.
Posture .
Aboard the 17. 8. 8. Oregon Section S. Pag 1.
Our British Cousins Section ; Pag 2. . .
Embassies ia Paris Section 5, , Pag 2.
Bavaria 'a Revolution Section 0, Page 2. '
Oregon's Cora Boy Section B, Pago . . ' '
On Juniper Flat Section S. Pago 3. '
Early Day n Upper ' Columbia .... Section 5.
- Page S.
Declaration oT Physical Independence Section
8, Page- 4. . - i - ' ....
Cabbage and DaisJe Section S, Pago 4. "
Christian Science Lecture Section 3, Pago- 8.
Fashions and Needlework Section 7. Pat 4.
. Coenlo- -j
Section T Pages 1-S. - - - .
BLOSSOM : TIME IN HOOD RIVER, MALLEY. .
REGON orchards are in' radiant bloom. It is at this season that the Hood River valley pre-;
sents c colorful panorama The fruit trees and tilled land in the foreground, the foothills
in the background, and towering over all the snow capped peaks. Mount Adams crowns
o
the view produced below which
looking north.
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TO BE VOTED ON
ARE EXPLAINED
Electors of State Are . to Deter
mine in June. Fate of Pro- .
posed Issues. '
The voters of the state at large
wlH be asked at the special election"
of June. .3 jto provide ajjptoximately.
$6,189,039 for reconstruction, land.
settlement, soldiers' and sailors' edu- ,
cation and market roads. :
Aside from the $5,000,000 bonding
bill Which forms the foundation .for
the state reconstruction program, the
added amount is estimated on the
basis' of the assessed valuation of the
state for 1918.. On that basis the
soldiers' and sailors" education bill,
if adopted, -will raise 1197,506 annu
ally, while the 1 mill market road
bill will provide about $987,533 an
nually. These are theVhree definite rev
enue measure to be put before the
voters. ' - v'
Seven . state measures will be upon
the ballot.-all referred -1 the voters by
the legislature. All of them but one.
the lieutenant governor amendment,
have to do with reconstruction or gen
eral state development.
" Those propositions which ' may be
grouped into the reconstruction pro
gram, strictly speaking, are the recon
struction bonding amendment to the
constitution, the bill providing for the
reconstruction" appropriation of JSJOw,-
000 through the issuance and sale of
bonds and .' the amendment i granting
power to build a reconstruction hospital
at Portland." Because of the limitation
now existing In the state constitution
upon the power f the state to crea:
bonded indebtedness, it was nrcessary
to cut the reconstruction program into
three pieces t One In the form of a con
stitutional amendment which, if adopted,
will ? permit bonds to be Issued up to
the sum of $5,000,000 : another in- the
shape of the -.generil act aotaot iKn
the issuance and - sale of. the bonds le
galized nnder Uie proposed unisrdmerrr
and providing the manner" in which -they
shall be Issued and the.-purps4 for
which they shall be expended ; the third,
the hospital location amendment, yi
In this connection it should be clearly
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I' sto Ki$A
BOND
MEASURES
(Conduced' &a Fag ftesa,- Column On) '
shows a section of Hood River
' ' ... ;
Apple Blossoms in
Hood River Yalley
Invite You Today
With the apple blossoms of the Hood
River valley orchards open in fragrant
greeting and in promise of a wondrous
crop, of autumn fruit, many Portlanders
and their families, forsaking the hum
drum action of busy lives, will be' pil
grims of progress' On a motor trip to the
fruitful valley today. ' J
For, be It known. Hood River, enter
prising In the face of a bountiful crop,
proud of the 'blessings nature , has be
stowed upon- the- countryside aUihe foot
of a towering, snow garbed peak, cele
brates today -Its annual Apple --Blossom
By automobile, by tralnj and, " perhaps
in cases, afoot, " visitors will flock to
Hood River, beginning at an earlyhour
this morning, to enjoy "the .beauty and
the hospltalltyof a prosperous valley of
blossoms. ! '
"ADDle blossom time in Hood .River"
is the Inspiration ' for a journey of the
Portland Ad club, to be started at an
early hour this morning. A long line
of automobiles will leave Portland dur
ing . the' sleepy Sunday morning hours
and, traveling over the Columbia river
highway, expect to reach Hood River
within the remarkable time of approxi
mately three hours. ;
Once there a visit of , loveliness will
open to the visitors apple blossoms and
hospitalityvwlli be everywhere. People
from many sections of Eastern Oregon,
as well as the entire population of the
Hood River district, and Poiftland peo
ple by the scores, including Ad club
members and any or who may care
to accept the general invitation of the
Hood River Commercial club, will gather
fdr thj orchard-Perfumed festival.
The blossoms are so thick and uni
form this spring.. Hood River residents
declare, that for miles the view is of a
sea of beautiful flowers. These blossoms
promise a . record breaking; crop, s for
never before, it is said, has there been
such a profusion of bloom. p
' Growler' Ceases to
'Growl'; in Chicago
- Chicago. May S. tT. P.) The "grrowl
er" has ceased - "growling" here today.
With the passing of the weather-beaten.
Jip stained old tin bucket; fully f 2000
skilled brewery workers also; saw their
jobs go a-glimmerlng, all because of the
May -' 1 discontinuance of ""brewing - or
der by the government. Manufacture of
"near beer" and other substitutes, which
had replaced the real article, does not
require the amount of labor that "beer
making does, according to brewery work-
era.
orchard with trees in blossom,
FOUNDERS' DAY IS
OBSERVED ON SOIL
OF OLD CHAIfOEG
Rare Documents of Early Oregon
History Exhibited at Gather
ing by Gov. Otcott.
By Fred "liockley
Champoeg! What associations the
name calls up In the minds of the
pioneer of the Oregon country.
pChampoeg came into hia own yester
day. By boat, by auto',. by. team and
afoot, the old pioneers and the sons
and daughters of pioneers gathered
there to do honor to th sturdy band
if empire builder who met there
on May 2, 1813, to e&tatlish on the
shores of the Pacific a stable and j
orderly grovernment.
Long ere the advent of the locomotive,
the electric train, the steamboat, the au
tomobile or the airplane. Champoeg was
a place of Importance. Even before Ore
gon City was the capital , the Oregon
country. Champoeg was1 the shipping
point of the Hudson Bay company for
the wheat raised In the Willamette Val
ley." Here was located the warehouse of
the Hudson Bay company and here the
wheat was gathered for shipment by
barge or battaux to Vancouver whence
It was shipped to Fort Wrangell. and
other points In Russian America,' now Al
askan territory. Here on May 2, 76
years ago, the question - was threshed
out as to whether this should be Brit
ish or - American territory, and
here 78 years later the sons and daugh
ters, the grandsons and great grand
sons of these very men met to pledge
over their faith in and allegiance to
the . Oregon country, and its high Ideals
of citizenship. r , "
DAT IS IllEAL
The Pomona tied up at the wharf at
Champoeg at 12 :30 "clock. Its . pas
sengers found .several hundred pilgrims
who had come by auto from Salem and
other nearby communities to worship at
thiit mecca of the uioneera. . Judere P.
tH. D'Arcy, pioneer of il857 was presi
dent of the day.1 Speaking of the day
it was an ideal one blue . skies, fleecy
white ' clouds, the green-bordered -Wil
lamette gleaming like aj, green silk rib
bon ' In , the ; sun. - The j exercises - were
opened by a song by the Veteran quar
tet, W. f.'. Morse, Professor Z.;. M,
-(Concluded on Pace
Column One) '
RUEBffi
IILES Of
UDAPEST
Flank Attack by, Czechs, Operat
ing on Right, Compels Soviet
Army to Withdraw From Solz-
nok; French Cavalry Helping.
Bolshevik Offensive in Northern
- Russia Is Reported to Have
Opened; Americans Stationed
on Vaga Front, Scene of Fight
By Edward Bins
Budapest, May 3. Budapest to
day was declared within the war
Zone. All men Ol military training
and all former officers in the city
have been mobilized for its defense.
The Roumainlana have broken
through ther Hungarian defense
along the TIsza rive. the last line
cf natural defense east of Budapest)
and have captured the most impor
tant city of Solznok, only 50 miles
southeast of the capital. Two lines
of railway lead directly from Sorz
nok to Budapest. " .:, i '
A flank atack by the Czechs, oper
ating on the. Roumanian -right flank,
has forced the soviet troops to with
draw. The Czechs have crossed the
Sajo river, and occupied Szent Peter.
' Eighteen additional -battalions of
workmea vare"telr4E ' rushed to the
front. " - -
The -Roumanians reached the Tlssa
river Friday It was officially "announced.
.The 'Czechs operating on the right
flank of- th Roumanians crossed the
Sajo and captured the. villages on the
sooth bank. ' . y,
French cavalry and artillery are co
operating with the Roumanians, . who
are also largely officered by the French.
The Tlsza river flows In a general
southerly direction past Budapest, its
nearest point to the Hungarian capital
is about 60 miles to the eastward. The
Saio. flowing southeastward. Joins the
Tisza about 85 miles northeast of Buda-4
pest. The principal city on th south
bank is Miskolcz.
Berlin, May 2. (Delayed.) 'IT. P
Communists, trapped lp Munich by Ger
man government troops, were reported
today to be resisting desperately In
house to houee fighting.
After a futile siege of several days,
the forces of Premier Hoffman, he id of
the deposed t'oclallst government, were
reinforced by several, Prussian regi
ments, dispatched by War Minister
Noske. The government forces pene
trated the city yesterday evening and
quickly seised the royal palace, which
the communists had used as headquar
ters. The communists, fighting from
houses to ships and from behind barri
cades, refused to surrender. They also
mounted machine guns in the church
towers.
Several Berlin newspapers published
a report from Bamberg, stating that
when government troops entered Munich
the communists executed a number of
hostages.
London, May 3. (U. P.) The long
heralded Bolshevik offensive in Northern
Russia has started. It was Indicated in
the official report of General Ironside,
British commander, received today.
The Bolshevikl directed two attacks
against the allied positions along the
Vaga. at the same time Shelling allied
defenses from gunboats on the Dvlna.
Both attacks were repulsed.
"Bolshevik attacks started yesterday,"
the communique said. "Bolshevik gun
boats on the Dvlna shelled our positions.
but were forced to withdraw. On the
Vaga, powerful attacks were repulsed
with big losses."
A contingent of Americans was sta
tioned recently on the Vaga front, where
the Bolshevik! : are attacking, it was
learnea from an authoritative source.
Aviator Leaps Prom
Airplane 1000 Feet
Atlantic City. riT. J.. May 3. Jean Orfs,
a French aviator, won a $500 prise 'to
day by leaping from an airplane 1900
feet above the Chelsea flying field while
his plane was speeding at 60 miles an
hour. He made a perfect' descent,
clinging to a tiny; white silk parachute.
The leap was the big event of the day
at the Pan-American Aeronautic con'
gress. ' ' i
April Sets Eecord in
. Building Operations
Washington; - May Sv (U. P. V April
was a record month for building ex
penditures, according to labor depart
ment figures made public tonight. s
Construction totaled $224,000,000 in the
territory east of the Missouri and north
of the Ohio . rlvera, the department
found. This la, 40 per cent more -than
the value of March contracts and more
than twice the April average of $9,
000,000 for the last nine years."-' '
Chairman Hurley
Says Program Is
To Keep Yards of
Portland Active
Substitute Contracts for New
Typesof Ships to Be Awarded
If Congress Accepts Plan.
In a direct wire from Chairman Hur
ley of the- shipping board. Mayor Baker
was "informed Saturday that Portland
shipyards will not close this fall from
cancellation of government contracts if
congress accepts the program of the
shipping board. :
. Substitute contracts for new types of
vessels will be given shipyards through
out the country , for each canceled or
der. Chairman Hurley responded to a
wire from the mayor asking Information
as to the plana of the shipping board
for future Ship construction.
The telegram from Chairman Hurley
reads':
"I fear that X have been misquoted or
misinterpreted. We are revising our
program with the thought In mind of
making a : report to congress on the
status of our ship program, together
"fwlth. a statement of types of .vessels
needed to complete a well balanced
merchant marine. This action Involves
no added cancellations anywhere. And
you may say to the workers and ship
builders of Oregon that In the report
the board makes to congress m connec
tion with any cancellation of types that
are not required we will recommend sub
stitution of a contract for the type that
is required.
SO.000 WOKKEBS AFFECTED ;
If congress is convened in special ses
sion in June, as present dispatches in
dlcate, action on the shipping program
will be In time to forestall the predicted
shutdown of Portland shipyards, which
would throw approximately 80,000 work'
ers out of employment, i
It was to prevent such a contingency.
or to arrange for work1 to absorb-, the
i - .
(Concluded on Fas Tw. ; Column FoOr)
Two More; Arrests
Made iiKCoriiiection
With Bomb, Plots
,' New TorkMay I.- Two" person were
arrested "today whose apprehension may
have important bearing on solving the
mystery of the mail bomb 'plot, they
were taken . before ' I County Jliflge
Humphrey In Long ' Island City, after
being closely questioned by District
Attorney . O'Xieary of that borough, and
held. ia, $20,000 ball. each. District At
torney O'Lteary refused, to disclose the
nature of the charge against the pris
oners.. : ' .-.r-- :. f 4 ..4 I .
"We expect to make i some important
arrests before Monday," - said. - one of
the Inspectors of the - postofflce departs
ment tonight. "The green basket weave
paper, to face the cardboard boxes" In
which the bombs Were mailed,' has been
a most helpf til clut iri running down
the conspirators.'
Boston, May's. (U. p.) A bomb of
high, explosive power, containing, nitro
glycerine and bullets, was found in the
central postofilce here
today, 1 the po-
lice announced.
The bomb, which the
police described
as a German grenade type, had five buse
sections and a cap. It jwas found by a
clerk while sorting- mall. The wrapper
evidently had been lost and the au
thorities have no clue as to whom it
was addressed or how it got Into the
mail sack. '
Police experts declared that the bomb
was 60 per cent efficient in explosive
power. It was loaded with explosive
expansion bullets. : After a preliminary
examination the bomb was turned over
to Walter . Wedger. state explosive ex
pert. -
The city from which the sack of mail
came was not made known. : . -
' . , ., , ., i
Efficiency Brings
Commission for
Traffic Official
t
Upon receipt of an official communi
cation from Mayor Baker, the chief of
police "knighted" Sergeant H. A.
Lewis of the traffic squad a lieutenant
Saturday, The position was created ty
the council last Wednesday. For the
time being Lieutenant Lewis will not
assume any new dutleau At present he
supervises the direction of, traffic in
the congested districts; on the east and
west side . of the river. :
-Upon hearing of hM official appoint
ment Judge Grossman called Lieutenant
Lewis Into his of f lc and after con
gratulating him said
Tou are one
of the few men In this department de
serving f a promotion,
that you have used
I have noticed
much care and
thought In connection
with your work.1
Soldiers' Friend
Committee Named
"!By Exalted' Ruler
Julius 3. Berg, exalted ruler of Port
land lodge of the B. P. O. Klks, Satur
day appointed the Soldiers" Friend com
mittee. ; com posed of Frank Lonergan,
chairman ; George Brandenburg,, chair
man of tthe Oregon state "pep" commit
tee r George B. Thomas, Earl R Good
wm and C L. Boss. ... - -
The ' Portland . committee ; -was . ap
pointed at the order of the grand ex
alted ruler of the: Elks and will work
In conjunction .with the Elks war relief
commission; 50 Forty-second street. New
York.' which in turn is governed by and
assistant to the Federal Board for Vo
cational Education, t A special meeting
of tlie committee will 2 ..be : held " this
week.W'. -fet "3 vw': v;-4
in;1 mb
EIPECIEI
10 IK
PRiPiLi
Preparation- Already Under Way
for Reception of Austrian, Bul
garian and Turkish Delegates
" Following Signature by Huns.
Believed German Treaty'Will Be
Handed ; to Envoys - Not Later
Tfhan Wednesday; Pact Will
Be Signed by June 1, Report.
By Ed I Keen .
Paris. May , 3. (U. P.)--Peace
With the Other enemv no wern la x.
pected to follow quickly he signing:
Of the German treaty.
iPreparations are already under
way for reception of the Austrian
delegates at St Germain, near Ver
sailles, and a formal Invitation to
that cotintry to send its envoys here
Is looked for shortly. According to
a previously announced program, the
Bulgarian and Turkish treaties will ,
be taken up at practically the sama
time as the Austrian pact. ,
SECRET SESSIOX ASSURED
The German treaty, it was , be
Ueved tonight, will be handed to the
Germane at Versailles not later than
Wednesday., c A zecret, plenary zes-
zion or the peace, - conference, at
wfflcfftVeritire treaty will be con
nidered, In regarded as a certainty
before the document is presented to
the enemy represehtativerand mado
public. With a meeting of renre-
sentativetf of the powers with mem-t-ership
in the League of Nations ex
ecutive council scheduled for Mon-
A "a. . m
uay, ii; appears tne plenary session
will be held Tuesday. jt is assumed
the treaty will be ready for Count
Brockdorff-Rantzaia. and hi
leagues tne roiiowmg day. '
" Consummation of Peace with .Atmtrtn.
Is regarded as certain to affect the
Italian situation.- Italy la dlrectlv con
cerned in the terms of this pact Flume,
wnicn was tne direct cause of the Ital
ians withdrawal from the conference,
formerly was an Austro-Hungartan
port. Dalmatla formed the nrlnclnal
portion of the Austro-llunsrarlan const
line ; on the Adriatic The Jugo-Slava,
who are disputing possession of Flume
with Italy, formerly were subjects of
tne auai monarchy and during the war
fought n the Austrian army and navy.
ITALY MAT BB PACIFIED
A statement was Issued by Italian
press headquarters here today that th
American. British and French nmhn-
sadors in Rome bad opened negotiation
with the Italian government for return
-of the ItaliaR delegation. No confirma
tion of this could be obtained from any
source here. On the contrary, the alii" l
representatives appeared to be as de
termined as ever that Italy should mk.
the first overtures. Nevertheless tli
feeling was growing tonight that somo
understanding would be reached that
would enable the Italians to partici
pate in the peace settlement with Aus
tria at least i "
'.The Chinese delegates today openly
voiced their disapproval of the settle
ment made by the "Big Three" whereby
Japan, although promising eventually to
return Kiauchau r and the . Shantung
peninsula to China, retains : valuaM
concessions in me. peninsula ana cer
tain rights In the port of Tslng Tau.
C1UXE8E DISAPPOIXTED f "
"Great will be the disappointment and'
disillusionment ' of the Chinese if the
council blg three) stands firm' said ait
official statement issued by the Chinese.
The action taken ' regarding, Flurr.e
seems to be all the more reason why the
Chinese: claims should be upheld.
The -Chinese cannot, refrain from
wishing the council had. seen fit to aiic
strong Japan to - forego claims appar
ently animated by the desire for ag
grandizement, instead of . asking wtfiic
China to suirender. what Is hers by
right,". : , ' " ;, - .
Corvallis taA With
JT. S . & Soutli Dakota
, Killed in Accident
. ., n -'
Corvallls, May 3 Boy Broders, cox
swain on the battleship South Dakota,
was accidentally killed while supervising
coaling at Portsmouth, N. H. Word wim
wired his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Broders of Corvallla. At the requft
of Mr, Broders. the body of his
will be returned to Corvallls for burial.
Broders was a graduate of the Cor
vallls' high school and a student at u.
A. C. He enlisted for navy service April
7, 1917. and within two" weeks was u
slgoed to service on the big ship, whore
he served ' continuously during the war.
At the signing of the armistice he wi
furioughed for, a .visit in Corvalli. , li
was a member of the Episcopal churcU
at Corvallis, and V firet roprs ntt4
.on its service fl&z U hia life. .