NO. 7 8 Order .of Railway Telegraphers I States It Will Refuse Bush V'.ness of Commercial Wire Men. Organization Seeking a Wprking j,, -Agreement to Make. More Ef- fective Western Union Strike. j Voicing Its desire . to cooperate with the Commercial Telegraphers tTnjon of America in its national strike against the Western Union Telegraph company, the Order of Railway Telegraphers resolved to .support the employes in j every way. This Information icatae to Portland this morning from the St.' Louis con vention of railway telegraphers, Just concluded. '- The. resolution reads : f "Resolved; that i the committee on committees be and hereby is instructed to name a committee of three, of which trie president shall be chairman, to co operate with the president of the Com inercicl 'Telegraphers' Union of America .with a view of making a more effective working agreement between! the two or ganizations ; . ! ! "And, be it 'further resolved, that it is the' sense; of - this grand division that every effort shall be made to have men carry cards 4n the craft in; which they are' employed and that in the event that .either organization! resorts1 to the last Court of appeals, viz., the strike, that the -other will - refuse to- handle any business that properly belongs to the striking organization. f The word regarding this resolution came through J. V. Mitchell of Port land, local chairman of the O. R. T who has -promised,, according to: officials of the local branch of the C. T. U. A., that the resolution will be carried out strictly liere. ' . ,- , j ' . 5 The . following telegram, , setting . June 1 J .Va the date for the strike, was re ceived Friday night from I. II. Marshall, ,vlc. .president . of; .thft3" 'WIW tirninA-te. ' Tlniess alt telegraph officials yield to the demand ot the workers by June 11, other telegraph workers, .as well as their sympathisers, wilt be f asked to vacate -their resneatlve offices. This announces meet ' embraces the . Western Union; Postal and Federal Telegraph 'Companies eft (the Pacific coast, thereby cutting off business- s concerned with' coast and , Eastern points. The fight will be to a finish. Every wsrker s requested to obtain foreign employment wherever possible, and in every conceivable man ner aid In making.: the strike a success. -Exact hour will be -announced ' later." i. r(Conchided on Pw Two. Column One) " Pi ret. Shin T.naraf '' Here in July; for ;:i . European Service ! ! ' "Portland will break Into the big"' sea game- next month when the first' steel fKSsel to be assigned by the : shipping feoard for the run to European ports w ill be loaded here and sent on her way, eccot-ding to plans announced today by A. C. Stubbe, manager of the Columbia Pacific Shipping company, local agent for Williams, Diamond Ac Co:, managers and operators of San Francisco. Z Manager Stubbe received Information to the effect that the operating firm has been assured steamers of the 1800-ton Class, and- it is now up to Jhe Portland Shippers to supply the cargoes necessary to make the new venture- permanent. The fleet of ships to be operated on the new service via i the Panama -canal will make Portland. San Francisco. Los antreles and Puget. Sound, r i Mr. Stubbe today sent circular letters ti local shippers advising .them of the urgent peed for cargo, shipments. IN ROSELAND Striking phot5)jfaph in color on the front page of The I Sunday Journal Magazine tomorrow. 1 Other, features Include:! . Gerfn Theory Upset -'.Recent scientific discoveries about bodily ailments. ; Kilted in Kindness ? Reviewing the short '.career of Vinson McLean. ' j A Whirling Wooing How the Paris opera lost its prima donna. ' i When a Girl Is Not a ' -Girl , j Puzzle's ' raised by new l luxury tax, law. ' v ." :.,.-. .-. -An O. Henry Story; , ' Seats of The Haughty, j ; Health, Beauty and the Home - : : Helpful suggestions for imatron and maid. . Summer Shopping Suits - Fashion rage, in color by Lady Duff Gordon (Lucile). ; v VOL. XVIII. RAILROAD VMS COOPERATE ' CnUred 'aa Saeond-elas Matter Pwtoffie, Portland. - Oroo. .. Senators Slow In Coming Forth Vith Evidence in Investigating i Committee Finds Difficulty in Getting Wit nesses to Testify. . By L. C. Martin Washington, June 7.-MU. P.)Diffi culty in getting witnesses may inter fere with the "treaty leak" investiga tion ordered by , the senate. Unless Senators Borah and Jxdge, upon whose statements the Inquiry is based, will tall the investigating com mittee the names of New York men who can . substantiate their charges, the investigators will have .to turn to the American peace delegation in Paris for a clue, it was hinted today. xdge already has announced he will not tell wTlo showed him copies of the treaty text In New York. Borah has not told what financial interests he meant when he said he had been in formed over the long distance telephone that certain New York interests had the treaty and had considered it at a directors' meeting. Acting Secretary of State Polk today cabled President Wilson 1 the senate resolution calling on the state depart ment for delivery of the peace treaty. Officials believed here President Wil son cannot release the treaty without the consent of the French and British leaders. Both the French chamber of deputies and the British house of com mons, it is stated, are as anxious to get the treaty as the American senate is. That Lloyd George or Clemenceftu will consent to ; publication 'of, the treaty is' doubted.' TREATY OVER WHICH FVSS IS MADE NOT FINAL DRAFT Paris, J- ne 7. ItT. P.) The docu ment which Senator Lodge reports hav ing 'seen in New York is not the one (Concluded on l'.re Two, Column Poor) BRIDGE OF BOATS ' f' . -. t . f - -". J . .-3. Z. , : Aerial and Surface t Navigation IWjll, Je .aterially-jHclpt f by Weather. Reports. By Xon Clvsmbcrlaln (Coiqrricht, 1910. ht the Tnlted Prna) London, June 7. Commander J. H. Towers skipper of the NC-3 and "admiral' of the fleet of three Amer ican seaplanes which attempted" a transatlantic flight, today predicted that a- permanent bridge ? of boats would connect- America and feurope within five years. These-boats, he said, would serve as an aid both to aerial and aquatic navigation. "A chain' of light ships, each a float ing meteorological station, will Within five years mark. the air routes to Eu rope," Towers declared. "These craft should be maintained in ternationally, perhaps by the League of Nations. , The expense would be heavy, but not prohibitive. Subsequent outlay would .not .compare -with the ben efits derived. , "I. would suggest a lightship every 300 miles. They could keep in touch with aerial craft," steamers and sailing ves sels by wireless. Supply ships could provision them periodically. . The first, chain probably 'Would be established by way of the Azores, which is the easiest air route, hut 'I believe another from New Foundland to Ireland weuld be practicable. They would place transat lantic flying on a substantial basis. "Meteorology is the most important phase of flying across the Atlantic. The NC-3 failed through lack of this. We unexpectedly encountered storms in an area in which clear weather had been predicted. Each of the lightships could be manned by a small crew and a radio operator. The " meteorologist need ' not be extremely expert. The ships could also assist surface craft in distress." Bonfire Made of Alleged! W. W.'s Property by 'Vets' Cehtralia, June 7. -The store room on North Twer avenue rented by the local ager.t of the Seattle XJniou Record was raided some time Thursday night. All of the furniture and papers in the place were carried to an open tract , in the rear of the building and burned. The only clew to the identity of the raiders was a card left in the window of ' the store which read: "Leave. town In 24 hours. (Signed) Returned Soldiers,'' Sailors and Marines. The Record agent, an alleged X. W. W., has been in Centralis several months and has aroused popular resentment by reported radical 'statements and- ac tions. .: I I ' : Baby5 Daughter Is Arrival at Home ; .Of Bishop Sumner The voice of Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner of the Episcopal diocese of Ore gon assumed a tone of merry delight this morning when ; he announced the birth of a daughter to Mrs. Sumner at 11.30 o'clock Friday night at the Port land .Maternity hospital. - The danghter, the first in the bishop's household, has been named Elizabeth Ann out of respect to the grandmothers of the little. lady. The father happily declared "she is a husky-lass," to apol ogise for. having forgotten to have her welghed,at birtlUi: !:,; Treaty Text Row TOWERS PREDICTS? PORTLAND, OREGON, ; SATtfR DAY EVENING,' JUNE 7, ' i919,--Tw6 ; SECTIONS 20 PAGES.' sills JOB! RiilE FIGHT Public Service Commission Files Separate Complaint in the Columbia River Basin Action. : Contention Is Made Water Grade Causes Differential; Exhaust ive Investigation Is Made. Salem, June 7. The Oregon pub lic service commission has joined the fight for recognition of the Co lumbia! river water grade. The com mission's complaint, .asking a sub stantial preferential for Columbia river ports as against Puget Sound on rail rates from' Columbia basin territory, was, filed today with the interstate commerce commission. The commission's complaint con stitutes an original action, and not an Intervention in complaints pre viously filed by the Inland Empire Shippers league ana the port andl basmess bodies of Portland, but the twor cases will'be heard at the sabia time by the commission in Portland, June 21. "This commission has been' repeated ly urged to intervene in ethe Columbia river basin rate case,v explained Chair man Buchtel of the state, comminplon this morning:, "but instead we are filing our own complaint in the case and have asked for a hearing n""'thts complaint at the same timeother -complaints and interventions ere heard before the "inter state, commerce commission. ' : It is lust a year ago this month since the commission, began work ht this case. 'A that time we started J. P. Newell, with such assistance as he has required from time to time, to work on; an ex haustive . engineering, study: of. the sit uation bearing on the facts In.tn is case. Today' we are armed; by reason" of this Mstudy. with suda'data fas - will; I tee lieve, enable us, to' prove" to the jntr state Commission our contention.-that, because of natural geographical ad vantages, Columbia river points are en titled to a : substantial -differential via rstesfofl shipments to-and 'from Colui bia river ports artd Columbia basin points as against shipments between Puget Sound ports end Columbia basin noints. Curvature. - arade and distance all make for materially reduced cost of haul in favor of Columbia river porta" The commission will be represented by the attorney general's office, r v OPPOSITION TO SHORT AK - 3L03fOHATJli-BILIv BElOP8 Spokane..' Wash,;; -. June : '7.-7-6pokane shipping interests - are .warned by James A. . Ford,. . secretary' f the Spokane Chamber of1 Commerce, -that, strong o im position has developed to the Polndexter long and short haul bill. " Ford is at the national' capital and wired that there was an attempt being made to prevent the bill being reported out of commit tee. His message follows : "On annllcatian of : Senator Mclean of -Connecticut,? for" New. York., and New England .interests, the senate commit tee has ordered a rehearing on our bill, beginning Tuesday c morning, SJUne 10, New'- Ens-land senators are flooded with letters, and telegrams, from ' manufac turers, canners, grocery houses and rail road interests. E. Kent Hubbard, presi dent or tne raanuiaciurers association of Hartford, ; Conn., made . a vigorous protest and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, also sent a . protest. J.' B Campbell must stay for the hearing and I am wiring - Boise, Salt Lake, JUttle Rock, Jackson, Tenn., and several oth ers to come immediately. While' this hearing , is mainly .for New, England in terests we . should put In a strong .case. for the benefit of the committee mem bers who have.not read it' uponv previous Hearing. , . nis neanns win . db( duoti the whole committee." ' House Committee Would Cut Bakers.. Army 20 Per Cent Washington, June 7.(L N. &) Ma terial reduction in cost and size of the standing army- proposed by i Secretary Baker ; was recommended today by the house military affairs committee in re- porting to the house its army appropria tion bill for the 1919-20 flscai'year. -Provision for 100,000 enlisted .men and 6430 officers less than Baker estimated was embodied in the measure. The total appropriation .carried was $809,197,500, which ' will provide for 400,000 enlisted men and 22,149 officers.. . War department plans called for 1 an appropriation of $1,117,209,400 for 509, 000 men and 28,579 officers. Autoist Knocks DowhLittle 12 fAnd, Speeds On The police are looking for an unident ified -automobillst,r who ran 4ovn and injured 1 2-vear-old . Chester Oleson, son of . M. A. , Oleson. of , 431, East Ankeny street, at East Sixth and, Ankeny streets, Friday evening. The child, ac companied - by his ' parents and sister, had just stepped from the curb, when the machine, traveling at a highr rate of speed, struck him and knocked him .un conscious. The driver sped on, without stopping to render assistance to the lit tle victim. The boy was taken to the city emergency: hospital by the father, and afterward, returned to his home. : The, police hsve secured the number the ate, . r ..( Storrs Makes an Offer in Court to WedGamsonGirl, Who Killed Wife Prosecutors Angered at Turn De fense Gives to Storrs Case; Girl' Sits Silent Okanogan. Wash:. June 7. (U. P ) With Ruth Garrison on the witness stand this morning, recalled as a wit liess for the defense, Douglas M. Storrs, on trial for seduction, formally offered to marry his wife's slayer as a bar to further prosecution. ' The offer made by his attorney. P. D. Smith, came as -a complete surprise, to A. R.- Hilen, special proeecutor. and Prosecuting Attorney W. K. Gresham and threw the eourt , room Into fever of excitement. From her chair on the witness stand, Ruth sat with bowed head and trem bling hands. Storrs also sat with .down cast eyes and if anything his pale face grew whiter.. '.,'".'. STATE RESTS CASE . The state rested its case at 10 o'clock this morning with the testimony of Dep uty Prosecuting Attorney John D.' Car mody of King county and Captain of Detectives ' Charles Tennant of Seattle, both of whom told in detail of Storrs' admissions to them of his relations with Ruth Garrison. - In his offer' of marriage on behalf of the defendant. Attorney Smith said : , - "In the presence of the jurors who find themselves In this unfortunat po sition as prosecutrix, Douglas Storm now offers to marry this girl and do it now, and I. 'respectfully request that this presiding judg-e . at this trial per form the ceremony here and now." PROSECUTOR IS ANGERED i Hilen was on his feet in an Instant and hurst into a bitter speech of denuncia tion against Sorrs tnd his attorney. "It is for the good of Ruth Garrison and for the good of her -family that the tate objects to any ' ceremony now, or (Concluded on fug- Seven, roiuran Two) ROUNDUP OF REDS EXPECTED TODAY American Wife ; Surre n d ers Ital- iarf Wri SfffHft affcterff : - iMi -:B'j"'v'i iiri'-v .4r4WL - tfronglyavocatlngthay the r to Kill President Wiisorvfltrmas'pe ;irtAn4iJii'' wipi Chief . William J. Flynn of the bureau of investigation . of the department of justice, personally : in charge of opera tions a sweeping round up of .radical "Reds' was expected here today.' The identity -of the Ted" rwho -was blown to pieces while planting, the bomb w hich wrecked. Attorney General , Pal-; mer's home in Washington may be made known " before night . From "an: author-, itative source- it: was- learned '., , today that Chief j; Flynn's " men have learned who this man waa. As Boon as-Some details'' have been: completed in connec tion -with the identification the man's name will be given to the public. . ? : Pietro Claldelll, a longshoreman; was held by the police today .- following - a statement made U them by Claldelli's American wife that he had told her he was an anarchist and that he had been picked to kill President Wilson on his return from abroad. . . The police said several anarchistic pamphlets printed in Italian were found in the home. The Italian was . grilled by the authorities for some time but they were unable to get any information from him. Anarchist Speaks of Comrades Geneva, June 7. (I. N, S.) Evidence introduced at the trial of a band of anarchists taken -Into custody here in dicates that they are interested, in the bomb outrages in the United States. The Italian, Hestelli, testifying, said : "Already our comrades are at work in America, as the newspapers show." , Plan to Precipitate Riots Washington, June 7. (U. P.) Pa rades and similar demonstrations ' de signed to precipitate riots is to consti tute the program of "Reds" in their plans for a July 4 outbreak, according . to propaganda literature and other infor mation in the hands of government de partments here. As a result, organized labor officials as well as government authorities, are expected to take steps to discourage participation of labor men, soldiers and .sailors in brawls which the "Reds" attempt to start. No Training Camps For This Summer Washing-ton, June 7. (I. N. S.) No training camps, for reserve officers 'will be conducted by the war department this summer, Secretary Baker today informed Charles B. Pike, chairman of . the. military training camps associa tion. . Funds , for - the transportation, subsistence and clothing of the stu dents are lacking, the secretary said, adding that unsettled conditions might prevent many : desirable civilians from attending, even were the camps .established.-.; - -J: ; .: . v; ' Phelan Says Enough Work for Shipyards Oakland, Cal., June 7 (U. P.) '"There is sufficient shipbuilding -to keep every shipyard on the Pacific ooast going, full blast, Senator ! Phelan telegraphed H. C Cape well, president of the Oakland chamber of commerce today, following a. conference with shipping; board heads. Capewell telegraphed. Phelan . Friday, urging, action. He declared -an unem ployment crisis- will result, if .the -coast yards re .net Kept pusy. -, mm i - Elffl Big Four Completes Reply j to " Proposals and Will Permit Member on Reparation Board. Lloyd George Proposes . That Germans Be Told they Will Be .. Admitted to League in Fll. Paris, June 7. (I. N. a) Presi dent Wilson today served notice on his colleagues that the situation! in Washington demanded his personal attention, and that he cannot listen to any further wordy discussions on matters that already have been fully covered. He urged that the Ger mans be given but a brief period In which to give their answer as to whether or not they will sign the peace treaty as it has been modified. The president is urging that if the repiy is given the Germans by next Tuesday, as now seems possible, that a final answer be made by Friday. Paris, June 7. (I. N. S.) The council of four today completed the allies' reply to the German counter proposals. The reply will be submit ted to the "big four" on Monday, for final decision. . j In their reply to r Germany, it is now certain that the allies will promise' her representation - ogt the commission of experts who are: to determine the reparations. Also the allies, have, decided to grant -Ger"-many material concessions in Upper Silesia. . ' , - j -;; ;- ' MAT ADMIT GEKMA3TT These-areV the maximum Nconcessions granted" as a resT,ef , Oerms counter- prpoa4a,v Premier vJoyd George. thoW- Inff of the jrgu jbf; Rations the ques tion of -admitting Germany t- member ship will be ' taken up.-: . This : meeting will be held (n VTashingtoa next : Oc tober. " ' - - " . ' : -' ' ' -L-- It -Is, .confidently expected; that the changes made will result in the. Ger mans i signing.". - 1 Count Aron Brockdorff-Raatxau and another member of the peace delega tion are conferring today with German governrfient' ' chiefs ' at Cologne on whether ., the "present German gpvern whether the conference concessions are satisfactory. It is believed here today that today's meeting will result In a decision as to whether the present Ger man government delegates will sign the treaty or withdraw in favor of delegates representing independent So cialists, . who will accept the terms. . : . ' ' , . ' j " AUSTRIAN'S SHOW LITTLE I v INTEREST IN THE TREkTY Zurich, June 7. The Austrian reply to the peace treaty will take the form of counter proposals, a dispatch from Innsbruck reported today. The main points are ready as the dispatch isaid, but the full text- of the reply will not be. handed to the allies before June 15 or , 18. i Among the masses there : is no deep feeling regarding the peace terms. They exhibit not the slightest interest in Austria's future. "The worst is yet to come," the Tageblatt says, pointing out that the financial terms are the most important and that they have not yet beeh re-; celved.-' ' I - ' A great deal of press comment em phasizes that Austria should form- a union with Germany. The newspapers declare that this Is Austria's only salvation. A' select committee from the assem bly will meet tomorrow to hear a re port from Dr. Otto Bauer, foreign minister, who has been- conferring: with Dr. Karl Renner. head of Austria's peace delegation, in Switserland, Plat Price for Shipbuilding Is Hurley's Request Washington. June 7. (WASHING TON BUREAU Or THE. JOURNAL Chairman Hurley, of the snipping board today reiterated his statements Imade before the congressional delegation last week that contracts will be supplied' Pacific coast yards for ships where any hardshlp results from cancellations, but is asking builders" to submit flat prices Adjustments are being. made in some in stances,; he indicated. It is understood here that the Bowles interests will con tinue operations on their. own account, perhaps, with, some reduction of force. Faith of County till ' State Is Renewed Because ' Oregon has 'shown its wish to : get - in . touch, with, one of her moet Isolated counties by voting the Roose velt highway bonds Tuesday, people of Gold Beach ; had a jubilation this! week, according to a message from President Charles Hall-of. the State Chamber of Commerce to Secretary George Quayle. Mr. Hall says the faith of Curry coun ty has i been "restored J in!. her j home state- by ,the helping hand - the' people extended " to ' the community in put ting the Roosevelt highway up to .the 10 government. - - s ! Alle aes Jtilot to Sell Munitions To Hun Army " " -' : "i ' "i i "- 1 i","'"""" ' . 1- :.s.';-. ifi-, As "A Department of Justice Said to Hkve Frustrated Gigantic Scheme to Defraud Government of $3 0,000,000 Stock; Secret In- dictments Said to In elude Army Officers. - ETROIT, Mich.t June .7. j (I.'N, S.) Arthur L. Barkey, I "j chief of the bureau of investigation of the local department , of justice office, has nipped-an alleged plot to defraud government out of $30,000,000 wbrth of munition supplies which were to be disposed of abroad, presumably to the militaristic' goup in' Germany . It was learned this afternoon that se cret indictments charging conspiracy have been returned by the United States grand jury against Captain Soterlos Nicholson of Washington, disbursing of ficer and financial manager of the ord nance department. United States army : Grant Hugh Browne,' race track owner, and prominently known throughout this country and Canada; Fred C Collins, vice consul of Greece, president of the Merchant Realty company, of this city, and a major in the United States army, nowin France. ' THREE UNDER ABREST Nicholson and Browne, together with Bert Harris, wealthy New Tork .Junk dealer, who is also implicated, are under arrest and are being held for trial at Fort Wayne. 1 According to Mr. Barkey, Browne Is the chief conspirator. He is alleged to . have made approaches to Nicholson with a request to get some one "on the inside" to work with them, and Nicholson is alleged to have agreed to try to do so. f . Nicholson is alleged then" to have made overtures to an army officer whose name is withheld as he is not yet under arrest. The plan was for the conspirators to bid on munitions which the government was to salvage In: Detroit and that all bids from outsiders would be rejected. Three bids are required by the government be fore, materials can be sold. : It is charged that Browne indused Harris and Collins to lend their names as "bid ders" and that Browne was to outbid VANCOUVER STRIKE ltfeeti Wi jl Gi!U ncffine3r! N o' Cars ; 0 pratey J. - Vancouver, B. C, June 7. (U. P.).- A.I W. McFarland.business agent of the Civic, Outside Employes' union,' an nounced late Friday night that all out side workers will be called out at 11 a. m. today? This affects" all departments of the city except the city hall. No fur ther details were given. Lights will net be affected, Jt is stated. City Engineer Feljowes, upon being In formed of the ' decision of the outside staff to walk out at 11 a. m. expressed regret at the action, but stated things were in fair shape at present as far as the scavenging and street cleaning departments were concerned. If the strike continues any length of time -he intends Issuing an appeal to all house holders and places of business to burn their garbage as far as possible. Operating under strike conditions be came the order of the day yesterday, with conditions unchanged from Thurs day, when the full force of the strike apparently went into effect. No efforts to break the strike are be ing made so far as can he learned, those affected getting along as best they can. In some cases officials of firms are taking the places of men on strike but no strikebreakers are being put to work. Outside of the businesses directly af fected by the strike and the absence of streetcars, the situation continues . fairly normal in the city. Captain Jackson on Way Across Atlantic Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Jackson have re ceived p cable from their son,., Captain Fhilip L. Jackson, stating that be- leftf Brest May. 28, on the steamship Presi dent Grant, which will arrive in Bos ton on Monday. Captain Jackson has been in service about a year and a half in France With the motor trans port corps. 'Generally Fair Pacific Forecast Washington, June 7, I." N.- a) The weather bureau today issued the fol lowing forecast for next week : Region of Great Lakes. Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys and Pacific states Generally fair weather Indicated during the week" with nearly normal temperatures.. ' : - ' ? TAKES m FORCE VICTORY ROSE FESTIVAL IN PICTURE AN1 STORY' IN ' , THE JOURNAL ' Striking photographs of Portland's! annual carnival -of flowers, effec tively reproduced, win feature all editions of The Journal during the Vic tory . Rose Festival. I i 'j t V ' Adequate accounts of the'many events that are scheduled for the gala week will be published in the news columns: ' For the convenience of those who jwould mail copies,to out of town friends. The Journal for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 12, 13, 14, and the bit illustrated Sunday Journal ! of June f 5 will be mailed to any address for tS cents, postage prepaid. I '. v. - ; , t " t : PLAGE YOUR ORDERS NOW WITH THE CIRCULATION DEPART MENT OF THE JOURNAL. 1 - ' . PRICE TWO them, but his price would be much- be low the value of the articles, DICTAPHONE GETS KVIDE5CE ' An army officer of the ordnance de partment discovered the scheme and was instructed to gain the confidence of the plotters, which he did, and the govern ment secret service operatives were put to work on the case. The operatives lo cated Captain Nicholson here on Feb ruary IS. and from that time on he was constantly shadowed and dictaphones placed in his room at his hotel, where many conferences of the plotters were held. ; - ; ' According to : otans. Browne bought 1300,000 . worth of munitions at ' a sale Hast week - by overbidding uouins , ana Harris, and it is alleged tne tntention was to ship the material to Mexico and then to Germany. i Mr. Barkey f says , Nicholson met jBrowne and Harris in Rochester, N. Y., ion Thursday of this ' week and that Browne paid 1500 to Captain Nicholson as his share of the profits on thts deal land Nicholson is said to have handed !$2000- to the young army officer who was working , with the , secret service men. cjbuco. ui unni " v made up a purse of $1000 which was ipaid to Collins for the use of his name as one of the bidders, v - Nicholson was arrested Thursday night and had $3000 in cash on his per son. Browne and Harris were led here by secrett service and arrested today. Collins was arrested in his office this afternoon. - , ;.-'V-v"- Everybody Working to Put final ucKeroiv Preparation for J Official headquarters of ' the Pacific "oast Advertising Men's convention at the -Hotel Multnomah waa :a scene of usy .activity today.. Twenty commit tee of . Ad . clubbers who have been working on the plans .for the' enter alnment . and ; business.' programs that ill begin Sunday, were rpunding out totalis - and making everything ready Tor the reception of1 the, hundreds of visitors who will begin pouring into the city on 'early . morning - trains from ill the leading cities of the coast. Across - the 'Street ; from the -hotel, Chairman Charles English- of the ad vertising exhibit committee, with sev eral aides and a big force of. carpen . ers, is striving to find sufficient dls lay space on the main floor : of the Harshall-Wells-r building for all the exhibits that are arriving for compa nion in seven contests for which trop nhies have been offered. The exhibits cover all class of community, newspa per, magazine, window . and out door Advertising, and already- those sent in over more than: 10,000 square feet of space. ".'. --- Visitors will' be met. .Local ad men will greet the visitors who will begin arriving on, the morning trains and by automobile. The Women's Ad club and a reception committee otJ Ad clubbers' wives will assist in recep tion and entertainment. The Spokane automobile caravan, which left that city Friday, picking up Cars from Eastern Washington and Idaho. ' Is due about Hoon' at the Automobile club,.: IS miles east of the city, where these visitors will be met by Chairman Frank McCriliis, and a number of his staff. The guests will be served with a luncheon in the clubhouse, while tinder the direction of Chairman Sraead of the automobile com mittee, assisted by Frank Nau, the dusty cars of the caravan will be washed and groomed by a big force of workmen. Batteries will also be inspected and given free service by Charles Harper of the WHIard Service station. Similar at tentions will be given cars arriving from Seattle and Western Washington points, and from Eastern and Southern Oregon, and California, t 1 rCBLIC ISTT1TED TO HELP- v I The first get-together meeting will be at the open mass meeting in the after noon. The general public is Invited by the convention committee -to Join- in welcoming then visitors by attending this ahd the evening meeting at The Audi torium, by Joining in the community sijnging. and by enjoying the splendid program of addresses bynotable speak ers and-the high-class musical numbers. lSeSoot ON TRAINS AND HIWI STANDS MVS CENTS All of Original Expedition to Be : Withdrawn Within Few Weeksf Announcement of Gen. March. National Guard and. National .Army- Divisions All - Out cf ; Fran ce ; Fast S h ip m e nts ' M ad e . Washington, June 7. -(I. N. S.) All of the original American expedi tion' will be out or the Archangel Sector within three weeks. General Peyton C. March, chief of staff, an nounced at, his weekly conference with representatives of the press to day. "One large force left on" June 3, the general added. This -consisted of Companies E. G, I and M and the machine (run company of the 339th t infantry. . Of these 62 officers and 1 509 men sailed for Brest and two officiers and 333 men sailed for Eng land. - May saw a -new record hung up. for the transatlantic transportation of troops in either direction, 333,103 actu ally having sailed from France, General March said.? Of this number 12,27s were officers. All of the national guard and national army divisions have now been returned, and this week the work of bringing home the regulars was started, several -units of the sixth division having sailed. June 6 saw more than B0 per cent of the army demobilised, 2,271,769 officers and men .having received their dis charges. On June 3 there were only 694. 745 American soldiers on European soil, Brest continues to be the 'leading de barkation point. 49 per cent of the men passing through there, while New York has received 71 per cent of the return ing troops. - . - Enlistments up to yesterday, had to talled 48.023, and already more than five battalions have been sent overseas to re- . place men of the- A E. " F General March, stated. During the three weeks ending May Zlt S1.3S3 discharged soldiers applied for positions -and of , these 40,611 had been placed, according to figures submitted to 'the :war department. , Referring to the, recent A. , E. ' F. Hfle matches. Gen. March indicated that the Springfield rifle has clearly demonstrat ed its superiority over the Knfield. The lowest score made with the Spring field rifle,, he said,, was higher than the highest made with the Enfield. FLIGHT TOLD OF BYSI1FFII1EH Member of Parliament in America With Irislj Text After Work- ing Way on Freighter. ,New ;York. June 7. tV. P.) Jerry Boiand, Sinn Fein member of parlia ment,' Is in" New Tork today with the Intention ' of working In the "interests of the Irish republic." - Boiand, in an Interview, - described himself - as a diplomatic representative pf the Irish Republican government. He declared the British made every effort to prevent him from leaving. Ireland, but. that he - eluded the detectives shadowing him and escaped to America ,. without passports working : as ' fire man on a freighter. . , : Boiand. who has credentials as sec retary of the Sinn Fein parly, said he brought with him the text of Ireland's claims for recognition, to be sent to the peace conference in Paris. It was im possible to have these printed and pre pared or presentation in Ireland, he said, because of British interference. Bo he claims were written on flimsy paper easily concealed and brought here.' -''-"r."" " As representative of Edward Te Valera, president of the "Irish Kepub lic," Boiand declared he would confer with prominent Irishmen and. attempt to -secure official recognition of the Irish government by the United Elates. Gen. MacAlexander Of 90th Division Is Home From.France Boston, ' Mass., June 7-. (I, N. S.) Two transports bringing home 6901 sol diers, were given a. noisy and enthusi astic welcome when they arrived here today. ' :- ' - ' Aboard the transport Mongolian was Briganier General U. G. McAlexander and headquarters and units of the 90th division, composed mostly , of Texas and Oklahoma men. A Texas delega tion headed by Mrs. H. C. ; Price, greeted, the .Texas ' soldiers down the harbor. v - On the battleship New Jersey was 1364 officers and men, most of them from Erie, ; Pa. Mayor Kitts. with representatives of ; civic organizations from . Erie were on band to give the Erie boys a, welcome... Engine and boil er trouljle . delayed the New Jersey m her '.voyage across the Atlantic and she went Into drydock after the troops were debarked and bad entrained for Camp Devena. - ' CENTS U. S.-FDPflGE fRKlil