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EASTER DAY Faster Ssnday It week away. Hew Portland wui observe the day, wbere It wltl worship aad In wbat aambers win be told la aa illustrated article la Tbe Sunday Joirnal Marailne aext Soaday. VOL. XVII. NO. 53. CITY EDITION PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 28,. 1820. PRICE FIVE CENTS OPERATIVES AND MINERS ARE ACCUSED 125 Men Are Indicted it Federal Court at Indianapolis on Charge of Violating Lever Act. President Lewis of Mine Workers, Brewster of Operators' Com mittce and Others Are Held. Indianapolis, Ind., March 27. (U. f.) John L. Lewis, International president of the United Mine Work era, Thomas T. Brewster, St. Louis, chairman of the coal' operators' ware committee, and 123 other prominent operators and union of flclals In the central competitive field, were indicted by a special grand Jury here for violation of the Lever act In the recent nation-wide bituminous coal strike, according to official announcement here tonight. The Indictment were returned two weeks ago. Arrests of the Indicted men have been ordered. Forty-four have been apprehended. r Francis S. Peabody. Chicago, chair man of the coal production committee Of the council of defense during the war, was among the indicted men. Lewis and Brewster are now in New York, preparatory to negotiating a new wage scale for the central competitive field. Peabody also is in New York. Among others Indicted were: r. F. C. Honnold, chairman of the coal operators' commission of Illinois ; K. C. Searles, Chicago, publisher pf tbe Mine Workers' Journal Phil H. Penna, Terre Haute, operators' spokesman at Washington conference; Edward Stew art Indianapolis, president district mine workers ; William Green, secre tary of the -United Mine Workers, and Percy Tatlow, statistician. ' The indictments were made public by United States District Attorney Van Nuys. " Forty-four of the 55 Indiana men Indicted .had been placed ' .under. The indictments were retumea on y arch 11 nd charged conspiracy to Voirirnlt an offense against the United States and in violation of the Lever act. The first four counts pf the lndlct n.ents charge a general conspiracy of all the defendants to "limit the facili ties' for transporting, producing, sup plying, storing and dealing in a cer tain necessity, to-wit : Bituminous coal; by refusing to mine, sell or deliver coal, by refusing to deliver coal for storage purposes, by Increasing and maintain ing excessive prices of -coal, by calling and causing strikes among mine workers." , Four of the counts charge a conspir acy under other sections of federal laws! - Ten overt acta ara cited against the Indicted men in the indictment The Indictments were the result of the miners' strike last December, which ended abruptly on the issuance of a (Concluded on Pice Six. Column Thm) Historical Tree Is Named Memorial For '"Kit Carson Washington, March 27. (I. N. S.) A tree as a memorial to "Kit" Carson now nominated today .for a place In the "hall of fame" which Is being arranged by the American forestry association. The nomination was made by F. M. Fletcher of Carson City, Nevada. On this tree Carson carved his name and the date, 1844. while on a trip with Colonel Fre mont and during which Lake Tahoe was discovered. ' Seventeen Murdered By Mexican Outlaw Montezuma, Mexico. March 27. (I. N. S.) Seventeen residerts of the little set tlement of Neuvo Minas, near the rhi huahtia state line, were' massacred late Thursday ni?ht in a raid on the village by an outlaw band under Alonzo as ques. the V'iia chieftain, according to a dispatch received here today. Pedestrian Owes Duty Of CautionWhen Walking In Traffic Congestion Out of eight persons killed in automobile accidents in. Portland during the months of February and March, six were pedestrians. 'Ap proximately the same ratio applies to persons injured. The police tureau maintains that in 80 per Cent of the accidents in which they are involved the blame lies with pedestrians. . ji The automobile driver is not solely responsible for accidents. Pedestrians perform queer antics on local streets, and to avoid, them drivers must, In In stances, be unusually alert. XASt week a pedestrian alighted from a, streetcar at Broadway and Larrubee streets. Opposite was a bridge transfer -car.-'; He wanted to catch it. In his haste he forgot that there might be ' 'traf lo on the street. He dashed ahead blindly and landed on the side of the ' right front fender of a machine. Had Women Will Take Stump By Thousands Members of Fair Sex Getting in Readiness to Wage Campaign for Next President. Chicago, March 27. (V. P.) One hundred thousand women from all walks of life will take the stump In support of presidential candi dates at the coming election, women leaders of political parties and can didates' campaigns declared here to day. In addition, 300,000 women workers will be employed to win to party leaders the suffrage vote, which is being looked upon by politicians as the deciding tac tor In putting the successful candidate over, it was said. The value of women speakers has al ready been recognized by candidates who are now active. Both in the camps of Major General Leonard wood and Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois women sections were formed. At Republican national committee headquarters here today plans were under way for the formation or a woman's national organization, com posed of ' organisations from each state Each state will have organizations in every congressional district and also by counties. Women, it waa said, will be organized down to precinct captains throughout the entire country. -The number of women speakers the Republicans will have was estimated at 50,000 by Mrs G. W. Relnecke, execu tive secretary . of the women's division of the Republican national committee, Democrats, it was said, are working along the same lines as the Republicans and expect to have as equally a formid able organization of women speakers and workers. News Index Today's Sunday Journal la Complete in Eight Sections. Editorial Section 2. Pace 4. Foreign Vendetta in Ireland Section 1. Page 1. Mueller Leads New Cabinet Section 1 Page 1. Yank Flier to Wed Section 1, Page 3. Cambridge Defeat Oxford Section 1. Page 3. National Coal Mea are Indicted i-ffectio Cabinet HaU to Meet Swrtaoif jl, jage A "Vi v Domestic ;V?:sT -1 ;J Mexico Bald to Be Friendly Section 1. Pare 10. Bryan on World Wars Section 1, Page 11. Labor Party Leaders Denounced Section 1, Page 11. . Ntrtnwart Heaum of Olrmpla Legislature Section 1, Fm It. Koorer Clobs Being Formed -Section 1, Pace 11. Hanging Does Not Check Crime Section 1. Page 1. Polk County Pioneer Dead Section 1, Page 6. Portland Phil atetK-han Br. Dead Section 1. Page 1. A'rican Explorer on VWt Section 1, Page 12. Thomas Sweeney Seek OfficeSection 1. Page 11. Milk , Personnel Changed Section 1. Page 1. Purity Squad Abolished Section 1, Page 1. Elevator Code Recommended Section 1, Page 14. Cupid Adds Star Section 1. Page 14. Order Corers Sugar Sales Section 1, Page 14. Laundy Case Section 1, Page 8. Mayo Visits Portland Section 1. Page 4. Business News Real Estate and Building Section 3. Page 1. Market Section 3, Page 15. Finance Section 8, Page 14. Murine Section 3, Page 14. Sports Section 2. Pages 6-7. Automotlv i Section 6, Page 1-7. On the Finer Side Th Week in Society Section 4. Pages 2 5. Women's Club Affairs Section 4. Page 6. Fraternal -Section 4, Pace 5. Drama and Photoplay Section 5, Pages 1-4. The Realm of Music Section 5, Page 6. Features King Lardner'a Letter Section 5, Page S. In Early Oregon Section 4, Page 8. For Boys and Girls Section 5, Page 6. IlooTer'i Boyhood in Oregon Section 2, Page S. Where McAdoo Stands Section 2. Page 2. Taxation Problem Section 2, Page 2. Astoria's Progress Section 2. Page 8. Plana for Port DeTelopment Section S, Page 18. Magazine Gorge of the Columbia Section 7, Page 1. Tempestuous Career of "Baby Best" Section 7. Page 2. 30 Tears in City's Serrice Section 7, Page 8. Belmont's Gambling Debt Section 7, Page 3. The Female of the Species Section 7, Page 5. How to Lose 100 Pound" Section 7, Pace 8. Health, Beauty and the Home Section 7, Page 1. Friendship Gowns Section 7, Page' 8. Comio Section 8, Pages 1-4. the automobile been proceeding more rapidly and been a few feet back an other serious injury or death would likely have been reported. The pedes trian who dashes about, oblivious to traffic on the street. He dashed ahead dents as the reckless driver. CARELESSNESS FKKQCE3JT On a Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago, when traffic was extraordinarily dense, the ludicrous but dangerous sight of a woman proceeding up the center of Morrison street, between Fifth and Sixth, on the car, track, astounded pass ersby. She carried a child in one arm and held the hand of a second in the other. For half a block they zigaagged between traffic, narrowly missing fend ers of several machines. Pedestrians, especially with children, cannot safely pick their way up the middle of a traffic laden street. The sidewalks were constructed for pede- (Ooncmded on Fags rout, Ooiuma Hit) DEAD AFTER Widely Known Hotel Man and Former State Treasurer. Had Celebrated 80th Year March 24 Popular Pioneer Had Been Close ly Identified With Oregon's Affairs for Some Sixty Years. Phil Metschan- Sr., for 60 years in timately identified with, Oregon's business and political history, died late Saturday afternoon In his Im perial hotel apartment following an illness that had kept the veteran host confined for nearly two yeajs. Hardening of the arteries was the immediate cause of death. '-. Living Just three days after the com memoration of his eightieth, birthday anniversary, Metschan was surrounded by members of his immediate) family when death came to end the months of suffering he had endured recently. Wednesday his nine sons arid daugh ters and 10 of hie 17 grandchildren gath ered In Portland at his invitation to mark his birthday anniversary with family assembly. Metschan, then too ill to attend the family dinner that was held in his honor, had expressed a wish that he might remain alive for the event, The veteran's death is mourned by a great circle of friends among the thou sands in Oregon and elsewhere who had known him during the nearly 60 years of his activity In Oregon. The family Includes Frank, Phil Jr., O W.. H. A., Dr. E. L. Metschan and Mrs. J. K. Glanders, all of Portland ; Mrs. Frank Meredith and Mrs. L. Griffith of Salem, and Mrs. Anna Cattanach of Canyon City, Or. : in addition to one sister. Miss Anna Metschan, 'of Tacoma. Wash. There are 17 Grandchildren, of whom 10 were gathered In Portland for the birthday nartv Wednesday. LONG LLNESS I!6?8 8tate treasurer of Ore- wKTT?in r ?'ht yeaw.rom 1866 to 1S98. ate naa previously held several county office rnofading. that of. courtly ,Ju,dgs in Grant county. He was a native of Germany, born at Hesse-Cassel, March 24, 1840, and on January 1, 1855, came to America" some years prior to' the death of his father, an attorney. LINCOLN CAMPAIGX RECALLED Toung Metschan-s first work In the United States waa in the butcher shops of his uncles at Cincinnati. In 1860 he received his initiation into American politics during the presidential cam paign of Abraham Lincoln, which was at fever heat while the future Oregon citi sen was at Leavenworth, Kan. In 1861 Metschap came west to Cali fornia. There he worked as a farm hand until he left California for British (Concluded on Pa Tee. Column Six) RUSSIAN SOVIET Polish Offensive Is Said to First Step in Drive That Way Land in Italy. Be London, March 27. The Russian soviet drive against Poland, accord ing to advices from Berlin, is mere ly the first step in an ambitious military project which contemplates a drive through Roumania, Austria and Hungary to form a junction with the Italian socialists and set up a soviet government in Italy. It is estimated that fully a million men are engaged in battle along a front of 250 miles on the Russian-Poland fron tier. One report from Bromberg, the new headquarters of the Polish govern ment, says Vllna has been taken by the Russians, but this has not been con- inmeu ana is oouotea, inasmuch as Vilna is more than 100 miles from the Russian frontier. Russian army officers, who are in conference with the German communists at Essen and Muenster, are quoted by the Berliner Tageblatt as having made the prediction that the soviet armies will break through Poland and that "Trotzky will be at the gates of Berlin by July l. Berlin advices Indicate the Russian troops operating: against Poland are the flower of the soviet armies and are well equipped for rapid movement and a des perate struggle. They are under the command of well trained officers. Brusiloff. the famous strategist of the csarist armies, has been reported in supreme command. A further triumph of the soviet forces over Deneklne's army in South Russia, was reported today in a wireless from Moscow announcing the capture of No vorossick. the last- important base of the Dcnekine forces. Removal of the Polish government from Warsaw to Bromberg, although re ported from different sources today, lacks official, confirmation. The outbreak of hostilities between Poland and Russia is the result of oc cupation by the Poles of a strip of Rus sian territory about 400 miles long and 250 miles wide. Mount Vesuvius Is In Eruption Again Rome. March 27. Mount Vesuvius la in eruption again. No reports have been received odamageor loss t life. , - , - PLANS EXTENSION LONG CAREER IS CLOSED FIIL METSCHAN SR., whose passing Saturday afternoon followed celebration of eightieth birthday anniversary three days before. Death of this pioneer hotelman, who attained places of influence after hard struggles of youth, removes one of leading figures in Oregon's business and political circles. If S . v mm l. ' fA i ?l Lg"rgggaia& III Mi MB i T W I laHm lliU ll I Mffl Wtmim f t I si VENDETTA IN FULL Reign of Terror Has Been Pro claimed by Extremists of Two Parties. Dublin, March 27. (U. P.) An unidentified, well-dressed man was found dead last night from bullet wounds, in Newcastle, a suburb, it was learned tonight. Firing in various sections of the suburbs which led to the report that serious fighting was going on. was discredited. Dublin, March 27. (U. P.) Ire land tonight was believed to be the scene of a deadly vendetta. Sinn Fein leaders said a reign of terror had been declared by ex tremists of their own ranks on one hand and sympathizers of the gov ernment, police and military author ities on the other. The murder pt James McCarthy, Sinn Fein leader at Thurles, -was .seen as the latest expression of the vendetta. McCarthy was shot and killed at 10 :30 a. m. today by a band of armed men who broke into his bedroom. Sinn Fein ers said he was murdered in cold blood without opportunity to defend himself. PRECAtTTIOJrS tSCSUAL Unusual precautions had been taken to protect the lives of all government officials. The government feared early efforts at retaliation by the Irish nation alist radicals who have asserted openly that the deaths of Sinn Fein members will not go unavenged. The inside history of events leading up to the start of the "vendetta" was given here tonight. Last December, it was said, a small body of extreme na tionalists, comprising many of the hot headed . younger Irish leaders, banded together to form an organization to as sassinate or otherwise terrorise all Brit ish officials and police. The members took a solemn " vow to drive the British out of Ireland, accord ing to the -story.' They signed a pledge agreeing to lay down their lives for the cause if necessary. M1EBEE IS ATTEMPTED The first move, it was said, was the (Conctadrd on Pace Two, Column One) Cattlemen at Meet In La Grande Favor State Millage Tax La Grande, March 27. At the close of the first annual meeting of the Eastern Oregon Cattle Feeders' association, the convention went on record favoring the university, college and .normal mtllage tax, to be voted on In May. Prank Mc Kennon, large property holder in the vicinity or lmoier, made the motion, which received an enthusiastic second from Tom Johnson? also a large tax payer. -. - Another resolution adopted exnrsssad the appreciation of the cattle feeders for the work accomplished in cattle feeding at the Eastern Oregon Experi ment station, under the direction of Prof. E. L. Potter of Corrallia atid the upervisior. of Kobert Wlthycombe. su perintendent f the experiment station. MILK PERSONNEL CHANGED BY MAYOR William Cornfoot and John Rich ardson to Act in Place of Daly and Whitcomb. Change In the personnel of the commission selected by Mayor Bak er to Investigate the! entire contro versy existing: between producers and distributors of milk in Portland, was announced Saturday night by the mayor with the appointment of William Cornfoot and John Rich ardson, accountant, in place of Fed eral Price .Commissioner Will H. Daly, and W. D. Whitcomb, ac countant. Dr. E. H. Pence, pastor of the West minster church, along with A. M. Work, manager of the Portland Damascus Milk company, and Henry Reed, county as sessor, will act in conjunction with Corn- foot and Richardson. In announcing the change Mayor Baker asserted that he believed it more advisable following careful consideration not to include I aly on the commission, owing to his co nection with the gov ernment. Baker said Daly's posh -m might prejudice the remaining members of the commission in that Daly's word as federal price commissioner would be final in the matter. Richardson was se lected in Whitcomb's place owing to the fact that the latter has declared himself a candidate for state senator from Mult nomah county. Mayor Baker felt that Whitcomb might be embarrassed to some degree In acting on the commission. Immediate Investigation of the entire situation which involves the distributors and dairymen's league in heated contro versy over milk prices la urged by Mayor Baker In his letter notifying each mem ber of his appointment. The commis sion will select its own chairman. Reed will ct for the dairymen's league, he having served as chairman of the milk investigating committee in 1918. Work will represent the distributors. Mayor Baker has asked bo-.h sides to pledge absolute obeyance of the findings of the commission. Present prices of Tnilk will remain during the investiga tion, it Js understood. Cleveland Fights Rent Profiteers Cleveland. Ohio. March 27. (U. P.) ; Forces were organized here today for a war against rent profiteers. An effort was made to have Governor Cox call 4 special session of the state legislature to enact legislation to prevent rent profit eerlng. Various civic organizations, the com mon council and tbe American legion are combined against Increasing rents. President Wilson To Name Delegates Washington, March 27-I. N. S. President Wilson is expected to name unofficial delegates to accompany the Russian mission of the League of Na tions, it- was learned this afternoon. Tbe Invitation of -the- ' league to the United States to join in this misfdon haa been laid before the president a and it is understood that tbe president 'is of the opinion that be haa authority to name 1 Jt . : f PURITY SQUAD IS olice Officers Are to Be Held Accountable for' All Violations on Their Beats. Says Jenkins. Change to Be Effective April j; Formation of Bureau to Care for Auto Thefts Is Under Way. Death knell to Portland's police purity squad, christened by former Chief of Poce N. P. Johnsor. as the war emergen c-y squad, was sounded Saturday night by Chief of Police L. V. Jenkins. He announced that hereafter police officers will be held accountable for all law vio lations on their beats during the hours which they are on duty. Chief Jenkins, who has advanced in the ranks from a patrolman, believes that a large morals squad is more of a hindrance than an asset to a successful police department. Abol ishment of the morals squad on April 1 and assignment of the plain clothes officers to other duty is announced In a new order. BUREAU FOE THEFTS , Formation of an automobile theft bureau, which will hereafter be operated apart from the inspectors' bureau, is also announced. Lieutenant Harvey Thatcher, who has been In charge of the purity squad," will take charge of the auto theft bureau. He will be assisted by Motor cycle Sergeant Gouldstone, Sergeant Clement, five motorcycle riders and 24 patrolmen. "A file system Is to be kept of all auto mobiles stolen here and elsewhere," Jen kins says, in outlining duties of the auto theft bureau. "Twelve officers will be detailed to work the downtown districts and make daily Inspections of all gar ages looking for stolen machines. In ad dition, five motorcycle officers will be detailed to ride all roads leading in and out of the city. When a car is stolen all police captains and authorities of Mult nomah and surrounding counties will be notified .and given full description. THEFTS MAT INCREASE "This i done because of the approach of spring. - With good weather, auto thieves will operate everywhere. Sergeant Epps will have charge of (he Chinatown squad and took after all gambling ana supression or vice in- all Its forms throughout the city. He will also have charge of enforcement of the prohibition law. "In addition to Sergeant Epp s work. each captain on relief will detail two or three wide-awake officers to work on liquor, gambling, moral and other similar law infractions. "Beginning April 1. the St. John's precinct will be enlarged to include all territory west of Albina avenue and north of Killlngsworth avenue." E Postmastership Will Be Settled by Civil Service, Belief in Washington. Washington, March 27. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL) ' Speculation conce r n i n g the identity of the next Port land postmaster is regarded In well informed circles here as the highest form of buncombe. The civil service commission alone knows who are applicants and no one here is manifesting any concern about it. In due time reports will be made on the qualifications and business training of the applicants, and they will be certified for appointment in order of their standing. Any person who supposes that wires are being pulled and ,oid time methods of "influence" being exerted, is merely ienorant of conditions. One reason for this Is that politicians who might in terest themselves fear to prejudice them selves by making personal appeals. Politicians find a chilly atmosphere around the civil service commission when they co there, and they rarely go. It might be supposed that after applicants pass the portals of the commission the politicians would find a better field in the office of the postmaster general, but since the big off ices were placed under civil service, the record shows almost uniform acceptance of the first eligible on the list . In a few cases favoritism has been charged, but investigation generally dis closes that compaints mostly com from dlsgrunted applicants and their friends and are without substantial foundation The, secretary and the chief examiner of the commission are Republicans and (Concluded on Pas TweW. Coin tun Four) Wage Negotiations Nearmg Conclusion Sookane. Wash, March 27. Wage ne gotiations between the building trades and the Master Buiiaers' association, af fecting 100 men. have practically reached a conclusion on all lines of work except carpenters and building la borers, according' to representatives of both the building craftsmen and tne con ABOLISHED BY NEW CHIEF I TALK S BUNCOMBE tractors. ; f"vt- W?. i- Hanging Not Deterrent to Criminal Acts Prison Figures Fail to Show Fear of Gallows Lowers Record Of Homicides. Salem, March 27.- Capital pun ishment does not discourage crime. At least the records on file at tho state penitentiary here tend to dis prove the argument that feaV of the gallows will reduce Oregon's record of homicide. Ss For the five year period preceding November, 1914 during which time cap ital .punishment was fn effett la Ore gon a total of 69 men and women were sentenced to the state prison for mur der and manslaughter as against a total of 38 for the five year period following the abolishment of capital punishment. According to these figures, which are official and accurate there were 23 fewer homicides In Oregon since the shadow of the gallows has been re moved from the state; than there were ip the same period prior to the abolition of the death sentence. : Whatever the reason, homicides have decreased 40 per cent since capital pun ishment ,was abolished by vote of the people of the state irt November. 1914. in spite of the fact that the population of the state has materially increased since that time. Of the 59 prisoners received at the prison under sentence for manslaughter in tne rive years preceding November, 1S14, 41 were sentenced to life Imprison ment and is were sentenced to death. Of the 36 prisoners received under life sentence for the five years immediately following the abolition of capital pun ishment the records 'show that eight were received In 1915,' four In 1916, 11 In 1917 (five of whom were Chinese), four in 1918 and nine in 1919. Since the penitentiary was established in Portland in 1854, 12 years prior to its removal to Salem, 2S7 prisoners have been received under life Imprisonment for second degree murder ; 36 under sen tence of death, 23 of whom were hanged and 13 commuted to life Imprisonment ; 11 under life sentence for robbery and rape, of this number 10 escaped, 2t died. IS were sent to the Insane asylum. One hundred and fifty-eight have been pardoned, three were returned to a sheriff by order of a; court, one com mitted suicide, of one there is no record and 61 are still In prison. DRUG ADDICT MAY BE MISSING BOY 1 Harry Gordon May Be Harry Gidon, Long Ijost Son of New York Millionaire. San Francisco, March 27. (I. N. S.) Police here today held a youth of 18 years, who gave the name of Harry fJordon, as Harry Gidon, son of a New York millionaire who dis appeared more thaif a year ago. It is understood here hat a reward of J500 for Information leading to the whereabouts of Gidon haa been posted. Circulars Bent out by New York police giving a photograph of Gidon tally ex actly with the youth held here, though in court today, where he was charged with vagrancy, the boy entered an em phatic denial that he1 was Oldon. The San Francisco bureau of identifi cation believes that Gordon is in reality Gidon, but, because, he is believed to be an addict to drugs, does not want it known he has been found does not want to return to his family and is trying to shield his true identity. The boy was given a sentence of 60 days in Jail to enable .police to communi cate with New York; and establish his Identity, if their theory proves correct. He also will be given treatment in the hope he can be cured of the drug habit. Sixteen Inches of Snow at lMeacham Pendleton, March 27. Sixteen inches of snow fell last night and today at Meacham, in the Blue mountains. 25 miles from here. Kight inches covers Duncan, and there are three Inches at Weston. 5 Lines Built to Boom Suburban Tracts Are i Costly to Car Riders By Ward A. Irvlss Portlanders interested in the street; railway problem spek feelingly of the revenue exacted from car riders to make up losses sustained by the Portland Rail way, LIghJ it Power company in operat ing cars over lines constructed by boom realty companies to additions improved by them for sale as city lots. The realty, companies, now defunct, 'constructed the tracts and entered Into agreements with the railway company to operate ltnea over the unowned rails, the realty com panies to guarantee m minimum revenue. No payments have ben received by the utility under the agreements because of default of th land companies and such lines represent a los of approximately 119,000 a year to the fail way corporation. The deficit is paid by the ear rtders of MUELLER is LEADER OF - NEW CABINET Six of Old Bauer Ministry, In cluding Bauer Himself, Are Among Ebert's Latest Choice. Bauer Guides Traffic Department. Gessler Is Defense Minister and H. Cu.no Heads Finance. By Carl D. tirnat Berlin. March 27. (U. T) Th ' neW German cabinet, formed by Hermann Mueller, waa completed tonight. Mueller held the portfolios of both chancellor and minister ol foreign affairs. The labor unions had net yet con sented to the new ministry, but were expected to approve the ap pointments. The new Prussian cab" lnet was also completed. Besides Mueller, the new cabinet in eluded : Traffic Qustav Bauer. ' Defense Dr. Gesaler. Finance H. Cuno. Treasury Dr. Wlrth. Food Dr. Hermes. The following members of . the Bauer cabinet, who resigned Friday, were re talned In the new ministry: Post Johann Olesherts. Kconomlcs Dr. Schmidt. Labor Herr Schllcke. Interior Erich Kock. Without portfolio Dr. Edouard David. POLISn REPORT CAUSES MUCH COXCEKN IN LONDON By Ed L. Ksea London, March 27. (U. P.) Reports that the Polish government had ra-. moved from Warsaw to Bromberr, PoI lsh Posen, caused considerable uneasi ness in official circles here tonight While it waa pointed out that the dis patch from Berlin, telling of the mote had not been confirmed from any other source and was denied by the Polish legation here, officials feared tbe Poles may have suffered reverses tn the of fensive of the Russian soviet armies, which started this week. The Russians claimed capture of Vllna. an Important railway center northeast of Warsaw,. and safd their armies were (Concluded on Pac tSmr. Ooltuna Four.) Mississippi Jams With Ice; Hundreds Are Made Homeless St. Paul, Minn., March. 27. (U. P.) Floods resulting from ice jama have made hundreds of families In Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota homeless tonight. Continued thaws today brought the Mississippi river and Its tributaries In this vicinity to the high water mark of the last three years. Two hundred famine living In the flats here were forced to flee when the i IsslsHippi river overflowed. The Wisconsin and Chippewa rivers went on a rampage and swept away bridges and flooded lowlandi in scores of tpwns along the routes. Four Labor Leaders in New York Released After Socialist Riot Philadelphia. March 27. (U. P.) Four labor leaders arrested last night when the police broke up a Socialist meeting, three of whom were charred with Inciting to riot and the other with making seditious utterances, were dis charged today in magistrate'! court on request of Assistant District Attorney Alessondroni. Although the men had "skated close to the line," he said, they were not guilty. The meeting was called to protest . against the suspension of five Socialist members of the New York legislature. Among the men arrested mas Charles Solomon, one of the suspended Boclalista, The lines were constructed by eons-; panies in which wealthy Portlanders were stockholders, in an effort to create land values arid by speculation to realise heavy profits by sale of the land as city lots at boom prices. The car lines to these boom additions were necessary to make the lots accessible and were con tributing factors in boosting the prices of the land. Bat there has been no re turn to the railway company, say crit ics, and continued operation of the lines result in a considerable loss to the cor poration, which expense, like bridge rental, car licenses, franchise taxes and free rides and cost of paving, la passed on to the car rider to pay The Errol Heights line Is one such instance. The Errol Heights Realty company some years ago was formed to boom property in -Errot Heights. Car , tracks were laid by the organisation and (Cenotadfdea rags Tan, Crtmaus Taaae) , .v ; : i.