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THE- OREGON DAILY..' JOURNAL, "PORTLAND, 10NDAY, APRIL 26; 1920..
SMELT SIMS
REAP HARVEST;
SANDY IS MECCA i
'" , BEATEVG-.THE HIGH COST." OF LIVING ; -
ptxHOUSANDS of people spent Sunday harvesting food from the Sandy river, where the annual
I run of smelt made the water, dense with the delectable little fish. " Above: Small section of
the crowd that found pleasure and profit in, fishing with'the aid of every conceivable form
of net. Below, left : Dad fries a mess of smelt for the spring Sunday dinner at the scene of activ
ity ; right : A million smelt reward this fisherman for an hour ofelfort
Did ybu go smelting Sunday?
j It not, you are one of the very
Dm all majority of Portland citizens
who did not join the big trek i to
ward the Sandy river, a member of
the corporal's guard, eo aa to apeak,
left behind to keep the town from
i being altogether- deserted.
Cor tnouaanda upon thousands of
Portlandere wert . angling for the greatest
catch-aa-catch-can lishing bout since
the firat male of the species learned
that" inhabitant of the water were good
to eat v V
It was no fault of the anglers that a
single member of the smelt family is
alive today. Their intentions were good
enough,- but the smelt were too many,
SMELT CROWD HTHEAM
: The annual smelt run, latest on record
aa the calender goea, is also said to
have been the largeat All day long the
sporty little fish that tastes and looks
like a trout and whose migratory habits
are those of the salmon, surged madly
upstream in mighty schools that at
times prevented one from seeing- the riv
er's bottom.
Gamely battling the awl ft icy waters
In search of the sandy propagating
grounds of the headwaters, members of
the horde at sunrise began falling vic
tim to the netters and the lists were
open to all. There were no purse net
or any other kind of restriction on the
smelters, and no licenses were required.
It was a proposition to get them while
the getting was good, and results cer
tainly fulfilled expectations.
. Dip nets, gill nets, gunny sacks, flour
sacks, "umbrella-, tops, perforated wash
tubs and dish pans were only a few of
the devices used.
FISHERS THKOHG BAXK
' Practically all the fishing waa done
from the banks of the river. One had
nljrto watch for the occasional schools
that swept In close to the shores, drop
the net in front of the leaders carefully
and sweep. When the net was lifted
It would contain all the fish that one
could handle. Where large nets were
used, a catch of 60 pounds at one cast
waa the rule, rather than ntKArwia
The emelt fishermen increased In
numbers as the day wore on, and by
noon every possible point of vantage
was occupied by hundreds. yFrom the
highway bridge at Troutdale to fhe
mouth of the river, and above the bridge
to in point wnere ahelvinar banks and
deep water made the fishing impossible. I
thousands gathered.
Suburban lines of the P. R., L. ft P. j
company to Troutdale ran extra trains,
and these were Jammed to -the last pos- j
alble point of capacity. The same con- I
dltlon obtained on O-W. R. 4 N. local j
trains. Tne great volume of traffic
though waa by automobile. Thousands
of machines were parked along the
river roads.
MACHINES LIS ED UP
For two miles from Troutdale west
ward, machines were by the roadside,
unable to park any nearer to the river,
and their occupants had gone to the
fishing grounds afoot. Acres of vacant
ground on both sides of the Troutdale
bridge ware solid masoea of automobiles.
Deputy Sheriff Christof ferao .was in 1
charge, of the force regulating traffic
and its . members had their hands full.
Traffic policemen ; were stationed in
pairs at either end of the bridge and
at points along the road. During; the
afternoon the automobile processions
along the Base Line and Sandy roads
were almost unbroken.
And no fisherman went unrewarded.
Every one had all he could carry away.
Hundreds of tons of smelt must have
been hauled from the stream; Many
; were wasted. In places one could not
walk without stepping on those that
had been thrown away. Everywhere
along "the river bank one could see
the takes that had- been abandoned' al
most aa soon aa hauled from the river.
SPS1II6 DAT ATTRACTS
v There were hundreds of picnickers.
who combined th glory of a perfect
""B uajr auu nie unprecedented op
portunity for fishing to make a merry
holiday.
And as night fell and it grew too
shadowy to see the fish, the anglers
departed, but, from the bridges above
one couia see tne great schools still
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Washington April 2 e.r-(WASH-INGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) How have the primary , .re
sults to date affected the candidates?
Who has been most helped or hurt?
A little inspection of the returns
from South Dakota, North Dakota,
Minnesota, New Hampshire, Michi
gan and Illinois indicates: -
That Johnson came off surprisingly
well in Michigan, fared well in Minne
sota and polled an unusual vote in
Illinois for a candidate not on the bal
lot, and has gained by this showing,
despite his reverse in South Dakota
and his poor .support in New Hamp
shire and New York.
That Lowden has measureably fallen
because of his bad stumble in Michi
gan and his failure to win more de
cisively in Illinois.
WOOD HOLDING HIS OWIf
That Wood is holding his own. ex
cept for his walloping in Michigan.
His vote in Illinois, the home of Iow
den, with the capture of 15 or 14
delegates in that state, was large
enough to repair some of the shatter
ing done in Michigan.
That Hoover is still a disturbing
element for the calculations of leaders
of both parties, especially confusing
tial campaigns, today waa "helping oat"
Major General Leonard Wooda cam
paign, according to Colonel W. C. Proc
ter, national chairman of the . Wood or
ganisation. ...
Procter conferred here yesterday with
Wood and later denied reports he waa
to be displaced py Hitchcock.
"So far aa Z know, I am to -remain
ta charge of General Wood's campaign.'
Procter said. "Hitchcock la helping out.
He is not to have charge of any terri
tory that I know of." ,
KXOX CONSIDERED G. O. P. "
COMPROMISE CANDIDATE
By L. C. Vertla
Washington, April 21. The situation
developed by the hot fight for the Re
publican presidential nomination today
caused Q. O. P. leaders In the inner
circle of the party councils to begin
casting about for a compromise candi
date, should, one be -required.
They are considering Senator Philan
der C. Knox of Pennsylvania, former
attorney general, and also formerly sec
retary of state. His name is being
heard with increasing frequency among
influential Republican politicians in
Washington.
Knox ia favored for these reasons :
1. His experience in government;, both
executive and administrative branches.
2. His standing In both wings of the
Republican party.
He is a close personal friend of Sen
ator Johnson and stood with the Borah
Johnson irreconcllables in the treaty
fight. He is at the same time close to
Smoot, Penrose, Lodge and other old
guard leaders.
3. His reputation before the country
as a conservative whose record in the
senate, his friends say, shows him to
have favored really progressive govern
mental measure
- tSfgi
ently limitless numbers. The run is
jrneotMl to continue for" three--or four
days more. And . suddenly the tail end
oi a scnool will sweep by, not a strag
gler will be left, and the smelt will
be gone on his mysterious mission for
another year.
Suit on Klamath
Court House Job to'
Be Heard May 14
Klamath Falls, April 26-pMay 14 is
the date set by Judge Hamilton of Roser
burg for the hearlmr of arguments in
the case of J. M. Dougan A Co. against
Klamath county. Jhe company Is su
ing the county fortapproximately 90,000
alleged due for the construction of one
ofthe three courthouses built here.
The slog-an of the city health board in
its latest campaign for civic betterment
ia "clean up, -paint up and safety first."
Mav 1 to 15 is th nAriftd net tnr tho
moving onward and upward In appar- crusade.
S. P. TO EXPEND
MILLIONS; THREE
SNIPS INCLUDED
San Francisco April 26. (U. P.)
Plans for gigantic expenditures
for new equipment by the Southern
Pacific railway were made public by
Julius Kruttschnitt, executive head
of the system, who arrived here on
an inspection trip last night.
Equipment aggregating $30,000,000 will
be purchased, he said.
This will include rFive thousand freight
cars, 100 locomotives, 60 passenger cars,
three merchant ship..
The Southern Pacific will be prepared
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ne of the Yukon's most famous
characters. "Alaska Jack" is the
man who staked the townsire of
Nome was one of the prominent
miners in the historic fight
on which Rex Beach based
his story, "The Spoilers"
' and he takes the part of
the factory superintendent
in 'The Silver Horde."
I
He will appear in the foyer of the
theatre where any who are inter
ested in Alaska may have the privi
lege of questioning him. He will
appear on the stage -and cite a few
incidents in connection .with the
"Silver Horde" and "The Spoilers"
at the following times each day
?25 P. M. 4:00 P.M. 5:35 P. M.
r710 P. M. ' S:40 P. M."" 10:00 P. M.
"The Sflver Horde
IS NOW PLAYING to full capacity
hoifses. Every performance
makes
Please
jiew boosters. '
do yourpart - tf
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in 1
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for every traffic contingency following
the delivery of the new equipment which
will begin In May, Kruttschnitt said.
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SURPR
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WASHING
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be allowed to retain an army of 200,000
instead of the 100,000 provided by the
treaty of Versailles.
The statement says it Is necessary to
fix the amount of reparations to be paid
by Germany later and that Germany
must carry out the peace treaty, other
wise the allies will be forced to use co
ercive measures.
Pertlnax. writing in the Echo de Paris,
says the allied financiers plan 80 yearly
payments of three billion marks gold as
a minimum, to be increased according
to the state of Germany's economic restoration.
SAN REMO CONFERENCE WILL
END IX COMPLETE ACCORD!
, By Camlllo Cianfarra s
San Remo, April 25. (Delayed.) The
San Remo conference of the council of
premiers, which started- a week ago with
threatened serious dissension under the
question of a unified allied attitude to
ward Germany, will end probably to
-morrow night with apparently complete
accord.
While not all the questions have been
settled, the outstanding differences have
been eradicated and the ground prepared
for important work when the premiers
resume their work in Paris next month.
The council today decided to tender
the mandate ewer Armenia to the United
States. In event that nation refuses.
the council wiU ask Wilson to determine
the boundaries of the new nation, by
deciding wnetner the Eraerum district
shall go to Armenia or remain Turkish.
The mandate oyer Palestine went to
Great Britain, who, with France, will
settle the borders of Syria and Pales
One, especially as to whether the-Upper
Jordan river ahaH be included in Syria's
borders.
HOOVER LEADS G. O. P. FIELD
IN OREGONLAN STRAW VOTE
Compilation of the totals by the Hoo-
for the Democrats in Michigan and headquarters of the poll being taken
Illinois. by the Oregonlan on the presidential
That Palmer, as a Democratic can- candi)lateS( ghoW8 that Herbert Hoover
didate, is not a vote-getter in the . .
West As to other Democrats, the vot- ", far- received 33 per cent of the
ing is almost featureless. ,?aIwVi? .fw w'" ,n th!S
Speaking generally, it is figured that Je "'d wlth Johnson second and
a favorite son who cannot poll 60 per ooa third.
cent of his state against outsiders is Th total, according to the compila
not a very strong favorite. By thi: n is 826. Of this Hoover has received
test Lowden "fell down." He received ' ' Johnson 209, Wood 171, Lowden II.
approximately 58 per cent in IllinoU; 1 indexter 14 while 81 scattering ballots
while Wood polled 36 per cent an; 1 been cart. Of these Taft received
Johnson li per cent. In Lowden's home Hughes 23. Pershing 17. Coolldge I
city of Chicago, Wood had 47 per cent d Harding 5.
Lowden 35 per cent, and Johnson 18
per cent
NEW TOBK UNPLEDGED .
The New York primaries for dele
gates insure a practically . solid" un
pledged delegation, which signifies that
the political sachems have full control
and probably will give a complimentary
Vote to Nicholas Murray Butler.
The Wisconsin result gave 24 out of
26 delegates Into the hands of La Fol
lette. apparently to be used for' John
son if needed, but under the personal
direction of La Follette at all times.
North Dakota gave no real test
Johnson's name was the only one on
the ballot, but the Johnson-pledged
delegates were not the ones elected
and Wood seems likely to get a good
share of them. !
South Dakota ran about to the ex
pected form, with Wood 5000 ahead of
Lowden and the entire delegation
pledged to him for three ballots at
least
HARDING'S TEST TOMORROW
Minnesota yielded 12 instructed dele
grates for Wood, but the state conven
tion refused to instruct the four dele-gatea-at-large
for him.
New Hampshire, which claims Wood
as- a native son, though his legal resi
dence is now In Massachusetts, gave
htm a solid delegation, and a Johnson
candidate was snowed under.
Harding has not figured in the vot
ing so far. His test will come in his
home state (Ohio) tomorrow, when the
preference vote will be taken between
Harding; and Wood. On the same date
Massachusetts will register with an un
instructed delegation, but mostly for
Wood. Also on that date Ne Jersey
will choose between Wood and John
son In one of the most important bouts
of the season, for there is no favorite
son element there. Paterson, Newark
and Jersey City have long been radical
centers and the Johnson vote in New
Jersey promises to be formidable.
WASHINGTON G. O. P. TO OPEN
STATE CONVENTION TUESDAY
Seattle. April 26.-MI. N. 8.)--With
the Washington state Republican con
vention scheduled to open tomorrow,
members of the parry are gathering in
Bellingham. It is . considered certain
that George H. talker of this city
will be elected delegate-at-large to the
Chicago convention, and that National
Committeeman Samuel A. Perkins of
Tacoma will be succeeded by Guy EL
Kelly of Tacoma. Perkins, who is
chairman of the national executive
committee, has announced he will not
be a candidate for the position.
It also Is a foregone conclusion that
Senator Miles Polndexter will be in
dorsed for the presidential f nomination.
Polndexter will attend the convention.
Walker has the support of Polndexter
and it is expected he will place the
senator's name before the national con
vention in Chicago.
BIG PRIMARY FIGHTS
ARE DUEON TUESDAY
(Continued from Put Om)
Governor Edward I. Edwards is sup
posed to have everything his own way
in New Jersey, while William G. Mc
Adoo is supposed to have the support
of the Massachusetts Democrats.
JEWS' PROMISED PALESTINE;
F1UME DISPUTE NEAR END
By Percy Sari -
i Tutted News Staff Correspondent
London. April 26. The San Remo
conference has decided to restore Pates
tine aa the national home of the Jews,
thus fulfilling the aspirations of mil
lions of exiled wanderers, dating back
500 ye'Srs.
The mandate for Palestine roes to
Great Britain, but France will assist by
and Syria and the question of whether
the upper Jordan and Linati rivers are
to be included in Syria.
In Palestine reservations are mad
for the protection of the rights of the
Arans aa a minority people.
Noted Jews in England rejoiced to
hear of the decision of the supreme
council 1 . j . ;
TP. M. -m m aT. Jr at. a' 1 : l at w ' - '
Nine Horses Killed
By Electric Shock
Milton. Anril 26. Fbtlowinr an W.
ijrical etorm. the carcasses of nlnn
valuable t horses belonging to C " W.
Vonderahe. north of ; town, were found
crowded against a barbed Wife fence.
Tne animals bad evidently been electro
cuted by lightning and had been dead
several aaya.
B. H. Green Stamps for cash, Hel-
PROCTOR DENIES HITCHCOCK
IS TO BE WOOD'S MANAGUR
Chicago. April 26. (U. P.) Frank H.
Hitchcock, expert manager of president
WOMAN'S DEMOCRATIC . CLUB
ADOPTS NEW' CONSTITUTION
The firat meeting of the Woman's
Democratic club of Portland since its
reorganization was held Saturday at
Central library. The new officers are :
President Mrs. Redmond P. Marshall ;
vice president. Mrs. Lorena M. Brae
ger: secretary, Mrs. Nellie C. Hughes;
treasurer, Mrs. Nellie C. Oettle. A conH
stitution as prepared by the president
was read and adopted. The platforms
and slogans of several candidates were
presented, among them being S. E.
Holcomb. Dr. Esther P.' Lovejoy and
Mrs. Alice M. McNaught All were fa
vorably received and the candidacy of
Mrs. McNaught was formally indorsed.
A luncheon is on the program for
the near future, with Mrs. Braeger aa
chairman of the reception committee,
Mrs. Serena Hammond music, and Mrs
N. C. Hughes luncheon. A feature of
the afternoon was a vocal duet by
Mrs. Sarah 8. Mendenhall, contralto,
77 years of age, and her daughter.
Mrs. A. M. McNaught soprano. Mrs.
McNaught also sang two solos, a lyric
and a plantation melody, Mrs. Serena
Hammond acting as her accompanlat
Regular meetings will be held on the
second and fourth Saturdays of each
month. Mrs. Marian L. Merry was
appointed publicity committee.
JACKSON DEMOCRATS FAIL
TO FILE FOR OFFICES
Medford. April 26. It haa developed
that through some oversight or tnlsup
on the part of the Democratic commit
tee, which filed a party ticket of
county candidates Thursday,1 no can
didates were filed for the offices of
county clerk and coroner, for which
the names of John O. Riggs of Ash
land and W. H. McGowan of Medford
had been chosen. v
MME.
MARGUERITA
SYLVA
BRILLIANT BELGIAN
PRIMA DONNA
IN ( . .-.
NOW
PLAYING
TEG "
FROM THE FAMOUS STORY
BY
SAMUEL MERWIN
i COMING
"SHORE
ACRES"
FOUNDERS-DAY TO
CHAIR H I
VThe eeventy-seventh " anniversary
and twentieth celebration and picnic
in connection with Founders day
wilU be observed . next Saturday at
Champoeg, on the oast aide of the
river 33 miles south of Salem.
As no boat Is available for a trip from
Portland to Champoeg. recowrae must be
had to the electric railway tinea or pri
vate conveyances. .
Pioneers and others in Portland and
vlclaity who want: to go to Champoeg
can do so by taking the east side South
ern Pacific electric. Fourth and Stark,
at 7 :4J a. m. or Jefferson depot at T .b0
a. m. and reach Newberg at 8 o'clock.
Arrangements have been made with
the Ellis auto bus line to convey pas
sengers to Champoeg, five miles away,
and return them to Newberg in time
to vtake ' the northbound electric line
at 4:12 or 7:10 p. m. Nearest points on
the Oregon Electric to Champoeg are
Donald and Butteville, but there is o
Information available regarding connec
tions. ' .
After arrival at Champoeg ample time
for the basket lunch and renewal of old
acquaintances will be allowed before the
beginning of the program at 1 o'clock.
Judge P. H. D'Arcy, 1857, past president
of the Oregon Pioneer association, will
preside. It will open with "The Star
Spangled Banner" by the Veteran quar
tet (W. M. Morse. Dr. J. E. Hall. A. W.
Mills and Professor Z. M. Parvin); in
vocation ; informal addresses of five
minutes by pioneers and visitors, and
an original poem by W. T. Rlgdon, 1850,
of Salem.
George H. Himes, secretary of the
Oregon Pioneer association, requests all
who Intend to go to Champoeg to notify
him at once that there may be no hitch
in securing the necessary transportation.
Call Main, 1944.
nounced it would take a recess from
Monday,. May , to Monday,; May 17,
next ' ' . . .
Two Officers; Shot
Dead by Assailants
Lurking in Ambush
Dublin. April i6. Three police' of
ficers were ambushed at Bandon. County
Cork, by unidentified aerallanta .tonight
Two were killed on the spot. - - '
Supreme Oourt to Recess
Washington, April 26. (I. N. S.) The
United States supreme court today an-
INFORMATION
WANTED
REUARUI.NO
SIDNEY B.WALPOLI
WHO HAN BKK1S Ml. SHIM)
FROM. HOME K1MK MOM
PAT, APRIL II.
Aged 25. light hair, blue eyea.
about & ft. 8 In. in height,
weight about 140, xiender build,
small refined features. Wfars
gold-rlmtned glassca of unusu
al appearance.
When last seen, wore a black
ind gray plaid macklnaw coat,
khaki-colored ehirt. corduroy
pantti, dark tan outing boots,
heavy gry aocks with . white
3dge, woolen plaid cap, some
what faded.
Phone residence of Theodora
Burkhart Main 6041, or, ad
dreaa 855 Hilton avenue. Portland.
He Wat Lovable
a. Well as
"Cussable"
"HUCKLEBERRY FINN"
Takes you back to
your boyhood days
of pranks, hookey
and runnin'" away.
Mutt and
Jeff .
MURTAGH
On the $50,000 Organ
WMMl
New
Weekly
WHY CHANGE
WIFE?
TOUR
Playing to capacity. A worthy suc
cessor to "Male and Female.? Cast
includes Gloria Swanson, Tom
Meighan, Bebe Daniels and Others
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA
.Afternoon and Evenings
Orchestra Matinee at 2 ; 30 P. M.
Shows Start at 11 A. M., 1 P. M.r
3, 5, . 7 and 9 P, M. Come Early
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