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- i . " -rfl i ... ... CITY EDITION rt-iJ f: tMr. land Mr$. Jifg9 . are ' In reality i a ; very happily married , couple, though one would never think tt judging from their antics In The' Journal -every day. The "Bringing -Up Father" atrip " . ta hut one of the dally Journal' numerous fun feature " They're all worth a. smile. , I CITY EDITION V. " K' If AU Hmrm and It's All True THE r WEATHER Tonight and Friday. , probably showers : winds mostly wml Maximum Temperatures Wednesday : Portland .,...., Urn Angelas,... ... 71 Boise 4 New TorkV...... 60 Memphis M St. Paul.. ....... 6 -. y Eatena M frreod-CU Hatttf poctoffle. PurtUnd. Omcob PORTLAND. OREGON, .THURSDAY .EVENING, APRIL 29, 1920. TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRirE TWO CENTS " "o mwi ,.-ni . x x ran . :t - STANDS l I V CINTt : T- 11' caps fail to show enthusiasm s6 far. Johnson gets radicals.. Conservatives are divided. Independent vote is u ) Splitting py David Lawrence I (CopjrirhUd 1920 ) Washington, D. C April 29. Re publican primary results In Massa chusetts, Ohio and New Jersey have failed to produce an overwhelming: - enthusiasm for any of the leading . candidates, but have merely accen tuated the fundamental line of de marcation' between ultra radical and ultra conservative thought In the " party itself. . " Analysis of the returns and the local ities from which the preference vote : was polled would seem lo indicate that the more or less 6onservatlv elements In the 'Republican rank and file are dividing their votes between Major Gen eralWood, Senator Harding and Gover nor Lowden. while the middle-of-the-road Republican show an Inclination - toward Herbert Hoover and the extreme radicals or the progressives who hover - on the edge of radicalism and policies of nationalism show a strong liking for ; Senator Hiram Johnson. J0H580N GETS RADICALS . Tnesubstitution of Wood for Harding , or Lpwden or the nomination of any '.' one of the three men would not mean the loss of the following of the other i two. Their strength comes from pre cisely the same type of Republican vot ers. It in interesting to note that all ' three favor the league of Nations and treaty with reservations, and their kup ., porters Include the regular Republican ' . voters, together with some Independent The bulk of the independent Repub lican vote, as the returns would indicate, is being divided between Herbert Hoover and Senator Hiram Johnson with the '- latter being supported by thousands of " new voters,' most of them formerly Dem ocratsr who have disapproved of Presl- dent Wilson's stand In the League of Nations. t MAGNETISM MAY COIST , " certainly rw-.nmor .iiiiiiiouii, wnv made no bones of his absolute opposition to the treaty and to the League, man asms to poll a-considerable vote even in . Eastern states as he did in the Middle West and Far' West. The conclusion drawn here is tljat either Johnson's perr aonallty, which ntde Itself so effective force ltt California, Is Impressing it self upon, the voters with RooseveltUut magnetism or thatthose elements In the American electora'te who feel keenly, about article X are taking tt!t-oppor tunlty to express their appreclallon to Hiram Johnton for his aggressive ngni in their behalf. " ' v-Nobody . who Icnows - Johnson welt would accuserhim of going out deliber ately to corral the vote of the Irish ymathlsers who feared a hidden value 'to BnirtiMid a aealnt Ireland tn Article 3C or the vote of the German sympathi sers who felt that the treaty was too harsh to their kinsmen, or the vote of Italians angered over President Wilson's stand In' the Flume question, or the vote 'Of radicals and liberals who felt that i the post office department during the war and the department of justice since the war have trod upon the rights of sfree speech and a free press. OlD GUARD LINEUP But what is unquestionably true Is that these 'elements have of their own Volition gone Into the primaries to show w their gratitude to Hiram Johnson. His point of view on the treaty was taken long before the opposition to the pact became positive throughout the country. His pleas to return American soldiers from Siberia which won Johnson so much appreciation on the part of rela '' tlves of the soldiers In Michigan was a logical part of the Johnson campaign for natlonaliiatlon. -i r Political leaders here seem to recog nise ' the source of Johnson's strength, aad respect them as a considerable fac tor in Reoubilcan politics. They "are not as sure of the individual leanings of voters of Oeneral Wood, Governor Low . den or Senator Harding. All three seem ; io draw from the same large group of ' regular Republicans. : Indeed the Republican leaders are very . much elated over the combined vote given all Republican candidates as com pared with the scattering; votes in Demo cratic "primaries, everywhere, where the , contest as between "McAdoo, Palmer, , ,,Cox and Hoover is Just as much a free " for-all as the Republican contest. ' With the knowledge that President Wilson wants to make the treaty the ; tHnciDai issue of the campaign, the Re- publican primary results grow doubly - Interesting. In-Washington, where from the begin- nlng the Republican party has been dl : i vided between "irreconcilables" who wished to see the whole treaty and league " defeated and "reservatlonlsts" " who wanted America to enter the league and ratify the treaty with qualifying . conditions, the vote if the primaries is taken as conclusive evidence that Ke pubUcan senators of both classes were not simply following their own personal ..: likes or dislikes, but that the rank and ' file of the party Itself shows "lrrecon- cllables" as well as "reservationists." . Therefore, as President Wilson forces . the issue, the split between the two .wings of- the party grows. Senator Hiram Johnson's following appears as uncompromising as their leader and fu ' Slon ifwv U treaty Issue will be well t , n iglt Impossible. . , Major t General Wood, Governor Low ; f den. Senator Harding and even Herbert , Hoover-are friendly to the treaty. But ' to get the Johnson support they must denounce the whole business as vigor ously as he has done. Wilson may be v, a very sick man and out of politics and all that sort of thing,' but just as : : soon as the party conventions are held, or. perhaps, sooner, his tactics will be ; to force a showdown on the treaty ques tion. - ... j ; It is no Secret that the White Hoise Is -praying for the nomination of Hiram Johnson. . Every move- and maneuver - shows it. The most perplexing thing for the Wilson strategy would be the nomi nation ' or Hoover, ixwaen, wood or Harding, all of whom would- be so en thusiastically for the main part of the treaty 1 that' the Democrats would have : difficulty In waging a campaign of op ' poltloa on : the details of phraseology in the reservations' or qualifying clauses and the campaign would be more apt. to le aeciaea on purely aomesuo issues. ; iepuDii FEDERAL FORCE IS DEFEATED AT CHIHUAHUA Garrison Falls and All State and Federal Offices Are Taken Over by the Rebels; Governor and Other Officials Give Up. Washington. April 29. (I. N. S.) The federal garrison of Chihua hua City, state of Cblhuahua, was defeated in a battle with the rebels April 26, and all state and federal offices have been taken over by the revolutionary forces, according to of ficial advices received today by the state department. Much fighting occurred in the city streets. Governor Salinos and other of ficials have been placed under detention; General Guerrero, federal commander of the Sixty-second battalion, declined to join the revolt, but surrendered after severe fighting. All Americans are reported safe. U. S. CRUISKR SACRAMENTO IS IN HARBOR OF TAMPICO Washington, April 29. (I. N. S.) The U. S. cruiser Sacramento has reached Tampleo and is prepared to offer protection to Americans there in the event of the revolution en dangering them, according to infor mation to the slate department to day, through official channels. Looting has been reported In Alvarado, south of Vera Crus, where- federal troops and rebels are understood to be fighting and much banditry Is reported In the vicinity of Vera Crus. Bandits are also reported near Guadelajara, hav ing attacked the power plant- there. Rail road and telegraph communication be tween Juares and Chihuahua City has been cut off. Trains leavfng Juarez had to return by the lines held by the rebels. Six hundred federal troops have ar rived at Vera Crus. 3 CANDIDATES FOR MEXICAN i PRESURSKCY AGREE TO QUIT Mexico City, April 29. (U. P.) Both Ignaclo Bonlllas, former ambassador to the United States, and General Pablo Gonsales, , candidates for the presidency, have agreed to Withdraw in the interest of peaceful settlement of the present dis turbed condition of the country, the newspapers El Universal and Kxcelsior said today. Tanks Ordered Forward San Antonio, Texas,' April 29. (L N. 8.) Six armored tanks, carrying ma chine suns, were ordered sent today from El Paso to Columbus, N. M.," and Nogales, Ariz., by Major-General Joseph '. Dickman, commander of the southern department. Restaurants Face Profiteering Charge Chicago. April 29. CI. N. S.-Govern-ment ettorneys in Chicago started an other high cost of living investigation today. This time it had to' do with the action of profiteering lunchroom pro prietors who have raised the price of coffee, which costs them only. 2 cents per cup. including cream and sugar, to 10 cents a cup. Many, restaurant men have boosted the prices of sandwiches to 15 and 25 cents. Washington, D. Is Wrestling Street Car Washington. April 29. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL.) While other cities of the country are struggling with street car problen.s of varying degree, the nation's capital city is not a bit be hind. The condition is aggravated here by the existence of two inde pendent systems, one of which earns too much, the other not enough, and the weak line Is notorious for poor service. The utilities commission of the District of Columbia, which has authority much like that conferred on the state public service commissions, has been gradually increasing fares from the old five-cent, slx-for-a-quarter rate. It has just issued an order increasing the fares to eight cents, fouc-for-thirty, to take effect May 1. ZONE SYSTEM REJECTED The commission decided against the tone system, because of the burden on suburbanites, the suburban lines being owned by the Washington Electric, the weak system. It also decided against al lowing an increase merely to the Bystem that needs.it, because in many sections the lines are practically parallel, and to grant a higher fare on one system, it is argued, would divert so much travel to the other as to defeat the purpose of the Increase. Under this ruling the strong line, the Capital Traction, which did not ask for an increase and is already earning more than 7 per cent, will have $075,000 a year more added to its Income. The weak line, it is estimated, will draw almost as much from the .Increase.!-$625,400,; but 4 win -earn oniy aroui per cent -, . - Campus Mystery Bared;Conscience Functions Return Of Stolen Gowns ! A huge packing case delivered at ! Reed college last Tuesday has par tially solved a campus mystery which has baffled Reed students and fac ulty for two years. Commencement morning, June. 1918. Reed seniors awoke to find their grad uation gowns, valued at $300. stolen from the college chapel. An outcry was raised. H. C. Gray of the Reed faculty went through, every room in the dormi tory, searching parties scoured the Reed woods, swimmers dove to the lake bot tom, and posses went out in search of the thief. SEARCH 18 FRUITLESS The search was vain and the seniors faced graduation in "civies." A briUbuit . Idea saved the day. L,eon Goldsmith, a senior, Jumped Into an au tomobile and In a ride recalling Paul Revere's famous dssh he drove to the North Pacific Dental college, borrowed 15 raps and gowns, was "pinched" for speeding, explained his errand to the po liceman, and returned to Reed in one houc arriving just In time for the com mencement' address by William Allan Wlte. cj clue had ever been found of the lost gowns., which Included one belong ing to Dr. Susan A. Bacon, professor of romance languages, valued at $80. GARMENTS ARE RETURNED Wednesday the mailman left a box addressed to Reed college from "J. H. White, Walla Walla. Wash." When Miss Florence M. Read of the college admin istrative committee opened the package she smelled moth-balls, and there were the gowns, as good as ever. The sender's name is fictitious, in the opinion of Klsa Gill. Reed registrar. Kf forts will be made to find the prank ster, whose conscience was two years in functioning. Head-on Collision Is Fatal to Five Railrqad Workers Mankato, Minn., April 29. (U. P.) Five metf were, killed near Lamberton, Mirth., . early today in a head-on col lision of 'two Northwestern railroad pas senger trains, VThe dead: Conductor B. W. Clark.1; Engineer S. Fuller, Fireman JS, L., Larson v two railroad laborers passengers."'' - Several passengers were Injured, none seriously, according to reports here. The trains, numbers 61 and 517, run be tween Chicago-and Pierre, S. D. Legislature Urged To Meet and Curb Rental Profiteering Milwaukee, Wis.,- April 29. (U. P.) A special session of the legislature to en act laws aimed to curb rental profiteer ing ws urged by the state's Investigat ing committee in a report to Governor E. L. Philipp today. The report advo cated : Elimination of rent brokers. , Tax exemption of taxes on real prop erty up to $5000 to encourage home building. General Strike to Back Rail Workers Paris. April 29. (I. N. S.) The Fed eration of Labor today agreed to call a general strike on Saturday, May 1. in order to back up the railroad workers. With Issues Here is where the commission comes in with an interesting proposal. It asks conjrress to relieve the weak line of tax ation and Increase the tax on the other line. This would be done by abolishing the 4 per cent tax on gross earnings which both companies now pay and sub stituting a tax of 60 per cent on earnings above a s per cent return, and a tax of 75 per cent on earnings in excess of more than 7 per cent. ' This would amount to an aid to the patrons of the least prosperous line, re turning in the form of tax collected from the car riders of the more for tunate line. The problem has the usual fringe of wage increases and watered stock. The latest crisis, for the Washington lines have had several crises, was a threat of strike by the employes of the weaker line, who wanted to receive the same pay aa the workers on the other line. EMPLOYES WELL PAID . The Capital Traction, having plenty of means, has, dealt liberally with its employes and, in spite of this policy, as already stated, has been making more than 7 per cent, when it is supposed to earn only per cent Congress is fretting over the latest developments, and. the usual "investlt gation" has been started. There is a considerable movement for government ownership as the only means of ending the jockeying between the two systems and of bringing about their consolida tion, so a uniform fare could be applied without, starving one and giving un usual profits to the them. Congress has "bad the opportunity ta move: m the .matter , for many, many years, and even under the stress of war conditions, .with ! war workers crowding tne -city .ana evercrowawg . the i cars, j failed "to do anything. ;t remains to I be seen whether conn-ess will do anv. thing nom IIS HEARING CITED Federal Court Orders J. R. Bowles and A. F. Smith to Show Why They Are Not in Contempt for Failing to Surrender Books. On showing made by United States Attorney Lester W. Humphreys this afternoon. Judge R. S. Bean In the federal court issued an order citing J. It. Bowles, president of th,e North west Steel company, and Alfred F. Smith, prenident of the Columbia River Shipbuilding corporation, to appear before him and show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of court. The order was made in connection with the investigation now being made by special agents of the department of Justice of charges that the shipyards are guilty of fraud in fulfilling their con tractual agreements with the United States Emergency Fleet corporation for the construction of steamers. RIGHTS ARE CLAIMED Bowles and Smith appeared in behalf of their corporations Wednesday before the grand Jury and declined. to produce records and files for the inspection of the jurors because they said it infringed their rights under the fourth constitu tional amendment regarding illegal search and seizure. The order applies not only to Bowles and Smith personally, but to the corpo ration also, which leaves the conclusion that not only the individuals but their companies are subject to the penal ac tion of the court The citation is returnable Monday. The defendants will .appear before the court when it opens at 10 a. m. and Judge Bean at that time will pass upon the question of whether or not their re fusal on the grand jury summons con stitutes contempt. CASE MAT DRAG OUT In the event they are found guilty of the charge and punished. Attorneys Dan J. Malarkey and W. Lair Thompson, who represent the defendants, will immediate ly move for' an arrest of JudgmenC;they said- today." and appeal to the circuit Court of appeals. This action may drag out the investigation for several months, as the appellate court could not be ex pected to pass on the question for a considerable period. The federal grand jury, before which "lVeS?U 5'" started last week, j for reconvention, the action of the ship-! wa'ls of tne Oregon penitentiary un yard operators barring the submission j der 1 2 different wardens, and sup of further evidence at this time. plemented by data- and information "We see the United States attorney, .... . , says that he does not expect to seise I gathered from many of the larger all of these records at the shipyards penal institutions throughout the at,fe' Ut e.3cpec to take-them only i United States. Jesse P. Webb, a a little at a time," said Attorney Ma- ,,, ,. . . t . . larkey today, in discussing the action of lifer ln 8tate 8 Prlson here. has his clients. "If some arrangement of j produced "The American Prison this sort had originally been made, we ' System," a 262-page book said by r - - - v icaiDuiig ill 1.1 1 ID way now, but as it stands at present the subpena calls for the seizure of all these records, and. this leaves it open for the government agents to go to the yards any time and take any or all of the stuff they want. TO OBEY CITATIOX 'While I respect Humphrey's opinion in the matter, we have this legal order confronting us and we must act on what appears in it and not on any per sonal promises." While the grand jury Investigation is halted, however, the department of Jus tice agents, headed by George C. Wheeler of Baltimore, are more busily engaged than ever. It became known today that the agents have been investigating trans actions between the wooden ship build ers and the Emergency Fleet corpora tion in this district, but Iheir findings have been kept entirely secret. Another phase of the investigation, it was learned, points toward officials of the Emergency Fleet corporation and their connections, if any, in transactions that may prove to be fraudulent. A number of Emergency Fleet corporation officials in SeatOe are under indictment as a result of the investigations made there. An examination bv the soecia? annt. of the files of the wooden ship division in the Oregon district has already been made. Fleet corporation officials in that work admitted today, and the operatives are now said to be carrying their inves tigations ta the yards. FILES ARE EXAMINED The correspondence files of the steel construction division here have also been examined, it was learned, although the records here are practically duplicated in Seattle, Portland being under the Se attle district management. Ben L. Moore, special assistant to the attorney general, -in charge of shipyard ' investigations ana prosecutions in the Northwest, Is expected back in Port lane within a few days, according to word received here this morning. He may be here in time for the hearing Monday morning. Moore is now continuing work on the Puget Sound cases before the federal grand Jury in that district. Warnings Issued Spurious Dollars Are Out in Salem Salem. April. 29. Warnings to the efr feet that spurious dollars are being cir culated in this city have been issued by Salem banks, asking the cooperation of citizens in stopping the flow of the "Queer." About 30 of the bogus coins have beep discovered since March IS, it Is said. . The coins, bear various dates and are described as -poorly gauged In weight, heavily milled and ! easily ; de tected and thicker than the genuine. The coin is -silver-plated but the" 'greasy'! feet is instantly detected Ty thoie- ac--customed to handling oftL'r?:; Children and All Their Pets to Be Seen in Public Parade Saturday The animals went Into the srk, marching by two and two. Then, when the flood subsided, they all marched off again. The first miscellaneous parade since Noah is to happen right here in Portland Saturday, at 2 o'clock, and downtown at that. Not all the animals whose meal tickets Mrs. Noah punched will be there. The crocodile, jaguar, tiger, lion and leopard will all be conspicuous by their absence. But the monkey will be present, and perhaps will bring his comb and looking glass. More important, the animals that un counted centuries have taught children to love will all be on hand. For it is a children's parade All they 1 have to do is bring their pets. And ; their pets comprehend an astonishing: range of types and species. Miss Jessie , Hodge Millard. Children's supervisor of j the public library, who originated the j parade idea and Is directing its prepara- lion, says that Noah must have been a ! gentleman of astonishing versatility and memory. "He also," said she. "looked ' far into the future and saved a star-1 tlingly long list of pets for the children of today. "So far we have 98 entries. There will be goats, pigs, chickens, rabbits, a pet snake, birds, lambs, dogs, cats, ponies and "many others too numerous to mention.' " The line of parade is as fdllows : Head on Eleventh and Yamhill, south on Eleventh to Main, west on Main to Twelfth, north on Twelfth to Yamhill, east on Yamhill to Tenth and disband. The police will rope off the streets. Mayor Baker will head the committee of Judges, assisted by Joseph P. Jaeger and Dr. A. G. Smith. Entries are still open. Children may either get into the parade or watch from the sidelines. It looks now as if the greater part of the school population would be on hand. And there will be fully as many older folk who, when they grew up, lost none of their sentiment and fondness for pet animals. "All animals must be in leash or cage." said Miss Millard. "This is not only for safety, but to avoid confusion." Salem, April 29. Based on his own ..irn5ide" experiences behind the many to be the most able and com prehensive presentation of the sub ject yet published. Webb not only compiled the data and wrote the entire book, but, with the assistance of another convict printer, has printed and bound the entire edi tion of 2000 copies in the little job print ing plant which the prison maintains. This, in itself, is regarded by those con versant with the printing art as a most remarkable feat. Even the cover de sign, a credit to any volume, is a prison product, -the work of Jan Dumont, a fellow prisoner. The work is dedicated to "Colonel AND PRINTS BOOK B. K. Lawson. who biased the trail for i They will not, under agreement to PenitenTiarVTSta'in SaSST "tered lnt the phy. who widened the trail under great ' again ask for an advance for one handicap; Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner. who year, providing a small increase Is smoothed the road to greater possibill- granted t0 certain mechanical work ties ; Lieutenant Louis H. Compton, who is daily proving the fallacy of the old ers to place their earnings in proper system." j ratio with platform men. The'ad- oconng me American prison system as one "that makes more criminals in prison than, were ever made elsewhere." Webb has only words of praise for the Oregon state penitentiary, which, he de clares, has broken away from the old system and entered upon a new, which makes for real reformation in the men who are unfortunate enough to be sen tenced to a life in tha ranks of the gray brotherhood. Especially is this true, he states, of the prison under the ad ministration of Wardens Lawson, Mur phy, Steiner and Compton. who, he de clares, "have blazed the trail in Ore gon's dark forest of penal swamp and useless underbrush, leaving a clean path which will never be wholly obliterated, even by politics." The book is replete with data and information concerning the prison sys tems and the conditions which make for crime and criminals with which these institutions are filled. Its contents In clude chapters on "The System," "Jails," "Homes and Reform Schools," "The Penitentiary," "The Shyster Lawyer," "Impartial Law." "Circumstantal and Perjured Evidence." ' Prison Sentences," "Employment for Prisoners," "Prisons and Religion." "Capital Punishment" and "Mail Privileges." Damage to Fruit Is Less Than First Figures Estimated That fruit crop prospects in the in terior are much less alarming than re ports would indtbate is the word brought to Portland by Paul H. Weyrauch, presi dent of the Blalock Fruit Produce company of Walla Walla. . "While the only bloom In sight when I left WaUa .Walla was the early plum," said. Weyrauch, "my" experience has beeif that 'll does not pay too -give too much attention to early damage news." Weyrauch has been In the Walla Walla section about 15-- years and Is.e-ne of the. most prominent shippers of the in-, terjor. -r;a.,Wi i V'- VOTEREGOUNT Supporters of Californian Claim I He Was Robbed of Primary; On Face of Unofficial .Returns General Wood Has Slight Lead. New York. April 29. (I. N. S.) Senator Hiram Johnson will formal ly demand a recount of the votes cast in Tuesday's New Jersey pri mary. It was announced here today at Johnson's Eastern headquarters. Angus McSween, his campaign man- ager, consulted legal authorities this forenoon and later said he would , , ... . . . , ask that a custodian be appointed to take charge of the ballet boxes, W(th nearIy a tne return8 ln today . . il appeared that General Wood has been returned a certain winner by several hundred votes. The closeness of the , - , ,, . . . ru:c, trvtrr. ami 1.11c icyuiis 1 n;ri vcu from Johnson supporters in certain see tions of the state that frauds had been perpetrated, moved the Johnson eastern i forces to take action. ; Camden county is especially suspected ' hy the Oalifornian's friends. General Wood piled up a great majority in that district, due, it Is alleged by Johnson adherents, to "machine methods" and political trickery. New York. April 29 (U. P.) Majpr General Wood was leading by 672 votes in returns from New Jersey's primary today over Senator Hiram Johnson with 53 precincts still missing. The vote was: Wood. 51,822; Johnson, 5i.l50. On the basis of the figures gathered at candidates' headquarters here. Wood was practically certain of 12 district del egates and Johnson of 10. Two were still In doubt. The vote on candidates for delegates at large follows : Senator Frelinghuysen. 60,196 ; Senator Edge, 59.193 ; Governor K. C. Ktokes. 52. 446 ; W. N. Runyon, 45,495; Mulford L. Ballard, 42,104 ; Thomas R. Laydcn, 42, 434; J. W. Griggs. 41.558; T. L. Kay. mond, 41.881. Frelinghuysen and Kdge will vote at the national convention for the candK date who- receives the. preference vote, they stated- Stokes and Runyon were pledged to General Wood. Johnson supporters today claimed he was '"robbed" of the primary. OHIO PRIMARY LEAVES i. O. V. BADLY DIVIDED IN FACTIONS Columbus. Ohio, April .29. The out standing thing about the Ohio Republi can primary is that it has left the party splite wide open in this state. One ele ment wrote in the name of Hiram John son of California, another the name of Herbert Hoover, Johnson getting 12,000 and Hoover 15.000. Outside of these ele ments, old line Republicans divided (Concluded on Pe Two. Column Thr) Employes of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power company have withdrawn their request for a gen eral increase in wages following a mass meeting Wednesday night. .Tiu.n th. onmnanvwlll v..bY..u., w w . - - ... j - - - - - be considerably less than $10,000 a j year, it is announced. I The demand for additional wages was submitted to the company following a j threatened reduction because cf failure i of the corporation to obtain additional . revenue by order of the public service commission. The employes asked eight 1 cents additional per hour for platform I worKers, and a corresponding increase i for other employes. I "Although we believe we are not get- ting enough money under the existing i schedules." stated President Kidney of i the employes' union this morning, "we decided to accept the present scale for another year In view of present condi tions. Platform and other employes arc to retain their present pay and some mechanical helpers are to have a slight increase." "The Increases agreed upon are minor In character and in amount involved." President Griffith of the company com mented. "They will make no appreciable difference ln existing operating expenses. With the present deficiency In street railway operation of more than $1,000, 000 a year, due almost entirely to wage advances, further increases could not be considered. We must secure substantial increases in revenue to enable us to con tinue on the present basis of wages." No statement was forthcoming from the company as to the threatened reduc tion of wages. John A. Bell Home Sold for $30,000 The John A. Sell home, located at 290 Vlatct avenue, was purchased 'Wednes day' by ' I. N. Flelschner of Fleischner, Mayer . Co. This is one ef the, most attractive homes on lower ! Portland Heights, the house being furnished with imported Venetian fixtures. Flelschner purchased : the property as a ' home and the consideration .was $30,000. " The deal was: handled by the Coe "A MeKenna company and the Title k. Trust company. CAR MEN WITHDRAW WAGE RISE DEMAND EATINGHOUSES AND GARS FACE BIG SHUTDOWN CHICAGO, April 2. (U. P.) Demands of hotel and res taurant employes and street ear men for increased wages today threatened to shut down hotels and restaurants ami a tieup of street ear service here. -Hotel and restaurant employ es, demanding a S3 per cent wugc Increase, voted lo strike May 1 if their request is re fused. The street car conductors and motormen are asking 940 a week; Marnhfield. April 29. Fire at. the plant of the Buehner Lumber com pany In North Bend early this morn ing caused 120,000 damage. The fire was started by a dust explosion in the boiler room, which was quickly enveloped in flames. . The fire departments from "North Bend and Marghfleld managed to confine the flames to the one unit of the plant. Fortunately there was no wind. The whole plant v.ud. the Kruse A Banks shipyard adjoining were for a time threatened. As the water and steam pipes of tho entire plant are af fected the mill will probably not be able to run for 30 days. Repairs will be made with three shifts of workmen and hurried lo completion as soor. as pos sible. Men of the mill crew will be given work .on the reconstruction. Newr York, April 29. (U. P.) Bear raiding forced a general de cline in prices throughout the entire list on the. stock market, again to day. Call money jumped to 9 per cent, contributing to the general de cline. Steel common was forced to a new low at 94V Reading, which had held up comparatively well during yesterday's slumplng'market, finally gave way and at 85 was off nearly 10 points from the high of Tuesday. Corn Products was forced down to a new low for the pres ent decline at close to 95. Boys to Welcome Papa of Old Third Oregon at Armory When Major William Reidt, "father of the Third Oregon." raps his gavel at the Armory at 8 o'clock this evening, all ac tivity in the big building will cense while enlisted men and officers concentrate their attention upon the organization of the veterans' association of the state regiment which became, for purposes of warfare against the Germans, the One Hundred Sixty-second United Statesjn fantry. The organization meeting set for to night will have before it the task of electing officers and outlining prelim inary plans for its future and to perfect arrangements for . meeting "Father" Reidt, who has been called Into service by the men Interested in the organisa- j tlon. t Officers and men who saw service with the old state unit and with its successor, the regiment that represented Oregon overseas, will be present They have promised to make a solid association1 by which they may be socially united. Organization completed, near beer will be substituted for the vin blanc of over seas leave areas, and other refreshments will be provided. Adjutant General George A. White and other leading state military men, as well as visiting regular army officers and men, will be guests. Steamer Beached When Fire Breaks Out in Ship's Hold San Francisco, April 29. (L N. S.) Fire in the hold of the United States shipping board steamer West Cape, which ""started this morning, became so hot this afternoon despite the efforts of the four fire tugs fighting the flames, that the steel plates began to buckle, orders were at once given to tow the steamer to Mission Flats and beach her. On account 6f her cargo of oil no chances were taken on her going adrift to endanger other shipping. Lutheran Campaign Speakers to Reach Portland Sunday Dr. A. L. Ramer. Dr, A. J. Aasgaard and Dr. Theodore Hokenstad ln the serv ice of the national Lutheran council of the Lutheran World Service campaign, will be in Portland Sunday to address a mass meeting of all Lutherans at St James church at $ p. nu,: according to the. announcement -made today ; by the Kev,W. ES. Brinkman. ; i ; The speakers are urging the Lutheran campaign for a . fund- of $1,800,000 to carry on relief work In Europe. .. NORTH BEND MILL 1 HAS 120,000 FIRE: t STOCKS SLUMP IN SHARP RAID SUGAR PRICES TAKEANOTHER J UPWARD LEAP Western Sugar Refining Co.-. Takes High Hurdles by Advanc ing Cost $2.25 Above Previous Best Record; Consumers Hit. Sugar Is up again. The Western Sugar Refining com- -' pany. following the practices re- ' cently inaugurated, has gone tho California & Hawaiian Sugar Refin ing company's record price one bet ter. Its quotation stands today 12.25 per hundred pounds above the for-' mcr record price. The Wet-tern Sugar Refining company' t Is quoting 122.75 per hundred pounds -to hol.-i.alr rs at refinery shipping points. With freight ndded snd the usual wholesaler's profit attached, this -means that the Portland rta'ler will pay about $24.45 per hundred 'pounds on the nex,t shipment. The consumer on (his same basis, would pay between 264 and ft cents a pound for sugar. SUPPLY AND DEMAND HELP SUSTAIN HIGH COST ERA Washington, April 29. (I. N. K.) The high cost of living, hiding behind tha i wall of supply and demand, may with stand attacks for some time yet, accord ing to official statistics. Ileports today by extorts working under it. 1.. Livingstone, chief of the bu--reau of markets, show that two or three, food atopies, breadstuff, mat and po tatoes, are short of last year's supply , but with higher prices for nil three. The decrease is in meat and potatoes. There Is an Increase of about 50.000,000 bushels of wheat this year and when the July harvest Is In there may be a carry--over from last season of 15o.ooo.000 bush els, bureau of markets statistics show. . The flour production to April 1. Is 109 142.000 barrels against 96.000,000 last year. Not only meat production but mest supplies are short, according to bureau . of markets 'experts. While the 1919 sup ply of livestock was a record, experts said a livestock run ef this si se "never before yielded as little beef." instead of being an Indication of plenty, it was pointed out that drouth conditions forced heavy shipments resulting in do- pletioh of herds. ' Sprcrkcls Is Astonished New York., April 29. (I. N. S.) Onus A. Kpreckels, the'. California sugar mag. nale. expressed astonishment at the con dition of the American sugar market when he arrived here today from six ; months on the Riviera. "There Is no good reason for these high prices that 1 know," he said. Price Advanced 8an Francisco. April 29. (1. N- &)- Sugar prices again went skyward today, The Western Sugar Refining company ny, .76 , in announced a new basio price of $22 per hundred pounds to wholesalers carload lota. Retailers said this means 25 or 26-cent sugar. Wad of Spurious , Bills Discovered on; Person of Suspect A. L. Goodrich. 61, supposedly from Seattle, yielded nearly $1000 worth of counterfeit money In the form of green backs, and $250 in negotiable cash, when he was searched at police headquarter this afternoon following his arrest at Fifth and Morrison streets shortly after noon. Goodrich, police say. had attempted to buy a woman's skirt for $1 at ti store at 360 Morrison street. He tendered a $20 bill which, upon examination, proved to have been raised from a $1 original. At the police station an envelope was found tied just above hi shoe on the left leg. The packet contained 1$ bills similar to that Goodrich had tried to pass and there were three bills raised from $1 to $50. He had $250 in cash ln his pockets. Mother's Guilt or Innocence Is iigf t In Hands of Jury. . Paw. Paw, Mich.. April 29. (1. N. S.) As the fate of Mrs. Sarah Tabor was pl.-.ced In the hands of the jury today, Special Prosecutor Glenn fc'. Warner made the announcement that a warrant charging murder will be taken out against Joseph Virgo, charged toy Mrs. Tabor with the real responsibility for the death of her daughter, Maude Tabor Virgo, as soon ae the jury reaches,, verdict. The announcement that Virgo wss to be arrested on a murder charge In connection with the "hope chest" death mystery was the biggest sensation of the trial. As yet no definite clue as to his whereabouts has been obtained, tt w said. Paper Output Will Gain 300,00Q.Tons In lD21, It Is Said Washingon, April 29. (V. P.) Print paper production will be increased , by . 300,000 tons next year, Paul Patterson, Baltimore Sun, told the senate print paper investigating committee. "The only effective way to curtail -consumption Ms to reduce advertising space by charging higher rates and there- ' reducing the size et advertisements,' he said,; ;"Ah arbitrary, reduction In ad vertising space would be almost impossi ble to execute"! .,'-,," " , 1 r 1 sviM i