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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1920.
SAN FRANCISCO ON
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FOR SOME TIME
San Francisco, May 22.- I. N. S.)
-San Francisco' aria Northern Cali
fornia today went on gasoline ra
tions, xx . -
The Standard Oil" Company of Cali
fornia Issued orders to all their" service
stations to sell but three gallons of
"gas to-any-one motorist and to deny
supplies to those having more than five
gallons.-'
"Reports from various quarters." says
a -statement issued by the Standard,
"particularly in the San Joaquin and
Sacramento valleys, show that the sit
uation Is acute and the need of gasoline
very great. The less essentia! use of
gasoline must be curtailed In erder that
the country districts may have enough
to produce crops and supply food.
"There is no general gasoline short
age. The present situation le due largely
to the railroad strike and disorganiza
tion of transportation and also to in
creased demand. Many farmers who de
pended upon electricity to operte their
pumps have -been obliged by the short
age of electrical power to turn to gaso
line engines. The shortage will con
tinue throughout the summer and the
most careful conservation of gasoline Is
necessary."
JOHNSON LEAD
IS
CCbtlnaed From lmo CHM)
not only cut down Johnson's lead here,
"bu"t put us 'way out In front," Walker
told the United Press. -
BAKER
Baker. May 22. Incomplete returns
from six precincts in Baker county give:
Hooveif 18, Johnson 107, Lowden 34,
Wood S3 ; Abraham 276. Stanfield 109 ;
Chamberlain 395, Starkweather 151;
road bond amendment. Yea 476, No 255 ;
capital punishment. Yes 398, No 333 ;
higher educational tax, Yes 455, No 276 ;
elementary school tax. Yes 483, No 248.
The vote was light, but counting was"
extremely slow. ,
BENTON
" Corvallis, May 22. Incomplete returns
from 16 precincts in Benton county give :
Hoover 41, Johnson 115, "Lowden 46,
Wood .214, McAdoo 16 ; Abraham 176,
Stanfield 214 ; Chamberlain 40, Stark
weather 9 ; Hawley 212 ; Coburn 13,
Jones 57, Kozer 105, Lock ley 92, Parsons
97, Schulderman 39, Wood 47 ; eminent
domain, yes 1685, n 321; road bonds,
yea 1775, no 432 ; higher education tax,
yes 2241, no 158 ; elementary school, yes
2023, no 318.
CLATSOP
Astoria, May 22. Incomplete returns
from II precincts In Clatsop county
' . it.. .no T 1 so, T
116. Wood 273 ; Abraham 362, Stanfield
720 ! Chamberlain, 650 ; Sttrweather, 430 ;
Hawley 600, Coburn 300 ; Jones 102.
Kozer 805. Lockley 47 parsons 72.
Schulderman 69, Wood 60. Eminent do
main. Yes 20. No 30 ; road bond amend
ment. Yes 34. No 20 ; capital punish
ment. Yes 20, .No 30; Crook and Curry
amendment. Yes 22, No 11-; 'successor to
governor.- Yes 28, No 15 ; higher educa
tional fax. Yes 31. No 25; soldiers" aid
bill. Yes 2L. No 8 ; 'elementary school
tax, Yes 50, No 10; blind school tax.
Yea 45; No 10. '
CLACKAMAS
Oregon City, May 22. Incomplete re
turns from 20 precincts in Clackamas
county give: Hoover 256. Johnson 990,
Lowden 208, Wcod 537 ; Abraham 503.
Stanfield 879; Chamberlain 82," Stark
weather 42 ; Coburn 90, Jones 159, Ko
ser 845, Lockley 245, Parsons 159, Schul
derman 193, Wood 174 ; road bond
amendment. Yea 495, No 363 ; capital
punishment. Yes 97, No 885 ; suc
cessor to governor, Yes 433. No 381 ;
higher educational tax, Yea 625, No 285 ;
soldiers' aid bill, Yes 563. No 327; ele
mentary school tax, Yes 720, No 226;
blind school tax. Yes 716, No 175.
COOS
Marshfleld. May 22. Thirty-six pre
cincts complete in Coos county give :
Hoover 416, Johnson 856, Lowden 182,
Wood 422.
. Incomplete returns from 36 precincts
give: Boyd 325. Butler 266. Cameron
255, Carey 601. Compton 165, Harrison
447. KoUock 330. MacDonald 501. Mac
Lean 453, Maris 421, McCamant 439,
Olson 365, Rand 399. Stewart 254, Adams
631, Booth 467. Kendall 824, Tooze 514.
Wrlghtman 459, McAdoo 183, Vaughn
161. Abraham 623, Stanfield 947 ; Coburn
167. Jones 184, Kozer 389, Lockley 328,
Parsons 227, Schculderman 90. Wood
207. Butchel 7.03. Cousin 350.
On measures, 25 precincts complete
give: 'Eminent doman. yes 1188, no 238;
road bond amendment, yes 1465, no 415;
capital punishment, yes 1020, no 976 ;
Crook and -Curry amendment, yea 450,
no 300 ; successor to governor, yea 1283,
no 344 ; higher educational tax. yes 1856,
no 355 ; soldiers' aid bill, yes 1362, no
663 ; elementary school tax, yes 1801, no
317; blind school tax. yes 1733. no 293.
Twenty-five presincts complete. Demo
cratic give Chamberlain 232. Stark
weather 146. " y
CURRY
Marshfield, May 22. Johnson has car
ried Curry county by about 200 plurality,
as near as can be learned from returns
so far. No other figures are available
from Curry.
COLUMBIA
St. Helens, May 22.--Complete returns
from 11 precincts in Columbia county
give: Boyd 308. Butler 214. Cameron
241. Carey 252, Compton 69, Harrison'
213. Hlckey 120. Kollock 116. Macdonald
316. MacLean 201. Maris 161. McCamant
196. Olson 219, Rand 237, Stewart 220;
Adams 324, Booth 251. KendalH 196,
Tooze 390, Wrlghtman 302 ; Baldwin 65,
Crawford 76, Drain 40, Haney 40, Harry
42, Hidden 62. Holman 64, Montague 38,
Purdy 70, " Reddy 22, Schuyleman 59.
Smith 30, Downing 65, Frazer Jl. Pravis
Oj Waugh 34, Whitehorn 32. Wortman
58; Keever 85. Johnson 483, Lowden 88.
Wood 289. McAdoo 131; Lodge 428,
Washington 188. Webster 147 ; Vaughn
119; George 441, Hendee 283, Hotchklss
489, Hume 493. Ivanhoe 289, Lockwood
879, Richardson 464, Robb 500 ; Gavin 65,
Hayter 76; Abraham 236. ' Stanfield 673;
Coburn 45. Jones 81, Koser 225. Lockley
91. Parsons 124, Schulderman 151, Wood
157; Chamberlain 121. Starkweather 47;
Bean 676. Benson 664. Harris 570, Mc
Bride 738; a U Hawley 665; Buchtel
495, Cousins 206 i Bennett 96; Hedlund
102, Miller 115. Reames 86, Watkins 91 ;
W. CV Hawley 586. Eminent domain,
yes 642, no 233 ; road bonds, yes 507, no
31S ; capital ' punishment, ' yes 504, no
381 ; Crook and Curry amendment, yes
382,. no 179 ; successor to governor, yes
418. no 326; higher education tax.. gas
GASOLIN
RATIONS
GROWING
478, . no 276;; soldiers' aid. "yes 651, no
449 ; elementary schools,' yes 588, no 263 ;
blind school, ; yes 893. no 167. .
" Clatskanle, 1 May - 22. The complete
vote in Clatskanie's two precincts gives:
Wood 86, Johnson 69, Lowden 12, Hoer
12V Bucfitel lads tor public service
commissioner. , The" three leading for
secretary of state are: Koser 46, Schul
derman Si, Wood 82. For representa
tive, Metaker lead with 106 to "29 for
Ballagh. Incumbent.' In the .sheriff tight
Lavax bad 123 to 54 for Wellington. -
X-' crook " ' -' '
Prineville, May 22. Complete returns
from ' five precincts in Crook county
give : Boyd 79, - Butler 154, Cameron 65.
Carey 84, . Compton 25, Harrison 81,
Hlckey 82, Kollock 5, MacDonald 27,
Mac. Lean 63, Marls 43, McCamant 17, Ol
son 51. Rand 82.. Stewart 54 ; Brook 168,
Cooper 113.- Curt 38, Donnell 132. Bald
win 90, Crawford 66, Drain 43, Haney 45,
Hxrry 22, Hidden 37, Holman 19, Mon
tague 33, Purdy 42, Reddy 21, Schuyle
man 27, Smith 60. Aker 34. Blakeley 68,
King 49, Peterson 20. Skiff 89, Young 89 ;
Hoover 49, Johnson 32, Lowden 73, Wood
121; McAdoo 102; Lodge 89. Washington
61. Webster 27; Vaughn 80; George 148,
Hendee 117. Hotchklss 165, Hume 177.
Ivanhoe 108. Lockwood 109, Richardson,
119, Robb 140,: Qavln 81, Hayter 79. Hed
lung 84, Miller 88. Reams 79, Watklns
58.; Abrahafn 66, Stanfield 145; Cham
berlain 10, Starkweather 28 ; Jones 64,
Slnnott 179. -Graham 95; Coburn 72,
Jones 27, Kozer 100. Lockley 48, Par
sons 33, Schulderman 9, Wood 20 ; Bean
217. Benson 192. Harris 191. McBride
213 ; C. Ii. Hawley 208 ; Carey 139. .Luper
92. Complete three precincts : - Eminent
domain, .yes i 256. . no , 73; 'road, bond
amendment, yes 264 no 74 ; capital pun
ishment, yes 1 238, no 118 1 Crook ' and
Curry amendment, yes 275, no 61 .successor-
to governor,! yes 219. . no 102 ;
higher educational tax, yes 276, no 86 ;
soldiers aid. bill, yes 249. no 92 ; ele
mentary school , tax, yes 288, no 79 ; blind
schsol tax, yen 285, no 64.
?DOtrOLAS'
Roseburg, May 22j'-iComplete returns
from 13 precincts' and incomplete re-,
turns from five precincts out of 59 pre
cincts In Douglas county give : Repub
lican : Delegate at large, Boyd 286, But
ler 153. Cameron 150, Carey 263, Comp
ton 133. Harrison 216. Kollock 121. Mac-
Donald 220, MacLean 212, Maris 287.
McCamant 226, Olson 164, Rand 302.
Stewart 239 ; president. Hoover 149,
Johnson 461, i Lowden 170, Wood 654 ;
senator. Abraham 411, Stanfield 678 ;
secretary of state. deb urn 94,-Jones 180,
Kozer 289, Lockley)! 97. Parsons 181,
Schulderman 66, Wood 86 ; public service
commissioner, j Buchtel 437, Cousin 270 ;
senator. Chamberlain leads Stark
weather two to one. Measures : Road
Indebtedness limitation. Yes 540. no 400;
capital punishment. ! yes 565. no 410 ;
successor to governor,, yes 485, no 364 ;
higher educational tax, yes 540, no 480;
soldiers' educational aid, yes. 461, no 468;
elementary school tax. yes 560, no 395 ;
blind school tax, yes 593, no 316.
, ' , DESCHUTES
Bend. May 22. Incomplete returns
from 26 precincts In Deschutes county
give: Boyd 421. Butler 424, Cameron
xss, carey 359, Compton 134, Harrison
233, Hlckey 157, Kollock 131. Macdonald
155, MacLean 175, Maris 202, Mc
Camant 157, Olson 199, Rand 235. Stew
art 231; Brook 682. Cooper 394. Curl
162, Donnell 365, Baldwin 54. Crawford
57, Drain 37. Haney 11. Harry 12, Hid
den 36f Holman 26, Montague 9, Purdy
49, Reddy 10, 1 Schuyleman 33, Smith 12,
Aker 13. Blakeley 46, King 21. Petarson
38, Skiff 12. Young 6 ; Hoover 365, John
son 447. Lowden 131, Wood 420; Abra
ham 343, Stanfield 422 ; Chamberlain 61,
Starkweather i 50 ; Koser 401, Lockley
149, Parsons 70. Schulderman 29r Wood
62 ; Bean 453, Benson 494. Harris 420.
McBride 622 ; eminent domain, yes -171,
no 26 ; road bond amendment, yes 281,
no 17 : capital punishment, yea 101, no
171; Crook and Curry amendment, yea
211. no 71 ; successor to governor, yes
115, no 127; higher educational tax, yes
262, no 15; soldiers' aid bill, yes 191.
n 37; elementary school tax, yes 163,
no 53 ? blind school tax. yes 219, no 8L
gilllam"
Condon, May 22. Complete returns
from three precincts In Gilliam county
give: Hoover 35, Johnson 68, Lowden
11. Woo 85, McAdoo 65 ; Abraham 5,
Stanfield 127 i Chamberlain 60. Stark
weather 10: Jones 38, Sinnott 127; Co
burn 8, Jones 38, Kozer 61, Lockley 20.
Parsons 31, Schulderman 9. Wood 13;
Boyd 54, Butler 143, Cameron 49, Carey
62, Compton 14, Harrison 26. Kollock
11 ; MacDonald 33, MacLean 38, -Maris
18. McCamant 32, Olson 18. Rand 84.
Stewart 124. Brook 91. Cooper 58. Curt
75, Donnell 76, Baldwin 25, Crawford
42, Drain 22, Haney 13. Harry 11, Hid-f
den .20, Holman 14, Montague 7, Purdy
31. Reddy 6. Schuyleman 18, Smith 19.
Eminent doman, yes 136, no 64; road
bond amendment, yea 131, no 5 ; capital
punishment, yes 156, no 87 ; successor to
governor, yes, 119. -no 80; higher edu
cational tax, yes , 142, no 69 ; soldiers'
aid bill, yes ; 135, no 79 ; elementary
school tax, yes 185, no 33 ; blind school
tax, yes 14f , no 32.
HOOD RIVER
Hood River. May 22. Incomplete re
turns from nine precincts in Hood; River
county give : i Hoover 60, Johnson 95,
Lowden 38, Wood 200, McAdoo 28.
Vai6han 12, Abraham 81. Stanfield 210.
Chamberlain 38. Starkweather 8. Jones
82. Slnnott 240. Graham 8. Coburn 15.
Jones 28, Kozer 97. Lockley 104, Parsons
44. Schudeman 38. Wood 41, Bean 160,
Benson 154. Harris 162, McBride 174.
Eminent domain Yes 241. no 41. Road
bond amendment Yes 239. no 69. Capital
punishment Yes 173. no 115. Crook and
Curry amendment. Yea 201, no 18. Suc
cessor to governor Yes 194, no 98. High
er Educational tax Yes 247, no 54. Sol
diera' aid bill Yes 201, no' 84. Elemen
tary school tax Yes 801. no 64. Blind
school tax Yes 1. no 47.
; ' HARNEY "
Bums. Or.. ! May 22. Incomplete re
turns from two precincts In Harney
county give : 1 Hoover 21. Johnson 42,
Lowden 16, Wood 23 ; Abraham 85, Stan
field 111 ; Jones 102, Slnnott 106 ; Coburn
5, Jones 94, Koser 83. Lockley 23. Par
sons 23. Schulderman 14. Wood 18 ;
Bean 160, Benson 163, Harris 158. Mc-
tmae 164. s f
JEFFERSON
Madras, May 22. Incomplete returns
from seven precincts In Jefferson county
give: Hoover 23, Johnson 69, Lowden
19. Wood 41. McAdoo 37; Abraham 45,
Stanfield 68; Chamberlain 32. Stark-m-eather
17; Jones 50, Slnnott 89, Gra
ham 87; Coburn 15, Jones 19, Kozer 35,
Lockley . 31. Parsons 33. Schulderman 9,
Wood 22; eminent domain, yes 92, no
69. road bond amendment, yes 99, no
80; capital punishment, yes 102. no 89;
Crook and Curry amendment, yes 82,
no 65 ; successor to governor, yes 83,
no 89; higher educational tax." yes 87,
no 61; soldiers aid bill, yes 99. no 74 ;
elementary -school tax. yea 108. no 70 ;
blind school tax, yes 104, no 49. '
Vl JACKSOIV '' ;-; '.
Medford. Or, May 22. Complete re
turns at 11 a. m. today from 16 pre
cincts in Jackson county, including all
but-one Medford precinct, give : Hoo
ver 199, Johnson 249. Lowden 67. Wood
611 ; Abraham 339. Stanfield 690 ; Cham
berlain 139. Starkweather 91." Road bond
amendment, yes 873, no 174; capital
punishment, yes 446, no 476 v higher edu
cational tax. yes 843. no. 151; element
try school tax, yes 810, no 161.
JOSEPHINE
Grants Pass.. May 22." Complete re
turns from 14 precincts in Josephine
county give : Hoover 60. Johnson 289,
Lowden 81, Wood 264 ; McAdoo 151 ;
Stanfield 326, Abraham 231 ; Chamber
lain 127. Starkweather 71 ; Coburn 662,
Jones 34.- Kozer 32,. Lockley 27, Parsons
14. Schulderman 16. Wood 20 ; eminent
domain, yes 520, no 200 ; I road bond
amendment, yes 616, no 216 ; capital pun
ishment.' yes 625, no 315 ; Crook and
Curry amendment, yea. 861, no 216 ; suc
cessor to governor, 'yes 488, no 234 ;
higher educational .tax, yes 428, no 367 ;
soldiers' aid bill, yes 385, no 334 ; ele
mentary school tax, ' yes 334,. no 851 ;
blind school' tax, yes 418, no 267.
- , KLAMATH j j
Klamath Falls, May 22. Incomplete
returns from 10 precincts In Klamath
county give:"1 Hoover 15, Johnson 208,
Lowden 46, Wood 67, McAdoo 104. Very
meagre returns Indicate 'that all nine
measures will carry in Klamath county.
i -
":.: LANE - V '
Eugene, May 22. (U. P.) Twenty
five precincts complete In Lane county
give i ' Hoover 166, Johnson 408, Lowden
228, Wood 544; Coburn 94 Jones 102,
Kozer- 248," Lockley 70, Parsons 407,
Schulderman 89, Wood 94 : Buchtel 511,
Cousins 357; Abraham 352. Stanfield 729 ;
higher educational millage. yes 2013, no
1209. ' .
Thirty-eight precincts complete in
Lane county give : Starkweather 463,
Chamberlain 447. :
LINCOLN
Toledo, . Or, May 22. Incomplete re
turns from nine precincts 'in Lincoln
county -give: Hoover -98, Johnson 158,
Lowden 46, Wood 252, McAdoo 114;
Abrahams 118, Stanfield 330; Chamber
lain 98, Starkweather 22; Hawley 454;
Ooburn 6, Jones 410. Kozer 98, Lockley
34, Parsons 26, Schulderman 8, Wood 6 ;
Bean 388, Benson 370, Harris 404, Mc
Bride 404 ; eminent doman, Yes 228,
No 44 ; road bond amendment. Yes 118,
No 68 ; capital punishment, Yee 156,
No 108; Crook and Curry, Yes 147, No
40 ; ' successor to governor, Yes 164, No
9,0; higher education, .Yes 242, No 48;
soldiers' aid. - Yes 198, No 74; elemen
tary school. Yes 210, No 60 ; blind school.
Yes 228, No 44. Lincoln county polled
a heavy vote.
; ; linn . i ..;
Albany, Or., ' May 22. Complete re
turns from 11 out of 51 precincts In Linn
county give: Republican, delegate at
large : Boyd 214, Butler 202, .Cameron
107. Carey 225, .Compton 123. Harrison
186. Kollock 137. MacDonald 152. Mac
Lean 199. Maris 150. McCamant -176.
Olson 181, Rand 214. Stewart 255 ; dele
gate. First district: Adams 199, Booth
314, Kendall 208, Tooze 316, Wrlghtman
169; president: Hoover 81, Johnson 211.
Lowden 96. Wood 416.
Forty-four, precincts complete give :
Senator: Chamberlain 942, Starkweather
342 ; measures : Road indebtedness lim
itation, Yes 2258. no 1729 ; capital, pun
ishment, yes 2458, no 1624 ; successor to
governor, yes 1955. no 1917; higher edu
cational tax, yes 2083. no 2027 ; soldiers'
educational aid, yee 1757, no 2139 ; ele
mentary school tax. Yes', 2406, no 1715;
blind school tax, yes 2493. no 1509.
Lebanon. May 22. Election returns
from Lebanon give. Democratic McAdoo
87, Bryan 1; Republican, Wood 140,
Johnson 68, Lowden 35. Hoover 16. ' All
measures carried, except successor ' to
governor. s
MARION : .: j '
Salem, Or,. May 22. Complete returns
from 14 ifrecincrx in Marl
Boyd 259. Butler 232. Cameron 50 Cjti
rey ! zzv, cvmpton . 294, Harrison 194,
T T I 1 ... . - . , - - - . - f
nuney. -A, jvuuocjc B9, aiacuonaia Z40,
MacLean 251. Mariea 173. Mr-amant
322. Olson 254. Rand 323 Rtownrt 9.V
Adams 273, Booth 261. Kendall ; 191.
looze 45Z. wrlghtman 649. Baldwin 144.
Crawford 208. Drain 100. Haney 76,
Harry 67, Hidden 131. Holman r 101.
Montague 39, Purdy 808, Reddy 35.
Schuyleman 130. Smith 77, Downing
196. Frazler 162. Travis 125, Waugh 4$.
Whitehorn 55, Wortman 82 ; Hoover
152. Johnson 645- Loi1in 201. WaM
710, Lodge 432. Washington 210, Web
ster i ; ueorge 46B, Hendee 346, Hotch
klss 507. Hume 585, Ivanhoe 486. Lock
wood ' 496. Richardson 516, Robb 466,
Gavin 220, Hayter 247. Hedlund 241,
Miller 252. Reames 234. Watkins 241;
Abraham 308, Stanfield 533 ; Chamber
lain 219. Starkweather 159 ; Coburn 75.
Jones 162. Kozer Ta-IiUi itl p,.
sons 143, Schulderman 165, Wood 176 ;
tfucntel 510, Cousin 33L -f .
Eminent doman, yes 988, no 65S ; road
bond amendment, yes 946, no 891; capi
tal punishment, yes 1038, no 817 ; Crook
ana turry amenament, yes 20, no 632;
successor to governor, yes 836, no 964 :
higher education tax, yes 809, no 1068 ;
soldiers' aid bill.ves 765. no 1022 : n-
mentary school tax, yes 1036, no 848;
Diirra scnooi tax, - 36, no 837. . .
J - MALHEUR
Ontario, Or.. May 22. Primary re
turns not available for Malheur county
except Ontario precincts. Measures all
carried and road and two school bills
received 200 to 32. -wood 80. Johnson
41 ; Stanfield 91, Abraham 48 ; Chamber
lain 51, Starkweather 12.
POLK
Dallas, Or., May 22. Incomplete re
turns from 16 precincts. Republican, and
7 precincts. Democrat, in Polk county
give: Hoover 44, Johnson 248. Lowden
den 85, Wood 578 ;' Abraham 31, Stan
field 4 ; Chamberlain 108, Starkweather
52; Coburn 11, Jones 147. Kozer 266.
Lockley 71; Parsons 66. Schulderman 19,
Wood 36.
TILLAMOOK
Tillamook May 22. Complete returns
from five precincts In Tillamook county
give: Hoover 10,. Johnson 65, Lowden 26,
Wood 38. Fiftv : nr cent nf thn r-vm-
tered vote was cast-
UMATILLA
Pendletsjn. May 22. Complete ! re
turns from 12 precincts in Umatilla
county give : Brook 250. Cooper 150.
Curl 437, Donnell 184, Blakely 74. King
63, Peterson-189. Skiff 64, Young 30 ;
Hoover 74, Johnson 165. Lowden 73.
Wood 276; Stanfield 363, Chamberlain
190, Starkweather 73 ; Jones 161, Sln
nott 361 ; Coburn 28, Jones 88. -- Koser
1J7, Lockley 172, Parsons 78, Schulder
man 88, Wood 61 ; Carey 288, . Luper
186. : Eminent domain yes 614, no 210;
road bond amendment, yes 434, no 272 ;
capital punishment, yes 494, no 298 ;
Crook and Curry amendment, yes 340.
no 207 ; successor to governor, yes 453.
no 253 ; higher educational tax, yes
684. no 241 ; soldiers' aid bill, ' yes 499,
no 259 ; elementary school tax, yes 664,
no 200 ; blind school tax,' yes 583, no
190. V. -;,-:
UNION
La Grande, May 22. Complete re
turns from 11 precincts in Union county
give ; Boyd 168, Butler 64, Cameron 42,
Carey 61, Compton 28,- Harrison 67,
Hlckey 61. KoUock 41. Macdonald 103.
MacLean 62, Marls 76, "McCamant 70, "I
Olson 40, Rand 155, Stewart 35; -Brook
167. Cooper 99. Cutl 80, Donnell 88, Bald
win 52. Crawford 136, Dram 23. Haney
39, Harry 44, Hidden 62, Holman 49,
Montague 22. Purdy S3. Reddv 17,
Schuyleman - 41, Smith 34, Aker 20
Blakely 40. King 50, Peterson 54, Skiff
116, Young 22 ; Hoover 83, Johnson 135,
Lowden 33. Wood 83. McAdoo 124;
Lodge 132, Washington 69, Webster 49 ;
Vaugban 103 ; George 79, ' Hendee 64.
Hotchklss 154. Hum 148. . Ivanfcoj 168,
CLOUDBURST DOES
r im mm
'Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 22. (I.
N. S. ) Thousands of dollars worth
of damage to crops in Linn and Ben
ton counties was caused by a cloud
burst early today. More than 1000
feet of track on the Rock Island
right of way were washed out
All hillside corn 'In the two counties
was flooded oat by the storm, which was
the worst in . this section since 1895.
Many bridges and bams were destroyed.
Tornado in Minnesota
Faribault. Minn.. May 22. CL. P.)--A
tornado struck Castle Rock and
Pralrievllle In Rice, county, near here,
late this afternoon. No casualties were
reported.
REDS HAMMER AT
GATES. OF KIEF
Berlin, May 22.- (I. N..S.) Rus
sian shock 4roops occupied the sub
urbs of Kief today after the city had
been heavily bombarded, according
t advices received here tpday from
Warsaw. The 1 Bolshevik troops
crossed the Dvins river on a wide
front and are attacking in heavV
force, the advices stated.
Lockwood 111. Richardson 140, Robb
147 ; Gavin 87, Haytei" 78. Hedlund 91,
Miller 97, Reames 85. Watkins 84 ; Abra
ham 86. Stanfield 151; Chamberlain 122,
Starkweather 37 ; Jones 127,' Siifnolt 137.
Graham 106 ; Coburn 26, Jones 29. Ko
zer 75, Lockley 53, Parsons SO, Schulder
man 13, Wood 33 ; Bean 19 Benson
173, Harris 171, McBride 171; Hawley
237 ; Coey 208, Luper ! 98 ; eminent do
main, yes 326, no 280; road bond amend
ment, yes 301, no 337 3 capital punish
ment, yes 322, no 287 ; Crook and Curry
amendment, yes 201, no 288 : successor
to governor, yes 333, no 266 ; higher edu
cational tax. yes 359, no 302; soldiers
aid bill, yes 291. no . 323 ; elementary
school tax, yes 270. no 324 ; blind school
tax, yes 375, no 225. ; .
WASHINGTON
Hlllsboro, May 22. Incomplete returns
from three Hlllsboro precincts In Wash
ington county give: Hoover 57. Johnson
118. Lowden 113, Wood 183, McAdoo 80,
Abraham 93, Stanfield 293 Chamberlain
67, Starkweather 18, Kozer 105, Wood
230. Eminent domain, yes, 249 ; no, 65.
Road bond amendment, yes, 265; no, 67.
Capital punishment, yes. 241; no. 125;
Crook and Curry amendment, yes, 250;
no, 13. Successor to governor, yes, 205 ;
no, 130. Higher educational tax, yes,
242 ; no, 127. Soldiers aid bill, yes, 260 ;
no, 108. Elementary school .tax, yes,
257 ; no, 98. Blind school tax, yes, 259 ;
no, 75.
Banks, Or., May 22. Complete returns
for Banks, Buxton. Timber, Roy In
Washington county give: Delegates at
large. Boyd 85, Butler 54, Cameron 90,
Carey 70, Compton 46, Harrison 48. Kol
lock 22, McDonald 40. MacLean 48,
Maris 52, McCamant 39, Olson 36, Rand
60, Stewart 42 ; delegate first district,
Adams 72, Boyd 63. Kendall 44, Tooze 69,
Wrlghtman 54 ; president. Hoover 37,
Johnson 72, Lowden 26, Wood 90; sen
ator, Abraham 57. Stanfield 116; secre
tary' of state, Coburn 29, Jones 21. Ko
ser 43, Lockley 39, Parsons 26, Schulder
man 33. Wood 721; public service com
mission. Buchtel 139, Cousin 71. Demo
cratic, Chamberlain 30, Starkweather 27 ;
president, McAdoo 40. All measures car
ried nearly 2 to 1 except the blind
school and soldiers' aid bills, which lost.
Forest Grove, May 22. Complete re
turns from be four precincts in Forest
Giove give: Delegates at large: Hlckey
105, Kollock 85, MacDonald 80, MacLean
132, "Marls 107, McCamant 155, Olson 96,
Rand 91, Stewart 87, Boyd 93, Butler 80,
Cameron 98. Carr 158. Compton 60, Har
rison 99; delegates First district: Booth
185. Kendall 149, Tooze 204, Wrightman
129, Adams 91; president : Lowden 77,
Wood 216, Hoover 73, Johnson 81 ; vice
president: Lodge -206, Washington 100,
Webster 44; electors: Richardson 254,
Robb 235, George 190. Hendee 141,
HotchWss 249, Hume 280, Ivanhoe 149,
Lockwood 190; United States senator:
Abraham 115, Stanfield 273 ; secretary of
state: Wood 173. Coburn 16. Jones 31.
Kozer 100, Lockley 56, Parson 38,
Schulderman 24 ; public service commis
sioner: Buchtel 220, Cousin 94. Demo
cratic: Delegates at large- Harry 18,
Hidden 31, Holdman 23, Montague 13.
Purdy 29, Reddy 4, Schuylman 21, Smith
9. Baldwin 19, Crawford 25. Drain 9.
Haney 10 ; delegates. 1 First district :
Whitehorn 22. Worldman 22. Downing
9. Frasler 8, Travis 21, Waugh 10;
electors: Reames 35, Watkins 32, Gavin
27. Hedlund 33, Miller 30; United States
senator; Chamberlain 40, Starkweather
12 ; eminent domain, yes 369, no 113 ;
road bond, yes 865, no 151 ; capital pun
ishment, yes, 286, no 257; Crook and
Curry amendment, yes 253, no 125 ; sue,
cessor to governor, . yes, 277, no 224 ;
higher educational tax. yes 341, no 196;
soldiers aid. yes 315. no 177; elemen
tary school tax. yes 373, no 161 ; blind
school tax, yes 366, no 138.
WALLOWA
Enterprise, Or., May 22. Complete
returns from five precincts in Wallowa
county give: 'Hoover 95. Johnson 125.
Lowden -61, Wood 150, McAdoo 79 ; Abra
ham 117, Stanfield 218 ; Chamberlain 94,
Starkweather 46 ; Jones 200, Slnnott
198. Graham 106; Coburn 42, Jones 52
Kozer 149, Lockley 52, Parson 68.
Schulderman 18, Wood 45 ; Bean 158
Benson 210. Harris 214, McBride 244
Eminent domain, yes 400, no 93; road
bond amendment, yes 440, no 101 ; capi
tal punishment, yes 306. no 256; Crook
and -Curry amendment, yes 266, no 98 ;
successor to governor, yes 343, no 1C8 ;
higher educational tax, yes 430, no 124 ;
soldiers' aid bin, yes 365. no 148; ele
mentary school tax, yes 460, no 107 ;
blind school tax, yes 454. no 100.
WASCO
The Dalles. May 22. Complete re
turns from 21 precincts n Wasco coun
ty give: Hoover 110, Johnson 633, Low
den 90, Wood 462. McAdoo 144. Abraham
857. Stanfield 759, Jones 264. Slnnott
933. Coburn 7, Jones 113,' Kozer 308.
Lockley 341. Parsons 119, Schulderman
77. Wood 156: eminent domain vQ. 00
no 222 ; road bond amendment, yes 710
ho 285 ; capital punishment, yes 600. no
316 ; Crook and Curry amendment, yes
620, no 226 i successor to governor, yes
498, no 346 ; higher educational tax, yes
629, no 301; soldiers' aid bill, yes 486,
no 379; elementary school tax, yes 606,
no 282 ; blind school tax. yes 603, no 234.
An inventor has mounted an electric
flashlight in the frame of a notebook
for the use of persons obliged to work
in dark places a
DAMA6
111 lUIln
Great Britain Would
Start; Campaign for.
Slashing of Prices
(By VniteO !Vew.)
London, May 22. Attributing the hur
ried slashing of prices in America to the
anti-extravagance campaigns and such
things as overall clubs, the British pres
Is playing up the news of these decreases
with the declaration that an analogous
situation exists In England.
The press urges similar tactics f.o those
employed in America, and ' in spfte of
declarations by Allen McCurdy, food
controller, that high j prices will prevail
throughout the summer, and similar pre
dictions on , the part of the chancellor
of the exchequer, 'insists that the zenith
in high prices has been reached. ,
LOWDEN MANAGER
CALLED TO TESTIFY
Chicago. May 22. (I. NS.)
Secretary of State Louis Emmerson,
campaign manager for Governor
Lowden in the presidential race, to
day was ordered by Senator Kenyon,
chairman of the senate sub-committee
investigating presidential
campaign funds, to appear' before
the sub-committee "' at Washington
Monday to present all records per
taining to the Lowden fund. Mr.
Emmerson wired that he would ap
pear. -
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ARMENIA LINES
Paris, May 22. (I. N. S.) -President
Wilson has consented to arbi
trate the frontiers of ArmeniaHugh
Wallace, the United States ambas
sador to France. Informed the coun
cil of ambassadors today.
CORN PRICE DROP
St. Louis, Mo., May 22. (U. . P.)
White corn today dropped' from
8 to 18 cents on the St. Louis cash
grain market. This is the biggest
drop in years. ! . , .
The slump was saidto be due to no
demand and refusal : J banks to make
new loans and. the expected .arrival of
large shipments here Monday.
No. 2 white sold at 8193 Off 13 to 16.
No. 3 white sold at 31.88, off 12 to 18
cents. "
ESCAPED SLACKER
IS STILL AJ LARGE
Philadelphia. May 22. (I. N. S.)
No trace had been found early to
day -of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
the notorious "millionaire slacker,
who, escaped from two regular army
guards while visitinrg his wealthy
mother here.
Societies of Red
Cross League Are
To Meet at Geneva
(By TJnlVd rfews.)
Geneva, Switzerland. May 22. With
some of the world's most eminent physi
cians in attendance, j the first, meeting
of the advisory board of the League of
Red Cross societies will be called here
July 6. ( ,
These noted medical authorities will
confer with the director general' of the
league. Sir David I Henderson and
Colonel Richard Strong of Harvard,
who is general medical director, over
the work of building up the health of
nations- throughout the world through
the medium of the league.
France, England, Italy, Japan, Bel
glum. Denmark and North and South.
America are sending i their most noted
scientists to the convention.
Poland. Will Regret
Its Aggression, Says
Minister! of Soviet
By Karl H. Von Wiegand
Berlin, May 22. I have just received
the following wireless message from
Moscow signed by M. Tchitcherin, the
soviet foreign minister:
"Wiegand, Universal Service, Berlin :
"Moscow, May 19. Poland has been
repeatedly warned that her aggression
will very soon be deeply regretted by
its authors. Soviet Russia and Soviet
Ukraine have done everything In their
powef to secure peace, but now the
Polish aggressors have compelled them
to take up their rifles. :
The turn of the tide will come very
soon.', ; : j
J. F. JAEGER GETS $500
DAMAGES FROM SANDERSON
:- A verdict for 3500 was given by a Jury
In Circuit Judge Gatens court, in the
suit of J. F.. Jaeger against Giles E.
Sanderson for $7500 idamages for the
death of Mas. Minnie Jaeger, wife of
the plaintiff. Sanderson IS the propri
etor of Sandy's Kodak. Shop and was
driver of the automobile that. In a col
lision on October 26 ot last year, at
Thirty-third street and Sandy boulevard,
caused Mrs. Jaeger's death.
" i In TnrH, lake Clothes
i From tha Boston Tnnwcripr.
- "So - your brother has the measles.
Johnny. When are you going to have
thenar . ' i ' -
-When my brother gets tnrougn witn
WILSON 0 JUDGE
COMES N CRASH
em, I suppose.
FRANCE PLANS TO
REIVE WAR DEBT
MINISTER STATES
By Paul- Scott Mowrer
Special Cable to Tb Jnumal and Uw Chicago
Daily Nw.- '
(Copyricbt, 1820, by Chioaso Daily Ncw Co..)
Paris, France, May 22. Francois
Marsal, minister of finance, , has
t
given , me the most important state
ment of how France proposed . to
liquidate her enormous debts which
has appeared since the close of the
war. Pessimistic observers have fre
quently intimated that Europe's
financial situation was hopeless. The
word bankruptcy has even been
spoken in the French chamber. If
France goes under most financiers
agree that certain other "countries
will also be dragged down. The
present announcement of a clear and
definite program should Come as a
relief to serious minded people in
every country.
FINANCIAL SOLIDARITY
However, it should be noted among
other things that'the French government
has by no means abandoned the idea of
"financial solidarity" between the allies.
Before going to M. Marsal I made a
thorough study of published figures in
order, to escape the vague generalities
which too often render financial discus
sions worthless. My "carefully worded
questions and M. Marsal's, even more
carefully worded answers are as fol
lows : . '
Question 1 France's budget situation
was given in the chamber on March 29
thus : Expenditures Ordinary budget,
17,800,000,000 francs (normally1 1 franc
equals nearly 20 cents): extraordinary
budget, 7,500,000.000 francs ; advances to
devastated regions on account of future
German indemnities, 22,000,000,000
francs ; special accounts, 3.000,000,000 ;
franca ; total, 50,800,000,000 franca Ex
pected receipts Existing taxes. 11,000,-
000,000 francs; new taxes. 7.000,000.000
francs; liquidation of stocks. 3.000.000,
000 francs ; long and short term loans,
21.000,000,000 francs; total. 42.000,000,000
francs; How can the deficit be met?
C03IPBESS CURRENT EXPENSES
Answer. The difference of 8.000,000,
000 francs should disappear through the
compression of expenses for the current
year so as to make them equal to the
resources. .This energetic compression
has already begun and will remain one
of the essential points In the program
of the minister of finances which may
be summarized as follows : First, realize
everywhere every possible economy ;
second, apply the old and new taxes
firmly i third, get the maximum amount
from- the short and long term loans
fourth, hold strictly to the execution of
the peace treaty ; fifth, negotiate with
the. allies In an effort to establish the
financial solidarity which should have
been the logical consequence of victory
from November, 1918.
BUDGET! 17,800,000,009 FRANCS
Question 2. - It. Is stated that the nor
mal budget will: henceforth be about
17,000.000,000 francs. If .this includes, as
it apparently does, the interest on the
total debt, which" with Interest Is about
0,000,000,000 francs. It leaves only 8.000,
000,000 francs for current expenses. The
-ore-war budget was 5.000.000,000 francs.
It seems impossible that 8.00ff.OOO,000
francs will be sufficient for present
needs. ' The question suggests Itself
whether some of the figures which might
properly be Included In the normal
budget could not be placed' temporarily
under extraordinary expenses. "
EXPENSES FOR RECONSTRUCTION
Answer.' It is impossible to fix the
sum. of the normal future budget now,
This budget will Include all the Inevit
able expenses which France must pay
to the Interest on debt and keep up the
national defense and public services. It
is true that this year the second section
of the extraordinary budget includes ex-
Denses for reconstruction and adaption
to new requirements of our economic
develoDment.
They answer the general policies and.
are In the nature of basic expenditures
required to ameliorate our national
equipment. In 1921 there will be only
one evenly balanced budget beside which
will stand the account of advances
against future German Indemnities.
TOTAL DEBT HIGH
Question 3. The total debt may now
be1 estimated at 215,000.000,000 francs if
the foreign debt be figured at par ana
taking into, account the results of the
last loan. What plans are envisaged
for the eventual liquidation of this debt?
Even supposing that the foreign debt
were to be pooieo, mat is 10 say "-r
as France Is '. concerned, . practically
wiped out there would remain a huge
Interior debt. Would the government In
this case be willing to. attempt to liqui
date Its debts by some such drastic
measure as a levy on capital?
COLLECTION SHOULD INCREASE
Answer. The reduction of expenses
and the surplus realised on the existing
taxes will suffice- to liquidate progres
sively our Interior debt first by con
solidating the Bhort term loans and then
by recourse, when circumstances again
become normal, to a. system of conver
sions. To appreciate the increase in revenue
from taxes tt may be recalled that the
collections In March, 1920. were 60 per
cent higher than In March, 1919, this
before the new taxes wee voted. The
surplus will naturally become more and
more Important In proportion to the re
construction of the liberated regions.
ADVERSE BALANCE
I3CKEA8E8 DEBT .
Question 4. The exterior debt is now
about 62,000,000,000 francs and this debt
can only be paid by the export of gold
or merchandise. It seems probable , that
as Franc will be laboring under an
adverse commercial balance . at least
four or five years more this debt Is
bound to Increase. What measure does
the government envisage for .Its eventual
liquidation? M ' , .
Answer. The possibility of the direct
payment of debta between one state and
another is now being studied. It pre
sents difficulties, but the question can
be solved with the application of good
will on both, sides. ' ;
DEBTS SETTLED BY EXPORTS
As for loans from Individuals they can
be repaid by th normal play of ex
ports. Moreover France herself holds
foreign credits which, despite the facts
that some are momentarily unproduct
ive, are nevertheless considerable.
Our 'export trade was completely
ruined by the war for all our factories
were employed, solely on the manufac
ture of munitions and material for our
selves and the allies (the American di
visions won their victories In 1918 with
French cannon and French airplanes).
Because of this our commercial bal
ance was completely upset, but we may
regard the future with the utmost con
fidence for France has gone to work
again without hesitation and the results
of this effort are already being felt.
During the first, three months of 1919
our exports equaled scarcely a fifth
part of our imports, i' In the correspond
ing period of the present year the ex
ports wers equal to "one-half of the Im
ports. . - jji
If the Improvement continues at the
sanje speed our foreign trade will be
equalized in less than two yeara The
numerous import pifphlbitions on luxur
ies Just decreed by'!ithe French govern
ment cannot but hasken the re-establish-ment
of the equilibrium.
tourists will Contribute
It is also to be honied' that more Amer
icans will come toy visit -France which
holds so many, glorious memories for
them. They will tighten the bonds of
friendship formed ijon the battlefields
between their citizens and ours and at
the same time contribute by bringing in
their capital to the .'amelioration of our
exchange. :il
Question 5. Have you any figures
showing what aveHage taxes are paid
per capita by Frenchmen, Englishmen,
Italians and Americans? -
Answer. It is difficult to compute the
average per capita i'taxes In two coun
tries where the fiscal . charges, are di
vided among federal, state and county
budgets in varying! proportions.
FEB CAPITA TAXIj COMPARED Qj
unaer tne isu nuaget tne average per
capita, tax in Fj-anHe will be about 453
francs (normally 31 j).80) or. nearly five
times more than btjfore the -war.
This tax suffices to balance the ordi
nary budget. In Enfeland the per capita
tax Is 525 francs (S05). The total per
cftjita tax in England is notably higher
tnan In France, yetjf the burden Is rela
tively less because (England is In full
possession of all her means of produc
tion, which unhappily- will not be
France's case for tjeveral -more -yeara
In Italy the. tax reaches 250 francs (350)
per capita. For th United States the
president of the finance committee of
the chamber of deputies has estimated
an average of 272 francs ($54.40).
SIBERIA; IS PLEA
By Junius' B. Wood
Special Cable to The ttbnrnal and the Chloaco
Daily, '. - -.
(Oopyritht, 1020, by ioao Dally Htnn Co..)
Harbin. Manchiria, May 8. (Via
Fusan, Korea, Mgy 22.) Americans
here have made jrtrohg representa
tions to the. stati department in
Washington against the withdrawal
of the American Red Cross from Si
beria at the present time, or the use
of the badly needeii supplies for any
other purpose than the relief of the
Russians. j, , ;
The . Red Cross Has 14,000,000 worth
of supplies stored j! in - warehouses In
Vladivostok and, according to .present
plans, proposes to end Its Siberian ac
tivities In a couple jjof weeks, distribut
ing the supplies among the Japanese,
Korean, Chinese aiid Philippine Red
Cross chapters. j
Reports received in Harbin from the
interior of Siberia); show a desperate
condition as the result of starvation,
typhus and other plaguea In the neigh
borhood of Omsk alone It is reported
that there are 150.000 -typhus casea The
Canadian Red Cross several weeks ago
sent a train which jis already reported,
to be on the other side of Chita for the
avowed purpose of alleviating the suf
fering to a slight extent. The American
Red Cross brought to Siberia 124,000,000
worth of supplies, jhalf ef which was
bought for cash and halt consisting of
donations of materials from . the Amer
ican and Hawaiian Chapters. Americans
outside the Red Crojss say that Admiral
Kolchak, General feemenoff and their
adherents received ithe largest propor
tion of the 320,000,00 disbursed In the
shape of medical and clothing supplies
and in other relief work. It is contended
that the withdrawal of the American
Ied ' Cross now, when Siberians are
dying by. the thousands because of the
lack of medicines, imight indicate that
the Red Cross came for the purpose of
helping certain - military -factions In
stead of following oiut a broad policy of
helping suffering humanity regardless of
race, creed or politics, .So far no reply
has been received from the state de
partment Indicating Its views.
SPAINAIDS PAPERS
MEET HIGH COSTS
By Edward!: Price Bell
Special Cable to" The iimrnal an4 tha Chicago
Daily tfiew.
(Copyright, 1920, by piieago JDaily Newt Co..)
London, May 221 Brltsh newspa
per and periodica publishers, hard
pressed by the increasing price of
newsprint,1 take special interest In" a
loan granted by the Spanish govern
ment to the Spanish newspapers.
This is not only a novelty in public;
flnancebut the flrjpt case in the his
tory of Spain of toe state advancing
money on a loanjj When the war
price of newsprint made it impos
sible for the Spanish papers to con
tinue their sale fat 5 centimes (1
cent) a copy, they Requested the gov
ernment to" corn itlo their relief.
Instead of advancing the money as a
subsidy -or bounty, I such as the state
grants "to tntny other - Industries at a
loss to the treasury' the state advanced
to the newspapers such sums as repre
sented the difference : in the price Of
paper in 1914 and later, the repayment
to be made at the raie of 5 centimes per
kilogram (2.2 pounds) of paper con
sumed. . Thq loan was guaranteed by
the newspapers Jolijtly so that ' In the
event of the Insolvency of any paper
Its liability must be: borne by the rest.
The loan continues until next year
though there has been a strong fight
against IV Its opponents claim that the
money advanced will" never be repaid.. In
support of this contention they cite' the
case of the Heraldoi de Madrid, which
already owes the treasury a sum In ex
cess of that for wh!(h it was sold to its
present owners when at the .zenith of
its fame. Up to the' present the treas
ury has advanced' to tthe newspapers 61,-
315.857 pesetas (the I normal value of a
peseta is 19. S cents) and has received
in .paysnent 2.707,171! pesetas, leaving a
balance due from the press of 48,608.685
pestaa. !i
Many journals are, demanding' tha dis
continuance of the Iqan and the accept
ance of the alternative of raising the
price of the papers ! as in other" coun- i
tries. -.. :(i . . . i
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Kind to tils Relative
From Oim Boatoo TrameripL
"Ma, is Mr. Fulhouse very old?"
"No, dear; why do, you ask? .
"I think he must be, 'cause t heard
pa say last night that he raised his
ante", .1; . .-. i
KEEP RED CROSS IN
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AMERICA'S ALOOF
STAND LAMENTED:
AT PARIS MEETING
By William E. Nash ;
BMclal Cable to Thn Jnnnul and tha ChiciM
Daily New.
(Copyright. 1920. by Chicago Daily Nrwa Co..)
. Paris, France, May 22.' An inter
national commercial conference Is
meeting in Paris o thresh out the
questions of exchange and the high
cost of living. All the great nations,
save the United States, are repre
sented. The' delegates, who are all
parliamentarians, statesmen or ex
perts of some sort, have the right
to propose measures on the part of
their respective conntrles. but not
to make binding, decisions. j .
"In a certain sense," ftld ihe j secre
tary general to me. "their task will be
to prepare the way for a future govern
mental conference in Brussels. On Wed
nesday the problem of exchange was
under, discussion. Yesterday the high
cost of living was the subject and today
various matt era relating to communica
tion both by air and land are under
consideration. Baron Descamps. the
Belgian minister of state, has put for
ward a plan for the erection ot an
lnterntalonal Institute or clearing house
with the power to Issue gold notes which
would be acceptable all over the allied
world at par, but could he used only
for certain limited purposes.
RECOIfSTRTTCTIOIC PROCEEDS
"Walter Behrens, president of , he.
British Chamber ( of Commerce In Paris,
proposed the Issuance of .a new Inter
national paper currency to be guaran
teed simultaneously' by Britain, the
United States. France, Italy and Bel
gium. His ' plan was looked on with
less favor than that of Baron Descamps.
Both these projects, 'of course, are in
tended as potential solutions for the
most vital problem which confronts
Europe today that of reconstruction.
With the exception of a few counlrtes,
like Switzerland and Spain, "the whole
continent is suffering from an enormous
currency . depreciation. This prevents
the purchase of materials without which
the factories cannot be set running
again and without which production "de
clines and the high cost of living goes
higher. -. j
PUZZLED WITH gAME RICA
"Even the most inexperienced laymen
can see thaj heroic measures are neces
sary to escape such a vicious situation.
The diminution of production affects
every nation In the world. Including the
United Statea All have an Interest in
remedying this state of affairs. Indeed,
neutral countries like Sweden and Hol
land, where ' conditions are almost
normal, have realized their Interest to
such an extent that they have con
sented to take part In the coming con
gress In-Brussels.-
"Europe finds It difficult to under
stand why the United States persists
looked upon with great favor by the
French government. It was welcomed .
by the president of the republic, and a
today at the last meeting" In the Luxem
burg palace It Is to bs addressed by
Premier Mlllerand. Under the chair
manship of the British member of par
liament, Lewis lianlam, resolutions have
passed to the effect -that every govern
ment should do its beat to reduce the
volume of paper money within Its
boundaries. By this means and the
furtherance of International commercial
ententes It Is hoped to bring dowrwthe
high cost of living. A permanent com
mercial bureau has been established in
Brussela"
Prisoners Isolated
In Siberia Will Be
Returned to Homes
By Hal OTIaherty
Special Cable to Thn Journal and the Chicago
Daily New.
(Copyright, 1020, by Chicaga Dally Nwi O. ) "
Stockholm, Sweden, May 20. The re
patriation of German and Austrian
prisoners Isolated during' the past five
years . in Siberia begins on May 11.
Through the cooperation of German
committees with the Swedish Red Cross
negotiations have been completed wtth
the Esthonlan government for the 'pris
oners to travel by way of Esthonia, the
soviet authorities agreeing to help them
wherever possible.
Considering the lack of facilities In
Russia, many of the prisoners must In
evitably suffer Intensely In making
thejr way through the Interior, as the
greater portion must walk. Commis
sions are now arranging relay stations
along the route where the men will rest
and secure clothes, for most of .them
are terribly emaciated and are still
wearing shreds of their army uniforms.
That it Is possible for them to walk
hundreds of miles through Russia Is
established by the arrival ef a sufficient
number In Moscow to Insure an unin
terrupted exchange for several weeks.
Other outlets besides Esthonia must be
opened, especially by way of the Volga,
the Don and the Black sea. and also via
the Siberian rivers to the Arctic "sea,
and the Norwegian coast.
Woman jVamod in Astoria
Astoria, May 22..- With about one
third ef the vote In the city and county
tubulated Mrs. W. S. Kinney and E. N.
Hurd have been nominated on the Re
publican 'ticket for representatives to
the state legislature. Mayor James
Bremner has defeated Enoch-E. Mathl
son by a big majority for the Republi
can nomination for -mayor.
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