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TRUST WILLS
Publisher Studied Documents of
Famous Newspaper ( Heads id
' Adopt Best Method' for; 'Per
petuating' Policies of His Paper
VV11U 'of William R. Nelson, pro
prietor of "the Kansas City Star, of
Joseph Pulitzer, ; publisher of the
- ."New York World, and of James Gor-
' don Bennett -Jr.. publisher of the
NV TorH Herald and, a newspaper
in Parish were studied by Henry L.
Pittock;. r Oregoniaii publisher. In de
vising plans for perpetuation of the
Oregonlan in Its established policies
and control. -
p. L; Price, Pitiock's confidential sec
retary, ao testified this morning In the
third day of the will contest being heard
' before Probate Judge Tazwell. The suit
Is torou.3". V Mrs. Caroline P. Lead
better. tiuugi.t r of Pittock.
PITTOCK. WAS CAUTIOrS
Pittock did not fear opposition to the
Oregonlan, Price said, but was extreme
ly anxious that the publication should
be ready for it. Good service must be
-maintained, he often emphasized, and
there should always be enough surplus
on hand to meet an additional coat that
might come from opposition.
"Pittock said that opposition had come
in the past and might come agam." tes
tified Price. "We have met it in the
past and have come out on top, Pittock
said, but we must be ready for it. He
emphasized that the stock must not be
- sold." . : ..
Discussing the terms of the will with
Price, the, witness said that Pittock had
mentioned that $500 a month was enough
for the children; all of whom were
grown and married, and that the ar
rangement should stand until such Jime
as debts against the estate were pal
off. : after which ; further distribution
would be-made.- -The estate was always
in debt. Price said, but Indicated these
- were the debta incidental to large busi
ness interests. ., cT--15
COM K TAX WORRIED HIM
The income tax worried Pittock, his
secretary .aid.; He predicted that it
would" increase. Price, testified,- and also
felt -that the ,UntttrtateS . could, not
keep out of the war, which would result
in Income taxes mounting very high. -
Kmery Olmstead, manager of the
Northwestern National bank when Pit-
. lock was president, at one time men
tioned to Price the subject of Pittock's
making provision for disposal of bank
stock after hia death. But when asked
about this, Pittock would not tell Olm
stead that he had made a will. Inform
ing him through Price only that the
matter had been taken care of.
Examination by Judge C. H. Carey
developed that Price was not a member
of the Masonic fraternity during Pit
tock's lifetime. He wan prominent in
Masonic activities. The questtioning was
to dispose of the suggested possibility
from the other side that Pittock had
been Influenced through his Masonic
connections in he making of the dis
puted w-lll. . , . .. -:
" VIGOR RECALLED .
The hale vigor of the veteran pub
lisher in his last years" was also re
. counted by the witness. His club affil
iations, which were numerous, were men-
(Concluded on -P Two. Column One)."
IN WEST VIRGINIA
' 'Charleston, W. Va., May 26.(L
.N, S.) -Latest returns from yester
. day's primaries, far from complete,
indicate that U. S. Senator Suther
land will carry the state over Major
General Wood for the .Republican
presidential preference by from 8000
to. 10,000' majority. ' '
Reports from 140 precincts out of 1330
precincts in- the-state give. Sutherland
, J86S. Wood 29,12.
Miami,' Florida,
Census Shows Gain
: Of 440.1 Per Cent
- Washington. May 26.-MI.-N.. &) Pre
' liminary 'population figures . were an
' nounced by the census bureau today as
rollows:
Kast St. Louis, III.,. 1920 population,
66,740 ; increase since 1910, 8193,- or 14
per cent.
- Huntington. Ind:, 1920 population.
31:61; Increase . since, 1910, . 797. or 32.3
per cent.
Rochester. Ind., 1920 population, S720;
Increase since. 1810, 36, or 10.6 per cent
Miami, Fla.. 1920. population, 29-,549 ; in
. crease, .since 1910, .24.078, rr 440.1 per
cent. -'
Fulton. Mo., 1920 population. 555 ; In
crease since 1910, 367, or 7 per cent.
Atlanta, Ga. 1920 population, 200,616 ;
increase, 45,777. . or 29.6 per cent.
- Lexington. Va., 1920 population, 2870 ;
decrease since 1910, 61, or 2.1 per cent.
Chicago Gasoline
, Goes to' 28 Cents
; Chicago. May 26. (I. N. S.) The re
tail, price of gasoline went to, 28 cents
a gallon here today, following the ac
SUTHERLAND LEADS
t . Hon of the Standard Oil Pnmnonv nf In.
diana in raising the price to filling sta
tions to 26 cents, a 1 cent increase. Re
fined oil jumped to 18 Va cents.
Old Chamber of
Death Is Gone,
But! Salem Will
Have
New
One
a
Salem. May 26.- With capital pun
ishment restored In Oregon through
the vote of the people at the polls
Friday, j a means of enforcing the
death penalty when it shall be passed
now confronts ; the officials at the
state prison here. T
The old death chamber in which con
victed murderers "swung" to their death
is Jio more. : Idle since 1914, when capital
punishment was abolished in this state,
the chamber was ' remodeled and con
verted into a kitchen under the adminis
tration of Warden R. E. Lee Steiner.
Even though It had not been converted
to other, uses, it is hardly probable that
the room would, ever again have been
used as a death chamber. Located di
rectly adjoining : the huge dining room
at the prison, the condemned man on his
way to the gallows was compelled to
pass through this room on his way to
the chamber. Inasmuch as many of
the hangings staged at the Oregon insti
tution took place at about the noon
hour, the close proximity of the death
chamber to the dining room was not at
all conducive to good appetites on the
part of those who dined therein.
Prison officials, however, have not yet
begun to wprry about the enforcement
of the death penalty. The law itself
does not become effective until the gov
ernor Issues a proclamation and when
it does become effective It is hardly
probable that there will be any extensive
demand for the gallows under the pro
visions of the new law which makes the
enforcement of the death penalty dis
cretionary on the part of the jury. Even,
under the old law which specified hang
ing as the one and only penalty for con
viction under a charge of first degree
murder j there were- only 24 hangings
during the 11 years executions were en
forced at the state prison here, or an
average of slightly over two hangings
each year.
In view of the little demand for a
death chamber at the prison It la highly
probable that future hangings at the
penitentiary - will be from a temporary
scaffold erected in the prison yard for
each such grewsome occasion.
NOTHING SPENT IN
i
Salem, May 56 W ! U i a m T.
Vaughan of Portland,': unopposed
candidate for the Democratic nomi
nation for "vice president of the
United States, did not spend a cent
in his 'primary campaign, according:
to his statement of campaign ex
penditures filed with the secretary
of, state's office Tuesday.
The largest contributions ; listed were
those of $465 by Oswald West and of $665
by Charles T. Chamberlain in behalf of
the candidacy of Qeorge K. Chamberlain
for the Democratic nomination for
United States senator. Other campaign
expenditures and contributions are listed
as follows :
Franklin V. Korell, Portland. repre
sentative. Eighteenth district. Republi
can, nothing. ,
J. G, Smith, Grants Pass, state senator.
Seventh district. Republican, $22.50.
Elton Watkins, Portland, presidential
elector. Democrat, $ IS.
H. G. Wheeler. Pleasant Hill, repre
sentative. Third district. Republican, $10.
Louis E. Bean. Eugene, representative.
Third district. Republican, $10.
Gilbert Li Hedges, Oregon City, dis
trict attorney, Clackamas county. Democrat,-
20.
C J.i Smith, Portland, delegate to na
tional convention, at large. Democrat,
$90.11.
Oswald Wast contribution In behalf of
the candidacy of Dr. Esther Pohl Love
Joy, candidate for Democratic nomina
tion for representative in congress. Third
district. $50.
Ed Cary, Carlton, representative. Thir
teenth district. Republican, $15.45.
Walter L. Tooze, McMinnville, delegate
to national convention. First congres
sional district, Republican. $54.43.
M. C. George. Portland, presidential
elector. Republican $15.
Sam- Laughlin. Yamhill, contribution
in behalf of candidacy of W. B. Dennis,
candidate for state senator. Twenty
fourth district. Republican, $114.25. .
More Than 500 at
Burns Convention;
; Eain Bars Flight
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Burns. Or., May 26. The stock con
vention being held in Burns is the best
ever. More than 500 are in attendance.
The crowd is well provided ' for. Dele
gates were welcomed by Mayor Leonard
with a response- by George Russell and
addresses were made by Robert Withy
combe, T. W- Tomllnson, secretary of
the Amerkan National Livestock asso
ciation; Dr. Lytle Kavanaugh. Senator
Pierce, H. A. Braittain and E. L. Potter.
Airplane flights were called off on" ac
count of a heavy rain.
Woolen Firm Faces '
Profiteering Charge
! :
New York. May 26. XV. P.) Indict
ments charging profiteering under the
Lever act were returned by the federal
grand Jury today against the American
Woolen company and William Wood,
president of the company.
Christian Science
Order Is Dissolved
Boston. Mass.. May 26. (U P.)-
Judge Pierce In the supreme court here
today declared dissolved the temporary
Injunction against the so-called "Har
ney group," restraining them from In
terfering with the business of the Chris
tian Science Publishing society.
vAuGHANCAMPA GN
MARINE CORPS
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iexc,. MOWMt wimstsv .aeW
T OF LEVER
ACT RULED OUT
Indianapolis,' Ind., May . X6, -CTJ.
J.)- 'Declaring" sections 4'.nd .26-of
.he Lever law unconstitutional. Fed
eral , Judge A." B. Anderson today
sustained a . motion to quash. 13 of
the 18 counts ; in t the- Indictment
charging 125 coal miners anJ , oper
ators with violation of this law.
The court upheld the constitutionality
of section 9 of' the . law, however, and
overruled a motion to quash the five
counts returnedunder it.
Under Judge Anderson's ruling the
case will not.be dismissed, but a major
ity of the 18 counts will not be pressed.
Section nine specifically upheld by
Judge Anderson and on ; which five of
the counts were based forbade calling
of Btrikes among mine workers and clos
ing down mines. . .. t, '
Section four, held unconstitutional by
Judge. Anderson, prohibits the charging
of unjust or excessive rates and prices.
This section was added to the law last
summer in an amendment j framed by
Attorney General Palmer, s i
Section 26 prohibited. combinations
formed, to limit supplies of necessities
of life. Farmers, however, and farm
cooperative societies are excepted from
the action of this section.!
The court's opinion was that sections
four, and 26 were "repugnant to the
'due process clause of the fifth amend
ment" to the constitution. : It held, how
ever, that section nine did not contain
any of the words 'discriminatory, un
fair, deceptive, wasteful, unjust, . unrea
sonable or excessive,", and therefore was
not void. : , :
Those not represented in the motion
filed by. Hughes to quash i the indict
ments upon which "Anderson ruled to
day are fighting extradition to Indiana
in federal courts. Their fight is indi
rectly based on the unconstitutionality of
the Lever act and officials here today
doubted whether they could be forced to
come here now for arraignment. ii
Charles E. Hughes, arguing the motion
to quash : the indictments, declared the
act "a legal foundling without ancestry
or hope of posterity." ' He attacked its
constitutionality and ' practicability and
charged that the indictments returned
under it were faulty. - ;
Lever . Act Is Upheld
New' York, May 26. i (U. p.) The
United States circuit court of . appeals
bere today held the Lever act constitu
tional. The decision - was handed down
in the case of H. C. Weed A- Co. of
Buffalo, who had appealed the decision
of a lower court. ' , ..
Senate Committee
Called Too Slow by
Pittman of Nevada
Washington, - May 26. L N. S.)
"Excessive cost and unwarranted de
lays in the conduct" of the senate sub
committee's hearings of the charges
made against the navy department by
Admiral - Sims, was " charged today by
Senator Pittman, Democrat of Nevada,
members of the committee. .
"I will be forced to take this matter
to the floor of the senate if the hear
ing is not expedited," Pittman declared.
Two Americans Are
Reported i Seized
Washington, May 26. (I. N. '&) The
American consul at Chihuahua. Mexico,
has been advised by the American Re
fining company of the seizure of two
Americans, McDonald and Homer Carr.
who were taken prisoner at Jiminex,
Chihuahua.' No further dLail wj-
given.
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TEMPORARY
REPAIRS ADVISED
The' Burnslda. bridge , is beyond,
definite' repair and. only', uch'on
struction as will keep the bridge in
use for from two to three years. Is
recommended by the engineering de
partment of the-state highway com
mission. The report of this body was
submitted to the Multnomah county
commissioners today. ' t " i
: The extent to which the metal of the
bridge is rust-eaten and ; of inferior
character makes permanent repairs in
advisable, the report says. Faulty ar
ranagement of the loading dram Is a de
fect not available to correction ; the un
certainty of : the foundations, the inade
quate width and - many other ' factors
render expenditurefor repair of . doubt
ful propriety..5
Repairs that will' keep the bridge up
for two or three years are recommended.
They include a general strengthening of
the pile bents of the east approach and
the frequent examination of bearing and
wooden floor joists. The floor joists of
the draw span should be reenforced or
replaced at once and no comblantion of
heavy loads should be allowed on the
bridge until thia is done. -
Traffic restrictions now applied are
sufficient to warrant the safety of the
bridge, the state engineers believe.
Defeat Faces Bonus
.Bill; Republicans in
; House Are Opposed
. ,-v ' .' . , :; i ,
Washington. '.May 26. (L N.'S.) The
lines of the 50 Republican members of
the house -who are -opposed to. soldier
bonus legislation are holding firm today
and advocates of the bill are fearful
that: attempts to block passage of the
measure will be successful. ,..4
Leaders, of .the. fight for the' bill ad
mitted today they are 20 votes short of
the required number to insure ' adoption
of a special rule under which the meas
ure could be 'brought into the house
safe from amendment. ,
' To offset the votes of the 50 Repub
licans .who are opposed to the measure
the Republican, leader must get the
pledges Of at least 20 Democrats to sup
port the special rule. Thus far but- six
Democrats have been pledged. ...
Bryan Gets Ovation 'A
As He Appears at;
Presbyterian Meet
' V.- ' . '- '' - '-i
Philadelphia, May 2t. L N. S.
William Jennings Bryan arrived unex
pectedly and was given a rousing weU
come at today's session of the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church In
the United States here.
The Commoner was immediately rec
ognized .as " he walked - upon- the stage
and there was staccato calls of "Bryan 1
Bryan ! Bryan !" -. from - -the Nebraska
section. From other portions of the au
dience came urgent requests for a
speech. .-,- .. . .,: " v, -
Bonus Ruled Out as i
Rider of McArthur
Washington, May 26. fU. P.) An ef
fort to pass the soldier, bonus bill as a
rider to a bill compensating the wooden
shipbuilding contractors was blocked in
the house this afternoon, when Repre
senative McArthur, Oregon, who was in
the chair, ruled the soldier measure out
J.O order. - - -
; IN PORTLAND
General
George
of the
'U.S.
' marine
corps,
. and his
wife,
who is J
one of
the social
leaders
of the
national
capital.
Washington, May 2B; (WASH
INGTON BCBRAU.OPjTHB JOUR
NAL.) After long delay, the bill for
relief of wooden shipbuilders on an
equitable claim for war expenditures
was taken . up - in , the house today
for final disposition. Representative
McArthur of Oregon is occupying
the ch.alr.
$65,000,000 TO BE SPENT
, ON RIVERS AND HARBORS
Washington, . May 26. Conlerees on
the river and harbor bill are reported
about ready to report a disagreement
because c the ' house members decline to
go beyond $12,000,000. The senate bill
raised this' to $24,000,000. The senators
offered to compromise on lower figures.
which has been refused. The present
outlook is that the senate will give way
and the house figures of $12,000,000 in
a lump sum will prevail. Recent fig
ures received from the army engineers,
showing a' large "unexpended balance.
have weakened the senate's efforts to
increase the appropriation. These fig'
ures in substance are :
' Amount ' on hand April 1, $60,000,000
expenditures to July 1 will run about
$7,500,000. with a balance of $52,500,000.
Adding to this the $12,000,000 carried
by the house bill and nearly $400,000
provided for contract work in another
measure, the engineers will have a total
of $65,000,000 for the coming year.
FEDERAL ENGINEER BOARD
t TO VISIT PACIFIC COAST
; Washington, May 26. Tentative plans
were made today by the board of en
gineers for a visit to the Pacific coast
for inspection of certain projects, con
cerning which particular investigation
is - considered advisable, among these
being the Columbia river channel , be
tween Vancouver and the mouth -of the
Willamette and the Tacoma cfty water
way. This trip will present 'exceptional
opportunity to show the engineers what
is involved : in the deep waterway to
Vancouver, on the same terms as to'
Portland.
CAREY ACT COMPLETION
ALLOWED 10 YEARS MORE
Washington, -May 26. The house com
mittee on public, lands today directed
Chairman Sinnott to report the bill al
lowing IflT years longer for completion
of ,th':' Carey act irrigation project in
Deschutes and Klamath counties, com
prising lands of the old Deschutes Land
company. The bill Is asked by the Ore
gon state land board and recommended
by Secretary Payne of the interior department.-
MORNINGSTDE HOSPITAL
, "IS ALLOWED MORE PAY
i Washington, May 26. The senate to
day adopted an-amendment to the sun
dry civil bill increasing the subsistence
allowance ior Alaskan Insane cared for
at Morning Side Sanitarium at Portland
from 441.50 per month per capita to $45,
as recommended by Secretary Payne.
Duo Are Fined $25
Each for Assault
On Ones-Armed Man
BRIDGE w'OOD SHIP BILL
IN FINAL TEST
T. J. Armentrout and John N. Vran
son, 'second-hand automobile dealers,
were fined $25 each this morning in the
municipal court, on charge of assault
and battery brought by F. Cook. Cook,
a one-armed man. purchased a machine
from the two men. He is said to have
defaulted in his payments. Armentrout
and Vranson met Cook driving the ma
chine on the street and tried to. take it
avax from him. A lively tilt followed.
I
- - - .
Colonel Proctor, Manager for the
General, Discloses Amazing
Figures for Expenses, So Far
in the Presidential Campaign.
Washington, May 26. -(I. N. S.)
Approximately a million dollars has
been spent in the campaign of Ma
jor General Leonard Wood for the
Republican nomination for" 'presi
dent. ' .7
Colonel William Cooper Proctor, man
ager for General Wood, disclosed this
fact late . this afternoon When the , in
vestigation of campaign expenditures
was resumed" by 'the senate sub-committee.
Colonel Proctor declared that $700,-
000 has been spent "in educational and
headquarters expenses." "Eight or 10
states raised money In addition to that,"
he added., -...r
PROCTOR CITES $606,000
Colonel Proctor said he had advanced
$500,000 for campaign purposes which
has not been covered by contributions.
The Wood campaign was carried out in
47 states at an average expenditure of
$8000 a state. Colonel Proctor said, and
In addition there was an additional $19,
C00 for publicity in each state.
The second largest contributor 'to the
Wood campaign was Colonel Ambrose
Monell. a friend of General Wood, who
gave $20,000, Colonel Proctor said. He
named William Wrigley. chewing gum
manufacturer. Colonel Byllesby of Chi
cago and "the Goodrich rubber man of
Akron, Ohio,"', as contributors, but - did
not state how much they gave.
Colonel Proctor objected to question
ing from Senator Reed as to internal
differences in the Wood, organization
and the committee adjourned until later
this afternoon. 1
WORKED IX 47 STATES
"We entered 47 states, all except Call
f ornla," Proctor explained.
"Our principal campaign ' has been
waged through publicity." Colonel Proc
tor said. - "I placed responsibility in the
hands of the different sectional leaders
and do not know the details of the cam'
palgn. I do not know the total contri
butions. The burden of the campaign has
fallen on jnyself. I .ie.t-f Irat. XI 0.800,
Concluded on Fe Three, Colttma Four)
JOHNSON LEAD 2121
IN COMPLETE VOTE
On the face of complete returns
from 27 Oregon counties, including
the official count In three counties.
and of incomplete returns from the
remaining nine counties. Senator Hi
ram Johnson has received a plural'
ity over General Leonard Wood in
the Republican presidential primary
of 2121 votes. ,
The total vote compiled to date is
Johnson 45,091 ; Wood 42,970. Johnson's
plurality in Multnomah county of WIS
approximates his plurality in the otner
Oregon countiea. which is 1106. j;
. For the Republican senatorial nomlna
tion Stanfleld's majority is 37,193. The
vote is Abraham. 28,456 ; Stanfield, 65,
549. .'"vForv the 1 Democralc senatorial
nomination Senator Chamberlain leads
Harvey Starkweather by a majority of
8804 votes: The vote Is Chamberlain
17,877 ; Starkweather, 9073.
For Republican delegates at large Me
Camant, Carey, Olson, and Rand hold
their lead. The state wide vote on the
six leading candidates - is McCamant
34.512, Carey 30,408, Olson Z7.375. Rand
26,193.' Boyd 25,017 MacDonald 24,213.
Walter L. Tooze Jr. Is an assured
choice as one of the two . Republican
delegates from the First congressional
district, 'while, the choice of the other
delegate is between Joel Booth and
Frank T. Wright man. The vote to date
is: Tooze 15,936. Booth 13.548, Wright
man 12,897.
In the Second congressional -district
W. II. Brooke is elected as a Republican
delegate with the choice for second placed
between M. Z. Donnell and D. J. Cooper.
The vote is : Brooke 6783, Donnell 6124
Cooper 6044.
$10,000,000 Value
Placed on Estate
Of Levi P. Morton
Washington, May 26. (I. K. 8.)
Disposing of an estate valued at. $10,.
000,000, the will of Levi Parsons Mor
ton, former vice president of the United
States, was filed for probate here today.
After certain ' bequests are made, the
residue of the estate is bequeathed, one
share in trast for each of the surviving
daughters, Mrs. William C. Kustia, Miss
Helen Morton and Miss Mary Morton,
and one share to .the children of Mrs.
Wlnthrop Rutherford, a deceased daugh
ter. - ' .- .
Four MSn Captured
With Stolen Horses
Yakima, Wash, May 26. Four men,
charged with stealing five horses 'near
Union-- Gap, Sunday, night, ; were ar
rested, .the owner who was with them
Identifying the horses. The men were
found heavily armed. Searched at the
county jail, -a large quantity of jewelry
was found on them and one of ttheir
number said this was stolen from a
Roundup, Mont., Jewelry store. The
names given were Elmer Smith, M. H
Severson, H. Enquist aJid Joe Battagla.
G. 0. P.; Extra
Dry? Winii for
Chicago Meet Is
Sidetracked?
Los Angeles, Cat.. May 26.r"Q. O.
P. extra dry; S. F. wine sidetracked."
That terse headline In- a newspa
per' here-today tells the dismal story
of plans gone wrong, and Republi-
canarjwho will attend the Chicago
convention canot but read thia tale
with deep concern, while unfeeling
Democrats may chortle.
For there's a car oh the sidetrack at
Needles, Cal., today. bearing this flar
ing legend : "California Champagne, Kx-
tra Dry." . . "
Skeptical prohibition agents of Uncle
Sara- "cut it out" of a freight -train
pounding steadily over the rails for the
convention city. The car, bearing 640
cases of "extra dry" wine for the Hotel
Sherman, waa shortly due. So Is the con
vention and aIot of delegations and
more presidential boomsat the Sher
man. But not one car Of bubble. That
has been stopped.
"Medicinal purposes."' That's the rea
son given to obtain the federal permit for
shipment of the champaigns, but 'permit
or no. federal agents are suaplcloue.
"Is the Republican party ailing?" they
asked. . , . i , i
Who knows! J
OF
PAID HIGH TRIBUTE
With a high tribute for the men
of the Northwests who served so val
iantly with the united States marine
corps during the war. Major Gen
efal George Barnett, commandant of
all the American marines, arrived in
Portland this morning on his nation
wide tour ' of inspection. He was
welcomed by the local marine re
crulters, who greeted him as warmly
as it he were Just a "bunkle" or a
buddie." rather than the big "boss."
Mra Barnett, who is with her husband.
is one of the ! most 'popular women in
the navy circle at Washington, where
her , dinners," dancfea and luncheona are
among-, the most brilliant social affairs
of the capital. Mra Barnett was for
merly Mrs. Basil Gordon, one of the far
famed beautiful women of Baltimore so
ciety. - '. , ' . '
General' Barnett came . from San
Francisco and waa escorted at oqce to
the Benton hotel.; He la accompanied
by Brigadier General Charles L. Me
Cawley, quartermaster general of the
marine corps : First Lieutenant Charles
I. Murray, aide de camp; Mra Barnett
and Miss Lucia Chase of Water bury.
Conn. .1
ON INSPECTION TOUR
General Barnett is on a tour of the
United States,, visiting all principal
cities and inspecting all marine bar
racks and 'posts. ; The party will leave
tonight for Seattle. They will also
visit Walla Walla and ether points In
the Northwest. i ,
The present .authorized strength of
the marine corps Is 27,400 'officers and
men, according to the general, and there.
are prospects that the force will be In
creased materially.. Enlistments at the
local recruiting station average 24 men
a month, though 'about four times that
number seek entry Into the service. Re
cruiting stations re also maintained at
Eugene, Med ford and The Dal lea.
COMMANDANT N 1914
General Barnett. waa made oomman
dant of the marine corps in 1914, and it
was under his administration that the
force was increased during the European
war from 10.000 to over 75,000men. He
went with the corps to France and or
ganized the units: In action on the west
ern battle front.! ,
During his stay ' in the elty General
Barnett and . his ? party will be shown
the Columbia river 'highway, and other
places' of scenic interest. His car will
be distinguished by a two-star flag, in
dicative of his rank.
"In. time of peace the United States
marine 'corps. Is called upon to police the
outlying possessions of the country and
to quell threatened disturbances among
our more quarrelsome neighbors," said
General Barnett. j "At present members
of the corps are stationed in Haiti, Santo
Domingo. Nicaragua, Philippine islands.
Guam, China, Hawaii, Canal zone,, off
the coast of Mexico and at the Virgin
islands, : -j , - f
FINE MANHOOD REQUIRED
The service requires the finest type
of American manhood and offers many
opportunities -for travel and education.
Physical examinations are based on the
same high standards enforced - In the
United States navy and opportunities for
advancement are similar to those offered
In naval service..
"Many of the best recruits in the ma
rlne service come .from the North wea
ern and Pacific coast state. Boys re
cruited at stations in Oregon have -sub
. talned the traditions of the marine corps
on the firing line in France and are now
making history in other quarters of the
globe," said the general. yt smiled ap
preclatlvely at the splendid bearing of
oinciais or ine jocai . station ana snoox
hands all round.
POPULAR WITH MEN N
- General Barnett is a quiet. 'unassum
ing man, of medium height, aler.der
build and with Iron gray hair and mus
tache. - He la extremely democratic and
very popular with the men and officers
of the marine eorps. Mrs. Barnett is
said to share in the general's popularity
with the men. ;She was active during
the war n relief work and In providing
comforts an4 entertainment for the men
In service. v;.-.i ,
Though he ha made frequent trips to
the Pacific coatit In the past. Oeneral
Barnett manifests a keen Interest In the
climatic and scenic advantages of this
section. "There is nothing can compare
with the wonderful grandeur of the Co
lumbia. river gorge and I am looking
with pleasurable anticipation to our
drive over the famous highway,' he
said. - . '.';;, ,
MEN
MARINES
PETITION FILED
FOR FARE RISE
ON STREETCARS
Portland Power Company Tells
State Board That Deficit Is
Mounting Under 6-Cent fare
and Financial. Limit Reached.
sAlem, May 26. Pointing out that
the voters of Portland had rejected
the remedial measures recommended
by the public service commission in
Its. recent order, the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power company, In a
petition filed with the state commis
sion this morning, asks that "relief
be now afforded by an adequate in
crease in fares.".
In the petition the company further
points out that traffic during the pres
ent year, lnatead of holding it's own as
had been expected, la showing: a material
decrease even - with a continuation of
the 6-cent fare. A table accompanying
the petition shows a decreane In traffic
revenues for the months of February,
March and April, 1920, in excess of lfi,
000 under that of the same period a year
ago. At the same time. It is also pointed
out, wages have been Increased In av
oral Instances. t
INCREASE IMPERATIVE X
''Maintenance expenditures have been
held to a minimum and It la of vital Im
portance to the continuity of service tlmt
there be an Immediate considerable In
crease In expendlturea for maintenance
of the street railway property," the ikjII
tion states.
""The losses in operation now being
experienced are but a continuation of a
long period of loss In operation of the
street railways of Portland, and, the
financial endurance of your petitioner
Is now exhausted."
Commenting on the petition this morn
ing . Fred G. Buchtel, chairman of the
commlMalon. points out that In the previ
ous order the Portland Railway, Light A
Power case waa held in abeyance until
the voters of Portland should have had
a chance to relieve the car riders of cer
tain "public burdens" which would have
made for lesser fares to the car ridera.
Under this status, Buchtel states, tiia
commission waa at liberty to open the
case without a formal apllcatlnn on th
part of the company and without con
ducting any further hnarlnga In the mat
ter, it la probable, however, that the
commission will hold at leant one more
hearing in order to substantiate new
statements set out by the company be
fore handing down the rate ordr whl:h.
It is Intimated, can be, expected without
undue delay. .
MAY NEKD 8 CKNT FARE
A forecast of the new rate which the
commission will probably ailow the com
pany can be very safely based on the
opinion of COmmlHHioner H. II. f'orey
In the previous order which declared (hat
a rale of 7 cents with an additional 1
cent for transfers was necessary, (o the
successful main tens (ice rf car service in
Portland." except that the new condi
tions may Justify an even higher rata,
probably one of S cents. ,
TORCH APPLIED
BY SINN FEINERS
London, May 26. (U. P.) Fol
lowing threats to burn or raze every
government building in Ireland, Sinn
Felners last night attacked and de
stroyed buildings In many districts,
according to dispatches here today.
Woman in Strange
Pursuit of Missing
Strange Personage
"If there la a strange man in town
or in the community, please locate him
If possible," a woman in Idaho writes
Acting Postmaster Robert Barclay. The
"strange man" left his home laxt Thurs
day at 4 p. m. and "has not been seen
or heard of yet."
The descrpltlon of the "strange man"
Barclay has been requested to locate Is
"about feet tall, dark cmple:te4.
dark eyes, black hair, very stoop shoul
dered, weight about 140 pounds, had on
dark gray 'Suit, light hat, light shirt, and
black shoes."
"Tell him to come at once," the woman
commands the good-natured postmaster.
Jacoma Is Likely
To Be Favored for
Ad -Men's Session
Stockton, Cal.. May 26. (I. N. H.V
The Pacific Coast Admen's automobile
caravan today wounO Its way from
Stockton to Y one mite valley, where a
big : reception and dance will feature
their convention tonight. An aeroplane
went ahead to herald their corning.
Sightseeing will be on the program to
morrow and the annual banquet will be
held at Camp Curry tomorrow night.
Officers will be elected tomorrow. Ta
coma today had the lnalde track for the
next convention.
$4000 Woolen Cloth
Taken From Storage
v
About $4000 worth of woolen cloth w
stolen from the Portland Wool Ware
house company; 105 North Union ave
&ue,socne time Monday niht.