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CITY EDITION
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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1920. TWENTY PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS. stand ,NiviD ck'nt!
TAR 0
E5
In Citing Reasons for His Atti
tude Against These, He De
: dares "We Live in MidsV of
Halcyon and Vociferous Times."
- William Howard Taft of America
is a Portland guest at? the Multno
mah with hirt secretary, his conta
gious chuckle, his continuing but still
disappointed desire to see Mount
Hood, and his broad view, of Ameri
can and world questions current in j
public thought.
He Is not in tavor of the Armenian
mandate proposed by President Wilson,
not under existing conditions. He is
not in favor of Hiram Johnson and
he does not see how he can be nom
. inted at Chicago. He believes Oregon
has "an unwise law" governing its dele-.
gates to national conventions. He, rinds
no precidest for "stable steeds" in Re
publican history, and he insiststhat "we
are living In the. midst of halcycon and
vociferous times."
"WHY HK OPPOSES MANnATE
Mentally Walking, for the time, at
least, with William Jennings Bryan,
Judge Taft contends that an Armenian
mandate is not for America now and
under existing conditions. , ;
"America should accept no mandate
unless it is within the League of Na
tions." Judge Taft says., "A mandate
carries with it a charter granted by the
league.' If we are not a part of It, we
should not assume, the duties of its
mandate."
HAS . AXOTUGR REASON t .
-' And Judge Taft has still another rea
son why America should stay out. of
Armenia. lie believes that America
should be careful before undertaking
any mandatory to see that the terri
tory over which it assumes jurisdiction
contains sufficient Income-bearing possi
bilities to put the government founded
by the United States upon la self-supporting
basis. That, he contends, is not
the case in Armenia, mountainous and
(Concluded on Pace Two. Column Two)
GR
ELEVATOR FINISHED
Portland's 1,000,000-bushel ( grain
elevator is complete. 1 It is ready for
consignments of wheat, G. B. He
gar dt. chief engineer of the commis
sion of public docks, announced
Wednesday , afternoon.
"It has. in fact, been ready for two
weeks," explained' the engineer,, "but
bwlng to the highly speculative condi
tion of the grain market the farmers of
the Interior have been holding back their
shipments.".
That the ; big public utility had been
finished and was ready for operation
did not become known until chance in
quiry brought the information. It is
not anticipated that extensive use will
be -made of the elevator until the move-
ment of the 1920 grain crop begins. The
elevator will be'able to "turn over" from
4.000,000 to 6,000.000 bushels in a season,
it is said. ' ,
B03TDS TOTED IX H17
The 1,000,000 bushel 'grain elevator -is
a .unit of the St. Johns municipal ter
minal now referred to as Portland mu
nicipal terminal No 4. Bonds in the
amount of 3. 000. 000 were voted by -the
people in June. 1917, for the entire ter
minal. , To complete the terminal nd
to provide the commission of public
docks with additional funds for other
constructive, enterprise, the people voted
an additional $5,000,000 in November,
1918. .-
tKie to various causes, work on the
municipal elevator has progressed
slowly, and this accounts for the fact
that it has been under more or less
continuous construction during more
than two years. The elevator and its
work house are built entirely of rein
forced .concrete. It is equipped with
the most modern machinery which the
a ocR commission was able to obtain.
. PliAJfX. USES ELECTRIC POWEE
f Electric power Is used v throughout
me plant, its exact capacity is 1,053.'
800 bushels, with adjacent storage caDa
city of 1,000,000 bushels. Six power shovels
Of the track shed and operating house
have a,; capacity , fbr -unloading. 15.000'
ousneis in -nour. -,"aCilitjeS taontem
plate not only , the Unloading, and . stor
age, but the clean! fig of the" grain.
Two conveyor belts have been installed:
which will carry grain , from the ele
vator and deliver 'it to ships at the
rate of 20,000 , bushels an hour.
The -elevator represents part of the
Portland plan to establish this city as
the leading grain export port of the
Pacific Coast. Provision for bulk han
dllng of wheat results from the con
viction that this, rather than the use
of sacks, is to be the chief means of
handling the' grain , of the Northwest.
Committee Would
Speed Up Action on
I Pending House Bills
i Washington. May 27. (I. N. &) The
louse rules committee-today by a vote
f & to 4, voted to report a suspension
lule under which any bill may be
tailed up for passage in the house
rithout amendment, and with debate
Imited to 40 minutes on and after
faturday. ; -
Chairman Fordney of the house ways
Bid means committee indicated that he
. rould not attempt to secure action on
be bonus bill until this rule is adopted.
MANDATE AND
AN
W. H. TAFT
T'ORMER president, who
r has returned to Portland
to deliver a lecture in
The Auditorium tonight.
Picture snapped at Multno
mah hotel today by Journal
photographer..
POTATO MAN
IS
I BEND
Bend,; May 2 7. Highly indignant
because the Bend Commercial club
is supporting the attitude of the
Deschutes county .farmers who . are
fighuogtthe importation of Japanese
laborers into Central Oregon, George
L. Burtt, prominent California ; DO-.
tato .grower, ; wired the Bend Com
mercial club urging that the club ar
range a meeting at which he can
present this side of the case to the
Bend ' business men. .
In part Burtt : said In his telegram:
"I have read' of your meeting, as
stated ; in the ; Oregonian and Journal
of May 20. ; Please' advise,' am I to .un
derstand, your .. commercial club sanc
tioned remarks and threats made
against j life and property, as published
by P. Pellettt If so, please remem
ber our land purchases - and . other ' op
erations i in Central Oregon are In ac-
Icordance with the laws of the United
States and state . of Oregon. . i
"As a ; member of the San " Francisco
Commerciad club, I must ."ask you, be
fore 3-ou come to any defiinite con
clusion. ( that I - or " my associates be
heard at your club meeting,, I will be
in Oregon shortly 1 after June -1. Am
sure matters pertaining to our inter
ests and myself have been mistated to
your body. -. - ... -
I had many letters from business
men inviting and requesting. .me to
come into the Redmond district and
buy land long before , I went there.
Central Oregon is positively ' assured
against influx of Japanese , as far as
our lanas are concerned. Our lands
are in the original purchasers names;
no sates nave Deen made ; or. even
thought s of. ' , , t- ir
"We want the sagebrush ' and juniper
on ana tn water on the land of Cen
tral Oregon, and we should have the
support i or farmers and the - town r of
Bend, as most of the lands lie In your
vicinity.f Again assuring, you. that we
are not': going to subdivide our lands
for sale to Japanese, and hoping for
the support of the citi sens of Bend
which. If given, they will never have
cause to . regret we ask you to please
Judge our interests - fairly and not - be
guided by agitators who . have an ax to
grind." . " ..
Reds Occupy Easht;
Britisli Rush Troops
To Head Off Soviet
London, May 27, The Daily Sketch
learns that soviet troops have occupied
Rasht,' the big silk center of Northern
Persia. , . :. .
British troops are hastening to Te
heran, the Persian capital' to .check. the
southward drive of the soviet forces.
French and Indian troops 'have been
landed at Batum, the big oil pipe line
terminus on the west shore of the Cas
pian sea, 440 miles west of Baku, which
is in Bolshevist hands. Rasht lies 250
miles due south of Baku.' while the dis
tance . between Rasht - and .Teheran , is
150 mues. - -
Resolution Favoring
Ireland Is Rejected
' M i ' - ...
Washington. May 27. (U. P.) Bv
vote of 10 to 9, the house foreign affairs
'committee today rejected a resolution
ot Representative Begg, Ohio, ;which
would nave expressed the belief of con
gress that, :"in the interests of -world
peace,, ireiana snouia nave a govern
ment or ner own cnolco.
, v , . , 4k,. 4
INCENSED A
5S
PREPARE WILL
Late Publisher Discussed Inten
tion of Making Allowance for
Children ; Long j Before His
Death, Statement of Physician.
Frederick W. Lcadbetter, son-in-law
of H. Ii. inttock, was the first
witness, this afternoon for the con
testants of the will, after ; the pro
ponents Announced the closing of
their- case. i. ' ;; ' r J
"Well, doctor. I'll leave my chil
dren $500 a. month income. : If they
can't" get along on that they can't
get along on anything."
Henry I. Pittock. publisher of the
Oregonian, while In Dr. William M.
Campbell's office in the summer of
1915, made this remark anent plans
for his family following his demise,
the physician testified as a witness
for the proponents in the Pittock
will contest before Probate Judge
Tazwell today. J
i The remark grew out of , casual , con
versation between the : two i about ''Mrs.
Pittock's nephew, Dr. Campbell said,
and followed the tatter's observation
that daughters of a family should be
protected, to a greater extent than
BUiUS. j .
PITTOCK ASKS ADTICE
Pittock suggested that the husbands
of his daughters might have some claim
on the estate, and asked the physician
how this should be handled. Dr.
Campbell declined an opinion, he said.
because he was not a busines man.
So far Dr. Campbell is the only wit
ness outside of Pittock's immediate
business circle to testify that the pub
lisher had ever discussed provisions of
his wilt. - ,- .
- "Pittock was a .'marvel of lntellecual
ity . and' keen : business insight for a
man of his age, . the physician declared.
He believed In prophylaxis, protec
tion before the .illness. Dr. .Campbell
said, and ' consulted him frequently. He
was . Ill .with a 1 bronchial trouble in
1910, and in '1913 an Illness of the
same nature left the issue in doubt
for iom time. . . -
He . was also afflicted with a chronic
ailment which gave him great discom
fort. Dr. Campbell continued, which in
no way, - however, interfered with his
mentality. : r ... ' f '
COMPETENT TO HAKE WIXI,
In the opinion of the physician. Pit
tock was competent to make his will
in 191$,. and 'at no time, apparently, was
he under duress or undue persuasion.
Dr. Campbell said that he submitted a
bill for $3800 to the- family after Pit
tock's death for services rendered' during
the last illness, which was paid.
. "Any dispute about that?" asked At
torney Cake of counsel for the contest
ants. .
"Well, it wasn't paid for some time,
but it was finally , paid," ; the witness
answered.
C. A. Morden, manager of the Ore
gonian, who, with O. L. Price, is accused
by the-contestants of unduly Influenc
ing Pittock in the making of his will,
also testified during the morning. '
(Concluded on Pas Nine, Column One)
SENATE COMMITTEE
REJECTS MANDATE
Washington, May 27. (I. N. S.)
The. senate foreign relations "wcpm-
m it tee this afternoon, by a vote of
11 to 4, reported a resolution to the
senate "respectfully declining" to
grant the authority requested by
President Wilson to accept a man
date for Armenia, . $ ; : :
The resolution presented by Senator
Brandegee, Republican, of Connecticut,
provides "that the congress -hereby re
spectfully declines to the executive the
power-, to accept a mandate over-' Ar
menia as requested in the message of the
president dated May 24."
The report of . the . foreign relations
committee, will now go Into the question
as to the reasons for - declining to ac
cept the mandate, the question being left
open for argument of the various phases
by members of the ; committee - on the
floor of the senate. Senator Hitchcock,
Democrat, suggested -thai the commit
tee make a detailed report and not de
cline in "such a summary manner." He
was overruled. , ; f
Child Knocked Down
By Auto on . Street
Virginia Chrisinger, 4-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. Virginia Chrisinger. 67 Ella
street, -was knocked ''down . and badly
bruised by an automobile in charge of
Kdward N. Dahl, 170 Vista avenue, at
noon . today at Ella ' and Washington
streets. The . child became t confused
while crossing ' the street. The child
was taken; home. ; . . .
Kramer Will Make ;
Talk to Democrats
t- ' --:
J. Bruce Kramer, vice chairman ot the
Democratic national committee, is ex
pected to be one of the speakers at. the
monthly meeting of the Jackson, club of
Oregon, to be' held. Friday night at Cen
tral library; '". Dr. Bsther Pohl-Lovejoy,
Democratic candidate for congress, will
also speak and Elton Watklns, head of
the .club, will -preside. ; .-, 4
Ultimatum of
Caterers Tells
Cooks Union to
Cancel Demand
Negotiations for an advance in
wages demanded by (Portland cooks
and waiters reached such a point
Wednesday night that the Caterers'
association issued a. virtual ultima
tum to the unions that they with
draw their demands not later than
Friday noon on pain of a cancella
tion of the agreement with the
unions nd the' institution of the
open shop. The unions called a meet
ing for this afternoon to consider
the ultimatum.
BOtrJCD BT COITTKACT
' The Cooks and Waiters unions are
bound by a contract to remain at work
pending the -arbitration of all disputes
with their employers. Ernest H. Wil
liams, secretary of the Waiters' and
Waitresses' union, and C. T. Frederick,
secretary of the Cooks' and Assistants'
unioa, declared today that their organ
izations will abide strictly by the terms
of this contract.
On the other hand. J. H. Coe and F. W.
Beach, president and secretary of the
Caterers' association, have issued an
ultimatum to the unions that unless the
request . for an advance in wages is
withdrawn, the open shop policy will be
put into effect. Sixty-five restaurants
and hotels are represented in the asso
ciation, according o Beach.
20 HOUSES IN CONTRACT
Officials of the unions state that they
have an aggregate of 1650 members in
the city and that 220 houses have signed
the contract , covering ' arbitration of
wage scales. The contract became ef
fective June 1, 1919, and holds good until
June 1. 1921. It is provided that the
scale in force June 1, 1919. shall remain
in -effect for one year and that arty read
justment during 'the second year shall
be subject to arbitration.. .
The unions are asking wage increases
averaging 12 per cent and presented
their new schedule to the employers for
consideration, asking that it be made ef
fective during .the second year of the
contract- This provides for increase
ranging from ?2 to $3 'per week for wait
resses -now receiving .from $14.50 to $17.
Chefs and cooks receiving from $25, to
$40 ask an average Increase of $5.
' Soft drink dispensers are also affected
by the demand, and ask $6 for an eight
hour day instead of $27.50 a week. Pool
r ackers receiving $24 a week, ask for $4
for . a : five hour shift. ' Apprentice -bus
boys, and girls now getting from $1? to
$14.50 want Increases .to $16 or $18 for
eight hour shuts.
Salem, May 27. Formal hearing
on the application of the Portland
Railway, Light &1 Power company
for an increase in street car fares
will be. held , in Portland Tuesday
afternoon, according to announce
ment by the public service commis
sion this morning. V?
Inasmuch as the data assembled by
the commission prior to the order ' of
last march is still applicable ;, to. the
situation, the hearing Tuesday will be
devoted exclusively to ' substantiating
new evidence presented ' by the com
pany in its application filed here
Wednesday, it is stated.
Plummer Out tot
Reelection to Board
As School Director
School 'Director O. M. Plummer ' an
nounced today that he proposes to be
come a candidate for reelection. This
decision will be formally announced to
the board at its meeting tonight.
Plummer said he is submitting bis
name to the voters without further rec
ommendation than that the public vote
according to its impression of his suc
cess as shown by his record to date' in
handling the affairs of the school- dis
trict. ' : ' ' -.
Johnson Plurality
Over Wood Is 1961;
Count Nears End
With practically complete returns from
all Oregon counties, Johnson's plurality
over Wood in the Republican presiden
tial primary is 1961. The vote is: John
son 45,196, Wood 43,235. ,
-The vote1 by counties follows:
i County. ) HooTtr.l Johnon. Lewden-t Wood.
STOTUESDAY
Saker ..... 122 7061' 21T 402
Benton " 4 34 629 391 - 1.S02
CUckamu., 687 3.0AO 70S 1.771
Clataop .... S54 1,843 ) 821 - . 909
Colombia ... 169 772 144 548
Coos 569 1.292 86S 677
Crook.. 91 78 ,148 '159
Curry ....... 45 289 ' 38 57
neachntes .. 157 626 ' 131 44
Dooslaa ...v 398 1.258 444 1,347
Gilliam .... 85 229 -11 - 12
Cr&nt ...... -14 685 69 250
Harney : 21 42 1 22
Hood Hirer.. 219 - 201 ,101 . 587
Jackaoa .... 654 901 ' 215 1.389
Jeffernoa' ... 74 221 , 72 99
Josephine .. 166 . 617 '121 423
Klamath .... 123 911 , - -210 - 226
Lake ...... - 87 401 .: 33 86
Lane ...... - 930 1.838 646 2,816
Lincoln .... 182 . ?95 . . 91 666
Ijnn ...... 862 1,124 401 1,850
Malhear .... 180 818 124 498
Marion -943 '3,102 789 3.148
Morrow .... 98 251 67 - 253
Multnomah 4.531 16.703 7.796 15,688
PoBt ... 284 658 203 . 1.060
Sherman ... . 103 ,152 60 288
Tillamook 212 615 '236 05
Umatilla ... 899 858 327 1.342
l'nion ..... . 155 701 ,241 474
Wallowa ... 250 452 129 393
Wasco . - 201 830 160 3 777
Washington . j491 1,640 486 1,249
Wheeler ... 68 159 . s 46 156
Tamhill .... 616 837 881 1.485
"Total.... 14,306 45,106 16.118 143,236
Plurality .- . 1J1
SI A. KOZER HALF MILLION
IS APPOINTED FOR WOOD WAS
AS SECRETARY HANNA OFFER
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Nominee to Qualify Friday Aft
- ernoon and Is Expected to
; . Name Cochran as His Deputy;
Olcott Gives, Up His Old Post.
Salem, May 27. -The appointment
of Sam A. Kozer as secretary of state
for Oregon was announced by Gov
ernor Olcott this morning. This was
the second official act of Governor
Olcott upon his return from Stock
ton. Cal.. his first act being the resig
nation from the secretaryship, him
self, which position he has held since
April 17. 1911.
Kozer stated this morning that he
would qualify for the secretaryship Fri
day afternoon, at which time he is also
expected to announce the appointment of
his chief deputy, who, it is reliably re
ported, will be John W. Cochran. Port
land newspaper man and' chief clerk of
the state senate for several sessions
past. .
OLCOTT KEEPS PLEDGE
Kozer1 s appointment is in conformity
with a promise' made by Governor Ol
cott last January, following the opinion
of the supreme court holding him to be
governor in fact and entitled to serve
out the full unexpired term of -the late
Governor Withycombe, in which- he de
clared it to be his intention to resign the
secretaryship , and appoint . as his suc
cessor the Republican nominee for that
office as soon as the result was def
initely known. -'
It was expected that official action
would await the canvass of the pri
mary vote but Kozer's nomination ' has
been so decisive as to leave no room for
doubt as to the result, hence the action
at this time. : ,
orcoT-rs fikst choice
- "It gives me extreme pleasure to make
this appointment," said Governor Olcott.
"I know there is no man in the state
better qualified for the office than
Kozer and that the people of the state
feet the same way,, amply evidenced by
their votes in. the Republican primaries.
Koser's most efficient work In the sec
retary of state's office for many years
has been " justly rewarded by his nora
lnation, which is the same as bis elec
tion. , i - -
- --'Before the supreme court decision was
handed down a few months ago it. had
been in my . mind to appoint Koser In
event the decision made it possible for
me to resign -as secretary, of state, but
I did not make the appointment, after
due deliberation, because'-1 desired , to
leave the field clear for all candidates.
and so stated I would appoint whoever
happened to be the Republican nominee.
Koser's vote is so decisive there is no
question as to the outcome and no neces
sity for awaiting the official count of
the ballots."
PRESIDENT STARTS
By J. Bart Campbell
Washington, May it. (L N. S.)
William G. Mc Adoo's presidential
boom was discussed in a secret con
ference here last . night of high of-
ficials now or formerly connected
with the Wilson administration.
This was disclosed today by the Rev.
Burrts Jenkins, publisher of the Kan
sas City Post, before the senate com
mittee investigating pre-convention
presidential contributions. "
Among those at the conference be
sides himself, Jenkins said, were As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Jou
ett Shouse, former commissioner of in
ternal revenue: -Daniel C Roper and
Robert W. Wooldey, interstate com
merce commissioner. rxana -v i iori.
connected with the David W. Griffith
movie . concern, was also there.
M'ADOO DECLARI3S HE KNOWS
NOTHING OF BOOM LAUNCHED
Pasadena, Cal.. May P.)
When shown dispatches from Washing
ton that friends had formally launched
a presidential campaign for him, Wil
liam O. McAdoo, who is spending a vaca
tion here, smiled and said:
"I know nothing of this campaign.'
All Business Firms
Are Urged to Close
For Memorial Day
In a proclamation issued . this morn
ing. Mayor . Baker urged All business
houses to close Monday, May 31, in or
der that Memorial day may be observed
"in a spirit of solemn reverence for the
heroic dead who gave their lives so
that theirnation could live.
The mayor especially asked business
houses to close in order that ex-soldiers
can join their posts and take part in
ceremonies planned by their commands.
Mayor Baker commends full indorse
ment by the people of the 'slogan adopt
ed by Over the Top post No. 81 of the
Veterans of Foreign ' Wars of "An
American flag on every American home
Memorial day." . .
$40,000 Blaze Hits
Two Everett Mills
Everett, Wash.. May 27. (I. N. S.)
Damage . approximating $40,000 . was
done ( by fire on the bay front here
this morning to the Garrlott Manu
facturing - company's mill and the ; kiln
of the Everett Mill company, both shin
M ADOO BOOM FOR
gle-making . concerns. -
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John T. King, Former Manager
for the General, Says He
Lost His Job - Soon After
Sending $5000 Into Oregon.
Washington, May 27. Dan R.
Hanna of Cleveland, Ohio, agreed to
go out and raise half a million dol
lars to finance General Leonard
Wood's campaign for the presidency,
John T. King, formerly Wood's man
ager, told the senate campaign' ex
penditures committee today.
This was more than a year ago. fCing
said. Hanna did not say how much of
the $500,000 he would give himself, the
witness told the committee, nor did he
know whether Hanna was Instrumental
In getting William Cooper Proctor of
Cincinnati to put Into the Wood cam
paign the $500,000 which Proctor yester
day said he advanced.
KIJfG GIVES TESTIMONY
How General Wood was entertained
by Henry C. Prick, the steel magnate, a
year ago, at a dinner of some 30 or. 40
financiers, was revealed by John T.
King, Republican national - committee
man from Connecticut.
King said he himself raised $91,000 for
the Wood presidential boom before, he
"quit-
He told how he was asked to become
Wood's campaign manager by Dan
Hanna, son of the late Mark Hanna, one
time Republican "boss.' ,
The Prick dinner was In May. 1919.
King insisted Prick was opposed to
Wood for president Instead of beirur
for him. The dinner had no political
significance; King declared. Prick was
only a friend of General Wood.
George W. Perkins and C I Blair
were among those present at the Prick
dinner.
BUTLER'S - CAMPAIGN . COSTS
Contributions . to the campaign of
Nicholas Murray Butler of New York
for ' the presidential nomination total
$40,550 to. date, according to the testi
mony of John. R.. Da vies, manager of
the Butler campaign - and - justice ' of
the municipal courts of New York,
who appeared before the senate com
mittee . investigating campaign expend!'
tureau todsy ..,- v?1' xf
There .have been five contributions of
$S000 each, Davtes stated. One of these
was made by O. Dunn, .an engineer of
New York, and the other by William
Demarest. also of New York
Senator Harding's total campaign ex
penses have been $107,709.86, with con
tributions of J113.109.10. H. M. JJaugh-
erty testified. . ,
WOOD SAYS HE HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH FINANCIAL END
Boston. May 27. (L N. S.) Major
General Wood said today be had no con
nection with the handling of the finan
cial end of his campaign. He declared
that he had confidence In Colonel Proc
tor, who has charge of the finances and
pointed out that it would cost 1.000,000
to mail circulars to every voter in jthe
country. . This estimate, he stated, was
based on . 13,000.000 male and female
voters at a cost of five cents eachv The
general made this statement upon his
arrival from the Republican state con
vention in Vermont..''
Nocturnal Joyride
-Solicitors Fined;
Get One Day in Jail
."How would you like a fellow to drive
up and down the street In an automobile
and call out at your sisters?" asked
Municipal Judge Rossman this morning
of Ransom Dean and Earl Deyoe, both
20, who were arrested early this morn
ing on charges of disorderly conduct.
When- the young men said they could
not stand for that kind, of conduct, the
Judge said . he would not stand for it
against somebody else's sister. , He
fined both $25 and sent them to jail for
one day. , , , ... ' . ...
They were arrested early this morning
on upper Washington street. They are
said to have been riding up and down
the street calling out at women and of
fering to give them an automobile ride.
Old Guard
By Expense Inquiry
By David Lawrence
Coprrifbted. 1920
.Washington. May 27. -Senator
Hiram Johnson may or may not be
the Republican nominee at Chicago
but he can rejoice in the fact, right
now that he is having the time of
his life with the so-called old guard
of the Republican party. Wriggling
uncomfortably, protesting indignant
ly, yet controlling their impulses suf
ficinetly to smother their feelings,
the majority of the Republican sena
tors are distressed over: the way. the
committee headed by Senator Ken
yon, pal of Senator Johnson," is in
vestigating the campaign ' expendi
tures of various presidential nomi
nees.. OLD GUARD 8QTAKS
The Republican senators ' who have
been through many a campaign . and
many exposure of campaign expendi
tures, shook their heads doubtfully when
the plan was first proposed, and finally
decided to . smother it altogether, but
Senator Johnson came back to Wash
ington and things happened. -
Children Expect
To Whitewash
Their
Mothers
In Spelling Bee
Portland school children belleye
they have a joke on their mothers.
or those of their mothers who are
member of tjie Women of Wood
craft. 1 .
Some time;? ago the Women of
Woodcraft challenged the elemen
tary school ''Children to a spelling
contest. The contest comes off Fri
day night at Woodmen of Woodcraft
hall, Tenth .and Taylor streets.
The best spellers In the , grade schools
were to be selected for the big event.
When principas and teachers under
took the weed Jig bu.t " process, it Just
couldn't be done. . The district around
Washington high school, for instance,
had, so many good spellers that, al
though they spelled until midnight, no
body missed : a; word and the number
Just couldn't be made any smaller.
Consequently the" Portland schools are
sending 57 spellers to the contest when
about 36 are all that are needed.
The Women of Woodcraft have not
been kent ignorant of the school's dlf
ficulty In their elimination contests.
Children have one home telling their
mothers all about ; It, and it is said
the mothers ar weakening even before
the contest. ;
DOCiWiSZE
Authorization of the issuing of a
block of bonds in the sum of $1,000,
000 was made by the commission of
public docks at a meeting this morn
ing. This lsta parcel of the orig
inal issue of ; $6,000,000 for harbor
improvements. JThe new call is for
June and Jaiy' offering. Bids will
be opened June 24. Sale of $750,000
was authorized . last February,
. The issue voted on today calls for S
nee cant interest and 80 years' time.
MILLION IN BONDS
First payment on. this lasuewlll be '"FTrn nf ny TlT1 TTOT Tn
the sum of $38,000 on July 1. 1920,
. nai
an eaual sum the first day of the fiscal
year to and including 194$. Each of
the succeeding four years wUl call for
$40,000. - '
FOB LOCAL IMPROVEMENT -
The appropriation will be utilized en
tirely for the improvement of the local
harbor. Between the Broad viji bridge
and the "mills bt the Portland Flouring
Mills are a number of obstructions which
pilots and exporters are anxious to have
removed. It 'is stated that work will
commence immediately after the issue is
floated.' . . f '
To represent the dock commission on
the appralsment ot the Swan Island proj
ect, D. B. Slgler was appointed at a sal
ary of $25- a day. The county assessor
and an appraiser from the Port of Port
land, the city and the realty board will
compile a report to be submitted to the
committee of 15.
WILL SEE COMMISSIONERS
On the matter of the widening of Kel
logg street between St. Johns and
Municipal No. 4 and for a franchise for
the construction pf a Btreet railway line,
a committee was appointed to meet with
the county commissioners Friday. Twenty-five
feet additional width is desired
on that street in order to handle the
traffic.
F. Fisher, representing R. Lewis of
Chicago, petitioned the board to amend
the-condemnation of the property on
Front street between Main and Salmon.
The structure ; was reported 60 per cent
unsafe and a re-survey was made by a
disinterested engineer. He differed from
the report of O. B. Hegardt, engineer for
the port. The matter was sent for hear
ing June 10. .
Rifle Shot Causes
Child to Lose Eye
Earl EUing, 9, son of Fred Ktling of
Corbett, Or. was brought to ' the Good
Samaritan hospital Wednesday to be
treated for a gunshot wound accidentally
Inflicted by his little brother. The two
boys were playing with a .22-callber
rifle, and a bullet penetrated one of
Karl's eyes. ' The eye had to be re
moved. I
Is
Although members of the investigating
committee deny that they have any other
purpose except to let the white light of
publicity shed its pointed rays on the
"slush' fund's." real or imaginary, on
different Democratic, as well as Repub
lican candidates, it requires no extra
ordinary power of political penetration
to see that the whole thing Is part of
a skillful maneuver of Hiram Johnson
to fight his Republican opponents ' by
continuous smoke screens, until he ob
scures .the supposed effort of plutocracy
to capture political control of our gov
erntnent , f.
BITTER FEELING RESULTS
Already the investigation has produced
bitter ; feeling inside the Republican
party.
Supposing Leonard Wood Is .the nomi
nee at Chicago? Is it politically good
sense to hand' the Democrats all the
data and details of the Wood financial
campaign? Usually if there is an in
vestigation of - money spent, ' it is one
political -party investigating the other.
What the Republican leaders resent is
that certain Republicans are really in
vestlgating the Republican party. They
want it stopped. But the political power
of Hiram Johnson to come out and de
.( Concluded cm Pas Thro, Column One)
Roiled
PE
PLAN VETOED
BY WILSOi!
Resolution Is Called Complets
Surrender to Germany Because
It Contains No Clause on Rep
aration for Wrong Inflicted.
. Washington. May 27. (I. N .S.)-
President Wilson today vetoed the
Knox peace resolution.
In vetoing the Knox peace resolution
the president declared that he could not
approve at M his time such a resolution
which would place "Ineffaceable stains
on the honor and gallantry of the United
States"
The president stated the resolution
sought to establish peace with the Oer
man -empire without exacting from the
German government "reparation for ln-
finite wrong which it did to the peoples
whom It attacked and whom we pro
fessed to assist when we entered the
war."
, "The . attainment of these purposes
was provided for in the treaty of Ver
sailles," the president added.
The president declared that the Joint
resolution would be a "complete sur
render of the rights of the United States
so far as the. German government is con
cerned." INCONSISTENT, INCONCEIVABLE
"Such a peace with Germany Is or
ought to be Inconceivable," the presi
dent concluded, "and Is Inconsistent with
the dignity of the United States."
The text of the message follows:
"To the House of Representatives
"I return herewith, without my sig
nature, house joint resolution 327, in
tended to repeal the joint resolution of
April 6, 1917, declaring a state of war
to exist between the United States and
Germany, and the Joint resolution of
December 7, 1917, declaring a stats of
war to exist between the United States
and the Austro-Hungarlan government,
and to declare ! state of peace.
"I have not felt at liberty to sjgn
(Continued on Pus Two, Column Three)
xiuVJUUl JlliVi JL.O
Killed When Wheel
Hits' End of Drag
" '
Sheridan. Or.. May .27. Joe Dadourak,
well known local stock buyer, was killed
here late Wednesday evening while run
ning his tractor. lie was preparing a
piece of land for clover seeding and,
while turning a corner with the tractor,
one of the wheels struck the end of the
drag he was pulling and it flew up.
striking him across the chest.
"Little Joe," as he was known, was
alone atVhe time. Neighbors were at
tracted by the smoking tractor. He was
unmarried. Relatives live in Switzer
land. Passenger Officials
Attend Conference
Railroad passenger officials of Port
land are in Seattle today in attendance
at the regular meeting of the newly
fprmed Pacific Northwest Passenger as
sociation. Portland officials at the
meeting are : John Mr Scott, general
passenger agent. Southern Pacific; Wil
liam McMurray. Eenaral pasttenfter
agent, O-W. ; A. T. Charlton, Reneral
passenger agent. Northern Pacific ; II.
II. Crozler, assistant' general passenger
agent, 8., P. & 8., and Guy 11U1, chief
clerk, Southern Pacific.
Forced Action on
Bonus 'Bill Is Aim
Washington. May 27. U. P.) Ef
forts to force action on the soldier
bonus bill were started In the houna
this afternoon hy Representative An
derson of Minnesota and about 25 lie
publicans.; They gave- notice that they
would filibuster against "all other leg
islation until the; bonus measure.- was
Called up.
Army Bill Provides
t For 280,000 Troops
. Washington, May 27. (U. P.J A
peace-time army of 280,000 enlisted men
and 17,800 officers was agreed lo by the
house and senate conferees on the army
reorganization bill today.
Babe Ruth Knocks
Out Two Home Runs
Boston, May 27. (I. N. S.) Babe
Ruth knocked out twp home runs In
today's game with the Red Sox, mak
ing his record 10 circuit clouts for the
season.
Rent Committee to
Meet Next Tuesday
Mayor Baker has called a meeting of
the committee of eight, appointed to In
vestigate cases of rent profiteering In
Portland, for next Tuesday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
French Ratify Peace
xi cat y if ii ii xiuotiiu
Paris. May 27, (U. P.) The chamber
of deputies has ratified the peace treaty .
wlth Austria. - j
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