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THE OREGONY DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1921. VIERICK CALLS OK HARDING; HOPES FOR EARLY PEACE By George R. Holmes . J St. Augustine. -Fla., Feb. 16. (1. N. S.) A committee representing the "German-American Citizens' league," headed by George Sylvester VIerick. called on President-elect Harding ; here today. After their conference with Mr. Harding, Mr. VIerick issued a statement In which. he stated the committee had left the " president-elect "with ; the conviction Jhat we may look , forward to. not only an Immediate but a just and equitable peace with Germany." Mr. Harding, made no comment on the conference. - i VIereck's statement said the committee Jiad called to express ; "the consensus of opinion of patriotic : and progressive .Americans of German blood on vital is sues confronting the Harding adminis . tration." i The president-elect received the com- ' m it tee in the most cordial manner, he said. He anticipated many of the sub jects which tbey called to his attention and showed that he had given much and profound thought . to the , problems In volved. , ..'! v The committee emphasised the fact that It had no candidates for political offices, that it asked no favors, but was interested solely In principles affecting the honor and welfare of the American people.;- cr" "The committee reels that Mr. Hard ing will do everything in his 'power to allay the racial hatreds and prejudices created by the war. to reunify our nation and to make his administration engender good feeling both at home and abroad." The members of the committee were : -Ferdinand Walther of Chicago, presi dent of the league ; 1 George Sylvester VIerick, former editor of the Fatherland t . William Edgbern of New Orleans. Ber nard C Heln, lawyer, of New York, and Geoffrey Land of New York. BOTH SUBTLE AND CHILDISH (Continued From! Pace One) a pan-Orientalism, favoring the yellow races against the United States leav ing Europe out of It in "this connection stating that the purpose of the United States having an interest in China and , elsewhere is to gain a grip upon the Orientals and upon their; resources. In 'China it has principally been directed by the monarchists or old mandarin class, who are pro-Japanese. However, the Japanese propaganda, no matter how valiant its efforts, has failed to win young China, influenced, by the students who have been in this country for four years or more as students at our great Universities. These young men go back to China ardent supporters of the United States, and providing new blood and brain and sinew for ' a great rebirth of eChina. - ' In the colored countries, India, South 'Africa. Ceylon, Egypt, rumors are spread by word of mouth this method being 'used very effectively among illiterate .people that the United States, even England is using measures to subdue ,the black skinned peoples in our own .countries. This is simple. All they have to do is to take accounts of Ameri can race riots or lynchings and magnify 'and distort them to suit the purpose. These rumors always allege campaigns of race persecution by Americans. Such propaganda serves not only to make the United States as a nation unpopular in these places, but it reacts viciously against American, nationals . abroad, trade agents, etc., and is a very effec tive means of destroying American com merce in the far and Near East. Who gets the business that is thus lost to the states is not difficult to guess. AS TO ' C03f TKOIi OF WIRELISS J, One very effective means of propa ganda is the control of wireless stations. Japan is building her own wireless sta tions throughout the east and in the Pacific, notably on the Island of Yap, twhere she Controls a great wireless sta tion in addition to operating former 'German cables centering on that island. Upon American occupation of Siberia 'the Americans took over the wireless station la Russian island, IS miles from Vladivostok. Tbe Japanese made stren uous efforts to have this plant returned to the Russians although she built one herself on the same island so that she PROPAGANDA Eat. Food will work for you ! Grapelut is not onljr good to taste foot ccmtams those nourish ing elements wiricli make for Health, and energy; ; Children andgrbwnmps thrive on this ready-cooked Uend o wheat anainalted "bariejr. i r SOLD BY GROCERS EVEKSTWHEKE! Postnm Cereal Coinpriac . rit.i ri- tSil I could acquire It from the Russians. The United States still operates this station. On several occasions a land wire - run ning from Vladivostok to the American station on Russian island was severed, always at, a time when something im portant was happening In Siberia. This delayed transmission of American press or offlclai : dispatches rbut -Japanese wireless accounts of the doings went to Toklo and . thence were cabled to Amer ica, These accounts usually were dif ferent from the dispatches that : later went out from American sources.; This policy, likewise tampering with mail and cable matter, works against . obtaining true, news of doings in the east by American newspapers. w ' - There is a certain station ' In China, under Japanese control, that has been of great service to the Japanese in inter cepting American business, press or offi cial messages sent from China and using them in her own press at home in gar bled form, if - the information contained in them happened to be unfavorable in context to Japan. The Japanese press is wholly under control of the govern ment. Should articles appear that are detrimental, the newspaper ; displaying them is closed, its owner fined and all copies of the offending issue confiscated. DESCRIBES "WHIPSAW" SYSTEM How the vernacular press works prop aganda to the detriment of Americans is shown in one. interesting example. This is the "Whipsaw system, for want of a better name. Briefly. It works this way : One Japanese newspaper prints something detrimental to America or Americana Another takes up the cudgel for America, defending this country or Its people. But always the paper at tacking the Americans wins the argu ment. That is good food for home con sumption, r i - ! ; . The acta of individual ; Americans in Japan have been dilated upon to great extent by the 'Japanese propagandists. Individual criminal or shady actions be ing taken as indicative of the nature of all - Americans. Recently, ; following American publicity regarding the Toshl- wara district of Japan, a moral crueaae against Americans was begun. The peo ple of Japan were told that a. high per centage of Americans, were suffering from social diseases. The religious lssu has been used in China and elsewhere ; to attack Amer icans, telling the Confucians, 'Taoists. Buddhists and ; others f that the Amer icans regarded them ' as heathens and magnified the Christian interpretation of this term "heathen" intd something unpleasant to contemplate by one sub scribing to the-so-called "heathen" re ligions. ! The intense activity of Japanese prop agandists through the Russian newspa pers which were unfavorable to tbe United States (promonarchlstic . and somewhat Bolshevik), worked decidedly against American interests there. The subject is such an interesting one and there are so many specific instances of deliberate anti-American propaganda. that I wish to devote the next article in this series to the presentation' of some of these translations, or parts of them. at least. i : , ? ; " (The ninth article by Lieutenant Mar- tlnek will be published tomorrow.) FEMINISTS: MAKE ? THREAT TO 'TALK' Continued Fran P&ce One) men and women and came home disap pointed. - ; . . "There - was Mrs. j Pankmirst. whom we looked upon as net less than a shin ing God and yet when she came to"" this country we found that while She had made a contribution , to the feminist movement she had no further idea of anything economic i There ; are many women just like her In this country. "Then W. L. George, the brilliant writer for English feminism, came to this country and urged us to battle f or I things we had forgot were moot ques- Hons. When Mr. George recently spoke to a group of feminists in New York he was obviously embarrassed by the questions asked him. He protested that he believed we Americans were trying to educate him when be asked how women .with professions were to con tinue their work and have children, too ; how women like ourselves, who do their share of the bread winning, can rear range life so that their husbands will do half the housework. ' "You can't thrill American feminists by exhorting them to keep their own names after they marry. They've been keeping thelr own names for a long time. ' They want a new suggestion for making their life more interesting and more worth while. . They refuse to stay on pedestals and they refuse to be any thing less than human. They are dis cussing ways ' of being more human. Some day, before very long, they will probably shock the world by saying what they think and then doing it." Woman Serving Out Fine Vancouver, Wash.i Feb. 16. Annabel Wilson, arrested on a charge of immoral conduct, in default of a 25 Tine, is serv ing sentence In the county jail. that SECOND -TRIAL OF THOMAS LOTISSC SET FOR THURSDAY The second trial of Thomas Lotisso on the charge of murder will begin in the circuit court Thursday morn ing, Lotisso shot and killed his wife, Tesflie Lotlsso, near the junction of Alder and Fourteenth streets, early on the morning- of November 30. The first trial resulted In a disagree ment of the Jury. 1 ";:;.' ; The judge before whom the erase will be beard will not be announced until Thursday morning by Presiding Judge Kavanaugh, but it is the general ex pectation that it will be Judge Stapleton. Judge Tucker presided at the. first trial. Since the, first trial, Kd Goneau, one of the principal witnesses for the state, has been indicted by the grand jury for perjury and he will pot be placed on the stand by the . prosecution in the second trial. Goneau was the driver of the automobile in which Lotisso and wife rode just previous to the shooting. To offset Goneau' s testimony the state will introduce. It Is reported, several new witnesses. s COMMISSIONERS TO SURVEY j KENT SPACE AT COURTHOUSE The county-commissioners will make a survey of the county building to deter mine the amount of space used by state offices and other agencies Independent of county admgiistration and decide whether some ought not pay rent to the county. ...... , The suggestion arose from the appear ance of Dr. C. J. Smih before the board i today, asking ir quarters couia be round for the state boaftl of health. He was told that under present conditions -no room seemed available, but it was inti mated that some arrangement might be made later and the opinion was also ex pressed by - Commissioner Hoyt that if the county was not obligated to furnish Quarters to the state free, it should charge rent. With the Understanding that an agree ment might be effected later with the board of health. Dr. Smith said that the present quarters in the Selling building would be ; retained temporarily, j The board ' is now paying 12600 rent per annum. Dr. Smith thought the state ought to have cheaper quarters. COUNTY DENIES BOG ART'S F CLiAIM FOR SLIDE DAMAGES A claim against Multnomah county for damages sustained by reason of the slide from the excavation from, the basement of the new county hospital was presented to the county commis sioners today by Dr. M. D. Bogart, who asked for $184. While driving on the Terwilliger boulevard December 26, Bo gart alleged that his automobile was struck by the slide. His repair bill amounted to 112 and the clothing of himself and wife' was damaged to the extent of $70. The commissioners de nied the claim, holding that no re sponsibility attached to the county. Stole Auto; Sent to Prison : Samnei Hamilton pleaded guilty Tues day before Presiding- Circuit Judge Kav anaugh to an indictment charging, the theft of an automobile. He was sen-. fenced to one year In the penitentiary. William Brincktey, who was jointly in dicted with Harqilton, was paroled. " ; j Divorce Mill S Divorce suits filed : Katherin Hutton against Andrew Hutton ; George Mere dith against Daisy 1. Meredith; Agnes Capparell against P. A. Capparell; Ber Ptha Lonctealux against : Fred S. Lonc- teaux; Lester E. Pringle against Hattie A. Pringle; Ada against Robert Harry Adams ; Hazel I. against A- S. Pease. " Myra Lounsbury against Eugene Lounsbury,; cruel and inhuman treat ment.;. I ; - ", Claim Made Against Estate ' A hearing was begun in the probate division of the circuit court today on the claim of the Columbia Contract company against the Robert Wakefield estate. The contract company has presetted a claim for $8038 for work performed for Wake field before his decease. It is claimed on the part of the estate that tbe obliga tion was paid once. . ; ;. Sues for $10,000 H. R. Beckwith, Who was struck by an autopiobilei delivery December 3, has brought suit in the circuit court against the F. R. ; Chown Hardware- company. ewner of the automobile, to recover $10,- 000 damages for personal injuries re ceived, i . T UNTIL POLICE ARRIVE (Continued From Pag One) mind and the ' Chinese principles of justice. . p-.-s- ' - ; . It was announced at police headquar ters this morning that the Jung Wah Way Gon,; the Chinese "peace society,'? was holding a meeting in Chinatown iq an effort to prevent the warring tongs from bringing the fight to Portland. The Jung Wah Way Gon was formed at the cessation of hostilities after the last tong war here. It is composed of representa tives of. the various tongs, and acts as a. high court, whose purpose is to arbi trate differences between the rival tongs, ana prevent ii;uuui ; suia . uiuouaneu. Ijouie Sing Chong, a merchant at 93 Third street. Is reputed to be the leader of the Jung Wah Way Gon. Outside of the early-morning quietude In Chinatown,' no hint of disorder bad developed. So far as is known here, "no gunmen have - appeared from the Bay cities, but scouts are out to watch for any strange Mongolian faces! TWO CHiJTESE ARE "KILLED ' XS FIGHT AT LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, Feb. 16. As a result of a tong war which broke out anew here last night, two Chinese are dead, another wounded, 15 Orientals are in the city jail on suspicion of murder and the : local Chinese quarter closed and carefully guarded today by, a police detail to pre vent additional hostilities. . According to the 'police definite word was received here a week ago' from the Seattle police to be on the lookout for a renewal of the tong war at 9 o'clock last night. At 9.10 o'clock gunmen began fir ing in three separate buildings In China town, killing Soo Hoi Sung and Lem Gooey Fong and wounding Lew Hlng. . The police believe that the present out break is due to a controversy over a lot tery drawing more than three months ago and that the Hop Sing tong and four families are aligned together against the Bing Kong tong. . ' -Tw months ape two Bing Kong tong men were killed here, and since then 0N6 MEN IN HIDING there have been negotiations between the leaders of the rival factions. - It was reported today that the two Chi nese slain last night were members of the Hop Sing tons against which it was said reprisals were planned. V Detectives raided a hotel on the out- 1 skirts of Chinatown here early today and captured ' 14 Chinese, practically all of whom are alleged to be tong gunmen from other California cities. THREE TOXG MEX KILLED IS ; WAR IN THREE COAST CITIES No sooner had the word been flashed to Chinatown than the Hop Sings took tbe warpath, As a result Go Foin, no torious highbinder and gunman, is dead and three other Chinamen are in a hos pital suffering from wounds sustained in a battle In which 20 shots were fired. "For the first time in history of the Chinese tong chiefs' relations with the police, the Chinese have broken their word and now they, must pay." was the announcement of Chief of Police Dan O'Brien today, following last night's re newed outbreak of tong fighting. - O'Brien ordered Chinatown closed to whites, placed police on guard at a dozen build ings used as headquarters for the Chi nese and ordered a thorough search of the city for tong men. . ; Six Hop Sing tong men were In the party attacking the Bing Kongs, accord ing to police information. At New Years the Chinese had entered a truce and promised the police that their war was over. It was this promise which O'Brien said was broken.. From Los Angeles came word of the killing, of two Chinamen and the wound ing of a third, bringing the toll of the first night's warfare up to three dead and five wounded. j, - Additional police precautions were be ing taken In all Pacific coast cities today, while both tongs were busy recruiting for a long and murderous campaign. Stockton Police Alert Stockton, CaL. Feb. 16. (U. P.) Strong police patrols were closely watch-' lng developments in Chinatown today i following the outbreak of a new tong : war in coast cities. Choy Fong, a Hop Sing man. was shot three times and probably fatally' wounded last night. ; BODY UNCOVERED (Con tinned From Pme One) she breathed her last. I went out and brought back some geraniums. Then, under cover of midnight, we dug the grave in the middle of our beautiful gar den plot. . We carried tbe body and put it in the grave. HAD ISO BUBIAL PERMIT "We had neither coffin nor burial per mit. Then we covered up the body and laced the geraniums over the improvised grave. "To us she Is not dead ; just burled. Miss Townsend declared it was pov erty that caused her and her mother to bury Mrs. Chamberlam In secret. Police investigation of the case re vealed that Mrs. Townsend and her aughter, who is an accomplished pianist, were believers in occult forces and mem bers of mystic societies. They are al leged to have been adherents bf the mysterious fire cult of the Rosicrucians and to have embraced the doctrines of Zoroastrian sun worship. Noted psychiatrists who examined Mrs. Townsend and her daughter de clared that both, women apparently bad been affected mentally by brooding over some subject. Police today were endeavoring to learn the whereabouts of Frederick James Townsend, son of Mrs. Ruth Townsend. who has1 not been heard of for several months. He formerly lived with Ills mother, sister and grandmother in the art colony near Jackson park, where they made their home. , J. Beeman Resigns Liquor Squad Place ) With Government Joseph Beeman retired from govern ment service in apprehending bootleggers today. Beeman rarely was called into court to testify, as the majority of his victims knew he had secured convicting evidence, and chose to plead guilty rather than stand the expense of a trial. 4 When Beeman raided a place or arrest Ad a bootlegger he seized everything the bootlegger possessed, which the law re quired him to seize. Beeman's experience with bootleggers has been tjiat foreign ers af e the most persistent violators of the prohibition law. Beeman probably will give his time now to Southern Ore gon business interests. Stowaways Are to Be Held Until Ship Is Ready to Depart A .German , stowaway, on board the Bearport steaming up the river, will be held in detention here by United States immigration officials and not permitted to remain in the United States, R, P. Bonham said this morning. : The Hermion, which arrived Tuesday from Gibraltar, had . two stowaways on board, a Spaniard and an Italian. Bon ham informed the master of the vessel that he would hold him responsible for the4 detention of the aliens under pen alty , of a heavy fine ' for permitting them to leave the ship.- The ship master asked the immigration authori ties to hold them until the ship is ready to depart. . Child's Death Is Due To Spasmodic Croup ; Sandy, Feb. 16. Ortel Edward Glock ner, aged 7 years, and son of Mrs. Annie Glockner and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Glockner, died Tuesday, after an Illness of a few days, pronounced spas modic croup. The funeral will be held in Sandy Thursday. , Out Once, In Again George G arisen., who was released from the county jail two days ago after serving a terra for larceny, was' sen tenced to 30 days more by Municipal Judge Rossman Tuesday. : In less than 24 . hours after his release Garisch was arrested on a Charge of stealing a suit case1 ; : , - : ; Portland Gets Headquarters Ray C. Steele, r United States game warden, whose office hitherto has been In Seattle, arrived at the Portland of fice of the biological survey this morn ing, where he will make his headquar ters. Removal of the office to Portland was made in the interests of economy. 7$ Give 9iOO for Relief University of Oregon Eugene, Feb. 16. More than $1400 has been pledged by faculty and students of the University for the European relief fund.- . GERANIUM BED Bill for Enforced Delay in Marriages Passed at Olympia Olympia. Wash.. Keb. 16. (U. P.) Senator Walter Davis' marriage bill was reconsidered, shorn of several features and passed by the senate today. The bill legislates against hasty mar riages by providing that licenses will not be issued until 15 days after applica tion for the same have elapsed. Pro vision for the publication of the appli cations in newspapers wa amended to day. Applications would be merely posted in the auditor s office. In cases of emergency, superior court judges are empowered 'to authorise the immediate issuance of marriage licenses. Justices of the peace will be permitted to solemnize marriages under the amended bill. This was done after Gov ernor Hart had threatened Jo. veto the measure if the justices of the peace were shorn of their power. BILL IS EASY (Continued From Pass One.) place of origin and the time it gets into the hands of the ultimate consumer. Dennln called attention to the fact that there were fewer farmers in Oregon today than there were 10 years ago, due to the fact that the farmer, because of lack of adequate protection, had been unable to make both ends meet and had been forced to" enter other fields of en deavor. This bill, he insisted, was de signed to correct this situation through the elimination of needless middlemen. assuring to the producer reasonable re turn on his product and at the same time protecting the ultimate consumer from exhorbltant profits. TO RESPECT CONTRACTS Senator Joseph called attention to the fact that the cooperative marketing idea contemplated the control of the asso ciation by the producer himself and that no one was compelled to enter the asso ciation, but declared, for the protection of the other members, every member once -in should be compelled to respect his contract In spite of efforts to dis rupt the assoclaton through the exten sion of tempting offers by independent buyers. Senator Eddy characterized the meas ure as one of the most important pieces of legislation with which the. present session had bad to deal. Everybody, he declared. Is organized for mutual protection except the original producer, which condition this bill sought to correct.; The time has come, he in sisted, that unless the men who feed the world are afforded reasonable measure of protection, production would be still further discouraged and the world would face the prospect of -hunger. PRODUCER IS HIT , " The producer, he declared, Is now the first to feel the effect of every adverse condition. This bill, he concluded, made It possible for him to realize a reasonable return on his efforts through coopera tive marketing of his products, yet af forded the consumer adequate protec tion through the elimination of the profi teering middleman. The senate devoted the morning ses sion to aCjudicious and generous exercise of its pet steam roller in ridding its cal endar of numerous and sundry bills, through "indefinite postponement. : - Fifteen bills had fallen by the. Way side, under the assault of this roller up to noon and the machine was still going strong, with prospects of still further execution in the ranks of the bill family when the attack suspended in order to give the executioners an opportunity to take- on a little nourishment during the lunch hour. POSTPONED BILLS Bills which went down under Indefi nite postponement this morning were: S. B. 29, by Ryan (by request) Re quiring installation of block signals sys tems on railroads. S. B. 18, by .Hume Relating to juris diction of district courts of Multnomah ounty. S. B. 184, by Norblad, specifying pow ers and duties of coroners.- S. B. 135, by Moser, providing for in spection of : electric work by commis sioner of labor. S. B. 245, by Joseph (by request), au- thorizing consuls, vice consular agents, ! or either of them, to represent citizens ' of their respective countries in certain legal procedures. S. B. 306, by Moser (substitute for S. B. 135), relating to inspection - of elec ! trlcal work by the labor commissioner. S. B. 338, by1 Eddy, providing for and regulating Issuance by private corpora tions of shares of capital stock without nominal or par value. ' S. B. 341, by Joseph and Representa tives Leonard and Korrell. to authorize private corporations to issue one or more classes of stock, including stock having no par value and non-voting pre ferred stock. II. B. 110, by Gordon (Lane), relating to acquirement of aviation parka H. B. 167, by Hindman and Korrell. regulating persons doing business un der assumed name. S. B. 235, by Upton, amending statutes relating to Tumalo irrigation project. S. B. 315, by Edwards, relating to boards of commissioners of municipal corporations designed as ports. ' - H. B. 214, By Hindman, amending statutes relating to support of poor. - S. B. 61, by Eddy and Staples, desig nating a certain post road and forest road in Douglas county.' i r S. B. 237, by Thomas, providing for construction of Crater Lake highway and setting aside $1,000,000 therefor. CRATER LAKE ROAD FUND CUT; BILL IS POSTPONED State House, Salem, Feb;-16. Starting out with Its little hatchet in Its hand, the senate committee -on roads met at 9 o'clock this morning and cut down, so far as its recommendation is concerned, the $1,000,000 appropriation bill for the construction of the Crater Lake highway, senate bill 237, by Thomas. The bill was later Indefinitely post poned by action of the senate; It also reported unfavorably on S. B. 61 by Eddy aad Staples, designating a highway in Douglas county ; S. B. 216 by Clatsop, Columbia - and . Washington county delegations, designating the N halem Valley highway in Washington county, and upon house bill 235 by Shel don and Wright providing the govern ment test for gasoline and repealing the gravity test law. The committee , also sent the Roose velt highway bill back to the senate in amended form, providing that the coun ties along .'the eoast. should they form themselves into a highway district and match the $2,500,000 carried In the bill, dollar for dollar, could call upon the highway commission ' for the construc tion of the highway.-using the $2,500,000 now; existing in the present Roosevelt highway act. At the same time the committee- sent in , its much heralded high": way districting bill which provides f pr the formation of road districts. . giving them the same powers of bond financing that now. run 'o irrigation districts. The committee also voted to indorse a bill authorizing the highway commission to issue and sell short term bonds of five' years rnainritv or to cnvir i"ne COOPERATIVE MARKET 'INNER y?t unauthorized under existing law; In other words, the commission- will be given ; the power to "issue short term bonds not only to take- up the $10,000,000 yet available under the 'authority of the 191S legislative act, but under the au thority to be ; written Into the bonding bill now bein drafted to issue the same kind of bonds to absorb all funds car ried In the coming legislation. Another bill was. indorsed by the com mittee giving the assignee of a highway contract the same right of collection held by the contractor, this to protect' banks which may loan money to finance high way contracts. . CARUSO NOTED SINGER IS NEAR DEATH'S DOOR (Continued From Put One) - attending physicians indicated they were not overconfident of their patient's con dition, which they frankly admitted to be unsatisfactory. V OXYGEN ADMUTISTKBEDt The doct6rs were encouraged if not surprised, however, by Caruso's recu perative powers, which enabled him to take some slight nourishment this morn ing after rallying from what was of ficially termed "a very severe col lapse. They hoped this Improvement might continue. ' However, it was necessary to admin ister oxygen again today. Caruso's fever was high and this, following the strain of a six weeks' . battle against pleurisy, was further sapping at his vitality, now ebbing toward it lowest point. .... " :- " Mrs. Caruso and a few of the singer's most Intimate friends were in the sick chamber today, keeping vigil. Whether Caruso, struggling to keep alive the spark of life, would emerge victor and triumphant, as he has done In the mimic roles of the opera, was a matter of grave doubt this afternoon., HOLDING HIS OWN" The best news that came from the sick room was: -He is about holding his own." Only Mrs. Caruso, the physician and his secretary. Bruno Ziratto, were per mitted to enter the room, The entire eighteenth floor has been denied to vis itors, save for the tenor's closest . per sonal friends. These were allowed In groups of two and three to tip-toe to the entrance of his chamber and gase in momentarily. Caruso sometimes smiled his recognition of them, but made no effort to speak. More often he would be sunk In a comatose sleep, and the tears would start in their eyes as the feeling came over them that they were looking upon him for the last time. Outside the hotel a cordon of police was drawn about the block. Antonio Scottl, the great baritone. who perhaps sung with Caruso more than any other artist, was one of the first to be permitted to see the tenor. SCOTTI WEEPS . : The tears streamed down Scottrs cheeks as he told of his fears for his friend. "I am desolate." he said. "It is hard to talk there is such a lump in my throat." Even in . the event that a miracle comes about and Caruso recovers, his physicians Intimated that it would be impossible for him ever to return to the eta ere. The "golden voice was the least of their concern, however. They were fighting to save, not his art, but his life. - - v- 1 - Union Pacific Aids In Campaign to Sell Canned Goods Traffic officials of the Union Pacific railway system have' agreed to cooperate with canners and packers in the disposi tion of large quantities - of canned fish, fruits and vegetables remaining from the 1920 pack through supporting a cam' paign to sell cases of the canned goods to the public "Buy a Case of Canned Foods" will be the slogan for the cam paiiro. : ".'-- F. W. Robinson, trarnc manager of the Union Pacific system, has advised H. E. Lounsbury, general freight agent of the O-W.- R. 9c N., of the intention to cooperate in the campaign. Robinson believes tbe campaign will become na tion-wide and that a specified time to exploit" canned goods will--.be set apart soon. "v . . Arrestee! in Vancouver Two Canadians, James - J. Callahan, war veteran, and Oscar Grand, have been arrested by the immigration authorities at Vancouver and will be deported for entering the United States unlawfully. The men were arrested on the charge of violating the. prohibition law. They were alleged to have operated a still In a camouflaged cabin eight miles from Van couver. - . " S. P. & S. Hold Election For the election of officers, trustees and directors, tbe annual meeting of the S. P. & S. railway company and pro prietary lines will be held at Vancouver, Wash., Thursday morning, according to announcement made this morning by W. F. Turner, president of the railway company. The proprietary lines are the Oregon Trunk and Oregon Electric. ; TWO -of the most homelike '- hotels In Portland, located in the heart of the shopping and thea tre district All Oregon Electric trains stop at the Seward Hote!, the House of Cheer. Excellent din inf room in connection. The Hotel Cornelius, the House of Welcome, s only two short blc.ks from the Seward. Oar brown busses meet ill trains ' . Rates $1.50 and p W. C CuIberUon, Prop. ciininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Musical Instruments I Sacrificed I race lessons aivcsj S, - . - CMOVAi, SALS N 1 McDougall MusicfCo. I 5 S2S ALDER STRUT BCTWEEJ SIXTH AN0 .BROADWAY rni Mt? i f f fffii f tf itt? tt, $5,000,000 Drive of Co n g r egationalists To Be Meeting Topic The $5,000,000 benevolent movement of the Congregational church will be dis cussed tonight at the First Congrega tional church by Dr. Herman F, Swartx of New York city, executive secretary of the Congregational World movement, who is In the city to attend the fellow ship meeting of Oregon Congregational ministers. Plans will be suggested to aid Oregon in raising her quota. Lay men have been invited to this meeting. The general topic for discussion this morning was, - "Plans for the .Future." Speakers were? Rev. H. C. Stover, Sa lem : Rev. K. K. Clark, St. Helens s Revt R. A. Deck, Hillsboro; Rev. J. C. Hall, lone, and Rev. H. Hagelganx, Rev. P. D. Hoi f man and Rev. J. H. Hopp of Port land. The 25 ministers In attendance were guests ' of the Women's association of First church at luncheon at noon today, at which Dr. Swarts was the principal speaker. The morning's topic was con tinued this afternoon with the following speakers : Rev. A. M. Spangler, Eugene ; Rey- H. S. Wiley, Beaverton ; Rev. K. Goudge, The Dalles ; Rev. W. C Kant ner, Salem, and Rev. J. J. StAub and Rev. E. E. Flint of Portland. Two St. Johns Men : . Go to Trial Charged With Making Liquor Joseph Waldklrch and Theodore Turel of St. Johns were placed on trial in the federal -court this morning on charges o manufacturing intoxicating liquor. The men were arrested several months ago by the police after an explosion of two large stills they had In the frontvroom of their house. Both 'barely escaped with their lives from the ensuing fire. Firemen from the St. Johns company testified that when they arrived the house was a mass of flames and almost destroyed. They told of finding the stills in operation after getting the fire under control. -' Unemployed Held To Be on Decrease Spokane. Wash., Feb. 16. Unemploy ment is decreasing In the Vaitn and western mountain states and three states are on the eve of a. revival nt in. Auatry, , according to opinions expressed in- apoaane at a conference of Edward BL Aldworth of San Tra noir.r riirrtnr of the United States department of labor xor tne racinc coast; Glem M. Coe of Denver, federal employment director of the mountain division of the , Eovem- Carpenter of . Spokane, federal director or Washington and Oregon. 26 Mills Opened By Steel Company Weirton, W. Va.. Feb. lS.--fU.' P The tin plate department of the Weirton Steel - company, comprising 26 separate mills, has resumed full operation,, com' pany officials announced today. Trapper Is Fined $25 ' v ,;j C. S. Burch of Salem was arrested on the Pudden river several days ago by Roy Bremmer, deputy game warden, for trapping fur bearing animals with out a license and following a hearing at Salem was fined $25, according to a report filed at the headquarters of the state game commission. Employment Plan Backed Spokane, Wash.. Febr"16. A. resoln Hon to be framed into a bill and Intro duced in the state legislature, calling for a state commission and funds to carry on state work during the winter months to relieve unemployment, was unanimously passed by the central labor council.' . .s.- ...... . Stop for the figure and let Us tell yon That figure t the ive movement of the an about U! marie, exela 190 Cataract Electric Washer, by of which the water is f oread clothes in flarare S Iisms of toner than la washer! . .. Lets of other aoed through the notion ear the ordinary tfcfars abeat the 1S00 Washer, toe. you about them. Lt us teu CeO, '?, sr smtt Mec&ioCo, huhan'nature to want ALL to which one is entitled. ' ' " Broadway Service" says "Savings Depositors' are entitled to And more people are. agree ing: with "S every day. r There, Is satisfaction In bank ing with a progressive bank. . Drod"wy and trk - 4- Plant of Editor iri Prison Is Bombed Rock Island, 111., Feb. 16. (U. P.) A bomb exploded at the' plant of the Rock Island News, a weekly paper, here early today, catmlng but little damage. A sim ilar explosion occurred at the plant threo years ago. The paper has been published' while the editor was serving a ytar In Jail on a criminal libel charge. Wood Goes to So 1 Larding (By Cnlted News) Chicago, Feb. 16. Major' Ocnral Leonard Wood left here late Tuesday for St, Augustine, Fla., hrr he will confer with President-elect Harding. It is declarded. relative to his acceptance of the appointment of governor fceru-ral of the Philippines, to succeed Frederick Burton Harrison. BLUE LAWS DEAD . ' Horrors! Florence, look at thlsj If those beastly Blue Laws go into effect. Frank can't kiss me on Bun day. We'll have to put seven hours in a church no golf, no movies, no cards. Might Just as well be dead and, worse than all, have, to wear our dresses only six Inches from the ground. Someone must have had a bad dream, which can't possibly come Jf.U" vAt. ,east l m going to believe It s a bad dream, and forget It. and go rlfrht down to Cherry's and get that spiffy new Spring suit, which la a long ways from six inches from the f round, and when I wear It, I know Yank will forget it's Sunday, cher ry s designer doesn't believe in Blue Laws, either. Such a thing as being able to pay cash is out of the ques tion, but that's O. K. with them. Pay as you please.' they say. Their store at 389 Washington street is Just overflowing with the dalntient. fluffiest. Springiest frocks and suits and blouses and hats and things you ever saw. If I start to rave about them, I'll never Quit. Anyway, they'll trust me, and so will Frank."- Adv. r GRAND OPERA i . ... In Your Home i - CARMEN Prelude to Act I ....Philadelphia Orchestra $1.2 J Habanera v . Gabriel la Be a axon! 11.71 Flower Song.. Enrico Caruso fl.71 FAUST Plo Possente (Even Bravest Heart). .Ouloeppe de Luca I1.7S Salut, Demeure Olovannl Martinelll $1.74 Air des Dijoux (Jewel Hong) Nellie Melba $1.75 Eterpelle (Forever Thine)... Farrar-Caruso $1.00 LUCIA Sextette .....Victor Opera Sextette $1.60 II Dolce Buono (Mad Rcene) Amellta Oalll-Curcl $1.75 II Dolce Suono (Mad Scene) Lulsa Tetrazzinl 1.7t Farewell to Earth Giovanni Martinelli $1.7. MADAME BUTTERFLY Amor o grlljo- (Love or Fancy) .....Caruso-Scottl $2.00 Oh. Kindly Havens Farrar-Caruso $2.0$ Un bel dl vedremo (Some Day He'll Come) Geraldine Farrar $1.7t Tuttl i fior muet of the Flowers) .. .Farrar-Homer $2.00 Tuttl i fior (Duet of the Flowers) . . Alda-Braslau $2.00 MARTHA Quartet Surprised and As tounded ...,AIda- Jacoby - Caruso - Journet $2.(0 TROVATORE Tempest of the Heart Emtlio de Uogorsa $1.7$ HOVENDEN PIANO CO. 146 PARK STREET BET. ALDER AND HOBBISOX Give Your Wife a Treat It may not be a more excel lent meal than she can pre pare at home but she'll enjoy it more. She'll enjoy the food, the muRic and the dancing. The repect ful service and cheerful sur rounding are but a part of toe treat. Ye Oregon Grille Dinner Service Table d'Hote$1.25 or a la Carte Music and Dancln during dinner and supper r ''i