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: THE.' WEATHER Tonight and Friday,
- -occasional raia -westerly winds, -
- Minimum temperatures:
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Los Angeles .... 6i " St. Paul is
CITY EDITION
What Would You Do?
Ruin faced ft big man-if he did "right,
greater success If he did wrong. ; Arthur
Train in '"The Comer" depicts the mental
panic of this man. The Comer is the
fiction feature itr The Sunday; Journal
. Magazine next Sunday.
PklCE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND NFvya
STANDS rl VI CENTS
XTim W Mfi 1 Ktttmd as Second -CUaa Matter
VJJ-. If j-toHiee, : Portland, Orecou
PORTLAND. OREGON. THURSDAY ? EVENING, iMARCH I' 10, i 1W1.TW1SNT x U u K x-'AUE.s v i - ' ;
rebel army
onSgrad
One Report Says Former Russian
Capital Captured by Anti-Reds:
Soviet Leaders Said to Be in
Flight; Revolution ' Is Growing.
- London, March 10. (U. P.) Of
ficial reports in Riga state that Pe
trogradi has fallen to the anti-Bol-sheviks,
according to' the correspon
dent of the Times.
Soviet leaders were said to - have
escaped in automobiles. Red forces
were declared to 'have been defeated
at Catch ina and Krasnoe Selo.
London, March 10. (I. N. a An Ex
change Telegraph - dispatch from -Helsingfors
this evening reported that the
lied 9 had thrown a ring of troops around
Petrograd and -were' allowing no one to
pass. The same dispatch reported that
an anti-Red rebellion had broken out
in the Tver, district.
Helsingfors, March 10. Repulsed after
determined attempts to recapture the
fortress of Kronstadt, : Bolshevik forces
have withdrawn, leaving hundreds of
bodies lying on the ice, according to ad
vices received here today. .-,,"
The . following Helsingfors dispatch
was received by the Daily Kxpress this
afternoon; ;
"Red troops attempted an attack
against Kronstadt across the ice from
Oranienbaum, hut were repulsed with
heavy artillery fire.
BEDS srccEssrui.
. "Refugees arriving here report whole-
sale executions' of captured insurgents
at Petrograd- Many-persons suspected
f sympathy with -the counter-revolution
were put to death. The Petrograd streets
are all under military guard."
"Soviet troops commanded personally
by Trotsky have recaptured , Krasnaja
f "rorka." said a. Central News dispatch
from Helsingfors. :
' i. ( Note Trotsky had previously been re
ported at Krasnaja Gorka directing
operations against the rebels in the sec
, tor of Kronstadt) - .
A second Central News -dispatch from
' Helsingfors said : ,
- "Meautw. admits that M the fighting
at Kronstadt on March 8 (Tuesday) the
Bolshevik casualties were 700. ' -
RKBPI.S CAPTURE FORT
"During "the recent fighting at Mos
cow when the Soviets arrested the execu-
tlve committee of - mensKpvtkn, BO were
killed and 700 wounded. : Numerous ris
ings against the central government are
reported.: The Whites are? reported to
have -won a, great victory 1" the.' Krusk
region."
According to advices by the foreign
office, the rebels have captured the fort
at Pskoff, east of Petrograd, and, also
the railway Junction at Bologoy, in, the
pame district. '' i. . . , '' "
- A report was received from Riga that
the Bolsheviks were retreating along the
Nicola ievsky railway. Several cavalry
regiments were said to be moving. from
r Smolensk toward Petrograd plundering
(Concluded en Ie Three, Column four)
The Portland Realty board is back
of a movement to start an aggressive
home': building' campaign . during
March, April and May and proposes
to make 1921 a record year in resi
dence construction in the city, ac
cording It' Coe A. McKenna, presi
dent of the board. .
- Several thousand collars have been
. pledged, to in advertising fund by prop
erty-owners. ; : number manufacturers.
, building material 'dealers and real es
tate brokers,; and "a portion of this will
be spent - in calling attention of people
-in the Eastern states to the advantages
of Portland as an industrial center and
ret-1 dencei city. .? . . ' s : .
The . principal feature of the cam
paign will be a "build-yourrhome" ex
position ati The Auditorium during the
week beginning May 9. Floor space in
The Auditorium "will i be allotted to
manufacturers of building materials and
household goods. Plans for homes will
- be exhibited and every assistance of
fered homebuilders. ,. :
Plans for the advertising campaign
and exposition will , be, outlined -at a
meeting of business men and officials
or the realty board in. the green room
of the Chamber of Commerce at 4 p. m.
' today. - . - ' :
Sister-in-Law of Gov.
Hart Is Found Dead
In Gas -Filled Room
Ios Angeles. Cat. March 10. (U. P.)
---"Worrying over -the prospect of under
going another operation was ' assigned
today as. the probable motive-, for the
ai'parent- suicide late yesterday of Mrs.
Mary E. Hart, Bister-in-law of Governor
Hart of Washington, Alaska pioneer
and writer and lecturer of 'national
reputation. , She -was found dead in ' a
gas-filled room here. .
. Mrs. 5 Hart came here three months
njra after having undergone an opera
tion in Sartr Francisco. She had brooded
-nrinciDallv over the fact that her sight
was failing, it is said. , Mrs. JHart was
HOME BUILDING .
DRIVE IS PLANNED
6". She was president or tne Alaska
. 4 Cruise club and had the distinction of
being one of the two women who braved
the perils of the Alaska gold rush in
I'OO., .
Jail Leads
To Reunion
Of Man, Son
The Dalles, March 10. Conviction
on a charge of; manufacturing In
toxicating; liquor brought to Norman
Hogan. a resident of ' this city, re
union with his father whom he had
not seen in more than 25 years.
Hogan's father,' "Russell Hogan, re
sides on a ranch In the Five Mile section,
and seeing in a newspaper that Norman
Hogan, for whom he had been searching
for so many years, had been convicted
of a prohibition law violation, went to
the county jail to visit him; in the faint
hope that the prisoner might be his son.
The father recognized his son as soon
as he saw him. Norman Hogan is serv
ing a sentence of; six months, and was
fined" $500. His wife is in The Dalles
hospital, where she became, the- mother
of a son t few days ago.
By a strange coincidence Mrs. Russell
Hogan; in the some ward just' two weeks
previous, gave birth to a son. , I: 1 -
Two weeks' difference in the ages of
these babes, who are respectively uncle
and nephew, is no more remarkable than
the fact that each mother Is also the
parent of oldeo boys, who are likewise
uncle and nephew. and who are of al
most Identically" the same aget
WIFE'S CHARGES
(By UnivfTMl Serric) .
New Tork, March 10. Pierre Tar
toue, noted painter of portraits of
soclety'people, through his attorneys,
today' filed hls answer "to" the suit for
separation - brought by his wife,
Claudia ! AVVv-Tartoue, i and among
other, things ho denied the follow
Ing: . J" .
That he used ; vile language to his
wlfo or In her presence. '
-Thst.he insulted or hfimiliated her.
- That he assaulted or . abused - her.
That he "had threatened to kill or
disfigure her with. vitrloL .
That he had driven her from their
heme. . -' - . ' ... ,-.... . -
AH of the above accusations had been
made against the artist by Mrs. Tartoue
in her complaint.!
Ql'IT HIM,,HE;SATS ; .
Tartoue deposed that on ot about December-10,
1320, his wife left his home
and abandoned .him. They ' had been
married on October, 4 1919. - ; ;
...He continued i- ' .' ;Vs'. -,..
The plaintiff falsely and fraudulently.
represented and . stated that she was a
woman of clean, chaste and moral char
acter, that she had not been previously
married and said, representations were
affirmed with espect . to her age and
marital status -in the , affidavit for her
license-to marry. ; ' ' s .
The defendant relied on these repre
sentations and 'married her."
The answer, goes on to state that Mrs.
Tartoue .was SO years old and not 24
wheff the marriage was performed and
that she had been married twice pre
viously with no party having obtained
a divorce. . r' ' ;
OTHER 3JARRIA.OES tTSCOTERED
It is declared that -Mrs. Tartoue was
married to "onejlouis Roth.' and -one
George Jackson Busch." the former-marriage
having ben performed at Pendle
ton, Or., on January S, 1906, and the lat
ter at Westminster, B. C, on June 26,
1912. . 1
- Upon learning; of the i previous mar
riage, Tartoue declared, he asked his
wife for an explanation,- but. she rexused
to give one.rr i n - , i -'....
"But she abused and attempted to in
timidate the - defendant," the answer
continues, "'and told; him she would ruin
his career as an .artist 'by "creating a
public scandal in. an. action for separa
tion which, she , would institute." ,
MAKT STORIES CIE-CULATED
In concluding ' his answer, the . artist
says it is his belief that his wife has
been responsible: for the publication of
scandalous and scurrilous statements in
the newspapers.; They" have reflected
on his character, all to his detriment
and damage, be claims. '
He declares be has not .been able to
pursue his profession as an artist and
that his health also has been impaired.
Ex-Army Sergeant,
Accused : of Murder,
s Before Grand Jury
.. .' : : ;';.!.: ,; :-.L. - ' -,: -
Tacoma. March 10. (If. P.) Sergeant
Charles L.' Hamlin, who Is alleged to
have confessed to the killing of Charles
W. Bardon, a railroad man, when the
latter was : held .up by Hamlin and tw
soldier companions-, was taken before
the grand jury today; , where the details
of the shooting are under investigation,
Private Root and Sergeant Luebbers. al
leged accomplices, also appeared : before
the grand jurors.
The shooting- occurred "early Tuesday
morning , when, ; according to Hamlin's
confession to Deputy County Attorney
Clifford, he shot Bardon three times
because the holdup victim, is .said to
have reached for a gun instead of rais
ing his hands as ordered.
RidgefieM, Wa6h., March 10. Sergeant
Charles M. .Hamlin, who is about 23
years old. was married here a - month
ago to Miss Eleanor Martin, who,' with
members of his family, is at the' beach
near Oysterville, gathering clams. Ham
lin is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hamlin, -who live eight miles south
east of Ridgefield. near the Baker dis
trlct, on the Paciifc highway. His wife
is from the .same district. .
t - . . t ; C .C
Mellon Optimistic
Of Business Future
Washington, March 10. (I. N. S.)
Although the country Is "fundamentally
! sound" it Js too early to venture an
opinion of the early revival of business
conditions. Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon " said. .. .
There, is every Aground to feel opti
mistic, however." the secretary added.
TARTOUE DENIES
HIPPODROME
TO BE SOLD
Deal Nearly Complete for Trans
fer From Max Houser to Alex-
ander Pantages for $500,000
More Stories Are to Be Added.
Negotiations will be completed
before the end Tof the week for the
transfer of the Hippodrome theatre
property on the northwest corner of
Broadway "and Yamhill street from
Max Homer of Portland to Alexan
der . Pantages of Lob . Angeles, Cal.,
for a consideration of $500,000, ac
cording to reports today. 51'
- All details of the transaction are com
plete except the matter of the initial pay
ment that will consummate a bargain
for complete payment within 90 days, it
is said. Pantages, 'vaudeville magnate,
is in receipt of information of the final
details of the, sale and will wire, from
Chicago before the end of the week $100,-
009 to bind the bargain. .,, .?
For several' ntonths the purchase ; of
the. Hippodrome property from ; Houser
by Pantages has been rumored and sev
eral times - the deal was nearly closed.
It is said -that nothing will now stop the
successful transfer of the theatre build
ing.., f: ..;:.:;.;J!,, --:, ri: j 4 i
Houser'8 end of the transfer is being
handled by the Northwestern National
bank, the agency through which Houser
acquired the. property several years ago.
The- theatre is held by the Marcus Loew-
Ackerman-Harris r syndicate ; under
lease that, has nearly five years to run
and until ' the lease has expired it is
probable Pantages will not be , able to
occupy the building.. ? : ': 5
In the meantime," however, he will, it
is said,v carry the structure up to
height of 10 or 12 etories and make of
it a general office building In addition
to the -theatre - proper. : A nest of. ele
vators will be Installed and general im
provements made. ; ; . t-
1 he - present building occupies a site
of 100 feet on Broadway and 150 feet
on Yamhill street and has a five-etory
and basement ; front -occupied by the
theatre entrance, stores and . onice
space., - i .
Pantages has 'been negotiating for
the. deal by. wire and t is; now . in- Chi
csgo, ' from whence, ' it it :expectied.i he
will wire "hi ' personal'1 confirmation- to
his agents hero. , - - -
FRENCH PATROL
Paris, March 10. (1. N. -S.) A
French military patrol t In Upper
Silesia was atacked by Germans and
several members were wounded, it
was announced at the Polish legation
today. The French later seized a
quantity of German munitions. ..
(French troops are in Upper Silesia
on police duty pending the plebiscite
which is to determine whether Upper
Silesia shall go to ; Poland or remain
German territory.)
U. S. COMMANDER AT COBDENZ
MAY COLLJECT PKNAITTIES
By Clyde A Beats v
v (Written for the United News)
(CooTrisht . 1921. bT United News)
Coblens, - March , 10. "I have - received
no instructions, 'and I do - not know
whether - any are coming regarding
American participation in the application
of the penalties," said , Major . General
Henry T.- Allen, commanding the army
of occupation, in an interview with the
United .News correspondent Wednesday.
I foresee no advancement or. retire
ment, however, of this command.
"I am just considering," the -general
continued, "whether I should establish
system here for the collection of Import
and export duties as contemplated in the
territory occupied by the allies and for
the enforcement of the penalties.
"I am being fully in&rmed of all steps
taken, by the allied troops and thelnter'
allied Rhineland' commission. Our rela
tions are most friendly. The civilian
population here, so far as 1 know, caused
no disturbance when , the allied troops
passed.': There are no government post
ers here as in newly occupied territories,
because there has been no change in the
situation- here. - ; ; ; - -:
General Detroutte. the French officer in
command of tne entire advance of the al
lied armies, departed for Mayence Wed
nesday night. i :
"There were no Incidents In connection
with the extension of the cone of occupa
tion," said President Tirard of the Rhine
land commission.' The civilians accepted
the . situation peacefully. I have : not
heard of any disturbances anywhere. "
MUST NOT BE SWINDLED OP,
PEACE VICTORY, SAYS GERMAN
London. March 10. A dispatch to lh
London Kxpress from Dusseldorf quotes
a leading German businessman of that
city as saying:
"President Wilson swindled us out of
winning the war we do not mean to be
swindled out of winning the peace."
' The .Express " correspondent adds that
this statement sums up Germany's at
titude. '
The Germans are once more looking
( Concluded on Fxfa Twenty. Column Ooe)
Weeks Pleased With
Army of 158,000
Washington. March 10. (I. K - S.)
Secretary of War Weeks stated this aft
ernoon Jhat he Js satisfied with the pro
visions made in the army appropriation
bill, i which failed in the last congress,
fixing' the strength of the army at ap
proximately 158,000 men. , ,
EE11AIIS F I ON
War he.
Boy
Astray,
Says Mother.
Hugh C. Van Amburgh, , former
Portland boy who was . twice dec
orated for bravery while serving, as
a dispatch rider for the marines in
France, has confessed : to the kid
naping of Arthur Rust, son of the
millionaire Tacoma . smelter man,
and is in Jail at Tacoma awaiting
the re pert of the gTand jury. i.
This advice has been received by his
mother, Mrs. ;, Roxie Thurmond, '. S876
Lance street, Errol Heights. Mrs. Thur
mond blames the deed of her son on two
aftermaths of the: war, love of excite
ment, which he gained under fire, aud
an appetite for liquor, -which ue says
he developed overseas. ; : --v .
van Amburgh confessed' that -ne kid
naped Rust and held him for a $25,uO0
ransom. In his confession he blamed
his act on his having picked the wrong
kind of .associates . in .Portland during
his younger days. . , - .
Van Amburgh was personally decorat
ed with the distinguished service cross
by General Pershing for 'extraordinary
bravery under fire during, the capture
of Vierzy by the Second division of ma
rines. - For a similar "act he was , also
decorated with the croix de guerre with
palm and star. r;
The grand jury at Tacoma is expect
ed to return a true bill . charging Van
Amburgh' with kidnaping. The minimum
penalty for this offense in the state of
Washington " is 10 years imprisonment.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which
the kidnaper Is a member, is, using every
effort to protect Van Amburgh'i, inter
ests." ; : "
t
Tokio. March 10. tl.-N. S.l At
a protracted . night session the Jap
anese , diet . passed the army and
naval bill providing an additional
budget of 49,000.000 yen (about $24,-
500,000) of which 89,000,000 yen is
for naval construction and the avia
tion program. v ;
An advertisement appearing in all To-
Juo papers today arraigns Prince Tama-
gata for his support of armament pro
posals and declares "militarism, is the
curse of Japan." ... . - . i
Piles Is Urged, for
Post oL Brazil; l)y 4
Wasaington Solons
Washington, March 10. (U. P.) Rec
ommendation of former . Senator Samuel
H. Piles of Seattle, Wash., for the next
ambassador to Brasil was decided on to
day by the Washington delegation in
congress. ' : - - '. "
The delegation also decided to recom
mend to President Harding the appoint
ment of Thomas Sammona, at present in
the . consular service, as minister to
China, Sammons for several - years
served al various points in the Far East.
ixlwfn V. Morgan, present minister to
Brazil, is not- a political appointee and
has been in the service a long time. Zt
was believed he might be retained.
An erroneous report ' was sent'" from
Seattle last week that Senator Piles, who
has been An ill health for some time, was
dead. . - -. -: -
President Harding
Ndmes Marion Man
U. S. .(Comptroller
Washington. March 10. (L N. S.)
The president ent the following nomi
nations to the senate today : .
To be comptroller- of the currency D.
R. Crissinger of Marioii, Ohio. . -
Consular service Lester, Maynard of
California, from consul "of class 4
class 3 ; Willis R. Peck of California,
from consul of class 5 to class 4. ;
Lumber Rates From
Klamath Branch Cut
. Klamath Falls, March 10. Lumber
rates from all points on the Klamath
Falls branch line from Weed have been
reduced from 73 cents to 66 cents on
shipments to Kansas and Nebraska, from
834 cents to 73 cents on Chicago ship
ments and from 80 cents to 68 -cents on
Texas and Oklahoma shipments, accord
ing to announcement made here by A. A.
Saville, Southern Pacific traveling
treignt agent. .
Squatter, 89 Years
Old, Loses Land flight
Yakima, Wash.. March 10. By decis
ion of the United States land commis
sioner, Isaiah - Buchanan,' 89 . years old,
pioneer 'settler in the Kittitas coal dis
trict, will lose the work and investment
of a lifetime because he failed to perfect
title to coal lands on which he snuatteri
in 1873 and on which he alleges he has
made improvements amounting to $32,
500. An EUensburg 'company v has ap
plied to lease tne lands. -
::; ; K . .;
Manufacturers, to
Be Dinner Guests
'. Cn-egon manufacturers have been' In
vited to attend a dinner to be given
under the auspices .of the Associated
Industries of Oregon in the dining room
of the Chamber of Commerce at 6 : JO
o'clock' on " the J evening- of March -17.
EJrery member lsf Invited to attend and
bring manufacturers who are not mem
bers of the organization. This will be
the first of a series of monthly meetings
being planned by the organization. .
JAPAN ADOPTS BIG
ARMY
NAVY BIL
vi nm n n nnnrn
J.TM Kl ll-l III
UULU ULUUULU
murder; said
dying hapion
"Clara Came to My Bed and Shot
Me as She Stroked My Hair,"
Jury Is Told Was Death-Bed
Statement From Oil Magnate.
T By Mildred Morris
Courthouse, Ardmore,. Okla.,
March 10. (I- N. S.)The first real
sensation of the Clara Smith Hamon
murder trial was .sprung just' before
oourt reconvened this afternoon
when the prosecution revealed the
hitherto unpublished death bed
statement of, Jake I. Hamon, Okla
homa oil plutocrat and Republican
national 'committeeman.' ' '
In his dying statement, the prosecu
tion , claims, Hamqn told his intimate
friends that Clara Smith Hamon delib
erately shot him. According to the prose
cution, the young woman came into his
hotel room where he was lying in bed.
and as she affectionately ruffled his
hair with one hand, fatally- shot him
with -an automatic revolver concealed in
the other, . . . ; -
JCKT TOLD OF STATEMENT ?
Attorney-General S. Price Freeling. in
cluded this charge in the statement he
prepared to deliver to the jury this aft
ernoon. - - -
The two women in Oklahoma's great
est eternal triangle faced each other late
today across the courtroom where Clara
Smith-Hamon is on trial for her life,.
.Mrs. Jake L. Hamon, widow of the oil
kings the other woman- is charged ; with
murdering, entered unexpectedly. ' An
electric thrill ran through the room, the
murder "fans" watching her with : in
tense interest. . ' .' , .
The Widow walked calmly to the table
reserved for the prosecution. Her daugh
tre, Olive Bell, was on one side. whil
her son, .Jake L... Hamon Jyv..held her
WIDOWGAZES OIT ACCUSED ,
She: did not glance .at the accused
woman' until after she had been seated,
Just once, her-eyes flitted .across to tho
opposite- table where, the accused woman
was sitting, .her face hidden behind, a
protecting arm.. The widow showed no
emotion. . . - .-...
, Clara ' Hamon finallyi lifted her head
and again gased at ' the jury, whose - at
tention had bei taken away, from -Ques
tions and focused on the two. women... ,
Utile 11-year-old Olive Bell, with curls
peeping beneath her childish bonnet, cen
lered her attention on the jurymen. ' j
Rev. Grey ton Brooks, pastor of the
First- Christian : church of Ardmore.
wtiich Clara Uamoir formerly attended.
sat beside the woman at the afternoon
session. He announced he was attending
the trial to lend her his "moral support,
A tentative Jury had . been selected
when court was adjourned ' at noon.
Twelve prospective jurors occupied the
box and .11 of them were acceptable to
the defense. -..'
A girl : with white " face and set. lips
came into the courtroom this- morning
to face, the 12 men who will have her
fate in their hands. ';
She ; was Clara Smith Hamon, Ard
more s "woman of mystery." facing trial
for her life on a. charge of murdering
jake JLa Hamon, Oklahoma oil pluto
crat and Republican national commit
teeman. The whole, nation has turned
an eye on this little oil' field town, watch
ing-her battle for" life. " $
FACES ORDEAL BRAVELY ;
n have nothing to fear," she said
iravely. ""Many lies will be told against
me. Because I have tie truth on my
side " I face my ' accusers . bravely.
seek vengeance on .no one. All I ask
Concluded on Pan Three, Column Three)
PREMIERS TACK
NEAR-EASTTANGLE
By William L. Mallabar '
London. March 10. (I. N. S.)
Great Britain, France and Italyagain
tackled the Near Bast problems to
day. ' .' ; . " - -
The Turkish delegates were received
at the foreign office by Premier Briand
of France; Earl Curzon, the British for
eign secretary, and Count Sforsa, the
Italian foreign minister. They discussed
the possibility of. concessions to the
Turks in the Sevres treaty Including the
ameliorating of condition governing the
rrin4.M.n.. a 4 TZ An n W n . . .a 11..
of Smyrna by the Greek armjr and t
sistance to- reorganize the economic and
financial affairs at Constantinople.
J At the : ' same - tin Premier Lloyd
George received ; the Greek delegation,
which had been strengthened to include
former Premier and War Minister, Goun
aris. " f
Panamato Ignore
Coto Award Made!
By, Justice White
Washington. March 10. (U. P.)
Panama has I' 'ormed the United States
it will not ,r&s. inize the award of the
Coto territory to Costa Rica made ' by
Chief Justice.Whit j of i -the supreme
court. - -i. - - "' " ' " .. '. ': c j ' .
'This was.: Panama's answer to the
American note : of warning that ' hos
tilities with Costa -Rica: over the . dis
puted territory, must cease and that
the? White award must be -lived, pp to.
The .Panama , answer was made public
at the state department tdday. ; .. .
i The Panama note , also reserves ' the
right of Panama to claim an - indem
nity from - Costa Rica for the invasion
of Panama. .
ROYAL COUPLE ;
GROWN PRINCE CAROL of Roumania and his -fiancee,
Princess Helene, eldest daughter of the king , and queen
of Greece, snapped by an American photographer, Captain
Ariel .Varges of Chicago, in the; gardens of the royal palace at
Athens. ; Prince Carol? visited the United States last year and
spent, a. day in Portland.: The wedding took place in Athens
today.' ' '-' - . ' .
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PRESIDENT NAMES;
II
Washington, Match 10. -(U, .P.
Colonel ; George Harvey has been
named ambassador to London. Pres
ident Harding 'Offerea-HarVey-'the
post and Harvey accepted, although
official! announcement .of ythe ap
pointment "will not 'be s made until
other 'diplomatic posts aro filled.
Frana Munsey, mentioned prominently
for the, post, withdrew his, candidacy a
f ew J days -ago. - Strong rpressure ; was
brought upon, the-president -for the. ap
pointment of James Beck arid 'Cornelius
Vanderbilt, but Harding overruled the;
representations in their behalf, i ;
Colonel Harvey is in Washington now.
.'- - r -- -".
Washington. March ..10. (L.N. 8.)
President Harding has decided to send
Myron, T. Her rick -back) to his old post as
ambassador, to. France, it was learned
authoritatively today. iierrioK is an
Ohioan and was one of those who labored
most diligently for Harding's nomination
at Chicago. , ; '
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Stanfield Rendered
Williains Little or
No;S61ace.;Is Belief
Washington. March 10. WASHING
TON BUREAU OK THE JOURNAL)
Commissioner Teal of the shipping board
Is -spending this week in Buffalo and
New "York city., Kx-Senator Chamber
lain, who is considered his certain sue
cessor, is visiting friends for the week
In Ne'w York. W. t. B. Dodson. general
manager "of' the . Portland - Chamber Of
Commerce,' left for home, last night'"";
Ralph K. fWilliams, Oregon s Repub
lican, national committeeman, is on the
way home after consultation wUfh mem
bers of the delegation, wherein patronage
was discussed -and' some' tentative de
cisions are believed; to have been
reached. Williams, however, insists he
does not ..intend to tell tlie senators
what they shall do about jobs for which
the senators should take the responsi
bility. Stanfield is not believed to-be
in any; mood' to listen to Williams- so
the 4 national : committeeman's activities
are' not believed to have ' netted any
large game..: . ' ,
(junioien Get Wrong
Chinese ; Apology. Is
; Made by. Hop Sings
Seattle, Wash.. March 10. (I. X. S.)
"We're very- sorry about the death' of
Choy Duck '-Bew,- because we nave- ne
quarrel with the Hip Sings. We've apol
osized so what more can we do? ; :
This was the complacent comment of
an official of the Chinese Hop Sing tong
today on the shooting of Cboyi last. evening-
.The Hop Sings say Choy was shot
-"by- mistake." -'. .. '-.-v- -y -: . . '-.-,. ;
Two Chinese were arrested In Tacoma
shortly i after' the " shooting as they
Stepped from a Seattle bus. . They are
Jim Yng, 27, and Ching Chong, -S7.
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I",N: Fleischner of Portland will
head the newly organized state game
commission which "held ' its J initial
meeting this, morning in" the green
room .at the Chamber f " Commerce.
All the members were in attendance
w hen the gathering ; was,, called to order,
Including ' Fleischner, Blaln llallock of
Baker,' - Bert . Anderson of Medford,
George H. Kelly of Portland and M. A.
Lynch of - Medfor. :
. Fleischner ' was - selected chairman ' at
an-executlveVtsslon"; preceding the main
session ; for ? discussion of policies. Tbe
newj commlssion'sfirst duties ; will be
tho ; appointment' of : the game warden
and deputies and ' recommendations - as
to. game, fish propagation. The commis
sion under the segregated arrangement
is . distinct from the commercial fish
commission which has charge of pro pa
gation of salmon.-
Hallock' was selected as secretary of
the commission, an executive committee
composed of Fleischner, Hallock ' and
Anderson , was appointed, and a finance
committee composed of Kelly, Lynch
and Hallock was, named. - . i
The' commission adjourned at noon
and reconvened at 2 o'clock. ,
Policemairlipped'
Wortniess unecK;
1 But Gets - Rakeoff
Portland's 1 police departmlnt head
the 1921 sucker list, ,' If you have any
oil .stock 'to .sell, if you are seeking in
vestors ' in af "sure thing," try the po
lice. ' v-'.-'i" :-
Someone bought,' two . tickets to tin
Police Beneficiary afsociatlon tall for Z
anda gave in payment to some trusting
patrolman a worthless check. Surround.
ed". on: alt sides by policemen having a
holiday,.' the forger attended the dance
and it is supposed had a' good time. -.
The" painful part of It is the commit
tee in charge of selling tickets cannot
tell which patrolman took the worth
Jess -check - and besides, he got his '10
per- cent, commission just the same ,
Princess Anastasia
'Again Operated On
A thens. March 1 0. U. P. ) A second
operation was performed . on - Princess
Anastasia, 'the' former Mrs. William B.
Leeds, today. The bulletin described her
condition as serious. ; ; .
Another Sinn Fein
Official Arrested
tHiblnv March 10. (1. N. S- A. Me
Cabe, Sinn . Fein member of parliament
from South Siigo, : was -arrested today.
There are now 24 Sinn Fein members
of parliament in custody.
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FLEISCHNER HEADS
AM
MISSION
PROVE BOul'
FOWIDEWI
Employes' Resent Cuts, Shippers
Bitter Oyer Freight ' Charges
and Operating Managers Com
plain of Pending Bankruptcy.
4o.An ir
Washington, , March '10. An im
portant' message on the railroad sit
uation is expected to be sent by
President Harding to the extra ses
sion of congress. His railroad rec
ommendations, it developed today,
probably will ko included in his reg
ular message .to the extra session
next month and are likely to con
stitute the most vital portion of It.
Dissatisfaction of railroad "employes
with wage cuts, complaints of nhippers
at high rates and pleas of railroad man
agers that many lines are facing bank
ruptcy,' all have been brought to Hard
ing's attention.
Though Harding is unqualifiedly op
posed Uq government ownership or op
eration of the roads, some of his ad
visers see no way out of the situation
except through increased government
supervision.
Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa,
author of the present railroad law, an
nounced today after a conference with
President Harding at the White Houwe
that -the United States senate will
shortly conduct an Investigation into the
entire railroad situation. Matters par
ticularly to be Inquired Into, Senator
Cummins said, were whether the roads
are being grossly mismanaged, ss
charged, and whether-there Is Justifica
tion for the present high rates. .
SENATE POSTPONES
FIGHT ON TREATY
Washington, March 10. (I. NT. S.)
-The senate today postponed action
on th ; Colombian treaty until the
extraordinary sessiion of ,tho sixty
seventh congress, which will be
called, April :.-';:."-,.-.: t ,
The postponement aetlon i forced
hv the opponents of ratification, led by
soma ot the old "proRreHslve" senate.
Only yesterday President Harding trans
mitted a special" message to the senate on
this treaty and urged Its immediate rat
ification. -
The. senate agreed that a final vote
on ratification of the treaty should be
taken not' later than the eighth legis
lative day designated.
It was not decided whether the treaty
should be taken up on that day either In
open or. closed executive session. '
It was also announced that the present
special session of the senate would prob
ably, end Saturday. , .
Packers' Employes'
Strike Vote Hinges
On Court Decision
Omaha, Neb., March' 10. (I. : N. S.)-
Workmen employed In the yards and
plants of the big packers throughout
the country will not go out on strike
until - a decision on the packers' an
nounced wage cut has been - made " by
federal courts, it was announced shortly
after noon today. ' -
The announcement followed a confer
ence between Dennis Lane, secretary Tit
the Amalgamated Meatcutters ami
Butcher Workmen ' of North America,
and Richard Brennan, counsel for the
union. -
'A ' general strike in retaliation for
the wage cuts will be only our - last
resort in case the cuts are upheld by
tlte federal courts," JJrcnnan announced
after -the conference.
A referendum strike vote taken at
various packing centers of the coun
try will -not be considered until a court
decision is ' available, Brennan said. ,
. Davis Ready to Act
Washington. ' March 10. (I. N. 8.)
Secretary of Labor Davis Is prepared "to
intervene in the threatened labor trouble
between the packers and their employes
as soon as instructed, to do so by Presi
dent Harding, it Was learned this -after
noon. .
Woman Is Knocked
Down and Injured;
Motorist Speeds On
Harriet- Ellison. 737 Taylor street, an
operator for the Western Union, is in a
serious condition at St. Vincents hos
pital this morning as the result of bavi
ing received a potalble fractured skull
when she was struck-by an automobile
at Twentieth - and Belmont streets at
8:45 o'clock Wednesday evening. The
autolst speeded on without assisting his
victim. , i .
"'L W. Oren, 122 East .Twenty-ninth
street, Wts following the -car which
struck Miss KUlson, according to a re
port which he made to the police. He
gave the police a license tag number and
the police are investigating. Oren stopped
to take the girl to medical attention.
Cold Snap Is Headed
For Northern States
Washington. March 10. (I.)N. S.) A
special i forecast issued by the weather
bureau today predicts much coidtr
weather over the Northern states from
the Great Lakes to the Rocky mountains,
within the next few days.
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