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CITY EDITION
, It's All Here and if s All True
: THE "WEATHER Tonight and Wednes
i day, occasional rain.
Maximum temperatures Monday :
Portland ....... 64 New Orleans ... S2
. Boise .. . 68 ; New York ...... 8ft
CITY EDITION
. Baseball Days Are Near
Tou want to know whether Portland is
colng to break the precedent and win the
opening game. Nobody can aay for sure,
but George Bert. The Journal b porta ex
pert, each day is giving the inside "dope"
that will enable you to guess pretty close.
Los Angeles .... 8 - St. Paul ..
mr W XT r TO Entrr4 a Baucna Claaa Matter -VUL.
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Delegates From All States Will
Bring Much Pressure to Bear
on Special Session April 11
to Pass Needed Relief Laws.
By Ralph H. Turner "
, Washington, March 22. (U. P.)
A drive upon congress in the inter
est of farmer relief legislation will
be started coincident with the open-.
Jng of the special session: on April
11, it was learned today. ; '
On that date delegates from all states
will come hjre for an executive meeting
ef the American Farm Kureau Federa
tion, representing -1.600,000 farmers. A
week later representatives of - the Na
tional Farmers' union and National Milk
Producers' association will gather here.
Delegates of all three organisations will
urge on congressmen that promises for
relief be translated into action.
EMBARGO TO BE ASKED
The farmers' demands will include one
of an embargo on dairy products, hides
and wool and other commodities. Farm
ers. according to their representatives,
are losing hope In tariff relief, fearing
that an emergency tariff may be held up
in congress and that permanent revision
may take from seven to nine months.
The Campaign of the farmers is one
angle of -a delicate tariff and revenue
situation.
' A second angle was presented in con
gress when the house ways and means
committee today started writing a per
manent tariff law. In accordance,, with-a
program ? sanctioned - by congressional
leaders and tentatively approved by
President Harding. This program is a
farmer victory.
BIO FfiOUBAH PLAXNED
It contemplates passage of the Ford
ney emergency tariff in the same form
as i vetoed by President Wilson, except
that it wlit be limited to six months. In
stead of a year; next tn order, an anti
dumping bill and a measure basing im
port duties on American, instead of for
eign, values, and then, permanent tariff
revision, followed by revenue revision.
While the Fordney anti-dumping and
valuation bills, all emergency measures,
are being passed, the ways -and; means
committee will write the, permanent tar
iff, and th senate finance committee will
hold hearings on revenue revision.
This program WHU encounter ; Demo
cratic and perhaps some Republicans-Opposition,
creating doubt as to whether U
can be carried euU .Despite the fact that
Republican hope to show unusual speed.
It is doubtful whether revenue legisla
tion can be reached before December un
der the program.
TWO DRY AGENTS
KILLED IN TEXAS
El Paso. Texas, March 22. (I. N.
8.) Prohibition officers S. E.
Beckett and Arch "Wood were killed
here, today from -bullets fired from
' a ranch? house. The officers were
searching for contraband liquor at
the time of the killing.
Japanese Envoy
Denies His Nation
r Making War Plans
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II; A, It. Bradford
Washington. March 22. (U. ' P.) De
nial that Japan is "mobilising for war"
in the Pacific by fortifying her mandate
islands is made by Baron Shldehara,
Japanese ambassador, in a statement to
the United Press. , ' .
Insistent reports that Japan is forti
fying - these islands were branded as
'pernicious" by Shidehara. His state
ment follows : . .' v 1 -' v
"In reply to an inquiry, the Japanese
ambassador authorized the United Press
to deny most categorically all reports
that Japan has been fortifying or in
tends in any way to fortify any of
the Pacific' islands to the north of the
equator. He branded such reports as
pernicious and absolutely Raise," y
- Secretary of War Weeks today denied
reports that army forces in Hawaii were
being doubled, because of agitation in
Japan over, the California alien land
law question. He also denied the Pan
ama canal sons force was being greatly
: increased. " - .
The Journal's
Letter Column
An Open Forum -
"I- can say ' with other
readers that when I want to
be sure of the truth I
- read The Journal as I am al
. ways sure of its disinterest
e d n es. Experience h a a
-shown that while other pa-." '
"pers will not give you a hear--l
"ing through, their columns If -you
happen to oppose their
views," The Journal does. not ;
resort to such a petty policy,"
This indorsement from, a Jour
nal reader emphasizes The Jour
nal's practice of allowing its read
ers free- expression j of opinion
through its columns subject only
to the limitations that their com
munications be brief, temperate
and not of a controversial nature.
Whether the writer's views coin
cides with Trhe "journal's views
has no bearing whatever. .
FARMERS
MA
DRIVE
ON CONGRESS
Flour Price
Cut Another
Forty Cents
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v By Hyman II. Cohen
For the second time In two days
the price of flour has dropped 40c
per barel In the Portland market
This places the price of patent flour
at the mills at $9.00 per barrel, a
total loss .of 80c ; a barrel within 48
hours. i ' "
The second drop In the price of flour
comes as a result of the announcement
of one mill, which did not change its
price Monday, that ' it would drop its
quotation 80 cents a barrel instead of
40 cents. Later all the mills decided to
make the new price effective at once. ,
This confirms in full . the forecasts
made by . The Journal that a drop of
80 cents a barrel in the price of flour
was necessary at this time In order to
place , that product on. the basis of the
wheat price. j -
-All grades of flour are affected by
the new decline In price,, bakers' grades
showing, a loss similar to patent.
; Millers : say the price of flour will
hereafter, more closely reflect the price
of wheat as it fluctuates up and down.
Foreign Interests are still purchasing
liberal stocks of flour in the Pacific
Northwest, but the bulk of the business
is being : distributed among millers in
this territory. Portland is getting more
of theforeign trade than any other sec
tions, due to i the fact , that shipments
are promised more promptly.
RECALL PETITION
SOON TO BE OUT
Petitions for the recall of Public
Service Commissioner' Fred Williams
will be printed and on th.e streets of
Portland for circulation - and' signa
ture by the end of the current veek,
according . to. Robert . G. Duncan,
chairman of the j Public Service Re
call Committee, inc.,-which organiza
tion has charge of the impending re
call campaign, j H
The draft of the: original petition was
sent to the secretary of state's office at
Salem a couple of days ago, there to be
checked and approved as to legal form.
As soon as this approval has been given
the petition will be put in -the hands of
the printer and copies put into -circula
tion In Portland immediately after their
receipt by the committee. . " " -
TO BE MARKED , .
f . Following that initial step other eopies
will be mailed Uartous sections' of the
state where individuals and associations
of various kinds have expressed a desire
to assist in the work of brihging the re
call battle to an issue. It is expected by
Duncair that sufficient signatures can be
procured in plenty of time to have the
petitions checked, the signitures verified.
and the recall election set by- the gov
ernor coincident with the special election
of June 7. i - -
Apparently the Job of public 'service
commissioner is: not overly attractive
just at the present time ; at least, no
hint of potential, candidates against Wil
liams at the promised election has been
beard. . , if'
BUSCA3 3f OT j CANDIDATE
Duncan brands the rumor that he Is
to be a candidate as entirely; unfounded.
"I am not a candidate for any office.
and never will be.; he says, in settling
the question. , ' ; s ! . '.-
He states in addition that the recall
committee,' so far as its position in the
campaign la concerned, will seek to
support a- candidate f; conservative
lueas running on a rational piatrorra.
: -No member of the committee, - he
says, "wants to put the telephone com
pany, or any; other-corporation, out of
business or to break it. We would like
to see whoever- ru..s against Williams
pledged to put the telephone rates back
where they wera before the rate increase
was i granted. - so - that the people will
not . be bled to death pending the final
determination of the rate question. Alter
the old rate has been, reestablished . we
would then like to see a rehearing had
at which all of . the public interested
could be adequately represented and a
full and fair presentation of all the
facts connected with the subject amply
presented and discussed.
As far as 1 am concerned," he con
tinued, "I don't ; want to" put the tele
phone company out of : business, but I
want to see justice . done. . The Ameri
can Telephone '& Telegraph company,
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College jYouth
Drowns in Chase
For Sophomores
Syracuse, X. Y., March 22. (U. P.)
The freshman banquet at Syracuse uni
versity today became a memorial serv
ice for James A. Gafney instead of tht
usual exuberant 'jollification.
Gafney, 20, j Hudson IN. T., was
nrowned in the canal at Oswego, rf. Y.,
last night while trying to'capture three
sophomore officers who r were to be
taken to the " , yearling. banquet as
Hostages. 1 he canal was drained today
to recover the i body. ' s .
The three sophomores were taken to
a hotel in Oswego early Uonday. Last
night two of them escaped and Gafney.
took the trail, r Hiding on a platform at
the headgates of the canal, be stepped
through an opening and fell 20 fett into
the water. . . m j - v.. . .-.i .
Steps. Are Urged for
Meeting of ;Irish
Parliament June 21
London. March 22. (U. P.) The Daily
Herald today declared that recommen
dations will be made to the British cabi
net to have an Irish : parliament meet.
for the Ilret time June 21. The Herald
declared it had learned cabinet com
mittee would recommend that the home
rule bill be declared effective April 19.
that election writs be issued klay 6. the
elections held May .IS, and the repre
sentatives elected be convened June 21.
APARTMENT OF
NINE STORIES
IS ASSURED
Special Ordinance to Be Passed
to Permit $500,000 Structure
to Go Up at Sixth and Madison
Streets; R. F. Wassel I Promoter;
Erection of a nine story apartment
house costing approximately $500,-
000 on the quarter block at the
southwest corner of Sixth and Madi
son streets was virtually assured at
the meeting of the city council with
H. E. Plummer, chief building In
spector, and R F.. Wassell, promoter
of the proposed building, at the city
hall this morning. . . ,
A special ordinance will be drafted
allowing the erection of the structure
and it will be presented at a meeting
of the council Wednesday, according to
Plummer. Plans for the building pre
pared by ' Carl Linde do not t comply
strictly with provisions of the housing
code and permission of the city com
missioners is necessary before a build
ing permit can be granted.
Tenants of the frame building now oc
cupying the corner have been notified
to vacate, Wassell stated, and - work
Of wrecking the building will begin im
mediately. The house was built about
40 years ago as a residensce by James
Steele. - ' : . - - '. - - . .'
The new apartment ? house' will i be
known as , the "Sovereign." It will
cover 92 by 100 feet of ground space,
according to plans 'of " the builders.
The eight upper stories -will bo used
for'apartment purposes and the ground
floor will be divided into bachelor quar
ters.. :u'14,:,.:.;:iNi.-... v-
There will be six apartments of four
and five rooms on each floor, : and an
entertainment room and .garden will be
placed on - the roof of . the'; structure.
Plans call for an absolutely fireproof
building of a high standard of con
struction. The i frame will be "of rein
forced concrete, and the outer walls '
tapestry -brick.--. -1 . ;V ..V-.' ',1 -
This is the first large building opera
tion L undertaken this., season and will
have , a marked effect tn' the ; unem
ployment situation -IiW the-city, accord
ing, to Plummer. DK- is. McBride is as
sociated. Wassell In financing the
building' ;-- : .'-.
Washington. .March 22. . (I. N.
S.) President Harding' issued his
first presidential proclamation : to
day, . calling the new sixty-seventh
congress to meet: in' extraordinary
session on April. 11.
, The date for the new session was
tentatively selected some dayst ago by
President Harding and Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, the majority leader, t .4
k The president's . proclamation follows i
Whereas, public- interest requires
that " the -congress -of, , the United
States should be convened in extra
session at 12 o'clock noon - on the
11th day of April,; 1921, to ' receive
such communication as may be
-made by the executive: '
, Now, - therefore, ; I, , Warren J O.
Harding, . president - of ; the United
1 States of America, do hereby pro-
claim and ; declare that an extra- j
. ordinary occasion requires the ' con
gress of the United States to con
vene in extra session at the capitol
In the city of Washington, , on the
11th day of April. 1921. at 12 o'clock,
noon, on which all persons who shall
at that time be entitled to act as
members thereof, are hereby re
quired to take notice. t. ;
! Done in the District of Columbia,
the -2d day. of March in the year of
Our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-one, : and 1 of the
: Independence of the United States,
the one hundred and forty-fifth.
By the President :
WARREN G.:HARDING.
CHARLES E. HUGHES.
:-Secretary of State.
Woman's Ring Lost
In Theatre 15 Years
Ago Seeks Owner
.San Francisco, March: 22. -(U. P.)
Fifteen years ago, 'tis said, a lady lost
a ring in a San Francisco theatre. .
The world didn't know it," however,
until today when the following adver
tisement appearedc"in San 'f Francisco
nanera - r ':. " " ' 4 :
"If the lady who lost the gold ring In
the Frisco theatre about la years ago
will give a description of ring. I will de
liver same by express." 1 -i -.
It was signed S P. Wall, 117 -W.
Third street. Faribault, Minn."
Dayton, Wash., Man
Kills Wife and Self
Dayton, Wash., 1 March ; 22.-George
Hubbard, age 40, killed his wife with an
ax this, morning before 7. o'clock, shot
himself above the temple and cut his
throat. He died three, quarters of an
hour after the sheriff waa called. In by
neighbors. , The children found their
mother dying in - the pantry with her
skull cut open. Domestic difficulties are
said to have been tJie cause. - Five chil-
Aron ' f ha nMst IS. survive. '.. 5 '
Mrs. Hubbard was a daughter of Lo-j
gan Raxburn, a pioneer. Habbard was
a laboring man and son of John Hub-
IH wn vi juiin xiuij.
veteran aad aid timer.
bard, a Ckil war
HARDING CALLS 5!
SPECIAL SESSION
WOULD CANCEL
ETHERIDGE'S
CITIZENSHIP
Local Federal Examiner Sends
! English Prison Record of For
mer Bond Dealer to N atural i-
zation Service at Washington.
Every, effort is being made by the
local office of the naturalization de
partment to cancel the citizenship of
John Ladbrooke Etheridge, accord
ing to an announcement -made this
moniing by : V. W. - Tomlinson, ex
aminer. '
Tomlinson said an affidavit stating
tne i act or Ktheridges conviction for
forgery in England, his two convictions
in New Jersey and the recent grand jury
indictment here, have been forwarded to
the naturalization service at ; Washing
ton, D. C, with the recommendation that
bthendges citizenship be cancelled.
Tomlinson said he had obtained cer
tified copies of the constabulary records
in England which show Etheridge was
convicted on a grand jury indictment of
lour counts Charging him with forgery,
and that he was sentenced to serve five
months In prison on each count.
I The trial was at Oldbury, and sen
tence was served in the prison at Wor
cestershire, the records show. The con
viction waa under the name of Lad
brooke. The purpose for this change
of name is believed to have been to save
the Etheridge family any . disgrace.
; Etheridge - is said to have come to
America in 1904 under the name of Lad
brooke. If this fact is finally proved.
It is believed that Immigration Inspector
R. P. Bonham could: deport: Etheridge
without ; awaiting the ,. outcome of the
present grand jury Indictment, that is
provided the naturalization department
succeeds in t cancelling the citizenship
certificate. 1
Receipt by Tomlinson of the English
records is the first official information
received here of Etheridge's prison rec
ord in Europe. .
2APP0lfflEUTS
Washington, March 22. ' " (I. N.
S.) - President. Harding today an
nounced the following recess appointments:-
.. To be member of the interstate com
merce commission, . John , X Escb of
Wisconsin. . : '
To be director of the war finance
corporation- for the four-year term,
D wight F. Davis of SL Louis.
Both appointments had been expected.
The nomination of Esch as interstate
commerce commissioner . was sent to the
senate in the last term,' but because, of
the opposition of Senator . Robert M.
La Follette of Wisconsin, it failed of
confirmation. It Is understood that La
Follette will renew his fight" against
Esch when the nomination is again sent
to the senate at - the : new session on
April 11. ; " '
Davis has long been- a prominent
figure in St. Louis business life. His
business is listed as "investments' and
be is director in many St. Louis business
concerns.
Peace Association
Formed at Tokio to
Promote Friendship
Tfckid, March 21. U. P.) Six hun
dred statesmen, journalists and business
men meeting here today announced the
organisation of the International Peace
association : formed for the purpose of
dispelling prejudice against Japan and
particularly to promote friendship with
China and the United States.
Premier Hara, Count Okuma, Viscount
Kato and Prince Tokugawa are among
the leaders in the movement.
HARDING
HS
Masterpiece Carved on Bean
K K .' . . K K t K 9t t H kt
Art Lovers Pay High Tribute
(By Cnited Nam) , I
New York, March 22. Twenty
five years ' ago a condemned pris
oner in a jail in Spanish Honduras
whiled away his last. days by carving
out of a large 'flowering bean the
head of Christ on the cross. "The
kirisoner went to Lis execution.
The
relic ) passed on . to his family as a
remembrance, was transferred from
one ownership to another without
being much appreciated and finally
came to the notice-- of Mrs. Oliver
HarrimanV the Kew , York society
woman, and leader of prison reform,
"I have ; Invited a Jury of newspaper
art critics, to come to my home and see
this, beautiful object of art." said Mrs.
Harriman. "X wish they ' would suggest
some way In which It could be . saved
for the public because it seems too
priceless in its value as an art treasure
and -as an inspiration to somber re
ligious thought to i be 'monopolized ; by
ai.yone's individual ownership. J J; -SUGGESTIONS
ARE ASKED 4
Therefore suggestions are In -" order.
Shall it be bought by public subscrtp-
Hon and presented to a church
Shall
it be purchased by one of the great
art museums T
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The tiny figure, no larger Xhah.
J. A. STILL
MAN
HANDS IN HIS
RESIGNATION
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Head of Big National City Bank
Would Save Institution From
Publicity Growing Out of Di
vorce-Suit Offer Is Rejected
New York, March 22.-r(U. P.)
On the eye of the open court hearing
of evidence in . the divorce case of
James A; Stillman, president of the
National City bank, one of the larg
est financial institutions in the -world,
he tendered hla resignation today as
head of it. 1 - - -1 " , ' . ;
It was formally announced at the bank
that the board of directors, by unani
mous vote, had refused to accept the res
ignation. :What further action may be
taken or whether Stillman will Insist on
acceptance of , his resignation was not
disclosed." ." !'
HEMRIXG OX TOMORROW '
Meanwhile, lawyers for both Stillman
and his wife were busy marshaling evi
dence for the hearing at White Plains to
morrow, when Justice M orach a user will
hear the application of Mrs. Stillman for
$10,600 a month alimony .and $25,000 at
torneys' fees. ., ; i
A, that time Mrs. Stillman's lawyers
wilU attempt to put Stillman on the
witness stand to inquire into his finan
cial condition and Stillman's attorneys
are expected to demand that the wife
furnish a - bill of particulars of her
counter charges against himt
Rumors . that Stillman would resign
from the bank have been j circulated
since the allegations in the; divorce ac
tions became . public - . . '
Stillman's resignation- was accom
panied by a brief note, ( stating his
reasons for wlBhing to : Withdraw. L It
was reported one of his reasons waa to
save the bank further publicity in con
nection with his private affairs.
FIGHT OVER LETTER j il
Mrs. Stillman was reported to have
come to this city from Laurel-in-Pines,
at Lake wood," ff. - J.; for a final confer
ence, with her lawyers before the fight
begins In open court tomorrow. -Attorneys
for 'Mrs. Stillman, it has
become knowh.; will fight any. effort of
(Cor.c1adel'a Pate Two. Cohiom Three
STUNTS TO BOOST
COMMUNITY CHEST
' Hre heart, '1
: Have a hmrt, -
It alt tosether poll.
And fill the chml tight full.
Hare a hoart, ; .
- Have a heart,".,'. '
: Cousli ap your dollars bow! ,
The crystal room of the Hotel
Benson will echo with this brand
new ditty sung to the tune of "Iowa"
at the luncheon of the Portland Ad
club Wednesday, much of the pro
gram being devoted to stunts calcu
lated to boost the cause of Portland's
Community chest Ihe biggest under
taking in the line of money getting
since thfe war drives. 1
One of the features will r be the 'de
livery to the Ad club of : a small-sized
replica of the big chest at Sixth and
Morrison streets, out -of which will
come at the psychological moment , the
very little crippled, girl who posed for
tne appealing . poster which is Been In
every window in- Portland, Marshall N
Dana will tell the Ad clubbers why
they should fill the chest with dollars
and greenbacks and thus; aid "the thou
sands of other little cripples. helpless
babies, ana indigent old people.
; The Portland Service league, which
has been perfecting an : organization
throughout the city into every., section
for K months, has put the entire weight
of this organization behind the coming
drive. It has Issued a call for a citizen
mass meeting to be held in The Audito
rium tonight at 8 o'clock, when the fol-
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cent piece, lay on - a small cushion In
Mrs. Harriman's drawing-room, tor the
inspecUon of the art jury. . Even the
teeth, the veins in th tsw ami th
whiskers of the beard had been sculp
tured by tne condemned . prisoner. The
tragic expression of . the countenance
once moved the late ' Bishop Burcb of
the Episcopal church td remark to Mrs.
Harriman that he felt such - reverence
for the figure that he could only speak
of it in, a low' voice. . ! :
CALLED FBICELESS THEASUKE "
:The object belongs to a young Swed
ish woman, formerly a resident of New
York, but now living In Spain. Mrs.
Harriman has obtained criticisms, of it
from several noted ; ecclesiastics and
artists. ; V ' - :Vr." i j. -.r-.-- :-r . :. -"There
is an influence of power radi
ating from it." Bishop M. J. Curley tf
the diocese of Florida ' wrote to Mrs.
Harriman. '."You have a priceless treas
ure," i - r j. j-i
' Frederick '' MacMonnies, the '. noted
artist, wrote:
"The master sculptor t who made it
nust have come through life so
drenched . in sorrow that he was able
to carve the soul of suffering."
; Mrs. Harriman hopes to visit: Hon
duras in the course of a yachting cruise
this summer, and to && everything in
her power; to discover the Identity and
history of ' the artist, so : that the world
may pay adequate -.honor to - his mem
ory. . -. . .;. .; : ; v . - ' :' . ,
"Mystery Woman" in . Stillman Case
MRS. FLORENCE H. LEEDS, former chorus girl, who
has been1, named by Mrs. - James - A. Stillman's answer
to her multi-millionaire husband's suit for divorce. Mrs.
Stillman charges j the banker is the father of 2-year-old Jay
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Paris, March 22. Germany, de
spite her victory tn the plebiscite, ',
will lose the ridh ,cpal district bf up
per Silesia. It was indicated today on
adjournment of the allied council of
ambassadors. ' " ,
- It' was stated unofficially that
when h the ambassadors , meet early
next month,' upper - Silesia will be
partitioned with the coal region, the
district's ' greatest' asset, going to
Poland. -
The French press Insisted today that
Upper Silesia-should be divided between
Germany and Poland despite- the . result
of Sunday's plebiscite which gave the
district 'to Germany. " 1 .
"The allies should refuse - to . return
Upper Silesia to Germany until' Germany
fulf ilia the -treaty," said L'Homme Libre.
GERMANS FEAR FBAXCB" -
; wili ignoke plebiscite
, BerllnMarch 22 (L.N, B.) The Ger
man press was jubilant - today- over ; the
victory over Poland in ihe-IJpper 43iles
lan plebiscite The only: dissenting note
came from Theodor Wolff, editor of the
Berliner, Tageblatt,' who ' warned Ger
many that VFrance yil disregard the
outcome and. attempt to :prevent a jeon
solation tidbit of German sou to Poland."
"The. plebiscite. waa a. victory or Prus
sian state, consciousness.", .said the
Deutsche Zeitung. . ', , ,
" The Vosslslch, Zeitung, declared that
Germany, would do well to carrysout the
program, of separating.. Upper ..Silesia
from Prussia, adding: - -'
"It Is most Important to adopt a pro
gram that will ; reconcile the Polish
minorities in the province., which has
just been handed baek to us." 4 , - . .
A correspondent who has lust returned
from Upper Silesia; said that; many of
the plebiscite policemen, were seen drunk
during the balloting on Sunday. At
Nikolai the Germans brought In many
sick and aged persons to , votes They
were carried in carriages under . police
eruard. v ir f ,v 3 ;..--.4.,:"
Firing was heard near Nikolai, giving
rise, to rumors that zignttng naa oroKen
out. but it proved to be target practice
by French troops with trench mortars
and. hand grenades. 1 f
City Engineer Is; ;
At Meeting Fracas
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Columbia. Mo., March 22. (L.N. S.J
One city official is hv a hospital here
seriously wounded and a second is under
arrest today as a result of a fight at
last night's councilman ie meeting, Claude
EU Bown, chief engineer for the city, was
shot - through the body by , Councilman
Ira t Davis in the fracas, uavis was
later released under 300 bono.
The flsrht began when Davis charged
Brown "With grafting in the purchase of
a turbine for ; the .. city water . works.
Rrown. enraged, knocked Davu down,
Witnesses say he "was kicking the alder
man in the face when the latter drew a
gtrtvand fired one shot.' It felled the en
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The University -of Oregon medical
school has. been, designated ; as one
of 10 medical schools In the country
where t military surgery ; will be
taught, according to Dr. Richard Dil
lehunt, dean of the school, who re
turned Saturday night from the East.
- The choice of the local medical school
was announced Saturday by Surgeon
General Ireland of the United States
army. It is probable.- Dr..v Dillehunt
stated,-: that Colonel Baker., head sur
geon , at -Vancouver;' barracks, i will be
appointed to handle the course in mili
tary surgery at the university medical
school. .. ; : - i-y ' ,-:
The branches Included tn the .military
surgery,, course-cover a wide range of
medicine, surgery and sanitation, : ac
cording to Dillehunt. and is Intended to
prepare men - for - service In the United
States army. . Men. taking , this course
will be assigned to military campa for
special , training during ' the ,.; summer
months.
. The course is open to alt' male stu
dents of the University of Oregon medi
cal school, ' and those who take up the
work In military . surgery automatically
become members of the reserve officers
training corps. Arrangements have been
made t for : the immediate installation
of the new' course, Dillehunt Stated Monday-,
afternoon, and classes . in military
surgery will .. be organized during the
present '"semester.' " ' 1 . -
; While In the East Dr. Dillehunt vjslt
ed several of the, larger medical schools.
On his return trip he stopped for a day
at Tulane university In New Orleans and
also spent eome tlme.JnLoa Angeles,
San Francisco . and other , California
poipts. . . .-. j r ,
Turkish Iorces Are t
Dieii&pinBato
; By'Geor gian Army
ConstantinoDle. March 22. 'Following
the issuing of a proclamation that Ea
toum had been annexed . bv -Turkey.
Georgian forces attacked the Turkish
ARMY SURGERY TO
army occupying the. city, and after
heavy street fighting succeeded in driv
ing out the Turks The Georgians also
attacked Turkish positions 70 kilometers
outside 4jf the city and. the fortifications
were -considerably damaged by the
Georgian- artillery. -
Pittock Will Contest'
-Hearing Advanced
Salem. Or., March 22. The- Pittock
will case, in which the will of the late
Henry L. Pittock of Portland is being
contested by CaneJine ; P. . Leadbetter,
was advanced .' for hearing before the
supreme' court here this " morning an
set for argument on May 24. 'The ac
tion of the court was based on 5stipu
lation by the attorneys representing
both sides of the contest.
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TRAIN WRECK
Patrick Coyne Crushed When
i Locomotive of Passenger Train
j Hits Rock Slide Near Lyle,
Wn.f and Plunges From Track.
Patrick Henjumine Coyne, 222
East First street north, engineer of
Spokane, Portland & Seattle train
No., 8, which left Portland at 6:50
o'clock Monday evening for Bend,
was killed when the locomotive of
the train ran into a slide and over
turned four miles east of Lyle, Wash.
Only the' engine of the train left the-
track, and H. L. Walters of Port
land, the fireman, by jumping from
the engme, saved his own life. Non
I he passengers was Injured and noma
were unaware that an accident had oc
curred.
j The passenger train was running over
the North Bank tracks on time. The
engineer was proceeding cautiously and
It waa said that the train was travel In tt
at a speed of not more than 15 miles
an hour when the accident happened.
The accident took place at 9 :30 p. m.
: A heavy slide of rocks was washed
over the tracks and caused the derail
ment. William F. Turner, president of
the road, said this morning that reports
received by his office indicated that the
slide was caused-by a cloudburst in the
mountains. .
! The engine was toppled over upon
Us right side and Coyne was crushed
to death In the cab. The body of the
wreck victim was brought to Portland
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Only the front trucks of the forward
baggage car left the tracks. During the
night the rock slide was cleared from
the tracks and operation waa resumed
at 7:50 o'clock this morning.
Coyne la survived by hla wife and
one daughter, Gladys. One brother, W.
D. Coyne, also rives In Portland and
is p. brakeman on the S. P. S.
FRANCElOWTO
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By 1 It. Keen
London, March 22 (U. P.) Rus-,
sla laid plans today to become a
world power. '
The French, believing these plans In
cluded a military offensive against weak
Kuropean nations, hurriedly sent Gen
eral Weygand to aid Poland in prepar
ing her defenses. Despite the peace
treaty signed last week, the French de
clared the Soviets were piling up huge
troop, concentrations preparatory to a
great drive on PoUnd. "
France also declared there was proof
of the soviet Intention to go through
with the former Kusalan plan of an
extensive campaign which would take
the lied armies through Rumania, Hun
gary. Csecho-Hlovakia and Serbia,
COMMERCIAL GROWTH FLASKET
Meantime from Russian sources It was
learned the : Soviets are preparing for
Commercial growth. This was reflected
in the relenting of Nikolai Lenin as to
communistic principles. .He persuaded
the Russian communists to approve free
trade in surplus farm products and re
nunciation of requisitions on produce.
While Lenin stated clearly that this
was a "temporary measure,' the com
mercial Instincts of the Russians were
aroused. ,They 'saw the nation once more
a world power-in trade. Kven the offi
cial publication, Pravda, declared:
"We undoubtedly are entering a new
phase of International relations In sen
era! and economic in particular.
"In the last few days treaties have
been concluded with Or eat Britain, Po
land and Turkey. Others are under ne
gotiations.. "Clearly. Russia Is to become a world
power. This will be recognized In the
world's stock exchanges."
Woman Who Sang to
Sailors .During War
Is Slain by Husband
. Rockford. 111., March 22. (U. P.)
The" "Madelon" of the- Great Lakes,
training station . lay murdered here to
day. ,
Mrs. . Beulah Upton Howard, who,
like , the girl . In the popular French;
sorfg,' kept up the morale of student
sailorav at Great Lakes by singing dur- i
Ing' the war, was shot in a hotel' hern 1
tasf night by Corporal Charles Howard,
Of Camp Grant, her husband, who then i
committed suicide. !,
, The marriage of . Madelon" , to the
corporal was! the result of a" war to- '
mance. Her home was-In Berkeley, Va.
Police believe that Jealousy prompted 1
Corporal Howard's deed. .
Judge E. B. Reiter
And His Fiancee to
-Wed in Airplane
Los Angeles, ' March 22. -(U. P.)
In a nice quiet spot in the open, sky up
over Hollywood, K. B. Reiter, for several
years a Judge of the superior court in
Seattle, and Miss Mattie S.. Brown of
Los Angeles, were married this after
noon... .
The party was to leave Mercury avl
aUon field at 1 o'clock In an all-m-,U
plane piloted by Lieutenant Leonard 1J.
Thomas Thomas was to act as bst
man, with Miss M. C. Thomas and Car
taln . IL A, Armxtrong amending the
bride. Superior Judge Charles Cra 1
was scheduled to perform the ceremony.
Reiter and Miss Brown met In Alat t
several years ago.
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