THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND OREGON
TUESDAY. APRIL 19, 1021.
:. S. PROTESTS TO
BRITAIN REGARDING
COSTA RICAN OIL
? By Harry J, Rogers
; Washington, April 19. (I. N.
JS.) The United States has sent a
'note to Great Britain dealing with
7 the so-called Aynory oil concession
-cism by British officials of the action
of this government irr refusing to
-support the concession, it wu
learned here today. .
The note was dispatched by Secretary
,'of State Hujhes April 15. being for
warded through (he American embassy
at London, j
The communication' was in the-nature
Juf a protest, having been prompted by
the speech of a British official in the
Thoue of commons on March 1 ' during
the course of which: it was intimated
lhat the American government, through
' its consul at San J one, Costa Rica, had
endeavored improperly to procure annul-
ment of the concession of an oil com
pany In .which British capital was In
terested. '
5 Similar charges, the communication
"pointed out, had been made on other oc-
caslons, and the matter had even been
referred to in a formal note.
; The Tinoco government. Secretary
MIUKhes pointed out, was revolutionary
Jin character, wit never recognised by
either Great Britain or the United States
;and had passed out of existence Septem
ber 2, 1913. ;
s The' action of the American consul at
,Fan Jow, the note Continued, was not
.authorised by the American government,
though it was In line with the general
..policy of the United States-in refusing
Mo recognize the concessions of an usurp
ing revolutionary government.
f Nevertheless," the note states, "it is
' difficult to pert ive how any f uch action
during the period prior to annulment of
-the concession would furnish necessarily
an -occasion for justifiable criticism on
Jthe part of His Majesty's government."
The Amory company was .an Ameri
can corporation, though It subsequently
developed that British subjects owned
J much of its stock.. From the revolution--ary
leader Tinoco, it got large conces
sions of potential oil lands In Costa
kKlca. The United States government
had refused diplomatic support to Amer
ican citizen's seeking concessions from
JTinoco, and- It never supported the
claims of the'Amory company. i
i A- oxlmat . a y'ear after the fall
Jof the Tinoco government the new Costa
tllican regime cancelled th Amory con
cession. Under date of August 12, 1920,
tjiMst one day after the Amory conces
sions were cancelled, the British govern
ment notified the United States that
'British subjects were interested in the
jAmory company, this being, as the
'American note points out, the first Intl
. mat ion that the Interests of British sub-
jects were involved.
Two Admit Having
; Liquor in Possession
Salem. Or., April 19. W. "W. Smith
and Bruno .Boedigheimer, arrested in
raids here Saturday night, charged with
having liquor in their possession, plead
.ei guilty. Kate Hart, also taken In the
'raids, pieaoea not guilty on a charge
tof disorderly conduct, while Jesse
Streeter entered a similar plea to a
'charge of having liquor in his posses-
ju
LioogTr tc Mtiii Tobacco Co.
Malheur Reservoir -.
Full; Bigger Crops
Assured in Valley
Vale, Or.. April 19. JTater began
running over the top of the Warm
springs Irrigation dam at Riverside at
S a. ro. Monday, showing that 170,000
acre feet of Irrigation" water is stored
in the "immense reservoir which extends
for 10 miles back into the canyon of
Malheur river, or enough water for
the full irrigation of close to 600.000
acres of land. The news of the filling
of the reservoir reached Vale early Mon
day afternoon' and was received with
jublliation. It Insures the Malheur val
ley with the largest crops In Its history.
Several people , went to the reservoir
from Vale to watch the first overflow
and to catch some of the first water
in bottles, which will be sent to Gover
nor Olcott and to Senator Stan field.
. The Warmspnngs dam fas com
pleted in January, 1920, and started to
store water, but did not nearly fill last
year. " The present storage is sufficient
for three years' needs for the irrigated
lands of the Malheur valley. It is con
sidered one of the best constructed dams
in the country as U has held the water
without a leak and fulfilled all the ex
pectations of the engineers.
Ealph Williams to
Attend Conference
On Southern States
Ralph E. Williams, Republican na
tional committeeman -for Oregon, will
leave for Washington late this month to
attend a meeting of a subcommittee of
the national committee appointed by
Chairman Will Hays to consider and
determine the future representation of
the southern states at national conven
tions. !
This subcommittee will hold Us ses
sions in Washington and make its re
port to the full committee when that
body meets the first of June. It is the
expectation of! Mr. Williams that the
recommendations of the sub-committee
will be -adopted by the national com
mitter as the beats upon which delegates
to the next Republican national conven
tion will be selected.
President's Auto
In Near Collision
With! Motor Truck
Washington, April 13. (U. P.) Presi
dent Harding's automobile narrowly es.
caped collision here today with a motor
truck. The presidential car was forced
to the curb when the truck shot out from
a cross street. !
The president was en route to the
Union station, followed by secret Bervice
men and members of the party which
was to attend the Bolivar statue uhveil
Ing In New York.
The negro truck driver brought his
machine to a atop when secret service
men .jumped from their car. "
5 Sinn Feiners Are
Slain in Fight With
British Crown Force
Dublin. April 19.r-(I. N. S.) Five Sinn
Feiners were killed, two wounded and
six taken prisoner in a battle with crown
forces at Bally Murphy. County Carlew,
according , to word received here today.
The Sinn Feliiera bad been surprised
while drilling. 1 The crown forces suf- j
fered no casualties. - '
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FATIMA.
CIGARETTES
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MURDER OF FRIEND
Atlantic City. N. J., April 19.
1. N. S.) County officials left hero
today for ; New York to seek a
woman said .to be the widow; of
Count Henrich von Tickler, scion of
the noted Von Buelow family J in
Germany and a friend of the ex
kaiser, who' was found mysteriously
murdered in a secluded meadow in
the outskirts of this city five days
ago.
The slain man was known locally as
Henry Buehler and was a hotel clerk
and landholder in a small way.
From the ; missing woman officials
hepe to clear up some of" the mystery
enshrouding the life of the exiled count,
who, because of his club foot, was un
able to 'perform his German military
service.
No motive has been established for
the murder.
TAILOB WAS OSLT FRIES D
Stephen LenU, a tailor, told the fol
lowing story: . '
"I was the dead man's only close
friend In Atlantlo City. He mas a mem
ber of one of the oldest titled families in
Germany. He was, in reality. Count
Helnrlch von Pickler. He was a grad
uate of the University of Wunsburg, dis
trict of Bavaria.
"His mother was a von Buelow, mem
ber of a famous family throughout Ger
many and relative of Prince von Buelow, I
who won fame in the world war. His
mother died when Heinrich was born.
There wa"s a family row. Disgruntled
over this, the young count came to
America.
' "He corresponded, however, with mem
bers of his family and never renounced
his claim to a vast estate in Bavaria
He; was a man of intellect -and wonder
ful-personality. " , ,
ROBBERT CAlIiED 31 OTITIS
"I don't believe there Is any mystery
in von Pickler's death. He was mur
dered by robbers. There was a blunt
hole in bis skull, such as may have
been made by a hammer. His inexpen
sive watch was untouched. But in his
pockets was a roll of bills totaling Rev
eral hundred dollars.
This money was taken.
"The count was awaiting word at any
moment to go back to Bavaria to claim
his estate. I was deputized by him to
receive his mail. He was forced to con
fide in me that his real name was Count
von Pickler. He was a wonderful, lov
able chap in middle life, dark gray
eyes, hair and moustache streaked with
gray. He was short and stout but won
derful as a linguist, a grammarian and
a military tactician.
DISCOCXTS WIFE THEORY
The detectives had heard tales of
many women in the case one of whom
Von Pickler married. His friend Lentz
discounted thla, saying:
"There was no wife, no divorce fand
no woman in my friend's life. His men
tality was too keen; his purpose of re
turning to the fatherland and claiming
his estate too all-engrossing for him to
consider any lighter pursuits. I never
knew a man in the full vigor of strength
who held more aloof from women.
;no oe certain oi it; mere was no
woman in the case." ,
Astorians Pay Visit
Vancouver, Wash., April 19. Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Grow and daughter Mildred
of Astoria motored to Vancouver Sun
day to visit Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Reed,
33U3 tr street.
OF FORMER KAISER
Measure Regulating
Immigration Year,
50 Days Is Reported
Washington. April 19. (U. P.) Re
striction of immigration would be put
into effect on May 10 and continue un
til June 30. 1922. under the terms of the
bill reported from the house immigra
tion committee today.
The measure in other respects is iden
tical with, the one pocket vetoed in the
closing days of the last congress by
President Wilson. It limits immigra
tion during the restricted period - to 3
per cent of the nationals of each county
in the United States in 1910.
Engineer Disobeyed
Signals; Wreck Was
Result, Says Report
Washington, April 19. (I. N.
The direct cause of, the side collision
between passenger trains of the Michi
gan Central and New York Central at
Porter, Ind., on February 27, which re
sulted In .the death of 35 passengers
and two employes and the injury e 11
passengers, two employes -and seven
other persons, was the failure of .Engi
neer Long of Michigan Central train
No. 20 to observe and' obey the signal
indication of the home signal govern
ing the movement of trains over the
crossing at Porter, the Interstate com
merce commission announced today.
Bids to Be Opened
On Interest Bonds
Salem, Or., April 19. The state treas
urer will open bids on June 1 for the
sale of Oregon district interest bonds in
what he
UiniirJgdl S
the amount S $121,276. The money de
rived from the sale of these securities
will be used in paying Interest coming
due on bonds Issued by the Grants Pass,
Ochoco, Talent and Warmsprtngs irri
gation districts under the, state guaran
tee law.
Marriage Licenses
Vancouver. Wash
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matter.
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his product is "best" is when millions of people
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Notice how many U. S. Royal Cord Tires you
see in your own community. Notice, too, that
when a man has one Royal Cord on his car, he
generaliy has four and maybe a spare or two
besides.;
' Stroll along any Automobile Row in the coun
try, and see how many different cars are making
Royal Cord Tires one of the attractions.
Hob-nob with a U. S Tire dealer and listen to
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Tire Branch,
rlage licenses were Issued Monday to
Edwin H. GUroy, legal, and Mary Coul
ter, legal, Portland ; Veto Bavaro, 24,
and liucile Master francisco, 17. Port-
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Any man who has had enough of "bargains,
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U S. dealer and get a frefh, live tire of current
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not a purchasej made, on hope(V-but that
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