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AND FRANCE
WILL CONFER
United States, j Italy, Belgium
Not to Take Part in Confer
ence at Hythe; Announcement
Produces Effect of Bombshell.
Washington, Apr! J 21. A note
from Germany on the reparations
question was understood to have
been received, by the state depart
ment today. Secretary of State
Hugbca refused to discuss the ques
tion. '
', By Earle C. Reeves
London. April 21. (L N. S.)
JSTeither ' Belgium, Italy nor . the
United States will be represented at
the conference at Hythe Saturday,
the Jtoreign office announced this
afternoon. i ,
- The foreign office specifically denied
. cabled reports from Washington that
the United States .was to participate in
the conference. Occasion was also taken
to deny the; rumor that British troops
are "involved in the plans for an advance
' into the Ruhr valley.
COMES LIKE BOMB
The announcement came as a bomb-Bhefll-
to political and diplomatic circles,
for it completely, overturns all previous
plans. The Hythe conference is thus
reduced to -C dialogue between Premiers
Lloyd George and Briand, whereas the
: announced program had called for a
thorough discussion of all big questions
by representatives of the four chief
European allies France, Britain, Bel
gium and Italy.
Intense speculation followed the. for
eign office's statement. It revolved
chiefly around the question as to what
eleventh hour development had upset the
schedule and made the conference a
two-nations affair. It was at Hythe
Saturday that Premier Briand was to
submit to the statesmen of England. BeIT
glum and i Italy the complete plans
France had t mapped out for coercing
' Germany . to meet the reparations de-
Tftuidi on r immediately after May 1.
TAIT HOLDS ALOOF .
: It has been apparent for days that
Italy viewed the prospect of fresh mili
tary action against the Germans with
misgivings; and that Lloyd George is
. opposed to it for practical economic rea-
sons. Belgium alone was understood to
favor whole hearted . approval of, and
cooperation with, the French plans.
; Today's official announcement gives
; the situation the aspect of a near crisis
i and subsequent developments are
watched for with considerable tension.
FRANCE MIGHT RELAX IP
OTHER TERMS ARE OFFERED
By Hodson Hawley
(TJnited News Stiff Cornepondrat)
Paris, April 21. Although France Is
looking forward to occupying the Ruhr
district in the event that Germany fails
to comply with the reparations de
mands by May 1. France will not insist
on this move proviided some other meth
od . of enforcing ithe penalties equally
suitable to France' can be agreed on'.
This was the belief in semi-official
circles here Wednesday, although there
was no available! official information
as to what course France will pursue
in the conference ;Sunday.
It- is believed, .however, rather than
force the rest of the allies Into some
thing to Which they cannot wholeheart
edly consent, France may abandon the
plan to occupy Ruhr and take some
ether guarantee ' from Germany, pos
sibly more effective control of the Ger-
t Concluded on Page Two. Column Three)
TARIFF DELAYS
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By Clarence Da Bose
Washington. April 21. (TJ. P.)
Farmers are growing fretful, at
emergency tariff bill delays, agricul
tural representatives here declared
today. i ,
Fear was expressed that delays have
already undermined the good . the bill
was expected to do them.
Opponents of the measure were laugh
ing In their sleeves at its slow sledding
and saying that lithe exchange adjust
ment and anti-dumping features which
have tied it up were tacked on purposely
as brakes to halt; the measure.
Protests at the; slow action made , to
Senator Penrose, chairman of the senate
finance committee, caused him to declare
today that the bill will be reported "Sat
urday or Monday." He admitted, how
ever, that there Js "so much uncertain
ty" over the anti-dumping and American
valuations that the senate will almost
certainly amend these features.-
Chief of Weather
Bureau Renamed;
Others Nominated
Washington, April 21. (I. N. S.
President Harding today sent the fol
lowing nominations to the senate:
i To be chief of the weather bureau,
Charles F. Marvin, reappointment.
To be collector of internal revenue.
District ; of Columbia, Frank ,W, New
bert of "Denver. ; -
Also a number of army and navy pro
tBOtiona, ' 1
WORRY
ARMERS
Club Favors
Sale of Old
' Postoffice
Introduction of a resolution be
fore the Progressive Business Men's
club at the noon luncheon today In
the Benson hotel to favor the selling
of the old postoffice site for com
mercial purposes precipitated a
sharp debate . between Judge Mor
row of the district court and George
T. Browni an attorneyl
The resolution as read by Frank Mc
Crlllis of I the realty board calls for
selling the. site to some concern for the
erection of a modern office building
that in taxes would Trlng the city ap
proximately 1100,000 annually. He said
nothing' was too good for the service
man and that he did not think the erec
tion of a monument on the site would
be a benefit.
Brown rose up in wrath and said the
putting of the proposition on a merce
nary basis was contrary to the ideals of
good citizenship.
No sooner had he finished than Judge
Morrow took the floor and insisted that
the monument located in the center of
the city would be a detriment and not
a fitting memorial.
"Look at Lownsdale Square, across
from the courthouse," he said. "With
its fine monuments to the heroes of the
Spanish war, what has it become? Merely
a place for the daily convocation of the
sons of rest, who toil not, but loaf about
disclaiming Americanism and the very
things these men fought for.
"Do the ex-service men want that? I
believe it would be more fitting and
proper to J erect the monument at some
other place where children can go and
play. Where they may find inspiration
from the deeds depicted in marble and
not have to mingle with the riff-raff. I
therefore r favor the selling of the old
postoffice site for commercial purposes."
,, The resolution was adopted.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
HITS LOS ANGELES
Lo3 Angeles, Cal., April 21.- (I. N.
S.) A slight earthquake shock was
felt here at 7: 40, a. m. today;
The damage was said to be confined
to a few chimneys unloosened by the
Blight jar.' No one was injured.' .
Results in Majors
j
? , - AMERICAN
ICew York, April 21. (L K. 8.) CoL
Jacob Ruppert, part owner of the New
Tork Tanks, this afternoon announced
that Frank Baker, third baseman, had
been reinstated into the good graces of
organized baseball effective immediately.
Philadelphia, April 21. L N. S.J
With one man on base in the ninth
inning of the New York-Philadelphia
game here this afternoon. Babe Ruth
slugged out the third home run of this
season. J Moore was the unlucky
moundsman. Score :
R. IT B
New Tork 100 201 002 6 1 1" i
Philadelphia ..... 000 000 010 1 13 0
Batteries Mays and Schanf ; Moore and
Perkins, i. Walker. Umpire Mortality and
Connolly.
Cleveland. Ohio. April 21. (I. N. S.)
More than 20,000 people saw the Cleve
land baseball field re-christened "Dun
Field" today. A bunch of solid hits in
the sixth inning gave the world cham
pions two runs and put them ahead.
Fohl had several pitchers warming up
to replace Shocker. Score:
At Cleveland R. H. E.
St Louis ,..,,.. . 002 000 001 3 4 1
Cleveland ! 001 002 01 4 11 1
Batteriee Shocker and Serereid; Bafby .and
O'Neill. Umpires Evans and Hildebrand.
Boston, April 21. (I. N. &) Sam
Jones, pitching for the Red Sox, held
Washington to two hits here today and
the home team won, 1 to 0. Seven bin
gles by the Boston team netted one run
in the second inning, when Mclnnis dou
bled, was forced by Scott, the latter scor
ing on Ruel's infield single and Jones'
clout to left field. Score:
At Boston ? R. H. E.
Washington . . 000 000 000 0 2 0
Boston 010 O00 00 1 7 0
Batteries Motridge and Gharri!?: Jones and
RueL Umpires Dineen and YVallin.
Chicago, April 21. (I. N. S.) Before
a crowd of more than " 25,000 fans the
White Sox opened their season on the
home , grounds this afternoon, and up
to the sixth - inning fought a nip-and-tuck
battle with Detroit.
Detroit ..! 021 000 0 SSI
Chk-azo .; 100 203 '2 8-8 0
Came called in seventh; rain.
Batteries Ehmke, Ayers and Ainamith ; Kerr
and Schalk. ;
Umpires Owens and Chill.
! 1 NATIONAL
Ebbets' Field, Brooklyn, April 21. (I.
N. S.) The Brooklyn Dodgers, National
league champions, opened the local sea
son this afternoon against the Boston
Braves, t about 20,000 fans turning out
to ' see the Dodger pitching ace, Burley
Grimes.! in action. Watson did mound
duty for Boston. .
Nicholson, . the Boston outfielder,
robbed Olson of a three-bagger in the
fifth inning of the Dodger-Braves game
at Ebbets' Field by making a diving
catch of the latter's screaming liner to
left. ;
Boston .......... 000 000 020 2 7. 1
Brooklyn 000 000 04 4 5 2
Batteries Oeschger and O'NeiU; Grimes and
Miller. ,
Polo Grounds, New York, April 21.
(I. N. S.) "Wild Bill" Donovan's Phil
lies helped the Giants open the season
here today before a crowd of 20,000 fans.
They also helped themselves to a fat
lead over McGraw's team in the first
two innings.
Giant fans got some consolation in
the last half of the second inning when
Long George Kelly took a terrific smash
at the first ball pitched and knocked it
over the left field bleachers for a homer.
Kelly's hit was one of the longest ever
made on the Polo Grounds. ;
Score! , , R. H. E.
Philadelphia 220 001 010 6 10 8
New Tork O10 112 000 5 7 1
- Batteries Hubbell, Keenan, Betta and Bruj
ry: Toney and Smiti, Snyder.
Umpires BrennaiT and Knulie.
At Pittaburs- . R. H. E.
Cincinnati .. : 013 002 100 7 15 1
Pittubara; . ......200 130 02 8 11 2
Batterie Napier, Brenton. Marouard and
Winso: s Adams. 5 Toader. Tellowhome , and
Schmidt. Umpires Qnigley and O'ta.
Clucaso-St, Louu at Si Louis postponed;
rain. . - ..
TEAL EXTOLS ORYS
ACHIEVEMENTS HOT
OF SHIP BOARD PALI
Portland Business Men, Gathered
to Welcome Fellow Citizen's
Return From Washington, Are
Told Scope of Merchant Marine
"The United States shipping board
is by far the greatest business
agency of the government," said
Joseph N. Teal, former commissioner
of the board, at the dinner given in
honor of his return to Portland at
the Chamber of Commerce, Wed
nesday evening.
"But," said he in preceding comment,
"there is much cloudy; thinking done
and many unjustified statements are
made about the shipping board and its
activities." .
It is cloudy thinking, he suggested, to
place on the ships now the value of
their war time cost when the value of a
ship-was as measurable as to "attempt
to value a grass of water to one dying
of thirst or a loaf of bread to one
starving."
CREDIT FOB SHIP BOAED
Rates would have soared to unbeliev
able heights during 1920 had it not been
for the vessels of the shipping board,
he said, and for this as for other im
portant reasons he pointed out the "im
measurable but none the less certain
credit to which the shipping board is
entitled."
Speaking further of the magnitude of
shipping board operation he said :
"Its expenditures until recently were
greater than those of the entire gov
ernment. But a few : years ; ago, on
September 1, 1916, there was no ship
ping board. To January 1, 1921, it had
expended over four billidn dollars. On
September .7, 1916, there were no board
vessels. On January 1, 1921, the board
owned and controlled, available for op
eration. 1S84 vessels of a dead-weight
tonnage of 10,840,707 tons, and had under
construction 76 vessels of a dead-weight
tonnage of 791,700 tons. It has other
properties of a book value of over $773,
000. .
SAIL SEVEX SEAS , '
"Its vessels sail the iseven seas. - Its
cargo, routes web the globe. Its house
flag ; and the Stars and Stripes now
wave In every port of the world. Every
American port has felt Its revivifying
influence. It has bunkering stations all
over the world. In February there was
advanced to agents and paid ; out for
miscellaneous disbursements about $21.
235,199.10, for construction $11,841,953.13
a total -of $40,077,152.23. f In . 1920 it
consumed 8.657,673 barrels of fuel oil.
costing $19,479,764. It used about
2,250,000 tons of coal, which cost $29.
700,000. The crews of its vessels, in
cluding officers, numbered ' 61,150 men.
The average number of vessels employed
was 1223. with an average monthly
dead-weight tonnage of 7,906,315 tons,
and the fleet carried 21,675,900 long
tons and earned approximately $415,000,
000. Eighteen principal domestic ports
and 73 principal foreign ports in 20
major trade regions others less impor
tant were' served. This certainly indi-
t Concluded on Pae Three, Column One)
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SUFFERS DELAY
Washington, April 21. Changes
ound necessary in' those provisions
of the Knox peace resolution in
volving the property of American,
and German nationals prevented the
senate foreign relations committee
from reporting the measure to the
senate today, as had been planned
by the Republican members.
When the committee met there was no
indication of any hitch in the adminis
tration program, which contemplated an
early report on the resolution and its
adoption by the senate after a short de
bate, probably next week. The prob
able attitude of the Democrats, how
ever, had not beeen made clear when the
committee met.
The resolution as it now stands re
peals the. war declaration against Ger
many of April 6, 1917, and the declara
tion against Austria. It then provides
for safeguarding American : rights by
withholding a settlement with Germany
of the alien property now held by this
government until Germany has ratified
a treaty of peace with the United States
and has made arrangements for liqui
dating all American claims against
German nationals. This involves the
settlement of all American claims for
losses of ships through theU-boat war
fare, loss of cargoes, loss of lives and
every other loss sustained by Americans
as Individuals, firms or corporations.
The resolution also reserves to the
United States . all the rights it would
have had under the treaty of Versailles
had the senate ratified it.
Peggy Marsh's Boy
Is Not Field's Son,
Says Supreme Court
Springfield, I1L. April 21. (L N. S.)
The Illinois supreme court ruled today
that , Henry - Anthony Marsh, so a of
Peggy Marsh, London actress, is not
the legitimate on of Henry Field.- and
therefore is not entitled to a share in
the Field millions. M
Feggy Marsh claimed a part of the
vast fortune for her son, but the su
perior court of Cook ' county ruled
against . her contention and the higher
court hero upheld this decision
KNOX R
SOLUTION
L
AUNCH
FIGHT ON
Congress Is Objective and Bryan
Leader in Bitter Onslaught
Against Proposed Sales of
Wine and Beer by Drugstores.
By W. II. Atkins
Washington, April 21. (I. N. S.)
The 'drys' today swung into ac
tion for a finish ,'fight to prevent
beer and wine sales on doctors' 'pre
scriptions. Congress is their objec
tive. Their battle v plans are drawn
and are to be pushed with all the
legislative cunning for which past
prohibition victories have been
noted.
Under the leadership of William Jen
nings Bryan the "drys" were brought
together in a concerted move to com
pel an immediate reversal of a recent
opinion of the department of justice,
which threw into the discard some of
the more stringent rules of the prohibi
tion bureau.
BRYAN IS BITTER
The "drys" today charged that the ob
jectionable opinion, drafted for the
treasury by former - Attorney General
Palmer, before he left office, is the
"opening wedge of the wets" to restore
the liquor traffic.
Colonel Bryan was particularly bitter
today in discussing what he termed the
disastrous results which may follow the
Palmer opinion, authorizing beer and
win sales. In his opinion it will trans
form drug stores into wide open saloons.
With other prohibition leaders Mr. Bryan
arranged to make a vigorous drive at
once upon the administration to "kill"
the Palmer edict and to balk the issu
ance of beer and wine, regulations.
AIELLOIT TO PROCEED
From the treasury came word today
that Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
with general supervision in prohibition
enforcement affairs, will decline to have
a review made of the opinion under at
tack, but will proceed with baste to pro
mulgate the . regulations, placing beer
and wine on the market for sale to those
legally . entitled to buy.
Resourceful "drys" may take .. their
fight to the president .and ask .him per
sonally intervene, It developed today.
They assert that under 'the procedure
existing the president could instruct the
attorney general "to reopen the whole
subject. , . . j
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Spokane, Wash., April 21. (I. N.
S.) Attempts were made by the
state today to impeach the testimony
of Jay Hough, on trial here charged
with first degree forgery in connec
tion with the defrauding of James
Callahan, Idaho mining man, of
$400,000.
Hough had testified in his own behalf,
and the state, in an effort to show that
Hough's reputation for truthfulness was
bad, introduced 'John Cadigan and
Edward O'Shea, officers of the New
World Life Insurance company, who
swore they would not believe ' Hough
under oath.
Superior Judge Hugo Oswald gave his
instructions to the jury this morning and
the prosecution opened its final state
ment. Mrs. Ruth Milholland of Pittsburg,
widow of John Milholland, former part
ner of Hough, was introduced by the
prosecution Wednesday as a surprise
witness. -Milholland committed suicide
January 10, after Hough had confessed
to a series of forgeries.
Mrs. Milholland refuted the testimony
of important defense witnesses, defend
ing her husband's name. Hough's de
fense claims the forgeries were forced
by Milholland.
Dog Guards Body
Of Master Until
Caught by Lasso
Eugene, Or., April 21. It has been
said that there is no friendship to com
pare with the friendship and love of a
dog. The Scotch collie owned by Chris
ten Wizenreid, 93-year-old resident of
Lane county who dropped dead on a
farm near Pleasant Hill, Tuesday, would
seem to prove it.
When neighbors came upon the dead
body of the old man and tried to remove
it they were stopped by the faithful
animal. Not until the collie had been
lasooed could the body be moved, and,
even then he followed the hearse 17
miles into Eugene, and entered the un
dertaking parlor, where It took consider
able maneuvering to put h,im out.
Wage Reductions in
Coeur d'Alene Hit
1500 Mine Workers
Spokane. Wash., Aprrt 2i. (I. N. S.)
, The Federal and Hecla Mining com
panies, operating in the Coeur d' Alene,
Idaho, district, today announced a wage
reduction of 50 cents for miners and 75
cents a day for smeltermen. The cut
affects 1500 men. Miners' wages are
tiow $4.25 a day and muckers receive $4.
The Banker Hill & Sullivan, Cale
donia and Sierra Mining companies or
dered a similar reduction yesterday, af
fecting 1000 employes.
Miners are still rated 50 "cents a shift
above the pre-war rate, "while smelter
men's wages are. 75 cents higher
MPEACHMENTO
HOUGH ATTEMPTED
Roger Bacon
Knew It All,
Says Savant
Philadelphia April 21. (U. P.)
Roger Bacon, Franciscan monk, lived
nearly 700 years ahead of his time,
according to Philadelphia scientists
today. They, were convinced that
Professor William B. Newbold of the
University of Pennsylvania was cor
rect in crediting the monk with'
scientific discoveries supposed to
have been made in the last 100 years.
Newbold submitted evidence to show
that Bacon used a microscope, a tele
scope and scientific drawing, instru
ments. The authenticity of Bacon's
manuscripts he has .translated were
proved, Newbold said, by a signature
deciphered on the last page.
Bacon's manuscripts bury under six
ciphers. Newbold said, a mass of dis
coveries and theories which eventually
will prove Bacon the father of all mod
ern science. Bacon carefully concealed
his work by the use . of ciphers, Newbold
said, because as a monk he could not
write without permission from his su
periors in the church.
Bacon was credited with discovering
the primary germ of life at least three
centuries before it was known to the
world. He also ' credited Bacon with
many astronomical discoveries coincid
ing with those of later years when the
telescope was developed. Only a few
passages of the manuscripts have been
deciphered thus far.
PATROL PLANES TO
CENTER IN EUGENE
Eugene, April 21. Eugene will be
headquarters for all air service
activities In forest fire patrol work
this year, and will also be headquar
ters for the ninety-first aero squad
ron, according to a telegram received
by the Chamber of Commerce here
today from Mather field, California,
officials. "
? Approximately 80 men and 14 planes
will arrive May 20, the telegram con
tinues. WILL RUSH WORK ;
. The message follows: "Relying upon
your progressive interest in aviation
and forest patrol, it has- been decided
to have headquarters for all air service
activities in the state of Washington
and Oregon - ajid headquarters for the
Ninety-first aero squadron in your city.
There will be approximately 0 men and
14 : planes stationed In Eugene. ; They
will arrive May 20. Request" Cha.', you
rush work at field as planned by your
city engineef. Request answer by wire
of action taken and date work can be
completed. ATKINSON."
In ahswering.'-Secretary L. G. Monroe
of the chamber said that the , work
would be rushed as speedily as possible,
and if . the city of Eugene would not
furnish the funds to do it - the Chamber
of Commerce would.
FIELD IS BEST
He gave them every assurance that
the field would be in perfect shape
upon the arrival of the birdmen . in
May.
This action has not been entirely lin
es pected here, as the Eugene field' has
been praised highly by aviators -in fire
patrol work both last summer and the
summer before.
They seemed to think that this point
both with respect to central location
and to excellent landing facilities was
the best In the Northwest.
COCAINE PEDDLER
IS FINED S1000
Ralph E. Bellinger, narcotic drug
ped'dler, changed his plea of not
guilty to guilty and was fined $1000
by Federal Judge R. S. Bean, in
keeping with the recommendation of
Assistant United States Attorney
Austin Flegel.
Bellinger Was arrested February 4 in
company with William Terry at Tenth
and Jefferson streets, after he had de
livered a 12-ounce package of cocaine to
internal revenue agents. Bellinger was
supposed to receive $720 from" the men,
but instead he received a marked $1 bill
sealed 4n an envelope. ,
Other agents in hiding saw Terry'
drive up in an automobile and hand Bel
linger the package of cocaine and then
saw Bellinger give the package to the
agent who had previously made the bar
gain with Bellinger. The marked $1 bill
was found on Bellinger when he was ar
rested. Bellinger resided at 504 Miller
street and Terry at the Athens hotel at
the time . of their . arrest. Terry was
fined $500 several weeks ago after plead
ing guilty.
Italian Extremists
4nd Communists
Reported Fighting
By Edward Strstt
Rome, April 21. (L N. S.) Conflicts
between fascist! - (Italian extreme con
servatives) and communists are reported
in increasing numbers from various
parts of Italy.
At Taranto two labor exchanges and
a Socialist club were burned after street
battles. At Eova six communists and
three fascist! were killed when a lorry
carrying fasciati was attacked from am
bush by communists. At Parma troops
charged . into - a rioting, mob . with ma
chine guns, killing two. At Tuscany two
were killed ki a street battle today. Four
were killed, in that city yesterday.
As a result tf this growing wave of
violence the Socialist members of the
chamber-of deputies today notified Pre
mier Giolitti that they will bring about
complete abstention of Socialist electors
in the coming elections if- the govern
ment does not stop the alleged pror oca
tory tactics of the fascist.
WIPE S WAYS
SHOOTS SELF
While 3 Futile Bullets Are Ex
tracted From Head, Varela,
Laborer, Freely Chats of All
His Tangled Domestic Affairs.
Albino Cabral Varela this morning
adopted the bullet method of ex
pressing his disapproval of his wife's
conduct, but three shots fired by ahd
at himself had little effect except to
mar the shape of his head, and
temporarily disarrange his features.
One bullet entered the head just be
hind the right ear and plowed around
the skull,, leaving a furrow like a mole-
nm, and dropped out at his forehead.
The other two entered the face. one
lodging in the right jaw and the
other in the left cheek.
THROWS TII1XGS AROUXD '
At 8:30 this , morning Varela entered
his wife's room in : the Peabody .hotel.
Nineteenth and Upshur streets, while
his, wife was away. First he heaved
his wife's trunk out of a second-story
window, and then, hurrying to the
street, he began to hurl her clothing
and personal effects in every direction,
giving particular attention to decorat
ing the gutter ' with . silk and lace lin
gerie. ' - ,
' Other persons' in the hotel became
alarmed and telephoned .the 'police that
a madman was creating a disturbance.
Motorcycle Patrolmen Stiles and Tully
rushed to the scene.
When Varela saw the motorcycle men
approaching, he'drew out a revolver and
began shooting himself. The experiment
caused Varela to keel over from shock
and loss of blood. He was picked up
and taken to the Emergency hospital by
the Ambulance Service company.
AFFAIRS ARE TANGLED
Varela sat In a chair and discussed his
tangled, domestic affairs while a : city
physician probed for the bullets and
sewed up- the wounds. One long gash
just below the left eye was inflicted by
a pair of nail scissors, which Varela is
said to have tried to finish his work
with, 'after he had discarded the revolver
in disgust. f ; .- -
Varela, said, that his wife took all . of
his money and clothes and theii went off
with another man. He said he didn't
mind the clothes so much, or the other
man a great deal, but be did get irritated
when she took all his money. Varela is
a laborer. . ,;
Washington,-April 21. (U. P,)
Secretary of War Weeks announced
today that General Pershing will bo
assigned to command "general head
quarters" of the United States army.
The secretary of war stated that he
proposed to inaugurate -in time of
peace a skeletonized general headquar
ters, the purpose to be instantly pre-r
pared for active military operations in
time of war. Details of tho organiza
tion are to be given out later, but
General Pershing is to be head of ' the
skeletonized general headquarters. .
"Before the world war Joffre had
been selected to command the armies
of France and had prepared skeleton-;
ized headquarters . that . were available
for instant action when war -was declared."-
-
Details of the American plan are dif
ficult to arrange, the secretary --said,
owing to wording of the law, .but the
chief of staff will continue to direct
administration of the military establish
ment in-time of peace. .'
Speaking of the general headquarters
to be headed by Pershing, Weeks said
that "it will be ready in time of peace
to act in time of war.
North Park Block
Picked as Parking
Space for Stages
Automobile stages will be : assigned
parking space adjacent to the North
Park blocks between Burnslde and Courh
streets, thus taking fully 100 automobiles
off the congested streets, according to
tentative decision reached by the city
commissioners this afternoon on their
return from ati inspection trip. Assum
ing that no legal difficulties intervene,
the council will take formal action mak
ing this allotment-
The stage lines will be allowed to erect
an adequate shelter' fur passengers' on
the park property, the commissioners
agreed. -
Stages now have their stands at sev
eral places about the streets, all in the
congested district. The proposal is that
all companies be required to operate
from this , terminal and , abandon ' the
stands now held, which would allow the
parking space to be used by privately
owned machines.' - - .
Baseball Game With'
Salt Lake Postponed
On Account of Rain
Shortly before noon Judge McCredle,
president of the . Portland baseball club,
announced the postponement of today's
game with Salt Lake. Rain and wet
grounds were responsible for the post
ponement. --: ' - .-. ; .
No effort will be made to play off to
day's game until the return of the " Salt
Lake club on its next trip here. Tues
day's postponed game will be staged
next Monday .afternoon. , s
PERSHING TO RULE
AT HEADQUARTERS
HE'S SKIPPED!
Tt 71 L Ilt A M D. ("Big
V V Bill") Haywood, head
.." , of the I. W; W. and
under sentence of 20 years,
who is believed to have fled to
Russia. ; I
to : :
S
MRS. BAKER WILL
Police .detectives ' have been un
able to find, any irace'jpf Jess Boyd
ston, who shot Mr, and Mrs. Thomas
Baker Tuesday afternoon in a jeal
ous fit, .'-after his attentions to Mrs.
Baker, had been repeatedly repulsed.
Mrs. Raker s at Ithe Sell wood hospital,
where vit is reported she is resting quietly
and probably will recover She was shbt
twice,-once" in the" head, the bullet lodg
ing behind th nose, and-once In the hip.
Baker Js , at '.I St : Vincents hospital. He
was shot in he right arm. which was
badly shattered from. the bullet wounds.
The shooting -tooV place lii the woods
just outside the 7 city limits", where, the
Bakers had gone from their residence at
7402 Wild rake avenue to gather wood.
Boydston, who was a barber living in
Vancouver, Waeb., was . last, seen by a
street ' car motorman. who knew him.
The - motorman .- told , the police he saw
Boydston getjin an automobile at Union
avenue and .) Columbia', boulevard and
start for Vancouver about 7 :40, several
hours after the shooting.
U. S. C6lnmissioners,
Courts May Handle
Prohibition Actions
:. j i-
,WashIngtori, April 21. (I. N. S.) At
torney Generil Daugherty -announced to
day that, he j is considering the recom
mendation to 'congress of , the establish
ment of the ffderal commissioner's courts
to handle exclusively cases involving
violation of the prohibition law.
"The federal courts are., now clogged
With these j cases. Attorney General
Daugherty stated, and-. Jt. Is necessary
that something be done to expedite the
liquor law violation eases. Particular
need fqr such; courts is apparent In New
York. Chicago. St. Louis. Kansas City,
lEtroit, Indianapolis and Philadelphia,
the attorney general-said.
The proposed courts would be presided
oyer by a federal commissioner and trial
would be .by jjury. - .. . .
Commission Orders
Reparations Paid to
Local Lumber Firms
Washington, April 21. t WASHING
TON BUREAO OF THK JOURNAL)
The Interstate commerce commission, in
a decision today, ordered reparation paid
by the railroads to Portland lumber
mills in the Inman-Poulsen Lumber com
pany cases on a. basis of the-difference
between Portland and Willamette .val
ley rates toi California points prior to
the time these rates were ordered on a
parity. , The sums are to be hereafter
determined and probably will be of con
siderable amount. Commissioner Hall
dissented from this- finding, holding it
is almost, impossible, to determine what
reparation should be. paldV -
BILL HAYWOOD
TO
A
I. W. W. Chief Jumps Bail to
Avoid Prison Term for Violat
ing Espionage Act; Believed
Followers Fled With Him.
Chicago, April 21. "Dig Bill"
Haywood,- leader of the I. W. V.
who was presumed to have entered
the federal prison at Fort Leaven
worth yesterday to complete the
serving of a 20-year prison sentence,
has escaped from the federal author
ities and has arrived in Russia, ac
cording to word received here today
by United States District Attorney
Charles F. Clyne.
Attorney Clyne has ordered a sweep
ing search for him.
Haywood is under sentence for viola
tion of the espionage act
SEARCH .ORDEItEI)
Clyne refused to divulge the source of
his information.
"According to my advices," Clyne said.
"Haywood sailed from the United States .
several weeks ago on the Oscar II and
has arrived at Riga, Russia."
Clyne wired every department of jus
tice agent in the nation to Btart a search
for Haywood.
The district attorney believes that
someone may have secured a passport
for Haywood or that he may have es
caped from the country under a ficti
tious name. , '
"The news, according to my Informa
tion, which is; unofficial, came by wire
less from Tli&a and reported that Hay- -wood
had landed there," said Clyne.'
John Martin, secretary of the defence
council of the I. W. W. here, said he
had heard of the report that Haywood
was in Russia, but knew nothing defi
nite about it.
OTHERS CHECKED CP
Martin was one of . those questioned
by Clyne today.
It is believed by the district attor
ney's office that a number of the In
dustrial Workers of the World who were
to have begun their ' various sentence
simultaneously with their, leader, have
escaped with him.
Haywood was last heard of in New
;Tork when, on March 80, vhls attorney
communicated with him at the Simple
Libertya society in West Thirteenth
street, New York. When the supreme
court upheld the I. W, W. convictions a
few days ago another effort was mad
to. commupl.cate with Haywood without
success.
An effort was being made today tn
obtain an exact check of the I. W. W.
who were suppo?edto have reported at
Leavenworth, Kas., yesterday. An im
mediate report from federal prison au
thorities has. been requested.
DENOUNCED BT COMRADES i
-"If Haywood fled to soviet "Ruswla. It
was -without my counsel," said Otto
Chrlstensen, his attorney. -"He.mupt
have received some poor advice from
someone.
The I. W. W. members, depending
on Haywood as their leader, will look
on -Haywood's flight as an act of cow
ardice. "By all means, the man should have
stayed here and fought the battle
through. - Leaving the nation in th
midst of the biggest fight is nothing
more than an act of cowardice.
'"You can tell' the whole -country this,
too that word will reach soviet Kussla
to have nothing to do with the rnnn
who threw over the Industrial Workers
in America.' '""'..
"Haywood had been at liberty imdf-r
f.15,000 bonds, for which William Uross"
Concluded on Paa Two, Column Three)
4 ALIEN ENEMIES
ARE NOW CHEEKS
" For the first time since the war,
alien enemies were admitted to full
citizenship this morning by Federal
Judge Charles K. Wolverton.
Many Germans awaiting citizenship
did not know the bars to admission had
been thrown down in time to be In
cluded In today's hearing. They have
made arrangements, according to Natu
ralization lOxamlncr V. W. Tomllnson,
to be included in the May and June
hearings, which for this season promise
te be very heavy.
AMEN ENEMIES ADMITTED
. Four alien enemies were admitted this
morning. They are Moritz 11. Thorna,
Rudolph J. Kinder and Joseph W. Heid
ler. former German subjects, and Aloia
Tedisch of Austria.
A total of 38 persons were admitted
this ' morning out of 52 scheduled for
examination. Fifty-one more applicants
are to be examined during the iftcr
noon session. - Out of the 38 admitted
this morning, 12 were ex-service men.
William August Samuel M-ueller of
Palestine, Germany, failed to obtain his
papers owing to conscientious objections
to taking human life in the event of war.
"I will help in all other lines, but 1
cannot take human life.". Mueller said.
"The law does not permit the court to
allow you this reservation," said Judge
Wolverton-. j
BARKED FOR FIVE TEARS -
The petition was dismissed. Mueller !
now barred from again seeking citizen
ship for five years.
James Laing, a Scotchman, almost dis
harred himself by bringing his brother-in-law
along as a witness. After a i
monishlng Laing for not bringing in an
other witness the Judge admitted r.i-n
and then directed the clerk not to "re
ceive any witnesses hereafter who nr
dose relatives." . .
because incy iiu eminica exempt. r-ri
1 I Concluded on I'we To, Cultuoa lir
ESCAPES
S0VET ROSSI
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