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CITY EDITION
It's All Here and It's All True
THE WEATHER Tonight and Sunday.
probably showers ; winds southerly.
Maximum temperatures Friday :
Portland ....... 80 New .Orleans ... 86
Chicago ........ 66 New York ..... "0
Los Angeles .... 72 St. Paul ....... 63
CITY EDITION
f i4M ere onf If All Trae
A FEW OF THE FEATURES Seibolds
articles Frueh'a . cartoon A - Notable
Lady Baffles Caught Lardner's letter,
and the greatest "Comics" printed a few
features of The Sunday Journal tomor
row. Always 5 eents the copy. r
VOL.' XX. NO. 58.
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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1921. SIXTEEN PAGES
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THREATENSIN
France and Britain Have Sharp
-Disagreement Over Policy Re-
. garding Poland German-Po-
. i I is h War Looms as Possibility.
I Berlin, May 14. (I. N. S. Ber
lin has sent France a note protest-
""4ng and contradicting the French acr
cusatlons of spreading false reports
-in Upper Silesia.
Paris, May 14. (U. P.) The Up
per Sileslan situation is rapidly de
veolplng into an international crisis
holding- the dual danger of a Pollsh-
German war and split in the entente,
according to well informed observers
here today1. '
Premier Lloyd George's speech in the
house of commons, practically threaten
- Ing Poland", has caused a great sensation
..-throughout France, both lj official and
unofficial circles.
BK1AXD FORESEES DA5GEB
i : "Francs could not remain disinterested
If Germany sent troops into Upper Si
lesia to attack the Poles, Premier Bri
and declared this afternoon, in replying
to -Premier Lloyd George's speech in
commons yesterday.
k"lt Germany sends In her troops, it
will bring very. - very grave : conse
quences." be continued ; "so grave that I
refuse to discuss them." -The
premier summoned the newspaper
'. correspondents to his office and through
- them made a direct reply to Lloyd
George. He flatly denied Lloyd George's
. assertion that Upper Silesia is of Ger-
- man origin. He declared " that France
.Would never accept a settlement giving
the mining regions in dispute to Ger
many. DISAGREEMENT ADMITTED.
- The premier admitted there was abso-
: lute ' disagreement - between the allies,
Britain holding one thesis, Italy another,
France another, and that they were un
stable to. get together. .
,t e The -premier - contended that Lloyd
GoorgeV" thesis' that Upper Silesia is
of . German, origin is entirely new and
was : not. even advanced during the
peace conference. "If it Is a German
province now, why was It not then?"
: he ' asked. -
"C Briand asserted he did not believe
: that any of the allies "would give Germany-
permission to move her troops.
adding that "they knew too well what
: the consequences would be."
V He elaborated .upon the French thesis
that Upper Silesia Is purely Polish.
B-F.ES CEEMASI'S HA5D
. There is a strong German attempt
to . precipitate . trouble, he said, owing
to . the present disagreement of the al
lies. . ; .
Briand said ; the supreme - council
'-Mould be glad to receive,, any opinion
expressed by the United States as to
the Upper Suesian situation. "
In reply to a question as to whether
.there was a chance- of the United
States . being asked to mediate,, he
said : - '
The United States fortunately has
a' voice in the supreme council. Any
opinion she may express will be gladly
-vrtceived.
Briand declared that France stands
for integral execution - of the peace
treaty. He said that at the prescribed
plebiscite the inhabitants of the disputed
districts voted en masse for Poland.
(Concluded on Pace Two, Column Two)
UP: F
New York, May 14. (I. N. S.)-
Four men were badly burned.' two of
them may die from their wounds.
v, when the gasoline tank on an army
launch .in a pier at Hoboken ex-
ploded, hurling the whole cabin of
the craft into the air. .
- The flames spread so quickly that all
efforts to save the vessel failed. She
sank after being towed into mid-stream,
The injured : : - :
Sergeant Ben L. Woodhouse. Gage,
Okla., condition serious ; Corporal John
- George. Connorville. Ind.. condition se-
rioua ; Corporal" Robert M. Swank, Union,
Pa.'; will recover ; Sergeant Robert G.
McKnight, ship's engineer, slightly in
jured.; s
Executive Council ,
Of Labor Indorses
Nonpartisan Plan
". (By Cnited.News)
Cincinnati. May 14. The non-partisan
political program of the American Fed-
- eralion ef Labor will be reported suc
cessful in the main by ' the executive
council of the federation at the Den
ver, convention next month. .
This was learned after the close of
Friday's session of the - council here.
The convention will be asked to con
tinue its program. ' In a word, the non
rartlaan program contemplates opposi
s Won to, all -persons or movements in
imical to labor, regardless of their po
litical complexion.
The council also will take a stand for
some arrangement whereby some suit
able governmental agency may publish
- figures showing- actual "production costs
f different commodities, with their
wholesale and retail prices, it ia understood.
ARMY BOAT BLOWS
OUR
NURD
Haywood Shy
In Accounts,
Says Charge
Charges that William D. ("Big Bill)
Haywood fled to Russia to escape
punishment for a shortage of approx
imately, $35, 000 (in the funds of the
"defense committee I of the Indus
trial Workers of the ! World, stirred
a convention of the I. W. W. which is
nieeting here. 1 The charges were
made by Roy Martin, who succeeded
Haywood as chairman of the com
mittee. I
Martin declared Haywood failed to
keep any systematic account of the
committee's funds. Books were found
In a 'terrible state of confusion," Mar
tin said; and auditors were called in. It
was shortly after the auditing of the
books began, Martin declared, that Hay
wood went to Russia. ' .
"We don't think : Haywood ever will
return, Martin ; said. . "The organiza
tion is busy now trying to raise enough
money to make good on the bonds which
he Jumped. ' That will cost us another
S15.000." .
TYPHOID IS BLAMED
t
Honolulu, T. H., May 14. (U. P.)
Mrs. Lydia Southard, alleged femi
nine Bluebeard, t told i the United
Press today that she believes she is
a typhoid carrier and that this ex
plains the deaths of. four of her hus
bands and a. brother-in-law. j -
"I am Innocent of any wrong-doing,
but Z do believe' that I may be a ty
phoid carrier," she said, in an exclusive
interview. , -' ,
"All of my husbands died of typhoid.
I have physicians' certificates to prove
it." .. j j - -,
Held here on suspicion of having made
away with five men by poisoning, Mrs.
Southard, who is young and pretty, at
first maintained stubborn silence.
Sitting in a cell in the' Honolulu jail,
the woman who is alleged to have caused
her husbands to Insure their lives, then
poisoned them and nursed them until
death, gazed stonily, at the wall when
she was plied with questions.
But today for the first time she spoke
freely and announced what her defense
would b,' - " j '. . ..
?r (A1 typhoid carrier is a person who is
Immune to the disease, but who carries
the germs and ' innocently communicates
the malady to others who are suscepti
ble to it.) i - 4 -.'.- v .. . ,: :
Mrs. Southard declared, today that her
present husband, Paul Vincent Southard,
chief petty officer of the U. S. S. moni
tor Monterey, did not know that she had
had four previous husbands, all of whom
died under strange circumstances. South
ard today appeared dazed by the turn
of eventa He did not go to see his wife
and refused to talk to newspaper men.
GOVERNOR SIGNS EXTRADITION
PAPERS FOR, MRS. SOUTHARD
' Boise. Idaho, May 14. L -N. S.)
Lieutenant Governor C. C. Moore this
morning signed extradition papers ad
dressed to the governor of the Hawaiian
islands, calling for the delivery of. Mrs.
Lydla Southard.! alleged female Blue
beard of Twin Falls, to Deputy Sheriff
V. H. Ormsby: 4 A. few r minutes later
Sheriff E. B. Sherman was on his way
to Twin Falls with the papers in his
automobile. Mrs. Ormsby, wife of the
deputy sheriff, will accompany her hus
band to - Honolulu and take personal
charge -of the prisoner on the return
trip. - .' : I . ' t
Polish Parliament
Overthrown; Lack
Of Confidence Voted
London. May 14. (I. N. S.) The for
eign affairs committee of the Polish
parliament has voted lack of confidence
in the present government, and Premier
Sapieha is about to ; resign. according
to a dispatch from Warsaw today.
In some quarters this report is in
terpreted as an indication that . the in
fluence of Adelbert Korfanty, Polish
Nationalist leader, has proved suffi
ciently strong to ; wield the club of
threatened overthrow over the heads
of the present ministers. : '
Baseball Results
AMERICAN
Bath Scores Eleveatb
Cleveland. May i 14. L 1 N. S.) Babe
Ruth hit "his eleventh home run of the
season here off Jim Bagby In the eighth
inning. Two men were on bases at the
time. Score : ' . '
At Cleveland: i R. H. K.
New York. ....... 100 100 040 12 2
Clereland. . ,. ! 200 001 lOO ' 4 11 0
Batteriea Quinn t and - Schanz; . Bagbj and
O'Neill." j
Lmiiirea Dineea. Nail in and Vf Uaon.
At Chicago:
Philadelphia. .
i OOtt 100 OOO 1 8 i
Cbicao.
ooo 200 1 O" 3 10 o
Batteriea Moor J and Perkins; ' Faber and
Schalk. 1 , -
Umpire Cfcill and Owena.
At Detroit: ' R. 1L E.
Waahington .-.'1001 OOl 000 2 7 1
Detroit . . ! 010 OOO 02 3 1
Batteriea Zachary and Gharritr; Oldham,
Hollinc and Ainsmith.
Umpire Connolly and Heriaxtty.
3fATIOKAL
At Brooklyn R. H. E.
St. Lonia O O O 1 O 2?1 0 1 10 1
Brooklyn .....00001002 0 S S 2
Batteriea Pertica, and Dilboefer: Raetner. Ca
dore. Mitchell and Miller. Umtarea Hart and
MeOormick. .. t ' . .
At New Tork R. H- E.
CincinnaU ...0OOOO000 0 0 8 0
New Tork... .3 0 O O 1 0 0 1 3 9 1
Batleri Uujue and Harcraie; Benton and
Smith. Umpirea Brennan and Kin. lie.
.... ;
At Philadelphia (10 innings): R. H. E.
Pittsburg. ....... OOO. 201 100 2 13 0
Philadelphia. ". . . 000 400 000 0 4 10 2
Batteriea Cooper and - Hctimidt; Smith and
Wbeat. ... .
, Umpirae Quigley and O'Day. . -.
.. At BoatoB Chicago-Boston postponed; rain.
BY MRS
SOUTHARD
L
PUNCTURED
SHOOTS SELF
Mystery Dissipates When ; Alfred
Jensen. Found on Salem High
way With Bullet Hole Above
Heart, Admits He Fired Shot.
Possibility of a murder mystery in
the finding of a seriously wounded
man along the Salem road four miles
beyond" Oregon. City early I Friday
night, dissolved this morning when
the man recovered! sufficiently to
give his name as Alfred Jensen, 25
years old, 354 Montgomery street,
and admit that he had shot himself.
Jensen was found about dusk Friday
evening by F. EL La Point of 922 Kelly
street and Howard E. Butler of i the
Congress hotel. Each was driving an
automobile and each arrived at : the
spot oh the road where Jensen was
lying at the same time. '
FIKD TRAIL OF BLOOD ; " -Not
a trace of money, jewelry or pa
pers was to be found either on or near
the body. - When Jensen was picked up
it was supposed that he had been the
victim of an automobile, but upon
rival at Oregon City the body of the
man was found1 to be pierced by a bul
let which entered the breast f at above
tne neart. . .
Sheriff W. J. Wilson of Clackamas
county notified local authorities and
Inspectors Powell and Schumm made an
investigation. They found a $ trail of
blood leading from the road back into
the woods. At the scene of the shooting
they found a .25 caliber Celts automatic
revolver. i-
The Portland Inspectors questioned the
man. who after admitting shooting hint'
self, remained reticent.
LOTED GIRL , ?
. He would give no reason for the
shooting, but said that he had gone to
Oregon City Friday afternoon for the
express purpose of killing himself tn
some secluded spot. By a process of
elimination the inspectors believe that
the .cause for Jensen's, attempt at sui
cide was despondency -over a girL' He
said that money matters did not bother
him.
At the young man's address a letter
was found addressed to his mother, Mrs.
A. J& Jensen. Z740 Nineteenth avenue,
San Francisco.. In the letter Jensen
willed all of his personal belongings to
his mother.
Jensen will be kept at the Oregon City
hospital. ' It was reported this morning
by attendants that he will likely recover
from the bulle.t wound.
City Is Chafing at ,
Commission's Delay
In Telephone Case
Portland city officials are wondering
"where they are at in the' matter of
the petition for a rehearing before the
public service commission on the tele
phone rates. Their wondering includes
the query as to whether it is the pur
pose of the commission to withhold an
nouncement as to its decision until the
city is forced to take the matter into the
courts.
. The petition for the rehearing was
filed with 4he state commission and
duly presented by argument on April 18.
Although it was expected that a speedy
decision would be given by the commis
sion almost one month has elapsed with
out, any order being issued on this sub
ject. .'-;
The city's right of appeal to the courts
will expire on May 28. Should the com
mission continue its delay on issuance
of any order until that time, it may be
necessary for the city to appeal to the
courts, in order to protect Its rights, for
a review of the findings of the state
commission which imposed such a griev
ous burden upon users of telephone serv
ice in Oregon. ; , .
Eussia and'Germany
Sign Treaty; Win
Exchange Prisoners
Washington. May 14. (L N. & The
much-discussed and long delayed treaty
between Soviet Russia, and Germany has
at last been signed, 'according to official
information here today. . The full text
of the pact has not 'been made public,
but the agreement reached is understood
to cover both the exchange of prisoners
of war and the resumption of trade re
lations, the two main subjects under ne
gotiation. - - t'
More than 80.000 Russians who have
been held in 'Germany as prisoners of
war sinoe the early days of the conflict
and a greater number of Germans de
tained in Russia are expected to be re
patriated under the terms of the treaty.
President Scholz'
Inauguration Set
For June 9 at Eeed
"'."." ' ' ' ' : ' Z.
June 9 has been " set for the formal
inauguration of Dr. Richard F. Scholx
as president of Reed college. according
to announcement at Reed today.
Inaugural- ceremonies : will include
speeches of welcome by officers of the
college, Portland citizens, a representa
tive of the students and alumni, a speech
of congratulation by . President Henry
Suszallo of the University of Washing
ton, and an inauguration address .by
President Schols. . The Inaugural cere
monies will constitute Thursday's event
In the activities of commencement week.
. - ,.
V
TARIFF BILL
IS DENOUNCED
BY SPRECKELS
Emergency Measure Will Aid Only
Gougers and Profiteers and
Cover Republican Party With
Shame, Statement to Congress
New York, May 14: Opposing the
emergency ; tariff bill,- Claus A.
Sprockets, ; president Federal Sugar
Refining company, . today sent ; the
following open letter to congress;
"For some reason unknown to the ordi
nary man, congress seems determined to
pass this most objectionable bill at a
time when its effect will do much more
harm than good to the general public It
is called an emergency, bill and is sup
posed to benefit the farmer, but the only
thing It will do, in my opinion, is to put
money in the bands of operators, dealers,
speculators - and profiteers, , many of
whom made . large sums of money dur
ing the war, but were caught by the
final reactionary- wave. These parties,
especially in the sugar and wool trades,
have large stocks on hand, showing in
some cases heavy losses, and they hope
that this bill will go through and enable
them to cover part or all of their losses.
"After the several years of war
throughout the world the country has
been going through a period of natural
liquidation, which is. the only 'way in
which it can get back to a safe and fair
basis for everybody. Nearly all busi
ness men and others have had losses,
many of them running into large figures,
and are now in poor financial condition.
Business has been curtailed in aall lines,
and laborers, miners, clerks and other
groups, running into millions, have been
discharged and incomes reduced.
"At this time the government should
do everything possible to help the gen
eral liquidation, so that all can get the
benefit. I consider it suicidal for any
party to put through the emergency bill
at present and thus raise prices of all.
kinds of food , products, wearing apparel,
etc. With rents high, taxes of all kinds
at unheard of limits, to add this addi
tional burden is an outrage, and the Re
publican party will hear from the voters
later on. ."'" ,
"Ihope he 'members of congress will
come to their senses and realise what the
emergency "bill means that - it will not
help the farmers nor anyone eiae. except
ing a few speculators and (,'Xoflteers.
MERGER OF FLOUR
MILLS IS URGED
Rumors that Moritz Thomson of
Seattle proposes to erect a flouring
mill on property recently acquired
by him from the S. P. & S. railway
on the east side waterfront received
partial confirmation today when it
was ( admitted by William Albers,
vice president of Albers Bros.' Mill-,
ing company, that negotiations are
under way for the consolidation of
the Albers and .Thomsen milling in
terests. Details . of the transaction are being
handled - at San Francisco by George
Albers, president of the company, Wil
liam Albers said, . and local officials of
the concern said they have no definite
Information regarding plans for re
organization or the erection of new
mills. i -
Thomsen operates flour mills and
docks at Seattle and has similar inter
ests here, while Albers Brothers operate
mills here and at Seattle, Tacoma, San
Francisco. Los Angeles and Ogden,
Utah. Recent ruling of the interstate
commerce commission, granting an ad
justment of freight rates which will
bring the bulk of the grain crop of the
Inland Empire, to this port, is presumed
to have influenced Thomsen in the re
ported plan to move his milling interests
here from Puget Sound.
REPORT NOT CREDITED BY
GEORGE ALBERS, PRESIDENT
San Francisco. May 14. (U. P.)
George Albers. president of Albers Bros.
Milling company, today denied rumors
circulated In Portland that Morits Thom
sen of Seattle is negotiating for control
of the Albers milling interests.
"There's nothing to it," he said. "Such
rumors have been circulating up and
down the coast for several days, but they
are not true." , '
THOMSEN SAYS HE KNOWS
NOTHING ABOUT FLOUR DEAL
Seattle. May 1 4. ( U. P. ) "That's all
nonsense," exclaimed Moritz Thomsen,
when asked concerning the rumor in
Portland that he is seeking to gain con
trol of the Albers Brothers' Milling com
pany. .
"Since yesterday morning every news
paper in the country has called me up
to ask about that," he said. "I don't
know where they get it. There, is noth
ing to it."
Better. Naval Craft
Needed for Padific,
Asserts Poindexter
- Washington. May" 14. (L N. S-)
Naval facilities on the. Pacific Coast,
Senator Poindexter Rep., Wash.) de
clared. : must be brought up to date
and rendered complete and ; adequate if
the navy department's policy of main I
talning and operating a large portion
in Pacific waters is to be successfully
carried ' out. He made this declaration
while speaking in defense of. the huge
naval appropriation bilL :
Schooner 50
Days Late,
Makes Port
j:r--i 1 " .'. ""! .. "'--- ". -", ,-
: San Francisco, CaL, May 14. -(U.
P.)j The schooner Defiance, 50 days
overdue, arrived at Callao, Peru, yes
terday. 142 days out from Grays
Harbor,' Wash., according to cables
received by San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce marine department of
ficials todayr;, ' ' -
Much anxiety had been expressed here
by the owners, the E. K. Wood Lumber
company, and by relatives and friends
of members of the crew, most of whom
have homes here. The vessel is I San
Francisco owned and cleared from Grays
Harbor with 750.000 feet of lumber, j
According' to the meager message, the
schooner arrived in sound condition.! Re
peated calms were assigned by officials
of the lumber company as the reason for
the vessel's delayed arrival. ' j
SEAMEN ASK AID
OF FOREIGNERS
New York, May 14 (I. N. S.) Cable
grams urging marine workers ' in all
European, Central and South American
ports to refuse to handle "unfair" Amer
ican ships that have sailed in spite of
efforts here of tn marine strikers to
halt them, were dispatched today, it
was announced by Gus Brown, local
business manager of the International
Seamen's association.
- The announcement was made after
Brown had been in telephonic communi
cation with higher officials of the asso
ciation at Washington. ; i
SAN FRANCISCO MARINE j
SITUATION IS CLEARING
San Francisco. May 14. -I. N. :S.)
Partial resumption of coastwise traffic
was the: only development of the ma
rine strike today. Announcement : that
the Tale would resume its sailings on
Monday between Los Angeles and San
Francisco with a union crew, follow
ing - the settlement of differences be
tween the company : and the unions.
was . made. The old scale will prevail
on the Yale. ir'-; j , .-
The success of Hhe Admiral line . in
moving the steamer President with a
non-union ": crew ; is believed . to.'i bave
prompted the adjustment of the i diffi
culties which tied up the Yale, i The
President arrived.: here 'yesterday from
the North and departed for the Souths
RAIDERS BOARD STEAMER;
SHOOT MEMBER OF CREW
' Los Angeles,' May 14. I. N. S.) The
harbor police today sought a band of
about 20 raiders who boarded the oil
tanker Yorba Linda at anchor near the
end of the breakwater last night and at
tacked members of the crew. ' One man
was shot and four others were injured in
the battle aboard the vessel before the
raiders were driven off. The police be
lieve the attacking party sought tp sink
the tanker. , .
Telegraph Service
Severely Hampered
By Aurora Borealis
1 New York, May- 14. Telegraph 1 wires
were severely hampered late Friday
afternoon and last night by a recur
rence of the aurora borealis or north
ern lights. j
. News agencies employing many j miles
of telegraph and . telephone wires were
hard hit by the electrical visitation.
At the wire room of the American Tele
graph & Telephone company it was de
clared nothing could be-done to over
come thelnterf erence and keymen ; were
obliged to wait for "clear", periods be
fore resuming sending. ... .j
The aurora acts on telegraph wires
in a manner similar to a large sponge
in a basin of water. It saps all current
from wires, neutralizing them. 0.
AURORA BOREALIS FLASHES
FOR PORTLAND RESIDENTS
Flashing of the aurora borealis re
warded those who viewed the northern
heavens between 9 :15 and 10 o'clock
Friday night. The long white streamers
stretching from the horizon toward the
zenith were watched with eager) curi
osity, by i those who were fortunate
enough to know the sight was visible.
The red glow and multicolored bril
liance which usually accompany a com
plete display of the northern lights were
lacking. h'"'
Residents of the suburbs and higher
sections had a better view of the rare
phenomena than did those In the1 more
populous areas. No trouble with the
telegraphic service was reported as a
result of the display. , j . -
Youth Who Stole
Workman's Lunch
Admits Desertion
La Grande. May 14. Thomas II. Sid
dons, age 20, this afternoon confessed
to being a deserter from the motor
transport service in the quartermaster's
corps of the army. Siddons was ar
rested here Friday night, charged with
stealing a lunch belonging to a workman
in the O-W. shops. He was wearing
an army uniform at the time, which he
said he had purchased.
In the confession he said that be de
serted from the army at Camp Lewis
early in January and that his unit is
now stationed in the Philippines. Port
Arthur, Texas, he claims as bis home.
V- " " . 1,1 111 . ."i
Aquitania '-Sails for
U. S. Despite Strike
London. May 14. (I. N. S.) The big
Cunard liner Aquitania sailed for New
York shortly after , 1 o'clock today " In
spite of the strike of stewardesses and
other employes.
$31,000,000
IS RAISED BY
METHODISTS
Special Report Showing Progress
in Drive for $106,000,000
Centenary Fund Is Made to
Bishops in Session in Portland.
The Portland area . of Methodism
over which Bishop W. O. Shepard
presides stands In : the first rank
among the 21 areas of the United
States in percentage of cash paid
Into the treasury of the Centenary
committee. This statement was made
this morning at the conference of
the board of bishops by Dr. Raymond
J. Wade of Chicago, executive sec
retary of the Centenary committee,
who declared that Portland had paid
in 86 per cent, while the national
average was but 72 per cent. ?
Other Eastern areas of the church sub
scribed more per capita than this area,
but very few have made a better show
ing, Dr, Wade said. .. .
GOOD SHOWING MADE
"' In - spite of. the business depression
during April, receipts from the nation
for April, 1921, passed those for April,
1920. by 37,09fi.94. Dr. Wade said the
collection of 72 per cent is a remarkable
improvement for the church, as in 1914
the chnrch was able to collect but 67
per cent of its pledges. -During
the 22 months which the Cen
tenary haa. been operating the church
has Collected $31,QO0,00u, which is about
24,000,000 short of the goal marked out
for this month. The total fund ef $10,
000.000 Is to be paid within five years
and is being used to promote home and
foreign mission work. -I
USD IS ADEQUATE
Money received from the Centenary
has proved so adequate to care for the
missionary needs of the church that the
board of bishops decided it would dis
courage any other' special appeals out
side f the Centenary.
The report of the bishops' committee
on the Centenary of which Bishop Mo
.PQWea was chairman, was read and ac
cepted. The ' eight recommendations- to
the church follow : - . . ;
" l-We recommend that a committee of
five bishops be appointed to take-up the
wnoie matter of the Centenary and
questions involved therein with the
various boards.
2 We strongly urge that no special
(Concluded on Face Two, Column Foot)
T
LE
Walla Walla, Wash., May 14.
"This joint session, today is the be
ginning of larger things," said Mrs.
Arthur Varney, president of the
Washington State Association of Parent-Teacher
circles, in welcoming the
110 delegates to the Oregon state
convention, who arrived in the , city
this morning at 10:30 o'clock to meet
with the Washington "association in
annual convention here. '
"We have heard of your work, Oregon,
and we admire it," she continued, "and
we feel that . much benefit can result
from our meeting with you. The unique
ness of having the motherhood 'of two
states meet together is something new
in the annals of the Northwest."
Mrs. Varney announced that Mrs. K.
J. PajWie of Boise, Idaho, acting presi
dent of the Idaho State Parent-Teacher
association, was present to represent
that state and that today's meeting had
really assumed tri-state proportions.
Mrs. C. W. Haybnrst, president of the
Oregon state association, responded with
a brief address in which she announced
that the Oregon delegation was here to
view, the work in a sister state and to
learn as much as possible from iC Then
she gave the Washington delegates an
idea of the organization of the Oregon
state branch for the next year by intro
ducing the newly elected officers.
Mrs. H. -L. Copeland of Walla Walla,
newly elected third vice president of
the state association,-welcomed the vis
iting delegates on behalf , of the Walla
Walla Parent-Teacher council.
Mr a. Payne spoke of the work, done in
Idaho In its organization, which, she
saidi. though not so large' as that of
Washington by 12,500 members, .is never
theless always at work for the highest
ideals of motherhood. In conclusion she
read a ! message from Mrs. Jennie D.
Nichols, chairman of the: humane . de
partment in the National Parent-Teacher
association and Congress of Mothers,
stating that in the regional division of
states for Parent-Teacher work through
out the United States. Idaho. Oregon
and Washngtoh have been grouped to
gether and that she ' sees in the Walla
Walla meeting today beginning" of a new
order of things for Parent-Teacher work
In the Northwest. - - ' ,
Bandell Bubb of Tacoma extended the
greetings of the Interstate Real Estate
convention. Just closed here,- to the
parents' and teachers present. Mrs. C.
Arthur: Varney responded for the association.-
' :-'. . - ; :,-:'
- Officers were elected without opposi
tion this morning. Mrs; K. A. Copeland
of Walla Walla was named third vice
president; Mrs.. William . Dodge of Ta
coma. who was not present, was chosen
historian ; Mrs. M. M. Rosenberg of Ta
coma was reelected first vice president ;
Mrs. W. J. tTRenn of Seattle was re
elected recording secretary and Mrs. Wil
liam H. Bryan of Olympia was reelected
financial - secretary. Ail other officers
hold over.
PARENT
EACHER
MEETING N0TA8
GENERAL READ
O M MAN DER of the
Fifth . army corps, who
has been given authority
to dispatch federal j troops to
the West Virginia strike dis
tricts. , Chicago; May .1 4.-(1: Nv SrA
Chicago "Monte Carlo"" where huge
sums were lost and won across green
baize tables or at'rouiette,' has been
uncovered by State's Attorney Robert
E. Crowe, it was learned today. The
gambling establishment was located
in the center of an exclusive north
side residential section. " : ; .
According to . statements . made to rep
resentatives of the state attorney's of
fice, one Chicago broker lost 1700.000 In
two hours of play and later won back
$500,000. "A Chicago oil operator is said
to have lost 114,000 ; a Kankakee banker,
S2300, and another man, 1400.
Chorus girls. It is alleged, were used
as "lures"! to entice .victims to ' the
gambling house. s They were paid 10
per cent -commission, , according to reports.,-
. ; -
Indictment of : the lessee, and several
of his agents are to be ought, accord
ing to State Attorney-Crowe.
UPauline Fredericks
Admits She's Going
To Eemarry Mack
Los -Angeles, t May 14. Miss Pauline
Fredericks arrived from New, York last
night and says trat she may remarry
Wlllard Mack. -- ' ,
"Yes, it's quite true that I may. It
will depend upon how good a boy he is
and whether he will continue to be
have," said Miss Fredericka
"He was. the first person I telephoned
to upon my arrival in New York. We
saw quite a good deal of each i other.
He saw me off at the train and kissed
me goodbye.; Why shouldn't he?- There
are some things in life that can never be
quite forgotten.; . Keal love is never en
tirely killed. Jt may be crushed, maimed
or broken, but there are always frag
ments of sweetnesd and memories- which
live" -
Open Meetings of
Senate Sought by
Democratic Solon
Washington. May 14. (I. N. S.) De
mand ; that the senate hold no more
closed or secret 'executive sessions In
the consideration of treaties, nomina
tions and . "other public questions" was
voiced in . the senate today by Senator
Pat Harrison D., Miss.)
' Harrison urged the passage of his
resolution to amend the senate rules so
as to provide' that all sessions of the
senate be open to - the public - unless
secrecy is deemed absolutely "necessary.
Liquor Flows on v
American I Ships,
Declares Jones
Washington. May 14.- (U. P.) Sen
ator Jones, Washington, father, of. the
merchant marine act - and ardent dry.
today i warned that the - Volstead law
must be enforced on sea as well as on
land.. r ;! a ,-'- : - -,
x Jones gave the warning in commenting
on reports that American liners are op
erating bars full blast outside the three
mile limit-"because .the prohibition en
forcement unit is without . inspectors to
watch the ships.' ' j - '
t: -r f
MONTE CARLO IS
FOUND IN CHICAGO
TOBEUSEDIil
WEST VIRGINIA
President Harding to Issue Proc
. lamation Tonight; Striking
Miners Pour Machine Gun Fire
Into Six Towns; Many Killed.
Washington, May 14. (I, N. S.)
President Harding will issue a proc
lamation tonight declaring martial
lawy In West Virginia, as a result or
the warfare in Mingo county dur
ing the last few days, it was learned
at the .White House late this after
noon. The president decided on bucIi
action after two conferences with
Secretary of War Weeks and with
Senator Sutherland tff West Virginia.
MACniXf; GUN RIDDLKS SIX
TOWNS; STRKET FIGHT1XG ON
Williamson, W. Va.. May 14. -(I. N
S.) The town of Matewan is bein
fired on by the attacking forces or
miners and sympathizers, according lo
word Just received. The message add
ed that Sid Hatfield hit J. P. Smith,
superintendent of the Stone Mountain
Coal company, over the head with a
nfle butt and told Smith to "get out
quick" If be valued hla life. Fighting
Is reported to be general Iri the streets
of Matewan.
Word Just received here says the
town of Spriggs ios being shot up
and those who have taken their
places. Machine guns planted on the
mountainsides are pouring a deadly
fire into the town, the. report says.
Blackberry City, Auburn, Gates, New
Howard and Merimac, other towns In
the battle line, are also being showered '
with bullets, according to the report.
Captain J. J. Brockus, with a detach
ment of state police, has commandeered
a special train and gone to the Tug river
valley section.
The firing this forenoon is heavier
than at any time sinoe the big batti
opened. It-Is believed that an . attempt
Is being made to prevent the concentra
tion 'of state troopers and deputies. This
is r the first time. -the attacking forces
have used machine guns along the Tug
river front. .-V.
RIVER BANK AFLAME
Indications are that fighting U going
on all along the Tug river in the af
fected area. During the night desultory
firing was kept up and when daybreak
(Concluded on Pace Two, Column Hrtrn)
SINN FEINERS FAIL
IN JAIL DELIVERY
Dublin, May 14. (I. N. S.) An at
tempt by daring Sinn Fein loaders to
release Arthur Griffiths, founder of
Dl V.. I i 1 . .
oinn rein anu vice president or me
Dail Eireann, and other Imprisoned
Irishmen at Mount Joy Jail failed to
day.'; , - "
. The rescue party which was dressed
In uniforms of British soldiers, thereby
allaying suspicion of the prison officials,
succeeded in getting into prison and was
escorting! the Sinn Fein leaders to free
dom when the. plot was discovered.
- Arthur Griffiths was arrested and Im
prisoned last year after a raid had been
made upon bis home by British soldiers
and papers seized. He has been a leader
of the Intellectual side of Sinn 'Fein,
never urging violence.
Spirit of Romance
Costs Him $20 and
Ring in North End
It was a clear, , moonlit night you
know the kind.
Nick .Stoli wkndered about the
streets, and the spirit of romance and
auvcniurQ waa upvn ruin.
He wandered into the north end. A
dark figure In a shadowy doorway
seemed to beckon. Stoll tarried ; the
spirit of romance and adventure was
upon him.
This morning I)ann Welch at head
quarters entered this note in his rec-,
ords: '.'Nick Stoll, 731 Roosevelt street,
Friday night, frisked tT $200 diamond
ring and 320 "in cash by woman la
north end." .
i925
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ANNOUNCEMENT
TOMORROW'S
JOURNAL
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be an announcement in color of
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the entire Journal or, if you wash,
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