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' 1 CITY E D'lTION CITY EDITION If All Here and I I'm All True THE WEATHER-Tonight arid Wednes day., showers; wenterly wins. Maximum temperature : j Portland 61 ; New Orleans ... 0 Boise 7a j New York 64 Los Ang-eles .... 62 j St. Paul) 64 le s All Here and W All True , "JETSAM." BT JOHN BUSSELL Next t - Sunday one of the many features of The t Sunday Journal. Portland's Sunday tea- "' ture paper, will be John Russell's dramatic ; story of a human derelict on the sea' of ' "boose" who believed he could come back. : : trT YY rJO AO Entered m Second jClua Matte VUL. AA. nJ. W. ,t Portoffica, PorUand. Ooa PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 17, 1 -TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS lVV, SVeVsJ-S N TO BORAH, . President Withdraws Opposition to Amendment on Disarma ment to Speed Passage of Measure, Word Given G." 0. P. Washington, May 17. (I. N. S.) President Harding: is understood to ' have withdrawn his opposition to the Borah amendment to the naval bill, providing: for the calling" of a dis armament conference between the United States, Great Britain and Japan. As a result the amendment probably : will ride through to pas sage with the bill Itself. - The reason fr - this sudden "about ace" on the part of the administration forces, appealed this afternoon to be fear that unless the naval bill is rotten out. of the way the whole legislative pro gram is going to be indefinitely delayed. WORD IS OIVEX OCT The word of the president's decision was quietly passed to Republican sen-: a tors about the cloakroom this after noon by Senator Curtis of Kansas, Re publican' wBlp pf the senate. He ln . formed them they were released of their obligations to oppose the amendment .under the majority report of the naval affairs committee and that they could vote on the measure as they individually saw' fit. - It was' learned that Senator Poin; dexter's change in position on the dis armament amendment was the result of a letter he wrote President Harding last 'week concerning the situation In the "senate. " Polndexter declined today to state he had received a direct reply, but issued the following. statement: FOISDEXTER'S VIEW ?I have not received anything indicat ing any need or reason for making a point of order against or opposing the Borah resolution or amendment, which is the same as the one adopted in the last congress. Personally I am heartily in favor of an international limitation of .armaments upon a. basis which will 'do justice to the United States and not im peril our national safety, and I think that every possible means of bringing that -about should be tried. Of course, it would be, I think, very unwise, .in fact a very great betrayal of our trUsfTlf we ' abandoned the national defense before we have such an international agree ment." , ' Republican leaders predicted that the administration's naval policy would re ceive the support of a substantial Repub lican majority in both branches of con gress and the naval bill would be passed 'by both the house and senate in virtually ths form in which It. was favorably re ported by the senate naval affairs com mittee with JlOO.OOp.OOO in increases over the house bilL Its passage by the senate by the end of this week was forecast, and the adop tion of the senate increases in conference la then expected to pave the way for their acceptance by the house. - Opposition to the bill was renewed to day by Senators Borah of Idaho, La Fol lette of Wisconsin and Norris of Ne braska, "Irreconcilable'' opponents of a bigger American navy, as well-as the League of Nations. MRS. SOUTHARD IS TAKENTO HOSPITAL Honolulu, T. IL. May. 17. (U. P.)- Mrs. Lydia Southard, held here for Twin Falls, Idaho, authorities on a- charge of having- poisoned, four husbands and her brother-in-law, -was moved from the Oahu jail to the prison hospital today and placed under the care of a. physician. - Mrs. Southard has eaten but little since she was taken into. custody nearly week ago. Her physician said today that her digestion was poor, she is suf fering from minor ailments and evi dently from nervous strain, despite a calm exterior which she has maintained. ' M rs. Southard doesn't read or indulge in other methods of passing her time," a Jail attendant said. "She Just thinks." She displays only polite interest when her husband, Paul Vincent Southard, makes his daily visit, according to those at the jail. On orders of the physician. Phief of Detectives Arthur McDuffle today took Mrs. Southard on an automobile ride. Mrs. Southard's husband sent Word to his wife that he has procured a transfer from the' U. S. S. Monterey, stationed here, to the mainland and expects to leave Honolulu May 24 aboard the trans port Buford. - " - Coast's Purchases Fall Below 1920; Indebtedness Less New York, May 17. The credit -clear-s ing -bouse weekly report of merchandis ing activities by wholesalers and manu facturers for the week ended May 13 hows improvement over the previous week in most sections, but, as was to be expected, is still below the averages of the past two years. t ; . In the Pacific coast section, compris ing the states California, Oregon and Washington, purchases are mors active than the week before and the correspond ing week of 1919, but not so active as the same week, last year. . - Indebtedness is less than the week be fore and the corresponding weeks of the past two years. ; - Payments are better than the previous week, but not so good as the. correspond ing weeks of the past two years. LIAR TRAP WORKING BUT LACKS SUBJECTS WILLIAM MOULTON MARSTON of Boston (facing the camera); and his He-detector which he calls a sphygomanometer. In front of the questioner, on the right is a small mouthpiece into which he speaks, his questions. A similar mouthpiece is used by the suspect. A'chronoscope, shown on the table with dial, measuring in twelve-hundredths of a second, times the answers. The secret of the contrivance lies in the scientific fact that a person telling ah ) untruth experiences an emotion which affects the blood-pressure and breathing. The instrument is attached to the left arm of the subject above the elbow and frequent pressure is taken during cross-examination. r . i i i ZEE TnTm aTil w M i 1 tlj HI! T SHOT, 2 DEAD IN Dublin, May 17. (L X. S.) -Marines who were landed from British destroyers repulsed an attack against the Kingstown wireless station and the Kingstown naval wharf by Sinn Felners early today. Dublin. May 17. (I. N. S.) A constable was shot and two others were fatally wounded In a Sinn Fein ambuscade near the Catholic church at Bansha County Tipperary, ac cording to information from that place today. i ' BRITISH BUSH TROOPS TO v..;iuir sintc kkix aj;iies LoftdoriTMay "Vt.(t:TT. 3.-Wlth ap proximately 40 dead in the unprecedented outburst of guerrilla warfare in Western and Southern Ireland, the British war office was reported today to be rushing heavy reinforcements of troops and ar tillery to cbrabat the Irish republic army. :- According to Information from an authoritative Bourse the T war office is sending 24 batteries of guns and .5000 artillerymen. ; Ten thousand infantry men are reported to have been moved into Ireland from English concentration camps in the last 10 days, i ,: There are more English troops aad ar tillery in Ireland than at any other time In the history of the country. Suicide Suggested By Finding of Man's ; Clothing Upon Dock '"A-eomplete outfit of men's cloth in e found on the dock near the Supple A Martin shipyards Monday afternoon by J. t H. Roberding, a watchman, 'has led the police to believe another suicide was committed by someone jumping into the Willamette river. In the coat was found - the name "Thomas Boyle j 4-19-15." With the coat a plaid jacket vest, a blue flannel shirt, striped trousers and tan shoes, was found a black derby bought from Miller Cloth ing company, Third and Alder streets. Baseball Results ATlOXAt Ch lea fro 4, Boston 8 Boston, May 17. (L Jf. S.) A double by Pitcher Joe Oeschger and 'ft wild pitch with the bases loaded gave the Braves an 8 to 4 victory over the Chi cago Cubs here today. The rally came in 'the eighth. The Cubs leavex for New Tork tonight. Score: j - At Ronton R H. E. Chicago ..........200 1 00 0U 4 IS 1 Boston ....800 00 1 04-J8 9 2 Bttterim Martin, Jones, Orschjrer, and Kllli fer. mnd Onrill. - . r Umpirao liigler and Moran." i At Brooklyn j : i St l-onU ..Ill 001 012 7 1 3 Brooklyn .........001 042 20 9 12 0 Batterie Hainen, Norm, Goodwin, Grimes, apd TXlhoefer and Kraegvr. Umpire Harf and McCormlck. At New Tork K. H. E Cincinnati ...... 001 -011 000 00 3 9 0 New Tork 110 001 O0O 014 10 8 Batteries Napier and Wins ; Barnes and Smith. i I , Umpires Brennan and Emue. At Philarwhwiia ; R. IT.- E. I Pittabarg ... ..... 100 40O 0106 10 1 Philadelphia ...... O0O 100 012 4 12 5 Batteries Glazier and Schmidt, Bkipf ; Hub bell, Keenan and Peters. Umpires O'Uay and Quisley. . i : i . . -. AMERICAN Babe Rath Scores Twelfth Cleveland, Ohio. May 17. L N. S.) Babe Ruth, king of swat, hammered out his twelfth home run this afternoon against the Cleveland Indians in the ninth inning. There was no one . on base. Score: ! ?- At Clereland . B. H. E. New Tork ...... OlO 000 001 2 9 1 Cleveland ...... i. 000 200 26 4 7 0 - Batteries Ferguson. Collins and Shane; TJhle and O'Neill. Empires Dineen, M.nin and . WHson. ;. :. : , i , -.. . t . .(- . r. At Detroit j ; R.H. K Wasbinstoa 100 000 100 2 10 9 Uetroit t 000 000 001 1 7 0 Batteries Mogridss and Gharity; Leonard, Oldham and Ainamith. Umpires Moran ty and Connolly. - 5 At Chicaso i B. H. K PhiladeUua 001 011 010 4 II 1 Chicaso ......... 604 004 20 19 13 1 Batteries Harris, Keef , Hasty, Perry and Perkma; McWeeney and Chalk. . Uavpirea Owens and Chill. r 33 IRISH AMBUSCADE -m - Flood Peril On Increase InPortland Banger of high ; flood waters here Increased this morning, reports hav ing been received by the weather bu reau that the Upper Columbia river was rising rapidly! again as a result of the turbulent waters being poured into it from, the Wenatchee river and other streams in that section. I . While the present high waters are due to heavy rains, there is in the background a more - serious menace the immense- amount of mountain snow which! so far has been practically un diminished. Snowfall was heavier last winter than for many years. The spring Aas been cold and - backward. Should .weather come .lUckiy, it might an unprecedented flood, acoord the weather bureau. mean lag to The weather bureau now predicts a stage -of - IS feet by Friday morning. This is 2 feet more than was predicted Monday by the bureau and. i 8 feet above the Good stage. The flood at Portland Is entirely due to the rise in the Columbia river and the flow of back water into the Willamette, which has remained '. practically ; station ary for a week. .; The weather bureau advises removal of! goods from lower docks which are on the 15-foot level, and from the lower basements along the waterfront. Continued rains could bring the river op swiftly Just as the heavy rains m the Wenatchee district are bringing the present heavy raise. : Some of the lower farm and pasture lands in the slough district will suffer from the flood, but the owners of most of these lands are prepared for the spring flood waters. . j The Willamette reached a stage of 18 feet once before this year, but that flood was due to high water in the Willamette valley. . - WENATHCEB DKL.UiEI, BUT RAUVFALLi IS BEXEFICIAIi Wenatchee, Wash.,1 May 17.--L N. S) With more than 3 inches of rain in the Wenatchee valley . falling Sunday and Monday, sail records for 33 years were broken. - . i ; More than half "a dozen bridges were washed away, canals were broken and ditches, made into rivers. In some In stances, they - were so : filled -with mud as to be rendered iiselees until , prac tically rebuilt. No loss of life has been reported. j I ,' i . Farmers say the value of the rain will far exceed the property damage. OVER BERGDOLL Washington, May 17. U. P.) German authorities at Baden have directly refused to hand over Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, army slacker, to the American army of occupation, Major William W. Hicks of the mili tary intelligence today testified be fore the house Bergdoll committee. Cruiser-Frederick i To Visit Portland Washington, May 17. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL Rear Admiral Brainaf d Monday informed Senator MeNary arrangements have been made to send the cruiser Freder ick and a division of destroyers to Port land for the Rose Festival and that a division of destroyers also will visit Co lumbia river ports July Fourth. . Heavy Slash Urged For Deficiency Bill . . ".-. ; Washington. May 17. (TJ. P. A de ficiency appropriation! bill slashing more than 50 per cent from departmental es timates was reported by the house ap propriations committee today. It car ries $100,680,427.25 or $119,606,338.08 less than the department's estimates. : REFUSE TO HAND BOY IS MURDERED; WOMAN IS SUSPECT Detroit, Michi May 17. Standing calmly, over the was accused of body of the child she kidnaping and mur dering. Mrs. Evelyn Elizabeth Lewen today denied she had anything to do with the case. Mrs. Bewen, known as "Madame Be Grande," was arrested when playmates of little 6-year-oUJ Max ErnestTdenttfied her ' as the woman who stole the child while he was playing in the street last week. 0 The boy's body! was found in a ditch near the outskirts of the city last night, five days. i Mrs.' Lewen was arrested 'Saturday as the alleged abductor of the boy. It is alleged she haid threatened (the boy's life af teri Ufa father 5 had . ref used" to lift a chattel mortgage he held on Mrs. Lewen s furnitnr. " r The chief due held by, the police to day Is a gray hair which was found on the boy s clothing.- The body of -'the lad I bore bruises which indicated he bad been beaten and choked to death. . The boy's mouth had been stuffed with grass and ( mud. The face wj mottled and bore' signs of bruises. The hair was matted over the forehead, the sides of which were bruised. Mrs. Lewen was taken to the morgue today and shown! the murdered boy. "Do , yo,u recognize him" she was asked. "No," she replied. "The last time saw him he was j wearing j a cap." Ten Inches Added To Dwarf jGirl's : Stature by Glands Columbus, Ohio. May 17j (TJ. K) Science has fed 40 inches tq the height Ohio girl in the last six months. The 9-year-old sister of the girl has "eaten" almost as much height. . 1 - - - That which adds inches; to a person's size is tablets of ; thyroid glands ef cat tls and lambs. ! - The two children grown by science are the daughters of Mrs. T. W.- Es penschied of New Philadelphia, accord ing to Err. II. L Goddard of the state bureau of juvenile research, which has supervised the phenomenal development Physically, the two girls jwere the size of 18-month-old j babies, I and ' neither could walk or talk when brought to the attention of the bureau j last Novem ber. " . I t "After 27 days ! of thyroid gland feed ing the eldest child had grown three inches and today! has grown a total of 10 Inches." rr. ! Goddard said, r The other has advanced almost as rapidly." Dr. Goddard declared this is the fast est physical growth of which science has record. .-. . j Stanf ield Renews His Protest Against Federal Wool Sale Washington,'- May 17 J-fWASHmG-TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Senators Stanfield and Gooding today addressed a letter to Secretary of War Weeks calling attention to announcement issued by. army quartermasters on Sat urday that auction of 6,000,000 pounds of wool will be held at Boston May 25, which contradicts promise given the 'two senators two days earlier by Weeks him self that the amount offered for sale would be cut 50 per cent and no future auctions authorized without consulting them. - ' 1 - StaiiTIeld and Gooding mtderstaad that Weeks' order carrying out their un derstanding with him failed , to 'overtake routine announcement of sale prepared at Boston, and express confidence that sale will yet be limited to conform to their agreement with the secretary. 1 Alleged Radicals Deported by Mexico Mexico City, ' May 17. (I. N. S.) Frank Seamen, who was described as an "American radical" and three Spaniards, were deported from - Mexico today, for complicity in . a Red demonstration la the chamber of -deputies Saturday night.. 1 IE. BISHOPS RALLY CHURCH TO LEADERSHIP Open Letter Urges Methodism World Over to Assume Part of Guide in Solving Problems of Disarmament, Peace and Relief Leadership in bringing about dis armament of nations,, frank acept ance of the problems of tie world, including the feeding of the thou sands of starving, people in Europe, Armenia and China, is urged on Methodism throughout the world, in a letter to the church at large which was prepared at the final meeting of the college of bishops this morning at the First ' Methodist Episcopal church. ! ", " , "While we rejoice in ouri country's contribution to the successful termina tion of the war, we earnestly hope that America may be a leader in allaying the . passions engendered by j war and in bringing about the disarmament of nations which is so manifestly the de mand of the Christian spirit" the let ter reads. sco.eoo jroix church The . board expressed joy over the 200,000 accessions to the church during the past year, and over the 40,000 young people who have indicated their desire of giving their lives to the pervice of the church. The increase in member ship is the largest in the history of the church. - I In order that Methodism might help in': properly solving the world's prob lems, the church is urged toj train its young people. Particular attention is called to the advantages Offered in Methodist schools. Wealthy Methodists are asked not to forget Methodist or phanages and schools in their wills, and also to continue their support of the relief work across the ) sea. . In order that the work of the . church might progress unhindered, a 100 per cent payment of centenary pledges Is requested. i . "The - Christian virtue- of sejlf denial, which received such splendid illustration under the stress of war is needed even more In these days of sagging morale," the letter states. ATJTOCBACY SCOBED " "No- group should be' allowed I to project its ideals in. any arbitrary, autocratic or revolutionary way. - It is now generally admitted that while the nations of the world were In some measure ready for war, events since the afmistice have shown them to have been woefully un prepared for peace. Pending the work- ( Concluded on Page Three, Column Two) STELA FIRE LOSS EXCEEDS $1011,000 Kelso. Wash, May 17. Stella, old time settlement 15 miles J west of Kelso on the Columbia river, was wiped out by fire Monday afternoon. The blaze started In Ed Anderson's kitchen, about the center of com munity, spreading In both directions, destroying practically every! building and leaving 70 persons homeless. T. - B. I lor ton. general merchandise, sustained the greatest loss. Hie had the largest stock of goods in CowRti county. Loss of the building and stock is esti mated at $50,000. The old Brock prop erty, now owned by W. IL Williamson, Ed Anderson's hotel building and Hor ton's larsre hotel building were destroyed, as were the docks. f The Granger Telephone comjiany's ex change In the Horton store building was destroyed, cutting communication from Kelso to 'Stella, Oak Point , andj Wahkia kum county towns. . The towboat Diamond O kept the fire from , destroying the Struckmeier & Smathers lumberyard, although some of the lumber was destroyed. j Horton carried some insurance, al though the amount is not known here. The total fire loss Is more than $100,900. It Is not thought probable that! the hotel buildings will be rebuilt as they were little usedV having been built many years ago when Stella was a large logging and mill center. I Russia Must Free Americans Bef or e Asking Recognition ' 1 n ." Washington, May. 17- I. N. S.) So long as - Americans are held j prisoners in Russia, - there is no chance of rec ognition of soviet Russia by the United States, it was officially stated today. Although , it was not officially an nounced that this policyhad been Com municated to the soviet authorities. It is understood that they are Informed that the present administration has taken this attitude. I Youth Run Over by - Truck Near Death Centraliaj Wash., May IT. ' Edward Wlggley, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Wiggley of this city, Is nar death in a Centralia hospital, suffering severe internal injuries and fracturd bones as a result of an accident Monday when he was knocked from his bicycle on North Tower avenue and run over by a Six-ton truck driven by Robert Jenkins, son of J. A-Jenkins of this city. The boy was trying: to pass the truck and bis wheel caught In the streetcar track, throwing '" n front of the truck - . . JACK DAY IS LIKELY CHOICE MARSHAL MeNary and Stanfield Said to Be in Agreement on County Chair- manj Clyde G. Huntley Looks Best for Internal Revenue Job. The long days and nights of wait ing are about over for those pie boys seeking allocation to the soft easy chairs of the "."Big Four", jobs t United States . marshal, collector of Internal revenue, collector of cus toms and United States attorney although the latter is still more nebulous than the rest. Word : filters back from Washington, definite and certain word, to the effect that Senator MeNary and Senator Stan field have held their long delayed pour parlers, have reached an agreement of minds end will soon be ready to make announcement of the results. MTfABT LIKELY 1TI5KER When that announcement is made it most probably will be apparent to the naked political eye that Senator Me Nary has had his way in the main, and that his political friends and well wishers, either by personal inclination or from political expediency, will be the winners for at least three out of the four places. As has been said several times before during the recent past, little doubt ex ists in the minds of inside politicians so far as the successful candidates for collector of internal revenue and United States marshal are concerned. The gen eral concensus of opinion, backed by more or , less . definite information' brought back from Washington during the last few days, picks Clyde G. Hunt ley of Oregon City for the collectors' p of Internal revenue and Jack Bay of Portland for the marshal ship. BAT IS 13T-STH03TO Ralph Williams, national committee man, has' been sitting on the sidelines at Washington, and is still there, rep resentative of the .state org-anlzation. He wants both Huntley and . Day. Me- (Continued on Fags Two, Colnma Three) PREMIERS' POT OFF CONFERENCE By Earle C. Reeves t London, May 17. (L N. S.) The proposed conference between . Pre mier Lloyd George and Premier Briand on the upper Silesian' Issue probably will be abandoned to avoid any misunderstanding with Belgium and Italy, it was learned from offi cial sources this afternoon. Earlier in the day there were intima tions that . this conference wonld take place, probably next week, but subse quently the opinion crystallized in of ficial circles that the matter will be put. up to a plenary session of the Inter allied supreme council without any pre liminary conversation other than the ordinary diplomatic exchanges. The supreme council . will meet Sat urday or Monday at Paris or Boulogne, it is understood. The Anglro-French situation was de scribed today as much easier, but Pre mier Lloyd George is understood to re main adamant on his declaration that Germany must hare a square deal in Upper Silesia. - BRIAJTD INDICATES BESIRE TO BRING ABOUT COMPROMISE By Webb Aimer' , Paris, May 17. (U. P.) The French government today indicated semi-offi- cially a desire to restore harmony with Great Britain. , While Premier Briand met with hie cabinet to draft his views on the division of Upper Silesia, declaring he would not abandon his support of a partition which will give the bulk of the coal lands to Poland, it was indicated that he would be willing te compromise. Socialists Lose 40 Places in Election Conducted in Italy Rome. May 17. (L N. S.) A number of the parliamentary candidates of the fascisti (extreme nationalists) were elected in the general election on Sun day, it was revealed by the returns to day.') The results are still Incomplete, but the returns indicate -that the new cham ber of deputies will include 300 demo cratic liberals, 80 Catholics, 100 moderate socialists, 15 communists, 45 republican independents and four Germans from Tyrol. The socialists will lose about 40 seats. The members of the fascisti who were elected are included among the success ful candidates who opposed the social ists. The various political factions op posing the socialists and communists are commonly spoken of as the constitution alist bloc t Among the newly elected deputies are seven Slavs from Gorizia and Istria, territory which Italy acquired from Austria-Hungary as a result of the war. Troops Not to Be Sent to W. Virginia Washington. May 17. L N. S.) The president and his cabinet today de cided not to send federal troops into ths troubled districts. of West "Virginia at this time Child Named By Harding For Italy Washington. May 17. (I. N. 8.) Richard Washburn Child has been named by the president as ambassa dor to Italy, it was announced at the WhlteHouse this afternoon. The nomination of Child will be sent to the senate this : afternoon, together with that of Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, former president of, Cornell university, as minister to China. Richard Washburn Child is a resident of New York and is a writer of some note, although being a lawyer by pro fession. He was at one time editor of Collier's Magazine. During the recent campaign he was attached to President Harding's, headquarters at Marlon. NEW MINISTER PROBABLY TO BE CRAMBER GUEST 1 Jacob Gould Schurman, who is re ported to have been selected by Presi dent Harding as minister to China, -probably will be the guest of the Cham ber of Commerce if the appointment ls made. : Announcement of the selection caused H. B. Van jDuzer, president of the chamber, to send a congratulatory message. Schurman has replied that the appointment is yet to be officially an nounced and confirmed and that he Will consider an invitation . to come to Port land after the selection is finally de cided on. Il PLAN TO FINANCE On the school! ballot, June 18, there probably will be, not the pro posal for a 6 mill special levy author ized by the school board at Us last meeting, but two measures. The first will propose a continuance of last year's special 3 mill levy. The second will propose a bond issue of 'Jl.OOO.OOO. Both, if adopted. are to be used to meet the emergency created by the ebortage of school j buildings. TO SUBMIT PLAN School Director A. C. Newlll an nounced this morning that at the meet ing of the board at 4 p. m. Thursday he would move a reconsideration and would submit" the new proposal which em bodies substantially the program rec ommended by the Presidents' council of Portland's, business and civic clubs. ! The Presidents' council recommended to the member clubs, that they Rapport a continuance of the special 8 mill levy and that If further funds f orehol bulldlngs should prove to be absolutely necessary the needs of the district should be financed by a bond issue. 1 It is evident . that Scnool Director Newill will have the support of a ma jority of the board.! , I Director Frank L. ShuTl will vote "aye" with the understanding, he said this morning, that the people will use their own Judgment, as to whether to pass both measurej. SUPPORT PROMISED j Director Geerge M. Orton stated that he would support the new proposal, first because he fears that the 6 mill measure will be defeated leaving the school" district without a necessary building fund, and second, because art retiring member of the school board" he would like to act in accordance With the wishes of the remaining members. ! Director George B. Thomas has stat ed that h,e would support the new mea sures provided the ( Presidents' council filed a statement of: its position in writ ing with the' school board. Such a state ment has been sent i to the board, an nounced Fred W. German, secretary of the Presidents' council, this morning. Woodward stands pat I Director William jpV. Woodward stated that unless better arguments for the new plan are brought forward than he has yet heard, he i will stand by the 5-mlll tax levy measure. He believes that people in all . walks of life are more ready, to vpta a 6-mllI tax levy than a 3-mill levy plus $1,000,000 In bonds. "Make it dear," he said, "that If the 5-mlll levy la, voted it will be two years before any school child In Portland will step over the threshold jf any building constructed with the proceeds. ' - H . I District Attorney Walter Evans served members of the school board thi after noon with an opinion that alternative measures could not be submitted, but that the school directors could submit a proposed.tax and the bond issue could be placed upon the: ballot at the peti tion of 10 qualified voters. Story of Workers Is jStoryof Life; Writer (Jives View 1: "tt's almost deplorable that a story likeynine about the worker and what he is thinking about should attract as much attention as though I had been to a far away world when the working world is about us ail the time," said Whiting Wil liams, writer and lecturer, who arrived in . Portland this morning to address members of the Associated Industries of Oregon at' their dinner meeting this eve ning on "What's on he Worker's Mind." I Williams spent a part of the year 1919 in the coal mines and steel mills' of America and most of 1920 In the mines of Great Britain. Next year be is going to the German mines for employment Be was formerly an executive in k giant steel mill company at Cleveland,- Ohio, his home city. Williams Is the author of the book, "What's on the Worker's Mind.- . , r ,1; - 1 . ... Conmuttee in. House Favors Sinnott Bill Washington, Mayt 17. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) The house public lands committee to day authorized Chairman Sinnott to favorably report his bill to extend pref erence right of homestead - entries for former service ben for 10 years from next fall, also to allow 90 days Instead of to to exercise preference rights. SCHOOLS PROPOSED FISTS, CLUBS ARE USED ON WATERFRONT Arthur Mason! Strikebreaker, Is Beaten by 25 Strikers; Jiangs h Pitched Battle Near Broad way Bridge: Police Are Called. Following the beating-up of a lone strike breaker and a pitched battle between gangs oif strikers and strike waterfront Monday night. Chief of Police Jenkins today ordered his reserves out and directed that police be taken from their reg ular shifts to reniain on guard along the river throughout the day. AKhur Mason, 265 Kant Forty-ninth street, a strike breaker, was attacked and severely battered by marine strikers who found him alone on the North Uanic dock at 6:15 o'clock Monday evening. About men Jumped on Mason and all who could gejt near enough poked himf Someone who saw the attack srnt In a riot 'call for the police and tho sound of approaching sirens sent the strikers scampering. HIIE 15 BOX CAU9 The police chasd them Into the rail road yards where they hid In moving tralhs, box cars and in whatever bhelUx they could find. Mason was given emergency treatment' for I his many bruises and sent to his home. After this fight) the waterfront re mained comparatively quiet until 8 :07 o'clock, when a riot call came in from the The! east end of the Broadway brldsn. combatants shattered as the patrol wagon drew up. The sides in this battle apparently hid bieen about even, with about 25 strikebreaker and 25 strikers. Police could get little Information from the man or two captured. Ho far as known there wer no casualties except black eyes and b ondy nose's. EESKItVES CALLED OCT Police reserves were called out to be on guard after: these two riot calls, but the night- remained quiet. Mason declared he would swear1" out "John Doe" warrants against the men (Concluded ou rB Two, Column Flv) POLISH INSURGENTS By Carl I). (Jroat Oppeln, Upper Silesia, May 17. (U. P.) More tjhan 100 Polish ln sunrents were killed by fJerman ir regulars at Gogolln, whore the Ger mans assumed full control today. German idSses were trifling. The engagement was bitterly fought. Pollph snipers uslr g machine guns and rifles on the Germans, who filtered into the iilty from the open country. The engagement at Gogolln was the numerous skirmishes most important of between the two forces. The Germans continued to fight as Ir- reguiar forces in bonjunctlon with the Italians. li.ooo rncssiAN officers TO ACT AS "BIIOCK SECTION By Frank K. Mason ny!ln, May 17.KI- N. S.) About 11.- 000 I Prussian officers, veterans of the Worjld war will lealve for the Upper Sile sian frontier tonight to form a "shock section' of home Poles. Ts ex-offlcers w guards to fight tho ill fravel In mufti and will (concentrate along the Berlln-Oppeln railroad, probably near Krjberg. Arms and ammunition will be provided for ths r We are acting Individually," said one of the leaders. "The government is not r as we know. WII- helrnstrasse.does not know we ere rolng. We are acting in the capacity of prtvat Ws see work to be done and we are going to dd it because we think we ought to." KORPANTY JS TO BE ASKED"? TO END POLISH. VI'IUSINO London, May 17-r. N. S.) Premier Wltos Of ro.and has gone to the "Upper Silesian front"" to Induce Adeibert Kor fanty, -the Polish leader, to end the Po lish uprising so that a peaceable settle, ment of the Polish-German territorial dispute can be arranged, said a Warsaw dispatch to the Dajily Kxprens today. The massacre of A band of 17 Germans, members of the tandjager, by Poles, was described In an Oppeln dispatch to the Daily Express. PoIImIi Ilebcls Mutiny Berlin, May 17. -f (I. N. 8.) rolish rebel troops have lrgun to mutiny la Upper Silesia, because they have not re ceived the pay promised them by Adel bert Korfanty, Polish commissioner, ac cording to advices from Heuthen today. At some places the foles are laying down . theirjarms and are going home. Blair Is Favorably Reported for Head Of Internal Eevenuo Washington, - May) 17.-M1T. P.) A fa vorable report on the nomination of David H. Blair to be commissioner of Internal revenue was ordered today by the senate finance committee. There was no roll call. In the committee. The fight on Blialr was started by Senator Johnson, California, who de clared Blair," a delegate from North Carolina at the Chicago convention, failed to support Johnson as Instructed at a! state primary.! Johnson also said Blair's father-in-law had claims pending before the internal revenue bureau. GEHAIIS Kill 100 if; L 5-' 1 " . it - 1