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Homesteader Fopnd Dead in
Cabin in Peel Section With
,Body Partly Burned; A. C. Hav
erfand ' Stabbed at Lakeport.
.- Two murders, both victims being
men, were committed in Southern
Orcgop during the last 48 hours.
;- Abe Givens, a homesteader, was found
dead today in his cabin in the Peel sec
tion, 22 miles from Roseburg. His body,
with .a bullet hole in It, was partly con
sumed by fire. The slayer has not been
captured.
.A. C. Haverland. a machinist, 35, was
stabbed to : death Wednesday at Lake
Dort. In Northern countv. In a. miarrel
wlthlHenry F. Lawrence, 71, who is un
der arrest on a charge of stabbing his
opponent to death, v The slaying is said
' to be the result of a feud of long stand
ing. J: :i ... ', . '
HAVE TRADE PACT
Berlin, May 27. (I. N. S.) An
Anglo-German commercial treaty is
being concluded to foster trade be
tween the i two countries, it ,;was
learned this afternoon.,'. The goyern
roent has agreed to reimburse Ger
man exporters for the amount of
the export ' tax imposed under the
London Indemnity decision. - ,i
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ALLIES IN ACCORD AGAIN; 1
t 7 EUROPE IS NEARER PEACE
By Webb Miller ;
Paris. May 27 (U. P.) With the al-
ues once more in accora touay. jsurope
was nearing peace. ,
Developments pointing to a return to
normal Included : --. '-o
' Notice from Germany that repara
tions vue byvay si win be sent.jrora
Berlin ' tomorrow.
The French chamber's vote of confi
dence in Premier Briand by 403 to 1S3
for his handling of reparations, and 390
to 1S2 for his policy in regard to Si
lesia. .
j - The dispatch of six British battalions
to Silesia and reports from that region
that the allies are restoring order.
A report from Rome that Foreign
Minister Sforxa Is working on a plan
of partition for Silesia which should
be satisfactory to both Great 'Britain
and France.
Grafters Collect
1 Money in Name of
Veterans, Charge
Washington. "May 37. (TJ. r:) Inves
tigation of charges that several so-called
service men's organisations are collect
ing large sums of money for private
gain under the guise of helping veterans,
was started today by the house rules
committee. The charges that some of
these organisations are "get-rich-qulck'
schemes for promoters . were' made by
Representative Royal Johnson, South Da
kota, himself a veteran.
General Strike Is
" Called in Norway
J. London; May 27. (L N. 2) A general
strike in Norway commenced at mid
night, according to an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Christiania.
SCEN
TWO MURDERS
BRITISH, GERMANS
Symptoms Please Hapgood
Sees Hope for Free; Speech
t'nirenai Serrie Editorial Correcpoadent
' Washington. May 27. "Brudders
an' , Sistah's" began - the . colored
premcher. "I'se gwine to give a
poahful sermon today. I's gwine to
define de Indefinable; I's gwine to
explain de unexplainable; I's gwine
to unscrew de unskrutible."
; I am ' equally impressed when I under
take these days to trace the currents of
popular psychology. However, it is part'
of the job of telling the real news; the
underlying drift. One of the most im
portant of all things- is the recovery
from war psychology. On that recovery
hang many branches of progress.
Several favorable symptoms have oc
curred In the last few days. Everybody
knows, of course, that Will Hays has
lifted, the ban from certain newspapers
that are guilty of the horrid offense of
not believing in the same economic ays
tern that I believe In. Pottsibly this may
be some indication that the administra
tion ta considering its often reoeated and
Iowd Swept
By Tornado;
Deals Death
Manley, Iowa, May 27. (U. P.)
One man was killed, two persons se
riously injured and all telephone and
telegraph communication - severed
when a tornado swept a strip of a
quarter of a. mile wide from Ply
mouth.,, to Manley late yesterday. .
Frank McCall of Manley was killed
when a moJOr i car in which he was
riding with a party of men was hurled
from the road near here. Another oc
cupant of the car, whose name could
not be obtained, was said to have been
fatally injured.-1 " .:.. if
Mrs. Arthur Dobel, a bride of only a
f ew weeks. Is not expected to live as
a result of injuries sustained when her
borrie was picked up and crashed into
a grove of trees. -
Alt Northern Iowa was hit by a se
vere storm, although the tornado only
extended from , Plymouth to Manley.
Two men front Garner are believed to
have been drowned at Clear Lake
while out in a j boat.
Farm buildings were reported de
stroyed by the storm.
CYCLONE STRIKKS SECTION
GANG; ONE OP CREW KILLED
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 27. (U. P.)
According to the reports at Rock Is
land division offices here, John Menal
cas was killed and several others injured
when a cyclone' struck a section gang
working on a bridge near Plymouth
Junction. ' One i horse was blown to
pieces. The storm traveled southeast to
Oelwein, but, with diminishing force.
Fifty . telegraph poles wef e blown down
and a -number of box cars smashed to
bits. j , ,;
-: Rain Helps Crops 'm
Topeka, Kan.. May 27. (V. P.) Rains
that fell over Kansas yesterday and to
day were worth millions of dollars to the
wheat and corn ' crops, agricultural ex
perts here said today. Storms that ac
companied the rains did much damage to
telephone lines, j j
, By Frank Carrmtbcrs
: -Editor "of Golf Btaatnted .
Special Correspondent International Naws Service
Hoy Lake May 27. (I. N.' S.)
Willie Hunter.of Walmer and Kings
down today won the British amateur
golf championship, surviving one of
the biggest ..fields, of J. entrants the
event has ever, known.
Hunter defeated Allen . J. Graham of
Hoy Lake in the final round of 36 holes,
.winning in decisive fashion.
-; Hunter won 12 up and 11 to play.
. Hunter is a postoffice clerk, the-son
of Harry Hunter, professional, at Deal,
and went into today's final round with
quite a following. "
With the annual tourney soon to be a
thing of history,' devotees of golf- re
alized that what had promised to be the
greatest amateur golf competition m
British history has proved more or less
of a flxsle. :
Graham and Hunter, who were not
pretenders as finalists when the tour
nament opened, have proved themselves
the best golfers of the week in a long
list of entrants, i
At the turn on the first 18 . holes,
Hunter was C up on Graham.
Hunter went out in 35. Graham took
41 strokes. : The course was deluged
by a rain storm which flooded the sixth
and eleventh greens. Hunter was a 5
:to 2 favorite in -the betting.
At the end of the first 18 holes Hunter
had the match well in hand at Sup.
WRIGHT BOTHERED BY WIND
AND RAIN. SAYS NORTH CLTFFE
By Tiseosat orthellff
(Written for the United TTum)
(CopjTiaht, 1921, by United Prem)
Hoy Lake, England, May 27. It was
cold and rainy, such weather as I have
experienced at Cape Cod in early spring
time, when young Fred Wright started'
yesterday with Bernard Darwin, who
is the golf writer for the London Times.
Wright played in the ; same perfect,
imperturbable ; form - he i had shown
throughout the championships, but - the
( Concluded on Fas Re Ten teen.. Column Elf nti
often deferred promise of dealing with
the men who are in jail for their
opinions. i . , - ,
CHAFIE CHARGES BLOW :TP
-rrofeesor Chafes of the Harvard Law
school has had the triumph that was to
be expected. i . -
The solid pillars of society whe formu
lated charges against him. have had the
fullest opportunity to be heard and they
have blcwn.up. i . . '
: President Lowell let it be understood
beyond mistake that, the university had
no intention of departing from Its ideals
of free thought, j
The Industrious standpatters are not,
however, to be so easily discouraged.
They, have now started an inquiry into
the law school in general, with charges
that it gives "radical instruction" and
that Its professors indulge in . "outside
activities." "They; will obtain as ridicu.-
lous a defeat In this slightly Mei led at-
tack on Dean Pound as they obtained in
the Chaffee case. - . . : f; . .. j
When I was in Harvard Heirs San-!
Cofflmlee OH P timm titmon Oihhi T..I .
POSTOFFICE CLERK
IS GOLF CHAMPION
GUARANTEE ON TiSSy i
LOOP SOUGHT TO BRITISH
Mt. Hood Highway Grading Award
Dependent Upon County's Will
ingness to . Pay $85,000 To
ward Cost of Road in Year 1922
Whether the state highway com
mission awards a contract today for
the grading of the Mount Hood loop
highway from the Multnomah coun
ty boundary to the national forest
line if a favorable bid is received, is
contingent on receipt of a definite
guarantee from the county commis
sioners of Multnomah to contribute
to the cost to the extent of $85,000
in 1922. ; I 1,'
It has already been provided that the
county will cooperate with the state this
year to that amount, but no complete
understanding' has been reached as to
next year as has been arrived at with
Clackamas county. The state is willing
to advance the money and be reimbursed
later. ? . '
DELAY, IS LIKELY f
Unless arrangement is made today, the
heginning of work on the west end of
the Mt- Hood loop will be deferred sev
eral weeks, and probably until next sea
son, it was announced. f
Besides opening bids today for the Mt
Hood loop, the highway commission re
ceived proposals to pave the Canby
Aurora section of the Pacific highway.
the last gap to be paved between Port
land and Salem. , i
Other- projects on which bids were
opened were : - t - --r - .
Coos county. North ' Bend-Coquille ;0.8
miles pavement..
.Coos and Douglas counties, Remote-
Camas valley.. 1.4 miles rock -eurf ace. ; i
Douglas county, Oakland-south. J J
mfteav pavement. - -, -:. X .'
Gilliam county, Condon-north, 6 miles
grading and rock surfacing. '
Jackson county. Agate-Trail. KS
miles rock surface. e ;
Tlilamook- county, Dolph-Hebo, 2500
cubic yards gravel surface. i
Union county.;. Wallowa hill ; section,
6.48 miles grading.
Yamhill county, Sheridao-Willamina.
4.1 miles grading and paving. -. f-
Lane county, Thurston-Walterville, 4.5
(Concluded on Page Seventeen. Column Three)
190 ARE INDICTED IN
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Chicago, May 27. r(I. N. S.) One
hundred and ninety men building
material dealers, ; contractors and
union chiefs are under indictment
here today as the resuH of legisla
tive and grand ' jury . Investigations
of alleged corruption in the building
Industry. - ' .- '.' f
The indictments for the most part
charge conspiracy, extortion and illegal
combination in restraint of trade. Thou
sands of dollars in tribute, it is alleged,
have been collected from. building own
ers as the price of settlement of labor
difficulties or as "fines" for violation
of union rules.. Building material men.
it is alleged, have combined to boycott
supplies made elsewhere than in Chicago
and to maintain - high prices- of their
products. ' - , ' .
'. Sixteen labor union leaders,:, chiefly
business agents, were named in ' the
latest indictments to be returned.
Natalie Talmadge
Will Marry May 31
New Tork, May 27. (I. N. a ) Joseph
Frank Keaton. better known as ''Bus
ter, and Natalie Talmadsre. both mo
tion picture stars, today obtained a mar
riage license. They will be married May
31 and will leave at once for Los An
geles. Today in
Congress
- - SENATE V
Resumes consideration of
navy bill. ; - ,
Tax hearings continued. '
Interstate commerce commit
tee resumes railroad hearing. !
HOUSE
Debate on packer control bill
continues.": ' . . '' , '
Rules committee starts inves
tigation of charges that fake
.soldier organizations are mulct-'
Ing the public. ;
Judiciary committee considers
Volstead supplemental prohibi
tion bill. - .-
. Republicans ". of ways ;: and
rran c -remittee consider: per-'
manert tarf.. .: . ,
BUILDING
SCANDA
England Rejoices Over Action of
Senate Empowering Harding to
Call Disarmament Conference,
Says First Lord of Admiralty.
By Lloyd Allen
United Press Staff Correspondent
London, May 27. Great Britain
rejoices over the action of the United
States senate in empowering" the
president to call a disarmament con
ference of the powers, according to
Britain's highest naval authority.
Lord Lee of Fareham, first lord of
the admiralty. ,
Lord ' Lee was believed to have struck
the keynote of Britain's reaction to the
senate's passage of the disarmament res
olution when he spoke last night at the
Japan society's dinner to the crown
prince of Japan. .
Speaking directly at the impassive
Prince Hirohito, Lord Lee declared that
Japan, too, has recognized the universal
cry for limitation of armaments. Japan
has shown her courage, he said., by
quiciuy agreeing to reduce her sea
strength if the other powers agree to a
program. - ,
V. S. SENATE DISARMAMENT ,
. - LEAD : PLEASES BRITISHER
By Forbes W. Fairbaira
UaWersal Sendee Staff OorremondeBt
London, May 27. TThe British nation
welcomes the lead taken toy the Amer
ican senate on the question of. disarma
ment. .It is the greatest single gesture
that has , been made to. lead - mankind
back to peace. .,-". - -
;?P einoerely hope that Senator Borah's
resolution- will be follom-ed by the call
ing-aof jaa Immediate "conference, s feel
sure that the topic will form an import
ant part of the discussions at - the im
perial conference In London next month,
at which time the whole hearted approval
of Great Britain will be given to Amer
ica's lead." ;-- "' 'UC w
This statement was made today to
Universal Service by a member of the
personal suite of Lloyd George. This au
thority stated that he expected Lloyd
George to make a statement soon which
will convey his personal appreciation of
the senate's verdict. " . '.
v This informant is of the opinion that
London will be the scene of a triple con
ference on disarmament. .
Ralph Williams Is
Slated for Office on
6. 0. P. Committee
( By UniTerul Serriee)
Washington, May 27. John T. Adams
of Dubuque, Iowa, will be the next chair
man of the Republican national commit
tee, according to members of the com
mittee who have recently conferred with
President Harding. '
Men apromiaeni in the ' party councils
who already are here for the meeting of
the committee on June 8 express the
unanimous belief that Mr. Adams will be
chosen. Postmaster General Hays, the
present cliairman, will resign at the June
meeting of the committee.
A. T. Hoit of Kentucky and Elmer
Dover of Tacoma, Wash., have been fre
quently suggested for the chairmanship,
but it seems reasonably certain that the
majority element will be able to put
over Mr. Adams. r
Ralph 'Williams, national committee
man from Oregon, is the favorite choice
for vice chairman, "it was learned today.
Those who are in close touch with the
Republican political situation , here be
lieve the present plan of the chiefs of
the party is to name Adams chairman
and Williams vice chairman, with a pro
viso that Mr. Holt, one of the best or
ganizers in the party, be permitted to
direct the Republican campaign of 1924.
$25,000 in Gems
Disappeared With
Bride, Police Say
SeatUe. Wash..' May 27. (T. N. S.
Police today declared that they t had evi
dence that -the day she was last seen
in Seattle, Mrs. Kate Mooers Mahoney,
72, missing bride of J. E. Mahoney. 3S,
carried with her more than J25.0O0 worth
of diamonds. Mahoney 'Is said to have
been with her at the time.
Police are - continuing to drag Lake
Union for the location of a trunk wit
nesses say Mahoney took out in a row
boat in April and , dumped into . the
water. . . -
Eddie Rickenbacker
Becomes Passenger
In Air Mail Plane
Omaha. Neb., May 27. (U. ' P.)
Captain -.Ekldie Rickenbacker. who -was
forced to abandon his one-stop trans
continental flights when.," his . plane
crashed at Cheyenne last I night, ar
rived here as a passenger, en a regu
lar mail plane at ,11 :50 . a4 m. today. , ,
Rickenbacker 1 , left ' on the r regular
eastbound 'air mail-plane at 1:13 p. m.
This plane will be piloted by Pilol
Hopson. The next stop - is", at Iowa
Citv. Ioa. ; -
TAFT IS HELD
.
Ex-President Is Harding's First
and Last Choice, Says David
Lawrence; Would Fill Vacancy
Soon to Halt Office Seekers.
' ' By David Lawrence
(Copyruht. 1921. by Tbe Jonroal)
Washington, May 27. President
Harding will name former President
Taft chief justice of the United
States. That is his present inten
tion as disclosed by those who have
discussed the matter with him.
Mr. Harding, is not likely to delay
the announcement. The more time
elapses the more candidates appear and
the more hours must be ' given to con
sideration of appeals from friends of
the candidates. Mr. Harding is having
enough trouble - filling important posi
tions : without adding; to his cares. - He
has yet to find a chairman of the ship
ping isoard. He has yet to name an am
bassador to Japan. He has dozens of
appointments to make. -
Should congress create a department
of welfare, there are many candidates
for that job, but it is coming 'to be
understood that Brigadier General Sayer,
the president's physician, in whom be
has the utmost confidence, will be named
for that place.
SITUATION IS COMPLEX
Aside, from appointments, the president
finds himself with a complex situation
in congress. The biggest jobs are still
undone making a permanent tariff and
enacting a new. tax law. He feels re
lieved that the eenate hasn't Crippled, the
American . nAvy by reducing; theJ per
swaw ana; vnouga n -m etflquteung to
see the.JUpubJlcans ranks .divided., so
early. in the game, it is nevertheless
comforting ; fotUt president' that the
democrats 019 not'eee rlt to be petty
partisans but contributed 14 votes, suf
ficient to save the navy program from
aereat. ? - . - . .
FEAKED DISARMAMENT CRT "'
The unanimity with which Senator
Borah s proposal that the president call
a . disarmament conference was passed
by the senate may be, perplexing. to the
outsider, who recalls that the Borah
(Concluded on -Pace Seventeen. Coltuna your
U. S. Navy Given Too
Much Credit, Sims
Tells British Crowd
(By Uniraral Serriee)
London, May 27. "The cordiality of
the reception which' has been given me
is accepted as an expression of gratitude
for what the United States navy was
able to do during - the war. I think.
however, that laymen are disposed to
give too much credit to the American
navy for what it achieved in cooperation
with the allies." .
This statement was the significant ut
terance by Rear Admiral Sir William .
Sims before the -Pilgrims' club at a
luncheon in his honor today.
"Everybody knows now that when the
United States came into the war things
were pretty desperate on this side in
naval affairs on account 'of the subma
rines,' said' Admiral Sims.
"There is a free masonry of the ea
that when one seaman finds another In
difficulty there is no sacrifice or danger
that he would not undertake to help his
shipmate. ;
"So it was when the American navy
came over in 1917 and placed their
forces at the disposal of the allied naval
council. It was just as If we had been
reserves -coming up from the rear and
the decisions of the -council were -carried
out without friction.of any kind.:
"If the force assigned to my com
mand had been assigned' to any of our
senior officers the result would have
been practically the same."
Brig. Gen. "Porter
Is Seriously 111
New Tork. May 27. (I. N. S.)
Brigadier General Horace Porter, Civil
war, now in his eighty-fifth year, is
seriously ill at his home in this city.
General Porter has been sick' about a
week and owing to his advanced age is
not expected to survive. ' ,.;
Senators to Plan
Farmer Legislation
t11 '-'. ' ;! ' ii ;- "it--
Washington. May 27. U. P.) The
non-partisan block of senators with ag
ricultural : interests,5 comprising one
fourth of the . membership of the sen
ate; will "meet Friday ' to ' perfect the
program' of farmer legislation, lit- was
learned today';;,;:svf ...
Accusedfbf Deserting
Her Home to Join Cult
5 San Francisco, May 27. Captain John
Oi sen, master of the schooner CJairmont
of .the Hardwood .Lumber company, to
day; enlisted the aid of the ' police in
the search. for his wife and niece.' They
disappeared with $2000. he - said, and
went, to Join the Hoy Rollers.
FLOOD WAe
-4- " -s: - - "j . .-" 1 :"' mv ";'r . :.:
Workmen Fight to Prevent Port
Roadbed From Being Carried
Out Number of Families in Dan
ger Zone Abandon Their Homes
Vancouver, iWash., May 27. The.
fill of the Port of Vancouver road
which passes the Standifer shipyards
and the California Barrel company
plant, is in danger of being carried
out by the flood, waters in the Co
lumbia. A crew is busy cutting
through the fill in an effort to let
the flood'waters Into the lowland be
hind to relieve the pressure on the
banks. A rise of another foot, it is
said, will mean loss of the fill.
The flood Is washing away the river
side of the fill , about a culvert near
the Standifer yards. In places the
water is pouring over the road and
families living beyond, the danger point
are cut off from Vancouver. A number of
families have moved out ; as their
homes are surrounded by water. Some
farmers are cutting their hay in the
lowlands in 1 an- effort to save as
much as"1 possible. s- v
- In Clarke county it is estimated that
15,000 acres are tinder water and the
damage has reached $50,000. The 'river
reached 23 feet this morning.
ALARMING REPORTS FROM
WOODLAND ARE DISCOUNTED
."Woodland. Wash., -May 27.r-Alarming
reports from Various sources relative to
the .dike around:' the bottom lands are
not based on facts, according Diking
Commissioners -Johri Bogart and,.iEk W,
Robinson and the engineer In charge, O.
J. Poysky. Only email erosion of the
dike haa occurred, due to wind and
steamer waves, and. with few exceptions,
fully 20 feet of the top of the dike Is In
tact; Where more than 'ordinary erosion
ha- occurred due to these causes the
dredge of the district and teams are top
ping out and filling In. " 1
The dike wilt. stand from five to six
feet more of a rise in the Columbia and
the pumps are taking ca re of surface
water and what seepage occurs, which is
said to be more than it would be if this
were not the first season for the dlke
There - is no immediate, danger at any
point on the dike and will not be unless
a rise in the Columbia of at least five
feet should come. ' v-
No stock has been removed from the
bottom lands and the owners and lessees
of the lands affected are going about
their farm and dairy work as usual.
WEEK END RISE OF FOOT IS
PREDICTED FOR PORTLAND
. 'Rise or the flood crest at Portland will
amount to slightly more than one foot
during the week-end with an added in
crease due for the early part of next
week, according to the prediction made
by E. .L' Wells, district weather fore
caster, this morning. ; :
-The crest of the river stood at 22.2 feet
at 8 o'clock this mornings this being an
increase of .2 of a foot since Thursday.
But the flood Is expected to rise a little
faster during the week-end. ' Daily crest
predicted by Wells are: Saturday, 22.6
feet; Sunday. 22.9 feet and Monday 23.3
feet. .- , - " -.v.- 'V -:
- The' rise during the next few days will
be. due to the warm weather which the
upper Columbia territory had during the
early part of this week, the runoff water
just now reaching this district.. ,
"It is cooler -over the entire drainage
territory of the Columbia this morning,"
said Wells.-"and the lower temperatures
are going to be quite a help in smooth
ing down the runoff in the lower section.
It will be several days before the effect
of. the cool wave will have any effect at
Portland."' . ; .
Thursday It , was warmer In Southern
Idaho, but was expected to be cooler to
day. The Snake river rose more rapidly
this morning, with .4 of a foot increase
over Thursday's level, and the Columbia
went up of a foot. The stage at The
Dalles was reported as 3S.2 this morning.
Freezing temperatures were reported at
Baker this morning. Warmer weather
is expected In a few days in the Co
lumbia . basin, but the cool spell will
probably decrease the high flood danger
in the opinion of Wells. .
DIKES AT KELSO FOUND
I IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
Kelso. Wash , May 27. The dikes that
protect the rich farm lands in the vicin
ity of Kelso from overflow are in ex
cellent shape, with no possibili ty that
tney will be broken by the Columbia
river freshet unless it approaches the 27
foot stage or more.' Farmers are pro
ceeding with their seeding as usual. Cut-.
ting has occurred at exposed points but
this was provided for in the .plans for
protecting the dikes. The water lacks
from five to six feet of being at the top
of the dikes adjacent to. Kelso,
v O. J- Poysky, diking engineer. , re
turned from inspection of the hew Wood
land dike and found it standing up in
fine shape. ,
TRAIN PASSENGERS MAY BE
TRANSFERRED TO STEAMER
Kelso. Wash., May 27. If the Colum
bia river reaches such a stage as to cover
the railway track at Kalama, passen
gers will, be transferred at Jrieiso to river
steamers and moved to a tram beyond
Kalama by ' boat Superintendent' W.
C. Albee and traffic and engineering of
ficial of the Northern Pacific Railway
company spent Wednesday in Kelso ar
ranging for the use of a dock here. The
water lacks 4 feet of covering the tracks
at Kalama, ;. ....-,,.
Dressed Beef
From Canada
Arrives Here
. By Hyman II. Cohen
Canadian dressed beef, the first
foreign stock ; known - to have been
received in Portland, has arrived. It
cleared through the" oustom house
Friday. ".- - ' ;,' I
Two carloads of it consigned to ffft
it Co. of Portland came In f romxd
monton. The shipment consisted-of 440
quarters, or 110 animals. "
While Oregon and Idaho cattlemen
are unable to sell their supplies, local
packers are Importing beef from t for
eign country. , Livestock interests' look
upon the Importations as a direct slap
at the home industry. - . ;
" While this is the first ' time foreign
dressed . beef has. come - to . Portland.
Swift & - Co. have previously received
live cattle from Canada.
- These cattle are said to have been pur
chased from Canadian interests and
landed here at low prices because of the
great difference in the exchange rates
and the discrimination against Can,
dian money. This has not made the
slightest difference in the price that con
sumers are paying for steaks in Port
land. , ,
Hog prices are again dropping and
sheep and lambs are likewise very low.
The consumer, continues to pay either
wartime prices or within a 'mere frac
tion of them.
POLISH iBELyiN i
COUNTERATTACK
Berlin. May 27. (L N. S.)-Polish
insurgents in Silesia are counter-attacking
tha German volunteers nearf
Oppeln. 'according to " advices from
Oppeln today." The Polish Ihsurg-Y
ents are. eaid to fear attacks by.alv
Jled troops. ... , ; f
Crermanl.' volunteers "eUatalned heavy
losses in- repulsing Follfch attacks near
Stanlsch. - - .' . ,v
Insurgent - Poles- have- "occupied the
Kattowltx market place, planting artil
lery to command the roadways.- -n.
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Chicago Hog Prices j
Reach Lowest Level
Known for 4 Years
, -. Chicago, May 27. (I. N. & Prices In
the Chicago hog market today- fell to
the lowest ; level recorded . here in - four
years. The top was $7.90, a decline of
3B cents overnight. ;, :-- s
Stockmen termed the decrease, a nat
ural resuft of the end of the corn-planting
season which annually ties up live
stock supplies,: The 10 leading hog cen
ters, records show, . had an increase of
110,000 hogs In their supplies during the
last five .days over the same period last
week. r-,- n. .- . . .-..r-T-:--; ;
The price of $7.90 was the lowest "top"
recorded here since December, 1917. The
warm spring, stockmen said, had caused
early planting by farmera-with the con
sequent flooding of stock -markets ear
lier this, year than in other seasons.
Corvallis to Have
850,000 Hospital
Corvallis, May 27. Corvallis will have
a new $50,000 general hospital, accord
ing to plans of physicians and buidness
men. for incorporation, completed Thurs
day. ' The location, has not been chosen.
The building will be strictly modern,
with the latest, equipment, and fireproof.
Enough stock has been subscribed to
assure success'and It is expected -work
wili be started soon. Officers elected
Thursday are : President, Dr. R. L.
Bosworth ; vice president, J. A. Bexell ;
secretary. Arthur Clarke; treasurer, M.
S. Woodcock. The board of dlrertnra in.
eludes Drs. Bosworth, K. W. Howard. E.J
u jmepn, w. t. jonnson. iL S. Per
not. H. M. Francis. ' L. K. Hewitt, Mayor
N. R. Moore Arthur Clarke, J. A. Bex
ell and Miss Emma Wintler.
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ATTAGHIV1ENT
ISJIjDERED
Alien Property Custodian Holds
Vast Estate of Draft Dodger in
Philadelphia, Including AH His
Money in City's Various Banks.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 37. (U.
P.) The entire property of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, millionaire draTt
dodger, was seized by the United
States government here today,
-Colonel Thomas W. Miller, alien prop
erty custodian of the United States, ar
rived in Philadelphia and personally
made the seizure by direction of Presi
dent Harding and under the authority
Of the "trading with the enemy act."
MOTHER QUESTIONED
. Colonel Miller arrived In Philadelphia
from Chicago and was met by Major
Vincent A. Carroll, his personal attor
ney, at North Philadelphia ntatlon.
Miller and Carroll then got In touch
with the United States attorney and the
United States marshal who had pre
viously , received instructions from the
attorney general as .to the, contemplated
action by the government..
Mrs. Emma C Bergdoll, who recently
testified before the house committee In
vestigating the escape of her eon. and
who -testified that she held a power of
attorney for him, was sent for by the
United States marshal and was there
examined by Colonel Miller and Major
Carroll as to her holdings.
BAJK" DEPOSITS HF.i.D
Mrs. Bergdoll was immediately served
with a formal demand to make a de
tailed, report of all of the holdings of
f tjf ied tttlat ,'a.ll of the estate of Orovrr
in - Philadelphia, which included tk1
"Bergdoll easUe- at Fifty-second and
Wlmitfieid Streets, would be taken over
by the alien- property cuetodian and
would be administered by that office.
Miller -and Carroll then went to The
several banks where Bergdoll'e funds
are , deposited, and served similar de
mands on the .presidents of these In
stitutions, t When It was learned at the
banks that funds belonging to ;rover
were deposited in the name ef .'Emma
C. Bergdbll, the presidents of the In-
stltutlons were directed to-senuesfer
all deposits in .Mrs. Bergdoll's namn
until the interest of Grover Bergdoll In
the deposits can be. ascertained. .
AL.li HOLDINGS ATTACHED
The banks where the Bergdoll funds
are deposited are the. Peoples Trust com
pany. Northwestern National bank, Keal
Estate Title & . Trust company and
Drexel Co. .v
An attachment on all of theslatkcr's
holdings in the Bergdoll Brewing com
pany plant was also made by Miller. All
mortgages to Grover Bergdoll : and the
tenants in his properties will be served
likewise. Miller announced.
The Bergdoll properties will be taken
over by Major Carroll and administered
by him for the alien properly custodian
and any money will be turned into the
treasury of the United states with other
property of alien enemies that wan
seised in the early part of the war. Col
onel Miller said. This has been the first
seisure since June, 1919.
Wealthy Sporting
Man; in 111 Health,
Takes His Own Life
Indianapolis. May 27. (I. N. S.)
Frank H. Wheeler, one of the founder
of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and
head of Indianapolis Carburetor & Brum
factories, committed suicide today at his
home-near Klverside park. The body .
mas found by a butler. Wheeler had been
In 111 health, his physicians stated.
Wheejcr was reputed to be very
wealthy. Hie home adjoins that of Carl
Fisher, with nhom he formerly was as
sociated in racing interest.
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