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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1921. BOND ISSUE PLAN IS FAVORED FOR CITY FIRE BUREAU Payment of $200,000 Needed to Give Portland Equipment to Be s Spread Over Period of Years. ' In, connection with the proposed bond Issue of. $200,000 to be used in building, up Portland's fire bureau to the point where the city would be reasonably safe against, a disastrous conflagration, the issue is not whether the equipment is needed but - the method , of financing the pur chase, according to Commissioner C. A. BjgelOW. . ''.'.'-,"!... '.. ' ':. ' "IThis subject has been considered by myself as commissioner in charge, of the fire bureau and by the rest of the mem bers of the city, council and the bond tnsue plan has been adopted as the only feaeable plan available at this time and l also as the proper plan "in financing' any big undertaking of this sort," said.Bige- - lovf ; - . : r- . ' :OSt 8PBEA1I OVER TEAKS 1 "It ijiow proposed to issue $200,000 in 10 year serial bonds' to be paid at the rates of one tenth each year and to draw interest at a rate not to exceed S per cent," he points out. "This would mean that the taxpayer next year would be called upon To pay $'32,000 aod would pay i lesser amounts ,ln the succeeding nine years until the equipment was all paid for. Otherwise, the" taxpayer would have to pay the entire $200,000 next year, or leave the city in its present condition or unpreparedness, which would . mean that at any time fire might destroy many times J200.000 and eliminate - work for thousands of men. - ' "The taxpayers' money Is worth 7 or 8 per cent to him, whereas the city can Itorrow money In large amounts -for not to exceed 6 per cent. By spreading the I'JOO.OOO cost for fire equipment over a ierlod of 10 years the taxpayer' of , next year Is not required to meet at one time Mil the burden of fire protection that will laut for 10 years or longer. , The cost will be" distributed over the period in which the eouipmeht is used. The tax payer of two. three, four and 10 years from now will share In the cost of this fire protection instead of the load being placed on the person paying-taxes next year." . Without endeavoring In any way to assume the attitude of f alarmists, we are constrained to pay in the beginning that at present Portland stands unpro tected to an unusual extent, against a conflagration which at any moment -might destroy millions of dollars' worth of property .and throw thousands of men out of work," saM J. Young- and Bat talion Chief ' M. - Laudenklos. : I.,.' tJ. liolden, K. Orenfell and James Dillane of the fire bureau., I'HRI'LANl LLCKY IS PAST ""We can ' but . say that the city has "lit-en lucky up to this time In- that big I hreateiiinpr fires have been caught early and also that two-or more big fires have not broken out simultaneously.' We . have had on fire of la le which, caused a loss tjf .'JfiO.000. and only by use of practically all the apparatus in the city and at the expense of leaving the rest ofthe city Without ire protection for a consider-, able period of time, was stopped before doing . from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 damage. In this we refer to the fire at the plant of the Willamette Iron & Steel K'o. i )"Ve know that the city council has .Impropriated money to the fullest extent possible ' to build up the fire, bureau year . by year but the handicap of tax limita tion has been such that the bureau could pot be kept up to standard. We feel now that the situation warrants imme diate action" and for this reason we are unanimous in support of the proposed J200.000 bond issue, realising that In this measure is invotved the safety and wel fare of the city as a whole," . VETERANS WILL ATTEND SERVICES (Continued From Page One) ler posts of the Grand Army will at tend the "" services as special guests of the congregation. Other branches of the active service will be " represented by Colonel Q. W, S. Stevens of the army and Lieutenant! Commander Frederick JC Elder of the navy. The firing squad and bugler are furnished by the courtesy of Major C. G. Dellsplahe of Vancouver barracks. " 1 ; ... : ' DE. M'EITEES TO SPEAK In the afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock Owen Summers post, the Sons and Daughters of Veterans and Sons of Veterans auxil iary will hold services at the First Con gregational church. Features of this service will be the address by Dr. W. T. McElveen and selections by the G. A. B quartet. -"-Ushers for this service have been appointed from the .various organizations. They are : W. F; Tate. Miss Luella MFsenhimer, Miss Anna 1. Taylor. Mrs. Lydia Wendllck, Mrs. A. H. Beason, Mrs. C. A. Williams and Mrs. Helen Olin. Monday forenoon, Memorial day, the various posts of the G. A. R. will hold services In the cemeteries of the city and decorate the graves of comrades. They will be assisted by veterans of both the Spanish and World, wars.. SERVICES OX WATER Ritualistic services for the dead' will be read In Lone Fir, Montavilla, Mil waukie and the Grand Army cemeteries. These will be conducted -in their re spective places at-10:30, with the ex ception of that at the Grand Army ceme tery, which will be held at 9 :30. Led by Commander T. B. McDevitt and Chaplain JB. J. Hoadley, a delega tion will go to the foot of Stark street, where they will board a boat - loaned by the dock commission. ,The burial services at sea will be Tead and wreaths placed on the waters of the Willamette in hoinor of the sailors and marines I6st Steamer Iralda for Astoria $1.50 PASSENGERS ONLY $1.50 Leaves Portland Tuesday, Thursday and ' Saturday, 9 A. M. Alder St. Dock . i ; S ; Main 8323 Leaves Astoria Mon., Wed.-, Fri., 9 A. M. at av -r . a- i a, r . g -r-j r w s i cr rr-a TTARK! the slow procession comes. i . With sorrowing wall of clarinet; i : Vith soft complaining flageolet. ) And muffled sound of throbbing drums. The feet that march with rhythmic tread ; . Once rushed resistless on the foe. i But now. in solemn state they go ' I : -1 ' In veneration of the dead. ! Black days there were when perfidy I , Assailed the honor of our land. f Then leapt to arms this stalwart band ; j To strike for home and liberty. i j They stuck they won the glorious fight! They saved their precious ones from harm; j . They freed our land from war's alarm, i While heroes died for God and right. : j t For them those honored dead of oura ' ; We bare the head and close the eye j As brave Old Glory passes by I To where their graves lie deep in flowers. We call them dead but ah, they live! Live in the nation they have saved, " j : : Live in the flag that o'er them waved i . The fight they won the peace they give. i While great America is free ', I From bigotry of tyrant brood, j They bear a nation's gratitude ' ; Prom north to south, from sea to sea. . ! Then hark! the slow procession comes! f So bare the head and close the eye j As brave Old Glory passes by I To muffled sound of throbbing drums. Camas, Wash., May 28, 1921. ": T t at : sea. The procession will leave the courthouse at 9:30. Promptly at " high noon the Spanish War Veterans will hold memorial serv ices at the Spanish War Veterans monu ment in Lownsdale's square, across from the courthouse. . TO HOLD PARADE Tributes of flowers will be laid at the foot of the monument in honor of those who made the supreme sacrifice and now lie in France. ' Immediately after a monster parade in which all ex-service organizations will i participate, the closing '. Memorial services ; of -all posts" of he G. A. R: and veterans will be held at The Audi torium. ,The address of the day will be delivered by the Rev. W." S. Gilbert of , . Astoria, chaplain, fn . the A. E.-F. during ..the late war. ' , The .program for the meeting, which begins at 3:30, is: Assembly, bugle corps ; organ, "Funeral March," Chopi, Professor F. W. Goodrich ; invocation, the Rev. T. Brouilliette ; reading of Me morial .day orders, ' Adjutant C. A. Wil liams : f Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Roland Hanson ; organ, "American Phantasie," F. W. Goodrich ; address by the Rev. W. i S. Gilbert ; vocal selection, "The Star Spangled Banner." Mrs. Blanche Myers ; benediction. Chaplain T. H. Gallagher, 1 and taps by the bugle corps. . : j t WHITE AS MARSHAL ' The parade will form at Fourth and Main streets and will start on the line of march at 2 :30. : Marching west on Main to Sixth the column will march north on Sixth street to Pine street, where it will counter march to Morrison street, then to Third etreet. then to The Auditorium Adjutant General George A. White wfll act as grand marshal .and will be fol lowed by Mayor Baker and the county commissioners in the formation.' The following organizations will be in the formation : Fifth Oregon Infantry, Over the Top band. Sons of Veterans, Grand Army of the Republic, Indian War'Vet erans. United Spanish War veterans. Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Canadian veterans. Hill Military Cadets, Boy I Scouts, Gold Star- Fathers' and Mothers' club. Junior Honor Guard and ladles of the soldier auxiliary or ganizations. MOTORCYCLE RACES In addition to the actual services of homage for the soldier and sailor dead, various sporting events are scheduled for Monday.! The Daddies club, an or ganization made up of the fathers of ex-service ' men, will hold motorcycle races at the Rose City Speedway in the afternoon. Otto Walker,- holder of the world's record for 25 and 50 miles racing, will be one of the drawing cards of the track. Factory riders from the princi pal motorcycle concerns are also sched uled to take part. . The funds raised by the club will be devoted to the relief of disabled veterans of the world war in the hospitals of Portland. From expectation the club believes the race will be a success from the financial standpoint. During the afternoon teams of the Interstate Baseball association will hold games in the : various municipal parka These games will be open for the public. Different clubs and organizations are planning picnics ' and hikes about the country, iiiagie creen ranKs among tne leaders for crowds, but others, such as Estacada, : Dodge park. Bull Run and along the banks of the Clackamas will have their quota of holiday seekers. . Aviator Killed San Diego. Cal.. May 28. (TJ, P.) Lieutenant George T. Roe . was almost Instantly killed when his monoplant crashed at North Island here today. His machinist, E. T. Dudley. : was seriously injured, but is expected to live. i. BY LAURENCE PRATT i- . ' RIVER REACHES . 23-FOOT STAGE Cooler Temperature Over Colum bia Basin Territory Expect ed to Check i i Rise. While high water in the Willam ette river was expected to reach . stage of 23 feet here this morning, an area' of ; cooler temperatures stretches over the entire upper Co lumbia river basin and it is antici pated that the rising water will be checked, at least for several days. Another rise of one-half a foot is be ing anticipated at Portland by Monday, the additional rise being due to the warm weather which prevailed in the watersheds of both the upper Columbia and Snake rivers during the middle part of last week. . At the stage of 23.5 -feet the flood is expected to remain stationary during the week-end. A stage of 22.7 feet was recorded by the weather bureau at 5 o'clock Saturday evening. The water is tiow eight feet above flood stage and is over all of the lower levels of the docks along the waterfront. Temperatures in the Snake river water shed rose Saturday and even warmer weather is in prospect for that section during the next few days,1 according to the weather bureau. The temperatures remained low in the districts where the head of the . Columbia river originates. The weather bureau thought it prob able that the warmer area in the Snake river country might extend northward within the next few days and this would increase the flood hazard. With the rise in the Columbia river slowing down, the various vulnerable points are being watched carefully. Con tinued seepage of waters in the North Portland district is menacing the truck gardens and low farm lands fn that sec tion. Toward the latter part of this week another rise of the river Is in , prospect as the Snake probably will rise and the upper Columbia will remain stationary. If, the upper Columbia watershed should be affected by higher temperatures the rise in the river would again portend danger for Portland. TRUCK GARDEN ER IS USING PUMPS TO PROTECT CROPS Hood River, May 2& With a rise in the Columbia Friday night of more than eight inches, the truck garden of Harry Munemato, Japanese rancher, is in im minent danger of inundation. He still has pumps working, but with a rise of a few more inches they will be put out of action. " t The county road to the ferry landing Is under 10 inches of water at one spot and the ferry is taking on automobiles for White Salmon within a few feet of the highway. -- -' --- - COOIiER WEATHER CAUSES DROP IN UNION COUNTY La Grande, May 28. Two days of cold weather have ' caused the : level of the water in the flood covered area of Union county to drop six "inches and if the present cold weather continues the waters are expected to gradually drain off the farms and pastures covered. There is still much snow In the moun tains and danger from further spreading of the flood is not entirely past. - Three Candidates For School Director r Three new candidates for school di rector W. J. H. Clark. James K. Mar tin and George P. Eisman made their official appearance Saturday,, accord ing to announcement by Eisman.:; Clark is grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias and Is the secretary and sales manager of the Northwest. Auto, com pany. Martin is president of the J. K. Martin Machinery company. - Kisman is the president of the Eisman HardwoodH Floor company. LIB TO H REPORT TO CITY ON WESTERN TRIP Building Inspector Is Preparing Comprehensive Summary of Data Gathered in Other Cities. H. E. Plummer, head of the city's building department, has prepared for presentation to the city- council a comprehensive report of his re cent visit to cities of the Northwest and Middle West, where he gathered information relative to building reg ulations, organization of building 'de partments, railroad stations and city planning. - The report covers 16 typewritten pages and gives many details covering Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, : Toledo,' Cleveland, Cantoni Ohio ; Young-stown, Ohio : Akron, Ohio ; Columbus, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, St. Paul. Minneapolis,, Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma. '.:-f:.:;- Mr. Plummer was Portland's irepre sentative at the conference of building officials of the United States, held at Cleveland. In discussing the work of this conference, he-says STANDABDIZIIfG ZONES ' "One of the important things taken up by the conference was the question of standardization of certain provisions of building codes. This discussion, at the outset, had to do with the classification of buildings according to occupancy and the keeping of records covering the build ing's erected in the different cities. "The United States government is in terested in knowing what the building operations are -for the country as a whole. They have preparedVblank forms covering the building operations in the different cities, that A great many could not fill out the forms because their classification was on -a different basis than the one used by the government. COMMITTEE APPOINTED , There can be no very good reason ad vanced why the classification of buiTri Ings should not be uniform for the entire country and it was decided that a com mittee should be appointed to investigate and report on the proper classification of buildings according to occupancy. This led to general discussion regarding stan dardization of other provisions of the code and it was brought put in the dis cussion that "other provisions of the code could very profitably be standardized for the benefit of all concerned. . such a standardization, when affecting manu factured products, would make it very much easier for the manufacturers to do business and many reasonscan be ad vanced in Support of. the same. "The big accomplishment of the con ference was the changing of the confer ence from a group in 'touch with each other but once a year to a continuously functioning association which will inves tigate and report on various building matters through committees which are to be appointed by the president of the as sociation. In the discussion relative to the association expanding and ngaging In this new procedure, the delegates from the eastern part of the country-were con servative and somewhat doubtful as to the advisability of 'the. association ex tending its activities, but the Middle Westerners believed In progress and put It over.", ... . . PRESIDENT HAS CUT OUT IMMENSE JOB (Continued From Pace Sixteen) ' allies and that directly or indirectly much of that borrowing will be jdone m the United States, and incongruous as it may seem, the investors of America will really be loaning Germany money where with to pay her war indemnity. ? This always happens when the creditor nation is victorious. It may be a surprising fact to the layman, but to the financier, it Is axiomatic For instance, the Ger man people in 1871 actually loaned the French the very money . which France needed to pay Germany an indemnity for French defeat . , ' Governments borrow from their own people or from the peoples of other coun tries. . In this instance, America has tbe largest supply of gold of any nation. America is the most , prosperous. - Her people will loan their money out at at tractive rates of interest. The French have already offered successfully a $100,000,000 bond issue. at 8 per cent and it has been gobbled up as a good propo sition. ... .. 4..,,:--. , . MORE LOANS COMING More loans Jlike this .are, of course, coming. President Harding and his cabinet began to wonder whether Eu rope would slowly but surely" take so much money out of the United States that money needed toj finance American railroads, lor example, would be hard to get except at high rates of inter est. In other " words, ; h - wanted to know from the International bankers, what would happen to the domestic situation in the United States if a continuous flow of . American money abroad ; were started. .'. The international bankers explained their viewpoint- to .the president in a convincing manner They seemed to feel that . American exports Would in crease ( just as soon as some sort of political stability came to Europe. They insisted that there would not be any need of export finance corporations or special measures of relief if somehow there was an assurance of an abiding social order in the countries to which Americans had sold and would sell large quantities of goods.-. In other words, if peace were insured for Eu rope there would be more business for the American farmer and manufacturer and more factories opened, and the re turn to normalcy would be hastened. BANKERS WANT , LEAGUE But there's the rub. ' The interna tional bankers would like to see Amer ica in the League of Nations, because they think that would furnish the nec essary insurance. 'President Harding sees farther ahead, however; and be lieves that America would Inevitably have to use her military and naval forces to insure peace. He thinks those are avenues of policy along which the American people do not wish to travel even at ' the expense of a slower re turn to normal than might otherwise be the case. . ; , - Having been committed to a program of . aloofness from European political problems, Harding therefore appears to problems. Mr. Harding therefore appears to turn to other kinds of relief, and it may - seem, . these very international bankers who years ago were the cham pions of a protective : tariff are today frankly against' the Imposition of cus toms duties. They eay America must buy from abroad in order to help Euro pean industry back to its feet and un less Europe can find markets she can- Bill Regulates Marriage Examination Proposed Bill Would Impose Test on All Applicants for Li- , cense to Wed. The "Hygienic Marriage Examina tion' and License Bill" is the fourth proposition . upon the ballot, for the approval or rejection of the elector ate at the coming special election of June 7. It is an extension! of the present law providing for physical examination of men prior to the is suance of marriage licenses so as to include both the male and female' applicants for permits to marry. The act provides that after its passage it shall be unlawful for "the county clerk of apy court" in the state to issue a marriage license to any person or person applying therefor until the ap plicants "have submitted to and passed an . examination by a regular licensed physician, competent to examine such applicant as to their health in regard to contagious or communicable venereal diseases and mentality, as shown by the physician's certificate presented to the county clerk." . APPEAL IS ALLOWED Should either of the applicants fall to pass the- .required examination the bill provides that they -may not be given a license to marry "unless one or both are rendered sterile." Provision is made for appeal to the county court in cases where applicants 'feel that the examination was unjust and, in case of such appeal, the county court shall cause a second examination to be made by three competent physicians, appointed by the court, whose report and findings, when filed, shall be finaL- Those who sponsor the measure con tend that the marriage of .those afr flic ted with venereal diseases as well as those of subnormal mentality .is a fundamental and leading cause for the existence and . growth throughout the country of mental, physical and moral degeneracy, as well as of vice, pauper- not r recuperate sufficiently to pay for the loans she is making, but President Harding again interposes' an objection. The call of the West is for a tariff so as to safeguard the domestic market. SECTION8 lk CONFLICT . More thanl ever before, the interests of the manufacturing East and the agri cultural Wesand South, the interests Of city and country are in conflict. Harding admits that the American peo 'ple will loan their money to European countries but seems ' to feel - that the bankers can make i possible- for -that very money to be used by Europeans in paying for American exports. In trac ing what happened to the proceeds of the Belgian loan made recently., it was found that the money went to Argentina to pay for wheat. The president wanted to know if that wasn't a good illustra tion of what would happen with other loans. He was told that while . that money went to " Argentina, the latter promptly .used it to pay bills she owed to Europe and in turn Europeans paid off some of- the bills they owed to ex porters in the United, States who, in turn, paid the American producer. The bankers insist that it all amounts to the same thingeverything Un the end goes to pay the creditors BIG INVESTMENT ERA " The outstanding fact of the confer ences thus -far is: America is on the threshold of the biggest Investment, era in her history. The United States gov ernment is about to fund its loans by offerings to the public. All the Euro pean governments, including Germany, will be anxious to make loans to mort gage their futures in the loans to mort gage their futures in the hope that their skill, resources and energies will pay it all back in the next generation or so and enable them thus to accomplish their industrial and commercial restora tion. Politics, national and internal, may be the spectacular side of 'govern ment, but President Harding is finding out that bis entire administration will be much more concerned with the prob lems of business and finance, domestic and foreign, than anything else. Every thing from disarmament to taxation and the tariff is interwoven in the big eco nomic riddle which Harding, assisted by Secretaries Mellon and Hoover and Wal lace, is bending his energy to solve. . Girls' Home Criticised By Acting Governor Centralia, Wash., May 28. That the state institution for girls at Grand Mound, of which Mrs. Ida McQuesten is superintendent, is not training the girls for life after, dismissal was the .view of William J. Coyle. acting governor, after he visited and Inspected the school this week. He also questions the value of training the girls to do the work of men in the fields and barns, and urged that the rule barring them from carrying on any correspondence be done away with. He praised the management. . ', v ? MY STORE WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW , - . . Memorial Day BEN.-SELLING for Fitness OX TILE STATE BALLOT Three proposed constitutional amendments and two proposed laws have been referred to the vote of the people of the whole state by the legislature to be con-' sidered and passed upon at a spe cial election set for Tuesday, June T, next. The three amendments provide for: '(l) a 60-day legis lative session, (2) soldiers' bonus financing, and (39 emergency clause veto by the governor. The proposed laws prdVide for: ; (I) a medical and mental examina tion of both parties prior to is suance of a marriage license and: (2) for women Jurors. Each, for different and obvious - reasons, is of great importance to the voters, .and taxpayers of the state. For the information of the voting public the provisions of each will be set out and explained, as clear ly and concisely as may be, In a series of five articles, of which this is the fourth. ism and crime. They 'point to the statement of Dr. J. N. Smith, superintendent of the state institution for the feeble minded, to the effect that "one half the expense of our criminal courts, penitentiaries, jails and poor houses is the direct result of men tal defectiveness." It is also argued that statistics show feeble minded and defective parents to have larger fami lies than those mentally and physically normal, and figures are given to dem onstrate that the proportionate increase of mental and physical subnormals ex ceeds that of the normal so that, unless the" tendency Is checked, the time will come ' when the majority of the popula tion is below normal. Those who favor the enactment of such a law should mark their ballots "306 X Yes": those who would see it defeated should mark theirs "307 X No." Husband Slays His Wife With Rifle and Then Shoots Himself San Diego, Cal., May 28. (U. P.) Mrs. Kathleen Cannon is dead here today and her husband. Albert -Joseph Cannon. Is dying, the police say, following a double shooting at a local hotel. Mr 8. Cannon, according to the police, was walking along the street returning to her home from -work when Cannon fired three shots. from a rifle in a sec ond story window. She fell, dying. Cannon then dropped his rifle and shot himself with a revolver, the police say. According to officers. Cannon followed his wife here from Texarkana. Texas, where they had family trouble. They leave four young children. Safeguard Required For Sidewalk Lifts Downtown merchants who leave side walk elevator doora open without put ting up guards were warned Saturday by Sergeant Keegan-of the traffic squad that ; either guards would have to be used or the door kept closed. Most of the "doors are kept open all day on ac count of "high water seepage In the basements. One man was slightly in jured Friday by falling down a shaft at Third and Morrison streets. Keegan found a dos en or more places where' the doors were open without guards. DANCINGtaught ALL NEW STEPS AND POPULAR DANCES GUARANTEED IN EIGHT 8-HOUR LESSONS Ladie $2.00, KenUemen $5.00. I Honry'i beauti ful aVaderay. Twenty-third and Wuhincton. Besinoen' claas atarU Monday and Thursday v B t a f a. Ad- V -rancea cum iimuar "- f TV nines, 8 to 11:50. Plenty AI of drinvbl partner and Vm practice; no embarraaamant. r The aocial feature alona is f4A worth double the price. rm nriTaia uuuvcuon wiiu ciaaa leanon. : My lateet . book df-scribing all dance, etiquette, etc. free. All daocea Uucht aa danced in the ballroom today. You can nerer . . 1 1-... - .Inn. m in public halls. We hae tanbt 80.000 people drf learn in Portland It will eTentnally be at D Honey's. Start thia week, learn from teacher who can dance and teach dancing. Phone Main B5. PriaU- teaaona all hours. SHIPOWNERS MAY GET ULTIMATUM Secretary Davis Goes to New York in Effort to End Sea- men's Strike. (By UniTeraal Serrfce) Washington, May 28. 'Strife be twen the shipping board and federal mediators on one side and private shipping Interests, on the other. oyer the marine strike, now a month old, reached a climax today. ; - Secretary Davis, when he left last night for a conference with representa tives of the American . Steamship Own ers' association in New York, took with him what was virtually an ultimatum In the form of an agreement between the shipping board, the marine en gineers and himself, approved by President Harding, whom the secretary and Admiral Benson Interviewed shortly 1 .fore the secretary's departure at mid night AGREEMENT BEACHED , Today representatives of oilers, fire men, cooks, stewards, water- tenders, radio operators and common seamen conferred at the labor department with Hugh Lb Kerwln, secretary of the bureau of conciliation, and" Dr. F. O. Davis of the conciliation bureau over the working conditions ' of the crafts they represented.- h At the close of the conference Kerwln said an agreement had been . reached which was satisfactory to( all parties concerned. - On Tuesday there will be a general conference in the office of Secretary Davis. If -by that time the private shipowners have not agreed to the terms arrived! at between Mr. Davis, Admiral Benson and representatives of the marine engineers, it ia believed an agreement will be concluded between the strikers and the board. AGAI58T SETTLEMENT These terms include 15 per cent re duction in wages and certain reduction in overtime pay and in .allowances. As the shipping board controls or owns four-sevenths of the American merchant marine tonnage, it Is believed the private owners finally may be forced to become a party to the agree ment. So far the private shipowners have remained firm In their stand that the strike was breaking up of Itself and that they would not agree to any modi fication of their wages by the shipping board on May 1. Engineers of this district are sched uled to meet at 2 o'ctock'thls afternoon for the vote on the question of accept' lng the shipping board offer. Vote will be taken at San Francisco at the same time, according to the understanding here. SAN FRANCISCO STRIKKItS i TO VOTE ON SICTTIjEM KNT San Francisco. May 28. Five thousand marine engineers at Pacific coast ports will vote secretly tomorrow on the "new agreement for settlement of the great American marine strike, telegraphic pro posals having been received tonight from labor chieftains following conferences with Secretary of Iabor Davis. A meeting of unlicensed members of the marine unions comprising seamen, cooks, waiters, firemen, water tenders, oilers and radio operators has been called for tomorrow. SEATTTjE marine engineers ACCEPTS SHIP BOARD TERMS Seattle. Wash, May 28. (U. P.) By a unanimous vote. Marine Knglneers' Beneficial association local voted this afternoon to accept the new offer of the United States shipping board. The offer Pursuing Our Usual Custom Our Store Will Remain CLOSED H' '''", ". ALL DAY MONDAY ; MAY 31ST In Honor of Our Nation's Dead See Monday's evening papers Telegram and News and Tuesday's Oregonian for announcement of the r Greatest L- - : ' Sktoe Sale Ever Inaugurated in This City Don't proposes a 15 per cent reduction In ry and the payment of overtime on a prorata- basis instead of In a lump suio. INJUNCTION HERB HINGES ; ON STRIKE SETTLE.MENT Commenting ' upon press reports that Admiral Benson and the striking seamen had reached an agreement. United States Attorney Lester W. Humphreys said Sat urday that if an agreement has actually been reached and the terms accepted by the seamen, he expects to be notified by the attorney general to dismiss the local suit and injunction. "The Injunction here Is still in force, and this office and the secret service l)l continue to see that the court's orders are obeyed," he continued. Hearing on the petition for the grant ing of a permanent restraining order is set for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock be fone Federal Judgo -Wolverton, but the Judge said when he set the time that he might have to defer the hearing owing to other business. Colonel Logan Appointed Paris, May 28. (U. P.) Colonel J. A. Logan today was appointed to; represent the United States on the commission which will oversee Germany's repara tions. VIOLINS compel ourm v loun, t 4 I Unln Mila BO, A VWD III, fauwhrn Shoulder Kest all for This Violin outfit Is es pecially made up for students and provides at , modeat price a fine equipment. Sent Anywhere Via Parcel Pott BAND INSTRUMKNTI IAXOPHOMSS ANNOUNCEMENT! The' Lafayette Mineral Springs will be officially, opened June 1st under new management. The place has been thorough ly remodeled with many new facilities. 35 miles, over Terwilliger Boule vard. Car QWners, Attention REPAIRING Guaranteed Work Live and Dead Storage Big Fir Pr oof Cement Building New and Used Cars boujrht and sold. Look over our bargains. EAST SIDE CENTRAL GARAGE , W. Cor. Kaat th and Kaat Tajlor Portland, Oregon Miss It rv c!25)