CITY EDIT I OK
i ff AH Here end f AH XVua
THE WEATHER Tord-fht and '.Wednes
.v - ciav fair; westerly wind.
'.'Minim ma temperatures Mondlay:
Portland ........ 41 , New Organs ... 14
Boise .....S3 . New York ......
Ijo Angles ... &0, . p. Paul 59
ft r
I JftM !,i
It'a All Here end W All Tru
rrwsnrtED T.nESTOCK pnrrroKRS
find valuable Information and live new of
litfx kiom In rKOn Country Life, the
farm feature published each Saturday la .
Th Journal. - . . y.
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YTT ' 'H ft ' yeterad aeti-Ckuaj kletter .
UU . -V.V1. -Vl. oJ. M i'wallic, PorUasd, Oregon.,
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, , APRIL 18, 1922. TWENTT-TWO . PAGES.
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CITY EDITION
WM PACT
THREATENS 10
WRECK PARLEY
2 Injured
77
Ammonia
t
'tt-t- . -
JLXDl
osion
One man ; u painfully burned and
another. nearly suffocated when an airv
monta tank, used for ice making- In Bab's
restaurant. o. 2 Stark street, ex
ployed about 10 o'clock today.
- Albert Aenley. restaurant helper, re
siding at 1 lib. and Taylor streets, was
burned about the face and braised by
inr D. ., P.rmxn nA1ar4taln7"K parts of the tank. He was taken
nine, ticucifc wci .... i5if6lM to the Emergency howpitaU '
to Withdraw From That ?vSnSrZ
" f lL Hi.a. r..r...l. nl whn the former attempted to start the
VI UIC UCMUa WUHICICIII.O lCOl- machinery. A terrific exnklon
. jjuu D....:n rta...1M.i (threw both of the men to the floov and
ing Wltn HUSSian questions, a cloud of ammonia 8w spread through
the bulldlngi , ... . . a
Dased and nearly suffocated and blind
flt aea, April llif. PO Tse aUle Smith groped his way to tn end of the
tkls waist seat a aote to the Ctriaaa basement where Ashley, was thrown by
dtUfatloa, reasettlsf Its . withdrawal the concussion and dragged the man
from that sari ef the Genoa conference to the upper floor,, where other res
wkicfe Is dlecassia U BiiiUi asesUea. tap rant workers assisted the two men
- I to the atreet--After bringing the in
uenoa, April ). Following all-day
conferences, the allied ' representatlvea
here today made public a statement de
rlarlna that Germany had violated the
: condition the pledged to observe upon
entering the oortferonce. .
' The statement Issued by ' the allied
Waders said that the allies assume- that
Germany, by Its act in signing the treaty
Secretary of State Notifies Sen-
ate That Jakhmeteff. Is .Bee-
ognized Ambassador;' Can't Be
Subpenaed m Semenoff Case.
REED SHOWS BALL GAW1E
PICTURE OF OPENS TO
WILSON NOTE
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VAST
CROWD
Ex-President's Memory Played Ideal Weather 'Conditions Attract
TricVon Him. When He Denied .' Ardent Fans for OpeningThrillr
Letterof Thanks to 'Missouri ,er in Series Between Beavers
- Senator . Lawrence Declares of Portland and Oakland Acorns
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Washington.. .April 18. (Li N. S.V A I
letter recognizing Boris Bakhmeteff aa
the duly accredited Jlussian ambassador
By David Lswreaee ?
ICoDTriaht.' 1 922. b Tlx, JmnialV
Washington, April J8. Policies ia no
to United State. l transmitted to nu.WiW.WI W
Jured man to safetr Smith collapsed from I
tne eirect or tne ammonia gas.
The tank ! which exploded was cylin
drical In shape and was about four feet I
Publication of hie letter to the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat, denying that, he bad
ever written a letter commending Sen
ator James Reed of Missouri for bis part
in the making of the federal reserve act.
bas been foUowed by the circulation of
!; By George Berts 1 '
. With a crowd estimated aroand 1C.000 half
an boar before the Portland-Oakland' same which
official1. opened "the1 1932 eao in Portland
tl)i afternoon, every available feat in the graad-
sUi'nd. richt field, center field and left field
bleachers -taken, twe inea four block loss vait-
rhe senate today by Secretary jf State
Uughea . : '
Ignoring Senator Borah of Idaho, who
Las' subpenaed Bakhmeteff to appear be
fore tha senate 4abor committee In con-
in dtameteri and seven . feet In length. 1 .nton r nr.ari no.nPtA qaWia. I photographic ..copies ot the ' communlca- l . .j w s..'
The exnlosion wioked aom of th rr"I.-v.rV ."rAv tlon itself. 4 t ?.m,.m a w.
ohlMr.' -n ".tTi h-rtZZLZZ I :-.T.r,w Although It had ben Ih.l th. lrgt Kmd tUt W
.iu. i in- writr io vica -rreaiaeDi uwiiac. t .. . . rm . i- w
room. ) : , a I H.whA' called attention trf hla Mtar I rineT' -preeioeac wouia stay in se
Ammonia rae continued to pour Intdltn f elusion, : and that hla letter to the New
with the KusslanH, has barred ' herself the basement for 30 minutes nntil Cap-1 the 1 sergeant-at-arms of the senate to I York Times repudiating a message read
from further participation in an agree- tain Reese f the fire department ar-f.nM.r. before tha semenoff invetttiratine I t. the Cox, dinner was prompted i by a
inj to purchase tickets and -'more than ' 2000
indication " wen
ment between the allies and; Soviet I rived with a gas mask and shut off the committee on ? Monday and pointed out desire to remove himself from present
'" - noKua xeporusu iwi yusmey proo-i that "an ambassador- is not required to I "uur i"ult,i bc"jj a weea nas eiapsea
mwj wouia pot nave aur.vivea naa not resDond to process,'' holding that Bakh-1 ana ine lormer president nas' issued
llUBSl
The note barring Germany was tact
fully-worded. It said the allies "as
sumed that as a result of having set-
tlmA tit ftiVferiinren with Ttiiaula nutairte
the conference. Germany would not par
ticipate further- in the deliberations of
line political commission. (.
r Delegates declared this was the diplo
matic equivalent to asking Germany to
get out. - '--'-..
- The judicial commission went Into ses
sion early in the afternoon. The dele
gates engaged in a bitter debate, oyer
the action of the Germans and Russians
In signing an economic treaty Sunday at
luppaio.. ; - i .V -j- .
WOILU 5D TABLET ' I ''
Tlie French took the position that the
conference should be ended. They were
supported by the Polish and Roumanian
' delegate. . ! ' .
When the session of the judicial com
mission broke tip, the' leading delegates
ef the Invitltng , powers Great Britain,
France, Italy, Belgium and Japan met
to deride finally upon what action the
conference should take. ) ' '
David . L4oyd George struggled this
-afternoon to . prevent the crista, from
wrecking the Genoa conference.
Vjenoa, April It. France wilt take
no further, part til oonferenens at
tienoa with eliner Ttuasta or Germany,
Ioile Barthou, head of the French dele
gation, declared today, If the i treaty
ained at Rapalloiby Tchltchertn and
Rathenaa la not Immediately abrogated.
The French statesman waa aeml-offl-'
elallv rennrted ta tilva tha backinir of
hla government in this stand. i . ' ..
Allied leaders met at 11 clocks ' -'
' Dtwussions relative-to the treaty 'took
if their time today. Poland and Rou
manla have come out flatly with France
In denouncing the treaty, demanding that
it be abrogated. Poland's delegation ta
preparing , a formal note . of protest,
charging that tha treaty Is a. violation
ef the Versailles pact, because ft. nulli
fies Poland's claim against Germany.
Other committee meetings .were can
celed In view of tha Importance of the
decision to be taken regardiag ; the
Ruseo-German pact. 1 '
Well Informed observer declared the
allied leaders considered the treaty of
, Rapallo jeopardise success of the satire
conference. . .' ! j ' ,
TBEATT BETICWS BELAII058 -
The treaty consists of six articles. It
provides for: ! l '.:. '
. First. Reciprocal settlement for ahlpa
eelsed during the war. . . !
. Keoond, Mutual exchange of prtsoaers,
referring especially to members of the
red army now Interned In'Oerraany.
i Third. Exchange of manufactured and
faw material needed for mutual building
up of the two countries. , .; j 't ,
' Fourth. Re-eetabliehment of consular
relations to be arranged In a separate
agment. ' Si r1.'-,
Fifth. Fachange af ambassadors at an
tarty date. j
Tchitcherln and Wlrth have been ne
gotiating the treaty for several months.
It la intended to wine oat the humlllat-
tCeaeladed ea rase Pone. Cotnata One) .
Smith rescued him.
president aa the Russian ambassador on
July 5, 117. and "since that time this
government has recognised him in that
capacity and ha . recogniaeci no- other
Russian . ambassador.-
Borah waa nuick to resnond to the
, Hughes letter when ft was directed to
his attentions
He said:
'Mr. 'Bakhmeteff does not ."represent
any vsrovernment, & because the : govern
ment he once represented ia no longer
San Francisco, April 18. (L TC &) I in existence. I shall in due time deal
Pronounced! Improvement In business I with the-question of his status' from the
conditions throughout the great North-I floor of the senate.
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BUSINESS BETTER,
N. P. HEAD SMS
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west is reported by Charles Donnelly,
president of .the Northern Pacific rail
way, who' has just completed an inspec
tion, trip to : the north coast, in. a-state
ment given tout here today. ,, f --:-
"There la levery reason for optimism,'
said - President. Donnelly' . statement.
The copper mines- and" smelters of
Montana have . reopened,.' the, mills of
tha Puget Sound country are again
busy, the price of wool Is double the
market of-a 'year ago, Iambs-are com
manding a. fair price and the prospects
were never better, at this time of year,
for successful crops of grains and fruits.
"It ia true that the -livestock inter
ests of the Northwest have suffered, be-
cum of the loiie- wlntex but the hav
farmer Viave profited in proportion as
a result of the feeding of stock contin
uously since last November.
. "The stockmen are finding encourage
ment In large loans being made through
the war finance corporation which ill
tide them through . the- 'ciMtlcal times.
While th rancher have -lost heavily
and have been compelled to sell more
of their stock than normally ihey would
care to do, they have kept their breed
ing stock and with the help of federal
loans will' pull through.-
"It la too early to make accurate pre
dictions about wheat, but all Indications
up to date are most favorable. . There
has been ne sever.. freeae, an unusual
amount of moisture has 'gone into, the
ground and the mountains are full -of
snow, i i r: . ? i -i
' "Fruit ' grewers were never- more ' op
timistic ' Buds have been held back by
the late arrival of spring and there ha
been no winter Injury or damage from
frost In the orchard districts. "
Kncouraglng increases in freight
movement on the Northern Pacific' In
March forma a basis for confidence, Mr,
Donnelly said. During the first 21 days
of last month th Northern Pacific han
dled . 10.41S more -cars of loaded freight
than a year; ago In the same -period.
meteff wa officially received by the He"'' which will be used in the primary
a dose friend of Mr. Wilson, is endeav
oring to wrest . the Democratic nomina
tion "from.vMr. Reed. v't - t
PESIES MIKmSe 1ETTEB,
fVtz WTiiscmV letter to the St. liOuis
Globe-Democrat states that "he has no
recollection of ever having written any
letter -: .warmly j thanking . Senator - Reed
for the great service the senator ren
dered 'In perfecting; anj ' passing the
federal reserve bill." Mr. Wilson adds
that he clearly remembers that Mr, Reed
interposed- every possibles objection to
the completion and adoption' of-the bill.
Something is: wrong - with Mr. Wil
son's powers of '. recollection; For- the
text of the letter writtea by Mr, Wilson
on October' 23.. 1913 was photographed
and- widely circulated in 'the campaign
of v.1910, when Mr. Reed was a candidate
; Held on Mwh
RUSSELL HECKER, against ' wKoa fortaal charge of
.'mtdrrJerta.the first deee;wa$". filed, today,, "alleging that
Hccker killed Frank Bowker, a musician. nd hid the body.
Bloodstains 'on; an automobile Nborrowed fr9m Percy Johnson
and blood on the handle of a pistol bbnrbwecl from. Paul Noble,
manager of the Liberty theatre, 'are' parts of the chain of . cir
cumstantial evidence. Noble's gua is 'shqTi ia lower picture;
R. HECKER IS
SILEIJT ABOUT
r
"Even If Mr. Bakhmeteff was once aa
ambassador, when he begins ' counsel
With and harbors a murderer. It ia time
to - terminate' whatever, status he may
have had or may have as such,- -:
BECEITE8 TELEGRAM . .
The-secretary -of state' letter, which
was referred to Borah's committee, was
as follows t ''-" - .
"A representative of Mr.' Boris Bakh-
metoff has brought to the' attention of
attended
baaeball same la the; Northwest woald greet the
twe aggregations at the 24 th end Vauglia street
(round.
The weather , was Ideal, not a cloud in
the sky and the sun Just warm enough to
make things comfortable. -'
PLATERS ..GET, OVATIOX
;-, Automobiles were parked on ; every i
street Vf thin a radius of five blocks at
i o'clock and a steady stream of motor
ists was,! wending Its' way to ; the ball
perk. ; More than 60 machines were, in
the parade .which traversed the down
town streets. '
When the Portland players trotted out
onto the-field for their batting practice
they were given a big ovation and then
followed the Oakland athletes. Several
Bergeants of the ; United States marine
corps raised the Stars and Stripes on the
centerfield flagpole, while the f ana stood
with 'bared heads as "TThe Star Spangled
Banner" ' was playedJ- Members of both
teams were lined up In front f the -centerfield
bleachers- during the Impressive
ceremonies, after which -they went to
used with the permission of the White
House, Here is its full texti. ; '
"My Dear Senator:::! hesitate to ask
you to break in upon, what must be one
the department the' following telegram I of the busiest weeks which 'you have
had by requesting you to come ta the
White, House In order- that. I r may say
what it is perfectly possible for me to
say, In a tetters. 1 write- to thankt you
very' warmly; and . -sincerely"- for i youp
Statement made through any newspa-
per: r- hare- telt "atllaIong"the eiru;ro-
honesty and independence of judgment
you were exercising in this whole mat-r
fwreeiection , Indeed,, theetterrwas 1,. respective dugouts. Then came the
, (Concluded on race Twe. Column Six.);.
BATTLE IS P!G .
iORTH OF DUBLIN
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final opening day stunts, the throwing,
pitching, batting ' and catching of . the
first balL - - :
CBOWB iSCBEASES J ; -
i Shortly aker 2 :30 o'clock every Indica
tion -potnted! to the need -of ground rules I
because ' ot the overflow crowd whicn
was making its way - steadily sonto .the
playing fleld -fn the,onter garden,', ? :
. ...... j . mr . ,SJain.
- JackKnieht. second oasemasjoi. tne
OaXiand .club. --hd : not ", appear .. la ' the
line-up against Portland in . this after
noon's game. - "Knight, was Injured In ,
last week's series against San Francisco
never-been in my mind any criticism f-d Manager Ivan Howard-leffe-hlm, at
except on an' occasional difference f 1 "ZSl.:, "l-r'Ji
; judgment.
I think that things are now
Belfast, April 18. (L X. &) A big
battle has broken out north' of the city. I
Military forces armed wltn machine
anna have Intervened. ' Twenty ) have
been; wounded,- according to word reach
ing here, . , - .
Religious differences are said to have
caused the new outbreak. .
r Snipers were active in the Catholic
section of Broadway and Antigua street. I
An attempt was being made to keep tha
casualties secret. - , . '
. Ulster military forces were. Making
frantic efforts to suppress tha violence,
Chicago Street Car
Company Takes! rare
Fight to U; S.: Court
(Continued, on Pte Three, Column One)
The official line-up and batting order 1
as announced .at noon is as follows ;
EASTERN CYCLONE
DEATH TOLL IS 50
.-Oakland-
Cooper, cf. ...
WiUe. rfv
Brown. If.
Lafayette. IK
I Mariott, 3b. .
nrutiaktr: is, .,
1 Koehler, e. '
I Howard, 2b. ' .
I anett. p.
Portland
i . Cox. rf. - .:: '
Saneent, Sh.
Hale. 8b. ;
- Thorpe. If. -,
Poole. lb.l
Huh. cf. . -;
EUiott. a
! McCknn. .-
Uiddleton.' p.-.
"Chicago, April 18." (I. ' NT S.)
Throughout the vast . basin drained by
the Mississippi river and its tributaries,'
an , inventory is being made today of
the toll, of life and property taken by
wind and flood in the most severe visita
tion of. the elements this section has
knowa ia 60 years. ' -. . ,: '. v
The record this morning showed. 50
Cmpuet Byron and Caeejr.
i Old 'Sol s . annearance thrnne-h ' the
clouda1 bright and early' this morning
and - a forecast of fair - weather - with
westeny ,- winds .: insures r Portland a
grand opening 1 of the . Pacific Coast
league this afternoon at. 2 :4S o'clock.
Not for several - years have weather
conditions been as favorable for the big
event as they -are today and not since
the pennant winning days of 1911 has
there been so much interest in the na
tional pastime. ,J '-,
r The Beavers went Into - the - - gams
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imw irSiiit'HW,,nT'i:--,;l ,!' V ''i-"wrr-a
Man Get's -5. Days in
vT:;ii r ' .
j auj xor t iiiiuoyiiig
Woman in Theatre
YOUNG'S COUHSEL
ATTACKS CHARGES
' .' "
Wallace .McCamant, counsel far Fire
Chief John K Young, announced' today
. that he would ask City Commissioner
Blgelow to strike but of the chatrgea
, against Tonag three count alleging in
toxication and conduct unbecoming aa
officer when the Investigation la called
Thursday morning. , .. :
- ' McCamana. aakl he received ont ythla
morning th specifications giving added
oetall as to placea not mentioned In tha
. arlgtnal charges, although he had been
assured that he would have- the Infor
mation early Monday morning. At this
lata day, ha aald. it would be impossible
to obtain witnesses to disprove the
jrhargea, and he said he would ask that
no testimony coveting them be admit
ted. ..!!.';:
. Th specifications' as submitted by Mil-
Disorderly ' conduct in' the Majestic
theatre resulted In Antone Proteka being
fined 100 and sentenced to five days in
Jail In municipal court today.
The complaint against. Proteka 'was
made by Mrs. Irving Miller. No. 621 Kv
erett street, who Informed Deputy City
Attorney Stadter that Protekar who was
sitting next to her at the theatre, had
been unduly; familiar. Upon advice of a
witness shei left her Infant son in the
theatre and followed Prbteka when he
left, after her objecting ' to his -atten
tions, and had him anested at Sixth and
Washrington streets. Vi- v ; : ' .M
; Upon her return to the 'theatre the
man had left her child with an usher.
Mrs. MUler is now trying to locate the
witness to appear against Proteka when
h appeala to the higher court.
Chicago, April 18. (U; P.) PeUtfona
requesting' a temporary; Injunction re
straining the interstate commerce com
mission from authorising a (-cent fare
for Chicago surface lines were filed by
the surface lines company ia the court
of Federal Judge Page here today.
No order was Issued. Judge Page air
lowed the petitions to be filed, however,
and announced that he, with two other-
Judges,, would ' consider : the case next
Mondsy. - -
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; Packers Oppose ; .
,v: 'Consent Decree'
Washington. April , 18. (U. ; P.)- Ab
rogation of f the "consent decree. under
which the big five packers agreed to
sUy out of . the ; grocery business and
outer side lines, was sougm. in a suit
filed in the district court of appeals here
today. The suit brings Into the open the
fisrht- to have this decree set aside.
which has been brewing for months. . 4
Improperly" Dressed?
I st H . ''t . t : - ' t'. ' ' t B
Diners
. ; -- r! ; - :
st . ' H I at
Ejected, They Sue Big Hotel
i (hr'CnleerwJ Serrfcae) "
New York., April is. Having aome
place to go; but not all dressed up, he
went anyway.-'. ,; . .. .;, ;;"."'
But Herbert H. Rauf went out aimost
ton R. Kiepper. counsel for rJeuCenantj soon as he went in, his beautiful wife
A. L rullcn of th fir marshal s .offlc.liUnt la hla arms. s ,i -k
iioneor of the charges, aeaertl that Result two suits '" for 85000 -each
Young- was Intoxicated la Bab's restau- against the fashionable Plaza hotel. ; .
rant January 1. 1J : that he waS in- The why -I was because Mr. Bau had
toxlrated at Ihe Multnomah hotel Febru- negleuted t wear his evening clothes
fry 10. 1922. that he faa disorderly at a for. as he put it. "I don't belong to the
party with two women and on other class who spend their days in changing
- nsn at the Clyde hotel July $, I9;t. Uielr clothes." . ; ? !-''.
District Attorney Stanley Myers an- ' Follow the question: Can a Yres
Dounred that contrary to current rumor taurant succeed which lays down a rigid
' ahout the rit hall, no action had been rule of evening dress, and If it can Jsuc
taken to bring charges of criminal llheJ ceed. U it lawful, since some consider it
, sgainat C. C. Brown, orurinal ponor for an infringement on personal rlghls.
cnarge against loung. wno later re-i Mr. lUn aald: i
ptMliated the charges and withdrew from I "My wife; and I have often lived at
tr affa'r on the aawertion that he had I the Plai
oeen vxrd as a cms paw tT oisgrtinued I month .we
! r-verv mcht more than a
had the , name table In the
members of the fire department Jf any dining roomi Sometimes we had been in
, urh rharre are filed, he said. It mmuldl evenlntr clothes, sometimes not. .. , ;-
tw after tlio nvel ljjtio' is conHut'e J on
- sim-cUI requr-t-t of thief Voun.
'March we went to the table reserved
for us and sat down, lucre were a
number of other people around us not in
evening
acended upon us and asked that we
leave the dining room, as we were not
properly dressed,, according to- the dic
tates or the hotel. . . -
"The managers of the hotel were sent
for. Their assurance , that: a mistake
had been made did not prevail before
tne powerful head waiter.: All our friends
were alert and awaiting the outcome. .
The excuse given was that there had
been strict orders that day that no guest
be admitted without evening clothes, but
in spite of .th instructions there 'were
several parties not so dressed, admitted.
"The waiter did not ask the other
parties to leave, as they .bad already
started their dinner, i ,- -
'We argued for an hour.
Lyle tfsJtiwm&S$
, Appointea ueputy ,
uistnct Attorney
.r Appointment "of JLyle J?. Brown," for
merty wiui tne,. taw, xirm ,or ajcuamant
Tc Thompson,. as deputy district attorney
owea oui r o ohvbi neui uiio vua game I . .,4 W n v.n.-
t :.!. Hflft ll A I airs Inst h. n.U.M.nk'l.,i. ,h I ---'V"": "
I hundreds homeless ' and V in some aec-1 services of Manager Kenworthyv second I PinK&WmZP'$ .Atfwney
tions menaced by famine and damage to
tions menaced by; famine,' and damage to
to run into the rnilllona The death list
and the . damage are expected to grow
as wire communication to stricken areas
is -restored and relief agencies complete
U-eir Inventory.. , , , ,
ILLINOIS HIT HARD
W . .. ,.
The tornado that - bounded v across
Illinois and Indiana - took 'the heaviest
toll of life and property damage. Best
available records, today . show .the fol
lowing fatalities:- " ' -
Irvlngton, 111., 7 ; jCentralia. ' UL, 4 ;
Walnut HilLMll, 1; Lake Centralis, UL,
t J Hildago, 111.. 2 : Rose Hill, III.. 1 ;
Newton, I1L. 2; Ogden," III. ; 2 f Fitiilan,
111., 1 ;s Hedrlck. Ind.. 10 r on farm near
Hedrick, S ; Alexandria, Ind., 2 ; Brooks.
Ind. 2 ; - Orestes; . Ini, 2 ; Bummitvule,
incu ; . wuitamsport. ina., z-; Warsaw,
Ho. 2. . -
In .Nebraska, . Kansas . and Colorado
a blizzard raged. As far north u Be
giija and Moose Jaw,' in Saskatchewan,
the billiard covered the ground with a
foot of snow that will delay planting
of. crops for several days.-,
FLOODS STILL ME3TACE "
Floods in Iowa. 'Illinois and Missouri
still menace communities and have in
undated vast areas.: Railroad 'facilities
are crippled and telegraph and telephone
wires are in a tangle that will take days
to straighten out. "v I ,-.
While the fury of the tornadoes ap
parently; has passed, 'the flood danger
is - ever - Increasing. . : Reports from
Beardstown, I1U early today said water
pouring through a break in the
baseman. - Aa eleventh hour appeal to
Judge Landis, high commissioner: of
baseball.': by ' the baseball scribes of
Portland . and Mayor Baker, brought, a
negative reply, . . ' -
KEH WORTHY REMAINS OUT ..
' , Landls declared In a telegram to
President WQIiam Kiepper of the Port
land club that, before taking any fur
ther L, steps in the Kenworthy , case,
he v was - awaiting a reply to.- a
letter mailed April X. . President - Kiep
per has not answered that letter as yet
and as a result Kenworthy will be out
ef the game for at least a period of two
weeks or more.
- Manager Kenworthy, upon his arrival
herb - Monday ; night, declared that he
does not know Just what tie win do.
The "Duke," ' however, was In good
spirits and believes that he .will be re
instated within a short time.. ,
The season was officially opened when
the monster parade headed by Captain
Lewis of the podice traffic department
wended its way through the business dls-
u ... X .v u vnn.n, '
TICKETS GIYE3TAWAT
' At the same time bombs were Tired
from the top .of the Morgan building
and an airplane, 'driven, by, lieutenant
Ayera wlth.Miss Viola Dana as passen
ger circled over the city droppings so ad
mission tickets and on eseason tickeL
The Beavers wer welcomed home
Monday night by over 500 fans. . It was
the first time in many, many years mat
a brass band greeted a Portland club
on its home-coming. A majority Of the
players marched to -the Imperial hotel
from, the atation, where they were wel-
Stanley, Myers, rowntook .up hlsrnew
dutles7lmmedlately. tKVJJ&JJ
PlAWfw - tant Vew-SMa iltsa ' Cla-a4-l an at Jt - Iwa 1 tOO -
vwm w m . wui as au g-yi uouu u ; sov?
He was f educated in the .puhUc schools
of the city and received, hla degree from
tne university or, Oregon inl9lZ."'He
attended .the. law .school "of '.Yale uni
verslty iTor" two years quitting Jn 1SIT
to attend, the first training school at the
Presidio; ' -' ' i t vii- t..',-1
He . was - commissioned - second: .lieu
tenant and went overseas with the HZth
field artillery; . serving six" "months . In
France ";and twoi months In'.OeTmany
with the army, of occupation. . Upon his
discharge from the: army he! completed
his work' at-Yale and then returned to
Portland, where he began the practice
of law. wfth "McCamant Thompson
SF.:SweptjlmFire
c : Just 3.6 clears Ago
f Z i A V: . i - -
Saa Francisco April .'18. it. .IfJ 'S.) ",
Sixteen year ago today, San Francisco
was a rcgiTig' holocaust.-. Fire following
thei earttujuake was : sweeping, the city.
Improvements during the 1 - years -of
reconstruction have ' effaced all but, the
memory of the great disaster. The an
nual Press club dinner was the only, ob
servance of the anniversary.' . ; - '
Light Car Can Reach
l4-ssssf iLr JKXZz r ZinzacT via Marmot
the country for miles in every direction.
Kvery- building in Beardstown is flooded
and the danger f famine became very
serious today because of the. blocking
of railroads and highways to traffic.
At East Peoria, I1L. fear Is telt that
j-:: (Concluded oa Ptze Two, CoIbbb One)
Bank Shy. 8400,000;
To Ask Indictments
Baker's only regret of th home-coming
waa that he could not kiss the players
as he did Mary Garden.
OAKLA5D OK JOB v
The Oakland ball club J headed by Cal
: Ewtn-r. one of the oldest club officials In
the league, arrived here Tuesday morn
Ing. ' " -
The -. enforced absence . of
The road to Zigzag via; Marmot: can
now. be easily traveled na llght;ear,
says Ranger- C. Li Hensort; -who. is -.in
Portland .today." With; chains ' one' can
get. through without any trouble If the
car. is not too heavy.' There "is 10. feet
Manager! of snow at Government7; Camp, and-14
Chicago; April.l 8. L : N. S. Discov
My wife I ery of a-shortage of -approximately
faintlne with humiliation, was ill a the 1 8100.000 in the accounts of the . Mil-
result. . ., : .
. "On my claim that - a-: public hotel
has no right to dictate what its patronsi
may wear, I filed two JjOOO suits against
the noter, one in my wife's name -and
one in mm. I think such a deliberate
insult el. '.Id be puni&hed.'
waukee-Irving " State ; bank was an
nounced today by state bank examiners.
Simultaneously, It was'" announced by
State's Attorney : Robert K. Crowe that
Indictments asrairtst Seven of flclals cf
the bank would be a&ked of the grad
Kenworthy from, the . lineup resulted 1 feet- at Bull Run lake said- Henson.
in Sargent being placed at second base.
Sammy Hale- wist play third base.
It may be
sensational young
chance to plajt, a part . of the game, at
second base. -
Tom Turner," assistant manager ef the
Beavers, waa in charge or the team
during .the progress of the contest.
- wilt play: third base. Iw-i " "-a n!' -J -:
possible that Connolly, the QTJJ AOmitteCl 4 UV f
rounr Infielder. will ret al , r? J b ;-
U. S. Supreme Court
SEATTLE GAME POSTPONED
Seattle, April 18. TI. N. S.) On ac
count -of the non-arrival of the teams.
which are traveling, the firat -game of
the Vernon-Seattle series will be played
tomorrow. , -
Washfnaton, Apra 18.. fWASHIXO
TON BUREAU OF THr5 JQURN'AL.)
Upon Senator McXary'a motion, J.
Liljequlsh. Arthur . I, MouUon,' , Stale
Senator XV. W. Hanks and Assistant At
torney General Moore of. Oregon . were
admitted to practice. before, the United
States cuorem court today.:
Today s Games
? PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE ft
.Oakland at Portland, ,2 :ii o'clock,
.Sacramento : at: San Francisco, 2 :4 J
o'clock.' 'viv:.-. -" 'r- ' -"i . '. :
SaltLake at IoS Angeles, 2 o'clock.
'jVernoh' and SeatUe, 'not jilajlng," ac-
eount or travenng. : -.?. '. I ;
Boston at New York, game postponed;
wet grounds. : ; v -. ; ,- -, j -. , .
, Brooklyn -at Philadelphia,' game post
poned wet grounds. y - r : -? t '. f
:. Chicago at St.-LoulsKt;lS p tn.'"- :
; Pittsburg at .Cincinnati. 2 p. m.' "
f 'AMERICAN
At CleteW-- -" - "B.' H. E.
-' BaoenoKolp. Bajrne and SaaereM CoUiaa
IhU and KBun.k.r: ) .- v . '
at Boston ' , - n. n. av.
yw'Yoik ..i..;..oes oil 4il to i
tuwtrm :. ..-. .'.' M 1I 04 ,1V
' Batteriee Baah, Jena and Senas: avarc
Fereniwn, Veyeis and t'ualia, Baei. ' -7
MUlladelphla at Washington, a :iv p m.
, IetrOit at hC'xago. p. art. '. .
' : - - r
JdM3irBiirns- Ciase
-lectedtd Go to
c-: Jurors. Late sToday
, 'The case "of 'John U' Burns,' alleged
rcurdererf JaJncs Harrr IBuck) PhU
lips, will be in the hands of the Jory lata
this afternoon unless there- Is some ain-
looked- for delay.':. ,- -f ; J;' -."'j
y Deputy District Attorney' Mowry made
the first of the closing argument to
the 3ury Monday afternoon. V. C Lewie
and B. IF. -Mnlkey, - Burns attornea-a
talked' today, and Chief Deputy District
Attorney Hamraeraly will close for the
state thla'afternoonj . ' '.
"Mowry demanded' the- death penalty.
Ke set forth the- state's . theory that
Iturns and Dan Caser were robbirg a
toxcar In- Mock's bottom the night 'of
nae 14s when . Phljllpa.: and O-W... R. it
K. special agent, came upon-them. Ihil
tlps w as killed, Casey' ia already under
atntence to.b,hange4 for the murder. -
iJnited(W6r
; Grand- Lodge Meets
The. ;rand lodfje 'of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen opened its thirty
fourth; annual convention thij 'morning
in Pythian hallv No. 38. Yamhill slreeL
About 40 delf gates 1 from . all parts of
Ortgon were in attendance.- Th morn
ing; was riven; over to the arnoititmerit
of commUtees." ' Election of officers was
eet . for afternoon. ' I-es'.ie. K. Crouch,
grand" master, pressed. ,
':--:yyi-r--:-ry
Man of 24, Accused of Murder cf
Musician, Has Nothing to Say,
Although i Father; Hints He Is
Guilty; Body Is Still Missing.
Iasiedlately after a ssert eoafervar
at the peUee (tatlea between tbw- eUrr '
Heeker, tb eea, tke alteraey fer Hetktr
aad CkUf ef Pence JeakJat at 2 e'elotk
tkls aft rosea, th party haatlry raUraa
aa aatoaiekUe aad drere away,
'AUkeagh ttaUsteat was fortkrem
lag, It wai iis.4 that tke party was
startlag la search of tke kesy ef Praak
Bewker. . . .... - ' ,
At ;: Vclwck, a tttettaeat amift
f rest Alaaay I Ik Pertlaa efflee ef
tke Ualted Press stated , tkat a . bedy
tkeagst t be tkat ef Fraak Belr '
feaad la ta JewUk etnetery, Jat
east ef tewa. - - v
TLItH ih.m . .tmim.(.ntl.l .wf.
dence-woven about Rusaeit Heeker. 24-'
year-old alleged bootlegger, accused of
slaying Prank Bowker. muatctam. to get
possession of 21400 which .was Intended
for a payment on liquor, and hla con
fession, purported to have been made to
his fether. B. J. Heeker of Albany, Dep
uty District Attorney Mowry todsy filed
against the accused a charge of first
degree murder. ':' -" . ,
With the case assembled In ahnoet
complete form, from . the prosecution'
standpoint, Heeker. his attorney and his
father threw a baffling cloak In front of
th tragedy this afternoon. .The hiding
place of Bowker'a body was sail held a
secret in th minds of the elder and '
younger Heeker and possibly their at
torney. ;'.:;' - - -
- Heeker killed Bowker. according to the
charge, at a time between early Sunday
evening and dawn .Monday. - Dvldenc
against him Includes: ' -
A borrowed automobile, in which he
and ' Bowker left from. Broadway and
Etark street at 7 o'clock Sunday evening.
presumably for a liquor -cache. Blood
statna were fauna in the eutomobue after
Heeker had returned It at :0 Monday
morning, and also new rubber and felt
mats, which police believe Heeker placed
In tha car when ha threw away the o.d
ones, which may hav given evidence of
the killing. .
BLOODY PISTOt-t ; ' .'. '
An automatic pistol, having flecks of
blood on t, which waa found in Heck-
er"s -beionginga "-in hla : apartments at.
Sixth and Montgomery streets.
Statement ? of Nellie Lalnhart" that -
Heeker, muddy and disheveled, visited
her. at her heme early Monday morning
and asked her ta help him wash the dirt
from hla clothe. . . . ;
Police early this afternoon wer of the
opinion . that . Heeker. may ooa divulge
the .place where he concealed the body.
although so far in th Questioning he has
maintained a stoical allenc. ..
HECKER BELHCr QUIZZED f
He was under guisxing this afternoon.
Mlaa LAlnhart also was being ques
tioned. The alder Heeker, who. police
believe,' know where the body lien,
could , hot be found. " Neither- could .
Thomas. G. Ryan, attorney for Heeker.
: The accused man ai. imb In llVnav
Sunday night, and ' also . at , 2 o'clock
Monday morning, when be waa observed
taking gas at a local service slat Loo.
H registered at the Hotel Albany Mon
day morning at 2:20 o'clock, ordered a
roonr with bath, went to it, washed and
refreshed himself and left an hour after
registering, it was said at th hotel.
Whil there h wrote one or more let
ters, th hotel cksrk said. Heeker sig
nature on th hotel register la distinct
and unwavering. It exhibit no Indies- -Uon
of nervousness. - Hotel attaches said
nothing about him aroused, th least sua-
plcton, .'-''. .--- ' v .
The latest important evidence connect
ing Heeker with the crime waa given
today by D. C V. Robinson of the auto
supply firm of Robinson c Smith, Sixth
aad Madison streets. Robinson positive-,
ly identified Heeker in a line of prisoners
in th city jail as the man w no pur.
cjiased at his shop Monday morning the
mats which were found In th automo
bile. ;-. ....'. - ,-.,..:. ....
Three person are involved, in the
uut:j case cm umimnuiuai e viae nee
which was woven around Heeker before
hla confession Nellie Lainhart, sup
posedly Heeker s sweetheart, whom ha
visited a few botirs ' after the murder ;
Percy Johnson.. Chamber of Commerce
building, from .whom Heeker borrowed
the automobile In which the killing is
believed to have taken place or ia which
the. slayer" transported in body to lim
hiding place, and. Paul . Ei. Noble,' man
ager of th Liberty theatre, from whom
Keeker borrowed the rrlstol which was
found, spattered with blood. In Heek
er' suites e Monday night., '.?-'.''"
POLICE WEATE STOEY'
From these persons and from Albert
Bowker. the dead man's brother, and an
together the foliowingr narraUv of
Keeker's movements on the night of th
murder. . ; ' " ' .' - V
Heeker called at the Bowker fcom.
Ko. tit Ufford street, Saturday night.
Albert and Frank Bowker both wer
there. The three 'discussed a deal In
which It waa proposed . that Frank
Bowker would . pay $140 -for Several
cases of liquor which' Heeker said he
had cached in aa old automobile in a
bam near East 81d and Division streets.
. As the outcome of Heeker a call, the
three met by appointment at 7 -o'clock
Sunday evening at Broadway and Etark
street.' Heeker waa In the automobile
which earlier that day he had borrowed
from Johnson.; ' ' - ' ''
-Both Albert and Frank' ItowVer in.
tended going to the cache, but Heeker
demurred, suggesting that tnly Krar.tc
go with him In the automobile, and tt-at
Albert meet them St Kast JOl and and
Divton - streets at o'rlock. Thr
agreed. Albert watted at the dsitfi-itct
comer until 11 o'clock, then went home.
Next morning tMowiay), wvti his
brother fslled to appear, he nTir.ei
Wasmer. -his attorney, that Ft-"V hal
(Conclndtd oa Pa Tkree, CoUata f";")