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Vessel Filling " Rapidly With
Water Despite Efforts of Grew;
Tugs Rushing: to the Rescue;
Cause of Mishap " Not Known.
Marshfteld, May Drifting near
JPort Orford in a dense fog, the motor
schooner Oimo ia rapidly filling with
(water, according to wireless reports from
the vasl, and will sink before many
hours .unless help arrives. i
Early reports that Captain Worth and
the crew had deserted the Oimo, based
on a wireless, message from the ship,
jv ere erroneous as- the 1$ men were still
fa-board this afternoon. They had
(launched small boats.' however,' pre-'
paratcry to leaving. j
The Port of Coos Bay tug Fearless
,and the Bandon and Coos Bay coast
'guard power boats are en route,' to aid
tne oimo. The latter is about 40 roues
south of Coos Bay. The Fearless was
held up at the Cooa ,Bay bar this morn
ing by the heavy tog.. . . j
, Early this afternoon the Oimo's wire
less operator reported 10 feet off water
Jin the Ozmo's holp and thathe boat was-
filling rapidly. He .eatd tne wireless
would be out of commission in a short
time. , j
N indication of the nature of the ac-
Icident hlch na caused the Oimo's
Expressed that the ship did .not strike
km Cape Bianco Ha early advices from
San Francisco reborted. . , ., -
.The ; wireless message reported that
the power pumps toad failed and ef
forts to keep ahead of the inomir;?
water by hand 'primps were futile:
BTOT i- MAMHPlEtD
The schooner was built in Marahfleld
in 1904 and wal , formerly Hugh Ho
gan. fc-Tie is owiijeff. it is said, by the
Northern Comroef-eial. company Of San
Francisco and used" In the Alaska fur
trade, r Reports hJkre say she was bound
north. ltRht- Tbei shlp.la MO: feet long.
The Ozmo 1s of 765 gross tons, (with a
speed of seven knots. Louis Sloes is
jprestdent of the gowning company and
Lout 81om Jr. .-i( vice preaident The
jOimo was eaptattfed by John Worth and
twas of two decks. . She wag operated by
j40-horsepower gals engines. ' ..V;-
About i .year-' go- vessel went
Jon the; south ..sptti at h mouth :f th
Slustaw xiver and wgs- believed; to be.K
total loss, but was pulledoff and re
paired. At that time the captain's wife
and sister"' were J passengers ' and they
were ' tied: i the! riggtag with pillows
about them as protective measures.. t
IE AYT-TOw BE ICIBTTbS CATTSE " ! :
of OZMO oorao. ox eockb
Ran Francisco. Mav ll.-r- U. PJ-rTh
lotoraihip Otmok bound from Sani Fran-
lmn tnr Parlftr! KnrthWilt DOrta. I struck
m. reef off Cape Blanco, on the Oregon
icoast during the night "i : ' ' 1 1 ' .
Radio advices (received -r at '.
hn. said the vessel had floated off the
'reef, ..but was leaking badly-and In a
kinking condition.! i i '
f The steamer Willamette was expected
to reach the vicinity of the disaster at
ay light and it was,, believed would pick
p the crew of the Oimo, ,
At 7:30 a. m. the vessel' agents here
were without any additional- advices
on the vessel arid it remained doubtful
to what was;, the situation of the
ew. it .was believed, nowever, mat
e absence of reports Indicated they
carried out Wielr plans to abandon
the ship. 1 1 ; : ;-
j , No word as - toe whether the Wlllam
ettp had been able to reach the scene
mnd give aid had been received. ( i
The Ozmo left San KranclSco Monday
n route to Seattle.
j Cape BlanchOv where the" mishap oc
curred. ia located on the- Southern
Oregon coast south of Coos Bay. 1 It has
.been the scene of many marine disas
ter'. .. - . I T
I While ho advices to that effect were
received. It wes'be'lieved heavy fog were
'responsible for 'the Oimo striking the
reel. .
Former Bank Head:,
."' nir a' 1 mi li
must io 10 xriai
Tacoma. Mav I 17. (IT. P. OU A
Larson, former nead.-of the defunct
Scandinavian-American bank,, miist go
to trial here Tuesday in superior? court
on a charge of illegally borrowing "funds
from the bank In the form of an over
draft. Motion? for a continuance filed
by Attorney Langhorne on the. ground
that Larson is riot physically able to
stand trial at this time, was denied to
day by Superior jjudge L. M. Clifford.
Larson at present; is in Berkeley,
. 1 i "
Lost Lake Frozen
Two Hikers Report
Hood Stiver, May 17. Forest
ganger
Walters and Fred Donnerberg oi
Sun-
day hiked Iir over the snow to Lost)
Lake,
They report that rive miles north
lake they ran Into two feet ot
which deepened to six feet on the
of the lake. The take la completel
ot the
snow.
shores
fros
three ea over, and is under 'a carpet of
feet Of snowv' Wifch a temperature
of
over 80 in the ahade, . the snow,
wait firm going in! the early m
became slushy in" rhe afternoon.!
which
mem
lng.
They
eUmate that it wUl b six
weeks
be-
fore the road to the. lake is fully
open.
Old Kentucky Feud
Breaks Out' Anew
Pine vllle, KyV May 17 L-
L- K
Riley -Ball 20, was-, blatantly killed.' four
men were woundedt two nerioualy. (today.
when members; of the Colson and Balf
families of Mtddlesboro, Xf, clashed in
the offices of Clerk Wilson of the) coun
ty courthouse. - The i.faniUieawre in
Fineville for the; arraignment of Clay
Colson for th murder of Ira Bait
eral months ago in Middlesboro, l which
bad been set for today. - -
Vote Result
To Be Sent
By 3 Radios
Through arrangements with Carl D.
Whitmore. 'division superintendent of
the Pacific Telephone Telegraph com
pany. The Journal wai give radio fans
of the Northwest a novelty in broad
casting, the "election returns Friday
night between and 10 o'clock.
J- Three radio stations, i the Northwest
Kadio Manufacturing company, Hallock
it Watson and Willard P. Haw ley jr..
will-be-operated as a single unit with
sJ central control ; In The Journal ; edi
torial rooms. A three-way connection
will be made by the telephone company
so that by speaking Into the transmitter
at The Journal the returns can je sent
from all three stations simultaneously.
Witt SATE THE
During . the intermissions between re
turns The Journal will 1 ave one of its
political writers explain the issues In
volved In the election and what the
probable results of the election will be.
'Thta arrangement of central control
for three stations' . In an innovation in
radio work. It was planned by Charles
Austin, C. H. Watson, C. D. Whitmore
and representatives of The Journal. By
its use time wilt be saved in transmit
ting, the returns to the various stations
and patrons of The Journal will get a
more comprehensive view of how the
vote is turning.
To insure cla ty the sets will be
tuned by the experts for the best pos
sible results. An experienced radio op
erator will be at The. Journal office to
talk into the transmitter.
RADIO CARRIES FAR
. a
f In connection with the broadcasting
of election returns O. R. Redfern. radio
inspector of the seventh district, has
asked amateur spark operators to re
frain from operation until after midnight
-Friday night.
r This morning a report was received
by Hallock A Watson that The Journal
news reports were heard In Imlay,
Nevada. This town la 140 miles east of
i Reno and the fact that the radio broke
over the mountain ranges lk regarded
as quite a featu The 'operator making
the report was I. A. iWiehej-' He said
the report came in with great clarity.
THE HAGUE PLAN
Genoa, May 17 (I. X. 3.) Unani
mous agreement hay been reaped by the
Genoa economic conference ' on the pro
posed Hague commission fori the soJnv
tioii of the problem of recognaion o
Russia and en the provision far a truce
to continue operative wntil this commis
sion has completed its deliberations, ac
cording to ah announcement, made
ahortly before 5 o'clock; tonight. -j,
I Genoa, May, I7.-(C":!n.' StV-Tne Rusi
Sian delegation , lit! th, economic confer
ence today, under, protest, accepted the
plan for two commissions to meet at The
fiague for detailed study of the Russian
problem. One commissfon will be mixed,
the ; other will be : composed of Russian
experts who will furnish all data re
quested. . The Russians moved a num
ber of amendments to Tne Hague plan,
f The political sub-commission held two
meetings today. The general feeling
jwaa much more, hopeful as .the. afternoon
session began.
George Tchltcherln,' head ojf the Rus
sian! delegation, today: told the political
sub-commission that Roumania and
Jugoslavia must disband their anti
Bolshevist, armies, otherwise) the pro
posed truce will be useless, i
BISCt&SIOTf LIVELY
The truce pact, which is to be signed
here, provides that there shall be no
aggressions during the? negotiations at
The Hague. '
The 'Chief, of the Russian (delegation
precipitated a lively discussion by proposing-
an amendment to the pact so as
to prevent attacks upon soviet territory
by bands of white or irregulaf and Bol
shevist forces. I
Tchltcherln pointed out that! the allied
plan for two commissions at The Hague,
one mixed, and the other Russian, devi
ates from the regular Genoa program.'
"Concerning the non-aggression pact,
Russia welcomes it. but in order to pro
tect the allied republics : (srrtall soviet
states. Including the Far Eastern repub
lic) Russia must assume that the draft
covers them, he said.
ESTERS PROTEST
Tchltcherln again protested against
the Dutch capital as the meeting place,
proposing- that Stockholm be- substi
tuted. , ',
Premier Lloyd George replied that the
advantages were all with The Hague.
He pointed out that it has central lo
cation and peace traditions I and that
the convenience for a majority of the
participating powers is essential.
Stillman iDivorce
1 Ended 3o Far as
I Testimony Counts
'Yonkers. Nj Y
.May 17. (L N. S.)
The divorce' eult
of James A, Stillman,
former New York banker, against Anne
LT. Stillman. closed today so far as tak
ing of testiaiony is concerned, when Mrs.
Stillman' a attorneys, at a conference
here which she attended, decided to
call no more witnesses.
"We're satisfied. amid John E. Mack,
guardian of Baby Guy Stillman, after
the conference. fThe case la closed."
Mr. Stillman had charged jthat Baby
Guy was not his ison.' i
Insurgents Score
First -Victory in
Battle on Tariff
ivr- f j . .. i ! -:1f
Washington. May; X7. (L X. a) Re
publican insurgents were able to score
their, first marked victory today in the
fight against the McCumber tariff bill
on the floor of the senate. i .
..Thr Insurgent,' backing the v IeBiO-
cratlo minority, fbrced Senator McCum
bcr Republican of North Dakota, to pass
ever th committee duty on barytle. ere.
so that th : senate ' finance J committee
c-ld take It under consideration again.
McCumber . indicated the ) committee
would reduce the opposed duty.. a s
RUSSIA ACCEPTS
TERRORISTS
AT CHICAGO
HURL threat:
Letters Foretelling Dire Calarrj
" ity Sent JudgeSfPrscf
Polrce aniNewsi3oieCT itpft
Applied to $500,000i Buiidihgl
Hi:
Chicago. May 17aiJX? SL--Red Irtei
and destruction are j foretold" in , doieni
of threatening letters; which si camf
through the mails today to high cltv
officials.' , the newspapers,!! th . polloet
prosecutors . and" the f.JiW: 0Th4: letf
ters. carrying ' defiance; a ijicapittlls
orderly society - and I the i Landis wag
award, are signed by such titles as fReal
Bombers" and 'The Burners of Chlckgcj.f
As an alternate to such terrorism,; the
letters dictated that the citizens repudi
ate the Landis award.'1! ; , iH'-H ! j' p
Chief of Police Charles CFitsrtioNi
and State's Attorney Robert E. .Crowe,
were among those receiving warning -let i
ters. The' communications generally Were
typewritten! and contained numerous t&iaf
spelled words. . ' , j ' t, : :S j, j,
"Brpi3ro off" nst Itflij ' ' ,
One' of the letters asserted that, a
"bumping off list had been made tip,
"The so-called convict-led labor orgknif
cations" are going "to descend with
something far more shocking - han
bumping off a few ,eops. ,,We have a
bumping off list made up. You ican
whistle it. There are others on it' be
sides cops. i f I
Another letter pours scorn "upon
attorney general's staff .declaring
lawyers cannot "compare In skill
brains .with ours.' , riMPi W t'
the,
the
and
A warning is given in stio there com
munication that the chief of police feed
not think the police are biggef than 'or-
ganized .labor- in. cme$ywfflw-4 ii-'p
Another letter said.: f-ls.'e8;jl ,riHi
"There la going - to be a great 'riigit
of 'terror, -bumthg of homes and' hoimb
ing. 'If the people stand byi: and . watch
the capitalists strangle . the I thousands
of producing people of this countryt'; i 1
' Chief Fit xmorr is Issued an order to
"shoot to kill" all suspects found iolterv
ing around buildings, erected undert the
Landis award who refuse ia iubtn jto
questioning. This aetion followed the
burning lt night of a 12-apartifieht
building by the -terrorists. 'j i i : s m
' Terroriata. who made good ;.fhjir
threst' to use the torch i Iti-i f the
jwarr OCicertalnt building trade union
against , the L a n t i a wage a wa r q
were., being; ' sought? ;f:!t4aftSby If'
police and every law enforcement ageftfy
In Chicago. One . of the most gigantic
drives against gunment : bombers,: lncen-
diarists and thugs in the history of the
city was under-'wmy's-Aji )f-;
This drive followed the 1 burning sast
night Of a J30O.0OO building in the course
of construction under the terms of the
Landis wage award. The fire was set
after vrarntnga had been given other res
idents of the neighborhood that the build
ing would be burned. The Landis award
was ; cursed openly by those who-.gave
the warnings. j; . : Lijj j. : U !-f
': Damage to the building, wbich was be
(Concluded on Pass jThre. Coloma Three)
HARDING IS EAGER
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY
tfi!:-:Wi)f
By Carl Smith I ; 5
' Journal ' Staff Comspoodent ' ' ! t! f
- Washington, May 17. (WASHINGTON-
BUREAU" OF THE JOURNAL.)-r4
The administration wants the ship sub
sidy bill passed, and wants it; with real
yearning, at the present . session of cop-
gress. . This is the interpretation given
to recent moves, the demand) for closing
of hearings, and conferences at the
White House with Republican members
of the two committees having the legis
lation in charge.
It!
Confronted as they ' are with a long;
battle over the tariff bill. ! which win
carry the session long' Into the summer,
the leaders do not sea much hope for
the ship subsidy bill, : which will also en
counter a hard fight. There will be the
usual talk of cloture In the .senate, no
doubt, and the usual failure to put any
substantial restriction upon debate. : i i): '
Those who are close to the "know
say that the president is j much con
cerned over the future of the merchant
marine, and he fears that the shipping
board organization may break If ; the
new bill -ia not passed. It : is reported
that Chairman Aibert D. XAsker and Na
number of the men Lasker brought with
him to the shipping board have threej-t
ened to quit unless the! new law is put
through, t J :"'. ilP-j lc iifr I :gt f'i'fi j
Their position Is said to be that they
are . engaged in their present work ; at
personal sacrifice, but have been will-,
Ing to go on so long'aa they could look
forward to the' subsidy 'law.'iwhieh they
say would create a market for the Bale
of ships and enable them ; to make a
start on the permanent lines which they
set out to accomplish, i They are: tired
of waiting around for things that doq't
happen. t ?rl.f'5pJrjiify fi-i j jill
Congress is less concerned; than j the
president In what happens i to Lasker
and the existing personnel of t the : ship
ping board. Lasker cannot be called
popular in congress, although there Is
no movement of direct hostility against
hlsp. - He la not a shipping man to -begin
with, and many feel that there are many
other competent executives : who would
(Coachwied oa PessTee. Cofcma! Tve)! 4'
Major Adams Heads
V;ffr
, ; Sons of devolution
r.'-X ,-'MB':itewal Bernetl' ' ' l
i Springfield,- Masa May i : 17. Major
Washington L L. Adam of Montclair,
N.' J Tuesday, was unanimously elected
prejstdeat-general of thei National Society
of ' Sorts of -the - American Re volution; in
the annual congress here. . He succeeds
I i uo'ge Wallace R.' McCamant of Fert-
jiijjd. Or . , . , : . i ; ;
DEMOCRATIC
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BALLOT FULL
FOR! ELECTION
SkU Is Cebplit
te Except
Two
They
Places and
It 1$ Believed
Will: Be
by Process of
Writing ihJ Candidates' Names.
! For the first time, in a Jongj time the
Democratic pllmary ballots is jjyll of
candidates on
tthe state and Multnomah
kith the exception jjf twy
county ticket.
offices on the state and: one q tha coun
ty; ballot, and 'these places are schjeduied
to; " ib : filled 4y .having . deflnite' 4es
Igt.ated candidates written in on ejection
uJJ i- j !
Heretofore, f
past,' there ha
r man primary elections
been a- paucity Of can-
didates on th
Democratic ticket, and
e general elections have
the ballot in
been i in part
writing in the
the exception.
illed by the expedient o
ames of candidate, with
of : course, ,- of i gubenia-
tfonal senatori
I' and congressional can-
d3dates But
is; - tint it Is different.
15 TB EE ST :
: Po far "as
CONTEST " v ;
ultnomah ' county is con-
cerned the chi
f interest on the LDemo-
era tie ; side of
tered around I
the battle, line is cen
e fight ! being waged for
the congressional nomination between
Elton Watklnl, i Robert A. Milleh and
Robert O. Duncan. I ' 1
i Watklns is generally recognized . as
one of the reost -active and militant
members of his party in the county. He
is a young man, a lawyer of recognized
ability and standing before the far of
the county and 'State. ! He has been a
leading figure (in Democratic, campaigns
during the pat. was an ardent Wilson
supporter and) is now chairman of the
Wilson Foundation Fund committee. He
M ia pasfc. president of the Jackson club,
was assistant United States Attorney,
was connected "with the eecret service i de
partment of the department of justice
during the war and Has throughout his
long residence here been generally- con-
(Cooclnded on Faae Two, CofaiaaOn!
PRIMARY FOR ONLY
REGISTERED VOTER
'Only registered Republicans and
Democrats will receive primary nomina
tion ballots at the polls. Friday, an
nounced James W. Glcason, " deputy
county clerk?' Itt charge of' the election,
today. No ballots have been prepared
for registered : Prohibitionists. Socialists
and independents," because - these -parties
failed to makei nominations. All voters,
however,, regardless of their parly af
filiations, will be entitled to the1 recall
ballots. 4 P j j
: Republican: land; - Democratic ;voters
WUl receive three ballots Friday the
pprty ballot. he Fred A. Williams re
eall ballot audi the Fred Q. Buchtel re
call ballot. jTwo recall ballots are
made necessary, because Williams is a
commissioner for the state at large and
Buchtel commissioner of the Western
district only.: j! ' l . ! . .:': '. . '
t j.ln spite of he large number oT can
didates In the j field this year.-the; nom
ination ballots are not as long as; many
Voters had: anticipated. Thia is: Caused
by! the shortness of the county -ticket.
Very few county officers will be ejected
Jlfts year, dud to the new law; (which
gives county officers a four year tMn.
CpAKG PHECI5CT ADEA , H
I Owing to the : Increased population of
Portland and the consequent grow th cf
miany of the precincts to over iOOj regis
tered voters, the county clerk's I office
during tha last few months has changed
many of the precinct boundaries aad.also
a?ded 13 new precincts. At the last
election, there) were 413 precincts in
Multnomah county. This election there
are 426 precincts, but' only. 425 ivoting
places the precincts at Palmer and
Bridal Veil having been corn billed -at
Bridal Veil for voting purposes. In the
changing of precinct boundaries j many
of the halt number precincts have been
eliminated and in other cses la few
blocks have been taken off one! over
crowded p reelect and added -to smother
nearby, where, the voting strength was
not so heavy. J In every case where a
ckange has been made, th voters af
fected by the change have been notified
by the clerk's ;of fice- by mail.
Ml CITT FttECIXCTS -
' it Ot the 428 j precincts in. Multfcvmah
county, S3 are iu' the country and 39 f
lit the city. The west, side - precinct
numbers are ifrom 1 to 98H, wjth the
exception of JLinnton. which is 317)4
and 318. The east side precinct; num
bers run from 99 to 298 Vi. There are S3
f (CenelndeJ on face 'Eighteen. Ctrimai One) -
it '
I
e Blossoms of
Hood sRivef atBest
Hood RiverlMay 17. With twto drfj'g
ofmldsummer? heat, the apple blossoms
are fast opening out and will be ait their
beat by Wednesday or Thursday !ln the
lower ' valley and by Sunday n the
middle and upper valleys. The Portland
Ad club, S00 strong, will arrive li Hood
RJver In the early morning of Sunday
and a big festival will b held lirvThe
Chautauqua croundj en hill at 13th
Street.
4-
Speciall-fitampWiU
j Honor jOregdh: Trail
it Iwaahlngtoal May 17- WASHING
TON' BUREAV OF THE JOt7RXAL-
The hou has passed the Slnnott bill
to authorize a special canceUatiom stamp
l for Oregon and Idaho postoftices adver-
tietng the okti Oregon Trail celebration
Hi ' 0 1 ' l'1
LAW TO STOP
HEARING
Direct? City Aitbrrrey
f) 0raw Up
31 Ordinance MaW hg l
. Unlawful
:H For; Persons to Appear ;on
Streets Withcsj-CovereoS
With j the indorsement f ihe City
council. ! Mayor . Baker today issued j in
structions to City Attornejy Frank S.
Grant to draw : u!p a drastfc ordinance,
stronger than the state la'v, forbidding
the wearing of masks on the streeU or
pubHc places.!: This, he said, d to
prevent any demonstrations iof (he cftar
acter attributed to the Ku Klux Klan in
other states to protect the public against
disorder either by klansmeni or others.
IThistitep was taken following the Is
suance i of temporary orders j by the
mayor through the chief of police Tues
day -night L that I- all i persona wearing
masks be arrested on dlserderly i con
duct charges. The temporary order de
veloped! after a conference -between the
chief and the. mayor in wkich tetter
was read from : klan officials calling
attention to the making f klan robes
and regalia by a local tailor for non
klansmen,. and intimating i that a dem
onstration of some kind might be ex
pected. : ' K -' ..-iV-. vj- :H,4 -.(.' L.-j.-.
SAjTSi CHIEF XSOW8' ! j: l ' . 1 f
Fred U. Gifford, exalted cyclops of the
Portland klan. authorized the statement
today, that his charges about a probable
demonstration by persons , other than
khtn&meri in the klan regalia applied
to ho organization or society. I Individ
uals, it was said, have j been having
klan robes made for some personal pur
pose. He said the chief of police knows
the , naftie of the tailor : making them
and probably also the individuals who
have ordered them. J ,
Gifford hinted In his letter at an al
leged schome to perpetrate some acts
in .keeping the charges against the or
ganisation i which recently? have been
published. i . ... v! i
Following is the text of Gifford's let'
lOlffi VJ . V. f: f I j - -.
" J - - .'May IS. 1922.
Hon.., George L. Baker,, mayor, city
of Portland. Or. - .;
Yoar i Excellency-. - AfW thorooghly
tCerelndad on ' PW gishtiea. Cohfaft Oae
AIhWicaIrBalkes4':,"
'TbiifinfjibS;'!"
JExamine Bedbiirces
J, , . f V fj i I
ISpedat Cable to Th Journal nd the CWcaao
f v I 'i. tCopjmcht, 1922;) f ' I
PaMs, May 17. Thirty American
bankers left- here today dn a 1 compre
hensive tour of France under the aus
pices of the' French ministry of public
works. They wish to gaim; an idea of
tie : investment resources of this coun
try.; It is said that several: members of
the I party i would welcome an oppor
tunity to float bonds "in I the United
States for French provincial cities be
cause the market for such paper Is good
at present. ! " j j .( I .' , - i .
Before their departure the- bankers
weire - received : hy the governor of the
Bank of France and other i govern
mental officials. They will1 visit the
Rheims battlefields and frpm; there will
go- to Nancy to - see what I progress has
been made i In the city's reconstruction.
Then In turn they will visit the Schnei
der steel - works at Creusot,! the 'mine
region about Bordeaux,- the silk ! Industry
In j Lyons and the waterpower works .In
the . Pyrenees. -, At each stopping point
they will be received by the prefect or
the mayor of the town. concerned.
Hourly Bus Service
Is to Be Run Erom
! Astoria to Seaside
Hourly mptor "truck service i will t: be
maintained over: the s. P. 8. railway
line between Astoria and! Seaside this
summer, beginning about June L ac
cording to announcement made today by
Wl F. Turner, president of the company.
The 8. P. A. S. system contracted for
the delivery of an automoWle i rail car
several months ago and shiptnent-of the
new car was made last wek.i It bag a
seating capacity of 38 people and a bag
gage compartment with drop seats which
will enable it to carry eve' more' than
Its maximum. . , -- j i '
" The hourly service. In addition to -the
regular steam service,: will Increase th
travel to the seashore resort jby rail in
the belief of traffic officials; j I ; j -
After several months trial,! the S. ,F.
eS. officials will decide whether oper
ation of other cars of this type will be
feasible and 'economical. ; This will be
the first effort to operate this type of
car in tha West. . ,1. ' f
1
BMng Costs $7ent , :
' iTTn Hn Pnrt.la.-nfl in
April, Eebort1 Says
Washington, May .'- lT-KUf P.Retail
food prices, advanced : one-tenth of one
per cent in April Over March,! tha labor
deoartment: estimated today, i In April
of: this year, nowever. retail Yood prices
were 9 per cent lower than ; the same
mCnth of 1911. : Prices in April -wero 42
per cent higher than la April' 1J1I. I -! ,
, The j-average family" expenditure dur
ing April over March was considerably
more than the food prices iiwdicate.; --
Figure for Si-cities include: the ifoU
lowing increases la April .per average
family: .' 't.-.. -1 - t J
i. Portland, Or' and - Seattle.' Waatu : 1
per : cent i Denver, Los Angeles. Omaha
and Salt Lake City, less than jftve-teaths
f X per cent-'i --- - ! i" - .
necreases iwtudet , '-. 4 1 , '; -! '" i
-, Sam Francisco, Milwaukee aad Buttej
less tiaa five-tenth f l ptt .cenLi,,; '
G IFFORD PJNCHOT. Progrryrrho wrturnecj all
V f forts of administt ation Republicans! to lef cat vhim in the;
Pcilvank'priina lycsteV
Republican "candiBite f ?r governor of die cysfpoe statej 'i; Fol
lowing closely on the defeat of Seatbrewl3
' v- ri-f - r !N"ff.'.;''.j ii,. ".:--r;. v. e itj ir ;l L-L' J .u."
in inaiana. it is ine secona recent
Olbrlch. ' candidate of the
Union" Pacific railway system;, will reign
for the remainder- of thefweek .as. queen
Of the 'Elks' golden Jtibllee the contest
for the? throne- having come to an " end
at noon, today. 1 . , i t P, , ,
ITr For j three -weeka. the:' contest has been
waglng!' -with - railways Companies and
corporations as the principal contenders
for - the"! honor electing-a -dueen for
the' carutvali " MiSa OlbiricK won th
Crown wltha,; total- vote of (S?,'31, while
Mabel Aune. candidate of the'.sl P. 8.,'
was : a Close- second with J-a t total - of . S.
104 vdtea, The thirdtj. winner.- iwaa
fieatrtpal Handsicker,' candidate of the?
tandard'OU cohfpany.1 with 2S.W34 votes
Rita; sBovn ton with : 19.845 .- votes : won
ffrourth position." '; '! fi-l . l '
!i! In. addition i to, receiving -tne ! honor
jueeu) Of the carnival Ifctlss plbrich won
kn 1 Oldsmobile automdblle f- Miss Aune
Won kit! Overland smtompbtie And Miss
Handsicker-the choice of k diamond ring
Or a trip- to San Francisco. 1, ' . -', :
Miss iprbrichi will V. crowned at The
Auditorium! Thursday night' -with appro
priate ceremonies. . :- .:j-f: - '. " j
ti Since!: the opening' of Ijhe . Jubilee en
iertainment r Monday pight Tk AudV
toriumhai 'been ithe:,mecca,i for large
crowds . Tuesday, night 1 the entertain
ment 1 drew rjtarger " numbers " f people
than job Monday. Reduftion ,haa 'been
made' in tricea nd'! baldonyt:eats :wil
sell for'vti 'cent wlthLtho entfre-lower
poor rervd at-60 cents, " ' '
fi-Tueay .v. afteruoo th-. .vaudeville
show . held sway " and ; tfiS -Will conUnua:
during t afternoons-f on th remainder
bf the- week, 1. Jn th . pageant ; each eve
hing th' same-dancif specialties are re
peated. J. The dances of'Alys Mae Brown
and .her 1 JOu-pupHe t aAd ! yot 'the young
women !iof 'the Multnomah clnb dancing
under tke directioarof Prof essoit M author
kre attrscjing special wttemioirL: - :i f
, Thutaday Blght.IayoT. Baker Hl take
Charge of, the coronation of -the .queenj
Arr"angetxenti have ibfeen'' completed for
Saturday nlght.-'when, there will .be- a,
big ira de- - aad V stKclal ! entertainment
for' visiting rkswbet plan .toj, be here
fortftho concjudujgv Seritertalnmenr. ' ; , .'!
'alt ' : t .1 V - ' J:i'll''.fci :" i ,"
4
! Gary and Otuer:Bii
J r - J, W A - . 1 ' r, 1 r' t 3
f! New tork. May IT. KL .K. S- Presi
dent Harding baa ' Invited AO i or 40 f
the- country's leading steel men to -drnner
at the White Hons Thursday- night, the:
Dow 'Jones-News Servioe;Fdclared-ito
dayl It Is .understood that Jtmoni , thou
latUed iX H fJarjr, : Jaaaeay A.-.Fmw
feU,.' iCharlef ? M.' Schwab. , Eugene ' p.
Grace, WUHara i EJ' Corey j j JobJi -A-- 'Toi
ping and J. I -Replpgle.' U 3 f T"4 1
"Waahlngtonj, May tltMt- N.) Pref
Went Hardiag haa invjted a -number Tpf
tho country leading kteel'i magn ate fa
a. dinner at th .Whites House- Thursday
night, it was learned at'.thelWhite House
today jf i , i - " t X f ss 1 1
V Plana for the dinner have Deen quiet
and it'was only after th ajinouhcement
bad been can-led on ? Kewj .Tork;. stock
tickers that th White iHouse would con4
firm .irJ Th guest lists was-withheld, as-
trerr all .other dtai;s. ij:t ll ,vJ -.t J
rjraipHiuiitifniinim a-.? - ; . -t yjJM l.i.i.iu, , .iii.li timw iii,J
E'&tw'--s:fe ? - ?.- ,i - --"-I.
li:ifl:V -A tt' ''Aftu"' " ' '' 4
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LAURAM. flLBRJCH :U. S. OPENiS GRAIN
' IS QUEEN OF ELKS : INSPECTION OFFICE
xaura ' m
diow loptans, 01 oiq tme icaaers.
'.The first office In i the 'United States
to :- !be'pened" -underj - the "previsions' -of
the, grain section - of ,4 the 'United States
warehouses act: W being crganifced In-the
new postof flee building under tthe direc-H
tlortof H. K.- Hoimaa Jr. of the United
State -department. of J agriculture - from!
Washington," D.--C. - " . 4 '!
t Portland' was' selected because of Its
Importance in relation' to. that sraia", In
dustry uf ram J the; kunflpointf of ware-
housea - Th Portland offtcei Will have!
chirgeef warehouse inpctien ot the
entire Nortbweat.-and wlll:ha,ve branch
offices -4n Spokane", iand sevfraf -.otheri
points' in lOregotiTand Washington1 -noti
yet-determined. .A., .fcRush wUl be -Id'
charge ,oi, the , office.,. w(th t,k number
of in working .under,' him. . 1 1, ,1. , j
'-i Purposed lfthe CiffJoe,' according to
Hodman, will be to. keep, check. on uth
wai-ehouse" licenses under" -thei United
States1 warehouse- act.' , -Acorps , of x
amlners- will -visit -the t warehouses -at
Irregurar Intervals, audit' the book an4j
examine the Warehoase to,.se how many
receipts are outstanding end to .check up
the stock. -f Ther are 22B licensed wr-tj
houses- In Oregon 'and LWaahlngtion, ; i
-4 The warehouaa actvwjsa passed .during
the war, but theretofore, all (Inspection;
has been .'done -from the tWnlaito. - Xi
C, office.' PortUnd ls th first t field
offlcr xo ' be established. - Ther iwill
probauly.b .three others throughout the
counxry, mmyw. nouiwui, .:j.si..r:ivr.-vlsi.iii ....
Levee; onlCbloradot; :
Eiver Br eaks ; Town
i
.TJndefFloddWaters
" P.(verslde. y CaL,? May I.-tKU-t- P.)
The -Colorado river has broken .through:
w Tweak? spot in. .tk levee -, at Housers
Bendt. autLv-tho , city, - of Ripley - today fa
under iTfqur feet -,of-. water... hlch baa
caused . damage . that, .will ! ,run. Into
rniUlona, ,aocordtpg. tof reports ;reachfna7
.Tb: new Hotel 'Ripley, bulltf at: a, cose
of over. $200,000, is in great danger.- tha
water having "cut'a" thannejr through,
the .city,'; and-ls, underrntningjthe. founn!
dation watU v of . the :, hotel i knd -other
buildings.!' '., -'.j-- -- M -,
1 It ",1a conservatively-, estimated that
fro"" J0.0OO to4.009 acres Of-; the finest
farming : land .. In.' the state-; Is i under;,
water. hMohof this- was- li crope-and
the , loss Jto tAncaermwtUi p ,peavy.. ,
$ i. -ii It I
Amend&erit vto,10hild
Labor, LawProposed
By? Member in ;Hoiise
'i "---' V :f , . i Jh
:Waahlugton,'May? 17. TJ;(i B.)-An4
other 'attempt "to: iv .congre' control
of Will 4 'labor' was mad today; when
Itepresentative -Fitigerald, ' Ohlo.i JntroJ
duced. c resotutiou -calling -fr-an amend-
ment to tlfe constitution, giving;-congress
thpdwtfr toregusat the employment of
chikSrem-under the gK of ltt I
Approval" "by ;two-thlrda of irtb matn-t
birrs of-the house and senate and threes
fourths-of th states la required to enact
th-amendments ' t- j. . , -. ;.- g
, .Fltsgerald believes his ' measure ; will
pass without difficulty. Mot of 'the
states. nave cnuu laDor laws ana are us
J sympathy 'jrtlh i feueral - regulatioa..'; i
PICtlOTI
1 uiruu vLiu iui
a .
0 Id ? Pen rote ; ; Political M ach i 1 3
"Is -Shattered ' bj Progressiva
Candidaik-Who:- defeats; Qh.
PhUadelphlav j.4 i jry? i7.On the
face of th -unofficial, returns. Gifford
Pinchot, ' Progreaslvel j and 4 former Bull
Mooser, haa -iron th "Republican noml-
natioa for governors 'E.'. Harry Baker
announced this afternoon at slat head
quarters, i . j',T; iSMj!4' : ' i-
"Unless Allegheny county is. able Uo
give : a ! betteif raajoiilty for JUter, f Ite-
pubUcart regular, than, all advices seem
to; Indicate, . there fi no., question tHat
Pinchot haa
carried
th atatt. Bakar
stated.
"Th i results In- Philadelphia and : in
edly contributed to th Pinchot victory,
which I am how prepared to concede."
said .Baker, r-- , ,Jj. -j U-, -:&.-,: , . s-. .
It the mlssin districts i contain Pin-
chci's . present rate of gain, the final
count will ahdw hlmito have been nomi
ne tea oy iwjw..;i: IP- 44:
This total waa net claimed
py Pinchot
supporters, however.! ; They
estimated a
I-..,'- 4-
10.000 margin. f -i - ;
Baker's concession; of th nomination
came on the! heela pf statements fii?m
Alter' state jheadquartersi her that he
would b nominated by ll,orK).
Telephon ' informationl from ' Pitta
burg, howevek-. convinced Baker that
Alter'a majority- la! Allegheny county
would' not b large j enough to offset
Ptnchot'a vot4 in the tcountry districts.
Baker was Informed hat tha Allegheny
county vot Would be 45,000 to 60.000 for
Alter. He ahd other organisation lead
ers 1 had counted on i 85,000 and retu rn s
early , today from other portions of the
State t Indicated that i It would be neces-
'tOoDdodad oa Ps IlghUea, Cehams Ooo)
- in in: iiiu i i ii ii 1 1
ss s twwsas ' s . s M s s s
its V -', i l -4-U .,--:--;..,.: :S
T The ; Waterfront Employers' union 'to
day swept the field, tfrom a legal stand
point, when -Jthe temporary restraining
order Issued against th striking long
shoremen by Circuit. 'Judge- Robert Tucker-was
- made permanent In a decision
handed downt by Circuit Judge O. R.
Bagleyj of s Mlllsbore, ; sitting in Mult
nomah 'county. , Judge Bagley at the
same - tlmt' held B. Forsberg . and J.
Backkuson, v jttrikerg, ! i In i: contempt 2 of
court, for threatening Walter S3.. Vouag
r, mi strikebreaker, I and sentenced them
to pay-160 fines or go to JalL. ': i
j Th decision cam at noon, after "the
morning had been taken up with a hear
ing: on whether or hot Judge Tucker's
temporary rtstrainlng 5 order against
picketing - and! violence should be made
permanent. v Judge iBagley heard the
irmrnnt and avidMice In tha contemnt
case against the two strikers Tuesday
afternoon; but reserved bis opinion until
after the- hearing today. bl ' . - f : (- .
' Judge Bagleyt at the close of the hear
Inr, stated to .Seneca Foirts. attorney for
the longshoremen, and Chrlss Bell, at
torney for thet employers, that he didn't
need any time ln which to think the mat
ter over." In some of; the provisions, if, he
instead of 'Judge- TucketH had prepared
the original restraining ofr-der, he, would
have been even more j severe than Judza
Tucker waa, be said. j FoUts filed an f
fldavit of -' prejudice ! . against Judre
IfTucker, maintaining f he would naturally
rayor the employer j; ror political rea
sons, and ) the ' case- was aaslgned' t
Judge Bagley, an upfstat jurlsC .
i. 'There is no necessity for an injur.e
tlon,T Foots declared In this argument,
miei longshoremen have offered to sob-
mlt their quarrel with the employers- to
the:1 state: .hoard of j conciliation - for a
settlement,- and they are ready, to abide
(Concluded est Pag Tvo. Column Three)'
; iTd. Nejjigiiro
J;.'lJew Tork,' May tj t'i br' S. For
eign i silver obl th: ilCewi Tork ' market
sold today around 72 !4 cent an ounce, a
new high -record fori th yean
Mi :.., - PACIFIC COAST; LEAVt .
' : Portland at Sacramento,-1 p. Jtu f
i SeatOe at 8alt Lak; i p. jm. j.
'.: Oakland at iLos.Ahge lea. 2 :4& p., m.
i: Vernon at (fin Franclaco, 2 -.45 -p. ttu
: ' f. '' . - SATIOKAL-... V ' "
At CineUinaU! ' ! i - 1 K. -'H. - F E.
railsdelphle i ,L . 000 OOO WOOJ 0 t 1
Cincinnati . . . . 01 oq oo t l I
, Hftterim Snmih. Vrlnteis and iUnlins; Uono
ha , sod Uarsnfii.. . J - ' '-.. -' -' -J&
Cktesse U "r-r. I j Is ; -v -y r. n, h. ) K.
Re .ten I-,,.'; 0l Ofll 1 jf
Chlnttv- .r. - . 000 5o0 lf - S 3
, . MawerWs Mciliualaa. i lsnn land Gowdj ;
JBS.aad OTsrsa'-.--4 :X'-
, New, Tork t Pittsburg. r gam off,
rain. - ,. '' i::i-T;.-; :-. J - - -
- Brooklyn at St.' Louis, clear, t :15 p. m.
If k " 'JtMBElCASTr
' :!At Mew Xerttt. f-'- - - It. H. j E.
(Vels4 . -'-' 00 000 1 i
Nw fork vai io oo :
; Itattartce L!hl, Iteefe td'Wsrdu "'und Sur.i-iMlir-
Bhswkty, . MnrTji and ttcbacg. -
iAt PfclladelplUfl 11 tnnlBss: - i R. K.
(tiicaso -. .... 00 WO IUII 0M O 1 M u
PbilsdelpW . . OOO OOliOOtt Ot - lu, i
HaWariss rtn?r aad BchaU : Meimsck n i
Perkuis. r . - ..:,--': - :-. '-- - - - :. ,
f-irAt 'Best: -i ''"'t 1 K. M. -" K .
st. iMMis ..,..'...- mo 2u s a
ItoJtM ' -- -. -.' eo -ooo 4 4 o
.Hattera Vaatiudcr and eeveraid; S-erruann.
KuueU aod KocL - ' . '- ..-
I retrolt at ' Washington,"-postpone J
rata. ! .- : . . . .. !
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EMPLOYERS
GamesiT6day
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