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i "" , - i -The Statesman-receives thov leased wire report or me as aoclated Press,. the greatest -TimWKATIIKK and most reliable press oclation in the. world. Fair; moderate northerly winds. ' i . .......... 8IXTV.MXTH YKAK- KALKM, OKKGOX, WKIXKSAY MOltXIXG, APRIL 2, llf PRICE FIVE CKATS mm CHICAGO WET BY THREE TO ONE BALLOT Drys Lose First Time Issue Is Up f o r ' Voter National Legislation Relied on to Make Adjustment WILLI AM H. THOMPSON IS RE-ELECTED MAYOR Political Struggle One of Most Exciting Ever lin Big Eastern City CHICAGO. April 1 Mayor William Hale Thompson. Republican, was re elected in one, of the most exciting political struggles the city ever wit tSnessed, the incomplete unofficial' re turns .late tonight indicating that his plurality would be in the neigh borhood of 15,000. His nearest 'op ponent was Robert M. Sweitzer, dem ocrat, county clerk, whom the mayor defeated four "years" ago by a plurali ty of more thanjl47.00O. - ; Much of , the big vote which the mayor received .four years ago but -lost today,' went to State Attorney Maclay Hoyne, a Democrat, who ran as an Independent by petition. . -: -X The mayo.r's triumph was the sub feet of a noisy celebration tonight . by his followers. There were six candidates who ran for mayor. - The . vote ' was ; about 700,000 out of a registered vote of nearry 800.000. v' . . 'Liquor People Win The city voted "wet" by a sweep ing majority, the first time the ques tion has been voted on In Chicago. The liquor adherents made a cam- palgn based on the slogan, "let con gress hear your protests" and the vote was three , to. one or better in favor of the. saloons. ;The dry Chi cago federation- made no concerted campaign, relying on national legislation.- The :,wet" nJ "dry' ques tion went on the ballot by order of the state supreme court, which found that the "dry" petition bad been kept off .the ballot Illegally at , the preceding election. ' . ' " . One alderman from each of the - . 35 wards was elected. The ma'yo made his campaign on (Continued on page 2) 5 Suitiog Specials-- these are strictly all wool of ayeryfine quality aid are excellent materials for. separate skirts. Suitings; Poplins in heavy black and white, green and white, blue and white stripes. iThey are 56 inches wide and were selling at $2.25 a yard, now . ... . .$1-85 White hair line Suitirf Serges, lines are green and tan, 46 inches wide, regular prices $2,25 a yard, ' now ..... .......... 1 . .$1.85 These are truly bargains. ft'U Completelirveof THOMSON'S "GLOVE-HITTING CORSETS K1 Suiting Series Serge Suits take first place in the fashion sjiow this Spring. We just wish to call attention to our wonderful line ot serges delivered to us by the Jamestown Woolen Mills, a name worth mentioning because it means so much to the wearer of sergts. They are unbeatable qualities and of very even finish, 56 inches wide in all dark shades of blue, at yard $2.60 to 4.75 'Even better values in blacks. Also Poplins in black, blues, browns and greens, 48 inches wide, reasonably priced. ' Pounds of Soap Eaten ' in Vain by Convicted v Captain von Rintelen NEWARK, N. J., April 1 . At a time when his j fellow . countrymen would have , ex changed a field piece for a cake of castile; Captain von Rinte len," convicted German, plotter, with an aversion for the Atlanta penitentiary, was blowing soap bubbles into the Newark jail, in an effort to convince exam ining physicians he was suffer ing from tuberculosis. This became ' known today, when officials of the jail as serted the ex-German naval of ficer had "borrowed" all soap - by the pound, had emitted from his lips a foam which for a time puzzled tile doctors. But the unpalatable meal was eaten in vain, for, still spouting bubbles, von Rintelen: was shipped south.. ' - KOREAN STREET GARS TIED UP .- I r f- ." . .- j Incendiary Fires Are Built in 'Seoul Mission Superin tendent Mistreated v - - - - t SEOUL." Korea!. Friday. March 28. (By the Associated Press) Half the employes of the., street railway system in Seoul have gone on strike. There have been a huniber of incen diary fires in the city. The superintendent of the Oriental mission, the headquarters of which is in Chicago, in a statement issued today said that he had been "arrested and maltreated, being ''' beaten "and kicked. Later he was released 'and the police' apologized. 5 T jc ' ;7 TOKIO Friday, March 28. (Br The Associited Pressl The Yomluri Shimbun, in Its editorial of today, condemns the military rule in Korea -declaring that It is increasing the ill reeling or the Koreans, ine news paper urges the substitution of a civ il administration. MRS HOAG ELECTED . BOSTON, April l.rThe Christian Science' board of directors tonight announced the election of: Mrs. Ella E. Hoag of Toledo, Ohio, as asso ciate editor of the Christian Science Journal, the Christian Science Sea- tine!. Der Herold der Christian Sci ence and Le Heraut de Chrtatian Science. She succeeds " Mrt. Annie, M. Knott, who tesiened to become a. member of the board of directors. Three Salem Heroes on Board Returned Vessel NEW YORK, April 1 Among the heroes of the 363rd infantry aboard the Kentuckian who wore decora tions for gallantry was Sergeant Al bert C. Pressly of Salem. Ore. . Hs was awarded the distinguished ser vice cross for .capturing-single hand ed a German machine gun and twen ty prisoners, . Among the returning officers were Captains Cloyd Ranch and Manton D. Armstrong, botbbf Salem. Ore,, and Captain J. S. Ran kin of Newbu:g, Ore. MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY OUT OF U.S. CONTROL Proclamation Signed by Wil son Removes Power of Food Administration NO UNFAIR PRACTISES Mandatory Features of Lever Act -Remain in Force; Profiteering Banned WASHINGTON. April 1 The meat packing industry which has been under, federal license since October 1917, was released today from food administration control by proclamation signed by President Wilson-, In Tiiris. Under the proclamation "all. per sons, rirms, corporations, or asso ciations engaged in Importing, man ufacturing, Including packing, stor ing redistributing fresh, canned or curedbeef, pork, mutton or lard." ate released from license by the food administration. ", Stockyards which were placed un der license under another proclama tion signed in September, 1918, and ate administered by the agricultural department, remain .under the con. trol of that department. Regulations under these ' licenses have no con cern with prices and only hare to do with physical phases of the industry. r ood administration officials ex plained that the administration had never exercised any control over thd yards. . . . .' i '.' The . president's action regarding the packers, officials said, releases the industry from supervision of ev ery kind exercised by the food ad ministration.' including restrictions on margins of profit. These profits, it was said, were limited to nine per cent on total annual business and about two per cent on the turnover on. meats. It was pointed out, however, that the mandatory features of the Lever act, under which the industry was controlled, prohibiting unfair prac tices, hoarding and profiteering re main in force, but nnder the author ity of federal courts. Prosecutions for violations of this. act. it was said. wlll.be made by United States dis trict attorneys through regular pro cedure. . '' ' While the only Information con cernlng the proclamation was trans mitted to the food administration, jn a brief cablegram from Herbert Hoc, ver. aivine no details nor the text. officials here said the action proba bly was taken as the result of the re cent discontinuance of the allied pro visions exnortS r commission and of meat purchase for alied account. ' The ony tontro over food commod ities eft to the food administration is on cottonseed and cottonseed pro ducts, sugar, wheat and its products. which come under the supervision o ihn foori administration s grain cor poration In New York. ; ' KINDIG DENIES LAW VIOLATED Revocation of Rathbun's Pardon Defended by For - mer State Official DES MOINES. la., April 1. : James W. Kindig." former assistant state attorney-general, testifying late today in the Iowa house judiciary committee's investigation of tho Rathbun pardon- case, emphatically denied that the law had been vio lated In coanecUon with the revoca troii of the pardon. Previous witnesses have testified that .the county grand jury, which Investigated the pardon, had. voted Indictments against Ratnbun's fath er and broher, and bis attorney. George Clark, but that these were not returned when Rathbun agreed I to ser aside the, pardon ana go 10 prison for life for criminal assaun. . When Representative Clark of linn county asked KIndig whether he believed a wrong lyid been done when young Rathbua was permitted to go to i the penitentiary for life while his attorney was allowed t to go free, the witness replied: . "I know he had attacked this girl in :a most outrageous " Inanner; I know he attacked ' several other vminv eirls whn were ashamed t3 iDMir in court and tell their story, I know he was 'guilty of larceny. aad that he belonged in the peniten tlary and that's where we put blm.' GLASS SAYS I BE CARRIED OUT 1 Secretary of Treasury Confi dent in Financial Condition of Country and Ability;, to Back Bonds. ' ! DECLINE IN LIBERTY ! ISSUES NO HINDRANCE Stopping of Depreciation in Market Price by Congress Held Unsafe WASHINGTON. Anril l.oLfi. dence-in 'the financial nnditinn r the country aad its abilitr tn finnf he forthcoming victory liberty loan was expressed today, by Secretary Glass In replying to the Bmrepstimi of Senator Calder of New York that a special session of congress should De canea to stop depreciation In the market price of liberty bonds. ! ' Far from agreeing that the Wi!n In outstanding bonds might iejna-H- Ize the popular camnaie.i tnr nin tation of the ' Victory issue Ithia month, thereby, tieing up credits by forcing the banka to take the new bonds. Mr. Glass declared that ho was assured the treasury's efforts to solve the financial problems of the country would have the support of " a united and vtctoriou Depreciation in bonds, he said, has K v . . . . ...... v?vu me , resun or artificial igmi ma ne knew of no one who did nnt Deiieve that all liberty bonds wnnirf sell above par before matnrttv ; i nere is today no insufficiency of credit for the need of mv nacif nl enterprise, nor insufficiency of cold 10 support our credit structure M Sec- rexary uiass aeciared. Letter - Echoes Fight. Echoes of the political fight which ocnpied the closing hours of eon Kress. were contained in tne secre tary, reply which was In the form of a letter to the New . York Star la which he quoted a speech bv Sen ator Calder on the victory liberty oona diii m which the senator de ciared that he saw no reason "why we -should not feel certain of the future. Mr, Glass said there bad been no adverse criticisms since the bill was passed, which would make necesary a special session as Mr. Gait der advocated. , .., -: "Already commerce and lndustiy begin to show signs of the renewed life which must follow the removal of the restraints and interferences which war made necesary," the sec retary said. "The war Is won.'. Our present na tional debt oMese than S25.000.000.- 000 and our ultimate debt after all war bjlls are paid, which ought not in any event to exceed $S0,000,000, 000 against which .we shall hold some $10,000,000,000, of obligations of foreign governments. Is the -barest fraction of our national resources. The relation of our Mebt to our pop ulation and resources is small in deed compared to -ttarLof any of the great countries of Europe. - Exchange at iSrenilnm.' "The discontinuance of ' govern ment interference with the foreign exchanges. made possible by the cea-i satio'a. of hostilities has denronstrat od tbe true position of dollar ex change, which not only Is at a pre mium In relation to the currencies of all the European countries which were engaged In the war, but bas now: aproached par of actually reach ed a premium -with respect to the currencies 'of European neutrals, "Our reserve, the smallest-.' in amount In the world, the greatest ta relation to circulation and deposit In any of the countries whW were en eared in the war. wss on Marc n 28. 51.9 per cent or the com blned ifcital reserve note and de rjoRit liabilities of the; federal re serve banks. This compares most favorably with a combined, reserve of 49.8 per cent on November 1918, just before the armistice. Xo Foreign Debt. 8 "The government's expeaditures, which shortly ffter the i armistice Mmh(1 a. maximum in .'excess of $29,000,000,000 inmonth., should after 'theawar bills have been paid, shrink quickly back to. siy. $2,000. 060.000 a year, in addition; to the interest and sinking find charges on the public debt. This debt in volves merely a payment by the tax payers to the taxpayers for we are fortuaate above all the great, coun tries of the world in having prac tically no foreign debt. t "The liquidation which bas taken place In the liberty bonds since the armistice ii traceable to other Causes than the Interest rate and tent of the bonds. Foremost of these causes is the fact that many patriotic Amer ican?. Individuals ' and companies, subscribe for bonds In a spirit of patriotic ferver Induced by the war. In ' excess' of their ability to hold. The over-soldr condition of -the mar ket for liberty' bonds thus created was accentuated by the reaction fol lowing the armistice. J. which made many feel they were? released from (Continued on pace 2) LOAN CAN Humbert's Indictment ' Shows Lack of Honor PARIS. April 1. (Havas) The indictment of Senator Charles Hum bert was still being read today at the trial of the senator and three alleged accomplices on the charge of having had commerce with the en emy. Portions of the indictment read today concern the participation of Humbert and Captain Lad on x in the dealings which resulted Li the purchase of Le, Journal by Humbert. The facts adduced by - the govern ment tended to show that Humbert evinced a lack of acruptcs in the ne gotiations for the newspaper. MAYOR TRAVELS ACROSS COUNTRY TO GREET YETS James Rolpb in New York to Greet Battle Scarred 363d Infantry MANY ARE DECORATED 700 Comrades Are Burled in France Regiment Has 1700 Casualties NEW YORK. April 1. Fifteen hundred battle-scarred veterans of the 363rd Infantry, big strapping men who traveled more than six thousand miles from their homes aad friends in the far western states to fight with the armies of freedom on the soil of France'and Belgium, returned to what they described as "God's country"' today upon the transport Kentuckian. Mayor James Rolph of San Fran-J Cisco, accompanied by his wife, a committee from tbe Rocky Moun tain, club and delegations of west ern citlzeas, temporarily in the city, rode up the harbor with the local mayors welcoming committee to give the boys "royal western welcome' to the homeland. Nearly half of the regiment is composed of replacements. A total of 1.7Q0 men was Inscribed In the casualty list, but some have since returned to the command. Seven hundred men paid the supreme sac rifice and many of them now He "la Flanders fields where popples grow." The regiment, a part of the 91st di vision, made a wonde:fnl record in the Meuae-Argonne offensive last September and October and the arm istice found them chasing the 4Iuns ont of Belgium. Three men In the regiment return with the coveted congressional medal honor, several others. have the distinguished ser- -vice cross and French war crosses. which one private aserted "are as common as second-lieutenants." The men entrained tonight for Camp Merritt. N." J., where they will go through the "delonsing" process, ffayor Rolph declared that as soon as the entire regiment is home and has complied with the quarantine and sanitary arrangements, it wonjd be taken direct to San Francisco and entertained as guests of the city. Short leaves will be granted to the boys while at Camp Merritt and they will be ente'lalned here by western organisation. Colonel Harry La T. Cavanaugh. a Michigan man, cemmander of the 363rd said: "I doin't know whether they grow differently in California or not but I do know one thing: I never saw a lot of men who could take more punishment than tbey have. These men are the prize fighters of the world. They never say 'die." ONLY FOUR ARE FOUND MISSING 1 " f Shipyard . Officials Believe Collapse of Platform Did Not Kill Many BRISTOL, Pa.. ApiU 1. The knowa dead, the result of the col lapse of a platform at the launching of a cargo carrier at the Merchant shipyard yesterday, remained at four tonight., After an all-day search, no additional bodies were recovered and officials of the company raid they had no reasont to believe ttat more than four persons had been drowned Most of those on the platform whea it toppled over, throwing them into the Delaware river, were em ployes at the shipyard. " "We have looked up all the ab sentees," said Gecrg C. Thayer, gen eral manager of the Merchant Ship building company," and there Is nd one else missing." " Negro Sentenced to Term in Oregon Penitentiary PORTLAND, Ore., Ajril .4.- Wal ter Scott, colored, was sentenced to a term of 'from two to 10 years In the penitentiary by Judge Staple ton today on pleading guilty to man slaughter for killing Theodore Sykes colored, who as an uninterested by stander, intercepted a bullet from a weapon In Scott's hand In the course of an altercation between Scott aad, another negro. FRANCE WILL BE ALLOWED COAL FROM SARRE VALLEY AS PART OF German Officer Would - Tender , Congratulations NEW YORK- Anrll ' 1. DiVlsion headquarters here of the 77th divis ion, which wilt soon return from France; apnonnced today it had re ceived information that Lieutenant Heinrien Print, : the German officer whose troops opposed the famous Lost battalion" had. exoressed the hope be would "as soon as practica ble" come to the United States to congratulate personally Colonel Whittlesey, who had command of the "lost battalion." Lieutenant Print. it was stated, formerly was a Ger man Industrial corporation's repre sentative at Spokane, Wash. The Information ftrorunteered at the 77ths headquarters was received from Colonel C. O. Sherrill. former ly of the division's chief of staff and later with the army of occupation, and who -Is now in America. Colonel v Rherill met Lieutenant Prinz while at Coblenz. the state ment said, and the German officer told hint the cool courage of the Americans depressed the . Germans opposing the ""lost battalion." These Germans comprised a battalion of Germany's 76th division. PROJECTS TOTAL THREE MilONS . . r ' - Contracts on Great Paving Program to Be Let by Highway Commission ... -,. Contracts for the improvement of 149.45 miles of highway. Including 107.8 miles or paving, will be let by the state" highway commission at Its next meeting in Portland which will be held at the Multnomah county court bouse on April 15. Plans and specifications for the several projects are on file at room 1301 Yeon build ing,' Portland. The mileage of pav ing is the: largest' ever - let at one time and the estimated cost of tbe work is $3,000,000. The projects on which bids will be opened and con tracts let at the meeting are: , Baker county, grading and gravel ing. BakerMlddle Bridge Post road project. 18.7 miles In length. 78.- 000 cubic I yards excavation, 3.500 cubic yards gravel service. Columbia county, grading. Scap-, poose-Deer: Island. 14.2 miles in length. 70,000 cubic yards excava tion, i ' Columbia county, paving. Deer Island-Ranler, 20 miles In lengths Coos county, paving, Marshfield Coquille. 14 miles in length. Douglas county, paving. Oakland Yoncalla. 10.4 miles In length. , Douglas county, removal of slides. Myrtle Creek-Dillard, 30.000 cubic yards excavation. : Jackson county, paving. Central Point-Gold Hill., 8.9 miles in length. Josephine county, paving. Wolr Creek-Grave Creek. 4.9 miles . In length., I-; Josephine county, grading, .stage road pass-Wolf creek, 4.5 miles In length. 38.000 cubic yards excava tlon. . V Lane county, grading, Divide Douglas county line. 1.2 miles in length, 9,500 cuWc yards excavation. Marion county, paving. Jefferson north. 7 miles In length. ' ' Polk county, ; paving, , Wckreall MonmouthtlndependenccV 8.3 nles in length. f Tillamook' county, paving, Hemlock-Beaver, 5 miles in length . Yamhill county,, paving. McMinn-vllle-Sherldan, 8 miles In length. Yamhill and' Polk counties, paving Amity-Holmes ; gap crossing. 8. miles in length. ' Scout Executive Wants Adjust Home Troubles PORTLAND, Ore.. April 1. -J. E. Brockway, scout executive ot the Portland council of the Boy Scouts of America, announced itoday Itis candidacy for the office of judge of the newly created court of iomstlc relations. His announcement follow ed a resolutren adopted by the Port land social workers organization, last week, in which repf enentatlves of all local organications Interested In social welfare work urged -the ap pointment of Brockway. Judge. John H. Stevenron or H. H. Hirdman. Both Herdman and Judge Stevenson are reported to have declined to run. Dinner Hour Saves Men f from Death in Explosion BERMINGHAM. Ala., April 1. The corning and presj mills of the Dn Pont de Numera Powder Cora pany's plant at Boyles Gap. near here were destroyed today by an e plosion with damages - estimated at 320.000. All employes bad left the buildings for lunch a few minutes before the explosion and none were Injured. V " " REPARATION. Rhine Frontier Comes Up for ' Discussion by Council of Four Prospects Are More 1 HopefuL DEFINITE AMOUNTS OF MONEY NOT MENTIONED Financial -Settlements Will 1 Not Be Definitely Stated in the Treaty 1 PARIS, April 1. It was stated au thoritatively tonight aftei; the meet ing between President Wilson and the premiers that the prospects for accord were more hopeful. Distinct progress was made at the morning and afternoon session, par ticularly' regarding the Sarre valley. The indications are that the French wm coal from the Sarre valley, which will be charged against their shire in the reparation. There was some discussion of the advisability ' to leaving the eventful disposition of Sarre valley to a plebiscite. , The Franco-German frontier, which Is still the foremost subject rbefore Premiers Lloyd George, Clem- enceau and Orlando and President Wilson, Is being represented now from a new standpoint which offers some prospect of agreement.', The first plan was" to give France economic control of the Sarre coal fields so as to offset damages yt the , coal mines of northern Trance, was not to have political control over the large German 'population In the' Sarre valley which would remain with Germany. This proved pbpect ionable. and one of the chief causes ot the council of four's inaction. Tbe main objection was the divided con trol, by which France would be un able to operate the mines effectlTely. The new plan, therefore. leeks to. combine French economic and po litical authority for a temporary per iod nntil the productive capacity of the mines In northern France Is re- stored, industrial production revived and the prostration due to tbe war ended. It is-estimated that five -years will be required to restore the mines to normal. ) ' The proposal -was first advanced as concerning the Sarre region only, -but it is now regarded as equally applicable to the left bank of the Rhine as a posible basis 4 of agreement.- : - ... - A New Phafle Heard A new phase of the question of reparation by the council of ofur Is presented In a prosal to avoid stat ing in the treaty any specific total thus escaping controversy over the largeness or smallness of the amount. It Is said that this is pos- -sible by defining the character of the payments over a period of six years, without precisely defining what the total would reach, and eforts are be ing made to find a formula which -would express this Idea. It Is understood that the plan is considered advantageous chiefly for friendly countries where expectations have been aroused ot a total much larger than Is likely to be allowed. The Impression is gaining that a formula will be found covering rep aration without naming a figure, the suggestion being made of a com mission to determine the losses for the different countries. -. . Foch In Attendance Marshal Foch attended today's early session of the council ' before leaving for Spa to meet the German plenipotentiaries regarding., landing' of Polish troops at Danzig. The foreign ministers met today, and disapproved the proposal of George Nicoll Barnes, the British delegate, for a plenary meeting of the conference on Saturday. King Albert of Belgium, who ar rived today, "will probably see Pres ident Wilson regarding Belgian in terests. . ' . . Most ot the day council meeting was given over to the matter of the Rhine frontier and reparations, but the Question of the responsibility ot the former emporer and others for the war was touched on for je first tinie. The chief remaining details of the reparations question involve, the points whether French and British, pensions will be Included and vhe-, ther the ' specific amount demanded will be named lnT the treaty. - Indi cations from one source are that the total will amount to '-between $20, 000.000.6ti0 and S25.00O.000.000. ';: " Will Not Keep Ports ' An agreement on at least one point seems to have been reached in the peace conferene discussions, ac cording to the eTmps. Germany is not to be permitted to keep garri sons, fortifications, or war factories not only on the -left bank cf the Rhine but also along a strip, of at least 3 miles on the rght bank. 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