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Fair; light to hivy frost la the
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Impracticability of Congress
and States Working in Con
junction Pointed Out by
Distillers.
CONFUSION PREDICTED
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Section One Held Not Self
Executing in Opinion
. Given by Counsel
CHICAGO, April 22. Practicabil
.Ity of enforcing the national prohi
biUoQ amendnsent by . "concurrent
power of conrress and the states was
questioned today aV a meeting c
the distillers committee. In charge
of the distilling industry's fight
agarat prohibiten. v
The point was raised In an opinion
submitted by Levy, Mayer,', counsel
for the committee, following reports
that referendum petition! had been
filed, were in process of flilnj or
were circulation in Ohio, - Missouri
California, Washington, Oregon; Ne
vada. Kew Ma iro. 3ra;ta, Cult
bo ma, Arkaneu. Colorado. Michigan,
and kalne.' ' VrV
(Continued on page 6)
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Students Strike Ends
in Twenty-four Hours
K FORT COLLINS, Colo.. April
22. A 2 4 -hour strike of the en
tire student body of the Color
ado "Agricultural college ended
tonight when the faculty asked
the student council to present
their grievances at chapel to
morrow and gaTe - assurances
that none of the students would
be disciplined for participating
in .today's walkout.
The strike resulted from dis
satisfaction over drill regula
tions nnder which 30 returned
soldiers were compelled to at
tend regular military drill pro
vided in the school -curriculum.
The student strike was called
today in sympathy with the re
turned soldiers.
POUCEtLOCATE
BOOZE IN TRUNK
Eight Bottles of Whiskey Se-
r cured in Baggage Ar
rest Expected
Seven pint; and one quart bottle
of a poor grade of whiskey was -confiscated
by the police last night when
a trunk which had been at the South
ern. Pacific depot for two days was
searched. The trunk came from San
Francisco. Chief of Police Varney
stated last night that an arrest. will
probably, be made in a day or two.
After getting trace of the whiskey
Chief Varney began a search of the
baggage in the depot and found the
liquor in the second trunk examined.
All of the bottles had been opened
and filled up tight against the cork
to prevent "gurgling'5,, the noise of
which would betrayed the contents
of the trunk. The bottlei were tied
44
Per Cent
Interest
Bearing.
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BOND BUYERS
PLENTIFUL I
EVERY STATE
First Reports on Victory Loan
Subscriptions Show $116,-1
077,900 Has Been Raised
Thus Far.
OREGON HAS NEARLY
HALF OF ITS QUOTA
Purchasers of Greatest Num
ber of Notes to Be Given
Air . Rides
WASH INGTON, April 2 2. First
rep-arts oa the Victory liberty loan
subscriptions compiled tonight by the
treasury showed $116,077,900 as the
incomplete figures for' five of the
twelve federal reserve districts, cov
ering sales only up to noon today.
This included only subscriptions sup
ported by initial payments.
The New York district reporteo
$62,900,000; Boston S31.623.000;
St. Louis $12,619,000; Cleveland $5.-
277.000, and Richmond $3,537,000.
Treasury officials today said thai
even with allowaacts Tor over op
timism the campaign apparently has
gathered more momentum, in the
past two days than is usual in that
short ime.
Although official figures are not
available, he Vnited States cruiser
Marblehead, which is making the
first leg of the Vctory journey from
San Francisco to New York, already
has cruised 300 miles 1st the hope
that $300,000,000 has been sub
scribed. The "vietory ship" is car
rying a "victory letter" from Mayor
Rolph of San Francisco to Mayor Hy-
laa of New York.
The way was opened today for ar
my aviators throughout the ' United
States to airplane rides fc persons
Purchasing the largest amount of
bonds or workers making selling rec
ords.
Air Rides Permitted.
The, division of military aeronau-
ftics of the war departmtent tele
graphed commanders of all flying
fields:
"This is your autnonty to give a
fight to the man or woman purchas-
ng the . greatest amount of bauds;
also to the man - or women selling
the greatest amount of bonds, when
ships are sent to various towns on
loan flights
Major O. M. Baldinger in charge
of Liberty loan flights for the war
department, explained that the order
meant one flight may be given daily
to the record puchaser and one
flight for the record salesman. A
passenger ia required to sign a doc
ument absolving the military author
itiea from responsibility in case of
accident.
Chairman Hurley of the United
States shipping board, today tele
graphed he following message to
shipyards engaged in governmevit
work;
Yards Going Strong.
"Reports are reaching Washington
of many yards making strong efforts
to go over tne top ror ine victory
loan this first week of the drive.
Please advise what amount your men i
expect to subscribe and the progress
the drive is making. We want to
announce from the capital the name
of the first shipyard to subscribe its
quota for this loan.
"Every workman who wants to
finish the patriotic Job he has work
ed It for two years will cinch victory
by subscribing now.
"The country knows It can depend
upon all snipyara workers.
"What yard will go over the top
first?"
In answer to inquiries the treasury
department today stated that the in
terest fa 4 Per cent note3 of the
victory liberty loan is exempt from
the income tax on corporations, as
well as from the normal federal in
come tax on individuals. .
Nearly Half Raised.
PORTLAND. Or.. April 22. Sub
scriptions or $10,409,140 to the Hfth
liberty (victory) loan were reported
from Oregon tonight, with a quota
of $26,747,550 to be met. The state
outside or Portland has already re
ported subscriptions ot $8,343,140.
out or its quota or $11,561,223 but
reports froml the city or Portland
show . a laggard interest, the total
being only $2,066,000 with a quota
of $14,786,323 to he attained.
California Oninty Lead.
SAN FRANCISCO. AprJI 22. Ma
dera county, California, nas won
first place among all th counties in
the United States in reaching its
quota in the victory liberty loan Is
sue, according to advices received
here tonight from Washington.
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WIXDS PREVENT FIGHT
ST. JHONS. N. F.. April 22. Con
flicting winds which metorologists
predicted would continue for at least
48 hours, held up again today the
plans of Harry G. Hawker, Captain
Frederick P. Raynham. his British
rival, to start their long deferred at
tempt to fly across the Atlantic.
Strikers Outwit
Street Car Men
and Reach Home
LIMERICK. April 22. -(By The
Associated Press) The entire town
of Limerick was set laughlne this
afternoon over the manner in which
the strikers who Monday were re
fused permission to enter the city
Ter the sarsfieid bridge, outwitted
hurlng match across the river.
The strikers boarded a train for
Limerick and when the station. was
reached, four persons left the cars
and tried to pass, the soldiers at the
gate. While the argument was pro
ceeding the other passengers who
5iirmfonrfled 'n, thf ra,n-
The guard was unable to halt them
anu soon an were notue.
LIBERTY BONDS
PAID FOR THIS
Early Ending of War Due in
Large Measure to Activ
ity on Ocean
Here are some reasons why you
hould buy Victory bonds. ' 4
Ore of the bz problems of the
ar that had to je financed ty the
sule of war bonds as the laving of
mines jf r. special type- to c'ose the
northern exit for German subma
rines. This line extended from the
Orkney inlands to he coast of Nor
way, a distance ofcZSO Kil-r and
with the dtpth of.the water !00 feet.
Manufacture of the? mines in a
short time was a tig undertaking.
There were 70.100 planted in the
North Sea Cabbage Patch" of which
a6,370 were of American manufact
ure. To tbis nrrrage more than any
other thing is attibuted .the early
ending of the war. Many subma
rines were lott trying to get through
this barrage. As the averag9 dain
aze estimated for a- submarine that
made a success f i' frit was $5-.0).-
((0 and i he total t-r of thr nx'.r"
operation waj flS.000.000, it J
mathematically Ct monstrated ' that
this effort was a ftying proposition.
The storr t bottlfna the linn sub
marines is clo4eut of the ho'.p rer-
dered bv iuvers of United States
tonds that nsde possible such a F.""
giam. .
REBE GENERAL
GOES TO DEATH
Al 1 MJ. t M.:
AlVdlM, licauc vi mjv The ambitions and rivalries or var
An;r.nvemmenr FnrttS Uous leaders are figuring largely In
Hindis m
Executed
VERA CRUZ. April 22. (By The
Assooiated Press General Francis
co Alvarex. of the anti-government
forces, was executed shortly before
midnight last night. He met death
at the hands of a firing squad with
the utmost bravery.
General Alvarex. of the anti-government
forces, was . sentenced to
death by a court martial ere Mon
day. Alvarex waa captured here last
Tuesday in the battle in which Gen
eral Aureliano Blanquet was killed.
Thousands of persons surrounded
the barracks when execution took
place. '
Alvarez had been sentenced to die
I n ho"r' bu,1 tb? tZXin'
tlon was "held up by order of the su-
preme court. The war department.
however, ordered compliance wltn
the sentence or the courts martial
and the prisoner was brought out to
face his executioners.
Two hours before the execution
the correspondent of The Associated
Press visited Alvarez in his cell. He
evinced no fear and declared he was
prepared to die.
"I consider the sentence of the mil
itary court illegal." said Alvarez, "as
ceased to be a soldir wben the
federal' army disbanded and I left
the country, ir I. were still a soldier
the court s sentence would have, been
just.
'I am ready to die without rear
because I know man is born eventu
ally to die. Many friends have vis
ited me In prison and their kind
words have helped nfe to face death
bravely. None of my old companions
of the federal army, nowever, have
come to see me."
Hundreds of Northwest
Soldiers on Way Home
ST. PAUL. Minn.. April 22. Four
hundreed Oregon and Washington
soldiers bound ror' Camp Iewls
stopped here several hours today to
tae a bath and swim at the Y. M. C.
A, The soldiers Include the Camp
Lewis detachment or the 363rd in
fantry and the 181st brigade head
quarters and two casual companies,
the 390th and the 41 1th. They left
late this afternoon.
PUMP FIKK KILLS MAX.
KELSO. Wash.. April 22. Earl
Barnes, son of State Senator Frank
Barnes of Silver Lake. Wash., was
burned to death today when his
clothing caught fire from the ex
haust of a gasoline pump he was
operating.
ITALY SHOWS
EVIDENCE OF
COMPROMISE
President Firm in View That
Jugoslavia Must Not Be
Bottled Up by Giving of
Frame.
ALLIES TAKE NEW HOPE
IN ITALIAN ATTITUDE
Suggestion Not Serious That
France and England Can
not Sign Treaty
PARIS. April 22. (Dy The Asso
ciated Press) There are indications
of weakening on the part of the Ital
ian delegation and a disposition to
withdraw their demands for the Dal
mation hinterland if permitted to
have the coast, the coastal watershed
and Fiume.
President Wilson Is InHexihle in
his position that Fiume shall not be
annexed to Italy, thus bottling up
Jugo-SIavia.
Although Premier Orlando will
probably not attend the meetings of
the council of four Immediately, the
inclination of the Italfans to com
promise is looked upon as encour
aging by the allies, who apparently
are hopeful that an agreement may
be reached by mutual concession.
The suggestion Is widely circulated
tonight in Parts that Great Britain
and France cannot sign a peace trea
ty with Germany If Italy refuses, be
cause, under the London agreement
o member of the entente Is to sign a
separate peace. The suggestion, how
ever, apparently has not had any
great effect on the negotiations, as
the delegates expressed the opinion
that no single nation can afford to
hinder a - peace conforming to the
provision of the armistice broadly
and that rights under secret treaties
will be lightly regarded by the peo
ples who are clamoring for a settle
ment of the world war. As the Unit
ed States U not a signatory of the
London agreement not to make a sep
arate peace, even the most serious
break in the conference would not
orevent her from making a peace
with Germany, but the American del
egates refuse to consider seriously
n n eventuality.
PARIS, April 22. (By The Asso-
elated Pressl The Italian situation
r mams uncnangea. acoramg io iu
authoritative announcement after the
meeting of the council of four today
The Italian premier. Vittorlo Or
lando, while not attending the ses
sion of the council, had a series of
nrivate conferences, and arranged a
meeting with Premier Lloyd George
with a view of seeking a plan of ad-
iustment.
One eompromi!e proposed to the
Italians, making provision for tWe
recognition to their claim to Fiume
in exchange for the abandonment of
their claim to the Dal m tion coast.
was rejected. .
PARIS. April 22. ( Havas The
Temps says that the new frontier be-
It ween Italy and Oerman-Ausirai ap-
parently has been definitely fixed as
Italy demanded it and as France and
Great Britain In IS 15 promised it
should be run. The frontier will be
drawn to the north of the Brenner
Pass in Tyrol.
The Brenner Pass Is the lowest of
all the passes that traverse the main
chain ot the Alps. It is the shortest
route between central Germany and
Italy.
4n I W XV
Alleged tUVOr tO I. V. Y.
m mm T .
May Cost Mayor Position
SIOUX CITY. Ia.. April 22. Ac
tion demanding the Immediate recall
of Mayor Wallace M. Short Wau
of his alleged friendly attitude to
ward the 1. W. W. was taken and the
necessary machinery to accomplish
that purpose was set in motion at a
meeting of 100 Sioux City residents
at a hotel here tonight.
LeadvUle Mine Strike
Settled hy Committee
LEADV1LLE. Colo., April 22.
The strike or 1.000 metal miners.
engineers and pump men which be
gan here Sunday because or disagree
ment between the men and the oper
ators over the amount or wage re.
duction. was settled tnnicht when the
miners comm.Ittee and the operators
agreed on a daily wag- or $4. -rep
resenting a reduction ot 50 cents.
PROHIBITION LOKKS.
WELLINGTON. N. Z.. April 22. via
Montreal The majority against pro.
hibition in the New Zealand pie
bescite is placed at 1,800 by official
returns.
Burglars Enter Depot j
of P. R. L & P. Company
ESTACADA. Or.. April 22
broke into the depot of the
Portland Railway. Light f e
Power company here last night
and seized money and valuables
aggregating about $150.. The?
escaped without leaving a clue.
Then men entered by break
ing a window in the station
building, blew open the little
sare containing the station
records and funds and annexed
all money and valuables. The
tlcet drawer was also searched
but nothing was taken from; it.
About 2 a. m, three shots
were heard by a local merchant
and a car was heard passing
through the streets at a rapid
rate, coming, apparently, from
the depot. The man hearing
the shots and the automobile,
hastened to the window could
discern nothing.
POSTAL VIRES
BEING SPIED ON
BY GOVERNMENT
Distribution of Official House I
r t t . i
urgan to leiegrapn Lm-
ployes Cut Off r
BURLESON GIVES ORDER
,
OoeratorS andf Others Arelind Foreign Minister Sonnino had
n i r JT I reied f-om their demand that the
Darrea irom criticizing
Federal Control
NEW YORK. April 22. Distribu
tion or -Poatal Telegraph.- the
house organ of the Postal Telegraph-
Cable company to employes of the
company through "regular ' chan
nels." has been ordered suspended
by Postmaster General Barleson. ac
cording to a statement tonight by
William J. Deegan. secretary of the I
Mackay companies.
Mr. Dan added that distribu
tion te the public of literature
shirk I t Mn.a n -1-
son's control" alio had been ordered
suspended aad that an emrloie who.
expressed any opinion ' against the
present control "must give a promise
to keep his mouth shut or face in-
atant dismlaal.a
VI r. bcfaa also declared that "a
system of postoffice espicaage has
been int.titnted oa our lines which
would do credit to the "Russian Bol-
shevikl
Employes," he declared, "are be-1
lag told by Burleson's representa
tives that they must not criticise any
act or Burleson or in any way ex
press their opinion of Burleson's con
trol. Any one expressing such pin-1
Ions is reported to the postofflce d
partment by Burleson s sple. Bvi
means of them threats an organized
reUra of terror has been Instituted
on the lines or the Fontal Telegraph
system and every effort Is being
made to shake the confidence of the
staff tnits belief that the company
eventually will have Its lines return
ed.
WEALTHY MAN
SHOT AT HOME
Onrille Billings, Tacoma, Dies
Accidentally on Eye
of Trial
TACOMA. Wash.. April 22. On
the eve of his trial on a criminal
charge in the superior court or IKng
county. Onrille Billings, reputed tj
be one of the wes.lthiet men of this
oil - - lln. - 4;.t
governor, accidentally shot and klll -
at his hom m this city.
tm T 1 1 1 n ... .-... I W Lt. I
familT and a few friends at a tihl
eating dinner when he fired the fa-
tal shot. He died In a f ew. minutes.
Members of the family declared that!
the shootine waa accidental.
Billings was one of the best known!
men in the state. For years he had
been prominent in its politics and
finance. He waa reputed to have
made an enormous fortune as presi
dent of the Pacific Building and
ix) an association from the manage
ment of which b was deposed a few
months ago.
iBiormiuon was nieo last aril :n
iving copnir cnarging mm witn a
statutory crime against a young girl,
employed a a domestic at his home
The trial was continued several time
but was to have bven started tomor
row.
Hearings on Jap Claims
Discontinued hy Council
. PARIS. April 22. (fly The Asso
ciated Pressl The council of four
decided today to discontinue its hear
ings on the Chinese and Japanese
claims to rights !n Shantung province
and agreed merely to terminate Ger
many's right to China in the peace
treaty, leaving the settlement ot the
respective rights of China and Japan
to the German concessions until a
later date.
GOVERNMENT
OF BUDAPEST
OVERTHROWN
Rioting and Pillaging Begins
in City Where Bela Ken's
Soviet Was Ruling Power;
Resume Fighting at Munich
PEACE SITUATION IS
STILL MUCH CONFUSED
Polish Troops and Bohherlki
Forces Fight on Rnssian
Front
PARIS. April 22. (Ry The Asso
ciated Pre as) Bela Kua's soviet
government has bee a overthrown at
Budapest, according to an official
ireje mnute receivea nere 10-
day. Rioting and pillaging is g)ing
on in the city.
Tuesday witnessed m action oh
the part of the Italian delegate to
the peace conference in Paris which
would Indicate that Premier Orlando
east coast of the Adriatic and Its
adjacent islands and the seaport of
Flume be given to Italy.
Nor was there visible any sirn on
the part or the British and French
premiers and President Wilson or
weakening In the stand they have
taken that Italy's prlc is too high.
Promises alleged to hare been made
to Ixly by France and Great Br.taln
in the London treaty are being hell
to !nnex!b!v by the Italians. The
Italians
did not attend Tuesday's
meeting of the Council of Fon-.
which put aside entirely the Italian
claims and discussed with Baron Ma
kino and Viscount Chinda or the
Japanese delegation the question vr
the fata of JUao-Chan.
Apparently thero la still much bit-"
tern e over ths Italian, coestioj.
One of the Italian delegates told the
Associated Frees it waa cons'dr4
nseleas ror thw Italians to take furth- -er
part la the conferences unless the
talliea were agreeable to grant! cg
Italy's request. One compromise haa
been suggested to the Italians, but
declined by thera. according to late
reports. Thta provided far recogni
tion of Italy's claim to Flame Is re
turn for the abandonment of her
ambitions to the Dalmatian coasL
Private conference between Pre
mier Orlando and members of the
council of four are said to have tak
en place and meeting with Mr.
Lloyd George has been arranged to
secure. If possible, an adjustment
of the controversy.
Considerable flchtinr has takes
place on the Russian front between
Polish troops and the BoUhevikL The
Poles have captured Vilna and tho
Important railway centers of Bar
anovle and Novogrodek to the south
of Vilna. Reports are to the ef
fect that near Lemberg the- Poles
have broken through the Ukrainian
front.
The soviet government of Re!
Kun In Hungary haa been over
thrown. Riot and pillage are said
to be in progress in BudaoMt.
Fierce righting la resorted to hav
been resumed in Munich, wher
Wurttemburr troops have started an
attack against the anviet forces nn
der cover or artillery fire.
Revolution In Turker has hn
followed by the setting up of a so
viet government, according tto re
ports received la Paris from Kiev-
Russia.
l bpe CIGX ConWUSSlOn to
Look Alter Hun Delegate
. April 22- (By Tre Aasso-
I c,lea t ress) The French govern-
rant PPo!nted a special military
I commission to look after the Ger
ma P delegates while in France.
The commission Is headed by Lien-
tenant Colonel Hardey. with a staff
of two majors, three captains and
two lieutenants. They will meet the
German delegates at the frontier and
remain with them during their stay
at Versailles. s
n rt t t m r r
rcruvians noma Keter
Disputes to Big League
BUENOS -AIRES. April .22. The
Peruvian delegates to the Pan-American
labor congress, which will
convene here next Satnrday. an
nounce that they will endeavor to
have the cogfess declare In favor f
submitting all American questions to
the league or nations, especially the
Tacna and Arica dispute.
RANK CLERKS MAY STIUKF
BUENOS AIRES. April 22 The
Bank Employes union a ill pre-nt
to the bankers certain demands this
week, which. If not granted. nia re
sult in a strike. Thirty-nine banks
in Buenos Aires and the interior are
a.i iet:icu-
1