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tin; Oregon state ubrak. CIRCULATION The "Weather OREGON: Tonight and Tuesday fair except rain . northtwest portion. Local: ! Rainfall, " .01; southerly wind; cloudy; maximum, T5; minimum, 43; river, four feut and falling. ; ,btr Audit Bureau of Circulation. !(9brAlut.l Press-Full leased .FOURTH YEAR NO. 103. hnRTY ISIKE COGNITION B STRICT Asians Must Guarantee Compensation To For eignersfor Losses; New Leader In Conference. , May l. y Associated -, The work of completing allied propo.lH to Russia were jned today, w" f tore rapid headway tlian bere- JkeMlfew duyg have brought . ..iiience a more harmonious 1,11 between the British and (nth delegations, and confl- Britlitt and French views can . inuited. I Barihou wishes to nee me noli in """1 shape 'before Itflm (or hla talk with Premier jjiiirB and now piuns 10 start j Paris nut before tomorrow While nothing has been offl sllr communicated to the Rus- ,M it to the progress of the t tbey have been able to keep miliar with what already has a decided by the .powers, ,gh publication of the details Genoa. The Impression obtains at Quiet unofficial conferences ,i taking place between the al- ,j delegates and soviet leaders. Afreet on One Point, The British delegation's draft ,! :be Kusalan agreement resem h the French druft In one not- ,M roped the recommendation ji the courts of arbitration to Mil the disputed questions on ilili ibould be appointed by the i.jrme court ot tne unueu ;UI, Tte British druft concerning uieb'i says that the soviet and iter governments will agree d ipeclflc sums shall cover all iliilil flnanclul liabilities of France had expressed Mm to make concessions her general position that all tr debts should be recogmrecl ni Mr. Lloyd-Cleorge, said today il he wai greatly pleased with . attitude M. Uarthou was mail- :ioj, Insist on Compensation. Ilw Brltlah unift relating to ,i'ite property requires the sov- ,; to recognize the general prin t's laid down In the Cannes Klutloni with regard to prop- "r rights. In cuhcs in which the wow owner Is unable to re i possession of the rights as Ji4 prevlounly, he shall be "'i the option of resinning use ' Hi properties in Russia on !a not less favorable than un 5 previous rights or shall be qtiiated tho nmount to be flx !IJ n arbitral tribunal. ' ; Compensation for demands to Wy shall bo uaid according i th principles of International ' New Leader Rises. tW figure a Hindu out nn the kll!iie of the conference. He Is '"father Lulgl sturzo, leader ; IM Italian Catholic party, ana 'taws, despite the fact that he VofflciRl etundlng in the 'Continued on page two) NISO F TRACK TARENAlViED nu of the Marion coun- Thi h.i, oo track meet, to be held """Hand field oh May 20, imouaced today through Km... .of the 'unty superin . 81 Ot school... "it a!h 1 . feni. i v "ul"-"a a graoe Uti..? l counl' Partici J there will also be base t between the chanipton- of the two divisions. m Include the fol- ;:(:!l,fi,fa dash- 100-yard dash, W IT' one rall relay Wis , ""'h team') one mt . race, pole high I '0 Hieh tnn,n low hur- jump, and ' -Ii 8WI"n game ,"lan,e at 10:30. U lb. ,7, bp8in ' 1 o'clock will the The r-lk'et" Kanenid Visits Manerud. for- h fc.... Mt ' rlvers basebaU alar of iia , vl 'egon, was a Wad ,',or ln Salem todav. i B0W '"gaged in , - t-iigeue, 1 !lrocon. returned War In Ghina Result Of Personal Issues Government Rotten SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1922. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NRW3 STANDS' FIVE CENTS The bloody battles being fought today near Peking, .China, are conflicts of military officers high in command. They are little pri vate parties of Chang Tso Lin and Wu Pel Fu, generals who seek to further their own interest, and the Chinese people are not Interested, according to J. C. Clark, of Shanghai, an authority on Oriental problems, who ad dressed Salem bnsiness"men at the' Commercial club this noon. , "The- men who mnkfl up . the armies," Mr. Clark . alned, "are given their food i3 a month some months & offi cers pay them notb 3 f except when they find It ab i?,ely nec essary. There Is no 1 S r pay no monthly payroll, ' . Chinese soldiers don't real); ect to re ceive money at glv 2 tervals." Soldiers Bof' Off The Chinese fl ? so called Is, Mr. Clark, explained, a man who probably would be starving to death if he weren't a soldier. He is not Interested in the out come of the battle ln which he is a participant. Frequently, Mr. Clark said, soldiers are bought off by the' enemy on the eve of an im portant engagement. "Chinese consider their govern ment a necessary evil," Mr. Clark said, "and it Is certain that the government has done very little for the people. If the government went to pieces today the renult wouldn't affect 90 per cent of the people." ' ' ' Pin Faith on America He added, "China's trouble to day lies, in Its rotten political leadership. The Chinese have waited for 20 centuries for a real leadership and it has never ap peared." America stands far higher with the Chinese than does any ottitr nation, Mr. Clark said. China, he said, entered the world war simp ly because the United States did. Good will toward the Yankee . is manifested everywhere in China, Mr. Clark said. - Money values in China change dally. "You find it necessary to read the papers each- morning to determine what you're worth," Mr. Clark said. He exhibited a score of Chinese coins represent ing various amounts . of 'money. The exchange problem is one of the greatest faced by the Orien atls today, he said. In Japan, Mr. Clark said, Blos som days, similar to those observ ed in Salem, are held,. On these oc casions, . he said, the Japanese Journey afoot far Into the country to see the trees ln bloom. Cherry blossoms are almost worshipped by the Japanese, he said. STOCKYARDS AND PACKERS ACT iS DECLARED VALID Washington, May 1.' The pack- era and Btockyards act of l i was declared constitutional today by the supreme court. The court in disposing of cases brought by James E. Burton and others representing Chicago trad ers and Stafford Brothers, in, be half ot the Chicago commission merchants, declared that commis sion merchants, traded and dealers who buy and sell livestock after Its arrival at Chicago stockyards are engaged -in interstate com merce. Chief Justice Taft in holding federal control of the stockyards of the country as directed In the packers and stockyards act to De constitutional declared the yaras constituted a channel through which Interstate shipments of live stock flowed and further were great national public utilities. Justice McRaynotds aissemru without delivering an opinion ano Justice O'Day did not participate. air f.uir pPtTTsiiicioe Salt Lake City.' Utah, May 1. The body of T. O. (Top) Paine, 30, pilot In the Salt Lake division o the aerial mall service, who died late yesterday of a self inflicted gunshot wound will ne i'Jipp Everett. Wash., his iormer ouu.o. for burUl, according to announce mnt today. Paine "s mother and father reside in Everett. The fiver shot himself Saturday ni'ght with a revolver as the out come of a family quarrel, police investigation developed. Goo.1 citlifcshlp .demands rare with fir. nay fair put yor fires out. . TIDE OF BATTLE : ROtLS CLOSER TO WALLS OF PEKING Peking, May 1. (By A.ssoct ated Press.) The battle for the possession of Peking was still continuing today1 wlththe ad vantage apparently going to the forces of General Wun Pel Fu, driving toward tne capital from the south. Martial law prevails in the city. . V , Advices from the center of the fighting, 12 miles southwest of the city, were that General Wu was forcing the soldiers of Gen eral Chang Tso-Lin from Chang Sin Tien, and the tide of battle was rolling eastward toward the southern walls of Peking. Heavy gunfire broke out to the east of Chang Sin Tien at 9 o'clock last night, continuing intermittently all night. Artillery firing In the sector south of Peking became more, in tense toward mldaight and a small part of General Chang Tso Lin army retreated toward the southwest walls of Peking, Gen eral Wu Pei-Fu 's ' forces appeared to be developing their flanking movement on Chang's ' right wing, while, the latter 's troops were defending the Marco Polo bridge across the Hun Tiver com manding the approach to Peking. . Artillery Active ' . , Observers reported that Chang had seven batteries of three guns each, firing simultaneously, with trenches over the hills along the river 600 yards . apart. General Wu has gone from Pao Ting Fu, his headquarters to Liuliho to take charge of the drive on Pek ing. . His forces are using shrap nel and machine guns. Liuliho is on the Peking Hankow railway about 35 miles south of Peking and 2u miles south ot Chang Sin Tiem7on which General Chang Tso-Lln's right wing rests. Assassination Attempted London, Mai 1. (By Associated-Press.) An attempt to as sassinate General Wu Pel Fu, leader ot the central Chinese forces, was made last Saturday, says a Peking dispatch to the Evening News today which said the report had not been con firmed. The general was slight ly wounded and his - assailant captured and executed, the dis patch said. '' COMPTON AND LEWIS v GUESTS AT BANQUET L. H. Compton, retiring warden ot the state prison here, James Lewis, the new warden, B. C Hal ley, who becomes the new deputy warden, and Roy Kendall, princi pal keeper, were guests of honor let a farewell and reception at the prison Sunday night. Percy var ney, state parole officer, presided as toastmaster over a program which included a bagpipe solo by George Graham of Portland, dis trict attorney tor Multnomah county, vocal solos by Miss Bertha Alwitt ot Portland and short ad dresses by Ira Martin ot Portland and Don Upjohn of Salem, mem bers of the stat parole board. Compton who will leave Tuesday for Seattle to assume the man agement ot the Hamilton Narcotic institute, was presented with a beautiful gold watch by the offi cials of the prison and the con victs as a token of the esteem in which hew as held at the insti tution. -1 BUSINESS MEN URGED TO ATTEND CHERBGO Salem business men were urged t0 attend the Cherrlngo, to be held at the armory on May 4. 6 and 6, that the Salem hospital building tund may as a result grow larger, by Carl Abm. who made a short talk at ths Salem Commercial club luncheon this noon. . , IW Every cent reanzeu i ,he hospital fund The cause orth one ana is y" support." Mr. Abrams said. rry.. rhrrinRO. conauciea uuu" the direction ot Cooke Fatten is o have many worth-while fea ures and you wi.l enjoy yours, r It is up to you business men to List in making the thow-success." to is a your FLOOD GROWS EVERY MINUTE THRESHED OUT falls city folk Survey of Havoc Done by Rushing Water Shows Thousands Homeless and Danger Increasing. New Orleans, La., May 1. (By Associated Press.) The lower Mississippi valley today surveyed the havoc of the most disastrous flood in- history while continuing its brave battle against the con stantly Increasing volume of on rushing waters, -v . Scattered throughout the terri tory between Memphis, Tenn., and the Mississippi, delta, and reach ing at some points far back into non-levee ground on both sides of the river, thousands are homeless, food less and suffering from ex posure, and untold numbers are suffering economic devastation as their energies go entirely to the fight against 'the rising - water level.' ' . " . - Eefueees Without Food. Fifteen hundred refugees en camped at Harrisonburg, La., are reported to be pratcically without food, owing to Interruption of rail traffic. There the situation is made more actute by the steady arrival of homeless. Levee engineer and thousands of workers are preparing against fanother rise, expected within a few. days. Meanwhile the prob lem of sheltering' and feeding refugees was increasing seriously. Thousands of volunteers . con tinued a search tot- marooned fam ilies. Many residents ln the Black river section are 75 miles from dry land, and the tact that iheycan be reached only with launches ad smallboats present a serious problem to the rescue workers. It is estimated that ten thousand persons in this district must be cared for. A Red Cross station has been established: Shortage'of tents and other shel ter presents a difficulty. At Rhinehart, La., it is hoped to care for at least 6000 refugees. - There was reported to be a seri ous food shortage in Issaquena county, where a large area has been under water for six weeks and in the district around Yazoo City, Miss. .,'.' , Senatorst Inspect' Area. Memphis, Tenn., May 1. In spection by a congressional dele gation of flood conditions along the Mississippi river began today with the arrival of ten members of the house .and two members ot the senate to board the Mississippi river commission steamer Missis sippi, for a tour of the flood dis tricts from Memphis to the gulf. The delegation includes Sena tors Ransdell, Louisiana, and Mc Kinley, Illinois, and Representa tives Barbour ot Colorado and Garner of Texas. , CRAWFORD OUT OF FLAX ASSOCIATION The resignation of Robert W. Crawford, plant manager forthe Willamette Valley Flax. & Hemp Growers Cooperative association, was accepted Saturday night at a meeting of the organization, ac cording to A. C. Bohrnstedt, sec retary, this morning. Mr. Bohrnstedt .would assign no reason for Mr. Crawford's res ignation, stating that it was due to business reasons. Crawford was formerly" manager of the pen itentiary state flax plant. PEMBERTON IS ELECTED : HEAD OF MINISTERS ASS'N Election of officers of the Salem Ministerial association took place at its regular weekly meeting this morning ln the Y. M. C. A. Rev. H. F. Pemberton, pastor ot the Jason Lee M. B. church was elect ed president; Rev. J. J. Evans, vice-pretsident; Rev. R. L. Put nam, secretary-treasurer. The pro gram committee as apopinted this morning is composed of Rev. W. W Long, Rev. W. T. Milliken and Thomas Acheson. The association unanimously endorsed the clean-up and civic beautiful movement which was presented by Fred Jobleman and which hps received the endorse ment of other organixations of the city. Funds were voted to the extent of 19 for the relief of starviu. Russians. OF RECALL TO BE Regularity of - Petitions Will Be Decided by . Local" Court Attorney General Asserts. . The regularity of the recall pe titions filed with . Secretary of State Kozer and directed against Public .Service Commissioners Fred A. Williams and Fred G. Buchtel, will 1e tried out on the merits of the two petitions ln , the circuit court here. ' This, was made plain here this morning when "Attorney General Van Winkle stated that he was now preparing answers to the two complaints filed by John H. Car son, district attorney for Marion county and Roscoe P. Hurst, Port land attorney, representing the Law and Order league of Port land, alleging fraud, misrepresen tation and other irregularities in securfng the names which com pose the two petitions. 'Denies Filing Made In his answer the attorney gen eral stated he would take issue with Carson and Hurst on the contention that the act of "de positing" the petitions with the secretary of state's office, here on April 19 constituted the formal "filing" ot these documents. , In the complaint It is 'pointed out that the Buchtel petition on that date lacked 1500 names of a num ber sufficient to place his name on the recall ballot. A general dtonial on "informa tion and belief" will also be en tered to the allegations ot fraud and misrepresentation in order to bring "the issue squarely before the court on its merits. The com plaints allege that in the case of both petitions many ot the names were secured through forgery and misrepresentation, that oth ers are entirely elligible and that the large majority of the names were secured to the petitions so long ago as to make .them worth less and a violation of the spirit of the recall latw. Early Action Assured It is expeeted that the answer will be ready this afternoon or Tuesday morning. At the time the court denied the petition for a writ of injunction to forestall the" calling of the recall election Saturday afternoon both Judges Bingham and Kelly signified their readiness to expedite litiga tion over the recall petitions as much as possible so as to avoid unnecessary 'delays should the is sue be presented to them in any manner. Secretary of State Kozer stat ed this morning that he , would probably issue the formal call for the recall election this afternoon. LONGSHOREMEN ORDERED TO STOP All PICKETING Portland, Or., May 1. A tem porary restraining order directed against' officers of the grievance committee of the longshoremen's union was issued todary by Circuit Judge Tucker, barring picketing in the longshoremen's strike and placing all violence In contempt of court. The order was issued on application of the Water front em ployers union. A hearing to de termine whether the order shall be made . permanent was set for Friday morning. Mayor George L. Baker today appointed a committee to investi gate both sides of. the strike of longshoremen which began a week ago yesterday ' as protest, against! an open shop announce ment and a cut In wages. KLAMATirFArLriLlS REJECT BOARD'S PLAN San Francisco, May 1. Lumber operators of the Klamath Falls region announced today unani mous rejection ot the recommenda tion by the Oregon state board of conciliation for an eight hour day. nine hour basis at an early date, it Operations will be resumed on a was stated. AFFILIATED BAMS OF FORT E3AS6 ARE CLOSED Fort Bragg. Cal., May 1. The First National bank or Fort Bragg r.Tid it3 affiliated institution, the First Bank of Savings, failed to open for business today. There is a reported shortage of $170,000 in the funds of th First Bank of Sav ings. ' Both Institutions occupy he same banking room. One Did Ten Months; Other Served 5 Days; Booze, Morals, Issues President Harding is asked to pardon Mrs., Alma Louise. Wurtz barger, confessed slayer of her husband, Andrew Wurtzbarger, in a letter addressed to him by 46 residents of Falls City. While living in Falls City An drew Wurtzbarger was ' "brutal " to his .wife and was "dishonest" and ' 'immoral " the ltMer declares, and it adds that "from trust worthy reports we believe Mrs. Alma L. Wurtzbarger. suffered mental and physical tortures and was consumed by - fear and that she was driven tQ-defend her own life and that of her children by killing him." Further,' the letter states that Mrs. Wurtzbarger Is an entire stranger to ub, but we feel that there' has been a sad miscarriage of justice" and that the president "would be performing a humane act to an unfortunate woman by extending executive clemency." Andrw Wurtzbarger was mur dered on the night of September 4, 1921, at the Chemawa Indian school. His head was beaten In with a heavy hammer. Those residents of Falls City signing the letter were: J. J. Sammonds, Wm. Anderson, Thos. G. Allen, Wallace Brown. Mrs. Grace Brown, E. P. BrownJonduct of the above nameH de- El. S. Rich,. N. A. Lunde, Dina Mc- Murphy, Louise Chappell, Mrs. H. P. Borgert, Geo. M. Tlce, T. D. Hol- lowell, Glen D. Furgson, C. ' R. Cochran, H. P. Bogert, W. O. Mc Koron, C. A. Hunter. W. E. Gard ner, Fred Zuver, J. L-. Hunter, Dale Gottfried, W. B.McKoron, M. A. Montgomery, Emma John son, D. J. Grant, Gordon D. Treat, Mrs. Lola M. Hubbard. W. D. Ban croft, D. D. Bell, D. M. Chaffee, M. A. Pugh, Mrs. J. J. Sammonds, J. D. Moyer, Mrs. Jessie Moyer, C. O. Mathelos, F. M. HaTris, J. R. Moyer, Mrs, Mary C. Moyer, Mrs. Maud McKown, H. Wagner, A. F. Courier, C. T. Ellison, A. B. Hub bard, C. E. McPherson, W M. Ban croft.-' - WILLIAMS WIL L CONTEST RECALL " Fred G. Williams, chairman of the public service commission, will not resign to escape the recall which has been invoked against him but will "remain on the job" until his successor has been elect ed and qualified. Neither will he foresake the duties ot bis office and the clamorings of a badly con gested docket to make a campaign in his defense . against the pros pect of a recall. 'Williams makes his position plain ln a lettei- to Secretary of State Kozer in reply to the official notice ot the filing of the recall petitions. "Inasmuch as i . have recently announced my intention to retire at the end of my present term it seems too bad that the taxpayers of Oregon should be called upon at this time for this expense of prob ably many of the citizens are not conversant with, the situation," Williams' letter read. "What ever might be my personal prefer ence as to the course of action I cannot in good -conscience, without an expression from a majority of the electorate, do other than re main on the job until my successor is elected and has qualified." SUPREME COURT HOLDS OKLAHOMA CLAIM VOID Washington, May 1. The su preme court today declined to de cide at this time what constitutes the south bank of the Red river an Issue in the controversy be tween Texas and Oklahoma in volving rich oil lands bat in an opinion delivered by Justice Van DeVenter declared the claim of Oklahoma to the ed of the river was not well founded. The court held that the ripar ian rights of the claimants hold ing as Indian allottees, extended only to the middle of the river and not to the south bank, but that the south half of the river belong ed to the United States. This con clusion as to federal ownership, Justice- VanDeVanter was bind ing upon all claimants. : Two men Peter Sustar, - of Scotts Mills, and Mike Whitney, of Portland are out of Salem jails today. A fact on which there hangs a tale of justice. Sustar, charged with having in his possession two quarts of liquor, was released this morning after he had served 10 months in the Marion county jail and had paid a fine of $208. -Whitney, an alleged moral per vert charged with indecent ex posure, whose 10-day sentence was to have expired this afternoon, was released five days ago "pend ing good behavior,'-' after he had paid a fine of $50, it was learned this TjSorning. . : Six Months $500 '., v Sustar, a rancher, was arrested last June. Arraigned before Coun ty Judge W. M. Bushey, he pleaded guilty. Sustar, who had a bottle of liquor in his possession, was sentencedTo serve six months in jail and to pay a fine of $500. He declared later that he had been promised a light sentence If he would admit possession. . ' ' ' Whitney, a Portlander about 40 years of age, was arrested by the police 10 days ago. ) He was taken into custody after a little Salem girl, badly frightened, had com plained to her mother of his ac tions. Whitney, who before Po lice Judge Earl Race refused to deny that his actions were as charged, was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and to serve 10 days. Alleged Pervert Released On April 26, however five days later Whitney's sentence was suspended. A notation on the police court record of that day ex plains that "owing to the-good fendant and his having business in Portland, It is ordered by the court that the balance of sentence be suspended .during good behavior. " Peter Sustar and Mike Whitney are free . men today a fact on which there hangs a tale of justice. BALLOT TITLE PREPARED FOB SINGLE HOUSE BILL The ballot title for the propos ed constitutional amendment which is being initiated by the People's Power league of Oregon, has been prepared by Attorney General VanWlnkle and is now ready for circulation for signa tures for a place on the Novem ber ballot. Under the short title the pro posed amendment will go before the voters as the "state govern ment reorganization and propor tionate occupational representa tion amendment." Its purpose as set forth by the attorney general is "to reorganize state govern ment, vesting chief control in a legislature of only one house, elected in proportion to register ed voterB occupations without po litical designation; representa tives to elect governor from their own members with power to recall him; district attorneys, sheriffs and other peace officers subject to governor's orders for law en forcement; any representative au thorized to question state officers in legislature during session; rep resentatives elected by first, sec ond and other choices by propor-, tional representation method of single transferable vote; board creaetd to make laws governing first election ot representatives." MAN FINED $250 HERE FOR POSSESSING BOOZE A fine of $250 or 125 days in the Marion county jail was the sentence meted out today to Earn est Reynold of Talbot by Judge G. E. Unruh of the Justice court. Reynolds, arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Walter Barber, was charged with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor. Today Reynolds had not raised any money toward the payment of his fine and he was held ln Jail. FEDERAl ROAD AID BILL IS APPROVED BY HOUSE Washington, May 1. By a vote of 239 to SI the house today passed tfre Dunn bill' authorizing an appropriation of $66,000,000 for road building for the year be ginning next July 1 and $75,000, 000 for the year thereafter. EAMK ft'ESSEHGER BOBBED Oakland, Cal., May 1. Six armed automobile bandits held up a messenger for the Central Bank of Oakland, in a residence district today and robbed him cf $12,000, which be was taking ln a machine to a branch of the bank. BIG OIL TANK VESSEL LOST; CREW LANDED Steamer Whittier Goes Aground on California Coast; Salvage Held T Be Impossible. San Francisco, May 1. The tanker Whittier of the Union Oil company which went on the rocks at a point ten miles south of Point Arena last " night, is a total loss the company was advised by wire less. The steamer's cargo of 10, 000 barrels of oil was lost also. . The crew of 26 got off safely In the small boats and will arrive in San Francisco tomorrow, the com- pany was advised. ; , The : vessel's side and bottom were ripped so badly by the rocks that she settled to such an extent that salvage is impossible. ; . , - Bound for Eureka. No details as to the exact cause of the Whittier wreck were re ceived by the company up to 9 a. m. The Whittier was carrying the oil cargo from Port. San Luis to Eureka when sV- struck. It Is presumed that she was feeling hef way along ln a fog. The vessel was of the small draught type, built for the pur pose of entering shallow harbor. She drew but 16 feet. She was valued at $150,000 by the com pany and the oil cargo value was placed at $15,000. Both are fully insured. Cutter Jlaces to Rescue. In a race to save a crew of 15 men or more the coast guard cut ter-Shawnee was hurry early to day to the aid of the Whittier. The Whittier ' sent out S. O. & calls shortly after 2 o'clock this morning. Then she was silent. Wireless calls for help found the Shawnee about 70 miles from the position given by the Whit tier. It was said that the coast guard cutter coud not reach the reef for five or six hours. At day light no further word had come from the oil tanker. It was said the cutter was the only adjacent vessel that could get close enough to shore to be of assistance. The last message reported re ceived from the Whittier said: "On rocks. Operator ordered on deck.- Calm; no wind." DECLARE FLEET CORPORATION IS SUBJECT TO SUITS Washington, May 1. Tb emergency fleet corporation of the United States Shipping Board is not a governmental agency in the sense that it cannot be sued with out its consent, the supreme court today decided. The decision ofJhe court was considered highly important bv the government because of the number of cases pending before the corporation. The opinion was delivered in cases brought by the Sloan Shipyards corporation and -others of the state of Washington. and the Astoria Marine Iron Work ers of Oregon, contending the cor poration was private, and by the corporation - against Roger B. Wood, trustee in bankruptey of the Eastern Shore Shipbuilding corporation, on the ground that as government agency it was en titled to priority ln the distribu tion of the bankrupt's estate. The court reversed the first two cases, which had been decided by the lower courts in favor of the- government,-and affirmed the last case, which was-against the gov ernment. Chief Justice Taft de livered a dissenting opinion and stated that Justice Clark and Van DeVenter Joined. 34 MARRIAGE LICENSES ARE ISSUED IN APRIL The number of marriage licens es issued by the office of the county clerk during April far ex ceeds that of any previous month ot the year.-In January there. were 2S, February 20, March 24,.. and April 34. Tbe total number ot licenses is sued during the first quarter ot 121 was . thrr-rmax'a lfti . H Lumber goes up as forests burn down. Take time to exUncni.h your campfire. :'il un I 1 if i 1 f. I 1 Si 'III ' f) in! ! '! I 7 X