The Weather
Atiulimim jerilny....,...7fl
Minimum, today....,.,.
PredicaoD'e
IUilly Koiirli'cnlli Your.
I'oity-nliilli Your. ,
ALL GERMANY
SEETHINGWITH
RED VIOLENCE
Lobor Forces. Entire Country. 8trlk
Ino or Threatening to Strike Riots
and Bloodshed Everywhere Syn
dicalists Replace Suartloldes
Most Serious Crisis Since War.
1IKRM, April 1. (Vin Cnpon
linuan.) Almost' till llio labor forces
vt Germany .nro either Htrikintr or
threittoninir to Mlriko an n result of
uuitutiun bv independent ' socialist
nnd SpnrllcidoK wliu nro miocoedini;
in thoir effort lo iiithtra worker In
lltnllM llt,,C, utlllllu i.ll.ikutiiltln (1.1.
niund. ,
Tlio fiituntun evorvwhoro ia con
hidored HorioiiH. Suniriiinnrv ciiuiil-c
munis have occurred nt lCnstrou. in
Westphalia, according to tlio Tnue
blult. A procession of miner closed
with tlio public security uunrd unit
several wura killed mid wounded on
both HldOH. '- "
BKIIUN. April 2. (Vin Copenha
gen.) in a collision between (tink
er nnd government troop nt Stult-
irnrt Tuesday three pursotm were
killed nnd miinv other wounded. The
demonstrator wore .ovonltnillv dm
pewed nml order restored.
I.nlior lendnr ill Ktiittunrl have
aeolurvd u iroiiornl strike there
PARIS. April '2. A dispatch from
Zurich slates thnt in the riot ut
Frankfort on Mondov 11 wi-sons
wore killed nnd 23 wounded. Tho po
lice linve nmda dO nrrenl. i '
Jn tlio Huhr basin 11(1.0(1(1 nro on
mriko. J bore Itovo been not in
Wiirttemliurir. The Mutin wivs n nen
ami strike is on nl Merlin, bcini; ns
serious n tho ono rucctillv huld in
tlmt city. ' .y -., .,.:.
LONDON. April 2.-Iceribiiiir tlio
outlook in Ocrnnitiv, tho Derlin cor
rospondont of tho Mail hiivm the orl
la which is rniddlv npprnnchitii:
seems certain lo lie trriivor Ihnn eith
er tlur Jiinuilrv or Mnreh outbreaks.
"Ono of tho storm centers in lln
vnrin, especially Munich," he write.
"The situation in southern Germany
lm completely dimmed durinir tho
Inst three week. Thousands nf.poo
do, including iiiunv women, at lend
mil meetings nt which tiniidiillor
ntod llolshcvism is advocated nnd do
inuiidH nro miido for tho nbolition of
election of parliament. A political
Neetion Iiiih nrien . Hint i even
stronuer tlian tho Kpnricidc. The
member of this Imrlv call tbcin
srlve KvndieiiliHU.
"UolhoviNm i working in Ger
many bv propauanda iih it did in
Hungary ami i wroekinif industry
nnd removing opportunities for
work." .
x 8TUTTGAKT. April 1. Tho gov
eminent ha proelniined n statu of
mega in tlio eitv of Multipart nnd it
environ. Tho counter striko which
whs called nt) il protest niiiint the
itenernl walkout of workinirmon IniH
boon joined bv tradcniuen. merchant,
manufacturer, Htnlo nnd municipal
offieinl. doctor nnd chvmiHt.
FRANKFORT. April 1. (Vin Co
penliniron.) ltiotinir broko out here
niruin today. All available militnrv
forces' woro rushed to tho scono of
diorderH. :'''.'' 4 '.
A tliiH dispatch, was sent tho
fighting , was ctintiiiiioiifl. Demon
rations Hcnrching tho chief bunco
nuiHter'H Iioiiho dicnynrod luriro
htoro of meat, eiri; nnd flour. Three
lutntlrod peroim nemiHod of tilundor
ine hnve boon niretod. Dinordnr
duo to tho Khnrtaire of fondtuff
lnivo boon rocentlv Intensified bv n
reduction of tho potato ration from
five to tbreo pound. '
SOCIALISTS LOSE AND
MltAVAUICKK. Wis.. April 2. So
cialists in Milwaukee oomitv woro do
fontod in tlio iuilieinl oonteHt vetor
dnv bv mniofitics rmminK from '2,
402 to ia.100. ' V -"y x
In tho stiito n nutnhor of cities
volod from "dry" to "wot" innludina
Madison, Holoit, Snporior, Kdtforton,
atouithton lind Ashland.
' ST. LOUfS. Mo..' April' 2. Tho en
tire republican ticket was victorious
ut voHterdav'H municipal olootion, no
(inrdliiif to oomplelo, iiiiolXielr ro
lurns. A preHldenl of lh hoard of
iildefinen and Id mrmiber of the
board wow volod for. : .
Medford Mail Tribune
I
OF
Decision Glvlna Japanese -In U. 8.
Army Citizenship. Opposed Bv Cal
iforniaHundreds of Japs With
Papers Comlno Into San Francisco
From Honolulu. '
IIONOI.ur,U. T. II.. March 20,
JupiincHO who served in tho United
Ktntc unuv hero duriiur tho war.
tbiiH beeomiuir vlmiblo for natunill
Katioii, nro lea vim: Hawaii for I'uli
fornia nnd other count point it oon
a they obtain their cilixenHhip pa
per, accordion lo Itiebnrd llnUov.
United StateH iiiiiniurntion inspector
hero, Hevcral score ulreudv have
left or have euuaited piihhiiuo, ho "aid.
To data iilmot '2(10 Japanese have
been natiiralir.ed hero. It i extiinut
rd that alinost oOO were made eliui
ble bv militnrv service. Nut uraliza-
tioii of Japanese still is proceeding
rnpidlv, before Federal Juduo II. V
Vauk'han. whoso stand on tho ouow
tion that Orientals who had seiS'ed
in tho army were entitled to e4tir.cn-
ship the same a other alien.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2. Dif
ferent ' opinion . conccrninir the
riulil of .Japanese nuturalir.ed in
Hawaii to hold land in Cnlifornln
were exprewsed bv I'Mward Wliitu. im
miifratioii commissionor, ami R. W.
Harrison, chief ussislant slate nttor
uev scneral hero today,
"Those Jaiianeso havo 'tho- full
riuht lo oxereiso all tho rmht of'
American citirvn. as tbeir uuturnli
xatioa ba been upheld nnd i in
strict accord with tho conirrcMsional
act of Mav 0. 11)18." White said.
"Tho riuht of these Japanese to
hold hind in Citlil'nrnin still is n
tpicslion of doubt," Harrison said.
"Tlio interpri 1 lion of tho United
States district court of Hawaii,
wlierchv tlinv were cranted their eili
neuship, nnd tho npholdinir'pf tbpt
eitiretisliip bv tho feileral bureau of
natnriUir.il tion doe not thnmukdilv
establish their claim i a far n the
state of ('aliforuia i concerned. Wo
am nA bound bv tho decisions of
that court or that burenu.
"Tho isMiio could bo decided hero
bv tho attorney oreneral brinuinir an
notion to have land purchased bv
such Japanese csebet to the stale, or
bv nnv interested parties briiiuine
ouster proeeedinas."
Ill (ho event the pitir.enship of
such Jaiianeso finallv is established
(bey could hold unlimited lands, bor
row unlimited funds nnd exercise ev
ery riithl of mi American citir.cn.
HiirriHon Raid. ,
CAPTAIN DEAD, SHIP
GOES ON THE ROCKS
I'OINT HKYKS. Calit' April 2.
Tho bark Albert, bound from Tim
aril, N. 'A., to Kan Francisco, went
ashore in a dense foir off hero short
ly after -I a. in. todav. Captain 11
hurir i dead, the life stiiviuit sta
tion hero annoiincod,' The crew came
ashore safely.
Tho life savinir crew assisted tho
ASiert'a crew in. Sandnu', after a
small boat had broimht them close
to tho shore. ' -
Tho Albert was owned bv a Sun
Francisco shipping firm. -
J-ONDON, April . 4.Vow antl
JowIbIi outliroakB havo occurred at
KntlHCh on tho termor bordor between
Poland -and Oormany, nt Busk and
W'Jolum, according to Information ro-
colvod by the Zionist organization
hero, A largo number of .lows aro
said to hnve boon wounded, while
.IowIhIi Blions and homos were nlun
darod nnd dumugod. Mtlltln and sol
(llors, tho Information continues otth
or woro Indifferent or took part In
tlio rioting... .
GETS D. S. M. FOR GALLANTRY
IN INSURANCE BUSINESS
( ..
WASHINGTON, 'April 2. Colonol
Henry D. liindsley, chief of flio war
risk' insui'iinco bureau, has boon nor
til'ied that ho has boon awarded tho
distinffiiishod sorvico medal bv Gen
eral Poi'shimr for sorvieos porform
od as head of tho war risk "insurance
brunch of tbn Amcricnn nvpeilll ioi-
arv forces, Colonel landslov forin
tii'ly wus mayor of Dallas, Tox.""
DISPUTE
APS
10
WERE IN ARMY
MEDFORD,
CHICAGOWETS
ELATED, START
AFTER NATION
"Liberty Leaque" Issues Statement
Declarlna No Let Up Until Free
dom of People to Drink Has Been
Restored Dry Leader Calls Ac
tion Seditious.
CHICAGO. April 2. Tho pro
nounced wet vote in tho election hero
yesterday was said bv "personal lib
ert.v" lenders to mark tho bouinnim:
of n ctiiiipiiiiin to rcpudiato nationul
prohibition. ' ' .
Tho wet voto was 3111.200: the dry
14-t.l.TJ. Four out of five men vot
ed wet. and throe out of overv five
women did the Name. The Trades
Union Liberty I.cniruo Issued the fol
lowing statement:
"Thronirh the overwhelming defeat
of tho drvs Chicago ha spoken in
lone that will rimr in the oars of
those subservient dnw maker who
have so eravenlv surrendered the lib
erty of American citizen at tho dic
tation of a cliuiie of paid prohibition
lobbyist.
"Tlicro will now be no let up in
the protest au'ainst prohibition tvr
unnv until llio freedom o fthe people
ha been fully restored to them.
This is the measure Chicago send to
oomrrcss."
On tho other hand, K. J. Davi.
Cbicauo superintendent of the Anti
Saloon Ionirue. aid:
No FlKlit by Proliilw . ' . .
"I nm not surprised nt 'the re
sult. Wn niudn na fiebt Jinil asked
no ono to voto for a drv fchioairo. To
have dono ho would have been to dls.
honor the net of coni:ro. Tho ef
fort of Chicago wot to use Chieaeo
result in an effort to terrorise eon-
irres nnd the Kuprcmo.oourt is little
short of sodilious."
Tho wot and drv election wa plan
nod for.. I wo vcar auor but court
proccedinc dolnvcd It until yester
day. Monnwliilo tho presidential proc
lamation nnd the probihition amend
ment to tho constitution deprived lo
cal option, which was tho issue on
tho ballot, of it importance except
a ullowmtr an expression of senti
ment. . Had tho amendment carried.
ChiefiL'O. saloons would ' have boon
compelled to close Mav 1'. next.
BOLSHEVIK! ON
ALL THE F
LONDON. April 2. Reports that a
revolution mrainst tho soviet uov
ornment has broken out in Potronrnd
nro siiptiortcd bv an official Russiiin
wireless dispntvh received hero which
41IVH that (hero is a serious striko of
railway men in tho l'etrogrud reirion.
Tho' striko, if is said, was prompted
by tho Menshoviki nnd "tho social
revolutionaries,
'STOCKHOLM. Aprir-2. Tho pop
ulation of Lithuanian towns of
Sumiliehui. Trakai and Landvarn.
revolted ni-ninst tho Kolshoviki on
Mawb 'ill. drovo awav tlio Soviets
and destroyed their ndminbttrutivo.
offices, nceordinir to advices from
Kovno todav. Tho Ilolshovik troops
wero disarmed nnd ninny of thorn
killed.
PARIS. April' 1 (Bv tlio Asso
olijtod l'wss.) Reports to tho
French foreiirn office are to tho ef
fect that tho Bolshevik movement in
German Austria has been unsuccess
ful. ' - ' ' -'
Tho railroad strike at 'Vienna wns
ended utter n few hours nnd tlio in
surrection which started ; at Gratis
has been put down.
. Ronssurinif reports from Hununrv
also havo boon 'received bv tho
French authorities, nnd officials now,
bcliovo that it will ho possiblo to re-
sumo diplomatic, relations with llun-
irarv soon. - ,
.... '
NAVAL COMMITTEE WILL .
ENLARGE SEATTLE YARD
'SEATTLE,' April 2. Members of
tho liouso of repiosentittivcs naval
affairs commtitoo left hero todav bv
bunt for Hromorton, Wsh., where
tlinv will inspoot tho l'uiret Sound
lliivv vardi . :'. " '
(Plnns.for onlnritinif tlio navy vard
aro boinct eonsiderod'bv the commit
too nooorditti!i to statements of its
hiemliers. Additional doekinir. berths
intr and sloreliouso facilities tniiv he
provided, it was assorted. ; ,. .-...
OIlKaOK, WEDNESDAY,
Hi. i;
' ,' '"' .; ' -'
LONDON. April 2. The
newMpiipcr Vctchcrni Listv of
Aicnitn, Jiiuo-Hlnvin, uccordiiii;
f
to n wireless dispatch from
Koine, announces that tbo dy
nasty of KuraiicorL'OVitcb ha
been, deposed anil a ' republic
proclaimed with Hehmido m tho
capital of Sorbin lind Jimo-Sla-via.
'
COPENHAGEN. April 2.
The Finnish government ha re
signed in conscipicneo of it de
feat at the recent election, savs
n dispatch todav from llelsinir
for. -,
Reports of tho Finnish clco
lion mentioned in the foret'oini:
dispatch havo not reached this
country.'
Complete Returns Give Pro-German
Mayor Plurality of 17.600 Over
Sweltzer, Democrat Socialists Are
Given Terrific Beatlno Wet Ma-
' lorltv Is Neariy, 250.000.
CHICAGO. April 2,i-Complete re
turns today from yesterday's munlcl
pal election showed that William
Hale Thompson (republican) wn re
elected mayor (or term of lour
yesrs by a plurality of417,600-ovor
itouert M. swetuer iaemocrai, on
nearest competitor, and that the city
wont "wet" by a majority of 247,228.
Four other mayoralty candidates
wore In the field Maclay Hoyne (In.
dopondolit-democrat) ; John Fltzpat-
rick, (labor); John 'M. Collins, (so
cialist) and Adolph 3. Carm, (socialist-labor).
The total vote formayor
was 688,361 out of a registration of
792,000. "
Hoyne drew heavily from the nor
mal republican vbte, while Fltzpat
rlck cut Into the democratic vote.
' Socialists Kllmlnnted '
The campaign was perhaps the
most bitter ever contostod in Chicago.
The democrats elected a city trea
surer and city clerk and the republi
cans elected a superior court judge
and a municipal. Judge. The alder
manto returns Indicate the elimina
tion of socialists from the city coun
cil evory candidate of the party in
the SI wards In which that party pre
sented candidates being decisively
beaten. The total socialist vote was
loss than 25,000, whereas last: fall
the. socialist vote was 65, OSS and
two years ago 102,686.
' In tho new. council the democrats
will have a substantial majority over
the republicans. . ,
SECY BAKER SIS
H FOR PARIS MONDAY
WASHINGTON, April J.-Seftrc-tnrv
Hakor will sail from Now York
next Mondnv on the transport .Levin
then for France to attend ihcetiiiirs
of the American licpiidntion commis
sion nnd to diveet winding up the.af-
lnirs or the American nrmv m
Franco. -..Mr. Baker will bo accom
panied bv C. W. Cutholl, tho war do
onrtmcnt's representative on the
board eonsiderimr intor-nllied claims
trrowimr onl of tho oo-oporiition of
tho various bcllicerenls, and Stanley
Kinir,'- his; privuto seorotary.' , ,i '
CHICAGO VOTES
FOR THOMPSON
ANDFORBOOZE
, -w, -
AVML 2, 1919
SEND NO MORE
WHEAT SHIPS
TO
Crop Short and Conditions In Europe
Demand Aid for Allies Corn
Jumps 6 Cents on Statement Bv
Julius Barnes. Head of he Grain
Division Rye and Barley Up.
CHICAGO, April 2. Corn made
an extraordinary Jump In price today
amounting In some cases to six cents
a bushel. Official announcement that
wheat scarcity was so acute that
wheat and flour exports from the
United Slates had been stopped was
chiefly responsible. Victory for the
liquor Interests in the Chicago mu
nicipal -election was also an Impor
tant factor. The steepest advance
was"ln corn for September deliver)-, a
rise to S1.3SH as against 1-32
at the finish on Monday. Traders
took the view that corn' products for
export would be much, more In de
mand In place of wheat and flour.
It was a popular opinion also that
rye and barley would be largely
bought on the chance that the result
of the Chicago election would be In
terpreted as a referendum on prohi
bition, and that with a peace treaty
signed before July 1 prohibition
would not be permitted to take effect.
The official announcement . was
made at New York last night by
Julius Barnes, head of the grain di
vision of the food administration, ac
cording to reports received here. Mr.
Barnes" was quoted as saying:' '
"We have advised the neutral gov
ernments that America will be un
able to furnish any more wheat or
Wheat flour to them; that they" are
free to buy other grains In our mar
ket, but must seek wheat In other
markets."
Mr. Barnes, It was reported, ;aid
that beginning next week, the grain
corporation will buy tor shipment to
.liberated countries which need relief
ryo flour, fora flour and barley floor
and will: thereby reduce Its current
purchases of wheat flour. He said
further that if these measures failed
to keep :he price of wheat flour at a
reasonable level. Import restrictions
would be relaxed to permit the Unit
ed States to Import from Argentina,
Australia and Canada.'
. During the forenoon the price of
rye jumped seven cents and barley
3tt cents on tho board of trade. .
ALLIES REPULSE
HARD ATTACK OF
ARCHANGEL, Monday, Mar. 31.
(By Assoctated Press), Bolshevik
troops under a heavy bombardment
Sunday of the allied positions on the
railway front and south of Odozer-
skala, attacked at 1:30 o'clock In the
afternoon.. The attack was repulsed
completely by the allied fire. The
retiring Bolshevik were met by their
own machine gun fire, while the al
lied artillery dispersed various
groups of the enemy.
An allied airplane discovered six
trains three miles south of the front
line atid attacked one of them with
bombs. - '."-., .
SALEM. April 2. Colonel Georee
II, Kelly of Portland, has declined to
sit as a member of the soldiers' nnd
sailors' commission created bv tho
last leiiislnture. and upon receipt of
his letter of doidinntion todav Gov
crnor Olcott appointed H. D. Kilbam
of Portland. -; "
Ucsinnntions from the commission
have come thick and fast nnd now
appointments liaVo been made 're
cently at the rate of about one daily.
Hiirrv Anderson lind John II. Stev
enson have boon 'members' since tho
creation of the comtnissipn. '
SEATTLE GIRL FOLLOWS
EXAMPLE WITH A VENGANCE
RWATTIli". Anvil -Q.-Lali.ia Ruth
Jlorjrnn. a lli-voar-old Seattle school
airl early , today unsuccessful at
tempted to poison herselt. "poneo nn-
It-nilnorl ' Pnlicv Pimtllin P..' Ti.
Hedges,' who investicated said ho
thouclit tho net was sueitested to the
trirl bv accounts of tho recent con?
ossiotr (i I Miss Hut h Harrison that
sho poisoned Mrs. Grace H, Storrs
her?. . -
NEUTRALS
DENIES SALE OF
MEXICAN AN
to:
Salvador Gomez Declares No Sales
Made as Yet Japanese Minister
States Matter Only Tempest In Tea
Pot Blames Agitation On Presl
dentlal Election.
MEXICO CITY, Tuesday, Aprll l.
(By Associated Press.) Salvador
Gomez, chief of staff, of the depart
ment of agriculture aad development
officially denied tonight reports that
Japanese subjects have bought lands
In Lower California. His statement
was Issued on behalf of the depart
ment In the absence of Pastor Roualx
secretary of commerce, labor and
agriculture. It reads as follows:
No Sale to Japanese -
"I can say that up to the present
there has been no sale of lands In
Lower' California to Japanese sub
jects; neither has the department of
development authorized anything giv
ing foreigners rights to large exten
sions of lands In that section.
"Moreover, since our constitution
prohibits the sale of national lands,
this department, In accord -with Pres
ident Carranza, Is giving special at
tention to all matters referring to
Lower' California. Concessions of
territory In Ibat part of the republic
which have been authorized have
been for a reduced number of hec
tares and to residents of various
small villages of that territory, fol
lowing the policy of creating small
land holdings Vlth the object of fa
voring the natives." '
Tempest In a Teapot ' -'
Baron Fugltaro Otori, Japanese
minister to Mexico, tonight Issued
the following statement regarding
the discussion over alleged attempts
by , Japanese . interests to purchase
lands in Lower California:
"A tempest in a teapot has been
create and I think the importance
the American press has given this
Question Is due to some political
maneuver caused by the nearness of
the next presidential campaign. It,
may be declared that there are no
concessions in Lower California that
favor the Interests of':my country.
Only near the town of Mexican exists
a small Japanese agricultural colony
that cultivates rice, but this Is abso
lutely lacking In Importance.
"The only paying exploitation that
can be made In that part of Mexico is
for t,he development of mineral de
posits, and this is beyond the modest
resources of the only Japanese colony
located in that region. I am sure
that if the American department of
state has asked Its embassy here for
information, the embassy must de
clare that there are no concessions in
Lower California favoring Japanese
interests."
ON COAL PROBLEM
WASIIEs"GTON!i April 2 Frank.
J. Haves, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, will sail for
France within a few days to confer
with President Wilson upon matters
connected, with the miners' organiza
tion and with the production of coal
in the United States.
. Mr. Haves made this announce
ment todav after a call at the White
House to see Secretary Tumulty. He
will bo accompanied 'to IVanco bv
Robert II. Harlin of Seattle. Wash.. 'a
member of the executive board of
tho miners' orannization.
Mr. Haves declined to discuss the
object of his trip other than to sav
thnt it was "of vital interest to the
cool industry of the United States."
It is understood that one of the
questions to be discussed with the
president deals with the shipment of
American coal to Ensrland. The min
ers' officials hope to establish a
creater .market for American coul
in that cilimtrv. .
BIG BILL HAT
RELEASED ON BAIL
CHICAGO. April 2. Thirty-eight
convicted members of the I. W. W.
Imprisoned at Leavenworth, Kas., for
violation of the espionage act, were
ordered admitted to ball today iby the
United States circuit court of ap
peals, pending a revfow of the cases.
"Big Bill" Haywood is the most
prominent of those affected. Flfty
flvo others convicted In the same case
did not seek bull.
JAPANESE
il
Tonight nnil Tomorrow
Fair.
NO,; 9
0NT0IBEND
Construction to Be Rushed From Sil
ver Lake Connect With . 30.000
Miles Transcontinental Svstenv
Road Builder Declares Oreqon Due
for Great Development,
PORTLAND, April 3. "An irre
sistible movement of the population
of the east to the western states la
coming now," says Robert G. Stra-
horn, projector of the railroad lines
for central Oregon development,
while on a visit to Portland Monday.
"This is forcibly Indicated by the fact
that more real estate has been sold
In Oregon during the last 90 ' days
than during all of the proceeding two
years.. , . .
"For the past four or ftve years
the people of the east have been held,
at home : for one reason or an
other. The war In Europe had a
great deal to do with this stay at
home spirit and then when America
entered ibe war new blood coming to
the west was practically stopped.
New Districts Needed
"It will not be necessary for an ex
tensive advertising crusade to bring
the people from the congested east
to the more thinly populated west.
This movement will come jnst as nat
urally as it has always come since
America was discovered. ; -
"In preparation for this vast move
ment it is vitally necessary that more
prospective sites be opened up now."
One of the greatest stretches of
this country that Is untouched at tho
present time and one that offers a
means of support for thousands of
people Is to be penetrated by , the
Strahorn project of which Mr. Stra
horn Is the originator.: "
. Mr. Strahorn has been In eastern
Oregon for some time and Is now on
his way to southern and central sec
tions of the state to further the pro
ject which Is intended, to connect
Bend and Crane. Bend and Silver
Lake and Silver Lake with LakevieW
and Klamath Falls connecting at the
.various points with the end of such
continental systems as the Union Pa
cific on he east, the O-W. R. & N, on
the north and the Southern -Pacific
and Nevada, California and Oregon
on the south - '' . '
Construction In Progress
Mr. Strahorn explains" that ' the
construction of approximately 400
miles of tracks would connect with
30,000 miles of transcontinental rail
systems to the east and north and
18,000 miles of other systems to the
south. It would make a more direct
route to Portland possible from east
em points. i . .-. A
Construction is in progress : be--tween
Klamath Falls , and Silver
Lake, the line having been lnld as far
northeast as Dairy. When the line
is extended to Silver Lake it is pro
posed to rush to completion the ex-:
tension the remainder of the way to
Bend. This section would open up
over a hundred mile stretch of the
pine forests of Oregon," 'said Mr.
Strahorn. . ' - '.- . .
WASHINGTON, April 2. Adop
tion of plans to expedite highway
construction under the .enlarged pro
gram recently authorized by congress
is expected to result In more miles of
roads being constructed this year
than In any. previous year In the na
tion's history, Secretary of Agricul
ture Houston announced today. If
all states take advantage of the op
portunity offered and make availablo
for road building sums equal to those
apportioned by federal road officials
a total of f 343, 800,000 may -be ex
pended. - 1'"..,..'
As the result of a recent confer
ence between the secretary and state
highway commissioners, the depart
ment of agriculture has taken up
with the railroad administration the
question of freight rates which are
represented as being one of the prin
cipal obstacles In the. way of . active
resumption of highway building. :
DRUG CRAZED MEXICAN
f KILLS 3-YEAR-OLD. GIRL
LOS ANGELES. April 2,-ri-Ah 'uni
dentified Mexican, believed to have
been crazed bv drues; shot and in
stantly killed a 3-veur-old girl pluv
inir in a downtown street hero toduv,
probably fatally: i stabbed Joseph
Brown of La Hnbr'a, who nttompted
fo interfere, and then escaped. . A
few minutes later the same mnn nt-.
tucked and probably fatally stubbed
Arthur Muvtoreuu, another Mexican.
STRAHORN WILL
EXTEND
RAD