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Newspaper Page TextOn Mebford Mail Tribune The ,Weather Pair, Heavy to killing fruit Mlmum ysaterday ....48 Minimum today ..... .19 Weather Year Ago Maximum M Minimum 4J Precipitation . 08 rVselpltatlon ....02 tVavkly Fitly .Mei-olid Veur. MJSDFORIJ, OliKdOX, MONDAY, AVHlh 17, VJ'1'1 NO. 2J BOLSHEVIKI PUT OVER A Allies at Genoa Dumbfounded) When Special Russo-Gcr, man Treaty Is Signed, at; Rapallo Immediate Call; for Special Meeting Issued' Action Unprecedented. RED VICTORY, SAYS TEMPS 'Alt IS, April Ii 'ouiunmtlng oh the Oenoft 'IVnifa aa: conference, tlio "Ut un conies (!ml thu Genoa conference) la war noil the llrat phase haa ended tu the advantage of tho biUIievlk. "In im thao a week" Hie news paper continue, 'tarn to fure w(U tlm allies under (h run mam! of IJoyd Gooigo, they have obtained Uiree. liiiMrot result. Tbry hav .cen admitted to the nfnrinf upon on equality wirb la practically equivalent t offlrlol recognition; they b kept Intact all their claim with out signing or e-.needlnft anything ad their cliwUlto mu--hm haa btn lli.il thu oiit-oiim of the con ference now dcenl upon llu la." 44444444444444444 litCNOA, April 17. illy A-wclatc I l're) A treaty between (iernianv tvJ Il'i.nU wua signed at Itapallo yes leMay, the signatories being ih. for eign minister of tin? two countries. Oc.rgo fhltoberln for Rtmla and Ir, Walter Itaibennu for OermitDy. The ttitaty nullliU a the )tret l.ltovak trortty Rnd retabllaliea full diploma tic relatloM on an eiuutlty Inula. OUNQA. April . I.- Illy AamrlnK d I'reHH I Tremler Facta of Italy, an prmldent of the oconoinio ronfen nce lKauid a audden atiuimona th!a after nHin for a conference at 3 p. m. of the hmtila of the Invited ower now In (.-ros It la believed one n-aaon fur Iho calllns of the conference waa the annoiincrmeiit f the alunlng of the Hu!)-(ii-niiun tn-aty. Allies Alarmed The auiioiinced oWJim-i ,f tln im-t-Ing wuh to aditiNt by i-ni)Hiiltail-n the Ultimde of tint ulllea t'lwnrd the Una rlnn iiuentloQ. Thu Jupanviiu wvro In cluded In tlio Invitation. 1 he KiiHttliiii-dentmn part riincota all wur clalma. uh wey na rlultim urla Iur from thu nuttonalUntion of pro perty. ..The trrnty neKotlntU'n hcRan tunny inontlm ubo. It wiih Huld. Thla ucilou by deleuatca 1 1 the flonon ecououilc cinference, In nnet ln lnteMiidnnily and tioRoilatlnit u Ireoty outHldo tho aoupo of Iho confer emu Uaelf Is pointed to na ctiUhllaU Inir a Hlrlklns precwletit for the nn tkn wblrh are portlclpntlnK In the (llantiHMlon of the Kuaalnn piublem hero. KVJtEKA. Calif.. Anrll 17 C 1 ula, pTOBldont of tho Hank of Ku- roHo, ano formerly a well known Ne- vid Uuukor, was dlacovt-red dead hero today from a bullet wouud. A revolver wua found In hla hand. Ho woa 71 year old and had boon In 111 tMalth for aonx), time, BOCHE PACT; ! i i : . j .. m I U EUREKA BANKER IS FOUND DEAD BEE WIZARD OF LOS ANGELES AND WIFE BURNED TO DEATH; MONEY GONE KOH A NOBLES. April 17. A truK vdy In tho Chutawoith mountuliiM, 30 mlloH from hre revealed by tho find ing of charred remain of two bodle In the antic of a lonoly moiintuln home 1h under Invosilnutlon by sheriff' offi cer today to determine whether n murder and Hitlcldo or dmtliln murder for robbery wur It motive, The bodio of Mr. and Air. W. C, Dayton were burned "nlnioMt linyond recognition la a fire which deairoyod Arkansas City Is Near Destruction From River Floods ! ; I'lNi; IILI'FF, Ark,, April IT. j - A call for unnlHtit urn wan unit ,4 to(Hy to ul town within a re- dlu (if thirty Milieu of Akksn- aua City f. f men mid supplies to aid In lint right to prevent a 4 break in ihn .MIssWslppI river li'vi'nti iniir Hint plaro. AVu ti.tr 4 wua reported coming over flnt 4 4 'tii li ii k iii mi t m and fear wax ex- pressed for tlm safety of Iho '4 tlHtriia. mot of whoe home are !o feet uii'l more below I he water level. Oiw hundred cou- 4 vli'U were wnt from Die slat 4 farm at t'ummliia tu aid In Iho 4 4 work. 4 Tim m" from Arkansas 4 t'tty Huld I In? sliuatlrn waa n- 4 4 gurded ihi a "extremely a- rioiia." More than 500 men were (lieu eng-god In construct. 4 lug emergency rmbunkmeut bo- 4 4 h'ud certain point. The train 4 on wh'i'll the convicts were sent 4 4 w ill be uwj tu bring people and 4 4 llvniitork from the danger zone. 4 4 444444-444444444444 CLAYTON ACT" Government Wins Against the United Shoe Machinery CorporationContracts fori Rental of Patented Ma chinery Held Illegal. WA.SIIIMJTO.N. April 17, The Huvernineni today won n uu. ,u. rein court In the cime breUKht by the Untied Khoe Mni-htnrry corpora tion and other to have wt ald the r.mrulnliiit order prohlliitini; them from umiir ceitnln b-nne cluue In their ronlrncta for the rental of put ciited machinery. The tiupri-iiie court ufrirniiil the decree of the United lul.-K Ultrlct rourt at Hi. IaiuId which enjoliii-d tho curporalion, under the C layton act. Th fcil cm I court pruhllilted the cvrporiitloii from compelllnir by h'liw fiKlcctintit-i the excluxlve tine of Ph machinery und from unforctnit nn iilti-nifitlve royulty cluiixe, (ound to be prohibitive, upon nil footweur iiumuructurcit In fiu-torie where mo chine of competitor! iilno were iwd. It ulen held Invulld the iiKreenn-nt by which the corporation reiiirci tluino uxlitK It iniicliinth to purchitne up- lie Of It. Juki Ice McKmnn (IImiciiIoiI. but did nut rxprciui hi view. JukUco Urn n ili-lM to.k no urt In the con-hlili-rntlun of the rue. WAKIIINfiTuN. April 17. The ex tent to which miitiufiictuici'H of put ented mncbinery can rentrlct It um by those to whom It I rented, wn Involved In the proceeding In tho Hupreme Court brouirlit by the Kov crnme'nt URuiitHt tho United Hhoe Mn cbinery corpomtlon nnd It nffllhitod companii-N, ondur the Cbiytuti net. The rne wu twleo orally urgued before the court. When the lower federal court de cided iiKiilnHt the Rovernment In It Ntiit iiKainNt h corporation under the fthcriiinn antl-ti-ut luw, coiikiv enacted tho Clayton law. und while tho Hhcrmnn net ciiho wn pciulliiK In the Supreme Court, the government obtiiinud un injunction iiKulnst the eorporutlon. It provided that It hnll bit unlawful for any poraons eimitRed In" liUei-Htute comnuirce to Icuhu pat ented machinery, or to fix It rentul. of the condition that the pernon leuHlng tne eiime nhnll not ue or deul : In the machinery, auppllca and other comnioilltle of a competitor, where ,the effect of the lenno "may bo Hub , Kl a lit Iti Ily lcHhi'ti computltion or tend to create n monopoly." . the cnbln In which thoy hud lived for neurly forty years. Indication were that tho IraKCdy, dlm-ovored ycHterduy occurred onrly lnt week. Dnyton wa well known In the vul loy und nearby town a nn eccentric "beo wizard" and was believed to have large tutm if money In hi possum alon. In exc8 of a0.000, Ik wa 0" yonrs old nnd his wife GO, Thoy were lat mum alive Wndnoadii.v niornlnn; and InveHtlurators bollevo the fl'-e .oc curred tlmt night. . ,? SUSTAINED BY SUPREME COURT TORNADO IN IlillS; 8 ARE KILLED (Another Devastating Wind storm Lays Waste Rich Territory in Middlcwest Property Damage Large- Crops Ruined in Many Sec tons and Fruit Destroyed I HK'AtiO. April 1 7. i Ily the Aa aoclaled I'rt-BH I Tornadofa In three central wetitorn atatea laat nlcjbt and thin mornliift were aald to bavo kill ed at lenat elcht peraoutt. Injured dot ena, left acorea hoinvleaa and cauaed daitiaRit which probably will run Into millions of dollari. . Kanaua, Indiana and Illiuoia were touched by tho tomadoea. touthern llllnola, rocvfvlnH the brunt of tlio dlaturbancet. The full extent or the damase In IlllnoU and Indiana could not be learned becauao the telephone and teleuraph linos were demolished w In-rover tha ttorms struck. Ci:NTIlAUA. III.. April 17. Un verified ' report stated ,that aeven ptraon bad rxen killed and about 35 In hired, aome aertoualy. In the tornado which atruck thia nectlon early today.' One woman waa rc l rtinl killed at Lake Centralla, teu nilli'H north of here. CKNTHALIA. III., April 17.One baby was killed and two pemon arc In a hopltal here In critical condi tion as the result of a tornado which urtu k Irrtnitton." south vt here, atout midnight lust night, hoapital attend atita reported here this miming. Mrs. Uua Drole. tho extent of whose Injuries haa not been deter mined, and Rrneat Collars, a railroad employe who suffering from a broken back, were treated In roue to this city from Irvlngton, on a spe cial train. A number of other Injured, the definite number not being loomed early today, remained In Irvlngton. The majority are not considered e rlous. ItcKldent horo were en route To tho wrecked town this morning to search for relatives who -might be in need. No lino of communication had been resorted at el)tht o'clock. Tho Illinois Central depot waa lift ed from Its foundation and carried about 200 feet by the twister and then sufely depotted. remaining in tart. No night agent U maintained ut Irvlngton. A box car on siding waa turned completely around and placed on a parallel track without any great dam age, i Tho storm first struck here, travel ing toward Irvlngton. Tho local tele phone exllange and electric light plunt wore put out of commission. I'arly this morning linemen were working to restore communication. This town In littered with trees, tele graph poles and debris which fell In tho wake of tho twlstqr. The peclal train from Centrsllu to Irvlngton carried eight doctors and three or four nurses, it was learned here this morning. ' t CKNTRAMA. III.. April 17. Ue ports that a tornado struck Walnut 1MII, a town of 100 persons, and the village of Shookvlllo shortly after midnight were received here early to day, Tho extent of the storm waa not learned. No reports of any damage or Iob of life were received. ST. LOU IS, April 17. A tornado throo mlloa euat of Montrosu demol ished two house yesterday, according to reports hero early today. Occu pants of both houses escaped Injury by fleeing to their basements. A hall and rlnst,orm followed. Much dam ago to fruit waa done at Fayette. . TO IN CRYSTAL PALACE LONDON, April 17. The Crystal palace arena which scat 100.000 per" sons bus been engaged by a syndicate which hopes to Btnge two bout during Jucit ihmipsey a stay In England. George McDonald, promoter, I pro posing that DeniPHey undertake to fin- tub Joo Heckett, British heavyweight champion, In six rounds, nnd Jack Itlu meni'old In rout". Seat prlcoa will range from six hll lings to five pounds Hlerllug. Grafton Married Them Within 17 Days 1 1J . Jilfclit Mary MuiKurvt I-aird 4ren-yrar-v:d "Koillen" dancer, ton In New York on Iiecernber fc'J. married Ellen Curley M Intyrv, (left' In riitHburg. U.S. CITIZENSHIP WOERNDLE SUSTAINED l-ur.Tl.ANU. Or,-., April 17. Jvotph - Wormlw oiNiier Aumriun vonnui nere. win rttiain ni American c-itar.viiship as a result of a decision nnnounced today by Federal Judtje lWan in proceedings Instituted by the government for cunctllution on the grdund that Wocrndle had permitted Han lioelim, German spy. to use hi passport before the United State entered the world wur. "There is no evidence to show that Woerndle was guilty of Infidelity to America when hv took out hi natu ralluitlon papers." said Judge Hean. "The same may apply to the private letter he wrote to hi relative uhroad. These letters were written before the United States entered the war and while hi native land waa hard pressed by its enemies. There is no evidence to show Vocrndle knew Han Itochm, German suy. would use Woerndle' passport to Ye turn to Crrmany to fight." It is n matter of common knowl edge, the judge sjild, that tn-fore the United unites entered the wur many naturalized citizens sympathized with their motlv-r lands. FATTY'S FILMS DO A LOS ANGKLi:S. April 1 7. Three new photo-comedies by Koscoe Ar buckle which were withheld from tho screen hecuuse of the t-hurgc of manslaughter that was lodged a gu I nut the comedian unit recently disposed of by u verdict of acquittal, will be released to exhibitors for this week. Thi announcement was mode to day by the Famous l'luyera-Lnsky corporation. for which Arbuckle made the films. Adolph Zukor. head of the organization, telegraphed from New York that he was "confi dent tho public realised by this time that Arbuckle has been the victim of clrcumsluptjes," und directed the re lease. Since Arbuckle' acquittal two of hit older pictures have been shown here nt downtown theaters and Iwith have done good business, according to the theater manager. The Daily Bank Robbery 1NVERSAY, Sask.. April 17. Most of the $'15,000 which bandits took from the Koyal bunk here hnd bevn recov ered today. A bag containing silver nnd a large amount of currency was found near the bank, hidden under a sidewalk. Shortly beWe midnight Saturday," L. Uhrlch, teller, was shot in the leg by the bandits, who -compelled him to go to the bank ami open the vault. They escaped. Oregon Logger Drownc-il. NELSON. H. C. April 17. Arthur PiUtoi'son, 2S. a logger whose homo wn snld to be In the state of Oregon, was drowned yesterday In crossing the upper Arrow lnke tu u rowlumt In tow of n tug. .The body wns not recovered. EOR IS GOOD BUSINESS bet ti i- known it I'eKKy Uaviit. the neven who wan married to Joseph Donald Graf. 1931. K.-vi-nteen day earlier he had lookkteM-r In hi father' factorj' OREGON SALMON ! LAW IS UPHELD BY JUDGE POUTLAND, Ore.. April 17. The Oretcon law j.rohiMting the iKissesslon .ir ,.r d,nn i..,,..h. i. 'seines was upheld today by Federal j Judge Dean in the suit by George Jur ich and other lower Columbia river ( fishermen against Mai 'den Carl D. Shoemaker. fishermen against Master Fish War- j The court held that the state legis lature was within its rights in enact ing the luw at the last session, de daring the game and fish of a state belong to the people and are not sub ject to private ownership except so far a the people may elect to make them so. The court rejected the contention that the law was Invalid because it prevented poswesiun nCmlmnn taken outside the three-mile limit over which the state had no jurisdiction. The- decision also declared the law did not conflict with the compact be tween Oregon und Washington re garding fishing in the Columbia river as the compact had no reference to the fish taken outside the jurisdiction of the state. IE DALLAS. Texas. April 17. Cap tain George S. V. Little, army aviator who was killed in an air accident here yesterday, was to have met his fiancee. -Miss Vera May Stiles of Los Angeles at Fort Worth today, and ac. rompanied by Mis Stiles' mother, the couple were to have proceeded by rail to Little Kock. Ark., where they Were to have been married April 24. BY OKMULUKK. Okla.. April 17. Ar raignment of Governor J. B. Robertson of Oklahoma and twelve other men In dicted after a grand Jury Investigation into state banking affairs In this coun ty was sot for May 3 by Judge Mark L. Ilozarth in district court here today. The proceedings originally had been scheduled for today but early last week Judge Ilozarth granted the re quest of defense attorneys for a post ponement. Wife Called By Dead Husband t May Recover SAN 15AFAKU Cal., April 17. .Mrs. Alice Frey, who, when her hus band died thirteen days ago, took a slow uctlng poison in nn effort to Join him. today wuh expected to recover. Until yesterday, physleluns reported, she had resisted nil treatment. Insist ing that her husband hud appeared from beyond the grave and beckoned to bee. Yesterday, however, she suld the vision was less clear , und agreed with the' physicians that she julght get well. DEAN AVIATOR KILLED ON EVE0F11A I Frlcrht fI Mr. Christians By Turks U. S. Warship Called 444444444444444 4 LONDON. April 17. (Ily the 4 Associated Hress.) A great fire 4 4 and a massacre of Christian at 4$ 4 Samsoun on the fllack sea coast 4 4 of Aaiu Minor were In progress 4 4 nine days ago when the Italian 4 4 steamer Ilarblta left there, the 4 steamer's officers reported on 4 her arrival at i'atras, Greece. 4 says an Athens dispatch to the 4 Iindon Times dated Sunday. 4 Turkish nationalist Ilishi- 4 fiouzkis surroucded the Greek 4 quarter and set it ablaze, shoot- 4 ' 4 ins ail who attempted to escape. 4 4 The officials declared when the 4 4 ateamer sailed the large Greek 4 settlement aj San Scun was 4 ablaze and the thousands of 4 o Greek women and children 4 were rushing to the water front 4 seeking refuge on steamers. 4 The Barbita s;nt a wirelesa 4 message to an American warshlo 4 in the neighborhood, nrglng her 4 4 to hasten to the rescue. 4 4 444444444444444444 SENATE TD KEEP I Completion of Defense Pro gram in Hawaii and Pana-j URGED ARMY PANAMA CANA mo Imnflroliio le Viati? f headquarter car from the fKtfgurs !Tia Imperative IS View 0lj buh barracks was dlmibled by rifle Col. Wells of U. S. General . The headquarter barracks was at- Staff. .r '.Kunl was, fired at outsid of the "' ' gnte. - The- garrison'-raked -the. sur- WASH1NUTON. April 17. Coin-j rounding territory with bullets and plet'en of the defence program in ' the assaulting party withdrew. . Hawaii and the Panama Canal zone! re Valera Is Scowl, at, an integral feature of the defense! An arm transport also was at of continental United States was urg- j tai'k1 but without result, the be- H i,. ,h ' Z, """ "".'"""""! com inn. i ee louay oy loionei u. tj. WeU. head of the plans division of ; occupied by tfte civic guard at Balls tbe general staff. 'bridge. No damage und no casual- Co!onel Wells criticized the peud-iies were reported, ing army bill as Inadequate and tend-j In his speech at Naas, county Ril ing" to wreck the progress alreadv dure, yesterday. Mr. Collin charged made in national defense ! lhe n'Pnnt" "f be provisional free In explaining that the defense ofj,ate ovrn,mT 'th the Hawaiian group had been center- ST ed cn tha island of Oahu. which con-J Ile declured that Kamon De Valera tained there are based upon comput-, had adopted "methods of anarchy" oor. 1 oione. Vteils said the waters were seen as bases "from which the fleet may protect the west coast of the United States, Alaska and the Panama canal." "Oahu Is the impregnable island strategically of the Pacific ocean, the s, w itjieas said. "Reserve supplies, re- serve ammunition, etc., to be main-: tainedthere are besed upon comput-! sociated Press) Easter Monday wa ed requirements for a self sustained I looked forward to with little trepl defense tor a period of four months. dation by the citizens of Dublin. Re in order to properly prepare the Is-i""" ,u ",e """ "T"vav: " land for this defense, the authorize "" h" , .... . . . . un assumption that the day would tion of construction requested in the Lr puch im explo!4ion a8 the ri). estimates should unquestionably. be;j,eilon of 1916. made as the amount is small compar- The Daily Stall's correspondent ed with Its importance in connection ! says: with the whole plan of defense." I "Anything or nothing may occur' Referring to the Panama canal Col- M" the next few duys." and mitwtth onel Wells declared that its value ' Htnmling the existing menace to both commercially and from the dr many reports suggest that the j ...... j , i majority of citizen are inclined to standpoint of national defense waa ,H.lievc t would be noth,ng. sticJi that its loss, in the opinion of; TUv T,meg. UubUn correl(pOBdet,t military experu. "would be a greater j K,v9 the statement by Rory O'Con Ulow than the loss of any other of our I nor, head of the troops which seized possessions." Spokane Pioneer at 77 Dies at Age of 100 SPOKANE. April 17 Robert Hull, who cume west from Wisconsin S3 year ago, at the age of 77, to avail himself of the opportunities which he declured were, to be found here, is dead today, lie wu four month more than 100 years of age. Until recently, when he became ill with pneumonia, he was active about his acre tract near here, where he died yesterday. T OF $3,300, NEGRO PORTLAND, Ore.. April I". Kob- her entered the Puntages theutur here at 2:30 o'clock thi morning, bound und gagged the negro janitor and blew the safe, containing about $3800 and made their escape. , The negro was not able- to free himself until about four o'clock. According to the negro, the men were in the theater when he arrived to start his work, and forced him at the point of a gun to the dressing PANTAGES HEATER ATTEMPT TO KILL CDLLIi JS mm u Head of . Provisional Free State Govt. Has Close Call, When Armed Men Rush Car After Speech Cpndemning De Valera General Condi tions Less Critical. DUBLIN. April 17. (By the Asso ciated Tress An attempt on tho life of Michael Collins, head of the provisional free state government waa made here shortly after mid night, coming almost simultaneously j with an assault on the Beggarsbush j headquarters of the Irish republican army, say an official army statement-. Mr. Collin was on hia way home after having addressed a meeting at Naas. County Klldare, when the at tack occurred. A group of armed men rushed at the Collins party's car and opened fire, the free state leader apparently ! being the especial target. Tho Col lins men returned the fire quickly, (and one of the attackers was 'cap Mured. A revolver and a live, bomb were found on him. During the fighting a general i tacked by riflemen on all sides at I midnight about twenty shots being Commandant Menersl I siegers fleeing after 4 nu rva c- change of of shots. Mhritu Wfrft fir! tn tho nrmlpi i because the people of Ireland wer not willing to allow- him to decide the treaty question for them. De Yalera regarded this attitude of the people us an "unforgivable sin." and for it they were to be deprived of their right to choose a government. Conditions Quiet Down. LONDON. April 17. (Dy the As- the four court, that hi forc.es did not contemplate a coup, benrs the stump of sincerity and the city ha become quite hopeful. DELFAST. April 17. (By the A socluted Press) A bomb was thrown into the yard of St. Slathews cathe dral here. One person was Injured. At Clough, County Antrum, an un. Identified man who hud taken rcfugo in the school builjllng from pursuit by u police patrol was shot and killed by hi pursuer a ha was .ai-itnini. frnm thu Ihlll If 1 in sr. (Sunnien entered the home of an ! ..v.u lli..f Humeri Collins nt Ttrt ml- ton. county Donegal Saturday night, took him outside and shot and at I'lously wounded him. WATCHMAN BOUhD I rooms under the stuge, where he wu bound. At intervuls the men would go to the buHement to see that thu Janitor hud not. escaped. The police have been unuble to learn how many robbur wero In thu party, but tho negro believe there were four and that thoy nuidw their enenpe In an automobile, a ho Heard one of . them remark he "would' go and see if the machine wus still there." PORTLAND ROBBED