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ALLIES ASK
RUSSIANSTO
CANCELPACT
Declare It Impossible for Rus
sians and Germans to Re
main in Conference if They
Persist in Maintaining Sep
arate Treaty British Are
Hopeful of Readjustment.
CtNOA, April IB. (By Aaaocl
atad Praia).., Tha alii hava de
cided that Oafmany having a'ftct
r har own arrangement with
Russia In U traaty alonad Son
day at Hapallo, la dabarrad from
furl har participation In tha dlaeua
lon of th condition of an agree
ment batwain - Ruaala and tha
various othar countrlaa repraaant
ad at tha economic aonfaranoa.
UKNOA. April 1 J -Illy AssoclaUd
l'roi.l Tb allied delegate ti the
vxmomic conference decided this
e veiling they would continue tho con
ference regardless of . what attitude
Gorman? and fymmUi way take turd
the allies' ob)Kllon lo Ihe signing of
the tivaiy at'ltapaUo by tha German
and lifcaiaa foreign uilulsters.
PARIS. April, 18. (Ily, AaaovluU'd
Trmut ) A Hava dispatch from Genoa
till afternoon ya th allies are dratt
Idk a notti to tho German and Rus
natia. noticing ibeui it will lr linpoa
rlltlo lr. Ilia Gorman and Ruaslan to
toattnue t pnrticliMif In the sessions
of tho lloNtA affair commission of 1
tlie conference If llu-y pmnUt In main
titluliig the HukiKlirninn treaty.
OENOA, April IS, (ly A.K:latodi
Tn-sal. The conaternstlon causel by J
Iho Geriiisn ftUNiInn coup Included In
the treaty at ltaallo lupplanllng the
Hrast Ut'nak part allowed no alcn of
abutlng aa the economic conference
ilnleaaa continued ; tholr duiiix ra
tlUr tinlay.
tin tlx contrury, aa the dlffvrvnt na
tional gronpa examined the tett of the
new agreement and deliberated on Its
l.esslldu effect upon the future balance
of iKiwer In Kurox', they wore im
preaed with the dwp Importance the
aliening of this separate iwct waa like
ly to have on the general political sit
uation. ' Europe Divided
Toe prophets who when the econo
mic conference was inaugurated pre
dicted that It would result either In
Rrrat good or dlstr to Europe, were
Inclined today lo tnke tho view that
Iho congress seemed to bo hesd'-d In
the direction or disaster, which only
the coolness of Prime Minister Uoyd
(Jwrge of Great Ilrltaln md other lead
ers could prcvont. Souto men In allied
circles read Into tho Rusho-Gciuwii
trusty, and especially the manner In
which It waa signed, a future alllnnce
between these two countries.
Prime Minister Lloyd George him
self went so far as to say the pact was
n step in the direction of dividing
Kuropn Into sepuruto groups.
OI5NOA. April 1H. (Ily Associated
Press!. The organUors of the Genoa
conference today were groping their
way out of tho debris and confusion (
caused by the explosion of the Gor-tunn-UusHlnn
bombshell tho secret
signing of a formal peace treaty be
tween the two nations at lluppalo Sun
day .Tjio Judicial experts of tho powers
whlfh orgaulzud tho conference met
to consider whether the new pact vio
lates tho stipulations of the treaty of
Versailles or Confllcia .with tha resolu
tions of tho'tmprcme council at Cannes
on which the present confurenco Is
founded, and which nil tho tuitions
coming ft) Genoa were expected to ac
cept ns tho binds of thu meeting, '
The experts later wore to report to
nn n.sHoinbly which Included not only
the chief representatives of the five
inviting powers Grunt Ilrltaln, France
Italy, Jupun nnd Ilulglum but also the
loading delegates ot the little etitentu
nations, who were ospuclnlly invited
becfiuso of tho vllul character of tho
questions to be dealt with and Its
possible effects ou Central Europe,
Without exception tho delegations
of tho 31 countries represented hero
urn wondering what tho renl effect or
tho surprlHo trimly will he on the con
ference. The pact constitutes, recogni
tion by Germany of the Russian gov-
No Student Credits
For Tobacco Users
On School Grounds
KANSAS CITY. April IK
Ktudciii credits of achools In
Kansas which allow tho dm of
tobacco oo tho school ground or
elwhrs will not bo acceptable
(ur the Issuance of tuchor'
certificates by Mlna 1-ormlne
Elizabeth WooNtur, aisle super
intendent of achooln, ahi said In
l Iniinr received liy Chaucellor
John C. William of Kansas City
university and made public to
day. ESE
HOP OFF ON
Coutinho and Sacudura Leave
Cape Verde Islands for Most
Dangerous Leg of Flight
From Lisbon to RioEx
pect to Land at St. Paul
Rocks for Gas and Oil.
. TOllTO - I'JIAVA,-' Capo "
Islnnds, April .11. tlty the
Vrrdo
rhitfd I'n-M) Tho 1'ortuxuvM
trmis-AtlunUc avluior. Captains
Coutinho and Bueudura, hooped off
ut S;60 o'i'lot-k this inornuiK fur tliu
third and prolutuly most ilaiiituioun
!- of their llliilit from Usbon to Itio
Janeiro.
The avlntum flow their plane her
frimi Ht. Vinevnt yesterday In prepa
ration for today's start, conditions
here being moru fuvorablo for a sue-
iem.ful sulaway.
Thu landing at rit. Paul rocks is
expected to l difficult as there Is
only a small buy or openlnK tHilween
I he two Inlets on thu northeast side,
Tills bay or rovu Is only (6 yards
aeiiwM ut the entrance utld onu hull
drvil yurdn long, and prvnentn soino
dlfdi iillleH even to vt-estds, vscvpt III
the lnil moderuto wvatlter.
Thi) sruplane Is awaited ot, tho
rorks by the l'ortuaueu iruimr He
piildlea, whleh Is rsrrylng a supply
of gas and ell. and which will bri-ad-rust
the news of the aviators' arrival.
from HI. Paul Hocks, the airmen
plan to fly to the Islands of Fer
nando Noronliu, approximately 360
mlb-s off thu Ira4llun coast and
from there to Pfrniiiuhuco.
KILLS THIRD MAN
LONG 11ICACH. Cal., April 18.-
Pati-ulmun J. U Dnvls, who three
weeks ago shot aud killed two men he
caught In the act of burglury, lute yes
terday shot and probubly fatally
wounded a third man.
rhivU and Officer R. B. Frtdley wore
walking through Hlsbcy park where
they encountored two young men. The
officers asked tho others who they
were unci where they were going. One
drew nn automatic pistol and ordered
the officers to throw-up their hands.
I loth 1'avls and Frtdley dww their
pistols. Davis fired three times and
Krldlew four. One of the men fell t
Davis' first shot. Tho other throw up
his. hands uud surrendered. At the
IxMIco tdm Ion the uninjured man gave
his mime as V. U Denton, l!l yours old
and thut of Ills wounded coin pun Ion as
II. 10. Huberts. 22. At the hospltsl
where Koborts was tuken, It was stild
ho probubly would die.
The Daily,
Bank Robbery
KANSAS CITY, April IS. Armed
with revolvers, two negroes today
forced a messenger for tho South
east Btute bank to leave a erowdml
r.trent car, enter a motor Car and ac
company thorn for several blocks
whllo they robbed him of 14.000 In
cash and 17,000 In chocks.
PORT U
3RD FLIGHT
DEAD SHOT 0
To Celebrate 100th
f-a MiM Mil
1 f Yt i
.11 JQi
-;;f Sri :: 'j J
The main atreot In Tolnt Pleasant, .hlo where General Grant was born April 27th, 1822. From tho ceajent
porch on the left President Harding will address thousands of visitors assembled. A radio will carry bis message
to all parts of the country. (Lower) This cannon, a relic of the Civil war murks Ihe site where General Grant was
born. ,
PORTLAND YOUTH ARMOUR PLANS I&EN. SEMENOFF
ADMITS KILLING A $500,000,000 i FIEND IN HUMAN
MAN OVER BOOZE PACKING TUBE FORM, SAYS DR.
Russel Hecker, 24, Con
fesses to. Murder of Frank
Bowker, 49, Portland Mu
sician According to Father
Bootleg Sale Cause.
1-OHTLANH, Ore. April IS. Mussel
llocker, 21, early today confessed to
having killed Krank Howkcr, 49, a
Portland musician Sunday night, ac
cording to a statement made by Meek
er's father, D. J. Hecker, to the police.
Tho elder Hecker told tho police
that his son had admitted the killing
and thut he would accompany the
police to where ha had hidden How
ker' body. Tho alleged confession
was made wiuie rather and son were
closeted In private, after three hours
questioning by the parent.
. .. v.
run I i.A. l, ure April lb. I'O-
II re officers started early today to
ftnd tho body of Krank Howkcr, a
Portland musician, whom Hussell
Hecker, 24, confessed killing, accord
ing lo a statement by llccker's father,
U. J. Heckor. '
Ho said ho obtained from his son a
description ot the place whero the
body was hidden, along tho road be
tween Ptrtlsnd and Albany and offer
ed to lead tho officers to the spot.
Tho reported coufcsslon was made
early this morning after thu father
had talked with his son for throe
hours at tho city Jull.
Hussell llocker surrendered lato
yesterday after tho police hud Investi
gated the disappearance of Howkcr,
who had started in an automobile
with -.Hecker Sunday night from
downtown point.
According to a statement by Al
bert llowker, brother of tho dead man
Hecker had arranged to sell Krank
llowker a supply ot bonded liquor
and was to tako him to ,tho cache
Itowkor was said to huvo $1100 in
currency In his possession.
lion-owed Automobile
Yesterday the borrowed automobile
in which thu pair Blurted out wits re.
turned and poilco reported It was
blood stulnnd and had a nuw sou
cushion. .
A bhodstuluod .45 automatic pis
toi, borrowed on Sunday afternoon
from Paul E. Noble, manager ot
theater, by Hecker, was found i
Hacker's Bujtcaso last flight. If it had
been flrod nn attempt had been made
to clean it, for the boro wns bright,
Hut police said a doaon specks
piood clung to tho grip aud to the
motal neur tho handle. Hecker was
formerly employed by Noble,
(Continued oo page- eight)
Anniversary of Birth
-.Vwi
CHICAGO, April 18.T-Hat denial
that an amalgamation of the Armour,
Cudahy and Wilson packing compan-
s is contemplated, was made today
yJ. Ogden Armour and Edward
udahy, presidents of their respective
organizations. Thomas E. Wilson,
bead of Wilson and company, was not
In tho city.
"The Cudahy company is not in any
way concerned in such a merger," said
Mr. Cudahy.
Mr. Armour did not make a formal
statement but authorized a flat denial
over his name.
CHICAGO, April 18. Informal nego-
Istions for a merger of throe of the
big five packing companies Into a
$500,000,000 corporation have been
conducted by J. OKden Armour, head
of Armour and company, according to
he Herald and Examiuer today. The
corioratlon would have as its presi
dent, Thomas E. Wilson, president of
Wilson and compuny aud Mr. Armour
ould be chairman ot the board of
directors, according to tho newspaper.
Tho firms involved are Armour and
company with a total valuation ot
$3L"J."1 8,997; Wilson and compatiy.
worth lb8.097.23o and Cudahy and
company, valued at $l5,502.:!i0.
Consent of tho inter-state commerce
commission would be necessary for
tho success of the proposed merger, it
Is said.
Persons who are credited with be
ing familiar with the merger plan say
no now financing is contemplated the
proposition being that Armour and
company exchungo Its securities for
thoso of the other two companies.
Mr. Armour is supposed to be actu
ated by tho motive of desiring a suc
cessor to the presidency of Armour
and company, a position "landed down
to him by Ills father. Having no' sou
to carry on the business, ho la forced
to go outsldo tho family. Mr. Wilson's
success ia. the packing Industry has
mnde him tho logical candidatq and
tho newspaper ixilnts out that to
secure Mr. Wilson, Mr. Armour is
forced to buy Mr. Wilson's company.
MAN DIES AT WHEEL
OF CAR, NONE HURT
EVEKETT. Wash., April 18.
Samuel O'Deu, log boom foreman,
died at the steering wheel of his au
tomobile Inst night while traveling
on the Pacific highway n mile south
of Everett. He was traveling slowly
and his nutomobilo loft tho road nnd
stopped nKuinst an embankment. Ills
wife wns with' him at the. time.
Death was duo to heart disease,
of General Grant
v .aif
Tacoma Army Captain Paints
Graphic Picture of Diaboli
cal Character of Cossack
Leader Now Held in N. Y.
Outrages Surpass Fiction.
TACOMA. April 18. General
Grcgorio Semenotf, now in jail in New
York as a result ot financial entangle
ments In Siberia, was a "fiend Incar
nate." and "gloried in dealing In
death." according to Dr. E. C. Judd of
Sumner, Wash., who was an army
captain in charge of the largeet hos
pital in Siberia in 1919 and 1920.
General Semenoft's soldiers repeat
edly fired upon American troope. Dr.
Jndd said today, 'and once a British
officer and myself had to tlc for
our lives when one ot Semenoft's arm
ored cars pursued us, Bomonoff
moved about In a beautiful train aud
carried with him a host of women.
When he and his men tired ot tbora
they would have, them klled oTf or
maimed, and thou search the nearest
villages for more girls.
"Scinenoft was supposed to be aid
ing the allied forces, but he did noth
ing more than engage in a hind ot
guerilla warfare and work hand In
hand with tho Japanese. His troops
took an Interpreter from our Ameri
can train and shot him and they
threatened my bead American nurse
with Worse than death. They killed
two women tor tho amusement ot the
crew of an armored train to my cer
tain knowledge aud but for the In
tervention of Czecho-Slovak troops
would have murdered 150 American
men and women under my charge on
a traiti bound tor the Chinese bor
der."
"Ouco I was standing near a rail
way station in a small town with two
other officers," Dr. Judd said. "Our
American uniforms were plainly visi
ble to tho Semenotf troops, but they
beguu firing at us and doublod up
with laughter as we sought safety.
My interpreter informed me that oue
day 8ti mou and women, politicical
opponents ot Semenotf, were uncerl-
immtously dropped through a large
hole in the Ico covering a river."
Dr. Judd said he had furnished his
information to Senator Borah of
Idaho and to representatives ot tho
Far Cast republic of Chita.
Million Dollar Fire, Maryland
I'OCOMOKB CITY, Md., April 18.
Revised estimates of the loss from
yesterday's (Ire which deyistated the
business section of this pluce and de
stroyed between 40 and CO dwellings,
placed tho figures at approximately
$1,000,000. .
P. Withycombe Quits
Gubernatorial Race
On Advise of Niece
SALEM, Ore., April 18. Phil
Withycombe of Yamhill, brother
of the Ittte Governor James
Withycombe who recently Wed
for the republican nomination for 4
goyernor, today withdrew from
the race. 4
In a letter to the secretary tit
state he said he did so at the re- 4
quest of his niece Miss Mabel 4
Withycombe, daughter of his de-
ceased brother, adding "and also
because of further considerations, 4
I deem It unwise and Inappropri-
ate to be such candidate."
Withycombe'a withdrawal leaves
six candidates for the republican
nomination for governor at the
state primary May 19.
U.S. SENATE
By Vote of 36 to 9 Upper
Chamber Goes On Record in
- Favor Soldier's Relief
? Reasonable Time Allowed
" Also Agree to Tackle
Tariff Bill Thursday,
WASHINGTON. April 18. Decis
ion to pass a soldier bonus bill at this
setision of congress was reached to
day by senate republicans in party
conference. Tho vote was 36 to 9
on a motion offered by Senator Len
root, republican, Wisconsin.
The conference resolution as made
public follows:
It is the sense of this conference
that the senate should at this ses
sion pass a soldiers' bonus bill and
that the republican members of the
finance committee be requested to
report such a bill within a reasonable
time.
The conference also decreed that
the senate should proceed to conside
ration of the administration tariff
bill on Thursday "without turthoa
delay."
Tho measure would be called up at
that time and it was announced the
majority membership would make
every effort to hold a quorum con
tinuously. There was some discussion aa to
the form the bonus bill should take
but with divergent views developing,
no effort was made to reach a decis
ion. This will be left to finance
committee republicans, a majority of
whom- in reported to favor the house
bill with possible elimination or
amendment of tho land settlement
option.
American
At Uoston K. II. E.
New York 10 16 1
Boston 8 11 4
Catteries: Bush, Joues and
Schang; Karr, Ferguson, Meyers,
Chaplin and Ruol.
At Cleveland K. II.
St. Louis 2
Cleveland ": 17 22
Batteries: Klop. Bayue and Sever-
eld; t'hle and Nunamaker.
At Washlnstou
Philadelphia ...
Washington
K,
.17
II. E
18
2 7 ;
and Perkins
Batteries: Nay lor
Johnson, Krancts,
Courtney and
Ficlnlch.
At Chicago
Detroit
R.
1
II.
It
7
Chicago
Batteries: Cole
Hodge and Schulk.
and Bassler;
National
NEW YORK. April 18. New York
Boston, postponed; wet grounds.
Philadelphia-Brooklyn, postponed;
wet grounds.
INew York-Boston, postponed, wet
grounds.
At Cincinnati R. M E.
Pittsburg - ; 8 13 0
Cincinnati 4 7 0
Batteries: Carlson. Hamilton and
Couch; Markle, Couch and Wingo,
DECIDES TO
PASS BONUS
DEATH TOLL
0
Storm Sweeps Middlewest,
Leaving Death and De
struction in Its Wake
Swollen Streams Bring the
Danger of Rood Drop in
Temperature Adds to Misery
CHICAGO, Aprl IS. Swiping"
northeastward through the middle
western states, a storm which had its
origin in the Rocky Mountain regions
Sunday, had passed over Ohio today,
leaving in its wake death and de
struction. 'A loss ot nearly fifty lives
was attributed to the storm which
developed considerable energy aa It
progressed eastward, taking in many
places the form of a tornado. Dam
age to proberty will mount into mil
lions, it is believed. 1
Accompanied by rains which .sent
streams, already swollen. . cournlnif
far beyond their usual channels, the
storm brought added suffering; and
inconvenience to many communities,
which for several days have been af-;
fected by flood condition. A drop in
the temperature to below the season
al normal added to tho discomfort ot
families whose homes, having been
destroyed by wind, or made unin
habitable by flood, were living in
tents or Improvtsed shelter.
2! lead In Indiana.
'' Indiana apparently felt the full ef
fect, of the wind storm yesterday. In
that state, 21 persons are known to
have met death in different commu
nities. . Early yesterday the storm center-
I in uuuuia. Dinning iimuuer
villages in the darkness, tornadoes
-
wrought havoc to many homes and
such reports as were available from
agricultural, communities which had
been stripped of nearly all means ot
communication indicated that 22
persons had been killed.
Missouri, Iowa and Kansas had felt
the storm early Sunday, but in these
states it lacked the intensity which
marked its sweep across Illinois, In
diana and into Ohio. As it passed
over Indiana, there were two distinct
tornado belts. The one in Jho south- .
em part sustained some damage, but
across the northern part ot tha state.
there waa a wind-swept strip in
which the loss ,of life was heavy.
Warren county, in tho western part
ot the state, reported a loss of twelve
lives. Four met death in .Madison
county in central portion of the state.
The death toll was greatest In cen
tral Illinois. The villages ot Irving
ton and Plaintield. not far from Cun-
tralia, were badly wrecked and seve
ral persons were killed. Other fatali
ties in this state were in small rural
communities. Wires were. - blown .
down by the wind and telephone and
telegraph companies hurried today to
complete repairs. 'With restored
communication it was considered
poxsible that complete reports might
Indicate even greater disaster than
was Indicated early today.'
Tea Killed Late Monday. '
DANVILLE, Hi., April 18. Ten
persons are known to havo been
killed and 41 Inured, several fatally
and a dozen seriously in a tornado,
which swept across Champaign and
Vermillion counties, Illinois and
Warren county, Indiana, lato Mon- ;
day, doing damage estimated ut a
quarter ot a million dollars.
The little village of Hod rick. Ind..
wus almost wiped out. Four houses
and two churches, comprising a
group known as Ploasantville Corner
were ruzed and on the Chick farm
cloven miles northeast of Lebanon,
111., three houses and many outbuild
ings were destroyed.
1
A
REACHES 0
CHICAGO, April 18, Rivera . In
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri which
have been close to flood stage, and in
scmo instances save broken through -
levees, causing much damage within
the last few days, rose still higher
today following rains that accom
panied tho storm that struck tho
middlewest yosterday.
Floods as nieuacing as thoso of
1913 were reported from some points.
Hundreds of families have -been
driven from their homes, there has
been some loss ot lite, transportation
has been affected and much damage
has been caused to crops.
The central division of the Rod
Cross was rushing aid to persons who
have fled to tent colonies to escape
the rushing waters.- '
Joffra Leave Chicago. ' ,
.CHICAGO, April 18 General Jo
seph Joffre, marshal ot France. Con
cluded his visit to Chicago today aud
departed for "Washington"