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4 THE 3IOKNLN6 OKEGOMAN, THURSDAY, APRIL, 8, 1920 RODMAN CRITICISES SIMS AT HEARING Letter Is "Very Indiscreet," Says Admiral. OPERATION PLAN UPHELD Chief of Operations Should Have More l'owcr, I Sole Recom mendation. "VVASHIXQTON, April 7. In testi mony today at his own request before the senate committee investigating the Sims-Daniels row. Admiral Rodman- commander-in-chief of the Pa cific fleet, took direct issue with Ad miral Sims' charges and criticism. Admiral Rodman denied categori cally that the navy entered the war without plans or policies; that it was unprepared to fight, or that it was a. mistake to direct naval operations from Washington. The admiral said he appeared through a sense of duty and to ""defend the good name of the nary," the work of which in the war he- praised. Admiral Rodman declared that never in his more than 40 years of service had the fleet been in a bet lery state of preparedness than in the pprlng of 1917. Some types of ves sel? were lacking, he conceded, not ably battle cruisers and scout crul- ter.a, but generally speaking, the navy was ready to fight." ". Letter Called "Indiscreet." Atlmiral Rodman , characterized, as "very indiscreet" the Sims letter' to Hfuretary Daniels, which brought about the present investigation, and declared that Sims committed a breach of confidence In making pub lii 'an Intimate and confidential con versation, which should baveibeen held sacred." He was referring to Admiral Sims' statement that Admiral Benson had told him just before leaving for Lon don "not to let the British pull the wfl over jour eyes." The charge that the navy entered the war without plans or well-defined policies was not correct. Admiral Kodman testified, adding that experi rni on the general board had given hiitt opportunity to help prepare such plans, anticipating the probable ad veirt of the United States into the war. These plans were later modified to meet existing conditions, he said, and asserted that the navy had many eotirces of information and recom mendations abroad other than Sims, wlib, the witness said, implied the navy had delayed the war by not ac cepting all of his recommendations. Policy Charge Denied. The charge that the navy depart ment should not have attempted to conduct operations from a point 3000 miles from the war lone wa denied by Admiral Rodman, who declared that the "war was not fought and won in London," and that the only.' place for the direction and administration of the navy's . policy was in Wash ington. "To have moved our whole admin istration to London, even though 3000 miles separated it from the scene of hostilities, would have been a serious blunder," he eaid. The admiral added that he thought there had been an evident efrort to discredit the navy and his impression was that Admiral Sims eought to give the Impression tlinr he had most of the responsibility for running the war and that the navy department "fell down on the job" because it did not follow his ad vice. On cross-examination Admiral Rod man said that the only recommenda tion he had to make to strengthen the organization of the navy department was that the chief of naval opera tions be given full authority and en tire responsibility. , PRECINCT LINES CHANGED Legal Election Difficult to Hold Under Present Conditions. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 7.- (Special.) Under existing conditions . a Jesal election in this city is prac ti:lly Impossible, according to men Vi tto have investigated the situation The law provides that municipal precincts shall conform with state. nd county precincts In regard to boundaries. The city precinct lines l'i not coincide with the lines as re cently drawn in redistricting by the county, and city officials say that the task of bringing them into conformity ! puzzling one. eiiois doubt is expressed by the cit.v" attorney and others as to the lesality of any election held befor the required changes are made. CLARK JURY SELECTED 'Inl of Man Charged With Murder Begins This Morning. KIGEXE, Or., April"7. (Special.) The Jury to try Martin A. Clark. charged with, the murder of Charles L. Taylor, near the summit of the Cas caue mountains last Juiy, was com-yl-ted this afternoon, and Judge Skip- USE EYES WHEN Take Tablets Without Fear If I hey Are Marked With the Safety "Bayer Cross." ; To get genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" you must look for the safety "Uayer Cross" on each package and on eacn laoieu iliie tsayer tjross" means true, woria-iamous Aspirin, prescribed by physicians for over eighteen ream and proved eafe by millions for Colds, lieaaacue, r.arcae, xooinache, Neu rulsria. Lumbago, Neuritis, and fo 1'ain in general. Proper and safe di reel ions are In each unbroken "Bayer' package. Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets oust but a few cents. Druggists also Bell larger "Bayer" packages. AsDirin is the trademark of Have Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester ol Salicylicacid. Adv. Shave, Bathe and Shampoo with one Soap. Cuticura Ojtimr Soap m thm f vmritmt or f ty ahaimv BUYING ASPIRIN worth adjourned court until tomor row morning at 9 o'clock, when the opening statement will be made by District Attorney L. U Ray. The names of 97 men were taken from the box in selecting the jury and 51 were examined. The per sonnel of the jury follows: Norman T- Purkerson, farmer, Junction City; William H. Lackey, farmer. Cottage Grove; John J. Light, merchant. Eu gene; Loren Kd wards, farmer. Junc tion City; Arthur A. Kelley, farmer, Loralne; Percy J. Patterson, electri cian, Eugene; Henry Kompp, retired, Eugene; Martin Foster, farmer, Lo raine; Ralph W. Ward, farmer, Cot tage' Grove; Frank Sherman, me chanic. Cottage Grove; Frank S. Har low, orchardist, Eugene; George W. Sanderson, farmer, Loraine. FELTON TO LEAVE LEADING WOMAN OF BAKER STOCK TO GO TO TAC03IA. Attractive Orfer Accepted With Company Managed by Father. Portland Admirers Many. Verna Felton, who has been' one of the most popular among a series of leading women with the Baker Stock, has accepted an attractive offer to lead the Allen Stock company in Ta coma and will close her engagement erna F'elton. linker leading; woman, who ivlll go to Ta coma. t the Baker, with "Lombard!, Ltd." Miss Felton's closing week will mark the termination of a particularly fe- icitous engagement, during which ime she has played many and varied leading roles. She has made a lengthy list of admirers who will regret her departure, but will rejoice In her new ngagement. The Allen Stock company in Ta- coma is managed by Miss Felton s father and her mother plays characi ers in the organization, and it is this ompany which is to be headed by Miss Felton, Following her Tacoma ngagement she will play a season of umnier stock in Vancouver, B. C, where her previous engagements have stblished her as a favorite. Negotiations for a new leading woman for the Baker are under way. the meantime Mary Kdgett Baker oins the company as second woman. STUDENT POLITICS HUMS SIXTEEN CANDIDATES ENTER RACE FOR COUNCIL. Additional Aspirants for Office May Be Placed on Ballot by Pe tition Within Ten Days. Student politics became the center of interest at Reed college yesterday when the "Quest" made the first an nouncement of nominations to the student council. Sixteen candidates were nominated, eight to be elected Ajiril 2tf, f our seniors and two each from - the other classes. Freshmen elect representatives two months after college opens in the fall. , . The president Of the student body is the senior man receiving the high est number of votes. Competing for this honor are Tom Breckway of New lork, Paul Workman, Eugene Vin cent and Clyde Foley, all of Port land. Katherine Kerr, Mary Elizabeth White, Florence Boyrie - and Juli Harrison, all of Portland, are junior women nominees who have won recognition for extra-curricular work. William Stone of New York City Maurice Howard, Grace Linklater and Opal Weimer of Portland, are sopho more candidates, one man and one woman to be elected. William Helms of Hillsboro, Or.; Ann Shepard, Hood River, Or.; John Hoffman White and May Borquist of Portland will rep resent the freshmen at the election. Additional candidates may be placed on the ballot by petition if presented within ten days. This is the first election under the revised constitu tion, which was officially approved by the faculty last fall. Paul Workman and Clifford ' Zol linger, juniors; Hobart Benson and Herbert Salmon, sophomores, and Charles Spackman and John Phillips, were nominated as candidates for the men s social room committee, one rep resentative from each class to be elected. AUTO RUNS OVER GIRL Daughter of "Wesley Prior Sustains , Broken Leg. ROSEBURG, Or., April 7. (Spe cial.) Bonnie Prior, 14-yearrold aaugnter oi Mr. and Mrs. Wesley trior or tnis city, sustained a broken leg yesterday when she was run over by the car driven by County Coroner M. E. Ritter. The girl and her sis ter dashed from behind a Standard Oil truck parked near the curb di rectly in front of the moving ma chine and both were hurled to the ground. Fortunately Mr. Ritter was traveling very slowly. The front wheels passed over the girl's leg, breaking the bone in two places, but was stopped before the rear wheels touched the body. The younger child was only slightly bruised. Club Indorses Tax Bills. BEND, Or.. April 7. (Special.) The Commercial club today unanimously indorsed the higher educational mill age bill, and the 2-mill school tax bill. The club is already on record as in favor of capital punishment, but action on other measures which will miiis before the people at the May primaries was deterred. r ............... It' w - f in-' "trzrj 1 2 -y L, 1 1 i V ?ri- ! 1 -.. w " S f ; v - i 4 1 r I S. H. Green Holman Fuel Co. Adv. Stamps for cash. Main 3S1. E60-2L SINN FEIN UPRISING PLOT IS CONFIRMED Letter From German Baron Held as Proof. BUSINESS MAN ARRESTED Communication : Interpreted by Police to Relate o Machine :. Guns and Artillery. LONDON', April 7. Recent, uncon firmed reports of a Sinn Fein plot for an armed uprising in Ireland were based on fact, according to the Irish police. They state that they are in possession of information not only indicating a rising was intended, but that certain Germans' in, Berlin had been engaged to furnish war' mate rial. In this connection Thomas J. Lough lln, a Dublin business man an.d a member of the Sinn Fein, has been ar rested under the defense of the realm act. With Loughlin's name the police linked that of Baron Lewis von Horst, a former resident of the United States, who Is now in Berlin, with whom, it is alleged, Loughlin was negotiating. Letter Taken aa Proof. Loughlin recently returned to Ire land from a visit to Germany. A let ter addressed to Baron Lewis von Horst at BeVlin on March 3 and signed with Loughlin's name has come to the notice of the Irish police, who in terpret the letter as proof of a pro jected uprising and of German im plication. This letter, which is couched in the language of an ordi nary business communication, contains the following: "I have put the right people here in possession of the details you gave me on various matters and think you may be prepared for eventualities. Please write me at once when vou get information from Hamburg regarding nips, this is most important and must not be overlooked, as we are ow in a position to come to business. II you come across any govern ment electric cable (interpreted by the ponce as code for machine guns and artillery) would you be able to let me have samples and details of volt age, etc? lou will understand what mean. Private Envelope" Urced. "The Dublin corporation is verv hort of supplies and If the stuff was suitable would be prepared to buy in large quantities. I am sending this letter via Madam, as I believe it is safer. When you write to me enclose your letter in a private envelope mai is, iei mere be no indication on the outside as to tho source from whence it comes. Baron Lewis von Horst while un der internment In a British detention camp during the war claimed Ameri can citizenship, but was said to have failed to establish it. It was under stood that one of the grounds for the deportation from Great Britain last year of Miss Lillian Scott Troy of San Francisco was her business relation ship with Baron von Horst. Baron von Horst formerly lived In San Francisco. - FORCE COSTS $2,823,960 Canadian Secretary Makes Report on Siberian Expedition. OTTAWA, Ont., April 7. Secretary of State Sifton told the house of commons today that the cost of main taining the Canadian expeditionary force at Vladivostok had amounted to $2,823,960. Canada contributed 4214 officers and men. The cost of supplies and ammuni tion, except the initial issue of . per sonal equipment and clothing, was borne by the imperial government, which assumed responsibility for it upon shipment from Vancouver. MRS. JULIA OPDYCKE DIES Resident of Portland Since 1883 Passes at Age of 86 Years. Mrs. Julia Elisabeth Opdycke died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. H. Keeps Them Quiet Dixm't 677 it unequalled for trans mission and differ ential. Alto try Dixon 's famous Cup Grease and other . Dixon lubricants. All in handy red action lest noise more power, end it helps Veep down gas and repair bills. Try it and see. Your dealer has it. JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE COMPANY Established 1827 Jersey City, New Jersey C. Lohmann, 474 Hall street, at ?:30 A, M. Tuesday. Death was due to complications incident to old age. Mrs. Opdycke would have been 86 years old on July 19. Her husband was 99 years old vesterday. The atced couple cele brated the 66th anniversary of their wedding on March 28. Mr. and Mrs. Opdycke carrte to- Port land in 1883, and have since resided in Sellwood or Portland proper. A year ago they came to live with heir daughter. Mrs, Lohmann, at t iiaii street. Mrs. Opdycke is survived byher aged husband, W. L. Opdycke. and five chidren H. Eugene Opdycke of Schenectady, N. Y.; Clinton W. Opdycke of Placerville, Cal.; W. D. Opdycke of Seattle, Wash.: Mrs. Emma O. Melrath and Mrs. H. C. Loh mann of Portland. There are also five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today at 2 P. M. at Portland crematorium. Rev. C. E. Cline will preach the funeral sermon, and there will be brief services by Sellwood chapter. Eastern Star, of which deceased was the first matron. Miss Metta Brown will sing "Lead. Kindly Light," and Abide With Me," accompanied by Miss Margaret Lamberson on the or gan. fH CLUB FOILS ITSELF ACTIOX 0S DAYLIGHT SAVING PUZZLES EXPERTS. Members Favor Sunshine Saving, but Seem t Have Voted Against It at Meeting. Members of the Portland Ad club are thumbing the pages of Roberts rules of order, the Marquis of Queens bury rules, Hoyle and the other em inent authorities on rules and regula tions in general to determine whether the Ad club at a stormy session yes terday noon at the Benson hotel placed itself for or against daylight saving. There is no doubt about one thing, and that is that the club mem bers fully intended to put the club on record as favoring daylight saving. But it seems that the actual action of the club, taken in the heat of debate on the subject, resulted in -placing the Ad oluhhers In ODDOSitlon to the more-sunlight plan. It came about when a resolution uoon the mattsr. introduced by the resolutions committee, after - being laid unon the table and taken off nu merous times during the past month. was broucht ud for final action. The resolution favored . daylight saving, but the motion as Introduced bv the resolutions committee was to the effect that the club reject the resolution. There seemed little d.oubt but that it was the motion of the res olutions committee and not the reso lution itself which was adopted. . Yesterday's session was given over largely to the sale of tickets to th performances of "Lombard!, Ltd., which the club will produce at the Baker theater April 20 and 21 for the benefit of the forthcoming caravan to Stockton, Cal., on the occasion of the annual Pacific coast convention of Ad ciubs. It was also decided that the club aid in the entertainment of 250 or more orphan vhildren of Portland and vicinity at the Liberty theater on April 28 by providing 25 automobiles for carrying the children to the the ater. PAROLE ATTEMPT pAI LS DouL-las Prosecutor Blocks Efforts of John Karis, Convict. ROSE BURG. Or.. April 7. (Special.) Attempts of persons in Portland to secure the parole of John Karis, re cently convicted here and sentenced to 20 years at hard labor for his share in the sensational robbery at Scotts burg several months ago, have been blocked by the district attorney of Douglas county, who has recently laid the case before Governor Olcott. Greek friends of the convicted man also wrote to District Attorney Neu ner asking him to use his influence in securing parole. Mike Zelok, a leader in the robbery, who is now in prison, is reported to have been sum moned before the parole board and there he implicated Karis equally with himself in the robbery. Oregon to Hear Bishop Sumner. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene, April 7. (Special.) Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner will make his annual visit to the University of Ore gon campus Thursday, Friday and Saturday. April 15, 16 and 17. He will address the regular university assembly on Thursday on the topic, "The Supreme Question of Life's Vo cation." He will also address other meetings on the campus and in Eu gene. 3 No grinding, squeaking, grumbling gears when you're using Dixon's. It's the one lubricant you can depend on to keep them quiet. Dixon's obliterates the roughness that exists on all gear and Bearing sur faces. It works into those tiny depres sions and builds up a smooth, oily veneer that successfully wards off friction. " Gear . LUBRICANT -With ydur transmission and differential mn ia in Dixon's, you can rest assured your fear are friction-free. For Dixon's doesn't 'squeeza out" under pressure. Nor it it affected by beat or cold like plain oil and grease. Year around it means smoother, sweeter SUGAR WILL GO UP ANOTHER CENT SOON Advance With Next California Shipment-Expected. EASTERN MARKET STRONG Refineries Already Have Put Prices Tp Reduced Crop Estimates Coming From. Cuba. . Sugar will cost Portland consum ers more when the next shipment arrives from California. Refiners in that state have established new prices, one of them coming into the market at a sharp advance and the other adjusting its quotations to meet the new conditions. The wholesale price here will probably be 16 cents and the retail price at least a cent more than it has been. The eastern sugar markets are very strong, largely owing to reduced crop estimates that are coming from Cuba. SUGAR BOYCOTT FRUITLESS Price Goes Up Despite Investigators and Crusaders. SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. (Spe cial.) An advance of $1.30 a hundred pounds in the price of refined sugar was put into effect by the California & Hawaiian Sugar Refining company today. This raises the price to the consumer to 18 cents a pound, in spite of "investigations" and popular boy cotts. . The new quotation establishes a basic price of $15.30 a hundred, still 70 cents below the figure quoted by other San Francisco refining com panies. The New York market climbed to $16.05 for raws today, according to a report received by Frank B. Connolly, secretary of the Retail Grocers' asso ciation and this, he says, will make the price to the New York consumer 23 cents a pound. The California & Hawaiian Sugar Refining company today delivered the last sack of refined sugar sold at the 14-cent basis. It will take two weeks to refine and deliver the new allotment to the trade, according to officials of the California & Hawaiian refinery. It is believed the price will move up to $16, on a par with Ihe Western Refin ing company's quotations, when the supply offered at $15.30 is exhausted. The increase comes, notwithstand ing the fact that imports of sugar to San Francisco from the Hawaiian is lands within the next three days will aggregate 18,400 tons. Boulder Injures Workman. THE DALLES, Or., April 7. (Spe cial.) A huge boulder which was dis lodged from the mountain side above him as he worked on the Columbia rlvpr liirhn'AV nnr Pnwnn thf I morning knocked George Porophat unconscious. lie was rusnea to tne local hospital. This afternoon's re port from the hospital is that he will recover. His right arm was broken. m " 1 ...... n in I,, i a, . . ' 1 -;-,-" : r:'".:.fr z:z . :. ' ------1 rtTTrFVTT7'F- To be quite sensible and practical get sensible and practical shoes. Shoes that start out comfortable and stay comfortable. Shoes that look right, and keep their good looks up to the last "shine." Shoes that wear well, giving good return for the money they cost. This somewhat exacting description precisely describes every pair of Buckhecht Shoes. 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A Few Items of Special Interest 1800 acres under the supervision of the bureau of fiarks. three pieces of property being on the Co umbia highway Crown Point, Benson Park and Shepperd's Dell. In 1919 the attendance at the playgrounds was 306.821; at the swimming tanke, 48,287; at the com munity houses, 32,500. Last year $500,000 additional was voted for playgrounds, and $150,000 for equipment, while a yearly tax brings in about $120,000 tor pur chase of park property. Two community houses, at Sell wood and Peninsula, with gym nasium, swimming pool and facili ties for social affairs. Also even ing gymnasium classes in - 18 schools, under park supervisors. National Rose Test Garden at Washington park and Sunken Rose Garden at Peninsula, both bringing further fame to the City of Roses. Municipal Golf Links at Eastmore- land has one of the finest courses on the coast, with an attendance last year of 16,000. 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Net premium received during the year $2,086,402.36 Interest, dividends and rent received during the year...'. 124,452.47 Income from other sources re ceived d urine the year...... 1,407,320.47 Total Income .. .$3,618,184.30 Pisborwenent. Net losses paid during the year, including adjustment expenses .$ 763,734.24 Commissions and salaries paid during the year 879,613.13 Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year 49,319.23 Amount of all other expendi tures 2.f,S75.5.1 Remitted to home office....... l,lti;i,425.GS Total expenditures $2,681,467.59 Asaela. Recoveries due on paid losses..! 91,636.59 Value of stocks and bonds owned market value) 2.941.740.00 Caah in btnk and on hand... tilt,67 7.1 Premiums In course or eoiiec I tton written since September ' SO. 1919 430.374.73 Interest and rents dua and ac crued 37.5S5.09 Total assets admitted In Ore- goa , w $4,121,013.60 Liabilities. Gross claims for losses unpaid. $ 466,648.23 Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding risks..... X.020.7.8.26 All other liabilities 93.869.25' Total liabilities, exclusive of capital stock $1,581,275.74 Business In Oregon for the Year. At premiums received during the year $9,275 9 t.oect paid during the year. ..... 2..9.S7 Losses incurred during the y-ar. . . 3.214.94. TOKIO MARINE & FIKK INS. CO IAA. AFPI-RTON A COX. Atorney. Statutory resident attorney'ior service: ' a'M t- mm 17 -r-'-1 if I i m 1