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FLEET WILL BACK UP
DEMAND FORSALUTE
Warships Ordered to
Tampico at Once.
FUTURE RESTS WITH KUERTA
Force of 15,000 Men to Be
. Available at Mexican Port.
NAVY RESPONDS QUICKLY
Meanwhile Nothing Is Done by
Army, Desire Being That Rebels
t Shall Have No Opportunity
to Misinterpret Action.
WASHIXUTOX, April 14. Rear-Admiral
Mayo, through Rtar-Admlrl
Fletcher at Vera Crui, late today re
ported to the Navy Departments
"The attack of the constitutionalists
on Tampleo is undoubtedly over, and
the refugees vf ho were taken on board
battleships at Tampleo are now being;
landed.
WASHINGTON, April 14. President"
Wilson today ordered practically the
entire Atlantic fleet to Mexican waters
to force a public salute to the Stars
and Stripes from the Huerta govern
ment as an apology for the arrest of
American marines at Tampleo last
Thursday.
No ultimatum has been issued that
Is. no specified time has been set within
"which the ' Huerta government 'must
comply but the naval demonstration
lias been ordered as a concrete evidence
off the fixed determination of the United
States to back up Rear-Admiral Mayo's
demand for a salute. Up to tonight
General Huert. had not made satis
factory response to that demand,
future Rests With Huerta.
"Future developments depend on
Huerta himself," was the way a high
Administration official close to the
President summarized the situation.
The decision tir-aertd the"""fleet was
reached after the President and Sec
retary Bryan had conferred for an hour
with John Llnd, personal representa
tive of President Wilson In Mexico, and
after a two-hour Cabinet meeting,
at which dispatches from Charge
O'Shaughnessy revealed that the Huerta
government disputed the right of
American -marines to be ashore at
Tampico and contended that its recent
public statement of apology was ample.
Immediately after the Cabinet meet
ins Secretary Daniels Issued his order
to the Atlantic fleet and wireless mes
sages flashed up and down the Atlan
tic coast to put the fljet under' steam
for Tampico. It will be the largest
fighting force the American Govern
ment has assembled for possible action
since the Spanish-American War.
Klcven great battleships, with auxil
iaries carrying 11,000 men, will com
prise the force off Tampico.
Way for Amends Still Open.
Everywhere at the White House, the
State Department and the Navy De
partment, the hope was expressed that
the dispatch of the fleet would not
lead to serious consequences and there
whs a contldont prediction among Ad
ministration officials that General
Huerta would see the wisdom of
satisfying the American demand and
close the Incident. Officials were care
ful to point out that negotiations with
the Huerta government had not ended
and that the way was open to General
Huerta to make amends.
The Navy Department sent complete
Instructions to .Rear-Admiral Badger,
Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic
fleet, on board the battleship Arkansas,
at Hampton Roads. Rear-Admiral
Fiske, chief of the bureau of operations,
left tonight to explain personally to
Admiral Badger the diplomatic side of
the situation and the dispatches from
RearrAdmiral Mayo. Indicating the
exact ships which will accompany Ad
miral Badger, the Navy Department is
sued the following statement:
"Admiral Badger will take with him
the battleships .Arkansas, Louisiana,
New Hampshire, Michigan, Vermont,
New Jersey and South Carolina, which
last ship has been intercepted on her
way from Haiti to Hampton Roads.
Gunboats to Join Fleet.
"The gunboat Tacoma, now at Bos
ton, Mass., also has been ordered to
Tampico by way of Newport. R. I, and
will start today or tomorrow.
"The gunboat Nashville, now at Santo
Christo, San Domingo, has been ordered
to Uuantanamo to coal and thence to
Tampico.
"The Rhode Island, Nebraska, Vir
ginia and Georgia are now docking. It
has not been decided yet whether they
will join Admiral Badger's forces.
"The transport Hancock will leave
New Orleans for Tampico today with
the first regiment of the expeditionary
force of marines."
The foregoing ships are In addition
to the Utah. Connecticut. Minnesota,
Des Moines, Chester, Dolphin and San
Francisco, now at Tampico, and the
Florida and Prairie, at Vera Cruz. The
torpedo-boat flotilla at Pensacola, Fls
has been ordered to stand by for orders.
While the Navy moved on the At
lantic Coast. Secretary Daniels tonight
was giving his attention to the situa
tion in the Pacific Most of the Ameri
can war craft in the Pacific Ocean al
ready are in Mexican waters.
While the Navy was active not a
(Concluded on I'age 3.)
SOCIETY DIVAS IN
"ARTISTIC" CLASH
SEATTLE'S HOME-TALEXT ENG
LISH OPERA IX PERIL.
Premature Announcement as to Who
"Would Sing Big Role in "Faust"
Brews Temperamental Storm.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 14. (Spe
cial.) Tortuous channels in which
were uncharted rocks of artistic tem
perament came near wrecking the
Standard Grand Opera Company, Seat
tle's first attempt to present grand
opera in English, by an organization
composed of the pick of the city's best
musical talent.
A premature announcement yester
day that the role of Marguerite in
"Faust" would be sung by Mrs. Mar
garet Hemion brought about the crisis.
Mrs. Marie C. Tenny, wife of Dr. C. L.
Tenny, well-known dentist, had re
hearsed the part for weeks before, and
when the efforts came to substitute an
other the storm broke.
A diplomatic tangle with & thousand
angles grew overnight, and by Monday
morning things were sizzling. Like
wise there arose mild protests from
members of the chorus.
Testerday between 1 and 2 o'clock
in the afternoon there was a heated
conference at the Press Club theater
ette in which were present Theodore
Carl Johnson, the Faust; Albert R.
Cody, the Valentine, and Conductor
Claude Madden on the one side, and
Mme. Sprotte and Manager Lynch on
the other. The two singers and Mad
den made it plain that they wanted
Mrs. Tenny and none other.
Then came the joint ultimatum and
its gracious granting by Mme. Sprotte.
Manager Lynch and Mrs. Hemion, who
would not allow her own desires to
stand in the way.
Everything is lovely now.
LEE'S GRANDSON PLUCKED
Topnolch Shortshtop Joins Football
Star in Quitting "West Point.
NEWBURGH. N. Y., April 14. (Spe
cial.) Robert R. Lee, of -North Caro
lina, and P. H. Hodgaon, of Nevada, are
among the West Point cadets dis
charged from the United States Mili
tary Academy at West Point for defi
ciency in their mathematical examina
tions. Leo is a grandson of General Robert
E. Lee and was star shortstop and hit
ter on the Army baseball team. Hodg
son was looked on as a topnotcher In
the football team, of which he was last
year's halfback.
SHEEP TAXES TO BE CUT
Six Counties and State Commission
Settle Migratory Problem.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., April 14.
(Special.) A division of the 1914 taxes
on migratory sheep in proportion to
the number of months they are kept
in each country was agreed on at a
conference ending here tonight be
tween representatives of the State Tax
Commission, Yakima, Kittitas, Benton,
Franklin and Grant counties.
One hundred and fifty thousand
sheep are affected. A valuation of
13.50 per head was agreed on. Pend
ing disputes over previous taxes will
be settled in the courts and the Tax
Commission is to prepare a bill for a
new law governing the subject.
MUZZLES ON DOGS URGED
City Health Officer "Would Halt
Spread of Rabies Early.
With the discovery of more cases of.
rabies in dogs City Health Officer
Marcellus has again asked the City
Council to put into effect the ordi
nance requiring muzzling. The ques
tion will be before the Council at its
regular meeting this morning.
Dr. Marcellus says he believes It
will be possible to eliminate the dis
ease if the dogs are muzzled now and
kept muzzled for six or eight months.
MAN KILLED, $3500 PAID
Seattle Motorist, Acquitted in One
Case, to Give Sum to Victim's Son.
SEATTLE. April 14. Laurence Duke,
nephew of James B. Duke, the tobacco
manufacturer, will pay $3500 to Alvln
Simmons, young son of A. E. Simmons,
who was run over and killed by an au
tomobile driven by Duke. The Superior
Court today authorized the boy's
mother to settle with Duke.
Duke was tried recently for man
slaughter for killing Henry N. Farr in
the same accident that caused the
deatli of Simmons and was acquitted.
CUE SETS BLAST; MAN HURT
Billiardist Carries Dynamite
Pocket; Injuries Are Result.
in
SPOKANE. Wash- April 14. John
Hodgeson, of Oakesdale, is in a hospital
here today, suffering from serious
wounds caused by a dynamite cap ex
plodlng while he was playing billiards.
The billiard cue in Hodgeson's hands
struck the cap in his pocket and the
cap exploded. Hodgeson's right hand
and abdomen were torn open.
THEFT, $500, CONFESSED
Deputy Postmaster Says He Burned
Roxboro Building to Hide Deed.
SPOKANE, April 14. A warrant was
obtained by postoffice inspectors today
for the arrest of James W. Middleton,
assistant postmaster and agent of a
lumber company at Roxboro. Wash.
The Inspectors said that Middleton
confessed that he burned the Roxboro
postoffice in order to hide the fact
that he had spent Jr00 which he had
collected for the lumber company.
FEDERAL ROUT HEAR
TORREOH REPORTED
Reinforced Federals
Beaten by Villa.
MANY KILLED AND -WOUNDED
Rebel General Places Own
Casualties at 5000.
I
700 PRISONERS TAKEN
Course of Federal Column Deter
mined by Scattered Supplies of
AVater Battle Line Covers
Front 2 0 Miles Long.
JUAREZ. Mes., April 14. The rebel
wounded during a six days' battle at
San Pedras de los Colonias. east of
Torreon, is placed at 5000 in an official
report of General Villa to General Car
ranza. The combined forces of the
federals, said to have numbered 12.000
to 1,000, were defeated by 10,000 or
12.000 rebels, according to the report
General Carranza forwarded the re
port to Rafael Zubaran. his Secretary
of the Interior, who remained here
after Carranza and other officials re
moved the provisional capital to Chi
huahua. Mr. Zuharan is inclined to
think that the reference to "5000
wounded" was an exaggeration due to
a telegraphic mistake, and he tele
graphed for confirmation.
Capture of TOO Reported.
General Villa's report, dated yester
day, reads:
"I have the honor to communicate
to you that after six days of terrific
fighting the town of San Pedras de los
Colonias was today, at 7 P. M., evacu
ated by the enemy, which was under
the command of Generals Velasco, De
moure, Maas and others.
"Before the evacuation they set fire
to the greater part of the citv. In
these moments my troops are taking
possession or the city. Tomorrow I
will -forward the details of the battle
to you. My only regret is that 6000
of my troops were wounded in today's
ussatui- i nave captured 700 prison
ers. I hope that the great sacrifice
of human blood will be for the welfare
of our country."'
Torreon Garrison la Battle.
The federal army is said to have in
cluded the Torreon garrison led Intact
out of that city In retreat by General
Velasco on April 13, those of General
Maas, General Hidalgo, General De
moure and two others.
Maas, Hidalgo and Demoure were
tfonHuded on Pace :;.)
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS 1
The Weather.
TESTERDAY' 8 Maximum temperature 62.3
degree; minimum. 47.4 decrees.
TODAY'S Showers: southwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Villa reports complete rout of reinforced
federals near Torreon. Pass J.
National. -
Great fleet ordered to Tampico to Insist
on salute of flag by Mexico. Pass 1.
Senate calls on Bryin for correspondence cm
Canal treaties. Pass 1. .
Oanlela Indorses plan to employ fast cruisers
as mall boats. Pace S.
Real crisis will not be reached until fleet
arrives at Tampico. pace -Domestic.
Union Pacific makes expected reduction In
dividend rate. Pi 5. "
Harry Thaw la victor In fight for habeas
corpus writ, but win not be released.
Pass I.
Sports.
Coast Leans results: Sacramento 7,
Venice 2; fan Pr&nclsco S, Ios Angelss O;
Portland-Oakland (tint postponed, rata.
Pass B.
Northwestern Lesgue results: Sesttls I.
Portland 1; Tacoma 8, Vancouver 7;
Spokane 4. Victoria 1. rase 8.
Captain alagee, of Phillies, detests Giants,
JO to 1, all by himself. Pica 8.
Frank Chance'a men win firat opener In
J ears. Pace S. .
Pacific Northwest
Columbia County Court demands account
Ins; of alleged 'shortage from Sheriff
Thompaon. Pace .
Supreme Court orders license be riven Port
land Insurance firm. Page S.
Rev. Mr. Bsrnhlsel says wife's love was
peculiar, and Juke on Mm. Pace 7.
Shrlners camel refuses to so aboard Port
land train at Salem. Pace 1.
Charles V. Galloway Isauea atatement de
fending; Tax Commlaalon. Psga .
Society divas of Seattle In artistic clash.
Paje 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Stronger demand from California for wheat
with Idaho aupply gone. Pace Id.
May ahorts In scramble In Chicaso wheat
pit. Page 10.
Latest turn In Mexican situation cauaes
break In stock prices. Pace 10.
Rose City puts North Portland harbor on
deep sea map. rage 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Waterwaya body plans to enlarge work and
elects officers. Pace 1.
Northweat destined to lead world . as In
dustrial center. Waterways Convention
la luld. Page 18.
Shrine liordea of Northwest will take poa
sesslon of city tomorrow. Page 7.
Reed College standardised by United States
Bureau of Education. Page 13.
Clyde Van Hemert rearrested at Victoria
after breaking Jail. Page 7.
Latest political news. Page 18.
Weather report, forecast and dsta. Page 10.
Go-to-Church Sunday movement gains sup
porters. Page 11.
Stores ask revision of minimum wazo ruling.
Pace 14.
Joseph Teal urges co-operation In waterways
improvements. Page IS.
INITIATION COSTS 2 TOES
Student Hurt Qualifying for Mis
souri University Fraternity.
KANSAS City. A-pril 14. Two toes
from his left foot have been given by
Cameron Reed, 22 years old, of Cam
bridge, Mass.. as part of his Initiation
fee in a fraternity he aspires to join
in the University of Missouri, where
he is a sophomore.
Reed, with three other students,
came to Kansas City for the Easter
vacation, riding a brakebeam in order
to qualify for the fraternity . that Is
eligible only to those who have trav
eled "a thousand miles without a red."
The students today boarded the rods
of a train to make their return trip to
Columbia. Mo. Reed fell as the train
started and a wheel crushed his foot.
IT'S UP TO HUERTA
SENATE GALLS FOR
DATA OH TREATIES
Correspondence as to
Canal Desired.
EX-AMBASSAHOR ON STAND
Henry White Tells Committee
Exemption Not Intended.
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SUBSIDY IS DISCUSSED
Professor Emory R. Johnson Advises
That Those Benefited, Rather
Than Taxpayers, Bear Ki
penses of Canal.
WASHINGTON, April 14. Henry
White, e c-Ambassadsr to Franca and
Secretary to the American embassy at
Great Britain at the time the Ilay
Pauncefote treaty was negotiated, told
the Senate committee on Interoceanlc
canals today that It never was his un
derstanding, nor that of any of the
negotiators. for Great Britain, that the
United States ever contemplated ex
empting American coastwise shipping
from Panama canal tolls.
Another witness who supported the
view of President Wilson that toll ex
emption for the American ships should
bo repealed, was Professor Emory R.
Johnson, of the University of Pennsyl
vania, an ex-member of the Isthmian
canal committee and employed by ex
President Taft to frame a toll schedule
for vessels passing through the canal.
Senate Calls for Letters.
While the hearing was in progress,
the Senate at the Instigation of Sen
ator Brandegee. Republican member of
the canals committee, who favors re
peal of toll exemption,' adopted a reso
lution calling on the Secretary of State,
If not Incompatible with the public in
terest, to submit all correspond
ence connected with the negotiation
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty with
Great Britain, the subsequent Hay-
Pauncefote treaty and the treaty with
Panama known as the Hay-Bunau-Var-111a
treaty. The last named was In
cluded in the resolution on the sugges
tion of Senator Williams.
Little discussion of the tolls contro
versy developed outside the Senate, but
Secretary Tumulty made public at the
White House more than 500 telegrams
received within the last 24 hours from
Democrats In all parts of the country,
expressing approval of the President's
repeal policy. These messages. Secre
tary Tumulty asserted, were unsolic
ited. On detailed examination on the
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EXPRESS CAR DOOR
LIKE 'NEEDLE'S EYE'
MODEKN CAMEL SHOWS TRIE
MEANING OF PARABLE.
Unruly "Pete" Flatly Refuses to tio
Aboard Train for Portland.
Parcel Post Suggested.
SALEM. Or, April 14. (Special.)
Unless a certain camel changes his
mind and decldeds to humble himself
by riding on a freight, train, the Shrln
ers" circus in Portland tomorrow night
win be without one of Its advertised
attractions.
"J"." an old animal belonging to
a circus which exhibited In Salem to
day, was engaged by the Shrlners for
their circus and arrangements were
made to send hlra to Portland by ex
press. Ho ordinarily, according to his
trainer, is a good camel, can go a long
time without a drink, had a record
back In his natlvo haunts for getting
over desert wastes and is lots thought
of by the circus folk.
But "Pete" balked when his trainer
tried to put htm on the express car.
A platform was erected at the door of
the car and Mr. Camel walked leisurely
up the board steps, but he Just wouldn't
go Into the car.
Hay and 'other varieties of camel's
breakfast food were placed In the car.
But It was all of no use. Other men
were called and they tried to force the
animal into the car. But force and per
suasion were equally futile. Then
someone suggested that they try back
ing him in. But he wouldn't back.
Finally the train whistled. the bell
Jingled, the express car started and
the train was on its way to Portland
without the stubborn camel.
"It may be true." said Superintend
ent Foster, of the express company,
"that It Is as easy for a camel to pass
through the eye of a needle as it is
Tor a rich man to enter the Kingdom
of Heaven, but I do know it would b
JUBt about as easy to ship an ordlnarj
camel by parcel post as It would bo
to send 'Old Pete' by express."
ILLIN0ISANS AID ROADS
First Earth on Lincoln Highawy In
State to Be Turned Today.
CHICAGO. April 14 Good roads In
Illinois will have a sendoff tomorrow,
when various co-organizations will as
semble at Mooseheart. Kane County, to
see the first spadeful of earth turned
on the Lincoln Highway in this state.
Governor Dunne will deliver an ad
dress at the ceremonies.
Simultaneously with this celebration
of Good Roads day, other co-organizations
will carry on celebrations, all
tending to the same end. a good roads
movement for this state.
The associated roads organizations
of Chicago and Cook County will de
liver tomorrow In gold coin prizes of
IS00 offered In road dragging contests.
Four honor camps of convicts will start
road work In May.
ROBBER AND VICTIM DIE
Charles SnurU, Passenger on Seattle
Holdup Train, and Trew Succumb.
X SEATTLE. April 14. Charles F.
ufccu .. oi nonomlsli. Wash,
the passenger who was wounded last
night when Clarence Trew and Wil
liam Sears attempted to hold up a T-
COma-bOUnrl Int.rnrhDii - ' . . .
... ii a 1 1 tx i niv-
erton, south of Seattle, and Trew, one
l.t . . . V, I . .ii.i ...
. . vuwia. uiru ut tocai nospuals
today.
The prosecuting attorney announced
tonight that he would file an Infor
mation tomorrow charging both Tiew
and Sears with murder In the first de
gree. Sears, though badly bruised, will
recover.
"B0Y-PRQ0F" SIGNS NEXT
Clly Engineer Da lor Plans BIjr An
nual Savin; by New Wrinkle.
Boy Proof street signs may be
adopted by the city to cut down the
annual cost of replacing thoso that
are damaged by small boys and rocks.
City Engineer Dater has secured a
number of sign samples that are Im
pervious to rocks and will recommend
to tho Council that they be used ex
clusively In the future.
It costs the city hundreds of dollars
each year to replace battered signs.
The new signs will be so constructed
that It will be almost Impossible, toe,
to tear them down.
EUGENIC LAW MAKES FEES
Big Collection Increase In Clarke
County Due to Oregon Act.
OLYMPL. Wash., April 14. (Spe
cial.) The enforcement of Oregon's
stringent eugenic marriage law has
made the Clarke County Auditor's of
fice the most profitable In the state
of Washington, according to compara
tive statistics for all county officers
prepared by the state bureau of Inspec
tion. Due almost entirely to the Increased
number In marriage licenses. It is
shown that fee collections Increased
$$437.70 in 19i: to I10.03S.05 In 1913.
2,640,000 EGGS IN CARGO
Traus-Pacif ic Product Leaves 'Seattle
for San Francisco.
SKATTLb. Wash.. April 14. Two
hundred and twenty thousand dosen
eogs were part of the cargo of the
steamship Senator, which sailed from
Seattle for San Francis o tonight.
The eggs were brought across the
Pacific by a Canadian liner.
I'KICE FIVE CENTS.
WATERWAYS BODY
TO ENLARGE WORK
Captain Gray Named
Association Head.
ASTORIA GETS 1915 MEETING
Committee Is Chosen to 0pen
Membership Campaign.
FALL SESSION TO BE HELD
Opening Entire Columbia and Snake
Rivers to Navigation and Co
ordinate Potter Development .
Discussed by Speakers.
Captain W. P. Gray, of Pasco, Wash,
.as elected president of the Columbia,
and Snake Rivers Waterways Associa
tion to succeed George F. RK haTdson.
of Kennewick, Wash.
Because of the association's outlook
for extension of Its activity four vice
presidents were elected and the board
of directors was increased to 15. Tho
election was held yesterday afternoon.
Tho personnel of tho executive force
for the year represents nearly every
section of the Columbia Basin from tho
Inland Empire to the mouth of the
Columhla.
Officers' a tors l.lvra.
The names of the officers follow:
First vice-president. Henry Adams.
Clarkston. .Wash.; second vice-president.
A. H. Devers. Portland; third vice
president. F. W. Anderson, Spokane.
Wash.; fourth vice-president. W. J.
Kinney. Vancouver. Wash.; secretary
treasurer. Wallace R. Struble. Lewis
ton, Idaho; assistant secretary, E. A.
Munger. Pasco. Wash. Directors. George
F. Richardson. Kennewick. Wash.; W.
D. Lyman, Walla Walla, Wash.: B, c.
Beach, Lewiston. Idaho: R. A. Foster,
Clarkstoh. Wash.; Captain W. P. Gray,
Pasco, Wash.; H. Wheelhouse. Rich
land. Wash.; E. L. Collins. Fasco
Wash.; A. S. Wisglesworth. Warrenton.
Or.; Samuel Hill. Maryhill, Wash.; 11.
N. Dryer. Umatilla, Or.; C. S. Jackson.
Portland; J. N. Teal, Portland; W. .1.
Mariner. Blalocks. Or.; W. J. Clark,
Pendleton, Or.; John:. Gratke. Astoria.
Executive committee. W. P. Gray. Pas
co; W. D. Lyman. Walla Walla; H. X.
Dryer. Umatilla; J. N. Teal. Portland:
George F. Richardson. Kennewick; R.
A. Foster, Clarkston; John E. Uratke.
Astoria.
Fall Seaatoa to Be IleM.
It was further decided to hold a Fall
convention of the association, which
also Is a new departure in its activi
ties, and Spokane, Wash., was selected
as the place In which the Fall meeting
for 1914 will be held. Tho exact date
will be determined later by the exec
utive committee.
In selection of the place for the
next annual convention to be held
In the Spring of 1915 invita
tions from two places were re
ported. Astoria announced through Its
delegation that at that time it plans
to celebrate tho opening of the Cclilo
Canal by a boat excursion from tho
upper river through to Astoria, and
for that reason It deems Astoria to bo
the most suitable place for the conven
tion. Oregon City also put In a bid,
promising tho delegates "plenty of "
good fishing" between meetings. Tho
executive committee last night decided
In favor of Astoria.
.Memberwkla) Caaapalaa Voted.
Owing to the purpose to Increase so
greatly the scope of the association's
activity, it has been devldod to begin
a campaign to obtain members from
every town in the Columbia Basin.
C S Jackson and Secretary Nt ruble
were appointed members of a commit
tee to carry on tho campaign.
Two other committees appointed by
the president at the afternoon session
are that on promotion and organisa
tion of an Independent company for
the operation of boats to ply on the
Columbia and Snake Rivers, and that
on harbors. Richard Chllcott. A. H.
Devers and W. It. B. Dodson are mem
bers of the former committee, and J. J.
Rudkln. H. N. Dryer and F. B. O'Brien
are members of the latter.
Between the forenoon and afternoon
sessions the delegates were enter
taind with a trip to tho United States
dredger Chinook, which Is being fitted
with two 30-lnch suction pumps In
addition to the :0-inch pumps It al
ready carries. It will go back into
service on the Columbia bar June 1.
Topics Cover Wide Field.
The papers and discussions of the
day concerned every foot of the Co
lumbia River from its headwaters to
Its bar, and dealt with the problems of -making
It available for navigation and
with the various phases of co-ordinate
power development.
J. K. Teal gave the principal talk
of the morning on the subject of "Im
provement of the Upper Columbia and
Its Tributaries." Other speakers Won
this subject were John H. Lewis and
John F. Logan. H. B. Miller opened
the afternoon with a paper on the " De
veloping nt of the Hydro-Electrio Re
sources of tho Columbia" and was fol
lowed by R. A. Foster, of Clarkston.
Wash.: James Allen, of the Washing
ton Hydro-Electric Commission, and
C. E. Warner, of the Portland Railway.
Light & Power Company.
Subjects concerning the devel'.iment
of the lower portion of the river were
discussed by Dr. Alfred Kinney, of As
(CuucluUed vu Ifri