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THE MORXIXG OREG ONI AX, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1915. 0000 OUTLINES NEW SHIPPING BILL Administration Proposes Ex penditure of $50,000,000 to . Aid Merchant Marine. VESSELS TO HELP NAVY Administration Plan Proposoi Con btructioq or Ships of Type Suit able. Also as - Auxilluries in Time of War. INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 13. Outlines of ft new Administration shipping bill to provide the United States with Naval auxiliaries in war time and to be used in upbuilding foreign trade in times of peace were made public tonisht by Sec retary JtfcAdoo. in a speech to the busi ness men cf Indianapolis. The new plan, which probably will be presented to Congress at the coming nrssion. proposes appropriation of $50. 000,000 to be expended by a shipping board to consist of the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Commerce, as members ex-officio, and three mem bers to be selected by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Government to Hold Stock. The commute would 'be empowered to organize a corporation and to sub scribe to the capital stock in whole or in part. It would have authority to vote the stock belonging to the United States in the election of directors. The directors would choose the officers and employes of the corporation and by that means. Mr. McAdoo declared, they would be removed from political influences. The board would be authorized to establish steamship lines to countries where American trade needd such ac comodation. It might operate ships or lease them to others. It would have power also to inforce navigation rules and regulations, study ahtpptns prob lems and make recommendations to Congress for legislation "to encourage and develop a great merchant marine under the American flag." Through Rates Contemplated. Further, Mr. flleAdoo suggested that the shipping board should have au thority, acting in conjunction with the Interstate Commerce Commission, to arrange for special through rates to foreign ports, so American railroads and steamships might meet foreign competition in tho markets of the world. Secretary McAdoo laid particular em phasis on the need of naval auxil iaries in plans for preparedness for defense. "The indisputable factor in any sen sible plan of NuLional defense,' he said, "is a powerful navy both offensively and defensively supplied;... with essen tial naval auxiliaries in the form of an American merchant marino and manned by American . seamen. We cannot with safety rely on our ability to charter or purchase suit able naval auxiliaries when a crisis appears. Motion Profit by Mrslcct. The essence of preparedness for the Navy is to have these vessels of suit able types and construction where we can put our hands on them quickly. Our neglect to provide in the past the necessary naval auxiliaries gives us. However, one great advantage. Build ing: them now, we can develop a type that will be better than any thing the world has yet produced. "The terrible events of the past year in Kurope have brought forcibly to the ironi ine necessity lor greater Naval uu military prepareaness tnan our people have heretofore believed to be necessary for the National safety. Our KPlenditi isolation upon which we have renod so much in the past a our great protection has been neutralized by the great developments of modern science. wo have been forced to consider the new measures which are essential to io put the country upon a basis of Srreater security. " Ship Bill Defended. L" American business, Secretarv McAdoo said, paid dearly for the failure of the ... ship bill at the last session of Congress. Increased freight rates to shippers in the last year, he said, "have exceeded several times the $40,000,000 which the chipping bill authorised tho Govern ment to expend on merchant vi.1' iosses. ie said, have been incurred also because of the fait that producers have been unable to ship their product at all. Mr. McAdoo in declaring that the time had come for the Government to consider tho regulation of merchant marine companies did not say that the powers of regulation should bo given to the shipping board. He argued, however, that the recent withdrawal f from Oriental trade of the ships of the ; I'actfio Mail Company would have been I prevented had the ship bill been passed ly the last session of Congress. He criticised the withdrawal and said that t had the ship bill been passed, the ship- ping board would have bought the Pa. J elfin Mail's ships and kept them in i the Oriental trade. TARIFF BOARD IS INDORSED Commercial Travelers l'avor Non partisan Revision of Schedules. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15. The In ternational Federation of Commercial Travelers' organization, which is hold ing a convention here, passed a resolu tion today indorsing tne activities of the Tariff Commission League. The work of the league is described in the resolution a.j a strictly nonpartisan movement to provide Tor rational reg ulation of tariff schedules, entirely free frcm political Influences and con trol." The resolution recommends "that every consistent means of co-operation with the movement be adopted." The federation, it was announced, has now a membership of GOO.000. ra Libby. of Boston, in president and U. K. Clink. Chicago, secretary. YOUTH AND WOMAN HELD . (Continued From Ftrt Pare) The couple were bound over without ball. families of Roth AVell Known.. Both the Booth and Branson fami lies are well known pioneers In this part of Oregon, having taken up dona tion claims here. Yuung Branson 1 the son .of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bran son. of this city. Young Branson has had no occupation. Mrs. Booth was a Harrington before her marriage, some ten or 13 years ago, and she is the mother of four children, ranging from 4 years up. Young Branson made the acquaint ance of Mrs. Booth about two years ago. when they were berry picking, and since that time the relations be tween the couple have been other than Mr. Booth would have, and he often accused his wife of her actions, where upon, it was revealed at the hearing that last August she threatened to kill her husband if he again accused her. Mrs. Mary Eggen, a farmer's wife, residing near the scene of the shooting, was the star witness today. Sha testi fied that on the day the crime was committed she saw Mrs. Booth and young Branson wending their way along the road past her house near the brick plant, and shortly afterward she saw William Booth, the husband, following them. Ten minutes later she heard the report of the shot which killed Booth. A .3 revolver was used. DEFENSE PLANS AIDED st. pail woman " to organize navy league; branch. Although Work Hu Bees Im Procreaa but Short Time, Store Thaa 10,000 Are Enrolled. ST. PAUL. Oct. 10. Mrs. Grace. Squires, Mrs. C. E. Smith. Misa K. Maud Clum and Mrs. L. G. Jefferson, of St. Paul, have been appointed members of the National committee of the Wom an's Section of the Navy League of the United States to organize the local work of that body in arousing the women of tho United States to the necessity of an adequate National de fense. They will act in conjunction with more than 1000 of the most prominent women of the United States. The group includes Mrs. "William Cummin; Story, president-general or the Daughters of the American Revo lution; Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, president-general of the Daughters of the Confederacy; Miss Anne Morgan, Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselean, Mrs. Medlll ' McCor mick. Mrs. A- P. Gardiner, Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie, Mrs. George Harvey. Mrs. George Dewey, Miss Grace M. Pierce, registrar of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Mrs. Thomas KMison, Miss Julia Marlowe and oth ers. The Woman's Section of tho Navy League is. the first woman's organiza tion of the kind in the country. It was organized by a party of women in Washington whose husbands were members of tho Men's' Navy League. Although the work has been in prog ress only a little more than two weeks tile section has more than 10.000 work ing members and enthusiasm runs high. The section hopes before Autumn to pledge 100,000 women to think, talk and work patriotism, Americanism and National defense. By the time Con gress assembles the section hopes to be able to present a monster petition for National defense by about 500.000 women. The section also intends to give a gigantic patriotic pageant in Wash ington in the Fall, in which several thousand women and children will take part. It has offered a cash prize of J100 for the most acceptable scenario. CANCER CURE DISCUSSED X-Kay Kx ports Cautious. I'earin to Arouse Kalsc Hopes. ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. 6. More than 250 prominent physicians gathered here for the annual convention of the Ameri can Roentgen Kay Society are of the opinion that they have aV length dis covered a method by which the rays may be effectively used In the euro of cancer. They are cautious, however, in making claims, fearing that false hopes may be aroused among sufferers. Speakers at today's session, among whom was Dr. H. K. Pancoast, of Phil adelphia, predicted great forward strides in the efficacy of the. X-rays as a result of the experience gathered dally in the treatment of wounded sol diers on Kuropean battlefields. Speak ers also declared that the use of the Coolidge tube, which permits the rays to go deeper it'u the hum&a anatomy. win aaa greatly to the efficacy of the rays when used as a cancer cure. MAIM, 64, RUNS AWAY, WEDS Son Elopes After Seudinjj Mother, 81, Off on Visit. WINSTED. Conn., Oct. 6. Anson H. Norton. 64 years old. ran away from home when his mother. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Norton, 84 years old. was absent. and got married. The bride was Mrs. Agnes fiheffer. also past 60, of Troy, N. Y. Mrs. Norton kept house for the late II. J. Viets, who was next-door neighbor to Mrs. Norton. By the terms of Mr. V!es will the present Mrs. Nor ton received a substantial bequest. Of ate she has been living with her son in Schenectady. After some correspondence Mr. Nor on and Mrs. Shelter decided that they should be married. Mr. Norton had his mother go to New Hartford for a visit with friends, and during her absence started for Milleton. N. Y.. famous Gretna Green for Connecticut elopers. where the knot was tied. WATCH IS BULLET STOP Timepiece Saves Hunter Struck by Projectile in I'orest. ROSEBURG, Or.. Oct. 13. (Special.) Jamie W. Pickett, of Glendale. while deer hunting In the forest, was struck over the heart by a bullet, his life be ing saved by his watch, which was smashed. A hunting license carried in the pocket was torn to shreds, and he applied here today for a duplicate. -Mr. Pickett had been in the timber only a short time when the incident oc curred. He believes ha was either mis taken for a deer and fired at. or was struck by a bullet tired from a distance. He saw no one. BUUERS AT KLAMATH FALLS Farmers Flock to City to Obtain Bargains Offered During Week. KLAMATH FALL, Or.. Oct. 13.- (Special.) This is buyers" week in Klamath Falls. The Klamath Falls Business Men's Association arranged the event and practically all merchants have reduced prices for the week. Fifteen hundred ctatlogues have been issued by the merchants granting re ductions and have been hailed to farm ers and ranchers in tho surrounding neighborhood. Many from the rural sections are shopping here this week. A banquet and dance has been arranged for the visitors for tomorrow night. Can you play the game? gee page E, Friday morning. Adv. NEUTRAL NATIONS ARE URGED TO ACT Peace Congress Sends Dr. v Jordan to Ask President to Call Conference. TIME THOUGHT OPPORTUNE Combatants Viewed as Ready to Wel come Affirmative Action Labor and Women's Organizations Are Asked to Join. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 13. Tho In ternational Peace Congress adopted a resolution today directing David Starr Jordan, president of the congress and chancellor of Stanford University, to proceed to Washington, D. C, at once and urge President Wilson to call a conference of neutral nations, to be a permanent body, to bring about peace, lie will leave tomorrow. Another resolution adopted declared that the .peace congress looked with apprehension on the presence on ad visory boards or the United states Gov ernment of manufacturers of war mu nitions or of men interested in the sale of supplies to the belligerent European nations. Tbo congress. . In a resolution, de clared that it believed the warring nations were not willing themselves to begin peace negotiations, but would welcome, or at leaat not oppose, af firmative action by a neutral agency endeavoring to bring about peace based on international justice. I.abor and Women to Be Invited. Representatives of International la bor and women's peace movements will "be asked to attend tho propoeed con ference of neutral nations. The Peace Congress said it believed a large labor and feminine representation would tend to influence delegates to strive tor a truce. , The congress, in another resolution, advocated the formation of a commit tee of representatives of all forces in terested in the furtherance of interna tional peace, including thoe from the labor bodis and women. This commit tee will be expected to establish a clearing-house and further a campaign of education tending to strengthen the peace movement. The National congress was appeama to today, in resolutions adopted by the Peace Congress, to adopt an immi gration policy based on the Just and equitable treatment of all races. The peace delegates want a policy that will grant citizenship regardless of race o nationality and to provide mat all aliens shall bo under the protection of the Government. Demand for Preparation Deprecated. President Wilson's policy was also approved by tho Peace Congress. A resolution was adopted declaring that the congress recognizes that to the President is largely due the fact the Republic has remained law-abiding, de spite currents of fear, hate and excite ment. The congress also expressed. In a resolution, its opposition to the cur rent widespread demand for prepara tion against hypothetic dangers. The delegates agreed they did not urge dis armament under present conditions. "A sweeping victory on either side, another resolution said, "would not solve Europe's problems, being sure to leave a legacy of hate with seeds of future wars." The congress urged the calling of the third Hague conference at the con clusion of the war. and said delegates should represent the civil and not the military authorities of their respective countries. The last resolution deplored every attempt to militarize America, saying that the establishment of military training courses in the schools was in consistent with American ideals and led toward a system of conscription. SWITZERLAND HEADY TO AID Nation Would Join Neutrals In Kf fort to Terminate War. CHICAGO, Oct. 13. Switzerland stands ready to assist the United States and other neutral nations in any move which may be made to end the European war. Paul Ritter. Swiss Minister to the United States, who. with his wife, stopped off in Chicago today on their way to the exposition at San Francisco, said. Mr. Ritter said that Switzerland was hard pressed by the war. He con firmed the resort that Uermany, as well as the allies, was getting the more delicate mechanical parts of the munitions from the watch factories of the mountain republic. CANAL SAILINGS CUT OFF Shippers Advised to Kcly on Other Routes I'ntil Further Notice. NEW YORK, Oct. 13. The Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, because of the continued slides In the canal, has notified Panama Railroad Company of ficials here to announce to shipping in terests that he does not advise sailings by the Panama route until further notice. This will be given propmtly as soon as conditions permit. BOY THIEVES ROUNDED UP Seven Juvenile Crooks Admit Much Stealing. PITTSBURG. Oct. 4. Through the arrest and confessions of seven boys, their ages ranging from 9 to 13 years, DO THIS FIRST YOU ! You know, and every physician knows, that when any sickness has passed, whether it be throat trouble, organic disturbances, contagious dis eases, or even a severe cold, a relapse is feared, because sickness robs the system of Nature's resistance and leaves it subject to lingering germs. Drugs never build up a worn-out body only food can do that, and the first thing to take after any sickness is the concentrated, blood-making oil food in Scott's Emulsion, which feeds the tissues, benefits the blood and strengthens both lungs and throat. Physicians prescribe Scott's Emul sionaftersickness. Nurses everywhere advocate it. Scott's is pure medicinal food, without alcohol or drugs. GcoU & Bowse. Blacaifield. K. J. IS-22 the Fenn-avenue police believe they have cleared up at least -0 robberies, and that they have rounded up the perpetrators of many petty thefts in the Penn-avenue district within the last two years. Magistrate EL, IT- Kenna held the boys for Juvenile Court. They were entered on the police blotter as Joseph Sebastiano, aged 9. 4763 Lorigan street; Davil Vianchi. aged 9. 322 Garnet way: Albert Points, aged 12. 44& Minerva street; Anthony Points, aged 13. 445 Minerva street; Alphonse Pacello. aged 13. 4723 Lorigan street; Albert Ranallo. aed 11. 4725 Lorigan street, and Tony Carallno. aged 11. 4T23 Lorigan street. Sebastiano. testifying before Mag istrate Kenna. said he started stealing things two years ago. when a pair of skates tempted him in Ellsworth ave nue. Since that time, he said, the other boys have joined In tho robberies. A robbery in Pavltic avenue followed the stealing of tho skates, ho said, and thereafter rugs and other articles were taken from automobiles standing in front' of the West Penn Hospital. Friendship avenue. Recently he robbed a candy wagon at Pearl street and Liberty avenue, he testified. The boys' latest "job," Sebastiano stated, was the robbery of the Liberty Theater. 4736 Liberty avenue, last Sunday night. This robbery led to tho arrest of the boya Sebastiano stated that he. with the other boys, had stolon money at many different places, had entered houses and robbed trunks, had stolen pocketbooks at different times, and had preyed upon the purses of many school teach ers. The other boys, testifying, gave many other details of their work and cleared up many petty robberies that have been reported to the police lately. WIFE AMAZED AT HEARING Woman Hears Huabarad Say He Wat to Wed Another. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 3. Mrs. AN red Chancellor, a spectator at a hear- ng in which her huaband accused a young woman cabaret singer of ob taining money under false pretense. 9 amazed and shocked to learn he had supplied the singer with funds to get a divorce, so he could marry her. Chancellor's complaint against the woman, Mrs. Catharine B. Scanlln, Is hat she .didn't use the money. $713. for the purpose he had given it. Mag- strate Campbell held the singer in 500 ball for court. The prosecutor in the unusual -oro- ceedings has two children, lives in Somerset, near Gaul, and la employed as foreman in a morocco factory. Ho testified ho met Mrs. Scanlln more than a year ago and "fell In love with her." Her husband is a piano player in a cabaret show. Chancellor said be gava her money to hire detectives to get evidence against tho husband on which he could obtain a divorce. "After cleaning me out." ho said. sho disappeared." He had a warrant ssued for her arrest, and sha was ar rested in a house. Chancellor testified tho singer told him she expeotod "big alimony" fol- owing her divorce, and that they had Planned to "go away together." Mrs. Scanlln admitted having re ceived money from him, but insisted that she had not obtained it for thj purpose Chancellor alleges. W. H. HARRIMAN SURPRISED Railway Official Gels Vnexpected Greeting at Eugene. EUGEXE, Or., Oct. 13. (Special.) Ihc UUgene Commercial Club sprung surprise on W. H. Harrlman. vice- president of the Southern Pacific Com pany, and eon of tho late K. H. Harrl- an, as he passed through Kugeno last night. He was said ' to be traveling quietly, having discarded bis own pri vate car and traveling as an ordinary passenger on a local train, supposedly to avoid publicity. With his bride he steppedoff train No. 53 and was looking over the sta tion rose park, when representatives of the Commercial Club stepped up and presented them both with a huge bou quet of Kugene roses. Ills surprise, is said to have been great. MASONIC HEAD TO VISIT Wash in si on Grand Master Is Com- ins 'o Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. 13. (Spe cial.) R. L. Sebastian, frrand master of Masons of the State of Washington, will be here Saturday and visit tho Masoniu lodges. Invitations have been sent to the lodges at Camas, Washou gal, Carson, Stevenson, White Salmon, eKlso, Kalama, and the Masons In Vancouver Barracks. John Arthur, past grand master, will deliver a lecture on "Ancient Craft Masonry." Following the lecture, a banquet will be served. Preparations are being made by Dr. A. P. Ryan, master of Mount Hood Lodgs No. 32, and S. J. Miller, master of Washington Lodge No. 4. GIRLS ELECT FIRE LEADER Wcllesley College Brigade Organizes for' Ensuing Year. WELLESLEY. Mass.. Oct. . The Wellealey College fire brigade was re cently organized for the year, with Emily H. Porter, of 09 Regent street. rniiadeipma, -as nead. unlet forter made out her slate of captains and lieutenants for the academic year, each captain being in charge of one of the college dormitories and the lieutenants giving their attention toward awaken Ing inmates in the corridors in case of fire. The fire brigade demonstrated its worth two years ago. when 100 girls left the doomed college hall at dawn without loss of life. Impromptu drills through the day and night are pro srrammed monthly for the year. Anna C. 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McMlnnville Woman Laid to KcM- M'MINfCVILLE. Or- Oct. 13. (Spe cial.) Tl:e funeral of Mrs. Carrie A. Latourette. wife of the late W. H. La- tourette. of this city, was held yester day from the Kirst Baptist Church. She was born In tho state of New York 5s years ago. Sua leaves two daughters and one son: Mrs. Ruth Latourette Walters. La Grande: Mrs. Benlah Ta- Smokers of Turkish Trophies Cigarettes fifteen years ago are smokers of TorkishTrophies Cigarettes today I T 1 i i 11 il l The Most in Value The Best in Quality and slender figures, both The Richelieu Union Suits at $1.00 A complete new stock of the celebrated Richelieu Union Suits for women the kind made with seamless sides that fit so snug: and smooth under the corset. They come in all styles in Fall and Winter weight and in all sites. Gar ments made from best select cotton. Priced f ff at, the suit..; pl.UU in New Fur Trimming From 25 Up to $2.50 Yard A comprehensive showing of the most desirable fur trimmings. 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