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THE MORNTXG QREGOXLKT. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916. ARMY'S AMTIOI SERVICE ACCUSED Senator Charges "Contempti ble Inefficiency" and De mands Investigation. ACTION DEEMED PROBABLE Senator Chamberlain Says Investi gation Should Be Ordered and Favorable Committee Re port Is Predicted. WASHINGTON'. Feb. IS. Sensational charges against the Army aviation service, with a demand for immediate investigation by Congress, were made today before the Senate military com- nitttee by Senator Robinson, of Arkan sas. He declared that the service was "contemptibly inefficient," and that its head, Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Reber, not only was making no effort to im prove it, but deliberately was prevent ing the facts from reaching- his superi ors. The Senator appeared before the committee with a mass of data, includ ing photographic copies or letters which, he said, had been exchanged between Colonel Reber and Captain Arthur S. Cowan, commanding the viation station at San Diego. At least jart of this evidence was produced be fore the court-martial at San Francisco, which recently tried Lieutenant-Colonel Iewis E. Goodier, judge-advocate-general of the Western Department, ac cused of improperly altering certain charges filed by other officers against Captain Cowan. Commission Has Evidence The findings of this court now are In the hands of a special commission of Army officers appointed by the Acting Secretary of War to make a report to President Wilson. The commission is understood to be considering what ac tion should be taken as the result of revelations during the trial concerning Colonel Reber, Captain Cowan and the service generally, as well as the court s decision as to Colonel trooaler. Senator Robinson read liberal ex cerpts from his photographs of letters and quoted Captain Cowan as writing to Colonel Reber that If the service ever came under investigation by any one outside the signal corps it would be impossible to explain the "rotten way in which the work has been ban died." Other letters were produced to show that favoritism was practiced in the promotion of men in the service. Contemptible Deceit Charged. The Senator charged that Colonel Reber prompted Captain Cowan to practice "contemptible deceit" toward members of Congress who visited the aviation station and that he attempted to get Into the annual appropriation bill In connection with the item for jmrchase. of airships, a provision for the purchase ot accessories witn which to buy automobiles. He said the Colonel wrote that "the word "acces sories' will be like charity, and cover a multitude of sins." Another letter on which the Senator dwelt inetructed Captain Cowan to liave prepared designs for sheets to be placed under the seats of aviators, "so we can say we have armored aero planes." The committee will act Monday on Senator Robinson's resolution for an Investigation. Senator Chamberlain, the chairman, declared that the charges should be investigated and expressed the opinion that the committee would order promptly a favorable report on the resolution. Some of the commit teemen suggested that an investigating committee might go to San Diego. Colonel Reber is stationed in the of fice of the chief signal officer at the War Department and has direct charge of the aviation branch of the corps. says the attacks were repulsed with heavy casualties. With the exception jof a Franch assault against the Ger mans south of the Somme, which Berlin also declares was put down, the artillery of both sides has been the sole instrument of warfare along the French front. The Austrians and Italians at various points are still engaged in artillery duels and occasional infantry maneuv ers, but no noteworthy victories have been won by either side. Vienna re ports less activity that usual on the part of the Italians' guns. In Albania the Austro-Hungarlans. reinforced by Albanians, presumably irregulars, have occupied Kavaya, which lies eight miles southwest of Durazzo and three miles from Adriatic. By the capture of this town it would seem that the Teutons nearly have Durazzo surrounded. The gendarmes of Essad Pasha, provisional president of Albania, who defended Kavaya, escaped from the town and fled on a ship into the Adriatic Kssad Pasha has been deprived of his rank and removed from the Turkish army list for having assumed the lead ership of the provisional government of Albania and joined the ranks ol tne entente allies. c 1 EX-PRIEST IS EXECUTED HAXS SCHMIDT PAYS PENALTY FOR Ml'RDER OF GIRL. One-Third of Doomed Men Not GnlHy, Including Becker. Is Declaration Made In Last Statement. OSSINING. X. Y., Feb. 18. Hans Schmidt, the ex-priest who murdered Anna Aumuller September 2, 1913, was executed in the electric chair today. Addressing the witnesses in the death room, Schmidt said: "Gentlemen: I ask forgiveness of all those I have injured or scandalized. forgive all who have injured me. My last wish is to say good-bye to my dear old mother." Schmidt then seated himself in the electric chair and the current was ap plied three times. Within a minute he was dead. He had spent the night up to midnight' in praying and talking with Father Cashin and slept from mid night to 6 o clock when he was awakened for breakfast. He would take only acup of coffee. He issued a - statement through his attorney, Alphonse Koelble, declaring he was "fully reconciled to die and willingly accepted death as retribution for his frailties. Schmidt asserted, however, that he was to die for "lying and not for murder." because Miss Aumuller's death resulted from an operation, but added: "I felt morally responsible for the girl's death and could not In honor drag those to ruin who took part in the operation at my. solicitation. "I hope and pray that my judicial murder will help to abolish executions, for not one-third of the men who have been in the death chamber with me, including Becker, were guilty of murder." MILL- WILL BE REBUILT WORK TO BE RUSHED O.V SEW IMAX-POCLSEV PLAXT. Improved Structure to Be Ready for Operation Within 60 Days of Time Wreckage Is Cleared Away. FIGHT ON LISTER LOOMS Judge Black Believed About Keady to Announce Self in Knee. TACOJIA. Wash.. Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) Tacoma Democrats who will leave tomorrow for Everett to attend the meeting of the State Central Com mittee believe that Judge W. W. Black, of that city, will enter the race for the nomination for Governor against Ernest Lister, incumbent. It is said that Judge Black has held off until the effect of the scandal in the industrial insurance ring might be ascertained. C. A. Reynolds, of Seattle, chairman of the Public Serv ice Commission, is mentioned also for kvernor and Supreme Judge Chad wick and George H. Turner, of Spo kane, it is believed, will seek party indorsement for L'nited States Sen ator. Among the features of the banquet is the appearance of Governor Lister and Attorney Thomas Vance. of Olympia. as speakers. Vance has de fended J. F. Gillies and has taken several raps at Lister during the course of the trial. Friday's War News Within 60 days after the wreckage of Thursday's fire has been cleared away the Inman-Poulsen Company s afge lumber mill, at the foot of East Caruthers street, will be rebuilt on an improved plan and in active operation with 250 men back at work. This was the statement given out yesterday by Robert D. Inman, president of the com pany. Thursday s loss, when the two main mill buildings were practically de stroyed by a fire of unknown origin, was placed by Mr. Inman at $150,000, after an examination- of the damage. Some portion of the machinery, he said, may be salvaged and restored,, but by far the greater part is ruined beyond repair. Just as soon as the insurance is adjusted a large force of men will begin dismantling the ruined Etruc tures. In all essentials the new structure will duplicate that destroyed. It has been decided, however, to replace the ruined gear with more electrically driven machines. It was announced that the Inman Poulsen Company has disposed of the mill site below St. Helens, near Colum bia City, where it was expected that another mill would be erected. This announcement set at rest a report that the mill might be moved down the river. 0 U "Merchandise of cJ Merit Unly An Important Day in OUR SEMI-ANNUAL SHOE SALE Of Standard Lipman-Wolfe Shoes For Women, Misses, Boys and Girls WOMEN'S BRONZE DRESS BOOTS $9-$ 10 Button Boots.. $7. 95 $6-$7.50 Button Boots $4.45 $8 Dress Button Boots $6.95 WOMEN'S BOOTS OF PAT ENT LEATHER, DULL CALF, BRIGHT KID $10.00 Boots for $7.95 $8.00 to $9.00 Boots. .i$6.95 $6.50 to $7.00 Boots. .$5.85 $5.00 Boots for $3.85 Special Sales for Children Today SHOES FOR BOYS $3.50 Tan Loggers. .$2.95 $2.75-$3.00 Loggers $2.45 Patent leather shoes $3.50 Shoes for $2.95 $2.75 Shoes for $2.45 DULL CALF SHOES f FOR MISSES AND CHILDREN Patent leather and dress shoes, and shoes for school. $1.50 Shoes for . $2.00 Shoes for . $2.50 Shoes for . $3.00 Shoes for . $3.50 Shoes for . $4.00 Shoes for . $4.50 Shoes for . .$1.35 .$1.80 .$2.25 .$2.70 .$3.15 .$3.60 .$4.05 $2.00 Shoes for . . . .$1.80 $2.50 Shoes for . . . .$2.20 $3.00 Shoes for $2.65 $3.50 Shoes for $3.15 $1.50, $1.25 and $1.00 Felt Slippers for 85c For Misses and Children Second Floor V ' J fie & (2 TREATY IS RATIFIED Senate Approves Canal Deal With Nicaragua. NAVAL BASE IS INCLUDED Germany Said to Have Offered More Than Did United States for Op tion Issue Disposed Of by Tote of 55 to 18. TTTHILE full details of the capture V V of Erzerum. Turkish Armenia, are still lacking, semi-official advices from Petrograd are to the effect that most of the Turkish garrison escaped. Thousands of Armenians are declared to have been massacred by Kurds before the evacuation. There has been considerable artillery activity around the positions taken by the Germans recently from the' British in the vicinity of Yprcs and several at tempts by the British to recapture their lost srround by infantry attacks. Berlin Neuralgia ?8 m a A "First Aid at Home." w neuralgia ram is mott a'oni- pi zing yet you can ttop it instantly S by applying Sloan'. Liniment. Think of Sloan's Liniment when w ever you have a pain of any kind. C It i a fine Pain Killer. No need t to rub it in you just lay it on .k- : a: - . ... uo pcuu ujtfl away Bl udcc Sloan1 s Liniment KILLS PAIN "Keep a bottle in your home." Pric Mc. 50c Jl.00 iJaaonuKuuuLWLXxa m M . H M ft K n m v M GILLIES TO GO ON STAND Deposed "Washington Official Trying to Prove Laxity. OLYMPIA. Wash, Feb. IS. The de- tense in the trial of John F. Gillies, deposed claim agent of the Industrial Insurance Commission, accused of grand larceny in connection with the accident-fund frauds, was concerned with the presentation of preliminary documentary evidence tonight purport ing to show that lax methods were fol lowed in the industrial insurance de partment. It was announced that Gillies would go on the stand tomor row mornlngxand tell the story of his relations with the Commission. The entire day was consumed wih Identification of claims which, the ae- fense contended, were not properly signed or certified: listing sheets show ing failure to send out postal - card notices to employers, and warrant sheets showing delivery of warrants to others in the department besides Gillies. Secretary Percy Gilbert, of the Commission, was the principal witness on the stand today. SPAIN TO INTERN GERMANS Camp Is Arranged Near San nando, Isle of Leon. Fer- CADIZ, via Paris, Feb. 18. A Con centration camp for the Germans who escaped from Kamerirn into Spanish Guinea has been prepared near San Fernando, Isle of Leon. . The steam ship Villa Verde, escorted by a war ship, Is expected at an early date with the first important contingent. An official report issued at Madrid February 19 said that the total num ber of German soldiers interned was 2600; that there had also been interned 1400 members of families of the Gerr man soldiers and that all would be transferred to Spain. A previous state ment had announced that, along with the German soldiers, 14,000 German colonial troops had retreated from Kamerun into Spanish Guinea to es cape from the advancing Franco-Brit ish troops. y Santa Monica, Cal., has a grocery tor where the patrons move around and help themselves to the desired articles, whjch have been creviously put up in convenient packages, and the bill Is checked up as they leav. tne establishment, I WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The Senate late today, by a vote of 65 to 18, rati fied the lonsr-Dending and persistently opposed Nicaraguan treaty, whereby the United States would acquire a 99-year option on the Nicaraguan canal route and a naval base in tne Fonseca for S3. 000.000. Included in the ratification resolu tlon was a, provision declaring that the United States, in obtaining the naval base, does not intend to violate any existing rights in . the government of Costa Biica, Honduras and baivaaor, which had protested against the pro- nosed aeauirement. Five Democratic Senators votea against the treaty. They were Cham berlain, Martine, Clarke or ArKansas, Thomas and Vardaman. Republicans who voted against the ratification were Borah. Clapp. Cummins. Gronna, Jones, Kenvon. La Follette. McCumber, Nelson, Norris, Smith of Michigan, bmoot ana WarreiL Fifteen Republican Senators joined the Administration forces in support of the treaty. They were Brandegee, Colt, Dillingham, Dupont, Fall. Gallintrer. Harding. Lippit, Lodge. McLean. Page, Poindexter, Sutherland Wadsworth and weeKS. ! Immediately after the Senate had acted, Senor Chammoro. the Nicara guan Minister, said he would at once communicate with his government, and that he expected ratification of the convention by his government would soon follow and exchanges made to put the treaty in force. In the course of the long debate. declarations were made in the Senate that Germany had offered Nicaragua more than had the United States for the canal-route option, and this Is said to have been used as an argument for ratification. Senator Stone, chairman of the for eign relations committee, will call up the Haitien financial protectorate treaty next, this to be followed by the amended Colombian treaty. Regarding the Colombia treaty there is grave doubt whether it can receive the neces sary two-thirds vote for ratification. . EASTLAND IN SET FREE FEDERAL WARRANT OF REMOVAL DENIED IN MICHIGAN. thorities here, when informed of the adverse ruling on the petition for re moval of the Eastland defendants, said the decision was confined to the re moval proceedings and had no bearing on the sufficiency of the indictments should the defendants come within the jurisdiction of the United States Dis trict Court for the northern district of Illinois. State's Attorney Hoyne said that' the ruling of the Federal Court at Grand Rapids would have no effect on the state indictments against those charged with responsibility for the steamer Eastland disaster. TOURIST TICKETS LIMITED Return Mnst Be Within 3 Months and Prior to October 31. Portland people who go East year on Summer tourist tickets this will have to return within three months. This is the decision of the North Pa cific Coast Passenger Association, which has just concluded a regular session in Portland, x Heretofore the Summer excursion Gulf of c"MorchanHise of CS Merit Only" Indictments, However, Stand Ag-alnst Six Men If They. Go Into Juris diction of the Court. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Feb. 18. Judge Session in the District Court to day denied the application of the Gov ernment for a warrant of removal in the Eastland case. His decision means that the six Michigan men indicted in connection with the isastiana aisaster will not have to go to Chicago for trial and are freed so far as the case in Federal court is concerned. ne said: 'The dead cannot be restored to life. The sorrows of the living cannot be lessened by claiming other victims. The majesty of the law cannot be upheld and vindicated by forcing men from fheir, homes to stand trial among strangers on accusations which there is barely a scintilla or proor to sustain. The evidence wholly fails to establish nrnhable cause for believing these de fendants guilty of any crime charged j in the indictments. I The defendants in the action here were William H. Hull, St. Joseph, presi dent of the Chicago & St. Joseph Steam shiD Company: George T. Arnold, St Ignace, manager of the company; Harry D. Pederson and Joseph Erickson, of Benton Harbor, captain and enter engi neer of the Eastland and Robert Reid and Charles C. Eckliff, of Grand Haven, Federal inspectors. More than 800 persons perished when the Eastland tipped over in the Chi cago River July 24 last. CHICAGO. Feb. 18. Federal au- Saturday Drug and Toilet Goods Sale 6 CAKES OF IVORY SOAP 18c No phone or mail orders filled. Delivered only with other purchases at Drug Sec tion. ' 1 0c Epsom Salts 8c 20c Comp. Licorice Powd. 10c 1 0c Powdered Sulphur . . . 8c 10c Chlorate Potash Tabs.Sc 1 0c Soda Mints 8c 40c Parke-Davis Peroxide 35c Rhinitis Tablets, 100 for. .19c $1.00 Wizard Oil 73c 50c Pond's Extract .... .33c 1 0c Stemau Canned Heat . . 8c 25c Wyeth's Lithia Tabs. .19c 25c Bromo Seltzer 17c 10c Gauze Bandages 8c 40c Best Sterilized Cotton 33c 50c Bath Brushes 39c 75c Bath Brushes 59c $1.50 Maroon Rubber Fountain Syringes, guaranteed. .$1.29 25c Hygeia Bottle and Nipple 19c 75c Mercolated Wax . .59c 25c Sanitary Napkins ...19c 75c Rubber Bath Sponge.. 59c 75c Atomizers for oil or water solutions 49c 50c Bay Rum, pint 39c 50c Red Syringe Tubing. .39c 35c Limestone Phosphate. .29c 10c Jergen's Glycerine Soap 8c 25c Large Bar Castile Soap 21c 25c 471 1 Rose Glycerine Soap 15c 50c El Veda Face Powder..3Sc $1.25 Lytris French Powd. 79c 1 0c Face Powder Puffs .. .8c 50c Sempre Giovine 39c 25c Jergen's Benzoin and Al- - mond Cream r..19c 50c La Noye Natural Rouge 25c Colgate's Barber Bar 5c 35c Florentine Orris Root 27c $1.00 Pompeian Massage Cream 69c 75c Dressing Combs 59c 25c Dressing Combs 19c FRENCH IVORY SPECIAL SALES $4.00 Long-Handled Oval Mirrors $3.49 $4.50 Hair Brushes, concave back $3.79 65 c Handled Ivory Combs for 49c $1.00 Nail Buffers, with re movable chamois . . . 89c First Floor oLurman Wo CrMercriandiso orcMeritOnly7 MEN DID YOU GET YOURS? If You Did Not, You'd Better Hurry Up, for Hiis $1.15 Shirt Sale Or 3 Shirts for $3.00 Will End Saturday Evening at 6 o'CIock Shirts With Silk Fronts and Cuffs And Bodies of Perfectly Matched Madras Shirts that are superior in fabric and quality at the price. Superlative excellence in tailoring. Correct patterns and colors for Spring. Made with French cuffs, coat style, full size. First Floor ok A 1000 Pairs of New $1.50 to $2.00 Men's Silk Sox 85c These are pure-thread "silk sox with silk tops and all-silk feet also sox with lisle feet. In light, medium and heavy weights. In black, white, tans, dark green, dark reds, navy and many other new Spring colors. Firs! Floor Men's $2.00 Pajamas for $1.35 Made of extra quality pebble weave cloth in light blue and corn color. Made with V-shape neck and finished with four mercerized frogs with large pearl buttons. Splendidly tailored and comfortable fitting. r'rs frlo(r tickets have been g"ood until October 31, regardless of the time they were purchased. This year, however, the maximum return limit will be 90 days, with a flnal return limit of October 31. Sale dates will be every day from June 1 to September 30, inclusive. This will apply throughput the Northwest. GIRL CONQUERS BRONCHO Miss Bab Ryan, of Toledo, Wash., Is Candidatef or Buckaroo Honors. TOLEDO, Wash., Feb. 18r (Special.) Miss Bab Ryan, a local girl, recently undertook to ride- a colt bareback nd with nothing but a halter. The animal bucked all over the place, coming down stiff-legged every Jump. The Ktrl stayed on, the colt bucking- into a sled and out again. It finally dashed for the barn and into its stall, where it fell, with Miss Bab underneath. The girl recovered ' her footing, gave the colt a walloping, put on the bridle and saddle and rode the animal to a stand still. Some of th local horsemen are sug gesting that Miss Ryan enter the buck aroo contest at Pendleton this year. Canada liaising American Battalion. WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 18. The mil itary authorities have given authoriza tion for the raising of an American battalion in this city to be known as the 312th, it was announced hern today. Major Pitman, now with the American Legion in Toronto, will be In command. Clarke County Couple Bankrupt. TACOMA. Wash., Feb. 18. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. John Studcr, of Clarko County, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy In the Federal Court here today. Studer, who Ih a logger, llnin their liabilities at $4936.74 and his a sets at $396tj, and of the latter amount he asks that 11790 bo declared exempt. There Is on xlraordlnary cho in th Cathedral at Pls;l. If you BltiK two not thern in nj rnvt rbfiratlnn, but If you pine thrt they aro taken up. swelled and pro loncrd Into a beautiful harmony. Merckanctee of J Merit Only" l If You Are a Girl of 2 to 6 or 6 to 14 Years TODAY YOU CAN SHARE IN THIS GREAT $1.00 Sale, of New Spring Tub Frocks Frocks That Would Sell Regularly to $1.50 Never have more attractive and original styles been shown in girls' tub frocks than you will find here today in this sale. tvery dress reflects a new Spring model dresses of ginghams, chambrays and percales in plain . colors, checks and stripes. High-waisted models, long and natural-waisted models combination styles, guimpe and strap styles, coat'effects, pleated and plain skirts middy styles. We show five models in the above picture, but there are at least se.ven more styles in the lot. Fourth Floor Suits for Misses and Small Women In All This Season's Best Styles $9.95 $12.95. $17.95 For Suits to $18.50 For Suits to $26.00 uits of gabardine, broadcloth, whipcord and fancy mixtures. during' the Spring and early Summer season. For Suits to $35.00 In styles that can be worn all Fourth Floor cTMerchandise of J Merit Only" Special A A Manufacturer's Samples of the Latest Neckwear I Some of the Smartest of the New Modes Make Their First Appearance Here In This Sale at 50 c -If Purchased Regularly Would Cost You From 75c to $1.00 Each Neckwear plays a very important part in the Spring styles appreciating this fact, we decided to open the season with one of the most important sales we have ever presented, and were fortunate in securing this special assortment of all that is newest in neckwear fashions. Separate collars, collars and guimpes and vestees attached high flaring collars, deep rolling collars large fichus large capes with deep frills fashioned from fine nets, voiles and organdies. Some finished with buttons, others with lace edging, with hemstitching, and with silks in black and colors. The prettiest and the largest variety of styles shown this season, in fact so great and diversified are these neckwear fashions that mere words cannot possibly do them justice. First Floor