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THE MOKXIXG OKEGONIAIT. SATURDAY, APRFL 1, 191C.
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Officer in West, Sent to
Succeed Cowan.
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mand and "Flying Squad
ron" to Be Revivified.
SA'.V FRANCISCO, March 31. (Spe
cial.) Colonel William A. Glassford.
chief signal officer for the Western
T'epartment of the Army, left today
for fan Diego to assume command of
the Army Aviation School, vice Captain
Arthurs. Cowan, Signal Corps, relieved
from command. Colonel Glassford
relinquished a leave of absence to as
sume the new duties, so it is presumed
here that the War Department be
lieved it imperative that Captain
Cowan be relieved at the earliest pos
sible moment.
According: to officers who have fol
lowed every point of the trouble in the
fiviation section of the Signal Corps.
fir. t made public through the trial of
l.ieutenant-Colonel Lewis K. Goodier,
Western Department Judge Advocate,
"who was brought ' before a court
martial here because he preferred
charges involving moral turpitude
against Captain Cowan, everything
'points to the fact that the now famous
Keber-Cowan combination is broken in
the aviation section.
fw Life Promised for Aviation.
These officers believe that new life
will be brought into the "flying squad
rons" through the appointment of
Colonel Glassford to command at San
Diego.
Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Reber,
chief of aviation in Washington, whose
letters to Captain Cowan, read at the
Goodier trial, brought not only a con
gressional, but a War Department, in
quiry, is presumably out of all avia
tion command as soon as Colonel
Olassford reports at San Diego, Glass
"ford being superior in rank to Reber
and therefore not under his control.
Persistent reports have been circulated
through the Western Department for
the few days that some officers would
have to face a court-martial because of
the letters.
Inspection Methods Changed.
Another thing of significance In con
nection with the alleged breaking of
the influence of Colonel Reber and
Captain Cowan is the fact that for the
last two years the two officers have
made all inspections and have passed
on all aeroplanes manufactured at dif
ferent points in the United States.
During the last two weeks, however,
r since Colonel Glassford received
orders to take command in the South,
the War Department has had this work
done by Captain Virginius E. Clark,
Lieutenant Byron Q. Jones and other
actual flyers of the aviation section.
First Lieutenant William W. Har
ris, Jr.. Signal Corps, on duty at Fort
Mason, will be signal officer for this
department after tomorrow, until a
permanent successor to Colonel Glass
ford is chosen.
BALLOT RULING IS GIVEN
All Must Be Numbered by Printer,
Says Attorney-General.
SALEM. Or.. March 31. (Special.)
Election ballots must be numbered for
oach precinct by the printer, and not
by the clerks of election, when issued
1o the voters as heretofore, Attorney-
General Brown ruled today. The Attorney-General
declares that the Leg
islature's elimination of the require
ment that the number be placed on the
ballot with pen and ink by the clerk
would indicate that the Intent was to
have the numbers placed there at the
time the ballots are printed.
"The statute as amended," -writes the
Attorney-General, "providing that all
of the ballots for each preclnet shall
be numbered consecutively, shows that
not only the ballots which are to be
used are to be numbered, but all bal
lots." SUGAR EXPORT GAIN IS BIG
About $75,000,000 Worth Shipped
to Europe Since War.
NEW YORK. March 31. Refined su
gar, valued at about $7S,000,000. had
been exported from the United States
in the 20 months since the beginning
if the war. against approximately $2,
000.000 worth in the 20 months prior to
its beginning, according to figures com-
fiiled by the foreign trade department
. or'.the National City Bank.
Kxports of sugar month by month
Fince the outbreak of the war show
.that nearly two billion pounds of that
product have been sent out between
August 1. 1314, and March 31, 1916.
Virtually all the sugar reported since
the beginning of the war has come in
the raw state from Cuba, Porto Rico or
Hawaii, passing through the refineries
of this country, thence to Europe in
form ready for consumption.
Chinese Couples Married.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 31.
(Special.) Even the Chinese in Port
land are beginning to feel the effect of
Spring and today two couples of Ori
entals made a pilgrimage to Washing
Ion's Gretna Green, and were married.
They were H. Moy. 43, and Miss Leong
Shee, 19; Charles H. Soon, 37, and Miss
Lilly Low, 28, both giving their resi
dences as Portland.
Silverton School Employe Dies.
SILVERTON, Or., March 31. (Spe
cial.) Axel Taw. 53, well known here,
died today of paralysis. He had been
'. janitor of the public school for the past
3 1 years. He is survived by a son and
slaughter. Mr. Taw had been a resi
dent of Oregon about 23 years. The
funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
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DR. O. L. BRLNZKI.I.. PRF.SS CEXSORx MAJOR SAMPI.K. COMMANDING O FFICERi DR. V. H. DIMELSON, ORD
NANCE OFFICER LIEUTEXAXT A LLA GtLLlO.V, ADJITAXT OF THE BASE.
DODD IS VETERAN
Commander on Dash to Retire
for Age in July.
"MONKEY DRILL" HIS IDEA
Service Includes Apache Hunt, Chi
cago Riots, San Juan Hill and
Philippines Reputation
for Fearlessness Won.
WASHINGTON. March 31. Unstinted
praise was gien in all quarters today
to Colonel Doddi the veteran cavalry
officer. Colonel Dodd Is 64 years old
and has been in the saddle practically
ever since the troops were ordered to
the border. He will retire on account
of age next July.
Appointed to the military academy
from Pennsylvania, he was graduated
in 1876. He-commanded the Third Cav
alry during the Apache outbreak in
Arizona, fought during the Indian cam
paign in Oklahoma, in the Chicago riots
in 1894 and distinguished himself dur
ing the Spanish-American War, par
ticipated in the battle of San Juan and
in many fights in the Philippines. He
is declared to have been the first to
suggest ' the now famous "monkey
drill' of cavalry training.
Circus Stnnts Introduced.
The monkey drill is a type of
mounted gymnastics used in Winter
time to keep men and horses in good
condition. It is carried out in riding
halls, and includes several circus stunts
performed on bareback horses.
In addition to exercising muscles on
which the cavalryman may have to
place dependence in actual service, the
drill is considered as of special value
in teaching recruits not to be afraid
of horses and in training horses to
know they have nothing to fear from
the men that handle them, jump over
them, crawl under them and otherwise
submit them to what an uninitiated
horse might regard as unconventional
treatment.
For some time Colonel Dodd had
charge of recruiting at Columbus bar
racks, Ohio, and is credited by Adjutant-General
McCain of having done
much to reduce Army desertions, al
though a strict disciplinarian.
Slocum One of 'Clanutte.
Among the West Point classmates of
Colonel Dodd were Colonel Slocum,
commanding the Thirteenth Cavalry,
which was raided by Villa at Columbus.
N. and who is with the United
States expedition. Inspector-General
Garlington. another classmate, said to
night Dodd was celebrated in the Army
for fearlessness.
The War Department was not advised
officially tonight regarding the troops
in Colonel Dodd's command, although
the Seventh and Tenth Cavalry were
understood to be the nucleus of the
column picked for the raid. The Sev
enth Cavalry is famous as the regiment
which was wiped out in the Custer
massacre and was cut to pieces in the
Wounded Knee affair in 1891, the last
of the big Indian fights.
PROSECUTOR IS ACCUSED
House Committee Charges Con
tempt in Buchanan Case.
WASHINGTON. March 31. United
States Attorney Marshall's recent let
ter to the subcommittee investigating
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Representative Buchanan's impeach
ment charges will be submitted to the
House without recommendation and a
resolution to find the attorney In con
tempt of the House will be offered.
The judiciary committee today voted
to adopt this course.
The letter was written when a sub
committee was in New York taking
testimony on the impeachment charges.
It attacked the committee's methods
and. in effect declared the committee's
course was being pursued because Mr.
Marshall had had the temerity to in
dict a member of Congress.
Mr. Buchanan was indicted with
other members of Labor's National
Peace Council In conection with al
leged attempts to prevent shipments
of munitions to the allies.
6L0GK SIGNAL BLAMED
NEW YORK CEXTRAL MAY BE PROS
. ECUTED FOR WRECK.
Three Trains, In Which at Least 28 Per
son Were Killed, Said to Have
Been Racing; to Make l"p Time.
CLEVELAND, March 31. That all
three of the New York Central trains
that were piled up in a wreck at Am
herst, O., Wednesday morning, casting
the lives of at least 28 persons and
injury to more than 40. we're racing
through a dense fog in an effort to
make up lost time; that the signal
block system was defective, and that
no particular man was to blame for the
wreck were the outstanding features of
evidence taken today at the investiga
tion to fix responsibility for the wreck.
That criminal prosecutions under the
state laws are a possibility became
known when It was announced that C.
K. Adams, Prosecuting Attorney of Lo
rain County, in which Amherst is sit
ur.ted, was attending the hearings with
a view to ascertaining if criminal neg
ligence could successfully be charged
against the New York Central road or
any of its employes.
Albert H. Ernst, the young signal
tower man, on whom some of the rail
road officials at first placed the blame,
denied that he was asleep or even
sleepy by reason of a long watch at the
bedside of his sick wife.
"The signal failed to- work," Ernst
said.
J? K. Bausch. night dispatcher for
the New York Central lines in Cleve
land, previously had given testimony
to the effect that the signal block sys
tem frequently had been found defect
ive. CHINESE REVOLT GROWS
ADDITIONAL SECESSIONS OPEN A
ROUTE TO SEA TO REBELS.
One United States Cruiser la at Siritoir
and Another Will Arrive at
Shanghai Soon.
SHANGHAI. March 31. The troops
at Swatow and Chao-Chow-Fu, in the
province of Kwangtung, declared their
independence of the central government
March 29.
The United States gunboat Wilming
ton is at Swatow. The United States
cruiser Brooklyn, with Admiral Albert
G. Winterhalter on board, is due at
Shanghai April 3.
PEKIN, March 31. The American
Minister. Dr. Paul Reinsch, was advised
today by George C. Hanson, United
States consul at Swatow, that the rebels
have captured Chao-Chow-Fu and Swa
tow and that Pakhoi, Yam-Chow and
Lim-Chow-Fu, all in Southern Kwang
tung, have joined the uprising, giving
me reDeis an ounet 10 tne sea
Government troops are reported to
be marching on the rebels at Swatow.
119 LICENSES ARE ISSUED
Portland Business Heaviest at Van
. couver Marriage Bnreati.
VANCOUVER. Wash., March Sl.-Spe-cial.)
During March only 119 couples
procured marriage licenses in Van
couver. Of this number, 66 couples
were from Portland. 26 from other
Oregon point.'. 18 from Washington,
seven from Washington and Oregon
combined, and two from California.
Friday haa a,n effect on licenses, the
number on that day always being small,
and occasionally none is issued.
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Young Stowaway Actuated by
Hatred of Britain.
RESCUE EFFORT RUMORED
Prisoner Says He Conceived Idea It
Would Be Easier for Captors to
Board Vessel in America
Than Hun Blockade.
LEWES, Del., March 31. Fearing
that attempts would be made to rescue
Ernest Schiller, the young German
stowaway who single-handed captured
the British steamer Matoppo and ter
rorized her crew of 56 men on the high
seas last Wednesday night, detectives
tonight took Schiller from his cell in
the town Jail and hurried him by auto
mobile to Harrington, from where he
will be taken by train to New York.
The detectives declared they had re
ceived positive information that at
tempts would be made to rescue the
prisoner and with the consent of the
local authorities they decided that he
would be safer in New York. Schiller
himself readily consented to go, say
ing that lie would do anything to keep
out of the hands of the British offi
cials. In the afternoon Schiller made a
detailed statement as to his motives
in starting what he termed a privateer
ing expedition. Revenge against Eng
land for arresting him as a spy, as well
as the spoils he expected to secure, he
declared, were the impelling motives.
Appam Feat Almost Outdone.
He was uncertain, he said, whether
the four men he had picked to accom
pany him had abandoned the enterprise.
"They were not Germans," Schiller
declared. "I was the only German
concerned and only for my hard luck
I would have turned a better trick than
the Moewe did when she captured the
Appam. I was terribly handicapped by
depending on bums and crooks to as
sist me.
"In making war on England I am
guilty of nothing more than a breach
of the neutrality laws of this country.
I was peacefully practicing my profes
sion of textile engineer in Hull, Eng
land, when the war broke out. A
friend of mine was arrested, charged
with signalling with calcium lights to
the raiding Zeppelins. He was shot
and I was arrested. I had committed
no offense, but I was shut up in a dirty
jail, and greatly humiliated, although
there was no evidence against me."
Return to. England Dreaded.
Schiller here halted his recital long
enough to request assurances that this
Government would take charge or the
case and that he would not be sur
rendered to Great Britain. He was
told that was a matter to be decided
later. Continuing he said:
"I told the Hull officials that if they
persisted in persecuting me on account
of my German nativity they would pay
for it dearly. They could find no ex
cuse for shooting me, so they punished
me by exiling me from the country.
and so I came to America. I spent
some time in Danbury, New Haven and
Bridgeport, Conn., and finally went to
Boston, where I secured employment
with a textile company.
"All the time I was thirsty for re
venge on the English and I used to lie
awake at night studying how to get
square and do something for Ger
many at the same time. Then it oc
curred to me that it would be much
simpler for a prize crew to stow away
on British ships over here than for
prize crews to run the British blockade.
I went to Hoboken .with my plans fully
formulated and there got together my
gang, picking out four of the most
likely looking fellows to accompany me
on the expedition. I told them I was
out to capture a British steamer and
make it my yacht, and explained that
five of us easily could hold up any
ship's crew and that we could claim
the ship as a prize, besides getting all
the money on board.
Assistants Failed to Appear.
"When I went aboard the Matoppo
I had been told it was another boat,
the El Sparto. I think, and that it car
ried at least 2000 and a cargo of mu
nitions for the allies. I went aboard
last Thursday and notified my four
handy men to also get on board, but
they were not there and I had to see
the job through alone. I don't know
whether they are on board the El
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Select From a Splendid Assortment of Styles and d -l C flf"!
the Most Fashionable Materials at the Low Price P O-vJU
Nothing could be more timely than this special underpriced of
fering of Women's New Spring Suits. Especially attractive are
those shown in checked, navy anjl tan poplins. The coats are
shown in the popular belted effects, with plain or fancy collar
and fine silk lining. All sizes. Come, .make an early selection
and profit by this special low price 15.00 for Choice
Few Parents "With Daughters "Will Care to Miss
This Great Sale
of Children's
Broken Lines and Sample Garments in Values up to $2.50, Priced
They Last, Saturday at
Here is another one of those extraordinary saving opportunities that are to be found only at this store.
A sale of Children's Wash Dresses in ginghams and chambrays of the best standard qualities. They are
excellent styles in plain colors, checks and stripes, in pinks, blues and tans. All well made and neatly
trimmed, samples and broken
Saturday only, at
Silk Soot Hose at 35c Fair
These fine heavy fiber silk boot Stockings are of unusual merit
they are durable, perfect fitting and especially desirable for Spring
wear. They come in all sizes in black, white and wanted colors
at, pair 33 e
Fancy Silk Hose at 85c !Pair
One of the best-known makes of women's fine pure-silk Stockings,
shown in all the new and staple colors in a great variety of striped
styles. All sizes, especially priced for this sale at, pair 85
Women's Vests at 25c and 50c
Fine lisle and cotton Vests in styles with fancy crochet yoke
perfect fitting, seasonable weight garments in all sizes. Two prices
ach '. 230 and 500
Sparto or not. but if they are I wish
them frood luck and hope they go ahead
with my plans and win out."
Schiller said he did not regret what
ho had done and would do it again it
he had the chance.
Captain Bergner explained today that
it was not only through fear oF Schil
ler's supposed mines and bombs that
kept him and his crew under sub
jection, but that he figured the man
surely would have to sleep in a day
or two when he could have placed him
In irons without bloodshed. Captain
Bergner and many of his crew testified
aerainst Schiller at the hearing today,
the testimony differing but little from
the story the captain told last night.
President Peeved by Critics
of Changes in Attitude.
"IVIlfion vn. WlUon" la Borah Term
Which "(irtm I ndcr Hide'' of AVil
hoo Administration.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 31. If one thing more
than any other peeves President Wil
son, it is to be chided by Republicans
In Congress for continually changing
attitude on big public issues. Senator
Borah delights to quote Wilson vs. Wil
son, to the annoyance of the Admin
istration and the Democratic majority
itl the Senate, and Republicans in the
(louse are now taking up this latest
sport, since they have found that by
so doing they can "get under the hide"
of the Administration.
Itepresenative Longworth, of Ohio,
in a recent speech quoted another mem
ber of Congress as saying it would be
easier to stand by the President if he
would himself stand still." Continuing.
Mr. Longworth said:
"That remark reminded me if the
experience of a farmer in my part of
the country. He had just hired a green
farm band and was startihg to break
him in. Early one morning he took
him out to plow a field, and when the
farm hand asked for Instructions the
farmer said:
"'Do you see'that red heifer stand
ing over there on the other side of the
field? now toward the red heifer."
"Lata that afternoon, when he re
turned a most extraordinary sight met
his eye. Instead of the furrows running
straight and parallel with each, other,
they ran in some places in figure
eights, in others, triangles, and in still
other places in double crosses.
"When he Indignantly demanded of
the farm hand the reason for this ex
traordinary piece of plowing, that gen
tleman replied:
" "I followed Instructions. You told
me to plow toward the red heifer, and
I done It.' "
CENTRALIAN AT VERDUN
loung Man Writes Father and Tells
of Great Battle.
CENTRAL! A, Wash.. March 31.
(Special.) A. N. Riggs-, a prominent
lumberman of this city, yesterday re
ceived a letter from his son. Carrol G.
Riggs, which minutely describes the
battle of Verdun. The young man wrote
that the Germans during the conflict
used artillery of ' numbers and sizes
never before equaled in warfare. At
the time of writing he expressed con
fidence, however, that the French
would successfully repulse the assault
of the Teutons.
Toung Griggs graduated from Tale
last June and went to Europe with
about 10 of his classmates. He is a
member of the American Ambulance
Corps and is seeing active service with
the French army.
Professor to Be Arkansas Governor.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. March 31. Dr.
Charles II. Brough. of Fayetteville, un
til recently professor of political econ
omy in the University of Arkansas, was
nominated for Governor in the Demo
cratic state primary Wednesday, whicil
is equivalent to election.
lines, including all sizes and values up
osiery
Complete New and
Extensive Lines in
Novelties and Staples.
All Thoroughly Reli
able in Quality and
Priced as Low as It Is
Possible to Sell Good
Hosiery.
OFFICE LIST IS DELAYED
MR. LA.VGGl'TH'S DECISION O.V RE
lG.ATIOX AWAITED.
Secretary of State Waitinc to See If
I'ortland Municipal Judfce Will
Vacate Seat In Senate.
SALEM, Or.. March 31. (Special.)
If Arthur Langguth, State Senator
and Municipal Judge in Portland, re
signs his legislative office by Aoril
3, as it has been reported he would do.
Secretary of State Olcott announced
today that he will certify to County
Clerk Coffey, of Multnomah County,
the nomination of a candidate to fill
out the unexpired term of Mr. Lang
guth as State Senator. The term ends
January 1, 1919, Mr. Langguth having
been elected for four years.
With the exception of Multnomah
County, Secretary Olcott today mailed
to the various County Clerks of the
state a statement showing the several
state and district offices for which
candidates and delegates arc to be
chosen by the Republican, Democratic
and Progressive parties at the primary
election. May 19 next. The Multnomah
certification is being withheld pending
the action of Senator Langguth in re
signing, if he should so decide.
If the Senator does not formally file
his resignation with Governor Withy
combe by next Monday the matter will
he without the authority of the Secre
tary nP State, and he will onlv certify
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Only
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$2.75 High Quality
Aluminum Percolators
ON SALE ALL DAY TODAY
A big special that will bring the crowd her- today. A big seven-cup
aluminum percolator made of 99 per cent pure stock, is offered at a.
price fftr less than you have ever paid, even less than the price of com
mon granite. This percolator is silver finish and is fitted with shaped
black enamel wood handle. When inset is removed the percolator con
verts into a coffee pot. Only 200 offered at this price. So come early.
One to a envtomer. No phone or C. O. I). Order. o Deliveries.
SULKIES, GO-CARTS SPECIALLY PRICED TODAY
This special sale of sulkies, gocarts and oriole baskets positively ends
today.
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floating bath and toilet soap
and 1 bar of Oatmeal Soap
the kind regularly sold at oc a
bar Saturday at 6 for.... 250
10c Chamois reduced to 50
15c Chamois reduced to....lO0
25c Wool Puffs on sale at.. 150
15c Powder Puffs to go at 100
25c Jar Mentholatum at... 150
75c Luxor Hair Tonic at .350
50c Newbro's Herpicide at. 4500
25c Jar Cucumber Cream.. 19C
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to County Clerk Coffey the offices for
which candidates are to be chosen as
the records now show.
The law requires the Secretary of
State to make certification to the
County Clerks of the state not less
than 45 days before the primary elec
tion. Albany Clllcge Debaters Chosen.
ALBANY. Or.. March 31. (Special.)
Miles H. McKey and Virgil Parker w-ill
compose the Albany College debating
team in Albany's intercollegiate con
tests this Spring. They were victorious
in the final tryout debate held at the
college yesterday. The only debate
thus far arranged is with Pacific Col
lege, of Newberg. Both of the success
ful contestants are members of the
sophomore class and reside in this city.
1'uper Mill Increases Korce.
ALBANY. Or.. March 31. (Special.)
Another indication of returning pros
perity in this section of the state Is
found in the fact that the Lebanon
paper mill began running to capacity
this week. For about a year the mill
has been operating only a part of its
equipment. It is operating day and
nlsrht now.
ELL-ANS
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Indigestion. One package1
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