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Seattle Police Kill Ex
City Controller.
TWO PATROLMEN WOUNDED
Order to Officers to Get Out
of Hotel Bar Brings Hot
Pistol Fight.
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PROPRIETOR, TOO, RESISTS
William Bothwell Shot Dead
After Shooting Policemen
Who Try to Arrest.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 17. Will
iam Bothweii, former Seattle City
Controller, and recently a special of
ficer on the waterfront, was killed,
and W. W. Morris and C. V. Harvey,
members of the prohibition enforce
ments quad, of the Seatle police
force, were seriously wounded in a
pistol fight, which resulted from a
raid on the Ferguson bar, in the Fer
guson Hotel, here late this afternoon,
Morris was shot through the should
er and Harvey through the arm. Both
men are expected to recover.
Proprietor Resists Officers.
According to statements made by
Morris at the .City Hospital tonight,
he and Harvey entered the Ferguson
bar, after sending J. T. Epler, anoth
er member of the prohibition squad,
in ahead to see if he could buy intox
icating liquor over the bar. He said
that Epler had a glass of whisky in
front of him when they entered and
that J. A. Farnham, proprietor of the
hotel, who had been serving the
drinks, attempted to prevent the of
ficers from seizing this liquor.
" He said that Bothwell then ordered
the officers out, and when they
showed him their police badges, he
pulled out a revolver and repeated his
order. Though Morris attempted to
wrench the weapon from his hand,
he is said to have freed himself, shot
Morris through the shoulder and then
opened fire on Harvey, who was
grappling with Farnham behind the
bar.
Pistol Duel Is Vicious. .
Both patrolmen say that Farnham
had also drawn a pistol.
Morris managed to drop Bothwell
after four shots and when Bothwell
later attempted to shoot again, Harvey
kicked the weapon from his hand and
knocked him over with his fist. Ad
ditional police assistance arrived a
few minutes later and the three in
jured men and Farnham were taken
to the City Hall. Bothwell died while
being carried into the City Hospital
operating room. Farnham is held in
the City Jail and Morris and Harvey
are in the City Hospital.
William J. Bothwell had been a
resident of Seattle since 1890 and dur
ing that time has been successively
bookkeeper, soldier, lawyer, real es
tate man, oyster breeder and City
Controller. He also was an unsuc
cessful candidate for the office of City
Treasurer.
Army Record Held.
When he first came to Seattle Both-
well was 21 years old and a bookkeep'
fr by profession. He studied law and
was admitted to practice in 1896 in
Washington and Oregon. When the
firs-t Washington volunteers went to
the Philippines Bothwell enlisted and
served 14 months.. After the return
of the regiment Bothwell was elected
the first commander of George H.
Fortson Camp, Spanish-American War
Veterans. Later he sewed as de
partment commander of the state or
sanitation. He entered the employ of
the Century Furniture Company after
the war.
In 1907 he left the furniture com
pany to engage in real estate. Later
, he organized the Bothwell .Oyster
Company, which accumulated holdings
along Hood Canal. In the Fall of
1914 he went to Japan, where he made
a five months study of the oyster in
dustry. He carried with him oyster
seed from Puget Sound and brought
back oyster spats from the best Jap
anese beds, which were planted here.
Political Career Brief.
Bothwell entered the political arena
of Seattle in 1910, when, with the
SUFFRAGE SCHOOL
OPENS IN CAPITAL
WAY PREPARED FOR TRAIXIXG
OF ACTIVE WORKERS.
Congressional Union Sponsor for In
stitution and Feminine lob
byist Is at Its Head. '
WASHINGTON, July 17. (Special.)
Women who desire to become active
suffrage workers, but who feel that
they are not qualified to take up the
varied duties of lobbyists, organizers
or stump speakers, need not despair.
There is a way out for them now, as
they can learn all that is necessary to
be full-fledged suffragists at the "suf
frage school,"- which' has just been
opened here by women of the Con
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage.
Miss Maud Younger, of San Fran
cisco, who has m.it with marked suc
cess in Congressional lobbying work
and has an expert knowledge of legis
lative practice and procedure, is heal
of the new school.
MAILBOX THIEF IS CAUGHT
Trap Set by Postmaster at Silver-
ton Ends in Lad's Arrest.
.BILVERTON, Or.. July 17. (Special.)
Through the diligence of Postmaster
John . H. - Brooks and Assistant Post
mast' r T. W. Riches, Armond Matheny,
16 years old, who is - charged . with
breaking into the m. il boxes at the
Postofflce here, was arrested today.
For some time the officials have been
annoyed by complaints of patrons that
their boxes had been opened and the
mail stolen. Several pieces, of mail
have been found that had been opened
and discarded.
Mr. Brooks placed a decoy package
in one of the boxes Sunday and a short
time later saw Matheny open the box
and take out th' package. He was ap
prehended immediately by Mr. Brooks.
It is intimated that several other
young fellows have been tampering
with the mail boxes, not realizing the
seriousness of their deeds.
KAISER PENSIONS OFFICERS
Five to Leave Army, Two to Take
Commands at Home.
ROTTERDAM, via London, July 17.
Emperor William has decided to pen
sion seven prominent generals holding
important commands in the Prussian
army, according-to the-Berliner Tage-
blatt. . a copyof which has been re
ceived here. All the Generals have ten
dered their resignations.
Five of them. General von Bredow,
General . von Wienstkowski, Generals
Klokke, Cramer and Von Buer. will
leave the army, while the other two,
Generals von Klelst and Krahmer, have
taken home commands.
BUILDINGS PROVIDED FOR
Oregon Postoffices Included in Om-
,nibus Bill, in House.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 17. Theomnibus public
building bill, reported to the House to
day, carries $2s,000 for a branch post-
office at St. Johns, $75,000 for a build
ing and" site at Oregon City, $60,000 for
a building and site at Hood River and
$10,000 for a site at Corvallis.
Postmaster Myers has written the
House committee protesting against the
appropriation for St. Johns, saying
there is no need for a postoffice build
ing there.
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Just as the travelers in "prairie schooners" did in '49 and other years of that time when the Western frontier was anything but a safe place
for a white man. the soldiers of Uncle Sam in Mexico take no chances on a surprise attack that might mean their death and the destruction
of the supplies they are taking from the border to General Pershing's base in the Interior. The photo shows the automobile trucks that traverse
the desert from Columbus, N. M., to Namluuipa, alter having been arranged in hollow square formation, so that in the event of an attack the
soldiers have a substantial protection from which to meet the enemy.
ALLIES MAKE GAINS
IN EAST pjSi
British Capture 1500
Yards of Trenches.
RUSSIANS PUSH ENEMY BACK
Von Linsingen Compelled to
Retire Behind Lipa River.
13,000 PRISONERS TAKEN
Teutons Check Enemy's Advance To
ward Rovel, but Quick Blow Is
Struck South of ' Lutsk.
Tactical Success Won.
BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
(War Correspodent of the New York Tribune.
By Special Cable.)
LONDON, July 17. Speclal.)-3en-eral
Hals is now within striking dis
tance of the Albert plateau, on which
lie the German third line and Bau
paume. Progress has been made northward
and eastward from the Contalmaison
salient. The wedge growing larger each
day becomes an increasing menace to
the whole line to Arras.
North of Bauzentin-le Petit wood,
1500 yards of the German second line
were carried by assault. Thus the
wedge was forced northward.
Strong; Position Takes.
East of Longueval the Waterlot farm,
a strong German position, was carried,
advancing the wedge eastward. The
British hold on the German second line
was strengthened by the capture of re
maining positions in Ovillers and La
Boisele at the base of the wedge. Thus
Halg's front has been carried forward
almost to the crest of the Albert pla
teau. "Further important successes"
have been gained," is the official de
scription of the day's successes.
"Rain and heavy mist, again inter
fered with the operations," the "War
Office announced tonight, but appar
ently theAeavy guns are still pounding
heavily at the opposite line. "Between
the sea and the Ancre," says the Ger
man statement, "the British a many
points increased their fire to great vio
lence." New Endeavors to Come.
This comparative calm, however, is
merely the prelude to fresh endeavors
to come as soon as the consolidation
of the newly won British positions is
completed. "Steady and sure" is now
the slogan of the British movement.
It contrasts sharply with the impetu
ous and futile dashes of many earlier
offensives. .
The consolidation of defenses over
six miles of the second German line
is necessarily slow, but extremely nec
essary, for the fiercest German coun
ter attacks must be prepared against
amply.
From Berlin comes an official tele
gram that the Emperor is now in the
Somme battle sector, where he has
made speeches to his army, presented
many iron crosses and listened to re
ports from his Generals.
The presence of the Emperor on the
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MODERN PRAIRIE SCHOONERS, DRAWN UP IN
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTFRDATS Maximum temperature. 66
degrees; minimum. 55 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, warmer; westerly will dm.
War.
Allies sain on eastern aod western fronts.
, Page 1.
Mexico.
force of bandits on way to raid border.
Pace 4.
Troop A's flag floats from 60-foot staff.
Pace 4.
Oregon boys repulse "night attack." Page 4.
National.
Rehearing; denied In Astoria rate case,
rage 3.
Senate sentiment favors naval programme of
it, capital snips, page z.
Admission to United States denied to Castro.
Pare .
President signs rural credits bill. Page 2.
Domestic
Fusion of Prohibitionists with last-ditch
Progressives urged on delegates. Page 1.
Submarine Deutschland preparing to salL
Page 3. ..
Flood damage in five Southern states now
estimated at 13,0O0,o00. Page S. .
Congressional Union opens suffrage school in
Washington. Page 1.
Sport.
Crippled Yankees beat Detroit twice.
Page 13.
Reds beat Braves . in - slugging match.
Page 13.
Salt Lake made for Guisto and Beavers
are ready for. Bees.. Page 12.
Oral M. Palmer expects to win at anto
race meet. Page 13.
Ben Earl wlna feature pace at Grand Circuit
opening. Pago li
Coast player-managersi pass. Page ' 12.
. Pacific Northwest. '
Argument made in behalf of new normal
school. . Page - 7.
Rains over state spoil some crops. - Page 6.
Seattle City Controller killed by liquor
raiders. Page 1.
Voting on malt liquor amendment explained.
Page 4.
Ore con Coast Artillery reserves in camp at
Fort Stevens. Page 7.
MarMehead Is at Port Angeles. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Portland strikers await word from Califor
nia ports. Page 14.
Thousand tons of feed grain sold On local
board at advance. Page 17.
Chicago wheat weaker with subsidence of
black rust scare. Page 17.
Improved demand for better class of in
vestment bonds. Page 17.
Hogs pa?s a-cent mark at local yards.
Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity. '
Realty dealers open convention. Page 1.
Congregational pastors also oppose college
merger on. present basis. Page 6.
Chamber of Commerce reiterates open-shop
policy regardless of strike result else
where.. Page. 14. . . .
Dr. Bryan, formerly of Pullman, is guest
of alumni; Page 0.
Laurelhurst plans big celebration July 26.
Page 11.
Stool-pigeon held as bad check wrlter.
Page 18.
Millmen decide to organize open-shop
stevedoring concern. Page 14.
Pacific Coast lumbermen launch movement
to sell Douglas fir to world. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.
MEN WILL HAVE COMFORTS
Knights of Columbus to Look After
Members in Border Service.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. July 17. From
the supreme office of the Knights of
Columbus here today announcement
was made that members who are on
Mexican border service with the Na
tional Guard are to be supplied .with
camp comforts if they need' them
through a $26u,000 appropriation by the
officers and directors.
W. J. Morlarlty, of St. Marys, Kan,
will go out as special agent to look
after distribution of the comforts.
"SAVINGS WEEK" IS BEGUN
Britons Expected to Invest In Se-
, curltlcs for Financing War.
LONDON. July 17. The week begin
ning today is regarded in this country
as "war savings week."
Every citizen of the United Kingdom
Is expected to Invest according to his
means In the various forms provided
by the government for financing the
war.
HOLLOW SQUARE. PROTECT AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
MOVE LAUNCHED TO
SELL FIR TO WORLD
$200,000 Corporation
to Market Product.
CAMPAIGN TO FOLLOW PEACE
A. A. Baxter, Foreign Trade
Expert, Is Manager.
GREAT DEMAND PREDICTED
Lumbermen Expect Europe to Call
for Wood for Repairs to Build
ings and Other. Structures
Damaged by Shell PI re.
Douglas fir is to be - pushed Into
every market of Europe and even into
the more remote quarters of the world
as soon as the restoration of peace
will make its transoceanic transporta
tion possible.
Tentative plans for a . world-wide
campaign of exploitation and exporta
tion .were concluded at a meeting of
representative lumbermen from all the
Pacific Coast states at the Benson Ho
tel yesterday.
The proposed work will be carried on
through the Douglas Fir Exploitation
& Export Company, a 2o0.000 concern,
which was organized about two years
ago and which has been compelled to
lie dormant ever since then on account
of the depressing effects of the war.
A. A. Baxter anted Msssger.
In preparation for the eventuality of
peace, the lumbermen at yesterday's
meeting persuaded A. A. Baxter, of
the Charles Nelson Company of San
Francisco, to accept the general man
agement of the organization. Mr. Bax
ter s one of the best-known lumber
men on the Pacific Coast and has given
special attention for the last few de
cades to the export business.
Nearly every important lumber manu
facturer in the Northwest, as well as
most of the "principal dealers in Call
fornla. will be affiliated with the new
concern. . It is the intention to confine
activities exclusively to a development
of the foreign trade.
Yesterday's meeting appeared de
cidedly in earnest in its desire to
avoid entanglements with the Sherman
anti-trust law. It is understood that
the lumbermen will emulate, to a cer
tain extent, the export policies of the
Standard Oil and the United States
Steel corporations.
Exports to Follow Peace.
Immediately upon the declaration or
the prospective declaration of peace
exports will be hurried to all the pri
macy export markets of Europe, South
America and the Orient for the purpose
of merchandising Douglas fir in the
overseas trade on a scale such as never
has been attempted before.
Realizing, however, that tonnage con
trols absolutely the export lumber
trade, all members of the organization
accepted Mr. Baxter's suggestion that
activities muet be held in abeyance
until Europe releases enough steam
tonnage to restore normal transporta
tion conditions. . .
J. H. Bloedel. of Seattle, president of
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DEFENSE AGAINST
AIR-CRAFT READY
AMERICAN' NAVY HAS LONGEST
RANGE GUNS IN WOULD.
Daniels- Announces Completion of
Enough to Supply All Active '
V
Battleships and Cruisers.
WASHINGTON, July 17. Construc
tion of enough high-powered anti-aircraft
guns to supply all -active battle
ships and cruisers of the Navy has been
completed, it was announced today by
Secretary Daniels. The new weapons
are believed by Navy experts to be the
longest range guns of that type in the
world.
The battleships Pennsylvania and
Nevada already are equipped with two
each and the same number will be
mounted on the other vessels when
they go to their home yards for over
hauling. The new gun is a three-inch, 50-call-ber
weapon that will throw a shell
27.000 feet in air at an angle of 90 de
grees. On each ship one will be mount
ed forward and one aft. with an all-
round fire so that the pair can sweep
the skies in any direction.
VOLUNTEERS NOT NEEDED
General Mills Says Present Regi
ments Will Be Killed First.
, OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, July 17. General Mills, chief of
the militia division of the War De
partment, today Informed Represen
tative McArthur that the department
will not at this time accept the serv
ices of any volunteer regiments.
The department is first trying to
bring to war strength all the regiments
covered by the President's call, and
until those regiments are filled no
other regiments will be mustered into
the Federal service. General Mills
further said that from the present out
look he thought the President would
not issue a call for volunteers.
HOOD'S CRATER SMOKELESS
Sulphurous Vapor, However, Is De
tected at Cloese Range.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. July 17. Spe
clal.) Although residents of the Upper
Hood River Valley probably reside
closer to the peak of Mount Hood than
those of any other section of the state,
no Upper Valley man or woman has
ever seen smoke ascending from Hood's
old crater. Upper Valley folk scout the
stories that tell of smoke pouring from
the top of the mountain.
Alt guides and parties that ascend
Mount Hood, however, will attest that
a thin, sulphurous vapor ascends at all
times ffom the bottom of Mount Hood's
old crater. But it would be impossible
to detect this vapor 100 yards away,
BOOTLEGGERS TO BE SHOT
UallrJ Police Ordered to Carry
TTifles in West Virginia.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, July 17.
Police officers employed by the Chesa
peake & Ohio Railroad in West Vir
ginia have been ordered to carry rifles
as well as revolvers to resist efforts
of bootleggers and their agents to
bring intoxicating liquors into this
state.
These officers have also been in
structed to work in squads of four or
singly or In pairs. The orders resulted
from the increased numbers of at'
tempts to violate the 'state prohibition
laws.
THREE IN AUTO DROWNED
Party on Way to Circus Dash
Through Railing of Bridge.
SIOUX CITY, la.. July 17. An auto
mobile carrying four residents of Jef
ferson, S. D bound for Sioux City to
attend a circus, dashed through the
railing of a bridge over the Sioux
Kiver here today, and three occupants
of the ear were drowned.
The victims were: George Fountain
aged 30; Florence Wakefield, 17, and
Evelyn Wakefield, 15.
Allen Cates, the other occupant of
the car. was rescued after he had
made a heroic but futile effort to swim
to shore with Florence Wakefield.
GUNS THUNDER ON VARDAR
French Report Activity of Army on
I-ront In Macedonia.
PARIS, July 17. The War Office to
day gave out the following statemen
covering the operations of the army
of the Orient from July 1 to July IS:
"East of the Vardar artillery actions,
often intense, have occurred daily on
the front. Advance post engagements
of little Importance took place on July
7 north of Kallnoko, 10 kilometers
south of Lake Dotran.
"West of the Vardar our patrols and
light detachments have had frequen
skirmishes with the enemy, who al
ways, was obliged to retreat-'
BREMEN'S PORT IS SECRET
Berlin, llovjever. Denies Second
V-Li tier In Bound for Rio.
BERLIN, via London, July 17. Th
report printed abroad that the new sub
marine Bremen Is proceeding to Rio
Janeiro Is erroneous. It is believed
here that the report was purposely clr
culated with a view to eliciting th
real destination of the undersea boa t.
The Bremen left shortly after th
Deutschland, and strict secrecy has
been maintained regarding her desti
1REALTY DEALERS
OPEN CONVENTION
Between 500 and 600
Delegates Sign Roll.
DEATH KNELL OF SHARK RUNG
rreak Laws Also Are Assailed
Amid Applause.
CORDIAL GREETINGS VOICED
Four States RrDrescntetl at Sim.
ing and Portland Committee Has
Provided Generously for Vis
itors Entertainment.
Members of the real estate fraternity
from all parts of the Columbia River
basin, who assembled in Portland yes
terday to attend the opening sessions
of the first interstate realty conven
tion ever held in the Northwest, ex
pressed a determination to rid their
profession of - "sharks" and also to
fight such freak tax laws as are calcu
lated to Imperil property values.
Whenever the speakers pleaded for
the extermination of the isolated real
estate man who casts reflection upon
the entire . profession by dishonest
methods or whenever an appeal was
made for an organised fight against
radical legislative measures. the
assembly hall in the Oregon building
rang with tumultuous applause.
Registry Shews 333 Delegates.
At the time of adjournment' yester
day afternoon a total of 623 delegates
registered at headquarters and received
the official convention badges which
admitted them to the smoker entertain
ment last night and which will give
them passage to the banquet tonight
and to the Columbia River Highway
trip tomorrow. Nearly 150 of this num
ber are from points outside Portland
and at least 50 more visitors are ex-
pected today and tomorrow.
Almost every town of size in Oregon.
Southern Washington and Southwest
ern Idaho is represented at the con
vention and one delegate halls from as
far distant as Butte. Mont. More than
a half dozen women are in attendance
and one of them, Mrs. M. A. Johnson, of
Milwaukle. is preparing to take an
active part in the deliberations of the
convention.
Womaa Eatera Costc.t.
She is one of 36 visiting delegates
who have entered the speechmaking
contest that Is to be held tomorrow
morning, when the various delegates
will try to outdo each other In saying
nice things about their home communi
ties. Others who signed early for this
competition are: T. W. Zimmerman,
of Beaverton; J. D. Lee. of Northern
Clackamas County; Charles J. Bruschke.
of Coos Bay; R. H. Traill, of Jerome,
Idaho; W. A. Beck, of Molalla; J. H.
Scott, of Salem; A. L. Robinson, of
Waverly. Wash.: W. E. White, of New
berg; J. F. Batchelder. of Hood River;
O. H Skothetm. of Eugene; M- -G.
O'Malley, of Butte, Mont; John Brown,
of Gresham; M. Peterson, of Grand
Ronde; C. M. Butler, of Lewlston.
Idaho; Vernon W. Butler, a 14-year-old
lad from Stites,' Idaho; O. Z. Skinner,
from Walla. Walla: J. F. Kosanke.- of
American Falls. Idaho: W. R. Weiser.
of Kennewick. Wash.; W. Scott Coe. of
White Salmon. Wash.: J. E. Calder. of
Montesano, Wash.; E. J. Frazier, of Eu
gene; Frank B. Jones, of Aberdeen,
Wash., and Charles Kuhn, of Hoquiam.
Other Have Asabltfoae.
Announcement also has been mad
that Astoria and St. Helens will have
representatives In the contest.
Addresses of welcome were delivered
at yesterday afternoon's session by
Governor Withycombe. Mayor Albee. F.
E. Taylor, president of the Portland
Realty Board, and by W. F. Woodward,
vice-president of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce, who spoke In the ab
sence of President C. C Colt.
The responses on behalf of th
visiting delegates were by O. Z. Skin
ner, of Walla walla; bavin bnow. or
Boise. Idaho: O. H. Skotheim. of Eu
gene, and by Wallace R. Struble. rep
resenting the realty men of Astoria.
Kosir Addresses Hears.
The principal addresses of the day
were made by F. N. Clark, of Portland,
who is vice-president of the National
Association of Real Estate Exchanges;
Tom Ingersoli. of Minneapolis, secre
tary of the Natiot.al Association; A. G.
Clark, former president of the Portland
Ad Club, and by C. C. Chapman, of
Portland. . f
The evening was devoted to a frivo
lous smoker and ret-together show ar
ranged under the direction of a com
mittee headed by Charles Kingler.
Perhaps the hit of this programme
was the Portland Realty Board quartet
composed of Florlan Fuchs, Ed Daly,
Edward Mall and Clayton Oehler. who
made their debut as vcallsts. It was
long after the first encore before the
audience realized that the lovely
strains emananted from a phonograph
behind the scenes.
Glrla Cksras Makes Hit.
The girls' chorus, made up of Miss
Milne. Miss Peltier, Miss Seachrist and
Miss Rotay. carried the burden of the
programme with ensemble numbers and
the following solo hits: "On the Old
Back Beat of a Hennle Ford," "You'll
Always Be the Same Sweet Baby,"
"How Do You Do, Stranger, Where Did
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