Morning Oregonian., August 18, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 191G.
BASE ON COLUMBIA
PUT OFF FOB TIME
Senate Conferees Fail to In
sist and House Is Looking
for Items to Cut.
DANIELS NOT IMPRESSIVE
aval Commission, However, Will
Visit River Later in Year and.
Investigate Pugpt Sound
Yard Is Provided For.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Aug-. 17. The Senate conferees
on the Naval appropriation bill having
abandoned the Columbia River sub
marine base amendment, the confer
pnee today formally dropped the Lane
amendment from the bill, which ends
the proposition for this session of
Congress. However, the Naval com
mission provided by the bill wjll visit
the Columbia River later this year and
make a thorough investigation and re
port as to whether or not a submarine
or Naval base should be established
near Astoria.
Had the Senate conferees held out
for the Lane amendment, they could
either have compelled the House con
ferees to accept this amendment or at
least go to the House and ask for In
structions on the particular item, but
when the conference got together to
day to clear up the bill the Senate
members eaid they were willing this
item should be eliminated and the
House members, who had not been at
all impressed by Secretary Daniels'
letter, were entirely willing, also, as
they were then looking about for ap
propriations to cut.
The conference, however, retained
the appropriation of $6,000,000. part of
which is to be spent in equipping the
Puget Sound Navy-yard for battle
ship construction, and also retained
an item appropriating $700,000 to au
thorize the Secretary of the Treasury
to construct two steam coast guard
cutters for service on the Pacific
Coast and in Alaskan waters.
STAFF PERSONNEL CHOSEN
irarvey Wells, Head of Spanish War
Veterans, (Jives Out List.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.)
Harvey Wells, acting department com
mander of the United Spanish War
Veterans of Oregon, has announced, the
personnel of his stair as follows:
R. C. Churchill. Albany, chief of staff:
fleorge H. Carr, Portland, adjutant; 1. G.
McPlierson. Portland, quartermaster; Ben
S. Via, Salem, Judge advocate; William J.
White, Eupene, historian; lr. R. C. Ella
worth, Astoria, patriotic instructor: Dr.
George F. A. Walker. Portland, assistant
adjutant; Dan Leutherman, Portland, quar
termaster. The following were named as depart
ment aides-de-camp:
Thomas C. Bodies', Portland: W. V. Mer
rill. Albany; W. O. Asseln, Salem; M.
Peters, Pendleton: B. J. Joehnk, Marshfield;
Elmer Roberts, Eugene; Henry M. Seliinger,
Fort Stevens; T. J. Warren, McMinnville;
Albert E. Elder. Klamath Falls; R. R.
Huron, La Grande; William S. Atchison.
Hillsboro; W. H. Barrett. Woodburn; Jay
H. Upton, Prlnevllle; Fred G. SUllwell. As
toria; W. L. Karr, Roaeburg.
ESCAPED PATIENT CAUGHT
W. A. McKay, State Hospital In
mate, Found Near Cliemawu.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.)
W. A. McKay, who, with John H.
Thompson, escaped from the Oregon
State Hospital Sunday night, was re
turned to the Institution today. Mc
Kay was observed near a farmhouse
in the vicinity of Chemawa. Thompson
has not yet been found.
McKay declared he had been hiding
in the underbrush for two days. He
maintains that Thompson pried open
the window through which the escape
was made and that he did not leave
the hospital until two hours after
Thompson had departed. Monday night
the latter created consternation In the
northern part of the city by trying to
force an entrance into the home of Dr.
E. E. Fisher.
HAC0N ROSTAD PARDONED
Former Banker of Lents Freed, but
Conditions Are Imposed.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.)
After considering the recommendation
of the Parole Board since Monday, Gov
ernor Withycombe today Issued a
conditional pardon to Hacon Rostad,
formerly of Lents, who was received at
the Penitentiary in May, 1915, to serve
from two to 20 "years for forging a
promissory note.
The conditions of Rostad's parole are
that he is to be a law-abiding citizen,
that he is to make monthly reports to
the parole officer, and that the parole
is revocable at any time without notice
if the Governor is satisfied that Rostad
s may be using property from the pro
ceeds of his- crime.
BAKER SEEKING STATION
Arguments for Mining Experimental
Plant Presented.
BAKER, Or., Aug. 17 (Special.)
Strong arguments by demonstration
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.por Infants and Children.
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BORADENT
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METAL POLISH
will put a lasting luster on onlck-f ffcnn Mmmh
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In form. Bold In two Dire cans br ftll dmr-frr
Hardware and Drug Store.. rocery.
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and argument why Baker should be
the place for one of the new Federal
mining experiment stations were put
before United States Mine Director
Van H. Manning today.
That the county had produced this
year $1,810,708 in gold, silver and
coprer, was brought out by Fred R.
Mellis, at the head of Baker's cam
paign. A large display of the metal
products also was shown. Mr. Man
ning said state lines would not be con
sidered in the selection of the site and
Politics would have no part. He and
Or. X). A. Lyon, of Salt Lake, left to
night for Grants Fats to investigate
there.
Other members of the scouting party.
Dr. F. G. Cottrell, chief metallurgist,
and Dr. G. A. Hulett consulting chem
ist, are said to be in the Corvallis dis
trict, where they are investigating like
ly sites for the experiment plant- Di
rector Manning and DrT Lyon are ex
pected today to be guests at Portland
of H. N. Lawrie. chairman of the Ore
gon Bureau of Mines and Geology.
Congress has made an appropriation
of $75,000 for the purpose of establish
ing three experiment stations for met
allurgical research. One will be placed
at Tucson, Ariz., and the other in
Alaska, it is hoped to procure t-e
third for Oregon.
ANOTHER STRIKE CULLED
TWO 2VO.VUNIO.V LONGSHOREMEN IJi
SAN" FRANCISCO CAUSE ROW.
Trouble l Over Loadlag of Lumber
Sehooner Oregon Open-Shop
Conference Is Held.
A N FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. Nineteen
union lumber handlers and two non
union men were unloading the lumber
schooner Oregon here today, when a
business agent of the Riggers' and
Stevedores' Union appeared on the dock
and ordered the men to strike if the
nonunion laborers were not discharged.
The employers not only refused to dis
charge the . two, but announced they
would fill the places of the men who
struck with nonunion men and proceed
with the task of unloading the vessel
tomorrow.
Recently the lumber handlers re
turned to work following a strike. Al
though the terms of their agreement
were not made known, it was believed
the employers agreed to the closed
shop.
A conference between local labor
leaders and members of the law-and-order
committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, called at the request of
Archbishop E. W. Hanna to discuss
labor conditions in San Francisco, ad
journed late today without making any
report on what had transpired.
Frederick J. Foster, chairman of the
law-and-order committee and president
of the Chamber of Commerce, said that
there had been an open and frank dis
cussion, but that he had no further in
formation to give out.
Archbishop Hanna said'thaX he called
the meeting in the belief that if he
could get the principals in the fight
for and against open-shop conditions
all around the saoie table the way
would be paved fo a peaceful settle
ment of the controversy.
"They got together today," he said,
"but the result of the conference will
not be known until , all present have
had time to digest what was said."
MAYOR PAYS IF BAND JARS
facoma's Former Executive to Re
imburse Those Not Liking Music.
TACOMA, -Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.)
W. W. Seymour, ex-Mayor and owner
of many public utilities, has offered to
reimburse any person who is dissatis
fied with the Philip Pelz "Royal Im
perial Russian Band," which will close
a week's engagement Tuesday night
at the Tacoma Stadium. The "Royal
Russians" proved to be union musicians
recruited in Portland and brought here
for a series of concerts.
Mr. Seymour, as chairman of the
Commercial Club's musical committee,
was willing to reimburse any person
who might be dissatisfied because they
did not hear musicians . who thrilled
the "Czar in the Winter palace." He
made a public statement to that effect
today.
SHEEP RANGE LIMITED
Many Crazing Points in Mountains
Are Covered With. Snow. '
BEND, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.)
Because of the unusual snow fall of
the past Winter and the slowness with
which it has melted from the mountain
passes, the Forest Service is having
difficulty In providing sufficient range
for the sheepmen who now have their
bands in the mountains.
In past years It has been the custom
to take many sheep from the east side
of the mountains over to the wes.t for
the .Summer range, but this year it has
been necessary to carry them on the
west side an unduly long time while
waiting for the passes to open. It is
believed that considerable range' will
be lost to the sheepmen this Summer
because of this condition.
COUNCILMAN QUITS PLACE
F. C. Harlow, Milwaukee, Itesigr
ns
When Kecall Petition Withdrawn.
The resignation of F. C. Harlow as
member of the Milwaukie City Council
was recently received by the Council as
a result of action following the intro
duction of a petition requesting his
recall.
Mr. Harlow filed a protest against
the recall petition, alleging insufficien
cy of signers, that the petition was
not legal in form and that it was fraud
ulent as to some of the signatures, and
demanded that the petition be referred
to the City Attorney. The petition was
withdrawn and Mr. Harlow's resigna
tion followed.
WIFE SLAYS HUSBAND
(Continued From First Page.)
Mr. Pettit had charge of tt as agent for
the receiver. At the conclusion of his
employment at Tillamook he went to
Grants Pass. He remained there for
Beveral months.
Upon his return to Portland he ac
cepted a position at The Dalles and in
October,1915,became publicity agent for
the Hotel Multnomah in this city. Until
January he served in .this capacity.
visiting various parts of the Pacific
Coast in the interests of the Multno
mah. He also was identified with the
Hotel Washington, at Seattle, some
years ago. .
Local hotel men are as one in ex
pressing their deep regret at the tragic
death of Roy Pettit. "He was a fine
fellow," is the tribute they pay him.
Relatives of Mr. Pettit reside in
Roseburg, where he frequently visited
while employed, in this city.
Roy Pettit was the second of the
employes of the Hotel Multnomah to
meet a violent death since the closing
of that hostelry. The other was W. B.
Martlin, ex-service superintendent at
the Multnomah and Portland hotels,
who was shot and killed in the Odeon
Cafe in San Francisco on the night of
May 22. The shooting was the act of
Charles Koller, who afterwards' man
ifested signs of insanity, .
TOOT! TOOT! GET
ABOARD FOR COOS
Special Trains Leave Wednes
day to Carry Portland
to Big Celebration.
RAILWAY. OPENS WIDE AREA
Residents of Coos Bay Territory
Plan Continuous Kaand of En
tertainment for Visitors for
Period of Three Days.
Now that Candidate Hughes has
come and gone, the next big thing on
the programme is that Coos Bay ex
cursion. Ah, yes, the excursion!
Maybe some of you business folk
had overlooked it In the rush and ex
citement attending Mr. Hughes' visit,
or forgotten about it temporarily.
Now, let's see this by way of brush
ing up your memory a bit the ex
cursion is to be Portland's humble
share in the celebration that the Coos
Bay people have arranged in honor of
the completion of the Southern Pa
cific's new line into that territory.
Yes. sir. the Southern Pacific has
gone to work and spent J10.000.000 or
so to connect the Coos Bay territory
with its extensive railroad system. The
work has been under way for five full
years and now is complete in every
particular.
Coon CI t lea Jubilant.
This is the first rail connection that
Marshfield, North Bend and the other
important centers in the Coos Bay dis
trict ever have had with the outside
world, and they are duly jubilant over
the situation.
Why shouldn't they celebrate?
And Coos Bay is a mighty Important
region from a commercial standpoint.
It buys Immense quantities of supplies
every year. In turn it produces other
immense quantities of the products pe
culiar to that locality. Its trade and
commerce are great and growing
greater.
So why shouldn't Portland Join In
the celebration?
San Francisco recognizes the Import
ance of the Coos Bay territory from a
commercial standpoint. For years San
Francisco has ehared with Portland the
trade of that rich district. That was
because the traffic had to be borne by
water, and it is just as easy to ship
between San Francisco and Coos Bay
as it is fo shin between Portland and
Coos Bay. San Francisco is making
a hard fight to hang onto this trade.
and in an effort to hang onto it has
organized a special train party of its
own to join in the celebration.
Kvfrrone VrgtU to Attend.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
views the San Francisco activities with
more or less concern' and therefore is
urging all its members who appreciate
the value of the Coos Bay business to
join in the excursion.
The Chamber's train will leave the
Union Depot in Portland at 1 1:15 next
Wednesday night, arriving at Coos Bay-
early the following morning. A con
tinuous round of entertainment, cover
ing a period of three days, has been
provided by the enterprising people ot
the Bay towns. The special train will
leave the Bay late Saturday night, Au
gust 26, arriving back in Portland the
following morning.
In addition to the commercial advan
tages, the trip offers a lot of whole
some pleasures.
In fact, Portland is going to provide
some of the pleasures itself. The Royal
Rosarian Band and the Ad Club Quartet
are going along to furnish some of the
music. The band will be carried on the
Chamber's special train. The Ad Club
Quartet will go on another train which
will leave Portland at "11 o'clock 15
minutes ahead of the other. This train
has been arranged for by the Evening
Journal. Both trains, however, will
enter North Bend at the same time the
following morning.
At the request of the committee in
charge of the Journal's train the Cham
ber of Commerce committee yesterday
decided to send the quartet on the
newspaper special. The Chamber is
paying the expenses of both the band
and the quartet.
All reservations on the Chamber of
Commerce train have now been taken.
Additional applications which are being
received by the Chamber are being
turned over to the Journal's special,
which still has available accommoda
tions. No more tickets for the Cham
ber of. Commerce train will be sold
unless some of the present reservations
are canceled.
Pioneer of 1845 Passes
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 17.
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r of the
cial.)
1 m .
j. nomas rosier, a memDer
Masonic bodge, No. 53. at Logan, for
twi c uio.il u&ii ii, century ana well
known throughout the county, died this
morning at the Oregon City Hospital
irom a complication of diseases. He
was ill for ten days. He crossed the.
was in i
plains in
XFrenc
1845.
French Wine Output Double
PARIS, Aug. 17. The wine output
of 1916 is estimated by the Moniteur
Viticole as 900.000,000 gallons, or
double that of 1915 ind 40.000,000 more
than in 1913.
GOI.DEXDAI.E BANKER SEES BROTH
EK FOR FIRST TIME IN' 4 YEARS.
Amoi E. and George W. Coley.
GOLDENDALE, Wash.. Aug. 17.
(Special.) Amos E. Coley. a Golden
dale banker, and George W. Coley, a
railroad man of Thurmond, W. Va.,
brothers, met for the first time In 34
years when the latter arrived at Gold
endale recently on a visit.
Amos Coley, who is ten years the
senior of his brother, left the family
home in Washington County, Ohio, in
18S2.
George Coley's grown children had
been at Goldendale to visit Amos K.
Coley during the interval of their sep
aration.
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Opp. Post Office
STRAHORN PLAN OUT
Klamath Falls Votes to Accept
Railway Proposition.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO ACT
Road Builder Requires Right of
Way; Suitable Terminal Sites for
Depot and Yards; $300,000
for Stock or Interest.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Aug. 17.
(Special.) R. E. Strahorn tonight
asked three things on the part of
lamath Falls as requirements to be
met before construction of his railroad.
First: Right-of-way from Upper
Klamath Lake through this city, east
ward via Olene and Dairy to Sprague
River, approximately 40 miles.
Second: suitable terminal site here
for depots and yards, which must be
in desirable location for such purposes.
Third: A cash subscription of S300,-
000 in exchange for capital stock or
other legal interest In the company,
payable one-sixth when the line is
graded to Olene, 12 miles east, another
sixth when !t is built to that point,
another sixth when it is graded to
Dairy, 18 miles east, another sixth
upon completion to Dairy, another sixth
when the line is graded to Sprague
River, and the last sixth when it is
built there.
Mr. Strahorn promised to begin con
struction of the system here if action is
favorable and to have the line to Olene
in operation in three months, to Dairy
in six months and to Sprague River
in one year. The meeting was largely
attended and there was much enthu
siasm.
The meeting closed with a unanimous
resolution accepting the proposition of
Mr. Strahorn and approving the ap
pointment of an executive committee.
and empowering them to appoint other
committees to promote prompt and vig
orous work.
At an earlier meeting of the directors
of the Klamath Commercial Club, the
executive committee named consisted
of J. W. Siemens, president of the
Klamath Commercial Club and also of
the First State & Savings Bank, chair
man; E. R. Reames, president of the
First National Bank, and Mayor C. B.
Crisler.
The members of the executive com
mittee are all large property-owners
and heavy taxpayers in Klamath Coun
ty; are financially responsible and have
the confidence of the citizens in their
business judgment.
The survey of the proposed Stra
horn Railroad has been completed to
the city limits of Klamath Falls.
Fire Threatens Oswego Smelter. '
OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 17. (Spe
cial.) The old Oswego smelter, i
landmark, on the west shore of .the
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Willamette between Oregon City and
Portland, was threatened with destruc
tion by fire Tuesday. The Oswego
volunteer department put out the
blaze. The fire is believed to have
been caused by campers, who left with
out putting out their fire. The smel
ter has not been used since 1896.
SWITCH TO BE ABANDONED
Dangerous Conditions in Willamlna
Plant to Be Avoided.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) The
Southern Pacific Company today ad
vised the Oregon Public. Service Com
mission that it will instruct its freight
crews no longer to switch cars into
the buildings of the Pacific Face Brick
Company at Willamlna. This ' Is In
answer to the Commission's demand
that steps be taken by the railroad to
relieve hazardous conditions at this
plant, which. It says, resulted in the
injury of Brakemau J. C. Williams last
month.
For more than a year conditions at
this place have been the subject of
correspondence between the Commis
sion and the Southern Pacific The
railroad maintains that the track and
buildings are owned by the brick com
pany and It has served notice that the
clearance along the track must be
standardized.
PURE FOOD MEETING ENDS
State Commissioner Mickle Is Back
From Detroit.
The annual convention of the Amer
ican Association of Dairy, Food and
Drug Officials, recently held at De
troit, which was one of the most Im
portant gatherings of that body, ac
cording to J. D. Mickle. Oregon Dairy
and Food Commissioner, who has Just
returned to the city.
Among the results of the convention
was the adoption of a number of
standards for condensed milk, edible
oils, spices and other food articles.
Among valuable scientific papers
read was one on "Malnutrition through
errors in combinations of foods." by
Profeesor E. U. McCullom.
Model sanitary and cold storage laws
were thoroughly discussed. The Na
tional egg committee made an ex
tended report and was continued for
another year to Investigate processed
eggs, and interstate traffic In Inferior
"Figure Up" Your
Whisky Bills
PAT US ONE -TENTH of the actual
"cost of the curse" to you and yours
last year. Unless you sava the other
nine-tenths during the year after tak
inar Neal Treatment at home or NEAL
INSTITUTE. No. 340 College, cor. Broad
way, Portland, Oregon, drug habits
treated successfully, we will then refund
you the full amount paid us. Have
vour lawyer draw the agreement as
above, because
MWr Mean Rmlaraa.' How Abont Ton?
tfu lnaUtulcs la I'rincipal ClUea.
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$35 and $30 Suits Now
SALE STRIKES SNAG
Denmark in. Political Turmoil
Over West Indies.
DECISION IS DEFERRED
Heated Campaign, Despite Govern
ment's Reluctance, Regarded as
Probable People Believed
to Favor Deal.
COPENHAGEN, via London, Aug.
18. The political situation that has
come into existence as a result of the
Danish West Indies question is so
tangled that not even the best In
formed venture to predict what devel
opments may bo expected. The ques
tion of the sale of the islands to the
United States, which was almost lost
sight of early In the debate In the
Folkething, now has shoved everyth I n g
NOW OR IN OCTOBER?
We presume that, with the great majority of Port
land homes, you are going; to burn Gasco Briquets this
Winter. Are you going to buy them now, or wait until
October and have to pay 50 cents per ton more?
Summer prices are in effect for deliveries made be
fore October 1 only. Why not order your Winter's sup
ply today and let us charge them on your September
gas bill?
Just take the phone now and call Slain 6500 or A-6274
and state the quantity required. Five-ton orders will be
delivered at two addresses not more than a block apart
get your neighbor to share five tons with you.
, GASCO BRIQUETS
are guaranteed to give more heat per dollar, contain less
ash and hold their fire better than any other solid fuel
obtainable in Portland.
Slimmer Prices Now in Effect
. 1 ton $9.00 per ton
2-4 tons 8.75 per ton
5-39 tons 8.50 per ton
Phone TodayPay With September Gas Bill
Portland Gas & Coke Co.
After Sept. 1
127 Sixth Street
(Old Lotus Cafe)
else completely Into the background.
The various parties in the'Rigsdad will
hold their first caucuses Saturday to
consider the government's proposal for
the formation of coalition Cabinet.
Naturally, no party leader will com
mit himself in advance of these cau
cuses, but indications appear to fore
shadow the rejection of the govern
ment's proposal. Such a rejection would
carry with it the proposal for a plebi
scite on the sale of the islands and defer
a. decision on this matter until the gen
eral elections, which would then prob
ably be unavoidable, despite the gov
ernment's reluctance to have a cam
paign and especially a heated cam
paign such as this would likely be
conducted -before the close of the war.
The party of the Left in the Lands
thing Is opposed to the sale of the is
lands, although a considerable number
of the members are personally in favor
of It. It Is also declared that a ma
jority of the Danish people are In fa
vor of the sale of the Islands.
D. II. We j ant Heads Iowans.
SALEM. Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) T.
H. Weyant was chosen president and
L. L. Adams vice-president at the or
ganization of the Iowa State Society
here today. Former residents met for
a picnic at the State Fair grounds,
but the uncertalnlty of the weather
diminished the attendance. It is the
intention to make the society a state
wide institution.
Custom In China discourages the
(rraphlne of women.
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