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LVI NO. 17,506. STRIKE BEGINS IN GASOLINE-SUPPLY INDORSES FOR DEFICIT WASHINGTON'S FAME DEFENDED BY COURT NEXT MOVE PUT UP TO RAILROAD MEN BATTLESHIP DEAL IcPICMTIOT nCllICO NEARLY EXHAUSTED DENIED BY JAPAN 1 UJI UtHILtl LOCAL SIEEL PLANT WAR BENEFITS RACE STAXDARD OIL MAX SOUNDS WARNING TO ENGINEERS. OLYMPIA SUPREME TRIBUNAL UPHOLDS MAN'S CONVICTION ' " ZZ2 ZZZZZlZZ xctjo. l'KICE FIVE CENTS. I ssm WILSON " ' - BONDS Trouble May Spread to Other Shipbuilders. 315 IRON WORKERS 60 OUT Willamette Company Refuses to Meet With Union Heads. CLOSED SHOP HELD ISSUE Walkout Is Precipitated- When TJn completed Boilers Are Shipped to Seattle to Avoid Delay on Craft Building There. SHIPBUILDING STRIKE! SITU ATION. Between 310 and 320 union men, or &6 per cent of manual force, at Willamette Iron & Steel Company's plant walk out. Strike precipitated by com pany's hurrying unfinished order to Seattle to escape possible de lay by strike threatened for Jan uary 1. Trouble may eventually extend to shipbuilding plants of North west Steel Company, Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation and the Albina Engine & Ma chine Works, affecting 1300 to 1500 men. .Strike called by executive board of Metal Trades Council as first step to enforco certain closed shop privileges and prin ciples in Portland and get wage adjustment on eight-hour basis, for which strike action was announced for January 1. Ten crafts of metal trade workers affected. Strike likely to spread to smaller shops where sub-con-traots are being worked. Chamber of Commerce urges firm action for open shop and moves to obtain protectlc if necessary. Mayor admonishes all concerned to leave trouble entirely to po lice and to eliminate armed guards and pickets. Company will attempt to re organize working force Tuesday. Boilermakers, machinists, black smiths and patternmakers, numbering aDout Jio, walked out at the plant of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works rfoiuaj- uiui lung ana ia.sc nignt, pre cipitating the first phase of a water front-shipbuilding strike which may spread to three or more other building Plants in Portland and affect between 1300 and 1500 men. The strike, it Is believed, was hur ried yesterday by the shipment of un completed boilers to Seattle, so their installation In vessels under way at the yard of Skinner & Eddy In Seattle would not be delayed by a strike ex pected January 1. Conference Is Declined. Action was taken by the executive board of the Metal Trades Council in calling the men away from their work after B. C. Ball, president of the Wil lamette Iron & Steel Works, had de clined to meet with a committee from that body, though expressing himself as ready to meet men from te shop force. The request for a conference was made about 10 o'clock, and at 11 o'clock the boilermakers and helpers. estimated at 150, turned in their tools and left the plant. Others remained afwork until noon but after lunch the machinists, black smiths and patternmakers failed to re port for work, at the same time it was given out at the office of the plant that, while the boilershop was not run ning, men remained at work in the machine shop. When it was time tor the night shift to go to work, the men failed to turn to. Work Resumes Tuesday. "Report for work Tuesday" were the Instructions to men applying for places in the boilershop, and it is understood no effort will be made to operate that department until after New Year's day. but It Is asserted the machine shop will be active today with the men available. There was no picketing about the plant, and only such men as returned in an effort to obtain their checks or personal belongings were seen there It is estimated by the union men that SO-per cent of the entire force went out. and the total number on the payroll in shops is said by the union men to run from 2S0 to 400 men. The company officers estimate that "about 90 per cent" of the entire force struck, and say that from 300 to 350 men are car ried on the payroll, which would indi cate that 310 to 320 men are actually out. This includes the night shift, which did not go to work last night. The principal work on hand was the construction of six Scotch marine boilers for Skinner & Eddy; 24 of the same type for eight steel freighters being built and under contract here by the Northwest Steel Company and Willamette Iron and Steel Works; two boilers for the Government lighthouse tender Cedar, launched at Long Beach, Cal.. Thursday and intended for -service In Alaska, and 12 boilers for the Albina Engine and Machine Works, which will be installed in six steamers to be built there In the interest of (Concluded on Pair. 13 Column T") Visible and Invisible Crude Ma terial, However, Will Last More Than 100 Years. CHICAGO, Dec. 29. A note of alarm concerning the gasoline supply of the country was sounded at the convention of the Society of Agricultural Engineers here today by Dr. Oscar F Bransky of the Standard Oil Company. He declared that production was not keeping pace with consumption, and that exhaustion of the supply was drawing near. The tension was con siderably relieved, however, when it was calculated that the estimated re maining supply of crude oil. visible and Invisible, would last for 138 years at the 1916 rate of consumption. Dr Bransky said that next year there would be 3,000.000 automobiles in operation In the United States, or 750. 000 more than this year. He estimated that Eastern oil fields are 75 per cent exhausted: mld-contlnental fields 50 per cent; Texas fields 80 per cent, and California fields 35 per cent exhausted. NEWPORT MAN SUICIDE O. BC Limbocker, 70, Well-to-Do, Long Victim or III Health. NEWPORT, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) O. H. Limbocker. aged about 70 years, and a resident of this city for some time past, was found dead at his home Tuesday morning, and the ver dict of a Coroner's Jury was that he came to his death from morphine, taken with suicidal intent. He was well-to-do. but had been In 111 health for a long time, and had often threat ened to commit suicide. He was a bachelor, and had but one known relative, Mrs. Fuller, of Dallas, a niece. The interment took place here yesterday In the Eureka Cemetery. LAWYERS TO AID MILITIA Effort for Adequate Appropriation for Sailors Is Started. The question of obtaining an ade quate appropriation for the work of the Oregon Naval Militia was discussed at a luncheon of the lawyers' auxiliary of the Naval Militia in the tearoom at the Multnomah Hotel yesterday. Ralph Dunlway was authorized to appoint a committee of three to take the matter up with the Multnomah delegation and later with the legisla ture Itself. Mr. Dunlway announced his committee as follows: C. W. Hunt ington, chairman; Dan J. Malarkey and John V. Logan. COUPLE WEDDED 60 YEARS Wife Has Own Way and Harmony Enjoyed, Says Tacoman. TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 29. (Special.) "Well, we've had our discussions, but there never was a man and a woman who lived together who hasn't. Mother says 1 don't know anything, and maybe I don't, but I let her have her own way, and that is the way we keep harmony." Thus spoke Ezra Sheppard with a twinkle In his eye, as he looked back over the 60 years he has been married. Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard were married at Honlton, England, Christmas day, 60 years ago. BULL MOOSE LOSE RIGHTS New York Vote Not Large Enough to Permit Place of Ballot. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Owing to the failure of the Progressives in New York state to poll the necessary votes in the recent elections to entitle their ticket to a place on the ballot, the party lost official recognition in this state, The doors df the Progressive head quarters here state and National have been closed. caiTal passing time cut Steamer Traverses Panama Chan nel in 6 Hours, 2 0 Minutes. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. The record time for passing a ship through the Panama Canal has been lowered to six hours and 20 minutes. On December 17 the Pacific Steam Navigation liner Acajutla passed through in that time, which was five minutes better than the previous record. EQUIPMENT IS BOUGHT Orders for $7,000,000 Worth Are Placed by Northern Pacific. ST. PAUL. Dec. 29. Orders for 87, 000,000 worth of equipment, principally rolling stock, were being placed by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com pany, President J. M. Hannaford an nounced here today. The equipment already ordered in cludes 2S50 freight cars. $500,000 GIFTS REVEALED New York Kindergartens Supported by Late John D. Archbold. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. The late John D. Archbold. who was president of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, gave J500.000. to the New York Kinder garten Association during his lifetime, it developed today. This Included the presentation of the organisation's building. Panama Canal Issues to Be Used. LEADERS ARE URGING ACTION Message May Spur Congress to Early Legislation. EMERGENCY" IS BLAMED I Plan of Texas Congressman to In crease Tariff All Along Lino Also Discussed It Would Raise $768,384,395. WASHINGTON, Dee. 29. Tentative approval having been given by Presi dent Wilson to plans for a bond Issue to meet a part of the prospective deficit at the end of the next fiscal year. Ad ministration leaders in Congress are preparing to bring In their revenue bills as soon as possible after the holi day recess. It became known today that they have urged that the President deliver a special message or adopt some other means to spur both houses to prompt action so that the necessary legisla tion may be passed before the end of the present session. Issue Charged to Emergency. It has been agreed that any bond issue shall be charged to the account of extraordinary Army and Navy expendi tures. Representative, Hull, of Tennessee, author of the Income tax law, outlined today a plan he has drafted for con sideration of the ways and means com mittee for separating preparedness ac counts from the ordinary expenses and receipts of the Government. He figures that ordinary expenses this year and next will bo less than the estimated ordinary receipts and that special taxation and bond issues will Be needed only to cover excess dis bursements for various purposes, in cluding Army, Navy and fortifications extensions. Total of 30,000,000 Proposed. Mr. Hull's plan contemplates the Issuance of 8125,000,000 of Panama Canal bonds for Army and Navy ex pense. 870.000.000 under the shifplnar act and for the proposed nitrate plant, and 825,000,000 to pay for the Danleii West Indies, or a total of 8220.000,000. Treasury officials today figured that the plan of Representative Garner, of Texas, to be pressed by him in com mittee, for a 10 per cent ad valorem duty on all imports now free and 5 per cent Increase on all articles now dutiable would add 8768,384,895 to the revenues for the period between March 1 next and July 1. 1918, provided Im ports continue at the present rate. (Concluded un Page 5. Column 4.) ' TsfOi CiHA Trisxfr P"-v- Paul Haffer, of Taeoma, Must Serve Four Months In Jail for Libel ing First President. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Dec. 29. The State Supreme Court today upheld the con viction of Paul Haffer, of Tacoma, who was convicted In the Pierce County Su perior Court for criminal libel because ho published an article defamatory of George Washington, accusing him of drunkenness and other irregularities. The Supreme Court ruled that publi cation of articles tending to hold the memory of deceased persons up to ridi cule, contempt and obloquy constitutes libel, and that it is not necessary to show that relatives and friends of the deceased person were injured by the at tacks. Haffer was sentenced to four months in tho Pierce County Jail and must now serve his term. LIQUOR USED TO LAY DUST Streets at Phoenix Sprinkled With 50,00 Gallons of Beverages. PHOENIX. Ariz., Dee. 29. Five hun dred gallons of fine whiskies, wines and beer were poured into a city water wagon here today, and the streets of the business section sprinkled with the liquor. Two hundred automobiles and several floats formed a parade that fol lowed the water watron. A brass band played a dirge. The sprinkler with its canto, valued at sjo.ooo. was driven by "dry" advo -aies. i tie liquor was confiscated In raids by the Sheriff, under the new Arizona prohibition law and its unlaue aisposition ordered by Superior Judge Stanford. SUBMARINE MAIL TO START feuiscninnu and Sister Ships to Carry Letters From Germany. or.K,iiN. Dec. 29. (By wireless to Sayville. N. Y.) The mail to be car ried on tho merchant submarine Deutschland and her sister ships, the German postal authorities announce, will be known as "submarine mail," and It will be dispatched to the United States, Central and South America, the west Indies. China, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippine Islands. All letters for transmission by sub marine must bo sent to Bremen and must bear the Inscription "submarine letter.'' FAMOUS AIRMAN IS KILLED Lieutenant Leffers, of German Corps, Dies in Battle. BERLIN. Dec. 29. (By wireless to Sayville, N. T.) Lieutenant Gustav Leffers, the noted German aviator who recently was decorated with the Order Pour le Merlte. has been killed In an air engagement on the western front, the Overseas News Agency announced today. A news dispatch in mid-November credited Lieutenant Leffers, aged 19, with having up to that time brought down nine British airplanes. SOME RECENT SCIENTIFIC DATA. Ww y ooriT" YOU MAKE 0 c! 1 , 1 V f Circular Telegraphed to Brotherhoods. 'CRYPTIC STATEMENT' ISSUED Chiefs Refuse to Say Whether Strike Is Meant. DELAY IS FOUND IRKSOME Hope of Early Realization or Basic Eight-Hour Day Declared to Bo Deferred by the Litigation Begun by Companies. NEW YORK, Dec. 29 Special circu lars putting up to the 400.000 members responsibility for the next step to be taken by the railroad brotherhoods In their controversy with the railroads over the application and Interpretation of the Adamson act were sent broad cast by telegraph after a conference of the four brotherhood chiefs here today. Announcement of the action taken was made by William G. Lee. president of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men, prior to his departure for the West. He was accompanied by the other brotherhood leaders, whose con ference with the railway managers yesterday resulted In a disagreement. Chiefs Isaae Cryptic Statement. Earlier In the day the four chiefs Is sued a somewhat cryptic statement over their signatures declaring that the attitude of the railroads threatened to wipo out the benefits that should ac crue to the men from the passage of the Adamson act and asserting that for that reason the "entire situation is to be placed before tho membership." The chiefs refused to say whether the action was a veiled threat of an other strike vote such as brought about the eight-hour day legislation. Forma Statement Issued. The statement follows: "While meeting with President Wil son last August, at his Insistence our committee waived their request for time and a half for overtime, which was fully 50 per cent of their original demand, and at the suggestion of the President accepted his proposition, which was: " 'Concession of the eight-hour day. " "Postponement of the other demand, as to the payment for overtime, and the counter suggestion of the railway managers until experience actually dis closed the consequences of the eight- hour day. Issue Xow In I.Itisratlcm. ' "In the meantime, the constitution by authority of the Congress of a com mission or body of men. aDDointed hv the President, to observe. Investigate and report upon these concessions with out recommendation. "Then such action upon the facts as (Concluded on Pac 5, Column l. g-osh M our" Hl'MOR WAS BRITAIN PROM ISED SIX DREADNOUGHTS. Washington and New York Deeply Agitated by Story Toklo Orri- cially Says It Is Not True. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. (Special.) Denial that Great Britain has agreed to furnish Japan, after the war. with six battleships as part of the price of Japanese participation in the conflict was made here today in a cable mes sage from the Japanese government. A rumor of arrangements between the two nations that might have a detri mental effect on the political and com mercial interests of tho United States had been heard here and in Washing ton and had caused grave disquietude. The substance of the rumor was that Japan was seeking or had obtained an agreement with Great Britain under which a group of British-built super dreadnoughts would be transferred to the Japanese fleets as soon as peace Is restored. This report has come In sev eral forms. It Is said that the number of dreadnoughts to be transferred to Japan was six. Details were lacking as to whether Japan was to buy the dreadnoughts from Great Britain or if they were to be transferred to her in consideration of money spent In supplying mun tlons to the entente allies. The cost of fivo battle cruisers built in England would be In the neighborhood of $100,000,000. In response to a cable message sent by the New York Times to the Japanese government, the following dispatch was received today by the .Japanese Consul-General here: "Toklo, Pec. 29. Consul-General of Japan. New Tork: It Is alleged that the rumor seems to be nrevalint at Washington that a certain agreement has been concluded between Great Brit ain and Japan that after tho European war Is ended the former will transfer io me latter six large-sized men-of-war. The New Tork Times accordingly inquired by cable of the Imperial Gov ernment regarding the authenticity of the above rumor. As there If absolute ly no foundation of fact whatever In that rumor, you are here authorized to communicate with that newspaper that effect. MOTONO. CHINESE MAKE NOMINATION San Francisco Editor Put Dp Parliament at Pekin. for A FKASCISCO. Dec. 29. Won ouvn. i ur, caiior oi a hlnese news paper here and formerly secretary ine cninese blx Companies, has bee nominated by a referendum vote anion me ninese in America as a candidal for Senator in tho Parliament of China according to an announcement mad today. Wong Bock Tue Is known as a rad leal I. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Heather, iE.5lf.KUAY 8 Maximum temperature. 30 u.,, i wrr. ; minimum, decrees. iTjuAi a i r.fitifd, probably occasional m or snuw;winus mostly easterly. War. General Halg pictures battle of Sommesas complete victory lor allies. Pago 4 'J' in noio io uennany, says measures nave oeen adopted to diminish subraa on. menace. rsf a 1. Dteamtnip. carrying regiment of Russian ""'. reported sunk by mine. Page 4 i.onuon bpeetator forecasts drastic terina Page a. National. peace i-aper manufacturers refuse to discuss prices. ratta J. Carranza Insists on Pershing's withdrawal out wants to resume conference. Page """'""M receives Scandinavian nations' repiy to peace note. Pago octuigMiiiim: iau to oner to co-operato ' ' mote. x-age PreJ'!,1'nl M0-acre grazing homestead Japanese government denle ea battleship deal with Britain. Page 1 Wilson tentatively Indorses bond Issue meet deficiency. Page l. Domestic. to German Consulate detective denies he plot- ieu against neutrality. 1 age 3. Gasoline supply nearly exhausted. Pag L amitnsonian institution professor goes to Airica to eaten monaeya. Page Widow of Irish editor to lecture In United States. rage s. Dr. IJoeb denies war Is biological necessity Pace 1. Railroad brotherhood chiefs put next move up to memDcrs. 1'age 1. .Sport. Pennsylvania coach says Raj- Loomla told no uregon secrets. Page 16. Portland defeats Spokane at hockey. IO to ft. Page lit. Patterson deposed Page 16. as Vernon manager. Pacific Northwest conviction of Tacoma man for defaming ucoige nmsiungton is arrirmed. farce 1 supreme Jurtlce Eakln resigns; Portland attorney is successor. Paic . Tamhlll taxpayers vote to abolish offices of roaamasier ano agriculturist. l"age . Astoria Mayor-elect sues publisher for 110, 0OO as campaign aftermath. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. thecal wheat lower on withdrawal of East ern bids. Page IT. Peace rumors and fear of strike depress incur, o wncau imge 1 1 . OH stocks strongest feature of Wall-etreet market. Page IT. Ice stops steam rs. Page 18. Portland and) Vicinity. Strike berinr at Willamette Iron A Steel Works. Page t. Injunction preventing Increased rate on Iron and steel denied. Page 10. Rock piles prepared for X. W. W. Page 14. Dr. Suzxallo says pupil becomes Intellectual corpse under school methods. Page Vi. Forecast Is snow, but warmer. Page 7. Mrs. Parmella Tyler sued for S300.000 by daugbter-ln-law. charging alienation. Page 18. First Presbyterian Church arranges special New Year's services. Page 10. Portland architects warned of clever fraud being practiced. Page 9. Carver franchise passed on to be advertised. Page :0. Pollco inspection In strike pledged. Page T. Many bills championed before Multnomah delegation. Pago 5. Plana laid for National educators. Page 5. Portland National Guard units Inspected. Pago li Lazarus Aekerznan. retired capitalist. Is dead. Pae 12. Madame Julia Culp Is here to sing at Helllg tonight. Pago 13. Weather report, data and forecast. Page IT. "Survival of Fittest'" Not Real Law. ANCIENT BIOLOGY IS RAPPED Dr. Loeb Compares Courage and "Homicidal Emotion." ASSUMPTION HELD FALSE Theory That Functions Not Ueed Will Disappear in Offspring Is Held Unproved Virile Vir tues Not in Danger. NEW YORK, Dec. War enthu siasts who maintain that a nation will lose Its Inherited, virile virtues by not i?oIng to war are not supported in their theory by present biological knowledge, in the opinion of Dr. Jacques Loeb. her;;! of the department of experimental biol ogy of the Rockefeller Institute. Dr. Loeb addressed the biological sec tion of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Biology and the War" late today. He con tended that "the struggle for exist ence" and "survival of the fittest" ara not "laws of nature" In the sense in which the term "law" Is used In the exact sciences. Antiquated Blolosry Invoked. "The biology of which the war en thusiasts make use Is essentially anti quated." declared Dr. Loeb. "and so we need not be surprised to find that the- consider war to be based upon what they cAll the 'biological law of nature.' the 'struggle for existence or the 'survival of the fittest." "These war enthusiasts maintain that unless a nation engages occasion ally In war It will lose all those vh-lle virtues, especially courage, which are necessary for Its survival. We do not need to argue whether the acts com mitted in a state of homicidal emotion are the real or false manifestations of courage. "We may also overlook the manifes tations of virility left behind by Invad ing or retreating armies. Assmspllos Declared False. .i .1 The assumption that virility or courage (whatever may be meant b these terms) will disappear if not prac ticed in this form of war Implies an un proved and apparently false biological assumption, namely, that functions not practiced or organs not used will dis appear in the offspring." Addressing the American Anthropo logical Association. Dr. Ilarley Stamp, of the University of Pennsylvania, ex plained a new diagnosis of early evi dences of tuberculosis by blood pres sure. By this method, he declared, traces of tuberculosis could be detected sometimes four years In advance of methods previously used. In an address on "Medical Engineer ing" Dr. P. A Malgnen. of Phila delphia asserted that hay fever Is not a blood or tissue disease, but is caused by the presence in the respira tory tract of larKe germs. The only proper way of healing with hay fever Is to get rid of the germs by destroying them In the respiratory tract or expelling them therefrom" he said. YAQUIS WILL NOT DISARM Carranza's Government Fails to In duce Tribe to Surrender. DOUGLAS, Ariz., Dec. J9. The Yaqul Indian tribe, 2000 of which, including women and children, are encamped at Lencho, Sonora. has definitely refused to surrender its arms and ammunition to the Carranza government, according to arrivals here today. The Mexican government will con tinue negotiations In an effort to bring about this end in a peaceable manner. f possible. It was reported, as with out surrender of arms on the part of the Indians tbe programme of division of lands and establishment of the tribe around the village of Bacum cannot be carried out. 10,000 RABBITS ARE KILLED Texas Reports Success of Movement to Reduce Meat Cost. AMARILDO. Tex.. Dec. 19. Belated reports tonight from the all-Panhandle of Texas Jackrabblt drive, held In a united effort to reduce the cost of meat. Indicate that no fewer than 10.- 000 Jackrabblts have been killed In the various drives. Hereford. Tex., reported 1000 rabbits killed and sold to a Galveston broker- ge concern for shipment to New York. 11 dressed; St. Francisco reported 500 tiled and one drive out of several in wisher County reports 700 killed. GENERAL CARRANZA IS 61 Mexican First Chief Celebrate at Home of Friends. QUEKETARO. Mexico. Dec 20.- eral Carranza spent today at the. home friends near hero celcbratinc his ixty-tirst birthday V