Morning Oregonian., February 01, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNIXG OltEGOXIAN, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1917.
WOOD ASSAILS JOT
MEN BUT SYSTEM
Major-General Admits Regu
lars Shared in Failures
a. With Guardsmen.
NEW BUREAU ADVOCATED
department of Munitions, In Con
junction With Federal -Universal
1 Training Provision, Declared
. to Be Indispensable.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. Malor-Gen-eral
Leonard Wood, recalled today for
cross-examination before the Senate
universal training sub-committee, said
Army officers were not disposed to
shirk responsibility for the War De
partment's shortcomings In Its direc
tion of the National Guard mobiliza
tion at the border, but reiterated that
the Guard system was in itself "vicious
and indefensible," because of defects
Inherent in its organization.
In response to questions by Senator
Lee, of Maryland, a defender .of the
Guard system, at whose instance the
cross-examination was ordered. Gen
eral Wood admitted that the Federal
Government's supply plans for the
state troops collapsed 10 days after
they were called out and that in cer
tain respects mobilization of the reg
ulars, like the Guard, failed to come
up to expectations. He Insisted, how
ever, that a system "without a shadow
of state interference" would have op
erated to much better effect and that
the only ultimate solution to the
problem would be universal service un
der exclusive Federal control.
Scott an Be Recalled.
Tomorrow the committee will cross
examine Major-General Hugh I Scott,
the chief of staff, who, in his testi
mony several weeks ago, took a stand
similar to that of General Wood. Gen
eral Wood repeated today his assertion
that the mobilization was a tragedy,
but also declared that he did not in
tend to criticise the officers and men
of the Guard, but only the "vicious, in
defensible system."
"By supreme effort in six months'
time," he said, "we got 158,000 men to
the border. The country could have
been eaten up by an efficient enemy in
that time."
Senator Lee points out that the reg
ular Army had played its part in the
failures.
"Yes," said General Wood, "and I
would go after the War Department
with a sandbag and reorganize it.
The greatest failure of the Federal
Government, General Wood said, was
the supply system. Great Britain had
faced the same thing, he added, when
the European war came, and found it
necessary to abandon her whole sys
tem and create a department of muni
Hi tlons.
Live Commission Needed.
"If the border trouble had gone to
a real war." he said, "we would have
had to do that; create a commission
with some live, energetic business men
upon it. We would have had to shake
the cobwebs out of the supply depart
ment and get some punch into it; con
vert It from a wheelless vehicle to
something that would run."
The men and officers of the Guard
are high-mindod. patriotic individuals.
General Wood said, "but not soldiers."
"It would have been murder to send
them against any fiairly efficient foe."
be added.
Senator Lee led the discussions to
the Swiss military systems, which, he
declared, had solved the problem of
dual control of the military forces by
state and federal governments.
"Dual control is a rotten system In
Switzerland. If It exists," General Wood
said. Moreover, he did not believe any
alternative from universal service of
fered Itself short of pay for soldiers
at a prohibitive rate. The National
Guard of the rank and file. General
Wood said, were eager for the enact
ment of universal service legislation.
dent and contractor, who has lived in
Vancouver for 38 years, died at St. Jo
seph's Hospital last night, aged 68.
Since June 15, 1915, be had been unable
to leave his bed at the hospital. His
wife died within two weeks after he
went to the hospital.
Two daughters, Mrs. Cecil H. Crocker,
of this city, and Miss Violetta Went
worth, of Portland, survive. A brother,
Charles. Wentworth, also lives in Port
land, while two other brothers and a
sister live in Massachusetts.
Mr. Wentworth served several terms
as City Councilman of Vancouver. He
was a cement contractor'. He was
prominent in the Elks' lodge, being a
charter member of the organization
here.
The Elks will attend his funeral to
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Knapp's chapel. Interment will be In
the family plot In the Goddard Ceme
tery beside the body of his wife.
TROOP A IS PRAISED
REGULAR ARMY COMMANDER
COMMEXDS EFFICIENCY.
Final Review Before Leaving; Border
la Held by Major Barton nike
of 40 Miles to Be Taken.
WITH THE OREGON TROOPS ON
THE BORDER. CAMP JOHN H. DEA
COJI, Calexico. Cal., Jan. 81. (Spe
cial.) When the Oregon Cavalry
leaves here for muster out it will be
with a splendid record for military ef
ficiency, according to Major Frank
Ba ton, commanding the squadron of
th.. First United States Cavalry, to
which the Oregon troop is attached
here.
In the Inspection aed review of the
squadron here today, .the Oregon men
were complimented by the squadron
commander, who seldom indulges in
praif.e. The troop passed the review
ing officer at a walk, trot and full
gallop, sabers flashing, horses per
fectly reined, lines straight as an ar
row. It was regarded as the final
review while in the Federal service.
While the work of preparing for
muster out orders continues there will
be no lessening of military activity
this week. In the morning the troop
and battery will march together on a
hike of 40 miles.
CHANNELADEQUATE,
ARMY HEADS ADMIT
Government in Future to Ask
Portland to Bid on Sup
plies for Islands.
FREE DOCKAGE IS ASKED
PASSPORT CASE PROBED
EXTRADITION OF CAPTAIS BOEHSt
IS CONSIDERED.
AH Persona Connected With Issuance
of Papers to German to Be Called
to Account by Washington.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. State De
partment authorities today began a
thorough investigation Into the Issu
ance and alleged improper use of
American passport in the name of
Jelks Leroy Thrasher, with which
Captain Hans Boehm, said to be a
German army officer, was traveling
from Spain to. Holland when taken
off a steamer at Falmouth and placed
under arrest by the British authori
ties. Work also was begun on new pass
port regulations, which will be issued
In a few, days, to throw further safe
guards around their Issuance and to
prevent their use Improperly.
All persons connected with the ls
uance of the Thrasher passport either
have been or will be called to account
by agents of the Department of Justice.
Legal officers of the Government are
looking Into the question of extradit
ing Captain Boehm to the United
States.
GROW CHIEFS PROTEST
INDIANS DON'T LIKE WAT GOVERN
MENT RUNS THEIR AFFAIRS.
.1000 QUIT JOBS FOR ONE
Quaker Oats Company Workers Go
on Strike When One Is Let Out.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia., Jan. 31. More
than 1000 employes of the Quaker Oats
Company plant here went on strike to
day because of the discharge of one of
mo employes.
j.no woramen allege that the men
are being discriminated against on ac
count of their union affiliation. Heads
of the plant say that a stand now will
t& made lor an open shop.
BOARD OF TRADE TO GO ON
Joseph Griffin Says 'Sole Slay Affect
u Trices Somewhat.
CHICAGO. Jan. 31 Joseph Griffin
president of the Board of Trade, asked
what effect the German note might
nave on tne Jtsoard or Trade said:
"Germany's decision may have some
effect on prices, but no other effect.
The board will continue as heretofore,
and being a market for food products,
will not close under any circum
stances." -
Chamber of Commerce Request Too
Late on Cement Contract, but
Assurances Are Given as to
Future Procedure.
OREGONI AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jtn- 31. Admitting for the first
time that, because of improvements at
the mouth of the Columbia River,
"there would be no delay on the part of
any vessel in the Government service
in getting in and out of the Columbia
River en route to and from Portland,"
uartermaster-General Sharpe, of the
Army, in a letter to Senator Chamber
lain, today offers to call for Portland,
well as Seattle and San Francisco,
delivery on future large contracts for
Army supplies, provided jree dockage
facilities are assured the Government
at Portland.
This assurance Is given in response
to the Senator's request that Portland
delivery be called for on a pending Ha
waiian cement contractu
Request Made Too Late.
The Quartermaster-General says that
It is too late to specify Portland de
livery on that particular contract, for
it was not until long after bids had
been invited that the Portland Chamber
of Commerce offered dockage facilities
equal to those enjoyed by the Govern
ment at San Franoisco and Seattle. In
the future, however, when supplies are
to be purchased the Portland Chamber
of Commerce will be notified suffi
ciently in advance so that they may.
if so Inclined, offer free dockage at
Portland.
The Quartermaster-General further
says that shipping conditions on the
Pacific are not such as to justify the'
establishment of a quartermaster de
pot at Portland, as there is no boat
line from Portland to Alaska, to Ha
waii or the Philippines. Had he known
in time that the city of Portland was
ready to provide dockage facilities for
the assembling of cement, without ex-
ra cost to the Government, Portland
would have been designated as one of
the points of delivery in the pending
call for bids. To have designated Port
land, when this information was - not
available, he says, would have put the
Government at the mercy of the Port
land dock owners.
Procedure Is Outlined.
This office," continues General
Sharpe, "Is more than willing to meet
the local authorities in any future ar
rangements that may be arrived at
hould shipments of a similar charac
ter be made.
fit is suggested that the Portland
Chamber of Commerce be advised that
this office will communicate with them
when large quantities of material are
to be purchased In the future along
the Pacific Coast, with a view to en
tering Into an arrangement so that
uch material as it is contemplated to
purchase may be assembled at Po
land, as well as other points, provided
this arrangement can be made without
involving any additional cost to the
Government for dockage facilities. This
is the only feasible way that Portland
can share In the future shipments, so
far as seen by this office."
Aborlglneea Call Senate Committee' At
tention to Error In BUI and
Change Is PromlsedT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Twelve
Crow chiefs appeared before the Senate
Indian committee to protest generally
against the Government's method of
regulating their affairs and particularly
against the proposed opening of the
Crow reservation to white settlers and
tha nATirtincr hill to authorize an lrriea
tion and power project In the Big Horn
River canyon.
The Inaians called attention to the
fact that, although their tribe owns the
Big Horn site, the bill proposes to di
vide the payment for the site and future
lease revenues between tne state oi
Montana and the reclamation service.
Chairman Walsh said this was the
result of an error and that the tribe
would be substituted for the reclama
tlon service by the committee.
J. W. WENTWORTH IS DEAD
Vancouver! Elks to Attend Funeral
j ot Charter Member.
VANCOUVER, Wash- Jan. 81. (Spe
cial.) J. W. Wentworth. pioneer resl-
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Milton's 'Paradise Tjost" Declared
to BetPlugiarism From Dutch.
CHICAGO, Jan. 81.- Claims that Joqst
Van Den Vondel, the Dutch writer, and
not John Milton, was the true father
of "Paradise Lost," were made by Pro
fessor Leonard C. Van Noppen, Queen
Wllhelmina lecturer at Columbia Uni
versity in an address at the University
of Chicago, it was learned today.
Professor Van Noppen asserted that
the essential features of the poem were
taken from a work called Lucifer,
written by Vondel and embellished by
few rhythmic phrases, he said he had
200 pages of parallelisms from the
works of the two men.
"We must not censure Milton too
much for his self-evident plagiarism,'
Professor van Noppen added. "It was
the fashion of his age to borrow. He,
himself, excused plagiarisms that to
borrow and make better was no
plagiarism at ail."
RIDDLE PAIR ASK $32,000
Damages Sought From Millionaire
, Following Auto Accident.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. . Jan. 81
(Special.) Two suits for damages ag
gregating $32,400 growing out of an
automobile accident In Oregon last
June, In which James L. Flood, million
aire. Is named defendant, were begun
today in the United States District
Court. C. R. Pardee and Clara Pardee,
his wife, of Riddle, Or., are tha plaint
Iffs.
It Is alleged Mrs. Pardee was serl
ously injured June 21. 1916, while rid'
ing in an automobile with her husband.
in being thrown from the machine on
mountain road near Riddle by a ma
chine, in which Flood was riding, run
ning into the read end of the Pardee
machine.
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AC0MA JUDGE CENSURED
Pardon of Convicted Dry Law Vlo
lators Stirs Colleagues.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 81. (Special.)
Superior Judge Clifford hit a slap
BUDerior Judxa Card todav when ha
publicly asserted that a Judge had no
right to. . pardon convicted dry law
violators' and lop off a portion of the
sentence. He asserted that such sow,
was vested in the Governor eo!el
Attorney Dix H. Kowan. president
of the Tacoma dry" committee, in
terviewed Judge Card today and said
that he had notified Sheriff Longmlre
that he had no right to release the
prisoners even when an order was given
by a Judge. Some or the orders were
verbal and others written. Mr. Row
land said. The release or Fred Flugradt,
proprietor of the Millionaires Club
on the 16th floor of a business block.
caused most of the trouble. Plugradt
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
60 days and was released after serving
ten aavs.
WINTER GRIPS ALL FRANCE
Weather Is Most Severe Experienced
Since 18 03.
PARIS, Jan. 31. France is expert
encing the most severe Winter since
1893. For the last week the thermome
ter has never been higher than 28 de
grees anrenneit. except in the ex
treme south. The cold reached, even
the most southerly point yesterday and
affected such favored spots as Nice an
Cannes, while at Cette there were 11
degrees of frost. At Paris, at the same
time, the mercury fell to 14, at Belforc
at Lyons' to 5. while the Port of
Nantes was frozen up notwithstanding
the efforts of Icebreakers.
The Siene. Marne and Baone ar full
of floating ice and the backwaters are
completely frozen over. If the frost
continues a few days more the whole
surface of the rivers will be covered
and all traffic will be stopped.
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National Chamber . of Com
merce Favors Adoption.
PRESIDENT APPROVES IDEA
German Correspondents Get Crosses.
BERLIN, Jan. 10. Four of Germany's
best known war correspondents, who
since the beginning; of hostilities liave
'covered' the east, west and southeast
fronts for well known Berlin and pro
vincial papers, have received the Iron
Cross, second-class, for their services
to the fatherland. The recipients are
William Scheuermann, Rolf Brand, Pro
fessor Oeorg Megener and Herr Katsch.
Asid.e from one or two authors and
special writers, they are the first news
papermen to ba so dlsunsuisnea.
Newspaperman Nominated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. D. H. Mac
adam, for many years Washington cor
respondent or tne fet. L.ouis Jiepuonc,
was nominated by President Wilson to
day as postmaster at Honolulu. He is
employed in the Fostoffice Department
and worked for the Democratic Na
tional Committee In the last campaign.
French Retake Lines.
PARIS. Jan. 31. A French detach
ment penetrated the first two lines of
German trenches in Lorraine south of
Leintrey last night, says today's of
ficial report. All the occupants of the
trenches were routed and prisoners
weretaiteu.
Substitution of Cool Morning Work
ins Hour for Warm Afternoon
, Period in Summer One Ob
ject of Proposed Change.
WASHINGTON. Jan. tl. Congres-
I sional action to authorize tha setting
oi an ciocks in tne country one nour
ahead of the present standard time was
recommended to the Chamber or com
merce? of the United States at the open
ins; of Its fifth annual meeting;, which
will conclude Friday night by a com
mlttee on "daylight saving-.' As an
alternative the committee suggested
the p.j.n at least for the months be
tween April 1 and December 1.
EiKlit hundred National and, . local
commercial organisations were said to
be represented at the meeting.
The committee report on daylight
saving said;
The considerations supporting this
proposal are physiological, economic
and social. It will substitute a cool
morning working hour in Summer for
a warm afternoon hour. Increased day
light In tha hours of greatest fatigue
will tend to lessen tuberculosis, will de
cidedly reduce eye strain, will increase
personal efficiency ana materially tea
sen Industrial accidents. In cities the
advantage of having the evening 'rush'
hour when transportation facilities are
taxed come In daylight Is apparent.
"The use of facilities for recreation
would be tremendously Increased.
There would be large direct savings tn
expenditures for fuel and artificial
llgftu Farmers will have an oppor
tunity to market their produce earner,
thus offering It In better condition ana
gaining an hour of daylight for other
work."
The report cities that practical ex
amples of the day limit saving plan
ere shown last Bummer tn Austria,
Denmark, England, France, Germany,
Italy, Holland, Norway, Portugal and
Sweden, where clocks were turned
ahead uniformly.
The directors' reports said tne na
tional Chamber "is able to speak for
over SOO.000 firms, corporations and
business men."
WILSOX SUPPORTS MOVEMENT
National Daylight Saving Idea Ap
peals to President.
NEW YORK, Jan. 81. A letter from
President Wilson supporting tne ob
jects of the movement to turn the clock
forward one hour during the Summer
months was read today at the National
Daylight Saving Convention In session
ham. The communication came In re-
. norma to a letter written to the Pres
Ident by Marcus M. Marks, chairman
of the convention, setting forth the pur
pose of the movement. The Preside
"Your letter of January 26 unhappily
reached me too late for ma to send a
letter which would get to you by tha
seth.
"I would have been glad to back up
any movement which has tha objects ot
the daylight-saving movement."
Alleged Dry Law Violator Jailed.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan, SI. (Spe
cial.) Constable W. W. Laws, ot
Camas, arrested L Boehmer when the
young man arrived with a suitcase
onntalninar nearly 15 quart bottles ot
whisky. He was charged with bring'
ina- liauor Into the state without a per
mit and with having too much liquor
In' his possession. In default oi Dan
he was placed In he County Jail.
Boehmer is 22 years old and says Port
land Is his home.
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Singing of Miss "BUlle" Entertaining,
and Deloy and Le Mar Have At
tractive Line of Song and Patter.
Three persons wouldn't be able to
put over a musical variety show by
their "loneselves." you would think,
but Dick Hyland and the two charm
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new bill which opened at tha Strand
yesterday do just that thing.
The girls have clear, ringing voices,
clever dances and plenty of costume
changes, and Dick Hyland Is a musi
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pretty "Boogy-boo" song and several
other special costume features in their
act.
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look at as a rare painting brunette
with a face and form that reminds
one of old Spain, and a full, sweet '
voice that makes her songs Infinitely
attractive. Her costuming is stunning.
Jja Loy and La Mar are entertaining
and clever. They have a line of song
and patter that Is attractive.
Bcott and Anetta present an acro
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in hand-and-head balancing.
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new bill is "The Devil's Payday." In 1
which Franklyn Farnum Is featured.
There Is a Btrlklng touch of mystlcls'l
Injected into the drama, which
to Its fascination.
French liaise German Air Uossel
PARIS. Jan. 51. A seml-offit
statement was Issued today concerning
a German assertion that the Germans!
lost only 221 airplanes last year. The
records show that 417 German ma-,
chines were shot down by aviators, that
105 other machines were Drought down,,
having been badly Injured, if not de-f
stroyed. and that 29 captive balloontl
were blown up.
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