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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 15, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TRAINMEN F
1 AMERICANS HELD
AS WAR PRISONERS
BRITISH MINIMIZE
PASTOR CONVICTED
OF BURNING FLAG
EX-GOV. MOODY DIES
AT HOME AT SALEM
BOY CHUMS BOLDLY
ROB 3 RESIDENCES
AMERICAN STEAMER
SHELLED AND SUNK
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ENFORCING
WORK OF U-BOATS
GERMANS INTERNE MEMBERS
TWO OF' CONGREGATION ARE
GUILTY; TWO SET FREE.
LADS, 8 AND 11, RAID HOMES ON
IRVING STREET; LOOT $17.
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Modified Terms Will
Be Insisted On.
ADAMSON LAW MADE BASIS
Chairmen Unanimous in Sup
port of Strike.
RAILROADS ISSUE APPEAL
Men Deny They Were Parties I
Agreement Not to Do Anything
Until Supreme Court De
"V,. clsion Is Given.
NEW YORK, March 14. An appeal to
the patriotism of the members of the
four great railroad brotherhoods to re
frain from any "rash movement" which
would bring on Industrial warfare In
the present National crisis, was made
here tonight by the National confer
ence committee of railways on the eve
of the conference tomorrow with the
chiefs of the trainmen's organizations.
There were additional indications,
however, that the brotherhoods were
determined to call a strike unless their
demands were granted.
Unanimous Support Voted.
After a meeting here with several
hundred general chairmen and chair
men of the locals in the brotherhood
organizations on lines entering New
York, W. G. Lee, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, an
nounced that unanimous support had
been voted the brotherhood chiefs In
the demands they Intend to make at
tomorrow's conference.
These demands, he said, would be
based on the modified demands of last
December, which called for a .basic
eight-hour day and pro rata pay for
overtime.
Original Claim Not Pressed.
This Is virtually what the Adarnson
Jaw would give If put In forceha said.
The original programme of the men.
the refusal of which resulted in the
call last September of the strike, which
was averted by the passage of the
Adarnson act, included an eight-hour
basic day, with time and a half for
overtime. Mr. Lee Indicated that there
was no intention of going back to the
original claims. -
He admitted that recent forecasts of
a. progressive country-wide strike, be
ginning Saturday nieht at 6 o'clock,
unless the railroads accede to the
ultimatum or tneir employes were
"written by a good guesser."
Bad I'alth Disclaimed.
"Charges that we are acting in bad
faith In bringing up this question
again at this time without waiting for
the decision of the Supreme Court on
the Adarnson act are baseless," he de
clared. "We were not parties to the
agreement entered into between the at
torneys for the railroads and t"--.e rep
resentatives of the Attorney-General's
office to do nothing until the decision
Is handed down.
"Our position is the same as if there
were no Adarnson law and no decision
pending. Whether the decision is for
or against the law our demands which
we shall present tomorrow, will be un
altered. If the law is upheld, it would
give us what we will ask for tomor
row. If It Is thrown out we still will
etand pat and take no less than the
Adarnson law would have given us,
United Backing Claimed.
"We four brotherhood chiefs, through
these recent meetings with our men
now feel that we have the united back
ing of our men in this. We want to
get this question of the eight-hour day
settled, and settled quickly. The rea
ton for our seeming haste at this time
in forcing it to an issue is that the
country may be in a war within a few
weeks or months and we believe this
ought to be settled before that comes."
The statement of the National con
ference committee, signed by its chair
man, Elisha Lee, said:
"We are sincerely desirous that the
wages and working conditions of our
employes should bo on the highest
rlane consistent with the efficient op
rration of the railroads. When the
National wage demands of the four
train brotherhoods -eri made last year
we felt that they were beyond reason.
entailing, as they did, an annual in
crease of 1100,000,000, or about 35 per
cent in the wages of the 500,000 most
highly paid workers in the country
Railroads Willing to Arbitrate.
"But we were ready and anxious to
submit this wage controversy for set
, tlement to some Impartial public
tribunal. In the hope that our em
ployes would Join with us In seeking
the Judgment of such a board of in
quiry, we earnestly urged that the
whole case be referred to:
"1. The Interstate Commerce .Com
mission, the Government body regulat
ing the transportation Industry In the
public interest; or
"2. A board of arbitration under the
Newlands arbitration act of 1913, a law
enacted at the Joint request of the em
ployes and the carriers, or
"3. A board of inquiry to be ap
pointed by the President.
"Our offers for a peaceful settlement
were all rejected by the brotherhoods.
If we had refused to meet with our em
ployes to discuss their demands, or if
we had refused to submit the issue to
arbitration, this great body of work
ers might have been Justified In leav-
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Norweglans and Danes From Same
Vessel Freed, but Other. Is De
tained as "Belligerent."
COPENHAGEN. March 14, via Lon
don. March 15. The detention of two
Americans In Germany, one of whom at
least Is apparently classed by the Ger
man authorities as a belligerent, is re
ported here.
James Moore, an American member
of the crew of the unarmed Norwegian
ship . Storskog. which was sunk by a
German submarine, is being held in an
internment camp together with three
Russians and one British subject, who
were also members of the Storskog's
crew. The Norwegians'and Danes who
formed the remainder of the ship's com
plement have been released.
The second American held is August
Henning, of Chicago, a bookkeeper In
the Berlin branch of the National Radi
ator Company. Mr. Hennlng's applica
tion for permission to leave Germany
and return to America has been re
fused by the German military authori
ties for the duration of the war. Mr.
Henning's case is the first reported In
stance of a definite refusal by the Ger
man authorities to grant permission for
departure of an American, the refusal
being specifically Indorsed in writing
as "for the duration of the war."
The significance of Moore's case is
that he has been subjected to the same
treatment as captured belligerents,
while all other neutrals who were on
board the Storskog have been permitted
to leave Germany.
SERB HOSPITAL ATTACKED
Airmen's Bombs Kill Many Patients
and Personnel.
SALONIKI, via London, March 14.
""Enemy aviators again bombarded our
hospital at Vertekop," says a Serbian
official statement today, "causing heavy
loss of life among both patients and
personnel. Two English nurses were
among those killed.
"The hospitals are completely sepa
rated from any other buildings and are
distinctively marked with a red cross.
The German official statement of
March 13 reported an attack by a Ger
man .aviation squadron on "the railroad
station at Vertekop." The bomb attack
resulted in hits "which caused a con
flagration that was visible for a lopg
time," the report added.
BOYS RUE INSULT TO FLAG
Lads Who Refused to Salute Must
Recite National Anthem.
BALTIMORE, March 14. Six Baltl
more boys, who refused to salute the
United States flag, because they were
'Internationalists," will have to salute
it in the presence of their schoolmates
and recite "The Star-Spangled Banner"
and "My Country "Tis of Thee."
This was the decision of the School
Board today, which announced that in
that way only would the suspension
against the six be lifted. It is under
stood that all are now willing to com
ply. All except one are of Russian ex
traction.
FRENCH SESSION IS SECRET
Deputies Discuss Aerial Service Be
hind Closed Doors.
PARIS, March 14. The Chamber of
Deputies today voted to go into secret
session for the discussion of the avia
tlon service. Deputy Raoul Angeles,
opening the debate, said the superiority
at Verdun and Somme with regard to
aviation was not because the French
had a large number of machines, but
was due to a very small supply su
perior to the German airplanes.
At this point Deputy Angles de
manded a secret session, which was
adopted.
DUTCH EDITOR SENTENCED
Writer Charged With Endangerln
Nation's Neutrality.
LONDON. March 14. A sentence of
imprisonment for three months Is re
ported by Reuter's correspondent at The
Hague to have been Imposed on Her
Schroeder, editor of the Amsterdam
Telegraaf, on the charge of having en
dangered the neutrality of the state by
the publication in an editorial of th
statement:
"In Central Europe there is a group
of conscienceless rascals which caused
this war."
6 WIDOWS BECOME BRIDES
Portland Women Essay Marital
Life at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. March . 14.
(Special.) Six widows took husbands
today.
The couples, all from Portland, were
W. W. Eagan and Mrs. Agnes Hamp
ton; H. F Shockley and Mrs. Mary
Hunter; Ora Lindsay and Mrs. Eliza
beth Claggett; Albert Robinson an
Mrs. Catherine Peer, and W. D. Russell
and Mrs. Maude Orris.
, Dream Leads to Dead.
SAN JOSE, Cal., March 14 Seeking
the body of Alvin Huber. a boy lost in
recent floods here, G. E. Maloney fol
lowed a dream to a spot 10 miles north
of here today and dug up the skeletons
of a man and a woman. He found no
trace of the boy.
It was said the skeletons probably
had been buried many years.
Methods of. Combating
Menace Perfected.
SIX WEEKS' WORK REVIEWED
Result Declared Disappoint
ment Eyen to Germans.
NEW SHIPS BEING BUILT
Number of English Ships Lost Esti
mated at 7 8, Leaving 3 63 3 of
Number in Existence When
Rutlilessness Began.
LONDON. March 14. The Associated
Press has been placed in possession of
a review of the first six weeks of the
German unrestricted submarine cam
paign. The figures given are from the
Board of Trade reports and the con
elusions are those of a highly compe
tent authority.
The German submarine campaign.
reported to have assumed enhanced
vigor on February 1, was singularly
disappointing to the Germans them
selves," says the review. "At the be
ginning of January, 1917. Great Britain
possessed approximately 3731 vessels
of 1600 tons and over. Many others
of lesser tonnage are not taken Into
consideration, owing to the importance
of restricting the question of overseas
traffic and cargo. Judging the results
carefully and looking to possible future
developments.
79 Bis Ships Lost In Six Weeks.
"From February 1 until March 14
the losses of British ships of more than
1600 tons were approximately 78, which
number deducted from the total leaves
the British mercantile marine with 3653
ships of more than 1600 tons after six
weeks of German submarine warfare.
'It should be remembered that a
large proportion of tonnage Is on the
stocks building for the British mercan
tile marine and. a fair percentage of
the total Is being turned out monthly.
In the total above mentioned no ac
count is taken of ships completed or
bought in neutral countries.
'During the period from February 1
to March 10 no Brlfish ships have been
in any way blockaded in harbor. Every
opportunity of carrying out their plans
has been at the disposition of the Ger
mans after their declaration of unre
stricted submarine warfare. It is ex
tremely improbable that the German
authorities will ever have the same
opportunity, for the following reasons
"First A large number of old tramp
steamers, slow of speed, have been
sunk, as they afforded easy prey.
Antl-Snbmarine Measures Taken.
"Second Their efforts would be di
rected for the first six weeks or two
months towards producing the most
considerable results by careful organ
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'Melting Pot" Ceremony In Church
Yard Held Violation of Law
Unjustified by Events.
NEW YORK, March 15. Bouck White, j
ppitor of .the Church of the So
cial Revolution, and two members
of the congregation were found guilty
by a Jury early this morning of having
desec ated the American flag. Eight
other defendants were acquitted. -
The Jury recommended clemency for
White tnd his parishioners.
The defendants were harged with
having burned the Stars and Stripes
with the colors of other nations in a
melting pot" in the back yard of the
church.
Sentence will be pronounced today
on the three men found guilty. The
maximum penalty is 30 days' imprison
ment or $'f0 fine, or both.
At 10 o'clock last night the Jury sub
mitted two questions to Judge Mcln
tyre, who heard the case. The ques
tions were:
"Does the public burning of the flag
Itself constitute per se violation of the
law?"
"If the times were so. turbulent as
to warrant the burning for the public
good would the ceremony be Justified
by that necessity?"
To thj first query Judge Mclntyre
answered. "Emphatically, yes," and to
the second, "Emphatically, no." "
GENERAL LYAUTEY RESIGNS
Attacks In French Chamber on War
Ministry Believed Cause.
PARIS, March 15. General Louis
Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey, Minister of
War In the French Cabinet, has re
signed, as the result of Incidents in the
Chamber of Deputies.
For several days past attacks by the
opposition in Parliament against the
French Ministry on Its economic pol
Icy have been in progress. No specific
attack, so far as has been reported, was
made on General Lyautey.
General Lyautey was appointed Min
ister of War and member of the War
Council in the French Cabinet last De
cember, and virtually became the war
director of France.
ROBBERS KILL PAYMASTER
More Than $5000 Obtained in Hold-
Up on Cleveland Street.
CLEVELAND, O.. March 14. Cuyler
Mowrey. paymaster for N. J. Rich & Co.,
knit goods manufacturers, was shot and
killed by two automobile robbers in
front of the Rich factory on East Sixty
first street today. The robbers secured
$5400 and escaped In an automobile.
Nathan Halperon. accompanying
Mowrey, was also shot by the robbers.
Halperon i in a hossital in a critical
condition with two bullet wounds in
his body.
Strikers Raid Theater.
NEW YORK. March 14. Forty strik
ing White Rats, members of the
Vaudeville Actors' Union, raided the
Fulton Theater . in Brooklyn tonight
and bombarded those taking part In
the performance with eggs and vege-
tables.
NOW CHINA'S KICKING THE KAISER'S DOG
Life Ends After Illness
of Two Years.
DEATH COMES AT AGE OF 84
Executive Office Held From
1882 to 1887.
CAREER IN STATE NOTABLE
Pioneer of 1851 Gives Valuable
Service to West In Early Days
as Surveyor and Engages
In Transportation "Work.
SALEM, Or.. March 14. (Special.)
Zenas F. Moody, Governor of Oregon
from September, 1882. to January, 1887.
died at his home in this city at 11
o'cloc". tonight after a lingering illness
of nearly two years.
At his bedside when he died were
Malcolm A. Moody, of The Dalles, a
son: Miss Lucy Stoughton, of Hartford,
Conn., a niece, and Mrs. Carlton Moody,
a niece of Philadelphia.
About one year and six months ago
the ex-Governor suffered a stroke of
paralysis, with which he was stricken
a short time following the death of
his wife. After that time he was con
fined to his home on Court street here.
Mental Faculties Retained.
Up until last Saturday he was able to
be moved from place to place about the
house in a wheel chair, but Saturday
his illness fell heavily upon him and
he was compelled to take to his bed.
He retained his mental faculties to
the last. t
Ex-Governor Moody had he lived two
days longer would have died on the
second anniversary of his wife's death.
Had he lived to May 27 he would have
been 85 years of age.
Four Sou Survive.
He is survived by four sons: Mal
colm A., of The Dalles, formerly Repre
sentative to Congress; Zenas A., an en
gineer, of Ashland; William H.. farmer
and warehouseman, of Shaniko, and
Ralph E., attorney of Portland. His
daughter. Edna, who was the wife of
Eugene P. McCornack, a capitalist of
Salem, died some years ago. Mr. Mc
Cornack died a little more than a year
ago.
Mr. Moody was a member of the
Presbyterian Church. In 1856 he was
made an Oddfellow at Concord, 111., and
was a charter member of Columbia
Lodge, No. 5. at The Dalles, in which
he filled all the chairs. He also was
a member1 of the Pioneer Society and
Historical Society.
Borne Show Place of Salem.
The Moody home in Salem, almost
opposite the Capitol on Court street.
was constructed by him when he first
took up his duties in the gubernatorial
chair and had been his home ever since.
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Two Youths Ring Doorbells and, If
No One Is Rome, Enter Jewel
ry Is1 Left Untouched. .
Three of the boldest daylight bur
glaries ever committed in Portland are
said by police to be the work of two
small boys, who invaded homes on
Irving street yesterday afternoon and
obtained $17 in cash, leaving behind
hundreds of dollars' worth of Jewels
and other valuables. . ,
One of the lads is described as 8
Tears old and the other as 11 years
old. They worked west on Irving
street from Twenty-second street
North, ' ransacking three homes whose
occupants were absent.
The houses entered were those of
Mrs. Lilian Harned. 739 Irving street;
Charles H. Spencer, 778 Irving street,
and L. H. Hicks, 775 Irving street.
Mrs. Harned was driving from her
home In an automobile when the two
boys hailed her, asking If a Mr. Brown
lived in her home.
"No, sonny." the police say Mrs.
Harned replied. "I live there myself."
"Goln' to leave the house without
anybody to take care of it?" the alleged
Durgiar inquired. Mrs. Harned as
sented, and drove away.
Neighbors told the .police they saw
the boys" enter the building, but
thought they lived there. ' The same
procedure was followed in each of the
other burglaries, and the lads are al
leged to have rung at the doors of
dozens of homes during the afternoon.
Reports to the police show that if resi
dents were home the lads asked either
for Mr. Smith, Mr. Brown or Mr. John
son.
Detectives Leonard and LaSalle in
vestlgated.
MINORITY AGAINST TREATY
Republicans Say They Have Enough
to Prevent Ratification.
WASHINGTON. March 14. Repub
lican members of the Senate foreign
relations committee tonight drafted a
minority report on the Colombian
treaty, expressing disagreement with
majority members of the committee,
who Lave recommended ratification.
.."he report expresses the view that
the: is no rer -on for the United States
to pay Colombia 125,000.000 and that
there is no ground -3r an expression of
regret for anything connected with
the partition- of Panama,
Senator Knox, one of (the Republican
members, voted with the majority yes
terday the committee and Is not ex
pected to sign the minority report.
The treaty was reported to the Sen
ate today by Chairman Stone but went
over under the :u"es and will come up
probably tomorrow for discussion.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 48
degrees; minimum, degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, westerly winds.
Submarines.
Gerard believes Germans are determined to
continue ruthless campaign. Page 3.
American steamer shelled and sunk without
warning. Page 1.
British review submarine campaign and
minimize losses. ge l.
War.
Germans detain two Americans as prison
ers or war. page 1.
China dismisses German Minister and seizes
interned ships. Page 3.
Russians capture Kermanshah, Persia.
. Page 4.
National.
Shipbuilders confer on speeding up of
wooden vessels. Page 4.
New warships to have right of way In ship
building. Page 2.
German legation and banking Interests at
Mexico dictating i Carranza a policy.
Page .
Democrats have no way to offset civil serv
ice lor postmasters. Page 6.
Domestic.
Brotherhoods firm for strike unless de
mands are granted. Page 1.
Rev. Bouck White convicted of burning
flag. Page 1.
Trooper sergeant arrested as spy suspect
on border. Page S.
Sports.
Pittsburg puts in bid for Billy Southworth.
Page 16.
Tommy Burns signs to box Willie Meehan
at Seatle. April S3. Page 16. (
MeCredle likely to turn over to Spokane
Johnny Brandt and one or two other
twiners. Puge Id.
Pete Mltrhle to appear as headllner against
r renchy v also. Page 17.
Pacific Northwest.
Hospital authorities tell of fear of Olson
slayer. Page 6.
Transfer man says he saw Billingsley bribe
policeman. Page 6.
Polk County organizes good roads assocla
tlon. Page ?.
Oregon-California coast highway declared
feasible. Page 7.
Ex -Governor 2. F. Moody dies at Salem.
Page 1.
Potato growers bold big meeting at Spring'
rield. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Northwestern wheat business tied up by
strike outlook. Page SI.
Five-cent slump In wheat at Chicago, owing
to railway strike. Page 21.
Stork market sluggish with lack of public
interest. Page 21.
Federal shipping board rails for data on
wooden vessels. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Shippers, facing higher rail rates, urged to
use waterways. Page zz.
School children will be urged today to
have gardens. Page 15.
Astoria takes initiative In pressing road
bond issue. Page 15.
Lincoln High School to give Latin play
tomorrow. Page 14.
Will H. Warren launches Mayoralty cam
palgn with cards containing picture and
platform. page, 19.
Herbert Hoover thanks Portland people for
aiding Belgians. Page 11.
City -Council declines to vote on Daly's pro.
posed light plant. Page 18.
Portland property valued at 1, 2S0.0O0 In
volved In pending realty deal with East
em capital. Page 15.
Plan to blackmail society matron hinted
In Jobelman rtlal. Page 13.
Railroad strike not expected to cause dis
tress here. Page 0.
Highway Commission to dfer selection of
State Highway Engineer, rags 8.
S. C. Pier may be elected to School Board.
Page 14.
Weather report, data and forecast. Pag 21.
Algonquin Not Warned
by Submarine.
ATTACK IS MADE AT DAWN
First Shot Fired From
Dis-
tance of Miles.
CREW ESCAPE IN BOATS
Help Refusedr by German Com
mander, Who Says He Is "Too
Busy" Men, Including Amer
icans, Landed at Penzance.
GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHS AL-GONQTJIN-
BEFORE SINK
ING HER.
PLYMOUTH, March 15. Pic
tures of the Algonquin showing
the American flag flying at her
stern and painted on either side,
were taken by the German sub
marine commander before a
member of the bombing party
from the submersible hauled
down the Stars and Stripes, ac
cording to an account given' to
the Associated Press by the Al
gonquin's first officer. Frank J.
Yerney. of Seattle, a naturalized
American, who was born In Bel
gium. It was while the submarine was
circling around the Algonquin
several times' that the German
commander took snapshots of the
ship at diffirent angles.
Referring to the hauling down
of the flag, Yerney said he did
not see what the Germans did
with it.
LONDON, March 14. The American
steamship Algonquin was shelled with
out warning on Monday morning just
after daylight by a German submarine.
according to the report of American
Consul Stephens, at Plymouth, received
at the American Embassy today. Later.
after the sailors had taken to the boats,
the submarine approached and sank the
ship. The boats were not shelled, but
the submarine captain refused assist
ance.
According to later advices from
Plymouth the German submarine
opened fire upon the Algonquin from
a distance of 4000 yards, firing about
20 shells. These were not sufficient
to sink the steamer, so she was board
ed by men from the submarine, who
placed four bombs, and the Algonquin
was then blown up.
Eleven Americana on Board.
The ship's company numbered 26. of
whom 11 were Americans. They- have
been landed at Penzance. -
Captain A. Nordberg, of the Algon
quin, gave the following account of the
attack:
"It was just after daylight Monday.
We were attacked without warning.
"The submarine started fire at a
range of three miles. When about 25 .
shells had been fired at the Algonquin,
of which four hit her forward, the crew
decided to take to the boats and pulled
away from the sinking vessel.
"Then the submarine approached and
with only her periscope showing, sailed
around the steamer several times. Find
ing that the crew had abandoned the
ship, the submarine came to the sur
face. Some of the Germans boarded
the Algonquin and placed bombs aft.
rhese were exploded and within a quar
ter of an hour thd steamer disappeared.
Request of Tow Refused
"I appecled to the submarine com
mander for a tow towards land. In view
of the rughness of the eather, but
the German gruffly replied: 'No. I am
too busy.'
"The crew pulled away in their boats,
cone being injured by shell firev but all
suffered from exposure.
"All per onal effects and the ship's
papers were lost."
SHELL HITS CLOSE TO CAPTAIN
Firing Continues After Algonquin
Signals Sho Is Stopping.
PLYMOUTH, via London. March 14.
Captain A. Nordberg. of the American
steamship Algonquin, which was tor
pedoed by a German submarine March
12. is now at Pensance. He will arrive
with his crew in Plymouth tomorrow.
In an interview Captain Nordberg said
that the Algonquin was bound from
New York for London with foodstuffs.
"On Monday morning," he said. "Just
after daylight I was on the bridge. It
was the mate's watch. I saw two
steamers, apparently colliers, steaming
west, one on the starboard and the
other on the port side. Two minutes
later the mate called my attention to
another object and at once I said, 'I
think that is a submarine.'
"The submarine was about three
miles distant, as were lso the steamers.
Immediately I saw a flash of a
gun and a shell fall short. At
once I stopped the engines "and
then went full speed astern. Indicat
ing this by three blasts of the whistles.
The submarine kept on firing, the
fourth shot throwing a column of water
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