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Newspaper Page TextTIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, APRIIi 20, 1917. 17 PORTLAND BANK-TO BUY FEDERAL NOTES First National Telegraphs Sub scription of $500,000 to Re serve Headquarters. PATRIOTIC DUTY IS URGED nament is supposed to bo for entrants residing in that section of California. That being- the case, it would be un advisable to attempt to break in on them." Chandler Egan, another Oregon ex pert, is in San Francisco, but likely will not enter in view of the conditions. The Northern California event starts today. In lieu of the trip to San Francisco Russel Smith plans to go to Seattle Fri day night with Heinrieh Schmidt for an over-Sunday golfing visit at the Seattle Golf and Country Club. Smith, Schmidt, Rudolph Wilhelm and John Napier played an interesting four-ball match at Waverley yesterday. After a spotty first njne holes Heinie Schmidt startled the gallery and his fellow players by scoring five 3s in the lower nine. His score for this half was as follows: (In)- 3 3 6 3 4 3 3 6 35. On the 12th and the ,17th holes his Invitation Sent Out for General Participation In Loan of $200, 000,000 to Carry Govern ment Over Until July 1. Tne First National Bank of Port land yesterday made the first local subscription to the 2 per cent Treasury certificates, notice of issu ance of which was received yesterday, by subscribing for $500,000 worth of the $200,000,000 issue. Notification that the Secretary of the Treasury was offering these certifi cates payable July 1 was received by all local members of the Federal Iteserve Bank of this district yester day. Such members are the First Na tional, the United States National, the Bank of California, the Lumbermen's National Bank and the Northwestern National Bank. Through subscription to the interest bearing certificates local investors have a chance to show their patriotic spirit that might have no other outlet. The certificate holders may exchange their certificates for war bonds after the date of payment for the certificates if that choice Is made. Or they may be redeemed. Bank Subscription Telegraphed. A. L. Mills, who sent atelegram to the Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, urges all local investors to do what they can to es tablish the fact that Portland is the financial center of the Northwest by making their subscriptions large and at once. He first urges, however, that a material patriotism seize local in- vestors and that they at once sub scribe for the certificates that will be payable July 1 by the "best and most secure paymaster in the world." There are ISO interior banks that are members of the Federal Reserve Bank and to these Mr. Mills issues invita tion to subscribe through the First National Bank of this city. He also eays that any local investors may buy certificates at once, that he will issue temporary receipts until the certifi cates are received and that there will be no expense whatever to the In vestors. Following is Mr. Mills' telegram to the San Francisco bank: "First National Bank of Portland Individually subscribes for $500,000 2 Treasury certificates described in your telegram of the 19th." Notification la Received. Advice to the effect that the certifi cates were available was received yesterday from Governor Kalns, of the Federal Reserve Bank at San Fran cisco, by all local National banfs. Following is that telegram: "We have received a telegram from the governor of the- Federal Reserve Board, reading as follows: The sec retary of the Treasury offers $200, 000,000 Treasury certificates payable July 1, bearing 2 per cent Interest. Should payment for Government war bonds be called prior to that date these certificates plus accrued interest can be used if desired in that way. Pay ment for certificates to be made Mon day in New York or by transfer by gold settlement fund If preferred. You are authorized to receive subscriptions In your territory. Wire during the clay probable amount of subscriptions through your bank. Wide dissemina tion of this offering very desirable and your patriotic efforts in securing eub Bcriptlons urged.' " Local banks will make a determined effort to place these desirable securi ties before the public. While the in- .Z re" rato 13 .low- it is pointed out mo cemricates can bo-exchanged ur wir Donus as soon as the latter Buiiuea are issued. r submiseISs coin OWN : INCLINATIONS GIVE MAN CLEW TO WHAT HAPPENED. PORTLAND BOY SUCCESSFUL LY PASSES EXAMINATION FOR NAVAL BRANCH OF AVIATION CORPS. f r, v.. . V ( ' " 1 i I I I I i ' & i . 1 1 " ' 1 it r V ' ' 1 if. -a -' V- . f - J I I I ( J - AX I C. H. Epton. I C. H. Epton. Out of 300 applicants for com missions to the naval branch of the Aviation Corps of the United States, only two are allowed for the district of Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho and Montana. After several weeks of sifting, final choice of one applicant Was made yesterday. His name is C. H. ' Epton and he is 23 years old. He has been made a quartermaster of aviation. Epton lives with his brother, H. G. Epton, at 934 East Main street. In 1911 he won second prize in the model aeroplane con test conducted by the Meier & Frank Company, in which 60 competed. The following year at the Gresham County Fair he took first place with his model. brassle shots fell dead to the pins. The 12th Is 408 yards long and the 17th 466 yards. Russel Smith finished with a score of 76. WAR HELD PEACE MOVE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES WANT GERMANY'S DEFEAT. PRESIDENT BEGINS ' FIGHT FOR DRAFT Bill Declared to Meet Every PJeed Letter Explains Full Purpose. VOLUNTEERING NOT FORBID one month she appeared with the com pany, and suddenly, n October 7, 1911, the. and C, V. Everett eloped to Oregon CJty and were married. Miss Fleming later that season played a special engagement, and one In Sum mer stock in San Francisco. She has returned, to Portland for special en gagements on six occasions and baa al ways been a popular leading woman, youthful and good looking, and with excellent taste in dress. Mr. Everett, when seen last night at the Benson Hotel, where he resides, re fused to discuss the case, further than to say: "It is true that the suit has been filed and it is with deep regret that it was done. But Miss Fleming positively will not return to Portland, and be lieves that New York Is, and should, be, the field for her professfonal activities. My own business interests are in Port land, and It Is as Impossible for me WORK IN WAR REVIEWED Final Victory for Democracy Necessary for Durable Concord of Nations, Is Belief Expressed. WASHINGTON, April 19. Trustees ot the Carnegie endowment for interna tional peace, in annual session here to day formally recorded their belief that the most effectual means of promoting durable peace is to prosecute the war against Germany to a final victory for democracy. There was no difference of opinion among the 16 trustees present. Today's meeting was preliminary to the regular business sessions which will be held tomorrow. Those attend ing were: Elihu Root, Joseph P, Choate, Robert Bacon, George Gray, Robert S. Brookings, Thomas Burke, Nicholas Murray Butler, Charles W. Eliot, Austin G. Fox, Robert A. Franks, Andrew J. Montague, James Brown Scott, James L. Slayden, Oscar F. Straus. Robert S. Woodward and Luke E. Wright. Witness Telia of Demand for Division ot Spoils and Surprise at Amount Given Up. George Fay admitted he had crim inal tendencies. He knew that If he had been alone with a drunken crip ple and if the helpless man was pos fcessor of a large sum of money, the currency would soon be transferred to the pockets of Fay. Fay was brought to Judge Tucker's court Wednesday fromthe Salem penitentiary as a wit ness in the robbery case against Fred Lacey. "I thought Pendergast had about $600 the night Lacey was with him," tes tified Fay. "I asked Lacey to kick through with half the money he got from Pendergast. I didn't know that he'd robbed him, but I knew that if I'd had the fellow In tow like Lacey did I'd 'not have left him until I'd insnea mm. bo i took a chance. "Lacey stalled for a while, and then went to hla room and came back with $1400 and I expected to get only $300." Pendergast actually was robbed of $3600 of a $4000 settlement he received from the Southern Pacific Railroad when he lost his arm while working In the switchyards. Of the amount $1400 was returned when Fay was ar rested. Lacey was captured in Great Falls, Mont. He denied having anything to do with' Pendergast. GOLF TOURNEY LIMITED NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EVENTS BARRED TO OUTSIDERS. NEW ENGLANDERS MEET Children Furnish, Entertainment for Oregon Society. Talented children entertained a large audience at the regular monthly meet ing of the New England Society of Oregon Wednesday at the Royal building. The affair took the form of a musical social and the programme given under the direction of Marie Soule was an enjoyable one. B. F. Balch presided. Miss Sylvia Weinsteln, a well-known Junior violinist, played, and Miss Viola Rosenfeld, aged 9, gave several selec tions. An attractive number was by Be atrice Palmer, who sang a group of Irish songs. Following the programme a social hour was passed and refreshments were served. to Oregon Players Who Had Planned Eater Find Door Closed Good Score Blade at 'Waverley. It Is doubtful, after all. If the Pacific Northwest will be represented at the Northern California golf championships. Russel Smith had intended going south from here, but, acting upon the advice of Heinrieh Schmidt, Western champion, the Northwest titleholder has decided to forego the Jaunt. "I was of the opinion the Northern California tourney was an event open to players from all over the Coast," said Mr. Smith Wednesday. "Our Northwest and state championships are open. But, It seems the Northern California tour- ELK HERDS ARE STARVING Heavy Snow In Yellowstone Park la Decimating Numbers. WASHINGTON, April 19. Decima tion of the elk herds in Yellowstone National Park as a result of starvation is threatened, according to reports to the federal forestry service. Exceptionally heavy snowfalls and lateness of Spring is preventing the elk from obtaining sufficient feed and the animals, especially the calves, are said to be dying despite remedial ef forts of the Government. xwo neras or elk are affected, one of 20,000 and the other of 30,000 ani mals. Regular Army and National Guard Still Open, but System Said to Be Insufficient in Emergency. Long Debate Is Probable. WASHINGTON, April 19. As one step toward meeting opposition in Congress to the Administration's Army plans, President Wilson sent a letter to Representative Helvering, of Kansas, explaining what is meant by selective draft and expressing earnest hope that the bill drafted by the War Depart ment would be passed. The letter says: "I welcome the Inquiry of your letter of April 19 because I have realized the truth of what you say from my own observations, namely that what is meant to be understood by the selective draft is not generally understood throughout the country. Productive Preparedness Is Aim. "The process of the draft is. I think, very clearly set forth In the bill draft ed by the War Department and which I so earnestly hope the Congress will adopt, but It is worth while to state the idea which underlies the bill a, lit tle more fully. "I took occasion the other day In an address .to the people of the country to point out the many forms of patriotic service that were open to them and to emphasize the fact that the military part of the service was by no means the only part, and perhaps, all things con sidered, not the most vital part. Our object is a mobilization of all the pro ductive and active forces of the Nation and their development to the highest point of co-operation and efficiency and the idea of the selective draft is that those should be chosen for service in the Army who can be most readily spared from the prosecution of the oth er activities which the country must engage in and to which It must devote a great deal of its best energy and ca pacity. s Volunteer System Fall. "The volunteer system does not do this. When men choose themselves they sometimes choose without due regard to their other responsibilities. Men may come from the farms or from the mines or from the factories or centers of busi ness who ought not to come, but ought to stand back of the armies in the field and see that they get everything that they need and that the people of the country are sustained in the meantime. "The principle of tne selective draft In short has at its heart this idea that there is a universal obligation to serve nd that a public authority should choose those upon whom the obligation of military, service shall rest and also n a sense choose those who shall do the rest of the Nation's work. The bill if adopted will do more I believe than any other single instrumentality to create the Impression of universal serv ice in the Army and out of it, and If properly administered - will be a great source of stimulation. 'Those who feel that we are turning away altogether from the voluntary principle seem to forget that some 600.- 000 men will be needed to fill the ranks of the regular -Army and the National Guard and that a very great field of Individual enthusiasm lies there wide open." Passage Believed Certain. The President and Administration leaders in Congress are confident of the ultimate enactment of the Army bill without material changes. The fight probably will begin In the Senate, where the bill will be taken up as soon as the espionage measure is disposed of. Chairman - Chamberlain, of the military committee, submitted his fa vorable report today. Chairman Dent, of the House com mittee, formally presented during the day the report of his committee offer ing the bill in amended form, author izing the President to call for volun teers In Increments of 600,000 and pro vldlng lor the selective draft only alter tne volunteer plan has failed. Debate on bill will begin In the House Monday. An agreement was reached today by House leaders and consideration of the measure Is expected to last from two to three 'days. Majority and minority reports will ba filed with the Clerk of the House on Saturday. The House adjourned this afternoon until Monday. Friends a n rl onrwments of th Ad ministration Plan for raising an army by selective draft lined up in Congress today for the impending fight over the two systems. BUI Ready to Report.' In the House the military committee was ready to report the Administration measures with amendments providing for calling, volunteers in increments of 500,000 each and authorizing draft only when the President decides the volun teer plan Is not adequate to produce the Army desired. An attempt probably will be made to press the measure for passage Monday. In the Senate, the military commit tee had voted 10 to 7 to recommend the Administration bill virtually as it was drawn by the Army General Staff. This may be passed by the Senate with out awaiting House action. SHAKESPEAREAN STAR IN "KING LEAR" BENEFIT FOR SOLDIERS' HOSPITAL FUND. A- A - to live in New York as it 13 for my wife to live here. That Is the sole reason. We are the best of friends and shall continue to be." A settlement has been arranged out side of court. RICHES GONE, JAIL HOME "MILLIONAIRE MOTHER" IS VICTIM OF PARASITES. GERMANS TOLD TO MOVE Brazil Also Eliminates From Arsenals. Suspects BUENOS AIRES, April 19. The government has ordered that all Ger man residents of Belgrano, a suburb of Buenos Aires, must evacuate that zone. All German. Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian workmen in the various workshops and arsenals have been dis missed from service. The garrisons of the powder works have teen reinforced. The armed cruisers an Martin and General Belgrano will leave this eve nlng for an unknown destination. Medford Bandmaster on Visit. R. G. Rowland, who for a year has been bandmaster of the municipal band at Medford, Or., stoped In Port land yesterday to see the patriotic pa rade. Mr. Rowland, accompanied by Mrs. Rowland, Is en route to Seattle, where he will re-enter the music field In a professional way. ACTRESS' SPOUSE SUES C. V EVERETT ASKS DIVORCE FROM ALICE FLEMING. Portland Says Man Alleges Desertion and Wife's Profession Keeps Her In New York. Papers have been filed by C. V. Everett in a suit for absolute divorce from his wlto, Edith Everett, known professionally as Alice Fleming. The sole ground alleged is desertion. Miss Fleming is now in Ksw York City, re siding. with her mother, where she ha been for a greater part of the time since she left Portland a year and half ago. Since leaving here she has appeared in vaudeville, for a brief sea son in stock in Baltimore, and more recently with Robert Edeson and. with Frank Keenan. This Spring she suf fered a severe accident and an injury to her ankle when she slipped on a marble floor in a hotel lobby. Her marriage to Mr. Ever-tt in 1911 was a surprise in theatrical circles. Miss Fleming had come from the Poll Stock In Brooklyn to open the new Baker season in early September. For . Frederick Warde. With Frederick Warde In the title role of "King Lear," an elaborate film production of the famous Shakespearean play will be given tomorrow from noon to 10:30 P. M. in the Heillg Thea ter. The affair will be under the patronage of the Shakespeare Club and will be for the benefit of the Soldiers' Hospital fund. Major Marcellus Obtains Promise for Repetition of Stereopticon Lecture Before Officers at Vancouver Barracks. About 175 Portland physicians and their wives attended an honorary ban quet and reception last night at the Hotel Portland, welcoming home vDr. Ralph C. Matson, who returned to Portland last week from the war zone In France. Dr. W. H. Williamson pre sided. After the banquet Dr. Matson lec tured on stereopticon slides taken In one of the field hospitals. Dr. M. B. Marcellus, Major of the Medical Corps of the Third Oregon Regiment, re quested Dr. Matson to exhibit the slides to the officers of the regiment sta tioned at Vancouver Barracks. The young Portland physician will do so within a few days. Dr. Matson left Portland 10 months ago at the request of the British gov ernment to assist In experimental work on the treatment of Infected wounds on the somme iront. tia aevisea an apparatus .which has won him consid erable fame In war medical circles. It s for the treatment of infected wounds and is similar to the Carrell method. Dr. Matson's invention solved the treatment for severely infected wounds caused by high explosives and gas burns. As a result, the wounded sol diers are being cared for more effec tively. Dr. Matson described the sys tem of handling and transporting the wounded from the front to the base hospitals. The base hospitals, which are installed In anything handy church, theater or private mansion- are where they use his apparatus. Dr. Matson described how some of the German trenches were kept dry by pumping systems which were run by the tapping of English lighting sy terns through underground tunnels. He said that some of the quarters of Ger man officers in the trenches were com fortable and that they were equipped with bedsteads, bed linen, mirrors, etc. Dr. Matson described the high morale and extreme courage of the British forces and asserted that he did not be lieve that the Germans were as cour ageous now as they were before the battle of Marne. Mrs. Edith Amos, Held for Getting Money on False Pretenses, ' Be moans Desertion of Friends. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. April 19. (Spe cial.) Fleeced by touts and parasites, deserted by those who during the days of her prosperity fawned upon her, Mrs. Edith A mod, known as the "Mil lionaire Mother" when she adopted a 27-year-old cabaret singer, Alois Maier, two years ago, is In the County Jail, charged with obtaining $150 from a money lender by false pretenses. She was unable to furnish a $au. bond, and she declared that those she had be friended in better days had not come to her aid. The story of the woman reads like fiction. Although the $50,000 obtained from the estate of her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Burt, of San Francisco, two years ago Ms almost wasted, much of it having gone Into the coffers of gam biers and others. Mrs. Amos declares that she is not beaten and will fight to retrieve part of what she has lost She admits that she obtained the money charged against ner, out denies criminal intent. She needed money to tide her over, rhe said, and mortgaged furniture which she be lieved she owned. Her preliminary ex ar-ilnation will be held next Tuesday afternoon before Justice Hinshaw. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. April 18. Maximum tem- nnriiturfL 48 degrees: minimum. 4a degrees, River reading, o a. jm., e.o ie; cnaniso m last 24 hours, .6 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to S P. M.), .71 Inch; total since Sep tember 1, 19XH. 27.84 Inches: normal rain fail a 7n inihM: daftclencv. 11:45 Inches, Tntal .unahlim nnne: nossibla sunshine. 13 hours 48 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 6 P. M., 80.18 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 79 per cent. STATIONS. Ifi 3 Wind i. State of 'weather. Baker 80 Boise 84 Boston 40 Calgary 20 Chicago 601 Colfax. 30 Denver ...... 82 IMS Moines... r,S Duluth I Eureka ...... 42 Oalveston .... 70 Helena 80 Jacksonville .. 62 Juneaut ..... tf Kansas City... 60 Los Angeles... 46 Marshfleld ... 8 Medford 37 Minneapolis . . 42 Montreal 40 New Orleans.. 6rt( New York 40 North Head... 44 K. Yakima 38 Omaha ...... Pendleton .... 32 Phoenix 42 Pocatello 32 Portland ..... 45 Rosebung .... 44 Sacramento - . . 42 St. Louis ..... 62 Salt Lake .... 32 San Diego 46 San Francisco. 40 Seattle 42 Bitka Spokane ..... 86 Tacoma ...... 42 Tatoosh Island. 40 Valdezt 82 Walla Walla.. 40 Washington . . 56 Winnipeg . . . . 54 El fjBiO.OOI. . 5S o.oo . . 64!0.OO. . 5410. OOi. . 72'0.S2I1Z;S 4Sj0.07i . . S 44,0.14i24!N 7(i0.7SilUiSB 64;0.0012BW 74:0.00 141SB 62'O.OH . ,SW KJiO.OO 4410.41) 7410. OS 700. 00 6410. Oi) 60.0( 58,0.14 nmo.oo 8 B 661 82 0.(Ki.l0iSH JXiO.OOU'i'J lOiSU 4iS 121N 12'SW 6SW 12iNW 2:N 44.S12 8 SB 12iSW W SW 46 0.30 DSiO.OO 76i0.14 610.0O 72 0.00 500.02 4ti0.71 60 0.00 7010.00 78!0.0Si34 48,0.28! dlfW 64i0.0O12iNW 6210.00 . . W 4:0.2012ISB 4410.001 . . IB 6U0.02 8iSW 4S0.26 8;SW 4810.16 18SW 4210.00). . I 6510.001 6W 84 0.02 8B 420.00,12NW Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Kain Pt. cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Rain Rain . Rain Cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Rain Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Rain :Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear iClear tA. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. A storm of decided character is central over the Lower Missouri Valley and the barometer is relatively low over British Co lumbia and relatively high over the south ern plateau states. Kaln has fallen In Northwestern Oregon, Washington, South eastern Idaho, Northern Utah. Lower Mi sourl. Upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Eastern Colorado. Kansas, Oklahoma an Texas. It Is warmer In the southern plateau slates and in the Canadian Northwest. The temperatures have fallen In the Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys. Conditions are favorable for showers Krl day in Oregon, Washington and Northern Idaho and lor prooaoiy lair weather in southern Idaho. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Showers; southerly winds. Oregon and Washington Showers; south erly winds. Idaho tihowera north, probably fair south portion. North Pacific Coast Showers ; fresh south westerly winds. jS, A, BtiALa. DR. MATSON Die 75 Attend Reception to Re turning Physician. D. A. R. ELECTS OFFICERS Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey Heads Xational Organization. VVASH1XGTON, April 19. Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey, of Kansas, was to night elected president-general of the Daughters of the American Revolution for the next three years, over three opponents on the first ballot. Mrs. Guernsey received 677 votes; Mrs. George C. Squires, of Minnesota. 263; Mrs. John Miller Horton, of New York, 235, and Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, 121. Among the other new officers are: Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce, District of Columbia, chaplain-general. Miss Emma L. Crowell, Pennsylvania, recording secretary-general. Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, Florida, organizing secretary-general. Mrs. Robert J. Johnston, Iowa, treas urer-general. Mrs. Woodbury Pulsifer, Maine, cor responding secretary-general. Miss M. Pierce, New York, registrar general. WAR VESSELS MAY WAIT Concentration of Efforts on Sler chant Fleet Considered WASHINGTON, April 19. Temporary suspension of construction work on the five new battle cruisers and also on other capital ships is under considera tion. Secretary Daniels said today, so that the steel shipbuilding Industry may be concentrated upon construction of merchant shipping to make good submarine losses. Plans so far made are only tentative and nothing will be permitted to inter fere with the prompt completion of fighting craft now well advanced in construction or to hinder the building of new destroyers, scout cruisers, sub marines and other small vessels which can be completed In less than two years. j&ffo3!esfio& even lire i -. L V IT! r ? ; J E.R.TTiggins THIS "wish you well" stuff is all right for conversa tion, but I must de liver more than that or go out of business. Therefore, I investi gated before I tied up with DIAMOND 5'Squeegee" Tires. What I found in Diamond performance looKea good to me. ' when we say that Diamond Tires are good inough for us to stake our reputation on, we mean that Diamonds are mighty good tires. You don't need to pay a cent more than the price of a Diamond Tire for all the service and mileage you can ever hope to get from any tire. Get the habit of coming into our store for free air, gasoline and accessories. Let us look your present tires over occasionally. We may be able to tell you how to get more mileage out of them. EveryDiasiocdTirenmsf deliver full value in service. If ever a Diamond Tire fails, a cheerful, willing adjustment will be promptly made. Archer & Wiggins Co. Sixth Street at Oak Portland, Oregon DECK LOAD BILL ARGUED PAX AM A CANAL OKKICIAI. SAYS MORE REVENUE 19 NEEDED. PRESIDENT CHANGES VIEW Reduction in .Bill Rivers and Is Favored. Harbors Contention Is Made for Coast Lumber Interests That Rate Readjust ment Should Ba General. OREGONIAN NE W3BUREAU, Washing-ton. April lfr. Hearings were beld this afternoon before the Senate com-' mittee on interoceanic canals, at which ex-Rerresentatlve Humphrey, of Se attle, Senator . Chamberlain, Repre sentative McArthur and W. D. Allen, of the West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association, entered protest against the pending Panama Canal deckloads bill. They maintained that the imposition of charpea for lumber carried on decks would sjreatly injure lumber trade through the Canal and seriously cripple the Pacific Coast lumber industry, which has adjusted Itself to the sched ule of rates now In force. Major Brown, of the Canal Commis sion, said the Canal as operated under the present schedule of rates is not self-sustaining:, and the chief object in urging the deckloads bill ia to raise the additional revenue necessary to meet operating- expenses. To this the Coast representatives replied that if mora revenue Is the end desired, there should be a general revision of rates and not S readjustment aimed almost entirely at the lumber traffic. The committee will consider the bill when today's hearings are printed, but Pacific Coast Senators believe action can be postponed to next session, if the Senate decides to put aside ail but war legislation. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. April .19. President Wilson, who recently expressed a willingness that Congress should pass the . rivers and harbors bill which failed last ses sion, carrying an aggregate of $33,000, 000, today telephoned Chairman Small, of the House committee, saying he had reconsidered and now urged that Con gress pass a lump sum bill appropriat ing ?20.000,000 to $25,000,000 which he thinks will be ample to continue work on Important plans. This plan carried througH probably will not interfere with the Columbia River or other large projects in the Northwest, but would save millions des tined for less-important waterways., PEKIN MINISTER ACCUSED Chinese Cabinet Member Charged With Accepting Bribe. PEKIN April 18. Chen Chin Tao, Minister of Finance, has been removed from the Cabinet by Presidential man date and ordered to appear before a court to defend himself on a charge of having accepted a bribe In connection with the organization of a brass smelt ing syndicate to melt cash (Chinese coin of small denomination) Into in gots. Four subordinates are being held. on the same charges. April Conference Omitted. Mrs. O. J. Frankel, chairman of the president's conference for April, an nounced last night that the April con ference will be omitted and instead the members will attend the luncheon given by the Clvio League in honor of Hamil ton Holt, editor of the Independent. Sat urday at the Multnomah Hotel. Ex-Judge Mlddlemlss Dies. MONTREAL, April 19 John Rollo Mlddlemlss, formerly a Judge of the United States Court in Utah, died here today. The) Interment will be held here. STUDENTS GET STIFF DRILL Young Man Writes of Strenuous Vork at Oregon University. The University of Oregon's compul sory military training programme ap parently is most complete and thor ough. Judging from letters coming from the students there since the plan was put in effect last Monday. A rep resentative account of the training. written by one of the students to his parents, follows: . "It is the real thing. We are drill- Ing every evening, at 4:15 o'clock, and we have to work hard. They are try ing to harden us. We have to run a mile, march, roll around in the mud, and such like. We have to drill, rain or shine, and no excuses for absence are accepted." RAILWAYS TO CO-OPERATE Organization Work Now Complete During War. for NEW YORK, April 19. Complete organization of the railroads of the country as a National system for co operating with the Government during the war, together with the adminis trative personnel appointed to have charge of its operation, was announced here today by the special committee on National defense of the American Rail way Association. Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway system and chairman of the executive committee on National operation, recently announced, . is to serve as chairman of the general com mittee. The chairman of the six departments into which the National system is di vided are announced as follows: Northwestern department. J. H. Hu stls, receiver of the Boston & Maine; Eastern department, L. F. Loree, presi dent of the Delaware & Hudson; South eastern department, W. J. Harahan, president of the Seaboard Air Line; Central department. R. H. Aishton, president of the Chicago & Northwest ern; Southern department, W. B. Scott, president of the Southern Pacific; Texas-Louisiana lines, and Western de partment, W. M. Sproule. president of the Southern Pacific Company's Pacific system. Stock Show to Honor Flag Day. UNION, Or., April 19. (Special.) At a meeting of the Union Stock Show As sociation held last night it was decided that June 14. National Flag day. which falls on tfce second day of the Stock Show, wouM be fittingly observed here. Plans are being laid for a great patri otic celebration, at which It is proposed, to have all of Eastern Oregon partici pate. Turkish Vizier to See Kaiser. LONDON. April 19. Dispatches re ceived here from Holland and Switzer land say that Talaat Bey, the Turkish grand vizier. Is due or has arrived in Berlin to confer with Dr. Von Beth-mann-HoIlweg, the Imperial Chancel lor. The dispatches add that Talaat Bey also will visit Emperor William. ra Ejra nn n rn r i x -n ftp. Pi WjMv '& yhM lr. Ferdinand Klnc, a IStt York City Physician and Medical Author, mnynt "There can be no Ktrona, vigorous. Iron men nor beautiful, healthy, rosy cherked w oixinn without Iron Nuxated Iron taken three times per day after meals will Increase the strength and endurance of weak, nervous, run-down folks lOO per cent In tvo weeks' time In many Instances. Avoid the old forma of metallic iron which may Injure the teeth, corrode the stomach, and there by do more harm than god. Take only organic Iron Xuxated Iron." It la dispensed In this city by The Owl Drug Company and all good druggists.