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THE MORNIXO OREGOXIAIT, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1917. 21 GOVERNOR OF TEXAS UNDER INDICTMENT One of Nine Counts Charges Embezzlement, Seven Mis application of Funds. IMPEACHMENT IS AIM, TOO Speaker of House Calls Special Ses sion to Consider Proceedings, Several Other Officials Ac cused by Grand Jury. AUSTIX, Tex., July 27. Governor Ferguson today was Indicted by the Travis County grand jury on nine counts, seven charging misapplication of public funds, one diversion of public funds, and one charge of embezzle ment. C. J. Bartlett, Secretary of State, was Indicted on six counts, charging mis application of public funds. C. J. Stone, State Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, was Indicted on one count. C. O. Austin, Commissioner of Insur ance and banking, was Indicted on four counts. Other Indictments were returned, but have not been announced. Following Governor Ferguson's ap pearance before the grand jury, several days ago. sensational developments had been expected. Special Session Called. During the last half year the Gov ernor has been the center of a series of exciting Incidents. Last Monday F. O. Fuller, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, called a special session for August 1 to consider whether ar ticles of Impeachment should be pre sented against the Governor. In his call. Fuller said that there were four matters to be considered, mos important being the action of the Governor In vetoing the appropriations for the University of Texas and alleged mis representations in the awarding the "West Texas Agricultural and Mechani cal College to Abilene. Ths was the second attempt made to infpeach Governor Ferguson' this year. The first was In March, when a. special House committee went Into exhaustive Investigation of mansion expenditures and the affairs of the Temple State Bank, of which the Gov ernor formerly was president. The indictment charging embezzle ment against the Governor contains only mention of the sum involved and the identifying date. The amount Is $5600. One Sum Is f 101,356. Of the seven charges of misapplica tion of funds, one refers to the sum of $101,-356 collected by Governor Col quitt, Mr. Ferguson's predecessor, as insurance on the building of the "West Texas Normal School at Canyon City. The Governor is alleged, to have re ceived this sum from Colquitt and to have placed it in the Temple State Bank. Bach of the bills returned against Secretary of State Bartlett charges mis application In that he Is alleged to have failed to pay Into the State Treas-J ury funds held In his custody until after the time specified by law. In the case of C. O. Austin. Commis eioner of Insurance and Banking, the Indictment charges the xnisapplica tlons: December 6, 1916, $962; September 28, 1916, $1595 December 8. 1916. $392.50 September 18. 1915, $3035. ; The indictments against Charles L. Stowe, superintendent of public build ings and grounds, charges the mlsap plication of $644.16 November 24, 1916. As in the other instances there were no additional specifications in the doc- uments returned bv the grand Jury, Governor Ferguson late tonight an swered the nine charges of felony placed against him late today by an nouncing himself as a candidate for Governor of Texas for a third term. elevator, that they did not give serious consideration to the free site offered by me for the reason that they were not sure of the foundation. Does it not occur to the taxpayers who have been overburdened for the past few years that the commission, spending their money, might have waited a day or two and driven a few piles or made some borings to see if they could get a foundation before they agreed, according to their own fig ures, to expend $137,000 for a dry land site that has no depth of water at all that they estimate would cost $160,000 to dredge a channel, and which others, not o partial to the same site, have claimed would cost over $400,000, and one that - must be continually dredged to be kept open, while there is 35 feet of water at the free site offered by me and has always had that depth? I further assert, without fear of successful contradiction, that a foundation could be secured on Mock's Bottom. "Witness the present location of the Portland Flouring Mills adja cent thereto, with its wheat elevator. One member says "it Is above the bridges." Note the plural there is only one bridge. Another member, that I did not assure them that there was a foundation. "When a taxpayer offers his fellow-taxpayers something free, is it up to him to make the soundings also? Did the Malarkey site owners make soundings at their own expense? Now, I understand the case was pre judged by the commission and they were so anxious to n-cke the selection that they could not even wait to see if a foundation could be secured on a free site, that their statement to the press was already prepared and they did not want to be annoyed with the proposition to give them something free. I also understand that others were contemplating offering free sites, but the deal had to go through before that opportunity could be given. Fellow-taxpayers, ought we not to further investigate this matter? FRANK. JS.IJS.tt.NAPi. PAPER CONTRACT MADE AMERICANS HOT TO ' BE SENT TO RUSSIA ASSOCIATION PROVIDES FOR NEEDS OF SMALLER PATERS. JAR GOODS TO SPEED RAILWAYS PLAN TO PREVENT SHORTAGE OF EQUIPMENT. Problems Too Great, Neces sity Too Small, Says News paper Corrrespondent. WILSON IS IN CONTROL War Programme Speeded Up, to Provide Men and Materials. Senate Expected to Follow President on Food Bill. Lord BTortliellffe'a Newfoundland Mill Will Snpply 80,000 Tons at Price Under 3 a Hundred. NEW YORK, July 27. The Editor and Publisher will publish tomorrow an announcement by the paper com mittee of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association that through a contract made by the committee with Lord Northcliffe's Newfoundland mill. 80,000 tons of newsprint annually will be available without contract for small newspaper publishers in the United States and others who have been pay- ng high prices for their print paper requirements. The entire output of the Northcliffe mill will be available, as well as the output of the Albert E. Reed mill near the Northcliffe mill, which makes 100 tons of ground wood daily. This paper will be sold In carload lots at rates less than the prevailing market quotations," the paper commit tee says, and publishers who take large quantities will get it for less than $3 100 pounds f. o. b. seaboard, the exact price having not yet been set. It will be sold for cash in advance. The financing for this arrangement was made possible through the gener osity of a number of large publishers. The smaller publishers now may get thelr requirements by communicating with "A. G. Mclntyre, special represent ative of the paper committee in this city. The paper committee says there now is in storage and ready for shipment 15.000 tons of newsprint, 15.000 tons of ground wood pulp and 5000 tons of sulphite, the latter for the use of con version mills in this country. The paper committee expresses the belief that bringing this extra newsprint into the market will result in lower prices all around.' as it will restore competition." FUGITIVES AIDED IS CHARGE Mere Than 100,000 Cars Arc Expected to Be Required in Moving Gov ernment Supplies. No car shortage will be permitted to develop among the railroads handling supplies for the Government. After a series of conferences be tween representatives of the Railroads War Board and olficials of the Govern ment, a definite plan of procedure' has been developed for the movement of all kinds of Government supplies. J. D. Farrell, president of the 0.-"W. H. & N. Company, who is the Pacific Coast representative on the Railroad War Board, said yesterday that the railroads will be able to handle with out delay every car required to move the immense tonnage of Government supplies to the ship-building yards, to the Army cantonments and to other mobilization points. It is estimated that more than 100. 000 cars will be needed for Govern ment purposes. Under the plans agreed upon by the ARailroads War Board and representa tives of the Government, the Govern ment will give advance notice to the "War Board's Commission on CarServ lce whenever orders are placed for more than 10 carloads of materials or supplies. To prevent shippers from utilizing for other purposes cars needed for Government service, the Railroads War Board has issued strict orders to all railroads absolutely to forbid shippers the use of any of the Government-ordered cars for any purposes except the loading specified In the Government order. SALEM. Or.. July 27. (Special.) Another car shortage in Oregon seems to be imminent on the main lines, while on the Southern Pacific appar ently it is here. A shortage of 506 cars was shown by the reports of the Southern Pacific today. The O.-W. R. & N. Company, not many days ago, reported a surplus of more than 2500 cars, but this is said to have dwindled to practically nothing. The Public Service Commission sent out a request today for specific Infor mation as to tho conditions on the O.-W. R. & N. Mrs. C. Benson Alleged to Have Helped Girls Escape From School SALEM, Or., July 27. (Special.) Mrs. C. Benson, wife of a dairyman at the State School for the Deaf, was ar rested today, charged with aiding and abetting Ossa Roberts, Josephine Mary Oliver and Margaret Brennan to escape from the State Industrial School for Girls. Her husband, C. Benson, is re ported to have fled from the city on a report as first given out that a state employe was suspected of being im plicated, and his whereabouts is un known. Benson and his wife are said to have provided food and shelter for the girls, and some clothing as well. BY CHARLES MICHAELSOX. (Published by arra.nspir.ent with the Chicago Herald.) WASHINGTON. July 27. (Special.) The amateur strategists, who are thicker Just now in Washington than any other sort of Summer bugs, have worked out a comprehensive scheme for the regeneration of the Russian army. They want to send half a million Americans to the Galich&n front by way of the Pacific and the trans-Siberian railway, together with half a. million Japanese. These fresh troops are to make a nucleus around which the dis organized Muscovites are to rally, and the western front is to furnish the real decisive invasion of Teutonic soil. There are some difficulties in the way. Russia does not want any for eign troops in the first place and In the second our War Department does not care for the etunt of transporting half a million men over the 6000 miles of single track of the already con gested Siberian railway, even If Jap anese ships enough to carry them across the Pacific would be forthcom ing. Russian Defection Not Fatal. Altogether the feeling in our War t and State departments is that Russian disaffection, though it delays the final victory, carries no fatal consequences to the allied cause. The Germans can never overrun Russia nor arrange a separate peace. Before the Kaiser could accomplish that he would have to organize a government to treat with, and the malcontents would fight harder against that than against any govern ment established by one of their own factions. It would take a bigger German army to control Russia than it does to fight her armies. The further the Teutons penetrate the harder their problem, so It Is not deemed possible that many soldiers can be shifted from the east to peril the allied lines In France. Meanwhile there is no intention or sending men to Russia. She has al ready more men than she can use. They may stand for their own loyal soldiers turning the artillery on Russians who so turn their backs to the battle lines, but they would never submit to having them shot by Americans or Japanese. Greece to Be Propitiated. The Balkan situation puzzles more than the Russian. The announcement that the allied force is to be withdrawn from Greece "as soon as possible" was at first taken to indicate the Intention of the allies to withdraw from the Balkan campaign. There has been a suggestion that the 700.000 allied sol diers who have been inactive in the southeastern corner of Europe would be of inestimable value on the western front. Later messages, however, indicate that the suggested withdrawal is mere ly to propitiate Greece, which is now full-fledged ally, and to keep the big army in Serbia ready for another effort to cut the line of communication be tween the Central Powers and Turkey whenever the time Is propitious. It is not permissible, of course, to in dicate our own plans, but they are comprehensive and adequate and are much further advanced than is gener ally supposed. Preparations Are of Vast MagnUude The $5. 000,000.000 campaign Indicated by the estimates rurnished the appro priation committee of the Senate gives a line on the magnitude of the prepa rations. Within a few months we will turn out more guns and bigger guns than any country In the world ever pro duced. The second line of hi? If a mil lion men will be in training before the army produced by the recent draft Is in tne rieid ana Denina them stretches a never-ending line that will keep com ing until the victory is won. Meanwhile the embargo will be strangling Germany. The neutral na tions will be rationed closely so they will have no excess to sell to our enemy. The Navy Department has full in formation as to the speeding up of Germany's submarine building. We are meeting it by rushing destroyers in every yard the Government can use. Congress is taking a spurt; the com mittees that were left in session during the recess are getting together in a manner few of us hoped to see. The military affairs committee of the Senate have the Chamberlain joint res olution for the enlistment of ally aliens ready. Under this it will be possible to bring all capable of citizenship into the Army of this country or the coun try to which they owe allegiance. The Senate's provision for 2 wheat the minimum price will probably stick, and coal. coke, petroleum and gasoline will be included among the things the price of distribution of which will be controlled by the Govern ment. Senate Expected to "Compromise.'" The bakers had a session of their war emergency council here today and sent In a protest against the $2 minimum price, declaring it would lead to J3 wheat and would doom the 6-cent loaf. There is also trouble over the redistil lation of the whisky in bond and per haps the influence of finance commit tees which insists the Government can not spare the $220,000,000 of revenue involved may prevail. There will be battles, drives and drumfire when the Senate conferees report to the body what they have agreed to, but like the committee, the Senate is expected to "compromise" on Just what the President deems best. Until the actual conduct of the war de termines the wisdom or unwisdom of the course determined by President Wilson and his Cabinet, official and un official, there is small chance of Con gress kicking over the traces. It will worry the man In the White House and there will be much conversation about "dictators" and "usurpation." but for a long time to come, what the President wants, he is going to get. JAY W. STEVENS JO LEAVE Fire Marshal to Take Up New Post at San Francisco. Jay W. Stevens, who has been acting State Fire Marshal for the last two months, returned to Portland last night preparatory to leaving for San Fran Cisco, where he Is to become general manager of the Pacific Coast Fire Prevention Bureau. Harvey Wells, State Insurance Com mlssioner, who was in Portland last night said that no one will be ap pointed to succeed Marshal Stevens until the first of the year, when funds will be available to pay the expenses of the office. Meanwhile, however, It is probable that Captain Roberts, of the Portland fire department, will join the State Fire Marshal's staff to assist in the work of surveying towns and Hinges now in rtroirreps. VALUE OF TEAMWORK KEYNOTE OF COLONEL CALDWELL'S TALK Officers Also Told of Importance of Simplicity- in Issuing Orders New Ruling on Clothing Allowance Is in Effect. ONE SITE OFFERED FREE Owner Complains Bock Commission Acted Hastily. PORTLAND, July 27. (To the Edi tor.) I note by the published Inter views of members of the Dock Com mission, who selected the Malarkey-Orden-CrattOA laita ior th new, wheat BY WILL G. MAC REA. WITH the ThirdTtegiment, Oregon Jnfantry. July 27. (SpeclaL) Colonel Vernon A. Caldwell. Forty-fourth Infantry, president of the examining board, delivered a lecture last night to all of the officers and non commissioned officers in camp. It was another soldier talk, one which was thoroughly appreciated by all present, and contained a world of valuable in formation. The keynote of Colonel Caldwell's talk was teamwork and sim plicity in issuing orders that could be understood by the enlisted men. Like Colonel C. E. Dentler, Colonel Cald well's pet hobby is supremacy of Are control. Object Lessons Given. In his talk he drew lessons from what is going on in the trenches in France, and gave many valuable pointers on the use of b-omblng, the hand grenade. the machine guns and the use of the light artillery. He took the army field regulations and because he was trior oughly at home on this subject he was able to spread the knowledge contained in the whole book before his audience. Sergeant Herbert H. Taylor, Company H. has been commissioned an onicer in the Officers' Reserve Corps. An order for his discharge from the Third Ore gon came from the Western Department this morning. Sergeant xayior was in Comnany H on the border last year. having Joined DecemDer lz, iai. iis mother lives at 792 Broadway, Lowell, Mass. Private Ulysses D. Smith, Company C. received his discharge papers today on account of dependency. Clothiug Allowance Limited. One of the most radical changes caused by the war is the decision ot the authorities abolishing the clothing allowance of the enlisted men. The new scheme went into effect July 15. During- the period of existing emer gency a soldier's allowance for cloth ing will be the quantity of clothing necessary and adequate for the service upon which he is engaged. There will be no equivalent in the way of allow ance, affording, as in the past, an oppor tunity lor individual savings in that ol rectlon. Clothing of the soldier will be Issued onlv as needed without regard to an Individual allotment or restriction, Or ganization commanders are to be held responsible for rigid economy in the issues ana, as well, for the Droner equipment of enlisted men of their com mands with the allowance prescribed as Equipment C in the table of quarter master supplies. Articles lost or de stroyed through neglect will be charged on tne payroll against the man who is responsible. Articles which have been damaged or rendered unserviceable are to be repaired if possible or replaced with others. Soldiers are much interested in the bill introduced in the House provfding ior an amendment or existing law so as to provide that the ration shall be Increased by the addition of tobacco, both smoking and chewing, not to ex ceed a total of 16 ounces a month for each soldier. While the members of the Beaver regiment band are learning to handle tne litter and to apply first aid. and succor the wounded, the new band in Btruments are arriving. Today Cap tain William R. Logus, regimental adjutant, signed up for two Clarinets, three French horns and one double- bell baritone. Band Leader Downey, during morning practice, devotes a cer tain amount of the time to playing th National anthem of each nation fighting ior tne allies. Scramble for Recruits Is on. This is the age of the scramble for soldiers. Every organization wants re cruits, and any time an able-bodied citizen appears on the offing, whether he De reservist or not, the first coi first served. Is attempted. The reserv Ists of the Third Oregon have been in structed to report at the Armory. They have been doing so, and there have been some attempts to switch them Into enlisting in other organizations. Last night three Third Oregon reservists came to camp and told a story of how an attempt had been made to send them to the Engineer Corps. Through efforts of Mrs. Karten. 178 Alnsworth avenue, and the Peninsula Lavender Club, Captain Henry Hock enyos, of the supply company, is dis tributing cook aprons, and has a large supply oi wen selected reading matte and gun-cleaning patches. Yesterday also brought to Major M. B. Marcellus for the regimental hospital several large boxes or bandages and eternized gauze. The much-needed gift cam from Uie women, oi pregoa CUj . New Suits for Boys WORTHY FABRICS MODESTLY PRICED I am offering; some strong;, sturdy lines of Boys' Nor folk Suits, with extra knickers, in ages 10 to 18 rf r years only, at u)3 OTHER NORFOLK SUITS, 6.50 TO 16.50 Children's Wash Suits Without question, tliis is the finest, smartest collection of little Wash Suits shown in the city. You'll find here all the good styles middies, junior middies and smocks. Some are in plain colors; others in pleasing; combina tions. All are guaranteed fast colors. PRICED 98d TO S7.50 Boys Military Suits in all styles; ages 4 to 18 years. Every boy wants one. Rompers for the little tads at 50 to 75. Just the garments for playtime. Girls' Sweaters, in soft, light wools, 32.50 to $7.50. NEW Boys' Indestructible Corduroy Pants, double seat and knees ; 8 to 18 years 2 Second Floor. with R a a V Bnoenm Morrison at Touvth GOVERNORS MAY MEET LISTER. I.W1TED TO COXFER WITH OTHERS OF" NORTH WE ST. Sir. Wlthycombe Repudiates Erroneous Report Circulated Following Talk With Idaho's Executive. SALEM, Or.. July 27. (Special.) Governor Alexander, of Idaho, at his conference with Governor Wlthycombe, yesterday at Portland, aslced Governor Wlthycombe to extend an Invitation to Governor Lister, of Washington, to join in a conference of Governors of the Northwest to be held in Portland at some time in the near future. If the conference is held it probably will in clude also executives of some of the inter-mountain states and will be to discuss general problems which have risen In connection with conditions growing out of a state of war. Gover nor Wlthycombe today admitted that such was the object of his conference with Governor Alexander and this morning he forwarded a communica tion to Governor Lister, of Washing ton, apprising him of Governor Alex- ndera's plan for a general conference of the executives. "That is all that transpired at the conference," stated Governor Wlthy combe today when questioned concern ing his meeting with the Idaho ex ecutive. "The Intention was to say nothing in regard to the plan until it had as sumed concrete shape, 'but I understand some erroneous reports have been cir culated as to the result of our meet ing and I am divulging the plan now so that no further misapprehension may arise. "The conference of Northwest gov ernors. If It Is held, will be for the purpose of discussing conditions gen erally, and the question of the labor situation will be only incidental along with the discussion of all o;her prob lems that may arise in meeting new conditions brought on by the war. "Governor Alexander and myself, in a casual way at Portland yesterday. touched on the labor situation, but only as interspersed with talk along general lines. "I am not-certain that the proposed conference of executives will develop and whether It does will depend largely upon the response of Governor Lister. However, if the plan materializes I be lieve the conference will be held at Portland within a comparatively short time. WOMEN TAKE PRISONERS GERMANS CHAGRINED TO LEAKS SEX OF" CAPTORS. Russian Woman's Battalion Attacks Foe When Men Soldiers Desert. Leaders Shocked by Sheila. LONDON, July 27. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Petrograd dated Thursday says: 'Ensign Mile. Vera Butchkareff. commander of the Russian Women's Battalion, and Lieutenant Sarydlova. suffering from shock as a result of bursting shells and about a dozen other members of the battalion who were wounded during the recent fight ing, have been sent to Minsk. When they reached Poltava they were wel comed by 100,000 citizens and soldiers. "It Is said the women attacked the Germans after, the Russian men sol diers had deserted, rushing forward, impetuously and firing their rifles with deadly effect. Their German prisoners were greatly chagrined when they learned the sex of their captors." TP plorad Hips oiirifis h-IFrirdt &i These maps cover in -minute detail, thehew battle-front in France "and Belgium) and- also show the towns, "rivers, and railway lines; roads; woods near trenches; canals and department boundaries. At a glance you can, see. howthe battlelineranjon July.l.. 1916.' and the line as it is to-day. 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