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Newspaper Page TextlO TIIE 3IORXING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 1917. SPORTS ADD TO FUN OF OREGON TROOPS Despite Hard Work of Drill ing, Men Indulge in All Kinds of Athletics. SOUTHERN ROADS ARE BAD THIi Added Travel, Highways Xcar Charlotte Are Now in Terrible Stale Jitney Drivers Arc 1 Heaping Big Harvest. BY WILL G. MacRAE. Staff Correspondent. WITH THE 162I REGIMENT. Camp Greene, Charlotte. X. C, Oct. 13. Not catified with the record they have inade on the liberty loan, the men from Oretrcn are making themselves felt in mere ways than one here at camp. The frail team of Battery A has rot only beaten every team in camp so far, but they have walloped every visiting team they have played. The Oregon athlete?, while they havn't had much of an opportunity to gro into action in camp athletics, will be heard from when they do, for there is talk of a field day. With everybody on duty about 12 liours a day. it will strike many that the Oresonians, and in fact any of the camp athletes, do not have much time Tor sports, yet at every opportunity rne will see an impromptu ball game started. If it is not a ball game, the soldiers are practicing" the broad Jumps, or, if they are near a V. M. O. A., it is a game of basketball or volley ball. Even with the long, hard hours cT drilling and the almost countless details, the soldiers find time to get rid of their surplus energy. It all helps to keep them in fine physical ahape. Cheer Fool Speaker. Camp life of the soldier is not all (trim work. Wherever the American is one can depend upon it there is plenty of good American humor. The vther day, wnen one of the spread egle kind of Southern speakers was in the high." telling about 12.000 sol diers who w-re gathered around the rig scoreboard situated in camp about the beauties of subscribing for the big loan, one of the Giants knocked a home run. When the lights on the score board flashed the homer a cheer that fairly shattered th air rose. The speaker had just finished a climax and bowed and beamed his pleasure, for he thought the applause was meant for him. He doesn't know the truth yet. I have told about the high cost of Jitney rides between camp and Char lotte. The drivers charge and collect t0 cents for a round trip. If one is in camp and wishes to go to division headquarters the remount station or to ny one of the camps, the charge is 25 cents, whether it's a quarter of a mile or two miles. Many Auto- In V'se. As this is a camp of great distances, 1" is no wonder the number of cars licensed since the camp opened ha3 jumped to 500, making the number of ars now in use at Charlotte 1500. Nor Is it any wonder that every "tin Lizzy," noth ancient and modern, are in use and the jitney drivers getting richer than John 1. The only thing that keeps them from buying the whole is ue of the second liberty loan bonds is the fact that roads are in such wretch ed shape they have to buy new tires occasionally. The people down in this section of the world do not know much about good roads. The roads were bad in the lirst place, but now with the tremen dous mount of Army tmvel on them, they have become terrible. One can Mart in the morning with a car just out of the shop, and by nightfall it's ehakeii into scrap iron. There is one man in the 362d Regi ment that now knows a lot about f roars. That is. h e knows a frog will "not bite, although he did some funny r eria 1 stunts, such as head dives and seeking the altitude record. Private Kred M. Robinson, Regimental Head quarters Company, is the frog-wise soldier. When he came to go to bed the other night someone had picketed a frog in his bunk. The frog was happy and warm. Private Robinson bad just fallen asleep, when the frog moved. So did Private Robinson. There was a yell, noise of a failing body and a flashlight investigation, but, strange to say. the commotion did not awaken anyone else in th squad tent. JDAIIO REGIMENT BROKEN" IT Troops Fill Out Artillery and En gineering Commands. BOISE. Idaho. Nov. IS. (Special.) The Second Idaho Regiment lost its identity upon its arrival at Camp Cireene, those units of the regiment detraining there after a week's trip across the continent being converted Into artillery and engineers. Company E of Orangeville and G of "Caldwell, were converted into engineers and assigned to regimental reservation Xo. 19. with the Oregon engineers. The headquarters and machine gun compa nies were converted into artillery and assigned to the 1 4 6th Field Artillery Tlesriment. Companies A of Sandpoint, C of Coeur d" Alene. D of Twin Falls. I of Payette. K of Buhl, and L of Wei ss er. arrived at Charlotte one day later than the other units. Companies A. B and D were converted into artillery. Companies I. K. L were assigned to the machine gun battalion of a machine gun regiment which is being formed. Major Harry T. Lewis was made com mander of the battalion. Colonel Kdel blute has been assigned as commander of the 146th Artillery. NOON MEETINGS PLAN OF TICKETS FOR, RELIEF PERFORM A CIO CiIVE BOOST. Pprclal Interest Center About Picture bwlnjt I.lfe at Camp Lewis, American Lake. The rest of the programme of special nterts inment each noon during next "week to stir up interest in the sale of tickets for performances at the Public Auditorium for the benefit of an emer gency fund for Oregon soldiers and a-ailors was announced yesterday. The programme formerly had been ar i anged on ly up to Tuesday. On Wednesday Kred Burgard will be in charge of the affairs at the special stand at Fifth and Morrison streets and th Elks' band will plfy. The soloists "will be Mrs. Dudley Clarke and Mrs. Fred I- Olson. Thursday W. .. Burke will be in charge, with the O.-W. R. X. and the Washington High School bands furnishing music. Friday's pro gramme will be tn charge of Dudley H. McCosh, with a 90-picce band furnished by the- Musicians Tnion, and Miss Eloise Hall and Roy Curtis a. soloists. Saturday the affair will b in charge of E. C. Peets, with Jane Burns Albert as the soloist. Much Interest centers about the pro gramme for tomorrow noon, which, in addition to music by the Fourteenth Regiment band and vocal music, will include a building-climbing perform ance by Charles Willis, known as the "Human Fly. He will climb the side of the Failing building. Honor Guard girls will sell tickets for the benefit entertainment. Reports of committees handling tickets indicate that the Kales are heavy. There is a big rush at the Lumber Exchange building, where the tickets are being exchanged for re serve seats. Those in charge of the programme report that everything' is in readiness. Each performance will include special features in addition to the remarkable war pictures furnished by the War Department and to be shown here for the first time. There is much inter est also in the pictures showing life at Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash ington. These were taken especially for the Auditorium occasion. RPFI IWR RFVFI FRS P.I FW Patrons Who Imbibe Too Heartily Lead Bootleggers to Jail. 1 Vuhn Oct. 18. Order were received A "soft-drinks" sign is not a suitable ; fro Washington today to halt ton camouflage if the patrons of the thirst I structlon on approximately one-third emporium are going to drink so hearti- ; of the 175 buildings being; built for ly they reel out of the place. I the training battalions. And because of his inability to let I his patrons drink moderately. George I TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 18. (Special.) BIG FREIGHT sv-; -. -Jbr j- to. r.h .. ' t ( EV TYPE OF FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE ADOPTED BV V"IO" PACIFIC. A new type of freight locomoti ve. bigger and sturdier than those now in service, soon will come to the ITnion Pacific system, announced J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and general manager of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, yesterday. "The new motive power to tu g Cnion Pacific freight trains alonjr will have the capacity of two loco motives of the type now in service." said Mr. O'Brien. "The new locomotive, described as the 2-10-2 type, is capable of hauling, on a lev el track, i2.930 tons, or a train of 30 5 modern. 5o-ton freight cars load ed to capacity. "In other words, the new engine is capable of hauling a train more than two miles in length. The ca pacitv of the Mikado, one type of locomotives to be replaced, is 15.553 tons, or 207 cars." The total weight of the new engine and tender is 552.000 pounds. The drivewheels are ten In number and have a diameter of 63 inches. The engine is a coal burner with a fuel capacity of 17 tons and a tank capacity of 10,000 gallons. Vogrelsans. proprietor of a soft-drink establishment at First an.d Alder streets, will spend the next 30 days in jail and pay a fine of $250. This sen-' tence was imposed yesterday by Mu nicipal Judge Rossman. John Gillam, partner of Vog;elsant? in the bootleg trine: business, drew the same fine and imprisonment after being found guilty yesterday. Iomato and Frank Amrose were fined $15 each for bootlegging. A quantity of home-made wine was found at both homes by the police. R. Kizzo and R. Pitioni each paid $10 fines for the same chargre. ,They, too, manufactured a quantity of wine. MR. KOHLER DISSATISFIED Louisville Stockholder Objects to Order iu 6-Cent Fare Cafe. SALEM, Or., Oct. IS. (Special.) M. S. Kohler, of Louisville. Ky stock holder in the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, has written to the Public Service Commission stating that its recent order in the 6-cent fare case is not altogether satisfactory to him. He says he does not expect the public will co-operate with the company in compliance with the order to a. suffi cient extent to effect economies worth while. In. referring to the suggestion in the Commission's .order that cars be left in charge of moiormen on certain lines after passing given points, he says that the company is likely to lose more than the difference in. the cost of operation of the cars through, robberies by thieves and bandits. ANNIVERSARY IS DEATH-DAY Mrs. Sarah M. Lisle Dies in Salem at Age of 73. SALEM. Or., Oct. 18. (Special.) Mr.. Sarah t. Lidle died at her home here Wednesday at the age of 73 year?. She was the wife of the Hev. James Lisle, retired Methodist minister, who fiom 1910 until the present year was librarian at Willamette University. Today also was ho titty-fourth wedding- anniversary. She is survived by her husband and three children Charles, Saiem; Frank. Uliss, Idaho, and Mrs. Mary II. Blod- gett. uooaing. iurno. sue was prom inently identified with church work throughout her life. She was a native of Ohio. The funeral will be held to morrow afternoon at 3::t0 o'clock at the first Methodist Church. Lebanon Youth Is Injured. LEBANON, Or.. Oct. IS. (Special.) Lloyd Ward. 6-year-old son of N. C. Ward, living nine miles east ot beoa non. was seriously injured yesterday, when he was thrown from a horse. He sustained scalp injuries and was un conscious for several hours. Army Orders. H AX FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. The following orders were Issued by the Western t partment of the Army here today: The follow-in first -class privates of the aviation section. signal enlisted reserve corps. wlM proceed to the sehool of military aeronautics. Berkeley, Oal.. for duty; John H. Gardner, Wainut Treek. Cal.: Frank P. Gault. Great Falls. Mont.: Kuftene A. Jacquemart. Ptanlie J. Moisant. Raymond A. Mitchell, Berkeley. Cal.; Clarence K. Kel ler. Harry B. M ataman. Sin Francisco; Thomas X. McCabe. Edward J. Scam me! I, Harry A. Senary. Oakland, Cal. ; Willis R. Taylor. Sacramento. Cal.: John W. Tem ple ton. Palo Alto. Cal. : Roland W. Geary, Port.and. Or.; William F. Ordway. Los An geles; Gordon W. Maples. Campbell. Cal. Leave of absence for eight days Is granted Captain John li. Thompson. First Cavalry, aide de ramp. First Lieutenant Louis A. Frary, Med ical Reserve Corps, wfli proceed to Pre sidio of San Francisco for duty. Leave ot absence for one month is granted Chaplain Alexander V. Sutherland, 1.th Cavalry. Camp Fremont, Palo Alto, Cal. Leave of absence for ten days is granted First Lieutenant Ben i am in F. Davore. Med ical Reserve Corps. Ireidlo. San Francisco. Roland W. Geary, ordered to Berkeley, It a son of Ir. K. I. Geary, of this city and a brother of Arthur M. Geary, now at the Presidio tralnins camp. CAMP LEWIS Ifl PLEDGE $500,000 Army Athletes Allowed Hour a Day for Training for Meet Tomorrow. DISABILITY DISCHARGES 120 Football Team Has First Workout. Courtniartial Defense Counsel Appointed; District Appeal Board Makes Decisions CAMP LEWIS. American Lake HAULER PULLS TRAIN OF 305 FREIGHT CARS. zing h " jHiri'v When Lieutenant Raymond, aide to General Greene, and in charge of lib erty loan subscriptions at Camp Lewis, closed his books tonight he had ap proximately a half million dollars pledged by soldiers. The total for the day was $64,800. The Second Washington Regiment, com prised of 1777 men, subscribed $93,400, an average of $52.5t per capita. Complete organization of all units at Camp Lewis with the exception of the depot brigades will be completed by October 31. and the initial muster of all companies and detachments not "al ready mustered will take place on that date, according to announcement at headquarters today. Men from the de pot brigade will be used to till all units to their maximum strength. Defense Council Named. Second Lieutenant Robert B. Kuy- kendahl, 317th Field Artillery, has been detailed to act as counsel for the de fense in all general coui tmartial cases arising in the division. An inter-company track and field meet will be held at Camp Lewis Sat urday by the 363d Infantry. Members of athletic teams representative of their organization are allowed to de vote the last hour daily of the period scheduled for drill to athletic practice. One hundred and twenty-one Nation al Army men of the 91st Division, Camp Lewis, were discharged today for phys ical disability. Members of the Camp Lewis football team held their first workout last even ing In their new practice stifts. Thirty candidates reported to the coaches. Appeal Decision Made. The district appeal board for South west Washington today made disposi tion of the following- cases:. The following were certified for service from Grays Harbor by the appeal board : Ttmotheos Sklavenitis, Harry Clvmer, Mil ton J. Labreck. Walter Pearl Plumb, Karl Marshal Mart in. Axel Berjr. Joseph Jacob Clesla. Max George Liebacher. Martin Oberg. Louie Dahl. Mifo L'iafov, Lyman S. Brestot, Otto Rensing. The following wen discharged from serv ice from Grays Harbor yesterday by th ap peal board: Arvid Johnson. Elmer Makl, John A. Haglund, Frank Johnson. Frederick Charles Talbot. John Kemmel, Frank Lud wjg Laine. Gallileo F. Taylor, Waiter J. Bonifaek. Olaf T. Taylor. Bennie Sonne bauin. Elmer Qulne. Charles Herbert Pow ers, Franclscek Fyda. Tne following were certified for serviaa from Thurston County: Ernest Owen, George ! William Dunn. S. R. Jones. Hugh 11. Ham- ; ilton. 1 Those discharged from Thurston County wert George Joyal and Hiram Charles Greene. Bui One Certified. But one man, Benjamin F. Church, was certified for service from Pacific County by the district appeal board. Those discharged from service from Pa cific County were-: Robert Lee Caines. Frank FitzgeralfL Earl Stephen Souie. Two men represented Cowlltr County In the decision announced by the board : Al bert Bander was certified for service and George Jacob Poysky was discharged from service. W-.lbert Ptayton was the only Wahkiakum County representative. He was certified for service. From Clarke County Robert Warren Hix son was certified for service yesterday. George Thomas Johnson was discharged from Mason County. Pararet I'rartlre te Start. Target practice on a large scale by the 1 SI st and 1 8 2d Infantry Brigades, marking the entrance of the lst Divi sion of the National Army inco the real work of training for the trenches in France, will begin at Camp Lewis between November 1 and November 10, it was announced today. Four thou sand rifles are due at the camp this week, and will be turned over to the infantry regiments. This win make it possible for each infantryman to spend part of each week on the rifle range. "We want, to make every man a sharpshooter." said Brigadier-General Styer today. "General Pershing has sent ford from? France that small arms firing is one of the most im portant details in the making of an effective fighting force, and it will be our business to make our soldiers the best marksmen possible. We are for tunate in our division in having men from the West who have had experi ence with guns, and it will not take long to make them better marksmen than, the Germans." T. B. Neuhausen AVill Speak. T. B. Neuhausen will speak at the Army and Navy Auxiliary and repre- sentatlves of other auxiliaries of Ore gon troops at a meeting this afternoon on the sixth floor of Meier & Frank's building. Mr. Neuhausen will outline the plan of the Council of Iefcnse for concentrating direction of various troop benefits and also will propose a plan of organization by which the various auxiliaries of all branches of the, serv ice can unite their efforts. THIRTY STUDENTS PRESENT First Class In Economic Geography Conducted Last 3igltt. The first local class in economic geography, organized under the School of Commerce or the University of Ore gon, was conducted last night at the Chamber of Commerce. The size of the class, for an initial registration, was gratifying, about 30 students having enrolled. The. in structors were H. K. Boyce. of this city; E. N. Weinbaum, assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and Shad O. Krantz, of the university. The class will meet again tonight, as Thursday and Friday night of each week are reserved for the sessions. Additional registrations are expected. RETIRED CASHIER IS DEAD Lylc X. Aumack Had Been Resident of Portland for 2 5 Years. Lyle X. Aumack. cashier of the local branch of the Goodyear Rubber Cora- -24 pany, died yesterday at his home, 35 Kast Seventeenth street North, after an Illness of several months. Ill health forced his retirement from active busi ness a year ago. Mr. Aumack was a native of New Jersey and had been a resident of Ore gon for 25 years. lie was 53 years of age. The death is the second to occur in the family within the past few months. A son, 2-1 years old, died about three months ago. He is survived by his "widow, his daughter, Mrs, Genevieve Ward, and his nephew, Harold Aumack. The latter is an inspector in the Bureau of Water Works. CHECK-RAISING IS SHOWN Bankers See l'ilin Showing I-'or-ger's Methods. Portland bankers and business men were interested spectators at a four reel motion picture presented at the Oregon building; last eveninK, exposing the somewhat doubtful but talented art of raising and forginfr checks. One reel showed how Theodore "Was serman, formerly a prosperous cement merchant, of Chicago, became impli cated in four years of civil and crim inal entaiiRlemants because a trusted employe had raised a $-7 check to $27,000 after it had been certified. The pictures were shown under the auspices of the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Banking. Harvard Endowment Stops. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Oct. IS. The work of raising a 10,000,o00 endow ment for Harvard University has been suspended for the duration of the war. the committee appointed for the pur pose last year announced tonight. Up to October 1 pledges received totaled Jl. 163. 310. RODERICK Mi-I,EX.. LONG A RE!ilUET nV PORTLAND, is amnio. Rodertck McLennan. Scores of friends of the late Roderick McLennan, long a resi dent of Portland, whose death occurred at his home Monday, Wednesday paid a parting tribute to his memory at funeral serv ices held from Holman's funeral parlors. Services were conduct ed by Rev. John H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Riverview Ceme tery. Mr. McLennan was a native of Scotland, where he was born Feb ruary 14. 1858. He came to this country 32 years ago and had resided almost continuously in this city. The deceased is survived by his widow and two sons. Roderick, Jr., and Donald. He is also sur vived by two sisters,' living: in Scotland. 's "J H J : YJ : W- $ : f&f t , 1 I III A I iWltlitT'llff -ti .i... ...:. ,-. Tinnn-W T LAST REVIEW HELD Formal Farewell Said to Re maining Third Oregon. SIX COMPANIES IN LINE Governor Witliycombr, Adjutant- General White, Colonel Dcntler and William Reidt Did God Speed to Men Coin 5 Eat. Companies A, B, C, D, T, and M, Third Oregon, soon to leave for their traln- ng camp In the East, passed in review before Governor Wlthycombe, Colonel C. E. Dentler and Adjutant-General White yesterday afternoon at Camp Wlthycombe, Clackamas. More than 900 men were in formation and heard addresses from the reviewing officers. A committee had originally planned to speak to the soldiers In advocacy of their purchasing liberty bonds, but when the word was passed around that members of the Third Oregon had sub scribed on an average of $S0 per man for bonds, whereas the average civilian subscription In Oregon is only $ the speakers discarded their propaganda talk. There are 2005 men in the Ore gon organization here and in camp and they have subscribed in round numbers $160,000 in bonds, it was an nounced. Governor Wlthycombe and Colonel Dentler both bade the boys God speed, as the review was the formal parting farewell from Oregon to the soldiers. They will soon leave for their concentration camp with little fuss and feathers. Adjutant-General White, who has been commissioned a Major and ordered to report at once to Camp Greene, N. C gave the men a heart-to-heart talk, and William Reidt, "Father of the Regiment," In characteristic style. stood before the men and said: "When you Doys get 'over there,' and you want anything. Just tell your com manding officer and have him cable me and I don't give a darn what it is. If It is within reasonable human power, you'll get it." STRIKE'S END IN SIGHT fOontinuorl From First Page.) act for the Federal Board locally In taking up grievances of various kinds and to settle the difficulty, if possible, without recourse to the board. In case anything arises which may require at tention of the board he will report to Washington thereon and a decision will be handed down from there. Whether or not the board will make any further recommendations neiore leaving here for San Francisco is un known, but whether it does or not it is confidently expected that there will be a vote of the unions involved on the proposal to rtturn to work. That this will be done within 48 hours at the outside is the "relief. It Is necessary for each organization unit to take a referendum vote, but meetings can be called quickly and the subject disposed of. if necessary, hence it is anticipated that prompt action will be taken. Men who will undoubtedly have much to do with the situation, virtually tak ing it up where the Adjustment Board Is leaving off, are: James Wilson, president of the Patternmakers' Inter national Union of North America: Jo seph A. Franklin, president of the Brotherhood of Boilermakers, fehip builders' and Helpers' International Union: William J. Johnson, president of the International Union of Machin ists; Milton Snelling, president of the International Union of Steam Operating Engineers: James Ryan, vice-president of the International Structural Iron workers, and George Sanfacon, organ izer for the carpenters. Inlon Chiefs Aid Nation. Those high officers are now In Port land, having reached here yesterday morning from Seattle, where they per formed valuable work in inducing the unions to resume work after the Ad justment Board had completed its la bors and had left for this city. It is presumed they will do the same work here, thus aiding the Government to get ships, and keeping the agreement of the international union chiefs with the authorities at Washington, mention of which has frequently been made since. the present strike occurred. At the close of the Adjustment Board's final session yesterday after noon. Chairman Macy expressed him self as of the opinion thai much prog ress had been made in getting things going here and thanked the employers and employes for what they have done to make the board's stay here profit able and beneficial from various an gles. Mr. Mur ITrares Conferences. Mr. Macy announced that whatever wage scale is determined upon will be effective as of September 15. that being the date upon which the demands of the men were to have become of force. He counseled dispassionate and co operative measures and conferences be tween employer and employe, and ex pressed the opinion that, if this course is followed, only good will be the re sult. "I am happy to say one thing before we leave," said Mr. Macy, "and that is that, whatever of differences there may have been, none have been charged with disloyalty to the cause: all have assumed the loyalty of the others. We must have ships and will have them, I am certain. While getting them and while upholding our boys at the front. we must also uphold our democratic institutions at home, such as the Amer ican wage scale. President's Words Fit Situation. "We are all a part of the war and must do our part, whatever it may prove to be. In closing. I think of nothing quite so appropriate as the words of President Wilson himself: "'The battle line in Flanders extends to every American home.' " Yesterday's sessions of the Board were not at all spectacular, as were pre vious ones, it being apparent at once when the Board came to order in the morning that a vastly different spirit prevailed. It had been expected that there would be "fireworks" when cer tain subjects were brought up. such as instructions by telephones to foundries concernnig ceasing work on Government supplies; hearing of a committee of non-union men, etc., but these subjects were not brought up, both sides fol lowing a peaceful, conciliatory line and eliminating them by mutual consent. Mr. Ball Removes I nlon Ban. One of the most impressive and sig niflcant features was the open, frank declaration that Bert C. Ball, president of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, that, while he had been refusing since the strike to employ a union man in any capacity, he would henceforth wipe the slate clean and start over with new friendships and make no distinction Mr. Ball's statement was greeted by applause by the men and with broad smiles of appreciation and unconcealed satisfaction by members of the Board It was evident by that time that mat ters had undergone a most marked change and one which was understood by those on the inside of union circles; to those not so close to the situation it appeared strange, but word soon spread around the room that the peace dove was making frantic efforts to get in and. as- F. C. Knapp. president of the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company, said, "I do not want to say anything that 1 will scare it away if it gets in. From then to the close of the ses sions, morning and afternoon, scarcely anything offensive to either side took place, members of the Board, when things got too hot. saying they "had enough information to acquaint them with the situation, anyway." As the day had to do principally with the wooden ship industry, Mr. lvnapp acted as interrogator for those em ployers and called certain witnesses, who submitted their wage scales and some of whom spoke briefly. Mr. : Kntpp himself reviewed the errort at wooden ship construction here, going into its history in a careful and elabor ate manner, showing how very impor tant it is and detailing facts to prove that he and his associates had at all times endeavored to push the Govern ment ships and at the same time deal fairly with their employes. Astoria "Lockout" Denied. Joseph Supple and Fred A. Eillin, of the Supple-Ballin Shipbuilding Corpora tion: fc.. Vi . Wright, general manager of the McEachern plant at Astoria; Daniel Kern, of Kiernan & Kern, and H. E. Pennell, of the. Const Shipbuilding Com pany, testified. Mr. Wright explained that it was untrue that, as had been charged, he shut out the men, saying mat ne ciosea tor a Saturday only, that being: the date upon which the men were to have struck and did strike. His 1 only reason for not opening the yards was to save unnecessary expense and to give the men Saturday and Sunday in wnicn to tnuiK it over In and probably to return to work Monday. All of the plants working on Govern ment contracts testified that they noti fied the Shipping Board of the de mands of the men, but none of them re ceived any reply. DIVORCES SOUGHT HERE MARRIAGE LICENSES, LARGELY, . PROCIRED I.V WASHIGTO.V. Laws of Two State Explain Seemingly Queer Ratio ot Weddings ' and Separations. ' An explanation -of the constantly increasing ratio of divorces as com pared with the number of marriage licenses issued In Multnomah Countv was supplied in yesterday's record of divorce suits filed in the Circuit Court. During the day six divorce proceed ings were brought and in five of the six cases the parties were married in the state of Washington. Only two marriage licenses were issued yester- aay. Approximately 50 per cent of the residents of this county contracting marriage go to Vancouver for their licenses and are married there, avoid ing the physical examination required in this state. In seekin? divorce these same couples air their marital trou bles In the courts of this county. This accounts for the growing number of divorces and an apparent slump in the marriage license business. Alleging that Conrad Schwartz wrongfully represented to her that she was legally competent and qualified to contract marriage when she was not, Elizabeth Schwartz yesterday filed suit asking that their marriage be an nuled. The plaintiff avers that at the time of the marriage at Vancouver, Wash., she was only 16 years of age. when the Washington law makes the marriage of females under 18 years of age illegal, unless the parents con sent. She did not have that consent. Edna Brown also seeks the annulment of her marriage to A. J. Hand, which took place in this city January 22. 1913. The plaintiff alleges that a Mrs. Hand No. 1 is still living. Other divorce suits filed yesterday were: Goldie P. Vogel versus Karl R. Vogel. married at Vancouver, N asn.. November 16. 191a, cruelty; rticnara Frazier versus Dorothy L. Frazier. married at Seattle, Wash., November 24. 1916, infidelity; Marie Walters versus Lou wallers, married ii n coifver, Wash.. September 15, 1909. cruelty, and Ida Chamberlain versus Clarence Chamberlain, married at Van couver, Wash., August 14. 1913, cruelty.. GAS FRANCHISE VALID OPIXIOX SAYS COMPANY OPERATES VNDER 1S50 ACT. Rights Broad Enough to Cover Annex ations to Portland, Attorney Telia Council. The Portland Gas & Coke Company has a valid franchise. Such is the sub stance of an opinion written for the City Council yesterday by City Attor ney LaRoche after an investigation ot the gas company s status ordered oy the Council. Mr. LaRoche reports that the com pany Is operating under one franchise granted by the State Legislature in 1S59 to Henry D. Green covering the West Side and under others granted to other persons and companies slr-ce that time covering the East side, unn ton and St. Johns. "These franchises are broad enough," says Mr. LaRoche, U- include territory annexed to Port land since then." Mr. LaRoche reports that the gas company, as far as the records snow. has lived up to the provisions or tne grant and that the legislative acts as passed in 1859 and subsequently never have been repealed. Also, he says, the state and the city both have recog nized the company officially and that the company anparently has full fran chise rights subject to state regulation and to reasonable municipal regulation. Mr. LaRoche was aeked by the Coun cil to investigate the company's rights as a result of the recent petition of the company for permission to reduce the standard of its gas. This request was made of the Public Service Com mission. City Commissioner Kellaher at that time raised the question of the company having a franchise and accordingly the Council instructed Mr. LaRoche not only to resist the com pany's request for a cut in its stand ard, but also to investigate the fran chise qupstlon. PORTLANDERS ARE ON BAIL C. E. Clark and Harry Holland Arc Booked In Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or.. Oct. 18. espe cial.) C. E. Clark, said to be a Port land real estate dealer, and Harry Hol land were brought here tonight by Portland detectives and booked on the charge of having entered the Summer home of Ed Bowles, on the Tillamook River, near Oswego, on October 2. They were released on bonds. An ice chest, rifles, a Victrola, jewel ry and other articles were carted from the Bowles home on a truck by the thieves. Gearhart Club Helps Soldiers. The Gearhart Club, which will meet tonight at the Y. W. C. A., will be en tertained, while knitting for the sol diers, by music and a talk on the war by Miss Jontz, the new secretary. The girls will be pleased to meet Miss Jontz, who recently arrived in Port land to fill the position formerly held by Miss James. The War Cannot Be Won Without Sav ing Every man, woman and child in the United States is now confronted by the necessity of sav ing his or her share of the cost of the war. This means you. There can be no excep tions. If we do not save willingly now, we will nave to save later to f. rav a terrific increase in the cost of living, due to taxation. Thrift is a good habit. It is easy to save. Money saved now means com forts, luxuries and inde pendence later on. Begin to save now and put your savings into Liberty Bonds. It will not be such a hardship as you think; to eliminate waste. The money you save, if invested in Liberty Bonds, will buy shoes, clothes, food and ammu nition for. our soldiers and without these ne cessities the war cannot be won. Bear in mind that you are not asked to give this money only to lend it. Your Liberty Bonds are the safest in vestment in the world. The United States guar antees them, and pays you interest on your money. Buy United States Government Bonds of the Second Liberty Loan while you save you can pay for them on easy terms. Any bank will take your subscription. Save for Liberty Bonds and Liberty Bonds May Save You Liberty Loan Committee Twelfth Federal Reserve District This Space Contributed by Fleischner, Mayer & Co. Allen & Lewis Mason, Ehrman & Co. Closset & Devers Honeyman Hardware Co. Portland Gas & Coke Co. The Oregonian Ei