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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHAMBERLAIN WILL REPUBLICANS ASK FOR WAR BUREAU 8 HOURS FOR COAST MULTNOMAH GUARD POLICE UPHEAVAL IS CALLED TO DUTY MAKES SENSATION OPEN FIGHT TODAY MILLS IS OPPOSED KESOLCTIOX DRAWN- AT IEET ISO OF HOCSE 3IEMBEItS. 4 COMPANIES PATROL RIVER F. H. BTjGHER, NEW YORK FRONT THROUGHOUT NIGHT. COMMISSIONER, OUSTED. VOL. LYII. NO. 17,839. BOLSHEVIK S HOLD ON RUSSIA STRONG PACIFIC AIRCRAFT COMMITTEE NAMED OregonSenatortoReply to President. UYELY DEBATE IN PROSPECT Borah May Align Himself on Wilson's Side. Proposal Mentions Department of Munitions and Ordnance Wil son to Appoint Director. Senator Jones Makes Protest to Wilson. EASTERN PRESS STIRRED Preponderance of Sentiment Favors Oregon Statesman EiecntlTe'a Recent Statements Subject of Extensive Comment. PREGO.V1A.V NEWS BUREAU. With- Ington. Jan. S3. Preparations are) be Ins; made for a "bis; day" at the Senate tomorrow, when Senator Chamberlain U scheduled to take the floor to reply to the sharp attack mad upon him by President Wilson. Advance notices presage- a speech that will be well worth hearing. . Senator Chamberlain Is well versed en the testimony brought out before the military committee, on which he based his New Tork speech, but he has In reserve a bomb in the shape of correspondence that within the month has passed between him and President Wilson, in which the war cabinet bill and the director of munitions bill have been discussed. Dtarresaaey May Be ikews. This correspondence, according to those familiar with It. disproves abso lutely the President's statement that he "had not been consulted- about them. that is. the two bills In ques tion, and "had learned about them only at second hand." Aside from this, the Senator la ex ported largely to confine himself to an analysis of the condition of the department as shown by the testimony by Army officers and other officials ef the War Department, and to place himself square before the country on the official record as It has thus far brn estaMtahed. Venator Chamberlain was not ac cessible to callers today, having clos eted himself in order to prepare his speech. Reaaevelt Lagged la. Strictly Administration Democrats to day are laying great emphasis on th close harmony existing between Sena tor Chamberlain and Colonel Roose velt: thejs are stressing the fact tha the two met at the New Tork luncheon and again In Washington, and that Colonel Roosevelt has come out strong ly In support of Senator Chamberlain since the break with the President. The play that Is being mapped ont Is to glv the Chamberlain-WIIson row a partisan tinge to force Democrat generally, regardless of their view of the conduct of the war and the Wa Iepartment and their views of pre parednesa. to array themselves on the ids of the President in the hope of leaving Senator Chamberlain and per haps two other Democrats arrayed with the Republicans. Borah Agalast Bilk The fact that Republicans generally have taken the Chamberlain end of the controversy has made this political play th easier for the Administration leaders. Senator Borah, of Idaho, dropped a little bomb today when he let It be known that he has declined to attend a conference of Republican Senators to meet Colonel Roosevelt at Senator Lodge's tomorrow evening, when It Is understood the war cabinet bill is to be Indorsed. Senator Borah Is not favorable to the war cabinet bill, and In that respect differs with practically all Republican Senators. He Is understood to regard this bill as unconstitutional In Its present form, because it takes away. the constitu tional power of the President as Com mander in Chief of the Army and Navy. Bitter 9treggle Expected. Borah further states that such a cab' fnet would be utterly useless without the full approval of the President. It Is expected from his refusal to line up behind the conference that he will stand with the President in what may he the most bitter fiht between the lTesldent and Congress. Editorial comment on the Chamberlain-Wilson clash continues In Eastern papers. The New Tork World came back today with another slam at Sen ator Chamberlain, saying the Presi dent was fully justified In making; his attack, idding: "The Chamberlain speech was a de liberate attack upon the Government In order to Incite public sentiment in favor of the war cabinet bill that was Its only excuse. "Senator Chamberlain, assures us that the public Is entitled to the confi dence of the committee that framed this bllt Perhaps, then, he will begin by telling why the President was never consulted and learned about It only at second hand." rarer Chasapleaa (hasa W-rlala. The New Tork Times says: "Presi dent Wilson can sharply reprove Sen ator Chamberlain for raying that the war service of the Administration has fallen down but he cannot reprove the people of the United States, who are very much of Chamberlain's opinion. The people ar saying what Senator Chamberlain said not In bis words but in words of like import. "Toes the President know what the WASHINGTON. Jan. 2J- Republi cans of the House In conference to- nls-ht voted 75 to Iff m favor or me 1 niftnnmtii viaii in nApn creation of a department or bureau UIMiKIIYllilAIIUJ. 15 NUItU of munitions and ordnance with a dl-j rector appointed by the President. There was some discussion of the war council proposal, but no attempt Northwest Lumbermen Want waa made to put the conference on record In regard to It. VI UCI IWIdUC UCIIU dl. When the vote was announced' the point of no quorum was made ana me conference adjourned, leaving the way open for another discussion of the - OUTPUT WOULD BE CUT The resolution follows "Where, In the conduct of the ex- iatln-r wr (h RontlbllCAn members Of I a r 1 a -r- . . .a -r- s . a th House of Representatives have .-iiumicu nrc - iinuic 10 inatrsiana taken the position that there should wh Government Should Not Extend Proposed Action to Southern Stales. OR EGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 23. Senator Jones today be no partisanship, but that all Ameri cans should be united In the support of the Government In pressing the war to a successful conclusion, and In vot ing ungrudgingly the Administration all the resources and powers to that end and will continue so to do; and Whereas. The need of a united coun ir, u-,.nu. iU " wrote the President protesting against due to the overlapping Jurisdiction of tn establishment by executive order the bureaus and departments or for or an eignt-nour day in the lumber other causes revealed by Congressional I mills and logging camps of Oregon and investigations It is their patriotic duty I Washington unless the eight-hour day to suggest remedies for such condl-1 is made to apply generally throughout lions; therefore be It I the country. Resolved. That it Is the sense of I The Senator says his attention has this conference that there should -be been called to the fact that Secretary created a department or bureau of mu-I of Labor Wilson and the mediation nltlons and ordnance, the director of I board have recommended the Issuance which shall be appointed by the Presl-1 of such an order applicable only on dent, confirmed by the Senate, and be I the Pacific Coast and not applying to Immediately responsible to the Presl-1 competing mills In the South and dent to systematize the manufacture other sections. snd purchase of ordnance and muni tions by means of which the success of our armed forces may be speedily at tained. Lumber manufacturers were as tounded yesterday by the report that President Wilson intends to issue a proclamation establishing an eight- hour work-day in the lumber and log ging camps of the Pacific Northwest Proposal Is Jolt to Mlllmea. Lumbermen are at a loss to under stand the possible motive of the Ad ministration In making the order apply onlv to the mills of thu Pacific Wrth. HALIFAX. N. S.. Jan. 13 Seventy- . from . ,,, ,. nine men are believed to bve periahed mb manufacturers of th. Sm,th.r. In an explosion tonight In the Allan ,tates. who are their keenest rmn.ti. Shaft of the Acadia Coal Company's , Th.t , , .. . collrrlea at Stellarton. N. 8. Illmited to this section In h. Eleven on a higher level at the time LI,drr,t..lnr -mon, rr.nn i, 79 DEAD IN COAL MINE Eight Bodies Recovered Following Explosion at Stellarton. X. S. Harbor Patrol BoatFired On by Mistake, but No Damage Done. Summons Is Unexpected. , Four companies of the Multnomah Guard, composed of business and pro fessional men throughout the city, were called out unexpectedly early last night for guard duty on the waterfront. Many of the guardsmen were obliged to desert half-finished dinners and break theater engagements at the last minute. The guardsmen demonstrated that they were on the alert by firing on the harbor patrol boat as she went silently along the waterfront. The volley went wide although bul lets struck in the water close to the launch. The Incident was the second of the kind during the present guard lng of the waterfront by militia. Span lsh-American War veterans fired on a Government patrol boat last Monday night, although there was no casualties. The companies called out last night were: B, Captain Charles Freeman; C, Captain C. Thompson; D, Captain Francis Drake, and E, Captain Robert Krohn. Major Lewis Campbell waa of ficer of the day. The guardsmen went on duty at 7 P. M., and stood guard in 4-hour shifts until 7 A. M. They were stationed on the waterfront from the Northwest Steel Company's plant, at the foot of Sheridan street, in South Portland, to Linnton, and from St. Johns to the In- man-Poulsen mill. The men were dressed in new uni forms and carried loaded rifles. The guard is under direct command of Colonel John B. Hibbard. with Sher iff Hurlburt as commander-in-chief. Company. A. under command of Cap tain W. W. Wilson, stood guard at the Standifer-Clarkson Shipyards last Tuesday night. HAM DODGES MANY DEATHS f the explosion escaped, but the oth rs on th lower level were entombed. Eight bodies have been recovered. The explosion occurred Just after the night shalft had gone to work. The Allan shaft, one of the most productive in Canada. Is also one of the most dangerous. Fires caused by spon tanegoua combustion are of frequent occurrence. AMERICAN CHINESE SLACK Tom Wong, Rorn In Oregon, Falls to Register, Arrested In Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. IS. (Special.) What Is said to be the first Instance In the Northwest of an Oriental being! a policy, applicable only to this section accused of violating the selective draft men and is indicated by reports from Washington. Local lumbermen unhesitatingly pro nounce the prospective order as un justly discriminatory against the Pa cific Northwest. They are unable to I understand why the Government should entertain any action which is certain to reduce the lumber output of this section at a time when every foot of lumber that can possibly be produced is required to meet demands for ship building and other military uses. They point out that the enforcement of an eight-hour day in the Pacific Northwest means a reduction of 20 per cent in the output of lumber. Output Would Be Cut. They resent the introduction of such act was brought to light yesterday when Tom Wong, aged 25. an Ameri can-born Chinaman, was ordered re turned to Portland for Investigation. Wong had been taken Into custody by the Immigration authorities on sus picion of his being In the United States Illegally, but It was found that he had been born in Oregon and is liable un der the conscription act. CHINOOK HJTS NEBRASKA Warm Wind and Sun Melting Snow In Plains Country. OMAHA. Neb.. Jan. 23. A warm Spring wind is blowing across the plains country and the snow Is every where disappearing under a bright sun. As the Chinook reaches further east ward warmer weather In that direction is developing. A maximum of 41 degrees above zero was reached at 2 o'clock this afternoon. According to railroad reports weather over the trans-Missouri country is clear, calm and Summer-like. 4 Concluded on Pas a. Column 4.) Lineman Is Shot, Beaten, Stabbed, Robbed, and Hurled Over Cliff. TWIN FALLS. Idaho. Jan. 23. Charles Miser, a telephone lineman of Jarbridge. Nev., had a close escape from death today while on his way here. when he was shot, beaten and stabbed by trhee men who robbed him of 3153 and threw him over a 50-foot cliff. He alighted in underbrush and regained consciousness an hour later and gave the alarm. - Three Mexicans were arrested in con nection with the attack and are being held here. BOLSHEVIK BUSY" LOOTING Roumanian Cash and Crown Jewels Taken From Moscow Bank. AMSTERDAM. Jan. 23. According to a Petrograd dispatch to German news papers which was received by an in direct route, the Bol.shevlkl have seized a portion of the funds of the Roumanian treasury deposited in Moscow bank and also have taken the Roumanian Crown Jewels at Kishinev. According to the dispatch. Queen Marie of Roumania has fled from Kishinev to Jassy, the Roumanian capital. I ComingCongressLike ly to Back Trotzky. HARD FIGHT NOW CONCEDED Stand for Democratic Peace Terms Admitted. SLAV OUTLOOK IS DUBIOUS Faced With Necessity of Material Means for Opposing Germans, Rus sia May Find It Impossible to Continue War on Autocracy. BY ARNO DOSCH FLEUROT. (Copyright. 1018. by the Press Publishing Co.. New Tork Worm, mouinea Dy ar rangement.) PETROGRAD, Jan. 22, via London, Jan. 23. The Pan-Russian congress of workmen's and aoldlers" councils, which has been delayed until next Mon day, will face the question, peace or war? The congress win snow a. tiruus majority for the Bolshevik!, and it will certainly indorse .. Foreign Minister Trotsky's position at the negotiations at Brest-Lltovsk, which, as the whole discussion is becoming known, shows Mayor Hyland Demands Resigna tion Because of Failure to Suspend Squad Members. - NEW YORK. Jan. 23. An upheaval in the New York Police Department, the most sensational in years, was caused by Mayor John F. Hylan to day when he demanded the resignation aa Commissioner of Frederick H. Bugher, whom he appointed to the of fice on January 1. Mr. Bugher prompt ly complied with the demand. Mayor Hylan appointed as acting Commissioner Lieutenant Richard E. Enright. Enright was for many years head of the Police Lieutenants' Benevo lent Association. He is reported to be affiliated with Tammany HalL The ostensible reason for the remov al of Bugher was his failure to suspend members of the motorcycle squad on charges of levying tribute on motor ists accused of violating traffic regu lations. Bugher declared that he was about to place these men on trial and that the real reason for his dismissal was his determination to keep politics out of the department. CITY'S BOAT TO GO FISHING Joseph Pulitzer Will Make Catch for Public Market. Purpose Is to Speed Spruce Production. W.M. LADO PORTLAND MEMBER Colonel Disque at Head, With George S. Long, of Tacoma, QUICK ACTION IS POSSIBLE Many and Varied Problems Are Ex pected to Arise on Coast From Air Programme of United States, Which May Be Solved Here. That the aircraft and spruce work on the Pacific Coast may be speeded up a Pacific Coast committee of the Aircraft Board has been organized. Announcement to this effect was made yesterday by Richard F. Howe, of the Aircraft Board. The committee com prises Colonel Disque, chief of spruce Inasmuch as the city is going fishing, nroduction: William M. Ladd. of Port- bids will be opened Saturday for a land, and Georee S. Lour, of Tacoma. supply, of fishing tackle. All dealers Mr. Howe and Wood Beal. represent have been invited to submit figures. inK tile Emergency Fleet Corporation. The Port of Portland boat Joseph also have announced the selection of Pulitzer is being equipped for fishing j. H. Bloedel. of Seattle, to administer purposes. As soon as it Is completed the production, distribution and shiD- . . i a crew will h -.MarttAri an A ?ll, I . . . i , . . rt . he has made an unflinching nght- w7 " , " " 7 . ' J ment OI "r lae BU"os QI uren anQ democratic peace terms. But faced loaded and the start made Washington in the interests of the further with the necessity of material e "f,on "f1" ,banks to flsn Army, Navy and Emergency Fleet Cor- means for onnoslng Germany. Russia " eu poration. mv find it lmDossible to continue the The spruce committee will be known tPflAI riM Dtriwrr ITU uniier " the Pacific Coast committee of the I iiumi w I I iu ill iu I Mill 1 1 1 1 1 1 -r PmvM, I " ' ' . w w Aircraft Board. Its duties will be to make the first remote suggestion of . pass upon and take action with re- this. Their attitude permits the .follow- - iuuchiuu spect to the many and varied problems arising on ine i;oast irom tne air pro- insr deductions to be made of the course that may be pursued Russia, having struggled along for Fuel Shortage and Trains. gramme of the United States Govern ment, thus reducing to a minimum the KUSSla, naving Biruggieu 1 OTTAWA Ont Ton 21 n,v TT " weeks for democratic terms. against Last Ott te German autocracy, may find itseii compelled to yield to superior force and permit Germany to have dts way with the conquered Russian provinces. Deneath his house. Allies Held at Fault. I Now he digs coal and shovels It dl an independ ent man in these days of coal short age. Some months ago he discovered two-foot vein of high-grade coal in each case from Washington. Praise Given Colonel Disque. "It goes without saying." said Mr. Howe, "that the highly effective work already accomplished by Colonel Disque The pan-Russian soviet may do It I rect to the furnace, regardless of siww- I In the spruce production field and his openly.ftdmltting the wrong the Gr- blocked railroads or heatless days. mans are doing free peoples, and ex revolutionary Russia on the ground that INDEX .OF TODAY'S NEWS It could not fight alone. In the minds of the Russians it is comprehensive grasp of that subject make him an indispensable member of the committee, as the great problem it will be called upon to consider from time to time will be the speeding up and continuous production of airplane War. Though knowin: In ad- - - ,0My. exceptionally well qualified to dis y would, I am surprised Rhondda. Page 6. charge the duties of this important Page 6. 'I believe that Mr. Ladd, the Oregon member of the committee, and Mr. Long, its Washington member, are also The Weather. . ,,, J . , , " . YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 52 wi.-u-o their allies who are at fault for not dearees: minimum. 42 decrees. spruce in large volume. giving heed to the plea for a general TODAYS Probably rain; moderate south- peace. That aside, the tsoisheviKi nave ""J winas. made a gallant fight for democratic peace terms. vance mat tney wouia, I am surprised i Rhondda. Page 6. that they have been able to hold their Warning of Huns' atrocities are voiced by trust. weary people so long without giving -Mayor Murpny. wno returns irom France. "Colonel Disque will continue pre them peace. Only the passionate, even - Forei. cisely as heretofore to act as chief of tho spruce production division of the Signal Corps of the Army. His duties The question Is whether the peace de- Chinese chase Bolshevikl out of Harbin; kill land powers as such officer will remain mand of the whole country is not too commander. Page 4. entirely unaffected by the creation of great for the Bolshevikl to withstand " p . """"" th Pacific Coast committee of the l Palclnn TTfnr 1la Pnnn Ttel o-ln m will T ! latnl.1a ; Dunnln M.,-a. I " " . ' wo ao. io uc itowc, . ivuooio JiiUDi tun mgnd nrtRnliitM in1fr,rrtrnr-f Pa iro s , - - tinu the pourparlers alone, that the I Washington authorities attach much signifJ cance to Austrian crisis. Face 2. National, In Page l-l. fonBtipf I oiinnnrt nf cnmnarntlunlir I oiuaii (iuuo AictvG inauo in 10 )iuooiuic. I l fl IT (Concluded on Page 6, Column 3.) WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT. UNCLE JOE ON DUTY AGAIN Veteran Recently Hurt Appears at Capitol In Wheel Chair. WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. "Uncle Joe' Cannon reappeared at the Capitol today in a wheel-chair with a knee disabled and an arm fractured at the shoulder from his recent falL Doctors and nurses succeeded In re straining the veteran in his room for a week only. Now he is back at the Cap itol attending committee meetings and says he will go on the floor of the House if necessary. COUNT HADIK STEPS DOWN Hungarian Food Minister's nesigna- tlon Is Accepted. iCeaduUsd ea Pace t Celuaa 4. AMSTERDAM. Jan. 23. The resigna tion of Count Hadlk. tha Hungarian Food Minister, has been accepted, ac cording to a dispatch from Budapest. A Zurich dispatch early in the month reported that Count Hadlk had re signed as Hungarian Food Minister, owing to differences between Austria and Hungary over supplies of Hun garian foodstuffs for the Austrian Wilson-Chamberlain fight opens today Senate. Page 1- Elghtlhour plan for Coast mills opposed. Page 1- Republlcans ask for war bureau. Page 1. Domestic. Gompers puts forward proposition for seven hAiii wArVHnv ittirln sr wa . Pa srst K Mayor Hylan arts resignation of Commis- Vancouver Barracks, which I un- Aircraft Board.' Advice and Council Given. He will, however, have the benefit of the advice and counsel of the commit tee from time to time as may be deemed desirable upon any questions relating to aircraft production, whether such questions arise from the increased administration problems of the organ ization he has already built up, or from the operation of the cut-up plant sloner F. H. Bugher. Page 1. I derstand will soon be In operation, or Federal officials run down accomplices of I otherwise. dynamite girl. Page Limited freight embargo goes into effect in East. Page 2. Sloan shipbuilding scandal aired before Sen ate Commerce Committee, page 13. Socialist meeting broken up at Mitchell, S. D. Page 14. Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awards 20 medals. Page 8. Stories of labor unrest In Northwest are de nied by Federal officials. Page 3. Eastern Industries, Idle five- days, resume "While it will be the function of the committee to be of assistance along the lines Indicated, its powers will not be limited to this. The committee will consider and in so far as it legally may, will act upon all problems arising on the Coast from the Government air programme. Of course, the principal work at present will be In connection with rapid production of large quanti- wlth fiipl outlook .till clouded. Paz. 4. Trial discloses Germans paid hlBh price for of airplane spruce. Each of the steamer Maverick to De used as - mu- I gentlemen appointed to the committee has patriotically accepted his appoint ment, and the committee has already met and organized." J. H. Bloedel Head of Fir Work. Mr. Howe and Wood Beal, represent ing the Emergency Fleet Corporation at Washington, selected Mr. Bloedel, of Seattle, president of the Bloedel-Dono- nltlons carrier. Page 3. Sports. Franklin quintet bests Benson Tech, 82 to 9. Page 12. Track sports to lead In 1918. Page 12. Ortega and Sommers fight draw. Pasre 12. Portland and Seattle hockey teams meet here Friday. Page 12. Pacific Northwest. U ' 4 I . . I . . I. Iktlll. t U- 1 1 w n.n-1. ted of murder charge at Pendleton. . i,ui.,uc, " . . Page 14. The embargo authority will become Commercial and Marine. vestein Mr. Bloedel, but until his Oregon dairy Industry makes steady progress organization has been created and be- deaplte war. Page 17. comes operative it will remain as it is atFaged17:0rn "harpIy hlKher " chlca0' at present, in the hands of the Emer Irregular course of stock prices in Wall Uency Fleet Corporation. street. Page 17. 1 It is tne unaersianuing mat mr. Schooner Oakland salvaged at Nehalem Bay. I Bloedel's functions will not extend to Page 14. the fiIing 0f priCes and that his efforts Portland and Vicinity. will be cnief iy directed toward the pro- Pacific Coast air craft committee named to du j g and distributing for fir and sDeed spruce production. Page 1. I , , . . speeu sviu . " ,.. .,,, , towards accelerating shipments as Fewer cases of traffic violation appear in 1 Municipal Court. Page 0. rapidly as possioie. State Bank ' of Portland to move to new Mr. Bloedel will be the sole and home February 15. Page 11. direct representative of the three de- Frank B. White. Page 9. "' ... - Weather report, data and forecast. Page 14. ters pertaining to fir production in Ore Council turns down Commissioner Kellaher'a I gon and Washington, excepting the free Jitney orainance. rage iu. flxlnir nf nrir.es. Police Captain Harms wholly exonerated of charges. Page Is. 1 ah interests win -orporaie. Break between President Wilson and Senator I Mr. Bloedel was In conference with rends plans of ChamDenain-west-olcott the committee for the past two days, coalition. Page 11. , ,... ... County Relief Board to probe alleged lmpo- relu,m"6 lu c"" "" '8- " i sltlons. Page 11. naturally expecieu inai wnen me or- Venness Danforth, aged 81, aske for divorce ganization is perfected there will be an from wife. Page 7. nffi ostaklishorl at Portland tn fanill. Owners of waterfront property must aid in I . . ... . . protection. Page 4. I " Dairymen's League unanimously In favor of I f ull harmony with the spruce com- central distributing plant, page 7. mittee and. in fact, there will be co- Four companies of Multnomah guard called nBratin ,moM aii interests to watch waterfront. Page 1. operation among au interests. Spirit of youth pervades Lang Syne Society The naming of one head in the North- banquet, rage i. west to nanaie tne lumoer situation. Message endorsing Administration sent to means concentration is now provided XTesiaenu i-ase i Whereabouts of those who have not an swered questionnaires Is sought. Page 13. (Concluded uu Page 2, Column 2.) civilian population, J