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VOL. LYII.-NO. 17,815.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAM ARY 31, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ALL SHIPPING OFU.S.
AND ALLIES POOLED
DIRIGIBLE IN SKY
L
U.S. AMBASSADOR IN
RUSSIA THREATENED
SHOPGIRL'S OUTLAY
EXCEEDS MOTHER'S
TEUTON AIRPLANES
SWOOP. OVER PARIS
FREIGHT RATES TO
COAST TO ADVANCE
THRILLS NEW YORK
FACE GRAVE CRISIS
AMKRICAX ZEPPELIN" 3IAKES
MR. FRAXCIS REPORTS ANARCH
ISTS MENACE SAFETY.
SEVERAL PERSONS REPORTED
KILLED BY RAIDERS.
ITS TRIAL TRIP. '
CENTRA
EMPIRES
Trans-Atlantic Traffic
to Be Controlled.
Sight of Huge Cigar-Shaped Balloon
Sailing Over Metropolis Causes
Momentary Alarm.
Menace of Revolution
Gains Force.
SUPREME COMMISSION NAMED
fected in Tonnage.
YIENNA GRAIN STOCKS BURNED
NEW TORE. Jan. 30. New Torkers
who happened to be gazing heavenward
lata today stopped, rubbed their area
and then thought of horrifying atorlee
they had read of Zeppelin raids on
London.
Floating majestically over their heads
was a huge clgar-ahaped dirigible bal-
Immense Ernnnmv Wi Be Ef- ". at it :oo feet long.
have become so common they fall to
causa thrills, but this monster of the
air waa something entirely new. Close
Inspection disclosed that It flew an
HIGH EFFICIENCY AIMED AT mut.w"o maintained 11; "" LABOR TROUBLES SPREAD
merely German camouflage to allay
suspicion.
The dirigible first appeared over
South Brooklyn, then over downtown Kiel Shipyards, Vulcan Works at
500,000 Persons Said to Be
on Strike in Berlin.
Amalgamation of Rail and Water
Transportation Facilities Is K-
petted to Have Highly BeneH
Cial Effect During War.
New Tork. and. finally, over Governor's
Island. Investigation brought the In
formation that It started at 3:30 o'clock
In a trial flight from the new fort at
Rockaway Point, and It returned safely
at C o'clock. It carried a crew of eight
men.
At the aviation field at the fort It
..wv. v. .r.u9-....uu. .u.y.... ... i..i. in. Aintnu u., plrte. aeeordlaa; a Dally Telegraph
established today with tha creation of flight today waa to test tha efficacy of atrfc from Rot4rrd.. The ,trlke
a ship control committee to hava u-
or tne crew aroppea 10 ine ground
safely from a height of 300 feet at dif
ferent points.
. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Centralized
Hamburg and Great Mining
Districts Reported to ' Be
Scenes of Walkouts.
LONDON, Jaa. 31. The rraaatioa of
pre me charge of tha operation of all
ship American killed and neutra
entering and leaving American ports.
The committee was named by repre
sentatives of the Shipping Board, the
War and Navy Departments, tha Food
and Fuel administrations, tha Dlrec
tor-General of Railroads, tha British
government and ship owners, who met
to devise some plan for apeedlng up
tha movement of supplies to Europe
It comprises P. A. S. Franklin, of the
International Mercantile Marine, chair
man; IL IL Raymond, head of the
Clyde and Mallory lines and recently
mad shipping controller at New York
haa exteadrd from the Yulcaa Ship
balldiag Works In Hamburg to the
work, of Blohrn el Voea, another large
aklpballdlng concern. The strikers de
mand aa Immediate peace oa the baala
MYRflM I TAFT Rift AM 1ST of s.ei.tl.D. and ao Indemnities.
a w BsvtJ n amv I mil a w I
Man Who Committed Sulfide Mar
ried Twice Without Divorce.
CHEHALIS. Wash, Jan. 30. (Spe
cial.) Myron L Taft, who committed
suicide here Sunday following an at
tempt to murder his wife, Lois Taft.
waa a bigamist aa well aa being guilty
of a long list of other crimes.
LONDON, Jan. 31. A dispatch to the
Dally Express from Geneva reports that
there have been clashes between eol
dlera aad atrikera la the aubnrba of
Berlin la which lives were lost.
The dispatch adda that the troops la
aome laatancea refused to fire c
atrikera.
LONDON. Jan. 31. Strikes by half
a million or more workers In Germany
According to a letter received today
and Sir Cunnop Guthrie, director of from another woman In Portland who and tha presentation of an ultimatum
British shipping in this country. I claims to ba the legal wife of Taft. to tha government demanding immedi-
Tha arrangement, aa exolained tv she married Myron L Taft In January, ate negotiations for a general peace on
Shipping Board officials. In effect ere- 1 17. and was not divorced from him the basis of no annexations and no ln-
ates a pool of ships moving supplies to wllB married Mrs. Mark Eastman, demnltles. better food and a number of
Europe. Goods destined for overseas I or tnlB c,tr. lne divorce not naving i uoerai cemanas, inaicate cieany inai
been granted until tne laat day oi I ins movement is oi sucn importance as
August. 1)17. I to cause the government disquietude.
Taft married Mrs. Eastman In Che- I This Is proved by tha suppression of
halls early la August last. I newspapers and Field Marshal von
Hindenburg's warning that the strike
must stop.
The strike movement embraces gov
ernment and Drlvats) Bhiubuildlnir
wonnaea -vmencan expects to vail yards, tha mining centers and numer.
will be loaded In available ships wheth
er operated by the United States or
the allies. With tha aid of tha Hall
road Administration tha committee
will divert to Southern porta much of
tha supplies that heretofore have
logged tha port of New Tork.
Brlltah Approval Orfala.
The plan yet haa to bo approved by
tha British government and by tha
ether allies, but officials today re
celved the assurance of Sir Cunnop
Guthrie and Sir Richard Crawford, of
GENERAL WOOD IMPROVED
Paris Hospital In Week.
PARIS, Jan. 30. Major-General Leon
ard Wood. U .S. A-. who waa wounded
the British embassy, that this would cntlT wh- llnr tha French
be forthcoming. Approval of the neu
front. Is confined to the Rita Carlton
Hospital, where he is reported to be
trals Is not necessary. Inasmuch
neutral ships operated by tha United
States and the allies are operated un
der charter.
The British long have urged aa ar
rangement of the kind and months ago
sought to hava ua enter tha lnter-al-lled
chartering conference. The cen
tralised control authorised today vir
tually createa such a conference on this
side of the water.
In connection with the action off!-
PLEA MADE TO SAVE GULLS t
mend B. Stevens, vice-chairman of tha
ous Important factories In the Berlin
district.
Workmen Are Organised.
There also Is news of the formation
of a workmen's council on the model
of the workmen and soldiers councils
in Russia. Herr Walraff, the Minister
doing welL He emects to be out In a the Interior, has been asked to sane
week. He Is reported to be suffering tlon tne meetings or tne workmen s
from a flesh wound of the arm. which council, but so tar nas given no reply
Is painful, but not dangerous. na is consulting tne Minister or war.
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles E. Kll- According to some reports tne strike
bourne, chief of General Wood s staff. I Involves a number or munitions fac-
who waa wounded In the face, may torlea and some submarine wharves,
lose his right eye. Major Kenyon A. hut up to this time the railway and
Joyce, who was wounded In the arm, I (Concluded oa Pace 3, Column 2-
la Improving.
Diplomat Told He Will Be Held Re
sponsible for Freedom of Berk'
man and Emma. Goldman.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Ambassador
Francis at Petrograd cabled tha State
Department today that a group of Rus
slan anarchists had notified him he
would be held personally responsible
for the safety of Alexander Berkman
and Emma Goldman, under prison sen
tence in the United States for violat
lng the draft law.
No indications as to the probable
power of the threatening anarchists to
make trouble for him was given by
th Ambassador. State Department of
ficlals think he did not take the mat
ter very seriously and apparently lit
tle alarm is felt here.
Unless further advices make it nec
essary, no instructions will be given
Mr. Francis.
It had been known for some time
that anarchists In Petrograd were in
terestlng themselves In the fate of
Berkman and Miss Goldman, who are
about to begin two-year terms In the
Federal Penitentiary. An anarchist or
gan published at Petrograd recently
carried an inflammatory article, urging
that the American Ambassador be
held responsible for the safety and
freedom of the prisoners.
STEAMSHIPS MAY GO EAST
Breakwater and Kllburn Liable
Be Sent to Atlantic.
to
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30. (Special.)
Thomas Crowley, president of the
Independent Steamship Company, left
for New Orleans today to make ar
rangements for the operation of the
steamships Breakwater and F. A. Kll
burn on the Atlantic, The two steam
ers have been on the San Francisco
Portland run. On a recent visit to
Portland Crowley said he would with
draw the vessels unless more business
was forthcoming.
Oliver J. Olson. Swayne St Hoyt and
other San Francisco shipping men sent
vessels to the Atlantic some months
ago, and It Is said that Crowley and
Mahony decided to send the Break
water and Kllburn there by reason of
the success of the other steamships.
BRAZIL TO BE ACTIVE ALLY
War Fleet and Aeroplanes Will Be
Sent to European Front.
RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 30. Admiral
Pedro Prontl has been appointed the
commander of the Brazilian fleet.
which will co-operate with the allies
in European waters.
Commenting on notes exchanged be
tween the Brazilian Foreign Minister,
Senhor Nilo Pecanha, and the British
Minister, Arthur Peel, on the subject
of Brazil's naval - contribution to the
war. the Jornal Do Commercio lays
stress on the firm determination of
Brazil to act, on the one hand, by means
of aviators sent to England, and on
the other, by cruiser and destroyer
squadrons.
"Clothes in Keeping"
Now Are Costly.
REED EDUCATOR TESTIFIES
Professor Douglas Addresses
Welfare Commission.
MINIMUM WAGE DISCUSSED
Increases In Cost of Food and Rai
ment Show That Young Woman
Supporting Herself. Has Little
Chance to Save or Waste.
The woman who is self-supporting
spends a larger amount for clothing
than does tho mother of a family. The
latter may wear wrappers at her house
hold duties, while the girl who works
In a store or office must have clothes
In keeping."
So said Professor Paul H. Douglas,
of Reed College faculty, as he supple
mented 'cost of living statistics with
remarks explanatory, in testimony yes
terday afternoon before the confer
ence board of the minimum wage for
women, at the r trices of the Industrial
Welfare Commission.
"I am gratifled, Indeed," returned
Adolphe Wolfe, member of the confer
ence and pioneer Portland merchant,
to hear such practical explanation
from a scientific man. The reasons you
have given are very good ones. The
practical man and the scientific man
may be at variance, but a combination
of their Ideas will approximate th
facte,"
Increase Estimates Differ.
Tet the practical and the scientific
did not jibe In the conference's estimate
that clothing had Increased In price
since 1918 only 25 per cent, for Pro
fessor Douglas asserted that his calcu
latlons, based on the Government data.
show an Increase of El per cent.
Professor Douglas defended his com'
putatlon by showing that it was based,
not on an average of prices for all
wearing apparel, but by a rating sys
tem which took into account the In
dispensability of the various items.
Thus, with shoes of six times the im
portance of rubbers, it was shown that
an average of the dual price would fall
below the real advance.
To this logic the conference assent
ed, but agreed that 25 per cent seemed
fair basis for calculations of the
clothing advance. Thomas Roberts, of
the mercantile firm of Roberts Broth
ers. told the conference that he con
sidered 25 per cent to be a very con
servative estimate, and that there is
uermans italn Down Bombs on
French Capital and Canse Mate
rial Damage to Property.
PARIS, Jan. 31, 2:41 A. M. German
airplanes raided Paris last night. The
alarm was given at 11:30 o'clock. Bombs
were thrown at various points in Paris
and the suburbs.
Several persons were killed and ma
terial damage is reported, according to
an official announcement. Full details
are lacking at present, but a further
statement will be issued as soon as ac
curate information is received.
German air raids on Paris have not
been frequent during the past year.
During the first year of the war Zep
pelins were in the habit of bombing the
French capital, but defensive meas
ures proved too much for them.
The last previous raid on Paris was
made on the night of July 27, 1917.
Two bombs were dropped without do
ing damage. Before that the last air
raid 'alarm was given on the night of
March 16-17, but the raiders did not
reach the city.
On January 29, 1916, Paris was raided
by Zeppelins for the last time, 24 per
sons being killed and 27 Injured.
(Concluded on Pas. 4, Column 3.)
Shipping Board, and George Rubles, of
the board's legal ataff. to ait In Lon
don and Paris as permanent represent
atives ef the United States la shipping
matters.
Birds Tag U-Boats and Warn Chas
ers of Divers' Locations.
THE KAISER BIRD SITS ON A SHAKY LIMB.
BOSTON. Jan.
protection of a
30. A
arulla.
plea for the
described
The representatives on the other side the best submarine detectors In the
will seek to accomplish tha same alma world, waa made today by Edward IL
ought by creation of the control com- Forbush. state ornithologist, at a leg-
mtttee. In addition they will represent islatlve hearing on a bill providing for
the United Statea In the allocation of
neutral tonnaga obtained by agree
ments between the allied and neutral
countries.
Va- Savlaa Paaalbl.
A decision to give the control com-
the extension of the closed season on
water fowl.
'Airplanes see the gulls and signal
for the destroyers to come and take
rare of the submarines." Mr. Forbush
said. "The gulls follow submerslbles
mittee authority to divert to the va- to P,ck UD refuse, and so they are aura
rlous ports shipments of goods Intended
for overseas, transportation officials
said, will accomplish an amalgamation
of rail and water transportation faclll
ties sought since the beginning of the
war. It was declared that at least
1.000.000 tons of shipping would be
gained by a proper co-ordination of
effort.
to detect the presence of .such craft."
U.S. WARSHIP IS AGROUND
di
tee,
Pre-Dreadnaught Strikes Sandbar
While Breaking Harbor Ice,
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Jan. 30. I
While the Army and Navy have no I While breaking ice In a channel near t
rect representatives on the commit- here today, a battleship of the pre-1 J
mat both depart
officials aald
dreadnaught type, went aground on a I
tnents saw the need of co-ordination sandbar and tonight still was fast. She J
-
and had expressed themselves aa ready lwas aad to be resting easily and of
to ran into line to accomplish it. fleers expected to float her undamaged
Tne lormation or convoys under the I at the next high tide.
t
arrangement to ship more goods out of
Southern ports will be made some
what more difficult, but no real ob
tacles. It was said, will be offered.
The Railroad Administration has
agreed 10 co-operate Jn every way to
make the plan a success and will so
Southern ports. Charleston and Savan- EXPERT LINGUIST IS DEAD
nab are the ports through which rndst
of tha freight diverted from New Tork Former Teacher In Queen Victoria
will be moved.
Ceasretlem te Be Avelaed.
' veiy aoopieo TACOMA. Wash, Jan. 30. Instruc
fcy the conference today materials will tor , the household of Queen Victoria
te sent to porta In whlct-fhere is no in lgt teacher of languages to the
congestion and In which an abundance I daughter of Lady Mary Nlsbet Hamll-
r bunker coal may be obtained. ton. In Edinburgh, when but 1 years
Ships before leaving the other side of age. translator on the staff of the
will be directed to proceed to the ports "North British Review," and for the
at which goods which should be moved last 35 years of his life a private
most promptly are awaiting shipment, teacher of languagea In Tacoma. Ber-
er will be notified at aea by wlreleaa. tel Hogne Gunlogsen. aaid to be one
It developed tonight that the older I
battleships of the Navy have been
used on several occasions in opening up
shipping channels clogged with ice
during the cold weather of the past
few weeks.
Household Succumbs.
Thus It might turn out that a British
hip is carrying American materials
while an American ship Is transporting
British goods.
The arrangement does not displace
the Shipping Board's director of oper
ations. Edward F. Carry, but tha con
trol committee will be In supreme
charge. Mr. Carry's department will
of the moat distinguished linguists and
scholars In the world, is dead here at
the age of 79.
He waa a native of Iceland.
Zeebrugge Is Raided.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30. An aerial
attack of unusual severity was made
Tuesday afternoon on Zeebruira;e. the
German submarine base in Northern
deal aolely with Shipping Board abipa I Belgium, according to the Telegraaf
l'fraiSiHri aa iut t, '""i-ima i I frontier correspondent
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TRAINS HIT; 4 DIE; 2 HURT
Accident Takes Place Near Radford,
Va., in Darkness.
ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 30. Four train
men were killed, two injured and a
number of passengers badly shaken up
In a head-on collision late tonight near
Radford, Va.
The collision occurred between the
Southern Railway's ' Memphis special
and a westbound Norfolk & Western
freight train, according to information
given out here tonight at the Norfolk
& Western division offices.
FRENCH GRAIN SHOWS GAIN
Wheat Condition Presages Remark
able Increase In Yield.
PARIS, Jan. 30. The condition of
wheat on January 1, compared with
year ago, shows a gain of 8 per cent.
If maintained to maturity this means
a remarkable increase in the yield per
acre.
The Journal Official gives the acre
age of Winter wheat this year
800,000 acres more than a year ago.
Schedules Are Too Low
for War Business.
INTERMOUNTAIN CASE DECIDED
Rise Due to Removal of Water
Competition.
INTERIOR CITIES BENEFIT
Increases Provided For by Com
merce Commission Range From
5 to 30 Per Cent, Making
an Average of About 15.
SUBMARINE LOSSES RIS
Xine Boats of More Than 1600 Tons
Are Sunk, British Report.
LONDON, Jan. 30. An increase i
British shipping losses is shown in the
official summary Issued tonight, which
reports the destruction of nine vessels
of more than 1600 tons and six of les
ser tonnage.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
degrees; minimum. 32 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and colder; freab. northeast
eny winds.
War,
Slav anarchists threaten Ambassador Fran
els. Page 1.
Submarine a hard bird to catch, says Ad.
miral Taussig. Page 2.
Italy inflicts smashing defeat to Austria on
Asiago Plateau. Page 2.
German airplanes raid Paris. Page 1.
Foreign.
Economic crisis In Germany and Austria ap
proachlng stages of revolution. Page
National.
Freight rates to Pacific Coast seaports to
advance 15 per cent. Page 1.
Committee named to control all shipping
out of American ports, i'age 1.
Baker and Chamberlain dlscu.s war cabinet
bill at friendly luncheon. Page 5.
Ambassador Francis In difficult situation as
result of anarchists' threat. Page 2.
United States. Great Britain and Canada
reach conscription agreement. Page
Domestic.
Amerlcsn "Zeppelin" makes trial trip over
New York City. Page 1.
Fuel famine menaces districts on Atlantic
seaboard. Page 3.
Winter weather In varying stages of sever'
ity settles over most of United States.
Page 3.
Man Indicted for sedition appointed Russian
Consul-General at cw lork. page 3.
Small packers declared by lleney, to be in
process ox elimination. rage
Sports.
Frankie Farren and Muff Bronson are
matched. Page 6.
Christian Brothers quintet defeats Benson
Teens. ZS to 5. Page e.
Probable drafting of "Faddy" sigiln dl.
turbs Judge McCredie. Page 4.
Pacifle Northwest.
Public Service Commissioner Corey makes
statement on six-cent carfare. Page 7.
Governor Wltaycombe to Inspect conditions
on Portland waterfront today. Page 4.
H. S. Bolcom, well-known Washington lum
berman, aeaa. page u.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool market situation not changed in Bos
ton auction prices, fags io.
Marines and coppers firmest features of
stock market, page is.
Cold wave forecast Hits corn and oats at
Chicago. Page 13.
Railroad equipment being rushed to aid
Government s spruce drive campaign.
Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Long-hour day basis or unrest argument
advancea oy secretary oi i.aoor Wilson
against lumbermen. Page 11.
Public Service Commission may reconsider
six-cent cariare case, rage t.
Government witnesses pile up evidence
against agitator lump, page 4.
School children tie tags on coal shovels of
state. Page u.
City Health Officer, Dr. Parrlsh, makes an
nual report, raja v.
Shopgirl's clothing costs more than mother's.
Page 1.
Tubercular patient at County Hospital dies
from hemorrhage during quarrel. Page 6.
Prominent men called before grand Jury in
liquor inquiry. Page JO.
Rev. Samuel C. Benson to speak before Pro
gressive Business Alen s Club. Page 11.
Portland Jobbers at disadvantage through
Interstate commerce aecision. Page 16.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Increases of
about 15 per cent in railroad commodity
rates from tho East and interior points
were authorized by the Interstate Com
merce Commission today in finally de
ciding the famous inter-mountain rate
case pending In various forms for years.
This action will make the through rates
to the Coast equal to higher rates
maintained to Spokane, Denver, Salt
Lake City, Reno and other intermedi
ate cities and remove the rate dis
crimination against which commercial
interests of these cities have long pro
tested. The order becomes effective
March 15.
Lack of Veasels Cause.
The decision disposes of one of the
most generally discussed rate cases
before the Commission in recent years.
Formerly lower rates were maintained
to the Pacific Coast than to inter
mediate points because of the compe
tition of low freight charges by water
carriers from Atlantic ports through
the Panama Canal to the Pacific sea
board This scheme was disarranged
several years ago by the temporary
blocking of the canal and by the with
drawal of the vessels from coast-wise
trade soon after the war opened in
1914. Since then the question has been
under active consideration by the Com
mission. The new rates are expected
to remain in effect at least until the
resumption of- peace or until water
competition is renewed.
Miscellaneous Freight Unaffected.
The increases apply to materials car
ried in large quantities under com
modity rates, such as iron and steel,
both in carloads and in less than car
loads, but not to miscellaneous freight
carried under class rates. Practically
all manufacturing districts of the
country are affected.
Commissioner Altchlson dissented, in
part, from the majority decision, hold
ing that, although it was necessary
to remove the rate discrimination
against inter-mountain cities, the re
sult might have been obtained by re
ducing the intermediate charges.
Ratea Abnormally Low.
After analyzing the figures presented
by railroads, the commission decided
that rates to the Coast were abnormal
ly low considering service rendered
and transportation expenses. For that
reason, the petition of commercial in
terests of Pacific points that the inter-
mountain rates be lowered were re
fused.
The Commission's decision will mean
many thousand dollars added revenue
to the railroads and will remove a
long-standing source of complaint by
interior Western cities.
The Commission refused the rail
roads' application to carry all com
modity shipments of less than a car
load at class rates, which would effect
a considerable Increase. This was pro
posed by the roads as the easiest
method of complying with the Com
mission's order of last June 30, requir
ing that these rates to intermediate
points should bear the same relation
to terminals as class rates to inter
mediate points bear to the terminal
rates.- The Commission louna. How
ever, that business would be unduly
disturbed by the change.
Partial Water Shipment Refused.
The Southern Pacific Railroad com
plicated the question by proposing to
establish low rates on 24 specific com
modities by water from New York to
Galveston and by rail to the Pacific
Coast. This tho Commission refused to
permit, unless all commodities were
ncluded in the preferential list. Pre-
iously, however, the railroad had
stated that lack of tonnage prevented
the application of these rates to all
hipments.
A similar proposal of other Toads to
maintain low rates to the coast by
way of water shipment from Norfolk
to Galveston in order to compete with
the Southern Pacific's proposed prac
tice also was rejected.
The Commission allowed an Increase
f about 40 per cent on through rates
to the Pacific ports for export, apply-
ng to iron and steel articles, machin
ery, railway equipment and other ma
terials. The rates apply principally
from Chicago and points west of there.
smaller increase on imported ship
ments was permitted.
Average Increase IS Per Cent.
The Increases resulting from tha
Commission's action range from 5 to
30 per cent over existing rates to the
Coast, and are generally estimated at
an average of a little less than 15 per
cent.
An indication that the new rate
scheme will last only as long as wajer
competition is lacking Is seen in parts
the Commission's decision.
In refusing to allow the general sub
stitution of higher class rates for less
Jfaathec report, data and forecast Fags 12,
.(Concluded oa Pag 2, Column 0.1