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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIATT, FRIDAY, MARCH S, 1918. REV. J. L ALLEN II OT I by Commissioner Whlte.'of th Federal SERVICE IS PLEDGED tS&EERZESSZ Uepartraent of Labor, to open an em ployment office her during Cha Spring and Summer. The offica will be opened In a few GUILTY OF ARSON days, to hamll tba Spring seeding; and lambing labor situation. It will then be c lowed -for a tiros and will reopen In time to handle tbe harv.it and haul University Is Prepared to Aid War Department. lor labor. s ... IE- Arrival Tbe farm census shows H2 farm and sheep ramp hands needed by 13 farm ers. The average monthly wage of Former Hood River Pastor Ob fered Is . tains Quick Acquittal. VAGRANTS TO BE WORKED SOLDIERS TO BE TRAINED orin Georgia lo Hunt Down Idle Men and i'orce Them to Labor. bCENE IN COURT DRAMATIC Instructional Force and Other Fa ATLANTA. Ga.. March ?. Machinery. cilities Ready for Needs or 1000 Men in All Departments of Science Required.' 2L assigned to rorr vagrants In Georgia to work, waa pat In motion by Uor- mtin Acquitted Man Now Declare- He ernor Uorsey today In a letter to Coun ty Councils of Defense, directing them Will Pre Slander Salt Again. to co-operate with County Judges, tfherlfrs and solicitors la Bunting down Acrnt Residents Who Circu lated Stories Afcalnt Him. idle men. ln view of the fact wa need to em- CXIVERSITT OP OREGON, Eugene, Announcing of" My New and Summer March-7. (Special.) When the com raeaatle. I I at out today was fi i moments. K. I I' ITOOP RIVER. Or.. March 7 (.pe rial Out but IS minutes, the Jury In the alien arson rasa this afternoon, - on the first ballot, returned a verdict f not ruiltr. No criminal - has ever aroused a greater een.-a.fion In Hood Hirer County. The. dVtendant. Ker. J. L. ln. was formerly, for -two year, ' yastor of the local Ilaptlat Oiurch. tfta pastorate eti which, according to air. Aliens testimony yesterday, he re . signed Last Kail because of alleged slanderous remarks of members of th " church. A fw dss prioe to his arreM Iter. Mr. Allen filed a suit in Circuit Court. asking damag's from two aged mem hers of his chureh. Mr. and Mrs. Mar shall Hilt, whom ha accused in his com pistnt of circulating stories that at . talked his character. Following the criminal proceedings Fred Kvlrnon. of Portland, withdrew - from th slander case as attorney of rerord. Following the Juns Terdlct today . Iter. Allrt states he will proceed with - the rlrll action, and that ho will ask -the court to be allowed to argua a motion t&at has been interposed by an apposing attorney. la Caart Dri The Alln rasa througho rot without Its dramatio . Hsrtwtg. local attorney, associated - with J. J. Fitxgerald. of Portland. In the drfrnxe of Allen, wept aa he - finished an Impassioned appeal, while th defendant's wife, holding in her lap ona of her three children, sobbed audibly, while at this moment th de ' f'ndant held, sleeping In his arms, the - couple's baby son. The Courthouse has been crowded at -all timea during the trial. The audi -nee was treated to a sensation th! -morning, when Mr. Allen, being cross - eismlned by IMatrk-t Attorney A, . iTtr. was. nuked to explalnt state. enrols made during direct examination .last night. Attorney Fitzgerald, seeking to es ' tabltsh. as ha stated, that the defend 'ant's lease of the Cascade Locks Apart ments. where ho waa accused of bar "Ing started the fire, waa executed in -good faith, tba defendant seeking - Quiet place for auramng his study of -the law. had the accused man reclt laome of hi former occupations. 1 -as story to the lory Mr. Allen stated . that he bad been a silent partner In several law firms. Big fcatate Told A beat. Explaining t the District Attorney, air. Allen said his father had th -wower of attorney in one of the largest estates la California. In hi recital b - declared that on Julius Friedman . Ituseiaa Jew and an old bachelor, had died leatrlng aa estate valued at $. see. While not of record. Mr. Allen stated he had worked on this case for law firms of New fork City. Washing 'ton. 1 . Oaklana and tan Fran- cix'O. CaL Attorney Derby thn asked him spe -eiflcally the nam of the San Fran clsro law firm. - Mr. Allen replied that ho did not know the name. When asked for the - nam of the Washington firm h said If waa the Russian Ambassador. He ex pUtnd that certain formalities In the vase required tbe consideration and np- pro vat of both tbe American and Rus- lu n Ambassadors. He stated that Frledmann left " ,filr and that at times aa many aa K l)tn were engaged on details In olvlng the estate. After tbe trial Iter. Mr. Allen called n newspaper men and asked that his valuation of the estate be corrected to 1 1.')0.. COLD QUARTS COMING IN 14 are sei 'l authorl a publlst I Cavern THE TRAIL OF THE HIX. Germany lost th war In 1911. She lost the war In Belgium. Hhe lost th war when acts of frtgbt fulneaa committed on a helpless civilian population turned th conscience of humanity against the Prussian military system. The terrible deeds of the Ger mans in Uelgium. In Poland, In th northern province of Franc are set forth on unquestionable horlty In an official book just had by th United State Government. . A ropy of this bVk will be sent free to any reader of Th Portland Oregonlan. It contains M pages of select ed evidence matter taken from the archives of the Stat Depart ment, from reports of American v .relief workers, from German offi cial aocuments. from in rieia disries of German soldiers. It contains statements by Her bert Hoover. Vernon Kellogg and Krederlc"C. Walcott, of things they saw with their own eyes. It la a picture of the wrongs which America I fighting. To secure your copy of this free book, send your nam and d dress, with a Z-cent stamp, to Frederic J. Haskln. Director Th 'ortland Oregonlan Information Bureau. Washington. D. CL Ask f for tSermun War Practlcea." J Do not writ to Th Oregonlan at roruuo. , XJqaur SeUed In Alaska lo lie bent I lo Baltimore. SEATTLE. Wash.. March T. Severs houand quarts of liquor seised in Alaska aince tha territory went dry are to be shipped by tha Government to the states on th first boat leaving Anchorage. Alaska, after the lc breaks la Cook's Inlet, according to word re ceived by steamship companies operat ing Alaska boats. The liquor will be consigned to Bal timore and will be transferred from the boat to cars at Seattle. Mteamshlp of ficials said they understood the ship ment would consist of l. quarts and would be th Urgent ever received at one time In Seattle, even befor the state of Washington went dry. The liquor is now stored In the Anchorage UMATILLA NEEDS WORKERS Vases ot a Month Offered for I I arm and Sheep Camp Hindi. V K XV LETOy . Or, Mann ". iSpe e 11 rrnr. r-em.nt m have heen mwde i; 4 ts- YICTROLAS and RECORDS The Vlctrola will give you pleasure. It will en tertain vou and your friends. The Victor rec ord catslceue is most complete vocal, violin, band, orchestra tie world's, best and moat famous artists give their best for your pleasur and culture. MKI.lt RF.CORP Call to bear t km ploy every agency production of food state, wrote th Governor. "I suggest. first, the arrest and conviction of all vagrants, and, second, that th Judges probate such vagrants to parties In need of labor or to someone els who a 111 see that such vagrant are worked under some plan equitable and Just to cilixens of the community." mittee on education and special train ing, the appointment of which was an nounced by Secretary of War Baker this week, announces the details of its plana to train men of the National Army along vocational lines in the col. leges and universities of the country, the University of Oregon will place an Instructional fore and other facilities' for the training of 1000 men at the dis posal of the War Department. This announcement waa made todav hy Karl W. Onthank. secretary to Pres ident Campbell, In the absence of the president, who la now In Washington member of the Emergency War Council, an organisation reDreentina- i or to leading educational tnstltu tlons of the country that waa formed to act with the War Department In co ordinating the actlvitlea of the Nation's educational Institutions in war work. President Campbell offered the serv ices of the university in training 1008 men when the need arose. secretary Baker. In a letter to rr-- Ident Campbell received yeeterday, pointed out that the need for tech nically trained men In th National Army Is great, and dally growing greater, and that th War Department now leeis that It Is time to accent tha offers of tha educational insti tutions to supply them. Th plan being worked out la to take men from the. Army camps who are especially fitted for service in the tecnnical branches and Place them in colleges where they will be given the elementary training necessary to their further advancement. With its present equipment. Oregon could give Instruc tion In all of tbe sciences necessary to men. seeking Imported Fabrics of and Domestic the Better Kind SHOW MANAGER ARRESTED Film Fx hi bi ted Without Eliminating Censored Scenes. Joseph J. Parker, manager of the Majestic Theater, waa arreated yester day afternoon on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Lleanor T. ColwelL secretary of the Board of Motion-Picture Censors, charging th exhibition of a film with out approval. He was released on his own recognisance. Th plclur to which Mrs. Col we II ob jected was entitled "Her Husband's Wife Mrs. Colwell said that certain scenes in tha film were vulgar and had been ordered eliminated and that. In spit of her order. Mr. Parker contin ued to show the film without elimina Th plctur ha been taken off. the programme. EARLY ADMIRALS HONORED Xew Destroyers Are Named After DItingnlMird Officers. WASHINGTON". March 7. Naming of thre new torpedo-boat destroyers In honor of Kear-Admlrals who distin guished themselves in early wars was announced today by Secretary Daniel;. Th officers thus honored are: WHP- lam Radford. John Berrien Montgomery and Charles tftuart Bog is. I ' ' . av. viva 1 It I 1 1 c muni for th Increased I t,on9. ordnance, photographic, radio. nd feed In th I macnanicat and ametf branches, and couia kiv me mathematics necessary 10 engineers, gunners ana others. No definite information has vet heen given as to when the plan is to be put into operation, or what special lines of training the university will be asked to give. It is expected, however, that the first 1000 men to be detailed her will begin coming in some time in th Summer, by which time arrange ments will be made to handle them. Th time each man will stay in the uni versity will depend upon his course. Some of the classes may complete their worst In six weeks where others will take alx months. It Is planned, how ever, to accommodate approximately iuuv men at ail times so Ions as the demand exists. Army Orders. SAN FRANCISCO. March 7. The fellow- Ins seders were lasued by the Western De partment f the Army here today : oapiaia Jena n. Tnam pmrm. First Cav alry. Is relieved aa aide da camp te Ueneral Arthur Murray and will proceed to Doug las. Aria., for duty. Major James A. Porst. Corps of Knsl Basra; Captain Charlie K. Ntuart. Knsjnaer Reserve Cerpa. and tWond Lieutenant Tom Harris, fcneineer Reserve C'nrpa. ar re- llavsd from duty at theea headquarters and will proceed te Camp Fremont. Pale Alto. ti.. lor ouir. Captain Jha T. Crimes. Quartermaster Reserve Corps, la relieved as quartermaster st Fort William Henry Harrtaen, Ment and ill proceed io Fort v. inllald Bcott. CaL. for duly. Ieave er abeenna tor 11 days la granted First l.leulenant tlrartv It. penAergsat, bu ll -third Infantrr. Henlrla Arsenal. Cal. r irat lieutenant James w. Johnson. Med- leal Reserve Corps. Fort I.aton. Wash., Ill proceed to Fert Llscum, Alaska, for duty. WATER QUESTION SETTLED Pasco to Get Supply From Irrigation District for Present. PASCO. Wash., March 7. .(Special.) Th question of water for Irrigation vcjthln th city limits, which has been a source of worry and trouble for the people of Pasco for the past 10 years, seems to be In a fair way to at least a temporary settlement. Tuesday night a number of citizens were present at the meeting of the City Council, demanding an explana tion of th city as to how well their rights had been protected. After con siderable discussion by those cttixens present and Mr. O'Brien a satisfactory understanding was reached and the city will fn all probability get Its water from the Irrigation district until such a time as more satisfactory arrange ments can be made. Merchantmen Attract Westerners. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 7 W. J. Grambs. section chief of Washington and Oregon for the recruit inir service of the I'nlted States Shipping Board, waa notified today by officials of the board, that the Pacific Northwest ranks second In the number of applicants for service on board the new fleet of car riers. Eight hundred young' men of Washington and Oregon have applied for service, this number being exceeded only by applications In New England. Priced From $35 to $55 3 s A Special Showing of Excellent Suitings for Business Men at 65 and S40 You are invited to call and inspect same. No trouble to show these patterns whether you purchase or not. HENRY W. JACOBSON Portland's Finest Tailoring Establishment 324-326 Morrison Street Portland Hotel Block WILD WEST HEN SOUTH NEARLY REGIMENT ARRIVES AT CAMP GREENE. Six la. Grande Men Knlist. BAKER. Or.. March 7. (Special.) Rig La Grand men today enllated in th aviation corps at the Raker re cruiting office. A reception was given them tonight on their return to their horn city and they will leave for Van couver tomorrow. The men who en listed are Olenn Thompson, Mood W. Kckley "Dallas W. Often, Arthur W. Arh. Claude E. Wright and Howard W MfCrary. James W. Bowdcr. of Baker, also enlisted. Resd Th Oregonlan classified ads. REPRODUCTION OF THIRD LIBERTY LOAN' QUESTIONNAIRE W HICH WILL BE USED BY FIELD AGENTS IN COMING DRIVE. C0TRNMENT HOUSEHOLD QVKTIONAIRE tftme. Occup f ion- Residence Address Fmily . , .Business -Address- Town or District Assessment $- Jiuto. CFaJoHNSONPlANoCa aitfb. tie. tl4rr Mum ilns HKHLM rt(hRD-IIOD IMt.VO mm II s-ka.si - Cuticura Promotes Hair Health 'JSee2Sc OsshaeatScaSOr First Loan Third Loan - Second Loan Bank JRatinff- Why no subscription?. Remarks jfationality- Snliritnr CARD WHICH COCNTT ORG AXIIATI05 WILL SrPPLY TO THEIR LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGNERS. When Oregon fleliWorr begin th campaign for th third liberty loan they will be equipped with facilities for securing the most complete Information ever obtained In any of ths previous patriotic drives of the state. Through th medium of liberty loan questionnaires, small Individual cards, which will furnish th basis for an Index and filing system, the record of every resident of th state, not only In this liberty loan, but In the two prior drives, will be secured. Every solicitor for tha third liberty loan In Portland and Oregon will begin the work with hla collection of Individual cards, representative of the house hoMera tn th district to which he Is assigned. Information will be secured rea-ardtnar th amounts previously aubsurlbed, the amount subscribed to the third loan, th reaaona for non-subscrlptlons and various other dsla pertinent to the record. 1'iuier th supervision of the Polk Directory Company, BA volunteer women workers are now engaged In filling out the namea and addresses on 150. 0v0 queatlonnslra rarda for Portland and Multnomah County, These will be retained aa permanent ttovernmeut recorde after the rampalgn. The slats questionnaire differs slightly from that employed n Portland and Multnomah and Is now being Issued from state headquarters lu the county chairmen of Ores on. Mar than 1.0.000 aucb cards will b distributed to solicitors of th county organisation, 4 Soldier Selected iFrom Each of Eight State Now Repreaeated at America Lake Cantonment. TACOMA. Wash.. March 7. (Spe cial.) Nearly a regiment of the Wild West Division, 2155 men In all, arrived safely Wednesday at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C, according; to informa tion made public at Camp Lewis today, although In many cases they were con siderably depleted. Th men were se lected from every regiment in the camp and cam from every state of the eight which furnished men for this cantonment. Aa they boarded the trains the sol diers sang war songs lustily. "We won't be back till it's over, over there," rolled from hundreds of throats. Those who saw the men noted their changed appearance from whan they first cams to Camp Lewis fiv months ago. They were mora serious than when they had detrained. Each had learned to hold himself like a soldier, chin drawn in, chest out, shoulders well back and fairly radiating perfect physical health. Th difference in station waa gone. No mora was th farmer, or th bank cleric or th mechanic apparent. The stamp of industrial crafts so apparent i In civilian life wn missing. In its stead csme th hall mark of tha sol dier. All were fighting men. Those who 16ft waved farewell to their friends. All their associates of the last Ave months were at th sta tlon. Under the exuberance of spirits displayed was tha less strident not of deep emotion as mon parted. Yet there was no sorrow. It was all in the lob and the soldiers going were satisfied. mobile chaffeur call by General Per shing'. Nine of the 10 are from La Grande and on from Elgin. They will be griven a reception dinner tomorrow night before leaving; on th evening train for San Antonio. ALIENATION CHARGE FILED Iloquiam Man Wants $15,000 Loss of Wife's Affections. for ABERDEEN. Wash., March 7. (Spe cial.) Peter H. Eklund, of Hoquiam, has filed a $15,000 suit in the Superior Court at Montesano against H. B. Hackett for the alleged alienation of Ills wife's affections. Eklund alleges the trouble started in 1916. when Hackett was papering his house, and that at that time Hack ett promised to marry her if she would obtain a divorce from Eklund. BIG ROCK WRECKS HOUSE Missle Js Hurled by Blast Through Root, Narrowly Missing Baby. BAKER. Or., March 7. (Special.) A large rock hurled by a heavy charsre of dynamite crashed throuyh the roof of tha residence of F. C. Grant here today, narrowly missed killing a baby and smashed the kitchen stove. The rock came from a blast that wa set off by employes of the White Pin Lumber Company, which is making logging pond near the Grant home. Just before the accident happened th baby, which was seated in & high chair near the stove, was taken into another roonl. PENDLETON GUARDS BUSY a Attendance nt Prill Made Compul sory Umlcr System of l ines. PENDLETON'. Or.. March 7. (Spe cial.) With" the election of Joseph Boyd, veteran of the Spanish-American War, as Second Lieutenant, the Uma tilla County Guard again has a full quota of officers and lias established a delinquency court to compel attendance at drill. A fine of SO cents Is assessed each member of the organization ab nont without a valid excuse and four absences- brings the member up before the court. The company, now equipped with Springfield rifles, is drilling regularly and expects to be uniformed Boon. In connection with the military organiza tion the members have organized an athletic club. BAKER SHEEP 'DO THEIR BIT' Nine Ewes Present Owner With Lambs This Week. 18 BAKER. Or., March 7. Special.) What Is believed to-be a record lambing percentage by Baker sheepmen was re ported here today by Oliver Hardman, who Uvea near Unity. Hardman says that nlns ewes that he purchased last Kail this week became the paranta of 18 lambs. Seven of them (tore twins. One yielded triplets and one became the mother of a lone lamb. The lambs are all said to be thriving and healthy. Pershing- Drivers to Get Sendoff. LA GRANDE. Or.. March 7. (Spe cial.) 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