VOL. LVIII .NO. I7.8S7. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAKC1I 21, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALL DUTCH SHIPS IN BILL GIVES WILSON . ER GETS CLOSE LANE VIGILANTES HOLD NIGHT PARTY cl'GOE UNDESIRABLE IN" DAN CER OF TAR AND FEATHERS. COURTHOUSE FEUD OPENS IN KLAMATH LENROOT APPEARS WISCONSIN WINNER $250,000 IS VOTED FOR DEFENSE WORK COMMANDEER RIGHT U.S. PORTS SEIZED - OP VIEW OF P! IEASCKE PKOPOfFS CONTROL LiATE RETURNS FAVOR LOYALTY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. OF PRIVATK PItOPEUTV. BAK Similar ActionTaken in British Waters. MILLION TONNAGE IS INVOLVED Radical Action in Effect Reply . io German Interference WILSON EXPLAINS POSITION JVIdrnl Point Out Thai After Na tion Conorrnrd Had ItrarlwJ AirmnrnC. Holland rte-ortcI tn prrllrnl Ix-laj. TVA51I rNTTON". March -" tp-n Hol land' refusal tn th far of ;rma trat to p Into effect hr voluntary rtmnt f rr rtrtfiff her merchant marine to worm, I arttvtty. ih t'nlted ,etat (HH.rnni.gl tonight requtel iol all Dutch ship la American water. At lit oie tlm Cr.il Prttaln wa taalaa er Dutch v ! la l?rltlh . A total of "7 ship of -rehblr''ia.- ton added to th Anwri'in F-irrhnt mirlo by th ro,ukitioBtnc Aaofher .. ) ten tr. put Into the allied rH'o br real Ilrtfatn' action. M"l of tbem ttl bo u-d In lb food rarrvlRC td btw tho t'nttod State anl r.arop. fomarwIMW to Wo Ma. Too Dutch vel will bo -M-nlpped 4 iiiwriM br tho Nf I-partmnl n4 tho 5hlppinc Foard, tho Dutch tr. be tec ipplmntd by American cttl:an tailor and naval rrvlt. Compensation lit bo mad to lh war aa required br law. Although tho hlp havo boon taken rtr wttbotit any formal xrrmrnt tha I'nlted1 ftlat propose to carrr out pact. that Holland aha II li'rl am ple foodatuff and will bo prottetl In her eolocial trad br having; sufficient tdfloixt to matatain It mmmrrct. rmMral Aatbootaoo lteeet. Ft 1.1 en I WIIon authorlae-1 tonight th following statement: "For torn month tho I'nited 5tatr and ti nl-n: alii hat been con doetina; negotiation with tho Dutch government with tho object of conclud ing a ;n-rl fnmmtrrul agreement. "A trr rlnr ll'..m.ll of tho char acter of thee negotiation a made on Marrt) 1J ta tho Pulih I'arliamrnt br M c-llnry. tho Minntrr of l'orign Affair of Holland. "A appear from tho statement, tha dtKOMlo proceeded upon tho basl of too fundamental proposition. nmlr. that tho t'nttod Stair and tha allte should facilitate tho Importation lnt Holland of foodetuff and other commodi'le re.iuirfd to maintain their oennomtt- life, anJ t?:at Holland hould rtore her merchant marine to a nor mal rondi'ioa of acmity. Tentative Aaeee eat Heaeb.4 "It via tho l-k of "ho nea-otiator to develop a specific application of th- propoottiona which would he ac ceptable to the government concerned. "Karl? tn January, 15-1. the nreo tiarora came to an underetandlnr;. :fh wa embodied In a tentative agreement - wa fubmltted to the government concerned In order that. If acceptable. It might be ratified, or. If unacceptable, a counter-propoeal ralchl be mad. Tha negotiation becoming pro lrigt. the Imtch delegate propoeet. ta order that their ehlp might aouner bo put Into remunerative aervtce. that J-ltch tonnage Iving Idle In American veater ehoul't. with certain exception, t-e tmmedtatele chartered to the I'nlted Male for period not evceeding 'J iaj a. rbarlee ti ! Aeeepted. "Thl peopoeal via accepted br tha Vnltod tate tSovernment. and bn Jan tiarr :t. IIt. tho Intch Minleter at ITablngton banded to the Secretary of ftate of tho t'mted State a note -preing tho terma of the temporary chartering agreement and hta govern tnent'a acceptance thereof "Thl agreement proviled. among "h.er thlcg. that lJa.'W ton cf t'utch iipP'nc a.louM. at the dlecretion of lh ln!te.J tate. be emp!oei partly in the aerric of Itelgian relief and portlr f r -wltierUnJ on aaf ron-luct ! to Cette. France, and that for each' rrgMadon JCflgnrd to Ilnablc Oovrrnmrnt to iet Quirk I'o-c- rlon of Wlialrtrr Needed. W-AJHINGTX. March :. Under a bill nt to the Senate military com mittee today by Acting Secretary of War CrowclU the I'realdenl would be empowered during the war to tak over private property of any kind, per fonal or real eatate. with rompenaatlo for tho owner, wherever deemed nece ary for tha National security or Co duct of the Government. The chief object of the legmlallon I to enable the (iavornmrnt to get quirk poe-ealon of real estate, office build ing and other property needed In con nection with the conduct of tho war. I a letter to Chairman Chamberlain, M from ell aaid It I denlrable to avoid delav of condemnation, to gave none and at the earn tlm do Justice to property owner. The bill provide that tha Trrvlden by proclamation or through any legl atlve agency roar deignate propert to be taken over. Jt would be appraised and In caea owner were not attfted "hey would be paid "i per rent of the appraieed value and the Federal Dt trlct Court would decide diapulca aa to tho balance. Trench, Hospital.Burial! Plot Visited in Turn. BOLSHEVIKI SAILORS HELD Crew of Rulan Slramrr at Scat tlr Reported Ilr brllloav. pnATTt.E. March S. Eighteen mem her of the crew of the Rualan ateam ahlp Toula. who were left aboard when Frdoral oftirer took charge of the ahi her Wrdneaday. today were removed from the ahlp and placed In the Federal detention nation. The 11 Joined the 14 other member of the crew wo were brought aahore when the htp waa taken over br tov ernment officer. All the member of tho crew are aid to have Ilolahevlk tendencies. Officer took charge the ship whea the captain reported th m-a would not obey order. It la ex peeled the captain will ign an entirely new crew and complete bt taek loadlnT Iba veaael with cupplic fur SI berla. . SHOWER OF FISH REPORTED lUnrhrr Trlla Story Appropriate to Food ConM-rvallun Sranoo. HAN'T A CAnnATCA. Cel.. March SO. tpeclal.) At Onega Hill, at tlie east ern limit of eV;ulve Montecito. It rained fih elerday morning, accord ing to K. M. Myer. a rancher there. oho came Into town today with the torjr. Myera rav he went out on hi porch after It had been raining an hour and waa etrurk on the head by a fish which iniasured II Inrhev. Other flh were aid to bo seen ghoul, and today still then were reported picked up far thrr Irland. In the meantime, at th Montecito Club, member are reported to be dln- inar on shark aa a fish conservation measure. ALOHA SOLDIER ADVANCED llrnry A. Nirlcn .Made Supply Ser geant of I.lnc 71. Kelly Held. Trx. KK1.LT F1KM. Tev. March SO. ISpeciaLt Henrr A. Nielsen, a former resident of Aloha, near Portland. Or. ha been mode smppIv sergennt of line I. Trwiles Iivlsion. Kelly Field. Although over the draft age. fr areant Nielsen vta eager to lielp his country In Its flrgiit for humanity, and hi recent appointment demonstrates the Interest he ha shown In his work. He I now receiving sperin instruction In a supply sergeant's school at Kelly Field. GRAYS HARBOR MILLS QUIT Car SlM.rtagc Hit Shingle Plants. Fully Score Out of Operation. A RF.P.DEEV. Wash- March :. Special) Practically all Cirajr Har bor'a SO ahlngle mills are closed be cause of the car shortage, no relief for which I In sight for some time. More than t0 s.ilrgle mill worker are out of employment aa a result. Just what logger will do with their cedar log I becoming a problem. In- asmuch a these ninet be logged along Itb the apruce and fir. ::tp sent to Holland In the service of ::lJO relief, a corresponding vessel slould lease Holland for the t'oii'd "Two Putch ship In th t'nlted tte purr, with cargoes of foolstiiffa, r t proceed to Holland, similar ton bag being sent In e&cnange from Hol l.r.J to th t'nited States for charter In tn ca.e of other Ixitch bip lying la th Caited State porta rsteb Delay Aetteev "The agreement wa evpiicitly tem porary tn character and. being de Signed to meet aa Immediate situa tion, prompt performance was of the es- eeoce. The iutrh government at once rf, seized, however, tnat It wa unwill ing or unanlo to carry out thl char tering agrevment which t bad itself pre.-oaed. Th first delre of ti t'nlted ftas was to seenre at once shipping, as con "eiTipUfed bv te agreement to trans port to 5"ltierlnd f-vodstuff inuctl geei,d bv the state. -fma dlff 'Jlr aftee ano'her waa. weeee. raised to pes-pon th char TAX PENALTY ENFORCED 5O0 I.lquor Dealer-. Fail to Report (mmmI on Hand. WASHI.ViJTON. Marrh 2. More than 10" instance of failure of liquor deal ers to report good on hand last October 1 subject to floor lain of the war revenue art bare been discovered by Internal revenue officers. About l.fO.IWJ has been assessed against the dealera aa the I HO per cent penalty. GENERAL STRIKE CALLED I kan.a, Cll r l eaders Sar S3. 006 Worker Will Walk Ont. KANSAS CTTT. Mo, March I A call for a general strike beginning next Monday morning In sympathy with th strike of laundry workers and driver waa Issued here touar 1 local labor leader. Labor leader claimed more than S. aaa prir , would obey th eaU. HUN SHELL NEARLY SCORES Missile Explodes 50 Yards From Secretary. 200 Citizens Ride Norlliward to Border With Juke. Spores, Who Wouia Neither Work Nor FighU TRIP MADE ON FIRST LINE American Official Ha Exciting; Day and I Hrought Into Intimate Touch With Soldiers Flslillnj for I'. S. In France. IB- th Aaeoe1t-d Frees. trint TIIK AMERICAN AP.MT IN FRANCE, March 19. Secretary of War llaker continued hi Inspection in the sone of advance today in a cold r.nn. over heavy roads and tinder generally uncomfortable condition. The pro gramme Icrluded visits to certain di visional headquarter -ehat had not pre viously been Inspector arid conference with various high official. In an Informal addres to the Rain bow division, officially known a the 1 2d division, the Secretary took occa sion to explain to the Army, as well as to the people of America, the reasons for the military secrecy which deprive the soldiers and th population at home of news of each other during the pres ent stage of the preparation. netalla of lalae to t: array. 'If w were to annouee the identity of each unit that comes to France then we mould fully Inform him of the num ber and the nature of our forces. Pub lished details about any division are most useful to expert military Intelli gence officers In determining the state of the division's training and the prob- ble assignment of the division to any section. "Hut now It 1 aaf to mention crr aln divisions which were ftrrt to ar rive in France and have already been n the line. Thl include th Ilainbovr tvllon. famous because it Is repre sentative of all parts of the I'nlted states, vchich, however, as a military unit. Is to be Judced only by Its effi ciency against tho enemy, regardless of Its origin. t the same time this division should find In its character an Inspiration to he esprit de corps and general excel lence. It should be conscious of its mission as a symbol of National unity. (irealer Maakood Attalaed. I thought you marched well and drilled well when I Inst saw you, but what I have een of you today gives me a new alandard of comparison. The mark of the thorough system of our j Army tn France la upon you. I feel you have all grown to greater man hood and that the steel of your spirit now has the fight edge. "To your relative scattered over the tatea I aend the message that you are well led and that you want for none JUNCTION CITY. Or.. March 20. tSpeclal.) Two hundred vigilantes of lane County, In automobiles, passed through here at 19:30 tonight, having In custody Jake Spores, aged 36. who was taken from a lodging-house in Euseno as an undesirable citizen. Their destination was ald to be Lane County, northern border, and talk of tar and feathering was . rife among members of the party. Spore had been warned several time , by cttixons of Kugene to go to work or Join the Army, but showed no inclination to do either, and has made defiant remarks and, it is alleged, unpatriotic and Ireasonutile utterances. The long train of more than SO au tomobiles moving rapidly northward along the river road In the darkness attracted much attention, and was aug mented from time to time by other cars joining the party. Contract Is Awarded for. New Building. OLD STRUCTURE ABANDONED Controversy Leads-to Move ment to Recall Judge Hanks. INJUNCTION IS REQUESTED ASHLAND MAN DIES IN CAR Joseph G. Hurt Passes at Wheel o Automobile, Causing Accident. ASHLAXD, Or., March 20. (Special.) Joseph Hurt, manager of the Ash land Ice & Storage Company, of this city, died at the wheel of his automo bile at about 11 o'clock last night while returning home from Mcdford. The car leaped from the road, strik ing a telephone pole and practically demolishing It. Mr. Hurt. In company with his wife and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wolfe, had been attending a theater in Medford and had been apparently In the best of health. The occupants of the car escaped without Injury. tl'onriuil-u on Pace It, Column 2 1 GIRL DIES ON WEDDING DAY Mla Dorothy Raker, of Mcdford, Succumbs to Illness In Klamath KLAMATH FALLS. Or- March 20. (Special.) To be called by death on the day on which she wps to have been married was the sad fate of Miss Dor othy Baker, of Medford, Or., who died Sunday at Klamuth General Hospital here. Mis Baker came from Medford a few day ago to marry Fred Carricb, of this city. Sh was sick when .-.he arrived Miss Baker was 2! years of age and was the daughter of H. H. Baker, of Medford. The body was taken to Med ford for Interment. AMAZON REPORTED SUNK Royal Mall Steamer Said to Have Been Torpedoed Near Gibraltar. BUENOS AIRES. March 10. A re port Is current here that the Royal Mail steamer Amaxon has been sunk. A dispatch from Rio Janeiro eays the officers of the Royal Mall Steam Packet Company there have been notified of the torpedoing of the. Amazon near Gib raltar and that the fate of the passen gers Is unknown. The local officers of the etenmshlp company here are un able to confirm the report. The Amaxon was due to arrive on this side of the Atlantic from Liverpool earlv in April. i Uncompleted Structure to Be Left after Expenditure of $180,000 and New Building Erected on Site of Courthouse In Use. KLAMATH FALLS, Or, March 10. (Special.) The Old Klamath County Courthouse difficulty, which has been buried her for the last four years, was revived hero today with all its former intensity, when County Jodge Marion Hanks and Commissioner Frank Mc Cornack s'gned a contract for the con struction of a new building to be erected on the site of the present struc ture at a cost of $1 31.775. Commis sioner Burrell Short refused to sign the papers. An injunction suit was filed in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk earlier in the day to prevent the court from going ahead with the new plans, but as the court has ten days in which to answer the action, it ia believed that this move will not have the desired effect for those opposing the policy. Portland Firm Win. Five bids from Portland, Seattle and San Francisco firms were submitted and the contract awarded to J. M. I Dougan & Company, of Portland. Recall peltions now are in circula tion throughout the couiray with large number of signers, according to ports, and it seems most probable that the unfortunate situation of a few years ago Is about to be repeated. 1 ne present courthouse stands on Main street between Third and Fourth and is now an old and unsafe building, utterly inadequate for the needs of the present day. When it was decided to build a new building in 1910, two sites were pro posed, the present one and another in Hot Springs addition, at the east end of the town. The latter site was of fered free by the Klamath Develop ment Company, with the stipulation that ft the building was not completed the site would revert back to the co pany. Recall Attempt Fails. A vote of the people was taken and the Hot Springs site chosen. During the administration of Judge Will F. Wor den, the new building was started and total of $180,000 expended. Much criticism was launched during this con struction regarding the alleged profit gate manner in which the funds were expended and a -vain attempt to recall Judge Worden was made. At the close f his term, however, Marion Hanks, Thompson Refuses to Give Up Fight. Victory of Davies Demonstrated Early in Struggle. MILWAUKEE. "Wis.. Starch 20. More or less complete returns from evtry county -in the state this evening attained the lead af Congressman Irvine L. Lenroot, the loyalty Re publican candidate for Senator, in yesterday's primaries. Belated returns today gave him 2326 more than James Thompson, the La FoIIette candidate. Thompson did not concede the defeat pending complete returns. ' Joseph E. Davies. Democratic can didate, had 54,173 votes compared with 13.262 for Dr. Charles McCarthy. The same advices made the Victor Berger (Soctalist) vote 36.645. Outstanding features of yesterday's primary were a five-fold increase in the Socialist vote, the overwhelming victory of Joseph E. Davies for the Democratic Senatorial nomination, and the close r5ce between Irvine L. Len root, known as the Loyalist candidate, and James Thompson, who carried the banner of the La Follette Republicans in the Senatqrial race of that party. His nomination assured, Mr. Davies said: "The nation doubts 'Wisconsin, rot because of the acts of any one of her public men, but because of the acts of many of her public men. It is a doubt that can be removed, by clear, unequi vocal expression of the loyal sentiment of Wisconsin registered at the polls. It can be removed by nothing else. "The situation In Wisconsin is of deep concern in more than one way. It in volves the question, of course, of whether or not Wisconsin shall support with all her power our battle line in France. "But it also Involves the question of whether Wisconsin is thoroughly, wholeheartedly American in all cases and under all circumstances." S tate E m e rge n cy Boa rd Takes Action. - WAR WORKS TO BE GUARDED All Protection Units to Be Con v solidated. FOUR COMPANIES PROPOSED iConcluded on Paxe 3. Column WISCONSIN'S TERRIBLE PLIGHT. - ! ' am-amaa-----a-mi . f I TEXAS TO GET E. 0. SIECKE Deputy State Forester Accepts Of fer From South. SALEM, Or., March 20. E. O. Siecfce, Deputy State Forester for Oregon for the past eight years, has resigned and has accepted the office of State Forest er for Texas. The resignation was submitted to State Forester Elliott in a message from Mr. Sieckc, who is now at Bryan, Tex. He explained that the Spring fire season is now beginning in the Texas forests, making it necessary for him to enter upon his duties at once. Portland to Be Headquarters and Men Distributed So as to Assure Protection of Shipyards and Other Necessary Industries. . SALEM, Or., March 20. (Special.) The Emergency Board today author ized the creation of a deficiency in the sum of $250,000 for the purpose of carrying on the work of protection oi shipyards and other Industries en gaged in war work. It is the intention in making the appropriation that all protection and guard units be co-ordinated in one cemented and mobile force, as nearly as those object can be attained, and it is left to the general staff and the State Council of Defense to work out r . Commander Wyatt Indicted. HALIFAX March 20. Commander Wyatt. R. N-, chief examining officer of this port at the time of the g'eat explosion in December, was indicted today by the grand jury on a charge of manslaughter. The bill was found notwithstanding instructions to the jury yesterday by Justice Russell that there was nothing in the evidence to justify an indictment. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS s - The Weather. TESTERDAVR Maximum temperature, 56 degrees; minimum, 44 degree. TODAY'S Fair; gentle southwesterly winds. War. l Secretarv Baker gets into closer touch with real war conalllons' on f rench rront. Page 1. French repulse Germans in Lorraine. Page 2. Allied shipping losses placed at 2.300.000 tons from Deglnnung oi war 10 cnu oi year lull, .fuse s- Foreign. Petrograd reports three high Bolshevik! of ficials mysteriously murdered, rage Uprising in BJuchltan is put down by Bnusa lorces. rage 2. Gerard find no spirit of revenge harbored by Spanish people againat umted States. rage 4. Food democracy is only a theory in Ger many, says Cyril Brown. Page 5. National. Million tons of Dutch shipping taken over by United States and England. Page 1 War Department opposes letting soldiers in France vote. Page 6. BUI giving Vt'ilEon right to commandeer private property proposed Page 1. 4 Domestic Lenroot apparently winner over La Follette candidate for Senate in- Wisconsin. Page 1 New Jersey Democrats told parties of today need new Ideals. - Page 3. Suspected spies held guiltless, but will be deported, nevertheless. Page lo. Sports. Walter McCredle praises work of Portland recruit in training camp. Page 12. Portland boxers show up well at Seattle smoker. Page 12. Smoker card for March 27 promises to be good. Page 13. Schoola in rumpus over wrestling match at Kugene. Page 13. : 1 Sommers to go East after bout with Farmer. Pag 12. . . Pacific Northwest. Stat Emergency Board votes $250,000 for defense purposes. Page 1. Klamath County Court authorises building of new Courthouse. Page 1. - Logan and Fred Blllingsley, convicted of conspiracy, reappear in Seattle. Page 4. Lane County vigilantes Htart on "tar and feather" excursion. Page 1. Governor Wlthycombe announces candidacy for re-election. Page 7. Crusade against I. V- W. In Idaho goes steadily on. Page t. Commercial and Marine. I Merchants'-Exchange opposed to change In wheat standards. Page 19. Chicago grains lower owing to embarg on shipments eastward. Page lit. Heavy dealings on liberty bonds at higher price. Page 19. First ship built here for French government Is launched. Page lo. Portland and Vicinity. Deputy District Attorney Hammersley pre sides m divorce court, page lit "Captain" Hardy postpones return from Japan. Page II. Colonel Leader ebarms audience with tales of war. Page o. Initiative measure proposes to create addi tional taxes. Page 14. Forty-five members of Baee Hospital Unit 46 report first day. page ll. Workers "in Salvation Army drive to meet at Portland Hotel tonsy. pag l. I Oregon delegation In Congress promises re- 'lief to rtirymen. Page 14. the? details. It is probable that a state police or constabulary will be organ ised, or an organization to follow as closely along those lines as the mili tary laws of the state will permit. It Is also understood that the force, which is to be made up of a minimum of 200 effective men, with officers, will be dis tributed about the state. Headquarters of the organiaafion will be in Portland, with some of the men in Eastern Oregon, some in Coos County and some in the Lower Colum bia River country, including Astoria. Four Companies Pi-aposed. The organization is to be composed of four companies, of 50 men each, with the necessary officers added. In cluded will be a battery of motorcycles. The Council of Defense had recom mended the use of 60 horses for a troop. . with three companies of guards, and a detachment of 15 motorcycles, but the board decided to recommcn-i that the 'horses be eliminated as far as pos sible and motorcycles substituted in their stead. A full board was present, including Governor Withycombe, Secretary Ol- cott. State Treasurer Kay, .President Moser, of the Senate; Speaker Stan field, of the House: Chairman Stanfield. of the House ways and means commit tee, and. Chairman Wood, of the Sen ate ways and means committee. In addition Mayor Baker and Chief of Po lice Johnson, of Portland, and John K. Kollock, secretary of the Council of Defense, and Adjutant-General Will iams appeared before tne board. It developed at the meeting that the State Council of Defense has under course of preparation a bill to be sub mitted to the people by initiative at the general election in November which will provide for a light millage tax to meet military exigencies and cover the work of the council as well. Refer ence to this bill came up when State Treasurer Kay called attention to the fact that the 6 per cent limitation amendment is apt to put the next Leg islature in a hole, with the deficiency appropriations piling up the great ad ditional cost of all state expense and the necessary greatly augmented ap propriations for state institutions caused by the increased price of com modities. Relief Purpose of Bill. Mr. Stanfield and Mr. Kollock declared that the Council of Defense had jutt such an emergency in mind in prepar ing the bill for submission to the peo ple, holding that passage of .that bill would relieve the Legislature of the heavy burden of military cost and the money so saved could be diverted Into other channels. Mayor Baker, of Portland, suggested Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.) THE GARDEN BOOK IS FREE. Every good American who- has '''the use of a piece of ground, ', large or small, will plant a veg ' etable garden this Spring. The Kation can raise enough ' food in this way to help out mightily in meeting the short 1 age that the demands of our allies and our armies must bring. The Department of Agriculture has just published a new book for the guidance of the home gardener. The Oregontan will send you a copy of this book free. Read it over carefully before you plan-and plant your garden. Keep it by you all through the season and you will get results. - , Let us make the garden cam paign of 1918 even bigger than last' year's campaign. Food is a vital factor in the military situa tion. Enthusiasm plus science I wins. J Send for the Garden Book to- 3ay. Write to The Portland Ore- gonlan Information Bureau, Fred- I eric J. Haskln, director. Wash- ington, D. C, enclosing a 2-cent stamp for return postage. Ask for the Garden Book. . "'port. lp.t er-aat. Pare t5.