TIIE MORNING OREGONTAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1918..
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REPORTED ATTACK
IE PUZZLES
Walla Walla Woman Says She
Was Forced to Swallow
i Poisoned Capsules.
FINGER PRINTS ON THROAT
Hatband ot Girl-Bride Recently
Made Defendant In Breach of
Promise- Action for $33,000.
Poticw Are Without Clew.
TTALLA "WALLA. Wash.. April I
peclal.) Police tonight have found
no clew In the cue or Jlrs. .nsaDein
Tavlor. bride of Brooke A- Taylor.
who uri she wee attacked by three
strange net who choked her to acon
dltlon of seml-unconsclousness and
then forced her to ew allow a capeule
containing; poison. Se le In a local hos
pltal In a eerloue condition.
Her husband waa sued for alleged
breach of promise by Blanche Mone
ran about a week, ago. 115.009 belnr
asked. This eult. It Is said, has Im
paired airs. Taylor's health to the ex
tent of a narrow breakdown. The
death of an aunt, her only relative In
thle country, also added to the serloua
nm of her condition.
Mr. Taylor baa been unable to ex
plain the report of the three s trance
men entering- his home and choking- his
wife. Officers expressed the opinion
tonight that It was possible ehe had
told of the attack while suffering from
extreme nervousness. There are finger
prints on her throat, however, aa
though she had been choked and this
has puzsled the officers.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, a young woman
and Lawrence Christiansen baa been
seated In the parlor of the Taylor home.
21 Whitman street, shortly atter mm
night this morning, and Mrs. Taylor
went nDstalra. The others Heard sounds
of a struggle and hurried to the tipper
floor, where Mrs. Taylor waa round on
the floor. No other persons were seen
and none were heard to make their
acane. though the windows were open.
Several days ago the Taylors turned
ever to the police two letters written
to Mrs. Taylor, neither signed, and both
asking her to meet the writer in the
tlty rark to learn something regara
ing her husband. One aald If she re
sponded she would find out things
about him "and then you won t think
he is so nice." The other contained
the words: "Last warning." and asked
the appointment.
Mr. Taylor denied reports of at
tempted suicide.
-I have been farming 2000 acres of
land." he said, "but I expect to give
It up and devote my time to running
down thin affair."
Mrs. Taylor was. until April S. Miss
Gertrude von Schoefhoven. Last week
her husband was sued by Blanche
Monegan. who claims that Mr. Taylor
had promised to marry her in 1914,
and had repeated the promise since
that time.
YOUNG FUNERAL IS TODAY
Chinese Girl, Daughter of IMonecr,
to Be Bnrled at Itlverrlew.
Rose Toons. Chinese. years of age,
pupil at Couch School and the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Young Tee. of 104
North Broadway, died April 18. at the
home of her parents. Mr. Toung Tee
li a pioneer of Oregon. havng come to
this state 47 years ago. He was fore
man at the Megler Cannery, Br.okfield,
Wash, for 34 years.
The funeral will be held today from
the parlors of Dunning McEntee,
at 1 o'clock, nnder the auspices of the
Chinese Baptist Mission. Interment
will be at Rlvervlew Cemetery.
Mr. Toung Tee Is heart-broken over
the loss of bis daughter and since her
death has been visiting the body at
the undertaking parlors every two or
three hours.
MAYOR GOES TO SEATTLE
City Executive to Attend Conference
on Social Dlseae Problem.
Mayor Baker passed through the city
yesterday en route from Tillamook,
where he spent Sunday, to Seattle,
where he has gone to attend a con
ference of all Mayors and City Attor
neys of Washington cities on the sub
ject ot meeting the social disease prob
lem as It relates to soldiers and men
of military age.
Mayor Baker was especially Invited
to the Seattle meeting because of the
work Portland already has dona In
stamping out disease by gathering up
diseased women and putting them In
a detention home for treatment and
also because of the actlvitlea in meet
ing the problem In other ways.
MRS. DEAN LAID TO REST
Funeral Service Held Yesterday,
Dr. Stansfleld Officiating.
Funeral cervices for CTarrissa A.
Dean were held yesterday afternoon
from the chapel of J. P. Flnley A Son.
with Rev. Joshua Stansfleld. pastor of
the First Methodist Episcopal Church,
officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hamilton sang
"Some Blessed Day" and "Uod Be With
You." The pallbearers were B. B. Le
Blond. 8. 11. Irwin, A. Reed and "W. W.
Lyon.
Mrs. Dean Is survived by her hus
band. "William A. Dean, and three eons,
Lee and Ray Dean, of this city, and
Don Dean, of the I'nited States Ma
rines. 318TH ENGINEERS LEAVE
Many -Men In Next Draft Will Be
Sent to Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. Wash . April SS. (Spe
claLr The lltth Engineers, who have
hn stationed at Vancouver Barracks,
have left for parts unknown, making
room for the f 04th Engineers, to be or
ganised here with Colonel Schula In
command. During their etay here
many of the men and officers became
well acquainted in Vancouver - and
Tort land.
In the next draft quite a number of
men from Washington will be sent
here Instead of to Camp Lewis.
A. B. FRAME TO FIGHT
Copper Company Ofricrr Will Op
pose Kxtradltion.
Rierirf Joseph F. Toung. who ar
rived from Prescott. 'Ana yesterday,
awora to an Information, charfiing A,
R
R. Frame, president-treasnrer of the
Jerome-Portland Copper Mining Com
pany, with perjury In connection
with, a statement submitted to the
Corporation Commissioner of Arizona
regarding affairs of the company.
At 1C:30 o'clock this morning a hear
Ing will be held before Governor
Wlthycombo at Salem, when Sheriff
Young will attempt to abow cause
why Frame should be .extradited to
Arizona to meet the perjury charge.
Arthur I. Moulton. attorney for
Flame, said yesterday that his cllen
had been made the victim of dls
gruntled stockholders In the company
and that they had trumped up charges
against him in order to proceed against
him In the fight for extradition. He
said that Frame had no Indictment
banging over his head and In no sense
wss a fugitive from Justice.
Frame was arrested about 10 daya
ago on Information telegraphed to
Chief of Police Johnson, charging him
with perjury and also with embezzle
ment. The Arizona officers allege
that Frame, besides swearing falsely to
the Corporation Commissioner, ap
propriated stock In the company be
longing to several stockholders.
DRAFTEES TO GO MAY 3
HE.T CALLED TT7TDER ORDER '0. 18
TO BE 7COTTFTED SOOX.
CssNBttst B Beat te Fart Me.
Dwe4L CaL, Trala Pre. 13, at
seataero Pacific.
Entralnment of Inducted men to be
sent by Multnomah County draft boards
to Fort McDowell. CaL. will take place
on May . at 1:46 P. M. In a message
received late yesterday by Captain J.
E. Culllson from the railway committee
in charge of routings. It was announced
that the local men are to be taken
south on train No. 13. of the Southern
Pacific
Prior to arrival of the Instructions
from Chicago, local draft officials bad
been In Ignorance of the time they
should set for Induction of the ellglbles
under special call No. lTt, the latest
Issued. Most of the boards which have
sent notices to those selected have
asked them to report on May L this
being the earliest date on which In
duction might take place. The indue
tlon forms will now be sent all those
picked for Fort McDowell, appointing
some time during the day of May z
tor the procedure, as It Is not permit
ted to induct the men mora than a
few hours in advance of the entrain'
ment time.
Board No. 10 yesterday announced
the names of registrants selected un
der call No. 17 as follows:
Hob art Walter Mond. San Gabriel,
Cal.: Krwin Albert Stokes, 11 West
Kllpatrick street: Kiel Louis Nielsen,
643 Hoyt street; John Svoea, 1214 South
Ivanhoe street: Wallace Duncan. 181
West Kllpatrick street; Luther Neal
Olsen. 1T3C Derby street; Harry M.
Muller. 117 Graham avenue: Joseph Ed
ward KolanU 191 Irwin street.
COOS BOARD SELECTS 39
Registered Men Named for Camp
Lewis and Fort McDowell.
MAR3HFIELD. Or.. April 23. (Spe
cial.) The Coos County military board
has named 10 men for the two new
drafts. The board has listed 11 ellgl
bles, believing the extra number will
provide for exemptions and for those
who are now In service.
Those who will go to Camp Lewie
are Clifford D. Hydaon, Irvla C Oow,
George F. Fox, Harry IL Holverstott,
Lars T. Llndberg, Charles A. Williams,
Charles Mattler, Ellis Bargls,' William
T. NelL Thomas C Macy, Orvll A.
Knight. Andrew A. Ochiltree, Ueorge
M. Carr, James Weidner, John N. De
mlos, Lester O. Norton, James E. Cow
an. David C. Avery, E. H. Harris, . G.
Ekblad. Simon Simonson, J. Ross
Thomas, Thomas H. Benham, A. Lane-
gan, James A. Davis, John Harris, Ar
tour F. Coleman, William Rogers, Asa
W. Lewis and Ernest C Lloyd. The 10
for the second draft Include Wayne
Epperson, Allen T. Roberts, Edgar P.
Blundell, Clarence M. Billings. Carl Iver
Back. Robert Slgtsmondl, Percy L.
Roundtree and Charles G. Colson, who
go to Fort McDowell. CaL
BLYTH HEREJJN FURLOUGH
Lieutenant "Gassed' In France Is
Visiting; Portland Friends.
After two years and nine months of
active service In France. Lieutenant R-
A. Blyth. formerly of Oswego. Or, hai
returned to Portland on a short fur
lough. Lieutenant Blyth waa "gassed"
on one occasion and suffered consld
erably from concussion. He was al
lowed to return to this country for a
short time until his health Is bettered.
Although aa American citizen. Lieu
tenant Blyth was born in England. He
served two years In South Africa
during the Boer war and when the
world war started went to Canada and
enlisted.
Lieutenant Blyth was formerly a
sergeant of troop A, Oregon cavalry.
of which organization he was a charter
member. .
During his short visit to Oregon be
fore he returns to France Lieutenant
Blyth will be at the home of Mrs. F.
Morey at Oewego.
FLOOR WALKER IS HELD
Charles Snyder' Case to Be Investi
gated by Grand Jury.
Charles Snyder, floor walker, who
was arrested Saturday on complaint of
Meier at Frank Co. on a charge of
larceny, waa bound over to the grand
jury yesterday by Municipal Judge
Rossman. Ball was fixed at 11500. In
default of which Snyder la being held
in custody.
Mrs. C H. Harover. who was arrested
also on Saturday, charged with recelv-
ng stolen property, will have a pre
liminary hearinr this morning. It Is
said that Snyder had given her much
costly wearing apparel from time to
time, which. It Is alleged, was stolen
from the department store.
Officials of the company say the
value ot men'a wearing apparel' and
women's finery alleged to have been
stolen by Snyder totals more than
:ooo.
CIDER IS HELD TOO LONG
Antone Solcr, Who Dispenses Soft
Drinks, Is Fined $25.
Antone Soler. who dispenses a va
riety of soft beverages at Sixth and
Burnslde streets, bad a quantity of
cider a little too long In his possession.
It became "hard." but Mr. Soler de
cided It waa still salable. He was
not mistaken, for two or three patrons
developed a fondness for the once soft
beverage.
Police Bergant Oelsnar and Patrol
man Schulpius In due course made an
Investigation and their suspicions were
confirmed when they found a man who
said he had drank five glasses of the
cider and whose unsteady gait con
firmed his statement.
Soler was haled into Municipal Conrt
and fined : for violating the prohi
bition, Ja w, . .
PORTLAND HOLDS
WORLD'S RECORD
Steel Steamship of 8800 Tons
Completed Ready for Cargo
In 83 Working Days.
QUICKER TIME IS PROMISED
Skinner A Eddy, of Seattle, Likely
to Cut Time Down to 75 Days
and Local Corporation Will
Try to Better That.
Portland has oompleted a steel
steamship, 8800 tone deadweight, in 83
working days and holds the world's
record, the vessel being the West
grove, which leaves the dock of the
Columbia River Shipbuilding Corpora
tlon at 8:30 o'clock this morning to
go to a berth to load a ballast cargo
for her trial trip.
The keel of the vessel was started
January IS and the hull launched
March 27, and last night James Mc
Ktnlay. general manager ot the plant.
said the time was 11 days. That low-
era the best previous time by 10 days.
SKinner ot Eddy, of Seattle, having
finished a ship of the same size In S3
daya However, the hull of the steam
er Llanga waa launched at the Skinner
A Eddy yard .Saturday after IB working
days had been spent on the task, and
It is promised not more than 20 days
win be required in which to complete
her.
But Portland has turned the trick
and Is prepared to make further at
tempts for records. Yet. If the place
of honor Is lost tomorrow there will be
no compunctions.' for It Is felt among
the steel workers that they have shown
they can set a pace and point to the
i act clipping 10 days from toe.- best
time Skinner A Eddy had made is
worth considering. No yard on the
Pacific Coast had been given more
widespread credit for speedy construc
tion than the 6eattle organization
prevloua to the Columbia River Ship
building Corporations being ushered
to the fore with the 61-day hull record.
Then Portland has the record lor
the fastest wooden ship construction,
which wss gained by the Grant Smith
Porter Ship Company Saturday night.
when the hull of the Wakan waa float
ed. An official message to the Wash
ington headquarters of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation Is that the work was
done in 63 working days. The first In
formation given out was that no work
was performed Sundays or holidays, but
It transpires the force labored Wash
ington's birthday. The keel was laid
February 19. and subtracting 19 days
from 2 8 days In the month leaves nine
days, one of which was Sunday, so the
working days are placed at eight. There
were 26 working days In March and 18
In April, or a total of 12 days.
BOARD OF ARBITRATION" SITS.
s
First Proceedings Start In Connection
With Wage Demands.
Initial sessions of a board of arbitra
tion named to take up the matter of
increased wages asked by longshore
men were conducted yesterday, and no
conclusions were reached by the mem
bers to be given out. On the board
are Captain George n. shoemaker.
quartermaster corps, U. 8. A., chairman;
Robert Shaw, of the Hammond Lum
ber Company, at Astoria, and William
Olson, of union No. 6. the latter rep
resenting the longshoremen.
The longshore workers have asked
that IS cents an hour be paid as
straight time instead of 65 cents, and
that the overtime scale be 11.25 an
hour instead of 11. Several vessels
are being laded on the river for pri
vate account at the higher scale, and
Government ships receiving cargo are
paying the lower rate, that concession
having been made by the longshore
men until the matter Is passed on by
the board. On vessels that were worked
Sunday under the high scale the men
were paid $12.50 for 10 hours.
ENGINES FOR SHIPS BIGGER
Steel Vessels to Have 3000-Horse-
power Turbine Machines Soon.
More power is to be given some of the
8800-ton ateel steamers building for the
Government and the first of the fleet
under way here to be changed is Hull
No. 14, at the Northwest Steel Com
pany's plant, which Is to be named
Western Comet. The turbine engines
now being Installed are of 2500-horse-power
and the Western Comet's will be
of SOOO-horeepower. The Curtis type of
engine is going in the ships there at
present and the more powerful ones at
the start will be of the DeLaval design.
As the Western Chief, launched Satur
day, was Hull No. 10. No. 14 will be
ready in a few weeks.
The first vessel to be laid down actu
ally ordered by the Emergency Fleet
Corporation at that plant, will be under
way tn June. At present the company
working on ships ordered by other
Interests and which the American Gov
ernment requisitioned soon after the
declaration of
FIRE MARSHAL IS APPOINTED.
Edward Campbell Selected for Oregon
District Shipyards.
Edward Campbell, assistant fire
marshall of the city of Portland, was
yesterdsy appointed supervising fire
marshal of the shipyards of the Ore
gon district by Lloyd J. Wentworth,
district officer of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, and entered on his duties
immediately, in connection wlththe
fire protection programme, Mr. Went-
worth Includes the steel shipyards as
wall as the wooden plants in his cone,
so air. Campbell will have all of those
n the liver and one on Tillamook Bay.
The plan is to have the new marshal.
nspect and-check all fire apparatus
now In use. supervise the Installation
of new equipment and assist in the
formation ot fire companies in everv
yard. The approach of the dry period
la expected to Increase the fire hazard.
PORTLAND TATEXT APPROVED.
Captain Bulger Finds Good In Re
leasing- Hook for lifeboats.
Irving Corser, employed by the Pa
cific Lifeboat Company, realized an
ambition yesterday when the Corser
one-man releasing hook, patented by
him. waa approved by Captain John
K- Bulger, supervising Inspector of the
Western district of the United States
Steamvessel Inspection Service, after
witnessing Its demonstration aboard
the liner Rose city. Tne aevice is a
rod extending through the lifeboat, so
adjusted that one end of the boat
cannot be" released without the other.
By means of the gear one person can
release a lifeboat after it is lowered
from the aide of a vessel, thereby add
ing to the chances of the boat getting
way without being swamped should
a heavy sea be running. The patent
IV 111 be, bandied, by. tba r&ctfjo toat
A Fishing Company, in which some of
those interested in the Pacific Lifeboat
Company hold stock.
Officials Talk to Shlpworkers. .
Due today from Fuget Sound are
Colonel R. Thord Gray, ot the British
army, who is assisting In the work of
the National service section of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, and A.
R. Parkhurst, secretary of that depart
ment, who are to arrive in company
with Captain J. F. Blain. district offi
cer of the steel construction division of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
They are to address the men of all
shipyards on the war situation and tell
of things being accomplished and what
must be undertaken to insure the light
ing forces in the field being given the
backing of the entire country.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
COOS BAT. Or.. April 12. (Special.)
Ths gas schooner Tramp arrived at the bar
this evening shortly before 6. from Rogue
River and crossed soon afterwards. 6he
comes for cannery supplies for ths Macleay
cannery.
After remaining In port for several days,
awaiting a favorable seasen at the bar for
ailing, the gas schooner Rustler departed
last evening lor Rogue River, carrying gen
eral freight and supplies for the Wedder
burn cannery.
With lumber from the Bay Park sawmill,
and a fair list of passengers, tne steam
schooner G. C. Llndauer departed for San
Franclsoo last night at 8:15.
Sailing last night at 8:40. In tow of ths
tag Samson, the barge Johanna Smith ear
ned a million and a halt feet of lumber
from the Smith mills.
Barge 13, transporting lumber for the
Smith company. Is loading today at the Slec-
trio aocic
Government workmen who are entrusted
with fittings for steering, gear on Emer
gency Fleet ships, aro busy putting ths fin
ishing touches on the Cooe Bay, the first
vessel the Coos Bay Shipbuilding Company
will launch. The work Is expected to be fin
ished In season for launching some day this
week. Helen Adelsperger. the tiny daughter
of President A. E. Adelsperger. of ths com
pany, will christen the Coos Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. April 12. (Soe-
clal.) Although the Norwegian motorshlp
Brazil was moored at the Matson dock three
days ago Pore Captain Saunders hss made
no move to load and dispatch ths vessel to
Honolulu. This Is due to the fact that the
Norwegian owners have not signed a re
lease and until this Is done nothina- can be
movea. in tne meantime, with vessels
a premium, the big motorshlp is lying Idle
and hundreds ot dollars are being lost every
day.
Exbsustlva tests to determine the effect
of strain on steel reinforcements and the re.
ult of wave pressure, vibration and other
difficulties, will be made by the United
States Shipping Board when the concrete
steamer Faith undergoes a trial trip shortly
alter May 1.
According to advices received from wash
lngton today, a committee will leave for
California accompanied by w. Leslie Comyn,
president of the San Francisco Shipbuilding
Company, and win be here In about 10 daya
The Faith Is now having ths machinery and
deck equipment Installed and every effort
will be made to have everytning in ream
ness within two weeks. It is believed that
the construction of other "stone" ships may
be delayed until the Faith has been thor
ouchlr tested.
Several millions of dollars worth of mer
chandise was brought to San Francisco to
day on the liner Siberia Ma.ru. chief of
which were tin and silk. There were 13.042
ingots of the former, valued at nearly
tl. 600.000. and of silk there were 2 OS 8 bales.
worth more taaa si. 000,000.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 22. (Special.) Car
rying a full cargo of lumber from St. Helens
the steam schooner Celllo sailed at 8:10 this
morning for San Pedro. '
The steam schooner Santlam arrives at
6:25 this morning from San Pedro and is to
load lumber at the Hammond mill.
After discharging fuel oil at Astoria and
Portland, the tank steamer Washtenaw
sailed at 8:80 this afternoon for California.
The Emergency Fleet steamer Weatshore
with cargo from Portland, sailed for orders
at 11:50 today.
After discharging fuel oil at Portland, tne
tank steamer Wm. F. Herrin sailed at 4:40
today for California.
Carrying a cargo of lumber from the Ham
mond mill the steam schooner Halco sailed
at 4:50 this afternoon for San Pedro.
SEATTLE. Wash- April 21 (SoeclaLl
The new gasoline schooner wisdom, re
cently built at San Pedro, arrived here to
day and Is to be piaeea in tne log rart
towing service by the Wsshlngton Tug &
Barge Company and the E. K. Worthlngton
timber interests. She was two weeks
route to this port, and some concern was
expressed over her delay, but this was
due to her" Having put in at coos ttay zor
fuel oil. which waa not reported.
The new steamship Bremerton, built by
the Seattle Construction A Drydock Com
pany, will enter commission for the United
States Shipping Board, when she will com
mence loading for an Atlantic port. She
will have her trials, loaded as called for
In her contract. Captain Omar J. Hum
nhrev. her master, assumed Command today.
Captain .lonn f . main touar announcea
the appointment of Captain C. J. O'Brien as
master of the Westboro. Captain J. M. Wal
ters as master of the West Iurfee and Cap-
aln G. Gallis as master of the Western
Wave, the latter being a Portland built
ship. The first named ship Is a Duthie
production. While tne west uurxee is irom
the yards ot Skinner & Eddy. The latter
will be the third Skinner A Eddy vessel com
missioned this month.
The steamer Sue ti. Elmore, formerly on
the Astoria-TiUamook run for a number of
vears. is soon to have her name cnangea
to the Bergen, according to application
made to the Commissioner of Navigation by
Frank P. Dow Co., her new owners.
The steamship Admiral .Nicholson, zorm
erly the steamship Northland, sails on her
first voyage for tne Aamirai line wmor
row. She will have practically the same
crew, including Captain A. Malmsteen. who
were aboard her at the time she was suna
at Kake about eight months ago.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. April 22. (Special.)
The steamer Bvea arrived at 8 A. M. and
is loading at Wilson Brothers mill.
Marine Notes,
remain "Del" Shaver, of the Shaver
Transportation Company, reported at the of
fice yesterday, after having been coniinea
t home for two weeks.
One suggestion made on the waterfront
te offset the shortage of deckhands is that
negroes be Imported from the Mississippi
Klver. Wages here today are 660 a month
and board, whereas about two years ago
640 was being paid.
Thomas Barker, representing the Depart
ment of Laeor and who has been on a tour
of Portland shipyards the past week, spoke
yesterday before the men of the Northwest
Steel Company. Ua timed his talk at noon
and had a large audience. He presented in
a forcible manner the need of 100 per cent
efficiency and application of all shipyard
organisations today to provide ships with
whloh to carry on successfully the war
transportation requirements.
To complete a fill at the new steel ship
yard ot the O. M. Standlfer Construction
Corporation and make a small fill on ad
joining land that Is to be paid for by the
Port of Vancouver In the interest or the
new plant of the American Can Company,
the Port of Portland dredge Tualatin will
leave the drydock for Vancouver today.
The Port of Portland tug Wallule will
proceed to Grays Harbor tomorrow to tow
the auxiliary schooner Carmen to sea.
United States Steamvessel Inspectors Ed
wards and Wynn yesterday Inspected the
steamer Roamer and continued the inspec
tion of the new steamer W eat grove, while
today the new motorshlp Mount 8hasta will
start her inspection and the steamer But
terfly will be Inspected.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, April 22. Sailed Steamer
Rose City, for San Francisco and San Pedro.
Arrived Steamer Westgate. from trial trip.
ASTORIA. April 22. Sailed at A. M..
steamer Celllo. for San Francisco and San
Pedro. Arrived at 8:25 A. M-. steamer San
H,ni from San Francisco. Sailed at 4 P.
JkL, steamer Washtenaw, for Port 8aa Luia
SAN FRANCISCO, April 32. Arrived
Sohooner Monterey, in tow of tug Navigator,
from Portland. Arrived at 1 P. M.. steamer
Beaver, from San Pedro, for Portland.
ASTORIA. April SL Sailed at 8:80 P. M..
steamer J. A. Chanslor. for San Franclaoo.
Arrived at 4 and left up at ft P. M.. steamer
HOQUiam. from San Francisco. Arrived at
7 and left up at 8 P. M-. steamer Westgate.
from trial trip.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2i. Sailed at 10
P Vf , steamer KJamath, for San Pedro. Ar
rived at 8 P. sc.. steamer Atlas, towing barge
eg, from Portland.
8E1TTLF. April 22. Departed Steamers
Humboldt, for Southeastern Alaska; Ad
miral Walnwrlght. for Anchorage; schooner
Wawona, for Bristol Bay, In tow of tug
Traveler.
p.W FRANCISCO, April 22. Arrived
Steamers Arctic, from Fort Bragg; Argyll,
from Seattle. SailedSteamer Northland,
for Seattle.
TACOMA. April 22. Arrived Steamer
Yoaemlte, from San Francisco. Departed
steamers Quadra, for British Columbia;
alul woman, for fiaa Francisco. .
PRESIDENT ASKS
GREAT AUTHORITY
Senate Settles Down to Finish
Fight Over Overman Emer
gency War Measure.
"NO COMPROMISEMS CRY
Sponsor of Bill Declares He Will
Oppose Any Amendment and
Feels Confident of Its Passage,
With Votes to Spare.
WASHINGTON, April 22. The Senate
settled down today to a finish fight on
the bill proposing blanket authority for
the President to reorganize Govern
ment agencies in prosecuting the war.
No compromise. ' was tne wora sent
by President Wilson In a letter to Sen
ator Overman, of North Carolina,
sponsor of the measure. Debate was
resumed by supporters of the Adminis
tration, while opponents demanding
epecifio exemption of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and certain
other permanent bureaus from changes
prepared for further efforts to force
amendments.
In his letter to Senator Overman the
President said:
"I thank you with all my heart for
standing by the bill which bears your
name without any compromise ot any
kind."
Overman Confident of Passage.
Senator Overman afterward declared
he would . oppose any amendment of
the pending measure and felt comment
of its passage with votes to spare. He
conceded, however, that the vote on
exempting the Interstate commerce
Commission and possibly other bureaus
from its ecoDe would be very close. A
canvass of the Senate Is In progress.
In today's debate Senators Fletcher,
of Florida, chairman of the commerce
committee, and Shields of Tennessee, a
member of the judiciary committee,
which reported the bill, urged passage
of the measure as a means 01 centraliz
ing authority and speeding up war
operations. They oeciarea wi wio
President Is responsible for the con
duct of the war and should be given
the necessary authority he asks.
Sherman Criticises Bill.
Senator Sherman, of Illinois, Repuo
llcan, criticising the bill, insisted that
what is needed more than additional
powers is "the proper exercse of pow
ers already in existence," and selection
of competent men to exercise such au
thority. Senator Fletcher admitted that there
had been mistakes and delays In war
preparations, but asserted that they
were comparatively negligible, and he
whole record praiseworthy. Both he
and Senator Shields dismissed aa un
worthy of discussion the contention
that the President might abuse the
broad powers given him under the
bill.
' Because President Lincoln is said to
have exceeded his authority to meet
an emergency. Senator Shields said,
was no reason why ample authority
should not belven the executive now.
Chamberlain Measures Sidetracked.
The Overman bill has the sanction
of the President himself and apparently
has sidetracked the two bills previously
Introduced by Senator Chamberlain, of
Oregon, which it was openly charged
at the time of Its Introduction and
not denied was the chief object of the
measure. , -
Senator Charabealain. familiar with
the condnct of the war through the
facilities for information at his hand
as chairman of the committee on mil
itary affairs, realized the necessity for
Improvement, and on January 4 intro
duced hia much-talked-about measure
to create a department of munitions,
the stated purpose being "to increase
and expedite the supply of munitions
of war."
The bill was referred to the Sena
tor's own committee, which, gave It full
consideration for a fortnight and then
reported it favorably with certain im
portant amendments.
Director of Munitions Proposed.
Senator Chamberlain's original Idea
was to create a new executive depart
ment, with a secretary in charge who
would, of course, be a member of the
Cabinet and would take over from the
War and Navy departments everything
which has to do with the manufacture,
transportation and distribution of all
munitions of war.
Objection was raised In the commit
tee, not to the bill Itself, but to the
creation of a new executive' department-
.When the bill was reported to
the Senate, therefore, It was amended
to create, instead of a department, an
"executive acency" in charge of a "di
rector," to be "appointed by the Presi
dent, with the advice and consent of
the Senate."
That there might be no misunder
standing of the powers to be conferred,
a new section was incorporated defin
ing "munitions" as "anything required
to be provided for war purposes," in
cluding "arms, ammunition, warlike
stores or material, and anything re
quired for the equipment or transport
purposes or for or in connection with
the production of munitions."
Contrary to a general opinion, wiaeiy
prevalent, the control of the director
of munitions was in the hands of the
President and also the transfer of offi
cials, clerks, records and funds from
other departments.
Whenever the war ended, the Presi
dent might close the office of director
of munitions at any time he might see
fit, and In any event at the expiration
of a year all Its affairs should be
wound up.
Passage of the bill, as amended, was
recommended.
War Cabinet Proposed.
Three days later Senator Chamber
lain Introduced his bill to create a
war cabinet," to be composed of "three
distinguished citizens of demonstrated
executive ability," to be appointed by
the President, with salaries of 12.000
vear each. This bill was also re
ferred to the Senate military committee
and remains there, unacted upon.
This war cabinet measure was dis
cussed widely by the press of the
Nation and. after two weeks. Senator
Overman, a member of the appropria
tions and judiciary committees and
chairman of the Important committee
on rules, Introduced the bill whloh
bears bis name, conferring additional
powers upon the President. It was re
ferred to the judiciary committee, which
reported it, with amendments, but with
out recommendation.
Careful reading of the measure shows
that Its enactment would give the
President all the powers that were In
tended to be conveyed by the cnamber
laln bill . to the war cabinet and the
director of munitions, without making
any change in existing departments, ex
cept what the President in his judg
ment might deem necessary. No bu
reau may be abolished, however. It is
provided in the amended bill, except
by act of Congress.
BUI Merely War Emergency.
Another amendment provides that the
additional, powers conferred upon the
President shall apply only to the mat
ters' relating to the conduct of the
present war, and after hc war every.-
thlng shall be restored to Its original
status.
The Chamberlain bills seem to have
reached that condition of innocuous
deeuetude described by a former Pres
ident, and the Overman bill, which is
the fender between Senator Chamber
lain and the Administration, would ap
parently, should It become a law, give
the hlef Executive much greater
authority than he already possesses as
commander-in-chief of the Army and
Navy, or through his power of removal
of any member ot his Cabinet at any
time.
BARKER TO JOIN NAVY
Well-Known Master Leaves Portland
on Last Trip Aboard Rose City.
Captain Clyde P. Parker swung the
good ship Rose City into tie stream
from Ainsworth dock for the last time
yesterday afternoon, at least for the
present, as he leaves the liner at ban
Francisco to go on active duty with
the United States Navy, he beingn
officer in the Navy Reserve. He will
be succeeded on the Rose City by
Captain C. Claussen. chief officer, who
has been with the company nine years
and was quartermaster of the vessel
he will now command.
Captain Rankin, for years with the
company and latterly master ot tne
liner Beaver, left the ship on her last
northbound voyage, having Deen
called for service in the Navy. He was
relieved by Captain Tibbetts, chief
officer of the Beaver.
It waa July 21, 1907, the day the
liner Columbia was lost off the Cali
fornia Coast, that Captain Parker en
tered the service Of the San Francisco
& Portland Steamship Company, being
assigned" to the Costa Rica. He was
made the master of the Rose City,
April 8, 1917, relieving; Captain Ran
kin, aa the latter went to the Beaver,
on the retirement of Captain E. W.
Mason.
The Rose City got away yesterday
with a good passenger list and large
cargo. There has been no intimation
of late that the vessels would be
pressed into war service, aa was re
ported several months ago, and be
cause of the need for transportation
facilities on the Coast it is believed
they will be taken only as a last resort-
RECORD IS OFFICIALLY NOTED
Skinner & Eddy Congratulated for
Ship Bntlt in 55 Days.
WASHINGTON, April 22. Congratu
lations on a new ship launching record
went forward from the Shipping Board
today to the men o! the Skinner &
Eddy Company, of Seattle, Wash., who
put overboard the 8800-ton cargo
steamship West Llanga In 65 working
days from the time the keel was laid.
The best previous record, held by the
same yard, was (4 days.
"Our workmen are eo jubilant that
they say we will go one better before
the Summer is over," declared the offi
cial message notifying the board of
the record. s
Shipbuilders to Dance.
Under the direction of the Norwesco
branch of, the Y. M. C. A., an entertain
ment and dance is to be given tonight
at the W. O. W. Hail. East Sixth and
East Alder streets. The branch Is at
the plant of the Northwest Steel Com-
pany'a yard and the affair la for the
employes of that plant.
TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports.
All locations given are si I F. H. yester
day unless otherwise noted.
ADMIRAL DEWEY, Seattle lor San Fran
cisco, 808 miles from Seattle.
CELILO, St. Helena for San Francisco,
off Heceta Head.
' SPOKANE, northbound at Kake, S P. SI..
April 21.
ANYOX. Valdez for Ketchikan, in Prince
William 8ound. 8 P. M.. April 21.
KODIAK, arrived Unalaska, 10 F. it.,
Aorll 21.
WAfAMA, -J miles sou in oz rtortnwesi
Seal Rocks.
NORTHLAND, San Francisco for Seattle,
13S miles north of San Francisco.
JOHANNA SMITH. Cooa Bay for San
Francisco. 22S miles north of San Francisco.
C. A. SMITH, in tow of tug Tyee. San
Francisco for Coos Bay, 124 miles north of
San Francisco.
LYMAN STEWART, San Luis for Van
couver, 442 miles from Vancouver.
PROVIDE.NCIA, San Francisco for Ta
coma, 407 miles south ot Ban Francisco.
Tides at Astoria.
High. I Low.
0:28A.M.... .7.1 feet 6:40 A. M.....0.0 foot
0:26 P. M.....8.3 feetB:40 P. M 2.0 feet
Columbia River Bar Report,
NORTH HEAD, April 22. Condition at
S P. M. Sea, smooth wine, southwest 12
miles.
H00 SING GETSJN TROUBLE
American-Born Chinese Finds TJncle
Sam Has Retentive Memory.
Hoo Sing, employe In the Toung
China grilL had no Idea Uncle Sam
possesses a memory so keen as Is now
proved, else he might have registered
in the draft When registration time
arrived Hoo Sing decided to pose as
83 years old. Had he not, just four
years before, testified in Federal court
that he was 25, all might have been
well.
As things now stand, the Oriental,
who says he was born In Portland,
faces a charge of failure to register,
and he and his friends have $1000 in
cash deposited with the Federal au
thorities. Bond in this sum was given
yesterday when Hoo Sing was haled
before members of the United States
Attorney's force.
EDMUND BOLLACK KILLED
Only Son ot Portland Parents Gives
Iiife for Democracy.
OREGON CITT, Or., April 22. Mr.
and Mrs. Max Bollack, of Portland, re
ceived a cablegram Monday, saying
their only son, Edmond, had been killed
In France In action.
Edmond Bollack was born in Oregon
City, bis parents being former resi
dents here. He was 23 years of age.
Edmond Bollack was the grandson of
Mrs. A. Goldsmith, of this city, and
nephew of the Misses Celia, Bertha and
Zida Goldsmith. Mrs. Robert Asher, ot
Sacramento, is a sister.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANTED A night clerk at the Angela
Hotel. 62S Washington st.
MEETING NOTICES.
WASHINGTON COMMAN
DS RT. NO. 15. K. T. Stated
conclave this (Tuesday) even-
' ing 7:30. All sojourning
Brother Knights invited.
ROBERT MARTTN. Recorder.
IVANHOE! LODGE. NO. 1,
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Reg
ular convention every Tuesday
night. Castle Hall, 11th and Al
der sts. Visiting Knights wel
come. K. IL LANCE.
K. R. S. .
2Sfc
MACCABEES WILL FLAY BOO.
Mt Hood. No. 17, will give another one
of their popular entertainments Wednesday
evening. April 2. In their hall, Alder near
11th. Cards all evening, dance from 10 to
12, Maccabee orchestra; W. S. 8. tor prizes.
Admission IS cents.
ELLISON ENCAMPMENT, No. 1, I. O.
O. F. All members are requested to meet at
I O. O. F. Temple, 2-0 Alder street. Tuesday
at 1:30 P. M. sharp, to attend the funeral of
Patriarch L. C. Khorno. Chaa. Christiansen,
C. P.; R Osvold, Scribe.
EUBLEM Jewelrr buttons, charms, pins,
new designs. Jaeger Broa. 181-3 6th st,
FRIEDLANDER'S tor lodge emblems,
class plaa and medals, 810 Washington at.
AMUSEMENTS.
I TICKET OFFICE SALE I
" I NOW Ol'K.V. I""""
UtTTT TP Broadway at Taylor.
X XUXLulKj Phone Mala X. JL 1122
.NIGHTS TVT . T 1
Begianina;
i. 1 CAl JL 11U1.
SPECIAL PRICE HAT.
SAT.
MAX FI GUI AN
IN THE BRILLIANT FARCE.
Nothing but the Truth
'.'Jon-aSdSEEADOCTOI.
EVE'S 81.50, SI, 78c, BOe. SAT. MAT.
1 to SOeu
BAKER pKvIbS
All Week, Mata Wed., Bat.
Cyril Harcourt's Modern Farce,
"A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS."
From The Little Theater. New York.
Nights, 23c SOc, TSc; Sat. Mat. 25c,
ouc: wea. bargain jtat., xoa only.
Next week "The Dummy."
EDWIN ABDEN: ELIZABETH M. ;
MURRAY
4 Haley Sisters
PERCT BBOXSON WINNIE
BALDWIN
Miss Owen Lewis
BILLIE REEVES I JACK CXTFFOKO
CO. CO.
PS MTSICAX
M. Jix a. STOCK
Mat. dally, 10c only. Nights start 7:30.
(We pay all war tax.)
Dillon A Franks with Company of 29, and
the Popular Rosebud Chorus la
THE PATRIOTS."
It's another bear this week, don't miss lt
Tonight, Country Store.
Thursday. Ladies' Sonvenlr Spoons Free.
Friday, Chorus Girss' Contest,
OANTAGE
& MAT. DAILY 2:30
"SINGER'S BUDGETS."
A m In attire circus.
Six Other Big Acts.
Three Performances Dally. Night Curtain
at 7 and S.
IPPODROME
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday.Wednesday
Minnie Burke
And Four Kings of Jazzcopation
It's a Great Act
7-Niimbers Full of Zip-7
Including
Ethel Clayton
in the Photoplay
'Whims of Society'
Continuous Performances Satur
days and Sundays
Monster Vaudeville Benefit
Professional Headlinera From All
Theaters
Brilliant All-Star Cast
Auspices of
American Committee for
Devastated France
Municipal Auditorium
April 30, at 8:15 P. M.
Seats on Sale at Sherman, Clay at
Co., April 2ath and 27th.
Prices S1.10, 85c, 55c and 30c.
MEETING NOTICES.
ATTENTION.
O. A. R.
The funeral services of our
late Commander L. C. fihorno,
today (Tuesday), April 23, at the
First Methodist Church at 2:Se
P. M. The cortege will leave
his late residence, 633 Montgom
ery street, at 2 P. M., and go te
the church. Twelfth and Taylor
atreets.
All comrades and W. R. C.
members Invited. It is honed a
large number of George Wright Post and
Corps will be In attendance. Interment Rlv
ervlew Cemetery. A. C. SLOAN,
Adjutant of George Wright Post.
LEGIONAIRES Columbia
LEGION. No. 170, LOYAL
Order of Moose. Adjourned
meeting this (Tuesday) eve
ning, April 23, Moose Temple.
Wear your Legion smile.
L. S. KNOWLTON. Sec
ELLISON ENCAMPMENT, No.
1, L O. O. F. Regular meeting
today (Tuesday) at 8 P. M. at L O.
O. F. Temple. 228 Alder street.
Patriarchal degree. Visitors al
ways welcome.
R. OSVOLD, Sorlbs.
SAMARITAN LODGE, No. 2, '
I. O. o. F. The funeral com
mittee Is Instructed, and all
other members are requested to
meet at L O. O. F. TemDle. 220
Alder street, today (Tuesday), at 1:30 P. M.
sharp, to attend the funeral of Brother L. C
Shorno. - JESSE T. JONES, N. G.
R. OSVOLD, Sec.
A. AND A. S. RITE.
MULTNOMAH COUNCIL OF
KADOSH. No. 1 Regular meet
ing In Memorial Hall, Scottish
Rite Cathedral, this evening at
8 o'clock. By order
EMINENT COMMANDER.
PALESTINE LODGE, NO. 141,
. -7, . ..tt. . r eiu.1,1 Mfn.
A r. jvi.i, -
rVf'XW munication this (Tuesday) even
fflV' ing. April 23. 7:30. E. A. de
gree. WWtWWM.-. -" -
station. Ml. Scott car. By or-
der of W. M.
IMPERIAL LODGE, No. 150.
A F. and A. M. opecim com
munication this (Tuesday) eve
ning, April 33, T:30 o'clock.
Work. In E. A. degree. Visitors
welcome. W. P. ANDRUS,
Secretary.
HAWTHORNE LODGE, NO.
Ill A. F. AND A. M. Special
communication this (Tuesday)
evening at 7:30. Work in the
even, degree. vlslUn(. bretbr.n
welcome.. c r MIUjER Sec.
CORINTHIAN CHAPTER. NO.
fit O. E. H. Stated communica
tion this (Tuesday) evening at 8
o'clock. Social. By order ot the
Worthy Matron.
JURA H. OLINES,
. Cecretarji ,
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