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10 THE MORNING OEEGONIAN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1918. CONVICT CHASE IS FULL OF THRILLS Eighteen-Year-Old , Girl Tells How She Captured Men' From Penitentiary. ALL ROADS ARE GUARDED 'We Escaped From Bloodhounds and Deputy Sheriffs and Then Got Caught by Blonde Girl," Convict Explains. northwest alone the North Yamhill River. About 11 o'clock this morning; Frank Brown of the Craigielea stock farm no ticed a suspicious-looking; Individual In Carlton park as he drove into town, where he purchased a copy of The Ore gonlan of Monday, which issue con tained a picture of Thompson, the es caped criminal. On his return to his farm Brown saw the same person, whom he believes to have been Thompson, making his way up the bank of the river under the bridge near the Carlton Consolidated Lumber Company's plant. Brown la nnalflv the man Ik Thomnitfln and rava the alarm, which resulted In the mill-1 tary police being; rushed here this af ternoon in an attempt to trap the man CRUSH WHOLE NATION, IS PLEA Entire People, Not the Kaiser - Alone, Must Be Beaten, Says Major Brandon. .: i & V: y ? - H . - ,,.-. . 4 nfc f i? e;, ... ja Jj? It PORTLAND MAN SENT HOME Dorothy Byrom. Mho Caused the Capture of Three Convicts. Ve escaped from bloodhounds and Deputy Sheriffs and then sot caught by a blonde-headed girl." That was the way in which a gentlemanly con vict. one of the three captured Sunday City road, summed up the experiences I ' or mmseir ana nis two companions. The three men. H. Armstrong. C. D. Jones and James Kelly, all up for bur glary, left the penitentiary July 31, Tf . V- -y . y 4 1 1 1 1 .. 1 V. . ..-it- IT an i o - , rai -uiu kii i use played the heroine, and the detective acted promptly and fearlessly. The story of how the convicts were trapped and how the clever girl played a part would make a motion picture thriller. Yesterday Dorothy Byrom told how she made the spectacular capture. "I I was sweeping the porch Sunday be tween 11:30 and 12 o'clock when three men passed the house." she said. "In stantly I recognized one of the men In June while visiting friends in Salem I sonally known In that section. I had gone through the penitentiary and had seen the man In the middle. Cetnvlct la Recognised. "I told my mother that the man in the middle was a convict. Father and the hired man were out. There were no men near, ao I got the automobile and went down the Boon Fjrry road after the men, taking mother with me. We couldn't find anyone to go with ua after the three who I felt sure were convicts, so mother got out at the W M. Davis home and 1 pretended to atop and fix the car. Mother went in and watched the men. They turned down the Oregon City road and she phoned to people along the line and kept track of the men while I went to Tualatin and finally persuaded Charles Roberta and Don Galbraith to go with me. "They both thought I was on a wild goose chase, but I Insisted that they should come. They were so sure I was Illy they wouldn't even stop to take a gun. We picked up mother and my in the brush lining the bank of the river. Thompson is thought to be making his way for the old pass over the mountains toward the coast. He Is per- ALLEGED FRAUDS BARED CAPTAIN VAUGHAN TELLS HOW HE RECEIVED COMMISSION. Raincoat Manufacturers A erased of Re- daring Amount of Cement in Federal Garments. NEW YORK. Aug. 6. Coincident with the indictments returned by a Federal grand Jury here against 12 manufacturers Involved in Intrepid Engineer, Invalided, Brings Back Warm Testimonial of Ixive Borne Him by Men Whom He L.ed in France. This question of Kalserism is not answered by the thought that doing away with the Kaiser and his clique will end the war and bring about a de sirable peace. No! The entire German nation must be beaten!" Major Herbert A. Brandon, of the Oregon Battalion of the 116th Engi neers, who recently returned to the United States after several months of foreign service, and who is now at his home in this city, brought back the foregoing among other positive opin ions of the Hun. "I never knew what it was to de splse a race." said Major Brandon yes- rday, "until I went over there and saw many of the fruits of German troclty and heard of many, many more. In Europe the Hun is considered beyond the pale of civilization. His pledged word is not to be taken. He is an out cast, a pariah, a madman. Bis; Job Still Ahead. The splendid glow of present victory is with us. But it must be realized that we have a big Job ahead of us yet and that people must not fool them selves Into thinking that the war will be won in a walk or in a day or so. 'The spirit of the American soldiers la marvelous and a tower of strength to our allies. The entrance of America into the conflict will be the salvation of the world!" Major Brandon Is not to return to France. Invalided home, he has been told that his health will not permit the continuance of military duties, and he has been advised, under date of July 30, of his honorable discharge, Striving against this consummation. Major Brandon repeatedly but vainly has offered his services in any ca pacity. Disappointment is Keen. appearance of a dingy old collier, with a crew which was suitably attired, ha said. This ship sailed into the At lantic and finally sighted a German submarine. The decoy turned and ran away but the submarine overhauled her and opened fire. Some of the Ger man shells fell on the decoy's deck and members of the crew were wound ed and killed. The decoy's decks had been set on fire and the magazine exploded, hurl ing one of her guns in the air. The submarine had now swung around in front of the decoy. The captain of the decoy signalled to a man-of-war which had been keeping below the horizon and then unmasked the forward gun and shelled the submarine. One pro- 7 ntLfc2:jM3r..& SP te I at: Sergeant Joneph B. Hnthuway, . Who Telia Shlpvrorkera of War. LOYALTY IS SHOWN ! Men of Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. Hear Speakers. LIFE IN FRANCE IS TOLD trict. up to . August 1. Aberdeen yards provided 13 wooden ships, leading the ntlre Washington district with a total of 48,500 tons. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aur. 5. (Special. V The French schooner Dannemarie, a prod uct of tbe Foundation Company plant at Tacoma. had a auccesaful trial trip on Pucet Sound today, and in a few daya will b turned over to Thorndyke & Trenholma for loading. The news of the Japanese steamship Can Ida Maru waa most welcomed here, aa It probably meana the returning to commis sion of that vessel very aoon. There Is 7000 tons of freight here awaiting ship ment on the vessel, and her losa would hava formed a severe Droblem. since all other ships of tbe fleet are booked full for sev eral voyages. Kllbourne at Clark started work on their new manufacturing plant, which la planned to be the largest wireless electrical manu facturing establishment on the Pacific Coast. Captain 8. A. Kennedy, attached to the wood ship division of the local Shipping Board staff, haa been tranaferred aa in spector at Loa Angeles. Captain Ralph W. McNally haa been named aa his local suc cessor. Addresses Made Under National Service Section of Emergency Fleet Corporation and Ar ranged by C. W. Tebault. Pride expressed at times by F. C. Knapp, president of the Peninsula Ship building Company, In the loyalty of the one of the most aotlve steamship operators hundreds of men tmnlm.d hlh on in. uoasc. nave openea a romano. naaa ,U 1 . . . I M - ' ' v ...... w, v. nave proven in every war arive. was again forcibly Illustrated yester aay, wnen Sergeant Joseph B. Hath way, formerly with the First Machine Gun Company of the Fourth Canadian Battalion, and Dr. I. C. Tremaine. of Marine Notes. Sudden A Chrlstensen. of San Francisco. Commerce build ing and It la understood they will probably hava to do with handling aoroe of the new Government tonnage later. Antolne Iabbe. vice-president of the Wil lamette Iron oe Steel Worka, haa returned after a aojourn at the Coast. As the dredge Tuslatfn la now operating at Jectlle tore away the enemy's conning tower and another hit her in the hull. She sank after the fight had lasted for five hours. The warship which had been keeping out of sight hurried up and rescued the crew of the decoy. New York, were given an ovation fol- I the mouth of the Willamette River, Port of lowing addresses of straiKh t-f rom-the-I Portland officials request masters of vessels shoulder quality that appeared to find I to un,er a alow bell when passing tha ready backing among their hearers. Sergeant Hathaway Is an American. having gone from New York with the Canadian forces and was wounded Sep tember 15, 1916, that being the first day the famed British tanks ' were turned loose on the Huns. He served with the Sixth United States Massa- dlgger, as swells endanger the pipe line. It la asked that not only steamers bound from the Columbia Into the Willamette check thel speed, but those headed down stream follow tho same rule. A Reimann, president of A. O. Anderson as Company, who has been in the East for several weeks, is again at his desk. Plans are complete for the official trial trip of the new steamer Calais tomorrow, A Large Stock of the Following SHIPBUILDING SUPPLIES Always on Hand Vt to 12-inch Steel and genuine Wrought Iron Pipe standard or extra heavy. Malleable, Castiron, Flanged and Screwed Fittings standard or extra heavy. Lunken heimer Valves, Brass and Iron standard or extra heavy. THE GAULD CO. 12th and Everett Sts. Broadway 4301, A 6258. SHOOTING IS MYSTERY TWO PERSONS ARE DEAD AND ONE INJURED IN AFFRAY. Mrs. F. M. Dexter, Wife of Prominent Canova Banker, Staggers From Hotel and Falls Dead. CANOVA, S. D., Aug. 5. Two persons "It Is the greatest disappointment of are dead one Mrs. F. M. Dexter, wife Hhipbuildlng Corporation, where the ahlp has been constructed. She Is of tha Ballin com posite type and the first of the fleet. Tha Calais la of 41500 tons' capacity. Captain C. I. Hooghklrk haa reaumed com mand aboard the steamer I raid a, after hat. ing Dean away from the river lor .a lew C. Z. Delaet baa been signed aa master of the tug 1 .. Thompson, relieving E. A. Hackett. chusetts Volunteer Infantry during the starting from the dock of the Supple-Balttn opanisn-Jimencan war, seeing service in uuba, and later was three years In the Navy, so the depredations of the Huns on the other side drew his serv ices, early in the war. So he told the shipyard workers a few truths yesterday of the life in France, weeks. what a task was bing confronted in spite of encouraging reports and what strenuous efforts must yet be put forth to Insure the Oermans being properly dealt with. For two years and nine months he served with the machine gun organization in France and he left ho doubt that there was real fighting ahead yet. Dr. Tremaine has two sons in the service, the youngest being little more than 17 years and is already bearing a medal as expert rifleman; in fact, his proud father says he shot far in ex cess of the percentage necessary to obtain the rating. "We have about 1,500,000 men abroad now, but only 251,000 of them can be Dlaced on the line, as four me.n ara re- quired in the rear to support each man PORTLAND IAD ELIMINATES MILNE EAST SIDE MILL & LUMBER CO. Lumber Manufacturers Foot of Spokane Avenue Portland, Oregon Tides Tuesday at Astoria. High Water. Low Water. 2:08 A. M 7.3 feetl8:03 A. M 0.9 feet 8:10 P. M 2.0 feet Colombia Hirer Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Aug. 8. Condition of tha bar at s P. M.: Sea. smooth: wind, north west, it miles. PHIL NEER SURPRISES IN SEATTLE PLAY. frauds In Army contracts, Houston Thompson. Assistant United States At' torney-General, made. public tonight a summary of the statements and history sister, Meioa. and tnen started out tne 0f the Incidents" embodied In a confes Oregon City road, watching the tracks sion which he had obtained from Cap of the convicts, made as they had walked along In the deep dust. All of a sudden the tracks stopped. The men had taken to the woods near by. Escapes Drop te Groaad "Just then we saw the men. They recognized 'the blonde head,' they said afterwards, and dropped to the ground. We want on up the road to a place where we could turn; met a threshing crew and among the men was Virgil Weckert. a Deputy Sheriff. Fred Sagart got him a gun. and several of the men went after the convicts. They got them by the old cabin, and on searching them found some applea and files, and later, after taking them to Tualatin, a rasor and some keys. It was then the talkative convict philoso phized. Well, after the girl had completed her little task of rounding up the criminals. she and her mother went back in the car to find Mr. Byrom wondering why his dinner wasn't on the table and what oa earth had become of his wife and daughters. Girl May Claim Reward. "Where have you been, Dorothy?" he asked as she put the car up. "If you don't watch out some of these convicts will be catching you." "Never mind, dad, I just caught three," replied his daughter. And then she told how she did It. At Miss Byrom's suggestion, the cap turing party telegraphed Warden Mur tain Aubrey W. Vaughan. U. S. A., who pleaded guilty last week after his in dictment in connection with the case. Mr. Thompson asserted that Vaughan said he had been commissioned a cap tain in the Quartermaster's Department on recommendation of Lincoln Green, of raincoat I my life." said Major Brandon, in corn- alleged I ment upon this declBlon, but it la tne fortune of war, and 1 make no com plaint-" From 1908 to 1914 Major Brandon was consulting engineer for the O.-w. R. & N. Company, and was in charge of various important projects In this state and elsewhere. He was in pri vate practice at the opening of the war. and left for Camp Greene in com mand of the First Battalion of Oregon Engineers, which joined the 116th En gineers. Literally Major Brandon staked Boston, vice-president of the American I everything to remain In the service, and Rubber Company, which Mr. Thompson described as the raincoat manufactur ing end of the United States Rubber Company." hen Vaughan was transferred from Boston to Washington, said Mr. Thomp son, he had as his immediate superior man formerly connected with the United States Rubber Company. Vaughan s superior, Mr. Thompson continued, had appointed a committee to draw up new specifications for Army raincoats and on the committee were men connected with the American Rub ber Company. Hodgman Rubber Com pany and the C. Kenyon Company, all of which later received large contracts. This committee, Mr. Thompson said. reduced the amount of cement to be used in the new raincoats. This change. it is charged, made the coats less serv iceable. lost the wager, for at Camp Mills he was told that he would be unfit for service unless he submitted to a major operation for acute Intestinal trouble. His wife's consent to the grave under- of a prominent Canova banker, and for mer member of the South Dakota State Legislature, and a third is dying as a result of a mysterious shooting affray in the Royal Hotel here at 7:30 this evening. . ' J. R. Williams, who, with his wife and a 14-year-old boy, arrived by train at 5:45 o'clock and who is alleged to have participated in the shooting, died a few minutes after Mrs. Dexter staggered from the hotel and fell dead In the street, one bullet hitting her in the back and another penetrating an arm. Mrs. Williams is unconscious and It is said she cannot live to tell the story of the shooting. The only other living eyewitness is the boy who arrived with Mr. and Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Dexter, who prior to her mar- at the front. Back of those in France we need nine men in America for every one there and they must be of the same spirit and determination of the man hood that makes up our fighting army. This is my fifth trip across the conti nent and I know that if the word was passed to you I could telegraph Secre tary of War Baker tonight that 0 per cent of the men in the Peninsula yard SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. E. (Special.) were ready to follow me to France, and a Portland youngster, Phil Neer, fur- Paul Steffi n Also Shows Class la De feating Jack Wright Wabransek Beats Stephens in Fast Match. ALBINA ENGINE & MACHINE WORKS INC., Wm. Cornioot, President. STEEL SHIPBUILDERS Plaat aad General Office. Portland, uregoa. taking was finally obtained, and her "age to tne canova oaanr msi iNovem- in NeW I L 1 wbo auuwa H.9 ivi, o. n nuaiuo, 10 vo- iievea to nave Deen tne tormer wiie husband was operated upon York. Further Operation Unsafe. Recovery from the operation was pronounced satisfactory, and Major Brandon was told that he was ready to rejoin his unit overseas. He sailed on February . In France the promise of renewed health proved visionary, and Major Brandon was ordered to ne turn home. Not only had the original operation failed, but subsequent op eration, he was told, would be too dan of the dead man. Williams is believed to have ended his own life after fatally wounding Mrs. Dexter. The bullet penetrated his right temple. Whether Mrs. Williams shot herself or was hit by a bullet from the gun in the hand of Mrs. Dexter's slayer is uncertain tonight. phy, at Salem, that the men were in the capacity output, but despite the great need ror raincoats. Didders witn facili ties for immediate deliveries could not obtain orders. Mr. Thompson said that Vaughan had been offered a position after the war by a representative of the rubber com pany which had received contracts for raincoats. jail at Tualatin. The warden then came to claim his charges and some one began to wonder who should have the reward. "What reward? Dorothy didn't even know there was a reward offered. Her friend and neighbor, 'Pike' Davis, however, thinks she should have that reward and so do scores of others in that part of the world." he says, "and after all. why shouldn't she?" GUARD GAINS 13 RECRUITS gerous to consider. Major Brandon returned to Portland ComDany A Now Leads In Race for v.tB'.5 "1- First Over Top. 7 ..V i . w .. . 1- refrain from all active work and thatiy . iA n ahull ha r,.1 ..tor milltarv service. r meen now reuruno io-oi. msui Letters from Colonel M. L. Walker, paeu ina pnyaicai imuu ivr on- of the 116th Engineers, who has since llstment into company a. uregon been promoted to Brigadier-General. Gtfird, bringing this company to the and from others testify in hearty terms to the affection and esteem with whlc Major Brandon was regarded by his fellow officers. But it is a letter from two non-commissioned officers of the First Battalion, his own command, that Major Brandon prizes most highly. Non-Coma Pay Tribute. We are safe In stating," runs this tribute, "that it will be many days be fore we again serve under a man of facturera presented low bids, but re ceived no contracts, although concerns which filed higher bids found no diffi culty. One company. It was explained, had contracts for more garments than its nlshed the upset of the opening day's play for the Washington state tennis championships today. Pitted against Vancouver's strongest entry, Milne, the Rose City lad eliminated the candidate In a three-set match. 8-6. 6-3. 6-1. The defeat of Milne was a big surprise, as ne was expected to figure in the final rounds. Another Portlander won his match In the junior chamninnahln nanl Paul w. vi. xia.ii 10 Dumuii uettign 10 r icci oieiim Deating Jack Wright in a stren uous match, 10-8, 6-3. that is a conservative estimate." The speakers are in the National Service Section of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and their tour in this dis trict is being arranged by C. W. Tebault, Oregon manager for the organization. NEW SHIP PLANS GO EAST Corporation Officials. Following verbal authority given by Charles Piez, vice-president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, on the occasion of his visit here last month, J. W. Hall, assistant supervisor of wooden ship construction in the Ore gon district, yesterday received tele graphic instructions to proceed to Philadelphia with plans for a 5000-ton all-wooden steamer, which are now be ing finished. The plans were originally gotten out under the direction of Mr. Hall and were discussed between wooden shipbuilders and Mr. Piez, also Director-General Schwab, of the Emer gency Fleet Corporation, with the re- Steffin's team mate, H. Stephens, lost nis iirst match in the Junior event. falling victim to the new Northwest champion. Bob Wabraussk, the Se attle boy. It waa a hard match, how ever, stepnens forcing his rival to a 7-5 set before losing out. The first was 6-2. A girl player from Oregon. Mies Weiss, lost to the California girl, Rob erta Helman, 6-0, 6-2. Paired with Mrs. Purcell, Miss Weles later lost her doubles match to Mrs. Milne and Mrs. Boyd. 6-3. 6-2. There were no other surprises, the favorites winning as was expected. Mayme McDonald, Oregon state cham- sult it was suggested that all builders ion, won two matches, eliminating the The Lars-eat Manufacturers of Light weight Drag Saw In the World. MOTOR WORKS, INC, Engineers, Machinist's, Founders. Mannfactnrer of the Famous VAUGHAN PORTABLE DRAG SAW 475 E. Main St, Portland, Or. We manufacture -jz onipbuilders BOAT SPIKES of the district get together and agree on the design or some, other that all could construct. Mr. Hall probably will leave Sunday. Meetings of the builders resulted in a committee of experts being named and they passed on all suggestions and pro vided for tha final nlan. Mr. TTall'a Kearly experience with wooden vessels DECISIVE VICTORY SOUGHT California girl. Miss Helman, in straight sets. Sam Russell, state champion, had an easy time with G. I Bogolavlensky, winning two love sets. Some good matches are scheduled for tomorrow. BOLTS SHIP RIVETS NORTHWEST STEEL CO. Portland, Oregon ead In the race for first over the top . . , 1 . . J t . . others have joined during the past er fday nd ab.out th ' "ma ,the AMERICAN EFFORT TOLD PRO-GERM A ?f NEWSPAPER TELLS OF YANKEE PART IS WAR. nVflTinW 15 ftlVPM FATHFR such high character, integrity, just w . , , w i . w , n i iii.il , .,.. i, , ,H S. M. Kofi Has Six Sons and Daugh ter in War Service. ness whom we. as well as all others who have served under him, would without a doubt enthusiastically continue to serve to the last, and that is our old friend. Major Herbert A. Brandon, a king among kings." week The recent advance of this company Into extended Army tactics has greatly stimulated recruiting. Members of the company last night voted to hold an other all-day drill at Sellwood Park I next Sunday. Additional recruits are expected to report Thursday night at the Armory, where arrangements will be made to drill them to the point where they may participate In Sundays maneuvers Special officers' examinations will be held on Thursday night preliminary to the filling of two vacancies. Joe Marlines Rlns Says He Will Make His Conatry Know Trnth About the Unites States. WASHINGTON. Aug. . Articles dealing with the magnitude of Amer ican effort In the war are appearing in "A B C." the strongly pro-German newspaper, according to a cable re ceived today by the committee on pub lic Information from its representative at Madrid. The articles are contributed by Joe Martinez Rinz, novelist and literary critic, who Is the first Spanish writer to visit the American front. Rias has declared, says the dispatch, that he will use the full strength of his pen to make his country "know the troth about tha United States." He added: "In 1S8 we suffered a disastrous dis illusionment becauae of our own Ignor ance. It shall not occur again. The future of Spain is bound up with the future of America and this must be recognized." S. M. Roff, who has six sons and a daughter In war service, was given an ovauon wnen ne appnea ror memDer- ( irjr-DTV DnMI"IC AT DAD" ship in the Association of Fathers of LlDCKlT DUNUo A I rAK Soldiers and Sailors at the meeting of LAD HURT IN AUTO IS HELD CONVICT AGAIN SIGHTED BE.WETT THOMPSON BELIEVED TO BE SlRROl.DED NEAR CARLTON. Frank Brown of Cralglelea Stack Faraa Leentea Escape aasi Notifies Military PoU. CARLTON, Or, Aug. 5. .Special.) Bennett Thompson, the convict who es caped from the penitentiary July 29 by sawing the bars which blocked the exit of a stream flowing through the prison yard and under the walla, is believed to be surrounded near here to night by officials and from 15 to 20 men. members of the military police who came here from Portland this af ternoon. Thompson Is supposed to be making for the Tillamook country over tha old trail headed, as he Is, that organization last night Mr. Roff has four sons in the Army and one In the spruce service. His daughter is a Red Cross nurse, and he and a sixth son are employed in a local shipyard. The association authorized resolutions or condolence for li c Smith, a mem ber, on the death of his son, Roland, who was killed in action July 19. Young Woman Swallows Poison. Despondency Is believed to have caused Mrs. F. Balabo. age 18, of 309 Russell street, to attempt to commit suicide last night by swallowing bi chloride of mercury tablets. The young woman was founu unconscious in her room and was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital in a serious con' dition. She arrived in the city Satur day. The whereabouts of her relatives is unknown. Her recovery is expected. Mrs. Thompson Gets f 4000. Mrs. R. H. Thompson received $4000 Instead of $100,000 in the property set tlement following her divorce obtained last week In San Francisco, according to Attorney Clarence H. Gilbert, who rep resented Mr. Thompson in the adjust ment. Mr. Gilbert has just returned from the south. He says that the di vorce grew out of a misunderstanding and that Mrs. Thompson made no ef fort to obtain a large amount of money. Enemy Attacks Repulsed. ROME, Aug. 5. The official state ment fnpm the War Office tonight says: "On Dosso Alto two officers and a few men were captured. Enemy detach ments attempted attacks on Monte Cor no and Rio Freddo. which failed, and we took some prisoners. "An attack of hostile parties was re pulsed at Cornone." Hun Tongue In Schools Banned. OLTMPIA. Wash., Aug. 5 Teaching of the German language In any of the public, private, elementary or high schools of Washington was prohibited by an order Issued today by State Su perintendent Mrs. Josephine Preston. The order followed a request by the State Council of Defense, Quitters Don't Make the Market, De clares McAdoo. MINOT. . N. D.. Aug. 5. "Because some quitter goes to Wall street and sells his liberty bonds at below par, does that make your Investment worth less? No. my fniends. Uncle Sara's bond is still at par." .declared William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, in a 15-minute talk here today. The Secretary, accompanied by Mrs. McAdoo, was en route to Washington from Glacier Park, where b. had spent a brief vacation. Mr. McAdoo urged all to save and buy bonds of the coming loan. RUSS-FINN PEACE PENDING Boy of 1 6 From Haley Station T7n der Suspicion of Stealing Car. Owen Eblen, 16 years old, of Haley station, on the Estaeada line, was badly injured when the machine In which he was riding with two other youths was wrecked in a collision near Rainier yes terday and was taken in custody by the inspectors' bureau upon his arrival last night from Astoria. He is held on sus picion of having assisted in stealing the car. 1 The boy was on a stretcher as a re suit of his injuries, and the police say that the Sheriff of Columbia County should have met the train at St. Helens and taken charge of him. By an over sight he came on to Portland and has been sent to the county hospital. He says his parents reside at Haley. Delegates Open Offices in Berlin to Conclude Treaty. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6. Delegations from the governments of Russia and Finland have opened offices in Berlin for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Russia and Finland, according to advices received here. Dr. William von Stumm, German Un der-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, opened the sittings with a speech In which he said Germany would have rep resentatives In attendance at all ses sions of the conference "in order to as sist the delegates in reaching an agree ment that would be mutually satisfac tory." SHIP HEAD IS SERENADED Grant Smith-Porter Band in Jfew Uniforms. Parades U-Boat Lured to Its Doom by Decoy Craft. Geddea Tells of Strategy That Ac conn ted for One Submarine. LONDON, Aug. S A story of a fight between a British decoy ship and a German submarine was told by Sir Eric Geddes. First Lord of the Admiralty, at a concert held for the American troops. The decoy, known as "850. baa the Parading for the first time In their new uniforms, the band of the Grant Smith-Porter shipyards last night serenaded Eric V. Hauser, vice-president and general manager of the yard, and presented him with one of the uni forms. Mr. ilauser iormeny was a musician, having played different in struments in various bands about 2) years ago. Drum Major P. 5. Jennings made tne presentation for "the band. Following the presentation, a concert was given in the lobby of the Multnomah Hotel, of which Mr. Hauser is part owner. A banquet in the Arcadian room followed the concert. Aged Woman Struck by Car. Mrs. Elizabeth Maker, aged 70. of Sherwood. Or., suffered a broken wrist and was severely shaken up last night when struck and knocked down by a Mount Scott car at Seventy-second street and Foster road. It Is believed she did not hear the approaching car. The injured woman was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital. 3500-ton types began to be talked of as too small he set to work on the 5000- ton ship. The new vessel is to be built of long lengths and large dimension material, so will be turned out only on the Pacific side, owing to lack of such material on the East Coast. MORAINE IX FOR MACHINERY New Vessel Towed From Grays Har bor to Have Gear Fitted Bound to the Grant Smith -Porter Ship Company's plant to have her ma chlnery placed and be fully fitted out the hull of the new steamer Moraine arrived early yesterday from the com pany s Aberdeen yard. The hull was towed the entire distance by the Port of Portland tug Wallula. The Moraine is the fourth of the Grant Smith-Porter fleet to be brought from the Grays Harbor plant for ma chlnery. So extensive are the fitting- out facilities at the St. Johns establish ment that all vessels built there are equipped as well as the Aberdeen ships. The hull of the steamer Wunza, launched at the Columbia City plant of the Sommarstrom Shipbuilding Company July 4. will be shifted from there to the Pacific Marine Iron Works tomorrow. LOSS ON DREDGE ADJUSTED British Minister Defines Ideas Gaining World Peace. of Woodwork to Be Replaced and In sura nee to Be Settled Soon. Part of the damage sustained by the Port of Portland dredge Portland the latter part of July, through fire, has been adjusted between members of the Port Commission and insurance inter ests, and the machine will be shifted from the drydock to the yard of the Portland Shipbuilding Company today so work may start on the reconstruc tion of the house. Machinery damage Is said to be not as extensive as was at first expected, being covered by about $2500. It Is said to be confined principally to the electric light plant, piping, covering on tbe boilers and the like. The partial adjustment enables an earlier start on the rehabilitation of the dredge so she can be returned to her field of labor in about two weeks. SEVENTH SHIP LAUNCHED LONDON, Aug. 5. (British Wireless Service.) Winton Spencer Churchill, tsrttisn minister or munitions. In a let ter defining his ideas as to the condi tions upon which the Germane can se cure peace, says tney are two in num ber: A decisive victory for the allies on the battlefield is the first condition, Mr. Churchill believes, and the second is that of their own free will the Ger man people must break with their military masters. Police Judges Are Lax. DUBLIN, July 20. The police are not getting much help from the magis trates in their campaign to put down cock fighting in Ireland. At Lurgan, when Joshua Leatham, described as the "second" for the Ulster birds In a great match at Kildare, was prosecuted for cruelty to the birds, his case was dis charged on payment of costs. There were 800 or 900 spectators at the cock fight. The police warned the parties to disperse, but as there were only 22 policemen present, they were not suf ficient to stop the proceedings. Kaiser Gets Finnish Decoration. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 5. The North German Gazette, of Berlin, says the German emperor received a Finnish deputation which conferred on him the Finnish liberty cross. The emperor, in his speech, referred to the Finns and Germans as fighting together in the cause of Finnish liberty. Specialty Foundry & Machine Works Iron and Brass Castings OF EVERY Dt:SCKIPTIO.. moulding Machines Used Special Rates on Small Work. Seventh and Belmont, Portland, Or, T. Hendrlcksen D. Vabm . yVv A, . I'bonfl 11 roan- war iul Phone Homo A 1 and North Klmt St.. Cor. Ankeny St. Portland, Or. I Neustadter Bros. Manufacturers of "Boss of the Road" Overalls STANDARD SHIRTS, PORTLAND, OREGON, Read The Oregonlan classified ads. Phonea Marshall 410, A 1410. A. R. POPPLETON ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND REPAIRS. District Agent Century Electric Co.. St. I.onla, Mo. Single and Polyphase Motors. 71 Front St., Portland, Or. Logging Supplies Railroad and Contractors' Equipment "SHAV" LOCOMOTIVES, Stewart Bros. Go. HOFIl'S EQUIPMENT CO. TRIUMPH MACHINERY CO. GenernI Machinery Merchnnts SHIPBUILDERS, ATTENTION! PORTLAND, OR. ELECTRIC STEEL FOUNDRY Wooden Vessel Slides Into Water at Midnight at Aberdeen. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 5. (Spe cial.) The steamer Aiken, 3700 tons, was launched at midnight at the Grant Smith-Porter yards here. This is the seventh Federal ship to be launched at this yard and makes the number equal with the launchings by the Grays Har bor Motorsbip Corporation. Mrs. Jack Heans was sponsor for the Aiken. According to a statement of wooden shipbuilding for the Washington dis- "Bi .saai i- r&Tr. . SHIP AND MACHINERY STEEL, CASTINGS QUALITY. TWENTY-FOURTH AND YORK STREETS. SERVICE, f hemes -Marshall 32G, Home A 1420. Portland, Oregon t