VOL. LYIII. NO. 18,097.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVE3IBER 23, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
EX-CAPTAIN CHARGED
WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
DAVID HATHAWAY ARRESTED
FOR TAKING SOLDIERS' CASH.
DRASTIC PROHIBITION
NAVY'S 1920 STRENGTH
FRAME-UP AGAINST
MEASURE IS DRAFTED
DOUBLE THAT OF 1917
IIOOGIVESOPI
mes BUM
KAISER SPENDS
MUCH TIME IN BED
William Said to Be III With
Influenza.
20 MORE U-BOAT-
AXTI-SALOOX LEAGUERS ASK
TOTAL- NUMBER OF SHIPS TO
RIGID ENFORCEMENT.
BE ABOUT 800.
MOONEY
CHARGED
1
ieed of Money and Rest
Assigned as Cause.
Former Vancouver Spruce Produc
tion. Officer Took $2 000 of
Men's Money, It Is Alleged.
David Hathaway, formerly a Captain
in the Spruce Production Division at
Vancouver Barracks, was arrested last
night by Inspectors Maloney and La
Salle at Third and Pine streets and
locked up in the City Jail, charged with
the embezzlement of J2000. which the
soldiers had placed in his hands to
make payments on liberty loan bonds
when due.
The ex-Captain was taken Into cus
tody by the military police and turned
over to the inspectors. He will face
a Charge of embezzlement in the Fed
eral Court, it is said. The ex-Army
officer, who Is well known In Portland,
was cashiered from the service about
a month ago, say the authorities, De
cause of conduct unbecoming an offi
cer. At the time or his arrest he was
clad in civilian clothes.
The former captain was connected
with the cut-up plant at the mill
previous to his dismissal from the
service.
Captain Hathaway said that he was
formerly from Denver where he had
practiced law, and that his home was
in Michigan. He said that the charges
were a matter of red tape on the part
of the War Department and that the
records have been lost. The ex-Captain
would not say whether or not he had
been married recently, but said that
he had recently Durchased a. home in
ibbs McAdoo, Secretary of the Treas-1 the city.
Rebels Surrender 59 Div
ers to Allies.
1ESIGHATIDN IS ACCEPTED
'reasurership to Be Kept Un
til Successor Named, Rail
Directorship to Jan. 1.
RESIDENT LAUDS SERVICE
L'o Announcement of Who Will
Replace Official Made, but
Speculation Is Rife.
WASHINGTON', Nor. 22. William
FOE BOASTS OF SEA CRIMES
German Officer Says Slaugh
ter of Helpless Justified.
TEUTON DISCIPLINE GONE
Men on Submarines Sullen and No
Respect for Officers Is Shown
Fleet's Surrender Brilliant.
Iry, director-general of railroads and
I'ten discussed as one of the Presi-
ntial possibilities of 1920, has re
ined his office to return to private
Ijsiness.
President Wilson has accepted his
sigTiation.
RIVER TRAFFIC PROPOSED
C. K. Spaulding Would Re-establish
Cortland-Salem Boat Line.
SALEM. Or, Nov. 22. (Special.) C.
Mr- McAdoo will give up posed to business men at a meeting of
lie ireasury portfolio as soon as a the Salem Commercial Club that th
Lccessor has been selected. He wished I boat line between Portland and Salem
lav down his work as director-pen- be "-established by Salem bustnes
1 1 U,, 7,,, 1 i x I "tii, auu unci cu as i euClluii l fiat
I -1 ' . il Tl ?J l i- I
m remain u. we i resiaeni nas not. securing the necessary vessel or ves
ien chosen a successor. Isels be borne by local merchants, each
UDon the Secretary of the Treas- Investing; in a share of the transporta
rer, whoever he may be, will devolve tio" 'ch,em,e- The Kma"" wiu beu
-e : at xt: I " fc
' Ui JiuantuiK uie nnura community s-nprm-
rougn tne transition period ot war to I He also offered the use of a dock
?ace, which probably will include atl8it near the Spaulding mill propertie
on ine river near the center of the city.
River traffic has been closed for sev
eral months after the transportation
company which had been in business
for nearly, half a century closed down
because of lack of patronage.
ast two more liberty loans and pos-
bly a further revision of the system
war tax.
Need of Cash Expressed.
Letters between President Wilson
XfJtlltl R0SEBURG SHIPS TURKEYS
ition, give Mr. McAdoo's reasons for Fully 20,000 Birds Are Sent Ont of
I aving the Cabinet solely as a neces
tty for replenishing his personal for-
:ne and express the President's deep
I'gret at losing his son-in-law from
:s official family.' The following let
rs were made public with the an-
louncement:
Mr. McAdoo's letter of resignation,
Donglas County.
ROSEBURG. Or., Nov. 22. (Special.
Thanksgiving: . turkeys have been
coming to the markets here by auto
loads, and the two principal buyers,
it is said, have taken at least 10,000
birds. At Oakland and points south
as many more have been placed on the
market, and indications are that not
less than 20,000 turkeys are going for
Port
ited November 14, follows
Dear Mr. President: Now that an ward from Douglas County to
Irmistice has been siened and neace land and other places north.
" . .1 FT-1. .-I J . . ...
cn T ot ,;lurfv .a;- x u,ru" Ko aoout li pounai
.ill nf m T Hucir. T r Mtnrn as GAnn aa .
I j ' """" ' aucers range around a j cents per
pound. Culls sold at 28 and 30 cents.
1 Probably $75,000 to $S0,000 has been
circulated among
1918 birds.
growers for their
Affairs Resigns. .
LONDON, Nov. 22. Lord Robert Ce
cil, under Secretary of State for For
eign Affairs,' has resigned. '
The cause of Lord Robert's resigna
tion is declared to be a disagreement
with the government in regard to the
disestablishment of the Welsh Church
Premier Lloyd-George has accepted
bssible to private life.
Cost of Living One Cause.
"I have been conscious for some
f me of the necessity for this step,
jt of course I could not consider it LORD ROBERT CECIL QUITS
I rule tne country was at war. for
most six years I have worked in- British Under Secretary for Foreign
nssantly under the pressure of great
usponsibilities. Their exactions have
Irawn heavily on my strength. The
adequate compensation allowed by I
liw to Cabinet officers (as you know
receive no compensation as director-
ineral of railroads) and the very
Ijrdensome cost of living in Washing-
n have so depleted my personal re-1 the resignation.
-unco uiai "e"i T-OVTVIV Nov. S'.Tnhr, T? Plvn..
i . i f r i x I ' - 1
Iin tne lactS OI me Situation. ,h. British Food Controller, it is un
"I do not wish to -convey the im- derstood. has resigned.
Iression that there is any actual im
lairment of my health, because such EXPRESS REVENUE DIVIDED
not tne lact. as a result oi long
Iverwork I need a reasonable period Government and Company Conclude
' genuine rest to replenish my energy. I -cw Agreement.
( u.u. '""- WSHIRTOV Nov S3 Th. A.M
fixe oi my iamiiy, get oacK to private fan Railway Kxpress Company and the
I fe, to retrieve my personal fortune. Government, it was announced today,
. . j , I have concluded a rew agreement by
. ri.aie ...r nr8i,ra. whlth the expregs company wIil receive
"I cannot secure the required rest3?i per cent of ail express operating
Inr th onnortunitv to look aftr Tnv revenues and the railroads 6014 per
.mv-Marpltt(a1 nrivota affoit nnlaec
" ft"--'. 1 " v- Thi, . ,h nrnnni-tinn linear
t . . , "
am reuevea oi my present responsi- the old contract. Personnel and meth
htiea. I ods of management will remain the
"I am anxious to have mv retire-1 same.
cnt effected with the least possible
iconvenience to yourself and to the GEN. LEE S DAUGHTER D ES
I jbhc service, but it would, I think, be
ise to accept my resignation now as I "ary Curtis Lee, Onty Surviving
lecretary of the Treasury, to become I Child, Succumbs
- . . i l
i.iective upon tne appointment anai Richmond. Va., Nov. 22. Miss Mary
I jallfication of my successor, SO that Cusiis Lee, daughter of General Rob
Ie may have the opportunity and ad-1 rt E- died today er a brief
antage of participating prompUy in -!. T.VlJ P'la "k!
he formulation of policies that should ert e. t- , 19U Miss Lee was th0
overn the future work of the Treas- only surviving child of the great Con
Iry. 1 would suggest tnat my resigna-1 leaeraie cnienain.
ton as director-general of railroads
ccome effective January 1, 1919, or DENVER 'FLU' BAN ON AGAIN
non the appointment of my sue-
ssor. Antl-Influcnza Regulations in Ef-
Service Is Pleasing. feet After 1 1 Days' Freedom.
"I hope you will understand, my DENVER. Nor. 22. Anti-influenza
lear Mr. President, that I will permit regulations prohibiting all public as--..:-
w i. j Iserobly. raised November 11. will go
umiiii, ....i.wuo Into effect in Denver again at 6 o'clock
Hands to iorce my wiinarawai irom tomorrow morning, citv haih ri.
cials announcs4 late .today,
LONDON, Nov. 22. fBritish Wireless
Service.) Twenty more German sub
marines were surrendered to Admiral
Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt off Harwich this
morning. This makes a total of 59
submarines thus far handed over. There
would have been 21 surrendered today,
but one sank during the night.
When the Germans arrived the revO'
lutionary element was noticeable. Some
of the officers had replaced Prussian
eagles on their caps with a red badge
that recognizes authority of the Sailors
and Soldiers' Council. There seemed to
be little discipline among them. To
the officers one shouted: "No officer
no Kaiser."
Sea Murders Defended.
Some of the Germans were anxious
to air such English as they possessed.
One German officer, inclined to be
communicative, attached himself to the
porresnondent and said he worked in
London before the war. He added:
r had an intimation (many of us
had), that we would be wanted In the
Summer of 1914, so 1 went back to
Germany a month or two before war
was declared. I was not in the sub
marine service at first, but volunteered
for it and had a fair share of luck.
You British say it was not fair fight
ing, but we Germans believe that the
end Justifies the means. Then you
complain that we shoot your men while
they are in the water. Why not? 'The
men might be saved and fight us an
other day. We would be fools to let
them go." ,
The crew of one submarine, except
an officer, were Intoxicated.
Fleet Is Congratulated.
After the surrender of the main in
stallment of the German fleet off the
Firth of Forth Thursday, Vice Admiral
Sir David Beatty, commander in chief
of the grand fleet, issued the follow
ing message to the pen of his com
mand :
I wish to express to the flag of
ficers, captains, officers and men of
the grand fleet my congratulations oa
the victory which has been gained over
the sea power of our enemy. The great
ness of this achievement is in no way
lessened by the fact that the final epi
sode did not take the form of a fleet
action. Although deprived of this op
portunity which we had so long and
eagerly awaited of striking the final
blow for the freedom of the world, we
may derive satisfaction from the eingu-
(Concluded on Page 3 Onlumn 1.)
World-Wide Conference Takes Ac
tion Intended Literally to
ParcU Dry Territory.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 22. The drastic
features of a Federal prohibition en
forcement law which dry leaders will
insist on Congress enacting in ca.se the
Federal prohibition amendment is rati
fied by the states, was outlined today
by Wayne B. Wheeler, National coun
sel for the Anti-Saloon League, to state
anti-saloon league superintendents and
dry workers at the conclusion of the
world-wide prohibition conference here.
The provision provides for a prohibi
tion law enforcement commission un
der the collector of internal revenue,
with officers scattered throughout the
Nation.
Near-beer will come under the ban if
the proposed law is enacted. A defini
tion of alcoholic liquors, the sale and
manufacture of which will be prohib
ited, is to mean distilled malt, vinous.
spirituous and alcoholic liquors.. Near
beer, it is said, will be caught both un
der the "malt and alcoholic" stipula
tions. '
No person will be permitted to have
liquor in his possession unless it has
been acquired legally, and to be ac
quired legally it must be obtained un
der special permit. Even alcohol used
for sacramental and medicinal purposes
must be obtained with permits, the
manufacturer, seller and buyer being
on the same plane.
The fine arts must obey the same
rules as to permits and any alcohol
used in them must not be potable.
CASHIER HELD. AS ALIEN
Woman Suspected of Advising Huns
of American Sailings.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22. After Fed
eral authorities had struggled to de
cipher what they described as an un
usual cryptogram code, they today
ordered interned as an alien enemy
Miss Emmy Weidenshopper, cashier of
hotel within a block of a Iloboken,
J., pier from which American
roops embarked for Europe.
She is suspected of having sent for
ward to Germany information, regard
ing transport sailings.
EXILE STILL KING, REPORT
Official Notice of Abdication Is
Yet Wanting.
DUTCH HOSTS ARE UNEASY
Fear Felt of Plot Against.Germany's
New Democracy History Fur
nishes Many Examples.
DISCHARGE ORDER ISSUED
Commanders May Release Men Upon
Proper Showing.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. All Army
commanders were authorized today to
ischarge upon their own application
enlisted men In whose families there
is sickness or other distress, and men
whose services can be spared and who
are urgently needed to resume some
industry or occupation.
Men who enlisted voluntarily before
the war will not be discharged.
VIISSION OFF FOR BALKANS
Red Cross Committee to Reach Naz
areth by Christmas.
ROME, Nov. 21. The special Amer
ican Red Cross mission, appointed to
report on conditions in all countries
where the American Red Cross is work
ing, left for the Balkan States today
after, weeks of investigation and
tudy in Italy.
The mission expects to be at Naz
areth. Palestine, on Christmas day.
LONDON, Nov. 22. William Hohen-
zollern is spending mos of his time in
bed in his retreat at Amerongen castle
because of the illness with which he
was suddenly stricken recently, accord
ing to the Amsterdam correspondent of
the Daily Express. Two officers take
turns in reading novels and newspapers
to the former Emperor. It is under
stood, adds the correspondent, that the
illness is influenza.
LONDON, Nov. 22. The Daily Mail
attributes to a "high official of the
British government," the statement that
William Hohenzollern is still German
Emperor and King of Prussia as far as
the British government is informed,
and apparently is waiting for some
thing to turn up.
Abdication Not Announced.
"The German Government," the of
ficial added, according to the Daily
Mall, "has not made any communication
to the allies or the United States notify
ing us of his abdication. We think it
almost certain that if the abdication oc
curred notification would have been
sent, at least to the United States.
"No abdication document bearing the
Kaiser's signature is in existence as far
as the outside world knows nothing
but the perfunctory statement of Prince
Maximilian in which he used the words
'throu veralcht,' meaning renunciation
of the throne, and not the word 'ab
dankung,' meaning abdication. Wil
helm,' therefore, undoubtedly still re
gards the throne as his and the world
must contemplate the probability that
he expects to, return.
No Extradition Attempted.
"While Holland cannot doubt that the
allies do not relish her affording him
asylum, there has not been as yet any
joint effort of the associated govern
ments to extradite him."
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 22. All the mem
bers of the Hohenzollern dynasty will
leave Germany in the near future, ac
cording to a Frankfort dispatch to the
Rotterdam Courant. Their destination,
it adds, is not yet known.
So far as is known, the only members
of the Hohenzollern dynasty who al
ready have left Germany are William
Hohenzollern, the former Emperor, and
his eldest son, Frederick William, the
former Crown Prince. Both are in Hol
land. There have been conflicting re
Fleet Will Include 21- Dread-
naughts, 350 Destroyers and
112 Patrol Boats.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. America's
naval strength will te aDout twice as
great by 1920 as It was in 1917, the!
year the United States entered the
world war, it was brought out today
before the House naval committee in
considering the 1920 naval appropria
tion bill. The total number of all
ships will be about 800 as compared
with 300 in 1917.
Twenty-four dreadnaughts will be
Included in the fleet. There are now
19. Three hundred and fifty new de
stroyers also will be completed by
that .time.
Rear-Admiral Taylor, chief of the
construction division of the Navy,
enumerating vessels added or to be
added between 1917 and 1920, named
450 submarine chasers, 112 patrol boats,
35 or 40 submarines, 50 mine sweepers,
23 tugs and five dreadnaughts.
The 350 destroyers in 1920 will be
an increase of 250, the Admiral said,
and will be complete in 18 months.
About 1000 vessels are now in the
Navy, including a number of converted
craft which will disappear.
The committee decided to call on Sec
retary Daniels and the general board
of the Navy for a comparative state
ment of the world's navies.
Attention of the committee was
directed o the Eagle boat construction
programme. Admiral Taylor exhibited
a . copy of the contract with the Ford
Motor Company showing that the com
pany receives a fixed profit of $20,000
on each boat. It may also receive one
iourin oi ine amount that is saved
under an estimated cost of J275.000
each.
a aon t Deiieve the boats can be
built at that price," said. Admiral
Taylor.
Case Said to Have Been
, "Made to Order."
EVIDENCE DECLARED TAINTED
u.
S. Labor Official Makes
Sensational Report.
ACCUSED'S 'RIGHTS' URGED
Court Crookedness Charge Said
Involve Important Persons, In
cluding ex-Supreme Justice.
to
HUN TROOPS HATE KAISER
xnoosand holdiers Chase ex-Ruler
to Holland, Says Report.
t,uDON, Nov. 22. From a special
Investigation made in Germany, the
correspondent of the Daily Mail at The
Hague has ascertained there is con
siderable hostility against the pi
emperor and his eldest son. The cor
respondent says after William Hohen
zollern entered Holland 1000 German
soldiers arrived at the frontier and de
manded they be allowed to pursue and
kill him. They were turned back bv
Dutch frontier guards.
The correspondent does not believe
the ex-Emperor could reach Berlin in
safety, no matter what guarantees
might be given. The former Crown
Prince is universally hated also. His
life in Germany, the correspondent de
clares, would not be worth an hour's
purchase. He is under close guard in
Holland for fear of attack.
Concluded on Pago 2. Column 3.)
NEVER SUCH A JONAH OR SUCH HUNGRY WHALES.
CHINA MULTIPLIES QUOTA
War Work Contribution 12 Tlmn
Amount Expected.
PEKIN, Wednesday, Nov. 20. (By the
Associated Press.) When John R. Mott,
chairman of the American United War
Work Campaign, suggested that China's
contribution to the fund should b
$100,000, the Pckin committee, the presi
dent of which is Dr. Paul Samuel
Reinsch, American Minister to China,
advised him that the sum which mighi
be expected would be J200.000.
Pledges now exceed 11,200,000 silver,
which is virtually 12 times the amount
suggested by Dr. Mott. Ninety per cent
of the contributions are from Chinese.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTKRDAX'S Maximum temperature, 82
decrees; minimum, 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; easterly winds.
War.
Official casualty list. Pago 6.
Foreign.
Kalwr reported suffering with Influenza in
Dutch castle. Page 1.
German rebels surrender 20 more U-boats
to allies. Page 1.
Berlin bourse experiences worst panic in
years. Page 4.
Americans pass through Luxemburg. Page 0.
National.
Navy's strength in 1920 to be double that
of 1017. Page 1.
Movement for better government in Russia
spreading. Page 4.
Senate committee dismisses disloyalty charge
against La Follette. Page J.
Mr. McAdoo resigns from Cabinet. Page 1
J. D. Ryan, air service head, resigns.
Fags X
President Wilson directs airplane maneu
vers by wireless telephone. Page 8.
Domeftlic.
Drastic prohibition enforcement aim of
Anti-Saloon Leaguers. Page1 1.
U.. S. Labor official charges frame-up
against Mooney. I age 1.
Government railroad policy is declared de
structive. Page 2.
Sports.
California and Oregon meet on gridiron to.
day. Page 14.
Mare Island Marines and Vancouver Bar
racks teams meet today. Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Financial relief given local railway com
pany. Page 0.
Commission modifies valuations on 'trolley
lines. Page 16.
Senator McNary arrives home from Washing
ton. Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Apple market stronger with removal of ex
port restrictions. Page 111.
Slump in European grain markets weakens
corn at Chicago. Page 10.
Oils and shippings firm features of Wall
Street market. Page 19.
Twenty-four hour trial trip provided lor
chips. Pago lo.
Portland and Vicinity.
Northwest industries board proposed.
Page 9.
Portland is center of Speaker battle. Page 9.
Brigadier-General Disque starts dismantling
spruce production machinery. Page lu.
Lieutenant Bagnall, Portland soldier, charged
with polygamy. Page -0.
Nation-wido probe of war contracts to open
soon. Page Jo.
I Spruce men to get medals frr work at
emergency hospital. Page
Ex-Captain held for embezzlement. Page 1.
JV'eatlier report data and forecast, f aso la.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. Definite
statements that the prosecution of
Thomas J. Mooney, under sentence of
death, and other defendants in the pre
paredness day bomb explosion cases,
was tainted with manufactured evi
dence, were made in a report published
here today. The report was addressed
to Secretary of Labor Wilson and bore
the signature of John B. Densmore, director-general
of employment for the
United States. Densmore did not deny
today making the report, but declined
to comment on it and said it should be
issued officially from Washington.
Alleged corruption was mentioned by
the report as involving a number of
persons and as having existed in cases
of National interest, such as the no
torious San Francisco graft cases in
1907; a civil case involving millions and
other recent criminal cases. Present
and former public officials were men
tioned in the report.
Cain "Made to Order."
Alleged crookedness In office was
charged, without reference to cases
now pending. The bomb cases, in
which Mooney, his wife, Rena Mooney,
and Warren K. Billings, now serving
life Imprisonment, were indicted for
ten murders, were described as "made
to order."
The revelations Included reference to
the alleged confession of a man now
dead, in which a former justice of the
California Supreme Court was men
tioned in connection with a case in
which the alleged confession stated
$410,000 was passed.
Defendants "Rights" Vrged.
More than 40 columns of newspaper
space were filled by the report. Many
columns of stenographic reports of al
leged conversations obtained by dicta
phones were set out. Telepnone con
versations were recorded. Details of
alleged meetings between an official
and certain notorious characters were
given. A summary of "facts" was ap
pended" to the report, alleging condi
tions existed that justified the Federal
Government in taking action to assure
to the bomb explosion defendants
"their rights."
Mention was made In the report of
instructions to make a "secret and
altogether informal inquiry" into the
Mooney case, and the summary of
"facts" given all bore on the alleged
unfairness of the bomb case trials.
Densmore's presence in San Francisco
for some time generally was known to
be in connection with departmental af
fairs, including certain Immigration
cases. The report referred to six
months of investigation. All the al
leged irregular incidents recited were
brought to bear upon the main con
clusions as to the writer's findings in
tlve bomb cases.
Testimony Held Tainted.
Evidence adduced at the bornb trials
was analyzed and the alleged taint
on the testimony set out. Four of these
bomb cases have been tried. In the first,
Billings was sentenced to life imprison
ment. In the sepond Mooney was sen
tenced to be hanged. In the third and
Fourth Weinburg and Mrs. Mooney
were acquitted.. Four of the 10 counts
against three defendants were dis
missed. Mrs. Mooney, Nolan and Wein
berg were released on bail.
Two appeals for a new trial were
mado for Mooney by the trial Judge.
President Wilson' sent messages to
Governor AV. D. Stephens which never
were made public.
Corruption Is Charged.
Summarizing tho published finriins .
today, the report said "practically th
whole case again3t Mooney, Billings
and Mrs. Mooney was mado to order."
The conclusion, the report states, was
reached through direct evidenco that
seemed sufficieit and also by the al
leged factj adduced in tho investiga
tion tending to show corruption. The
report alleged that certain things "ren
der it incredible that ho (naming an
official) should bo cither impartif.1 or
holiest in he conduct of a case of thi.s
nature; that -he is and has been for
some time co-operating with notorious
jury and ciss fixers."
All the conclusions reached in the re
port summed up in a ect of threo
'facts" bore on the bomb prosecutions
and. the writer's opinion as to the fair
ness of the trials. Discussing them tho
report said "it would be well within
the province and privilege of tho Fed
eral Government to devise eomo means
by which, without giving offense to
the duly constituted and honestly func
tioning authorities of San Francisco,
the defendants might bo assured of
their rights."
The, first set of alleged "facts" dealt
with the alleged associations with cer
tain persons and alleged irregular deal
ing in criminal cases.
The secon 1 Bet of "facts" alleged the
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