THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 0, 1918. SCHWABWILLRETURN m rnnmrn nnninnii ! U UfflETOIIIll Reconstruction Problems Now Demand Attention. EMERGENCY IS RAISED Request of Bethlehem Steel Com pan 7 for Withdrawal of um 1 laers I Denied. NEW TORK. Pee- I. Charlea M. Schwab, whose resla-natlon aa director- Ceneral of tba Emergency Fleet Cor poration was accepted br President Wilson yesterday In a wireless message, will return Immediately to active par ticipation In the management of the Bethlehem Steel Company, he an nounced at his home here tonight. The emergency for which I entered the Government service has passed." tor. Schwab said- The . Kmergency leet Corporation has been placed on a basis tor economic construction, rather than wartime construction. My own affairs are of such magnitude that I feel that I will be of greater service to the country there during the period of reconstruction than I would be as director of the fleet corporation." Mr. Kchwab raid that while . he expected some economic troubles during the re construction period, be believed that nertod would be short and that th Nation would emerge to greater Indus trial development than ever before. "I am going right ahead in the same optimistic and progressive spirit as i the past." he declared- Mr. Schwab expressed deep appre ciation of the tribute President Wilson said him In the message accepting bl resignation, and declared that had he failed la tba task assigned him b would have hsd only himself to blame. Loyal Sapport Clvea. "1 want to say." continued Mr. Pchwab. "that during tny nine month as director of the Fleet Corporation met with the most loyal support from the President down. The President was exceptionally helpful, carrying out to the letter his promise that he would let me do things in my own way. Mr. Hurley, as presi dent of the Shipping Board, and Mr. Pies as vice-president and general manager of the Fleet Corporation, co- operated In an admirable spirit. So did every other man with whom I was associated In the work or D una log amps for the Nation." work, in Portland. Mr. Dean was born In Morayshire, Scotland. In 1134. and Is survived by one sister In Scotland; an other sister. Mrs. Monro: two nieces, Alice Munro and Wllllma Munro. of Portland, and a nephew, James Munro. of Boise, Idaho. Warren If. M. Drescher. 39. local manager of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, died yesterday at his home, 434 Fast Twenty-first srreet North. He had lived in Portland since 1S10. Mr. Drescher was born in Hannibal, Mo. He went to work for the Colorado Fuel A Iron Company -when he was 18 years old, and had been In their employ ever since. He came to Portland from Salt Lake City. Utah, and la well known In Seattle, Wash., where he also had supervision of the fuel company's af fairs. He Is survived by a widow and two children. Flavlus D. Jones, whose death oc curred at his home, 2006 Hawthorne avenue, December 1. had been a real dent of Oregon for 33 years. Death was due to an influensa attack. Besides his Immediate family he leaves the follow ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. Mary Sumstine, of Boone, la.; D. C. Jones, of Camas Valley, Or.; N. H. Jones, of Port lsnd, now stationed at Camp Meigs. Washington, D. C; Mrs. Josie Worth Ington. of Phoenix. Arts., and Mrs. Etta Albright, of Portland. Tbe funeral was held December . SHELL-Td FRANCE VISITED BY EDITORS Ghastly Ruin Seen in 140-Mile Trip Along Front. WAR'S HORRORS DEPICTED James H. Imhoff. 71 years of age, of 163 Fast Seventeenth street, who con ducted for years a monument business on Grand avenue died on Friday after noon of heart failure. He is survived by his widow and two children. Mrs. Frank Deuster. 792 Melrose avenue. and Arthur S. Imhoff, who lives with his mother; his step-brother, I. H. Kakln, former banker of Sheridan, Or., and his sister-in-law, Mrs., Susan Im hoff, of 810 Thurman street. Only One Bright Memory Remains, Optimism of People Taking: Up Life Anew. 1 MB fOoitlnoed From Firwt Pace.) SIW TORK. Dec 8. The National War Labor Board made public here to night an order denying the request of the Bethlehem Steel Company that the board's examiners be withdrawn from tbe company'a machine shops. Also that It be permitted to "make the necessary arrangements of our working forces to meet the new peace time conditions." Order Takes lost. The order, which-was) In the form of a letter to E. O. Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel Company, signed by William H. Taft and Basil M. Manly. Joint chairmen of the board, took sharp Issue with Mr. Grace's statement that the company was "unable to adopt" the finding of the examiners in favor of the machine shop employes, "as It wai preceded by the cessation of hostili ties." - The board characterised his letter as "refusal to respect tbe authority of the War Labor Board." which It was de rlared would continue until President Wilson proclaimed tbe signing of the Tears treaties, and Insisted that its findings be carried out "fully and promptly." Mr. Grace's attitude, the board held. Involved tbe good faith not only of the Bethlehem Steel Company, but of the Government as welL Asserting that Its action In assuming supervision of labor problems at the Bethlehem plant resulted from repre sentations ef War Department officials that "conditions In the Bethlehem Steel Company were greatly endangering the success of the prosecution of the war. the board said it "exerted every re source" to keep the men at work. Mr. Grace. It was said, personally approved a system ef collective bargaining which brought about greater Industrial effort oa the part of the workers. "Tou now wish to repudiate that sys tern of collective bargaining," the com munication says, "and ask that the beard's examiners be withdrawn. Meat May B. Discharged. The findings of tba board do not re quire you to continue in your employ ment any man whose services are no longer needed because of the cancella tion of war contracts. The board doea require, however, that you carry out In good faith the findings of the board ' upon the basis of which your employes consented to remain at work, and thus maintained the production and profits of your company. "If the award should now be repu diated your workmen would have every reason to feel that they had been de ceived and grossly Imposed upon by your company, by tbe War Labor Board and by other Government officials who persuaded them to remain at work on the assursnce that they would be just ly dealt with." ALAMEDA STRIKE IS EXDEC Boilermakers aad Iron Shipbuilders Vote to Return. OAKLAND. 'Cal.. Dec: 8. Approxi mately 70S members of the boiler makers and Iron shipbuilders union who have been on strike two weeks, agreed by a large majority today to return to work in the Alameda plant of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. "Alleged discrimination against the night shifts in connection with tbe 44 hours' week schedule, and demands that the men be paid on the company's time and not during their off time and that union business agents be per mitted to enter the yards, were the issues of the strike. H. C. Capwell. president of the Oak land Chamber -of Commerce, told the men that K. H. Brotherton, labor ex aminer for the Emergency Fleet Cor poration. practically had agreed to every demand of the union and that the corporation had promised to abide by Brotherton decision. FREEDOM DF SEAS TOPIC REV. Jilt. ST.VNS FIELD LACDS BRITISH XAVAIi STRENGTH. Speaker Predicts President Has Something to Learn About So-called Freedom. Is a stirring sermon which antici pates one of the great questions con fronting the peace table. Rev. Joshua Stansfield, of tbe First Methodist Church, presented a spirited brief for England's retention of her power of the seaa in his sermon. "Our Strongest Ally." yesterday morning. Rev. Stans field's argument was evldentlybased o the supposition that President Wilson Interpretation of "Freedom of the Seas' would mean the reducing of the Englis navy. "Even our most distinguished clti sen. he whose great foresight and mar velous clearness of expression have done so much for us. will yet hsve something to learn about the so-calle freedom of the seas," said Rev. Stans field. "Britain has never used her great sea power unjustly. I do not think, in the light of history, she ever 11L History is philosophy speaking in events, and in these events as I have seen them in the past four or five years. I have learned that Britain hold her sea power in trust for the nation of the world. Had it not oeen for Bri tain's power of the seas, America never would have been in this war. ex cept that the war had been brought to our shores by Germany. But with Bri tain s sea power we have been able to cross to our duty and to do that duty for God and for humanity, and ou great President should listen well to the voices of the events of the paBt aa well as look keenly into the distant future. In times of peace the seas should be free, but in times of war I am un willing that that great arm of British power should be tied or palsied. I hope and trust and believe, however, that it shall not be that these "great Allies shall have a rupture, the very thing Germany la hoping for. Britain is big enough nd strong enough and generous enough to concede to the utmost, as this nation will, and all must do, and I ra ther think there will be no rupture. This is not a conference of nations for the division of spoils; this la a con ference of nations for the world's greatest need and the greatest good for humanity. And Britain, the symbol of high patriotism and peace, will be as she always has been the symbol of pa triotlsm and peace and prosperity for humanity now and forever to come. Let us remember, we of this day, to read our history carefully and when we think of the time when we rose against the mother country and gained our in dependence that we rose against the me kind of tyranny that Germany was seeking to impose upon the world and that the deep heart of the British people of that time was not behind nor in sympathy with that tyranny, and hat today Great Britain la a righteous, liberty-loving nation whose 'God is the Lord and that she Is our greatest ally. "(Jueen Victoria, asked for the4 reason of Britain's greatness, produced a Bible nd holding it forth said. This is it- A people whose God Is the Lord.' This British flag and that American flag say more for human liberty and human righta and pledge more of peace and prophecy for the future than all the flags In the world. And with these two peoples standing together the free om and peace of the world will be guaranteed and maintained." 47 1. VV. W. TO BE TRIED CONSPIRACY TO EXCOVRAGE SABOTAGE IS CHARGE. Since Defendants Were Four Have Died and Pleaded Guilty. Indicted One Obituary. FCNERAL services for the late Will iam Dean will be held this after noon at 3 o'clock from the undertaking parlors of Edward Holman & Co. All friends are invited to attend. William Dean, native ef Scotland and a resident of Portland since lis!, died Friday at his late residence, the home of his sister. Mrs.. Jane D. Munro. 423 Fast Sixteenth street North. For more than 30 years Mr. Dean was connected with the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, retiring from active service about 15 years ago. At the time of his death he was next to oldest in mem bership of the First Baptist Church, where for many years he had been an active worker. In early days he was greatly interested In Chinese mission SACRAMENTO. Dec 8. Forty-seven defendants In the Industrial Workers f the World conspiracy case which rew out of the investigation of the ynamltlng or tne borne ol uovernor William D. Stephens here December 17, 917, will be brught to trial here to morrow in the United States District Court on charges of attempting to ob struct the war programme of the Fed eral Government. United States Dis trict Judge Frank H. Rudkin, of Spo kane, Wash., will preside. Sixty-two persons. Including' one woman, Theodora Pollok, of San Fran cisco, were named in the United States grand jury indictment. However, four of '.the defendants, Robert James Blaine, Ed Burns, Henry Evans and Frank Travis, have died. Another, Julius Weinberg, has pleaded guilty, Several others have not been appre hended and the cases of four or five will be disposed of otherwise, accord ing to the prosecution. The defendants were accused in the indictment of a conspiracy to encour. age sabotags by arson and other means and of fostering resistance to Federal war measures and proclamations. Robert Duncan, special attorney for the Department of Justice, will con duct the Government case. He will be assisted by P. H. Johnson, assistant United States Attorney, and by George N. Murdoek, Chicago, special agent of the Department of Justice, who assist ed In a cuccessful prosecution of the I. W. W. case in Chicago. empty shells and a wilderness of wire. and ditches and dirt heaps and yawning holes. Probably It had been cultivated by some frugal German. Then more fields of vegetables appeared. The Ger mans were determined not to be starved. French Return Home. Along tbe road came a woman and a child hauling on a two-wheeled cart a big heap of household goods. Soon there were others, women, children, old men, headed for somewhere, with furni ture and bedding and other homely stores. They were French emigres, and they were going home if they had anything left of what had formerly been home from wherever they had been during four weary years. The party entered Loos and found French flag waving from the window of almost the first house. Loos had not been entirely spared from British fire, and later it was seen that other suburbs had suffered much; but Lille itself was Intact. Lille a Fortified City. Lille Is surrounded by a great em bankment of earth, mounted by heavy guns, and has the status of a fortified city. But It suited' both the British humanity, or strategy, and the Ger man policy to spare it from assault o destruction. The Germans had posses sion, and expected, or wanted, to stay, and there remained a French popula tlon of many thousands which would have suffered much from British bom bardment. The Doual Canal enters Loos an Lille. The freshest sign of the recen German presence was a bridge in th water, destroyed upon h'.s retirement. But it was at once replaced by a tern porary wooden structure, and there was no delay. Soon the party entered Lille. The buildings everywhere were sur mounted by the French colors, with an occasional British flag. Prominent on a building was a great sign in English. "Welcome to our British deliverers." It was meant not for us, but for the army which but recently had driven out the invader. Strangers Attract Attention. The streets were filled with women and children who stood at corners, on n the walks, and Invariably bowed and smiled, or waved their hands. Near the center of tbe town the crowds in oreased, mostly women, many children, few men. The strangera were attract ing great attention. It was the first ci vilian party, not German,' that had bees seen in Lille in four years. The people, long cooped In an .alien cage, were anxious for diversion, and to see friend ly faces, and more than eager to tell their stories. The excursionists stopped at the pub lie square, and were quickly surrounded by a throng of excited and voluble women, and a sprinkling of men. They Uld many tales of the German domina tion. One girl, who had made herself particularly obnoxious by her Incurable French loyalty, said She had been ar rested 13 times on trifling charges, and had once been fed for 17 days on bread and water, and made to sleep on board. they have a fair start toward rebuild ing their city. Back at night to Radlnghem. after a day's journey of about 140 miles, which had covered an important sector of the British war front, and had included in turn the following towns and cities: Fruges, St. Pol. Bruay, Bethune, Gi venchy. La Bassee, Lille, Armentieres Bailleul, Hasebrouck, Hire. It was all very hasty, but it was adequate. No one had left any illusions about the glories of war. There was a single bright light in the darkness of a terrible day the hope and cheer and optimism of the people of Lille. One cannot but won der what might be the state of mind of the people of Portland which is I but little larger than Lille if chey were to be subjected to capture by an unfeeling and unscrupulous enemy, and to be kept In thrall by him. for four appalling years. -Is WORKROOM TO MANUFACTURE ARTICLES FOR HOSPITALS. 50OO Yoanar Girls Deported, A woman narrated at great length the town's troubles, and gave many in stances of petty Prussian tyranny. She made also the statement that 6000 young girls of Lille had been deported to Germany an accusation that was supported in an address to President Wilson, made later by the people of Lille, asking him to take measures to ascertain their whereabouts and to re turn them. It was said, too, that about .the same number of young Frenchmen bad been seat to Germany. The population had suffered: much from scarcity of food and high prices. Two pounds of meat, it was said, cost 5a francs ($10), and other things were in proportion. It must be said, however that the people showed few signs of the long stress. They were smiling and jubilant and looked anything but starved. One was asked where all the French flags came from, how they had been successfully concealed from the Germans. She replied that she had kept her flag under her mattress; and other women had done the same. The strat egy of the patriotic French women was complete, for hardly a building was without its display of the tri-color. Motley Procession Encountered. The editorial party again took up its journey, and as the suburbs were neared once more encountered the mot ley procession of carts, barrows, hand vehicles of all kinds and descriptions. TheVe were no horses or ponies, few men. but women and children, women and children, pulling along their do mestic belongings to destinations known only to them. One carry-all. a shaky affair of two big wheels, had in its box two prostrate persons, evident ly invalids, and it was drawn by a sturdy female and three children. One cart was stuck on a railroad crossing, and SO people were trying to get it over. Occasionally, but not often, some one was leading a cow; but cows are near-luxuries in France; and it is not now a country of luxury. These people were going back to abandoned homes, some of them ruined, doubtless, and others perhaps left In tact. They delayed, very likely, out- Id e the Lille wall and had not been xempt from shellfire and had gone away in fear, taking what' they could and leaving what they must. Now the Hun was gone and they were safe and they were going bravely back to be gin life again. Not many of them had much to begin it with, but they were far from being a disconsolate or dis couraged lot. Had they not been rescued from the enemy s thrall? Was not La Belle France their own again? Armentieres Heavy Snfferer. To the west of Lille a few miles is Armentieres, once a thriving town of 30,000 people. First -it was bombarded and taken by the Germans, and then it uffered from British reprisals. There are left only a few ghastly walls. It is a great heap of shapeless brick, plaster and stone. Where have the peo ple gone? What nave tney to come back to? It is a hopeless prospect for the evicted population. A little further on is Bailleul with 10.000 or 15,000 population. It, too, has changed hands several times in the war, and has borne the usual conse- uences. It Is rased to the ground. No body home. Hasebrouck, which was also in the ditorial line of march, had been fre quently fired on, and was much dam aged. But the Britsh had held on. and the people had largely stayed, and now Ten Power Sewing Machines Are Installed on Eighth Floor of Lipman-Wolfe Block. The big workroom of the Portland Chapter, American Red Cross, located on the eighth floor of the Lipman & Wolfe building, from, which 500,000 surgical dressings Issued last year, will make its debut this morning as a vol unteer factory workroom for the man ufacture of supplies urgently needed in hospitals for American soldiers. The workroom has been, equipped with 10 power sewing machines, loaned to the chapter, and each machine will require 10 women to keep it working to full capacity. Preparations have been made to ac commodate 400 workers, for in addi tion to the machine work there will be the assembling of Incidentals, such as buttons, the preparation of parts of the garments, the cutting, finishing of parts and the final assembly. The first order that has come through to the Portland Chapter calls for 4500 bathrobes and 7500 pairs of pajamas. These, it Is declared, are to fill the wants of American wounded soldiers. At the same time it Is the desire of the chapter to operate to its fullest capacity the large workroom at 416 Spauldlng building, known as the war relief' auxiliary and headed by Mrs. W. J. Burns, on similar work. Beginning today, th,e Lipman & Wolfe workroom will operate on a daily schedule, morning and afternoon. while the workroom in the Spalding building will, at present, be operated only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9:30 A. M. to 4:30 P. M. It is hoped to make the main work room the largest factory in Portland. It is sanitary, well lighted, warm and comfortable Sewers of every, kinds can be accommodated and provided with just the work for which they are most suited. Every worker there is a volunteer. I should like to see Portland women literally swamp us, so that we shall be able to operate to our fullest capacity," 1 Major I. Lowengart, director. 'It would be a proud boast If we could make the same wonderful show ing with these hospital garments that we made with our surgical dressings." . -' t. z .."Ships That Pass In the Night" THOSE won't do us very much good in Portland and Oregon for they will be bound to and from our sister cities north and south. The kinds of ships that we can bank on and bank from are those which can be made to sight our signal of Available Dockage, Good Anchorage and Large Tonnage. As yor hope to profit so should you expect to help promote the accomplishment of these things. ft WOMAN INJURED BY AUTO VERA CARPENTER IS TAKEN TO HOSPITAIi FOR TREATMENT. George Sault, Superintendent of "Washougal Woolen Mills, Hurt When Cars Collide. BUTTE STRIKE CALLED OFF METAL- TRADES fXIOX VOTES TO DELAY PROTEST. Less Than Half of Montana Labor Organizations Favor Walkout In Behalf- of Mooney. BUTTE, Dec. 8. Announcement was made by the metal trades council today that the Mooney protest strike has been postponed Indefinitely. A newspaper in wnicn tne metal trades council owns the controlling stock, issued an extra this afternoon advising miners that the strike had been postponed, giving as a reason the receipt of advices from the Mooney De fense League at San Francisco that Pacific Coast unions had decided not to strike until after January 14, when labor congress will bo held in Chi cago. Less than hair or the Butte unions had voted to strike, and, according to an official or tne Anaconda copper Mining Company, there are only -600 miners out of a total of 12.000 em ployed, who have membership in the Metal Mine workers Union, whlcn voted to participate in the protest dem onstration Mrs. Vera, Carpenter, age 20, of Will bridge, on the Linnton road, was struck and knocked down by an automobile last night, near Willbridge, and suf fered a deep cut on the forehead, lac eration of the limb and body bruises. S. W. Mann, of Willbridge, who was driving the machine, reported to the police that he was unable to see the woman until he was too close to stop the machine in time to avoid the acci dent. Me said his vision was obscured by rain on the windshield; Ray King, 617 Salmon street, took tho injured woman to the St. Vincent Hospital in his car. Deputy Sheriff Christopherson investigated the .acci dent and Mann reported the details at police headquarters. In a collision between two automo biles late yesterday at Sixteenth and Hoyt streets, the car driven by John Basich, was tossed upon the sidewalk and the other auto struck the water hy drant, breaking it eft. The driver of the other machine did not give his name. According to the records, tho car is owned by C. - A. Strickland, 875 Alblna street. In a collision between a street car and an automobile driven by George Sault. superintendent of the Washougal Woolen Mills, !ate yesterday, Mr. Sault suffered severe bruises and was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital. The collision occurred at Eleventh and Main streets. E RCLER THANKS AMERICA FOR PART PLAYED IX WAR. The Butte local of the International Message Indicates Friendly Feeling Existing Between Nations Allied for World-Wide Freedom. Mine, Mill & Smeltermen, the American ederation of Labor brganization, did ot vote ta strike. The metal trades rganizations were divided 'as to the Mooney case. The engineers, the second largest union of Butte, voted against striking, as did the streetcar men, clerks, waitresses, teamsters and work men. The musicians and bakers favored he protest. OFFICER OF 65Tn ARTILLERY TELLS OF ENGAGEMENTS. Second and Third Brigades Partici pated In Five Offensives, Start ing at St. Mibiel. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Dec. 8. (Special.) With news fresh from the men in the bath Artillery, NEW TORK, Dec. S. A message from King George expressing the hope that Britains and Americans may be as united in peace as they were in war was read today at a meeting in the Hippodrome arranged as- tho climax of New .York's celebration of Britain day. The King s message, read by Alton is. Parker, who presided, said that "the people of the British Empire join with me in ttninking you and those asso ciated with you for your efforts in pro moting this celebration, which will be welcomed as a proof of the true and lasting friendship of the United States. "It will be a particular satisfaction to my navy and army to feel that they have won the esteem of the nation which has sent so many gallant men to suffer with them the trials of this great war and to share in the glories of final victory," continued the mes sage. I "In the name of the British Empire, I thank the people of the United States Captain Bolton Hamble, member of the V" i J TV ,,; class of 1908. of the University of Ore- o' ?tV?Srll united as they are tooay. gon, arrived in Eugene yesterday. Cap tain Hamble left France the day the armistice was signed and arrived in New York on Thanksgiving day. Although the second and third bri gades had been in five offensives, start A message from Premier Lloyd George read: "I am always delighted with any work; which helps to make our two g at St. Mihiel. and under shell fire nations understand one another better. ost of that time, yet there was not a ngle serious casualty in the 65th, of hich he had any knowledge. Captain Hamble said. Some who had been with e regiment at first had become sepa rated from their regiment when they had to be sent to hospitals and he did not know the condition of these men. Batteries C and E, of the 65th Artil lery, are made up largely of Lane County and university boys, who en listed in Second and Third companies of the former national Guard located In Eugene before they were taken to Fort Stevens for their final training. "All of the boys did mighty well," Captain Hamble said, "and I. am proud of every one of them. It is up to me to tell what they did because when they come back they will never tell how bravely they stuck to their guns when they were ready to drop from exhaustion." We shall never forget the prompt and decisive response of the American President and people to the allied call this Spring and the Invaluable part played by the American Navy in help ing to free the sea from the German pests." The programme included a tableau nortrayine the sinking of the British warship Vindictive in the harbor of Zeebrugge. SPOKANE "FLU" VICTIMS 14 Health Officer Proposes to Comman deer LIqnor for Hospital Use. SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec S. (Special.) While the majority of the Superior Court ludves ruled yesterday tney naa no authority to order liquor "destroyed" bv turninir It over to nospnais jiu health officials for use in influensa cases, a meeting of city and county health officials and members of legal departments will be held tomorrow morning, when It is expeciea biop w" be taken to commandeer the amount required for medicinal use. Dr. J. B. Anderson, city neaiin uiui, and many others appeared yesieroay hnfnre the ludees and asked that their petition be allowed, ordering 100 cases of liquor destroyed Dy turning n to the .city health officials and hos pitals, which was turned down by tne judges. Fourteen, the nignest numoer ui loath from influenza since the epi demic Invaded Spokane, were reported hv undertakers' for the last 24 hours, ending at 12 o'clock last night. Two hundred seventy-five new cases have been recorded In the last 24 hours. URGE PERFECT AGREEMENT Union or Democratic Powers Held Solution ot AVorld Peace. ROME, Dec 8. The Giornale D'ltalia, commenting upon the meeting of allied Premiers in London, urges that a per fect agreement be reached between England, France and Italy, "naturally reserving that any definite solution be agreed to with the 'powerful American Nation worthily represented at the peace conference by her great Presi dent, Wilson." I . Continuing, the Giornale adds that . an "Anglo-Franco-Itallan understand ing would be of the greatest benefit, j not only for the three European na- j tions, but for the world and civilization, as a union ot tne inreo ucimn.in. powers of Europe would form a bond for the maintenance of world peace, representing first a movement towards an effective constitution of society of nations which is the luminous ideal and aspiration of the great American people and their President." CONSUL AGENT IS NATIVE Italian Representative in Portland Born in Oregon. Aihort B Ferrara. who has been ap pointed Italian Consular agent in Port land.Ms a native of this city, but ihai field director of the organization. In an effort to perfect plans for provid ing employment for soldiers, sailors and other war workers upon their dis charge from Federal service. Mr. Silcox declared that after exam ining men in numerous cantonments throughout the country he . estimated that fully 80 per cent of them will re- turn to positions held by them prior to entering military service. He also stated that much of the work of the organisation will be lightened by the action of cantonment commanders, who will endeavor to place each man In his former position before he is discharged. Safe Robber Is Identified. The "yegg" who attempted to dyna mite the safe of the Owl Drugstore Is a member of a gang of six criminals from the East who have been operating all along the Tacific Coast, according to a letter received yesterday from Chief of Police Conran, of Oakland, Cal. Mr. Con ran believes the gang consists of four men and two women, lie names Oakland. Seattle and Portland as cities where they operated. In Portland one of the criminals rented a room Intthe Im perial Hotel, and was cutting through the floor into the drugstore when he was discovered by the clerks. The criminal escaped before the police ar rived. The newest railroad snowplow com bines an endless conveyor belt and a retary fan which cuts a way through the heaviest drifts. traveled and studied extensively in Italy, The recent appoioiiiiem vi n. Ferrara to this post reopens the Royal Consular Agency in Portland for the Italian government. Mr. errara Is a practicing attorney or mis cut, . well known among the legal profession of the state. "I am Indeed pieasea m a . In th CltV onnntrV OT TT1 V iLULratvia ' . .... and state of my nativity," said Mr. Ferrara. f EMPLOYMENT MEN MEET Return of Soldiers to Former Posi tions Lightens Work. 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