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THE 3IORM(i OKLiiOMAN, Till RNDAY, IAMAHV S.l. 1919. BURGLAR THOUGHT TO HAVE OPERATED EAST Man Shot by Police Inspector Not Identified. NAME OF 'LANCASTER' USED D. McRobcrts, of Ijents, Recognizes Corpse as Man Who Attempted to Buy His Houtc. Investigation yesterday by practical ly every available member of the police detective bureau into the recent career of the so far unidentified man who was fatally wounded in a battle with Police Inspector James M. Tackaberry Tues day afternoon at 148 hi Second street appears to have established the follow ing facts: That the man was a member of a band of skilled burglars who have been operating in Minneapolis and other Central Western cities. That he, with two other men and a woman, came to the Coast a little more than a month ago to dispose of loot gathered in burglaries that must have extended over a. period of several months. That the woman member of the group was practically a witness of the shoot ing and that she at once fled; warn ing her companions of the man's fate by messages written on telegraph blanks and delivered by uniformed messenger boys. Cards Bear Name Lancaster. Efforts of the police so far to iden tiy the dead man have not met with positive success. It is established, however, that he most often used the name of K. Cecile Lancaster and that by this name he introduced himself to people he met casually. Only when disposing of stolen property djd he use other names: as when he disposed of broken jewelry at a local assay office and represented himself as J. ti. Smith, a manufacturing jeweler. When posing as "Lancaster" the man used cards bearing the inscription: E. CECILE LANCASTER, of Lancaster & Weybourne, Theatrical Agents. Cards of this nature were found among his effects at his apartments, 117 Lombard street, and two Portland ''oung women who met him, and who identified his body at the morgue when taken there by Inspectors Mallett and Tichenor, said they knew him as Lan caster. Body Not Recognized. Establishment of the apparent fact that three other people came to Port land with Lancaster was made by D. McRoberts, of Lents, who for four years was a policeman in a small Mich igan city. When Lancaster died in the emergency hospital, letters were found in his pocket addressed to M. L. Mc Roberts and to D. McRoberts, both of Len ts Police Inspector Morak yesterday lo cated E. McRoberts and took him to the public morgue, where Lancaster's body lay with half a dozen others. "Look these people over," said Morak, "and see if there is anybody here that you recognize. " McRoberts at once pointed to one of the bodies not that of Lancaster and said: "That is one of the men who occu pied a shack near my place, and who first tried to buy it from me." Murines Offer Recalled. Though later investigation proved that McRoberts was mistaken in the identity of the corpse, his story, sub stantiated by other members of his family and neighbors, brought out the fact that two men had, about a month :igo, tried to buy the house he was then occupying and also purchase a barn adjoining that belonging to Mrs. Cath i rine Rosenthal, of 354 College street. McRoberts wrote to Mrs. Rosenthal about it. and it was her letter in reply to him that was found on Lancaster's body. McRoberts said that after he moved away the two men did occupy his for mer home and stored some material in the Rosenthal barn; that he had seen Lancaster whose body was pointed out to him in the morgue going in the direction of the house, and that he had left the Rosenthal letter and a letter of his brother' in the house when he moved. It is supposed that Lancaster picked up these letters when visiting the two men. McRoberts' boy says he once saw a woman visit the men at this cottage. Investigation to Continue. Tuesday night police inspectors went to the cottage, but owing to the late ness of the hour did not make a com plete investigation. Inspector Niles says the cottage itself was empty, but that In the barn was a cash register, a butcher's block, a long counter and some shelves or lumber. McRoberts' boy says that behind the furnishings are some boxes. Captain of Detectives Circle, when informed of this, said that as soon as he could ascertain whether Mrs. Ros enthal had rented the barn, he would investigate the stuff that is stored there. Mrs. Rosenthal told an Orego nian reporter that she had not rented the property. In their investigations of Lancaster's effects Tuesday night. Inspectors Mal lett and Tickenor found a clipping from a Westport, Kan., paper, giving an ac count of the funeral of Koscoe Conk ling Lancaster, alias "Kansas City Blackle," one of four Lancaster broth ers who gave the police of central states much trouble, and who were as sociated with Lale Jones, train robber, who was shot by Los Angeles police last winter. The fact that this flipping had been saved led them to believe that Lan caster was one of the four Lancaster brothers. Women net Lavish Gifts. Other officers, however, scout this theory, saying that the dead burglar here is too old to be one of the four noted Lancasters, three of whom are known to have met violent deaths. That the woman in the party of four, believed to have come to the Coast to gether, was with Lancaster when he went to the assay office at Second and Alder streets Tuesday, and that she waited for him outside, is the declara tion of one of those who have investi gated the case. That the man known as Lancaster was considerable of a "lady's man" is also declared by local inspectors. His lavish gifts to at least two Portland women, they say. is proof of this: and in addition they point to a notebook found in his possession in which many entries were made in a numerical cy pher. The cypher is filled out here and there with fully spelled words that tend to show the book is a record of "af fairs. Police Cheek Over Loot Police spent Wednesday checking over the loot found in Lancaster's Lorn bard-street rooms. Preparing lists of it to send to Eastern cities in the hope of finding its owners. His finger prints and photographs are also being sent East, in the hope of identifying him. A reader of The Oregonian. who lived in Minneapolis for 14 years yesterday I all the heat that it needs by an ordi declared that the list of names vie- I nary incandescent electric lamp. tims of Lancaster's robberies found among his effects, were the names of prominent society' folk of the Twin Cities. This is further substantiation of the evidence that points to Minneapolis and nearby cities as the scene of the series of robberies that netted the loot. WOMEN DOJVORK OF MEN 'f Mexico Finds Weaker Sex Most Efficient In Service. ALBL'QUKRQUE. tt. M. Prepared to relinquish their positions when Amer ica's soldiers return to claim their proper place in the country's indus trial life, the women of New Mexico are sturdily performing the work of men in several lines of endeavor. Notable among these occupations are the running of streetcars and the per forming of railway shop work. The conductorettes of Albuquerque already have become fixtures, although they have been on duty barely two months. No matter how cold the morning, they are prompt in report ing for duty. There have been no ac cidents due their carelessness. Dur- OLD COMEDIAN MEETS GEORGE PRIMOSE HERE. Neal Abel. For almost ten consecutive years George Primrose, the fa mous minstrel, had for his princi pal comedian with the Pringle & West Minstrels Neal Abel, who is one of the hits at Pantages this week. Then minstrelsy disap peared as a popuar diversion. Primrose went into vaudeville in an annotated act of his own, and Abel also turned to the continu ous, and for years their bookings carried them everywhere expect in touch with each other. Monday night Primrose arrived from New York to spend some weeks at his home on Terwilliger boulevard and before the final curtain rang down at Pantages Primrose and his former star were chatting about old times in the latter's dressing-room. ing a recent rainy spell only one of the five derailments that occurred were suffered by cars in charge of women conductors, despite the fact that there are many more women at work on the cars than there are men. "Our women conductors are just as good as the men, and they are paid on the same basis," was the comment of the president of the traction company the other day. The Santa Fe railway system is em ploying women in lighter shop work. Five are now busy in the local shops two in the tool room, two on triple- valve work, and one on a light ma chine. Their foremen report them as being thoroughly satisfactory. Farming has attracted a number of New Mexico women. The woman's land army has rendered valuable serv ice in harvesting the state's war crops. "Will they keep on the job after the boys come home?" was the question aked of an employer of women en gaged in men's work. "In most cases, yes." was the reply, which proved to be typical. "Most of these women are working here solely because of war conditions; because their husbands, brothers, or even fath ers, have been called. When the men folks return, the necessity for their working will cease, and the positions will automatically revert to the former incumbents. In case of any conflict, however, the returned soldier will be given the preference." RETURNED VETERANS MEET Men Who Served in World War Seek Charter for New Organization. EVANSVJLLE. Ind. The World War Veterans, which is intended to be to the men who served in the war with Germany what the Grand Army of the Republic is to the men who served in the Union Army in the Civil War, held its first formal meeting here at the sol diers' and sailors coliseum. About 300 returned soldiers, sailors and marines attended. An executive council was appointed to draw up a constitution and bylaws and to try to obtain a charter from the L'nited States Government. Lieutenant Morris R. Levi, a former newspaper man of this city, who was gassed sev eral months ago on the French front was named as chairman of the execu tive council, and Paul P. Schmidt, local attorney, recently discharged from the training schpol at Great Lakes, 111., was appointed secretary. An appeal has been made to James E. Watson and Harry S. New, United States Senators from Indiana, and George K. Denton, Representative in Congress from the First Indiana dis trict, to assist the organization in get ting a charter. It aspires not only to become National in character, but in ternational as well, as it is proposed to take in the soldiers and sailors of all the allied nations. TREE PLANTING ADVOCATED Illinois Governor Want- Timber on Farms of State. CHICAGO. Tree planting in Illinois and conservation of present trees has been urged by Governor Lowden upon the farmers of the state. In an article explaining the value of trees, the Gov ernor said : "T know of no single acre of land in Illinois, even though it be not culti vated, that cannot be made to produce trees easily. We shall, if we are wise, make laws whereby every acre that will not produce corn or wheat will grow trees. "It may be that we shall be wise enough to exempt these lands from tax ation, saying to the owner: 'Plant this little tract of land to trees and we shall tax you nothing, requiring only that when your children harvest them they shall pay a fair percentage of the proceeds into the state treasury." "You would not only set those little acres to work for the profit of both the state and the owner, but the growing forest upon the farm will help keep the children on the farm." An Knglish woman has invented a I fireless cooker which is supplied with : ''''' L OF WAGES High Costs Declared aBrrier to Merchant Marine. SHIP CONTROL IS OPPOSED Operators. Builders and Employers Lay Foundation, for Permanent Maintenance of Carrier System. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The foun dation for a permanent organization having tor its purpose the maintenance and expansion of the American mer chant marine, was laid here today at a conference of repiesentatlves of ship operators, builders and employers. The meeting was called by Senator Ran dell, of Louisiana, who presented sub jects for discussion and who, as tem porary chairman, named committees on permanent organizations and resolu tions who are to report tomorrow . Commissioner Charles Page, of the Shipping Board, said that body would welcome the advice and assistance of the conference, and other speakers, in cluding some of the foremost ship builders of the country, were unani mous in declaring opposition to Gov ernment control and operation of ships during peace, and in behalf of a Na tional policy of subsidizing ship oper ation, either by direct payment or by application of differential rates. They demanded also relinquishment of Gov ernment wage control in shipyards as a first step toward meeting world, and particularly British, competition. Shipbuilding Cost Held Barrier. J. W. Powell, vice-president of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; Homer L. Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, and Holden A. Kvans, presi dent of the Baltimore Drydock & Ship building Company, who spoke for the builders, emphasized the cost of build ing American ships as an insuperable barrier against altempt to establish a merchant marine without, as Mr. Fer guson said, the nation "paying for it." Mr. Powell said that as nearly as can be calculated the difference between the cost of a ship built in Great Britain and that of a vessel built in this coun try has increased from about $25 to $35 a ton before the war to $100 today. Wage Increase Hit. "There are some practical things this country must do, if it intends to get and keep a merchant marine," Mr. Fer guson said. "You can't talk about Yankee ingenuity and pass good reso lutions and do the job. The best ship builders in the world are along the Clyde in England and the best Ameri can managers. engineers. architects and workmen learned the trade there. We had 40,000 shipbuilders before the war, and we've got 400.000 who call themselves shipbuilders now. but they can't build ships to compete when the wages have increased from -3 to 45 cents per hour on the Clyde and $1 an hour here." Differential System Favored. Mr. Ferguson said he favored a sys tem of allowing American ships rate differentials in American trade, rather than subsidies, "since in that way you pay a ship for carrying goods and not for just sailing the flag around." Laws and treaties should be made confining trade between the United States and other countries to ships from either that country or the United States, he said. "This is the crux, as I see it. of a merchant marine." he asserted. "And a proper one that In sures each country having a merchant marine commensurate with its com merce. It may be said this is re actionary. It looks to mc that it would be a very good thing to react a hun dred years to a successful merchant marine." "I take it that It is the real sense of this meeting." Mrs. Ferguson added. "that since the war a mercnant ma 's not only a necessity, from ial standpoint, but an ab-I rine become ..t.HA ,.e.-i!v from a. standpoint of maintenance of national integrity and national dignity." Option to Buy Suggested. Mr. Kvans. idorsing. said Mr. Fergu son's presentation declared for the im mediate leasing of Government-owned ships to private operating companies, which should be given options to buy them during a period of five years, and named a basis of J75 per ton as the value on which the leases should be fixed. "British subjects are buying British ships today on a basis of from $95 to $115 per ton." Mr. Kvans said, "At the present scale of wages in this country it actually costs $185 per ton to build cargo ships. Now it is proposed to write off $1,000,000,000 of the cost of Government ships, but It will require a great deal more writing off than that if they are tq be sold. TJ. S. Wage Toltcy Attacked. "Builders aren't responsible for the wages. It became known during the war that any time the men would walk out on a wage demand, the Shipping Board's wage adjustment board pres ently would give those men everything they asked to bring them back. Why shouldn't we have daily strikes while that was possible, and we want the Government to take its hands off the relations between us and the men em ployed." Lewis Nixon, of New York, declared thta "unless our ships make money for us they are of no use." The country, he said, does not need a merchant ma rine, unless it is going to be helpful to and earn money. "If the La oKllette seaman's bill re mains as it is, I doubt whether we can run ships." Nixon added, "unless we adopted enlightened legislation and by some means force a man to load the American ship before he loads the other." WAR SftVINES TO CONTINUE OREGON'S QUOTA FOR 19 19 ES TIMATED AT $11,000,000. Allotments Wil Be Based on Number and Character of Population and Bank Resources. War savings, the means by which thrift and economy have been im pressed upon the Nation, are to be a permanent fixture in the Cnited States. While the Victory liberty loan in April will be the last of the war loans, war savings, which began with the war, with enter permanently into the life of America. This was the news that Henry E. Reed, diviisonal state director of war savings, who, with C. S. Jackson, state director, attended a conference held last week at San Francisco, at which plans for the future were laid, brought back to Oregon. The total of war savings to be asked of the Nation for 1919 Is 8o per cent of the 1918 figure, or $1,600,000,. Oregon's CONTRO IN SHIPYARDS SCORED total thus being estimated at around $14,600,000. This figure, says Mr. Reed, is merely an approximation, as definite figures haut not yet been released by the Treasury Department. "In 19IS." said Mr. Reed, "the war savings basis was $20 per capita. In Oregon the county quotas were fixed by the Treasury Department on the basis of census bureau estimates, some counties being heavily burdened and others escaping more lightly than was In Justice the case. "This year the per capita basis has been abandoned. The Treasury Depart ment will take into consideration in fixing quotas three factors number and character of population, bank re sources and other conditions which should Influence the results. "Governor Lynch, of the Federal Re serve Bank, will fix Oregon's quota, and until this is done any estimate can but be a guess." ELASTIC LEAGUE IS PLAN CREATION OP COMMISSION NOT RIGIDLY BOUND SUGGESTED. Lord Robert Cecil Would Prohibit Treaties Not Made in Conform ity With Rules or League. PARIS. Jan. 22. (British Wireless Service.) Lord Robert Cecil who has charge for Great Britain the task of aiding in the formation of a league of nations, said today that he has sub mitted to the peace conference the draft statement of the British views on he subject in Its broad line did uui unier mucn iron) me Ideas ex pressed by General Jan. C. Smuts, the South African leader. "It Is certain." said Ixird Rohm "that public opinion of the world is in lavor or a decision that will not only make a world peace real, but ordain that International organization of a league of nations Is an essential part of modern civilization. It is absolu tely impossible to proceed on the old arrangement, everybody pulling for his own side without any regard for the others. "This, of course, does not mean that the international body shall have any thing to do with Internal affairs of the countries concerned, because all sorts of organizations already exist for this purpose and these will grow in number after the war. The best way to solve all problems of this kind would be not of a parliament with ma jorities and minorities, but the crea tion of some commission comprising- representatives of the great nations, not diplomats, but influential members of each government, sitting at regular intervals. The commission, which would not lay down any rigid rules, but rather would give the greatest publicity to its work, would more likely on all problems reach by compromise or mutual agreement a decision which would prevent a clash in many. If not all. instances. No treaties could be passed unless in coformity with the rules of the league. Peace would thus be rendered pos sible and if mutual sacrifices were made an agreement would be reached without having to throw all the forces of the united nations against one or two who wished to break the com-monly-arrived-at law. "The question of the admission of Germany to the league will be discussed at length, but it is probable that no settlement will be reached until after the signing of peace a peace which probably would not have been broken in 1914 if a league of nations had ex isted and a conference had taken place." FORMER JOBS PROMISED 200 EMTIOYKHS TO TAKE BACK ALL SERVICE MEM . Affirmative Answers Contained All Questionnaires Received by Captain Convill. in Questionnaires began to arrive yes terday from Portland employers listing lhe Jobs they have ready for soldiers to The first important question was: "How many of your employes are 111 Lne unnea states servicer The second was: "How many of these employes do you intend to give back their Jobs?" Two hundred questionnaires, mailed Monday, were received by the United States employment service yesterday. Every employer answered he would give Jobs to his former employes. Captain James O. Convlll was de lighted when he read the blanks at Liberty Temple. "We'll have our griefs from time to time," he said, "and It is hard to fit all the misfits, but this kind of thing makes a man glad he lives in Portland. Eighty-eight men obtained Jobs yes terday. among them being highly paid stenographers and salesmen. Mrs. A. E. Richards, at the Liberty Temple, who is listing rooms for sol diers, requests persons who have rooms to rent to call on her. 5he says the need is urgent for apartments and house keeping rooms for soldiers and their wives. ARMY LEAVES EXTENDED AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN PRANCE GET MORE FREEDOM. Regulations Permitting Absence Arc Divided Into Four Clares for Officer and Men. PARIS. Jan. 22. Leaves of absence from the American Army are hereafter to be granted on a mora liberal basis In addition to previous regulations al lowing seven days leave every four months, four classes of leaves will be granted. Class A of these leaves, applying to enlisted men, is the same as formerly. Class B for officers and soldiers, are leaves not exceeding 14 days every four months to visit Great Britain, Belgium or Italy, or points in France, except Paris, travel time both ways being In cluded in the period of leave. For soldiers these leaves take the place of Class A leave and for officers they will be granted without special reason. They will be granted to sol diers for the purpose of visiting imme diate relatives, or without special rea son to men of exceptionally good char acter. Class C leaves provides for a three day visit to Paris, travel time not in cluded. It is granted on conditlolns similar to those of the other two classes. Class D is a casual leave of 10 days. The Class K leave is a three-days' leave to all points in France other than Paris, travel time not Included. Ex ception Is made only in the case of Alsace-Lorraine, which can be visited only after permission has been granted by the French military mission. Government Investigators having found proper soil and climatic condi tions. Chile hopes to become an lm- J portaat sugar-producing country. fair sum a month. Before the war Amer icans rather admired the man who was a "good spender," even though he might be suspected of liv ing beyond his means. Now a man who does not succeed in living within his income, if he is earn ing a fair salary, is looked upon with more or less distrust as a fellow lack ing in good judgment. This bank welcomes the account of the beginner in savings as well as that of the man who long ago learned the secret. LADD & TILTON BANK Oldest in the Northwest WASHINGTON AND THIRD ONE CONTROL IS FAVORED J. OGDEN A RMOl'R GIVES TOM8 ON LIVESTOCK SITUATION. 1'acl.rr Suc.-t Moan- to Enable Producers to Market Animals at Price Based on Production. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Two Con gressional committees were occupted again today in hearing witnesses who were questioned concerning evidence brought out at the Federal Trade Com mission s meat packing Inquiry. The committees have under consideration legislation providing for Government control of the meat packing Industry. J. Ogden Armour, president of Armour & Co., continued his testimony before the House interstate commerce com mittee. He said his salary was $25,000 a year and had never been miy higher; asserted that Armour & Co. would wel come means to enable livestock pro ducers to market their animals at a price baaed on the cost of production; suggested a central control of livestock shipments as a possible means of ob taining this and renewed his opposition to a pending bill to empower the Gov ernment to take over control of ad juncts of the packing Industry. Armour's ar Obtained. Before the Senate agricultural com mittee Thomas F. Logan was questioned again as to his activities In Washing ton for Swift Co.. the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and other cor porations and his friendship with Jo seph P. Tumulty. Edward N. Hurley and other Government officials. The com mittee also heard several independent packers. Congressmen who questioned Mr. Armour paid especial attention to get ting his views on the probable effects of the pending bill. Replying to Rep resentative Snopk. of Ohio. Mr. Armour said he thought the bill probably meant ultimate Government ownership of the packng industry and he agreed with Representative Cooper, of Ohio, that if the bill were constitutional there was no limit as to how far the Government might reach out and in vade the realm hlthero occupied by private industry. Representative Dillon. South Dakota, tried to find out how cattle buyers determine prices. He drew from Mr. Armour admission that Armour & Co. insisted on having an equal divi sion of the cattle offered at markets where there were only two packing plants, such as rort Worth and Den ver, but the witness said there was no collusion: that the purchases were made on a basis of plant rapacity. "Wiring On" IWrnded. Mr. Armour defended the practice of "wiring on." whereby a buyer who failed to obtain cattle which the grower Insisted on shipping to another market for a better price notifies the company's representative at the new place of the price he offered. Foreign business of Armour & "V. was said to be entirely divorced from the parent corporation because it was desirable to have the companies op erate under the laws of the country where they were located. The South American plants made $10,000,000 last year. Armour said. Vir tually all of the South American meat has been shipped to burope and Mr Armour thought there would be little of It sent to this country in the n future, especially If a free market Is opened In Germany, which the com pany hopes will result from the estab lishment of a new government there. Mr. Armour criticised the Federal Trade Commission for alleged unfair ness In conducting Its Inquiry. Discuss ing in detail recommendations by the commission, he declared: "I think the commission made a lot of foolish suggestions that won't work. Anything that is hardship to the packer Is bound sooner or later to manifest Itself In hardship to the consumer or producer." Obituary. PITTSBURG. Jan. 22. Former United States Senator George T. Oliver died at his home here this morning after a lingering illness. a TOKIO. Jan. 21. (By the Associated Press.) Former Emperor Yl Heul. of Korea, is dead. He died after a stroke of apoplexy. COVli. Or., Jan.;;:. -Special.) Bert The Secret of Saving lies as much in the things one does not do as in the things one does. There are so many small things that can be gotten along without, and no one suf fers in the least. And just the difference between spending and saving 10 cents a day will amount to a Devore, deputy forester of Grand Ronde district No. 3. Minam National Forest, during the absence of W. D. Foreman last year, has Just received word of the death from Influenza of his undo and aunt within a month of each other, both old-timers In Cove William Edwin Devore at Globe. Ariz., deceased December 10. aged 4: years, and Mrs. Carl Mason at Eagle Valley. Or.. January 14. aged 43 years, both born In Iowa. They leave their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Devore and two of six brothers. James and Charles, in Union. Or.: Ray. at North Powder; Bert at Cove. Or.: Arthur Devore. Jr.. with a hospital unit In rTance. and Clarence, with an aero squadron at Oklahoma City, tikis. KELSO. Wash.. Jan. 22. (Special.) Following an extended Illness, Mrs. W. J. Deaver passed away at her home in Kelso yesterday. She was a native of Tennessee, having been born near Knox- vine. September 14. 154. The family moved to Kelso to reside about 15 years ago. She Is survived by her husband and seven children: Sherman Deai-ers. f St. Helens. Or.; James, Avery. Lester and Fred Deaver. of Kelso; Mrs. Ollie Klrby. of Ha lama, and Mis. Amanda Barnard, of Portland. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Jan. 22. (Spe cial. ) The influenza epidemic Is im proved at Morton and other Eastern Lewis County towns. Among the latest deaths Is that of Mrs. R. C. Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler Is also reported very low. Mrs. Wheeler was 34 years of age and a native of New York. Besides her hus band, an 11 -year-old son survives her. RUSSIA'S STATUS IN DOUBT NOVEL QCESTION RAISED IN DAMAGE ACTION. Railroad Lawyer Protests Appear ance of Russian Counsel in New York Courts. NEW YORK. Jan. 22. The question of who's who In Russia was raised in Federal t'ourt here today when counsel for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company challenged the -ight of Fred erick R. Coudert to appear for the Rus sian government In a damage suit against the company threatened as a result of the Black Tom explosion in 1916. Quoting President Wilson to the ef fect that there is no Russian govern ment, Charles A. Boston, counsel for the company, said the State Department had declined to tell him "as a citizen whether the United States politically recognizes any Russian government as now existing. He added he had been assured the department would answer the question if asked by the Federal Court. Mr. Coudert. however, presented certificate dated last October and signed by Secretary Lansing, testifying that Bona A. Bakhmetcff had been recog nized since July 5. 1917. as Ambassador extraordinary of the Russian-Kcrensky government. He introduced another certificate from Acting Secretary Polk oatea January which asserted that Sergius Ughet. to whom M. BakhmetetT turned over the Embassy before leav ing this country, is recognized as the representative of the Russian govern ment. In reserving decision. Judge Julius M. Mayer said he hesitated to question the state department. lest it might em barraas the Government at the peace conference. Juniper May Fill Demand. BEND. Or.. Jan. 22. (Special.) Prospects that the stunted Juniper tree, growing in Immense numbers on the unwatcrrd lands of Central Oregon may assume real Importance for cedar In the manufacture of pencils, were ex tended today in a letter received by the Bend Commercial Club from the Dol kena Lumber Company. Practically unlimited quantities of the wood can be used for this purpose, it was stated. Bend Mayor Ask Cleanup. i BEND. Or.. Jan. 22. (Special.) Criticizing sanitary conditions. J. A. Lastes, newly-elected Maor of Bend, demanded last night that a general clean-up of the city be made, renova tion of alleys, outbuildings and the city's sewage disposal plant will be undertaken before Spring. Read The Oregouian classified ads. I kb-sb i; PS HH BUREAU OF AIR WANTED PREPARATION FOR NEXT WAR IS ADVOCATED. Senator Chamberlain Faior Policy Shaped by Experience- in Con flict With German. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Creation of a separate air department, with its head a member of the Cabinet, waa advocated today by Senator Chamber lain, of Oregon, chairman of the Sen ate military affairs committee, in av statement In which he expressed be lief the control of the air would un questionably be the decisive factor In me next war. overshadowing in Im portance the forces on Itlier land or sea. 1 no Lnltr.l States." s.ild Senator Chamberlain, "ought to profit by the experiences of the war with Germany and formulate a constructive pro gramme accordingly. We ought to continue to manufacture airplanes In reasonable quantities, hut more than all we should endeavor to develon me chanical flight so as to be able, should tne emergency arise, to achieve and maintain control of the air. 'The air problem in the future seems to rest on efficient co-ordination. It tor this reason that we sneakinir for a majority of the Senate militarv af fairs Committee recommend unifica tion of effort and still urge such a policy. What I would like to see would be the creation of a separate air bu reau, or department, whose head shall sit in the Cabinet." BANKS ARE NEEDED ABROAD DEVASTATED NATIONS LOOM BIG TO AMERICAS! CAPITAL. Chinese Official Charces Unite,! Mates With Neglecting Busl-nr- in Ear East. NEW YORK, Jan. 22 The need of American banks to handle American investments abroad, especially in the war-devastated countries, was urged by Breckinridge I.ond. Third Assistant Secretary of State, in an address here toiay at a luncheon of the Amer ican Manufacturers' Export Association warned that international trade would not continue to flow through before- ihe-war channels because of political changes and altered commercial sym pathies, and said it would be the task of the State Iepartment. through its consuls throughout the world, to aid American exporters and importers and the reorganization of trade. Chao Hsln Chu, Chinese Consul-Gen eral at San Francisco, declared Amer ican business men had not been pay ing "proper and adequate attention" to Far East trade opportunities. "Now the German interests have practically died out." he said. "Now Is the very chance for America to enlarge her foreign trade for the replacement, ee peclally of the German trade there, and such replacement. I can assure you. will become permanent and most ac ceptable." NEW ERA MEN ARE ROB-BED Eric Bocche. Refusing to Surrender Funds, Is Beane-n. OREGON OTTV. Jan. 22. (Special.) Two robberies were reported between 8 and 13 o'clock Tuesday night. Enrich C. F. Bocche. Aurora, route 4. reported to Night Officer Cooke that he was held up by one man about 1 1 o'clock on Tuesday night on the Soath End road. Mr. Boeche had escorted a young lady home and was returning when the man flashed the light in hia face and demanded him to throw ui his hands. Boeche refused to comply with the demand and the highwayman struck him on the head and knocked him unconscious. Peter Colan. also was robbed or $... Tuesday night tay two masked men. They entered the house and held Mr. Colan up with a gun. Phone your want ads to the Orcgo Plj.li. Phone Main 7070, A 603i,