VOL. L,IX. Jk'O. 18,169.
POKTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1919.
1RICE FIVE CENTS.
WILSON LEAVES PARIS
IGERMAMS "USED" BY
SISTERS LOSE FIGHT
AGAINST DEPORTATION
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IS
DENIED AT SEATTLE.
ANTI-PAVING BILL
ATTACKED IN-HOUSE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
OF 60 DAYS PROPOSED
DEADLY WAR GRAFT
DIRECTED BY RADIO
ON WAY TOWARD HOME
FRENCH SOLDIERS ACCOMPANY
PRESIDENT TO STATION.
U, 5., SAYS. DISOUE
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION
SCBMITED TO SENATE.
1RLD COVENANT
FOR PEACE FRAMED
Wilson Reads Document for
League of Nations.
CONFERENCE TO ACT LATER
Statesmen Hail Agreement as
Insurance Against War's
Outbreak in Future.
OUTLAW PEOPLES ARE CUBBED
Proposed Constitution Pro
vides for Union of Nations
to Settle Future Troubles.
I,EAGUE-OF-!VATIONS COVE.
NAXT SUMMARIZED.
Executive council of proposed
league of nations to consist of
nine nations. United States, Brit
ish Empire, France, Italy and
Japan known as high contract
ing parties.
Council shall meet at least
once a year.
Permanent international secre
tariat to be established.
Majority of states represented
at meetings shall decide all
problems.
President of United States to
call first meeting.
Expenses ' shall be borne by
members of league.
Envoys shall enjoy immunity
during sessions of council.
New members admitted by two
thirds vote.
Munitions making to be cur
tailed. .
High contracting parties to pre
serve against external aggression,
territorial integrity and exist
ing political independence of all
states members of league.
. Arbitration made compulsory.
Permanent court of Interna
tional justice provided.
All treaties shall be registered
with secretary-general.
Small liberated nation's shp.ll
be protected.
All obligations Inter se Incon
sistent with terms of covenant
shall be abrogated.
Amendments to covenant take
effect on three-quarters vote.
PARIS, Feb. 14. President "Wilson
was the central figure of the plenary
peace conference today -when he read
the covenant establishing a league of
nations. There was added interest in
the session, as it was the last gather
ing of the delegates prior to the presi
dent's departure, as well as being the
occasion of presenting the document
with which his name Is identified.
The president was received with
military honors as he arrived at the
foreign office and tl.e large crowds
which had congregated gave him a
cordial welcome as he passed through.
The delegates already were assembled
when the president entered the council
chamber.
Mrs. Wilson Is Present.
When he entered the chamber the
president was greeted by Premier
Clemenceau, Foreign Secretary Bal
four and Viscount I.Iilner of Great
Britain, and the American delegates
at the peace table. There was little
formality. Premier Clemenceau, who
, is president of tho conference, called
the conference to order and President
Wilson arose and addressed the gath
ering.
While the president was reading,
Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by the pres
ident's naval aide, was escorted to a
place back of the delegates' table.
The reading continued for 35 min
utes without interruption or applause.
As he closed the president laid aside
the document and spoke of what had
been accomplished. The deliberations
of the commission had been most in
structive, and throughout the proceed
ings there was an undertone of en
thusiasm in the great work being ac
complished, he said.
Covenant to Be Debated.
President Wilson was followed by
Lord Robert Cecil, head of the British
commission, league of nations; Leon
Bourgeois of the French commission,
and other leading figures of the con
ference. .
The conference will not be asked
for the present to adopt the covenant,
which will ' remain open for further
consideration.
The executive council of the pro-
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Murat Mansion Is Lett at 8:05 P. 31.
After Colonel House and Secre
tary Lansing Bid FarevftlL
PARIS, Feb. 14. President Wilson
left the Murat mansion at 9:05 o'clock
this evening for the Invalides station
on the first stage of his journey home.
The president was escorted by a de
tachment of the republican guard.
Early in the evening the president
dined alone with Mrs. Wilson. r
Prior to his departure Colonel Souse
and Secretary of State Lansing called
at the Murat mansion to bid the execu
tive farewell.
BREST. Feb. 14. CBy the Associated
Press.) Arrangements were complete
this afternoon for the departure of
President Wilson tomorrow. The
steamer George Washington moved Into
the outer harbor this afternoon.
The members of the 5th engineers and
146th machine-gun battalion watched
all day in the expectation that the
president would appear. Admiral Wil
son's flagship, the New Mexico, . lies
ready for the voyage with the George
Washington.
FLOOD CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
Sacramento Iicveo Breaks; Waters
Inundate Five Tillages.
TUBA, CITY, Cal.. Feb. 14. Approxi
mately 25,000 acres of land and five
villages in this section were inun
dated today by flood waters from the
Sacramento river. Estimates of the
damage range from $500,000 to $750,000.
No loss of life was reported. Late
today the edge of the flood was within
seven miles of this place. The flood
was caused by the breaking of a levee.
Volunteers from this city and ad
jacent points are reinforcing the levees
of the Sacramento river and Tuba City
slough.
High waters topped the slough at
one point and flooded a small area of
land. The towns inundated were
Obanion Corners, Bogue, Tudor, Mar
cuse and Harkey's Corners.
WOMAN TO GET MILLIONS
Wife of Utah Engineer Heiress to
Immense Wealth.
SALT LAKE C1TT. Feb. 14. Mrs.
John J. Broughall, wife of a mining
engineer of this city, has been advised
that she is -an heiress to millions, ac
cording to word received by her. from
London lawyers.
The letter from the lawyers recites
that William Masterson, a bachelor,
recently died in London and left large
real estate holdings in both London
and New Tork. When a young man
Masterson was assisted by Mrs. Broug-
hall's father, engaged In the lumber
Industry in Michigan, who also started
Masterson in the same business upon
which the latter had built his fortune.
Mrs. Broughall will receive one-third
of the estate.
HANSON BANS DISLOYALTY
Only Loral Americans to Be Em
ployed on Seattle Public Work.
SEATTLE, Feb. 14. The city of Seat
tle on its own work and In work done
for the municipality by contracts will
give work only to loyal American cit
izens, according to announcement made
today by Mayor Ole Hanson. Mayor
Hanson served notice on the board of
public works to this effect and drew
attention to a Seattle ordinance that
provides the city and contractors shall
give preference to married American
citizens.
According to Mayor Hanson, no aliens
will be employed while citizens are
idle.
REAL ESTATE BILL PASSES
House Approves Measure to License
and Bond Brokers.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 14.
(Special.) Representative Gordon's
bill providing for licensing of real es
tate brokers and requiring that they
give bonds passed the house this morn
ing. The bill requires payment of an
annual license fee of $5 and that a
bond of $1000 be given.
The Insurance commissioner will have
charge of administration of the bill In
event it becomes a law.
Members said that the bill Is partlcu
larly directed at curbstone brokers In
Portland.
SOLDIERS' PAY MAY BE CUT
Reduction to $15 Month After July
1 Is Possibility.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Pay of en
listed men In the army would be re
duced to $15 a month after July 1. as
a result of the elimination in the house
today, on a point of order, of the pro
vision in the annual army appropria
tion bill continuing the present salary
of $30 a month.
The house several days ago defeated
an amendment to the naval bill provid
ing for increases of, from $5 to $15 a
month in the pay of enlisted men of
the navy.
OREGON MEN LEAVE FRANCE
Battleship Rhode Island Due in
Port February 2 6.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 14. The 147th machine
gun battalion sailed from Brest Febru
ary 12 on the battleship Rhode Island.
The boat is due to arrive at Newport
News February 26. Four officers and
110 men of this battalion from Oregon
and Washington will be sent to Camp
Lewis to be mustered out.
Spies Help in Breaking
Enemy's Morale.
AMERICA'S WAR WORK SEEN
Discouraging Messages Car
ried to Fatherland.
PASSPORTS PERHAPS GIVEN
Head of Spruce Division Gives His
Views on Some Inner Workings
of America's War Machine.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14. That
America, instead of rounding up and
shooting certain German spies, gave
them every opportunity to see the
enormous war activities here, and then
allowed them to return home to over
awe and discourage the German people
with the tale of their discoveries, is
the belief of Brigadier-General Brice
P. Bisque, head of the nation's spruce
production division, who ended a brief
visit here today.
"I believe that some of these men,
unknown to themselves, were assisted
in getting passports to Copenhagen in
order that they might go home and
tell the German government that
America could not be whipped," Gen
eral DIsque said.
General Disque announced that he is
to retire from the army after he has
finished the business of salvaging
what remains of the spruce production
provision and will enter business in
New Tork. When the war began he
was called from retirement, which he
had entered as a captain of cavalry;
He was ordered to France, but was sent
to the spruce division ojj the eve of
his departure.
Conservative Labor Loyal.
Belief that the elements which had
caused a seven months' strike in the
woods of the northwest before the
government took those woods over la
the same that caused the present ship
yard disturbances in the northwest.
was expressed also by General Disque.
"Some of these disturbers were tarred
and feathered and ridden out on & rail,"
General Disque said. "I did not ap
prove of such tactics particularly, but
It convinced roe that the conservative
labor element was behind the govern
ment."
Defending the air production pro
gramme. General Disque said:
"Our aircraft programme called for
a greater and a more complete effort
than the bulldingr of a modern navy.
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TEXT OF COVENANT OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MADE PUBLIC AT PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE
1 vKEAMBLE In order to promote)
' international co-operation ana to
secure international peace and se
curity by the acceptance of obligations
not to resort to war, by the prescrip
tion of open. Just and honorable rela
tions between the nations, the firm es
tablishment of the understanding of
international law, as the actual rule
of conduct among governments, and by
the maintenance of justice and a
scrupulous respect for all treaty obli
gations in the dealings of organized
peoples with one another, the powers
signatory to this covenant adopt this
constitution of the league of nations:
Article I.
The action of the high contracting
parties under the terms of this cove
nant shall be effected through the In
strumentality of a meeting 'of a body
of delegates representing the high con
tracting parties, of meetings at more
frequent Intervals of an executive
council and a permanent international
secretariat to be established at the seat
of the league.
Article II.
Meetings of the body of delegations
shall be held at stated intervals and
from time to time as occasion may
require for the purpose of dealing with
matters In the sphere of action of the
league. Meetings of the bodies of del
egates shall be held at the seat of the
league or at such other place as may
be found convenient and shall consist
of representatives of the high con
tracting parties." Each of the high con
tracting parties shall have one vote,
but may have not more than three
representatives.
Article .III.
The executive council shall consist
of representatives of the United States
of America, the British Empire, France,
Italy and Japan, together with repre
sentatives of four other states, mem
bers of the league. The selection of
these four states shall be made by the
body of delegates on such principles
and in such manner as they think fit.
Pending the appointment of these rep
resentatives of the other states, repre
sentatives (blank left for names) shall
be members of the executive couoctL
Meetings of the council shall be held
from time to time as occasion may re
quire, and at least once a year, at
whatever place may be decided on, or,
falling any such decision, at the seat
of the league, and any matter within
the sphere of action of the league or
affecting the peace of the world may
be dealt with at such meetings. Invi
Attempt by Two Women to Remain
in State by Taking Hus
bands Is Failure.
I - - -
SEATTLE. Feb. 14. Two sisters,
Margaret Roy and Janet Roy Mackay.
who escaped being , sent to New Tork
for deportation with the party of 42
Industrial Workers of the World and
other undesirables which left Seattle
February 6, last, because of their pe
tition for a writ of habeas corpus, to
day lost their long legal battle to re
main in this country when Judge Jere
miah Neterer, In the United States dis
trict court, denied the writ.
The two women also attempted to
remain here by hurriedly taking hus
bands. Mrs. Mackay did marry, but
Judge Neterer held it had not been
established that her husband was a
citizen. Margaret also was to have
married, but she was arrested before
the ceremony could be held. Both were
accused of being anarchists. They will
be sent to .their former home in Scot
land, immigration officials said today.
Forty-four aliens who forfeited first
citizenship papers to escape military
service during the war today were de
nied citizenship rights by Superior
Court Judge B. J. Tallman.
Mccormick may get post
President Accepts Resignation of
Ambassador to France.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. President
Wilson has accepted the resignation of
William Graves Sharp as ambassador
to France, to take effect when a suc
cessor qualifies. This was revealed by
correspondence between the president
and the ambassador made public to
night at the White House without
comment.
There was no information In official
circles tonight as to whom the presi
dent has in mind for the Paris post.
but at the time the resignation of
Vance McCormick as chairman of the
democratic national committee was
made known by the Associated Press
last month it was said that Mr. Mc
Cormick would become ambassador to
France.
FEATURES Of OREGON LEG
ISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Passes bill establishing court
of domestic relations in Multno
mah county. .
Senator Jones proposes consti
tutional amendment extending
legislative sessions to GO days
and Increasing pay to $5 a day.
Honse.
Approves McFarland bill reg
ulating boxing by cities and kills
state commission regulating
scheme.
Passes Gordon bill providing
licenses and bonds for real estate
brokers.
tations shall be sent to any power to
attend a meeting of the council at
which such matters directly affecting
its Interests are to be discussed, and
no decision taken at any meeting will
be binding on such powers unless so
Invited.
Article IV.
All matters of procedure at meet
ings of the body of delegates or the
executive council, including the ap
pointment of committees to investi
gate particular matters, shall be reg
ulated by the body of delegates or the
executive council arid may.be decided
by a majority of the states represented
at the meeting. The first meeting of
the body of delegates and of the ex
ecutive council shall be summoned by
the President of the United States of
V.
The permanent secretariat of the
league shall be established at (blank),
which shall constitute the seat of the
league. The secretariat shall comprise
such secretaries and staff as may be
required under the general direction
and control of a secretary-general of
the league, who shall be chosen by the
executive council; the secretariat shall
be appointed by the secretary-general,
subject to confirmation by the execu
tive council. The secretary-general
shall act in that capacity at all meet
ings of the body of delegates or of the
executive council. The expenses of the
secretariat shall be borne by the states
members of the league in accord
ance wlh the apportionment of the
expenses of the International bureau
of the universal postal union.
Article VI.
Representatives of the high contract
ing parties and of those of the league,
when engaged in the business of the
league, shall enjoy diplomatic privi
leges and immunities and the buildings
occupied by the league or its officials
or by representatives attending the
meetings shall enjoy the benefits of
extra-territoriality.
Article VII.
Admission to the league of states not
signatories, to the covenant and not
named in the protocol hereto as stated
to be Invited to adhere to the cove
nant requires the assent of not less
than two-thirds of the states repre
sented in the body of delegates and
shall be limited fully to self-governing
countries, including dominions and
colonies. No state shall be admitted
to the league unleBs it is able to give
effective guarantees of its sincere in
tention to observe its international ob
ligations and unless it shall conform
to each principle as may be prescribed
Motion to Sidetrack Meas-
ure Defeated.
SHELDON HOLDS MOVE UNFAIR
Spirited Debate Is Forecast on
Final Consideration.
SENATORS EXPLAIN BALLOT
Opponents Insist That Bill Will Tie
Hands of Commission and Re
flects on Their Integrity.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Feb. 14.
(Special.) War broke out in the
house over senate bill 67 at a late hour
this afternoon when Mr. Graham of
Washington tried to kill the anti-paving
bill by Indefinite postponement on
its first reading. This is the measure
which consumed a day and a half in
the senate.
Among house members there is a
growing conviction that if the present
personnel of the state highway commis
sion is to be retained senate bill 67
will have to be wiped out. Also there
Is a belief among members of the
house committee on roads that this bill
is in conflict with a section of the
$10,000,000 bond bill.
Short Cat la Blocked.
Possibly prompted by this motive,
Mr. Graham, instead of allowing the
bill to take its usual course and be
acted on by the road committee and
subsequently by the house, decided to
take the short cut and finish it quickly.
However the procedure was deemed un
wise even by men opposing the bilL
Mr. Graham's motion was immediately
attacked and an attempt was made to
sidetrack it by laying it on. the table.
This was defeated by a vote of
33 .to 23.
Mr. Sheldon then took the
le tlo I ,-.
charged that the motion to
postpone was the most infamous step
attempted in this legislature. An
nouncing he would not yield the floor
to anyone or answer any questions
until through, Mr. Sheldon launched
on a recapitulation of the charges
made for two days in the senate.
Graham Withdraws Molten.
Mr. Smith of Multnomah asked to
defeat the motion to indefinitely post
pone, and said that if this was rushed
through he would call a special meeting
of the trades in Portland and tell them
the legislature is controlled by thieves.
He begged that the bill be given its
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by the league In regard to its naval
and military forces and armaments.
Article VIII.
The high contracting parties recog
n.ze the principle that the maintenance
of peace will require the reduction of
national armaments to tho lowest point
consistent with national safety and the
enforcement by common action of In
ternational obligations, having special
regard to the geographical situation
and circumstances of each ..ti-t; and
the executive council shall formulate
plans for effecting such reduction. The
executive council also shall determine
for the consideration and action of the
several governments what military
equipment an- armament is fair and
reasonable In proportion to the scale of
forces laid down in the programme of
disarmament and these -limits when
adopted shall not be exceeded without
the permission of the executive council.
The high contracting parties agree that
tho manufacture by private enterprise
of munitions nd Implements of war
lends itself to grave objections and
direct the executive council to ad
vise how the evil effects attendant
upon such manufacture can be pre
vented, due regard being paid
to the necessities of those coun
tries which are not able to manu
facture for themselves the munitions
and implements of war necessary for
their safety. The high contracting paY
ties undertake In no way to conceal
from each other the conditions of such
of their industries as are capable of
being adapted to war purposes or the
scale of their armaments, and agree
that there shall be full and frank in
terchange of information as to their
military and naval programmes.
Article IX.
A permanent commission shall be
constituted to advise the aatrue on the
execution of the provisions of article
VIII and on military and naval ques
tions generally.
Article X.
The high contracting parties shall
undertake to respect and preserve,
as against external aggression, the
territorial integrity and existing polit
ical independence of all states members
of the league. In case of any s ch ag
gression v in case of any threat of
danger of such aggression, the execu
tive council shall advise upon means
by which the obligation shall be ful
filled. Article XI.
Any war or threat of war, whether
Immediately affecting r.ny of the high
contracting parties or not, hereby is
declared a. matter of concern to the
league, and the high contracting par-
iCouclutictl cm i'agw Z.y
Lane County Solon Also Would Al
low Members $o a Day People
May Vote for Proposal in 1020.
STATE CAPITOL., Salem, Or., Feb. 14.
(Special.) Sweeping change in the
constitution governing the Oregon leg
islative assemblies are contemplated
In a proposed constitutional amend
ment submitted to the senate today by
Senator Jones of Lane County in the
form of a joint resolution.
Foremost of Importance is the pro
posal to extend the sessions from 40
to CO actual working da ye, for which
members shall receive $300. or at the
rate of $5 a day. It also provides that
in case an extra session is called by
the governor It must not be of more
than 20 days' duration and the mem
bers shall be paid at the regular rate
for every day of such extra session.
The resolution provides that if any
member ehall absent himself without
consent of the presiding officer he
shall not be paid for those days during
which he is absent.
It provides that all bills must be
introduced during the first 20 days of
the session. The second 20 days are
to be devoted to committee work and
routine legislative business, while the
final 20 days are to be spent In the
passage and rejection of all such bills
Introduced.
The proposed amendment if adopted
at this session will be submitted to a
vote of the people at the general elec
tion in 1920.
STRIKE AGITATOR SOUGHT
Leon Green Wanted by Authorities
on Criminal Anarchy Charge.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 14. City and
county authorities today were center
ing their energies in a search for Leon
Green, whose real name is said to be
Leon Butoueteky. a Russian, and one
of the recent labor agitators during
the general strike here.
Green Is sought on a warrant charg
ing criminal anarchy, five other alleged
radicals of the 39 arrests last night
being held on similar charges, with
ball fixed at $5000 each. Green was
said to have disappeared from Seattle
and to have gone to Grays Harbor.
Department of justice agents assisted
'
he arrests.
OPORTO AGAIN RESTORED
People of Republic m In Northern
Portugal AVln Victory.
LONDON, Feb. 14. The people of
Oporto, supported by republican forces,
have restore the republic in northern
Portugal according to a Lisbon dis
patch received by the Portuguese lega
tion. Pavas Couciero, the royalist dictator,
has been arrested.
BRESLAU SCENE OF CLASH
Ten Persons Reported Hilled In Re
cent Violent Fighting.
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 14. Thfre has
been violent fighting at Breslau.
where soldiers have been attempting to
prevent strikers from releasing impris
oned Spartacans.
Ten persons have been killed.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 47
degrees; minimum. 42 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; moderate southerly minds.
Mar.
Official casualty list. rase 11.
Legislatures.
Antl-pavtng bill attacked In house. Page 1.
Legislative session of 60 days proposed.
Face 1-
ChrlMlan Scientists defeat compulsory surgi
cal treatment bill. Page ti.
Senate passes domesUc relations court meas
ure. Page 6.
Seventeen measures signed In day by Acting
Uovernor Hart. Page 7.
Idaho threatens to punish lobbyists. Page 7.
Foreign,
Covenant for league of nations formed.
Page 1.
Wilson starts for United States. Pa; 1.
League hailed by VVilson am remedy for war
Page 2. i
New Germany to be strictly democratic state.
Page 3.
British miner jolts socialist conference at
Besce. Page 3.
National.
Movements of deadly war craft directed by
radio. Page 1.
Dorafil ir,
German spies "used" by IT. S., declares
Brie P Disque. Page 1.
Butte engineers to vote on strike. Page 5.
Hort.
George Pennington. St. Louis pitcher, bought
by Portland club. Page 12.
University of Oregon defeats O. A. C. by
score of 7 to 17. Pago 12.
McFarland boxing bill placed on calendar
in house. Page 12.
Pacific Northwest.
Seattle girls lose fight against deportation.
Page 1.
Rise In phone rates upheld at Olympla.
Pago 13..
Punish guilty hut forgive misled workers,
says Mayor Hanson. Page 1-1.
Commercial and Marine.
Steady wool prices assured during spring
months. Page 10.
Wall street trading centers In speculative
stocks; Page 19.
Profit-talcing sales break Chicago corn mar
ket. Page 10.
Pier construction Is considered by Home In
dustry league. Page 13
Portland and Vicinity.
Emffto5ment orflce to aid young and old.
Page 9.
65th artillery scheduled to reach Portland
Monday. Page 10.
Portland doctor praises grit of wounded
Americans. Page 14.
Sam Roll! slays woman, turns revolver on
self. Page 4.
City Council asks postponment of telephone
ucale. rage 20. -Canteen
workers to greet boys of 65th at
Oregon towns. Page 10.
207 pupils of Portland public schools receive
diplomas. Page 4.
First delegates to congress for league of
nations reach city. Page IS.
Weather report, oata ana forecast. Page 19.
Hammond Invention Pro
nounced Success.
CONTROL DECLARED PERFECT
Explosive-Laden Carriers Arc
Unerringly Guided.
ENEMY IS MADE HELPLESS
Agency of Destruction Is Under Foil
Control from Warship, Shore
Station or From Airplane.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. Army an
naval experts have reported the. de
vice of John Hays Hammond. Jr., for
radio control of surface craft to be sent
laden with explosives against enemy .
ships a success and predict similar
results when submerged craft ehovr
above water only wire antennae.
Results of tests were made publ.o
today in connection with the fortifica
tions appropriation bill, which carries
$417,000 for construction of an experi
mental submerged boat.
Secretary Baker wrote the house ap
propriations committee, which Is con
sidering the bill, that the Joint army
and navy board was "convinced of the
practicability of the control" of the
surface craft, and added that there had
also been demonstrations of the pos
sibility of control of craft completely
submerged except for an atr-intake
pipe.
Farther Experiment Desired.
Before finally deciding on the pur
chase of the patents for $750,000, the
board desires further experiment with
submerged craft and a change in law
for the experiments is necessary to per
mit building so as to make success cer
tain before purchase.
Construction of the submerged craft,
which will be about 80 feet long by
seven feet In diameter, will take two
years, according to Mr. Hammond, who
told the committee he had spent 10
years and $400,000 on his invention.
"There Is no question whatever as t
the ability to control with great ac
curacy the torpedo or carrier, what
ever kind it Is," said a letter of Major
Genera! F. W. Coe, a member of the
board, "so long as it is a surface ves
sel or has any antennae above the
water, by direct radio waves, either
from shore or from aeroplane.
Interference la Considered.
"The board had before it also and
considered the ability of the enemy to
interfere with the control of the ves
sel by radio energy. Mr. Hammond's
claims are that no interference can be
had with the craft outside a radius
of 100 to 150 yards from the source
of energy: that is. from the radio plant
of a battleship, for example.
"Within such a radius a certain In
terference from a powerful wireless
station is possible, but that interfer
ence with the apparatus only operates
to keep the torpedo on the course on
which it may be running."
With a shore station, having a height
of 80 feet above sea level, radio control
of the craft has been demonstrated to
the board up to a distance of about
seven miles, but General Coe said that
if controlled from an aeroplane there
was no limit as to distance, except the
propelling power of the torpedo or the
boat that carried it or the aeroplane.
Craft F.aslly Controlled.
"A surface launch with the appar
atus on it," said General Coe, "was con
trolled from both the shore and from
an aeroplane, the means of control in
each case being the same. The board
also witnessed the dropping of dummy
depth charges from the stern of the
boat, while it was proceeding in any
desired course."
General -Coe said ho had run the
craft all around vessels coming into
the harbor at will, and that at close
range there would be no difficulty in
ramming a vessel from shore.
PEACE-MAKERS ARE NAMED
Effort to. Be Made to Avert Nation
Wide Strike.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. In an effort
to prevent a nation-wide strike in the
building trades, the department of labor
today assigned Henry J. Skef f li.g ton
of Boston and Walter Davidge of Wash
ington to act as conciliators in the dis
pute, which now centers In New York
city.
The conciliators will meet represen
tatives of tho men In New Tork to
morrow. BOGUS MONEY IS SEIZED
New Orleans Tollce Take Two Mil
lion In Apartment Raid.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14. Nearly
$2,000,000 in counterfeit gold and silver
certificates ranging In denominations of
from $100 to $1000. was seized by the
police today in a raid on a richly fur
nished apartment in Governor Nichols
street.
Several wealthy visitors from Sac
ramento, Cal.; Chicago and other cities
had lodged complaints that they had
lost large sums at the apartment
through a bo's race-betting tchem.