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THE HORNING OKEGOXIAX. TUESDAY: APRIL 22, 1919. 13 CRISIS ier WINTER IS Shipbuilders Hold Conference in Mayor's Office. BOWLES BLAMES WILSON iTmldcDl of Northwest Steel Cora pany Predicts 30.000 to 50,000 Men On! of Work in October. Prediction that shipbuilding; in Port land will end In October, throwing- be tween 39.900 and 50.609 persons out of employment was made yesterday by Joseph R Bowles, president ' of the Northwest Steel company, at a confer- ent-e of shipbuilders held in Mayor Baker's office. The prenrnt plight of the shipbuild ers resulting from cancellation of s-ov-ernment contracts, "with positive rules issued makina it impossible for them to accept foreign contracts, is directly due. Mr. Bowlea stated, to "one auto cratic man now in France President Villon. The taperlna- off of shipbuilding. Mr. Bowles predicted, would besrin in June, and by October IS all the work In the Northwest iteel company's yard will have ben completed. The work, he also stated, in the Columbia Shipbuild ing corporation would end about the same time, with a possibility of work In the Mandifer shipyards in Vancouver continuing until the first of the next je.r. With shipbuilding at an end and vir tually no Industry to absorb the un employed. Portland will face a critical condition next winter. Mr. Bowles srated. Other coast cities will likewise suffer, he thou-cht. and a serious un employment situation would also exist In various parts of the country, but the peak of the condition would fall upon Portland. Mr. Bowles asserted, because Portland has but little in the way of Industries with which to alle viate the condition. Blasse Placed es PreMet. For all that has already happened to the shipbuilding Industry since the ettrnine; of the armistice and, for all that is likely to occur in the future. President Wilson alone was blamed by Mr. Bowles. The president, he said, refused to move a f;na-er, and from those who are presumed to have direct knowledge of President Wilson's views in this rsitard, Mr. Bowles statea he Kleaned that nothing would be done in connection with anipbuildine; by the nations chief executive until after peace has been declared. Mr. Bowles proved to be the princi pal speaker at the conference railed by Mayor Baker to attempt to pave the way for either continuation of the shipbuilding Industry in Portland or, failing In this, to begin the ball roll ing toward a substitute Industry of the magnitude which would be capable of employing the thousands now employed building . ships and in tho auxiliary shops. Vsrwrslas THaa Vrievaaee. To prove that the government has not dwelt fairly with foreign govern ments. Mr. Bowles produced a letter received by him from P. Kleppe, a shipowner and operator of Bergen. Norway. In this latter Mr. Bergen statea that until the government ac counts to him for several ships which were confiscated during the course of construction in Portland ho will re fuse to deal with American shipbuild ers for future contracts. In lt. Mr. Bowles explains, the Northwest Steel company sold Mr. Kleppe two vessels, which were re quisitioned by the shipping board dur ing the course of construction and completed by the Portland firm for the Vnited States government. Mr. Kleppe had. prior to the requisi tioning, paid the Northwest Steel com pany about 93.000.009. according to Mr. Bowles, and the shipping board paid the Portland firm the difference be tween this amount and the contract price, but failed to reimburse Mr. Kleppe for the amount of money he bad expended on the ships, even though the two vessels were turned oves to the Vnited States shipping board and ased by them. Bolshevism May Thrive. With unemployment rampant through out the state during the winter, after the release of men from the harvest fields. Mr. Hovrles felt free to predict that trouble which might even, bring realisation of the most radical bolshiv-1-rt's hope, would exist in Portland. Tonland is likely to face a dark period." said Mr. Bowles. "When winter comes, with thousands upon thousands of men unemployed, it does not take a prolific mind to picture what may hap pen. A situation nearly aa had will probably exist in Seattle and Tacoma, and in Los Ans-eles, which is situated much aa this city, much unemployment will also probably exist. Ban Francisco is probably better situated In this re gard than any coast city, as there is sufficient navy work to keep many of the shipbuilders busy there during the winter. "For this situation, which can only be corrected throuth hasty action by the President or congress, we can di rectly blame the mo.t autocratic man of the nation President Wilson. The government seems w illing to plunge the western states Into a state of armrchy in order that the government yards may continue to turn out ships. "When the foreign governments were in a meod to Issue large contracts the -shipping board forbid any American yards accepting them. l"robably when this ban la lifted Jhe foreign powers will refuse to contract, being willing to retain their rash until condition have been adjusted in Europe. "Oregon's only relief from a terrible unemployment situation next winter will come in the voting of as large a reconstruction programme at the June election aa is possible. As much public work as can be. provided during the coming winter is the only manner in which the situation can be alleviated. -vVralcra Slate Lesrae Formed. Immediate steps to formulate a league of western states to work out a plan cf presenting the situation to the proper authorltlea at the proper time will be taken by Mayor Baker as a pos sible means of preventing an end to the shipbuilding industry on the coast this fall, he said. "We face a serious situation." said the mayor, "and also find that our hands are tied, as far as any action at this time Is concerned, with President Wilson in France and congress not in session. I believe, however, that with representatives from all of the western statea acting in one unit something can be accomplished which will mean the perpetuation of the shipbuilding in dustry. The people of Oregon must support the reconstruction programme of state, counties and Titles in order to aid somewhat in handling the unem ployment situation next winter." WILLIAM C. ALLEN IS SUED Wife of Owner of Service Station Al- lc-gce Cruelty In Action. Wtlliara C. Allen, owner of the VT11 lard service station, Sixth and Barn- side streets, is eued for divorce by Mrs. Edith Allen In an action filed In the circuit court yeaterday. Mrs. Allen alleges cruelty, asserting that the Ill treatment first began in January. 1918, when her husband called her vile names, choked and threatened to kill her. at their borne, 141-- Knowles avenue. In February. 1J1J. Sr. Allen accused his wife of "gadding" and chasing after other men. she alleges, and threw a sugar bowl at her. In .March. 191S, she asserts be struck her. pulled her hair and threw her to the floor. Mrs. Allen asks alimony of $100 a month, saying that her husband'a busi ness amounted to SSs.OOO last year and that he can well afford it Josephine Keramidas. in a suit for divorce, alleges that she married Gust Keramidas in Portland August 5, 1918, under coercion, being threatened with a term in jail If she did not wed. Last November he gave her a black eye, she charges, and last March knocked her down, threatening to kill her. Ali mony is aaked. Helen M. Spitxnogle filed suit against Ernest L. Spitxnogle, alleging cruelty, and asking alimony of tiO a month. Muriel B. Pecord filed suit against Leo J. Pecord. alleging cruelty. ELSNER WILL IS TRIED AXD TRUE FRIEND GETS 14 LOTS IX COOTT. -r i "I ,1 A o,.itri-.w Will present "THE ELIXIR OF LOVE" at Public Auditorium A OrUUllQ Upera -rVSSOCiatlOll Thursday and Friday evenings, April 24-25. Don't fail to attend. Finish the Job! Victory Liberty Loan GINGHAM WEEK See Special Showing of These Fabrics, Aisle of Cottons, 1st Floor v We Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Amounting to 10c or MoreS. & H. Stamp Office Now Located on 3d Floor Portland Agency for Gossard, Nemo, Bien Jolie, Bon Ton and Royal Worcester Corsets Carter's Knit Underwear Ohio Cleaners Nestle" Hair Waving gives universal satisfaction and will not injure the hair in any way. Expert operators employed. Beauty Parlors on the Second Floor. The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods The Sale of Women's Dresses Continues Today j Wls-lics Regarding Cremation Car ried Out 923 Left to Brother,' Reason Belli; Estrangement. To my friends and fellow travelers. I leave my loving good will and my unfulfilled ideals toward the upliftment of man's consciousness to the realisa tion of the oneness of being; also, my conviction that earthly possessions serve their highest purpose If only con sidered as a loan." reads the unique ill of the late Jean Llsner. nled in the office of the county clerk yesterday. Miia Eisner died In Portland about two weeks ago. at the age of S7. Her will was dated January 25. 191. My remains are to be cremated, con tinues the document, "after the body has been held intact for not less than 18 hours, and my ashes are to be etrewn to the winds o'er ocean, lake or river. absolutely without ostentation." Her wishes in this regard were car ried out scrupulously by Bertha Patu- rel. with whom the decedent nan Deen living for several years and who had nursed her through her last Illness, which waa of about two years' dura tion. "To my matchless friend. Bertha Patural." the will bequeathed 14 lots in Multnomah county, located at Coun cil Crest. Fulton Park and Alder springs, and Hawaiian, curioa on ex hibit at the City Hall. "To my dear friend and chum, Caro line D. Westervelt of Honolulu, H. I, eternal love and gratitude" were left. "To the rarest of my friends. Dr. Sigmund Waldbott of Cincinnati, O.." four lots in Fulton Park were be-queath-ed. Carl Sommer of Portland and Mrs. Edwin C. Hill of Seattle were be queathed one lot each. In the original will :i is left a brother, -Julius Klsner. In a codicil drawn up and signed March 19, 119. it is explained that the reason for this is that brother and sister had been es tranged for 20 years and that she did not know his address. To save court costs and contention. the deceased had deeded all the real property disposed of in her will to the beneficiaries before aeatn, giving me deeds In escrow to Carl Sommer, il Fifth street, to be recorded after death. Miss Eisner came to Portland about 10 years ago from Honolulu, according to her attorney, T. u. -inomton, ana was a musician and student. She had been in ill health for a long while. $2.25 to $3.75 Fancy Silks $1.59 Plaids, Stripes, Checks and Figures Beautiful high grade Silks from our own regular stocks very desirable for dresses, waists, skirts, petticoats and linings. Not all colors in each pattern, but an excellent assortment to select from. Novelty plaids, stripes, checks and figures. Mostly mes salines, although there are a num ber of good patterns in soft taf fetas. Full 36 inches wide. Regu lar $2.25 to $3.75 Silks on sale Tuesday at the Center P" KQ Circle Fh-st Floor, yard DX.Ji7 AN IMPORTANT EVENT this Sale of Dresses! Not only are the prices far below value, but the styles are right up-to-the-minute and quality of the materials and workmanship high-class. By all means come to the Garment Store, on the Second Floor, and see these great bargains. Lot 1 Dresses At $19.98 quality taffeta silk and wool jpTaey in a great variety ofjries and colors. Extraordinary fJJ-l Q QQ values in this sale at vl.UfO Lot 2 Presses At $23.75 Second Floor Dresses of excellentT'Second Floor Taffeta, Serge and Jersey Dresses in the season's best styles and colors. Some with Georgette vestees; (IJOO I7K priced special at only DtO I J S. & H. Stamps Given With Purchases Ask for Them Sewing Tables GUN EXPLODES; EYE IS GONE Southern Oregon Miner, in House, Hit; Boy, Outside, Vnlnjured. ROSEBCRO. Or.. April 21. (Special.) Probably fatally injured from a frag ment of the breech of an exploding rifle. Joe Campbell, aged 61, a miner of the Coffee Creek district, 50 miles eontheast of Roseburg, was rushed here by auto last night and given surgical aid. The accident occurred when Charlie Holmes, aged IS, Camp bell's assistant in placer mining, placed a reloaded shell in an old rifle and fired at a mark. The gun exploded, knocking the boy down, but not injuring him, and a piede of steel about three inches in length was blown through the window and struck the miner beneath the right eye, destroying the sight, lodging in the root of the mouth. Runaway Accident Proves Fatal. SALEM, Or.. April 21. (Special.) Benjamin F. Berlnger. of Mehama. died last night at a local hospital from in juries sustained In a runaway accident at Mehama last Thursday. Both legs were fractured, one so badly that am putation was necessary. He also suf fered from internal Injuries. King George has traveled more wide ly than any other king who ever occu pled the British throne. At $1.98 Fourth Floor Hardwood Sewing Tables with measure on top. These are well made and sell in the usual way at $2.75. Priced spe- QO cial for Tuesday at only Dx70 Basement Corset Sale! $2.50 to $4 R.W. Corsets $1.59 Basement Royal Worcester Corsets are noted for their good wearing qualities. In this sale there are styles for all types of figures, including stouts. High, low and medium bust; long or' short skirt. Discon tinued models good range of sizes in each style. Corsets selling formerly (PI HQ from $2.50 to $4 priced special O-L.fcM It Pays to Shop in Our BASEMENT! 11 IMi 'H Sale of Curtain Corners Bargain Circle, First Floor 300 Curtain Corners or Samples; suitable for sash curtains and small windows; 480 and 98i PILLOW TOPS of fancy cre tonne, velvets, silks, etc. CQ On special sale Tuesday JJ ART CRETONNES in JCp various colors the yard OKs a new novel by ELEANOR H PORTER ' Author of 'IfastDayld ''More than anyone else Mrs. Por ter gives back to us the joy of know ing that this is a beautiful world." The Book Shop Main Floor Royal Bengal Rugs AT HALF PRICE Third Floor Discontinued pat terns in famous Bengal Oriental Rugs. Many beautiful patterns. Priced in this sale at Half Price. $21.00 Royal Bengal Rug, size 27x54 inches. Spe- (JJI tfl FTrt ciallypriced this sale DU.JU $47.00 Royal Ben- fl?OQ Kft gal Rug, size 4x7 ft. UtdU.UV i $125 Royal Ben- Cff0 PTfl gal Rug, size 8x10 ft. DOj2.JU $160 Royal Ben- CCA fift gal Rug, size 9x12 ft. BOV.UU Demonstration One-Minute Washers THE "ONE MINUTE MAN" is here to show you how the average family washing can be done and on the line inside of an hour. EVERY WOMAN IN PORTLAND should at tend this demonstration and see for herself the wonderful results that may be accomplished. Down $2 a Week puts a ONE-MINUTE ELEC TRIC WASHER in YOUR HOME money back if not satisfactory. PRACTICAL SOLUTION OF YOUR LAUNDERING EXPENSE is the One-Minute Washer a mechanical marvel that will last a life time with ordinary care. See demonstration in Housewares Department. wonaenui re $2 BeautifulNewArtPottery 3 attractive pieces are illustrated above. Many other articles in the assortment. Various styles and sizes in Vases, Jardinieres, Flower Bowls, Flower Frogs, Fern Dishes, etc. Shown in exquisitely colored effects. On display in the Crockery Department on the Third Floor. 50c PINK OR BLUE VIOLET BOWLS PRICED SPECIAL AT 25 TWO DEFENSES PLEADED ATTORNEY STATES CASE FOR ALLEGED MURDERER. ProM-cullon Contends Sam Rolll Was in Jealous Rage but Xot Vic tim of Insanity. Two defenses, one of Insanity and the other of unwritten law, are pleaded by Morris Goldstein, attorney for Sam Rolli, on trial for murder before Cir cuit Judge Gatens. The jury was se cured and opening- statements made yes terday. The prosecution will begin Its case today. . Though no one saw the actual killing:, and Rolli has made no admission of guilt to the authorities, his attorney does not deny that his client shot and killed pretty Betty Tauff at the home of her former husband, Hans Taue-, February 14, 1919. He does contend that the act was perpetrated during an attack of temporary insanity and in vokes the unwritten law. The prosecution contends that Rolll was in a Jealous rage but not neces sarily Insane, and that the unwritten law has no place in the trial. Hetty Tang had married Rolll Illegally within the six month's limit of her divorce from Hans Taug and the etate main tains that Rolli cannot allege that his wife was untrue to her marriage vows to him as their marriage wss known Pa fold the grocer 'Send up six boxes of POST TOASTIES in the morning . I dorit want any riot my house. n "the riot' do love vthese corn flakes! vfah 9 " "--a--? If by him to be void at the time of the shootin g. When Rolli married Mts. Taug before the legal, time limit after her divorce had expired, Taug .notified the authori ties and the pair were arrested in Ta coma and brought to Portland on a sta tutory charge. Some evidence was placed before the police that the day before-the murder, Rolli forced Mrs. Taug to come to his home on Marshall street, holding her prisoner there from' 10 A. M. to 9 P. M. demanding at the point of a gun that she consent to remarry him. Nothing has been brought up about this alleged occurrence yet at the trial. On the day of the murder, though he admitted shooting himself in an at tempt at suicide, Rolli refused to say that he had killed the woman. Two chambers of his revolver contained em pty shells. Rolli s questionnaire is auppown to show that he had a wife and child in Serbia- Ha was drafted but was held at Camp Lewis only two weeks. Rolli's true name is said to be Sa bin Radich. though he has always been known in Portland as Sam Rolli. , POLICE SEEK AUTO THIEVES Circulars Sent Out Describing Men Who Injured Girl. Police yesterday sent out circulars describing the two men who attempted to steal an automobile owned by Will iam Cornfoot from the Westminster Presbyterian church last week and threw Miss Elizabeth Cornfoot, his daughter, from the running board and injured her severely when she tried to stop them: The circular say? the two have .stolen several automobiles recently. One! Is described as 28 years old, 'five feet nine inches tall and wearing a green cap and. a green suit, with cuffs on the trousers. The other is described aa five feet seven inches tall, with dark hair and a full, rosy face. He wore a dark cap and a dark suit. LONG BEACH MAN MISSING Californian Leares Papers With Wife at Roseburg and Search Is On. ROSEBURG, Or., April 21. (Special.) Deserting his wife here Thursday, L L. Schafer, aged 56, who arrived in Roseburg from Long Beach, Cal. Tuesday, has disappeared from sight and all efforts to locate the man have so far failed. ' The sheriffs office was Interested in the soaTh today. The couple were married three or four years ago, and came here with view of locating. According to Mrs. Schafer there has been no ifamily trouble, and she is at a loss to account for a motive for the desertion, unless he may have becomu infatuated with some woman unknown to her. Schafer carried a valuable watch and had only about $15 in money with -him. 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