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OREGON WARRIORS IX TRIUMPHIAL MARCH ARE FEATURE OF VICTORY LOAN ACTIVITIES YESTERDAY.
SEE PLANE FLIGHTS
Doughboys, Devildogs, Tom
cats, Bluejackets All in Line.
Air. Service Officer Suggests
Several Exhibitions.
WHIPPET TANK APPEARS
COPY OF ORDER RECEIVED
Scouting Trip From Mather Field to
Portland to "Blaxd Way for V
Pilots Proposed.
Urd Cros, Salvation Army, V. M.
C. A., K. of C, Home Guards,
Military Cadets Pass in Review.
titr aronxiG oregoxiany Friday.' "April. 23; ' ioio."
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Calling upon rortlard to continue Its
plendld war record by speedy absorp
tion of the victory liberty loan .quota.
Iiundreda of returned warriors of every
branch of the service yesterday passed
In review of thousands who crowded
the curbs on the line of march.
Vnusual was the pageant, for in its
Jlne were seen doughboy, marine war
Tiors of the sea. aviators, tank corps
men. Canadian. British and Australian
troops, all of whom had seen active
service In face of the Hun somewhere
in France.
In addition marched the members of
ho auxiliary organisations, such as
fhe American Red Cross. Salvation
Army. T. M. C. A- Knights of Colum
bus, as well as the home forces repre
sented by the Oreeon national guard.
Old Sol added st to the artalr by
rolling from beneath the clouds, where
lie had been hidden during the after
noon. Just as the parade began on its
route, and only when the front line "of
te paceant moved Into Broadway at
Morrison to disband, was the sunshine
replaced by a shower of warm rain.
fa sjlape Task Ofcleet ef latere.
Chief interest, pernaps. was divided
between the lara-e force of returned
overseas men. commanded by Captain
Martin Hawkins, and the famous litjle
whippec tank which for the past few
weeks has rolled about Oregon arous
Ina- Interest in the fifth liberty loan
campalim.
The French whippet tank made Its
first appearance in Portland yesterday
as It bowled alone; the line of march,
driven by Corporal Alden and in charge
of 6erreant Hendershott. two Portland
men who were wounded in r ranee.
When the parade disbanded it took a
large force of police ortlcers to clear
the streets so It might proceed on its
way. for spectators by the hundreds
fought to secure a close-up view of
the baby tank.
A detachment of motorcycle officers
commanded by Sergeant Erwln cleared
the route, closely followed by Mayor
Baker and a group of liberty loan
workers. A. C. Black, who was" in
charge of the parade. Captain James O.
Convill. who served as grand marshal,
held second position In the parade.
Presentlng an excellent military pic
ture, cadets of the Hill Military acad
emy were next in line. Immediately
behind them came Campbell's American
band playing martial music especially
befitting the occasion.
Xlu Liberty Keeps Ideality Secret.
Miss Victoria Liberty. Portland wom
an of mystery, greeted the crowds with
smiles and hearty waves of hands as
her machine made its way slowly down'
the strtet. Speculation as to her Iden
tity mas rife. but. regardless of the
-opportunity given to the spectators to
secure m glimpse of her at close range,
her Identity remained a secret.
Preceded by the huge victory bell.
erected on an automobile truck and
tolled by two members of the Vnited
States navy, came a detachment of the
Id battalion of the Cist Infantry from
Vancouver barracks in command of
Captain Don F. Pratt. This detachment
Included a large number of artillery?
men. as well as a motor corps and an
ambulance In charge of the members
of the medical detachment of the post
hospital at the Vancouver post.
Several newly organised companies
f the Oregon National Guard, which
Includes many of the returning vet
erans, marched in command of Major J.
Francis Drake. Machine guns were
carried In motorcycle side cars, for
merly used by the Oregon military po
lice but now a part of the equipment
el Oregon new Third regiment.
Mariaee aad stbI Mea Featarem.
"With all the snap and military bear
ing which la characteristic of members
of the Marine corps were the contin
gent of returned Portland marines who
were led by First Lieutenant C L.
Mullen. Officers of the recruiting sta
tion of tho Devil Dogs preceded the
contingent of returned veterans In ma
chines which bore placards inviting en
listments in the famous organization.
The United States navy made a won
derful showing in the pageant, having
not only a large number of returned
a.adoga in the line of march but In ad
dition a dosen automobiles which all
bore neatly written cards and signs
telling of the opportunities In Uncle
Sam's organization on the seas. The
veteran -Captain" Hardy appeared In
this division, dressed In his garb of
blue, and lifting his cap aloft at the
Cheering multitudes along the route.
.Numbering more than 60 strong were
ne returned neroes of the Canadian,
British and Australian forces who
marched proudly, for yesterday in ad
dition to being one of the big days of
the victory loan campaign, it was also
the Canadian .Memorial day as well as
the anniversary of the second battle of
l prea when the Canadian forces pre
vented a large force of Germans from
taking Calais.
Rrlarard 9eldlers Cheered.
The British contingent was led by
Lieutenants R. A. BJythe and J. Kd
wards with the Kiltie band in charge of
Major G. H. MacDonald at Its head.
An Incident In connection with the ap
pearance of thia detachment, was that
tt became neccsary to borrow a British
flag from a prominent British official
in Portlano. and when the warriors had
marched a few blocks it was discovered
that the flag was UD-side-down and
the parade halted until it could be af
fixed properly on its staff.
Hundreds of returned soldiers, rep
resenting every division of the Ameri
can army and composed of men who
bad fought in virtually every sector of
France and Belgium were accorded
cheers at every point of the line of
March. The unit was commanded by
Captain Martin Hawkins, famous Mult
nomah club athlete who made an en
viable record in France.
Casea M arkers Applaadrd.
Dressed In natty, serviceable uniforms.
Including the dark blue cravenette
which proved especially useful during
the rain shower. Company c of the
American Ked Cross canteen, command
ed by Mrs. Ferdinand E- Reed, made
auspicious shu-ring. The canteen
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OREGON'S VISIT IMPORTANT E-r;t- '.-'it- .iXMY
The Portland Association of Fathers Is k " s J: I
' , - of Soldiers and Sailors took' the matter if ' ' ' " ,'v 1
prm iriTT niTirrn TO rrov. up h? telegraph with Senators Cham- It . , vw, " t " ii,' vsl 1
OrFICLK TO ACCOM- beHain and . . McNary. and yesterday. h H v 'tt' h if CX: 1
PAXY OLD SHIP, Leon Baketel. secretary of the "dad- 3 J 1 f gj" a- L 1
dies'" club, received a message from tfifj& v T v -4 I
the matter of routing the boys through w , . f; I
Portland up with the war department m - f t Jr s T 1
The Portland organlfation. hopes to 8 ' W I1- S"!-? - 8
have the returned engineers take part B "t If "t? " " 1
in the homecoming celebration at L' r'' W a f"" C? -S1
in the homecoming celebration at B f- xr Si " 5 S 1
"Jazz Canyon," municipal auditorium. 1 . f jf,('w f1 - 1
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A copy of th orders Issued by Colo
nel Milton F. Davis, executive officer
of the air service, to the commanding
officer, Mather Field, Sacramento, Cal
for government airship flights over
Portland at the victory Rose Festival,
June 11, J 2 and 13, were received by
Milton R. Klepper, of the Rose Festival
airplane committee and president of
the Aero club of Oregon. The orders
add interesting details to the dispatch
from The Oregonian's Washington news
bureau stating that the flights for the
victory Festival had been definitely
decided upon.
une or me most lniercsung ieaiuren
for the whole state is the recommenda
tion thnt, in addition, exhibition flights
be made on the way from Sacramento
to Portland.
Colonel Davis said:
- Other Flights Saggested.
"If they find it practicable and the. '
fields suitable, it might be a good plan
for your flight to utop and give ex
hibitions at Ashland, Medford, Rose
burg, Eugene and tfalem. Vou will of
course have to arrange ahead of time
for proper gas and oil while at Port
land and en route."
This suggestion Is the result of a
recommendation made by the Aero club
of Oregon and the Rose Festival com
mittee. While agreeing with the Mather field
commander that JN-4H planes, tha
latest models, will be better for thti
Portland flights, Colonel Davis sug
gested that af least one or two of the
De Haviland planes, fully equipped, be
sent "in order to let the people see the
Liberty engine and the ships with
which we were fighting on the western
front."
As for the JX-4H planes. Colonel
Davis said he will see that the Mather
field commander gets sufficient planes
from Rockwell field, San Diego, in ad
dition to what he has at Mather field.
to make a good showing.
Scout in k Trip Proposed.
"The Northwest has seen very little
of our air service wo-k and they are
h entitled to whatever ran be shown
them with safety to the pilots and
chips," he says. "Anything that you
can do to put on a good exhibition, not
only at Portland but on any field be
tween Sacramento and Portland, will
be pleasing to the director of tho air
service.
"It might be well," he said, for you
to send a couple of your good pilots on
a scouting trip from Mather Field to
Portland in order to 'blaze the way
as it were."
In the letter to Mr. Klepper Colonel
Davis advised the Victory Rose Festival
special features committee, of which
Herman von Borstel is chairman, to
Arrange alj . further details with the
commanding officer at Mather field.
TROOPS SAIL ON 7 VESSELS
i TRANSPORTS, 2 BATTLESHIPS
AXD CRUISER EX ROUTE.
on the features of the fifth liberty loan
Issue. These men were detailed by
Henry E. Reed, manager of the speak
era bureau, and were carried from
point to point in cars driven by mem
bers of the Women's Motor corps.
Speakers Volaateer Services. -
The speakers who volunteered their
services In this connection were Dr.
Edward Constant, E. L. Fraley, William
A. Carter. Georee W. Caldwell. K. Y.
I-ansfnc Jr.. Thomas G. Ryan, J. T.
Mann. J. B. Easter. A. K. Fleeel. K. H
Whitfield. H. II. Hcrdman, Dr.. William
A. Waldo. L. M. Lcpper. Clarence G
Likens. -IT. W. W. JIacHenry. A. 1.
Schatava. Lloyd Brown. B. Lee Paget
Capt. J). E. Neese, Lieut.-O. 1 Rauch.
G. G. Skulason, A. L. Vealie, Dr. C. U.
Moore. John H. Stevenson. J. F. Booth,
John T. Doueall. C. S. Stowe. G. -K. Al
exander and Robert W. Renton.
Boy Scouts were stationed alone
every block 'in the downtown district
distributim; government folders telling
how the war money has been spent and
how the needs of the government can
be cared for only through the success
of the victory loan.
who night or Jay. welcome
an
workers.
not only the returning soldiers and
sailors, but alo greet the service men
no nait tor a few minutes as they
pass throuch the city en route to camps,
were accorded hearty applause. The
American Red Cross canteen band fur
nished the marching music for the Ked
Cross workers.
W"ar workers attached to the Salva
tion Army, Y. M. C. A. and Knights of
Columbus came next, followed by the
oid horse-drawn street car which Is
being nsed as an advertising facility in
connection with the victory loan.
A unique plan governed the parade
when 23 prominent attorneys and bust
nets men addresacd the naitins throngs
ABERDEEN'S WELCOME BIG
Formal Celebration of Soldiers and
Sailors' Return Success.
ABERDEEN. Wash.; April 24. (Spe
cial.) Aberdeen today formally wel
corned home Its soldiers and sailors
who have served in camp and overseas
In the great war.
The celebration, which began at noon
with the suspension of all business and
Industry for the remainder of the day.
will continue Into the night, five sepa
rate dances being scheduled for the
entertainment of the city's warriors.
The feature of the day u the "parade
of the ten thousand'" this afternoon.
Gloomy skies daunted none and the
parada was the largest and most re
markable ever held on the harbor or in
southwest Washington.
SPOKANE TO FETE FLIERS
Dinner and Reception Planned for
Liberty Loan Boosters.
SPOKANE, Wash.. April 24. Officers
of te liberty loan flying clrcua. which
is te appear here tomorrow, will be
kept busy during their "off time with
social affairs, according to plans .an
nounced here today. A reception com
mittee In SO automobiles will meet the
special train to transport the personnel
to the flying field near thia city.
The officers will be entertained at
tea immediately after their exhibition
flights, and the officers and mechani
cians will be guests at a dinner In their
honor, to be followed by an entertain
ment. Four local clubs have issued
cards to the fliers.
Quarterly Dividend Suspended.
-NEW YORK. April I. The Greene
Cananea Copper company today an
nounced the suspension of its quarterly
dividend due at this time. The com
pany three months ago declared a divi
dend of Jl SO a share and six months
ago 13 a share.
France Has Eight-Hour Labor Law.
PARIS. Wednesday, April It. The
French senate today passed the eight
hour labor bill which now becomes a
law. . , .
Scows to Bo Towed Alongside of
Battleship for Convenience
of Visitors.
The importance attached by the navy
department to the cruise of the battle
ship Oregon or. behalf of the Liberty
loan drive is indicated by the fact that
Lieutenant F. L. Janeway. chaplains
corps. U. S. X. R. F., has been specially
detailed to accompany the famous old
sea fighter as publicity afficer for the
cruise. It is unusual to detail an of
ficer to obtain publicity for a cruise.
Lieutenant Janeway was chaplain at
the naval station at Bremerton, Wash,
for more than a year. He was on fur.
lough in California when he was called
back to go with the Oregon.
"We are leaving Seattle for Everett
now, after a most hospitable reception
by the generous Seattletltes." says
Chaplain Janeway In a letter received
yesterday by L. H. Gregory. "We stay
at Everett until Friday morning -and
weather permitting, should drop an
chor off your water front Saturday
evening.
"Come aboard and bring all the Kit
sap Navy seadogs in Portland with you.
We shall be open to visitors Sunday
and Monday.
The Oregon s itinerary for Ita Lib
erty loan cruise from Seattle to' San
Diego, Cat., brings it to Portland from
April 27 to 2d, to San Francisco May 1
to 5, Los Angeles May 7 and 8, and San
Diego May 9 and 10.
The Port of Portland will attend to
the berthing of the Oregon upon her
arrival, and ill co-operate in every
way with the Liberty 1 an committee.
Scows will be towed alongside, for the
convenience of visitors in boarding the
ship.
UNION TO WELCOME; SONS
La Grand Hospital Unit Due In New
York Tomorrow.
LA GRANDE, Or.. April 24. (Spe
cial.) Union county is to get a glimpse
of the La Grande hospital unit intact
before it is demobilized at Camp Lewis.
Word reached here today from the war
department to the effect that the unit
of S6 men and three officers will be
routed via La Grande and Portland and
that a brief delay here will be granted.
Plan for a monster reception are in
progress. . The unit is the only Oregon
contingent of the Rainbow division.
The unit left Camp Withycombe for
trance in August. 1917. It is due to
arrive in New York tomorrow.
ROUTING MAY BE CHANGED
Senator Trying to Have 18th Engi
neers Sent Through Portland.
Companies E and F, 18th engineers,
will be routed through gortland on
their way to a western demobilization
camp for discharge, if Senator Cham
berlain can persuade the war depart
ment to change the present plans. It
had been announced that the units, ations in California.
EXTENSION PLAN KILLED
Stark Street Project Not Indorsed by
Many Property Owners.-
The proposed Stark-street extension
has been killed by the city council, and
by virtue of a resolution adopted by
the same body cannot be revived unless
more than 40 per cent of the property
owners in' the district affected are in
favor of the project.
The Stark-street extension proposal
has been before the council for the past
three years. It was postponed several
times, and recently a large group of
property owners sought to revive it.
suggesting that it be included 'in the
reconstruction programme to be adopt
ed by the city.
Property owners in the district op
posed to the extension urged the coun
cil to make no immediate decision, on
the theory that the uncertainty over
the possible action by the city fathers
held up all improvements within the
district.
The city planning commission had
the extension of Stark ' street, from
Burnside street to the ' Cornell road,
under consideration, but did not con
clude Its investigation, as the council
took final action yesterday." A number
of property owners wjio favored , the
plan urged further postponement, dui
this was opposed by the majority. of
the city council.
ALLEGED FORGER CAUGHT
Ben Silver, Wanted in Portland, Is
Found In Baltimore.
Ben Silver, wanted in Portland on an
Indictment for forgery, was arrested in
Baltimore, Md., according to word re
ceived bf Sheriff Hurlburt yesterday.
Extradition papers were completed and
Sheriff Hurlburt may leave today for
Baltimore.
According to Deputy District Attor
ney Dempsey, silver roomed witn a
man named David Wax while in Port
land last December, and forged his
name to several checks. The alleged
crime for which he is being brought
back to Portland is forgery of a 150
check passed on the Ackerson shoe
store. Silver is said to have entered
the store with a load of Christmas toys
he was endeavoring to sell. When fail
ing to dispose of them, he is said to
have remarked: "WelL I know a fel
low named Wax who will buy them
from me."
He returned not long after with a
check for 850 signed "David Wax," as
serting he had sold his toys and.want-j
ed the check cashed, it is said. The
district attorney's office has informa
tion that Silver may be wanted by the I
American Bankers' association for oper-1
lDetachment of 31st Infantry, Vancouver Barracks, led by Captain Don F.
-Pratt. 2 Canadian, British and Australian veterans In command of Lieu
tenant R. A. Blythe. 3 Famous French whippet tank. 4 C'olor-bcnrera of
aewly organised 3d Oregon regiment. -
CROP ' CONDITIONS GOOD
OREGON ACREAGE OP 812,000
1 TO BE HARVESTED.
Labor Surplus of 3955 Reported in
State Although Farm Hands
1 - Are Lacking.
Crop conditions on the whole through
out the Twelfth, Federal Reserve dis
trict continue-' to be unusually favor
able except in southern California, says
the report issued by . Edward Elliott,
assistant federal reserve agent. Ore
gon is credited with a total acreage for
the coming harvest of 812,000, an in
crease of 162,000 over last year. Wash
ington has the largest increase of any
state, with an estimate of 1,000.000
acres this year, as against 400,000
acres in 1917-18, and Idaho with
320,000 acres, an Increase of 22,000
acres over last year's harvest.
- Cattle and sheep are reported in ex
ceptionally good condition. Shearing
has commenced, with promise of
good clip. Lambing season is prac
tically over, with a satisfactory in
crease in the flocks.
Regarding prevailing financial condi
tions, of the district, the report says:
"Interest rates, are firm and station
ary. The low rate ' in the industrial
centers ranges from 5 to BH per cent.
and the customary rate from 5 to 6 per
cent. In the agricultural centers the
prevailing low rate is 6 per cent and
the customary rate 7 per cent.
"Clearings in the 18 principal cities
of the district during March amounted
to 81,204,478.000, an increase of 25.7
per cent over March, 1918, In which
Portland led with 41 per cent, followed
by Oakland and Los Angeles, with 40
and 35 per cent respectively.
"During the past month the number
of unemployed throughout the district
has been greatly reduced. In Oregon
there is an estimated surplus of 3955,
against 89S5 on March 1, of which
1455 are skilled and 500 common or
semi-skilled. There is. however, a
shortage of farm hands numbering
about 250. With offers of wages rang
ing from 865 to 875 per month and
board and lodging, there is an esti
mated shortage of from 800 to 1000
farm laborers in Washington."
TEACHERS NOT SATISFIED
Action . of Tacoma School Board
Harshly Criticised.
TACOMA, April 24. That the Tacoma
school board covered up actual condi
tions in- its report yesterday in refus
ing the retroactive increase of $10
month to September 1, 1918. and $120
annually thereafter and substituting
bonus of $25 a month, payable at $5 a
month, was the complaint lodged by
a large number of maximum teachers
today. - -
. The teachers allege that the action
of the. board has also greatly lowered
the morale of the teaching force in
Tacoma public schools. A committee
representing the teachers said today
that In order to make expenses the
teachers are compelled to work during
the summer months and that the $2d
bonus will little more than pay room
rent for one month.
RING USED TO BUY BONDS
Bend Girl Raffles Off Diamond in
Order to Invest $2 00.
' BEXD, Or., April 24. (Special.) Miss
Daisy Carter, local telephone operator,
today invested . 8200 cash in victory
bonds after parting with a diamond
rins which had been given to her.
"The ring is nothing to me if Uncle
Sam needs the money, she told H. J.
Overturf, city chairman of the victory
loan drive, and insisted C-i his raffling
off the jewel at the annual stockmen's
banquet last night. Mrs. Henry Wendt,
wife of one of Baker county's wealth
iest cattlemen, left this morning for
her home with the ring in her posses
sion as a result of the drawing.
Countess of Paris Dead.
MADRID, April 24. The death is an
nounced of the countess of Paris,
mother of the Duke of Orleans, the
head of the Bourbon-Orleans royal
house of France.
10,000 Soldiers Leave France for
Home Men Are From Many
Scattering Units.
WASHINGTON, ' April 24. Sailing
from France of four transports, the
battleships Vermont and New Hamp
shire and the cruiser Frederick with a
total of about 10,000 officers and men
was announced today by the war de
partment: Passenger lists were given
as follows:
The Vermont, due at Newport New
May 4, has on board the field and staff,
headquarters company, medical detach
ment and companies A, B and C, 63d
pioneer infantry; company F and de
tachment of company E, 114th engi
neers; one casual company and 13 cas
ual officers.
The battleship New Hampshire, due
at Newport News May 4. has on board
the supply company, medical detach
ment, second battalion headquarters
and companies D. E, K and U of the 63d
pioneer infantry, evacuation hospital
No. 14 and 16 causal officers.
The transport Caserta, due at New
York May 3 with the 66th company
transportation corps, 50th, 650th and
658th aero squadrons, air service com
pany 7 and eleven casual companies.
The Maui, due at Philadelphia May
3, with headquarters, 65th Infantry
brigade, 109th infantry and detachment
of 110th infantry.
The Sewall Point will arrive at New
port News May 4 with a few casuals.
The transport Alphonse XIII is
scheduled to arrive at New York April
30 with detachments of headquarters
and headquarters troops. 82d division;
307th train headquarters; detachment
of 307th mobile veterinary section,
335th and 336th battalion tank corps,
379th, 380th and 3Slst training and re
placement companies, evacuation hos
pital No. 322. cement mill companies
No. 2 and 6. three casual companies and
90 casual officers.
The Frederick, due at New York May
4, has on board the 119th field artillery
complete, seven casual companies and
the 464th aero squadron.
The Canandaigua, which was sched
uled for New York, has changed its
course and will arrive at Philadelphia
May 2.
Girls' Glee Club Well Received,
MARSHFIELD, Or., April 24. (Spe
cial.) The Oregon University girls'
glee club, which entertained last night.
played to a crowaea nouse at me ur-
pheum theater. The repertoire was
pleasing throughout and audience lib
eral in appreciation. The members of
the club were given a reception follow
ing the performance, at wnich grad
uates and musicians were present. The
club went to Coquille valley this after
noon, where they have three engage
ments, at Bandon, Coquille and Myrtle
Point.
Liquor Violation Costs $160.
Thomas Christo paid a fine of $160 in
the municipal court yesterday after his
conviction of violating the prohibition
law. Tony Fontanes paid 0 for the
same offense. The judge fined George
Matthews 810 and L. L- Spaulding $5 for
speeding. Five Chinese captured in a
gambling rata paia lines or iu eacn.
Police arrested James P. White and
H. Kersten on charges of reckless driving.
Prince of Wales Is Mason.
LONDON, April 24, via Montreal.
The Prince of Wales has been initiated
as a Free Mason.