Entered at Portland fOrerotO
Potntrtre Second -Cw Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 25 1919.
PRICE FIVE CEXTS.
Kinnrn i nrrcninQ Ijto upsets near
U.S. PURSUIT FORCE
ERUPTION KILLS FISH
IN KLAMATH 'WATERS
FRANCE DECORATES
TOL. LYIII. XO. 18,339
PORTLAND SPRUCE
PB0BEL00MS BIG
All Transactions to Come
Up for Scrutiny.
MILITARY
COURTS
IILIiLLL ULILIIUU cni ru. 1 nrfin " HURT
MAJOR W. S. GILBERT
y OF PRICES
MRS. VERSA MARKS OF MOX-
DIAMOND LAKE, ANGLERS' FA
VORITE HAUNT, DISCOLORED.
CHAPLAIX KEEPS MORALE OF
TROOPS AT HIGH LEVEL.
MOCTH DIES INSTANTLY.
iNouin
ENDSIviEXICAN DASH
Committee Members Fair
minded, Women Told.
ACHEVEMENTS ARE REGALLE
Prevention of Increase in Port
land Bread Prices Cited.
HEARINGS WILL CONTINUE
Tfivftalnn of Meat Prices Will
Br gin Today; Public Is Warned
to Consreve Food.
Praise for the personnel of the fair
price committee and commendation
of the work accomplished by th
committee thus far In preventing an
increase In the price of bread, was
ri... hr w K. Newell, federal food
administrator for the state of Oregon,
who yesterday took up the gauntlet In
defense of the committee recently ap
pointed by him to Investigate the food
situation la Portland, and which naa
been criticised by Portland women as
being: unfair to the public and repre
sentative of "big business."
The fair-price committee. Mr. Newell
declared, la composed of four repre
sentatives of the dealers, one producer
and four representatives of the con
sumers all persona of unquestioned
integrity and fairness. The committee
was appointed by Mr. Newell a a re
i.lt of a recent telegram from
A. Mitchell Palmer, ajtorney-general,
and Ita eomnositton was in line with
Ihe federal official's orders.
Ce-aewratioa la lavtte.
"The committee Is composed of ler
sons who are known to have the In
teresta of the public at heart. Mr. New
ell declared. "The committee, already
has spent a lot of time In the work and
has mapped out work for the future
which will keep all members busy.
They are receiving not a cent of pay
and are doing the work as a public
spirited service. Such being the case,
I think they are entitled to the co
operation and thanks and not the abase
of the community.
In the telegram received from Mr.
Palmer, the Oregon food administra
tion was asked to appoint a committee
which would Include "one retailer of
groceries, one of drygoods. a rep
resentative of the producers, a repre
sentative of organised labor, a house
wife, two or three representatives of
the public generally, also a wholesaler
when practical."
In making his selection Mr. Newell
used, as a nucleus, the food Investi
gating committee which had handled
the situation during the war. naming
three of that original committee upon
the new fair price committee. Mr.
Newell enumerated and commented upon
his appointments yesterday as follows:
Appolataieata Are Defeadea.
Thomas G. Fan-ell. of Everdlng A
Parrel!, representing the wholesalers,
chairman of the committee "A man
who. as chairman of the price-fixing
committee during the war did most
splendid service."
Emil Gunther. Gunther Htckey,
representing the retail grocers, also a
member of the original committee
"One of the most successful and fair
minded grocers in Portland."
J. C. Green, of the Green market,
Yamhill street, representative of the
retailers "Another who demonstrated
his fairmindedness while acting on the
committee during the war.
Thomas Roberts. Sr.. of Roberta
brothers, representative of the dry
goods men "A man who has served
many times on arbitration boards and
in whom the public has confidence."
Mr. Newell said the women had at
tacked these men as representative of
"big business."
Balaaeew Committee Aim.
The other five members of the com
mittee are as follows:
Mrs! George W. McMath. for a con
siderable period the president of the
Oregon congress of mothers and a
member of the Oregon vocational board.
representing the public.
Mrs. H. B. Torrey. wife of Professor
Torrey of Reed college, representing
the public
C E. Spence. master of the Oregon
state grange, representing the pro
ducers. V. Kaiser, representing organized'
labor, succeeding Harry Anderson, who
was originally placed on the commit
tee. Mrs. G. L. Williams, representing the
housewives, taking the place of Mrs. T.
T. Munger. president of the Consumers'
league, who was originally appointed to
the committee but resigned on account
of 111 health.
"It waa the aim to have the commit
tee well balanced." Mr. Newell de
clared. "It was not proposed to arm
It atth a hatchet and give It orders
to go out and knock Industry. But a
a thorough investigation was planned
and is being carried out. No state
mente will be Issued that are not true
and cannot be backed up.
Haitian of Bread Rtae Cited.
"An Investication that goes to the
bottom of things cannot be done in a
minute, and I consider that the commit
tee has already accomplished much. 1
venture that their achievement In pre
venting an Increase In the price of
bread is as beneficial to the public at
large as anything which the women
tCi mmm4 mm fmMM a C'
Driver of Party, on Way to Inde
pendence at Early Morning Hour,
Loses Control of Machine.
INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Aug. 24.
(Special.) Mrs. Verna Marks of Mon
mouth was killed Instantly at S o'clock
this morning when an automobile in
which she and three others were riding,
overturned on the Salem-Independence
highway, two miles south of Salem.
Al Vernon of Independence, driver, suf
fered bruises, thongh not serious. Miss
Winifred Strom of Corvallis and Cloyd
Hesley of Greenwood, in Polk courty,
were injured.
The party, which was on its way to
Independence, had gone to Salem yes
terday. After visiti ag and attending
a theater, the four started home at a
late hour. The survivors were unable
to account for the accident, but said
Mr. Vernon lost control of the machine,
which overturned.
Mrs. Marks was crushed. Her body
was taken to fialem early this morning.
Miss Strom, Mr. Hesley and Mr. Ver
non were brought to Independence.
SERGEANT YORK HAS RIVAL
Seattle Has "One-Mans Army" That
Achieved Results.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) Seattle has a "one-man army
nearly, if not quite, the equal of Ten.
nessee's Sergeant Tork. He is Swan
Johnson, of S West Etruria street.
formerly a sergeant in company G of
the 16th Infantry, first division. He
has to his individual credit the capture
of no less than 100 Germans, including
an officer, several machine guns 'and a
quantity of other material, all accom
plished while he was suffering from
three wounds, any one of which might
have been fatal to a less hardy man.
.11 this occurred during the second
battle of the Marne. July 18, 1918.
A distinguished service cross waa
mailed to him recently, but nothing
came with It to show his right to wear
it. So he dropped into the recruiting
station In Seattle today to find if he
could not get something to show that
he was entitled to wear the cross.
Questioned ss to how he might have
earned the medal. Johnson told of lead-
ng a squad of doughboys against ma
chine gun nests, of being wounded
three times and eventually compelling
the Germane to surrender. Following
he surrender he compelled the prlson-
rs to carry him on a litter at the
point of a gun to the American lines.
HILLSBORO MAN MISSING
George Reiser Last Seen July 8 Af
ter Discharge in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. Army
nd civil officers have combined in a
search for George Reiser, 29 years old.
who has been missing since July 8, the
day he was to depart to his home in
Hillsboro, Or., It was announced today.
Reiser, sergeant of company H of the
63d Infantry, was discharged as cured
from the Letterman general hospital
t the Presidio and purchased a ticket
o Hillsboro.
He was last seen at the ferry building
awaiting passage to his train. The
icket, according to railroad authori
les, has never been used. Reiser, ac
cording to army officials, carried con-
iderable back pay on his person the
day he was last seen.
His nearest relative is his brother.
Fred Reiser, at Sherwood, Or. George
Reiser is described as 5 feet 7 inches
all and weighs ISO founds.
SCHOONER AND 20 SINK
Francis A
uoes Down Alter coins-:
Ion With Lord Downshire.
HALIFAX N. S.. Aug. 24. The Yar
mouth fishing schooner Francis A.,
with her captain, Percy Ross, and five
of the crew of 19 men, went down in
collision with the British freighter
Lord Downshire during a heavy fog
100 miles south of Sable island last
ight.
The freighter, bound from Baltimore
for Belfast, send word by wireless to
day that she was bringing the sur-
Ivors here.
The schooner was owned at Yarmouth
nd sailed from that port.
EAGUE TO CHANGE SEAT
Geneva to Be Abandoned for Brus
sels to End III Feeling.
(Copyright T the New Tork World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
PARIS. August. (Special Cable.)
From an authoritative source it is
learned that the seat of the league of
nations will be changed from Geneva
to Brussels. The allies, desiring to
wipe out any 111 feeling, have decided
on the change. It has been realized
also that Brussels is much more con
venient than Geneva.
News of the change has uused great
satisfaction in Belgian conference cir
cles. PLAYFUL MONK ARRESTED
simlaii. Scaring Children, Is Held
for Disturbing Peace.
Unless the owner calls at police head
quarters shortly snd claims his prop
erty, the Portland police intend adopt
ing a playful monkey which Patrolman
Sims captured on North Union avenue
yesterday.
The monkey had escaped from its
unknown owner and waa frightening
children along Union avenue when the
-cop" arrived and effected Its capture.
It is being held at police headquarters
a a charge of disturbing the peace.
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BANDIT LEADER IS KILLED
American Officer Slays Outlaw
Who Fires on Auto.
RAIN BLOTS OUT 'HOT TRAIL
Mountain Storms Encountered
by
Pursuing Troops Cause Aban
roent of Bandits' Chase.
MARFA. Tex., Aug. 24. Troops of the
American punitive expedition which
crossed the Mexican border on Tuesday
morning last, have been ordered to
withdraw. Colonel George T. Lang-
horne announced at 4:30 o'clock today.
The troops are marching out of Mexi
co tonight. Colonel . Langhorne an
nounced. The first troops are expected
to reach Ruidosa late tonight.
Colonel Langhorne said the American
forces will resume their station to
morrow along the Rio Grande.
Aviators Reach Maria.
Lieutenant Harold G. Peterson of
Hutchinson. Minn., and Lieutenant Paul
H. Davis of Strathmore, Cal., the Amer
ican aViators whose capture by bandits
was the Immediate cause for sending
American troops across the line, arrived
at Royce flying field at 4:35 P. M. They
crossed to Mexico with the punitive ex
pedition Tuesday. Both are well.
Jesus Renterla, the bandit leader,
was shot and killed by Lieutenant R.
H. Cooper when bandits fired on Coop
er's machine, according to Lieutenant
Harold G. Peterson, who reached here
tonight.
Peterson's report that Jesus Renterla
had been killed failed to check with re
ports at military headquarters. An of
ficial army report said Jesus Renferta
was believed to have been located SO
miles south of Chihuahua City, where
tve was said to be hiding.
Peterson said he received his Infor
mation that Renterla had been killed
from scouts.
Bandit Reported Killed.
"Two bandits we were pursuing yes
terday told ranchers along the route
that Jesus Renterla had been killed
when Lieutenant Cooper returned the
rifle fire of three horsemen," he said.
"The ranchers, in turn, informed our
scouts."
The Americana were hot on the trail
of the bandit gang last night with the
Intention of continuing the pursuit all
night. Lieutenant Peterson said. He
said he accompanied a scout patrol
which was endeavoring to follow the
bandits and they encountered a Car-
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Troops Ordered Back
Border Patrol Duty.
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PUT HIM OUT OF BUSINESS! j
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Cause of Disturbance at Spot Nine
Miles From Crater Lake Is
Puzzle to Sportsmen.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Aug. 24.
(Special.) Residents of Klamath coun
ty are at a loss to account for the uri
precedented eruption which occurred
last week in Diamond lake. Thousands
of fish were killed and waters of the
entire lake were discolored. Diamond
lake is located about nine miles from
Crater lake and is a favorite haunt of
fishermen.
News of the disturbance was brought
to Klamath Falls by R. E. Clanton, state
master fish warden, and H. D. Stout
deputy game warden, who were at the
lake early in the week in company with
four other Klamath Falls sportsmen
Mr. Clanton and Mr. Stout were unable
to explain the cause of the eruption.
as it occurred prior to their arrival.
Though puzzled, they said perhaps the
destruction of the fish, was caused by
an under-water eruption that was gen
eral over the entire lake.
10-CENT COFFEE FLOUTED
Advance From Nickel Unjustified,
Declares U. S. Attorney.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) Uncle Sam has opened war on
Seattle's 10-cent cup of coffee. The
high cost of coffee here immediately
became the object of federal Inquiry
when United States Attorney Saunders
set the government investigation ma
chine in motion. At the federal dis
trict attorney's request government in
vestigators were asked to Join in the
drive. Mr. Saunders' wrath was
stirred by the fact, he said, that a
large number of Seattle restaurants
several days ago raised the price of
coffee from 5 to 10 cents a cup.
'Such an advance is absolutely un
justified," the government attorney de
clared in instructing his staff to start
an investigation, "and Is just plain, or
dinary profiteering. If there is any
way to put the 10-cent cup of coffee
out of business before the men of the
fleet arrive here, for heaven's sake do
it."
UKRAINE TROOPS ADVANCE
AH of Podulia and Large Parts of
Volhynia Are Taken.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24. A dispatch
received here from Beresi.ta, hi the
government of Minsk, says an airplane
has reached there bringing advices
from Kamenete-Fodolsky to the ef
fect that General Petlura's Ukraine
troops, have occupied Kiev, taken the
whole of Podulia and larger parts of
Volhynia and the government of Kiev.
The advices add that Ukrainian
armies are approaching the Dnieper
river along the entire line..
CHOLERA THREATENS T0KI0
n feet ion Reported to Have Been
Carried From Shanghai.
HONOLULU, Aug. 24. A Tokio cable
to the Hawaii Shinpo says an epidemic
f cholera is threatening Tokio.
Several cases have been reported.
The infection, the cable said, was
(brought to Tokio from Shanghai.
UPHELD BY BAKER
Only Minor Changes Are
Needed, Says Report.
SEVERE PENALTIES INDORSED
Idea of Enlisted Men Sitting on
Board Horrifies General.
CHAMBERLAIN BILL RAPPED
General Kernan Concedes That Trial
Judges May Xot Always Be Com
petent and Advises Sew Study.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. In approv
ing the report submitted to him by
Major-General Francis J. Kernan, head
of the special war department board
on courts-martial and their procedure.
Secretary Baker today took the official
stand that the present system should
not be changed except In minor details.
Inferentially, the secretary upheld
General Kernan's view that "courts-
martial have always been agencies for
creating and maintaining the discipline
of armies" rather than agencies for the
nice interpretation of technical rules
of law."
The war board's report reflected the
opinion of 225 officers who were cir
cularized. More than half of these
gave hearty approval to the present
system, 43 condemned it as basically
wrong and the remainder, a total of
67, pointed out specific weaknesses,
which they thought should be remedied.
Judges Not Competent.
The most serious defect in the exist
ing system, the report asserts, arises
from "the lack of competent trial judge
advocates and counsel," and as a reme
dy it is recommended that defense
counsel be appointed for each general
and special court-martial ' and that
special inducements be offered young
officers to study law in order that they
may be fitted.
"It is noticeable," the report said.
"that officers who served with fight
Ing units are as a. class favorable to
the present articles; on the other hand,
officers whose duties kept them remote
from the scenes of battle, view the sys
tem with a more critical eye.!
Declaring that the "sovereign," reme
dy proposed by the most pronounced
critics is to transfer administration te
those who are lawyers first and sol
diers by courtesy only, General Ker
nan expressed the opinion that this
would make it impossible for the com
mander to obtain among his troops the
necessary discipline to military success
which is- the "first purpose of an
army."
Chamberlain Bill Attacked.
The report criticises the pending
Chamberlain bill which would take
from the president and the war depart
ment heads the power to review courts
martial findings and place appeal "in
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Croix de Guerre, Citation and Let
ter of Commentation Received
by Astoria Pastor.
ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 24. (Special.)
Major William S. Gilbert, who for 21
years has been chaplain of the Ore
gon troops, has received the French
croix 'de guerre for his services with
the first army corps in France. He
was attached to that organization as
senior chaplain after having been for
six months senior chaplain of the 41st
division, in which the 162d infantry
was a regimental unit. .
There were in France only eight
chaplains with the rank of major. As
senior chaplain of the first corps,
Major Gilbert had under his direction
65 chaplains of the corps headquarters
and of the S6th. 78th and 80th divisions.
After the ..rmistiue Chaplain Gil
bert was also superintendent of schools,
70 being organized in the corps area.
He was mustered out of service at Fort
Casey, Washington, August 4, after
two and a half years of service, 17
months of which were spent in France.
Major Gilbert has resumed his posi
tion as pastor of the First Presby
terian church of Astoria. The French
citation accompanying the decoration
reached Major Gilbert by registered
mail last night, and says:
"Headquarters of the French armies
of the east. With the approbation of
the commander in chief of the Ameri
can expeditionary forces in France, the
marshal of France, commander in chief
of the French armies of the east, cites
tn tne order of the division ChaDlain
William S. Gilbert, major of the corps
of chaplains, A. E. F., attached to the
first army corps.
"Helped to maintain at a verv hieh
level tne morale of the troops he ac
companied.
'At . general headquarters. Mav 23.
1919. The marshal of France, com
mander of the French armies of the
east.
"Petain."
With the citation and decoration was
a letter of commentation and congratu
lation from Adjutant-General Miller
of the war department in Washington.
TACKS AVENGE SPEEDER
Motorcycle Officer Gets Puncture
in Chase on East 82d Street.
Some disgruntled speeder who has
been heavily fined in police court is
believed to be responsible for a large
number of tacks which were found by
Motorcycle Policeman Bert yesterday
aiong .tast sigbty-second street where
the motorcycle officers lay in wait for
violators of the .traffic laws. '
The speed "cop" started after
speeder late Saturday but was forrxt
to give up the chase because of a nunc.
turea tire,, upon Investigation he foun
large quantity or tacks in places
where the motorcycle officers hide their
machines while waiting for passing
speeaers.
BRITISH SOLDIERS MUTINY
Three Hundred Arrested for Refus
ing to Obey Orders.
isU.uuN, Aug. 23. Three hundred
soldiers, belonging to Warwick. Berk
shire and Gloucester regiments were
arrested today at Southampton for re.
fusing to obey orders to embark for
France. '
The soldiers, who had been on leave.
are ior me most part veterans. They
oojeccea to embarking because they
had heard they would be sent to the
jjiacK sea after their arrival in France
whereas they had received promises
mat no one would be sent to Russia
unless he volunteered. A war office
statement tonight says that the men
were being sent to Turkey, riot Russia.
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 9'
degrees; -minimum. 61 degrees. '
TODAY'S Pair, continued
warm; (en tie
northerly winds.
Secretary Baker upholds present system of
What President Wilson will do next Is prob-
Amerlcan army of pursuit to withdraw from
jnexicg, rase i.
Soviets begin organizing political party
Page 4.
Treaty and prices to occupy congress this
' wee. fag 4.
Foreign.
Allied note to Hungary demands real repub
11c Page 6.
Herbert Hoover demands allies act firmly
on nuugnaa situation. 1 age 2.
Domestic .
Demobilisation of army and navy goes for-
wara rapidly, .fage a.
Pacific Northwest.
Portland spruce inquiry to be most thorough
. 01 n3anngB yet neiQ. sr age 1.
eruption kills fish in Diamond lake. Page 1.
Chaplain W. S. Gilbert of Astoria gets croix
-de guerre. Page 1.
Monmouth woman killed and three injured
wnen auto upsets near Salem. Page 1.
Slayer of husband succumbs to grief. Page 7.
Treble rise' in Idaho tax Is denied. Page 7.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 6-2,
Vernon 8-0; Seattle 6-4, Oakland 0-0;
Sacramento 1-6, Los Angeles 6-1; Salt
Lake 3-1, San Francisco 2-2. Page 10.
High-priced coaches are due for overthrow.
Dr. Browns of O. A. C. contends. Page 10.
Abe Attelt hears buzz of come-back bee
Page 10.
Cincinnati and Chicago maintain lead In
National and American league races.
Page 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
Lieutenant A. B. Eaoterbrook, northwest
ace, visits Portland friends; Page 17. -Oregon
bankers report steady . increase in
business. Page 17.
Rev. F. O. Belden extols reign of King
David as mighty influence. Page 18.
Eighteen graduate from training ship Iris
-In harbor. .Page 12.
Formation of police union promises fight
with city officials. Page 18.
Food administrator defends . activities - of
fair-prlee committee. Page 1.
Fleet welcome here will be royal affair.
Page 1L
Cost of fighting forest fires in this district
to date totals Slao.ouo. Page 12.
School board session . tonight . expected to
sizzle. Page 13.
SEATTLE HEARING NEAR CLOSE
Colonel Stearns Avers Full" In
quiry Is Welcomed.
COST-PLUS PLAN IS RAPPED
Officers Reply Jo Accusations of Ex
travagance by Citing Xeed
of Hurrying AYork.
(BY BEN HCR LAMPMAN.)
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) With a mass of testimony al
ready entered in Its records, most of
which Is strongly condemnatory of the
methods pursued and the contracts
made by the Spruce Production cor
poration and Brigadier-General Brlce
P. Disque. its former chief in produc
ing airplane spruce and fir, the house
subcommittee of investigation will re
convene Tuesday morning to complete
It's Seattle hearing. It is probable that
the committee will summon severs
more witnesses, and that it may not
conclude its local inquiry before
Wednesday or Thursday night, when
the members expect to leave for Port
land. Inquiry to Be Extensive.
The Portland probe is to be by far
the more extensive of the series, inas
much as all of the records of the Spruce
Production corporation and division
will then be available at headquarters.
The entire transactions of the spruce
division, from the time that America
called for airplane stock to the signing
of the armistice and the adjustment of
contracts, will be thoroughly exhumed.
Colonel C. P. Stearns, president of the
Spruce " Production -corporation . and
commander of operations.' who sue- -ceeded
General Disque. and who has
been a. witness here, declares that ht
and his fellow officers welcome the op
portunity-to place their witnesses be
fore the congressional board of inquiry.
Cost-Pins Plan Condemned.
' Thus far in the Seattle hearing it
has been testified, by a number of
Puget sound lumbermen, that the cost
plus methods of logging spruce, as fol
lowed in Clallam county, were ex
travagant and impracticable and that :
General Disque pursued a high-handed
and dictatorial attitude which made it
wholly impossible for certain patriotic -loggers
to serve their government in
spruce production, even though they
offered to do so without profit.
Accusations Are Listed.
The main accusations which have en
tered the records of the inquiry are as
follows:
That the Olympic peninsula logging
road, built by the Slems-Carey-H. S
Kerbaugh company, cost approximately
$4,000,000 for 36 miles of line, or an
average of about $112,000 a mile, while
adequate logging road can and is being
constructed for from $15,000 to $40,000 '
mile.
That the route taken by the road.
from Disque, on the Clallam county
line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. ,
Paul railroad, via Lake Crescent to
Lake Pleasant, was not the logical
route. The road, timbermen have tes
tffied, should have been built further .
west, via the Pysht river or the Hoko
river, where it would have tapped ,
spruce immediately and have gained a
shorter route to Lake Pleasant.
Milwaukee Road Hit.
That the Milwaukee road, seeking a
route through to Grays Harbor, may
possibly have exercised influence in '
the selection of the course taken by the
government's spruce line, with a view-
to snapping it up at a low figure when
the war terminated.
That the expensive and solid nature -
of Its construction is utterly unneces
sary for logging purposes, and tends
to indicate that the road may have
been intended secretly for the future
use of the Milwaukee.
That General Disque did confer with
Milwaukee engineers and officials re
garding the route, though various dis
interested engineers, as well as logging
representatives, were present at the
time the decision was made.
That General Disque and the spruce
production corporation displayed
marked favoritism toward the Siems-
Carey-H. S. Kerbaugh corporation,
which built tne road, and which was
given a contract to produce 250,000,000 .
feet of fir flitches within 18 months on
the cost-plus basis, while independent ,
logging operators were refused con
tracts or asked to sublet work from
Siems-Caney.
Contracts Under Fire.
That the Siems-Carey contracts for
railroad construction and fcr the con
struction of two mills, one at Port An
geles, the eventual destination of the
pruce on tide water, and oiw at Lake
Pleasant, in ,ths heart or tne spruce
area, were extravagant, and that such
construction was unnecessary. The
ills were to cost respectively $1,200,-
000 and $1,000,000.
That independent logging operators
could have supplied all the spruce re
quired and were perfectly willing to
do so.
That independent logging operators
did make such a tender, and were met
by General Disque with terms which
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