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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7,1019.
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FIRST OF GERMAN" CAMPAIGN
SLOGANS SOCNDED.
GEN. WOOD TAKES CHARGE OF
RIOT SITUATION.
"BOB" LEESON, MINER, INHER
ITS TITLE AND ESTATE.
FLIER COMES TO STOP
BROOMFIELD FIELD.
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GATHERING
Public's Delegates De
mand Action.
COMMITTEES ARE SELECTED
San Francisco Man May Be
Choice for Chairman.
NIGHT SESSIONS URGED
tome Vndcrstanding Mast Be Had,
Bmy Speakers, on Issues Now
Between Capital and Labor.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. Represen
tatives of the public evinced a spirited
desire for action, rather than oratory,
at the opening: session today of ths
industrial conference called by Fresl
dent Wilson.
Apparently with the determination
of differentiating; this conference
from many similar gatherings held In
Washington, the 'public's delegates
demanded that sessions be held night
and day. If necessary, to establish a
basis for harmonious relations be
tween capital and labor during these
abnormal economic conditions. Ber
nard M. Baruch of New York, one of
these delegates, was active In direct
ing the affairs of the conference,
which was considered significant In
view of his close friendship with
President Wilson and his frequent
Visits to the White House.
SIc.Xak May Be Chalrwaa.
After the appointment of commit
tees on nominations and rules, the
conference, adjourned to meet tomor
row morning. Gavin McNab of San
Francisco, a. representative of the
public was mentioned prominently
for permanent chairman of the con
ference, but members -of both com
mittees declined to Indicate what
their recommendations would be.
Motion to adjourn, by W. D. Siahon,
one of the delegates of the American
Federation of Labor, brought the first
indication that the men named to
represent the public were prepared to
force results. Thomas 1 Chadbourne
of New York, who sat with Mr. B
juch, took the floor Immediately.
Night Seamless Prapcd.
"All the men on both sides and In
the middle of this hall,- he said, re
ferring to the seating arrangement
whereby the delegates of capital and
labor were on either hand of the pub
lic representative seats, "are here to
work as rapidly as possible 'and to
adjourn as little as possible; and 1
know that the men In the middle of
this situation want to carry on these
conferences day and night. If neces
sary, to get through. I would like
very much to see the motion changed
so we can meet again this afternoon
or evening.
Mr. Mahon explained that a meet
ing of the executive council of the
federation had been called some time
previously which it was Impossible
to postpone and Mr. Chadbourne with
drew his suggestion. Later on, how
aver, Mr. McNab took the floor with
the same thought as that expressed
fry Mr. Chadbourne.
Hard Work Is Urged.
"In view of the fact that this con
ference is In the Interest of harmony,"
he said, "suppose we set the example
of working harmoniously and not
making the principal and first feature
of it a desire to adjourn."
He declared the conference should
show the people of the country how
to work, but did not press the point
and the motion to adjourn was car
ried. Virtually every delegate was in his
seat when Secretary Wilson called
the meeting to order in the Fan
American building. John Barrett,
director-general of the union, in
welcoming the delegates to the use of
the building, called attention to the
fact that thia conference endeavoring
to stabilise industry, was meeting in
a structure devoted to maintaining
the peace of the western hemisphere.
The very decorations of the hall, he
pointed out. bore the word "pax."
lain Held Soeenafal lUraarae.
"May I emphasise," Mr. Barrett said,
"that the Ian-American union is a
great, practical working league of
nations the only league of nations In
the world that has long been and is
a going concern. It, its governing
board, its staff. Its equipment and'
this building form also an actual in
dustrial plant that manufactures and
distributee products of good will and
information that make for permanent
peace and welfare of the western
hemisphere and hence of all the
world.
"During the last II years, the su
preme council, composed of Latin
American diplomatic representatives
In Washington and the secretary of
state of the United States, which
gathers every month, has prevented
through Its moral Influence six wars
between the American governments
and pecples."
Secretary Wilson told the delegates
they bad been given opportunity for
splendid achievements and wished
them Godspeed on behalf of the presi
dent. The only discordant element affect
ing the conference was the absence of
John L- Lewis, of the United mine
workers, who Is engaged In wage
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Proclamation Just Out Shows Teu
tons Are Fast Learning Ways
of Practical Politics.
BY CYRIL BROWN.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
BERLIN. Oct. S. (Special Cable.)
"Our choice for president, Adolpb
Damaschke," is the campaign slogan
sounded in Hamburg, and It marks
the first presidential boom ever
launched In Germany. Members of
all parties are Joining in a proclama
tion boosting, the candidacy of Ham
burg's favorite son. It is easily
recognised that the Germans are fast
learning; the fine art of practical
politics.
Herr Damaschke, who is visiting
Berlin, has had his ear to the ground.
He heard the Hamburg boom, prompt
Jy consented to receive a represents
tlve of the local national gasette and
Intimated his willingness to run for
the presidency if the country called
htm. He is known chiefly as a na
tional socialist and land reformer.
and. like President Wilson, is honored
with a doctor's title. When asked if
he would accept the nomination he
said:
'I shall wait and hear what echo
the proclamation arouses. Members
of all the Hamburg parties have come
to me and asked me to run. This call
Is principally the result of my lec
tures on land reform."
He makes a bid for the independent
support, saying:
'I belong to no party and if I ac
cept my platform will urge the neces
sity of creating within the govern
ment a presidential office purged of
politics. I represent the standpoint
that national and social ideas must
be united."
Making a play for the Berlin vote.
he says:
As an old Berliner I, too, was once
a good liberal."
SUB AND STEAMER CRASH
Lexington Is Rammed In New York
Harbor Only One Man Hurt
NEW. YORK, Oct. 6. Quick action
on the part of the crew in closing the
water-tight "collision bulkhead" of
the steamer Lexington tonight pre
vented a possible loss of life when
the craft was rammed by the United
States submarine 0-7 in the treacher
ous waters of the Hell Gate channel
in the upper East river.
The Lexington, a Colonial line
steamer, was bound for Providence
with 300 passengers, when, according
to passengers, the submarine, which
had been maneuvering on the surface,
suddenly headed across her bow.
Many of the passengers were thrown
off their feet by the impact.
A Jagged semi-circular hole of
15-foot radius was torn In the bow
of the Lexington. The submarine was
not damaged.
Ensign i. - Boyce. aboard the sub
marine, was the only man Injured.
MEDFORD SCHOOL CLOSES
High Students Will Assist In Apple
Harvest This Week.
MEDFORD. Or., Oct- . (Special.)
The Medford high school adjourned
today for the rest of the week and
nearly 300 students will start tomor
row to aid in picking Medford's million-dollar
apple crop. Rapid ripen
ing ot the fruit, a record-breaking
crop and a general scarcity of unem
ployed labor rendered this procedure
imperative.
In addition to the school students
several business men are taking their
vacations this week and spending It
picking apples on the ground that
this is as beneficial as hunting or
fishing and also renders a genuine
service to the community. The val
ley's crop of apples alone Is estimated
at 800 cars.
KING TO SEEHILL ESTATE
Ruler of Belgians Expected to
Reach Marj bill October 11.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 6. King
Albert and the Belgian royal party
touring the United States will arrive
at Maryhlll. the estate of Samuel
Hill, on the Columbia river In Kllkl
tat county, at 7 A. M. October 11, ac
cording to advices received here, to
day. The Hill estate has been of
fered as a monument to Belgium for
use of Belgian colonists and his
party. It was said, would give 23
hours to an inspection of the prop
erty. DENIKINE'S TROOPS WIN
Bolsheviks Surrender In Battle on
Road to Moscow. t
COPENHAGEN. Oct. f. (Russian)
General Deniklne's troops are within
30 miles of Orel, on the road to Mos
cow. Ths bolshevlkl who have been op
posing him are surrendering in great
numbers. . according to a wireless
dispatch from the Cossacks' anti-bolshevik
commander received here.
"DRY" NORWAY POSSIBLE
Vote on Question of National Pro
hibition Under Way.
CHRISTIANIA. Oct. A plebiscite
to determine the question of national
prohibition of alcohol In Norway was
begun today throughout the country.
During the war measures limiting
the manufacture of beer, spirits and
other alcoholic drinks on account of
the shortage of era In were in effect. '
Widespread Unrest Found
. Throughout Country.
INDUSTRY POLICY NEEDED
ation'Held Only Way
i j
Avoid Outbreaks.
ERA OF STRIKES IS HERE
Investigation Reveals Walkouts Af
feet Nearly Million ATorkers.
Washington Seeks Solution.
BT CARL W. ACKERMAN. .
(Copyright. 1919. by Publlo Ledger Co.
Published by Arrangement.)
This Is the first of a new series of
about elrht articles deallna with Indus
trial and business conditions In the United
States, based on a tour of 20 states. In
eluding 42 cities. The articles will treat
of ths actual causes of unrest, the de
velopment of strikes and riots and their
effect upon production, and the relation
of lessened production to high cost. Also
they will present plans whereby some
manufacturers and business men have
solved or sought to solve the labor prob
lem.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Oct. .
(Special.) The United States is drift
ing through a period of readjustment.
Like every other nation in the world,
America is changing. Drifting and
changing day by day, an.d hour by
hour, this country is approaching
either a revolution of action or In
dustrial peace. Which wU it be 7
For two months I have been in
vestigating Conditions in the United
States. I have visited 20 states from
New York to California and fronl
Minnesota to Georgia. I have been in
the coal mines of Illinois, the steel
mills of Pittsburg, Birmingham and
Chicago; the automobile factories of
Detroit end Cleveland, the shipyards
of Seattle, tbe wholesale and retail
establishments, packing houses and
shops of two score cities. With
multimillionaires and I18-a-week
foreigners, with government and
state officials, bankers, business men.
union labor leaders and radical agi
tators, I have spoken from Los An
geles to New York, and I have re
turned to Philadelphia to write a
series ot articles summarising my im
pressions and observations of labor
and industrial """conditions m the
United States.
Issue Faces Country.
The issue which faces the -rountry
today is one of industrial readjust
ment or Industrial revolution. The
national problem is: What industrial
changes are necessary, fair and right,
and how can they best be brought
about?
The United States is not officially
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Discharged Soldiers Who Still Wear
Uniforms Will Be Held and
All Meetings Forbidden.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6. Martial law was
declared in Gary, Indiana Harbor and
East Chicago, Ind., tonight.
The order placing Gary under con
trol of the military came from Major
General Leonard Wood, in command
of federal troops at that place.
Adjutant-General Smith of Indiana,
acting on authority of Governor
Goodrich, declared martial law In the
other , two towns. General Wood's
order provided that no public meet
ings or assemblies might be held "in
any street, park or other portion, of
the city." However, it specifically
exempted churches, theaters and mo
tlon picture houses.
The order set forth that all men in
the uniform of the United States army
in the city would be brought to mili
tary headquarters immediately. If
Investigation developed that a par
ticular man was a "part of the armed
forces of the nation," the order
added, he would be placed under the
command of the military authorities
In the city for duty. If, however, the
man was out of the service, the order
stated, he would be held "pending
further investigation."
This latter provision was taken to
mean that discharged soldiers wear
ing their army uniforms would be
held in" custody.
The order was made effective im
mediately. It set forth that strict
enforcement of law would prevail
and called upon all citizens to lend
their assistance to the military au
thorlties. The functions of the city
government, it added, would be car
ried on through the city authorities
'as much as possible."
All parades and processions were
prohibited by the order. It provides,
further, that no firearms might be
carried by anyone other than the po
lice, military authorities, troops and
members of the city government.
A detachment of approximately 1000
federal . troops from Fort Sheridan,
under the command of Major-General
Leonard Wood, commander of the
central department of the army, took
over control of the situation at Gary
tonight, following an appeal for aid
frOm Governor Goodrich of Indiana
Upon arrival of the federal troops the
state units were withdrawn from
Gary and concentrated in Indiana
Harbor and East Chicago.
There was no disorder in either of
the strike centers today, but at Gary,
where the mayor had forbidden pa
rades or mass meetings, 2000 strike
sympathisers, headed by 200 former
soldiers In uniform, paraded through
the main streets of the town and held
a meeting in East Side park.
Alter an investigation following
the arrest of a negro on a charge
of carrying a weapon, C. E. Huber,
assistant postmaster at Gary, declared
today that many firearms were be
ing received by negroes at Clary
through the mail from Chicago.
Federal troops sent to Gary to
night were dispatched in motor trucks
by General Wood Immediately after
he had received a request for aid from
Governor Goodrich. The men are
overseas veterans of the 4th division.
DIDN'T SEE IT COMING.
Champion . Chess Player of Sub
Arctic Starts for Ireland to
Claim Reported Heritage.
DAWSON, Y. T.. Oct 6. Robert
("Bob") Leeson, Yukon miner - and
"sourdough" and champion chess
player of this part of the sub-Arctic,
recently received a letter from his
sister, Mrs. Mary Cannan, Los An
geles, saying he had become heir to
the title and estate of the earl of
Milltown.
Today Leeson, carrying his bag
gage and . wearing - a flannel shirt
and hob-nailed boots, left here for
Ireland to claim his heritage.
Leeson said that if . he gets the
estate he will buy a yacht, cruise
around the world and then return to
the Yukon. Leeson'a elder brother,
who was heir to the title, perished, it
is believed, in a shipwreck several
years ago. Recently the search for
the brother was given up and the
title and property awarded to Leeson.
The estate, it Js said, carries an
ancient castle with It.
' Everybody in the Yukon country
knows Leeson, who came here with
the first in the stampede days of 1898,
All last summer he worked on
dredge, swinging a sledge.
PADEREWSKIFORGETS ART
Famous Pianist, Now Polish Pre
mier, No Longer Plays.
PARIS, Sept. 21. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) Interviewed
after the signature of the Austrian
treaty, Ignace Jan Paderewski volun
teered the information that he had
quite forgotten ,how to play the piano.
The journalist, after asking the Po
lieh premier numerous questions re
lating to the political situation in
Poland, finally queried:
"And your art, have you given it up
completely?"
"Yes," replied the former artist, "I
have forgotten it. I have little time
to think of it I have not played a
piano for two years and three months.
I do not regret it."
Then he added with a tinge of
pride:
"I am happy to have sacrificed to
the cause of my country what I held
most dear."
LAVA FORMS CATARACTS
Clouds of Steam Rise 1000 Feet
Where Molten Plver Strikes Sea.
-HILO, T.IL... Oct.. . (By the As
sociated Press.) The flow of lava
from Mauna Loa, which has been In
eruption for more than a week, today
showed no signs of diminishing. The
molten river Is forming cascades, one
high fall resembling Niagara in its
dimensions.
Steam from the ocean where the hot
mass finds Its way to the coast is
rising to an estimated height of 1000
feet. Spectators from the deck of a
coastwise steamer Sunday night saw
the flaming torrent the entire (dis
tance from its source to the sea.'
Hod Elfer Invulnerable in
5-to-0 Whitewash.
6 HDSE FAN IN SUCCESSION
Moran's Shine Ball Wonder
Sets World Record.
GLEASON'S MEN HELPLESS
Cincinnati Departs for Home Lot
Ready to Administer Knockout
to Groggy Enemy.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. . (Special.)
After the manner of a mighty python
the great Red pitching staff has
coiled Itself around White Sox slug
gers, whose crushed remains in the
all-embracing' folds now have only
scant breath left.
Today, in the dazed and bewildered
presence of 34,000 South Side rooters.
Pat Moran turned loose his fifth
pythonic entry on the Sox, and when
Hod Eller had completed the day's
work Kid Gleason's once great ma
chine was a total loss.
Eller's exhibition in the fifth
melee was a masterpiece of enduring
mold. The big right-hander not only
set the Sox down with three scat
tered blows, but he also led the at
tack which ultimately resulted In a
5-0 triumph. He had a shine bail
working that blinded Sox batsmen
worse than the white snow of the
barren lands blinds the unwary trav
eler. Such stars as Collins, Jackson
and Felch were blinking in despera
tion from the opening round, utterly
helpless before the uncanny hop
whloh sailed in and eluded their big
bats.
Reds Depart Happy.
As a result of this sensational ex
hibition of pitching prowess the
buyoant Reds took the trail home to
night to win the last Jewel for their
new crown before home fans. They
are confident now of closing out the
series upon their own Red soil with
the , uproar ' of their own people
swinging Jbut across the Buckeye
hills.
They have already achieved a mir
acle in beating and outclassing the
American league champions in four
games out of five and under the old
rules that have governed the series
for 14 years they would tonight be
champions of the world, worthy suc
cessors to the Red Sox of the east,
but their final triumph has only .been
delayed by one or possibly two games.
No Stopping Moran Now.
No club that produced five such
pitchers in five successive games Is
going to be halted at the rim of vic
tory. No other manager in world ser
es history has ever turned five dif
ferent pitchers upon a rival club In
successive order with any such vic
torious results. These five Red stars
have held the Sox to one earned run
In 45 rounds, and this lone tally was
the result of two fluky blows.
Hod Eller today rose high above
them all. Starting with the second
Inning he turned a trick that stands
unequaled in world series pitching
when alone and unaided he retired
nine Sox batters in order without
calling upon his mates. Seven of
these men he struck out and the other
two he tossed out on easy chances
at first.
Six Sox Slaughtered.
When Eller began his assault on
Chick Gandil in the second inning
and concluded his unaided drive by
fanning Hap Felsch in the fourth, he
thereby erected a barricade that was
not to be broken at any spot.
The shine ball Is developed by rub
bing the sphere on a resin or para
fine coated spot upon the trouser
leg. It develops a glossy smoothness
to the ball at the anointed spot and
helps develop a hop and a jump en
tirely too swift for the human eye.
On the day before the game Christy
Mathewson made this remark: "Eller
tomorrow will cut loose a shine ball
far beyond anything Eddie Clcotte
ever knew in the way of shining the
pill." Was Matty correct? Ask Eddie
Collins, Joe Jackson, Hap Felsch,
Chick Gandil or any other member
of the White Sox crew. If they care j
to speak what they know to be true
deep down In their disheartened
souls they will tell you Eller had
more stuff than they had ever faced
before.
Score Telia Oaly Part.
The score tells part of it, but not
even a three-hit shutout quite out
lines the utter helplessness of a club
that batted .287 against the various
staffs of the American league. Eller
not only fanned six men in a row and
, , , . . I
retirea nine men in uruer, out up to
the sixth inning, when he had a four-
run lead to work on, he allowed but
two blows beyond the narrow infield
range, and these were far from lusty.
Such ancient sluggers as Collins,
. . , . . .
Jackson and Felsch came up not to
make a hit, but to put their bat on ;
the ball in the vain hope of a lucky.
break. These men could not even hit
the ball hard enough to make the Red S
. . . !
mriRia i: w v ci m.n ki uuuu. i i i i in rnA
main their attempts were puny be
yond description, the puniness of a
club that Is being pitched to death ! Bids on -178 miles of road work called,
and knows it in advance. Page 20.
. .v .v.. Foresters praise airplane patrol. Page 1.
in the first Inning the White Sox car riBrnan. comedian, abandons Alca
(Concluded on fage 4. Column 1.) '. r Players. Page 4.
Around-the-Rim Flight Is Bein
Made to Demonstrate Need for
Better Landing Fields.
The Martin bombing plane, Lieuten
ant-Colonel Hartz commanding, ar
rived in Portland at 6:40 o'clock last
night and made its landing at Broom
field aviation field in Eastmoreland.
The big bombing plane, which left
Camp Lewis late yesterday, is making
an "around-the-rlm" tour of the coun
try in the interest of army aviation
and to demonstrate the need for more
and better airplane landing fields
throughout the country.
In addition to Colonel Hartz, the
big plane carries two pilots and tw
mechanics. The pilots are Lieuten
ants Ernest E. Harmon and L. A.
Smith. The mechanics are Sergeants
John Harding Jr., and Jeremiah To
bias.
Word received in Portland earlier
in the day said the Martin bomber
would land at Eastmoreland at abou
4 o'clock In the afternoon, and
large gathering of aero club mem
bers, army officers and city official
was at the landing field to welcom
the visitors.
The local delegation remained a
the field until nearly 6 o'clock, but
returned to the city after it was un
able to learn whether the plane would
arrive last night or not. Conse
quently there were only a few per
sons at the landing field when the
big plane circled down over the city
and came to a halt in the middle of
the field.
IDLE GENERALS PROBLEM
Britain Has Several Hundred on
Full Pay, Uncertain of Future.
LONDON. Sept. 10. (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) Wha
Britain shall do with its general army
officers is one of the questions of the
day. To the present no one has been
able to answer It, although many of
them are idle and costing the country
a pretty penny.
On the list are eight full generals,
27 lieutenant-generals, 122 major-gen
erals and 48S brigadier-generals,
on full pay. On half pay there are
8 generals, 25 lieutenant-generals and
49 major-generals.
These officers have not been in
formed whether their services will be
required in the future email army
which Is taking the place of the vast
organization now in process of dis
integration, and many- of them are
anxiously awaiting some announce
ment in order that they may form
their plans for the future. A great
number are comparatively young men.
GIRLS SCUFFLE, 1 SHOT
Furn Cutler, 19, Injured When
Revolver Goes Off Accidentally.
Miss Furn Cutler, aged 19, a wait
ress, was probably fatally injured at
8 o'clock last night when a revolver
with which she and her room-mats,
Miss G. Patry, were scuffling, was
accidentally discharged. The bullet
pierced the young woman's abdomen
and penetrated a lung. She was re
moved to St. Vincent's hospital,
where her condition was said to be
serious.
The police started a thorough In
vestigation but early reports lndicat
ed the shooting was accidental. Miss
Cutler rooms at the Commercial
hotel, 486 Washington street, and
worked at the Acme restaurant, 91
North Sixth street.
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
THE WEATHER.
YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, 71
degrees; minimum, o2 degrees.
TODAY Fair; gentle variable winds.
Foreign.
First presidential boom is launched In Ger
many. Page 1.
Failure of bolshevist rule in Russia shown
by figures. Page J.
National.
Treaty debate wearies senate. Page 3.
President Wilson eager to get back to
work. Page 2.
Labor conference opens at Washington.
Page 1-
Balser-March bill is called patchwork.
Page 10.
Alleged priceless gifts to president prove
trifles. Page 2.
Domestic.
Five shot in Oakland car strike riots.
Page 3.
Riots incited by youthful negro for what
King Albert and queen see Niagara Falls.
Page 4.
he can make out of them. Page 7.
Gary. Kast Chicago and Tndiana Harbor
placed under martial law. Page 1.
Non-partisan leader busy on new loan
drive. Page 5.
Hope of nation in labor conference. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Yukon "sourdough" inherits Irish title and
estate. Page 1.
Woman loses suit o-er sale of Hercules
mine property. Page 7.
Land and labor party recommended to
state federation of labor.. Page 5.
Methodists clean up slate at Salem. Page
10.
Sports.
Chicago White Sox drop fourth game to
Reds. Page 1.
James John beats Lincoln, 6-0. Page 13.
Moran orders flag for worm series pennant
as Reds win fourth game from Vv hlte
Sox. Page 12. v
Dundee and Pelsinger to fight here to
morrow. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Livestock is doing well on tall ranges.
Page 20.
Chicago corn weakened by predictions of
i-JUr movement. Page 20.
substantial gains registered in stock mar-
ket. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Foresters in session praise work of air-
Diane patrol. Page 1.
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Plumb plan vote starts iorum row.
Page U.
Senator Johnson talks here today. Page 9.
Wireless Phone Service
Also Is Lauded.
YEAR'S ACHIEVEMENT NOTED
Forestry and Conservation
Association in Session.
FURTHER GAINS FORECAST
Six Full Flier Squadrons Expected
to Serve In Pacific Coast
' States Next Year.
Northwestern lumbermen in Port
land for discussion of forest protec
tion, heard the airplane patrol and
the wireless telephone extolled as
necessary adjuncts of modern for
estry, when the Western Forestry and
Conservation association yesterday
opened Us two-day session in the
convention hail of the Multnomah
hotel.
As practical proof of the perfection
of the wireless telephone, they
heard, through apparatus Installed In
the hall, the voice of Charles Austin,
United States radio control officer,
welcome the meeting to Portland
from his home six miles distant.
And when Mr. Austin had concluded
he switched on the phonograph,
which relayed the lively tune of
"Bubbles" In clarity and detail.
The initial meeting was well at
tended, but many more lumbermen
are. expected to arrive today, which
will conclude the sessions of the as
sociation. On Wednesday in the same
convention hall, the Pacific logging
congress will assemble for a three
day session. Yesterday's sessions
were conducted by C. S. Chapman of
Portland.
Pntrol Progress Sketched.
One of the Interesting addresses ot
the opening day was that of Major
Albert I. Smith, In charge of airplane
forest patrol work on the Pacific
coast. Immediately after appearing
before the association Major Smith
left for Seattle via airplane on the
initial leg of a cruise over the north
west, in the Interests of forest patrol
and the selection of landing fields.
Major Smith sketched progress of
the past year, and predicted that the
coming year would see six full
squadrons In the forest patrol service.
with one squadron assigned to each
of the northwestern and Pacific coast
states, and with each machine
equipped with wireless. Major Smith
emphasized the fact that it will be
necessary for the forestry associa
tion to provide landing fields of
larger area for the De Haviland
planes. He also stressed the need for
adequate maps for the guidance of
pilots, saying that ordinary maps are
too cumbersome in detail. Effective
maps for the patrol service, he said.
must plainly show railroads, streams
and contours above all else.
Co-operation Is Planned,
At the conclusion of Major Smith's
talk W. D. Humiston, assistant gen
eral manager of the Fotlatch Lumber
Company of Potlach, Idaho moved
the appointment of a committee of 15
association members, to co-operate
with military aviation authorities
relative to plans for forest patrol
work during tho next year, and to
represent state, federal and private
protective bodies.
Clay M. Allen of the forestry serv
ice spoke during the afternoon ses
sion on the wireless telephone, with
particular reference to its local pos
sibilities and progress to date, as
manifested by the recent successsful
jstablishment of a station on the
summit of Mount Hood.
'In telephone conversations," said
Mr. Allen, "the voice carried very
clearly and was about as loud as over
the wire line. Telegraph signals
from many stations, over the conti
nent were picked up. They came in
particularly strong on top of the
mountain, in some cases loud enough
to be heard all over the cabin. Static,
or electrical Interference, In regard
to which there has been so much spec
ulation and which at times was very
annoying on the wire line to the sum
mit, was almost entirely absent In the
wireless receiver."
Amateurs "I.lntenlna; In"
As Mr. Allen talked, an apparatus
at his elbow carried the spoken text
f his address to over 30 amateur
wireless telephone experimenters In
Portland, it was announced. With
private stations equipped in their
oraes and on office buildings, these
men were listening in on tne asso
ciation's session.
The forestry service has spent
thousands of dollars in the construc
tion of some telephone lines through
Isolated regions," said Mr. Allen, "in
order to secure communication with
distant stations, for the proper work
ing of the fire protective organiza
tion. In some cases these lines have
practically to be rebuilt each year
and are used only two or three
months during the fire season. Event
ually the wireless telephone may take
the place of many of these lines, or
It may connect the f .rest supervisor
directly with some of the distant
points in his forest.
"Taking a very conservative view
of wireless possibilities, and assum
ing that some special training is
necessary for its use, it is believed
" (Concluded on Pago 3, Column 2.)