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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MINERS MAY PICK
MOMENTOUS DECISION
MAY BE MADE TODAY
FlflATnilMPQAIlIM ! FIRE STARTS ON SHIP;
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
LINE UP ON POLICIES
LOOTER OF SEATTLE
BANK OUT ON PAROLE
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FOR WEST URGED
WET OR DRY CHRISTMAS
TO SUPREME COURT.
UP
PIECE OF FUSE EXTENDING IN
TO COAL BIN FOUND.
PRE-CONVENTION JOCKEYING
IS OCCUPYING WASHINGTON.
WILLIAM L. COLLIER LEAVES
WASHINGTON PENITENTIARY.
GERMAN
MNSTER
BIGGER NAVY BAS
COAL AGAIN FR OM
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Strike to End by Wednes
day, Says Operator. .
WORKERS READY TO RETURN
Garfield Wage Proposal Is
Thought Settlement Basis.
DETAILS ARE PREPARED
Government to Confer With Miners
Tomorrow; Secret Session
Held in Washington.
CHICAGO, Dec 7. Private advice
from "Washington today indicated that
Fuel Administrator Garfield's propo
sal for a 14 per cent advance in wages
to miners and a thorough study of
mine profits, wages and conditions by
a commission would settle the coal
strike Tuesday or Wednesday and the
miners would be back to work not
later than Friday at least in. lillinois,
Dr. F. C. Honnold, secretary of the
Illinois Coal Operators' association,
said tonight.
He said he understood certain de
tails of the settlement proposal
agreed on last night at Washington
had been worked out by Attorney
General Palmer and J. P. Tumulty,
secretary to the president, but would
not be made public until after sub
mission to the miners' executive at In
dianapolis on Tuesday.
Miners Ready to Resume.
"Nothing was disclosed about the
settlement plan to lead me to believe
that there was anything more than
the Garfield plan," said Dr. Honnold.
"The miners generally are ready to
resume operations and I am confident
' all mine superintendents in Illinois
know of the settlement proposal and
are ready to blow the whistles louder
than ever the moment they know the
plan has been given to the miners."
Now that a settlement is expected
to go through this week, operators
tomorrow will ask the railroad ad
ministration to provide for an ade
quate car supply. Cars must be had
and steps to that end must be taken
Immediately.
No further cuts in passenger serv
ice were announced today by the
north and ccnral western regions
which yesterday ordered 65 through
and local trains cancelled tomorrow.
It was announced that the reduc
tions already scheduled would not be
affected by the prospective str.'ke
ettlement and must remain in force
until railroad stocks have been re
plenished and Industry and domestic
consumers protected.
Short tiny to Continue.
Chicago industry will continue on
the six and one-half hour day basis,
although retail stores tomorrow re
duce to six hours.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Government
proposals for settling the coal strike
were tonight cloaked in mystery
which promised to lift only at Indian
apolis Tuesday, when the federal
court and the leaders of the United
Mine Workers will be called upon to
consider them.
Attorney-General Palmer and his
special assistant. Judge Ames, were
traveling to Indianapolis tonight on
the same train with John L. Lewis,
acting president, and William Green,
secretary of the mine workers' union,
whose secret visit and equally secret
conference yesterday with Mr. Palmer
and Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to
President Wilson, resulted In a pro
visional agreement to settle. Not one
of the participants would discuss its
meaning or Intent in any detail.
Before boarding the train for In
dianapolis Mr. Palmer, however, said
he was quite sure that the end of
the strike was in sight. It was learned
that he would confer with Judge An
derson of the federal district court on
reaching Indianapolis.
Garfield's Position firm.
In official quarters. Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield, speaking with brevity
and emphasis, added only doubt to the
situation
"My position has not been budged
one inch and will not be." he said.
It was recalled that yesterday Dr.
uarneia naa reueraiea that not one
cent could be added to the price of
coal to finance wage increases to the
miners greater than the 14 per cent
he suggested which operators could
pay out of profits and that the gov
ernment was behind him in the stand.
It also was pointed out that on No
vember 26 he suggested this basis of
agreement to the miners with a pro
viso that an arbitration commission
be appointed by the president to re
view his decision with power tc
change it if the commission should
find economical justification. This
proposal the miners" representatives
then rejected.
Miners Representatives Silent.
From other authoritative sources
there was only the attorney-general's
statement last midnight that "a defi
nite concrete proposition from the
president looking to the speedy set
tlement of the strike" had been taken
before Lewis and Green and that they
had agreed to recommend It to the
national board and policy committee
of the mine workers' union.
The miners' representatives, it de
veloped today, arrived in Washington
(Coucluded cm 1'ase 4. Column 3.
Tribunal Reconvenes at Xoon and
Action on Wartime Prohibi
tion Law Is Expected.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The validity
of the war-time prohibition law may
be decided tomorrow by the supreme
court, in which event the country will
get a final answer to its big question
whether this will be a "wet" Christ
mas. The court will reconvene at noon
t and the impression prevailed gener
ally that the constitutionality of the
war-time law and the Volstead act
for its enforcement may be settled
at the opening.
Unless the court decides these cases
before January 16 its opinion will
have no effect and the country will be
dry then by constitutional amendment.
WOMEN FIND NEW FIELDS
Vocation of Teacher, Says Report,
Svt Sufficiently Remunerative.
NEW YORK, Dec 7. .College wo
men are turning from the teaching
field and earning much more money
in other capacities, according to an
investigation on behalf of the Smith
college endowment fund.
One college woman founded a tea
room in New Tork city and made
$30,000 last year. A director of th
dining service, recently employed by
one college, received J6000 a year
more than the professors are paid.
Many college women are writing
for magazines and newspapers. Those
trained in chemistry are becoming
anaiyists ror commercial concerns.
many of ability in mathematics are
employed as insurance actuaries.
Others are nurses and many are
stenographers.
It is proposed to use the Smith en
dowment fund to increase the faculty
salaries 50 per cent.
HOOD HAS FRESH SNOW
Heavy Ice Floes Pass Down Co
lunibia; Mercury Falls.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 7. (Spe
clal.) After brief respite the mid-
Columbia is again in the grip of win
ter. The wind veered from the east
and blew a Chinook last night long
enough to melt -the light snow that
had covered the district for the past
week, and then suddenly switched to
the east again before daybreak, ac
companied by new snow that has
piled up more than an inch. The
temperature- has . again fallen -to the
freezing point.
Heavy Ice floes are passing down
the Columbia-
LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 7. (Spe
cial.) Winter Is growing more se
vere daily in eastern Oregon, and the
usual January rigors are being expe
rienced at this early date. Thermom
eter readings are lower now than Is
common in January.
MECCA DRAWS MOSLEMS
Dutch Steamer Prepares to Take
On 180 0 Pilgrims.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. The
Dutch steamer Soerkarta is here tak
ing aboard prayer rugs and ottae
equipment for an improvised mosqu
to be used when it carries 1800 Mo
hammedan pilgrims from the Dutch
East Indies to Jeddah, the Red Sea
port of Mecca. From San Francisco
to Java the Soerkarta's cargo will b
coal, but in Java, Sumatra an
Borneo the pilgrims will be take
aboard.
During the war. Captain W. J. Boon
said today, the annual pilgrimage was
considerably diminished, but this year
an unusually large number of Mo
hammedans expect to make the trip.
From Jeddah, he said, the wealthy
will travel oi the recently completed
railway, while the rest of the pll
grims will go on foot or ride camel
AUSTRIA HELD HELPLESS
Election by Allies of Neutral Die
tator Suggested.
VIENNA, Dec. 7. Dr. Karl Renne
the chancellor, has been notified by
the supreme council that it is willin
to receive him personally at Paris to
plead his country's dangerous plight.
Dr. Refiner will beg for immediate
help, proposing as an alternative the
retirement of the present government
and the election by the allies of a
neutral dictator and administrative
staff to govern the country.
Serious r--"ad riots in the city and
suburbs of Innsbruck are reported.
Men, women and children have forc
ibly entered the warehouses of the
Farmers' association, restaurants,
shops and hotels and also the Jesuit's
collegium and institute in Sagan.
plundering and destroying.
MISSING" SHIP TOWED IN
Thrasher Found Ofr Cape Flattery
After 3 Weeks" Search by Tug.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 7. Long
overdue and believed lost by. many
mariners, the three-masted barken
tine Thrasher, which left San Fran
cisco October 26 for Seattle, was
towed into this port today by the tug
Richard Holyoke.
Soon after leaving San Francises
the ship c.countered stormy weather
and was driven far out of its course
by heavy winds, during which she
was able to make only five miles an
hour. The tug Richard Holyoke had
been searching for the Thrasher off
Cape Flattery for three weeks, final
ly locating the missing ship Saturday
morning.
Voman Victim of Splash
Near Bremerton.
iVHISTLES CALL FOR HELP
Unable to Swim, Brought
to Shore by Machinist.
OTHERS CLING TO POLES
Platform Capsizes When Party De
scends Gangplank to Board
Craft; Doctprs Are Prompt.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 7. (Special.)
Forty persons, mostly women, were
thrown into the icy waters of Puget
sound at Manette, opposite Bremer
ton, at 6:40 tonight, and one woman
and Derhaos others drowned, when
a landing float capsized.
Mrs. Margaret M. Armstrong, for
merly of Spokane, but for the past
year a resident of Bremerton,
drowned. Mrs. Elizabeth Chase. 54
years old, was in a critical condition
tonight at the Bremerton hospital
from exposure and shock.
The cause of the accident is said to
have been the result of too many
persons on the float. The ferryboat
Urania was coming into Manette and
approximately 25 persons on the dock
them filed down the' gangplank to
await on the float their turn to board
the craft. Fifteen passengers were
on the ferry for Aianeiie. i ne Ma
nette party crowded to one side o-f the
float to allow the ferry passengers
to land. As the landing party came
down the gangplank the float went
down under the added weight. The
last of the ferry party had reached
the float when a shifting of weight
in the crowd caused the float to go
down at one end.
Physicians Quickly Summoned.
The float continued rising at one
end while the opposite sank deeper
into the water until for a few seconds
the float appeared to stand upright.
Of the 40 who a moment before had
been standing on th float, none re
mained. The first slid gradually into
the water. - Those on the upper end
were- literally- thrown in.
The screams of the women were
loud. Th long screech of the boat s
whistle brought scores of Manette
residents out of their homes to the
waterfront. It was heard in Bremer
ton and telephone communication was
started from across the water at tle
navy-yard town to ascertain the
cause. Within ten minutes every
available physician in Bremerton,
nearly a dozen Hi all, had been sum
moned and were on their way in a
special boat across the bay to Man
ette. J. W. Burt, a navy-yard machinist
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Explosive Placed on Norwegian
Steamer Terrier by Union
Stevedores, Say Police.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7. Fire
broke out last night in the main
bunkers of the Norwegian tramp
steamer Terrier, which arrived here
Friday from Seattle. With the aid of
a fire tug the fire finally was extin
guished. It was thought by the
police to have resulted from the plac-
ng of a fire bomb In the vessel's
hold. Powder experts had been called
in to determine the nature of a piece
of fuse found extending down from
the main hatch into 90 tons of coal
which was placed aboard the vessel
yesterday.
The Terrier had been loaded by non
union stevedores. The police ex
pressed the opinion that a fire bomb
may have been placed in the vessel
by union stevedores in connection
with the present labor troubles on
the waterfront.
When the fire broke out, it was
said, there was a burst of smoke and
flame, said to indicate that it was
started by a bomb.
BOY'S SLAYER SENTENCED
Cedrlc Sharif Gets 7 Years for
Killing Lad in Melon Palch.
CANYON CITT, Or., Dec. 7. (Spe
cial.) Cedric Sharff, Monument
farmer, who shot and killed Martin
Leslie while the lad with a companion
was crossing the Sharff melon patch
last Summer, yesterday was sentenced
here to a term of seven years in the
penitentiary. Shasrf did not appal
the verdict. 4,
The recommendation of the jury for
leniency was followed by the courts
imposing the manslaughter sentence.
Sharff's appeal for parole was not
granted. Sheriff Howell left tonight
for Salem with the prisoner.
MURDER DETAILS BARED
Branner Confesses Shooting, Wil
son Beating Astoria Chinaman.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 7. (Special.)
A dispatch today from Chief of Po
lice Leb Carlson, who reached Poca-
tello, Idaho, this morning, stated that
WTilllam Wilson and Parila A. Bran
ner, who were arrested at Clear
Creek, Utah, for the murder of Frank
Gowan, Chinese clothing merchant,
and ex-service man, had confessed
the details of the crime. '
The message said Branner had ad
mitted Jhat he slot Gowan, while
Wilson said he beat Gowan on the
head and kicked him.
MEXICAN PIRATE SOUGHT
Gunboat in Search of Outlaws Op
erating Off "West Coast.
EL PASO, Texas., Dec. 7. The Mex
ican gunboat Guerrero has sailed
from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, in
search of pirates reported to be mak
ing their headquarters in certain
islands in the Pacific ocean off the
coast of Mexico.
Announcement to this effect by the
Mexican secretary of war arid marine
is quoted In a recent issue of El Her
aldo of Mexico City.
THE CORNER GROCERY CLUB.
vJVMOW lHTmSCOVlNtRt $ vNOW.B-V VVS WAY OVER.
I V VifYVXL (NT "THE. (.UlO
Forces of at Least 4 Candidates Ex
pected to Begin Work In Cap-
ital by Next Wednesday.
WASHINGTON. Dec 7. The lead- j
ins figures or the republican party
are gathered in Washington for the
meeting of the national republican
committee which will convene here
Wednesday.
Although selection of a place and
a date for the 1920 national conven
tion Is the only business formally
before the committee, the gathering
of party leaders is expected to bring
out a great deal of discussion of con
ditions and policies with preliminary
jockeying which may have an impor
tant bearing on the campaign.
Several members of the committee
and many others prominent in re
publican circles in various states al
ready have arrived tonight and St.
Louis had broken the ice of the fight
for the COnventlnn fiv nf-o-flnlrzlncr
leaders. Chicago also is making a
determined effort to be the conven
tion city.
By Wednesday at least four can
didates' headquarters are expected to
De at work. The managers for Gen
eral Leonard Wood are to reach
Washington tomorrow : .d the Illi
nois delegation trying to get' the
convention for Chicago is expected
to organize also a campaign for the
nomination of Frank O. Lowden, gov
ernor of Illinois. Friends of Sena
tor Harding of Ohio are understood
to be planning to take advantage of
the meetings, and headquarters for I
Senator Poindexter of Washington i
have been active here for some weeks. !
CINCINNATI. Dec. 7. Colonel Will
iam Cooper Procter, Cincinnati man
ufacturer, today announced his ac
ceptance of the chairmanship of the
Leonard Wood national presidential
committee.
Mr. Procter's statement follows:
"I am for General Wood. I am for
him because I believe he is the strong
est man in the country and the sit
uation needs hiiri. I have accepted this
position at the request of General
Wood's friends only because it seems
to me that it is the duty of every man
in the country to help put at the head
of our sadly disorganized government
the right man. General Wood is that
man.
"'His thoroughly tested American
ism, his common sense, his demon
strated ability, as an administrator,
his strong personality, his courage, in
upboMing. law and order "and the
soundness of his principles in all mat
ters relating to national-welfare, com
bine to afford convincing evidence of
his desirability."
WIDOW OF ANGELES DIES
Exhaustion From Worry Over Hus
band, Executed, Causes Death.
NEW TORK, Dec. 7. Senora Felipe
Angeles, widow of the Mexican revo
lutionist recently executed by Car-
ranza troops, died today without hav
ing been informed of her husband's
arrest and death.
She came here from El Paso three
months ago suffering from nervous
exhaustion caused by fear for her
husband's safety, and gradually grew
worse.
INVITES INVASION
Noske Opposes Ratifying
Peace Treaty.
"LET ALLIES COME," IS DEFI
British and French' Try to
Crush Nation, Says Official.
WARFARE IS ADVOCATED
What More Do You Want?" Asks
Bellicose Official; Spies, Trick
ery, Deception Charged.
LONDON, Dec. . Gustav Noske,
German minister of defense, is abso
lutely determined not to sign the
peace protocol handed Germany by
the entente and is resolved to recom
mend that the German government
adopt his attitude, come what may.
according to an interview he gave the
Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Mail Saturday.
The time has come," he said, "for
Germany to resist to the uttermost.
I cannot speak for the whole govern
ment because it has not yet come to
decision, but I shall recommend a
refusal to sign the peace treaty pro
tocol."
The limit has long been reached.
Let the allies occupr the country If
they like. The peace protocol r-w
presented to us is not peace but a
prolongation of the war. WTere such
treaty accepted the German nation
would rise up and avenge itself upon
the men who signed it and it would
be right. Great Britain and France
are deliberately planning the destruc
tion of Germany. All the confidence
.1 ever had in the pledges of the allies
is gone forever.
Resistance Is SuKccated,
"By deceit and trickery the British
and Franch rovernmerus are working
up opinion in their countries to crip
ple Germany still further beyond the
crushing effect of the first treaty.
We have yielded too often and now
must resist. Let the allies do what
they please."
Asked whether he would resign if
the remainder of the covernment de
cided to accept the allied terms. Noske
replied that he could not say what he
would do a week hence, but that his
present position had been deliberately
adopted and was unalterable.
The correspondent says that, al
though Noske carefully emphasized
that he was only defining his own
position, his words agreed with the
Intentions ascribed to the other mem
bers of the cabinet.
The two straws which Noske rep
resents as having broken the back oi
German endurance, says the corre
spondent, are the demand for dock
and harbor material and the protocol
empowering the allies to enforce the
execution of the peace treaty.
Noske Aeriaea British.
The correspondent says that during
his talk with Noske he suggested that
if the Germans had not sunk the war
ships in Scapa Flow, the demand
of the allies for tugs and docks would
not have been made. To this ho says
Noske replied:
"Oh, yes. they would. The British
would have invented some pretext
Great Britian is out to cripple Ger
many, and demands our last dredges
and cranes so as to prevent the re
vival of our mercantile marine."
Noske repudiated the German gov
ernment's responsibility for the sink
ing of the ships in Scapa Flow, and
accused the British government of
publishing misleading and "faked"
extracts of the letter of Rear Admiral
Adolf von Trotha, chief of the Ger
man admiralty, written to Admiral
von Reuter, who sank the ships. Re
garding the protocol. Noske said its
signature would be giving Ger
many's assent in advance to unlimited
future aggressions by the allies.
Ery Pleds-e Declared Broken.
"What more do you want?" asked
Noske. "You used to tell us if we
chased away the Hohenzollerns peace
would be adopted. And now you are
breaking every pledge you gave. You
have Imposed upon us such a crushing
peace that it could not have been
worse if the Hohenzollerns had re
mained. "The French doubtless will march
Into Germany. Let them come. -The
allies know that Germany is without
means of resistance. Allied officers
are all over the country, spies are
shuffling about everywhere. All the
scare talk about German armament is
a deliberate press campaign to pre
pare public opinion for aggression."
Noske hinted at a third objection
which he was to raise to the signing
of the protocol.
"If the United States stays out," he
said, "the commissions established un
der the peace treaty will be taken
over by the other allies. If that means
more Frenchmen It would be most In
jurious to German interests and we
should not agree."
Reports are current that Baron von
Lersner and his peace delegates will
probably be replaced by a. new dele-
I gation comprising financiers, busi
ness men and leadens of the Hanseatic
league, in aaaiiion i uipiomais.
Confessed Embezzler of More Than
$63,000, Sent Up for Not Less
Than 5 Years, Liberated.
SEATTLE. Wash- Dec. 7. (Spe
cial.) William L. Collier, ex-president
of the defunct National Bank &
Trust company, which closed its doors
in January, 1917, has been paroled
from the state penitentiary, wheie he
was committed by Superior Judge
Everett Smith for not less than five
years nor more than 15 years on
pleas of guilty to having embezzled
more than $63,000 of the bank's funds
and to having made false entries in
the institution's bonks to deceive dep
uty state bank examiners.
The action paroling the ex-banker
was taken at the December meeting
of the state board of control, which
is also the board of oarole. it was
said In Olympia last night, by Fred
E. Baldwin, member of the board.
Coupled with the parole is permis
sion to leave the state, and friends of
Collier said yesterday that he had
gone to southern California to make
his home
Judge Smith said that several
months ago he. at the solicitation of
a member of Collier's family, had
signed a parole petition. Former
Prosecuting Attorney Lundin, who
brought the criminal actions against
Collier, said that some time ago upon
request he forp-arded to Olympia a i
statement of the case without a rec
ommendation. Collier returned to his old home in
East Seattle, on Mercer island, about
two weeks ago. it is said, and was
frequently in Seattle while complet
ing his preparations for oing south.
POLICE HELD FOR MURDER
Thirteen or Alabama Force Vndcr
$40.0110 Hail Each.
FRANKLINTON. La.. Dec. 7. Thir
teen policemen who were members
of the posse which killed four labor
icauers in Dogaiusa, .November 22. in
a,clash over the attempted arrest of
negro labor leader, were arrested
today on the charge of murder,
brought here and placod in jail and
later released on bail of J40.000 cash.
Each man was charged with kill
ing the four labor leaders. One hun
dred and thirty-seven men signed the
bail, which totaled J520.0OO.
Regular army troops are still iu
Bogalusa- :
HUNDRED SEE TWO DROWN
Would-IJc KcM-ucr
l iiahl
Time
Reach Victims in
SEATTLE, Wash.. D.-c. 7. Two
unidentified men were drowned in
Puget sound between' Vashon and
Blake islands today when a canoe in
which they were riding capsized. The
accident happened in full view of a
hundred passengers on the steamer
Burton, which was maneuvering to
reach the overturned canoe without
running down the two men clinging
to its sides.
Before assistance could reach them
the victims released their hold and
sank from sight.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'SMaxiniunt Ipnippraiure.
degree; minimum, ii- degrees.
TODA Y'S Fair; northeasterly winds.
Vorrlfcn.
Lady Astor tires of constant homage of
fellow members In house of commons.
Page .
German war minister invites allied inva
sion. Page 1.
Italian city terrorized by lawlena element
under direction of extremists. Page 2.
National.
Supreme court may deride on wet or dry
Christmas today. Page J.
Domestic
Fire on ship laid to strikers' bomb. Page 1.
Miners- may pick coal again Friday.
Page 1.
Burleson replies to Chairman Steenersons
attack on postal report. Page 7.
Body of woman found In trunk may not
have been that of Maude Tabor. Page 3.
Gotham boy clears up robbery case that
had long baffled police. Page 3.
Butte's coal supply gone and crisis la
faced. Page 4.
Bigger naval est a blishment on Pacific
coast recommended in Secretary Dan
iel's annual report. Page 1.
Early action on Mexico is plated for con
gress this week. Page 2.
Republican leaders begin pre-conventlon
Jockeying In national capital. Page 1.
Missouri mines resume operations. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Seattle embezzler of o.(M)0 bank funds
paroled from Washington penitentiary.
Page 1.
New fruit cannery Is pledged for Salem.
Page 13.
Albany college prepares to welcome new
president. Page 5.
Short recess prevents compaignlng by
Washington members of congress.
Page 5.
Chinese trade envoy offers large field to
United States merchants. Page 7.
Sports.
Gibbon" plana to challenge Dempsey and
Carpentier. Page 13.
Demppey gets offer of S175.QO0 for fight
with carpenner. r-age ix.
Wilde's technique in ring is praiaed by
sporting critics. Page 17.
Returning delegates from intercollegiate
conference favor gate receipt basis
change Just made. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Excessive buying by Individuals blamed for
high prices. Page 17.
Early restoration of normal train service is
predicted, as result of new outlook on
coal strike. Page 11.
Pastor sees need for moral .audacity.
Page 9.
Members of civic clubs to attend open
nous Wednesday at big furniture fac
tory. Pags 11.
Trans-ocean rate on samples cut In half.
Page 17.
Purging nation of aliens urged by speaker
a,t Elks' memorial. Page 18.
December 17 scheduled for planetary
mix up. Page 6.
Float upsets on sound: one drowns. Page 1.
Bola burglar steals eggs- Page 1H.
Pacific Fleet Importance
Cited by Daniels.
PAY INCREASES ALSO ASKED
Secretary Advises Longer
Training for Officers.
ANNUAL REPORT IS MADE
Construction of 139 Vessels of All
Classes During Fiscal Year Is
Xoted; Radio Control Asked.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Incompar
ably stronger and more efficient than
ever before. the American navy
emerged from the world war "second
only to that of Great Britain and far
in advance of any other foreign navy
in ships, in men. and every element
of strength," Secretary Daniels de
clared today in his annual report.
With 18 capital ships 12 super
dreadnoughts and six giant battle
cruisers .nder construction, all rep
resenting: the last word in naval con
struction, and several superior to any
fighting- vessels now in commission,
the navy is "pressing forward to
greater things." Mr. Daniels said.
Recommendations Ty the secretary -for
the betterment of the service in
cluded:
Extension of the course at the navy
academy to five years so the mid
shipmen may spend one year afloat
as enlisted men.
Immediate enlargement of the
naval establishment on the Pacific
coast to take care of the new Pacific
fleet.
Pay InrreMMfti Advised.
Temporary increases In pay of of
ficers and enlisted men and increases
in amounts allowed for commutation
of quarters and other allowances.
Government control of wireless
communication.
Expansion of the naval air service
and continuation, of the prasent pol
icy of a separate air service for the
navy.
Construction of new buildings, in
cluding a new memorial chapel at the
naval academy.
Change of the names of the bu
reaus of navigation and steam engin
eering to personnel and engineering
bureau, respectively.
Mr. Daniels made no recommenda
tions as to an annual building pro
gramme, explaining that the recom
mendat ions of the navy general
board were under consideration and
that est i mates would be prepared
soon for presentation to congress.
The actual cost of the navy to the
nation during the war was placed by
the secretary at $2,982,000,000. Dur
ing the next fiscal year, he said, the
navy's needs will be approximately
$573.1 " 1.25 4. or at-proximately $40,
ooo.ooo less than the sum asked for
during the present fiscal year.
ir0 'YettMelM Hiillt In Year.
Commenting on the construction
records during the war, the secretary
said that during the 12 months ended
Inst October 1. 1 59 vessels of all
classes were completed for the navy.
These included 103 destroyers. 1 bat
tleship, 32 submarines and 52 Kagle
boats. A world record for destroyer
construction was made, the secretary
said, in the building of the Reld at
Squantum. Mass., in 45 working days.
Discussing the proposed radical de
parture in the training of officers for
the navy, Mr. Daniels declared that
"no orncer. can commana so wen as
the man of ability and knowledge
who knows every character of service
from polishing brass to the highest
strategy and tactics." He added that
a year's training as an enlisted man
would prove Invaluable to every of
ficer and that heretofore commis
sioned officers had no actual sea
going training in the duties of en
listed men except an incidental
knowledge acquired during short
summer cruises.
Mr. Daniels devoted much of his
report to a review .of the work, of
the navy during the war and in for
eign waters since the signing of the
armistice. He declared that the re
markable performance of the navy
in transporting troops, particularly
in bringing the army back to the
United States, was the outs-tanding
war-time achievement of the navy.
Tribute Paid to Reserve
Regarding the enlargement of the
Pacific coast bases. Mr. Daniels said
he could not "too strongly urge that
congress make a beginning in the de
velopment of shore bases, navy-yards
and air stations on the Pacific." Prop
er care of the vessels of the Pacific
fleet, he added, makes such action
vital.
The report paid high tribute to the
services of naval reserve officers and
men during and after the war "with
out whom," it said, "we could not
have manned the ships and carried
on the war." Secretary Daniels char
acterized the r.aval reserve force as
an invaluable asset to the navy and
urged that congress make- ample pro
vision for retaining and strengthening
the organizaUon.
Advocating temporary increases in
pay of officers and enlisted men and
increase in amounts allowed for com
mutation of quarters and other al
lowances, the report declared that
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