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VOL. LIX NO. 18,730
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Poatofflce aa Second-Class Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MAIL CAR LOOTED;
CHIEF MAY DELIVER
MESSAGE IN PERSON
FIGHTDN REVENUE
LAW IS FORECAST
69-MILE GALE RAGES
ALONG OREGON COAST
$100,000 IS -SENT TO T T MflMQ FARM
WOMAN IS KILLED AS
2 AUTOS AND CAR HIT
G WARSHIPS HERE
AFTER ROUGHTRIP
CANADA FOR LIQUORI ' "-, ",,l,,uu
TRIO GETS S25,
CREDITS HEAR
WILSON' MAY APPEAR BEFORE
COXGRESS TUESDAY.
WIND HIGH AXD SEA ROUGH
XEAR NORTH HEAD.
PORTLAND AXD SEATTLE
AFTER CHRISTMAS SUPPLY.
WIFE OF DRIVER IS THROWN'
PARTLY OUT, CRUSHED.
1
Robbers Flee as Train
Enters Minneapolis.
THREE CLERKS ARE BOUND
Booty Is Estimated as High
as $75,000.
WHOLE CITY IN SEARCH
So Clew or Men W ho Raided Mails
Is Found, Despite Most Thor
ough Hunt on Record.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec. 8.
Ppecii.) Registered mail of an es
timated value of from $25,000 to tlo,
000 was stolen today by three rob
bers, who held up the Mobridsre
Minneapolis train on the Hastings
and Dakota division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway be
tween Minneapolis and Hopkins at
7 A. M. today and escaped.
The robbers left the train at the
Humboldt-avenue crossing as the
train ran through the West high
echool grounds in Minneapolis and dis
appeared. City police, railroad
agents and federal men began co
operating in what will be probably
the most thorough robber hunt ever
conducted in the city, but have failed
to find trace of the trio.
Rewards of $1000 each for the ar
rest of the robbers were announced
late today by officials of the St. Paul
postoffice.
Stall Clerks Left Bound.
When the robbers quit the train
they left three mail clerks, R. M.
Enseh, 1023 Twelfth avenue S. E. ; P.
C. Tousle, 733 Fry street, St. Paul, and
A. E. Osterman, 301 South Exchange
street. St. Paul, lying upon the floor
of. the mail .'.ar, bounc. hand and foot.
It was not until the train reached the
Milwaukee station, about 30 minutes
Inter, that the men succeeded in re
jT"sing themselves and gave tne police
Ir-report of the robbery.
While the robters were at work In
the mail car, two armed guards- sat
in an adjoining car with rifles to
protect a shipment of $300,000 in cash.
The" guards did not know of the rob
bery until the train .reached the sta
tion. "Leader of Trio About 30.
The leader of the gunmen was de
scribed as being from 30 to 32 years
old, 5 feet 6 inches, weight about 160
pounds, of dark complexion and
dressed in blue overalls and a blue
serge suit. Robber No. 2 was from
20 to 22 years of age, about 5 feet 7
inches tall and weighed about 180
pounds. He was of light complexion
and wore khaki overalls, a blue serge
coat, but no overcoat. Robber No. 3
was about 2S years old. 5 feet 8 inches
tall, weighing about 150 pounds, and
wore dark clothes and a dark cap. He
had no overcoat.
Investigation has led the police and
federal agents to believe that the rob
bers boarded the train either at Chan
harten or Hopkins, stops having been
made at both towns. The train was
No. 6, due in Minneapolis at 7:43
A. M. It carried registered mail from
points along the Milwaukee road be
tween Minneapolis and Mobridge.
Much of the mail was reported to
have been from country banks, the
rackages containing bonds and cur
rency. Robbers Climb on Platform.
The holdup men climbed aboard the
email platform on the front end of
the mail coach, whldi was directly
behind the tender of the engine.
Mr. Ensch, who was the chief mail
clerk, said that as the train was
leaving Hopkins he saw that a chain
holding the door shut from the in
fcide had worked out of place. The
door was swinging on its hinges and
slightly open. As he stepped over
to close it a foot was placed between
the door and -the jamb. The next mo
ment the door was forced wide open
tnd Ensch faced a pistol in the hands
. cf the leading gunman.
"Stick up your mitts and face the
wall, all of you,' ordered the robber,
who marched Into the coach followed
by two others. All three carried
pistols and wore white handkerchiefs
as masks. The mail clerks complied.
One of the robbers was relieved of
his gun by the leader, who directed
him to bind the clerks hand and foot.
The robber who did this work pro
duced a roll of hay wire with which
he tied the three victims while the
two- other robbers stood guard. With
their victims lying helpless upon the
floor, the -trio turned its attention to
the mail sacks.
$13,000 IX ROXDS STOLEN
Bank Messengers In St. Paul Are
Robbed by Two Men.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Pec. 3. Regis
tered Liberty bonds valued at $15,000
were obtained by two robbers who
beld up two bank messengers in
front of the St. Paul postoffice short
ly after 6 o'clock tonight. The rob
bers escaped in an automobile. The
messengers employed by the Capital
National bank of this city were tak
ing the b'onds, consigned to a Chicago
bonding house, to the postoffice.
Just as they were about to enter
the building the two messengers said
I Xj-'oacluded oa I'age , Column 6.)
President's Health Declared to
Have Improved Greatly Within
Past Few Weeks.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. (By the
Associated Press.) President Wilson
was represented today as being
"strongly desirous" of appearing in
person before congress next week to
deliver what will be his last annual
message to that body. He has not.
however, made known his plans.
Both Secretary Tumulty and Rear
Admiral Grayson, - the president's
physician, professed ignorance of Mr.
Wilson's decision and it is not ex
pected that he will make It known
until just before congress is ready to
receive the executive's message next
Tuesday.
Those in close touch with the presi
dent have said that his health 'had im
proved so rapidly in the past few
weeks that there was no doubt of his
ability to-go before congress if he de
sired. Mr. Wilson ceased using his wheel
chair more than a week ago and it
was said that he would be able to go
to the capitol without the aid of a
cane.
Senate and house leaders have
sought information from the White
House as to whether the president
will receive this year the committee
usually appointed at the openig day
of congress formally to notify him
that the legislative body was in ses
sion and ready to receive communica
tions from the executive, but as yet
no reply has been given.
SIX SURVIVORS SUE CITY
Klamath Falls Defendant In Case
Resulting From Fire.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 3.
(Special.) Claims against the city
for damages totaling $3735 have been
filed by six survivors of the Houston
hotel fire, in which at least nine per
sons lost their lives September 6.
The claimants llege that the city
council issued a lodging house permit
to Mrs. W. B. Barnes for conducting
the hotel January 13, in spiteof the
well-known lack of fire protection
facilities demanded by the Oregon
law. The same lack of protection ex
isted when the fire occurred, the
claimants allege.
LABOR TRIBUNAL PLANNED
Four States to Urge Legislation for
Settling Industrial Disputes.
TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 3. Members
of the legislatures in four states
New York, West Virginia, Indiana
and Montana have recently written
Governor Allen they expect to intro
duce bills at the next sessions estab
lishing a tribunal to settle industrial
disputes, modeled on the Kansas court
of industrial relations, it was an
nounced at the governor's office to
day. In at least 14 other states, the gov
ernor is informed, similar bills will
be introduced.
TWO PROFESSORS RESIGN
Brother-in-Law of President to
Take Bank Position.
BERKELEY, Cal., Dec. 3. Edward
Elliott, brother-in-law of President
Wilson, and Dr. J. R. Douglass have
resigned their professorships in the
department of political science in the
University of California.
The two professors have accepted
more lucrative positions with a Los
Angeles banking firm.
FLYING RECORDS BROKEN
Chicago-N'ew. York Run Made In
5 Hours 31 Minutes.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. All records
for flying between Chicago and New
York were broken today by the air
mail service, said an announcement
by the postoffice department,
J. T. Christensen, piloting a single
motored plane, made the .742 miles in
five hours and 31 minutes actual
flying time.
'WHISKY' COLORED WATER
Big Shipment Destined for Chinese
Port Found Bogus.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3. Investi
gation by . customs authorities here
today of a shipment of whisky billed
at approximately, $54,000 from this
city to Shanghai, revealed the fact
that the barrels were filled with col
ored water.
The shipment was being loaded on
the Japanese liner Tenyo Maru.
RUSSIA POPULATION, CUT
Decrease of 10 Per Cent Laid to
Epidemics and War Losses.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 3. Preliminary
returns of the Russian census show
decreases in the population of more
than 10 per cent, compared with 1914,
due to epidemics and war losses.
Moscow's population has dropped
45 per cent and that of Petrograd 71
per cent.
MRS. T. R. JR., AT HOSPITAL
Wife of ex-President's Son Taken
III at Hunt Club.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 3, Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt, Jiv was taken sud.
dently.ill at the Harford Hunt club
last night and was brought to a
Baltimore hospital.
She was reported today as being
' only slightly UL"
Amendment at. Coming
Session Proposed.
REPUBLICAN GROUPS CONFER
Early Financial Relief Possi
ble, Say Some.
MINORITY IS CONSIDERED
Attitude of Democrat Important.
Underwood May Get on Sen
ate Finance Committee.
' THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Dec. 3. A distinct move
ment is on foot to secure amendment
to the present revenue laws during
the short session of congress. There
is an active group of republicans
who believe that & limited amount
of legislation can be passed In the
short session which will give the
country financial relief and which
will prove the stepping stone for
more elaborate revision in the long
session after March 4. Among those
who believe that such legislation can
be enacted now are Senators Watson
of Indiana and Smoot of Utah.
Opposed to this movement is a
school which believes that any effort
fb get tax legislation now would re
sult in a legislative snarl which
would make successful action impos
sible. Senator Boies Penrose, chair
man of the senate committee of
finance, is among those credited with
opposition to any plan of action now.
Tariff Change Proponed.
Senator Watson held a " long-distance
conversation with Senator Pen
rose yesterday over the telephone,
and It is understood will go to Phila
delphia for a conference with ihe
Pennsylvanian.
A conference was held yesterday by
a small group of republican senators
who supported the position of Senator
Watson and Senator Smoot. This
group reached the opinion that the
excess profits provision of the pres
ent revenue act should be repealed
at the coming session. It was also
believed ,that if possible tariff rates
should be raised simultaneously to
make up the deficit incurred.
The attitude of the democrats on
this subject will be important because
it is realized that minority opposition
in the senate could block revenue leg
islation or any other kind of legisla
tion. Subtle Threat Conveyed.
For this reason it is suggested that
Senator Underwood of Alabama, pres-
(Conrluded on Pagre 3. Column 2.)
THERE'S
HRISTMAS SEAUS C" j
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Lumber Schooner Oregon, Trying
to Get Out of Astoria, Forced
Back by Big Blow.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 3. (Special.)
A strong southerly gale was sweep
ing along the coast tonight. A re
port from Jforth Head said the wind
was blowing at a 69-mile rate from
the south and the sea was rough.
Locally a light rain v-as falling
with frequent heavy gusts of wind.
TILLAMOOK. Or., Dec 3. (Spe
cial.) The lumber schooner Oregon,
recently stranded In Nehalem bay
and which was successfully floated
and repaired, again attempted the
run to Wheeler from Astoria last
night. She stood outside all night
waiting for high tide thi3 afternoon
before crossing the bar, but a heavy
storm raging all day compelled her
to return to Astoria.
Storms along the Tillamook coast
were' declared to be the most intense
in years. The tide of last week sur
passed any heretofore recorded, run
ning 10 feet 4 inches. Predictions of
another high tide Christmas day were
made and if accompanied by a wind
may surpass even the recent record
breakers. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. Storm
warnings were displayed today from
Point Reyes north on the Pacific for
strong southerly gales. From the
mouth of the Columbia river wind
velocities of more than 60 miles an
hour have been noted, according to
the United States . weather bureau
here.
A storm moving southeastward to
night was reported central west of
Prince Rupert, B. C, and had caused
rain in western Oregon and Washington.
INDUSTRIAL DEATHS ARE 4
45 6 Accidents to Workmen Report
ed in State for Week.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 3. (Special.)
There were-four fatalities due to in
dustrial accidents In Oregon during
the week ended November 2, accord
ing to a report prepared by the state
industrial accident commission today.
The victims were "Victor Marlow,
troubleman. Portland: Floyd Hardy,
truck driver, Portland; Joseph E.
Caldwell, laborer, Parkesville, Ky.,
and Harvey Straw, rigger. Powers.
Of the total of 456 accidents re
ported 426 were entitled to benefits
under the workmen's compensation
act, 18 were from firms and corpora
tions that had rejected the provisions
of the law and 12 were from public
utility corporations not subject to the
benefits of the act.
FOUR MEN BURIED ALIVE
Eight Trapped in Asbestos Mine.
Four Are Rescued.
QUEBEC, Dec. 3. Four men were
buried alive today in the Federal as
bestos mine at Robertson, Quebec, by
a cave-in, while working in a well
150 feet deep.
Eight men were trapped when the
earth slid, but four were rescued.
A DIFFERENT STORY TO TELL
Xames of Buyers Sending Checks
to Canadian City Are in Hands
of Police There.
SEATTLE, Wash.,' Dec. 3. (Spe
cial.) One hundred thousand dollars
for Christmas liquor has arrived in
Vancouver, B. C., from, buyers In Se
attle and Portland, It was reported in
the Canadian city, and there was a
holiday bustle in bootleg circles to
the north..
Federal dry squad agents. here, as
well as city and county authorities,
were quite as busy watching sus
pected boats and automobiles, and
were determined to Intercept the bulk
of the liquor which the $100,000 was
destined to buy.
The big sum, all In checks, reached
Vancouver within the last week, ac
cording to police there, and was vir
tually all "extra business" incident
to the approaching holidays.
Federal officers today said they
were in possession of a complete list
of names of persons in Portland and
Seattle to whom liquor had been sent
and who were expecting further ship
ments. Action has begun in Seattle
against two of these already.
The virtual impossibility of main
taining a blockade against liquor on
the Washington - British Columbia
boundary with the present customs
force was revealed when Director Mc
Donald stopped at Blaine on his way
from British Columbia and surveyed
things there.
Between Elaine and Somas, a dis
tance of about 25 miles, there are 16
roads on which there are no customs
stations and which therefore are open
channels for liquor operations.
The American customs stations at
Blaine has a force of seven. At Sumas
there is an equal number. The Blaine
squad has to watch water traffic as
well as train and highway traffic, so
that the inspectors have little time
for cross-country tours along the un
guarded roads.
In spite of this small force, an at
tempt actually is made to patrol these
open roads by automobile and
frequently trucks and passenger auto
mobiles are caught running across the
border with liquor, but the number of
seizures is . insignificant compared
with those that get across.
East of Sumas conditions are much
the same, a veritable network of little
used country roads offering the boot
leggers every opportunity to circle
around the customs stations, their
only risk being capture by town mar
shals and sheriffs between the line
and Seattle.
The watch over water craft like
wise is inadequate, due to lack of
men, funds and equipment.
From midnight until 5 o'clock In
the morning there are no customs
agents on duty at all at Blaine or
Sumas, so the bootleggers could drive
through either town with small risk
of detection.
Douglas and Lynden, reputed to be
important points of entry for thrf
illicit cargoes, have no customs sta
tions. The volume . of traffic at
Douglas is indicated by Canadian
customs records showing 2157 motor
cars had passed through the Canadian
station in 11 months. At Alder
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.)
TODAY.
Governor Harding at Odds
With Committeemen.
BANK POLICY IS ATTACKED
Loaris to Agriculturists De-
' dared Restricted.
COTTON JUGGLING SEEN
Reply Is Farmers Need Have Xo
Fear Bankers Will Not Do
Right Thing by Them.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. The con
gressional joint committee hearings
on the agricultural situation devel
oped today in a dispute, at times
quite heated. between Governor
Harding of the federal reserve board
and members of congress.
"Mr. Chairman, what is the pur
pose of this hearingT' Governor
Harding finally . demanded. while
being questioned by Representative
Byrnes, democrat, of South Carolina.
"Is the federal reserve board on trial?
Am I on trial here?" he continued,
declaring he had been a target for
"all kinds of abuse."
Representative Byrnes said h,e
meant no reflection on Governor
Harding.
Credits Held Restricted.
Circulars issued by the regional re
serve bank of Richmond. Va., to mem
ber banks, and which Mr. Byrnes, was
attempting to show had resulted in
rigid restriction of farmers' credits
were under discussion. Governor
Harding said such circulars were not
submitted to the board until printed,
when they were-looked over, and at
tention of the regional bank Issuing
them called to anything the board
deemed unwise.
The board, he aded, was not a
central bank.
Governor Harding told Representa
tive Byrnes he "ought to real the
federal reserve act and try to under
stand it." Mr. Byrnes , replied that
he did understand the act, as he had
helped frame it.
Verbal Tilt Is Held.
Senator-elect Heflin, Alabama,
asked Governor Harding If the law
makers could issue a statement to
the public aj understanding his tes
timony to be that the reserve board
was favorable to banks extending all
the credit possible to farmers.
"The federal reserve board prefers
to issue its own statements," Gov
ernor Harding replied.
Approving efforts of the Richmond
bank to restrict loans for non-essential
purposes in 1919, Governor Hard
ing said:
"I know some banks In South Car
olina had been carrying large loans
on cotton, some since 1917, in the
face of an active market."
Speculation Is Charged.
Holding such c tton then, he add
ed, on reserve bank funds, was
"plainly speculating."
Governor Harding declared farmers
need have no fear that the banks
would not do their part and carry
over loans on staple crops for which
there is no market provided the
farmers would make a fair statement
Of their condition to the bankers. He
cited figures, which, he said, showed
there had been no restriction on re
discounts of agricultural paper.
Secretary Houston, who preceded
Governor Harding, strongly opposed
projects to revive the war finance
corporation for the purpose of fi
nancing sales abroad of, surplus farm
products. Present price declines were
due to readjustment, following the
war, he said, and he saw no solution
for the problem, although the treas
ury department had devoted more
thought to It than to any other sub
ject for the last two months.
Loans on Cattle 'Favored.
Governor Harding said diversion
of the $70,000,000 profits of the fed
eral reserve board for loans to cat
tle growers would be more effective
than if applied to agriculture gen
erally. He had been asked as tq bis
opinion on the proposal of Senator
Hitchcock for employment of these
funds for relief.
The situation of cattle growers,
Governor Harding said; stood by itself
and demanded relief. The suggestion
of Senator Hitchcock, he continued,
was outside the province of the board
and a matter with which it was not
concerned.
Governor Harding said that there
was no cause for fear on the part of
the producers that the banks, would
not do their part in the present situ
ation. Irof Itcci-lng Charge Answered.
Answering the charge of profiteer
ing on the part of the reserve banks.
Governor Harding said they haa
earned 6.9 per cent on their capital
stock of $100,000,000, and the reserve
balances of banks amounting to
$100,000,000. Doubt that exports
could be increased unless some way
was found for increasing Europe's
buying"power and ability to furnish
requisite securities was expressed by
Secretary Houston. He did not see,
he added, how much relief could be
expected at this time in that way.
He had no doubt. Mr, Houston said.
(Concluded oa Paso 4. toluma
Machine After Collision With An
other Crashes Into Trolley Car.
Victim Is Caught Between
Mrs. Ida Stearn, 35, 1115 Wasco
etreei was killed almost instantly
at midnight at Nineteenth and Wash
ington streets in a three-cornered
collision between the family automo
bile in which she was riding, another
automobile and a street car. She
was taken to the city emergency
hospital in the automobile of Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Fisher of Portland
Heights, but was dead before reach
ing the hospital.
Accounts of the accident were con
fused, but Arnold Adler, 424 Sixth
street, driver of one ot the cars, de
clared that he was driving north on
Nineteenth, slowed up at the inter
section of Nineteenth and Washing
ton upon the approach of a Twenty
third street car. and then noticed the
Stearn car going east on Washing
ton. He said that Stearn struck the
front end of his machine, tearing oCt
a wheel and turning the automobile
around. Steam's car then skidded
,into the street car, which was stand
ing still on Washington at the in
tersection. Mrs. Stearn was crushed
between the running board and the
street car. It was thought that the
impact of the first collision threw
her partly from the machine, so that
she was caught when the automo
bile struck the street car.
Myrna Bernash, 859 Thurman. re
ceived minor injuries. She. in com
pany with Ruby. Thurman of the same
address, and Roy Jouvert, 446 Sixth
street, were riding with Adler. They
were brought to police headquarters
by Patrolman Forken in an effort to
-determine who was to blame for the
accident. At 1 o'clock Captain Harms
of the second relief declared that in
vestigation was still pending and
that he did not know who would be
held responsible for the accident.
Stearn is a. district manager for
the Ellison-White Chautauqua com
pany and has lived in Portland for
two years. They have two children,
Marjorie, 4. and Walter, 1. Stearn
was crazed with grief over the sud
den death of his wife.
ILLITERATES HELD PERIL
Foreign Colonies In V. S. Held Re
sponsible for Crime Wave.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3. The Novem
ber grand "jury of Kings county to
day handed to County Judge May a
presentment urging that legislation
be enacted by congress that will "pro
hibit the immigration to the country
of all who cannot read . and write
English and who do not possess an
intelligent understanding of the fun
damental ideas of human liberty."
The presentment placed on . foreign
colonies in this country blame for
the present "crime wave."
About the same time the grand
jury handed down its presentment
figures were made public at Ellis
island showing that of 549.069 immi
grants arriving there during , the
first 11 months, of this year, 2703 were
denied admittance and 637 deported.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 54
decrees; lowest 4 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain, southerly winds.
Foreljpi.
! Mrs. Clara Sheridan, English sculptress,
. tells of closing events t her sojourn
I la Bolshevist Kussia. Pas 3.
. Allies warn inff asainst return of Constan
I tine caunes consternation In Greece.
I Page 5.
Solution of Flume problem is considered
i near. Page 3.
League of nations assembly approves eco
nomic blockade to prevent war. Page 2.
National.
Movement on for amendment of revenue
law at coming session of congress.
Page 1.
Tiit marks congressional bearing on plight
of farmers. Page 1.
Shipping board plans road rate hearing.
Page C.
President desires to deliver his last annual
message to congress in person. Page X.
Domestic.
Mail car looted of $25,000 by trio near
Minneapolis. Page- 1.
Lloyd declares radicals are behind Irish
movement. Page 4.
Los Angeles parents entrusting children to
Christian Science headers may be pros
ecuted. Page 7. ,
Pacific North west.
Strong gale sweeps coast near Astoria.
Page 1.
Portland and Seattle buyers send $100,000
to Canada for Christmas liquor. Page 1.
Alaskan natives seek more cash. Page 7.
TotaL value of tafctble property in Oregon
is l,040.S39,o. Page 7.
Sports.
Sailors are stars, winged-M players plug-
gers. Page. 10.
Football coaches to plan schedule. Face 10.
Three 10-round bouts are scheduled for
Wednesday night. Page 10.
Eastern golfers decry action of westerners.
Page 13. .
I Commercial and Marine,
Eastern exporters and millers trying to buy
whoat In northwest. Page 10.
Bears check advance in wheat market at
Chicago. Page 19.
Specialties under pressure In Wall-street
market. Page 19
Portland may have freight and passenger
service to Mediterranean ports. Page 16.
' Portland and .Vicinity.
Edward Holm an, prominent citizen and
pioneer of Portland, is dead. Page 10.
Six destroyers of Pacific fleet arrive in
Portland after rough trip. Page 1.
New differential rate expected to-be fuily
effectiv within 90 days. Page 18.
Stand by high school teachers' union is
similar to labor's on . tenure changes.
. Page 10.
Council control of apartment houses through
license system proposed. Page 10.
Poison story scares city. Page 13.
Portland concerns reduce working forces.
, Page 18.
County commissioners to be asked to he!p
finance Rose Festival. Page .
Mrs. Swan ton exonerated at Humane so
ciety hearing. Page t.
Witnesses for Hazel wood company testify
ill at butter is pure. Fasa
Destroyers Buffeted by
Gale Off Oregon:
OLD SALTS ARE OVERCOME
Rear-Admiral McKean Sick
First Time in 40 Years.
60-MILE WIND IS MET
Fleet Football Team to IMaj Here
Today Entertainment "Pro
gramme Is Started.
FACTS CONCERNING VISIT OF
DESTROYERS TO PORT.
" LAND.
Destroyers are docked at
North Bank dock, directly north
of Broadway bridge.
Parade of visiting navy offi
cers and men. Third and Glisan
streets, to Multnomah field, at
1 P. M.
Visiting hours from '1:50 P. M.
to P. M.
Destroyers will be in port
until Monday morning.
Officers" headquarters in Ben
son hotel.
To be tossed and pitched, first by a
nor'wester then plunged into a wicked
sou'wester which gave Sear-Admiral
J. S. ' McKean his first taste of sea
sickness in forty years at sea and re
moved all thought of breakfast from
the minds of practically every officer
and enlisted man on the six destroyers
of the 12th diyision, was the experi
ence of the flotilla of destroyers
which reached the entrance of the Co
lumbia river early yesterday morning.
The "blow." estimated by the offi
cers to have been at least a 60-mile
gale, waa the sole topic of conversa
tion among the officers when the re
ception committee, headed by Mayor
Baker, Fred W. Mulkey, C. Henri
Lab be and Captain Jacob Speier, har
bormaster, boarded the Hag-hip
U. S. S. Lamberton at Linnton yes
terday afternoon.'
Klrst Scaftlckne.s Known.
"I've been to sea for 40 years, gen
tlemen, but this morning I experi
enced my first touch of seasickness,"
confessed Admiral McKean. "I wasn't
sure that ail six of the destroyers
were going to arrive In Portland on
schedule either, but here they are and
Ihey were handled splendidly."
Admiral McKean. who is In com
mand of the 6th division of battle
ships of the Pacific fleet, and his flag
lieutenant, H. B. McCleary, are here
representing Admiral Rodman, com
mander of the Pacific fleet.
The storm which the destroyer divi
sion encountered off the Oregon coast
began, last night in the form of a stiff
northwest blow which died down,
only to be followed by a. terrifio
sou'wester which tossed the destroy
ers about like so many casks.
Sealrga Temporarily I. out.
And this storm will remain indel
ibly in the minds of some of 'the per
sonnel of the destroyers. Especially
will this hold true in the case of al
cabin boy on the Lamberton who left
a bottle of green ink on the desk in
Admiral Mclvean's quarters.
This little bottle of green Ink. was
also tossed about in the quarters and
finally was cast against the wall of
the room, to be shattered into bits,
and the contents thrown on a pair of
spick and span pajamas belonging to
the admiral.
While temporary loss of "sealega"
by a grizzled rear-admiral of the
United States navy, and witnessing
green ink splashing on ciean clothes,
is not conducive to good humor. Ad
miral McKean was in the best of
humor when Portland harbor was
reached.
Swan Inland Remembered.
"I see Swan island is still here." he
said to members of the committee. "I
am afraid that the secretary of the
navy thought that I waa dreaming
when I" reported that it was a good
piece of business to have that island
removed from the channel. It must
come out sooner or later, and the
sooner the better."
Rear-Admiral McKean was attached
to Secretary Daniels' party making a
tour of Inspection in September, 1819,
when several days were spent in As
toria and Portland. Rear-Admiral
Parks, who was in Portland a few
weeks ago with the congressional
party, was also a member of the in
spection party with the secretary of
the navy. '
Outline of the programme arranged
for the officers and men during their
stay in Portland was submitted to
James D. Willson, commander of the
division of destroyers, as his flag
ship waa making Its way up the
harbor. This programme was sent by
radio last night, but the radio oper
ator was unable to pick it up while
his ship was bulking and tossing in
the rough seas.
Destroyers on Way Sunday.
The destroyers left Los Angeles
last Sunday and pulled away from
Fausalito. where oil was taken, on
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