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HON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SCOTT BONE CHOSEN
GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
3 U. S. SKhMSHIPS ))RMAMENT "FEELERS"
WASHINGTON STANDS
E;
MENACED BY FIRF ALREADY SENT OUT
PAT ON HOLLAND OIL
IS LATEST THEORY
FACES HUGE TASK
NOMINATION LIKELY TO GO TO
SEX ATE SOOX.
GEORGE WASHINGTON' BLAZf S
ATTITUDE OF FOREIGN GOV
FAIR DEAL IX EAST INDIES DE
MANDED IX XEW XOTE.
AT UOBOKEX DOCK.
ERX.MEXTS DESIRED.
RAILROADERS' PAY
! CUT 5400,000,000,
BURNING OF BRIDE
N W
FARMERS S
CATTLE DROWNED
Reduction Announced by
U. S. Labor Board.
SLASH ABOUT 12 PER CENT
31 Labor Organizations on
! 104 Roads Affected.
ORDER EFFECTIVE JUNE 1
Award Proves Disappointing to
Hallway Executives, Who Had
Expected Greater Cut.
( CHICAGO. May Jl. (By the Asso
ciated PressJ An estimated MOO.
000,000 will be slashed from the na
tion's railway wage bill when an
order cutting Wages an average of 12
per cent to be handed down tomor
row by the United States railroad
labor board becomes effective June
1. The order affects members of 31
labor organizations, employed on 104
railroads.
While the. decrease Is specifically
applied only to the roads whose cases
have been heard by the board, the
decision says it may later be applied
t any other road asking; a hearing
under provisions of the transporta
tion act
Percentages of reductions computed
ty members of the board gave the
average of 12 per cent, and the same
source estimated the annual reduc
lion in wages at approximately 1400,
XX). 000.
i The decision brought reductions
rarylng from 5 to 13 cents an hour
r from 5 to 18 per cent, and in the
;ase of section laborers wiped out
;he Increase granted them by the
1600,000.000 wage award of July 20,
i920. For section men he reduction
was approximately 18 per cent, or
rora 83.70 to 83.02 per day.
ConunoB Labor Fares Well.
tiwitchmen and shop crafts were
riven a 9 per cent reduction, while
train service men were cut approxi
mately 7 per cent. Car repairers
were cut about 10 per cent.
The board recently reclassified the
various employes :n connrction with
ailway operations, and this, it was
ointed out, may have some effect on
ibor costs.
: The board, also, a few weeks asro.
Hered abrogation of the national
jerking agreements, to become ef-
ective July 1. At the hearing on the
etition for abrogation .of these
BTeements railroad witnesses estl
lated savings in labor cost as high as
800.000.000 annually. This would be
addition to the saving possible
arough the wage reduction decision.
Common labor pay, over which the
lilroads made their hardest fight. Is
be reduced 6 to $$ cents an hour,
iitting freight truckers averag
ionthly wages to 8S7.10 and track
iborers to 877.11. This new schedule
till gives section men an average
aily wage of 83.3S for an eight-hour
ay, although considerable . testimony
ffeied by the road's showed common
bor wages as low as 81.50 for 19
ours.
Shop crafts employes and train and
nffine service men, except those in
assenger service, are reduced 8 cents
n hour. Construction and section
Bremen are reduced 10 cents an hour.
Passenger and freight engineers!
ho were given increases of 10 cents
nd 13 cents an hour by the 1920
rard, are to be cut S and 8 cents an
iur, respectively. Passenger and
eight conductors, who received in
takes of 12'i cents and 13 cents in
20, are cut 7 Vt and 8 cents, re
ectively. ; Boy's Redaction Smallest.
Train dispatchers and yardmasters
(lose monthly earnings average 8-60
'8270 are cut 8 cents an hour.
The smallest reduction will apply
'office boys and other employes un
V 18 years of age, who will receive
cents an hour less.
Clerks are reclassified, bo that
Arks, who are usually young men
,d women 18 to 20 years of age.
ill receive a monthly salary of
17.50 for the first six months and
(.J.60 for the second six months,
erks with less than one year's ex-
rlence now receive 8120.
A new monthly schedule for float-
f equipment employes on barges.
gs and steam lighters gives cap
stans 8200, engineers 8190, firemen
nd oilers 3H0 per month. On light
rs and barges captains will receive
120 to 8125, engineers IHO to 8160
nd mates 8100.
The attitude of the railway unions
tward the decreases ordered remains
) be determined. The big brother
ods ade expected to meet here July
to consider the board's decision. .
Claiming they were hard hit by the
Inter slump in business railroad
inagements have been clamoring
lower wages and the decision will
frk the first relief granted by the
ard since it set the advanced wage
le more than ten months ago.
Reduction Held Justified.
The decision tomorrow will say that
lnce the 19-0 wag6 award there has
ecn 'a decrease in the cost of living
nd "the scale of wasea for a similar
,ind of work in other Inlustries has
jr general beeji decreased."
These two points were the chief
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Appointment of Outsider Made to
Escape Political Feud Now
Itaging in Territory.
THE OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, May 31. Scott C.
Hone, who directed the publicity for
the republican national committee in
the campaign last year, has been
chosen for appointment as governor
of Alaska. This can be said on au
thoritative information. The nomina
tion is likely to be sent to the senate
in the next day or two.
The appointment of Mr. Bone, who
is one of the best-known newspaper
men in the United States, comes after
many doubts and misgivings in ad
ministration circles. Several well
known men at one time or another
have been considered for this post.
James Wickersham, for several years
delegate in congress from Alaska, was
considered for the appointment. Aft
erward the contest between George
C. Hazlett, a resident Alaskan, and
Mr. Wickersham became so .heated
that it was decided that no Alaskan
should receive the appointment.
At this Juncture it was detet mined
that the next governor of the terri
tory should be some man in no way
entangled in the political feuds of
that far northwest possession. Colonel
William T. Perkins of Seattle, for
many years a resident of Alaska, was
considered, but he was thrown in the
discard by reason of charges that he
had once been associated with Charles
Herron, long conspicuous in territo
rial politics and at present the pub
lisher of two newspapers, one at Ju
neau and the other at Anchorage.
Mr. Bone is one of the best-known
newspaper men in the United States.
He might better be called a Journal
ist, as much as that term is resented
In some circles of the newspaper pro
fession. He comes of the old school,
who know all of the Ins and outs of
the newspaper business from the front
office to the back and who can get
more glory out of an attractive front
page than from a ledger on which the
red ink is conspicuous by its absence.
He has been editor and publisher of
many leading newspapers and was
the founder of the Washington Her
ald, still published, but now owned
by Herbert Hoover, now secretary of
commerce, and Julius Barnes, ex-pres-
Ident of the United States grain cor
poration. Mr. Bone has been living in
New York since he retired as edito
rial head of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
three years ago.
EX-HUBS' WEALTH DENIED
Assertion of "Peggy-' Hopkins
Joyce Scouted' by Husband.
CHICAGO, May 31 Denial that
"Peggy" Hopkins Joyce, his chorus
girl wife, had previously had two
husbands who were millionaires was
made today by James Stanley Joycei
wealthy lumberman, in his answer to
her petition for alimony of 810.000
a month and attorney's fees of $100,
000. He sued her for divorce some
time ago.
The answer charges that his wife
was guilty of bigamy when she mar
ried Sherburne Philbrick Hopkins at
T.el Air, Md., September 1, 1913, on
the ground that her divorce decree
from Everett Archibald of Denver
was not entered until 14 months later.
Neither of the men "was a man of
means," according to the answer,
which also asserted that Peggy had
been a manicurist in Richmond, Va.
STRIKERS HELD PENITENT
Plea Made for Reinstatement of
Ousted Boston Policemen.
BOSTON, May 31. A plea to Gov
ernor Cox for reinstatement of mem
bers of the Boston polios force who
went on strike in September, 1919.
was made today in a letter signed
by Michael Lynch as president of the
Boston Social club, the former police
fraternal organization.
'The men have "repented in sack
cloth and ashes," the letter declared.
They believe they should be pardoned
and restored to good standing.
CIGARS BARRED AT POLLS
Offering Smokes Held Violation of
Corrupt Practices Act.
GRANITE FALLS, Minn.. May 31.
Offering of cigars at election polls
by candidates was held to be a viola
tion of the corrupt practices act by
the district court.
The ruling was made after Jacob
Breck, township treasurer, was re
moved from office on a petition of 40
residents because he had given away
cigars at the polling places In his
tow-nship.
BASEBALL HELD IN PERIL
Pools Threaten to Corrupt Sport,
Says Methodist Board.
CHICAGO. May 31. Baseball pools
or lotteries threaten entirely to cor
rupt the. sport, the board of temper
ance, prohibition and public morals
of the Methodist Episcopal church an
nounced today.
An appeal for the stamping out of
this for r.i of gambling was made.
CAMBRIDGE HONORS SIMS
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws
Conferred on Admiral.
CAMBRIDGE, England. May 31.
Rear-Admiral Sims of the United
States was granted an honorary de
gree of doctor of laws today by the
University of Cambridge.
At the same time the prince of
Wales was accorded the same honor.
'
Mahoney's Neighbors Re
call Hearing Groans.
CLOTHES THOUGHT IN TRUNK
New Angle Added to Case of
Missing Rich Bride.
PACKING CASE NOTICED
Man and Woman Declare Box Was
Sent From Apartment on Day
Following Groans.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 31. (Spe
cial.) That the body of Mrs. Kate
Mahoney was burntd in the stove of
her apartment at 409 Denney way was
the new theory on which the police
today began working in their investi
gation of the mysterious disappear
ance of. the aged and wealthy bride
of James E. Mahoney. ex-convict.
They based this theory on evidence
furnished by. Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Klette, who live at 4 1 3 "-i ' Denney
way, immediately, adjoining the
Mahoneys' apartment.
This was the couple who declared
they had heard the screams and
groans in the Mahoneys' apfrtment
on the night of April IS, the time
of the supposed murder.
Clothes Thought In Trunk.
If future investigation bears out
this theory, the police declared, they
would find that the "mystery trunk"
for which they have been searching
Lake Union will contain merely the
bloody clothes of the woman.
According to the Klettes, there may
be two "mystery trunks" or more
properly one trunk and one packing
case.
The Klettes have furnished the
police a full account of the mystery
happenings In the Mahoney apart
ment over a period of two weeks.
"We last saw the Mahoneys to
gether at about 5:30, April 16," said
Mrs. Klette, speaking for both of
them. "Our kitchen is directly be
hind the Mahoneys apartment and
we looked out the window while we
were having dinner and saw them.
Groaning Is Recalled.
"It was about 9 o'clock that the
groaning started.
We didn't think much of It at first.
I remember saying to my husband:
'That's the end of Mrs. Mahoney.' I
didn't dream then how right I might
be.
"The groaning became worse and
worse it was really awful but pres. ,
entiy it stopped and so we didn't do
anything.
Shortly after the groaning stopped.
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Buckeye State Also Has Blaze by
Dock at Baltimore, With
Small Damage.
HOBOKEN, N J., May 31. A smali
fire of unknown origin tonight
slightly damaged t lie steamship
George Washington, which twice car
ried President Wilson to France
and back. The steamer is in drydock
here undergoing 'repairs. The blaze,
which broke out on the hurricane
deck, was extinguished in less than
an hour after its discovery. Dry dock
officials said the damage could be
repaired within two days.
BALTIMORE. May 31. The passen
ger and freight steamer Buckeye
State, one of the large liners plying
between Baltimore, San Francisco and
Pacific ports, caught fire shortly after
5 o'clock while tied up at a Baltimore
6 Ohio railroad pier. The steamer
is one of the shipping board vessels
affected by the marine strike. The
blaze was confined to the boiler room
where oil waste was ignited by
sparks, acording to reports.
The Buckeye State was only slight
ly damaged, it was saia later today,
Officials of the Matson lino, which op
erates the vessel, said she would leave
for San Francisco next Saturday, as
scheduled.
BUENOS AIRES, May 31 (By the
Associated Press.) Fire of unknown
origin, broke out this morning on
board the United Shipping board
steamer Martha Washington, but the
blaze was quickly extinguished.
The strike of longshoremen con
tinues, but the employment of non
union labor is Increasing in the port
area which is being guarded by mili
tary forces.
FOOD EXPORT BILL DRAWN
Federal Farmers' Financing Cor
poration Is Proposed.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 31. Cre
ation of a 8100,000,000 federal farm
ers' export financing corporation to
buy farm products in the United
States and sell them abroad is pro
posed in a bill introduced today by
Senator Norris' of Nebraska, chair
man of the agriculture committee.
The corporation would be composed
of the secretary of agriculture and
four other directors to be appointed
by Vie president with the consent of
the senate at annual salaries of 87500
and be authorized to Issue bonds' up
to ten times Us paid-in capital.
The proposed new government
agency would sell American farm
products abroad to nations or indi
viduals, act as agent for any pro
ducer or dealer In farm products, and
also make advances to assist agri
cultural exports.
Governor Addresses Churchmen.
SALEM, Or., May 31. (Special.)
Governor Olcott today delivered an
addrets before the synod of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church, which is
now In progress at Sllverton. There
are about 500 delegates and laymen
in- attendance at the annual meeting
and practically every section of the
Pacific district -is represented.
SOONER OR LATER. i
1 Washington Would Have Sonic
Definite Information Before
Opening Xcgotialious.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 31. "In
formal feelers," with respect to an
international agreement for a reduc
tion of armaments already have been
put out by the American government,
it was learned today in high adminis
tration quarters. The. purpose, it is
understood, was to develop the atti
tude of foreign governments on the
question before any 'formal negotia
tions are undertaken.
The approaches already made are
understood to have been conveyed
through American representatives sit
ting,, viortnally in allied councils.
The process is expected here to be a
slow .one and generally 'the belief Is
held tnVthe "informal feelers' -vill
be the onTy . direct action taken by
President Harding in response to the
Borah amendment to the naval bill,
requesting that the chief executive
begin negotiations for a disarma
ment agreement.
McNARY TO FILE PETITION
Senator to Ask Leave to Intervene
in Albers Case.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 31. Sen
ator McNary of Oregon announced to
day that he would file with the su
preme court a petition for leave to
Intervene as a friend of the court in
the case of Henry Albers, a wealthy
citizen of Portland, who was convicted
there of violations of the espionage
act. vJ!
When the case was appealed to the
supreme court, the government con
fessed error, and the conviction was
reversed, to be remanded, according
to Solicitor-General Frierson, for
new trial, if the permission he seeks
is granted, Mr. McNary will ask the
court to vacate its mandate and to
hear the appeal.
DOG PULLS COY ASHORE
Iowa Youngster Owes His Life to
Faithful Buster.
OELWEIN, la.. May 31. Roger,
6, son of F. F. Borland, near West
gate, owes his life to Buster, a dog.
The dog followed Roger when he wan
dered out to the creek. The banQ gave
way and ti e boy was thrown into the
swollen stream.
The dog Jumped to the rescue. The
strangling little boy clung to r.uster'i
shaggy coat and was pulled ashore.
LATE JURIST REMEMBERED
Supreme Court Pays Tribute to
Chief Justice's Memory.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 31. The
supreme court, meeting today for its
last regular decision day before the
summer recess, adjourned until to
morrow as a mark of respect to the
late Chief Justice White.
The chair of the late chief Justice
was shrouded in black, as was the
doorway through which he used to
enter the chamber.
j
Sectionalism Is Likely to
Be Set Aside.
NATIONAL VIEW IS FAVORED
Aid to Smaller Ports Is Con
sidered Probable.
POLICY CHANGE FORESEEN
Scllivun Declares That as Far as
Possible Good of Whole Coun
try Will Rule Acts.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York BvenlnK Post,
Ire. Published by trruneement.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, June 1.
(Special.) The Job facing the new
shipping board is by far the most
difficult of our after-war problems.
The first of many difficult decisions
on fundamental policy which it must
make Is whether the institution shall
be conducted from a national point
of view or from a sectional point of
view.
Many things done by congress have
the tendency to express the aggregate
of various sectional Interests. They
are one variation or another of the
process called "log-rolling." The
shipping board, as it has been organ
ized by act of congress, has the sec
tional point of view. One member
must come from the north Pacific
coast, one . from the south Pacific
coast, one from the gulf coast, one
from the Atlantic coast, one from the
north Atlantic boast, one from the
Great Lakes and one from the in
terior. Something; Deeper Kxprmned.
This sectional distribution of per
sonnel is merely expressive Of some
thing deeper. Wrhat was wanted by
tne interests which came together In
congress to pass the act was that the
ports of the various parts of the
country should be adequately cared
for. The point of view was not na
tional, but sectional. It was not to
achieve the most direct and econom
ical management, but how best to
build up the ports on all the coasts
of the country.
The new shipping board must de
termine whether they are to fall in
with this policy or whether they are
to conduct the Institution from the
purely national point of view. The
method which takes care of all the
ports of the country is of course the
most expensive, and Is the one which
puts us at the greatest disadvantage
of competition with other nations.
Smaller Ports Important.
It Is recognized that the prosperity
of the smaller ports of the country Is
a proper thing to nourish and stimu
late, not merely as a concession to
lecal pride and local power in con
grtss. but from the broadest point of
view. In order to do this, and at the
same time not suffer the awkward
ness and expense Involved In such a
policy, a suggestion has been made
to the new shipping board from such
quarter that It may well have
weight with them.
This suggestion is that if local
ports want to build their own ship
ping and want to establish ocean
routes they should be encouraged to
do so of their own initiative and un
der their own direction. Conse
quently the suggestion is this the
shipping board owns a great many
more ships than it can use, it owns
more ships than it can, under pres
ent conditions, sell at almost any
price.
Many Ships Turned Bark,
In fact, many ships which were sold
a year or two ago on the installment
plan are now falling back on the
shipping board's hands. .It is pro
posed that this surplus of ships shall
be put at the disposal of seacoast
cities, which, as a matter of local
pride and self-interest, want to de
velop the importance of their ports.
In working out the plan the cham
ber of commerce and similar organ
izations of a city would be told that
the government Is willing to donate
ships outright if the chamber of com
merce will organize an operating com
pany with local capital. By this plan
the government would provide the
ships and the local communities
would take all tho responsibility of
operation.
Proposal Declared Fair.
It would be hard, to Imagine a fairer
proposal to any city which is am
bitious to build up its shipping and to
sell its local products in foreign mar
kets. It is surely a better plan than
for the federal government to assume
all the awkwardness and the Inherent
waste involved in the present polist of
view.
It can be taken for granted that so
far as is possible under the control of
a law and a congress which is section
al In Its point of view, the policy of
the new shipping board will be na
tional. The conception which has In
fluenced President Harding has not
been a shipping board which shall
merely manage ships. His conception
has been a board which shall have as
its fundamental duty the marketing
of American surplus abroad in the
most effective and economical way
It is a merchandising organization on
a national scale rather than merely a
asportation organization.
Exceptions Arc Taken to Assertions
of The Hague That American
Companies Failed to Act.
WASHINGTON. P. C. May 31. Ex
ception to the assertions of f,he Neth
erlands government that the United
Stales entered its protest asainst the
Dutch oil policy in the DJambi oil
fields too late to affect the operation
of that policy is taken by the Amer
ican government in a new note which
it was announced today had been
dispatched to The Hague.
Official description of the commu
nication was withheld. The long his
tory of the negotiations undertaken
to obtain equal opportunity for
American oil companies In the Dutch
iKast ,ndies ,,a8 bcf,n ummricd m
me new note, and It is saia instances
cited to show that the Aemrlcan gov
ernment called to the attention of
Holland the acts Indicating discriml
natlcn long before the bill closing
the fields was introduced in the
chamber cf deputies.
It was explained that two months
after representations had been made
by the American minister, an applica
tion for concessions had been made
by an American oil company, and that
it was not until a month afterward
that the bill was brought before the
'chamber.
Although the note is understood
not to contain anything which might
be construed as a threat, it is said
not to have indicated any modifica
tion of the Intimation in the note of
April 9 that It might become neces
rary for the United States to adopt
some new policy towards Holland
BONUS PROBE IS ORDERED
Senate Committee Appointed to In
vestigate Situation.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 31 Ap
pointment of a committee to Investi
gate the reeds of and problems In
connection with soldiers' bonus legis
lation was announced today by Chair
man Penrose of the senate finance
committee.
Senator McCumber. republican.
North Dakota, Is chairman of tne
committee, and the other member are
Senators Sutherland, republican. West
Virginia, and Walsh, democrat. Mas
sachusets. BAN ON PAPERS REMOVED
Mail Privileges Restored to Offend
ing Publications.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 31. The
Milwaukee Leader and New Tork Call
were restored today to the second
class mailing privileges. It was an
nounced by the postoffice department.
Use of the mails wVcre denied these
two daily newspapers by former Postmaster-General
Burleson because of
the character of mi.ttcr nppearlng in
their columns In relation to American
participation In the war.
NEGRO SLAYER CONVICTED
Black Who Figured in Peonage and
Killings Sentenced.
COVINGTON. Ga., May 31. Clyde
Manning, negro farm boss on ine
John S. Williams plantation In Jasper
county, was found guilty of murder
by a Jury today In connection with
the death of Lindscy reterson, one of
11 negroes alleged to hive been held
in peonage and then killed on the
farm a few months ago.
The Jury was out 35 minutes. Man
ning was sentenced to life imprison
ment. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wrallirr.
TESTER DAY'S MMXlnium temperature,
1'i dejfree; minimum. J0 degree.
TODAY'S Fair: weterly winds.
Forrlxn.
Filipino of North Luzon are Irons for In
dependence. Pmje 3.
National.
New shlppinc bonl likely to t ectional-
Um aside. Pase 1
Scott C. Bone named governor of Alaska.
Page 1.
"Feelers" on disarmament question al
ready sent out by government. I'age 1.
Washington senrla new nolo lo Holland oo
Kast Indies oil controversy. Page I.
Railroad to meet water competition.
I'age S.
New proposals for naval reductions arc
presented In aenale. Page 4.
Domestic.
Three American steamers menaced by fire.
I'age 1.
Bomb explosion kills two soldiers and in
jures IJ. Page 3.
Four hundred million dollars cut from
railroad wage Din oy leaerai ooaru.
Page 1.
Wheat !s forced up by feverish buying.
Page -.
Parlfic Northwest.
Clubwomen of Oregon convent In Pendle
ton. Page 7.
Farmers escape flood, but cattle are
drowned. Page 1.
Burning of bride's body new charged to
Mahoney. Page I.
McMinnvllle soon to vote on question of ltd
on public dances. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern demand tor coast hops subsides.
Page 22.
May wheat shorts caught In end-ot-montta
flurry. Page -'3.
Stock market heavy and trading dull.
Page 23.
Exports for May nearly J3.000.000. Tage 22.
hporta.
Meeting of women golfers called. Page 14.
Pacific Coast League results: st Los Ange
les 3. Vernon 4; at Sacramento 2. Se
attle 2 No other garnet scheduled
Page 14.
Carpentier frolics In woods like boy.
Page 14.
Shade measures up close to Brittoa.
Page 14.
Women swimmers develop rapidly.
Page 15.
American tennis stars win every match.
Page l.i.
Portland and Vicinity.
City council directs autostsge operators' to
t.....ie terminals. Cure ti.
City pays expense of employes' trlns.
Page 8.
Pumping Station Pipes
Blamed for Break.
GAP IN DIKE IS 300 FEET WIDE
About 5000 Acres of Lowland
Under Water.
NIGHT RESCUES ARE MADE
Damugc to Crops Is Estimated at
From lUOO.OOO lo 9500,000.
Hail Tracks Protected.
WoulH.ANU. Wash., May 31. (Spe
cial.) Flood waters from 3 to 1)
ft't't deep today had covered about 50(10
acres of Woodlund diking district
number five as the result of th
bieak last night In the retaining wall
at the northern end of the district.
About 100 head of latllc wr.-e
drowned.
The theory was advanced today
that the break was caused by seepage
of water along the pipes of the Hums
Creek Pumping station and that tho
leak gradually loosened the pipes,
which ran through the dike, until
the force of the rising Columbia river
tore away' the wall and washed out
the pumping station.
All Farmers Move Out.
All of the farmers in the lowland
district had moved the most of their
personal belongings and the majority
of the livestock had also been rescued.
All night long the ranchers has
tened in their flight from the on
rushing waters as the result of tele
phone calls sent out from the Wood
land exchange and also as a result
of Paul Hevere rides by rescuers In
automobiles,
2.1 Rani-fcra I nder Water. .
About 25 ranches were under water
tonight and the flood was still spread
ing although it was doubted that thi
whole of the 7000 acres would be
covered.
There was no loss of human life.
The crop damage was estimated at
from $300,000 to 1500,000.
Henry Schlcs, Northern Pacific sec
tion foreman, was today protecting
the railway grade In the vicinity of
the break in the dike.
Warnings An Meat Out.
When the washout occurred a call
for help was sent out but the Colum
bia quickly washed through the 30-
foot dike and soon a howling tor
rent was pouring through the gap
Dike Commissioners Martin. Itobbint
and other persons rushed to the
scene. When they saw that nothing
could be done, men In machines and
on horseback were dispatched to warn
the farmers in the vicinity. For a
time It was feared that Have Connln.
a rancher-who lives near the Colum
bia, could not be notified in time to
save Ills cattle, but Mr. Appling, on
horseback, managed to get Into the
section and notified the families In
that district.
Mr. Kobblnson, another rancher, lost
some cattle and It was thought Mr.
Early also lost some stock. It Is lm
poslble to estimate exactly the num
ber of cattle lost but it was feared
the number would be large.
Crew Tries to Tlua; Leak.
The leak n the dike became serloua
last Friday when a force of 125 men
was put to work In an attempt to
prevent a break. The men stacked
sandbags asainst the wall and worked
for about two days, but thtlr efforts
proved of no avail whon the dike
caved in Monday night.
The rush of the water ai so great
that In addition to tearing out the
pumping station U carried away sev
cral trees In Its path.
A boom of logs, which had been tied
in the Columbia river mar the cave
in. broke and wa earned into the
lowlands by the torrent A gap of
about SO feet was torn in the wall
when the break first occurred and by
tonight the hole had been enlarged to
about 300 feet. It was tnought that
the break would not be mode much
larger as tho torrent had lost Its Ini
tial force and continued to decrease
as the lowlands filled with water.
Tw Districts Connerted.
Diking district No. 6 parallels thn
Columbia river, where It runs north
end south, and although it 1" a sepa
rate district It Is really a part of dis
trict No. 11. If the waters go high
enough this district abo will
flooded. t
After hours of battling with the
flood by a crew of 40 men to cheek
the rising water at a culvert under
the Northern Pacific tracks at Burrls
creek, the embankment of sandbags
broke at 5 o'clock this morning, send
ing a torrent of water into the district
inside the tracks. This continued to
spread today toward Woodland, but
a ridge of high land urotecled the city
from the water.
Cattle l.rft Marooned.
In spite of the efforts of a thousand
men last night to drive came from
the flooded land after all residents
had been warned, about a hundred
head today were marooned In wat-r
In flooded pastures. Most of these
belonged to James A. Hurkc. pioneer
of Woodland and Kalama. who owns
1000 acres of the flooded land.
Efforts were being made with boats
'hi morning to r.scue theae cattle,
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