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76 Pages SIX SECTIONS Section One Pages 1 to 22 vol. xxxvi NO. 21. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 90 OR MORE DIE 1 IN TORNADOES Fifty Dead, 300 Injured at 'Mattoon, . 111. BUSINESS DISTRICT RAZED Two Thousand Persons Home less and Many Are Re- ported Missing. 132 KILLED AT CHARLESTON Westervelt Has Five Fatali ties and 20 Hurt and Modesto Ten. TOLL, OF DAY EXACTED BY TORNADOES. Mattoon, 111. Fifty or more killed, 300 Injured, 2000 home less, business district wiped out. Westervelt. 111. Five killed, 21 injured. Modesto, 111. One killed, nine fatally injured. Manhattan, I1L One dead, six injured. Joilet, 111. Two Injured. Klwood, 111. Four Injured. Pearl, 111. Five injured, one fatally. . ' Charleston, 111. Thirty-two killed. Property and crop . damage heavy over wide area. MATTOON, 111., May 26. About 50 V persons were killed and more than S00 injured when a tornado struck Mat toon late today. The entire business section of the town is wiped out and upwards of 2000 are homeless. The storm, traveling from east to west, destroyed practically the entire northern half of the town, leaving no f building standing. in a swath several r i i i . diocks m wiuxn. Planks Hurled Miles. A lumber yard directly in the path of the storm contributed largely to the damage. Flying planks struck a num ber of pedestrians, who had been un able to find shelter, and other planks P were hurled for miles around the countryside, - one being discovered sticking through the side of a farmer's m. nouse. i Bits of broken and twisted steel i also flew throueh the air. damasrincr f buildings entirely out of the path of the storm. A canning factory con tributed to the loss in a similar way. Public Buildings Are Hospitals. Rerscue work began almost imme diately. Within an hour every church and public building standing was filled with injured, many of whom were unable to obtain adequate med ical service. Efforts to estimate the casualties with any degree of accuracy were futile because of the confusion which followed the tornado. Hundreds of persons reported that members of the families were miss- (Concluded on Pas 2, Column 1.) 'iS j: WOOL THIEVES ARE. CAUGHT AT SALEM BARX OF IilXST COUNTY FARMER ROBBED AT MIDXIGHT. Autos treed to Carry Away Plunder. Two Sacks Left in Road Leads to Arrest of Five Men. ALBANY. Or.. May 26. (Special.) Five men who stole more than 1500 worth of wool at 1 o'clock this morn ing and carried it away in two auto mobiles were ' captured eight hours later, and are now In the Linn County jail. They are W. F. Davis, Frank Davis, Frank Koos. Arthur Wagner and William Morgan. The men waived examination before Justice of the Peace Swan here this afternoon, and the first four were held for the grand Jury under J1000 bond each. As Morgan is only 17, his case was transferred to the Juvenile Court. The others range in age from 22 to 34. The men took five sacks of wool. containing 1200 pounds, from the barn on the farm of Wheeler Bros., near Plainview. Loading the wool Into two cars they sped to Salem. Because the men had carried out more wool than they could haul and left two sacks by the roadside, the theft was discov ered early this morning 'and word sent to Sheriff Bodine. He and Chief of Police Catlin telephoned in all direc tions and the men were picked up by Salem officers while selling the stolen wool. . They were returned to Albany at noon and admitted' their guilt. One of the automobiles used belongs to the Davis brothers and the other to a brother of young Morgan. . A dog was tied in the bam where the wool was kept and the men killed her by poison before stealing the wool. A litter of her young puppies was not disturbed. Koos, Wagner and Morgan were all reared near Plainview, though Morgan now lives in Albany and Koos has been working in Benton County, north of this city. The Davis brothers also have been working on farms north of Albany, though their home is at Yam hill, Or. Wagner and Morgan have been in trouble in local courts before. The capture has aroused great inter est here as there have been several thefts of wool in Benton County north of Albany and in the vicinity of Cor vallis recently. In each case the wool appeared to have been taken away by automobile. The men in Jail deny complicity in these thefts, however. "BILL" BROWN BUYS MORE Central Oregon Ranch Owner Adds 12 00 Acres to His Holdings. BEND, Or, Mar 26. (Special.) Al ready the proprietor of 12 or IS sections of land in Deschutes, Crook and Har ney counties, W. W. Brtnm, best known as "Bill" Brown, recently added 1200 acres to his holdings. Mr. Brown came into prominence two years ago, when it was announced that he had made a will leaving over $100,000 to Oregon Methodist organizations. Of his latest acquisition Mr. Brown has put more than 600 acres into cul tivation to Increase the amount of feed for his 10,000 head of sheep and .5000 head of horse's. Reports from his ranch indicate that he expects to sell large consignments of horses for war pur poses this Summer Mr. Brown is 64 years old, but is still active in the management of his properties. FAIR WEATHER FORECAST Occasional Showers Predicted for Last Half of Week. WASHINGTON, May 26. Weather predictions lor me week, Beginning May 27, issued by the Weather Bureau today, are: Pacific states Seasonal temperatures and arenerallv . fair excent occasional showers are probable the latter half in Washington ana Oregon. Finns Are Out on Strike. PETROGRAD, via London, May 26. Strikes in all branches of industry throughout Finland are reported In a dispatch from Helsingfors. In some districts acts of violence against the employers have been committed. AIR RAIDERS KILL 76 IPSA PORTS 175 Hurt; Many Build ings Destroyed. ATTACK MADE BY 16 CRAFT Dover and Folkestone Bom barded, Says Berlin. 3 GERMANS SHOT DOWN Flyers Battle Over Sea as Teutons Speed Homeward After Finish ing Work Most Victims Women and Children. A TOWN OX THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF ENGLAND, via London, May Z6. Women and children who had stood for hours in a long line in the busiest street here waiting to purchase potatoes were the principal victims of the German airplane raid last evening. Intent only on not losing their, places in the line, the women and children had little warning of the raid and were easy victims of the air vultures, who dropped their deadly bombs lndlscrlm inately. (An official Berlin dispatch says Dover and Folkstone were raid ed.) . The raid, which claimed the lives of 76 persons and caused injury to 176 others, proved more deadly than any raid that the Zeppelins have made on England since the war began. Bombs Dropped on Shoppers. Flying so high that they looked like a flock of ducks, the raiders rained dozens of bombs on the busiest block of the main thoroughfare, which was choked with shoppers of every age and sex. A corsespondent of the Associated Press visited the destroyed district' to day. He found a grocery store that had collapsed and was told by the grocer, who lost two members of his family, that ten dead persons were found in the debris of the building. A dozen more were killed, and three score or more were injured by flying glass and bricks and shrapnel-like frag ments- which were scattered forcibly by the bursting shells. Property Damage Small. Many persons lost their lives on a narrow stairway-like passageway be tween two houses on this street when a bomb burst overhead, the concussion killing them. All the victims in this part of the town were struck down within a radius of 200 yards. . One of the most striking results was the Bmall property damage here compared with' the heavy loss of life. This is thought to have been due to the fact that the bombs happened to drop where large crowds of shoppers, augmented by people attracted to the potato sale, were gathered. In the residential sections of the town fashionable homes were de molished, but only one or two victims were found in the ruins. The raiders made a bee-line over the town, first bombing the residential section, and then pelting the shopping district as they flew out to sea. Missing Persons Sought. The casualty list for this town alone was tonight placed at 60 dead and 150 Injured. Large gangs of workmen, however, continued to work into the night on the huge piles of debris In the resi dential section, where several persons are missing. The raiders spent less than three minutes over this town. They came from places further inland which they hgd bombed freely. The loss of life and property damage in those places. (Concluded on Page S, Column 3.) IN THE PAST WEEK'S NEWS THESE EVENTS MOST INTERESTED CARTOONIST REYNOLDS. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61 degrees; minimum. 61 degrees. TODAY'S Partly cloudy: westerly winds. War. German air raiders kill 76 and wound 175 in England. Section 1, page 1- French Admiral reveals methods used against U-boats. Section. 1. page 3. . American Government board favors exten sive aerial, war. Section 1, page S. Japanese cable reports great naval battle In Mediterranean. Section 1, page o. National. . j Producers of food oppose freight rate in creases. Section 1, page 2. - No man In age limit to be excused for not registering under Army orait act. ec tion 1, paga 0. Senate committee cuts out manufacturers' gross sales and sur-taxes. bectlon 1, page 4. House agrees on provisions for food-survey Dill. - Section 1, page 5. New censorship section agreed on by House and Senate conferees. Bectlon 1, page o. Subscriptions -as low, as $10 may be received lor Lioerty bonds, section l, page o. - Shipping Board withholds reply to Goethals' criticism of wooden ship programme, bec tlon 2, page 14. Domestic' American girl surprises Japanese with air feats. Section 1, page 1. Sympathy strikes called In Jerome copper district. Section 1, page 4. Score killed by tornadoes; Mattoon. 111., business district demolished. . Section 1. page 1. i Southern Pacific gives ' warning of possible fuel famine. Section 1,. page 1. ' Mine Workers' Union protests plan of De fense Council. Section 1. page 2. Rockefeller Foundation- aids French fight on tuberculosis. Section 1. page 3. . Sport. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 7. Los Angeles 8; Salt Lake 7, Vernon 2: Oakland 6, San FranciBco 0. Section 2, page 2. Star athletes of Northwest colleges and uni versities Join the colors. Section -:. page 3. "Pat" Eastley. Seattle twlrler, is again in trim. Section 2, page 8. Boys In Northwest urged to play In- tennis contests. Section 2, page 4. Crack golfers of West to play here in June. Section 2, page 4. Bassler. of Los Angeles, leads Coasters In batting with average of .414. Section 2. page 2. Stovall. "Human . Firebrand of Baseball." comes here Tuesday. Section 2, page 2. Rule-breaking foursome on bill at Portland Golf Club. Section 2, page 4. Woodburn Gun Club now leads fletd for Oregonlan trophies. Section 2, page 3. Coach Beidek, of University of Oregon, urges continuance of - intercollegiate ath letics. Section 2. page 6. Northwest Steel Company team to play to day. Section 2, page s. Three Aggie athletes pass Summer on Idaho farm, section a. page 4. -Good batting eye is rookie's asset. Section 2, page 2. Pacific Northwest. Judge McNary believed -.choice of Governor to succeed senator ane. dwuwu page 1. Five midnight wool thieves captured at Sa lem. Section 1, page I. nmthera' ouarrel leads to dynamiting of Mount Angel theater. Section 1. page 7. Wages of employes of Oregon state Institu tions present problem. Section 1. page 7. Mihn law students threaten to boycott uni versity because of removal of dean. Sec tion 1. page 8. Commercial and Marine. Fifty cents paid for fine " wool in Eastern Oregon. Section 2. page-18.- - Oram crop prospects in Inland Empire Im prove, section 2. page Wheat lower at Chicago on selling of fu . tures by foreigners. Section 2, page 13. Steel continues its advance and entire Indus trial list gains. ' Section 2. page 13. Astoria starts construction of 64 grain bins, Section 2. page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Gigantic shipping merger proposed. Section 1, page 1. Willamette University . to have elaborate commencement. Section 1. page 10. Portland recruits engineers rapidly. Section 1, page 11. ' Senator Lane's body 'to lie in state until funeral Tuesday. Section 1, page 12. E. J. Myrlck sentenced, then paroled. Sec tion 1. page 12. Cash prizes for floral parade set for Rose Festival event. Section 1. page 12, Mobilization of woodsmen and forest rang ers for war service. Section 1, page 12. Location of polling places for June 4 elec tion designated. Section 1. page 13. Preferential ballot explained. Section 1 - page 14. New Senator will be suffrage advocate, says Governor, at luncheon to Mrs. Catt. Sec tion 1, page 14. Allen enemies barred from zone half mile about armory. Section 1, page 14.' WOODEN SHIPS LIMITED AU but 150 or 200 of American Vessels to Be of Steel. WASHINGTON, May 26. Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appropriations com mittee, told the House today he had been informed by Chairman Denman. of the Shipping Board, that not more than 150 or 200 of the merchant fleet to be constructed would be of wood. All others will be steel. HOARY BELIEVED CHOICE FOR SENATE Governor, However, Maintains Silence. SPECULATION, EVEN, SUBSIDES Announcement Expected Im mediately After Funeral. EARLY DEPARTURE DESIRED Prospective " Successor to Senator Lane Has Been Identified With Republican Party Since At taining His Majority. SALEM, Or., May " 26. (Special.) The question of who will be the next United States Senator from Oregon to succeed Senator Harry Lane la decided. At least it is conceded on every side that Judge Charles L. McNary, of Salem, will be selected by Governor Withy combe. The appointment will not be an nounced until after the funeral of Sena tor Lane next Tuesday. Governor Wlthycombe returned from Portland today, but refused to make any announcement of the appointment. "I am determined upon who the man will be, as I said in my recent state ment in regard to Senator Lane's suc cessor," said the Governor. "My mind is fully made up, and has been, but. as I said before, the announcement of the appointment will not be made until next week." Opinion Is General. To those familiar with the situation. however, there is small room left for doubt as to who the Governor has de termined upon, and it Is no longer con sidered even a subject of speculation. The past day or two there still have been strong efforts . made by other Candidates than Judge McNary to have their claims for the appointment con sidered, but it Is known pretty defi nitely that the - Governor has kindly, but firmly,' adhered to his early state ment and suggested that there Is no use of any further endeavor to push the candidacies of themselves or of their friends, as the case might be. Judge McNary has refused to discuss the matter in any manner whatsoever, but it is considered an entirely safe prediction that Judge McNary will be the selection of the Governor. - Vomica! Interest Active. Judge McNary handled the Hughes Fairbanks campaign as chairman of the state Republican central committee last year, and was exceedingly active In promoting the interests of Mr. Taft in the- preceding Presidential campaign His affiliations always have been with the Republican party, and he has been active in politics ' in one way or an other -since attaining his majority.- It Is considered quite likely that the appointment of Judge McNary will be made soon after the funeral of Sena tor Lane. Early Representation Desired. It Is known Governor Wlthycombe feels that In the present crisis it is Important Oregon have its full Con gresslonal representation at Washing ton. For that reason it seems certain he will endeavor to arrange that his appointee may leave for the National Capitol with all expedition possible under the circumstances. By a strange coincidence this ap pointment will be similar In Its pollti cal effect to the only two other ap pointments of United States Senators, which have been made to create a vacancy caused by death. In each of (Concluded on Page 2, Column 3. AMERICAN AVIATRIX BACK FROM ORIENT GIRL OF 2 0 SURPASSES AIR MEJf OF JAP.VX. Chinese .Express Great Wonder at Feats ' of Daring "Machine Built to Fly, Must Fly." SAX FRANCISCO, Cal.. May 26. (Special.) Caustic comments by offi cials and the press of Japan against their own army and navy aviators was voiced recently after 20-year-old Kath erine Stlnson. of San Antonio, had made several exhibition flights in Japan. The American girl showed the Japanese what a woman could do with an aeroplane and it was so far ahead of any plying that the Japan govern ment aviators had shown that . the comparisons made in the press were rar from flattering to their people. miss stlnson arrived back In San Francisco today after making 32 flights In Japan and 35 In China. She cabled from Japan offering her service to the Government as instructor and expects to be assigned to aviation work with In a short time. Her brother and sis ter are conducting an aviation school in San Antonio at present. I had my best experiences In China.' said the petite avlatrlx. The Japanese would applaud, but as they had seen flying machines before It was not so wonderful to them as to the Chinese in the cities I visited. "In Pekin I made a night flight with illuminated planes, the first that had ever been seen there. The Chinese in both day and night flights were speechless, but they said the machine was built to fly and so it must fly. It was funny the way they expressed themselves about it. "After I was in the air an American asked a Chinese friend what he thought, and the Chinese said the plane had gone up, but that it surely would not come down again." In China Miss Stlnson flew before the members of the Chinese cabinet and their families. She was presented with costly tokens by the Japanese aviators ana Dy the officials In China. U. S. MISSION IS IN T0KI0 Railroad Men En Route to Russia to Develop Transportation. TOKIO. May 28. The United States Railroad Commission to Russia, headed by John F. Stevens, of New York, ar rived in Toklo on Its way to Petro grad. The Americana were entertained by the British and Russian Ambas sadors. George Post Wheeler, American Charge d'Affaires, issued a statement that no commercial or financial work was to be undertaken by the- commls slon, whose sole purpose was to as slst in the solution of transportation questions. DOGS MAY BE SHUT UP Mayor Promises Relief to Gardeners Who Are Complaining. Unless dog owners take steps to keep dogs off other people's gardens, steps will have to be taken to force all owners to keep dogs tied up indef initely, according to Mayor Albee. Hundreds of complaints have been received against dogs roaming around over gardens and doing much damage. "The dog owners must realize the se rlousness of this," said the Mayor yes terday, "and must keep their dogs up or It will be necessary to take drastic action to force them so to do. WIRELESS GUARD IS SHOT Shots Are Exchanged With Two Men at Virginia Beach Station. . NORFOLK. Va, May 26 Frederick Rouch, a guard at the Virginia Beach wireless station, was slightly wound ed today in an exchange of shots with two men, who were apparently at tacking the net roun the station. There is doubt whether the men ac cidentally ran against the net in the darkness or attempted to destroy the plant. GIGANTIC SHIPPING MERGER PROPOSED Pacific Company Has 4 Vessels Optioned. RIVER MAY LOSE TURBINERS Great Northern Pacific and Big Three Lines Affected. PUBLIC APPROVAL ASKED Increased Service Promised, With Four Steamers Coming Up River and Flavel Terminal Cut Off. Chamber Considers Plan. FEATURES OF PROPOSED MER GER OF COLUMBIA RIVER LINES WITH BIG COAST FLEET. Purchaser Pacific Steamship Company, made up of Pacific Alaska Navigation Company, Pa cific Coast Steamship Company and Pacific Navigation Company. Proposal To buy steamers Northern Paciflo and Great Northern to operate between Pu get Sound and San Francisco; also steamers Beaver and Rose City to continue in Portland California service, and increase the fleet with the steamers Pres ident and Governor, now running between Puget Sound and Cali fornia. Promise That service from Portland will be increased, fre quent handling or freight will be avoided and Columbia River dis trict will retain advantages In distribution of commerce with Interior points. Prospects Portland traffic in terests to protect city on equita ble rates before sanctioning transfer and on maintaining ade quate service for movement of cargo. Definite official announcement of ne gotiations being under way by the Pa cific Steamship Company, now operating from Puget Sound to Alaska and from the 'Washington harbor to California, ports, to acquire the turbiners Northern Pacific and Great Northern, of the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Com pany, and of the steamers Beaver and Rose City, of the San Francisco &. Port land Steamship Company, was made yesterday through the Chamber of Com merce. In advance of terminating the nego tiations It was decided to place the facta before commercial Interests and the public here to ascertain their atti tude toward the transaction, which means that the Northern Pacific and Great Northern would be operated from Puget Sound, to San Francisco, while the Beaver and Rose City would con tinue to be operated from Portland and be augmented by the steamers Fresi-. dent and Governor, now op the Puget Sound-Califorhta route. Portland Would Lose Turbiners. The Columbia River would surrender the turbiners, but. It Is promised, the service from Portland would be dou bled immediately and Increased later if business warranted. Those close to the principals say sev eral millions of dollars are Involved. In spite of repeated denials from cer tain sources negotiations have been on for months, and it was thought at one iConcludea on Page 5, Column l. 1 -