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84 Pages SIX SECTIONS Section One Pages 1 to 24 VOL. XXXVI XO. 23. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1917. TRICE FIVE CENTS. 2 DEAD, 1 DYING; 5 HURT IN TONG FIGHT Dozen Chinese Battle on City Streets. TWO GUNMEN ARE ARRESTED Patrolman Makes Capture After Running Fight. BYSTANDERS ARE WOUNDED Suey Sing Tong Makes War on Bing Kung-Bow Leong Faction in Spite of Recent Attempts to Obtain Peace Treaty. CASUALTIES VS PACIFIC COAST ' TOSG WARS IS 1917. February 9 M. Len killed; T. Hokira (Japanese) wounded. In Portland. February 24 Ham QuongFong killed in Portland. March 4 Wo Sans Wong killed , In Seattle. March 6 Five Chinese killed, two fatally injured, in shootings that took place in San Fran cisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Stockton and Seattle. March S Fong Hong killed; ' Leong Quong shot through the leg, in Portland. March 13 William Eng killed; Mrs. George (white) accidentally shot through leg, in La Grande. March 27 Joseph Gue killed in . Portland. March 29 Lum Sun killed in ' Astoria. June. 2 Chin Hong, 85 Second street, and Chung Chow, 81 Sec-, ond street, killed, and Louie Him mortally wounded, all of Blng' Kung-Bow Leong tong; W. Rig glns, grain . handler, of Oak Grove,, accidentally shot In leg and hip while on way to station; .James --Ifussy; - express : wagon driver, shot through leg and hip1; : Yuo Horle, 2 years old, cut by window, glass .broken by bullets; unidentified woman grazed by bullet. . a. Two Chinese oe'onging to the Bing Kung-Bow' Leong tong were killed, one was mortally wounded and several Americans were wounded in a running fight engaged in between Blng Kung Bow Leong gunmen arid Suy Sing gunmen on Flanders and Sixth streets and Broadway about 5 o'clock last right. The shooting marked a recurrence of the tong war following an inef fectual attempt to bring about a peace treaty at San Francisco. Dead Belong; to Same Tons;. The dead are: Chin Hong, 47 years of age, pro prietor of the Btore of the Hop Hip iTfick Wo Company at 85 Second street, member of the Blng Kung tong. Chung Chow, SI Second street, also a member of the Bing Kung tong. Louie Him, 28 years of age, a mem ber of the Bing Kung tong from Sac ramento, was mortally wounded and was reported to be dying at Good Samaritan Hospital early last night with a bullet wound over his heart, one through his lungs and several others through his body. The wounded: W. Rig-gins, of Oak Grove, grain han tConcluded on page 14. column 1.) 4 II I Mian., 1 .. ..a i I -J . 4 a............ ............a. .................... . . ...o.s... ...a. 27 IN ONE DAY GET LICENSES TO WED JUNE STARTS OFF WITH KUSH TO MARRIAGE ALTAR. Total of 45 Certificates Issued in Two Days by Overworked ' Clerk, Setting New Records. "Whew!" "Cupid" Cadwell, of the marriage li cense bureau, wiped a few beads of honest perspiration from his frowning brow, cautiously rubbed his aching fingers, heaved a huge sigh of relief and closed the marriage license book, conscious of a work well done. He had Just officiated In smashing a few marriage license records for Mult nomah County, and it. was well after the big timeclock tolled the hour of 6 before he closed the book for the last time. He had Issued a total of 27 mar riage licenses for the day. It was one of the big days In the history of the marriage license bureau, and from early morning until late in the afternoon he was kept busy pen ning the necessary licenses and wish ing the prospective bridegrooms a lot of good luck. Shortly before 5 It ap peared as If the rush was over, and he was Just getting ready to close for the day when the telephone bell at his side rang viciously. An excited young man informed him that a. late train from the East had delayed his arrival in Portland, that all plans were com plete for his wedding last night. Would the marriage license clerk please wait a few minutes for him? "Cupid" Cad well couldn't do anything but grant the request. June will more than hold Its own as a month of brides If the record of Fri day and yesterday is continued during the month. Mr. Cadwell thought he had a busy day Friday, when be lsaued 18 licenses, but he found out what real work was yesterday. VANCOUVER,' Wash., June 2. (Spe cial.) Cupid made a near record in Vancouver, famed as a Gretna Green, today, when 21 couples secured mar rintrn licenses. . Only once has this number been exceeded In a day, that day being December 24, 1916. A majority were from Portland ana other parts of Oregon. BIG LIQUOR STOCK LAID IN Grays Harbor Permits for May 5339, Prior. to Bone Dry Rule. ABERDEEN, Wash., June 2. (Spe cial.) In anticipation of the approach of J ijne 15, when Washington goes bone dry, Grays Harbor residents ap parently did their best last month to stock up for the long dry spell, for during May 5339 permits were Issued In this county. This Is an average of 200 permits a day for the 26 days the Auditor's office was open. The heaviest number ' of permits Issued in any one day was 399. .Ninety per cent of the permits Issued were for whisky. U. S. UNIFORMS IN LONDON Prominent Place Given Americans at Royal Ceremony. LONDON, June 2. American uniforms worn by Chicago and Philadelphia units of physicians and nurses now. in London were in a prominent position at an open air ceremony in Hyde Park to day at which King George awarded war decorations to 35 officers and men of the British army. The ceremony was attended by Queen Mary and other members of the royal family and government officials. FAIR WEEK 'IS PREDICTED Normal Temperature Also Forecast for Pacific Northwest. WASHINGTON, June 2 Weather predictions for the week, beginning June 3, Issued by the Weather Bureau today, states: Pacific States Generally fair wea ther with normal temperature. PICTORIAL GOVERNMENT PLANS TO INSURE FIGHTERS $4000 for Each Man in Service Proposed. ALL.POLICIES WOULD BE FREE Pay for Death or Partial or Total Disability Is Intent. HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE Officers and Enlisted Individuals Could Take Out More at Their Own Expense Pension Sys tem Would Be Eliminated. WASHINGTON, June 2. Plans for issuing $4000 free Government insur ance on the life of every American sol dier and sailor during the war in lieu of pension arrangements will be taken up next week by the Council of Na tional Defense. A report prepared by Assistant Secretary Sweet, of the Com merce Department, ready to be sub mitted, urge that the insurance be pro vided through legislation before Amer ican troops are sent to France. The ' Defense Council took -up the question some weeks ago and turned the whole subject over to the Depart ment of Commerce for investigation. The report now ready offers a long list of arguments showing the advantage of working out a compensation system before American lives are lost in the war. No Premiums to Be Paid. The plans as prepared provide for a flat insurance of $4000 on the life of every officer and private in the mili tary and naval service, to be paid to his beneficiaries wtihout premiums. A Government insurance bureau would handle tho whole subject and there would be provision for a system of in surance by which officers and men de siring to do so could take out amounts higher than the $4000 free policy by paying premiums at peace rates. Insurance companies, it is said, are ready to approve the scheme if assured the Government will not' continue In the Insurance business after the war. War risks are so great that few cor panies are eager to insure soldiers and sailors except at high premiums, offi cials have been told, although many companies who have on their lists men now in the military and naval service have not advanced their premium rates. Policies Could Be Shifted. At the end of the war, the Govern ment, it is suggested, could turn over to insurance companies Its premium war business, dropping the flat $4000 policies on all who leave the service, but continuing it on men who remaii in the Army or Navy. One argument advanced for the in surance plan is that it would Improve the morale of the troops, since many would go Into battle, much more will ingly if assured their dependents would be cared for if they were killed. The plan would provide also insurance for partial or total disability. In case of death the insurance would be paid in installments, the amount would be de termined by a Government board. Pension System Abused. Government officials are convinced the best way to dispose of the pension problem Is to meet it beforehand. The history of the pension system since the Civil War lias shown many abuses which it is hoped to avoid by provid ing insurance before men are killed. Many officials hold that since many men who will be drafted will be drawn from occupations in which Government and state laws compel compensation (Concluded on Pica 4. Column 4. COMMENTS BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS ON SOME SUBJECTS IN THE WEEK'S NEWS. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS ' The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61 degrees; .minimum. 48 , degrees.' TODAY'S Fair and slightly warmer; west erly winds. War. Japan not alarmed by American preparation lor war. section 1, page s. Germans report capture of French position. ejection 1. page a. 671.000.000 bushels of wheat needed abroad. but tT. S. can export on!y 600,000.000. Section 1.' page 5. German airplane breaks to bits easily, Sec tion 1. page i. Second series of student officers to be called. Section 1. page 0. Failure of XT-boats to end war dissatisfies Uermao populace. Section 1, page 4. ' foreign. Anarchists defy authority in Russia. Section 1. page 4. National. Food -survey bill passed by Senate. Section 1. page . . . Government plans to provide every man In military and naval service wltn 4ou iree Insurance. Section 1, page 1. Publishers object to Increaae in postage rates. Section J, page 6. lomestie. Students at the Presidio have little leisure. Section I, page 2. Real Estate and Building. Flans completed for women's dormitory at Kugene. Section 4. page 12. Rural sales unaffected by lull In city realty. Section 4, Page 12. Prosperity, not retrenchment, is forecast. Section 4. page 12. Australia to use grain elevators. Section 4, page 12. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 8. Vernon 8; Los Anfteles 7. Fan Francisco 4: Salt Lake 10, Oakland 7. Section -'. page 2. Seattle has fine Memorial day without base ball. Section 2. page 2. Hunt Club has cleanup day. Section 2. page 3. Trapshootlng device awes. Section 2. psge 3. Columbia-Willamette shooting tournament to close today. Section 2. page 3. Rose Festival river events arranged. Sec tion 2, page 3. Flood threatens Waverley course before bl& tourney. Section 2, page 4. "Dixie" Fleager regarded as probability in big goir title contest. Section 2. page 4. Pacific Northwest. Two men killed In wreck of logging train In Linn County. Section 1. page . States primaries axe less than year distant. Section 1, page 8. Hood River haa big patriotic pageant Me morial day. Section 1, page 9. State Fire Marshal aska co-operatton of city fire fighters. Section 1, page 9. Two gifts of $500 made to University Wom an's Building fund. Section 1. page IV. Commercial and Marine. Higher wheat bids In Northwest fall to bring out offerings, section ::. page 10. Sharp advance in wheat at Chicago on bare market, section 2. page la. Mexican aharea are firmest features of stock market. Section 2. page 15. Increased public Interest In stock specula tion. Section 2. page lo. Shipyards f Oregon have 2 vessels now under way. section page o. United Statea Chamber of Commerce plana campaign to aid ship building, section 2. page 5. Astoria's forehandedness example for Port 'land. Section 2. page S. Cunard offlcera arrive to take, over War Viceroy. section 2, page o. .. Portland and Vicinity. ' In one day 27 take out marriage . licenses here. Section 1, psge 1. Saw vim put into - bond sales. Section 1, page 1.- Two killed In tone war atreet battle. Sec tion 1. page 1. .. Baker and growth or Daly and strife Is elec tion issue. Section .1. page j. Oregon Greeters determined to get hotel- men s convention -for J'ortiana in lyio. Section 2. psge 0. Veterans In fire service object to two-platoon bill. Section 2. page 6. Daly'a economy claims in street cleaning prove to be Just plain neglect. Section 1 page 17. Business of Columbia Life A Trust Company sold. - section 1. page 18. Captain William Gadsby urges that uniform be passport for enllsd men In Portland. section l, page i. Italian editors Indicted for libel. Section 1. page IS. City Bureau givea ratings to milk dealers' supplies. Section 1. page 10. Antl-Commlselon charter backed hy George S. Shepherd. Section 1. page 111. Commissioner Baker's record during his ad ministration Is At. Section 1. page 20. Government la elding bulk handling move, ment in Northwest. Section 1, page 21. Northwest Door Company wins $70,000 in suit over fire loss, bectlon 1. page 22. Workers subscribe for liberty bonds with employers' aid. Section 1. page 22. Columbia University to hold commencement Tuesday. Section 1. page IS. Playground need la seen everywhere In Portland. Section 1, page '12. Mr. Reamea ready to deal with slackers. Section 1. page 14.. Music Festival aeat prices are set. Section 1. page 14. Methods of voting explained. Section 1. page 13. "Free use" of streets abused by Jitneys. Bectlon 1. page 13. Rose Festival liberty statue ready. Sec tion, page In. Red Cross chiefs meet here tomorrow to plan financial drive In West. section 1, page 11. Mr. Daly's water policy declared unsound and claims of economy refuted. Section 1 . pa Ke 17. NEW VIM PUT INTO LIBERTY BOND SALE City Is Partitioned for Minute Canvass. GREAT INCREASE IS EXPECTED Total Now $3,256,900, With $1,000,000 in Reserve. NATHAN STRAUSS DIRECTOR Country Districts Far Ahead . of Portland In Proportion so Ear. Closing of Banks for xt Two Days Will Interfere. A systematic canvass of the whole sale and retail business district started yesterday has put new Joy and enthu siasm into the liberty bond campaign. As a result the subscriptions are ex pected to swell in volume and In num ber until the enrjf of the campaign on June 15. Actual subscriptions yesterday proved unsatisfactory, however, aggregating only $91,400 in the state at large. In eluding Portland. Portlands totals for the day were $74,800. and the outside towns' $16,600, bringing the total Portland subscrip tions to date up to $1,018,750 and the up-state to $1,238,150, an aggregate of $3,256,900. Up-State In Lead. Portland's quota is $6,000,000 and the state's outside of Portland is $2,500,000 an aggregate of $8,500,000. As the figures show, the up-state districts now have subscribed nearly 50 per cent of their requirements and Portland about 4 0 per cent. . The organized canvass in Portland which will take in the residence' dis tricts as well as the businesa districts. and the arrangements now being per fected whereby employes of mercantile and. industrial concerns will be per mltted to subscribe on the Installment plan, are expected to produce the bal ance of the city's requirement well within the limited period. 91,000,000 In Reserve. The comparatively poor showing made by Portland to date Is more ap parent than real, however, as more than $1,000,000 of short-term notes bought by '.he banks here In April will be converted into Liberty bonds before the campaign ends and will serve sub stantially to swell the totals for this city. Nathan Strauss, chairman of the sub committee on distribution among the wholesale and retail merchants, com pleted his plans for the "big drive" yesterday. The West Bide of the river has been divided into 27 districts, with a sepa rate committee in charge of each dis trict. The divisions have been made on a basis of density of business popula tion and not according to geographic lines. las tractions Given Workers. "This is a big. important and patrl otic campaign," asserted Mr. Strauss in his letter of instructions Issued to his committee men yesterday, "and it Is sufficiently Imperative to warrant your personal and energetic attention. "A general effort all along the line soon will solve the problem of getting Portland's small Investors to act on this Issue. "Everybody ought to be acquainted with the fact that this is a patriotic appeal not only to become thrifty by Investing In Government bonds paying (Concluded on Page 4. Column 3.1 TWO BILLIONS IN SHIPS ARE MERGED SCORE OP BRITISH LINES ARE CONSOLIDATED. Lord Inchcape, Head of Peninsular & Oriental, Will Direct Elect of 400 Ocean Liners. SAN FRANCISCO. June I. A merger of a score of British steamship com panies. Including the Cunard line. Peninsular A. Oriental, Commonwealth Dominion line, Allan line. Union Steam ship Company of New Zealand, the New Zealand Shipping Company, the British-India Company and several smaller concerns, has been completed, accord ing to a cablegram received today by Reginald Beck, of the Hind-Rolph Company, agent of the Union Steam ship Company. Lord ' Inchcape, head of the Penin sular fc Oriental Company, will be the directing head of the new company, it la stated, and will direct fleets aggre gating more than 400 vessels, with a total valuation for the shipping and other properties of about $1,000,000,000. The operating companies expect to effect a more economical administra tion of their vessels, facilitate better routings, make easier tho necessary transfers of officers and crews for the best operating efficiency, will eliminate duplicated routings and will consoli date the numerous agencies, thereby reducing accounting expenses. FOOD GAMBLERS INDICTED Federal Grand Jury Begins War on Butter and Egg Board. viiitjAtjtj, June 2. lederal war against food speculators began here today when a United States grand Jury returned Indictments against nine firms and 16 individuals connected with the Chicago Butter and Egg Board charging violation of the Sherman antl-trast law. The indictments charged fraudulent manipulation of the market to es tablish an abnormal condition and ad vance eggs to an unwarranted price, being asserted that Chicago, being the principal egg market of the country prices in other cities followed the lead set here. AUDITORIUM IS DELIGHT Mayor A I bee Says Public Will Be Astounded by Beauty. "So Inspiring a sight Is the interior of the new public Auditorium that I delight in going over there two or three times a week Just to look at It." Such Is the opinion of Mayor Albee on Port land's new structure which is rapidly nearlng completion. The Mayor says the public will be astounded at the magnificence of the interior when the doors are thrown open July 4. Even now, Ira its unfin Ished condition. Mayor Albee says he. delights in viewing It. INTERNED TEUTON ESCAPES Two Held at Immigration Station Swim River; One Caught. NEW YORK. June 2. Two Germans interned in the immigration station on Ellis Island escaped today by Jumping into the water and swimming for the mainland. une or mem, William schuls, a young sailor, was caught when he at tempted to land. The other, named Steinhard, got away. STEAMER SENATOR ASHORE Victoria Report Gives Xo Details o Disaster. SAN FRANCISCO. June 2. The racific Steamship Company received a telephone message from Victoria to night that the passenger steamship Senator, operating between California and Puget Sound ports, la ashore. No details were received. SECURITY OF CITY HANGS ON ELECTION Baker and Growth or Daly and Strife Issue. QUESTION IS UP TO VOTERS Daly's Election First Numbei on Radical Programme. AGITATORS ALL BACK HIM Recognition of Baker's Fairness Ij Demonstrated in Fat-t That People of Every Class Aro Among His Supporters. j TOMORROWS CITY. EJECTION. Officials to be elected are a Mayor and two Commissioners. If George L. Baker is elected Mayor, a third Commissioner will be selected by the Council to succeed him aa Commissioner. Mr. Baker is pledged. In such event, to vote for the candidate for Commissioner whose vote is next highest to the two that are regularly elected. The city ballot contains 18 measures to be pasred on by the people. A separate ballot contains 14 measurer, including the fC.000,000 road bond issue. Tolls open 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Shall Portland be turned over to tha radical labor agitator, the walking delegate and the I. W. "W.. or shall a city administration prevail that, while) guaranteeing Justice to all. will pro tect the important new shipbuilding industry that means expenditure of so many millions of dollars In this com munity? Bluntly stated, that Is the Issue th people of Portland will decide by theit ballots at the city election tomorrow. Not In many years has the election of a Mayor of Portland been of such, supreme Importance) to the future of this city as at this election: The voters must choose between, Will II. Daly and George L. Baker tot Mayor. Either they will elect Mr. Daly, inl thereby place in power the radical ele. ments he represents, or they will elect Mr. Baker, who Is pledged to protect the shipbuilding and other industries. The only way to defeat Mr. Daly and the things for which he stands is to elect Mr. Baker. Tho campaign has resolved Itself Into) a finish fight between these two men. with Baker leading. All other candidates are far to thoj rear. Not one of them haa the remotest chance of being elected, so defllntely have the final issues shaped themselves. As the race stands at the close of a, heated campaign, it is not simply contest between George L. Baker and Will II. Daly as Individuals. It has become much more than that. Radicals Behind Daly. It has become & fight between thn backers of Mr. Daly, comprising the agitator, the walking delegate and th faction that has threatened to make) Portland a "closed-shop" town at any cost, or tie up all its industries in the attempt, and supporters of Mr. Baker, who stand unqualifiedly opposed to I n dustrlal strife at a time when Port land, following a long period of Indus trial depression, is getting its head, above water. Among those supporting Mr. Paltf t Concluded on rage 4. Column l.i