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THE 8l?XDAT OREGOXIAX, rORTLAXD, JTJXE 17. 1917. COLUMBIA DEFENSE NEW- AND EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE AND NEW FRENCH MINISTER OF WAR- FIRST DRAFT PLAN SO OHIO BE KNOWN gpfl.Qver Stout People Q Elderly men and women whose weight and years bear heavily upon them, will find comfort, safety and effici ency in our well made, ventilated, silk, linen and cotton. Naval Committee, However, Not to Consider Submarine Base Until Winter. Regulations to Govern Selec tions and Exemptions Are Being Formulated. DCHS. 'xcaca NEEDS OUTLINED BY BOARD TRAVEL TO BE PERMITTED IS HELD IMPORTANT Tongue Point Site Is Regarded as Only One That 3Xay Answer Suf ficient Requirements to Be Considered Seriously. OREGONIAN" NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 16. The report sent to Congress by the Helm board, favoring: the establishment of a. submarine and aviation base at Tongue Point, on the Columbia River, near Astoria, will not be acted on this session, but it is the purpose of the naval committee of Sen ate and House to" take up this and other features of the Helm report next Winter. The naval committees have decided to make no naval appropriations this session, other than strictly emergency appropriations, and the Columbia River base does not come in that classifica tion, as it is regarded aa part of the permanent naval programme not in tended to meet the present war situation-Summarizing its recommendations, the board says: Iefense Held Important. At the time of Its first visit to Portland and the Columbia River the commission was impreiwed with the importance of atlequats ly defending this region from hostile attack, and establishing, if practicable, near the mouth of the Columbia River, a submarine and aviation base from which operations could pe satisfactorily conducted in time of war. On its second visit to the mouth of the Columbia River the commission save spe cial attention to the selection of a site for a submarine and aviation base. Examination was made of the water-front of the military reservation at Fort Stevens, also Sand Is land, on the opposite side of the river. Both of these sites are already owned by the Gov rnment. Further examination was also made of Tongue Point, a peninsula adjoining the eastern boundary of the city of Astoria, and on the westerly side of which Is already located a lighthouse station. The Fort Stevens site has the disadvantage of being unduly exposed o' wind and weather; it is also more exposed to shell fire than would be a station more remote from the open sea. The available water frontage at Fort Stevens is also rather restricted, and its possible de velopment as a satisfactory submarine base would Involve unnecessarily great expendi tures. Sand Island was given full considera tion, but finally rejected on account of its shifting character due to tidal erosion, its exposure to wind, weather and strong cur rents, and its proximity to and lack, of pro tection from poHle shell fire. After consideration of all available sites in the vicinity of the mouth of the Colum bia River, the Tongue Point site appears to the commission to possess greater advan tages as a submarine and aviation base than any other site in that locality. It is fully recognized that none of the proposed sites Is entirely satisfactory for submarine, torpedo and aviation work.. The deep channels inside the etties are comparatively narrow and twtuous, and the currents are strong. Suitable torpedo ranges are not available. No one site is suitable for both dirigibles and hydroplanes, nor can this re gion bn regarded as desirable-. for the train ing of aviators. - Other Points to Be Vsed. Torpedo craft and submarines based In the Columbia River would necessarily have to go to Willapa. Bay or Port Angeles for practice work. The lee of lestructlou Is land would also be available for such prac tice in ordinary Summer weather. In time of war, however, the necessity for the pro tection of the Columbia River region Is imperative, and a well-equipped submarine bas-i in the Columbia River from which sub marines could operate for a distance of at least 1T0 miles to the northward and south ward would meet the major requirements of defense at Willapa Ray, Crnys Harbor and the coast to the northward and southward of the eutrance to the Columbia River. The Tongue Point site consists of about 2H0 acres, for which $75,000 is asked. Tongue Point itself is very precipitous, and the most leasible method of adapting this site as a submarine and aviation base is to reclaim a sufficient amount of level ground near the shore line, either on the Hat or west side, by pumping in dredged luaterl il. An alternate method Is to de velop the Van Uusen tract of submerged land lying immediately southeast of Tongue Point. By owning all of Tongue Point the Gov ernment can control and develop rock quarries wherever desired thereon for con struction purposes in connection with the submarine and aviation station. The summit of Tongue Point hill would he useful, among other purposes, for an observation tower In connection with avia tion, for mounting anti-aircraft guns, and as a station f'r kite balloons. JURY SELECTION IS SLOW More Than 100 Veniremen Excused in Dunn MurUer Case. FT. rAUL, Minn., June 16. The se; lection of a Jury to try Frank J. Dunn, wealthy St. Paul teaming contractor, on h charge of procuring the murder of his young wife. Alice McQuillan Dunn. 1h proving a tedious affair in Ramsey County Iiatritt Court. Only two jurors were selected today. This brought the total of accepted men to eigrhv To obtain these, 108 talesmen have bet?h examined. Jurors selected for the trial will re main cloaely guarded by bailiffs over Sunday under instructions from the court. This order was issued, it was at lie perl, to prevent any attempt to tam per with the jurors. L.. W. Hill, president of the Great Northern .Railway, was among venire men exqused today. DYNAMITER IS SENTENCED fount Ansel Mn, AVho Blew TTp Theater, Must Keep Out ot Town. SALKM. Or.. Juno 16. (Special.) Peter Zollner. who some time ago blew up his brother's moving picture bouse at Mount Ansel with dynamite, was to-, day sentenced by Judgre Kelly to a year in jail and was paroled on condition that he stay away from Mount Ansel. -After confessing to the crime Zollner pleadvd not sullty. but later changed lii plea to guilty. Zollner Rave as his reason for at tempting to destroy his brother's prop erty, difficulties which the two have had in the past over real estate. Monastery Is Visited. HOOn RIVER. Or.. June 1 (Spe cial.) Rev. Father HuKolinus. execu tive head of the Santa Barbara Prov ince of the Order of St. Francis Monks, which comprises laciflo Coast states, was here yesterday on hia annual offi cial visit to the local monastery. Head quarters of the Pacific Coast province are maintained at San Francisco- Coos County Tukes (150,000. MARSH FIELD,- Or., June 16 (Spe cial.) Coos County subscribed about 150,000 to the liberty loan. The offer ing came from all sections of the county, mostly through banks. AmoiiK tho largest subscriptions was that of the Buehney Lumber Company, of North licndvitor 1 15,009. , Ct ' -tr''- ' -' .''..V - : - ' i i ' v ' - , awex". . v i f, f , - ; " - V C , - ; ; - - ' - , ' I f , -, . , -y ;; ': r&:-' y - t A 1 t ; 'ii is m'Hmft-' mmws- K r'- i'V- : : : i 11 - t?r j I y ? ? (J-:.';:-. ... ... . .; k - . . , tXi . 4 . Jfc , GENERAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG PEACE OFFER IDE German Proposal Sent to Rus sia Through Swiss. EVACUATION IS PROMISED Return of All Occupied Provinces and Financial Aid Prorfered. Attack Withheld as Long as Pact Is Possible. STOCKHOLM, via London, June 16. The Social JDemoKraten says Germany has made an offer of peace to Russia through a member of the bwiss Federal Council. The Social Demokraten today pub lishes the translation of a telegram said to have been sent in cipher from the political department of the Swiss Federal Council to E. Odier, the Swiss Minister at Petro&rad. It is dated at Berne June o and says: "Hoffman, a member of the Federal Council, authorizes you to make to Grimm (a Russian Socialist professor, who returned to Russia from Switzer land after the revolution) the follow, ing oral communication: " 'Germany will not undertake an of fensive so lone as an arrangement with Russia seems possible. After conver sations with an important personage, I am convinced that Germany aims at a peace with Russia honorable to both parties, with intimate economic and commercial relations - and financial support to place Russia onco again on her feet. . No interference in the domestic affairs of Russia: an entente cordlale in Poland, Lithuania and Cour land in view of the relationship be tween the peoples: restoration of the occupied provinces, and Russia, on the other hand, to give back to Austria the provinces .which she has been able to take.' " ROAD BO'IDSTO BE FIRST SO MORE ATTEMPTS MADE TO SELL RIRAL CREDIT SECURITIES. Discouragements Met by State Land Board Darius Liberty Cunpolga CaDMe of Delay. SALEM. Or., June 1. (Special.) With the disposition of $1,000,000 worth of road bonds, out of the $6,000,000 voted by the people, facing the state, it seems safe to assert that when the present $240,000 or so of rural credits money on hand is loaned out, that no more attempts will be made to sail fur ther rural credits bonds until the first batch of the road- bond money is dis posed of. The discouragements met by the State Land Board in attempting to dis pose of these bonds while the strenuous liberty bond campaign is on has caused members of the Board to feel that fur ther efforts will bear but little fruit until the other state bond issue is out of the way. Out of the $250,000 which' was on hand from the second issue sold piece meal to bankers, after an appeal had been made by the Board, about $10,000 has been loaned out. This $250,000 was divided up ho that each county was al lowed $6000 worth of loans. So far Yamhill is the only county that baa used up its apportionment of $6000. FEW SALMON ARE KILLED Reports Regarding North Vnipqua Hatchery Are Exaggerated. ROSEBURC, Or., June 16. (Special.) R. B. Clanton. master fish warden. passed today at Winchester investigat ing reports that hundreds of salmon were being killed there because of the aeiton of the authorities in closing the fish way pending the completion of needed improvements at th North Umpqua River hatchery. Upon his arrival in Roseburg late today Mr. Clanton said the reports had been exaggerated and few salmon had been killed at the mouth of the flsh ladder. Mr. Clanton said the state intended to begin work on the pew dam and other improvements at the fish hatchery , within the next few days. Upon. . completion, of " this workv-the Photo Copyright by Underwood. (LEFT) AXO M. PAIMEVE. hatchery will be in a position to prop agate trout as well as salmon. SEATTLE ZOO GETS GNU Animal Imported From Australia Long; Under Quarantine. SEATTLE, 'Wash.. June 16. (Special.) After a. contest that reached National dimensions, the Seattle Park Board to day placed in Woodland Park a gnu, having made arrangements with the Federal Department of Agriculture to house the animal in the park away from other ruminants in the park. When the animal was landed in this country from Australia it was held up by the authorities and placed under .quarantine In order that any hoof or mouth diseases might not be brought in the country. Only the permission of the Washington authorities under rigid conditions permitted the transfer of the gnu to the Seattle zoo. APPLE B0XES PROVIDED Hood River Growers Make Sure of Supply for Full. HOOD RIVER, Or., June 16. (Spe cial.) While he admits that difficul ties have been confronted by his or ganization in making arrangements for a supply of boxes for the coming season's apple crop, A. W. Stone, execu tive manager of the Apple Growers' Association, now says members will be able to get all the fruit containers they need. "At the present time," says Kenneth McKay, manager of the Fruitgrowers' Exchange, "our members are well pro tected on boxes for the coming apple crop. We are now negotiating for a supply that will take care of inde pendent shippers." GARDENERS TO PARADE Baker Plans Innovation for Fourth of July Programme. BAKER, Or., June 16. (Special.) Tillers of the soil will have a promi nent .part with heroes of war and em lerns of patriotism in Baker's Fourth of July parade, according to plans made today by the parade committee. The Junior Honor Guard will appear In the parade at full strength march, ins behind a float that will be en titled, "The Kitchen Kadets." All the boys in the city under 16 years of age will march as "Soldiers of the Soil." It is planned to have other garden ers, and if possible, ranchers In the food conservation section of the pageant. SOLDIER'S BODY SENT HOME Guard of Honor Will Attend Fu ' neral at Corvallls. THE DALLES, Or., June IS. (Spe cial.) The body of Private Guy F. Oliver, of Company K. who was drowned yesterday, will he sent tomorrow to his home in Corvallis. A special guard of honor, composed of Sergeant Ben W. Schubert, Lieutenant Curran L. Mc Fadden. Sergeant Edward W. Brown and Private Glenn S. Truitt, will ac company the body. Oliver was 21 years of age. He en listed in Company K in March, 116. and served under Captain Murphy on the Mexican border. KIDNAPING CHARGE IS MADE Lynn Lttughlln, at The Dalles, Held for Luring Girl From Home. THE DALLLES. Or.. June 16. (Spe cial.) Lynn- Laughlin, son of B. F. Laughliu. of this city, was arrested this morning on a charge of kidnaping the 13-year-old daughter of N. A. Powers. Laughlin induced the girl to go up Mill Creek with him, where they camped out for the past week. Powers, learning of this, caused a war rant to be issued- The case will be given a prelim inary hearing Monday. Mr. Gavin's Re-election Vrged. THE DALLES. Or.. June IS. (Spe cial.) Strong pressure Is being brought to bear upon John Gavin, the present chairman of the School Board, to in duce him to allow his name to be voted on at school election to succeed him self. Petitions bearing more than 600 names were presented to him, and whfle he is strongly declining again to enter the contest, it is thought he will re spond to the popular sentiment of this school district. Registered Men Ma y Lave United States TTpon Giving Assurances They Will Keep Informed of Draft and Come When Called. WASHINGTON, June 16.. Registra tions totaling 8.896,790 under the se lective draft law had been reported to night from 45 states and the District of Columbia. The three states still missing were Massachusetts,' Kentucky and Wyoming, whose aggregate Is ex pected to bring the grand total close to 9.500.000. By the time the registration rolls of the Provost Marshal General are com plete, officials may be ready to proceed with selections forthe first war army increment. Work on the regulations to govern selections and exemptions has continued while the totals were being compiled, and it was indicated tonight that some announcement might be ex pected within a few days. The greatest problem presented is formulation of a fair policy of selecting exemption tribunals. Three plana are understood to be under . consideration. One would provide for appointment through the Governors of the states, a second through Federal Judges, and the third through a central committee to be located In Washington. Provost Marshal General Crowder is sued a statement tonight to make It clear that registered men having busi ness outside the country may leave If proper assurances are given the War Department. "Persons who have registered and who desire to leave the United States.' he said, "should first obtain permission in writing from the War Department to do so. This permission may be obtained by sending the applicant's registration certificate to the office of the Provost Marshal Genera, Washington, D. C. Registration certificates should be ac companied by a statement signed by the applicant to the effect that he ac cepts the following terms: "He is liable to draft unless exempt excluded or discharged therefrom: while absent from the United States the burden of keeping himself informed as to whether or not his name has been drawn rests wholly upon himself; If directed to do so, he will return to the United States at his expense to appear before an exemption board to subject himself for physical examination. "He should state what countries he desired to visit and to what address he wants the permit sent. These permits are not passports. They are intended to accompany applications for the pass ports, which are Issued by the Depart ment of State." NEGRO LYNCHED BY MOB FARMER'S M'IFE IDENTIFIES MAN WHO ATTACKED HER. Officers Guarding Prisoner Are Over powered by lOOO Mea and Women at Holdravllle, Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITT. Okla., June 16. Henry Conly. a negro, was lynched by a mob of looo men and women near Holdenville. Okla.. late today after, it is said, he had been positively identified by Mrs. Jesse L. Burford. wife of a well-to-do farmer, as the man who had attacked her one week ago today. Conly was taken to Holdenville early this afternoon from the vicinity of Randolph, where he was captured by a posse which had searched for him almost continually for a week. The officers guarding Conly were overpowered and the negro was turned over to a party of men and boys who hurried him to the Burford home, where Mrs. Burford is declared to have said there could be no possible mistake in her Identification of Conly. VETERINARIANS WILL COME Oregon and Washington Associations to Meet in Portland. SALEM. Or.. June 16. (Special.) The Oregon Veterinarian Medical As sociation closed its two-day conven tion here today, the principal features of today's session being clinics and vis its to state institutions. Tho veterinarians decided to hold their next meeting in Portland in con junction with the Washington associa tion. Officers were elected by the veterina rians as follows: President, 8. M. Rea gan, of Hillsboro; first vice-president, ft. G. McCallister, of Corvallis: second vice-president. Roy Smith, of Eugene; third vice-president. C. M. Gardner. As sistant State Veterinarian: secretary treasurer, B. T. Sims, professor ot vet erinary srlence at the Oregon Agricul tural College. Liquor Valued at $10,000 Destroyed SEATTLE, Wash.. June JS. The "dry squad" of the brattle police force todav poured 810,000 worth of alcoholic liquor into the gutter near the city Jail. The liquor was the accumulation of seizures for several months past. Phone your want ads to The Orego nlan. Main 7070, A 60S5. Alkali Makes Soap Bad for Washing Hair Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which Is very injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the hair brittle. The best thing to use Is Just plain mulsifled cocoanut oil. for this is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap and beats the most expensive soaps or anything else all to pieces. You can get this at any drug store, and a few ounces will last the whole family for months. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in, about a teaspoonful Is all that Is required. It makes an abund ance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thoroughly and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to handle. Besides it loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and, dandruff. Ad v. Ve Make These Belts in our factory to fit your case no guess work, but a real support, standing, walking or sitting. The wearer is not conscious of our belt, 'tis a very tower of strength. Wear Our Belt after appendix and abdominal operations, during and after pregnancy, as a safeguard for over-fatness or pendulous abdomen. As a Support, after long illness or during convalescence As a Safeguard when engaged in hard, confining or unusual bodily exertion. Our belts add years of comfort and safety to human life. Expert fitters, men and women private fitting rooms. Residence calls if de sired, by appointment. Inquiries by mail intelligently and promptly cared ARMY ROAD BILL IN Senator Chamberlain Intro duces New Measure. AID TO STATES PROVIDED Military Highway, Encircling Na tion, Maintained at Federal Ex pense and Fed by Radial Routes, Included in Plan. OREGONIAV NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Ji ne 18. Senator Chamberlain today introduced in the Senate what is known as the military marginal highway bill "authorizing the War De partment to prepare a comprehensive plan of improved highways throughout the United States designed primarily with a view to facilitating the move ment of troops, military equipment, munitions and supplies, in time of peace and in time of war, but so far aa reasonably compatible with said primary purposes, with a further view to accommodating the postal service, facilitating interstate and foreign com merce, aidintf agricultural and manu facturing; pursuits and promoting the general welfare of tho people of the United States." Furthermore, It la set forth that "to these end the Secretary of War shall confer with the authorities having in chargre the construction of the roads in the several states and in such con ferences shall disclose so far as rea sonably practicable the outline of his plans for roada designed for military purposes, to the end that unnecessary duplication of roads may be avoided and that roads constructed for other than military purpoxes may be in strategic locations wherever reason ably possible." The plan provides for "a continuous main National highway to be construct ed and maintained at the National ex pense aieng or near the Atlantic sea. board; thence alons; or near the southermopt boundaries of the United St a ten. and thence alonir er near the Pscifie coast to a point at or near the I IB X this is the wo fMiM il I I Since Mr vWtl I ViiXfSA I Home Office and Factory: Akron, Ohio. W ..B. --- Bninchea Always S. & Canadian line, with a further view to such marginal highway being- extended ultimately along the Canadian boun dary." Provision Is made for a suplementary plan of main radial roads Intersecting the military marginal highway "at points and of locations and routes best calculated to best serve military re quirements." These radial highways are to be such as "have heretofore been con structed by the states, or as may here after be constructed by them independ ently or with Federal aid." The bill was drafted at a confer ence of state and Federal road offi cials. Samuel Hill, of the Pacific High way Association, representing the Pacific Coast. MINERS IN ALASKA STRIKE Third Wage Increase Within Tear Is Demanded. CORDOVA, Alaska, June 16. Two hundred -miners in the Bonanza and Jumbo mines, the property of the Ken necott Copper Corporation, walked out this morning.. The men demand wage Increases of 15 to 50 per cent, depend ing on the market price of copper. The company was allowed only three days in which to comply with their de mands, which had to be submitted to officials in NeVr York. The men re fused an offer of arbitration. The strikers have established head quarters at the Blackburn roadhouse, a mile from McCarthy. Special deputies have been sworn in by the marshal and all saloons have been closed. About half of the mining .employes, including the shop, mill, leaching plant and con struction men refused to strike. The increase now demanded is the third within a year. Previous demands have been granted. Umatilla Red Cross Drive Forms. PENDLETON, Or.. June IS. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp. state president of the Oregon W. C. T. U., is in Umatilla County this week to in terest the members of the organization in Red Cross work. Yesterday she aided in the re-organisatlon of the dor mant chapter at Athena. .Tomorrow she will speak to the Indians at the Umatilla reservation In the morning and will talk In the Methodist Church tomorrow night. One Dies In 2 82 Accidents. SALEM. Or.. June IS. (Special.) Out of 282 accidents reported to the industrial Accident PnmmlMlftll for the i&hi standard and faithfully live up to it, rkink motto of the Firestone Organization. Firestone founded the Company seventeen years i Via Wn no swervinfc from this quality rule. Success has come because the Firestone standard is ri&ht" and every member of the Organization upholds it. In the case of the Firestone super-size Cord Tire you will find that standard far above anything you have experienced. Strength and sturdiness ere combined with a most responsive pliancy. The easy felide, the lon& coast mean the ride de lightful, economical and sure. 11,000 Firestone employes are stockholders, owning, shares in the business. It is to their advantage to mate Firestone Tires "right" in all details of manufacture and sale. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 65-67-69 Park Strcrt N Portland, Or. II." Stamps First Three Floors. week of June 8 to June 14. inclusive, only one was fatal, this being to J. Manduboff. Blind Slough, who was em ployed as a logger. Two hundred and. twenty-nine of the accidents were sub ject to the provisions of the workmen's compensation at. Want Free Offer REPEATED Within the last few days, many deaf peopl hare asked me to re peat the free offer which 1 made In the Portland Sunday Orego nian recently to all -'ffc The letter have trj filled with the 1 pitiful appeals for 1 deafneaa sufferers. been moat JL-''LA awi Pitiful appeals for help. VSrlTv They have told me of "sW,,-?- tna terrible loneliness. c V - ,h ruel setting aside to- T-. Cr m of the sufferer from the help. . yi active ttleaaures and du- f 11U. I would rather die. Doctor, than R. fiPROl I.K be Deaf, but I know I Specialist In Kar am doomed" la the bur Troubles den of many a letter. "Were I to think of on:y thii side of the picture I should be desperate. But almrvat every one of the letters contained also thts. "A friend of mine was cured of Deafness by your treatment. Please repeat acaln that offer of mai nens Treatment Fret-, that I. too. mny see your method. Purrly what you nave done fur other you ran do for me. 1 have sent tne tree treatments. I know only too well with what heartburnings of dlreouracement the person with the at-ftrnt occasional noises In the ear the occasional Deaf cold the gradual loss of keen hearing realises that he or he Is slowly, but surely, beinjc imprisoned in a tomb of silence, none the lens horrible tee uee of the frrs7arn Infrx. And so. thankful as I ana te bel Ifcese friends of my cured patients, I cannot rest until I sav again TO 'ALL WHO ARE DEAF I will srWe away r'ree treatment for Desf ae to every lf prrMn who ankit for It You who are Deaf don't hesitate don't delay, but set pen and ink or a pencil write on any sort of paper a postcard in Juwt the thins; Pleas aenri me your free treatment for Demfne Sinn your full name and address and send It to me. V h .-n your letter reaches me, I will send you one of the treatments free.' My treat ment has restored jcood hearing to hundreris and hundreds. Why should it not do the same for you T It doesn't matter how slight your Deafness is how severe it In how long you have had it send for u treatment. Many have been cured who thonrht their cases hope'ess. I won't tell you about the treatment, because I want you to see for yourself note Its re sults In your own case. If you had answered my previous offer, you might have now been, in the blessed possession of good heart np. Don't miss this opportunity, but write risjht now for a Deafness Treatment. It'a Free. Write DKAFNF.SS SPKHALIST SrROlLE X.IK Trade ftitildlnr. Brrton. !. I Would rather be Right than heJPresident