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76 Pages
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Section One
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VOL,. XXXVI XO. 26.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1917.
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SEATTLE LABORITE
HELD FOR SEDITION
Hulet M. Wells and As
sociates Indicted.
CONSPIRACY CHARGE IS MADE
Wells Suspended From City
Position by Mayor.
DODGER BASIS OF CHARGE
Defendant Admits Reading Proof
on Circular Urging Persons
to Resist Conscription, but
' Denies Authorship.
' SEATTLE, Trass., June 30. (Spe
cial.) Indictments on five counts al
leging principally seditious conspiracy
against the constituted authority of the
United States, were returned by the
Federal Grand Jury this afternoon
against Hulet M. Wells, ex-president
of the Seattle Central Labor Council,
and at one time a candidate for Mayor
of Seattle, and three associates.
Included in the conspiracy charge
are Samuel Sadler, former head of the
local Longshoremen's Union, and So
cialist National committeeman for the
State of Washington; Aaron Flslerman,
secretary of the county Socialist com
mittee, and former National committee
man; and Robert E. Rice, a. laundry
Wagon driver.
Wells deposited bail in the sum of
S5000; Sadler $2500, Rice $3500 and
Fislerman J2000.
The Wells indictment was based on
the circulation of a dodger urging the
people to resist conscription. Wells
admitted at the time of his arrest that
he read proof on the circular, but de
nied its authorship.
Wella Suspended by Mayor.
Wells was suspended from his posi
tion in the city lighting department
after his arrest, and when it was re
ported that he was to be reinstated
public opinion protested, and the sus
pension was ordered to remain until
after the trial by Mayor Gill.
When the president of the Civil
Service Commission stated a few days
ago that Wells could demand his salary
from the city after July 1 unless he
was discharged from the city's service,
the Mayor announced that Wells woul
be summarily dismissed unless he
pleaded by July 2 for leave of absence
without pay.
After the formation of the conspiracy
alleged, the indictment further charges
that Wells introduced a resolution at
a meeting of the Seattle Central La
bor Council against conscription.
Fine May Be S 1 0.OOO.
The violations charged are under sec
tions 37 and 211 of the Federal penal
code. The former covers a conspiracy
of two or more persons to commit any
offense against the United States, which
provides a penalty of a fine of not more
than $10,000 or an imprisonment of not
more than two years, or both. A fine
of not more than $5000 or imprisonment
of not more than two years, or both, is
provided for section 211, prohibiting
the mailing of unlawful matter.
Since the grand jury convened, on
June 20 last, it has returned 52 indict
ments. 29 of them against alleged
slackers, and seven not true bills.
Nearly a dozen of the indictments re
turned were secret.
The grand Jury, before its adjourn
ment, reported also Indictments against
18 alleged evaders of the selective draft
registration, and one true bill that is
secret.
The alleged slackers were arraigned
today In the United States Court.
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GERMANS READY TO
RETREAT IN RUSSIA
RENEWAL OF SLAV ACTIVITY IS
CAUSE OF HASTY DEFENSE.
Teutons on Riga Front Are Said to
Have Made Request for
Reinforcements.
PEIEOGRAD, June 29. (Delayed In
transmission.) Renewed activity of
the Germans indicated in the reports
from the front in the last few days
presumably is the result of a revival
of the Russian fighting spirit and a
joint conviction that a separate peace
is impossible.
The correspondent at Minsk of the
Birzpevicya telegraphs that the Ger
mans, who, during the period of frater
nization almost completely laid bare
their battle front, are now feverishly
fortifying their trenches and are creat
ing a new defensive line 20 miles be
hind the first in preparation for a re
treat. Fraternization, the correspond
ent says, has entirely, ceased.
From the Riga front comes a similar
report. The Germans there are said to
be' fortifying their lines and to have
been obliged to ask for reinforcements.
SPAIN HARBORSSUBMARINE
German Boat on Leaving Promises
to Refrain From Warfare.
PARIS, June 30. A Madrid semi
official note says that a German sub
marine which took refuge at Cadiz left
port yesterday morning escorted to the
limit of territorial waters by two Span
ish torpedo-boats.
The Spanish government asked and
obtained from the Berlin government
a formal promise that the submarine
would go direct to a German port with
out attacking enemy ships or perform
ing any other act of war.
WASHINGTON IS BONE DRY
Liquor Permits of Past Few Days
Are Kept as Souvenirs.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 30. The!
liquor-permit window in the County
auditor's office, which had done prac
tically no business since Wednesday,
closed permanently at noon, for the
state will become bone dry at midnight
tonight, under the Reed amendment.
Permits issued the past three days
were obtained as souvenirs.
Express companies did a large busi
ness today, delivering liquor parcels
ordered on permits.
ARMORED CRUISER SUNK
Paris Reports Kleber Hits Mine and
Goes Down With Officers and Men.
PARIS, June 30. An official an
nouncement was made last night that
the armored cruiser fclebcr had struck
a mine off Point St. Mathieu on
Wednesday and sunk.
Three officers and 35 men were lost.
The Kleber had come from Dakar,
Africa, and was on its way to Brest.
$10,000,000 LENT BRITAIN
Loans Made to Allies by America
Total $1,018,000,000.
WASHINGTON", June 30. The Treas
ury Department today placed an addi
tional $10,000,000 to the credit of Eng
land, making total loans to Great Brit
ain for war purposes of $560,000,000.
This makes a total of loans to the
allied countries of SLOW, 000. 000.
FAIR WEEK IS , FORECAST
Normal Temperature" Predicted for
Coast States.
"WASHINGTON", June 30. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, issued by the "Weather Bureau
today, were:
Pacific States Generally fair; nor
mal temperature.
CARTOONIST REYNOLDS COMMENTS PICTORIALLY ON SOME LEADING FEATURES IN THE
SECRETARY OF WAR
REJECTS GOAL PACT
Price Agreed To De
clared Exorbitant.
LEGALITY OF ACTION DENIED
Right of War Council to Fix
Prices Question.
WASHINGTON IS SURPRISED
Arrangement Made by Committee,
Secretary of Interior and Fed
eral Trade Commissioner
Is Flatly Repudiated.
"WASHINGTON, Juno 30. Secretary
Baker, as president of the Council of
National Defense, repudiated tonight an
agreement fixing a tentative price of
$3 a ton for bituminous coal reached
at a conference here Thursday between
coal producers. Secretary Lane, a mem
ber of the Defense Council, members of
the Council's coal production committee
and the Federal Trade Commission.
Neither the Council nor its commit
tees. Secretary Baker said, in a letter
to "W. S. Gifford, of the Council, has
power to fix prices. He added that the
price of $3 at the mines suggested for
bituminous coal is exorbitant and op
pressive. Daniels Takes Same View.
Secretary JDaniels, another member of
the Council, earlier in the day said the
agreement would In no way affect coal
purchases for the Navy. The Navy, he
said, would continue to buy from the
mines at $2.33 a ton; leaving a price to
be determined after the Federal Trade
Commission has ascertained production
costs.
In his letter to Mr. Gifford Mr. Baker
asserted that he believed no member of
the Defense Council disagreed with him
as to the limitations on the powers of
the Council and its committees and as
to the effect of the action taken. The
fact that the conferences were attended
by members of the Council and of the
Trtde Commission, he declared, gave no
legality to the agreement.
40O. Operators In Pact.
The price-fixing agreement was
reached after 400 operators, called here
by the coal production committee, had
adopted resolutions authorizing their
committees to give assent to such max
imum bituminous prices as might be
named by the Secretary of the Interior,
the Federal Trade Commission and the
coal committees. The resolution was
reported by -Trade Commissioner Fort
from a special committee. In present
ing it for adoption Mr. Fort declared
he believed it was entirely safe for the
conference to adopt, and that any re
sponsibility as to the legality of fixing
prices was put on the Government and
not on the operators.
Government Men Decide.
An official announcement made
through the public Information com
mittee said that in the final conference
cost- prices and other confidential in
formation were laid on the table, and
Government representatives, acting as
judges, decided what would be the
highest prices paid at the mines, the
prices to go into effect July 1 and re
main in effect until investigations are
made and other prices arranged.
Secretary Baker tonight indicated
that as president of the Defense Coun
cil he had received no notification of
the arrangement reached at the con
ferences. Letter Causes Surprise.
Mr. Baker's action caused much sur
prise among those officials who con
sidered that the Government had ac-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The. Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 78
degree; minimum, decrees.
TODAY'S Fair. slightly warmer; north
westerly winds.
War.
Brazil's navy co-operatinjr with American
fleet In hunt for U-boats. Beet ion 1.
pafte 3.
British rains near Lens are greatest since
capture of Vtmy. Section 1. pag 3.
Lloyd George declares Prussian is learning
humility at last. Section 1. page A.
Germans prepare to retreat on Russian
front. Section 1, page 1.
Franc turns all over to Americans. Sec
tion 1, page 3.
National.
Coos Bay fir bought for 30 wooden vessels.
Section 1, page 1.
Oregon gives more than share to carry on
war. but gets scant recognition. Section
1. pag m2.
Senator MrNary rouses Tefense Council to
action in Northwest fuel shortage. Sec
tion 1, pge 2.
Secretary of War repudiates coal price pact.
Section 1, page 1.
Seized fthips are transferred to Shipping
Board. Section 1. page 3.
Food bill fight wanes. Section 1, page 8.
Export Council devising plana to advance
foreign trade. Section 1, page 6.
War tax bill is framed with S148.O0O.0O0
chopped off. Section 1, page 4.
Domestic.
Water tank falls on steamer, killing 11 per
sons at MilwauKee. Section 1. pags L
Butte strikers agree to take com parry 's coun
ter proposals under consideration. Sec
tion 1. page 4.
Rescue ship starts for Arctics to save Crock
erland expedition. Section 1, page 4.
Many states made bone-dry by Federal law.
Section 1, page 5.
House of Representatives baseball team de
feats Republicans, to ill. Section 1,
page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Ex-president of Seattle Labor Council In
dicted for conspiracy against the United
States. Section 1, page 1.
Three conventions of postal employes In ses
sion at Albany. Section 1. page 7.
Al Kader Temple most cordially welcomed
at Oregon's capital. Section 1,- page 7.
Oregon editors will meet at Pendleton. Sec
tion 1. page 8.
Billy Sunday returns to Oregon for physical
labor and mental rest on lipod River
ranch. Section 1. page 8.
New auditorium replaces landmark for Glad
stone Chautauqua. Section 1. page 9.
Arthur Swall Hagsett, prominent member
of University of Washington faculty, dlea.
Section -. page t.
Sftorts.
Portland may get first boys and junior
tennis tournament of Northwest. Section
2. page 0.
Rudolph Wilhelm annexes Northwest ama
teur golf championship. Section page IT.
Miss Agnes Ford, of Seattle, successfully
defends her title among womeu. Section
2. pace 3.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 6.
Vernon 1: Sun Francisco i. Los Angeles
3; Oakland 21, Salt Lake 5. Section Z,
page 0.
Bagley's pitching wins for Cleveland. Sec
tion page 3.
Ty Cobb keeps up terrific pace in American
League. Section II. page Zt.
Grand old game still full of hot fight stuff
this season. Section page" 4.
Baxter says Seattle becomes worry in North
western League race. Section 2, page 5.
George Tilden, of Seattle. Is low net in
men's Northwest handicap. Section 2.
page 2.-
Walter Fovargne. of Ran Francisco, wins
open golf champions hip of Northwest.
Section 2. page 2.
Bronson anrl Mltohio ready for bout on July
4. Section page 4.
Portland and Vicinity.
United States Attorney explains trms of
rspionago act. Section 1. page 1ft.
Bishop Brent, mrmber of National Red
"ross Council, Portland visitor. Section
1. page 14.
Lieutenant Commander Blackburn In Com
mand of Hut fa lo in Russian waters.
Section 1. page 12.
President and vice-president of Oregon
Medical Association enlist. Section 1,
page 12.
Interest of politicians centers on appoint
ment of police chief. Section J. page 16.
Plentiful suppV of slabwood to prevent fuel
famine. Section 1, page 16.
Northwest spruce to go into big fleet of
airplanes. Section 1, page 19.
President Robert Aley, of N. K. A. In Port
land to prepare for big convention. Sec
tion 1. page 12.
J. W. N'ewklrk. ex -cashier of First Na
tional Bank, dies at age of Co. Section 1,
page 16. ,
Lumbermen Increase shipments as car sup
ply is enlarged. Section 1. page IS
Military parade and farewell to Oregon
troops, dedication of Auditorium, and
many picnics to mark Fourth of July
Section 1, page 13.
Auditorium plan first suggested 10 years
ago. Section 1, page 11.
Musical Festival at new Auditorium July
i. 6 and 7 to be great treat. Section 1,
page 10.
Junior League girls turn out Red Cross sup
plies. Section 1, page 14.
Rex Beach's latest photoplay, "The Bar
rier." powerful in realism. Section 1,
page 10.
Auditorium opening programme arranged.
Section 1, page 10.
Music Festival at dedication of Auditorium
promises . to be big event. Section 1,
page 10.
Battery A needs secrults at once. Section
1, page 17.
Fireman confesses robbery. Section 1,
page 7.
Coroner's Jury brings in verdict In Lindsey
Metzger trageditH. Section 1, page 5.
Federal grand Jury returns 20 indictments.
Section 1, page 14.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
2. page tf.
DEMOCRATS VICTORS
AT BASEBALL, 22-21
Republicans' Early
Lead Melts in Sixth.
MR. GARD STARTS BAT RALLY
Party Colleagues Amass Ten
Runs Before Side Is Out.
RED CROSS GETS NEAT SUM
In House of Representatives Game
45 Errors Are Made and SO
Hits Obtained Outfielders
Fail to Catch One Ball.
WASHINGTON. June SO. In the pres
ense or President Wilson, members of
the Cabinet and other high officials,
the House of Representatives' Demo
cratic baseball team today defeated the
Republican team. 22 to 21. in a benefit
baseball game for the Red Cross.
The game lasted three hours and 23
minutes and netted about 3000 in cash
and many thousands of laughs.
Old Error Record Undisturbed.
Only 45 errors were made by the wo
teams, leaving the old record of 66 un
disturbed, but leaders of both sides
pointed out that, not a ball was caught
by an outfielder on either team, a show
ing never duplicated in the many
House baseball contests.
The Democrats came from behind for
their victory. Representative Gard of
Ohio, started a batting rally in the
sixth inning with the score 13 to 6 in
the Republicans' favor and with Repre
sentative Mudd of Maryland, an old col
lege pitcher, mowing down Democratic
batters regularly. .
Gard supplanted Bankhead of Ala
bama at bat and initiated such a swat
fest that when, the side was out the
Democrats had a three-run lead.
Mmdd la "Off Side."
Mudd cleared the bases with two on
in the last half of the sixth, and despite
the fact that Representative McCIIntic
of Oklahoma. Democrat, tackled Rpre
sentative Far. of Pennsylvania. Repub
lican, In an effort to keep him from
scoring, the Republicans kept running
around the baves until at the begin
ning of the ninth.
Again In the ninth Gard led off with
a hit which scored two runs and gave
the Democrats so much courage that
they made six runs, Just enough to win.
Prince Kalanianaole, Hawaiian dele
gate to the United States, played one
inning, stopping two players and ..one
ball and sliding home amid much ap'
plause and dust.
Clark Griffith I anplrea.
Clark Griffith, manager of the Wash
ington Americans, umpired and muffed
the first ball from President Wilson.
The lineup:
Democrats Jones, Texas, third base
Bankhead, Alabama, and Gard, Ohio,
left field; Harrison. Mississippi, pitch
er and shortstop; Nichols, South Caro
Una. center field: McClintic, Oklahoma,
catcher; Rouse, Kentucky, first base;
Webb, North Carolina, shortstop and
pitcher; Whaley. South Carolina, sec
ond base: Sears, Florida, right field.
Republicans Miller, Minnesota,
shortstop; Morln. Pennsylvania, first
base; Mudd, Maryland, pitcher; John
son. South Carolina, Sanders. Indiana,
and Rogers, Massachusetts, center
field: Ireland. Illinois, and Elston. Cali
fornia, left field: Bacharach, New Jer
sey, and Waldow, New York, third
base: Vestal, Indiana, and Farr, Penn
sylvania, right field; Norton, North
Dakota, and Kalanianaole, Hawaii,
second base. The score:
R. H. E.
Dem... 12003 10 00 6 22 30 21
Rep.... 14152520 1 21 20 24
COOS FIR BOUGHT
BY SHIPPING BOARD
MATERIAIi FOR 30 WOODEN VES
SELS CONTRACTED.
Lumber Company Voluntarily Re
duces Price 95 Per Thousand
Less Than Agreement.
WASHINGTON. June SO. Purchase of
the first Installment of a consignment
of fir lumber to build SO wooden
ships, obtained by the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, obtained at 330 a thou
sand, was announced by Chairman Den
man, of the Shipping Board, today. The
lumber was bought from the Coos Bay
Lumber ComDanv of Oregon and the
contract calls for' delivery at seaboard.
The nurchase was made at 15 a
thousand below the price agreed on by
fir producers and the Defense Council's
lumber committee. The I So price, wo.
was for lumber at the mills.
The Coos Bay concern's prices, it was
said, were made voluntarily by the
company and might result in a general
reduction of lumber prices to the neei
corporation. '
W. H. COWLES IS HERE
Spokesman Owner Says Good Road
to California -Would Benefit.
W. H. Cowles, of Spokane, publisher
of the Spokesman-Review, accompanied
by Mrs. Cowles and their daughter.
Harriet, arrived in Portland last night
by automobile, en route to Spokane
from Santa Barbara, CaL Mr. and Mrs.
Cowles have traveled frequently to and
from California, but this Is their first
trip by automobile.' They expect to
leave for Spokane today.
Mr. Cowles Is a supporter of the good
roads movement, and said last night
that aside from the utilitarian Immedi
ate advantage. Oregon would benefit
Immensely by establishing and main
taining an. unbroken good road to Cali
fornia for tourists. The scenery, at
tractive from the train, he found fasci
nating when viewed from the automo
bile. 2 PRO-GERMANS EXPELLED
Mexican Liberal Party Drops Influ
ential Members.
MEXICO CITT, Juna 30. Rafael Zu
baran. former Mexican Minister to Ger
many and former representative of the
constitutional government In Washing
ton, now a leader of the Mexican ben
ate, and Jesus Ureta, best-known or
ator in the country and one of the
leaders in the House of Deputies, were
expelled from the constitutionalist lib
eral party, which has a majority in
Congress, last night. -
This action was attributed to the
pro-German sentiments of the men.
REPORTER SLAIN AT FRONT
Newspaper Man Sleets Death While
Watching Battle.
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE. June 30. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Serge Basset, a dis
tinguished French war correspondent,
attached to the British armies, was
killed yesterday by rifle fire, while
watching the fighting about the Lens
salient.
Although several correspondents have
been wounded. Serge Basset is the
'.first to be killed in the field during
the present war. He will be buried to
morrow with military honors.
THREAT BREAKS UP STRIKE
German Authorities Use Firm Hand
in Shipyard. .
COPENHAGEN, June 30. The Ger
man authorities broke the recent strike
at the shipyards in Stettin by the same
means they used to crush the April
strike.
They threatened to muster the strik
ers as soldiers and subject them to
punishment meted out to mutineers
unless the men resumed work.
PAST WEEK'S NEWS.
II DIE WHEN TANK
DROPS Ofl STEAMER
Vessel Hits Pier, Caus
ing Disaster. :
50 TONS OF WATER FALLS
Two Decks of Passenger Ship
Wrecked at Milwaukee. :
400 PERSONS ON BOARD
More Than Score Injured and Many
Unconscious Swept Into River.
Six of Dead Women Pilot-' -
House and Bridge Smashed.
MILWAUKEE. June 30. Eleven
persons, six women and five men. were
killed and more than a score injured
hre late this afternoon when the
whaleback steamer Christopher Colum
bus. In swinging away from her pier
for the return trip to Chicago, crashed
into a dock on the Wllwauke river,
causing a huge water tank to fall from
the. top. of a five-story warehouse onto
the deck of the vessel.
The impact of the vessel at the dock
loosened the 60-ton water tank and it
crashed down on top of the steamer,
crushing the pilothouse and three lower
decks into kindling wood.
400 Passengers Aboard.
There were said to be approximately
400 passengers on the boat, including
several students from the University of
Chicago, who were returning from an
outing.
As fast as bodies of the dead could be
recovered, they were taken to the
morgue.
Identified dead:
Cecil Nell. 19. Billings, Okla.
Eva Eatman. 24,- Chicago.
Blanche Bopper. Chicago.
The crash .of the water tank tore
through the bridge, pilothouse. . two
decks and slid Into the river when it
struck the steel main deck.
The first ones to notice the plight of
the passengers were employes of a pro
vision company. They put out in a
steam launch and picked up three
bodies and three more who had been
knocked unconscious as they were
thrown into the river by the falling
tower. v
All Aabalaan. Called.
An emergency call was sent to the
Police Department and to every hos
pital in the city to rush ambulances
to the scene of the accident.
Fire Chief Clancy and Chief of Po
lice Janssen ordered every available
man under their commands to assist in
the work of rescue. Flreboats were
called into service to transport tha
bodies to the shore as they were dug
from the wreckage by the firemen.
The steamer was in tow of two tugs
when she rammed the Water-street
dock abutting the warehouse of the
Yahr A Lange Drug Company, with
sucn xorce as to cause the steel sup
ports which held the 50-ton water
tank to give way. resulting In the lofty.
reservoir crashing down, hitting the;
vessel near the bridge and not stopping
until it had ripped through two decks.
causing a panic and carrying death
or injury to all who were in its path.
Captain Moody, who was on the
bridge at the time of the accident, gave
It as his opinion that the tugs had been
unable to hold the boat and that had
there been a lee way. of but six inches
the accident would not have happened.
Captain Moody narrowly escaped death.
"The current was too strong for the"
tugs," said Captain Moody. "Six inches
more of leeway would have saved the
vessel." . .
The impact with the dock tore away
the underpinning holding the tank. The
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