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78 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 24 Five Sections VOL. XXXVIII 0. 11. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 1919. FIVE CENTS. E SOLDIERS SENT HOME IN LIVESTOCK CARS BRITISH DISCONTENT . SHOWN IN ELECTION GOVERNOR OLCOTT OUTLINES POLICY WAR ON PROHIBITION U-BOAT IN PLIGHT IS OPENLY DECLARED BUT NOT INVITED PLANNED FOR U. S. SENATOR CHAMBERLAIX AGAIN ATTACKS WAR DEPARTMENT. .E DEVELOPMENTS TAKEN AS ORGANIZATION FORMING FA . W ARNING TO PREMIER. VORS LIQUOR AND TOBACCO. 16, SENATOR WELCOM MCI SHIPS ft E Chamberlain Not Slighted, Says Secretary Baker. WAR DEPARTMENT HEAD HERE Visit to Vancouver Barracks . and Banquet Feature. ARMY CAMPS TO REMAIN Ceneral March, Chief of Maff, Ac companies Sev-rctary on Tour. Future Army Vnecrtaln. I BY JOHN W. KELLY. "Preposterous nonsense!" said Secre tarjr of War Baker. "It is preposterous Nonsense for anyone to say that Sen ator Chamberlain would not be as wel come on a chip groins to Europe with . Tne as any other member of congress. I aw an editorial on the subject. There is nothing; to it." Thus did Mr. Baker dispose of the freport from Washington that when he jroes abroad he will not want the chair- Ttian of the senate committee on mili tary affairs, Mr. Chamberlain of Ore gon, on the boat. Postmaster Myers. State Democratic Chairman Stark weather, and former Councilman W. T. Vaughn listened to the statement, all attention. Welcome drew Secretary. Accompanied by General P. C. March, thief of staff, the secretary of war ar rived in Portland yesterday afternoon, was greeted by a delegation consisting principally of federal officeholders and democratic leaders, with a sprinkling o( ordinary citizens. Officers from Van couver barracks appeared with automo biles and whisked the secretary away after he promised to attend a dinner at the Hotel Portland last night, ar ranged on short notice by Collector of Customs Will Moore. Aside from Secretary Baker those at the dinner were Collector of Customs loore. C. J. Smith. B. K. Hancy, W. 1. Bennett. W. C. Pibber. H. B. VanDuser. "William Ifagood. H. G. starkweather, i Ttlcliard Montague. O. K. Hamakf. I lieorge Lovejoy, Frank Irvine, A. M. Smith, Alex Sweek, M. A. Miller, Oswald West. W. N. Gatcns, Oglesby Young, George W. Trowbridge and G. Y. Harry. After the meal the secretary left for Tacoma. He is expected to double back (Sunday and proceed to California. Arm j- Camps ta Remain. "This is a trip of Inspection. ex plained Mr- Baker. "Neither General Xarch nor myself has ever seen Camp Lvwis and we wish to familiarize our aelves with it. so that when the future army programme is mapped out we will liave it in mind. "American Take will always be used Tor army purposes, the ite having been accepted by the government, as I un derstand, a long time a po. I do not inean that it will continue to be used as a trreal mobilisation point, however, but it will continue in service for mili tary purposes. "Vancouver will ul.o bo maintained. JBut whether it will be turned back to tlte engineers or used for infantry I ! do not know at this time. "One of the principal things which Jias brouKht us on this trip is to sear up machinery so that demobilization will proceed faster than it has. We want the arrangements eo made that SO man. unless he is an exceptional case, will have to be held in these camps longer than 48 hours. We want to have everything? ready, so that tts record, pay. physical examination find all the other details can be at tended to with speed and in 48 hours after his arrival he will be discharged. Spruce Operatloaa Praised. "At present we are bringing soldiers back as fast as we can get the ships. iow lone American soldiers will rc Tnain In F.urope or how many will be detailed there, if any. I cannot say. "At Vancouver 1 was greatly inter ested in the work of the spruce divi sion, which was one of the spectacular features of tlte war. The speed with w-hich the division wae demobilized and the equipment stored from the elements is remarkable. General Utsquc and his associates performed a wonderful task both at Vancouver and in the field." Discussing conditions of American troops abroad. Mr. B.ker said that the troops which had to occupy the devas tated territory of France, where there was not a houw nor shelter of any Kind, whore it was raining and cold, bad to put up with creature discom forts: but these conditions are being improved daily. Fatare Army Arflioa t'neertaia. Complaints from the soldiers, he said, be alwuyts receives seriously. He dwelt on the activity, with which the soldiers are being returned to the Unit id States by the hundred thousand, and predicted that this gigantic movement would continue as long as necessary. As to the future of the American standing army he had no Information to divulge', for Congress has not ex pressed itself. There are a multitude of details to be worked out. said he, and for the present there ia little to be aid on the topic Mr. Baker is a man of small stature, with quick, nervous movements: a man who speaks fluently and carefully jcks Ms words while doing so. Also )(( is an inveterate smoker, for, after climbing into his dress suit and while awaiting the democratic faithful to Jead him to dinner, lie smoked a piyu. Further Investigation Is Promised, With View to Fixing Definitely the Responsibility. WASHINGTON, March 13. Charges that American soldiers from western states were moved from an Atlantic port of debarkation to their homes in cattle cars were made by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of the military committee in the last sen ate. In an address here tonight before the Mississippi society. "I will not tell you where those gal lant boys debarked," said Senator Chamberlain, "because I propose to in- vestiagte the case further with a view- to axing definitely the responsibility. But the story told me only today was that these boys, overjoyed at getting back to American shores, were placed in cars used for carrying livestock. They had no lights except that which could be given by lanterns and nothing to eat except canned goods. "In this way they traveled for four days. J3o you think that as they pro ceeded on their journey they cultivated additional love for the country for which they had fought and smfered? They were in constant danger of get ting into a spirit of desregard for the institutions of their country. What kind of a spirit do you think treatment of this character will Inspire in the victims? Of course, I know the head of a great department can't be in constant touch with the details of his office. But the man immediately in charge should be held responsible and Americans will demand a reckoning at his hands. The problem of taking care of the soldiers is one of the most severe that we will have to face. But it should be faced with candor, with open honesty and with unflinching courage. Nothing con be gained by concealing the truth." FLEET'S FLIGHT IS FAST Aberdeen Major Flics From New York to Ohio in Four Hours. ABERDEEN. Wash.. March 15. (Special.) J. S. Waugh, Aberdeen mer chant now in New York, encloses In a letter an account of a flight of Major Reuben F. Fleet, of this county from McCook field, Mineola. Long Island, to i'ayton, Ohio, in 4 hours, 35 minutes. The trip was made In a DeHaviland battleplane equipped with 400 horse power engines, and the flight was made at the rate of 135.8 miles an hour. The trip was made in stormy weather and the machine was blown about 100 miles off the regular course. Most of the distance was covered at a height of 10.000 to 12.000 feet. WOULD-BE ASSASSIN TO DIE Court-Martial Acts Quickly on As sailant of Premier Clcnicnceau. PARIS, Friday. March 14. It took less than six hours today for a court martial to try Kmile Cottin for his attempt on the life of Premier Clem enceau and to sentence him to death. The trial began after noon and ended at 7:25 o'clock this evening, when Colo nel Ilyvert announced the verdict, which was unanimous. Cottin listened calmly to the presi dent of the court as he read the sen tence and then said: "I am glad to die for the cause of the proletariat. If my death will bring relief to the down-trodden work ing man I will not have died in vain." HOMING PIGEONS ORDERED Cascade Forester Will IVe Birds Col Report Fires. lil'GEXE, Or., March II Twelve t UUUS noiiiiiiK iiigcuno nac uccn ui dered by Clyde R. Seltz. supervisor of I one orTtne Cascade national forest with head quarters in Eugene, to be used In pro tecting forests from fire this summer. The bird3 will arrive April 1, and fourj each will be sent to the ranger stations at McKenzle bridge. Oakridge and Re serve, where they will be trained until the dry season, when they will be placed in active service. "Smoke chasers" will take the birds with them when they go to fight small fires, and if they find that they need help the birds will be liberated with a I message to the nearest ranger station. I MILES CANNON AT MOSCOW Idaho Agricultural Head Starts Work In Latah County. MOSCOW. Idaho. March 15. (Spe cial.) Miles Cannon of Weiser, Idaho, the first man appointed head of onej of the nine departments of Governori Davis" cabinet. Is in Moscow arrang ing for co-operative work with farm ers, grain and mill men and citizens of Latah county. other i Mr. Cannon is chairman or manager of the commission of agriculture His work will be interwoven with that of tho agricultural college and experi-l ment station and with the extension work. Mr. Cannon is enthusiastic about the prospects of his department assisting the farmers to get better! prices and more honest treatment in handling their products. 12 ALIENS ARE PAROLED Remainder of 5 4 Persons Under De-i tention to Be Deported. WASHINGTON. March 15. Paroles were granted by the secretary of labor today to 13 aliens or the group or 64 sent to New York under orders of de portation. In 19 cases the deportation order was affirmed. In the remaining 23 cases no applications for reopening of hearings were pending. Most of the aliens ordered paroled had been offered paroles on the basis of their original hearings and before thev were removed from the state of Washington, but refused to accept them. Construction Depends 0 Paris Conference. ; DANIELS SAILS FOR EUROPE Proposed Cruiser-Battleships Will Cost $40,000,000 CRAFT WILL HAVE, SPEED If It Is Decided to Build Powerful Type of Boats, America Will Have Strongest Navy of All. WASHINGTON, March 15. Important conclusions which probably will be re flected later at Paris in discussion of limitation of naval armaments are ex pected here to grow out of the forth coming conference between Secretary Daniels and his aides and European ad miralty officials. The secretary sailed today, accompanied by his three chief technical advisers. While the main object of the trip of the American officials is to gather In formation upon which the navy depart ment can fcase a report to congress relative to the proposal to substitute gigantic composite cruiser-battle ships for present-day capital war vessels, the fact that such a programme would render all existing fleets obsolete and that Its cost would be enormous, in sure, in the view of many officials here, that the project will be taken up at the peace conference. Bis Questions Involved. Naval officials generally are inclined to defer judgment as to tho advisability of adopting the composite ship pro gramme. They take the view that even in its narrowest and strictly American aspect the proposal raises questions of such a far-reaching nature that indi vidual opinions should have no weight in arriving at the answer. ' In the view- here, even the American SB-knot battle cruiser project now held to await a decision on the greater ques tion of composite ships has in it ele ments that make it more than a purely national matter under present condi tions. Officers say that if competitive naval building is to continue, .other powers must provide similar- ships, as not even Great Britain Is building craft (Concluded on Puge 3, Column 1.) T GRANDMA WORRY WAITS FOR THE BUS. .. .. - . , - I rrovvr i - uac dc i i-tvi- tn-nEu T ' 1 """CT' I' I I THING AINTFE '- - r f , vlvlW15!l,XX i I t sums -" isAMf-v, opara ummiL.iir-TT t YOU DQNV catch Mi ' ' - 1 , l-'MN1IBuCv I . i c Sr. -'o, -V3 rvT-'i -r ..t, i ' v n i- ii j i i I i? " S -Tr i II S A I IT II rLnp&wi . Jits' I . III leift . ,11 : . mm., i i r t i 1 2f2 r ' fl I V i I I t 1 J T I ! I RFmFS WKAT C Jl IA R AMViTir! I Lttt. 1 .)MM 1 1. . . I I I T I . - r r, I L ' I - .J T I T Tit A -n I nrr.n 1 'rlXC04W 1 ' 1 1 . . iMtwiK iva rsr , -1 ' vm TT ' u-n - -.J t 1 . T 5 idications Are That Political Tide Is Turning; Government's Fi nancial Policy Disliked. LONDON, Friday, March 14. Poli ticians look upon the result in the parliamentary election in West Leyton Division today as a sharp reminder to the coalition government of Premier Lloyd-George of popular discontent. The division returned A. E. Newbould, an independent liberal who was de feated In December by a majority of 2000 over K. F. Mason, a coalition unionist, who had the premier's in dorsoment. In the gemral election recently the coalition unionist, Colonel Wrightson, whose death made today's election necessary, polled 11,000 votes to New bould's 5000. This result, with the fact that Rear Admiral W. A. Hall, coalition union ist, was returned for the West Derby division of Liverpool recently by rrttly decreased majority, is taken to show that the political tide is turning. Politicians credit this change in senti ment to the government's financial policy. Appropriation bills for the coming fiscal year which the government has introduced in the house of commons in the last few days include 440.000,000 for the army, which Is more than 10 times the scale before the war, and 149,000,000 for the navy, which is roughly five times the rate before the war. Another cause of dissatisfaction is the continuance of conscription in a limited measure and the general im patience to r ' the country back to a peace footing. RED CROSS WORKER DEAD Lieutenant Walker Victim of Typhus Contracted In Balkans. ATHENS, March 14. Lieutenant Walker of the American Red Cross, who had been engaged In relief work in Macedonia, is dead here from typhus contracted in the Balkans. The Greek government has conferred on him posthumously the cross of the Order of the Savior. FREQUENT RAINS LIKELY Pacific Coast State Due for Fall Be low Normal In Temperature. WASHINGTON, March 15 Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday, issued by the weather bureau today are: Pacific states Frequent ra'ins prob able with temperature below normal. .rjf tK?P &WA J M l II Rumors of Political Up heaval Silenced. INDUSTRY TO EE ENCOURAGED ETficient Service Required of Department Heads. IMPORTANT PERIOD LOOMS Reconstruction Plan, as Outlined by Legislature, Meets Approval of New Executive. SALEM, Or., March 15. (Special.) There will be no political upheaval under Ben W. . Olcott, Oregon's new governor. But the executive will ex pect that the men under him will give their utmost endeavors to carry on an efficient and a sound economical busi ness policy In the administration of the affairs of their offices, and any other kind of an administration will be a signal for them to seek other employ ment. The executive announced today his expected summarization of the more important ( matters of policies which will control his conduct of affairs as governor, and in making the announce ment he declares that with the broad problems opening before the state It is no time for factional etrile and that for the well-being of the state the united support of its people should be given to the governor, regardless of who might happen to be occupying that chair. Reconstruction Plan Favored. He declares himself in favor of a commendable reconstruction pro gramme; that he believes the recon struction plan as outlined by the re cent legislature should receive the sanc tion of the people as a link in the chain of development and to bridge over a period of unemployment that Is facing the state. Ho declares that Jt will be his pol icy -to encourage industry to the full est extent; to promote harmony and fairness between employer and em ploye necessary for industrial success and a happy citizenship and to encour- (Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.) Public Opinion to Be Influenced for "Maintenance of Standards of Personal Liberty." NEW YORK, March 15. Organiza tion of the Association Opposed to Na tional Prohibition was announced here tonight, with the avowed "prime pur pose" of making the "18th amendment to the constitution forever inoperative." Application for incorporation under the laws of New York will be made next week, it was said. Among the incorpo rators will be Percival S. Hill, presi dent of the American Tobacco com pany; Joseph W. Harriman, president of the Herriman National bank, and Mich ael Friedsam, president of B. Altman & Co. No person officially connected with the organization, it was declared, has any interest, directly or indirectly, ir. the liquor business. Plans for organization of branches in 29 states have been laid, it was an nounced, and nearly 800,000 persons already have applied for membership. The organization, it was declared, stands on the principle of "personal rights and liberties" and is opposed to introduction of any bills in congress or in the various state legislatures differentiating between light wines and beer and whisky. It is as strongly opposed, the state ment continues, to prohibition by con stitutional amendment of the manufac ture and sale of cigarettes, cough drops and chewing gum, as it is to the pro hibition by constitutional amendment of the manufacture and sale of in toxicants. In addition to the organization's cam paign to influence public opinion "for maintenance of the standards of per sonal liberty." by "all lawful and pro per means," the organization also pro poses to disseminate information re garding the political, social and eco nomic effect of the prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages, to promote temperance In the use of alcoholic beverages "and to oppose any move ment to limit or discontinue the use of tobacco." The organization will hold mass meetings and parades in 43 cities on April 19, the anniversary of the firing of the first gun of the American revo lution. A national convention Is to be held, the announcement says, between June 1 and June 15. TRANSPORT SINKS, 9 DROWN Vessel Strikes Mine in North Sea 35 Survivors Landed. LONDON. March 15. Nine sailors are reported drowned in the sinking of the American naval transport Yselhaven which struck a mine at 1:35 o'clock Friday morning,' according to a report to Lloyd's. The Yselhaven was bound from Baltimore to Copenhagen. Thirty -five survivors have been landed at Hartlepool by a British steamer. The Yselhaven measured 3558 tons. and was built in Rotterdam in 131t. She was taken over by the Lnited States shipping board after tlie United States entered the war. fche leit Bal timore February 18 for Copenhagen. The sinking of the Yselhaven probaDJy occurred in the North sea. YEGGS IN VLADIVOSTOK Ware of Highway Robbery and Safe Blowing Reported. WASHINGTON. March .15. A wave of highway robbery and safe-blowing in Vladivostok during the past week was reported today to the state de partment. In one instance a band of armed robbers in broad daylight blew up a safe and took 250,000 rubles and other securities. In another securities valued at nearly ?. 500,000 rubles were taken from the I offices of the leading co-operative or ganization at Vladivostok. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Wrath rr. I YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 49 degrees; minimum, J aei?rce. TODAY s nam; moderate southwesterly winds. War. Official casualty list. Section 1, page L'J. Foreifrn. f Fugitive German submarine sunk by Span iards. Section l, page j. I Popular discontent is growing In Great ijritatn. ecnon x. page i. Germans trade ships for food. Section 1, page 3. Hearst ranch in Mexico raided by Villa men. Section 1, page 2. Permanent treaty now being drawn. Sec tion 1, page 4. Germans must work, not strike, says Prus sian premier. section i, page o. Paris regarded as gate to millenium. Sec tion 1, page 7. Recent session of congress declared storm iest in years. Section l, page o. I Blockade not intended to starve German people. Section i; page -'i. National. Huge U. S. warship planned. bcction l, page 1. I C. B. Aitchison gets important position. Section 1, page 6. Sports. Semi-professional baseball riea is prom ised. Section 'Z, page l. Beaver pitchers look good. Section 2, page 2. Lincoln high wins state honors from Salem. Section 2, page 2. Santa Monica road race won by Durant. Section 2, page 4. Interscholastic baseball to start soon. Sec tion 2, page 4. Bowlers eager for northwest series. Sec tion 2, page 3. Activities of Multnomah club to be shown in entertainment programme. Section 2, page 3. All northwest eyes motorcycle events. Sec tion 2, page . Portland and Vicinity. I Senator Chamberlain welcome, but not In vited, bectivu 1, page 1. Oregon cities to maintain U. S. employment bureau service; bectton 1, page 11'. T. W. C. A. to launch drive for SiiO.000. Sec tion 1, page 14. Lieutenant Dunning, tomcat of the tanks, wins three war crosses. Section 1, page 16. Hum of aircraft to be heard over city. Sec tion 3, page 17. ' J. S. Mann, ex-cabhier of Lfnnton bank, in- dicua. be..uon j, page ltt. Fugitive Diver Overtaken by Destroyer. CREW OF 30 GERMANS SAVED Attempt to Escape Discovered by Naval Guards. BOAT LONG AGO INTERNED Captain of Craft Declares His Boat Tlad Been Damaged in Fight ing Three Allied Ships. PARIS, March 15. The German sub marine U-48, while attempting to escape from Ferrol, Spain, last night, was chased by a destroyer and sunk. according to a Havas dispatch from Madrid. The U-48 took refuge at Ferrol In March, 1918, and was Interned. The attempted flight of the U-boat was observed and the torpedoboat destroyer Antalo pursued her. The German boat was sunk outside the Ferrol roads. The crew was saved. When the German submarine U-48 sought refuge at Ferrol her propellers were unshipped by the authorities and" her guns and munitions were taken out, according to dispatches from that port. The captain of the submarine declared that his craft had been damaged se verely in fighting three ships. The U-boat carried a crew of 30 men and for a time a Spanish warship stood guard over her. In 1917 the U-48 was reported off Bermuda. SANTIAGO, Chile, March 15. Crews of tho interned German vessels in Chilean harbors, which are to be turned over to the United States, have been ordered by the minister of war to lower the German flag on the ships. The- Ger man minister here protested to the Chilean foreign , minister against this order. He was informed that it could not be revoked because the vessels were to be ready for delivery to the United States on demand. SOLDIER AIDJS APPROVED Spokane Business Men to Help Fighting Men to Get Jobs. SPOKANE, March 15. Plans for per sonal assistance for returned soldiers. to aid them in getting the sort of job they desire and help them otherwise when occasion demands, are to bo worked out by a special committee of Spokane business men. to be named at meeting of those interested which will be held here next week. General plans for the organization were announced today at a luncheon given former Governor Hay by Profes sor Loewbe of the school of commerce of the University of Washington, di rector of the bureau of the after-care of the northwest division of the Red Cross. The committee would work in co operation with the home service de partment of the local Red Cross chapter. R. A. BOOTH URGED' TO STAY Oregon Citizens Want Highway Com missioner to Retain Place. SALEM, Or., March 15. (Special.) From all ovflr the state an avalanche of letters and telegrams has descended on the governor's office urging that he prevail upon State Highway Com missioner Booth to retain his place on the commission. Many of theso indorsements are from communities where local candi dates have arisen, and in practically every instance in which indorsements have been received for other candidates they have been prefaced by urging the retention of Mr. Booth in the first In stance, but stating if he cannot be re tained they would like to recommend their part'eular candidate. SEATTLE FACES LARGE TAX Completion of Rail Deal May In volve Payment of $2 75,000. OLYMPIA, "Wash.. March 13. The city of Se.'.ttle will have to pay 1275,000 taxes for the year 1919 if the deal whereby the Seattle municipality ac quires the street-car lines of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power com pany Is completed before April 1, ac cording to a ruling made today by Clark P.. Jackson, state tax commissioner. Jackson places the valuation of the carlines at 812.000,000. RECORD CROPS PREDICTED Central Washington Farmers Start Sowing Spring Wheat. SPOKANE, Wash., March 13. Farm ers in the southern section of the Big Bend country in north central Wash ington have started sowing spring wheat for what will be one of the largest crops in the history of this part of the country, according to re ports received by former Governor Hay, who has farming interests ' In that section. Climatic conditions are excellent for A ood crop, be said.. i .1 GH 1 06.0