THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 2R. 1010
ACCUSED LOS AXGELBS SLAYER, HIS MOTHER AND JUDGE
D1MJZI0 KING IN
TRYING CASE.
OVER MEDAL AWARDS
Cap-ital Is Deeply Stirred by
Sims' Disclosures.
iPoet Says He Will Resist Ex
pulsion From Fiume.
A Dainty, Charming
and Altogether Different
Story of Mother Love
DBY-UMD ADMIRAL CITED
CHIEF AIDES LEAVES HIM
tiers Honor lor Dr. Grayson Is
ifcld to Be I imlt Comment
HcaFd on Bagley Case.
Italian Paper Calls Adventure
Grotesque Drama Led by Dan
gerous. Nautili v Boy.
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ashlngton, Dec. 27. Railroad legis
iiion and the peace treaty are
.riviaJ topics in the Washington
holiday gossip as compared with the
fiisrussion started by Rear-Admiral
William S. Situs when ne returned by
parcel post a distinguished service
modal awarded him by Josephua
l'anicls. secretary of the navy.
The controversy has grown from
riav to day as the public delved fur
ther into Admiral Sims" criticism that
worthy officers had been Ignored and
recognition given to the unworthy.
Further disclosures tend to reflect on
the Knight board, which made up a
list of deserving naval heroes, as well
as upon Secretary Daniels.
Dry Land Admlrnl tiled.
It is revealed that among the
awards made by the Knight board.
Mud approved by Secretary Daniels,
was a navy cross to Admiral Gray
son, physician to the president. Pub
lic opinion is inclined to regard this
award with more disfavor than the
bestowal by Secretary Daniels of a
distinguished service medal on his
wife's brother. Commander David W.
Iiaxley.
When the proposed Joint committee
of congress to investigate the whole
question of naval hero awards gets
down to business, the spotlight is
likely to fall promptly on Dr. Gray
son. Why a dry land admiral, with a
soft berth in the shelter of the White
House, should be given such splendid
recognition while other brave fight
ing admirals with more ambitious
records are Ignored, is a question of
transcendant Importance.
Knoagh Already, Sny Some.
Members of congress feel that Dr.
Grayson received sufficient "recogni
tion when, at the direction of Presi
dent Wilson four years ago, he was
promoted from the rank of com
mander to rear-admiral over the heads
of several more deserving officers
with brilliant records In the service.
Admiral Grayson has seen no service
Rt sea in recent years unless his
x oyage in the luxurious cabin of the
George Washington to and from the
Paris peace conference be counted as
such. What did he do to merit a
navy cross, some one Is sure to ask?
It cannot be the manner in which
he has managed the successful block
ade of the White House during the
last few months, because that covers
a period since the war closed. These
medals are awarded only for acts ol
gallantry performed during the war
Three Great Heroes Named.
An unidentified historian bringing
history down to date has aptly said
that there are three great American
naval heroes besides John Paul Jones
In their order he names them as Ad
miral Farragut of the civil war. Ad
miral Dewey of the Spanish-American
war and Admiral Grayson, of the
boudoir.
The award of a distinguished serv
ice medal by Secretary Daniels to his
brother-in-law without any recom
mendation from the Knight board is
of course extraordinary, as Admiral
Sims points out. Commander Bag
ley's mark of distinction was that he
lost liis ship at sea in a battle with
German submarine. It is a far -ci
from the day when an America
naval officer was relieved of his con
mand for losing his ship, whatevt
the circumstances, to this modern
period when, Instead of being burai- ,
liated he is decorated for bravery.
Record Hardly Notable.
Aside from this, there is nothing in
Commander Bagley's record at sea
that stands out. The case of Dr.
Grayson, however, seems to establish
the fact that a record at sea had
nothing to do with the lavish and dis
criminatory distribution of medals.
Anyway, Secretary Daniels can find
justification for the Bagley award in
the trite saying that "blood is thick
er than water."
Secretary Daniels Is at considerable
advantage in any investigation be
cause he enjoys the friendship of moat
Of the members of the senate and
house naval affairs committees. When
ho came into the naval portfolio at
the beginning of the first Wilson ad
ministration he had few friends, eith
er in or out of congress, but since
then he has grown in the esteem of
republicans, as well as democrats.
There is a willingness to overlook
blunders that are not so stupendous
as to call for harsh action, but new
complications have arisen, for other
officers have followed Sims in spurn
ing their decorations.
Peace Conferences Continue.
Conference on the peace treaty
continued today v.-lth Senators Mc
Xary and Lenroot of the mild reser
vation republicans taking the leader
ship. Senator McNary was to have
had a conference with Senator Hitch
cock of tbe democratic forces, but
was unable to connect.
"I want to say that there ar$ no
differences between the republican
friends of the treaty." said Senator
ItcNWcy today. "Neither is there any
ccmplaint as to Senator Dodge's atti
tude. Senator Dodge has been giving
us all the aid we asked and all of
the aid promised. Ho was to see Sen
ators Underwood and Pomerene, dem
ocrats, and he did that.
"We told him we would not support
the Knox resolution as reported out
by the foreign relations committee.
and found that he was not committed
to the resolution. , We believe the
people want the treaty, but they want
It with reservations. That is what
they will get."
It is understood that the Knox reso
lution, which simply would achieve a
state of peace by declaring the war
ended, was only reported out to give
the democratic side something serious
to think about.
Railroaders Plan Fljrht.
Officers of the four brotherhoods
are expected to gather here over Sun
day for the purpose of putting pres
sure on congress to defeat the rail
road legislation now in conference.
Their fight will be directed against
both the Escn bill, passed by tbe
house, and the Cummins bill, passed
by the senate, because. In the first
place, they are candid in their oppo
sition to any legislation that will
make successful private operation Of
the roads possible.
Their efforts are expected shortly
to be centered almost exclusively on
the anti-strike clause of the Cummins
bill, over which the chief struggle
will wage in the conference between
the committees of the two houses of
congress. Present niutterinjrs of a
general railroad strike are expected
In the next few days to rise to tbe
pitch of open threats, but these
threats are not likely to do more than
- Photos from Underwood. ""a
.,. "1. .iiurnmg
to strengthen the determination of
the senate conferees to Insist on the
an tl -strike provision.
HouFtr Leaders Get Shock-.
Republican leaders In the houso
were astounded today to receive a
letter from Representative John
Uangley of Kentucky, chairman of the
committee on public bulldlnge and
grounds, saying that his committee
had determined to report a public
buildings olll at this session of con
gress. The astonishment soon grew
to rage because the republican steer
ing: committee, which has all legisla
tion In charge, was not consulted.
The leaders will never stand for
any such legislation, which would call
for an appropriation of 100,000.000.
with the treasury facing a deficit In
the next fiscal year of $3,000,000,000.
Represen tat Ive- Frank W. Mondell,
republican house leader, was as much
surprised as anybody because he had
been advising constituents that they
must expect no public buildings leg
islation in this congress.
Any publfc buildings authorized at
this time would have to be con
structed with borrowed money. it is
argued, only adding to- the fearful
deficit already in eight.
AWARDS TARGET FOR QUIZ
(Continued J-'rom First Page.)
as administrator of harbor floating
equipment in Hampton Roads district.
"It is submitted," tbe letter said,
"that If the discharge of these highly
responsible and largely independent
duties were so successful as to meet
the department's approval, the re
sponsible officer should be recognized
commensurately and those subordi
nates whom he recommended as hav
ing contributed directly to that suc
cess should also be recognized. If.
on the contrary, the duties outlined
above were not successfully carried
out to the satisfaction of the depart
ment, there should be no award of
lecorations."
In view of these considerations. Art
t.i Tnnns said, he felt it "my duty
to the dignity and importance of the
forces operated and the work accom
plished by them." to request that the
award to him of a navy cross be
canceled.
Mayo Defends Staff.
Admiral Mayo declared it was evi
dent there had Been a ajaaswrowow-
In eons dermg recommenaaiion
for decorations he made as commander,
nf the fleet, many or wnicn, ne auueu.
were not carried out. The letter notes
that no member ol Aamirai iu.nj.uo
staff received a decoration except his
chief of staff and aEserts mat. an
admiral's success is responsible to a
large extent "upon the loyalty, initi
ative and efficiency" of his staff per
sonnel. .
Failure to recognize adequately tne
service of men on such duty, it said,
"creates an impression that duty is of
minor importance," not comparable
to command of a single ship. Such an
impression, It said, "would be fatal
to the development of the navy as a
fighting machine."
Admiral Mayo renewed his recom
mendations and urged that reconsid
eration be given meritorious cases.
Decker Makes Protest.
Admiral Decker's letter notes that
he had been awarded a navy cross
under the published list In recogni
tion of his services as naval attache
at Madrid.
"In my opinion," It says, "this award
Is entirely Inadequate to the services
that were performed by tne oince
of the naval attache and those who
worked, with me. The effect of this
work was to keep Spain from enter
ing the war against us at the time
of the enemy March oiiensive 01 191s
also a reduction of the submarine ac
tivities off the coast of Spain.
Tbe Jetter commends the services
of three men associated with the
writer and declares Admiral Decker
cannot permit them "to be taken so
lightly."
Cantain Hasbrouck's letter le a terse
indorsement of Admiral Sims' posi
tion, stating that the writer nas a
hle-her regard for Admiral Sims
views on matters affecting the morale
of the naval service than those of
any other officer."
Harry
1. Burger.
Craig.
S. IVevr and Mm. Lillian
Below Judge Uavln W.
gon City. The company will engage
in operation of fleets on the Columbia
river and eventually In deep water
fishing off the coast of Oregon.
The capital of the company was
given as J5000 with Judge Thomas K.
Ryan, J. Dean Butler and J. W. Mof
lat as the incorporators.
FIUME, Dec. 27. (By the Associat
ed Press. ) "Cabriele d'Annunzlo made
i ne announcement today mat ne j
would resist any efforts to expel him
from Flume. He said he had reached
the decision that the guarantees of
fered by the government were insuf
ficient to warrant his leaving.
That his troops be let off without
punishment for joining his crusade is
one of the demands made by D'An
nunzlo in return for his departure,
as is also the rehabilitation of Fium
ian and Dalmatian money.
The right to reside in Fiume or any
part of DaLmatla without restriction
or passport, authority to decide the
time and manner of the departure of
his forces from Fiume. and official
recognition of the medal he con
ferred on his legionaries are among
the other demands he made.
ROME, Dec. 27. Gabriele D'Annun
zlo Is understood to have asked Pre
mier Nittl to postpone his announceed
visit to London on the ground that his
departure should be preceded by the
reaching of a definite settlement of
the Fiume situation.
Llutenant-Commander Rlszo, Major
Glurlatl. chief of D'Annunzio's cabi
net, and other leaders associated with
D'Annunzlo, are said to have left
the Fiume district.
In commenting on the Adriatic sit
uation today the Corrlere d'ltalia
says:
"It Is fated that the drama of
Fiume would end as a grotesque
operetta. The most authoritative
companions of Captain D'Annunzio
In his adventures are abandoning him
in his dream of acting the little
tyrant of the fourteenth century. He
does not realize the situation, how
ever, but dresses himself as a corpo
ra of storm troops and plays the
king among the soldiers, indifferent
to the opposition of all Fiume and all
Italy.
"Everybody agrees today in depict-J
ing D Annunzio as a naughty, danger
ous boy lighting a nre next to a
powder magazine. Who has supplied
him with nationalist matches, and is
there no one to lead that bad boy
away by the ear?"
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GASSED SOLDIER DEAD
Jack l.inil Arvidson Participated
in Three Major Offensives.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 27 .
(Special.) Jack Emil Arvidson, 27,
who served overseas for more than
two years, is dead as a result of being
gassed while with the 161st regiment
In France. Mr. Arvidson enlisted
in October, 1917. He was in three
major offensives.
After being in several hospitals in
France and Germany. Arvidson was
sent to the United States and after
being in several eastern camps was
sent to the General Letterman hos
pital In San Francisco, where he died
December 21. The body has reached
Vancouver and the funeral will be
held tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. H
Thompson. Methodist, officiating. In
terment will be in the post cemetery-.
Arvidson was a son of Mr. and Mrs
Oscar Arvidson of Fishers.
COLLEGE GIRL ATTACKED
Miss Ruth Anderson Fights Off
Chloroform Highwayman.
MARSH FIELD, Or., Dec. 27. (Spe
cial.) Miss Ruth Anderson, a college
girl, was attacked by a man last night
near the home or her grandmother,
Mrs. O. H. Oren.
A chloroformed cloth was forced
Into her mouth, but the young woman,
who is athletic, successfully fought
off the assailant ana her screams
brought help within a few minutes
The assailant escaped.
OREGON FISHERIES FORMS
Company vtitli Headquarters at
Oregon City Incorporated.
OREGON CITT, Or., Dec. 27. (Spe
cial.) Articles of incorporation have
been filed for the Oregon Fisheries
company, with headquarters la Ore-
PLANT HEAD IS FlflED ON
RIOTS FOLLOW RESUMPTION
OF WORK IX COLORADO.
may
expected
WILSON TO BE 63 TODAY
Mrs. McAdoo and Mrs. Sayre May
Visit White Rouse.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S7 Tr.,A .
Wilson will be 63 years old tomorrow
His daughters, Mrs. William G Mc
Adoo and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre ex
pressed a desire a week or 10 days
ago to be at the White House for his
nuijuay anniversary, and they
wmu. x ne president wan
to spend a quiet dav.
Rear-Admlral Grayson said today
his patient's progress was continuing.
FAMILIES ON U. S. CHASER
Congressmen With Friends Arrive
at Panama Canal.
PANAMA, Dec. 27. A party of 23
American congressmen with members
of their families, their secretaries and
friends, arrived today.
They will make a trip through the
canal In a submarine, chaser.
91,000,000 In Flour for Vienna.
NEW YORK. Deo, 27. The wheat
export company, purchasing agent for
the allies, bought (1,000,000 worth of
flour from the United States grain
corporation for the relief of Vienna
it was announced Friday. It will be'
shipped from New York Immediately.
Disabled Steamer in Tow.
HALIFAX. N. S.. Dec 27. A radio
message received last night reported
that the British steamer Mesaba,
which went to the assistance of the
disabled British steamer Kamarima
on Tuesday, took her in tow Friday
and headed for St. Johns, Newfoundland.
Manager of Minncqna Mill Finds
d Bullet Holes in Auto; Troops
Sent to Scene.
PUEBLO. Colo., Dec. 27. An at
tempt was made last night on the life
of Frajik E. Parks, manager of the
Minnequa plant of the Colorado Fuel
& Iron company, according to an
nouncement by Mr. Parks today.
The attack on Mr. Parks was made
by two men as he was returning to
his home from his office. Mr. Parks
did not believe the shots were Intend
ed for him until he noticed his auto
mobile this morning and found four
bullet holes In it.
Riots followed resumption this week
of work In the plant after it had been
closed since September by the strike.
A request for troops to protect
workmen at the Minnequa plant of
the Colorado Fuel &. Iron company at
Pueblo was received here tonight.
Adjutant-General Spangler immedi
ately began preparations for the dis
patch of a detachment of the national
guard. '
Fifty Denver guardsmen under com
mand of Colonel Dennis E. McConnlss
and Captain R- W. Taggert will leave
for Pueblo at 11:20 o'clock tonight
and will arrive there early tomorrow.
ANITA STEWART
in
HUMAN DESIRE
Miss Stewart appears in an entirely different role
from any you have seen before. The theme of "Human
Desire" is babies rich, poor, heirs, foundlings, big
and little babies.
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA
Afternoons and Evenings
Director Knowles has another charming musical
interpretation. Orchestra all strings again this week.
TODAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
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Negro Confsses Killing Girl.
NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 27. Frank
Kelley, a negro, arrested here today
on suspicion of having been impll
cated in the murder last week of
Catherine Dunn, a maid employed in
the home of Clarence S. Clark of
Brooklyn, has confessed the crime, ac
cording to an announcement late to
day by District Attorney Lewis of
Kings county.
Argentine Strike Spreads.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 27. The
strike on the Argentine state rail
road, which began in the province of
Jujuy in the extreme north, has ex
tended to the provinces of Santa Fe
and Salta, and the territory of Chaco.
Trains are operating on delayed sched
ules, guarded by troops.
Paris Sugar Price Fixed.
PARI 3, Dec. 27. The retail price of
sugar has been fixed at 3 francs 20
centimes per kilogram or 1 franc 60
centimes per pound. Crystallzed, un
refined sugar will sell at 3 francs per
kilogram.
sor H. E. Murdock, agricultural engi
neer at the state college here, an
nounced Friday that the federal de
partment of the Interior has called a
meeting of 36 reclamation superin
tendents of the northwest, to be held
at Bozeman. January 12 to 17, as a
part of an irrigation institute to be
held.
Chinese to Be Shut Out.
EL PASO, Texas. Dec. 27. Chinese
have been ordered excluded from
Cananaa, Sonora, to atop efforts to
effect a rupture of diplomatic rela
tions with ths United States, accord
ing to a message sent to the chamber
of deputies at Mexico City recently
by Governor Adolfo de la Huerta of
Sonora.
Reclamation Heads Called.
BOZEMAN, Mont., Dec. 27. Profes-
Automotive Schools
Day and Night
Automobile, Tractor, Vuleanlilng; Stu
dents entering- how will be ready for
position in. the spring. Large new build
Ins, new equipment, earpert instruction,
practical laboratories and actual shop
experience In repair.
Radio and Electric
Schools
Prepare for Radio operator service on
merchant ships or for electrical engi
neering. Special equipment and very
hlKh-Krade instruction Insure) rapid
progress and practical results. Enter
now.
These schools co-operate- with the state
in prorldlnsT financial aid to returned
service men.
For catalogue giving complete Infor
mation address or call at Dir. ., de
partment of Education, a. M. t. A.
Building.
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Invest Your Christmas
and New Year Money
In Something of
Permanent Value
-jfcriedlander'M have many things in jewels and
jewelry that will bring never-ending pleasure
and service to their possessors.
DIAMONDS One of the most extensive exhibits in
the northwest; exceptional investment values.
WRIST WATCHES Ours is the largest stock in
Portland. During holiday week certain lines will be
reduced in price.
STERLING SILVER We have lowered the price
on a number of lines for the benefit of holiday-week
shoppers.
Richelieu, Orienta and Florette
Strings of Pearls
Established 1870
310-312 WASHINGTON STREET
Between Fifth and Sixth
Scores of Baby Garments Go
Into Our Year-End Clearance
$1.00
Every single garment and boudoir accessory which we do not want to
carry into the new year is included there are Coats, Dresses, Sweat
ers Nighties, Underwear, Blankets everything that has become
crumpled and soiled from handling; every garment that is not quite
up to the Baby's Boudoir's standard.
Former Prices Were $1.50 to $6.00
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (if any stocks remain till Wednes
day) they all go at
$1.00
Too there are sets of Merino Shirts at S for $1 2 Merino Shirts $1
Stamped Dresses 2 for $1 ; 2 Stamped Rompers for $1 and many other
articles at 2 for $1. Buy early !
Positively
No returns, no exchanges,
no C. O. D.'s, no "will holds"
38 Morrison St., Below 10th