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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ? PORTLAND, : SATURDAY; MARCH 4, 1916. 1 a KAY IS SELECTED TO lISieiNAGER IN CUMMINS FICHT Treasurer, It Is Understood, iWill Accept and Will Be : Chairman f Committee. MEETING SET FOR MONDAY ahxpparters Witt -rfect OrrBlitioa i , . tad Win Prepar- to Opsa Thomaa B. Kay, state treasurer, has "tn . selected as campaign manager -- An Oregon for Senator Albert B. Cum ; mlns of Iowa, active candidate for the 'Republican nomination for president. ! fit is understood Mr. Kay will accep. .He will be chairman or the Cummins :! icampaign committee. ; A meeting of Cummins supporters is scheduled to be held In Portland ' iMonday to perfect the organization : of the campaign committee and pre 'pare to open headquarters. The meet ing likely will be held In the afternoon at the Imperial hotel. -V -George C. Howard, who is connected . With the 'Yamhill Street market, is t staking- one of the most active part "in the preliminary arrangements for ; fa campaign organisation in this state. -It la likely he will have charge of the v- Cummins headquarters. . iSEATTLE CANDIDATES ACTIVE r SCircu.it Judgeships Loadstone for r Seekers in Sound City. f Salem. Or, March 4. Activity of candidates for circuit judgshlps f ea i itured filings today at Secretary of -4 JBtate Olcott's office. Roilo C Groes Ubeck. of Klamath Falls, filed for the i Democratic nomination for the thlr ; fteenth district; William H. HollU, of -"Forest Grove, for the Republican nom- - Unation In the nineteenth district, and iiRbbort C Wright, of PorUand, for tne -: - Republican nomination in the fourth "district, "Department No. 1. . "Peace with honor" Is the slogan of Henry Waldo Coe, of Portland, who i 'filed as a candidate for delegate to the - National Progressive convention. : For representative, Ivan G. Martin, - lof Salem, filed for the Republican domination in the first district, and Albert E. Elder filed for the Repub--. "tllcan nomination In the twenty-first ' 'district. Harold C. Merryman, of Klamath Falls, filed for the Republican nomina- tiori for district attorney for Klamath county. . May Han for Director. Petitions are being circulated. It is ' reported, to induce Dr. Gilbert E. An ;derson of Albina, to enter the race for -school director. The school election will be held in June, when a successor to M. G. Munly. will be chosen. Can didates who have announced them selves are A. H. Averlll, Mrs. S. M. Blumauer and Dr. J. Francis Drad. Boosters Club Formed. i-At a. meeting held .last evening In St. Johns, a Muck Boosters clutn. wjia forganlied with Perry C 8t"toitir fr jtorney, as president and F. AiUee, cashier of the First Trust Si' Saviags bank, as secretary. -;: Coffey Expects to File, i ' County Clerk John B. Coffey expects to file this afternoon his declaration of candidacy for teelection on the Re publican ticket. No other candidates .hare filed for the office, although it la known that an effort has been made 'to get different ones into the field. I': Wifl Run for Sheriff. H. I, Wallace has filed his declara- vtiop of candidacy for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. pnjured Engineer Dies at Hospital JHappy" Severson Was Sort Thursday . When Trala Kan Into Slide Hear 't . datskaal. f T. Severson. freight engineer, em ployed by the Spokane, Portland & Se- I i -attle railway, died at St. Vincent's hos "pltal at 7 oclock this morning from ln ; -Juries suffered in a slide near Clats- jfcanie Thursday night X v- M,- His train. Portland-bound from As j - fTtorla, ran into a allde that had come s . iiflown' from the Columbia river high J"; Jrway; His arm was cut off by the en j : . glne wheels, and be had a fracture of j ; Ui skulL i . Severson was known among his com f ades as "Happy. He lived at 1103 Al i vbina avenue. The body was taken to ; ;Iinley's undertaking establishment. ' Chinese Bazaar Bankrupt. $ Louis Yeow, doing business as the .TWlng Sang Yuen company, operators 3or a Chinese bazaar on Washington -street, baa ' filed a petition in bank ruptcy In the United States district eourt. Liabilities of $8600.03 in un '.aecured claims are listed and assets iof S7514 are given. Of this amount 1 7009 is represented by the store's :Czii i rcnirc:n of letter - VAi-,1 ' U , . I'll : I ill Record Business for n ui wiwesi rxcuiu icu , Kiaiftr ef Owl Drug Compur tarns Prom Ban Praadaoo Confer eaee FlMMd With the Outlook. "We look for "the biggest business year of our hlstory'ln the north wft," aid R. M, Ayers, northwest manager for the Owl Drue; company, wno hat iLTrS; cers of the big concern, at San Frsn Cisco. "At our meeting last week." he con tinued, "reports showed that the com pany did the largest business cf its history on the Pacific coast during this last year. And this business was done in the face of extremely abnormal con ditions due to the world war, which makes It all the more remarkable. "Better still. Indications point to a record business In the northwest this spring and summer. "General business conditions In San Francisco are - good, and In Los An geles there Is a big improvement. In stead of the expected slump m San Francisco after the exposition, condi tions improved, and activity is on the increase." Mr. Ayer was absent for 10 days, and returned to Portland yesterday. $100,000 HOME WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY A RICH T1MBERMAN Frank J, Cobbs Commissions Architect A. E, Doyle to Plan Residence. Frank J. Cobbs. 'president of the Valley & Siletg Railway company and wealthy tlmberman who moved to Portland from Michigan several years ago, has commissioned A. . Doyle, local architect, to prepare plans for a 1100.000 residence to be built on the Rosemount tract. Montgomery drive and Vista avenue, Portland Heights. The structure will be of brick, built along English architectural linea on the quadrangle plan. Architect Doyle has also been com missioned to prepare plans for a S50. 000 residence to be erected by Colonel Henry Cabell on the Ardmore black between Park, Douglas and Ardmore avenues near City park. J. O. El rod, Portland realty operator, has completed a deal whereby he ac quires a 6596 acre wheat ranch near Olez in Gilliam county for a considera tion of S250.000. Mr. Elrod acquired the land from E. C. and Charles H. Kllburn of Seattle, giving in exchange property In Port land, St, Johns, Vancouver, Wash., a farm near Tigard and timber land In Lincoln county. , UNION STOCKYARDS TO Proposed Structure to House General Offices, Bank, Cattle Loan Co. and Others The Portland Union Stockyards com pany Is to erect an administration and office building at North Portland, which will cost, when fully completed, $160,000. Lewis I. Thompson, local ar chitect. Is preparing the plans. At present, however, only one wing, to coat about $45,000. will be built, ac cording to a decision by the company's directors this week. I The proposed building will house the ! PAnprn J n f f i oasi nf the ctnlrirfs Anni pany. a bank, the Portland Cattle Loan v-uuipmiy, unices ox oroKers ana com-. mission men, ana tne like. The upper story will be given over to hotel purposes, it being planned to have 45 sleeping rooms with bath. A dining room, to seat 350 persohs, which .' can be turned Into an auditorium when desired. The structure will be known as the "Stock Exchange." Vista Hbuse Fund Still Is Growing K early S10O Zs Added to um Being Xaisd to Build Pioneers' Memorial at Crown Point. Vista House fund acknowledgments were made as follows today by Wil liam J. Piepenbrlnk, secretary of the association which has undertaken 'to build Vista House, a memorial to pio neers, an observatory and public com fort station at Crown Point on the Columbia river highway: Auto owners Cash Previously ac knowledged. $1836.75: Standard Oil company. 25: R. Goldsmith. $5: W. H. Burton. 15: total. $1871.76. Pled res Prtvinml nknnartul..j J$1187.2; F. H. Oimbn. $5 WillTam Irliedner estate. $5: R. F. PraeU $5; I total. S1152.25. Pioneers Total to dt 121121ft Miscellaneous Mary V. Howell. Ore gon City.; employes Albers Brothers, employes Ladd 4 Tllton bank, em ployes United States dlatrict attor ney's office, employes postoffice, em ployes railway mall service, employes cMieimmi. v.isy et vo.. total 134.05; pre viously acknowledged. $125.10; total. $169.16; grand total. $8445.26. To Make Plans for Snicide's Funeral Btrs. C. B. Pitts of Oaklamd, Aut of Badeae Blobols-Teigvth, Bn to At - rlva la City Today. - Mrs. C. E. Pitta of Oakland. CaU aunt of Mrs. Nadene Nichols-Velguth, who committed suicide Thursday wlli arrive In Portland this afternoon to make arrangements for funeral serv ices.' Mrs. Pitts wIU take charge of UnC Velguth'a ffects. The body Is at the underUklng es tablishment of J. PFlnley A- Son. Will Ranch for a While. P. F. Schnur. telegrapher tor ths Pacific fTews; Service, will lea tomorrow for' southeastern Oregon on a six months' leava. , Mr. Schnur win follow ranching f or awhile. Mrs. 1 waaiir wui wimix sir parents In R1 Ifor , short Una, before Joining her httgband. , " , v,-- . - . . ;"" SPEND 150.000 FOR OFFICE BUILDING (JQjJJ PROFESSOR . DtuEVtS LUvt W Bt THE ONLY SOLUTION Member of Reed Faculty De livers Lecture on Sopial Hygiene, iTSJT-o' Professor Norman F. Coleman. "When Fire Fights Fire." was the subject of the vigorous "Sex Lecture for Men," delivered at noon today oy Professor Norman F. Coleman of the Reed college faculty. In the series now being held at the Empress theatre un der the auspices of the State Social Hygiene society. "Any movement to overcome the evil of prostitution must reckon with its long established power," eaid Profes tor Coleman. "Because it has been so widespread and has lasted so long, some have called it a necessary evil. Pestilence was once thought unavoid able; now we make one disease pro duce anti-toxins with which we combat another. Fire vas once only destruct ive; man subdued it to his uses, and now We put fire Into the engines with which we overcome fire. For thou sands of years men regarded slavery as a necessary human institution; but th,ey roused themselves and over threw the ancient evil of slavery. How '! shall men of today look at prostitu tion? "Tlie first power that has been com monly Invoked is fear. Yet this mo tive Is relatively weak as a deterrent. "The stronger appeal is to chivalry and love. The greatest crimes of lust are not against health but against love Men who would not be ashamed lulgence through regard for of indulgence through tnemseivas. wouia oe asnamea tnrougn regard for their mothers and sisters. Men wno are not airaia or disease in their own bodies would loathe them selves as communicators of dlseace to their wives and children. When men see prostitutes really as wome.i. prostitutes will cease to be. The lib ertine is the ape-man who has never stood erect to see woman as she Is." The series of "Sex lectures for men" will close with a public mass meeting at the Heilig theatre tomrr - row auciuwn 11 - w w.un. ai """-" i wm take part in the general discus notaoie array 01 irouB peaer slon. The general subject "Fighting the riroo t T?fw1 Va r?( " will h handled . by Dr. W. D. McNary, superintendent of the Eastern Oregon State Hospital 1 of Pendleton and Dr' John H. Boyd m .. . , . . - I of this city. Three minutes' talks will be mada by W. E. Woodward, A. F. Flegel. J. C. English, Dr. Calvin S. White and Adolph Wolfe. R. L. Sabin will preside. This final social hygiene rally will be free to all men. Newsboy Missing Since Yesterday Xiad Xas Wot Been Been Since Tearlag Doctors Office Where He Bad In jured riagev Dressed. Peter Kandle. 14, residing with his parents at Francis avenue and East Thirtieth street, left home yesterday afternoon to sell newspapers. He left the office of Dr. C. E. Brown, at 5 o'clock, after having an injured finger dressed, and nothing has been beard from him since. He was sccompanled to the doctor's office by a boy named Arnold, and they left together. The Kandl boy never before has been away from his home at night, and his mother is greatly distressed at nis absence. His father is at home sick and has not been able to leave bis house since the middle of January. Four of Crew of Destroyer Burned One Patally, Eight Others Seriously Kurt Aboard the Preble at Ban Siego by Zlarebaek of Gasoline Toron. San Diego, Cal. March 4. (U. P.) One man was fatally wounded and three were seriously burned aboard the U. 8. 8. Preble today in a gasoline explosion. The accident occurred alongside ths municipal pier where the Preble was tied up with the U. S. Iris. Arthur A. Grossert, coxswain, ' was fatally burned. He was , terribly scorched from, head to foot. Three other seamen were badly bunted. . The accident occurred when a gaso line torch, used by the Trnen ia repairs on ths Preble "flared back." Mr. Reames at Desk Again.' V Clarence L. Reames. United States district attorney, , was at bis - desk this morning after being confined to his homo tor nearly a week by Ill ness. - . t " ' ''tS' ' - i inn S?" , " " ' it: mm ""ii mi in iihiiiii rfiir 'i Efficiency Engineer Assumes His Duties K. JE, teTonmean Takes Place Tormer- ly Held by Edward tu West, Who Saa Oons o BsmTsr, Colo. K H. LeTourneau today took formal charge of. the position of efficiency engineer of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, made vacant by the appointment of Edward A. West to the chief engineership of the Den ver Tramways company. He will be succeeded as assistant electrical engi neer by J. D. Scott. Mr. LeTourneau has been connected with the power company since 1910, when he came from Merced, Cal., to help build station L, . the- big power station on the east side. He received his technical training in the Uni versity of Minnesota, being graduated In 1 905. He worked with the Common wealth Edison company at Chicago and the General Electric company nt Schenectady, N. T..- later going to the New ' York Central &Hudson River railway as electrical engineer in charge of the electrification of sub urban lines out of New York city. IT WILSON'S PREPAREDNESS IDEAS HEARTILY INDORSED Lamar Tooze, -Member of the Ford Party, Relates Inci dents of Trip. It was over the question of national preparedness that the Ford peace party had its celebrated "split" on board the fcteamer Oscar, declared Lamar Tooze, Oregon's student delegate, and Instead of ending in a fight, it resulted In a hearty indorsement of President Wil son's idea. Mr. Tooze spoke at the monthly luncheon of the Alumni association of the University of Oregon at the Hazel wood. He described the expedition and Its objects, declaring that all of the things Henry Ford set out to do have been accomplished. These were: To secure publicity for the peace move ment; to secure the support of the neutral nations and to establish a con ference of neutral naUons. No difficulty was had In obtaining the publicity, he said, though much of It was sarcastic. Many of the neu tral countries whether officially or by public opinion were found to favor peace, and the conference of nations is now being held at Stockholm. John C. Veatch, president of the Alumni association of Portland, pre sided at the luncheon. Prison Road Leads To Marriage Altar Governor Ustsr Will Pardon Mr. Vary E. XiUlian, Who Pleaded Un written Ziaw When Convicted. Seattle. Wash., March 4. (P. S.) Because the man who loves her 1st brave and because she has been more sinned against than sinning. Mrs. Mary E. Lillian will next Monday aft ernoon receive from Governor Lister ; n unconditional pardon for murder and will marry W. I.. Zinn. Mrs. Lillian, w.io is now 31, was betrayed in Minnesota when she was 1, by Howard Borders. After a hnrt time he dertri hr Whn , Bhe returned home her shame killed i h, fathAr Rh thn Hrfft, w.Hr . in Anacortes met Lillian, who J married her. But when her child was j he deserted her. Last summer she met Howard Bor ders again. They quarreled and in the quarrel Borders was killed. After a sensational trial at which Mrs. Lillian plead the unwritten law, she was convicted. The Jury recom mended mercy, and the judge gave her one year. Last week Zlnn went to gee the 1 judge and told him he wanted to marry Airs. LU.lan. that he had Known . her f0ur years and what she had suf- j fered and wanted to try to make her I hannv. Th Incize Investigated and , f0und the man to be honest. He wrote - n t ut. n,i.A ini.. sented to pardon the woman and the m.rritn will tnke nlar. in th iuri. f 0 r " chambers Monday. Three Americans Leave on Canopic Take Passage on White Star Uner (British) Which Will Mount Guns for Defense at Gibraltar. New York, March 4.--(I. N. 8.) Be fore the White Star liner Canopic sailed today for the Azores, Gibraltar and Naples, Captain R. W. James noti fied the passengers that the vessel will be armed on her arrival at Gibral tar with guns to be used in case the Canopic is attacked by submarines in the Mediterranean. There were- 3S0 persons. Including passengers and crew, on board. Among them were three American citizens. They were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bellows of Brooklyn and W. W. Nichols of Chi cago. The cargo Included. 14,000 tons of war munitions. The Canopic will be the first White Star liner to go through the Medit erranean with guns aboard. Officials of the company stated that tfie guns will be removed on the return' trips. Two New Factories Promised Medford Information Prom Hew Tork City Xs That Undertaking Bsc Been fi nanced and Crops ContraetedPor. Medford. Or., March 4. Final tele grams were received from Newl York today assufing a beet sugar factory at Medford this year and another one next year. Acreage and seed have been secured for the 1916 crop, and there is abundant promise of acreage for next year for the second factory. The company behind this enterprise is not identified witn tne Utah sugar beet people. Five thousand acres have been contracted for this years crop. Colonel J. F. Mundy, of Medford. now in New York, financed the entire prop osition for both years for the Medford Commercial club. Tbe entire district is Jubilant over tbe triumph. Bank Robbers Get $8000. . Tulsa. Okls March 4. (I. N.., S.1 Three robbers today wrecked tbe safe of a bank at Mound, Okla., and es- caped on a handcar with about $$000. RS NEW LANDSLIDE IN ylLLAMETTE HEIGHTS IS REPORTED TODAY Department of Public Works Has Every Available Man at Work on Scene. TIMBERS CARRIED AWAY X rata age System Xi Been Placed Under the Street to Drain Off Water Trom the Kills. Several thousand mora ft of larth slid out this morning from upper Thur- man street on Willamette Heights, where an enormous elide occurred I mnn than m wmW o crn Trurku and I reinforclng timbers put in' by the city were carried away in today's slide, while considerable damage is being done to the hard surface pavement and, siaewaias, The department of public works has every available man at work on the scene now, however, and it is hoped that the slide win be stopped entirely within a few hours. A drainage sys tem has been placed under the street, and an effort is made to drain off the water coming from the hills from going through under the street and loosening more earth. More earth has' also slid from the i hill near Sixteenth street and Heights terrace. Several th6usand tons of mud came down yesterday and today, going through the basement of a house at I 427 hall street. Working; Two Shifts. Contractors of the excavation of I Portland's auditorium site at Third and Market streets are now working two shifts and expect to have the ex cavation completed this month. The total amount of material to be re- moved is estimated at 13.450 cubic vards. According to a nrosresa renort filed with Commissioner Baker, 17o7 preparations, will probably be accom cublo yards were removed for the week panled by vigorous attacks at several ending February 19, and for the week other points on our front similar to ending February 26. 3153 cubic yards were removed. I Xr Film. rATr.OTtrfltd a aemonsirauon 01 new non-com- uuaiioie luuiiuii picure ium was given Dy vwen bummers, representing tne r-atn r 1 eres picture iirm, Deiore wem- bers of the fire prevention school in the city hall today. Scenes of the fire department band and fire apparatus taken during the Rose Festival last year were shown. Fire Chief Dowell read a paper on how to inspect build-1 inga To Aid Meat Inspectors. mux inspection wor . v.io c.tjr, . ... . - . i 4 . work in conjunction with tne city meat inspectors. He will inspect animals for tuberculosis. He will receive no extra compensation, however. The two deputy meat inspectors have not yet been namea. , City Employes to Dance. ritv hall enmloven are to alve an- other dance next Fridav night at the new Arcanum hall. Thirteenth and Washineton streets. The dances are Tn- th. r.it hail omninvna ni their friends. . - M Ttnls Rpntnl. nance, is considering raising tne rental rate 01 booths lit tne puoiic marxet At present the average Is 10 cents a day. It is proposed to double the rates to take effect May 1, Prominent Boniface "Pinched" by Police Phil Metschan Jr., Pleads Guilty to Leaving Hit Auto Standing in Con. . rested District Over Ball Hour. Phil Metschan Jr., was among the seven automobilists arrested by Pa- call to the colors, trolmen. Frank Ervin and Portwood Big increase in the coast artillery, yesterday for violating the new traf- with means of expansion In case of fic ordinance by allowing their ma- war. chines to stand in the congested di3- Substantial strengthening of the gar trict for longer than half an hour, rlsons at .the Panama canal, Philip Sentence in his case was continued by pjnes and Hawaii. juage iangutn tins morning, uer Mr. Metschan pleaded guilty. Morris Schlefar, however, did not !?' " wa5: rested, the patrolman declared that Schlefar showed fight, attracting a large crowd. He was fined $5. Gus Hausler'was fined $2 because he was arrested twice in less than two hours ror tne same oiiense. ah tne ar rests were made at Broadway and Washington street. The others in court were Clarence Ulrich, James O. Houton. Fred Bruechert and H. K. Hobbs. Los Angeles Police SPP.K TOT r.VlnPTIPP UCCiJY 1U1 J-l V lUCilC Information Qiven That Sozin Wealthy Man in California City Are Connect ed With Seattle "Badger Gams." Los Angeles, March 4. r(U. IM In formation that is promised to Itad to the connection of more than a dozen wealthy Los Angeles men with the al- Clayburg. was promised by Deputy Sheriff Halley. woh arrived today from Seattle. Deputy Sheriffs Nolan and Fox will worn on the Information fur- nished by the Seattle officer, and sen- sational revelations are exnectod Halley says that Mrs. Clayburg is easlly recognizable in the pictures held as evidence oy tne district attorney at Seattle, in which prominent men in the nortnern city are snown in com' promising attitudes. The officer left i" 7 " Sidi Ur-rani He-Occupied. Cairo, via London, March 4. British forces reoccupied Sid: Baranl, in West ern Egypt, after it had been held by tribesmen under Turkish officers for three months. On February 26 the Turks lost Gasfar Pasha, second in command; Netad Bey and 30 others, 23,000 rounds of ammunition, a ma chine gun. 50 camels, and a large sup ply of dates. The British lost two of ficers killed and six were wounded. Mayors Organize for Defense. St. Louis.' Mo. March 4. Ths Na. I tional Defense Conference of Mayors - 1 was organised by mayors and : their representatives from SO large cities in convention here. Mayor Kiel, of St Louis, presided, and appointed a com nxitte of 11 to draft resolutions. .Ai riir V KII M I n I NNIlnll ! - L-v Brren More Wasted in Comneetloa With ! Crnsad lm the Alleged -vtoe cases is Portland. I Warrants have been Issued for the! arrest or seven more men in tne vice crusade started early this week by Dis trict Attorney Evans. These latest in formations all charge contributing to i54Uency ot two lrto under18 ,L,.uk9 i11-a farm,erw ar1r,8te1:.laft uigllfc ll OL&yiuiit wilt in uiwuim iv the county Jail this afternoon. Diliard is the elrhth man so far arrested. He " put 40 years has awife and two ton. One of the girls involved In the cru sade says she accompanied Dlllard as his daughter on a trip to Salem and Eugene, and frequently went to hotels with him in this city. Two of the accused men are at lib- erty on bail of 11500. They are Ed Wright, a bellboy from the Perkins hotel, and Ed Hllyer, clerk at the Port- land hotel. DeDUtT RoblSon. Of the district at- torneys" office, says the investigation will reach a much wider bcop before H conciuaea. T EXPECTED BY ALLIES pi.mflnQiaM Warnc That ho wioiiiwiiuvimm muiiid i umi Kaiser Will Try to Keep Rest of Line Busy, Too. By Georges Clemencean. Former Premier of France. Paris. March 4. (I. N. S.) The un precedented effort at- Verdun for which the kaiser is making his final the recent offensive in Champagne, Any advunta&e tne Kaiser can gain anvwhere. however silent ana tran- slent, wm unaouoteaiy encourage nis I a4-.. at vrH 11 n ,a tn i hnj ,t y,i tlm rtiir generals will realize that Verdun be defended, not alone at Vr dun but along our entire front One. new. absolutely new. fact dl vulged by the Verdun offensive Is that I the German staff has issued orders to the officers to economise in the I lives of their troops. We found such orders in the possession of a dead of I ficer. Probably no one will under stand why we are throwing our men uncounted into the Meuse furnace I ucL(.ca mini a,w w ciuitvvvu w , la v. iv re retained In their trenches. The ,,... - ....rf,,. ttaok that th ld dftUver in tha north of Franoi wouid be the measure of help they pn,,!,. -f ford us at Verdun. You can not ajwaya choose your own moment in war. When it is imposed upon you. you must accept it. I If events which I do not want to see lead us to retire from Verdun, or irom an mat remains pi tne town. me situation at Arrac. nneims ani Boisoons on our front would not 1 I any the less impregnable, but wj I should havo suffered, a moral check wnicn wouia retara me aecisive pnase O1 war- OUIVIlVII I I Cu REPORTS FAVORABLY NEW ARMY MEASURE (Contlrued From Page One.) litia; recruiting to the top strength Organization of a strictly volunteer force apportioned to the various con gressional districts, with the state au thorlties having no jurisdiction. Discharged regulars under transfer to the reserve to receive. $24 per remain under the control I of the war department subject to a Officers' reserve corps, reserve offl- cers training corps, emoracing stu dents of colleges which prescribe mili- Uary training. Opportunity to enter West Point at the rate of one per regiment for young regulars who show promise. The committee describes the bill as the "most comprehensive preparedness measure ever presented to either house." Possible Reserves Canvassed. Washington, March 4. (I. N. S.) The war department today took steps to ascertain what men of military ex perience are available in case of war. Officers serving in the Spanish- American war will be asked If their services can be counted upon, alio some thousands of civil engineers and others, who offered their services when the Mexican situation was acute. will be asked if their applications still ; I hold good. i The canvass wllL extend to business men who participated in tbe recent business men s military instruction camps at Plattsburg and other places. ! Alaska Military Roads, Wasnington. March 4. (U. P.) Sec retary of the Treasury McAdoo today asked congress for $5i0,000 additional appropriation for military and post roaAs. brldsrea and trails in Alaska and I $50,000 to complete the Valdez-Chitinla- Fairbanks military road and the Ruby-! Long Creek road. Gasoline Control Favored. Representative RandeU, of California, who recently Introduced a bill in the house for governmental control of the sale of gasoline, today announced that be had received letters of support from H. G. James, president of the Western Petroleum Refiners' association, and C. D. Chamberlain, secretary of the Na tional PetroleuiJ association. Italian Liner Sunk By Diver; All Safe Athens. March 4. U. P.) The Ital-, lan liner Java has -been sunk by a submarine, but the passengers and crew were-rescued after being adrift in small boats for 24 hours. -. - 'No Java la listed but there Is a 2000 ton Qlava, OTHER ATTACKS UPON WESTERN N ARE aimed AT CniUIC PITV DIIDCAII0 ll U 1 1 1 L Ul I I UlJIvLHlIll DV Ill IT Practice of Carrying Supplies Instead of Depositing Them With Storekeeper Scored. Criticism of the methods of some of the city bureaus in carrying quantities of suppliea on hand lnatead of having them deposited wltb the municipal store keeper, is voiced In a report cov ering the audit of the city's accounts just complied by W. R. Mackenzie & Son, accountants. The audit was for the fiacal year ending November 30, 1916, and in accordance with charter provisions. "Various bureaus should not be al lowed to carry large stocks of supplies on bands," says the report, "but should get them from the storekeeper as re quired. The records of the department of public works show that there were 1800 in car tickets on hand November 30, 1915. Tickets are supposed to be carried as stationary stock and with- arawn only on requisition." The report also' save that the mu nicipal store at East Washington and East Water streets, is Inadequate and that the storekeeper and stationery cierk are allowed to order goods and price requisitions. "Under no circumstances," reads the report, 'should storekeeper be allowed to price requisitions." The report suggests that expense ledgers be established tor each bureau and each, division and that these re Ports should be kept in detail. Of the thousands of claims handled during the year apparently no mistakes were made as the report makes no mention of mistakes. It shows that the receipts of the city for the fiscal year of 1915 were J8.322.458.15 and dis bursements were $8,362,808.21. On November 80, 1914. the city had a bal ance on hand of 1. 616.781.03 and on November SO. 1915 had a balance of l,40,f32.ZI. Former Saloonmen Put Under Arrest Beanie Miles and "Irvle" Xntcbinsoa Aooused of Violating Prohibition X.aw idquors Are Seised. Bennie Miles and "Irvle" Hutchinson former proprietor of the Customs House saloon, Broadway and Davis streets, were arrested in the Jack Rod gers pool hall at Third and Ankeny streets, and charged with violation of the prohibition law. The police afterward descended upon Miles- nome at 1598 East Glisan street. One hundred an." thirty quarts and 115 pints of beer, one half a Dint cf ab sinthe and various quantities of gin, whiskey and other liquors, were seized as evidence. n ponce assert that Miles and Hutchinson brought the liquor from Miles- home to the poolroom in suit case quantities, and sold It. Attorney Paul Long said today that a Jury trial win De askea ror. . Germs failed to Act And Girl Is Believed Btndent Who Breathed Typhoid Germs Throogn Pipette Shows Bo Symptoms of Xnnoonlatloa. San Francisco, March 4. (P. N. S.) For the first time in ten days, when she drew Into her mouth typhoid germs from a pipette, with which she was experimenting in a laboratory at the University of California, Miss Josephine Miller breathed easy today in the full assurance that the germs did not inoculate her with the dreaded disease. Miss Miller's accident hannened on February 23. As it takes ten days for the germs to Incubate. The final hour expired at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and today she has not had t. 3 slightest suggestion of tbelr ac tion. "I've had a lucky escape," she eaid today, "but I'll try not to take any more such chances." Woman Found Dead In Room. The funeral of Miss Jean Welsh, who was found dead in her apartments in the Goodnough building. Fifth and Yrmhill streets yesterday afternoon, will be held at 9 o'cloc!: Monday morn ing from St. Mary's Cathedral, with In terment in Calvary cemetery. Valvular heart trouble was the cause of death. Mrs. Mark O'Neil. Mrs. Jayne Kohler and Mrs. Dan Kelly, all cousins of Miss Welsh, were her nearest rela tives in Portland. She was born in Ireland but had lived in this city for many years. She wai 60 years old. Snow in March. Snow la here again, and tbe beat fuel dealers advertlne In today' clawlfied aectioo. 5 AUDITING REPOR Low Westbound Colonist ON March 25 to April 14, Inc. from Eastern points to all Southern Pacific stations in Oregon. Stopovers allowed within 30 days from'' date of sale at all Oregon points on Southern Pacific. Write your Eastern friends of the opportunities for , settlers in Western Oregon. : Money can be deposited with local agent, who will c make all arrangements and have tickets delivered to your Eastern friend or relative. Call at . City Ticket Office Corner 6th and Oak Sts., or write John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent. SOUTHERN PACIFIC Eength of Sentence; Doesn't Please Him Tou Can Make It 30, or CO. or M Says, or Mix Months," Bays Prisoner to the Court. "You're too smart!" Peter Schade, a beggar, told a housewife 1 the Nob Hill district yesterday when she refused his plea for assistance. Peter was arrested and brought to the municipal court this morning by Patrolmen Rudolph and McCulloch. He was sentenced to 15 days on the rock pile. "All right now, I'm going to be anyway, as soon as I get out and you can give me anything you please, snapped Schade at the Judge. "Well, it will be about 20 day next time." remarked the Judge. -. "You can make it 30, or $0, or 99 days, or six monthB, for all I care."' 'Your sentence the next time, then, Is 80 days," decreed the cdurt. Chinese Executive Honors American Washington. March 4 Yuan SKI Kal decorated John W. 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