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DEADLY PARALLEL ON LEWIS IS DRAWN BY ru : IT tA- State Engineer's Interview in .Local Paper Does Not Squj lare. With Statement, WHERE BLAME DOES REST Htrponalblllty Xo X,k la Tomalo Bsssrrolr on Shonldars ot. Board ' of Which bawls Is KMBbtr. Former Governor West comes back at John U. Lewis, state engineer. 4 "Political glory," vai the ex-governor's desire In "rushing to comple tion" the Tumalo irrigation project, according to an Interview with the state engineer published Saturday eve ning in a local paper. "By this process of reasoning he state engineer holds West in a meas ure responsible for the fact that after the water was turned Into the Tumalo projeot reservoir a leak was discov ered. Lewis also alleges that West op posed a cooperative board In making ttretiminarv tests that would have re sulted in rilscnverv of the crack in t i . v . . i .v. i t. n. n K n been leaking. memory to his own harm," retort? ex-Governor West. "Far from opposing cooperation .1 saw its value and utilized It. "The desert land board appointed a ronsultlng board of engineers. D. O. Jienny of Portland, a leading author ity in the government reclamation service, was a member tof that board. Engineer Himself Was Member. "J. H. Lewis, the state engineer, was a member of that board, though from the tone of his interview I would judge he has forgotten that Important j fact. "C. M. Redfield, chief engineer of the Central Oregon Irrigation com- tianv nrtrl O T jurpnard nrnlent engi neer of the Tumalo project, were the other members of the board. "And If the state engineer has for gotten' his membership on the con- ""'nfl,5 ?LSJn ni8 undoubtedly has forgotten though I have not that he Joined with other members of the board in signing the' rennrt which nnr. nffaiiv ir, report which appears officially in the final reuort on the Tumalo nrnUct - a part of the records of the state of Oregon, and which includes amonf other Illuminating bits of Information, the following statement: Was Party to Statement. " 'It was found, however, that test of the reservoir floor of any j real importance would have led to serious expense, as it' would have necessitated the suspension of the ' GOVERNOR work for at least a month, with the in Oregon for only brief periods dur unavoidable effect of disorganization ing the past two years. of, the construction forces and ths consequent additional cost. The loss of time would also have been serious, as It would have Jeopardised the com- pletlon of the dam construction during me current, year, wnicn migni nave proved embarrassing in yiew of tha appropriation being limited as to tima under the law.' , "Again: '-'The board, after careful consider ation of all these facts, has arrived unanimously at the conclusion that the extra expense and the loss of time in volved In a reservoir test such as was contemplated in the January report are not justified under the conditions, and has therefore recommended that such test be eliminated and the work be pushed without Interruption to full completion. (Signed) " 'D. C. HENNT. O. LAURGAARD. JOHN H. LEWIS. CM. REDFIELD. Statements 3o Kot Sanara. "Now compare the above report. which was the judgment of the state engineer at the time referred to in his interview, with the statement eman- ! sting from him at this time: " 'State Engineer Lewis advocated federal co-operation in the construe- ' tlon of the Tumalo irrigation project, and engineers point out how that, had his advice been heeded, its big reser voir would not be standing empty be cause of leaks in its bottom. Lewis doubted the advisability of construct ing a reservoir, and desired to make investigations to determine whether or not the necessary water could be ob tained in some other manner. He also believed that the site for the res ervoir should be tested, prior to con struction work, but this was not done. Governor West, in order to give his administration the glory of complet ing the project, opposed federal co-operation and rushed the work through. with the result that for the last year , engineers nare Deen endeavoring to atop the leaks in the reservoir.' "I have only this much to ask," con cluded the former governor, "when was the state engineer to be believed in an official report; which he now ig nores, or in this interview, which is ao inconsistent with the facts?" "Eye" of Submarine Is Kept Under Water Blnklsff of Italian Steamer laada to f Belief that :.nb-4.anarlons Paris soope Placed on German Craft. Rome, March 6. (L N. S.) The introduction in Austro-German sub marine warfare of an underwater periscope by which observations may ba raade without exposing the "eye" of toe submarine, is ruggested by tha Meaaagero in, reporting the torpedo ing and sinking of the Italian steamer Glava - Tha" Glava k et to the bottom. It was "flrat reported, by , an Austrian submarine. The Messagedo now states - that the submarine crew looted tha ship before it was .tha aurrivora expressed thebeneVSa; ierman. Thev the submarine was uerman. They state that they saw no periscope and suggested that a new submarine sub aquerus pejlscope had been invented. HF Man Hurt by Jitney., While alighting from a streetcar at Mississippi avenue and . Beech street about 5 o'clock yesterday axternoon. C. O- atcWherter waa struck by Jit ney driven by Peter Kraus of 77S Al bina avenue, and seriously injured Hls left leg and several : ribs were fractured. McWherter was first taken home, but this morning, following an examination by Dr. Anderson, was re moved s to,. the Good Samaritan hos pital. A son of Mr.' McWherter signed - complaint charging Krause with reckless driving, at , police headquar ters today. - JLLO.pi.UOJ.UU UJU i X O UJ.U , Being Investigated Om Ku Was Tatally luui aad Tfcra Sarlonaly Injured ta Aeeidaat ea Torpadoboa Dastroya Saturday. San Diego, Cat, March 6. (U. P.) The findings of the naval investigat ing board, composed of Lieutenants W. A. Glassford, Bernard WlUis and Harry McClure, in the matter of the the explosion which occurred Saturday on board the United States destroyer Preble, will be reviewed today by Ad miral Cameron McRae Winslow, com mander of the Pacific fleet. The in vestigation will also be concluded to day. Coxswain Arthur A. Grossert was fatally injured, dying Saturday night; and three seamen were seriously ournea wnen gasoline lumes expioaea in the bilges of the Preble. SPROULE OF ESSPEE PREDICTS RELIEF OF STATE CAR SHORTAGE Denies Discrimination Against Oregon and Promises Re turn of Campbell. Salem, Or., March 6. President Sproule of Southern Pacific railroad conferred with the State Public Serv ice commission today relative to the car shortage and, after emphatically denying that the company had discrim inated against Oregon in supplying cars for shippers, expressed the be lief that the situation will be greatly relieved in the state within a short time. The agitation in the east will be a factor fh bringing about satisfactory results, he said. In denying discrimi- nation against Oregon, he contended that self interest alone of the Southern Pacific would prevent that. Will Batata Campbell. President Sproule discussed with the commission the matter of having a representative of the company in Ore gon who would have authority to deal with the commission regarding proh ch as the car" shortage, with out Us having to take the matters up In San Francisco. .,, i ....... Blatant General Manager Campbell would be returned here for that pur pofe He will have full authority to act on car shortage and other matters. Will Bo Bast. According to Mr. Sproule, it was the intention of the company to have Mr. Campbell spend more time in Oregon when he was appointed assistant gen eral manager but labor and other con feiences have taken so muoh time that It has been Impossible for him to be President Sproule promised that the Southern Pacific will do everything possible to supply shippers with cars. The conference was held behind closed doors, and a statement of what happened was given out at noon, . Student Discusses Ford teace Journey Alleged Mistakes of Henry Tord Con sidered by Xamar Toose, Senior of University of Oregon. Lamar Tooze, senior at . the Univer sity of Oregon, who accompanied the Henry Ford peace party on Its mission to Europe, addressed the Portland branch of the University of Oregon Alumni association at luncheon yes terday in the college room of the Has elwood. m Mr. Tooze pointed to two mistakes Henry Ford made in setting out to I plant the peace germ in the trenches. One was that he organized the party too hurriedly, securing "personages' , rather than "personalities." The seo ond mistake was in the slogan, "Out of the trenches by Christmas." The lat- ter, he said, roused the ridicule of many, who realized the futility of such an undertaking. Otherwise, however, he said the ex pedition was a success, considering the three objects in view. The first object was to secure publicity for the peace idea. The party got It. The second was to rouse the sympathy of the neutral nations. This succeeded partially. The third was to organize a peace conference of these neutral na tions, and this conference is now being held in Stockholm. Standard of Foods Planned by League Consumers' Zague of Oregon to Taka Up Xattar at X,uncheon to Be Held Tomorrow . Hooa. The Consumers' League of Oregon plans to institute an Oregon food stan dard. The Westfield standard, will known in the marketing of nationally advertised food products, may be pat terned after. Complaint Is made that while the Westfield standard lists food products manufactured in Waahington and California, Oregon, without as signment of reason. Is ignored. Plans for the food standard cam paign win be discussed at the luncheon given by the Consumers league tomor row noon in the Imperial hotel. "Is your food clean? questions the announcement. You ought to find out for it la you who are responsible.' Miss Lillian Tingle will tell what the housekeepers of the dty can do to secure clean food for the city. Miss Mobile Best will speak briefly. All who are Interested have been invited to attend. Bishop Sumner to i A Lntertam Children Pancake Party to Ba Held; Paacy Dancing TO Be Peatnre tn Wnica Touar Polka WU1 Take Part, Bishop Walter T. Sumner will act as host for children "of Central chapel Sunday school at a pancake party in Brownie hall Tuesday afternoon. Fancy dancing In fancy costumes will be done by Bettle Kerr and Frances Matthews, and there will be recitations by HalUe Keating and Lemuel Mat thews. Teachers who will assist In enter taining the youngsters are Mrs, H. D. Chambers, Mrs.. Robert-- Warraek. Misses Sadie Banfleld. My la Chambers and Jean Gersler. - . - , ; . ' , , , . t AUTH01ES BELIEVE GIRL'S STORY LARGELY CONSISTSOFUNTRUTH Assertions Are Checked and Some of People volved Are Innocent. Up !n- WOMAN TRIED TO HELP Xn. Sauna Simpson says She round the Girl a Soma aad Triad to Xp la Path of Saetltuda. That one of the girls caught in the vice dragnet set by District Attorney Evans and officers of the Juvenile court has involved men who are inno cent; that she has falsified regarding a woman who was trying to help her out of difficulties, and that her story contains more fiction than truth is the belief of Charles Roblson. deputy district attorney, and M. H. Dukes, probation officer of the juvenile court. Messrs. Dukes and Roblson have been checking up on the girl's confes sion, and as a result Mrs. Emma Simpson, who was arrested Saturday night. Is at liberty today on her own recognisance. Mrs. Simpson denied virtually all of the girl s version of her relations with the older woman. According to the story told by Mrs. Simpson to Roblson and Dukes, she has been a benefactor of the girl and did not lead her from the path of rectitude. The young woman came to Mrs. Simp son and asked for food and clothes. She told a story of having Just ar rived from California and of a fruit less search for work in a city where she had no friends. Mrs. Simpson says she clothed the girl and found employment for her in a home on the east side. The girl was accompanied to this home by Luke Dillard, in whom, Mrs. Simpson says. she had confidencee. Dfllard is one of the 15 men and boys arrested as a re sult of the young woman's confession Five other men involved by the probe have been arrested since Saturday. Case Is Remanded. In an opinion handed down by United States District Judge Wolverton this morning the case of Frank S. Haillie against E. W. Backus et al. was re manded back to the courts of Baker county, where it originated. Judge Wol verton holding that it did not rightly belong in the local court. The suit in volves several hundred thousands of dollars, and has to do with alleged juggling of finances of several corpor ations, among them E. W. Backus & Co., Backus-Brooks company, the Co lumbla Gold Mining company and othera. Case on Appeal Begins. Robert Oatfield, arrested t or viola. tlon of the prohibition law and con victed by a Jury in Judge Bell's de Dartment of the district court, was placed on trial today for the same of fense before Judge Morrow. The case was carried to the circuit court on appeal. Warrant for Doctor Issued. As a result of frequent complaints that have reached the district attorney regarding exorbitant charges for med ical services, a warrant was issued to day for the arrest of J. P. A Nordin for practicing medicine without a li cense. Mrs. G. Zipple is the complain ing witness. Wilson League to Meet on Wednesday Gathering Will Be for All Prlenaa of President aad for the Pabfio Gener ally; A. p. Plagal to Speak. "President Wilson and the Demo cratic Platform" will be the subject of an address to be delivered by A. F. Flegel before the Woodrow Wilson league, at Its regular meeting next Wednesday night Mr. Flegel holds that the accom plishments of President Wilson and the leadership of his party in congress have been remarkable, and he expects to show in detail what has been done. He will show how the pledges of the party have been carried out by differ ent pieces of legislation. The Woodrow Wilson league is for all friends of the president and the puDiic is invited to Its meetings. Leland Stanford's New Head Coming Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, who was recently inaugurated as president of Leland Stanford university, will be a Portland visitor March 25, and former Stanford students are preparing to en. tertain the new head of the institution at an almuni dinner to be given at the University club. Dr. Wilbur is the first alumnus of tne university to be elected as Its pres laent. and in Portland are a number who were in his class. At the dinner he will outline his policies for- Stan ford. Both men and women v ill attend the dinner. It is expected that at least zoo will be present. Man Attacks Boy. While on his way to school this morning, John Butner, 7 years old, of 1465 Montana avenue, was lured to a lonely spot a few blocks from his home by a man and beaten. Crying, the boy ran to his, home about 9 o'clock, and Motorcycle Patrolmen Bales and Coulter made an investiga tion. S. P. Orders 303 Oil Cars. Jjob Angeles, March . p. N. S.)- x n oouuifni nwiuc nas ordered 303 oil tank can from the American Car & Foundry company, according to an- nouncement tubllhd htr trutAv Th a ft -w- , . ' - . v - contra.ci price is said to be approx imately $400,000. Carter's Relatires Wanted. Relatives of Fred B. Carter, a Jew eler, are being sought in Portland. Mr. Carter, who waa 60 years old, died In 8an Luis Obispo, CaL, yester day, and the authorities are trying to locate relatives they think live in this city. Francis Going -to Ireland. Salem, Or.. . March . Gowrnor Wlthycombe today Issued a condition al pardon to George Francis, commit ted to the state prison in January. 115. for burglary. Francis will be turned over to the federal authorities for deportation to Ireland. Aaetaat Order of SUbarnlaas aad mob art Zmmit Utarary Society Hold Kaattafs; P. K. S'Axcy Spaaka. - Tha anniversary of. the birth of Robert Emmet, the great Irish patriot, was marked by two celebrations in Portland last night. One was held &S&&r Emmet Literary, society in the Ger man house. P. H. 'DVArcy -of Salem delivered the principal address at the Hibernian hall and Professor Dudley Wooten of Seattle gave the principal talk at the German house. The European war was the subject of discussion and J speakers at both meetings expressed pro-German vie vs. OPTIMISTIC VIEW IS TAKEN BY OP R. G. no. Business Conditions Have Al ready Improved Here, As serts William Young, William Toung, resident manager of R. -G. Dun & Co told the members of the Retail Merchants' association at their annual meeting Friday, the re sults of a survey of business condi tions as they existed in Portland dur ing the year ended March 1.' His point of view was optimistic. He told the merchants he believed the . business conditions In this community had al ready commenced to Improve, but he also told them frankly that for many of the conditions that had existed they themselves were to blame. He said, in part: Blames TJs for Many Things. "Since 1910-11 there has been a gradual slump In conditions In this KI U.UUU.1 siuiiiy 111 CU11U1WUUO 111 Lino territory, and while part of the trou- ble has been due to national, and even international conditions, there were other causes for which we were alone to blame. "The building of great cities out of proportion to the population and de velopment of the producing terri tories surrounding - them; the wild speculation in fruit and timber lands and lot subdivisions; the large amount of money tied up in non-productive Investments; the too rapid construc tion of great office buildings, high rentals, overcompetltion and the changing of business centers all as sisted Jn making unsatisfactory local conditions. Xeld Our Own la 1915. "In a general way It might be said that with some exceptions, local busi ness during the past year has been auite well maintained in lines han dling the necessaries of life, but there has been a falling off In the trade in luxuries, id all kinds of contracting and building work, In builders' and sawmill supplies. "A few days ago R. G. Dun & Co. sent blanks to all members of the re- tall merchants' bureau of the Chamber of Commerce .requesting information in regard to their business. Big- Increase ta Merchandise Coat. "We received reports of the opera tions for 1915 of 40 lines of business, in 35 of which it is claimed there has been an increase in the cost of mer chandise of from 6 per cent to 1000 per cent or over. The average In crease was about 25 per cent during the past year. Only three lines claimed no change in price, while two claim a decrease. In practically all lines prices are going up and deliveries are slow or uncertain. Notwithstanding this condition, reports indicate that only about 25 per cent of the- houses' are raising selling prices in proportion to cost. "In a number of lines there are -decidedly too many houses In business to permit many of them to succeed. This is especially true of the retail groceries." W. 0. T. TJ. Executive To Banquet Tonight Prominent State, County aad City Of ficials Will Be Among Speakers of Evening; BCra. Zimp will Preside. ; The annual banquet of the Oregon State Women's Christian Temperance Union executive will be held at s o'clock tonight in Centenary M. K. church. East Ninth and Pine streets, as a preliminary to a congress of re forms to be in session tomorrow and Wednesday. Among the well known men Invited to address the gathering will be: Gov ernor Withycombe, ex-Governor West. District Attorney Evans, Sheriff Hurl burt. Mayor Albee, Circuit Judge Gat ens and Dr. J. E. Anderson of The Dalles, the father of the Oregon pro hibition bill. Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, state presi dent of the W. C. T. U., will preside and well known workers in the organi zation from all parts of Oregon will make short talks. Mrs. Georgia Trimble of Portland will make the address of welcome ''and Mrs. Margaret Houston will respond, for all Oregon; , Paroled Man In Trouble. Salem, Or., March 6. Chester Huff man, paroled f,om the state prison September 6, 1914, after serving time for obtaining money under false pre tenses in Marlon oounty, is again -under arrest here on a charge of pass ing a forged check for $11.65 on Idd ings. East State street grocer. Why Tolerate Catairfi? You have noticed, no doubt, that J Mtwu vauuiu. J XX c and toe flow of MUCOUS amazes you that such objectionable matter could j i j . j iinu lonirmprir in vntir rmrt i -w O - j Nw-e a V ignore this catarrh when the cold subsides is wrong because it slowly injures the linings of the nasal pas sages and clogs them up. To correct catarrh, cleanse the nostrils with a solution of warm water and salt, insert vaseline on retiring; and take a spoonful of Scott's Emulsion after meals. Scott's acts, through the blood to feed the tissues, and contains soothing glycerine to heal the sensitive membranes.. r It is pleasant to take. No alcohol. Scott tt Bownc, Bloomfield. N. J. ; U-a) PRESIDENT N IS Commissioner Dieck, Practi- cally Entire Engineering Staff Consider Situation, MORE DAMAGE POSSIBLE Endeavor Being Made to Prerent Par tner Blips That Threaten Wil lamette Heights Property. With practically all work done near Thurman and Rugby streets, carried away in another enormous slide, which occured late Saturday night. It is, now necessary or the engineers to the department of public works to devise an entirely new plan to prevent fur ther earth from sliding down a ra vine to the Linnton road. Practically the entire engineering force of the city is giving Its atten tion to the slide, which is threatening the street and property on Willamette Heights. Commissioner Dieck, City Engineer Dater and others spent the entire morning at the scene of the slide. Already the sidewalk on upper Thur man street has been carried awav nA the hardsuface pavement badly cracked 1 turn warpea out or sTiape. It is .esti mated that more than $5000 will be needed to repair the damage done to the street. PORTLAND AUDITORIUM BONDS Sale to Morris Brothers to Be Delivered When Signed. Portland's $565,000 in auditorium bonds sold to Morris Brothers are to bo delivered to that firm by the city just as soon as they are signed by Mayor AlBfee and City Auditor Barbur. The mayor and the auditor started t .i, i , . . , , , ! f L"1"1 ZnJZ t?la nm"lRg ni tvct f06..1!16, ! a"er: of $1000 and each one has to have the signature of the mayor and the audi tor. D. S. Williams Named. D. S. Williams of the firm of W1L i liams & Beggs, plumbers, has been aD pointed a member of the board of ap , peal on the plumbing code to take the place of Alex Muirhead, who has de clined to serve. Notice of the ap pointment was sent to the auditor's office by Mayor Albee today. ZEPPELINS RAID TOWNS OF ENGLAND; TWELVE ARE KILLED (Continued From Page One) cities in their raid, the Zeppelins showered high explosives and incen diary bombs on workingmen, ' accord ing to the admiralty account. One entire block crumpled in a whirl of UZT Five Mabel IHuKIVIAN SIREET WORRYING OFFICIALS lUiicQili 1111 DeWolff Thievest borrow" TJnifom . Has t DcK Same For stealing the uniform of a soldier stationed at Vanoou- ver Barracks aa he slept In i e north end rooming house Satur- day night. John Eckert and Pat- . rick Burke were each given 45 days in Jail by Municipal Judge t Langguth today. Patrolman 4t Stone, who afterwards arrested ' the two, said they were drunk. 4e The soldier, when he awak- t ened tn the- morning, had to borrow clothes to get back to Hi & Vancouver In, then to borrow a 4t uniform to return to Portland t to testify against the two to- - 4ft day. la recovered his uniform. Auto, Smashes Cart. After hia automobile had crashed into a street cleaning cart driven by Edward Donahue. - injuring . Donahue, smashing the cart and causing 'the horse - to run away, George Wagner, chauffeur, was arrested by Patrolman George Ford early yesterday morning and charged with driving an auto mobile while intoxicated. The colli sion took place at Fourth and Morri son streets. fire and smoke as the missiles de scended. In the ruins of a wrecked dwelling an aged woman, bedridden seven years, was found uninjured. She did not re ceive a scratch. Bomb Wrecks Imaging Bouse. A few doors away a fire bomb crashed through the roof of a lodging house. All escaped except one man 80 years of age, who. waa too weak to reach safety as flames from released gases roared through the building. After crossing inland from the east coast, the air fleet moved eastward. It waa observed to change Its course repeatedly, finally soaring in a huge circle high overhead, evidently uncer tain of its position. Finally one of the Zepaelins detached itself from the squadron and hovered motionless over a village, dumping a veritable ball of explosives upon the houses, until its supply waa evidently exhausted. Then it rose suddenly to a great height and vanished, the glare from burning buildings illuminating it. dimly against the sky until It was lost to view. The counties of Yorkshire, Lincoln shire. Norfolk, Cambridge. Hunting ton, Essex, Kent and Rutland, raided by Zeppelins, extend along the east coast of England from the southern most part of the island almost to the Scottish border. They are thickly populated and fringed with seaside re sorts. The raid's extent is perhaps the greatest in the war's history. It was the twenty-first and brought the total of killed by "German air bombs up to 242, while 429 have been injured. Sev eral large munition manufacturing towns are within the affected area. The counties of Essex and Kent adjoin ixmaon. Hull Naval Station Bombarded Berlin, via Wireless to Sayvllle, L. I., March 6. (U. P.) German air ships last night heavily bombarded the naval positions at Hull, It was officially announced today. "The airships," said the announcement, "were violently shelled, but all re turned in safety." t THREE BIG The Irresistible Attraction The Musical 'Sensation IRoyal Goaftemalaim o n Gold Medal Winners at the Pan-Pacific Exposition Concerts Daily 12:30, 2:30, 4:15, 7:30, 9:15 Noirmaedl-Faitty ArbecHe in the Big NewYork Keystone i -. t i r r i j-v Ail In Cervantes' Masterpiece, the' Spanish Classic USE9 This Is But the Beginning of No Advance in Prices Loge ii - ----- THE THEATRE BEAUTIFUL OF TO BE UNDERTAKEN New Economies fn Various . Departments Will Be Put Into Practice. FINANCIAL PHASE FEATURE Sweeping- Changes Including-. Consoli dating aad Aboliahing Certain Bu reaus Are Being Considered. In connection with the movement to put the Chamber of Commerce upon its feet -on a new constructive basis, steps are to be taken by the executive com mittee to reorganize the various bu reaus, put in force new economies and get the machinery generally into bet ter working order. The first step already has been taken whereby every Item of expense erftalled by the various bureaus must be scrutinised by the- chamber's fi nance committee, regardless of the bal ance in the various bureau budaeta This order has been In force for eome time. Other orders, which may involve some sweeping change. In cluding consolidation or abolition of bureaus, will be discussed tomorrow at the executive committee's weekly meet ing. With the return of Executive Sec retary George E. Hardy, it is felt that this is the beat. time to start aggres sively on the reorganisation, even in advance of the annual meetings of bu reaus and chamber proper. Directors would not say today Just what is In their minds, but it Is known that they wish to clear away every possible handicap in time for the new organisa tion to begin an aggressive year's work. If Theodore B. Wilcox's administra tion of a special business committer is to be successful, the directors have informally expressed a" determination to get the finance question satisfactor ily solved, thattthe chamber's revenues from Its large membership may not be needlessly dissipated through overhead expense. Publication Za Dropped Orders have been giVen to discon tinue publication of the weekly Cham ber of Commerce News as One economy measure This step was taken because it was felt that the members could get all the Information contained in the publication through the dally news papers, anyway The manufacturers' bureau has al ready been abolished, with Its duties divided between the trade and com merce bureau and the executive secre tary. The statistical bureau has been consolidated with, the trade and com merce bureau, also What other reorganization steps will be taken will be decided after a sur vey of the work has been examined by the executive committee. In this connection great interest is manifested in the selection of a new president for the chamber. Many are urging Emery Olmstead to undertaka tne work. E. L. Thompson haa a large SHOWS IN ONE REORGANIZATION CHAMBER BUREAUS 1L Big Things I Watch Our; Axis Seats Reserved by - - SIXTH AT WASHINGTON J Sanity of Slayer of ; : Fries t Questioned Woataa Bega Possession of Baby trot Xa. Bafnaed Asserts Man She Slav Wronged XerZs Mother of Sevsa. St. Paul. Minn., March 6. lU. P.) Arraigned on charge of murdering Rev, Henry Jajiskl as he conducted services : In St. Casimlr'a Polish Catholic church, Mrs. Aniela Dudek today pitifully" pieaaea ivr possession oi ner i-moniui old baby. This was refused. The magistrate's court referred her case to the circuit. court for an exami- . nation into the woman's sanity. -She alleges the priest wronged her. Xlrs. Dudek has seven children. WARF INRRFASF FflR III IUIb II 1VIIW IVIb I VII ' - ' -rr" IAK Mm lb UdEI : (IF PAPITil STPIKF ui um iinu ui iiiivu Washington Has First Walk-, out in Streetcar History; Trouble May Be Settled. ' Washington. March 6. (I. N. S.) Three fourths of Washington's street cars were tied up by strike today. Strikebreakers will be sent for unless there Is a speedy settlement, according to announcement. Fourteen hundred men quit work, demanding a minmum wage of 30 cents hourly for a nine or 10 hour day. The company . refused to consider the demand and also is f latlv ooroad to unionism. A few windows were broken by strikers early today, but no other violence wss reported. A conference was In progress this morning and the differences may be adjusted before night. The strike was decided on early yesterday morning at a meeting of employes who recently organized and submitted demands last Wednesday for an increase In wages. Until o'clock last night there was limited service, on the various lines, the few cars running being operated by regular employes who refused to join the strike. No at tempt was made by the two railway companies to use strikebreakers, bill there were sporadic Instances of vio lence of a minor nature. No arrests Were made. District Commisa1onrft nilvr P. Newman and Louis Brownlow called a conference yesterday of representa tives of the strikers and the two rail way companies and urged that the wage dispute be submitted to arbitra tion. There were several conferences but no agreement was reached. Secretary of Labor Wilson delegated William Blackman. United States com missioner of conciliation, to cooperate with tho district commissioners in their effort to adjust the controversy without a long strike. . CnncrrpRR mnv f n W imm. nfflotal mn tlce of I lie strike as many members will Le numbered among the hikers. following, and O M Clark has been sug gested. This will be decided probably : not before the annual meeting- late this month. Phone 50c jL