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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22. 1917. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS
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OF FOODSTUFFS
i.y.
Cars Containing Principally
Meats, Poultry and Pota
toes Expected to Reach the
City During the Day.
CONGESTION BREAKING
UP, SAY RAILROAD MEN
100,000 Pounds of Meat
Have Been Put in Cold
Storage in 10 Days.
Immediate Inquiry Demanded.
Washington, Feb. 22. (U.
P.) Ten representative?, in a
letter to members of th- house
today, demanded an investiga
tion Immediately by .the Feder-i
al Trade rommlBsion of the
food situation.
Promise of possible senate
action came today when Sen
ator Borah announced he would
address the senate at the first
opportunity, probably today on
the food shortage question and
the food rioting. He said he
would make an attempt to break
into the revenue bill discussion
today.
Borah told the United Press
he considers the food shortage
a question of gravest moment.
"The benefits accruing from
the Investigation by the trade
commission into the news trint
paper situation shows the value
and necessity of such work as
the commission is empowered
and enabled- to do," the letter
says In part.
Representative Borland of
Missouri, is author of the let
ter. The other signers are Rep
resentatives Kent, California;
Dollttle, Kansas; Anderson,
Minnesota; Nelson. Wisconsin;
Lever, South Carolina; Lenroot,
Wisconsin; Mondell. Wyoming;
Garner, Texas, and Stevens,
Nebraska.
m
(
' - New York, Feb. - 22. (17. P.) Five
hundred cars of foodstuffs from the
west are expected to, reach New Tor
today. The cars contain meats, poul
try and potatoes," mdstty".
Railroad men declare congestion in
railroad yards is gradually being brok
en up and that food shortage soon wii!
be dispelled.
In the meantime. Mayor Mltchel will
(Continued on Page Tour, Column Four)
SUBMARINES ARE TO
ACCOMPLISH OBJECT
Foreign Secretary Reviews
Situation Before Reich
stag Committee.
Berlin, Via Sayvill Wireless, Feb.
I Jl. (U. P.) (Delayed.) Firm confi
dence that by use. of the submarine
weapon Germany will "reach her aim, '
was expressed by Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman before a meeting of the
, main committee of the relchstag. ac
cording to a press bureau statement
today. -
The press bureau's statement was as
follows:
"In a meeting of the relchstag" b
main committee. Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman reviewed the international
situation; reported on the attitude of
different neutral powers and announced
publication of a white book containing
diplomatic correspondence.
"Zimmerman then commented In
detail on the situation created by the
breaking off of diplomatic relations
-. with the United States, and finally
expressed firm confidence that by
usa of the submarine weapon, Ger
imany would accomplish her aim.
"The state secretarv f th
Von Cappelle, declared that the expecta
tions which .the navy had as to unre-
strlcted submarine warfare were not
Y only fulfilled, but surpassed. He said
.; the English press, on suggestion of the
British government, in systematic
fashion was concealing the lnkin of
ships.'
Japanese Merchant
Ships Will Be Armed
? .
Admiralty Has Volmiteered to Supply
: Arms Weeded and Expert Kara! Onn.
f ;--;;r to Mas. Weapons.
, Toklo. Feb. 22, (I. N. S.) In view
of the increasing- activity of German
sulxuarrnes in the Atlantic and Medi
terranean It is expected that all. Japa
r.ess .merchant ships plying in those
waters will soon be armed.
" The admiralty has already suggested
" the arming of ships and has volun
teered to supply the guns and expert
naval runners to man them.
The Nippon Yusen Kaigrha, the leading-steamship
company of Japan.
" turned down the suggestion, but at
the same time made it plain that the
decision was only temporary. 1
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-French Shipowners to Meet. ...
Pari, Feb. 22. (X. N. S.) A conven
tion of French ship owners: has been
called to meet in this city to -consider
he submarine situation. Suggestions
be tnadefor government action,'
ON WAY TON
ZIMMERMAN
ASSERTS
IN TIMES LIKE THESE
. ' ' i, K . i . i
SWEDISH STEAMSHIP
SUNK BY DIVER HAD
IE
Five Members of Crew of the
Skogland Said to Hail
From United States.
Washington, Feb. 22. (I. N. S.)
Five men claiming American citizen
ship were members of the crew of the
Swedish steamer Skogland, sunk by a
submarine after the crew had been
given 10 minutes to get into the boats,
according to a cablegram from Consul
Hurst at Barcelona, to the state de
partment today.
The message said that the ship,
j bound from Norfolk to Bagncll, Italy,
! with a full cargo, of coal, was stopped
by a submarine, the nationality of
which was not stated, six miles south
of Taragona, Spain, at A a. m., Feb
ruary 18. The 26 members of the crew
succeeded in reaching Taragona five
hours after the vessel had been sunk
by a bomb placed on it by the sub
marine's crew, after all cn board had
left. No one was injured. The men
I claiming to be Americana gave their
names: james urenner, tsrooKiyn, in.
Y.; Leo Cartwright, Portsmouth, N.
H.; Jack Burke, Brooklyn, N. T.; Jay
Lewis, Uniontown, Pa.; Joseph Brown,
Elizabeth, N. J.
The Skogland was of 2740 tons net
register, and was owned by Rederiak
liebolaget Skogland of Helsingborg,
Sweden.
Holt Liner , Perseus Sunk.
London. Feb. 22. (U. P.) The Holt
liner Perseus has been sunk. Three
Chinese and one European of those
aboard are missing. ''
The Perseus was a steel screw
steamship of 6728 tons, and was owned
by, the .Ocean .Steamship company
Limited, and managed by A Holt Co.
She was built in 1908. Her port of
registry, wfiua ;Liverpool.
Steamship Corso Torpedoed.
London. ', Feb. 22. (I. N. S.) The
British steamship Corso. 3242 tons,
has' been sunk, Lloyds - announced to
day. It is believed that she was sunk
by a submarine in or near the Mediterranean.-
Sweden Mies Protest.
Stockholm." Feb. 22. (U. P.) Swe
den has made formal protest to Ger
many over .the sinking of the Swedish
steamer Hugo Hamilton, according to
information today.
Paris Reports Craft Lost.
Paris, Feb. 22. (I. N. S.)-r-The de
struction of four ships by submarine
was officially announced here today,
They were the Dutch steamer Ambon.
3598 tons; Norwegian steamship Alice,
709 tons; Russian steamer Si grid, 2194
tons, and a British trawler.
Mall Service Resumed.
London, Feb. 22. (I. N. S.) Mail
service "between Norway, western Eu
rope and the United States has been
resumed, says a dispatch from Chris
tlanJa today. . It had been interrupted
by Germany s sunmanne war.
Australian Transport Damaged.
Sydney, N. S. W., Feb.- 22. (U. P.)
It is; officially announced that the
Australian transport Berrima was tor
pedoed in European waters ' on Sua
day. .The I stricken ship t was carried
safely Into port under. her own steam.
but four or the crew perished in the
explosion. ' There were no troops on
board.
,.y
RCANS
ABOARD
OF
TO THE UNITED STATES
IS EAGERLY AWAITED
State Department Remains
Silent as to: Plans: fof the
Future of This Country.
By Robert J. Bender.
, Washington. Feb. 22. (U. P.) The
Austro-Amerlcan situation today held
the center of the war stage.
The climax of this silent drama,
which has been going on since the
United States broke with Germany, ap
pears to be at hand. v
Within 4 8 hours, it is now generally
believed this government will know
whether the scope of its severed dip
lomatic relations is to be extended to
Austria-Hungary.
The state department and White
(Concluded on Page Fifteen. Column Two)
State to ShiprFirst.
Car of Flax Seed
Fifteen: Hundred Bushels Scheduled to
Go Tomorrow to Conrad, Montana;
Oregon BecelTes $4135 for Product.
Salem, Or., Feb. 22. A carload of
1500 bushels, or 8400 pounds, of flax
seed will be shipped by the state to
morrow to the Northern Flax Fiber
company at Conrad, Mont., and will oe
the first carload of flax seed ever
shipped from Oregon. The seed was
sold by the state at $2.75 ' a bushel
o. b. Salem, thus bringing to the
state $4125.
At a meeting of the state board of
control yesterday, the board directed
R. Crawford, state flax superintendent.
to immediately contract 'with farmers
for planting not less than 500 acres
nor more than 750 acres for the com
ing season. .
Mr. Crawford was also given author
ity to have constructed a $00 foot tank
for water retting the flax straw now
on hand from last year's crop. Mr,
Crawford estimates the crop will bring
approximately $40,000. . An offer has
been received from an eastern manu
facturer of 38 centa a pound for water
retted fiber, and 33 cents a pound for
dew retted fiber.
Dresden Explosion
Killed at Least 1000
London, Feb. 22. (I. N. S.) At least
1000 persons were killed in the explo
sion of a German ammunition factory
in Dresden late in December, says t
Central News dispatch from Chris
tiania. quoting the newspaper Aften
posten. This disaster, , it was said.
was the worst of its kind since the
war began. , Thirty thousand persons
were employed In the plant. On the
day following the explosion theyfcaiser
visited the scene.
Clandestine Visit Is
Cause of Tragedy
Covington J gs Feb. 22. L: N. &
Paul Greer and Mrs. Tom Conner
were killed and Tom Conner fatally in
jured early today when Conner, coming
home unexpectedly, found Greer in
company with his wtfe. ' Conner opened
fire, killing Mrs. Conner' and - fatally
wounding ureer. - Greer, firinr as he
fell. Inflicted a fatal wound on Conner
"and died, shortly, afterward.; -
ANSWER
AUSTRA
STEPDAUGHTER MAY
ALSO BE
TO
M rsT Maude Olson Is Pros
pective Heiress to Aged
Gateman's $30,000, Estate
Affection kept alive in the heart ot
the late Charles Clark, the philan
thropic aged ferry gateman, for his
divorced wife, Mattie 'B. Clark, no
deceased, brings out. another proapec
tive heiress to his estate, Mrs. Maude
Olson, 888 East Thirteenth street,
North, stepdaughter of the decedent.
Although divorfced. Mattie B. Clark.
the former- wife, was named in the
will of Clark as one of the four res Id
uary legatees. The others were: Miss
Ella Pearson, Miss Leyon, of Silver
ton, and James N. Wheeler.
Mrs. 31ark died a little over two
years ago, but the will remained with
out codicil or change. Surviving Mrs.
Clark is her daughter Maude, now
married to Cecil Olson, a . chauffeur,
So far no steps have been - taken by
Mrs. Olson to claim her mother's
fourth interest in the estate.
Another Lucky Stenographer.
Yesterday brought a pleasurable
surprise to another Portland type
writer when M3ss Anne G. Leon, em
ployed by the Pacific States Tele
phone company, realized that she was
the Anna Leyon of Silverton named by
Clark as a participant in his estate.
Like Miss Ella Pearson, the acquaint
ance of Miss Leon with the kindly old
(Concluded on Page Eleven. Column Two)
Daughter Missing,
Also Her Sweetheart
Making the threat that he would
either marry the girl or would kill
her and commit suicide.- Ernest D,
Ellis. 20 years old, disappeared at
o'clock this morning, taking with hint
Miss Phyllis Fearing; 17-year-old
daughter of C. E. Fearing, 18 East
Thirtieth street. Mr. Fearing shortly
afterwards reported the affair to the
police, and an active search was being
made for the couple by the police to
day. Mr. Fearing told Police Lleuten
ant Harms that he believed the young
people have gone to Astoria, and wired
the county clerk there not to issue
marriage license. '
Ellis was said to have been with the
girl at her home last night. The
Fearing girl is described 'as being
5 feet 3 : Inches tall, and weighing
about 115 pounds. She was dressed
ia a dark red coat, trimmed with fur.
a black plush hat and light dress.
inns wore a blue serge suit, gray
overcoat and dark blue hat. He
about 5 feet 3 inches tall, and weisrha
130 pounds. -
Draw Bridge Crank
Beats Man to Death
Hoquiam. Wash., Feb.- 22. (U. P.)
George K. Waldron was beaten to death
by a whirling' crank today while his
wife stood a few feet away. He was in
change of the Jack-knife' bridge at Bay
City. When he attempted to lower it
the emergency brake failed to work
and the crank, flew out of his band.
The" first blow- broke - Waldron's Jaw.
In an instant his body was flailed to
a.pulp His wife saw; it all but was
unable to approach the1 spinning han
dle.
CLAIMANT
CLARK'S
MONEY
Two U-Boats
ReportSinking
Of 36 Vessels
Tuesday They Destroyed 24 Steam
ers, Three Sailing Ships and
Nine Trawlers.
Berlin. Feb. 22. (I. N. 8.) Via Say-
ville Wireless. Two German subma
rines that returned from the barred
scone waters on Tuesday sant 24 steam
ers, three sailing vessels and niro
trawlers during their voyage, It wo
officially announced today through
the Overseas ' News Agency.
The text of the announcement rol-
"ftrw
"Two submarines that returned on
the 20th sank, during their raid in
enemy waters, 24 steamers, three sav
ing ships and nine trawlers. Among
the vessels sunk were the following
I One of 9100 tons, carrying coal; one
of 3000 tons, carrying Iron; one of
S500 tons, carrying food, chiefly but
ttr and oleomargarine; one of 2-0J
tons, carrying wheat; one of 2700 tons
carrying war materials to Italy; one
of 400 tons, carrying tin: cne of SO
tons, carrying general cargo; one or
300 tons, carrying horseshoes.
Among the destroyed ships was a
tank steamer of 7000 tons; cne cannon
I was captured by the submarine."
LINER CELTIC STRUCK
IS WORD BROUGHT BY
LIR PHILADELPHIA
Former !s Believed to Have
Reached Safety; Carried
Freight but No Passengers
New York, Feb. 22. (U. P.) Witn
nearly two score Americans she had
brought safely through the German
submarine zone aboard, the American
liner Philadelphia docked this after
noon, bringing a story of the Whlto
Star liner Celtic, having struck a mire
when 12 hours out from Liverpool t
week ago.
The Celtic was a companion ship of
the Philadelphia in a dash through the
danger zone. With the Canada the
essels had sailed under convoy. Tiie
morning following their departure,
passengers reported, they learned tffat
the Celtic was missing. It was first
reported she had been sunk. . Officers
were silent, but later passengers and
members of the crew understood the
Celtic . had,. been damaged. She - put
back to port and, wth assistance which
was understood to have been given net,
was believed. to have reached safety.
The Celtiq carried a cargo of freignt.
xaner Brings Survivors.
The Philadelphia picked up the "S.
8." call of the- Celtic and some of
the passengers declared Captain Candy
slowed down and prepared to go to her
aid if this had been necessary.
The Philadelphia earned zi pas
sengers. They declared many who
had originally booked as passengers
backed out at the last minute. No sub
marines were sighted.
More than a score of survivors from
various ships torpedoed recently who
were passengers, told stories of car,
row escapes from death.
Edward Jackson, a survivor of the
White Star Liner Afric, sunk on Feb
ruary 10, declared 29 shells were fired
at his vessel by a submarine before
she finally went down.
Kuse Saved Captain.
The captain, jacason said, put on
steward's cap and, taking his place
in a lifeboat along with other mem
bers of the crew, escaped being made
prisoner.
Twenty-six Americans, survivors
from the steamer Japanese Prince,
were also aboard the Philadelphia. All
agreed- that the vessel was torpedoed
without warning. They said their
steamer had sighted and hailed a Brit
ish destroyer, and had the warship as
a convoy for a time. Only a short
time after the destroyer left the Japa
nese Prince a submarine appeared. The
steamer was torpedoed amidships and
soon sank.
Taft Puts Pacifists
In Three Divisions
I
Super, TJltra and Plain, Describe Qua.
kern, Bryan, and American People,
Respectively, Bays ex-President.
Baltimore. Md., Feb. 22. (I. N. S.)
Ex-President William Howard Taft
divided the nation's pacifists into
three separate groups today super-
pacifists, ultra-pacifists and Just plain
ordinary pacifists.
The Quakers, he said, belonged in
the first class, believing so implicitly
in peace that they accept death in
preference to combat,
William Jennings Bryan belongs to
the second class, "the kind that has to
be kicked into war." said the former
president.
In the category of . plain ordinary
pacifists, Mr. Taft placed the Amer
ican people who will make war for
a Just cause, who believe in preparing
for war and who think that only by
preparedness can the right kind of
peace be preserved.
The ex-presldent spoke this after
noon before Johns Hopkins university
students. Tonight he will address
the League to Enforce Peace.
100,000 Sacks of
Spuds Held, Charge
8an Francisco, Feb. 22. (P. N. 8.)
One hundred thousand sacks of pota
toe are being , held for higher prices
by George Smma, known as the Japa
neee potato king, according to C. W.
Hunt of a local wholesale . produce
firm. ; 4 -..
; ShUna vigorously denied that he. was
cornering his potato crop and declared
he was planning- to send potatoes to
New, York to relieve tbe food shortage
PORTLAND
HIGHESTHDNQR
T
Many Business Houses and!
Offices of Professional Men
Closed in Observance of
First President's Natal Day
SONS OF REVOLUTION
TO BANQUET TONIGHT
Other Societies and Organiz-1
ations Celebrate Day With 0
Suitable Ceremonies.
Portland, with the rest of the United
States, is paying all honor today to
the memory of George Washington,
first president of the United States.
A legal holiday, the one hundred and
eighty-fifth anniversary of his birth
finds public buildings and banks
closed, flags flying and many celebra
tions planned. Many business houses
arranged, too, to close for the entire
day or half a day. Most professional
men were absent from their offices,
Only one delivery of mail was made
and holiday office hours hold good at
the postofflce,
Washington day windows are to b
round in many of the leading stores.
pictures of Washington and the Stars
and Stripes givng place to the usual
displays of merchandise,
Old Glory in Evidence.
Not only is Old Glory prominently
displayed from office and public build-
ings but throughout the residential dis
tricts it is to be found hanging over
nearly every door.
The city hall museum was opened
this afternoon that visitors might in
spect its historical relics and curios.
Many patriotic exercises are planned
for tonight.
At tho Lincoln high school, Judr
Frank G. Murasky of the superior oourt
of San Francisco will make a patriotic
address at a meeting held under the
direction of the Knights of Columbus
He will be introduced by Judge Guy C
Corliss, formerly of the North Dakota
supreme bench, and an attractive must
cal program has also been arranged
Tbe public 1 invited.
Masonic bodies of "the city will hold
Washington celebration in the Ma
sonic hall at East Eighth and Burnside
streets," with Or-Bolis Couen the b"Ps,k-
(Concluded Page Eleven. Column foor)
SENATE'S JUDICIARY
T
E
!T
r . r r
rerSOnal APPeai 0T beCretary
of State Lansing Is Not
Heeded by Committee.
Washington, Feb. 22. (U. P.)
Despite the personal appeal of Secre
tary of State Lansing tbe senate Judi
ciary committee today turned down
the billNwhich Senator Hitchcock and
others believe would have given the
president power to handle the inter.
national situation after congress ad
journs without recourse to a war.
Substitute BUI Proposed.
Washington, Feb. 22. (U. P.) A
substitute for the general spy bill.
giving the president unlimited power in
time of national emergency or war to
conscript material as well as men. was
proposed to the house judiciary com
mittee today by Arthur EL Holder of
the legislative committee of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
Carranzistas Guard
Line Near Columbus
San Antonio. Texas, Feb. 22. (I. N.
S.) Carranzlsta commanders have sta
tioned patrols along the border near
Columbus to prevent possible raids by
Villlsta bandits under General Salaxar,
Colonel Sickle reported to headquarters
today. Colonel Oaston reported a sklr
mlsh between viiustas and Carranxls-
tas near Rudiosa. Two wounded Car
ranzistas were brought to American
so 11 J
General Pershing, new commander
of the department of the southwest.
ill arrive here tomorrow.
CalLfornians Ordered Home.
San Antonio. Texas, Feb. 22. (U.
p.) Company A. California Engineers.
were today ordered to leave Nogales
for Sacramento March 1.
Ambassador Gerard
Arrives at Madrid
Madrid, Feb. 22. (U. P.) American
Ambassador Gerard arrived here today
en route home. He was accorded an
official reception, many representa
tives of the government and King
Alfonso being present.
Food Eiots Cause
Trouble in Greece
London." Feb. 22. Many Greek have
been injured in food riots in Piraeus,
says i news . agency dispatch from
Athens today. All shops and: the
custom house have 1 ben closed.
01S1GI0N
WOULD NO
ENLARG
POWER OF PRESIDEN
W. PRICE, Washing
ton Evening Star re
porter, with J. Fred
Essary of Baltimore Sun, held
responsible for leak.
TWO REPORTERS ARE
BLAMED FOR LEAK IN
ITIEE REPORT
AHminktrfltlnn Officials re
..
onerated Completely; tie-
port Is Nearly Finished,
Washington, Feb. 22. (U. P.) Ad
ministration officials are exonerated
completely from, responsibility for the
leak on the president s note of Decern
ber 20 and two newspaper reporters
who gave information of the note to
stockbrokers are blamed in the report
of the house rules committee, which
will be finished tomorrow or Saturday.
The newspapermen blamed are: W,
W. Price, who "covered" the
White
House for the Washington Evening
sar. d J- Ery, of tns BalU-
more Bun,
"Rats" Sign Annoys
Motor Car Manag'er
verse of Theatre Xdgnt Display Pro
duces Tnlooned for Xeanlt on Wash
ington Street.
When a business man spends time,
money and energy to put out an at
tractive display of automobiles and
some other ambitious advertiser casts
reflections" on his display and de
risively spells "RATS" In letters a foot
high across his display windows, he
has a right to be angry. So thinks
I me manager oi i. dh v-u.. u-
. . . . ft , t a r . .
tomoblle salesmen, of H. Washington
street
The firm had Just completed, after
much labor, what it considered a most
attractive display window. After din
ner, they came down to see how the
display looked at night. To their as
tonishment, the automobiles couia
h&rdlv be seen but on the glass In
huge red letters were the words
RATS, completely covering me ais-
piy- .
Investigation disclosed tnatane re
fer & Klelser blUpostlng firm had Just
Installed new illuminated billboards dl-
w.
4& 5v
J
BSSSJSSSSSSSSJSJ I II hi
: 1
con
rectly across the street from the auto-1 but it is believed the fire is under eon
mobile firm. At the top of each board. t ,
in huge letters, was the name or tne
Ktar th.a.tre. Th illumination caused
a reflection in tbe automobile firm's
windows and In reflecting, the let
ters were reversed so instead Of "8-t-
a-r," they spelled "r-a-t-s." It took
the MllDOSler some time to convince
the irate automobile man inai me
whole matter had not been Inspired
bv snite and was in reality only a
coincidence. With the consent of the
theatre, the illuminated board was
moved further down the street.
S2EKL- Alderman
un ior n-ansaa uii.y
.1,1- mAln fnr K.n.
":''::r; ,:: .;;V,t Tn
TT i.nmfnt of euDerintendents
w v..w - - .
of the National Education association.
to h held from February zo to Marcn
3. He is to address the meeting on
the Portland two-group plan. Other
Portlanders who plan to attend the
cnttierlnr are: Dr. J. Francis Drake.
school director; R. H. Atkinson of the
O-W. R. It N. Co.. and u. c. Freeman
of the 8.. P. 8. Co. J. A. Churchill,
state superintendent of public instruc
tion, will also attend. The Oregon
delegation is to work in the Interest
of the National Education convention
to be held here in July.
Thief Steals Pouch
Of Mail at Denver
Denver. Colo.., Feb. 22. (X. N. B.)
Federal authorities are making efforts
to run down the thief who yesterday,
about 2 o'clock, -at the Santa Fa rail
road station in Albuqerque, N. M stole
a pouch, of registered mall said to eon-
tain anywhere from isooo to 210.000,
consigned to banks In Saa Francisco.
I Steamer Cuzccr of
Grace Line Ashore
- - ? .
Lima. Pero. FeV 22(tJP.J-UTh
steamer Cusco of the Grace line, from
San Francisco, is - reported - ashore at
Palaverry. No- details - were available
here this afternoon. t .' ' v.: , ,
BATTERY A MID
CAVALRY TROOP
MUSTERED OUT
"""" -
Discharge and Paying Off of
Men Who Spent Over Half
Year on Border Takes
Place Early Today.
SOLDIERS COMPLAIN
AT TOO SHORT RATIONS
Officer Declares Unwilling
ness to Submit to Army -Regimen
Cause..
White to Take Command.
Captain George A. White,
commander of Troop A, ' an-
nounced on his return tnat he
proposed to resume charge, of
the entire Oregon National
Guard as adjutant-general this
afternoon. There has been dis
pute as to whether he ever waa -legally
appointed and, since his
transfer to the Oregon militia.
-
.
m
m
whether he Is eligible to reap-.
polntment. Major W. W. Wll-
son will probably resume his-
former position as Inspector K
general.
$
Return to Portland today of 'the r
bronzed and sturdy cavalrymen - and .
artillerymen of Battery A and Troop -A
from an eight months' sojourn along
the Rio Grande was greeted with, en
thusiasm by friends and by the sol
diers themselves. The special train
that brought them from Vancouver
barracks was nearly an hour later in
arriving than had been anticipated,
however, and when the party reaohed
the armory there was much noise and -confustion.
The situation was not Improved any
by the fact that long standing com
plaint against the food served the bat
tery waa drawing to a head. Sentiment
among the men was that the food al
lowance was not administered as ad
vantageously as might have been, '
captain Heune declared the oom-
plaint had its source. in the fact the t
th men or;the battery had to work
harder than did the cavalry-or the
Infantry. While soldiers of rhs other
divisions' dfTieis were-loafingr their
(Concluded ea Vtf rearteea. Cola mo Bis)
OREGON PLANT, AIDING
H AEROPLANE MAKING,
DAMAGED BY FLAMES
Coquille Mill, Cutting Sprace;
for English Aviation Serv
ice, Has Big Orders Ahead,
Coquille. Or., Feb, 22. One of the
mills at Coquille operated by E. E.
Johnson, and recently opened to ' out
spruce lumber for English aeroplanes.
caught fire this morning.
Part of the mill has been destroyed,
Johnson owns and operates a mill In
Coquille and when recently he secured
an order ror spruce, ne leesea ana
started a second mill which had been
closed. It is owned by . tbe Robert
Dollar company.
The origin of the fire is unknowu.
and the damage has not been esti
mated. . v
The order for spruce lumber was a
big one which was expected to keep
the Johnson Mill running for a year.
Bernstorff Partv. .
neiievea oi au ioia
Maiuax, 1. B., fro. it. VU.
Passengers aboard tbe liner Frederik
VIII are being relieved of any gold
I . . i n.u '
loej may mrrjrins uviu, wing,
contraband, the British authorities are
furnishing the passengers with other
money of equal value, it was learned
today.
It was expected that examination
of the passengers and cargo of the
Frederik VIII will be completed this
week, and the ship bearing Count von
Bernstorff back to Germany will then
be permitted to proceed.
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