THE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1917.
15
MAR
CORPS PROUD
II
OF NOTABLE SERVICE
"SOLDIER AND SAILOR TOO"
10
UNITED
STATES
Enviable Record of Organiza
; tion Dates Back to Days of
Continental Congress.
MEN URGENTLY NEEDED
Captain ! . Plnkston Cites IS 4. of
Kecrults to Meet Conditions and Ex
, plains Functions of the Barrio.
In the United States marine corps
the nation has one of the finest mili
tary organizations In tlie whole jyvorld.
Its Ions and distinguished record dates
from 1775 when Us orttanlzation was
authorized by the. Continental con
gress.. Its history Is a brilliant record
of faithful ard heroic service In many
lands.
First In Tripoli when the Barbary
pirates Were tamed first In Cuba, and
first to raise tha Stars and Stripes in
Vera CrtiB these are only some of the
high, lights In their story. The marine
is quite the handiest little man in
Uncle Sams fighting torce.
Layman Ignorant of Marines.
"The Ignorance which is prevalent
among many otherwise well Informed
people . reiardln the marine eons Is
uppalllhg." said Captain I... P. Pinks
ton, IT. S. M. C, at bis office in the
Panama building a few days, ago. "For
the benefit of those who would like
to" know, let me arty that the United
States marine corps, is the oldest
branch of the service, having been
called into existence by an act of the
continental congress of November JO,
J 775. It was the United States mar'.ne
corps that first hoisted tbe American
flag on foreign soil, when in 1S0S Old
Iory wa." rnised over the fortress of
Heme In Tripoli. ' It was BOO marines
who held .off t!ie Spanish army in Cuba
in 1S&S and clenred the way for till
janding of th? American army under
General Shafter.
Marines have carried their flag Into
action in-Tripoli, Egypt, -West Afrlc'e,
Klji Islands, Sumatra, Hawaii, Mexico,
Jhina. Uruguny, Paraguay, Alaska,
Panama, Formosa, Korea, Nlcaragu-.t,
cuoa, ana iwive oniy recent ly eompiete
. ly pacified the island republics of Haiti
and Santo jiomlngo.
"In fat, the marine corps is 'he
Wvy'j o-.vu private 1 : 1 1 2 . army, and it
has blazed the trail for naval "deeds
Of daring since the beginning of oar
republic. The service, now number
ing about 610 officers and 17.4CO men,
is organized to do whatever strictiy
military duty may be required In tha
naval service. t: marines weas sol
dier uniforms, thetr rank and title",
pay and allowances, are the same as
those of the army. Their enlistment
Is .for four years without any reserve
Ktring attached. To al! intents and
Purposes 'marines are soldiers, except
that thev are unrtor th nrtliara rf Ihi
secretary of the navy instead of the
secretary of war.
' Service Higbly Praised .
"In his greetings to the service last
Christmas the late Admiral George
Dewey said of he marines; 'The wirk
mctjTBpnshea by the marine corps at
Vera Orua aria-in Haiti has fully justi
fied my belief tr.at no finer military
organization exists In the world.' Add
t that the statement of Rear Admiral
gUjMcJV Wlosolwj before the house
rtj'mmufee on naval affairs during the
Jast session of congress: "I am in
clined. , to think there is no .military
bodylnour country of hirher effici
. ency than, the nitfrlne corps and ym
. an jform an -ICea of what the high
naval plcialB' think of the 'soldiers
or t ne sen,- r
". Hacrulting for the marine corps is
done : principally in the larger cities,
but. the government is rapitllv reaching
the conclusion thaf- patriotism and love
for country-IwiVe' a larger meaning in
, the rural districts than In crowded
cities. Also. That the farmer boys are
of a much higher physical standard,
and make better marines. To that end
marine corps recruiting officers are
turning to the country towns to sup
ply the brawn and muscle necessary
to carry the marine corps colors to
victory In thfs war with Germany.
"The pay of marines varies from $15
to J9,per month In time of peace,
and Is increased 20 per cent during
lime of war. In addition to this pay
marines receive allowances to the value
of approximately J55 per month, which
starts the untrained private in at
about $70 per month. Increases come
with service and advancement in rank,
; The Inducements of pay and allow
ances,, when coupled with the opportunities-
offered to the marines for
broadening travel in strange lands, nre
- very attractive.
More Men Are Heeded.
'I am not urging younsr men to rush
to the call to arms to make soldiering
me vocation, although It is an hon
oruDio one, Dut at the present time
we are sorely in need "of good men.
and many of them, to helD us defend
.the dignity and honor of onr country
.gainst a, most xormldable foe.
we want men at once today not
tomorrow or next -week, so that they
can be-tralned and prepared to defeml
themselves and th; flag on the field of
battle, which la at hand It is prob-
- auie mat me maor oortinn nf th.
-war between the United States and
-Germany will be fought on the sea,
and the immediate need for men for
. the. marine corps and the navy is most
urgent. . .
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RECEIVED
PLANS ARE
FOR 3500 TON SHIPS
TO BE BUILT HERE
Dimensions Practically Same
-as Motor Vessels Being
. Built in Local-Yards.;
UBOR FOUND PLENTIFUL
Iabor Officials and Chamber of Com
merce Sold Conference; Schools
Offer Assistance.
Bandon Bar Pilot
Drops Dead While ,
Tug Crosses Bar
Warshfleld. Or.. April 51.
Captain John Johnson," master
of the tug Klyhlam of Bandon,
dropped dead as his tug was
crossing' out on the bar of the'
CoquiUe river this morning. .
A member of the crew saw 4
him fall, went to his assistance
and found Ifim dead. The tug
wm brought back into port.
. The tragedy was witnessed f
from the steamer Elizabeth and
th steamers Acme and Phoenix
both: of whiC;h were waiting to
be towed in.
Johnson started as a deckhand
on the Klyhlam 28 years ago.
and has been master for many
years. He was 68. and leaves
a wife, daughter and son, th
latter being employed on the
bar dredge Michle. $t
CREATION
PUBLIC
OF
TERMINAL FUNCTION
OFPORTDEVELOPMENT
Major General George Barnett, commandant of the United States Rla-
rine Corps. ,
Washington. April 21. (U. P.)
Even beforo the navy, the nations
first line of defense is the marine
corps.
Should the fleet or any part of ll
see service on foreign shores, it will
be Su.uad of marinos who first set foot
on land. Every first line battleship
of the navy carries aboard j. perma
nent detachment of marine.
Subject to either sea or shore duty,
they are the amphyblana of the navy
general y recognized as the most ver
satile and elastic branch of the na
tional defense. Kipiin.R spoke of the
British marine as "Soldier and saiior
too." Its the same In the United
States iavy.
Major General George Barnett la
commandant in charge of the United
States marine corps.
Receipt of preliminary plans of the
5500-ton steamers, which the govern
ment expects to use in "bridging the
Atlantic," and the session between la
bor officials and the Chamber of Com
merce were the features of Saturday's
moves in the shipbuilding campaign.
The . plans attracted more than or
dinary interest. A set of blue prints
signed by Theodore E. Ferris, naval
architect. New York, and presented by
the Federal . Shipping board, was for
warded the Chamber of Commerce by
Charles F. Swigeri, Portland-contrac
tor, who is In Washington as the rep
resentative of the chamber.
The new ships will be in fact really
I Fteam schooners built with 'tween
I decks. .The dimensions of the proposed
i ships are practically the same as the
motorships being: built here with the
i exception of a slightly deeper hull.
The length is 26S feet, beam 46 feet
and depth of hold 26 feet. The A, O.
Anderson & Co. motorahip Astoria is
278 feet length, 44.6 beam and 22 feet
depth of hold.
Enginer Placed Amldahipa.
Tbe engines are to be placed amid
ships, as in many of the steam schoon
ers of the coast, with quarters for crew
in the forecastle and of the officers
and steward's department amidships.
Loading facilities will be from four
winches operating from eight cargo
bcoras attached to two masts placed
fore and aft, one between each set of
two hatches. The forward hatches
will be 16x13 and 3x13. The after!
hatches will be 18x13 and 16x13. j
This length of ship can be built to j
conform with all the existing insur
ance regulations. All insurance com-r-anies
have exnressed a. willingness trt
! cover vessels of not over 268 feet and
i this feature, which it was feared
would result In some trouble, has evi
dently been eliminated.
This length of ship, too, can be built
on any of the ways existing on the
Columbia river without alterations.
Plenty of Men Available,
The conference between labor offi
cials and H. I Corbett and W. D. B.
Dodson of the Chamber of Commerce,
brought out that plenty of men were
believed available. Word was brought
that there were several thousand mill
wrights In the interior who could be
pressed Into service and be capable
Any Control or Interference
by Private Interests I
nounced as Harmful.
persuaded " to tha merits' of a c plan
whereby tha enormous values created
by these public Improvements shall In
ure to the. benefit of a doxen private
owners, have no thoughtof using their
authority to secure these created values
a ...t. fnp tha pnnalrUCtiOIl Oftha
Flaas Bug-gtsted.
I offers for their' consideration th
following suggested plana:
Plan l (a) Buy Swan Island at an
agreed . price from owners, said a year
ago to be $276,000.
(b) Before any further public Im
provements of the harbor, buy such
hw Prlunta IrvtarpCtQ'lc Hp-'sites as are necessary to install needed
CRITICISM IS.
SHIPBUILDING
.
PUNT STARTED. ON
OF
BANKS
COLUMBIA
public utilities, such as coal bunkers.
drydocka, publio docks, grain elevators
i and warehouses, and public terminal
i yards; -
I The shore Is already, under federal,
nCCFRFn 'state and municipal law. subject to the
, public highway rights necessary for
jbelt lines, switches and truckways.
cj tsegin tne puDiic improvements
dredging and construction after these
necessary sites have been secured.
Plan 2 (a) Assess the privately
owned frontage on 'all newly created
jor Improved navigable channels at least
Portland. April 21.-To the Editor of j60 per cent of the increased value ac
The Journal The port and dock, com- cruinfc from tbe publla Improvements,
missions having at length realized that . b I'm the fund so created In the
their performance must meet tha de-' purchase of sites and construction of
mands of the commerce for which the needed publla utilities,
port stands, in fact, having been flatly Plan S Condemn Swan Island and
informed by the grain growers, by 1 such sites on the mainland as are neo
word and deed, that if the port handles essary for all needed public utilities
Vancouver Levee Leased
From City by Menefee
and R, V, Jones,. Portland.
FOUR WAYS TO BE BUILT
J. B. Zlegler Makes Suggestions Be
gar ding Accepted Policies of Port
land's Port Commissioners.
Portland Woman Is
Sponsor fqjr Tanker
Mrs, Elliott B. Corbett Christens 'their grain It must furnish elevators for and terminal yards, jiow. before the
Standard OU Craft Joshua . Kacy;
Thousands Witnessed Ceremony.
Seattle, April 21. (P. N. S.J An
other eteel tanker for the Standard
OU company was sent lntn tho water
from the plant of Skinner & Eddy cor-
handling In bulk, and state regulated accrued value resulting from tbe pub
grading, as Seattle does, or they will lie improvements enter as a factor into
ship through Seattle, and the railroads their value, industrial or speculative;
having by practice Informed them that, and dredge channels for, and improve
they are at least as ready to haul to , these public plants first.
Seattle as to Portland, it is up to these
authorities having in charge the admin
istration of the port's policies and af-
poratlon this afternoon at 4:58 o'clock. J fairs to meet the situation.
Mrs. Elliott It. Corbett. of Portland,
christened the big carrier Joshua Macy.
Several thousand people. Including
many society folk and business, pro
fessional and shipping men, state and
county officials, witnessed her grace
ful performance as sponsor. It was
a great launching event and the con
signing of a ship to the warter for sea
service. The Joshua Macy Is a vessel
of 9500 tons dead weight cargo ca
pacity and Is a sister ship of the S.
V. Harkness launched from the same
Prasant Policy ' Declared PaUnra.
In justification of a policy so radi
cally different from that of the consti
tuted authorities permit me to say, that
Work to Start at Ones aad, Contracts
for Pour Ways Bald tp Be Closed'. -45000
Onaxantea Posted.
no iney are out wim iwo propoi.su their iolicv of trvlni to build uo a
to meet it In their wsv The first by r,,.hii ihn..t r.iii r..ntr- '
- Viv a v w sy v e v u k v sj
the port commission, the dredging of nition of the public rights in the
the west channel, is a recrudescence of natural and. legal basic properties the
their nine-year-old plan to dredge the port areas and using them as public
harbor incidentally to filling the fore- inste.aj 0f private assets is a failure
shore, and converting river area sub- and na, resulted in turning the tide
ject to publla rights into uplands free or commerce to other ports possessing
from the publlo rights and subject inferior natural advantages, but better
oniy to unninaerea ana unscrupulous public policies.
private speculation.
Public znterestsJeopardlzed.
The undersigned, by a series of ef-
A seaport is a great publlo terminal.
To be a dominating port, .it must be
recognized as the free gateway of
yards some weeks ago for the Standard orta beginning in 1910. succeeded in se- public commerce. No port permitting
Oil company. Mrs. Henry I Corbett
christened the S. V. Harknesa.
Prominent Portland people attending
the launching besides Mr. and Mrs.
Elliott It. Corbett included Mrs. Henry
L. Corbett, Mr. and Mrs. Victor John
son, Mr. and Mrs. O. Klrkham Smith,
Mr. and Mra. EJrskine Wood, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
It. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Law
and Jennings F. Sutor.
He has been through 36 years of ad
venturous service, largely in foreign
countries.
He participated In the landing of
United States marines in China, when : within a short time of doing excellent
foreign governments joined to auell i work.
the noted Boxer uprising.
Later in 1906, he commanded an ex-
iTTttemn? XowV. ! school Sartl tnd" f essor C. K.
.a"f m?1 ,wa3 mad to lhIT.ofr th Cleveland of the trade achooL
.eiuouc-u iurm oi government- Charles P. Howard, president of th.
In addition, he has seen extensive j t k, ,m1- vt f Rnnh
service in Panama, the Philippines and ; Unlted gtatea lmmi&ration inspector,
other parts of the tropics, , N .Inhn!!An hea, of the city
says tne rnDiovment bureau. exDressed willing-
Proffers of school facilities of any
description desired by the chamber
"His reports o-n fitness,"
navy department official record, "have
been uniformly excellent and his wide
experience will enable him to render
valuable service as head of the ma
rine corps.
Court Trial Sequel
To Ballot Box Raid
Weather Conditions,
A small high pressure area U central off
the nouth of the OolumbU river and another : anders are not -loath to equip and feed
io remrai orer Louisiana: urere are niitrht
Unusual Disorder Prevailing at West
Virginia Polling Precinct in 1914 to
Be Explained at Trial This Week.
Huntington, West Va., April 21
Bandits armed with revolvers and with
faces hidden behind black masks,
swept down on tho poMing place in
Rockhouso precinct, Mingo county,
shortly before the ballots of the 1914
congressional election were counted,
held up the entire election staff at
the point of guns and stole the entire
franchise of the precinct. Poll books, Ro-kj mountain "stale and northeastward to
Two brothers of a former governor northern Alberta.
of this state will go to trial Tuesday T!ie condiUoo are favorabla " far ahowera I oractically all the Industries of the
In federal court here charged with r h i".! f"I state have ben covered.
complicity in the raid The y are Green- tuj, aWcC light frost wiU form ta itj I " ' 1 '
way and Valentine Hatilela, brothers nuirhlng in soutiiern Oregon and-east of the : ASTORIA GOES AFTER WORK
of former Governor H. G. HatfleH. Cascade mountains, although no damaging low I
Three others Noah White, George 11. , 'wrrarure are moicaieu. winda will be
Maynard and Jack Brewster who ex- nuUy westeny'
nerienced a mistrial at the Septentbr Forecasts.
Free Germany, Is
- Aim of Socialists
' Besolutlons Demand That tha Burean-
y - cxatlo Keglma Be Supplemented by
Bole of Parliament.
- Berlin, Via London. Am-il St. f TT.
; P.) Replacement of "the bureaucratic
regime" by "parliamentary control"
.. swas demanded in resolutions adopted
today by the general committee of the
( ooeiaiisc party.
-we connrm tne decision of the
woraers or uermany to emerge from
me war as a rree atate," the resolu
tlona asserted.
"We demand the removal of all in.
equalities and the replacement of the
bureaucratic regime by parliamentary
control." the Socialists also aa9rti
"We reject the entente's, declaration
that a continuation of the war is n.
essary to force Germany to establish a
liberal regime. It la tho German peo
ple's own aim.'
Austrian Socialists, in attendance at
ius meeting nxewise approved these
"resolutions.
Foreclosure Is Asked.
Foreclosure of a mortgage and note
for $7000 on a house formerly owned,
by C. U. Gantenbein but sold by him
a year ago to A. Welch, is asked in a
ress to be of service in any way pos
sible.
ME3(
FROM CREWS DRAFTED
Steamers Reaching Wellington Lose
Men for British Service.
Ran Francisco: April 21. (P. N. S.)
They are taking men from the New
Zealand liners by lot. Every time one
i ... . . . . itri
suit filed in circuit rourt s.tHninv hv'or tne union liners puis iu ai ..-
t. u-,. i lineton it loses a moiety of u crew.
- . . . . - . . , 1.
im tne iasi trip me jwua iuoi. nc
out of seven engineers, whose iucK ll
was to be drawn for conscription.
As a matter of fact the rew z,eai
aepeessions orer Arizona, Interior western
l aiuidu an'J the St. Lawrence valley, respect- i
ivelj. Maximum wind velocities occurred dur- '
iiiB the day as follows: Nortu Head, 32 ml leu. i
simth; Seattle. 40. wwith, and Tatousli Island, !
n.,,?""- "V.. .""-Sv1" H" Colonel J. T. Knight. 4epot quarter
ana. eastern Tenne?c and the northeast. The ; master, and appointed a committee lo
wentner is 10 ai'rees warmer In the southern : s.urvpv the hay situation in detail.
At the same time a can was m oui
lt new armies.
A state-wide survey having this ob-
ifrt In view was launched here today
when several representatives of the
met in the office of
ballot boxes, and ejection parapner-. tne lhko region, also along the north Atlantic:. i tr, mtha toother for
' const: it is corresnntwlineiv c.u r in t iu -
n , a similar purpose
' cimMar mpptines will be held until
trial, will face the came charges to
morrow. .
One' lone Bull Moose ballot, found in
a wild hillside, mnes irom me pre
cinct, is the only one of the 800 bal
lots ever found.
Howard Sutherland. Republican sen
ator from West Virginia, and C. E.
Portland and vk-lnlty: Sunday probably fair;
northwesterly winds.
Oregon: Sunday generally fair, with light
frost in early morning south and east por
tions: ncrthwesterly winds.
Washington: Sunday generally fair, except
northwest portion; light frost In early morn
ing east pirtlon; winds mostly westerly.
Idaho: Sunday fair with light frost in early
morning.
Cooper, Republican, were the success- J North Pacific coast: Sunday probably sbow-
ful candidates in the iai4 election.
The alleged fraud favored Democrats,
It is claimed, but did not materially
affect the Republican count. i
V? Douglas Fairbanks Leads.
New Haven, Conn., April 21. Doug
las - Fairbanks was . elected ; the most
popular actor by $hm jTale- academic
senior class, in: the. annual billing out
t statistical Kianfts,
v.:.-r.
German Bevolt in
Brazil Is Spreading
Condition Appears Worm Despite
Contrary Reports Germans Porm
Military Units and Continue Pigit.
Buenos Aires, April 21. (TJ. P.)
razll's German revolt appeared to be
spreading tonight, despite official
statements from Rio de Janeiro that
the situation was being "controlled."
A dispatch received from Montevi
deo, reported arrival on Uruguayan soil
of a number of refugees fromihe ad
joining provinces of Brazil, vrho in
sisted that the revolt, was rapidly In
creasing. The number of those flee
ing from the affected districts is
steadily increasing. .
The Uruguayan refugees said the
German revolt started in Porto Alegre.
There a mob of pro-war Brazilians at
tacked a number of German citizens.
These defended themselves and finally
fired Into a crowd, killing several.
Disorder broke loose all over the city.
The Germans effected a military or
ganization and continued the hostili
ties on a regular war plane. In a num
ber of places In the city and nearby,
they built trenches. The movement
spread over threa - provinces Rio
Grande, FaranaT'and Santa Catharina.
In all three tha Germans endeavored
to seise control of . the governmental
machinery, presumably with the idea
of secession, from BraxfL I ' . -
.r i?
"When writing to or railing on advertisers',
pleea meatloa Tha JourU. , (Adv.) v
;:--.-.--ai:,i..-:'' .j. - ,:,.J; -a 4
moderate southerly winds.
T. FRANCIS DRAKE.
Assistant Forecaster
Daily Meteorological Report.
Ohserratlons taken at 5 p. m.. Pacific time,
April 21. 1917.
s Wind
. .
Station B 5 z
. a a
Baker 40 I .04 71 S5"
Boston 42 .02- . . W
Chicago 4 .O 14 SW
i ItoltMX 38 .18 .. S
1 Dnlurh ! .0 IS
Kurska ..... 4. .1 0 N
i Helena 40 .0 12 SW
! Jacksonville . ftl .0 24 9
Kara City. 4tf .0 R
I Aneeles. 54 .0 ..I SW
Marsh field . . 3 .02 .. XW
Medford 03 ... N
New Orleans. ft2 .01 .. SW
New York -.48 .18 Id H
North Head.. 42 .02 .. SW
N. Yskiina .. S .0 .. N'W
Pendleton ... 40 .12 .. 9
Phoenix .... 46 .0 .. NW
Portland 44 .02 SH
Roaeburg ... 42 .04 .. SK
St. Louis ... 46 .O .. SW
Sailt Lake .. 48 .0 .. N
San Plege . .; 53 .0 - . . W
San Fran. .. 62 .0 14 W
SeatUe ...... 42 .12 10 SW
Spokane 40 .14 .. SW
Tacoma 42 .50 . . W
Tatoosh Isl.. 42 .60 20 SW
Walla Walla. 44 .14 .. SW
Washington . 58 .O .. 8
Winnipeg ... 2S .0 14 ' N
Cloudy
Rain
Clear
Clear
Ft. Ciondy
Rain
PtfCVrody
Cloudy
Ok-ar
Clear
Cloudy
Rain
Cloar
Rain
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
(lor (li
near ft. Cloudy
CTear
Pt. Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Rain
Ctoody
Pt. Cloudy
Ciondy
Activity Revived to Obtain Ship
building contracts.
a rr Ar.rU 21. (I. N. S.1
The Chamber of Commerce hSs started
a movement to develop tne snipDUiia
mr industry at the mouth of the Co
lumhiA river. A committee has been
appointed to investiga sites, capital
and orders for ship construction with
a view to establishing another snip
varri hare..
Manager Shaw of the Hammond
Lumber company made the statement
that the local mills were able to sup
nlv tha material to keep 24 wooden
vessels under construction at the same
time. The business interests of tha
citv declare that there is a vast op
portunlty awaiting the shipbuilding in
dustry ana ASiorias position was
never more favprable to develop in
this direction.
SCHOONER ALIARD SPEEDY
McCormick Auxiliary Vessel Makes
Good Time on Trial.
San Francisco. April 21. (P. N. S.)
The McCormick auxiliary schooner
S I Allard, sister of the City of
Portland, had a trial turnover of her
starboard engines today. This was
ouite satisfactory, and the vessel Is
expected to make an even better record
than her pioneer sister.
A. Gardner Is chief engineer of the
S. I. Allard. He has had much inter
nal combustion experience, and will
be able to- handle the twin Bollnders
in good shape. '
"Sailaway" Mitchell has been given
command of the Allard. For 15 years
he was in command of the schooner
Irene, and during that time it was his
boast that he never ordered a tugboat
on bis initiative.
ooperation of
Brazil Is Promised
Rio do Janeiro. April 21. (U. P.)
Brazil formally announced today that
she will cooperate with the united
States In sending munitions and sup
plies to the allies.
When writing to or calling on advertiser.
please mention The Journal. (Adv.)
curing the public veto upon such policy, the control, encroachments or Interfer
and a declaration of a policy conserv- ence of private contiguous interests can
lng the water areas of tne port ana nope to rival tnose wnicn noia mem
Us intersecting highways to public use, in the subordination provided by our
and forbidding their further alienation, laws. J. B. ZIEGLER.
The last enactment on his suggestion
was the common transportation term
inal act. constituting section 183 of the
city charter, declaring a policy of using
the conserved public rights for the
creation of a public terminal system.
The result of the port's policy will be
the creation, by expenditure of public
funds, of a privately owned terminal
subject to all the restrictions which
the term implies.
As the port commission secured the
passage of an act by the 1915 legis
lature enlarging their powers suffi
ciently to do this, their road is clear.
The second proposal comes from the
dock commission, in the hape of an
initiative bill asking for J3.000.000 of
bonds to buy sites and construct eleva
tors. These two public boards so easily
Vjllista-Obregon
Coalition Planned
Commission Representing Villa Re
ported on Way to Headquarters oY
General Obregon to Discuss Terms.
El Paso. Texas, April 21. (U. P.) A
commission representing Villa Is to
night en route to the headquarters of
General Obregon, to discuss terms for
a coalition of Villlsta-Obregon forces
to oppose Carranza, according to infor
mation here, which is apparently from
authorized representatives of the ban
dit chief.
It Is hinted that plans for a coopera-
Vancouver, Wash., April 11. Artl- '
cles of incorporation of the Columbia
River Shipbuilding company, which to
day secured a lease on the city leve
have been filed in the office Of the
county auditor, and Vancouver is now
assured of at least ons shipbuilding
plant, as the principal place of busi
ness and active construction work has
been designated as this city.
The incorporators are. !, B. Mene
fee of the Menefee Lumber company
of Portland, R, V. Jones of the West
ern Oregon Trust company of Port
land and A.-I Miller, a local attorney.
The company Is Incorporated for ISO,
000 and ltB first board of directors la
composed of the three men interested
The lease of the public levee. Just
below the Interstate bridge and ad
joining the Plttock & Leadbetter mill,
has been a matter of some discussion
before the city council for the past
month. The new company has given-
ample assurance that. It means busi
ness and has provided a bond of $5004
to commence' operations within tbs
next 30 days.
Ways are to be laid, it Is under
stood, for the " construction of four
ships, the contracts for which have
already been secured, and. the plant
when In operation will employ ap
proximately 400 men. The, estimated
original outlay will approximate $80,
000, this; amount being necessary t
get active construction work com,
menced.
tive movement by the two factions
against the United States will also be
discussed at the conference. '
Advices received here today were
to the effect that 1G Villa prisoners,
taken captive by Murgula in Wednes
day's battle in western Chlhuahut, have
been executed, following their .removal
to Chihuahua City.
Cattle Congress In Argentine. -Rio
De Janeiro, April 21. To." In
crease its output of cattle and help
feed the allies tha Brazilian National
Society of Agriculture plans to pen
great cattle congress here early next
month. :
alanced Greatness
& $850
985
Prices Effective April
1st, 1917
light Fours
Torf
Roadster
Country Club
Big Fours
Townf
Roadster
Coup .
Sedan .
light Sixes
Tourint
Roadster .
Coupe . .
Sedan .
Willys-Six v-
Tourint
tSoj
$68o
$703
SSjo
$8JS
ft4Jo
toss
$1383
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Local Record.
Portland. Or., April 21. Maxlmam tempera
ture tT degrees; minimum 43 degrees.
River rending. 8 a. m. 8.8 feet. Onange to
last 24 hours, 0.O4 foot rise.
Total rainfall 5 p. m. to 5 p. mO .02 Inch.
Total rainfall sine September 1. 1916. 28.08
inrtiea. Normal rainfall since September 1,
38. tW Inches. Deficiency of rainfall sinea Sep
tember 1, llft. 10.91 inches.
Total sunshine S boors. Possible snnshlnt
Barometer . reduced sea ; level) .. 8 b. ml
80.05 inches. U i
Itclative luimldlly at nooo," 4T per eest.'1 -
Embassy Counsellor
Represents Russia
Washington. April 21. (I. N. S.)
C. Onou, counsellor of the Russian
embassy, was today appointed charge
d'affaires to have-charge of Russian
interests in this country until tha ap
pointment of an ambassador to suc
ceed George M. Bakhmeteff, resigned.!
Wulys-KnighU
Four Tourint tt3QS
, Four Coup . $1630
Four Sedan . tiojo
Four Limousin J050
Eiikl Tourint ftoso
Admnce in price. Bit Four
end Lit Six models. Hay 1st
next deferred until that dot
account too lot to correct cutter
titemtnts appearintin mataziuet
ciraxlatint throuthout th month
sfApriL
AH prices f. o. I. Toledo
Subject to chant without notice
Had in U.S.A."
The Overland Big Four again
improved and refined is the
car that built Overland.
This car for nine years has under
gone steady development and'
refinement with the help and
advice of an army of owners
which now totals over three
, hundred thousand.
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especially notable for its bal
anced greatness.
The unprecedented accumulated
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power to weight the true tire,
gasoline and oil economy the
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x refinement and beauty.
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mies of administration, manu
facture and distribution.
It should be, and we believe is,
better value than any car of
similar specifications.
The price is $850 until May 1st
thereafter $895.
The Light Six is the same model
with changes conforming to ap
proved six-cylinder construction "
and is likewise an excess value
car at the price, $985 until May
1st thereafter $1025.
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chase at a very considerable
saving on a basis of comparative
values. '
Our April deliveries are limited.
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