THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, JUNE 23. 1917.
STATE'S GRAND TOTAL
FOR
RED
FUND
MAY
REACH
$800,000
Widow With Eight .
Children Insists on
Giving to Bed Cross
GOETHALS STILL HEAD
OF
Delayed Reports Are Coming in and
Outside of Portland, Sub
scriptions to Date Are Al--v
ready $348,029.
HIGHER GOAL AIM NOW
Indicate Counties Have Been Too
Busy to Seal Ti-ures.
O r e g o n's Red
Cross total outside :
of Portland stands i
today Just short i
1360.000. The to- I
tal, to be exact, is !
$348,028. By night J
the sum of con- x
trlbutlons from the
state at large may
reach the $400,000
by the National lied
The Red Cross committee In
South Portland Wednesday was
taking house by house as sys
tematically as a delegation of
book agents.
"We will let this house
alone," said the leader. "The
woman living there is a widow
and has eight children to sup
port." So the committee passed It
by. Coming up again on a side
street the solicitors Ignored it.
From the side door came the
widow and called: 0
"Vy you pass me up, eh? I
am Russian, yes, and Jewish,
too: but I am for Red Cross. I
knew, yes, don't I not, vat war
IsT I have seen It. I give you
eight dollars. It is honest, all
of it. Ve work for it. I vant
you should take it. My chil
dreng say "for Red Cross.' You
must take it."
The committee, knowing how
hard each dollar comes to the
family, at first refused her, but
she Insisted so strenuously that
it was finally accepted.
SHIPBUILDING
FOR
U. S.
GOVERNMENT
His Attitude Toward Wooden
Ships Is to Build as Few as
He Can.
MAY BUILD 200 OF THEM
i
!
!
JTature of Contracts Offered Wooden
Ship Bonders Calculated to
Discourage Bidders.
son of the1 Apple Growers' association
of Hood River, Or. The trade depart
ment of the British embassy, he says,
will give consideration to requests re
garding speclfio shipments intended
for Denmark,
Meanwhile the state department la
asking the British government to
modity its trade regulations to permit
the Importation of apples into the
United Kingdom, and also to consider
the question of shipments being made
fo Norway.
Federal Building Rooms
Washington, June 23. The govern
ment cannot authorize the use or
rooms in a federal building; by unoffi
cial organizations, and the request of
Malabon camp No. 6. Spanish var
Veterans, of Pendleton. Or., for use
of a room for Its meetings has been
refused.
Assistant Secretary Newtcn of the
treasury department has Informed
Senator Chamberlain that if 8ucn a
request were granted in one place it
would establish a precedent for other
requests from all over the country
and so all such reuueats must be
turned down.
quota .asked
Cross war council
But the out-state will not stop with
$400,000. H. L. Corbett, state chair-
vman, positively predicted this morn
ing that a minimum of $100,000 wilV
he added to the total as it now stands.
In this view be was supported by L.
G. Nichols, state Red Cross campaign
manager. The two have carefully
.checked every county.
Grand Total Hay Be $800,000
The fact that Portland rapidly ap
proaches a total of $300,000, which is
'$100,000 above the city's quota, aug
ments the ambition of the state at
large not to be outdone. There is also
' a feeling that the apportionment for
the entire state, including Portland,
Was too small, that the national war
-Council underestimated both Oregon's
patriotism and capacity. The sentl
jnent is general that when the harsh
days of war come when reports aro
being received that Oregon boys have
fallen wounded and are under the heal- j
,lng care of the Red Cross at the front
everybody in the state will be dis
satislfed if Oregon has fallen below
$800,000, the state at large less than
,$500,000 and the city less than $300.
000. Some of the counties from which re
ports have been delayed have com
menced to come in. In almost every
instance. Instead of the delay indicat
lng lack of Interest or disposition to
give it has meant concentrated devo
tion to the work with a fruit of pros
pective over-subscriptions. From the
tremendous Red Cross spirit which
. grips the state it is believed that none
will fall below Its duty.
Returns Listed by Counties
The returns are tabulated as follows:
SO-CALLED AMERICAN
SOCIALISTS GIVE OUT
THEIR PLAN OF PEACE
Federation of Free National
ities One of Schemes "Del
egates" Advanced,
By Arthur E. Mann.
Stockholm, June 23. (U. P.) The
self styled American Socialist dele
gates to the German called interna
tional peace conference today issued
their statement of the "American po
sition on peace." Foremost in the
plan was a scheme for a "federation
of all free nationalities to rebuild
war stricken nations and general dis
armament after the war."
"The American war aimrs," as ex
Washington, June 23. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The latest flare in the steel-wooden
shipbuilding controversy, produced by
the dismissal of F. A. EustiB and F.
Huntington Clark by General Goethals
for "disloyalty," leaves the situation
about where it was before,
General Goethals is still the dictator
of the ship building program, and hla
attitude toward the wooden ship is
to build as few of that type as the
situation will permit. If things worx
out acordlng to program, there will
be about 200 wooden ships built ror
the government In the next 18
months, and the most of these will
be constructed from southern pine,
Contradictions Explained
These disDatches heretofore have
carried the Information that two gen
eral lines of policy have been outlined.
which on their face seem contradic
tory. One Is that wooden ship build
ers will receive contracts as fat as
they are ready to build. The other is
that probably not more than 150, 200
or 250 wooden ships will be con
structed.
The rebellion of Eustls and Clark
explains why these statements are not
m fact contradictory. Eustls and
Clark say that the methods of con
tracting, the form of contract, and the
restrictions Imposed have headed off
numbers of big bidders, whose anxiety
to build wooden ships has cooled since
j they learned the kind of contract they
must sign.
Kay Build BOO Wooden Ships
So it Is probable that while con
tracts are freely offered in the form
fixed, not more than 200 ships will
I actually be built. Thus the Goethals
prediction ana tne general under-
LIBERTY BOND SALE
FIGURES SHOW TOTAL
Los Angeles Girls
Escape Kidnaping
Los Angeles. June 23. (U. P.)
That a gang of kidnapers is oper
ating In Los Angeles, inspired by the
Baby Lloyd Keet cue in Missouri, is
I the opinion of the police here today
following & second report of. attempt
ed kidnaping.
Two little girls. May Packer, aga
8, and Helen Woodruff, children of
OF $3,053,226,850
Nearly 4,000,000 Persons In-
pAftrnmfln QorMt r I wealthy parents, narrowly escapid
VCOl III UUVCliuiiom vjwu. .bductton when a man described
ities. Treasury Reports.
BIG AMOUNTS TO BE CUT!
"big. with red hair a black automo
bile." sought to lure them into the
machine with promises of candy and
a ride.
The children ran. The man gave
chase, but persons on the street in
terfered. '
BLAST FURNACES AT
OSWEGO ARE SOLD TO
P1C0TT OF SEATTLE
Oldest Plant of Its Kind West
of Rockies May Resume
Operations,
All TJp to and Including $10,000 Will
Be Allowed la ull Twenty-one
Subscribed 3,0O0,0O0 or More.
On Water Pcrwor Bills
Washington. June 23. Senator
Walsh of Montana, In debate in the
senate, recalled the struggle over
waterpower bills to suggest how some
present problems might not be trou
blesome if congress had acted on that
kind of legislation.
"I have made myself somewhat or
a nuisunce trying to secure water
power legislation," he said, "but ff
legislation had been passed opening
power resources three years ago, we
might now be able to manufacture all
the nitrate we need. Just the other
day we passed a bill setting aside
$10,000,000 to hasten a proper supply
of nitrates for this year.
"Another thing Just as important is
the development of phosphate re
sources, and I have also been plead
ing for legislation that would unlock
the phosphate deposits."
Senator Walsh declared that 750,000
acres of land could be brought quickly
Into use by opening the Crow Indian
reservation, hut his bill to allot lands
to the Indians has not been allowed
any serious consideration. The reason
for that, he said, when pressed for
explanation, is the opposition of the
commission of Indian affairs.
MILITARY STRENGTH
OF U S. IS BELITTLED
BY PAPERSIN BERLIN
Organized Propaganda Evi
dent; Writers Adopt Flip
pant Tone in Discussions,
Probability Is Also- That Old aClne
Will Be Beopened Klgu Frloe of
Iron Beasoa for Resumption.
Washington. June Z3. ti.
Nearly 4.000.000 persons suDscriDea
$3,035,226,850 to the Liberty loan, it
was officially announced at the treas
ury department Friday.
The official figures were made after
a full week of counting and tabulating
by an extra force of clerks in the 12
federal reserve bank.
statistics hurriedly compiled at the
department show that 3.960,000 per-
nra. or 99 Der Cent. suoscriueu
amounts r&neinar from $60 to $10,000
Ti-ntv-nn oersons of whom Jonn u
t . 1. 1 1 wfis nn suDscriDeu
niivuciici I . n . T ... c
amounts of $5,000,000 or more. me Amsterdam, june .-u.
aggregate subscriptions of those who xhe German press is row devoting
bought in such vast lots was iaa,- more Bpe.Ce to Americas part in the
I 8 J.bUU. I k.fr Pnniu. nf Rer
t. .hvrrin.inr,, bv districts fol- " newspapers received here today
' I . , , A - l
low: I snow mat an org&nizcu (iruiiBgaima '
the military
nited States in the
186.148.700 minds of the people.
Boston Jli'iJI'SSS under way to belittle
Mew York 1,186,78R,400 ,
Philadelphia ............ 282,039,260 strength of the United
, Quota.
Baker $ 20 000
Grant
Coos and Curry iOOO
.Crook 6 000
viaisop 81,000
Clackamas
Columbia . .
Deschutes ..
Benton
Jjouglas
Gilliam
Wheeler
Harney
Hood River .
Jackson
Jefferson . .
Josephine
10,000
2.600
10,000
10,000
7,600
7.500
"7500
4.000
15,000
7,500
R.nnn
Klamath . 11,000
Lake 8,600
Lena 19,000
l-lnn 20,000
Lincoln 2,000
Malheur , 7,600
Marion 43,000
iMorrow 10,000
jauunoman (outside
Amt.
sub'd.
$ 22,91 i
3,611
26,316
6.000
20,000
6.000
Jt 1 T- ...I J.,I.U A H Hw t A
"'.XT Z:Z."7:.. that prevails will be brought
gates, lays great stress on the "no
annexations, no indemnities" princi
ple. Further, the peace principles
favor:
Betura of Occupied Territory
to pass.
Mr. Eustls was assistant general
manager of the emergency fleet cor
poration, of which Goethals is gen
eral manager, up to the time he
was shown the door. He contends
Return of all occupied territory. In- 1 th-t .t mistake la made In not
eluding tho allies' return of German j building all the wooden ships that
colonies. 1 can D8 built, saying:
Exclusion of Poland from this re- ..We nave created the emergency
turn scneme ana resLorano.i ot xo.anu ; fleet corporation to build ships. For
on the basis to be determined by a t,lnfltelv th,t rnrnnr,,on flrw,. that
Yaquiaa Bay Report
Washington, June 23. Reports of
the army engineers on Yaquina bay
and harbor and on the Coquille river
from the entrance to Coquille, which
were sent to congress several weeks
ago, have just been printed as house
documents, with maps showing the re
sults of surveys made by the engineers.
The Yaquina report recommends ex
Philadelphia
I'l.v.lotiH
Lfu.s-: :::::::::::: s7::foS
Minneapolis 70 265,600
Kansas City 9i",!2
Dallas 48,948.360
Ban Francisco 175.623.900
All the eastern federal reserve cities
over-subscribed even the maximum
amount which they were expected to
buy.
Three Cities rail BehinA
Three cities Minneapolis, Kansas
City and Atlanta, fell behind the
minimum allotment they were ex
pected to buy.
San Francisco went just &s.uu
tension of Jetties, dredging and rock
removal to secure a depth of 20 feet more tnan tna maximum of $175,000,'
at the entrance and 18 feet to Yaquina, 000 lookej for trorn the Pacific me
at a cost or ius.uuu oy xr.e govern
ment and equal expenditure by local
interests. Tho Coquille report recom-
referendum of her people.
Referendum to determine the future
of Alsace and Lorraine and related
questions. Recognition of the rights
It can build many ships for a per
manent fleet. This is good. We all
prefer Bteel ships to wood, but the
We need
Restoration of Belgium. Serbia.' i a" aP' ia"po"'iblI b"U.d
2.900 , Poland, rsortnem France and other , , . . . M . .
8.700 ' war devastated districts-but no sped- ' Jicularly need ship, for early de-
.000 fication aaxto who ohall do the work."'?'
7,875
10.000 , ,
8.600 1 The "Americans'1 hold that insistence
3.72S that Germany do this work miffht
19'5aa 8rV6 prolong the war.
G OAA 1 ivo vwi avivii s sv aaivciuviik
, i. V V
4.841
for disarmament.
Wooden ships fit for the emer
gency can be built quicker than steel
ships and without Interfering with
steel ship construction."
List of Bidders Shows
Mr. Kustis then gave a list of 10
firms which have submitted written
offers to build' 498 wooden ships In a
short time. He mentioned others
mends Improvement of the channel to
secure a 10 foot depth to Coquille, at
an estimated cost of $18,000.
The rivers and harbors committee
will give no consideration to a project
tropolls.
St. Louis went the minimum quota
of $50,000,000 $6,134,700 better.
New York was the leader in the
over-subscribing. With the maximum
amount of $750,000,000 looked for from
the great district, which includes not
only the metropolis itself but lmpor
until the report is ready in printed j lant Dlaces n Buffalo. Syracuse and
Rochester not to mention a aoxen
other wealthy manufacturing centers,
boueht the staggering total of $1,-
186,788,400, more than one hulf of the
entire loan sought.
Philadelphia Gains Second Place
Philadelphia comes next In the mat
ter of exceeding most hopeful expecta-
form, and then ordinarily will not
consider a new project after hearings
have been closed and the bill re
ported. Special circumstances in the Ya
quina caco led Representative Hawley
to. try for an authorization of that
Improvement, whereby the government
will not be obligated to spend any
Abolition of secret diplomacy.
ii enn 1 Pe&c to be neeotiatpd bv unpplnnv
13,300 I elected delegates Of the people not wnicn oeiween mem mouia ds aDie
600 by representatives or the governments w "" uw "'"" ni uu
6,835 concerned. not include Pacifio coast builders.
21,934 j Formation of an international He suggests there are 75 other build-
leasrue to keeD oeace. with the rlsht ers on the two coasts who can pro
of Portland) 10.000 f th league to exclude any nation duce other hundreds.
7,000 which refuses to submit to the prln- 1 journal corresponaent Mr
25600 ciples It lays' down. On this point Eustls explained that he had con
29,400 j the statement says: i sent of the shipbuilders to use the
''J' I Would TreTent Future Wars j names of those making the offers
11 600 1 "Importance of such a league is 5 detailed but som. of ths others
ln'c7A nnlv In rvrnnnrtlnn (n tho rrnnlk r, did not Wish their Offers Used, be-
loiBOO I the international labor movement" cause they still hope to obtain con
5,850 I in other words, it appears the dele- ! tracts and feared their case might
Total. ,402 noo .,,0 n29 sates hint at a general strike to pre- ' b Prejudiced.
Total" $402,000 $348,029 vent futuro wars Ltunp Contract Freferred
Tillamook Is Bnoouraged in conclusion, the "American" dele-! Mr. Clark declares that under
New signs of energy are coming : gates advocate the formation of a present plans 3.000,000 tons of ships
from Tillamook county. Rollie Wat- special permanent Socialist convention can be produced in 18 months while
son, the Tillamook county campaign to work for peace on the basis of the ! if wood resources were fully utilised
, tt i ecruiou iu imve ueu , wining sciiciai cuuiereucB,
rolk 13,500
Sherman 15,000
Wasco
Tillamook 6,000
Umatilla 80,000
Vnlon 16.500
Wallowa 7.600
'Washington 11.000
Yamhill 17,500
C0CCHI ADMITS
HE KILLED GIRL
IN MOTOR SHOP
(Continued From Pige Ont
carrying the weight of the campaign
almost single handed, today tele
graphed that the outlook is more hope-
lul with substantial contributions in
sight from timber and creamery com
panies. Frank Manning, Portland attorney,
addressed a Red Cross rally In Albany
Friday evening.
All Dllley Responds
Forest Grove. Or., June 23. Glori
ous patriotism has been shown by the
little town of Dllley in the Red Cross
i FUEL PROBLEM
MAY CALL FOR
DRASTIC STEPS
(OmtiiMied F"rom Pis One)
fields to determine where fresh sup
plies might originate. He said the
this could be increased by 2,000,000
tons. Slight modifications In the
standard design, he contends, would
open the way to these builders, who
are left at the gate, the other great
element In reducing wooden ship con
tracts being the adoption of the lump
sum contract. Instead of cost plus a
profit allowance.
One of the disquieting 'features of
the situation is that General Goethals'
seal for steel ships leads to comment
upon the Influence of the big steel in-
government was going to get as mucl ."V , " r V . V lu"
of its oil a. poartble from out"d. ln
drlve for dollars and Mr r a United States "in order to conserve . 7 , P . JV,onwun
orivo ior aowars. ana Mrs. Carl A. , this Is developed a campaign of abuse
Brodersen, secretary of the organlza- I ou.'!Tow.n.
of the wooden ship. Bernard N. Baker of
day'of" thePdr?veCa8hePnrt0ed- rore 2, I two'it would besoU; ' T "A Wh
fftn . listed more than 1 tn ' . tw countrv b m-teriaiiv plns board as soon as William Denman
!4.! a"d mrnins: noon and n htJ . nereJU a7 lZZ of himself was elected chalr-
L"'?u.8. :mn campal?n: Hlr be increlsinslv rreater" he dpor nian, 1. quoted as saying:
uuntiiiiuon was irom Jonn ir. T Z .. . .
Forbis, general sacretary of the Dllley n ner ' U 'li.ttae a8ls f0P
association. Mrs. Brodersen established ' conuctin Everything do-
his pro rata and told him it was $200.
Secretary Forbls made it $250.
one ln Dilley has contributed.
Calls Wooden. Ships Pallaoy
"The entire wooden ship proposition
pends on it." ! is a phantasy of misconceived ideas, a
IjVygj.y Mexico nig source ox supply 1 .,..unu.,0, wai wuuiu
If Mexico were cut off .n.'ve done credit to the least done of
rmiev h mr,r n'm. ..- Of suddIv h declared th aU underdone Welsh rarebits. Every
Quota of $500. Mrs. Brodersen's hus- this country would be tremendous and dollar spent in wooden ships is a dol
band is also enthusiastic in the work. tho neea of the government assuming lar thrown away. Leave Goethals
and their son. Arthur Brodersen is a eontro1 of oil supplies and enforcing lone and he wlH build tn United
member of Comoanv 1) nr.n vtq. : Its conservation would be immediate. SUtes a real merchant fleet."
tlonal Guard. Their home was former-' Daniels prote&ted vigorously against I Chairman Denman, a Pacific coast
1 lv in Chicago. ! th reserve in California until nendine man. Is one who knows something
litigation has been pressed to termina- about wooden ships. He is not tirad-
Trinvi1lA TirtM r- tion. He cteclared some of the men lnK- But the board has turned over
-v. ij on tne reserve aro holding titles in ful1 Power in construction to Goethals,
frineviue, ur., June 23. The Red 1 the names of "dummies." If it is reserving to itself the operation of the
cross arive wnicn nas been on hero for opened he urged that the opening be , 'leet after it is built
, tne ween, resolved itself into a general ! under direction of the gavernment or I Eustis is from Boston. Clark from
--, . mass meeting last night the the Club of some agency and "not by men who New York. They have been consist
, nail. Practically the entire population ; hold fraudulent titles."' ently standing for building all the ships
turned out to hear Judge Lionel R, j Would Develop Hew Lands : that could be built, and they came to
: weoater or 1 ortiand and local speak-) "Every acre of oil land In America the point where a showdown was neces
.ers. canvassing commuees have pre- should be opened to the public before sary. They accepted appointment
viously covered the outlying districts, we open our naval reserve." Daniels 'lth the shipping board at a salary
. some or wnicn are very remote. At ; said. "I have heard much talk of Cal- of $1 a year, and declare their loyalty
me ciose 01 me meeting last night ltornia's need for oil. I suppose it is due. not to one man, but to the pub
Prlnevllle and vicinity had exceeded
their apportionment by three fifths.
The sum allotted to this county was
$5000, and the total raised today is
'$8000. This will be materially Increased.
North Yakima Raises Limit
' North Yakima. Wash., June 23.
-'From unofficial reports received up till
noon today by Rpbert Rundstrom, raan
, agar of District H, which includes the
four counties of Kittitas, Yakima, Ben-
exists. But this committee must de- lie. ln giving out information on
ride whether California's interests are subject which from the beginning has
10 tans precedence over the demand of been surrounded with dispute, uncer
nauonai aeiense. Daniels told the tainty and secrecy,
committee. ,
While Daniels was testifying at the
capitol. President Wilson called per
sonally at the federal trade commls-
sion, presumably to discuss the propo- :
sition by Daniels and Chairman Den
man of the shipping board that tha
commission fix fuel and steel prices.
GREAT BRITAIN WILL
MOT PERMIT APPLES
TO BE IMPORTED YE
Lightning Kills Farmer
. Washington. June 23. Great Britain
will not, under present trade regula
t r....t tlom. with a total of $232,300,250
will be privileged to go ahead and 1 Inetead of buying to the apportioned
begin the construction, under the ji. :nm m n,,v or w ii miuium
rectlon of the armv engineers and in 1 figure of $100,000,000, Kansas City folk
accordance with the plans they have felt only a $91,758,900 Interest ln the
approved. 1 loan.
.Allotment! Are Announced
Secretary McAdoo announces the
basis upon which buyers will receive
theircertificates, as follows:
Up to and including subscriptions of
$10,000, 100 per cent, or $1,296,684,850.
Over $10,000 up to and Including
$100,000, 60 per cent, but not less than
$10,000 bonds, or $336,061,850.
Over $100,000 up to and including
$250,000, 45 per cent, but not less than
$60,000 bonds, or $99,205,000.
Over $250,000 up to and Including
$2,000,000, 30 per cent, but not less
than $112,500 bonds, or $184,381,800.
Over $2,000,000 to and including
$6,000,000, 24 per cent, but not less
than $600,000 bonds, or $58,661,250.
Over $6,000,000 up to and including
$10,000,000, 21 per cent, or $9,801,600.
Subscriptions of $25,000,000. 20.22
per cent, or $10,110,000.
One subscription of $25,250,000, 20.17
per cent, or $5,093,60.
Xiarge Subscriptions Will Be Out
"I have decided to exercise the right
reserved ln the announcement offering
the bonds to the public," said Mr. Mc
Adoo, ln revealing his table of allot
ments, "to allot in full all applications
for the smaller amounts and to re
duce allotments on the larger amounts
In view of the great number of sub
scribers for $10,000 and less, allot
ments will he made in full to them,
German military writers adopt
flippant tone In discussing the armed
aid which America can give to Lng
land and France on the western
front.
The Vosslsche Zeltung Is guilty of
printing numerous misleading stat
ments. One dispatch said that Gen
eral Pershing would have with hi
expeditionary force a number o
trained bloodhounds which would be
released to fly at the throats of the
German soldiers.
The same paper said that a number
of women had been admitted to th
aviation arm of the United States
army, adding that this was character
istlo of America s conception of war
fare.
General Baron Von Ardennes, the
war expert of the Berliner Tageblatt,
expressed the opinion that the allied
drive on the western front has spent
itself as a concerted movement and
that it Is splitting up Into a number
of small individual actions. This dec
laration, the writer says, applies es
pecially to France. France, he says,
must await aid from the United
States before she can undertake any
further offensive operations against
the Germans on a big scale.
Captain Von Salzmann, the military
expert of the Vosslsche Zeltung, boast
fully writes that the United States
can only bleed to death and will not
be able to change the situation as it
exists today.
0 SMELT MEXICAN ORE
ISLLi! WJB PTPIOiarTIOH
With Horsford's Add Thosphate
Taken before meals, tout the tomch. prv
motra appetite and preenta dlatress. Try it.
Ad.
The Oregon Iron A Steel company
blast plant near Oswego, tho first of
its kind west of the Rockies and a
one time considered the state's ceat-
est Industrial asset, has been sold to
William Plgott of Soattle, according
to an announcement Friday by A. S.
Patullo, secretary and general super
intendent of tho former company.
The consideration was not made pub
lic, but is believed to have been be
low $100,000. The plant was con
structed prior to 1S67, and at that time
valued at about $300,000. It is
stated that the plant will be operated
as an Iron smelter, probably with ore
shipped from deposits owned by the
Pacific Coast Steel company ln Mexico
and South America. The oro teds at
Oswego will also be ut::iscd. It la said.
ale Comes as Surprise
Announcement of the sale was a sur
prise, for it was stated by officials
of the concern last January that the
plant was to be dismantled and the
valuable steel and iron parts junked.
Since that time, it is said, there
have been several offers to purchase
the property, some at very good terms.
but ln these deals it was conditional
that the smelting machinery and other
apparatus of the plant was to be sent
away, and the owners were waiting
for an offer that might revive the old
Industry for the state of Oregon.
In the meantime the plant has been
kept fntact, the machinery remaining
ln good condition and not a great deal
of remodeling will be necessary,
ages aba Bange Kills Zsdustry
The plant was opened August 24
1867, the first plgiron being smelted
from ore mined two miles west of Os
wego. Visions of a great future ln the
ironmaklng industry were entertained
only to pass away with the dlscov
ery ln 1894, of the vast Mcsaba tepos
Us in Minnesota, from whlcn iron could
be smelted so cheaply that the pl?s
could be laid down at lower rates in
Portland and other parts of the north
west, freight Included, than tho Orc
gen product.
So the venture was practically fail
ure. The company was never incor
porated until 1888, more than 20 years
later, when it was re. rganized by the
Lad Is. Plans were then mcde for
smelting ores from China. South
America and ot! r Pacific ocean ports,
but all went by tho board axiC again
the plant closed down, not to be re
opened. The smelter, when ln operation, hal
a capacity of 125 tons of iron ln ?4
hours. There are four furnaces, and
the stack Is 160 feet high, It is
oqulppcd with modem machinery.
There are now two iron furnaces on
the coast, one at Irondale, near Srattic
operated with ores from China, and the
Oswego plant. The new owners hav
ore holdings ln South America and
Mexico, and it Is considered probable)
that the Oswego plant will be operated
from these. The extremely high prie
of iron at this time, and the prob
abilities of the market holdtng firm
ror at least five years, would mase
operation of the smelter profitable un
der almost any conditions, it Is said.
Bevelepmaat Depends 01 Bailroads
The sale Friday was made directly
to Mr. Plgott, but it is understood that
tne property ultimately will be lncor
porated as a unit of the Pacifio Coast
Steel company holdings. Its develop-
ment, according to the new owner, will
depend ln great measure on the assist
ance given by the railroads operating
through Oswego. , s
There are a number of steel rolling
mills on the Pacific coast and the
Pacific Coast Steel company recently
purchased 10 acres along the Willam
ette below Portland, where a mill prob
ably will be built to handle the pig
iron from Oswego,
Operations la 60 Days
The rolling mills on the coast are
said to depend on scrap iron for their
supplies, and their product la. there
fore, closely limited. On the uther
hand, the manganese ores mined in
southern Oregon have been going to
Chicago for smelting because of tht
lack of a smelter on this coast.
Mr. Plgott indicated Friday that th
mill probably would be placed In shape
for operation witliln Co days. Some
new machinery may bo Installed. If
lie ore beds near Oswego are worked.
the number of men employed will
doubtleBM be large. It Is said that
probably $100, Ouo will be spent in im
provements before operation begins.
Additional Service
Given Mail Station
An additional dispatch of mail from
St. Johns station. Kenton tntlon and
station H at Kust Twenty-eighth and
Sandy road, ha been authorised by
the second assistant postmaster gen
eral, upon the recommendation of post
master Myers. This additional dis
patch is designed for the convenience
of manufacturing concerns In the vi
cinity of these stations. It will now
be possible for letters mailed early
In the day at any one of these sta
tions to be delivered almost anywhere
In the city the same day.
Efficiency Club
Elects D. C. Lewis
D. C. Lewis was rewarded for his ef
forts in the legislature ln behalf ot
men past 45 by election to the presi
dency of the Forty-five Efficiency cluh
at the club's meeting ln the Central
library Friday night. 0. D. Martin
was elected vice president. E. J. Barry
was reelected secretary, and F. W.
Wright was elected treasurer. E. H.
Clark. E. F. Staley, E. S. Hamtow and
W. ". Lynch were elected to serve
with H. W. Maclean on the efficiency
commltee. Mayor-elect George L,
Baker addressed the club.
Labor Unions Will
Picnic on July 29
The forces of organised labor ln this
city have decided to hold a picnic at
Crystal I.ke park Sunday, July 29,
the proceeds to be devoted to contest
ing the ant1-consjlrary ordinance. The
Central L.ilior (onii'll will have the
arrangements in hand through a com-n-lttoe.
shop. He took her ln his arms and
then later killed her.
Whether the Italian had any accom
plices, the police have not yet learned.
That and other details of the confes
sion were not mentioned ln the brief
cablegrams from Bologna.
Police Inspector Faurot, now in
charge of the Cruger case, said that
Cocchl's confession "might change the
entire aspect of the case." He de
lined to go Into particulars or to
discuss the possible effect of Cocchl's
admissions on the crusade against
New York white slavers.
The New York police had been in
formed in earlier dispatches that Cocchl
had protested his innocence and had re
tained a lawyer to fight extradition.
Since he has confessed, it is believed
the Italian government will place no
obstacles In the way of his return to
New York to face trlaL
White KlaTers Are Sought
While the police were awaiting more
details concerning Cocchl's oonfession.
United States secret service men
joined hands with the New York de
tectives in running down an organised
international band of white slavers
whose existence was revealed during
the investigation of the Ruth Cruger
case.
The importance which the govern
ment attaches to the disclosures was
evidenced by the fact that William J.
Flynn, chief of the United States se
cret service, has taken charge of the
nvestlgatlon here. Chief Flynn is
delving into the story of white slave
traffic told by Miss Consuqlo La Rue,
the girl who was mysteriously attacked
by two men After she had made Im
portant revelations in regard to the
Cruger mystery.
Kiss Ia Bus Secret Agent
It is reported that Miss La Rue was
investigating the international white
slave traffic as the secret agent of a
South American government when she
was attacked ln her apartment.
Police Magistrate Koenig early today
Issued a warrant for the arrest of a
man alleged to belong to a gang that
kidnaped young girls and sold them to
immoral resorts in South America.
This man and his associates are held
responsible for the attempt on Miss
La Rue's life.
Spurred on by bitter criticisms of
their handling of the Cruger case, the
police are making strenuous efforts to
connect Cocchl with this international
band of white slavers and to arrest
the gang leaders. Two more girls who
were subjected to Insults by Cocchl
were found last night.
San Francisco Has Mystery
San Francisco, June 23. (P. N. S.)
Police of San Francisco and the
east bay cities today began a deter
mined search for Edna Metcalf, 17 year
old Oakland girl, fearing that her mys
terious disappearance indlcstes that
she has met the fate that Ruth Crugec,
New York high school girl, escaped
ton and Klickitat it is nhown that th 1
rqtrota of $60,000 allotted to the district t fi vi ' " d- N. S.) tions. permit any importations of only by death at the hands of her
: has been practically subscribed m three j 77??, inank- aged 23. was killed by 1 apples, and will not grant letters of , captor. Edna left home last evening
...... . ... - . . ... i llgntnina: earl v toriav vhiu rirrn . n .t.nnn. x- I . ,
inaiouuoi ail neporis irom tne i - . . . , - ' uKiucuia iU
local managers of the several towns lsL,,.t . a
SSt.S0.. It is now proposed to make l? "2 truck thls
" " w v UCLWli
. it $80,000, a gain ot $20,000 over tha
allotment. North Yakima's third day
of the bli drive for Red Gross contri
butions netted $3511 for the fund.
.cows on nis farm near JanesvUle. A way, but does issue letters of assur
ance for limited consignments to Den
mark. Secretary Lansing thus sums up the
apple situation In correspondence with
Senator Chamberlain, concerning In
quiries recently mane by H. F David-
making a total of $21,498 out of tha
city's quota of $30,000.
with a girl companion to play the or
gan at the Friday evening services of
the Howard Street Methodist church.
this city,
Hold-Up Prevented
By Speed of Auto
Los Angeles. June 23. (P. N. S.)
A holdup, typical of the rrontier days.
In which a masked and armed road
agent, swinging lightly ln his sad
dle, stopped an automobile party t
pistol's point early today, was frus
trated by toe speed of gasoline over
a horse.
When C. H. Myers, driver of the
machine, was stopped on the Los
Felix road by the outlaw, he gave
one look into the muzzle or ne
bandit's pistol, threw on full speed
and escaped through a rain or dui
lets.
Ship Controversy
Is Not Yet Settled
Washington. June 23. (I. N. 8.)
White House officials today denied
the report that the president has set
tled the shipping board controversy
by giving Major General George W.
Goethals full authority over the build
ing of the merchant fleet that is ex
pected to thwart the German subma
rine. It was declared that he still is
studying the facts, and expects to
solve the problem in a few days.
Published stories were that Goethals
has the entire support of the presi
dent, who was willing to give him
power to commandeer all shipping.
Joseph Crltea Furnishes Ball
Springfield. Mo., June 23. (I. N. S.)
Charged with complicity in connec
tion with the "alleged optometry bill
graft in the last legislature. Joseph
Crites of Rolla, Mo., defeated candidate
for lieutenant governor, today ap
leared here voluntarily and furnished
$!000 bond.
nhone call: I am at the ferry. I have
I had a terrible exoerlence here in San
After a night of anxiety, during I Francisco last night Edna aald. "I
which no word was received from ; will he home."
their daughter, her parents at :J0 ' Before she could finish her conver
o'clock this morning received a tele- sation the-line was disconnected. .
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