THE OREGON, DAILY JOURNAL; .PORTLAND, - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1917.
FAREWELL PARTY FOR
BULANCEfilEMBERS
tlL.lt I
SCORES
SUCCESS
Spirit of "Goodbye Portland
Helip . France"-v Pervades
Gathering In Murlark Hall.
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$1000 ADDEDJO THE FUND
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BtMUf, Cards AHA BoSgt Add 4 Bve
V Ur lrteteiajaeat . iHrelt
Oeod-bye Portland." Hell France."
' A rspretentetlte gathering of Port
land society paid tribute to thU Spirit
at tbe f ereWell dance and 'card party
given Friday nine at Murlock ball
for ambulance division It, commanded
by Dr. Ernest H. Btfelt, and which
Ihtii tor Amtrlctn Uti Sunday
morning at l.io o'clock. ;
- The affair, was indicative of the
cornradeahlp and devotion that the peo
pl of Portland -feel for their onliated
sons. Mothers, wires and sweet
hearts braved the Inclement weather
1 to attend 4s did a throng of there,
among whom, were many of the lead
era of Portland' younger ioclal set,
. Ticket gate Close to $1000 i
A brilliant success front the stand
point of everyone having a good time.
toe committee in enarge 01 arranre
' ments announced at the conslusion of
the dance that close to $1000 had been,
realised from the sale of tickets. This
money will be ueed to provide deli
cacies for the "euielne not contained
ia the regular army "bill of fare."
lilss Stella Frohman, one of the
young women actively engaged in ar
ranging the entertainment and whose
, brother Is enlisted In the corps, an
nounced that a movement was to be
started to secure a floating fund of
tito a month, that would be applied
to the mess fund of ambulance division
II. durlna- the continuation of the
war. ? It is expected that parents and
purpose. ,
- .. Bongs Soots Kit
In, addition to the dancing, which
began early and continued late, bridge
was played at a number of tables.
"Monte" Austin of the Oaks furnished
a diversion with several of his song
dances, . . one , particular, "Oood-by
Sroadwlr Hello Franoe." creating
something of a sensation.
Dr. SL H. StretL thanked the attests
for their presence, both for himself
And la behalf of the members of the
corps. He espressed his great ap
. precietion to Miss Eileen Yerex, who
was principally responsible for the en
tertainment and to Miss Stella Freh
man, -Miss Shirley Eastham. Miss
Clementine Lambert and Miss Alice
Smith, who assisted her. He extended
bis thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Georse EL
Love, who contributed the hall and to
many others who gave their time and
, services that it might, be a success.
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NEUTRALITY HAS
i BEEN VIOLATED BY
: SWEDEN, IS CHARGE
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. (Oeetlaeed frost rate Osel
' punish Its diplomatic representatlre In
Buenos Aires. -
", Secretary Xaslag Make Statexaent
Secretary of Bute Lansing mad the
following statement: .
r "The department of state has se
cured Certain telegrams from Count
Luxburg,. German charge d'affaires to
the foreign Office at Berlin, which. I
regret, to say, were dispatched from
Buenos Aires by the Swedish legation
as their own official messages, ad
dressed to the Stockholm foreign of
fice. : "The following are English trans
lations of the German messages:
May If, 1117. No. S. This gov
ernment has now released German
and Austrian Ships In. which hitherto
a guard has been placed. In oon se
quence of the settlement of the Monte
(Protegldo) case there has been a
great change In publle feeling. Gov
ernment, will la future only clear
Argentine shifts as far as Las Palraas.
oeg tnet me small steamers uraa
and Guaso, list January : (meaning,
which sailed list), S00 tons, which
are (now) searing Bordeaux with a
view to change the flag, may be
spared if possible, or else sunk with
out a trace being : left (spurloe ver
senkt). Luxburg.'
Promise Wot to sink Semanded
" 'July . 1117. No. 6. I learn from
a reliable source that the acting min
ister for , foreign . affairs, who 'tea
notorious ass - and Anglo-phila, de
clared la secret session of the sen
ate that Argentina would demand from
Berlin a oromlse .not to sink more
Argentine ships. If not agreed to, .rela
tions would be broken ofr.-; I recom
mend refusal, and, if necessary, call
ing In the mediation of Spain, Lux
burg.' " r - ' v
Julv 1117. No. 1. Without
showing any tendency to make conces
sions, postpone reply to Argentine note
until receipt of further reports. A
change of minis try. Is probable.. As re
gards Argentine steamers, , X recom
mend either compelling them to, turn
back; sinking them without leaving
any traces on letting them through.
They are all qblte small. Luxburg.'
- Xmmediats Aeuoa aee.nesTea :
The statement br Seoretary Lansing
was put in the hands of Romulo .
Kn. ambassador to the United States
from Argentine, this afternoon, with
a tequest that he forward it; to is
government, gsklag for Immediate and
ftttin Action. Relations between Ger
many and Argentine have been strained
for months.-' . -:-
It was . beuevea the . cneis naa
passed when a conciliatory note was
forwarded to. Buenos Aires from
Berlin two weeks ago, but the revela
tions contained in the statement by
Secretary Lansing this, afternoon are
expected to precipitate a new crista
A breaking . off of diplomatic - rela
tions and , a probable declaration of
war by Argentina on the imperial
German government, were predicted
by official Washington as the result.
Sweden aiways nas been beuevea to
be pro-German in , its sympathies.
Plaa Believed Mapped Oat -
The protestations of the Swedish
economic mission, headed by Dr. Lager-
crants, did not particularly impress tne
State department, it is said. The scat
department's action in Making public
the discovery of Stockholm's duplicity
this afternoon leads to the belief that
the government has a well defined plan
of action mapped out.
The state department's announce
ment this afternoon was Immediately
sent to the Swedish legation.
Ekengren, the Swedish, minister. Is
"out of town on a three weeks" leave
and cannot be located," according to
a statement made at the embassy this
afternoon. No one at the legation would
discuss the state department's state
ment. Admittedly the relations between
the United States and Sweden are
strained. The character of the mes
sages Is believed to have been such
that a declaration of war on Germany
by the Argentine Republic Is almost
certain. . Argentine also Is expeoted to
call the Swedish government to ac
count. .
SrastU Aetloa Xxpected
It is believed that the matter must
go farther than mere punishment of
the- officials of the Swedish diplomatic
service Involved in the conspiracy.
The wording of the secretary of states
official announcement la held such
that the United States la bound to take
drastic action. Had It been decided
to let the matter rest. It is pointed out
by diplomats, no announcement of It
would have been made by Secretary
Lansing.- '
The action of the state denarrnmt
in immediately forwarding copies of
Mr. Lansing's statement to the Swed
ish legation and the Argentine em
bassy is also regarded as very sig
nificant. -
All day Ion j there had been rumors
that an announcement Of the highest
Importance waa Impending. No hint
of the nature of the announcement was
allowed to escape from the state de
partment, however. When it came,
Washington experienced a shock such
as It has not had since the revelation
of the Zimmerman note.
Diplomats Are Puxaled
Diplomats pussled this afternoon
over the manner in which the dis-
patohes came into the possession of
tne oepartment. No light was thrown
on this aspect of the case by Secre
tary uuvung. since the . dispatches
were aaiea May is, July J and July
and obviously were intended for lm-
meaiate aeuvery at tbe Berlin foreign
vines, it is assumed mat they have
been in tbe possession of the state
oepartment ior many weeks.
Ambassador Naon of Argentine coul
not do located uus arternoon.. At ths
Argentine embassy it was stated that
;M MADE FOR
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IN THE
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BUILDING CODE
YVVF. Woodward Says Pro-
posal.fdr Mill Construction
Is Unfair to Many ..Owners.
MORE BUILDING PROMISED
rrieads' of - Proposed Jteaanre Say
- f oerei of tTbodatt Baildlngs Wonld
So seplaoed With Bricks.
The city' council this- morning
listened to argument for and against
proposed amendments to the building
code permitting the construction bf
four .story buildings of mill construc
tion within the Inner fir limits where
now only steel, and concrete fireproof
buildings are permitted, and to go over
the inner fire district before r taking
action. - Consideration of the amend
ments was postponed for a week.
W. F. Woodward, of the firm of
Woodard, Clarke ; Co., owner 6f th
Woodlark building, was the prihclpol
Objector to th proposed thange. He
declared that it would be a breach of
faith with property owners who were
required to build fireproof structures,
now to permit the erection of build
ings of mill . construction alongside of
them. A - ,: U--'. "" '
He further. said that it would be -
step backward, and that the Character
of the buildings! in the business dis
trict would be changed for the worse
should the proposed . amendments be
adopted. :.v- , ,
O. , G. Hughson, representing the
Builders' Exchange, declared, however,
that the amendments would permit the
construction of buildings where there
is none now. . EL B. McNaughton, rep
resenting the Portland Building Own
ers and Managers' association, said
that 63 per cent of the buildings with
in the fire limits were of brick and
W. A. Fri wood, and these could be replaced by
structures of mm construction.
H. E. Plumraer, chief of the bureau
of buildings, declared that the pro
posed change would not increase the
fire hazard, for buildings of mill con-
struction with sprinkling systems were
regarded as "safe structures." He
said that the change would result in
many of the eld? frame buildings being
torn down.
Men 6f Experiende : ;
Wanted as Officers
- ' -. .
CoL.Siu Gives eulremets Of Those
ought for Petastry eglmat is
v to 40 Tears A Age Limits filven.
? Only high Class melt with from four
to ix years' experience in sawmill and
logging operatlona are desired as of
ficers in the forestry regiments, ac
cording to Colonel - George A. . Zlnn,
corps of engineers. TJ. S. A this morn
ing .. in commenting on the Inquiries
he baa received.-
j 'Preference will be given k to ' fnen
with these qualifications ' who - have
had a. -.college or ' university education,-
said Colonel feinn. "They Should
be weU Tersed In all branches of the
business and actually able to put up
and run a mllL or install and operate
A logginr camp.
"If a ? man ' can qualify under the
above conditions, blanks will be fur
nished for making the application on
request, but- be should bear in mind
that any physical disability is liable
to bar him from receiving a commission.
"Men, who have worked in : mills
along special - lines, - will not be con
sidered as officers. . Such men as head
sawyers,saw-f llers, foremen of plan
ing mills, gang mills or logging opera
tions and all workmen in lower posi
tions will .- have ' opportunity to Join
the- forestry regiments when the of
ficers - nave . been oommusioned.. lien
with such qualifications, who are It
to 40 rears of axe. should anolr at
once to the nearest local office of the
forestry service 1 for a card, after
which they can, be recruited by any
army recruiting officer. Married men
over 49 years old will be accepted, but
It is not expected that they will re
ceive any financial aid On account of
dependents."
IISSIONTO
HOLD OPEN MEETINGS
IERFIG
Reduction In Cost of Distribu
tion bought; First Session
of Board Is Held.
JOB
CtJBATOR SOUGHT
A. W. Sillier Will Exchange Collec
tion f or Xaf e Position.
A. W. Miller '6 81T Fifty-ninth ave
nue s, E want the city to put him
in charge, of the clty'i museum, soon
to be transferred to the publio Audi
torlum, at a salary of $lso a month
and in return he will give the city the
benefit of his experience as a collector
and win lend the city his collection of
curios and relics..
This unique proposal Is in a letter
sent to the city; council today, and in
It Miller declares that h ia renllv Mt-
tltled to ' the position of curator He
bwu in iuuh m. vivii wmct examina
tion in 1911 - for the place but was
Jobbed" and never given the appoint
ment. , . .
Miller further; ays If the eitr outs
him in charge of the museum he must
be retained there until his death and
after that the city can have , his col
lection. ;xne council will consider his
oner Wednesday.
Changes Made lit
Order to
Washington. Sent. -OT. iv h.
40 per, cent of the drafted men who
move to their cantonments beginning
September It will go In daily contin
gents of 000 men. It was officially
stated at the provost marshal general's
office today. , ,
incompleteness of some of the camps
ano want ox railway facilities win
not permit the run 174,800 men to in
train on the nineteenth. , Some change
in the second 40 per cent orirlnaiiv
ordered to mobilise October t also will
oe necessary. ;
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Accused's Attorney Enters
lPlea of Guilty to Charge.
A llea tt guilty was entere4 this
morning to the charge of assault and
battery against- tbe Rev. -.: Oregory
Bherlook And a fine of SIS Imposed by
mstrict Judge BelL - .
The defendant was not present-nut
was represented - by Rev. J. H. Black,
who stated that he was 'authorised to
enter a plea - of guilty , and pay the
fine. ' - -
Deputy District Attorney 43elcn. told
the court that the complaining wlt
nessv H. J. Roake, was out of the city
and that entering a plea of guilty was
the only way the case could he dis
posed of without waiting : for the return-
of Mt Roake. - , J --
Outlining , the circumstances of the
assault; the deputy district attorney
said that Father Sherlock: had it-
tempted to elicit some Information
from, the eomplaining - witness and
that on being refused, the olerlo struck
KoeJte a Violent blow over the heart.
The information had to do with Father
Sherlock's ejection from the train by
the conductor. .
$ mention was made, of the : re
marks against the government, which
the complaining Witness charges the
clergyman with having uttered and
which he says were the cause of the
outbreak. k ' . '
AND
GATF
me amDassaaor nan lert tn
bassy and Is not expected back for
some time." i - .-
It was recalled in ' official indi
this afternoon f that today's char
that the Swedish government has
passed German messases as Its own,
are not the first of the kind that hev
been made against .Sweden.
The "Affair of the Swedish trfink
which was believed to have contained
official German documents and whlcii
Count von Bernstorff feared to send
In his own luggage when he went
home, oreated a furore , in Washing
ton's diplomatic circles at the time.
- - Seals of TxMt Hrokea 1
When the ship that was to carry the
dismissed German ambassador Across
the Atlantic sailed. Minister Ekengren
put a -trunk aboard that was supposed
to contain Bweuian aipiomaue doou-
ments. - " );'- - i-- -
The trunk was sent from Washing
ton to NetT -Tork In the csr of a
Swedish merchant ef New . Tork city,
he attempted to have the trunk carried-into
the Pullman car, but when
told tmvt was J impossible, consented
to its being placed in the baggage
oar.:: -. v 1 - :?r?-f--.
Between Washington and New Tork
the legation's seals On the Swedish
trunk were broken. The railroad
eompany said "roughs handling was
responsible when it called the atten
tlon of the.; Swedish consul general
In New Tork to the breaking of the
seals. ...
"The consul , general resealed the
trunk with the consular seals and It
was- placed aboard the . Bernstorff
steamer. When the steamer reached
RaMf ax the British customs' officer
refused to pass it, fearing that It
contained, German documents.
- Vigorous protest "entered
When he learned that the trunk
was being held and probably would
be opened-Jit Halifax, Minister Eken
gren entered A vigorous protest at the
tat department and 1 with the Brit
lsh embassy. Hs inftlsted that the
trunk be sent Intact to Stockholm.
- Ambassador Spring-Rice, on in
structione from his government xaid
he was unable : to grant this request
He. said the trunk wold be-examined
in, London by the Swedish fllplomatlo
representative in the presence of Brit
ish officials.
-Minister Ekengred . ' agreed under
protest. What, actually was In - the
trunk the general public , has never
learned, v It is believed - by Washing
ton diplomats that German documents
fijctuallv were t ftunfl . -. titutA In t ri
trunk here by while the-trunk wag In"
th baggage car,
"How much does it cost a Quart to
produce milkr
"How much more should be added
to meet the east of distribution t"
"Should the Sum of the costs of
production and distribution be the cost
to the eonsumerr
"How can dairying be made more
business-like and distribution less ex
travagant, so that the cost to the con
sumer will be leasf
These questions were raised by the
Portland emergency ; milk commission
at its initial Session with Mayor Baker
Friday evening. - The members of the'
commission are Henry 35. Reed, county
assessor, chairman; Mrs. W. B. Ayer
and William L. Brewster, former city
commissioner.' .
frublio iUetiags Called
The commission decided to carrr on
parallel lines of effort in order most
Quickly to meet the Portland milk sup
ply emergency. , A series of publlo
Bearings will he held. The first is
called for next Tuesday evening at the
county courthouse In the offices of the
county commission.: Its subject will
be production costs, w. w. Cotton,
for many years a large milk producer.
win do invited to make tne principal
statement. Dr, D. w. Mack, chief in
spector, and E. C. Calloway, milk chem
ist, will submit reports. This hearing
wtu be open to the publlo and pro
ducers especially are expeeted to at
tend..
While hearings are arranged, inde
pendent investigation will be carried
on. Ivan Humaton, municipal invest!
gator, ; was elected secretary ef the
commission. His assistance and that
of others including executives in vari
ous municipal department will be
utilised.,. .
Statistics Are Gathered
Mr. Reed already has made a study
of the milk- situation extending over a
year., Many items of cost enter" into
the production : and distribution Of
milk, Mr, Reed- found - and he listed
these costs. He has found that in
Oregon and two Washington counties
which supply Portland, the 'number ef
dairy cows, according- to the ltlO cen
sus was 172,550 producing 66.106.bss
gallons of milk of which only 14,640.-
10s gallons were recorded as having
oeen soia.
REVi. SHERLOCK IS-
ASSESSED RNE FOR
LTING A MAN
ASSAU
MANAGEMENT UNDER FIRE
Cnee Involving Colombia Beach
Watchman Heard.
The management at Columbia beach
was under fire this morning in County
Judge TaxwAlrs court during the hear
ing at which two 15-year-old girls
were arraigned for having spent sev
eral nights alone in a tent at the
beach. -
evidence was submitted to the court
that the two girls had feeen-permitted
to camp at the beach without their
parents' knowledge and thai one of the
watchmen employed by the manage
ment of tbe resort had loaned them the
money necessary to lite during their
ttay. -
Tickets to the dance hall had been
Supplied the girls by the same officer
1 well as the tent in which they
stayed.
Manager Harris was severely cen
ured for allowing iinchaperoned girls
to frequent the beach. The court re
quested the district attorney's office
to investigate- the case. -
Deputy District Attorney Dempeey
who attended the hearing, said he did
not believe the officer guilty of more
than negligence in this particular case.
the evidence being that in lending the
money, the watchman believed the girls
had permission of their parents.
HELD TO THE GRAND JURY
Illegal Transportation of liquor
If, Charged Agalnet Man.
John Richardson, who was bound
over to the federal grand Jury this
morning ' by United States . Commis
sioner Fred H. Drake for. investiga
tion of charges that he transported
llouor into the state, concealed trunk
checks in his shoes-in an effort to
evade inspection of his baggage, ac
cording to testimony revealed to . As
sistant United States District Attor
ney Goldstein.
When PUchardson was arrested as
he came ashore from the Rose City.
he. admitted that tne two suitcases he
was carrying contained whiskey. The
checks for two trunks were found in
his shoes when he was. saarohed in
the sheriff office. Bach trunk con
tained St. Quarts.
Richardson's ball was set at $1000
FURLOUGH GIVEN PRISONER
Bulletin Tells All
About Grant Lands
; The Oregon,.-development bureau ef
tne Portland onamoer or commerce
has issued an. emergency bulletin
about the Oregon A California grant
lands, copies of which it will supply
without charge tovall who apply either
by letter or in person. .
; The bulletin -describes the eanAi
Hons which must be met la order to
locate upon .the grant - lands - when
they are thrown open to. settlement,
tt warns all prospective ; settlers to
have no faith in glowing but mis
leading statements and advertisements
by persons purporting to be able to
gire selected ones special advantages
in securing tracts of the land.
. , A- bulletin . of this sort hat long
been needed, as thousands of people
are seeking , information along these
lines, and need to be advised to pre
vent being taken la by many opera
tors and locators who are endeavoring
to capitalize the- situation," ex Gov
ernor Oswald West has written to the
Chamber of Commerce bureau after
Seeing a copy, of the advertisement.
Governor, West was a special coun
sellor of, the government In tax ad
justments pertaining to the lands,
t. f - ' 1. r im v. . .
Forest PiresOause
A Big Loss in,1917
The iSiT forest fires In Oregon,
Washington and .Alaska have cost the
Sixth district of - the United . dtatas
forest- service close to; JHOOO ac
cording to estimates made today. .
Wfeea , the forest fire season prac
tically ended September S with the
rain, a recapitulation was made . and
it waa found that -Slta.00 had been
spent . The two days since then. It
was estimated, nave ' cost, for fire
fighting, about IJ800. ana tlfls, it is
believed. Will cover the entire bill for
the season. r ..It la -believed that the
forest fire menace throughout the dis
trict will? be ended by Sunday night
The rain has been nearly general over
the two states, especially in the west
ern halves, wbere the fires have been
most prevalent an damaging - v
The forest fire season of HIT was
the most serious since 1910, forest
Servloe officials eserted. -
Of-Artery Trouble
Georga Dibble of Cottage Orore died
friday la this city of hardening of the
arteries at the age ef 6. He was a
native of Wisconsin and had engaged
in lumoer and mm work in Cottage
Grove for 11 years. ' Mr. Dibble is sur
vived by, his widow, Mrs. Belle Dibble
and , three sons. John, William and
Percy - Dibble. Dunning -A Mcntee
have charge of the body and will for
ward It to Cottage Grove. Mr. Diblbe
came to Portland a month ago seeking
medical attention. He was veil known
in Cottage Grove.
1,
?S.2n or?jzJZt?& George :Dibble Dies
f rained from imposing a Jail sentence
because the men : have already been
bound over to the federal grand Jury
on a .similar charge. . , . . ,
Crtteltj Charges) Preferred ' 1
Ia Olds 'has filed ault for divorce
from Gladys Olds on the grounds of
cruelty and Has el - Lent is seeking a
divorce from : Frank - Irent i for the
same reason. -
Suit to Quiet TlUo :
suit to anlet: title ef Some elty
lots in South Portland was filed to
day in the eireult court by Sam H,
Graham against the 8otfth Portland
Park eompany. , ' , . ' :
Driver Stops; but Car
Skids arid Hits.Man
U t. ThemaA Is at Good Samaritan
hospital with Serious irjurios as the
result' of a skidding automobile strik-
rnc him Friday night at Sixth and
Stark, streets. The automobilo, was
driven by Burl W, Richards of the
Gerllnger-Rlchards f. Insurance om
pany. Richards was going south in
Sixth street at eight miles an hour.
Thomas did not see the automobile and
Richards . applied i the brakes, the car
skidding ' and turning almost com
pletely around. The rear fender struck
Thomas. : r
He was taken to the emergency hos
pital and later to Good Sainajitan. , He
at nrst gave tne name of Thomas Mc-
Glngin of. Gllles. Attendants at the
hospital have failed to locate his home
or: relatives.
TWO EMPLOYES LOSE
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Mrs Addle Crane .
Mrs. Addle' Crane died In .this city
Friday at the age of 44. following
long Illness; She came to Portland
a few weeks ago for medical treatment
from Loatine, Or where she had
lived for most of her life. Mrs. Crane
Is survived by six children, Siva, Her
bert, William, Ruby, Frank and Orvial
Crane, all of Wallowa county,, and a
brother,- James Davidson of Portland.
The body . will be - forwarded to Rou
tine by Dunning McEntee. -
Ermah W. Pick
Ermah W. Pick, aged 28. a native of
Oregon, died Thursday at the home of
his father, Paul W. pick. 1ST Bast
Nineteenth street, after an Illness of
several years. He was a
the . Lutheran- church. Funeral eerv
ices will be held at the-chapel 6f J. P
Flnley & Son. Fifth and Montsomeiv '
streets. Monday afternoon at t:3f and
interment ,wlll be la Rivervlew ceme
tery- - , t
Trunk With Liquor!
; Seized;. Katz Held
: Following the aelsure. of a trunk
containing liquor by Patrolman Vea-1
sey, a warrant was issued this morn
ing for-the arrest of Harry Katt, a
salesman. He agreed to enter a plea
of guilty. , 1 ;
; The statute requiring a search and -seisure
warrant for trunks taken from ,
railway stations was cicumvented by .
Patrolman Vessey after the baggage
men had refused to allow him 10 take
It from the station, by waiting, until
it had been placed on a truck for de- :
livery to a prominent hotel. A search ,.
warrant. Is not required when a trunk
is taken from other than a railway r
train or station.
At police headquarters the trank
was broken open by Sergeant Harvey
Thacher. The top tray waa-filled with
high grade liquor. The bottom part
of the trunk was filled with cloth
samples. The trunk was shipped from.
Ban Francisco: . ' . . .-
memoer Ol PMM ueetloaTbe JcavaaL
o eelUng ea edtwtlMra,'
VES IN EXPLOSION IN
FRANKFORD
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Board of Inquiry Is Formed
to Investigate Cause of Big
Blasts, '
Indian Pleads Guilty to Taking;
Iiqnor Onto the Reservation.
Jack Palmer, an Indian, who pleaded
ruilty to taking liquor upon ths
Klamath reservation, was given A -de
ferred sentence by Federal Judge Wol
rerton this morning that he may har
vest his summer crops.
Defendants in two other cases were
arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Edna
Gregory, charged with sending poi
soned candy through the malls witn
intent to kill, will be tried September
25. and M. Elisabeth Metcalfe, a for
mer postal clerk in the Portland of
fice, charged witn taking letters ana
other matter from the mails, pleaded
not guilty and will be placed on trlat
December .
$10,000 DAMAGES 'ASKED
Oscar Bumsworth Hurt When He
ftoni for Trahi.
Because of injuries he received when
he tried to catch a train at Cornelius.
Oscar BUrnsworth of Forest Grove has
filed suit in the federal court against
tne . Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany for $10,600.
Bumsworth claims that he delivered
a taekat-e . f or the cotdduit'i event at
Forest Grove to the agent at Cornelius
after the conductor told him he would
have ample time to do this and get on
the train bfore It eurted. - p
He says.- however, that after attend
ing to the errand be had to run for the
train, which was moving when he
reached it, that he was dragged for
several feet while holding to a plat
form handle, thrown to the ground and
Injured Internally.
DAMAGE hUtt IS POStPOJfED
Action Delayed Owing to Illness of
Plaintiff Against City, . ,
The trial of the damage suit brought
by Victoria Colby against the city of
Portland has been postponed pending
the plaintiffs recovery from the sud
den illness , with which she was
stricken during', the progress of the
case Wednesday. :
: There is a possibility that the hear
ing . may be resumed Monday at the
home of Mrs. Colby, who is too ill to
leave her. bed. This procedure was
agreed upon Friday, when it waa found
that Mm Colby might be prevented
from 'appearing again In court for
some time. ...
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Woman files ; Damage Salt -i
Rose v Miner " lt s-ilt : Friday
Against the Portland, Railway. Liglit
h Power eompany asking $10,000 dam
ares for injuries which she alleges
she received .when An Oregon City car
upon which she was riding collided
with another on August $,-- j : J. -
, Men tlned $100 Each . -,
Frank Ghllarauccl and Monte Carfo
were each fined $100 by District Judge
Philadelphia. . Sept 8.(I. U.S.)
Commandant Montgomery this after
noon formed a board of inquiry to in
vestigate the explosions at -the Frank
ford . arsenal. The first witness was
Sergeant Feger, who was in charge of
the watch at the time of the blasts.
The board said no statement would be
forthcoming today. Major J. H. Pelett
ia one' member of the board.
Philadelphia. Sept. sCtr.- P.) Five
buildings at the Frank ord government
arsenal here are In rums, two workers
are dead and $0, inoludlng Several
women, are injured following a series
of five explosions at t o'clock this
morning.
Two employes have not been ac
counted for. ' ,
Colonel Montgomery, commandant of
the arsenal, would make no statement
regarding the cause of the explosion.
Among the workers the first report
was that a six inch shell into which
powder was being pressed in the hlgn
explosives building R. A. house No.
7 exploded. ,,. . t . .
. A later explanation was that a work
man dropped : a three inch shrapnel
shell which exploded when the per
cussion cap struck the floor; throwing
shrapnel in all directions.
Bodies Hot XdeatUfed .
Two bodies have not been identi
fied, one being burned beyond recogni
tion. -The missing are Edward BatsV.l
and a Janitor named . Fox,
The building destroyed were two
R. A or artillery assembling houses,
Nos. 7, and $, and three J. X, or dry
houses, The B A. houses are houeer;
in which high explosives are handled
and the loading of big shells is part
of the worie done. The X. X. houses
are those in which powder, gunootton
and fuses are dried.
All the buildings were ef frame con
strue lion except r a. house Ko. f, a
new brick; structure. .
Oscar Wlstner who. with his sister
Clare, was at work filHng shells In
the loading room in plant R. A. No. 3,
told the story of the accident!
Sister Dragged to Safety
' "There was a blinding flash and a
terrific explosion which threw us to
the ground. When the shock was over
there was a mad stampede for exits.
I was trampled on by several : men.
X got out of the crush and searched
for my sister, . Flames were shoot
ing about in every direction. Girls
screamed, many fainted, while others
were moaning from Injuries. X found
rhy sister covered with wreckage, and
dragged her, unconscious, to safety."
According to Wistner, shrapnel fleir
in all directions through the crowded
workroom.. .
Two hundred persons were at work
In' the various arsenal buildings and
in the yards at the time of the explo
sion. ".
. One of the shells exploded, accord
ing to early reports, igniting ether
explosives in the building, , and the
entire structure waa soon in flames..
The fire then spread to three other
buildings , in which fuses and gun
cotton were -stored. . - -AU
these were close together
Work in the arsenal was ordered
suspended at once by Colonel Mont
gomery, the commandant, but at'4;4l
he rescinded this order and ordered
the workers admitted as usual.
Confusion both in the plant and in
the surrounding neighborhood followed
the series of blasts, as the men and
women employed in the arsenal rushed
from the buildings, their relatives,
living nearby, ' ran to the - scene ia
thousands, frantic with fear.
.Bead not Xdentlflea v
The - dead had not been,. Identified
early today. One body was found in
the -wreckage and-there were reports
that -others had been seen.
Eight members of the Fourth bat
talion of the Forty-seventh New Tork
infantry on guard duty at the arsenal,
failed to answer an early rollcall after
they had been engaged in rescue, work
for several hours. Colorfel Jannlcky
Is in command ef these troops. Hero
ism of the New Torkers 10 braving the
flames and the danger of further ex
plosions while helping-the frightened
and Injured workers to safety, woa
them great commendation,
Heavy ram which fell during the
night is believed to have prevented
worse damage than resulted. .. .: .
The soldiers tn duty said without
the rain they would have been unable
to keep the flames away front the large
magazine where thousands ef pounds
of powder is stored., ..
" . 2olora4oans Go to Camp
Golden, Colo., Sept. . (I. K..J.W
About -400 Colorado troops left; here
today for the Linda Vista, CaL." train
ing camp, A headquarters detachment
and three companies of- engin&erS com
prise the Jody. - - - - JTi
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