THE OREGON DAILY f JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY, , DECEMBER 1, 1917.
VIBVS OF mARQUIS
OF LANSDOVNE
STIR HJP DISPUTES
Apprehension Lest America Take
i " View Letter Represented Eng
lish Stand Is Expressed. ; .
BONAR LAW CRITICIZES
Chancellor of Exchequer Says
, Publication of Peace "Message
-; . Was National Misfortune.
- London, Dec 1(13. P. England
" fervently hop America U not misled
. by the Marquis of Iiansdowne' letter.
- Apprehension lest the viewpoint taken
, by the statesman be mistakenly attribu
' M u that of t majority of Engllsh-
- men, was foremost In the editorial com-
ment today, ;-
-: Publication of Lansdowne's views has
, created a bitter whirlwind of dispute.
eupporcer pro ana con -are doui quoi-
Jng President Wilson freely in support
of and against the former foreign min
. tstar's views.
- Th- nntl-Lansdown adherents insist
the principles enumerated are utterly
; opposed to the Wllsonlan viewpoint.
-? while supporters of the "no knockout"
- e idea declare It is the essence of the
. American president's policies. -i
? Most of the press arreed with Bonar
. IndiT. that nublication of the lat-
!ter was a "national misfortune." .,
.?. '.Bour law1! Speech Iatnrtd
. "T3onar Law's speech denouncing Lans
'iowna'i letter - was prominently dis
V played by all newspapers, particular
emphasis being laid on the chancellor
-: of the exchequer's declaration:
"The letter Is baaed on an assumption
T " and a strange assumption that be
.: cause the Germans say they are ready
. to have a pact of nations and talk about
. disarmament, therefore, peace is pos
' slble. ; ' .
- r, "ve are told there has been a great
.. f change in German feeling. X believe
there has grown up a considerable dla
: i s content in Germany with the present
- system, but what is Its basis? It is a
feeling that the military system is not
giving expected results.
' : - Sees Seed of Declalv Tletory
- Bonar Law continued emphasising
t that peace now would merely mean con-
itinuanc in power in Germany 01 tne
i men who were responsible tor the war ;
1 would mean that any pact : ot nations
would be useless, since there would be
: too force to punish, violators ; of the
i agreement, and that a decisive military
victory for the allies, plus the growing
discontent In Germany, was the only
sway la which the war could be ended,
f - The Evening News, one of North-
cliff e's papers, dubbed Lansdown "The
( Marquis of Hands Up" and bitterly de
ft Bounced his message. - -,
I The Glob referred to the marquis
pronunciamento as a stab in the back,
I comparing him to Caillanx in France.
' The Westminster Gasetta believed that
i powerful interests were behind Uans-
downe. The Star defended the letter as
likely at least to cause discussion out
i of which might arise some concrete fact
of value.
. The Evening Standard likewise inter
preted It not a a slogan of pacifism.
LANSDOWNE PLAN AID v
TO RUSSIAN MOVE TO
MAKE PEACE, IS VjEW
New York. Nov. - JO. America's atti
tude toward Lord Lansdowne's plea for
Lev restatement of the allies' peace terms
will determine wnetner tne end ot tne
war has been brought nearer by the
spirit of the conservative leader in the
house of lords.
It. is no secret that President Wilson
desires that a formal statement of the
allies' terms -be made as the result of
cthe present Paris conference. But there
Ms a possible difference between - Presi
dent Wilson and Lansdowne that may
make their views lrreconclliable. The
i president's reply to the pope's peace pro
fposal declared that the United States
! could not take the word of the present
rulers of Germany" In peace negotla
S tions. Lord Lansdowne's statement is
t capable of the Interpretation that he. is
willing to do so. .. -.
t Pabll Declaration Aim
This point markVa divergence between
the Lansdowne spirit and the 'Wilson
I spirit.- Nevertheless. Lord ' Lansdowne's
t open support of a re-statement of the a
SUes war aims Indicates that the Amer
"i lean delegates to the, Paris conference
Will probably succeed in .their deals to
I place publicly-on record exactly what
Jthe demooratio natlbn of the world are
fighting for. - ' .-
- Aiiuuuncwncuw vi iwi uuuww
would fall In with Lord Lansdowne's
proposan. but It need not follow hie sug
gestion 1, the cndV' President Wilson's
purpose would doubtless- be : served t If
the allies were formally t declare, that
their terms were subject to negotiations
only with representatives of the Ger
man people, responsible to the -relchstag,
and not with agents responsible solely
to the kaiser. . .
Bssslan Peace Boosted!
Lord Lansdowne's declaration comes
at an opportune moment for ' the new
Russian government. t can readily be
Interpreted as justifying the peace move
ment . within Russia. - In ; this respect
Lord .Xansdowne'a : influence may serve
to check the growing attitude of sever
ity la certain allied circles toward the
great embarrassment the Russian revo
lution is encountering.
If, by chance, peace by negotiation
should come suddenly, it would place in
a difficult position - extreme critics of
the trend ot the Russian- affairs. - This
point of view - apparently is receiving
attention from the American diplomats
at the Paris conference.
iGERARLV AGREES WITH ,
1 : LANSDOWNE AS TO THE
DURATION OF.THE WAR
ICew Tork,? Dec L U. ' P.) James
W. Gerard, former American ambas
sador ,to Germany; agrees with that
part - ot the Marquis ot Lansdowne's
letter urging . that Germany . b not
annihilated -. "He , so - declared - In- a
statement published here , today. . Ho
d id assert, however, that "we I must
teach Germany, that the war for con
quest is forever ended: and that -wan
ton wrongs, like the invasion of Bel
gium and the murders of tne LusltanlA,
must : not "occur again. ;:-43s. -i,---K"-
"The kaiser told me he would-:stand
no nonsense from America -after this
war,' Gerard declared. "We want , to
t sure that after this war we shall
England Once.More J:
: Facing Labpr Crisis
London, Dec' 1. Tl. N. 8, Enrland
Is one more faosto face with a serious
labor crisis. -Most of the danger in its
possible effect upon the conduct of the
war is the strike of the employes of
the - ;Coventry airplane factory. A
grave- warning has been Issued by the
ministry v of munitions that unless a
prompt settlement is reached the effect
may be disastrous. The strike at the
Coventry plant, caused by a deadlock
In negotiation for higher wages, threat
ens to . tie up the . whole aircraft in
dustry. - '
A walkout at the same time threat
ened by the railway unions, who also
demand higher wages. Local . strikes
have been called by some dockworkerr
organizations.
DONEY PRESIDENT OF -
THE CONFERENCE OR
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
" r; - ,:- . .- .- : .... , . . r-
Annual Meeting at Salem Decides
- to Continue Scholarships to
. r- SS
Standard High Schools.
j Salem, Or., Dec. L Carl G. Doney.
president of Willamette university, was
today elected president of the confer
ence of presidents and faculties of In
dependent colleges of Oregon, which
closed its annual meeting her this
afternoon..
L. T. Pennington, president of Pa
cific college, was elected vice presi
dent, and F. 'O. Franklin of Albany
college waa reelected secretary-treasurer
and L. W. Riley, president of Mc
Minnvllle college; was reelected repre
sentative on the stadardlxatlon board-.
Because of enlistments in the mili
tary servlc some of the universities
and colleges have been hard hit in
the standpoint of enrollment this year,
according to reports submitted, but. as
a whole for the entire group of schools
the enrollment will average almost
normal. '
Scholarship , Are Coatlssed
The conference ; continued its offer
of, scholarships to every standard four
year high school in the state. Under
thir offer the faculty of each standard
high school selects a student entitled
to scholarship and the student haa the
choio of nine colleges to attendL
. Resolution was adopted putting the
conference on .record as opposing ac
tio of railroads In discontinuing free
transportation to presidents of denomi
national universities and colleges. Rail
roads giv free transportation to rep
resentatives ot state - schools, it was
pointed ct, and argument was pre
sented tot show that the- same consid
eration should be given denominational
colleges.
Blaestaioa This Xeralag
This forenoon' discussion revolved
about three subjects, namely, "Educa
tional Program foe Denominational Col
leges of Oregon,", and "The Status of
Enlisted Man,' and "How to Retain Stu
dents Through th- Full Course." 4 .
.Interesting addresses and discussion
were given yesterday' afternoon, and at
o'clock Willamette, university was host
aCa banquet, and last night .President
Pennington gave an impressive address
on the subject, "After th War, What?"
ROUMANIAN '
V TO BE AIDED
BY AMERICA
(Odd tinned From Page One)
"Tour majesty's cordial message Is
most gratifying to me and the people of
the United States.' X wish to express to
your majesty the heartfelt pleasure we
have had in welcoming your distin
guished representative. Viscount IshlL
The results of his visit will . be as
happy and aa permanent as th endur
ing friendship of the' peoples of the
United States of America and Japan.
"Permit "me to hope that Viscount
Ishii. in returning- to his native land,
will bear with him memories of his
visit as delightful as these - he left
with us." -
i v Pear "Felt for Botun&nla
' A Pacif lo Port. Dec LO. N. S.)
The commission sent from America to
establish a Red Cross hospital in Rou
mania returned today aboard a Japa
nese liner. In consists of Major A. G.
Glasgow j of London, Major Bernard
Flexner of . Chicago and Lieutenant
Frank Connes of New York. -;
Major Glasgow says the Roumanian
army has 'completely recovered from the
disastrous effects of the German drive
of a year ago and would prove a for
midable .ally -if Russia, returns to the
fray, but that, without Russia, it will
be completely Jost. . Russia, he said, still
has a large number of divisions on th
eastern front, and Is holding 2,000,000
Austro-German prisoners of war.
A denial that German staff officers
are in Petrograd was made. -
"German staff off icers would not live
a day there," stated Major . Glasgow.
"Going from Russia to Roumanla was
Ilk going from a riot to a - peaceful
neighborhood." .
The commission left IS American doc
tors and 12 nurses in charge . of th
newly . established hospital. -
Draft Eesisters
;. -Sentenced to Jail
Muskogee, Okla.. Dec 1 I. r. S.)
Thirty-six confessed draft resistera re
main to be sentenced here-today out ot
$ who- pleaded guilty : to resisting the
draft. Sixty- were sentenced to terms
varying from 0 days in Jail to two
years In the federal prison at Leaven
worth. - " " j
not hav:to stand any nonsense from
the kaiser,
"Germany cannot t wiped out as
a nation except at the cost; of blood
and treasure that will beggar th world
in men and .; money for two centuries.
. "Whn ; th Germans . themselves un
derstand, they -are not to be compelled
to fight a desperate : war of defense,
they -wiir( themselves, being, after- alL
practical.-; Stop . war where German
conquest Is- not . to b thought of or
permitted ven though all the men
of the allies perish in th trenches, for
It there is one thing certain, it is that
the world will not suffer .German dom
ination. ' . . " :'-jT$-i-i 'i. - -ij. r '
"W cannot" let the nd of the war
leav - Germany with f increased terri
tory ;: and therefor Increased man
power and in - possession of a govern
ment which has i threatened us -with
Invasion after proving' evil . Intention
by mur :ering our ciUxens." " v -
REPORT ON BfSBEE
DEPORTATIONS IS
E BY
-J
Mediation Commission Urges In
vestigation . by . Attorney Gen
eral and r. C. C. r
NO JUSTIFICATION, IS VIEW
Usurpation of Court Authority,
Obstruction of Draft and in
terference tWitb Wires Charge
- San Francisco, Dec L (U. P.) Rec
ommendations that th attorney general
and th interstate commerce commission
investigate th Bisbee, Arls.. deportation
of last July and that President Wilson
urge congress to pas legislation mak
ing such deportations punishable under
federal criminal statutes, are contained
in th report on th deportation by the
federal mediation commission to Presi
dent Wilson, made public here today. -
The commission recently :, completed
several weeks' Investigation of the de
portation ot approximately . 1200' miners
from the vicinity of Bisbee. Arts. Secre
tary of Labor Wilson signed the report
as chairman. '
4 The report set forth that non of th
evidence showed the deportations either
legal or Justified.
Draft Osttraetloa Fessd
The commission . found that while a
sheriff and posse were rounding up the
miners the telephone wires were inter
fered with and a censorship was estab
lished so that no news could reach the
outside-world. It is this phase which is
to be laid before the Interstate commerce
commission.
- After the deportations men attempt'
ing to return for exacnation under the
draft were arrested and Interfered with
in answering the calls of the draft
board, the commission found, and It ask a
the president to - lay all evidence indi
cating obstruction of the draft before
the attorney general.
Where Arizona state laws were vio
lated, the commission asks prosecutions
be commenced by suite authorities.
Coart Power Tsarped"
Reviewing the events which culminat
ed on the morning of July IS with the
round-up of the striking miners. - the
commission declares the miners origi
nally struck without sufficient cause
and that this was dae to a lack of
machinery for peaceable adjustment of
their demands. Th machinery for set
tling future disputes ha. been supplied,
the commission said. . v
Th deportation was arranged at .a
meeting on the night of July 11, when
the managers and officials of the cop
per companies were present, and from
July U until late in August, the report
declared, a body of men amounting to
a vigilance committee ' "usurped" . the
power . of the local courts. .
rablle Optakm Affected
,The result of the deportations, the
commission comments, has been to
disturb labor throughout the United
States and even in foreign countries
and hinder the government's efforts
to organise for war.
The committee, discussing the de-
portations, said in part:
"The 'events have even been a basis
of an attempt to affect adversely pub
lic opinion among aome ot th people
of the allea. Their memory still em
barrasses the establishment of Indus
trial peace throughout the country for
the period of the war, and It Is Indis
pensable to obtain and maintain Indus
trial peace If the war la to be brought
to the quickest possible successful con
clusion and if lives are not to be
needlessly sacrificed." ,
Vigilantes Stand UaJntUfled
Discussing the treatment of the de
ported persons after they - were takn
to Hermanos, N. M., the report said :
' The deportees were wholly without
adequate . supply , of food, - water and
shelter for two days. At Hermanos
th deported men were abandoned by
th guards who had brought them and
they were left to shift for themselves.
. Th commission found that th belief
"in the minds of those who engineered"
the deportations that life and property
would be Insecure unless such deporta
tion was undertake-) "has no Justifica
tion in the evidence In support ct it
presented by the parties who har
bored it, ., ;
f; , ;
Libel Action Lost
, ; By Publisher Earl
Los 'Angeles, Dec X. (U. P.)--E. T.
Karl, millionaire publisher, who sued
the Los Angeles Record tor 9150,000
damage for alleged libel in a Record
editorial, lost ' his action In ' superior
court- when the Jury last night ' found
for the defendant.
. Earl, - through his .attorneys, ' an
nounced today they would move for a
new trial and If this is denied, will
take -an appeal, v
ALLIED WAR - .
- CONFERENCE
IS IN SESSION
- " : .j ,
Coo tinned "from Pace On)
possible tor America to assist Russia In
a military way at the present time.
Restatement f Mm Waited
"Second, America should support Rus
sia's sane elements In. their . efforts to
defeat Bolshevist propaganda, which as
serts this is an imperialist war.' This
could best be effected by restating. In
unmistakable language the exact - aims
ot America, and of the allies.
' Third, when - Kussia establishes a
government, that' 'America resume the
splendid, material assistance heretofore
given vs. : ,'
"Th Mcona suggestion x nav riven
1 the most important ot all because
Russia will A listen to America. She
knows America's unselfish purposes.
Americans ia Sympathy, ;
From the highest sources today 'the
United Press learned that after uvni
conference between M. Maklakoff and
members of the American mission, th
delegate from th United States sympa
thise with Maklakoff a suggestions. They
will probably give firm support to his
plans wnen me inier-axuea conference
discusses . them.' ' --- ?;-'.;.
United Press dispatches . yesterday
summed up th X general view on the
American delegation on th whole Rus
sian problem as on of complete sym
pathy wiwr ui Russian people's effort
to straighten out their own affairs and
to achieve ruu , oenent ' ot their de
mocracy. " - " . : .
10
'SON
CASUALTIES IN
FORCES OF U. S.
Washington, Dec. L Th following
deaths In th American expeditionary
fore have been reported to the war de
partment by .General Pershing: : A
-PRIVATE WILLIAM E. M'GEE, en
gineers, septicaemia general, . following
amputation of both legs ; emergency ad
dress, Mrs. Marie McOee, Osgood,1 Maine,
o PRIVATE CLINTON J. HARD WICK,
engineers, eerebro spinal meningitis ; D.
M. Monroe, friend. . Cnadbourne. N. C,
CORPORAL FLOYD MAY. field ar
tillery, gun shot wound, possibly acci
dental ; . Mrs. Isabelle May, Liver
more, Ky. .-.-.....
SERGEANT CHARLES C- HART
MAN, medical enlisted, reserve corps ;
lobar pneumonia ; Cora C Hartman,
1094 East Main street. Bridgeport. Conn.
CORPORAL FRANK J. HECON, in
fantry, broncbal-pneumonla ; emergency
address, cannot be Identified. -
CORPORAL PATRICK A. BERGIN.
engineers, November 27, embolism of
pulmonary arteries; father, W. J. Ber
gin. Paulding, Miss, r
PRIVATE JOSEPH K. CANNON,
engineers ; November 27, acute - sep
ticiaemla; father, Elisha H. Cannon
Sl Baldron street. ' Memphis. Tenn.'
PRIVATE GORDON B- M'OREGOR
infantry, November 28, cardiac dilita
tion acute s ' mother, Mrs. W. A. Craig,
Rolll, N. D. , -
PRIVATE RUSSELL BTRD, , field
artillery, November 29, measles,, com
plicated lfer broncho-pneumonia; mother.
Mrs. -Jane Byrd, R. F. D. No. $, Roa
noke, Ind. f ' ., t
CORPORAL SYDNEY VENABLE.
infantry, November 30. bronchial pneu
monia; mother, Mrs. Dallas Venable.
Louisa, -La. '
- Uentenant Belfey AVounded
Washington. Dec 1. (U-, P.) The
wounding la action of First Lieutenant
Wallace A. Belfey, medical reserve
corps, attached to the British, forces.
wa. reported today by Gerieaal Persh
ing. Belfey emergency address is Rev.
G. W. Belfey, Belvedere, HI.
Portland Man Wounded
Ottawa.. Oat., Dec 1. The list of cas
ualtie today Includes:
Killed in action Bertram Bowran and
E. C Pope, both of Stellacoom, Wash.
Wounded-k-C. E. Dllley, Samas, Wash. ;
Corporal Douglas Lowe, Portland, Or.
FINES SUFFICIENT TO
COVER COST OFi HUNT
FOR tHE BOOTLEGGERS
"T
District Attorney Evans Says
Special' Fund Will No Longer
Be Necessary.
That Multnomah- county will not ask
for a special, appropriation next year
for th prosecution of violation of the
liquor 'law has been decided by the
board - of county commissioners, after
receipt of a letter from District Attor
ney Evans to the effect that fines re
ceived from violators exceeded the cost
of detection.
The district ; attorney asks that
money received from fines be placed 111
a special fund to be used in securing
evidence and prosecution of offenders.
Th board has practically agreed to ac
cede to Mr. Evan's request.
It Is said that the activities of Spe
cial Agent Scott and Jeffries, working
tn rough tne district attorneys office
against bootleggers, have produced In
fines from 13000 to $3500 in two months'
time and that the expenses and sal-,
arjee have not exceeded $800. .
FREIGHT TO COtyE
: WHEN SHIPS COME
f Costumed From Pare One)
railroad company to cooperate?' asked
Mr. FarrolL He supplemented Mr.
Wlnehell's statement by assuring that
the Union : Pacific system would book
all the ; necessary freight,
Eattboaad Freight Congested
He . pointed out 'the port's facilities
as being splendidly adapted. He also
called attention to the facilities owned
here by the railroad company, adding
that If they should prove inadequate
more would be constructed. , He praised
the establishment of the St. Johns ter
minal and declared that another great
step would be In the establishment
of coal bunkers, asserting , that they
would be a proper adjunct to the port.
We have been criticised for build
ing a wharf at Seattle," he continued.
"But it ' was a cas of have to to
nteet the ' competition and eliminate
additional expense by having . to use
other docks." ' ;
W. P. Olds presided at the meeting.
He first called attention to th re
ported congestion of - freight on cars
between Portland . and Granger, asking
why som of this freight couldn't be
brought here for; reshipment, , . ;
Mr.- Wiaehell replied that most of
the congestion at present is with east
bound loads. He said this was due
largely -to; lack of locomotives.
Engines Greatly Needed
"At .this; time.' it Is not a question of
cars." he continued,, "but of engine
witn which to move them. ; This is a
condition over which th railroads have
no control. The government is using
every locomotive manufacturing plant
for. the construction of engines to be
used In Franc and Russia. We are
accepting i this situation in . good part.
"Another thing i i'ew people realise
how , much -energy it haa-required to
move troop trains. Recently We moved
15 , troop trains in - one day. t Thirtv-
five freight engines were set out , on
eight divisions to do this. We nave
had 109 locomotive due us sine July
1, but - work discontinued on ac
count of ;war contracts. The date of
delivery ia indefinite but we have been
told. - that It . should, be sometime la
im." -
.,- Others who took part in th meeting
were Mr. : Corbett, Julius L. Meier and
W. D. B- Dodson. - - '. .. . ,
:m,m " " i m ;
Fifty Fines Levied "
t Fred Wyatt, proprietor of the Georgi
an a hotel. Twelfth and Btartc streets;
Fred Lnchei and Harry Casey, paid $50
fine 'In - municipal court this . morning
following ' a raid on the hotel Friday
night. In which about SO bottle of liquor
were seised. The place had been under
suspicion : for ome time. The officers
taking part wer qaptaln Jenkins, Ser
geant Oeisner. Long, -Cameron. Collins,
Sebum. .BurVhardt: and Teeters.
' ! ... 1 -;f';V
Defective Fine Starts Firei
Fir broke out through . a," defective
flue at Stephenson X?ouft 615 Mill
street, this morning about 6:15, causing
about $509 flamr,. Ko on was injured.
FIRM UNABLE TO GET
MONEY ON WARRAHTS:
. SUIT ON AGAINST CITY
Assessments . for Improvements
Not Met and Oregon Iron .&
; Steel Co. Wants Its Cash. :r-
- The Oregon Iron A Steel eortpany
began suit In the circuit court Friday
afternoon against the city of Portland
to . recover $12,258.77, this amount be
ing the total of two 'warrants issued
by the city f dr $7969.4 and $4290.11
in 1913 against a special fund.
The steel company alleges that it
has been unable to collect on .the two
warrants because there has not been
sufficient money in the special fund
to pay them, and allege that the' city
has been negligent: in collecting money
one the fund. y
The fund mentioned, the . complaint
alleges, was coming from assessment
of property for the improvement of
Kingston avenne, Fairview .boulevard,
Rutland terrace.' Champlaln drive,
Hampshire, street,- Lafayette - place.
View . place. Bennington street and
valley place. ' ,
Plaintiff TJiiable to Collect
Th complaint alleges further that
no attempt was made to collect the
whole or any part thereof, that the
plaintiff haa no means of collecting
the amount due it and that it Is dam
aged In the sura of $12,259.77 for
which it , demands Judgment with In
terest from November 12. 1913.
It is also alleged that $13,579, a pro
portionate part of the cost of the im
provement,1 was assessed against the
right of way of the projected street
railway of the Heights Trust com
pany, that subsequently - a reassess
ment was made of the whole district.
that the amount assessed against the
Heights Trust company was omitted
and the sum - so omitted was assessed
against the other property owners.
Aaalgsed Warrants Tapatd
The sutt grows out of the improve
ment of Arlington heights and the
construction of the street railway now
serving that district, and pavement
of Its right of way. When the realty
syndicate promoting Arlington heights
started Its improvements, the construc
tion of the street railway tracks to
serve the district was undertaken by
th Heights Trust company, which had
Nsecured a rrancnis irom me ciij. xms
p... ..H n v rjwiuipftd to nave
uual wiu .
th right of way. and when it failed
to do so .ttie work was don by th
city and- the charges assessed against
the property owners. Archie Mason,
th contractor having th work in
rharsre. asslrned some of his warrants
to the Oregon Iron Se Steel company.
which had supplied materials. xnee
assigned warrant have not - been paid
and the suit ' is . to compel the city
to make payment out oi in ionu
fund. .
GAS tE BE REPORTED
County Employe Must Show Dally
Why They Made Use ot Cars.
Joy riding In automobiles belonging
to the county of Multnomah will come
to a final stop beginning-? today. - The
board of county commissioners has or
dered blanks distributed to the drivers
of all county cars upon which they will
be required to make a dally report show
ing mileage, gasoline used and purpose
vi.i, trm waa made. The same
will be required of the owners of. pri
vate machines usea m eeuuu
In case the reports are not filed daily
and properly, so the mandate says, the
driver will be deprived of Its further
use. In the case of private cars, no
further use of them will be mad by
th county.
WINS $11,405 JUDGMENT
David Lonth V4etor In Suit Against
Former Employer.
David Louth, at on time a swamper
In a saloon at Grand avenue and Bel-
. . K.fr. tha dav of pro-
mom. -BlTOh " . , ,
hibitlon, has obtained a judgment In
Circuit, Judge Biapio -J"
tn 405 aealnst MoreU Woodard, pro
prietor of the aaloon. .
Th sum suea wr wi
given to Woodard by Louth with tho
understanding that Woodard would
provide Louth with a home, supply him
with sufficient - clothing and other
necessaries for life. .
Th testimony showed that after
the state went dry, Woodard moved his
k.it,.. to California and left Louth
to shift for himself.
FRED IX) VE IS EXONERATED
After Thorough InvestlgatJon Ld
Is Released by Juvenile Court.
Fred Love, aged 15. for a time ss
t betnar in aome way responsible
for the "death of Charles Whltesides, ha
been exonerated. Will F. Spencer, chief
probation officer of tn juvenue court.
Investigated th matter thoroughly and
found young Lov in no way to blame.
After a. conference between Spencer and
Deputy District Attorney Dempsey,
Judge Tasweil aignea mar onwr lur vu
boy' release, -
- Whitesldes idled as a result ot a scuf
fle in a garage used as headquarter by
the junior guards. ; ,.
SENTENCE PASSED ON WILBUR
- ;;.
Six ; Montha in ' Jail and Fine of
$50O Imposed; Appeal Taken.
; Jniiua Wilbur, convicted Wednesday
In th district court of a violation of th
prohibition - law. waa sentenced ' to six
months In the county jail and fined $500
by District Judge Bell Friday, afternoon.
Notice of appeal was given ty mi at
torney.- Frank Lonergari. ; , -i -
Wilbur has been at liberty since his
arrest at Claremont tavern, , September
22 last,- under cash nail ,of $a00. r This
waa raised to $790 by Judge Bell, and
he was given until Monday to provide
a bail bond of 44JO0 in ilea of the cash
ball. .vlv.. ?-'v:-'V';.-:U-a
Jennie Munson
k Divorce
AHeging that she
obliged to work
'' herself ' and
i jected . to the
for ' board ' and room
husband and that
purchase- of .food, do
and ; other
necessities. Jennie Mansoirak for
divorce from: Muns Munson and ask
for . a decree , giving her their house
hold goods, a two thirds Interest in a
lot in Whitwood Court, a third Interest
in two lot In Hammet, -Idaho, and a
sixth Interest in thre loU - at War-
renton. ": - -r: i-: -
;' r Ella M..Carr Seeks Divorce 'K?
: Ella M Carr Is suing Lemuel -E. Carr
for divorce., alleging In - her complaint
that ho deserted her In May, 1897. The
Carrs "wer married at Mount Ayr In
Ringgold county. Iowa. June 2, 188 L No
property rights or children are involved
la the suit. ' :
Bonham: Appointed
''f" Strike Arbitrator
R.' P. : Bonham, ,- Inspector ..." of th
United States Immigration - bureau In
this - district, has- been notified from
Washington that he has been formally
appointed government arbitrator for th
state of Oregon in the telephone strike.
Mr. Bonham's appointment is the re
sult of the agreement reached at San
Francisco during the recent, hearlnga.
Representatives of the telephone com
pany .and th employes. Including the
electrical - workers . and girl operators,
requested that he be appointed and the
president's commission ratified' th re
quest. Th appointment was made
through ' th department , ot labor at
Washington. ' - ;
-Though the Oregon and California
strike has been settled, the Seattle em
ploye are still holding out. '
REALTY BOARD HEARS
WHAT IS BEING DONE
TO GET SHIPS HERE
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H. L Corbett, C. B. Moores and
R. D. Inman Deliver Ad '
'dresses at Meetingrx
What Is being done to equip; the port
of Portland for deep- sea shipping and
to get the ships was discussed before
the Portland Realty board Friday after
noon by BL 1. Corbett. president of the
Portland : Chamber of Commerce ; Rob
ert D. Inman, chairman of the port of
Portland commission, and Charles B.
Moores, chairman ot th dock commis
sion. In on of th most thorough exposi
tions ..of th subject ever presented In
Portland, Mr. Corbett said thai a fun
damental study of Portland's port situ
ation Involves consideration of : First,
channel and bar conditions ; second, fa
cilities for handling traffic: third, con
ditions that control the movement of
traffic, and, fourth, ships. "
In the old days, he continued, the bar
at the mouth of the river kept shipping
away ; today the harbor entrance Is sec
ond to none in th United States. To
Improve the channel th community haa
mad a greater Investment than almost
any other port in. th United States, in
addition to th expenditures made by
the government to produce a SO foot
channel . from Portland to the sea. -.
But with excellent harbor entrance
and channel, he averred, facilities have
been lacking for great maritime com
merce. The grain elevator .authorised
by th people and wisely located, T he
declared, by th dock commission will
help meet th need. Coal bunkers, he
advocated, should be establish edrsnow
and in this he differed with Port Chair
man Inman, who had asserted that it
will probably be best to use privately
furnished coaling facilities and have the
port absorb the difference in cost be
tween her and Puget sound, rather
than to Install, bunkers' at public ex
pense. " .-. ,
Mr. Corbett said people frequently re
fer to the shipping "Portland haa lost,"
Th loss, he ins Isted. consists in what
other, ports .' have also lost tramps,
ephemeral, transitory shipping. Th
port has now. to gain What it has had
to gain the established servlc of per
manent lines. . 1 -
Mr. Inman discussed the channel and
shipyard- dredging done by th port
commission. He strongly advocates th
consolidation of th port and dock com
mission. -
2 Aliens Enmeshed
In Waterfront Net
United States Marshals .arrest Freak 1
Beige r at Frost asd 3f adit en, and
Hubert Koiltskl oa Frost Street, t
The federal net for alien enemies'
spread this morning - in the restricted
waterfront areas by United States Mar
shal Alexander resulted In th enmesh
ing of two Germans.
Shortly before noon Deputy United
State Marshal Pace took Frank Bulger
In custody in a hotel at Front and Madi
son - streets. Bulger, who is an un
naturalized German, told . Deputy Pace
that be bad read United State Attorney
Reamea' - proclamation ordering alien !
enemies away from the river front, but
said he didn't believe it .was colnc to!
be enforced, at once. He said he intended
moving.
Deputy Marshal Tichenor arrested
Hubert KJpsitxki at 251H Front street.
He declared he "Just cam to town" and
did not know that Germans had. been
ordered away from th waterfront.'
SCHOOL BOARD'S
BUDGET ADOPTED
(Coe tinned fteoi Pas Oaa)
repairs and replacements, $4,2S; fuel,
$76,000 : Janitors' salaries, SltS.OOO ; light
and power, f Z 1,000; water, 116,000: ca
sus. $2700 ; attorneys' -fees and litiga
tion. $3000 ; salaries for superintendent,
assistants and other employes. $57,004 ;
automobiles. $4800 r liability insurance,
$5000 ; teachers' retirement fund, $12,000 ;
insurance fund, 1 $ 16.000 1 contract bal
ances. $HO.0O0 interest on bonds, com
mission and exchange, $3?4t7.0 ; sinking
fund, $50,000. ; :- ,
Receipts Are Eigaatea
Estimated receipts fsclude: Stat
school fond, $90,000 ; county school fond.
$400,000; county high school, tuition
fund, $t000 ; delinquent taxes, $10.000 ;
interest and bank balances. $10,500;
probable balance on hand, $200,000. -,
Olive Cbenault waa elected to th no-
sltion of grade teacher.; Th request of
Superintendent Alderman for. the elec
tion of Marie Myers of Houston. Texas,
to the teaching staff was considered.
Objection waa raised by Director Nelson
G Pik and Superintendent Alderman
withdrew his request tor the tlm being.
Mis Myers is now serving as an ex
change teacher' la the Portland schools.
" Superintendent Alderman . proposed
that students at th Benson Polytechnic
Bcnooi i or aoym o instructecl Jn pipe
and sheet bending to meet th demand
from Portland , shipyards. Mr. Alderman
waa authorise to conzer with. Principal
Cleveland of th Benson, school regard
ing th. new course.-- : - . ,
IkemiionBoardp:
I Get New Quarter's
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In order to provide ample quarter
for the local exemption boards space
in the registration room In the basement
of the court house has been obtained.
Th boards will take tip their, work In
tteir new quarters Monday.
EXTRA MILL TAX
WILL NOT NOW BE
LEVIED BY CITY
DeUntjuent Street ; Assessments
to Be Cared for Out of Gen
, eral Fund Temporarily,
BARBUR'S PLAN IS APPROVED
Committee Sees No Senous
Legal Obstacle to Providing for
Eventual Purchase' by' City,''
s The taxpayers of th city will not be
required, when they pay their taxes next
spring, to dig up a 10 per cent Increase
In the city levy to pay delinquent street
improvement bond interest. Th council,
at an adjourned meeting Friday after
noon, gave no consideration to the ordi
nance providing for a special levy of
one mill, and It lapsed,- aa Friday was
th last day upon which It could legally
b enacted by th council. i -
Earlier In the day Commissioner Bar
bur asked the council to consider a plan
which included th refinancing of Im
provement bond and Interest delin
quencies by tho Issuance ot refinancing
bonds, and the authorisation of th city,
by charter amendment, to purchase prop
erty for not more than the amount ot
th delinquent bonded principal and in
terest and accrued cost Indebtedness
against it at the time of sale. . -
Would Fores Payment -
The plan that Commissioner Barbur
mapped out contemplated that the city
be authorised to purchase and hold cer
tificates of delinquency. In cases where
property could not be so'd to private
persona, 'and that these certificates carry
a Id per cent penalty and 10 per cent
Interest. The proposed bonds would pro
vide funds for the purchase of th cer
tificates, which. If tot redeemed within
the period of redemption, three years,
would ripen Into title to be confirmed by
deeds issued by' the city treasurer to
the municipality, which, having thus -
' cured the property for the debt against
it, could sell It lir the open market and
retire the refinancing bonds.
This plan. It was argued by Com
missioner Barbur, : would fore th
property owners to satisfy th bonded
fliens against their holdings ' speedily
in order to escape th payment of the
mounting penalty and interest. It
Would provide the city with funds to
buy, through the bonds, which It can
not now do, and thus fore property
owners into payment, or forfeiture
Committee Sees V Obstacle
- The "special committee appointed by
the mayor, consisting of City Attorney
Ia Roche, former City Attorney I A,
McNary and Richard W. Montague, re
ported to th council, at the afternoon
meeting, that' no Insurmountable, legal
difficulties stood In th way of th
accomplishment of the plarm 'It was
"continued as a permanent committee
to draft th necessary charter amend
ments, for submission to the voters at
a special election to b held on the
same date as th primary election,
the third Friday" in May." " '
Pending th submission of thi plan
to th voters, and their approval of It,
the city commission will .attempt to
worry ' along without direct provision
for meeting 'present and accruing im
provement bond Interest payments. Th
city treasurer is now carrying approx
imately !le,000 of "cashags" , in his
Students XL of
ppeciai i ramiqj
Trtln stops tt IntenneffltU polnt$ nained befowii
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Accommodates s students retarnlnc to Euceae after Thanks ' ";
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Southern Pacific Lines
FUNERALS
box, 2 an toa,
mbebnfsg and
rftnd , aorvlc
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MILLER V TRA.GEY
IXsin 2S91. Zndead-t runrl r:!rcors. JUT"".
t7eiizrta at ZTJ Li between ii iltt. tu, T ,- .
office.--representing amounts- paid oat
of the general, fund - to .meet interest
payments. " . The council yesterday au
thorized him - to continue to ' so carry
this items, until further notice.' -
-'V-2Iast Cat Expense . ' -
At , the same time it adopted a reso -lutton,
; introduced by - Mayor " Baker,
pledging th commissioner and .the
council to steel . their official heart
against demands for any expenditure of
city funds, "'except such as are abso- .
lutely and necessarily required to main-
tain the city government-bv its, essen
tial Activities.
: This means. In brief, that .Xh city
government will attempt to carry th -Improvement
interest delinquencies by
advances ;- from the general : fund, as ,
provided by this year's budget, which '
means that some things provided to b '
don will nav to b left undon. v
CITY COUNCIL FIXES
LEVY AT 9.84 MILLS
TO RAISE $2,725,000
Tax Levy for1917 Was 9 Mills)
Loss in Revenue Necessi-.- -,
-J tates Extra Tax.
- Th city council has definitely lixed
the -city tax levy for 1911 at 9.S4 mills, ;
which i will raise approximately , $2.7ZS.-;
00.' The levy had . been tentatively
agreed upon, - but as th council -had
discussed ant additional . t mill -levy .
to cover delinquencies In bonded street
and eewer assessments th levy - could
not: be. finally fixed until the question
of th additional mill was settled.' ..
- Th council Friday afternoon decided :
levy for the present year wa mills.
Loss of revenue from other sources j
than ' taxation and authorisation of:
bond Issues by the people' are given
as soma of : the reasons for - th In
crease. - ' - .
- The city's fiscal year began ' today.
All: 117 accounts of the- city - wer
closed c at 6 o'clock- Friday night and
all -, appropriations for next year -will
com from, th 1911 budget. . .
War Savings Stamp ;
Eepresentative Here
H. D. Marshall, who Is on a tour of
th west under the direetlonr of th
war savings commute lo assist the
Stat directors In inaugurating the war
savings campaign, arrived in Portland
this afternoon to confer with' C. 8.
Jacftson, director for the atat of Ore
gon. v.--..
, Mr. Marshall has been identified with
Frank A. Vanderllp and the national
DTiitsv bvuumun siivw i
nlng Of th movement and la thorough-'
ly familiar with the purpose of the war
sayings. -
Danger Fence at
Park to Be Erected
- Owing to th jnany automobile . acci- -dent
at tne circular para m Xadd .ve-
nnejv lAdd's addlUon. the -city oouneil
prpot erect whit fence around
th pack and install red' Illuminated
danger signs , where streets converge. .
Tho proposal follows a amaahup near
th park early this morning, when a
large touring car hit th curb and was
badly wrecked and its seven occupants .
slightly injurd.-rf i--'- ' - '
. 6:00P.M.
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funerals in proper
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