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PORTLAND, OREGON,: MONX) AY EVENING; .MAY 12, 1919. EIGHTEEN PAGES. '
PRICE T WO CENTS
OH TRAINS AND
STANDS FIVS Ci41i
SPEEDERS
CHI BE
PilSID
. J.
Judge Rossman of Municipal
Court Discovers State Law Nul
NfiesXity Traffic Regulations.
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-' ea-sasias- sssa
-.--.- "!'.. . i ; . . - . .
Chief of Police Has Instructed
r Motorcycle Patrolmen to En
force . Only 30 - Mile Limit.
The bar', were thrown down to
automobile speeders In Portland to
day when Municipal Judge Rossman
discovered . that city traffic regula
tions, under : which scores of speed
ers have been arrested and fined are
invalid and of no effect. Speeders
today are not subject to arrest any
where in tthe city until they exceed
30 miles an hour.
Accordingly deputy city attorneys
- are drafting a complete new Bet of
anti-speeding ordinances.
Copies of the state traffic laws re
ceived by Judge Rossman on Satur
day revealed the clause that nulli
fies, in the, judge's opinion, Port
land's traffic ordinances. In perus
ing th! state law Judge Rossman
found a clause in section 35, read
ing: ?'.----;-;-:;-r-'-.-;-.,-r
"Local .authorities shall have no
power to pase, enforce or maintain
; any ordinance effecting any! slower
rate of speed than is herein speci
fied (- )and all such ordi
nances, rules and regulations now in
force are hereby decided to be of no
validity or effect provided, however,
that the local authorities may limit
by. -Ordinance, rule or regulation
hereafter adopted." v . - .
OTT OEBIWABfCE IfCXLtFtED '
. Judft BoHmm'i discovery of the nul-
lificatioot PoTtJad'trafflo'i-eg,ol'H
tlons is the first intimation of such a
condition. The state ; traffic laws ; be
came 'effective on March , 4 and auto
matically. rendered -ineffective' .the city
ordinances unfler which many -speeders
hav.ben arrested within th city lim
its since that date. The city speed rules
.became effective January 10.
" Until grudge Rossman found the fatal
clause, speed in - the congested districts
was limited to 15 miles an hour and else
where the limit was, 20 miles- The state
limit under the new law Is 30 miles an
hour." and that today was declared the
city limit pending the'' adoption of new
ordinance which a force in the city .at-
f torney's . office commenced immediately"
to draft this afternoon.
HEABIKCS ABE POSTPOXE
, Pending: the adoption of new munici
pal ordinances under which the Port
land police can operate to curb Bpeeders,
Judge Rossman has .set hearing of all
traffic cases on the docket over until
next Friday. Chief of Police Johnson,
. upon the advice of Judge Rossman, .has
instructed all motorcycle patrolmen to
enforce only the state la Vs. thus giving
Portland; speeders free reign for the
present.," - - . ,
No traffic ' violation' cases " covering
arrests made since ; Saturday will be
heard until May 18. by-which. time new
city measures "are expected to he ready
for enforcement. -
1 8THENG IN EERS I
: -ON WAY HOME
Contingent of Northwestern Men
-Will Arrive in Portland Tues-
day Afternoon. r
After one of the longest periods in
Trance of any American troops, the
Northwestern members of the 18th en
gineers, railway, will arrive at the Union
station Tuesday afternoon, probably
about 3 o'clock. Companies E and F,
made up mostly of Portland men. and
company X from Seattle, totaling 435
men. are speeding homeward on a
special train commandeirjyLMaJorlKeny.
. neth B. Hauser. - - "
The . boys will " have the day to visit
.relatives and friends here. They will
start out -aa guests of the United
Auxiliaries' reception committee at
luncheon, at the ; Portland ; boteL. Dur-
ing the Afternoon they will iiave the
freedom Of picture shows and vaudeville
houses as- well as the athletic clubs.
Automobile parties win also be made up
.for any "who care to see the city -or the
Columbia highway.. In the evening the
boya will again be, the ruests of the
United Auxiliaries reception committee
it dinner at the Multnomah hoteL Thii
-will be followed by a dance In the Mult
nomah hotel ballroom: which will be
open to " all aoldiere. 1 sailors wmarines.
Thia daAea. wiU be one of the gala
affairs of the year. The whole mezsa
nine floor' with the exception of the as
sembly hall will be thrown open and a
good orchestra rurntshed for dancing.
If there is an overflow, the lobby of the
hotel will be cleared for dancing, Eric
V". - Haaser, owner of . the hotel, whose
son, MaJor Kenneth V. Hauser, is' on (he
train, is assisting in making the arrange
ments to assure the boya a famous time,
. The - Daddies dub "Jazs Canyon" at
The Audttertum will also be open to the
boys and tots of bogus money will be
furnished them to visit all the conces
sions. . jr
For the event at the hotel it is ex
pected that many of the boys will not
v.
1 cn rs- Jt', Co?u"!3 Petjrl
U. S. -NEGRO
BATHES IN TUB
OF EX-KAISER
GOBLENZ, Germany, Maj S 2.
(I. s... S.)Dco Patter
eon. m negro and lightweight
champion of the American Ex
peditionary IVreca, lies the dis
tinction of beinx th flrst'Amer
tcan negro to bathe In. the' ex
, kaiser'a bath tab at the palace
In : Neucnahr. Patterson made
'a hot rob part of his training.
It's a r pretty tub," . was his
comment. '-.', ;
ON HELSINGFORS
Object Believed to Be First Step
Towards Occupation of
Petrograd.
Stockholm. May; 12.-KU. P.) A Hel
singfors dispatch to ; Afton .Tldnlngen
(Evening Journal) today; reported that
all foreigners had been ordered to leave
the city (Helsingfors) immediately. The
order, it was 'Stated, i, was believed to
have resulted from preparation for an
allied move on Petrograd and Helslng
f ors. Several French -warships were
said to be lylpg off Helslngfors and 20
British warships; are expected there.
BOLSHEVIK REPRESENTATIVES
MAY BE INVITED TO PARIS
By Sldaey Dark-
Paris, May 13. -(I. N. S.) It is mora
than probable 'that : Russian' ' Bolshevilc
peace delegates will be invited to Paris
before the end of the present month, ac
cording to information from an authori
tative source today. '
The allies. It Js said, may find a way
to "half recognize the Lenin regime in
Moscow, and probably the Turks, also.
" The internationalist socialists are
planning to issue a manifesto recom
mending Germany to sign the peace
treaty to avert further bloodshed.
President Wilson is reported to be
emphatic in his stand -that the peace of
Europe needs the cooperation of Russia.
10,000 BOLSHEVIK PRISONERS
' ARE SEIZED WEST 0 LFAr
Omskr', Siberia,; May 11, .via London.
MayU3. (I. i. s. Tn thousand3K
shevlkjyar prisoners. 9S guns and - 200
machine . guns have been captured ' by
Admiral Kolcbak'a ' Siberian - army - In
tha latest burst, of fighting west of
Ufa. the Omsk government announced
tMayr-w V i ,i.'t
In f addition tw' armored ' trains. 60
locomotives and 200 river craft of va
rious "kinds were seized. - -
The Bolshevik forces are now; being
attacked along the Volga-Bugulma line.
: " Heds Retreating . ".v i
Tolcto, May 13. (I. N. &) 'Japanese
correspondents, at Omsk (seat of. the Si
berian government) foresee the complete
Collapse of the Bolshevist regime" In Rus
sia and the. occupation of .Moscow by Ad
miral Kolchak's Siberian forces within
three months. .
The Reds were reported ( today to be re
treating -steadily, with many desertions,
although some of the Chinese,' Lettish
and Magyar . mercenaries are making
desperate stands. J
' Bolshevism Dying
. Stockholm, May 13. (I. N. S ) -Russian
Bolshevism is on its death bed,"
writes an assistant commissary, i -who
is deserting the cause ' at Moscow.' 5 In
a letter received from him' today he
said:- ..vt i :-. - -
"The game is up ' Bolshevism is an
invalid that is' deathly slck. Invita
tions for the funeral are ready."
BALLOON GOES 300
"Chamber of Commerce": Leads
irr Race to" Atlantic
Coast r . '
Akron. Ohio, May 13;. (I. X. S.)
The balloon - "Chamber of Commerce."
the first one heard, from In the big bal
loon race that started here Sunday after
noon, passed over Lancaster. Pa, at 7
o'clock this morning. It had traveled
300 miles In 15 hours. - . ' - .
' Pilot H. W. Ross sent a message that
he expected to reach the Atlantic coast
early this afternoon.. Jle, had only StO
miles to go. -
Therewere seven entries trfthetrace,
which is the first event of its .kind in
America since 1914. C. Vf . Seiberling,
millionaire rubber manufacturer, was a
passenger in the balloon "CJoodyear."
' - Ocean Trip Planned
. Kew York. May 13. (U. " P.) United
States , naval aviators are preparing
for an ocean balloon flight. The naval
dirigible-, C-5 win make - the attempt
over the course betwean here and New
foundland covered, by the KG transat
lantic fliers. It was learned today
Canadian Troops
, Demolish Military
Camp"?at Seaford
London.'- May 13. (I. N. S.) Quiet
has been restored at Seaford. where the
Canadian troops wrecked another mili
tary camp, according to the Star today.
. A riotria reported to have been due
to. travel restrictions.
; A. colored i soldier 5 was rescued from
the guardhouse and carried away on the
shoulders of his" rescuers.
The canteen was wrecked and shots
were ftrci at raily c'-.
ALLIES TO MOVE
PRESS
is to s e
Philip Scheidemann Says Secret
Session of German Peace
Committee' Reached- Decision;
Division of Opinion Exists in As
sembly, Some Factions, Hold
ing Cannot Accept Treaty.
London, May lS-i-(TJ.' P.) Ber
Iln dispatches 1 received here today
reported that resignations of ir
elgn Minister Brockdorff -Hantaan
and possibly Herr Ijandsberg as
members of the German peace dele
gation Is considered Inevitable. The
Berlin garrison ' was .- said to have
been Increased to 120,000, owing to
the ' fear ' of riots during considera
tion. o?i the peace terms by the na
tional assembly.
London. May 12 I.N. S.I
Premier . Scheidemann told a. secret
session i of the peace committee - of
the German national, assembly that
Germany will sign the peace treaty,
said a Berlin dispatch to the Daily
News today. The' national Assembly
will confirm this decision. this after
noon, the dispatch added.
By Alfred G. Aaderjtea , ... ;
Berlin. May 12. (I. N. S.) A full ses
sion of the national assembly was held
here today to consider the peace terms.
Before the - session opened - It was re
(Concluded oa Pace Teb, Colnma Foor)
SHOTGUN PELLET:
Son of Paul; Bates .Wounded
, by tSon' of. Victor A.; Johnson
. ' .Whife Playing, .
- Struck in the eye by a pellet from a
shotgun discharged by one of his play
mates, . ' Joseph ' Bates, , the 12-year-old
son Of Paul S. . Bates, of , 43 J , Hasealo
street and- member " of the firm 'of Mc-
Cargar, Bates &' Lively, is in danger Of
losing the sight of both his eyes.; ,
The accident occurred Saturday after-,
noon near the Wayerley Golf links and
the weapon, which - was a boy's size
shotgun, was fired by Gordon, Johnson,
son of Victor A. Johnson, residing In
Garthwick. : i- , - . -
According to the story a number of
beys, including: the ' Johnson and .Bates
boy were playing together, when a dis
pute, arose. , !-::"'' v-..- .
Shortly afterward Johnson ran "to his
home and the: other, boys' believed the
whole matter was at an end until he
appeared a few minutes later with a
shotgun.
The shot was at close range and sever
al shot entered the lad's body. One pierced
the left eye and lodged in the cartilage
behind. Attending physicians say that
chances ' are good for saving the sight,
but any complications might cause the
loss of vision In both eyes. : - -
Bates, the father, ; said this morning
that he had been giving the matter
serious thought since the shooting and
has decided to take no action against the
Johnson boy. Mr. Bates said he believed
prosecution would, have a detrimental in
fluence over the boy's future, and for
this. reason was. inclined to be lenient.
Tenants Plan to
' Organize Union
New York. -May 12. (U. . P.) Plans
for a nation wide tenants, "union, to
combat landlord profiteering, i were
formulated at a maw meeting of tenants
and, trade "unionists here yesterday. Af
filiation with the American Federation
of Labor is Intended. ; The 'New Tork
unions have been successful in many
cases . in - "collective bargaining", with
landlords. j . .
Steel Bridge to Be
Closed Part of Time
The Steel bridge will be closed to
traffic beginning May 12 from 1 a, m.
to'C a. m. daily for three weeks, accord
ing to a notice from the U S-. railroad
administration ; offices received by the
county commissioners. This action is
taken to make necessary repairs.
- Green Sheet)
Appears Tonight
'. The Journal's Sporting Extra
will be printed on green paper
- tonight and thereafter so that
you max be sure you are getting
The " Journal ' when, you buy a
" sporting edition on the streets. '
.The Journal Green Edition will
be . the v city : edition complete,
v withi two extra pages of Jlate'
news, 5ort news and comics.
ENTERS BOY'S EYE
GERMAN FLAG
COLORS BRING
NEWTROUBLES
PARIS,. 3Iay It. r(U. P.)--.
Belgium .has issued an of
ficial - protest to the. . allies
against the plan of the German
republic to use Belgium's na
tional, colors for1. Its new lag.1 .
.-- The. Germans, wished to re
place the present flas of red,
white and black isith the old
federation flag of red, gold and
black.; Gold is not prectlcat for
a flag, so yellow was substituted.
.making It coincide with Bel- f
ginm's colors red, yellow and
black. .,v.v;:. '' --t
Chief Dissatisfied With Guar
antees in Peace Treaty fPetain
May Take Job.
Versailles. May 112. (U. P.)
Herr Giesbert and Minister Xands
berg left Versailles for Berlin Sun-i
day night. It was. learned today. '
London, May l2.--(U. P.) Ber
lin dispatches received here today
reported that resignations of "For-j
eigrt Minister. Brockdorff -Rantzau
and possibly ... Herr. Landsberg as
members of the German peace dele-;
gation Is considered inevitable. The
Berlin - garrison . was said to' have
been increased, to 120,000, owing to
the fear of riots during considera-j
tion of the peace terms by the nai
tional assembly. - , ' -si
V Premier Scheidemann Jold a ;Se"-i
cret session, of the' peace: committee
of the German national assembly
that Germany will sign the peace
treaty, said a Berlin dispatch to the
Daily, News, today.' The, national as4
sembly will confirm this decision this
afternoon, the dispatch added.-
. JLndon, 3fay j12.- II N. . B.)-
Marshal Foeh la dissatisfied with
the peace ' treaty - guarantees nd - Is
goinjg td" retire Sir John Fraser tel
egraphed the evening Standard to
day, i r Marshal - petain. the j dispatch
said;'- is -'scheduled to succeed him. f
' PAris, May 12. (I.1 a)-i-The
French government will be interpel
lated on the. peace terms' In. the
chamber of. deputies tomorrow by
M.v Kenaudel, leader of the Social
lsts the Central News stated - today;
Premier Clemenceau will .'hot be
able to attend the session'on account'
of other engagements, so .tho inter
pellations may. not be answered. -
The-treaty was discussed at a con
ference of the Socialist federation of
the Seine on Sunday J where the dec
laration was made that, the terms
seem to be ft compromise between
President Wilson's -. Idealism . and
Great Britain's imperialism. It
was suggested, that the organization
would be required to undertake ac
tion . against the unmasked imperial
ism of the entente. . '
Take Up Hun. Notes ,
Paris, May 12. (U. P.J The r"big
four' today took ? under consideration!
the latest German communications re
garding the - peace treaty, . The notes
were later referred to a committee of
experts which will report back to the
"big four." . -ri-v. H i
Interview Attempt Denied ' -Parish;
May 12. (t N. S.) The Ameri
can delegation today denied that Count
von Brockdorff-RanUau attempted to
secure an interview with President Wil
son. . -i
Bark 0. F. Crocker
Reaches Port With
Sensational Stories
San - Francisco, May 12. fU. .P,)-
Leaking so badly that constant pumping
was necessary, two of her crew washed
overboard and two held as mutineers
In a Samoan prison,! -the bark .Charles
F.' Crocker reached port early today.
Leaving Astoria, Or " April 23, 1911,
with lumber for Australia, the - vessel
reached there is a leaking condition, ac
cording to her master, P. H. Winther.
En route to the Friendly Group Tor car
go, the bark was swept by a hurricane,
which carried away two sailor men, all
of the vessel's canvas, its lifeboats and
fresh water tanks. i .
. . While the vessel waasailing for Samoa
In this dangerous, condition, disobedi
ence developed In thes crew, -according
to Winther. The two 'alleged ringlead
ers were Jailed, temporary repairs were
made,' and the Crocker, . still (leaking
slightly, sailed for San Francisco, i :
Coast Shipbuilders
:To: Select Delegate
? San Francisco. May IZs-Av. P.) J. F.
Guthie and C. H. Hamilton. represent
ing steel Shipbuilders of Seattle, i and
J. R. Bowles and A. F, Smith cf Port
land, representing Columbia river ship
builders, arrived today and are in 'con
ference with San 'Francisco shipbuilders
to select a delegate te go to Washington
and confer with-Edward1 Jf.: Hurley of
the United States-shipping board on the
new shipbuiliin-r program for the Pacifie
FOCH TO RESIGN
IS LONDON REPORT
SAYS U. S.
If FIGHT
FOR IDEAL
PresWent . Wilson Addresses the
French , Society of Political
Science on American Aims.
Has Sought in Public Utterances
to Interpret Thought of His
Countrymen, Says Executive.
Paris. May 12. U. P.) Presi
dent .Wilson, speaking . before the
French society of political science,
of which he was elected an honorary
member, said the United States had
sent 2.000,000 men to Europe lo
prove Its ideals.
"I have been keenly aware that
there ,have been times when the
people of Europe have not under
stood the people of the ; United
States." he said. "We have , been
too often supposed, in the common
phrase, to worship the almighty
dollar. .We have accumulated
wealth, we have devoted ourselves
to' material enterprises with extra
ordinary success, but there has un
derlain that all the time a common
sense of humanity and a common
sympathy, with the high principles
of ; justice which has never . grown
dim, i. '
' 'It has been my very, great joy in
these ; recent months to interpret the
people of. the United States to the peo
ples of the world. I have not done more,
t have not uttered In my public capacity
my private: thoughts. I have guttered
what I have known to be 'the thoughts
of the great people "whom I represent.
We came into the world consecrated
to liberty and .whenever '-we eee , the
cause: of liberty imperiled, are' ready
to cast our jot. witJj jtno,wnoBe jjDerty
is trtreatened . Thiss is the spirit of the
people of the -United States and they
(Cor tinned on Pin To.- Csiama;, Three! '
LAND SETTLEMENT
Policies to Be 0 utl ined and .De
finite Organization of Work
V to Be Started.'
' Policies will be outlined and a definite
organization of work will be started for
the newly formed land settlement com
mission of Oregon at the meeting of its
members, which is being held today in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms. This
is the, first business session of the board,
whose members were recently appointed
by Governor Olcott. .
The meeting was called Dy Whitney
I Boise, chairman, and when it opened
at 10 o'clock this morning every mem
ber was present. The members' are:
Mr. Boise, chairman ; William H. Craw
ford,: secretary ; George H. Baker, pf
Bend : - Emery Olmstead of Portland ;
Charles Hall of Marshfield and Robert
N. Stanfleld of Ontario.
Secretary" Crawford has Just returned
from California and visited Chico, where
he inspected the ' land settlement plan
established by the California commis
sion.
Mr. Crawford says the one big differ
ence, between the Oregon and California
plans is that in California the business
management' program- is not outlined
for the farmer but a check is made on
what the farmer, thinks he wants to do
and the money is advanced , if, the plan
looks reasonable.
--. The Oregon land settlement commis
sion plan combines the farm house and
farm business in such a way that they
can be financed jointly on the easy pay
ment plan. The fundamental difference
in this state is 'that the business must
be carefully planned as a part of the
transaction.
The California plan must be handled
through colonies, . explains Mr. Craw-.
ford; while the Oregon plan will permit
private transactions.. This he considers
will - spread the. good work to a greater
extent. -
Units of 147th
Believed on Way
- That batteries A and B. the Oregon
units in the 147th field artillery, are
on their way home and due to land in
Philadelphia today, appears likely from
a radio message received this morning
by ' Mrs. Maggie Johnson ' of. Milwau
kie. Her son,' Captain Leo Johnson,
who sent the message stating that he
was due to land - today.- was with the
Oregon units'- and it la expected that
they - are coming at the - same ' time
as he. " '- , ; . ; -' -
Brothers Play Witk -Gun;
Youngest Dead
' ;.; "- ' .
La Grande, May : 12. Roger Golay,
4-year-old son of George Golay of Cove,
was instantly killed this morning at his
home at Gove when a Miharge: from a
shotgun in -the hands of hla 8-year-old
brother,-Lovo. struck him in the head.
The children had been rayins with the
loaded fin, .unknown t- Jtir parents. '
Planes Not
To Start
For Azores Today
For 1200-Mile Jump
chinesVill Garry
ply of Fuel-Fialse
Trepassy. N. F,i May X2.-. (l., N. S.)
It is extremely unlikely that the two
American, seaplanes, Is'C-t ; and, NC-S,
will start across the Atlantic today. '
' The latest available weather reports
are not - encouraging and , aviation -experts
believe the midday reports : will
show little improvement.- Furthermore,
some, of - the American flyers said at
least 24 more hours will beo required in
tuning up the two flying boats for the
1200-mile hop to the A sores. i ;
The .NCI, . which was slightly dam
aged In a collision with a launch, - has
been repaired and was in readiness for
the flight today. v-
Commander : Towers let it, be known
today that there may be false starts
made - by both American planes before
they actually get under way. Jn Jump
ing off from Trepassy for? the Asores,
the planes will carry the largest possi
ble supply of fuel. If It Is found shortly
after the start that the fuel load is too
heavy they will return to the base here
and unload parjt of the supply. v
CREWS IN READINESS
TO LEAVE AT MOMENTS NOTICE
By Joseph Malrasey
Trepassy, N. May 12. The Amer
ican naval 'aviators participating In the
transatlantic flight took., a long breath
Sunday while mechanics swarmed over
the flying boats, repairing and retunlng
AUSTRIA TO SET
EASIER
Fdrecast of Peace to Be: Given
"Germany's Ally rls Made, ..K
.. in" Paris. ' ; 1
,-..By.Jred ,Fcrgnon .l
(Cnpxricht." 11. b: t'nited rw -
Paris, May ii-The AustroHun.
garlin peac terms,, whild . designed
to reduce th. former dual monarchy
to the status of a third class nation,
wilt provide' its econonile rehabilita
tion. It was, learned from, an author
itative source today. - '
The treaties, though not yet com
pleted are expected td be, ready .for
presentation : this "week. The out
standing feature ' naturally will be
the.' definition of. boundaries. .This
will officially . establish the Inde
pendence of - Hungary and the two
republics of " Csecho-SIbvakla and
Jugo-Slovakia. No doubt will be al
lowed to remain regarding the inde
pendence of German Austria. Not
only was this specified In ' the Ger
man " treaty, but ' necessity . for ap
proval by the council of the League
of Nations of any union with Ger
many will be provided in the Aus
trian treaty. , .:;; -:
" As In the German treaty, the first
section of the Austro-Hungarlan
pasts wUl be the "League of Nations.
Other salient points, it has been as
certained, will be: .' f ' '.
BOtTITDARIESl - ,
Austria will be reduced to -what
is now . known as I German-Austria.
Banat and Temasvar will be awarded
to Jugo-SIavla. In the Hungarian
treaty- a large part of Transylvania
will go to Roumania. Tyrol will
"become Italian. Regardless of the
outcome of the Flume dispute, Aus
tria and Hungary will be given ac- -cess
to the sea. " This would be in the
form Of the rlgrht to use the railways -t
and docks in Flume. , . .. :
MIIilTARTl The "Austrian and Hungarian
armies will be reduced to mere police
forces. They must be maintained oo
-A a volunteer basis.-, as . conscription
will be abolished. Aii munitions and
(Concluded on Put Two. Column Four),
Returning Troops,
. Expepted .Tuesday
One hundred ' soldiers,, some .of them
from the 101st ".ammunition train and
other units of the Twenty-sixth division,
who started from Ayer.iMasa? (Camp
Devens) on April S, are due to arrive at
the Union station on . train number 19
at S :30 Tuesday . afternoon.' i Owing: to
the fact that many of those in the group
are from Wenatchee. Wash., and points
near there, there Is a possibility that the
troops may be switched off and taken
through there to '-. Camp Lewis . without
coming into Portland. If t they , come
through Portland, --' however they- will
be here ; till ; 4 o'clock when they will
proceed to Camp Lewis for discharge.
Youthful Bandits; W
Make Use of Auto
v SeaUle ; May 12. ( U. P.) No trace
has been found early this morning of
four - youthful auto . bandits -who ter
rorised the vicinity between Seattle and
Everett between li p. m. Sunday - and
1 a. m. Monday morning when In .a
speeding automobile they held up and
robbed eight people at the point of an
automatic pistol. Police ' and t deputy
sheriffs of Seattle and . Everett are on
the trail of" the bandits - and have been
scouring - the vicinity of . the holdups
since late Sunday nfht. -'"' :
TERMS
Likely
on
; Over Ocean, f Ma:
Largest - Possible Sup
Starts May Be lVlade
the . huge machines for the long leap
overseas. Commander John H. Towers,
commanding the NC adventure, kept. his
eye aloft until sunset, and the crews
of the NC-1 and NC-S held themselves
ready at a minute's notice to board the
planes 1 and swing up. M Locally - the
weather was ideal, but a storm center
was I reported working northeast from
Boston .with heavy rains, and forecasts
indicated that this unfavorable eondl
tlon would threaten the course to the
Asores until Tuesdsy morning. .
REPAIRS COMPLETED , , j. 4
Had the trait of ! the gale ' swerved
before o'clock Towers, wi: prepared
te call his men to the air. Minor repairs
on the planes were completed soon after
noon, f The overhauling of the NC-1 re
vealed a" , broken ' aeleron ' and also a
leaky gravity tank. Both werefixed
promptly, and a shift made in the pro;
peller of each plane for increased speed.
! The collision' between the NC-1 and
a launch, as the plane landed Saturday,
merely scraped the paint. The fuel and
oil tanks of both flying boats were filled
from the steamship Aroostook and the
planes moored to buoys nearby.' sway
ing .and bobbing n the wind as though
eager' to be way.--; -) ; ; -v-- ' . .
' The aviators : are imbued i with the
same spirit' and are elated at the suc-
( Concluded on Pas Two. Cohjmm One)
Fifteen Million Americans Es-
tirnatedrtd Have Invested in"
... '.Victory, Notes. f
WashinrtoVMay iffi S.f OvSrC
Laubscrlptlons- to the -victory, loan win
total at .least 11.000,000.000. treasury .of
ficials 'predicted today. With none, of
the-twelve: federal, reserve districts hav
ing yet submitted complete figures, the
war loan organisation was unable today
to give any definite idea -of the amount
ofoversubscripttons. and it Is not likely
that the official total will be known be
fore May ; 2. Banks have . until May 20
to get their returns to tha Federal Re
serve banks, and the latter have, until
May 24 to report to-ihe treasury.' i
Officials 'today , estimated that 15,000,
000 .Americans bought Victory: notes.
This compared with 21,000,000 purchasers
in the fonrth loan,a7.000000 in the third
loan- 9.400,000 In the second and 4.Q00,-
000 In -the. firsts -w j . M , . ..
v Banks will have until May 80-to get
their returns into the federal reserve
banks and the r federal sererve banks
win have until May 14 to get their re
ports to the treasury, department. , t
HEW TOaK IS OVEIt ;';;'vf - 1. f'
The federal reserve committees- which
were aWe to- place- estimates today, on
the number who subscribed in their varl
ous districts reported approximately as
follows: :t . :-:.-.. '.'-'.S:- i"
MlnaeapolU district ... .1,000,000
Chioaco ditrict . . . . '. 1,200.000
Cleveland district ............ i . . l,40,OOO
Saa Knnctaco district ........ J.. OU,0M
Ksnsaa City district .......... J . . . VUtt.ttOV
The Chicago and New - York . districts
are officially over, but accurate figures
are not available. ' I
. Secretary Glass 'was beaming 'tod4y.
"Reports from all districts' he said,
"indicate that in practically the' entire
country the ouota was ' taken without
material assistance from banks."
Lewis B. - Franklin, director of the
was loan organization, said) - - ,:
"The war loan organization has com
pleted .its task, by bringing to a tri
umphant conclusion the Victory, berty
loan. . This result, could not! have been
accompli shad had not the men' and
women of this, great organisation, who
responded to the call of their country
two; years ago, been actuated by the
highest motives of patriotism and had
they not" devoted themselves to this
work: without thought of self.-. During
thia, time ' they J hara ralaed approxi
mately - $22,00, 000,000 for the winning
Of the war. " : w .. ' '
8ATI5G8 ABE I5TESTd
By bringing " about the 1 distribution
of this enormous volume of government
securities to over 20,000,000 pf our peo
ple, with' the result that the major por
tion of the bonds and notes; Isseed will
eventually be paid for out jof, savings,
the money has been - raised without
strain upon ur banking resources.
vWith thegreater part of our war
expenses now-provided for, the country
Is in condition to resume j its . normal
business activities." 1 . ;
Manslaughter Is '."
Charge .Against --
Accident Victim
A. charge of involuntary . manslaughter
was filed against L. G. Jones, driver of
an Automobile in' which Our Schweitxer
lost his life on May 2. Jones was re
leased s on Saturday jfroro " the hospital
after recovering from injuries, sustained
in the accident at Pleasant View avenue,
south of Linneman ; Junction, in which
Schweitzer was' killed. ; - t
Evidence gathered at the scene of the
wreck s by the , coroner's office showed
that Jones and hls,: companion were
drunk at the time or the accident and
that in attempting to make a sharp turn
in the . road at a high rate of speed the
Jones automobile , overturned : and was
practically demolished. - " J'- :i ; .
- Jonfts suffered severe, cuts and bruises
that confined him at a hospital until
Eaturiay r'!:t. ;" " "V-' ' ' -
uasn
LOAN OVER TOP BY
BILLION. IS REPORT
. . . -.!
PILES TG
HPB
Dock Commission Engineer Con-
fident Big Structure Will Cease
" Sinking Within Two Weeks.
Experts of Mining Bureau Not
So Optimisticf Borings Show
No Solid Strata Underneath,
-A- squad of ' "pinch piles" have
been drlven by the dock commiseion
at the northwest - corner of the
1. 000, 000-bushel grain elevator at
the s St. Johns terminal and upon
their ability to hold fast and pre
vent further subsidence depends
the fate of the ponderous structure.
ri. The engineer ; or the dock com
mission is optimistic that within
two ! weeks the settling of the big
building will be shown to have beer,
definitely arrested.
TEST.BORING9 MADE
- The experts of the Oregon bureau
of mines and geology are not so
confident. Bhie prints which tell
the history of test borings made at
the terminal site after the buildings
began- to subside have been an
alyzed by the bureau's representa
tives. They reported this morning:
that what was reported as '"ce
mented gravel" 190 ,feet belowthe
present level is merely loosely dp
posited river-washed, grav&rmixed
with muck. They find.no "sheeted
matrelal" or solid strata at any
point 'reached by the borings nor is
there any evidence of any regularity
or. - uniformity ' In i the - deposits of
muck, silt, clay, quicksand and light
gravel,- .samples - of which wet
brought-to the aurface.
. ""Apparently the material was depos
ited by the river and probably to an un
measured depth," said Chairman Lawrle
of the bureau "According to the whim
of the stream In past ages it left, a little
gravel here, mud there and sand at an
other point during one season, only to
vary 'the;deposlt the next season. Con
sequently, when ' the piling upon which
the elevator rests -was driven, the only
effect was to transfer the welpht from
the surface to the bottom of the pile
without in any way changing the nature
of the material.
KO SOLID FOCXDATIOX
"The muck between the . irrerular
gravel deposits is much like the filling:
of a pie. When weight la applied ' the
filling : gushes out or bulges , up and
litUe is left to support weight."
The bureau's report Indicates that the
borings do hot reveal any foundation
material upon which caissons or con
crete pi lea as long as 200 feet would
come to permanent rest. r- t . . -?
An offer to make available to the
dock commission the services of the
state bureau of mines and geology In
examination of the geological formations
and ; expert observance of further bor
ings was made by Chairman Lawrie.
-"We have gathered a' large amount of
collateral material and Information,"
he said, "and would be glad to aid the
dock commission In Its. further testing
or to cooperate with the city in Its test
ing of industrial sites under the project
proposed by Commissioner Mann.
WOULD SAVE MO JfET
,"A great deal of money and time could
be saved by making comprehensive tests
and , had the. dock commission followed
this policy in the beginning It would not
be In its present difficult situation.
The state bureau of mines and geology
has now a cooperative arrangement with
the . state highway commission In the
location of roads and quarries. It
explained that the expert service could
be. given without cost to the dock com
mission or city.
SCHOOL lECTIOI!
SET FOR JUI1E 21
T .: ';' " ' "- - '"
srssassfjsssaesessasBassssBBaBBes -5,
Director Will Be Chosen and De
cision Made on $2,500,
000 Bond Issue.
With the special election for increase
of the teachers' salaries ended, the $2.
00,000 bond Issue and the election of a
school ' director , to succeed J. Francis
Drake, whose term expires next month,
which will be .decided at the annual
school election, June 21, . are looming
upon the horizon.
- Preparations for the June election
were commenced by Clerk R. II. Thomas
this momlng. while his asaiatants re
moved from his desk the after-effects
of the election Just past.
The campaign for the bond Issue for
the. construction f school building,
which Is in line with the general recon
struction program of the state, will open
tonight at a meeting at the University
club, at which will be present representa
tives from the various civic organiza
tions, the school administration and t'
city and county commissioners. T i i
committee of 100 have previously
cussed-the. merits of the measure
have appointed a committee n e!er
to handle the campaign. In charr i'