VOL,. XVIII. NO. 70
BVtTwl M Rtond-dn Kattae
Poctoffio. Portlsadji OrMm.
PORTLAND, OREGON, j THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1919. , EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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ADDRESSED
BYl
Member of Fairer Sex Handles
-, Gavel at Session of National
. Organization Will Be Formed.
Chicago Woman Takes Chair
Amid Applause; Nation-Wide
Committee; Mrs. Bass Presides
T Chicago, May 29.- (I. N. S.) For
the first time in the history of the
Democratic' national committee, the
gavel At today's session was turned
over to a womanMrs. George Bass
of Chicago, chairman of the woman's
bureau. Chairman Homer S. Cum
in lngs introduced Mrs. Bass, Jid she
took, the chair amid applause.
Mrs. Bass made a brief address.
telling of the wojrk of Democratic
women and the suffrage status in
the various states. She then intro
. duced - Wilbur' "W. Marsh of Iowa,
national treasurer.
Marsh declared that If the Democrats
have suf flcient.uioney "to carry the mes
sage" the Republicans had "not a
chance on earth to beat them." When
ever Democracy has had enough cam
paign funds, he declared, . Democracy
has won. - ;,' - - . ?
.." Joseph Tumulty, secretary to the
nresidant. and Attorney General Palmer.
were delayed ' in arriving and did not
appear at this morning's session. A
strong "Palmer' for president" sentiment
has developed , at the convention, al
though the naftie of William G. McAdoo
fs most frequently heard in discussions
of presidential possibilities.
WOJTES WlU ORGANIZE
- At the gathering of Democratic women
which Is meeting contemporaneously but
separately from the national committee,
Mrs. Antoinette ; Funk of Chicago out
lined plans for the political organisation
and education of the 15,600.000 , women
that will be enfranchised by the, passage
of the suffrage amendment. , '" t a
-"The t .Uuaoouatirevthe,
saviors of the world, Mrs. Funk de
clared... "They elected Woodrow -Wilson
president tn -131 6 and they stand , ready
to do se "again."' : -. -. M-
Mrs. Gertrude A. -Lee of Colorado,
considered, one 'of the greatest woman
organisers of the country, 4 also ad-
Concluded on Face BeTenteen. Column Eisht)
A.E.F.
Three of Ten, Due Today With
22,072 Overseas Soldiers, Dock
at New York.
New Tork. May 19. (I. N. S.) The
.Cape May, first of 10 transports due
"to arrive . here today with 22,072 re
turning American soldiers, docked this
morning with 1930 troops..
She brought the 326th infantry field
and - staff, headquarters detachment;
first battalion headquarters and medi
cal . detachment and companies A, B.
C, E. O, I and K.
The Cape May was closely followed
by the ' Kroonland with 3871 men, the
Pastores with 2130 men and the Italia
with 1067.
The principal units on the Kroonland
were the 304th engineers and auxiliary
detachments, three companies of the
20th engineers and the 316th infantry
headquarters. ' The Pastores brought
the 373d ammunition train, the 337th
and 839th machine gun battalions and
small detachments. Among the- units
on the Italia was the 319th field signal
battalion0 headquarters, ' supply and
medical detachments and three com
jpanies. . 4 . r: .-'".
Vawter Is Named
Regent of U. .of 0.,
Succeeding Gore
.' Salem, May 29. Governor Olcott has
appointed V. 8. Vawtef of Medf ord as
a member of the board of regents of the
University of Oregon to succeed W. H.
Gore, whose term has expired.. Vawter,
who is cashier of the Jackson County
National bank of Medford, is a graduate
of the Medford high school and Univer
sity of Oregon and . is. one of the most
prominently known citisens of Southern
Oregon. His father, W. I. Vawter. was
one .of. the - leading citisens of that sec-
, Won. '
Several Draw Fines
In Lottery Trial
Arrested at S89 Flanders street several
days ago by Officer Thomas for conduct
ing, a lottery, two men were given sen
tences, in municipal court this morning
of 45 days in jail and fines of i 350.
Three others were fined $100. ; Two were
fined 350 each for being 4n ; the. same
building and possessing lottery tickets.
Louie May and Lee Sen were given the
jail sentences and fines: John Maxwell.
Andrew Johnson and Dick Bagds were
given the $100 fines ; and Mark Bead
and Thomas Howard .drew the - $50
fines.
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TRANSPORTS
BRIG
9000
MEN
80 YANKEES
ARE ; MISSING
AFTER FIRE
LOKDON, Hay 29(L N. S.)
Eighty American soldiers
of the army of occupation on the
Rhine are missing as the result
of a fire and explosion, .said an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Cologne today. V -:
' The fire broke out In a large
building occupied by troops and
spread rapidly. ,' Flying embers
' exploded a nearby stmmnnitlon
damp. ' - . i -
Upper Story of .University of
Oregon Building Destroyed;
Loss Is $7000.
Fire, water and smoke ruined" the
University . of Oregon . Medical school,
Twenty-third and Lovejoy streets, about
9:30 o'clock this morning. . Fire prac
tically destroyed everything on the third
floor, and the large amount of water
put on the building, by the firemen
soaked through . the two floors below.
Fire Marshal Grenfell and his assistants,
Captains Roberts and Day, estimated
the damage on contents at $5000 and on
the building $2000. Professors - In the
school say some of the specimens de
stroyed and some of. - the . chemicals
which were broken cannot be replaced.
STARTS OX SOOF
The fire started in the roof of the
building, over the laboratory of Dr. H.
B. Myers, assistant lean, who has
charge of the department of pharma
cology. ' : -'.
It started from a defective flue lead
ing to the main chimney from a gas
heater. Dr. J. E. Burget of the physi
ology department ; discovered , the fire.
He heard the' timbers on the. roof
crackling, and without waiting to see
where the fire was rushed to turn , In
the alarm. . -...';' . . - -.
B ATTAXIOJT CHIEF CRITICISED
Dr. .Burget and Dr. Myers were sharp
in ' their clrtlclsm of Battalion Chief J.
E. Toung, who when he arrived, failed
to call for help. Newspapermen at the
fire called ' the fire department - head
quarters,' notified them of "the serious
ness of the. fire as it was directly across
the street f rem Good - Samaritan hoe
piiai, with, lh sltc that aeaxlxaUtba
downtown apparatus responded. Chief
Uowell also responded and assumed con
trol, after- which the e fire . waa ; soon
brought under-control. I Dr. Burget said
the first companies on the scene were
about 20 minutes ; in - getting water on
the roof. , ' "1 -. ; ; . v-"V '
HOSPITAL PATIENTS SCARCE
When Captain John T.-' Moore learned
of the seriousness;-of the fire he ordered
all available men to the blaze In case it
might be necessary. to move the patients
in Good t Samaritan hospital. Nurses
under the direction of Miss Lovertdge
quieted the patients' on the West side of
the building so that no one needed to
be moved on" account of scare.
Dr. Myers is the heaviest loser. His
department was ruined. - He stated that
some of the chemicals destroyed cannot
be replaced i at the present time. Dr.
Burget was . the most fortunate pro
fessor, as his department moved to the
new building on Marquam hill yesterday.
Students were busy moving today when
the fire broke out.
WOMEJIf SAVE VALUABLES
Other professors who lost considerable
equipment and books are Dr. J. H. Sears
of the bacteriology department ; Dr.
W. F. Allen and Dr. W. C Foster of the
anatomy department; Dr. Robert Ben
son and Dr. F. It. Menrie of the pathof
ogy department, i
Miss Lucy . M. Davis, registrar. Miss
Bertha Hallam, librarian, and Miss K
Banks were highly commended by the
professors for the excellent work they
I did In saving books, ; examination pa
pers and office valuables. Others who
helped firemen and also carried out, the
most valuable . apparatus are : Lester
Jones, W. H. Beerman, " Ira Manville.
John Hewston. E. K. Osgood, Frank
Campbell. A Walter Johnson. W. E.
Gaines, A. T. Morrison. Dr. G. Norman
Pease and Dr. -J.IB, Bllderback. .
The building is owned by a group of
prominent Portland doctors and is in
sured in several companies for $16,000.
Water leaking Into Bender's bakery,
next door to the school, forced bakery
men to quit their work. I 1 ' -
The spring semester closed last week,
and all examinations have been taken,
so ' the fire' will tio interfere with the
students" work.. The fail term will open
in the new building. .
Big Planking i. Order
From East Received
By Northwest Mills
"V ' ' .
Orders for 750.000 feet of planking
were received from Atlantic coast ship
yards this morning by Jay S. Hamilton,
secretary of the fir production board.
The orders will be distributed among
the lumber milla, of Oregon and Wash
ington. .
" The planking is to' be used ' In the
construction ; of i pontoons f or drydocks.
and dimensions specified are 1 by 14
inches by 64 feet , and 4 by 12 Inches
by 54 feet.: Forty pf the pontoons are
to be built, .each requiring approximate
ly 17.500 feet of planking. v
- The purchasers are: The Atlantic.
Gulf A Pacific Shipbuilding company,
of Brooklyn. N. Y.; Kingston Shipbuild
ing, company, Hummack Station, Rhode
Island ; W. H. Gahagan company. Long
Island. , '-. " .
Republic' of Poland :
Recognized by Spain
London. May 2i (U. P.) Spain - to
day formally recognized the Polish re
public, according to a Madrid dispatch.
MEDICAL SCHOOL
5
SHE FOR
COOS
Great Game Will Be Played at
Polls on June 3, With Peoples'
' Money in Pot, to Win or lose.
Newspaper Publishers Angered
Because County Judge Watson
Refuses to Indorse "Frameup"
By Ralph 'Watson
Marshfield. May 29. A 110,000
game will be played to a finish in
Coos county on June 3, with the tax
payers' money in the pot. James
Watson, county judge. Is on one side
of the Jablej A.-R. O'Brien, editor of
the Marshfield Evening Record, and
Mike Maloney. editor of the Coos
Bay Times, sit on the opposite side.
The voters of Coos county are the
chips with which the game is being
played. It is a great game. If Judge
Watson wins, O'Brien and Maloney,
will have to pay; if they win, the),
taxpayers will pay. In fact, they
have already paid. The; stake is,
strictly speaking, to see whether they
shall be repaid. . J ' i
The game started back in 1913, long
before James Watson was elected coun
ty1 judge. At that - time Lew A. Cates
and J. C Savage were the editors of the
Coqullie Sentinel; O'Brien was the edi
tor of. the .Marshfield. Record and Ma
loney of the Coos Bay Times. :
FRAME TKEASTRY; RAID
Coos counity had a long list of prop
erty subject to advertisement and sale
because of delinquent and unpaid taxes.
The county board asked for bids for the
publication of the notice' of foreclosure.
O'Brien and Maloney: went over Ho Co
quille to submit their bida Lew Cates
called them r Into Ma office and tHey
"framed .tip", a conspiracy against the
county court and the treasury bv Which
O'Brien, was to bid .10 cents a line- for
the work, Maloney. 11 cents and Cates
J2rtnts;'Tront'flfteen-to tweiltynlne
times the amount permitted by law. :
., Under this "frame-up" the cost of the
publication was to be $1144 to the tax
payers of the county. Instead of. $4S, the
legal rate. ; The deal went through, the
contract being let to the lowest, bidder.
w wui,. aua suras t auu was paid mm
(Concluded Pas FIt Column Thne)
Portland Shipyard Owners Have
Audience With Manager of
' Fleet Corporation.
Washington, May 29. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The situation of Western shipyards is
being: taken1 up one by one at the ship
Dine conference, aceonllnr tn an sctm-
ment reached yesterday. General Man-
ser r,. wcKerson or tne emergency
Fleet corporation, and J H. Rossiter,
director of ,operatiOn8. are meeting the
builders to discuss action necessary to
keep work going.
J. R. Bowles of th Knrthnx Sa1
company was in conference with offi
cials loaay, out notning dennite was
decided. It was stated.
Guy M. Standifer and others are ex
pected to have their turn before the
day is 'oveK '' t .
The apparent program is to supply
contracts for enough work to prevent
"starvation " of yards, while permanent
policies wait on the action of congress.
Discussion . over possible refinement of
plans and cost prices may delay final
results for two or three days. -
.Mayor Ilarley at Capital
Washington. May 29. Mayor F. G
Harley of Astoria has arrived here. He
expectsVte appear before the Immigra
tion committees of . congress in opposi
tion : to measures prohibiting immigra
tion of Finns.
- - Will Ride in Airplane.
Washington. -May 29. M. CiDonnell,
a aruggistof The Itelles. who has ar
rived . after an automobile trip from
Miami. Fla as far as Richmond, will
make an airplane flight in Washington
today . with, lieutenant Eetell H. Ror
ick. also of .The Dalles, as his pilot.
Man Prominent in
Postal Service Dies
San Francisco, May 29. U. P.) Jesse
S. Roberts. , superintendent of railway
mail service in the eighth postal dis
tricts, died here last night. He was long
in the service and established the first
dog team service while chief clerk in
Alaska. Roberts was 54 years old.
John C. Spooner's
v Condition Is Same
" New- York. May 29. (I. N. f S.) -The
condition of John Spooner. former
United States senator "froro Wisconsin,
shows no change, it waa stated at the
Spooner home today. . Jt
10,000
WITH OFFICIALS
PRESIDENT POINTS OUT
NEW SIGNIFICANCE OF
MEMORIAL DAY IN U. S.
WASHINGTON, May 29. (I. N. S,) "Our thoughts
and purpose now are consecrated to the maintenance
of the liberty of the world and of the union of its peo
ple in a single comradeship of liberty and of right"
This passage, cdntained in a Memorial day message from
President Wilson to "my fellow countrymen," was generally
interpreted here a$ reiterating the president's confidence in
the future of the League of Nations. ' ; y
The message, made public at the White House executive
offices today, follows,:
My Fellow Countrymen: ,
, Memorial day wears this year an added significance,
and I wish, if only by message, to take part with you in
its observation and in expressing the sentiments which
it inevitably suggests. In observing the day we com-
; memorate not only the reunion of our country, but also
now the liberation of the world from one of the most
serious dangers' to which free government and free life
of men were ever exposed. We have buried the gallant
and now immortal men who have died in this great
war of Hberatipn with a new sense of consecration.
Our thoughts and.purposes now are consecrated to the
maintenance ofj the liberty of the world and of the '
union of its people in a single comradeship of liberty
and of right. It was for this that our men conscien
tiously offered .their lives. They came to Jhe field of
battle with the high spirit and pure heart of Crusaders.
- We must never forget the duty that theiracrifice has
laid upon us of fulfilling their hopes and their purpose
to the utmost. ( This, it seems to me, is the impressive
lesson and the Inspiring mandate of the day.
5 ' - ! ' WOODROW WILSON.
THREE. PICKED FOR
PLACE AS JUDGE
Circuit Judges Choose Names of
Martin W. Hawkins, Jacob
Kanzler,.4 Jos. Hammersley.
f Major -Martin:. W. Hawfctos,.r Ptain
Jacob JECanster and. Jeseplrr X Hammers
ley,. chief.oiUty district "at to cney, are
the three rqen seleeted this morning by
the circuit judges of Multnomah xMunty
whose names will be submitted to Gov
ernor Olcott for appointment of one as
judge of the newly created court of
domestio relations. The final - decision
was reached after a two and a halt hour
session during Which eight ballots were
east and the names of 43 . possible ap
pointees were considered.
Major Hawkins ' recently : returned
from France where he served for- over
a year with the 65th artillery. He se
cured a commission as lieutenant in the
first officers' training camp at the Pre
sidio and was promoted to a captaincy
before going overseas. Mr. ' Hawkins
came to Portland 21 years ago from
Michigan and since his graduation from
the University of Oregon In 1912 has
practiced law in the offices of Gittner &
SewalL
QUALIFICATIONS OF OTHERS
Captain Kanzler was ''born in Nebras
ka 39 years ago and has. been a resident
of Portland for 11 years. As an offi
cer with the 91st division he saw active
service in France an3 returned to this
country less than a month ago. Captain
Kanzler was a practicing attorney be
fore entering the service and has had a
great deal of experience in juvenile and
charitable work. Before entering the
service Captain Kanzler was a bureau
secretary for the Chamber of Commerce.
' Joseph Hammersley was born and
raised in Oregon. He has been a resi
dent of Portland since 1911' and a depu
ty in the district attorney's office for
seven years. Mr. Hammersley is married
and has three children. One son is in
the navy. -
Of the names which were voted upon
for the recommendation as judge. Wil
liam M. Davis and Walter 8. Asher were
the only ones considered after the fourth
ballot. The fifth ballot showed the vote
to be ; Jacob Kanzler i 4, Joseph Ham
mersley 4, Martin Hawkins 4. F. J.
Mendel 1, William Davis 4, and Walter
Asher 4.
The sixth ballot gave Hawkins 4,
Hammersley 4. Hawkins 5, Davis 4, and
Asher 4. The seventh ballot, leaving out
Hawkins, was Kanzler 6, Hammersley
, Asher 5. and Davis 4. The eighth
ballot was unanimous for Kanzler,
Hammersley -and Hawkins. - '
LIST OF CANDIDATES
The candidates considered were : Jacob"
Kanzler, Joseph Hammersley, Lew Har
low, James E. Brockway, Ltda M.
O'Bryon, Frederick M. Dempsey, Hugh
3. Boyd, Thomas J. CI ee ton, Arthur I.
Moulton. Oak Nolan, II. M. White, C.
H. Piggott, W. H. Gregory. J. A. Mears,
Fred Li. Olson, J. J. Johnson, John E.
Owen. W. I Brewster, Thomas G. Ryan,
A. G. Thompson,- Marion B. Meacham.
Thomas Walter Gillard, William A. Wil
liams. John B. Easter, R. A.. Nielsen,
J. A. Strowbridge, Martin Hawkins.
Thomas Hayes. C. A. : Appelgren, F. J.
Mendel, William M. Davis, George Frost,
Wilson T. Hume, Mrs. Thomas Garland.
E. Vi Littlefield, Walter S. Asher. B. S.
Huntington. H. J. Schulderman. Mrs.
f McKlroy. Roscoe P. Hurst. Isaac Swett,
H. -J. Jones and Oglesby Toung. ;
The three names selected by the cir
cuit court Judges will be forwarded im
mediately to Governor! Olcott in accord
ance with the provisions in the act creat
ing the court of domestic relations, which
says, that such recommendations shall be
filed with the governor the day that the
act goes into effect. It is expected that
the appointment will be made by Gover
nor Olcott at once. He is required to
choose one of the three.
, Flags on Memorial day should
be hung at half-mast until noon,
and from noon until sunset they,
should fl y from the peak of the
pole,' in accordance with the cor
rect observance ol the day.
FRANCE WILL JOIN
IN HONORING DEAD
Memorit! Services for Americans
Will Be Held in Paris and
Other Centers Tomorrow.
-' Bf-'.Je. 'T Parke'rtoa .
ParHLMay 29. fl. NT. S. France
lltt'Jtijarhands "Srjar-America tomorrow-1
ijucinvruu nayj. iu, jnooonng . am xnein'
ery of America's heroio dead.
President ' Wilson la scheduled to do-
liver an. address at Suresnes, suburb of
Parts, while General Pershing will make
a speech, at . Romagne, ; near Verdun,
where several thousand ; American sol
diers are burled.
Scattered over the broad , ' territory
which formed the old battle line thou
sands of. small . American flags and a
profusion of flowers are belns 4 strewn
to mark the last resting, place of the
Americana who gave up their lives to
make the world a better and safer place
to live in. V
WAR PICTURE IS RECALLED
It will be a different scene from the
observance of Memorial day in France
one year ago. - Then America was just
beginning to throw her weight into the
struggle for world liberty ; the great
German offensive was at its height and
those privileged to witness the first cere
mony of its kind held by the Americans
abroad will recall with a sense of sor
row how an enemy airplane attempted
to bomb a pathetic little gathering
which stood beside ; th freshly dug
graves of gallant young Americans who
reu Derore tantigny. . n,
Old men and women and little children
French,, civilians grateful to America
for her . aid . in the., war had brought
flowers rjvith - which to decorate the
Amerlcam graves ; a couple of army
chaplains and a handful of Salvation
Army workers stood by and were min
gling their tears' with those of the fight
ing men when the Boche airplane came
into sight.
DIFFERENT PICTURE TOD AT
A few days before some of our men
had been burled nearer the front," and
the German shells had torn up their
graves. The same army chaplains had
stolen out 'during the night and re In
terred the remains. But tbey were
forced to Conduct the ceremonies ., in
whispers lest the enemy should , over
hear , them and again turn their guns
upon the lonely and hallowed place.
That was the war-tivne p3?.jro. Today
the government which directed "its shell
fire arid bombs against the burial places
of our dead baa crumbled to earth and
the representatives of those who would
bring order out of elmos into whica the
policy of ruthleswies? plunged Germany
have, been staying at the historic Ver
saiUes,to settle the account. not. on
their, own terms, but on terms dictated
by the allied and associated powers.
FLAG OX EVERT GRAVE
There are . more American graves in
France this year than there were last
year, but the reward of this sacrifice
has come in the defeat of militarism.
For weeks past .representative Ameri
cans, men and women, have given
their time and money to see that each
of the 70,000 heroes buried in France
shall, not be forgotten.
The slogan is: "Every grave of every
American . soldier . covered with flowers
and marked with a small American
flag.' ,. ' :
Jn addition to the services in the
many cemeteries, services 'will also be
held in many of the churches in
Paris and other French cities.
Senator Borah Asks
; Help, for Sinn Fein
Washington, May 29.' (I. N. . S. A
demand that the American peace' dele
gates assist Sinn Fein representatives in
presenting the . cause of the Sinn Fein
to the peace conference was expressed
ua; a' resolution introduced in the senate
this afternoon by Senator Borah of
Idaho. ; .
SFOH
OF 3
All-Day Celebration Will Be Held
in Portland Friday - for Men
Who Fell in '65, '98 and J18.
Graves of All Departed Fighters
Wil Be Profusely Decorated
by Delegations of ' Veterans.
Decoration day, first set asiae as a
memorial day for the bbys in blue
and gray of '1 to '65; later for the
boys in khaki who fought in '98, and
now also for the boys in olive drab
and their brothers in navy blue, who
turned the tide in ,the world war in
'17 and 18. will be celebrated in
Portland Friday 'from morning till
night. Wherever there are graves of
veterans in Portland there will be
flags and flowers on Decoration day;
and, as , a mark of respect to those
whose graves we cannot visit, there
will also be impressive services.
Separate services at the various ceme
teries will be held" in the morning, start'
ing at 7:30 at Lents, at 8. o'clock at St.
Johns, and at 8 :30 other places in the cjt.
School children rbm each of the schools,
and special delegations of G. A. R. and
SDanlsh American War veterans will
visit the srraves of all the departed veter
ans and dace on them flowers gathered
by the children at their homes and in the
woods.. At each grave there will be a
small American flag , representing the
tribute of the nation to the boys who
served their country and who have gone
to the final rest..;,,.',;. :,,'..? X'V'-:
PARADE MAIJT FEATURE V 1
With these impressive individual marks
of respect Decoration day will be ush
ered In.; From the time the first of these
services begins till late in the afternoon
the city will honor ? the sdear departed
with appropriate ceremonies. In the
morning, while friends and relatives are
at the graves, the flags of the city wtn be
at half jnast At noon they witt be raised
to the tops of the poles again. ,: -.
; ,The main ;, feature of the day is the
parade in the afternoon with its ending
in the ceremonies at The Auditorium,
Veterans of -the three wars will : take
part. The gray haired, cheerful and
(Concluded cm ; Pace- Serentevn, Column Six)
TO USE PORTLAND
Announcement Made that Trans
Pacific Freight Will Be Routed
. Through This Port.
Announcement that the Missouri Pa
cific railroad, which . formerly shipped
Oriental and Transpacific freight by the
northern port route, has been attracted
by the facilities .Portland is offering for
transoceanic service and hereafter would
route far eastern freight through Port
land, was received today from Harry M,
Adams traffic manager of the railroad.
All shippers on this route are being
notified of ' the change and Mr. Adams
has notified the Chamber of Commeroe
that it 'Will possibly be able to provide
a good sized cargo for the West Cellna,
which sails to China soon in the Pacific
Steamship company service.
This railroad formerly had a contract
with Puget Sound shippers, but the eon
tract expired several weeks ago: In
spectors of the company have visited the
various pprts and believe that Portland
would be able to accommodate Transpa
cific, freight from their lines better than
any other port on the Pacific coast.
The company has , also notified , the
officials that as soon as the Columbia
Pacific fpmpany gets some assurance of
vessels from, the shipping board, it will
forward all shipments - by ; the water
grade route to Portland. The Inspectors
Wftd Visited Portland reported that they
were pleased with the freight forwarding
facilities here. -
. Mr. Adams, formerly traffic manager
of the -North, Bank road, with headquar
ters here., won, a. military citation' re
cently because' of his handling of troop
movements during the war as a federal
transportation officer." , ,
Raymond Chief of :
Police Drops Dead
:y-v.1 -;. . "'".',". ' :
Raymond, Wash May 29. Chief of
Police J. ' K. Martin dropped dead this
morning about ' 2 o'clock of apoplexy.
He had. been, assisting- the night police
for several, nights' and was. on duty
until shortly before his death. He re
tired to his room about 1 o'clock and
his landlady beard the noise of his .fall
to the floor about an 'hour - later. He
has served -on -the police' force for a
year as chief. , ,
Woman Takes Poison;
Removed to Hospital
r a '
Mrs. Matilda Travis, 812 Corbett street,
reported to have attempted -suicide by
swallowing carbolic add about 9 o'clock
Thursday morning, was sent to the Good
Samaritan hospital In an ambulance by
Officer Hewston. She Is said by attend
ing physicians to be in a serious condition.-
MISSOURI PACIFIC
America to Need
Army of 500,000
For Coming Year,
Says Sec. Baker
Future of Service in Europe
Still Undetermined; Demo
bilization Is Rapid. V
Washington, May 29. (I. If. SO
The future of the American army In
France is still undetermined, Secre
tary of- War Baker and General
March, chief of staff, today told the
house military affairs committee.
On the request of President Wilson
two divisions which were scheduled tor
withdrawal from the army of occupa
tion will be kept In , Europe. General
March stated. It is now the plan of
the war department to maintain five
divisions in Europe until peace terms
have been definitely settled. The war
department has not been informed what
the military obligations of the. United
State will be under the peace treaty.
General March declared. ; , ;
PRESENT WEED ,
Both the secretary of war and Gen
eral March insisted that it will be nec
essary to maintain an army of 600.000
during the coming year, although they
anticipate that the army may be re
duced below that number before July 1,
"I - want it understood that does not
refer to . any permanent military pol
Icy." he said. "It merely applies to the
coming fiscal year. During the first
part of the year we will have more than
five hundred thousand men and later In
the year less than five hundred thou
sand. V- ,--'
"I do not wish at this time to sug
gest anything in the nature of a per
mahent military establishment, but I
would like to see a plan for the estab
lishment of military training in our
high schools, colleges and universities
carried out," Secretary Baker said.
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE i
"The plan would not apply - to any
school system below the high school?"
he was asked.
-"It would not." he replied., ' i
Secretary Baker declared that , de
mobilization Is now far ahead of the
war department's program.
Between two and three hundred thou
sand more men - have been discharged
than we had hoped to have - demobi
lised at this time,", he said, . , k f
"The new army should have great .ed
ucational laoui ties, re comvtueo, -
-JRecommendfetiona were made - by -the
secretary for., the purchase of Wright
field at Dayton, Ohio, for permanent
aviation base.-He declared ; Iangtrey
field at Newport News, Va., had been
found unfit for this. Purchase of Wright
field would eventually, save the govern
men t two or three million dollars; he
added.. .'.-.' . ??. :"
DE3IOBILIZATIOK RUSHED - S
Secretary Baker stated that he "ap
preciated that there was a demand on
the part of the country ind the men
themselves that the country's war army
be demobilised", and that the war de
partment was -"responding to that de
mand with every facility and all rapidity
possible."
. He added that complete demobiliza
tion was required by congressional act
within four months after either the pro
mulgation of peace by the president or
by the "adhesion of the United States
to the peace treaty."
"Of course. In the event of any un
expected change In the international
situation it might become necessary for
me to ask congress to change the act,''
he said. .. .
LOOKING FOR SHIPS
G. M. Bryde of Christidnia Says
Scandinavians Eager to Buy
in United States.
That the Scandinavian countries stand
ready to - purchase ships In the United
States with a view of rehabilitating their
merchant marine is the view taken by
G. M. Bryde of Christianla,Norway, ,a
prominent shipping man, who is a guest
at the Benson hotel. lie is accompa
nied by F. Griffin.; who represents large
shipping interests of Vancouver, B. C
The local shipbuilding sltation is be
ing studied by the visitors and a gen
eral survey of the freight possibilities is
being made.
Scandinavian shipping firms are said
to be anxious to obtain reimbursement
for the money they" advanced for the
building of a number of ships by Amer
ican yards. ? When the ' war. broke ' out
these ships, some of which were already
under construction, were commandeered
by the United States government, and
the ' money which the foreigners ; had
paid out on the hulls prior to the tak
ing over of the ships has not been re
paid them, it is declared.
Pemission Refused,
Mexican Troops to
Pass Through Texas
' - ; i' : :. " ; r' ' -V ' -' "' t
Washington, May 29I. N. S.1 The
United States has Informed the Mexican
government that it must withhold for the
present . permission for Mexican : troops
to, pass , through Texas on their , way
to Chihuahua to protect Americans
there from the Villistas, it was an
nounced at the state department today.
: ,The, fear that such permission might
result In arousing Villa - to increased
activities, which ,would further Jeopar
dise the Americans, pending the arrival
of the troops, was said to have been
expressed in; the communication. :
; Not until there are definite assur
ances that the Americans will not be
harmed while the troops are on the
way, will permission for them to cross
over American soil be given, officials
made it clear. ' " . ; i
HERE FROM NORWAY
3 A L I! H P
BET PAGT
HIKED
Presentation ; of Treaty f to Aus
trians Put, Over Until Mon-
day at Roumanta's Request.
' - -
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Counter Proposals ' From German
. Delegates Delivered at the
Foreign Office; Reply Long.
Paris,' May; 29.- -(U.'jP.) Presen
tation of the treaty to the. Austrian
delegates was postponed until Mon
day, after a ' plenary session of the
peace conference today. ; ' :''-Ar
' The conference i met In plenary ,
session to hear a summary of the
Austrian treaty read. Just before
the .session Premier Venlzelos of
Greece and T. C. Bratiano, former
premier of Roumanla, engaged In a
wordy argument. As- soon as the"
conference convened Bratiano arose
and requested, a 48-hour postpone
ment in .the name of the Balkan,
states. This was granted.
Wllit MEET? SATURDAY
Bratiano demanded time to study
the treaty.. The summary was nor
read. The conference will meet Sat-'
urday', and In the meantime portions
of the treaty4 will be submitted pri
vately to Bratiano, ; It m understood.
' At the same time the German
counter proposals we're delivered at
the" foreign office.' y
Count , von" Brockdorff-Rantjjau.
"German f oreign minister, is expected
to -lea ve for home before the week(
ent41ut he or a successor, .if he '
withdraws " from the delegation -is
..ti.nt.l hii-Ir ln! tlm tn ttrn ths
treafy. . yK:X.V: -t-"v: . . -i
flEBMaar i 'hote'delitebed '
- The German counter proposals were
dellVeredto a off Ictat of the foreign
office at Versailles and taken to Paris
tn Ka laid before the bis- four. ' The firm
section of the Counter 'proposals, under
stood to MHistttuta one third of the docu
ment, comprised 20.000 words. After
IUsVT ' t;UilSIUOI ia UCi ti sti I j es
the big four Is expected, to announce any
(Concluded on Fat 8ttnUti, Column four
NAVY UNCERTAIN
OVER NM DELAY
American Flyers Send Word They
Will' Remain Another ; Day
at Lisbon.
Washington, May-'29.(U. r.) Navy
department officials early today were
uncertain as to the causes delaying Com
mander Bead's "Jump off Mn the ICC-4
from Lisbon to Plymouth, England.
In the absence of any word since a
UI1C( Will. IHV 1 1 1 1 11 k, BUtVlllS IU., M.Q
NC-4 would not get away today, it is
Deuevea nere mai weauier conoiuons
must have been found unfavorable for
the start. Earlier Wednesday evening
the navy was informed that' Read ex
pected to get orr today, csdis trans
mission. It was said today, is exceed
ingly slow and bad between Lisbon and
the United States which, officials said,
accounts for the lack, of detailed in
formation regarding the intentions of
Bead.
PLYMOUTH ; READY WHEN , :
NC-4 MAKES FINAL DASH
Plymouth, Eng., May 29 The United
States cruiser Htockton rode at anchor
In the harbor today ready to dash out
on a ml-.tc's notice to take her station
half way between this port and Brent
when Lieutenant Commander Read be
gins the last le- of his brilliant trans
atlantic flight from Lisbon to this port
In the American naval seaplaae NC-4.
The Stockton came from the Azores
by way of Lisbon, Her commander re
ported that NC-4 Is in excellent condition
and her crew are extremely confident of
winding up the epoch-making air voy
age in a blase of glory. r
- Keen Interest is felt here ever the
final outcome of the flight, and Lleuten-
kilt ljUllllliailUVl nil. Vfc W ,WHH..a
greeting when he puts Into harbor.
MASSACHUSETTS PROUD OF
NATIVE SON IN HIS CLORY
Boston, May it. Governor Coolldgs
eert this telegram to Lieutenant Com-
rAr T7ii at TJh i. Portiiaral :
'The people of Massachusetts rejoice
ili.ft vm imm nf Ytr mm mnA rrtn .
gratulate you on being the first to fly
across the Atlantic. You have Increased
the fame of your native "commonwealth.
Tour , skill 'and darinr has araln iaJe
America first-" ' ' :. -- '--The
intrepid airman Is a native of
South Hanson. Mass.',', ?'.-.'.'
Wreaths for Soldiers
Dead in England
- London. May 29 (U.' P.) Wreaths
will - be placed Memorial day on the
graves of the 3000 American soldiers,
sailors and marines who died in Great
Britain