TI1E weatclh '
Tonight and Wed
nesday fair;' not
so warm ; wester
ly winds. .. . ;
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PRICE TWO CENTS
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PORTLAND. OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 15," 1919. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
BDHlitl I S
KILLED IM
" 1 1 - i ' X
Ethel Hughes Hurled to Death,
: Nora Bollman Injured, When
J .Motorcycle I Hits Milk Wagon.
. '
'Four Persons Riding on Machine
. When Accident Occurs at 1:45
! in Morning on Greeley Street.
Thfown off an overburdened mo
torcycle when the machine crashed
- Into, a milk wagon at the Intersection
of Greeley, and Lombard streets. Mrs.
j Ethel Hughes. 1606 Olln street, St.
i Johns, was Instantly kiHed at 1:45
.'o'clock ihis morning, and Mrs. Nora
r v Bollman. - 181?" Drummond street. Is
at St. VJncents hospital -with a deep
cut over' one eye and probable lnter
! nat injuries. :' .
t .Four persons were riding on the mo
. torcycle driven " by Ralph Beden. 405
'Alta. street, when it, collided with a
: i horse-drawn - milk , .wagon. Mrs.
Hughes, riding on the handle ' bars di
rectly in, front of . the driver, was
j thrown forward from-her. seat and her
1 skull, crushed .on ' the pavement; Mrs.
i Bollman; riding- on -the " tandem. fell
t from . her seat to the. street. Beden
and the fourth passenger. Leroy Mas
!,aeyv 803 West Charleston street, were
I knocked off the machine and the milk
wagon passed over them, inflicting only
: minor injuries. Massey escaped -. before
Police Officer t Fleming arrived. , s The
officer called fan - ambulance- to " carry
'4 Mrs. .Bollman-to the hospital : he called
.the coroner to. get Mrs.. Hughes body.
,-and then ' arrested -the : driver, Ralph
Beden. Beden i In the city jail. , held
, on .a charge of reckless 'drltlng- and as
a witness at a coroner's Investigation
that will undoubtedly be called for.
. , -The only 'known witness to the colli
sion declared, to the' police -that Beden.
a .youth, of 19, was , driving his. motor
i cycle at a rapid rate over the dangerous
-Intersection,- going east h on Lombard
"street, m'hen he hit the milk wagon, go
- Ing north on Greeley street. The driver
, waa riding on the gasoilne tank that is
. attached under the cross bar and
- Massey, who' could not be found follow-
' tnr the accident,' was on-the. seat. The
.driver ox the milk wagon, after repair
' , Ing. Slight "damage done his vehicle, dis
' appeared without lending aid to the In
jured; and has not been-found by the
police..: : .
Mrs. Hughes, police declare, leaves a
4 year old daughter and a husband, who
is. said to be an inmate of the Oregon
- state-hospital. She was about 30 years
oia. Mrs. Bollman. about the same age,
has two. children, but is not living with'
her husband. Beden, the driver, is the
youngest of the four who figured in. the
; accident,.); Mesaey'a age is about, 28,
. Beden, whol in' the cl(y Jail awaiting
: an investigatibn. is attempting to shield
Massey from any blame, or embarrass
ment that might result from the ac
. cident, the police declare, and win 'not
- teIl where Maesey can be found. -
HOPElN FUTURE
IS IN RATE CASE
Justice Would Recognize Natural
I 'Advantage of Water Grade
: Over Mountain Route.
j "The .j day will ' come when some
rate regulating body will recognize
the natural advantages of Portland
and permit us to enjoy the benefits
, of our location, said H. B. . Van
Duzer, vice president of . the Cham
ber of Commerce and manager of
Inman-Poulsen Lumber company, in
an address before , the i Rotary club
today in the Benson hotel.
: "If justice Is to be done." continued
Mr. Van Duser. "a differential Jn favor
of tM Columbia' water grade as against
, the northern mountain routes to Puget
Sound, will ; be ordered by , the Inter
state Commerce commission, as a result
of the commission's hearing of the issue
.here In 'Portland next week.-, c-
f.". "But . the , laws of economy, and of
justice will. In the end, demand and
bring aboutl the righting of the - wrong
whichi handicaps this i city and gives
Seattle an artificial and unmerited ad-
vantage. ..' : . V
"Speaking.- as" a business man to
' business men, let me say that our
. : largest Interest and much of our -hope
(Concluded on Pin . Thirteen Column rive)
CHATEAU-THIERRY, ST. MIHIEL
AND THE ARGONNE
: The military operations of the American Expedit: onary Forces in
France are - concerned with three major operations Chateau-Thierry.
St. Mlhlel and the Argonne.: . . . , . ; , -
A year has passed since the Germans began their last grand offensive
on the west front, which was answered' b.y the allied counter attack,
begun July 18. and which did not falter until the armistice was signed
.November 11. - t - , . - Vj 1 - :
, Sufficient time has elapsed to permit a proper-perspective to he had
of America's participation in the battle line. This, story which appeals
to the "patriotism of ' every American Is simply. and effectively told in
a series of articles prepared by1 Brigadier General Fox Conner, United"
States army, which will be . published serially in Thel Sunday Journal,
beginning -.'.-
NEXT
tSbVarm"Is
Prediction, But on
r,londay-WeU,Ve
Survived Anyway
Meteorologist Conies Across With
Hopeful Tidings Jh'at Unusual .
Simmering Js Over.
. ; ., Hourly Temaepaturef
1 a. m. ........ T5 S
2 m 4.TS S
S a. ra. .......... 72 to
4 a. rra.i. .- -S If
5 a. m. ,.,,',.,,. sa ts
at neon Teday
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S a. m.. ......... S5I 1
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A migrating' wild'fowl might have
frozen. to death at the north pole on
Monday- the weathef bureau having
no Information to the contrary and
its matel might have fairly - boiled
alfve In Medford or Roseburg, white
contented Portland thrived happily
and hopefully -underj 100 degrees of
atmospheric heat. ' h
-Hopefully is right, for DlstricrFore
caster Wells has passed out a large mor
sel of hope today in the prediction that
tonight and Wednesday will be fair and
!not so warm." -)-.
... Medford. -snuggled amog great hills
and shaded by beautiful orchard, was.
Mr. Wells' daily bulletin ihows. the hot
test, point In the. UntteA States or its
possessions, with 106 degrees of heat.
Medford was 1 two ' degrees hotter ' than
the next hottest place, which was Rose
burg' with 104 degreesj :
Only four cities In the United States
or its possessions were hotter than Port
land on'Monday. .They wers the two
Oregon cities and Fresno and Red Bluff,
CaLV Phoenix. Arts., famed for its heat,
was ; comparatively cal. with only 98
degrees at the most Hksated hour f the
day and .30 inch of rain. Chicago, center
of the heat prostration area, enjoyed a
refreshing hint, of rain to coo. off a 84
degree temperature. fit Pittsbtrg. Pa.,
the temperature reached 00 degrees, tempered-by
2.14 inches of rain.
-. Medford's heat record Had an unusual
feature in that the temperature varied
only-two degrees between a. m. and
Concluded on Fas Two. Colaran Two)
NEGOTIATIONS MAY
:EfffllOliEM(Ei
, . ... ; -. . , - ) . .
Telegram . Receive'd by Unionists
. , Indicates That Move In Wash--
ington May" Brings Results
, That something is really being
done In an effort to settle the tele
phone strike appeafs from the tele
gram, received Monday afternoon by
the Portland local of the - interna
tional Brotherhood of. Electrical
workers from Clydej E. Iunaven, the
Portland",representative in San Fran
cisco. ; r V.t " ? . .
Mr. Dunaven states that negotiations
have opened in Washington. D. C, be
tween postof fice authorities there and
Representative Fercell of the brother
hood.' y- I ' ' I 1
His telegram reads
' "Percell meets postal authorities Mon
day. Mayor Berkeley asked President
Wilson to end ; telephone strike, rein
stating all employes), back pay agree
ments to end same date, arbitration -of
other conditions by ja board appointed
hy him or by, Secretary of Labor Wil
son. Morale is goodj . Lots of pickets.
May request additional delegate. Will
advise when. Seattle Is sending: Fuller.
The telephone workers say they have
received a message from Ashland stat
ing " that - a petition! .has been signed
there by 138 telephone subscribers, call
ing on the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph - company toj disconnect their
telephones July 15, n account of poor
service since July 2. ; . .
'Arousing a storm of resentment among
the local union men and girls, the per
sonnel of the wire' control board was
stated today by Otto Hart wig. secretary
of the state board of conciliation, as in
cluding . Postmaster ( General ' Burleson,
First Assistant Koonts , and Counselor
Lamar., i ' I . ,-V".v
"l am reliably Informed that this is
the board," said Mr.jliartwig this morn
ing, "and if it is, one cannot biame the
union men for refusing to trust the
promises of ..the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company until they are backed
up by a substantial contract. ' AH this
time Mr. Burleson hjas been saying that
he would not take any action In the mat
ter.-but that; any ejuch difficulty must
be adjusted by the wire control board.
Then it develops that he and his two im
mediate subordinates are the wire con
"trol board. , I ,
' Telephone Operators Slill Out
Pendleton, July IS. The strike of local
telephone : operators t which, has been in
effect for a week is ' continuing, in the
effort to gain the : points demanded.
Pickets are stationed ; on t the : street,
keeping,, watch ; of the situation. :f
r , T
SUNDAY
FACTS ARE
REVEAL ED
President Wilson Fought Japan
ese "Claim for Ten Days, Se
curing! Important Modifications
Senate Hears : Text of Secret
Treaty of Britain, France, Italy
- and Russia With Japan.
- Washington, July 15. -U. P.)
After several hours of bitter debate
the senate late today : adopted the
Lodge - resolution requesting! the
president to furnish the senate any
information he 'has regarding the
reported treaty between Germany
and Japan. Y.v-.-s
By John Edwin Xevin
Washington. July. 15. (I. N. &)
President Wilson will fight to the
last ditch against reservations by the
United; States to the German peace
treaty. This was again emphasized
by administration leaders today.
- Since ' his arrival In Washington
the president has : dealt personally
with certain Democratic j senators
who were reported to be wavering
in their support of the treaty. As a
result of these conferences Mr. Wil
son was. said by the men closest to
him, to be certain that there will not
be more than one Democratic sena
torReed of Missouri recorded in
favor of any modifications of the
treaty. The president also ' .believes
that, so far as the Shantung agree
ment is concerned, he will be able to
explain his action In this connection
so that certain Republicah votes
which are-. lined up in opposition, to
treaty , largely because of this
provision, wilt be.- available f 6t
irtfiefearMft
.- .The . president : Is ' very r anxious, his
advisers - say, to explain the Shantung
situation- toi the 'senate.,- - He has dis
covered that many of the facts concern
ins; these pegotiationsr have not . been
made plain, even to administration -lieutenants,
rn t the upper branch of con
gress. ' When the president appears be
fore, the foreign relations committee to
tell of the -negotiations he wilt make
I Concluded on Pile Strantmn, Cbhimn 8mn)
THEATRE BUSINESS
Rumor, Links Mayor's Name With
Stock Companies at San Fran
cisco and Portland.
Mayor Baker will enter the theat
rical business on the Pacific coast as
a magnate,' with stock companies at
Portland and San Francisco, on the
expiration of his present" term of
office, reports at the city hall indi
cate. The mayor admits that such a
step has been considered, although
he would not emphatically affirm or
deny the report this morning. He
says, however, that Oregon ' will be
his home, and that he knows the
theatrical business Better than any
other. .-'-''.''; ?'i
' "I cannot say a word one way or the
others the mayor declared; I will
state that such a proposition has been
placed before me and that unlimited cap
ital is behind it. Houses might be es
tablished at San Francisco and Port
land."..,,. . . . - .
"Might, the enterprise mean establish
ment on the coast of theatrical houses
for a large circuit, : and may ' theatres
be placed in ' Los Angeles and Seattle?
the mayor was questioned. -
"I cant answer," and the city's chief
executive grinned, .i:
It is' known that Mayor Baker has re
ceived an offer Uf $10;000 . yearly from
a mew - York theatrical man. which
would take him to 'the metropolis and
that a Portland business firm has made
him an approximate offeri The latter
position, ' however, - would necessitate
considerable travel by Baker in foreign
countries, a condition that is Relieved
to make his acceptance unlikely. .. .
Tou can say for me that I am con
sidering several things." the mayor re
marked, "bat I am not yet in a posi
tion to announce anything. I am here
to serve the people of Portland until
my term of office is over, ' them I must
begin work for myself. I want to stay
In Oregon, and . I like the theatrical
business." " ;
Flight to India f :
To Be Made by
: r British Dirigible
London, July l -(U. P.) The Brit
ish dirigible R-33, sister ship of the R-34,
which completed a round trip trans-Atlantic
voyage Sunday. was to begin Its
final tuning up today for a flight to
India. It waa expected to leave some
time this week. ,.
BAKER MAY RESUME
Seattle Coroner
Doubts Death of
Dovsey
Violent
"Records Open"
Inquest Opens With Depositions
From Tiffin and Head of
Emergency Fleet
Seattle, Wash.. July 15. (I. N. S.)
When" the inquest .into' the death
of F. A. Downey, United States ship
ping board secret service agent, was
begun this morning by coroner's
jury, the two outstanding develop
ments In the case were a deposition
nfade by XJoroner . C. C. i Tiffin, in
which he reiterated his belief that
Dowsey probably .died of apoplexy,
and the statement issued by H. E.
Frlck. northern district manager of
the Emergency Fleet corporation.
that nothing had been discovered In
the corporation's records to base an
accusation of fraud against anyone
connected with shipbuilding inter
ests in the" districts'
Coroner Tiffin, who was unabieto be
i) re sent because of duties at CamtCKar-
wellr where. -as a lieutenant in the med
ical department of the national guara.
he is narticinatina- in the summer in-
structlon camp. ; says in his deposition
that without the wound on the head he
would diagnose the Dowsey death as "a
plain case of apoplexy." , .
"With the wound." he continues. "It is
possible to conceive of the man having
been struck on the head hard enough
to cause apoplexy. - This is a possibility,
but I do not urge if aa a probability.
Mr. Frick in his statement pointed out
that Major M. S. Game of San Francisco,
who is directing the secret service in-s
vestigation of Dowseys death, has been
afforded full access to all records and
that "nothing In these records has been
discovered on which to base an accusa
tion of fraud against anyone connected
with the. shipbuilding interests In this
district." s,
DOWSEY FAMILY IS
CONVINCED OF MURDER
New York, July 15. I. K. S-).
Startling developments were expected
today , by friends of Frederick A Dow
sey, special investigator for the United
States Shipping board, at the opening
of the Inquest in Seattle, Wash., follow
ing-the -mysterious death of Dowsey in
a Seattle office building ' ; "
Before Dowsey- left tor Seattle to In
vestigate alleged Inactivity In -certain
PeWe!cst-iWarasv herteht'ff lends
that his life had been threatened in sev
eral letters, and that he believed certain
men who feared -exposure as the result
Of ' his investigations were, conspiring to
bring" about his death. .. :e -
On May , his bother, James Dowsey.
a lawyer, was notified that Dowsey had
died in. Seattle of apoplexy. ?His body
was shipped here. It wad, learned today
that a secret autopsy was held after the
body was received here. This , autopsy
is said to have revealed that ' Dowsey
had been struck a blow on the head,
that the blood clot which resulted had
been removed by an expert surgeon and
the - incision sewed up from the Inside
to conceal It from relatives. " '
Fall-Out Reveals v
Contract Marriage
Of Unique Nature
San Francisco, July 15. (U. P.) A
contract marriage, whereby C B. Ward,
62. wealthy oil man . with a : wife and
family at Queens, Long Island, agreed
to marry Alice Wilson of San Francisco
within a year and also to provide for and
make cash settlements upon her two sis
ters came to light today -when the con
tracting parties fell out. :
Ward, who lives In Humboldt county,
secured a warrant for the arrest of Mrs.
Alice Wilson, mother of the girls, charg
ing she performed a criminal operation
on Alice Wilson, his contract "wife."
The Wilson woman- retaliated by
char gin it that Ward, in addition to being:
responsible for the girl's condition, de
ceived, them all when 'he promised to
marry her within a year, because it
would be ifapossible for him to be di
vorced from his wife In that time. They
declared his charge was spite because
they had grown to bate him.
Both sides agree a contract was signed
whereby Ward was to give his contract
"wife" and her sisters f 1000 a year and
settle $100,000 on each' of them.
Public Luncheon Is
Arranged for Bryan
Friday at Benson
In honor of William Jennings' Bryan,
who will be in Portland for a tew hours
Friday, a public luncheon is being ar
ranged for him at the Benson hotel. Dr.
J. W. Morrow, Harvey G. Starkweather
and Milton A. Miller, who are making
the arrangements,- announced today that
the function would be non-political rin
character and chiefly as a means of giv
ing Portland people opportunity to meet
the distinguished statesman and . lec
turer. -VWV :.'
For that reason, a large gathering of
men and women of all political, faiths Is
looked for.' Mr. Bryan's Chautauqua ap
pointments . will not permit- of any' ex
tended speaking, but he probably will be
asked to make a few remarks. ' .
The luncheon will begin promptly at
lt:15 p. m. - '
Auto Throws Tire;
1 Dead, 3 Injured
Haxtum, CoL. July 15. Emll . Had-
strom, a welt known ranchman of , this
place, was- Instantly ' killed and 'three
other" persons were seriously .injured
Monday morning when the automobile In
which they were driving threw a tire
and turned completely over.
IS
HI
Notables Greet American 'Commander-in-Chief
and Ovation
Is Given Him by the Populace,
Program of Entertainment Calls
for! Many 4 Social Functions!
Freedom of City to Be Given.
.London, July. 15,- (I. N. S.) Gen
eral John J. Pershing, commander
of the 'American expeditionary force,
arrived I n Lo adon from France
shortly after noon : today and was
given a tremendous ovation.
General Pershing had arrived at
Dover j on the destroyer Orpheus, and,
as the warship moved through the
harbor the British men of war and
shore, batteries fired an earsplitting
salute of wejeome. . X
At Dover General Pershing, was met
by General - Sir H. H. Home of -the
British army - and a guard, of honor.
A special salon car was provided for
the trip to London and the train ar
rived at the Victoria station at 1235
Vcloclc : ;,- -
Colonel Winston S. Churchill, secre
tary of state for war, representatives
of, F)eld Marshal Haig. the, British
commander-in-chief, and va guard . of
honor ; officially ' welcomed the Ameri
can commander at the station. Out
side tn the streets great crowds gave
an unofficial greeting by cheering -and
waving flags. -- .
Accompanied by Colonel Churchill.
General' Biddle, -,- commander v of - the
American soldiers In England : General
BrewaAer and numerous staff officers.
General Pershing was - -driven - past
Buckingham palace . to . the . Carlton
hotel.
BCST P&OGRAX AHEAD . "
A busy program -confrontaf the Amer
ican commander. He will--be the guest
of John Davls the American am-
."iasaAQrMtonJgbt.'-: At .1 Jo'clock tomort
row naornlng he will be decorated with
the distinguished service medal.' Later
General Pershing will , be the guest of
honor . of the American ? Luncheon ' club,
other i guests being .Colonel Churchill.
Viscount Mllner. colonial secretary ; Vis
Count ! Peel, under-war secretary, ' and
other notables. After the luncheon Gen-:
eral Pershing will be the guest of King
George at a garden party on the grounds
of .' Buckingham nalace. ; ,
A government dinner -will be tendered
the dlistingulshed American soldier at
the Carlton' hotel Wednesday, evening.
Field Marshal Haig, General . Sir H H
Home - and other noted men, will be
present.-; - i . ' , ---.- - - -' ' j.
General ' Pershing will be King
George's guest at luncheon on Thurs-
day. ...
MINE EXPLODES; 1
IS
Commander Frank R. King of
Bremerton and Six Men
Killed on North Sea.
Washington, July 1 5. (TJ, P.)
One officer and. six men of the
United States trawler Richard Ruck-
ley, were killed, when . their ship was
sunk -by a mine they were trying to
sweep up in the North sea off the
coast of England, Saturday. Admiral
Knapp at London " reported to the
navy department today.
Two officers were slightly Injured but
were saved with the 18 other men com
prising the csew. ; i ' , ;
The dead are: . :W. ..V:i-
COMMANDER FRANK R. KINO.! "
ENGIKEMAN FLOTD K. HARM EN,'
Roann, Ind. -i ;.v . ,
JOHN VINCENT MELLON, seaman,
second class. Brooklyn, N. T.
ANTIMO PERFIDO. cook. Brooklyn.
-HOMER PURDUE; seaman, second
class, Washington ' courthouse, Ohio.
GEORGE E. PAUL RESEAB. fire
man. Waterman, Minn.
.GEORGE MALLIE. Knobliciu Ky. :
' Lieutenant' Fred G. Keyes. executive
officer, and Lieutenant Walter I. Sharon
were slightly injured.'
The trawler was sweeping up its mine
net ; when a mine was discovered en
tangled -tn it. The crewt started to let
out the net again but the, mine exploded
a few feet clear jot , the stern.: , The
trawler sank 1 minutes later. ",
: Commander King and the six ; men
who died with him are believed to have
Ceen. carried down with the ship. , One
body, that or Perxido, the - cook, has
been recovered -and : is being taken
Ashore. It will be sent later to the
United States.
. Kina-.the report stated, remained on
the -bridge to aee that all the crew were
saved and .went down with his shin. ' His
home address Is 4SS Burwell avenue.
Bremerton, Wash. .
" Twelve Others Reported Killed -London,
Jury. .15. (I. N. - S.) Twelve
men are reported - to . have been killed
in an explosion on board the American
oil-carrying ship Rose Leaf . at Cardiff,
Wales, today. The vessel was in dry
dock at the time. The cause of the ex
plosion is unknown. The victims of the
explosion were British dock workers.
TRAWLER
SUNK
NORTHWEST GRAIN
CROP INDICATIONS
FOR A BANNER YEAR
: NORTHWEST GBAI.V
Onsen . . . . . . .
' Wsahinctxm
Idaho
Total
Grand total 1S1
Craod total ISiS
By Hyman H. Cohen '
. Oregon, ; Idaho and Washington
have a total grain production this
season . that V e a c h e s 108,40,000
bushels, compared with 95.631,000
bushels a year ago for wheat, oats
and barley. Corn and rye produc
tion are both better than a year ago.
therefore. . the increase -. in the total
production is greater than first fig
ures indicated. ' ' . '
: Remsrrjc4ble showing- of : produc
tion has been' made by:the grain
crops of the three states. notwith
standing the fact that it has been the
dryest growing year that these sec
tions have known.
If - I were . to guess at - the greatest
showing In production made this season,
where a crop made . good despite - the
severest of handicaps, I would state that
In the vicinity of Olex. between the John
Dav river . and Heppner. they have a
wheat crop ranging from 10 to 20 bushels
per acre. These would seem very smau
figures when compared with the output
But Brother of Shell Shock Vic
tim of Overseas Service Cant
Afford the Expense.
. "If I an get him into the country,
away from the noises of the city. I
believe he can be cured," said David
J. Timmins today, speaking of his
brother, ' James F. j Timmins, for
merly private in the .infantry with
the American, Expeditionary , forces
and now & helpless invalid, confined
to. Wg'bedl: andLwltbi " his reason tot
taring upon the brink of collapse, aa
a result of :sheU"shockn,V:i;:sv-: '-;
The brothers are both overseas I veter
ans who enlisted in Portland and were
discharged from the service at Camp
Lewis five' months' ago. . They reside
at ,828 Main rstreet, which David Tim
mins Operates as - aT rooming house to
support himself and his invalid brother,
"It's just a. meal ticket," said Tim
mins, referring to - his occupation, ta
take care of. Dave and me. . Someone
has to cook for him and serve him his
meals,' and so I" do it.. IV t-";-- V:-;,,M
t, The- sick man," according to his brath-f
er, was placed in an insane asylum in
Washington .-upon his discharge from
Camp Lewis because of h!smental con
dition due to shell shock.
Although he had ; little money, Tim
mins refused to allow his brother to re
main in - the Institution and removed
him to Portland to nurse him back to
health himself. At present he Is hoping
to earn enough -to -take his ..brother to
the country., which he says,, the doc
tors advise.
Although James Timmins "was- pro
tected by government ; insurance, . the
brother says that not one cent has been
sent to him since his discharge five
months ago. He has ' paid out Of his
J own pocket for medical attention, says
Timmins.. ; : -.
It was to prevent such cases as this
being placed in Insane asylums that Dr.
E. E. Cabled of the United States Pub
lic Health service, appeared Monday be
fore the county commissioners in an ap
peal for i aid. Dr. Cable stated at the
time that such institutions would f be
likely to produce- permanent Insanity in
patients suffering from mental derange
ment due to shell shock.
DeatKlThreatened
If She Didn't Wed
Him, Asserts Girl
"Marry me or I'll kill you." , Is the
threat 13-year-old Ernest - Fix of 147
East Eighty-first street north made to
Mica Waljy Engle. IS. of 7 East Bev
enty-ninth street north a few days ago,
according to the statement the girl made
in municipal court this afternoon. : !
That the statements . were only partly
trueFlx testified.. He explained how he
had threatened the young woman, but
since had gotten out of the. notion and
now would be satisfied If he could only
take his own life.
The girl told a long story to the court,
accusing Fix of following her about for
months and threatening several- times
to kill her. ' .- : - ;
Inspectors Hyde and Abbott made the
arrest. They found Fix sitting on the
front porch of the Engle home about 11
o'clock Monday flight, armed with a big
revolver.. ,
After hearing the case Judge Rossman
held Fix to the grand Jury under 12000
bonds. ..
Soldiers on Way
. To Lewis to Be ,
: Here This Evening
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: On their way to Camp Lewis , on a1
special train, 120 soldiers of a causal
detachment . from Camp Mills will . ar
rive at the Union station tonight at 7
o'clock, and will spend a few hours in
the city. -
Seventy-four soldiers in a casual de-'
tachment from Newport - News spent
Monday afternoon as guests of the city,
leaving at 4 o'clock for Camp Lewis for
discharge. ,: Most of them were from the
Twentieth engineers. - , .
VETERAN MUST BE
SENT TO COUNTRY
FBODUCTIOI ESTIMATE
-Bnhl
tlieat '
S1.825.O0O
SO.SS5.UO0 :
12.SOO.000
7S.78O.000
Barley
t.000.000
4.000.000
s.eoo.ooo
" lo.eoo.eoo .
108.400.000
.05.SS 1.000
e.ooo.ooe .
' 8.000,000 ;
7.100.000
24.100.000
per acre In Umatilla and Walla Walla
ps well as In Sherman and some other
counties, but this showing waa made in
the face of the fact that scarcely a drop
of rain fell tn that section from he time
the grain was planted until It waa
nearly ready to harvest.
The wheat crop of the Pacific North
west does not bear out , the showing
that was Indicated several months ago.
The total crop is "now about 7S.790.000
bushels compared with an actual pro
dutlon . of around 68,000,000 - bushels a
year ago. At one time this season there
were i indications of a production of at
least S5.000.000 bushels but the shortage
tn rainfall cut down the crop somewhat.
Washington -has one of its biggest
crops of wheat this year. It, like other
districts of the Pacific Northwest, has
the best average quality ever known.
The Evergreen state has an estimated
production of 39.565.000 bushels one of
its greatest outputs. There never was
a time when the Pale-use showed such
uniformly good prospects as this season.
Because of timely rainfall, the crops
throughout that wonderful district are
(Concluded on Put Sixteen. Cohima Foot)
ADMIRAL SAYS
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I
Senator McNary Informs . Com
. mittee of Favorable Answer to
Invitation ; From District.
,.,'Part of the, new Pacific fleet vwlll
visit the Columbia . river and Port
land harbor during, the summer
This confirmation of Oregon's hope
was conveyed In a wire received this
morning by 'Lester W. Humphreys,
chairman of the fleet reception com
mittee, from . Senator C. L McNary.'
"Had conference today with; "Admiral
Rodmajv who .will liave charjr f Paci
fic fleet""' the , telegram reads. . "He
advised , that goodly number of., vessels
win be sent w wtiamj ana Aiwna,
The whole fleet . will not go as there
wilt' be at least 100 ships, and It would
therefore . be Impracticable . to harbor
them on the Willamette. When fleet
arrives, at San Francisco exact. number
that will visit your city will be deter
mined." " , ,
Mr. . Humphreys . Interprets the wire
to mean that from 10 to 20 vessels of
the first class and a proportionate num
ber of smaller vessels wilt drop anchor
in river porta late in August.
"From past - correspondence I believe
that will be' about the number to come,"
he declared, "and I 'think- they will
arrive late in August' They leave the
Atlantic coast on July 22, are expected
In -San- Diego from August 6 - to 8, San
Francisco from 10 to 17, and will likely
be in Portland about the 1 8th to 21st.",
The condition of the river Is excellent,
Mr. Humphreys states. "The reception
committee has been assured by the Port
or Portland, Columbia-river pilots, and
the army engineers, that 'the river can
care for any ship . In the -Pacific fleet.
The Port of Portland is also making
some improvements' now that were re
commended by Harbormaster Speler In
contemplation of the fleet's arrival."
Chairman Humpheys Indicated that
the reception committee will go to work
immediately on plans for arrival of the
big ships. Subcommittees will be named
and all plans in connection with the
visit of the fleet will -be completed.
Among the suggested festivities are pa
rades of men from the fleet arid veterans
of all wars and varied entertainments
for officers and enlisted men of the
squadron. v."
SHIPS
Mr MM
IILL UUIII
No Expense Account
Filed Covering Trip
Of
School Director George B. Thomas
has returned from the N-E.' A con
vention at, Milwaukee, Wis.,; ;
Where is his expense account?
'. Several days have ' elapsed ; since
the school director reached Portland
again after his Journey a month ago
across the - country ion? the - Shrine
special, and his. stay In the noted city
of the ex-brew from J une 29 to July
6, the dates of the convention. .
3ut"as yet be has filed no. statement
to indicate what he did with the 800 of
taxpayers money which be drew to pay
tb expenses of his trip. - -EXPENSE
XOT AUTHOItlZED 1
' Public Interest meantime buzses
eagerly, for that particular 8600 has be
come quite conspicuous f. since it was
learned, incident ; to- the inquiry of . the
Taxpayers league,- that School Director
Thomas - attended -the N. EL A conven
tion, leaving a month before .It was held,
without .having been elected as a dele
gate by the schoo-board, and that he
drew the amount he . deemed necessary
for his expenses without any authority
whatsoever, " '"f' ':, ; i. -;."...r. u :,:- v
- Inquiry on Monday at the of floe of the
school clerk; " where School Director
Thomas would file his. expense account,
if he did file it, evoked the Interesting
information that, whereas It Is custo
mary for school directors to draw money
for cross country jaunts without author
IE DEFEff
Plan to Transfer; Issue to 1920
; Campaign if Senate Ratifies
League, Is ; Now Broached.
Senator Underwood, Regarded 23
' Doubtful, Announces in Senate
He Is Unreservedly for Uzgus
. By L. C. Mart's '
Washington, July IS. (U. - P.)
Foreseeing complete victory for
President Wilson in the senate, some
League of Nations opponents today
were discussing a plait to make with
drawal from the league by the
United States an issue In the 1920
campaign. '
The proposal was nebulous. No
one was openly sponsoring It. Those
who favored it will be ready to an
nounce it, however, the moment they
think it will receive party support.
Senators who have talked this idea
over point out that two years ts re
quired for actual withdrawal, and the
issue In the election would be the giv
ing of notice to the league, of this
country's Intention . to withdraw which
would get us out in 1928.
By that time, these senators say. the
United States will have done Its share
towards stabilizing . Europe and wilt
have a right to resume Us Individual
nationalistic policy.
SENATOR UNDERWOOD
k . . COMES OUT FOR LEAGUE
Washington, July 15. (I. N. S.)
Characterising the League of Nations
aa "the starting of the highway of
peace,". Senator , Oscar Underwood of
Alabama, who heretofore had been re
garded as a doubtful supporter of the
league ' announced in a speech In the
senate this afternoon that he would sup
port the league without amendment or
reservation.; ; -; : j
--"We .face fr-eondition. not a. theory."
said Senator Underwood. "Danuers to
our .people and our. republic that -were
hot'' dreamed of a century aa-o confront
(CoiMiudtd on r T v Column . Ki)
Henry Teal feuys
$800,000 in Road
; Bonds at $95.29
.... . , , -. ,.
Salem,' July 18 Henry Teal of Port
land today bid In 800,0Q0 worth of 4
per cent state highway bonds at $35.2?,
the Issue netting the state 1782.320 and
accrued ' Interest. Six bidders were
a. . I-1 . ,.nr.u.n(lnir 1 S
present , uum iiiwin, istiisB"Hi'n
bond houses, the bids showing a flurt
uatlon of $8.26 on the $1000 between the
highest and lowest T bid submitted,.
These bonds are Issued under the Bean
Barrett act, which provides that the
money Is to be used on post roads, the
state's expenditure to be matched, dol
lar for dollar, by the federal government;
According to Secretary Ooodln of the
state board of control a similar Issue
sold two years ago brought $97.01.
Lightning Strikes
Pittsburg Streetcar
Pittsburg, July 15. (I. N. a) Light
ning struck a streetcar here this after
noon. The motor-man was rendered un
conscious and several passengers were
severely shocked.
School Director
ity, It ts not customary for them to give
an accounting.
School Director Thomas himself was
encountered In the school offices at the
courthouse by a Journal representative
but he refused any Interview as to hln
Journey. He spoke with some heat and
sense of injury of the publicity already
given his unauthorised transcontinental
Uur at the expense of the taxpayer.
- The refusal of Information by the
school director has led to some compu
tation of hie probable expense. The
United States Railroad administration
gave a rate of a fare and a third to the
N. E. A, convention, making the prtce
of a ticket from Portland to Milwaukee
and return $52.90. 'The cost of a lower
berth one way, was $13, a total of I-i
for the round trip. Five dollars a day
may properly be allotted for meals while
traveling or, say, a total of 830, counting
fractions of days as whole days. Ex
pense in Milwaukee during the six days
of the convention might.be estimated at,
810 a day or $80,
ADDITION LEAVES BALANCE
Now add $92.80. 82$, 820 and $60; the
sum Is 8208.90.
The amount of-$208.90 Is chargeatl j
to N. 12. A convention expense. Ti -i
money which School Director Thorr-i
drew In advance was $600. The de
ference U $391.10, -
Is this the amount the school director
will return to the fund levied upon t
taxpayers to pay for educating t:
children? School Director Thor-ir.
was rrevlousjy said, has wit:.:
statement. ' ."