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PORTLAND, OREGON; WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY . 16, 1919. TWENTY PAGES
PRICE TWO CENTS
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ODV FOR
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SELECTED
Governor Announces Personnel of
Committee VVhfch Will Inves
' tigafe Accident Commission.
Employers, Employe's and State
Reoresented i Action Is Taken
f ' - .
to Bring Confidence in Body,
, Salem, July 19. The . personnel
nf th fnmm)tt u'WiVi fa tn Invn.
titrate the Industrial accident com
mission was announced by Governor
plcott today as follows :
Representing Z employers - F. A.
"Douty, president of the Multnomah
liumber & Box company, Portland ;
A. O. , Labbe, vice president, of the
Willamette ; Iron Steel company,
Portland: A. C. Dixon, manager of
the Booth-Kelly -Lumber : company,
Eugene. . 4 , .- ' ; '
Representing employes Frank
Green, -Portland; J. H, 'Brooks,
Portland, .and Sandy McLain, Pen
dleton. . ,
Representing the state at large
Robert S. Gill of Portland editor of
the official organ of the Loyal Le
gion .'"of Loggers- end Lumbermen;
C E. Apperson of . McMlnnvllIe,
president 'of : the McMlnnvllIe Na
tional" bank, and H. J.' Overturf,
manager.' of the Bend., Commercial
-club' -
: Three ."of. the, members of the com
mission were recommended : by the -. In
dustrial Association of Oregon, three by
the ?State Federation of Labor and three
'were appointed by Vhe governor as. rep
resentative of. the state, at large, ; the
apporUottment feetiig hi - line with -the
composition of . the Industrial accident
commission, which is oomposea. ox mem
bers representing the three groups. ,
The investigation of the f commission
, was determined upon by Governor Olcott,
i following lhe adoption of resolutions by
f various - labor unions r requesting - such
action, and upon the request of W. A.
"Marshall, s- member of the. commission,
for such action. Following the change
In the personnel' of , the commission, on
July 1. Governor Olcott announced that
the change' would have no effect on
the pending ? investigation, wwhlch-was
necessary in order to restore the confl-
; dence of the publlo in the b"6dy. . . .
, The reason for calling this investiga
tion is to' allay any fears which ' might
exist that the affairs of the commission
. are not being conducted on a proper
basis, said the governor In announcing
the personnel. -It became apparent to
me' that in some sources confidence in
the commission had been shaken , by- re
ports, either-true -or erroneous, -as the
result of the inquiry-will determine.
"It - is - my belief that - for- the best
Interests of the workmen's'compensation
act and everyone connected with1 its ad
ministration whatsoever, that the com
mission whlchr administers the law
should i have the most complete , con
fidence of the people. To see that that
confidence is maintained I have asked
for this investigation and I have made
the committee large enough and have
asked mew of caliber to serve who are
big enough, so that when the committee
makes its final findings I believe the
people of the state will haVe entire con
fidence Jn what they say , as. to the
situation which has existed In the d-
mmistratton o? tne acu , -
"There will be no whitewash of ny
of the; commission's affairs. The' plan
Is i to flrtd ; out exactly what has " been"
done and wharfs being done. in the ad
ministration of the act - and, if any re
sults are discovered. to take steps, to
rectify thern." ' . '
NIGHT IN SHELTON
Party Leaves for Port Angeles to
; Be Ferried to Victoria by ?
. - Special Service. - t
5 Shelton,', Wash. July 1 -Fifty
Oregon realty men and their; fami
lies registered at trie Shelton hotel
W... . . 1 l A . J
iucwiaT , nigui tir - tt unve uvci
good, bad and Indifferent roads from
Portland onvThe Journal's auto tour
to the Interstate realty convention at
Victoria, B. C,
The Journal pilot car was the last to
arrive, having loitered along the way to
lend assistance to stragglers. There were
no accidents to mar the day's outing.'
The party- left for Port; Angeles this
morning, expecting to arrive fat 6 p. n'
and be ferried to Victoria by a special
service of the Canadian Pacific railroad.
Shelton. business men gave a dance in
honor ot ' the visitors. The cool salt
breeses from off the oyster, beds. had a
stimulating effect cfn the realty -men.
P, Wade of Pendleton accompanied
by Mrs, Wade, jotned the general dele
gation .at; Portland. Mr,. Wade Js going
to Victoria with the avowed purpose of
carrying back to s Pendleton i the silver
trophy cup to be awarded the most elo
quent home towq eulogist in af ive min
ute speaking contest Thursday" evening.
,W. B. Shlvely will represent Portland in
the content,. - - - -?
REALTISTS SPEND
RATE CASE OF VITAL
INTEREST TO EVERY
PORTLAND CITIZEN
- Transportation affects the price of everything bought or sold by any
Individual. , . - T
Transportation limits thje territory tributary to the trade. of any city.
Transportation determines the. development of the resources of any
region. . . - ' ; . . ' " , ' " . '
Far more than any other one ; thing, transportation fixes the share
obtained by any city or trade territory in thft commerce of the world. -
Every man, woman and child in Port
land has a "stake" in the success of the
Columbia basin rate case.
EVERT FEBSOX AFFECTED
It affects .the ? interests of every in
dividual in the Columbia basin.
The Columbia basin rate case is an
action brought! before ' the Interstate
commerce commission. '
It asks that a lower' rate be-granted
by way of the water grade between the
Inland Empire .and ports of the Colum
bia than; by way of the mountains be
tween .the Inland Empire and Puget
Sound. : .-' ? ;. -f .;;'
Incredible as It may seem the rail rate
over , the mountains is the same as by
the-water grade.'
Every cost of mountain transportation
is greater but the freight rate is the
same as by the 'route that cuts through
mile high mountains almost at sea level.
POWER plFFEBEJfCE HCCE
, It takes the most powerful of all loco
motives to pull a train of 1260 tons over
th " mountains 1 and "any i-old- engine"
can pull a train of 4600 tons along the
water grade : the. law, not nature, limits
the size of trains on the river route.
;iConstrHctlon. j equipment, ioperatlon.
maintenance, damage and delay all cost
the mountain railroads more than the
river -route railroads, but the charge for
moving freight either way is the same.
' The development of the Inland Empire
ana the growth of the porta of the" Co
lumbia are involved In the Columbia
basin rate issue, s
. The. enjoyment of natural advantages
by? Portland, other ports of the Colum
bia and by the great interior drainage
area of the Columbia is at stake in the
Columbia basin, rate. case.
HEARING BEGINS SOSDAT
' The hearing of the Columbia basin
tate case ' begins . next Monday before
Interstate Comerce Commissioners H.
C Hall, Wlnthrop M. Daniels and Jo
seph .E. Eastman, at the ''courthouse in
Portland. It will be transferred to Se
attle on Monday. July . 28, and will , be
continued .there for : probably .f our days.
If there Is anything in . the power of
Seattle and Tacoma to defeat the'; peti
tion of the Inland Empire and the 'ports
PACT SUPPLEMEIIT
i -, . " ' - - - .. .
France's Fear: "of Another Attack
f by Germany Reason for Agree
r.i.vment Made at Paris.
- , By "Carl Smith -
Washington; July 1. .(WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL) TheN special agreement t ne
gotiated with i France, promising to
go to her aid immediately in case of
an unprovoked attack by Germany,
has been, and still is, the cause of
considerable, perplexity .-in connec
tion with the discussion, of the
Lreague- of Nations.
Borne friends of the league can see
no reason for it, because they be
lieve that France lias ample security
in the guarantees of the league..
Some of those who oppose; the league
are inclined tor favor the special treaty,
on the theory that a definite agreement
to go to the help of France in such an
emergency is preferable to, a guarantee
which Includes all the members of the
league.; -; ' y'-M t ; i ' --'; sr- -'r ' 1
.With the return of President Wil
son, and in the light of the interpreta
tion which he places upon it, the pur
pose of this agreement, is a matter of
less perplexity,-; It is laid .- before the
senate because of the insistence of the
statesmen of France, Who have lived in
dread ot their neighbors over the Rhine
since 1870, and who wish now to-carry
to ; the French people a special : assur
ance that this dread shall not stay in
their Uvea as the new generation la
reared.-; :--iH::- -H. sa '-
The guarantee of article ! 10 of the
lieague of Nations, as to ; protection
from external i aggression, .applies to
(Coorluded ee Pue Fifteen, Column Six)
Father of Murdered
V Woman Takes Body
Relatives of Mrs. Al Harris, who was
murdered Monday morning at 417 Bris
tol street by her husband, have removed
her body from the county morgue to an
undertaking parlor, : but have made no
arrangements concerning Harris burial,
the coroner announced this morning.
The "coroner said he would have to bury
the ? body and collect from the estate
unless action Is taken soon. . A. ' I
Roadarmel of Milwaukie, father of the
murdered t woman,- took- charge -of the
children and 'the home. Disposition of
the children and of property .valued at
S7000, will be decided by the courts. -
Fisherman;S
.:" Revolver, Accident
i Jack Blake of 13 East Seventy-second
street north was painfully but not seri
ously . Injured' this? morning -by a - gun
shot wound in . the . left leg just above
the, knee.. -. Blake was riding in an auto
mobile ? driven i by ; Hv W. Albright - of
1910 East Everett street. The men bad
just returned: from a fishing .trip and
had placed their revolver under the seat.
In rounding a curve the weapon slipped
to the pavement and was discharged.
FRENCH ALLIACCE ! MARSHALL-WELLS
of the Columbia, it will be done. Their
only chance to compete on an equal,
basis for the business of the Interior is
to maintain the present artificial, arbi
trary -a.nd unjust discrimination in rail
rates. :tV; ' ' -.'' ; . ; . - '
SEATTLE FIAYIKO; "DIRTT"
Realising the advantage' to their own
interests of splitting sentiment in the
Columbia ' basin, Seattle is conducting
a , propaganda campaign worthy of the
palmiest - days of the kaiser. One ' of
the propaganda methods of Seattle has
been the attempt to poison -the minds of
Inland Empire grain growers by spread
ing the report that if the Inland Empire
Shippers' league .succeeds in securing
differential in favor of the water grade
as against the mountain routes, it will
not be through a reduction in rates to
Portland. Vancouver ; and Astoria, but
through an increase - in rates to the
Sound ports. . i
f: Thus7 it is contended, said former
Governor Oswald West, counsel for the
shippers' league, "that . If ?the petition
of the grain growers' Is granted it will
kill the Puget Bound, markets, where,
it is claimed, the market is fixed.
REPORT FCRK "BTKX" Vv
-"This propaganda report is bunk. The
market Is not fjxed on Puget Sound, but
at Liverpool. The 'price received by the
grower for grain is the Liverpool price,
less all the costs, including the charge
for transportation.' In the face of the
showing we are prepared to make, we
areN unable to see - how the interstate
commerce, commission can refuse' to
grant a lower rate by-way of, the Col
umbia water grade. If a lower rate is
granted to Portland it will simply mean
that the grain growers will get that
much more for their wheat. ; The sav
ings in the freight rates will go Into
the pockets of .the growers.
SOT FIGHTING SOUND '
"We ; are - not interested v in a fight
against Puget Sounds but we are inter
ested In securing a lower rate based on
the cost of transportation. We are seek
ing to get the : growers more for their
grain, and that is the entire purpose of
the Inland Empire Shippers' league, in
iu petition before the .'interstate ' com
merce commission." ' -:, . :' . 'i .-
IN FOREIGN FIELD
Representatives Sent to Far East
i and South Seasj'Export De-
' partment Formed Here :
With the ' formation -of an ' export
department and the sending, out of
representatives all over theVFart East
and South Seas, the Marshall-Wells
Hardware company of Portland, is
reaching out for trade on the other
side of the Pacific, intendirig eventu
ally; to cover the entire territory be
tween Siberia and Australia. ; . .
The-export business department was
tentatively- put,1? in operation about
three months ago' when A. H. Metze
laar Was ; sent to : China,; He will re
main there ? for. several "months , and
then go vto-Java and the Strait Settle
ments. . y-y. s :
? C r d. Keers. ; another - representative
of the, company, will leave San Fran
cisco July. 29 for : Sydney, . Australia
Mr. Keers will open up a foreign trade
department In that city to handle Australia-
and .;New Zealand. Other men
are f being obtained " to represent "' the
company in other sections - of the Far
Fast. i ui t; t ;;
EXPORT MANAGED. NAKED
Reorganl sation of the of f fees . of ; th
Company has Just been completed fol
lowing the receipt of favorable reports
from China and E. H. Parker, former
traffic manager for the company, has
been assigned as manager of the export
department. ;-J . -
. Mr. Parker says the export department
will - obtain r representatives in various
parts of the United States to cooperate
through the Portland plant with the Far
Eastern representatives. ; fit T.
"Establishment of the foreign trade
b&stness will take time; but we are al
ready making ; quotations i to firms I in
China on hardware. Iron, steel and ma
chinery. ; We will not confine our trade
list to these articles, however,: said Mr.
Parker., t-- 1 - . ? ,
OTHER PORTS TO BE CSED '
The Marshall-Wells company, has an
office in Seattle and a representative
in San Francisco and some of the bus
iness ' win quite naturally Shave ,to go
through these ports until further steamship-
development : takes, place at Port
land. ' ' ' r -4,'-, r-j ';': f r:----'".
According to Mrf Parker, the majority
of the shipments win be made from the
eastern states to the Far East through
Portland.. The company will make i use
of the Pacific Steamship company serv
ice and Mr.j; Parker - promises1- every eo
operation in" establishing more steamer
and .freighter, services out of this port
particularly to Australia, JN'ew Zealand
and Siberia. w
- We are on a working basis now," ex
plains Mr.' Parker. "A" big' business
through this .. port by . our .company ia
now only a matter ot time. - :
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Kolchak' Defeated: .
Again, Reds Say
' ' ; f ' - I- . :
r London, July IS. ( I. N. S- Bol
shevik tropa on the Ural .front have
captured j Ekaterinburg from-Admiral
Kolchak'S forces, according to an of fl
cial, stater-nt - issued at Moscow and
received f. j that city todays 8 - - -
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liS
APS GOLD
w Wl W Iff II IU I Wl Wfcl
Francisco to Mrsi Edna Poin
dexter of Oregon : Given Out.
He Says He Gave Her $100,000
Cash and Will Leave Her
90 Per Cent of His Estate.
San Francisco, July 16. (I. N. S.)
Love letters alleged to have been
written by Charles W. Ward, the 62
year old exponent of contract- mar
riages, to young women in San Fran
cisco, Portland and Los Angeles to
day were in the hands of local police,
They were turned : Over to local au
thorities : bjr the 'department of jus
tice through Operator Walter Tread
well, who announced that; he Inves
tigated reports of Ward's relations
with several' of his private secre
taries, but that action agaipst the
multi-millionaire could not be taken
because of a lack of evidence;
Ward. - who . has a wife and three
grown children living: at Queens, Long
Island, on Monday had Mrs. Alice Wil
son of San Francisco arrested on a
charge of performing an illegal opera
tion, on her daughter, Alice Wilson,
Ward's f contract : wife." . . - .
WBITEi POBTUlD WOMA5
Following are ; extracts ifrom , letters
written ' by- Ward to -Mrs. 'r Edna
Potndexter of Portland, Or who" Is said
to be the widow of a Bend, Or1., druggist
who was -drowned last year.
My Darling J Blue Ees -i f I am ad
dressing you In another - letter as my
darling -wife. Please don't be sngry ss
it is desirable that T make my win and
recognise you: as my wife that you may
i be able to dispose of my bequest in such
a manner that it cannot oe attacKCo suc
cessfully In any. will contest tha might
be brought. . ., 4,
Dearest- Little Pearl They', cannot
down me as long as you love me ; ; all I
want Js your dear, heart's wish that we
may 'live long, and happily together.'?. I
kiss you again and again in my dreams.
I love you so dearly, and. I long for . you
to say,-I love you.". ': :
. My Beloved Wife: I am leaving you
In trust 90 per cent of all the- stock in
any corporation of which I may die pos
sessed, and ( particularly of the Cottage
Gardens -Nurseries,, except, such stock as
X bequeath specifically-to any person -or
persons. At this date I am owner ; of 90
per s cent of the '' Cottage -Gardens Nur
series' company stock, except the 1100,
000 which I have already given, you -out
right. ; I leave-you also the Income from
my West " Virginia oil lease, r : ;;;i
IS WORTH ff 400,000 J '
S Ward said today that he would drop
his complaint - against ' Mrs. ' Wilson ' it
she will consent; to an-, offer he intends
making to her. ; He explained : f ,; ;
'I will ask Mrs. Wilson to permit me
to care., for Alice. ? ., If she will let me
send the girl to my own doctor I will
not only: provide her with everything she
needs, but I 'will live up to each of the
three contracts I made under the terms
of which I ; premised to give $100,000 to
each of the three Wilson girls. rts
.Ward's fortune acquired in rolC Is
said to amount ; to - $2,500,000. '. . - ; i- . '
. The . Portland city directories for sev
eral years back do not contain the name
of Mrs. Edna Polnde"xter. . ' 9 v n
;:"Ralph vPolndexten . proprietor of 'the
Owl Drug store at Bend," was drowned
July 7i 191V while fishing with Vernon
A; Forbes, speaker of the Oregon house
for several terms,- and who also was
drowned when their" canvas boat ol
lapsed in the - cold mountain lake. :
; Department of Justice officials in Port
land said - this; morning that the case
war being handled by the department of
military, intelligence, on; the. belief that
various army - officers , and in listed men
were -conspiring to - get Ward's money
through the agency . of tjvomenv The
department .,: of r Justice cooperated" to
a slight extent Help' was given In
the'; tracing of Ward .by' local officials
who were, aaked to interview him. and
found . that- be was at the Manx? hotel
In Crescent i City; Cat' -where he .was
found by San Francisco representatives
of the. department. . ,. .- ; ' "-' "
Mrs. Foindexter's ' name ;: was vnot
recognized by Vlecal " of f icals as being
connected with; the esse and it is be
lieved that any connection she may have,
presents another- side to . the many
angled affair,. ;; :
10,000; Harvester i
iPlant; Workers ;Quit
Chicago, July 1.(U. P) Ten thou
sand ' workers in the International Har
vester company plant here were on
strike today, according to figures issued
by the company, , .The, tractor, twine and
reaper" plants are affected.. r
According to the statement the strikers
made no demands or gave any. reason
for going out, -Wages have been , ln
creased 114 per cent since 1914. the state
ment' added. .-.
William Canning Is
At Hospital. Injured
William Canning 6f -Tigard is at
Good Samaritan . hospital today with
a broken wrist suffered Tuesday night
when his tractor, went Into " the ditch.
Jtr appeared ; that . the tractor ; went off
the road about 11 o'clock as he was
taking - it - along the Pacific highway.
The. machine was not damaged." '
UIL
HE
Dusky
rrmcess
Is Not Indiab, Say
Croker's Children
Dark-Eyed Beauty Whom Former
r Tammany ? Chieftain Married
' Declared of Hebrew Ongin.
.'New York, July 16. (L- N. S.)
Charges that Mrs. Richard Croker
Sr., beautiful - young, second wife of
the former Tammany chieftan. is
not a Cherokee princess but was born
in Oklahoma . of Hebrew parentage,
have' .been made by "Croker's ,two
sons, - Richard Jr. and Howard, and
his daughter Ethel, it was learned
today. I . r ". ,; -
'The darkifred beauty, who was known
here , as tMr Princess,. Keetaw Kelan
tuchy Sequoah, and was frequently pho
tographed in Indian costumes, possesses
qo Indian blood at alL and was a cab
aret singer and Hippodrome chorus girl
when the white-haired Tammany boss
fell in love with, her, Croker's children
allege. . -,t ''"..- r.,;"' '.;' r :
.The sons andvdaughter of Croker .ere
suing their fathef for a partition of the
estate if their mother, his first - Wif e.
which is valued at more than $320,000.
They allege that' their beautiful young
stepmother has influenced Croker to de
cline to fulfill a contract calling for a
division of the estate,
Croker'S first wife died In September,
1914. - A month later: he married again
and. the newspapers were fall of pictures
of the5 former chieftain of-Tammany's
wigwam and the young "Cherokee prin
cess." -The couple spent their honeymoon
at Palm Beach, Fla.. and later went to
Croker's estate near Dublin, Ireland,
where they now reside., 4v;
The new Mrs. Croker, the Croker chil
dren assert, was in reality Bula Ed-
monston. a cabaret singer who made her
New Tork : debut at Churchill's restau
rant, and later she was In . the chorus
at the ; Hippodrome ; where . 'she was
known as "Little Bula. They say that
the met their-father through a financial
acquaintance 1 and that he became , in
fatuated with her and married, her with
out their-knowledge. - ; .
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HEARING ON FRUIT
RATES IS OPENED
XEasUiPoftte39u !
-GrowesandShipper$.,- V.
-' With; more than ia ddzen attorneys
and examiners assembled to. urge' or
to fight' the Jvproposed i. radical In
creases '. In ; freight and - incidental
rates for the shipment iof, North west
erii fruits? td; eastern points, the in
terstate commerce.; commission ; tbl
morning opened a. hearing in .United
States district court chambers here.
R. C. Dearborn of the Pacific. Fruit
BSrpresswas the first witness called before-Examiner
Marshal; who was con
ducting the; -hearing.- : Dearborn spent
the entire morning en the witness stand
under -direct and .cross examination. His
chief testimony thus far-has. been cen
tered Upon Intricate tariffs covering the
shipment of fruit by his company
-Many of the prominent fruit growers
and shippers f the Northwest; are. at
tending the hearing, at which they are
represented- In -the- U fight against -the
heavy increases ordered by-the railroad
administration by J. Curtis Robinson and
James., Cr. . Wilson, the former traffic
expert , Officially,' the Fruit Growers"
Agency, Inc is carrying on - the fight
against the 1 proposed Iscreases. The
agency Is an organisation of shippers
and growers created at the suggestion of
the bureau of markets some years ago.:
. The railroad administration will base
its argument for the increased rates or
dered., in many instances being advances
of from ,20 to 26 per cent over previous
charges, on claims of additional costs.
(ofidiU4 Pat Fifteen, Column Two)
Ei-Swiss. Minister, . :
To U. S. to Be Guest
Of Chamber Here
s Reception plans for Dr. Hans Sulzer,
Swiss; minister to! America during .the
years 8 of the war who t will arrive in
Portland 1 at J 10 o'clock tonight "from
California, have been completed by. the
Chamber of Commerce. It is the. intention-of
the chamber, with the co
operation ot the United Swiss society
of Oregon, to show Ambassador Sulzer
the appreciation of the people of .Oregon
for his services' to America during the
war. . . 7 . - 1 , ;
At o'clock Wednesday morning Dr.
Sulzer -will "be taken on a ; tour" of -Inspection
through the Eastern & Western
lumber mills and at 10.30 o'clock he. will
be taken ; to Vancouver to: see spruce
production work of the government. A
salute of IS ajuns will be fired In his
honor at Vancouver barracks.
- Dr. Sulzer will speak, at a luncheon In
the jbregon baildtng at noon and a ban
quet will be given In his .honor -by the
United Swiss societies of .Oregon is the
veming., Friday h will taka a trip over
the. Columbia river highway and will be
the guest of President Corbett ; of the
Chamber ot, Commerce In the evening.
Choked by . Peanut, k
; Wendling Boy (Dies
. . s " 1 J.- -
1 ' ....J - 4' - ' - .... . ., :j .' . - -
--' Eugene, "July -16. Choking on a' pea
nut that had become lodged in- his wind
pipe. Clyde X.. Xewis. f-year-old son of
Mrs. Guy Redding of -Wendling, died
before sid could be given him on Sun
day nfght. It was first. thought that the
child had taken poisoo. s -
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HlilELF
mm
"I Was a Murderer Just as Well
: as Anyone - Else," Testifies
Auto Man on Witness Stand.
Attorneys Attempt to Show ' He
Was Not in Harmony With
Martial Spirit in United States
- By Harry Tteut linger
; Mt. Clemens, ,Mlch., July 18. r(I.
N. S.) Henry Ford called himself
a "murderer .on the . witness stand
in the trial of his $1,000,000 libel
suit against the Chicago Tribune to
day. .'" You .: " characterized ; everybody
who . advocated . preparedness -as
doing it for the purpose of getting
money out of it, didn't you?" Attor
ney Stevenson asked him, "
"I advocated' preparedness." Ford an
swered. ' - .
"Over-preparedness, you said." stated
Stevenson. . "
- "No, 1 ; advocated preparedness after
we got ; into the: war,"' Ford declared.
"I am talking about ,19 IS and 1916."
the lawyer said.. ; .;
; "I , was a murderer Just as well as
anybody else."; the witness replied. ,
. ; "You : were, a murderer?"
"I was a party to It. One of Its help-
OoDcloded on Pate 8n, Cohnnii Three)
PortlandGreatly -Misrepresented
? n -atiqnar Capital," Says M es 1
v.. .. sage From Speier; . :
.. "Portland has been greatly : mis
represented at the national capital
and - since X." have een here great
surprise has been evinced by offi
cials of .the navy department and
Secretary Panniels in particular over
my data proving that there is more
water at the entrance of the Co
lumbia river, than mere is at the
entrance of San Francisco -bay."
This Is part of a report received by
the Chamber of Commerce from Harbor
master Jacob Speier, who has; been in
Washington, D. C". for-- the past few
weeks " as a ""special representative of
the city. Captain Speier has plsyed a
large part in gaining permission of the
navy department to bring the Pacific
-fleet-" to; Portland and In obtaining ac
ceptance of Portland's invitation to have
Secretary Daniels visit the. Columbia
river- about the same 'tlme.-"
' Accompanied by Representative Mc
Arthur, Captain Spter says he had -a
long, conversation -with Admiral McKean,
assistant chief of the bureau of op
erations, who ,wlll have full charge of
the vessels coming to the Pacific coast,
Captain Speier says that he succeed,
ed in satisfying . Admiral . McKean- that
he could turn the- 600 foot -vessels in the
channel and. moor them there. . He also
says that , the admiral will come , to the
coast, after the ships : arrive and will
inspect all naval basis sites. Captain
Speier says Admiral McKean Is one of
the 'large factors In Pacific coast naval
base matters. - ,
The secretsry of ! the navy has . in
formed .Captain Speier that the entire
fleet ..that goes north will-go to : Port
land 'and feels certain after seeing the
data sent by Portland that all the ships
can be brought here. -
The following additional message was
received- from .Captain Speier - by the
chamber - this .morning concerning this
northern fleet i f -;; :; -. - ir.
"All battleships of the Vermont class,
13,000 to 18,000 tons, also cruisers and
modern - torpedo - boat . destroyers, will
come to Portlandt ;; secretary, .of navy
Informs that names and number of ships
can not be told until .the Pacific fleet
reaches San. Francisco.-- '. . : v
Benefit' Concert at.
Home for Aged, Plan
'r;- -.".': " ' -; -i -:- -r: .-
Under the auspices of the Sisters of
Mercy, a benefit for the Home of the
Aged, .at East Thirtieth and Stark
streets, will be held on Thursday eve
ning; at the home, starting at 7 :30
o'clock. Features , of an interesting
program" that has' been arranged are
an open air vaudeville show and a band
concert, -The sisters - promise aa eve
ning of splendid entertainment' at slight
cost. ' The boms is reached by the Sun
nyslde car. , , ,
Police Are on Trail
f Of , Two 'Veterans'
-Reports have been received by the po
lice that two men representing them'
selves to be English soldiers are begging
about the city. Captain I V. Jenkins,
assistants to ' the -chief, is desirous of
inteviewing the men. -Any citizen who
is asked for further charity by them is
asked to call police headquarters at once.
HARBOR SURPRISES
NAVAL OFFICIALS
.'T V-r e 1. , ,. . r,t. x,1
Wireless Phone
Proves Value in
Test Made Here
Forest Supervisor Hears Voice of
Friend Eight Miles Away With
. Perfect Clearness.
.The forest service" wireless tele
phone works in - Portland. -
C M. AHenr telephone engineer of
the forest service, Tuesday conversed
with a friend eight miles distant
with perfect clearness. ; -i v
; . :in fact,'0 said UlrS Allen, ;."the
sound of the voice came through the
instrument much plainer and clearer
than" over the wire.
For several day Mr. Allen has been
working upon the dynamo instructions
sent to him for use in forest tire fight
ing : and which are to be placed upon
the summit of Mount. Hood and at the
Zigzag ranger station. Mr. Allen
wished to try out the telephone before
taking it up the mountain. , -
Further experiments will be made at
Government Camp and Camp Blossom
before the summit set is packed up the
mountain. ? V' i; ,)' "v-;:;1
The - experiment ': conducted Tuesday
was between two points of comparltive
1y equal altitude about eight miles apart.
A .- wave length between 1 400 - and 600
meters was , used and : the sounds were
caught by several amateurs who later
telephoned to Mr. Allen telling of their
experiences listening . in. Further ex
periments will be conducted this after
noon with the same wave lengths. -
Mr. -Allen expects to start up "the
mountain with the Instruments "Friday.
TRAFFiCTilER
Charge of ; Bungling in Six-Cent
Fare, Case Made by Cousin in,
, Pleading Against Action. -
Charges that the .cent fare case
was lost in the supreme court be
cause of incompetent presentatloi
of 4he Issue and a, rrfedlctlm, that
the telephone appeal,, filed Monday,
would go the samel route and for the
same reason, were, made on ".the floor
of the council chamber this morning
by Edward M. Cousin, city '-traffic
examiner, in . appealing, to prevent
the abolishment-of his office as pro
vided : in an ordinance before .the
commlssldn. ,
-." Cousin also insinuated that the coun
cil was 'discontinuing his services "be
cause of ' powerful - pressure that had
been ' brought to bear on the -council,"
apparently ; referring to the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company. .
tltllE WORK HEA805 PB.OTESTBD
. Mayor Baker had told Couetn his
position was to be abolished because
there was little work for him .to de now.
There is - more ; work then, ever,"
Cousin, declared, and he mentioned the
Columbia, grain rate case and the tele
phone appeal , soon :to be' heard.. - - -;
"The telephone case wlll go where the
6-cent fare, went." he shouted. ' "It was
lost because the Issues were not prop
erly' covered. '-; -' r-:.--..-:-:.:
"1 1 know t- that powerful pressure has
been brought to bear on the council to
abolish the position I now hold," he con
tinued. 1 Tbe ; Portland J Railway " has
been waiting for months for me to get
off the Job to Institute a 7-cent fare.
They would 'have 'months ago" If 1 had
not been here. i. . ,-:';
CLAIMS SAYI50 MADfc V ;
M can i show' you that my work al
ready has saved enough to pay my sal
ary for SO ryeara - The telephone rates
were held off-for months by the efforts
of myself and Mr, .Tomlinson. And the
tax pn the public from that corporation
was cut down, from 45,000 : to $11,000
a month. I appeal to you not to abolish
the office.. I am willing to resign, but
don't abolish the office, The moral ef
fect en public utilities of such an office
is I worth more thsn 1250 or $500 a
month. And 'the' only .case I have conducted-
alone - we won completely." -
- Tf .you are going to Tmpugn the mo
tives of everybody In the city hall we
had. better call them," Mayor Baker de
clared in asking , al recess until City
Attorney La, Roche,4 who handled' the
six-cent fare case, and Deputy City At
tcrney Tomlinson,; In charge of the tele
phone 'case, could be called to the cham
ber. . "For two years : you have bun
gled everything you have handled, and
made the city the laughing stock of . the
country . It is' time we woke up,", the
mayor shot. .
"Judge Pipes and I went over the six
cent fare case,". La Roche wpoke in de
fending himself. -. -"The .opinion of the
bar -Indicates that - the case was very
thoroughly presented. ,;i I do not agree
with Mr. -.Cousin."- ':;:- .;.; .;;---;-, -f
COCSIJI'S -JCDOME5T QTJE8TIO3IE0
.-Attorney Tomlinson declared that the
supreme court of the United States re
cently held that fhe ; government, had
power to fix telephone rates and that
therefore,- the public service commission
ot Oregon wss powerless to grant an
Increase to thecompsny,: -That , Is the
contention of the city. Tomlinson as
serted that Cousin wanted to try the
case, over on fact, rather, than law,
which would put the dtjr In the light of
admitting that the ' commission had
power to- fix . rates. - - "? " ; ' - t r -
"What is your impression of the abili
ty of the traffic examiner?" Tomlinson
was- asked by Mayor Baker. " V
"He Is competent in some Ways and In
others he is not," :, the attorney ans
wered, ' "He has a fund of Information,
but cannot apply it or make an im
pression on' a Jury."
La Roche, under questions from the
mayor, agreed with Tomlinson, and de
clared that there is not sufficient work
to keep Cousin oh the payroll at $250 a
month now.:,-,., .. - ,
. By unanimous vote -of the council the
position was abolished, to take effect
ou August 6. ' i, k '
JOB S ABOLISHED
W LOuJ'-ib
SPEAK IL
mm
President Tells ; Senator Cham
berlain He Will Visit Oregon
on Forthcoming Western Tour.
Congressmen Wjth Grievances
Invited to Visit Him at Whits
House and Talk Matters Over.
.By John Edwin evln
WashingtonJuly 16. (I. N. S.)
President Wilson in a half hour con
ference today told Senator ChanV
berlatn that on his forthcoming
western trip he would cross Oregon
and promised to make an address in
Portland and possibly several from
the rear Platform of his train. The
president did not discuss the peace
treaty with the Oregon' senator.
President Wilson today took steps
to smooth away at least part "of the
friction existing between the legis
lative and executive branches of the
government. He directed that invita
tions be sent to the Democratic and
Republican- leaders of both the sen
ate and the house to visit him at
their, convenience at the - White
house. i';;.'..
Th president will urge that this in
vitation be generally .accepted. It is the
object. White House officials said, to
have all, senators and representatives
get into touch with the president, ex
plain their grievances. If they have any,
.and, see. whether personal contact
not wipe out many - differences whlcn
actually hays no apparent reason for
existing, ' -: - ; s ... .
Alt of the Republican leaders, includ-
4"g. Senators Lodge and Knax, sre ta
a . i s . a a. t i t n sriT t- v .
f ,e0me orHot"in- he entirely t,;,
to them. However, so fsr ss the ira-
oerit Is concerned, administration offi
cials Said today, he is very snxlou that
all causes of friction be remove! s- 1
everything possible be done to get the
United States back on a peace footing
In all .branches of the government. The
first senator Invited under the new rule
was George K. Chamberlain of Oregon.
Senator Chamberlain has been at odds
with the president since the esrly days
(Concluded on Pm Tee. Column Two),
BLAZE IS CHECKED
Flames Raging at Herman Creek
' Reported' Under "Control;
Guard Maintained. .
' The Herman creek fire . is prac
tically under control, reports re
ceived by 'Forest Supervisor T. If.
Sherrard of. the Oregon national for
est, -up4to noon today,. Indicated.
Cooler weather and a west wind is
favorable f -the control of the fire,
which? has burned over" an approxi
mate area; of 1000 acres. f
Ten men were sent out this morning
to relieve some ofthe men who hsve
been on . most; active duty. While the
fire has been checked, it will require
close watching and patrol fpr some time
to prevent It from again breaking away.-
The fire at Ames,' which produced
such a huge volume of smoke, burned
over only about eight acres end Is under
control. S'o - other fifes of sny size
have been reported.
CABELE8A WILL DE FINISHED
; "Careless campers who leave fires burn
ing In the forest this summer will be ap
prehended and more severely, dealt with
than ever before, forest service otflrials
declared today. :.-,A
Efforts are already being made to de
termine the identity of. the campers re
sponsible for the Herman creek fire that
Is now sweeping over so much territory.
The forest service is now working upon
two cases of fire trespass In Oregon,
two . against sheepherders and one
against a careless camper.
- . The situation has become so bad upon
the Columbia river highway that the
forest service has put extra patrolmen
on f the Job with motorcycles and if
these sre not sufficient, still more will
be employed to keep down the campers'
fires end to. catch the violators, avers
Tom Talbot,, forest examiner, ' '
FAKMF.R FIXED 5
. .Nels Hanson, who resides In the Col
vllle forest in Washington, was a few
days ago fined ISO and Coots for start
ing a - fire on bis farm without s per
mit, according to a. -- report received
Tuesday at the forest service. Ranger
Elliott helped the farmer to extlnguin!i
the-flame .and then escorted him to
Justice of the Peace Joseph at Republic,
who Imposed the fine.
Government to-Give' Aid
Washington, July 16. (U. P.). . All
government aid possible in fighting l '. r..?
forest, fires was promised by Secret ry
of the Interior Lane, according to Mr
resentatlve AT. tSmlth. who conferr !
with him. Lane said, however, that t -
help will be limited until the : -y
civil bill, Which carries fur.Jj f r f
work, is passed.
BY FIRE FIGHTERS