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STANDS rtVK
OKNTS
SHIED
1 HEARING
Frear Seeks to Drag in Record
of Disque as Prison Warden;
Col. Stearns Defends Name.
Says Costly Bailroad Work
Was" Necessary Part in , Win
ning War Against Germans.
By Marshall Dana
Seattle, Aug. 21. As to General
Disque, Colonel Stearns, his successor
as president of the spruce eorpora
tion" and commander of the spruce
production division, on the stand at
the congressional hearing here, de
clared loyalty. "I know that man
from the bottom up. He is as square
and. clean a shooter as I ever knew.
.If he has made any mistakes, I share
the responsibility."
.The first day of the congressional
spruce investigation in the Seattle fed
eral building revolved about these ques
tions: For whrft purpose did the Spruce Pro
duction corporation spend $4,000,000 on a
36-mile railroad and $2,000,000 on two
mills in Clallam county, which is the
peninsula between iP-uget Sound and the
Pacific ocean?
Why were spruce production soldiers
given the pay of civilians, when soldiers
at the front had only soldiers' pay.
What was the' motive of General Brice
P. Disque in projects of railroad and mill
construction which were. unused at the
time of the armistice? . .
Now, according to statements interpo
lated in the record by Congressman
Frear of Wisconsin, who is presiding
over the hearing, the railroad was built
at .government expense, along a routs
impossible to private capital, "for the
benefit of the C, M, & St.- P. railroad.
The 'mills were built by and for the bene
fit of the Siems Carey, H. B. Kerbaugh
-.corporation, as one of a group of fa
vored" contractors, the corporation also
having had the railroad-contract. J ',-.
' The spruce soldiers were the beneflcla-
rle of favoritism for" some " motive half
defined as political by Frear.
FIRM FOR DISQTJB
- ,-. General Disque was animated, like
wise, by motives of some sort of impro
priety intimated the inquisitor.
But, according to Lieutenant Colonel
C. P. Stearns, the witness of the day,"
. the mills and railroad were built to get
out airplane spruce and to aid In meet
ing the emergency of history's most ter
rible war. The soldiers were paid on a
. civilian .basis because the money came
. from operators who otherwise would
have been permitted to make excessive
profits, and both wages and hours, as
adopted were unanimously approved by
employers and workingmen.
Frear at once turned to the report
of a committee from the Michigan
legislature which had Investigated the
state prison at Jackson, of which
Disque was warden at the time America
entered the war. The committee had
found "lack', of discipline, prize fights
and gambling" among the prisoners.
Representative Lee, the Democrat
member of the committee, broke in
hotly. He called 'attention to the fact
that Disque'8 name was not connected
with any of the criticised conditions
' nor that it was his administration
which was complained of.
Ol'T TO GET BISQUE
"It. is not proper to introduce this
extraneous -matter Into the record." he
. exclaimed, addressing Chairman Frear.
It looks like you are trying to blacken
a man without giving him a chance to
defend himself."
"Disque will be called," said Frear.
"If we can " find him," added Con
gressman McGee of New York, third
member of the committee, with an ex
pression which evoked a whisper among
some of the spectators. It looks like
Frear- and McGee had joined the bunch
that all along have been trying to
"get" Disque.
DIFFERENT ROUTE WANTED
Frear had sought to show by questions
that Mott Sawyer, a C. M. & St. P. engi
neer, bad been given- exclusive charge
of the Clallam county railroad, and had
then, returned to the employ of the rail-
' road. Colonel Stearns averred that the
road, he knew to be located where the
C. M. & St. P. dif not wish It, that .it
had been, so placed to assure the most
; sustained delivery ofspruce and that the
location primarily was advised by. Engi
neer Roberts, who was secured from the
Union .Pacific The road was so built,
said Stearns, that if a satisfactory traf
fic arrangement could not be made with
the C M. & St. P. the only trans
continental .connection, on the peninsula
it could be extended to Clallam bay,
whence the ; log , could "be moved by
water. -'. -. ' , - ' .
MOXET COMIXG BACK.
Colonel Stearns said that the net cost
of the Bpruce production operation to
the treasury of the United States 'will
be $.-(0,000,000. of which th. allies will
pay $30,000,000. - Great Britatn's $14,000.
('00 settlement Has just been made, and
the salvage of (property will account for
some $8,000.000. ; On a descending de
gradent, . property Is being: salvaged at
from 82 to &0 per cent, of Its cost, and
: he added - that war costs account ' for
much of the expensive investment. But
to win the war, he declared, was worth
any expense and any effort. '
KNOWS OF NO GRAFT
One hundred forty-three million feet
of airplane spruce, sufficient to build
143,000 airplanes, was shipped from
Oregon and Washington for America and
. her allies by the spruce production divi
sion under command of General Disque.
This was the answer 6f Lieutenant Coi
ohel C. IV Stearns, in the congressional
spruce production Inquiry here -; this
morning as to whetherT the spruce dlvl-
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POLICY BROACHED
Two Plans Are Laid Before Sen
ate Committee for Development
of Domestic Shipping.
Washington, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.)
Preliminary steps toward the deter
mination of a definite marine devel
opment policy for the United States
were taken by the commerce com
mittee of the senate today, when it
considered two widely varying plans.
The United States shipping board has
presented a bill which would place the
future 'development of the American
merchant marine in the hands of the
shipping board. This bill was drafted
under the direction of Bdward N. Hur
ley, former chairman. .
Senator Jones of Washington, chair
man of the commerce committee, has
introduced a bill which would restore
the merchant marine to individual citi
zens. Senator Jones' bill declares "that
it js hereby held to be the policy of the
United States, until rates of ocean
transportation become normal, to place,
as practicable, with American citizens
the operation of merchant seagoing ves
sels." The bill would . authorize the
president to dispose of the ships built
under the ' emergency Jegislatlon to
American citizens. .
The shipping board would, under its
bill, maintain control of the merchant
marine of the United States and would
determine what ships were to be sold.
Leases of ships by the board also is
provided.
The shipping board also wants legis
lation, which would give priority to re
corded mortgages on vessels over mari
time liens except liens for wages and
salvage. It is maintained .. that this
would- offer better security for those
who loan money and would stimulate
&h.pbulldlng.
Exhaustive hearings will be held by
the commerce committee. Senator Jones
stated today that the bills before the
committee are merely to afford a "basis
for discussion" and that the future policy
"Is still In a very Indefinite state."
Dr. Muck Leaves
For Denmark, Says
Rivals Were Jealous
New York. Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) Dr.
Karl Muck, former leader of the Bos
ton Symphony orchestra, was a pas
senger on the Scandinavian-American
liner FredertckiVlII, which sailed from
here for Copenhagen today. He was
accompanied by his w,ife.
An agent f the department of justice
accompanied Dr. Muck and his wife to
the pier and waited there until after the
boat had sailed.
The agent warned the captain of the
ship to see that Dr. Muck did not get
off the vessel Inside the three-mile limit.
Dr. Muck declared he was glad to get
away, from I the United States. . as Die
country was being controlled by a senti
ment akin to. mob rule, . : ;
The director, denied he had ever refused
to play the "Star 7 Spangled Banner.
and said the story was put out by jeal
ei rtvaJs.. .
First
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photograph
showing
Prince
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presenting
colors to
New Brunswick
regiment
upon his
arrival.
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H0UHVES
MASS
, . FOR COST FIGHT
Officials Are Interviewed and
Market Stalls Are Inspected
Preparatory to Action.
Portland housewives, who are urg
ing action to bring down high prices,
were watching the public market to-
j day. They were interviewing city of
; ficials. Through their committee of
; five they are assembling data by
j which a plan can be laid down for
definite action upon the high cost of
j living. - .
While representatives of the mothers
and w$ves were Interviewing city com
missioners and district attorneys this
morning, others were down among the
stalls 'pricing articles of food and scan
ning the attitude of stall men. 'They
noticed that prices, due to the agitation,
already had begun to be reduced. They
noticed, too, tnat some articles notably
eggs, which have dropped to 53 cents a
dozen in the stalls had been,withdrawn
from sale In the public market.
MASS MEETING FRIDAY
The committee will assemble all its
data together at 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing at the Central library. There they
will attempt to formulate a. report to
make to the mass meeting at the library
at 2 :30 'o'clock next Tuesday, to which
all Interested Portland women are in
vited. Bread and bakers and the Important
question of how much a loaf, will form
part of the program of discussion at
the Tuesday meeting, it was announced
this morning.
The committee of five, representing
sections of city, are: Mrs. F. O. North
rup, chairman; Mrs. W.-L. Block. Mrs.
H. A. Bicknase, Mrs. H. B. Johnson and
Mrs. J. M Rice.
'"We wish to emphasise again this
morning," said Mrs J. N. Chapman who
presided over the mass, meeting last
Tuesday, "that we are not at war with
the farmer: We have no quarrel with
the producer. But something is wrong
somewhere and we mean to find out
what it is and do something to remedy
it."
Information about . the sales -of sur
plus goods by ' the , government at all
post offices and branch postof flees has
not : reached the ; working people, espe
cially those who live In the suburbs, ac
cording to Postmaster F. S. Myers.
"People do-not realize what a wonder
ful opportunity to get goods cheaply
and to fight the high cost of living this
sale Is," he said. . "Two dollars and less
will supply a family with a case of a
I dozen or two dozen cans of government
tnspccivu - wune, niaae aliiu sola ana
shipped under first class conditions. NO
worry or trouble about ordering thent,
Little expense. It is almost a patriotic
duty to buy these goods. , . f :
"Not long ago the city government
asked ; the federal government to co
operate in' fighting high " prices.- 5 Now
the postof fice 'department is , reciprocat
ing. : I wrote Mayor Baker an open let
ter today urging bis assistance In get
ting this matter before the public S
1 Sales of government supplies in Port
land reached approximately $5000 ,by
noon today, according to Myers. . ..i. ...
A mass meeting to protest against the
GAVALR
PURSUIT
TIES
Advance Through Mountains Be
gun by American , Troops in
Search of Kidnaping Bandits.
Carranzista Soldiers . Cooperate,
but Not Directly With the
Yankees; Villa May Bob Up.
Washington, Aug. 21. (I. X. S.)
Formal protest against the "invasion"
of Mexican territory by troops of the
Eighth cavalry, with a request that
they be withdrawn, was filed withthe
state department this afternoon by
Ambassador Bonillas of Mexico.
San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21. -(I.
N. S.) In reply to reports that, the
United States troops In Mexico will
be recalled tomorrow or Saturday, It
was stated this afternoon at head
quarters of the Southern department,
U. S. A., that the expeditionary force
will not be withdrawn until it has
gone as far south as Falomir, where
Lieutenant Peterson and Lieutenant
Davis of the air forces were captured
and held for ransom by bandits.
"We are trailing," was the simple
announcement made in a dispatch
from the cavalry forces chasing the
Mexican bandits, received at the
Southern headquarters of the army
this afternoon.
, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21.
American ;. cavalrymen who crossed
into Mexico to run down the bandits
that held two army aviators for ran
som were still advancing through the
Sierra Madre mountains at latest re
ports this afternoon. - ;
It is now known positively that Car-
-ransnscsr-trooa ave,JJomed-- th tmk4.
hunt, although they are not cooperating
with the Americans. " A Column of Car
ranzista troops was sent down the Con
chos valley by General Pruneda .com
mandant of the garrison at Ojlnaga. to
search the hills for the band under
Jesus Rentarlo. .
As none of the Mexican officers
would consent to accompany the Amer
leans. Major Genera.l Dickman. com
mander of the southern department. U.
S. A., arranged for the two forces to
kejp in communication by airplane.
Officials here refuse to comment upon
late reports from Mexico City that the
Carranzista government is antagonistic
to the invasion of Mexican soil by the
Americans. At the same time fear was
expressed that Francisco Villa, "king
(Concluded on Pais Two, Column Three)
HOUSE PUTS BARBS
ON PROFITEER HOOK
Attorney General Determines to
Go After Little as Well as
Big Grafters.
Washington, Aug. 21. Attorney
General Palmer's recommendations
for "teeth" in the food control act to
reach big and little profiteers, were
today accepted by the house agricul
ture committee, and will be favorably
reported to the house.
The amendments provide a $5000
fine or two years' imprisonment, or
both, for hoarders .or profiteers.
The committee decided to eliminate
from the bill its exemption of retail
ers doing business of $100,000 or less,
and recommendations for price-fixing
by the federal government.
An intensive drive against retail gro
cers and other small dealers guilty of
profiteering In the necessaries of life
will be the next . step in the govern
ment's campaign to reduce the high
cost of living.
This ' .measure would broaden the
scope of the food control act to Include
clothing and containers of foods, feeds
and fertilizers, and would fix specific
penalties for . profiteering.
Palmer said he believed small dealers
were to blame for the prevailing high
prices just, as -much as, if not -more
than, "big business." He left no doubt
that he intends ' to prosecute both the
fbig and little , fellows," where it is
found "that unreasonable prices are being-exacted..
The existing and proposed exemptions
of ' farmers and farm . organizations
from federal action in cases of profi
teering also were strongly opposed : by
the -attorney general. He explained
that he saw no objection to a provision
permitting fanners to hold produ-ta of
their own firms until they desire to
dispose of them. - , ;
Sen. McNary Would,
Except Sweet Cider
' ' "' '. m r vMI ? I ;
Washington, Aug. 21. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL).
Senator -McNary introduced . an amend
ment to the prohibition enforcement bill!
to exempt sweet cider from its opera
tion. - The amendment probably will be
accented v the snonsors of the bHl. i 't.i
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Giant Drydock
At Pearl Harbor
Formally Opened
By Mrs. Daniels
Naval Secretary Delivers Address
and Predicts Great Future
i . for Naval Station.
? By M. D.' Tracy
Honolulu, Aug. 21.-TU. P.) Mrs.
Joseph us Daniels, wife of the secre
tary; of. the navy, pressed a button
shorjtly after 10 o'clock this morning,
opening the gates of Peart Harbor
drydock.
Hundreds of whites, Hawaiians and
Japanese witnessed the ceremony that,
according to Secretary Daniels, marked
the opening of a new era in the history
of the Hawaiian islands. .
Secretary Daniels, in the chief ad
dress of the ceremonies, declared the
dock will be open to merchant ships as
well, as ships of war.' He .said he ex
pected to make Pearl Harbor one of the
world's greatest marine stations.
Daniels appeared draped in flower
wreaths, according to the quaint old Ha
waiian custom. The wreaths had been
placed across his shoulders upon his
arrival. They signified friendship. Mrs.
Daniels was also dedked with long
wreaths of brilliant native flowers.
A; feature of the reception given the
superdreadnought New York which,
brought Daniels and his party here, was
a duplication cf the welcome given the
first American warship which visited the
islands nearly a century ago. Scores of
native out-rigger canoes met the New
York in the harbor and preceded it up
the! channel. In this parade was Duke
Ka&onamoku. the swimmer, riding in
the i same canoe in which King ' Kame
hameha greeted the first American war
ship. The huge naval drydock. dedicated to
day at Honolulu is large enough to dock
the largest warship now afloat or in
contemplation. It represents an expen
diture of $9,000,000 and 10 years Of con
struction work.
The structure has been one of the
most difficult engineerings-projects ever
undertaken by the navy. It was prac
tically completed in 1913, and was being
pumped out, when It was twisted into a
shapeless mass by the pressure of water.
It was reconstructed on a still larger
scale. As completed, the drydock is 1001
feet long, 324 feet deep and 138 feet
wide at. the top. -..
ASTORIA TO FIGHT FOR
Astoria. Auk. - 21." Announcement that
trie pacific fleet would be in the Colum
bia river on September 7, was highly
pleasing to Astoria, as the date of the
proposed Visit as fixed by Secretary
Daniels brings the fleet here at a time
when Astoria can best entertain the
visitors and furthermore it will not in
terfere with the proposed trip to the
Pendleton Round-Up, to which Astoria
will send a special train.
lEvery possible effort is being made
to; induce Admiral Rodman and Secre
tary Daniels to bring the entire fleet to
the Columbia river. Conclusive proof
that this harbor, will accommodate any
ships which can enter the Golden Gate,
will be furnished both officials during
their -visit to San Francisco, at which
time the plans for the visit to the North
Pacific ports will be definitely made.
tThe latest Geodetic survey shows an
unobstructed channel of 30 feet at mean
low water from Portland' to the sea and
aJ depth of 42 feet at the bar.
Great Throng Greets Secretary
: Honolulu, Aug. 21. (U. P.) The bat
tleship New York docked here today and
Secretary and Mrs. Daniels landed. They
were greeted by great throngs of na
tives, whites and Japanese.
The secretary of the navy came to
preside at the ceremony opening the im
mense drydock at Pearl harbor.
Cut Immigration
j For Two Years in
' Bill Introduced
. Washington, Aug. 21. Suspension . of
immigration for the next two years and
the admission thereafter of only those
aliens who agree to become' cltize'ns' of
the United States are proposed in a
drastic bill introduced In the house
Wednesday by Reprpesentative Johnson.
Republican, of Washington, chairman of
the Immigration committee.
Ministers, teachers, travelers, profes
sional men and the like would be per
mitted to come In for temporary visits,
but would be required to leave the coun
try within six months. Students desir-I
ing to continue their studies here would
be compelled to depart upon completion
of their studies at a designated educa
tional institution.
Hart Buys Corner at
Burnside and 15th
The northeast corner, of Fifteenth and
Burnside streets was transferred
Wednesday' afternoon t from , Louis E.
Sauvte to James D. Hart, consideration
being $35,000. ' A one story frame build
ing used for business purposes and a
one-story brick garage occupy the. cor
ner. Hart is an extensive holder of
near-ln property and says that he will
hold his latest purchase as an - invest
ment.' The sale was made by E. J.
Daly.
First Hop Pickers'
Special Announced
. The first special train for .hop pickers
this season will leave Portland Saturday
morning at 9 -.30 o'clock, running via the
Southern Pacific to hop fields near Inde
pendence. It is believed that about "150
pickers will leave Portland on the 'train,
in former years the special trains to the
hop fields were numerous ' and the ex
cursions assumed - the proportion of an
outine for many families.- All hons be-1
ing picked now are for export or drug
PRESIDENT
ANSWERS
SEE FALL
Dishonor Seen in Suggestion for
Separate Peace With Germany
Means Desertion of Allies.
Wilson Says He Is Without
Authority to Make Such Deal;
Discusses Points in Treaty.
Washington, Aug. 21. (L N. S.)
President Wilson has not the power
to declare,' by proclamation, that a
state of peace exists between the
United States and Germany before
the treaty has been ratifies!,, he set
forth today, in answering the first of
the 20 questions submitted to him in
writing by Senator Fall of New Mex
ico at the White House conference
Tuesday.
"To abandon our associates in the
war In the settlement of the terms -of
peace," the president asserted in his
answer, would put "a Stain upon our
national honor which we could never
efface."
The president a bo expressed the
belief, that the immediate ratification
of the treaty would reduce the cost of
living in this country and elsewhere.
WOULD BE DISHONOR
"I feel constrained." the president
wrote, 'to say. in reply to your first
question not only that In my judgment
I have not the power by proclamation
to declare that peace exists, but that
I could in no circumstances consent
to take such a course prior" to the
ratification of a formal treaty of peace.
I feel It. due to perfect frankness - to
say that it would. In my opinion, put
a stain upon our national honor which
we never could efface, If after sending
our" men to the battlefield to fight the
common cause, -we should abandon our
associates In the- war- in the settlement
of - the - terms of - peace - and d isassociate
ouraU'eaf comaJV-CeiaijpnsibUUy. ta e
rard to those terms. - y Tr
"I respectfully suggest that, having
said this. - I have ; in effect answered
also "your second, third and fourth
(Concluded on Pass Two, Column Oi1
Government Has No Ambition for
Conquest of Petrograd or
Any Part of Russia.
By Floyd MacGrlff
London, Aug. 21.; Despite the In
creased military activities In North
ern Russia, the British government
will withdraw her military forces as
soon as possible, it was explained by
an official of the war office t,oday.
This statement, which reflects the
view of the staff, emphasizes that the
British are not directing,, nor do they
contemplate directing, any military op
erations against Petrograd or any other
part of Russia Where the British are
supplying materials to the anti-Bolshe-vikl,
they are also "furnishing technical
and military advisers.
Great Britain, it was explained, is act
ing In behalf of herself and her allies in
accordance with the decisions reached
by the peace conference.
"No British troops are involved in the
Baltic states," said - the of flclal state
ment. "So far as this country is con
cerned, the only part taken has been to
supply materials to the Poles and the
Baltic peoples whom the allies are sup-
sporting under the peace treaty.
. rne materials suppnea Dy tne British
mission are going merely to the army
of the new government of Northwest
Russia, to the Esthonlans and the Poles.
The operations In. this part of Russia
(north and southwest of Petrograd) are
under the control of Gen. Judenitch, who
in turn is under Admiral Kolchak, head
of the Omsk government. ,
"The suggestion that these forces are
moving upon Petrograd is unfounded so
far as the .British authorities are con
cerned." - - :- -'
For fear of revealing a military secret
the official declined . to say how much
war material had. been sent into Russia
by the British, but he admitted that
some tanks were being employed there.
Commander Herricker Heaton of the
admiralty said that the British sea raid
against Kronstadt did. not forecast a na
val offensive.
"The -British : fleet is merely policing
the Baltic and protecting the Poles and
Baltic states against raids by Bolshevist
ships.", . , - .
' Fay King's
Breezy Chatter
. This former Portland girl,
gifted with an ability to observe
and record rrer observations : In
, picture and text, and, above all,
endowed with a sense of humor,
presents her Impressions gleaned'
in urban lifew York for the en j
' tertainment of Journal readers.
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BRITAIN ACTING IN
BEHALF OF ALLIES
Fire Situation in
Baker and Grant
Counties Worst
Of Present Year
Tree, Falling When Base. Burns
Through, Kills Young Man
. Fighting Sandy Fire. -' s
Oregon City, Aug; 21. Roy Mitch
ell, 26 years 14, of Sandy, was in
stantly killed while fighting a forest
fire In. the Plaza range, 30 miles east
of Sandy, Wednesday afternoon. A
110-foot cedar tree, which bad been
burned through at the. base, fell on
him. Warning that the tree was
about to fall had been given, and
Mitchell, with Clarence CasMdy and
Francis D. Atkinson, were hurrying
to safety. ' ; -
These two, with C. ll Hanson and
W. L. Crelghton. .In charge of the fire
fighters, carried the body two miles on
a stretcher, and it was brought 14 miles
on horseback to a point where the
coroner met the party. The body was
taken to Portland. No inquest will be,
held.- ... -
Mitchell, who had been in the em
ploy of the forest service since he was
17 years old, with the exception of two
years during the war, returned two
weeks ago from France. His brother
arrived at home from service Wednes
day evening. Mitchell leaves his mother,
Mrs. Stephen Mitchell of Sandy, and
two- sisters. Miss Mary Mitchell and
Mrs. Joe Austin of Oregon. City.
Baker, Aug. 21. Forest fires have
broken out anew In Baker and Grant
counties. The situation la much worse
than heretofore this season. Two big
fires near Susanville, on Big creek,
cover more than a. anptinn bk nf b.iu.
.ble timber. ' Fifty -men are battling the
names. - . . -. .
Near Whitney ' the fire is spreading
and "reinforcements are being rushed to
the scene. Sumpter ' valley men have
been fighting It.
Another north of Granite on Ten
Cent creek, near Independence Tnlne. is
burning fiercely. Thirty men are fight
ing It. The fire near Bates. - which
threatened the Oregon Lumber com
pany's holdings, is under control.
The Catherine creek fire is uncon
trolled and covers . 000 acres or more
with 100 men fighting it. '. -
SILVER FALLS Fl HE LOSS
' ' IS VIEWED BY OFFICIALS
. Salem.': Aug, . It-r-Th fire loss In-, the
holdings of the Silver Falls Timber
company, in the eastern part of Marlon
county, will not exceed 4100,000, and
will probably run far short of that
figure, according to C. C Scott, deputy
state forester, and J. W. Ferguson Jr.,
deputy warden. whoi Investigated the
situation Wednesday as representatives
of the state forester's office. The loss
Includes the complete' destruction of
camps two and three, the former - a
large headquarters camp, alight ; dam
age, to six donkey engines, the i par
tial destruction of several small log
ging road bridges and the. loss of ap
proximately one million feet of lum
ber in felled logs. . Labor in ' fighting
the flames - cost perhaps $10,000, they
say. The blaze, which was confined
to the camps and logged i off land,
burned over an area of between 2500
and 3000 acres, according to the forestry
men, and Is now under complete control.
FIRES IX HOOD RIVER .
DISTRICT CONTROLLED
Hood River. Aug. 21. Although dense
clouds of smoke are still blotting out
the surrounding landscape, late reports
indicate that the forest fires in this
district are now under control, and no
further damage to timber Is to be feared
unless new outbreaks occur. The out
break which has been raging for, nearly
a week north of " White Salmon Is ap
parently held In check on all sides, and
the timber losses in this district, are
expected to be light. - -
Several fires reported at the week-end
In the Lost lake and Mount Hood regions
are no longer causing anxiety, but for
about 48 hours the forest rangers were
sending out calls for aid. The , Boy
Scouts of Hood River, who were plan
ning on a camping trip at the lake, were
compelled to seek a location on the
Washington . side .of .the Columbia, the
rangers who had promised to pack in
the Scouts' outfits having reported thai
their entire time, was absorbed in fire
fighting,, and in' addition, the danger
was too great to Justify the proposed
trip to Lost lake. " The Scoots ; have
gone to the Little White Salmon valley
for a week. -,: ,
NO IMPROVEMENT SHOWN
-IN LINN COUNTY FIGHT
Albany. Aug. 21. The forest fire sit
uation in Linn county is practically un
changed. The fire on Dry creek which
burned over nearly 100 acres, part of
which is an old burn. Is about under
control. The blaze east of Lacomb In
the Hammond Lumber company's hold
ings is reported still burning as fiercely
as ever, - despite the large : number of
men engaged In fighting It. . ;
Communication has been -lost with a
fire south of Monument Peak, 10 or 12
miles from Gates. ' A telephone connec
tion existed with a cabin near Monu
ment Peak but the flameshave apparent
ly destroyed the wires. 'Men and sup
plies will be, sent In to this point at
once. '
Denny-Renton Co.
Tile Factory Near
Vancouver Burns
vancuuvcr, nun., auk, ii pire, pe-jl
iieved to have been caused by a flying 1
spark, . destroyed th Denny-Renton
Clay Ic Coal Co. tile factory at Image on
the Columbia river, about four ' miles
east J of -Vancouver! "Wednesday even
ing. Nq estimate of the damage could
be, secured this morning, but the as
sessed valuation of the building Is
$41,000 and of contents almost as much
more, A crude' oil , tank, containing
oil to a : depth of several feet, was a
mass , ef , flames throughout . the . night.
The Vancouver fir department - was
called out but could give no aid.
EWE BO
EUROPE IB
F1ISI1EQ
Hoover 'Says People of Poland,
Austria, Hungary and Czecho
slovakia Are Food Supplicants.
"For God's Sake, Do Not Leave
Us," Is Plea Sent to America
by Starving" Nations.
i By John L. Parkinson
Paris, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) Amer
ica is the shining deliverer to which
the famine-ridden people of Poland,
Austria, Hungary and Czecho-Slo-vakia
are. looking to save them to
day, declared Herbert Hoover, head
of the inter-allied food relief com
mission, who has just' arrived her
from a tour through Central Europe.
The most appalling conditions prevail
everywhere," said Mr. Hoover. "The
dominant note is the pathetic depend
ence upon the United States, 'resident
Wilson was right when he said that im
mediate peace Is .necessary to save the
whole of Europe as well, possibly, as
our economic future." '
FEAR MONARCHY'S RETLRX
Mr. Hoover end his party gained the
Impression that the millions of ' people
throughout Central Kurope are in a
panic of fear that the Ilapsburg rule
may be restored. Although the vast
population of the former dual empire Is
on the verge of actual ' starvation, the
people ' are zealously guarding their
newly-found liberties.
' Th cry that greets every American,
Mr. Hoover said, is;'
"For God's sake do not leave us now."
In Poland the people are tilling the
fields with home-made farming Imple
ments. The Poles declare that they
want only one more year's assistance
from the United States and then they
will be able to stand upon their own
feet., ,-'."
CHOPIXO IX THE DARK
-H .makMwne feeart ache to see the
misery of the people In the cities." Maid
one member of the Hoover party. "Tha
people are starved and Untie. The
whole country Is like another world com
pletely cut off from civilization. The
people are like little children groping In
the dark."
The - train the Hoover party came
through on had to stop every little
while to take on a fresh water supply
as-the locomotive boiler leaked badly.
This la typical of all of the 'rolling
stock in Austria and Hungary.
; Food was so scarce en route that the
Hoover party took a supply of , provi
sion with them. When they started
back to Paris, Mr. Hoover gave a stew
ard on the dining car several cans of
condensed milk and a few other articles
of food. It was necessary, however, to
give him an official letter saying how
the food had come into his possesaion,'
as the officials refused to believe that
a single person could come by so much
foodstuff rightfully.
8E58ATIOS PROMISED
, JiK Hoover was tired, dirty and
disheveled from his long Journey when
he arrived here, but plunged at once
i&'o hla report which will be one of the
most sensational documents of its kind
ever penned..
In addition to thu scarcity of food
and clothing, the lack of coal is threat
ening all of the Industries In Central
Europe, the Hoover party said. The ,
commissioner visited the market pUcs
and inquired into, every strata of Uf.
At one place In Poland a Pole who had
lived In Detroit spoke to Mr. Hoover,
The man had come to 'Kurope to Join
General Haller's Polish army.
HIGH COST OF FOOD
WILL TAKE BIG DROP
Exports Decline 80 Per Cent in
I Past Ten Days and Home Mar
kets Will Get Food.-
Chicago. Aug. 21. (I. N. 6.) The
high cost of food, is due for a drop
within a few days, Chicago exporters
of foodstuffs. declare, as a result of
an 80 per cent decline in foodstuff
exports during the past 10 days.
The falling off In exports, exporters
say, was due principally to Inability of
Kngland to pay the current pricen.
owing to the decline of the British
pound sterling . from 4.t6 to
France,, the exporters say, is understood
to be overstocked and la not buying at
present.
The availability to American markets
of this large amount of food usually ex
ported will bring about a sharp reduc
tion of prices in this country, the ex
perts say.
Transport Sheridan
v Being Towed to Port
San Francisco.' Aug. 21. (U. P.)
The transport Sheridan, In- tow by a
naval vessel, is expected to arrive here
at daybreak 'tomorrow, according to
Information wirelessed - to the trans
portation section of the western de
partment here. On board the trans
port are .1003 troops and about 200 pas
sengers. The . Sheridan, bound from
Honolulu to San Francisco, damaged a
propeller 1700 miles out.
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