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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1920.
DISOBEDIENCE IS
HELD CAUSE OF
ELECTRIC WRECK
Following Ion session featured
by sharp verbal clashes between op
posing legal elements, .the coroner's
Jury early this: morning found that
the Southern j PacKIC collision at
Bertha last Sunday, causing deaths
of nine passengers : and Injury to
scores, was the result of failure of
the crew "of Inbound train. No. 124
to obey company orders to wait for
the outbound train. .
The Jury, however, admitted the pos-t-blllty
-that Engineer Silas W. Wlllett.
who was killed, was physically or men
tally Incapacited fmmed lately prior to
a crash, 7
Representatives of the Southern Pa
cific company at no time attempted to
'any that the crew of the Inbound train
.ras wholly at fault.
SfKCfATOBS ARE INTERESTED
held by Coroner Karl Smith was crowd
ed by spectators who took a keen in
terest In the pr or- dings.
A clash came v. u-n Ben Dey of the S.
P. declined to submit In evidence the
sworn statement ; of Austin Pharis. in
jured conductor of train 124, and im
puted mercenary motives to T. O. Ryan.
"Whom do you represent 7" asked Dey.
"I am appearing for Mrs. Willett, wife
of the slain engineer," replied ' Ryan,
"and I objec.t to having any reflections
cast on my conduct In this ca.se. I. de
mand that th ; sworn testimony of
Pharis, the sub.Linee of which . has al
ready been testified to in this hearing,
be submitted in evidence."
CLAIM AGEIf T8 ARE BUST
"We cannot expect that the widow,
bowed with grief, .can come here and
fight her own case. v The Southern Fa
olfie company pays you a retainer to
look Out for its interests and I observe
that corporations are mighty busy send
ing out claim agents and getting state
ments prior to official investigations."
Later it was agreed, however, that the
Jury should, before rendering Its verdict
have the privilege of seeing the Pharis
document. -BLOCK
SYSTEM DISCUSSER
Considerable' discussion of the -block
system occupied the attention of Super
intendent A. T. Mercier of the railroad,
the queries being directed by -Chairman
Buchtel of the Oregon public service
commission, with the evident purpose of
some future action looking to the In
stallation of such a system at unpro
tected sections of the lines. - -
Ryan joined In this line of question-'
Ing, the purpose of which was to draw
from the company official a statement on
the efficacy of the block system, and its
probable ability to have prevented the
crash. Superintendent Mercier declared
that he "could not see how the block
system could have prevented the acci
dent ; that under the circumstances the
inbound train would have passed the
clearance point just the same.
WBITTEN ORDEBS GnrElC
, Testimony showed that written orders
for the trains to pass at the Bertha sld
lntj had been given by the dispatcher to
the train crews : that all train opera
tors had been given their legal rest be
fore .going on their runs and that - all
nan recoros or erncieni service.
Conductor O. O. Johnson of the out
bound train admitted that last Sunday
was the first time he had been on this
particular run for some time, and that
he had been In the employ of the com
pany for 20 years. He said:
"Receiving my; orders to pass train 124
at the Bertha siding. I delivered them to
the engineer. Before rounding the curve
near where the Wrash came we sounded
our whistle. A few moments afterward I
was thrown heavily in the aisle when the
emergency air brakes were applied."
A significant -statement showing that
the airbrakes on train 124 were tested
at Bertha station was made by Superin
tendent Mercier.
t The coroner's jury ' was composed of
I. R. Bailey, J. Q. Thatcher, H. M.
Kitspatrick, C J. Mathis, T. H. Craig and
Kugene White.
It. It. INQUIRY DISCLOSES
ENGINEER WILLETT WAS ILL
At the railroad Investigation Tuesday
it developed that Willett had made a
bad stop at Dosch, the station before
Bertha, and that he had been ill during
the day.
A statement from the bedside of Aus
tin Pharis, conductor of train 124, In
bound, narrated that Willett had . com
plained of not feeling well. - .
"At Reedvtlle Willett asked me if I
thought No. 107 would be on Ims at the
Bertha switches so we could get to Port
land on time," the statement said.
W. II. Flsch, one of the conductors of
the inbound train, said he had not seen
interstate rauroaa commission rules for
all trainmen. On the other hand. Pharis'
statement indicated that all members of
the crew had read the ordera
TRAIJT STOPPED AT BERTH A
, Train 124 stopped at Bertha station.
It was definitely ishown and just before
the collision was traveling between 40
and 45 miles an, hour. Train 107, out
bound, witnesses agreed, was going from
20 to 25 miles an hour. On both trains,
witnesses also said, an application of
air was made Just before the crash and
the resultant lurch of the trains showed
that the brakes had functioned.
- WltnpMAfl tff A kwam. T l
. nui uniison, sec
tion foreman. Bertha i J. F. Humphreys,
Inbound passenger; O. 6. Johnson, con
ductor, train 107: Frank A. Knapp, as
sistant foreman, passenger. Inbound;
- Robert Brunke, passenger, inbound ; F.
A. Thomas, passenger, inbound ; TL c.
Lohman. passenger, outbound : George
Another Record Broken
The American
i;u puDiisned in
just been received
that out of two hundred and thirty-one old
line are insurance,
united states, with two exceptions, Ore
goh Life made the greatest percentage
vi luvinjr in core income. i
Oregon
II UC
Home Office
A.UMIULS.Pras.
CORBETT BtTlLDlKO
Fifta asd MerrUoa
C. & SAMUEL Gen. Mgr.
O'Conner, braksman, outbound ; H. F.
Wilde, passenger, outbound; C. A. Cur
tin, brakeman, outbound; E C. McLur
dy, train dispatcher, Portland ; Miss
Cameron, passenger; tnbound ; F. D.
Teff, B. P. hostler; Walter Harris. S. P.
general foreman ; J. B. Wilson, air brake
inspector, Portland, and H. G. Robben,
airbrake mechanic Beaverton. r i
The hearing began Tuesday morning,
but ths first hours were occupied with
an inspection of the scene of the acci
dent by members of the board) of In
quiry. - ,t r : ? jjvT
200 FEET LEEWAY .
rThe inbound train, It was found.had
200 feet from a possible point of vision
to the collision point,! while the outbound
train had 143 feet from first possible
point' ot vision to contact. . This was be
cause the Inbound was on a little stretch
of straight track, while the outbound
was Just rouhding a sharp curve.
Tests were made with a special train
and showed that had emergency appli
cation ben inade on ths inbound at the
earliest possible secbnd. a stop could
have been made from a rate of 25 miles
an hour In 284 feet, or six feet less than
the actual collision point. - At IS miles
an hour, however, the train passed the
collision point at a speed of 20 miles, an
hour, following t application of the air
at point of visibility. The stopping .point
In this instance was 494 Jeet from point
of visibility. I ! - i
Tests were made with the conductor
stopping theltrain by the train line after
passing the I switch, and It was found
that stops were made 200 to , 400 feet
away from the collision point Of the two
trains 8unday. J Conductor Pharis, It
was pointed but. had this means of stop
ping .his train Sunday after discovering
that 'the passing order had not been ob
served by Wllletts.
MAY HAVE ATTEMPTED ESCAPE
It was also impossible for the en
gineer' to have been stricken with death
or some farm of paralysing Illness, the
tests proved,! without the train having
stopped, even-a' body thrown over the
"dead man control" not ijreventing stop
page of the train. It was also pointed
that Winiott', hnrfv was half way
out of the window of his cab when found.
indicating that arter attempting w stop
the train, he had sought escape.
The investigation board oonsisted of
H. P. Coffin, : chairman of the ; public
safety commission ; Robert E. Smith,
president ;of the ,TIUe A Trust company ;
H. M. LiilU assistant superintendent,
Sniitkn Iilfi ; I Dan M clous' hi in.
master mechanic, and Superintendent A. j
end'examiner for the; public service com-1
mission or Oregon, ana VTea : ducowi,
chairman of; the commission, also at-
tinJH tha In vsti rattan, together With
Q. B. Winters, Inspector for the Inter
state commence commission.
Cohn proposed as ,
- Representative of
Local Grain Men
Providing
fori a
national conference
body to handle all . problems having a
bearing on ' grain markets other than
those connected, with future j trading.
Portland has been asked to suply a
grain expert to confer with representa
tives from other grain and milling dis
tricts. Request for a local agent was
received by -. the Chamber of Commerce
from Frederick ;B. Wells, chairman of
the Chamber I of Commerce of Minneap
olis. '
A. Cohn of the Northern Grain and
Warehouse company has been proposed
as the local advocate by local grain men
and the selection has been referred to
officials of he ! chamber, now at San
Francisco, for approval. ; jj v
Edison,
Jublic
in His First
Speech, Says
He Supports' Hoover
.Orange, N.I May 12. In the first
public scpeech he ever made, Thomas A.
Edison declared for Herbert Hoover for
president Tuesday. The meeting was one
of the employes at the Edison plant..
Engineers
make good presidents,
"I refer you to George
It is a question now of
said Edison.
Washington.
economics, not military problems. If the.
problems to be i solved were war. prob
lems I wouldl be for General Wood."
Police Find 2 Boys '
Wandering in City
Without guardian or parents, 13-year-old
Harry Smith and his 6-year-old
brother Arthur of Chehalis. Wash., ar
rived in Portland at 11 o'clock Tuesday
night on the j Northern Pacific train. A
policeman who i found them wandering
about at the Union station was told:
"We came to j meet our father and
mother." After making diligent search
the policeman decided . that the boys
were two more who had left home to
"Bee the world": so he sent them to the
detention home, j Juvenile court officials
are trying to find the parents.
Ambulance Company
To Hold Big Reunion
- Members of the 363d ambulance com
pany. 316th sanitary train of the 91st
division, will : hold their first annual re
union Friday night at Claremont Tavern.
More than 60 already have signed up to
take part in the festivities and Earl
Wuraweiler, who is chairman of the com
mittee arranging the affair, urges that
all who expect to be present communi
cate with him by telephone at Main 7932
or see him at 131 Broadway not later
than Friday morning. , : ) : -
1 S. H. Green Stamps lor cash. Hol-
man rtiei fa.. Main 3S3. 680-Zl.-.Adv.
Underwriter report
for
New York
City
has
and reveal d
the fact
companies in the -
Ins?'rancej Company
! Portland, Ore,
S. N-STKONO. Asst. Mgr.
E
HELD FOR VICT
OF RAIL DISASTER
Funeral services for five of the
victims of Sunday's railroad crash
near Bertha station, are being held
today. A double funeral for Miss
pamllle Dosch, late society editor of
the Oregonian, and her nephew,
Fl our ot Dosch Josselyn, was held at
the : Portland crematorium at 2
A'clock, the Rev. John H. Boyd of
ficiating. Special music was furn
ished by F. W. Goodrich. ; 1 i
Frederick 3t Feebler, 304 -voes street,
was , buried ' this afternoon- at Mount
Scott 'cemetery, following' services at
Flnley's chapel( at 2 :30 p, m. The Rev.
Mr. Griffith was in charge of the chapel
services and Willamette lodge No. j 2,
A. F,, and A. M., conducted the closing
ceremonies. ''''.'
Services for Silas K. Willett, motor
man on the incoming train, were held at
the Portland crematorium at 10: JO a. m.
Hawthorne lodge of Masons was in
charge of the servioes. i ;
The funeral of Ina L. Hatch of Hills
dale was also held this morning at 10:30
from Holman's chapel. Interment was
in Rlvervlew cemetery, ' .
Services for three of the victims were
held Tuesday.: Mrs. Grace G. Arundell
and little son, Robert G. Arundell, were
buried in .Riverview cemetery, following
services at Flnley's chapel in the after
noon, - The Rev. Edward Constant of
ficiated and Mrs. Morgan Towle sang.
. Services for Mrs. Charles A. "Crooks
of Hillsdale were held at Flnley's chapel
at 1 o'clock Tuesday,, the Christian Sci
ence church being in charge. The body
was cremated.
REPUBLICANS SEEK
(Orattaed From Pat Oneu).
of the United States government be se
vere. Pacification of Mexico's various
factions depends upon the patriotism of
General Oonsales and Oeneral Obregon.
Both have arrived in Mexico City. ;
Don Paplo, as, the former is affection
ately called, is a good business mau.
He has shown before how, to establisk
order in the Mexican capital. ' ; He won
the confidence and admiration of for
eigners generally when .he entered .Mex
ico City after Huerta fled. He' deliber
ately went counter to Carranza's spur
ious neutrality program during: the wai
with- Germany and came out flatly
agatnst the central powers: This hap
pened, too, just after the United States
entered the war. He was the only pro-
ally Mexican of prominence in govern
ment: circles.
GENERAL IMPRESSED
General Obregon, also has a (whole
some: respect for the United States. He
has traveled extensively and was im
pressed with our war preparations as the
war exhibited4 them to him. i He is a
business man. He has made a big for
tune selling "Garbanzas" or "chick, peas"
in the export trade. ., U - ' i-'"
Therefore Mexico is ruled today yy
two men of business minds; They un
derstand the language of commerce and
should make it possible to do what Car
ranza has so stubbornly Ve fused to do ;
namely, make a business agreement with
the United States looking toward the
Commercial advantage of both countries
and the economic regeneration of Mexico
particularly. Ever since Carranza came
into power he has been at the mercy of
General Obregon and Gonzales. So long
as. they were loyal the Carranza regime
lasted... ' .
CARRA3TZA HOT LIKED , ;
Both were fond of Carranza. v Both
expected his support In the race for the
presidency. 1 But Carranza went back
on both his friends. His attitude in the
preliminary elections was so raw that It
completely alienated both Obregon and
Gonzalez. "They saw that Carranza was
using the government machinery for bis
own purposes and - would not permit a
fair and free election., so they determ
ined to get rid of him.
And the bloodless revolution is the
result of a working agreement between
Obregon and Gonzales. The entire Mexi
can army was devoted to Gonzalez - or
Obregon; under 'whom they fought so
many battles. It was easy for the two
generals to take possession of Mexico
by military force and with a minimum
of fighting Carranza, as he never was
held In much esteem by the military.'
PROGRAM TO BE SUBMITTED
' Obregon and Gonzales met In Mexico
City before the revolt of last week, dined
together at the Chapultepec ihn and
came to an agreement, the details of
which are expected to be made known at
sny time now. - Presumably they have
agreed upon an ad interim president who
will call an extra election in whi
Obregon and Gonzales will have an equal
opportunity. -
Meanwhile, " the Washington govern
ment, which has had such a perplexing
experience with Carranza, Is rather re
lieved at his enforced abdication, and is
getting ready to "present to the new
central authority in Mexico a program
upon which de facto recognition would
bo extended. Here it is :
TO PROTECT AMERICANS
First The appointment of 5 a mixed
claims commission ' to settle all claims
pending against the United States and
against Mexico on the part of nationals
of both countries. Carranza appointed
a commission of Mexicans and the de
partment of state advised Americana not
to submit their claims to such a tri
bunal :-.s. ; ... . i- I
Second A pledge guaranteeing i pro
tection to the lives and property of
American ' citizens and particularly re
moving all doubts about vested rights
prior to the adoption of the Mexican
administration of 1916. . rj:
Third Understanding concerning the
distribution Of the waters of the Col
orado river, which affects 60.000 Amer
icans In the Imperial valley. r . i
BOTH RATIONAL MEN '
Fourth An adjustment of the situa
tion created by the appropriation by
the Carransa regime of waterways, irri
gation projects and other improvements
made by American citizens on Mexican
territory. - ,
- Fifth Removal of the decree forbid
ding. Americans to Own real - estate in
the so-called frontier zone, both on the
border and along the sea coasts. . ,
There are other matters which will
have to be -cleared up before recogni
tion will be extended. But both Obre
gon and , Gonzales are men who realize
'-he Importance of the moral and even
material support of the United States
and they may be expected to remove the
obstacles that have blocked a good un
derstanding and friendship between the
i United States and Mexico. The future
UN
RAL SERVICES
MS
PLANK ON
MEXICO
may appear uncertain, but it , gives
ground for optimism.' ,
OIX INTERESTS SUSPECTED
OP BACKING REVOLUTIONISTS
By United New) -: .'.
London, May 12. Much curiosity Is
evidenced here as to the real "inside" of
the Mexican revolution.
It is believed in some Quarters that
the oil industry may perhaps be re
sponsible for - the upheaval, and ' there
seems - to be some suspicion - that the
revolt was engineered by foreign inter
ests. ' ' i .' "'I'7 ':. -K'-y ,,i "f,
" The Manchester Guardian, for instance,
declares that circumstances; surround
ing the overthrow of the government
Indicate an elaborat Intrigue, and that
many Americans wilt be led to suspect a
"treacherous collusion" between the in
surgents and powerful oil interests which
have been working untiringly for Inter
vention in Mexico. - " (. -
A settlement ot Mexico's affairs is
deemed vital to the peace of the Western
continent, and "without a Just delimita
tion of the empire of oil there will be
no peace in the. world.' -...
.. i .'.
WOOD TO CLOSE SPEAKING
. CAMPAIGN IN FOUR DAYS
Washington, May 12. 1 N. S.) Ma
jor General Leonard Wood, here Tues
day for a conference with Senator
George H. Moses, one of his managers,
announced that with the exception of a
few speeches yet to be made In West
V irglnia,- his stumping campaign is vir
tually closed. j -" --
In making this announcement he gave
his impressions on conditions through
out the country. Summed up these are:
There is no dangerous unrest in the
country.. Ther bigger danger is public. in
difference to the situation.
There is little general interest in the
League of Nations. The public want
the treaty question disposed of.
The cost of living iu the thing the
people are really interested In.
Women are more interested, in the
campaign than men. j
Radical reduction in! all government
expenditures is demanded everywhere.
There ought to be a uniform - presi
dential preference primary day through
jut the country...
Our military policy will be shaped by
the 4.000,000 ex-service men and they
will shape It as it should be.
SILALJjENBERGER TO PRESIDE
AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Lincoln Neb., May 12. (L N. S. -Former
Governor Ash ton C Shallen
berger, who is one of four delegates at
largeto represent the Nebraska Demo
crats at San Francisco convention, ' is
to be the chairman of i the state Demo
cratic convention which is to be held in
Omaha on Tuesday, May 18.
Shallenberger's selection was an
nounced Tuesday following a meeting of
the members of the state executive com
mittee with several of the candidates.
The convention will be called to order
at. noon. Some 600 delegates are In
cluded in the call. ".'(.
The platform of the - Democrats of
Nebraska this time is considered of un
usual importance. ( ; ' .
It Is expected that the Hitchcock ele
ment will endeavor to insert a light wine
and beer plank in the platform, while
Bryanites will undoubtedly desire a
platform In accordance with Bryan's
own views. - .-- . .'"'"'
Outside the state interest is keen over
whether Bryan can repeat In the state
convention the victory he won at the
state- primary polls a few weeks ago.
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
OF WOOD SPEAKS IN OREGON
Medford, May 12. Iri his first formal
speech in his Western! Oregon tour in
behalf of General Leonard Wood's can
didacy. in which he, lis appearing as
Wood's personal representative. Monta
vi'Ia Flowers of Los Angeles, famed
Chautauqua orator and author, ad
dressed a large gathering at the-Nata-torium
Monday nightj He described
Wood as the ablest and most experi
enced of all the Republican candidates
and as the typical American candidate.
Flowers spoke at Central Point, Rogue
River and Gold Hill Tuesday and at
Grants Pass at night He speaks at
Sutherland and Oakland this afternoon
and at Roseburg this .ievening. . He ad
dressed .several small meetings at Ash
land Monday. I
ISOWDEN DECISIVELY DEFEATS
THOMPSON AT SPRINGFIELD
Springfield, 111., Ma - 12. U. P.)
Governor Frank O. Lowden today held
the pledge, of the state , delegation to
the Republican national convention to
support his presidential nomination.
In gaining the support of the state's
delegation, Governor Lowden won a
sweeping victory over Mayor William
H. Thompson of Chicago.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS INDORSE
THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION
Springfield, 111.. May 12. (U. P.)
Illinois Democrats, in their state Con
vention here, unofficially indorsed the
Wilson administration with a wild dem
onstration at the mention of Wilson's
kname during the "keynote" speech. Res
olutions formally Indorsing the adminis
tration were adopted later.
Caucus action, deciding against ' adop
tion of a party platform, defeated any
plans made to adopt a "wet" plank.
Women Boost Hoover
Mrs. J. C Elliott King will be hostess
for the first of a series of Hoover
neighborhood teas at her residence, 227
East Sixtieth street, Thursday after
noon. Mrs. King will! be assisted by
Mrsv-E. W. Finser and Mrs. P. p. Dab
Jiey. , Chester O. Murphy will give a
talk on '"Why Herbert Hoover Should
Be Our Next President Three o'clock
Is $he hour. AH women of the Mount
Tabor district are invited to be present.
Further announcement of Hoover teas
will follow. ..-.-(-....,,.
Alabama Reelects (Underwood
Birmingham. Ala., May 12. (U. P.)-
Oscar W. Underwood, Democratic leader
in the United States senate, was re
elected by a majority , of 15,000, accord
ing to incomplete returns from yester
day's state election, compiled here.
Grangei Master of
Yakima Reinstated
Yakima. Wash.; May !l2. The split in
Yakima Pomona grange last? fall, when
the majority passed a resolution oppos
ing a union with the j Triple Alliance,
was healed by the reinstatement of Ira
Gano as Pomona master and the expell
ing of H. O. Akin, leader of the opposi
tion. Akin preferred charges against
Gano and the latter was suspended for
political activity. The i national 'grange
master reinstated Gano: ' .
University to liaise
-Pay of Professors
San Francisco,' May l2. I. N S.)
The board of regents Of the University
of California today had approved rec
ommendations of President David C.
Barrows for increases In salaries to
university faculty members aggregating
1506.000. .. - , . . .
WILSONS CABLE '
TO ADMIRAL SIS
IS MADE' PUBLIC
Washington, May lt.-(U, P.)
Great Britain was "helpless "to the
point of panic" in the submarine;
crisis, according to President Wilson
in a cablegram criticizing the Brit
ish admiralty, sent to Admiral Sims
July 4.1 11T, and read to the senate)
naval affairs com mitt eo , today by
Secretary Daniels. . ' " ,
This cable, "strictly confidential." de
clared the British admiralty was (ailing
to use Its great naval superiority effec
tively and urged Sims to send a com
plete report of what the admiralty was
doing, together with his own recom
mendation "without regard to the Judg
ments ot ; anyone on that side of the
water." ; . - -
' The cable In part follows :
"From the beginning of the 'war, I
have been greatly surprised at the fail
ure of the British admiralty to use
Great Britain's naval superiority In an
effective way. Tn the presence of the
present submarine emergency they are
helpless to the point of panic.
BOLDNESS WAS URGED
. "Every plan we suggest they reject
for some reason of prudence. In my
view, this. Is not' a time for prudence,
but for boldness.- even at the cost of
great losses.
"In some of your dispatches you have
quite properly advised us of the sort of
aid and cooperation desired from us by
the admiralty. The trouble is that their
plans an'd methods do not Seem to us
efficacious. I would be very much
obliged to you if you would report to
me, confidentially, of course, exactly
what the admiralty has been doing and
what they have accomplished and, added
to the report, your . own comments and
suggestions, based a Don Independent
thought of the whole situation, without
regard to the judgments of anyone on
that side of the water.
COKVOYS' ABSENCE NOTED
"The admiralty was very slow to,
adopt the protection of convoys and It
Is not now. I judge, protecting convoys'1
on adequate scale within the danger
zone, seeming to keep craft, with the
grand fleet. The absence ot craft for.
convey ; is even more apparent on the
French coast than on the English coast
and In thehannel.
"I da not see how the necessary mili
tary supplies of food and fuel . are to
be. delivered at their ports 4n any other
way ; withn the next few months than
under adequate convoy. There will pres
ently not. be Bhips or tankers enough
and , our shipbuilding plans may -not
begin to yield important results in less
than 18 months.
MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL
I believe that you will keep these In
structions absolutely to yourself . and
that you will give me such advice as you
would . give If you were handling and
if. you were running a navy of . your
own." : . ; v" '..
Daniels said Sims', reply was 'long
telegram of generalities of - what the
British admiralty was doing," and "that
his mind ' was closed" to plans for bot
tling up submarines. - Sims also cabled;
according to Daniels, that, "regardless
ot any future developments, we can al
ways' count upon- the support' of the
British navy. I have been asauredthls
by important v government :' officials." ;
This statement, Daniels declared,
showed Sims was "hypnotized by their
influence," willing to lure the president
to rely on assurances "no worth paying
the tolls - to - transmit," and which a
"school boy" would know could not be
binding in a democratic form of gov
ernment. If .Sims could . get a signed
pledge to this effect, it ought ' to be
filed in the archives of "pops for the
simple,'' Daniels told the committee.
SHOULD GET BRITISH PAY
- Daniels also asserted that Sims told
C. C. Carlin, then congressman from
Virginia, visiting . London during the
war, that "as compared to the British
navy, our achievements had amounted to
little, ' that England had protected . us
upon the seas and we could always rely
upon her to do bo and that in view of
this friendship, there was no necessity
for us to desire a navy which would in
any way equal that of Great Britain."
Carlin, Daniels said, declared .that
Sims should be on the British payroll,
not America's.
GASOLINE ACUTE
(QoetiBUed ProSi Pus One) '
Kelly declares. "However, practically
full sale is permitted at all our sta
tions, for pleasure and commercial pur
poses. ' -
"This does not apply to customers of
other companies, because if we at
tempted to supply the patrons of con
cerns that cannot or will not supply
their customers, we would not have gas
enough to go around. That would be
an enormous demand that- we are not
prepared to take care of."
Reports from out-stats cities Indicate
that those supplied alone by ths Stand
ard Oil company are suffering from a
severe shortage. Cities In which other
companies operate are Ignoring the
shortage of the one company and fill
their needs at the tanks of other com
panies.. OLCOTT BLAMES LEGISLATURE
FOR SHORTAGE OF GASOLINTE
. Salem, May 12. Placing the responsi
bility for the gasoline shortage rAow
faced by Oregon on the special legis
lative1 session for Its failure to repeal the
law requiring gasoline sold In this state
to meet a test of SS degrees specif io grav
ity. Governor Olcott in a statement is
sued TUesday, declares -his willingness to
-gojthe limit of his authority in tiding
over tne present emergency.
State Treasurer Hoff, in a statement
issued as . state sealer, declares that the
State weights and measures department
will suspend prosecutions where the law
Guaranteed
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23d tnd Waabincton. . Be
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da, r sod Thursday- t., id
Ttnced claaae Tueadaf t.
8 to 11:30. Plenty of de
irbl partner and rTo-
tie. - Ha mb.rnusiaeiit. Leant front prof -inttal
daaeeni in a real eaooL ill latest steps
taortit. vpea au summer. . r n"n
7858. Private lesson all hows.
SITUATION
Dancing
governing the test ot gasoline Is violated,
until the situation is relieved. ' .
SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSED " "
Both statements were Issued In re
sponse to repeated appeals for relief
from the gasoline shortage from all sec
tions of the state., -
Emphasizing the seriousness of the
situation at the mouth of the Columbia,
J. El Roman; Astoria banker and state
representative from Clatsop county, tele
phoned to State Treasurer Hoff Tuesday
proposing m behalf of the fishing
interests of Astoria, to defray the ex-,
penses of a ' special ' legislative session'
ifor the annullment of the specific gravity
test ii sucn a move were necessary to
bring about Immediate relief.
Reviewing the seriousness of ths situa
tion, the law requiring the specific grav
ity test, the failure ot the 1920 legisla
ture7 to afford relief and ths appeals for
executive suspension of the operation of
this act. Governor. Oloott in tils state
ment declares:
GOYE&XOB GIYBN POWER
"The executive office, or any other
branch of the state government except
the legislative branch, has no authority
under the constitution or otherwise to
suspend the operation of this law. When
the legislature . failed to function in re
pealing or amending . the law, avenues
for suspending its operation were closed
until the legislative authority 'again has
an opportunity to act
"The constitution of the state, how
ever, as a safeguard, against ' situations
Just such as the present-; one, or to
remedy situations where a grave injus
tice may have been worked, has ex
tended to the executive office the power
to remit fines and to grant pardons. In
the light of such a constitutional pro
vision I have no hesitation in saying that
the, people of the state should have no
cause to fear that their Industries will be
crippled , and their -social well ' being
menaced through the operation of a law
which has outgrown its usefulness and
its place on the statute books.
TO PROTECT PEOPLE
"Further, I see no reason why the of
ficials of the oil companies should hesi
tate . to go ahead andTimport into r the
state all of the gasoline necessary to
place our Industries and the operation
of cars back on a normal basis.
"It Is the duty of the executive to see
that the laws are enforced: I also conn
celve it to be his duty to protect the
people of the state, as far as it lies
within his- delegated powers, against
damage or injury that might be sus
tained through the workings Of some 111
advised and unnecessary statute, and
that Is just what I intend to dO If the
occasion should arise."'
A review of the action- of the special
legislative session on the measure pro
posing the repeal of the specific gravity
test for gasoline In this state reveals the
fact that the measure passed the house
unanimously, with 4S members voting for
It and 11 absent. The measure was killed
in the senate, however, by a vote of
14 to 15. ' ,
SALEM REVELS IN ABUNDANCE
OF GASOLINE . OF LEGAL TEST
Salem, May l With : some sections
a rrrn nravlnr for relief from the
gasoline famine, Salem continues to
revel In an abundance of the precious
fluid. " ' ' "
One local firm, which handles a gaso
line other than that produced by the
Standard Oil company, is out this morn
ing with an advertisement which reads:
"Gasoline 66 gravity all you want.
We are not asking state officials .to
suspend the state gravity test so we
can sell distillate at gasoline prices."
The advertisement is signed by Otto
J. Wilson, who. In addition to operat
ing a garage business, is also mayor
of Salem.
ROSEBURG GASOLINE FAMINE
SENDS . PRICE TO 50 CENTS
Roseburg, May t42. Gasoline reached
the record price of 60 cents per gallon
Tuesday In Roseburg. due to a near
famine. ' A belated car arrived in the
afternoon and for . the. time being the
famine was ended.:
GASOLINE. IS RATION'fcD AT
: ALBANY" FOR TWO WEEKS
Albany, Or.. May 12. The Standard
Oil company has ordered gasoline ra
tioned here. Each dealer will be allowed
40 gallons of gasoline a day during the"
next three weeks. The gasoline shortage
has become so acute, it is declared, that
the local Standard Oil branch will be
permitted to handle only 1,000 gallons
during the Jl days. In that time each
dealer may obtain 850 gallons, r
The Union Oil company branch at Cor
vallis has also reduced Its. allowance to
dealers BO per 'cent. - ' v . (
f Club for Law Regulation
. 'Corvallls, May It. The Corvallls Com
mercial club declared In favor of the
non-enforcement of the law providing for
a specific gravity test of gasoline dur
ing the present emergency and shortage
of gasoline.
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Machines sand in ths finest,
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FREIGHTS
HALTED BY TIEUP;
PLANTS NEED COAL
Washington. May 1. (I. N. 8.)
Railroad tteups at Important. cen
ters In ths East and Middle West,
seriously hampering Influstrlal " ac
tivlty and retarding delivery of
foods, fuel and other necessities,
wers reported to ths Interstate com
rnercs commission today. -The com
fnlssion. Unformed .ha.t ths situation
daily Is growing more acute, consid
ered measures that may bring relief.
EMBARGO 18 PLANITEB ;
It Is likely a conference of execu
tives of the railroads will be held , to
agree . upon an embargo plan making
for freer movement of commodities that
are most essential. -
Officials- declared noday that since
federal control ended a. conflict In policy
by various roads has. led to confusion In
the matter of embargoes. ' Such em
bargoes as have been imposed have
tended to make mors serious a traffic
situation already embarrassing through
inadequate equipment.'.
FACTORIES SHUT DO WW
Reports told of serious labor troubles
imminent through forced shutdown of
factories through lack of coal. The coal
shortage has become more menacing.
Lack of transportation has become so
acute, it was stated, that mines In many
districts are producing only 50 per cent
of capacity, - '
The commission ol car supply has
appealed to all road to hurry the pro
cess of unloading coal cars and the re
turn of empty cars to ths mines.
McCourt Sets Next
Of Radical Cases
For Trial May 20
Circuit Judge McCourt today set the
next of the L W. W. -cases for trial May
r rnrentatIons of District Attor
ney Kvans that the radicals were charg
...t, taut they were being held in Jajl and
not allowed to go to trial.
Kvans declared ths charge was pot
valid, because ill ths postponements had
Toniglit 4Thursday
Liberty Patrons are not only "talking"
about thi$ how-r-they are raving
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been allowed on ths motion of the de
fendants themselves, awaiting the time
that George F. Vanderveer would bo at
f II .
- Evans announced that Vanderveer has
finally withdrawn from the defense of
the radicals .now tn jail and that Ralph
Pierce of Tacoma has taken It up." ; :
Twenty-two . defendants are now
awaiting trial, Fat McGovern being ths
first on the list. McCourt said individ
ual applications for ball would bs con
sidered.;.. ;'-;., :
State Chamber to
To Raise $450,000
Needs of the Stats Chamber of Com
merce for a large increase of funds to
carry out a rapidly-Increasing program
of work, were discussed. Tuesday after-
of the chamber at the Benson hotel. An
outline was made of a plan to carry on '
a campaign of-three months through the
American City bureau to Increase rnem-r
bershtp ana raise $450,000 for the work.,
of the next three, years. j
The meeting was primarily held to
bring the matter to the attention of the
directors of ths Portland Chamber of
Commerce, the presidents' council and
city commissioners so that approval of
the drive may be "given by these three
bodies. Since Its organisation one year
ago, the State . chamber has carried on
its work on an Income of $13,000 a year
but the chamber hopes to increase its
work ten-fold.
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