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THE OREGON DAILY JOU RNAL. PORTLAND, OREGON
SATURDAY, JULY 17. 1Z2X
COX HOT OPPOSED
BY WHITE HOUSE,
SAYS LAVRE
By avid Iiawrenoe
- (Coprricbt, 1920)
On returning to Washington, the
. . . t - .
the round of the state delegations at
Ban Francisco in the laat momenta of
the balloting- and which Influenced some
who had been holding; out for MeAdoo
to Join the bandwagon for Cox. As re
ported on the floor of the convention,
the story waa not exactly accurate, but
aa happen in such momenta of exctte
ment a word of mouth atory seta a
variety of versions by : the time It Is
repeated by managers, workers and
1 Washington, July IT. The Wilson
administration, meaning- thereby the
Influence of the White House, was
not exercised In opposition to the
nomination, of t Governor Cox. On
the . contrary, a significant incident
occurred which had a great deal to
do with the landslide In the final
moments f the San Francisco con
vention. over-nthuslastle partisans.
ANSWERS 5EW8PAPER CHARGE
The story, which was circulated on
the floor of the convention, waa: that
Senator Carter Glass had received a
telegram from the White .House saying
Cox waa not unacceptable to the presi
dent, but that the Virginia senator re
fused to give out the telegram because
of the adverse affect it might have on
McAdoo's chances for the nomination.
Now, the facta are these :
Senator Class did receive a telegram
from Secretary Tumulty, sent at the
express direction of President Wilson.!
It happened this way: Tne Dew iorx
newspapers quoted Senator Glass as
having said in San Francisco, j "Cox
won't do for the administration."
These storiea were called tor the atten
tion of the president by Secretary -Tumulty,
who waa . promptly authorised
to send a message to Senator Glass tell
ing him that Eastern newspapers evi
dently were committing the president to
participation in a contest in which he
wished to remain absolutely neutral.
GLASS MISQUOTED
The message was sent aa a matter of
Information to Senator Glass, but with
it went the suggestion from the White
House that, of course, these stories must
be unfounded for the president was not
saying that anybody was unacceptable
to him. .. i
Senator Glass promptly wired back
that he had been misquoted by news
papers arid that in his conversations
with reporters he was merely express
ing his personal preference and was pre
dicting that Cox would not win. He is
reported to have remarked that even
If Cox got a majority there waa the
Clark precedent at Baltimore to prove
that he might not win after all.
The White House has no impression
that the Virginia senator-tried to com
mit the president to a position of op
position to Cox's nomination, ' . -.
FRIENDS OX BOTHfsIDES
Senator Glass.-; working for MeAdoo.
anu men una v m.itw iiituiv, v. iv-
ing for Palmer, were expressing- their
own convictions. - Both had and - still
have the confidence of' the president,
but plenty of friends of the president
were involved in the fight . for Cox, aa,
for instance, Senator Pat Harrison eif
Mississippi, one of the staunchest friends
the president has ever had In congress,
who not only seconded Cox's nomina
tion, but worked like a trojan for bint
on the floor of . the convention.
Secretary Tumulty's" interest In call
ing the president's attention to the
newspaper reports waa ; a consequence
of persistent inquiries en the part of
newspaper correspondents at the White
House, who insisted that in the absence
of some word from the White House the
inference would be justified that the
quotation,. "Cox won't do for- the ad
ministration," was correct. 4
The only thing the president's secre
tary could do was to refer the matter
to the president, who directed, first, that
the statement be issued 'which went out
on the Sunday night before Cox was
nominated and along with it the tele
gram to Senator Glass, refuting by in
ference the idea that Cox was unac
ceptable. t
This series of communications, as
facts, clears up a situation that has
"given rise to all sorts of speculation
outside 'of Washington, where the Im
pression has been fostered ih many
quarters that the president was op
posed, to the selection, of Cox and pre
ferred either MeAdoo or Palmer. The
fact that the president, even before Cox
won out or Was conceded the victory.
took the position of refuting a report
that put Cox on the side of the anti
administration is eited here as sufficient
proof of the president's sincerity In es
pousing the oundldacy of Cox when he
was once chosen by the: Democratic na
tional convention.
STEEPLE SHATTERED
BY ELECTRIC BOLT
tConttireed Prota Zece One!
reached the shattered pinnacle the rain
naa practically extinguished the blase.
sergeant Mallon was a block, away
wnen me ngnming- struck. v The " ught
. ning encountered the rods at the top
with a sharp crash, tn two bolts, he
declared, and the steeple was outlined
In blue fire as the lightning streaked
to u ground. .
ine ponce quickly roped off the
street - in front of the steeple because
. of the danger from the dislodged roof
ing, pieces of which continued to drop
. , urns 10 iime axter daylight
BIG FIR SPLINTERED
A large' fir tree, four feet In . diam
eter ar. me case, standing near the
clubhouse in Laurelhurst park, was al
most destroyed when struck by llght-
ning. -..-j, ;., , :;, k ;
From a point many feet above the
ground the trunk was splintered and
lam ttiecea of worxl wan.
over the tennis court. The tree will
: probably be cut down.; ;
Electrical gear at municipal terminal
Soj 4 .was knocked out by the light
ning some time aunng the early morn
ing. Repairs were accomplished soon
.' after workmen reported for the day.
All the lights In the Alberta district
' were out when a tremendous crash
aroused the residents of the district
Just before 4 o'clock. Scores of fuses
were blown and work in all-night fac
tories and ; thills was interrupted. . In
- some eases as long as balf an hour.
The fuses are designed to stand only a
certain amount of electricity, - burning
out at a point where the ; passage of
current would be so heavy as to dam
equipment on the circuits. Re
net
placing the fuses required only a short
i""J na tno interruption OX service
waa short-lived. .
BEEP SEES BIG FLASH
One of the huge fir trees on the
Reed college campus was struck by a
bolt during the storm and . split for
nearly 60 feet down from the top.
Sleepers in the college dormintoriea
near by said the flash was so bril
liant that it seemed as if a searchlight
beam from a battleship was thrown
Into their faces.
-Fully - 25 square feet of bark was
ripped from she tree and scattered
about the lawn. No other damage was
done. Reed Attaches believe the tall
trees may have diverted the bolt from
striking the building. A tree was simi
larly struck during a ' storm about 10
years . agef : f
TnO'DER SHOWER IS RELIEF
AFTER OPPRESSIVE HOT DAT
Following one of the most oppressive
days in the memory of old resident,
relief was brougnt to ; Portland eariy
Saturday morning with a heavy thunder
shower that lowered ; the temperature
and clarified the atmosphere. .
In the east! they would have ' called
such a day as Friday muggy and
down In Honolulu they call It "volcano
weather. - The city was enveloped in
just: plain sticky humid heat, and the
cloud i blanket that blew : In from the
southeast during the afternoon didn't
help a bit in ; shooting down the mer
cury. .5 ,:.-..,
Instead the f clouds seemed to press
the heat down more closely and Port
land panted for the rain that hung
tantalisingly just over the hills for
hours. - '
LIGHTNING IS GENEROUS
Relief came' after midnight and was
ushered In with a bang, or - rather a
series of bangs, as lightning bolts were
distributed with a generous hand, and
Portland propped itself up In bed : on
a collective elbow and wondered what
was happening.
Portland likes to think itself immune
from thunder storms, but history seem
to point otherwise, it is said. The
records - show J there is hardly a year
when the city; does not receive at least
one electrical : storm, l Oldtlmers say
Saturday morning's lightning show was
more sustained than any they had seen,
but the storm does not compare witn
some others in damage.
On May SI, 1905, a girl was killed on
Portland Heights by lightning, and sev
eral buildings were fired by the light
ning.. This is the first record and ap
parently the only one of 'a life being
lost in Portland from lightning. How-!
ever, on , August -16. 1910. a man was
killed at Oswego lake by lightning. -
Many will remember the hair raising
electrical burst occur ing during. the day
time, . June 26. 1912. when . .lightning
knocked the Hawthorne bridge out of
kilter, and also struck the Shaver school
and a couple of other buildings. .
APRIL ltl RECALLED !
On April 26, 1916, at least two build
ings were struck by lightning. On June '
12, 1918, there was some damage by
lightning and so short a time ago as
July 23, 1919, there was similar damage
to Portland buildings.
Thunder showers were fairly well dis
tributed over the Northwest Friday and
Saturday, according to weather bureau
reports. The thunder roared- over
North Head, at Yakima, Walla Walla
and at Helena, Mont., in addition to the
storms that were spotted up and down
the Willamette valley.
Despite the. fact it was cloudy Friday
afternoon, the temperature went to 86
above at 5 o clock in the afternoon.
Early this morning it dropped to 60 and
was still there at 8 o'clock.
The weather bureau's rain gauge only
showed .05 of an Inch of rainfall, but E,
L. Wells, district meterologist, says the
rain wag "streaky." being much heavier
in some places than others.
HEATT ON WEST SIDE
Likewise, the thunder and lightning
was much heavier in some places than
others. It seemed to make the most
noise and display over the west side,
following the river down and crossing
to , the east side over northeast Port
land. St Johna was in the sleepless
belt about 3 a. m.. but folks out in
Lents were not roused" out of their
dreams to any extent.
There has s been much conjecture In
Portland to the effect that the storm
was one of the results of the Los An
geles earthquake, but experts say oth
erwise. .. ! , ;::
'It is an improbable and absurd idea."
said Wells, commenting on the theory.
wo connection has ever been estab
lished between earthquakes and weath
er conditions, Barometric pressure may
nave some j ; influence in producing
earthquakes, i but, if so. it Is so slight
that no instrument has ever been de
vised to record it"
Unsettled weather, with showers tonight
and Sunday, are looked for by the
weather bureau, but the annual thun
der storm has "been and gone," the
weather prophet declares.
FOREST FIRES CAUSED
Lightning caused several small forest
fires Friday night Reported on the
Oregon forest Saturday to Supervisor
T. -ti. Sherrard were fires at Lolo nass
Between (Jiear fork of the Sandy river
ana wooa river, at Fraley Mills on ihe
east slope of the mountains In Wasco
county and a large fire on the south
slope of Olallie butte. A lightning fire
at Red Hill on the north of Mount Hood
has been extinguished. ,.
Because of the damp condition of the
forests none of the fires are considered
dangerous. The forest airplane patrol
has ceased operations temporarily be
cause of the danger in flying under the
present weather conditions and the dlf
ficulty of locating fires by plane
through the low hanging clouds. ; -
TWO STORMS DAMAGE GRAIN
OX SHERMAN COUNTY FARMS
Wasco, July 17. Two storms of un
usual severity have vislted Sherman
county within 48 hours. The first, in the
vicinity of Rutledge. in the'Bouth end.
destroyed . approximately 600 acres of
standing gram on the Barnum and Kru
sow ranches, through hail and. rain. Kri
day afternoon considerable damage was
suffered by farmers In the vicinity of
Moro from the same cause. Two hun
dred acres of wheat was destroyed by
fire originating from lightning on the
McKean & i Morgan ranch, . farmed by
Bernle Rice, four miles southeast of
Wasco. -The losses are all covered by
insurance. ;
LIGHTNING STARTS II FIRES
IN FORESTS, t NONE SERIOUS
Albany, Or.. July 17. Elevens fire
were started in the Santiam forest by
lightning during a terrific thunderstorm
Friday afternoon, according to word re
ceived at the local forest office from
Ranger W.r Stahlman at Detroit. The
fires are scattered throughout the for
est - and, as , far as known, all were
small. , A heavy rain assisted in subdu
ing one blaze, which waa reported by
a Cascade forest lookout- It is believed
that ''rains fell abundantly at the scene
of each fire. ,
. Lightnlntr Seta Forest Fire
BelUngham. Wash., July 17. (L N,
8. Lightning started a forest fire
near Bellingham Thursday night and put
three streetcars out of commission In
Bellingham. -
Electricity was first used in a mine in
1179, when a Scotch colliery was lighted
- Ith It, .
WHIG'S SPEECH
TO BE FAVORABLE
TO LABOR RIGHTS
By Raymond Clapper !
Marion, Ohio, July-17. (U.P.) r
Declaration favorable to. labor and
the right of collective bargaining will
be included In the acceptance speech
of Warren O. Harding, Republican
presidential nominee., and will fee
ela Crated 16 hla later campaign doc-J
uments, it was understood here to
day.?: 'J ; - . VY- :i-'
He -will oppose anti-strike legislation
as a general policy, but will indorse the
Cummins railroad bill, holding it essen
tial to protect the public welfare against
transportation tieupa.
Senator Harding expected to complete
his speech of acceptance today and have
It ready for advance distribution.! It
will be set up on linotypes and printed
In the office of his newspaper, the Marion
Star. .- '' i - '
Harding will emphasise the necessity
of good will in industrial relations, in
sisting that this will do more to prevent
strikes and labor troubles than all other
methods. . i
IS
FATAL TO OREGON MEN
'Continued TTraai Fife One)
company, . Oregon coast - artillery, Ash
land, r ;
That the casualties were not greater
is considered a miracle,7 as 20 mem
bers of the two Oregon companies were
grouped about the gun. ,
The injured are: f -
SIX ARE INJURED s 1
Private (first class) Herbert E. Peter
sen. Second company Oregon coast ar
tillery. Marshfleld. Or cut on head and j
face by steel fragmenta, 4
Private William F. Blake,- Second com-1
pany Oregon coast artillery, Marshfleld, :
O.T., cut on arm and shoulder, f
Mechanic Peter Mirrasoui. second!
company Oregon coast artillery. Marsh- j
field. Or., .badly stunned by concussion.
Corporal Homer H. Elhart, First com
pany. Oregon coast artillery, Ashland.
Or., shoulder broken.
Wagoner Fred Scott. Fifty-fifth com
pany Coast artillery corps. United States
army, ' foot badly torn. , . t -
Corporal Roy Campigetto, Fifty-fifth
company Coast artillery corps, ; United
States army, stunned. .
Of these injuries none Is said to be
serious, though new developments might
arise which would change this con
dition, . : ; -
OLCOTT PABTT HEAR .
Governor Ben W. Olcott, members of
his party- and the military staff escort
ing the Oregon executive, narrowly es
caped in the accident- Governor Olcott
and party, in order to obtain a good
view of the work done by the Oregon
unit, had closely Inspected : gun . Jso. S
and had left the gun location only a few
minutes prior to .the' accident. Mem
bers of the party were : Governor and
Mrs, Olcott, Colonel James S. Dusen-
bury, executive officer ia charge of Ore
gon artillery forces; Colonel George A.
White, adjutant general of Oregon, and
Mrs. White; Major Frederick Drake.
judge advocate general staff, and Mrs.
Drake, and Colonel William C. Davis,
in command of the Thirty-first artillery
brigade. Camp Lewis. The party had
been directly behind the gun at its pre
ceding shot. , , i
The piece a one fifty-five M. M. M.
Q. P. S. - cannon had been performing
satisfactorily. Fifteen shots had been
fired by the second company's crew dur
ing the morning practice.
TWO WERE HARRIED I
Corporal Dindinger and Corporal Scott
were about S3 years of age and mar
ried. Corporal Dindinger being the father
of two small children. Private Fraley
was about 21 years of age and single.
He had served overseas in artillery unit
4. Overseas men were in the group of
Oregon guarasmen wno were in the im
mediate vicinity of the shattered cannon.
Scott was killed instantly. Dindinger
died two hours later, while on the oper
ating table at Camp Lewis hospital. The
other; wounded - Marshfleld men were
also working with the gun. Mechanic
Mirrasoul had released the gun lan
yard.! Fraley was standing at gun No,
2, more than zoo feet away, and was
struck In the neck by flying fragments
or metal, ay ing almost instantly. Cor
poral Elhart was also a member of the
crew of gun No. 2. being struck a
glancing blow by a fragment. :
First Sergeant Duncan Fotgenson of
Marshfleld, who was section chief and
standing 10 feet from the bursting piece,
served overseas, and escaped injuries , in
a similar-accident while serving a mor
tar section. All injured men are re
ported to be out of danger.
First Lieutenant L. C. Smith of New
port was executive officer.
i Scott Funeral at Wasco
Wenatchee, Wash., July 17. Samuel P.
Scott, brother of Corporal Edwin Scott.
who was killed at Camp Lewis Friday,
has been a resident of Wenatchee for
several years. Mr. and Mrs. Scott left
for Moscow. .Idaho, former home of the
Scotts, where the funeral will be held.
Blind Man Demands
Permit for Selling
Pencils on Streets
A. Courter. a blind man who has
made - his living selling pencils on the
streets, appeared before the council Frl
day with his wife, partially blind, and
witn his five children demanding
license to go on the streets again. He
was recently ruled off by an ordinance
mat zorbtas Issuing licenses to mendl
cants. ,
Courter astonished the council by an
nouncing he had made $150 a month
selling pencils, and submitted a state
ment estimating his household expenses
for a month to be $249.20. The family
clothing bill, -he said, was $60. and his
grecery bill $100. For seven weeks
Courter said he had not worked, and
was paid $10 by the welfare commis
sion. A long standing bill for violin
lessons to a daughter and his son also
demanded payment. , he declared. The
county commissioners are to hear his
case next Monday. Mavor Baker ar
ranged to pay Conrter's gas bill, and
the - welfare agency will provide food
uoiu me county has made provision.
" ' - -m i -
I Degenerate Still at Large
Efforts of the police to apprehend the
Regenerate who attacked Susie Miller.
enin street, near the Brooklyn
park Thursday night, have so far been
unsuccessful. The girl is at St. . Vin
cents hospital. Her room ia domd to
i the public.
EXPLOSON
AT CAMP
Vice President Can't
Be Cabinet Member
Declares Marshall
San Diego. CaL. July 16. (TJ. P.)
-An Impossibility." stated Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall here today when he
waa asked as to the practicability of the
vice president of the United States pre
siding over the senate and being a per
manent member of the president's
cabinet
. "The vice-president would have t pre
side over the senate with a gun," the
vice-president said, "if he were entering
actively into the secret sssions of the
cabinet.
"Questions are naturally discussed
with much freedom at the cabinet .meet
ings and dissension would arise within
the senate should Its presiding officer be
so actively in touch with the administra
tion as to be a permanent member of
the cabinet"
PARKS TO BE SEEN
"Thank God. you Americans, that
Yellowstone is now and ever shall be
your own! Thank God that&ere
you still can see a part of the old
Westyour own West aa it waa In
the beginning!"
YThus does Emerson Hough, admired
in Oregon for the stories he wove about
this country, appeal to the interest of
tourists who have seen or may desire to
see- the wildest and most ; wonderful of
America's natural beauty spota . i
It Is to make possible a careful, com
fortable and complete inspection' of the
amazing Yellowstone. together with
Rainier and Glacier national parks, that
The Journal has arranged its initial
"See America, first" tour.
TO HATE SPECIAL CAR
In a special car. with carefully selected
staff, directed by a competent tour man.
ager. The Journal party of 25 persons
will leave Portland for a 15-day tour of
the northwestern scenic wonders jon Sat
urday evening, July $L
Although originally planned to con
sume 16 days, the time element now has
been reduced to 15 days by provision for
one night of travel aboard The Journal's
special car, permitting the party to save
that - time which would otherwise- oe
spent in a park hotel.
All travel wUl be by Pullman and au
tomobile and every facility for the pleas
ure of the party has been . arranges.
Hotel accommodations, bountiful meals
everything is Included for the party in
the price of the complete tour $295.
HAS KEEW HISTORIC INTEREST
The Yellowstone Is peculiarly associ
ated with the history of the Oregon
country and. for that reason alone. Is
more interesting to Oregon peopte man
most other beauty spots. It Is at once
the largest and best known or tne na
tion's reservations.
It was John Colter,1 member of the
historic Lewis and Clark expedition, who
was the first white man In the Yellow
stone. Colter Invaded that wonderland
in 1807. Joseph u. Meea, wun
Bridger. fur trappers, were there in
the '80s. ' ' . M
The park Itself Is 82 miles long, from
north to south, and 54 miles wide, con
tainfnf 2.142.270 acres of beauty. Every
point of interest in the park will he Vis
ited by The Journal touring pan.
Allies Decide on
Reparations' Out
From Beatqn Foe
Spa, July 17. (U. P. The official de
cision of the allied reparations coin,
mission was made public today. It
i,aa that the money received from
rumv ihtll Im divided on the follow
ing basis: France. 62 per cent; England,
22 per cent; Italy, 10 per cent; Belgium,
t per cent ; Portugal, .075 per cent ; i
Japan, .075 per cent. This maKes a total
of 93 per cent. The remaining 6 V4 per
cent is to be divided among the small
nations. .
The Austrian, Hungarian and Bui
rarian reoarations will be added and
then divided into two equal parts. The
first will be proportioned the same as
the German reparations, me nounu
part will be divided as follows:
. Tlalv. 40 ncr cent; Greece. Roumania.
Jugo-Slavia, 60 per cent.
,. '- . "V."..-r: Y.
Chamberlain Wins
Without Spending
Cent in Primaries
Washington, - July 17.- Statements of
primary election expenditures have been
filed with the secretary of the senate by
Democratic and Republican senatorial
candidates as follows: ' r.
Oregon : Albert Abraham, Republican,
spent $12.75 ; Senator George E, Cham
berlain,, Democrat, : spent nothing, re
ceived nothing; R N. Stanfield. Repub
lican, received $2000, spent $1831.79. and
H. O. Starkweather. Democrat spent
$264.30. with additional receipts and ex
penditures of $785.25 by the "Stark
weather for Senator club."
Autos Commandeered
To Provide Concert
City automobilea and trucks have been
commandeered to- haul the Multnomah
Guard band to the Pierce sanitarium, at
the outer end of Terwilliger boulevard,
Sunday morning where a' concert will be
given for the benefit of the 50 or more
former service men who are being
treated at the Institution for tubercu
losis. The bandsmen will leave the At
kinson school at 9:30 a. m.
Horse Plunges Into
. Store; Runs Amuck
Seattle. Wash.. July 17. U. P.) One
of a team of horses that ran away
early this morning at First avenue and
Stewart street, plunged . through a win
dow of ; the United States : Furniture
store, ran amuck in the place, demolish
ing furniture and escaped through an
other window to the street with Police
man J. Lavigne at his, heels. , .
" , Ftnedl for Drunkenness
John Bunn picked the wrong house
Friday night In South Portland. When
the door refused to open, he started to
use - force. Finally he succeeded : in
breaking a paneL When Mrs. B. A.
Crytzer, 352 Second street, could not
scare him away, she called for the po
lice. Municipal Judge Roasman fined
Bunn $10 this morning on a charge of
drunkenness.
AMAZING BEAUTY OF
GOL. M'ALEXANDER
IS ONE of a
(Br the TJnitM Pnae)
Washington. July 17. -Seven new
major generals and. 22 new briga
dier generals of the army were ap
pointed . Friday by the president un
der the terms of the army reorgani
sation act.
Cronkite, commander, of the Eightieth
or Blur.- Ridge division in the : Arg onne,
heads- the list of major generals. Fol
lowing him in order come six other di
vision of corps commanders of the A.
E. FVHaan ' of , Jhe : Thtrtyq-second,
conqueror of the heights of Juvigny ;
Menoher, commander, of the Forty
second,' the Rainbow division, and now
chief ; of the army air service ; Muir,
commander of the Twenty-eighth ; Wil
liam H. Wright, commander in turn of
the Thirty-fifth and Twenty-ninth di
visions, and later organiser and com
mander of the Third and Fifth corps ;
Bundy, alleged utterer of "Retreat,
hell; I Just got here, while leading the
famous Second north : of Chateau
Thierry, and. Read, , commander of the
Second corps, composed of the Twenty
seventh 'and Thirtieth divisions, fighting
on the British front. . . '
MeALEXAJCDER : IN If TIMBER
The brigadier generals include George
B. Duncan, one of the earlier com
manders of the First division;' Jesse
McCarter, '"present head of the military
bureau of the war department; Ernest
Hinos. the A. E. F.'s chief of artil
lery, succeeding General March on the
tatter's return to the United States to
become chief of staff; Johnson Hagood.
chief of staff of the service of supply;
Hanson Ely, who commanded the at
tacking troops at Cantigny and later
had the Fifth division ; Mark Hersey
of the Fourth ; McAlexander, who won
his fame as a leader of the ' Thirty
eighth Infantry In repelling the German
offensive on July 15, 1898. and Harry
H. Bandholts. provost marshal general
of the A. i E. F.. and later American
representative en the interallied mis
sion to Hungary.
Three chiefs ett mortinn nf n.nor.l
Pershing's staff also go up in rank
jrox Conner, chief of operations Den
nis E. Nolan, chief of military - intelli
gence, and .George Van Horn Moseley.
chief of the administrative section of
the staff abroad. . - -
PERSHING'S SUCCESSOR HONORED
i Others to make the rise are W. D.
Connor, who took over command of
the American forces 1 in France upon
serening-s return ; Robert C. Davis,
adjutant general of the A. E. F. :! Malin
Craig, chief of staff of the army of
occupation tn Germany, and Hugh A.
Drum, . chief of staff of the First army
at St. MlhieU ;
The president also appointed the fol
lowing officers to be chiefs ot the vari
ous ''branches of the army with the
rank of major general : To be chief
of cavalry. Colonel Wlllard A. Hal-
brook ; field artillery. Colonel William
A. snow ; infantry. Colonel Charles A.
Farnsworth; coast artillery, Major Gen
eral Frank W. Coe : finance, Brigadier
General Herbert M. Lord ; chemical
warfare service. Colonel Ames Fries.
Brigadier General 'Clarence R. Ed
wards. . ranking brigadier on the army
list, swas passed by - in. the award .of
permanent ' major generalships. . ; al
though he commended the Twenty
sixth, first of the national guard units
to arrive In France, with marked suc
cess In the field. ' Colonel W,: W. Harts.
one-time brigadier general commanding
the J district of Paris, and President
Wilson's chief, military aide during the
peace conference, was also overlooked
in the promotions.
M'AIiEXANDER RECALlLED z
FOR HIS WORK IN OREGON
Colonel U. G. McAlexander is a colo
nel , no longer. He is , now brigadier
general. United States army, and many
of his friends m Oregon win rejoice
at his deserved promotion. For a num
ber of years he was instructor inspec
tor of the military organizations of the
Oregon Agricultural college, and aft
erward served the Third Oregon in that
capacity. But for the call to arms in
1917 he would probably have been
named as colonel of the Third Oregon.
McAlexander commanded the Thirty
eighth United States Infantry at the
battle : of the Marne and is given the
sobriquet of "Rock of the Marne" , be
cause his regiment ; advanced in a
charge on the victorious German army
pressing forward to Paris and turned,
their victory into a disastrous rout.
McAlexander was expected, , so It is
said, to bave complied with the (gen
eral order not to risk a general en
gagement, but to- faU back to a chosen
site for a resistance. It enraged Mc
Alexander to think of retreating after
being brought 10.000 miles to fight,
and he is said to have given the order
to charge Instead of fall back; Any
way. McAlexander made good, as his
friends were positive he would If given
the opportunity, and : his regiment was
the first to attack the enemy.
. When acting- ma representative of the
United States army as inspector and
adviser for the Third Oreogn, General
McAlexander was a persistent and con
sistent advocate of preparedness, and
bis advice and assistance did much to
prepaiie the Third Oregon for its serv
ices afterward in France and to as
sist the officers In an understanding of
their duties.
CHALLENGER
JSOUITO
(Ocmtltracd Prom Pace One)
There was only a mild breese blow
ing when the starting signal was given.
It was announced that the official
starting time of the yachts was as fol
lows : - ':
Resolute. 12 :4:2S.
Shamrock,-: 12 :46 :37. ,
Resolute's time allowance Is min
utes and 40 seconds.
The start was clean and close.
' Both yachts bore away due east ia
a four-knots-an-hour breeze -from
southward. -
At 12 :50 Resolute was pointing a
trifle higher than Shamrock and had a
very favorable berth on. Shamrock's
bow, where she was In position to cot
away the big -challenger's wind.
As the boats settled Into their stride.
Resolute seemed' to be heading a half
point higher than Shamrock. , Site held
a steady course, while bad helmsmanshtp
was apparent on the Shamrock, which
headed up and 'then fell .off repeatedly,
This may have been due to the variable
wind, but Resolute was unaffected by it
If this was the case.
ADAMS IS WART
Shamrock tried hard to kill Resolute's
wind - at the start and r several times
tacked orr top of. the. defender. Kach
ME
VN
PROMOTION
time Captain Adams' of the Resolute
skilfully slipped away by bearing off.
When tne starting signal was sounded
both were to the leeward of the line
with the Resolute heading away. The
Resolute Immediately - tacked on her
weather quarter, both the Resolute and
Shamrock heading for the line on the
starboard tack. -. Resolute went' by
Shamrock and crossed the line nine sec
onds in the lead and fifty yards to wind-1
ward. - It was a complete victory for
Adams.
Resolute began almost Immediately to
crawl out to windward - while footing;
almost as fast aa Shamrock.
Fifteen minutes after the start Reso
lute was a quarter of a mile to wind
ward and holding. Shamrock well. ;
At 1:05 both yachts were still hold
ing the starboard tack with Resolute to
windward and Shamrock a trifle ahead,
but unable to cross Resolute's bow.
At 1:15 both yachts were still heading
for the Long Island shore on starboard
tack. Resolute hd Increased her wind
ward advantage to one-third of a mile.
Shamrock continually sagged Off to
leeward tn : order re outfoot her- rival,
but.: although " she forged " somewh.it
ahead; she was too far to leeward to
profit by It "
RESOLUTE IW LEAD
At 1 :25 both yachts were sailing very
slowly, aa the breese was less than five
knots. Forty minutes after the start
the Resolute was leading by a quarter
of a mile, being to windward but some
what astern of the Shamrock.
The Shamrock's steering continued
bad. - She continually lost distance on
account of it. The Shamrock is much
the tenderer boat, heeling five degrees
more to the light breeze than the Reso
lute. Shamrock kept heading up and
falling back a couple of points each time.
due to her steering. :
At 1:85 range finders on the destroyer
Goldsbo rough placed the Shamrock '00
yards ahead of the Resolute but 700
yards to leewards
The yacht Corsair at 1 :45 cut across In
front of the patrol fleet and astern of
the racing yachts and headed for the
mark giving the yachts the course. This
was by arrangement with the officials.
SHOVEL LIKE HOSE HURTS
Again - It Is the Shamrock's' shallow.
shovel -nosed bow that has been her un
doing. She pounded heavily into the
southerly slop and every slap of her
broad bows In the swell deadened her
headway and knocked her off the wind.
while the Resolute, with her sharper en
trance, ate away into the light breese
merrily. .
Both boats have been one hour on
starboard tacks.- It Is believed now
that they are almost certain to finish
within the six-hour limit The gap be
tween the defender -and the challenger
has been widening appreciably every
five minutes. A southerly breeze was
setting in at 2 o'clock more strongly
and steadily. Resolute then was more
than half a mile to windward of Sham
rock and less than half that distance
astern. -
At 2:02 Resolute' tacked to port and
headed for the mark. Shamrock tacked
30 seconds later. Resolute at that time
was nearly a mile ahead,
Both ' boats were under ' No. 2 Jib
topsails as they came around to port
tack. They held a good fresh breese
then which was estimated at least 10
knots. , 1 -
At 2:10 Shamrock took in her number
three baby lib topsail and set a smaller
one. The change was made rather slow
ly. Resolute gained a trifle during the
shift of sails. ,
SHAMROCK IS SLOW I
Shamrock was the first to break away
to starboard, - doing to it 2:21 p. m
She was followed at once by -Resolute.
Shamrock held ' it only three minutes.
when she came around to port, again,
being very slow in stays.
Resolute held on until she had weath
ered Shamrock, when she tacked to port
at 2:27. Burton, l-wever, tacked away
at once. Shamrock was nearly twice
as long tn stays as Resolute. -
At 2:33 p. m. the two yachts split
tacks again. Shamrock going to star
board and Resolute to pert.
At 2:50 p. tn., with both boats heading
for the mark three miles distant, range
finders showed the Resolute 400 yards
ahead to windward.
SHAMROCK IS OAINI5G
At 3 o'clock Shamrock had gained on
Resolute until she was less than 200
yards astern, but still to leeward. The
wind dropped back to : less than five
knots, and its softness again threatened
to prevent completion of the race, within
the six hour limit.
At 3:18 the Shamrock was 100 yards
under Resolute's lee, with the mark
about a mile to weather of latter. Sham
rock gained rapidly during the laat half
hour. ' - " - :; .
Both yachts tacked to starboard at
3:1$ p. m. In an effort to round the
mark, but could not do It.
Ten minutes later the wind hauled a
bit to the southward, letting Resolute up
for - the mark. Shamrock was left
astern, almost becalmed. -
It was announced that the unofficial
time for Resolute turning the first mark
was 3 :31 :42. Shamrock at 8 :S5 was still
apparently becalmed a mile away from
the first mark.
SHAMROCK FAILS TO EOC5D i
v Burton, skipper of ; Shamrock, made
desperate efforts to round the mark.
He threw -her around on another laca.
but his boat lost headway. He then
shifted head sails in the hope of fetching
the mark, but still the green Boat f loatea
almost helplessly. In the meantime the
Resolute was scudding away to west
ward for the second mark with the new
breeze from the south.
Shamrock changed to number one Jib
topsail and put on a larger jib, but still
the wind proved uncertain and light.
At 3 :40 p-. m. Shamrock came on the
starboard tack and- tried again for the
mark. 'Resolute at. that time was more
than a mile along on the second leg.
At 3:50 p. m. Shamrock again tacked
for the mark, going . very . slow. 8he
sailed the last mile to mark under num
ber one jib tepeail and forestay sail. In
the meantime the Resolute was making
great time on the second leg, being al
most two miles away. ...
SHAMROCK'S EFFORTS PITIFUL
Shamrock's efforts' to round the first
mark were pitiful. Resolute had picked
up a new breese and made the turn
easily. Shamrock wasnot favored by
such a shift. Five times Captain Bur
ton of the Shamrock shot for the mark,
only to have his boat headed off by a
shift in the breeze or Its failing flat.
The green boat seemed lifeless while
her skipper also appeared to have lost
interest in the race. He . did not keep
his jib topsail full while he sailed balf
an hour without a working jib.
Resolute began to make more speed
as she neared the second mark 20 miles.
A new breeze sprung up and, barring
accidents. It seemed certain that Reso
lute would finish within six hours and
win the race. - -t -"-! i -- ;
. The Resolute had sailed six miles of
the second 10 mtte leg when the wind
hauled ahead into the southwest, mak
ing the last four miles another beat.
Astern. Shamrock 'began' to gain a. little.
At 4 :25 Shamrock was less than four
miles astern.
- Resolute Is Favorite
New York, July 17. (U. P.) The
American yacht defender Resolute was
a to 5 favorite in betting In the finan
cial district at the starting time of the
second of the international races today.
The odds of $ to 5 applied for both
ft 1 , and today's ra- i
FATHER GREGORY
TROYS
WHO BATHE NUDE
Incensed at what he declares to
be a condition of "Improper, inde
cent,, unbecoming and immoral Lati
tude" on the part of those In charge
of municipal bathing pools, - .Fatter
Gregory Roble of Sacred Heart Cath
olic church Saturday enlisted " fe
support of a, number of women in
protesting the permission young boys
have for appearing In such pools in
the nude.',.-
Sen wood park' pool Is ' the particular
object of. Father Gregory's indignatio
after hearing a report made to him by
boys of hia parish. '
Tj am surprised that such condi
tions are permitted, ; and we certainly
intend that they ; snail be halted,'
Father Gregory declared. "I-have not
seen these violations of proprWy, but
they must not continue. I was cha
grlned to learn that this was sanc
tioned by city officials." -
CI' T. Keyser, superintendent of
parks, received Father Gregory's pro
test Saturday morning, Keyser said :
- This Is the third year that small
boys have been permitted to bathe in
the municipal pools in. the nude. The
lads . are admitted to the pools on three
days each week, and boys only use
the ; pools at such times. Spectators
are : carefully excluded and the pools
cannot be seen - from any -of the park
vantage' points either at Sellwood or
Peninsula., They are entirely inclosed.
On the days reserved for girls and
women, of course, bathing suits are
worn.
"The , privileges of the park must be
denied to a great many boys if any
bathing suit requirement is : adopted,
for they were conceived for the pleasure
of everyone. Including those from homes
where bathing costumes would be an
impossible luxury.
"Boys are permitted to -swim In the
nude at the clubs about town. Includ
ing: th T. M. C. A., and our city pools
are as completely away from the public
eye as an Indoor tank."
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Utah and Wyoming
Gasoline Relieves
j Portland Shortage
" r
Gasoline shipped by rail from Utah
and Wyoming Into Eastern Oregon en
ables the Standard Oil company to In
crease the ration iserved out to pa sen
nr ears In Portland from 20 to 60 per
n tnnlr mimHIv. artMrdinr to an-
.vh ... . . ------ - -nouncement
of the company's officials
today. - Tin allocation 10 . commercial
cars and trucks remains at 75 per cent
A,n1r j.,n,ittv Khl nm.nti from aut.
Side territory will continue as long as
transportation facilities are avanaoie,
the on men say. j
" Local headquarters of the -Shell and
Ammciatcd Oil comDanlea renort no
change in the gas shortage situation,
and still serve 20 per cent of tank ca
pacity to passenger cars and 7S per cent
to commercial cars at their filling sta
tions. No immediate reuex is in signi,
according 'to off leers' of theses companies.
Th n,iiw r.t ,n Mt 1 f n a in Raatern Ore
gon 4s somewhat higher than in the ter
ritory west of tne cascades seryea irom
Portland, owing to the Increased cost of
transportation. The Standards Oil tank
er Atlas is due here July 24 with a
cargo of gasoline.
Congressmen Looks
Into Large Problem
J Of Picture Brides
1 r
San Francisco, July 17. (U. P.) The
congressional committee on immigration
arid naturalization is at Angel Island to
ji.v invtitintint the Jananese picture
brides that arrived on the.ShJnyo Maru.
t mtmhtrt nf the" committee arrived
here last night to make a surprise visit
on the island eiore uie commune
The committee left at 8 :30 a. m.. spend
ing' a greater part oi tne aay mm i
guest of Immigration Commissioner
A hearing may be held at the St.
Francis hotel tomgni, according u con
gressman Johnson of Washington, who Is
chairman of the party.
Another hearing may be held tomor
row. Plans - for next week are con
stantly changing. As they stand now the
committee plans to be Jiere. Monday, In
Placer county Tuesday and In Fresno
Wednesday.
McCaU Refuses to
Accept Position on
Tariff Commission
Washington. July Hi I. N. S.
Former. Governor Samuel W. McCall of
Massachusetts today called at the wrim
House and Informed President wnson
that he is unable to accept a recess ap
pointment to membership on tne tea
era! tariff commission.'
- McCall gave as his resson for re
fusing the appointment the fact that a
member of the commission is precluded
from participating in outsiae anairs.
McCaU waa recently elected to the presi
dency of a large Massachusetts trust
company.
Even Mary and Doug.
Can't Thrill Paree
Paris. July 17. Mary Pickford and
her i husband, Douglas Fairbanks, an
nounced on their arrival here that they
have bought a chain of theatres for the
exploitation of their own films In Eng
land, Holland, Scandinavia, Belgium,
Germany and Switzerland.
The arrival of the couple caused scarce
ly a tipple in - blase .old Parte, which
was plainly surprising to the two hon
eymooning film stars after the recep
tion accorded them in London and else
where. w -'':.'-. '.""
Record Lemon Crop
Forces Prices Down
- Los Angeles, July 17. U. P.) The
southern California lemon crop this year
is the largest on record, lemon growers
declare,- with a resultant decline In
prices. Prices are said to be tbe low
est in' ten years.
Vicious Bull Dog Is
Victor in Fight With
Store Paper Terrier
Frensled battle waged by a strange
and thoroughly vicious bull dog Satur
day morning vanquished the big papier
mache terrier that guards the bortais ot
the Bush ft Lane Piano Co., at Broad
way and Alder street, but only after the
Violent Tnelee Vl a A rrrt4 rpnu-rt r,t
several hundred persons.
The papier-mache terrier had Just been
tllaCfui In th Btitrik Inhhw uih.n Jh
strange dog advanced with a leap and
m gri anu uoi oeim KTip on tne
paper nose, according to Sales Manager
a. iubb, wno waa naiaiy in tne oiling.
With the paper pet's nose crushed be
tween the 1WI nf th hull Antr t C
Gallngher, assistant manager, haukd the
battered wreck Inside the doorway,
where it proved even more aggravating
" adversary. ine doorway shows
the signs of a battle royal.
Outwitted, the bull sought other eniry.
and at a side door, where It clawed and
growled ' its anger until -a well-imd
pall of water calmed Its turbulent spir
its. Meanwhile. It is feared, the papr
sufferer is practically beyond repair, and
the fighting bull dog. it is presumed, has
been hauled to the city pound.
Report Denied That
Crater Lake Hotel'
Is Closed by Strike .
Clarence H. Gilbert returned Saturday
from Crater lake, bringing with him a
fine catch of trout, the larcrnt of which
measures 21 inches. The lake has been
stocked with fine trout ami they grow
to unusual Blze, according to Gilbert.
The catch limit Is five a day. Gilbert
made the trjp with Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Houk of Redmond. The roads are In
fine condition and are noticeably free
from dust.
"The report to the effect that the
hotel Is closed on account of a strike
on the part of the employes Is entirtly
false," said Gilbert. "The help did walk
out Just at the height of the season, but
the foresters and their wives and other
people In the district were Immediately
secured and excellent service la being
given. . In fact, I never had better hotel
service. There are about 100 guests at
the hotel now."
$500 in Prizes to Be
Awarded Athletes
At Logger's Picnic
Prises aggregating $500 will be award
ed contestants in athletic tveuts at the
annual picnic of the Loyalr Legion of
Loggers and Lumbermen to'' be held at
Rock island from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m.
Sunday. Oregon City and Mllwaukle
electric cars will take the picnickers to
Mliwaukie, where launch will mrry
them to the Island, i parking facilities
have been provided for 450 cars at the
boat landing. -
Log sawing, log rolling and tree fall-,
ing are among the feature eventn.
The industrial relations committee of
the Loyal.' Legion will meet here Wednes
day" evening, according to Norman F.
Coleman, president of the organisation.
The committee will confer with a slmilxr
one representing the Portland Federa
tion of churches. .
Regrets Expressed
For British Seamen
- Trampling on Flag
Washington. July 17. (V. P.) Re
grets were officially expressed in con
nection with the trampling upon a
United States flag by British sailors 'on
July 4 at Bermuda, the state department
was advised today by the American con
sul there.
The y guilty sailors have been im
prisoned, heavily fined and are undergo
ing naval punishment while Ihe British
magistrate who judged the case severely
reprimanded the culprits, consular ad
Vices stated.
Overtime Fund Gone
For Portland Police
The "velvet" fund of the police depart
ment has been used up.- As a result no
more overtlme.will be allowed in any of
the departments, according to. an order
issued by Chief L. V. Jenkins. When
the overtime ordinance 'was first papwrd
several officers are said to have abused
the privilege and to have used tip large
sums unnecessarily. The extra duty dur
ing Shrine and Rose Festival week also
depleted the fund materially.
Forecast Fair With
Occasional Showers
Washington, July 17. (U. P.) Weekly
forecast, period July 19 to 21, Inclusive:
Pacific states Fair weather during the
week except occasional rains on the
north coast. : 4
Baby's Neck Broken
In Fall From Bed
Freewater, July 17. The 10-month-oli
baby of Mr. and Mrs. Walter iarna
roiled from the bed while Its mother
was out of he room and its neck was
broken In the fall. " ' The baby was
asleep when left alone.
Armed Men Hold Up
Mail Train in Ireland
Belfast, July 17U. P.) A mail
train bound for Londonderry was hel l
upby a hundred armed men today. The
crew .was covered with revolvers. Th
raiders, , after sorting out and taking
all official mall, made thHr escape.'
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