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SALEil, OREGON, SUNP AY MORNING, MARCH .26, 1922
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Eight Persons, Including Two
- Scoutmasters, Aboard
Motorboat That Sinks
When Overloaded.
LITTLE SON IS LOST
' WITH JOSEPH TAYLOR
Accident: Happens Near to
Shore and Efforts to As
sist Are Unavailing
SOUTH BEND, Ind.; Match 25,
-Eight persons, including two
scout masters and att member of
a South Bend boy scout troop,
were reported drowned at Magi
clan lake near Dowagiac, Mich.,
this afternoon-, when the motor
boat In which they were riding
capslsed, .
.: Included In the eight were Jos
eph Taylor, head of the local boy
scout' troop, and his son, Joseph,
Jr
' Taylor In Charge.
Three automobile loads of Boy
Scouts had left this city for the
lake early this morning-, the first
two arriving early, while the last
group arrived shortly after noon.
Bcout Master Joseph Taylor waa
In charge of the outing party and
the motor boat which capsized.
, Vernon C. Murphy is thought
' to be the . other man who was
drowned while the names of the
six boys, . with the exception of
Taylor's young son hare not been
verified.
5 Accident Near Shore.
The accident occurred 60 rods
from the shore after the party
had left for an Island In the cen
ter of the lake, on which the Boy
Bcouts were establishing a new
camp .for the .summer. Several
trips had - been tnade to the Island
earlier la the day, and on the last
there were seven persons in ' the
boat,'-. i' 't v
. $ The coroner of Downaglac, who
la Investigating, save It as his
opinion that the boat was over
loaded. - "
I oBat Sinks on Even Keel.
Scout Executive Taylor and his
little son were the last ' to go
down, r Fifty feet of water sepa
rated them from rescue by.w. C.
Harper, .who , had ' driven one of
the . automobiles in which the
scouts made th trip to the lake
from South eBnd. From the shore
he saw the boat go down on an
even keel, the party floundering
la the .water.' He procured a leaky
rowboat and pulled frantically
against the rough, waters toward
the scene, only to arrive too late
None of the bodies has been re
covered.
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Yk brought this papjf many com
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scriber who ' presented coupons
yesterday for a halt dozen die
tionarieg for different employes
and members of hla family stud
be deemed it necesiry that a
dictionary should procreM with
the language just as a newspaper
does, .The world .moves rapidly
these days. - and only The New
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growth f: the language.
j While readers are eager for the
hook on account of ita being au
thoritative and complete. Its ab
solute newness appeals to thous
ands. - It has wn a long 1 year
sSpre1 air "actually new dictionary
wa given the public. : The New
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all the word implies new In con
tents,, new in type.? new In ar
rangement of helps to word i-tudy.
Particularly It is new in making
the study of today's English easy
for young people who are so sit
uated that they cannot attend
schools and obtain individual ta
struction. Unaided, a young man
or woman employed may learn the
correct use of the modern busi
ness and noclety if they but fol
low the directions of the jnfeat
university , teachers whose articles
en "Standard English" Practi
mi Rvntax" f which means: How
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tuation" afld "istnymoicgy"' ap
pear, plainly written la simple
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HIGHWAY BOARD TO
ASK COUNTTS AID
ON JEFFERSON WAY
? - That the1 Marion county court may be asked to institute
condemnation proceedings in order to purchase a right of
way for the Pacific highway at Jefferson, was indicated by
the state highway commission in recommendations adopted
at Portland, Friday
. At the present time the Jefferson portion of the highway
is the only large. unpaved section on the route between Port
land and Albany. Four right angled turns exist in the
present route through Jefferson the' highway commission
has outlined a route through Jefferson as follows :
Approaching; Jefferson from the north city limits, south
on tsecond street by .an easy feurve across private property
to connect with the approach to the Jefferson bridge,
r The city council of Jefferson is reported to have failed in
efforts to secure this right of way. Should the new route
e secured at Jefferson; the highway commission will under
take pavement during the coming season with a view of com
pleting, the work byej&embeTf
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Is' my name written there? .
: This is the, Question now. being
asked, by motorists who have the
miaf ortune, of , vjolatlug safety
first, traffic codes and who -are
bpoked.hy cUy.iraffic officers.:. (
I Chief pt .Police JVerden M.: Mot
rin naa .. instituted a neat teaser
where all traffic v offenders are
HstedJ";-Where the arrest , is Jor
a, minor .violation such aallghtles'
auto ..lamps .and .tall - lights, . the
of Under is booked f or the of
fensa.but.Js .released. vtShQuld,
ha' rearrested fteaftnd' and third
boojtjAM will cause Imposition oZ
sentences, , accordlns ,$ to . au, an-,
nouflcement by City Recorder
Earl Race.
During the past 48 bours the
following named persons were ar
rested for having no lights by
Traffic Officer Abbott: E. H. Plx
er, Insurance. agent. Salem; Hugh
Magee, farmer, 428 Oregon build-
ng; Emil C. Carlson, salesman.
127 North High street; Raymond
Twlgley, grocer, 1047 South Com
mercial street; Rex Adoiph, stud
ent, S3 6 North Summer street; F.
H. Himes, printer, 8-10 South
Fourteenth street.
Officer Abbott has also booked
major traffic violations against
these:; . 'i::. ; iu- - .. :
Russell P. Bonesteel, of 345
Market street., speeding, to appear
in city court,' March 27 at 2 p..m.
ISM
PJOR
Retention of the millage form
of taxation tor the support of
state educational institutions, and
a thrust at invisible government
are among the outstanding prin
ciples set forth in the platform ot
Governor Ben W. Olcott as a can
didate for the Republican nomin
ation to succeed himself. The
governor made his platform pub
lic last night. It follows in full:
"My record is the best guaran
tee I can give as to my conduct
of affairs in public office. In
seeking the Republican nomina
tion for governor I submit my
record and certain proposals I
have for-the, future. My exper
ience with and Intimate knowl
edge of state affairs enable, me to
give au efficient and business-like
administration.
Secret Endorsements Shunned
"I have never sought or re
ceived the secret endorsement ot
any society, clan, organization, of
societies or group oi persons "
advance my political fortunes. 1
have never and never will give
any pre-election promise or pledge
of any kind whatsoever except
that given to all the people ot
the state. My administration will
ever be. as it has - been.; an ad
ministration ot and for all of the
people. . No secret chains wilt
bind me or my administration to
the mandates of an invisible gov
ernment. The executive office
shall not be the puppet of mys
terious figures sitting in the
background, actuated by motives
unknown to the great body of the
.electorate. ; My , office door will
continue to stand open to every
person . regardless of occupation,
profession or creed. I will , be un
hampered and free to work for
i f the welfare of every section ot
s t -i w a v a ff- 3 n sr.
Hi 9 Ultlt U , hi
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Frank Durbin, Jr.tibf 1417, Court
street, speeding.. paid a $20 fine
after, pleading guilty .before' City
Recorder KEa.r Hace. .O. Frank
Byersdorf, ; of Portland, charged
with speeding, deposl ted 20 cash
bail fori hla , appearance , in city
cour C Monday. ;, .s 1
iTraiflc v Officer, Parrent haa.
b6,Q ke d charges . .of speeding;
against A.. J., Cleveland, of 2305
BMW Bireei, ana narufu iwcuu,
of 1498 Mission street. Both men
pleaded guilty to the charges
xhsa arraigned iin, city , court yes-
ter day. and .were each, fined 120.
L Reckless driving, speeding And
glaring headlights are listed as
major traffic violations.
The traffic violations indicated
were lodged against the defen
dants last night by Traffic Offic
er Abbott: Therwold B. Jorgen
son, farmer, defective muffler, $5
cash bond for Appearing Monday;
W. George, Jr., speeding, 27 miles
per hour; John Green, mechanic,
30 miles per hour, no drivers' li
cense; Floyd Hamman, 545 North
Thirteenth street, no bicycle lamp;
Simon Welmman, also charged
with riding a bicycle without
lights; Adoiph Ask, SUverton, im
proper lights; C. Steusloff, 28
miles per hour; Waldron P. Hill
pot, 1458 Chemeketa street,
speeding, at 40 miles an hour.
BEN W. DLCQTT
the state, and every person, In, Jt.
Religious Freedom Upheld
"Our forefathers decreed that
each man should have the inal
ienable right to exercise his own
religious belief and, to .. worship
God as to his own conscience dic
tates. That decree Is . as ; vital .a
force in our liberty-giving democ
racy it, waa. a century ago,, ft
stand . upon i t ,as the heritage F of
every, American citizen.. ... ...
"An . enlightened electorate Is
an absolute prerequisite to the
maintenance , and perpetuation vpt
free government. .Education is
the greatest , factor in the devel
opment of our civilization. '.. taWe
can afford to do nothing to de
stroy its efficiency, either in. the
public schools, or in thethaUstot
Higher. learning. : I always b av
and always will believe : that
teachers and Instructors, from . the
primary grades up through, onr
higher educational, institutions
should have adequate remunera
tion for services well and nobly
performed, vWe are under deep
ana sacred . Durations to our
children, as well as to onr ances-.
wrs, io preserve tne nigu stand
ard or,ciusenship , m , our nation.
Attainment of that end depends
largely, upon, the facilities and
progress of our educational instl
tutions from bottom to top. To
give our., children anything ; , hut
the keenest weapons In the battia
of life is unworthy of ourselves
and , denies them ..a birthright
whlchsJ&tir.alinnleafJuWaiI
i, insist upon economical and pro-
uucuve auminisiranon of our
higher educational institutions. J
will oppose unalterably anv move
which wUt cripple the efficiency
of such institutions or our public
(Continued ou page t-
in:
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SEA STRUGGLE
IS RELATED BY
DELIRIOUS IN
Robert Moore, Pilot of Ill
Fated Flying Boat, Tells
Story to Nurse He Thinks
is His Mother.
ONLY SURVIVOR IS
LYING NEAR DEATH
One by One Other Members
of Party Die and Slip
Into Raging Ocean
MIAMI, March 25. (By the I
Associated Press) Pilot Robert
Moore of the Ill-fated flying boat
Miss Miami, recovered sufficiently I
in a hospital here late tonight to I
describe with some coherence hialquent taxes and assessments for
experience. He said that the fly-1
ing boat alighted on the water so
close to a fishing vessel that helup in the property that has to be
could read its name and he added!
that he knew the captain. The!
captain. The fishing vessel, how-1
ever, he declared, failed to heed
his signals for assistance and con-1
tinued on its course.
Moore confirmed practically all
the details he had recited in less
lucid moments aboard the rescue
ship William Green.
"I only ask one thing," Moore I
said "and that is that God allows!
we to live and haunt the captain
of that boat."
Moore was born in Dallas, Tex
as. MIAMI, Fla., March 25. (by
the Associated Press) Nursed by
a woman whom he believes in his
delirium to be his mother, Robert
Moore, pilot and only survivor of
the six persons who left here for
Bimini last Wednesday in the ill
fated flying boat, Miss Miami, lay
In a hospital tonight more dead
than alive.
A submarine chaser took Moore
off the tanker William Green ear-
ly today as she passed here bound
for Tampico. Picked up by the
lAnk" tei.d.a,mr! h."
40 miles off the East Indian inlet I
fTvin boat Moore was tenderly
Hying boat, Moore was tenderly
cared for all during last night by
?lrs. J. Williams, wife of an of-l
ficial of the Pan-American Petro
leum corporation, who was a pas
senger on the ship,
Speech Incoherent "
This morning when the relief
boat pulled alonside the big ship,
Moore refussd to go without her.
When reassured that she would
be there, he finally permitted him
self to be transferred to the smal
lar craft and brought to a hospi
tal, where another woman took up
the task of trying to calm his
wandering mind
riece oy piece uunng me mgui
and day Moore has revealed thel
6u; u
hf lun-Aor-"two, days
nights to the wreckage of the lost
lfying boat.,
No trace., had been found to
night of the bodies of Mr. and
Sirs. August iBulte and Mr. and
Mrs,. Lawrence EL Smith, all of
Kanaaa, Cltyand Mrs- J. C., Dick-
spn.ot Memphis. Tenn., who one
by one gave up. their lives as the
struggle became , .. too much ;for
them. , , ...
rt Captain Itet ells Story t
aboard f bettanker,., were, retold ,io-
day8 by. Captain .Charles n yyb
smnth.
v, ;r was about ,41 .miles oft .the
East Indian Inlet," . said Captain
Wachsmwth, "when, Just. About
dusk I sighted what anneared to
be a, human figure feebly waving!
his arms a mile off the .starboard 1
bow. We drew close; until ,w
could discern a man who appear-llDe city recorder his declaration
6d to be lashed to a soar. Welot candidacy for mayor, of Salem.
hove to, launched a boat andTne slogan accompanying his
rowed out to the. rescue. 4 A.heavynam will.be "Sane, open, econo-
saa was runnina and it was nol11110! business administration.'
easy Usk . hut after conaideraMe
difficulty we managed to get html
aboard: Ha waa la.hed with
piece, of rope about , bis peck and administer the affairs of the city
another 'pieceTabout his waist andM11 ; anpnea, businesslike, cconomi-
was totally exhausted, , , ,
, Floater Lose& Conscioasnea ...
;. "Aa w cut him loose, he mur-
mured Tm sorrv to nut von fei -
lows to fio ihneh tronble ' Then
he became unconscious.
"We found that he had attach
ed himself In some manner to an
overturned flying boat.
"We undressed him and Disced
him in my cabin, where he was
i
iyonunneg on page u
OVERHEAD CROSSING FOR CITY
IS RECOMMENDED BY HIGHWAY
COMMISSIONERS AT PORTLAND
MANY LOTS IN
OAKS ADDITION
ARE TAKEN UP
The city has been having ex
cellent success in the sale of the
long list of Oaks addition lots re
cently advertised to be sold for
taxes and assessments, according
to Mayor Halvorsen
Several of the lots have been
sold to men who plan to build at
once, or as soon as the woather
will permit. Some excellent
houses are in contemplation.
though the city has in no way es
tablished a "dead line" for the
size or kind of building.
The city would like to have
some of this desirable property for
la public park, but it represents a
considerable sum of money to be
invested. The city is already
deep In on the property for delin-
road, sewer and various improve-
ments, and has $30,000 cash tied
paid for in some way. If the stuff
is sold, and the money for the
sale comes into the public treas
jury it relieves the pressure just
that much
BEGINS II
TWO
Methodist Organiza
tions Call Conference at
Chemawa School
CHICAGO, March 25. A sur
vey of the needs and opportuni
ties of Indians in the ilnited
States which was launched offici-
otlw VI rl Aa tV)A Tit IV Kh 7 V 1 A
""' .I'ZJ "V.
" MeThoaist Epopal
church announced at a series of
Indian conferences to be conduct-
64 nnder the uidance of two
I MeiBodist organizations, the home
,a7. QT, tia MnHi
n. wnmon v nnantk, at SnpPJl.
mento, Cal., March 23-2 4 and will
be held at Salem, Or., March 26-
27; Seattle, March 29-30; Billings
Mont., April 3-4.
This Salem meeting is to be
held today at Chemawa. with a
nnmber of. visitors from abraod
to take part in the services. On
Monday the Salem Ministerial al
liance will meet with the visitors
at 9 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A.
hall, to hear something of the
natmnal xl rrr Kol n rr Aarrl0n An
fft, imi.,n inHan A th
had not rrived, the
program could not be
outlined.
given or
J0.WM
IDICY
Business Administration
Fair Treatment for All,
Platform Promise
Jonn B. uiesy, present city
councilman r representing the
rrth .ward, yesterday filed with
. ln hU platform Mr. Giesy says;
I, am nominated and elected
at I will during my term of office,
f5" i, manner along progressive
I inea,,attd will cooperate in every
possible to alleviate the Ux
1 burden imposed .upon the people
I t the present time. I will insist
1 80 tfiT a lies within my power
- tht the city, every individual
I firm and corporation, be given
jfair and equal treatment in all
matters in which they are inter
ested. I shall also insist that
.. city ordlnanca be enforced, with
9m ;?ajc ot favpr.'
illSSON
An overhead viaduct to replace the hazardous grade cross
ing north of Salem at the intersection of the Pacific highway
and the Southern Pacific main line is among recommenda
tions made by the state highway commission at a meeting
at Portland, Friday.
This crossing is held by the commission to be one of the
most dangerous crossings in the state because of the pecu
liar angle of approach and of the topography of the coun
try at this point.
Expenses for this work would be shared by the Southern
Pacific railroad, city, county and state appropriations, it is
suggested. In similar undertakings the railroads usually
pay 40 percent of the costs, one member of the commission
stated last night.
mm snows
win on hot
American Legion at Moscow
Idaho, Defeats Minis
terial Union
MOSCOW. Idaho. March 24.
Sunday motion pictures won by
61 votes in a total poll of 1727
votes at a special referendum
election here today.
The vote was the culmination of
one of the hottest election fights
in the history of Moscow. The
ministerial association lead the
opposition, while representatives
of the American legion led the
fight for Sunday pictures. Under
an agreement between the show
operators and the legion, the lat
ter organization is to receive the
profits of Sunday shows for a
year.
When the question was referred
to the council recently, that body
refused to act without first tak
ing a referendum vote. Members
of the council pledged themselves
to abide by the popular decision.
An ordinance providing for Sun
day motion picture shows is to be
taken up at the next regular
meeting of the council.
Casualties Caused by
Tornado at Beaumont
BEAUMONT, Tex., March 23.
A tornado struck here at 5:30
o'clock this afternoon, wrecking a
number of buildings. Six injured
were picked up at Park and Bowie
streets. Two of them were wom
en with broken legs. Telephone
and light service Is demoralized.
Six bodies are reported recovered
from the debris two women
from the New South hotel and
four negroes from a Park street
barbecue stand.
Aged Odd Fellow Killed
When He is Hit By Train
PORT ANGELES, Wash., March
25. William Hamilton, 71 years
of age, pioneer resident ot Se-
quim, was killed today when he
stepped in front of a passenger
train at the Sequim depot.. Mr
Hamilton, one of a party of Odd
Fellows bound for an encampment
in Seattle, stepped in front of the
train as it pulled into the station
He was thrown against the plat
form and died in a hospital short
ly afterwards.
His action was thought to have
resulted from absent mindedness.
He leaves a widow and nine
children, all of whom are married.
Reporter on Stand in
Fatty Arbuckle Trial
SAN FRANCISCO. March 25.-
RoBcoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle re
fused to discuss the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe, motion picture
actress, Warden Woolard. report
er for the Los Angeles Times tes
tified today in the third trial ot
a manslaughter charge agains;
Arbuckle growing out of the ac
tress death. Woolard said he in
terviewed Arbuckle in Los Alle
les when word was received rota
San Francisco that Miss Rappe
had succumbed supposedly aa the
result of injuries received at a
party in which Arbuckle was host.
Other than addmltting that the
actress wag at the party and stat
ing that she had "gone crazy" af
ter taking a few drinks, Arbuckle
would say nothing regarding the
probable cause of ser death,
Woolard said.
WEATHER.
Oregon: Sunday, fair; moder-
a nongerij; wigdsj
The highway commission's rec
ommendation is as follows:
The present unpaved section ot
the highway at the Fairgrounds
store, north of Salem to be dis
carded and the viaduct made to
cross the; Southern Pacific tracks
at the Silverton road approach.
This would give a straight ap
proach from Fairgrounds avenue
and would obviate several danger
ous angles which are found in
the present route, the eastern
side of the viaduct to terminate
on the Silverton road near the
Union Oil company's tanks. From
this point the Pacific highway
would make a turn to the left un
til it joined the pavement east or
the railroad tracks.
The commission's recommenda
tions will be referred to the pub
lic service commission for adjudi
cation. Should the public service
commission support the general
pians lor this crossing, definite
plans for immediate establish
ment of the traffic aqueduct.
Route Outlined.
In outlining the route of the
Pacific highway through Salem,
the commission adopted the fol
lowing: Coming in from the
south ; on Commercial street, to
Court ' street, to North Capital
street and north on that horough-
tare. The route follows the fair
grounds road and there Is to be
au overhead crossing near the fair
grounds.
In outlining the northern por
tion of the route, the highway
commission holds that North Cap
itol street is the Ideal entrance
to the city, and recommends that
Capitol street be extended straight
on through private property to
join the Fairgrounds road. It is
suggested that the city council
take steps to secure the right of
way to the approach by purchase.
llod Curves Target
The commission's action comes
as a pleasant surprise to aalem
residents who have been making
efforts to obviate dangerous
curves on the Capitol street route
by securing extension of the street
as outlined by the highway com'
mission. mi
SERGEANT KILLED
CORK, March 25. Former
Sergeant Glover of the Royal Ir
ish constabulary was kiled this
afternoon by a party of young
men at the South Gate bridge.
who fired a half dozen shots at
him.
Today Fifth Anniversary of Call
to Arms Experience Described
by Adjutant
PORTLAND, March 25. (Spe
cial to The Statesman.) "Sunday
of five years ago was a peaceful,
uneventful day, alternately gray
and cold, with no thought fur
ther from the minds of average
people than that of an impending
war mobilization. At 10 o'clock
at night, without preliminary
warning or notice, the call to
arms begun clicking over the
wires from Washington, and
within two hours the first of the
first-call volunteers, leaving their
homes and loved ones with a hur
ried goodby were rushing to the
national guard armories in the
state, ready for service.
This picture of Sunday of five
years ago when the first call for
the World war came during the
night was given by George A.
White, when asked regarding the
events of the mobilization whose
anniversary begins tonight at 10
o'clock. As adjutant general, the
call was received by Colonel White
who - directed the war mobiliza
tions that followed, putting the
state-first in every call
Tradition L Created
"That night and the months
that followed are far more pleas
ing to look back upon' than were
then to look forward to," said
Colonel White, "and neither view
of that great disturbance that
threw civilization, out, of plumb)
4-POIERPW
TIED
BY
Demand of Opposition for
Reconsideration Almost
Succeeds Proponents
Call Conference.
SUPPLEMENT JS NOV J
QUESTION AT ISSUE
Separate Ratification Vote
Provided in Resolution
Now Being Formed
WASHINGTON, March 25 The
four-power Pacific treaty and Jts
two supplements got into such a
mixup in the senat todAr.Uat
the administration raUflcatioa
program temporarily was "J
a knot and the leaders hurried
Into conference to draw up a new
plan of cmvVi.r.Mt' ,C"
Challenging the validity of yes
terday's actton by which the four
power pact itself was ratified, op
ponents of the treaty suggested
that the vote be reconsidered so
that ratification could Include thi
supplementary Interpretive agree
ment signed by the plenipoten
tiaries at the same time.
Separate Vote ProtMible
At first the administration
leaders refused to recognize any
merit in the suggestion but after
several conferences they decided '
that some further action was aa-'
vlsable. Most of them opposed .
the reconsideration plan proposing. ;
instead a separate rauncauoa
vota m the supplement sucu -separate
resolution ot ratification ,
waa in process of . drafting when
the senate adjourned over oun;
day-' . : . ';' '. : "... "
Throughout the aaya aeoaw
the treaty opponest sought to gtva
point to their arguments by em
phasizing that the supplement
deals with issues wntcn long nave
hAn anureea of friction between '
the United States and Japan. It;
declares it 10 d iu bbubuuiuu-
lng ot the signatories that the ,
- A. e. A tz a Jk Ml. AaSkA. I
treaty shall apply to mandated is- ,
lands In the Pacific and that "
purely domestic problems : shall :
not be brought before the rour
power conference for considers .
tion and adjustment. t
ImnVeration Mentioned
Many times in the debate the
question of Japanese Immigration ;
into the United States was men
tioned as a "domestic", American '
question which might be m fruitful -source
ot trouble, senators on ,
both sides agreeing that no doubt
ought to be left that the Ameri
can government retains full pow- ;
er to deal with the subject as It :
seems tit. Those who asked for ;
a reconsideration contended that ;
unless the validity of the supple
ment waa established clearly, Ja-
ynu auigut. vseaaau uq 1 1 ltv0 vs.
referring the whole immigration
problem Of the Pacific coast to a
meeting of the powers.
Meantime the business actually
before the senate was a second
supplement to the four-power pact
signed two months later than the
first, and so defining ' the geo-
(Continued on page )
General G. A. White
is pleasant. I have often thought
that the response of the Oregon
met in that call created a tra-"
dltion that shines as brightly as '
any in American history. At 10
o clock at night most of them had
gone to bed. looking ahead only
to the busy day ahead at their ac
customed work In office, shop and
factory. The average person had.'
mtte thought of war, and I doubt
if many people knew that there
was such a thing in the country
as an army of citizen volunteers
partially trained for national de-.
fence in an emergency.
Captains Ask No Questions
"The thing that stands out
forcibly in my 'mind is that as
I called up company commanders
and told them to assemble their
men at the armories immediately
and await further orders, not one
of them asked a Question. For
tunately I was in my office when
the call came, having spent the
day checking over preparations
for a national emergency, and so
the mobilization was In motion
a few. mlnntes after 10 o'clock.
"Peaceful Portland rubbed Its
eyes next morning and wondered
where a small army had sprung
up from; over night, for by 7
o'clock In the morning the mobil
ization was not only far advanced
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