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. ! : pryLAND, OttEGOX, 3IOXDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1913 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. LIU. NO. 1C5GG. iNEBS BURY THEIR DEAD AT (MET Thousands Form Spec tacle of Grief. BODIES BORNE BY MARCHERS Supply of Hearses Is Inade quate to Demands. INQUEST TO BEGIN TODAY Testimony to Be Produced That Cry of "Fire" Came From Center of Hail and Not From Door as First Reported. CAI.CMET. Mich.. Dec 18. The Western Federation of Miners burled its dead today. Fifty-nine bodies. In cluding- those of 44 children, were car' rled through the streets down a wind ing country highway ana laid In graves In a snow enshrouded cemetery within slKht of Lake Superior. Thousands of saddened miners formed the escort of the funeral urtlu and Dassed between other thousands who as spectators testified to the grief that has oppressed the community since 73 men, women and children were killed in the Christmas eve panic In Italian hall. Series ef Service Held. For hours the Sunday calm was broken by the tolling of bells and the sound of voices Intoning burial chants. In half a dosen churches services were held earlier In the day and the mourn ers went about the streets, passing from their homes to the churches, back to their homes after brief respites and again to the churches to prepare for the last sad trip to the gravesides. The delegations of strikers began coming Into Calumet early in the day. The special train brought hundreds of Federationists from the iron mines of Xegaunee and Ishpemlng and every town and mining location In the coun try jsant members . e4 friends crt the union to swell the ranks of the marchers In the afternoon. By noon the union host was assembled. Five months of experience In demonstrating their numbers by parading had taught the men to form ranks quickly and with little delay they lined up tour abreast. apply ( Hearses laadeeaate. The supply of hearses was Inade quate and 'there were only 14 of these vehicles In the van. Then came three undertakers wagons and automobile truck, the latter carrying three cof fins. Baslde one marched eight wo men who acted as pallbearers for a member of the women's auxiliary of the Western Federation. It was this women's organisation which was distributing gifts to the children of strikers vhn the panic occurred. Behind the hearses was a section of the procession which brought tears and sobs from onlookers. Thirty-nine white coffins, their else testifying to the little forms within, were carried by relays of strikers. Four men bore each coffin and aa their arms grew weary companions relieved them of their burden. Persons drawn to Calumet solely by the curiosity of the spectacle became mourners as this contingent passed them. Men turned away to brush tears from their cheeks; women, especially tbe mothers In the crowd, sobbed open ly and doiens. nnable to endure the sight, rushed from the streets, taking refuge In homes whose yuletlde had not been directly saddened by death. Brsn Sa: ia Proeeaalea. Fathers, too. were In evidence among the toil-hardened men who carried the coffins. They bore the bodies of their companions' children and many a rough sleeve was brushed across a down' turned face the eyes of which were concealed by a peaked cap drawn far forward. Fifty singers ssng hymns In tbe wake of the children's carriers. Most of these were English miners who had learned In Cornwall to sing Christmas carols In the streets and years ago brought this old custom to the copper country. Today, however, "Jesus Lover of My Soul," "Rock of Ages' and "Nearer, My God. to Thee," came from the throats thick with emotions. the .harmonies rtch and full. The last marcher scarcely had started from Calumet before the head of the procession had reached the cemetery gates, two miles away. All except half a dozen of the burials were In common graves, dug yesterday by members of the union. The ground belongs to the Federation and It was aid monument would be dedicated there a year hence. KaloKlea Gives la Fear LutUi Only brief addresses were delivered la the cemetery. Eugene A. McXally. a local attorney, eulogised the dead in English and George Streslch. of SL Louis: Frank Aaltenen. of Negaunee, and other foreign leaders delivered sd. dresses ln Austrian. Finnish and Croatian. McNlly made only passing reference to the deportation of Presi dent Mover, of the Federation, predict ing that his absence whether tempo rary or permanent, would develop Into a leadership as affective as if he were present. Nine of those killed have not been lCouc.utl.e4 OA Fas 2.) JAPANESE FACE SERIOUS FAMINE CROPS AND FISHERIES OF PROVINCE BOTH FAIL. Parents Selling Daughters Into Slav, cry and Many Are to Be Snipped Abroad. TOKIO. ' Dec IS. (Special.) The Japanese In the province of Aomorl Hokkaido are suffering from the worst famine aince 1SS. On account of the fsiilura of crona and fisheries, thou sands of persons are starving. Many parents are reported to be selling their daughters to keepers of brothels in Toklo. where batches of the girls are arriving. Other girls are aaid to have been sold to foreign white slave dealers for shipment abroad. There have been runs on many of the local banks and the government In tends to appropriate SJ.000.000 for the relief of the banks and the starving peasantry. Some of the girls belonging to the starving families are selling them selves Into slavery and the police are powerless to prevent this. A rescue campaign has been started by Christian and philanthropic societies. EDUCATORS WILL SPEAK Members or Idaho Faculty to Ad dress State Teachers' Meeting. MOSCOW, Idaho, Dec. 2S. (Special.) Four members of the University of Idaho faculty will address the Idaho State Teachers' Association, which will convene for Its annual meeting at Boise Monday morning. The unlver clty speakers will be Professor Ph. Soulen. president of the association; Dean J. G. Eldridge, Dr. M. F. Angell and Miss Jessie M. Hoover. They left on the Saturday evening train for the state capital and were accompanied bv Miss Amy Kelly, of the home eco nomics department, and Miss Kather- lne Bryden, County school superin tendent. The meeting will open with the edu cational council meeting on Monday mornlnc and will continue for three days. Arrangements have been made with the Boise Commercial Club to banauet the men who attend the meet lng on Tuesday evening. At the same time the Women's Columbian Club will banquet the women. TENINO PEOPLE PROTEST O.-W. R. & X. Asked to Use Wash ington Stone In Depots. CENTRAL! A, Wash.. Dec 2$. (Spe cial.) A letter has been sent to the president of the O.-W. R. & N. Com- iny by ths T!ln Commercial Club and the members of the Tenino Stone cutters' Union protesting against the alleged discrimination in favor of a Bedford. Ind., stole against Tentno and other Northwestern stone in the con struction of new O.-W. K. A N. depots in the Northwest. The letter was In the form of an appeal to the president over the head of J. R. Holman. chief engineer of the system. In addition to the officers of the Commercial Club and union, the letter was signed by the following firms: Campbell & Campbell. Tenino Hardware Company, State Bank of Tenino. Tenino Creamery, Oorline Company, Tenino Pharmacy. Blumaer Lumber Company. Tenino Mill Company, N. W. Everts, Mutual Lumber Company, H S. Barclay, Dittmar Lumber Company and the Te nino Stone Company. SALOON MEN ARE VICTIMS Two 3Ien Pass Forged Checks in Walla Walla and Escape. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec. 28. (Special.) Reports to the police late last night and early this morning showed that two men who attempted to pass a forged check for 25 on the Model boot shop last night and failed because the proprietor knew the signature of H. C Clampitt was not genuine had been more successful else where. Immediately after making the attempt at the bootshop they disap peared and. the police believe, left town. The victims last night were saloon men, A. Schwars and John Kremer los ing $25 each and tbe Eureka saloon $53.50 on two checks. The men had evidently prepared to flood the town, as their checks were stamped "Clam pitt Lumber Company" and were, in appearance, pay checks. All were on a bank where Mr. Clampitt does no business and the stamp was not sim liar to the one be used. . LONG DUE PENSION COMES Government Pays Centralis Woman 31 Tears After Husband's Death. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Dec. 28. Mrs. Sarah Bennett has been g-fanted a pen sion by the Government SI years after the death of her husband. She received a large sum as back pension. Mrs. Bennett was the wife of the late John Bennett, one of the first settlers of Lewis County. After serving in in dlan wars from 1835 to 1859. Mr. Ben nett campaigned in Texas. Florida and Utah, where he underwent many hard ships. In 18S0 he took up a home stead on the CowliU River, above To ledo, and two years later lost his life while engaged In clearing- It. On the death of her husband Mrs. Bennett was left with nine small chil dren to raise. N0RDICA IN SHIPWRECK Steamer Tatanan Ashore In Danger Position In Gulf of Papna. BRISBANE. Australia. Dee. 28. The Dutch steamer Tasman is ashore on Bramble Bay, Gulf of Papua, according- to a wireless messagre to Thursday Island. The Tasman is In a dangerous position and steamers have been dis patched to her assistance. The Tasman carried several passen gers, including- Madame Nor d lea, Alva Adams, of Colorado, and Thomas G. Staltsmith, of California, Commission ers of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, who have been touring- Australia, in the Interest of the exposition. fiOrrOBESTALLS TELEGRAPH STRIKE Frisco Makes Prepara tions to Use Phones. 400 OPERATORS LAID OFF Lockout Occurs Where Walk out Had Been Expected. MEN TAKEN BY SURPRISE Removal of All Telegraph Instru ments From Offices Begun Of ficials Say Conference May Xot Be Held. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dec. 21. In an ticipation of the strike of 1100 teleg raphers employed on Its lines, which probably will be called tomorrow, the St. Louis & Ean Francisco Railroad to night laid off indefinitely 400 telegra phers and began to transform its tele graph lines Into a telepaone system of railroad communication. This action disclosed the company's plans for resisting the strike, to the amazement of the telegraphers, ship pers and railroad circles In general. Re moval of all telegraphlo instruments from the company's offices began to day. It is said this Is the first time such a transposition of the use of the wires has been made by a railroad to avert a strike. Leaders Are Laid Off. Among those who will leave the serv ice of the Frisco are many "who were to present the demands of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers tomorrow morn ing at a conference with the receivers of the road. At noon today 24 special trains, con sisting of an engine and caboose, went out on the Frisco lines with right of way over all trains except passengers. The crew of each train removed tbe instruments from every station it passed and Joined the telegraph wires at every mile. Thus 12.000 miles of railroad telegraph lines were converted into a telephone circuit. bdntt Forestalls Strike. Many points on the system were without telegraph communication to night Telephone operators will re place the telegraphers tomorrow. The threatened strike will be forestalled by what practically amounts to a lockout, and it is said by some Frisco officials here the conference between the teleg raphers and the receivers may not be held tomorrow. According to E. G. Levy, general manager of the road, every five miles of the Frisco's wires, will be guarded by aman day and night. At all points where it is necessary to give orders, he said, a Deputy United States Marshal will be on duty to protect the tele phone operator. No strikebreakers will be hired In (Concluded on Page 2.) rHtpT INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 42 degrees; minimum, 3S degrees, TODAY'S Probably fair; easterly winds. i'orrlxn. General Villa steala American sirl and makes her his bride. Page 2. Japanaae of whole province . face famine Page 1. National. Expert aaya Alaska needs mileage rather than quality in her railroads. Page 2. President hears sermon along lines he has often preached. Page 1. Domestic Crippled father of train robber to light for N son's life. Page 3. Morals court changes outlook for women of underworld. Paga 3.. Miners at Calumet bury their dead. Page 1. Miners' Federation to concentrate all ef forts on winning Calumet strike. Page 2. Frisco forestalls telegraph strike by prepar ing to use phones, rase 1. Adelaide Branca flits from MonUcello at sunrise. Page 4. Sports. McCredle says Federals will not injure Coast League. Paga 8. Jamleson will play with Colts, Pag 8. Stewart thinks Idaho has chance to beat Multnomah. Page B. Field goal feat of lttoo still stands as record. Page 8. Faclfle Northwest. Fast mall leavea track near Haines; none injured. Page 5. Startling murder confession expected from alleged Curry County alayer. Page 5. Lister's part In race for Senate gets Demo crats' attention. Page 14. . Portland and Vicinity. Train to be held so Alice Lloyd can appear , In midnight matinee. Page 14. Capital deficit under regional bank require, xnent not considered barrier to North west. Page 14. Pre-natal and post-natal influences dis cussed by Rev. P. J. Green. Page 11. Twenty-two insane Chinese being deported from Oregon pass through Portland to day. Page 9. Rose City Park community church valued at S22.00 is dedicated. Page 11. Sororities plan luncheon and reception. Page 7. Jewels worth several thousand dollars lost from taxlcab running board. - Page 1. VICTIM SAYS SUICIDE AIM P. M. Fleck, of Vancouver, Danger ously Wonnded by Shot. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 28. (Spe cial.) P. M. Fleck, for a number of years foreman for Porter Bros., con tractors. Is lying dangerously wounded with a bullet In his lung. The police were called to the Fleck home. Ninth and Park streets, after midnight this morning, and Mr. Fleck told them that he had attempted sui cide. He has been removed to St. Jo seph's Hospital. BEACHEY DOES SIX LOOPS Aviator Also Flies Upside Down Be fore Hanging Up Jfew Record. SAJf. FRANCISCODee. 28-Looping the loop six consevcut.re times at a height of 2500 feet over San Francisco Bay, Lincoln Beachey established to day another world's aviation record. Christmas day Beachey - looped the loop five times, a record in itself. Pre vious to looping the loop Beachey to day flew upside down. Xcw Stall Routes Cnt Distance. CLOVE RD ALB, Or., Dec. 28. (Spe cial.) Bids have been opened for two new mail routes in the southern part of Tillamook County, one from Hebo to Dolph and the other from Neakowln to Otis. Otis is in Lincoln County, and heretofore mail from the Salmon silver Valley and Devils Lake country has had to go throug-h Willamina to Portland and then back to Tillamook to get to NeskowLn. The route from Neskowin to Otis is about eight miles, and the route from Hebo to Dolph 12 miles. This will save a distance of 20 miles over the present route. TRY - OUT FOR THE NEW WATER WILSON HEARS 01 IDEAS IN SERMON Personal Accountability Preacher's Theme. NEW WORLD ERA PREDICTED Joke About Methuselah Makes President Smile. BIRTHDAY IS OBSERVED Little Girl With Bouquet or Flow ers Tfxtends Greeting and Many Telegrams of Congratula tion Are Received. GTJLFPORT, Miss., Dec. 28. President Wilson sat In a quaint little Presbyter ian Church today, among a congrega tion of less than a hundred, and heard a sermon on the personal accountability of the individual to his Maker. The President and Mrs. Wilsoiv-ac-eompanled by Dr. Cary T. Grayson, came unexpectedly, avoiding a crowd that had collected at the little church at Pass Christian, eight miles away, and though Dr. Herbert Albert Jones was as surprised as any of his con gregation at the arrival of the distin guished visitors, he varied his prepared service only slightly. By coincidence, ha developed a theme that has long tifn nrtn nf the nreachments of the President himself. Accountability Is Emphasised. "I selected a text" he said, "not knowing that it would be my honor to preach before the President of the United States, but I want to give you all something helpful that will remain with you in the days to come." It was the twelfth verse In the four teenth chapter of Paul's letter to the Romans: "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God." "This principle of accountability af fects all of us, for God cares for; the humble man as he does for the Presi dent of the greatest Nation on earth; natft fha nre&cher. . "This is the last Sunday of the year. What has the year done for us? To some who are In this presence it has been the most glorious, year in the American history. A new era has dawned in the world's diplomacy, that will see emblazoned around the coro nets of princes and the crowns of em perors the teaching of a new Interpre tation of man's duties to man. Dr. Jones did not know today was the President's birthday, though his sermon was devoted to reflections on the passing 12 months. "Methuselah lived to be 969 years old," said the preacher, "but was drowned in the flood. He lived all these years, yet, as we say in common parlance, he didn't know enough to come in out of the wet." 'The President smiled. Extemporaneously, and with many (Concluded on page 3.) WAGON. JEWEL BAG JOLTS FROM TAXI; LOST WOMAX ASKS POLICE TO FESD MISSIXG VALUABLE GEMS. Pearls and Rubles Left With Mrs. Mau by M. Senda for Safekeep--. ing Are Gone, She Says. - A brown satchel containing unset pearls, turquoises and rubies of the value .of several thousand, dollars, left in the keeping of Mrs. A. Mau, S30 Rod. ney avenue, by M. Senda, manager of the Portland branch of the Mitsuia Com pany, Limited, was lost from the run ning board of a taxlcab early last night in the city streets, according to a re port made by Mrs. Mau. Mr. Senda left Portland on the 5 o'clock train for Seattle yesterday, where he will take passage for India. He handed Mrs. Mau the Jewels, which belong to him, she says, and she placed them in her satchel for vkfe keeping. Mrs. Mau says she took the taxicab to return to her home and that the chauffeur of the car stopped at the Portland Hotel to repair the head lights. She says the satchel was placed on the running board by the driver to give him access to the bat teries. . - Mrs. Mau believes the bag was jolted from the running board when the car gained speed. Mrs. Mau reported her plight to the police when the loss was discovered at East Knott street. No trace of the bag was found by detectives detailed to the case. The satchel also contained valuable papers, the property of Mrs. Mau, and about 845 in currency. TEEL-APPEAL IS ASSURED Backer of Project in Pendleton toi Ask for Rehearing. PENDLETON, Or Dec. 28. (Spe cial.) J. T. Hinkle, attorney for the Teel Irrigation District, and one of the promoters is here from Hermiston to take up the matter of the adverse de cision of Judge Phelps, of the Circuit Court, holding that the organization of the district was irregular and illegal. Mr. Hinkle says he will offer addi tional and confirmatory evidence to the Circuit Court, and ask for a new hear ing. If this is denied he will appeal to the Supreme Court for he asserts that the organization was regular and the only grounds upon which the ad verse decison was rendered was insuf ficiency of evidence. As the bonds' are practically sold and everthing ready for commencement of work on the project in the Spring it will delay completion for more than a year unless the adverse decision can be reversed. OIL STRIKE-NOT OFFICIAL1 Indian Office Knows Nothing of Dis covery on Qninanlt Lands. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. If oil has been discovered on the Qulnault Indian Reservation, the Indian Office .does not know anything about it. Four appli cations for oil leases on this reserva tion have been allowed by the Indian Office and several of the other appli cants had Senator Jones take up the matter with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and to see whether or not their applications could not be re considered and granted. Commissioner Sells has advised the Senator that he decided some time ago not to recommend for approval any more leases for Qulnault lands until such time as it should have been deter mined whether oil and gas exist commercial quantities. Three in spectors of the department have ad vised against the approval of any addi tional leases. TYPHOID DANGER PASSES Centralis Sends Thanks to Seattle for Aid During Epidemic. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 28. (Spe cial.) Dr. Eugene Kelly, State Health Officer, has written an open letter to the Seattle Commissioners thanking them on behalf of tbe Centralia public and Commission for the service they have given during the typhoid epidemic. Both the City Commissioners and Lewis County Board later will adopt resolu tions of thanks ana forward, tnem to Mayor Cotterill in Seattle. Only seven new cases have been re ported in the last 72 hours, and several of these were old cases that had not been registered. Dr. Kelly thinks that all danger of spread of the disease Is past. The local schools will reopen tomorrow morning, but the city water will not be turned on, the pupils using distilled water furnished by a local cold storage plant. FORGER SUSPECT CAUGHT Man Wanted,at Marshflcld Trailed 3 7 Miles After Escape. MARSIfFIELD. Or., Dec. 28. (Spe cial.) Deputy Sheriff .Gage and Chiefi of Police Carter arrived here today with C. W. Spencer, who is charged with having passed worthless checks on Marshfield business men December 24. Spencer broke away from the of ficers and was recaptured at a ranch- house 37 miles distant, where he had stopped for lodgings- The -officers be lieve he was implicated with others in passing bad checks here. Snencer had 60 when he was cap tured. He will have a preliminary hearing tomorrow. SCHOOL HEADS MEET SOON Papers of Teacher-Applicants to Be Graded This Week. SALEM. Or., Dec. 2S. (Special.) The County School Superintendents will be in session this week grading the papers of applicants for licenses to teach and considering suggestions of State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion Churchill for tne organization oi parent-teachers' associations in all school districts and enlarging the scope of the children's industrial work. The sessions win be neld in tne law library -of the Supreme Court building, the Superintendents being the first to occupy the $320,000 building. DRUGGED BY SHE SAYS Telephone Operator Unconscious at Board PLOT TO BURN PROPERTY TOLD Mysteryof Fires at Oregon City May Clear Up. YOUNG WOMAN IS SLEUTH .Miss Riioda Evans Declares Con spiracy Discovered by Her and Chloroform Administered to Prevent Sounding Alarm. ' OREGON CITY. Or., Dec. 28. (Spe cial.) That she was chloroformed to prevent her turning in a fire alarm, by men who had plotted to set fire to the home of Ex-Chief of Police Green, was the startling statement made tonight by Miss Rhoda Evans, a telephone operator. Miss Evans, who worked the late night shift alcne, was found uncon scious ,on the floor of the exchange room of the Home Telephone Com pany at 3:45 o'clock this morning by Policemen Kellogg and Cook. She has made further sensational statements which may throw light on numerous recent fires which started mysterious ly, baffling the local police. Girl Signals Police, Swoons. The officers found the young woman when they went to the exchange build ing to learn why the red police signal lights had been flashed by "Central." The girl tonight said she flashed the signal when she realized that she was losing consciousness. She said the men did not enter the room before she swooned but must have shot the chlo loform at her from a window. The officers said they could detect no odor of chloroform, but they did find the window open. The girl de clared she had locked all the windows and door.-' ir" ' - - The officers think Miss Evans suf fered a nervous collapse brought on by worry over alleged plots of firebugs. Girl Follows Plotter. Miss Evans says she was drugged by men who she believes were the same ones she followed on the street and overheard plotting to burn the house of W. C. Green at 4 o'clock this morning. Oregon City has had several big flrea recently. Just a few minutes before each of these burst out a voice called "Central" and told her that an alarm would come in within a few minutes over her line. She was instructed to disregard the call for the department as the alarm would be a fake. The first time this report came to her, she says, she believed it and re fused to turn in the alarm. This wus when a local store burned. A few sec onds later, however, another call cams In and she responded with the general alarm. Fire Ia Presaged, On the next night, she said, the same voice talked to her over the police tel ephone and criticised her severely for turning in the alarm, tl also notified her that there would be another fire that night, and within a few minutes the alarm came in from Elliott Bros.' store, where a loss estimated by the company at $40,000 was sustained. Each time a large fire has started here this voice, she says, has called the girl to -the telephone s.nd notified her of the impending fire. Finally alter she had turned In the alarms as they came to her the man at the other end of the line became angry. she said, and told her that they would burn the roof over her head, but that (Concluded on Paire 2.) PACIFIC NORTHWEST'S IN TEREST IN PANAMA CANAL. Much lias been written about tbe Panama Canal, but the pub lic mind is somewhat hazy as to just what benefits the Pacific Northwest may expect. The Ore jronian Annual, to be issued next Thursday, will contain the most t reliable information on this sub- 1 jeet obtainable. Joseph N. Teal, who has made a study of this I topic, has prepared a compre- t hensive article, and other writ- l ers have covered different phases of (he subject. Valuable in this connection will be a symposium from Amer ican Consuls-general stationed at leading European cities and ports. Their articles, written expressly for the Annual, tell of preparations for trade and emi gration to the Pacific Coast through the canal. Growth of Columbia River shipping and its importance to Oregon, Washington aud Idaho will be the theme of a 16-page section, which will bo illustrated. The Annual will be sold in newsstands and on the streets in Portland only in greea wrappers. GIRL IS firebugs