ill OKEGON CBTY ENTERPRIS "fc t- Has your f ubscrlptlon piredr Look l the libel. 4 " You should not mite any , of our nwf numbers. I Attend to It now. 4, The tnfr 0ly, CIi.kinB 0 Nfllr . Mtowlnu County r ' '' ' ' ,0RTY SKVrNTM YJAR No. 13. T52 KILLED; 400 OAMAC.C IN OMAftA II BSTIMAT tD AT TEN MIL LION! STORM RAILS M BUILDINGS Aulhontm of Stricken City Bend Korii Trytnu to Car (or Thou mill Homelei by DiMiltr OMUIt, SvU , March 21, -- Willi HURT BY TORNADO !! -I,..!lt llt lirninuiy KKri'ninii, w ni, , t,,.i,i,,., p lynn-ii! ,y corpora I ' ; ..ml tim II 't at Injured nil of ". tUxm u!,h n r holding lin-k on umnha iimi tne kiirroiMillii territory i 1'iiiihl of tin in mu. I im pay Hi mill Iowa tonight fw'''l j iihmiH, I. ml l.i i ii ( nlli i t. il. Hint they H. ,n.! . in I't looming ti'O Ihounaiidi i pn, l,t, year I'm rolled Inn would r.-t.-t t I liuimli by I ml lilKlit'e tor-; ti;iv been $Iii,imo uf I n, 'inn nr,.ir. Hi,- inim'H'r uf buildings Ui'itmy ,,1 .m i In tim iii'lu iliorliixiil of l.'o .i;i'l Hi.- nnii'ry iluum,-" nl m'v ,.r,i iMi'iiiin .lnli.iin liclMtcil r.'.irt-i (oiii.ik " "louhu t .-ml . t to lin rmni' Ir . u, : 111 It III till' III! VIM' WriHHllI .m l nun .md thul It Uitli'll wider lr- ( rlintv I i'I l"-i it lii ( l'-tl) of t'1" Iniin linn n 1 llrt shown. ! Ill, i. S'l'iii lit llitt-'K I Kill Ki't !; (nil ., lii iiuil. tnatiy of Whom Imvp ( ut :i l,,iitillil, apparently !' I mil.,' tl ir ( r t udn are either dcd or ' iii.imu il '' liijiiroil. ! , ,1,1,.', I I n- Kit It'kt'll mi'lloll of i (Mm!,. i l pal rolled by Kovrriiiucnl i lri, In, in Knit (tiimliit Mild tin' j Sim.- .v.inii,i Governor Mondirad ' ,-,,, , ... -. A1, rrTr,tr:lTJLMll has big death roll tin .i-t!' troops, i here ias iui'H little nr i,k looting. Tin' bitumens ineu . art' i ,,; ! it Inu III every way. I lie OiiiiiIii h,,i, In hate thrown open ihi'lr il.iti I,, i i n- lujun-d. Kvi-r train lulu en :i ii tii'lity liMin:lit worrn oti ;'li,-i'.'! frt'in iii-urliy tow n lin! Inn., (t n.l h mill rrl.itlM hi'tn mul; Hi,) iti.i !, iii tl," riiiitlniial hi nutn ! uf !,.' tn llii tiiiirt-im-n ntul him- ;,i'ii!.i I 'I'., ,i,i,i n hi., h r..,l I.I llHVM HlMlf.,.1 . I K, I , I r Ulr ' Ir !. II Irun'liil iiorlli, twr liili !l Ii' I'I III tl 1.1'ltVl'll ..rt!i I .Ulf Ii:il!l .' if , i Tin n It ti'iik a iiortli- ,,,.r.i t,i t'mi tel h ntul f'nr rr.i ...r... ptu lla ttir.uKr ' ,:'l'- pri'l'i rty duma,-, In Imtli if S'Hl triiv.'lnm a ilitl-, i 111 1 " "I l'"."".lin. ii.i'h. It ii,vi,r.il n ro'iri..', Ti""'' Hw w,r ""I'll, il lal" .,1'i.Mi S r. ft ciihI to Thirty-' r.',nru ri'i chiHl Ii.tk .-j,,' tUitiiiii'ti of fix i rr"m varlnim piilnt t In tim Mrlrken l ! I lull, i . . .f i. ii unit I'hllilr. n an- K. l'm Im; aru r- Ii . il f,K 'rn of Cn .i' '-i-.l, rialiinii roonirt. ' i, I ,i!i.. mul tin. m n. i.. i, .,i ,. i m m,,. all, i II It ltll Hhl'll. i I in that loiiliiiK tta I, ,l! ' o'lj. i l if nil-Jit, an t Ih tti-ri nri ! -ii'd, i ,ii , it In rrowtli'il lt!i . ti lio ti ll of roh!iiTli" t hiii' I'm panlr ri kin d . 'tM'l. ' i.. .-ll-lii lo 1'nilitnite thn in,' l,y Urn follow tin; llm , I, I!,-it , I Chili hu,; llni; : iinirt Ii miiiI l.uki' Siri nil . I l,t tim i yciiin and Ih. ii ,1.1! a! T. ii.ii i !i:,rii, , II. r I, III' ( ! . i s alt A In,, r.", !'i ii'il'ini mul the V. ' i i,' opeiii-d to ri M. f filf een t h llm M ll'llt lull I I i II II rilU'.l j iti.it t ie il.uiiiun tn prop- '"lid r. a.Ji ..(ioi,tiini. The i iih hU lilncka l Ik ! i!:l hi' i' , vitj lion, ,,i In ta path ) I or l.adly ilaiiuiKi'-. '.I'tlina iiti' foiuiil today i i't tariU Irom tlifii t!n I l.i.ili i !l!lllil'i','. I'll.. I Htl ..' "I'll! ill,' 1 .-nl poim , 111.' , ,, , 'Mi-iili. s, "I. t il, ci'Miani..,) i I h., ri li i. of Injured per I'M in-itt in tunny dllfer iiiiiiIIiIIH'iiiihI.v, in' canned many freak to me hoiinen went iinncalh' oiheri udoliiln wire e fii.in: Imlln. In one ner- "ii ni in,. ity i m hiitiT atory of n ii"iii.e v. n i i, ihiiIIhIii d, tim upper part in im place. Trees were ,( ie In I mi i,y tim rimtn nnd driven llirniu-.h hruk hullillnun. A'ter i ,i. Mtortu tlirmiKM of people Miinil o i , Blri.(,,H ini RH tlll.y tt.it, hmi ni,. men ami police beurliiK '" x of relatlven from thn do- r 1,1 "'ie part of thn city four in iiiIh'i h of ,, famly worn burled m hiiriiim; wrei knKii but all werti aav '" hy he llreinen, A heaty rain wlilch follow c, the r'lone M,vei many hulldliiK threat "'"'d with dent met Ion by fire. A ramiisH of every toriindo Inaur eninpany hero leads to thn be that tin, $,),()00,00u loai Is cov 'ri'd by only r,oo,0no Innurance. This 1'iirtly ,h, to ,he imllan prophecy tiinnha was Immune from cy i, .'"'I' Th" r,'"l','nta of the city had liareii Rreat conlldenre In this predlc "on. mid carried but little Inanrance. I t, !1' frPluntly been vlalted fcJlr 'll,,u' b,lt "ever beton suf "rd aerlnii, damage. nynrlal poraons assailed every! ... ""onniitlon today for s- "r..ncea ihllt relatlvol Bnd frlendt re aafe. 1 LOSE LIVES W1',N' ANO-'OUS. March 2J.-A state nd7 0l.',l'.,ppa,lln ln " Immensity Jd J;lng ln lti ""ln-. claim- ronlin "ly mor thM 300 '". pCrtt 7"0 hom,!l" and has done Ran'. d?m'M of mor 'nan $29.. rZ in!nil" today and tonUiht ttat. . of WB,Pr ratiKht the ?:tz mvs propertjr nd that.r0th I'rru cam ,ud,Jen meaaaKe hundri 'r11 WM owrwtalm.i and IN INDIA FLOOD $413,076 FAXES COLLECTED 10 DATE! Hlimirr Mn kb ii ii iion in-ill Montluy (lint IIV! n7i; i: r n... h.i i of H.iN.Mk IiiiJ .( i ,.ii.,ri,.1. 'j,, U M ri'iimrkhn ri'mril. roimliliTliiK thitt wvitiiI nf dm iiirn.tHl tunpuyiTH livn It. Ill luu l, , mult n ilnrlMlini I ni In thn li oiilliy of ,(l w w n j KurilliiK ilu. mul' In rmiil Iuxkh. Tim! Houllmni rm llli! ('(iiiiimiiy mul nllinr l iir luililt lull M II tn millillK lilOKd Unit linvn r'-futii'il tu piiy llin Hpi'i'liil r i miiI tan. Thfy tfinliri-i c k fur nil imi'i I, nt tim hin'ilul fiiol tmi'H, mul thn dlH'rlft, iiimiii iiiMui of c(,iniii,. , ili'i'llinil l hi m. Hlmrllf Mhn lurni'il on-r to 'IriMtniritr Tufu prior tn Mn Mh IS. $:'..l.,,:il.I7 mul Moiiilny t'irui',1 nur $Ii;:M()1.'.mi. i. tuni tmr Imliiy $ ,n,l i:i. in, Tim ,.. Ii'i tloil of tun i :in ,rKnn I 'lirnnry 5. At thin tliim i ,b ,.i,r ii'j.',.?;,h s: 3,000 ARE DEAD; FIRE ADDS TO DAYTON FLOOD HORROR, MANY PERISHING IN FLAMES Tewnt Devatted Cut Off From' Out tide Communication Rail way Lota Runt Into Mlllloni rilK'A;i, M.irch lr. T:ir.-i thnii- Hll IH OpI" 'l l-lll'll 111 iMlIKH I t nt nui'jit tim fn.rt li.-rii li:ilf of tim ! tlliln HlviT Valli v toj.iv. , rrol'Jihly f.iiii.iiml ii ti'lc Here inii lo : hmni'li'tii hy tim HuoiIk In Imllaiui inid ! r.M'rt; lTiia. 10: ' i. li nr.i. ion: Mlil lh town lni; Shi- Imv. 'il; llainlit.ii). U'; Tl'it"itnrw, ' :!; Tiff III. ."iO; 1'iinniit, 11; m-titli-rllli! ' Inn; tut ii I. nni'.d. Inill.inu I'l-ril, Kmi; ..i nt! .1; l.nfiiy,ltn, J; lii'linminnlK II; Nol lfs: villi', Hi'iitti-rlnc, IT,;; Intnl. I!ni. Umiiil toliil, "'CI. It i rmniMi'il In lii'HiiriiiKill.i f irly Imlii Unit '.'"H irri"im wi-n1 ilouni'l In Wi'ht linlliin ipi'lli. Imt thin' tinni'ir ae lator rejlmi-l to II. ttni'l;'.!i II :ih I'llllniil. il mrly toni 'M i 111 't innti' than that luul illnl. Snath i f Inill iiiiipoIIh t i Hood In Mild In Invo I'MHM'il ihiitll III Hi'Vi'i.il; Kinall town imil vl!hi..i'. I Tr.' nt liavlmi addt'd tn thi It tin ti- j rial liirtK rails, d hv tim Hood, Knrly j I'Miluiiil, . , la, In I'm iliinniKi' tn Ohio and Indiana at f .'.O.iinil.iuio wrn- r- vIhi'iI tnnkht tn ahnw ilonldr tint i niiioniit. Itnllioad olIlrlalM won- n'l-j tlmrlty for t;m Htatonn'tit t!iat llimn j rimvitrtliiK In lndlaiia'olln tuml.il Imp to sltuid n lout nf jLTi.Olin.diiii In that f t-lt v and vicinity. Ilallroad were ihh'f Hiiffi rera from property diitntiKO, It wn nald tonlnlit by eimlneem nnd cotlHtrilcllon liosnea prepai Inn repair trulim for the Hood ed illHtrlrtM thai trips of railroad more than half a mile lonu had been wnnhcil nwny In several places In Indiana. Concrete nnd Iron I rhliea their utippnrts undermined, crmnhlel before l Ik Htreni'.fh of the torrents linrlej iikiiIiihI them. Tim Iokh tbroiiirh ceHnntlnn of trnllle (Hiinot In estimated. Only two rondn, the Mlehkan t'enlrnl and the Uikn Shore. nialutiilned coiniminli ation with New York over their lines, thotm fur ther south D lid I n u: mlk ufter inllo of their rkht of way under a fathom of water. Men and material are IipIhk rushed by thn railroads to nvery accessible point where duniaKe has been report ed and active work will becltt as soon as the floods recede. Telcxraph and telephone lines all over the stricken district were down. Ixtm distance telephone service to Ohio was cut off, with the exception of Toledo nnd Cloveland. Wires throuuh Indiana were down In many plucea nnd many of the devastated towna were cut off from communica tion. SALEM, Or.. March 22. The pre diction was made here today that Gov ernor West w ill name W. A. Marshall nd Harvey Heck with, of Portland, nd C. I). Hancock, of tbla city, aa members of the Workmen's Compen sation Commission. There Is a possi bility that the Oovernor may place either T. A. Rltiebart. agent of the Bute Und lioard, or U. A. Harris, state printing expert, on the commis sion. Marshall was formerly editor of the Labor Press, lleckwltb until recent ly was connected with the Wells-Far-ro Exprees Company In Portland. Hab cock la corporation rlerk In the office of the Secretary of Bute, and was a candidate for Corporation Commis sion to which position the Governor elevated hie private secretary. Ralph W. Watson. Sl00.000.000 LOSS OltEGON CITY. H; CENTRAL AND SOUTHtRN 8TATE8 ARE SWEPT BY CY- CLONE 27 PERSONS KILLED IN ONE TOWN Gale Demoralliei Wire and Train Service Hotel, Rjzed, Talla on Other Bulldlnat, Adding to Ddth Llat (Tllt'Atit), Mar. It 21. HprlfiK nr rlti'd In tim (Vntral Wi-xt mid KonDt tod iy i.n llin v,im:n of tlui inimt 1 htriiitit'i atortn of tim )iar. Know, him t mid riilrn of ttltid which In j noiiiii he. 1 1 1 n it hni iinid cyt'loium j hronlit lii avy liihs of life, wrrrk- d I nllilliii.il, mink vcdim Ih on thii lain a and hronnht (!i tfli'idiuiio un J I ti li'rai h poll a to tlio uround. Tim j toll of d'atb Ik rMlmttlcd ut i, with li'tory iniiir rilditiK to the lp of fu 1 tiilltli , Storm conditions were n"ii- i r il in ( cntral mid Sniilhcrn Malm Tim i:nati'Ht limit of III,. In report ed from 1)wct reach True, Ala., where a cyeloim tthlcli Btrnck t.iut place 1'iln inoriilni; ufemollitlmd the town und killed L'7 prriioiiH. Seteu teen of ii dead lire white pcrnoiiH. Thlrtyliio wern hurt, noiiut futally, hy thu tt Inter, which did proptrcy ilatna.'i' ebtlinati'd at JI.'iD.IhiiI and then uept on to Kullon, Ala., where I Ml ,i mi'lin were Injured, hut none. killed. I The Htorui awept with Rreat fury loter a dn.cii ntuten, left In Hu wake J A lout; train of death. At l'oplur i Ilu IT. Mn., five pernotia were killed ' and Mt Injured In the crash of fa!! IliK IntlltJIiiKM. v.hlle ut Iloi". Ark., I one wua Kllli-ii and CI eronn lnj'ir nl iiiid the town virtually wiped out. A hU hotel In the cntirM' of coa-itnic-iKui vat lilottti ihittii unj thu mof wan thrmtn on another hulltlitin, rrtinhliu It mid iiijuriitt: a doea or inp lint. Tie railway mai'on waa de htio;ed nnd nn odj.teenl hrlck hnlld in II liencd. Three ntur, 1 were ''l.iwil (J.iv n and I'm (-fln ci h ill. linn w rei ki , I. When t' e ryt lone had de- arlid It h-'t a put h ! n mhe wide n.te;i tltl'i.".llv clean I ). ru.:;; ti tii ictili-r of the town. At Saline. I.n.. n not Iter wis killed nnd 'icivy ilair.iu'e (!,,:ie, not only In Sal tie, hut I I clh'nthiid. H town In the n line pal Ivh. More tel. phone polea am down thnii 111 ntif itnrm In recent jntrt and net.-ml data will iTo'nihly rlaiisn h- forp ttlre i on ncc l Inn n v. Ill he nor mal. N ST n ETS OF OHIO CI TV ARE UNDATED TO DSPTH OF 8 FEET IN- FIRE PS 10 Ml CJIAS1I5FHE Hcspil.il With 600 Patients and School Building with 400 Pupllt Are Swept Away lA YTON, ().. March 25. Dayton tonight Is nothlnu less than a seeta itiK river, three miles wide, a mile and a hxlf on each side of the main street. ItH principal thoroughfare, while it is estimated that from 2000 to oOOt) peoplo have perished. The AlKonquin Motel is submerged In water tip to Its third story, and above this level the downtown district otnee buildlhKs, hotels and business houses are places of refuge. A school building that was known to have housed not less than 400 achoolchlldren ahortly before the wa ters rushed ln that direction la en tirely submerged, and aa far as can be ascertained all of those little ones met a watery grave. Dayton, except for Its most remote suburbs, tonight was covered with a seething flood of water 2 to 20 feet deep. Any attempt to estimate the loss of life is hopeless. - It Is sure to run Into the bundrels and may go Into the thousands. The property loss will total millions of dollars. The flooded district comprises a circle with radius of a mile and a half, and nowhere Is the water less than six feet deep. In Mnln Street, In the downtown section, the water Is 20 feet deep. The horror la heightened by more than a doien fires which can be seen In the flooded district, bv. out of reach of firefighters. Most of the business nous. nd nearly all the residences have oceu panta. Downtown the offlcee are Ail ed with men unable to get hime and oo tha upper floors and on some of the roofs of residences are homeless women and children. Hundreds of houses, substantial buildings la the residence district, many of them with helpless occupants have been wstaed away. 45 DEAD IN STOR PROPERTY LOSS BIG 2.00 DEAD DAYTON FLOOD OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, .1913. mn t'l.KVKI.ANI), )., Marrh 2a. Twnn ty pernoim arn known to havo heen drnwni d und other may bavii been IohI In (ho flood that Ih aw-eeplng Dele ware, 2.i inlle from t'oluiiilma today, tiovernor t'ox received a telegram lula tnornliiK which waa aent from a railroad town near Delewaro ankliiK for aid for liclfwure, () Hood auffer erH. Thn dlHpatrh aald that thn atate Iroopn would prohahly hit riecewnary, hut did not k1v thn nuiuher of caa uiilitlea, II. V. I.tn, Mayor of Delawarn, which In a town of 10,000 liihuhitanta 25 nillea north of Imr", Is reported to he drowned. The town Ih aald to hit completely Hooded hy the Hcloto Klter, which hat left IM hankn. JiiHt heforo thu telitphonu ccntraln left their aw ItchlioardH, they reported that iil liihahilHtita v. ere lleelnK to Urn IiIIIh. The wiihhlni? out of several bridges iicrimn tne Hclolo Uiver III and near Col urn Ii ii m cnuHci a aii-i'i'iinion of rail road Inilllr out of that city today. The Went Hide l.ott e ban overMow ed a lurge area lu thn wentern part of ( the city and hundred of p.-rMnm were din en from their hi un-it. LOSS Of LIEE IN TI MORE THAN 200 PERSONS KILLED IN OMAHA DISASTER ARE WOMEN AND" CHILDREN CO TO AID Heavy Snowfall Makea Work Slow Bodiea are Ruihed to Morgues by ScorCg OMAHA. March 23. Today, fort.ie llrst time since the dinastrntis tornado of Kanter Sunday, the people of Oma ha bei-'un to count the tout, both in lives and dwllnrs. When a resume, was made it uppareiitl.t- was more appal ling than those who had studied tJc r. suit yit-re v. illiut; to admit. Not fitter than 2'" lives were snuf fed out within tiie vicinity of the city proper und nut fetter thun .'0 pcrnoiis in surrounding towns lut their lives. Nearly &ou wire Injured anJ eight of these hate died in bo;dtals during the day. Uroups of men, aided und enconr- ugi d by women and chlldreu, labored j incessantly today among the ruins of ' I-, tut,. inn) nth., I- lillilll. IlL'S ill the SIT- 1 lion of this city which was pni"tii-1 ally iinnllitlutid by a tornado Sunday, j in search tor living or dead that had j been buried beiicata the tons of de bris. Added to last night's death i list of K2 were It! more bodies re- j covered bi fore 9 o clock from undor tiie lu ll U and Iron beams of thu lilo ttild (Tub Hull. A thorough search lit the wreck age of the Diamond moving picture theatre failed to reveal any bodies, and it is fie opinion of searchers that all who were trapped In the huildhn by the panic that ensued immediately upon the rush of tne ter rille wind have been found. Sixteen bodies already have been removed from tae ruins of this building. Since last night the total number of missing persons has materially In creased. Relatives of persons living within the area stricken by the cy clone began to arrive In Omaha last night, n nd the iiillux of anxious ones continued Into today. From ninny of them came reports of missing friends and relatives. This, it is believed, will swell Oma ha's death list to a larger degree than bad be;n expected. The heavy snow which had fallen since midnight and still Is falling made rescue work particularly slow and difficult. As quickly as bodies are found, they are being rushed to morgues which have been establish ed In various parts of the city affected, claiming most of the bodies, but some remain unidentified. None of these are being buried, the coroner delay ing Interment until possibility of iden tification becomes more remote. Funerals and burials of the dead whose families have claimed the bod ies are being held from all the churches and many homes. Scenes In hospitals ' and public buildings which have been converted Into hospitals beggar description. Nurses have been on duty, many of them since Monday night. Not only do they have to administer to tne In juries of their patlenta, but give much of their time in consoling desperate ly anxious relatives of those who lie upon the cots ln the many wards Equally untiring are the physicians. Many of the pat loots began to show such marked Improvement today that tbey have been dismissed from the hospitals. Storm sufferers are being fed , ln eburcbis and lodge balls. The city Is furnishing food for them, and will con tinue to do so until order Is restored within the stricken districts. Mfci-tlal law still Is being strictly enforced throughout the storm area. The city health department Is making vry effort to place the district ln a sanitary condition as rapidly as pos sible. The water supply remains unim paired and the city health officers (Continued on page 4) IAD GROWS CURRENCY ACTION WILSON WANTS QUESTION CON SIDERED IMMEDIATELY AF TER TARIFF EXTRA SESSION WORK TO BE BIG Receta Appolntmenta Will Be Made At Meeting of Cabinet Today Adee Now Bryan's Flrat Aide WASHINGTON, March 2D Kncoiir aged l,y the rapid "progress adready made In the preparation of a tariff revision bill, close, friends of Presi dent Wilson predicted tonight that currency reform measures would be brought before the extra session of Congress. The 1 resident talked informally with some of his callers about the prospects for currency legislation. They went away convinced . that while the President would devote himself first and foremost to tariff revision, he now hoped that at least a start on monetary reform, if not ac tual legislation, would be posslbiij in the extra session. From the first, the President has believed in the necessity for immedi ate currency reform and though de sirous that Congress should focus Its attention and that of the Nation on the tariff question, he never has given up the idea of getting a- currency measure before the country within a few months. Some of his friends said today that they were particular ly hopelul for currency reform ba cause of the attitude of the Democra tic leaders in Congress toward exped itious action on the tariff. Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance conmiittee. Is reported to have said fiat the tariff could be disposed of within three months. I.Ike the tar iff, the currency bill when drawn will be presented as a party measure, care lully worked out by Congressional com mittees In co-operation with the Presi dent. It will not be made public, it is said, until it has been studied closely by members of the cabinet recognlrid authorities on currency questions, ami some of the leading business men of the country In whose Judgment the Administration has con fidence. The President intends to stay In Washington throughout the extra ses sion, giving every attention to legisla tive questions. He has every day de clined Invitations to make speeches outside of the city. The Cabinet will meet tomorrow, when the question of recess appoint ments wiii be discussed. The resign ation today of Huntington Wilson as Assistant Secretary of State leaves tha Slate Department under charge of Alti Adee. second assistant secre tary of state. It is probable, however, that tliere will Jie n recess appoint ment of John Passett Moore as coun sellor to the State Department to morrow so that he can co-operate with Mr. Adee in running the depart ment. The President telegraphed Secret try I'.ryan that he need not cut short his vacation on nccount of Hun tington Wilsons withdrawal. TEACHERS TO HAVE TRAINING SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCES PROPOSITION WINS BY BIG VOTE BALLOTS TO BE CANVASSED APRIL 4 Arrangements Being Made to Have Classes at Gladstone Park Three Weeks Before Chautauqua The teachers of Clackamas County, by an overwhelming majority, have voted to substitute a teachers' train ing course annually for the annual Institute. "The vote was taken by T. J. Gary, superintendent of the county schools, ln conformity with a bill passed at the last session of the leg islature authorizing the various coun ties to obtain the sentiment of the teachers on the subject Mr. Gary announced Wednesday that he and the members of the county- court would canvass the ballotB April 4. All but a few teachers of the coun ty voted. Mr. Gary, who will have charge oi the training school, plans to have It at Gladstone Park three weeks before the beginning of chail tauqua. The association has tender ed the free use of the grounds and buildings and tenta will be offered for rent for $2 for the three weeks, the same price that Is charged for two weeks at the cbauiauqua. "I also expect to establish a coop erative boarding house", aald Mr. Gary. "This will enable the teachers to live at the smallest cost, and In sure a large attendance. The big feature of the school will be the training of teachers for one room schools. The best Instructors will be engaged and the school will be of great benefit to the teachers. It Is expected that many of the teachers will remain through Chautauqua." PROSE WELCOMED BY A miss meeting of taxpayers of the county to Investigate th county court and other county offices has bien called through petition for April a. The petition bus been sign ed by several hundred voters. Charges of mismanagement of public funds In the purchase of county bridges have been made. It also Is urged that an investigation of the contract with Mr. NeaHe for cruising the tim ber oi the county be made. The re fusal of the county and circuit Judges of the one of the court rooms to the Farmers' Society of Kqulty for Its meetings will be discussed. County Judge Peatie and other members of the. court said Friday that the fullest Investigation was de sired. At the last term of the county j court an expert was employed to ex I pert the books of the various county offices. He was at the time employed elsewhere. It also was urged that the books not be examined until after t'ie first Monday In April when the bi-'Kest part of the taxes will have been received. FAR EAST POLICY TRADE WILL NOT BE SCORNED, BUT OLD DIPLOMACY IS ABANDONED CHINESE AIDE OFFERS ARGUMENT President Sayt United States Can Best Help Preserve Country by Keeping Outside Agreement WASHINGTON, Jlarca 22. presi dent Wilson's recent statement with drawing the aid of this government from what was popularly known as tiie "six-power loan" means the re- i tirtrmeut of the United States from ! participation in Far Eastern diplo : macy. j The President talked today about China informally with some of his callers, among them George Hronsou j Rea, technical secretary of the rail j way committee empowered by the Chinese government to construct 1J, Otio miles of trunk railways in Ciiiua. iiY. Ilea explained to the President that without tiie aid of the I'nited States government Atnericad capital bad heen enlisted in the railway en terprise, tut that it was desirable to knotv how far the Putted States would go In protecting what Mr. Kea term ed "honorable contracts betweeu American business nieu and the Chi nese government" Independent ol political connection. Tiie President asked Mr. Uea to prepare and submit to him a ruemor auduin and promised to study the question carefully, ilr. Rea pointed out that the objectionable features of the six-power loan project, to whk'h China herself had objected, were those which concerned the imperial administration of China and that bis relations with Shu Yat Sen and the Chinese Republic were such that he knew the action of President Wilson had met with approval in China. Mr. Wilson indicated that the devel opment of the administration's policy toward China would bo gradual and well measured, that there was no in tention of withdrawing the potential influence for protection which this government has exerted iu respect of China, and that the Wilson adminis tration would make a vigorous effort to promote American trade interests in the Orient. The President's viewpoint was that the United States would be In a far better position to help preserve the Integrity of China by remaining out side of any particular agreements which might have for their object a voice in China's political future than by actual participation. ON CHARGE OF GIRL PORTLAND, Or., March 24. (Spec ial.) Arthur Knight, a well known young man of Canby, was arrested Tuesday night by Patrolman Coulter upon a charge of assault and battery, on complaint of Miss Ruby Caldwell, a registered nurse. The complaint recites that Kn'.ght attacked her Tues day evening at 514 East Market Street Knight says he became In volved in an argument with Miss Caldwell, and was compelled to hold her to keep from being struck by the woman. In the scuffle the yonng woman seized his necktie, drawing It so tightly around his throat that com panions had to go to his assistance. After learning of the warrant. Knight went to Canby. His relatives there sought to protect him from arrest Mf. J. Lee, brother-in-law and Mrs. M. V. Brondtl, sister, signed bonds of $1000 upon his arrival in Portland. Couple Gets License- A license to marry was Issued Sat urday to Rose Z. Mulkey and J. L. Pope, of Jameson, Or. , WILSON EXPLAINS ESTABLISHED 1888 GRIFFITH LAUDS HAS 1 1 PORTLAND LAWYER DECLARES LINE WILL PAY HAND80MELY FROM START PJ. U P. CO. PROMISES TO AID Stockholders Taken on Trip to Newell Canyon and Then Given Ban quet at Masonic Temple Optimism was the keynote of the great meeting of the stockholders of the (TatkamuB Southern Railway ln the banquet hall of the Masonic Temple Thursday night. More than 30 stockholders of the company and friends were present, and it was the unanimous verdict that the road would be in operation to Molalla by Fail. The object of the banquet was to obtain advice of friends of the project regarding the work to be done tne coming Summer. Those present had been taken on a special car over the route beyond Newell Creek in the afternoon, and all expressed themselves as being astonished at what had been accom plished. Franklin T. Griffith, general counsel of the Portland Railway, Mg.it & Power Company, declared that tiie read would be a paying one from the start. He said that the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company would co operate with the new line in every way and furnish cars if they were wanted, the company realizing that tae Clackamas Southern would be one of its best feeders. F. D. Hunt, traffic manager of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, was as enthusiastic as Wr. Griffith over the prospects for the new line. J. W. Mliffatt declared .that the engineer of tne Clackamas Southern had ac complished better results with the capital he had been given than any engineer he had ever known. Mr. Moffatt deciaVed that the part of the line completed was first class in ev ery particular. He' has had an exper ience of more than 30 years in build ing railways. Others who spoke were 1 B. T. Mcltain. C. H. Dye, W. S. U'Ren land H. E. Cross. Mr. U'Ren declar I ed that the road should be completed ! at once nnd said ir tiie public spirit ed citizens cf this city and county realized what an advantage it would be to them they would subscribe lib erally for stock in the railway. S. M. Ramsby raid the bridge at Newell Canyon was one of the best railway bridges in the country. The women of the Episcopal Church furnished the dinner. OREGON CITY VETERANS Among tiie Oregon City veterans of the Spanish-American war, who at tended the banquet of that oriuiza tion Tuesday night were Captain L. I.. Pickens, E. L. McKarlaud and Christian Muvalt. The Irtnquet was given In the Oregon Hotel, by Scout Young Camp No. 2, Spanish, War Vet- , erans. The affair celebrated the fif teenth anniversary of the battle of Malaban. Anion.; the speakers of the evening w ere Chap iln Gilbert, Judge Gantenbein, Jap Upton and T. L. Perkins. Mere than UOO were pres ent. April 11 and 16 the llaker Stock Company will produce "The Girl I Left liehlnd Me", .the benefits of which will go into the relief fund of the company. This form of enter tainment will be used, this year in stead of the customary minstrel show. " FREEZE DOES NO Despite the fact that the mercury at some places in and near Oregon City registered as low a degree of temperature as at any time during the winter, Oregon City and vicinity did not suffer greatly from the heavy frost which occurred Tuesday morn ing. In some localities the mercury dropped as low as 24 and 25 degrees. This temperature only lasted for a few hours, however, as the sun came out bright and warm a little later and the thermometer registered 63 degrees Tuesday afternoon. Little damage was done because It Is thought that fruit blossoms and vege tables are hardly far enough advan ced to be affected by a slight freeze. COUGAR TO CITY Probably the largest cougar hide ever brought to this city was one on which B. C. Palmer, of Molalla, col lected a bounty or $10 Monday. The hide was eight feet nine Inches long and the color was especially fine. The animal was trapped about two weeks ago about 100 yards from a barn belonging to Albert Enele. While collecting the bounty Mr. Pal-n-er received several offers for the skin and finally told It for $20. There Is little doubt that he could have ob tained twice that amount for It In Eastern cities. CLACKA