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,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-
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liili !l Ii' I'I III tl 1.1'ltVl'll
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if , i Tin n It ti'iik a iiortli-
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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
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' i i,' opeiii-d to ri
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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
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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