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j PORTLAND. OREGON, TUESDAY, uwmiwn a.. -j O 4 . , . I vul. jl.ii : -. ; i TURK MEETS GREEK IN NAVAL BATTLE Result of Engagement Is Problematical FIGHT LASTS HOUR AND HALF Ottomans Say They Silenced Cruiser Averoff. MUSSELMANS DENY INJURY Hellenes Say That Only Five Men Were Wounded Actual Negoti ations for Peace Begin at London ' Today. LONDON". Dec IS. A naval engage ment between the Greek and Turkish was fought today between the . ,, .s rmhmi Island. It mroaoencs - - - lasted an hour and a half and the damage done Is problematical. The official reports from Turkish and Greek commanders show that the Turkish warships left the Dardanelles ., g-20 dock in the morning. The .m w feezun at 9:25. What ships were engaged la not known here. AreODite at Varlnaee. nonadinar the Turks, who throughout had remained ,.n,i., the protection of the forts, re ....... -.iiMn th Dardanelles. The liiru " i .... . . T,.rkk sav they silenced the guns ol t. armored cruiser George Averoff, but the Greek account says only five mn were wounded. The whole Greek fleet cruised in the ri.rii.itr until late In the afternoon. when the Turkish destroyers appeared again, but quickly retired, pursued dj fireek destroyers. ti,. Tnrkinh commander makes no .. .nltlea but says his li.eiii.uii .- . Ililps sustained no damages. rrellmlaartea Are rialsbed. The preliminaries of .the peace con ference were completed today and ap- -tiv the Greek difficulty regard lng the signing of the armistice had ,..n mirmounted. Everything is in readiness for actual negotiations to K.crtn tomorrow. So wide Is the divergence in the claims of the respective Balkan allies and Turkey that there is little pros pect of an early termination of the ronference. ' The Turkish and Bulgarian delegates had a prolonged Informal meeting to night, at which It is reported they dis- ,. Adrlanople. It is reported tonight through Berlin that the Servian Ministers In council ma.a in deference to Russian and French advice, to yield the port of Durazxo. on the Adriatic, and that the .-ri.n Premier. M. Patchltch. la com ing to London in connection with this determination. Trnatoa Seems Less. ' The report has not been confirmed, lm t there are Indications of relaxation .... A.iatrn-Srrb difficulty. The Austrian Emperor is credited with re marking that he was hopeful of the -hiiit r.t Austria to carry out her Balkan programme In its entirety with out resort to force. The Prochaska affair appears to have k.- rnt v misrepresented and n louzer affords ground for diasesion. The veace plenipotentiaries met for mally today In St. James Palace. They adjourned early In the afternoon with out having entered into discussion of the question of peace. Grey Makes Address. The feature of the day was the ad dress of welcome delivered by Sir Ed ward Grey, the British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who was elected Don orary president of the Conference. Tn responses of the heads of the yariou delegations indicated a desire to ac complish the purpose for which the conference is being held. All the delegates applauded Sir Ed ward Grey's speech, which aimed at impartiality. But the Balkan delegates are seemingly more satisfied with its substance than were the Turks. the passage "In this way you will lay foundations on which I trust will be built by true yMsdom and statesman ship the prosperity, moral, economic and national, of your respective coun . tries," they see a plain allusion to the! states, as they are fighting for th principle of nationality, while fo Turkey it is a question of general demolition. Thus they think that th Foreign Secretary could not help per haps unconsciously giving a hint o which side are his sympathies. First Earoaiter Today. In reply. Dr. Daneff. of the Bulgarian delegation emphasized Mr Edward utterance, when he said the conference would work "to insure the Balkan states, so troubled in the past, an era of tr&noulllltv and progress" which is considered as meaning without Turkey. The first encounter between the al lies and the Turks will come tomorrow, A climax will be reached when both sides exchange their respective propo slttons for the conclusion of peace. The principal conditions of peace de manded by the allies comprise the lm mediate surrender of the Turkish fort ress of Scutari. Adrianople and Janlna, whose garrisons will be granted full military honors; the evacuation of Eastern Europe by Turkey as far East LOG OF LINER IS LIST OF TRAGEDY FOUR VIOLENT DEATHS MARK VOYAGE TO ORIENT. . i c.i.1,1a on Two Chinese Lomimi "' Korea, Another Is Murdered. Child Accidentally Killed. o TruAvr-TsnO. Deo. 14. The log . line- Korea, which arrived to day from the Orient, reads like the ta- ki r,t contents ol a dime a t from San Francisco a Chinese passenger. Jumped overboard nit wan drowned. Another Chinese passenger claimed as the victim i --- t.- th. .hlr. reached iionoiuiu. had sought to save his life by night from San Francisco's Chinatown, but a gunman from the enemy's rank, sailed with him on the .Korea ana pportunlty to fire the fatal nuueu ,iv,r la held by the Federal autnon- tics In Honolulu. Before the liner left tnat pori nth.r rhltifsp made an unsuat" temnt to commit Bulcide and a day later still another Chinese jumped over board to his death. At Yokohama, on the homeward voy re. a Jaoanese peddler plunged i knife Into the back of Andrew Benus- 1. a watchman on the ship, ine pea dler fled, but later was captured on an .hin in the harbor. Benussi finally recovered. a v n Miller, a cabin On December " '.. " v... I passenger from Manna, was biv.ub S-year-old son a bath, when he acci- dentally turned on the hot water fau- cet. The child was scalded so baaiy It died an hour later. Arrangements .. .t.. iuit. . .t xea were maue w uuijr . th. -hrond was beln made a ...v. - Chinese baby was born the peerage, OREGON SENATORS ARRIVE State Fully Represented for First rr-1 Tt.io E.cs tin I ' OREGOMAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 16. Oregon was ruuy rep- ,..tiwi In r?nnerress today for the first time this session. Senators Chamberlain and Bourne reacne . , . .... i v. . . .1 n-.r. In the Senate when It convened today. Bourne a K..t cn.tnr rham- . -..-. .tH.n In ru o . r-..n.r.rl&ln 11 today that i. . i . . r n a r pn ...n ne i ne uaa nui jrev u. win ioiiow .b. . .... 1 nmrnn I later bedT Vhlsses.lo, nor i tk.. yttr. haan mnilA. Of 1 policy or noiuing up num.. . . . ... . i .4 .n Senator Bourne was equally nu..-...- it i mniai. " i ... , . I.no-)r,ia n Trrcwllnt I Taft's appointees m uregon. . I SIX KILLED IN COLLISION Ashtabula. Crash. ASHTABULA. O., Dec. 16. Six per sons were killed and thre are missing tonight as the result of a collision between a streetcar and a Lake Shore & Michigan Southern coal train on the Oil City branch at the Center-street crossing. The bodies of Mrs. W. IL Cook. rMs. Frank Bartlett. Mrs. George lK-tson, Miss Laura Leabhard and two uniden tilled women have been recovered. All were residents of Ashtabula. Four In jured were taken to the hospital, one of whom, Ralph Chubb, is not expected to live. The other three passengers are believed to be under the wreckage. COTTON SNOW UNDER BAN Insurance Companies Not to Allow In flammable Tree Decorations. NEW YORK. Dec. 16. Many of the familiar Christmas decorations, which have been used for generations, will disappear this year as the result of a decision by the. Board of Fire Under writers. A letter is to be sent this week to every holder of a fire Insurance policy In the city, which reads: Your attention is called to the fact that the decorations and other Inflam-1 mable matters, such as cotton to repre sent snow, constitute an additional fire I hazard and will not be permitted. GRAIN MEN OPPOSE CHECK Possible' Laws Affecting "Futures" or Wire Reports Fought, CHICAGO, Dec 16. Opposition to possible legislation dealing with trad ing in grain "futures" brought the board of directors and tho legislative committee of the Grain Dealers Na tional Association together -here today. Particular hostility was expressed to the Lever-House bill, which seeks to prohibit the use of the telegraph and telephone for conveying information and quotations of the grain market. FIVE VESSELS BARBOUND Conditions on Coos Bay Such as to Halt Shipping for Time. MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 16. (Spe cial.) Five steamers are barbound in I Coos Bay because of the condition of the bar, which is shoaling because .of neglect of the Jetty. The vessels In the bay are the Break water, due to leave for Portland Satur day; the Anvil, with supplies for Rogue River; the Nann Smith and Redondo, I bound for San Francisco, and the Alli ance, with passengers for Portland. BUTTER TRUST IS SMASHED TO BITS Corner Broken; Prices Already Sag. 2 CENTS LOPPED OFF AT ONCE Steady Decline Expected Until Storage Houses Are Empty. ,, . rnnU WITHIM DnCHI IO flium Progressive Members of Elgin Board of Trade Force Action Just Ahead of Government Suit Secret Service Men at Session CHICAGO. Dec 16. (Special.) Price. makinar machinery of the Elgin Butter t, a i. ., ori th 117.000.000 corner . . in butler is on the verge of collapse and nutter pr.ces Uy - oownwara ioduksii.. - - to the heart of the housewife Th wholesale price of butter fell z - . cents today and will continue to shoot downward until the cold-storage nouses downward until with the creamery product have Deen t These are lust a few of the results that followed In the wake of violent action that was forced upon the El- ... on, t-a of Tra toaay oy of the nroirressive members of that bodv. The action came but a coupie of stens and" a Jump ahead or. tiov ernment action that may result in the dissolution of the Board as a trust. Secret Service Agent Present. Moreover, a secret service operative In the guise of a reporter sat through- nut the session Innocently asking ques- tinnH and irettina: information from the butter men that will be used agalust tnem wnen ws " - - , . i . . . ..... t. l- ni.na.nK i. . ,l,f trial is u.uuf.. -" . ...... th. rcnvern AO DIAUer vr.iab . . . th. butter IllVJf - will .Pt be compelled to riricp-maniDuiaiiiiK i" e : - - . f the Nation.8 nrpan lur iiiuiiy """" -w -- were not brought cud . witKrt,.t o ,-inlent uoheaval. al a. otnipfinn of thn oranlza Ifl L LIID UtOH mwvw. v ,! fiiiv was brought to a summary conclusion by the indlg- . wi.hHrAvil of .Josenh Newman and his associates from the hall in I Elgin wnere me i.s a held. Misuse of Froxles inargea. Mr. Newman charged that the entire action was unfair and that the pro gressives, headed by James P. Younger and F. R. Moles, were using proxies for purposes that never had been in tended by the men to whom tney De longed. These charges brought nothing Dut 1.t1,,,..,,..,.,,.lT ....... : in ite . I .ryoZMj -s-z ; ' I ...,.......irl..r. RESIDENT'S PARTY ON TRIP LARGE TAFT FAMILY AND OFFICIALS WILL-GO TO PANAMA. Delaware, Carrying Press Represent atives, to Escort Dreadnought Arkansas Sailing Thursday. WASHINGTON. Dec 16. Although final details of President Taft's trip to Panama have" not been completed, tne personnel of his party and most of the preliminary arrangements , nave uccu made. ! Mrs. Taf t, ' Charles Taft, the Fresi- ' . . dent's vounir son: Miss axuiso ian. daughter of C. P. Taft, the President's brother: Mr. and Mrs. C. D. nines. As sistant Secretary of the Navy Winthrop and. Mrs. Winthrop, Major Thomas l Rhoads. tho President's military aide. and ' Lieutenant Commander John K. Tlmmons. his naval aide, will be In tne official partx. They will be quartered ith'the President aboard tne areaa- nought Arkansas. The escort will be the nattiesnip Delaware. Half a dozen newspaper men and several photographers will make the voyage on that ship. The President will leave Washing ton at 10:30 Thursday night, is due in Key West late Saturday, and expects to sail for Panama that night, no ex- pects to De oaca ia wa.iu&." cember SI. TWO FRANCHISES SOUGHT vrthprtrn Electric Asks Van couver for 50 -Year TernUts vsNnATTVFTL Wash.. Dec 16. (Special.) The Northwestern Electric Company, which was granted a fran chise in Portland at the recent election toniirht asked two franchises from the Vancouver Council. The company seeks two separate franchises of 60 years each, one to operate as a light and power dispenslng.company and one for operating streetcars. M. M. uonnors, attorney for the company in Vancouver, announced that the company plans to spend between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000 in Clark County if their entrance Into Vancouver is allowed. The ordinance was brought up for first and second reading and will come up for final passage In the near fu ture. The company has a power site on the Lewis River, which It has agreed to develop within five years at a cost of about $3,000,000. If the company l denied the Vancouver franchise it will cross from its White Salmon plant on its way to Portland at Camas. CRUSADE ON EGGS EXTENDS New York Women Begin Sale at 2 9 Cents in War With Dealers. NEW YORK, Dec . 16. Fifty thou sand New York women, following the lead of their sisters In Philadelphia, today began a crusade for cheaper eggs. Fixing 26 cents a dozen as a "fair and reasonable price." the day was devoted to a campaign of educa tion among dealers. If this plan fails, the Housewives' League and affiliated organizations propose to establish sta tions throughout the city where eggs will be sold at moderate prices. According to Mrs. Heath, the egg crusade is only the beginning of a general movement to lower the prices of butter and vegetables. SENATE DEMOCRATS TO Dozen Meet at Dinner; Policies Outlined. FIGHT TO REACH TO WILSON Radical Members Say They Will Control in March. NEW SYSTEM PROPOSED Abolition of Seniority Rule in Selec tion of Committees and "Progres sive" Legislation Urged by Leaders in Movement. WAwrrfrvroN. Dec 16. The fight within th Democratic party for . con trol of the Senate under the next Ad ministration ha3 taken definite form within the last few days, as the re sult of concerted action by a small body of Democrats toward laying ." basis for what they term "progressive control," in the next Congress. . A series of conferences, cuiminanns in a dinner yesterday, at dozen Democrats were present, uv . , .....anHlnff for resulted in a general uuuc. --- ..nr.lTtlnn movement aesignea i" insure the control of legislation and policies after March 4 by Senators in full sympathy with the views of President-elect Wilson. No Programme Outlined. No detailed programme has been outlined, but the campaign is under stood to involve the entire subject of Senate control, the direction of affairs by Senators approved by the "or ganizers and the establishment of a new system of committee assignments that will distribute Important com mittee places alike to men new and old in the Senate. Those who have participated in the conference thus fare are Senators Lea of Tennessee, Smith of Georgia, brauo of South Carolina, Meyers of Montana, Newlands of Nevada, Ashurst of Ari zona, Gore and Ewen' of Oklahoma, Stone of Missouri, O'Gorman of New York, Martins of New Jersey and Rep resentative Norris Shepart- of Texas, prospective successor to Senator Bailey. Senators Not Unit. It is understod that all the Senators named do not agree to the moro radi cal features of the "insurgent pro gramme,' altnougn iney nave appruvcu the general purpose of demanding recognition for all members of the party and for the establishment of what they term progressive legislative policies. It Is understood that Sen ators Stone and O'Gorman, who have participated in the latter conferences, have urged some moderation of the general plan outlined at the earlier gatherings. The Senate fight Is expected to reach President-elect Wilson almost as soon PLAN HSURGE (Concluded on Paw 2.) WILSON TO DEFER FILLING OFFICES PRESIDENT-ELECT RECOGNIZES TWO KINDS OF CABINETS. Whether Body Is to Be Chosen to Preserve Party Harmony or for Personal Fitness Is Vndecided. PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 16. After a month's recreation in the Bermuda Islands Woodrow Wilson returned home tonight and took up the many tasks that confront him in his dual role as Governor of New Jersey and President-elect of the United States. Thousands of letters awaited Mr. Wilson's arrival, and though most of them concerned his National Adminis tration, the Fresident-elecf made it clear that he still was Governor. He said he would defer office filling and announcements concerning his admin istration until after he had cleared nwnv th accumulated detail of his New Jersey office. Mr. Wilson said today he had made no final' Cabinet selections. Mr. Wil son said he realized that before de ciding upon tho personnel of his Cabi net he would have to determine just what type of Cabinet he would form. He recognizes two types, from a re view of the manner in which his pre decessors have met this question. One type is the political Cabinet construct ed from party material that must in a sense be rewarded In order to pre serve ' party harmony. The' other is characterized by Mr. Wilson as the personal Cabinet, made up of men whose business fitness is known to him personally and on whose Juds- ment he would like to lean. Mr. Wil son declined to say which type of Cab inet he prefers. It was learned tonight that th ePresi-dent-elect has been obliged to send his regrets In response to the invitation from President and Mrs. Taft for the Wilsons to visit the White House in January. It is understood. Governor Wilson replied that the convening of the New Jersey Legislature in January probably would make it Impossible for them to accept the invitation. OVATION GIVEN PRISONER Utica Bank Clerk Arrested Here Well Received at Home. When United States Deputy Marshal rived at Utica, N. Y with Guy W. Clark, under indict ment there on a charge of having been a defaulter In a United States National bank, he found that his prisoner had an ovation awaiting him by his rela tives and friends. The court was in session,' to which Clark was immediately taken, and on pleading guilty was sentenced to five years in tho Atlanta, Ga., penitentiary. His sentence was the-Ieast provided by the Federal statutes and previous to and after it was pronounced the guilty man was spoken to pleasantly by all the court officials, including the Judge, and it was understood that he would be paroled after serving 11 months of his sentence. 'While working in a. National bank. Clark lost about $40,000 of Its funds In speculation through a brokerage firm that had knowledge that he was using money not belonging to him. Tho bank has now entered suit against 11.1. hrnkemea firm to recover the money and it is basing its claims on the testimony that the defaulting bank clerk may give. JONES WILL DEMAND VOTE I'olndester Opposes Decision as to Certain Nominations. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- ..,... nor ifi Senator Jones, of Washington, arrived today and is pre paring to engage in a conflict with his colleague. Senator Polndexter, over the nominations of Clinton W. Howard as Judge and B. W. Coiner as District At torney for Western Washington. Polndexter has had both nominations held up with the evident purpose of preventing a vote being taken, bena tor Jones will insist that the nomina tions be reported to the Senate, so that a vote can be taken. If Polndexter has the co-operation of the Democratic Bona torn and a few Progressives, he mav be able to prevent confirmation h..t Senator Jones intends to get both nominations to a vote, even if they are ultimately defeated. He will not con sent to have them pocketed in com mittee. MINING CAMPS FEEL QUAKE Montana Shaken bnt Spokane In struments Fail to Record Shake. HELENA, Mont., Dec, 16. Two dis Hnrt earthquake shocks were felt about 7 o'clock tonight' at Marysville, Bald Butte, Bald Mountain and Jay Gould mining camps, about 22 miles from Helena. The shock also was felt here. SPOKANE. Dec 16. No record of the reported earthquake shocks in Montana were shown tonight by the seismograph at Gonzaga College here SENATE CHAIR IS FILLED Galllnger and Bacon to Alternate as Presiding Officer. WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. The chair of the presiding officer of the Senate was filled today for the rest of the session by a plan, through which Sena tors Galllnger and Bacon will alternate in terms of two weeks each as presl dent pro tern, until March 4. The resolution was adopted agains sharp opposition led by Senator Brls tow. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DESPERADO KILLED FIGHT WITH 100 One of Posse Dead; 3 Others Wounded SANTA ANA, BATTLE SCENE Fugitive Holds Officers at Bay Until MHitia Arrives. OUTLAW HEAVILY ARMED Young Criminal Attacks Girl, Flees to Strongly Intrenched Position and Opens lire Letters in Pocket From Oregon Points. SANTA ANA, Cal., Dec. 16. In a bat tle today in tho hills at Tomato Springs, 12 miles northeast of Santa Ana, between a young desperado on one side and more than 100 county of ficers, militiamen and citizens on the other, the desperado, who the night be fore had attacked a girl, was killed. Robert Squires, Under Sheriff, mot death and three of his deputies were seriously wounded. The battlo was the climax of an all- night pursuit which ended at dawn on the summit of the rocky hills over looking the waterholes of Tomato Springs. Turning upon his pursuers, tho desperado, intrenched behind nat ural breastworks of rock, opened fire. One of his first bullets struck Squires and the Under Sheriff, fatally wounded, fell In a gulch almost directly beneath his slayer's hiding place. Tho officer called for help for a long time, but each time an effort was made to reach him one or more members of his posse fell wounded. Guardimrn Flank Desperado. It was not until Company I ot the Seventh Regiment, California National Guard, had been summoned and tho soldiers, flanking the desperado's posi tion, had riddled his body with bullets, that the body of Squires was recovered. The officer then had been dead for some time. The desperado appe.ared last night at the ranch of William Huff in the San Joaquin district and attacked the latter's niece. Myrtle Huff, 14 years old. The attack was made after the man had tied Miss Huffs elder sister, Jessie, to a fence near the barn. Jessie managed to work herself free after the man had fled. She ran -to the aid of her sister and then gave the alarm. After midnight Sheriff Ruddeck dispatched a squad of offi cers under Squires to take the trail of tho fugitive. This posso included Deputies James (Texas) Stacy. Will Culver and Will Prothcrs, all of whom were wounded in the first attempts made to carry the desperado's strong hold and rescue Squires' body from the gulch. Wounded Man Fired Upon. Stacy was wounded first. A bullet struck him In tho left shoulder soon after Squires had been hit. When he wa. hrousht back to this city for treat ment by fellow officers. Company L was mobilized and rushed to tne sceno of the conflict in automobiles. Stacy himself lay under tho desperado's dead ly repeating rifio for an hour before ho was taken out of range. Until the militiamen arrived the des perado was master of the situation. The man was between 25 and 30 years of age. He weighed about 150 pounds and was five feet eight Inches tall. His eyes were a bluish gray, his hair brown, with a face smooth und sallow. He was armed with a ?5-35 ilflo and a 32-20 revolver. Ho had 200 or 300 cartridges. There was nothing umong tho mmi s effects to establish identity immedi ately, but it was thought some infor mation about blm might be obtained from postal authorities In Oregon through receipts for money sent by mail. Rrcrlpts Are From I'ortlnnil. Some of tho receipts, bearing dates through August, September and No vember this year, were from I'ortlund, Hood River and Llnnton, Or. Tho sums varied from $1.50 to $25. One issued at Portland, November 16. 1912. for $2j. bore tho number 169,063. The form for indorsement on the back bore tho name "Fred Glenn." The writing was cramped but Glenn's address appar ently was "Clatskanie, Or." In ono of the man's pockets ulso was found a piece of envelope upon which, in the uppev left hand corner, was the prltned address "II. U Brown. Eugene. Or." All except ono name of the ad dress was torn away. The ono word left was "Ira." The bodies of Squires and the des perado were brought to Santa Ana ami placed in the same morgue. Stacy was taken home. The surgeons wero un able to extract the bullet from his shoufder. Culver and Prothers were taken to the hospital. Fears were ex pressed for the recovery of Trothci-s, but tho physicians said he had a "chance." Dominican President Resigns. SANTO DOMINGO, Dec. 16. Arch bishop Adolfo Alejandro Nouel, Pro visional president of the Dominican re public, presented his resignation yes terday after holding offlco only 13 days. He suspended it later, however, at the request of the members of the Dominican Congress and a number of prominent people. (Concluded on Pose 3.)