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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, TTTEST)AT NOVEMBER 18, 1913.
STORM SIGNALED IN
TIE, SAYS BUREAU
(Weather Chief Replies to Crit-
ics' Charges, Denying Warn
ings Were Inadequate.
EVERY MEANS EMPLOYED
Cleveland forecaster Absolved bj
. Department of Any Blanio for
Heavy Loss or Life on Great
' Lakes in Disturbance.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. In reply to
published charges that the "Weather
Bureau had given Inadequate warning
to shipping on tne Great Lakes of the
approach of last week's terrific storm,
, resulting in a known loss of 254 lives,
and to the announcement by Repre
sentative Gordon of Ohio that he
would seek an Investigation of the
matter, the bureau tonight Issued a
statement declaring that "the storm
throughout Its course was heralded In
as complete a manner as possible."
Full responsibility for the forecasts
was taken by the bureau, the local
forecaster at Cleveland being ab
solved from any possible blame.
"All forecasts relating to this at
mospheric disturbance were sent 'out
' from Washington," the statement said.
;j Warnings Precede Storm.
"On Thursday, when this storm was
over the Canadian "Northwest, small
craft warnings were displayed at
every station over the Great Lakes.
"Friday at 10 A. M., as the storm
advanced and increased In intensity,
signals were changed to storm warn
ings and displayed at every point on
the Great Lakes as far east as Oswego.
During the passage of the storm east
ward warnings continued throughout
the whole lake region and were ac
companied by forecast of lower tem
perature and snow.
"On Sunday morning, owing to an
approaching secondary storm, moving
northward In an abnormal manner, the
added precaution was taken to repeat
the storm warnings on the Great
Lakes from Detroit eastward, those on
the northern lakes being continued
under existing rtiles. Finally, Sunday
evening, storm warnings were dis
played again on the upper lakes, ex
cept Upper Lake Michigan and Western
Superior.
Every Jletu Employed.
"The records ehow that every
Weather.. Bureau means for dissemi-
'mating news of such storms was used.
Displays were made atllj points along
' the lake shores. Including 19 Weather
Bureau stations, from . any one of
which special Information could have
;been had upon request. The severity
of the storm was fully recognized by
' the officials In Washington, and no
Information concerning It was con
cealed or withheld.
"In the last 21 years 33 cases have
occurred at Cleveland In which the
"wind has equaled or exceeded that In
-the present storm. Casualties In the
1 present case doubtless were increased
on account of the blinding mow ac
companying the wind. Information at
hand In that division of the Weather
Bureau indicate that a large number
of vessels heeded the warnings and
Bought safety by remaining in port or
by seeking shelter. From the fore
going facts, it seems that It would have
been Impossible for the Weather Bu
reau to have given more adequate or
more timely warnings of the approach
ing and dangerous character of these
storms."
men-, mostly cavalry, at Terrazas to
prevent any reprisals.
DKMAXD JIADK OX RAILROAD
Villa Threatens to Confiscate Mexi
can Northwestern.
EL. PASO, Tex.i Nov. 17. General
Francisco Villa threatened today to
take over the Mexican Northwestern
Railroad, a property owned by Cana
dian capitalists, if the officials did not
begin immediate repairs and operate
the line. The railroad line has been
destroyed by both rebels and federals,
and has not been In operation for sev
eral months.
At a conference with Villa today,
t..o railroad officials decided to begin
the repairing of the line, instead of
permitting it to be confiscated by the
rebels.
Loans amounting to about $100,000
were made to General Villa at Juarez
today by the two banks of that city.
GRAKD KNIGHT OK COLUMBUS
IS ONLY 23 YEARS OLD.
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Robert -Schulx. .
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 17.
(Special.) Robert Schulz, a
graduate of the Oregon Agricul
tural College, is the youngest
grand knight of Columbus in the
entire State of Washington, hav
ing been inducted into office
Thursday night. H is but 23
years old.. He has been for the
past year chancellor of Columbia
Council, No. 1327, and was ad
vanced from that office to the
highest In the local council.
Mr. Schulz was born in Berlin,
Germany, and when five years old
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul R.
Schulz, of this city, came to the
United States.
MASKED
AN
TIES
CLERKS; RUBS MAIL
Highwayman Loots Southern
Pacific Car Between San
Jose and San Francisco.
WORKER'S POCKET SPARED
REBELS HOLD HALE IN NET
(Continued From First Page.)
nt cemetery while digging graves for
dead comrades, knocked down with
musket and executed while unconscious.
Pablo y Bave, Juarez policeman.'
Unknown civilian, employed In Juarez
Customhouse before the rebels cap
tured It.
Only four men were executed Sunday.
These were Captain Contreras, who was
military instructor of the federal gar
rison in Juarez under the Huerta re
gime; Jose Cordova, who has been in
charge of the Huerta Secret Service In
Juarez; Pablo y Bave. a Juarez police
man, who had assisted Cordoza In his
work, and the federal soldier grave
digger. He ran and was overtaken by
a rebel, who broke his rifle in the ter
rific blow which he struck. The fleeing
soldier fell unconscious and was then
shot. An American railroad man was
an eye witness of the affair.
General Francisco Castro, who com
manded the federal garrison when the
rebels attacked, has not been, located.
, REBELS' OOTJD IS EFFECTIVE
Federal Leader Fooled by Villa's
. , , . Man at Telegraph Key.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. 17. It was on
the orders of General Castro, com-
manaer or tne .Federal garrison at
Juarez, that the train carrying Pancho
Villa's 1500 Constitutionalists proceeded
from Terrazas station Into Juarez early
Saturday morning, according to Fran
cisco Ellas, a border representative of
the Constitutionalists who returned
here tonight from a conference with
villa.
--viua, said n.uas, "with 3000 men,
comprising both infantry and cavalry,
made a wide detour around Chihuahua
City, reaching Terrazas Friday.
"A small detachment of soldiers cat-
tured the telegraph office' before the
operator had an opportunity to warn
tne .Federals at Juarez.
"A train, bound for Chihuahua, ar
rived shortly afterwards. It was cap
tured by 60 of Villa's men.
"Then one of the Constitutionalists.
who was a telegraph operator, took the
key. Calling Juarez, he reported that
the train s engine, had gone through a
trestle and asked that another engine
oe sent soutn.
"That was refused and orders were
sent to "get busy' and put the engine
dbck on tne tracks.
: "An hour later Villa ordered the man
to call Juarez and to tell Castro that
the engine had been placed on the track
again, but that two culverts to th
eouth had been burned and that it was
, feared the' train might fall into the
; hands of the rebels. . The suggestion
was made tlrat the train return to
. Juarez.
"Castro consented to that move and
Villa's Infantry boarded . the train
which proceeded northward. At each
station four Constitutionalists left the
train, which stopped a few hundred
yards south of each station, and cap
turing the telegraph opeiator. reported
the train's arrival and received orders
to proceed to Juarez."
"Thus," concluded Eli as, "by Castro's
. own orders, the train proceeded into
the center of Juarez before the pres
ence of Constitutionalist soldiers was
known."
Ellas said that Villa had left 1500
Villa gave the bankers assurances that
he would refund the money to them if
the revolt was successful.- The money
is being used In paying off the rebel
troops and buying uniforms and pro
visions. A full report of the executions wjieh
have taken place in Juarez within the
last few days at the order of General
Villa was forwarded to the War De
partment today by United States Army
officers.
Aside from United States Senator
Catron's unofficial warning to Villa
against the execution of federal pris
oners, no representation has been made
by officials of the United States Gov
ernment against the continuation of
the execution of federal officers.
Thomas B. Edwards, American Consul
at Juarez, said he had received no ad
vices from the State .Department about
the executions. -
O'SIIAVGIIXESSY PLAYS GOLF
American Charge d'Affaires Appar
ently Not Disturbed.
MEXICO "CITY, Nov. 17. After 4
o'clock this afternoon no development
In the situation was apparent. Con
ditions in the capital were absolutely
normal.- The American Charge d'Af
faires, O'Shaughnessy, played golf at
the Country Club.
The German minister. Admiral von
Hintze, summoned tonight the heads of
tlio more important German commer
cial houses and asked them to give In
vtntories of shipments expected. He
explained that he would then be In a
position better to guard their Interests
in case of a blockaue.
Robbery Duplicate In Detail ot One
on Same Line One Month Before.
Passengers, Train and1 Engine
Crew Ignorant of Theft.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17. For more
than an hour tonight a masked high
way was in complete charge of the
mail car on the Southern Pacific's Shore
Line Limited No. 77 from Los Angeles,
between San Jose and this city, while
three three mail clerkss lay on the
Roof, bound with ropes, and their heads
covered with sacks.
The robber carefully helped himself
to all the registered mail, going
through the letters and packages and
discarding the money orders and other
articles which he did not want.
He entered the side door of the mail
car as the train was leaving San Jose
for San Francisco. The train, due here
at 9:50 P. M., was ten minutes late.' It
passed through without a stop. Until
the train reached the outskirts of the
city the man was engaged in rifling
the mail and keeping up a running
conversation and warnings to the three
helpless clerks.
As the train reduced its speed on
entering the yards, the robber pock
eted the booty, bid the clerks good
night, jumped from' the car and es
caped.
The robber man asked Bruce Colton,
chief mail clerk, if he had any money
in his clothing. Colton said he had $5.
"You work pretty hard on this run.
aont your' tne robDer asked.
Colton said he did.
"Well, keep the money," replied the
man.
Several hundred passengers In the
parlor cars, the enginemen and the
train crew were In absolute ignorance
or tne roDDery until the train reached
San Francisco. The value of the booty
Is not, known. The robbery duplicates
in every detail the one on the same
line about a month ago."
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Brass Book Ends
Among the many items in Brass goods that we
are now closing out will be found extension brass
book ends in different designs and styles. Regu
lar price $2.00. Special price $1.00.
Silver Toilet Sets
This year we are showing & very complete-
line of quadruple plated Toilet
Sets. To accommodate those who SHOP
EARLY we will place these on sale the
balance of this week at Jj4.95 per set.
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WE DO
Make very acceptable Christmas presents. We
have a complete line, ranging in price from'$2.00
up, and with every Camera sold between now
and Christmas we will GIVE ABSOLUTELY
FREE a Tuition Ticket which will entitle the
holder to a full course of intructions in our Pho
tographic Classes.
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING
Art Department
DOUBLE STAMPS all this week in
the Art Department. This will be the
opportunity of making your selection in
this department now, also filling your
stamp book. This department is offer
ing some exceptionally fine bargains in
Framed and Unframed Pictures.
Bring, or let us send for, that Un
framed Picture or Diploma you have.
Let us frame it this week so vou will get
the benefit of the DOUBLE STAMPS.
NAVAL STORY IS THRILLING
Burial or Battleship Maine Shown
in 3Iovie Play at Majestic.
"Victory," the United States Navy
drama which opened at the Majestic
Theater yesterday, thrilled the big
crowds to the point of generous ap
plause. One of the striking features of this
big- five-reel subject is a close view of
the burial of the ill-starred battleship
Maine.
Combined with a plot to destroy the
United States steamship Utah there Is
a clever love story.
This picture was produced with the
aid and permission of the United States
Navy, and includes In the cast Secre
tary Daniels, Rear-Admiral Badger.
commander of the Atlantic fleet; Cap
tain Benson, of the United States steam
ship Utah, and Lieutenant Tower, a
naval aviator.
Battleships, gunboats and monitors.
all in action, amid exploding harbor
mines, stir the hearts of the spectators
to the actual realization of the wonder
ful lighting power of Our Navy. Lieu
tenant Towers wages daring warfare
rrom an aeroplane while land and sea
battles are in progress.
The Navy officials having aided In the
production of this great spectacular
drama made it possible to film many
xnriiung scenes never taken heretofore.
ine nnal scenes of this creat navnl
battle show the surrender and destruc
tion or the opposing fleet, which was
left a mass of twisted steel.
Victory" has been classed among the
greatest spectacular productions of to
day, and will continue to be shown at
tne Majestic Theater today and Wed
nesday.
Slnnott, who presented the matter to
him today.
The Secretary said, however, ne
could see no objection to carrying out
the suggestion of Senator Lane, that
the Federal revenues from Sand Island
be turned over to the National Fish
Commission to be applied to the estab
lishment and maintenance ox fish
hatcheries along Columbia River for
the benefit of both Oregon and Wash
ington. Senator Lane will .formally
recommend that this be done.
LANE CONDEMNS WASTE
OREGON SENATOR CENSURES FOR
ESTRY SERVICE WAYS.
Ripe Timber, Now Allowed to Rot,
Could Be Sold and Made to
Bear Road Cost, Is View.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 17. Senator Lane today
condemned the policy of the Forestry
Service, which allowed tl, 000, 000 worth
of ripe timber to rot and go to waste
each year, when, under intelligent ad
ministration, he Insists, this timber
could be Bld and cut and made to
bear a part of the cost of constructing
roads through National forests and in
counties where a large part of the area
lies within reserves. By adopting
some such policy as maintained by
Germany, Senator Lane asserts, all ripe
timber could be cut and removed as It
matured.
"There Is enough of thl8 ripe timber
going to waste every year fully to
supply mills of Oregon and Washing
ton," the Serator said, "and the reve
nues that could be derived from this
source would provide these two states
with all the roads they need and turn
a surplus Into the Federal treasury."
Senator Lane insists the Government
owes an obligation to counties whose
taxes have been reduced by the crea
tion of National forest reserves, an
he offers this plan as a solution of
the problem.
Judge Conducts Carriages.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) Judge Wright, of South Bend,
who arrived here today to- sit In the
Superior Court, exchanging places with
Judge Back, was asked to conduct two
marriages the first day and he accepted.
Joseph Berger, 47 years old, and Mar
garet Durner, 48 years old, and Charles
B. Murray and Marguerite Howard, all
of Portland, were the couples. Others
who obtained licenses here today were
A. Glese and Gretta Davis, 17 years
old; Lloyd L. Knight and Lottie Mae
Davis, 16 years old; Evert Gideon John
son and Lulu M. Blom, and Victor Hen
derson and Mae Van Dyke, all of Portland.
$2400 INCREASE IS $600
City Attorney Really Gets Additional
Job at' $1800.
Although the City Commission has
grantea an increase of fZtOO a year
in the salary of City Attorney LaRoche,
the actual increase is only $600 a year,
according to figures presented to the
commission yesterday. ,
In the reorganization of municlnal
affairs, Mr. LaRoche will handle all the
legal -work of the Public Docks Com
mission, which, up to a short time aero,
was handled by a. special attorney, who
received a salary of $1800 a. year.
Granting Mr. LaRoche this $1800, the
actual increase in the cost of the City
Attorney s services is only $600 a year,
SINGLE TAX HOPE CRUSHED
Conservationists Refuse to Indorse
E. T. Allen's Clause.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Nov. 17. The Forestry Division
of the Conservation Commission today
in approving the report on forest tax
ation, presented by E. T. Allen, of Port
land, went on record as opposing single
tax, insofar as it applied to forest lands.
Sme members of the committee of
which Mr. Allen is chairman, sought
to incorporate in their report. Indorse
ment of single tax, but when the report
came up for adoption, the vote against
single tax was overwhelming.
GRAYS HARB0R DRENCHED
Heavy Rain Falls With Gal eThat
Sweeps Country Saturday.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) A gale blowing 60 to 80 miles
an hour swept across the Grays Harbor
country Saturday night, and the rainfall
for Saturday and Sunday was more
than two Inches. Yesterday 1.72 Inches
of rain fell. Saturday's downpour was
the first precipitation since November 9.
Damage seems to have been con
fined to the tearing of a few awnings
and the flooding of many cellars. The
water Is high In- the rivers tributary
to the Chehalls, but there Is no flood
danger. Log driving Is on and cut tim
ber which has been along the banks of
some streams for two years or more Is
being sent to tidewater. The Satsop,
particularly. Is sending down much
timber.
There was no wind at sea Saturday
night and Sunday, according to Cap
tain Sundeman, master of the steamer
G. C. Llndauer, which made port this
morning. There was a heavy blow off
the coast at 9 o'clock this morning, he
aid.
STOLEN AUTO IS WRECKED
Youths While
by
Machine Taken
Owner Is in Theater.
Stealing an automobile belonging to
J. V. Beach from in front of the Or-
pheum Theater late last night, two
young men ran the machine to the cor
ner of Third and Grant streets, where
It was badly wrecked when It skidded
against a telephone pole.
The machine was missed by Mr.
Beach, who resides at Alexandra Court.
53 Ella street, when he left the theater
and it was found by the police shortly
after, where It had been wrecked.
SAND ISLAND IDEA OPPOSED
Secretary of War Does Not Coincide
With West's Hope.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
lngton. Nov. 17. The Secretary of War
does not approve the suggestion of
Governor West that Sand Island be
leased to the State of Oregon for
nominal sum in order that 'the state
may lease the fishing privileges there
on. and he so Informed Senators Cham
berlain and Lane and Representative
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WE GIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS
Workman Attempts Suicide.
Joseph Lump, a workman In an East
Side carshop, attempted suicide last
night by drinking concentrated lye.
following a family quarrel at his home
at 668 Savier street. Attracted by the
cries of the family Patrolman Russell
entered the house. He summoned Dr.
C. E. Powell, 616 Lovejoy, who admin
istered antidotes. Dr. EC. C. Blair, as
sistant city physician, was hurried to
the scene In the police automobile, and
the man was sent to St. Vincent a Hos
pital. Lump has a wife and five
children. He has slight chance of recovery.
Tied Men Chief Speaks at Kelso.
KELSO, Wash, Nov. 17. (Special.)
Rev. Henry, Hudson, great Sachem of
the Red Men for Washington, delivered
fraternal lecture to the Red. Men
and Pocahontas of this place and
Castle Rock, last Thursday tiigrht.
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