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CONVENTION PLAN
Advocates Think They
Have Majority.
SOME OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
Republican Committeemen Are
Now Arriving in Washington.
HILLES TO GIVE DINNER
r.cwl issues Eipfclfd to Be Set
tied Before Affair Is Ended.
Demand Made That Com
mittee Go on Record.
" WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. Leading
tnembera of the Republican committee
here to attend the committee meeting
Tuesday expressed the belief tonight
that a special convention of the Repub
lican partjr probably would be called
to reorganize Its methods, change the
basis of delegate apportionment and
to consider the preparation of a new
party platform that would unite Its
broken ranks.
Among nearly a dosen commlteemen
who arrived today several were of
"open mind" as to the convention plan
and one or two were outspoken against
It. Several conferences were held to
day, however, and the statements of
committee members who have been In
communication with a majority of that
body Indicated that tentative plans
have been made looking toward the
railing of the convention and that the
advocates of the plan believe they have
a majority of the committee behind
them.
RHlea Sot Committed.
Chairman Hllles has not yet Indi
cated his own opinion as to the wis
dom of a special party gathering.
John T. Adams, of Iowa, and F. W.
Estabrook, of New Hampshire, de
clared they had "open minda" on the
plan. H. B. Maxson. of Nevada,, was
openly opposed to the convention. but
Charles B. Warren, of Michigan, said
ha thought a majority of the commit
tee would favor It.
The plan now In contemplation, 11
the committee decides to summon a
convention, is to provide in the call
that the various state committees shall
control the method of selecting dele
states except where there are state prl.
mary laws covering the subject.
While the formal committee session
does not begin until Tuesday morning,
the fight over the convention will be
inaugurated tomorrow night at a din
ner to be given to the committee by
Chairman Hllles. This dinner will bo
attended only by members of the com
mittee and it is expected that the real
issues of the convention will be settled
before its conclusion. The committee
session of Tuesday probably will be
held with open doors.
gome Fear Reopened Wound.
The prospect of a light In a conven
tion for the adoption of a platform of
party principles has been an impor
tant factor In strengthening the oppo
sition of some committeemen waodo not
favor the project.- Senator Cummins.
ex-Governor Hadley, of Missouri, and
other leaders of the progressiva Re
publican forces have laid plans for a
campaign to secure the adoption of a
platform of marked progressive char
acter. Several committee members
Insist that the summoning of a con
vention would reopen party wounds
and would not operate to draw the di
vergent factions of the party together.
"I believe It would be a political mis.
take to call a convention at this time,"
said Committeeman Maxson tonight. "I
believe the National committee has full
power to mak any changes necessary
In the party rules and I can see only
trouble ahead of any special party
gathering at this time."
Committee Cam Ckaase Rales.
The law committee, through Chair
man Warren, has made public lta de
cision that the National commltee may
change the party rules without refer
ence to a convention, but that the re
apportionment of delegates can be
made only by a convention. This de
cision probably will play an important
part In the committee's deliberations
and already has brought about a pro
nounced demand that the committee
should register its decision as to the
recognition of state primary laws, the
term of service of National committee
members and the relinquishment of the
power held by the National committee
to make up the "temporary roll" of the
National convention.
Senator Borah, one of the "Insur
gents" at the stormy sessions of the
National committee in Chicago In the
Summer of 1912, Issued a statement to.
night demanding that the committee
go on record as to these proposed
changes In rules, whether or not it "de
cided to call a convention.
Borah Fa vara Declaration.
"The committee Just now la the voice
of the party and the members of the
party generally expect a positive dec
laration on these and kindred matters
from this body." said Senator Borah.
"I hope to see the National committee
at Its coming meeting, whatever else
It may decide to do or not to do with
reference to the calling ofya National
convention, show that the committee
Itself has some views upon these ques
tions and ia not afraid to declare them
In unequivocal terms.
"It should declare In favor of proper
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WINNING SUPPORT
AIR-DRIVEN VEHICLE
GAINS HIGH SPEED
AIItATTO ALSO GOES THROUGH
DEEP MCD, CLIMBING HILL.
Vancouver Invention Ascends 30
Degree Incline Carrying; Two
Men Small Engine Used.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec 14. (Spe
cial.) In an air-propelled vehicle, a
speed of more; than 0 miles an hour
waa made here on Eleventh street to
day by Byron Fry, In a machine made
by himself and Emil Komra.
Power for the flyer was developed
from a motorcycle engine of four and
one-fifth . horsepower. This engine
drove a six-foot aeroplane propeller
with a five-foot pitch. The engine is
mounted behind the blade over two
motorcycle wheels and behind the En
gine, on the body of the car. Is the
driver's seat. . A single wheel behind
the seat sustalna that end and la used
In steering the car.
A pull of more than 20 pound to the
horsepower was generated by the
blade.
The machine attracted much atten
tion. It pulled a load of (CO pounds
through mud that waa up to the axles.
It also climbed an Incline of SO de
grees with two men in the car.
BILLS CHARGED TO FRIENDS
Los Angeles Woman Caoght After
Beating- Department Stores.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 14. (Special.)
The police have solved the mystery
of "the woman In black" who has been
making purchases at the department
stores and having them charged to
other women.
The woman was arrested and Identi
fied herself as the wife of James Can
terbury, a furniture salesman, with
many friends In social circles. With
plenty of ready money, she toured the
department stores at regular inter
vals, making heavy purchases, and
then would have the goods charged to
such persons as Mrs. Leo Toungworth,
Mrs. W. Bosblshel. Mrs. Bernard Pot
ter and Mra. L. O. Crenshaw.
She was caught by accident. The
Identification was due to a pair of
beautiful Jet earrings that she wears.
Mrs. Canterbury Is the daughter of a
well-to-do family in Minneapolis and
was educated at a fashionable school
there. She can give no motive for the
thefts. Relatives furnished bail for
ber.
ZELIE EMERSON IS JAILED
American Disturber Held as London
Police Kout Suffragettes. -LONDON,
Dec. 14. The American
suffragette. Miss .Zelte Emerson, of
Jackson. Mich., waa the central figure
of a furloua scrimmage tonight be
tween, the police and suffragettes and
their supporters in the now district.
Miss Emerson and three men were ar
rested.
Suffragettes assembled for a demon
stration before the houses of council
lors who had deprived them of the use
of Bow Baths aa a meeting place. One
hundred police, mounted and afoot.
quickly surrounded the demonstrators
and, falling to dissuade them from
their proposed action,' charged the pro
cession. They seised Miss Emerson end men
and women rushed to her rescue. Wom
en and children were thrown to the
ground In the melee and trampled In
the seml-darkneas, but none were se
riously Injured. The police captured
many sufTraaette banners, which they
tore to shreds.
CRETE ANNEXED BY GREECE
King Constantine Runs Yjt Hellenic
Vlag Over Island Fort.
CANE A, Crete, Dec. 14. Formal an
nexation of the Island of Crete to
Greece waa carried out today with Im
posing ceremonies. King Constantlne
personally ran up the Hellenic flag over
the fort. People flocked to the capital
from all parts of the Island and from
Greece and tumultously greeted the
King, the Crown Prince. Premier eul
selos and the other ministers.
Services in the cathedral were at
tended by the foreign Consuls and sub
sequently the King attended another
thanksgiving service In the synagogue.
Crete was evacuated February 14
last, by the protecting powers Gtest
Britain. Russia. France and Italy--and
the Greek flag was hoisted. A detach
ment of bluejackets and marines from
the British cruiser Tarmouth hauled
down the flags of the powers, which
had flown since 1888. as well as that
of Turkey, with full military honor.
"NAVAL HOLIDAY" PLEASES
Berlin Impressed by Large Major
ity In Washington.
BERLIN. Dec. if-The- large ma
jority by which the "naval holiday"
resolution passed the American House
of Representatives has attracted favor
able comment from peace lovers In
Germany. The attitude of the United
States on the proposal that Interna
tional naval construction be discon
tinued for one year is regarded as one
of possibly far-reaching Influence.
The question Just bow Is at a stand
still, so far aa Great Britain and Ger
many are concerned, and American In
itiative at this Juncture would have
especial Influence, in the opinion of
certain German naval officers. I'nlike
the proposals to this end put forward
by Great Britain, the suggestion from
a neutral nation to discontinue build
ing battleships for 12 months would
be open to no suspicion of hostile In
tent. WILSON LEAVES HIS BED
Physician, However, Orders Precau
tions Against Fresh Cold.
WASHINGTON, Dec 14. President
Wilson, who has been suffering from a
severe cold, was able to be out of bed
today, but did not leave the White
House and saw no callers.
His physician. Dr. Cary T. Grayson,
ordered cancelled all engagements,
merely as a precaution, to prevent the
President from .taking cold anew.
VILLA HOSTILE
FOREIGN uUiJSULS
German Is Threatened
With Expulsion.
DICTATORSHIP IS SET UP
Rebel Leader Illiterate and Un
reasoning, Say Refugees.
RICH PROPERTY SEIZED
General Placed In Charge or Big De
partment Store) Brewery and
Other Spanish Interests
Confiscated Outright.
EL PASO, Tex.. Dec. 14. Americans.
Germans and Spaniards, who arrived
today from Cbihuanua. Mex., report
that Francisco Villa, the rebel leader.
virtually had constituted himself dicta
tor there and that he refused to heed
the requests of representatives of
foreign governments.
They asserted that the rebel leader
had seised 15.000.000 worth of property
belonging to foreigners: had put to
death about twenty Mexican civilians.
Including Sergelc Sanchez, a lawyer
and former state official, and had com
manded the American, German and
British consuls to obey rebel orders.
Department Store Seised.
The happenings In Chihuahua since
Villa occupied the city on Its evacua.
tlon by Federal troops, as given by the
refugees, who numbered 1000 were:
Villa seized a large department store
valued at 11.500.000 and owned, by
French, German, English and Spanish
Interests, but chiefly Spanish, and
placed In command of the store General
Chao, a rebel leader.
He also seized a brewery, a clothing
factory and all .ae grocery and other
stores owned by Spaniards, valued at
$3,600,000. He called a meeting of mer
chants of all nationalities and told
them they must pay him sums of
money, aggregating several million
dollars, to support the revolution. He
gave orders' that the so-called Consti
tutionalist money should be accepted as
currency.
Spaniards Ordered to Go.
Villa's expulsion of citizens of Spain.
all of whom were progressive' mer
chants, was on pain of death. At first
he Informed them they must be out of
the country In five days, but later after
an appeal to Harry Scobell. the British
vice-consul, he extended that time to
ten days.' The Spaniards were not al
lowed to take anything except personal
effects and were told never to return.
The capture and Imprisonment of
Luis Terrazas. Jr., son of a rich land
Concluded on Fix 2.)
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDATS Memlmum temperature, Bz
decrees; minimum. dear.
TODAT'S L'neettled, with occasional rain;
southerly wind.
Foreign.
Austrian archduke's defiance of Emperor
ends In proof that Emperor was right.
" Faa 11.
Federan at Tamplco drive rebels bsck.
Fata -2.
General Villa savagely hostile to forelf n
Consuls. Pace 1.
National.
Women threaten to try to dereat Democrats.
Pass a.
Vote on currency bill expected Saturday.
. Pase 2.
Domestic.
Bryan and Dahlman end their political feud
In Nebraska. Paa S.
Church fraa lunch to compete with Cincin
nati saloons. Pasa 1.
Advocatea of Republican convention predict
they will praU at committee meetlns.
Pasa 1.
Sport.
"Dad" Meek pleased with trade to Los
Angeles. Page 10.
Taner expected to strengthen National
League, Page 10.
Big International event to be wltnassad here
la Itili. Page 10.
Derrick may shift to Northwestern Learue.
and Lobar take first. Page 10.
Pacific Northwest.
Wallace poatofflca robbed or I17.OO0. Page 1.
Vancouver air auto develop high speed.
Page 1.
L. H. Poujade. pioneer of 1647, dies at
Gervala, Pag 8.
University of Idaho debaters win trl-stat
championship. Pag
Washington rrultmen tg hold annual conven
tion at Walla Walla. Pag .
Governor plans employment of BOO idle sua
by state. Page 1.
Port land and Vicinity.
ChrUtma relief fund passes I'.OOO mark.
Pag 1.
fiympony Orchestra concert wins emphatle
approval. Page 7.
Weather report, oata and forecast. Page 1L
Bishop Cooke. of Methodist Episcopal
Churcn, preach twice, page S.
Society turn from personal pleaure te
prepare happiness for poor. Pag 8.
Armed men prevent removal of plant by
railroad men. Page 14.
6aa Jose veteran, 72. arretted on complaint
of hi wife. Pag 14.
8retheart sands picture to Indian accused
of burglaries. Page 11.
Parents show more Interest In schools. Pag
1L
Mrs. C. A. Rudell blame factional fight In
lodge for warrant against husband.
Page .
Proper Christmas spirit defined by the Rev.
Lot her R. Dyott. Pegs a.
BRITON HELD FOR RANSOM
.Mexican Outlaws Threaten to KIM
English Mining Engineer.
GUADALAJARA. Mex., Dec. 14.
Louis Baird. an English engineer, who
is assistant manager of the Espada
Mines Company, an American concern,
was taken prisoner Saturday by out
laws at the Espada camp. In the Hos
totlpaqulllo district, of the State f
Jalisco, and Is held for a ransom of
300S pesos
Threats have been made- to shoot
Balrd unless the ransom is paid.
CANADA TO EXCLUDE ALL
Japan Notified of Three Months'
Xon-Tiscrlminatlng Decree.
LONDON. Dec. 14. A dispatch from
the Times from Toklo saya that the
Japanese government has been notified
that Canada intends to prohibit all im
migration to British Columbia for three
months.
The correspondent sdds that as
there will be no discrimination against
Orientals Japan cannot object
WALLACE OFFICE
ROBBED OF 817,000
Thieves Vanish With
Postoffice Coin.
MONEY SENT TO BANKS GONE
Safe Opened Without Damage
to Door and Coin Taken.
NO CLEW IS LEFT BEHIND
Registered Mall Containing Three
95000 Package Sent From Spo
kane Are Missing When ON
flee Is Opened In Morning.
WALLACE. Idaho. Dec. 14 'Spe
cial.) Without leaving as much as a
finger print as a clew, burglars last
night robbed the local postoffice of a
little more than $17,000 and have ap
parently made good their escape. The
robbery was committed sometime be
tween 1:30 and o'clock this morning.
The registered mall on last night's
Spokane train contained three $5000
registered packages, consigned from
the Old National Bank, of Spokane, to
the First National Bank, of Mullan.
The money was forwarded in order that
the local Institutions "might be able
to handle the pay checks of the Morn
ing. Gold Hunter, Snow Storm and
other mines of the Mullan district
which pay their employes on the 15th.
Besides these registered packages, a
remittance had Just been reclved from
the Burke postoffice. rontaintng $565.
and 'the local office had on hand be
tween $1500 and $2000. making the
aggregate more than $17,000.
It was necessary that the consign
ment to the Mullan bank be forwarded
on the early morning train and the
packages were placed In the safe. The
local office closed at 1:30 this morning
for the night.
At S o'clock this morning nothing
unusual vu noticeable around the of
fice wheii the postmaster and two
clerks arrived. The cafe being locked
apparently the same as It had been
left the night before. Postmaster
Presley quickly noted the disappear
ance of the three registered packages
and a hurried investigation followed,
revealing the fact that they were miss
ing anl robbery had been committed.
A thorough search of the office and
all doors and windows did not reveal
a single clew, as apparently they had
not been molested. The safe had been
opened without a scratch being made
and had been aa carefully relocked, the
only thing noticeable being that the
Inner door had not been locked.
There Is a strong belief that the
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CHURCH FREELUNCH
WILL RIVAL SALOON
SEBMOX WILL. BE THROWN IS;
ALSO SOFT SEATS.
Cincinnati Preacher Thinks Lessons
in Humanity May Be Learned
From Liquor Sellers.
CINCINNATI. Dec 14. (Special.)
To make the church as attractive to
the needy and hungry as the saloon.
Rev. A. X. Kelly has Inaugurated a
scbenve of giving away free lunches at
his church every evening from 7:30 to
S:30 o'clock.
Soup, coffee, sandwtchea and cakes
are served. - After the free lunch there
Is a sermon. Those who have no place
for the night will be Invited to rest
a bit in the soft plush seats.
Mr. Kelly, defending the theory and
practice of free lunch church, says:
"There are some things we can learn
from the saloonkeeper. The saloon
keeper knowa men. A great many
preachers do not
"Men, especially the down-and-outs,
do not go to the saloons Just to be
come sodden. In a saloon they find
warmth and cheer and food, all the
down-and-out man Immediately wants,
even If it Isn't all be needs. The sa
loonkeeper Is successful because he is
human. Churches to succeed should be
human, too.
"If I didn't provide free lunch and
warmth many of these fellows who are
coming to my church would be going
to the saloon. To compete with the
saloon I serve a better lunch."
INITIATE FOILS 'FRAT' PLAN
Left Blindfolded Far From Home,
Secreted Coin Buys Lodging.
Having been led blindfolded through
the waters of Burnt Bridge Creek, In
Clarke County, by members of the Alpha
Kappa Kappa,, to which he was being
initiated, Floyd Lawton, of Eugene, Or.i
student In the medical yoliege of the
University of Oregon, Friday night was
taken to a lonely point four miles from
Vancouver. Wash., relieved of all the
money in his pockets, and left to walk
back to Portland.
Lawton, after learning his where
abouts, sat down, pulled off one of his
shoes and extracted a $5 gold piece,
with which he paid for a night's lodg
ing at Vancouver. He returned to the
Alpha Kappa Kappa house. 779 Johnson
street, as fresh aa a daisy Saturday
morning.
Iwton had put the coin in his shoe
heel while preparing to become a mem
her of the fraternity In order to meet
purtlbla emergencies.
Four other medical students were
Initiated into the fraternity In much
the same way Friday night.
LIME DOESNTPURIFY VOTE
Man's 7 Per Cent No Better Than
Woman's 5, Says Suffragist.
NEW YORK. Dee. 14. (Special.)
Senator Helen King Robinson, of Colo
rado, told those who attended the tea
of the Woman's Political Union today
that to deprive women of the voto was
like putting a cat In a bag. Sho said
It was hard on the cat, but harder on
the bag.
She also said that some time ago she
heard a distinguished antt-sutfragist
argue that because there is only E per
cent of lime in women and 7 per cent
of H In man. nature evidently had In
tended that the right of suffrage was
not for the female of the species. Some
time later, said the Senator, she
learned that Hons have 2 per cent of
lime and that thickens have 10 per
cent.
TRAINS COLLIDE IN FOG
Twelve Persons Injured, One Prob
ably Fatally, on Santa Fe.
FRESNO. CsJ.. Dec. 14 Twelve per
sons were Injured, one perhaps fatally,
today when the northbound Santa Fe
passenger limited crashed Into the rear
end of another northbound passenger
train 10 miles north of here. The in
jured Included eight passengers and
four railway employes.
Just where responsibility for the ac
cident, which occurred at a siding after
an accident to another train, should be
placed has not been determined. A
heavy fog ia supposed to have con
cealed the light of the lookout brake
man. All the injured passengers were In
their bertha. Three coaches were de
railed. LOPEZ TRAPPED IS BELIEF
Mine Level Thought to Hold Outlaw
Sealed With Bulkhead.
BINGHAM. Utah. Dec. 14. The Andy
level of the Utah-Apex mine, in which
Ralph Lopes, slayer of six man took
refuge on November 27. was bulk
headed off today from the remainder of
the mine. It Is believed by the Sheriffs
that Lopez la In this section of the mint
and that tonight he Is securely realed
up.
The posses made no attempt to search
the Andy level because the network of
connecting corridors would have made
It easy for the desperado to elude thorn.
If Lopes Is In this level he will be
starved out.
Searching of the lower leveH was
continued today and tonight without
any sign of the outlaw's being founJ.
"Car Problems" Topic.
"Portland Streetcar Problems' will be
the subject of a talk. Illustrated with
stereoptlcon pictures, by F. W. Hlld.
general manager of the Portland Rail
way, Light 4 Power Company, at Kern
school. East Twenty-elahth and Couch
streets, tonight at 8 o'clock. Everyone
Is Invited to attend the meeting, which
will be under the auspices of the Laurel
hunt Club,
GOVERNOR PLANS
TO EMPLOY IDLE
Emergency Board Will
Meet Thursday.
$50,000 MAY BE PROVIDED
Plan Is to Advance Proposed
Highway Improvements.
OBJECT WORK NOT CHARITY
Executive Says 500 Laborers Can
Be Used for Two Months to
Advantage, lion Situation
Will Take Care of Itself.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. II. (Special.)
Governor West tonight culled a meel
Ing of the State Emergency Board fcr
next Thursday morning, at which he
will suggest that a defiriency of $30,
000 be created to give employment on
public roads for the next two month. i
to men now out of work. He figures
that the money will provide employ
ment for 500 men at i a day and that
the work will be of advantage to thai
state by hastening improvement of
thoroughfares.
The decision to call the meeting was
readied by the Governor after C. t".
McCoIloch. State Senator. Mr. West's
representative at the meeting of the
unemployed in Portland today, had
made his report. Senator McCoIloch
said that the meeting was orderly and
he was convinced that the men actually
desired work. The Governor said if
the proposed road work is undertaker.
It would have to he done in the regular
way through the tHate Highway Com
mission. Charity Is Condemned.
In connection with his decision to
call a meeting of the Emergency Board,
the Governor said:
"The time has come when prompt ac
tion should be taken to relieve tl.e
labor situation In tills state. At my
request Senator McCoIluch attended
the public meeting held by the unem
ployed in Portland today. From what
lie reports, the meeting appears to
have been orderly. It was made plain
that the men were not seeking soup
house charity, but a chance to work
and earn a reasonable wage.
Our office has been attempting to
find employment for some of thes-s
men upon farms, but with little or no
success. The proposition of clearing
land has been suggested, lint present
many complications which make it
hardly feasible under present circum
stances and conditions. Road work
therefore appears to me to open up the
best avenue through which to handle
the situation.
FastdM Principal Problem.
"Oregon has declared for a good
roada policy, and the coming year
will see at) inauguration of work by
the state. In view of this a few months'
difference In time of commencing work
could make no particular difference
as far as the taxpayers are concerned
If state rosd work could be launched
at this time It wouid relieve the labor
situation materially and would pro
vide a splendid way of carrying the
unemployed through to early Sprinc
when the situation will Uk care of
Itself.
"The problem, of course. Is that of
funds. No funds for road work will be
available until the coming year. Tim
emergency bo&rd. however, can open
up a way to provide iunds, and a meet
ing will be called for Thursday.
"Fifty thousand dollars wouid pro
vide two months" work for 500 men.
figuring IS days' work per month per
man. at 1 2 per day.
Hallroad Aid Km pelted.
"If the proposed work Is undertaken
It would, of course, be handled in the
regular way through the highway de
partment. Good business would de
mand that the work be done in those
parts of the Stat! where the climatic
conditions would offer fewest obsta
cles to Winter woi-"."
The Governor said that ho believed
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