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JAPAN CHAFING AT
DIPLOMATIC DELAY
Minister Hints New
Solution Is Sought.
TEXT CABLED TO WASHINGTON
Administration Circles Contin
ue Policy of Silence.
NEXT MOVE IS UNDECIDED
Member or Cabinet Reopens Ques
tion In Speech to Parliament
at Tokio Reply of United
-States Unsatisfactory.
WASHINGTON; Jan. 21. An address
today by Baron Nobuakl Maklno, the
Japanese Foreign Minister, to the Par
liament of Japan, outlining the status
of negotiations over the California alien
land legislation, and declaring that the
Japanese government had "come to see
the necessity of considering some other
way.for solution of the question," be
cause the replies qt the United States
had not been found satisfactory," was
cabled In full from Tokio to the Japa
nese Ambassador here.
The address, which was not comment
ed on in official circles, announced that
the third note of protest presented to
Secretary Bryan by Ambassador Chinda
on August 18 remained unanswered. It
also revealed that the Ambassador,
under instructions from Tokio, saw
President Wilson on March 5, the day
after the President's inauguration, and
asked that he make an effort to stop
the threatened legislation in California,
which since has been enacted.
Administration's Promise Recited.
The address as made public tonight
by the embassy tells of the passage of
the Webb bill in California and of the
action of the Japanese Ambassador In
calling at the White House March S.
It continues:
"In the interview the Ambassador re
quested, under Instructions of his gov
ernment, that the new executive would,
considering the friendly relations of
the two nations, take proper steps to
stop the threatened legislation of the
alien land ownership bill. The Presi
dent thanked the Ambassador for the
representation thusa made and stated
that, although the Federal Government
could not interfere with rights reserved
to several states of the Union, he would
not hesitate to use the best possible
efforts so as to realize the wish of
the Imperial government. On March 13
the same assurance was elicited by the
Ambassador from Mr. Bryan, Secretary
of State. In California also our Consul
used his best efforts in accordance with
our instructions."
Situation Chances Rapidly.
The address reviews the efforts made
to stem the tide of public opinion, and
to prevent the passage of the bill pend
ing in California. It follows the rapid
ly changing situation through Its
various stages, including Mr. Bryan's
trip to California, the refusal of the
Governor of California to veto the bill
and various protests made. It con
tinues: "Upon the receipt of the information
retary ' of State handed to Viscount
Chinda the reply to the protest of
the imperial government. The re
ply recorded the fact that efforts had
been made to the fullest extent by the
United States Government to prevent
the legislation, expressing regret as to
Its final enactment, then went on to
state emphatically that the enactment
was purely the outcome of economic
questions, and further gave counter
arguments on points raised in our pro
test. But as the reply was not satis
factory to the Imperial government, the
Amabssador was instructed to address
on. the 4th of June a second com
munication to the Secretary of State in
answer to the reply, discussing In de
tail the point concerning the violation
of the treaty. On the 16th of June the
Secretary of State handed to Viscount
Chinda the rejoinder in which counter
agreements on points mentioned in the
second communication of the imperial
government were given fully and in de
tail and some suggestions were men
tioned as to the remedial measures con
cerning the legislation.
Replies Not Satisfactory.
"The Imperial government then pre
pared the third note of protest and
caused the Ambassador to present it
on August 18 to the Secretary of State,
which note remains unanswered.
"While the protests of the imperial
government and the replies of the
United States relative to the land act
of California are as has been outlined,
the details of which the Imperial gov
ernment regrets to be unable to pub
lish, the replies of the United States
were not found satisfactory and the
imperial government has come to see
the necessity of considering some other
ways for solution of -the question.
However, to the regret of the govern
ment, the time has not arrived for re
porting on the point."
Although the address elicited no
formal comment from the State De
- partment. the conditions under which
the statement that "Japan's last note
remains unanswered" was made will.
It is understood, serve to direct atten
tion of the State Department again
to this subject, from which It has been
YANKEE WOMEN IN
BERLIN INDIGNANT
CHARGES THAT SIXGEKS ARE
WAYWARD DENOUNCED.
Fair Westerners leaders In Meeting
Called to Protest Against Re
flection on Honor.
BERLIN. Jan. 2r. (Special.) The
American Woman's Club of Berlin has
Issued a call for a general meeting of
Americans here for next Wednesday.
Mrs. Gerard, wife of the Ambassador,
will preside. The object is to protest
against what Is characterized as a libel
ous and slanderous attack on American
women singing in opera in Europe or
studying abroad, based on an article in
a prominent musical Journal published
In New York.
Indignant protests are made against
the statements attributed by the musi
cal Journal to Alma Gluck, that the
leisure time of American girls studying
In Europe is chiefly given up to swap
ping lies and wandering off the straight
and narrow path. American singers in
Germany have been stirred to action by
the insinuation of the editor of the
Journal in question that no American
girl can get a place in European opera
except at a sacrifice of her honor, and
the statement attributed to Damrosch,
that girls who study here are robbed
of their health, wealth and virtue.
Headed by three energetic Western
women, Eleanor Painter, of Colorado,
prima donna at the Deutsches Opera;
Marcella Craft and Maude Fay, of Cali
fornia, both members of the Royal
Opera at Munich, demands have been
made for action to register indignant
protests against what are considered
aspersions on the honor of American
singers abroad.
CANAL READY FOR SHIPS
Colonel " Goethals Says Steamers
Could Get Through Big Ditch.
PANAMA, Jan. 21. The Panama
Canal has reached such a condition of
completion that a large ocean steamer
could pass through now, according to
a statement today by Colonel Goethals.
There is 30 feet of water through the
Culebra cut and the Cucaracha slide,
and it Is Colonel Goethals' intention
to send a Panama Railroad steamer
through the canal in April.
An order Issued by Colonel Goethals
today abolished the Atlantic and Pacific
divisions of the canal construction be
cause of the nearness of completion of
the work.
Both ends of the canal are practicably
completed, only the electric Installation
and clearing up remaining to be fin
ished. SLIDE IS BLOCKING STREET
Portion of "Profanity Hill," in Seat
tle, Shifts 15 Feet.
SEATTLE, Jan. 21. A portion of
"profanity hill," between the , King
County Courthouse and the Seattle City
Hall, softened by recent rains, shifted
to such an extent late today that Fifth
avenue, on the east side of the City
Hall, was blocked to traffic between
Terrace Place and Teslerway.
To protect the police assembly room
and the municipal courtrooms, the win
dows of the ground floor were boarded
up with three-inch planks. .
The hillside, which has been causing
trouble for many years, slid 15 feet
today, the movement being so rapid
that 30 laborers and eight wagons were
unable to keep the street clear.
5 AND CAR OF LOOT TAKEN
Woman Member of Alleged Robber
Band in Cascade Mountains.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 21. A fight
between alleged car thieves and a
search by Deputy Sheriffs for evidence
against a "blind pig" at Green River
Hot Springs, in the Cascade Mountains,
today led to the discovery of a car
load of loot alleged to have been taken
from Northern Pacific freight cars and
the arrest of Frank Mitchell, Jack Mc
Carthy, Martin Auerdale and Fred
Smith, an ex-Justice of the Peace, and
Mrs. Hallle Lucore, who conducts a
boarding-house at Green River,
Mrs. Lucore was released on $1000
bonds, but the four men were held in
the County Jail pending further in
vestigation. FIREMEN TO FARE BETTER
Ordinance Introduced Giving
Them Every Sixth Day Off. .
Commencing February 1 all members
of the fire department are to have one
day off in six. Mayor Albee yesterday
presented an ordinance to the City
Commission providing for the new sys
tem, and it met with unanimous ap
proval. This will mean that the de
partment will have to be increased by
10 or 11 men.
Heretofore firemen have had only one
day off in eight, and are permitted only
one hour for each meal, during which
they are also subject to call for duty.
SUNKEN SUBMARINE FOUND
Oil Floating on Water Marks Loca
tion of British A-7.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 21. The British
submarine, A-7, which sank to the hot
torn of Whltesand Bay on last Friday,
in the course of maneuvers, was located
today In 23 fathoms of water four miles
from shore.
A member of the crew of one of the
searching vessels noticed oil floating
on the surface. A diver was sent down
and found the submarine. It was too
late to start raising operations, which
SULZER DESCRIBES
BREAK WITH 'CHIEF
Appointment and Con
tract Are Causes.
THREAT TO WRECK IS MADE
Murphy "AH Worked Up" Over
"Spilling of Beans."
'BAGMAN" AGAIN ACCUSED
Deposed Governor of New York Un
der Oath for First Time Since
Charges Were Made Against
Head of Tammany.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. William Sut
ler testified under oath today that
Charles. K. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall, threatened to wreck his admlnls
tration as Governor of New York if he
did not appoint James E. Gaffney Com
missiener of Highways.
Mr. Sulzer said he had declined to
make the appointment after a confer
ence In Washington with United. States
Senator O'Gorman. The Senator told
him, he said, that Gaffney was Mur
phy s "chief bagman" and that Gaffney
had attempted to hold up James O.
fate wart, a state highway contractor
and client of the Senator, for 1100,000,
and that to appoint him would be a
disgrace to the State of New York."
First Sworn Statement Made.
Mr. Sulzer's testimony was his first
sworn statement of charges he has
made ' against Murphy and In many
particulars he added to and elaborated
them. '
Mr. Sulzer appeared as a witness in
District Attorney Whitman's "John
Doe" inquiry into state highway graft.
He was called to explain why, as Gov
ernor-elect, he had sent & telegram to
the State Canal Board requesting it to
defer action in the matter of a $3,000,
000 canal contract on which Stewart
was lowest bidder. Stewart, who
failed to get the contract, testified at
a prevtcroK hearing that a man named
Gaffney had asked him for a contribu
tion of 5 per cent of the contract.
Chief "AH Worked Vv."
Mr. Sulzer said that the day aftei
he sent the telegram, John H. Delaney
now Commissioner of the Bureau ol
Efficiency at Albany, came to see him
at his office.
"He seemed much perturbed," con
tlnued Sulzer. "He said: "My God
what have you done? You have spilled
the beans. The Chief is all worked up
about it.'
"I said: 'What have I doner He
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather,
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 63
degrees; minimum, 89 desrees.
TODAfS Rain; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Mexican rebels assembling force of 13.000
to assault Torreon. Page -
Yankee women In Berlin protest -charge
against singers. Page L
Domestic.
Mrs. Robert Goelet sues for divorce. Page 3.
Ex-Governor Sulzer tells of his break with
Tammany chieftain. Page 1.
Widow to explore interior of Thibet. Page 2.
Federation of Labor attacked In mlnework-
ers convention. Page 4.
National.
Democrats who followed lead of President
are hearing from home. Page 2.
Japan dissatisfied with delay .over alien
land question. Page 1. 1
Corner In radium by Nation opposed. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest. '
Oregon unionists to urge Federal aid in
mine districts. Page S.
Alleged nightridera deny guilt and in return
accuse sons of Mrs. Margaret Koss.
Page 5.
East side favored for Paelfio Highway at
convention embracing three counties.
Page 5.
Baker County prosecutor and eltizens de
nounce Governor. Page 2.
State Desert Land Board divided hopelessly
Engineer Lewis issues statement. Page
11.
Sport. ?
Federal-major fight to be settled by courts.
page 10. .
Columbia University defeats Hill at basket
ball. 40 to 5. Page 10.
Pete Hauser. ex-Carlisle star, visits city.
Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Improvement in hide market Indicates bet
terment of general conditions, page la.
Wheat higher, at Chicago on reduced esti
mates of Argentine surplus. Page 15.
Stock and bond sales large at steadily ad
vancing prices. Page 15.
Shipping Commissioner says Philadelphia's
crew was composed of able seamen.
Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fire does $125,000 damage to Portland Lum
Der company, raga x.
Career of Baroness do Pallandt told by Wll
11am Pinkerton. Page 1.
Two party gowns hold big liner. Page 1.
Governor defenda his action at Copperfield.
Page 8.
Georgia and North Carolina farmers come
Vv est, where farming Is reported profit
able. Page 1).
Clubwomen give brilliant reception. Page 8.
Commissioner Daly to continue fight for re
duction of streetcar fares. Page S.
F. M. Gill, Progressive candidate -or Gov
ernor, announces platform. Page 9.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 15.
Tom Richardson says Eastern Oregon town
shows right spirit. Pge 16.
New Oregon becomes Benson Hotel; old Ore
gon is Oregon once more. Page 14.
J. J. HILL TRUE PROPHET
Farmer Says Time Is Here When
I. a ii d Does Not Feed People.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. A delega
tion representing the Farmers' National
Union appeared before the House bank
ing committee today in support of rural
credits legislation. 1
, "The present corn crop is short 800,
000,000 bushels," declared S. C. Hobbs,
who headed the delegation. "When J. J
Hill predicted years ago that the time
would come when the farmers of this
country would not raise enough to feed
the people he was laughed at, but that
time Is now at hand." ,
Phone Operators' Pay Increased.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 21. The Cleve
land Telephone Company announced
today an Increase In wages of 10 per
cent to 1000 telephone operators, ef
fective January 1.
PIIERTOI. UNFOLDS
BARONESS' CAREER
Woman of Many Vic
tims Known Here.
OLD AND YOUNG MEN HER PREY
Operations of De Pallandt
Woman World-Wide.
AMERICAN SOCIETY DUPED
Several Plots of Former Michigan
Girl Foiled by Noted Detective
Visiting Portland Suicide of
Young Admirer Described.
"One of the most remarkable women
of her type In the world," said Wil
liam A. Pinkerton, the famous detec
tlve, at the Portland Hotel last night,
after he had read In The Oregonian of
the connection of "Baroness de Pal
landt" with Dr. - Ernest Vllllers Ap
pleby, who made the astonishing state
ment to a London court on Tuesday
that he has been making his living for
the last few years by gambling
Monte Carlo.
The woman who the doctor a former
lecturer at the University of Minne
sota is suing for the recovery of $20,
000 lived for a short time in the early
part of her checkered career In Port
land.
Woman Has Many Victims.
By a strange coincidence the noted
detective, who has been in touch with
her movements for more than 30 years,
was in Portland when he learned of
her latest escapade.
The woman is rich, Mr. Pinkerton
says. She has plucked probably a score
of men ' of their fortunes, has caused
at least one suicide and has traveled
completely around the world many
times in her strange conquest of men
and their wealth.
The woman's real name, said Mr.
Pinkerton, as ha recalled her record
from memory Just as accurately as If
he were reading it from a printed page
before him, is Mary Dugas. She is
native of Manistee, Mich., and probably
Is 45 years old.
Old Sobriquet Retained.
She went to Chicago In the early '80s
and then first came to the notice of
the Flnkertons. In Chicago she en
tered a house of ill-fame and took the
name of Pauline Townsend. To the
police and detectives she became known
as "Long Pauline" and bears that sob
rlquet among them still.
"After living In Chicago, for a few
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TWO PARTY GOWNS
HOLD BIG LINER
BEAR DOESN'T SAIIi TlXIi
DRESSES ARE LOCATED.
Fair Accuser of Departing Woman
Causes Search, Learning Ap
parel Is at Home.
With nearly 300 passengers aboard.
the big steamship Bear was held at
Ainsworth dock yesterday long after
sailing time until two party gowns be-
onglng to Miss Florence Anderson
ould be located by squads of officers
from Constable Weinberger's office and
the harbor police force.
The big steamer was about ready to
all for California when the Constable
and Deputy Druhot went aboard to
earch for the gowns, which Miss
Anderson charged she had lent Mrs.
M. L. Mosby, who had taken passage
for the south and who had resided at
the Carmelita Apartments, where Miss
Anderson resides.
The officers were unable to locate
the apparel and later Miss Anderson
appeared to aid them. She was met by
Mrs. Mosby and the fair accuser and
accused exchanged friendly greetings.
Mrs. .Mosby assured Miss Anderson the
borrowed gowns were in Mrs. Mosby's
trunks at the apartments, which moved
Miss Anderson to stop further proceed
ings, allowing Captain Nopander, who
was impatiently pacing the bridge, to
give the word to cast off.
Constable Weinberger later said the
proprietor of the apartments was hold
ng Mrs. Mosby's trunks, In which the
gowns are said to be, for rent.
CREW SAVED BY LIFELINE
Captain and Seven Men Rescued by
Use of Breeches Buoy.
CHATHAM, Mass., Jan. 21. Captain
Hart and his crew of seven men were
rescued by the use of the breeches
buoy today, when their vessel, the New
York two-masted schooner General
Ames, was wrecked off Monomoy Point.
The Ames, which registered 450 tons
net. was bound from St. John for
Philadelphia.
The schooner struck before daybreak
on Bears Shoal, about 200 yards off
shore. Llfesavers In their surfboat
were driven back, and the beach gun
was brought out. The combined crews
of the Monomoy and Monomoy Point
Ufesaving stations, working waist deep
in the icy water, completed the rescue.
PHONE SERVICE NOW FREE
Days Creek Company Finds Charges
to Patrons Unnecessary.
SALEM. Or, Jan. 21. Special.) So
far as telephone service in Days Creek
and vicinity is concerned, according to
information received by the State Rail
road Commission today, an Utopian con
dition .exists. The Commission was
notified that at the annual meeting o
the stockholders, January 11, a resolu
tion was adopted by an unanimous vote
'to make our line free to all subscrlb
ers and non-subscribers."
The company's plan of meeting fixed
charges, the cost of upkeep and other
expenses has not been oivulged to the
Commission.
PLANS TO WED ARE TOLD
Miss Louise Chalmers Will Marry
William II. Barton, of Portland
VANCOUVER, Waslu, Jan. 21. (Spe
clal.) The engagement of Miss Louise
Chalmers, daughter of Dr. J. M. P.
Chalmers, president of the Clarke
County Medical Society, to William H.
Barton, connected with the Portland
Gas Company, of Portland, was an
nounced in an uuusual manner at
meeting of the Jabberander Club, of
which Miss Chalmers is a charter mem
ber.
At 10 o'clock, a messenger boy. In
regulation uniform, appeared with
telegram, announcing the engagement.
The wedding la to take place in April.
TOWN BUILDER SENTENCED
Cashier Sent to Prison as City He
Made Reverts to Village.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan. 21. Mar
tin Korff, of Rolla, Mo., ex-cashler of
the failed. Bank of Everton, at Everton
Ark., pleaded guilty to embezzlement
of the banks funds today and was sen
fenced to 12 years In the penitentiary.
Korff is said to have practically
made the town of Everton. With the
failure of the bank and the arrest
Korff, the town dwindled Into & m
village again.
BOWERY OUTCASTS TO EA
Helen Gould to Celebrate Weddin
Anniversary by Derelict Feast.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21. To celebrate
her first wedding anniversary Mrs.
Finley J. Shepard, who was Miss Hele
Miller Gould, will provide a dinner for
600 Bowery outcasts tomorrow nigh
and 200 beds for the homeless.
The dinner will be served at the
Hadley Rescue Hall. -where Mrs. Shep
ard entertained 1000 at dinner on th
day of her marriage.
MAN ROLLS IN SN0WBAL
Aged Victim of Train Is Extricated
From Slx-Foot Sphere.
PEABODY, Kan., Jan. 21. Alexander
McGregor, an aged man, was rolled
distance of 150 feet through wet snow
in front of a locomotive today.
When assistance reached him he wa
in the center of a snowball six feet i
$125,000 FIRE HITS
BIG LIBER YARD
ortland Lumber Co's
Plant Stricken.
CITY IS LIGHTED BY FLAMES
wenty Engines and Fireboat
Work for Hours.
MAIN SAWMILL IS SAVED
Practically Entire Fire-Fighting Ap
paratus of City Battles With
Night Conflagration on South
west River Front.
FACTS COXCERNTN-G PORT14M) X.T7M.
BER COMPANY'S l lKli.
Tards on river at foot of Lincoln street.
containing about 4,000,000 feet of lumber.
alued at $15 to $16 per thousand, destroyed.
Loss placed at $125,000 to $150,000 by L.
Wentworth, general manager.
Loss covered by insurance in Coast an4
Eastern companies.
BulldlDEs saved from flames with jnlno
damages: Sawmill, planing mill, dry kiln.
blacksmith and machine shops, engine-room
and electric plant.
Buildings destroyed: Sheds and sorting-
rooms, dry lumber sheds, platforms, string
ers and resawlng plant.
Fire started at 11:23 P. M. and was com
pletely under control at 1:30 A. M. Causa
not definitely known.
One rumor wnus the Are was started from a
boxcar occupied by hobos.
Fanned by a stiff southwesterly
breese flames swept the yards of the
Portland Lumber Company at the foot
of Lincoln street in South Portland last
night, causing a damage variously es
timated by L. J. Wentworth, general
manager of the company at from $100,-
000 to $150,000, covered by Insurance.
After flghtlna- for two hours the
main mill was saved only after all the
finished lumber and a section of the
rough planking had been totally de
stroyed.
The fire started shortly after 11
o'clock. Before the first company ar
rived at the scene the flames had
spread to the drying- sheds and grading
houses of the plant.
Fire Chief Early on Scene.
Fire Chief Dowell was at the fira
and in command within 10 minutes)
of the turning in of the first alarm.
Immediately two third alarms were
sounded, bringing practically Port
land's entire f lre-f Ightlng equipment
into action. The fireboat was also early
on the scene.
Within the first half hour of the fire
the heat became so great that & retreat
of 25 yards was ordered, and again the
line of attack sent a wall of water from
20 lines of hose into the heart of the
fire raging in the dry kiln, grading and
storing sheds.
Wind Carries Burning Embers.
Flying sparks and embers carried on
the blasts of wind caught the roof of
the mill building, where machinery
valued at $250,000 is housed. Other fires
started in lumber piles located north
of the driveway from Front street to
the plant and in each case the work
of the department checked a general
conflagration. -
According to the fire records an
alarm was sounded for a blaze In the
vicinity of the lumber company shortly
after 7 o'clock and was responded to
by two companies, which reported back
a false alarm. Whether or not the
fire actually started at 7 o'clock and
was thought to have been extinguished
by millhands Is a question puzzling
Chief Dowell.
George K. Wentworth, president ot
the Portland Lumber Company, arrived
In Portland yesterday from Chicago to
look over the annual reports of the
company and inspect the plant. Last
night he stood surrounded by a corps
of officials watching the flames creep
on toward the mill.
Sheds Are Hazed.
Three times the flames licked the
sides of the frame building and com
pletely razed the sheds leading from
the yards up to the entrance of the
mill. Each time concentrated effort
was successful in driving the course of
the fire back to the west bank and away
from the mill.
Adjoining the Portland Lumber
Company on the north, the plant of the
West Side Lumber & Shingle Company
lay undergoing a rain of sparks and
blazing firebrands. A detail of men
washed the lumber piles with hose and
fire buckets in an effort to save $150,
000 worth of milled lumber stacked and
ready for shipment.
Volunteers Give Aid.
Switch engines hauled a number of
partially laden boxcars from the danger
zone, and employes of both companies
mingled with the fire fighters in drag,
ging and pushing lumber-laden trucks
and wagons from the aisles of stacked
lumber.
Volunteer fire brigades, attracted by
the reflection on the sky, came in from
Kenton and the Mount Scott district.
Thousands of persons lined the hills
and vantage points of South Port
land, the houses and trees were illumtn.
ated by the glare of the flames. The
roofs of houses and telephone poles
were swarmed by those attracted by
one of the most spectacular fires ex
perienced here in years.
Firemen Are Exhausted.
Several firemen became exhausted by
the heat of the driving flames which
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will be begun at daybreak.
diameter. He probably will die.
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