VOL lv o. li.ica
roilTLlND, OREGON; TUESDAY, NOVEJ1IIKR 30. 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AUSTRIA REPORTED
READY FOR PEACE
$417,000 SET FOR
TAFT IS SCORED BY
SECRETARY OF WAR
SEIZURE f,
FOOD SUPPLY TO BE
TOPIC AT REICHSTAG
SOLDIERS USE GAS RflflTH RAQP OPPMQ.
OREGON PROJECTS
IN PEACE MEETING uuum unuL Ul Ll,u
GRAIN
n mnnnc noiiu
MIYEH.IL. MfcMIlKICH TO QCTT
CAIU.XIJT. Hl ltL.IV UQIU.
SIXHETARr OF INTERIOR AP
A'TT - COXSCRIPTIOXISTS ARE
THROWN FROM PLATFORM.
PROVKS .APPORTIONMENT.
ENAGES
EXPORTERS
UUIIUHU
Criticism of Philippine
Policy Is Resented.
MISCKIEYCUS IXTEXT CHARGED
Wane Declared Lent to Mcn
rfacicus Statements.
FORMER STAND IS CITED
f nt ml ttfttonbl .rttrW I.
rfnnAi by i-rriji i4 i
Off'facJ Ow I a'bL
WAJUliN' "'-'. Nee. J erete'y
r.a.-r ..ami. af tka r t'a;M.naal. I.
ie. a f ant e'-atanuaal ta.Iar aty
ria!a .fr: j8i Te?l for
le lael fti ea.ua la wkel a? te'te4
'clm-'c a. eo.ia. ' la ckaraxtar
-u n!:,i!i'i la tat.!.- "i. rla
!'. ue4i ion la t r"ti:i;ptae
a la aedar IS Admlai.tr-.
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rirnuleCiatk af I " ttai.fBesta. Mr.
r..-Tt,ja .Bare". piala'y "lkl
le t".ao "l-t joMifuM era (Carnal
! I . lay the t.ni!'" fa -;
.rial air. rvl la tka tfct .1 F a 1 a a
t miwim ftrtwwa laiMaaV
Particular act.at.ia W ( If Ik
.-atry la article wmtaa r
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r4 i!jfi 4 ttf" il lata f i-
1 .fta.t lit (.tni.t ffn a4ar ID list
"T n)at- (Kl !io la in fh'i sola
I a.. tt- at l!f4 .rtl k r itr
T.'t. TS lat!-- .rti'a ettr'buta. .1e
on 1 MK roa I (a th "b:i" aa I
f xa'lalt Jultrr af ruial tTi!a Bad
(.trt.r -ijanara" HArfUaA
ta naiK'fiot w!a camaiaal Mr.
It tot nitir, reet:r b Jaa
taa t ; .! wbara
lafntp' bi'. tl ba fa aat ft
ti..i" k 6
I a -T rr5 Ike
taua:rfut pl-"0 declare. la aa
I Vy (ttirt"'t l the AJumuimiua,
!. till Hafca ra-lr.
fa a rt y 'Uff rt . a-
aiaad kara tnia-)it fraaa N a 110.
'tut, r'i4 TM a ! lal va
ettioi.la ta r"l r:oi"
l-v -a a Im4 aa eta.rt'al.e f.5"t
f-um aawal ftrift aa taa Mr.
J.a. Mr rf tir t tal
hum t Jn la aa a4af.a.t!a p"--I
oa. Il din a toa 1 1 a( a4f
) piaat 4immtlf l. tftk-ft a
a .. r. aa4 la 4miiliit af:if
M nn Ha ra4ll a( laf.a.-s
):pia .itl.-ta
Mr. Tafl aara la rvtaiaa Ia4.aa
vt ai l ata!aa!a taa aaiKaa tola
ti;'t!n aaaatala n(t al aaa. la
l!ka aalrlataai af 4a.rl't nnrltlo
mt afr.f.
Lavac:. Mr. Tafl 4a" i-a arttaaia.
iCaT ' aiaTort af t a t x.aar a
l4iatatraiua, r i:oaal ao4
aara taal Mr Uarriaua a aiar4
ftta Ut.1 tiaa4 Ilk.
Mr. a,.-Ttaaa) iu(..i. la earl,
fa'luwt.
-Taa ! aa aaa4 a ! I
Ul Caeraaa a4 Ji a t'.I aa
rauanl tottt laa aail t't. la
t.:t-T Uaa all taal aaa aara-
-far m o la tSa ItUI . aa4 U
tSa aa aropar a al '- la
a takaa law ar4 4alopta taa aa-
ela laar.of far a; .ftttrtamL Na
kaaaat fa4. aal caai4arati af laa
Kd.urt aa Ia4 la aoy alaar
a. it.ioa.
Vaaua fa (ru.nl af t"l UI
r.oata. la 'wri Uk 11
ft aai tlS.Ut.:i alat.4
la la pl61 af M air f;m
tia tim af rrai4aal M.-Klala an
4aa. ka. an fa!ai Uv.1.4 aa
1n.(oa4'' bi:j. aa4 laa iatraaal
I. t aMtiir r.n.T4 laal II al
Ur la ' ital ra4.al r la
arlarlj aroa-aa af !a aa i-4aal--
at af t.a l"i:i.io aa-la.
Tafi a t'aaaaa ataa4 HaaV
" aa lot.rpf.i !" rraataa aa
a.litatr fa'a I"' praatiaa,
-i- Tfl. iiJttfof-l!fl af
I a I'n.i pst-. I-:jnJ. au If" a (trl
a-ia tn-t'iMt !!. lia awtto af lha
Annf.'t JUmlnl-lft) aa TTa
t B l.ifir... fjr tna riliprooa." II
pnu'-rlr an4 tittarl f.l4 crltl
iai a!aa him for lin lala po
!! ;a Ma cKU!!f rtat.l leal tttia
m t laa aaiy faaiC'o !)tt aa-ana.
a.-t:n la -4 fai'.Ct a4 artta taa
kaaur af u ieraaiaal la aia kaas
ta. (anil la: lal from ina rr
aaaianla 5l ,F 'i-'4
t.Uf af ti rjtf- eiaattT
l-.rat.4 a -i 4 rai'ar-.4 l&a 1'raak
Jaata a' la:a oairir. tr i! lajra
aaatactaaa an4 f ! Coaraaa.
-Na aaa ka4 aa :iBir aa f'fth aa
Ta-M.! Taft la tBalUrloua mi
raraaaaCa'iaaa Ilka aiaa4a.-i4a ata'a
mast aa4 taa a.u:( Ibal
tru--aa4 frana tftoaa la lia rttlUiaa
l.Lau4A. a a.-a sal aani"!a4 la
Bloll Uia ttltttt aa4 IBa caaalrjr f r
luair k-taaf'.L,
fnOirl fUm 4 aa Aaaaas.
-rra.!lal Tafl wa aolitai Jaatl.
f a4 11 Ma :ttr aaaa-rtallos af laaaa
airav. S!.-f nttii II a't tta asara
arnar.ac la fal b:-o 1-4 i:'a la
. tia ia ma coa4l Iar4 l&oaa
aa .--Ui?f ln MW'tlaM af
i:nr"-ror Wllllarai VUlta VlOM sad
tVca-a rranda Jorph aai Mln
latra (KnrratoraL
tyi.XTOV. TV Tia Tribaaa
aarta I'ial Au.trla la altamiXinc 10
aa- 4a a aa;rala
A 4 aaad-a fraaa Rtusa la laa Ct
aaia Tt.faaa Caaaaa-r carrja4 tbia
raeart.
Aaa'bar diaaaUk la tka Efbaafa
Tatar?9k Ciajttr fraaa Ccaabaa
aaja:
"Tka Watfi Kara Oka aarcl-ofn-
(tal Oarasaa aao ( aca7) M7I l&al
aaaaraj taaeakartl af tka V laa a a Cabtaat
U1 raala-a."
A !;at la IUatar( T:aTa Cam-
aa fra A roa I -4 an it a Vlaasa
4.9lca. wklctt aa IBat b-tnearor
H. k arrttal ) Ik AaalfUS
capital al It a'ctoc. ba4 Ijaxbaoa. wlta
I J-'-f Traala Ja; k aa4 Afcb4uk
rr!aa (. u al 4-koaattrttsa Caa Ua.
Af!a-a'4 i:-o rarer Vt:iaa raa-4
turao P 4ia. I'vraica Miaiatar. ao4
Caaai T la.a. t"ia llaacartaa Tramiar,
taat Utaf a .at Arb4'4fca CVarUa
I'raai la tka C.raiaa I mUu.
A talar 4lsatcb raala-J by liaafar'a
fram A-aalar4aaa i4 Ikal tka Craparar
;fl Vtaaa la I5a aaia afiar kales
raa.4 tvr. Voa Karbar. tka I'toaot
U'-i.tr. aM M.rar U t iilrota.i.
Step to Smash Ocean
Freight Rates Seen.
GRAHAM RETURN'S ALONE
Allrxr-i I or err (oun bark hca
o4 Uaairti la rll Lab.
Jak Craka-n. a::(. forar. ba
aa arraata4 la Itrlaa4 la IKlobar.
aataa4 la : 4a; a aa a vaa-raacy
ckarca aa4 laa.a to talt Latka Cltf la
f-a ckart.a tkara. a aa ael 14. at 1 3. 4
aa Ika avaa taata4 la Ikat citr. aa4
fjra4 a rrtlaa4 ..l.rdy to .boar
Ibal 6a can "tlT alraicbl.' aa ba .
aUia4 la fwblK If.a4.r RaMnaoa.
AccarJiaaj la t'raacia & AUua. rsaa
ac.r af tka local Ujrn. Ac.axjr al tka
lio.a. i;rikia aaa araata4 la a-.ral
b.a(ara fitiaa. a4 k.4 coaf..a4 la
aa.tlnc ta4 cbt. kt aa Ika t fclla lloo.a
a a4 l.anvarlm la -taa ranvlaro.
WHEAT MAY BE FOR ITALY
lltla ICpclamatloa liadpr-t Prorldes
tSlS.000 for Cmatllla Work
ad SI S3, 000 for Klamalb.
I'E.NTKR. Colo.. Not. Jf. it-peclaL
According to the budsvl propoaed by
lha L'nlted tat Kcclamatloo terrlco
for 1917. racaotly approTed by.fiacre-
tary of tha Int.rlor Lana. tha two Got
rom.nt proj.cla bow under conatruc
tloa la Oracoa will raealva 1417.000 on
of tha total I.:o0.000 propoaed for all
Encland fi!ay Drive American tba project la trie country. Of the two
oresoa project taa Umatilla project
Shippers Out of Business.
OLD RUMOR GAINS GROUND
Itrporl of Inlrot by C.rrat llrltain
to Tak Over AtUnllc Mcrcbanl
Maiioo to lis Ilalra I Rt.
ra!l-d la rw York.
DECREES TWICE WEDDINGS
Two tlerrtr A.rd u Clarkatnaa
to ITvery Mtrrlat IMc-ma.
OKDiO.t I1TT. Or. Xe.. I po-
ciat Taa tft.orce a.! a a fil4 la
Ika inaakaasaa Caaatjr Circuit Court to
ery a-,iaa Ik--. Iaaa4 bar. Tba
r a I J-a af 4iona to lir.eaa. b-ar. a
4aula4 oatral to tba ralalloa la
klattaoapab I'oqtlf wb-re Ilia are
414 lo ..err tbraa 4lora4.
A oa ana4a tbia afl.raoua la tba
office ef Couaiy CUrh llamasioa
la . ikal 2.1 ai.orca Bulla ware Inall
4!4 la Ike local court and Kl Ix. na
Uaua4 froaa tba flral af tkla -ar to
la-la j.
CAMAS HOTEL IS SCORCHED
l!lw txwa f a0 tamax lo
telry la aahlastoai City.
If
CAVA. Wa.k. Not. : raaL
Tka I'eraae II tal loaickt wa. ttamaiad
la tka aalaet af IJ- r f'.ra. wbl.b
tarca. front aa et.rbee.t.4 ta. In
Ika bait.
Tba balat. ki'k I. ! aa4 opr
ala4 bT Habart ntroiUr. waa a frame
iC'lir. tbraa aloriaa la bai.kl. A.I
C.oora Ikal ware ait hit by tba I
arara ataraaak.4. Tka fire atari. 4
ebo-tl a cloak.
C. Ila4tay ttaa loJjraJ. b.ir.j- cut la
Ika area.
SKIT TORK. Not. .. Toe com
te-Keartns of Canadiaa wbaat by tba
Can4'an ottitngt u InlerpretaJ
bare today by craia aiportrr aa poe
iMy tbe fir.t atap by l: fie land, not
maraly to lake over all Canadian It rain.
but to araaah ocean fr:bt ralaa by
rui.itloeiBC A tia olio freihlre.
The aiport.ra rrcardad tba iluatloa
aa oadoabtadly aarlou from their
polat of Tlaw.
Jutltie Haraaa. one of trie laadlnc as
porter oa tb New Tork IToduca Et
ckanc. aaerta-j that tba Brlllab for-
rcraaet could Ttrtaally drlTe the
Araaricaa (rala eiporter out of boal
naaa If it rhoaa.
Meaataa; af Ma.a C1a4e4.
"Tha ttliurt of Caaadlaa r I a." be
aid. "baa I. ft a all at aca. None of
a know yet Ju.t what It mran. but
If lb Brltlah goT.rnrn.ot Intend, aj
la po.atbla. to take ov.r all tb Caa a
d aa (rala crop. It la coins to put ua
la a rloua condition"
trr aoroe time th.r ba beea
rvnr currant In Nw Tork exporting
cirri. ibal tlreat Britain Inland. d to
take or.r all ber Atlantla tnercbant
ruarlne a a drartlo atap toward break
lr the b'ck freicbt ratee. Mr. liarne
4ectar4 that tb Canadian srala ar!'
are looked much like the Drat ta la
thi diration.
Italy Ilaa4 aaa-nad.
II a:a w-a reportd that the (rala
hl feeea com man Jar. 4 on behalf of
Italy, the Italian government bavins
orc.d tba atap oo l-ondoo la order to
--ape the h.ay burdra of tha pre-
.nt Zl par rent rat of exrbanre li
New Vork. J. W. Ward "Virnrr. preal-
d.nt of tha Produce Exchange-. dl'
counted tht r.port. a be ald ba uo-
daratood It waa not maklna; Individual
pur haaa. but that grain waa being
bought In common for Kngland. France
anrl Italy.
"The onlr aiplaial.on I can ofler of
Ihl. move." raid Mr. Warner. "I that
certain p.ru!alura bar b-en holding
ah.al In tha tanadian eiwatora for a
tig ria and that the Canadian gov.
ernnaet baa aca4 to check them. But
It la Impoe-iole to tall Juat now what
it loee m.an."
Tha ah.at market bar wa actlT
and porn a bat er!t4 today.
will receive 1:1b, too during tb coming
flacaj year and tba Klamath project
will receive 1 111.000. At least that I
tba apportionment made to them by
tb rvtce asd tbey will get tbo
lure If the propoaed prograjnm I
carried through by Coogreas. accord
Ing to & B. Wllllamaan. chief of con
iructloo of tb rvlc. with head-
quartara hare.
Chief wr,llareon declined to make
any latrmenl a to when the Cmatllla
or Klamath project would ba flnUhed.
"It largely depend oa tb ala of
land, under tboea project, and that I
problematical.'' h ld.
The ItIT budget apportion S712.000
for the two other Pacific Coaat project
uoder con.tructlon. Of the I75.000
la apportioned to tb Tuma project lo
cated In ArUona and California, and
113.004 to the Orland project In Cal
ifornia.
STREETCAR KILLS MAN
George K. Row land Kail IVnrath
Mount Scott Train.
Crone E. Rowland. 4S. who llTed at
rifty-f!rt tret and Forty-tint ave
nue, waa Inilaatly killed laat atgbt
whea be fell under a Mount Scott car
at Fiftieth street and Thirty-second
avenue. Tb body waa taken to toe
morgue, pending the Coroner Inves
tigation Into tb accident-
Mr. Rowland la believed to have at
tempted to Jump aboard tba car at tb
Fiftleth-atreet latersectlon. as car do
Dot slop at that point. II missed his
grip, falling under lh wheel. Death
waa lostanlaBeoua.
The car wa in charge of Motorman
O. W. Jtezton and Conductor O. W.
Rock. Mr. Rowland wa a carpenter.
employed by Olds, Wort-nan It King.
He leaves a widow and son of It year.
$2,500,000,000 Credit
Is to Be Voted on.
PUNISHMENT MAY BE MODIFIED
Important Speech by Chancel
lor Is Forecast.
PEACE TALK IS EXPECTED
Radical Ming of Socialists Likely
to Insist on Discussion of Terms
Whereby Germany Con Id
'Brine War to - End.
BERLIN, via London. Nov. :. The
Bombs Launched in Hall by Cana
dians and Australians, Who Turn
Place Into Recruiting Station.
LONDON, Nov. 29. Canadian and
Australian soldiers, with a sprinkling
of British territorials, tonight took
charge of Memorial Hall, where the
"Union of Democratic Control," an or
ganisation whict. is opposed to con
scription and favors peace, was adver
tised to bold a meeting, and unceremo
niously threw the speakers from the
platform and turned the gathering into
a recruiting meeting.
The soldiers succeeded in gaining ad
mittance with tickets other than those
circulated to tha members of the union,
and forming themselves at the top of
the staircase leading to the great hall
and galleries, forcibly took possession
of the building.
Bombs that contained "asphyxiating
gases were launched and then the sol
diers took the platform by storm. Sev
eral of the speakers. Including E. D.
Morel, the leader of the union, sought
refuge in an anteroom, as did the
women who were distributing leaflets.
The promoters of the meeting were
thrown from the platform with the
furniture, to which they clung.
Trial Halted When Jury
Panel Exhausted.
SPECIAL VENIRE DUE TODAY
Several Farmers to Try Mrs.
Booth and Branson.
TWO EXCUSED FOR BIAS
Death on October 8 of William
Booth, Which Has Been Talk of
Yamhill County, Finds Both
Sides Lined TJp for Battle.
M'MIXXVTLLE, Or., Nov. 29. tSpc-
The soldiers took the places of the cia) Attorneys on hoth sirtps
Reichstag will assemble tomorrow for speakers and passed a resolution de- UeremDtorv .-halit-na-ea so frlv th.
KtaiPOrtSin rf a tl.f-tr In tha tvi-il nt A T r-
will take plac under the Influence of union should be stopped, and declaring Both j tvhu-, n n,
two anaorbir.: tonic, of th. nresent that U.o only terms of peace acceptable ? Booth. and U1Iam Bra""'. of
to the allies were those which should ""lamina. Or., which began here to
be dictated after the complete defeat of day ior tno murder of William Booth.
Germany. that a jury panel of 22 men was ex
hausted early in the afternoon, and
two absorbing topics of the present
moment, namely, tba reg-ulatlon of the
food supply and the alms and the con
duct of th war.
It also will, it I understood, ba
marked by the Introduction of a new
Tote of credit for the war. presumably
for th accustomed amount of 2.500.- i I A special venire will be on hand In
000.000. although no definite announce- German submarine Broken In Half the morning from which to finish se-
AEROPLANE SINKS U-BOAT uuwVmo?row.elt had to adjourn court
by Bomb From Aloft.
ment In this respect has been made.
Paalabaaeat ta Be Medtfled.
ine actual item aireaay announced LONDON, Nov. 29. A German sub-
for th working programme of the marine, attacked by a British aero-
essloa include a Dill ror th modinca- piane vff Middelkerke on Sunday, was
tlon of punishments for minor offenses sent to .he bottom according to the
nnder martial law. discussion or ine official report to Field Marshal Sir John
governmental report against me re- French which was -riven, out bv the
uction or tne age limit, ror oia-age preas Bureau toniKht. The submarine.
I 4. aa TA atte aaaa aaaial mUa I ....
p v.. ... i iiuiu v -aw j i says JTieia .Maris rial jrrencn. was seen
MON ASTIR IS EVACUATED
Serbian
Army
Good
J Retiring
Order.
in
laNPON. Nov. :. A dispatch to the
Tunes from Fiorina. Jrecr. d.ited Sat
urday. aa:
"The Bulgarian yeaterday eroased the
Itlver Cerna. Monaatlr baa been evacu-
icd. Tbe Serbian army I retiring In
good ord.r.
DIPLOMAT IS THREATENED
Turkish Charge at Washington Ac-
. rami I'rllow-Countrynian.
s-irar Not llrltain' Order.
OTTAWA, onl. Nov. ; it waa e-
WASHINGTON. Not. ' Russian
n. Charge of the Turklxb Embt;y
har. appaarad In Police Court today
agaln.t Harry Nevlan. another Turk,
who -aa. arraiunrd for sending the
Chars- a threatrnlng latter.
Tha ca.a -am til la haard Iacambar 7.
legislative projects,
It la generally expected, on the other
and. that the members of Parliament
111 take this occasion to launch
general criticism of tbe measures for
the regulation of the food supply, on
which the government ha promised to
ubmtt a memorandum to the Reich-
to break in half.
The British commander further re
ports much activity on the part of tbe
artillery and the air craft, no less than
15 encounters in the air taking place
on the 28th.
lectins the jury. Eleven men were in
the Jury box when court adjourned,
but the defense still 'has six and the
prosecution three peremptory chal
lenges.
Crime Talk ef County.
Though Mr. Booth's death has been
the talk of Yamhill County since hln
body was found October S, with the
gaping wound of a 3S-caliber revolver
ball through his heart, under circum
stances that led to the arrest of Mis.
Booth, his wife, and of William Bran
son, 22 years old, and their subsequent
indictment by the grand jury, only two
veniremen were excused today for bias.
All others escused. totaling nine, left
the jury box on peremptory challenges.
stag, and that certain elements, nota- AUSTRIAN CITY IN FLAMES f" haVing been passed fur auso by
bly the radical wing of tha Socialists.!
will insist on bringing into the discus- Gorizia Is Bcinr Evacuated by Civil
Ion the ultimate aims of the war and
th term on which Germany could!
profitably make peace.
Talk by Chaaccllor I a certain.
Whether Chancellor von Bethmann-
Hollweg will bo drawn by this dlfl
cuaslon Into a statement more or less
definite on the subject is uncertain.
A newspaper statement coming from
Major Ernest Bassermann. one of the
parliamentary leaders, who hss been In
preliminary conferences with the Chan
cellor, asserts that the Chancellor will
deliver an Important speech on the for
elgn and internal policies, expressing
himself particularly on the question of
food supply.
The Associated Press anticipates that
the Chancellor probably will make a
speech probably two but it seems un
certain whether he will touch at all
on the delicate subject of the German
peace programme.
The Kelchstag will gather tomorrow
only for a brief session, at which Dr.
Population.
LONDON. Nov. 20.
from Zurich, the Exchange Telegraph
Company's correspondent says:
"A semi-official Austrian dispatch re
ceived here, says the suburbs of Gori
zia are in flames and that the evacu-
atior of the town by the remaining
civilians Is proceeding methodically."
both sides.
The defense exercised six of its 12
and the prosecution three of its six
peremptory challenges in the course of
the day, or just half the challenges
Telegraphing allowed each side.
du two oi tne a men now in tne
jury box are farmers. None conies
from Willamina or that section of the
country. Each side seemed eager to
weed out men living near Willamina
or who formerly had lived thtre.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
t iVn-li: .. on fat 6 4, Column &. )
BOYS OUTDO GIRL COOKS
lain krw H-hr fapiu lmri la
1 : 1 tl b4 1 low of Handiwork.
Clj"d fetaraoa carried off I" bonor
ta caba-asakifig anj Clifford H jrlio
g.fe la b'a.-4!!-maklng t the a- hool
O.Mtioe b a 14 by lha I'alrview h.hool
Ul Weak.
A programme aa. ranj.rad la con
Bevtioa wltk Cia nMMI bv lb pupilt
ef tbe e-kool. Itio- !;.al J. It. Laat
room DsaJe a -. a! ethib.t of handi
work, lha tor" taark being mo.lv
woodwork, and that of the grirla cook
lea, bat te two ! won out ov.r
I5 g'r in cak and bi.culta.
18.000.000 MARK PASSED
lair Allen. lem-v RraK-iM Goal,
Now Im-rca-rd to I .0.00.
H N rit Nitj0 Nov. I. Attend
aa.ro at I a I'anama-Pacific l;noa.
ttoa paaaad tka lo.a mark th
geal aat aarliar la the espoaltlon period
by th ff:. ita at P. it. today.
"la ear wi:4.t bi.ri.iiI, w never
4-ma4 of !...- 1" C. Conroy.
chiaf ef tha d'rartm.nl of admtaalona.
aid loo I hi. "b-41 bow It look, aa
Ihougfc wa shall aot fall far baiow
Ibal figura."
NEW BUILDINGS PROMISED
Aadllortaiti Work Clprrtrd to Mart
Otlwr ln proa r men la.
Martlag ef eoa.tructioB ef Portland"
puh lie Aaditort4is on lb Market block
will ba tka algnal for the com maece
mM ef work oa a number of new
bult-iieg and other Improvement la
that vtrlalty. accord. ng to Information
reatved ky Cotnm:e!our tiakr.
Tkird-atraal proparty intu are pra
parleg Bow. It la .aid. to extend the
axtk i.kta to Ik Alar k. I klovk.
LOOKS AS IF THC JOYRIDERS HAD STOLEN BRYAN'S BIRD!
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The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
dfcirrees: minimum. degreeu.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy, witb occasional
llf?ht rain, variable winds, mostly south
erly. War.
Japan ..Id to be In way of Chlnese-Britisn
alliance, l-aga o.
Austria reported seeking separate peace.
Pane I.
British fall back on Tigiifl after victory.
1'age 2.
Persia on verge of war. Pag. 2.
Hritifh KOldlcrs use gas to break up peace
meeting. Pare !
FomI supply to be topic at Reichstag meet
ing today. Page 1.
National.
Secretary of War score. ex-President Taft.
Pag. I.
Conspiracy trial of steamship line officials
bearing end. Pagu 2.
senator Kern re-elected Democratic floor
leader. Page 4.
El-Preldrnt Taft replies to Secretary of
War's arraignment. Page 0.
Domestic.
Grain seizure is menace to exporters.
Page 1.
Thanksgiving Jir at exposition is new
trlutaph for Oregon Page 8.
Aval,, n . un Island of fa til a c'atalina. .wept
by fire. Page St.
Apportionment for Oregon Irrigation pro
jects Is made. rage 1.
t-port.
Columbia Park scores one touchdown In
practice game with Syracuse. Fags 14.
Ro.coe Kawcett compares choices for grid
iron all-stars. Page 14.
Washington, threat to quit changes grid
Iron hue for lull. Page 10.
Pacific Norlbweat.
Lamar Toose. of University of Oregon,
leaves on Foril peace trip. Page 2.
Booth murder case opens for trial at Mc
Mlnnvllle with 11 Jurors drawn. Page 1.
Divorced wif-- of Hlllman arrives with his
three children. page 6.
Railway service to Marshfleld promised by
February 1. Page lo.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat trade ceases in Northwest as result
of embargo in Canada. Pago li.
Eastern wheat market, excited by action
of Canadian authorities. page ID.
Ton. of Wall Street Stock Market Is un
certain. Page la.
Record run of bogs at Portland stockyards.
Page 19.
Supervisor reports failures under seamen's
act average n per cent., rage i.
Portland and Vicinity.
Sta'.e liability insurance beld to be general
"safety-tlrsf law. Page o.
W. A. Harrlman. Union Pacific vice-presi
dent. Is visiting Portland. Page lj.
City dismisses 30 employe today under
retrenchment plan, page s.
Many accept invitation to attend Livestock
Show. Page .
Citizens' committee names N. V. Johnson a
City Employment Bureau chief, page a.
Tranaportatlon Club Is with L. C. Oilman
in plea lor aaequate iNauonai aeiense.
page V. .
Charities fund Jumps $100. Page 20.
Bishop Rowe says Portland can have share
of Alaskan iraae. rage is.
Supreme Court will hear Jitney regulation
arguments loaay. rag. ii.
Rev. and Mrs. T. L. Eliot are felicitated
upon golden weuuing anniversary.
Page 18.
State, witness missing In arson case.
Page ".
Coroner Dammasch replies to attack by
ministerial critic. Page 4.
'Electrical Prosperity Week" begins and dec
orated streets are Illuminated. Page 7.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19.
Several Are Farmcra.
The names of the 11 jurors, tenta
tively selected, are:
F. E. Norton, farmer of Amity; Will
iam Bernard, farmer of McMiunvillc;
H. M. Hansen, contractor of Newberg;
E. II. Campbell, farmer of Amity; C. L.
Wood, farmer of Dundee; C. M.
Hembree, farmer of Carlton; J. II.
Prickett, farmer of McMinnville; G. W.
Hash, blacksmith of Newberg; E. M.
Alderman, farmer of Dayton; Chester
A. "Stringer, farmer of Belleview, and
Frank Haynes, farmer living near Mc
Minnville. Henry C. Smith, of Sheridan, which is
only a few miles from Willamina, was
excused for cause by the defense after
admitting that he had formed an
opinion it would take evidence to re
move. The other venireman let out for cause
was challenged by the prosecution. He
was W. A. Yocum, of Bailston, a farmer.
Judge Belt allowed the challenge after
taking a hand in the questioning.
Peremptory Challengea Kxerclsed.
The following peremptory challenges
were exercised by the defense: George
H. Baxter, retired farmer, of Dayton;
J. N. Thurber, farmer, of Yamhill;
Thomas Donaldson, farmer, of McMinn
ville; Charles Jensen, farmer, of Carl
ton; John P. Sawyer, farmer, of Hex.
and Garry E. Lawrence, farmer, living
near Willamina.
The prosecution exercised peremptory
challenges on J. E. Kennedy, fruit
raiser, of Newberg; W. H. Bailey, of
Carlton, and F. F. Perkins, farmer, of
Yamhill.
II. L. Conner, District Attorney of
Yamhill County, is conducting the
prosecution. He is assisted by Attorney
B. A. Vliks, of McMinnville, and Attor-
I ney Mannix, of Willamina, as private
prosecutors.
W. T. Vinton, James E. Burdette and
James McCain, of McCain, Vinton &.
Burdette, are attorneys for the defence.
Mr. McCain, one of the best known
criminal lawyers in this part of tli-e
state, is prevented by poor health from
active participation in the case.
Hint of New Theory Thrown Oat.
Hints of a new theory that may be
advanced by the defense, to the effect
that Mr. Booth was not murdered at all.
but was accidentally shot by a hunter,
were thrown out in tho examination
of prospective jurors by Attorneys Vin
ton and Burdette.
"Would you bo able to give an un
prejudiced consideration to such a the
ory of Mr. Booth's death as that he
misht have been shot by hunters ao
against the contrary tneory that he v ai
murdered?" asked Mr. Vinton of one
venireman.
The hunting season was on at ths
time that William Booth fell at
the edge of a little fringe thicket such
au a hunter might have been beating.
On tho other hand, the bullet has bet-i:
Identified as that cf a 38-caliber re
volver, though this identification might
be questioned.
Indications today were that the tria:
will last all this week, and perhaps
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