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p wm$0MM. VOL. LV XO. 17.18!. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AUSTRIA TO GET AiMRiJE Washington Not to Sever DANCE ON TRAIN ON GRAIN COLLEGE TRAINING T QBTAI OLD CITY HALL IS SOLD FOR $165,000 THIRD AND WASIIIXGTON PROP. ERTV TAKEN BY BANKER. HEW POSTOFFIGE IS STUDENTS' PLAN TKATIXIXti HAIAKOOM I'lTTKD WORTH $20 A DAY ELEVATORS MARRIAGE LICENSE REED STCDEXTS HEAR BOSTON cp l-ort sroitAxi: cub. SItltCIIAXT DISCI SS VALCE. EMB G PRESIDE! CHOKES CLASSIC X Relations Abruptly, D HANDS Will BE RENEWED Vienna's Reported Reply Urv satisfactory, but Vash- incton Win Parley. ZWIEDINEK SEES LANSING Officials Unable to Expla'n De lay in Receiving Full Text by Cable. tv'AM.tNCTON. IVc. 1. Tbe United State will regard the Austro Hanfsrvan repty to the American noU Tttirdir.g the Aneon as heirf n tirrly unsatisfactory fd onaccept- btc should the official tent, which to- right was momenUnly etpected. W identical with the unofficial version received la press d-ptch f rem Am- s'.rrlsm and London. PenUtrnce by AatrU-Hunry tn th course she apparently Km deter mined to pursue would result in the severance cf diplomatic relations be tween the I n i ted States and the Vi enna government. This step woulJ not be taken by the United States. borcr. it w authoritatively ld tonight, without the dispwstrh of ere port eemnunVmtion to Aostria-Hun- fary. Preaspt Cesnptiaae Insisted On. The United State I described as reinf prepared to Insist that Austria- Itungary comply promptly with th demand for disavowal, punishment of the submarine eummanJcr and rep aration by payment of indemnity for the? Awn k tiled or Injured in the destruction of the Italian liner. mak irx it clear that failure will mean immediate breakinr off of relation. A second note, it is said, would re fer the original demands and. with out destine In a tticusiori or ex change of view . would bo of even pnr insistent nature a, to the es. pcta!io!S of compliance Without fur ther delay. e wrrdine. Call fwice. Tlio State Department tonight had reveived no official informattoa from it own sourre that American Alb k.ador TonfieM. at Vienna, had re ceived the reply. From Baron Erich Zwiedinek came the information that the reply kad been delivered. Baron Zwiciinelt received a wireless resa,re from bis government calling kk attention to the reply and giving kim. it was believed, certain instruc tions as to what coure to pursue. He railed upon Secretary Lapsing twice today: once daring the forenoon and en-e in the afternoon, following the re ceipt cf the wireless dipUh, Oa b"th occasion he di.cused the Situa , lion informally and received additional light on the views which this Cjvern nent hold. Report Received Kroes Tewfield. The State Department received a dupnti-h. decr.Nrd a being informa tive, from Amba.a!or Frnftetd. which dcrib the viewpoint of the AiDtro-flung arvan government and the feeling of the Vienna officials' ia regard to the American note. The dispatch, it m authoritatively ex-r-tairred. contained no mention of m reply having been handed to the Am bassador. The report of the Ambassador was aid to be d.fferent in several re spwets from the press reports con cerning the views of the Aostro-Hjn-girian g-rverrmert. Details In this connection, however, were unavailble. the report being of a confidential rat-ire. Delay Is Nat I'aderstood. Cff cUls seemed to be of the opin ions that Mr. Ten field probably kad gamed the information he conveyed at a conference wiJi Baron von tarui. Minister of Foreign Affairs. Officials were nnable to understand tT.irht why the reply, if delivered to Ambassador Ten fir Id Tsesday. as in d.cstei in press dupaU-h, kad not reached the State Department. Forty right hoars usually is the maximum lnve reonird for an official dispatch t .. 4 4 14 i tnwniaeft Sperlal IKcomos Iaernlty Ifoose for ISO Tlriaralng Home for Ctirlst mas Holiday. eEATTLE. TVsh, Tc. 1. Spe- rULl Ob hundr.d aa4 titty tnemoore f the rnlverslty of Wasbln-too po kan Clao. composed of students at temtlag tte tastltal.'oa from the JoUao Empire city, will dn tbslr way boms to spend tho Cbrlstinaa bottday. All trie contorts and pleasures of the most np-to-dsto fraternity or club house bave been provided by tbe Chi cago. UilwanK. as M. rul Italtroad for tbe trip. Tbe dpoksat Club special III leave ttle at ! o'clock to morrow alcbt. J. L. Crlswell. of tbe local Cblraco. Milwaukee t. Taul office, and Fblllp UmanueL of Tsco- ma. superlDleodent of diolnc servtco. will accompany the students. At tbe front of tba train a bag cage. car la which a special waxed floor aixl piano have been Installed will h main tained as the first traveling daacehall evsr operated from tteattle. TURKEY SUPPLY IS SHORT Having fur ChrlMmas Ma gins at rtowrbarg. FfSEBCTtO. Or, Peo. It Speclar. That tho supply of turkeys tor tbe Christmas market will not be aa large this year as previously was the state ment made hero today by Roeeburg poultry d.aler. Buylna; of birds for tbe Christmas trad besaa hero, today and the final shipment will be made Saturday ntsbt. Tbe prices are about tbe same as prior to ThanksclvlBg. Most of the Pouslaa County birds offered tar tho Chrtetmas iMtrket will b shipped to rortland. Seattle and Pan rraaclsco. The turkeys are of excel lent quality, accorolnc to the dcalera. SPORTSMEN GET LICENSES Ton of tllanks b-rn Oat to County Clerks Tlirowghnat Stale. Tons ef blank hunting- and flshlnc mns.. SJSIS la all. were sent by etprsa to County Clerks yesterday by Carl D. horaaker. Jttate risk and Ja Warden. About . mors will bo enl out in th. " all ot ike total 4J.SSS are for hontere. IV'te for aaslere. 911 tor veteran and lee fe oon-r.ald.nla. Comblnatloo IKnM N I waa laaurd yesterday to L N. rieierbn.r. License may bo pro cured at the state fish and same bead smarter. J riltock building. EMPLOYES GET CASH GIFTS Crane Compaay lis IMtrbule A bow I 9I9.00 I rortland. Tblrtr-riva thnoaand dollar will b (Ivsa v'krt.tma. by th Crane Com panjr .t.amf ittrrs and pldmbars sup- pliea to emrloye In th Northwest. Portland mploye will ree.lv betwn and tlS.see. accordinr to rr.d- rick A. Nllchy. manaa.r of th Port land braarh. I'ortland en-floxe number mor than I be said, and a similar number ef m.a are employed la the iaalil branch. (th.r Nortaw.st branch. ar at Taco- ma. t pokan arvd VsiKonotr. BL C 68TH WEDDING DATE FETE Ms Children and loir feneration. at I amlly Dinner. AUBANT. Or IWe. IS. (Spwl.l.) Mr. and Mrs. rhlilp tiwaak. who reside sear Tsltmaa. la this county, celebrat ed th th annlT.r.ry of th.ir mar riac yvst.rdsy- Mr. tiwaak Is it years old. sad Mr. MwaiaV. Is t The event waa rel.trsted with a family dinn.r at th.lr farmhouse. Xlv ef their children wre present, and four saeralion were r.prn.nted. Mr. and Mrs. pwank hav rsslded on tbe farm wh.r th.y bow JIv continuous ly for it years. WOOL BOOM IS PREDICTED flakrr . Mieepmrs Told World's Irinka I Hr previa led IJS.OSO.OSt. RAKKK, Or- Pec. 1 (Special. Tnat there will be a boom In we" I wh.n tb war Is ev.r. pwrtlcalarly In) nn.-Tt. m.rlnci was preUict.4 today by V. T r.lch. phin In the t"tm m. relet CVib rooms at the nrt ,f a rta of sheepmen m.etlnca. Mr. flitch drar.d politic an J ad. vr l.gl.'atlon re.pon.lbl for th ilunip la tb. wool fndu.try ll America, and assorted that In tb lat year th beep r-opQlatioa of the world bas de- crM4 lie . ROBBERS KILL 1, WOUND 2 1 i e Morrkerper I Drad and Son and ; J Iianstilrr Injured. I J r.ltSOIir, Cat- t-. U Attack! by three robber a they wr leaving I ' fi.lr .tore her tonlsbt. P. C Merer.) y.ar oil. w. ailia-i. and Ma son I aad .uitr were p.rk.p fatally wound. 4. Ilobbory Mid to bav been tb motive ef tb robber, who usee kalv. and gun In attacking thciri victim. Te robber fted w I in th direction! cf Crrvn in an automobile. A poe I l la do, pursuit. Pnnrlibonrd Canare Arret. w rv w . . -1 ......a t i.. i algbl br lJ.BI-n.nt Harm and Patrol-1 m.a Merita and Manlor. en a chare ofj rxnnnw- a pun. h boar 4 In a aa.ooa at! eooe and Morrtaoa strla. Exports Are Stopped by Lack of Ships. BLAME DENIED BY RAILWAYS Steel, Flour and Other Com modities Affected. TIME LIMIT IS UNCERTAIN Congestion May Contlnoe Day and May Not Be Relieved for Weeks. All Impends on Clearing of Ocean Terminals." CHICAGO. Dec. 1. (Special.) Hon dreds of thousands of bushels of grain, sold for export, are tied op In Western elevators and warehouse because o embargoes) placed on a-ratn shipments to the East by practically every rail road connecting with Atlantic sesboard ports, reports of Chicago railroad fr.lcht traffic managers said today. Lack of Teasels to handle tb ex ports la advanced aa the reason for th embargo. Warehouses and el vators at tb Eastern pors are choked with araln and all tba ports ar con cealed wltb freight awaiting ocean transportation. Railroad which have Issued embargoes out of Chicago are th New Tork Central. Pennsylvania. Ihlgb Valley. Baltimore at Ohio, Cbesapeak A Ohio. Wabash, Erie. Nor folk at Western and Lackawanna. Oca a bhiiw laaoeowate. "Lark of ocean bottom haa caused practically all of th railroads to Issue embargoes on exports, particularly on grain." said J. 8. Brown, bead of th traffia department of tbe Chicago Board of Trade" "All of tb port terminals ef th railroads ar choked with exports. The ships la servlc are Inadequate to ban J1. the traffic Tbe fault doe net II with th railroads but wltb ln.uffl-nt ocean shipping facilities. Tba war bouae and elevators at Philadelphia. Nw Tork. Baltimore. Buffalo. Newport News, and practically all ports, ars overloaded. Th Baltlmor V Ohio re ported, toes cars of grain stored at yuatera porta awaiting shipment. Veatern IJwe Restrain Skipper.' "A a result, the Eastern railroads hava r-fid to accept any mor ship ments until th terminal are cleared up.-and tb Western road hava notl- D.d their shippers that no more grain shipment will be accepted until th embargo I lifted. Tbe embargo not only appllea to grain, but on some roads ha been extended to steel, flour and other exports. 'The embargo 'may only last a few ders and It may last longer." said Freight Traffia Manager FllUgerald. of th Baltlmor Ohio. "Th ocean tonnage la Insufficient to clear grain from tho ports as faat as It I carried In by the railroads. Tb road, have fonnd It necessary to re- i ti-k1M .a I as. 4. t'oluroa I Don r yeu fXAtrr f - '1 -J .H V r iriAnrte ' ' f II Kriward A. Fllene Believes Interna m tlonal Reciprocity Is Only Way to End War. Th cultural value of aa education Is all right, but you ought to bo able to make It meau at least f!0 a day to you. This. Reed College students were told yesterday by Edward A. Fllene. director of tbe Boston Chamber of C6mmerca, a member of the Harvard university committee on education and head ofj on of tray large department stores of Boston. "There I no disgrac In putting money value on education," Mr. Fllene told th students. "Your education ought to b worth $:o a day to you. I pay men and women that much, al though some of them may only buy pins. Some of them never had more than a grammar school educstlon. "If your education teaches you to reason between cause and effect there s no reason why It should stand In the way of your making as much." Mr. Fllene built his talk around tbe subject. "Th Muslo of the Stars and Twenty Dollars of the Dsy." Mr. Fllene. who has been In many of the countries Involved since the war began, also spok to the assemblod faculty and students on the economic aspects of th war. ' Ills talk was 11 lumlnated with Interesting facts and interspersed with droll humor. 'International reciprocity Is the only hope for a satisfactory conclusion of this war," he said. lie believed only economic Interest would brine this about. ALIENS TO LOSE CITY JOBS Aberdoer Will Oust Employee Who Won't Become Naturalised. ABERDEEN. Wash, Dec. 1. (Spe cial.) L'nnaturallxed city employes of Aberdeen altber must become natural ised, declare their Intention of becoming so or quit their Jobs. This was the text of a short speech mad before the Council last nlgbt by Msyor J. M. Phillips. H said bs be lieved every city employ should bs a cltlxen of this country or intend to be come one. C. P. BISHOP IS MENTIONED Marlon Kiate Senator May Rust for Republican Convention beat. 8ALKM. Or, Dec. !. (FpeclaL) C. P. Bishop, of HsJem. etate Eenator from Marlon County and well-known merchant, probably will be a candidate for delegate to tbe Republican National convention it waa announced tonight. Mr. Bishop haa been In the clothing uslness In Salem for :j yesrs. MISSING MAN FOUND DEAD Body of R. I- Dlabrow, Grants Tass lloinentcader. Recovered. GRANTS PAS45. Or, Dec 1. (Spo ts!.) The body of It. U Dlabrow, who as been missing from his homestesd Ince Monday, was found thla afternoon by a searching party from here. Apparently be dropped dead, from eart failure, from which ha waa a ufferer. WHY WORRY OVER A NOTE? - e Wedding to Take Place Saturday Night. BRIDE'S HOME TO BE SCENE Rev. Herbert ' Scott Smith, Episcopalian, to Officiate. HONEYMOON PLANS SECRET So One to Act as Best Man, Accord Ing to Report, and Guests Will Include Only Members of Families of Principals. WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. President Wilson's marriage license was Issued today at the municipal bureau. It dis closed for the first time that the cere mony Saturday night will be performed by a clergyman of Mrs. Oalfs faith, the Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector of St. Margaret s Episcopal Church. The President himself Is a Presbyterian and an elder In his church." The license wss obtained by Chief Laher Hoover, of the Vhite House siaii. who went to the bureau, made out th necessary forms and paid the regular fee. Afterward he delivered tho document to th President. In the application the President's se was given as 6 years and Mrs. Gait's as 43 Honeymoon Flan Secret. Th wedding ceremony will be per formed, at Mrs. Gait's home Saturday night, probably about 9 o'clock, al though th hour has not been an nounced, in keeping with the desire of the couple to have the affair strictly a private one. It has not been disclosed where the bride and bridegroom will go on their honeymoon journey or when they, will itb i ii e capital. All their plans have been carefully made to avoid publicity. The general impression among? friends, however. Is that tho hone) eon will be spent somewhere in the outh. Pass Chris Ian. Miss, where the President has spent some of bis vacation time, has been among the likely places men tioned. Yaebt Trip I I'allkely. It seems to be settled that the wed ing Journey will not be made on th Presidential yacht Mayflower, aa was one contemplated. It waa decided that such a trip would entail a cold sea voyage of at least two days before the ship would, get into pleasant weather aouth. The officers and crew of the yacht, who had been refused shore leave for Christmas' time, now bav been given liberty. Probably no one outside the Imme diate member of the wedding party know much 'about any of the arrange ments', or the bride's trousseau, or the gifts she bas received. No formal an nouncement of the latter is expected. but something about them may be known Informally after the wedding. It la known that while there has snciuil on rr Column 2.) : i Mortgage of 975,000 Is Assumed by Purchaser and Dr. Coe Closes Deal for Hospital Site. The three-story brick Breeden build ing that covers 50 by 100 feet of land at the northeast corner of Third and Washington streets, was sold yester day by F. O. Engstrum. of Los Angeles, to Jackson A. Graves, a banker of the same city, for a consideration under stood to be about $165,300, minus a 175.000 mortgage. The same building figured in a big transaction last May, when H. Clay Breeden, formerly a Portland furniture dealer, now of Los Angeles, exchanged the property to Mr. Engstrum for a valuable apartment-house in Los Ange les Wakefield, Fries & Co.. agents for the building, handled the deals. Many years ago the structure served as the City Hall of Portland. Ten acres of land in Mount Tabor. adjoining Morntngside Hospital on the east, have been purchased by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, president of the Sanitarium Company, from the former owner, P. Conklln, of Tacoma. as tbe site for an addition to the hospital building. It is understood that the property was transferred at a $13,000 valuation. .5000 of which was satisfied by title to 20-acre irrigation tract near Stanfleld, description of the new Portland Post Umatilla County. I office building Irom working drawings CHRISTMAS SNOW BRAVED Tree at Baker Is Dedicated Crowd, Despite Storm. by BAKER, Or Dec 16. (Special.) Desolte a real Christmas snowstorm, a crowd helped dedicate Baker's muni cipal Christmas tree on Main street to. night. The 33-foot tree was strung with tinsel, bells and colored lights. while streamer lights throughout the business section lighted rows of smaller trees. The dedication of the Christmas Court of Honor and tree was by Prince Oscar the First, who drove to the tree in a sleigh with prancing steeds. Ha was introduced, by Walter Meacham. secre tary of the Baker Commercial Club. A concert was given by the Baker Concert Band. SMUGGLED CHINESE SEIZED 14 Cauclit While Landing- From Boat and Opium, Too, Is Taken. SEATTLE, Dec. 16. Fourteen Chi nese who left Vancouver. B. C, in a launch late Tuesday night and who successfully eluded three coast guard patrol boats, were captured by immi gration inspectors soon after they landed here tonight. The Inspectors arrested the Japanese hauffeur who was driving the auto mobile in which the Chinese were be ing hurried away from the waterfront nd also seized two suitcases full of plum brought from Vancouver by the Chinese. NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAT'P Maximum temperature. decrees: minimum, so degrees. TODAY'S Rain, possibly part snow; winds mostly souineriy. War. Greece believes herself ssfs frore incursion for present. Page . Foreign. New President ef Swltserland elected. Peg 9. Mrs. Drezel wins In English court. Page 2. National. Another note to bo sent to Austria before break tom. Fag 1. Supervising- architect describes new Port- ianl Postotttce building. Page 1. Suffragists and opponents beard by Congress committees, fags President obtains wedding license. Psge 1. Mouse votes to continue "war tax. Page 5. Domestic. Railways embargo on grain chokes elevators. Page 1. No favorites ro.pe prayed by next "first lady I oi in. x . . pporis. Washington severs sll athletic relations with Washington State. Idaho, Whitman snd Gonzaga. Page IT. Peace In baseball may ba ratified today Page 16. Seattle-Portland hockey frame tonight likely to be bitter, rage is. McCredle ready to welcome cbadbourne back as Beaver. Paga is. Pacific Northwest. Students to dsnre home on train. Paga 1. Northwest shingle Industry puts hope In tariff and advertising. Pags 7. Collection of liquor bills after January 1 by banks is held Illegal, paga 7. Opium net gels to. Pago SO. Ia (Irande not to suffer through new rail road order. Page i. . Commercial and Marine. Exports of flour to Europe for sesson may break all records, rage zi. Fear of shortage of contract deliveries strengthens whest at Chicago. Page 21. r- n... i . lh A .,-. ..., i. . dency In stock market. Page 21. The Dalles-Columbia line ties up J. N. Teal and discontinues service. . Pago -0. Portland and Vicinity. College training valued at $20 per day. Page 1. Old City Hall Is sold for $165,000. Psge l. Ascension Sunday scbool will give playlet tonight. Paga o. Witnesses say photo of Cheyenne subject Is not Bartholomew, pags zo. Folk back East" to hear of Oregon in let ters. Page 11. Grandfather No. 1 loses round No. 1 in fight for orphan. Page 1 1. Dealers protest right granted pupils to deal In school supplies. fage li Idaho mlncowners may bulM $1,000,000 smelter In Portland. Paga 9. President Oilman refuses to lower rates. Psga S. A" order".? Ppw &""d C" r b'd" Plana for nrovldinr Jobs for unamnlovea goes bufore Council today. Page 8. Japanese consul Is guest. Psga HO. Markt men'a association declares open shop. Pag. 4. Irving W.' Roeenthal's shortsge may reach '.-..M0. Paze 3. rorilsfid press club gives Jinks to open Its .aoclu: season. Pago 2. Weather report. Cats and forecast. Page 2U Provision Made for In creasing Size. FACING- WILL BE OF STONE Supervising Architect Gives Description of Structure. DRAWINGS ARE RECEIVED Public Lobby Only Elaborate Por tionWorking Departments Are Designed With View First of All to Utility. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 16. The supervising archi tect of the Treasury today prepared a recently received from Architect Ho bart at San Francisco. No sketch of the building has been submitted, and only verbal descrip tion is obtainable. The building is sit uated on the block bounded by Gllaan. Hoyt, Broadway and Eighth streets, and covers practically the entire area of tbe block, 190 feet on Glisan and Hoyt streets by 200 feet on Broadway and Eighth streets. Bulldlna: Classical In Design. The building is classical in design. on the lines of the Italian renaissance. The front portion is six stories in height, the rear portion two stories. The foundation and steel framing have been designed, however, that the rear portion can be carried four stories higher, making the entire structure six stories high should it become necessary to do so. It is the intention to face th building with stone. The Postoffice department will ' oc cudv the entire first and second stories. Tha remaining four stories In the main portion oi me Buiuimg win oe bb- signed to .. other departments and bureaus of the Government in Port land. Trie basement is given over to the space necessary for the heating ap paratus, etc, and to ample storage room for' the Postoffice and other de partments. Two Entrances Provided. There are two entrances to the build- . Ing, one on Eighth street and one on Broadway, a. short distance north from Glisan street. These entrances lead to public lobby extending through the building from Eighth street to Broad way, parallel to Glisan street. Two -elevators and two stairways, one each near the Eighth-street and Broadway entrances, are provided for access to the upper stories. The postmaster's office is placed at ; the corner of Glisan street and Broad way, opening off the public lobby. The , sslstant postmaster, cashier, the stamp. money order and postal savings divi sions occupy the space between the public lobby and the Glisan-ttreet front of the building. The registry division , is at the opposite' end of the public lobby, adjacent to the Broadway en trance. The lockboxes, letter drops. etc., are placed in the screen on the north side of the public lobby. Public Ti'lndowi Numerous. Numerous windows along both sides of the public lobby are provided for the transaction of postoffice business with the public. Ample vault space is pro vided for the registry, money order and . stamp divisions and for the cashier. All wagon mall will be received and dis patched at the mailing platform on Hoyt street, which occupies a recessed space in the center of the Hoyt-street front. The postoffice workroom occupies the entire rear portion of the building from the public lobby to Hoyt street This large room, approximately 120x180 feet. Is lighted from three sides by large windows and from overhead by sky lights. The skylights are of the saw- ooth type, facing the north, thus pro viding the best possible nature lighting arrangement. , Lobby Only Elaborate Feature. The public lobby is the only portion of the building to have an elaborate fin. lsh. The floor is intended, to be of marble tile, the walls 1. niched in trav ertine stone. The screens separating the lobby from the pos.-'iice work room and from the financial divisions will be metal and glass. The cornice . ,,, , h nln.tor ornamented. " All working spaces have plain utili tarian finish and all offices have the customary office finish. WASHINGTON BANKS GROW Deposits of State Institutions $2,600,000 More Than In 19H. OIjYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 16. (Spe cial.) Washirfgton's 276 state banks. In response to the fifth and final call of 1915. show resources aggregating $127,503,254.51, which is nearly $8,500.- 000 in excess of the resources snown at the preceding call, beptembor J 2 and approximately $2,500,000 above tho "' "l a last year. Deposits show an increase of more than $2,600,000 over a year ago. Loans are $1,200,000 greater and tho securities owned and cash on hand items each show an increase of approximately $900,000. ,