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L'l- VOL. I V. Q 17,189. t iiiii.nu, mn,uw.i .uu.;m - SUSPECT Frank W. Stone Denies Implication in Fraud. INDICTMENT DECUREO KEWS Wan Is Without Money and As sumed Name Used. CONFLICTING STORIES TOLD ur la City to IU rwcti Unr lrcrmher S. Xlhem II K l.red rrovm Having "Cood ttn" Im l rclo. - Deeying all eo"o-tloa with te loot ing cf the Wasbtngtoa ladastrlal I trta triad. bot admitting that ke 4 tM la hiding In rortland usder lae sitae ef J Jaria slnea Da mer I. Iran. W. Iobb. I. aol.d la Olympla. Wash, for al IrreauUritiea lavolvlog about : ) of alata fand-. arreetsd In ta.e :ty yesterday by Detectives an ana Tat Holoaey. Ceorae A. Ca-pbolt. tha Olympla ao.iee bursa, armed la Fartlaad last fit ta take Stoee noma, A reward ef offered by the ata-.e af WasalBgtoa for toaee ar rest, will ba diUod by Iba local dB ase uvea. aea,saao- rwaro t44aaa4b, A strUIng Bew.paper likeaese In tie t)roniaa yesterday morale led toe positive Identification of Iba man I Breadway and Everett street at 1 ctecit yesterday. Ha did aot baa fat aa kla person. ateae maintained kl absolute Ibbo eaca at asy wrong-don. and aaid taat ko oa Iba eva of lelesrapb tng Uortraer Lister that ka la rarUaad aa4 ao hla i to Olympia ta faro tlbe hara;es. of ! ba beard f sat tfcrouck pa p r articles print a4 yssterday. Kao.4ao Cnaewa DnM It. admitted tbat ka ka was act. 4 la Olympla aa a wita-sB la ri Industrial Commission latl. t coa(.a44 that ka 4.4 not know ka waa au.poet.4 af ay er(m J'a ai4 ka ka4 k'.a to;4 ba aa a wtta.aa by altla ba Bl la rraactacOL coao mar ba roabra4 by ftsbt taaa. far aa "To rrt!aa4 Kl4 ba fa&l aavaral amat.or bCa al tba kl:tnamk Club al ta aa af 14. out IT y.ara a. Ha ar ll4 la tbia atly. ba aa4. aatftltaaa Paiar4 t a tatmat yaair4ay. Kiona 4a!4 gulll an4 4tar.4 tkl ka ba- 4 ba aa baiaa fraMata4 Ibroacb tBa nafiaa4ltaaaa af t'a T. HalL fr tnar Cblaf a' rtw-a af oiyp!a- Ha al4. 1 raaaol aal-rt4 arfcy la.y ' no a a.l:y la Otyajpla. for I kaoar Both! af tsa as-fBtJoo. af tba "lata Jn4vrril Cam m !.! Iaaraaa ctaifaa. I aar baa.l 4 aay af taair ' If I an aot mfatabaa Halt, bacaiaa f wbaaa Bra af opium amticcua I aro b4 ta ! lo Wayor lo pra ..t. la tuo m9 ran ompUln la Iniot I aw B'""4 of aaytsio. I am J I ! al l anarrloO. a4 baa ,n a .raHtabl. b..-. al 'Taji for M ' Wy ftba baa J..4 lVrt a !" bi!a bal I fat-am. for m.ny ya I ba aty .a arrtt4 a'a bafra la any Hf. a4 IB. I la Ta-oma for BhllB. J aotit l yoaf. at4 IB.a. Tbo k.iB.a t baa batll tbroob t Ait 6-a proatabto aa4 tny taitv. :y la a:i prM4 tor. tbouab I bap j.s to ba brobo at pro.al. I kaa mr Bh!o koala aa tba ua4. Atl .i-a ia.ro arbaa t t.ft aa4 I caa't t jlala tbo fart tat tba tjacBy la o!Jn val.aa aoeao at nay amploy.a fcaa tah.a It. .oa4 Ttaao- nl a Tabr. -Tby 414 I Uara o44aaty? I bjbbI a4 ta ao tba fair at aa rran-'Uro. ai4 ka.a a oa4 lima. I look about lit UI ana anal baa aoaa af tbat loft a I !rt !aat!a Bbont 'oanbar :i a4 aa la laa rraacl aJol ! m. I a 4mm b 4ay ao4 etckt wU. Ib.ra. -t" loJ4 any wlfo Ibat I aroin B.rtb oa a B.Biaa Irta to tba Hiraita. If I ba4 tnt4 bar I ae oln lo tUa )-raatar aba aat4 baa anla4 I" a: a vita ana. aat I a.la4 soma oaa In watl'.a to look aft.r any baaiaoaa arblla I aa aooav -yiaca I baro bon la rart:a4 I kaa kaaa tllo eMai l. I at bora about TAKEN IN PORTLAND Nc.mb'r a To, f waat na4-r Ida Barna af Jack reward. On. t Jua 4.4a l aal II kaa I aa fcara." laaooiaaapa Ar Aaa.rt4. s.w.r larsaalatanctaa ara ra port ad ta fiM't atory by Dotoctlaa aa.i a4 Jtolooay. Ona la tbal ka to!4 tftam praaioa.ly kla .rrplojaa wara raaalB fcia ba'Ba ' ob.la ba aa aoaa. B4 Ut.r maintain. J tbal tba raaaon ba kapt in Baraaoaia aacrat from kia tra araa Ibal aha anlcM wUb lo ca ! kin an! aart bia buaiaaaa. A ao4 I. bta raaaon for auumlM a alia ta rort:aa4. ail tao aocrocy at all bla anoaamaata. Tba 4atactl ballaaa ka wta4 t a!l loatancaa Ilka a, woulal bo ap--to-l ba aa baia4 Baa4oo4 bocaaao at roak4 B.rk af aomo aort. Tbooc Htnao baat baoa la lortlaa4 r.r. tBa. I .. bo B.ay.4 aaab tvoouiHi4 o i. iw i DEBTS PARTLY PAID FROM PRISON CELL IDAHO COSVICT DIVIDES ! AMONG IS CREDITORS. Prtaoner "-rnda Money for Cfcrlatmaa and nprroa Hop of Fay ing lUUnrro hmter. LKWIX. I4aha. Pat S OP rlaL TBirlaoa raal4anla of Uoarl.toa aart urprUa4 to ro:ola for Cbrlal maa caak tolallac J4 M from J. r . la tbo atata panl- usl;ary. Lamport nt tba oionoy to Cooaty Aaditor,! nBt loamc Jatt'r: ""hrlima proaoata from tba nonl laBttary! Wbo aar kaar4 f It? I kaa baa a aamawbat aaceoaaful la aamlBg a faor deUars bara an4 I 4o Bot know of any bailor uaa I can anaka of It lba to mako anall pajmanta lo tbooa I moooy ta In Law !a too. "I aliU to aa up a foar do'.: ara bar, e wboa I Taara Ua loatltulloo I BhaJI not bo poBBlloaa. Tha pol ' wM no doubt la ma ordara to mora on. aad to anoa on It raj'roa monoy. -TVbai I'wi.b lo do la to pay a fa doltara. and I am solo to tbal you faor ma wllk paylac It for ma. Tbara ara aomo lo whom I abool4 Ilka 1 t.al ' th.r will BB4ratan4 my poalllon and aoma day t wtu o doubt ba abla to earn lor any balaaroa dua." D. RUM CORNERS GRIPS Prohibition Kto, VUltora Bay All hollma la Clx-halta Morr. rt ru il t ITuK. Dae. II f po- .t i rn.k.iii niaihtne- and dry roods toras ko aiporloneod aa anproca- dantad damana ma paai -wawa i daya for suttraaoa, Erary oataolns train ea tha south Band branch Unas .. on tba mala lines carrloa aoma of thraa aultcaaaa. Two doaJara r.port kBTlng sold oat a larga stock oi aullraaaa. Tba goln- Into affocl of prohibition Naw Tcara la rocardad aa tba cauao of lha unparal.U.d actllty la Iba suit- caao bualoraa. IDAHO BROTHERS DROWNED Iooard aad Cbarlr Calne Arc Swrt IVoiai lloraea. niiASGKVIIJ.E- Idaho. Doe. . IftoactaLI Loonard aad Cbarloa Cain. two promlnant youog man. wora drewBod lo4y whlla fording lha 1 moa Rlwar oa horaoback a short dla- lanra a bora WhllB Dlrd. Tha brvtbara wora awapl from tha racular croaaiBg by tha swltt carroal lata 4ap wal.r. Tba bodloa bara aot baaa racorr4 ao4 aoarchlng partlaa bava ba.n arganlso4. PERSIAN CABINET FALLS Evra. rntrramrd aa Diploaaalic Victory for Alllaav. LONDON. Doc IX "Tha Paralaa CabiBOl fcaa fallaa." aaya tka Takaraa rorraapoadoat of tka Haoiora .araa Cooipaay. Trlnco rirmaa Firm kas bwaa aom aatad Promt. r by tka aaa- Tkl Is coastdtrad a groal diplomalla dietary for tka aotaola alliaa.- INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tbo kaaihor. Tgarraoar Haateaaai loaaparaiara. a.(ra-a: lia. a. a- & TPKAl a ' War. a.ria ati-lS wkUa ra:wf sapaUaa ara aua- . . i -T.. iftraaat War- W daaalaaat of Mi-ft a.4Wrv t.nnM " I J. atkaaal. am a to bo f "' .. t ...l t.iuika raaa I rr.u4.-l aaaio ta aia mm aaf.aaa. in - Xal a-artra"-" aa.Wa a- parn.a u"t'"v .rr.a ill a Ul a fra4 lr lto 1.4!. II. raoaiaa. (rK p.i.arala aait ra4 BaaB party III ti4.il lal.ara. faaa k. Oa:-. ana im. aad ntiaa. 4aaraa4s oa AllaatM laaat. r.a a. Wkaal aiarbai aaaamtlaaallr ara. Taaa i taaaa la ralltaaala ivmma r.at.la la laaa l- ra rrai'ao la ttiloa ttaanra ra r mpmt pmbibi anaabaa la aaaat racaal Oary aiaaar. I'aaa t. i...r f 191J aco:t.r4 far ao4 .lda l'aa la. aatlAa4 BacBar rapi.la OL Paaa IS. Kaaa aaa4 dopa caa't ba ra it oa. I4 1 rarifW Narlbwaat. Caair: aaJa to 14 craauara for rhnri- aafe, I ... 4. . t,M aasaaiwa arm. aalatloa of Oa- Tar rm.r kt:ml br aapa.w aaar Vaacaawar. . w. ,,n oraaao iaa'h.ra caa.aaa Ia4ay al Ala4:r. aa l,ar baa a4 laaaraaa fra.ia will '!"' a ariBl-a rtaMili. I'.aa a. Haaarl.l aaal Wartaa. tUrtrwal aaaar.n.ot o Ml.aau.aa Ilea al. iraxi. in.l laa.. I.I. II. Ilara C'aio.Mra w.4 A.iana afl.r aaa4- iaa laa Ova.4 t.a II. rtlaa4 aav4 brtatay. rra W aaa. unrt.r la lu tmat-l far uivatpta fr. c.acurad r-'a- t'aca I. rM r..J-. ri.t. jm bitL I'.aa 14. Ckrv.taiaa aa.aaaaa af yr aad bapa la aoa- .aa4 la trta l"oa B U.la..t.a la IrMa.iioa irairna ara ba- asiB4 la am.a. Paaa 14. Vlattar fraca UnK. I.llo af Ilia oa Waal aa.1. faao Cn.-t..4 l.i. ara mach la aldaaca with (iMlraa. 111. 14. CaadT'a4ar4 r :'! M"l ! 0- atuS. .4aa.-a4. I'ac. 14. fpirit af g.aaraaiiy al oiuiaat lao4.4 br tr. Iaa. t'aa B. Aaama ta a 1 1. a a f'.ar Ckruimaa frr I ..a U w uo ta aataa a!a aal aatra poara r.aa k Sawbara Patrta aaHctao aaaa ai4 ar- aw-:ata4 MW.'. Iaa . jntm rKi4 riaa raa4y lo o lo Oiia la a fa .all. 1.4. -A Tamparaaca 1 aa a " al Pakar a-oo. r.aa II. i4J racort. aata aa4 forvcaat. la 4-4 B. OIPL AT mm GUI T Lusitania Depends on Results FromAncona. FORMER CASE DEADLOCKED Germany Not Now in Mood to Make Concessions. PRECEDENT IS DESIRED Administration Feels That A o atria Slant n Compelled to Meet De mand for Effect on Ber ' 11 n Negotiation. If JOHV CAtllX O-LAUOHLIN. WASH1SOTOX. Dac. !. PTesldant n-llaon Inlands to compal Anatrta-Hon-gary to comply with tba drmanda ha praaretod In connactlon with tha An ecna caao, not only In order to sacora raparatloa for tba Innoeant American victims of that outraca. but to estab Uah a procedsnt which can ba polntad out as a basis for Ilka action by Gormaay In tba mattar of tha deatruc tion of tha Lualtanla. Mora than 100 Americans war lost whoa thformar was torpodoad. whlla etna wtta killed or drowned when tba Italian liner was shelled and sunk. The outrages ara thus a mattar of degree, bot tha underlying facta ara tha same and tha principles of humanity and In ternational law which apply are iden tical. I.aaltaala Caao at Daadlaxk. It Is this similarity which Is respon sible for the Tlgor with which the President Is puahlng the Aacona case, for ha foela tbat If Austria-Hungary caa ba brought to book Germany will ba forced to follow suit. It la not generally known to the country tbat there la an absolute dead lock bat wean the United Statea aad Oermany with reference to tba Lusi tania. On May II last President Wil son made hla demands on Oermany. Three tnontbe latrr tba Arahlo was tor podoad and to pre rent an eiploaion by the American people. Count von Bern stortT gave personal assurance to tha Beeretary of Slate tbat thereafter lin ers would aot be sunk without warning unlesa they resisted or attempted to eecape. Subsequently tbo Ancona was tor pedoed and while the Austro-Hun-arlan government assumed responsi bility for tha act. the State Department received aa affidavit from tha com mander of a Brlliaa merchant ahlp. tor pedoed Juat before tba Ancona. awear lag Ibat tba submarine which sank his vessel was a Oerman submarine and tbat tba aama submarine attacked the ltaiiaa liner while flying tbo Austrian f.ag. Xeeraelalteaa Ua D raised Oat As Austria-Hungary assumed respon sibility for tba deatruetlon of Iba An cona. necessarily tbo Administration waa forced to address Its demands to rlvd.) aa Pete a. Caiura X I GRITIGAL ill K I I I x?5-,ywT ' .t i f i- .,wt-.t i.y?KMnER 27. 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. InMT nviMn ACTCD ujil. u 1 inu ni it-it CHRISTMAS FRAY Al'hTltlAX IS BADLY CCT WITH rOCKETKMKE AT FEAST. Joe Miller, Stabbed Many Times), Chases Former Friend Till Loaa of Blood Slope Race. Joe Miller, an Austrian, aged 4S. Is dying, and Martin Smith Is being held for aa attack upon him. as tha result of a Christmas celebration held by four Auatrlana employed In land clearing near Cottrell. Clackamas County, Sat urday. Although subbed seriously with a pocket knife In the hand of a former friend. Miller chased Smith until he fell exhausted from loss of blood. This was at t o,clock Saturday afternoon. Short ly before midnight Albert Jones, a neighbor, heard of tba fight. Investi gated, and called Dr. Hughes, of Gres ham. Tha Injured man was removed to tba Multnomah County Hospital and operated on about midnight. Deputy Sheriffs Phillips and Ward placed Smith under arreat. Tha pris oner did not deny stabbing Miller. Sheriff Wilson, of Clackamas County, arrested Joa Norvlck and Mike Dono vlch. the only witnesses, and took them, with Smith, to Oregon City. Miller was In a precarious condition last night. He was stabbed la the head, abaomen. arm and hand with a pocket knife. Smith maintained that tha In jured man began tha fight by attacking hun and tbat tha stabbing was in self- defense. FRENCH EXPECT ATTACK Wind from East Favorable to TJso of Asphyxiating; Gas. FARIS. Dec . The bosUllUea on tha French front, which thus far have consisted only of cannonades, may take , a mora aerlous form." says tha Tamps todsy. -The wind Is blowing from the east, which will permit use enemy to use asphyxiating gas. "It Is not known where tna enemy will attempt the supremo effort. "Nowhere will tha French be sur Drlsed by an attack, as we are on guard along the entire front." BEACH TOWN THREATENED Ocean Park, Cal., Appeals for Aid in Fighting; Fire. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 17. Reports re ceived hare from Ocean Park, a beach resort. eaJd that tba larga pi aura pier .. nn -Ire and that tha town was threatened. Calls for help were sent to' tba Loa Angelea and Venice lira uo partmenls. Tba entire Venice department re sponded. Two automobile companies were sent from here at 1:10 o'clock. ALARMING RUMORS HEARD Kaiser's Illness Ho ported in Switz erland to Be Grave. LONDON. Dec. 1. Alarming ru mors, probably of an exaggerated na ture, ara being circulated In Switzer land today concerning Emperor Will iam's Illness, sccordlng to the Zurich correspondent of the Exchange Tele graph Company. Tha rumors say. ac cording to the correspondent, that the Kmperor'a condition Is causing pro found nnxlety In Berlin. 1 GET YOUR SEATS EARLY AND AVOID THE WEEK-END RUSH! SERBIA STARVES AS BELIEF IS MISUSED Appalling Stories oil Incompetency Heard. SUPPLIES NOT DISTRIBUTED Donated Goods Found on Sale in Private Shops at Nish. OFFICIAL GRAFT REPORTED SIcCutclieon Says Help Should Con tinue, bnt Arrangements Should Be Made for Bet ter Organization. BT JOHN T. M'CUTCHEON. ftrer eorn-epondent of the rhlraso Trlbone. Copyrlrht. 115. by the Tribune. Publlahed by arrar.Kement.) MON ASTIR. Nov. 14 An American doctor here makes the prediction that this Winter will see starvation In Ser bia on a larger scale than has ever before been seen. There are now 500 families in Mon astlr who ara actually starving. Later In the Winter this number will be In creased and every town and village will be filled with hungry people. All kinds of supplies of food and medicine and clothing will be required, and generous people could not do better than to help to their utmost to relievo this condi tion. Tha first requisite, however. In the matter of giving relief to Serbia is to see that reliable and responsible agen cies are selected for the proper distri bution of these supplies. One hears the most appalling stories of dishon esty and Incompetency regarding the funds and supplies that have been sent from America in the past. Relief Sapplles Captared. An American doctor told me that there vera warehouses In Nlah full of medical and food supplies sent from America that never bad been distrib uted, owing to lack of organization in tha Serbian capital. Moat ot these sup plies have now fallen Into tha hands of the Bulgars. Another doctor, an American, told me that cigarettes and cigara aent for tha aoldiers had been divided among tha officers and that larga quantities of relief goods were on sale In private shops In Nish. There waa evidence of shameful dishonesty and graft on the part of tha officials, but perhaps a' more charitable view would be that the fault was due mainly to a -pitiful Incompetence. This comment must not be construed as an effort to discourage help for the Serbians. Tha help should come, and In great quantities very soon, and every one who hates to see a woman and child suffer from actual hunger should help to his greatest capabilities. The one point of prime importance is that people should give and tha next point, of almost equal Importance, Is that the stuff that is given should ba properly and honestly distributed. There is no sense In sending supplies 1 l-oncluu.4 oa Psse 2. Column 2.) a 1 mTu HINDUS FOMENTING INDIAN REBELLION EFFORT TO BE MADE TO OBTAIN FTJXDS IX AMERICA. Ranchers in California Hold Meet ing and Say Britain's Enemies Promise Financial Aid. EXETER. Cal.. Dec. 26. (Special.) One hundred Hindu ranchers and la borers of the Tulare County foothill district have completed an organiza tion, the purpose of which Is to raise funds to aid in financing a revolution against British rule in India. Ramba Singh, a tobacco grower of the Exeter district, at a meeting of the Hindus field in a theater here, was chosen to head the movement. Although the details of the organi zation could not be' learned, no secret was made of the fact that the revolu tion in India had been thoroughly or ganlzed, and that outbreaks may be expected in ell portions or that country on an agreed date. In the meantime, it is declared by the Hindus, every effort is being made to raise money for financing the move ment, aid for which, recording to the leaders here,' has been promised by agents of foreign governments now at war with Great Britain. ASSOCIATION PARTY GOES Spirit Lake Campers Plan Hike on Snow Shoes. ToUing- with them snowshoes. skiis and all the other paraphernalia for Winter sports, a party of 11 older boys of the Toung Men's Christian Associa Hon, under the leadership of J. C. Mee ban, boys' work secretary, left last night on the Seattle owl train at 11 o'clock en route for the association camp at Spirit Lake. They plan to spend a week of the holiday season at the camp. At the camp the week will be spent in snovshoe hikes and various Winter e ports. Some of the peaks in the vicin ity will be scaled. One of the trips planned is a hike to timber line on Mount St. Helens and another to the top of Mount Margaret, "a 6300-foot peak. OREGON GOES TO MILITIA "Bulldog of Navy" Will Be Sta tioned at San Francisco. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 26. The bat tleship Oregon, "the bulldog of the Navy." will be turned over to the Cali fornia naval militia at San Francisco on February 15, according to orders received today by Commander Reeves from Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The militia will not have an oppor tunity to handle and Are the 13-inch guns . of the Oregon, in Commander Reeves' opinion, because of the heavy cost of operating these big pieces and of the long course of training re quired. GERMAN ATTACK COSTLY Loss of 8000 Men Without Gain on British Front Reported. PARIS, Dec. 26 "Information re ceived regarding the fighting on De cember 21 between Ypres and Armen- tiers indicates that the Germans sus tained a loss of more than 8000 men without gaining any ground," says a dispatch to La Liberte from its corre spondent on the northern front. "The fighting, was most severe and a large quantity of asphyxiating gas was used, but the English lines remained Intact. "The attack is thought to have been the prelude to an offensive or to test the strength of the English front." SILK HOSIERY WORN MORE Makers of Cottonwcar Earn Less Profit Than Brothers in Trade. WASHINGTON". Dec. 26. A report of an investigation of the hosiery manu facturing industry by the Department of Commerce was transmitted to Pres ident Wilson today by Secretary Red- field. Americans were found to be wearing silk hosiery more and more, and as a result cotton hosiery manufac turers are making less profit than silk manufacturers. American manufacturers were re ported to be making a profit of near ly 12 per cent on capital Invested. ROCKS ROLLED ON TOWN Anslrians Attack Village In Tyrol ' From Overhanging Cliffs. HOME, via London. Dec. 26. The fol lowing official statement was issued today: "Along the Tyrol-Trentino-Carnia front there has been an intense ar tillery engagement. The enemy also rolled enormous boulders 011 the village of Loppio, in the valley of the Adige, from overhanging cliffs, without caus ing serious damage. "Our artillery shelled numerous col umns of munitions stores on the march." FEVER EPIDEMIC SERIOUS Germau Regiment Said to Have Been Forced Out of Garrison. LONDON, Dec. 27. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Amsterdam tells of a serious scarlet fever epidemic in Germany, extending from Bromberg to several villages in Posen, where the malady is unusually auie. The Bromberg garrison is so overrun with the disease that it has been evac uuud by one culire refciuient. 90-MILE GALE, WITH SHOW, SWEEPS EAST Lightning Gives Weird Aspect to Storm. SEYEN DEATHS ARE REPORTED Visitation Follows on Heels of Christmas Fog. LADEN BARGES ARE SUNK Canal Boats Driven Ashore Near X. Y.; Crews Rescued by Coast Guard; Wires Are Down; Railway Traffic Crippled. NEW YORK, Dec. 26. One of ths weirdest storms tee East has seen In many years rain, hail and snow, ac companied by thunder and lightning and a gale tha reached a maximum velocity of 90 miles an hour descended from the northwest early today as tha aftermath of a Christmas fog. It indi rectly caused seven deaths in this city, carried down telegraph poles, damaged shipping, crippled railroad traffic and caused considerable property damage. The phenomenon of thunder and lightning in the midst of driving snow awakened New Yorkers at the height of the storm about 7 o'clock. The weather bureau reported a to tal precipitation of 5.2 inches, of which 2.8 was snow. Twenty-five persons aboard 15 canal boats driven ashore off Sandy Hook were rescued by the coast guard crew. James O'Neil, in command of one of the boats, was knocked into the sea A barge sprang a leak and sank 11 miles east of Ambrose Lightship. Seven Erie railroad barges loaded with auto mobiles sank in the East River. The deaths in the city resulting from the gale all occurred while the blind ing snow storm was at its height. A fireman was fatally injured while re sponding to an alarm. A woman was run over by a streetcar. Another wo man collapsed and died In the street while battling against the gale on her way to church. A flagman at Tot tenville, Staten Island, was blown in front of a train and killed instantly. A bicyclist in a heavy rain this morn ing ran into an automobile 'at Mineola and was fatally injured. His wife, who was riding with him, also suffered in juries from which she may die. An aged man fell on an Icy pavement li Newark and died of a fractured skull on his way to a hospital. BRITISH SCHOONER DISABLED Storm Does Much Material Damage in New England States. BOSTON, Dec. 26. A gale which carried snow and rain at a velocity of 70 miles an hour damaged electric wire circuits, leveled chimneys, un roofed buildings and uprooted trees in this city and many other parts of New England today. The British schooner Mayflower, dis- ( Concluded on Paeo 3, Column 3.) IRRIGATION BIG FACTOR IN STATE'S DEVELOPMENT. The reclamation of thousands of acres of land is one of the im portant factors in the rapid and intensive development of Oregon. During the past year steady progress has been made in irriga tion work and a large amount of arid land has been made ready for cultivation. In addition to two Government projects, several private enterprises have been un der way and more are being pro jected. The two Government projects are in Klamath and Umatilla counties. The Klamath project comprises 40,000 acres, of which about 28,000 acres are under cul tivation. The Umatilla project contains 25,000 acres, a large part of which is being cultivated. An extension of this project, con taining 10,000 acres, is being con structed. The largest Carey act segrega tion is in Central Oregon. This contains 70,000 acres. About 53, 000 acres are served by water and 43,000 acres have been sold. There are now about 17,000 acres of this project under cultivation. The Tumalo project, in Crook County, built and financed by the state, will reclaim 22,000 acres. There are a score or more smaller private enterprises and irrigation district projects in Oregon. How irrigation is adding to the wealth of the state will be told in the Annual Edition of The Ore gonian, which will be issued next Saturday, January 1, 1916. jfJTl 109.2