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- a. 1, t ' XaUZv NO. 17,193. rORTLAXD. OKKGOX. ru.DAY. IIKCK3IDEB SI. 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS AUSTRIA IETS CHIEHipiD U-Bcat Commander Who Ssnk Ancona Punished. RDEKSI1Y ALSO DFFIEED Vienna ts Wulnq to "Pass Lishtry" Over Deficiency as to Evidence. CREW OF LINER BLAMED Rcpfy Says Fatalities Were Result of Premature Lowering of Boats. trtNOON. IV. 21 Tne Ao-.trusn rrpfy t the eonJ Amencaet note on the Anton say that the commindrr ef the Austrian submarine has been jmr-Uh.nl for eot ufficent!f ta'airr ,-tBun C ef the panic aboard the An ew, which rtnilereJ iKcmbra'.Kn trtore tJiffWutt. Th AwirUa rot. white ntieqnt. l.iC tfc Wui;r.r?i ef the Aoatr !taaxrw! fovemmer.t to ray an wv dmr.i:y tor the Amftmi i-tim ef th Aacoc. dv!arv that the? rw emment "cannot a.lrnit responsibility for Umr can.-! tjr the Ju.tif.bte firm eo the fVeinf vessel cr by the 5"uirx ef the boat before the tor ftla was fired." tVfWWary ef Fm1b Halted. The Austria: reply farther -prMe the hope that Wjninrton will be bt t uppty the particular of how the Amr;.-n citusn were at- ff'L but in the ewn( that gash eH V W'Wmx r.4 the United Stale .-.able to tn how the America :en." came tu their deaths, the tro - Har.f r forrnfil i fJy t' pa.. tiih".: over thi de fVwttwy anl indemnify for damage w hone pronrumat cu cannot be f;it ami htp thereby that the in-eule-nt wiTt be r-;rJ.l a ended." Renter Telegram Company has re ceive.! from Vienna by f f of Amster dam a nummary of the Austrian repty. The i:.paCrtt aj: tn rrp!y to the swonj American Aaeora note, the A astro-Hungarian ttovernment fatly with the WajhiJ-g'.on Cabinet, that the sacred law of humanity should be taken into amount also in air and emphasising that it. in the course of this ar, ha I fiTt numerous proofs of the moat humane feeuniri. Vteaaa Coneara la rrixiple. "The Au.:ro- Hungarian foen- nent. too, raa positively eonoir In the principle that enny private vessels, so far aj they do not C.y cr offer re- utam-e. ha!t not be tiitroyd before the pertons aboard are secured "The a.urnre that the United State Cvrnment attache value to the maintenance of the exUtinf jood rciations .between Autria-Hurcry and the United State U warmly re ciprocated by the Aastro-Hont-arian roverr.ment. which now, a hereto fore, desire to render thre relation stiTl more eordjt!." The Amtro-Hunfarian government then communicate the result of the inquiry Into the sinking of the Ancona. which wat recently concluded. Shell l irrd Durioc I1i(ht. The inquiry showed that the com mander of the submarine, from a treat distance in the firt instance, fired a warnir.c hot on the steamer, sighted at 11:49 fa the forenoon, which he at Tint believed to be a transport steamer, at the same time Kivirf a signal for the vessel to stop. A the steamer failed to stop, and tried to escape, the submarine chase and fired 16 shell at the steamer, of which three were otered to h.t- The steamer stopped only a.'ler the third hit. whereupon the commander ceased firing. D-arircthe f.irht. it U declared, when at full speed, the steamer dropped everal beat f illed with peo ple, which at once cap-ii'd. After the steamer stopped, the commander of the submarine observed that fix boats were folly manned, and they peedi!y rawed away from the steamer. Approaching nearer, the commander of the submarine saw that a great panic prevailed aboard the steamer and that he had before him the pa jr yr vessel Ancona. oq account of which he r thoe iSmH more time PORTLAND GAIN IN MAIL IN 1915 IS BIG :.. Motti: LirntitJ has- IU.l THAN IX Itl I. lo.lal Kale; Arvrwaate a ad Tu4al Irpclt lrrrmfii t Al Over Year. t!'.r, bn 'Ie rert!"4 To't f wBU-k i'e.' w.re st el. r.ealB4r seise received. Te tolal I a Increase ef snore Ibaa S.9. over JJIIl Tt n aet tt"-l to a4 appr. wfcua V it of arfe ! per ct eve- last er. rv.!l Mtinfi d.eexlls define; Ik Tr umSti4 ::e an4 telaUl ! ti.te. asivst lt.J.e la aa In crease ef Ji.ee. v..i.ri.jt anf l daj's 4.pMit are eslinaled la reach Ins: Ike letal Te aoa shew a ia aiM. Re-reiola olal4 l.lt.2T. IB.I ll.:iLl la 1 t . a d-ereasa of li.J:i -Mte(rie effutaU ur tale dra ! tr loaa of en.lnesa le fere! reaslnee due le Ibe war. Mail root le friHr alos wra closed durtne Nitmkr and much of tHcem tr ef Ibia ar. Al Ibe close of Peeomber tbnlcbt the velame ef UCIer mall eiloln and ln--oinias wH bave bees approlml:y ;j.e more pie Ibae for tb cor- fpoo4i month la Mi and Ibe re eeipls for Ibe clooiec month were IIJT.- im( illZ.tH for Ibe same eaooth a yr aeo. WOMAN SUES FOR FRIGHT Mr. I. ale I'rrrnua I'atalcvl. She Kijs, hrm hb Saw Halt. onf.i;ot ctTT. fr. r. i sp- cUl) Tom tajr'a bull raa out la Ibe read la front of Mrs. Im'.u rreemaa Jaae Ili. a"d frlbleod htr. To ir H t'4 't I" lh Orrull Court scarnsl l oweer km- for ! sorvoael lojurl... ; for phr!ciaae it ar fa and H tor Ua or time. Mrs. rreomaa assert that the aoimsl was loose oa Ibe cooetr road and wba she saw It she falaUd. At a re sult ef fcr etporioaeo. she ! she se coaflaed lo Ibe hospital tit a alh. sutf.rs aamereua pais and Is it l-e care of a pbjr.teua. DYEWOOD SUPPLIES FOUND AtwrrtcwD. IVsrreJ I root Itrillsh fokHltrs o Co Elsew he-re. e ir iktirv ilTVS. !-. 3 America 4?tuf?s maaararterers have f jrbed to Csairat and Boat Amorica lor ayiwsss epiUe wec! war osahe Ihtm lode cadsst of saipmsaie from Jamaica and ttrtUsa HoaJwraa, aow barred b a tlril.a enbaro. lavestUatlea b acsnl ef the Bureau f rorelaa aad tomtic Commsrce bas d svlos.4. It a l-sm.d loasy. that tr.ero are vast nntitUa of drsweods available la Amerlcaa eeaalriea aad assor esetollod because of the lack of a aierhsl. EXPOSITION CLOSING FATAL $as Irsaritre Phj.tctaa Plea of la Jartea Itecetverl Last Day of l air. DAS rRANClUCa." Dee. J Pr. Ed car r.Mf Hryanl. direelor of be lUha.maaa Medu-al Coliece and lb Ubnouaa Hospital, dlsd br ledar from Injarls rcslvsd December . wbsa a farewell salve ef pyrote-bnl boasbs. sicoatlsias; Ibe closing of lb Psnsma.ractfto Ciposlttoa. startled bias aad causd him lo slp backward ibroosh a shv:iht la tba root or tb California building. lt'.a skull wa fractorJ br a fall to lb mala floor ef the building. ft below. MAD DEER ATTACKS TWO .jeI Itancber and Daaghler Are 1 llrscnrd I'rotn Animal. Rf5EBar".i. Or. Dec. Jo. tSpeelatf While worktc- about his ranch at Rice Mi U a few dar aco, Isadora Rlc. sa scd resident of that vicinity, was attacked by aa Infuriated d.sr. sir. KU was knocked lo the (round and on y escaped whsa the animal wa beaten lata soWlsston by his son. A few cay previously tb deer at tacked Mr. Rice dauchter. but she eecap4 without serious Injury. air. Rice wa bruised. . IRA ALLAN SANKEY DIES Kvangell.t' Son Kiplre hutldcnly o lloneyBnooa al bca. NEW ROOIELE. 5i- V (ipsctsLt Word wsa received by wire less at New RocheM today that Ira Allan tiankey. the New Tork music publisher and a of the evanfelisl. ho was married teeember 39. d'ed suddenly al se yesterday white oa his bos.) moon. Mr. Sankey and his bride were bound for South America. H waa t eara old. BURNED TOWN WILL RISE lloasra "hipped la Section to Hopewell. V. NEW YORK. Dee. i. The first hicment of hou.es for rebulldlnd Hopewell. V., which wae destroyed by fire ea Pacember S. waa mad today from lumber mill In Brook! ye. At least 14 bultdiac will be constructed aad the contract will amount lo mor tbaa lioe.e. These boo MS will be built so thai I a o mea with monkey wrenches caa f el eae lotber la Use tbaa a day. SALOON'S LAST DAY 111 OREGON IS HERE All is Ready for Execu tion; Rope Tested. TRAP SFRIKGS AT MIDNIGHT Public Hanging in Store for Old John Barleycorn. WEATHER, TOO, MAY FAVOR om Vandalism Already Ttrporird and trwclal Guards Will io on Duty Till Aftemoors P llce. Too, Are Heady. Ifrre we are at the saloon's last day ea Orefoa earth. The gibbet la ready. The rope Is rled and tested. All the formalities ef the execution are arrsnjel. Capital punishment has berg taken off tha shelf for the areal occasion, and It will be a public banglng- Trsp Herlaaa at 13 Midalsbt. With police and Sheriffs deputies of flrUtlo. they'll spring Ibe trap at 11 e'rlock tonight that sends Old till I Taaclefoot aa a licensed Institution on lb loos way that red light, gambling bells, sis-shooter Justice and all bis pals of the OBce-upoa-a-time day of a wld-opca towa already bar trav eled. lie will die gamer than he lived, from all the sign. Hs.hsa sought do In junctions and attempted no legal eva sions to delay the end now mat they Lave the drop on him. and h knows IL I'erhapa old Hill Will be forgiven for being a little bit tottery from drink when he steps le th gallows tonight There are not many more potations for blra lo take. Tbla la llttrally as wall as figuratively tb case, for there lU be slim leavinga of bottled goods lo hip out of tb state al this time to morrow morning. nealser. Too. la rrepltleaa. Note tb weather forecast for this eventt-il day: irobebly rata or snow, wfla southeasterly wlada." It'eaLfaer right tilting for hanglnga and ro,utm services, meditation and such. Li (lie lime, though, caa th saloon spar for meditation. It last day oa earth will be devoted to the serious buslncs of drinking up what litll re mains of It liquor stocks. By dint of aearcblng th blehwaya and byaaj. threatening. Needing, anything short of actual grand lar ceny, moat of the large downtown sa loons have managed to scrape up enough liquor from somewhere or other I last Idem through al least part of today. Hesse May lose fcarly. Wbea the hard liquor la all drunk P. soma of them will continue up to the last moment selling beer. Others are planning to close early la th venlng. Hot tied beer I virtually out of th market, but ther I still plenty of beer la kega This will flow merrily p lo rioting time. All lb downtown saloons are pre- A.:wd.t ea r.f a o!um 2 i n i INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. T rTF nrAT'H Masimam temperature. It d.c-i jsi.ntrau.ji. ;i degrees. TOtisT'M PeooaDle raia or saow; slightly oarmer. souiij.astert wind. Wae. Ruis". stts-king h.svlir on 10-mll front la liuk-alna. I .c S. Brtti.h rre.1.. umtens to hot4 eongresa to Olsrnws consrrtiIIA. I'll. tera sf Brtli.h reirest from Dardanelles nKniso. !' 3. Americans lfioai clilsenUilp pronf are s. isiol In Vl.noa by Otrmia reguiatloa. I .e. S. Aasina pwnrshee subiraiiii rmminir; of fers lo par Inuetr.aio. 1'ssa 1. National. rnrsl fr rsx-Ain-Kso srblirailon sub mitted, iw diplomats, ltfe e. W . . KSmll ln.tl.rf eulltV In fS , .1.. .1 . n . ... r-Mtitru-l nu.. PSSS 1. Governor lUmnu. of Vlrnesnta, ill's sud dMtli r ... .--A. I. IteliuMlcan. I'SC . -- .-l.4.nl b..rhank. Indorsed 1r l're..d-oi br Isitiana Kepublicane. ! i. Chlrsso lchol Rosrd not le discharge lescners vino sea. I . tHsset. Xarifrmttit of ta Ane.l.s club offered to rrana iudc. f ace roeeleakis mu t'letelsnd contraet. T"ae 1 .So"h l-sclfic Fslr Association I" meet I i.!.n!!Mi.ii AiM-ilc Aeeoclanon glees d'tinllloo of smateurs. 1'ac 1 PaWfla Siarthsreet. Chinese and opium immiini enter Iota ln- insarsnce i . ( i n a pwi. Mei-irv 3 degrees below la Hsker County, lets . Cewias.ii ial aad V arise. Co-jatnr wheat msrkeJi firmer wltk aa- vsnre In Last. ra 1. Chlrsio wheal strong' n poseiblllly of eloa- . . . . ! I . r . in ISI SU v Oil etnrka lead li trading la TValt-street . . .A niSTK'!. - . iteamrr. now tein built, forecstts fleet for 1 l.l.nl run I II. i Timber salf heavy. Tag 1. fvilawd aad VIctnllT. F.loon', last dsy Ir. Oregon Is here. I' l- llemixlellng or Falling nui.uin. a( tluu.'SS'. Is contemplated. I's 10. bt'stery nf store roblrlea rlrard by conies. .ion es iwj-e "m I - - j w. mnr e ected president ot Irrigation l.onsress. i as. -Ton. of liqtioe . a-teertting pouring Into Oregon. !' a Portland wilt r.cl tenlsht. but not lo x- . ... M O Letter msll snd po.tal savings deposits SHOW big saiMa. I ... . Kemp ssl.l to hsve esien al Psnltarlnm on i .... i..-v .irert Te.l.rdsr. I'scs 13. Llbrsry gsins during lli. l'se 1. Csfe men sdmit that crawflh are not -cooked m wine." Psite 1. Labor to affiliate, with Chamber. Pag lb. Banker lells lrrtatlnlsis of laws needed to develop stale, face 4. I'.ussa asms Oregon cars. Tags 4. . gome saloons to continue. selling soft drinks. Pass a. , rveether report, data and foreca.t. Pses 1. NEW WARDEN IS CHOSEN former Dcun of Columbia Law School to Manage) Sing Sing. AUBANT. N. Pec no.-Dr. Georg U. Kirch wry. fonnerfr dean of Colum hla Law School, notified Governor Whitman tonight that ha would accept the wardenshlp of King Sing prison, which had been offered him in succea slon to Thome Molt Osborn. Mr. Osborne tonight relinquished his duties, as wsrden. pemllng determina tion of th Indictments charging him with necleet of duty and Immoral con duct. THREE POSTS TO BE GIVEN ..laminations for Clilcf Clerkship ' In City Service Announced. ThrM Important chief clerkship In the city service are to b filled by tho who passed highest in a municipal civu service examination announced for Jan uary II. The position now ar tilled by temporary appointees. One position I In the Police Bureau, another In the Water Bureau and th third In the Department of rublio Af fair. THE LAST DAT. -M''iVtX'y I n-ilTil 'JSI fV&A TV TRAIN i SCHMIDT IS GUILTY IN DYME PLOT Accomplice of McNa maras Convicted. LIFE SENTENCE IS IMPOSED Jury Convinced Prisoner Was Buyer of Explosive. CHARGE FAVORS DEFENSE State Itullding Trades Council Of ficial Announces Verdict Means Ten-Year Industrial War in Los Angeles. I.OS ANGELES. I&c. 30. Mathew A. Schmidt was convicted tonight of first degree murder, aa the accomplice of James B. McNamar In the blowing up of th Lo Angeles Times building: her five years ago. Schmidt was convicted on the spe cific charge, of having murdered Charles Hagerty. The Jury fixed Schmidt's punishment at Imprisonment for life, th same pen alty Imposed on James B. McXamin after the latter had confessed In court four years ago that ha placed tha bomb which blew up tho newspaper plant. Caplaa Still Awaiting Trial. David Caplan. another alleged ac complice of McXaraara, who was arrest ed last February near Seattle, shortly after Schmidt had been taken into cus tody In New York, is In Jail awaiting trial, also on the chargo ft having murdered Charles Hagerty. Th court's charge to the Jury had been regarded aa distinctly favorable to th defendant, and the verdict came as a sharp shock to Schmidt and his friends. Schmidt, however, heard it without a show of emotion. His sis ter. Ml Katherlne Schmidt, of Chica go, who hr.d been weeping most of the day whila attorneys argued for tha life of her brother. lo received th Judgment ot tha Jury with, calmness. Frrpmrmtlom Mmde tor ApprmU Time fcr the imposition of sentence on Schmidt waa fixed for next Monday, and hi counsel will then interpose a motion for a new triaL It was agreed that argument on this motion would be beard January 15. Nathan Coghlan. Schmidt's chief counsel, said If tha motion for a new trial were denied tha case would b carried to the highest court. Member of tb Jury aaid that three ballota ware taken. On two the Juror stood 11 to 1 for conviction. Tber wa no question In tha minds of th Jury, member of the panel aaid. that Schmidt not only had bought from the Giant Towder Company of San Fran Cisco the 00 pound of SO per cent nitro-glycerln from which James Mc- Namara mad the ZO-pound bomb which blew up the Time building, but that he had counseled, aided and abetted McNamara In carrying out the plan that resulted In the killing of a score of men. Judge Willis charged the Jury for 60 Concluded en Paso 2. Column 1.) i RECIPE, NOT LAW, SAVES CRAWFISH "COOKED IX VIXE" MISXOMER, CAFE MEN ADMIT. Toolh.xonie Delicacy lo Be Served as VhuhI, Prepared Just as IIus Been Dono for Years. What of the crawfish when it is red? Of that noblest, most voluptuous of the arts of the chef and Portland's su prcmcut epicurean blessing, crawfish "cooked In wine," whose aromatic sue culence and grateful toothsome ness have captivated the palates of gour nets enticed hither to the feast from North Head to Ilatteras Light? Must the crawfish, too (no reference to Monday Morning Crawfish), become but a,gustable memory, a mere spirit ual delight, on the altar of prohibition? Is there no loophole In the law? There is not. But there is, it appears, a loophole in the recipe for preparing the luscious crustacean. " "Cooked In wine' Is a well, a mis nomer, so to speak," explained Otto Klein, manager of the Hofbrau Cafe, where connoisseurs of the genius Cam barus assemble to partake of its pala table flesh. "Occasionally crawfish to fill a spe cial order are cooked in a mixture con taining wine. But that is infrequent. The recipe which has made crawfish famous does not call for wine. "We shall continue to serve them as usual, without any change in the meth od of cooking. We sold 60,000 dozen crawfish this year, and expect to sell as many more in 1916." J. E. Fait, of Falt's cafe. Knottier faVorite craw-fish feasting place, con firmed the absence of wine in the ordi nary preparation of crawfish. "I sold 35,000 dozen this year, and will sell 70,000 dozen under prohibition," he said. 18 BRIDES BEAT LEAP-YEAR Canjon County, Idaho, , Records Broken by Last-Minute Marriages. CALDWELL. Idaho, Dec 30. (Spe cial.) Canyon County records for the Usuance of. marriage licenses In a single day were broken today when IS couples were applicants. With the exception of one couple the applicants are all residents of Canyon County. License Clerk Parsons attributes the sudden plunge Into the matrimonial sea to the nearness of leap year and a desire on the part of each bridegroom to refute the charge that the lady pro posed. PAROLED MAN IS FAITHFUL Monthly Jtcport la Made 1'roiu .'Somewhere In France." SALEM. Or.. Dec. 30. (Special.) Al though be has traveled to nearly every part of. UieworId since his parole a year ago by Circuit Judge Kelly, of this district, John Schulz, convicted of attacking George Brown, a Newberg farmer, has faithfully reported his whereabouts each month to District Attorney Ringo. In a letter received today by the Dis trict Attorney, Schulz says he is "some where In France" and on his way to London. ANTHRACITE IS PLENTIFUL Freight Congestion Blamed for Con sumers' Difficulties. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Anthracite op- ports", that 4 shortage of anthracite exists or that wholesale prices have Their statement issued ners ex plained that any difficulty consumers 1 I ! . I. 1 - .. . e-m may nave expeneuccu, ia mo laoi. ac weeks In obtaining anthracite has been caused entirely by the unprecedented freight congestion on all trunk line railroads in the ast. KAISER SENDS PORTRAITS Xevr Year Greeting Takes Form of Autographed Picture of Himself. httrLTN. Dec 30, via London, Dec i rmnrmr William Is sending; new- year greeting to friends at the front in the form of an artistic reproauciiou of a pastel portrait of himself bearing tha words. "Christmas-New Year, 15- 16," and his autograph signature. Crown Prince Frederick William is sending out a colored picture of him self In the trenches in the Forest of the Argonne with the words. In large let ters, "Good luck for tho New xear. TWIN FALLS HAS BIG FIRE Bank, Store and Newspaper Burned With Loss of $50,000. ' TWIN5 FALLS, Idaho. Dec. 30. (Spe ,i.i iriea tnniz-ht at Klmberly. six miles east of Twin Falls, destroyed the Bank of Kimberly. a general store, printing office of tho Idaho Call and a dentist's office, with a loss of JoO.OOO, partially covered by insurance. The only fire-fighting, racuines pro ided by a bucket brigade, protected tho business section. ALLIES SEIZE CONSULATES Representatives of Central Powers Expelled From Saloniki. LONDON. Dec. 31. A dispatch to the Times from Saloniki says: "The consuls of Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria, with their staffs and families, have been arrested by or der of tho French General Sarrall and taken aboard a French warship. 'Their consulates are now occupied by allied trooo It BREWER HEADS RRlGATiQfJ LEAGUE Three in Sharp Contest for Presidency. ALL IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTIONS Conference Ordered to Formu late Draft of Desired Law. BANQUET CLOSES SESSIONS Sleeting Throughout Generally Har monious and Only Criticism Is Made by J. T. Hinklc, Who, However, riedges Support. .-, e OFFICERS F.LKCTED BY THE FIFTH ANNUAL IRRIGA- TIOX CONGRESS. President, J. W. Brewer. Port- land. 4 Secretary, Fred Wallace. Tumalo. First vice-president. Harvey II. De Armond. Bend. k Second vice-president, A. D. An- derson. Madras. ( Third vice-president. C. C. , Clarke, Arlington. A sharp three-cornered fight for the . presidency of the Oregon Irrigation Congress, resulting in the choice of J. w. Brewer, of Portland, the adoption of resolutions, the keynote of which was the endorsement of state aid for Irrigationlsts, and a Parthian shot by. .1. T Ilinkle. of Hermiston. unsuccess ful candidate for president, as the Con gress closed Its business meetings at imperial Hotel, were the features of the last day of the Fifth Annual Ir rigation Congress of Oregon, wnicn ended Its three days' session with a banquet last night at the Chamber of Commerce. A constitutional -amendment was fa vnreri hv a. resolution submitted to tho Congress by the resolution . committee. which would provide a state guarantee fne nrinrlnal and Interest of Irrigation and drainage bonds, as well aa tor a state system of rural credits. Special Conference Proposed. The resolution asked that a con ference be called at which the pro posed ' measures be formulated, this gathering t be widely representative of the state's varied interests. The resolution voicing a recommen dation for state aid was drafted by I. X. Day and O. C. Leiter, acting as a subcommittee of the resolutions com mittee. The committee had asked that Mr. Day meet with it and help frame the' resolution in line with the ideas expressed in his address. The resolutions submitted by the committee were adopted unanimously by the Congress, after strong support was given them by various delegates In short talks. Other resolutions endorsed the Jones Kin nrnviiilnr for .Government guar antee of interest on irrigation bonds, as well as a number of other measures to aid irrigation work in this state. Resolutions Adopted Unanimously The report of the resolution commit tee, which was adopted unanimously. follows: Tv-m nn, resolutions committee, here- ' j with submit the following report and recom mend th adoption ot the following resolu tions: p..nir That tha Orcs-on Irrlcatioa Con gress, in its fifth annual session, hereby in dorses the principles or trie jones dui (L'nlted Slates Senate bill 19-'), and urs" the psssags thereof. nu&nivi Th,f tha Cirpmn Irrigation Con. tress, in Its fifth annual session, hereby In dorses the prlncnpies of the Smith bill (L'nlted States House of Representatives bUl 2tf'J and urges tne passage thereof. Resolved. That we Indorse tne irngmm.i (Concluded on rage 4. Column if. AHfPT?Ti-A'S CRFATEST HIGH- ? WAY" TO BE COMMAND ING FEATURE. World-travelers and men of National prominence, who have viewed the Columbia Kiver High way, are agreed that the project is without equal in America, either in scenic value or con struction standard. Many of the visitors declared that it is not surpassed by any of the most famous boulevards of Europe. Such National figures as Colo nel George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal, and ex President Taft, cwho visited the highway when it was under con struction, last Summer, asserted that "it is America's greatest highway." Other prominent men described it as "one continuous park" and "the biggest show of all," after having visited the two California expositions. The Columbia River Highway will form the main pictorial fea ture of the New Year's edition of The Oregonian, which will be issued tomorrow. t aX