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jlisriiliiff VOL. LV.-XO. 17,209. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1916. TRICE FIVE CENTS. !GALE MID FLOODS EAST WANTS TONS OF OREGON PETALS ALLIES LAND NEAR RAILWAY EARNINGS WOULD-BE SLAYERS OF PARENTS JAILED PUBLIC GLAD TO UP SEIZED 111 RAINIER CLUB RAID "Toney" Seattle Resort Rudely Searched. SHOW BIG GAINS GET ANY OLD FUEL CAPITAL OF GREECE SWEEP CnLIF WEEK'S RETURN'S OF SOUTH WEST LIXES 943,085,042. DELIVERIES AT 1 A. . WELCOMED. M. ARE PERFIMK MAKERS, SHUT OFF FROM EUROPE, TURN WEST. o O Troops Said to Be Five Miles Frem Athens. STATE ARCHIVES REMOVED Government Likely to Follow Soon to Larissa. BERLIN PRESS CRITICISES Kins to Proclaim Martial Law This Week and Parliament Mill Meet Monday to Ratify Measure. Prince Andrew Leaves Athens. BERLIN. Jan. 17. (By Wireless to SUyvjJIe. ) Berlin .newspapers, accord- in? to the Overseas News Agency, ex press the belief that the landing of allied troops -at Pbal.ron. five miles aouthwea&t of Athens, is considered as supplying proof that the entente powers intend using; extreme means to force the band of Greece. The news agency says that accord ing to prevalent reports, the Greek government has transferred part of the state archives to Larigsa. in Northwest ern Greece, where. eventually, the ireek government likewise will be transferred. Extreate Aetlea Expected. The news agency statement- con tinues: "Berlin newspapers, commenting on the latest news regarding Greece.- unite In stating that the entente seems to have abandoned all regard for Greek neutrality and sovereignty.' The land ing at Phaleron is regarded as proof that the entente is now going to use extreme means for forcing Greece into the war. "The fact that the British are block . sding the Greek coast tightly, and are subjecting Greece to other inconveni ences, Is Interpreted by the papers aa meaning that the entente is fomenting .and preparing the overthrow of the! Greek government In order to substi tute a republic wltb Venlaelos at the Urad. Amy fald Be With Ktag. "Gratitude is unanimously expressed by the newspapers that the entire army nd the majority of the,Greek popula tion are on the King's side and will frustrate all attempts against the country's sovereignty and the King's life. "The Zeitung Am MIttsg declares Uist the entente intends the assassina tion of a country which refused to commit suicide." The foregoing contains the first in timation from any source that the al lies have effected a landing at Phale ron. ATMKNS, via London. Jan. 17. The Orek government. In agreement with the King, will proclaim martial law this week, according to the newspaper Kairos. The Parliament, which will nipet n-t Monday, Is expected to rat ify this measure. Prince Andrew of Greece, brother of King Constantlne, left Athens yester day for Salonikl to Join his regiment, lie was accompanied by Princess Alice. 1'rlnce Alexander of Servla has ar. rived at Corfu. STOCKMEN MAKE PROTEST Secretary Lane Says Plan Is Not for Mount Hood Park Now. PTIEGOSIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 17. Representative Sin nott has received a protest from Wasco County stockmen against the Inclusion in a National park of certain reserve lands around the base of Mount Hood that lie within the proponed belt road. The protestants ray that if this land is ronverted Into a National park they lll be barred from further use of the rng. .--"rretary Lane advised Mr. Slnnott tii-it it is not proposed at this time to i m ommend the creation of a National l-nrk including Mount flood and sur r.intling country, but that ultimately litis1 t-p may be taken. PAPER PLANT THREATENED I'Imm-iiIx Kdltor Ordered to Stop .Mt-xicun Annexation Talk. r:i.iENlX. Arix, Jan. 17. Threats to l: nxniite the office of the Phoenix Re ; -lull'-an unless the paper refrains from utli.-hlng further stories relating to movement to annex a portion of Mex- were contained in a letter received today by officers of the publishing company. The letter waa turned over to J. C Koons. chief inspector of tha Postofflce Pcpartment. for investigation. WOMEN REPORTED HELD London Hears That Two Americans Are Detained by Bulgars. LONDOX. Jan. 17. Reuter's Athens correspondent ays unofficial advices have been received thera that two American women are being detaineu at Monastir by the Bulgarians. They are Mrs. Walter Farwell, a Chi--a-o newspaper correspondent, and a Uisa -MItchalL i Increase Is More Than 18 Per Cent Over Hnmc Period or Time of Year in 114. CHICAGO. Jan.. 17. (Special.) Gross earnings of United States railroads con tinue to reflect a large movement of freight in all parts of the country, the total of all roads making weekly re' turns that have reported for December amounting to. 112.085.042, an increase of 18.7 per cent aa compared with the corresponding month' a year ago. Practically all roads of any Impor tance made satisfactory gains, but the improvement is especially marked on the leading systems of the South, Indi cating a complete recovery from the depression that prevailed in that sec tion at this time last year. Among the roads showing the most pronounced increases are the Chesa peake A Ohio, $986,571; Southern. S772, 788; Louisville & Nashville. I917.1SS: Cincinnati. New -Orleans & Texas Pa cific. J3.41; Alabama Great South ern, 1120.131: Western Maryland. 1264,- 875. and Mobile & Ohio, S.2S3. In the West and Southwest general ly active business conditions are re flected in substantial expansion in the earnings of all leading lines, among them being the Texas & Pacific, with an increase of 1340,305: St. iouis Southwestern. 8249.000: Colorado Southern. 8135.818: Chicago. Indian-" spoils & Louisville. $149,357: Chicago & Alton, $149.361.. and Chicago Great Western. 1123.51. 630,000 MOVE ON SALONIKI Germans and Their Allies Apparent ly Keady for Attack. PARIS, Jan. 17. The Salonikl corre spondent of the Glornale d'ltalta, says a dispatch to the Temps from Milan, declares that Information reaching headquarters of the entente allies at Salonikl is that hostile forces number- ng 320,000 are distributed between Monastir and the extreme right wing of the entente armies: that 250,000 ap pear to be massed for attack against the entente's -left wing and center. On the right are 1S.000 Turks, 30,000 Bulgars and 13,000 Germans. 9,687,744 LIVE IN 1 STATE More Than 1,500,000 Residents 'of New York Are Aliens. ALBANY, N. T., Jan. 17. The po'pu- ation of New Tork State Is 9.687.744, according to the report of the state; census taken' last June and submitted to the Legislature tonight. Of this total, 5.047.S21 are residents of Greater New York. The census shows that $.059,615 are citizens and 1,628.229 aliens. Within the eight Indian reservations of the state there was a permanent red skin population last June of 4845, as compared with 5006 In 190$. WOMAN PROSECUTOR RISES Pay Ktse Extended to San Francisco Federal Attorney's Aide.' SAN FRANCISCO. Jnn. 17. Mrs. An nette Abott Adams, sworn In as As sistant United Statos Atorney here In October. 1911. the first woman in the United States to receive such an ap pointment, was notified today by the Department of Justice that her salary had been raised from $1800 a year to 12150, that given men holding like posi tions. Mrs. Adams has specialized on In dian liquor canes. 500.000 GUNS AVAILABLE 300,000 More Outfit Could Be Had by America In 90 Days. WASHINGTON". Jan. 17. Quartermaster-General Aleshlre told the House military committee today that equip ment for an Army of 600.000 men was either in the Government storehouses or can be bought in the open market in less than three months. Equipment for 500.000 Is in Army or militia depots: and manufacturing concerns, the Gen eral said, could easily turn out equip ment for 300.000 in 90 days. BULGARS SHORT OF FOOD Transport or Provisions by Mule or on Foot Necessary. PARIS. Jan. 17. Bulgarians at Glev geli and Do i ran are suffering greatly from lack of food, according to Infor mation published by the newspaper Patrla, of Athens, and forwarded by the Havas correspondent. Since the road from the Demir-Kapou is destroyed. the Bulgarians are obliged to transport provisions from Veles to Gievgeli by mule or on foot. GUATEMALA HAS ELECTION Manuel KM rail a Cabrera Is Presi dent for Six-Year Term. GUATEMALA CITY. Guatemala. Jan. 17. Manuel Kstrada Cabrera was today declared re-elected President of the re public for the tfrm beginning March. 1917, and running for six years. At the end of hl present term. Presi dent Cabrera will have served 1 years, havins bekj the office since the assas sination on February t. 191. of I'resi- unt Keina Barrios. Idle-Rich Updikes to Face Sanity Test. PARENTS ARE RELUCTANT Action Jaken Only When Mur der Attempt Is Made. ; POLICE NOT TO DROP CASE Irving Updike Raid to Be Mentally Unbalanced Herbert, Young Brother, Held, Though Father Wants Him Banished. CHICAGO. Jan. . 17. (Special.) Irv ing and Herbert Updike were arraigned before" Justice Kendall late today on a charge of a conspiracy to commit a felony, and were sent to Jail, lacking the $5000 bail demanded. They were not openly charged, with a conspiracy to murder their aged parents. Both will be examined for their sanity Jan uary 26. at which time they will have an 'opportunity to revise or add to their lengthy confession made last night. Their father. Furman I. Updike, multimillionaire retired lumberman, suggested that Irving, who is 35 years of age, be sent to an asylum and that Herbert, who Is II, be banished from the country. Both were willing to ac cept these terms in lieu of prosecution on serious charges, but the police re fused to compromise. Plot Know Beforehand. The police do not believe the younger son would have gone to the extreme of murder. In fact, this waa shown when he made a partial confession to his mother. As for the elder son, it is said his brain has been disordered for many years. Neither of the parents will consent to prosecution' on ' criminal charges. They say they were familiar with the details of the .plot before thedicta graph was brought In and the plot re corded. They did not appeal to the police until it appeared that the plot was to be put through at 10 o'clock last night and the mother discovered one of the sons on the ladder leading to her bedroom, The parents say that Irving has been unsound for years, the result of an accident to his spine in his youth, and that the younger brother merely acted in their behalf in weav ing together the tendrils of the plot as they were evolved by Irving. Both say they have the' utmost confidence in'Herbert, but this clashes with the desire of th3 father to have him ban ished from the country. Irving; says He Has Money. ' It was a year ago when Irving hatched the first plot to kill his father, Poison was contemplated at the time, but the scheme fell through for some reason. Meanwhile the father had bought Irv ing a $2600 membership on the Board of Trade. Irving later sold the mem bership at $300 profit and says he has Concluded on Pae 2. Column 4.' HOW ZL I ft f lii 1 X I 1 II 1(1 ' i T sT i j Ik Dealers Report Scarcity, Without ' Any Relief in Prospect, but Few Are Raising Prices. Fuel dealers aay they have few com plaints these days. There was a time, they say, when customers complained at any fancied grievance.' "Now they're eager to get anything at all Just so it's fuel." observed one dealer yesterday. "They don't expect No. 1 fuel, for there Isn't any. and they do not murmur if the fuel is dumped Into, their cellar or back yard at o'clock In the morning. - They're just tickled to death to get If - There has been no relief in the Port land fuel situation during the week- Some of the smaller companies are en tlrely out of fuel, explaining that the fear ef the effects of the - municipal woodyard prevented . their putting in large stocks last Fall. - Yesterday a marked coal shortage developed, several companies reporting that only Washington coal and ' brl quettes were available, and that the railroads hold out no hopes of deliver ies on Utah or Wyoming coal. ' The price of wood has gone up in some localities, although several of the larger companies are selling at regular prices. Extra . charges for delivery range from 25 cents to $1. Borrowing of fuel among neighbors Is prevalent all over the city and deal ers are from three 3ays to a week be hind in their deliveries. U-BOAT COULD CARRY MILK Submarine Blockade Runners dared Feasible. De- NEW YORK. Jan. 17. That it would be entirely feasible to have submarine merchantman carry milk to the babies in the central empires was the opinion given today by Lieutenant-Commander Craft, of the New York Navy-yard, to the citizens' committee for food ship ments. "If the submarine were constructed for the purpose," said Lieutenant-Com mander Craft, "there is no scientific reason why it could not make a voy age across the Atlantic with a cargo. The idea of a submarine for blockade running is new but practical." AUSTRIANS QUIT TRENCHES Points Won on Italian Front Evac uated Owing to Artillery Fire. BERLIN. Jan. 17. (By wireless to Sayvii;e. N. Y.) Trenches in the Osla via sector On the Italian front- which had been taken by the Austrians re cently were evacuated by their Aus trian occupants, owing to the concen trated fire of the Italian artillery. P. This was announced today by Aus trian army headquarters In the official statement received here from Vienna. $20,000,000 IS FIRE LOSS One Life Lost and Several Injured in Bergen, Norway, Fire. LONDON. Jan. 17. About 400 build ngs, most of them valuable ones, were destroyed In Saturday's fire at Bergen, Norway, according to a Reuter dis patch today from Christianla. The total damage is estimated at $20,060,000. Only, one life was lost and only a few persons Injured AVE LOOK TO TWO MEN IN THE DESERT. - m QTS. SPIRITS OR. QTS. BEER. IN AO DAYS U OREGON SI QTS. SPIRITS OR. ZQ7S. BEER ITHE OU goozg?j J . -ft.,- - Tornat uws Down 400 Oil Derricks. BAKERSFIELD DAMAGE URGE Rivers Are Out of Banks in , Southern Part of State. TWO DROWN IN TORRENTS Many at Los Angeles and Vicinity Marooned by Waters Towns Are Inundated and Torren tial Downpour Continues. BAKERSFIELD. Cal., Jan. 17 Sweeping with the' violence of a tor nado, a southwest gale blew for three hours in the Midway oil district, start ing at 9 o'clock this afternoon, de stroying property estimated at $250,000. More than 400 derricks were blown down and several engine-houses in the oil . fields were wrecked. Several dwellings and bunkhouses were also toppled over. The damage was great est in the North Midway and McKit trick districts, where more than 250 derricks were destroyed. The San Francisco-Kittrick boiler- house was wrecked in an explosion when a crows block went crashing through the immense boiler. , The Associated Oil Company lost S out of 84 oil derricks. LOS ANGELKS. Jan. 17. Two men were reported drowned and more than 100 people were homeless tonight as a result of the heavy rain storm which has caused almost every river and stream In Southern California to over flow its banks and inundate the low lands adjacent. Fred Smith, a Riverside County rancher, was reported drowned today when he attempted to ford the Santa Ana River. . ! A.- Rivere, a young rancher of the Santa Ana Valley, attempted to ford jthe Ventura River today. Both he and the horse which he was riding ' were swept down the stream by the swirling waters. Watchers were patrolling the river at' several points, but Rivera' body had not been recovered up to a late hour. A small tributary of the Santa Ana River overflowed its banks and flooded houses in the lowlands near Red lands. Torrential rain has been falling almost continually since Saturday night. Residents were marooned at many places, streetcar and railroad traffic demoralized and numerous acci dents resulted. The local Government weather bureau predicted late today that the rain would continue tonight and tomorrow. At many points the streams had broken from their banks, washing away bridges and railroad tracks and dam aging thousands of acres of cultivated land. Unless the rain stops tonight. much more serious damage is threat ened. SAN DIEGO, Ca!.. Jan. 17. Three ( Concluded on Pagq 2. Column 5.) lili New York Concern Writes Chamber of Commerce for Big Supply and Industry May Develop. - Tons of petals -of Oregon flowers are wanted in the East tor the manu facturing of perfumes and sachets. The Chamber of Commerce has re ceived inquiry from New York and is planning to co-operate with the per-, fume makers In encouraging the devel opment of a supply for this new de mand on Oregon's resources. Father George Schoener. the plant wizard, has been asked to make investigation as to the possibility of Oregon's flower production being organized to meet the demand. The war in Europe, cutting down the supply of flower petals that has been shipped annually to the United States for this purpose, has apparently led the manufacturers to turn to home markets seeking a source of supply of raw material. The bureau of manufactures and in dustries of the Portland Chamber of Commerce yesterday received a letter from the Napier Chemical Company, at 80 Pearl street. New York, asking for names and addresses of persons in Ore gon from whom ton lots of flower petals may be secured. "We are importers from Europe of many varieties of dried flowers," says the letter, "and it occurs to us that some similar flowers could be obtained In your state, although freight rates are much less from, Europe than from the Pacific Coast. we can use In ton lots red rose leaves and rose buds, rose geranium leaves, lemon verbena leaves, lemon leaves, orange blossoms, violets, car nation pinks and. in fact, almost any kind of dried flowers, either of bril llant color or sweet odor." CITY MAKES RUN FOR SLEDS Commissioner Dleok's Squad Grades and "Ices" Street for Slide. Portland now has a municipal slide for coasting. Seeing the possibilities of fine sledding. Commissioner Dieck put a force of men and a grader to work on Tenth street and made it slick from Myrtle street down to Hall street. Hun dreds of coasters took advantage last night The snow was all scraped down with graders and tl?e surface coated with water to form ice.- Mr. Dicck says he got the idea from Philadelphia, where there is. a fine municipal slide several miles in length. It is probablo traffic will be barred from the Portland slide beginning today. STOCK DISEASE IS COSTLY New York State Pays $718,253 Indemnities. ALBANY, N. Y.. Jan. J7. An ex penditure of 1718.253 for indemnities paid" for cattle afflicted with the foot and , mouth ' disease and - tuberculosis and horses affected wiht glanders, which were slaughtered to prevent in fection and tne spread of these diseases, is shown in tne report of the State Department of Agriculture. The report was presented to the As sembly tonight. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The WcMber. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50 degrees minimum, 24. degrees, TODAY'S Snow or rain, slightly , warmer; easterly winds. War. . Allied troops land in Greece. Page 1. Serbs resentful for tardiness of allies. Page 2. Turks beaten both In Mesopotamia and In Caucasus. Page lion tenegro agrees to unconditional sur render. Page National. Democratic Senators propose neutralization of.-Philippines. Page 3. Shields' water-power bill now to be debated. Page 0.. Washington hears of British blockade plans. Page it. Secretary Garrison points out danger of de fense based on state militia. Page T. Chairman Hay's defection is blow to conti nental army plan, page 44. Domestic. Tornado like gale and floods do damage In California. fage J. Idle rich would-be parricides are sent to jail. Page. 1. Sport. Washington State CToIlege preparing to adopt non-freshman rule, rage Western golf gains by award of title to Del Monte, Cal.. dUD. rage i- , Tom Featon here, wondering what organized baseball is going to do witn mm. rage -Frank Fanner boxes A I Sommers at Rose City Club tonight, fage iz. Railway earnings show big gains. Page 3. Pacific Northwest. Many Oregon cold records are shattered. Page 6- Large stock of liquors taken in raid on Rainier Club In Seattle, fage J. Contest for 8tate Fair Secretaryship to be decided today. Page i. State bond Issue for permanent roads urged by Mr. Cantme. Faga 1. Commercial and Marine. Dollar wheat again in evidence In country markets. Page ii. Small increase In visible leads to wheat ad vance at Chicago, rage n. Marine issues reach new records in Wall street trading. fage i .. Sharp advance in Portland hog market. Page 17. Government asked to help keep river chan nel open: Pago a- Portland and Vicinity. New York perfumers call for tons of Oregon flower petals, fage j. Salvo of 100,000 missives opens Eastern tourist letter DomDnraiaem, rago . Fuel men say customers are meek these days. Page l. Exp reus companies declare liquor shipments below .estimates. rago jo. Lincoln graduating class holds picnic In snow, page ... . Woman is pathetic witness in Rlddell trial. Pace IS. Judge Kavanaugh refuses to dismiss Indict ment against Aium jj. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17. Musical critics praise Maud Powell In un measured terms. rag- m. Kobrt fc'rvV-i, of Paker. candidate lor Public Service commission, fage io. LINEN CLOSET WELL STOCKED Excess Supply Also Found-in Members' Rooms. LOCKERS SET UP; NOT USED Sheriff Says His Office Can Rcc ognlze IVo Aristocracy of Law breakers No Favor to Be Shown. Say a. Prosecutor. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan.- 17. The Rainier Club, the principal club in Se attle, was raided late today by Deputy Sheriffs who confiscated 400, quarts of whisky, champagne, gin and other in toxicants. The raid was made under direction of Sheriff Robert V. T. HodK . who obtained a search warrant au thorizing his deputies to enter every room in the large clubhouse at Fourth avenue and Marion street. None of the liquor was found in th'j old barroom or in the club's store room in the basement. Most of it was found in a trunk hidden in a locked linen closet on the fourth floor. The house manager said that he had no key to the closet and the officers forced open the door. Members Room Overstocked. Other seizures were made in mem bers' rooms, where more than the statutory allowance of two quarts of spirituous or 12 quarts of malt liquor was fdund. The property of members having: less than these amounts was not disturbed. Judge F. V. Brown, president of the club, arrived at the clubhouse whi!- therald was in progress and assisted the officers during the search Judge Brown and other officers of the club said that they did not know of the ex istence of the trunkful of liquor In the linen closet. Lockers Not Used. In one room the Deputy Sheriff found six lockers which had just been set up, but the lockers were not In use and were not molested by the officers.. In another room, occupied by a mem ber, they found four demijohns of whisky, a case of champagne, a case of beer and a dozen bottles of gin. The club stopped selling liquor Jan uary 1, officers of the club said, and disposed of the surplus stock to mem bers who were permitted to keep the liquor in their rooms for their per sonal consumption. Action Depends on Court. Prosecuting Attorney Alfred Lundiu paid tonight that the question of prosecuting officers or members of the club for violation of the prohibition law would not be . determined until after the court had . passed judgment on the disposition of the liquor seised today. . ' If officers or members of the club have violated the law they will be prosecuted," said Mr. Laindln. "There will be no favoritism in the enforce ment of the prohibition law and fashionable clubs that violate the law will be given only the same considera tion that is accorded any other place where liquor is kept illegally.' . Servants Blamed for Hidden Stork "The Sheriffs office recognizes no aristocracy of lawbreakers," said Bob Hodge, as he ordered Deputies Malono and Rogers to break into the Rainier Club. The deputies were stationed at the various entrances and exits and then Malone prepared to make his entrance, but instead of encountering resistance he was admitted at once without parley. Judge Brown was greatly surprised at the discovery of the trunk's con tents and said he did not know to whom it could belong. It was intimated thut servants of the club probably had hid- ( den the liquor. - " Track oad of Booze" Seised. The police tonight raided the P. & W. Buffet, in First avenue, near Union street, and, besides confiscating a large quantity of beer, whisky and wine, re moved all the fixtures, including the counter, tables, chandeliers, chairs, mirrors and the cash register, which contained $60. This was the second raid at this place, which was a licensed saloon before the prohibition law went into effect, and Chief of Police Louis Lang ordered his men to strip the place. The liquor seized at the resort filled a police truck. Extra trips were made to haul away the fixtures. Ralph Jones, 34 years old, who gave his occupation as a laborer, was arrested, charged with violating the prohibition law. The first raid at this place was made five hours after the prohibition . law became effective January 1- Fred E. Wood, a proprietor, was arrested at that time and still is awaiting trial. Fine of $100 each were imposed on four persons convicted in Police Court today of violating the prohibition law. German Warship Founder. LONDON, Jan. 18. A Copenhagen dis patch to Reuter's Telegram .Company reports that a small German naval ves sel has foundered off Kongshoei, IMaixJ of Aerce. in the Baltic Several uni forms have floated ashore. Neither the fate of the crew or the name of th: vessel is known.