THE MORNING pBEGOXIAN, TUESDAY, JANTJABY 18, 1916.
WASHINGTON HEARS
OF BLOCKADE PLAN
Britain Insists on Closing Neu
tral Ports of Entry to Ger
many and Austria.
BITTER OPPOSITION LIKELY
lo-slbillty of Strong Antl-Brltisn
Sentiment In America Causes
Diplomats to Move Infor
mally With Caution.
"'WASHINGTON. Jan- 17- Plans of
fhe entente allies to declare a lormai
blockade of German ports, it was
Jrarned tonight, have been the subject
f exchanges between diplomatic rep
lesentatives of the allies here and the
felate Department, in an informal way.
According to information here the
programme contemplates a virtual ex
tension of the blockade to the Euro
pean neutrals by rigid application of
the "ultimate destination" doctrine, and
dulay in putting the plans into effect
J.h attributed entirely to reluctance on
f ne part of France, and possibly Italy,
to accept the British view of the rights
of a belligerent in this respect.
The subject has been approached
liere with irreat caution and it was
mid with a thorough appreciation of
the probability of an outbreak of anti
Uritish feeling in Congress. An effort
is being made by the diplomats to ae
1 ermine the strength of American feel'
Jng on this subject.
Other Neutrals May Oppose.
Application of the blockade to neu
trals, for which the British contend the
United States established a precedent
in the Civil War, is fully expected to
result In supplementing the opposition
of the United States by the bitter pro
tests of Holland. Denmark and Sweden
und possibly Norway.
Except for this feature, there might
le little objection to the substitution
of a real blockade for what are re
garded here as the wholly illegal or
ders In council.
At Dresent the allies are stopping all
commerce with the Teutonic powers
directly by these orders in council. One
of the Interested diplomatic representa
tives pointed out today that the pro
mulgation of a blockade really would
not greatly change existing conditions
so far as the admission of American
poods into the Teutonic countries was
concerned.
Coaflscatloa Is Likely.
A substantial difference, however,
would be the claim of a belligerent
which seized an American ship or cargo
of the right to confiscate her if she
bought to run the blockade, instead of
merely detaining her and paying for
'tier cargo taken.
France is said to object to the British
view of the right to blockade a neutral
power, realizing that in the future
Franca might be cut off from the right
to import goods from the United
States through the adjacent countries
Belgium, Spain or Italy. The British
contention, however, is that such neu
tral ports as Rotterdam in Holland and
Malmo in Sweden to all intents and
purposes are German ports during the
war and only by closing them to Ger
man commerce could the allies' plan
of starving out Germany and Austria
be made effective.
These views have prevailed finally
among the allies. It is said, and to
Great Britain will fall the task of en
forcing the blockade in the North Sea
and France and Italy In the Mediter
ranean. MEXICO HAS EPIDEMIC
lOO .OOO OR MORE CASES OF TYPHI S
ARB REPORTED.
Aaierlraa Doctors Go 4a Ala Deaths
at Pacaaca, With 50.000 Popula
tion. Are 18SO la December.
EL, PASO. Tex Jan. 17. Mexico is
Infected with at least 100.000 cases of
typhus fever, according to reports to
lederal officials here. American physl
t ians. armored in silk and rubber
aeainst the infecting body vermin, are
preparing tonight to go into the afflict
ed country to combat the epidemic with
the methods used lately in Serbia, ac
cording to an announcement today by
JJr. Carlos Husk, chief surgeon of the
American Smelting'and Retining Com
pany, which normally employs 60.000
men south of the international border.
In the meantime the El Paso County
Medical Society, including in its mem
bership physicians attached to the mu
nicipal, state and National health serv
ices, discussed tonight measures to pre
vent the entrance of tho disease into
this country.
Keports to Federal officials were that
there were at least 100.000 cases of
typhus in Mexico, 6000 of them being at
Aguas Calientes. Out of a population
of 20.U00 at Pachuca 19S0 died in the
month of Iecember.
The number of cases in Chihuahua
and Sonora states is not known. Drs.
Uebman and Olitsky, of Mount Sinai
Hospital. New York, with Dr. Husk
and a number of other physicians, will
form the expedition which will be
financed by the Guggenheim Interests.
CORONER TO INVESTIGATE
Request Made Before Death Sends
Officials to Bandon.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) Coroner Fred E. Wilson and
restrict Attorney I A. Liljeqvist will
go to Bandon tomorrow to Investigate
; Pain -a the Back :
5 It often of the most violent m
character, ye it is surpris- H
S ing how quickly it disap- H
pears when Sloan's Lini- JJ
roent is used, not only for
8 backache bat for Rheumatism, M
Neuralgia. Nerre Pains, Sloan's ftj
m I .imm is rcuarasuiy oievu't. rj
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Liniment
KHJLS PAIN
"Keep a bottle in your borne.
rrke 23t, sue m
the death of W. C. Park, who die
suddenly on Sunday. The funeral has
been set for 10 o'clock Tuesday, but
will not occur until the officials have
given permission.
The investigation Is being held be
cause friends of Dark told Constable
Blackerby, of Bandon, that in case Mr.
Dark should ever die suddenly he de
sired that an investigation be made.
Mr. Dark is reported to have been up
ward of 60 years old. He left a wid
ow aixi family.
M'ARTHUR IS CANDIDATE
Third District Representative Noti
fies Secretary of State!
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 17. Special.) C N.
McArthur, Representative in Congress
from the Third District, today notified
Secretary of State Olcott of his inten
tion to be a candidate for renomina
tion on the Republican ticket.
J. H. Wolsey. of Portland, who filed
his declaration of candidacy for dele
gate to the Republican National con
vention, asks that the following slogan
be printed opposite his name on the
official ballot: "Republican victory
means prosperity; Democratic victory
means a continuance of present condi
tions." A. W. Norblad. of Astoria, who an
nounces his candidacy for the Repub
lican nomination for Circuit Judge in
the 20th Judicial District, wishes
printed on the ballot: "My aim and
W. AL JONES' JOB
HANGS
BALANG
E
Question of His Re-Election as
State Fair Secretary to
Be Settled Today.
CLOSE BALLOT EXPECTED
Report Is That Determination of
Contest Will Depend Upon How
Mrs. F.dyth Tojler Veatli
erred Casts Her Vote.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
Whether W. AI Jones will be retained
as secretary of the Oregon State Fair
STATE FAIR SECRETARY AND MAN SPOKEN OF AS HIS POSSIBLE
SUCCESSOR.
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A. H. Lea
Secretary W. A I. Joaca.
ambition Is to be a just and Impartial
judge."
ARMY TAKEN ON WARSHIPS
Surprise landing at Corfu Executed
as Town Sleeps.
LONDON, Jan. 18. Not a single
transport was used in the surprise
landing of the French on the Island of
Corfu. Every man. gun. mule, horse,
round of ammunition and pound of
forage was embarked on French cruis
ers, which, convoyed by a flotilla of
destroyers, left an unnamed port on
January 9.
Steaming at 19 knots, tbey signted
Corfu Monday night. With lights out.
they crept up the narrow channel be
tween Corfu and the mainland, which
had been infested by hostile subma
rine boats, and entered Corfu harbor
at 2 o'clock in the morning. Such is
the account from the Daily Chronicle's
special correspondent at Corfu, who
says that the troops were unloaded
from four cruisers and rowed asbore
while the town slept.
SEVEN JUDGES WITNESSES
Snbpcnas Served on Seattle Jurists
in Damage Suit.
cpiTTi.i? TV a i .Tftti 17. tSoecial.)
Seven Superior Court judges are wit
nesses in the personal injury suit
brought by Mrs. a. A. wan againsi
rw w.nV W r.nlnpr for 15000. They
are Presiding Judge Mitchell Gilliam
and Judges Kenneth Mackintosh. J. T.
Ronald. Boyd J. xaiiman, averen
Smith. R. B. Albertson and John IS.
Jurey. '
Mrs. Kyan was me guesi oj. ui.
Greiner and family when their car
was in a collision September 6. After
the collision two cars bearing the Su
perior Court Judges homeward from an
outing on Lake Cushman arrived on
the scene.
OIL LANDS WITHDRAWN
President's Order Embraces Nearly
500,000 Acres.
BILLINGS. Mont., Jan. 17. Montana
oil lands totaling 498.000 acres have
been withdrawn by President Wilson,
according to a special dispatch to the
Billings Gazette tonight from Wash
ington. One order comprises lands in
the south central part of the state, be
lieved favorable for finding oil and gas
-j it.. ,l thA nth.p nrrhrflCPH the
UeptSPHS. a..u "-'
Glendive rock formation in the eastern
part of the state, wnere gas naa oeeu
found.
Agricultural development will not no
i.j.,.fi maiA Rpprotarv of the Interior
La in announcing the withdrawals.
HILLSB0R0 HAS $3000 FIRE
Bank President's Residence Burns
Down as He Attends Suit.
HILLSBORO. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
When Edward Schulmerich. president
of the Hillsboro Commercial iJanK. was
present at a lawsuit m Portland toaay
his home at Sixth and Main streets,
Hillsboro; waa gutted by fire.
Deep snow interfered with the fire
men and the loss on the house is total.
A large proportion of household ef
fects were saved. The loss is 13000.
partly insured.
FEDERAL CENSOR OPPOSED
Samuel Gompers Says Present Movie
Regulation Is Good.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. In a letter
and a statement read to the House ed
ucation committee tonight, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, opposed the
Hughes-Smith bill, which would estab
lish a Federal censorship over motion
nirtures.
Ile declared that the existing Na
tional Board of Censors was doing good
work and should not be disturoea.
Mrs. Li. C. Carnegie Dies in Boston.
BOSTON. Jan. 17. Mrs. Lucy Cole
man Carnegie, widow of Thomas M.
Carnegie .and sister-in-law of Andrew
Carnegie, died of pneumonia yesterday
-1 w hnm. a iHmiehl.r Mrs. Oli
ver G. Ricketaoo, In Waverly. She was
ii jem old. ,
Board or A. H. Lea, of Portland, elect
ed in his stead, when the Board meets
tomorrow, depends upon how Mrs.
Edyth Tozier Weatherred casts her
vote. Mrs. Weatherred, who arrived
here tonight, declined to say for whom
she would vote, although she declared
that she believed Mr. Jones had not
been given a fair chance.
According to indications tonight.
when the vote on secretary is taken it
will find M. L. Jor.es and W. H. Savage
in favor of Lea, with J. H. Booth and
N. K. West for Mr. Jones, and Mrs.
Weatherred holding the deciding vote.
Both Mr. Booth and Mr. West assert
ed that they could see no good reason
for any change being made in the sec
retaryship, declaring that Mr. Jones
had made good and also that the stoclc
men of the state desired him retained.
"When I cast my vote for secretary
tomorrow." said Mrs. Weatherred, "it
will be without the thought of politics,
but for the best interests of the fair.
I want to say. however, that I do not
think Mr. Jones has been given a fair
chance. He has made a good secre
tary, and the only criticism I have to
offer is that he has allowed himself
to be dictated to a little too much. I
want to deny positively the report that
Governor Withycombe has spoken to
me on this subject and threatened my
removal unless I voted for Mr. Lea. He
has never talked to me about it."
At a meeting of the Board last week.
when all members but President Booth
were present, a caucus was l)ld. It
was declared then that Messrs. Jones
and Savage and Mrs. Weatherred fa
vored Secretary Jones' removal. No
action was taken, however, because
President Booth was absent.
Declarations made in. a Portland
newspaper that Governor Withycombe
was after Jones scalp because he in'
sisted on the prosecution of those
accused of thefts of State Fair gate
receipts, were denied positively at the
executive's office today. The further
assertion that the Governor had in
duced Mr. Savage to favor Mr. Lea
for secretary by intimating that he
would award him Superintendent Hale's
job at the State Training School, was
branded as absolutely false.
AMERICAN SHIP FIRED ON
MEMBER OF CREW WOUNDED BY
AUSTRIAN SHOTS.
Submarine Confiscates Supplies. Hold
ing Seaman aa Hostage While
Goods Are Transferred.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. State De
partment officials admitted today that
they are investigating an affidavit by
Captain Thompson, of the Standard Oil
tank, steamer Petrol I te, which makes a
sensational report of how an Austrian
submarine on December 5 fired on and
stopped the tanker off Alexandria,
Egypt, and removed supplies.
Captain Thompson's affidavit. State
Department officials say, does not give
all the facts they will need to pursue
the case, but it is said to declare that
14 shots were fired at the ship, one
of which crashed into the engine-room
and injured a Danish seaman, and that
the submarine commander took one of
the Petrolite's crew aboard the sub
mersible and held him as a hostage
while he obtained provisions from the
steamer.
When details of what warning waa
given the ship and what her response
to the warning shots was are received,
the case will be taken up further. A
warship has a right to take provisions
from a merchant ship under certain
conditions. What these were in the
present case has not been cleared up.
HELLO GIRL IS BLAMED
Wife Seeking Divorce Says Husband
Favored Operator.
It was a telepone girl who came be
tween Laurine M. Bancroft and E. A.
Bancroft In the Summer of 1912. de
clares Mrs. Bancroft In a suit for di
vorce Instituted in the Circuit Court
yesterday with the filing of the com
plaint. To this girl, whose name she
did not Know, but whom her husband
always referred to as the "telephone
girl." Bancroft gave auto rides, a valu
able ring belonging to his wife and
other flattering attentions, according
to Mrs. Bancroft.
Mrs. Bancroft asks for 1500 alimony
and to be allowed to resume her maid
en name of Dn Bruille,
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COURT
SETTLEMENT PROBABLY IS FINAL
FOR MULTNOMAH STRUCTURE.
BmOK Iron Wrka Gets Compromise
of 240O Presldemt Says Loss to
Firm Nearly $8000.
Multnomah County has made what
is probably its final payment for its
handsome tl. 500, 000 Courthouse.
With the settlement of J2400 on the
Herzog Iron Works, of St. Paul, Minn.,
the County Commissioners yesterday
cleaned up all but one claim against
the building, and the excepted, claim la
a forfeit of 3000.
Phil W. Herzog. president or tne iron
.-nrkn. came to Portland in person to
end the controversy, which has been
unsettled for three years, and yester
day signed a release of all claims with
the payment of $2400.
In a deposition made at the request
of District Attorney Evans. Mr. Her
zog told how his company had lost
between 70U ana suuu on muir cm
tract by the omission of one sheet
from the figures submitted when their
bid was-made. Their bid as submit
ted was 110,000 less than the next low
est bidder.
The county had penalized the Her
zog Iron Works $2400 for delay in fin
ishing their, wora. wnereas tne worim
hrnusrht a counter-claim of Z3600 for
extras. This was dismissed when the
county agreed yesterday to pay $2400.
LIQUOR'S RETURN WORRIES
Shall Official Give. Back Whisky
Confiscated In Year 1912?
nUOLDUIW, v,., in.. v-i' '
Whether or not whisky confiscated
i iv. -1Q14 ......
Dy tne oincers iu two - - w.
be returned to its original owner with
out violating the prohimtion taw is tne
question that is to be referred oy dis
trict Attorney .euner, of this city, to
Attorney-General Brown for an opin
ion.
Tho Uminr was confiscated from Ed
ward Franklin, of Gardiner, and he
later brougnt suit to replevin mo
wbisay or its etiuivaieii. . ...... w .
Neither District Attorney Neuner nor
Justice of the Peace Haskell would as
sume the responsibility for returning
the liquor to Mr. Franklin without an
opinion from the Attorney-General.
GUSTAVE ASKS MORE MEN
. . .
Swedish Kulcr Says Increased
Force Is Needed.
LONDON", Jan. 17. King Gustave, in
his speech from the throne, opening
the Swedish Parliament today, said the
government hopes to maintain its neu
trality, but that in order to do this and
also maintain the sovereignty of Swed
en "increased forces on land and sea
must be in readiness."
King Gustave emphasized Sweden's
part in upholding international law and
the constant difficulties she is meeting
in obtaining her economic rights on ac
count of the attitude of belligerents.
The government had been compelled
more than once, he said, to resist at
tempts to place the industrial and com
mercial rights of the country under the
usurped control of another power.
DEBUT MADE BY BALLET
Four Episodes Given by Russians in
Jf cw Tork.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. The Diaghlleft
Russian ballet made its American debut
in the Century Theater tonight. Four
episodes were given by the dancers be
fore a large audience.
A young premiere, Xenia Maklezova,
appeared in the first number. Strawtn
sky's "Fire Bird," with Adolph Bolm,
showed the second episode, "The En
chanted Princess" of Tschaikowsky.
was then given and the appearance of
f lora jtevaiies in oeaerriuaue com
pleted the programme.
Fire on Belgian Steamer Put Out.
"MADRID, via Paris, Jan. 17. The
Belgian steamer Ville d'Anvers sent
out a wireless call for help today, say
ing that the vessel was on fire 195
miles off Vigo. Later another wire
less was received stating that the crew
of the steamer had extinguished the
flames and that the Ville d'Anvers was
in no danger.
Colonel House Leaves for Continent
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Continent, according to the Times.
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