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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LV-XO. 17,217. COOS BAY-EUREKA LINE IS ANNOUNCED II. P. IIOEY SAYS SOCTHERX r.VCIFIC TO FORGE LINK. SCHOONER REPEAT DERELICT OFF CAPE NEED OF BRITISH LABOR TO AID NATION IN WAR AMERICA ALONE IN ISSUE WITH JAPAN OREGON FLAX BEST IN UNITED STATES LABOR MEN FOR GIGANTIC UNION PLANTS IS PATRIOTIC RESOLUTION' CAR RIES BY VAST MAJORITY.' MUNITION SHOWN t i Steamer Avalon Res cues Tired Crew. BAYARD BATTERED BUT SAFE Waterlogged Sailing Vessel Is 1 Drifting Toward Lookout. FIERCE GALE ENCOUNTERED Mnkm; Craft Abandoned Only A Her f utile Effort Is Made to Tow It ' to Port Men Are v Taken to South Bend. With iranu open, hulk waterlogged, ringing torn to shreds and apparently rinking from the effects of a four day battle with the gales of the Pa cific, the schooner Repeat was aban tinned near Cape Lookout on the Ore gon Coast yesterday morning after her crew had been taken aboard the steam er Avalon. and last night the little sail ing vessel waM wallowing helplessly in the sea just off Cape Lookout. The captain and crew of seven men reached South Bend. Wash., last night on the Avalon with but little hope of their abandoned craft's being saved. Fears for Bayard Quieted. Arrival of the Avalon with its res rued seamen from the Repeat put an end to the fears for the safety of the French bark Bayard, which the tug Oneonla had reported had been aban doned when the crew left it for the Avalon. The Bayard, however, is now reported safely bound for San Fran- risco with fore and maintopgallant mast carried away and the hanging. end rigging and sails blown away. The Bayard reported that it needed no as sistance and that It had weathered the gale. It was off Heceta Head when it fpoke the Lyman Stewart at 10 o'clock vesterday morning. The Repeat, with Captain J. R. Mac kenzie and crew of seven men, left Tort Ludlow. Wash., for Honolulu last Tuesday with a cargo of 03,000 feet of mixed lumber and SO long cedar poles. tiale Mrlkea Sailer. I.a?t Friday a 91-mile gale hit the sailer, and all of Friday and Saturday Captain Mackenzie and his crew battled against the gale and a sea that rolled high over the schooner. The schooner ran full last Friday and Saturday. All that time the brave captain and his small crew tried to run the Repeat into the course of passing steamers. The Mark smoke of the Avalon was sight ed, and she was signaled. The Avalon stood by and got a haw ser aboard and stayed with the sink ing sutler and towed the Repeat to ward shore until 4 o'clock Tuesday aft ernoon. At daylight no volunteer crew rould be induced to go aboard the sinking ship again to get the hawser aboard. Captain Mackenzie signaled the Avalon to take them off. They were taken Dff Tuesday at 4 P. M. The . deck load had shifted forward, flooding the forecastle and donkey engine-room w aist-deep. Hope ef Satlag Craft Dim. The Avalon stood by until o'clock yesterday morning. At noon the Ava lon met the tug Oneonta on its way to try and salvage the derelict, but Cap lain Mackenzie lias little hopes of sav Intr any of the cargo or ship. Captain Mackenzie lost his books and most of his personal effects, and mem bers of the crew lost their personal ef fects and their money. The Repeat is owned by Lewers & Cooke. Ltd.. of Honolulu. She is a ship of ISO tons gross, 149.6 feet long. Cap tain Mackenzie has been her master five years. Usually he has taken his family on trips between the Sound and Honolulu, but this trip he left them in Honolulu. So great was the storm, he says, that it crushed all of the bulk heads and partitions out of the cabin and drove the crew out of the fore castle. The Repeat's lifeboat was crushed, and the captain and crew had to be taken off in the Avalon's life boat, Oaeaata Fall to Flad W reek. E. V. Wright, manager of the Port r-f Portland Commission, left last night for Astoria to be nearer the scene of operations. The Oneonta returned to Astoria last night after an unsuccessful search for the vessel reported in dis tress by the Avalon and which It un derstood to be the Bayard. It visited the neighborhood of Cape Lookout, where the Avalon had reported the raft to be wallowing in the seas. No trace, however, could be found of the vessel, according to Captain Johnson of the Oneonta. The Oneonta continued far south as Cape Mears. but could find no trace of a distressed vessel. Residents of Netarts on one side of Cat.? Lookout and of the Nestucca region on the other side reported last night that a vessel which had been there for hours was still visible about three miles off Cape Flattery, appar ently drifting aimlessly toward a rock bound beach Just north of Cape Look cut or even toward the point of the care. Mount Vernon Man Confirmed. ORKGOXIAN NEWS Bl'RKAU. Wash ington. Jan. :. The Senate today con firmed the nomination of Edward W. Ferris as postmaster at Mount Vernon. Wash. Willamette and Western ' Pacific Roads to Bo Connected by 260 Miles or Rail. EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.) The construction of 260 miles of rail road from Coos Bay to Eureka, Cal.. connecting the Willamette-Pacific, now nearing completion, and the Western Pacific, having its northern terminus at Eureka, will be the next link in the proposed Southern Pacific road down the coast to San Francisco. This an nouncement was made today by H. P. Hoey. who has had charge, of the Willamette-Pacific construction work. Mr. Hoey says that he has made a trip over the proposed route in connection with the construction plans. Mr. Hoey was unable to say specif ically when actual construction of the road would be started. He did say. however, that the policy of, the com pany in building the Willamette-Pacific road has been to construct a road which will be suitable to handle through traffic. He also said to date the Willamette Pacific has cost 9,000,000. He said there was no grade on the entire line greater than six-tenths of 1 per cent. With the link of road between Coos Bay and Eureka completed, construe tion from Mapleton to Tillamook would provide a coast road from Portland to San Francisco. , WOMAN IS FIRST TO FILE Mrs. E. 31. Pearson Announces Can didacy for Baker Treasurersliip. BAKER.Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.) A woman was the first to make her an nouncement for a Baker County office when Mrs. Eliza M. Pearson, of this city, today filed with County Clerk Combs her petition qualifying her to appear on the ballot at the Republican primaries as candidate for the party nomination for County Treasurer. Mrs. Pearson is the widow of H. G. Pearson and for the past seven years has been employed In the county schools. Treasurer John W. Allen, also a Re publican, was unwilling to say today whether or not he would contest Mrs. Pearson's attempt to obtain the nom ination. ICE LIFTS FERRYBOAT OUT Jam In Columbia Leaves Brewster Boat High and Dry. WENATCHEE. Wash., Jan. 56. (Spe cial.) At Brewster, the Ice jam in Me Columbia River caused the water to rise rapidly and to slide a big chunk of ice under the Brewster ferry. A few hours' later the water went down and left the ferryboat high and dry. As a result, there has been no way to cross the Columbia River at that point except by means of a small boat. No crossing can be effected at Central Ferry. At Pataeros the Chapman ferry boat was picked up by the water and ice on the west side of the river and landed a mile down the river on the other side. CHINESE WINS IN GERMAN Allien T. Ding Gets Medal Tonight at Lincoln High School. Albert T. Ding, a Portland Chinese youth who graduates tonight from Lincoln High School, will receive the medal for excellence in the German language. This medal is awarded by the confederated German-speaking so cieties of Oregon, and is one of. three offered. The presentation will be made by Charles J. Schnabel. Mr. Ding has maintained an enviable record for scholarship throughout his course at the Lincoln High School. MINERS TO AWAIT DECISION United Workers Not to Strike Dur ing Wage Negotiations. INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 26. The United Mine Workers of America, in conven tion today, decided not to suspend work after the contracts have expired so long as negotiations for new agree ments are pending. A rising vote, taken after a long de bate, showed that 1000 of the 1300 delegates favored the proposition of non-suspension recommerided by Presi dent White. VENIZEL0S IS SUMMONED Kx-Premier Will Be Arrested if He Ignores Prosecutor. BERLIN, Jan. 16. (By wireless to Vayville. N. Y.) The Sofia newspaper Utro prints a dispatch from Athens to day saying that the Greek crown prosecutor on Government orders has begun proceedings against ex-Premier Venixelog. If the Greek statesman does not appear for examination, the dispatch says, he will be arrested. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WARM Children do to School Barefooted in .Middle of January. SEWARD. Alaska. Jan. 26. Advices! received by the mail steamer Dora. Sanak. in far Southwestern Alaska. said that no snow had fallen and there j hud been no ice up to the middle of January. Children were attending school bare-l footed, while Northern Alaska was in I the grip of a fearful blizzard. Crozier Opposes Gov ernment .Monopoly. $400,000,000 WORKS NEEDED Force of 750,000 Workmen Essential With Army in Field." COUNTRY NOW INSECURE Congress trged to Foster Develop ment or Private Manufactories , in Interior Coast Defense Inadequately Manned. WASHINGTON, - Jan. 26. Estimates were given ' the Senate military com mittee today by - Brigadier-General Crozier, chif of ordnance, showing that a plant costing 1400,000,000, operated by a force of 750,000 workmen, would be required to manufacture ammuni tion and war materials necessary to keep an Army of a million men in the field and equip an additional million recruits. .... General Crozier strongly disapproved any proposal for Government monopoly of the manufacture of war supplies, In sisting that best results could be ac complished by relying on private e tablishments to supplement the output of Government pi ints in time of war. Continental Army Tentative. The committee received today from Secretary Garrison a draft of a tenta tive measure suggested by Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the commit tee, which would provide for the au thorization for the proposed continental army in general terms only, leaving the details of the proposed system to be worked out by War Department regu lations. The original draft of a bill submitted by the War Department con tained an outline of the entire system. Mr. Garrison pointed out to the Con gressional committee, when he ap peared, before- thenf, however, that as the plan largely was an experimental one, it would be wise to give the Presi dent wide discretionary powers to meet problems which only could be solved in the light of experience yet to be gained. - . Army Increases Outlined. Senator Chamberlain has prepared a tentative bill deattng only with in creases for the. regular Army, and It Is assumed -the general authority con templated in the brief section submit ted today by the Secretary Is intended to be inserted into the Chamberlain bill. It provides that men of the con tinental army shall receive not more than three months' training In any year while serving with the colore, or more than six months' training In all dur ing their three years of active duty. . General Crozier amplified today tes timony already presented before the House committee to show the inade quacy of present reserve stores for the Army. Ordnance equipment for an Army of 250,000 has been assembled, and the country Is in better position in (Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.) rent supplies. (Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.) !- lllll',t1-T ... ! Vpoi I 7 WHERE'S Ww'-f3! P0LA ' ; II -ii V VA ifJfZrtif, 1 E-J 111 f Hi,,. I i i i ? : : Conference Is Pledged to Assist Government as Far as Possible. 600,000 Miners Arc as Unit. BRISTOL. Jan. 26. The British labor conference by a great majority today reversed Its former attitude regarding the war by adopting a resolution pledging the conference to assist the government as far as possible in the successful- prosecution of- the war. It -could be seen immediately the conference began that a considerable body of opinion favored supporting the government, and when the 600, Out miners threw an unanimous vote in the balance against - the anti-war move ment the success of the patriotic reso lution was certain. ' The conference adopted by a vote of 1.847.000 against 206,000 the resolution entirely approving the action of the Parliamentary . Labor . party. . In . CO operating In the national recruiting campaign. - The first resolution was moved by James Sexton, on behalf of the National Union of Dock Workers. Mr. Sexton said he was opposed to militarism, but that the war must be won. "If Germany wins," he continued, "nothing else on God's earth matters." COMPANY TO MAKE POTASH Kelp Gathered by Submarine Reap ers to Be Used in Explosives. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. Having proved the practicability , of manufac turish potash for explosives from kelp, the Hercules Powder Company has an nounced that they had let a contract for the construction, of a reduction plant to be built at San- Diego, Cal.. at a cost of $1,230,000. A submarine reaper designed to col lect the kelp from its ocean bed has proved a success, company officials said, and orders have been placed for the construction of 100 additional reap er:). PEACE IS OFFERED SERBIA Athens Hears Germany Would Place Kitcl Freiderlch on Throne. LONDON, Jan. 26. Germany is con tinuing her efforts to conclude a sepa rate peace with Serbia, according to the Athens correspondent of the Dajly Mail." . '- . " The correspondent says that Germany has offered to extend the -Serbian boundaries in the direction of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and re-establish the kingdom under Austro-German suzer ainty, with Prince Eitel Freidrich, Em peror William's second son, on the throne. QUININE RESERVES GONE Navy Surgeon Says He Searched in Vain for Supply for Marines. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Surgeon General Bralsted, of the Nfcvy, today told the House naval committee that he had recently searched the country in vain for 1700 ounces of quinine for the American marines at Haiti. . He said there was absolutely no re serve medical supply on hand. The situation, he thought, warranted an ap propriation of 175,000 for reserve sup plies, in addition to $700,000 for cur rent supplies. Aidt. citing En cr $.ment Unlikely. DEMAND ON CHINA RENEWED Allies Sympathize With Us, but Will Not Act. NEW ENTERPRISE -NIPPED American Interests in Fukicn I'rovinec Endangered Nippon . Seeks Complete Control of Oriental Neighbor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Awaiting confirmation from official sources as a necessary preliminary to any action by the United States, State Department officials were interested today in a re port from London that the Japanese government has revived all of the de mands on Ch,ina Included in the famous "group five" of the list of proposals submitted to the Pekin government more than a year ago for a permanent settlement of outstanding Issues be tween Japan and China. There is a conviction in official cir cles here that any action at this time likely to have results to warding off the new Japanese demands must be taken by the United States practically alone. Allies Sympathetic, That la All. With every evidence of sympathetic interest by the European entente allies in the attitude of opposition which the United States took when the proposals nn the "erouD five" originally were submitted, it is believed none of these powers will be inclined to take issue with Japan at a moment when they are leaning heavily on their Oriental ally, not only for munitions of war, but for military and naval protection of their Interests in the Orient The close study that has been made ir, .w.ahiTiirton of the proposals em bodied In "group five" has only con firmed officials in their original belief that If accepted In -full by China, with out protest from other nations, they would lead not only to material and industrial, but even political domina tion of China by Japan. Japanese Domination Feared. Japanese advisers . for the Chinese government with resulting exclusion .of all other foreign advisers irom ream, it is felt, would place China completely under the political control of Japan. -While not prepared to make an issue on that point, however, the State De par'tment is convinced the other pro visions of "group five" finally would close to American commerce and enter prise the open door in China. It is gathered from the British news paper advices that in addition to re vising the demands in "group five," as they stood at the close of the negotia tions in Pekin last January, the Jap anese proposals again include a pro vision aimed at a budding American AGRICITITVRAL- DEPARTMENT REPORTS TO CONGRESS. - Expert, Asking for Funds to Carry on Experiments, Mentions Will amette Valley Particularly. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 86. Oregon's flax is pro nounced by experts of the United States Department of Agriculture to be superior to any other fiber flax grown in the United States. This testimonial was given before the House committee on agriculture, during the hearings on the agricultural appropriation bill. Dr. Dewey, the department's flax ex pert, was making an argument in sup port of an appropriation for further experimentation -run, flaxgrowing, and especially the growing of flax for seed, when he was asked about the fiber flax grown In the Willamette Valley in Oregon. "The Willamette Valley fiber flax." said he, "is the best grown in the entire United States." Dr. Taylor, chief of the bureau of plant industry, who was present, backed the opinion of Dr. Dewey, and said his opinion was based on depart mental study of the fiber flaxes grown in various states. PUMICE BATTERS VESSEL Submarine Disturbance Adds to Difficulties Caused by Storm. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. Pumice stone from a submarine disturbance mingled with the waves which bat tered the liner Sierra during a hurri cane was encountered three days out from Sydney, N. S. W., according to the report made by the captain when the steamer arrived here. Captain Koughan said the Sierra must have passed over the seat of the vol canic outbreak, as for hours the ship was in a sea of pumice, pieces vary ing in size from the size of a marble to as big as a stovepipe hat being thrown on deck by the waves. ARMENIANS NEED HELP British Ask Americans to Do All Possible for Relief. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Another appeal for help for starving Armenians reached the State Department today through the American Embassy at London. Ambassador Page cabled that Viscount Bryce had " represented to him that he had information from Armenian ecclesastical officers that large numbers of Armenian exiles who had been driven out of their own coun try by the Turks now are helpless in the deserts of Syria and Mesopotamia. The viscount asked that the State Department be requested to do what It can for their relief. DRY NATION BILL ADVANCED Senate Subcommittee Decides Recommend Measure. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The first step in the progress of the .National prohibition movement in this Congress was taken today when the Senate Judi ciary sub-committee decided to recom mend to the full committee Senator Sheppard's proposed Federal constitu tional amendment. It would submit to the states for approval an amendment prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transportation, im portation and exportation of all intoxi cating liquors for beverage purposes. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tbe Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 3' degrees; minimum, 27 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional snow or rain; south erly winds. War. British labor to aid Government in war. Page 1. Britain to adhere to trade interference pol icy, but may not declare actual blockade. Page 2. National. Wilson expects to put through his revised nipping bin. rage a. Nation's great need of munitions plants In event of war described to Congress com mittee. Page 1. America left to take up new Chinese issue with Japan. Page 1. Wilson tells why he changed his mind about tariff commission: Page 0. Wilson authorizes compromise on Philippines bill. Page 2. Arrival of third armed Italian liner raises issue anew. Page 3. Domestic. Mrs. Mohr- charges husband often beat her. Page 3. . Sport. Vaughn deal 'may be blocked. Page 16. Mascott and Benjamin now quarrel about referee. Page JS. Salt Lake's vote likely to decide salary limit question. Page 16. Portland maintains hockey lead. Howard Drew defeats fast field of sprinters. Pacific Northwest. Six die in fire at Seattle. Page 6. Coos Bay-Eureka line Is assured. P&ge 1. School, er Repeat abandoned near Cape Look out; crew rescued. Page 1. Tillamook tramp Is Idaho murder suspect. - Page e. Oregon to intervene In "Utah water-power caso before Supreme Court. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Higher bids from East cause stronger wheat market in interior. rage -i. Heavy profit-taking unsettles Chicago wheat market, rage -J. Foreign liquidation starts decline in Wall- street stocks, page L'l. Steamer Preakwater to begin new service. Page -'0. Portland and Vicinity. MolHe Bowers faces kidnaping charge. Page 17. City's share of revenue is only Issue 4ln pound transler not settled, rage !t. Cash -sales rain with prohibition. Page 20. E. V. I.iltlefleld ls out for Congress. Page . Portland opens hearts and purses lo Jews. giving flOUfl first day. rage 22. East takes nolle- of Oregon letters. Page 22. j Visiting IntHans center of interest at umtor show. page 11. Weather reuort, data and forecast. Pae If. Farmersand Grange in Co-operation Aim. IRRIGATION AID IS FAVORED Governmental Manufacture of Munitions Advocated. RURAL CREDITS ARE URGED Combination of National Organ izations to Influence Legisla tion in Behalf of Labor , I Outlined by Conference. , J - ' ACTIOS OK OREGON STATU ., ? FEDERATION OK LABOR. Enforcement of the immigra tion laws urged. Governmental ownership and operation of munitions works ap proved. Legislation looking to the re peal of the Federal seamen's bill opposed. Support for legislation that will abolish free employment bu reaus pledged. Convict labor-made goods In competition with free labor prod ucts denounced. Submission of the eight-hour law to Oregon voters this year opposed. Adoption of a label by the farmers' union and grange for their products favored. Plan for a Joint board of labor, farmer and railroad unions, for mutual benefit in legislation adopted. Non-partisan tariff commission referred for further investiga tion and discussion. Appointment of delegates to the forthcoming-" conference on state aid In Irrigation and drain age discussed. With the annual convention of the Oregon State Federation of Labor well under way yesterday at the Central Li brary, action was taken upon " various resolutions submitted to the body by the committee with recommendations. It was apparent from the discussion that followed the resolution to name delegates to tho forthcoming state con ference on irrigation and rural credits that the convention will go on record before it adjourns as favoring state guarantee of bonds for irrigation projects. The resolutions, committee reported back the resolution with the recom mendation that It be concurred in. However, there was a disposition to have it enlarged so as to Include drain age projects, so it was sent to the com mittee on laws and legislation for fur ther Investigation. Private Interests Feared. F. A. Sikes, a farmers' union dele gate, from Corvallis, said that tbe farmers favored a law that would aid them in developing irrigation and drainage. The bill which the people voted down.'at the last election, he sug gested, smac'ted of private schemes. He declared the farmers wanted rural credits, which, he pointed out, were in volved in the irrigation bond system . backed by tho state. "The farmers can pay 4 per cent in terest for loans and make some money: they cannot pay per cent interest and make any profit," continued Delegate Sikes. "The main thing is to get the state back of a movement for low- priced loans, carefully protected against loss." Tariff lommlulos Favored. The letter from the Portland Cham- , ber of Commerce, accompanied by the proposed Federal bill for a non partisan tariff commission now before ' Congress by the National Chambers of Commerce, asking that the federation Indorse the measure and urge its en actment was sent to the law and legis lative committee. There is strong favor for such Federal legislation, but the federation wants some limit to im migration put in it. The resolution of Eugene Smith for a Joint board of labor, farmer and rail road unions was recommended favor ably by the committee and adopted without dissent. It is regarded by or ganized labor as one of the important measures at this session. National Organization Aim. These three unions acteJ in con- Junction in legislative matters at tne last general assembly. This resolution broadens and carries the plan further, the ultimate purpose being to brmg - about a system whereby these unions as National bodies might co-operate more fully. It provides that the incoming officers of the otate Federation of Labor be in- . struuted to try and arrange for a per- . manent and official joint board to be cuinposed of representatives or tle State Grange, Farmers' Union, railroad unions and the Federation of Labor for aggressive and defensive purposes wtherein the board may mutually agree upon a policy or programme. Farmers' Label Proposed. The measure urging the farmers to adopt a label and put it on all their proc)t.e sent to market was concurred hi. It was developed by Delegate Sikes Concluded on I'age 4, Column 4.)