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ft PRICE FIVE CENTS. SECRET AIR COAST GUARD f $ n " " ' - n -'-v v l.'i.'tituT t ii mm VOI. LVI. NO. ITI'i. l ine 1 is.. if, unMimt .uu.uAi, . -" annanM. nnneannnj, .... i - " 2000 LAYMEN OPEN GREAT GQNVENTIQN GRAHAME-WHITE IS GRAVELY WOUNDED HKITIMI AVIVTOI. MKI.TH Mls AIVLTVItK IX IH-lMIi. STREET CAR HANGS jDin m ir n nmnnr null UIU PLANNED BY PEARY UYLtl DniUUH rinlL PLOT IS SUSPECTED OF GERMAN DRIVE TKVCKS JIMP THACK AT tDGE ADMIRAL ANNOUNCES NAMES OF WORKING COMMITTEE. Ol' MAKQl'AM GULCH. BIG ISSUE INVOLVED IN HEW SEA RULES President's Power May Be Questioned ANARCHIST POISON GUNS ALLIES ARE SURE TO PROTEST Supreme Court Decision Is Cited in Opposition. COMMERCE IS AT STAKE F.ntreue fowrr Mjr Nrr-k to ST ..oclcr Thai t'nltrd Matra Will Be Held nr-poo.lblo for Mrnhanlmrn Snne,. TaSHIV.TOV. Tth. 11 .'pedal.) Questions of irrave Importance to the tMnmm ot the Nation and to re lation. of the I'nited fttaUa with the allied powera have arlaen a result ci the detaratltn mad by President Wilson that he I on tha eve of hold ing trma merchantmen to be auxiliary cruisers. Already tha alltee Oreat Britain. Franc. I'.ussla and Italy have riled objections to the chance of policy pro posed ty the Vailed Slates. That they III retaliate, or that they can re taliate at the preeent time, la not be iird. bat thy wl'l protest and that they may een serve notk-e that for any armed merchantmen trading with the tailed ntats whKh may be sunk by (Mrtnan aubmarlnes thle Govern ment will b bld responsible In dam t l. expected. Lea a I I sen-re Deeetae 8o far u thie country Itself la con cerned the quaellosa which have, de veloped are: I. Can the Iterative branch of the tioternmenl put Into force n forelcn . poli- y which le In violation of dcl 'iioiu of the I'nited Maln Supreme Court? 1 Will not the new policy of the ;overnmat lead to reduction of Kta tonnae connvrtlny lth Amer ica n porta nad raueo creator ronseetlon of freight and a riao In freisbt rates, nil of which will bear on the shippers? It la ! from representation made by the ntltd overnmenta that thry will not rmov (una from their merchantmen. Thy hold It to be the duty of n merchantman to escape, cap ture If It can. I a taa's ee laterneetrd. .. It la apparently the theory of the t'nited (itatea. nrcordln to the I-anln not, thai merchaotmest. on the ap taran e of ub marine, must atop and submit to vlatl and nenrvh. which are Ike esual prelimlnartee to destruction. al of Ibe ahip alone, but of the good on board, which may or may not bo the property of neutmla. With reference; to the authority of the rresld.ot to act contrary lo the d'cUlone of the Oupreme Court of the l'nltd mate, ofrtclala aay the owner ft a belligerent armed merchantmen, treated by a government agent a an auxiliary rruUer. may take lb caao lata court and thereby secure relief fona the Administration proceea. Rut liU la a long, tedloua proceeding, for the Attorney-Oeaeral. by direction of the rreaident. would defend the case a lo the Supreme Court, and a decision would not be handed down for two r threo year. Th conatltutlon reouirea the Prel dent to take rare "that the law be f.lthfultr executed.- and tho decisions tf the Supreme Court are the law of the land. Claret lea la roadamewtal. It I recogniaed that there l more than an academic question: It goea to the bottom of government. Tet It wIM nt have th eamo Interest to tbo pub lic aa w'.Il that which would develop br Ibe refusal of the a 1 1 lea to disarm tiielr ship. Chief Justice Marshall, who had aerved In lha Continental Army, waa one of tbo framera of the Constitution, a member of the diplomatic aervtco and Sr.-retary of War and Secretary of Mate, considered Ibe question of arm:? miisa In he caao of the Nereidr. a limteh ship mounting 1 suns, which had been chart-red by a ypanlsh sub let and waa captured by aa American prioiHr In the war with Great IJrltaln in Mil. The Issue before the court waa wh-ther a neutral might put hi goods on hee.rd aa armed merchantman. Chief J .fit.. Marshall, who handed down Ihe e-rl.lt)n. declare!: "The bei:icrnl bad a perfect right in arm la ble own defense and this tisbl did not Interfere with that of the neutral to transport hie goods In a bel ligerent vesaeL- T ah la of rrelsht Limited. If tbo I'nited btatee bolda that bel ligerent armed merchantmen are auxil iary cruisers, this mean aurb vessels at est depart from American port with in 1 1 boora after arrival or St hour after ack) length of lime e-S la necee eary to mas. a Deeded repair and take on sufficient fuel and provuiona to per mit them lo reach the nearest port of Ihe country wboeve ftaa- they fly. II I apparent that not much freight could bo taken aboard iirb veeoel In 31 bcajr. More than lb la. such Veaeela would bo debarred from entering American porta for three raontba. Tbo Called Plate cannot build a merchant maMae lo a day and It le mo preeent conditio which must be m-t. Ti report of lha Commissioner f navigation shows that du-lng the Cora mission aa Lieutenant l-uc-d Only Last lontli; Narrow -cape of Year A50 Itcrallcd. llinHIhilTkH rance. Feb. II Claude Orabime-Whlte. the Hrltish avi ator, haa ben wounded gravely. o aeisile hava been obtained. ! wa commissioned a Lieutenant last mooth. lj.yi.sast Orahame-Wbit won in ternational prominence several year aco by spectacular flights In England and America. Il enlisted In tba naval corp at the outberak of tho war and waa apoplnled temporary night Com mander. A year ago. after participat ing In a raid by a quadron of aero planes on Belgian town, b fU Into tbo sea. but waa picked up by a ertitaer. Lieutenant Graham-WhlW wife, formerly Mt-a Dorothy Taylor, of New York, obtained last month a decree for tho restitution of her conjugal rights, an action which In England la a preliminary atep to a ult for dtvoren. SUN HAS SULKY SPELL After Ilalmy Touch of Pprln J. riuvlo Helen Agala. Old iol took a good look at Portland Saturday and sent a wave of bprlng fever over tbo gradually thawing real- dent. I'erbapa be I' hard to ploase. for yesterday ho sulked behind a cur tain of cloud all day. not vouchsafing o much a a glimpse of himself. Oc casional rain I th official forecast for today again. Saturday Bight and Sunday morning tho precipitation waa .It Inch. This brought the total since September 1 to JS.4 Inch, tb excess bains; (.11 Inches. The temperature remained equable yesterday with a maximum of i and minimum of to. WEST GROWING FASTEST iVpulatloa of I'nited Mate on Jan uary I. I 1. 308. 3 IS. WASHINGTON. Feb. 1J. Censu bu reau experts estimated today that th population of lha I'nited Slat a on January 1 last was 11.101.114 and that by July I It noulJ be 111T.J1- On Juty I. last year, they figured Ihe population at 100.1.11(. Western state have led In growth. Washington heading tho list, with Ok lahoma. Nevada. North Dakota and New Mexico following In Ihe order named. The burcau'a estimate ar based on the rata of Inereae botweoo the' ! and ll census'. Oregon's population on Juty I. I tie. was .. on January 1. 11. 133. tie. The estimate for July. 11. Is ei.Ttt. GERMAN SCOUT SHIPS SAIL le Stationed at T-eebrngse hald to Have I -eft Port. iustrrdaII. via London. Fab. 13 The Telegraaf ays tb German scout ree le in the XoMh H BIW DellOVrd to have gone out of Zeebrugge. as It la known armed trawlers ar stationoa there, and thai so mo vessels which formerly were not at that port have been lying there under steam. Small German warship have been active In tb North a recently. Tb German War Office announced last week that two Hrltish cruisers had boon sunk, but the British said tb vessels referred lo were mlne-e wrepere. 296,000 BELGIANS SHOD Commission Aluo Boy" Icather to Krpalr Old Mioca. NEW YORK. Feb. 11. Th Comml slon for Relief In Belgium announced tonight that since th beginning of Its Winter campaign It had sent !. op pairs of shoe to tho destitute of Belgium and Northern France, Of these . were for women. 0.00e for chil dren. 4S.o for boy. 4t.00 for glrla and 4 .' for men. Tbo Commission bought t:.00 worth of leather to bo cut up and tacked on wooden soles and to repair old shoes. BRITISH LOSE TWO VESSELS M earner Sank In .Medllermnran by Totsrdo Wltlront Warnlnc IsONDON. Feb. IS. Lo of the Brit ish steamships Springfield and Cedar wood were reported today by tba Ad miralty. Tbo Springfield waa torpedoed with out warning In the Mediterranean on her way from London to Calcutta. Her crew of i were landed at Malta. She waa a US-foot vessel of SS tons. Only two of the crew of tho Cedar wood were saved. Tho place of her sinking was not given, bho was a Ves sel of td tone. COAST HAS POTATO FLOUR Factory Ojcncd In California WUI Ad J March riant Later. UTOCKTOV. CaU Feb. 11. ISpeeial) with a raoacitv for grinding IS tons of potatoes a day. a plant for the manu facture of potato flour waa placed In operation today at Middle River oy me Ale l ltlitles Company, of Nw York. To factory, said lo represent an In vestment of i0.. waa financed al most entlre'y with Kastern capital. The p:nl is th first of It kind on th rsciflc Coat. Star, h-maklng ma chinery will bo adJcd later. Wholesale Killing of Notables Intended. CHEF BELIEVED MERE UNIT Lives Saved by Custom of Serving Meager Portions. OUNCE OF ARSENIC USED Kat-li Carta Said to Have Keceivct! Grain and a Hair, While Mlnl moni Lellial Doe la Kati matrd at Two Grain. CHICAGO. Feb. IS. (Special.) "I do not wish lo create a panic In Chicago, wa tho cryptic reply of Flrt Deputy Superintendent of Tollce Schuettler. when asked today to givo his view of tb plot lo poison several hundred prominent CTilcagoans at the banquet Tueeday night to Archbishop Munae leln. Schuettler spoke testily and In tho ton of a man who Is harboring the secret of a great calamity. At the same time he refused to admit that he believed Jean Crones, missing as sistant chef at tho University Club, was tbo only man who figured In the plot. baleaale Plot awapeeted. Indications ar that Schuettler Is hot on Crones" trail and Is gathering; evi dence of a plot In which Crone was only a unit among a gang of anarchists wbo planned) to kill a distinguished group of men. Thl was borne out by tho activities of his staff of detectives. Two hours before Health Commis sioner Kobertson gavo out the report of F. O. Tonney. city chemist, tbal 3.7 grains of white oxide of arsenic had been found In an analysis of a pint of the poisoned soup served at the banauet to tho archbishop, two anar chists wer taken Into Schuettler' office . Aaarchlala Are Qneallened. They were confronted with tran- scrlpa of speoche taken down by ochu ettler's . Inveatlgator and by other agents, who hav been present at every secret and open ni-rllng of the anar chists In Chicago. Both of tho anarchist were ques tioned for more than an hour. They left the building In the company of de tective. When they had gone Schuet tler. In an Interview, admitted he had had reporla tn Crones for several months. He knows tha meetings Cronea haa attended, what ho said at those gatherings. He admitted Crones was a red hot "dyed-ln-the-wool an archist, that he knew Cronea- associ ates, and that his detectives have ques tioned these men. Schuettler made known the fact that Crones at a meeting of anarchist last May asked tho speaker If his study of chemistry he Is an amateur cncmixl would Injure his standing In the anar chist movem-nt. The speakers reply uWiuJfd oa I'sse X Column . I l"' JUST VALENTINES. J r I 1 II -1 se a s e ee.a-a aeeeesee aesesssssseesssssse eseesseeasssssssssTSTsTt I I Crew and Pawocngr-r Kacapc From Car Viod Tceterlna; Abote Drop of 50 Keet. Conductor, motorman and three pas sengers on South Portland car No. 11 narrowly escaped deatn about 10 o'clock last nip-ht when the car struck an Inch and a quarter auto-truck bolt in tha curve of .the track near tho en r the Plrst-atreet bridsre. at First an Arthur streets, and leaped from the rails. Tha front trucks awuniT off the track. the car whirled almost at right angles, tara awav about 20 feet of the Iron e-nr rail of tha bridsre. demolished a section of the sidewalk at tne siae 01 the brWjre, and hung poised halt m the air. teetering: over a drop of 60 feet Into the Marquam Gulch below. Conductor W. H. Bates, of 743 vaugnn street, and Motorman J. C. Irvin, of 76 Raleitch street, hurried the passen gers off the car in safety. ino pa- nn were J. B. Junkln. of 735 Bis marck street; A. E. Blrrlslch. Who gave his address 1872 Gevea street tpre sumably Geneva street), and M- E. Starbird. of 580 Hawthorne street. Tha car remained hanging, after tne crsh. with fully half of Its body either entirely off the bridge or on the sec tion of the smashed sidewalk. Statements differ as to the rate the car was traveling; when the accident occurred. CADORNA SHOWS DISDAIN Italian Unmindful of Austrian' At tacks on nis Dignity. PARIS. Feb. IS. A Havas diBpatch from Home under Saturday's date says that the Italian commander-in-chief. Lieutenant-General Count Cadorna. has Issuesd a statement declaring that once and for all he disdains to take any notice of Austrian attempts, "by false? bulletins and other methods" to lower the dignity" of the Italian army commander. On the other hand. General Cadorna asserts that all Italian bulletins are carefully, drawn up and admit neither of denial or attenuation. WILSON TURNS HOMEWARD Presidential Yacht on IVay to Wasli liifcton In Winding Snowstorm. rT.r rvnvT. Vn Feb. 12. The Presi dential yacht Mayflower, with Presi dent Wilson and his wife aboard, left Old Point today and steamed up Chesa peake Bay in a driving snowstorm. She is expected to dock at tho Washington Navy-yard tomorrow morning. Th. President did not come ashore today, declining an Invitation to play golf at the Hampton Roads Club. BELGIANS WIN IN AFRICA German Gunboat Sank In Kngage- mrnt on Lake Tanganyika. HAVRE. Feb. 12 A dispatch re ceived from the Belgian forces oper- nn 1 .ii. TmranvlliL Africa, says the German gunboat Hedwlg von Wiss- wnn has been sunk in a navai com bat off Albertvlllc. e e ... -.,m.r. rew were killed. I W V V, - - The remainder of the men on board the gunboat were luaen prisoners. Progress in Poland Due to Artillery. ORIGINAL PLANS hM Russians Stubborn in Deliver ing Counter Attacks. BIG DECISION IS LOST Campaign for Colossal Movement Settles Down Instead to Slow, nodding Day-by-Day At tacking Operation. BY STANLEY WASHBURN. (War correspondent of the Chicago Tri bune, returned from the Russian front, pub lished by arrangement.) The lull preceding the storm of mid July in Southern Poland was a period of great activity behind both lines. The Germans were straining- every ef fort to bring up their big guns and their hordes of smaller oneB, while the Russian aeroplane observers reported every road from the south choked with reinforcements moving to the front. The whole line stretching from the Victula to the south of Chelm was heavily defended by the Germans and, as their artillery was ranging day by day. Just as had been the case in May on the Dunajec line, it was realized by the Russians that the enemy was plan ning what they hoped would be a repetition of the Gallcian drive. Grand nuke Backs t'P General. But Loesche. who was now in com mand, was alive to the menace of the situation which undoubtedly was the gravest In its possible consequences . h . u. o. hnri far rieveloDed. The Grand Duke, realizing the acuteness of the danger, backed hAi up loyally, and h .luiv li Loesche had everything that the creneral staff could give him to help him hold his line. ' K.v.n maomlficent IcorDS "With th heaviest support of big guns that I had yet seen, plus the fact that Loesche mm self was a clear-headed and courageou eiu ..ii all nr mir Miiriii 10 kivh.. nnin than thev had beer since May. The idea of Loesche was mat 1 asraressive defense was the most effective kind of defense. As far as I have been able to ODserve in these his: artillery actions the only solution is to attack first. If a force s able to make even a small advance from the fortified line, it at least has the advantage of being out or tne zone 1 l. 1 . . 1. -11 r the ranffM have been in ' 1 1 11 1 " exactly ascertained, and hence fight ing in much more IavoraDie to tne ai- tackera. Ruaslaaa Plan First Attack. iuhr f.rlinir this, was straining every nerve to anticipate me uenuau move by himself launching an anaca on the uerman center, nciu uj i.. .u n viiHrri south of Krasnvstav. It was felt by the Russians that if this front could be broken It would necessl- tConcludfd onl'aKO 2;Columna.) Sjhtem Expected I'lthnately to Bo Valuable Adjnnct to Life having Service. NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Rear-Admiral ..-ert E. Peary, autnorized by the ero Club of America to appoint a cen tral committee to formulate working plans for an aerial coast patrol serv ice, announced today the names of those Who already have consented to serve. They are: Senator Johnson, of Maine; Senator 8heppard. of Texas; Representative Kahn, of California; Byron R. Newton, assistant Secretary of the Treasury, who is at the head of the Coast Guaro and Life-saving Service; Lester Jones, superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Professor P. C. Frankenfield, chief forecaster of the United States Weather Bureau; John Hayes Hammond. Jr., and Emer son McMillan, of New York. Presidents of 27 aero clubs also will be appointed members of the committee. While efforts will be concentrated first on establishing a chain of aero coast patrol stations along the Atlan tic and Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes at intervals of 100 miles, sta tions later will be established In the Interior. The service is designed chiefly for observation purposes In case of war, but it is expected to prove a valuable adjunct to the Coast Guard and Life-saving Service. AEROPLANES RAID ITALY Fifteen Killed, Hospital and Historic Church Damaged. PARIS, Feb. 13. Austrian aeroplanes made a raid yesterday over Ravenna and the neighboring towns of Codigoro and Bottrishe. in Northeastern Italy near the Adriatic. A Havas dispatch from Rome says 15 persons were killed and several wounded. Several women and children were among the wounded. A hosnital and the Basicila of Sant' Apollinare at Ravenna Vere damaged. The church of Sant' Apollinare was erected in the years 535 and 538, and was consecrated in 549 by St. Max! miam. It was restored in 1779 and-Is the largest of the Basilicas still ex isting at Ravenna. BABE SMOTHERS IN SUGAR Astoria Uoy, 1 4 Months Old, Falls Into Stored Sweet and Die. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 13. (Special.) Henry M. Hauke, the H-months-old son of Mrs. Erick Hauke. met with a fatal accident today in a most peculiar man ner. The child fell head first into a can of sugar in the family pantry and was smothered. BULGARIA ASKS FOR PEACE Athens Says Report Is Confirmed In Entente Circles. LONDON, Feb. 13. The Exchange Telegraph Company received the fol lowing dispatch today from Athens: "It Is confirmed in entente circles that Bulgaria has made overtures for a separate peace to the entente powers." INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 46 . ... - minimum 44 derreea. TODAY'S Occasional rain; winds mostly soutneriy. War Grabame-White gravely wounded. Page 1. Big guns secret or lierman anve iw-ciu General Townshend hailed as hero by British public Fage 5. German Chancellor as insistent on preroga tives as was Bismarck. Page 5. French Vouths going gaily to war. Page 5. Brother of King constantlne aeienas uice policy. Page 2. National. Legislative atmosphere cleared by Garrl- on s rcisi' "wii. bv Knotty questions Involved in Wilson s new 1 . ..Alii.v Pbitd 1 armea mtr;uwiuBu j'" Admiral Peary announces plan for areo patrol 01 quaoiB. fojo Senator lane attacks munitions trade. P TWimhtte. Onelda Indian princess who is working for . ... nf hr rSCA. industrial poisoning of banquet guests believed part ot . . ... .....n.Vil.t, Pa,. 1 Dig piOl Ot Kiioituiow. - "a " Wilson flghtiug to retain party leadership. 1. .... A Arrangement of girl's books points to theory OI II1UIUCI. '.. Amateur radio operators to give big- demon stration of preparednebK. tfage 3. Sports. Cases of holdout in racifii Coast League are few. Page 12. Washington High School starting well with basketball play. Pago 33. Spokane and Multnomah Clubs exchange charges 01 iji uin..Tiui.p i.a. ... 0av Iuf fin N'ArlhwMt. New Initiative bills are filed at Olympia. .rage o. Lamar Tooxe expects to see Scandinavian involved in war. Page 11. Jackson County Republicans pledge fealty at ianconi uy wuh1"1. Portland and Vicinity. Rev. J. D. Corby declines otter to leave Portland. P&go 10. Cat awakens owner In burning house. Page . Bishop Sumner advocates provision erannuated clergy. Page 10. Rex Beach's play, "The Ne er-Do-Well." Is Everything In ord-r for breaking of ground at AUaltonum " 1 " c Cltv awaits reply to St. Johns water offer. Page 11. Dorothy Jordan is gem of good bill at Or- pbeum. Page 'J". Two thousand laymen open convention. Page 1. Steamer Tahoma escapes from Ice nd ar rives at city. Page . Portland Elks to attend Tacoma temple dedication. Page 7. Sear.-li for bodies of canoe trip victims is fruitless. Page '."" Norwegian steamer Wascana hu rough trip ' from Vladivostok to Portland. Page 6. All Sects Fused to Fur ther Missions. WOMEN HAVE OWN MEETING Great Throng Is Inspired by Tales of Progress. SEATTLE FAR SURPASSED Seven Widely-Separated Cities Open Sessions to Awaken Men of All Churches to Needs of For eign and Home Fields. PROGRAMME FOR TODAY. Morning at 10 Conference of ministers, but of interest to all delegates. Theme: "The Minis ter's Supremo Opportunity" "As an Educational and Recruiting Force," Morris TV. Ehnes; "As a Financial Force." J. B. Trimble; "As a Spiritual Force," J. P. Mc Naughton. 'Afternoon at 3 Theme "Christ for Every Man" "Catching Men Alive," J. O. Randall; "The Life That Wins," Henry H. Kelsey; "Pioneering on the Congo," Thomas Moody, Africa; "God's Missionary Plan for the World," Bishop J. W. Bashford. Evening, 730 Theme: "Christ the World's Need.' "The Dawn of a New Day and Around the World in Motion Pictures," Will iam M. Gilbert; "The American City and the City of God." H. V. Swarts; "War Experiences in Turkey," J. P. McNaughton. Place White Temple. BY EDITH KNIGHT HOLMES. Old men, young men. doctors, law yers, bankers, preachers, mechanic?, hard-headed busines men, more than 2000 strong filled the White Temple yesterday at 3 o'clock, when Hie open ing meeting of the Laymen's Mission ary Convention of Oregon began. It was an inspiring audience, signifi cant of a great new movement in which the men are getting to work in mis sionary efforts and are not leaving it all to the women. It was a magnificent achievement, redoubling credit to the enterpri.se and earnestness of the local committee, of which B. L. Thompson is chairman and John A. Goodell, of the Y. M. C. A., executive secretary. Only Woman Present la Writer. The women were not admitted to the meeting in the White Temple. It was "for men only." "Ye church editor" had the distinction of being the one woman present. But across the street in the First Methodist Church, there was an equally enthusiastic meeting for the women. E, L. Thompson, who presided at the men's assemblage, congratulated the committee and praised its work in that it had obtained a registration ne.irly twice that of Seattle, where a similar meeting Js in rrogress. Seven con ventions opened simultaneously yes terday in Greensboro. N. C. ; Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.; Dayton. O.: Decatur. 111.; and Richmond, Va. To the last two a telegram was sent yesterday by C. V. VIckery, one of the leaders in the movement. Large Registration Klatcs. "Tell them that we have this large registration, and don't forget to send our greetings," said Chairman Thomp son. Secretary Goodell, ; who was introduced-as "the human dynamo," thanked the pastors and laymen for their co operation. Bishop Cooke, of the Metho dist Church, led the great throng in prayer, calling for the divine blessing on the meetings that they might be the beginning of a great wave or good works. On the platform were men of many denominations, but all united in tli-; one effort, to spread the doctrine of Christ in all lands and among all peo ples. The audience was representative of many faiths and creeds, but all lines of denominationallsm were blotted out before the meeting had even gotten under way. Deep male voices rose in songs of praise apd the whole building seemed vibrant with a mighty enthusi asm. Singer Inspires Crowd. Ernest W. Naftzger, who led the singing, was the right man in the right place. He inspired the men. They all sang whether or not they knew how. and the result waa splendid. Mr. Naftzger was heralded by Fred li. Fisher, of India, aa "a temperamental duck who knows how to give a message In song." Two solos demonstrated that the singer had both voles and message. At the men's meeting and immediate ly after his address, at tho women's gathering, S. Hall Young, "the grand old-young man," gave a stirring talk on Alaska and John Muir. "How many of you old sour-doughs have )Ver banned at the ChilcootV" he asked the men, and then went on to give reminiscences of early days. H: recalled his first visit hero 38 year ago. when he came by steamer from tConludtd on Fags 10, Column 1.) ned ee I eae a, .- a 1