VOL. LVI XO. 17,236. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FIRE SWEEPS MILL, LOSS IS $150,000 Inman-Poulsen Operat ing Riant Destroyed. DANIE-LS FOR NAVAL BASE ON COLUMBIA S1.CKETAKY IMPRESSES MR. IIAWLEY BY COMMKXTS. ASKS HELP STORM ROMANCE IS LIKE FAIRY STORY FEDERAL HUNT FOR AUTHOR'S SACRIFICE GIVES 18 EDUCATION EVERETT TEACHER OPEXS WAY TO PROFESSION'S. ' CHINESE SHOT J FRAY DESTITUTE SEATTLE WOMAX IS HAPPILY WEDDED. SWEDEN CURBING BRITAIN ANARCHISTS GOD ft YARDS AND DRY KILN ESCAPE Blaze Ascribed to Over-Heat . ing of Belt. FIREBOAT SERVICE LAUDED re insurance Estimate' ' 9t "" Pee Cent and Immediate Rebuilding on Adjustment Promised, Indicat ( ing 90 Days, of Idleness. FIRE PEPARTMEXT 'LAUDED FOR HIICK RESULTS. The outstanding feature of yes-s terday's fire at the Thman-Poul sen mill was the remarkable work of the Fire Department. In the vernacular tf the' depart ment, it was a ''Ine stop." '. . The first alarm, came in at ex actly 2:58 from box 258. .At' 3:03 o'clock Captain Grenfell, of en gine 3. turned in the -dreaded "three threes" of a third alarm. At that moment almost the en tire south end of the mill was in flames. . It was right after this that the fireboat David Campbell concen trated a stream from her forward turret nozzle, with the full pow er of two pumps behind it. At 3:14 P. M. the fire was un der control and a recall had been founded. x "Chief," said Colonel Kobert D. Inman to Fire Chief . Dowell, "Jyour men did wonderful work. I thought the whole mill was gone." t t Snbmarine Station at Least Will Be Favored if Congress Does Not Permit Larger Plan. . OREGONIAX NEWS BTJREAt Wash ington, Feb. 17. Representative Haw ley today called on Secretary Daniels and discussed at some length his bill proposing to establish a new naval base on the Columbia River near As toria. . ' . t While the 'Secretary didhot commit himself absolutely his comments were1 favorable, and Mr. Hawley 'was grat ified ' by the interest the Secretary showed. Secretary Daniels said bis depart ment had not formulated thaUpart of its programme which looks to the es tablishment of new shore stations, and explained that much would dependston sfie authority granted by Congress. He strongly intimated that if. he could not recommend a full naval' baafe for 'the Columbia River, the department might at least favor the establishment of a submarine base. .; Secretary Daniels was impressed with Mr. Hawley's showing as to the depth of water in the river and over the bar and, said he fwas not sure 'of the ade quate labor supply on the Columbia. Appeal to American Government; Made. MAIL VIOLATION IS PROTESTED Charge Made Laws of Nations Are Flagrantly Disobeyed. NEUTRAL ACTION URGED Lansing Informs . Minister Issud ' Will Xof Bo .Taken Up Until Controversy Ovcf Lusitania ' Has Been Settled. Fire, which started under the doubse circular saw of the Inman-Poulsen mill, foot of East Sherman street, yes terday afternoon at 3 o'clock, destroyed t property valued at approximately 1150, 000. The fire was confined to the oper atinfr plant of the 'mill, none pf the lumber in the yards being burned. Ac cording to the statement of Johan Poulsen, secretary-treasurer of the com pany, the insurance on the loss will be SO pjer cent. Work of rebuilding the plant and reinstalling the new , machinery neces sary will be done as soon as the in surance adjustments have been made. IdlenrM to Last HO Dars, It is estimated by R. D. Inman, presi dent of the company, that at least SO days will be consumed irK. rebuilding, meaning that more than 200 men out of the total of "250 employed by the company will be oufof cmpjoy'roent during that time. The Inman-Poulsen mill is the larg- est on the river, and has a 10-hour ca . paclty of 360,000 feet. Despite the" difficulty of the engine . companies in getting an adequate water supply, due to the location of the mill, and despite the fact that the mill was a mass of flames by the trme the first engine company arrived, the fire had been controlled within half an hour after the alarm was turned in. Cause Not Determined. Just what the cause of the. Are was -Is undetermined. Statements of men in the vicinity of the fire when it first broke out indicate it started from an overheated belt, coming In connec tion with some inflammable matecial. The aptness of coincidence was never more strikingly illustrated than by th fact that the first alarm was sent in from box 25? at exactly 2:58 o'clock. Within two minutes- after therfire was discovered the entire h-ectfon '" of me tiiiii Here me inaill vans are lo cated was a miss of flames. 'according to R. J. Coates. head sawyer, who was in charge there. "The first I knew of the fire," tie said, "was when I smelt something like a. belt smoking and a puff of smoke came up from beneath the saw husk. Then I saw a flame. I .stopped the engine operating the saw immediately and locked the saw lever. Then with all possible speed we ran to the mill firehouse about 100 feet away. When we returned with the hose and began playing the stream of water upon the flames the entire end of the mill was ablaze. i . Dry Kiln In Road of Fire. The fir was headed for the dry kiln, aided by a slight north wind, when tfee TJames were checked. Had the fire been abla to reach that portion of the yard and obtained any headway' rail lions of feet of -lumber would ha.ve been destroyed. . As soon as the tire was discovered "the pumping. plant of the mill' was put in immediate operation. T.' M. Wolfer barger. .the engineer, staying at his post the entire time, although the fire was within a few feet of where he was. .working. All of the attention of the crew of yardmen and workmen of the .operating plant, who manned the fire apparatus attached o the plant, was put on the boiler-rooms and the pump ing plant, and the two pumps of the mill kept in constant operation. during, the entire fire. The mill Is equipped with an up-to-date automatic sprinkling system, (Leni-lided oa Vtto 1, Column 1.) STEAMER CALLS -FOR AID Alameda Goes to Rescue of Pavlof, Disabled in Alaskan Waters. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 17. The steamer Pavlof, belonging to the Pa cific American Fisheries Company, is anchored in a helpless ciaidition off Trinity Island, at the southwest of Kodiak Island, according to a wireless message received here today. The Pav lof. lost her propellers yesterday and sent out a wireless call fpr help. The Alameda picked . up the call at Cordova, 400 miles away, and steamed at once to the Pavlof's aid. The owners of the Pavloff made ar rangemcnts today with the Admiral Line, by which tthe-Admiral Farragut, now in th'e north, was .sent to the res cue of the -Pavlof. The Farragut will tow the Pavlof all the way to Seattle. The Alameda -is proceed ing on her course. ' INDIANS- PROTEST BRIDGES I'matillans Willing County Should Act, but Oppose Tribal Expense. PENDLETON", Or., Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) Organized opposition will be made by the Umatilla reservation In dians, according to Joe Craig, one of the leaders of the red men, to-the proj ect for the construction of two bridges across the Umatilla River out of tribal funds. Craig said: "We have been .here for about 50 years and have always man aged to cross the river when we wanted t. The white lessees of land In the section are the ones who would be benefited and are the ones who should pay for the bridge." Craig says the Indians are not - op posed to the construction of the bridges as long as they are built by the county, but they are against using tribal funds for the work. WASHINGTON, Fe6. 17. Another note from Sweden has been addressed to the SJate Department through Min ister Ekengren appealing to the United States for co-operation-, with the Swedish government and other neutral nations to maintain the preservation of rules of international law concerning the protection of neutral commerce' and navigation. Action is proposed partic ularly against Great Britain, because of the detention of mail by that country and other aggressions against trade regarded by Sweden as unwarranted. Secretary Lansing informed the min ister, it was learned today, that he could not answer the . note until the controversy with ' Germany oVer. the Lusitania case was settled. ' , American Co-operation Asked. - This latest communication, addressed to Secre'tary Lansing and signed by Mr. Ekengren, was presented recently after such a proposal had been ad vanced and discussed from time to time, but until today the fact didnot become known. Following is the text of the note: 'I have been Instructed by his Ex cellency, the Minister for foreign af fairs at Stockholm, to address the fol lowing to Your Excellency; ine royai government nas. auring the present war, from time to time, propose, to Your . Excellency' that through co-operation it be sought to maintain and preserve certain im portant rules of international law. which concern protection of neutral (Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.) Old Friend, Read of Flight, Sur mises ' Identity, . and Is Put - in .Toucli ' by "'Good - Fellows." SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) Several weeks ago Harry Por ter, a leading business man of one of Michigan's smaller cities, "while snow bound i,n North Yakima, read in Seattle newspaper of a young woman with a baby 10 months 'old, facing starvation. He became Interested, wired the Good Fellows' Club, met the young woman, found her toibe an old friend, and was married to her this afternoon at the Temple Baptist Church by the Rev. George R. Cairns. , The young woman's name was given as "Mrs. Miriam." Upon reading the story Porter thought that he recog nized the incidents set forth, and' tele graphed for the true name. This was sent by the Good Fellows' Club with her address. He immedi ately sent her financial assistance, and came to Seattle as soon as the rail roads resumed traffic. Upon renewing their acquaintance and former friend ship Dan Cupid got busy. ' Mr. and Mrs. Porter with the- baby will leave tomorrow morning for North Yakima to pass a week, following which they will go to Missouri, where the bridegroom has considerable prop erty. - i . Alone in a strange city, without funds, food or fuel, and- threatened with ejection from the .tiny room in which she and baby had their home, the young- woman had, faced an "un usually difficult situation." " Several of the Good Fellows wit nessed the nuptials. Plot Against Govern ment Disclosed. Confirmed Bachelor, Living Simply on Salary, Gives Earnings From Pen to Worthy Students. PRIVATE HOME IS .RAIDED Coos County Authorities Enter Dweliing aird Seize Liquor Stock. MARSHFIELD, Or., Fe"b. . 17. (Spe cial.) The first search warrant issued here for investigating a private home was sworn out today by District At torney L. -A. Liljeqvist. Joseph Hou- ser's stock of 18 bottles of wine -was taken and beer and champagne - be- onging to Christ Gardegard was also taken in the raid by Constable W. B. Cox. . Houser was arrested on a charge of sell ine- liquor and. released on bond to aprear Friday morning for trial. Dis trict Attorney-Liljeqvist has three wit nesses. John Wilson, -Bud ISmery . andl C. F. Noble. ' ' Realty Board Meets Today. The Portland Realty Board, will hold ts regular weekly luncheon meeting n the fifth-aloor dining-room of the Commercial Club building at 12:15 clock today, with Frank L. McGuire chairman of the day. The princi pal order of business will be a report by the "Back to the Land Committee" f the board. . . 1 REIGN OF TERROR PLANNED Funds to Have Been Obtained by Wholesale Blackmail. SEVERAL CITIES INVOLVED Placing of 50 " Secret Service Men in- Chicago and Arrest of Every Known Red Discussed at Official Conference. CHICAGO. Feb. 17. (Special.) Fifty Federal Secret Service operatives may be brought to Chicago to investigate alleged plot against' the Govern ment. according to a plan discussed in the Federal building today at a confer ence of Federal officials. Distriot At torney Clyne, Assistant Districts-At torney ' Fleming and Superintendent Clabaugh. of the Department of Jus tice, were present. Tlie conference was called following the presentation of evidence which tended to show that there is an organ ized interstate conspiracy by anarchists against the Government. Funds by which the revolution is to be financed were to oe obtanied by blackmailing men of wealth and authority in va rlous cities. 1 Several Cities Involved. Evidence which tends- to- show the operations of the anarchistic group in New York, San' Francisco, Pittsburg and Chicago is declared to be In the possession of the Chicago Federal offi cials, and the National angle of the plot is so apparent, according to the officials, tiiat it is declared the statute which was invoked lnjhe case 01 me arrest of Victorina Huerta, of Mexico, coupled with the blackmail statute, is u'fflcient to break up the ring. It is believed a reign of terror in the United States was planned. "1C we can . get - permission from Washington to go ahead," sajd one of those present at the conference, we will bring 50 operatives to Qhicago and seize every known anarchist here, as , 2lSvl ERETT. Wash., Feb. 1". (Spe cial.) Devoting most of his life and money to educating orphans and de serving students, F. D. Mack, teacher' in the Central School here, says he thinks he has done his duty after, edu cating and supporting 17 boys and one girl through high school and college in the last 16 years at an average cost of 'about $2500 each. Mack made the money to educate his proteges bq writing short stories, novels and articles, of which he says he has published hundreds under many nom de plumes. Two of the boys graduated from' the University of Washington last year. All are now through schbol.- Mack is a bachelor and says lie never intends to marry. IW live simply on his salary as a teachier. Of the 14 now alive,' two are drug gists, two are university instructors, one a physleian, one a lumber broker, one a civil engineer, another an elec- trical engineer, one a mining engineer, one a banker, one a dentist, one a J lawyer and the one girl is a music teacher. Mack has refused to let any pay hira for their education. (Concluded on Page , Column 1.) PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT FIRE, WHICH DAMAGED 'INMAN-POULSEN MILL YESTERDAY TO THE . EXTENT OF 150.000. Assassin, Taken, Says Victim Stole His Wife. RIVAL TONGS IN EVIDENCE One Wounded Man Reported " in Critical Condition. OTHER CHINESE IN FEAR AsMiilunt Tells Police He Only In tended to Shoot One Man and iThut the Other Victim Was Wounded Through Accident. RECEIPT DEVICE INSTALLED Automatic Machine Cuts Delay in Treasurer's Office. , No longer will the public have to wait in the City Treasurer's office while the cashier goes through six distinct operations to receipt bills for street improvements. An automatic receipting machine was installed yes terdaji the first of the kind in Port land. , . The bill is put in the machine and a lever pressed. The bill comes out perforated with the number of the re ceipt, the date and the word "paid." The machine automatically changes number after each operation. MORRIS DURYEA RESIGNS Ashland Club Official and Springs " Water CommisNoner Quit. ASHLAND, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) Alorris J rjuryea, publicity manager of the Ashland Commercial Club, and Chester Stevenson, junior member of the Springs Water Commission, re signed their respective offices today. Duryea's resignation will tske effect March 1, and Stevenson's forthwith. Both were accented. Friction In conduct of affairs In their oirices was given as the cause of the action. . BRITISH SPARE.WOMAN SPY to Death Sentence Is Commuted Life Imprisonment. - . LONDON, Feb. 17. The' case of a woman spy recently sentenced to death, but whose sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life, was announced In - the House of Commons today by Herbert L. Samuel, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs. iShe was not a British subject. i ' ' , This is the first time since the be ginning of the war. it wa's said," that a woman has received so severe a- prls-i on sentence in England for espionage. FARMERS.0PP0SE BRAN DEIS Vote of 700 Iowans Is Unanimous Protesting Confirmation. DES MOINES, Feb. 17.-By an unani mous vote approximately 700 Iowa farmers attending the Iowa Farmers' Grain Dealers' Association, in session here today, adopted a resolution op posing confirmation of the appointment of Louis D. Brandeis to the United States 'Supreme Court. The resolution was presented to the convention by Clifford Thome, cttair- roan of the Iowa Railroad Commission RANCHER HAS 21 CHILDREN Photograph of Douglas County Fam ily May Be Sent T. R. ROSEBURG, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) ; Henry . Tyson, a rancher living in the vicinity of Drew, in Southern Douglas County, is the father of 21 children. The youngest is a girl 16 years old. Sixteen of the children' were horn to Mr. Tyson's present wife. Mr. and Mrs. Tyson have lived in Douglas County for many years. It is planned to send a photograph of the family -to Theo dore Roosevelt. VIENNA GIVES COPPER ROOF Melal From Rattihaus to Be Donated . to Military Authorities. ZURICH. Switzerland, via London, Feb. 17. The Vienna Citv Council has voted to remove the copper roof of the historic Rathhaus and give the metal, to the military authorities. The roof will be replaced by one of iron. j M" tmm-y--nr-TmftmMmmmmmmmmwfmmsmmr m in i mm n rrr-'j . l h up r k iff m f Kite's. , r. - i ' . - fCL-' i '' H j - - ' (1) rORTIOX" OF MILL WHERE FIR K BROKE OUT. (2) PIREME.V ASD VOLl'.VTEKKS O' COMPAAY, 1DIS- I'ifth Roosevelt randchlld Born. RICHMOND, Va.. Feb. 17. A cable gram from Buenos Aires announces the irth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Belle Willard, of Richmond, daughter r the American Ambassador at Madrid. This is the Colonel's fifth randchild. Jcmy at (1) rORTION OF MILL WHERE FIR K BROKE OUT. (2) PIREME.V ASD VOLl'.VTEKKS O' COMPAAY, 1DIS- (RI MIXATELY 31IXCL13D, J'lOiUTISG FL AMES. r INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS . Hie Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 67 degrees, minimum, 45 degreea. TODAI'S Fair; easterly winds. War. Church of England . votes against air raids as reprisal on Germans. Page 2. Two Zeppelins lopt-in last raid on England, thinks Kitchener. I'age 3t. Aged Kinar of Serbia says war is last stand " of feudalism against liberty. Page 4. National. Daniels romments favorably on Idea of naval base for Columhta. Page 1. House committee to take up legal phaso of land-grant bills first. Page 4. Sweden asks American aid In curbing; British violations of neutral mails. Page 1. One hundred and twelve Americans killed by Mexicans in three years. Page 3. ' Domestic. Widespread anarchist plot, against Govern ment revealed. Page 3. Fashion adopts barrel style for milady. I'age 5. Trial of Princess Atmel Crocker Gourand- Miskinoff'a separation suit begins. I'age 3. German-American editor warns country grave crisis is near. Page o. . Kports. Bobby Vetughn to succeed BUI pcaa as cap- lai.i of Beavers. Page 12. Un.-I Sams to play Virtoria hockey team hero tonight. Page 12. Lincoln easily defeats Portland Acafli basketball. Page VI. Commercial and Mfssine. Coffee market affected by acute freight alt uatlon. Page 17. Chicago wheat weak on prospects for large shipments from bouthern Hemisphere. Page 17. Declines In storks less sovere than earlier In week. Page 1 1. Steamer boqullto Is coming to Join Shaver Heel. I'age IS. . tl-arlflc Northwest. Snow romance like fairy story. Page 1. Kverett teacher devotes llfo to putting 11 worthy students through college. Page 1 Assessors ,of state declare for county as basis for school assessment. Page Frultmen's representatives to convene In Spokane today, page 6. Spokane. Mining Club to protest Ferris bill. Page' 7. Cornerstone is laid for school for blind at Vancouver. Page 7. Portland and Vicinity. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17. Catholic prelate declares preparedness neces sary. Page 13. Christian Science lecture heard. Page 13. Inman-Poulsen plant has $150,000 fire. Page 1, Name of notorious robber linked with mill fire. Page 4. ' Three new buildings and several realty deals announced. Page 6. Heavy demand looms for skilled and semt- . skilled labor. Page . Two schools ask Board for manual training equipment. Page 9. Apron day planned by Junior League to aid needy women. Page 18. Two Chinese shot on crowded street, rage 1. Licensed Jitneys said to bo funning wild. Pagelil. Western railways ask Interstate Commis sion to get cars back from Eatt. Page Id. Churches prepare to continue campaign. age 13. - Portland Gun Club man tops all amateurs of state. Page 1-. j Two Chinese toiiKiuen. one a lkp Singt and the other a Hoi Yin Quon Shaw, were shot anf sc. iously wounded on a crowded sidewalk at Third and Couch streets early last night by one of their countrymen, said to be a mem ber of the Bow Leung Tong. The Hop Sing is in a critical condition. Th'epolice are as yet undecided whether the shootlns was the, result of a tong war or crew out of the In ternal struggle between the Itepulilicnn and Moharchial parties in China. It is know i that the feeling among the 'oral Celestial politicians Is very hitter, and Fhooting occurred recently In San Fran cisco umong the Chinese ) mpathlxers with the warring parties of their home government. At the Good Samaritan UonpitHl iho injured men gave their names as Cliamr Wall, shot five times and critically hurt, and Sue Yec, shot In the leu. Chi nese acquaintances gave tho names nf the injured niCn us Chung Sick Wall and Sue Quon Yec. Allrtted Aanaanln Taken. I.o Gong was arrested by Patrolmen Schulpius and Nelson and charged Willi fchootlng his countrymen. The shooting occurred shortly after 7 o'clock, while tho streets were still crowded with homeward-bound work men. The three men met on the side walk, and the highbinder drew an automatic pistol and started shooting without aec-OHtlng his victims. The wounded men fell on the hidewalk. Hue Quon Yee was carried away by hl.H friends, but his more seriously wound ed countryfnan was left weltering in his blood. The would-be assassin fled. II. Schwartz, a storekeeper at i6i Hum side street, pursued Im Gong and chased hlni Into tho arms of the police. The officers drew their revolvers and or dered him to stop. He obeyed, ami tho police conliscatcd his weapon. Second Arrest Made. A fojr minutes later Chinese tele phoned the police that ChuiiK Rons. former president of the How LeoiisT Tong, the Hop Slnss say, wna hid ing in the basement at 91 .North Fourth street. Lieutenant Harms hihI Patrolmen Martin arrested him. lie, was held for investigation, as ho j.aid he was afraid he would be shot. The police think he knows more of the shooting than he is willing to tell. Chinatown was thrown Into a furore of excitement by lite shooting. Mem bers of the Hop Sins Tontf thronged indignantly to the Police Station de manding vengeance. The Hop Sing say that Lo Gong has hem implicated In shooting scrapes in San Francisco. They say Lo Gonu; came to Portland in 1914, and Is therefore considered a new member of tho local colony.' The attitude of the Hop Sinus, coupled w ith the fn -t that this ions was worsted in a battlo with the Siiey Sings In November, 1SH. led the pollc ,. to fear that thi tongmcn would inn amuck in real earnest hist night. A strong gunrd was stationed al the F.Ieventh-st reel Theater, where a large crowd was attending a Chinese drama. At a late hour no further hostilities had developed. It has been feared for several days that a tong war might break out irt the theater, whom Chinese has bco-n the, attraction for several weeks. Patrol Wuoa Tbrowg Yi herl. During -the run from the police sta tion to the scene of the shooting a. wheel came off the police patrol wagrni, in which a squad of officers was riding. Lieutenant Harms and Patrolmen Mar tin, Gouldatone, Crane and fv-huni and Detective Howell, Snow and Coleman were thrown on the street, but not seriously hurt. ' Lo jCrong, who did the shooting, mad a statement to Detectives Coleman and Snow that Chung Sick Wah. who wa the only one he Intended to shoot, had stolen his wife four years ago, and gave this as his reason for shooting. Irate members of the Hop ISing Tons declared late last night that Lo Goiuf had no wife. Deputy District Attorney Deich went to the hospital to get A dyinj statement from Chung Sick Walt, who was unable to talk much, tun Identified Lo Uong as tho gunman. Ix Gong also was identllied as the assassin by Fred McCarty, '3I Kast Morrl SOU street, who was an eyewitness of th shooting. The. prisoner refused to talk after his one statement coneerning his wife. Me talk by lawyer." he. told tho authorities. Harrlsburg Girl Is Bride. JUNCTION CITY. Or., Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) E. E. Carroll, a graduate of th-i Oregon Aericultural College, and Miss M. Sprlnggate, of Harrishurg, surprlst d their friends yesterday by marrylnir at Albany. They are spending their honeymoon in Portland, and will njuk-i their residence In Harrisburg. V. 1. tS