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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAJf, THURSDAY, XOVE3IBER .'50, 191 a
BERLIN AT LOSS TO
REPLY ON MARINA
Further Details Asked Con
cerning Sinking of Steamer
; and Death of Americans.
SURVIVORS REACH HOWIE
Jlorseruen From Vessel Declare No
Warning Was Given and That
Secondd Torpedo Was Not
v Necessary to Sink Snip.
BERLIN, via. London, Nov. 29. The
German Foreign Office has asked the
American . Embassy for further details
3 to the place and circumstance of
the sinking of the British steamer
Marina. It is said that the informa
tion offered in the American note of
inquiry is insufficient for the purposes
of investigation.
NEW YORK. Nov. 29. A detailed
report of the torpedoing and sinking
of the British steamship Marina on
October 2S off the Southwest Coast of
Ireland, when 19 persons, including six
Americans, lost their lives, was given
here today by 41 horsemen, American
survivors of the ' Marina, who arrived
here as passengers on the steamship
Tuscania from Glasgow.
No Warning Given.
Jesse Hancock, of Newport News, Va
acting as spokesman, said the ship was
torpedoed without warning, two tor
pedoes being fired, the first hitting her
on the starboard quarter and the sec
ond on the port side. He added, and
his assertion was supported by the
others, that the firing of the second tor
pedo was unnecessary, and had it not
been fired there would not in all prob
ability have been any loss of life.
"It was shortly after 8:45 P. M.. on
Saturday, October 28, when we were
about 65 miles oil shore, that we were
attacked," said Hancock. The first
warning we had was when the tor
pedo hit our ship, the explosion all but
breaking her in two. Four boats were
launched in 18 minutes, and it was
while the fifth boat was being made
ready that the second torpedo was fired.
Its explosion killed the remaining men
on deck, 19 in all, including six of the
horsemen.
Six Horsemen Dead.
"The dead, as determined from a
checking up of our number were:
"P O. Brown, Cttiarlottesville, Va.;
J. B. Brown. Roanoke, Va.; George
Kedbury. FayetteviUe, N. C: IX K.
Thomas. Wilmington. DeL; W. Buoy,
formerly a member of the orew of the
steamship Orthia, and George House,
of Norfolk, Va. A man named John
l.ux. of Seattle Wash., a member of
the crew, also was among the missing.
The submarine was sighted by us
shortly after the Marina went down. It
came to the surface several hundred
yards away, but it did not offer us any
assistance. We floated in our boats for
18 hours, the weather being cold and
with sleet and snow falling part of the
time. We were discovered by the look
out on a lighthouse. The lighthouse
sent out signals to British patrol boats,
which soon after appeared. Part of us
were picked up by the patrol boat
Williams, the others by the British
ship Wadsworth, and wo were landed
at Castleton and Cross Haven, Ireland,
from which points we proceeded to
Iniblin."
SUNSET SEAWALL WRECKED
Kan of Serf in Storm Washes Ont
Recently Placed Piling:.
' mOQULVM. Wash.. Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) A new sea wall, about half a
mile In length, at Sunset, a resort on
the north beach west of Hoquiam, has
been carried out by the ocean surf of
this. week, almost before it was com
pleted. The sea wall, built to protect
the land along the be&ch from the en
croachment of the sea, had been under
construction since last Summer.
The heavy storm of Sunday and Mon
day started a run of surf, which drove
in against the new sea wall, and un
dermined and tore out the short, but
heavy, piling.
FREIGHT STEAMER ASHORE
Santiago of Mallory Line Hits Near
j Rebecca Shoals.
' TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 29. The Mallory
line freight steamer Santiago Is ashore
near Rebecca Shoals, 60 miles west of
Key West, with 14 feet of water in he
hold, according to an announcement at
the Mallory line offices here . tonight.
The ship's position is considered seri
ous, but the crew is reported safe.
The Santiago, a vessel of 1996 tons,
commanded by Captain Baker, was
bound from Philadelphia to Tampa
wita a cargo or rreignt.
DEMOCRAT WILL CONTEST
Beaten Candidate for Congress in
.Iowa Charjres Errors.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Nov. 29. Repre
eentative Tom Steele. Democrat, will
contest the election to Congress of
George C. Scott, Republican, who won
by a majority of 131 on the official re
turns from the Eleventh District. This
decision was reached at a meeting of
Eleventh Jjistrict leaders . Here today.
Alleged errors In the count will be
the basis for the contest.
AIRMEN RAID ZEBRUGGE
All British Planes Return Following
Attack.
LONTX)N, Nov. 29. British, naval air
Tlanes made a raid on the harbor of
Zeemrugge yesterday, it was officially
announced tonight. What damage they
Inflicted Is not known.
All the machines returned safely.
INSANITY DEFENSE MADE
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was in a weakened and diseased con
dltlon because of her misfortune. Sub
ject to all these conditions, which
made her mentally irresponsible, she
ehot and Killed Thomas,"
Mrs. Jane F. Coolidge, of Worcester,
Mass., was then called as. the) first
witness to testify in behalf of' her
daughter. Mrs. Coolldge said that Mtss
Colby had shown signs of derangement
for several months after her birth.
Mrs. Coolidge's sister had been in
sane, she testified, and Miss Colby's
father was the child of two cousins
who had married.
Miss Colby as a young girl had
planned an early marriage, the witness
said,' had been disappointed and had
shown signs of mental derangement.
"Did she have another affair in Spo
kane?" Mr. Mulligan asked.
"Yes," replied the mother. "With
Dr. F. W. Hilcher. of Spokane. That
broke her up completely. She was
never the same. We were trying to
get her to come home to Massachu
setts. She had given up her position
and arranged everything for marriage.
She did a very peculiar thing. She
owned a house in Spokane besides some
other property owned by Mr. Coolidge
and myself which .we had placed In
her name. Instead of selling it, she
gave it all to Dr. Hilcher."
This testimony caused an immediate
objection by the state, but the court
admitted the testimony as tending to
show insanity.
"We never could understand that,"
continued Mrs. Coolidge. "She tried
several times to inflict injury upon
herself."
PROTEST SENT BRITAIN
GERMANY OBJECTS TO EIPlTtSIOJi
OF LEGATIO.V XX ATHENS.
Note Handed to Secretary I.ansins for
Transmission to London Interna
tional Law Violation Charged.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. In a note
delivered to Secretary Lansing today
from Count, von Bernstorff, Germany
protests against the ejection of the
German, Austrian and Turkish lega
tions from Greece, and asks that the
State Department forward the protest
to Great Britain.
The text of the note, signed by Count
von Bernstorff and addressed to Secre
tary Lansing, follows:
"The French commander of the naval
forces of the entente in the Greek
waters has notified the envoys of Ger
many, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and
Bulgaria that they had to leave Greek
territory immediately, with the staffs
of their legations and of the consulates.
"The German empire most emphatic
ally protests against this contempt of
International law. Of the free will of a
neural country and of the most ele
mentary rules of international cour
tesy. "Acting under instructions from the
imperial government, I have the honor
to request your excellency to forward
this protest to the British government.
"Accept, excellency, the renewed as
surance of my highest consideration."
Germany's protest will be sent on to
Great Britain as requested and as part
of the ordinary routine of the State
Department. The note requires no
other action on the part of this Gov
ernment, which is involved only be
cause it represents German Interests in
England.
Scores of similar notes have been
transmitted through the department
from both sides as part of the courtesy
of the American Government in repre
senting belligerent interests in hostile
countries. f
Surprise was expressed that the re
quest was made to transmit the note
to Great Britain only, especially as
Admiral du Fournet, commander of the
French fleet, is the active head of the
whole allied forces before Greece and
has conducted all the negotiations.
WILSON WILL BE FETED
XEW YORK SKYSCRAPERS TO BE
ILLUailXATED SATURDAY RIGHT.
Miss lw to Fly Around Presidential
Yacht During- Ceremony or Light
ing Statne of Liberty.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29. New York's
great "skyscrapers" will be brilliantly
illuminated Saturday night, when Pres
ident Wilson heads an automobile
parade throuph the downtown section
of the city after he accepts on behalf
of the Nation, a new electrlo flood
lighting system for the Statue of Lib
erty, provided by funds raised by pop
ular subscription by the .New lorK
World.
During the parade, it was announced
tonight. Miss Ruth Law, who recently
established a new American record by
flying from Chicago to Hornell, N. Y..
will circle about the Presidential
yacht Mayflower in an electrically
lighted airplane. At the same time
what Is said to be the most powerful
searchlight In the country will be
played on the Mayflower, rrom tne
decks of which the President and his
party will view the illumination of
the Liberty statue.
The President Is. expected to arrive
in New York shortly after 8 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. He will be met
by the Mayor and others, after which
he will board the Mayflower and pro
ceed to the Statue of Liberty. The
naval yacht Dolphin, with Secretary of
the Navy Daniels, will follow.
VILLA IN PART CONTROL
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shot during the fighting or executed
by the handits. He said little damage
had been done to the city, as Villa had
no cannon when he attacked the city.
After slipping out of his garage In
a high power .automoDiie, wnicn ne
had packed since the fight started.
ready to leave as soon as he" consid
ered it safe, the foreign refugee made
a dash for the plains to the north of
the state capital, he said.
Bandits Shout for Villa.
He passed a number of bands of
bandits between the city and the bor
der, he added, one band being en
countered near Sauz. He said these
bandits shouted "Viva Villa" as he
passed in his automobile, the flag of
his country flying on the car. The ban
dits did not stop him, he said, nor fire
in his direction. He saw another band
further north but was not near enough
to ascertain who they were.
He did not pass through Sauz, going
within two miles of this town, he said,
nor did he know whether or not any
foreign refugees or Carranza troops
were at Sauz or Terrezas. He stopped
at Villa Ahumada, where he was de
tained temporarily by the Carranza
guards, hut was permitted to continue
to the border.
Seattle Pays High tor Turkeys.
SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 29. Food
dealers here reported a heavy Thanks
giving trade. Dressed turkeys sold
freely at 85 cents a pound. Dressed
ehlckens and geese were 25 cents a
pound. The car shortage threatened a
scarcity of oranberriea, but there were
enough to meet the demand. They sold
for 15 cents a pound. Fresh ranch eggs
retailed at 61 H cents a dozen, and the
best creamery butter 43 cents a pound.
Colds Canoe Headache and Grip
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes the
catise There is only one "Bromo Quinine."
S. jy. RQ.YE'a signature la oq co, Mo,
DEMOCRATS UNEASY
ABOUT PROGRAMME
President Reported as Favor
ing Party Bills if Republi
cans Control House.
APPROPRIATIONS MAY WAIT
Leaders Would Reverse Order, as
Loss of Majority Means End of
Patronage and Committee
Chairmanships, Too.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- I
ington, Nov. 2. There fa much dls
gruntlement among Democratic mem
bers of the House of Representatives,
now in Washington, over the report
that President Wilson, in the event the
Republicans are found to have grained
control of the next House of Repre
sentatives, will keep Congress busy
during the short session, clearing up
purely Administration measures, to the
exclusion of other business.
The essential work which Congress
must conclude during the short session,
if a special session next Spring is 'to
be avoided, is the passage of all the
regular appropriation bills for continu
ing the work of the Government. If
any of these bills fall of passage be
fore March 4 then an extra session will
have to be called. And it had been
the desire, as well as the purpose, of
the House leaders to push appropria
tion bills to the exclusion of everyhlng
else.
Control Carries Patronage.
From the standpoint of Democratic
Congressmen there is a highly im
portant reason why they do not want
an extra session of Congress next
Spring If the new House is to be Re
publican. Control of the House car
ries with it an Immense amount of
patronage; it also carries with it com
mittee chairmanships and committee
assignments.
If the next House is Republican the
patronage will be turned over to the
Republican majority as soon as the new
House organizes. Therefore, if a spe
cial session should be called, and the
House be Republican, all Democratic
patronage would be cut off as soon as
the House organized, and every Demo
cratic office holder now on the House
payroll would be chopped off. Like
wise, all chairmen of committees would
be retired and be succeeded by Repub
licans. But If the next House is Republican,
and no extra session is called, the
Democratic patronage will continue un
til the first Monday In December.
Change Are Frequent.
It may be a week or more before it
is known definitely how the new House
will be organized. Changes are oc
curring constantly; there are five In
dependents and one Prohibitionist, In
addition to the avowed Republicans
and Democrats, and these six members.
more than likely, will have the deter
mining say as to which party shall or
ganize the new House, though it may
develop later that their votes will not
be deciding.
Should it be found, when the cor
rected returns are all in, that the Re
publicans of their own strength or by
sure combinations with independent
members can and will control, then it
Is certain that the President must
force through, at the short session, all
partisan legislation which he hopes to
see enacted for the next two years. If
he does that he must sacrifice some
of the appropriation bills, and if ap
propriation bills are sidetracked for
Administration legislation. Congress
must be called In extra session to pass
the remaining appropriation bills.
Appropriation Kot In Danger.
Of course the President can ask even
Republican House to pass appropria
tion bills, for they are necessary for
the conduct of the Government, ana.
while a Republican House might dif
fer somewhat with the Administration
as to what appropriations should be
oassed. even so a Republican nouse
would aid the Senate in providing suf
ficient money to keep the Government
running, for there Is, generally speak
ing, no partisan division over neces
sary appropriations. But that is as far
as a Republican House would go in
aiding the Administration; it would
call a halt on partisan measures.
TTntil it is definitely Known now tne
now Mouse will divide, and which party
will control, the President will not de
termine or announce nis legislative
plans for the coming short session.
OIL PLANTS i!l DANGER
STANDARD OFFICIALS PROFESS NO
UNEASINESS AT SITUATION.
Reports From Roomanla That Plants
Are to Be Destroyed Cause Some
to Think Americans in Peril.
Cv'EW YORK, Nov. 2D. Wireless dis
patches from Berlin, reporting a deci
sion of the Roumanian government to
destroy plants connected with the ex
tensive oil fields of the country, were
read without apparent trepidation to
day at the local offices of the Stan
dard Oil Company, which has holdings
there valued at between J7, 000,000 and
$10,000,000.
The last word received here from the
company's representative at Bucharest
arrived two days ago, according to an
official of the company, stating brief
ly, "all well." Whether this alluded
to the personnel of its Roumanian
company, which Includes a number of
Americans, or to the situation in gen
eral, the local officials were unable
to determine.
They expressed "the utmost confi
dence'.' In the ability of their repre
sentative, and of the United States
Government, to do all in their power
to guard American Interests in Rou
mania. Thetandard Oil fields In Roumanla
are held under the name of a Rouman
ian corporation, called the "Romana-
Americana," which is entirely owned
by the Stndard Oil Company of iMew
Jersey. The property comprises wells
and refineries and undeveloped oil ter
ritory. The output, up to SO days ago,
average 6000 barrels of petroleum
dally. It was stated. The main offices
are at Bucharest, with an American
named Sadler In charge as managing
director.
OLD BUCODA RESIDENT DIES
B. F. Wall Is Burled by Grangers
and Masonic Brethren.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 29. (Spe
clal.) B, F. Wall, a resident of Bu-
eoda and vicinity for the past 25 years
died Monday night at his home on the
Upper Bkookumchuck River. He was
63 years of ass. and is survived by
In Pursuance With
Our Usual Custom
Our
Store
Will Remain
Closed
All Bay
lov. 30
(Thanksgiving Day)
See Thursday evening and
Friday morning papers
for announcement of the
special underpriced offer
ings arranged for our
838th Bargain Friday.
his widow and four children. Three
sisters and two brothers also survive,
all but one of whom, Mrs. G. B. Young,
of this city, live in Wisconsin.
Mr. Wall was a member of the Ma
sonio lodge and master-elect of the
Skookumchuck grange. The funeral
was held this morning from the Grange
Hall, the grangers taking prtln the
services, and the Masons having charge
of the services at the grave.
STOCK DISEASE PUZZLES
ONLY MOUTHS OF ANIMALS AT KAN
SAS CITV SHOW LESIONS.
New Malady la Considered Possible by
Authorities No New Develop-
ta Appear In 24 Hours.
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Nov. 29. No de
velopments have appeared in the last
2 hours in the infection at the local
stockyards, against which Federal and
state officials have flung a far-reaching
embargo in the fear that it might
prove to be foot and mouth disease.
In the light of the non-appearance of
additional symptoms, thelivestock ex
perts, among whom are Dr. Adolph
Elchhorn, chief of the pathological
division of the bureau of animal In
dustry at Washington; Dr. S. F. Ben
nett, head of the Federal bureau of
animal industry in Chicago, and Dr.
James Fleming, representing the local
bureau, expressed the opinion tonight
that the disease which has been marked
only by mouth lesions, might prove
other than the foot and mouth disease
and develop Into a condition-which pos
sibly might define a new malady. How
ever, judgment Is being withheld pend
ing further tests. Further inoculation
was begun today with cattle, horses
and swine. In no cases here have foot
lesions been found.
The livestock Inoculated several days
ago was expected to show results to
morrow from the effects of the virus
injected Into them from members of
the Infected herd.
Dr. Fleming said the condition of the
herd at Tescott, Kan., which had been
quarantined as a precautionary measure
when mouth lesions were found, was
virtually the same as that of the local
affected herd
DEMURRAGE COST FIXED
COMMERCE COMMISSION APPROVES
NEW SCALE.
Caarcea for Unloaded Can Graduated
After Expiration of Two Free
Days 5 to Be Maximum.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. As an
emergency measure to relieve the
freight car shortage the Interstate
commerce Commission authorized rail
roads to establish and maintain until
aiay i next a progressive demurrage
scale, higher than the present flat rate
of $1 a day. The scale is a compromise
between the proposed graduated scale
in tne railroad tariffs recently aus-
pended and the rates suggested by
snippers' Interests.
The rates will become-ffective three
days after each railroad flies with the
Commission Its formal scnedule. or
probably within a week.
Under the new scale two free days
are allowed and subsequent charges
are $1 for the third day. 12 for the
tourth day. 13 for the fifth and 15
for the sixth and each day thereafter.
The rule that charges shall be sus
pended on days when weather prevents
unloading, and the so-called "average
agreement" by which credit Is allowed
shippers who unload In less than the
two free days, are retained.
The suspended schedules provided
for two free days and charges of t2
for lha third dav. 12 for the fourth.
$4 for the fifth and 5 for the sixth
and each day thereafter, with the
wer.ther rule eliminated and the aver
age agreement modified. The National
Industrial Traffic League, a shippers
organization, at a bearing Monday
susrR-eted rates of 1 a day for the
RUiT.ATISIVI
usually yields to the purer blood
creates. Its rich oil-food enlivens
the whole system and strengthens
the organs to throw off the injurious
acids. Manv doctors them
selves take Scott's Emulsion 4t
and you must stand firm
against substitutes. -i-.
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A page from every-day life A tragedy of the divorce
courts which has a novel and happy ending in 5 acts
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A New, Never-Shown-Before Mack
Dynamo of Fun and Frolic A Treat
Coming Sunday
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third and fourth days, 3 a day for
the fourth and fifth days and $5 for
the sixth and each day thereafter.
Commissioner McChord. who is di
recting an Investigation of car short
age, explained tonight that the Com
mission's order was Intended only to
stimulate prompt unloading.
Shoe Workers Get Rise.
BOSTON. Nov. 29. The XT. K. Mc-
The Christmas
Carload upon carload.
The Christmas Kimballs have come.
Carload upon 'carload.
Ever so many other makes, the foremost,
most reliable in the Nation, have now
arrived.
Positively no advance in price. v Large
buying, careful planning, consolidating two
establishments, and many other advantages,
enable us to offer holiday buyers positively
lower prices and more attractive terms of
payment than obtainable elsewhere.
Notice Owing to expiration of a num
ber of our annual buying contracts, and be
cause of the manufacturing situation East,
we announce a decided advance in nearly all
makes after the holidays.
Select Your Piano, Player Piano or Baby Grand Now
Special We have made no fixed terms of payment during this holiday selling. Will sell many
new pianos for $6, even $5 a month. No restrictions. Pay the old reliable Eilers Music Houses
as best suits your convenience.
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Sixth and Washington
Elwaln Company, shoe manufacturers,
today announced an increase of 10 per
cent In wages and a reduction in the
working hours of Its 6600 employes.
Envelope Company Raises Wages.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass.. Nov. 29.
Notices were posted in the factories of
the United States Envelope Company
today announcing a 10 per cent monthly
Chickerings Have Come
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Houses
at Fourth
at Alder
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Much to be thankful for the
patronage and constant sup
port of Portland's movie fans,
who have made the Columbia,
the theater beautiful Port
land's leading motion-picture
house. Today's programme
bears out our policy the
best and the most of it.
E. J. MYRICK, Mgr.
The
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Sennett Keystone
for the Kiddies.
VALLEY
Positive Sensation
"emergency bonus" to employes. Twenty-five
hundred employes will benetit-
Tennessee Slayer Acquitted.
N A S ft VI LLC, Tenn., Nov. 23. Charles
C. Trabue. u lawyer, was acquitted to
day of the charge of having murdered
Harry S. Stokes. His plea was self
defense. Xtead The Oronlan classified ad.
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