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VOL. LiVI. NO. 17,509. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LEAK" AS TO ISSUE OF HONOR ADmlTTED State Department Declared at Fault. Is LAWSON, HOWEVER, NOT HEARD Boston Man Is Said Not to Have Revealed Evidence. JVilLLIONAIRES NOT NAMED ! Chairman or House Committee Says 1 He Will Not Call Meetins to Chase Mirage Stone Calls ' i Luwson Bellowing Ass. f 'WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. As a result tf the sensation stirred up by Thomas yv. Lawson, who offered to prove that millions had been made In Wall street s the result of "leaks" at "Washing Ion, it was admitted on the floor of the Eenate today that information concern ing the "honor of the Nation" had been betrayed by someone in the depart ment. As to information of value in rigging ' the stock market. Senator Stone, who made the first disclosure, aid he did not know. Meanwhile Mr. Lawson, who was here, prepared, he. said, to testify be fore a Congress committee, was in con sultation with Chairman Henry, of the House rules committee, but nothing came of It. N Namn Furnished, Says Henry. Mr. Henry announced afterward that the Boston financier had been unable to furnish any names or other definite Information about the alleged "leak" In advance of President Wilson's peace Bote, and that so far as he was con cerned the matter would be dropped. "Certainly no sensible person," said Mr. Henry's statement, "would ask me to trouble the committee with a meeting- to chase a mirage. And X must say that so far as this matter between Mr. Lawson and myself is concerned it is ended. "In a thorough conference the al leged leak has been discussed by Mr. Lawson. and myself. I have asked him for the names of those thought to be responsible for the so-called leak be tween the State Department and Wall street. He cannot give me a single name. He cannot even give me the names of those charged by him with cleaning up $60,000,000 In connection with the leak and is not able to furnish rne the name of even one of the sus pects." Henry Reintroduces Hiaf Bill. After Chairman Henry's conference "with Mr. Lawson, Mr. Henry reintro duced his bill of two years ago to prevent the use of mails, telegraph and telephone in furtherance of fraudulent and harmful transactions on stock ex changes. The bill was referred to com mittee. Meanwhile the subject had come -up in the Senate, where Senator Stone eaid that confidential communications concerning the honor of the Nation had fallen into improper hands, but added he had no information as to whether a "leak" occurred, as recently reported. as arrectmg the stock market. If so. he believed it would be traceable to .S "If it be true that any public of 14. licial has or did use anv Heeret o?. .on. IyTidential information as alleged." said Venator Stone, "he is an unsoeakahla scoundrel. If any man in legislative lif-s If any Senator did it. which Believe to be absolutely impossible, he ought to be dismissed. , Honor of Nation Involved. i ao Know,- senator stone con tinued, "that things have occurred in the departments which ought not to be possible. I know 'that confidential communications with foreign govern tnents to the State Department have by some means found their way into the hands of men not authorized to re ceive mem. inese .aia not concern stock-market speculation, but did con rem the honor of the Nation. How this has happened I do not know, but it could have happened only through the instrumentality of employes. fear that this betrayal of public con riaence is in some way traceable to our civil service." Senator Stone then denounced Thomas W. Lawson for his recent dec laration that members of Congress would shrink from an investigation into stock-market "leaks." Stone Castigates Lawson. "I despise tnese sensational fakirs who are always talking about public bodies and public men," said he. " am sorry that the newspapers should take up the bellowing of this ass.' Upon leaving Mr. Henry's office Mr. Lawson declared that he had given cnougn lniormation to warrant any Intelligent man in proceeding with an Investigation of the entire stock exchage situation." Representative Campbell, of Kansas, ranking Republican of the committee, notified Chairman Henry that Kepub lican committeemen would insist on an investigation. Mr. Lawson issued a statement to rignt asserting- Washington did no want an investigation, and Chairma Henry would not act unless the "leak makers" and beneficiaries confessed to him in advance. He said he had been In Washington until he was tired, and was going home because there "absolutely nothing doing," HIGH PRICES MAY INCREASE PELLAGRA GOVERNMENT HEAITH SERVICE ISSUES WARNING. Fear Expressed Disease Slay Gain Through Diet Restricted in Effort to Economize. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. A fear that high food prices, by unbalancing diets. mav lead to a wider prevalence of pellagra in the United States during the coming year is expressed in a bulletin issued today by the Public Health Service. "As a result of Government re searches." says the bulletin. "It was found that pellagra is produced by an insufficient, poorly-balanced diet. The application of this knowledge greatly reduced pellagra during 1916 as, com pared with previous years. It is feared, however, that pellagra may Increase in 1917 by reason of an increase of food cost out of proportion to the prosperity now enjoyed by this country. The great rise in the cost of forage is causing the people in many localities to sell their cows, and thus there is danger they will deprive them selves of milk, one of the most valu able pellagra prevention foods. The high cost of living has further served to bring about a reduction in many families in the amount of meat, eggs. beans and peas consumed, all of which are pellagra prophylactics. In effecting economies the general public should bear in mind the Im portance of a properly balanced diet." WOMAN WHIPS OFFICIAL Walla Walla County Treasurer Is Accused of Spreading Scandal. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Jan. 2. (Special.) Carrying a whip and cane. Mrs. C E. Montgomery, wife of a prom- nent physician of this city, er.tered the office of County Treasurer Guy Allen Turner this morning and used the whip freely on Turner. . The whip left some bruises on hie face, and when he covered his head it is eaid that the cane was used for several blows. Dr. Montgomery accompanied his wife to the office, and cf ter . the incident they walked out to their automobile and drove up town. Mr. Turner re malned at his office all day. The whipping was administered in the presence of deputies in the office, who, it is reported, did not Interfere. Mrs. Montgomery accused Mr. Turner of having spread stories reflecting on her character. L. N. BLOWERS NEW JUDGE Governor Names Him to Succeed E. E. Stanton, in Hood River. SALEM. Or., Jan. 2. (Special. -Up on receipt of the resignation of R E. Stanton as County Judge of Hood River County, Governor Withycombe today issued a commission of appointment to that office to L. N. Blowers, hardware merchant of Hood River. The commis sion was given personally to Judge Blowers, who came to Salem today with J. O. Hannum, also of Hood River. The new County Judge has resided at Hood River for 27 years. He was twice Mayor of that city and served one term as United States .Deputy Marshal. He arrived in Portland from Minnesota in 1889. LIFE TERM GIVEN DOCTOR Boston. Physician Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder. BOSTON, Jan. 2. Dr. Eldridge D. Atwood. who killed Dr. Wilfred E. Harris, president of the Massachusetts College of Osteopathy In July last, to day entered a plea of guilty to murder In the second degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Following his arrest Atwood said that he shot Harris because the latter bad wronged his fiancee. NEW CODE BILL ADVOCATED Judicfal Reform Measure Favorably Reported to Senate. WASHINGTON, Jan. .2. Simplifying and expediting litigation in Federal courts by giving the Supreme Court full authority to promulgate a new code of pleading and practice are the ob Jects of a Judicial reform bill favorably reported today- by the Senate Judiciary committee. It has been Indorsed by the Ameri can Bar Association and 40 state bar associations. WOMAN ROUTS BURGLAR Mrs. John Borden's Quert Saves Gems Valued at $25,000. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. A burglar wh entered the Lake Shore drive home of John Borden, millionaire Arctic ex plorer, early today, was frightened away by Mrs. Borden before he had gained access to a jewel case contain ing gems valued at 125.000. The man fled when Mrs. Borden called, "Who is there?" RELIEF VESSEL IS DELAYED United States Collier, 'Bound Syria, Six Bays Late. for WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The naval collier Caesar, loaded with $200,000 worth of food and clothing for about 100,000 destitute and starving Syrians, ha 8 experienced a six-day delay en route to Syria and Is now due at Cadiz January 7. according to a report today to the State Department. The cause of the delay, was not given. RIVALS FOR WOMAN SOUGHT FDR MURDER Brutal Crime Still Baf fles Police. SLAYER OF POWERFUL BUILD Theory That Flatiron Was Used Is Abandoned. CHICAGOAN PROVES ALIBI Son of Wealthy Brewer Runted In Hope He Slay Throw Light on Tragedy Xighthawk Chauf feur Has Strange Story. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2. (Special.) The eon of a wealthy upstate brewer was grilled by Captain of Detectives Tate and members of the "murder squad" today in the, hope of clearing up the mystery surrounding the death of Mrs. Grace Roberts, hosiery model, found beaten to death in her apartment at Fifteenth and Poplar streets on Sat urday night, with a silk stocking tied about her neck. Much time was spent today on the outside developments of the case. links of information that caused de tectives to believe that a quarrel be tween the woman and two rivals had been going on since Thanksgiving day. Each man was determined to displace the other, and on one occasion, accord ing to witnesses, they once net in the house at the same time and fought des perately. Flatiron Theory May Be Discarded. The police now believe the woman was beaten unconscious by some man's fists in a terrific battle for life in her apartments and then choked to death with one of her own stockings. Detectives were Inclined today to abandon the theory that the flatiron found beside the model's bed had caused the terrible injuries to her head. The deep bruise across the nose, they think, was more likely caused by a fist. Two blood spots were found on flatiron in the room. It is believed. however, that these probably were spattered there in the struggle, and that the model might have been using the iron to defend herself. Slayer's Mentality Probably Low. The disfigurement of the .woman's features led the police today to be lieve that the man who killed her was not a wealthy . admirer, as was first supposed, but instead was a man of powerful build but low mentality. Whether this man was a discarded admirer-is unknown. One theory was definitely discarded today. This was the opinion first held that the murderer either was a Chi cagoan or that he had gone there after the commission of the crime. Captain James Tate, in charge of the investiga tion, said the police had found the man Concluded on Page S. Column 1.) t ' ......... FATHER PENN GETS A JOLT AT FOOTBALL." t WE HAVE METThpfncmw jTsfk t I; COACH fOLVVEH. I flETS SEE THE SCORE - iffiPl rv KtS- PENN. 0 : wSf J9fc-J I , . . , ............ .ssssstsissssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssss J. .!. i4 " lor tuoe INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. f lESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 49 degress; minimum, eO decrees. TODAY'S Partly cloudy; westerly winds. War. German publicist, discussing entente reply, denies Belgium neutral. Pare Germans smy reply to entente will bo made with sword. Face 13. ( , . Foreign. All Russia stirred by death of monk, Kaa . putin. Pass 2. 'atlonml. Allies' rejection of pea.ee terms cabled te central powers. Face 6. United States Ambassador to be sent to Mexico, tnoush agreement has failed. Face 1. Pellagra Is dancer through economy duo to high prices. Face 1. One cent port axe on local letters provided in Fostofttce mil- - Face z. Senator admits "leaks" In matters Involv ing National honor. Face J. Radical tariff revision needed to raise reve nue. Fage 6. Daniels favors Government purchase ef radio plants. Page 5. . Domestic. Rivals over woman now sought to explain brutal murder. Fage 1. Brotherhood leader accuses railroads of Jug gling. Fage 2. 965 Belgian and Polish refugees reach America. Fago 6. Customs men seize more df Mrs. Corey's gowns. Fage 7. Sport. National Commission promises to consider draft elimination. Page 12. Pennsylvanlans give full credit to Orecon eleven. Face 12. Portland designated as "tennis center" for Junior tournaments. Page 12. Portland hockey team defeats Seattle. 7 to 4. Pace 12. Pacific Northwest. Madras proclaimed county seat; Culver's call for troops denied. Pace 2. Record attendance attracted to Orecon Ac- ricultural College for Farmers' and Homemakers' week. Pace 1. Business district of Valdez burned with loss of 500,OOO. Pace 13. Total taxes of Linn County towns are low. Face 3. Commercial and Marina. All grains higher In Northwestern mar keta Pace 17. Allies' answer lifts wheat prices at Chi cago. Fage 17. General tendency of Wall-street stocks . Is upward. Pace 17. Steamer Celilo rescues Klamath. Pace Is. Portland and Vicinity. Jitneys to try operating as "for hire" cars. Face 7. Georce L. Baker called on by strikers to act as mediator. Face 16b Bartholomew murder trial opens. Pace 7. Proposed Insurance code is praised. Pace 11. Women take option on church for club home. Page 0. Ballot Russe repertoire announced. Pago 11. Eighteen face Municipal Judge for liquor inauigence. rage t. Five new county officials Installed. Page 4. Definite road plans wanted. Page 5. Willamette Iron Steel Works offers $10,000 If It agrees in 11T wiLo. labor unions. Fage Id. Gus Moser selects chairman for Senate com mittees. Page 4. Organ recital of Clarence Eddy la well received. Fago 13. New Tear's celebrations followed by court vlslta Page II. Kalama elopers caught. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page IS. VANCOUVER FERRY TO RUN River Free of Ice and Vehicular Travel Will Be Resumed. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan 2. (Spe cial.) After being; off of the run four days, the Vancouver ferry will resume operations, beginning at 6 A. M. to morrow. The ice has almost disap peared from the river and the weather is much warmer. While the ferry was ice locked, the Jessie Harklns, a small river steamer, went on the run, but only carried pe destrians. Vehicular traffic, which has been sus pended between Vancouver and Port land, will be resumed tomorrow morning:. AND WE ARE MSN Jr ' 0. A. G. CONFERENCES ATTRACT HUNDREDS Problems of Home and State Taken Up. MANY ASSOCIATIONS CONVENE Lectures and Demonstrations Given Throughout Day. , LIME PLANT BILL FRAMED Proposed Measure Provides for State Operation to Furnish Prod uct at Slightly More Than Cost to Agriculturists. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. Or.. Jan. 2. (Special.) With a registration greatly in excess of the corresponding: time of any previous year. Farmers' and Home-makers' week began today at Oregon Agricultural College. The enrollment is 741, against 585 for the first day of last year's sessions. Of this number 651 registered from points other than Cor vallis. Last year the total registra tion of out-of-town people was only 372 for the first day. "We are encouraged by the prospects of a large attendance this year." said Professor R. D. Iletxel. director of the extension service, "and it seems almost certain that the total enrollment will surpass the 2000 mark. More than 60 per cent of those registered came from points distant from Corvallis. which makes It possible for us to reach a larger number of districts of the state. Solution of Problems Is Aim. "The main purpose of these sessions is .to give visitors a clear understand ing so that their determination to get at the solution of problems affecting their various lines of business may be strengthened. To help In the solution of state problems Is the aim of farmers' weeks." Beginning at o'clock, today, lectures and demonstrations continued hourly. Chief among the conventions and con ferences were those on agricultural leg islation, on nut growing, home-making and one by the Oregon Drainage Asso ciation. Other conventions were, a seed and potato growers' meeting, a conference of official testers and one on rural churches. At the conference on agricultural leg islation, definite action was taken toward the establishment of a lime plant under state management, to sup ply farmers of the state practically at cost. Measure Is Framed. Following a report of the committee appointed last Summer and headed by Sam Moore, of Corvallis. a bill was framed to be presented to the State Legislature calling for an appropriation of 150,000 for the establishment of a state-operated lime plant, convict labor to be used to manufacture the lime. The land title registration bill was (Concluded on Pace 7. Column .) BURLY POLICEMEN SPOIL ELOPEMENT KALAMA SWEETHEARTS OX WAY TO BAKER FOR WEDDING. Mother of Would-Be Bridegroom Takes Both Home After Flight Is Halted at Station. Cupid was rudely reminded last night that he must not aim bis darts at Juveniles. The reminder came from two burly policemen, who seised Guy Stone, aged 19 years, and Miss Callie Price, aged 16 years, elopers from Kalama, Wash., and returned them to their parents. The youngsters said they were on their way to Baker, Or, where they intend ed to be married at the home of young Stone's grandfather. The elopers left Kalama last night, but did not take into account the fact that the telegraph has seriously hampered Cupid's operations. By re quest of J. G. Davis, Miss Price's step father, Detectives Tlchenor and Molon ey were waiting: for the sweethearts when they stepped from the train. Meanwhile, young Stone's father. J E. Stone, formerly Prosecuting Attor ney of Cowlits County, had telephoned his wife, who was visiting at the home of Gordon Lang, 349 East Forty-first street. North, telling her of the elope ment. Mrs. Stone took both the youngsters back to Kalama this morning at 12:30 o clock. The police maintain that this Is one time the locksmiths got the laugh on the little god of love. SEA WEDDING IS THWARTED Couple, Who Lose Interest When "Sickness" Conies, Will Try Again MARS H FIELD, Or.. Jan. 2. (Spe clal.) W. T. Purcell and Miss C B. Mitchell, passengers on "the steamship r . A. Kllburn. who Intended being mar ried at sea, are single still. One story had It the couple were so much affected by sea-sickness they lost Interest in the marriage and made no effort to have Captain. McLelland perform the ceremony, after the veesel sailed from the Columbia for Coos Bay. It was declared today the youner folks will be married as soon as the Kllburn gets outside the three-mile limit tonight. LIQUOR MEN MAKE PLANS Model License League Would Con form to Public Sentiment. LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2. At the annual meeting here today of the National Model License League, it was an nounced the league had made plans to curtail and modify the retail liquor business in order to make it conform readily to public sentiment throughout the country. The plan. It was said, has been In dorsed by the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association of America and by 'a majority of the brewers of the United States. NEW KINGDOM RECOGNIZED Entente Takes Action Kegardinc Grand Sheriff of Mecca. LONDON, Jan. 2. The Grand Sher iff of Mecca, who, in July, 1916. raised the standard of revolt against the authority of the Turkish Sultan and drove the Ottoman garrison out of the holy city of Mecca, has adopted the title of "King of the Hejax." The Hejas Is a region of Arabia ex tending along the eastern coast of the Red Sea and has an area of about 100,- 000 square miles. Great Britain. France and Italy have recognized the new kingdom. FURTHER DREDGING ASKED McArthur Urges Work on Co lumbia Below Brookfield. OREGONfAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 2. Representative Mc Arthur today urged the river and har bor engineer board to authorize fur ther dredging of the Columbia River channel between Brookfield and the mouth of the river, so there might be a uniform 30-foot channel all the way from Portland to the sea. There are shoals at various points below Brookfield. where the depth is now not more than 26 feet. WOMAN WINS NEW PLACE Privilege- of Senate Floor Goes With Committee Appointment. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. For the first time a woman. Miss Jessie L. Simpson, of St. Louis, has obtained the privi leges of the floor of the Senate. She was appointed secretary to the Senate foreign relations committee to night by Senator Stone, and Is the first woman to serve as secretary of a Sen ate committee, a position carrying with It the privilege of the floor. Miss Simpson has been the Senator's secre tary for several years. RUBBER SHOE COST RISES Prices of Tires Advanced Also United States Company. ty NEW YORK. Jan. 2. An Immediate 14 per cent advance In the price of rubber footwear of all kinds was an nounced here today by the United States Rubber Company. The company has also advanced tire prices, effective at once, averaging 15 per cent for casings and 10 per cent AMBASSADOR SENT. TO MEXICAN POST Failure of Protocol, However, Admitted. PERSHING LIKELY TO RETIRE Army Men Think Expedition Useless in Present Position. ARRED0ND0 GOES HOME Text of Futile Protocol Is Given Out but Carranzas Reply With held Move for Inquiry Is Started in House. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. When the American members of the Mexican American Joint commission had finished consideration today of General Car ranza's reply failing to comply with their demand that the protocol pro viding for withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico be ratified, there were Indications that erforts to enter into an agreement with the de facto government through the commission would be abandoned. For the first time an official admis sion was made that Carranza had re fused to sign the protocol. The com missioners said they expected to draft their response to Carranza tomorrow. Ambassador to Go to Post. Failure of the commission to give to Mexican-American relations a bright aspect was offset somewhat by official intimations that Henry P. Fletcher, confirmed as Ambassador to Mexico al most a year ago, was about to start for his post, where American interests now are represented by a clerk. The report that General Pershing's expedi tion soon would be withdrawn, regard less of Carranza's attitude, also gained fresh Impetus, and it was understood Use Administration had this move under serious consideration. Mr. Fletcher conferred with Presi dent WlUon after today's Cabinet meet ing, and later referred Inquiries as to whether ha would go to Mexico to President Wilson and Secretary Lan sing. No statement was forthcoming from the White House or the State De partment. Army Mes Favor WHkdrswsl. Secretary Baker said no plans for Immediate withdrawal of the troops had been considered. It Is known, how ever, that Army officers are pressing strongly for their recall, contending that In their present position they can not do effective work toward protecting the border; that they are in a bad strategic position and should be brought out and distributed along the border, with plans perfected for send ing a force across the line at some more desirable point if occasion should arise in the future. Eliseo Arredondo. Mexican Ambassador-designate, announced in the course of the day that he had been summoned to Mexico to confer with General Car ranza regarding the relations of the two nations. This was construed In some quarters as Indicating a deter mination by Carranza to withdraw his diplomatic representative. The fact that the United States wes contemplating sending Its Ambassador to Mexico City lent weight to the theory that If Mr. Arredondo was not continued In his position here another envoy would be sent by Carranza. Text of protocol Given Out. Following is the text of the protocol: "Protocol of agreement and referen dum, withdrawal of American troops from Mexican territory and protection of the American-Mexican international boundary. "Signed at Atlantic City, N. J., No vember 24, 1916. "Memorandum of an agreement signed this 24th day of November. 1916. by Franklin K. Lane. George Gray and John R. Mott, special commission ers of the President of the United States of America, and Luis Cabrera, Tgnacio Bonillas and Alberto J. Panl. special commissioners of the citizen first chief of the constitutionalist army, entrusted with the executive power of the Mexican nation: "Article 1. The Government of the United States agrees to begin the withdrawal of American troops from Mexican soil as soon as practicable, such withdrawal subject to the further terms of this agreement, to be com pleted not later than : That Is to say. 40 days after the approval of this agreement by both governments. Article 2. The American command er shall determine tne mincer in which the withdrawal shall be effected. so as to insure the safety of the ter ritory affected by the withdrawal. Csmsis to Protect Rear. "Article S. Tne territory evacuated by the American troops shall be oc cupied and adequately protected by the constitutionalist forces and such evacu ation shall take place when the con stitutionalist forces have taken posi tion to the south of the American forces, so as to make effective such occupation and protection. The Mexi can commissioners shall determine the plan for the occupation and protection of the territory evacuated by the Amer ican forces. "Article 4. The American and Mex ican commanders shall deal separately or wherever practicable in friendly co operation with any obstacles which may arise tending to delay the with drawal. In case there are any further activities of the force Inimical to the (Concluded oa 1'ase U. Column 6.) y