vnr.. T.VI. NO. . 17,521. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HARMONY SESSION-, WEDDING GUESTS DRAGNET IS SPREAD OVER WALL STREET COLD SNAP HOLDS; 25 LOW FOR DAY ADMIRAL DEWEY IS . DEAD AT AGE OF 79 TUMALO RESERVOIR TO BE INSPECTED CONSOLIDATIONS UP TO NEW COMMITTEE TRAPPED BY FIRE Y SlSOPTEPrei FIFTY BADIjY HURT, AND TEX PORTLAND COMFORTABLE, BUT EASTERN OREGON SHIVERS. DESERT IiAND BOARD TO PROBE PROBABLY AVILL DIE. REPORTS OK LEAKAGE. y Perkins Assails Repub lican Leaders. r.lOQSE CHARGES' BAD FAITH Reply Says No Slight to Pro gressives Was Given. ADAMS' CHOICE DEFENDED Plwtlnn T)er-l:irrl nPi1 Fact November Result Showed There Is Need of Organ!- zatlon Work In West. I Kafir. W Tnwv tw i c Trrr M " """" "'" duced as the first conspicuous result stormy protest irom ceorge w.i Perkins and Everett Colby, Progressive leaders, that Republican leaders were not acting in good faith. Later a state- ment declaring the charges unfounded was isBuea Dy memDers oi me itepuDii- can COmmiUee. I Chairman Willcox, of the Republican National Committee, called together a suDcpmmittee or the Republican execu- live committee appointed yesterday to Republicans and Progressives. The result of this meeting was the Issuance of resolutions adopted for the purpose to he composed of Republicans and Pro-1 gresslves to have a voice In party af fairs, mis would take the place of the joint KepuDiican-Progresslve campaign commm.ee. wnicn went out of existence after the election. Perkins Defends Willcox. Almost slmr,lr.r,ci,, nr. Willcox' announce of h r,i the Union League Club. Mr. Perkins at his home around the corner Issnd . I statement attacking the Reniihiic. -v. ecutlve committee and Mr. Wllinnv' .ih. I committee on harmonv. but at i time defending Mr. WHeo.-ryeTirir.s I declared at the meeting of the execu- tive committee yesterday that there had been an effort to force Mr. Willcox OUt of the ehalrmnnsliln on. -i a reactionary vice-chairman in his place to prevent Willcox from "liberaliz ing" the party. caueo aiso for a meeting of the tTwork ?,?..blHCan National Committee h.!ulM v PlanS- oeclarln8 the subcommittee on harmony, of which XT- uriii.. . , , , i It tne "Old Guard!" ' the handa TT i it - 1 1 I ?JaJZ, ?: Z7 ,f m.iUee' he . .. . " i V . -"'"""i oy James elnZ ZlZ. in f Wnm he called one of the "Old Guard." Mr. - TZrr.,I "e resolu- as a scrap or paper." Perkins Charges Denied. a rairaieni declaring: the ehirru of Mr. Perkins were unfound issued tonight by James A. Hem.nw. X. TV. Estabrook and ti-Rov,mn, vnieiie. . iney declared It was indorsed by John T. Adams, Cornelius N. Bliss -Tf Al.A 1 - ' uU vino iiieinuers or tne com mittee. The statement follows in part: xnere is no Justification for the in- .... . iruim ,)lr. rerKins places upon yesterday's action of the execu tive committee. He challenges the se lection of John T. Adams as vice-chair man or- the committee. In the selec tion of Mr. Adams there was no slight Intended to the Progressives, nor was there any given. His choice was based on the fact that the November election I snowed tliat there Is need of oreanlza- tlon work in the West and that his knowledge of conditions there and his political experience make him well fitted for this work. Election of Vice-Chalrman Deferred. "The fact Is that the convention of 1916 provided for the election by the National committee of four officers of me committee. When the National lommitiee met In Chicago at the close of the convention a sub-committee was! appointed to confer with Mr. Hughes, and after such conference to select an executive committee, power being dele - gated Dy tne run committee to the prospective executive committee to elect the four officers. When the new executive committee met it elected Mr. "V-na n1... . . . , - urr;rEr s::r: It was understood at that time that a member of the executive committee Tl" .r-be ad? vi"-chairman- but th cicvLiuiA ui suu unicer was deferred "At yesterday's meeting of the execu tive committee the question or f Illinit tne vacancy was brought up and the came of Mr. Adams was placed in nomination by Representative McAr - thur, of Oregon. Mr. McArthur mart the point that Oregon and Iowa wire the only states west of the Mississinoi River, with the exception of South Da- kota. which went Republican last No- Vember. Choice Practically- Cnantmous. "At yesterdays meeting of the 14 members of the committee only four expressed themselves as in opposition to an election at this time. Upon the question of Mr. Adams election he was chosen by practically a unanimous vote. "It Is difficult .to understand how anyone " who is .unselfishly interested in the success of the Republican party could challenge the result. Mr.. Adams sever has been and is not now a cm didate for public office. He hag been Conelud4 on Fas. s. Column 1.) Half of Population of Harford, Pa., at Reception When Suspended Oil Lamp Falls to Floor EINGHAIIITON, N. T.. Jan. 16. Fifty persons were seriously hurt, 10 probably fatally, when half the popula tion of the little town of Harford, Pa., about 30 miles from here, was trapped In a burning: frame structure at a wed ding: reception and dance tonight. A large oil lamp suspended from the ceiling: on the first floor fell and soon the entire floor was blazing:. The one narrow stairway was blocked by a sud den rush of flames, and men,- women and children, crowding: the floor above. were panic-stricken. A few residents who did not attend the reception hastened to the burning hall . with ladders, but not before all those trapped on the second floor had jumped, rnysicians were btoi m ui. nF7 SI1SPFP.T IS HELD " . (Otto Kantz Accused of Starting Fire That Did $300,000 Damage. A I -WW . V -W.WW 1 V ll Iff f Kantz, who is under five charges of arson in connection with the fire here jnuarv when most of the business ., wa jtrnvfrf entalline: a loss of ,300i000t waa ordered held, after a prellminary hearing today, to await th. ctton of tna Gra.d Jury. His bonds were fixed at $17,000. in default of which ne t8 jn jaiL Tl,. ri 1. aalrt tn ha trt1 In .,v,rai huildlntrs at once, and for at least ono of these buildings Kantz is declared to have been tho agent. TROOPS HUNT tA-MAT0K PJoneer Disappears After Business Reverses at Port Townsend port TOWNSEND. Wash.. Jan. 16. Israel Katz, a noted pioneer, who re- tired from the office of Mayor a few Lio,, - Hicnx mm his. hnmn yesterday. Five companies or toast Artillery stationed at on w oroen searched the whole country about Port lownsena loaay, out lounu uu u him. He was the head of a once-pros- perous shipping firm and was for merly wealthy. Lately he had been despondent over business reverses. POLICE ARE MINUTE MEN? Chicago Squad Carries Rifles and Are Told to "Shoot to Kill." Scnuettler today organized a squad of four expert riflemen, known as police .. . .. 7.-,, , "minute men wut ""t w uou ning down criminals. The squad of nilnutO men Win U uaaicnwu J section dl me tn. iu xa.viatS v bile when an Important crime has been commUted. The squad Is In charge of Lieutenant w n be armed with a rifle. "Shoot to kill, tha orders elven the Bau.d ' i-miii i-. rr-r irilTII TTPT r..n.intinn in Ra Ifailn Ri-rnnt Ttr, " , . . v t i PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16. An. exam lnation of Harry K. Thaw's mental con dition will be made before he is per mitted to leave the hospital where he is recovering from self-inflicted wounds, according to Dr. Ellwood It Kirby, his physician, in this city. Questioned whether Thaw would be removed to New Tork without a legal fisht. Dr. Kirby gave it as his opinion that there undoubtedly will be a con- test. BOUCK WHITE IS INDICTED Radical Pastor Charged With Burning American Flag. NEW TORK. Jan. 16. Bouck White, pastor of the Church of Social Revolu- tlon. author and college graduate, was indicted today, together with eight of his followers. I They are charged with destroying an 1 American flag laet June in the yard I of their church. Flags of many nations were burned. Mr. White formerly held several prominent Brooklyn pastorates. BRYAN calls on wilson I President Is Congratulated on His - Recent Peace Xote. ! WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. Ex-Secre- I tary of State Bryan called at the White I House today and congratulated Presi- luent Wilson on his peace note. I "The President has done Just right,' I said Mr. Bryan. "Anything calculated to bring, the peace terms of belliger ents out lnto the ODen should have the suPPrt of every American. ADMIRAL SIGSBEE IS 72 Sea Warrior Celebrates Day by Sit ting Up for Breakfast. NEW TORK. Jan. 16. This is th 7Id birthday of Rear-Admiral Charles IX Sigsbee. who has been ill. He cele brated it by sitting up for breakfast and luncheon and reading congratu latory telegrams and letters.. It was said that his condition today was arreatly improved. Leak Inquiry Diverted in New Direction. FINANCIERS ARE SUMMONED Wcman Mentioned by Lawson Disappears, Is Found. BROKER CONTINUES STORY Dramatic Declaration Made That Either Lawson Himself or Chair man Henry Is Perjnrer. Tumulty Named Again. . TVASHTN'GTON'. Jan. 16. Spreading a dragnet over the financial district of New York, the House rules committee today extended the peace note leak in vestigation to a general inquiry Into the stock market. At. an executive meeting the committee considered the advisability of employing expert coun sel familiar with financial affairs to conduct the examination of witnesses. It also planned to ask Congress to morrow for an extension of time to re port. As the first step in enlarging the scope of the hearings, the committee aubpenaed J. P. Morgan. H P. Davison. F. A. Vanderlip, Arthur Llpper, Sol C. Wexler and J. S. Bache, New ' Tork financiers. Woman Witness Hird to Find. "Vying in interest with the summoning of the financiers was the disappearance lor a time of Mrs. Ruth Thomason Vis conti. who Thomas W. Lawson says told him Secretary Tumulty "and thers" had profited In the stock mar ket by the leak and that William W. Price, one of the White House cor respondents, had acted as the "go-be tween" in the affair and received $5000 for his work. Mrs. Viscontl was sought for hours by Sergeant-at-Arms Gordon and his assistants. She surprised them all to- ight. however, by reappearing at the apartment-bouse in which she lives and which had ' been under surveillance Ince last night. A deputy sergeant- at-arms promptly served a subpena di recting her to appear before the com mittee tomorrow morning. She prom ised to be there and the officer left her in the apartment. . At the outset- of today's bearing Law- son attacked Representative Henry's denial of his testimony and emphatic ally declared that he or Henry was guilty f rank perjury. In a character istic outburst, Lawson shouted his re iteration that he had told the tru'th. e or Other Is Perjurer." When there is a direct difference of opinion stronger than a question of veracity" said Lawson, "it is per- Contlnud on Pass 3. Column S.) I. Baker Has Record of 2 7 Years With J 1 O Below Zero, and It's - 3 0 Below Farther East. Testerday won out on a technicality at the office of Weather Forecaster Beals, as the coldest day of the year, when the mercury got down to 25 de grees above zero. The year is young yet. It might be pointed out, and furthermore, this rec ord has been beaten this season, al though it was still 1916 when tho low en, figure was recorded. Back in De cember it got down to 24 degrees and also tied the 25 degree mark but that was last year you know, although less than 20 days ago, and that's where the technicality comes in. All around the winter is proving much milder than 'that of "1916, for at this time last year we were in the throes of the silver thaw and the thermometer was away down. Once it got to 18 degrees above zero, the cold est weather Oregon had experienced in seven years. More cold weather is predicted by Assistant Forecaster Drake. Skating is already good on Guild's Lake, and on the lake at Laurelhurst park ana smaller lakes about the city. East of the Cascades there is a real cold snap, with the mercury at" 10 be low zero at Baker, and 6 below at Boise, and the ice running heavily in the upper Columbia. PENDLETON, Or, Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) Pendleton is in the grip of cold snap. The temperature dropped to eight degrees above zero last night and the mercury did not climb above 28 all day. A year ago today a new government record was set when the thermometer registered 22 degrees be low. Meacham reports as low as 25 de grees below zero last night. LA GRANDE. Or., Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) Tvfo degrees at La Grande and as low as 22 and even 30 below at vari ous Wallowa and Union county points are reported today. Every indication is that it will be fully as cold tonight. This is the coldest La Grande has seen in two years, being four degrees lower than any record thus far the present winter. Several cook stoves burst this morning, the city water pouring out of two' doors in one home before the sup ply was cut off. BAKER. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) The cold notch of 27 years was touched this morning when 18 below zero was registered here, while "North Powder shivered at S6 below nd Haines s r- ia2. ported 20 belawr-- Only once, m has 13 below been recorded since Janu ary. 1890, when 14 below was reached. It is near zero tonight and indications for fair weather promise that tomor row may be colder than today. More damage was done by freezing pipes last night. The dealers of the city have enough coal to last less than two days, and unless there is quick relief there will be some suffering. ROSE BURG. Or..' Jan. 16. (Special.) Roseburg and vicinity early today experienced the coldest , weather for more than 17 years, acordlng to the records at the local weather bureau. At 7 o'clock this morning the ther mometer registered 16 degrees above zero, which was the coldest weather experienced here since February 4, 1899. when the mercury dropped to seven above. SOME LEAK! I Wife and Son With Sea Hero at End. HARDENING ARTERIES CAUSE Last Illness at First Diag nosed as Slight Cold. DECLINE THEN IS RAPID Funeral Services In Washington to Be Most Impressive In Char acterLife in Capital Sim ple and Retiring. WASHINGTON, Jan, 16. Admiral Dewey, the Nation's Spanish War hero and by priority of grade the ranking naval officer of tho world, died at his home here tonight in his 80th year. He had sot been conscious since yes terday, when he lapsed Into coma, still believing that in a few days he would be back at his desk in the Navy De partment. General breakdown, accompanied by arterlo sclerosis incident to old age, was the cause of death. The disease had been gradually spreading its hold upon the powerful body for a year and a half, but the Admiral, proud of his physical vigor, had fought it off and even kept its existence a secret from most of his intimate friends. Bea-lnnlns; ( End Seen. Last Wednesday he yrns at his of fice apparently hale and hearty. The next day he collapsed as he was pre paring to leave the house, and the be ginning of the end was at hand. Mrs. Dewey and the Admiral's only son, George, were at the bedside. They had known since yesterday that there was no hope. The Admiral -died at 5:56 o'clock. President Wilson and Secretary Daniels were notified at once and the news was flashed by wireless to American naval vessels anlf stations all over the world. Th message carried orders that all flags be half masted. Funeral Probably Saturday. The President will confer with Sec retary Daniels and Rear-Admiral Bad ger tomorrow and arrange for the fu neral, which probably will take place Saturday. The body will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on the Virginia- shore of the Potomac River, where many of Admiral . Dewey's for mer comrades have been laid to rest before ' him. Owing to the Admiral's high rank, the services will be espe cially impressive. Only two other men, Farragut and Porter, have held the rank of Admiral of the American Navy, and since Civil War days no military figure has held such a place as Dewey in the affec- (Concluded on Pago 2. Column 8.) Approprlatlon of $25,000 to Be Asked of Legislature as Maxi mum to Be Spent for Repairs. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or, Jan. 16. (Special.) The Desert Land Board tentatively agreed today to ask the Legislature to appropriate 825.000 -for needed repairs on the Tumalo project in Eastern Oregon. It has been whispered during many months past that the floor of the im mense reservoir, which covers over 1000 acres, has developed fissures which threaten the water supply. Governor WIthycombe at the board meeting today mentioned these whis pers and declared that the time had come to appear in the open In regard to the project. He asserted that if the project is endangered it is the duty of the state to obviate the danger. He suggested a recommendation of an ap proprlatlon for 825.000. Secretary Olcott and State Engineer Lewis were Inclined ,o doubt the ad visibility of asking the Legislature for that amount of money until more data are available, but the executive in sisted that it be asked for and State Treasurer Kay and Attorney-General Brown had previously given their sanction to such a move. The plan as finally decided upon Is to send two engineers to work in con- Junction with Fred N. Wallace, project manager, and ascertain exactly the re pairs needed on the .project. . The board will pledge Itself, in event it is found the repairs would .cost more than 825,- 000 to spend none of the money, but to allow it to revert to the general fund. while if they cost less the balance will revert to that fund. INDIAN GETS PRISON TERM Guy Hayes, Umatilla, Convicted Statutory Charge at Pendleton. PENDLETON, Or, Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) Guy Hayes, Umatilla Indian, was sentenced to from six months to two years in the Penitentiary today on a statutory charge. The sentence im posed by Circuit Judge Phelps was prompted by the many escapades of the prisoner on the Umatilla . Indian Reservation and his conduct last night when he beat UP one of the state's witnesses. Hayes was out on bond last night and became Intoxicated on Chinese wine. - He then sought out one of the Bushman boys and attacked him. NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 38 degrees; minimum. 25 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, continued cold; northeast erly winds. Legislature. House appoints new committee to deal with consolidation problems. Page 1. Senate kills first or consolidation measures. Page 6. Tumalo reservoir to be looked over for leaks. Page 1. Measure to prevent boycotts develops op position, r-age i. Dry win three rounds In House. Page 6. " War. German food supply ample. Page 4. Allies to reinforce Balkan army for drive. Page 4. Volunteers eager to Join German home army. .rage . Mexico. Villa threatens Chihuahua again. Page 4. National. Leak Inquiry to be extended to Wall street. Page 1. Admiral Dewey dies. Page 1- Dewey famous for Manila Bay victory. j-age 2. More rabbit skins wanted for hat-making experiments. rage i . Danish West Indies to become TJnlted States Democrats preparing way for $SS9,0O0,0O0 Bona issue, page s. Domestic Republican harmony session arouses tem pest. Page x. Alaxkans oppose daylight saving- plan. Page 1. Federal railway charters favored. Pago S, Wedding guests trapped by fire. Page 1. Snort. Coast players taking strike veto. Page 14. Ban Johnson Issues warning against union ization of baseball. Page 14. Washington Hlrh defeats Franklin at Bas ketball. Page 14. Four events lined up for Tuesday's boxing Seattle hockey team defeats Portland. 6 goals to 2. Page 15. Washington Senators have flstle encounter. j-ae IB. Pacific Northwest. State Tand Board wants appeal taken in Paisley project. Page 7. Miss Jeannette Rankin, woman Representa tive to Congreas, to curry first message to New York women first. Page a. Plan to merge Albany College and Pactfla University yet under consideration. Page 8. New university regents attend meeting at Eugene. Page 8. Commercial and Marine Heavy wheat buying in interior at higher - prices. Page 19. Chlcsgo market advances en export buying and bullish statistics. Page 19. General advance in stocks on broader de - mtDd. Page 19. Salvage of propertv on cruiser afilwaukeo to begin today. Page IS. War waged on rates by crew of TJnkal Mara No. 2. Page IK Supreme Court says Port of Portland voters cannot amend charter. Page Is. Portland and Vicinity. T. W. C. A- gets S3300 first day of cam paign. Page 15. Portland has cold spell, hut it's 30 below In Eastern Oregon. Page 1. Kmrry Olmstead says eouiSst fund la vital to state, ran Strike called otf at Northwest Steel Com pany plant. page is. Women told Baker's loaf Is better than homemaae proauct. .page 9. Carver franchise duo for next readtnr with' In weeH. Pag-e IX Methodists open conference. Pago IS. Southern Paclxlo to build cars In West. Page a. Fight to b waired against S17.80 differen tlal condemned by Commission. Page 3. New "economy" menu devised for tomor row. Page 15. Majority of fechool Board opposed to kin dergarten. Page S. Wrti report, data and forecast. Page 19. House Tackles Econ omy Problem BROWNELL MADE CHAIRMAN Bill for Abolishing Tax Com mission Introduced. ONE MEASURE IS PASSED Memorial to President Asking for Return of Oregon Troops Adopted Without Klurrjr Big Grist of Fishing Measures Appear. LEADERS IX HOUSE AND SEX ATE GET TOGETHER. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or, Jan. 16. (Special.') Leaders of the House and Senate conferred tonight on a plan that will en able the two houses to get to gether in carrying out their con solidation programme. Some Senate members resent the action of the House today in authorizing tho appointment of Its own consolidation commit tee while the Senate resolution providing for a Joint committee of the two houses was held up. Certain Senators threatened to recall the resolution and substi tute one providing for an inde pendent Senate committee. Cooler heads hope, however, to avert a conflict by securing a Joint committee, as they realize no effective consolidation legis lation can be accomplished with a separate committee in each house. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan. 16. (Special.) Further progress in the economy and consolidation programme was iade in the House today. By unanimous vote the House adopted the resolutions committee's resolution providing for the appoint ment of a committee of five members to "examine all feasible plans, to re ceive, prepare and report bills looking toward the abolition, consolidation and merging of various state officer boards and commissions in the interest of a more economical and efficient govern ment." Economy Committee Selected. Speaker Stanfleld immediately ap pointed on the committee Representa tives Brownell, Thomas, Rltner, Port wood and Porter. The resolution under which this action was taken was a substitute tor Representative Brownell's resolution debated on the floor of the House yes terday, and providing for a consolida tion programme by the revision of the laws committee. Chairman Stoti and other members of the revision committee protested against the Brownell plan because, they explained, it would throw addi tional work on a c mmittee that al ready is cne of the hardest worked committees of tho Legislature. Consolidation Fight Won. Today's resolution seemed to be sat factory all around, and members who discussed it insisted that the committee should get to work light away. "I consider that I won my fight." commented Brownell. "What I want is an intelligent consolidation pro gramme." In his argument on the floor yes terday Brownell aid that he was will ing to give his time and his clerk's time to the consolidation work, and it is apparent that the Speaker has taken htm at his word by making him chair man of .he committee. Early Report Required. The committee is instructed, under the resolution, to report its recom mendations not later than trie 25th day of the present session, and to "con tinue Its duties until discharged." Tha committee also has power to "subpena and compel the attendance of witnesses, and compel the produc tion of books, papers and all neces sary documents, and employ all neces sary clerk hire " The House's action today probably means that Senator Dlmick's Joint reso lution providing for a committee of four from the House and tbtee from the Senate to inquire Into the con solidation possibilities and report back to the session, will die In the hands of the House committee on resolutions, where it has been resting since Janu ary 11. House to Act Independently. The 4 House apparently proposes to pursue its consolidation course inde pendent of the Senate. In fact, one consolidation measure was dropped into the House hopper this morning. Representative Thomas, who probably will . be the mouthpiece of Governor Withycombe on the floor of the House, is the author. The measure provides for the abolition of the Tax Commission as at present conatitutol and the substitution of a commission composed of the Governor. Secretary cf State. Treasurer of State and a single commissioner. The plan is in accord- tion'-lnid on Pnicc . CN.lumn 4 V