l VOL,. I, VI- NO. 17,523. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING IS SOLD WITH ARCTIC COLD BAKER HAS NO COAL LAMER SELECTED MOOSE AND PR0HIS GERMAN RAIDER IS PROBABLY MOEWE MISSING AVIATORS $1,800,000 ROAD BILL PASSES HOUSE Measure Secures Aid of Government. TALKING OF UNION FOR "LEAK" INQUIRY MAX II. HOUSER SAID TO BE PRINCIPAL' OWNER. ONE SMALL CAR ARRIVES AXD IS BEING SOLED OUT. POSSIBLE WORKING AGREE MENT IS SEEN BY DKYS. REPORTED KILLED Indians Tell of Seeing Dead Bodies. Rio Janeiro Feels As sured on Point. AMERICAN SHIPS NOT SUNK Danish Flag Used !in Making Escape From Germany. HAY CONCEALS BIG GUNS Steamer Sopposed to Hare Been Re painted Several Times Japan- . cso Regarded by Brazil as German Vessel. i IttO JANEIRO, Jan. 18. The British teamer Yarrowdale, with the crewe of eight ships sunk by the German raider In the Atlantic, arrived Janu ary IB at Sao Tlcenti, Cape Verde Islands, according to reliable Informa tion received here. It Is said ahe iuu n board 400 men of the crews of the aank.cn ships. RIO JANEIRO. Brazil. Jan. 18. It Is considered almost certain here that the German sea raider which has been creating havoc among: entente shipping in the South Atlantic Is the Moewe, the German armed raider which captured the Appam and sunk numerous entente hips in Atlantic waters a year ago, The American Consul at Pernambuco cabled the Embassy here confirming the landing- of several Americans from vessels which fell victim to the raider. Kt said thai: no American ships had been sunk by the German craft and that all the American sailors landed were men from the crews of foreign vessels. Armament Concealed by Say. According to reports from i u eU' thoritativa source, the Moewe Is un derstood to have sailed from Kiel un der the Danish flag, carrying: a cargo of hay on the bridge in order to con ceal her armament. , When last seen the Moewe was painted black with white markings. Her armament included four torpedo tubes in service and several tubes In reserve. She is believed to have car rled a mine-laying apparatus. The raider also carried a large num ber of auxiliary plates, which would permit her commander to change the appearance of the bridge at wiU. In addition she had collapsible funnels. The vessel now believed to be the Moewe was repainted several times and under the last coat of paint were observed traces of the Danish flag, which had been painted on the hull. Refugee Ship Not Reported. As yet there is no news of the Brit ish steamer Tarrowdale, which, under command of German officers, was, re ported yesterday to be proceeding for port with shipwrecked crews aboard. The steamer Hudson Maru, which ar rived from Pernambuco with survivors aboard, will remain there as a war prize under the Jurisdiction of the Ger man Minister. The Brazilian naval au thorities consider the Hudson Maru a German vessel. A division of the Brazilllan navy left here today for maneuvers. It Is re Kporte a sui agair as a ported come of the warships will make urvey of the coast as a precaution gainst Brazilian territory being used base for the operations of the German raider. Name of Americans Given. ... , need officially at the c? l , 1 1 r A t w a r r ?H a f All Anv It is annou American Consulate that the follow ing Americans were among the crews of the ships sunk by the raider who have been landed at Pernambuco: Ben jamin Stevens, Frank Magee, David Johnson, Fred Smith, Harry Picot, Guy Vandoren, Royal Gregory and an un named negro. These men were members of the crew of the St. Theodore, which was raptured on December 12. but not sunk. In addition to these another American, Charles Jones, member of the crew of the steamer Minnie H., captured on December 19, has arrived here. So far as known no Americans lost their lives through the operations of the raider, but nothing has been learned in regard to ships captured before January 12. NORFOLK. Va.. Jan. 1S. Wireless reports picked up here tonight say at least 11, If not more, allied cruisers are now searching for the German raid er playing havoc with entente mer chant ships in the South Atlantic The cruisers are sending out warn ings to allied ships, giving the last two locations of the raider and advis ing merchantmen to avoid the known routes in the South Atlantic WILSON REFUSES HEARING Veto of Immigration Bill Expected Because of Literacy Test. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. President Wilson today denied application for a public hearing on the Immigration bill recently passed by the House and it is expected he will veto the bill because of Its literacy test provision, which led him to veto a similar measure pre viously. An effort will be made to pass the bill over his veto- Gay Lombard and Dr. E. IT. Parker Reported to Have Received $325,000, AH In Cash. The 11-story reinforced concrete Board of Trade building, which covers a quarter-block at the southeast cor ner of Fourth and Oak streets, was sold . yesterday by its owners. Gay Lombard, owner of the Lumbermen's building and other valuable Portland property, and Dr. Edward H. Parker, of Los Angeles, who was formerly a prominent surgeon in Portland. The consideration was announced as $325,- 000, all cash. The property is being deeded to the Security Savings & Trust Company, which will hold it in trust for the real purchasers. It is understood upon reliable authority that Max FL Hom er, a wealthy grain dealer and export er of this city, is concerned prominent ly as one of the buyers, and that he will ba the principal stockholder In the corporation which is to handle The property. - - " The Board of Trade building was erected eight years ago, on land owned by Dr. Parker. The construction was commenced by the Oregon Trust & Sav ings Bank. Before the structure was completed -the bank failed and the building was purchased by' Gay Lom bard. The Board of Trade building has been one of Portland's most prom inent office structures. FIRE FOOLS AUDIENCE Aberdeen Theater Crowd Takes Dis turbance for Part of Show. ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 18. (Spe cial.) A fire which threatened much damage broke out behind the scenes at the Grand Theater last night while large audience in front watched the production, "Intolerance." So skill fully was the situation handled that the audience never learned of the blaze until they were leaving the theater. The smoke from the burning wood mingled wth that from powder set off to add to some of the scenes of the play, and the noise of chopping of big holes through the rear of the building and tearing down of the theater chim ney came . at the time Babylon was falling In the ; play, and the crowd mistook the. noise for part of the ahow. The firemen fought the blaze for nearly two hours. POTATOES SELL AT $50 Flour Reaches Top Notch Price of $8.05 at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 18 (Special.) That another advance In the price of potatoes will be made shortly In the Tacoma market is the prediction made by local commission men. Some deal ers quoted Yakima potatoes up to $50 a ton today, but the average price Is still $47 a ton. The demand is very heavy, and it is evident that many people are laying in supplies to be prepared for the threatened potato famine. Flour is at the highest point on rec ord in the Tacoma market. Olympia and Krone brands being quoted at $8.65 a "barrel, WOMAN LEADS RECRUITING Georgia Postmistress First to Induce Man to Join Marino Corps. ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 18. Woman is rapidly outstripping her masculine ri vals in military affairs, and a post mistress leads in the lure of the fight ing man In thl postmaster campaign for re cruits for the United States Marine i Corps, the first person to receive the I Peward foJ. securlns a recruit for tUe . soldiers of the, sea was a woman, Miss Mary Rudihfl, handler of the mails at Forsyth, Ga., who enlisted Richard Lewis Ponder, of that place, according to First Sergeant Ernest H. Galway. of the local Marine Corps recruiting station. UNION OPERA-HOUSE BURNS Several Buildings Threatened, but Eire Thaws Water Mains. UNION, Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) The Union Opera-House, one of the finest buildings of its kind in Eastern Ore gon, was completely destroyed by fire this morninir at 3 o'clock. The blaze Is presumed to have started from an overheated stove. The weather was bitterly cold and a terrific wind storm was blowing so that several buildings were threatened. A residence was destroyed by the blaze. The intense heat from the burning thawed out the city water hydrants nearby. The loss is about $6000. MANY GO BREAKFASTLESS Break in Gas Mains Discommodes Coos Bay Residents MARSHFIELD, Or.. Jan. 18. (Spe cial.) Many in Marshfield and North Bend were unable to prepare breakfast this morning, owing to a break in the I Oregon Power Company's gas main at Ferndale. Newspapers were delayed until 11 o'clock by lack of gas for their linotypes. The inconvenience caused by the break affected principally those in housekeeping apartments, where gas used almost exclusively for cooking. MURDER BY BANDITS FEARED Search to Continue Until Fate Is Definitely Known. MORE AIRCRAFT EXPECTED Governor Cantu, of Lower Califor nia, Sends Horsemen to Scour Region Men Have Been Missing Eight Bays. CALEXICO, Cal., Jan. 18. Reports, as yet unconfirmed, that Indians had rtport'd seeing the bodies of two men at Laguna Prieto. 20 miles northwest of the head of the Gulf of California, were received here tonight by military authorities 'who are conducting the search for Lieutenant-Colonel Harry G. Bishop and Lieutenant W. A. Robert son. Jr.. lost Army aviators. The pilots of the three military air planes here will proceed immediately to Laguna Prieto tomorrow to Investi gate the report when they resume the search, if weather conditions are such that flying is possible, it was an nounced. This fs in the region where the missing aviators were last seen in Lower California. Rumor Increases Fears. The report said Indians had seen two bodies lying in a pool of water and they were clad only, in underclothing. The rumor served to increase the fear thatthe aviators may have landed in a region infested by bandits and were either made captives or killed. It was pointed out that bandits would experience no dlficulty in overpower ing the aviators. ' who were reported to have been unarmed. Search Will Be Complete. Major - Frank Barton, commanding Camp John H. Beacom. after a confer ence with officers from the North Island Aviation School, announced to night it was the present Intention of the military authorities to continue the search until the "termination ' of the unfortunate flight of the two men is definitely known." Rain, fog and cold weather prevented today further search by military air planes for the missing men. The three Army airplanes which were brought from the North Island aviation base at San Diego were at the aviation base here tonight and the military aviators who are conduct ing the search were prepared for an early start tomorrow if the weather permitted. The two additional air planes expected from San Diego today did not arrive, being delayed by weather conditions, according to Army officers here. v Rain made the roads and desert country Impassable and automobile (Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.) RABINDRANATH TAGORE, THE SY -5"CVV r la t t Appeals to Mines and Railroad Are Made and Chief Hope Lies in Briquet Shipments. BAKER, Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) With predictions of continued below- zero weather and the consequent diminishing of the coal supply. Baker's fuel famine growa even more threa tening tonight. The thermometer touched S below this morning and probably will go lower than that to morrow morning. One dealer received a small car of coal today and is dealing it out in small quantities because it Is the only fuel on sale in Baker. Even the supply of briquets is reported to be exhausted. All dealers have , telegraphed the mines appealing for rush shipments and are awaiting replies. They have one chance left if .Utah and Wyoming mines cannot aid and that Is the Wash ington State mines, but they will not order there except as a last resort be cause the coal is not satisfactory for use here. Mayor Palmer has not heard from H. C Oliver, traveling freight agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Co., to whom he appealed yesterday for aid in relieving the famine, which Is caused by the car shortage east of here. Some dealers have placed rush orders for briquets so that In case coal cannot be obtained the city will not be absolutely without fuel for long. Wood dealers are doing rushing business. PICKETING IS PROTESTED Presidential Office Insulted by Women, Says Member of Congress, WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. A protest against the "annoyance of suffrage pickets posted at the gateways of the White. House was made in the House today by Representative Emerson, of Ohio. The picketing, he said, was an insult to the high office of the President, even if it would do any good, and their con duct was not upheld by a majority of the aurrragists of the country, espe cially not by those who favor the cause in Ohio. . 'DEWEY ISLANDS' FAVORED Joint Resolution Proposes New Name for Banish West Indies. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. Change of name of the Danish West Indies to the "Dewey Islands," in honor of Admiral Dewey was proposed in. a Joint resolu tion introduced today by Representa tive Allen, of Ohio. Mr. Allen announced that he was sub mltting letters to President Wilson and to the foreign affairs committees of Congress urging the change. FIRST BILL IS SIGNED Measure Is Appropriation of $25, 000 for Cost of Session. SALEM. Or., Jan. , 18. (Special.) Governor Wlthycombe today . signed House bill No. 60, the first bill to be signed by the Executive at this session. It was Introduced by the joint ways and means committee and provides an appropriation of $25,000 as a part of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly. GREAT HINDU POET, TOOK A WAS UNPLEASANT. J . - DIO VOv flfB. OR Bf Boston Man Chosen; Untermyer Rejected. ADMINISTRATION LOSES OUT Republicans Turn Tide With Charge of Partisanship. BITTER FIGHT IS WAGED Investigation That Will Extend Deeply Into Wall-Street Stock Manipulations Now Regard ed as on Programme. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. Sherman I Whipple, of Boston, a Democrat and a noted trial lawyer, was invited tonight by the House rules committee to act as counsel in the peace note leak In vestigatlon. which. It now appears, will extend deeply into Wall street stock manipulations. ' From authoritative sources there were Intimations that the Boston at torney had been consulted and was ex pected to undertake the task. Further public hearings in the in quiry were postponed until Monday to give counsel and the committee time to prepare for the future proceedings. The plan is to call, as the chief witness. Mrs. Ruth Thomason Visconti. the woman who Thomas W. Lawson says told him Secretary Tumulty and W. W. Price, a Washington newspaperman, were beneficiaries of the alleged leak. She will be followed by a score of other witnesses. Including the men mentioned In the inquiry and several prominent New York financiers. Administration la Disregarded. The selection of Mr. Whipple fol lowed a bitter fight of several hours among Democrats of the committee, in which Postmaster-General Burleson. Solicitor-General Davis and Majority Leade- Kitchin participated. Several of the Democrats, including Chairman Henryi urged Samuel Untermyer as counsel despite attacks against such a course from both sides of -the House yesterday. Mr. Burleson, often Ad ministration spokesman at the capital, is understood to have been there to advocate Untermyer. One of the chief objections against Mr. Untermyer was that Lawson had discussed the case with him and was known to want an Investigation of the Stock Exchange wl.th Untermyer in charge. Partisanship Is Charged. Democratic members of the commit tee struggled with the problem more than 24 hours, excluding Republican members from their conferences. Rep resentatives Campbell and Lenroot, ranking Republican committeemen. learned of the efforts to choose Unter myer and late today issued a state' ment assailing the Democrats. The statement, whlcn charged the Demo- (Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.) GOOD LOOK AT US AND SAYS IT .57? ?A. 0rvop syA -jr-vy -V T Invitation From Matthew Hale, Act- ing Chairman of Progressives, Read to Prohibitionists. CHICAGO. Jan. 18. A possible under standing between the Progressive party and the Prohibition 'party which might result in a working agreement between the two for the enactment of National prohibition by constitutional amend ment was seen today in the events of the last session of the three-day con ference of the National Committee of the Prohibitionist paty. Letters were read from Matthew Hale, of Boston, acting National chair man of the Progressive party, to Virgil C Hlnshaw. National prohibition chair man. Inviting the Prohibitionists to a Joint conference in St. Louis in April. No action was taken at the conference on the lvitatio'n. It being considered that a formal offer should be awaited. After much debate a resolution was adopted providing the suggestion of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association that all organizations opposed to the traffic In liquor be asked to form a federation so that every effort in the cause would be effective. The plan of the college organization, whlcb includes men and women in more than 700 col leges, is to call a conference in Wash ington next April. FERRY IS OUT OF SERVICE Temperature at Hood River IS and Only Center of. River Is Open. HOOD RIVER. Or., Jan. 18. (Spe cial.) Although the temperature last night. 18 degrees above zero, was eight degrees higher than the two former ights. the ice of the Columbia has con tinued to thicken, and today, for the first time ferry communication with Washington points was cut off. While clear space in midstream was kept open by the strong current, the ice near shore was so thick that the boat could not ply. , At points where the river flows tran quilly a continuous surface of ice spans the Columbia. STORAGE BILL OFFERED Measure Would Require All of Poods to Be Dated. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or, Jan. II. (Special.) Representative Callan In troduced a bill in the House today that is expected to aid substantially in solving the high-cost-of-llvlng problem. It provides that all food placed In cold storage warehouses shall bear the name of the producer or owner, to gether with the date of its deposit. A limit is to be placed on the length of time that It can remain there. The State Food Commissioner would have full autSterity over such warehouses. NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 85 flef rri ; minimum, .a decrees. TODAY'S Fair; southeasterly winds. Legislature. Mr. Bean's $1,800,000 road bill passes Rouse. Fata X. Olympia budsat provides $50,000 for North JBaiilc Dlgbway, rage IL Senate passes bill to abolish proxy. Pare 7. Mr. - Kay says Senator Shanks attack on Land Board is due to revenge. Page s. Oswego request for divorce Is heard. Page 7. Bill to prevent picketing discussed. Pags 7. War. German raider probably Moewe. Page 1. Canadians conduct daylight trench raid a Pag 2. Mexico. National Guard may be ordered horns this week. Page 2. National. Lawyer chosen to direct House "leak" la qulry. Page 1. New York National Guard General blames War Department for mobilization delay. Page 4. Farm output In 1916 valued at mors than S13.0oo.ouo.oo. page s. McArthur defends selection of Adams as Re publican v ice-Chairman. Page o. Domestic Anarchist plot against Wilson charged. Page a. Indians said to have reported seeing dead bodies of missing aviators. Page 1. Moose and Prohls talk of union. Page 1. Man who shot Army officer oa trial. Page 5, Pacific Northwest. Antl-allen land bill stirs Hood River Japan ese, rasa 7. Umatilla's "petticoat" government starts to economise. Page 4. Governor says Penitentiary. Stats Training bchool and Tubercular Sanltorlum build ings unfit- Page 6. Baker has Arctic cold snd no coal. Pags 1. Sports. Jefferson five defeats James John High. 33 to 6. Page Jo. Beavers' trip to Honolulu would mean $4000 In McCredie' treasury. Page 14. August Herrmann says statements of David U. iruus xatse. rase a-a. California and Portland boxers to meet Tus- day. Page 14. Commercial and Marine. Wheat selling steadily at high prices In Northwest. Page 1U. Standard shares feature Improved trading in Wall street. Page 19. Ice running In river again. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Sale of Board of Trade building for $325,- OOU Is reported. Page 1. W. H. Boyer to lead Auditorium concerta Page 11. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 18. Richard Wood is said to have made several deals as "Honolulu business man." Page 13. Ice attracts skaters. Page 18. Pretty Mollie Bowers again pleads for her baby. Page 8. Residents of Hawthorne district plead for modern equipment la new school. Page 8. R. E. Stranorn says proposed .Klamath Falls-Bend line will benefit Portland. Page 8. City fights case against Yamhill street mar ket. Page 18. Bill to limit hours of women workers op posed. Page 18. J. S. Taylor, of Portland, killed In action with Canadians. Page 15. Performance of Forty-five Efficiency Club at Helllg big success, raie . Portland hockey officials say withdrawal from lesgue certain if demands are de nied. Page 14. alethodist coaference closed. Fags t. INITIATIVE CHANGE DEBATED Proposed Law to Check Sig natures May Meet Favor. COMMITTEES ARE ACTIVE Matter of Cutting Off Appropria tions for Sectarian Institu tions Causes Flurry, but Vote Is 50 to 7 for It. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Most of the Important business of the Iioue today was trans acted In committees.. The Judiciary committee conducted an open hearing on a number of bills Intended to improve the operation of the Initiative and referendum; the con solidation committee conferred with Governor Wlthycombe to gain his views on the work expected of them; the com mittee on alcoholic traffic held an in formal meeting to consider the "bone- dry" prohibition bill, and many other committees held both day- and night sessions to consider questions of vary ing degrees of Importance. Road Bond Bill Passes. : The House passed Representative Bean's bill authorizing the State Board of Control to issue bonds, if nec essary, to match the Federal appropri ation of 11, $00,000 for road improve ment work in Oregon. The expenditure Is to be spread over a period of -five years, and the state need bond Itself only enough to complete the $1,800,000 fund If that amount is not available from other sources. The Government requires the state to spend dollar for dollar. Ante License Fees May Rise. Proposed increases in -automobile license fees and on gasoline distribu tion. It la believed, will go far toward meeting the Government's require ments. The Bean bill caused prolonged dis cussion. . Bean explained it at length and defended It. There was some oppo sition, but on rollcall the following were the only members who voted against it: Bowman. Burton, Cartmlll. Chllds, Cornelius. Elmore. Lafferty. Meek and Porter. The measure carries an emergency clause. The Judiciary meetings attracted much interest. Three bills were under consideration: Representative Bow man's, to prohibit circulating initiative or referendum petitions for hire; Rep resentative Gordon's, Insure genuine ness of signatures by requiring a com parison with the registration lists, and Representative Brownell's, to provide for filing petitions by pay frig a $500 fee. Representative Forbes, chairman -of the committee, presided. W. S. I'Rrs Speaks. W. S. TTRen. sometimes known as the "father of the initiative and referen dum," spoke In support of the Gordon bill. He said it would guard against the misuse of popular government. He approved of the Brownell bill, but said the fee should be higher at least $1000. It costs that much to get an initiative petition circulated, he said. "There is no danger of getting too many bills on the ballot, he added, "as the people have learned to use their privilege wisely. I have faith In the Judgment of the people, and I want to tell you a secret, I have more faith in the Legislature than I used to have But the Initiative is responsible." Mr. U'Ren vigorously opposed the Bowman bill, declaring it would make it impossible to get an initiative meas ure on the ballot - more than once in 10 years. In fact, everyone excepting Bowman himself opposed the Bowman bill. Labor and Grange Represented. E. J. Stack, secretary of the State Federation of Labor; O. R. Hartwlg, also representing the labor federation: James S. Stewart, M. H. Butner and C. E. Spence. of the State Grange, and A. R. Shumway, of the Farmers' Union, asked the committee to be sparing in tinkering -with the Initia tive. They didn't want any of the peoples' ' privileges ' taken away, and didn't want the Legislature to get Into the habit of making changes in the law. Miss Florence Olson and Mrs. S. V. Lewelling opposed both the Bowman and Gordon bills, but favored the Brownell bill. A. L. Veazle, like Mr. U'Ren, supported the Gordon bill. The committee reached no decision, but it is probable that they will report favorably on the Gordon bill and un favorably on the two others. Seventeen Sew Bills Received. The House today passed three bills. Indefinitely postponed three and re ceived' 17 new bills. The following bills were passed: H B. -1. by Bean Empowering State Board of Control to tasue bonds in sufficient amount neceaair to match Federal road appropriation for Oregon. H. B. -y, by Burdlck and Forbes Fixing salary of District Attorney of Jefferson County at $ per annum. Substitute H. B. B Providing for record ing certificates of sals for real property sold on ' execution to residents of outside county in which property is situated. The following were Indefinitely post poned: H. B. IB. by Jones Repealing law provid ing for county school supervisors. H. B. 64, by Lewis Irovldlng for cancel- Concludcd uu Page 7. Colu.aia 7.)