T1IE SIORXIXG OREGONIAJi", FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1913.
7
ER VICTIMS SEE
SHIP SINK
BLAZING
Survivors of Owasco Tell of
How Submarine Torpedoed
3 Steamers in Row.
LIGHTHOUSE BEAM DOOMS
tT-float Looses Torpedo at American,
Aorwrisan and British Ships as
They Pa Br am or Light Off
Spanish t oast I Ma a Dies.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Jan. S4. Ths
American steamship Owasco, formerly
the Grrmia steamer Allrmann'a, seised
when the United States entert the war,
a unk bjr a submarine the early
port of December while In Mediter
ranean watera near the Spanish Coast,
according to survivors of the ship who
arrived here today on a Spanish liner.
It was said that two members of the
crew loat their Uvea.
The Owasco ia the American ship re
eeutly reported aa having been one of
the three vessels sunk while passing; a
lighthouse with the submarine lyinc
offshore and picking; the vessels off
a they passed through the beam, of
llaht. The two other ships sunk were
a Norwegian and a British ship.
tklp Maks Clalrkly.
The Owasco went down IS minutes
after being struck by the torpedo,
"biasing lika a torch," aa one of the
survivors put It. fnr the Owasco car
ried more than 60.000 cases of gaso
line. The crew took to the boats, and
out of 57 men on board all were saved
except a Norwegian seaman named Al
bert Jacobsen and a Spanish messman
by the name of Garcia, who were be
lieved to have gone down with the
ship. The men said they were "all
ready to go over the aide" when the
torpedo hit.
"We were a part of convoy of four
vessels, one of the meu said today.
"We were preceded by an English and
Norwegian ship. Shortly before mid
nicht the men on watch heard the ex
plosion of the torpedo that sent the
vessel ahead of us to the bottom and
immediately sounded the alarm on the
Owasco that brought everyone to the
deck, ready for emergency. We were
not kept long In doubt, for less than 10
minules after the first vessel waa tor
pedoed the second vessel and our own
were victims.
"arvrtvora Well Treated.
"Wa were within easy reach of the
shore and the light that served aa an
aaancy In our destruction by giving the
submarine a range, guldt'd us to a
landing where we were warmly re
ceived and cared for by the people of a
Spanish village. The crew of the Nor
wegian ship landed shortly after we
did. but we never did hear what be
came of the crew of the Hrltlsher. It
la possible they were picked up by the
fourth member of the convoy."
The submarine evidently continued to
lurk in the vicinity, aa on the follow
ing rooming the crew of the Owasco
witnessed from the shore a fight be
tween a destroyer and a merchantman
on one side and a U-boat on the other.
The fight took place lesa than five
miles from the rout, the men asserted,
and lasted about two hours without
apparent damage to any of the combatants.
main committee of the Reichstag; an
nounces that ha still holds the hope
that an early and satisfactory con
clusion of the Brest-Lltovsk conference
will be reached, the terms of the Ger
mans aa enunciated by General Hoff
man, one of their chief delegates to the
peace conference, so far form an in
superable barrier for the Bolshevik
government, which haa expressed a de
termination to carry out a policy of no
annexations and no indemnities.
Courland in its entirety and all of
Russia's Baltic provinces are to be re
tained by Germany, according to Gen
eral Hoffman In what Is termed aa Ger
many's last proposal to the Russians
and the added threat waa given that If
the Rusaians failed to acquiesce in the
demands, further inroada Into their
territory would follow and the Im
portant port of Reval near the mouth
of the Finland, would be occupied.
In theatric fashion Hoffman indicated
on a map before the astonished Russian
delegatea the new Russian frontier aa
the German Intend It to run from the
shores of the Gulf of Finland eastward
to the Moon Sound Islands and then to
the west of Minsk and thence to
Brest-Litovsk leaving within German
boundaries some of Russia's choicest
territory.
Amaxed at the audacity of the Ger
man programme, the Russian delegates
asked for time to consider the demands.
This waa grudgingly given, together
with the announcement that it waa the
last postponement that could ba ex
pected. ,
The latest advices are to the effect
that the Russians have unanimously
rejected the German terms.
What the new situation will bring
forth is problematical. The political
situation In Rusnla still is In a tur
moil and the battle line depleted by
fighting men through defections. It Is
hardly probable that the Russians will
bo able to withstand any great show of
force by the Germana toward tha cap
ture of Reval. which would prove, a
likely base from which to operate
against Fetrograd, or to push their line j
further eastward from the old battle i
line.
Accounts of the situation In Austrl
gleaned from German newspapers indl
cate that there still Is much disconten
among the workinsmen and that not
all of the strikers have returned to
work.
Widespread dissatisfaction continues
to be evinced against the Government'
concessions to the Socialists and bitter
attacka are being made on the party
leaders.
The Csechs In Parliament have de
manded that the monarchy be made a
democratic federal state of nationall
tics.
PARI?. Wednesday. Jan. SI. The
sinking of two French vessels of more
than Ikixt tons and one of lesser sixe
la shown In the weekly report of
French shipping losses. Four vessels
were attacked unsuccessfully.
ROUE. Wednesday. Jan. IS. The
weekly report of Italian shipping losses
gives the sinking of one small sailing
veaaal. One steamship waa attacked
unsuccessfully.
Gunn Would Not Dig Post
Holes in Rain.
Jadge Reaaaiaa Deetdea Climate la
Ta Klawroaa far I- W. V.
In Germany the unrest of the popn
lace also continues, but the trlumphan
militarist party Is managing to keep
the people In curb.
Nevertheless, according to unofficial
statements, the rebellious sentiments o
the German workmen, especially the In
dependent Socialists, are becoming
stronger.
Of great Interest as regards the mill
tary situation la the withdrawal of the
Austro-German armies along the Ital
lan front from the Plave River west
ward. The retrograde movement was
undoubtedly due to the harassing at
tacks the Italians, reinforced by the
French and British, have been deliver
ing for several weeks past. The indi
cations are that the enemy now haa
given up. for the time being at least,
his ambition to drive through the
mountains and out upon the Venetian
plains.
On other fronts the belligerents are
keeping up their Intensive bombard
ments on various sectors and here and
there sending out bands of Infantrty on
raiding and reqpnnoiterlng operations.
HARDWARE MEN FROLIC
VIITIG DEALERS KSJOX JINKS
AT HtLTMOMAH HOTEL,
"ITTILUAM GUNN. L W. W. and post
If bole digger, stood before Muhicl-
Tal Judge Rossman yesterday morn
log to gtve an account of himself.
He was- rharged with vagrancy.
"Tour occupatiop?" asked the court.
"Post bole digger. replied Gunn.
"How long have you puraued that
JsuainessTT asked the Judge.
"A few days."
"For whomT
"Pacific Telephone Company."
"Why did you quit?"
"It rained."
"Do you mean to tell me that you
nuit your Job berauelt rained? de
manded the Judge, sitting bolt upright
In astonishment.
Gunn said that was correct.
"Then." said the Judge. 'I should
advise a change of climate for one fol
lowing the vocation of post hole dig
ger, for If you are to dig only when
it doee not rain, you may frequently
be Idle. Meander, now, and don't stop
until you fetch up at soma point
where the precipitation is less than in
cur own city."
. Progress of the War.
After weeks of vacillation the Ger
mans at last have adopted their de
mands at the peace conference at
Brest-Lltovsk and the Russians have
declined to accede to them.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Imperial German Chancellor In his
mnv time postponed speech to the
BREAKS A GOLD
IN A FEW HOURS
Boxing Slatebea. Maalral Tfsjssbers.
Daaeea and Other Katrrtalasaeat
Add laterest Oecaalo.
Fortland hardware and implement
Jobbers entertained the out-of-town
dealers attending the convention of the
Oregon Hardware and Implement Deal
ers' Association with a "Jaxx Jinks'
lt night in the Multnomah Hotel
More than 250 were present.
A varied aasortment of professional
and amateur performers contributed to
the evening's fun. Three boxing
matchea were staged, one of them
battle royal, contested by five boys
(rom the Columbia Athletic Club. Tbe
others were between Willie Bernstein
and F.d Olson and Abe and Sam Gordon.
Mrs. Lulu Data I Miller sang, twice.
Other singers were Caaey Jones. Miss
Miss Frieda Shaw, Miss Louise
Hastings, Miss Marguerite Egbert.
Dewey Washington and Ross. Ulmark
and Heath, of Pantages Theater. Mi
Marie Bradley won applause with two
dances. Jerry Stone and his synco
pated band were in evidence through
out the evening. During the evening
everyone filed Into an anteroom which
was furnished like a barroom, with
free-lunch counter. Genuine sand
wiches and "camouflage" beer were
served.
The association spent the busiest
session in Its history yesterday after
noon.
G. Clifford Barlow, of Warrenton.
president of the Oregon Retail Mer
chants' Association, gave a talk on
"Association Merchants."
Ben H. Vardaman In an address on
"The Art of Making a Sale." empha
sised the importance of personal effi
ciency and the value of a smile.
A. G. Clark, manager of the Home
Industry League of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, delivered an address
entitled. "Wanted Bigger Payrolls for
Oregon."
Arthur M. Churchill, chairman or the
state pledge card campaign, called
upon the hardware dealers to take
home to the people of their home com
munities the lesson of conservation.
Two committees, on nominations and
resolutions, were appointed at yester
day's meeting and will report at the
business session this morning at 10
o'clock.
First Dose of Tape's Cold Com
pound" Relieves All
Grippe Slisery.
Don't stay stuffed-up!
Quit blowing and snuffling! A dose
f Tape's Cold Compound" taken every
two hours until three doses are taken
mill end grippe misery .and break up a
severe cold either in the bead, chest,
body or limbs.
It promptly opens clogged-up nostrils
and air passages: stops nasty discharge
or noae running; relieves sick head-a-he.
dullness, feverlshness. sore throat,
sneexlng. soreness and stiffness.
Tape s Cold Compound" Is tbe quick
est, surest relief known and costs only
a few cents at drug stores. It acta with
out assistance, tastes nice and causes
no Inconvenience. Don't accept a sub
stitute. Adv.
3 "ACES" ARE DECORATED
Aero Club of America Votes Medals
for Brave Aviators.
TARIS. Jan. ?4 The foreign service
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in All Walks of Life
Makes no difference what you may want in
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make. You'll receive the highest standard in
fabric and workmanship put in ready-to-wear
clothes. You'll find them economically priced
$20 and Up
Manhattan and Ar
row Shirts at spe
cial sale prices end
Saturday.
Luxite Hose 25c Pair
These Hose are lusterlzed
lisle. Three colon white,
black and gray. We are
selling these Hose at last
season's price our special,
pair. ,.254
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
Ooeyrlsht TTsrt Behagasr a Mara
The Men's Store for
Quality and Service
Southeast Corner
Fifth and Alder
JITNEY IS DEMANDED
Resolutions by Mass Meeting
of 600 Favor It.
JUDGE M'GINN IS SPEAKER
Statement Made That With Twenty
More Meetings Recall Will Be
Started Again Officials
Who Are Accused.
Resolutions requesting the City Com
missioners Immediately to restore the
Jitneys were adpoted by a mass meet
ing of tOO people at Central Library
last night. Implied threats of the re
call of Mayor Baker and Commission
ers Barbur, Bigelow and Mann were
made at the same gathering, which was
called to protest against the 6-cent fare
recently granted the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company by the Public
Service Commission.
The adoption of the resolution fol
lowed a peppery address by Judge
Henry E. McGinn, who. charged the
street rallm'ay company with controlling
the members of the Public Service
Commission. He also made the alle
gation that the same ; corporation
financed the campaigns and materially
aided In the election of Mayor Baker
and some of his associates in the mu
niclnal election last June.
Ladies a..d Gentlemen, mem tiers 01
the Ancient and Accepted Order of
SlraDhangera." began Judge McGinn
"I am in rebellion against Franklin T.
Griffith, the Portland Railway. Light
Power Company, the Public Service
Commission. Mayor George L. Baker
and three of his City Commissioners.
City Officials Aecaaed.
After--earg!ng Mr. Griffith, presi
dent of the street railway company,
whom he denominated a "worldl wise
man and shrewd political manipula
tor." with having accomplished the elec
tion of members of the Public Service
Commission who were friendly to his
corporaton. JudgeMcGlnn said:
"This same company last June fi
nanced the campaign of Mr. Baker and
soma of his associates wno were elected
City Commissioners. ' Oh, yes. Mayor
Baker, we have our eyes on you and
three of your City Commissioners.
mean Mr. Bigelow. Mr. Barbur and Mr.
Mann. You all wear the tag of the
Portland Railway. Light at Power Com
pany,
The franchises owned by this com
pany were originally bought and paid
for In the saro-i manner as the Lnited
Railways obtained its franchises from
Abe Ruef and his associates In San
Francisco. And we people In Portland
have stood for it
Judge McGinn said the demand was
for Immediate action restoration of
Jitney service. He assured his audience
that they should not expect relief
from the courts In the suit proposed by
the city, since the point at issue had
already been decided by the Supreme
Court in an Identical case In favor of
the public utility company.
Recall Threat Made.
"With 20 more meetings such as this
one tonight. he concluded, "we win
blow our Mayor and City Commission
rs Into the river, and if we don't we'll
tart a recall and purge this city of
the crime that baa been committed
against it.
Dr. C. H. Chapman, chairman of the
meeting, here read the resolution,
which, be said, had been handed to him
from the audience, and it was adopted
with a whoop. It read:
'Resolved. That It is the sense of this
meeting that the Portland City Com
missioners should without delay restore
I Jitney competition with the street rail
way monopoly."
Or We will start a recall. sug
gested someone In the hall.
"Walt until we get better prepared
nd then we will go after them," ad-
ised Judge McGinn.
An after-meeting was held when an
executive committee was choren. con-
is
here until a successor arrives to take
her r)lace.
Misa Clark la the daughter of an
Army officer. She had charge of the
Y. W. C. A. House at the Panama Ex
position and has done Important work
for the association.
MARRIAGE TO BE REPEATED
Ceremony by. Peace Officer Held Not
Binding by Greek Church.
Although he was legally married at
Vancouver, wash., August 20, last. Pe
ter Kalslvalls, a young Portland Greek
sidled up to "Cupid" McGrew of the
marriage license bureau yesterday and
announced that he and his wife, Jessie
Kalslvalis. wanted a brand new license
so they could be married again.
The Vancouver marriage was sol
emnized by a Justice of the Peace and,
according to the views of the Greek
church to whicji the young bridegroom
belongs, it is not Dinning, me mar
riage will take place Sunday. '
MILK DEALERS MEET
NORTHWEST CONVENTION IS HELD
AT SPOKANE.
FLOUR MILL STARTS UP
Springfield Plant Will Turn
150 to 200 Barrels Daily.
Out
sf Inn ta Fl a XI f tl e. rv K.i.n .
committee of the Aero Club of America !Mr. "j0phins- r Sharp. Joseph r!
special war Whalen. C. W. Barxee and Miss Eleanor
Baldwin. This committee will arrange
has voted to confer Its
medal upon Major William Bishop, of
Canada, of the British Royal Flying
Corps: Captain Baracca. tbe Italian
army aviator, and Lieutenant Berry, of
Belgium.
This is in recognition of their valor
In bringing down 43. 21 and 10 ma
chines, respectively.
Cemetery Officers Kleotcd.
Officers were elected at the annual
meeting of the Grand Army Cemetery
Association, held last night at 535
Courthouse. Those chosen to head the
organisation, with the respective terms,
are: M. J. Morse, president, two years;
Mrs. W. T. Moir. secretary, D. L. Mac
Kay, treasurer, three years: D. L. Mc
Kay and Mrs. Ely, trustees, three years;
M. J. Morse and Mrs. Swan, trustees,
two years.
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for further antl--cent-fare meetings
and provide speakers for each.
MISS CLARKT0 GO ACROSS
Director of Camp Lewis Hostess
House Has French Assignment.
TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 24. (Special.)
Miss Constance' Clark, director of the
hostess house at Camp Lewis, working
under the direction of the National
War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A.,
has been assigned to go to France. She
will have charge of comforts arranged
for women nurses and others engaged
In war work. Miss Clark was notified
of her appointment two weeks ago bur
deferred giving a definite answer until
the Northwestern division of the coun
cil gave its consent. She will remain
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
The Springfield Mill & Elevator Com
pany mill at Springfield, the largest
mill In Lane County and one of the
largest in the Willamette Valley, began
operations today after many months of
Idleness. The plant will have a ca
pacity of from 150 to 200 barrels of
flour a day and started operations with
a working force or eight men.
The plant haa been remodeled and
modern machinery installed. Repairs
have been under way since last August-
Conspirators Ask Rehearing.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The Supreme
Court was today asked to re-hear the
cases of Emma Goldman and Alexander
Berkman. whose conviction on a charge
of conspiring to violate the selective
service act recently was sustained.
The motion . was taken under advisement.
Sanitation, Milk Substitutes and Fall
ing Off of Industry Are Sub
jects Discussed.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 24. State
and municipal officials having to do
with keeping the milk supply of the
Pacific Northwest pure were speakers
today at the opening day's sessions of
the Pacific Northwest Milk Dealers'
and the Pacific Northwest Milk In
spectors' annual Joint convention here.
Milk sanitation and the effect of im
pure milk on babies comprised the sub
Jects of today's discussions.
Dr. J. B. Martin, assistant State Vet
erinarian of Washington, said the only
way so far discovered to eliminate tu
berculosis from a herd was to kll all
infected animals, and declared the pres
ent Inspection methods in this state
apparently are proving effective. Dr.
D. W. Mack, chief milk Inspector of
Portland, and Dr. J. B. Anderson, city
health officer of Spokane, declared that
regulations were being strictly en
forced in their cities.
E. C. Calloway, chief city chemist
of Portland, said natural milk con
tamed elements not round in lard or
vegetable fats or milk substitutes. Dr.
F. E. Smith, chief milk inspector of Se
attle, told of the situation confronting
that city, where, he said, increasing
population and falling off of the milk
industry made the future supply prob
lematical.
The sessions will continue the
mainder of this week.
Registration Period Fixed.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 24. (Spe
cial.) German alien enemies will be
required to register at the police sta
tion in this city between February 4
to 9, inclusive. A minute description
of each one will be taken at the time
of registration. A heavy penalty will
be imposed upon those who fail to com
ply with the law.
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