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TTTE 3rOKTXO OH EGO NT AX. WEDNESDAY. EEBRTJAKY 13. 1913. 15 EDFORO UNGOLH CLUB URGES UNITY Organization Would Put Party Issue to Rear When War "Work Is Involved. EMANCIPATOR IS LAUDED Tpablicaa at Hanojaet Emphasise erd of (iottrainrari tia( All tma aad Men to Win War Again Tcatoaa. vttproRP. or. rb. ir f?pcii -Lauding th um of Lincoln, r ne w -Ing loyl support of the present Ad ministration, but arging the enlistment af I ft foe.i arniity m the manirr re gardless f party for lh mgr. effect. I roMrqiion of the war. J' mam bar of th Unco In Club held their annual banquet tonight at th Hotel Me-1'or4. W 1th tha e.reptton of fi.rnor Wltbrcotrib. who 1J anabla to attend feacausa of (ha ilin-.s of Ma lou. alt tha Keeubllraa candldstee lo tha state who had aerept.a Invitation wer on and. and there waa a lively ecramble a mo nc them to surpass their rival. In oratorl.il tributee Is tha great emancipator. rail ratrWtlaaa Deasaaa'ed. Th great! daraon.t ration of tha 'nut ram warn K-. J. Myron of Oranu Paaa, who gave tha addreae of tha vning on Lincoln, con-d.ir-. n.l tba half-hearted patriot. In tha country, thee w ho give their firat al t I'g.aar to some other country, wbila "' aer. or whs abow a trua allegi- nr. la ao country. 'X man earn, to ma tha oth.r day Id tha speaker, "who aid hla only bom waa la Beavea and ba owm) al- ifa tn no other land- I told him 1 would Ilka to put a Collar In tha hat to send him to hla home. Kvry man who Is half-hearted In thlj war for freedom and democracy ntii4 t. branded, barred and Interned lor tha duration of this war. -The man who plot aaalnst thla rountrr should b plared w here ho ran plot against BO country. Aa In tha dav of Lincoln we could not endure half and half free, ao wa can't endure today half patriot and h.ilf dlaioval lata Wa will bo at (rfrm.n), ladlaa and gentlemen, but not by German method, by Anieriran met hod a. not by dishonesty and double-dealing, but by aaru ngnting and fair fighting. Loyal Rapport Pledged. Although there waa ao official edict gainst partisan politic, all tha can didates were caraful to avoid any refer ence to tnair own fitneea for office, and T pech and ry communication read, dealt with tha loyal aupport of the Republican party to tno Wilson Admin istration, and pledged thia aupport anew. In tha communication! received and In many of the speeches, there waa ona Inaietent appeal, however, that tha non aartieaaahip displayed by the Kepubll caa party ba returned in kind by tha iwmocratlc Administration, and that tha beat talent In tha countrr ba en listed on tba firing Una and behind It. re.ardlrae of alt party af f.liationa. A letter from Ldgar R Piper, of Port land, who had a place on the pro gramme, but who wa unable to be present, wa read. It wa In part a follow: Abraham Lincoln not only set before the Nation the wondrou vlstoa of a black people mad free and a white people made Juat. tolerant and wise, hot be hew. J the path of duty and consecration for them through the tangled thicket of danger, disloyalty and disunion- Out of la depths of his great soul and la the ubltmtty of his ntgnty wisdom, he conciliated those who had opposed him and forgave those wno had defamed and Injured him. If the aupport and service of a single one of there could be made helpful lo the fnlon. There wa no barred door to hla abounding magnanimity, ao lock and key to the portala of his all-ex-cluaiva devotion to his country. Tha eoemie of the republic, and no other, were regarded by him ae the enemies of Lincoln: the friend of the republic, ard all of tuem. were tha friend of Lincoln. He had no other baaia of lodgment, or trust, or reward: he bad no other thought of elf. or party, or future. When the war waa on he aught lo unite all the forces of anion to achieve success: whan the war wa over, he waa first to extend the hand of I'tty. of succor, and of complete pardon to the fallen, and to Invite them to an equal place within the house not dlv4ed against Itself. -w h-v set the Immortal Lincoln apon a solitary throne la the bound less domain of our Immeasurable affec tion and gratitude. We will brook no usurper, and there are. thank God. no usurper, not even any active pretend ers Aa the generation which preceded our exalted him. and a we. all of us. revere mm. let u bequeath hla an Thorn Stephenson.' Jeff Irish and Tr. ' W. B. Hinaoa. For the evening meetin H. K Cress, of Oregon City, cbalrm of the State Executive Committee, presided. Stirring addree were de livered by W. H. Bowler. D. C. Latour ette. O. C Wright and Pr. William A. Waldo, pastor of the White Temple. All echoed the sentiments that Oregon would go over the top In thla a In all effort. Jjm-s Falling wa named a treasurer for the campaign. Mr. Stephenson, director and U. C. La too r- ette. chairman of laymen. They will endeavor to father In their fund by March 11. OMNIA DEATH LIST FOR U A 159 ycara'of ape and enliTted fTom lClamath j T H R R 0 1 1 DDI V CUflDT County, where he was employed as a 11 II Ml -71 1 ll r I I 71 II I I ft I I UUU UUI I U UIIUIII IMPROVED' TRACT BARREN Albany Con pic. Expecting lo 1'lnd Fine Little Ranch, Disappointed. ALBANT. Or, Feb. IS (Spclat t- ..Mrtiilas of finding a wen-im proved la-acre tract with good house, FORTtA D MOTS Hl -ADMIS- o TO AXAPOLI, ! ' " - ;' ; ' - ; I a ' -" ' - ' 1 ' -'v i ...e- V f " : fe :;J " - t ' . Advices From Scotland Say 145 Bodies Buried; Four teen More Recovered. MORE SURVIVORS REPORTED A I Xa Claysoa K- Jeasa. Among aucceasful student of 1 second class seamen. I'nlted 8tatea Navy reserve, who took examinations at Cambridge. Maa for Annapolis, two Port land bora carried off high honors'. Herbert Schumacher, formerly with fherman. lUay at Co, ranked the highest in the competitive examination, and Clayton It Jo n r s. son of W. J. Jonee. ahlp plng man. In the Hoard of Trade building-, waa the sixth highest. The young men voluntarily enlisted last August In the Navy and were assigned to the radio training srnoo! t the University of Washington. Seattle, and fotir months later were sent to Cam bridge. Mass.. for graduation. The fortunate boya were ad mitted Into the academy Katur day. Schumacher and Jonea are spaciahxing in Uia Una of deck officer. Keren More Oregon Boys Accounted For; Tbls Leaves 20 More From Slate. IS From Washington, 4 From Idaho In Doubt. .A SCOTCH SEAPORT. Monday. Feb. II- (By the Aaaocilted Press.! Th American dead aa a result of the lnk Ing of the TuscanU apparently Is at least' IB. Thus far 145 bodies have been burled along the Scotch Coast and 14 addl tlonal bodies were recovered today. Fu neral service over the latter will be held tomorrow. The bodies of a majority of the Araer lean were Identified by means of metal disc which the men wore and in the case of about 20 other, who bore blank tag. Identification wa effected hy most oi tnem by a general description of tha bodlea or by letter found to their pocket. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Forty names wer removed today from the total list of unreported American soldiers who were on board the torpedoed liner Tus can la. leaving 900 still to be accounted for. Aa the War Department advices now only 111 soldiers lost. 117 of those now unreported probably are safe. Mar aae Garbled. Only seven additional survivor were named In today's dispatches and the de partment had not succeeded In decipher ing a number of namaa garbled In cable transmission. Twcnty-on men whose names so peared on the Tuscanla'n passencer list were removed from the roll of unre ported when the department was ad vised that they had been taken off for hospital treatment when th ship touched at Halifax. Twelve others were eliminated because they had been re ported In pre dispatches at hospitals in Ireland. windmill, four acres In olives, four acres of prune, two acres In alfalfa and 22 stand of bees on thep lace. air. and Mrs. J. W. Hornback left Al bany last week to locate near Aiurrleta, Hlverstde County. California. Ipon their arrival they found they had purchased a hillside with nothing on It but brush. They teleraphed the situation to their son. T. W. Hornback, hero today and aa a result Jerome Stewart, who -en Id thera thep lace, was arrested on a charge of obtaininc-prop erty under false pretenses. Stewart is said to have reprenented the Improvements mentioned and ob tained lljoo In rash In a restaurant In Albany and two promissory notes for IluAe each In the deal. Stewart waa arraigned before Justice Swan and a preliminary hearing set for next Sat urday. He asserts that If the land he sold the Hornbacks Is as they say he wa swindled, too. because he says he thought the land had th Improvement he represented. GABHS ON RECORD BIRTHDAY TKLRCRAH TO KAISER ILHU.a TALK OK HE.VATE. Sbereaaa Cat la A Ilea Ilea to latlasate elatUaahla Bpekea o by Kaiser la Reply ta Xextcma Presldeat. WASHINGTON. Feb. U The re cently published birthday telegram said to have been ent by Prcaldent Car ransa to Kaleer Wllhelm waa placed In the Congressional Kecord today by Senator Sherman. Republican, of Illi nois, who declared he waa "moved to wlan to do more than practice watch ful waiting In view of the felicitations exchanged between those two distin guished worthies." The Kaiser. Henator Sherman ob served. In making acknowledgment, "referred feelingly to the Intimate re lationship between 8enor Carransa and hla own helmeted self. Just how Inti mate thla relationship may bo arouses tarnished asms and his un.lylng famasj more than Idle curiosity. If we remem ber that the allels bought 0.0Ui.0oo barrel of oil from Mexico last year. How his prosperity may be promoted by our winning the war Is a pertinent inquiry, especially when the Kaiser fervently asks that the Intimate rela tionship between them shall be so deepened and strengthened that It may result In a victorious peace- Such a peace la full of sinister menace for this country." .to all posterity a a trust which It will guard eacredly aa the moat priceless poeeession tha hundred-odd year of American rraedom haa given. BAPTISTS PUN DRIVE twa TO BE RAISfcO FOR WAR AD MISSIONARY WORK. M traw Chareaee ReareeBte4 Csafrreae of Baptlsfa la W hite Temple. Oregon Eaptlst at a laymen'a mass meeting last night In the White Temple got the "over-the top" spirit and voted unanimously to raise tltl.uuo as their apportionment of the million-dollar fund that la called for from the Bap tist, of the country for additional war and mission work. There were J churches represented st the meeting and several delegates froqi other Northwestern states. Among the '' thst sent delegates were Oregon City. McMinnvtlle. Eua-ene. 8m. Rose burg. Prmevllle. Pendleton. Boise and tipc-kano, Washington will be called "poo to raise il.-: l"tah. Il)': Nevada. flaOv: and California, flil.otio. Aefjthis Is to be subscribed by Isymen bJ will be a separate and additional sum above the regular amount asked for previously In the budget for missions- The aim Is to enlarge th scope of work of the church, to assist In war work aad to co-operate with patriotic movement. At aa afternoon meeting yesterday the speakers wer Pr. C. A. Wooddy. Baptiat war commissioner for th Northwest; A. IL Bal O. P. Coshow. H. C Garrett C. C Copley. W. W. Barren. J. C Barllae and C. L. Trawtn. A banqwcl aa served for tha laymen by a committee of women of th church and tha ipeakar for in I occastna were OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 1 J. Seven more Oregon men on the transport Tuscanla sailing list wera accounted for today. Walter T. Larson, of Warren, la reported by ca-rie to ne among the rescued. Carl V. Jacobsnn. of Elk Clt Stephen F. Mead, of Reed; Edward F. Parker, of Orants Pass: Archie D. Roberts, of Salem: Elvln O. Stephens, of Springfield, and Roy E. Powelson. of Mill City. Or, according to a dis covery Just made by the Wsr Depart ment, were not on the Tuscanla when she waa torpedoed, having been re moved at Halifax. Others removed at Halifax were: Jesse R. Klme, of Deer Park, and Rob ert D. Macdonald, of Bellingham, wash. Several Still la Doubt. Today announcement also show that Fred J. Groomer, supposedly of Idaho, was from Iowa and was among those who turned up at Hallfix. Corrections made as above leave 20 Oregon men yet to be accounted for. 13 Washington and four from Idaho. Representative McArthur today filed a strong written protest with Ueorge Creel, head of the Government censur shlp bureau, against the way in which the lid Is being clamped down on per sonal news about men of the Oregon and Washington National Guard regi ments now in Europe. Although The Oregonlan sent Will O. Macrae as special correspondent to France with these regiments, military censorship has denied him correspond ent's rights to send back personal news. Against this arbitrary ruling air. McArthur protests In part, saying: "The Associated Press carries a cer tain amount of general news concern ing our troops In France, but the inti mate personal news such as a man like Mr. Mao Raa could furnish to home papers. Is conspicuous by Its absence. Those at Home eed New. "New about the condition of our sol diers their camp and tlielr daily doings could not possibly convey any valuable Information to tha enemy and It would be a source of great comfort to the fathers, mothers, relatives and friends of the men who are at the front. Special, correspondents like Mr. Msc Has surely ought to be permitted to supply the people of regon and Washington with Information as to the condition and movements of our sul dier provided, of course, there be no divulging of military secrets. "The veil which the Government has thrown over news from Trance Is In my opinion a great mistake. I earnest ly requeat that newspaper that have gone to the trouble and expense of sending special correspondents to France be permitted to receive and print legitimate news articler from these correspondents. "Nothing would tend to alleviate the fear or apprehension on the part of a father or mother more than real indi vidual news concerning their son at th front. Such new as this cannot possibly b handled by the Associated Press or other organizations of a similar character and must therefore be left to the special correspondents. CIIESHIER'S FAMILY AXXIOUS AMERICAN WIDOW PRINCESS Mrs. William B. Leeds and Prince Christopher Reported Married. LONDON. Feb. 12. Mr. William B. Leeds, a w-ealthy American widow, and Prince Christopher of Greece, accord ing to th Daily Sketch, have been quietly married in Switzerland, where Mrs. Leeds haa been staying for a time with a son who la in delicate health. Mrs. Leeds Is the widow of William R Leeds, one of the leaders In the tin plate Industry of America, from whom she Inherited about fl t.OoO.000. 8he is a daughter of th late William C Stuaru of Cleveland. O. prince Christopher Is th youngest brother of Constantino, the deposed King of Greece. U la about JO years of age. cowboy on one of the large cattle ranches In that section. He was the only son of Edward Redneld, a well known Glend&le capitalist and Inventor of a number of rifle patents. Mount Angel Parents Fear for Son. MOUNT ANGEL, Or.. Feb. 12. Spe cial.) Among the missing on .board the Tuscanla as per the list given In The Oregonlan of yesterday was Fred W. Unger. of Parkston. S. D.. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Unger, of this city. They had received a card from him from Washington, IX C. only two weeks ago, telling of probable transfer to France in the near future. He was enlisted in an engineer corps and haa a wife and children. Baker Soldier Reported Safe. BAKER, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Word was received her today that Claude Francis, another Baker man. who was on the Tuscsnia. was reported among the survivors. The message was received from Adjutar.t-General McCann at Washington. In addition to Henry Bates, It is now reported that Don Franklin,, a Baker man who was on the Tusca'nia, is also missing. Robert Suodgrass Reported Safe. VANCOUVER. Wash, Feb. 11. (Spe cial.) A message was received today stating that Robert Snodgrass, with the 20th Engineers, on the ill-fated Tuscsnia. wa safe. The message came to Miss Florence Snodgrass, his sister. The only one yet to hear from Charles L. Hall, a brother of W. Wal lace Hall. Thinking People of ' Germany Alarmed Over Conditions. BREAD RATIONS REDUCED Newspapers Abandon Pretence That Things W 111 Be Easier This Winter ' Than Last, but Cling to Hope That Prospects Will Change I unleavened " bread, at the rate of pound a day for each man ironr jJiarcn 27 to April 4. Orders have also been issued to ex cuse Seventh-Day' Adventlt from drill from sunset Friday evening to sunset Saturday evening. Sergeant-Major Thomas Helmuth Ritter, In custody in the guard-house at Camp Lewis, was ordered placed un der arrest on orders to th- District Attorney, Clay Allen, from Attorney General Gregory on a charge of giv ing aid and comfort to the enemy in violation of President Wilson's es pionage order. . T Hitter waa arrested, by the military police at Camp Lewis November 14 and was held for investigation. His arrest was not made public by camp officers until January 7." He was charged with having- stolen and copied valuable IBMJECTHELDP $20,000,000 for Nitrates and Not a Pound in Sight, v PLANT LACKS EVEN, START C. D. RORER PRESIDENT NEW HEAD OF LANE COfXTT FAIR ASSOCIATION IS CHOSEN. Banker af Eugeae Succeed F. M. W U- fclasi Pioneer . Realdeat of I.aae Coaary Ha Served Sevea Years. EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) C. D. Rorer, president of the Western Oregon Corn Show Association, was - .v -K,e - Vi ": s . , 'v. '- i ifl i aftii .a A . tK, C. D. Rorer, New President of Laae Count jr Fair Aaaoclatlonu lected Saturday as president of the Lane County Fair Association, to suc ceed F. M. Wllkins. pioneer resident of Lane County, who had served as the xecutive head of the organixation since its formation seven years ago. Mr. Rorer la president of the Bank f Commerce of Eugene. He came to his city six years ago from Shawnee, Ok la. He has been in the banking busi ness for almost 20 years. At the age f 21 years he was cashier of the Gran ite State Bank, at Granite, Okla. The plant which the fair association leases from the Lane County Agricul tural Society is valued at about (40, UUU. It waa purchased by the society at the ime of the organisation of the fair. Forty acres of the 100 acres purchased a cut up into lots and sold for enough to pay for the entire tract- Other officers of the association elect ed Saturday are as follows: Vice-pres ident. C. M. Young: secretary, C. E. Har- AMSTERDAM". Feb. S (! ent of The Associated Press.) The month of November marked probably the blackest period in the history of the German food supply, not Indeed In the actual supply, but In the outlook for the Winter and Spring. The pub 11b had already became aware that the breadstuffs harvest waa nnnr and the fodder harvest bad. but further reve lations came rapidly durln? the month which must have an all but catastro phic euect on thinking people in Ger many. The supply of vegetables. It oecame Known, is very inadequate everywhere, there is hardly any pros pect from the fish trade, and an alarm ing drop is shown in the prospect of me already scanty supplies of milk. ouuer ana zat. Finally, on top -of all thla. It be came -clear during November that the potato harvest is disappointing in the extreme. The quantity shows In the oriicial returns Is indeed so disappoint ing that the authorities refuse to ac cept the revised estimates, declare the farmers liars, and propose to call In the militia to requisition stocks. More over, the quality In different parts of tne empire is reported as extremelr poor, so that an unusual percentage of loss can De counted on with certainty. Bread Ration Reduced. It is now regarded as certain that both the meat and bread rations will have to be reduced in the early Soring. despite a desperate effort to gather up all the remaining foodstuffs in the oc cupied territories. Thia latter move ment Is. likely to be extended to ex treme limits during the Winter, with the result that the Inhabitants of all occupied territories face the prospect of .absolute starvation for Germany's benefit. n an effort to stretch further the supplies of breadstuffs, orders have been given for a wider use of potato flour, but this movement is found dif ficult owing to scarcity of potato flour. To obtain more t this time is not easy, for it Is necessary to dry and mill the potatoes, which takes time. and just now more than the usual time owing to shortage tf labor, coal and other requisites. Hence, until Febru ary, bread must be stretched with fresh potatoes, a measure of doubtful expediency. The failure of the fodder harvest coincides with a generally unsatisfac tory hay crop. This is leading to in creased slaughter of pigs, a falling off In the weight or cattle claughtered and a steady diminution in milk and milk products. The place of meat cannot be taken to any extent by fish, for the supply of fish is very poor and the authorities hold out no hopes of any improvement. The obvious emergency food is vege tables, but there has, been a failure tof the market-garden crop in many districts and the wholesale evasion of regulations as to Illicit sales have ap parently left the markets almost bare. Potato Harvest Short. As late as October there were good hopes of a satisfactory potato crop and many people described the com ing harvest as "almost bumper." Early In NoVember the estimates grew more sober and during the latter part of the month the truth came out. The harvest is almost a total failure. Of course, the authorities declare that the revised estimates "cannot be correct," the harvest must and (shall be at least a medium one; the farmers are lying. the military will- be called upon to uncover the hoarded stocks, the farm ing districts will -be compelled to de liver the quotas which they were as- - sessed in expectation of a normal har- j vest. The German newspapers have aban doned the pretence that "things will be easier-this winter than last, but they still cling to the hope that pros pects may be changed by some miracle in Russia or Italy. The Berlin corre- OREGOV PIONEER WHO PASSED t AWAY IN PORTLAND . J MONDAY. a K " ' ' i t h""f si- " ' 1 t k A X ' I -f-i inri.naiiMr)i W AnOwniS J Late P. A. WortulnRton. In the death, Monday, of P. A. Worthlngton, a respected pioneer was lost to Portland and the state. Born at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1852, Mr. Worthlngton came to Oregon when a youth! He was married to Cora Saling in East ern Oregon in 1878, his wife be ing the daughter of a pioneer family In the eastern part of the state. For 12 years he conducted a mercantile store at Weston and for eight years was deputy In the office - of United States Marshal. He was later connected with the O..W. R. & N. Company until he retired a year ago. Mr. Worthlngton Is survived by a daughter, Helen, and two sons. Dale and Wayne, the latter now being in the service In France. Fraternally, he was a member of the Oddfellows, Woodmen of the World arid United Artisans. "Death was due to heart trouble with complications. papers from the headquarters of the 361st Infantry, ostensibly for communi cation to German agents. LIFE CALLED A SWINDLE Soldier of Fortune, Before Death, Arranges for Cremation. UCTiy, iniaidin .ratal,, 4. a. u.uim, I - VnlV.i.llimr reasurer. H. W. Stewart; members of ' . . :.";.' ".":,. Ti .V. .-..-.k xecutive committee, H. C. Wheeler, George W. Taylor. M. H. Harlow. D. E. oran. W. J. Hill. W. M. Stevens, G. W. Griffin. Ia L. Goodrich and Bert Ward. Damages Refused Woman. DES MOINES, la.. Feb. 10. The Blb- oal admonition, "Keep your lamp trimmed and burning." does not apply to the city of Des Moines. District udge Guthrie so held In directing a verdict for the city In a 15000 damage ult brought against the city by Mrs. W. S. I'ontius. who sprained her ankle because a street light was not burning on January 21, 1917. The court held that the city was not bound to keep liithts burning or to furnish any-light at all, and. therefore, was not guilty of ncgllKenre. Klickitat Soldier on Transport Re ported Lost and Saved. GOLDENDALE. Wash.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Relatives of John Wilburn Cheshter, a Klickitat soldier on board the Tuscanla, who ha been reported both missing and saved, are anxiously awaiting definite new and hoping that his nam will finally appear In the urvlvor column. Cheshler is the son of John M. Cheshler, a rancher In the Cedar Valley section of the Simcoe Mountains. 20 mil: northwest of Gol dendale. and his father did not know he was on the lllfated transport until his nam appeared in press reports Monday. He enlisted In a company of the Sixth Battalion, 20th Engineers For estry. National Army, at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., about December 1. 1917. He Is well known at Goldendale, having been a United. States mail carrier on the route from Goldendale from Lucas Postoffic for several years. The experience gained as a woods man during his 15 years'-residence in the Klickitat forests led him to enlist In the forestry division. He is 26 years old. unmarried, and was born ' at Uklah. CaL Cheshler is the firs' one of the 200 soldiers and Bailors that CORVALLI. Or, Feb. 12. (Special) h. . cone from Klickitat County to be A wasningion telegram says tne P-, reported In the casualty list. tition ot tn v oman a nom auaroa or th Army and Navy for an extension of tlm for soldlar insurance haa bean granted. . Th tlm limit 1 April II. A 50-word telegram waa sent to Sen ator McNary asking him to tak th matter p at once, which b did. TIME LIMIT IS APRIL 12 Extension of Date for Soldier's In surance Applications Granted. OREGON BOY WHO DIED' OF PNEUMONIA IN FRANCE. Douglas County Boy Mis-lng. ROSEBURG. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Among the men missing from the Tuscanla disaster is Joe R. Redneld. a Douglas County boy. whose home is at Glendale. where he waa born and a it' v j x ' . r X xi " 4 V 1 1 .V- i Corporal Walter L. Neleoaw Word haa been received by Mrs. A. J. Johnson, of 240 East Forty-seventh street, of the death of her nephew. Corporal Walter L. Nelson, a member of Company E, of the old Third Oregon Regiment. Pneumonia was the cause of death, which occurred "somewhere iar Franco." Corporal Nelson attended the Glencoe School and was a mem ber of the Glencoe Baptist Church. . He enlisted in the Third Oregon In 1916. and was with the regiment on its Mex ican expedition and later on the trip to France. In Portland he resided with Mrs. Johnson. ,aaa..a....aa - . a. a a-a.4 discussing the prospects of the fourth winter, says: "It will be the hardest yet. Every household will feel its hardships, be cause all the small stocks in store rooms and cellars have been used up. The harvest has not turned out well. Nevertheless, the nation can hold out If three conditions are fulfilled. Every possible surplus should be brought in from Rumania, Belgium and France. All grain must be seized for the com mon stare. Potatoes must ba used for stretching the breadstuffs." Edltaral Tells Tale. The increase of Illicit trading Is the subject of a very fiery editorial in the Brunswicb Volksfreund, wnicn says: - "As soon as an order is issued, three- fourths of the population seek how they can evade it. They have lost faith in official promises, and the fear of starvation has them. In its grip. For ham. butter and honey, senseless prices are being paid and the. rich alone can get them. Barter Is also playing a large oart In procuring provisions. It Is well known, that all possible pro4 visions can be obtained if one nas omer commodities such as rice, soap or pe troleum, to exchange. The shopkeep ers in the towns are good hands at this system Though they may have noth ing on view In the shop, there is always something in the background which they will exchange for other goods on favorable terms. If the farmer's wife appears with her luxuries she can haVe whatever she wants. "Two remedies are suggested: Heavy penalties or free trade. The latter would be a dangerous experiment; the former need the support of everybody to make it effective." Camp Lewis Notes. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. First making all necessary arrangements for crema tion, even to striking terms with an undertaker, J. C. Larson, 65 years old, a soldier of fortune who had been living for six months at the Broadway Central Hotel, committed suicide last night. His body was found by a chambermaid this morning, with a bullet in the right temple. "I have had many adventures in many lands and am now going to try the great adventure," he wrote in a note left for the hotel manager. I am tired of the swindle of life." In the note were explicit directions that his body be sent to a certain undertaker for cremation and the ashes be then shipped to Larson's aged father at Kingston, N. Y, who was to be told only that his son had died suddenly. Money sufficient for cremation, back hotel bill and other Incidental expenses was found with the note. Little was known at the hotel ex cept that Larson was a genial man with plenty of money and a high Mason. His request for cremation will be observed. It was learned today from Daniel Newman, proprietor of a pool and bil liard parlor at 116 Nassau street, that Larsen was known to him as "Chris." Mr. Newman said that Mr. Larsen was a patent attorney in the employ of M-unn & Co., patent attorneys in the Wool worth building. Mr. Newman said that Larsen was . about 50 years old and born In Kingston, N. Y., where his father and stepmother now reside. Mr. Newman said that Mr. Larsen had been in ill health. Requisition of Hydro-Electric Power .. at Niagara Calls Attention to ' Serious Omission by United States Government. OREGONLAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. 12 After the United States had been at war with Germany for nine months, the President found it nesessary to requisition the hydro electric power developed at Niagara Falls. This was the first official confession V that the United States government wag- finding itself seriously handicapped be- cause of the failure to develop its water power resources In time of peace, and in preparation for war. The requisitioning of the Niagara "v power calls attention to still another serious governmental omission. Eighteen months ago Congress ap- Im propriated J20.000.000 for the building ' and equipment of a Government water- power plant for the manufacture of atmospheric-nitrogen for use In mak Ing explosives in time of war, and for fertilizer In time of peace. 4. Appropriation Lie Idle. . That money has not been spent; no ; government plant has been establish- ed; in- fact, no steps have been taken ' toward the establishment of such a plant. Yet it has been nine months since war was declared on Germittiy. and this $20,000,000 was appropriated primarily for a war purpose, instead of spending the twenty million dol lars as directed by Congress, Secretary V' of War Baker set aside M, 000,000 of the $20,000,000 to conduct "experi- . ments" with various processes of man- uiaciunng atmospneric nitrogen, ana - the remaining $16,000,000 lies unused to this cay in the United States Treasury. When war was declared on Germany last April, It was announced by the - Ordnance Corps of the Army that the United States had on hand a supply of w Chilean nitrate ample to meet war needs for one year to come. Since o-f then importations of nitrate f rom : w Chile have fafllen off materially both : for lack of shipping, and because Chile has put an exorbitant price on .- its nitrates, and what the United States -;y does buy, it buys at unreasonable . v prices. v--, ' Production Absolutely Lacking;, Had Secretary Baker promptly ex-", pended the $20,000,000 appropriated by ' Congress, he could, before now, be " producing atmospheric nitrogen in the "f United States, possibly not in ampl " ' quantities, but in large quantities, suf- -'; licient to offset the shortage in Chil ean nitrate. " But the United States is as yet pro- " ducing commercially not a pound of atmospheric nitrogen, and the only plant on the North American continent ..r that does produce that all essential commodity is along the Niagara Fall- on the Canadian side. That plant - cannot alone supply-the Canadian and" American demand, r. . - I is rumored that the Administra- i-. tion, awakened to the embarrassing position in which the United States now finds itself, intends to press for' the passage of the pending water- .t power bills, in order tnat private cap-..,, ital, without further delay, may de velop the larger and more desirable ; water powers in the United States, 1 and begin furnishing the Government ; with atmospheric nitrogen which It must have to continue to manufacture " explosives. . The Senate has already passed the Shields' bill; the House has. done noth- ; ing. But if the Administration really takes hold; if it insists upon having legislation that will not only permit -but encourage water-power develop-' ment. the factional differences that have deadlocked Congress for many years may be subordinated for once, and some form of practicaj legislation may result. v The Niagara Falls Incident, is an ;: Indication that the President is awakening to the realisation of what" past neglect has done to embarass tne United States at war. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Or.. Feb. 12. Maximum tem perature. 44 degrees: minimum. 3i degrees. River reading. 8 A. M.. 10.9 feet: change in last 24 nours, i.i ieei xaii. lotai rain fall 5 V M. to 5 P. M. ). 0.38 Inch. To tal rainfall since September 1, 11117, 211.38 inches; normal, 28.40 inches; excess, 0.13 Inches. Sunrise. 7:111 A. M. : sunset. 5:32 P. M. Total sunshine, none; possible, lo hours 13 minutes. Moonrise. 7:3S A. M. ; moonset, 7:49 P. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level) 5 P. M.. 2.7e Inches. Relative humidity -at noon, oo per cent. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. S 2' W'n-' s 2 " i n 5 f 1:5; : e . : 3 : : : state at Weather Baker Boise Boston Calgary Chicago . . . . . lenver ..... Des Moines . . Eureka ..... Galveston ... Helena ..... Juneaut Kansas City . Los Angeles.. Marehfield .. sledford .... Minneapolis TACOMA. Wash., Feb. 18. Colonel George McD. Weeks, who has Men in charge of,- the officers' training camp, has been relieved of that duty , New Orleans and put In command of 364th ln-'sonh Head". fantry, succeeding Colonel Elmer W. Clark, who has been on sick leave and who now Is assigned to the 166th .Depot Brigade. Brigadier-General t . s. oltz tonight received a telegram from the war risk Insurance office at Washington. D. C announcing that Camp Lewis leads the cantonments, with a total of 97 per cent of its men insured. "Gambling undermine the morals or the command an- cannot be olerated," Is the official edict fro a. the office of Rriirnriier-General Fait s. and as a re sult hereafter gameAf penny ante and blackjack are taboo In the barracks or wherever members of the wild west division gather. Gambling Is declared to ' have paved the way for several court-martial cases at Camp Lewis, and it ia believed this . Is the reason for the order. . Orders have come from the Quartermaster-General directing that Jewish troopi he furnished with "matsos." or. North Yakima. Fho.nli Pocateito .... Portland Roseburg .... Sacramento . . SU Louis Salt Lake San Diego . San Francisco. Seattle Sitka .Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Valdest Walla Walla.. Washington Winnipeg 281 3S:0.02I 4-W ISnn 82 arO.OS'lO SE Cloudv 341 4.s;o.ouiWiSW (Cloudy xo iD'W.wu . .rj Clear 4ii 44!0.7k( 6;w Pt. cloudy 3tl 5110.00 . .XWCioudy 34 410.101 4'NWCl0udy 441 50;0.58!14:SW iRaln .Clear PL. cloudy Cloudy uifear Cloudy Rain Clear Clear tvt 66 O.OO luiS kV Sul 440. 001.. 1SVV ... .... ..) 42i5J!0.14l 6iN 80 i 0.001. .SW 42 411 l.20 4;SW 831 4610.341 4NW 2S 84 0.0Ul.-lW 84 78 0. oti; 8SW 81 50!O.U0'2iSW Cloudy 4, v.juiii n vvi,iear 2s 5OI0.00 ;NW Clear 4ii 7i' u.uu;. .inb iciear 82 4010.12)12 RE Cloudy 371 44,0. 8i) Sb; ICIoudy 42 46 0.541 6.3W Rain 0.01I10S Rain " "Millionaire Kid" Divorced Again.' ; NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Mrs. Gene-' " vieve Florence Hanan Brand, known ' throughout the West as the "million- T' aire kid of Peacock alley." has been di vnrced afrain. The court has lust "" granted the petition of James H. Brand, cotton broker, for. annulment of hla ' r marriage with the adventuress, ftira. Brand figured in sensational divorce suits in the West several years ago. Brand "married the woman in Jack-"" sonville. Fla., in 1315, when she repre--'; sented herself as being a schoolgirl. t YOU'RE BILIOUS! ? CLEAN LIVER AND . BOWJISTOIHT . Don t Stay Headachy, .Sick or 1 Have Bad Breath and Sour Stomach. , - Wake Up Feeling Fine! Besl Laxative for Men, Women , and Children. 5UI 54l1.10il2iNtV 41,11. 411 1 4ISW 0(I 0.00. .iSW 6s;ii.oi io,sw 42 U.lU;12iE 42. .. . 411,0.02 441 . .'. . 42!0.2(lj 82 0.001 Clear Cloudy IClear Rain Cloudy Cloudy Rain Pt. cloudy ICIoudy nam Clear. Cloudy IA. M. today; "P. M. report of preceding day. , . 8 SW 4iW calm 4SI0.20I 8 .SE O2U.O0 12SW -2 18,0. 0O 6.SB FORECASTS. . Portland and vicinity Occasional " rain; westerly winds. Oregon Occasional rain west portion, rain or snow east portion; moderate westerly a-tnds. Washington Rain or , snow; moderate westerly winds. Idaho Rain or snow. ED'VA'IO U WE!.!..-. ;.-t.-or..--.,gist. IWORK WHILE YOU SLEEPj Enjoy life! Remove the liver and J;! bowel poison which is keeping your head dlixy, your tongu coated, breath ' offensive and stomach sour. Don't stayaT" bilious, sick, headachy, constipated and ' tf full of cold.. Why don't you get a box of Cascarets from the drug store and eat one or two tonight and enjoy th -nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleans ing you ever experienced? You will -j. wake up feeling fit and fine. Cascarets , . never gripe or sicken like salts, pill and calomel. They act so gently that . you hardly realise you have takon a , .,. cathartic. Mother should give cross, sick, bilious or feverish children a whole Casc-aret any time they - act norontrh!; v.-.-l ,i- :'m A-Jv