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f ! ' ' J&fc!r ..... : . Pages 1 to 12 MIDNIGHT WEDDING TRIP FAILS ICHAOS IN PERSIA BRYAN IS INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT BEAUTIFUL WOLMAN BEATEN TO DEATH FLEET SETS TOWN AFIRE CALLS FOR ACTION TO HUSH WAR TALK STARTS FOR HOME DIPLOMATIC BOND LEG ALMOST BROKEN WHEN CAR THROWS HIM OUT. THRILLING ELOPEMENT MAN V SEQUELS. HAS I y t t T y y f y x v QgJ - r I . f.r.xT iTvntv iTvTf: . irpmifiTATtv t. innn. - PRICE FIVE CENTS. " VOL XXVIII. Q. 6. t uitiiiAJu, vi.i..jji , ju.m.n .imxt... v, -- - ., - - i l t ROYAL Ml. MY BREAK A M E R N Possible Effect of Hos tile Laws. SITUATION GROWS SERIOUS President Thanks Gillett for Aid in Averting War. WO DEMAND FROM JAPAN Relies on Amerioa to Show Good Kalth Pacific Fleet to Be Rein forced Influx of Brown Men From Mexico. WASHINGTON". Fob. 6 (Special.) Opinions differ about the gravity of the Japanese situation. Those best informed as a rule, look on It as wriou?. Senator Tcrkins. of California, does not agrro with th chief executive that act!oTby California's legislature will contravene the treaty rights of the Japanese. Sena tor Flint, of California, however, feels greatly disturbed, ax does the President Ht California may at this time pass legislation which will violate. Japan's treaty rights and be considered an un friendly act. May Break Off Relations. The President Is said to have fears that things may go so tar that Jnpan will break off diplomatic relations with this country, and he has sent telegrams warmly thanking Governor Gillett and Speaker Stanton for their patrotic efforts in behalf of the Nation. He feels that at this time California has no right to commit any act which might plunge this Nation into war. The Japanese Ambassador recently stated in a conversation with a public man that Japan had made no demand on this county at all; that it relies ab solutely on the United Stntes to carry out Its assurances of good-will and good faith toward Japan. Strengthen Pacific Fleet. It has been published that part of the battleship fleet will be 'detached immediately on Its arrival at Hampton Itoails and sent to the Pacific. There Is no-truth whatever in this rumor. It Ijt II ntTprxt noil that nil nf IliA viisils In the fieet will require some repairs .nd an overhauling when they get back home. However, it has been In tended all along that some of the bat tleships should be sent back to the Pacific as soon as this overhauling has born completed. This was promised to Mr. Flint some months ago. Just how many ships or what ones will go, or on what date they will letve, cannot now be stated. The Pacific fleet, how ever, will be augmented. Thousands Come From Mexico. Congressman Hayes is about to make another speech. He is not fully satis fied that the carefully compiled state ments of Secretary Straus are correct, as they do not take Into account many Japanese who came Into the country without passing the usual Immigration inspection. Mr. Hayes has just re ceived from a. . man on the Mexican border near one of the lines of rail road, a letter In which the writer tells tf thousands of Japanese who have come Into the country over that rail road during tho past year. He admits that thn tide of illegal immigration baa been checked, but he says that it Is not stopped' entirely, even now. MCST RECOGNIZE EQUALITY London Papers Lecture Americans on How to Settle Problem. LONDON, Feb. 6. (Special.) British Judgment upon what a London writer calls the "latest mouthlngs of Japano phobla on the Pacific Slope" has been disturbed somewhat by the outburst In (Continued on Page 2.) J I X l Dlac-a-llac-Uiiic! BRITAIN' AXD RUSSIA MAY IN TERVENE FOR PEACE. While Civil War Ravages Cities, Brigands Make Country Land of Terror. LONDON, Feb. 6. (Special.) Events In Persia are marching toward a crisis that will necessitate, Anglo-Russian In tervention on the largest scale unless the Progressives and the Reactionaries reach a compromise &s to constitutional government in the Immediate future and check the anarchy overwhelming the Shah's domains. As European In terest shifted from North Africa to the Near East, so now it is shifting from the Near East to the Middle East. Mulal Hafld gave way to Abdul Ham Id and the "Red Sultan" gives way to All JJIrza. In overthrowing the Governor of Is pahan and notifying the legations that all loans and concessions will be repu diated unless approved by Parliament, tiie Persian Liberals hurl a new factor Into international relationships. Prominence Is given to an article in the Kavkaz, of Titlis, by an American traveler who lias crossed Persia re cently. "By degrees chaos is spreSiing every where," he says. "The turbulent condi tions are Involving every populous cen ter and organized brigandage is making the whole land a land of terror." DIVIDE TIME TO MARRY ITotelkeeper and Bartender Help One Another at Crisis. YREKA. Cal.. Feb. 6. (Special.) A pe culiar prank of Cupid in this city has just come to light after vain efforts to keep it secret. Monday evening William Tami siea, who' presides at nlglft over the Clarendon Hotel bar. came 'to the proprie tor. Edward Autenrieth, and asked him to take his shift, as he haian engage ment. Mr. Autenrieth told him it would be Impossible, as he also had a very im portant engagement. Mr. Tamislca persisted and finally Whis pered that he was plated to be married that evening- Mr. Autenrieth slated his engagement was of the fame kind; that he was to be married the same evening. The matter was finally arranged by the men dividing the evening into two shifts and taking their allotted turns at the altar. Edward H. Autenrieth was married to Miss Lillian Merclcr. of Yreka. William A. Tamisiea was wedded to Mrs. Minnie Dunlap, of Montague. PRETTY MAIDEN BURGLAR Minneapolis Woman Caught With Marked Bill at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 6. Miss Pearl Mooney, a pretty young woman, fashion ably dressed, was arrested today on a charge of burglary. Miss Mooney came to Los Angeles from Minneapolis four weeks ago and took apartments. Shortly after that time E. J. Kinney, a guest in the same house, began to miss money from his room. In all JIM) was taken. The woman was sus pected and the officers laid a trap for her. Two marked J5 bills were placed on Kinney's dresser. They disappeared to day. The officers say the marked money was found in her possession when she was arrested. SUNDAY BASEBALL LEGAL Kansas Supreme Court Declares Na tional Game Is Moral. TOPEKA, Kan.. Feb. 6. The Supreme Court today decided that baseba.i may be played on Sunday In Kansas. Ernest Prather was convicted of playing base ball on Sunday. He appealed and Jus tice Porter ordered Prather's release on the ground that baseball is a National sport and has no immoral tendencies. EXPECT DEATH ANY MINUTE "Lucky" Baldw in in Critical Condi tion After Relapse. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 6. The condition of E. J. Baldwin Is alarming tonight. He has suffered a relapse and a report from his physician at 11 o'clock was to the effect that there was slight chance of his survival until morning. HARRY MURPHY DISCOVERS SEVERAL THINGS IN Vnke Tp, Bo.v! An' I.fn Co to Salem in' et Our Satariea Kilned for Overwork." Battleships Sail From Gibraltar. GUNS ROAR AS SHIPS DEPART Few. Repairs to Be Made, on Vessels After Cruise. WILL ARRIVE FEBRUARY 22 Battleships to Be Met Thousand Miles Off Shore by North Atlan tic Fleet and Escorted Into Final Port. JiEF.D BI T SLIGHT REPAIRS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. From a lengthy report sent to the Navy Department by Admiral Sperry, who Is In command of the American fleet now completing Its cruise around the world. It In learned that the vowels will need much less In the way of repairs after their long trip than had been expected. After the review at Hampton Roads they will be despatched to their home Navy-yardo for whatever repairs are necessary. . It Is expected that all this work will be completed by May 17. The entire fleet will then reassemble for the rRiiar Summer mane on the Atlantic Coast. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 6. While heavy guns boomed a parting salute and drowned the cheers of spectators and the playing of "Home, Sweet Home" by the sixteen bands of the American battleship fleet, the great white ships got under way at 11 o'clock this morning and s'lowly and majestically left their anchorages in the war basin here, and started on the last lap of their record-breaking cruise around the world. For the greater part of the last sec tion of their 45.0uO-mile cruise the 16 ships will proceed alone. In double col umn formation; but about 1000 miles off their home coast they will be met by the North Atlantic fleet, in command of Rear-Admiral Arnold, and escorted by his ships to their final anchorage at Hampton Roads, from which port they started their world-cruise December 16, !307. The big fleet Is expected to ar rive at the Roads again on Washington's birthday, which make the time of fts voyage around ll.e world exactly one year and 6S days. On this long cruise no serious accident has marred the logs of the big white ships, though the vessels have seen ample excitement. They, have been through a strenuous target practice In the Philip pines, have visited Japanese waters when the relations between the two countries were in an unsettled condition; and more lately, in the latter part of their voy age, have raced through the Mediterran ean to give succor and aid to earthquake- stricken Sicily and Italy. Departure Well Ordered. Gibraltar was the last European port at which the American vessels called, and after spending several days there In which festivities and entertainments were arranged for .the beneflt of the officers and crews, the order was given this morning for departure for home. The weather conditions at the time of departure were glorious. The sky was without a cloud and there was Just enough breeze to curl the crests of the sun-flooded waves. Nothing could have surpassed the beauty of the marine pic ture as the American armada weighed anchor this morning under the shadows of the towering rock of Gibraltar and moved out into the strait. ' The difficulty of operation of getting the 16 huge battleships out of the narrow war basin of tie port and under way was accomplished with a skill and per fection of maneuvering and detail which won the admiration of all the foreign (Concluded on Page 2.) Mtlllnera Una the Merry Widow Hat. bat Mar He Uoue With It. Crushed Against Rail of Bridge in Florida and Badly Hurl. May Cancel Dates'. TAMPA, Fla., Feb. S. While returning from Sutherland College, where he de livered his lecture, "The Prince of Peace" this evening, W. J. Bryan came near losing his life. A big automobile in which he was riding threw a tire on a bridge, near Tarpon Springs, and plunged Into the trestlework, throwing the oc cupants out. Mr. Bryan was on the side next to that which struck the woodwork and was Jammed against a rail and suffered con siderable Injury- At first it was thought his leg was broken, but when he arrived at Tampa an examination showed that it was only badly bruised. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTER-DAY'S Maximum temperature, 48.0 degrees; minimum, 36.1 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rain; southerly winds. Foreign. German rivers still rising: and choked with ice. Section 1, Page 3. Chaos In Persia may cause Russo-British intervention. Section 1, Page 1. King Edward and Queen Alexandra will visit jtteriin while suhjects talk or war with (Jermany. Section 1. Page 1. Amunden ' completes fund for Polar expe ditlon with grant from Norway. Section 1 page 4. National. Fleet sails from Gibraltar on last lap of round-worm voyage, beet ion l. pa go l. Battleship Delaware launched. Section 1, Page 3. House makes many changes in bankruptcy iaw. taction i. race 3. Panama demands apology for Rniney's In sults and holds up treaty. fcection 1. page 5. Democrats will dmaifd ample time for tar iff debate. t Section 1, PasfO 3. Roosevelt fears Japan may break off diplo matic relations if hostile laws passed. SecMon 1, Page 1. Politics. . Hopkins will ask Roosevelt to help in Sen atorial light. Section 1, Page 5. La Follptte scores point by charges against Stephenson. Section 1, Page 5. Domestic. Elopement in California causes $50,000 fire and criminal charge. Section 1, page 1. American woman who married Japanese Count and was divorced, w?ds coachman. Section 1, page 2. Hotelkeeper and his bartender divide night work that both may marry. Section 1, page I. Calvin and Bancroft return, Ignorant of changes on Harrlman lines. Section 1, page 4. Steamer Olympic has many mishaps in storm on Pacific. Section 1, page t. Southern storm causes 12 deaths. Section 1, page 2. Miners' convention imposes penalty on muckrakers. Beautiful cho!r-slner at Ottumwa. la., murdered by rejected lover. Section 1, page 1. Sport. Australians defeat California at Rugby foot ball. Section 2. Page 2. Two world's records broken at Irish-American athletic meet. Section 2. Page 2. Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club to hold annual meeting Tuesday night. Section 4, page 8. Baseball magnates tell anecdotes of other days. Section 4. page 7. Automobllists plan race from Los Angeles to Portland. Section 4, page 0. Corbett declares he Is ready to meet John son, Section 4, page 7. Northwestern League schedule completed after til-day session. Section 2, page 2. Pacific Northwest. Only five bills have been signed by Governor at Olympia. Section .1, Page 7. Stranger found murdered at Clifton; assail ant escapes. Section 1, Pa ice 6. Oregon Assessors to be called on carpet by State Equalization Board. Section 1. j Pace C. Miss Failing gives $10,000 toward Pacific University Library. Section 3, Page 6. 1 Washington ' Supreme Court decides Lieu- j tenant-Governor Hay has right to office. Section 1, Page 1. Features and Departments. Abraham Lincoln. Section 6, pages 1 Mr. Dooley on the retiring President. tion fi, page 2. -Portland barber shops run by females. to T. Seo- Sec- tlon 5, page 3. Household anrl fashions. Section 5, pages 4 and 6. . The Hotel Clerk on recent legislation. Sec tion 5, page 3. Portland and Vicinity. Four billion feet of logs to be brought to Portland by new road Into Washington County. Section 1, page 8 Inquiry directed to county officials who withhold trust funds from Treasurer. Section 3, page 10. New charter Is ready for submission to Council. Section 4, page 4. Business men protest against advance In freight rates. Section4, -page 8. , Evangelist Sunday will bring with him corps of assistants. Section 1, page 12. Many Republicans will enter Mayoralty race. Section 2. page 12. Lincoln's birthday will be appropriately ob served In Portland. Section 1, page 10. Council and streetcar company clash over Madison-street bridge. Section 3, page 5. Terwilllger heirs offer free park site to Portland. Section 4. page 8. Recent sales Indicate healthy tone in realty market. Section 3. page 7. Sast Side paving project involves outlay of $250,000. Section 3, page 8. Large percentage of residents In suburbs are .home owners. Section 3. page 9. THE EVENTS OF THE WEEK WORTHY OF NOTICE "l Jea' Seen a Feller Open a Bottle of Mineral Water la the Capitol." Iowa Shudders at Mur der of Singer. REJECTED SUITOR SUSPECTED Marks in Sand at Ottumwa Tell of Struggle. TWO MEN UNDER ARREST Choir Soloist Waylaid and Skull Crushed With Stone Sought AH Night by Whole City Large Reward Is Offered. DBS MOINES, la., Feb. 6. Clara Rosen, a soloist at the Lutheran Church at Ottumwa, was murdered in an un usually atrocious manner last night. Her badly-mutilated body was found today and widespread search was made for her slayer. Miss Rosen, who was a beautiful woman, 28 years old, was to have been married next month to Sanford Carlson, of Ironton, Wyo., a mineowner. The police say this love affair was tfie cause of her death. They say a disappointed suitor murdered her. Fights for Life to Last. Miss Rosen was waylaid as she was returning home from her practice. Her assailant dragged her to a lonely spot and crushed her skull with a sharp stone. Her death screams failed to sum mon aid. but the story of her frenzied attempts to wrest herself from her slay er's .grasp is written in the sand near the place where her body was found. fThe sinirer fomrht the man from the time he grasped her in the street until she sank unconscious beneath his blows. Mi.. PnQpn's skull was crushed iA tw places and a score of cruel blows had bruised and torn her body. When Miss Rosen did not return home last night searching parties were sent nut Not until today did nay of the searchers approach the scene of the crime, although they passed and repassea it many times during the night. Two Suspects Arrested. Mi'nv mpn missed the day in a search for the murderer. Two suspects have been arrested one at Qskaloosa, giv-inz- his name as James Martin, of St. Louis, who said he was a teamster, n'hon BPHrrhcd he had blood on his clothing. He admitted he had just come from Ottumwa. At Albla a man giving the name of William Travers was ar rested on suspicion. finvtrnor Carroll is considering of fering a large reward for the murder- r' annrehenslon. The Mayor or Ot tumwa has offered a reward of $500 and the citizens of the city have made 'up 400 more. Miss Rosen's diamond brooch and purse are missing. The police say the slayer took these to make it appear like a case of robber-. Lover Coming From Wyoming. Sanford Carlson, of Wyoming, to whom Miss Rosen was to have been married, formerly was in business in Ottumwa. The parents say that their daughter was to have been married to Mr. Carlson in March. Miss Rosen re ceived letters from Mr. Carlson almost daily. He was to have arrived in Ot tumwa soon. On being notified of the murder he telegraphed that he would attend the funeral. C. Anderson, Miss Rosen's recent em ployer at Ottumwa, offered an addi tional $1000 for the capture of her slayer. Ireland to Speak on Lincoln. ROME, Feb. 6. Archbishop Ireland lias accepted an invitation to deliver an ad dress on February 12, on the occasion of the. celebration of the centennial of Lin coln's birthday, at a banquet of Ameri cans in Rome. "We'll Win In 1912c Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Marries Man Thrice Her Age and Prosecu tions Will Follow. DANVILLE, 111., Feb. . (Special.) Just because pretty Paula Skodak, 15 years old, married 45-year-old Will iam Grimm in a hurry last night, the hamlet of Ridge Farm, near here, is in ashes today, $30,000 worth of property is destroyed.. one man is facing a term of imprisonment, and several county officers are expecting serious trouble and possibly dismissal. All this fol lowed a midnight elopement, a long night chase by an enraged brother. and a frenzied hunt for a Justice of the Peace. Shortly before midnight last night the 15-year-old child slipped from the window of her home at Newport, Ind., and Joined her lover of thrice her years. The two climbed into a buggy and started for "lis city, closely pur sued by the girl's brother. The elop ing couple had the fastest horse, and succeeded in reaching Danville first, where after considerable difficulty a marriage license was procured. Owing to the youth of the bride, however, no body here would marry the couple; and the pair again got into their carriage and drove to Ridge Farm, where there is a Justice of the Peace who- has the reputation of , being the refuge for elopers. After their marriage, the bride com plained of being hungry, and her at tentive groom aroused the proprietor of the Esmor restaurant and ordered breakfast for two. In his hurry to oblige, the sleepy chef set the restaur ant on fire; the flames soon spreading over the entire town and reducing the place to ruins. In the meantime the girl's brother had made complaint against the county officers who had granted the license to the pair, and also threatened the arrest of Grimm for abduction. PENSION EX -PRESIDENTS A'olstead Proposes to Pay Them $12,000 Yoarly for Life. s WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. African hunts and magazine writing will not be neces sary as the occupations of ex-Presidents of the United States, if a bill Introduced by Representative Volstead, of Mlnne sotaV"be" enacted". This measure provides a pension of $12,000 annually for every President after he leaves the White House. No duties will bo required of the retired chief executive, but, if he should be again elected President, his pension would cease during his term of office. JURY PRAYS FOR GUIDANCE Then Weeping Convicts Aran of Mur dering Witness. SUFFOLK, Va., Feb. 6. Prayer for divine guidance was asked on bended knees by the jury which today '-rouffht in a verdict of murder limthe first de gree against Samuel Hardy. Hardy was charged with the murder of T. G. Jones at Holland, Va., last October. The jurors upon retiring knelt in prayer, and on their return an hour later with the verdict two of the jur ors were weeping. It was charged that the murdered man was to testify ad versely to Hardy in a will contest. HEPBURN STILL FIGHTING Denies He Has Abandoned Contest for Seat In House. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. "It's a lie and therefore I don't care to say any thing about it," replied Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, when the report that he had abandoned his contest with W. D. Jamison, a Democrat, for the seat in Congress from tho Eighth Iowa District was brought to his attention. SEMBRICH LEAVES OPERA Singer to Retire After 25 Years In Her Profession. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Mme. Marcella 3embrich, the prima donna, bade fare well to the operatic stage tonight before an audience at the Metropolitan Opera House. " FROM HIS HUMOROUS PEN Easy! British King Ready to Visit Kaiser. BRITAIN ASKS BIGGER ARMY War Party Says German Perii Is Now Imminent. NEWSPAPERS ARE HOSTILE General Feeling That Germany 14 Possible Enemy Against Which Nation Must Prepare Grows Fast, LONDON, Feb. 6. Keen interest la being shown here in the forthcoming visit of King Edward and Queen Alex andra to Berlin. They will start Mon day morning, and Tuesday will find them in Berlin, where no British King hsta been for the last 136 years. A large and distinguished suite which will accompany the King emphasises tho importance attached to the visit, but those behind the scenes hardly expect that the present effort to ease the rela tions between Great Britain and Ger many will be attended by much more striking success than that following the Emperor's visit to the British court last year. A remarkable wave of newspaper milan,. tarism has suddenly swept over Eng land during the last week, which de lights the friends of the "larger army," and alarms the supporters of the Liberal party, who see in this only unnecessary public, expenditure and sentiment foe war with Germany. . Army Lacks S 0,0 00 Men. The territorial army scheme of Sir. Ilaldane, Secretary of War, still lacks more than 50,000 men of the' number nec essary to its fulfillment. The National Service League, of which Field Marshal Roberts and Lord Curzon are moving spirits, has chosen the psy chological moment to issue an appeal for more recruits. The newspapers, which have taken up the cry for sol diers, are using sensational devices to advertise their propaganda and to incite apathetic youths in England to enlist. Some employers have been stirred to in terest themselves in the cause and are offering Inducements to their workmen to join the territorial forces. London's complement still lucks 11,000 men and the fund3 contributed will be applied to the works of the London County Territorial Association in seek ing to make up this shortage. One of the largest insurance companies of which Lord Rothschild is president, has re solved that all clerks employed by it fter March 1 will be required to join the territorial army. Regiment Solicits .Men. The old "London-Scottish" Regiment, whose ranks are tort, made a long march through the streets today, with bagpipes strenuously playing, for the avowed purpose of securing reinforce ments. The matter is becoming more and more a political question of defense. The agi tators declare the country must have more volunteers or adopt conscription. In all quarters, Germany is pointed out as the' possible enemy against which the island must prepare, and the call for soldiers and for six more Dreadnoughts, which comes on tho eve of the visit of the King and Queen of Berlin, seems an unhappy coincidence, for Germany's in creased naval programme was launched at the time of the Emperor's late visit to) England and created much feeling here. The coming week will throw light on the government's naval policy, and an announcement of important interest to thn United States Is probable. Premier Asqulth, Jt is predicted by the inner cir cles, will hedse on his recent pronounce ment that the government purposes to keep the fleet equal to those of any two. (Concluded on Page 7.) Tan He Stand the Strain Much Longrerf