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TRIP FAILS
ICHAOS IN PERSIA
BRYAN IS INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
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BEATEN TO DEATH
FLEET
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CALLS FOR ACTION
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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
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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
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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.
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Tan He Stand the Strain Much
Longrerf