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Section One
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Seven Sections
VOL. XXXIII NO. 4.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1014.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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COMMERCIAL. CLUB
ELECTS GOVERNORS
Five Chosen to Serve
for Coming Year.
ANNUAL MEETING SPIRITED
Officers Will Be Selected at
Session to Be Held Tuesday.
PRESIDENT READS REPORT
Co-ordination of Various Business
Clubs of City "Urged and Steps
Are Taken to Keep Larger
Organization as "Parent."
IT. IX Ramsdell, manager of Llpman,
Wolfe Company; J. C. Alnsworth, presl.
dent of the United States National
Bank; Theodore B. Wilcox, president of
th Portland Flouring: Miils Company;
George Lv.Baker, manager of the Baker
Theater, and W. J. Hofmann, advertis
ing manager of The Oregonlan. were
elected last night to the hoard of gov
ernors of the Portland Commercial
Club, at the annual meeting-.
Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Ramsdell, the
secretary-treasurer of the club In the
past year, were re-elected to succeed
themselves. The five governors whose
terms expired this year were: J. It.
Rogers, T. K. Stoppenbach, George Mc
Dowell and Messrs. Ramsdell and Wil
cox, Board Meets Tuesday.
The newly-electeo members will meet
with the board of governors for or
ganization on Tuesday and at that
time the election of the president, vice
president and secretary-treasurer for
the ensuing year will be made. For
some weeks the club has been without
& manager and superintendent and the
appointment of one was postponed un
til the election of the new governors
should be made. This position may be
filled by appointment, probably at the
meeting Tuesday, or soon thereafter.
The polls were opened last night at
o'clock and immediately after call
. ing the annual meeting to order. Presi
dent Piper declared a recess of 15 min
utes. In which those present might cast
their votes. Two ballot boxes were
used, one from 8 to 9 o'clock and the
second from 9 to 10. At 9 o'clock the
first ballot box was taken away and the
count begun. In this way It was pos
sible for the complete returns to be
made public within a very short time
after the polls closed at 10 o'clock.
Judges of the election wer A. L.
Fish, advertising manager of the Jour
nal, with H. E. Lounsbury. W. H.
Carroll, F. W. Chausse and C. A. Bell.
After the recess for voting the presl
dent called the meeting again to order
and read his annual report, covering
the social, and promotion and busi
ness activities of the organization, in
the year past. In the closing portion
of his address he reiterated the state
ment that he had made In his report
of the previous year, that the various
commercial and business clubs In the
city, which Include In their member
ship a large number of men who are
also members of the Commercial Club,
should be encouraged to co-ordinate
their activities as closely as possible
with those of the parent Commercial
Club.
George Baker's Proposal Wins.
The principal discussion of the even
lng centered about this phase of the
president's report. Dr. J. F. Beaumont
and George L. Baker, both members of
the official body of the Portland Ad
Club, said that they believed that ey.ery
club of this type In the city was eager
to co-operate In every way possible
; with the Commercial Club. William
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DE LARM'S AIDE IS
PUT UNDER ARREST
GEO. HODGES TO BE BROCGHT
HERE ON" FRAUD CHAKGE.
Postal Inspector and Prosecuting
Attorney Take Man Wanted in
Orchard Cases in Canada.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 24. George
Hodges, In charge of Postal Inspector
Durand and Prosecuting Attorney Mc
Gulre, was taken to Portland, Or, on
the boat from here tonight to face
a charge of using the United States
mails to defraud. The charge Is
brought In connection with the sale of
orchard lands. He waived extradition.
George Hodges Is wanted in Portland
on an old indictment charging him
with fraudulent use of the mails in
connection with the exploitations of
the Columbia River Orchard Company.
Hodges was indicted at the same time
indictments were returned against the
late W. E. De Larm, II. H. McWhorter,
A. J. Blehl and H. H Humphrey. Biehl
was convicted before Judge Bean in the
United States District Court last Jan
uary and Is now serving a term in the
United States prison.
Deputy District Attorney McGuire
and Postal Inspector. Durand left Port
land Friday afternoon, having received
information that Hodges was In "Van
couver and would return to Portland
for trial.
The part Hodges is said to have
played in the affairs of the Columbia
River Orchards Company was as sec
retary of the Oregon-Washington Trust
Company, which It Is charged was or.
ganized for the purpose of handling the
bonds of the orchard company. Hodges
Is said to have been very active in mr
keting the bonds.
De Larm Is believed to have died at
Placervllle, Cal., shortly before he was
indicted here.
VICE LAID TO INVENTIONS
Submerging of Personality in Bis
Cities Also Held to Blame.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2. A. J. Elliott,
of Chicago, executive secreary of the
Western district, Toung Men's Chris
tian Association, addressing the con
ference of secretaries and faculty mem
bers of the Universities of Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
here today, said that the progress of
Inventions, especially of automobiles,
had much to do with the growth of vice
among young men.
Their use makes vice easier, he said.
The growth of large cities, where per
sonality becomes submerged, he as
serted, also caused the downfall of
many university students.
TILLAMOOK LONG ISOLATED
First Freight and Paper Mall
Reaches City in Three Weeks.
TILLAMOOK, Or, Jan. 24. (Special.)
For three weeks this city has been
without freight and passenger business,
owing to the tie-up on the Pacific Rail
way & Navigation Company's line. The
situation was partly relieved today by
the arrival of the Patsy and Sue H.
Elmore, which had been barbound at As
toria. They brought in a large amount
of freight which was greatly needed
as provisions in the grocery stores were
running low.
Amongst the freight was 158 packs
of paper mall, some of which was three
weeks old.
BABY GOES PARCEL POST
Kicking Infant Is Delivered at Office
at Hoquiam.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Jan. 24. A lusty,
kicking Infant was delivered by parcel
post here yesterday. The "package,"
which weighed 20 pounds, was sent by
Assistant Postmaster Jesse Havens pre
paid from Olympla to the home of a
relative, Mrs. Haven having been taken
ill.
Miss Eva Smith, a postal clerk, saw
to It that the bundle reached Its desti
nation. CARTOONIST REYNOLDS
Ill SEA OF MUD IS
II
D. S. Ricker Rides to
Roseburg in Train.
ROAD IS FOUND IMPASSABLE
Two Classes of Farmers Are
Met by Writer.
BLINDERS NARROW VISION
Pedestrian Finds Minority Class,
Self-Sufficient to Themselves,
Opposed, to Improvement
of Thoroughfares.
BY DAVID SWING RICKER.
ROSEBURG. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
"Where are we going?"
"I don't know."
"What shall We do we can't sleep
here?"
I was unable to answer. I looked
back down the road. ' The mud had
closed over our tracks 'and they had
vanished, as footmarks in wet sand are
washed out by the breaking and
spreading wave.
"If we had a board to sit on, we
might be able to toboggan back," I
suggested at last, as I hunched my back
to an easier position.
"This Is awful," said my wife. "I'd
hate to turn back after working so
hard to get here. Tet we can't go on.
How far is it to the Southern Pacific?"
"Not very far."
"Let's go through the woods till wo
get to it can't wo?"
She looked back at the half mile of
mud through which we . had splashed
and plodded wearily.
Railroad Now Object.
"If my boots were hob-nailed I could
go back," she said, helplessly, "but on
these smooth soles, I cant."
"Can you climb that fence?" I asked.
"Yes."
"Then come on."
In less time than it had taken us to
discover the half concealed, sun-beaten
and rain-sodden rails, we dropped into
tangled underbrush and sharp, wicked
shrubs and stiff, thorny stalks. Slowly
we pushed our way , through the
growth, stumbling, catching ourselves,
falling to our hands; now finding a
firm footing, now losing it. It was
more than an hour later and the sky
was purpling when we found ourselves
ramping on all fours up & soft, sliding
embankment to the track. And every
leafy branch we bent from our path
splashed us with water. We were wet
to the skin.
Highway la Abandoned.
That was when we quit the Pacific
Highway In Pass Creek Canyon on the
Calapooia Divide that Joins the valley
of the Willamette with the valley of
the Umpqua. We had abandoned our
plan to go over Into the Sluslaw from
Eugene to inspect the Government
work at Florence after we learned the
condition of the mountain roads. It
was then our plan to take the coast
road out of Drain, but this purpose
too, we abandoned after we had
ploughed through .mud from Cottage
Grove to the divide and learned that
the highway from there to Oakland was
anKle deep. Earlier In the day we had
been compelled to take to the railroad
at Creswell and the prospect of finding
ourselves mired, with night lowering
and the woods too wet for camp or fire
was not Inviting. We had- found miles
of the highway impassable even on
foot a disgrace to the men who built
It and to the county that paid for it.
It Is no matter what the cause is.
Enough that the Pacific Highway is
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DflPICIP
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CASTS LIGHTSOME SIDELIGHTS ON POLITICAL,
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 4
degrees; minimum. 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain: southerly winds.
National.
Plucking system of Navy condemned. Seo-
tjn 1, page 2.
Administration believed opposed to militia
pay bill. Section 1, page 2.
Senate passes Alaskan railway bill. Section
1. page 1.
Domestic.
Folsom's most desperate prisoner foils In
attempt to escape. Section 1, page S.
Increased business a hopeful outloolc re
ported from many localities of the coun
try. Section 1, page S.
Stock Exchange governor says era of right
eousness Is dawning. Section 1. page t.
Protest made against effort to keep Ameri
cans from studying music anroaa. sec
tion 1, page &
Mayor Mltchel fully expects Colonel Goe-
i-nals to be police commissioner. sec
tion 1, page 5.
President's daughter and son-in-law home.
hoctlon 1, page 6.
Mitchel counting on Goethals aid. Section 1,
page s.
Sayres return from honeymoon. Section X.
page a.
Assault on Moyer not to be punished. Sec
tion 1, page 4.
Sport.
Federal League president says outlaws
have signed 127 major leaguers. Section
2, page 1.
Multnomah Club's basketball schedule near
ly arranged. Section 2, page 6.
Roster of Coast Leagu clubs nearly com
plete, section 2, page 1.
Railroads cut fare for bowling tournament
oecuon -i, page -3.
Major league heads profess no uneasiness
over strides of Federals. Section 2.
page 8. - -
Federal League salaries do not lure players
"Wintering" in California, says Christy
Matbewson. Section 2, page 3.
Rltchle-Murphy go may be held April 8.
ejection 2, page 4.
Summer Golf Club proposed for devotees
of game in Northwest. Section 2. page 4.
Ballplayers find time heavy on hands -when
oil auty. section z, page X.
Pdrtus Baxter tells gossip of Northwestern
League. Section 2, page 2.
Billy Evans says fans who see games from
Dieacners are real critics. Section 2,
page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Hoquiam men Drepare for Southwest Wash
ington Development Association meeting.
Section 1, page 9. ,- i
Many Coos County men may be prosecuted
in connection with land grant cases. Sec
tion 1, page 9.
Hood River orchardlsts give ultimatum to
light companies. Section 1 page 7.
George Hodges, De Larm's aide, is arrested
In Vancouver.- Section 1. page L
David Swing Rlc-ker deserts Pacific High
way for railroad train. Section 1. naee 1.
Double Pacific Highway to Eugene is urged.
oocuon , page .
Governor scores Portland Council. Section JL
page 4.
Dr. James Wlthycombe is urged to run for
trovernor. section 1, page 8.
Scots laud Robert Burns at banquet. Sec-
uon 4, page o.
Real Estate and Building.
New plan offered to dredge Columbia
Slough. Section 4, page 7.
Alblna organizes business men's club. Sec-
Lion 4, page e.
Powell Valley road, if improved as proposed,
wouiu. xr a.a.e great acanie mgnway. sec
tion 4.- page 7.
Woman heads Jnv Kenllworth Improvement
4.;iud. ectioi . page o. .
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat stocks In Northwest are sharply re
duced. Section 2, page 17.
Unfavorable crop reports from Argentina
lift wheat at Chicago. Section 2, page 17.
Improvement In investment position shown
by stock rise. Section 2, page 17.
Details In buying of dock site .are bared.
Section 2, page 7.
German ship Terpsichore comes from MeJU
lones in record time. Section 2, page 7.
Portland and Vicinity.
Prosperity wave, rolling westward, due to
reach Portland soon. Section 2, page 7.
Dr. C. J. Smith seeks Democratic nomina
tion for Governor. Section 1, page 12.
Land "locators" vanish from Portland office
in hurry. Section 1, page 14.
Call Issued for organization of state-wide
Republican club. Section 1. page 12.
North Bank Road will give freight service
on iaat Side. Section 1, page IS.
Police auto crashes into train on East Mor
rison, occupants being injured. Section
2, page 18.
Portland bankers prepared to meet Cabinet
officers on regional bank question. Sec
tion 1, page 12.
Mayor in custody, habeas corpus writ asked.
section 1, page 10.
Proposal Is up for city to make .valuation
of car company for rate adjustment.
Section 1, page-18.
Friday, June 12. to see climax of Rose
Festival. Section 4. page 8.
Montavilla School lunch plan success. Sec
tion 1, page 15.
Y. M. ' C. A. tzi-state convention to open In
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 8. Section 2.
page 18.
"Swat the cigarette" now slogan of new
organization outlined at mass meeting.
Section 1, page 14.
Grand Jury hears extortion charges against
Deputy Sheriff Curtis. Section 1. page 10.
R. I.. Stevens seeks Republican nomination
for Governor. Section 1, page 12.
Commercial Club elects new governors. Sec
tion l, page l.
Persian cat takes honors. Section 1, page 14.
Twenty-five thousand farmers to see hog
train. Section 1, page 10.
Good roads men urge bond issue. Section 1.
page 13.
SENATE VOTES FOR
Bill Is Passed by Vote
of 46 to 1 6.
15 REPUBLICANS APPROVE
Efforts to Cut Appropriation
Below $40,000,000 Fail.
POWER GIVEN PRESIDENT
KcsponsioDilitv for Selection of
Route From Tidewater and for
Construction or Purchase Is
With Executive.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. By a vote of
46 to 16, the Senate passed, late today.
the Alaska railway bill, directing the
President to purchase or construct 1000
miles of railroad In Alaska at a cost
not to exceed 140,000,000.
Fifteen Republicans and Senator
Poindexter. Progressive, voted for the
bill. Senators Bacon, Hoke Smith and
Williams, Democrats, voted against It.
The bill places on the President re
sponsibillty for the selection of the
route from tidewater to the interior of
Alaska, and the construction, equipment
and operation or leasing of such lines
as .he may construct or buy to const!
tute this route. The broadest powers
are conferred on the President in carry
ing out his duties.
Redemption Fund Provided.
The bill provides for a redemption
fund Into which shall be paid 75 per
cent of all moneys derived from the sale
of public lands in Alaska or of the
coal or mineral contents thereof.
Machinery utilized in the construction
of the Panama Canal is made available
for the construction work.
Unavailing efforts to reduce the $40.
000,000 appropriation authorized for the
work were made In the closing hours
of the debate. Senator Hoke Smith
sought to have the appropriation re
duced to $25,000,000, and Senator Smoot
to $35,000,000. Among other amend
ments defeated were the Norris amend
ment for Government steamships to
Alaska; the Poindexter amendment for
the sale of Alaska coal at cost to Pa
cific Coast points, and the 'Cummins
substitute, limiting the construction to
one main line.
BUI Amended by Consent.
With the consent of the territories
committee the bill was amended before
passage to require the Senate's approval
of the appointment of civil engineers
receiving more than $3000 per annum
to forbid any payment for the good will
of existing railways; giving injured
employes the right to sue the Gov
ernment, and limiting the Government's
defense to the grounds provided for in
the Federal employers' liability law o
1908.
A similar bill is pending in the House.
SEATTLE VOICES ITS GREAT JOX
Further Celebration. Coming When
President Signs Bill.
SEATTLE, Jan. 24. As soon as news
of passage of the Alaska railway bill
by the Senate was received in Seattl
today bombs were thrown into the ai
and exploded from a tall building an
a band and wagons bearing banners
paraded through the business streets.
A great celebration is being prepared
to take place after President Wilso
signs tne oiii, wnicn nas yet to go
through the House. Alaskans also ar
preparing a celebration such as never
was before known there.
The bombs announcing the Senate
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FOREIGN, NATIONAL
ALASKAI
RAILWAY
UTTER BUFFETED
MILES OFF COURSE
MAXXIVG REACHES SAX DIEGO
AFTER STORMY PASSAGE.
Several Vessels Sighted in Distress
Near Coast, Says Captain, Who
Will Chase Smugglers.
SAM DIEGO, Jan. 24. (Special.)
Ending a stormy and tempestuous voy
age from Astoria, the revenue cutter
Manning arrived today. The Manning
followed the cruiser Denver into the
harbor, the two vessels steaming up
the channel in fleet formation.
Captain Dodge said that for the first
four days out of Astoria the Manning
ran Into the worst sou'easter he ever
experienced. When the storm was at
its height and the vessel was steaming
at full speed. Captain Dodse took a
reckoning and ascertained that during
the first 20 hours of the voyage the
wind and seas had driven the revenue
cutter 20 miles north of where she
should have been at the time the reck
oning was made.
several vessels in. distress were
sighted, but they were so close in shore
that it would have been folly to at
tempt to assist them with such moun
tainous seas running.
Owing to the resumption of smuggling
activities at sea between Mexico and
California ports the Manning was sent
to San Diego to assist the customs and
immigration authorities In stamping
out the Illicit traffic.
STORES, TOO, WILL CLOSE
Sunday Law to Be Observed Strictly
' in Jefferson.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
Every store in the town of Jefferson,
nine miles north of Albany, will be
closed tomorrow by order of Mayor Al
len, owners of candy stores, cigar
stands and all other business houses,
except drug stores, having agreed to
abide by the order of the Mayor.
Recently District Attorney Rindo, of
Marion County, ordered the poolhalls
to close Sundays In accordance with
the Sunday closing law. The poolhall
proprietors then asked the DistrTct At
torney to close all other places of busi
ness in Jefferson on Sunday.
The District Attorney complied with
the request and notified Mayor Allen to
see that his orders were carried, out.
MILD WEATHER SAVES LIVES
Chicago Death Roll Lower Because
Outdoor Iiiving Is Possible.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24. The death roll In
Chicago for the last six weeks was 614
lower than' during the same period a
year ago, according to the bulletin of
the City Health Department issued to
day.
"This is accounted for," the bulletin
adds, "by the fact that the mild weather
has been more conducive to outdoor
living and the more free airing of liv
ing quarters."
PARDONS VOICE DEFIANCE
Governor Blease Lets Out Four 3Iur.
derers by Way of Retort.
uulumbia, s. u.. Jan. 24. Governor
Blease today replied to the Leglsla
ture s proposal to strip him of the
power of executive clemency by com
muting the sentences of 14 convicts In
the state penitentiary, including four
murderers.
This brings the Governor's commu
tations for January up to 40.
SLAYER IS JUNDER ARREST
Man Who Committed Crime at Phil
omath Caught Near Corvallis.
CORVALLIS. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
Dust Manos, a Greek, who killed Bill
Karahalios, a fellow countryman, at
Philomath several days ago, was ar
rested five miles from this place today.
Deputy Sheriff Eglin made the arrest.
Manos was walking along the railroad
track In the direction of Albany at the
time. He was brought here. He made
a confession, officers say.
AND DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
TWO RIVER ROADS
SOUTH ARE URGED
Meeting at Independ
ence Offers Plan.
WEST SIDE ROUTE IS OBJECT
Twin Pacific Highways as Far
as Eugene Proposed.
MAJOR BOWLBY IS SPEAKER
State Senator Hawley, Mark Wood
ruff, P. C. Bates and OthersAd
dress Sessions in Behalf of
Pushing Work.
INDEPENDENCE. Or, Jan. 24. (Spe
cial.) The good roads convention, held
here this afternoon and tonight, de
clared for the Pacific Highway being
built on the west side of the Willam
ette River, or for two highways, if
necessary. It also went on record la
favor of constructing permanent hard
surface highways on all main traveled
roads In Polk County to connect with
the Pacific Highway on the north and.
south. A large crowd attended the
meetings.
If two roads along the river are con
structed it was urged that one come
out of Portland on the East Side and
the other out South Fourth street to
the Rex-Tigard road, then through
Washington and Tamhill counties, and
south through Polk and Benton coun
ties, and connect with the other road
at Eugene. From there one road south
was urged.
Permanent Roads t-'rscd.
The meeting was called to order by
B. F. Swope, of this city, who made a
plea for building permanent-roads In
the county. H. Charles Dunsmore gave
the welcoming address, on behalf of
the citizens and the Commercial Club.
The convention organized as the
West Side Good Roads Association.
State Senator Hawley, of McCoy, was
elected temporary president. Other
officers named were W. T. Macy, of
McMlnnville, temporary vice-president,
and H. C. Dunsmore, of this city, tem
porary secretary.
Professor Skelton, of the Oregon
Agricultural College, spoke on "Roads
and Highways." He said In part:
"I am In favor of building a high
way on each side of the river, and of
building these roads of the best ma
terial, making them the highest type
of highway. I am in favor of macadam
on the by-roads."
Bonding Plan Explained.
Major Henry L. Bowlby, State High
way Engineer, then said that, under
the law passed at the last session of
the Legislature, Polk County can bond
for $280,000.
"The Pacific Highway Is not legal;
it is only a road planned by the Pa
cific Highway Association, and the
signs were put up by that association
on what was then the best roads
through the valley," he said. "Oregon
has two ways for a road through the
Willamette Valley, and both will be Im
proved. All automobiles that come to"
Portland will continue on any road as
far as they are paved. If the paved
road stops at Salem they will stop
there and go back.
"Bonds could be sold for not less
than 5 per cent, as has been proven
by the counties that have already
floated bonds."
On the subject of "Paved Highways
Will They Pay?" Thomas McCusker
said:
"If Bourne's bill goes through Con
gress Oregon will get $16,000,000. This
money will build roads that will be
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