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REVIEW OF THE WORLD'S NEWS IN PICTURE AND PARAGRAPH j ' 'i ' ' "" ' ", " ; " , ' ' : "' . : ,' ; , , , ' . , 1 ; . ,',( ' ... . - v . . . ' ' . . ' - -. , .. ;,, ; 3 , sr 4, IS J it' 4 At 8kV All the Principal Events of the the Information of the Busy Reader Foreign, Eastern, Political and Congressional News Notes to Be Preserved I for Reference. Executive and Political. THE Alaska road bill was the subjec t of spirited debate In the house, the opponents of the measure declaring that the cost of the enterprise would much greater than had been estimated. Mfca MarmiMt IXMlann rillllfi-htfir t)f the president, suggests that needy per- sons be sought out and that each mem, ber of the "Spugs" make such a person a happy Christmas. The movement Is in line with the aim of the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving. The La Follette seamen's bill provid ing that lifeboats be furnished in great er number meets with the opposition of 'representatives f Fuget sound shipping interests. The matter was discussed be fore the house marine committee. Secretary of War Garrison has asked the attorney general to rule on the question whether John Burke, manager of the Panama railway commissary ae partment. whose acts are under invee tigatlon, is an employe of the govern ment or or a private concern. . Secretary of State Bryan, in a speech before the Christian Endeavor societies of Washington, said that Dr." Francis H. Clark, founder of the movement, had dnn ii much for humanity as 'any other man of the present generation, i Secretary of War Garrison will not issue any more chocolate, rations to the troops, because of the indigestive na ture of the rations, and some oiner uoa lor emergency use will be adopted. - Prices of beef of American packers have been forced down, it Is said, as result of the purchasing of Argentine beef by the united States navy. The Republican leaders In session at Washington, agreed to call a special convention next year to revise the basis trf representation nd make certain changes In methods of procedure. Representative Donovan of Connectl cut and Representative Hobson of Ala bama, are at "it" again. The former now challenges the latter to debate the affirmative on the question, "The ab "sence of a representative from congress is honest and justifiable." Bills appropriating $3,000,000 for the construction of a drydock at Puget Sound have been Introduced In congress by Senator Jones and Representative - Humphrey of Washington. . V Legal and Criminal. ft A ROLE OFFICER WHITE!' of Call K fornia declares that percentage of - ? violations of paroles is not increas ing In the state, but on the other hand he says that of the 2481 persons re leased since the law became effective, only 607 have broken faith. - Oscar D. Olsen, a saloonkeeper of San Francisco, shot and killed his wife and committed suicide because the woman .had started divorce suit against him. , He declared he could not get justice In a couat of .law-. H. Lunchford and Charles Farthing were .Killed and W. ; D. Lunchford anJ ..Woodson Egar were wounded in a shoot ing affray that occurred at a dance hall near iMige wouu, jenan. , The residence of Eugene Farrell of Portland was ransacked by a burglar. ' A woman inmate of the house fainted when the Intruder shoved her back on to the bed, when she started to get up to sound the alarm. 1 ; The mystery of the death of vlyde Rudell of -the Dalles, which occurred at Portland, will be investigated by the . coroner of Multnomah county, s A clever co-operator, by means of a ' photographio reproduction of a $200 draft' issued In Canada, passed the check on 16 banks in Philadelphia. De tectives are. on a nation-wide hunt for him.; . ' ' , . tv Cat thieves In East St. Louis made lawny With several wagon, loads of loot. The crewx was held at bay while the 1 goods, were being removed. , ' . ' New York rrand Jury Is investigating tthe charge tiat a politician attempted to extort $60,000 from Anthony C. Doug lass, a tunnel contractor, as compensa tion for obtaining him the Job of build ng the Croton aqueduct. Because he carried a blinding light "wn.his automobile, a chauffeur In New ; York has been fined $10. The light ta aid to have; been . : an annoyance to pedestrians. v . i' ' v. State'! Attorney Burdlck of 'Williams 'county, " North Dakota, . states that he expects to have evidence that will eon vict the ringleaders who lynched Clave Culbertson, 3 murderer - of the y Dillon family. ;:. . -....,-,'.-'... .-.-:-... ;i , Federal. Judge Bean ' of the United States court at Portland will number 'certificates Of Chinese In order -that ( there shall not be any violations of the immigration laws. - ' . , v 1 1 .' Mrs. Mar.y Erlkson of Portland, fra'.l ' : -' a, "T' ;),'''. s' '? flJI 1 1!, V" i'V' !"' j ' '.V ',J." THE - X Week Briefly Sketched for and without money, hurled a brick through the window of a store in Los Angeles, Cel., in order that she might be arrested and put in Jail, where she could get something to eat. Harry Marlowe, an escaped convict from the Oregon penitentiary, was caught by the Sacramento police, and admitted having planned a number of holdups. He had been received at ths Oregon prison from Multnomah county for larceny, In ,1911. Evidence has been presented by min ority stockholders in the St. . Joseph and Grand Island railroad in a suit against the Union Pacific road to en force payment of dividends. Evidence In the government's trust suit against the United Wireless Tele graph company at New York shows that the world was "wireless mad" follow ing the wreck of the Republic and th story of the heroism of "Jack" Bins, me operator. 1 What is believed to be the last rem nants of a band of Osark "moonshiners were arrested by federal officers, Fete' Barton and George Smith of Missouri were captured. evidence in the government's suit against the Western Fuel company of San Francisco, shows the company sold in 1909 Z7U0 pounds more coal than it bought. Frederick William Bastian, known aa the "100,000 burglar," wag sentenced to four years in prison by Judge CabanU or san jrrancisco. Municipal and Legislative fECAUSB of all-ged cruelty to pa t tlents, James A. Marshall, physician of the state reformatory at Pon tlac. 111., ha been removed from office by the state civil service commission. "" The city of Chehalls. Wash., agreed to pay $350 to Mrs. Lottie Harper, and $106 to Mrs. Hannah Poulson, for damages received as result of defective sidewalks, rather than fight the suits in court. An army of 150 unemployed men found temporary food accommodations and shelter in Fresno, Cel., and the sick were cared for, but the men were com- p lied to move on without delay. The auto license law of Boise,' Idaho, has been bitterly attacked by the coun ty commissioners In state session in Boise. Tacoma is to Tiave a new railroad office depot,' the Oregon-Washington corporation having purchased eight lots In that city. Governor West's request for $50,000 to be used in giving work for unem ployed men, has been denied by the state emergency board, and the gov ernor aeciares tnat other means of ob tainlng the money will be undertaken. It is asserted by Governor West that there Is no need of a special session of the legislature to correct defeots If in the registration laws. He says common sense can remedy the defects. The death of County Judge Basche or Baker, has created a vacancy which eight applicants are anxious to fllL The scarlet fever epidemic in Union has been brought under control by health officers. No new cases hare been discovered for a week, and the public schools will be reopened Janu ary 27. Despite rumors to the contrary the number of unemployed men In Chicago mis winter is smaller man that of for mer years, according to an Investigation which has Just ended. Kansas has too many National Guard officers 'in comparison to the number of privates, and the state must dis pense with some of the gold lace lf .lt would receive the $66,000 fund from the federal government San Francisco bos commenced a trial of the publlo street dances. The city furnishes the muslo and the lights, and the tango-and the Boston dip art danced to , the delight of the throngs. Commercial and Industrial " A HERD, of4- fin i Arlrona goats has A been ' shipped fronrt Corvallla to Sonora, Texas, the goats bringing an average of $17 each. The animals were raised on the W. J. Warfleld place, near Corvallls. . , The Evanston Inde, of . Evaneton, 111., will be conducted by women. Miss Hetty Cattell, a special writer of the Rock Mountain Mews, bag been named aa managing editor. - v,. w.. Beekeepers are considering the nlan of taking their bees south in the winter time in order that the - honeymakers may keep busy the whole year. The plan was suggested at the meeting of the Northwestern,. Beekeepers' Associa tion held at Chloago. . . i , International labor unions will with draw their deposits amounting to be- OREGON - SUNDAY ' JOURNAL, - PORTLAN D, gUNDAY timm ' 4d" . a ft 4 tween $4,000,000 and $6,000,000 from the Indianapolis banks January 1, because of friction resulting In that city over labor troubles. What is declared to be the most valu able tree In the world the Avacado, or Alligator pear and owned by H. A. Woodworth of Whlttler, Cel., has Just been insured for $30,000 against frost and fire. The East Jordan Lumber company's mill at East Jordan was destroyed by fire, causing a loss of many thousands of dollars. " The Somers valuation system by which the valuations of all lots In the city may be fixed, has been recom mended by Assessor Reed. The county commissioners are urged to try t.ie new plan. The gasoline launch Mlmare has been put on the run between Ridgefleld and Portland and will make a round trip each day. OH fields of the Qulnault Indian res ervation will be developed, by eastern capitalists, says an Aberdeen, Wash., report. Work is expected to commence In' three months. To grant the demand for Increase In pay would mean bankruptcy for the road, declares an official of the Bur lington road in a statement made to the board of arbitration. The sum of $500,000 will be distri buted among the stockholders of the United Wireless Telegraph company, says a report of' the special master, which has been confirmed by the su preme court. Ex-President Taft is opposed to the plan of compulsory arbitration of labor disputes. He prefers the court of pub lic opinion for adjustment of differ ences. The request of the Boston & Maine railroad for the privilege of making an advance In rates, was favorably re ceived by the Massachusetts railroad commission, with the proviso that proper safeguards to the public be promised. Foreign. ANNux.Ai.iuiN or me isiana ox ureio to Greece has been effected. King Constantlne personally raising the flag over the fort at Crete. Throngs of people attended the ceremonies. The Haruna, the sister ship of the Kongo, a battle cruiser, has been launched In the yards at Kobe, Japan. Next year Japan will build three super- areadnaughts in her own yards. . Trade centers In Great Britain are looking forward to an Increased trade following the passage of the Under wood tariff bllL Some gains have al ready been reported, says the London Times. Kx-Presldent Castro of Venesuela Is in Germany, according to news from the Canary Islands. He la said to be preparing a proclamation to his par tisans In the South America republic The aid of financiers in the United States to solve the flood situation, is sought by the Chinese government Plans have been forwarded to Washing ton whereby It is hoped a scheme of saving lives and property may be floated.' : ' :,: The British and East Indian govern ments are concerned over the opposi tion to legislation that i mtrnlfested among the East Indies, who demand that their people be given equal treat ment in all parts of the ' empire of Great Britain. v...-' , . ;. Miss Zelle Emmerson. American suf fragist,' was the center of atrlfa be v' 1 "41 Wicrroa K MUM"1 tween police and English suffragettes, In London. The trouble arose over op position of the women to action of the authorities in denying them the right to use Bow Baths as a meeting place. British Columbia will not allow any Oriental people to land In that country for a period , of three months. Japan has been notified. There is no discrim ination shown as between the Oriental races. President Wilson and President Poln care of France, may exchange visits. -There -Is gome question as-to- the con stitutional phase of the return of Poin care's call on the part of President Wilson. Fright was caused among people of Japan by an earthquaice shock which rocked buildings in Toklo and Yoko hama, but no damage to property Is reported. Six new craters are said to liave been formed in the Ambrln Island, New Heb rides, and residents fled. In canoes. 400 people being rescued at sea. says a report from Australia. Dr. Alfred Russell Wallace, a noted scientist of London, died aged 90 years. The average age of f1685 scientists Is placed at 70, which fact is quoted to show that continued intellectual ac tivity is no bar to longevity. The British battle cruiser Tiger, known as the "mystery ship," has been launched at the Clyde Bank Yards, Scotland. Precautions were taken that no details about the .plan of the ship were revealed during construction. A clear channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep has now been made through the Cucaracha slide, in the Panama canal. The excavation of the slide Is going ahead rapidly. Militant suffragettes caused a sensa tion in the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden, London, when they stood up in a box opposite the king and queen, waved banners, and shouted that women were being tortured In British prisons. The disturbers were ejected. American ambassador Walter Page and wife were guests of the London District Institute of Journalists at the annua dinner of the body In London. The Duchess de Chaulnes, ne Shonts, is on board a liner bound from Paris to the United States. - Mr, and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, daugh ter and son-in-law of President Wilson, who are on their honeymoon, were in terested visitors at the orphan asylum in London. . -Finger prints on the glass frame fix the identity of Vincenzo Perugia aa the one guilty of theft of "Mona Lisa" from the Louvre In Paris. The famous painting will be returned to Paris. Thomas Hardy, the English author, will be awarded the Noble prise for literary work for the year 1914, accord ing to the Pall Mall Gasette, of London. Jean Ouiffrey, curator of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, and ex-assistant conservator of the Louvre, furnished the first olew leading to the identity of the person who stole Mona Lisa front the Louvre. . Bo informed the Paris polios that the "thief was a picture framer In the Louvre. Counsel for Vlnoenso Perugia, charged with the theft of Mona Lisa, who la at Florence-, Italy, has asked for the liberty - of , accused because France has not asked prosecution in the Italian courta,':,;''.-' " ':-."---v.-'-.;'i - News comes from Panama that, the Panama canal may ba open to ships In January, providing that no more slides take place.,.,-- ',.-"' V' '-'."',': - ,' The embassadors of 'the Triple En tente Great Britain, France and Russia MORNING, DECEMBER, .21, T '.-tv.. ::;;".'. A'j-:o,-.;-. ::; 4tl m i r 1 Mrs. Elmer Black, New York society leader, who Is arranging for a series of dansants to be given at the Hotel. Plata, ..New . York for the benefit of the Consumers' League 2 General Villa, Mexican rebel leader, following the movements of his men in the field. 8 Jphn D. Rockefeller poses for his photograph in golfing costume, and smiles too. 4 Miss Marjorie Graff of Newark, N. J., who alleges that an attempt was made by white slavers to make her their victim with the use of a needle dipped in some drug, while she was In attendance at a , theatre. ' , 6 General Villa shaking hands with a woman admirer, before leaving Juarez for Chihuahua. . 6 Miss Mary E. Bell, Portland woman, who as special examiner ap pointed by Judge Bean, has been taking testimony at Philadelphia in the federal Inquiry into the affairs of the American Telephone ft Telegraph company. 7 Mendel Beilis, recently acquitted of the charge of "ritual murder" at Kiev, Russia, replying to letters of congratulation which poured ,'' in bri him from all parts of theworld. 8 -Suffragist delegation entering the White House offices to interview - President Wilson. - held separate conferences with the grand yisier and demanded that he put in writing details of the role to be as sumed by the Porto- toward the German military mission. As result of the visit of American commissioners Australia will be repre sented, officially, at the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco. Some of the Australian gunboats will go to San Francisco, also military organizations. Peace lovers of Germany are elated over the favorable action by the Ameri can house of representatives on tho question of a naval holiday for the nations of the world, during which time there will be no work on a war basis. General Newt. H HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER of .Washington, has , made a ROY - rule prohibiting employes In his depart ment from smoking . while on duty in order that they , may devote all their time to the office. , Reuben D. Nevlns,. D. D., founder of more than 10 churches in. the north west, died at Tacoma, aged 86. . Colonel A. Andrews, oldest commis sioned officer in the Civil war, and tne oldest Maaon in California, is dfcad at the age of 89. . Emmet Blacklngton of Potlatch coun ty. Wash., was killed In. a runaway ao cldent, and Samuel Craig was Injured. Ex-President Taft Is opposed to set tlement of labor disputes by compul sory arbitration, preferring, the court of publlo opinion aa the best means, ac cording to his statement before an audience at Yale, New Haven. Conn. What would - have been head-on collision was prevented when the auto matic device derailed a runaway freight train near Jollet, 111., leaving a Chicago bound express to pass on in safety. , Helen Keller was enabled to hear her own, voioe by means of a device In vented by Edison t Harvard university and the unlver ''it':'' w'V.,.,4':'u'-iV''i;..;?. i! w' Z": 7 1913. A i. 1 Jvf: slty of Chile are planning an exchange of students and professors for the next academic year. Life boats for all is the demand of the committee on Hie saving appliances of the International congress on safety to Passengers, says a London report .-Spanish troops routed Moorish tribes men, after army aviators had guided the apnroach of the gunners. Thj enemy fled amid disorder and great loss of life. Otto C. Heinse, formerly a member of the banking firm of Otto Heinse & Co. went tnto bankruptcy. Debts are $2, 600,000. Junius S. Morgan,' son of J. P. Morgan, has been made president of the Delphic club of Harvard, the most ex clusive club of that college. Dr. Cecil F. La veil, of Philadelphia, Is missing, and the police have been asked to search for him. He is pro fessor of history of the state university at Columbus, Ohio. Ernest and Frank Williams, negroes, were lynched by a mob at Shreveport La., following their confession of the murder of Calvin Ballard. It is reported that the widow of for mer Governor John A, Johnson of Min nesota, will be married . to ; William Allen Smith of Pittsburg.- Although he was supposed to have escaped from . the Kansas penitentiary, Dan Carney was found hiding In the prison, where ho had been given food by confederates. ;...;'.' The Kansas Humana society is urg ing a law whereby the horses .may not be worked longer than 12 hours day. City aldermen , are working in behalf Of the lW,v.VV :.-'" ;'"i.;''V;-f' .:'.,"vv;iI;:,,::v,li':. Free - lunches ' are . being served in church at Cincinnati, by Rev. A..X. Kelly. Hot soup, coffee and saudwlohei are served . In opposition to the saloon lunches..' ':.. :. i ; ': .l Rev. Luther EV Todd, in a sermon at St Louis, blames the Introduction of the Tango danoe, and other animal im- :,y'i'iVV'-:'if-': ,!1'V" '-'.V "..' i. . . (.. : v .: 11 CLtVlXAMBt V Jim w it At- i n p itatlng dances on the influence Of works of Darwin, Huxley, Spencer and other materialistic-thinkers. y -i Bishop HarUell. who has Just re turned to New York from Soutn Africa, declares that the greatest problem of the present day is to combat the growth of Mohammedisra In those sections. ' 3 Dr. Mary E. Walker will fill a limited vaudeville engagement at the Hammer stein Victoria theatre In New York. She is the only woman permitted to appear in publlo tn male attire in New York. Louis Baird, engineer, assistant man ager of Espaaa Mines company Tn Mexico, has been captured by bandits who demand payment of a ransom for his release. . He ta threatened with death if tho money Is not paid. 4 By dropping a lighted match, acci dentally, Alton Owens set fire to a barn' in Walla Walla. The hay . caught fire and the fire department had. to bg called to aav the place. ; -. ,. v y - Moscow, Idaho, was the scene of ;a Christmas festivity, when the choir af the St Mark's church sang carols in the publlo streets. The ceremony, was had now because some of tho singers expect to leave the city before Christmas eve. The derelict schooner Aloha has been sighted otf Destruction Island in tho path of steamers plying up and down the coast ' -' -V t " Knock down gunboats built for use . In the shallow watera of the Philippine islands and China, have bean put aboard the liner Mongolia, at San Francisco. The boats were recently completed at the Mare Island navy, yard. . ' ' Portland will give work to about lSeo idle men at a wage of $8 a day, in the water, park and other departments to relieve the needy ones. i United States Attorney Readies ab solves from blame The Journal for pub lishing editorial comment on the Coh-way-Rlohet land fraud case. ' The ac cused were convicted at Portland. a Ire of ex-United States Senator Ful ton of Portland Is aroused by Colonel Roosevelt's statement in his autobio graphy, which reflects on the attorney in the land prosecution eases of some years ago. . X : .,'. v. - , Matrimonial Agency, J-..-'From the Kansas City Journal. "This lady la worth $400,000. Would you like to see her photograph T" -"Worth four . hundred thousand ami compelled to advertise for. a husband? No; you needn't show ma her phis. , I can Imagine what It might beV ""I VXXJnBOT MAJMJTO o in The Utile Oem Bar hoae ass . - Anto Kassage The simplest, anmllest and most effective hearing rtevin. ever shown, 1 It is uaod undr ai conditions in church, theatre general conversation, Maseage stops head noises an Improve hrerlng. CU for free Pemonatratl". Wbodardl, Clarke d Co. i ;r ' VOBTXAITO Exclusive Afnte Write for I -. , - - ." . let ... DEAF
