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VOL. XII. NO. 251.
PORTLAND," OREGON, .FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1913 TWO SECTIONS-32 PAGES.
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More Than 150 PeopleMade
Homeless When Houses Are
Overturned in Great Stdrm;
No Lives Lost.
SHIPPING IMPERILED;
TUG DRIVEN ON BEACH
Revenue Cutter Goes to Aid of
Bark Reported to Be in
Distress.'
(tint ted Prm traied Wire.)
New York, Dec. 26. A severe storm
'Which caused damage estimated at tnore
than fl.000.000 and rendered homeless
at least 150 persons along the Jersey
coast last night, f truck New York this
morning, menacing shipping and causing
great damage. So far as known no
lives were lost, but, the crews of eevr
eral vessels were reproted in grave dan
ger and it was feared loss of life would
result before the storm abated. .
All the way from Long Branch to
Highland Beach, on the New Jersey
shore houses were overturned, summer
homes of wealthy residents were Inun
dated and many fishermen were driven
from their homes, Seabrlght suffered
the most serious damage. Its lighting
plant was put out of commission. The
seagoing tug Ice King was driven on
the beach and wrecked. The crew made
its way ashore in safety.
Life savers at Forked River, N. J.,
lecorted today that two barges sank
offshore there. One man was Been cling
ing to the rigging before the craft sank
from view.
An unidentified bark went aground at
Seaside beach and it was feared the
vessel would break up before its crew,
Who were frantically sending out dis
tress signals, could be taken off. The
revenue cutter Beneca was sent to the
aid of the disabled bark.
The bodies of two men, Peter Macey
of Brookville, N. J., and John Walsh
of Trenton Junction, were found today.
They had died of exposure during the
night. It Is presumed they started to
walk home, lost their way and suc
cumbed to the intense cold.
TO BE
SPENT BY L
ON IRRIGATION PROJECT
West Umatilla Ditch Digging
Will Furnish Employment to
Large Force in State,
The problem" of the unemployed In
eastern Oregon, which Is acute at pres
ent, will be relieved in a very few days
by the commencement of actual con
struction work on the first 10,000 acre
unit of the west Jmatilla extension ir
rigation project, according to E. Q. Hop
son, government supervising engineer
for the district, who has Just returned
from Hermlston.
"We have received orders to begin
work, 'and are now purchasing ' provi
sions and camp equipment and expect
to commence work very soon after New
Years," said Mr, Hopson today. The
government will employ a large force
of men and teams at standard wages
and we plan to select the force from peo
ple living in the vicinity of the project.
.On my Visit I found there la a great
deal of unemployment in the neighbor
hood, so much so, that I expect the
greater part if not all of the positions
created will be eagerly snatched up. For
this reason there probably will be no
need of importing men from Portland
or other cities."
With the federal $700,300 appropria
tion now available, construction work
will be pushed straight through to com
pletion and it is anticipated that the
project will be finished by next year
. in all probability. Under the present
plans about $90,000 will be spent month
ly. The fact that the work is to start
soon has done much to encourage
settlers on the Hermiston project for
the reason that many of them are in
bad financial condition,' having spent
their all In improvements on the lands
they held. Work provided by the gov
ernment on the extension will make It
possible for tbem to go , through the
winter without further difficulty and
enable them to pet their lands in con
dition for a harvest next fall.
. The main ditch wll extend from
Three Mile falls of the Umatilla rlve
to Coyote, 20 miles. In addition the
government will build several score
miles of canal laterals to carry water
to every part of the unit.
Owing ' to ' the fact that Governor
West has interested himself in the
; unemployment problem, Mr. Hopson
addressed him a letter December 24,
(Concluded on rase Nine, Column One)
IS
(Wnnblnirton Breo of The Journal, t
Washington,- Deo. 26.- In view of
the early . completion of the Pan a
canal and prospective greater activity
' In naval matters on the Pacific coast,
-. Hanntor Chamberlain ' will - introduce' a
7 bill orr the .' reassembling ' of congress J
COLUMBIA
DRYDOCK
AIM
OF CHAMBERLAIN
lor ' iz.oou.uutf lo - ouua a oryaoc-K on
; the Columbia river.; He holds that
there la no better placet for one and
: hopes to seeuro the approval of the
secretary of the navy for . this place,
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Fast-Specialist Says Her De
pasture Is Triumph Rather
Than Disgrace, : '
IVa'tri Press leased Wlra.)
Seattle, I'vfaah., Dec. 28. Dr. Linda
Burfield Haizard, the fasting specialist,
will leave Seattle for Walla Walla
without a guard at 8:30 this after
noon, to commence her sentence of from
two to 20 years In the state peniten
tiary. ;
She will be accompanied M the very
gates of the state prison by her friends,
Miss Marlon B. Dunbar and Mrs. Mary
Edwards.
"I wlllDe the first woman in the
world, so I am told,," said Dr. Hazzard
this morning, "ever to go to prison un
guarded. Only two men have ever
gone to Walla Walla without an armei
escort.
"A number of my friends, though un
able to make the Journey, will be at
the station to see me off. Neither they
nor I look upon this event as a de
parture in disgrace, but rather as a
a triumphal egress."
Dr. Hazzard stands -convicted of man
slaughter for having caused the death,
through Ignorance and without inten
tion. Of a Datlint. flair. Wllllnmann
O1 Ens"Ilshwoman. She claims she in a
ICtimof prejudice, fostered hv orthn.
dox medical men, and a legal techni
cality, " I ,
IN CHRISTMAS BLAZE
Lamp Sets Fire to Decorations
and Injuries Follow Attempt
to Extinguish It,
Mrs. T. A. Anker, a violinist, living
at East Twenty-eighth and Liberty
streets, was seriously burned about the
neck, face and head last evening at 9
o'clock, when a lamp which set fire to
the Christmas decorations, destroyed th
house. Mr. Anker was. a few blocks
away at the time, escorting guests of
the evening to the streetcar.
Shortly after the visitors left the
house, Mrs. Anker picked up a large
lamp and started, .across, the room, pass
lng under a flag suspended from the
ceiling,. The heat from the lamp set
fire to the flag, and the blaze quickly
spread' to other holiday decorations. In
attempting to put out the blaze, the
woman was burned.
Neighbors attracted by Mrs. Anker's
screams ran to the house, but In the ex
citement they forgot to call the fire de
partment. A member of engine company
NO. 25 saw the blaze, however, and
turned out, but the firemen were un
able to save the place. The home was
practically new, having been furnished
only a year ago When the -couple was
married. Besides the furniture, a vio
lin Valued at $160, belonging to Mrs.
Anker,, was destroyed.
JAPS SHOWER HONORS
ON SENOR DE LA BARRA
Tokio, Dec. 26. Whether or not it
was with a view to a Japanese-Mexican
alliance that Senor De la Barra. Mexican
minister to France, came to-Toklo, there
was no question today of the pro-Mexican
sentiment of the rank and file of
Japanese.
A crowd constantly surrounded the
Mexican legation, where the envoy was
staying, and every time he showed him
self he was greeted with enthusiastic
"banzais."
Last night a lantern procession of
thousands marched through the streets
to. the legation, before which a fire
works exhibition was given in the visit
or's honor and a suit of ancient Japan
ese armor and a beautifully decorated
word were presented to him.
"NICE CHRISTMAS" ENDS
IN DEATH OF WOMAN
(Special to The Journal.)
Butte. Mont., Dec. 26. While cele
brating Christmas last night with a
too-free indulgence In liquor, a lamp
was upset 'early this morning in the
home of Samuel Newhouse, starting a
fire which caused Mrs. Newhouse's
death. Firemen rescued Mr. Newhouse,
who had been overcome by smoke.
YEAR'S END
NUMBER
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, JOURNAL'S YEAR'S END
NUMBER.
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stituting this annual review
will be published tomorrow.
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Including the special section.
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After December 81, all five
special sections, withthe news
sections for the days on which
they appear, may be purchased
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WOMAN BADLY BURNED
Crash , of All Banks in Mexico
Seem? Certain if Present
Conditions Continue for
Even a Few Days Longer.
ZAPATISTA MASSACRES
TERRORIZE THE CAPITAL
Business Men Generally Try
ing to Force Huerta to Re
tire and Mend Affairs.
(United Pre Lfased Wire.)
Mexico City, Dec. 26. By President
Huerta's order, free bread was dis
tributed to the poor toaay.
As a result of the business disorgan
ization the number of unemployed runs
high Into the thousands. Many have
had no work for months. At best the
working people do little more than
barely live. With conditlqns as at
present, they are literally starving. t
Unless something were done to re
lieve the acufest of the distress, food
riots were feard.
Even the bread distrlbutkm did not
go far toward checking trie growing
dissatisfaction with the dictator, nor
was the feeling confined to the labor
ing class. Business men generally,
some of them very prominent ones,
were beginning to deeply resent his
refusal to improve the situation by re
tiring. A crash of all local banks seemed
Inevitable. Silver coin was practically
unobtainable and in the currency no
one had much confidence.
Kebel movements were reported In
progress against Tamplco, Monterej',
Mazatlan and Saltlllo. The moat vigor
ous today was the one against Monterey,
which It was said was likely to fall at
any time. j
News of massacres by Zapatistas
south of here created almost apanlc
in Mexico City today. The Zopasfstas
were hourly expected to attack the capi
tal and their mercilrsnness elsewhere
wa taken as illustrative of how they
may soon be behaving here.
Spaniards to See Huerta.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 26. Officers of tha
Spanish cruiser Carlos V were planning
today to visit Mexico City, to sea Presi
dent Huerta and confer . with Spanish
Minister Cologan.
Rebels Dynamite Train.
Washington, Dec. 26. News that
Mexican rebels had destroyed a federal
convoy train near San Luis Potosl and
killed 34 federals was received at the
state department today. Traffic was
suspended.
CLAIM OF-ARCHITECT
AUDITORIUM HELD UP
City Commission Hears the
Charge Made That Fraud
Tainted Award,
Until the rumors that have been heard
to the effect that there was fraud con
nected with the awarding of the Muni
cipal Auditorium plans to J. H. Freed
lander, architect of New York, have been
Investigated the claim for the drawings
will be held up by the city council. The
statement was made this morning in
the council meeting by C. A. Blgelow,
commissioner of finance that he had
heard that there had been fraud con
nected with the awarding of the plans
contract.
W. L, Brewster, commissioner of pub
lic affairs, stated that the work had
been done by Freedlander and he Is en
titled to his money.
"The drawings and plans have been
finished and all of the work done, and
Freedlander is entitled to his money,"
said Brewster. "The matter has ldng
been delayed and there is no need to de
lay it further."
"Well, If the claim has been held lip
this long," replied Commlcsioner Blge
low, "it will do no harm to hold It up
a few days longer or until such a time
that the rumors can be sifted to the
bottom."
On his recommendation the matter
was postponed until next Wednesday.
By that time Commissioner Blgelow
hopes to have the man who made the
charges to. him present what facts he
has In the case. The cost of the plans
was about $18,000 and they reached
Portland a few months ago.
. The investigation to be conducted
will probably not hinder any. action that
may be taken towards the immediate
construction of the auditorium. Thl a
morning, as he did not have all Informa
tion In hand, Commissioner Brewster
did not ask the council to empower
him to appoint a committee to assist
With a series of public hearings on
sites and plans to be held during Jan
uary. He will present the matter at
tfle .next meeting.
COUNTERFEITING IS 7
CHARGE AGAINST THREE
Aberdeen, Wash Dec- 86. Frank
Walton and' John Cleveland, Indians,
and J4nly Fowler, white, were taken to
Tacbma yesterday Tor trial on a charge
of counterfeiting. A counterfeiting out
fit for making silver dollars was In
their possesion. The men. It Is charged,
Intended to operate at Taholah, the In
dian town of the .Quinault agency. . ,
WHO
DREW PLAN
CHAUFFEURSSPEO ON, MAYOR INVESTIGATING IVOLUNTEER BILL NOW
LEAVING VICTIMS TO
DIE IN THE STREETS
Man Is Killed, Little Girl fa
tally Hurt by Reckless
Drivers in S, F,
(UnlUd Trers Iared Wlm.)
San Francisco, Dec. 26. Chief Engi
neer I. Q. CasselU of the Vlavl com
pany was arrested today, charged with
running over 7 year old Carmela Sarra
with his automobile last evening.
The little girl was crossing the street
with Virginia and Albert Bottaglla, aged
7 and 4, respectively, her playmates, at
the time of the accident. All three were
struck by the automobile, but the Bot
tagllas were little hurt. Carmela's in
juries probably will prove fatal.
The car's driver sped on without a
pause, a felony under the California law.
When CasselU's car was found, after
an all night search, in the Vlavl build
ing basement, the right headlight was
broken. According to the police, the
owner admitted the accident, saying he
did not stop because he saw others were
caring for the child.
Lewis Kantor, the chauffeur accused
by the police of having been at the
wheel of the car which struck Receiving
Teller James W. McDermott of the
Wells Fargo Nevada National bank yes
terday and Injured him so seriously that
he died later, protested his innocence,
but was held at police headquarters.
The car which struck McDermott. like
the one which Injured Carmela 8arra,
raced ahead without slackening speed
after the accident.
Meetings to consider the automobile
situation. Police Judges Deasy, Short
all and Sullivan decided today to aban
don the custom of simply warning
first offenders, Imposing instead fines
or imprisonment.
ADMIRAL DEWEY, 16,
Fighter, on His Birthday, Says
However He Can See
No War Signs,
(Cnlted PreM LtaMd Wlr.
Washington, Dec. 26. Seventy-six
years old today, Admiral George Dewey
gave this message to the world through
the United Press:
"1 see no signs of war In the
future. I do not feel, however, that
the nation should be off its guard.
'You can say for me that my views
of peace and our navy's future wtre
expressed In a few words by General
Kelfer, who represented Ohio In con
gress. n
" 'In rime, of peace-' he
to maintain it.'
said, 'prepare
"That's the way I feel about the
navy. , It "seems to me It Is well for
the nation to have a four-battleship
program, so as to replace obsolete ves
sels and prepare to maintain peaca", .
in inrormat reception was. given in
tor of the admiral's anniversary...
WANTS
MORE
OPERATION OF CITY'S
;e department
Executive Said to Be Incensed
at Handling of Levens' Grill
Application,
Alleged Irregularities In the license
Inspecting bureuu of the city will be
made the subject of a thorough Investi
gation by Mayor Albee. The mayor at
the present time refuses to discuss the
nature of the irregularities, but it is
understood that they appertain to the
work of the bureau In considering appli
cations for liquor licenses and handling
of Infractions of the liquor law of the
city. J. H. Hutchinson is chief of the
bureau. ,
How serious the charges are, or what
the Irregularities of the bureau have
been have not been made public by tlio
mayor. It is understood, however, that
he is Incensed at the manner in which
the application for a license by the Lev
ens grill has been handled.
The mayor has not been inclined to
grant the application of the Levens man
agement becauso of many reports
against the character of the place. The
license Injector was directed to with
hold the grill's application at a recent
Informal meeting of the council. In
spector Hutchinson, however, IncludeJ
Levens' application in the list of favor
able licenses. This fact was not dis
covered until after the licenses had
been granted.
Upon discovery the mayor immediate-
(Concluded ou Puite Two. Column Two)
Chamberlain Had Supposed
Desirability He7e- Was at
Least Questionable,
(Wanhlnffton Bureau of Th Journal.)
Washington, Dec. 26. The question of
establishing a regional reserve bank In
Portland will be taken up by Senator
Chamberlain with the United States
treasury department at once.
"It is difficult to say," said the sena
tor today, "what may be accomplished
with respect to this matter. There has
not been time as yet for any discussion
but I Intend to keep in touch with the
matter and do what I can to get a re
gional reserve bank for Portland, being
actuated more by a request from Port
land than because I have faith that a
regional reserve bank will be of ad
vantage to any city.
"I am, advised that banks In cities the
else of Portland seem to prefer to clear
through agencies of these regional banks
rather than to- have'such .banks In their
midst. I assume, of .course, that the
commercial club and clearing house ot
Portland have given the matter careful
attention and know what benefits; are
to be derived from having avreglonal
reserve bank located there. 1 shall, do,
my best to secure compliance with their;
wishes.?''"- '-...:.' V" 1
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REQUEST
BANK
SURPRISES
SENATOR
MEN ALL OVER UNION
Secretary Garrison Writes to
Chamberlain Suggesting Mi
- nor Changes in Measure.
( Wnntiliifrton Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, Dec. 26. The organized
militia Is much interested in the
pending bill which provides for taking
the uillltia. into the regular service
under certain conditions. The attitude
of the war department Is considered
highly Important, for which reason the
following letter from Secretary of War
Garrison to Senator Chamberlain,
chairman of the military affairs com
mittee, Is of Interest. The secretary
says;
My dear Senator Chamberlain: I have
recently been visited by many repre
sentatives of the National guard con
eery, ng the pending volunteer bill.
They ure desirous of having the law
provide that their organizations, If they
volunteer, shall be taken In in their
entirety, officers and all, the officers
to be commissioned by the president as
officers lr. the volunteer army and as
signed to their respective organiza
tions thus taken in.
1 was present at a hearing in tha
military i-ommlltee of the house the
other day and took occasion to speak
to Mr. Hay about this matter. He sug
gested that It wOuld perhaps be un
constitutional to provide that the presi
dent mist commission these officers in
the organizations as they came in.
Without giving this matter the con
centrated study It deserves, I am in
cllncd to agree with him.
' The attitude of the war department
toward tr.e organized militia, has al
wayb reen that it favored the organ
ized militia, in the event of a call for
(Concluded' ii I'age KKIern. Cohnun Two!
LANE AND HIS PIPE ARE
DRIVEN FROM SENATE
Ancient Friend of Oregonian
Proves Too. Strong for Ef- -feta
Easterners.
(United Preas twined Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 26. Senatorial pipe
smokers are up in arms; They have
beep barred from the senate lounging
rooms, Senator Lane of Oregon was the
first to learn of the new rule. The Ore
gonian has an ancient and much beloved
pipe, which, -when going full blast doe
not smell like a perfecto. He was en
Joying a . pipeful the other cNly when
told he would either have to confine
hifnself to another kind of smoke or
take his pipe outside.! He . did the latter,
and now can frequently be seen wander
lng lonetomely about the capitol corri
dors drawing: on his pipe. Senator Till
man wants to go further and have smok
ing of anything prohibited In the loung
ing rooms. . ,, , , . .
Even the Curious Are Prevent
ed From Troubling Presi
dent at Pass Christian by
Natives' Watchfulness.
OUT-OF-DOORS PROGRAM
FOLLOWED BY WILSON
He Walks, Rides and Plays
Golf With Dr. Grayson Un
molested by Anyone. .
(United Presi Leaaed Wire.)
Pass Christian, Alass., Dec. i. Pres
ident Wilson, who arrived here Christ
mas morning for a three weeks vaca
tion, planned to devote today and tomor
row to a complete relaxation from offi
cial cares. No business except that of
the most pressing nature will be at
tended to.
After a late breakfast today, a fw
urgent telegrams from Washington were
hurriedly answered and then the presi
dent went to the golf links at EastXJuIf
port for a game with Dr. Cary Grayson,
his naval aide and personal physician.
If Dr. Grayson has his . Way the presi
dent will sleep at least 11 hours a day
while here and devote as much time as
possible to outdoor recreation. A tenta
tive daily program has been arranged
as follows:
Two hours for golf, three hours of ab
solute rest and for meals, three lipurs
for short trips of exploration about Pass
Christian, and the balance -of the day
for walking and other forms of recrea
tion, f g
Townspeople Are Courteous.
Business in Pass Christian was vir
tually suspended with the arrival of
the president and will not be fully re
sumed until the middle of next week.
Every white resident of the town has
constituted himself a volunteer guardian
of its distinguished guest, and all
strangers are scrutinized closely.
President Wilson Is touched at the ,
consideration shown him by the towns- '
people. Whenever he passes along the
street heads are uncovered, remaining
so until he Is almost out of sight. His
desire for privacy Is universally respect
ed by everyone. 1 '
The president declined to discuss to
day the invitation extended him by
Chief Engineer George W. aoethals.of
the Panama canpl -to go to the canal
zone and be a passenger on the first
(Concluded on Page Nine, Column Three)
FATHER ARRESTED FOR
TRYING TO TAKE CHILD
Seattle Physician and His: Dk
vorced Wife Disagree Over '
Custody of Child.
Dr. David Reed of Seattle sought to
take his child from the mother, his dl- j
vorced wife, yesterday, and was arrest
ed. The mother and daughter live at
1658 Portsmouth avenue. Reed will be
heard this afternoon in Tthe municipal
court on a charge of disorderly con
duct.
The physician and woman were di
vorced two years ago, at which time'
the mother was given custody of the
child during the winter and school
months, ' but the husband was allowed
custody during the summer and 10 days
at the holidays. He came to Portland
Wednesday to take custody for a few
days, went to the home on Portsmouth
avenue, where trouble arose when be
sought to take the child away. Patrol--man
Graham was called and arrested
him. This morning, Juvenile -Officer"
Mcintosh served a subpena upon Dr.
Reed, citing him to appear Saturday In
Juvenile" court for disturbing tha child.
MENTAL
INDIGESTION
Every day we see some man
with a fine set of teeth suffer
ing from indigestion because he
doesn't masticate his food prop
erlyhe has the teeth and 1 he
food, but doesn't get the, bene
fit of either.. Our brains are '
our mental teeth and informa
tion the food they must masti
cate we all have some brains
and can easily get information,
but we don't always combine
the two properly.
Try this mental food: Some
man' wishes .to -buy 80 acres
nean The Dalles, a firm here if
seeking a man to? iiianajjea
department, you can rent " a
room with use of, phone for
$1.75 a week, learn to 1 make
.your own clothes or, buy a dia"
! m'ond ring at what, the owner
claims to be a lovv price. ,'! ,
;; Some of - your mental teeth
may- be wobbly, or missing al
togetherdon't, ,,be ?.dicourage!
"-work harder with what ymi
have, get your informatlortfrom
Journal tWant Ads ; an : cr
that mental indigestion. f '
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