nin OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST- SO. 1914. "5 GERMAN POSSESSIONS : IN PACIFIC, MENACE- -Jhm k S sS ' s f s r s 1 cy: : ) r -; SJ SMS V y ' , s,s " x- 111 III ''"tvTj. ' v . 3 jj Should Kaiser Lose His Hold ings, Rearrangement Would 1 Be Embarrassing to U. S, OF "STRATEGIC VALUE :., ' IX of Xittl.Zooaoml ' A Japan and th United States ar the only two atrona- powers with borne territory bordering- on the Pacific ocean, the American corernment nat urally regards with interest, if . not with concern, the probability of having Japanese substituted for German neighbors to sereraj of its Island pos sessions. Stretching scross the Pacific, front San Francisco to the mainland of Asia, the United States now has in order Hawaii, the Midway Island, Ouam (one of the Xadrones) Tind the Philippines. Steamships seldom take a straight course from San Francisco to the Phil ippines. , They swing off to the north to touch at Honolulu, and usually, some Japanese nort. Because of the varying ocean depths, too, the cable unes touon at Honolulu. Hawaii entered the United States as a fully organized territory, by virtue of a treaty of annexation concluded with the republic of Hawaii. Midway, a tiny stretch of sand, was brought to trie united States by this same treaty. ,ADMIRALKAMINURA.;OF THE JAPANESE NAVY ALASKA WILL SHINE BRIGHTLY AT LAND PRODUCTS SHOW HERE Agriculture and Mining; of , Northern Country to Be Well Represented..'. - - ; w BEAUTIFUL: VIEWS SOUGHT Passenger Agents wm lous Ques tion of Bednced Sates and Zzonr loss for Octobes xUWlcna, s. Attacks.His Wife, dumps lnco luver Vorth Talctma X' XTarrowJy Zsoapes Browsing Tit: e . Sepnty ! ffherlffs Taie Elm Out !. Wate:. i North Taklma, WaslC'-Aiig.; 2 .At tacking his wife with an ax this noon, F,' C Koerner left, tha,: hons wltasj rifle when her cries brought neighbors to the scene and plunged into the cold water-of . the river -400 yards away. He waded about neck deep until cornered by the sheriffs deputies. - He narrowly escaped drowning.. , . ' He wss taken to the county Jail. Bis wife was severely braised - eboat the head but-wiU survive. ' Alaska In agriculttal and mineral win be on display afth Manufactur ers -and Land Products show, which opens in the.- armory and adjacent strtures October ?." To get an idea of thewoopo of such an exhibit. Man. ager ; Xxuis WBuckler went to Se attle last week; where he found a dls-l piay or grains, grasses, vegetables and small fruits on display at the Cham? ber of Commerce.-.. - The management has sent a letter to Secretary of ' the Interior' Franklin K. Lane usklng that colored slides and views of Alaska be sent for exhlbitfltn, of which there are about 600 in the department at Washington."" At a. meeting of the executive com mittee yesterday, E. I. Thompson sug gested that a meeting of Portland butt ress men , especially Interested in Alaska be called to devise .ways of bringing a creditable exhibit and W. D. B. Dodson, trade commissioner of the Portland Chamber . of Commerce, has promised to add his cooperation. The question of reduced railroad rates will be discussed Tuesday night at a meeting of passenger agents of the roads centering ln; Portland with Dvid M, Dunne, president of the show. Manager Buckley, H. J. Ottenhelmer, chairman of the railway committee, and F. W. Hlld, chairman of the spe cial days committee. The question of excursions and spe cial trains will be a feature of the dis cussion, which was begun 10 days ago at a meeting of the North Pacific Coast Passenger association at Aberdeen, Wash. This association referred the I question 'to the Portland passenger t agents. So far the Special' Days committee has arranged for committees to repre sent it at Hood River. The Dalles and TopAdmiral Kamlnura, commanding the Japanese fleet, which is at war with Germany. Bottom General view of Tsing-Tau, the fortified port of Klao Chau, which is controlled by Germans. the The Spanish war brought us Guam and j the Philippines. ' Then,, far to the south, lies American Samoa. It is a naval station with the best harbor in this archipelago, Pago pago. Tutulla and the three islets known collectively as Manua; fell to the United States In 1900 after this country, Germany and Great Britain, had been brought near to war over the subject. Germany took Upolu by treaty terms, and Great Britain took Savali and ' promptly relinquished it to Germany for the consideration of complete rights in the kingdom of Tonga, and the withdrawal of German claims to the SOlomon islands lying south of Bougainville. Zeonomlo Talne Zs XTU. Samoa has absolutely no economic value. The largest American island, Tutulla, is only It miles between east and west, and scarcely attains the breadth of five miles. Its population is scanty and lacks industry; It is only as a result of constant prodding on the part of the commandant of the station, who is also . governor of American Samoa, that the islanders produce enough to pay their not oner oua taxes. Its value Is wholly mili tary, aamoet Important post in naval strategy. r The possession of Pagopago harbor carries with it the control of all the Bemoan Islands. In the German ialands of the former kingdom of Samoa there are but three harbors. Apia is wholly indefensible, and Its record of destruc tion in the gats of March, 1889, shows Its danger for ships; the harbors of Saluafata and .Fangaloa afford poor shelter in this season of the trade winds, but In th summer of the south ern hemisphere, from November to March, they are a danger rather than a protection to ships.' Samoa lies thrse days by steam east of ths British col only of FIJI, in whose harbor of Suva is the central station and Operating headquarters of the cruiser division of the Australian squadron in time of peace; in war it doubtless holds, the same relation toward vessels of great er offence. The eeonomio and political situation of Hawaii needs no statement in con nectlon with the present moves of Pa ' clflo powers. Its strategic position ts of the utmost importance, not only tc America in the Pacific, but equally' to America in America. The census of Hawaii shows that ths predominant . element in the population Is Japanese, for few families of this race are re corded between Hilo and Nihau. ; It CONGRESS other towns of that vicinity. Leslls Butler. C T. Early "and V H.. Shen ard will work at Hood River for a spe cial day at the show. A. C. Martin, as sistant general passenger agent of the p.-W. R. A N Co,- will aid the eom- jaittee--vri---. Tbe Business Men's association of The Dalles, through Secretary HilL Is arranging tor a special day also.' J. H. Hartog has promised to help get up special Willamette .. valley events .through the cooperation of Fred 8. By non of Salem. So far the days actually arranged for our of town are: Hood River section; Willamette valley as far as Eugene; Tillamook county through Rome W. Watson and the Tillamook - Boosters club; Clarke County day arranged through George P. Larson secretary of the Vancouver. Commercial club and President W. J. Kinney who will take this " matter up - after the fair and Round-Up in September. Clatsop and Astoria day has not yet been definitely arranged although it Is In the hands of R. H. Crosier who has named several' committeemen in As toria and Clatson county to assist. Dr. F. H. Dammasch and O. C. Bortxmeyer have been' appointed to take charge of a German day. Among those who hays contracted fori, exhibit space in the show during tbe week are: ivouan Knitting worm, Martin & Forbes, Wasco county. The Dalles Business Men's association, American . Llfeo graph. Food Products Co L, M. Marsh. Welster Co- Pierce- Tomllnson Co, Seattle Railway Acces sories company. Carmen Manufacturing company, Columbia Glass Works, Inde pendent Fuel company, M. L Kline, Ll brary Association of Portland, Monroe & Crlssel. Fruit A Produce Distributor. Harper Dryer company. Social Hygiene society, Becker Dried JTrui company, i. c. isngiisn c jo. Wants Cordwood I have a beautiful nearly new 8800 walnut player piano with 72 music rolls, which I will trade for cordwood. T. o. D. cars. Aaaresa A.-B21. jour nau. (Adr.) WILk INSTRUCT YOUNG MEN IN SALESMANSHIP , ,4- N. P.. Sturgea ? N. F. Sturgea, business efficiency experts hs been chosen, head of .the department of salesmanship and busi ness efficiency In the T. M. C A. day and night schools. . Mr. Sturges was for 14 years con nected with the Chicago paint firm of Heath & Mllligan. For six years he was Instructor of the sales force . of this firm. He Instructed a class of over 100 In salesmanhsip and effi ciency In Spokane last year. He has announced that during the coming week ha will be glad to Interview per sonally , all young men interested in self advancement along the lines or salesmanship and business efficiency. He expects to give his full time : to the T. M. C A. course during the com ing season. Had Ball Flayers Suits. Salem, ori Aug. 29. Harry White and General Allen, colored, wese taken- back to Everett. Waslu today oy a deputy sheriff to stand trial on a ehare-e of robbery. The pair bad bn following. the. Barnum eV Bailey drcue for weeks, and tney bad in tneir pos session suits of the Everett baseball team, silks and satins, suits of clothes and other roods known to have been stolen. A confederate, E. Foster, held here on a charge of rob-i bery, gave Information which led to the arrests. Journal Want Ada bring results. Aim Is to Work f or& ; Oregon Industries Maamfaotarers Aw slattern f Oregoa Begins1 YabUoaUom e Official O. fraa is rortlaad, ; .' f ' -' Having for Its object ths publloatlon of information concerning : the "manu facturing industries of the state and ths northwest. ; the . Manufacturers Journal has issued Its first number. It is th official organ of the Manu facturers. Association of Oregon, and will be employed In pushing the cam paign for consumption of Oregon made goods and In. working for the better ment of conditions affecting industry. In the first number; Just - Issued, David Dunne, president of the ,ssso clatlon, outlines, the policy the ' Jour nal will pursue. - V. i j "One Important feature. he says, "will be to endeavor to have the wom en who purchase goods In the stores ask for Oregon mads goods. This we are sure will Increase the . trade a thousand fold in this state." In calling attention to the fight the manufacturers " propose to secure a ft per cent differential la favor of Or egon made articles at the next legis lature be says: .- - "I want to take this occasion to sin cerely thank the , press -. of . this city and state for the assistance given this organization in ths past. We certain ly need their assistance when th. leg islature meets next spring. - when we will make the fight of our lives to pass BITTER DEBATE HELD IN HOUSE OVER BILL II FOR WAR mm. Majority Leader ; Underwood and Republican, Leader; Mann Impugn Each Other,- BILL IS PASSED 230 TO 50 BUI to Semala U Tores Only Two Tears, bat Can atemala ta'Toroe Tear Imager to Adjust Claims.' (Colte Press Leased Wire.) - Washington, Aug. 29. Following several hours of heated debate, dur ing - which Majority Leader Under wood and Republican Leader Mann in dulged in unusually acrimonious lan guage, the house late today passed the administration war risk insurance bill by a vote of 230 to 10. The Under-iWOOd-Mana exchange of personalities was one of several which enlivened discussion of ths bill. The bill was ' the S - per cent differential . in tavor opposed by a coterie of Republicans of Oregon mads articles. If this blll!Wh insisted that the measure was can be passed there will be no fire hydrants decorating our street cor ners made In Alabama." ' Off to Hopyards; Took Family 'Bank1 Oregon City, Or., Aug. 29. Excitedly exclaiming her father had left Ore gon City on the Southern Facino for the hop yards with-- an old coat in which, her mother had secreted 9200. Amelia, Nardlni. of Portland, appeared at the local ticket office today with fraatlo inquiries for the destination of her father, Charles Nardlni. The Oregon City agent did not remember the old gentleman among the hun dreds buying tickets and could give Miss Nardlni no information. Oregon City has never eeen such, an exodus for the hop fields as occurred this morning. Three hundred tickets were sold at the local Southern Pa cific office for the morntng local going south and over 180 tickets were sold for the afternoon trains, southbound The baggage department was swamped early in the morning and every train was running late on account of un usual travel. fraught with danger of International complications. The house amended the senate bin ; in two Important particulars, Repre- sentative Fitzgerald of New York . offering both amendments. ' One amendment provides that the bill shall ' remain In force only two years and that within that time the government shall cease writing insurance on American vessels and their cargoes. , The president is given discretion to continue the bureau of war risk In surance for one year additional for the adjustment of claims only. A second amendment stipulates that a director of the bureau receive 8(000 instead of 80000. and other employes ars to be named under civil service rules. -. Republicans generally denied Under wood's charge that they were "un American" in opposing the bill. Ths bill will be sent to oonferenee by the senate and house Monday. " Quite His Job to Fight. Peterson, N. J, Aug. 29. With only, a few hours' notice from his native : country. George Dupont, vice presi dent of the Lyons Piece Dye works here, gave up his S9000 Job with the company, cloned out his business sf fairs here and sailed to fight for France. I I. G. Mack & Co. Fifth and Stark J. G. Mack & Co. TO SIT CONTINUOUSLY OWING TO THE DELICATE SITUATION DUE TO GREAT WAR Activities of Japan in Orient May Make, Legislation Af fecting Philippines Necessary at Any Time No v Adjournment Is Likely. . Need Piano? Are you V stii lent of music; are you a teach er of music? See announce ment of Eilers Music House, page 7, this is (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Aug. 29. That hurried emergency legislation may be needed from congress, affecting the Philip pines because of Japan's : war upon Germany was frankly declared tonight In a formal statement by the demo cratic "whip" of the senate. Senators Lewis of Illinois. Lewis declared President Wilson has. sent a letter to administration senators to hold the senate together and to Impress upon 'senators the necessity of their presence in order that certain emergency legislation may be passed that may be required at. any hour, on the receipt of. any cable touching matters in the orient. where the war of Japan and Germany may revolve around the Philippines. As a result of. the president's re quest, Lewis tonight telegraphed all absentees to report at once Lewis said that because of the war legisla tion proposed, adjournment of congress by October 1 Is now impossible. A call for a caucus of senate Dem ocrats to meet Wednesday was also called tonight. "It may be necessary to provide a new system of neutrality laws for this government and to prescribe the same in order that citizens will know ex actly what things can be done to avoid conflict with the foreign countries," was' another significant statement ty Lewis the first Intimation that new neutrality laws were under considera tion by the president. Legislation to provide shipping, in view-fOf the opposition by France, to purchase of foreign ships will also be considered, Lewis said. x uo Bcuftis caucus win aiso aeciaa j wnecner tne rivers ana Harbors bill will be passed and whether the Ray burn railroad securities measure of the administration anti-trust program shall ie postponed until next winter. It is considered certain that the lat ter bill will be "shelved" temporarily. Because of the legislative emergen cy, Senator Lewis said, senators who had planned to campaign in Maine would . not leave Washington. Legitimate Former Prices, Liberal Prevailing tions, Covering a Complete and Almost New Stock of Dependable iFurniture and Homef urnishings, Are of Significance to You as a Purchaser During This, Our rVVtfe announced heretofore the reason tor thm tale and the fact that it it oar intention to retire from basinesM. Our occupation of thU, building is limited. Our closing-out prices have been made with this in first consideration. Thm stock of this store,' in its entirety, is not equaled in the Northwest for its dependability and newness. You have this advantage, together with prices much lower than usual, v if you are an intending purchaser of Furniture of the better sort. I 1 1 3 ! ? I 1 a Interesting Reductions Prevail Through out Our Entire Splendid Showing of Upholstered and Overstuffed Pieces $28.50 I -To Is a matter of common note that the Japanese in Hawaii are largely vet erans of the Russian war, and the re mainder who have not had experience in the field, have already been drilled with the colors. It Is understood that these Japanese are now without arms, therefore they must remain idle sol diers, and will easily be controlled by the garrison of regulars now at Hono lulu. Hawaii is so situated that it bottles up the whole of the Pacific coast from the Isthmus to Puget sound. If in possession of a hostile power the canal commerce is threatened, and Califor nia, Oregon and Washington lie open to a series of wearing attacks delivered from that convenient base. From Oahu to Ban Francisco it is a four days' journey at war speed for battle cruis ers. Allowing eight days for the ad vance to "the point of attack and re turn to base a hostile fleet could carry enough coal to allow a week or even 10 days for operation . la American waters. . . -v ; Such attack could be repeated in definitely from this base until the in vading fleet has been destroyed. A naval base is In process of completion The relation to these American out posts of the German possessions In the. Pacific ' is somewhat intricate. They are the Marshall . Islands, the Carolines, . Jhe ; Ladrones, the .New Guinea colony, including the Bis marck archipelago, and Buka and Bou gainville, the most northerly of the Solomon islands, and in the south. Ger man. Samoa. Mew Guinea and Samoa alone possess eeonomio Talus; not enough to attract avarice. ' With Japan and Germany at war, all these Islands He open to attack and possible selsure by Japan. .This would establish an alternation ; of American " and Japanese ; interests athwart the Pacific. Counting -west ward from.. Hawaii, ' the first wedge would bt Japanese Marshaus between American Hawaii and American Guam, j At Guam It ; would be Japanese La- drones across a' narrow channel. Be tween 'American Guam and American i Philippines would be interjected an other wedge in Japanese Carolines. Such condition of. alternation of spheres of" influence would be singu larly distasteful to a considerable ele-. ment of the Americans, : The occupa-j tion by Japanese of the German possessions in New Guinea, the Bis mark Archipelago, the Solomons and Samoa would be equally distasteful to ! a very large element "of the -British populatlozcAf Australasia. A- Hold Tip Men Eob UCLXUUJU 111 aXLUlUCb Bartender Za Torced at Point of China to Turn Over f25; Pair Both. Tonng TeUows. !Two holdup men entered the Alblna Ferrr, Eichim uloon at lft llhlna I avenue last night shortly- after f- 9 I o'clock and at -the point of guns forced i. the barkeeper to turn over the contents S of the till, about 825. The saloon : is run . by Everson - & Backstrom, the latter being behind the bar last night : The Only other occu-i pant of the. drinking place was Frank Hatcher employed on Irving dock.1 .HacKstrom raiaea ms arms on re-j quest but Hatcher was a little too slow to suit the bandits and a pistol muzzle was shoved In his ribs. - The - robbers, who wore ' handker chiefs over their faces, are described as being about SO years old. . They es caped Into the bight after getting the money. , . . $50 Large Overstuffed Easy Arm Chair, now.. $46.50 Easy Arm Chair now ......... $31.50 $32.00 $42.50 Upholstered Arm Rocker, now ... $70 Large Overstuffed CM Q 00 Easy Arm Chair, now tPe7eJl $43.50 Mahogany Colonial Arm Rocker, upholstered QOQ Kft seat and back, now... i&0J $77.50 Large English Easy Arm $49.00 $85 Large Overstuffed dM "I JT A Easy Arm Chair, now t)etJU $85 Overstuffed Davenport, hair and most filled. now $105 Overstuffed, English Pillow Seat Davenport, gray OCA Art down filled, now .... OWt.UU $165 all down-filled Davenport of the English, pillow cushion seat roir:..... $115.00 $118 Overstuffed Davenport, hair- S..; $75.00 $195 Double - staffed Davenport, hair filled, QUO 00 VAAV'VW Overstuffed Davenport, now. $127.50 .... $49.00 Sr""' $78.00 Mahogany Library Tables A Number of Them Here to Select From in lis e to con form to tne re quirements of any living-room or library. -sk . finish, now .......... ...i OlO.OU 1. ow ."l""' 7" - Chlir--cr,,0M $14.50 !$ iiow ! ic..?S ?"f. .".7 $30.00 Willow Furniture Importations From England andK France $12.50 Large English" Willow Arm Chair, OC cretonne upholstered, now tJJvlessJCl $16.25 Large English Willow Arm Chair, flQ AA Cretonne upholstered, now. eJJOeV V $10.00 English Willow Arm Chair $4.50 $1075 'English wYllow Arm "chVir'wVth' Vr'e- C K CA tonne .cushion seat, now.. ....... .......... PtlefJl $13.50 French Willow Arm Chair, natural QQ CA finish, now . .................... tPOefJl $19.00 Large French Willow Arm Chair fl- O fTfl 44.40 tJ vr " m """ "" i .'" $24.00 Reed Arm Chair with tapestry cush-r g- A )t? $50.00 Double Pedestal Mahogany Library QQO CA 4x-xMU Table, " VUMuv ! ion seat and back, now All Drapery, tjpholstery and Decorative Workshops ? are still in operation and will continue to operate until all work is completed. $78.00 Large Mahogany Library Table, CM O 00 Scroll Colonial design, now.. pTkOeUll $85.00 Large Library Table, mahogany, QQ OO Scroll Colonial design, now PUOeU U : 1 $110.00 Large Mahogany Library Table, made by Berkeyt & .Gay, and a splendid example of the CQC A A croU Colonial, now vOtleUU ; A Perceptible Lowering of Prices Throughout the Stock Carpets, Rugs, Etc. Ton eaa Boy Bugs - of All Blses for Muoa Lmi Za This 01oslasm gale. IJ7.50 Scotch Art Rugs, sx 12 -foot slse, ISS.OO Scotch Art Rugs, Sx 12 -foot slse, $20.00 Scotch Art Rugs, tz 12 -foot slse, ' now f 16.85 $16.00 Wool and Fiber Rugs of extra fins Navajo Rugs All must go. An exceptional op portunity to buy the genuine. Now offered at One-Third Oft Suallty, txlWoot siae. with art band boo" ers, now .....a 810.2 2.00 Wool and Fibre-Ruse, aise till fast. 5 ft!f 22.00 Body Brussels Bats, als till fast, la i ' iniwnu, now .................... $25.00 Axminster Rugs, stse 9x1 S feet, t $10.00 Axminster Rugs, slse txll feet, t $1 now. Run. siae txll f nt now. $4.60 Axminster Rugs, sise Ix7l Ins., now. - pm-hs,x5 lor xne axs-incn sise. peciai-il.S5 for ln 22x2-lnob sise. u Lnroumc scktotcct to astajtos zn stxajt yrTTcnuL Tbig owing to the scarcity of materials. ana tnereoy eiiect two savings. Bay bow Vow IL46 Hun. Ts4 for the $L$ grade Im ported Inlaid linoleum.. quare xara ror tne ii.se graae uomos. Vow S1.3S Puare Ti tio Inlaid Linoleum. Vow Sl.lO Sqaaro Tard for the ti ll grade Ira- poneo ana iomesuo iniaia Lsnoteum. Vow 47 Saaare Tard for the SOo grade Printed Linoleum. Vow 38 fl.fare Tard for the le grade Printed Lanoleum. . - ' - tJAXPBT WCZS ill UlTJLXaTXV(f. Here' are some Instances of closing-out reductions: Vow $31.49 Tard for the $2.0 grade Wilton Velvet tarpeu 11 In six patterns. Vow S1.4Q Tard for the $!.$ grade Wilton Velvet Carpet. In six patterns. Vow SI. OS Tard for the $!.$ best grade Wool Vei vet Carpet. Aiso la six patterns. S8o yard grade Japanese Xatttag, sew, yard.. .1S4 Note These Prices on Win-i r dovy Shades ; Vow K5e -VaaTa for regular T$e Hand-Made' Oil Opaque Shades, else 2x7 feet, with guaranteed - rollers. - ' . . - . .. Vow 354 VaeTa for regular tOe Water Color hades, slse ail feet, with guaranteed rollers. . I i i 1 i r 3 3 3 s- a : 3 - 3 .3 -3 r3 a i i II m I 3 1 3 3 -"3 C---3 1-3 : 3 S: 3 Fifth and Stat Ir oJb C 9. Maek G60 Fifth and Stark In tests a French hydroaeroplane wtiirhlnar fir tnni in Mfntn, fnn, 1 men has made some successful flights. 1111 mil iiiimuiiBmiiiiuffl !lllll!ll!tl!t!l!ll!'!ll!'lll: