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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER
1914 TWELVE PAGES.
VOL. XIII. NO. 249.
TWO
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V.E.IM X O. txAMBS riVE CEHTs
24,
AT
GIVE
GIFTS
UP ALL
Money Ordinarily , Spent for
Presents to Each Other
Goes to War Fund This
Christmas; Capital Quiet.
WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS
SCENE OF CELEBRATION
President Gives Turkeys to
Each Employe of the
White House. t
fl'nltod I'rca Uuvd Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 24. President
Wilson today personally presented 12
pound turkeys to all the White House
employes. He also remembered his
associates In the executive offices
with handsome gifts.
As far as was
possible. President ,
Wilson refrained from all active work
today, devoting most of his time pre
paring for a family reunion tomorrow
at the White House.
The Kuropran war was responsible
for changes in Christmas observance
In the diplomatic set. Christmas gifts
heretofore have been exchanged among
the diplomats, but this , practice will
be abandoned this year, and the money
ordinarily spent for gifts will be used
to aid war sufferers. '
Special Christmas exercises were
held today in the various government
departments. All departments closed
at one o'clock.
A municipal celebration will be held
tonight. A 60 foot jlne tree has been
act. up oi tho capitol grounds and the
'ezerclscs there will start at 5 o'clock
this afternoon. The United States Mar
ine band will furnish tho music and a
chorus of 1000 trained voices will sing
-Christmas carols.
WESTERN "WAR ZONE
Day Will Be Forgotten in the
East, Howpyer; England
- Without News 31 Hours.
United IVesi Leased Wire.
London, Dec. 24. For a period of 31
hours, beginning at 2 p. in. today, ling
land will turn Its attention entirely to
; Christmas celebrating, receiving no
war news whatever.
The official military information
bureau closed promptly at the stroke
of 2 this afternoon, announcing that it
' would have nothing more to give out
until 9 p. ni. Friday.
The censor's office stayed open, how
ever, permitting .the transmission of
audi unofficial Information as it sees fit
to approve, together with official state
ments from other belligerent countries.
Hut England will remain absolutely
f silent.
no .cniiBn newspapers -win appear
on Christmas day.
Kvery possible effort has been made
to make the anniversary a happy one
lor the troops at the front.
Aa a result of thn Princess Mary's
efforts, more than JoOO.000 was raised
to eend gifts to the men. livery sol
dier and sailor, wounded or unwounded,
will also receive a personal Christmas
card from the king and queen.
Military men said they thought pos
sibly a partial cessation of hostilities
could be managed Friday in the west
ern war zone, but it wan added that
sentiment would not be allowed to in
terfere with operations if strategic rea
sons rendered them necessary.
The Russians, celebrating Christmas
on a different day from the Germans,
showed no Inclination to defer to Teu
tonic ideas by relaxing their exertions,
no- It was expected the fighting in the
eastern theatre of the conflict would
continue throughout the holiday un
interruptedly.
Al Jennings' Word
Gains Man Freedom
Former Train Bobber of Oklahoma
Testifies for Aocnsed Friend in San
Francisco, Secures His Release.
San Francisco, Dec. 24. Through
the testimony of Al Jennings, former
train and bank " robber of Oklahoma,
who reformed, ran for governor of
that state and at present is a district
attorney there, the charge against Dr.
.1. W. O. Martin, accused of violation
of the Mann white slave act. was dis
missed here today, by Vnited States
Commissioner Krull.
Jennings, who is in San : Francisco
In the interest Of a book ori his train
robbing experiences, which he expects
to publish soon, testified that he had
known Dr. Martin in Oklahoma for a
long time, and that the physician was
a man of good character. Commis
sion Krull wus Impressed with Jen
nings' testimony and dismissed the
charge Htrainst Martin.
Mrs. Dixie Kay Martin, allcge-d ron-
tract wife of the physician, died
: about a month ago from the effects
of poison. Mnrtin was arrested In
Iwiineetlon with her death :. but later
was released. Then the white flavery )
ihnrge
was i
'lodged against him.
DIPLOMATS
CAPITAL
FIGHTING TO
SLACKEN
ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN
Holiday Gifts
For Soldiers
Reach France
Kvery Soldier of Allies to Receive
Present and 8pecial Dinner;
Children Get Military Toys.
Paris. lec. 24. The British trans
ports laden with holiday gifts for the
troops In the field In Belgium and
France reached this side of the chan
nel today.
Despite the approach of Christmas
brisk fighting was in progress at the
front.
The cannonading was especially
heavy.
Therj were whole tralnloads of
gifts. .Every man was to receive a.
present and a special holiday dinner,
even if it had to be delivered to him
in one of the trenches. '
Paris has made Its plans for a sol
emn but not a sad celebration. There
were to; be no hih jinks. The au
thorities' ban had been placed on
Christmas eve celebrations in the res
taurants. All were notified that they
must close at 10 p. m. ,
Everywhere, however, the boule
vards wore an air of cheerfulness. The
stores were gay with holiday decora
tions. For the children martial toys were
In the windows to the exclusion of al
most everything else.
' There were make-believe British sol
diers wfi marched mechanically, Tur
cos charging with fined bayonets and
German Infantrymen who collapsed at
shots from toy guns. Children's sol
dier suits and ltlts were displayed con
spicuously.
! nut wlnllinra n-.. 3 , - . .1 A
re8(.nt tfs.
Dolls, supposedly of -the masculine
persuasion, certainly had come into
their own. The youngsters did not care
for feminine daintiness this year. They
wanted sturdy looking soldier dolls.
The most popular were dressed, whis
kered and armed like fierce Russians
and Turcos.
Submarine Sunk by
Austrian Battery
German newspapers Claim XiOss of On
of Allies' Divers in Tnmentioned
Place at TInmrntioned Time.
Amsterdam, Dee. 24. Austrian bat
teries have sunk one of the aillies'
submarines, according to cjalms made
by German newspapers today. Where
the Incident occurred was not stated.
Lawson Gifts
t at
Children Get
Thomas W, Lawson is giving his
children a Christmas present that- s
in reality a present to Oregon and the
entire northwest. ?', .,
After traveling all over the world
many times, he picked out Oregon as
the Ideal location for a home. He is
giving his daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. McCall, as a Christmas
present this year a foundation herd of
100 of the choicest' white faced" two
year old Hereford heifers to calve in
the spring.;' They have been bred to
the best bulls. He also gives them
two choice bulls to head the herd.
To his youngest daughter, Miss Bun
ny Lawson, he is giving a Crook coun
ty ranch, for which he has just paid
ao.ooo.
To his youngest son, Douglas, for
whom he recently purchased a ranch
in Crook county, he is giving 20 of the
finest young Percheron brood maros
bred to noted stallions. The mares
cost from $750 to $1000 each. He is
also giving his Son Douglas 20 regis
tered Jennets, for which he paid $250
each and a champion jack, "King Boy,
for which he paid $2000. In addition
to this he is giving Douglas his fa
mous trotting stallion, "Dreamwold
Dugald," which was bred by Mr. Law
son at "Dreamwold, Mass.. and which
is a son of , his famous stallion
"Proem," which was also bred by Mr.
Lawson and which he sold in Austria
for $12,600. "Proem' is the son of
"Prodigal" raised by Marcus Daly, and
whose mother, "Emily," was a chain- j
plon on the track with a record of 2:11. j
"Emily" heads Mr. Lawson's brood
mare band at Dreamwold. "Proem's"
XMAS VIOLETS AND
A FARM .
The name of the classification in
which it appears today precedes
each of these Journal. Want Ads:
FOR SALE FARMS
17
"CALIFORNIA. Sacramento valley,
160 acres for sale or exchange.
Fine alfalfa, orange, lemon, al
mond, walnut, grape, olive and.
berry land: near three lines of
transportation, fine deep, level soil,
readv for the plow, fine roads,
school, churches, etc.; free water
for Irrigation: high power electric
line runs through property, cheap
electricity for pumping, heating
and lighting; will accept cleaprop
erty in or near Portland up to
$7500 as part payment, some cash,
balance 1. 2, 3 years, 6; also
would take In clean stock of mdse.
as part payment."
SWAP COX.TJMH-
95
"FORD car, in good condition, to
exchange for clear residence lot
in Portland."
BPSCTE SS i OPPORTPOTTIES JO
"KXCEPTIONAX. bona fide oppor
tunity. Have an established
hauling business which will yield:
fine profit; want responsible party
to put on one motor truck now and
two more later; will finance two
thirds of proposition; $750 required
for first truck; none but responsi
ble . party considered; city business-."
rRALE MI8CTEI.1UAWEOTTS 19
"XMAS box of lolets, a tasteful
and attractive Xmas present at a
very moderate cost. Kacli box ar
tistically Pi-rnngcd with maiilen
hmr fer.n. iioxes 60e and $1 each
i
OF
JOYS FDR TOTS
Event Staged in Big Building
Today Largest Holiday
Demonstration of the Kind
Ever Attempted in City.
HUNDREDS OF GIFTS
GIVEN BY SANTA CLAUS
Monster Trees Delight Eyes
of Happy Boys and Girls
Assembled.
Do you believe.1 In "Santa Claus? Do
you believe in fairyland? Do you be
lieve that Santa Claus drives his rein- ;
deer right Into rf airy land, that he pullsi
up-with -a- great;hearty; laugh and a
fine music , of bells and loads thou
sands of presents from his sleigh on
magic Christmas trees with . different .
colored, lights sparkling on every twig?
Of course you do. And, what's more,
all the kids in Portland, and. the girls,
too. know. i
The little fellow who lives over near
Columbia slough didn't know yester-'
day, but he knows today, because he
saw it all at the Armory this after
noon. Yesterday; the kind woman who
came to the house said, "Is Santa com-,
lng to see you this Christmas?" and he
answered. "What's Santa, and what's
Christmas?"
If it hadn't been for the Muts and
the Armory, which, like good fairies,
they turned into a place of enchant
ment, tho boy might have grown up to
be a man before he knew. Wouldn't
that have been terrible?
Santa Claus, of course. Is coming
tonight to lots of homes that were not
represented by the four thousand or
more boys and girls at the Armory
this afternoon, j The Muts, you see.
(Con tinned on Page Two, Column Two.)
Honor Oregon
at I. e at St
Stock Ranches
dam is the famous daughter of 5'King,"
also at Dreamwold. aud whose sire,
"Mambrlno -King,'" was said to be the
be.it trotting stallion in the world in
his prime. "Proem," who Is only five
years old. Is expected by those in the
know of the racing world to get close
to the world's record. Ed Geers, the
well known developer of famous race
horses, drove him as a 3 year old in
-':14. the last half in 1:04 and the last
quarter in 31 seconds. Those who
have seen "Proem" consider him one
of the most beautiful stallions on the
track today. The animals, upon arri
val In Redmond, created a sensation,
as they are the finest individual speci
mens that have ever come into central
Oregon. j
At Mr. Lawstjn's Dreamwold ranch,
on the Atlantic seaboard, are the finest
specimens of livestock to be obtained,
and he is sending the cream of :his
Dreamwold. stud, and herds and flocks
to the ranches owned by his children
in central Oregon.
Stockmen of itlie United Slates ar
beginning to tijirn to Oregon for the
finest specimens of livestock and .in
doubtedly these latest importations
will form the basis of the best strains
of livestock in Oregon in the hear fu
ture. I
X-RAY OF
10B
SCENE
CHRISTMAS
-i n a'" r mmml'' -'.j"'"'J-,i t milium, 'I 'ilia " - ''i ' ' -I? " ' " 1
Spot Wheat Js
$1.26 Today in
Local Market
Highest lriee Known Js Paid for
50OO Bushels of January '
Club at Exchange.
With the sale of 5000 ; bushels of
January club today on the Portland
Merchants exchange at $1.26 a bushel,
the price was 2c above yesterday. A
sale of 5000 bushels January red fifa
was made at 31.23 and 5000 bushels
February red Russian at; $1.23.'
Today's price is the highest ever
known here. So strong have been
values and so scant are the available
stocks in the Interior that even the
extreme record prices today in effect
are. bringing practically no offers to
sell by the interior.
The fact that some ot the winter
wheat acreage must be reseeded owing
to the cold weather- has caused farm
ers retaining supplies to take them
entirely off the market. -
Europe is bidding for -stocks of
wheat, oats and barley here, but is
unable to secure the former. The
United States, Canada and -Argentina
are today the only places on earth
where Europe can secure any wheat
and this, therefore has created a very
desperate situation.
Tom Smith, of the firm of Stevens
Smith Grain company, of San Fran
cisco, with offices at various points
in the Pacific northwest, - was a busi
ness visitor here today. -Mr. Smith is
extremely bullish regarding the prlre
of wheat for tho immediate future. "If
the Dardanelles continue closed and
Russia cannot market Its grain, look
for extreme values to. continue," he
says. .
Prominent Engineer
Is Seriously Sick
. !
Operation Performed om W. A. Gron
aahl &vealed Tbat Malady Pro-
rreistd Too Par for Belief.
w. a. uronaani, ror many years
chief engineer of the Southern Pa
cific railway, is seriously ill at Em
anuel hospital, where he has been for
more than a month. An operation was
performed recently, but it was found
mat tne ailment had progressed too
far fjor much relief. Ur. Grondahl's
home is at East Sixty-fifth and Di
vision streets, where he has lived many
years.
Mr. Grondahl came to Portland from
Minneapolis about 1880. with Charles
A. F. Morris, who was made chief en
gineer of the old Oregon & California
railroad. . The first work: he undertook
was tne construction of this road
through froniiRoseburgr to Ashland. lie
remained . as Mr. Morris' -assistant .un
til about 1881. when be. became rest
dent engineer, holdlncr thd.tlaMltimi un
ftl h Twdgned 4ti-J907, whcnjxe Wnt
mw uuaaswu- a on arcnuect, general
engineer and contractor , , -
Mr. Grondahl was connected with
the Great Northern before coming west
and was an Intimate friend of James
J. Hill.
Among Mr. Grondahl's accomplish
ments was the construction of the old
Madison street bridge, the long bridge
over the Willamette at Salem and a
pik trestle over the McKenzie river
which at the time was the longest span
oi me Kina in tne world.
Frank's Appeal Is
Presented to Lamar
Washington, Dec. 24. United States
supreme court Justice Lamar this aft
ernoon took under advisement the ap
peal of Attorney Lotiis Marshall for a
write of certification to the supreme
court of the case of Leo Frank, under
sentence of death for the murder of
Mary Phagan. Marshall spent two
hours at Jus tic Lamar's house present
ing arguments. Justice Lamar was
expected to render his decision before
night.
LITTLE WILLIE'S MIND TONIGHT
Do ver Bombarded
Aeroplane, Causing Small
Russian Line Approaches Warsaw
WHERE GERMAN AIRSHIP
Dover Js the English city nearest
Gifts SJiower von Hiridenberg
tt k t K K s at tt at-
Given 5 000 Bottles of Beer
at k at at at at at at at at
Kaiser Is Sawing Wood Again
Field Marshal Becomes Na
tional Hero of Germany;
Gives Men Credit. -
By Karl H. von "Wieffand.,
,Grand General Headquarters of the
Eastern German.-Army, .December 18.
yi London, Pec, 3.$-t-Fleld Marshal
voaiiobr';.,givea.ir5 men cr'fedlt:
for tho -victories Ji has. won over th
Russians.
"With, troops or the courage and en
dnrance of my army." he said today, "I
must succeed. It would be untimely
to say. that the Russians arc com
pletely beaten or broken. They are
fighting bravely and well."
Marshal von Hindenberg and Gen
eral Hudendorff, his chief of staff.
have no illusions concerning what Is
before the German army in Poland.
Both declared there would be much
hard fighting Jn the campaign against
Warsaw, but they were confident of
final success. -
Throughout the kaiser's troops' ad
vance in- Poland Marshal von Hin
dcnbergs forces have been opposed by
vastly superior numbers of Russians.
In telling of the fighting which re
sulted in the Slavs' retirement before
Warsaw, the marshal said:
Praise for His Men.
"The railroads which make quick
movement possible to the Germans
have been a factor in my army's sue-
cess against the Russians' numerical
superiority, but my troops have shown
(Concluded on Page Two. Cbhimn Three.)
ATTACKED THE COAST OF
to the Fench coast and consequently
Kaiser's Hair Is White and
His Face Thin; He Goes
Back to Sawing.
(The folio wine atnrr t personal Tjew
f the kaiaw w -rrltten whil Ma'maleaty
was ttuu at tne front before hi recent lllneaa.)
, By Karl H von WJeganrJ.
Gta.HA peroral- Headqaartcrs of the
Kaiser. iFrance.Kov, 31 j By Courier
via Nainur, ; Liege. AiJ-la-Cnappelrej
Cologne, Berlin, Rotterdam, and by
Mail from, London to New York.) The
war has aged the kaiser.
His hair is very white. He has not
the appearance of one who gloried or
took pleasure in the great European
conflict.
I saw him today. He looked fresh
and in good health, but he was graver.
more earnest looking than the kaiser I
have seen in Berlin. His face is much
thinner. He walks as erectly as ever.
but when I saw him first he was look-
ng downward, apparently in deep
thought.
It is forbidden to give the name of
the town In which his. majesty has his
headquarters, but the place is less than
75' miles from the headquarters of the
crown prince, where I spent three days
this week. - ,
Sentries Surround Meadoarters.
The kaiser is living; temporarily in a
beautiful little two and v half story
private house, facing a small park
If it were actually intended to let
(COBclBdad on Page Two, Column Three.)
OF STRIKING BEAUTY
IS WINTER SCENE ON
Entire Road Presents View
That No Artist Can Paint
or Words Describe,
One of the most beautiful sights
within easy reach of Portland is the
winter scene along the Colombia high
way. The witchery of winter is mani
fested In varying and attractive form.
It is a scene that will probably not
bo reproduced for years to come and
the present opportunity should be
seized by all who can go either by
automobile or by train. Not only will
the eye be gratified but there will toe
obtained some conceptlonu of the work
that has been done on the highway the
past season and what it means to thu
future development of Portland and
the entire northwest.
The automobllist will find a fairly-
good dry road, which win take him
over the new grade as far as Warren
dale, going by way of the Sandy road
and Troutdale. At Crown Point, from
an elevation of hundreds of feet, one
can look up and down the river gorge
for a distance of B0 miles or more, the
view embracing Ice filled river, snow
capped mountains, frozen waterfall
and cascades. Along; the roadway are
frozen pools of lace design and from
thn bluffs huge ice pendants hang.
Probably the most Interesting view
is at Multnomah Falls, with its long
stalactites and its miniature ice maun
tain, which rises up from the center
of the main pool at the foot of the up
per rail.. I he ice tanes up tne sun
light and gives' it back In all the col
ors of, the rainbow.
Along the entire route are "views
that no artist can paint.
Roadmaster Teon announces' that the
highway wilt be kept open to travel
until 'the' rains come again.-
COLUMBIA
HIGHWAY
From G
ENGLAND THIS MORNING
nearest the German batU3 front.
RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE
SENT TO STRENGTHEN
MAIN DEFENSE LINE
Forces Now Within 20 Miles
of Warsaw; Victory Is
Claimed Over Austrians.
(United Press Ia4 Wlre.t
, Petrograd, Dec 24. Russian troops
were being rushed today to the line
extending from. Kielce to Itadom, as
well as to the southward, in an effort
to check tb German advanoe which,
forced a Slav retirememVfrotnlhe Cra
cow district Wednesday..,
The war office admitted that Ger
man and Austrian military movements
in the Pietrokow region threatened the
Cracow army's line of communications
and compelled its withdrawal.
It was said tii Teutonic advance
was directly against the 'main rail
road running southwest from Ivan-
go rod to Miechow.
The consequent redisposltion BJ
forces was described as having brought
the Russians' main defense to within
0. miles of Warsaw and straightened
their front to the southward so that
presented today an unbroken line
160 miles long.
German attempts to force a crossing
of the Bzura and Rawa rivers were
declared to have been frustrated by
the deadlv fire from the Slav artillery.
which constantly swept the banks of
the two nt reams whenever Teuton op
erations were attempted.
According to the war office, flght-
ng was in progress on both banks of
the Pilica.
The Russians were said to be ad
vancing in the Opeczno and Tomaszow
regions.
In Galicia. the capture was claimed
of 66 Austrian officers and 0600 men.
Operations by the Slavs continued
south of the Vistula, it was stated.
The official statement added that 3
officers and 1500 more Austrians fell
into the Russians hands in the Car
pathians December 22.
Christmas Warning
Against Fire Issued
Care in Conduct of Celebrations tTrred
by Fir Marshal; Dont Use Candles
on Trees.
Be careful. Carelessness means dan
ger.
This Is the warning given by Fire
Marshal Jay W. Stevens to those who
are to have their Christmas tree eel
ebrations tonight or tomorrow. It is
given to prevent fires and danger re
suiting from the use of Christmas tree
decorations.
"Don't let the children play around
the tree so that they will brush any
of the lighting arrangements. Do not
use candles, for the flames will easily
set the tree on fire. Be careful In
the arrangement of the tinsel and dec
orations.
"Carelessness in primarily the cause
of all fires, end the way 10 avoid them
and the resulting danger Is to be care
ful. Under no circumstances take I
chance."
Japan Turns -Down
Big Army Increase
Oknma Cabinet Defeated in Effort to
Pass Increased Military Appropria
tion; fay Dissolve Parliament.
Tokio, 'Dec. 21. The Okuma cab!
net was defeated In parliament today
In its effort to pass bills increasing
the appropriation for military pur
poses, as a ne-ensary preliminary to
its program for additions to the army.
As a consequence of this reverse. It
was expected the administration would
dissolve parliament, trusting to tarr
Its point at a popular election.
There has been vigorous opposltio
among the lawmakers to the proposed
army increase on the ground that the
country (could not endure the added
financial burden, anH especially in
view of l the, fear that the cabinet
planned Vo svnd troops to Europe.
erman
Damage;
BOMB FLUNG
ON COAST CITY
It Lights in Garden, Tearing
Great Hole and Breaking
Windows ' but;; Doing No
Important Damage.
United Preae LaaaVs Wire.)
London Dec. 24-Dovcr was
bombarded from ajpetman aero
plane today.! " . f; "
The Dover fortsrepftedio the
aerial fire, and a British aero
plane, ascending it once, pur
sued the enemy for some, dis
tance. Latest reports indicated,
however, that the latter escaped.
A dense fog hung over" the
English port at the time, help
ing the hpstile visitor - to get
avay. - 1 -. - .
There have been previous
stories of aerial -attacks oh Dover
but this was the fifsfone which
has been officially!! Verified.
"One of tho enemy's aeroplanes,"
the official statement reported, "was
seen over Dover at 10)?SS this morning. ,
It dropped a bomb, which exploded In
a garden, but did. no Carnage.
"The aeroplane flrw - out to sea,
pursued by a British Aircraft, but the
pursuit was unsuccessful.
"The iweather. was fery fogry."
' The unofficial .account was that the
missile did .Iq some .damage, however,
tearing tremendous .hple-. In the gar
den where t. landed and smashing win
dows in the vicinity, i V.--
,. Jt was said, that It evidently ws
aimed At Dover . patle,ad. actually
truck within 400 yards or; it.
OHN MUIR, FAMOUS
LOS
TODAY
Taken Down Willi Pneumonia,
While on Visitmg at ..Home
of His Daughter.
(United Prwa Iaaa4 Wire.)
Los Angeles, Dec.-. 24. John Mulr,
famous California ' naturalist and
author, died here today of pneumonia.
The aged naturalist went to Dag
gett, San Bernardino county, from his
home at Martinez several days ago for
a visit at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. J. Buell Funk. Four days ago he
became 111 of pneumonia. He was
brought to Ix Angeles quietly last
night and taken to the California hos
pital, where he died about noon today.
John Mulr's claim to fame will be
sustained by many monuments, among
not the least being the famous Muir .
glacier in Alaska, Which he discov
ered end which was named after him.
Muir was born in Scotland In 1 S3 ft,
received' his early education in Scot
land and removed to the woods of
northern Wisconsin: a boy. Here
he learned habits of hardihood-and
austerity and likewise developed that
love of nature which determined his
life's course. In later years he re
counted the hardships and pleasures
of his boyhood in a volume entitled
Story of My Boyhood and Touth."
Mulr attended the university- of
Wisconsin and received honorary' de
grees in later life from Harvard, Yele,-
the University of Wisconsin and the ,
university or caitrornia. lie mamea
Louise Strentzel in 1880.
He visited the Alaskan coast and
discovered the remarkable series of ",
glaciers he has described In bis books,
searched for the De long expedition tn
the Arctic on tiie-15,"8. steamer Cor "
win, climbed the mountains of the Pa
cific coast and spent .much time and
effort in the cause of preserving; the
forests and establishment of national .
parks and reserves. -His home was sf
Martinez. CaL s- '
Among the beat 'known of Mulr's .
books is the shortest "Stickeen, the
Story of a Dog," which recounts , the
adventures of a littlrf companion on the
Alaskan ice. Others are, "The Jloun
tains of California'My First Sum
mer in the Sierraa.TS ; "The Yoseralte
and "Otir National Pirrks." He was a
wide traveler, and Iras a member of
many scientific societies. -.
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Portuguese ; Driven
Out bj1Germans
London, Dec. ii.-rfThe latest- Ger
m... incion tf Anrhla it Pnrtiiiraese
MBsesion In Afrit-! adjoining , the
kaiser's territory, lias .been sckhowl
edged officially. It was stated tn a
Llslon dispatch received here today. 1
I The Teutonic expedftlon was said ti
I be 1000 strong and to have beei pre
I vided with artillery. , ,
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