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Newspaper Page TextCONTENTS Section Section General H w torlal. General 2 8 porta, Aatomo- FnttitM biles. Good - 4 8 octet y, Club. Botdi, Marine, ATaslo, 7Mb- . Market and 11- loss, Hm01 mot, Beal Be- work ' tat ud Bulld-5 Marsslae, Pic lag, Want Ad, torlal Supplement 3 Dramatic, Edl-6 Comio - rortlaad and vicinity Sunday, Cos ditlons favorable for fair Weather with bo marked changes la tempera ture; easterly winds. Oregon ud WaUaftoa Sunday, conditions favorable for fin weather with no marked changes la tempera tar; aaterly winds. VOL. XI. NO. 43. CITY EDITION PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1915, PRICE FIVE CENTS I. 7W1 v '4 W 'A 'Aa rM. f r A AAA A Ov THE WEATHER DEATH ROLL IM ITALY IS Reports From Quarters Hith erto? Unheard From Add " Enormously to Number of Victims; Premier Hopls They're Exaggerated. 5: 700 BODIES FOUND IN1 SMALL PART OF SORA Deaths There Number 4000; Rescue Work and Food Are Npw of Utmost Impbrt arice; Cold Weather Would : Complete Destruction. ITALIAN DEATH ROLL , (By the International News Service.) Rome, Jan. 16. From belated reports received today and cor rected figures covering casualties In towns from which- reports al ready had been received, the fol lowing revised death roll of the earthquake disaster Is compiled: AVEZANO 11,000 PESC1N A : . . 4,500 SORA CELANO ORTUrCHIO CEliCHlO MA0MANOMARSI COKLARMELE CA TELLE MARSf BALKORANO PATERNO MORINO 90UtRt50LA SANj KEAEISTTO . . . AM ELI NO ..... LEAK , , COLXrELONGO ....- . MASSADAL.BE ...... Lt'COMARSI . . . CASTELLARI 4,000 3,000 2,100 2,350 1,700 1,700 1,200 1,000 l.OOO 1,000 1,000 870 800 COO 500 600 300 SOO 100 100 70 70 60 50 50 30 40 30 CAHIWORONA ANTROSANO LIZNAOA ISOLATIRI . CAPISTRELLO 8ULMONA ANTELHEDIO ... TOGLIOAZZO ... ARPlXO COLLEROSO GIOJA DI MARSI. 24 3,500 AJELLI 1,000 FRATURA 200 CANXIXO ... 100 Scattered towns where deaths less than 20. . . 79 TOTAL . . 45,233 Many of these figures are tin official, but have been received from whatever source possible by Premier Salandra. The premier itates that they will be subject to revision and expresses the be lief that many of them will be found to be exaggerated. (Br the International Newt Serrlee. Rome, Jan. 16. Th ton of death from Italy's earthquake dlaastfer was welled by thousands with the receipt by Premier Salandra of reports from ' towns which had not been heard from . before. Startling evidence of the magnitude of the disaster wrought, in Sora was revealed when the reacuers uncovered 709 belies in only a small section of the town. The deaths here will num ber 40OO. Recurrent tremors rased the few remaining walls an the workers 'burrowed In the debris. Many soldiers were reported Injured and some killed -outright, Since Wednesday 161 shocks , have been recorded. In Antrosano everyj house was dam aged or demolished. ' Seventy of the inhabitants were killed. Massadalbe was wholly raxed. But 'one-eighth of the population survived. Cerchlo's fate is confirmed. Out of 2500 in habitants, 150 still are living. The local church Is now the grave of sev eral hundred victims who were . . (Concluded on Page Two, Column Four) Wilson Cables His 1; Grief to Italians president: Sends Xla Sympathy and That of American People to Xlag- of , I, Italy aid XarUmoaks Sufferers. J Washington, Jan. 1C President Wil son sent the following message to King Victor Emmanuel: , "I am greatly shocked at the news . of the terrible calamity which has fal len upon Italy and her people. I beg to assure your majesty ot my own atn cere sympathy and that of the. govern ment and people of the United States lrv this moment of widespread Suffer lng and national grief." ' General George W. Davis, chairman of thej central committee, American Ked Crtosv discussed with tb4 prosl dent law for extending reliof. Mr. Page cabled however that Italy, would accept no proirers or aid tmv foeiga governments and it Was decided to postpone Mr. Wilson's proclamation on WW. 45,00 tela subject. , - PLACES ' ' v-. "yz -ssMe' jazz, v ; t .. r wk. - r. --:v : ' 1 0 - 1 - r '. 1 1 I B mi im.j f Jlf I I I "I 1 ?f I 1 II f I U 1 f I SENATE MACHINE IS ILL GREASED; ONE IN HOUSE SQUEAKS Much Time Lost in Talk; Im portant Bills Introduced; Woman Juror Act Doomed, One week of the twenty-eighth ses sion of the legislature has passed Much , of the time was spent In getting the twp .houses organized and In giv ing vent to oratory over the question of how many clerks and stenographers should be employed. A number of the lawmakers had the Idea that it would be a fine thing to begin the much heralded economy program at home, by cutting down expenses of legisla tion. But after their views were ex pressed at length, both houses voted to Ignore them. So there will be no reduction In clerkship expenses. When the business of law-making did gef under way, a number of im portant bills made their, appearance and will be given much attention cur ing the next few weeks. These Include such measures as the proposed tax laws, the two prohibition bills, one or two appropriation bills, and others. Altogether, there were introduced the first week In the senate 43 bills, and In the house 102 bills. Senate Machine Well Ireased. In the senate, with Senator W. Lair Thompson of Lake, county as presi dent, apparently a very strong organi sation has been effected. The wheels oi me senate legislative mnrhincrv are well oiled. There is rot a Rnnak to be heard anywhere. P".iHont Thompson has able, captains In Sena tors I. N. Day and Gua a Mnr But in the house Conditinns are. much different. Speaker Ben Sellln does not have the support of a sniid organization. No sooner had his com mittee-appointments been announced than n defection from the ranks of those who elected him to office be came apparent. A new alignment ap pears now to bo In process of forma tion. The senate has made more headwav for the first week than the house. Sev eral appropriation bills have appeared mere, and me program of economy was launched with much misto wlipn ! opportunity came' tovote on bills to aboJish the office oiwimmlgration com-' mlssioner, for which' an appropriation of $71,790 was asked, and to repeal the taw providing ror a stato census .to be taken by assessors. '.' Appropriation. Bills Total-171,500. The first appropriation bill to mate its appearance was introduced by Senator C- I Hawlev of Polk and an- propriatea $50,000 for the construction and equipment - of a building for a training school at the Monmouth Nor mal. Other appropriation bills introduced In the Benate provide for $10,000 for a mineral exhibit at the Panama-Pacific exposition; $10,000 for the care and treatment of crippled and deformed children; $500 for the improvement of a soda spring and grounds at Soda- ville. Linn county. Besides these, a resolution has been introduced carry ing . an appropriation of $1000 to : de fray the expenses of a Joint commit tee in investigating - dflces, depart ments, etc. ; , - The total amount of4 appropriation bills Introduced the first week is $71, 500. None of the appropriations has been passed. 8llia Got His 37 Totes. Among the most important measures that will be considered in the senate the coming week will be the tax bills. Two one by Senator Barrett,- and the other by Senator Smith, of Coos have already been introduced, and one or two more are expectea to appear. Tney make Important changes in the tax laws. ' In the house the big fight on speak ership was virtually settled before the legislators . gathered at the capltol When the actual vote was cast, the re- suit was precisely what Ben Selling declared it woum ie. He made the prediction on the train Salem-bound that he would get 37 votes and 37 votes it was. But the fight on rules showed some (CoBvdeA oa Fas Six. Ctluma XvoJ IN ITALY ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE AND MAP OF STRICKEN DISTRICT frp- -jr.- Analysis of Michigan Act f 'S!h ; Casualty Companies Profit ; I f :s Compensation Is Uncertain 1 Top-i-Miehael Angelo's famous gateway at Ponta del Popolo, Rome, that was torn asunder. Center St. Peter's, Borne, the Interior of which was extensively 'damaged. i Bottom General view , of -Naples, where, much property damage was done. AMERICA MUST WAKE 'S Secretary of War Says What This Country- Needs Can Not Be Improvised Easily, I (L' ill ted Prers Leased Wire.) New York, Jan. 16. "Americans, for some, reason I never have been able to fathom, are ot the opinion that they have a God given knowledge ox warfare and they are trusting; in that 'to pull them through should a crisis come. But I can, assure the nation that this opinion is a fallacy."! : Thus did Secretary of War Garri son sum up the attitude of the pub-1 lie" toward the , nation, defence prob lem before the Republican club late today. Americans must awaken; to the fact that the nation is not properly fortified. Whether on land orjsea." he continued. . "Not that I favor a form of mili tarism such as Germany's I don't, "What I ' want - and am now striv ing for is for authority to Increase the sizd of the mobile army, form an organization of national reserves ' to be made up of retired officers, and lastly to have a citizen soldiery which could be gotten together shortly when a crisis comes. "What we need is something that cannot be improvised, such as offi cers, guns, ammunition." Garrison was answered tjy Rev. John Haynes Holmes, peace advocate, who pointed out that the greatest- ar gument against peace-was a-great de fenseJ He termed all enemies Imag inary, and Said the only- two! nations -mentioned as possible enemies to;thej United States Germany, and j Japan j would either not be able to go to war or were hot hostile to America. Former Secretary of Waf Henry L. Stimson indorsed Garripori. , "Belgium did not desire Mra.r. he said, "but; U was forced upon Jief, This nation may or. may not be put' la such a position, but it Is better tc be! pre pared. J ' ' . -: ' WILSON TO HEAR SUNDAY Washington, D. C. Jan. 14. "If Christ came . to Washington,") will be the subject; of the ; sermon Billy Sun day will preach next Monday "be-fcre such national leaders as President AVil son. Champ Clark and cabinet officials. His text wilt be taken from Luke 19:1, "JeBus entered and passed through Jer- IChO." AND ARM GARRISON WARNING TO COUNTRY NfeWS INDEX SECTION ONE 16 PAGES Page. " , 1. IUly'i Death Roll 45,000. Bitter Fighting- at Ecissooa. Ex -Governor wort oa. Workmen' Compensation Act. Buaaian Annie Advance on Thorn. Garrison Warn Concerning Army. 2. Expert War Eeview. Official War Dispatches. Traffic Ordinance Kink Bemoved, German Bearrangje Lines in Belgium Exposition Highway Exhibit of value. Griffith Would Regulate Jitney Busses. North Portlander Banquet. New Yerk Governor to face Test. Beview of Immigration Commission Sought. Plot Scented in Fish and Gam Af fairs. Hotel Ken Receive Encouragement. Convicted Murderer Angry. Excessive Bridge Profit Alleged. School Report Illuminating. -Fire Marshal Issue Warning. Klamath Fall Chamber Reorganized. Portland' Business Outlook Is Good. Scottish Bite Masons Banquet. War Zone Reminiscences, Support fcr Festival Promoter. News of the Northwest. The Journal' Trade and Circulation Contest. Paving of Broadway Probable. Business Revival Nation Wide. Sheriff Vote Recount Progresses. San Diego Exposition News. Oregon Civio League Luncheon. Slogan Contest Wins Interest. Winter Belief Bureau New. c 7. 8. 10-12. 18. 14. IS. 16. SECTION TWO 16 PAGES Sports, Automobiles, Good Roads, Marine. Markets. Want . Ads. Real Estate. SECTION THREES lO PACES Page. : 2. 3. ' 4. b. 1 6. : 7. . 9. Architect Pleads for Cities TTnmo- lested. In 8tageland. Photo Flay New. Editorial. City New in Brief, ' "New from Foreign Capital. Illustrated News Review. Lawson' Aim in Oregon Ranches. -John Barrett's Remarkable Career. Rudyard Kipling See) East Indian Soldiers. Glimpses of Far Places. Panama Canal Bring Wealth to 10. North we. Oregon Wool Growers Plan Improve . . ment. . SECTION FOUR 10 PAGES Page. 1-4. The Week in Society. 6. The Realm or jtusic 6. Women's Club Sews. Parent-Teacher Activities. In Social Service Field. Solution for Unemployed Problem. San franc is co Society Letter, Seattle Society Letter.' . t 8. 9. ?S?&3S3Swa Hmtar. , r 10, University and College Hew. SECTION FIVE EIGHT PAGES , Kr,in and Pictorial. Breaking th Conspiracy of Silen Pag. X Fred Locsusy. The Kaiser as a Warlord and as a Human Being. Winter in the War Zone (Pictorial). War Brings Fame to Emila Verhaex en, Belgian Poet. German Naval Cffioer Foretells Zep pelin Raid. Develop Tour Chest Lillian Rnasell. The War' Tragi Tomorrow Urbaiu Gohier. . Statesmen, Beal and Near Fred C 4. Keily. Hiking Oyer the Columbia Highway, . William a. uyer. . "SECTION SIX FOUR PAGES , -, Comla. . - w ' T . ' 1 . tT A CZAR'S THREE ARMIES ETI Russians Plan to Attack Thorn and Compel Teuton Retirement. (United Pres laed Wire.) Petrograd, Jan. 16. Sweeping down ward through the territory north of the Vistula river, three Russian armies are slowly advancing against the Ger man stronghold of Thorn. Their left flank is protected by th& Vistula, now impassable, because of the floods. Their right wing is in touch with the Russian forces that have been operat ing In the vicinity of Neidenburg, Kast Prussia. This force is expected to compel the withdrawal of the great army of Field Marshal von Hinden berg, now operating south of the Vist ula 'against Warsaw. . Movements are admittedly . slow! be cause of the heavy rains, now falling all over Russian Poland. I' Meanwhile, attention is centered on the Caucasus, where the, Russian Cau casian army is following up its victory over the shattered Turkish forces in the vicinity of Kara Ourgan. Already more than 100,000 Turkish prisoners, 150 cannon, munitions, , five battle standards and large quantities of camp and hospital - supplies have been cap tured. V, Bayonet Charges Win. Th.s Turkish troops have tested the weight of the Russian bayonet. All of the reports agreed thatit was due entirely to this old style method of fighting that the sweeping successes have been recorded. Th Russians have' charged through the Turkish lines, killing and wounding many in hand-to-hand fighting. The Turks are declared to have exhibited the greatest bId their i own against the Russians. ... ; 'v Unfavorable weather i is ; operating against the invasion -of Hungary or Transylvania. The passes of the mountains are filled with snow, mak ing the movement of troops or sup plies impossible. ; NORTHWEST NOMINATIONS ADVANC WARD GERMAN STRONGHOLD , Washington, Jan. 16. President Wil son sent td the senate today the fol lowing nominations: .- . Calvin W. Stewart, to be postmaster at TaComa,.Wash, . - . ' James A. Sinizer of Columbia', Tenn., to be United States district attorney for Division ,No. 4, first district of Alaska.- v , I . .. , ' -'r i r ' C t (Ex-Governor West's discussion of the proceedings of the legislature will be a feature of The Journal during this session of the assembly. The discussion of; the Oregon workmen's compensation act, which was consid ered in Saturday's Journal, is continued today in an analysi of the Michi gan act.) ' '!- . the wives, children er's liabiHty and the payment of panies. lawyer. Oswald West. i f "vJr f I AzJ ing law and the substitution of what is known as the Michigan law. Should the casualty companies succeed in their efforts, it will be a sad day for our workmen and their dependents. WHAT THE MICHIGAN LAW PROVIDES. The Michigan law is framed wholly in the interest bf the insurance companies. The state is merely given authority sufficient to fool the pub lic Jnrn thinkine the act eives protection and pays expenses. The law provides that it shall be administered by the insurance com missioner, but it also provides for the. appointment by the governor of an industrial accident board of three members. The term of office of these commissioners eventually will be six years, and their salaries are fixed at $3500 per annum. . - ! . The members of this board merely act as arbitrators in the matter of settlement of claims, and their activities, can Serve no useful purpose, un less it be that of -decaying, payment of claims in-the interest of the em ployers, and the casualty companies. . . , It is provided thati in event of an employer or an insurance company carrying such risk, or the insurance commissioner, as the;. case may be, and the workman, fail, to reach an agreement as' to a just compensation for in jury, an -arbitration board, consisting of a member of the; industrial accir dent board, a representative of the employer (or the casualty company) and a representative of the injured workman shall investfgate. the matter by holding hearings in the vicinity of the accident and at the expense of the The board or any member thereof may appoint an examining physi cian in each case at a salary of $5 a day and expenses, all tij Jbe paid by the state. If these fees are not-sufficient, the board is authorized to pay more. Should a casualty insurance company wish to have the findings of the said board of arbitration reviewed, it may demand a hearing before the state accident board. It is to be remembered, that the injured workman, or fn case of death his widow, is all this time being dragged from pillar to post by greedy lawyers, nd that there are babje's at home in need. of im mediate relief. " LONG DELAYS NATURAL RESULT. Should the returns of the state emolover'or the casualty company, and kept there until the claimant is worn ..out and driven to a settlement. Our present law was framed with a view of wiping out just such unfair methods and delays. " ' ; ; - When the compensation is finally fixed and is to be paid by a casualty company or an employer, the workman or his beneficiaries must assume a financial risk, as the payment ot benetits depend absolutely upon the soiv encv and tender mercies of the said employer or insurance comoanv. - Not onjy are the benefits paid act. but none is paid for the first injury extends over a period of eight weeks. Perhaps in 50 per. cent of accidents the injury does not extend oate oi injury is irunjj tiuic oi vuc urcgun a, ana, owing 10 us popu larity, is one of the main points of attack from the insurance comoames Under the Oregon law,a definite (Co Deluded ea Page Six,. Cola ma Two.) Salem, Or., Ja.- 16. The object of Oregon's work men's compensation act is: First To insure safe and adequate protection for and other dependents of our work man in case of accident. Second To make known in advance the employ relieve him of annoying lawsuits and excessive premiums to casualty-com ,J Third To place both employer and employe under the protecting wing of the state, and thus reduce the activities of the ambulance-chasing and casualty paid The objects are being so rapidly accomplished that certain, selfish insurance interests have been driven to make frantic-efforts to secure the repeal of the exist accident board not be pleasing' to the the case may be taken into the courts much less than those under the Oregon two weeks following injury, unless the beyond two weeks- Payment from the sum is set aside at interest by. the lIllAi GlDOEilE AISOUS City Is Swept by German . Guns Which Command .. Every Section, Have Left It Uninhabitable; 2 Infan try Battalions Wiped Out. WOMEN HOSTAGES ARE ' MADE TO GET SUPPLIES I French Officer Tells of Ter rible Fighting in Vauxrote Glass Works, Where Ger mans Walked into Mouths of Spouting Mitrailleuses. By William Philip Sims. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) " Paris. Jan. 16. Soissons is uninhab itable. The German guns command - every section of the city. The few re- ; malning houses there have been .badly t damaged by the shell fire of the enemy. The almost unbelievable part of the situation Is tho- realization now 1 lost their lives there, but that women and children and there are many of the latter have been victims. Refugees arriving here tonight tell a wonderfully different storv of lust what happened than that indicated in ne official reports. So soon an the German troops took the villages north of the Aisne. - thev seized hostssos. ' Manv nf tha !nit tk. - " - . - , . nvtMrdj , IIO "V women were immediately ordered, so the refugees say. to forage provisions and supplies. Some did, others re fused. At last the hostages were re-released with one exception. The women of the segregated district are declared . 10 nave been retained as prisoners. ' Franca Ontsumbrd 4 to 1. Witnesses of the Soissons flsrhtln declare it was the hottest of the war. A French non-commissioned of flew; -' whose identity under the rules must remain unmentioned, told me the Ger mans! outnumbered th -French- for to one. Tiiey advanced tn close formation and that they did not absolutely, snnl- ""w mo rrencn was aue entirely to the work of the French batteries along the Alsne, where only two battalions ' ing. Both were wiped out - - " The real fighting northeast of Pols. sons commenced on January . That , day, the French stormed and captured opur isa ana tne trencnes then hHt by the Germans. Immediately the Oer mans began a series of counter at- ' tacks. These lasted until the twelfth. Then the Germans managed to get a rocmoid in the outer French trenches. The officer, continuing, said: 'The fighting was the most furious I ever saw. We abandoned Crouy, moving almost simultaneously from (Concluded oa Pn- Two. Colamu lure. Flour Prices Soar i To Record Mark General Advaaee of 80 Cents a Barrel Hade Testerday sad Hew Mark Is Vow Tjp to feO. If a higher price for flour -ever was reached in the Portland trade than ' yesterday, the trade Is unaware of it. Testerday there was a general advance of tO cents a barrel, in the price of patent flouf, placing the new high record at $6.80 per barrel. ' Millers explain that this quotation. While the highest they have known, is , more than justified by the sharp rec ord advances in the price of wheat re cently. In comparison with wheat, flour prices today are low, they assert, and some are forecasting a, I? market within the Immediate future. - ; The average consumer has come to the conclusion that he has always paid a record price for flour. Probably he has forgotten that . in February, 1907; the market stood at 14.05 for patent. For - that same grade in September, 1903, the price d roped to $3.90 and In March, 1906, it was down to 63.83 per barrel. Baby Walker, Roadster and Apartment Make a few minutes pay dlyl-' dends by reading The Journal Want Ads. You will find many good of fers.. "VK JTO MTT- XOTJ8X8 13 'SIX room house. 1 acre of ground,. all in cultivation, barn big enough for f cows, gpod well, some fruit, $10 per month." - BTSrJTCSS OPPOJktT U 1T1JBS 30 ' "FUKNITL'RE store In good town. near Portland;. chance to sad un deruking; no opposition; $150 cash required."- ; '- ' i AVAXTMXirTS ' ' 43 rtrmvisHEo sad vsrxnmnxsjt "CIRCUMSTANCES make it neces sary to sublet elegant 4 room un-' furnished apartment, with sleeping porch; will make sacrifice to re-, sponsible party. Inquire 22 Belle Court Apts., Trinity. Place." . . A1TTOXOB1XXB-AOCE8BOBZZS 44 "1914 FOUU roadster, driven less than 1500 miles; practically new, with 650 extra equipment. $475.',. SWAP COXTJMB U" 3S "EXCHANGE baby -walker. car. rlage. go-basket, small heater, for painting. paperhangtn?.; carpen ter " work, approximate $20.' . The name of the classification In which it appears precedes each, of these Journal. Want Ads. : - I J7