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OFFHOLLftND
TURNS TURTLE IN FIGHT WITH BRITISH IN NORTH SEA
British Cheered by News That
German Damage in North!
Sea Naval Battle May
; Have Been Greater Than
. Loss of Cruiser Bluecher.
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The German armored cruiser Bluecher had length of 489 feet, with displacement of 15,500 tons. She
carried twelve 8-inch, eight 6-inch guild and had a complement of 847 men. She cost about $6,
000,000 and had a speed of 26 knots. Built in 1908.
FOUR! FUNNEL CRUISER
SEEN BADLY DAMAGED
GERMANS ARE DRIVEN
Sir Edward Beatty Meets
i German Fleet, Evidently
Benf on Raid of English
Coast, Drives It Back; One
Sunk, Two More Damaged
BACK 20 TO 30 MILES
RUSSIAN
CONFLICT
By Md Keen. United Press Staff
1 Correspondent.
London. Jan. 25. The growing
convflctton In England that the Ger
man losse" In Sunday's naval bat
tie lot ihe North sea were greater
(United Pres. Leaied Wire.)
Petrograd, Jan. 25. A brilliant Rus
sian virtoru in ttniit hai-n 7rtlanri nnri f i -
than was Indicated by the officials velODment of the Russian offensive
of th admiralty was strengthened menacing Lodz were announced in an
today when reports from Houana h;; n -
were rftceivea stating inai a iom It declare8 that tne German armie8
f unneled German cruiser of the I advancing towards Ivansorod were
type
had
befen sighted, badly damaged, termined resletance. Ivangorod is the.
off thd
cruiser
ceednngj
Ems"
Brilliant Victory Claimed by
Petrograd in Southern Po
land Near Tvangorod.
the Strassburg or the Koon rolled back with heavy loss after a de-
Thei
main fortress protecting Warsaw
against an advance from the south.
coast of Holland.
war, .CHUiu v I""" I ThA vlntnrv most RWMD.
at half speed toward the jng m this region, the statement as-
riVer.
oerts. The Slavs are declared to have
Tr (a HAllovari hon tn hA nnn nfjoccupiea tt-ieice ana upnoso ana .o
'.. Lt i . , . i nave a riven me imisers iuiA;ea ut
the tight cruisers engaged by the from 20 to 30 mnes along a 40 mlle
Brltipn yesterday. front to the Plica river. Fighting in
Th admiralty offered no details of 1 that region continues, the battle cen
the j battle supplementary to its I terlng at Vincentynof, east of Tomasof
tatetneftt of yesterday, but confl-J and at the railroad bridge, over the
dencej is! generally expressed that com- I plica, river 30 miles from Lodz.
piele reports win snow increasea uer- Th Russla offensive in northern
.man losses.. No reports nave Deen p u d , continues with vigor the
receltaul as yet regarding the fate I . , h-k t.rvo
OX iwo or me tiii'-m "'ulu , In 1r rnntnrt with thft enemv
tne u mi ran y oniciai trib-i v, astnri.v'0 ,ttmit
trlareA sought refuge in the German I . . ' . ,
1 . , l llluiaVCU " MViB " -
mine aiU fiuuiiiauua men c v-' v-
had been seriously damaged. No es
timate regarding the probable casual
ties kbaard these two ships was or
fered. I
iZnrland Is Ksjoloiaff,
Thle greatest exhilaration through
veloping. - Progress In that region was
declared to be satisfactory.
The war office takes issue with the
official statement issued today .at
Vienna claiming victories in the Car
pathians,- Transylvania and Bukovin.i.
The Russian statement said the. Aus
Eukovinr.
liantly.
h.'-d been repulsed br:l-
out iEngiand has resulted froni the trJan aUempts to take the offensive in
enlevement. tivprywnere ro aciiiu
demand that the North Sea fleet
wlre out the enemy's navy now."
Orte newspaper expressed the uni
versal British view when lt Bald:
"We 'have humiliated the baby
killers who shelled our unprotected
tows. Now It is the duty of our
navy to finish the work.
T$at the German naval authorities
otitli)uer orf l'(te Four. Column Two.)
Price of Wheat
Takes Another
Advance Today
Close at Chicago lUc Over Satur
day; Portland Market Follows
Suit; Expect Flour Rise.
With Chicago wheat touching the
highest mark since the war started, at
11.46 Vi and a closing for that delivery
at $1.4&4, the entire world's wheat
trade was advanced today. Chicago
closed with a net gain of lKc for May
delivery.
Bidding for Kansas wheat by Cali
fornia Interests, and the speech of
President Wilson vesterdav. caused
German Statement of Affair coverlns tnrt,uehout the world
1 twviesjjf,
Unnamed British bat-
GERMANS CLAIM
t i .
IN
i
THEY
BRITISH VESSEL
NORTH SEA BATTLE
Mayor Will Name
February 12 as
Cleaning Up Day
People to Be Urged to Slake Port
land "Spotless City"; Spectacu
lar Features Is Program.
Mayor Albee announced this morn
ing that he will proclaim February 12
"Cleanup day" for all Portland.
Homedwellers, business men and 30,
000 children in the public schools will
be urged by the mayor to cooperate in
making Portland the "Spotless City" as
well as the Hose City for the pleasure
of the city's guests who will come here
by thousands next summer on their
way to or from California's interna
tional expositions.
He will ask that war be declared on
disorderly vacant lots, that buildings
and grounds be put in the most attract
ive condition. Business men will be
asked to make plans for the floral dec
oration of their places of business.
The mayor's action will be taken this
week, and at the instance of the Rose
Festival association and its "City
Beautiful" committee.
A program including some spectacu
lar cleanup features is to be arranged.
Inventor of Phone
Talks 3100 Miles
Human Voice Heard From San Fran
cisco to New York Today; Prof. Bll
Talks to His First Assistant:
San Francisco, Jan. 25. For the
first time in the hlstpry of this coun
try a human voice was sent over a
long distance telephone from San
Francisco to New York today.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon Mayor
Rolph of San Francisco was connected
by a talking circuit with the city shall
in New York and chatted with' Mayor
Mitchel of the eastern metropolis.
To reach New York, Mayor Rolph's
voice took the following route: San
Francisco to Salt Lake City, to Denver,
to Omaha, to Chicago, to Pittsburg, to
New York.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
of the event was a conversation be
tween Professor Alexander G. Bell, in
ventor of the telephone, who was at the
New York end of the wire, and
Thomas Watson, who was his assistant
and model-builder in 1860. when the
invention was perfected. Watson heard
from Bell the first words ever sent
over a wire when Bell, sitting in one
room, called into the next room over a
rude apparatus, "Mr. Watson, please
come here; I want you."
Today the old men mentioned that
historic event over 3100 miles of wire.
LAUGHS
WHENH
AT
E
INCARE
PO
COMES WITH
DECORATION FOR HER
Song Birds Come ,
Great Cannon Go,
Across Atlantic
First English Skylarks, Thrushes
Arrive in New York Huge
Guns Shipped to Europe.
New York, Jan. 25. As a study In
contrasts, the arrival of the Cunarder
Lusltania and the sailing of the Tran
sylvania, aso a Cunarder, gave food
for thought.
On the incoming liner were what are
said to be the first English skylarks
and thrushes brought to the United
States. Their mission is to sing in
the California orange groves and make
American life more pleasant and Joy
ous. On the departing ship were two of
the biggest . guns ever manufactured.
Their mission also was to sing, but
their songs will be lyrics of death and
make life on the European battlefields
more hideous than ever.
Harry Thorpe, a fruitgrower of Sac
ramento. Cal.. brought over the sky
larks and thrushes. He plans to make
the Pacific coast the world's paradise
of sonsrsters. and this shipment will
be follov d by several others. The
birds, in carefully padded boxes, ar
rived safe and sound and escapeo that
seasickness which so often kills song
sters.
The . guns were lashed to the for
ward deck of the Transylvania, Just in
front of the bridge. Each Is 53 feet
long, 16-inch bore, and welgns 73 tons.
They were fastened to the deck bj
heavy steel cables and shored up with
four-inch square beams.
ROCKEFELLER
SAYS LIFE AIM
S O DO GOOD
1
Son of World's Richest Man
Testifies of His Belief That
Ultimate Object Is to De
velop Manhood.
STANDARD
SIXTEEN OUNCE LOAF
MAY BE
SIZE FOR PORTLAND
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j Ordinance Being Prepared Al
lows Smaller Loaves if La
beled; Other Regulations
HE HIRED PRESS AGENT
TO CORRECT MISTAKES
Ivy. Lee Engaged by Him at
$1000 Month to Rectify
"Bad Impressions."
(United Pres Leased Wire.)
New York, Jan. 25. John D. rocke
feller Jr. espoused the cause of "good
unions" today before the federal com
mission of industrial relations, but
limited his approval strictly to those
..:r'e hlch P"t the open shop.
"I believe it to be Just as proper
and advantageous for labor to associ
ate itself into organized groups for the
advancement of its legitimate inter
ests as. for capital to combine for the
same object," said Rockefeller. "Such
associations of labor manifest them
selves tn promoting collective bargain
lng, in an effort to secure better work
flH Frpnrh Wnman Hnrnino iem Steel Works to Harlland & Wolf e,
i iw.iwm uiiiuu) iivsiuinw Belfast. Ireland. They have a range
ot I-ranee, Couldn't Believe of 18 to 20 mtlea
So Little a Man President. Mother of State
By Frederick Palmer. llCdDUlCi AO JJCttU
Staff Correspondent. Representing the
Govern-
In vita tion of tho French
ment.
Nancy, Jan. 25. Others may Inter
view &mgs ana presiaents, but I re-
Stats, Having Corns to Oregon tU machinery whereby grievances may
,- Trfnma lntu i "--j' mu "nuuui urejuojcB to tne in
dividual, be taken up with the manage-
Salem, Or., Jan. 2o. Mrs. Thomas I ment.
ioice at beinsr the first imnrimr. tn I Kay, mother of State Treasurer I "Whttner tlwlr cnoMfir nnrnn mi
Interview Sister Julia Soeur Julie Thomas B. Kay, died this morning at Jong as it is fo promote the well being
wno is more interesting than most ofin"r nulne m lma useu or the employes, having due regard for
cnose ceieonues. M"le tt" viB """c,:; 1 tne just interests of the emnlover and
This sturdv woman of fin 1 , come inls state byway OI tne lstn" tho public, leaving every worker free
. - - . , , . j . ,. I ' O T"l 'J T-tl '1 I TT I Khl I A. , .. ...
V .. , i associate nrniseir witn such groups
Mrs. Kay s name was Ann Slingsby. or to work independently, as he may
auu bhc o i tiu.w b.., cnooge ! rav0r them most heartilv.
r-1 tie i n Q I "
Voir In. t ftA anrl tVlr ImmsrllHTBlT w
came to America, locating at Trenton,
town in Belgium is such a wreck as is f0TnKland anTin few months contrary to law and in disregard
Jerbervillers. Ju la and f our iste '"h the Interest both of labor and the
to Oregon and located at Brownsville, I f,?bllc.
where he built a woolen mill and oper-
. J 1. Via w AAmlmav lllnf XT T-
T . , ... .... 1 aieu Ik. uia nuc buuiing
! louna ner village simplicity un- Und Mrs. Kay moved to Salem In 1889
ine of Franco. President Poincare and
a distinguished company recently went
to Gprbevtllor a town 1 ,v, t S"a ne was oorn a; ompiey diKianu.
TlTTrlll sepfnl .?bfJ 8IX rLJ!SK
ier life, and decorated her with the
cross of the Legion of Honor. No
remained In the midst of shell fire and
a conflagration, nursing French and
3erman wounded.
"Combinations of capital are some
times conducted in an unworthy man-
Such combinations cannot be
too strongly condemned or too vigor
ously dealt with. Although combina'
tions of this kind are the exception.
changed by fame. I observed that she and Mrs Kay had lived there since such publicity is generally given to
was not wearisg her decoration, and tin-.' Mr vv atn is vur . their unsocial acts that all combina-
she said: I ' I tions of. capital, however right they
X, ATI criim m. PAlnium. i .. . . t . i . - r I nr. mnnacAti .nr brnnfllv hpno(rn t
. i M-m lAwin v arA i ttu i- n l iii r.n iwi r !. , . i - " - j .........
No, this , is my worklnsr dress. Tt x mnr. Boim- t -r kv. Ralem; are thereby brought under suspicion.
Is too much work to nut it on mv unl-1 v". r r. ph.v nnsehnrir- Mr. Likewise it sometimes happens that
form, so I keep the decoration in a I r hp t?kq Tnr-tar,n nH Mm R n . combinations of labor are conducted
box in my bureau drawer. When M. I Fisher Portland. I without Just regard for the rights of
Poincare brought it to me I could not I The 'funeral will be held tomorrow I the employer or the public, and meth-
beiteve that such a little man was I afternoon at 2 o'clock from the First I ods anq practices adopted wnich. r-
iue jjift.iueiii.uui.il mey toia me that Baptist church.
A standard loaf of bread weighing
one pound net is provided in a new
ordinance being, prepared by W. L.
Brewster, commissioner of public af
fairs, and City Sealer of Weights and
Measures JCnes.j There is no standard
at present, size and weight being fixed
by the bakers, j
The proposed .measure, however, will
permit smaller j loaves provided they
"relabeled with the correct weight
and the name and address of the man
ufacturer. It is proposed that bakers
shall use the words "Portland Stan
dard" on any bread complying with
the ordinance as to weight.
It is also proponed to fix a stand
ard for berry boxes, the measure pro
viding that berries and small fruit
shall be sold in only open containers
with catacitieS. when level full, of
one quart, one : pint or a half a pint.
standard drv measure.
Restrictions are also placed on ice
dealers so that the purchasers may
et full weight All deliveries of ice.
coal, coke, distillate or other fuel, or
any hay, grain; Dran or otner animai
fodder are to be accompanied oy a de
livery check containing the name of
the driver, firm, vendee and tne
weisht of the commodity.
The ordinance provides that ice shall
be weighed at the time of delivery and
that it shall be unlawful to deliver
any ice from a vehicle unless the ve
hicle Is equmped witn a weignmg ae
Vice of sufficient capacity to weigh
file same, A purchaser on demand
may require the ice man to weigh
the ice in his presence.
A provision Is also aimed to prevent
short measure sand and gravel being
sold, the ordinance providing that no
truck or wagon shall be used for carry
ing sand and gravel unless its cubic
capacity even i full is marked on the
outside by the: city sealer.
It is also proposed to require ped
dlers and others selling commodities
from house to house to have their
weights and measures taken to the
office of the city sealer twice a year
for examination.
CONSERVATION
COMMISSION IS
GIVEN WALLOP
Senate Votes Twenty-six' to
Two to Abolish the Body;
Wants Women to Sit Upon
Juries.
MISS KATHRYN CLARKE
IS REGULAR SENATOR
Action on Kellaher's Divided
Session Proposition Is
Postponed. -
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Says
le Cruiser Was Sunk.
The local market was generally lc
to 2c a bushel better for spot delivery
than heretofore this season. The buy
ing at this time Is principally for Cali
fornia shipment.
he really was?
She laughed heartily at her mis
take. She is mot solemn. Throu
her ordeal she has kept cheerful,
"Another man. Monsieur Deschanel.
and Monsieur Du Du that's it, Du
Bost who also is president of some
thing or other in Paris, were with M.
Poincare."
She referred to the president of the
French senate. If it is suggested that
a great aao win ne maae wnen sne
Coocloded n Page Four. Column One.)
AT 89 WEDS WIFE'S NURSE
Washington.' Jan. 25. Following out
the wishes of his dead wife, Joseph
Millard, age 8B. was married today in
Baltimore to Miss Martha H- Streeks,
63. Miss Streeks nursed Mr. Millard
and his late Wife for nearly a quarter
of a century, i The first Mrs. Millard
left all her Jewelry and personal prop
erty to Miss Streeks, begging her to
become her ssccessor.
(Salem Rurran of Th .Timrntl.t
Salem. Or.. Jan. 25. The senate to
day voted 26 to 3 to abolish, the Ore
gon conservation commlHsion, and by a -
vote of 24 to 6 passed Senator Lang
guth's bill providing that women may
sit on Juries.
For the first time this session ths
rnate membership was completed. Sen" -ator
Kathryn Clarke of Douglas county,
who was elected to fill the vacancy:
caused by the resignation of George "
Neuner, was sworn in this morntnir
shortly before noon. She is Oregon's
first woman senator. ;
Senators Moser and Butler were ap-
pointed to pass on MUs Clarke's Cre
dentials. Then Senators von der Ilel- -len
and Strayer were appointed to
bring the chief justice to swear in
the new senator. .
Miss Clarke was sitting at the far J
side of the senate chamber. Chief
Justice Moore asked her to stand. .
'Mis Senator." snid the chief Jus
tice. "wilf you please raise your right,
band." .
She compiled, and the chief Justics
quickly repeated the oatti of office, to
which MIks Clarke responded with a s
firm. "I do."
The ohlei Justice was then escorted
from the chamber and the ceremony
was over.
Woman Totes for Woman.
Senator Clarke was sworn In Just in .:
time to cast her first vote for the bill
providing that women may serve mm
Jurors.
But little discussion preceded ths -senate's
action in voting to abolish tho
Oregon conservation commission. Ths '
bill was xenate bill 75, Introduced or
Dlmlck. The only two senators voting .
against lt were Day and Perkins. - -
"This Oregon conservation coin ml
slon ls a hot air board down at Port-,
land, being run by Joe Teal." said
Senator Dimick. "It is a side issue to
help Plnchotism. It helps to bottle up
FRENCH FLAGS BORNE
bulletins BY GERMAN AVIJ
f Rival Jitney Bus
uompanies unite
Drivers to Pay 92 a Week Into Fund
to Meet Property and Liability Dam
aires and General Expenses.
Rivalrv between the two iitnev bus
goes to Paris, she shakes her head and companies operating in the city is due
for an unceremonious close Immediate
ly as a result of an informal meeting
held yesterday at the offices Of the
i Auto Bus company. At the meeting it
was decided to form an association
combining the Auto Bus company and
says:
"My place ls not making tours In
uniform, but in my beloved Gerbevill-
SympathyStronger ThanPoIieg
tt at n ks . l
Governor Touched bA Sad Tale
K t 5 H -sT- H t
Youth May Be Given Pardon
EXPECTED FIREWORKS ,
IN HOUSE FAILED TO
E ITS SCHEDULE
(Concluded on Page Koor. Coin ran Four)
IRS
IN RAID ON DUNKIRK
SAXB TO BE COMPARES.
Salem, Or., Jan. 25. Still convinced
of the Innocence of. John Arthur Pen
der, convicted and once sentenced to
hang for the murder of Mrs. Daisy j
W!!ma L" ZL "V'"S!L" Allies Accuse German Airmen
lrn of Portland are hero today to i
rvi ii iinir i n t ptpki n r Pinpri n n . . .
cmtfd Pre.. L,wd wtr-.i ..rw aX7: T ,k; .-J T n; P"1 microscopic study or the hair
Berlin1 (By Wireless to London). Jan. sk .Hv.n ih. : found clutched In Mrs. Wehrman's I
86.- Thit a"Brltlsb battle cruiser was sary at this time, but the change Is
sunk by the German warships in the I not likely to be made until it is seen
.naval battle fought in the North sea whether the present strength in the
yesterdiy was the declaration by the I wneat maxaet is maintainea.
German! government in an official
ktatemsnt here this afternoon. It is
admitted that the Gorman, armored
cruiser Bluecher was sunk. The other
German warships . returned to their
base without-sustaining material dam
age. ' The t statement declares that the
Britlsi ships discontinued the battle
70 miles west by northwest of Ilell-
sland." .
-The battle cruisers Derfllneer. Sevd-
ilts. Mbltke and Bluecher (German),
-four small cruisers and two torpedo
boat flotillas-were engaged, the state
ment says. The British fleet consisted
Of five battle cruisers, several smaller
cruisers and 26 destroyers.
As soon as they sighted the Germans,
the statement says, the British began
to clou in. Iteallzlng the overwhelm
ing British superiority in numbers, the
kaiser's, ships turned about 'and headed
back toward their base. For throe
hours a running battle lasted, vessels
on bothi sides bringing all of their big
gest suns into action. The Bluecher
did not have the speed of the other
three battle cruisers, and, trailing be
hind, received the concentrated fire of
the whble British fleet, the announce
ment declares. The Bluecher's crew
continued to fight, however, even when
.ft was clear that fighting was useless,
manning the guns until the big ship
capsUed and sank.
i; The statement does not estimate the
casualties on board any of the Ger
man Ships, nor does lt offer any esti
mate of the damage to the British
squadron except to insist that one of
the enemy's ships was destroyed.
' . VanconTer Slide Kills Three.
Vancouver, B. C Jan. 25. Three
ware killed and five injured when . a
Lblg blast started, an earth slide and
four acres of ground on which were
reveral! buildings slid into the Pitt
liver yesterday.' : .
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472 ACRES AND
FLOUR MILL
The name of the classification in
which it appears today precedes
each of these Journal Want Ads:
7 OH BALE FABUS
17
"OWNER will sell or trade 139
acres. 3 miles Oregon City; 12
acres in cultivation; old house and
barn., well 'located; will make best
dairy ranch in county. Price $60
per acre. Will take in exchange
unincumbered good Portland prop
erty to value of $3000 or 14000, bal
ance good, time at 6."
"FOR SALE 472 acres. 11 miles
from Eugene; spring runs through
place; station on place; 150 acres
in cultivation, well watered; 15
acres -of hops, new dryer; 2 good
houses, new barn, dalrv outfit, 19
cows, 40 sheep, all implements;
price $25,000, $5000 mortgage; will
take $18,000 in Portland property."
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BUST-BESS OPPOBTTOXTXES
WAHTEP 6S
"$2000 to invest by eastern man,
with services. In going, legiti
mate business that will bear closest
Investigation; might consider part
nership. Call at once."
BtrSUTESS OPPORTUNITIES 30
-ELECTRIC light plant for sale.
half or, all; this ls first class
proposition, operating for 4 years;
need ' more capital for new exten
sions; $25,000 cash to handle."
"FLOUR mill, grain and feed busi
ness for sale, half interest or alL
$5000 cash to handle, balance terms.
In eastern Oregon, on railroad ; 50
bbls.; water power of the best"
of Wearin'g French, British
and Belgian Uniforms.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
London, Jan. 25. Charges that Ger
man airmen painted the French flag
Siercka had once confessed that he tained in disaptches from Flanders to-
killed Mrs. Wehrman. and later ram- i dav-
dlated the confession.
hand when the body was found.
A conference was called in Governor
Wlthycombe's office for this afternoon
at which tlie hair will be examined and
rV,T - "'"'"on their aeroplanes and wore uniforms M1 n-- som In This Morning.
Pender and of John O. Siercks, the . of the allled armies when they flew I M,M C11"' Bw in This Morning.
nau-wit co mint a in tne state hospital over the allies lines Friday and
for the insane. I dropped bombs on Dunkirk were con-1 This Afternoon.
(Salem Bureau of The Jonrnal.)
Salem. Or., Jan. 25. Senator Kath-
The fact that the 1 2 aviators, who ryn Clarke, who took the oath of of
participated wore British, French and fice today, is losing no time In be-
-Aaw-w p- ; abled tnem to ny over the aiiled une!!. considered to be one of the most 1m
proacning we proportions or a revoln- r without detection. portant resolutions of the session. It
tion have occurred at Agrlam, capital? It was reported today that the pilot Provides for submitting to the voters
of Austrian Croatia, according to mail and observer of one of the German of the state a constitutional amend-
advlces received today from Vienna. - i Taube aeroplanes which was brought I raent giving the power to remove dis-
Bioters besieged the palace there for ' down Friday had been executed be- 1 trict attorneys ana snerixis ior aere
cause liic wviv oimau auu x-rciicii i icliuii vi uu.j.
uniforms. The press bureau has no I in his inaugural address Governor
! confirmation of this. I w'ithycombe called the attention of
Latest advices indicate nine per-1 th leeislature to the need of confer
sons were killed and 12 wounded at rjng such authority upon the chief ex
Dunkirk and vicinity before British ecutive, who is held responsible for
airmen engaged the enemy and drove tne faithful enforcement of the laws
mem on. mere is no confirmation I 0f state.
01 me fans aujjau.n inai m. morel.
r Discussions of leerislative matters by Ex-Governor West will be a
the Jitney Bus company. The former daily feature of The Journal during the session of the legislature.
Salem, Or.. Jan. 2s. "I desire at this time to
state emphatically that it will be the policy of the
governor henceforth to entertain all due respect for
judicial decisions, and where judge and jury have
passed upon a case and sentence has been pro
nounced, only under the most exceptional circum
stances will . I feel warranted in setting aside or
seriously modifying such . sentence." Governor
Withycombe message to the legislature Jan. 12,
1915.
No matter how firm a stand lie may appear to
take, no matter what he may think and argue to the
contrary, no man with a heart that pulses rich red
blood, no man of real human sympathies can be
thrown in direct contact with an unfortunate brother
in his hour of distress without responding to those
company was organized by M. C Boothe
and the latter by E. -E. Gerlinger and
C. E. Beach. Officers of the new com
pany will be elected soon.
Each driver holding membership In
the association will pay $2 each week
into the association funds. One dollar
will be used to create a sinking fund
to pay fon property and liability dam
age, and the other to meet general ex-!
penses.
The drivers will be regulated Dy a
set of rules and will be liable to fines
for violation. This money, after the
charter ls closed, will go Into a sink
ing fund. The charter calls for a mem- I
bership of 100 before it Is closed.
Speaker Signs St, Johns-
Portland Bill, and Miss
Towne's Measure Wins. -,
Senator Kathryn
Right on the Job
Oswald West.
three days, and burned one wing of
the building. Znav Skerlos, head of the
government, ls declared to have been
badly wounded.
ASK PABSOZr FOB BULLOCK
Washington, Jan. 35. Senators!
Chamberlain and Lan of oreeoa -.!,'rr
- A,. .. " - American vH6u.nr "SW . unrwrK, ni,.itrii nil res
or oommntaon oi was slightly wounded by a German I rnU I to I O rLHNt OHLCd
enhance oaay zrom jrresiaent W son uomo.
far 3. tt t)iiti.v. .av4vti in r A Zeooelln. which appeared Satur-
i-ri --...-,. 1 . day over Dunkli, is believed to have Washington. Jan.. 2 5. Germany pro-
cases there. They received very little
encourage lent, however.
AMEBXCB Hr MEXICO.
Washington, Jan. 35. American
been damaged by shells fired by anti- tested to the state department today
airship guns mounted there. I against the manufacture of hydro
aeroplanes in the united states ror
wirii. PiSlOE OUMTjrn I. I England and Russia. Count von Bern- I
-.kLrtin iul -...-. t storff. the German ambassador, sub-
I mitted a note which declared the Glenn
Coamar Ao-.Tit oH k siiM, "w """"""-. "".r-' V""" H. Curtiss works had soia to Kngiana
Tit fi - rr,ii niDi wud maa mini . . - . i ,
,- ' " i six macnines oi ine njruro-ruyiB
members oz tne cannot to tne ran am-1 type.
Facifio exposmon tn Ban Pranclsco,
tif led the state department this after-
noon that Zapatistas had attacked
an American ranch near Mexico City,
killing one person and wounding' an
other, "- .
-TTAEAXAJABA CAFTjTHED. "
Washington, Jan. 35 -Carranxistas
yesterday . captured - Guadalajara, ac
cording to advices received at the con
stitntiomalista Junta hers this after
noon. Details were lac tug. ,
through the canal In March, was said btTPnilMT IQ PROnRPINR
doubtful. ,s i,- .
Colonel George W. Ooethals, govern-
or of the Panama canal sons, told
President . Wilson that the removal of
the slide north of -old Kill la time fox
th neat's passage on th flats set was
improvable. .
noble instincts,, which centuries of Christian teach-
ines have implanted in his breast
The truth of this statement is widened by the tact that within 10
days after statine emphatically that it would be his policy to respect the
ludement of courts where Sentence had been imposed, we una the gov
ernnr vuhn is a man of tenrlpr. svmnafhies ahout to shatter his avowed
Introduces Important Resolution policy' and extend to a convicted felon a helping hand. The following
news item which appeared in ihe Journal oi baturday is oi interest:
GOVERNOR MAY GIVK PARDON TO YOUTH
Salem, Or., Jan. 23. Governor Withycombe may issue his first pardon
within a few days to a Portland boy, Joseph Robson, age 18. who was
received at the state penitentiary Thursday morning. Robson took an au
tomobile for a "Joy ride" and returned the auto, according to friends who
have pleaded with the governor for a pardon. Among those who saw
the governor was Rev. Mr. Rice of Portland.
"I am investigating the matter, and if in my opinion it is too serious
a penalty, I will pardon Robson." said Governor Withycomb concerning
the case. "I dislike the Idea of having a boy, who has no criminal record
and whose offense was more in the nature oT a- prank than a crime, as
it ls represented to me. Incarcerated among hardened criminals. The ef
fect would be far from good, k have written District Attorney Evans
in regard to the matter, and if th facts are as represented by friends of
the boy, I think he should be released from prison."
Let us join with Portia in saying:
"The quality of mercy is not strain'd
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath; it is twice bless'd
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; ,
But mercy is above this sceptred sway
It is enthrond in the hearts of kings,
It is the attribute to God himself; '
And earthly power doth then show likest God's
When mercy seasons justice."
When we read the criticisms of those governors who have from time
to time been rather liberal in the use of the pardoning power, we are re
minded of the saying of Montaigne that:
"There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thought
and actions to the law. would not deserve nangmg 10 times in his life.
State Institutions in Best Shape in History ' ..
The Portland Evening Telegram of Saturday, says: "The wars and
means committee as a unit has been profuse in. the praise of the work of
The Word-Hurlburt recount pro
gressed . slowly this morning, un
objected ballots in four precincts be
ing. counted. Three mistakes in the
official count were discovered, two for
Word -and one for - Hurlburt, giving
Word a gain of one vote. ... ; .. .
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MAK
fSslrm Boresn of To loarnst)
Salem. Or., Jan. 25. Expected fire-
works In the house failed, to Ignite to
day when the session was resumed ';
after the weekend holiday.
Representative Lewis' bill to regu
late employment agents came up for
third reading and final passage, but
before the debate had proceeded.' far.
Representative Eaton moved that it
be made a -special order of business for
2 o clock tomorrow afternoon. It ap- .
pearlng that considerable opposition. .
was impending.
Mr. Lewis said he didn't object if '
the disposition of the house really was
to remedy flagrant evils -In " the em
ployment agent business, whereby
men seek work In good faltb and are '
sept on wild goose errands to remote
logging or railroad camps, there to
find no work, or work for only a day
or so. . .
Five bills were passed by the' bouse
this morning, and two" were deferred
for further investigation, Speaaer
Selling signed1. Miss. Towne's .bill
ceding Jurisdiction to. the federal gov
ernment over Crater Lake national.
park, and Mr. Lewis' bill permitting
the merger of St. Johns and Portland.
Mr. Allen of Marlon county with-
drew consideration for a day of tils
bill allowing the parole of in vane per
sons. He jointed out some of - the
merits of his plan, which is to allow
relatives or friends of such persons
to care for them during rational pe
riods, and return them to the InstltJ- -
tion afterward without new commit.
ments.
Some little debate arose over Repre
sentative Stott's bill to make laborers
wages prior leins, amending. the pres
ent law to give more protection to la
borers tn cases where the property ls
entangled by other litigation. With an
amendment including cooperative asso
ciations as well as corporations and In
dividuals, the bill, passed.
Representative Huston's bill to cor- :
rect titles to deeds previously, recorded
caused come debate, Mr. Davey declar
ing it opened the door to fraud. Lit-
tlefield explained that It Is a curative ,
act, not applying to deeds hereafter to
be recorded, but clearing titles to deeds
that are technically imperfect, but
where the essential features are valid.
This also passed. Davey voting "aye"
rather louder than the others, though
he had opposed it in. debate. . - -t .
The house pass-d Representative
Forbes bill appropriating $3000 to ex
terminate the jackrabblt pest of east
ern Oregon.: In urging the passage of;
the measure. Mr. Forbes told of the
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