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CONTENTS . " fV 'v-- :r - II- . TOE WEATHER 3ectlon ' ; Sactlon General Vrwi : torlal, Oenaral Snorts. Antonio rwtstH oadlttou ia this district are favorable (or fal weather with northerly wlais. Oregon, Sunday Ooadltloas fevor atu lor tu weataer wlta northerly XAab, BoaAaywOoBdmoas favorable lor lair wsatnex. biles. Ooed - Society. Clubs. Roads, Maris, Matic rash Markets ana n toss, STeedls nai.ce, Baal Us- work tat and Bniid-6 Magaxine, Flo lag, Want Ada. torlal Supylamant 3 Zrmatle, Sdl4 Oomio VOL. XI. Nd. 47. CITY EDITION PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS a Sports. Antonio restores I I U. I I I V ' .1 1 x. I k I I I 1 I w V S MIIAY AN. L. . r I I I I I I I .f-I I I I - X SEND US FOOD OR LOOK OUT," ER German Ambassador Says If United States Does Not Make British Pass Food It's Her Fault. WILL MAKE REPRISALS THAT MAY INJURE U. S. Von Bernstorff Calls Eng land's Attitude Indefensi ble and Unheard Of. Bt the International Ntrs S'TTiciO Washington, D. C, Feb. 13. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambas sador, acting under instructions frohi the Berlin foreign office, called upon Secretary Bryan today and delivered a warning to the United -States that if the British government does not permit the Wilhelmlna with her car go of foodstuffs to go through to Germany, the German authorities will take fteps in retaliation that may lndlreetly prove dangerous to Ainer- lean shipping. Ambassador Bernstorff urged upon Secretary Bryan finmly and insist ently that the United States should not acquiesce in any action by Greats Britain designed to starve out the civil population of Germany. He told the secretary that International law did not sanction the withholding of foodstuffs from non-combatants in a belligerent country. The cargo of the Wilhelmlna, he said, was Intended for the non-combatants in Germany and Germany was willing that this cargo should be distributed under the supervision of American consular agents. Germany Threatens Reprisal. : " - With Germany's agreement that the .cargo should be distributed under American supervision, Ambassador . Bernstorff said there would bo no question of Germany's good faith, Whleh he did not think Great Britain should Question. But' If Great Britain should persist In the express determi nation to take th Wilhemlna and Its cargo Into a prize court and If the de cision of a prize court should be un favorable, then Germany would be forced to reprisal. Any reprisal she might take to pre vent the starvation of her civil popu lation the ambassador thought would be fully Justified. " The -ambassador made it clear that unless . the United States did uphold tha right of Germany to have the cargo .distributed to her civil population un- der the guarantee given, the United States would make herself responsible to an.' extent for such consequences as might ensue through the acts of Ger man reprisal. The warning Is thought to clearly forecast the attitude which Germany will take in her reply to the note of the American government on the sub ject of the North sea war x-one which Germany declared. Germany Hot to Hesitate. It is perfectly clear now that Ger man' does not intend to stop at any reprisal which she may think neces sary tq protect her civil population from the hardships which would be imposed upon It under the proposed British blockade. Unless Great Britain agrees that foodstuffs shipped from the United States and other neutral countries can be distributed in' Germany under the supervision of the agents of the neu tral countries. Germany will do every thing in her power to destroy British shipping and will not deem it incum bent upon her to be particularly re gardful of tb-e lights of neutrals whose ships enter the declared North sea war zone. If the United States wants assur ance, that its ships in the North sea shall bi protected from all possibility of danger from the operations of Ger man submarines. then ' the United States, according to the warning given (Concluded on Page Five. Column Three.) Financial Situation Clear, Says Hamlin OOTaraor of rederal Beserve Board tn l ' -um i uoicago Aaariii .uaciarea tat - Sweeps Toward Prosperity, . Chicago. 111.. Feb. 13. The United States successfully has emerged from ' the most dangerous and ominous fi nancial situation in the history of, the nation, asserted Charles S. Hamlin, governor of the federal reserve board, m his address before the Chicago real ty board tonight at the Hotel La Salle. Relief rrieasures undertaken in- con nection with the operation ot the fed eral resefve board, Mr. Hamlin' said, turned the tide from what looked like national bankruptcy -to a 'condition of financial soundness, widespread 'confi dence and commercial stability.. Heney Marries His Campaign Manager draft Proacutor Wads lcrs. Edjia Tan , Winkle in X.os Angelas; She aa XI Campaign for TT. S. Senate, j Los Angeles, Feb. 13. Francis J. Heney, the famous graft prosecutor, and Mrs. Edna Van Winkle ware mar ried here this afternoon, it was5 learned tonight. ! It was at first reported (hat the . Wedding would take place tomorrow. .-Mrs. Van Winkle was Hensy's cam paign manager in " his unsuccessful lace for the United States sejiate last fall. ' w.. 1 ' The license was secured shortly be fore noon. Heney gave his age as 50 . -jars and the bride's at 35. - WARNS KIS BATTLE IN BLIZZARD IS WON BY GERMANS, THE FRENCH CONCEDE Advantageous Position Is Wrested From Them by Superior Force, Says Paris (By the International News Service.) London, Feb. 13. Signal defeat of the French in the region of Soudain was admitted by Paris tonight. Fol lowing a fierce battle fought In a raging- blizzard French forces were driven from their advantageous position in that vicinity. The' official statement received from France tonight explains the defeat by declaring the French troops were hopelessly outnumbered and that tha 1'iaui.- 1 1 iiuyuBisioie ior me artillery to render them effective sup- yuri. An official statement from Berlin declares more than 200 of the allies were killed and that four officers and 478 men were taken prisoners. In the German losses, it is claimed, were but 90 men. The Germans also claim taking more than. 1200 yards of trenches held by the French north of Massiges, to the northwest of St. Menehould. A French attack on Sudelkof, on the Vosges, is reported to have been easily repulsed. The Germans admit the success of the British aerial raid of Thursday but declare the only damage done by the bombs dropped by the raiders was to the Civil population. The raiders them selves claim, however, that a number of military stations along the coast were wrecked. Two British airmen gave their lives in Thursday's attempt to reach Brus sels, It was learned today. The Brit ons were met by a flock of German Taubes and a desperate battle in mid air followed. A well directed shot from one of the Taubes struck one of the English machines and sent it crashing to the ground. Its two oc cupants were killed by the fall. Several artillery actions in Belgium are reported in the official statement from Paris which also reports the blowing up and subsequent occupancy by French troops of a mined chamber at La Bolselle. Id front of Dompierre, southwest of Peronne, the explosion of a French mine is reported to have killed a num ber of Bavarians at work digging Ger man trenches. The Germans, the re port says, have bombarded the towns of Bailly and Tracy-Le-Val. while shots from the French heavy artillery are reported to have wrecked the rail way station -at Hoyon. tnn?01- rertS, dec4lare artillery ammunition has been found on the extreme ' front which "doubtless originated In American factories." Perfect Model Hunt Lands Artist in Jail Many 'Woman Apply, iron Are Chosen and rinally Folic Said studio and Wab Allyn Sherrlok. Detroit. Mich., Feb. 13. Search, by Allyn Sherrlck, 40, who says he is an artist, for "perfect models," re sulted tonight in his confinement at police headquarters as a disorderly person. On complaint of one of the would-be models, police this after noon raided Sherrlck's studio, and as a result of their discoveries, the art ist was locked up. Although Sherrlck has advertised In local papers for several weeks for models and has had many applicants, tho police were unable to find any record of anyone being hired. Today a ' professional artists' model was sent by the police to answer the ad and on Information contained in her report,, the raid was ordered. Detectives confiscated a memoran dum book of "prospects," containing the names and addresses of nearly 100 married women, many of them living In exclusive sections of the city. t Jj6s Angeles Bank Clearings. Los Angeles, Feb. 13. Bank clear ings for the week 17,120,654 against SS5.859.533 for the same period last year. COMPARING NOTES NEWS INDEX SECTION' ONE 14 PAGES. Faa-a. 1. Germany Iiauea -Warning- to V. S. San FtancUco Exposition to Open Saturday. Irrigation Aid Beat With Legisla ture. French Admit Defeat. Lusitania. Again at Sea. Juvenile Court Upheld. Increased Power for Governor. Senate Votes "Extra Dry." 2. Democrats Agree to Cloture. Expert Beview of the War. Demand for Hoses Heavy. Blacksmiths' Convention Ends. Navy League to Convene. 3. Methodists Still Deadlocked. 4. Idaho "Prohis" in Lead. Christmas Ship Gift Acknowledged. Becker Witness Admits Forgery. 5. City Hall News. Tea. Boom in Journal Building. 6. Ceiilo Canal Opening Flans Develop. Needs of Whiter Belief Bureau. Eighth Comgany C. A. C. Fraud ef Record. Purchase of Alaskan Rail Lines Op posed. 7. Retail Merchants Convene Tomor row. Winners ia Pupil's Contest Named. I. Equal Pay for School . Teachers. House Indulges in Horse Play. Peiioe Seek Vogel Murderers. Beavcrton Enjoys Get-Together Ban quet. 9. $5,500,000 in Appropriations Pending. HSoord ef Stata Legislature. Columbia Fisheries Bill Passed, 10-11. la the Pa-eifio Northwest. IS. Journal Trad and Civculation Con- ' test. .-., 13. ' Creameries Safeguarded By - Bill. Wheat Speculators Being; .'Watched. State Insurance Measure Passed. Suburban News. 14. Large Docks Declared' Seed. SECTION TWO 16 PAGES (Sports, Automobiles. Good Roads, Markets, Marine, Suburban, .Want - Ads, Beal Estate) SECTION THREE lO PACES Page. 1. Jitney Begulation Advocated. S. Dramatic News. 3. In Photoplay Field. 4. Editorial. 5. City News in Brief. 6. The Christian Patriot Bev. W. B. Hinson. Opinions of Journal Beaders. 7. Two Gallant Warriors Herbert Corey. Life and Customs in Alaskan Wildi. 3. Illustrated News Beview. 9. News from Foreign Capitalc 10. Portland Resident Views Destruc tion of Papeete. How to Combat Hose Pasta. SECTION FOUR 10 PAGES Page. 1-8-3-4. The Week in Society. 5. Patriotism Begins at Home Gene vieve Clark, Plaat Boses is Festival Plan. 6. The Realm of Music. 7. Parent-Teacher News. Women's Club Affairs. Social Service Activities. Fraternal Notes. 8. Paris Fashion Openings Anna Bit- tenhouse. 9. For tha Needlewoman Sarah Bala Hunter. Bag Carpet (Bhort Story) W. Wer ner. 10. Cultural Value of Vocational Train ing. University and College News. SECTION FIVE 8 PAGES (Magazine and Pictorial) Page. k. All Aboard for the Fair. 2. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Decries Hard Times. 3. True Storr of the Tragedy that Killed StoesseL 4-5.- Photographs from the War Zone. 6. Statesmen. Aeal and Near. On tne Sunny Side. s 7. Science and Near Science Up-to-date. 8. Cartoonagrams Charles A. Ogden, Tha Story Lady Georgene Faulkner, SECTION SIX FOUR PAGES (Comic) English Wipe Out Turkish Column Turks, Commanded by Germans, Had Marched Against British Station of Tor; Surprised and Annihilated. Cairo. Egypt, Feb. 13. In an offi cial statement issued tonight the anni hilation of a strong Turkish' column by British and Egyptian troops ia re ported. The enemy lost 60 killed, 100 prison ers. 20 camels and camp supplies, while the British loss was only one gurkha killed and one wounded. The Turks, contmanded by two Ger man officers, advanced from Nekhil late in January toward the British ad vanced base station at Tor,, which was garrisoned by 200 Egyptian troops and some British. "Tire movement was re ported and a small detachment was landed in the rear of the Turkish col umn yesterday, attacking in force, while the main British body assaulted from Tor. The Turks were completely routed. - . . . OPERATE ON BERNHARDT Paris. Feb. 13. M me. Sarah Bern hardt, unable to walk because of an affection of the knee, was carried to Bordeaux today to undergo an opera tion. . - . . ... . AMERICANS ENTITLED TO PROTECTION GIVEN BY OWN FLAG, CLAIM Captain of Lusitania, Loaded With Americans, Says He Use Flag if Necessary (United Press Leased Wir.) Liverpool, Feb. 13. Defiantly assert ing that he would "take any precaution necessary to protect the lives of his pas sengers," Captain Dow took the bridge of the Lusitania just before she headed out of th Mersey today. "I am going to New York. - declared the captain to - ihe newspapermen aa they : went oversides into a waiting cuttefThe safety of these passengers rests with mo. I shall employ every device that may be needed to reach my American port. And I will fly the American flag if I consider it advisable. "Why should I not fly that flag? The majority of the passengers are Americans. They are entitled to pro tection of their flag; so if the Ger man pirates torpedo and sink me, the passengers will have the satisfaction of dying under their own national em blem." . It was generally accepted that the captain would hoist the American flag as soon as he reached the open Irish sea, and keep it flying all the way across the Atlantic. Officials of the line, however, insisted that this was "up to tho captain, who was In su preme command, unhampered by any Instructions." When the Lusitania comes back. If (Concluded on Page Klght. Column Three) Tiny Actress Files Big Damage Suit Toby Claud Alleges Two Policeman Handcuffed Her and Showed load ed Guns, Wlille Arresting Her. New York, Feb. 13. Toby Claude, the diminutive actress arrested last Christmas Eve on a charge of grand larceny, today filed suit for $250. 000 damages against Herman and Joe Boasberg, jewelers, of Buffalo, N. Y. Although barely five feet tall. Miss Claude declares two Buffalo policemen put handcuffs on her and kept a loaded revolver almost con stantly In sight while she was being taken to the lockup. A Watch and a Hog Ranch The best way to succeed is to take advantage of your opportuni ties. The best way of finding your opportunities Is by reading The Journal Want Ads. Swap Column - 35 "A PAINTER, desirous of work, may arrange to paint modern home1 as initial payment on good, moderate priced automobile, bal ance on easy terms." "GASOLINE boat hull, 17X4. round bottom, skag and steering gear all in, sale or exchange for typewriter, watch, groceries or automatic revolver." Booms aad Board i Private Family 7a "ROOMS with breakfast and din ner for 1 or 2, good board, hot water, furnace heat, use of par lor and piano, 122.50 month." Exchange Baal Estate 34 "TRANSFER and storage business in valley town, also wood and coal, t large barn, storage ware house and coal bunkers, 11 horses, all kinds wagons, complete out fit, wood and coal on hands. $7000: trade for wheat or dairy farm." Parms Wanted Sent or Buy 38 "TWO farmers, with long experi ence in hog raising and farm ing, want to lease 160 aero farm on shares; hog ranch preferred; highest references; lived over 20 years in Oregon." V The name) of the classification in which it appears today precedes) each of these Journal Want Ads. JEWEL CITY TO OPEN DOORS 0 NEXT SATURDAY Panama - Pacific Exposition Is Practically Ready to Re ceive Its Expectant Thou sands of Guests. 300,000 VISITORS ARE EXPECTED FOR OPENING Few Exhibits Are Yet to Bp Placed; Landscape, Elec trical Work Complete. (By the International News Service.) San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 13. San Francisco's shrine of Joy the Jewel City is finished -and stands ready to drop the bars one week from today to the inrush of thousands. Mighty things are mapped out for the opening day, including elaborate ceremonies on the grounds, dedications of buildings, fireworks, speeches, parades and a gen eral program of sightseeing, hilarity and band concerts. The opening will mark an epoch in tha history of this city, state and nation, and it will serve to demonstrate forcibly to the world just how California, aided and abetted by Saa Francisco, can do big things on a big scale. The eyes of the universe are turned San Franclscoward and by rail and water thousands, including many of the most distinguished m-en and women in America, are rushing to the opening celebration. The throngs that will be there will be truly representative of a great exposition that is international in scope. The westbound traffic is more than three times above normal and all the steamship companies report record breaking bookings for the coming sea son. It is estimated, conservatively, that not. less than 300,000 visitors will be In San Francisco Just one week from today, Saturday morning, February 20. All landscape W-ork has been com pleted and the last details of the vast illumination scheme for the exposi tion have been installed ready to burst forth in a great blaze of light. The only work remaining to be done by the exposition company is the placing of exhibits in the main palaces and a few odds and ends that will be fin ished easily the comlBg week. Heavy shipments of exhibits from nearly eery nation are being received dally; and many of them will be in, place on opening day. At the exposition grounds a veritable army of men is being em ployed in night and day shifts to bring outside work to completion. ... The tirst of the ocmins' week will see the re moval of all planking over the main thoroughfares.. The California counties building, where many and varied entertainments will be held during the year, awaits only the Installation of a few remain ing exhibits to be rady for use. The office of President Moore, Dr. J. V. Skiff, director in chief, are on the second floor, and adjoining are the rooms which will be used by the jury of awards and the department of ioreign participation. From every section of the Pacific coast excur sions at reduced rates will be run to San Francisco beginning February 19. proIsTrIsIeo against a change in juvenile court plan Citizens, in Mass Meeting, Adopt Resolutions Directed to the Oregon Legislature. Whereas it has been brought to our attention that a bill has been introduced In the legisla ture to move the juvenile court of Multnomah county from the circuit court to the county court, therefore. We, the citizens of Multno mah county in mass meeting assembled, representing all civic bodies and organizations, do most emphatically protest against this proposed change, knowing that' the incumbent has proved most satisfactory to the entire community and hav ing had large experience and being peculiarly fitted for the position we see no logical rea son for any such change. Res olution addressed to the legisla ture by mass meeting in the' Central library last night. Mothers and fathers packed Central library, last night in mass meeting to protest against the legislative pro posal to move the juvenile court from the circuit to the county, court. Every Important civic organization of the city was represented in the unanimous demand addressed to the legislature that the' administration of the Juvenile court be left aa It is. There was expression of entire sat isfaction with the court as it is or ganized. - There was repeated tribute to the wisdom and efficiency of W. N.- Oatens as Judge of the Juvenile court, There was vivid indignation against the house of representatives for pass ing the bill which provides for- the re moval. Ignoring the telegrams of pro test which went in a flood from Port land organizations. .".- .. There was direct appeal to the sen- (Coeeioded ea Page Nina. Colusa roar) More Power for Corporations Such Is Aim of Smith Bill n - t st n at at n st California Decision Is Cited BY OSWALD WEST Salem, Or., Feb. 13. Speaking of the Smith (of Klamath),' house bill 351, giving corporations the right to condemn government lands the Oregonian says: "The house bill is an affirmative measure, authorizing the exercise of a state right in such an effective manner as to render the bills now before congress so much waste paper. Section 1240 of the California code of civil procedure as recently amended provides that the property, which may be taken through the exercise of the right of eminent domain, includes: 1. All real property belonging to any person. 2. Lands belonging to the state, including tide and submerged lands, not within the corporate limits of any city, or city and county, oi to any county, incorporated city, or city and county, village or town, not ap propriated to some public use. I ,3. Lands belonging to the United States or owned or held by . the United States in trust, or otherwise, for any purpose, except lands owned or held for lighthouses, postoffices or other government buildings, forts, arsenals, or other military purposes. . - Within the past year the supreme court of California, in the case of Deseret Water, Oil and Irrigation company vs. the State, had this to say in reference to the provisions of the said subdivision three: j "The United States can be sued only in such cases and in such courts: as are permitted by its own laws. Therefore the provision of subdivision three, section 1240, of the code of civil procedure, by which the state de clares that the lands 'owned or held by the United States in trust or otherwise,' may be subjected to proceedings in eminent domain, stands upon our statute books without the slightest efficacy until the United States government itself shall have authorized the states to bring itself and its lands into their courts." What Smith Bill Would Permit. j The Smith bill attempts to give certain corporations full power to con demn and appropriate to their own use any and all lands owned by the state or federal government. The Southern Pacific may thus recover the Jefferson street levee. The Oregon-Washington, Railroad & Navigation company, may condemn and appropriate to its own use the public, doqks of the city of Portland. The Portland Railway, Light & Power company may move into the Portland postoffice at any time. The Hill lines may extend their docks and terminals to Fort Stevens and throw the fortifica tions 'into the sea if found in the way. j Oregon, by reason of her popular system of government, has been held out to the world by the Oregonian as the fool of the family of states. If anything ,was needed not only to bring her up to the standard fixed by the Oregonian but to go farther and make her the idiot of the family in the eyes of the people of the United States it is the passage of the Smith bill. Three-fourths of the timber of this state has passed into private hands and is rapidly being gathered into the grasp of the few. The 35,000,000,000 feet of timber given this state by the federal government through the school grantghas all passed to private control. We have nothing left but our water power and even that is to be thrown into the lap of the power trust at the earliest possible moment. The "interests" through their agents at the state house are opposing the hydro-electric bills aiming to give municipalities authority to provide their own light and power, and on the grounds that there is no necessity for such development as it will take years before the growth of the state is sufficient to absorb the electric power now developed by power com panies and available for sale and use. While the genii of the, waterfalls are whispering this kind of djpe into the ears of some they are whisper ing to others that the development of the state is being held back through the jinabilityo(, those : who. would develop power possibilities, to. secure lands for power 6ites," etiV" If ""the argument against the hydro-electric bills is sound then it should be considered doubly sound if applied to the Smith bill. ? -j Referendum Certain to B Invoiced. - ' Should this bill pass and be approved by the governor it will offer the people a splendid opportunity to vote their sentiments upon a most im portant question. That it will be held up by the referendum is a foregone conclusion. , ' I ' The house very properly refused to swallow the senate resolution pre pared by the representatives of the power trust in which an attempt was made to deprive the governor of the right to appoint delegates to a con vention provided for therein. The governors of the otherwestern states were extended the privilege of appointing delegates but the friends of the power trust in the senate did not wish to take a chance on our governor's appointees and therefore provided for selection of a certain number by each branch of the legislature. The house was so unkind as to upset this little scheme and the appointment of the delegates will rest with the governor. - GOVERNOR IS GIVEN INCREASED POWER TO ENFORCE THE LAWS Senate Passes Bill Allowing Attorney General to Super cede District Attorney, (Salom Burwin of Trie Jroirnal.) Salem, Or., Feb. 13. Without de bate' the senate this afternoon .passed S. B. 207, by Moser, one of the pro visions of which Is that the governor may direct the attorney general to supercede a district attorney and- take charge of, the prosecution of any criminal case. The attorney general must take charge of the prosecution in person or by one of his regular deputies. He cannot employ additional attorneys to assist htm. . ' ' . This is the extent to which the sen ate would go in giving the governor additional power to enable him to see that the laws, and particularly the prohibition laws, are enforced. On several occasions the senators have denounced in vltrollc language efforts to enlarge the power of the governor over district attorneys and sheriffs who may be recreant in their duties. Bach time the senate rejected the propositions. The' bill .that was passed this after noon came before the senate several days : ago with the approval of , the governor and the attorney general. It contained a section providing that the attorney general might employ ad ditional attorneys to assist him in the prosecution of cases in connection with which his office was called upon. But members of the senate denounced the provision. As a result, the bill Was re-referred and the section was eliminated before it came up for passage, today: The bill - also provides that" the attorney general shall give advice only to state officials. The practice of former at torney general In rendering opinions to all who asked for them was scored. lt is not duty of the 'attorney gen eral to fender opinions to every Tom, Dick and Harry." Mid Senator Moaer. Senator' Kellaher objected ' to this prohibitive feature, saying it ,waa tCoechtded es Pag KIgttt. Cohuan Two) SENATE TEST VOTE IS "EXTRA DRY" Off PROHIBITION BILL Solons . Apparently Are in Favor of Law Limit on Liquor Importations ; fSlm Biirn of Tho nrrol.l Salem, Or., Feb. 13. On the first test vote relating to the prohibition bill the senate this afternoon went Ion record as "extra dry," so far as main taining 4 low limit Is concerned, as -to the amount of liquor that may be shipped into the state for personal use after the prohibition amendment becomes effective. t By a vote of 15" to la the senate voted to replace in the bill the-wosdjs "or family," which a majority o,f the committee on alcoholio traffic' bad stricken, from the section prescribing that, "it shall be unlawful for any one person or family within this state to receive from .any common oarrier more than two quarts of spirituous or vinous liquors or more than j 24 quarts of malt liquors within a - pe riod of four successive weeks." - i -. This action was taken in spite' of a majority report, signed by four members of the .alcoholio committee, In favqr of striking out the words that places the same limitation upon a family .as upon an individual, and a written communication from Attor ney Arthur M. Churchill, attorney for the Committee of One Hundred, who bad most to do with drafting the original prohibition bill, approving ma ncuvn vi im lunjlniy memoers of the committee In , striking the woras out. Sis of ramily Troubles. : The majority of the rnmm(. sought to make It so that each Indi vidual member of a family could (get the limit, making it possible for a family of four adults, for instance, to ship eight quarts of vinous liquor or 96 quarts of beer. In four- weeks. 1 Senator Dimick was the minority member of the committee who pre tested against the amendment this morning, then 'caused the measure to be re-referred to the committee, and (Conctadad eat. pace Elrft. Ooltnoa Om) OREGON'S LAS! IRRIGAIIOO HOPE E Senators Wire That Lane's Bill for $450,000 Govern ment Appropriation Hinges on Equal Sum' From State. DELAY NOW MEANS '. WAIT OF TWO YEARS Acceptance of Offer Would Result In Reclaiming 25, 000 Acres for People. TV 1th but five working days left of the present legislative session, it be came known yesterday afternoon that the one hope of federal aid for recla mation in Oregon Is contingent -upon action by the body now in session at Salem. The Information Is contained In a. Joint telegram from Senator Chamberlain and Lane and .Congress man Binnott, which states that Secre tary Lana Ka ',,lu,i1 . v w a v , V .ciifc'n.. Oregon project for cooperative Irriga tion worn ana will recommend an ap proprlation of $460,000 by congress. "contingent on atatn tnnrnnrlillnir like amount for the same project.". The teiegram is as rollows: - (, "Washington, Feb. 13. 'Secretary Iann baa a nnrnv(4 n. tral Orearon ; uroieet for irrigation work and will recommend congressional appropriation of H50. 000 contingent on state appropriating like amount for same project. Prom ises to do all he can to secure favorable- congressional action. I'lease ad vise press. - - "GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN, "HARRY LANE, "N. J. SINNOTT." Fortlana Favors Action, The telegram was addressed to Our W. Talbot, chairman of the Irrigation legislative committee of the Portland Commercial club, and was dated at Washington yesterday. The message Is acknowledged to mean that the only plan on which the federal government win assign to Oregon f 460,000, so long In dispute, la contingent on action by the legislature appropriating an equal sum. Most of the legislators reached at Salem after ; adjournment last nreht are unwilling to undertake legislative action at this session, while prominent citizens in Portland from whom ex pressions could be obtained heartily favored a reopening of the irrigation question - by the present i legislative Mr. Talbot, as chairman of the Com mercial club committee. Is strongly In favor of relnauguratlng the campaign to secure from the legislature the ap propriation of $460,000 necessary to secure the government's co-operation. The legislature's action so far has been negative, due not to hostility to irrigation but actuated by Its economy program which, has hit nearly all ap propriations regardless of their character.-. How Xs Oregon's Chanoe. "The state of Oregon will make an Irretrievable error if It rejects this opportunity," said Mr. Talbot. "By an appropriation of 1450,000 we can -secure' as much more from the govern ment. A sum of $900,000 will reclaim probably 25,000 acres of now waste land, which can he disposed of to act ual settlers at nearly the bare cost of reclamation. "If no action is taken by the pres ent legislature, it will be Impossible to do anything . for another two years. Two years' Idleness at this period of state development will be very seri ous. - "But beyond the present proposed appropriation it is important that the state of Oregon adopt now at this time a settled policy in respect to reclam ation. We have the opportunity, un doubtedly of continued government co operation. That means dollar for dol lar expenditure-In Irrigation and will have the greatest results In the ad vancement of state ' development. "All the arguments are , in .favor of making the appropriation. It Is good, state business. There are no sub stantial arguments against it It should be done, especially In view of the definite decision by the secretary of the interior.''. The business organizations of Port' land have uniformly adopted strong resolutions approving the 945O.0UO ap propriation In order to meet the gov ernment's . appropriation. The action has been .taken In each instance not because' the Portland business .men had direct selfish interest In It, but be cause it is believed that through state development Portland's prosperity is the better assured. Mr. Talbot inti mated that a special train excursion to the legislature petitioning recon sideration of the appropriation would be organized. ". Last Wednesday, night a strong del- ConcltMled oa Pag Mnt. Column Mi) Alleged Dynamiter Of Times Arrested X. A. Schmidt, for Whom Satire World Xss Ba Searched for Fast Tout . , Tears; Xs Arrested ! Vew Toxic, New York. Feb. 18.-M. A. Schmidt, object of a world wide search for more than four years. In connection with, the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times, was arrested here tonight. De tective William 3. Burns, who, wlth tetective Captain William S. Derr. ot the New York police department, made the arrest, asserted that richmldt ad mitted his Identity a few minutes after he was taken Into custody. , Schmidt was taken on a fugitive warrant. ; According to Bums, he is charged with being one of the t!- men who bought 1000 pounds of ):. -namite with which the newapawr plant was ruined and 21 persons car ried to their deaths. - IS LEGISLATUn