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VOL. XIV. NO. 7. OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1915. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS fJmFSS STATE ENGINEER BOWLBY MAKES SHARP ANSWER Charges of Excessive Cost l and) Incompetency of Ad it ministration of Highway DECLARES ACCUSERS ARE MISINFORMED Investigation Would Show Work Has Been Well ; Done, He Asserts.- Charges of excessive cost and Incom petency i of admiristration In highway : location! ana construction 'in Columbia county are boldly met by State High- jway Epgineer H. L. Bowlby. who takes "them upl in detail, to show that they are based oh misinformation and "ack of knowledge of the true situation. : : Major.: Bowlby asserts that an In vestigation by his erltics of the work wouldt disclose, that it has been well done, 'anil that Columbia county has no cause for complaint, a view that Is shared py the residents of the county who have walked over the Columbia yliighw(ay as thus far completed. "An examination of the original pro files . furnished the Columbia county court." ifeaid Major Bowlby oday. "will show that the cost was not materially underestimated. An Investigation of the work done will show that the sd- ' ministration was neither extravagant nor incompetent. In 'no case have I been able to find a person who will say t Hat he has Investigated the work and found It faulty. , ' Says Critics Are Misinformed. "In (fact I have not been able ".to : find oh of my critics who has been inrer . the work or knows anything about I It. If former County Judge Harris' ! had accepted the', estimates ; made' (by the engineers and refrained from' making - estimates of his own, ; much- contention would have been avoided.- The basis of the whole sit nation is the misunderstanding as to ue amount or money available for, the work. Had we known that there was less than , originally promised we "would.- have advocated the letting of . fewer miles, which would have Insured : tne . completion of the work under take4 ;The yariou promises made fev the oloV county court whict'werre called, were made to mass meetings of ioiumoia county citizens, and not to m personally. : ; ' !"T have been criticised for keeping engineers on the .work. since the first of the) year. This was done for two reasons, one to- prepare for resump tion jbf work this season and the othen to protect the county's inter est -in is, suit which, the contractors threaten to bring against the county. Early lit January we offered to make a final settlement, which 'was refused : by the contractors. "The contractors have had their engineers over the work measuring cuts and doing other work, and It was absolutely necessary, to protect the county! by having our own engineers on; the: work during such time.-" Taken tip In Detail. Taking up .the indefinite and. often contradictory criticisms in order, En- clneer Bowlby continued: to the underestimation of the , A cost! of the Columbia highway previous to the election at which the people of , the t county voted to issue. $360,000 (Concluded on Page Three.' Column Three) CRAZY MAN, ARMED WITH AXE, CAUSES A IE Lunatic, After Terrorizing People, Is Captured and Handcuffed, After Fightr Having mad and stark naked, an . unidentified man ' terrorised the people at . Hanneyille' for an hour or more this, morning.' Swinging an ax, he ta.n I several persons'.-out of the rail road eating .house and smashed In sev eral doors. Finally- he was overpow , efed, hah&cuff ed and roped to a chair. He Is about 45 years old: About 8 o'clock he made , his appear ance at. Bonneville, without a vestige of clothing. He started on a crusade to Glean oufthe hotel. William Griffin attempted to shut him in a room. This . enraged him. The two- grappled and Griffin was unable to handle th m- - niaq, who struck savagely and. got away, i Asistea Dy men from the near by Colusnbia hlghway road camp, those at the hotel eventually overpowered the I insane man. - G W. McDowell, agent for the O-W. R. & fi, at Bonneville, assisted in the capture.. - He wired the company offi cials and the latter notified the sher iffs office. Ieputy Sheriffs H. Chris tofferSon and George Teaton were seht to get the man. ri Ci T.-Is'orine, a deputy sheriff, was at Bonneville, and assisted in handling the maniac. t After bis capture, the maniac kept screaming- and : railing.-- McDowell said the i man appeared to be insane over religion. i i L.ast night the stranger appeared at t fie Iroad construction camp and begged ai meaL. ; McDowell said he was then' dressed and showed no indications of Insanity. He was not seen again until m appearance at Jtsonnevuie this morn ing SCARE BONNEVIl STEAMSHIP GREAT iSlORTHERN BEGINS INVASION OF CALIFORNIA BY TWO BIG RAILROADS -. ; . 1 . l: . . , t ; . : i . Iff' ' - f jsbHT-;'; ' Xr - -'-v Itf 7 t ,M - n i " - - - x 2 -7'f.wfth Sm. IT BY LEAPING FROM AUTO Passenger -May- rHave,:Sus- , ..tajned FractureCLt.Smll; Another Wornan Injured. i In Jumping from a Jltney-bus driven by George Poole. 78 Pettygrove street, with hi'ch another! bus driven by R. G. Banks of the Beaver , apartments was Just about to collide, Miss Lillian Spaulding was 'seriously injured short ly after noon today. She is at the Good Samaritan hospital in a dazed condition, suffering from - a severe scalp -wound, and it is f eared . a - f rac- squarely on her heajd. Miss Spaulding Is an assistant in .the office of Dr. Brock, dentist, in tfce Selling building, and lives at 9? Verfnont street. Another woman, Mrs. M. M. Stout Of McAlinnville, Or,, was slightly In jured When the machines collided. She Is being cared for at the home of J. S. Eels, 84 North Twenty-first street, for the time being, her Injuries being minor ones. The other passengers, -one from the Batne machine And three who Were in the other machine, disappeared, be fore tbe police arrived. - -'' . Acccrding to the stories told at the police station, where Poole and Banks were brought by Officers Burri'and Schaeffer on charges of reckless driv ing, Bank was driving west on ; Flan ders street and Pooje south on Twenty first street; Poole asserts that he had almost stopped and! was turning- sharp-' ly into glanders, o avoid the - blow, when the other machine struck him. "I aw the othr "machine coming all right, but I couldn't stop." said Banks to a Journal reporter. The) machines struck each other glancijng: blows, but with r sufficient. force ito badly damage Dotn. . MrsL Stout, the (woman slightly; ln- Jured.f is- a resident of McMInnville, and is visiting a sister, Mrs. "Wj B. Ungeriman of 694 tvejpy. R. (3. Banks, who was delving one of the cars today, is the father of A. C. Banks, who was arrested on a charge of recklessi driving last night when! his car strucjk and injured Mrs. J. Wi Bullard at Fourteenth and Washington streets. Jab an arid China 'Troubles to End, Is Announcement . i U j. Japanese Foreigif Office Issues Of ficial Statement Saying Solu tion Is in Sight. : London, March 17. The Japanese foreign J of flee has issued an official statement announcing that a satisfac tory solution of the differences Japan and China is in sight, according to a Tokib dispatch tcf the Central News here today. The i basis of settlement is not known. - i The demands presented by Japan re garding the status of Chinese terri tory jin the Shantung peninsula have caused ; protracted negotiations ! be tween the Pekingf and Tokio govern ments. The situation has .the close attention of the American state de partment because of the fear- of the open door" policy In China might be in danger as the result of the Japan ese demands. ? " --, ,,-. -.. (Jrade Crossing Asked. Salem, Or.. March 17. A petition for a grade crossing! at Tenth avenue. Seaside, over the S.. S has been filed i with the railroad commission. WW I. V. X : & ,': ll"iftt. liioiliii- ir min-r in I x I - nwa lAllll1 AM V U U IM f r) Xrr ASi? numnivjo iiuii in : ; ; ?a u; ri f . r U.S. LOSES $100,000, A DAY IN CUSTOMS REoUOPBtGua 1 This Country Will Refus'e;td R ecogmze B ritain's R igrtt to Contror High Seas. . (Cnited Prea Leased 'Wire.) Washington, March 17 The .Stop- page of American imports, fronji Ger many, as me result or tne Britiisn.ror-der-ln-councli establishing a blockade of Germany; will mean the loss to the United States government; of more than $100,0001 a day in customs duties This was the estimate made today by Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, and Senator Walsh, of Montana! after a conference! with President "Vilson and Secretary of Commerce-Rejdfleld, And not only that, but the stoppage of exports also will mean, a reduction of the worldrs consumption of ,Arneri j can cotton py su.vou bales a week. (Concluded on Pace Eleren. Column One THE TOP O .... , """ ' ' ." ., '' " :: :xv:-:-x--'--:-:-:-:-5-::- iifilpillififl iW-i- ,CS-'Xa?' - . I - ft' 7 v PresiaentWears , Sprig of ShamrocK Green Tie -Also Adds to .Presidential Celebration of ; St. Patrick's Say , "When Sa Shows TTp at the Office, Washington, March 17. President "Wilson observed St. Patrick's day to day. He wore a green tie and a sprig Jof shamrock in his buttonhole when pe appeared at the executive-offices. . . New. Pribilof Agent. , Washington;. March 17. ' Ward Bower :of. the, bureau of. fisheries wss named agent of the Pribilof islands. Alasliayesterday.- - TH' MORNINf!" JOURNAL STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SNAPS SCENES Vppet Great Northern approaching mouth of- Columbia river Flavel dock at the yesterday, escorted by pleasure craft which met the steamship just - inside the" bar. Lower A portion of the crowd of 7000 peo pie at the Flavel dock whith welcomed the Great Northern Upon her arrival in the mouth of the Columbia river and celebrated the inaugural of service by the Great North ern Pacific Steamship company between Flavel and San Francisco. Just within the dock t he program features of the. day' were conducted. When the steamship was first sighted there was a great rush for vantage - ' -' " - - - - ; t " :::::;:::::::;::i;:;:?::::::x:::;::::::-:v::;: ft) - 5 ' COMMERCIAL RACE BETVEEN NEW" OCEAN SAN FRANCISCO The lonri predicted invasion of Call- fornia by the Great Northern and became a fact Northern pacific' lines yesterday. Today the Great N brthern, leaving the Columbia river for San Francisco Bay, began the return trip in the rou- AT points, many Jiffi'ii lift - . tf' GIANTS UPON ED IN EARNEST tine of a service which, wlth-the addi tion of the Northern Pacific next month,-will become an every other day; 26-hour -un between the tvo ports. - Instead of building ar railroad over land, by. means .of the . :new. Great Northern Pacific Steamship company, the Great Northern, the Northern Pa cific and Spokane, Portland & Seattle, have extended their lines to San Fran cisco, making the mouth of the Co lumbia river ocean terminus for the three. . . . ,.; - J i . . Railroad and business men unite In the belief that the formal Inaugural of the service yesterday constitutes the traffic event of the year. The travel through the Columbia basin via Portland to the ! San Fran cisco exposition will be increased be cause of the steamship line. The powerful advertising! organiza tions of the Great Northern and North ern Pacific lines . will be devoted to Interesting people in the rail and ocean route to the California expositions. The network of steam and electric lines controlled ,by the Hill interests in Oregon and Washington will at tempt to demonstrate to producers of agricultural commodities the Impor tance of the California . markets in view of--the enlarged and 'quicker fa cilities for handlingfreight. It was very natural, therefore, that the crowd which gathered ! at Flavel yesterday to welcome the Great North- (Concluded on Page Three. Column Two.) London Verdant in Honor of Good Old St. Patrick Shamrock Sent to British Troops n Trenches While fcprigs 'Are Sold to Provide Comforts.., London, March 17. St. Patrick's day is being observed In London to day, as never before in recent years. Thousands of I sprigs of shamrock were sent to the British troops In-the trenches, by relatives andj friends In all parts of Great Britain! Hundreds of women, - including maijy members of noble- families, sold shamrocks In the streets and shops, the proceeds to be used to bnjr articles ( which will make .the men fighting at " the front more comfortable. The Countess of Limerick headed this movement. "It's a Lpng Way to Tlpperary" is more popular than ever, If It is pos sible to be, more popular ithan it has beenvsmce" the .troops adopted ' It " as II 1 L .-. , 1 n 0 . 1 11 in t MOUTH OF COLUMBIA clambering to the dock roof. The Great Northern is a five-deck, turbine driven ship of 12,000 tons, i She is 524 feet long, SO feet 8 inches deep, 63 foot beam and has a speed of 24 knots. She and her sister ship, he Northern Pacific, will give an every other day service between the Columbia river land San Francisco bay. Their schedule provides that : the run be made in 26 hours between the two ports, which is less than the present Oregon-California train service. The Great Northern accommodates 550 first class, 108 tourist and 198 third-class passengers. Jrrrm ,7": !? V I J' -y ? -: y-r 1500,000 Fire in University Town Several Bxtildlngs In Heart of Cham paign, xn.t Swept, Away; students Called in to Help Quell Conflagration. Champaign' 111., March 17.--Iamage estimated at J50O,0O0 was done today by a-fire which swept the business dis trict of Champaign and destroyed sev feral buildings. ' ' . f S After -raginz for four hours the flames were controlled at 11 o'clock through the combined efforts of the f'lre departments of Champaign, . Bloom ngton, Decatur and Danville, assisted by One hundred students of the Unl yersity of : Illinois. For a - time , the Citizens' National bank was threatened. put was finally saved; i "The fire- started In the elevator Shaft, of the Lewis ' department -store. he flames swept rapidly through the ewls store and - the half block oocu- led by the six .story Illinois balldlng. leaping across the street, the fire estroyea tne i diock aajointng.i excent- ng the Citizens' National Bank bfrild- ng. ,; - ! r - ' . FROM FIFTH STORY TO NEW YORK PAVEMENT Mother: Goes; Out;: for Few Minutes, Finds Two Bodies in Street; Father Suspected v (United Press leased Wlre.1 "New York, March 17. An unidenti fied man dropped Sadie Llebman, aged 7 years, from the fifth story of an apartment house window here today. A few minutes latert he - reappered at the window, and with an Insane shriek threw, out Sammle Llebman? 5 years of age. The mangled bodies f the t 6 children were found on the sidewalk with thelr.skulls fractured. .They were rushed to a hospital in a dying condi tion. . " -f 7-j - : ' . j..-- The -police ar seeking Samuel Lleb man, father of , the boy and girl. Mrs. Llebman is prostrated with" grief. She told the police she had gone out .for a few minutes leaving ? the chlidfeh In the kitchen. ; According to Mrs. I.ieu- man. sne nao quarreiea with Her hus- t-ana earlier in the day. -; Insurance; Bill Signed. Olympic wash.; March 17. Gov ernor Lister has signed senate bill 21 , which prohibits insurance companies discriminating In commissions palJ agenis , ... , 3 ' MAN DROPS CHILDREN MKESATTAGK OFF OF GALWAY Immense Range of German Craft Shown by Torpedo ing of British Steamer At alanta West of Irish Coast. NEW .VESSELS COULD GO ACROSS THE! ATLANTIC Another Merchantman Sunk by Submarine, Third At tacked by Aeroplane. ft f Monoplan Attacks Vessel. South Shields, j ICngland, March 17. The steamer Blond arrived here today' and report ed that she had been attcked by a German, airman in a Tauhe monoplane. The aviator dropped a bomb' ... killing ,ohef of the Blond's crew. ' j The Blond is the second Brit-' ish steamer which has been at tacked .recently by German aviators.. ' ! --..-..."' London, March 17. "flje remarkable prowess of. Germany's new secretly de signed . submarines was demonstrate! In a striking manner today, wli-n the admiralty announced that trie British steamer Atalanta had been torpedrx-d off Inishturk, Ireland, j Simultaneously It was announced that the British steamer Flngal was i torpedoed off Northumberland, ' England. - The. Atn lanta reached port; the Flngal sank. To launch a -torpedo at InUhturk, which is on the coast! of Gal way. the German-undersea boat) must have had a cruising radjus of nearly 3000 mile. The British admiralty, refuses to ac cept the theory that the Germans have a secret base somewhere on the Brit ish coast, and-this fact tends to con firm reports that have' -been current for- some time that the newest sub marines are equipped to make a dash across the Atlantic, If ordered to do so. The latest exploits 1 of the kaiser's ships revealing this phase of the war on merchantmen have stirred gnat i IntArANt 1 1i rmi u-1 inn t VTnerla nt - '' The Atalanta's crew was saved, 'land ing at- Jnlsh turU .ttT.te- - brl n k Ink t hoi f damaged Ship into port following the attack on Sunday. The Fingal's . crew was ira less ' fortunate,) Six members were WHe and 24 rescued. The dead nciude the chief mate ami the stew arde.V" z, j- . nmU$ CATHEDRAL IS AGAIN SHELLED BY )'', iTHE GERMAN FORCES 'Paris,. March 17.The- bombordmeni Of Rhelms was. renewed today by the Germans, according to; the official com munique issued by the French war of fice. Two shells struck, the cathedrnl and. its roof was partially wrecked. The Interior-of the cathedral is in ruins. -'Belgian troops, the statement added, hav made considerable - progress bu trr.een Dtsmude and I N'leuport. The Bfltl alao have repulsed German at tacks at Arras, vThe Germans again re shelling Sols son It Is officially stated, and north of MensU the Germans have .been driven bade along the front for nearly a third Of a ib!!iJ Cermao attacks In the Ar. gonne district also have been repulsed. Taa declared. FOREIGNERS LEAVE MEXICO CITY, FLEE TO Conditions in Progreso, Yuca tan, "Alarming Owing to Defeat of Rebel Army, (HiiltH Pr liicl Wire.) Washington, March 17. A general exodus of foreigners from Mexico City was in progress today. All who were able were leaving for Vera Cruz. Both General Carranza and General Villa have been asked to furnish trains and unlnterrputed transporta tion, . - - j - ' American . Consular Agent John K. Silliman advised the stale department this afternoon that I he was greatly alarmed over conditions at Progrt-Hy as a result of the defeat of insurgents by Carranzlstas. Foreigners, It was said, are seeking asylum In American warships. - I Both General Carranza and General Zapata have promised to aid foreign ers who want to leave Mexico City. General Carranza, It was said, had promised Vo forward Bed Crona sup plies to the Mexican capital. Silliman reported that he had called on General Carranza at Vera Cruz yesterday and they had dixcussed con- ditfons , at Progreso. ; ieneral Car ranza, he said, hud prom led to issue an order providing for the protection of all foreigners. Secretary of fctate 'Bryan announr-ed this afternoon that General Villa hud cabled lie was - Investigating th ciiv cumstances connef te with the killing of John B. McManuR, American, by Zapatistas at Mexico City last. week. The. state department was also -In formed today that Mrs. .IS. U. . Kcales, formerly of California, who had been reported missing, was safe at Bosario. AMERICAN WARSHIPS 1 t
