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CAVE" Vni TDCI7T C'ANIIY-nTUCDQ TIMF AMH 'qTPP RV RPAniMP. TWP AnS FTCHT "RI TYTNin nAYS T FITT; XI I UK WEATHKU VUu 3 Fair tonight and LFniTirSN Thursday; winds " mostly westerly. rt t K Humidity. 9 7. VOL. XIV. NO. 240. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 15, 1915. SIXTEEN PAGES. nnrrT? rum rrwTC on tbautb akd raw IT'S AXJj TRUE" (6 S C S l ) BLOCKftD E BEEN REMOVED FROM GREECE Entente Powers Notify Skou loudis There Will Be No Further Coercion of Greek Shipping by Them. KING OF GREECE IS ILL; CONFINED TO PALACE Possibility He May Not Be Able to Take Part in the Elections Sunday. Athens, Dec. 13. (I. X. SI Premier Skouloudts was informed today by the entente powers' ministers that the al lied blockade against Greek ports has been lifted and that there would he no further coercion of Greek commerce. Seven steamers bound for Greek ports which had been detained at Mar seilles have been allowed to proceed. Grt-ek King 111. London. I ec. IB (U. P ) King Constant ;ne "f Oreece is suffering from a mi id case of influenza and fever. ac .online' to reports today. 'hsieian ul vised him to remain in ins room and not to participate in state affairs. Though t he story was unconfirmed officials manWgd particular inter est in it, inasmuch an inability to di rect diplomatic affairs and participate in elections coming Sunday might have inuportant results, not alone for Greece cut for the warring powers. . Gi-ejce Not Invaded. Athens, Dec. 15 . U. P. Official dispatches today told of a lull In the struggle along the Serbo-Greek border. These said no large Bulgar forces had yet invaded Greece, and that scouts on the heels of the retreating entente men immediately withdrew when they dis covered the mistake they had made in passing beyond the Greek border. It is possible that later press reports concerning a Bulgars' invasion are true, though officialdom does not believe that the Bulgars will invade. Meantime, "the ministry has ue c.ded to siiape its policy according to the course of events," said a seini-of-fic.al statement. This is taken to mean that Greece is keeping an anx ious eye on the problem of pursuit by the Bulgars and Teutons. Some re ports say Germany has questioned the allied occupation, of -areciafl...territory1 j rw oiV. i,. . r,t &Miit' driven further toward Saloniki, but about a division rerrained within the three trenches just .Jnside the border to oppose the advance of the centr.il allies' forces. Desultory artillery fighting across the border was the only fighting yesterday. Bulgaria Rejoices. London. Dec. 15. (U. P.) Bulgaria is exultant. Her capture of Doiran, Struga and Glevgeli in Serbia, offi cially reported in the war office statement received here early today, was hailed a. marking a day "of great historical importance" In Bul gar history. Inasmuch as it cleared Serbia of the last of the foemen. "Macedonia- is freed," said the Sofia announcement. 'The enemy everywhere is beaten." In Doiran and Gievgell the popu la e hailed the conquerors Joyously, tho office claimed. Before quitting Glevgeli the French did considerable wrecking to delay the Bulgars. SAFE CONDUCTS FOR U. S. TO BE GRANTED British Embassy Assures the State Department Boy-ed and Von Papen Can Go, Washington. Dec. 15. (V. PA Safe conducts for Attaches Boy-ed and Von Papen, recalled from the German em bassy at America's request, have been granted by Great Britain as asked by the administration. The British embassy gave this word to the state department; the matter oi safe conduct for the attaches successors, however, has not been considered. Nothing probably will be done until these have been named. The Twelvemonth In Review The Year's, End Number of The Sunday Journal Magazine, Decem ber 26, will present a comprehen sive review of the leading events of the year. Pictorial display of surpassing character will make this number extraordinarily attractive. The Sunday Journal for De cember 26, including the Year's End Number, will be mailed to any address for S cents the copy. Order extra copies early. DECEMBER 26 HAS GERMAN ATTACHES TO TERMS NAVY LEAGUE BRANCH OF MORGAN WAR TRUST' IN TALK Congressman Tavenner At tacks Munitions Maker; Chamberlain Bill Advanced Washington, Dec. 15. (U. P) The Navy league was called a branch of fice of the "J. P. Morgan war trust" by Representative Tavenner in the house today. In urging government construction of all war equipment, he charged that the league is backed by contributions from makers of muni tions. "We have paid for armor plate an average of $410 40 a ton, when the government could have produced It for J38." he said. "Of the J102.000.000 spent for armor plate since 1S87 with companies under Schwab and Morgan control, we could have saved $35,000. S00. These concerns have a monopoly on armor plate business. "We could have a navy one fourth larger, without any more taxes If the government made its own armor plate and munitions." When Tavenner charged that Ameri can companies have sold Russia armor plate for $249 a ton. while th charged America as high as $61. "Cyclone" Davis voiced an "amen" with real camp meeting fervor. Further, Tavenner claimed that Colonel Thompson, president of the league, is a director in the Nickel com pany which sells its products to the armor plate concerns. To Rush Land Grant Bill. Washington, De . ! .V ( WASHING TON BUREAU OF TifK JOURNAL) Senator Chamberlain today secured an agreement from the senate public lands committee to take up his Oregon land grant bill after the holidays, following the water power bill. It probably will come up the second- week of January. AUSTRIA EXPECTED TO IN FRIENDLY FASHION Response Will Be Given Em bassador Penfield Today, Belief in Washington, , - - - ashln gton. Dec. 1?. (I. N. S.) note ori the Ancona's sinking was ex pected to be handed to American Am bassador Penfield, In Vienna, today. Officials here believed the reply would be conciliatory in tone, due to pressure by the German government, which, it is known, is anxious to avoid a break In Austro-Amerlcan relations. If the Austrian note Is of a tempor izing character, however, it will not be satisfactory to the American gov ernment. It Is understood the state department will not accept an Aus trian claim that Franz Joseph's gov ernment h. d not been advised of the United States' position concerning sub marine warfare. American officials take the stand that Austria should have been fully aware, through publica tion of the notes exchanged with Ber lin, of America's attitude. It Is believed the status of Consul General von Nuber at New York and Charge d'Affalres Zweidenlk will re main in abeyance until the Ancona mat ter is settle!. Reply to Be Conciliatory. Geneva, Dec. 15. (I. N. S.) The American note on the Ancona was con sidered at a special meeting of the Austrian cabinet today, according to advices received here from Vienna. It is understood that the Austrian reply will be conciliatory, despite the deep resentment with which Austrian are inclined to view the attitude of the United States. Allies' War Bonds Reach Low Mark Syndicate Closes Today and Bonds Drop to 94H ; $30,000,000 Worth Sold to the Public at 98. New York, Dec. 15. (V. P.) with the syndicate floating the allied half billion dollars' worth of bonds closing today, the bonds hit S4V, their lowest mark yet. The sale to the public at the original price of 98 did not exceed Jili.OOO.OOO worth. The cost to tne underwriters was about 96. It is understood that the under writers did not withdraw their full allotments from the syndicate and so at the present figure they will pay more than the bonds are bringing In the open market. Zeppelin Blown Up With Crew of 40 Amsterdam, Dec. 15. (I. N. S.) Advices received here today from Schleswig reported the destruction of Zeppelin Lr-22 and the killing or wound ing of the entire crew of 40 persons. Women Threaten To Bar Male Voters Washington, Dec. 15. (U. P.) Suffragists claim they have sufficient votes In congress to prevent the pro posed enfranchisement of men In the District of Columbia, unless the vote is also given women. ANSWER ANCONA NOTE BULLETINS Austria Got Copies of Notes. Washington, Dec. 16. (I. N. S.) All records regarding the activities of German submarines were examined to day by Secretary of State Lansing. His Investigation showed that copies of all notes relative to German's diver war fare were delivered to the Austrian ei-ibassy here. These copies, he main tains, constituted an official notifica tion of America's position. "America," a state department of ficial said, " will rejuest any Austrian ci'rn of Ignorance of America s posi- tlon. Bandit Going to Die. Galveston, Texas, Dec. 15 (U. P.) Thirteen men and five women ban dit? have been arrested in Mexico City and with the exception of the women they will be publicly executed, according to a cablegram received here today. Masquerading as army officers, the bandits are reported to have secured more than $1,000,000 in gold and Jew elry. They were captured after a run ning fight in which two policemen were killed. s Xew Passport Rules. Washington, Dec. 15. (I. N. S.) Additional regulations regarding the is suance of passports w-ere made here this afternon by President Wilson, in aii executive order. Hereafter all ap plications for passports must be made five days before the date of sailing. The date of the sailing, the name of the ship and the port from which the applicant is to sail, must also be speci fied. Three photographs must accom pany all applications. Greek Agreement Claimed. Paris, Dec. 15. (I. N. S.) That the allies have reached a complete agree ment with Greece waS the report cur rent today in official circles. According to the report the Greeks temporarily will withdraw their troops tn allow free passage to the invading Bulgarians, the allies being authorised to remain at Saloniki and fortify their positions. Greece also will reduce her garrisons at the forts at the entrance ot-the Gulf of Saloniki. College Girl a Suicide. Madison. Wis., Dec. 15-. (U. P.) With two .22 calibre revolver wounds in the right temple, and two packages of arsenic lying nearby the body of Miss Lalitha Folks, a Vassar gradu al1, who was speciliazing at the Uni versity of Wisconsin, was round In the snow on a country road rear here today. No motive for the apparent suicide has been established. Forgotten Letter Causes Death. Hanford, Cal.. Dec. 15. (U. P.) After a quarrel over a letter which his wife alleged he had failed to mall for her, N. C. Wonsett, 25, manager of the Stratford Lumber company, near Hanford, committed suicide today. AGRICULTURE IN U. S. PROSPERS IN SP Secretary Houston Says In creased Production Has Met With Higher Market, Washington, Dec. 15. In his annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, David P. Houston, secretary of agriculture, sr.ys that In spite of the greatly disturbed condition of the world during the last 16 months agri culture in he United States, as a whole, has prospered. (Concluded on Page Eleren. Column Three) Crowley Left Just Before Big Explosion Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 15. (P. N. S ) United States secret service opera tives revealed here today that Charles C. Crowley, now under Indictment in San Francisco, with other foreign agents, for alleged complicity in gigan tic plans to destroy munitions and fac tories throughout the country, made a hurried flight from Tacoma only a few hours before the dynamiting of a barge-load of powder, destined for the Russian government, in Elliott Bay, Seattle May 30. It was also revealed that Crowley made his headfiuirters while In Ta coma for several days, and lield fre quent conferences witn a su-specteJ woman spy, at the Van Noyes hotel. From this hotel, Crowley directed the operations , of L.ouis J. S'mlth, alias Waller Brown, who has confessed par ticipation in the war plots, implicating Crowley and high-ups in the employ" of the German government, and other spies who were in the Pacific coat operations at the time, federal offic ials declare. Peace With Federal League Held Certain Chicago, Dec. 15. (U. P.) "Peace with the Federal league Is certain un less the American league kicks over the traces," said Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburg Nationals, this afternoon when he arrived here from New York. "Everything is arranged." said Drey fuss. "If the American league doesn't Jump over the traces, I will return to New York tonight and we will appoint a committee to complete negotiations with the Federals. Under the present plan, all the players will be taken caie of. Including those now playing with the Federal league clubs." Germans Lose Submarine. London, Dec. 15. (U. P.) Russian warships, according to a Rome report, sank a German submarine in the Black sea,' off Bulgaria, and slightly damaged the Turkish-cruiser Sultan Sellm. FOREIGN DISTURBANCE R FORD PEACE SHIP, IS IN BRITISH PORT Vessel Reaches Kirkwall, a Scotch Harbor, Today, Ac cording to London Report, Considerably Off Schedule VESSEL WAS TO REACH NORWAY LAST EVENING English Had Announced They WoulckNot Attempt to Delay Peace Ship. London, Pec. 15 (U. P.) The Henry Ford peace ship Os'-ar II ar rived at Kirkwall today. Kirkwall )e a Scotch harbor. It is understood the Oscar will be detained a few hours for the usual examination for contraband. Press dispatches last night reported the English government authorities as indifferent to the Ford expedition and scarcely likely to do anything to bring him near the English coast. Tfcese messages said that it was scarcely expected Ford would enter Kirkwall. New York reports last night Indi cated Ford due at "hristUinsand. Norway, during the night. Heavy storms apparently delayed the vessel In view. of her being scheduled .to reach Norway, 400 miles east, last night. BRITAIN'S END NEAR, SAYS DR. HELFFERICH, IMPERIAL TREASURER German Secretary Asserts llkl II t I I i I Mene, Mene, lekel harsin" Is Written, r- .ni Ajy MUC1COS OA V V ill e. 1j. I.) Dec. 15. HI. P1C.ermnv'a flnan. clal foundation is rock-ribbed. Eng land has been weighed in the balance and found wanting, her dissolution Is at hand, and upon her is the blame for continuance of the war. This summarizes the speech of Dr. Karl Helfferich, imperial secretary of the treasury, before the reichstag to day, in discussing the problems of Ger man finance. "We stand like rocks in the soil of their home country," he said. "On the columns of the British empire were . . . ....... ... Qiur.,., Ackvcrio L .1 1. naiuo words as were written upon Belshaz- zar's palace, 'Mene, mene, tekel uphar- in' tx',,v, v., on v v, cKitcu in Luc uaiauuo uiiu found wanting)." Quoting from the Scriptures, Helffer ich predicted these columns would crumble and that England would fall and dissolve. "The responsibility for the blood which will flow from now on," he con tinued, "for the world's misery and the danger to which civilization Is exposed tails not upon Germany, but upon those who cannot resolve to draw the conclu- slon from Germany's military sue- cesses, which nobodv can dispute. "The responsibility fulls upon those who, In their foolish criminal illusion. still now speak of Germany's annihila tion and partition and of winning a war of exhaustion." Helfferich thereupon contrasted Ger many's financial situation with that of her enemies. His Speech was in con nection with the first reading of the The flneral of E. J. Godfrey, who bill providing an additional J2, 500.000.- I dle(1 at nls home 895 East Yamhill 000 war credit. 1 street, yesterday, will be held from the conservatory chapel of the East Side Costs Faneo Millions Daily. i Funeral directors. East Sixth and East Paris, Dec. 15. l V. ) The war Alder, tomorrow, with Interment In has cost France about t l.OOu, 000,000, Rlvervlew cemetery. Mr. Godfrey was an average of more than ) S, 000, 000 one of the men who developed the fa daily, according to estimates presented r.u us Red Boy mine in Eastern Ore today to the chamber of deputies ' gon In 1893. This mine proved to be Moreover, the daily cost Is now rising, 'on,' of the most valuable mining prop so that at present it runs to more ertles in Oregon. than $16,010,000 d,tly. , Mr. Godfrey was a native of Canada. aped 68 years, and had been engaged Dr. Helfferich, Germany's financial for a number of years in mining en director, estimated yesterday that t he : tt r prises in Oregon. He is survived belligerents are spending S0, 000, 000 . by a widow. Mrs. Emma Godfrey, and ! two sons, Frnrik and Roy N". Godfrey. Mr Godfrey had lived in Portland for To Smoke Out Carson. over 40 years. London, 1 iec. 15. ( U. P. ) Unionist " dissenters, headed by Sir Edward Car- X Jl A 1 4- sen. former attorney general, hava JjOrU. AlVer S lOUe ueeii uK.ei oy colonial secretary A. Bonar Law to "lay their carfls on the table.'" Speaking frankly to them last night, he invited them to go into an opposition party and force the over turn of the present regime if they felt such a step necessary to bring a successful conclusion to the war. At the same time, he hinted that he will retire if dissent continues. New York Recovers From Storm Tieup I torney general in the first Salisbury New York, Dec. 15. (I. N. S.) ' government in 1885. He was knighted Traffic here had been restored toda'in 1883, after serving as chairman of after the partial tieup doe to the the British government commission '.o great snow and wind storms The ' the Chicago world's fair. He later Twentieth Century Limited was stalled for 10 hours In a snevkank along the Hudson river. It was leaned today. Communications were nsx- pe.ted to be fully repaired for week. Student Test Shows Control of Many W ords First Terms in Franklin High School Have Speaking Vocabu j lary of TOOO Words. I First termers at Franklin high school have a speaking vocabulary of '. 7000 words, and third terms 7600, ac ! cording to a test lately made by I. A. ' Melendy, professor of English. ! The same test showed that the stu j dents had at pieir command when writing a vocabulary as follows: First termers, 8880 words; third termert. S1C0. And for reading purposes the first termers are credited with clearly under standing the meaning of 12,100 words and the third termers 16,400 words. The test was made with 80 students Just entering the high school and 21 beginning the third term or the second year's Work. professor Melendy ex plained that he selected, somewhat at random, 260 words from the Webster'. high school distlonary, which contains 26,000 words. Of the 260 words se lected, for each one included in the student's vocabulary he was given credit for 100 words. The average for all werj the figures above stated. Webster's unabridged dictionary con tains more than 400,000 words, includ ing the main words and their inflec tions and derivatives and compound words and phrases. TEN HOUR DAY FOR IS Father 0'Hara Does Not Be lieve Plan Would Relieve Problem of Unemployed, The Industrial Welfare commission informed the Chamber of Commerce today that the request of retail mer chants through the chamber for per mission to employ women 10 hours, instead of 8 hours and 20 minutes, a l uay ior a iew aays Derore Christmas had been rejected WOMEN CHRISTMAS RUSH REED T-1 . , . ij that Ienghtening the hours of work for women now employed will not I serve the purpose indicated In the re i quest- relieve the problem of unrra- C- . V. . . . , . . y , . i , That 3000 women and girls are em ployed in Portland stores. That the extension of time would have the effect of adding 600 girls a day, or one fifth, for which no pro posal forixtra compensation has been volunteered by the merchants, and that extending the hours of employed girls would doubtfully Increase the work for unemployed girls. That this increase would amount to 30,000 additional working hours for girls now employed during the six day8 rrecedlng Christmas. That the nervous strain and physical exhaustion of extended hours are , , harmful The commission's notice concludes with a semi-warning: "It will be the duty of the commis sion to Insist on strict compliance by the stores of the regulation limiting the hourB of their women employes to eipht hours and minutes a day The comment of George K, Hardy. executive secretary of the Chamber of """"- v'v- "- heen modified to a request that the Blrls work n(-t Saturday evening and f"ur da's next week, hut I guess this nllce finishes the matter." " Man Who Developed Red Boy Mine Dies Dies at Age of 72 As Member of Alaskan Boundary Com mission Former Chief Justice of England Toted for American Klfhta London, Dec. 15. Lord Alverstonf, aged "2. died here today. As a mem ber of the Alaskan boundary commis sion he voted for America on disputed claims. Richard Everard Webster. first Baron Alverstone. was appointed at- ' served again as attorney general and was on the Bering sea and Venezueran hjoudary arbitration commissions. He was made a baron and lord chief Jus- atlce of Erigland In 1900. He filled the position with dignity and honor. Jeanun assigned Dy Kev. E. V. Up-!'Hara. chairman of the commission, BILL DNBUSHELS WHEAT FOR YEAR 1915 Corn Production Also Shows a Marked Gain Over the Product of the Previous Year in United States. $3,600,000,000 TOTAL FOR MAIN CROPS GIVEN Comparative Estimates Given Out by the Department of Agriculture. Washington, Dec. 16. The 1915 wheat crop will total 1,011,505,000 bushels, valued at $930,302,000, against 891,017,000 in 1914, valued at J878.680, 000 the department of agriculture an nounces today in its estimates. The corn crop is 3,054,535.000 bush els, worth $1,755,859,000, against 2.672, f.04,000 bushels, worth' $1,7 2 2,07 0,000, while cotton is 11,161,000 bales, against 16..135.00U the past year. The apple crop was placed In today'B figures at 76,670,000 barrels, valued at $156,107,000. Olves Bug Total. These remarkable figures total up to $3,600,000,000 for the wheat, corn and smaller crops. Taken in conjunction with Secretary Houston's annual report these figures mean that the American farmer's pock ets are bulging, that the old sock be neath the mantelpiece Is overflowing, and that-the bank account is fat and lusty. Houston's report told of an esti mated va.lue of $9,873,000,000 in 1814, a retord breaker, which soared nearly $83,000,000 above the 1913 mark. At the same time, he showed particularly heavy agricultural exports for the flrct part of this year. Comparison Are Given. Comparative estimates were given out as follows: Corn Acreage: 1915, 198,321,000 acres; 1914, 103,435,000 acres. Produc tion: 1915. 3,054,535,000 bushels; 1914. .72.804.000 bushels. Value: 1915, $1,75',. 859, 000; 1914, $1,722,070,000 Winter wheat Acreage: 1915.' 40, 533,000 acres; 1914. 36,008.000 acres. Production: 1915, 655,045,000 bushels; 1914. 684,990,000 bushels. Value; 1915. $622,01 2,000; 1914, $675,623,000. Spring wheat Acreage: 1915. 19, 445,400 acres; 191 4. 17,533,000 acres. Production; 1915. 35S,460.0go bushels; !?14, 206,227.000 bushels. Value: 1915, S30K.29O.OO0, 1114. $203,057,000. SAUunHaeitt-Acre ge: 1915, 59,838, 000 acres; 1914. 63,641.000 acres. Pro duction: 1915, 1,011,505,000 bushels; 1914. 891.017,000 bushels. Value: 1915. $330,3(32,000; 1914. $878,680,000. Oats Acreage: 1915. 40 780,000 acres; 1914 38,442.000 acres. Produc tion: 1915. 1.540.362,000 bushels; 1914, 1.141.060.000 bushels: Value: 1915, $555,569,000; 1914. $4 99,431,000. Barley Acreage: 1915, 7.395.000 acres; 1914. 7,565,000 acres. Produc tion: 1915, 237.009,000 bushels; 1914, 134,953.000 bushels. Value: 1915, $122, 439,000; 1914. $105,903,000. Hice Acreage: 1915, 2,58,000 acre; 191 4. 2.541,000 acres. Production: 1915, 43.190,000 bushels; 1914, 42,779,000 bushels Value: 1916. $41,295,000; 1914, $37,018,000. Potatoes Acreage: 1915. 3761.000 acres, 1314, 3. 70. 000 acres. Produc tion: 1915, 359,103,000 bushels; IP 1 4. 405.921,000 bushels. Value. , 131G. $221,104,000; 1914, $198,609,000. Tobacco Acreage: 1915. 1.368,000 acres; 1 91 4. 1.224.tift0 acres. Produc tion: 191 5, 1,060. 587. 000 pounds; 1911, 1,034.679,000 pounds. INQi$liO SPY THEORIES UNTRUE Officers Deny Any Attempt on Part of Big Freighter's Crew to Damage Her. Kan Francisco. Deo. 15. (P. X. S.) The official investigation into the causes which disabled the Hill liner Minnesota and brought her back TOO miles from her Journey to Ergland. was begun at 11 o'ebx-k today aboard the ship, while the big freighter lay at anchor in the bay. No one other than the United States inspectors was permitted aboard the ship, and no member of the crew was permitted to leave the ship while the investigation war being conducted by James Guthrie and Joseph Dolan, in spectors of hulls and boilers. That the trouble aboard the Minne sota was of a purely mechanical nature was declared by the members of the crew, and by the United States inspec tors, after a preliminary Inspection; but the reasons for these mechanical troubles have yet to be discovered. Tnree Possible Censes OlTen. Salt water, dirt or grease in th ; boilers would have caused the explo sions of the tubes, which 'became so frequent while the ship was off the coast of Lower California that it had to put back. This was the declaration made to day by Joseph Dolan. All the mem bers of the crew will be questioned today. Much dissatisfaction was expressed by the members of the crew because of their treatment today, and open declarations were made that the new seamen's law had been violated by the company. The crew succeeded in getting' word to the seamen's union asking that a delegate from the union MINNESOTA'S MISHAP (Concluded tm Pi re Two, Column Foar) Revenues Are Off Millions Owing to War Kitrhin Introduces Bill Proposing Extension of Emergency Taxes; Customs Drop $K2,0O0,0OO. Washington, Dec. 15. (U. P.) The administration bill, proposing exten sion of the present war emergency taxes a year in their present form, was introduced today by Majority Leader Kltchin. He desires a vote thereon to morrow. In presenting the measure, Kltchin pointed to losses in customs revenue amounting to $82,000,000, and In to bacco and liquor to $25,000,000. Taxation of rich men's incomes Is a plan to which the ways r.nd means committee is turning to secure rev nres to meet increased preparedness charges. A Democratic faction r.ow threatens. to oppose at,y taxes for pre paredness' except on incomes and in heritances, unless the government mo nopolizes the making of munitions. BEEMAN'S WORKlS PRAISED BY WITNESS FOR DR. MARCEHUS Petition of Physicians for Re instatement cf Beeman Features End of inquiry, Pfaise for the work of Ira T. Beeman, formerly chief quarantine officer of the health bur?au, by wit nesses for City Health Officer Mar cellus and the presentation of a peti tion signed by about 150 Portland physicians asking for Heemarv's re instatement featured the conclusion of the council's investigation of Dr. Mar cellus' methods of handling the af fairs of the health bureau. What action will be taken by the council as a result of the Investigation 13 a matter of conjecture, but it is said that the majority will recommend that Marcellus be dismissed. Under the charter, according to City Attor ney La Roche, the council can not discharge Marcellus. it being a matter entirely for Mayor Albee. An ordi nance is pending, however, reducing Marcellus' salary from $3600 to $1800 a year. It is probable that this ordi nance win be adopted, as Commis sioners Haker, BIgelow and Daly have already gone on record In favor of the measure. Beeman CHTes Testimony. During the closing session, Beeman was placed on the stand and asked as to the percentage of case handled by him. Dr. Marcellus and by L. J. Wolf, chief medical inspector. The book showing the number of calls made and giving the names of those making the calls was Introduced. "Out of 3396 calls made since. Feb ruary, Dr. Marcellus, according to the reords, made only 145 calls," he sakl. "State to the council how much night work was done by Marcellus for the city," requested Daly. "Of the calls made, 99 per cent were by Dr. Wolf and. myself. Dr. Marcellus did not know of the night calls I made until the next morning" Ir. Marcellus attempted to show that he had answered many calls of which no record had been made in the call book, saying that ha had made the calls and that Beeman's name ap peared as answering them. On the stand, however, Beeman swore that lie had nothing to do with recording the cases, but that work (Concluded on Page TweWe. Column Six) CHICAGO BELT LINE IS TIED UP BY STRIKE; 6000 CARS DELAYED Strikebreakers to Be Em ployed This Afternoon and Trouble Is Expected, Chicago, Dec. 15. (I. N. 8.) With 6000 cars, many of them loaded with perishable freight stalled by the striky of the engineers, firemen and yard men of the Belt Railroad company cf Chicago, bufidreds of deputies and guards paroled the yards today pre pared to regitst possible attempts at violence on the part of the strikers and their sympathizers. The company expects to employ strikebreakers this afternoon and the real crisis of the strike will then de velop. Nearly 6000 men are out. "Home Run" Baker May Join Yankees Chicago. Dec. 15 ( U. P.) That "Home Run" Raker will be sold to the New York Americans wag deemed cer tain this afternoon when Colonel Run pert, one of the owners of the Yankees, held a long conference with Connie Mark, Athletics' manager. Later the two conferred with President Johnson of the American league. "I will sell Baker if I can get a good price." was all Mack would say. American league magnates freely admitted today that they believed Btrney Dreyfus, who will arrive from New York tonight, brings a plan for peace with the Federals. TRUNK MURDER MYSTERY TAKES Picture Sent Broadcast Over Country That of San Fran cisco Man and Not That of Bartholomew. THE JOURNAL'S THEORY CONFIRMED IN DETAlt Lind Was Wealthy, Says Friend Who Is Double of Indicted Suspect. The picture on the circulars being sent broadcast over'the United State by the Portland police, announcing m reward of $500 for the arrest of George.' J-'artholomew, accused of the murder' of John Llnd in the "green trunk" my- . tery, is not a picture of Bartholomew, but of Antone Anderson, floor man atcr at the Columbia garage. 645 Geary street, San Kranclsco. This is the latest, ar.d most startling aftermath development in the most purzling murder mystery that has con fronted the police of the Pacific coast In years. . A letter was received by Chief of Police Clark yestrrdav from Chief Of, Police White at San Francisco, which again confirms The . ournal In its statement that the murdered man v.i.s John I.ind, a wealthy Swede, who had been employed most of his life A a butler and cutirhman. . ; y George Edward Bartholomew - met Llnd 'in San Francisco. 1 and left" with him in October in the search o a chicken ranch somewhere in the Willamette valley of Oregon. Und Wti Religious. John Llnd was deeply religious, and Bartholomew, to win favor, took advantage of this, professing himself to be religious, and neither smoking, drinking or swearing in Llnd's pres ence. Llnd had a deposit of several thousand dollars In the Hlbernla bank, San Francls o,s and also a considerable fortune on c"epoalt In the Germmla bank at Boston. The letter leaves the inference that rob bery was the motive of the crime of which Bartholomew in accused. in this connection, a remarkable co incident e arises, (ieorge Kdward Bar tholomew is -an exact double Oi Anton Anderson, the mun whore picture ap pears op. 4U yclFClxa i Tr- (Conclude! in I'aitr Two. Colli ton Oo SMYTHE REITERATES STATEMENT HE'S NOT LI Man Detained at Cheyenne'-:: Says He Will Be Free Soon as Police See Photos. Cheyenne, Wyo . Dec. 15. (U. P.) Though he has been under the third . degree numerous times since he was taken in Custody here, William T. Bmythe reiterated today he is not George Bartholomew, who is sought in connection with the "green trunU mar- ' der" of John Llnd In Portland, Or. His attitude Is one of cold, calm con fidence. He declares he knows abso- -lutely nothing of the murder, and hi story appears m straightforward that Chief Ernbrey is convinced, despite ; resemblajjtje to pliotographs of Bar- tbolomew." Embrey last night forward ed several good photographs of the prisoner. "I will be discharged as soon as th Portland authorities have a chance to investigate further," said Smyths to day. Iremler Mcliride Resigns. Vancouver. B. C.. Dec 15. (V, P.) Sir Richard McHride bus resigned th premiership of British Columbia and his seat in the legislature, and will go soon to Ixmdon, to become agent gen eral for l'.rittsi Columbia. W. J. Bow ser will succeed him. Wood, for Rent Wants a Garden In Portland alone there ar almost 300,000 people and each Individual ia a potential market for something. Want Ads open this vast market to you and they alone can do It rrmf Wanted 38 WISH to rent cultivated garden on shares close to town, house, water, references. , Situations sfals 3 WANTED By middle aged man; chance to learn candy making; will give time and some monif. for few weeks to learn. Iwsp comma 83 TRADE 2 cords of wood for room rent, board or groceries. Just the other day a local farm er swapped 150 pounds of bull for 120 pounds of chicken. A Journal Want Ad turned the deL See pages 13 and 14. Possibly something you want is advertised. START! iNG TURN BARTHOLOMEW f v