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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.
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