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rain; winds be
coming souther
lv. Humlditv 90.
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CABINET HOLDS
AUSTRIAN NOTE
CANNOT STAND
Reply to American Repre
sentations Concerning At
tack on Ancona Deemed
"Utterly Unsatisfactory."
DISPUTES FACTS BASED
ON AUSTRIAN REPORTS
If Disavowal Does Not Come
Shortly Diplomatic Rela
tions Will Be Broken.
Ry John Kdwin Nevin.
Washington. Iec. 17. i I. N. S.I
Austria's reply to America s represen
tations regarding; ti.e sit. king of the
Italian sfsm?h!p Ancona was declared
-utterly unsatisfactory" by govern
ment offic ais here today. Th; docu
ment was uneidered ai l-npttt at to
day's 'ah'i'.ct meeting and Secretary
State 1. arising was given full au
thority to d.-al with the entire subject
as lc thinks best.
The concensus of opinion among the
riihihet members was that, unless the
lcte is a play for time, it can be re
garded only as a reje tlon of Amer
n a's ileum ud s.
Tee text of the d L ament will be
g;wr. to the public shortly.
Action Baaed on Austrian KePort.
The cabinet .'inference developed th
following facts;
First The reply fai'. to state that
the i.ew A ust r. an p..-uin is in acy
,iv responsive to Hie American pot.l- j
.ion. !
Second it is d-e m.--d ridi -ulcus that '
Austria shou'.d dispute the tacts recit- .
!-d in the American note, masmucn a
that note specifica"y set forth fact,
zleaiied from the official report of the
Austrian admiralty.
Third The s i-f t '.on that Austria
should not be hound by pre' edei.ts set
up on correspondence with Cermany
nas likewise brushed aside as irrele
vant. Fundamental Art Involved, j
" It is not a question of precedents "
raid Secretary Lansing this afternoon, i
"but one of fundamental principles.''
It Wiis considered certain that with
in h few days final word will be sent
to Au.sttbi. simply stating that unle.'.s
Austria '..as new ;u.d a tual fact.-, sue
must .iis.t.ovv it spoils i Si 1 it y for the
sinking of the An "r;i. ot!,re con
tinuant e of amicable relations w ill be
t; i! possi 1 1
It was learned this afternoon that
,1'residen t Wi'son intends to hoid a
final lonfe'reii' with Secretary Land
ing before liaving on his honeymoon.
Not Contains 100 Words.
Austria's reply to America's not
was received by Secretary of State
Lansing at I a. m. today and tn:
w rk of deciphering tlie document
.si.irte.l immeiliately .
Austria's demand for a bill of par
ticulars will be granted. Secretary
(if State I-iinslnr:. however, will make
it plain In his reply that his demand
for disavowal of responsibility for
the sinking of the Ancona and in
demnity for American relatives of the
victims, wa ; based on evidence col
lected by American citizens and
backed up by the official Austrian
report, obtained through American
Ambassador I'enfield.
The decoding of the note proved
very difficult. The note contained
about 1000 words.
Vienna Press Comment.
Vienna. I'e -. 16 -r. N. S. ) (Via
London. Dec. 17.1 Various newspapers
todav comment on the American gov
ernment's note concerning the Ancona
and the Austrian government's reply to
it The Keiehs Post says:
Washington must admit that the ex
tent and the decisive tone of its note
are in striking contrast with its faulty
argument."
The Neue Freie Presse says:
"Tlie mildness of Baron Burian's re
sponse is proof of his peaceful inten-
The Neue Wiener Tageblatt says:
ly will find in it ecr thing which ex
presses the feeling of tlie whole na
tion." The Neue Weiner Tageblatt says:
"The most minor local court would
reject such art . indictment in the
American note to Austria as witho.it
sufficient evidence. Austria-H ungarv.
however, which is involved in a hard
defensive war and must protect it3
honor and dignity and the existence of
its millions of citizens, passes in its
pioud consciousness of right over the
formal weaknesses of the American
iucusation and is prepared to examine
ti e claims thoroughly.
"The White House at Washington is
rot yet the supreme court for the
whole world, and its dictum not yet
a erdlcl good for all time. The bur
t'en of proof rests upon the accuser.
We await the proofs. If they come I
we shall examine them calmly and
without prejudice, and with the teip
of lod and justice defend our good
eause."
La Follette Has No
Chance, Taft View
"He "Will Hot Ost Republics Hosiin.
Uon Any ICore Than X," Btmuta
ex-President of tne Senator.
Kon Du Lac, "Wis., Dec. 17. (U.
I) Senator Ia Follette. in Professor
Taft's opinion, has no chance of getting
the Republican presidential nomination.
Taft smiling said today: "He has
about as much chance as I have and
I'm out of politics,"
The former president declared the
Bull Moosers are 'returning to the G.
O. P. and that the Republican camp will
be harmonious.
BULLETINS
Deputies Cunt Bandit.
El Monlf, al.. Dec. 17. I. P. i
Deputies hunted In the sand wash
hear here thin afternoon for a bandit
who flrd there after fighting a pistil
'liirl with officers in the streets of
this city. Another man, alleged to
have t.een the real of the fugitive in
an attempted rohhery. was seriously
wounded during the battle. He was
identified a J. Manuel, said to have
served a prison sentence for bursal y
in Northern California.
'2.000,000 Kecruits Sex ured.
London. Dec. 17. i r. N. S i It
seems ;. 1,P generally taken for fram
ed that, during the seven weeks the
recruiting p. an of the Karl of Derby
was in operation an aggregate of H.
uou.finn m..n enlisted, of whom over
l.or. o.'ion made direct enlist mem for
immediate service.
Mexico Wants Loan.
Mexico 'ity, Iec. 17. (I. N. S. i
The ( 'a rranzista government todav
was understood to he considering
plans to secure a $50,000,000 l"an in
the Fnited States. It is said that ,
New York financiers already have
approached on the loan.
To Pardon Convicts.
Springfield, III , Dec. 17. I '. P i -Instead
of eating Christmas dinner in
prison, five convicts will be released
the day before the holiday, under par
dons granted by tlovernor Dunne.
FLETCHER NAMED AS
U. S. AMBASSADOR TO
REPUBLIC OF MEXICO
Ambassador to Chile, a Re
publican, Former Rough
Rider Is Given Post,
Washington. Lec. 17. fl. N. S.I j
Henry Fletcher, ambassador to Chile, ;
has been named American ambassador i
to Mexico, according to official an
nouncement here today.
Fletcher was appointed envoy ex
traordinary and minister plenipoten
tiary to Chile, December 21. 1909, by
President Tafl.
In 198 he fought with the Rough
Riders in Cuba as a private, later be
coming first lieutenant and battalion
adjutant of the Fortieth United States
Volunteers and serving In the Philip
pines. In 1902 hs began his diplomatic ca
reer as second assistant secretary to
the American legation to Cuba.
in U'05 he became secretary to the
American legation to Portugal, and
two years later secretary' to the Amer
ican legation to China. He was made
charge d affa.res October 1, l'-07, hold
ing this post until his appointment as
minister to Chile.
Fletcher is a Republican, and his
new post will carry $17,500 pay. the
fcame as the Chilean ambassadorship.
Fletcher's appointment was protected
by Senator Kern of Indiana, who iojnt
eil out that, as the pofition was prom
ised to John K. Lamb, now dead. It
should go to another Indianan. It H
understood that Fletcher's successor
will be an Indianan.
Shotgun Discharged
At House, Burglar
W. C. Straub Fires at Zntrodaer After
Latter Had Stolen 925 From Dresser
Drawer.
W. .'. Straub of 72 Kast Twenty
sixth street, has been ready for burg
lars for some time so when he was
awakened at 4 this morning by a th'ef
who entered by the back door of 1:1s
home he seized a loaded shot gun
whick he had upstairs and went down
to meet the intruder.
He fired at the man but did not hir
him, the shot marking the wall ami
kitchen door by which the burglar
made his exit.
But before awakening Mr. Ptraub the
night prowler got $2i from a down
stairs dresser drawer.
Mr. Straub, however, got a good look
at the man and says he was about five
feet, seven inches In height ami
weighed about 150 pounds.
He wore a long dark overcoat at. I
dark slouch hat.
Mr. and Mrs. Straub and Mrs.
Straub'a sister were in the house at
the time of tlie burglary.
Duchess of Minto
To Wed Kitchener?
New- York, Dec. 17 (I. X. S.) Thv
World this morning prints a report
from London which says that an
nouncement of the engagement of
Earl Kitchener of Khartoum to the
dowager countess of Minto Is ex
pected in the near future.
The countess is a widow. Her hus
band. Earl Minto, died in 1914. H-;
was viceroy of India, succeeding Lord
Curzon, who resigned because the
home government supported Kitch
ener In a dispute, and was governor
general of Canada for six years. The
countess is a cousin of Earl Grey,
the foreign secretary. She was noted
for her beauty. She is th; mother
oi fve children.
Rumor of the betrothal is said to
have caused great surprise in Eng
land, as Kitchener was known as an
adherent of the old theory that a
soldier should be wedded to his pro
fession and should take no other
bride.
Ship Leaves Kirkwall.
London, Iec.. 17. ( V. P. The Ford
peace ship Oscar II Is today en route
to Christlansand. Norway. She was
released at Kirkwall last night, follow
ing the customary- port examination
there.
FLORISTS BUSY
T
THE GALT HOME
Wedding Cake Was Made in;,,,
St. Paul and Is Capped
With Flowers of Many Cc
ors and Dancing Cupids.
With Flowers of Many Col-
.
HOUR FOR WEDDING TO
BE KEPT A MYSTERY
; Secretary Lansing May Have
i to Visit President During
His Honeymoon.
Wash i tig' i m. I e .
ternational tnatteis
1 7 - i 1". P.I !n
w : 11 not ir.i r the
wedding not t..
Wilson, and Mrs
e . ti , t it .n of prf si del t
Norman Boiling ilalt.
Their wedding t t i j
er.ed because of t'
will not he short-
e A net -r a case.
They will w d tomorrow. The hour
has not been armour, ed. though it
will probah'.y be In the rvening. The
r ere.T.ony by t?i Hev. Herbert Scott
Smith. Kpis' .-pal minister, w i ; : be held
Mil Mrs. Calts home without pomp.
i.mly a few wi:i witness it.
Where the couple will honeymoon
I (Concluded on I'ae Six. Column Four )
SMELTING PLANT TO
E IN CITY
Chamber of Commerce Urg
ing Site for Bunker Hill &
Sullivan Mining Co,
Following the publication of press
dispatches from Kellogg, Idaho, to the
effect that the Hunker Hill & Sullivan
Mining & Concentrating company pro
posed building a $l,000,i)no smelter
somewhere at tidewater, with the like
lihood of its being locate.! at Portland,
the Chamber of Commerce today au
horized tiie following statement of
pr gress made in submitting to the
company the advantages of this city:
'Tor the past tw o or three months
the Bunker Hill Sullivan Mining &
Concentrating company has been
studying different sites in the Pacific
northwest, both at tidewater and the
interior, for the location of a smelting
! plant for their own ores. Engineers
I have visited several of these sites and
j gathered data as to the relative costs
of operation at each, and in this con
nection made a general study of all the
questions of the raw materials required
and other conditions.
District Is Inspected.
"One of the engineers had passe. 1
through Portland on this mission with
out being met by any of the business
interests, but the chamber of com
merce noticed from press reports that
an appropriation of Jl.oOO.OuO had been
made for the. work, and that sites were
being studied, and immediately ap
pealed to the management to consider
this territory. N
"Following this appeal two or thr
trips have been made here by repre
sentatives of the company and all the
data which tlie (').anil.. r of Commerce
. oul.l gather on the subject liave t.eeu
taken under consideration. . The data
(over the several advantages that the
district could argue in its behalf and
assurance has been given that it would
be seriously considered.
"The Hunker Hili Sullivan Min
ing & Concentrating company, which n
. ne of tlie largest mining companies of
the west, has set aside $ 1 .two out
of its funds for the construction of a
smelter.
"The same company has very strong
mining connections in different re
gions, especially in Alaska. In study
ing a location for a smelter, however,
tie assurance was given to the local
ptople that the smelter would handle
arythlng but their own ores from their
Coeur d'Alene mine.
Fnrnisn Own Ore.
"It seems that the company has e
sufficient output from its
Coeur
d'Alene property to warrant the opera
tion of an independent smelter and
would not have to call upon customs
or outside ore to make the plant a suc
cess. "The keenest anxiety is flt in a
large number of districts that have
been under consideration in respect to
the final decision of the company,
which is understood to be with the of
ficers and board of directors at to-;
present time. No Intimation i given
as to when a decision will be reached.
but the assumption follows that a do
clsion will probably be rendered some
time about the first of the year."
RANSFORMING
COST ABOUT MILLION
MAY L AT
Maverick Was
Headed For a
British Colony
Throe Officers and Five of ( rew
Itenrh Kan I'ranriM-o; Say Wages
Were Paid by German Consuls.
San Francisco, Her. 17.- (P. N. is )
S;in Kran,.isoo ilB,ntJI ,,Rid ,hP ,.OHt
of trio mysterious rruiso of the Maver
ick (IiTinan rnnunla in I I i 1 r n n rl H r. -
ta la supplied the cash with which
our wages were paid.
"The Maverick was dispatched from
this coast to work for the Cermans
in starting a revolution in British pos
sessions In the orient, and possibly
in establishing a submarine base in
the South l'acific."
These statements were made by
members of a party composed of three
officer.- and five members of the crew
of the Maverick, who returned to San
I Francisco today on the steamer Seiyo
Mam. They left the mystery essel
in Batavia two months ago.
There is being watched by Dutch
: and Knglibh wirships, and it is the be
lief of the returned seamen that the
' Maverick's purpose was the establiuh
ment of a naval base.
The party is compose,! of Oscar
Krb'kson. first officer, Willam Keed.
second officer, and T. 11. Kenny, as
sistant took all of San I'firo; wen
Mcciee. first engineer. San Francisco,
aid four Mexiian oilers ami fiiemen.
Tales of a weird voyage, during
which the members were kept in igno- I
ram e of the mession or destination of
the vessel, are related by the men.
It is expected that the Maveric k sail
ors will be called before the federal
grand jury in a neutrality Investiga
tion. MEN AND HORSES DIE
WHEN BARGE UPSETS
IN EAST RIVER, N. Y.
Nineteen Men Reported Miss
ing, Most of 600 Horses In
tended for Allies Drowned,
New York, Pec. 17. (I. Is". S.)
Nineteen persons are reported missing;
from a barge which capsized and sank
at the foot of Twenty-fourth street
here today. The barge was loaded
with 600 horses intended for the allies.
The barg.- turned over when the horses
stampeded and ran to one side. Most
of the horses weie drowned
New Mining Laws .
Advocated by Lane I
Secretary of Interior Says Present
"Sales of Game" Save Been "Refined
Into Obscurity."
' Washington. Dee. 17. Secretary Lane
j n his forthcoming annual report speaks
of the necessity for a new set of min
ing laws "The old code." he sayt
'is so elaborate and complicated that
the best of brains cannot tell what the
law 1s. Tlie truth seems to be that
between mining eng'neers and mining
lawyers, the rules of the game have
been refined into obscurity; and If con
press were to say to the president that
lie might select three men familiar
with mining laws nnd miners' di f flood
tie to suggest a new mining code to
congress, it would, 1 believe, be giving
in earnest 4a new freedom to the min
ing industry."
Hamadan, Persia, Is
Taken by Russians
Important Commercial City 165 Miles
From Teheran Is Occupied Tomb of
Esther and Mordecai Located There.
Petrograd. Ipc. 17 tV. P. Rus
sian forces have occupied the import
ant Persian city of Hamadan., official
announcement said today.
Hamadan gains the importance from
the fact that it is an entry port for
the commerce between, Bagdad, Tabriz,
Ispahan and Teheran.
It is located li". miles southwest of
Teheran at the base of Mount Elvend
(ancient Urontesl at an elecation of
6000 feet. It houses the reputed tomb
of Esther and Mordecai,
Villa Chieftains
To Abandon Leader
Consul at El Puo Wires MeAcan Em
bassy That at a Conference In Chi
huahua Tney Hare Decided to Quit.
Washington. Dec. 17. (I. N. S.)
Andreas C.arcia. Mexican consul at El
Paso, today wired the Mexican em
bassy here that Villa chieftains at a
conference in Chlcuahua City have de
cided to abandon General Villa and
surrender themselves to (Seneral Car
ronza's mercy.
On tlie Western Front.
Paris. Dec 17. (I. N. S.I I ntermit-
tent fighting of small Importance was
the only activity on the western fron'
noted In today's communique from the
French war office.
To Investigate Philippines.
Washington. Dec. 17. (V. P.) In
vestigation of the Philippine govern
ment was asked by Representative Mil
ler, Minnesota, in a resolution today.
Hulgar Losses Heavy.
Amsterdam. Dec. 17. ( I'. I'.) The
Bulgarians lost 16.000 men in the Cer-
na river fighting, advices here said to-
' day
BULGARIA ANNOUNCES
WAR IS ENDED SO FAR
AS SHE IS CONCERNED
Many of Her Troops Will Be
Withdrawn From. Mace
donia; Her Aims Attained,
Sofia, Dec. 17. (I. If. 8.) An
nouncement was made here today that
Bulgarian considers the vrar ended so
far as its own Interests are concerned
and that many of its troops will be
withdrawn from Macedonia.
I London. I ec 17.--(I. N. S. i Th
Bulgarian government has made offi
cial announcement that (ireece has ;o -Cfpted
proposals to fix a neutral zone
of two kilometers, according to a I'en
tral News dispatch received here to
uay from Zurich
Two Miles From Border.
Salonikl. Dec. 17. il". I'. I Bulga
rian troopers continue to hold their
lines about two miles from the Greek
frontier and show no intention of
( rosslng, according to d.spab hes to
day, m-
In w it hi! ra w ing from Salonikl, the
('reek commander, Moschopoulos. noti
fied Ceneral Sarraril, French punnian- I
dec:
I "The Hellenic army is ordered to
'retire, fur the purpose of Having t
ground free fcr the belligerent armies."
This is mken as strengthening the
view of an invasion on the trail of the
allied retreat.
Serbians' Prisoners Go to France.
Mars.llhs, Dec. 17.--(I. N. S For
'v thousand Teuton and Bulgarian
prisoners, 7o0 of whom are officers.
,...,.t. -., 1 v lite Corltlnn. untl nlliti
during the HalK.tn campaign, arrived
here today en route to French lom'en
tratitir. camps.
belgITelieTship
beached after being
Levenpool, Carrying Food
From Americans, Is in a
Sinking Condition,
Rotterdam. Dec 17 - ( L. P i The re
lief ship Levenpool. from New York.
h is been mined or torpedoed
She was
sinking when last reported.
A second dispatch said the vessel
5
had been beached at Mucking Flat
The Hritlsh steamer Nyroca, arrivin
today, reported she passed the Leven
pool sinking near Kentlshknork, but
that the steamer Pandlnn and a torpedo
boat took, off the Levenpool's crew.
The torpedo boat, standing by. .nig- !
naled the Nyroca. that no assistance
was needed. j
It is understood here that English 1
contributions paid for the cargo. If;
she has been beached, it is possible the
can be salvaged.
The Levenpool was a 4KS4 ton Eng
lish vessel, but was under charter of
the American commission on relief of
Belgium. She flew the relief flag,
under which she was supposed to be
Immune from attack.
Carried Food to Helgium.
New York. I ec. 17. 1 1". 1'.) The
Levenpool, relief ship, reported tBin.-dl
or torpedoed and sinking, saile.i from
this port November ".4, with KL0O tons
of lard and bacon for Belgium via
Rotterdam. She carried only her reg
ular crew.
Officials here believe if she met with
a mishap, it was from a min, and
they doubted she had been torpedoed.
She flew side and deck banners and
carried signal boards. Indicating to bel
ligerents that she was a r lief ship.
At night she displayed heavy illumina
tion, so there was no chance of mis
taking her character. From this offi
cials felt it unlikely any belligerent
had sent her to the bottom.
Italian Liner Torpedoed.
London. Dec. 1 7. 1 1 N. S. I - The
Italian liner Port'j Said, registering
r301 tons, has leen torpedoed in the
Mediterranean sea by either a Herman
or Austrian submarine, according to
advices received here today. Ti.c Porto
Said was built in 1SS4.
Swedes Save American Hark.
London, Dec. 17. 1 I. ?v S.i A Ger
man torpedo boat attempted to cap
ture the American bark Andrew- Welch
the night of December 13, at Ha-lm-stad,
where "he had taken refuge, says
the Post's Stockholm correspondent. A
Swedish torpedo boat sent to protect
the Welch thwarted the German.
A GOOD YEAR
When the achievements of the
pissing twelvemonth are reviewed
in their entirety, common sense
compels the conclusion that the
year has been good to Portland
and the Oregon country.
In the Year's End Number of
The Journal the various activities
of 191 5 will be presented in a
comprehensive fashion that will
interest every person in the com
munity. The Sunday Journal for De
cember 26. including the Year's
End Number, will be sent to any
address for 5 cents the copy.
Order extra copies early.
DECEMBER 26
M NE OR TORPEDOED
TORNADO KILLS
15, INJURES 50
IN MISSISSIPPI
Town of Cullum, Kemper Co.,
Reported Wiped Out by a
Storm, Six Persons Being
Killed When Houses Fall.
MERIDIAN IS STRUCK BY
STORM AND TWO KILLED
Two Women Die Under Ruins
of Their Home at Giles;
Property Loss Big.
Meridian, Miss, Dec. 17 if. P.)
Fifteen person are Known to have per
ished, Z0 were injured: the towm of
Cullum v.as wiped out. six being killed
there: and other damap was done in
a tornado that slashed its way throurh
Lauderdale and Kemper counties toduy.
Wires are down, news is scane
Double the casualties m?v be re
corded, however, when details come to
light.
Two were l illed and Many I ir In
Meridian, but the property loss here is
not heavy. At dies, two women were
kille.i when their house was bio n
I d o w n .
Two Killcxl in Millport.
M.ilport. Ala. !.. : 7 if. N S
Two negroes were k.iled b a yc
wlthl, swept this town at 7 a. m.
day. S. ores of houses were desti t.
Communication with surrounding
ritory is disrupted.
t. I
t-t -
Floods in Kentucky.
Louisville. Ky , Dec. 17. I '. Pi
Whole families were dr:vn from their
! flooded homes todav following a 4'1
' hflltr r-jln in U' t t , r i
The western part of the state is tve
chief sufferer. At Jackson, the Ken
tucky river showed a 30 foot rise,
while the greater part of the country
outside of Louisville is submerged.
Cherokee Park, the principal sufferer
here. Is damaged to the extent of $10,
00. Ohio Streams Flooded.
Cincinnati. hio. Dec. 17. --i I. N.
Heavy rains which have continued
24 hours, following iuesdav's sleet and
snow storm-, have flooded streams in
1 this vicinity for a radius of .Vi mil.
1 TOURISTS WILL BE
INVITED TO WITNESS
Minimum of Two or Three
Days oi) Summer Trips Is
Sought From Easterners,
Dorsey R. Smith, head of the Port
land Travel Bureau, started east last
night to prove to some 30 tourist agen
cies In nearly as many cities that Port-
land should be assigned a minimum
j of two to three davs on their summer
j vacation trip itineraries.
This is the first time Portland hns
been represented in such a mission.
1 It is estimated that the recognition
will bring to Portland next year easily
,100.0(1(1 tourists. Travel will be
; heavily to the west next year because
j Europe will be disrupted by effects of
war, even I f peace shall have been de
clared. .Mr. .smith will be gone until th
mid. lie of February. He will do hnj
work In Chicago, Detroit, Toledo,
Cleveland, Huffalo. Toronto, Montretl,
Boston, Worcester, Springfield. New
Haven. Providence, New York, Brook
lyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Pittsburg, Columbus, Cincin
nati and Indianapolis.
Scenic Attractions Features.
Heretofore, Portland has been Ig
nored by tourist ngenclep.
This has been due primarily to lack
of effort by those of Portland inter
ested in tourist travel.
Now, with the Columbia river high
way, ranked as the finest Rcenic drive
In Amtrica. with mountain outlooks
made more accessible by a rapidly df
veloping system of trails, and wl'h
seashore features gaining increased
popularity. .Mr. Smith believes he Ills
argument irrefutable to put Portland
ir, big letters on the tourist map.
Mr. Smith in his mission represents
Portland exclusively and his trip Is to
make through Joint a rrnngernent be
tween the Travel Bureau and The Jour
nal, this paper carrying out its policy
or aiding in (very way possible th.
effort that will result in bringing
more people here to learn of our
scenery and resources.
Photograpns Are Contributed.
The 'hamber of ("ommerce contrib
uted 50 photograph's f ir distribution.
I have great confidence in the re-
irondmle) on page Fttur. Oilump Fire.
Hugo Lore III Joke.
New York. -ec. 17. (I. P. ) ;er-nan-Americans
will not vote for Presl
d nt Wilson next year; they are strong
for Colonel' Roosevelt. So declares
piofessor Hugo Munsterberg in this
week's Fatherland." Munsterberr de
clared It would have been fortunate
for America if Roosevelt had been in
th White House when the war broke
out.
NATURE'S WONDERS
ARTIN WINCH, exec-
utor of Reed estate,
who passed away
this morning after an ex
tended illness.
MARTIN WINCH DIES
FOLLOWING ILLNESS
OFLI
Executor of the Reed Estate
Broke Down in Long Legal
Fight Over Estate,
F
I'.owit.g an illness that ! ad ltf
I'.iir.lia; In th- lorg b gal buttle
v er 1
the esUite of his mint. Mrs
manda
ltee,, Martin Winch died sud.bnly ai
C o'clock this morning. His healn
had beejn failing for more than three
years arwl his illness had become se
V, re during tic ..'ist six months.
As ixc-utrr f the Heed estate. Mr
Winch led tlie long fight to carry out
the wishes of his deceased aunt, and
In coming out triumphant, made it
possible fif'r tbe endowment of Reed
institute ar.d the later eutablluhment
of Reed college.
This he did, though he was Hmself
one of thf legal .heirs, and had the will
been broken, as other heirs desired, he
r,,lt,n. I. a'.-m tbr.re,! rtchlc In the In
I ,, ,if ,.'
Mr Winch was born In
Quiri
Mr.ss , December lv, ISo, rn the old
Henry Reed J.omestead. In November.
I71, lie accompanied his moth'-r an 1
o!der brother to Portland to make his
home w ith his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Simeon d. Heed, and had lived
1 ere continuously ever since.
Starts to Work at 18.
Mr. Wln. h education was finished
when lie was 1 years old. when he
went out to w.rlt for himself. He ob
it onrluded on Page Two. (Vilumo Three)
Zeppelin Blpws Up;
Entire Crew Dead
Airship Heavily Loaded With Bombs
Destroyed Near Ham or Says Amster
dam Beport All Wars Killed.
Amsterdam. Dec. 17. (I. N. S. ) -A
Zeppelin, heavily kaden with bombs,
traveling toward Yprea, exploded
Wednesday near Namur.
Every member of the crew wa killed
and the airship totally destroyed.
The Zippelm was j.asslng from the
outskirts of Namur to Ypres with a
eat go of bombs; whaf canned the ex
plosion is unknown, and three peasant
witnesses have been arrested in an ef
fort to keep details secret.
Poultry Men Drop
Frivolous Chicken
Ho Longer Will That Bargertive Ap
pellation Be QlTen Fowls by f-jt
Xanias State Poultry Association.
Topeka. Kan, Dec 17. - O' I') Re
cause tlie word chicken'' is applied
frivolously to other than feathered an
imals, the Kansas Slate pmiltry asso
ciation hereafter will not use It In
referring to their birds "fVinl" ami
"bird' W,;i be the only words used.
Portland Woman
Dies From Wound
San Francisco. Dec. 17 (P N". fy )
Death claimed its wages today from
P.ay Meyers, the young woman who a
week nieo was shot by her fcweettieart.
Otto Thude. alias "Jack" Wj.son. a
messenger boy, who committed suicide
in. mediately after shooting the f.rl.
The shooting took place in a Com
mercial street resort. Her mother,
Mrs. Saltio. living at 647 Vancouver
avenue, Portland, has been notified of
her daughters tragic death.
Wrote to Man He Is
Said to Have Killed
Seattle. Wash, Iec. 1 T. ft. P)
Kamllat Koolof. 3fi, a butcher, I lodged
In the city jail here today, faring a
charge of murder for the ("eath of Mike
Kiazereki. whom be is alleged to have
killed following an argument In the
latter'e- home here December 9. Koolof
was arrested at 'lear Lake, Skagit
county, having betrayed his hiding
place in a letter written to KucserekL
whom he supposed still alive.
M
NG
DURATION
SENATE VOTES
WAR TAX BILL
WITHOUT LIMIT
Measure Asked by Adminis
tration Is Adopted by Up
per House by 43 to 29;
Smoot Amendment Beaten.
BILL GOES TO WILSON .
FOR HIS SIGNATURE
Senator Smoot's Amendment
Limiting Extension to
June 30 Lost.
Washington. De, 17 ,r 1 By
a "lc of 4.1 to IP. the senate early this
evening voted in f.,vor of the adminis
tration, extending the 1 rgency war
taxes a year The hill Km.. s to the pres
ident tomorrow f..r approval.
Senator Smoot's amendment, limit
ing the extension to June HO, was de
fen te,l 4 1 t "3
Sen.iftr Simmons, head of the fi
nance committee, formally reported tlie
n.tesMitv of extending the taxit: to
prevent a defh It.
A holiday tec.-ss 1 expect... I t.i be
ta'.en at
n
nd
tin- hoi ve I emi
in.I i.nti the sen
!!ie 1,1!.
- hi t i.g a tta. k by
u- I v a nla Hepub-
. I. hinie, on the
of .b'llais worth
: In free of duty,
c I efnoi rats from
cints 11 mall
e.I
ate could .il.
The I. ill , .11
S. i at. 11 l-.-nr
in an
"Th,-.." he
war. w li it,- ! 1
' t goo. IS ,.
1 . . n
I t
'1 he war h.i-
the most gujantt
"llapse ever known
tntiv, tin if it had
tr. t he na t ion would
i n a 11 v 1 1 v 1 1 ,z.- , .
ret l.een for tne w
have witness.. I Die blackest time It
( (t experienced- v orse than the days
of P; evident Cleveland" y
I n commenting on Democratic claims
Ser ator Smoot of t'tah expressed him
self as preferring a prosperity "not
d pendent on routing cannon and burst
ing shrapnel, on the number of widows
ar.d orphan that can b made."
gloIsTIeIa
seen for first time
Great National Playgrounds
Visited This Year When
European Travel Cut Off,
Washington. Dec 17. -More than
$10O,(i00.(i(,o, usually spent by American
tourists in Europe was divided In the
last year among railroads, hotels and
allied enterprises in the I nlted States,
according to a section of the annual
report of Nr retary of the Interior
Franklin K. Une, which was made
public today.
The great national playgrounds the
Yellowstone National park, the Tose
mite valley and the many other na
tional reserves were responlb!e for
the eir,end,lure of a liberal percentage
of this vast sum on travel, says the
report
To Imrease the accessibility ef the
beauty spots in the I'nited states, par
ticularly the west, and to attract' each
year more and more American cltlsene
who in former years have spent their
vacations abroad to the natural play
ground of this country, the plan of
Secretary Bane. He says that these
natural resources of an aesthetic na
ture are of almost as much value la
the people as tlie Industrial resources
of the country, and he would make th
parks of the I'nited States the mecrs
of seekers of natural beauty the world
over.
"Oregon has bit recently completed
a great highway along the Columbia
river." says the secretary. "Thla should
he connected by roa.d with Mount Hood
and a portion of the present forest re
serve (onyerled into a park. The limit
of Seuuoia park, In California, the home
of the great redwoods, should be SO
extended as to include the Kern river
canyon, a most practicable project to
day, but tomorrow msy be too late,
because of the lumber Inteaests.
The secretary reports that additional
hotels are being erected In the great
national parks of the west, that better
roads are being constructed over a
steadily Increasing mileage, and that
trails are being opened each year by
means of which any American cititen
may visit with comfort and ease th
Rocky mountain fastnesses known here-:
tofore nnly to such lovers of the Sler-;
ras as John Mulr and John Burroughs.
Nowhere in the world are there more
plentiful fish and game preserves than
in the American national parks, sajna
Secretary Bane. Several species of
wild animals are multiplying so rap
BY MANY THOUSANDS
idly in these parks that the govern- f
ment Is In a position to supply many
municipal zoological parks throughout
the country. :
Montenegrin Statement.
Pans. Dec. 17 ' I N. S. The foU,
lowing statement was issued from th
Montenegrin legation here today:
"A ust rit, ns. with big guns support-.
lg attacked our Stan Jak army, De
rttnher 13, assaulting our forces fur
iously near Plevlje. Kraljeva and Mat-sj-oge.
We repulsed the enemy at U
points with serious losses."
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