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VOL. XIV. NO. 245.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1915. TWENTY PAGES-
PRICE TWO CENTS EJZfttiP c'gg
ASPTH GALLS
1.0011,000 IN
FOR NEW ftRMY
British Premier Introduces a
Bill Calling tor Such Num
ber, Making Britain's Total
Army 4,000,000.
SHE NOW HAS AT FRONT
ABOUT 1,250,000 MEN
Remainder Are in Training
Camps; Changes in Chiefs
of Staff Announced.
Taindo-i. Dec 21. --"I
Asnuith todav sought t
I i Premier
-ali l.'"i0.000
sh standards.
,-.1 a bill for
Kns'.aiid's to-
more men to the
To this end tie :n
s-.j.-h .1 number, hr;
tal troops to 4i hi.
Fr
d
iii:
t . i
announced
At tut MM
transfer of Sir
chief of staff in 1
chief of tin- impel
ceding Sir Arth
Slid. IS going to
maid." M array's
lli;iin Robertson,
lan.e, to th" post of
i ; general Staff. bUC
,r Mm ray. who. he
an "important roin
tuw post is believed
to ! e K pt.
As lor the I lardanelles withdrawals.
Asquith explained they were coun
selled by Karl Kitchener, who recently
visited that region, by General Monroe
In charge of the expedition, ana i'
other military and naval men In with
dnwing the men. Holland sufferer the
loss of but two sailors; her supplies
were removed virtually intact.
Asq.ui.th Praises Derby.
Without giving the total number of
enlistments, gained through Lord Der
by's volunteer campaign. Asquith had
praise for lierby. whose work he char
acterized as atfordiug "a strenuous
exhibition of patriotism."
From the f.-t 'hat the premier did
not mmti n the subject of conscrip
tion, it was taken that Derby's cam
paign tiad obviated the need fur such i
btep. at least for the present.
But. in moving for passage of t he
bill providing an additional million
troops. Asqulth referred to the lieavj
toll that the war has taken on both
Idee, necessitating illlnff rtp U-mmpr
made by death.
England Hat 1,250,000 at "Front.
"At the end of 1 rr.cr.ths." he said,
"we are ftghttng in tt' various thea
tres with about 1 ."."".. 0 o men and it is
noessary to augment them."
Nil"-;"
( 'oliimn Fnu: )
MAN CONFESSES TO . ,
POLICE HE BURNED 1
DRAIN NONPAREIL
Herbert Henry Says
Newspaper Plant
I-ue in
Started
by Himself and Others,
J
Mystery which surrounded the burn
ing of the plant of the Drain Nonparlel
two weeks ago was solved this morn
ir? when Herbert Henry gave himself
up to the local police saying he and
two others fired the plant Henry
Said that his brother. William Henry,
ei.rt a printer named Skipper Koch were
with him.
Revenge on the part of Koch was
tu" motive he gave. He said Koch was
employed as a printer and had a
ninth's pay coming when h left. The
Henrys and Koch were In the Marine
corps together and Koch met them in
Medford, he said. Ko.-),. he confessed,
tcld them of the monev coming and
suggested that they coiie' t it or "get
even."
They tried to co'rect :t. he said, and
when the monev was not forthcoming
set the fire which wiped out the news
paper plant. Aftr the fire ho said he
ramp north, while, the others went to
California. His conscience proved the
victor in the struggle to keep his own
counsel and the confession followed.
Taft Continues Trip.
Chicago, Dec. 21. (I. N S i For
mer President William Howard Taft
passed through Chicp.go today en route
to South Bend. Lid.. where he is
scheduled to speak on peace and pre
paredness. Taft pliinlv shows the results of
his recent Illness.
International Romance.
Tondon, Dec. 21 I. N. S.I The
Morning Post announces that Honor
able Patrick Acheson. R. N . son of
the Earl of Gosford. will shortly marry
Noraha, daughter of Alfred Jones, of
Halifax. N. S.
The Year's End
Number
The Sunday Journal .Magazine
for next Sunday will contain a
frief and comprehensive review
of the tu elvemorth, profusely il
lustrated. The Sunday Journal for De
, cember 26, containing the Year's
End Review will be sent to any
address fur 5 cents the copy.
' NEXT SUNDAY
Portland Has
Lowest Death
Rate In Nation
Out of ( ities in United States ol
10O.00O People or Over ( eosus
Shows. 1'ortland Healthiest.
Washington. I. C. Dec 21. ' Port
land, or. bold tie record for tne low
est dt-atii rate of any large city In the
I'm ted States, according to RtatiPtirfc'
gath.red by the census bureau, with
the possible exceptions of Seattle and
Spokane, for w hich i a es computations
were not made. A',; ler place with
more than 100,000 population are in
i ! 'ded In t !;e tabula t ion.
Portland's death iae f.-.r 1914. on an
es'im.ited population of 2if.C"l. is SO
per i ent. a decrease of four-tenths of
one per cent from tnc previous year.
Next lowest are St. Paul. Minn., with
11.4 per cent, and Oakland, Cal.. with
11.6 per cent. The Do.' Angeles ratio is
12 9, and for San Francis,
rent. Chicago's rate is 11..
1 .", Cleveland 12.V Hoston
York City 14 1, Baltimore
Orleans 2U .'. Atlanta lti.".,
o 10.
, St.
1'. I.
1 VI.
and
a per
Louis
New
New
I e i-
ver 13 2
The d.ath rate for the enllre terri
tory co'-eie.; by government figures,
which includes all districts tn which
adequate vita! statistics are kepi, is 16
per cent 'ow. r for lfU 4 than tpr the
five-year period 1 D 1 - v The average
has been brought down to 13. r,. which
includes al; ia i ge cities and toe rural
population in 20 states.
MANY SHOTS FIRED
IN FAMILY BATTLE
AT KLAMATH FALLS
Jury Charges Man With the
Death of Mrs, Kuehne but
Woman Takes Blame.
Klamath Palls. Or. Dec :i. Full de
tails of ti e 1 .odd Hollow shooting yes
terday indicate u pitched battle, with
five participants and man shots. Cor
oners jury charged A. Krnest Law
rence with killing Mrs. Kuehne, but
Mrs. (icy Hunter, wife of the man
wounded by young Kuehne says she
fired the fatal shot from inside the
JUfeusa. Mrs. Kuehne's dying state
ment was that Lawrence shot her after
taking a shotgun from her and strik
ing her on the forehead. The wound
was caused by a bullet from a 30-3u
rifle with which Lawrence llred one
shot.
The trouble started over a dispute
as tn land ownership between Mr
Kuehre and Lawrence. Saturday
Kue!. ne's moved into a small house 0:1
the disputed tract, Lawrence living in
the larger house with the Hunters, new
lessees of ti e place. Hunter was on his
wy to gVt water when young Kuehne
ordered him away. Hunter was in the
a "t of opening the gate when Kuehi.e
fired, hitting Hunter's arm. Kuehne
then emptied two guns at Hunter as
the, latter retreated, hitting but no',
hurting Hunter's horses.
Heang the fusillade. Lawrence cme
from the big house, and shot twtc. ht
Kuehne with a srq K,Jr,. Th en he re
turn. ,1 to the house and trot a tig
rife. Mrs Kuehne ran toward her so.
with in automati- ,-uid Mrs. Hunter
shot from the window of the hig hous
Kuehne carried his wounded mother
to the little cabin and awaited the ar
rival of the do. tor. Ho alleges that a
shut was fired into the cabin after his
mother was taken In there. Six guns
were roqna in ttie two cabins b
y the
authorities.
Accused. Chinese Hangs Hiinelf.
San Francisco. Dec 21. P. N. S
Ging Hong, charged with the murder of
Wing Bo. a young Chinese woman
ended his life during the nipht
in a cell at the city prison by hang
ing himself with one of the chains
suspending his hunk. The holy was
discovered today by a jailer making
his rounds.
S;ain to Enlarge Fleet.
Madrid, Dec. 21 -(1. N 8.1 Th
Spanish government has ordered the
construction of four fiiioo ton cruisers,
as well as many submarines.
WELL KNOWN
r
J?51
'fctiijef''l
is
FORD WILL NOT
LEAVE EUROPE
'TIL 10 STOPS
Peace Advocate Announces
He Intends to Endow Per
manent Foundation at The
Hague to Stop All War.
DISARMAMENT PLAN IS
DEEMED BEST WAY OUT
Undismayed by Illness and
Ridicule Ford Says He
Will Stick to Task.
'h rist lama. Dec. ;i ( I. N. S 1 T'n
dismayed by criticism, ridicule and ill-
r.rss. Henry Ford, famous American 1
multi-millionaire and peace advocate.!
today made the following announce
ment: "I intend to endow a permament
foundation at The Hague to work out
a national concordat and make war
forever impossible.
"I expect to lemoin in Kurope until
the war ends and will endow my life
to that mission."
Engragaa Hotel Rooms.
Two hundred rooms In the best ho
tels of Stockholm have been engaged
for the peace delegates and Christmas
will be siient there.
"We are unalterably opposed." sail
Ford, "to the program of preparedness
for America.
"The disarmament proposal is the,
soundest yet advanced from a moral,
humanitarian and economical stand
point. "Kurope is practically bankrupt."
Ford outlined his peace program as
follows:
"Let us make the following argu
ment to the belligerents:
"'If after the. war, you are agsln to
engage in a competitive race for arma
ment, the cost will be so terrific that
the burdens of debt and internal revo
lution cannot be escaped.
Would Disarm World.
" If you are hoping for indemnity
from the enemy to pay your bills, it la
uncertain whether you ever will get H.
" 'The enemy, like yourself. Is eco
nomically exhausted. Besides. uch an
Indemnity would only be a drop in the
bucket to tb actual cost, if there Is to
be another militaristic period.
Concluded ,h fie"! Seren. Column F"ari
President and Bride
Avoi4 Curious Eyes
Virginians and Otnara at Hot Springs
Eiv Very XUttle Cnnc to Observe
the Doings of th ITewly-wedj.
Hot Springs. Va . Ie- 21 - 1 I. N.
Si "Hide and seek," or "Have you
seen President Wilson and his hride" "
was the '"ne big m. rr game at thU
resort toi'.a. Not more than half .1
dozen residents of this town, asid
from tue t.ote) attache, have met, tn-
new Mrs. W:ln face to face .. n 1
the nati's of ;his section of Vir
ginia are mighty curious people. They
admit 't. t"-o.
"We are going to camp on their
trail," they say. "until given an op
portunity to see the bride."
The president and Mrs. Wilson
eith.-r have been secluded In their
suite or speet their time in a speed-
1 irig automobile ever since their arrival
here. Here is t
president's daily
wo-kiiuc schedule:
After break f;.t. attend to hi
Telephone rotary of Stat
ma i ' .
Lan -
sing, if l-e.-eksarv.
V t otnobi 1 1 ;ig in aften on rul n hcii
far away from prying e es take ;i
long walk :n th- mountains.
Tresid. nt Wilson ard his bride ap
peared at 11 o , :o. i.. and walked
toward t!" mountains, a detective fol
lowing several arils away Only a
few- residents of Hot Sprngs wit
nessed their departure from the hotel.
Mrs. Wilsti was attired in a blue
walking suit and a black turban hat.
HOTEL AT GEARHART DESTROYED BY FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING
j. ATlBii.. ''"y
sim$
'
' ' tit. r
Spain Is After
$20,000,000 of
War Supplies
"Latest Tyjie of Keminjrtoiis Substi
tuted for Old Mausers; She M'ij
lie Contemplating "War Move.
New York. lie-. 21. ( 1. P.) Spain
has entered the American market to
buy $2ii,ij00,0'IU worth of munitions an 1
machinery to complete equipment of
Spanish munitions plants.
l-Tanclsi o Xavier Salas. Spanish
consul general here, admitted todav io
the I'nited Press that a commission of
five military officers have been heie
since February, quietly engaged in
rounding up huge orders.
Pour hundred million cartridges and
shells have already been ordered for
toe earliest possible delivery. Man
rifles and field puns are required, but
no orders have been placed b cause
manufacturers are ask, rig exorbitant
prices for them.
May Meuu War Move.
Gibraltar, Dec. 21. IV. P.) Eng
lish officers here attached great sig
nificance today to the Spanish oraer
substituting the latest typ.- of Rem
ington rifles for the countrv's old
Mausers. Large numbers of Spanish
recruits ar.. constantly training, hence
the two incidents are taken to mean
Spain may be contemplating a war
move.
JUAREZ WHEN VILLA'S
MEN REFUSE TO QUIT
Soldiers and Looters Shot in
Rioting Incidental to At
tempted Change,
Kl Paso. Texas. Dec 21 p. P)
V Hh Juarez a maelstrom of rb ting
following the. conclusion of peace
terms between Carranzista and VII
lista authorities, several deaths re
stilted today. The rioting was the di
rect outcome of the refusal of Yil
listas to turn over the town to Cai
ranzistas as agred by leaders.
Two Americans were shot, one of
them fatally.
George Morrow, an American saloon
keeper, who resisted the rioters, was
killed by the soldiers, and another
American, as yet unidentified. was
shot on the Calle- Comercio.
Some or the rioters were Villista
soldiers, whose arms were in the ar
senal. When they attacked t tie build
ing to secure the rifles, many of them
were killed. Looting occurred with the
rioting.
In one brawl In ti e main street, sev
eral soldiers were killed, and later two
looters were shot
So furipus wns the mob that they
attacked streetcars. nj url ng a number
of passengers. Liquor fired the an
ger of the Villista garrison. Pushing
their way Into every saloon in the
town, thev cleaned them of their goods
n.l cleaned the tills of money. Soon
the 1 ommanders were unable to control
ill.- liquor crazed rioters.
To. usual rares bsd to be postponed
be- ause of the disorders
Genera! Villa, reported earlier to be
in Kl Paso. Is expected here nt any
hour
Yaquis Are Raiding.
Washington, Dec. 21. (I. N. SI
Admiral Wlnslow, commanding the Pa
cific fleet, today wirelessed the navy
department that the Ya.nl Indians at
Antagota were again raiding and that
the American residents of the district
were fleeing.
(leneral Madrigal, with l.inn Infantrv
and f.00 cavalry, is en route to the
scene of the uprisings.
Accuser Woman Seeks Death.
Michigan City, lnd, Dec. 21 M".
P ) Mrs Melissa Kddy. a clairvoyant,
is held under $2'Hla bond for her ap
pearance before a l'nited States com
missioner at Tacoma January 5. When
detectives, seeking her on a white
slave charge, went to her room, thev
found gas jets turned on and rugs at
the door to make the room airtight.
AMERICANS KILLED IN
A
STATION MAN
SROOTS ROBBER
AT MULTNOMAH
Man at Good Samaritan Hos
pital Refuses to Reveal His
Identity;' Would Save His
Family From Disgrace.
HANDCUFF KEYS FOUND
. IN BURGLAR'S POCKETS
Trying to Get Away. Man
Turns and Fires at Tele
graph Operator.
While goles through the till of the
Oregon Klectr:.- railway station at
Multnomah station, an unidentified
burglar was shot and seriously wound
el by .1 I '. Stewart, night telegraph
operator for the company, shortly be
fore 4 o'clock this morning The i ur
glar fire I several tunes at the opera
tor The man is now at t !jp p,od Sa
maritan hospital with one bullet hole
through his i;gh: lung and two Lul-I.-w
hobs through his arm The stranger
was conscious this morning, but he
steadfastly refused to g've any infor
mation (oncernlng himself.
Dfficl ils working on the case believe
he- s the man who robbed a number
of places along the Oregon Electric
railway l;ne in Washington and Mult
nomah eouiitbs recently.
Breaks Window With Brick.
The shooting ump after the burglar
had thrown a brb k through the
window of the station to attract the
operator's attention and get him out
of the building. The operator got out
l.ut went to his home nearby, secured
lis revolver and returned to the sta
tion In time to see the robber before
th. op.-n till.
Stewprt fired at the man four times:.
"etji aile.l n Pic s..TpriTren, Column Two,
COLONEL HOUSE WILL
GO TO EUROPE. AGENT
IT
He Says He Will Take Infor
mation to American Am
bassadors, 'ew York. Dec H.Nf p ,i l nlonel
House, President Wilson's b-s.-jit
friend. Is going to Kurope wltlln i
fortT'chr. acting u"oft i-iall v as th'
president's as'-'i. Tr r.sponse to a
t'l Med Presi inn :irv as, to the justi
fo ati..n for rumors to t; is effect fnm
Washington, Ho :se said this after
noon "I aui going at th. request of Presi
dent Wilion and Secretary of State
Lansing for th- purpose of taking in
formation to some of our ambassadors
in o'-d.-r that they may have Intimate
knowledge of the administration's a
titude toward certain phases of pend
ing international questions. and n
urr. i to oh-nlr' their -iew points.
"It lb not advisable to bring them
home, hence I am going to them."
House sahl lie desired to make it
cP-ar that he was not engag.-d on a
pea. e mission. He will be gone ahoul
six weeks. V
This WlM be the . On "lie "r second
Furopean top on semi-official ,si.
teas. On a previous trij, it was said
he went to sound out European lead
ers as to their p, ;o e view s 1'pon
hus return . .n t'-rr.-d nt length
with the president, and in some quar-l.-rs
it was deemed significant tha
sin'-e then the president has de. -lined
to take a hand for the present In
pea . e m es.
mm
Late Telegraphic News
Red mo-d Hints at Scandal.
London. Dec. 21. ( l. P John
Redmond announced in the house of
commons today he will oppose any
conscription move by every means
in his power. At the same time he
Inquired why commons had not been
informed concerning a certain dis
patch from General Ian Hamilton,
which l e hinted, he baa facts al in.
hut could not make public. Red
mond hinted at "something of it
scandal." and Premier Asqulth re
piled that iie only recently re.eivel
this dispatch.
Ituly Awaits Serb Kiii.
Rome, Dec. 21. (I. N. S.)--The Cior
riale D'ltalia's Pari correspondent
w ires .
"The arrival of King Peter of serbi 1 I
and or King Nicholas of Montenegro isj
imminent. They w ill probably land al :
Rrlndisl, where trains already are'
awaiting them. l.very proautioti will
be taken to insure the safety of t
two kings during the sea voyage. Tn
arrival of Serbian refugees continues.
Albanians Succor Serb.
Koine. Dec. 21. (I N. S. ) Nat i v es
of Albania are now offering hospitalitv
and sharing their provisions with the
Serbian refugee.s. The Improvement in
relations will unite the Albanians aixl
Serbians and avert the danger of hos
tility which the Tuiks and Austrums
are trying to provoke over 100,1101,
Serbian troops are concent ru t ed at
Durnzzo and Scutari and stragglers
at arr 1 ving da il .
Allies in Aegean.
London. I ec. 2 I . 1 I. N, s ) Am-.l
transports have arrived in tin.- Aegean
Sea, according to dispatches received
here from Atliens. This indicates that
the Dardanelles contingent is arriving.
It was believe, here that the Dardan
elles troops will either reinfor-e the
allied troops at Saloniki to withstaii!
the expected atta k of th. Teutons 01
attempt a llanking movement from
Ka v a la.
Protest 1 Kiiglanvi.
Washington. Deo. 21. il. N. S 1
A protest to the British foreign office
against the presence of Kritish cruis
ers off American ports was forward.-d
to London by the state department
today.
FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL
GEARHART AND ALL OF
Fl
Seaside Volunteers. Make the
Run to Scene but Flames
Too Fast for Them,
A'oria. Or De.-. 21 Th.- C.rarhart
hotl at Cearhart Park, one of the
lending summer resorts on Clatsop
tieach. w-as de.stroed by fire at 5 30
this morning.
The fire started In the engine room
and spread rapidly to other parts of
the building;, Nothing in the hotel was
saved. The structure was partly
tec ted bv insurance
pro-
'1'i'e Seaside fire department
to the scene but did not arrive
rushed
in time
to give assistarne
The dearhart hotel was a
structure, contumlrg 1 '' - tr :.st
,.,no
t ' e
and occuplng an entire bio. k on
ocean front It was valued at 1 1 -'"."
Theodore Kruse started the building
the hotel in IfintS. and It was finish
of
. .1
the same year by the Ruth Trust com
pany, whi'h stihseTiien 1 1 y sold the
structure to the Oearhart Park com
pany, which owns the projerty now.
Two maids, a rook and Kngineer
King were in the building when the.
f'.re was first eeen. Mr. King savs
the fire was staited by imperfect ele- -trb
t light wiring.
The property Includes a natatorlum
valued at $25 .000 and art 11 hole golf
, ,-cirse with the usual oub dldlngs.
During the winter months. Mrs c
West, ort Is manager of the hotel. Last
summer N. K. ''lark and W A. John
son had charge
O. W. Tav lor. one of the owners
of the hotel r-ompanv. left this morn
ing for Oearhart to ascertain tre
tent of the loss.
ex-
Russian Commander
At Riga Is Relieved;
General Rnssky. Howtrir, malns a j
Member of War Council; 111 Health ,
Is Given a Season for Cnanr. !
Petrr.grad, I ec ;1 -il' P I Due to
l"i'l health," General Russky has beer.
, relieved of command of the rti,!ar
forces defending P.1g--i and the Dvinsk
!lin. It was offlclall announid today !
lie remairs. however, as a member of i
Ithe wnr council, and in congratulating;
m on r 1
e hope
.rnrcard
services, the 2.i: -x;
int he would soon
' ( s f cd
' s u m
General Russky rommar.ded tl..- Gall-
clan Invasion and captured I. embers
His res.tance to Field Marshal von
I Hinder.b'irg w-ti him praise Wnether
i there are other reasons than "ill
; health'' for his removal Is not known
3000 Pounds of
Glycerine Explodes
F"a- li e. Pis . De- 21 . I. N S i
Tiiree tnousac.rl pr.urids of r: . togl v - ,r
:r e exploded here today, demolishing
the nitroglycerine jdant of the Fayvil'e
Pc-wdcr works. Workmen saw the
fumes arising from the plant and ts
i ' j ed
Fr.nch I'arkft Hits Iceberg.
Tu rln. Dec. 2 1 - - l I N S I -The
French packet Bretagne wirelessed
Ar. hangel that she had struck an I e
berg tn the White sea. a dlspa'ch re
ceived here liay said. Ice breakers
and tugs searched for the vessel but
only found wreckage.
JRNISHINGS TODAY
Denniston Promoted.
San Francis. I ec 21 ' P. N". S
A 1! C lenniston baa been appoint
ed assistant general passenger agent
of the t'rt-at Northern Pacific Steam
ship corn;uny to take effect Janu
ary 1.
1 lenniston formerly was connected
iti. the ;reat Northern railway as
general wastern passenger agent In
Seattle and with the, Pacific Coat
Steamship company.
I
Want irt-Inch (iuns.
Washington. Dec. 21 1 1. N. S
The tort if U at ions bill provides thnt
no guns under 1 ti inches shall be use J
for coast defense, It was learned from
a r liable sourc e here today. Kxpertu
are Irving out lurnr guns and these
will be substituted if the scheme
proves pr:p ti. able The bill a'.s.j pro
vides at least I i iri h guns for each
end of the .anal
Wants Haisclden Indicted.
o.ii. Hgo. I . .-. 21. 1. N. S i
States Att rn. y Hoyne today re- (
c uve.l a communication from Attor-i
ney Ceneral hm ey uring a grand I
J 11 ay investigation of the baby Bol
linger ins.: tu determine whether Dr. 1
HaisiUbn is subject to criminal j
prose, ution f,,r his ret , .sal to operate I
to save til.- babv'.s life j
Asks Zweidenek to Dxpljtin. j
Washington. De, 2 1 I . N. Si--'
Seiretary of Stat,, liic-lng today sum
moned I!., ion Zweidciick. Austrian
barge d affaires. 1 r a i
uuizzed him regarding
a New- Voik newspaper
Ma) facts of the Int. st
to Austria. 01 t P la Is
through them.
onference . nd
publication in
ot" the ssen
A met lean not
den.v a J.-ak
Tennessee U Klxx Stage.
Ohii 1 1 a riook-a . Tent... Dec'. 21- '1 .s
Si The Tennessee river today was
flooding the low-lviTig sections of
Chattanooga. II. flood waters al
ready have carri-d a w a y the -titer
span of the i 1 1,1 bridge here
now under course of construction.
--
Wins :$(),( Judgment.
N vv York. D.
Frank K. Wlegel
judgtio nt aga inst
'- 1 I '. Pi -17,
won J.'M.on)
his foi mer em -
pb vers for Injuries to his right hand
suffered when he fell asleep at 1
machine after working IS hours a
day.
fannl OtK-n to Small Bout.
Washington. De. 2 I 1 N S. 1
Oeneral . Thais t"day .aided the
war department that the slides In the
Panama '-una! had moved suff bd.-nt ly
to per, nit t' e pasage of vessels of 15
fool draught
T. B. a Recent Convert.
WaaliitiKton, Dec. 21. (I. N. H.) A
statement declaring thai Colonel
Roosevelt acquired a taste for pre
paredness after he saw that the public
was for It was issued here today by
I Secretary of War (Jarrisoti.
VARNA, ON BLACK SEA,
BY RUSSIAN VESSELS
Dispatch From Rome Says
Greeks and Bulbars Are
Fichtins at Coritza,
Par s, Dec 21 if Pi -A large
Russian squadron Is bomtrarding
Varna, Bulgaria, on the Rlack Bea, said
a Berne dispatch today.
f'reek.s hwI llulgar Clash. J
ly.ndon. IV.'. 21 -I. N. S.) Pight-i
ng Is In pregre?s between Greeks and
P.ulgars at f'orltza, according to a dls- j
I patch receive! here today by the Cen
tral News fr'n. Home. official an
. no it'.ceioent to this effect, f.e dispatch
joild, was glv.n mix ,n the Italian rip.
, Pa'
Tr:tn ports 'arpy Troot.
Athens, Dec 21 i I. N. H i Sixteen
troop-la. If n P.'.sslHn t 'a nsport s, ron
voved by ws'shlps. are off Varm, ac--o-d:ng
to advpes r. eived here today.
A cru s'r and two des'ro.. ers bombard
ed Varna S mdav
('reeks Fire on French.
Perlin, by wireless to Kavvllle, I. I,
Dec 21 (1 P.i Greeks at Fort
Karahurna. dominating Saloniki, fired
iije.ii a French detachment whl'-h
failed to heed their 'ornmand to ha't.
a.'ordicg to dispatches today to the
Frar.kfur'er Zel'ung. The French, I
V H" stated, tf.et: f'.ed
The Greeks continue to hold the fo't
destc.te Ol.ea'ed Frer, h requests to
. t ,:" :t o' er to the allies. R- jiorts Hint
i most of. t'-e f ;reeks had withdraw:.
j from Saib:.ikl were confirmed.
I Greeks and Bulbars Clash.
! I.ndo-i. Dec 2!--il, P. i Athens
1 dispatches tooay reported a clash be
! tween Greek and Pulgar troop In Al
i bania. ar.d said Greek forces had placed
I themselves at Doiran, between the lines
l.f the all.es and Hulgara.
I!uli;ars Kntrenrhing.
A m st e: dam. De- 21 - it" p , Ri.i-
gar troop- are entrenching at many
1 r.r.l, . f Kr. i:reeL YrAcr
I JH
tr -o-d I ng
to adv
es here today
The A istro
their ' way to
' Germai.s
continue on
, r; reece.
and 1 ".')'
f them passed
IJrusnik yesterdi.
I .Another .Auto Victim.
I Ta.onm, Wash. Dec. ;i ip x Pi
j Another name was added to the long
jlist of local automobile victims last
night, when Fred Peacock, a machln'st,
was bowled over on Paclfle aven-ie I)..'
a taxicali driven h ). Gustafson. Pea
cock was taken to the county hospital,
where it was reported he will recover.
Gustafson. officers declare, was driv
ing on the wrong aide of the treet-
IS BEING BOMBARDED
IS. RICHARDS
WINS CASE IN
Opinion by Harris Holds That
School Board Must Rein
state Teacher Dismissed
Because She Married.
ENTITLED ALSO TO
ALL HER BACK PAY
Competency Held to Be Not
Affected Because of Her
Wedding Vows.
, Salem. Or. D.- 21 Murrlape does
not constitute siitficient ,.,,. fr ,,,,
dismissal of H teacher, the suprerha
-ourt held today in the case of Maud
L I'.lchnrda against the Portland
school district in affirming the Judg
ment cf Circuit Judge Morrow In fa
, vor or th.- piaintirf in an action In
I wbl.-h a peremptor y mandamus was la
; sued reuniting the defendant to re
instate the plaintiff as lea. her and pay
her from the date of h.-r disinibsai.
'which f,, lI,)Wed her maniane
Th" couit finds that ar: error was
made by lie board In not granting a
beating before .in.mts.il as well us In
disrnis!'ng her with.eit reasonable
f USe
'i a" "I'lMoli bv Ju-tb-e Harris he
; refers to .lapter :'.T. laws of in in., and
.harder 172 nf the laws of 191.'i, the
. foru.ei appl.vmg t,, school districts
ihii'ing a population of rioiuii ,,r more.
"' "oru edl 1 1 K that the ..-.tract slgn'-d
In May. 1!I3 was valid w h-n signed,
still a stipu.nt 'on making marriage A
.cause fo. neionptory dismissal would
1 not be hlpdil.g where th,. contract whs
made aft,, J,,,.,. n. PH.-.. when clmpt-sr
I t ecum., -i law ' s;,v, .Justice Harrbi.
Tie boar.J cannot d.-rn'ss fr an un
' reasonable ta..- ,- and --an dismiss Tor
a r. nor,M nut. onlv In the manner
"lirlu.le.l mi, price KlTe ' el.M-in 7)TTe
,BUlIlRSlEr
i AT CHICAGO JAN. 1 1 TO
George Perkins Says He Does
Not Know When It Will Be'h
Fears for T, R.
New Votk. Dec 21 .1' p.i The
magi- p.,i:-,ai date is now January
1 ' "'1 that da . i h. Hull Moose na
tional omrrlltt.-e wi'l ru- et at Chcaa(i
to sele. t a .ov,-ilion date a ltd city.
Then. t.ol M. ,;1,,s evpe. t t,, a ,.i,r
vi. w of what the H, p., bib arid Bull
Moose llfi.UJl will be
Though It Was reporter the Bull
Moosers may hold thel, 'onvention In
Chicago on the (.amr date as the Re
publicans, there waK no confirmation
of the s'ory today George W. Perkins
ays that he does pot know when It
will be. Ha expressed fear that If th.
Republican convention uses steam
roller methods, snmets.dy might
"draft" Colonel Roosevelt.
Many politicians believe that certain
bullrnoose and republican leaders are
trying to come to j.ea'-e terms.
1 r.conflrined reports said that Sec
retary of the Treasiry McAdoo and
Presidential He. ret a iv Tumulty tele
phoned a- ipialnt-unoes here askinr what
the Gary dinner, at which Roosevelt
was present, was about. It Is estimated
that a tenth of the nation's wealth wm
represented at the dinner Fortunes
of 15 guests alone totaled nearly
11,000,000,01)0.
Not I'ntll After New year's.
New York, lire, 2 1 - I. N Si
Colonel Roosevelt was repeatedly be
sought todav io announce his attitude,
toward the presidential nomination of
either Repabll. an or Progressive par
tics He replied.
I shall liave nothing to say abou
that until after New Years day."
He referred to the Republican Stat
committee meeting on January 7.
Mrlfarjc (iuettvs T. IL
Now York, De . 21 il'. p. i Colonel
ficosevelt will cast his w. 11 known hat
into the ring l'i Mar'h, declared Urms
by M- Marg, ota-e trea-surer of the Bull
M use party today. In fact, said Mc
lUrg. everything was set at the fSary
dinner Friday night for the colonel'
ear dlda-y. At that f.me. Rooaevelt
named Hadley. Knox and Hughes a
his favorites because he wants to di
vide, the field and then canter horn
with the nomination himself, Mxliarc
acMed
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