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VOL. XIV. NO. 251.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1915. SIXTEEN PAGES.
OREGON LOOKS
TOPORTLftNDTO
ESTABLISH PORT
Delegates to Oregon Irriga
tion Congress Express the
Sentiment in Their Re
spective Sections.
SUBSTANTIAL BACKING
PROMISED IN ADDRESSES
Mayor Albee and C C. Colt
Welcome Visitors at the
Opening Session.
Today' Program.
Tuesday, December 38. 8 P. M.
Address .Meritorious Irri
gation Projects as STiown by
Cooperative Stats and Federal
Surveys." Hon. John H. Lewis,
state engineer.
Address-- "Government Rights
of Way for Irrigation, " Leon
and I.undaren. district engineer,
1'. S. forestry service.
Address -"( iregon Develop
ment," professor E. G. Young,
University of Oregon.
Ten minute reports by repre
sentatives of the various dis
tricts and counties.
Announcements.
"Oregon looks to Portland to as
sume her proper position as the com
mercial and financial center of Or?
fon. ' "We look to you to estahlish a
treat port at tho mouth of the Co
lumbia fiver.
"We must feel assured of your aid
In reclamation and other development
activities vital to the future of this
Itate.
"And if Portland does her duty oy
Dregon returns from your investment
tn leadership will come to you a hun-Ired-fold."
With the words quoted Porter J.
Veff of Medford expressed the at
titude of the Oregon Irrigation con
fress at the openinir session of Us
Tlfth annual convention In the Im
perial hotel.
Neff responded on behalf of west
trn Oregon to addresses of welcome by
Mayor II. R. Albee and President C. C.
Colt of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce. Eastern Oregon Concur.
A. W. Trow of Ontario conveyed
precisely the same thought, speaking
n behalf of eastern Oregon.
"We want your help," said Mr.
Trow specifically, "in forwarding the
lonstruction of a railroad through Har
ley valley. "It will shorten the dls
;ance to Portland by 150 miles. We
ire now 420 miles by rail from Port
and and the railroad must cross two
ncuntain ranges. Py means of a line
through Central Oregon we are given
l water grade as well as shorter route
md will be providing transportation
Tor the development of 700, Ooo acres
31 the Harney, Blitzen and other val
.eys. When I tell you that it is land
which will produce five to nine tons
if alfalfa, or a hundred bushels of corn
io the acre you are able better to un
lerstand what the development of
these lands will mean in business to
Portland."
Xiook for Genuine Interest.
Both speakers emphasized their con
riction that there must be Portland
liberality, Portland capital, and gen
aine Portland Interest expressed in
work accomplished In order to realize
n the opportunities and to meet the
responsibilities laid upon thLs city by
rirtue of her position as state's me
tropolis. A sense of Portland's responsibility
Tor state development was revealed
tn the welcoming address by President
Dolt of the Chamber of Commerce.
"We are beginning to realize," he
aid. "the extent of the undeveloped
resources that we possess in the re
Ilalmable lands of Oregon.
"And I can assure you that Fort-
-nd and the Portland Chamber of
Commerce will endeavor to do every
thing possible to work with you in this
tommon cause."
Unity Must Be Sole of Action.
Mayor Albee said that it is recog
ilzed no more substantial body of men
r more representative of true devel
ipment enterprise come to Portland
than the delegates to the Irrigation
:opgress- "Unity." he affirmed, "must
ae our rule of action if we wish to
J ring Into the realm of actuality our
ision of accomplishment through giv
jig to the arid lands the water that is
leeded."
The opening session was called to
Thomson
rder by President Asa B-
f Echo. He promised tlat Ins an
nual report will take the form of a
evlew of conditions on the irrigation
projects of the state tomorrow, and he
ixplained that his promise to attend
tn irrigation conference In YVashfng
ion P. C, subsequent to his election
blmI year, had not been kept, for the
cason that It was deemed best to hold
Hie conference later. Now, with the
Tones bill, proposing a government
ruarantee of irrigation bo-.d Interest.
ending before congress, he believer a
inference of representative Irrigation
(CMKlnded on Par Thirteen. Column Tnir
Towerman's Error
Sends 3 to Death
Urbana, Ohio, Dec 28. (V. P.)
fwo Pennsylvania flyers crashed head
in here yesterday, kilting thre train-
tending a score of passengers to a
hospital. Steel coaches saved the paa
teagftrs from death. The crash was
iue to & towerman's mistake.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC
Four Province Join Revolt.
Kan Francisco, Dec. 28. I". P.)
Four new provinces in China have de
clared their independence and have
joined the revolutionary forces now
opr)siri(f Emperor Yuan Shi Kii'd
rule.
British Disperse Arabs.
London. Dec. 28. (f. P.) British
troops in Egypt are dispersing Arab
raiders on the Senussi border ax rap-
-. , , , . . lil'.iii up j i , j.1 . . , , , u u : -
patehes today said. The Arabs, poorly
ei lipped, flee when confronted by ma
chlnp ironr and flld pieces.
Tli'-y have tried surprise nignt
attacks to overwhelm small garrisons
and thus obtain ammunition wherewith
to continue their raids. There Is, how
ever, no indication of a general upris
ing of tile Arab hordes.
HiK Men in IVace league.
Albany, N. Y . Dec. 28. i I". P. )
The World's f'ourt league, de-signci
to end the European war through ar
bitration, was incorporated here tod.iy
by Alton B. Parker, John Havs Ham-
I niond, Oscar S. Strauss, lb nry ("lews.
Augustus Bush, W. E. Know, Kraer
fon Millan. W. W. Wilson, Henrv
Rathbone, Samuel Dutton and E.
S lokes.
LUMBER YARD BLAZE
E
IS
Emerson Hardwood Co, Plant
Attacked by Fire Which
Started in Dry Kiln,
An overheated dry' kiln in the stor
age yard of the Emerson Hardwood
Co., at Front and Nicolai streets, was
responsible for a fire shortly after 12
o'clock this morning, that will prob
ably result in a loss of JlOO.noo.
Sweeping through the tinder dry
hardwood stored in the big steam heal
ed kiln house, the blaze was a fierce
one before It wan even discovered by
night watchmen. When the firemen
finally reached the scene, the flames
were branching in every direction
through the big yard.
Captain Alozno W. Dolson of engine
3. Fourth and Yamhill streets, was
seriously, pos.sibly fatally, injured at
Second and Main streets Just after sec
ond alarms were turned in when he
was struck by an automobile as he
was running to the fire.
Y'esterday was Captain Dolson's day
off, and he was Just returning to the
engine house. He started for the
scene on the run, and was so intent
cn getting to the engine house that he
did not see the automobile that ran
him down from behind.
His side was crushed in, a number
of ribs being broken, and his knee cap
fractured. It is believed that one of
the broken ribs pierced his lung. The
driver of the machine, supposed to be
J. M. Standi ey of f. .'J f Leo avenue, ac
cording to the chauffeur's badge he dis
played, carried the injured fire official
to the Good Samaritan hospital. Cap
tain Dolson is 59 years old, and lives
at ;15 College street.
The fire was of the most spectac-
(Concluded on Page F1e. Column One )
Christmas Burglar
Takes Bag of Gold
Home of Mrs. Genevieve Qorm&n &ald
d in Early Evening Despite Bright
XUgnta Purs With $30 la TUu.
An otherwise merry Christmas was
marred for Mrs. Genevieve Gorman of
350 Jackson street, when a sneax thief
entered her bedroom about 7 o'clock
Saturday evening, and took a purse
containing $30 in gold as- a self-con-etituted
Christmas present for himself.
Mrs. Gorman had gone next door to
visit a neighbor, leaving her son road
Ing in the front of the house., which
was brilliantly lighted at the time.
During her absence the bold thief
entered her room by means of a win
dow, took the gold and deeunrped.
Presents on the bed were thrown about
but none was taken. The robber also
disdained Jewelry.
British Monitors
Shell Westende
Two Women and a Man Killed, Syi
Berlin Crtnnui Say Tntj Kay
Kava Hit a French Hospital.
Berlin. Dec. 2S. (I. N. S. (3y
wireless to Sayville) Monitors of the
Anglo-French fleet recently shelled
Westende killing two women and a
man. according to official announce
ment here today.
The French, the same statement said.
are now attacking Hiristein, but de-
I tal. s were withheld
our artillery. continued the an
ncuncement, "bombarded the station at
Solssons, preventing ail trains from
moving. The French have established
a hospital there, evidently In the hope
of protecting the railroad. It is pos
sible the hospital was hit by our
shells.-
In Washington, Too,
It's Liquor or Beer
Seattle, Wash., Dec. IS. (V. Reprosecuting-
Attorney Lumtin has con
strued the dry" law to forbid an in
dividual having two quarts of liquor
and 12 quarts of beer on hajid at the
same time, as has been generally sup
posed, "An individual may have two quarts
of liquor or 12 quarts of beer, but not
both," said the prosecutor.
Serbs Are Defeated.
Paris. Dec 28. (U. P.) Bulgarian
troops defeated the Serbs and occupied
Elb&ssan. in central Albania, according
to a Geneva report today.
DAMAG
IS 100,000
FIREMAN
INURED
Japanese IJners Diverted.
Tokyo, Dec. 2. l". P.) -Liners of
the NiTon Yusen Kalsha (the Jap
anese Mail Liner) are transferring
their sailings to the route around th
'ape of Good Hope, it was announced
today.
ThW tran.Yer undoubtedly means
that the line, which owned the tor
pedoed Yanaka Maru Is taking the
longer pathway to avoid submarines :n
ti. Mediterranean hemeforah. The
Yusen Kaisha is the oldest
Japanese line. It operates ships be
tween Japan, France, England and in
the Pacific between the orient and
Seattle.
Cabinet to Meet Again.
London, Dec. 2S. (I. N. S. ) Reports
were current here this afternion that
there would be no definite announce
ment of the cabinet's future policy un
til parliament assembles. Further cab
inet meetings are expected to occur be
fore conscription is ultimately decided
1 Upon,
Helow Zero in Wisconsin.
Fond Du Ia-, Wis., Dec. 2. I. N.
S. ) Fond Du Lac today experienced
the (oldest (lay .jf the winter to date,
the thermometer registering two de
crees below zero.
TEN PER CENT RAISE
T(
Aggregate Increase Will Add
$500,000 a Year to Pay
roll, Company Says.
San Francisco. Dec. 28. I V. N S.
An increa.se of 10 per cent In the
wages of employes of the Pullman
company al over the country to go
into effect January 1 was announced
here today by Attorneys 11. H. San
born and A. H. Roehi, San Francisco
representatives of the corporation.
The raise In tho wages of the Pull
man conductors and porters is at
tributed partly to urgent suggestions
made by the California state railroad
commission, and the federal indus
trial relations commisison, followlnr
investigation of the service and wage
scale of ttie Pullman company.
The aggregate Increase In wages
on the Pullman system will exceed
half a million dollars per year.
OPPOSE BEN OLCOTT
FOR SECRETARY STATE
Withycombe and Kay Said to
Be Dissatisfied Because
Olcott Won't Play Game.
Fred G. Buchtel, deputy state sealer
of weights and measures, was in Port
land yesterday to urge City Auditor A.
L. Barbur to enter the raco against
Ben W. Olcott for the Republica-n nomi
nation for secretary o2 state.
Buchtel is supposed to have come as
thi spokesman for Governor Withy
combe and State Treasurer Kay, who
have been dissatisfied for some time
with Secretary Olcott because he will
not "play the game" as they want it
played.
As deputy sealer of weights and
measures, Buchtel is an appointee of
Treasurer Kay. Reports from authen
tic sources are to the effect that Buch
tel made the trip to Portland yester
day solely to see Barbur.
This indicates that the governor has
given up his cherished idea that In
surance Commissioner Harvey Weils
W H a t VtA man tt-tin cViauM r)ACA fi I
for secretary of state. Wells was her-
aided as the "administration" candidate.
but it appears the little boomlet
launched some time ago for him did
not pan out as had been expected.
Auditor Barbur denies that he was
seen by Buchtel yesterday. He says
he has been urged to run but he has
not made up his mind. His name waj
first projected by the Oregonian.
v.-hich several weeks ago sought to get
him to enter the race.
"I don't want to run for secretary
of state." said Barbur today. "I do
not want to leave Portland. It would
be a heavy expense and a sacrifice for
me to move my family to Salem There
is not enough difference in the salary
of the two offices to make it pay me
to go to the expense of a sta.ewide
campaign. I do not care for political
honors. I have my present office be
cause I want the Job and the aalarc
that goes with it. I am settled here,
and I think my chances are better
than if I went after a state office.
"No. 1 do not want to run; but I
have not told anybody that I would not
run. As 1 see things now, I do not
think anything will cause me to change
my mind."
Italian Liner Sunk,
Page Sends Cable
Washington, Dec. 28. (I. X. S.)
An Italian liner en route to Catania
has been torpedoed in the Mediterran
ean sea, according to a cablegram re
ceived at the state department this
afternoon from Ambassador Page.
May Operate on Raiser.
London, Dec, 28. (U. P.) Kaiser
Wllhelm will undergo a throat opera
tion within a few days, said Swiss ad
vices today. Berlin, however, did not
confirm these stories.
) PULLMAN PORTERS
CONDUCTORS. GIVEN
BARB R I URGED TO
NEWS
American Supplies Seized.
Washington, Dec. 28. (I. N. S.
Special American Agent Einstein at
.Sofia today cabled the state depart
ment, confirming reports that Bulga
rian soldiers had seized American Bed
Cross supplies at Monastlr, disregard
ing the American flag.
Einstein stated that he had (r.tered
complaint and that the Sofia govern
ment had promised an Investigation.
Bulgaria to Hans On.
Sofia, Dec. 2V (1". P. I -Bulgaria
will never restore conq :iep d Mace
donian territory, which rightfully te-
told parliament in Its opening session i i
today. At the same time he presented
a review of Kulgar vl torles.
German Depots Slielled.
Amsterdam. I ec. 28.- (I. N. S.)
Eight aliied aeroplanes Sunday bom
barded German depots in Belgium and
along the French frontier, according
to adices received here today.
Tetanus (loses Schools.
Bloomfield, Iowa, Dec. 28 i I. N.
S. ) Two schools in the county al
ready have closed and more ar e lik -ly
to take similar action because of
an epidemic of tetanus.
STORM OEF NEAH BAY
Dredger North Bank Drifts
Ashor South of Grays Har
bor After Parting of Cable,
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Dredger North Bank on Beach.
Aberdeen, Wash., Dec. 28.
In a terrific southwest storm,
which raued last night, dredge
North Hank, on way to the
sound from Astoria. went
ashore at a point seven miles
south of Grays Harbor. The
crew of the lii'e station Raw
signals of distress and went to
tho scene. The life savers
found the men, Uenjamin Klack
of Portland, and V. 1 1. Cameron
of Astoria on the beach, nearly
perished from (old.
The dredge was in a tow of
the tug Wallula from Astoria
but the cable parted and she
was driven high and dry on the
eajid.
The rug' supposed to have
returned to Astoria.
The schooner Sausallto, owned by
the Crowley launch & Tugbont com
pany of Sat, Krancisco. is ashore on
Waddah Island while her crew was
taken safely ashore by the Neah Bay
eurf boat, according to information re
ceived this morning by the Merchants'
Exchange. The schooner went ashore
during a storm last night after hav
ing been blown far out of her course.
Waddah Island is In Neah bay in tho
fct raits or Juan de ruca.
rr u -
Tha schooner, of 320 net tons, left
San Francisco December 10 for the
Columbia river for W. R. Grace & Co.
She was blown past the mouth of the
( oiumma river by the storms last
week and finally put in at Neah bav.
itru., imi iuuisuay. .tie left yes
terday for the Columbia river, but ac
cording to information received here
encountered another storm and Went
ashore on Waddah Island.
Clatsop Voters to
Pass on Boat Line
Fort Commission Decides to Zet People
Determine Whether or Hot They
Want Connection With Interior.
Astoria. Or., Dec. 28. The question
of whether the Port of Astoria will
construct boats and establish a steam-
ship line between the mouth of the
river ana ine mierior is to be put up
to the vote of the people of Clatsop
county. This was the action taken at
the meeting of the port commission
this morning. A petition is to be cir-
" nCe' and "lection
I vhldthas 1&00n a!, Possible. It la De
I .f the issue will carry
oe i-v, i wrt-ii nmuiiK lor a ue-
cision of the state supreme court on
the legality of the act passed at the
last session cf the legislature giving
ports in the state a right to establish
boat lines'; and it was the consensus
of opinion among the port commission
ers that no further delay could be
afforded.
Street Car Turns
Over on a Curve
SCHOONER SAUSALITO
GOES ASHORE
DURING
' told that he had been indicted tor al
I leged conspiracy. Congressman Buchai.
Pnblio Service Commission Investl- an this afternoon said : "I haven't been
gates and Draws Conclusion That notified of it, but I wouldn t be sur
Speed Was Excessive at Turn. prised if it were so. They are fully
. , , I capable of almost any sort of skul-
After leaving ttie Piedmont barn for I dugger), i have done nothing for
ts daily run early this morning, a wnh x should be irdieted."
Dekum avenue street car slid down the I
hill into l nlon avenue at such speed
that it Jumped the track at the curve
and tipped over. Inspection of the car
by representatives of the public service
commission showed its brakes and
sand box were working properly, but
flat places on all the driving wheels
showed that the vehicle had slid. It is
supposed the motorman did not slack
en speed in time to make the curve, j
tne emergency orah.es tailing to noid
Roosevelt Is Given
Costs of $1,442.52
St. Louis. Mo.. Dec. 28. (I. N. S.)
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt this after
noon was allowed $1442.52 against
William Barnes as costs and disburse
ments in defending the $60,000 libel
suit brought against him by Barnes.
The trial of the suit ended in victory
for Colonel Roosevelt.
Improvement
Bonds Bring
Record Price
Henry Teal Offers Premium of 6.27
Per Cent Above Par; lowest Hid
3.38 Per Cent Above Var.
The highest prices ever re-eit.l by
.)10 cly
f Portland f-r mum. ipal
bonds were secured this morning.
bids were opened for $97.-t-'.i in im-
. I.. i -r....i ..f..r,.,l
a premium cf ti.
per ( ent abo e par
Of the issue $T5,00U was awarded to
Sir. Teal at 6.27 pu. cent premium ami
tho remainder. $22,425, went to the it y !
at par and accrued interest as invest
ments for its sinking t'u nd. The low
est bid was that of ii .1 per (ei.t pre
mium, offered for the entile issue by
iioelers, ( 'umniiiigs l'rutldeu of To
ledo, Ohio A. a result of tile $75. ''"U
it. bonds being sold to Henry Teal, t
city will net a premium of $47n2.iO.
The bidders and prt mi unis offered
were ;
city Treasurer Adams for sinking
fund, $i5,i".ij at par. HoeMers. Cjm
mings & Prudden. .C,l."t at per
tent; Francis .M. K.1,)!., J.VcU .it il per,
cent and $r.0' -it per . t.t ; Lumber- j
men's Trust company, $;7.t JH at b '. .
Per cent, L. L. Win a, $2T.."-iu .it 1 j
per cent $25, "00 at 4.75 per cent. $25. ,
OU" at 4.!45 per cent and J.5.UUO ut 5.15
per tent, Citizens' nan", $25, "im at 1
per (ent, Mrs. F. T. Kit;... !:'.'." at ti
pel cent; Mrs. Amelia (Julio!.., Jle.jj at ,
; per . ent; ire.'i.n Lite Insurance i om-p-ny,
J5n,i"'0 at 'i.12 per lent, .ionn
Murphy. $lo"0 at 6.12' per cent; Ladd
it TUton. $-5, 0'Mi at 5.'.i per cent; Henry
Teal, $:c,42'J at f,.27 per cent, and City-
Treasurer Adams for dock series "a,
$1 7 00 at par, for dock series "b," $13UJ
ut par, and for dock series "c," t'J
a', par.
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AND SIX OTHERS FOR
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
Representative Buchanan of
Illinois, Lamar and Others
in Labor Council Held,
NDICT CONGRESSMAN
New York. Dec. 2S (C. P.) A
j blanket indictment charging Congress
man Buchanan of Illinois, David La
mar, "the wolf of Wall street." former
Congressman Fowler of Illinois, and
five others with conspiracy was re
turned today as the result of the fed
eral investigation of the activities of
Labor's National Peace council.
The grand jury has been investigat
ing alleged efforts of the council to
thwart munition manufacture by call
ing strikes in munition plants. Re
cently Buchanan on the floor of the
house introduced a resolution calling
for impeachment of Vmtcd States Dis
trict Attorney Marshall of New York.
Germany Financed It, Claimed.
In connection with the alleged opera-
l lions of the council, it nan own
i lions oi die? v.'li.i. .., .......
claimed, and denied, that German fl-
l ances were oeninu oi iiuiuuimii.
Buchanan is known as one of the mos;
active labor men in the house.
The. five indicted, in aauiuon to
n,,. above. were Herman
Schulte.is and Henry .Martin, labor agi
tators of Chicago; Franz von Rintelen,
alleged German plotter, now held in
Ixmdon as a spy; Jacob Taylor, the
last president of the council, and Frank
S. Monet former attorney general of
Ohio.
They were charged with conspiracy
under the Sherman anti-trust law, to
Interfere with commerce through en
deavoring to incite labor troubles in
munitions plants.
Buchanan Was Counsel.
It was allegvd that Lamar was Rin
telen's agent, handling thousands of
dollars which he furnished. Buchanan
v, a a t.,,-T-wt no ttie general counsel of
j the council
Lamar expected to furnish bail this
; afternoon. The penalty for conviction
is a $10,000 fine, or one year's impris -
onment, or both. Those indicted, who
live here, will be arraigned here, while
out of town parties will be arraigned
where they live.
It has been charged that $11,000,000
was furnished to the aJleged conspira
tors, partly for causing strikes and
partly for bribing labor leaders.
Former Congressman KViwler said:
"This quarrel with agents of the war
trust will be settled hilt to hilt. We
will expose any irregularity and cor
rupt methods used in an effort to de
stroy the good name antf influence of
our organization. The main object of
the council was preservation of Amer
ica's neutrality, to act thereby a-s u
powerful instrument toward peace."
Rurhanan Not Surprised.
Washington. Dec. 28. U. P.--Vhen
Spy Goes to Prison.
New York, Dec. 2 8. (I. N. S. )
Unar
i ton Mente, accused German spy
rested here December 6. today was
sentenced to one year's imprisonment
for unlawfully possessing explosives.
Reform Warden of
Sing Sing Indicted
White Plains, N. Y., Dec. 28. (V. P.)
The Westchester county grand Jury
returned an indictment in six counts
against Thomas Mott Osborne, "CJolden
Rule" warden of Sing .Sing prison, aft
er an investigation of prison conditions.
Five of the counts charged mal
feasance in office, and the sixth per
sonal immorality.
Osborne's friends termed the indict
ments the outgrowth of a systematic
campaign to force him oat.
LEWIS UPHELD
AS ENGINEER
S
Supreme Court Decision Is
Against Cantine, Declaring
Him to Be Subject to Or
ders by Superior.
COMMISSION'S ORDER
WAS NOT EFFECTIVE
OF HIGHWAY
'Statute Imposes Duties on
Official and Only Law
makers Can Change.
Salem. r.. De.-. 2. -The supreme
court today held thai Slate Lngin'-er
Iewis ami not K. I. Cantine Is head
the highway department, and or-
' -led that Li wis prepare a final esti
mate ic-; asked by Peterson & Johnson,
(ontraitcrs The otinion says, in part:
"The statute referred to Imposes up
on the state enmneer the dut.es en
umerated in chapter :itl, laws of 1013.
'I n. vt official is responsible to the stato
ami the parties coming within the
terms of the act. The chief deputy
state engineer is answerable to his su
peiior. No man can serve two mas
ters. Any other arrangement in the
premises would lea'l to chaos and pro
duce confusion. The state engineer
(annot be relieved of the trust Im
posed in him by the statue, except bv
the expressed will of the law makers
and the order of the highway commis
sion of August 27. 1915, did not have
that effect."
Amendment Is Void.
The following part of section 3,
chapter :r,7, laws of LUa, tacked on as
an iiiivridment. is declared unconstitu
tional and void tecause not mentioned
in the title of the act:
"All work in the department widen
has heretofore been in the charge of
the state highway engineer shall be
under the direct supervision of said
chief deputy state engineer; and such
additional deputies and assistants' as
M.'oiidudrd on Vngr Five. Colnmn Three.)
BOY-ED. HOUSE
WHITLOCK SAIL FOR
E
As He Leaves Former Ger
man Attache Denounces
Newspapers in Statement,
New York. P.r. 28. (I. N. S.
'"aptain Boy-ed, former'y military at
tache at the German embassy, CoIonpI
K. M. House and Brand Whltloe,
American minister to Belgium, sailed
this afternoon for Kurope on the liner
Rotterdam.
Captain Boy-ed was accompanied by
a valet and two personal friends. He
cheerfully posed for a battery of
( amerns and handed the newspaper
correspondents a self written inter
view in which In; bitterly denounced
certain American newspapers.
Honse Not on Peace Trip.
Before sailing. House commented:
"I hope the American press and pub
lic will not speculate further concern
ing the object of my trip, but that
they will accept my statement prevl
( nsly given, which ( overs the facts. I
repeat that the trip has absolutely
nothing to do with peace proposals."
The previous statement was that he
j Is going to Europe to inform Amerl-
an agents as to the administration's
attitude on a number of protdems, in
stead of calling them home to tell
t n e m .
House said that he would first
visit Ambassador Page at Dondon
and
would then see Ambassador Sharpe
at Paris, and Ambassador Gerard at
(Concluded on 1'ijfe Two. Column Thre)
Daniels Opposed to
New Naval School
Secretary of Navy Says He Will Wot
Support Fhslan BUI for Pacific
Coast JTava.1 Academy.
Washington, Dec 2V (I. N. S. )
That he will not support th? Phelan
hill providing for the establishment
of a naval academy on the Pacific
coast, was the announcement forth
coming today from Secretary of the
Navy Daniels. He said lie favored
bringing the attendance of the naval
academy up to its capacity before
establishing new schools elsewhere.
He Indicated that if Annapolis nt
any time was unable to care for the
midshipmen that he would favor
ably consider a coast branch.
"But I believe." Scretary Daniels
added, "that Annapolis will suffice
Cor many years to come."
Austrian Prisoners
Are Well Treated
Rome, Dec. 28. (I. N'. S.) The
Spanish ambassador, after having vis
ited the prison camps In different parts
of the country, has issued a statement
in which he says:
"The treatment of Austrian pris
oners in Italy Is a noble example of
humanity and civilization. Italy Is
acting towards the prisoners with chiv
alry, almost with affection, even im
parting lessons to the Illiterates."
AND
EUROPE IN ON
SHIP
Wilson Spends
59th Birthday
In Quiet Style
Ho Will Have a Hig IlirtMay Cake
Tonight; Drizzling Haiti Drives
Him Indoors to Write Letter.
Hot Springs. Va.. Dec. 2. 1 1. N S )
Pros id. nt Woodrow Wilson is I,c'
years old today. The hotel here was
decorated In honor of the occasion, and
the president's plcturi. draped with I
flags, was placed in the main hallway .
A "three decker" cake was ready, and
Mrs. Wilson, formerly Mrs. Norman
Gait, was expected to light the can
dles tonight.
A holiday had been planned by the
president and his bride. Ills assist
ants were dismissed for the day, aril
although the mow was melting, the
president and Mrs. Wilson walked
about the hotel grounds before break
fast. Scores of congratulatory telegrams
were received during the morning.
The president and his bride are ex
pected to return to Washington Sat
urday night.
A steads- d"-i7.7.le commenced at 10
o'clock, and the president and his
bride 'spent Die remainder of the
morning answering mail.
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BY SUPREME COURT
Circuit Judge Galloway Af
firmed in Case of George
Evanhoff,
Salem, Or, Pec. 28. The supreme
court today affirmed the Judgment of
Circuit Judge Galloway in the ease of
George Evanhoff against the Slate In
dustrial Accident commission, and held '
the compensation r-ct constitutional.
Commenting on the fact that the
plaintiff claimed 1 aliened specific
violations of the constitution of the
state. Justice MeBride Fays Hi the
opinion today that it would indeed oe
a reflection upon republican govern
ment if a bill which is so permeated
with the rottenness of unconstitution
ality could pass both houses of the
legislature with only three dissenting
votes, and thereafter le indorsed by
the people upon a referendum by a
majority of more than two to one.
"Cpon the whole case we are of the
opinion that the act violates no ;nf
scription of the constitution of tins
state or of the United States, and that
it was properly passed and Is 1n every
respect a valid law," says the court.
"While experience may suggest from
time to time chances and amendments,
they are in line with twentieth century
progress. Before Its enactment on1
workman out of three recived a large
compensation for his injuries by an
action at law. while the remaining two
were defeated and got nothing.
Now, every workman accepting its
provisions receives some compensation
if injured, and. taken as a whole, it
will be found that more money in the
way of compensation is received by
the whole body of injured workmen
than by the inadequate remedies af
forded in the courts.
"It has been a boon to the employers,
employed and the community, which
latter could formerly only offer to the
Injured laborer the charity of the alms
house, instead of that just compensa
tion which tie may now receive without
the humiliation of pauperism or the
loes of self-respect."
JUDGE M'GINN IS
MODIFIED IN CASE OF
CITY VS. COMPANY
Ralem, Or., Dec. 28. Among the de
cU-ions of tho supreme court today
were the following:
Riddle State bank vs. Brice Wllsoi
et ai., appellants, appealed from IXiug
las. suit on a promissory note, opinion
bv Justice Benson. Judgment of Circuit
Judce Hanniton for the plaintiff af
urmeu.
J. L. Hanna vs. Alluvial Farm com
pary, appellant, appealed from Polk
county, opinion per curiam, former r
cult Judge Holme.'-, Judgment for plain
tiff affirmed.
Fairfield Telephone association, ap
pellant, v. L. H. MoMahon, suit to
restrain Illegal use it telephone line,
opinion by Chief Justice Moore, Cir
cuit Judge Galloway's judgment for
the defendant affirmed.
B. O. Schucklng & Co. vs. E. M.
Young, appellant, appealed from Ma
rion county, action for ilamages for
breach of a contract to sell hops, opin
ion by Justice MeBride, Circuit Judge
Kelly's Judgment for plaintiff af
tirrmvd. City of Portland versus Western
Electric company, appellant, appeal
from Multnomah county, involving a
bond, opinion by Justice Burnett.
Judgment of Circuit Judge McGinn
modlfied.
In the matter of the guardianship
of David Troy, an incompetent per
son, Delilah Beem et al, appellants ver
sus R. C. Mays, guardian, appealed
from Unrion county, involving final ac
count, opinion by Justice Bean, circuit
Judge Anderson affirmed.
Motions for rehearing were dented
in Northern Brewery company versus
Princess hotel and Hyde versus Klrk
patrlck, and motion to dismiss was
denied in Short versus Sherman.
Governor Hanna Is
111 With Typhoid
London. Dec. 2S. (U. P.) Governor
Hanna of North Dakota, a member of
the Ford peace party, is "very 111 prob
ably with typhus fever" in a Copen
hagen hospital, according to a Copen
hagen dispatch today.
COMPENSATION ACT IS
HELD C1STITUINA
PORTLAND HAS
T 10 FIX
3
Supreme Court Reverses Cir-
cuit Judge Bagfey and De
clares City Ordinance Is
Constitutional as It Stands.
DISSENTING OPINION
BY JUSTICE BURNETT
Municipality Held to Have
Power to Enact Emerg
ency Regulation.
Salem. Or. I ),.,.. i The state s-i-pieme
' ' m r t today in Id that the Port
land Jitney bus ordinance is conati
l.itiona nnd reversed the Judgment of
1 i. uit Judge Bagley in favor of the
plaintiff in the case of Thlelke and
othfis auainst Ma;nr Albee.
The trial court decided that under
the constitution of the state of Oregon
a muni, i-.allty has no power to enact
an em.rgeiKy ordinance, and also that
the ordinance was unconstitutional and
void because it commits to the com
missioner of the department of public
utilities and to the city council the
arbitrary power of Issuing or refusing
crtaln certificates, anj rnakes the 1-suan-
e of licenses to opernt motor
buses dependent upon the issuance of
the certificates, thereby enabling the
commissioner and oitv rmmril tmrhi.
jtnuHy prevent the plaintiffs from m-
cur inB a iicen.
City Ku Power.
The supreme court found today In
at. opinion by Justice Benson that a
municipality has power to enact an
emergen, y ordinance, and that it
would recjiiire a strained construction
l" Justify any other interpretation.
As to the certificate provision of
the ordinance, tho court refers to Tick
(ConoltMM on lz Two. Column Three)
WIRELESS TELEPHONE
TO LINK JAPAN WITH .
U. S. IS lEING BUILT
k 4
Navy Department Confirms
Tokio Report, Saying Hon
olulu Station Be Supervised
Tokio, Dec L-s . i- P. Announce
ment was made here today that a
wireless telephone- plant is belne
erected at Honolulu to link Japan and
America.
Telephone People Ignorant.
New York. Dee. i 28. (U. p.) The
American Telephony & Telegraph com
pany offices here professed themselves
Ignorant today of: the plan to link
America and Japan through a wireless
telephone relay at Honolulu, as re
ported by Tokio. : Experiments with
wireless telephony- from New York to
Honolulu have been abandoned, but
the wireless tower t Honolulu has not
been dismantled as far as is known.
Xavy Confirms It.
Washington, Decj 28. ( U. P.) The
navy department explained toay that
Japan is trying to bridge the Pacific
ocean with a wireless telephone to Cali
fornia. A station! at Honolulu may
be necessary, but & will te subject to
American supervision.
Trial of New Haven
Cases Not to Stop
I
New York, Dec. 8 (T. P.) A mo
tion to dismiss indictments against
11 directors of tl)e New York, New
Haven & Hartfoff railroad was de
nied by Judge Htipt today. He ruled
they must all make a defense and that
the case. charg4ngj them with conspir
acy, must go to tDf Jury.
American jMail Seized.
Berlin, Dec. 2S.--U. N. 8.) British
cruisers have selzftd American mall on
two steamships eh route to Holland,
according to an Ovferseas News Agency
dispatch received ijere today from Rot
terdam. ,
Flurry of j Snow
Gives Portland
Touch of Winter
The downtoiwn district saw
Its first snor of the winter
this morning. The snow was
not all, however. There was
rain, snow, sljeet and hall and
a couple of tirre the sun shown
forth. Snow : has fallen on
Portland Heights and soma of
the higher district on the edge
of the city several times befora
this winter but today was the
first that snow has been seen
in the business district. Thera
was hardly eoough to notice,
however. It disappearing as rap
idly as it reathed the ground.
As the weather man predicts
fa-ir weather
for tonight and
Wednesday th few flurries this
morning will be all the snow
Portland will have for a cou
ple of days. : he weather man
doesn't say wen Portland Will
have some re41 snow.
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