CONTENTS
THE WEATHER
AV Eeeto- " '- -e' taction- '
" 1 rl Yewa. . to rial. School.
- 1 Sort. Ante- ! General Tea-
MUlM, QOOd .tWM,
loads. Marine, 4 Society. Clubs,
hikfttuiru Mulo, Fashions,
avace, Bwl Xs- Heedlework,
st. Went Ad. 8 Magnalm.
- 3 imt1c. Idt- Comic
lortlaa& ana vicinity Suaaay, aa
settled, prokevbiy occasional ibowi
Mtrl7 winds.
Or, WsAalagtoa aad Idaho
Sunday, . unsettled, probably rata or
new wt ana occasional now east-
VOL. XSl. NO. 41.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ill IS BIG
: . o. p.
SLATE MAKERS
!,
Republican Leaders Are Im
pressed fVith the Presi
dent's Strength in Every
Part of tie Country.
COLONEL IOOSEVELT
CENFER OF GOSSIP
In the Meanwhile He of Oys
ter Bay Remains Silent
While Enjoying AH.
Washlnftoh, ;vn. 1 Political talk,
filtering through the eastern presa and
bea.nl in tbe cajlt.il city, has filled tha
holiday gap with a frenxy of so-called
"reliable report," leaving: the atmos
phere little clarified.
Many of tlese report revolve
around Roosevelt, but the one moat
significant in its results was a widely
published "tip" that democratic opposi
tion to Prestdeat Wilson was to blos
som out with damp Clark as the can
didate. Senator1 Underwood. It was
stated, had .privately promised Clark
his support, ori will be a candidate
himself, if Clark la not,
Senator L'ndtrwood. Interviewed as
to this, said h had no such conver
sation with Clark, that he believed
President Wilasn should be renomi
nated. and Intends to support him.
Speaker Clark, likewise Interviewed,
aid hestood y his former declara
tion that if the democratic nomination
Is worth anythltg it should go to Pres
ident Wilson, wid if not worth nav
ies;, it will go to th president by de
fault. These statements have effectually
"closed the lncklent." The Roosevelt
rumors are on different footing. Ona
is a solemn ass-trance that the colonel
will be an avowed candidate for the
Republican nomination by March 1.
Another equally solemn pronounce
ment is that the man froth Oyster Bay
has no thought jof appearing as a can
didate. BooseveR Say frothing.
Perhaps the heat measure for these
reports is tbe fket that Roosevelt hlra
lf saya rtoUrii'g, apparently satisfied
with his daily -.appearapca on tha front
Para- Concensus C opjnion here
among the "unftenaiedJa that tile ex
i president a stU$ looking over the' situ
ation, and "Is drinking in with relish
lb esults of toe "feelers" thrown out
by bis friends. ( That he will be an
active candidates for the nomination is
much doubted, but that he Intends to
play a large part in the Republican
how Is generally believed.
From various statc come reports of
Roosevelt sentiment. In spots, coupled
with- the information that if not
Roosevelt it must be a progressive, tnl
If not progressive, a landslide for
Wilson. But the old guard has a firm
hold on th organization jn nearly
every state, and,- believes there is no
chance for Foo&evelt. with only a
mall chance for, a real progressive.
If the reactionaries in control" eld
their desire for one of their kind as
the nominee in fear of another Taf t
nasco. tney piah to put up a candi
date satisfactory to themselves to be
.labeled -progressive." With such a
candidate ther hope to hold in line
the bulk of tba progressive RepubUcan
vote, and at the 'same time take no
risk of "heresy" In the candidate
This, at least, is the way it Is figured
by observers who have noted recent
maneuvers of tbe eastern leaders
These men. such as Barnes, Penrose
and Crane, do not doubt their power
of control in the next convention.
Their actions Indicate that they may
be willing, for the sake of possible
victory, to pick a candidate who will
not be too vulnerable to attack as a
reactionary. But, they draw the line
at anyone who supported Roosevelt in
1912. Back seats hav been ordered
for all aspirants of that class.
XoCaU BooaUet Aajjx.
Some politicians have been Inclined
to regard Taffa reference to Governor
McCall of Massachusetts ss a likely
"dark horse" as a significant utter
ance. Others think it merely an ami
able diversion. McCall heretofore has
been mentioned as a progressive wno
might fill the bill There is contrary
opinion to the effect that examina
tion of the new governor s past record
will not fill the hearts of Bull Moosera
with Joy.'
Wood row Wilson is the great worry
Republicans from: the four corners of
the country contd th .v.. .
- presi
dents strength overlaps his party His
Impress Upon the mass of voters is
shown upon every, trip he make's away
from the capital. On his recent visit
to Cleveland people crowded about to
tell him that they are glad this coun
try is not at wan. It is the hold of
W!!!n sJMV PpI ,n the common
walks of life thatTdlsturbs the Repub
r Mean leaders in the midst of thei
- predictions of a reunited party and a
great vtctory In Kovtmbtr next,
rolmasxter'B Tir-fold Program.
Senator Miles Polndexter of Wash
ington has three! principal measure
of national legislation for particular
attention. Theee aje tariff commission
legislation enactment of a free tolls
law for American shipping; through
Panama ao.4 a presidential primary
Senator Polndexter expresses hope
that a presidential primary bill may
b put in ahape to offer soon after the
holidays, and if found to be practical,
be will urge lmaaediate consideration,
so that a uniform nil may be applied
to the election of delegates to national
conventions and! expression of presi
dential preference in all the states
, la tha last congress legislation of this
character was shelved after Senator
Pomerene, who iad been delegated to
look over the matter, reported to his
col leagues that' the constitution is in
the way.
The Washington senator has ob
tained a memorandum of Pomerene's
(Csacladed fag ITre, Coram One )
riEWS INDEX
SECTION ONE 1, PAGES
Par.
Wilson I Worry to O. O. T. '
a. a, PersU'e DeaU List May Es-
tOO.
War Earnings Benefit Portland.
First "Dry" Day Carta. Xry."
President and Bride Greet rlmnt, inn
Coast Feels Eartka,aake Shock.
Washington keeks Detail of PeriUa
Affair.
Stats Ooaraaty of Irrigation Bonds
Approved.
Fulton and Boame Would Bo Delegates.
Freight Wreck Xtar ncMborg.
How War Order Affset On go.
Motorcyclists Make Lous Kna.
6ovemaent Owned &aiu-eads in Ger
many. Quits Company for Aato.
County Otficialt to Enforce Dry Law.
Other "Dry" States Aeospt Chang.
Dry Movement Beea Tsats Ago.
Kortkweet Frohibitioa Laws Compered,
Conciliation Board Adopts Kales.
Rehearing of Lswia Daciaioa Kay Be
C.
7.
Flaas Law for Military Armament,
t. Alaskan Minos Hare Banner Tsar.
10. Settlors on Arid Lands Toll Hard.
Jones Bill Ur ed as Bsiatisa.
Vsaisslos Hooofal of Greek Elections.
Bassians Contiaas Attacks ca
aarabia.
Loaders of Feaoa Party are Wroth.
11. Btato Beads Urged for Irrigation Wsrk
Crop Values., ea Baclafaued Area High.
12. Bomso and Juliet Kshearsals Tomorrow.
Colombia Taxpayers Would Cat Bndfot.
Nation i Gran-es aro Prosperous.
IS. OTegoa Warranted ia Floating Irxigatioa
Bends,
Thorns May Tae Fonrery Chart.
Xow Arrest Beeord Made.
IS. Clarke County Sheriff Seeks Sirl.
Motor License Applications Four in.
To T acorn Children Burned.
Paudent PtgAaot Success.
18. Civin Lsagtie Plant Tsar's Work.
SECTION TWO 12 PAGES
PsgO
1-1. Sports ITewi and Gossip.
4- Good Beads.
S. Autoaooiiea.
7. Market and Finance.
8. Real Estate.
9-11. Want Ads.
IS. Marina.
SECTION THREE lO PAGES
Page.
1. Oregcra Vines Show Increased Ostpet.
S-6. Dramatio and Photoplay Maws.
9. Eaitorial.
7. Brief Infoncstion.
Town Topics.
;
I
RiUiosat 8ha Increaied Earning .
War Zone Observation.
Ilhiitratcd Mews Beviow.
' of the Schoola.
s.
9.
10.
SECTION' FOUR 10 PAGES
Fa-.
1-6. Tbs Week in Beciety.
6. The Bealm of Muile.
7. Women's clnb Affairs.
. Fashions and Heedlswork.
9. Teat of Or;on's Prohibition Law.
10. Msw York society Letter.
SECTION FIVF PACES
(Msgs Ins.)
iisa ivi s uy bene aforsaa.
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s.
1
5.
6.
7.
S.
Science and Near-Scienoe To-te-Date
The Saddest Woman in the Whole
Viorlti By Liojd D. LowU.
Th Mining Liak SeaUy Posad "Some-1
v&ere in France. i
Uncle Sam With His Coat Off By Bert
ieunon .
The Movies Have Taught Ut How to
Lot Again.
Beauty Lies at the End of the Bain
bow By Lillian Baaaell.
Cartcoaajrarai By Charles A. v f den.
ButA's eUaalatieas By Georgen Faaih
ttCTlU SIX 4 'PAULS
(Comic)
'
Ford Returns to
N. Y. From Europe
Bergensfjord Arrives at Quarantine
Station Sbortly After Midnight; Ford
Will Land at the Sock This Morning.
ew -Vork. Jan. 2. (IT. P.) Henry
Ford returned home from his peace
mission early today.
The Norwegian-American liner Ber- I
gei sfjord. which rout'ht Ford from
Bergen, after 111 health forced him to j
leave his peace delegates, reached quar- '
antlne shortly after midnight. The
liner anchored to await inspection by i
revenue officers. She will dock at 9
a. m.
Mrs. Ford and -son. Kusel Ford, ac
companied by several Detroit friends.
planned to go to the Bergensfjord this ' proacnlng Aiexanana. i he national
morning and It was expected Ford !'Uy of lne aek ng submarine had
would be taken off the ship at quar-j'101 btCD reported to the admiralty to-
antine to avoid the crowd at the pier.
Detroit PIan Welcome.
' . V km , v. 7TJ V r United States, the American embassy
wl. J w P lebrati(tn ,her ''and Consul General were making every
wekome Henry Ford home after his , ,f1nr, inrohr t., Ji.
pejee mission to Eurup were com
pleted tonight. Only Ford's own ap
proval of the I'rojram was awaited be
fore public anliouncemen was niodc
of the city's plans for hi- reception.
Mayor's Secretary Sdward Fitzger
ald conferred today with Ford's per
sonal secretary, Ernest G. LleL-oldt.
arranging the details of the recertlon.
Lleboldt will learn the peace 'eader's
wishes In the matter immediately after
his arrival In New York and the cele
bration will be shaped to meet Ford's
desires.
Police Close Saloon
Displaying Bar Sign'
Xew Dry Ltw BJot Tlolated, So Tar as
Sal of Intoxicants TFaa Coaceraed,
However; Only Soft Sriake Served.
At 7:30 o'clock last night Samuel
West was given his choice of .closing
hln soft drink establishment at 729
Williams avenue or immediately re-
r "a.. '. " wi -
electric display that extended over the
sldewalic. .
He said he could not take down the
(sign, so Motorcycle Officers Morris
and Tully waited' until he turned out
the lights and locked the doer. He had
ts. .1nu. .,n
to close up tight.
His place was formerly a saloon and
he undertook to keep open for dispens
ing soft drinks without removlnn- his
former mirk nt th utnnti !
No charge was made that the man
was attempting to violate the new law.
Patrolman R. E. Burks reported early
lest night two large advertisements of
a well known brand of beer still re
mained on a bill board at Fifth and
Ankeny streets. The ads were about
eight by 12 feet In size. The owner
of the bill board was ordered to re
move tbe sign Immediately.
Dynamite Car Kills Fifteen.
Laredo. Texas, Jan. 1. (TJ. P.) Ex
plosion of carload of Carranzista dyna
mite and grenades at Monterey was
reported today to have killed IS per
sons . and injured many others.
The text of Oregon's Prohibi
tion Law wiU be found on Page
8, Section 4.
PERSIA'S DEATH
LIST IT GOME
TO 200 OR 300
British P. & 0. Liner Sunk by
Submarine Near Alexan
dria Carried 230 Passen
gers; Over 200 in Crew.
NO DETAILS RECEIVED .
OF WHY. SHIP WAS SUNK
Only Four Boatloads of Sur
vivors Got Away, Indicat
ing She Sank Quickly.
Big liners torpedoed by the
Teutons since the beginning of
the Teutonic undersea campaign
early in 1915, were:
March Britten Tanglstan.
37 lives lost,
March 28 British Falaba, 111
lives lost, one American.
May 7 British I.usltania
1157 lives lost. 115 Americans.
August 19 British Arabic. 33
lives lost, two Americans.
November 8 Italian Ancona,
108 lives lost, nine Americans.
November 11 Italian Flrense,
21 lives lost.
lecember 21 Japanese Yas
aka Maru, no lives lost,
de Clotat, 80 lives lost.
December 24 French Vllle de
la Vlotat, 80 Uvea lost.
December 30 British Persia,
200 to 300 lives lost, (esti
mated.) London, Jan. 1. (U. P.) The Brit
ish liner Persia of the Peninsular ft
Oriental company, was torpedoed and
sunk in the Mediterranean early Thurs
day afternoon. Between 200 and 300
of her passengers and crew are be-
,
iievea to nave perished. The fate of
two American passengers la unknown
The liner carried 230 passengers, in
cluding 86 women and 36 children, and
a crew of more than 200.
, Daly four boatloads of sunrivorg
have been accounted for. Thev are b.
Ttng -fiRen Into- Alexandria' bj-r
learner.
Officials said tonight the maximum
capacity of each of the Persia's life
boats is 60. Jn the quick rush for
safety they believe not more than 40
or 60 persons succeeded in entering
each boat.
Survivors BT amber 160 or 800.
The estimates place the number of
survivors at between 160 and 200.
The two Americans aboard the liner
ware I?nK.r4 l V.,..l .. ... f a n
v r r.n.i .nnnin,.i-nl.
cooJilj4.o Aden, Arabia, and Charles H,
Orant of boston, a salesman.
Edward Rose of Denver, Colo who
boarded the Persij here, is believed to
Uave left the boat at Gibraltar,
Admiralty dispatches tonight said
Lord Jersey and his son-in-law,
-'oloned Cleve Bingham, were aboard
the Persia and were saved.
The Persia was sunk southeast of
the island of Crete, while en route
from London to Bombay and while ap-
night.
Details Are Bat Meagre.
Because of the possibility that a new
.-Km .!.-.. nrl.l. ....... k
stances preceding the attack. Both the
i admiralty and officers of the Penin
sular and Oriental company reported
that they had only meagre tlela.la.
Whether the Persia was Kunk with
out warning or whether she- sought
safety In flight, details of the greatett
importance to the American state de
partment probably ill n1t be known
until the survivors reach Alexandria.
Mast Have Soak Quickly.
The Persia is believed to have gone
down within a few minutes after she
was torpedoed. She was well equipped
with lifeboats, officials stated, only
la wild panic, they said, or rapid tank
ing, could account ror the fact that
only four boats got away from ber
fclde with survivors.
Positive announcement was mad
I by the ship's owners that she carrle!
neither soldiers nor war material. It
1 was stated, however, that she was car
! rying hea.vy British mails for the Far
cast. a lew untisn orncers were
aboard. Is was said, but ttsy were trav
ellng as civilians.
X.OT BContagwe oa Board.
( Among the well known persons who
iooi passage r.ere ror Bombay was
Lord Charles William Montague, parl-
ner in the brokerage firm of Montague
& Co.. former of ticers in the Yeomanrv
cavalry and en route to India to as-
cume a governmental post. Only last
i night announcement was made that
1 f . ...., . j . ...
gue with the decoration of the Star
of India in resognitlon for his services
in the war.
It I possible other Americans may
have been aboard the torpedoed liner.
Officers of the compaay were en
countering difficulties preparing a
! passenger Ift because about 75 per
sons took passage at Marseilles and
their name were not secured at the
offices here.
Is Tnlrd Xiargewt Tlettzs. '
A large part of the crew were na
tives of India and the far east.
The Persia waa In command of
Captain H. S. Bradshaw and' her of
ficers were British citizens. She was
built In 1900. displaced 7)74 tons, and
excepting the Lusltanla and Arable,
was the largest British liner ever
aunk by a. submarine. She waa the
first large British steamer torpedoed
in the Mediterranean.
The Persia Ailed from London for
Bombay Deeember 1. stopping at Glb-
(Coocladee Pag Thirteen. Cntaaw rive)
Virginia Mountaineers Are
Guests of President Wilson
And a Few of the Socially Elect Join in New Year's Reception
at Hot Springs, Presided Over by the Executive
and His Bride, Who Charms AIL
Hot Springs, Va., Jan. 1. (U. P.)
President Wilson and his bride this
afternoon met in a New Tear's recep
tion, such of the nr.tlon's socially elect
as happen to be stopping at the hotel
and such of, their mountaineer neigh
bors as could get here afoot or horse
back. As the mountaineers with abashed
faces led their wives and children,
washed wondrous clean, to the presi
dential couple, they could scarcely
stammer their congratulations.
No Jess embarrassed, however, was
Jack McCullough, New York society
man who forgot the name of an In
timate woman friend be desired to
present.
Asotber White Souse Bride.
A Mrs. Frederick Grant, daughter-in-law
of the Civil war hero, was In
troduced, she said to Mrs. Wilson:
"I know how It feels to be a White
House bride."
She lived in the White House a
few years Immediately after her mar
riage to General Grant's son.
From the society guests w ho said
he was stunning, to the mountaineers
who gazed In silent awe, Mrs. Wilson
was the object of unanimous admira
tion. She was gowned in blue Georg
ette crepe, with the upper part of the
bodice and the sleeves of the same
tone, with high standing collar and
flowing sleeves, also of lace. She wore
WASHINGTON TRIG
TO SECURE DETAILS
OF ATTACK ON PERSIA
-
All Negotiations With Ger
many and Austria Held Up
Pending Reports on Case.
What Kay Avert Trouble.
British dispatches did not
specifically state that warning
was not given the Persia, a
fact usually emphasised.
Possible Inability of Austria
to reach distant' submarines
with order to warn. v a els be--fore
attacking.
-Proximity of the Persia to
Alexandria may have caused
her captain to attempt a dash
to port after being warned.
Washington, Jan. 1. (I. N. S.) An
official investigation to learn the
facts and place the responsibility for
the sinking of the liner Persia in
which two Americana were passen
gers was instituted by the state
department this afternoon.
Following receipt of two official
reports from Consul General Robert
P. Skinner, at London, confirming, the .
sinking of the vessel by an unidentl- j
fied submarine, cabled instructions ,
were sent to Arthur Garrets. United '
States consul at Alexandria, Egypt. I
where the survivors are reported to
have landed, and to Olney Arnold,
consul general for Egypt to obtain
affidavits of officers and survivors
and cable them promptly to Wash
ington. Attack Oomes as Shock.
State department officials expressed glve of hu time and his means to pro
the gravest concern over this latest : mot. the cause of state aid for lrrl
submarine disaster. Coming at a time ; gation projects
when the entire submarine controversy , TJnregenerate Says Xeealled.
r .sro? A- s'rw..-:" :.a: i rrrahe rnter
tinct shock to Secretary of State Un- j "on. oSy "neceT-ary
1?J . .. . call the unregenerate days of the two
The immediate effect is to bring nltentB
the Ancona and Lusltania negotiations ! During the last legislative session,
to an abrupt halt. It was definitely a proposition was pendlr.g that the
stated at the state department that state in cooperation with th fi.r.i
no further overtures will be accepted
from either Austria or Germany un
til the facts are obtained In the Per
sia disaster, and. If these facts estab
lish the guilt of the submarine com
mander, until full disavowal Is made
and reparation offered.
Two Brief Hepoxts BCad.
Only two "official reports of the sink
ing of the Persia were received by th
state department toaay. Both were
from Consul General Skinner at I Lon
don. The department Issued the following-
statement concerning these re
ports: "A dispatch from Consul General
Skinner dated London, January 1, says:
" "P. and O. liner Persia reported
sunk. Submarined while approaching
Alexandria. Robert N. McNeely. Ameri
can consul at Aden, going to posU. left
London as passenger. Nearly all on
board perished.
"A second dispatch was received ' ln tne sum or xavu.uuu ror tne ralthful
from Consul General Skinner of which oerformance of ahe work, these bonds
the following is a paraphase: men 10 loo,t closely after the develop-
" 'Consul General Skinner says that ! ment work with such rep 'esentativea
61 first class passengers and S3 seconJ of the state as the leglsl lure would
CMH'Uraed u tage Thirteen. Column rare)
British Take Part of
Front Line Trenches
Sectlom of German Works Captured
la riltari rtthtUr, If lontheart of
, Ax-meatler, ' Official (Xeport . Saya.
London. Jan.1. (C. P. British,
troops captured a portion of tbs
German front line trenches southeast
of Armentleres in Friday's fighting;
it was officially announced tonight.
Has Four Girls la Year.
8C Cloud. Minn, Jan.. 1. TJ. P.)-
Mrs. Methpatbesias became the
vi"1"" r .rrrr.:. " r.
mui o . u.. vt.
DrcemDer : mer wer tnres more
of them.
violets and an orchid and a bracelet
watch set in a band of moire ribbon.
She wore her wedding ring.
Xlsses Xoutala OlxL
' Mrs. Wilson kissed one little tow
headed mountain-girl, who court esied
so prettily that the preSldent lifted her
up and turning to his bride, said:
"Isn't she a dear?"
Among the mountaineers who at
tended were several with soft shirts,
tteir collars pinned high with safety
ping after the roost approved Blue
Hidge fashion. Vests were scarce and
gal louses plentiful.
Chief among these visitors wa
Michael Denniss O'Farrell, who lives
20 miles down the valley, alike is a
Republican. Jttut was glad to meet tbo
president tf said.
Taaderbilts Wot There.
The W. K. Vanderbllts failed to ap
pear. Only a part of the Harriman
party was In line, and B. Herman Rid
der, editor of the New York Staats
Zeltung, did not come Into the room,'
although Mrs. Rldder was present
The president and his bride entered
the hotel lounge without ceremony. The
crowd was abashed and for a moment
It seemed that no one would be the
first to venture forward. Finally a
Hot Springs physician and his wife
relieved the situation by stepping for
ward. The reception lasted less than
40 minutes. Afterwards the president
and Mr Wilson had tea together.
IN ATTITUDE ON STATE
Plan Advocated by Th? Jour
nal Is Suddenly Indorsed
by Former Opponents.
Two remarkable conversions have
occurred within the past week.
State guaranty of irrigation bonds
haa been urged for many years by the
people of central and eastern Oregon. 1
It has been advocated consistently, by
The Journal as a method of Hate de-
REMARKABLE
CHANGE
GUARANTY PLAN NOTED
reloptnent. in whictyali she people otUjfeeadjtfs and reports
tbe state should cooperate.
From the inception of Irrigation In
Oregon the Oregonlan has been op
posed to state aid or state guaranty
of irrigation bonds, and it persisted
in that attitude of hostility until four
days ago. Then came a lightning
change. In an editorial published last
Wednesday morning tha Oregonlan
came out with a ringing declaration
that the state must guarantee princi
pal and Interest of irrigation bonds.
Coaversion Causes Amaxement.
The Oregon Irrigation congress was
In session at the time and the Ore
gonlan's sudden conversion caused pro
found amazement among the dele
gates. Scarcely had they welcomed
tne new and unexpected convert when
another surprise occurred.
It was Wednesday morning when
the Oregonlan editorial was published,
Wednesday afternoon Senator 1. N.
lay. always the uncompromising foe
' or state aia in me legislature.
ri
pe red at the congress, walked up the
aisle and took his seat on the mourn
ers' bench, side by side with the peni
tent Oregonlan. Senator Day "had got
religion." too. It "took" pretty strong
ly for in confessing his new faith he
nrnmleerl that In future wmtl ....
government, provide an .adequate
amount for Irrigation In Crook county
The publisher of The Journal sent the
following telegram to Senator Day. at.
the state ho'itse in 5aJem:
Plan is Surges-ted.
"Cooperation In irrigation and open
river enterprises by the state with the
government at v asnington is a state
' asset that ia worth encouraging. Allow
me to suggest mat you get behind It
on lines such as these: Pr vide (500,
000 state bonds to bear t ree and - a
half per cent Interest not subject to
taxation; provide that Cr ok county
meet the interest semi-annually, which
would be a drop In tbe bucket' to the
county considering the results to tha
county, bell these bonds at not less
than par. They would be sought by
trustees and others having iruat funds.
If thought necessary call for 10 volun-
1 teers to guarantee bond to the state
ICoecluftetl on Pecv r'We. Col iinn Four.)
i Report Is Sir John
Simon Has Resigned
MT Seooaatdanr If Xesw tfraems Csn-
criptlon Bill Drafted; Two Others
Seek BodnctJoa of sTaabelr 2enauaded.
London. Jan. 1. (U. P.) Sir ,'ohn
8imon was authoritatively'' reported to
day to have resigned from tbe British
cabinet. He- may reconsider, however.
If Premier - Asqultb agrees to a legs
radical conscription bill than Is no-
being drafted. ,
Chancellor of the Exchequer !
Ken n and President Runciman of the
boord of trad are trying to reduce the
i number of men which the bill will de -
i
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ldustry. . ic toey win their point, taer
- Ur not . resign.
WAR EARNINGS
EST FOR
LOCAL DEALERS
Profits Exceeding a Million
; Dollars Said to Have Been
? Made by One Wheat Ex
' porter Since War Began.
BUSINESS ARTERIES OF
INLAND EMPIRE THROB
Activities Extend in Many
Directions and Employer
, and Employe Benefit.
Reports have been received from
time to time of large profits made In
various sections of the world on roods
ill strong demand on account of the
Kuropean .war. In some sections fac
tories have been 'working day and
nlgbt to fill "war" orders and in other
Instances an abnormal demand has
been created for raw materials.
:To what extent has Portland prof It aJ
bjr the -war" trade and in what lines
i a question often propounded. Indi
vidual merchants, manufacturers and
Jobbers who have ha.d opportunity to
share in the business are not Inclined
t9 give specific Instances but enough
Information has been revealed to Illus
trate that Portland, the state of Ore
gon and the gTeat Inland Empire for
Which Portland is the natural gateway,
hav shared in the profit taking in
several ways.
Ships Hard to Seonre,
The difficulty In obtaining vessels
t carry cargoes prevented Portland
Umber manufacturers from sharing to
a'oy large extent lumber orders booked
by warring nations, but indirectly they
art now beglnnlni; to feel the effect,
for as a result of Immense orders for
lumber placed with the southern pine
rnuis tumoer consuming section of
tie-states rormerly finding It advan
t .geous to deal with the southern mills
4 e now placing orders here at ad-
mcea quotations.
Ciosing of the Panama canal to navl
I Ulon proved a serious handicap to
commerce for It deprived this coast of
saels that would have been available
"t" wierway remalnod open. '
. The greatest source of rn lias ?.
the warring; nations has been grain and
aj-e current of
eogageo -in the. grain exporting
bustaeaa. who have nude vrv
BUIiie pi ui 113.
i. . . .
inese reports credit M. H, Housr.
Resourceful grain exporter and ship
v.- .. ... "v,n made more
than a cool million" out of his opera-
JfU'vii ? , u.he war brok ou-
speaking; of his transactions, there are
eome Who say "he has made millions."
Keen rorestgat Demonstrated.
flir. Houser's success has been due
to a keen foreslgat and the nerve to
back up the conclusions he reached
l s explained by those who have had'
Opportunity to watch him. He has
had ships when other exporters have
keen searching high and low for ton
lag e and he has been In a position of
i ite where be could relet at
a hand
had se
i me profit the vessels he
' ired earlier in the season.
riousers activities have been
res-
ea by three periods. Thr
a period .when, shortly after war
wars declared, he was reputed to be
short of grain to fill the orders he
had previously contracted. The farm
ers, scenting the profits to be derived
from holding' their graina for a time.
Were loath to sell.
, There followed then, a period when
rlouser had both grain and ships to
spare sad was exporting several ' hun
dred thousand bushels every rtiooth at
handsome profits.
The third period is the one which
is Just closing for that exporter, and
hlc-b found him prepared with thu
ijlk of the ships chartered for Pott
tnd loading, the vessels being taken at
gures which allowed ln themselves
profit much more than would have
lien during peace times to a com
ete transaction.
. l ne
The second period was the ona !n
ich, Houser is believed to have
the most profit.
Purchases Ara Doubled.
In the first period which followed
Immediately after the opening of the
war. gossip was that Houser was short
pf grain. His purchases during that
period were redoubled and the reluct
vnce of xhe farmers to part with their
;raln was more than appeased by the
I reenbacka waved before them. Farm
' r to i whom "dollar" wheat was a
lry dream . realized it for the first
me.
Once, into this swing;. Houser made
Ae most of It. He stocked up heavily
I fc.d when at the height of the season
4Wleat was 15 cent over the doilir
mark Houser was selling wheat. He
had trt ships chartered at figures
stout M and $ a ton for delivery
AT.d was able to fill them.
v For nearly 90 days Irving dock, over
which most of the Houser grain was
shipped saw a new ship every day or
two. Stevedore worked night and day
and several times the record for fast
loading was broken.
The profits of the SO days are re
puted among his brother dealers to
liave evened up the loss fe!t at the
'opening of the season anf to have
added over a million dollars to the
Houser bank account.
This weuon Houser1 profits have
ben in the ships. Wheat was high
from e start and has never shown
a raise of more than 20 cents a
bushel, f rent the. opening to the pres
ent stage.
. Konser Hot Afraid.
But i where other exporters were
afraid Ho charter under the existing
Lconditions. Houser wasn't. H took
ailing vessels at zu ana up ta fzz.&0
g ton. Before another exporter had
secured a single ' vessel of that de
eriptlon Houser bad li on the board
at th Merchants Exchange. He took
1 ".m,,- 2S s ton to rr Tap
,the ean7 shipments and when the
' I dostns; of the Panama canal, th
i clostns? o f lb Paj
i
If
(Coackiasd Fags roar,- Cola
One.)
Earthquake Is
Felt on Coast
Seattle, Tacoma and Riverside.
CaL, Report Severe Shocks
Yesterday Afternoon.
Tacoma. Wash.. Jan. 1. (U. P.) One
of the most severe earthquake shocks
that this city has ever experienced,
waa felt at 4:E0 this afternoon. The
shock lasted for several seconds and
was notable for its peculiar wave.
The temblor was accompanied by a
dull, booming sound which Caused
many to believe there had been an
explosion at tbe Dupont powder works
near here. Buildings in the business
section of the city were violently
shaken, but no damage has been re
ported. '
On the waterfront it was said the
shock was strongly felt and reports
from ouUylnn towns say the quake
wag very noticeable.
Seattle Has a Thrill.
Seattle. Wash.. Jan. 1. (U. P.)
The first real thrlU of tbe new year
In Seattle was experienced at 4:30
o'clock today in the form of a brief,
but violent earthquake shock. Unof
ficial estimates place the duration cf
the shock at three minutes. The
earthquake was felt In all parts of
the city and in the west and south
suburb. It was. most violent In the
east residence section.
Felt in California.
Los Angeles, Jan. 1. Two sharp
esrthquakes were felt at Riverside,
California at 4:06 this afternoon. The
undulations were from southeast to
northwest. No damage Is reported.
Olympia Resident Startled.
Olympla. Wash., Jan. 1. (U. P.)
An earthquake a hock lasting 30 sec
onds startled the residents of Olympla
late this afternoon. Buildings were
swayed, but no damage has been re
ported.
Portland Is Undisturbed.
If an earthquake shook Portland and
vicinity yesterday the earth tremors
were not sufficiently great as to at
tract attention. There Is seismograph
at the college ln Mount Angel, Or., but
it was not possible to learn last night
vhether that delicate Instrument reg
istered an earth vibration due to the
atsence from the college of the profes
sor of astronomy. It la believed that
the tremors at Seattle were purely
local.
Olympia Christens
First Train to Leave
Departure of Tint O-W. . k K. Trtis
oa Olympla Branch SJjrnlfleapt la
Development of Olympic remlaaralav
Olympla, Wash., Jan. 1. (U. P.)
The last bottle of champagne In Olym
pla was broken today over the pilot of
the first O-W. It. & N. train to leave
tbe capital, thus fulfilling a djearn of
a quarter century of local residents
who have awaited with more or less
patience th coming of a new railroad
line.
The Olympla line, a branch from
Chambers Prairie, representing thus
far an Investment of about 1600,000. la
comparatively unimportant In Itself,
but has deep significance in the pros
pective development of the vast and
almost untouched resources of the
Olympic peninsula. A short connect
ing link between Olympla and Shelton
remains to be constructed.
State Senator P. M. Carlton was the
principal speaker at brief exercises
held before the train started out. A
party of Olympla chamber of com
merce members and others took tbe
trip to Chambers Prairie.
Oldest of Singling
Brothers Is Dead
Msdlkon. Wis.. Jan. 1. (U. P.) A.
L. Ringling. oldest of the Rlngllng
Brothers, veteran circus men, died of
heart disease mis afternoon at Bar
abbo, Wis., bis home. He was 63 yean
old.
Rlngllng had never entirely recov
ered from the heart shock ne received
when he worked desperately at Cleve
land three years ago to save the Ring-
ling circus train from destruction
when it was caught In the flames of a
burning lumber yard. His disease was
aggravated by over-exertion last sum
mer, when Ringling personally directed
construction of the theatre he donated
to Baraboo. He had not left his home
sine the theatre waa dedicated. '
Pour of the brothers, Henry, John.
Alfred and Charles, still survive.
Chicago Temperature Drops.
Chicago. Jan. 1. IV. P.) Chill
blasts of wind started the thermometer
downward tonight and a general fore
cast predicted increasing cold weather
within a radius of 500 miles of Chi
cago.
Fur Coat Cheap
Auto Driver Wanted
Tou caa't make a customer 'it
of. a man until he knows you and
you know him. That's what Want
Ads are for. Tbey bring buyer
and seller together.
usimees Opportunities! 90
TOU cannot find a better located
light grocery, confectionery and
school supplies store than mine.
Can be bouarbt cheap; llvlnA room
and low rant.
Kelp Wanted Male I
WANTKO Auto truck driver.
wholesale bouse. . cavrefal, with
best reference, -ability, char
acter, and one with family., who
wllj rent furnished bouse. .
sCscriasots---ia
ALMOST given away. quick,
lady's fur coat, lining (otter),
t'ovell baa used Journal cla rei
fied ad exclusively for tour
years and be says they have paid
hltn extremely well. He's only
one of hundreds who) says tbe
. same thing. See pages t. 10 and
ll.i section X.
FIRST DRY DAY -
IS QUITE LIKE
Change in Previous Order ol
Things Will Be More-No-t
ticeable Tomorrow, WhenV
Business Resumes. ' I
SEVERAL SALOONS ARE
QUICKLY TRANSFORMED
Several Humorous Incidents
Occur; Minor Violations. of -
Law Stopped.
':
right Arrest. Only 4 SrojLk. J
In the 12 hour ending at I i
f o'clock last night, only eight
arrests had been made, and of
these four were for drunken ft '
r nei. This waa th lightest'
r Saturday night arrest docket la J
many months Last Saturday )
evening, Chrfatmaa night, raore 4
than SO arrests were maid. . -: 9) '
: tf j-
The first day of prohibition la Ore
gon waa not much different from any
oiher holiday. The change n the or.
der of things will be noticed more to
morrow, when the ebb and flow of bus
iness will be resumed and tha crowds
will again be down town. -
In Portland yesterday was ezcep.
tlonsily quiet, as fewer arrests were
made than usual and of course all bus
mess houses and offices were closed
because of the holiday.
Activities of the police tn eloslna
one soft drink establishment because
tne sign of the saloon had not been re
moved and ln ordering liquor adver. -
tlsements removed from bill board In
dicate that the law la to be enforced
with vlgllence. , . :
Portland Is one of the three largest
cities in th United State to be voted
dry." The other two are Seattle and
Denver. Bo the experience la novel
and will be watched with Interest; ,
Tlfteea Bis; OlttM iix.'...' .
Fifteen of th 100 largest cities la
the United flutes are under prohibition
today. Pive of them passed Into the
ykepjiieatsiHij ijeeierday. This" fire
ow Portland, Xenvr, Seattle Spekans
aha Tacoma Two more Richmond
end Norfolk, Va will go dry Novem
ber i or this year. r ,
The list of th 15 large cities that
have bade public farewell to old John
Barleycorn extend from Portland.
Maine, to Portland, Oregon. Tbey
range In population from ZkO.Oee down '
to 60.000. The question of whether
prohibition can be enforced In the
arger cities will have full opportunity
for testing. The larger cities where
prohibition is in fore today Include
Denver, Portland, Seattle, Atlanta, Bir
mingham. Memphis, Nashville, Spo
kane. Des Moines, .Tacoma. - Kansas
City. Kan.; Savannah. Oklahoma City,
Charleston, 8. C, and Portland, lit.
Six states besides Oregon swung Into
the dry column yesterday. Thar were '
Washington, Idaho, Arkansas, Cole-;
rado, Iowa and South Carolina.
Mo it Stayed at atom. -
The saloon men tn Portland stayed '
horn yesterday and rested. Tbey felt
the need of It as for weeks they had
been doing several times their normal
amount of business. They bad been -
working early and late to fill the
orders of those who wanted to Slock
up for the dry spell.. '-" -
Those who did come down --town
walked around like lonesome, lost
soul a They did not know what to da
with themselves. ; i
Many incidents occurred to remind
one that the saloons were gon but the
publlo Is not yet uacd to the fact.
This was true ln the following caaee:
"Glve me a beer. . - :
Tbe speaker ambled Into one' of
Portland's drink emporiums last Bight
and placed a half a dollar on tba bar.
His tone was somewhat apologetic, -
"What did you say T asked the bare.
tender. '
"I said give me a beer." . . ".' '
"Say. what do you think this is, a
saloon? Where were you last night?
Maybe you belong to the Rip Van "Win
kle family. Put your glasses on se
that you can see. Sniff a couple of
times. Tou don't notice the smell of
liquor around here, do youf .
Urn Was Somewhat "FseTed," w .
The bartender has worked late Fri
day night and bis tone waa somewhat
sharp.
"but say, young fellow, maybe
you're trying to kid me. Tou know
It's serious business to kid a fellow
when he's been out lata the night be
fore, and particularly so when: bla
business .Is shot to h ." - v
"Just a minute there, old maa in
terrupted tbe man with the half a
doUar. "When I said I wanted a beer
1 meant I want a drink of that Bear
beer atuff." .v . -t
"Oh, that's different. Tee, w bar
some nice new near beer," said h
bartender as a smile took tbe place of
fats frown. . r
From down ln the dark refrigerator
where cold bottle of real beer ed
to nudge one another be brought forth
CoBcla6e4 ea Page six. Coiotaa Sevea).
Toboggan Accident
Fatal to Two Girls
Caldwell. X. J., Jan. L CUV P.)-
A New Teor-s day toboggan ride
brought death to Wlnnifred i Bailer
and Helen V'and e wan ter,- each . ttf.
when'th coaster on which they were
whizzing down a steep Incline, veered
and struck a telephone pole as tbey
attempted to avoid aa .- automobile.
William Little, .third member of th
quartet and son of North Caldwell
mayor, was Injured and ' may - not
live. - - ' '
ANY NEW YEARS
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