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VOL XIV. NO. 269.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1916. SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS Shllh
FLOODS GROW
"MORE SERIOUS
IN CALIFORNIA
No Let-Up Seen for Snow,
Rain and Wind and Danger
Is Greater Than for Many
Years, Says Forecaster.
MORE ARE DROWNED IN
FAST RISING STREAMS
Loss Reaches Hundreds of
Thousands of Dollars
at Los Angeles.
Hospital Patients Caught.
. San Bernardino. Cnl.. Jan. 18.
P. N. a.) With an Ontario
hospital flooded, several pa-
ttenta had to be taken to the
roof in a driving rain In order s
to save them from drowning.
according to report received
here. Several are said to be In
a precarious condition as a re-
' suit of the ordeal.
Many homes here have been
badly damaged and several are
- on the point of collapsing.
Highways about this city have. H
been damaged to the extent of
50,600. One telephone wire is
the only connection between
San Bernardino and the out-
side world.
San Francisco, Jan. 18. (P. X. S.)
Forecasting more wind, rain and storm
for the entire state, the weather bu
reau today issued warnings to southern
California and the San Joaquin valley
to prepare for even more serious floods
and heavy rains than swept the south
ern part of the state yesterday.
A special message from the Los
Angeles weather office to District
Forecaster Wlllson this morning, said
that the storm was undoubtedly cen
tral off the coast between San Fran
Cisco. and San Diego and that .the del
uge of -yesterday would be repeated
In the 'south today.
Wlllson believes that the rain ani
Ineltlng snows In the mountains will
cause the rivers in the south to rise
. to, unusual "heigh Js-,
Storm Warnings Seat.
Flood warnings have teen sent to
til points In the Imperial valley terri
tory. Southeast storm warnings are
displayed today along the coast from
Sari Diego to Port Harford.
"Indications point to floods far more
lestructive than yesterday. The dan-
(Concluded on Pace Fmir. Column Two)
PLOT TO OVERTHROW
BRAZIL GOVERNMENT
STOPPED BY ARRESTS
More Than 200 Petty Army
Officers Arrested at ' Rio
de Janiero in Revolt.
Rio de Janeiro. Jan. 18. (L P.)
Timely discovery of a plot to over
throw the government led today to
frustrating it and the arrest of more
'nan 100 petty army officers.
Authorities announced that the revo
lution had been well planned but had
been nipped in the bud by secret
ervlce men. The army men concerned
therein planned to seize the arsenals
nd forts guarding the bay. and other
tlxateglcal points and then to force
the retirement of President Hraz.
The leaders were arrested on the
rery day on which they expected to
tart their revolution. Mounted pa
trols and armed marines broke up two
meetings of soldiers and took into
rustody all the revolutionists. They
cere thrown into prison on an island
in Rio de Janeiro Bay: some of them
confessed that wealthy men had fl
lanced their machinations. Ostensibly
tt was a "sergeants' rebellion" over
the government's failure to raise their
( v ' Guatemala Holds Election.
Guatemala City. Jan. 1. tl. N. g-
- - -My la--Galveston, r The pfeeidential-
; ' auction closed yesterday amid great
inthuslasm. Estrada Cabrera alone
received 415.052 votes. There will
grand manifestations tomorrow in all
part of the republic celebrating his
triumph.
At the end of his present term in
, Vlarch, 1917, President Cabrera will
lave served 19 years, having held the
fflce since the assassination of Reina
3arrioeron February 8. 189S.
A Hornless Jersey
And Warm Rooms
On a 20 cent Want Ad in The
Journal. W. E. Ruepell sold a
doxen sleds. Others do as well.
Try them and profit.
livestock 35
FOR SALE Cream colored Jersey
cow, age 6. no horns.
Press-mating- 40
: i EXPERIENCED dressmaker, also
; alterations; latent ideas; home
rr by day.
Housekeeping- Boons 8
' WARM rooms, single and suites:
:i some for Ilaht li. K.
m; Journal classified bring vou
In touch with the markets whVh
. otherwise you never could toucn.
". Lse them, read them.
Bid $1.12 For
Local Wheat,
$1.14 Is Asked
Farmers Receive HiglieM Average
Price in History of Northwest;
Millers Are Buying.
The price of wheat broke all season's
records at Portland ana at Interior
points during the day. On the fort
Land Merchants' Exchange the price or
Wuestem advanced to $1.12 ;er bushel
bid, while holders were unwilling to
let go of upplie below $1 14 per
bushel.
Thvse prices are fully 3 cents a
bushel above the extreme bids of the
season to date and reflect the extaror-
dinary call for Pacific northwest wheat
from the Atlantic coast, from the mid
dle weet. the southwest. Kurope. Cali
fornia and from local millers. In fart,
while It Is true that the United States
had its biggest crop of wheat during
1915, the percentage of first class mill
ing wheat was unusually small. The
bulk of the Pacific northwest crop
consisted of bent quality.
Of special feature In this season's
trade in the Pacific northwest Is that
farmers have secured the highest av
erage pricew ever known. While val
ues a year ago touched a higher mark
than this season, only a very small
per cent of the crop was still in farm
ers' hands when vakues became sensa
tional.
BEGINS TO Dl
Thermometer at Weather Bu
reau Records 34 Degrees
at Noon,
For the first time since New Year's
day the temperature rose above the
freezing point today. A temperature
of 34 degrees was recorded at the
weather bureau at noon today.
Moderation Is expected to come
gradually. Fair weather is predicted
for the next few days with tempera
ture below freezing at night and
slightly above during the day.
Storm warnings displayed at North
Head since 7 o'clock yesterday morn
ing were ordered removed today, the
stortn having iwung about and crossed
the Slsklyous Into Nevada, instead of
following the usual track up the Pa
cific coast.
The lowest temperature of the night
was 26 degrees at 6 o'clock this morn
ing. At 9 a. m. 27 degrees was re
corded and at noon 34.
County to Clear Xoad.
The county roadmaster's office is ar
ranging to clear the snow out of the
roads leading out of the city. In many
places there are deep drifts. Owing
to the high wind tnat has been pre
vailing since the storm began no or
ganized effort has been made to open
the way for the reason that the snow
has been so dry that it would imme
diately reform in drifts. Now that
the wind has died down and the weath
er has moderated it will be possible
to remove the barrier. which has
caused great inconvenience.
Trains Again on Schedule.
Trains were Just about back on
schedule today save for the Tillamook
line which has been snowbound since
the storm began. O-W. R. & N. train
No. 5, the fast mall, was the only one
reported late this morning. It Is dut
at 7 o'clock, but It was 11:10 before
it arrived, due to delays east of Hunt
ington. No. 11 came in a few minutes
late, but No. 19 got in a few minutes,
ahead of time.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
service from the sound was on time.
The North Bank trains from Spokane
were practically on time, one being re
ported a few minutes late because of
now trouble in the Cascades.
Warmer in Washington.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 18. (P. N. S
The backbone- of the cold pell which
has held Washington in its grip for
nearly three weeks appears to have
been broken, and warmer weather Is
reported from nearly every section of
the state. Some points In eastern
Washington report severe weather, but
In the western part of the state the
cold has greatly moderated.
Mrs. Mohr Trembles
At Testimony Given
"Xort Women Would Have Killed Sr.
.Kohx ton Ago, Co&staUa Declaims
She Said; May oT Testify.
Providence. R. I.. Jan. 18. (I". P.)
"The public has no idea of what I have
endured. Most women in my . place
would have kilied Dr. Mohr long ago "
The widow of Dr. C. Franklin Mohr,
slain last summer as he rode with a
pretty girl, heard these words today
In her trial for murder, attributed to
her by Constable James Wallace. As
he uttered them, Mrs. Mohr covered
her face with her gloved hands, and
her body trembled. Eight other wit
nesses had preceded the constable to
tell of the whereabouts of Cecil V.
Brown, the negro accused with Mrs.
Mohr as the slayer of . the doctor.
Wallace corroborated the statemen
of Chief O'Neill that Brown and his
negro companions had confessed kill
ing the physician.
"Even in her presence Brown in
sisted that Mrs. Mohr hired him and
Henry Spellman to kill Mohr," said
Wallace. 'Spellman said that Mrs.
Mohr often gave him. and Brown
money, and gave him hell when they
did not kill Miss Emily Burger (the
doctor's companion. )''
Mrs. Mohr will probably not tak?
the stand.
Justice Stearns three times has in
structed the jury to disregard the ne
groes' alleged confessions, and, accord
ing to statements of her counsel, no
other evidence connecting her with the
crime has been adduced. "
TEMPERATURE
RISES
STEADILY AND SNOW
APPEAR
ALLIES
Eli
GREECE
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Berlin Overseas News Serv-
' ice Says Athens Reports;
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TO USE FORCE UNLESS
ENVOYS DRIVEN OUT
Entente Allies Reported to1
Have Reembarked Troops
Landed at Thaleron.
Amsterdam. Jan. 1R. (I. . s.)
Athens dispatches today stated that
allied troops have been landed at
Corinth. Greece, 4 8 miles west of
Athens.
Other dispatches stat'-d that eiiplo-
matic representatives of the central I
powers at Athens are burning their
archives in anticipation of the city
being occupied by allinl troops.
Rerlin. by Wireless to Savvllle. I.. I..
Jan. lfc. i I". p.) Kngland and France
have presented a virtual ultimatum to
Greece, according to a Sofia dispatch
today. The note demanded that Greece
give passports to the diplomats of the
central powers within two days.
The Overseas News Agency an
nounces the receipt of the following
dispatch :
"Athens reports that Kngland and
France have presented a note, which
is really an ultimatum, since it asks
Greece in 4S hours to deliver pass
ports to all German, Austrian. Bul
garian and Turkish ministers and
consuls."
If Greece does not accept the de-!
mand, the allies will take the "neces-
sary measures'' to enforce it. the Sofia j
message said. This story, coupled
with reports that the British had land
e '. near Athens, left Berlin with no j
doubt that the allies have decided upon
extreme pressure to force Greece to '
abandon her neutrality. I
COLOGNE HEARS THE
ALLIES HAVE AGAIN
REEMBARKED MEN
Berlin, Jan. 18. (I. N. S.) The
Cologne Gazette today received in
formation that the entente allies hav
re-embmrked the troops they landed at
Thaleron, Greece.
London, Jan. 18. (I. N. S.) Early
(Concluded on Page Eight. Column Two)
L
T
BY EXPLOSION, THRE
OF HERCREW KILLED
London Reports Holland
American Ship With Bad
List and Down by Bows,
LI II J
Holland-I
Txndon. Jan. 18. fl.' N. R.) With a
heavy list to the starboard and down
by the bows frvm an explosion aboard,
which killed thre stokers and injured
a fourth, the Holland-American liner
Rynda.m passed south end today and
is proceeding toward Graves under her
own tsteam.
The nature of the explosion is not
known.
New York. Jan. IS. ( 1'. P. ) Holland-American
line ofrivials received a
report today that the liner Kyndani
was In an accidenf. They declined to
give details, however.
The offices later said, however, that
it was reported an explosion had dam
aged the vessel and killed several of
her crew. She is heading for an Eng
lish port on her own steam, though.
The unconfirmed reports attributed
the blast to a boiler explosion, but it
was suggested here that Perhaps she
was the victim of a bomb placed
aboard her before she sailed from this
port.
It Is believed the accident occurred
while the vessel was emerging from
Dover Strait, since she was beating
into Graveend.
The Ryndam sailed from New York
Wednesday with 150 pastengers, for
Rotterdam via Falmouth.
There was some thought that pos
sibly the vessel had been torpedoed,
as German submarines are again op
erating In British waters. Thelinr
Huronlan was torpedoed recently with
heavy damage.
Persia Not Victim
Of Teuton Divers
Washington. Jan. 18. (I. X. S. )
American Ambassador Gerard todiy
cabled Secretary of State Lansing that
the Persia was not the victim of a
German submarine. Official announce
ment to this effect, Gerard's cable
stated, had been made by Admiral von
Tlrpltr. head of the German navy.
Austria Hungary also has disavowed
responsibility for the Persia's sinking.
Modified Prohibition. Wins.
Washington.-Jan. 18. (I. P. By
vote of 35 to 24 the senate today ex
pressed itself in favor of modified pro
hibition In the Philippines. An amend
ment by Senator Gronna of North Da
kota was so altered a not to Interfero
with native drinks.
BANISH
TEUTON
NVQYS
IN
RYNDAM
HU
Polly Takes
Plunge Into
Chilly River
City Street (leaning lepartment
Horse Hack Cart Off Pine Street
Dock AVhile Hauling Snow.
Midwinter bathing in the Willamette
is muc-li in disfavor among the equtno
aristocrats of the city street cleaning
department. ,
Polly, queen of them all. s sliivr-
"er Mail at trie ny uarn as a
rerun ur ih experience ne had this
morning at the foot of Pine street and
the t,hws has spread among her com-
panlons to I . ware of the dangers of
the do k.
Uriven liy Jacob Kriier, Polly wa
1 acking up to the dock's edge this
morning to dump a load of snow into
th river when a wheel struck the
bumper on the dock floor and 'limbed
diagonally over the planing. Straight
' ilrwn frit- 1'' ft wont i-arl alul mar'
striking short bit of pmns
t:o that Polly broke loose. The cart Is
row In 15 feet of water and City
(irappier Brady is fishing for it.
I Polly swam frantically around In
1 the Icy water and 1 1 ieil to climb
I through a discharging sewer to safe
ty. Krleger tied her to a pile, and
j Harlormastcr Speler was sent for. He
jcsime with Brady and Harbor Kn-
gineer I'rehn. Mie was loadeil on a
scum arid towed to the municipal dock,
where she was led ashore, rubbed down
with sacks and given enough strength
to walk to the bain
Evidence in that the driver was not
to blame for the accident.
MEXECUTIONER
HIMSELF FACES
OF THE FIRING
Colonel Baca-Valles
cuted Few Yards
Is Exe
From a
Trainload of Refugees.
El Paso, Jan. IS. (I. N. S.) With
his back to a cottonwood tree, behind
which his hands- were tied with heavy
rope, Colonel Miguel Baca-Valles, offi
cial executioner of the Villa army, was
shot to death In Juarez at 5 a. m. to
day by a Carranza firing squad. The
i execution took place 100 yards from
the National railway station, where
stood a special train filled with Ameri
can refugees from Interior Mexico, who
had arrived a Tew'nOurs egrllef.
Baca-Valles was executed after con
viction by a court martial on a charge
of having taken part In the massacre
of the 18 members of te Watson par
ty near Santa Ysabel. While Baca
Valles was being executed the body of
Jose Rodriguez, already a victim of
Carranza's vengeance, lay In a freight
car nearby, awaiting exhibition in the
Juarez railway station as a warning
to all Mexicans that American lives
must be respected.
Baca-Valles met death with stoicism
cliaracteristlc of his Indian ancestry.
Knowing he was doomed from the
I time he was brought to Juarez he
smoked cigarettes incessantly last
j right. The only words he uttered in
I the presence of his guards were:
! "May God be merciful to me."
j Just before dawn t.'a; tain Aie.'andro
Reginlos, with a squad of '0 soldiers.
I conducted Baca-Valles from the sta
tion to the scene of execution. Baca
Valles. unresisting, rose heavily, cast
away ma itii iiisareuc. marcneti iwo
blocks with the files of troopers, and
was stopped at a cottonwood on th
bank of a muddy Irrigation canal. He
wore a grey sweater, with no coat.
Captain Reginois atked the Villa
chief if he wished a handkerchief over
bis eyes.
"No me lmporta. No sey cobarde,
(It doesn't matter to rre. I'm no cow
ara) answerea liaca-v ailas. Jle was
not blindfolded.
As Baca faced the firing squad,
with eyes uncovered, Captain Regl-
nols gave a quick order. A soldier
unslung his rifle, walked to within t
arm's length of the doomed man and
leveled It at his breast. Slowly Regi
r.ois counted, "Una. dos. tres." With
the last word. the soldier's rifle
cracked and Baca crumpled to the
ground wltnout a moan. Death was
instantaneous.
The body was untied Immediately
and carried on a stretcher to the rail
road station, where It was displayed
to the view of a curious crowd.
After being exhibited in Juarez the
bodies of Baca-Valles and Rodriguez
were to be sent to Chihuahua City
tonight.
French Bomb Kill lOO.
Athens. Jan. IS (I. N. S.) Fench
aeroplanes bomhurded the Bulgarian
camp at Petritsi. killing 100 persons,
according to reports received here to
day. Oregon Cattle .
Capture Prizes
At Denver Show
Oregon cattle swept every- if
thing before them in the Den-
ver Livestock show, according
to word received by telegraph E
by Frank W. Kurke of tne Port
land Feeder tnmpany, which
owned the cattle.
The first prize In the Short-
horn class was won by the Port-
land company's cattle, which
originally enme from Haker,
Or., and Boise. Idaho. Later -y
they were put on pulp feed
for finishing at Hurley. Idaho.
The cattle displayed by the
Portland company not only won
first prize but also the fourth 1
award in the Shorthorn da. it
The tame company received
cash prizes of $650 and a sliver if
cup on two loads of Oregon
cattle. The animals will be '
sold at auction at Denver Wed-
nesday. The grand champion
load of cattle of the show was 4f
displayed by the company. c
GUNS
SQUAD
M EMBERS OF PORTLAND TRANSPORTATION CLUB, railroad officials and women
folk as they appeared while on their triumphant march through snow-covered streets to
big letter box. Women are taking keen interest in the campaign to attract eastern tourists
to Oregon. Single picture is that
Rotary Club and WC. T, U,
Headed by Policy Band in
Today's Demons ration.
Salvos of daylight fireworks.
Boom! Iioom!
Three parti colored balloons ascend
ing skyward with Rotary club pen
nants trailing In the wind.
They are off.
To music by the Portland Police
band, the Itotary Mub and the W. C.
T. IT. took Joint charge of the second
day of letter writing week at the big
mail box on Sixth street, back of the
postoffice, this noon.
The weather was far more appropri
ate than--yesterday, and- the igrm ex
tolling Oregon weather and climate
were not so much out of place.
Big Baaaer Carried.
A great Rotary banner headed the
van and then came the full member-1
ship of the local Rotary club, march
ing In twos, each with a canvas mall
bag over his shoulder.
A tremendous envelope addressed to
the national officers of the club In
Chicago- was carriea by a squad of Ro
tarians and intcispersed in the long
procession were sandwich men, whose
signs bore Oregon slogans.
Not the least among them was I. R.
Alderman, superintendent of schools.
Tho bag of every Kotarian was
filled with letters, the organization
ontributlng bushels ' of them to the
gaping maw of the big bo.
Following the men marching under
the sign of the wheel was a large com
mittee of W. l T. I', women, headed
by Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, state president.
They carried letters for women of the
entire organization in Portland, many
of whom were unable to come person
ally to the celebration because of tne
distance or weather.
Here are some of the'Ttotarlan slo
gans: "Oregon. Oregon, why not there?
Where beautiful scenery.ls not rare."
"Oregon now and forever. Once
there, will you leave? Never."
"When it's time for Vacation, Ore
gon's the best in the nation."
"Let's meet where H Isn't hot; Ore
gon's the very stot."
Finders of the pennants attached to
the balloons will receive prizes do
nated by Rotary club members. The
daylight fireworks, which were fur
nished by the Columbia Fireworks
company, made a great hit.
Tomorrow the Ad club and the
Rosarlans will have charge of the pro
gram, the former putting on a special
stunt.
Cooperatloa Is Asked.
Although different organizations
have special representation at the
noontime Jubilees the committee In
charge of letter writing week wants
everyone, who finds it possible, to
Join in the procession and mall his let
ters at noon.
Merchants and business men espe
cially are requested to send a clerk
oi stenographer to tne big mall Lox
at noon to mail their letters with the
crowd.
Attention is also, called to the fact
so called to the fact
fu-itlng week ctenog
found at the follow-
that special letter
raphers are to be
ing places: Olds, Wortman ai King;
Linman. Wolfe & Ca, Weler & Frank
Co.; Uallou & W rlsrrbhermai!. Clay
& Co.; Fliers'; Easterriutfltting com
pany: The Oregon Jentrnal; Telegram;
Imperial hotel: Kewta hotel; North
western Bank buildir i and Rothchild
building.
Mrs. Harriet Hem ;. secretary of
the Associated Slate cietles of Port
land, has sent word ti the officers and
members of the clty'i l fctate organ
izations to meet Frii' iy noon on the
Morrison street side tt the Portland
hotel to parade to the mail box.
Batteries Prove to
Be Explosion Cause
Board iBTesUgatlar Submarine E-2
Disaster Beports Hydrog ea Qas and
Air sUaed Caused ratal Explosion.
Washington. Jan. 18. (V. P.) The
.fatal explosion Saturday aboard the
submarine E-Z at tne urooiciyn navy
yard was due to a combination of hy
drogen gas from the new storage bat
teries with air. making a highly ex
plosive mixture, the navy yard board
of investigation reported to the navy
department this afternoon..
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DAYLIGHT FIREWLRKS L W
ADD ZEST-TO LETTER ' cfeiS
CAMPAIGN WORKERS, v'"'SsJ 1
of Mayor Albee at letter box.
PAT ON ITS HIGHWAY
ENGINEER
Governor and State Treasur
er Are Denied Rehearing of
Case Against Lewis,
Salern. Or.. Jan. 18. The supreme
court gave Governor Wlthycombe and
State Treasurer Kay a final knockout
blow In thIr fight against State En
gineer Lewis today when It denied
their motion for rehearing in tho
Salem highway case brought by Pe
terson & Johnson. The supreme court
decided In its decision three weeks ago
that Lewis, and not E. I. Cantlne, waa
head of the highway department, hut
Wlthycombe and Kay sought to find
a loophole In assuming that the state
highway commission, of which the gov.
ernor and state treasurer are members,
could still give orders to Cantlne as
deputy .state engineer.
In denying the rehearing today the
supreme court made It plain that State
Engineer Lewis is the man witfl whom
the state highway commission must
deal.
Engineer Xaa Deputy.
"The petition for rehearing suggests
a further ruling aa to the working
force oT chapter 33. laws of 1913. as
amended'by chapter 337, laws of 1915,"
(Concluded on Par Mt. Column One.)
Dog So Glad He Sets
Master's House Afire
D. bC. Series end Wife Xs Home as
Xsrult of Pet's rrteadly Greeting
Upon Seturn Trom The tie. -
When the cow kicked over the lan
tern In Mrs. O'Leary's barn in Chicago
In October of 1873. the resulting blaxs
bad no more potential consequence
than did the one last night when the
family dog Jumped on Ii. M. Davies of
7828 Flftv-seventh avenue southeast
as he carried a lamp, and thereby
brought about th total destruction of
two houses.
Mr. and Mrs. Davies had Just re
turned from a theatre. Mr. liavie.s
iiE-hted a lamp, and was carrying it
Irto another room when the pet
aroused from his slumbers In the
kitchen, attempted to leap Into h .;
master's arms.
Crash went the lamp on the floor,
the oil ignited, and the couple barely
had time to rescue a few effects and
escape.
The fire quickly spread and con
sumed the adjacent vacant house at
7904 Fifty-seventh avenue.
Mr. lavles estimated his loss at $100
on the house and $500 on the contents.
The loss Is about half covered by In
surance. No figures were obtainable
on the loss of the other hous.
Portland Delegates
To Meeting Named
C. C. Colt, A. X. sOlls, mobert S. tra-
hom. J. ST. Teal and rranklla T,
Orlfflta Appointed by Chamber,
Delegates from the Portland Cham
hr of Commerce to the Oregon Irri
cation. Drainage and Rural Credits
conference to be held next month were
announced this afternoon. They will
be: C..C. Colt. A. L. Mills, Robert E-
81 ra born, J. Nr Teal and fTanmtn I
Griffith.
DECISION
1 1
JAPANESE LINE WILL
BUILD FLEET OF HUGE
Ttfyo Kisen Kaisha Appropri
ated $18,500,000 for 7
25,000 Ton Boats.. "
San Francisco, Jan. 1 V (P. N. S. )
Eighteen million five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars have been voted
by the directors of the Toyo Klsen
Kaisha line for a ship building yard.
and seven new TranspaHflc steamers.
This colossal um Is to be spent by
the Japanese company Immcdiatrl v in
order to clinch for all time Its hold on
the maritime trade of the orient.
Of the seven new ships to be con
structed, two of them are to be the
largest and finest passenger ships on
the Pacific, having a displacement of
5,000 tons each, and a passenger ca
pacity of 1000.
To Be of Mancburla Type.
They are to be of the tvp of the
Manchuria and Mongolia recently sold
by the Pacific Mall company, and will
run between the orient and fan Fran
cisco.
News of these momentous matters
in the trade war of the Pacific w
brought h-rc today by the Mat son
liner Matsonia from Honolulu, where
the detail of the Toyo Kalsen Ka
sha's directorate were received by
cable.
The meeting where this expansion
In ships and shipyards was voted upon
was held In Toklo on December 25,
and a second meeting of the directors
Is to be held there on January 2i.
when the final details will be pre-
eented.
The directors. It was learned, met
with President S. Asano of the T. K.
K. line.
To Build Own Teasel.
The shipyard of the company is to
build all of It new steamers, snd will
be located either at Yokohama or at
Shtmonosekl.
The smaller steamers, five of them,
are to be of 10,000 tons each, and will
operate in the Han Francisco, South
American orient trade of the company.
Bonds Vor the entire enterprise sre
to be issued in Japan.
At the local officen of the T. K. K.
company the report from Honolulu
was neither affirmed nor denied, the
cfflclals declaring they would prob
ebly recelvi. no notice of the meeting
In Toklo until the mall came In. The
officials, however, sdmitted that mich
a plan had beenv un'dif consideration
and Its sdoptlon was entirely probable.
Expects Canal to Be
Opened in February
Officer setamlng- Trom. Panama Tislt
Say 20-Toot Channel Sectored at
All Points TvU Ue In Moats.
New York. Jan. 18. (I. N 8.) Gov
ernment officials at Panama are con
fident the canal will be open to traffic
of all descriptions by the middle of
February.
Colonel E. F. Olenn. returning from
a six week' visit to the canst zone to
day, brought this report, adding that a
channel -0 feet deep bs been restored
at nil points.
TRANSPACIFIC
SHIPS
Hi
MEN
TO PATRONIZE
LOCAL JOBBERS
Northwestern Harness &
Saddlery Manufacturers'
Association Takes Pledge,
to Support Home Concerns
PORTLAND IS CENTER
FOR LEATHER TRADE
Dealers From Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho Are in
Session Today.
The Northwestern Retail Harnei" L
& Saddlery Manufacturers' association,
which Is holding a three day' Mn- '
ventlon In Portjand. this ijfornlnf "
adopted a resolution pledging th :
members hereafter to purrhaAe all
supplies from local Jobbers. Mb more'
goods are to be bought from Eastern :
Jobber. e .
This decision on the part of I ne har- '.
ness and saddle makers wa cached
after a long discussion, and afUr con
ferences were held with representa
tives of local Jobbers pvrr price in '
certain lines of goods. The only
ccpticn made covers w iat are known
as bA horse blankets. -- Ivooal jobber ,
do not carry them, mi some tif tb -
retailers have establish
Sed a trade in
them.
r
While the attendance at today
meeting, which is the tenth annual
convention of the association. Was not 4 '
large, dealers were present from Wash
Ington, Idaho and Oregon. -.
Portland Is the Jobbing center of the
northwest for the leather trade. .Only
one Jobber 1 located outside of Port- "
land. He Is in Seattle.
The membership of the association
extends over Oregon. Washington and
Idaho. The officers are: F. E. Shafer, .
Salem, president; A, F. Hoska, Ta- .
coma, secretary; A. R. Flke, Ne Perce,
Idaho, first vice president; J. E. Wil
liams. Harrington, Wash., second vice
president.
Secretary Hoska is the only officer
present. Others present from out of
Wtown include C. P. Rondeau, Coeur
d Alene, Idaho; E. J. Nu, Ferdl
nand, Idaho; W. A. Forsey. Ass--tin,
"WssJue .JL .M. CoburtJ, Lw1ston,'.!.
Idaho: C. W. Thornthwslte, Bend: Or.?
L. Wslter. Cheney, Wash.; William
Webber, Hood River, and Fred ' Me
Monies. Pendleton.. - - -
It Is expected the time for holding
the annual meeting will be changed
from January to June, probably Ross
Festival week.
PETITIONS TO PUCE
E
BALLOT LAUNCHED
Woodrow Wilson League Has
Started Plan A Get Name '
on Primary Bhllot,
WILSON'S
NAM
Petition for placing the nam of
Woodrow Wilson on ths DemocratlO
ballot in the preridential primary else- v
tlon to be held In Oregon. May lowers,,
placed in circulation today by; ths ,.
Woodrow Wilson league. ;
The Oregon law provides, that ths .
name of a candidate for president r
vice president . of the United . Ulates
may be placed on the primary Iec .
tlon ballot of his party at the personal t
request of the candidate or upon petl- .
tlon of 1000 registered voters ot ths
psrty being filed with the secretary
of state. 5 -
Home time ago the TWoodrow 'Wilson '
league was organised! for the purpose -of
taking an active Part in the-cats-.
palgn for the reelection of President .
Wilson, and O. Y. Harry, general or-
ganizer of the league, and W. M. Ar-
buckle, tecretsry, said todsy that the
circulation of the petitions for placing .
the president's name on the ballot was-"
the first definite and necessary action -J
to be taken.
"While the law provide that only
1000 name on the petition are neces
sary," said Mr. Harry, "we expect to
get seversl thousand names. It is a
mere question of giving the Democrats
of Oregon sn opportunity to sign."
Mr. Harry and Mr. Arbuckle hava
charge of the circulation of the peti
tions. Mr. Harry said, petition will
be sent to the various counties of the
state for voluntary circulation. Under
the law, the name could all be secured
In one county; but no opposition i
expected to the nomination of Preal-
dent Wilson snd the Wilson leagne de
sires to give Democrats In all parts of:
the state an opportunity to enroll their
names on the petition that will be InV -trumental
la placing the president's ".j
name on the Oregon ballot. ' V
A. H. Lea Is Elected
Secretary of Eair; ;
Salem, Or.. Jan. 18. By ths votes of ,
Savage, M. Ik Jones and Mrs. Weaii- . "
erred, A. H. Lea was this afternoon .
elected secretary of the state . fair r
board to succeed W. Al Jones. Booth ; ,
and West voted for Jones. !
Immediately following the election.
of Lea. J. H. Booth of Roseburg aa i . -
ji. K. West of La Grande announced
they would hand In their reaUgn& r
tlons. They gav as their reasons' n
that W. Al. Jones had mad a or ;
cess or the state fair, ' and ths t he ws
entitled to reappointment. . ;
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