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ORlND,f ORE 19l6TWfitPE PAG'ttL
VOL XIV,. NO; 282.
(IMS
HEARS
hi no sits
HI
Governor Capper, in Introduc
ingl Wilson, Say He Has
- Successfully, and - Contin
: ; ually Remained Neutral.
V VVvr 1 '
CHEERS ARE.GIVEN FOR .
" . PREPAREDNESS' TALK
Wilson. Says! He Hasn'USuf-
ficient : Soldiers , Even -to
, Patrol Mexican Line.
' Topeka, Kai Feb. - 2. (I. N, 8.)
President s Wilson today t won Kansas
to 'the doctrine of- national prepared
ness in, ne vof the v most stirring"
speeches of his middle west , tour.
When. he declared that he did not
believe Kansas at heart' was .opposed
to preparedness, e lltaral pandemonium
of 'wildest enthusiasm broke forth
from 'the 6000 persons who 'crowded
the auditorium ' here to the doors.
Warnings that, danger lurked .were
reiterated and strong Intimation made
- that ths .United States, , regardless of
consequences-would not tolerate un-
. warranted interference with the rights
of Americans. ' '.-' - ., .
- May mars to Tindioats mights.
"It may be necessary for theUnited
States to - vindicate the rights of Its
- citlxens to enjoy the protection of in
f ternat tonal law. Wa are not going to
'permit continual Interference- with
these., -rights." were ths ; words . the
president used. '
Cognisance . of the difficulties with
Great Britain was taken when he said:
"There is another thing which we
should sale guard our right to sell our
products in the open markets of the
l world. Where blockades are In of
feet, we shall : of 'course recognise
blockades, but ths . world needs the
- wheat--ot4KansaaVl-;ivai-
SEnst TJphold ' On Xdsals."
: "Like true Americans,", hs continued,
s.we should 'Stand shoulder to. shoulder
' In upholding; the validity, strength and
irresistible force of American taeais
All other countries must be made to
-, realise that In preserving , the rights
of the people of - ths .United States
everywhere, and in permitting them to
enjoy.- ths provisions laid .down . by
international law. their traveling ought
not to , ds i impeded anywhere by . in
. fractional of InteroatioiuU ulaw. : -
-We have the fight to send, the War-
ring nations our cotton and manufac
tures. But, to do this, we must- pr-
pare to show other .nations that T this
(Concluded en Page Nlo... Coluara : Ooe) 1
E:H0PC
Germany Issues Statement
; on Lusitama Case to Deny
Alarming Reports. .
Berlin, by wireless to Sayvllle, L. L.
Feb. 2. (U. P.) The forelsn of flee
has sent 'Ambassador von Bernstorff at
Washington instructions .which giv t
reasonable 'hope for -a "positive1 under
standing r In the Lusitanla case.. it
was officially stated today.
The statement was Issued because of
alarming reports from British sources
Regarding- - ths present status of Ger
man-American relations over the Lust
tanla case. .-, "V;.r:-
"It Is true,", saldf that statement,
that Saturday Ambassador von Bern
storff cabled that he had found It thus
far impossible to adjust the case in
manner satisfactory to both sides by a
friendly verbal, exchange, i, Today in
structions were transmitted which give
ths reasonable bops for a positive
unasrsianoing. .
- Ths above tends to confirm t dis
, patches -last Saturday night to the
United Press from Correspondent Ack-
, erman at, Berlin. In these he said
: Germany w anxious for a settlement
of the Lusl tanla case and win do what
f It can to tproviae such adjustment.
V. v " German Reply oa War
; " Washington, - yen. x.--(I, -N. " s.)-
Germany's reply .to fresident, Wilson's
. "last word', on ths sinking of the liner
. Liualtania ts en routs to Washington
today. Count Johann von Bernstorff,
me German amDassaaor, is here await
0
DTTEST LID
REASONABL
FOR UNDERSTANDING
EXPRESSED IN BERLIN
- ing Its receipt- and -will present it to
: ;: Secretary of State lAnsins; as soon
I?, as ths document can be. decoded.
-Washington officials were hopeful
i that the reply wUl meet ths views of
the JJnited iStateaj. Thiers, was some
apprehension, however, asit was be-
lisved that. President Wilson and 8so
retary 'XAnsing r have mapped out. a
-plan of action In ths event of Germany
r i refusing to disavow; responsibility : for
- tns JLiUsitama s destruction. - l,'-J
Attaches - or the German r embassy
, wers optimistic and expressed confl
- dence that all dlf f,eneesT jsiJ :Us
anacaoiy aajusied. - . .-. $
- '-.t. : '
Russian. Forces Are
:l :Boutecl bv Persians
... - " -- 3- ----- v-'--f:T-J. " -- -- - - -; '..;;;1--f.,-.:;.-T
- Constantinople, Feb. . (L! N. 8.)
Fourteen ' thousand' Persians havs de-
. feated a Russian detachment campaign
- - ing against Teheran, capturing a num.
j ber of guns. 850 . rifles, eight automo
. biles and a quantity of hospital equip
ment, aocoroing to semi-official . a
. nouncement here today. ,
. r . , ..... .a..' -
Phil
lppines to
Hav Freedom
in Four Years
Senate Adopts Clarke Amendment
. to Philippines Bill Granting
' : ? - Islands Independence. 'v
-, i Washington. Fsb 2. (U.4 P.) With
Vic ; President ? Marshall easting- ths
decisive vote In faVor thereof.' ths sen
ate late this afternoon! declared for
Philippine Independence - within four
yearn.;; .Before he voted, -the-senate
stood 41 to 41 oft the amendment of
Senator Clarke to the idminlatration
bill, proposing-- thir atepi E' -
The amendment calls; for indepen
dence In not more than;-, four or less
than J two years with no responsibili
ties attached for-the United Statestor
other' nations to 'protect ths Islands
from interna! or: external troubles.
FAVORABLY'
Reparation 'for ; Seizure of
Panama h Canal IZone ? Cut
Frorrf25t615 Millions, r
Washing-ton, Feb. 2. fU-- P.) After
paring the proposed Indemnity .therein
frcm S26.000.000, down to $15,000,000
and cbangingith;, "apology", to an ex
presslon- of mutual regret, the senate
foreign committee todays favorably i
ported the -Columbian treaty by a vote
of 8 to T. , ' ij i
Senator Clarke ' was the onlv Demo
crat opposing tha, administration plan.
Senator Borah announced . that hs
would try for open, instead of secret.
consideration of the treaty when It
reaches the floor.f i
The rficaraeuan treatv. nronostnr
payment of $3,000,000 for canal rights.
was . reported, favorably, 10 to 8. , Ths
measure, say Democrats, is to prevent
competition with! the Panama canal on
the part of Nicaragua, but the Repub
licans claim it Is a move to finance the
present Nicaraguaa administration.
Later,, the i senate. also rejected the
Hitchcock amendment.
Trolley Wires Fall; -
Lives jEadangered
Four Slooxs. of $rtr Bows is Uncle
trsten; Taaoonvsr cars in Oat
of . eonunlsslom.
Four blocks of trolley wire fell at
o'clock under the " weight of a row
of telephone poles on union avenue
between' Alnsworth and Portland boul
avard; his shut off car service on
tha -3ranewene:r,--..,..
Other- wires fell: on" WnTiams avsnue
north of Killlngsworth. Telephone
wires dropping on. trolley wires, burn
ing them out,: caused mora , trouble
than. the linemen could repair..
indications were that unless some
thing- went wrong with the Burnslde,
Steel; and . Broadway bridges, service
from west to east side would be kept
open -regardless of the weather, though
oeyona tnat great . uncertainty pre
vailed. . r
i - . " f
Fireman Has Close
Gall on Tower Pole
Ftaaalt Amaohsr roaa Ont Blase at Top
of Vols Oniy-'to Save Another BrasJc
Ont Iftonsath Bim. -
Frank Amacher. a fireman, member
of tfnek company No. 4, narrowly es
caped, serious injury- last night while
attempting to put out a fire on a high
power . pole 'at Xait ' Sixth and . Alder
streets, .v -: . ; . -
Amacher had g-one to-the top of the
pole to put out the blase and was descending-
when fire broke out below
him and about - SO feet above the
ground. "Amacher had to swing out
from the pole ,to get through -.the- fire.
j 1 i i i i i ii ill,
Savaee : Arms Plant
HasIysterious Fire
TJtlea, N.. Feb.. 2.-(CiN. a)
xne iumoer snea or toe avags Arms
company was destroyed In a mysteri
ous nreinere today. ' The damage was
esumatedr at. 9eooo. Vr ' "
Anto Xeft in Snow Drift.;
J Iooking aiore like ' an 'Eskimo Igloo
than an automobile a motor vehicle
which has not had the advantage-of a
home; the past few stormy nights
stands in front of 20 Alder-street, in
a deep drift. ,It is nearly burled in the
snow.
Cash forGarager-j;
1 1 Nurse Seeks Case
f . v
. ' A few cents Invested ih a Jour--:
nal classified, ad - will place your
wants -before an audience of a ,
: Quarter of a million people.
NURSE wants, poslton .at enoe;
, ' will do the housework; a wages s
110; bes,t references. Phone,
5. - ' , i
For Sale aflsfislTstisohs 1 '
5 H. P. - General Klectrio motor;
.combination Creseent wood-
working machine. ,
v, t - i i i ' i -' rf
: i x - Busts sss - Opportnnitiss -'
' Wanted 80 -
WILI buy an auto garage and re-
pair shop. Terms cash. , , , j
X ' Fleming wanted a substantial
desk, quickly and a Journal Want .
-.i Ad hustled around and got him
v Just what he wanted. ,
0L01IANMIS
REPORTED
IN SENATE COMMITTEE
APPAQ AWAITS
IS..
AS TO STATUS
Passengers on Captured Eng
lish; Liner Are Not Permit
ted to Land V fending De
cision From; Washington.
INTERNMENTlEXPlCTEli
FATE OF GERMAN PRIZE
Question ' Involves Whether
' Vessel" lsk German Priva
4eeror a Piizejhip.
: , Appam Zs.Prlss of War.
Washington, Feb. 2, U. P.)
4H Ths government neutrality
board recommended to the state
: department this afternoon that
ths German seised African liner
Appam at . Norfolk; be conaid-
, ered a prise of war and not a
converted auxiliary;, cruiser. 4tt
If ths stats department ac-
' cepts this advice, ! the Appam
: can be. Interned and restored to
. Germany after the war. At the
same1 time, this would protect s
the owners .through lessening
the likelihood that the vessel
would .attempt to dash to sea.
moreover, . it would give them
m an opportunity to urge their
claims until the government
was able to make a final de-
' cision.
: Department officials this aft-
- ernoon directed the treasury
department to release the .Ap-
pam s passengers subject to the
control of immigration officials. .
v . : .. i
X Norrolk, Va, ' Feb. 2. U. P.)
Snatched from the deep by a German
prise crew after . being . given up for
lost, tha Wg British African liner Ap
pam roae at- anchor today while both
British and Germans aftoard her awaif-
ed - Washington word ' as to her dis
posal. r -::'; .'
' This , decision was expected . today.
Involved in it ,-was - the question of
whether tbf Appam is. a German pri
vateer subject f to internment. .- or
prise, .subject eithar.toUintaramant or
release to-the British owners. ,r-
Tha lonar hulk' of -the ship was dim
ly seen- from - shore. : bobbing- in the
fog and rain. Aboard her, 450 Brit
isb 'prisoners, in charge of 4 Oer-
(Conrlodfd on P.ye Thryg. Oolwm. On)
PORTUGUESE MINISTER
AN
SHOTS
Attempt Fails and President's
Residence Is Fired With
Slight Damage,
Lisbon. Portugal. Feb. 2t! (I. J. B.)
attempt - was. .mads here today
to assassinate 8en6V Catarho De Men
eses. minister - of ' Justice. It f ailedi
Two. shots were fired, both missing
their. mark.-Later In the day the presU
dent's residence - waa set on fire. : but
it -was saved with only slight damage.?
Troops . were called out to quell dis-1
turbances,
Survey.Ship Did Not
Capture theAppam
Brttlsk Oaptaia of zUner Says Zt Was
Zaurger and Xore Formldabls Tassel
, -nay Be the Cruiser XTzlsrnha. ,
; Norfolk; "Va, Feb. S.4-CU. FO Cap
tain Harrison, original commander- of
the Appam, -informed: the Blder-Demp-ster
company's NfwTork of ficts. to
day that the attacking vessel, was-not
the German naval survey ship Moewe,
but a larger and more formidable
vessel.'':. :f!,-.'U
: - Harrison declared he knew the name
of the vessel, but would , not announce
it; '.moreover, -he ' would I not give de
tails of the capture, saying- that' would
have to come from the owners.
. Harrison's statements caused a re
vival of talk, that the .daring German
raider - Karlsruhe, had again, taken up
Its explolta. ... :. ,
" Ha3 $2,500,000 Aboard." "
London.. Feb. 2. (U. P. Tha News
said today 22.S0O.O0O worth of bullion
and other valuable cargo were captured
by the "Germans who took the, liner
Appam. , :. . .
r
British to Demand Her.
London. Feb.2. L N, S. ) Formal
demand upon, the ; United States for
he surrenders of ;the captured British
tner -Appam within the next ten days
Is expected to Jba made by the British
foreign-office. .;,--? i-
The .Elder-Dempster steamship in
terests today announced -r- -,
i "It is impossible- to say - what 'the
ultimate fate of the Appam wUl be,-The
admiralty states that the "ease is one
for adjudication ' under International
i
4-
Elht Inches of Snow 'Fell,
Baker, or, ' Febw I. February
V"u " miu vu viiuc nurm iuow
Storms of the winter. Trains are run -
ning'several hours late. , : -m
AGTIOtl BY: U
OF JUSTICE IS MARK OF
ASSASSIN'S
North Banklls
to:Be;Change&
Announcement of Chance In Cu
toms District Yeaterdajr Was Pre
mature; To Come Soon.- "
Washington; Feb. 2. . (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THUS. JOURNAL)
An' announcement yesterday concerning
the transfer of the north, bank of the
Columbia river to tha Oregon customs
district . was 'prematura. It appears
such an order- actually - reached the
White House but-is now at the treaa-l
urv without final action having been
taken. It is 'believed -the mix-up does
no, affeet' tha situation and that the
argument for the change will result i
in favorable action. The mis-underr I
standing arose through Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury 'Peters' sending
a letter to the Oregon senators stating
Secretary McAdoo 'had submitted ine
formal order to the president for his
signature.1 When, publicity was givsn
by the senators, tha treasury officials
exDlsinad it was a mistake.
. Final action is expected witnina
few dava. Secretary McAdoo leaves fori
southern trip Saturday, ana action
Is likely in 'the meantime.
. . Park Bill HeM.TJp.. '
Wsshlngton..Feb. 2. Senator Cham
berlain.' states he will withhold Intro
duction of the Mount Hood . National
park bill until it is perfected by, excluding-
the Bull Bun reserve and - an
Investigation la made as to the effect
on stock ranges.' Meantime the depart
ment may have ' surveys maae . ana
boundary lines changed - so the - bin
will avoid objections. ..National park
officials say there is no inflexible rule
concerning livestock - and regulations i
may permit a portion of the park to De I
used as a range.
BOILER EXPLOSION IS
' FATAL. TO FOURTEEN
OF TOWBOATS CREW
Smali Boats Save 24. Persons
-VI i o' r,-v4.-. r
in UrllO TllVer UlSaSterj Une
n j n i
Ironton, Ohio, Fb. -2. (L N. a
Fourteen persons met .death . today
when a .boiler , explosion occurred on
board ths . towboat Sam lBrowu, near
Hnntington W. Vs. . The Sami Brown
carried a-jnen. Twentyf Out jmemben
of the crew reached the shore in small
boats. -Only, one body, has bean recov
ered. The Sam Brown sank almost In
stantly. , , : v
Four bodies, all badly mutilated,
have been , recovered. : ;The survivors,
all Injured, were taken to Chesapeake.
Some were f scalded and. others 'were
injured by flying debris. Several' of
handicapped the efforts, of those hurled
. The force. of the explosion was so
great tnat wrecaage was nuriea nun -
dreds of feet into the air. - .
Pastor Is Arrested;
Bad Check . Charge
X. B. tmies, Former Chantanq.na
, Xetnrer, Jtus 2etuxn ' to Wasco
County to Faee Oomplaiat.
Sacramento. CaL, Feb. 2. CU. P.)
Rev. L.-B. Stiles, arrested in Treka,
CaL, for passing a bad check for $16
in Wasco county, Oregon, will have
to go back to Oregon to. face trial,
the governor issuing; an extradition
today. .
Rev. Mr. Stiles, formerly a Chau
tauqua lecturer, had given Word that
he would oppose extradition," but he
did not put in un appearance.
Boiler Explodes; Two
Killed, Four Injured
Disaster at Kowe Banner Plant ets
Fire to BnOdlna-s and It Zs Feared
Plant -Zs Xtoomed. t
tS.) 1WO persons wer ano wr
were Injured today in abofler plo-
sion at the plant of the Howe Rubber
company. Fire has broken out and it
is feared the plant Is doomed.
Streetcar Tie-Up
1 Warning ilsued;
Beware Live Wires
' streetV railway : officials an- .
- nounced at o'clock.' this after-
i noon that unless weather con-'
ditions change for 'the better ;
m " Immediately. , ear service must
,' be discontinued. . .-T ' '
' Telephone' t Wires " are , falling; J
" in all parts cttsaclty.: drop-
ping upon troiiey wires- ana ,
a;- bunting them out' faster than.
. a- ekjaM - ai e'ssearaves . ei
: linemen. cao.rnewthen..r
xne mornion nren orraga
s" became stuck at noon and serv-
; tce on tau rines, operatlhs' er
It It came to an abrupt Standstill.
" Tbe street car company 'Sent
i' word to thedepaxtmeftt stores
and other large; employers thatv t
' it 'would -be- well - to dismiss
. tbelr employes early that, they,,
may teach ithelr homes. .
iA warningwaa also issued ,
.- for ihe public' to beware "of live .s
1;' wires from which, thers Is grave
danger as telephone, wires .have t
fallen . over - trolley wlrea in
many sections. 4 -. t t
"The street railway .. company: r
has about 4600 men out fight- . W
inl the- snow and sleet. ,
-V Several blocks of trolley wire
r fell ton Williams avenue be-
t- iwna - juuuisiwsrui .ana Al- S,
1 berte. ' ,j - ;
rtly
PASSENGERS OH
APPAM HEUD BY
SHIPS CAPTAIN
- . . 1 1 V1 ' r '
When Collector 'of.: Customs
? atvNoftettJt's .That Pas
sengers Bellowed to Send
Messages, Berg Refuses.
q a yo TUfiQIT' niJ QUID
M I O 1 nUdC UH - Onlr
, . ARE. HiS I PRISONERS
Commander; Clams the Right
to ; Put to '3a Again '
With All brf Board,
Old Point Comfort! Vs.. Feb. 2.
(L N. S.) That ;the British liner Ap
pam was captured bylhs German tor
pedo boat Moewe was' the declaration
hero this afternoon of J Prince Hatsfelt.
naval attache of ths German embassy
at Washington, following an Interview
with Lieutenant Berg1 who brought ths
Appam into . Norfolk ' harbor. Prince
Hatsfelt . refused . to say where the
Moewe is at this time. ;
- A clash of authority ' between Berg
and tha United States authorities over
treatment of the 4(2 persons now held
i M prisoners on - the Appam developed
this afternoon. . 1 -
Collector, of Customs - Hamilton re
quested that some of 'the -passengers
be allowed to communicate with their
families, but tha request was refused.
"Persons on my ship, aside from my
seamen, are my prisoners., .' cannot
tell what messages they 1 mil at cable
abroad in code. I must n tect my
men and myself,' was ths explanation
given by Berg: for refusing;. ' ;
Berg takes the attitude that ba put
into Norfolk because he wa khort, of
provisions and water and that under
international usage Is en titled, to re-
wnhiarisnersandrei
Federal ofXUals, however, hold . that
he entered e port to protect his ship.
I crew and booty.
Hamilton this afternoon stated that
the Appam might be taken to Newport
News tonight, : . - ft 'f i . . ..
B)N1YNS0F
GERMAl
Fourteen , Killed and 50 Hurt
-. at Saloniki;-Ghent s Bom-t
1 j
I , Darueu,
.
Great OltUs
i Berlin, Feb. I. U.-P-3 Ger
many hailed with gratification
today the news that -the - Mon
day night raid against. London
had penetrated the great cities
of Llvelpool, Manchester, 8hef- ,
field, Birkenhead, Nottingham .
and Great ' Yarmouth. ".The war
office revealed that many bombs
had been hurled at docks, blast .
furnaces , and factories, with
resultant explosions ' and fires. "
Saloniki,? Fab.' 2.- L N. Four
teen personavTere killed end SO wound
ed by lnmSbnatory . bombs dropped
from a ,Gerr An Zeppelin here yestsr
day. 4 I - -i
excepting .wo Grek soldiers killed,
the casgaltt were confined to civil
ians. f1 r ' " -
, No dUmag. of military . importance
Infttctect . . . ..- ...
a -sws7sTs--. -I
' iii Z pella'Is Hit. t '
London. N.s8.).tJncon-
-.- .Mr:. -
tti ZertiSellnt.i- which raldad Paris - waa
hit by gun frS from French aeroplanes
and forced 1 descend at: Laen.
Alii Rajd Ghent. .
! Amstfirdan.; - Feb. 2. JL N.- aw
TwttvSsevef-i allied umbIiim. a r- - .
tackingGhef t, a .German distributing
pomv ccvrias, w aurices received
hers today b the Echo De Bclg-e. . -
.! : . " : i J '
; American Consnl .BeTwms. ' , -
Washington, rFeb, t-Hjt'JS.)-.
wounded .and 2600.000. property f dam
age done yesterday's : air raid - on
Saloniki. according to advices recat-ve'
here from. Aweiican Consul Kehl. The
American consulate ,was; qpharmed. s.
, , .aa-a-a-----aaaaa i... I
Knispel Sentleced I
-4'
: Julius-, Knispel i was today sentenced
to CO days lrf Jail for having equipment
ror, using narcotic drugs in his sosm
sion.. s'S--. &jL'-ir$-.v&i&.i-2.
Municipal Judge Lanrruth declarai
that the sentence was imposed to rive
from tbe drug using nabit. Hs prom
ised - that II j- tne reformatory effects
were sumcient SJilspel -. would be ,m
liberty 'in D.ays.'-' .$!i. ?5-it -isi ;-
. v- i r m i " i i '-."-
; , Snow Delay' Mlaaf Dei, OrmfrVf I
. -. Miss ?,Grae JDeGraff.' vhoi vta's
member or -tbe . Ford peaa partr. is
now on ner wsy xrom spoicane te Port
MX I l.n Th.' tW- -.hl.k -1.- 1 .
kans on was due here this- momlng at
S o'clock. At noon it was ; reported ' it
hotii-m'ltL - . - Ii t - -
IMSlNllEi,
'S ENEMIES
SEA OFSLUSH HINDERS WON STREETS;
PEDESTRIANS ARE INDIGNANT BECAUSE SNOV
HAS ': NOT: BEEN .REM
: Apparent Lack.of System ;dn .Part ;ofCitr Adjministratlon
'and Apathy-of PropertyOwrftAIikeBlaMdyor'Pres-
- entTConditionsji Public SchboIS'Cios
aHsaajaaaasSi
PnbUo choola art Clossd. V
All achools wars closed for
today ' and tomorrow, by order
. of '. Superintendent I. R- Alder-,
man. because of tha possible
danger ; to pupils from broken
wires and falling trees.
Yesterday afternoon. " many
of the -smaller pupils were es- -corted'home
by, the older boys,
their instructions being to take
their little charges down : the
middle of the' street to avoid
wire dangers.
Due to the. weight of lea on
ths bascules 'tha draw of 'the
Broadway bridre is tsmoorarilv
a?
m
'
at
s oui ox commission. .
Intense Indignation prevailed
throughout the business district today
because of the apparent lack of system
and intelligent effort on the part - of
the - city administration to get the
snow and slush on crossings and in
gutters disposed of. -
Large property owners cams in also
for their share of censure for lack of
CARRYING FOOD FOUR
ERS ON S.V.
NoTrains Out of Huntington;
Tracks Impassable in" the
Biue Mountains,
Baker, Or, Feb. A. Since S p. m.
yesterday only 'one train "has. reacned
Baker, w That - was No.1. S, ' westbound,
mall. train. . The -0.W. R," Sc. -H is
impassable . at several nolnta In - ths
Blue mountains. The worst trouble is
St KajDsla, between' Baker and, Htint
ington. in the Burnt rtver "canyon.
- Snow If 11 to U foot de.eo.zu InlH
being; able to .leave Huntington, Sump-
tervvaiisy passenger train .due here
tt 4 b. m. yesterday has been snow
bound in the mountains all night and
ait - day xour - miles zrora Sumpter.
rrom wnich place food and. fuel is be-,
ing packed to tbe stranded passengers.
Snow has fallen continuously for 24
houra, and. there are ,14. Inches to two
reef in tne Baker valley, and many
feet in the mountains.
Loss of .stock. is expected. , Roada
will be- Impassable for many days.
Little drifting-Is reported. The weath
er is moderating-, taken as an indica
tion that a thaw is coming- soon. -
MILES TO SNOWBOUND
PASSEN
LATE BULLETINS
Thome to Oppose Brandels.
Washington. Feb. 2. (I. N. a)
That he is en route to 'Washing-ton
to lead the protest against ' the con
firmation . of - Louis I. ' Brandels of
Boston 4 as successor to the late As
sociate Justice' Lamar of the United
8tatee' supreme court was the word
telegraphed Senator Borah today by
Clifford Thorns of Iowa, special
counsel for the Interstate commerce
commission and ' a noted expert on
railroad: rate
Morgan to Gk Abroad.
New Tork. Feb. 2. L N. 8.) J.
P. Morgan will sail for England on
the ; Holland-American liner Rotter
dam ' late ' this afternoon according- to
reports current on Wall street.
', Oonf salon Involves Von Papen, '
; London,. Feb. 2.I. N. 8.) Bridgvw
man Taylor, detained here on charges
of falling to register as an alien
enemy, has confessed that Captain
Von Papen;'', former military attache
of the German t embassy at Wash
ington, cganUed ths plot to blow, up
the Welland canal," according - to of-
ireuu anouninnib . -
A Hurt in Piennsj-lTmnl Wreck.
Johnstown.. Pa.. Feb. -2. (I. N.' B.)
EUght persons were injured ' today
wnen an east, oouna irennsyivanta pas
senger train was partially derailed
two miles east; Of Ssward. t . .f
i - Vir-fiJila Packet Barns,
' Point: Pleasant,' Va, FWi.-rZ. N
8.) -The packet Lernea "burned to the
water's -edge, at her dock here today.
An 'overheated stove .was responsible
for the fire. . Tbe loss is estimated at
120.000.,- , - . .
1 ' ! Expect Attnck, on Salonflct, ' '
Athena, Feb. I. M. 8.) Attack
by German-Bulgarlaa - and ' Turkish
troops against ths allies at Salonikf is
expected ito be- started, about February
15.. according' to information- received
here -today. -.- .Tii';..-..
i
i r.
ui liMiia.nl.7 la Y
4 USWW M - V I. m
ivLondon.VPeb.'V i. L N.; 8-) Greece
and ' Roumania' have signed 3s - dual
ceulrallty r convention.-, according i to
unconfirmed Bucharest dispatches re
ceived .here -today.- Sv .':.- .'. , ;
;''-''.'' .' Colonel House la. Parla.; . :-'. i".
.'-Paris.' Feb 2. L a Colons
House. President Wllson's "special en
voy., today conferred with Jules Cam
bon, -under secretary , of foreign - af-
arsv;.y '.':' i.. ; i
vacant two-story , wooden '. wars
house.i located i at East., 8econd rand
Alder streets, collapsed- at 2:20 o'clock
this ' afternoon. It - la owned, by the
weiser uTnuocsi company. : i -
OVED ; FROM ; CROSSINGS
.n H
diligence Jn cleaning walks in front of
to sir buildings. 'Hardly a crossing in
the.-downtown district .wag clear .this
morning end tha spectacle .' of women
and children wading- tn Slush over their
shoe tops was so common ast- to at
tract ao mors than casual comment. '
It .was sug-gested - that: pdllcemen
were not exercising' their authority in
giving- summary orders - to j property
owners to gvt., their walks clear and
that the fire department had not taken
advantaca of its equipment to facili
tate the clearing of gutters and sewer
openings by flushing; from hydrants, j,
- Offlelals SSxplaba situation. -"Ws
are doing . everything . possible
to cope with the situation," said 'Com
missioner Daly., head of the street
cleaning bureau, this morning.,
"We had more than 2 00 men at work
In the business district yesterday aft'
ernoon and last night. In addition Mo
every ) regular member 'of the " street
cleaning bureau. ThS street -cleaning
bureau tried to keep' the crosswalks
clear and the gutters open, but it was
Impossible to do ao. . i
, We sent in a call for jI00 more men
(Oosclsdsdioa Page Tares, Cohims Two)
FATALITY;
MAY BE OTHERS, IN
FIRE AT- BELLINGHAM
Snow and Wind'Hanlper the
Fij-emen in Fighting, Blaze
in Shields Block and HoteJ
Belllngham. Wash -Feb.
8.) One maa is known to bedead.
several others may have lost " their
lives ' and property damage '.that .will
run into the thousanda has resulted
from a fire which today swept througTi
the section , of Bslllngbani known i as
Old Towa - Ji -i-:-1?
- Prlvsa by a SOafle wind, flames de
stroyed the frame ballflings cd verint
' - .
, a. t ww uiu ww luu uaznpereo,
the work of the firemen. .Fire aooa-
ratus was stalled In the snow- and rire
men woma in .m. aowunf Dllxsard.
, Ths snieids block and , the Great
. .
ngrutcn iwiw T were . uesxroyed at
loss of 220.000. As yet. it is-impoe-elble-to
estimate the total damag-a
The polios are checking- up - the per
sona iivjng in tne sirs area. .The man
known to ne aean nas not been ldenii
fled. - . Rumors that -others - havs per-
isnea are psrsisient-
Naval Code Stolen." t ' :.
Vallsjo, CaL. Feb. 2. U. P.
Charged with responsibility, for the
loss of a United States navy sign book
from the destroyed Hull, of the Paci
fic reserve ' flotilla. Lieutenant Her
bert A. Jones, 'superintendent of new
work in the machinery division at the
Mare Island navy yard, must face a
general eourtimartiel. If it is estab
lished that the code book was stolen,
tbe whole code will be - ordered re
written, as. it might -be in the hands
of a foreign power by this time. .
CbSiA Jjrttor lsm Parses.
.Washington, - Feb. 2. L , N 8.)
Th house today passed ths Keating
child labor bill by a vote of 22T to
4. The bill prohibits Interstate ship
ment of goods manufactured in plants
where . children r under' 14 1 are - em
ployed. - Mine : and. quarry products
from mines -or - quarries employing
children undey IS also come under ths
ban.. . . - .-'-r : . .. -,
French Filer Shot Down. "
Berl!n,;fFb. 2. (L N."- a)-3reat
French artBlery activity in' the Cham-pag-ne
district was announced in to
day's official statement. " The French
also are "shelling- Lena." "A - STench
aeroplane. the statement adde. was
Shot iAnm"" SOUfhWest . bf Chinnn.
Ths occupants wore wounded and cap.
' " ' BH Aitacks Boy. ' , .
' long . Beach. Cal ,Feb. 2CPV- N,
a) Attacked by an Infuriated bull.
Arthur.- Dennond,' 12, was1 probably
fatally ' ' hurt hel-e - today. ' Dennond
has .red hair. - v - ' - - : v
ftCars Ereezetodil
gieeaaade at f
f-Baet
iTtlme'
j j and "lltrlssa Salts
Cars This
With two trees, fallen across : the
track and another threatenlog ' to
tumble, street car, traffic was blocked
at East-Sixteenth and Morrison streets
Ute'this anerfloon. 'Nine troUev ears
were reported 4s being rfrosen on the
incu- .arinat point.
eractieauy U1 the 'ear lines were
runiunf; unaer. great, handleaps at 2
O'clock. 'The .Mounf Scott and Haw-
inornc cars were operating only . td
at- Sixteenth athd . Hawthorne; L the
Wood lawn cars! were . stopping; ..many
Diocas oerore j tbelr terminus; j ths
Woodstock- tines .-was j. blocked .from
East Twelfth. - - ,
, The linea-iising? the Morrison Bridge
were operating from Bast Morrison
and 'Water, streets only.---Many, other
lines wers drifted. In "or made helpless
by falling, wires. v h ; t . s , .
TRiili!8 ilil'f !.
nnin"nc:PTfif
I I
umniuoumiL
MpinrihiiriT'"
liraUUiJIii
Both ? Ends i of Tunnel K
iCorbett; Blocked by
. Banks -andf 0-V. R. L
'Servicejs Annulled Ted
S., P. & S. LOSES TAB
-J0NULL 0F.ITS TRAi:
Conditions In 5 Columbia G:
Aref Worst in .-Railcc: ;
History,
-
h Wlththe worst storm in the r
ory of railroad men ragin g . t h r c
the Columbia river .'gorge, train t
Ice was absolutely annulled this rt c
lngiby Uhe O-W. R. & N., snd
North Bank, for lack of wlrs coram:
cation, had loaf track .of all its u
General Superintendent M. J. 1, .
ley; of the CKW. R. & wlio v
out last night on an engine' to lnv
ygate- the -derrss of . ths storm, t
4 g-raphed in from some . unknown j
up, the line this morning stating t
It was .impossible to fight th f
except with a . rotary plow afceai
every train.,; -
f Inasmuch ' as safety requires t
trains keep at . least ths distance
tween telegraph stations apart. It
round that ths snow would be dr'.f
in. .ahead, of sthe rear trains, rrf.
progress with the limited numtr
rotacies - impossible. -
- Op era ti ems Orasre'd gtor pl.
Up . triir.k1av trAmrA all rtT,rv '
to stop until ths storm is over. I
cations were, when he wrote ths t
sTrain, that the wind was lncre i t
in fury, and no immediate break v
in 'Sight.
. 8now was lying 4 H feet deep on t
level at Bonneville, with drifts
mountain high. Both ends of tu
Ifo;,i; near Corbett, .were conif.it ;
'snowed In. and great drifts were
countered . between Fairvlew t
Troutdale. " . t . : i
. Trains are : tied up" at Hood I:
and .The-Dalits, where, the pas-r
ars being cared for. at the rsilrc
expense. -,. , k - . :,'
? Similar conditions prevslll b ;
Umatilla gad. Pendleton. YcfU
fast mall train arrived at 4 t
yesterday afternoon, but other
have been almost hopeless' y t : . :
i-Traln No.. II .from Epoksr.e r.
Ths Dalits -, last night, but thf
stayed, unable to get into For:
Train No. 12. la the opposite d:r(
was annulled. . --'
' : AH Wires Are 25owa.
; Ths North; Bank road was In ar
ly better shape, with ail wlrea c
and It was impossible to' tell .
what waa prevailing out over
district. -Oregon Electric snd i
era Pacific trains were running -tically
on time, the force of the
apparsntly having been con fir -the
mountain dlatrlct and the
ate vlclnty of ' Portland.
Several Oregon Electric traina
annulled this- afternoon not t
it was impossible to get throu? .
because no one was traveling-.
apparently were not venturing c
all. and the management held It i
to run he trains than to run them
solutelx empty. :
; Astoria Train sTaowbonad.
The train frcm Astoria on C. e
P. sV 8 bad not been beard from
it left Astoria this morning. 1;
believed to be -snowbound somen ,
between Rainier and the coast, tho
no data could be secured at noc.n
cause of lack of communication.
-The Spokane train arrived in f-
prompt time at Fallbridgs this r
ing; but was tied up there becau
the heavy snows around Cace i
and the region between there an 1 i
land. Tbe Spokane bound train left I
land on time this morning, but t r
communication prevented any r.t -
its 'movements from reaching
headquarters.:
Southern Pacific slectrlc servi
ent of commission for a Uir.a
night-for as break In the powr
but the electricity came on again .
10 o'clock:. and service was re
Ths main line trains were ru
nearly on schedule, but the TiUa
branch was completely . snow c. 1
everything- having been annulled
morning, - with no effort to t :
'through untij the storms abate.
j : North Bank-Trains Cancel! .
Local train on ths North r
main 11ns leaving Portland at t t .
tonight and 7:40 and 9:t5 a. m. to
row were cancelled this afternoon ;
no morning train will start from t.
kane tomorrow. Thssams la tm
local trains from Ly Is and Fallbri
Wash- arriving here at i;2i a. m.
local leaving Portland at 4 tonight :
Rainier and Astoria bas also been c
Ccled.' - . - . - -
. On the Oregon Electric, ; nearly
trains' sxcept the Kugene limited,
1:49 this afternoon, and ths Owl, 1
ins; at 11:41... were canceled. Is'ine
been , annulled 'up to 2 o'clock to.
Locals Will be'Sent out. . however.
Tualatin and Salem, leaving at S, I
Us and i, to care for ths commute;
A - ii -I "
Weriatchee Countr
: Hit Hard by Stoi.
Wsnstehee. ;Wash.r Ftb. 2. N
central Washington is In the (rra
the worst snow storm in more ths-:
years. - For 20 hours It hat eco
steadily and there Is no .sign c t a
Up.: Thefall at "Wenatchee meas
20 - inches at Leavenworth sccor
to'thettgovemTnei-t station. Th t
Is nine feet on t.. . level. Four
bave- fallen sine..- the i-torm-bf
There" is no wtr :. "atervi;'e
Omsk report heavy i?. v.s v.-.n r
winds. - For the fir?f t . in six
at -least the: rural i all carrfers '.
to start on their routes.
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