, THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1916,
MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP ;
SEEN NEAR COAST OF
CALIFORNIA, PUZZLES
.
Big Craft of Hydroplane Type
Sighted by Numerous Per
. sons j Auto Party Sees It.
LOOKS LIKE A BIG SPIDER
Cute Bubut Tott SlgHt Wot Taat
Hm Kqt TiiIm ud Qut la
Xxcltement - for a rottnlffst.
J Santa Barbara, Cal., Feb. S. P. N.
' S.) A big airship, of hydroplane type.
unlike anything with which the sen
era! public has heretofore been fa-
: miliar. is tn KtranffA craii wmcn iui
over a week has been disponing in ms
' sky between the mainland and the
. isianos. il nas now uecu seen iu untr
day time, four credible1 witnesses tes
tifying to having- watched its maneu
vers yesterday at 6:30 in the after
noon. '
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Ruls were two
.witnesses, Mrs. J- F. Hunter a third.
civil engineer, a fourth. They cot a
splendid view of the big, uncanny ma
chine, which appeared to De at per
fect ease in -the air, and spoeding in
land ward with a swiftness that was
remarkable.
ytng 850 rest in Air.
'. - "There Is no doubt about this air
ship hovering off the coast," said Mr.
Ruiz at the Ruiz pharmacy.
"We were coming to town from
Montecito in our machine yesterday
afternoon, we four, when one of us
- caught sight of the big flying craft.
We were beyond, the county hospital,
mnA tVi, alryhfn wa about 2SQ feet in
' the air, just off the, second bend in
the shore line west of Castle Rock.
"We watched it for some time. At
. times it would be screened from us ly
the fog, then it would reappear. It
was from 100 to 160 feet in length.
It resembled a great spider. There
were long arms or leg's in front and
behind, and the center appeared to be
a gas tank or some heavy body."
Suspicious of Craft.
Civil Engineer Miller stated that
they watched the stranger for some
time, wnen suddenly it snoi into me
far. ajicendirtsr on n. slant, and disap
peared. "I don't doubt but what hun
. dreds of people' saw the same sight
vt did." said Mr. Miller. "There can-
something going on on this coast In
which an airship is being employed,
and if people, will keep their eyes out
on the sea west of Castle Rock they
" will probably see what we saw
yesterday, and what those Goleta peo
nl have been seeing nightly for a
: i- '
ween.
Another Autolst Sees Things.
Santa Barbara, Cal., Feb. 8. tP. N.
S.) While driving an auto delivery
noon, 11. E. btillwell, salesman for
the Reynolds Electric company,
chanced to look down toward his feet
and there he saw coiled a huge snake.
For a moment he forgot he was
drtytng' an automobile, let so of . the
steering' wheel and the machine
r-mtA Intn a nartlv rotted telephone
pole, breaking It off near the ground.
Th. motorcar was badly damaged
about the radiator, but the driver was
not hurt and the snake escaped with
out injuries
Hard to Get Jury
In Branson Case
McMinnville, Or., Feb. 8. Before
court adjourned in the Branson mur
der trial here last night, the regular
panel had been exhausted and Judge
Belt Issued an order for a special
venire to report this morning.
William Branson, th defendant,
was Jointly indicted, with Mrs. Booth
for the murder of . Mrs, Booth's hus
band. William Booth, who was found
dead from a bullet wound in the heart
'on the bank of the Willamina river,
a short distance from Willamina, on
the 8th of last October. The first
trial here in November, in which the
defendants were tried Jointly, resulted
In a hung Jury.
The fact that the case has attracted
so much interest in the county, and
that,' the former trial was so largely
attended, is making it difficult to get
jurors that have not formed opinions.
Judge Belt is excusing all those whom
it is shown heard any of the "first
trial. '
: A second special venire was called
to report at 1 o'clock today, th first
one having been exhausted before noon.
So far the defense has used eight of
its 12 peremptory challenges, and the
stats has three left out of the six' al
lowed it
FORMER PORTLAND V
WOMAN IS DEAD
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JHrsl William W. Robinson.
Word has Just been received here of
the death at Los Angeles, January 26,
of Mrs. William W. Robinson. a
former Portland "woman, who will oe
remembered by many old time Port
land friends as Mrs. Beatrice A. Mac
donald, though her marriage to Mr.
Robinson took place here and th?y
lived in Portland for several years.
She was known among local musicians
as one of "The Spanish Students" and
played on many occasions at the Old
Forman tiall at Twenty-third and Kear
ney streets.
Mrs. Robinson died quite suddenly
at her home at Ixs Angeles. : She is
survived by her husband, William W.
Robinson, two sons. William W. Robin
son Jr.. and Stuart Macdunald, and a
brother, Carlos M. Barreto of this city.
LOWER DOCKS NOW IN
DANGER AS THE FLOOD
CONDITIONS CONTINUE
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mas is now a raging torrent. This
stream has raised one and one-half
leet Monday, and on Monday night the
Willamette river below the falls rose
three feet, while above the falls, over
one foot.
Logs are sweeping down the Clack
amas river.
Streams Out of Their Banks.
Pendleton, Or.. Feb. 7. Pendleton's
big now is thawing slowly under
a warm sun and mild tempera
ture. There is no high water here
yet, but on the upper Tutuilla and
IkcKay creeks it is reported the
streams are out of their banks.
Gladstone Office Pooled.
Oregon City, Or., Feb. 8. During
the last 12 hours the Willamette river
above the. falls raised one foot and tn
lower river raised one and one half
feet, and there is no fear among the
owners of the paper mills here tht
that it will exceed more than two
feet by Thursday morning. All of
the .departments are in running order
of the Hawley and Crown Columbia
Pulp A Paper mills.
The water on the flat near tho
Abernathy bridge is reaching near
the road leading to Clackamas
Heights, and the large building on the
Nlcholls stock farm used as a hop
drier Is in the water.
Abernathy creek is , rising rapidly,
but no damage is expected.
Pools of water near the postofflcd
at Gladstone have been swollen from
the recent rains, and are now ap
proaching the postofflce and Pad
dock's drug store. Five feet of water
are in the basement of the new Bap
tist church, and the Christian church
has about four feet of water In its
basement. A drain was recently con
structed for the Baptist church, but
this has failed to carry off the
amount of water caused by the heavy
rains.
Seattle Is Calm.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 8. (P. N. S.)
Despite pesslmistfc predictions of the
weather bureau, Seattle is refusing to
be noticeably alarmed over weither
conditions. Floods predicted yester
day 'have failed to appear, snow is
melting gradually and such rain as
has fallen has not been heavy enough
to cause any serious - damage.
Railway companies alone are show
ing perturbation. The fear of snow
slides in the mountains is troubling
transcontinental railroad officials to
th extent that every precaution pos
sible is being taken. Passenger trains
sent over the mountain passes are
preceded ; by rotary snowplowa as a
protection in case of emergency and
as a pilot for the' trains.
The Great Northern railway has
abandoned attempts to send passenger
trains over the Cascades because of
the danger of snowslides. All Great
Everybody Must ; v
Eegister :Again -
In Order to Vote
4t ' No voter can vt at th
' primary election, which will b
- held May 1, unless h or she
is registered or goes to t th
ftt . trouble of having his or her. 41
4F - vote sworn in on election- day. It
. Th registration book have m
4t bn pen in the -registration
. department, oil th first floor ,
4ft of; the courthouse, since the
first of th year and only 9881;
m persona have registered. The .
time- for registration closes
April 18. ;
Northern trains are being routed via
the North Bank road.
Florence Is Drenched.
Florence, Or Feb. 8. Florence has
Just emerged from a week's terrific
storm. River condition are unusual
Report from the north fork tells of
the highest water there in 10 years.
Mapleton is under water. Main street
Is flooded and stores are Just above
danger. The river is still rising. The
main river Is full of logs and drift. A
big jam of logs at the new Southern
Pacific bridge, at Cushman is block
ing river travel. An attempt is being
mad to remove the Jam with dyna
mite. A slide on the Southern Pacific
blocked the dally train and no news
papers were received Monday. This is
the first train delivery of mall that
has failed here in five years. Gaso
line schooner Patsy arrived from Port
land at 4 p. m. Monday. Stock, grain
and feed were brought in with csnerat
freight. All was much needed.
School Basement Flooded.
Cottage Grove, Or., J?eb. 8. While
there was . at no time immediate dan
ger of flood here, the cessation of
rain has brought considerable relief.
T4ie warm rain, combined with melt
ing snow in the mountains, made the
situation the most serious that it has
been for years. In parts of the city
the sewer system was unable to care
for the water that gathered in low
spots. As a result the engine room
of the Brown mill was flooded, the
O.. P. & E. tracks at the local station
were covered a couple of feet deep,
and the basement of th high school
was flooded.
Orchards Out of Danger.
Hood River. Or., Feb. 8. A warm
rain began to fall yesterday noon that
cleaned the Ice off the trees. The
orchards are now out of danger from
being damaged by the silver thaw. All
the available men in the city and coun
try are now being pressed into service
to shovel the deep snow off the build
ings and clear the sidewalks of slush
and snow. Hood River has been cut
off from telephone communication for
the past week. All lines running out
of the city are down. Hood River is
beginning to raise rapidly, and it is
feared a flood is inevitable if the warm
weather continue.
Independence Docks Covered.
Independence, Or., Feb. i. The
heavy rains the last few days have
caused the river to reach the highest
stage this year, and is rising at the
rate of ever six Inches an hour. With
several feet of snow In the mountains,
old timers are of the opinion that the
water will be the highest experienced
in many years. The Independence
Sand & Gravel Co. is removing all
its machinery, and all freight has
been removed from the boat docks,
which are partly submerged.
Clatskanie Is High.
Clatskanie, Or., Feb. 8. Clatskanie,
having heen incased in ice and snow
for several weeks, is now enjoying
a general thaw. A warm rain, accom
panied by a Chinook wind, is rapidly
melting th 20-lnch snowfall. The
Clatskanie river is rising rap
idly, and grave danger is sensed by
the farmers of the lowland and delta
garden region.
Schools resumed Monday after be
ing closed since February 2.
Aberdeen Is Wet.
Aberdeen, Wash.. Feb. . 8.-ondl-tions
here and throughout the coun
try indicate a flood within 36 hours.
Rain has fallen and snow Is fast dis
appearing. Upper country sections
report rain and fast disappearing
snow and rising streams.' All mills
and logging camps are getting ready
to resume after the shutdown com
pelled by the snow.
River Spills Orer.
Corvallis, Or., Feb. 8. The Willam
ette river has been 'rising at the rat
of six Inches an hour and flood con
ditions prevail. Monday night the rise
was 20 feet above low water mark.
The river is out of its banks, the' low
lands are flooded and farmers are
getting their stock in from the flats.
La Grande Is Sloppy,
La Grande, Or., Feb. . La Grande
and viclntly have been experiencing an
unprecedented thaw. It rained most
of Sunday and all Sunday night and
part of Monday. The streets are reg
ular rivers of water and slush.
WOMAN DIES AT THE - -.
AGE OF 73 ; YEARS ;
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FORTY TURKISH SHIP:
SENT TO THE BOTH HI
BY RUSS TORPEl OES
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Naval ';Cohstm'rtl6nfVai;t)A
Anatolian Coast Afs6; Re
, ported Bombarded'. ?s'
woman celebrating '
eightieth; birthday,
T am closing out this week at
an absolute sacrifice every garment
in the Women's Department.
Every Woman's Suit- no matter what the former
rice or cost will be closed out at ten dollars.
very Woman's Coat will be sacrificed at one-
half price.
Every Petticoat and Silk Skirt goes at half price.
There's but a small stock remaining come to
morrow if:.you expect to share in the bargains
B
EM
Bell i ng
Morrison at Fourth
Mrs. Mary Rierdon.
Mra Mary Rierdon, who died Feb
ruary. S at her home, 407 Eleventh
street, was 73 years of age and a na
tive of Pennsylvania. She liad lived
in Portland' the past seven years. . fc3he
is survived ' by three sons and one
daughter.- William H. and Charles
Rierdon of Portland, and Thomas
Rierdon of St. Paul. Minn., and Mrs.
Kate O'Connor of St. Paul. Funeral
services were 'held Monday morning,
with interment in Mount Calvary cem
etery. Miller & Tracy had charge of
the funeral.
Given Judgment in'
The Sum of $750
A verdict awarding $760 Judgment
to, Sam H. Davis against the Liverpool
tc London & Globe Insurance company
was returned this morning by a Jury
in Circuit Judge Morrow's court. Davis
sued to collect $1800 for services to
the company growing out of the col
lection of rebates following the Lip-
man Sc Wolfe fire of 1903.
Requisitions Are Honored.
Salem, Or Feb. 8. Governor Withy-
combe today honored a requisition of
Governor Alexander of Idaho,. for
Georsre Howard. Harry. R. Carey and
James Morgan, who are wanted on a
charge of burglary.
A requisition has been Issued, for
Richard Fritsch, alias James King,
committed to the state penitentiary
August 7. 1907, and who escaped May
4. 1908. He is under arrest in Iowa.
A requisition was also issued for
Richard H. Jennings, arrested in Cali
fornia, who is wanted in Douglas
county.
Paris. Feb. (U. P.) Russian
torpedo boats .sank 40 Turkish sail
ing vessels 'and bombarded three - na
val construction yards on the Anatol
ian coast, according to dispatches to
day. . -. ;t
Durazzo'g Fall Near.
London. Feb. 8. tl.N. S.) Tl 1 fall
of Durasso. the capital and p4 cipal
seaport of Albania. It concede here
to be imminent. No resistance ta ex
pected to be offered by the smal- army
of Essad Pasha, supported by .frag
ment of the Serbian army. Now that
the Bui gar and Austrians have joined
nanas. repealing me pian oe strategy
followed in the invasion of Serbia.
Durazzo is as good as given up by the
Italians, who, however, are determined
to defend Avion to the last.
There was nothing In today's news
to substantiate the reports - that, a
drive on-Saloniki was actually-begun.
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Kaiser's Trip Down Danube. ; ..
Bucharest, FeWS. Ct Hi. &. The
Journal pes Balkans gives the follow
ing particulars of Emperor William's
excursion down the. Danube:
"Leaving Nlsh, "the emperor pro-
i ceeded to Semlin and embarked on an
Austrian torpedo boat which -went
I down -stream preceded by a flotilla of
' gunboats and monitors.
' "The next day the kaiser inspected
the fortifications of the Roumanian
frontier. The flotilla continued Its
Journey and proceeded through the
'Iron Gate' to Turnu Severln. upppo
site a Roumanian island the jffroces
sion stopped while the partjs'jaiosely
inspected the Roumanian fortify ations
which protect Palota. the gat ray to
central Roumanla. I
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Hint for Commerce Raid .
Rome, Feb. 8. (I. N. S.) Allied
cruisers were scouring the 1 tediter
ranean and east Atlantic lane 4 today
for Teutonic commerce raiders and
submarine bases. Provision! nd oil
have been confiscated on the islands
of th Grecian archipelago on, the
ground that they are supplyiig Ger
man submarines. .
Fish Are Safe. i
iSalem. Or., Feb. 8.' According to
word from Superintendent Clinton of
the fish hatchery at Bonneville, the
fish are safe, despite the' recent storm,
which plied snow six feet dgep. . If
the flume stands the hatchMy will
come out all right, he said in a mes
sage to Governor Withyconab
When you rent a typewriter-"bettr In
mind that the UNDER WCOD" is
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office 68 6th St.. Portland. fAdv,)
Mrs. Nancy dark Middaugh.
Mrs. Nancy Clark MIddaugn. a pio
neer of 1875, is celebrating her eighti
eth birthday. She Was. born at Mans
field. Pa..( February 8, 1836, her great
grandfather, Seth Clark, having fought
in the Revolutionary war. her grand
father in the war of 1812. She mar
ried Hiram Bebee Middaugh in 1855.
She was the mother of four children,
two of whom are living, Frank W.
Middaugh, of' Spwkane. and Mrs. Ed
ward Alden Reals of this city.
vWith her family she came to Ore
gon In 1876 and settled in Salem, later
moving to Medical Lake. Wash., where
her husband died in November. 1888,
since which time she has made her
home with her children.
Until' the last few years she has
been - active in church and temper
ance work, having a life certificate
ip the W. C. T. U. She Joined the
Methodist church when only 14 years
old and is now a member of. First
M. E. church of Portland, and Is mak
ing her home with her son-in-law, Ed
ward A. Beals.
Goodier Guilty in
Army Courtmartial
Secretary of War Garrison Sends Tiad
tags la Aviation Case to President
Wilson ; Sentence Xs Kecomxnended.
Washington. Feb. 8. (U. P.) Sen
tence for Lieutenant Colonel Goodier
was recommended by the courtmartlaj
that tried him at San Francisco re
cently. Secretary of War Garrison ad
mitted .today after sending his review
of the case to President Wilson. Gar
rison, however, would not tell the na
ture of the sentence.
Goodier was charged with fomenting
discord among the officers at the San
Diego army aviation camp.-
There is a possibility that from Gar
rison's and Wilson's -decision will arise
an, investigation of the entire aviation
situation.
"Sell all Suits amid .
s off cosfc,,'"--
Goats
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aranes
reg
So wires our manager now in New
York on his spring buying tour
Tomorrow at 9 o'Clock Sharp We Begin ti e Sensational -"Clean-Up
Just 86 high-grade Suits to be sacri-ficed--every
desirable style and mate
rial represented. Suits you can wear
right into Spring and styles that will
be good again in the Fall.
Formerly at $19.50
Formerly at $22.50
Formerly at $24.75
Formerly at $27.50
Formerly at $29.50
Formerly at $32.50
A. M. Wednesiday
17 Suits Sold
21 Suits Sold
20 Suits Sold
16 Suits Sold
8 Suits Sold
; 4 Suits $o!d
Sale Starts 9
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Coats
'Make your choice from 56 of the sea
son's most -desirable Coat styles rriany
medium and light weight, which will
be serviceable for months yet. Every
desirable material and. color imaginable
arid the 'very styles you desire most.
Former selling prices $14.75 to $24.75.
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Every one must go at v once tomake
room for -the new Spring merchandise.
wlmSWs arriving daily.
'. Garment SaJon, Second Floor
$
.00 for Lingerie Waists
Sold Formerly at Si. 38 to $Z4S; :.
. . Just 20 dozen of these mdst desirable Waists to be. sacri
m f iced at this price. New-plain voiles, corded "voiles, or
gandies, colored stripes, lilored and lacy effects. - Buy
them while they last for p resent Wear as well as jn antici-
"'pation of Spring and Suramer needs. '. ' . - v
New- Colored
Silk
Umbrellas
$35
Just-Received
Ladies
i Umbrellas,
Special $im
i ' .Liked the Pictures.
Salem. Or.. Feb. l.-lAtters received
by Governor Wlthycorol tell, of ap
preciation - of the ; lectures, illustrated
by - moving- pictures, given by State
Biologist Flnley on Oregon- wild animal
life. A typical 'letter from Supr;
tendent Warner of The Dalles bc'.-j
says the writer never was any th! r
that appealed to him more effective;
from an educational and sclent! C
standpoint - -
History oi the Edison
V Diamond Disc Phonograr:'
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rXM XSXSOV ' SlaXOVO BXSO ' nOVOOairS The Xastrunsat t:
r nays taa Xolsoa Diamond Slss Ssoord.
Both Edison Disc and Edison Phonograph have been perfected together
by the Inventor' and must be used together If the highest musical results
are to be realized
There ars many vita reasons ' why an Edison Disc Record cannot 1
played creditably on any other than the instrument designed for It by M r.
Edtson. In the first place the music hss been recorded on It by an ent!r!v
dlfferent method. Other discs are cut by the lateral or side process while tr:
Edison Is cut by the up and down, or vertical process. Then again It Is record, ,
150 threads to the inch instead of 89 threads used on .other discs. That m' '
that the walls of the grooves are closer together on the Edison and not adapted
to bear the strain of carrying the tone arm. Invariably where any att"!-rt
is made to use an Edison Disc on other than an Edison instrument the quality
of the tone Is impaired and the record rendered unfit for subsequent use.
- Glancing briefly at a few distinctive features of the also Instrument i t
Us learn from the inventor heir significance and importance.
Vhm mepvodaee Is Keavter, very much heavier, than any similar device.
The reason for this is that tn order to hold vibration yon must have adequat
material and. strength t? control-it to prevent its leaking out. so to speAk,
through the top of the dome -or walls of the speaker. The tension between
the diaphragm and the diamond -must be very great to make the point follow
all ths minute waves at the overtones; : .
' (W1U be oentlnaed la aaxt Xaarsaays Issue. ; took for this space.)
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