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Till: OltZGOIJ .DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TIIUnCDAY, FUAHY 10, 1SK f At llJll JUICED III SENATE FOR THREATENED RISE lonator -Tillmart ; Urges- Im mediate Passage of Meas ure for Federal Making. '.RE LIKE HIGHWAYMEN ;sbh Way - and " Mean Committ Considers , Placing Democratic : . Measures la Omnibus Bill. . Washington, V. 10 CI. N. 8.) Vitriolic denunciation of armor plat manufacturers was mad' by Senator Tillman of South Carolina today tn a report' to the senate urging the im mediate passage of the biU providin; f or the construction of a government owned armor plat plant. Tillman' Ire was aroused, over - the alleged t hreat - of - manufacturers to Increase the cost of armor plate 800 per ton In the event of the bfti's passage. "The armor plat companies.' aid Senator Tillman, "are like highway men and are in a position to fore the government to stand and deliver. "Ther are only three manufacturers of armor plate In the country." said Senator Tillman, "and the government 1s compelled to buy their products, because the law does not allow the secretary of the navy to buy in for eign markets. The manufacturers are not afraid of private competition.; for there is not sufficient demand for armon Plate to Justify- the entrance of other parties. - - "A long as present conditions con tinue, the manufacturers are In a poai tlon to force the United States, like highwaymen, to stand and deliver, "The committee is of th opinion that the government has been charged unreasonable ? price- for armor plat and that the only remedy is for th government to own and operate Its own plant.- t Omnibus BUI Favored. Washington, Feb. 10. (I. N. R) Democratic member of th house ways and mean ..committee were practically agreed today upon th plan to Incor porate all revenue bills, excepting that affecting sugar legislation Into, one omnibus bllL , This will Include the following bills: "Income tax revision, tariff commis sion, war munition and probably the inheritance tax bill. Th committee was today con sidering President Wilson' proposal to continue . the present Import duty on sugar which, under the terra of the Underwood tariff bill, would laps May 1. Th committee, it was be lieved, will report favorably on the president's proposal. - Treasury experts estimate that a continuance of the duty will net the government $40,000,000 annually. Con gressman Kitchln, - chairman of th ways and means committee, expects a bill continuing the present duty charges will be passed within 10 days. t Meanwhile the military and naval committees are hastening as much as possible the conclusion of their work. Th military bills will probably be in & hap soon, but the naval measures will ' b ; delayed for torn while. r Vogelsang Is Nominated. Washington. Feb. 10. (I. N. S.) President Wilson today sent to the senate the nomination of Alexander T. Vogelsang of San Francisco to be so licitor; Of the department of the in terior,. succeeding Preston C. West, - who term has expired. - Oil Burners Successful. - Washington, Feb. 10. U. P.) Oil burning vessels in th navy ar Drov ing successful, Secretary of th Navy .Daniels said today. . ' "Th ; t departments' experts, " he ciaiea, -oeueve tnat naval reserve Simply Wonderful Pmck-13ack X Norfolk Suit displayed in bur windows today , $20 and $25 A Spring Creation It sparkles witn tnat un definable tiling called style, wLick nca and young men Lave learned to rec ognize in our clothes v Clothes of Culture Wash ington At Snctii OR PLATE es Swimming Tank: .Rules Are Adopted. Bsgnlstlon Apply to Wew mattock and Conch Schools' t Improve Snn aysid Ground. ': Rules governing the us "of the swim ming tank at the new Shattuck and Couch school ; were adopted yester day, afternoon by th school board. Among other things, they provide that on social nights, when men and wom en are permitted together in the tanks, no on will be admitted without a com panion. 'That is, men will not b ad mitted unless accompanied by a wom an, and women will not be admitted unless accompanied by , male escort. These social swims are held each Wed nesday night. -' The board awarded the "contract for th Improvement of th -Sunnyside school grounds to H. W. Hopkins for 11150. RAT AGAIN' ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE IN THE TRIAL OF W. BRANSON Coroner Allowed to Give In General Way Results of His Investigations, KcMinnvllle, Or., Feb. 10. In spite of all the traps laid for It and the firing of many forensic Bhots by coun sel for th defense, the. troublesome Tat" again round Its way into the list of exhibits- for- the state, in the William Branson murder trial bef or court adjourned last evening:. , Branson is being held on a charge of murdering William Booth, whose wife is charged: with being an accom plice. : - The attorneys objected to th hair "rat" on the ground that no evidence had yet been Introduced to connect th defendant Branson with the co defendant, Mrs. Boath, or with the rat, and also for the reason it came under the rule ttgainst . the use of acts or declarations of a co-defendant aubse- Quent to the crime, as evidence against th defendant on trial Judge Belt admitted the rat, and allowed Coroner Tilsbutry, who was on the stand, to give in a general way th result of comparisons made by him between th rat In evidence and thos found in the possession of Mrs. Booth, .the day following the tragedy, but th witness was allowed to state nothing of what Mrs. Booth said . or did. Mr. Tilsbury was followed by wit nesses who testified as to seeing Bran son and Mrs. Booth talking together in fron of the Booth home at various times prior to the tragedy, when Booth was away from home; and seeing them in the same vicinity along the -Willa-mina river 'ast summer. Milt Booth, an uncle of the victim, told of a conversation between him self and th defendant, Branson, at the postoffic In Wlllamlna, in which Branson accused the victim of being jealous, which was admitted by Milt Booth, and then Branson said: "Well, if he wants to shoot, be can shoot and be damned. I can shoot, too. And If he wants to waylay, he can waylay, and 1 can waylay, too." Tut tut," answered Booth, accord ing to the testimony, and the conver sation ended. land on the Pacific coast can furnish oil for such ships as are to be con structed within the next decade." As the life of a battleship is esti mated at 14 years, this is taken to indicate that there is ample oil for at least another quarter of a century. Would Conserve Oil. Washington, Feb;; 10. I, N. S. Lieutenant Commanders Landie and Richardson,- naval oil experts, today urged the senate public land commit tee not to recommend the yielding of any part .of naval oil reserve in Cali fornia to private operators. "If the Southern Pacific," said Lieu tenant Commander Land is, "is allowed to retain its present claims, the gov ernment's reserve will be drained to the extent of SB per cent within two years.' - Armor Ship Bill Dropped. Washington. Feb. 10. (1. N. S.) Representative Hughes, father of the bill for rigid censorship of motion pic tures, today announced that he had abandoned efforts to secur its pas sage. " . -' - Instead, he will cooperate with the moving picture producers in framing a new bill, designed to meet the ap proval 01 an Tactions. Mrs . Grace Williams Files Counter Charge Wlf of oatraoto Allege Xasband Was Divorced Twice Without Her Knowledge, : In answering the divorce suit filed last fall by her husband. ' Perry A. Williams, .a contractor, Mr. Grace B. Williams makes sensational charres and asks for: decree. 1 - . She alleges that William, without her knowledge, bad been married and divorced twice before her marriag to him In 1108, and that last year he brought from Texas a woman, with whom ah allege he lived at 932 Me llnda avenue. , . Can't Blame Spies. Elizabeth, N. J Feb. 10. i. N. S.) -An explosion today partially de stroyed th Midval Chemical oom pany plant her. Th. los 1 eatl mated at $30,000. The concern held no war contracts. Customs Case Compromised. Washington, Feb. 10, (U. P. Th government's claim against th Ameri can Sugar . Refiningy company for un paid dutie prior to 10S. ha been compromised for $S3,1I5., the justice department announced today. Th cat Involved no fraud. - . New Battleship Nearly Beady. Boston, Mass., Feb. 10. (I. K. a) Th auperdreadnaught Nevada, which Is Bsarinff eAtnnlikttAn at nni .m be brought to the upper harbor In a e& or xv aays. - t& crew,' officers and band for "the Nevada are already at th navy yard awaiting- th completion of th vesseL . Arkansas Levee Break. Heiena,- Ark., Feb. 10. -(L N. S.) severnment levee, eight miles fork, broke at noon today Increasing nk AWlAa " h...-. i .... .. . .. '60 DAY SEUTEIICE IS i GlIII f,lAZZEIII IN BOOTLEGGING CASE Judge Bell .Passes Sentence Following - Conviction of . Accused by Jury. ' REMITTAL PLEA IS DENIED: Trial of w. O. Manning for Tlolaaloa of Xry aw Vrogreaae Before - Jury la Jndg jons Conrtil , Sixty days in the county jail and a fin of $250 was the penalty Imposed today by District , Judge Bell on Jo Maxseni, proprietor : of th French Italian restaurant at 27 First street. A Jury , convicted Mazzenl of bootleg- ffing. , ' . Maxseni's conviction was the second for violation of th - dry law in th course of th day, I George Schults of the Perkins hotel buffet having .drawn a three months' sentence from Judge Dayton earlier in the day. Mazseni has twice bef or been convicted . for liquor law violations. . Judge Bell denied the plea of coun sel for Mazxenl for remittance of the fine. Trial of W, G. Manning, head of the Manning Warehouse & Transfer com pany for violation of the dry laws, continued today before a Jury in Dis trict Judge Jon court. In examination f- of juror In this case. Attorney FarreU for th defense. asked each Juror if he was acquainted with any member of "this whit ribbon delegation from th W; C T. U." The attorney had reference to a bench full of. women occupying front seats in Judge! Jones'; court. ' This delegation has followed ; th y bootlegging trials from court to court.' White ribboner were present in number yesterday in Judge Dayton' department, As soon as the Schults, sentence was pro nounced, the wOmer, aeployed. one di vision taking conspicuous place before Judge Bell and another before Judge Jones. The Manning case probably will not be concluded today. - Before bootlegging is suppressed probably every deputy in the office of District Attorney Evans will have had a hand, in prosecutions. So far the cases have been - handled - by Deputies Ryan, Mowry, Hammers! y, Murphy and Hindman. Mr. Evans took a band In the Schults trial. HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SITED Breach of - Contract Alleged in Complaint of Carrie V. Coffey. Breach of contract is the basis for a' suit brought in the . circuit court by Carrie W Coffey, formerly Mr. C, W. Dennis.' against the Hospital associa tion. Mrs. Coffey seeks to collect $2760. I The contract which the plaintiff al leges was broken was signed October 11, 1911, by th president and secre tary Of the association. Mrs. Coffey says she kept this contract paid up un til November, 1816, when she became ill and asked for hospital and medical ervic. Th association, th - com plaint charges, refused to - fulfill its agreement, notifying Mrs. Coffey that the contract had been canceled. Mrs. Coffey says sh wa without money, and was forced to accept charity (from the county officials of Lane county. Damage Suit on Trial. Second trial of the suit of Franz H. filling to collect $16,000 damages from the Blake-McFall company opened be fore a jury In Circuit Judge Ganten- beln' eourt this morning. .Eating's wlf was killed fey a Blake-McFall au tomobile in 1914. The jury In the first trial disagreed. Divorce 31111 Grinds, " Divorce suits were filed yesterday by C E. Mudgett against Elizabeth Mud gett, and Annie Bailey Muff against John Muff. . Decrees were granted to Herman C. 'Jones from Esther Black Jones and Irene Taber from John E. Taber. Widow Named Administratrix. Mrs. Media A. Wild, widow of Her bert H. Wild, has been appointed ad ministratrix of Wild's estate, wild fell dead from exhaustion recently when trying to reach his home At An bel station. , He was overcome by a long tramp through deep now. Th estate is valued at $5770. Probation Officer Invited. Petr Mcintosh, former chief proba tion officer of th,e juvenile court under Judge Gatens, has received an Invita tion to attend the convention of the National Probation association in In dianapolis next May. He probably will accept. Slander Suit Filed. Mrs. Helen Ellas, wife of N. Ellas, thinks her character has been damaged to the extent Of $10,000" by Selene and Bos Ky si. Mrs. Ellas has brought suit in th circuit court for this amount, alleging slander. .. Petition for Letters Filed. Thad It, Graves today., petitioned for letters' of administration in th $12,000 estate of Gerrod E. Graves. . Suspected of Smuggling ' Opium. Louie Lung Gin, wanted by the fed-! eral authorities tn Seattle on a charge of smuggling opium into that city, was arrested Tuesday night at 227 Second street, this city, by Thomas M. Fisher. an immigration Inspector attached to the Seattle office. Louie is believed by the authorities to be one of three men, who brought in a larjs quantity of opium December H. He is the son of Loul Tew, a local merchant. Bail was fixed at $8000. and a hearing set this afternoon to procure his removal to Tacoma. - Silled In Quarrel Over Cow. ' Los Angeles, Feb. 10. (P. N. &) -Tony Vera, an Italian, died her today from gunshot wounds inflicted, accord ing to the police, by Mike Mellno, a former friend. Th two quarreled over the purchase of , a cow, acoordlng. to Vera's deathbed . statement. - - Two -Weep Over Man. San Jose. CaL, Feb. 10. ir. p.) Two women wept In court over William J, Brady, accused of passing a bad $10 check, though h had spurned one, it is alleged.-in favor t of th other. One was his wife, the other his alleged af finity. - . ; dvertiseri. : Hectors Who ' . Would Vote Must Eegister Again " Electors who wish .to vot at v the primary election to be held in this state May 19, may take their : choice of two . way a ' They may register and on eiec- tlon day cast their ballot with- : out loss of i time or inconven- ience, or they may neglect to register and on election day go - to the trouble of having their vote sworn in by the affidavits of six freeholders - - Past registrations 'do , : not count. All must register again for r this i year's : election. For , - the primary election, the regis- tratlon books will be open until ; 4k April 1. . ' - " - - Voters may register - at th m courthouse, on the first: floor the Fifth street- side, at the m city hall at St. Johns, at th Lents Pharmacy, at the office ? of Justice of the Peace B. F. Rollins at Gresham, . John S. Hudson at Troutdale, and with Mrs. Mattie E. Buckley, who is canvassing precinct $01, 802, $0$, $04 and S06. ' County CleQc Coffey expects soon to appoint a registrar at Bridal Veil for the accommo- 4 0 datlon of voter in that dls- trit. ' . , ' J STATE FAIR BOP KILLS APPROPRIATION FOR WOMEN'S CLUBS President of Mothers' Con " gress Feared Action Was Taken to Embarrass Some ' Salem, Or.. Feb. 10. The state fair board this morning voted to reconsider the appropriation of $1000 for the State Federation of Women's clubs and th Oregon Mother' congress, A vote was then taken and the action appropriating $1000, was re scinded and $169 was appropriated for the Mother congress alone. A.t th last meeting of the board a resolution appropriating $1000 for th us of the Federation of Mother con gress at the state fair was passed. A letter from.Maida K. McMath of Portland, president of the congress, m which she said she hesitated about taking $1000 and that she thought $125 or $160 would have been right, was read today. She wondered if the appropriation was "mad by th old board to embarrass the new on and said sh did not want to do that. Sh also suggested that It might be dif ficult to arrange with the Federation of Women' clubs as to how th money should be divided. Action Is Boonsidrd. The motion to reconsider th ap propriation of $1000 and to appropria ate $160 -was made by Mrs. Weath erred, who suggested that it was a matter of making the women feel bet ter toward the board. he said that $160 was a very small amount to giv the women of the state for their coop ration and good will. - .s The matter of providing for th fed eration of women's cluua will be taken up separately, it was announced. M. L. Jones was elected president of the fair board, and A. N. Bush, of Salem, treasurer. This was th first meeting of the board since J. H. Booth, of Roseburg, -and N. K. West, of La Grande, resigned as a rebuke, to Gov ernor Withycombe for hi activity in seeking to oust W. A. Jones as secre tary. .... , - .-.-. - . - Ticket Case Considered. Tho state fair ticket graft; case Was brought to -the attention of th board in a letter from J. G. HeltzeL a Salem attorney, who said that he had been employed to aid In the: prosecution of Rex Turner and Cleve Slmpkin and wanted to know th board' attltud regarding continuance of bis services. District Attorney Rlngo and Heltsel have not decided whether to , appeal from the decision of Circuit Judge Kelly in throwing out an indictment or to submit th whole matter to the March grand jury and endeavor to draw an indictment that would meet with the requirement of th Judge. Mar at era demanded to know If Marion county had a district attorney and. if so, why it was necessary to appoint an assistant. A question arose as to the authority . on which Heltsel wa named, and, the matter was put off until afternoon to giv an oppor tunity to investigate. Laymen's Meeting Registration. Grows At Koon Today th Total JromVa Signing Had Sached ISIS; Conven tion Will Open Sunday. - At noon today the registration for th laymen's missionary movement convention, which is to open ia . Port land Sunday, was up to 1616. Forty member of th - solielting committees met at a ham and egg breakfast at $:$9 this morning at th T. M. C. A. and. after making report and discussing plans, put in th day Canvassing tor delegates. Officials programs, together with credential cards, were mailed to dele gates today. Th final meeting of committeemen and pastors' will be held Saturday. A number of the convention men ar ex pected to be In th city by that time and will be present. - r 1 . Towne SaM . to. Have ; Confessed. 1 George W. Towne, arrested, in 811 verten, Or on - an arson- charge brought by the authorities ia Oakland, Cal., last night confessed to Deputy District Attorney Roblson to have et tires In the California city. He Is said to have been a member Of th alleged "arson ring" of which some of the members or now serving time ia the penitentiary. - Telephone! Society to Dance. The Telephone and Telegraph o ciety will five a dancing party this evening, . February 10, at Cotillion hall. Fourteenth, near Washington, 8:10 o'clock. ., All employes of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company and their friends are cordially Invited to attend. - - - Slissionary Rally Tomorrow Night. Th Voung People society or th First Church of the Naxarene,- East Seventh and Couch streets, will hold a ..missionary rally tomorrow evening DELMUEIIT LAND IS " FINALLY. lEDEf.lEl II . 4'- ' ' Only ADOUt : 40 ParCelS Urfe Disposed1 :of by City Trea - Mf., A Jm TrtVlow Urer AdamS I0day. . . ' 1 V' - ' TWO- BIDS ARE OFFEf iD Xav Thre Tears in w. 9.oh to Sedem Froprtyj T . Sal Zs Aaaouaved. ' larg number of l i ses Although of property in Irvlngton - and er led de- his districts of th city on which l-bc street and sewer assessments art llnauent was to have been sola mornings by- City Treasurer A3 ans only about 40 parcels were sold. In many instances property on iers paid the amounts delinquent, an I la other cases no bids were receiver I cn property : offered for sale. A nul Iber of people attended the ale, but 'mly two .offered bids, j -These two, B. t Ct Wright, representing the Merldf taal company, tend J. C. Johnson, seenred a number if tracts. Th delinquencies ranged trot fw cents to $100.- Owners of property sold today hav three years in which to redeem it. Be fore securing-. iV however, they Will be required to pay th purchase- price, 10 per ceat penalty and 10 per cent interest on the purchase price. Another Sal Sohsdnled. . If the redemption Is mad within thre months, however, the penaltr is to b only $ per cent. - " Property not sold this mornrtigls to be disposed .of at futur saleal The next sale Is scheduled jfor March- 2. .. V -:--.. ' K , The property sold " and purch lers are: ' Alblna addition, tlock .8. lot 11 llot 18r block 4; lot 81, assessed to Ji ah E. TUton, - purchased , by the M rid lanat. company. r?v- - Irvlngton addition, block . slO;t and 'lot 12. assessed to Ellis i.O. Hughes, purchased by th Meridl&nal company. . - i- Irvlngton addition, block 4, lot , assessed to the Security Savings - Trust Co.. purchased by the Merid ianal company. e Irvlngton addition, block 11, lot . assessed to Security Savings & Trust Co., purchased by the Merldlanal cora pany. Irvlngton addition, block T. lots f and 10, assessed to Security Saving & Trust Co., purchased by th Merld lanal company. -'. , ' ... Zrvtiagtoa Tracts Included. . Irvlngton addition,, block 88, lot 6. and 16. asaessed to Security Savings & Trust Co.. purchased by the - Me rldlanal company. v Irvlngton addition,, block 40, lojf, 1. assessed to Security Saving Tiat Co., purchased by th Mrldlanal - m pany. ' 'fl Irvlngton addition, block 64. loJ. assessed, to Security Savings c Co purchased by th Merldlanal o pafl pany. : Lincoln Park addition, block V lot 2, assessed to E. Wlnderlle, purcWjfec by th Meridianal company. 'jgi Lincoln Park addition, block It.lot 9, assessed to James Rellly, purcl led by C J. Johnson. - Lincoln Park addition, block 11 'lot 10, assessed to Jam Reilly, - ur chased by C. J. Johnson. , ' North Irvlngton. block 21. 10-f 4, assessed to Martin A. Widuck, pur chased by th Merldlanal company Zdncola Vark Annex. f Lincoln "Park annex, block 10,- jots 4,. block 11. lot i and, block 18, lot 12, as aessed to Clara B. King; purchased,.by C. J. Johnson. ' S . Irvlngton Heights addition, blocjkl. lots 14 and 16, assessed to Herman Wittenberg, purchased, by C J. JQUn- "Varnon addition, block 48. Jot sessed to Moor Investment company, purchased bythe- Meridianal COHftoy. Vernon addition, block 69 lot a eased to the Moore Investment , nt pany, purchased by th Merid nal company, is Vernon addition, block 70, lot sessed to th Moor Investment iTm pany, purchased by C. J. Johnson. ' Vernon addition, block 72 lot 8, as sessed to the Moor Investment bom- pany, iurchasea Dy Vernon addition, block 7$, lot 5. as sessed to th Moor inTemni pm- pany, purchased . by n aierio-fauau C Vernon addition, block 7$, lota and S, assessed to the Oregon uome jbuuo ers, purchased by C. J. Johnson." Brazee Street addition., block 4, lots 5 and 6, assossed to a. w. negue. purchased by the Meridianal company. Queen Ann addition, block , lot 2. and block 4, lot 11. asaasd to Josephine Rigney. purchased, by c, J. Johnson. .... . . Euclid Heights addition block," $. lot 7, S-. 10 and 11. assessed toie Euclid investment company, purchased by C. J. Johnson. - -"j. ' EucUd Height addlUon, block ,' lot 8, assessed to the Euclid Investment company, purchased by C. J. Johspon. ' Kelso Camps Resume. I i ti runoff of th now IndUBtrir, in and adjacent to Kelso ar preparil , to resume' work at zuu oiasi- x Lane mills Aav kpt opearaUng 1 ao tically ttiroughout th cold snap. T p j., k. Moor i mill and : the jCr nt Shingl eompany began jeuttipsT I n gles today. The 0trandr eampjlusd !Uii nt ruiifflt th last of this lek. and th camp west of ner wills' as soon as repairs can b mada s camp were eriouly damaged byrh flood during December. - . . i . , ? fhhalls. Wash- ' Teb. . tOA h n k; Chahalis and Newaia am valley this morning I within twoet of th recora tor pa 22 section. Th nUr bottom 1 flo Bed .v.. ..t.r m etili rising vryifa- idiy. Heavy rains last night, together with th melting or oeep wwt aiiiW foothills at th heaa 01 tn yv . ,f wiU probably canse a rocord-bteatling nood here. - ' : f . - . ' r " ' J Belgian Peace Offer Denied. Rome. Feb. 10-(L J. S. (Via Paris.) Th Oaaervator Romano ay that th report that Germany ap proached Monalgnor Tacct Porcelli, th papal nuncio to Beiglum, with a viw of making proposals for ' a separata peace with Belgium, la nntru. -- , Actrese Reports ThefU... Miss Grace DeMar, an actfes p pearing this week at th Orpheum, re ported - to the police- yesterday Jaat while she was on the stage during the afternoon performance, someone stole INfW from her dressing room a fox 4rfi valued at 8S. - . Four Persons Hurt In Slide at Seattle Boa of Thomas K. Ctwarl ' Oemel , ished by acad aad ; Sooxs; Sou Xmrs-of ftally An Xnjnred. I 8eatUe.'Wash., Feb. 10.- CP. N. S. j Four persons were injured, and five 4 others narrowly escaped when. slle of mud-and rocks today demolished th home 4 Thomas H. Stewart m 'Ut hLhVoSJUHarry"anhT; 'daughter, Olive. . Earl, Clinton, and j Marguerite Stewart, and Mr. and Mrs. ; Charles Berger, who wer in the house 1 when th slid occurred, escaped with- ZU'Tylf ; - Slide Overtake -Engineer. " SeatUe, Wash, Feb. 10. P. N. S.) Johrt Sanki, an engineer, ha serious injuries and th power house of mine number lx, at Carbonado, is In ruins following a slid of thousands of tons of earth and rock, which late yester day crashed down". Hukm the power house. ', Sank! fled when he heard th roar of th approaching slid but wa caught, in Us edge. His leg Is broken and h has internal injuries. - Cliib Favors Base . At Columbia Mouth -' . ' -. - t Xennewlck, Waslw- Organisation Sets Torth , JUasoas Why Xt Zs Xjogieal oiat for Station of Ttrst das. , Kennewick, Wash , Feb.' . 10. Th Commercial aluh ha passed a resolution- favoring the establishment of a government naval base of th first class at th mouth of the Columbia river, a bill covering an approbation for. which has just been-Introduced in oongres by Willis C Hawley. member or congress from th; First . Oregon district. ' Th resolution recognised th mouth of . th Columbia, river . as . th logical location - for th . third Pacif is coast naval base of th-rt elasa: that it is . capable of; admitting ami -accommodating , th ' largest vessels ; of i th United State navy; that It 1 th port of entranoe for th great est hinterland of th Pacific coast; that it Is th shortest and most mobile route from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts; that it has tributary to It, easy of assem bly, all material necessary for the iKalntenance of a naval station; that it is most easily mined and fortified for defense and for th operation of battleships, scoot crullers aad subma rines; and that for th government to neglect to : adequately equip it a a naval base of th first class and to fully fortify it is to leave the logical point of attack of a hostll fleet at the mercy of a belligerent. , , -: The resolution will b sent to con gressmen and senators. , Konnewick Wants -Park. ; Kennewick, Wash., Feb. 10. Ar rangements are . being made to pur chase a sit -for a city park. The council has appropriated - $409 from this year's budget to be used as a nucleus around which park fund will be gathered. - Storm Does. Damage. ' Portland's hemes and haUdtaga' suffered during the storm. Roofs, gutters and wails eaa be repaired- q sickly by expert wfco ader tia today ia the classified eolamna. El (ED TheFirmThat Buys Right Rrote Quantity Busang and Previous Contracts Enable The Owl to Avoid Increasing: Prices on Many Lines The' war in Europe has increased the price of many drugs from 25 per cent to 1,000 per cent . The efficiency of a buying; organization which includes a New York office and foreign connections, in conjunction with contracts made. before the war, have enabled us for the past few months to supply, our customers with many of the most important drugs at normal prices. The Owl Drug Co', has not concentrated its efforts entirely upon the displaying and selling of merchandise, but has during past years) perfected a buying organization which has saved our customers much money--especially' since the war broke out, "The following table shows a few of the increases in wholesale cost, Although we have been obliged to adjust our retail prices in some . cases, in no instance have we advanced our selling prices to conform with the present wholesale cost condition made possible by our superior buying . facilities. ..-'-'" ?E3 r; i.i.f"iwrr Powdered I I Glycerine Senna v. ... Calomel . '. Epsom Salts Aspirin i . . Castor Oil Cream Tartar ... . . nil in SI m GRACE DE GRAFF IS SPEAKER BEFORE BUSINESS EN'S CLUB Peace Excursionist Says Eu ropean. Thinking Did Not Keep Pace With . Progress, Zf European governments ' had been modern in their thinking, if they had kept pac with progress in other lines, there would have been no war, averred Miss Grace D Graff. . prin cipal of Kenton school, and returned delegate of the Ford peace party, be fore ' the Progressive Business men's club this afternoon. - Far from expectation ' that th ol- History of the Diamond (Continued from pron is rree, or very nearly so, to follow tb Indentations on th record. In tb mounting of the diamond not only is all lateral strain taken from It in carrying th amplifying arm, a previously explained, but it has of Itself a freedom that insures a most easy and perfect response to every indentation, -howaver minute, upon the disc, with the nicely adjusted weight (above mentioned) the diamond point Is held to the record, yet is given th utmost freedom latterally. i Th UUphragm l very Bsnsitiv. in the perfection of this part of the Edison Reproducer scores of substances were experimented 'With before the final on-was decided upon. The result Is that every faint overtone inscribed upon the Edison Diso Record I reproduced with remarkable clearness and fidelity. Every Edison diaphragm la hand-made, tested, inspected and assembled In the reproducer with as much 'car and precision as the works of a high grade watch. Every on 1 tested for tone Quality. If not up to standard it is rejected aad not sold. And experience demonstrates that a very large percent age must be rejected on the same principle that vary few violins, even if mad exactly alike, hav th right ton. Th Z&ison Motor 1 extra powerful, and specially designed by Mr. Edison to sustain th pitch of every selection played, with perfect accuracy. If a motor of insufficient strength wer used, th pitch would be perceptibly lowered by th slower running of the record at certain point, or raised by faster running, where th record offer lee resistance. (Ooatinnad next Tuesday. Bam specs.) Graves Music Co. T.J Z&isoa TMamond Siso Phonographa aad Records. Easy Payments, SILVER : spells ruin to hundreds of sftitety trees In the city. Many of these trees can be saved with immediate care. We offer you the aervice of a crew of experienced TREE EXPERTS, to reclaim for you these valuable assets. Portland still shows the scars from the last attack of this destroying ice. Protect your trees now. 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Award! th Gold Mdal for Par Drags at th Panama Pacific International Exposition WASHINGTON AND BROADWAY iriiiTniOlrlllflTirifrilriir iinirH diers would be out of their tranche? by Christmas, the results of eforU by himself and associate, pese prcpa gandlsta, Henry Ford declared that it ti expedition shortened -war and it misery one day the expedition woui i be justified, continued Miss X Grs.tr. In the fact that 10 esch of tha Dutch. Norweglsn, Danish and Swed ish nationalities are engaged In con ference at The Hague, and will b4 joined by Americans, includlac Jn Addaras, in. the spring, Miss De Graff found material for assertion of the belief that th expedition wa a suc cess. The speaker of the day was intro duced by T. If. Sherrard. St earner Takes Dynamite. ' " The ITS ton of dynamite over which Captain Tagant of the Japanese steam er Klssei Mara and the Du "Pont Pow der.; company : have - been . squabbling alnce January 14. entailing a loss of over $30,000 in charter money by the Idleness of the steamer, is golni? aboard at Martin's Bluff today and tha steamer will likely sail for the west coast tonight. Sh is to enter the nitrate carrying trade between San Francisco and the west coast. Edison sc last Taasday isaael THAW faaiFiSfii1SiICTE III III r it: n 1,018 per cent 700 per cent 645 per cent 488 per cent 344 per cent 268 per cent 180 per cent 180 per cent 154 per cent 146 per cent 128 per cent 109 per cent 63 per cent 50 per cent J Phonograp! a ( an pjttst. atutiios xn JourutL at $ o'clock. Wtes writing or celling: