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i; PORTLAND, : OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, . FEBRUARY, 15,, 1916. SIXTEEN PAGES.
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CHURCHES
OF CITY WILL
sJOIHiN CAUSE
Ministers Representing All
p Penorriinations at Laymen's
ii Convention , Launch City
i" Wide Endeavor Today.
CAMPAIGN WILL BE
; UNITED STATES FIELD
Four f Strong Speakers -Take
.Part in Program Held
This Forenoon.
, First fruits of the Laymen's Missionary-Movement
convention were re
vealed at the close of the morning's
session when the ministers of all .the
denominations, which are represented
In the convention voted to Join in a
Vnlted efforC of all the Portland
churches in an every member canvass
for financial and evangelistic purr
poses.
This will bring all the churche into
cooperation and will be the'beglnning
of a fulfillment of the'pttrposes of the
aeries of laymen's conventions which
re being hHd In', 76 cities throughout
the United States.'
Kour strong speakers were on the
program at t"hls morning's session,
aniey were J. O. Randall of Philadel
phia. Dr. Hugh . L. .Burleson. head of
the editorial department of the Do
mestic and Foreign Missionary society
of the Episcopal church; Bishop R. J.
Cooke of . Portland and , Arthur R.
Ragatz. :
Social TJnrest JPictared.
; ; If the church does inot . fulfill Us
mission in reaching those particularly
for- whom this 'life j 1 a struggle the
theatre will, declared Dr. Rahdall. He
pictured the social un"rest that is evi
dent everywhere. On the lower . strata
Concluded on I'tgn Flfteeii. Column Four)
MILWAUKEE CHEF IS
"! ARRESTED IN POISON
PLOT OF ANARCHISTS
Letters Found in Chicago
- Show Widespread Conspir
acy Agianst Church, State,
Milwaukee. Wis., Feb. 15. (U. P.)
.Acting on orders from Chicago local
police today arrested Marco Bonlno,
Chef of the Hotel Pretoria. He will be
questioned about the poison banquet
attended by Archbishop MuCtielein,
Governor Dunne of Illinois and other
notables at the Chicaito Universllv
ciud jasi week.
Chicago, Feb. 15. (U. P.) Domt
nick Forte, believed to be an an
rerai oi me mosi vicious type, is
being liunted by the New York police.
They took up this search after
John Allegrini had protested that let
ters, zound on mm and indicating an
International plot against churches
and churchmen, were really the prop
erty of Forte, roommate of Jean
Crones, who is wanted in an alleged
plot to . poison Archbishop Mundelein
at a recent banquet
One of the letters previously at
tributed to Allegrini said:
"There are many men penned like
dogs in Joliet (the state penitentiary).
What a wonderful thing it would be if
;w.e could free them! It would be hard.
IV 'a there, you know."
. Allegrini was arraigned in municipal
court today on charges of attempted
murder and conspiracy to murder, and
bail was set at $25,000 on each count.
The letter, given above, and the fact
that the police found in Allegrini'3
possession floor plans of some of the
largest , Chicago skyscrapers and
churches, constituted the evidence on
Which he was held.
Meanwhile the hunt for Crones as
a poison banquet plotter and the chain
Of "reds" believed to bejnvolved in an
enormous anti-social ari& .anti-clerical
plot,; operated out of Rome, is being
pusnea. :
Rumors hare come here "from many
points: saying Crones has been caught,
but u p to early this afternoon none
of these had developed anything.
- An unidentified person today tele
phoned the Minneapolis police the lo
cation of a house in which it is be
ll veil Crones and Mrs. Bresci, widow,
of King Humbert's slayer, are living.
Mrs. Bresci 'is wanted as a witness m
the alleged anarchist plots. .
Ohio Alan "Arrested. :
qua Ohio. Feb. 15.U. N. S.)
fcaptiste Serafina, aged 28 years, a
respected. Austro-Italian resident of
Piqua for two years, was arrested here
today in connection ' with tha alleged
xttempt of Jean Crones to poison 200
Chicago banqueters. Hundreds of let
ters, guns, ammunition, maps and for
mulas for poisons and the manufac
ture of bombs, were seized.
Serafioa was silent, but the police
.believed that he is directly connected
with the alleged plot,
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E.) AdrUn Asperen of Ketchikan and
two Mexicans are dead today, victim
f the severe snow ttorm which Sat
vrday, swept the coast of southeastern
Alaska. ' Several ; persons are missing
and f ears are entertained that others
may have perished' ...
J3 ELIGIOUS LEADERS irfhome and foreign missionary
"work rally in common cause of evangelization. . Above,
J. O. Randall of -Philadelphia. Below, at right, Walling
Clark,. superintendent of Methodist missions at Rome' Below,
center, M. W Ehnes, editor of missionary; publications.
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Men on Horseback Ride to
Warn Farms and Towns
of Their Danger,
Natchez, Miss.. Feb. 15. (I. N. S.)
Released when the main Iejtree of the
Limerick plantation unexpectedly
broke, the Mississippi - river today
burst through a mile-wide gap, over
flowing a vast area on the Louisiana
side. Indteations are that 100 towns
have been overflowed and 20,000 per
sons rendered homeless. -
Limerick is 25 miles north of St.
Joreph Loulsianw
Warning of the danger was carried
to interior residents by men on horse
back. The break ocrurred at the point gen
erally considered the strongest of the
levee.
Interior residents -- tried desperately
to save their livestock and other ef
fects before ' seeking the - highlands.
An hour later the waters began re
ceding at Natchez and this will relieve
the pressure to the south.
Damage to plantations already has
been enormous. . V,
The towns of Tenasas, Concordia,
Madison, Franklin,: Cathoula and sev
eral smaller points already are partly
inundated.
Among the larger cities doomed to
suffer heavy damage are St Joseph.
Newellton, Vidalia, .Waterproof and
Ferriday.. -
The Limerick plantation is six miles
north of Newellton. The first cre
vasse occurred at 3 :20 o'clock. End
then crumbling started on each side.
- Relief Parties Arranged. V
New Orleans, Feb-.to-Cl.-N, S.)
Federal authorities fcoday 'were arrang
ing for relief parties to go to Newell
ton, La., threatened by the flood wa
ters of the MJsbisslppL' Tenasas and
Concordia parishes will be completely
submerged within four day s, ij was
predicted. ; This.' however, does" not
necessarily mean there will be loss 'of
life.- as the residents of the parishes
were warned in time to leave.
Break at Atchafalaya.
New Orleans, La.," Feb.- 15. CI. N. S.)
The Mississippi river levee at Atcha
falaya, near Melville, broke at noon to
day. The break, the dispatch received
here said, is 1000 feet wide. - ....
Oozard Is Named y
Register at Burns
.Washington. , Feb. ' IS. i(U. -'p'.)
President . - Wilson Modajr ? nominated
Victor C. Cozard of Canyon City.Or..
as regi&ter of the land office at Burns,
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BREAKS; THOUSANDS NS ;
OF HOMES FLOODED
!h
BRANSON GUIL1Y OF
MURDER OF BOOTH AT
WILLAMINA LAST FALL
Jury, After All-Night Delibera
tion, Returns Verdict of
Second Degree Homicide.
McMinnville. Or.. Feb. 15. The Jury
in the William Branson murder case
at 9:40 this morning returned a ver
dict finding Branson guilty of murder
in the second degree, after being out
since 5 o'clock last evening. Branson.
23 years old. was charged with shoot
ing and killing William Booth it Wil-
lamina,' October 8, 1915. Mrs. Booth.
wife of the victim, was indicted with
Branson, and will be tried : the . latter
part Of this week or early next week.
According to the state's evidence,
William Booth was seen to run across
the garden at the Yates home, a mile
and a half front Willamina, the day
of the murder. end to disappear into
a patch of brush, along the bank, of the
Willamina river. .Immediately after
he entered the brush witnesses said
they beard the report of a revolver
shot Information of the alleged pres
ence of Branson and Mrs.- Booth near
.the scene of the tragedy, both before
and after the shot, together with other
suspicions, led to their arrest , on the
following day. They were tried to
gether here in November, the trial re
sulting ln a' hung Jury.- ' .ii
The verdict this morning -was a sur
prise, most of those hearing the -case
expecting a verdict of either acquittal
or manslaughter. . r t - j i
The attorneys for the defease - were
given 60 - days - in which to prepare a
transcript and bill of exceptions.- r '
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Mine Sinks Tergestea, .,
. LondonJeb.. 15. INj ; The
Austrian - steamship Tergestea, - regis
tering 4308 tons, sank in the North Sea
after striking a mine, according to
announcement here today, The Ter
gestea was commandeered by the Brit
ish government soon after the outbreak
of the war.
Burglar With ; a
"Trilby Foot" Is; '
Frightened Away
1t A number 7 shoe was worn
by the burglar who attempted to m
it enter two west id homes last &
lit night, but was frightened away
IK ln both instances. -4
The first -attempt was made i
at the residence of Mrs. ii. A..
Kellar, 40ST Broadway. The
it screen of a rear bedroom win- Kf
dow was cut, but the appear-
4t ance of. Mrs. Kellar frightened
the Intruder away. -
The thief then called at the
t home of J.: P. Rainey of 347
4r Market street, but did not ob- t
tain entrance. The track of a
1fr number 7 shoe was found in J
the mud beneath windows at
both homes
Earthquake Shakes .
Alpine Villages
Stuttgart, Feb. 16. (I. N. S.)Five
villages were severely damaged Sun
day by an earthquake in the Swablan
Alps, acordiag to advices received here
today. No casualties were reported. -
Long Earthquake Felt. .
Washington. Feb. 15. (I. N. S.)
Earthquakes lasting for one hour were
recorded by the seismograph at George
town university today. It was ' esti
mated that the vibrations occurred
4600 miles from this city.
BRANDEIS WOULD BE
ADORNMENTTO BENCH,
SAYS NOTED PREACHER
Dr. Samuel McChord Croth
ers Has Utmost Confidence
in Boston Lawyer,
After an acquaintance with Louis
D. BrandelS. "nominee of President
Wilson far associate; Justice of the
United" States; . supreme court, r.
Samuel McChord. Crothers of Cam
bridge, who has been lecturing here, de
clared this morning that Mr. Brandeis
would be an adornment to the bench
because ft his ability and his willmg
ness to rise to the questions that con
front the higluhrJbunalw'. " : '
"I have, thei; utmost confidence i in
"Mr. Brandeis L disinterestedness aind
intelligence," said Dr. Crotbers. UWe
is one of the first citizens of Massa
chusetts in whom personally I would
have the fullest trust. He is a man
of Intense intellectual activity, of high
mean ana great intelligence. X nere is
no , danger thafj be would be a victim
oi any iixea laeas.
"One cannot say that because he bad
espoused the cause of the people he
has unfitted himself for a Judicial po
sition. It will be . remembered that
Justice Hughes made his mark' in
prosecuting the grafters of New York
and today he is looked upon as one of
the most substantial members of the
bench. . ' .
"In many respects he is like Justice
Hughes, except that be possibly repre
sents the newer element in progrfa
siveness. He has been a leader in the
direction- the people havet been com
pelled to move. .His attitude In the
New Haven railroad case was that of
the -leader.- J,
"In summing up the character of
Louis IX Brandeis, X would say-he is
an Idealist ;who has tried to live ufo to
his ideals." :
Dr Crothers left for Seattle on a
morning train today. During his stay
in Portland he was the guest of Dr.
William Trufant Foster, president, of
Reed college. ,
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Max Cohen Would f :
; Begain Citizenship
Washington, Feb. " 15.-( WASHING
TON BUREAU1 OF THE JOURNAL.)
Max 'G. "Cohen; former Portland, Or.,
attorney who served a term la the
federal penitentiary for . subornation
of perjury in a white slave case lei in
Washington -seeking-to secure a com
plete pardon whereby his rights of citi
zenship :wlltJ be , restored.-, II is now
under parole.
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at Vera Cruz
Attempt Alleged to Start War Be
tween United states and ' Mex
ico; . Americans Involved.1
Washington. Feb. -.15. (U. P.) Car
fanxlstas. according to reports today,
notified the United States that a plot
to blow up the battleship Kentucky at
vers , Crux ' had been foiled . by car
ransa's agents. ,
. The story went that the alleged plot-
terswere unknown. No information
concerning the report was obtainable
from either the ' state department or
the Mexican, embassy.
Mexican Ambassador Arrendondo is
known to have filed certain affidavits
with,: the state department. It is re
ported these charged that not only
Mexicans, but also Americans, were.
involved in the plot, the alleged pur
pose of which was to involve the
United States in War, as did the blow
ing up of the Maine in Havana harbor.
It is understood that the navy de
partment has wirelessed the Kentucky
to be on the lookout.
It was reported, -too, that Carran
sistas had declared Consul Canada at
Vera Crus was involved in the alleged
plot; though Just what part he was
supposed to have-was not spade clear.
RURAL CREDITS BILL IS
FIXES LOW INTEREST
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Seiiate Committee . Favors
Measure Guaranteeing 5
. Per Cent Loans.
Washington. Feb. 15. (UP.) The
Mollis rural credits bill, roposln
loans t rarmers at 5 per cent inter
est, was favorably reported to the sen
ate itoday. Non-partisan support for
it promises favorable action Ion it.
The bill provides for a nonpartisan
farm loan board with the secretary of
the (treasury as a member. This board
would charter local farm loan banks,
who would take mortgages from farm
ers and issue bonds on them. These
would be exempt ' from taxes, and
moreover, the banks would charge no
commissions, renewal fees or dis
counts. , . ' . i . " "t, i.
lioanamay fceor Jss lo&gas '
years aqd payable in LnstaJments. .
enough local banks are not started, the
government would aid in establishing
x s. oz mem. . r
The ,commlttee reportinar i 'the bill
claimed that it will standardize farm
loans ana provide a system seriously
needed for the development of the na
tion's agricultural resources.
; Suffrage to Wait Long.
Washington, Feb. 15. (U."P. The
house judiciary committee today, by a
vote of 9 to 7, postponed until after
December 14, 1916, consideration of
any ; proposal for woman . suffrage.
This means that this congress will not
vote OB the Anthony amendment.
By a tie vote the committee de
clined to postpone consideration of the
prohibition amendment to the same
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Government Ownership Plan.
Washington.. Feb. 15. (!. N. 8.)
By -a. vote of 39 to 23. the senate to
day adopted Senator Borah's proposal
for .an Investigation to determine the
advisability of government ownership
of. railroads, telephone, , telegraph and
othe facilities. It was submitted as
an amendment to the Newland meas
ure creating a commission to investi
gate 'the need of further railroad leg
islation. 1 -
Jlangh at German Rumors.
Washington, Feb. 15. (I. N. 8.) Re
ports that Germany is making new at
tempts to gain a foothold jin Latin
America were branded as "poppycock
today by Senator Stone, chairman of
the, senate foreign relations commit
tee..: j
He gave it as his belief that the re
ports were based on old stories of Ger
many's of fer to : Nicaragua , -for canal
rights across the Isthmus. ';
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
echoed Senator- Stone's statements.
' "Interesting, if true," was the way
Senator Sutherland of Utah character
ized: the. reports.
It "i was charged by some' Republi
can senators-opposing the Nicajtaguan
treaty -that the story - circulateyf today
i.f Germany's' f9.O00.00Q offer to Nicar-
agufe. was inspired by Democrats
to
gain ; support, for the treaty.
"The , statement - . that documents
have been filed with the senate bear
ing upon German activities in Latin
America is poppycock," declared Sen
atoe Stone. -
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Nine Known Dead in ;
Fire in Butte Mine
Seventeen Other Are sfissitig, but It
Is Ztoped " Bom ' Ar Alive Live
Horses Still Are In Mine.
Butte. Mont., Feb. 15. (U.p.) Nine
persons were known to be dead this
afternoon as a result of a fire that- for
hours . flamed In the Pennsylvania
mirte of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company. .The presence of live horses
In the' lower levels led, : too : to- the
hope that of the 17 mUsins men.-be-
j lieved to be entombed, - some- are - etill
FAVORABLY
REPORTED
wir. miwru .mn mupi oi i.ne miss
ing men had probably gone home with
out registering proved erroneous ?
- The company forced -water down the
air shafts, while a .rescue rew tried
to penetrate the smoke filled;jevels. -.
Some qf the dead men ,were horribly
buried, while - others were suffocated
in struggling to reach ;he'4ir., .;.- ;.i
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Philadelphia. Feb. 15. (I. N. S.)
William Jasper : Nicolls author and"
widely . known-1 civil; and", ifnlaing en
gineer, 4s dead here today. H was 5
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,1ILL WILL BE
ERECTED
HERE
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Steel Company at San
Francisco Announces Es
tablishment of Steel Planf.
EMPLOYMENT FOR 500
WORKERS IS LIKELY
Plant Would Cost at Least
$400,000, According to
Wilson's Explanation.
San Francisco. Feb. 15. (P. N. S.)
E. M. Wilson, president of the Pacific
Coast"- Steel company, announced to
day that the company is planning
the construction of large rolling mills
and a complete steel plant at Portland,
Or.
The cost of the plant will reach
$400,000, it is believed, although Presi
dent Wilson 'said the details of the deal
were not completed. The Portland
plant will be open on the same scale
as the .company's plant at Seattle,
which is being enlarged.
In addition to these great expan
sions, due largely to the great Increase
in the shipbuilding industry which the
war has started on this coast, the
company's plant at South San Fran
cisco will be nearly doubled, at a cost
of about $600,000.
The plants are being placed in shape
to manufacture structural iron of all
kinds.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce,
through its trad and commerce bu
reau, has been working to secure a
plant of the Pacific Coast Steel com
pany for some weeks, and announce
ment in San Francisco of the com
pany's Intention to build In Portland
indicates that success has crowned Its
efforts. '
No definite details nave teen re
ceived in Portland as yet. but it is
understood a site is under considera
tion and it is expected that steps will
be taken toward the erection of the
plant in the near future. :
Employment will be given to about
MELLEN REFUSES TO""
AID IN ATTEMPTS TO
Former President of New
Haven Says He Knows of
No Plot to Wreck Railroad.
Washington. Feb. 15. U. P.)
Former President Mellen of th Nw
Haven railroad today wired the senate
suocommittee in cnarge or the Louis
D. Brandeis" auorim. rou rt nnmlmtlnn
hearings that he had no knowledge of
.oranaeie connection witn tne New
Haven case and no papers about it A
Boston financial writer had told the
committee Mellen eouM thmv lla-h n.
Brandeis with relation to the New
Haven case and claimed Brandeis
sought to wreck the road.
Brandeis was' charged by Hollls
Bailey. Boston attornpv. ith faiinm
to guard scrupulously the ihterests of
ins i-nenis wane connected witn tne s.
D. Warren estate. Bailey admitted,
however, that, the complaint had been
tried in court and resulted In a com
promise. .... ,
President S. W. Wlmins r,r ,
.United-- Shoe : Machinery company
charged that Brandeis helped to form
that company, was a director therein.
and drew clauses whereby the concern
ieasea - its macninery to patrons, but
that latoi- ho attcrkxl h
a vicious trust and its leases as in
valid. Wlnslow will be cross examined
tomorrow, . ,
Another Warship Is
Claimed by Germans
Statement Bays Additional British
- Ship Was Sent to Bottom Witn the
Arabia on Dorrffsr Bank.
crim. ro. as. ti. in. a.) rnat an
other British warship. In addition to
the Arab Is.- was torpedoed and sent to
the bottom in the Dogger Bank en
gagement, was claimed in an official
statement Issued by , the admiralty
here today. Details were not Included
in the announcement.
"A new type of English ship was
put into commission In January, the
statement added. "They are construct
ed for mining purposes and for air
defense, and are built along the lines
of a small cruiser,. They are capable
of a speed of Is knots hourly, and
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. Copenhagen, Feb. 15. (U. P.) That
a torpedo boat may have been lost in
the North sea was Indicated today by
Danish fishermen's discovery of a box
with '11 German letters inside and a
card on which was written "Torpedo
boat 'now; sinking, 3 6 aboard. -tiifii-
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i; : Protests derrnan : Decree.
t Washington, Feb. 15. i-fL N. . S.i A
Joim resolution protesting against the i
decree of the German admiralty that
after JMarch 1 A armed merchantmen
would, be ; considered as cruisers and
torpedoed without warning was Intro
duced ; today .' by Senator Sterling of
South Dakota.; ; -. .
DISCREDIT
BRANDEIS
United States
German Policy
International Law Will rNot Coun
tenance Attacks on 3Ierchiit i
; . men A Armed tor, Def ease.
Washington. Feb. 15. Ct. N. S.I
Opposition by - the United States , to
Germany's plan to 1 attack ' without
warning all armed merchantmen after
Msrch 1, was Indicated today by Sec
retary of State Lansing in a statement
which is regarded as one of the most
vital from' the American standpoint
slftce the war began. ! .
Secretary Lansing indicated that un
less the entente . allies accept Ger
many's proposition to regard all armed
merchantmen as auxiliaries of their
several navies, the United States must,
under international law, side with the
entente. This declaration was re
garded as defintely et if ling Germany's
announced plans for a new campaign
of sea raiding. It was believed the
principle, if .adhered to, would prac
tically align the United States with
Great Britain and her allies during the
world conflict.
The . decision of the administration
was reached at todays cabinet meet
ing. It occasioned surprise because it
was practically a reversal of the gen
eral view as heretofore expressed.
Under the international law. it was
explained, all merchantmen have the
right to carry a certain amount of
armament. Germany's - proposition;
which stated that- any armed mer
chantmen would be subject to attack
without warning after March 1, it was
explained, would embody a change of
international understanding .which the
United States could not Indorse at this
stage of the war unless - the newly
enunciated principle was agreeable to
all the combatant nations.-
The decision of the adminstration
was regarded as definitely announcing
the stand . to be taken by the United
States regarding the announcements of
Germany and Austria, and as. in ef
fect, placing the United States in di
rect opposition to the proposed Teu
tonic sea campaign. -
AMBASSADOR MARYE
WOULD GIVE UP POST
BECAUSE OF HEALTH
Handling Affairs of U, S. and
.JleMonJ Allies; InSRussIa
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Washington, Feb. 15. (I. N. 8.)
America's Ambassador ", Marye. sta
tioned at Petrograd, has - decided to
resign oh account of Illness, according
to confidential advices received here
today. . ..- - ;
. Marye Is reported - to have broken
under the war strain and has decided
to retire. -.
Marye's confidential secretary, Kay
Baker, reached the Unltsd States yes
terday and hurried to Washington
today. He declined to discuss-a. re
port that he was commissioned - to
present Marye's resignation to Presi
dent Wilson.
Marye's home Is In San Francisco.
Since the war the American embassy
officials -have been compelled to work
night and day, in the Interest of the
United States and the Teutonic em
pires, Ambassador Marye has remained
at bis post continually since his ap
pointment. -
Some time ago it was widely re
ported that Ambassador Marye
planned to resign ' but these rumors
proved incorrect.
Northwest Bates
OnljumberEemain
Interstate Comma roe Commission BSM
misses Complaint of Big j Basin
Company Against Bates on Tin. .
v Washington. Feb. 15. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Complaints of the Big Basin Lumber
company and other firms, operating In
California and Oregon, against lumber
rates established by the Southern Pa
cific and 'other railroads from Cali
fornia and southern Oregon V the east
were dismissed today by the interstate
commerce commission. The lumber
men complained - that present rates
gave Washington and northern Oregon
the advantage...
. The Big Basin Lumber company was
the plaintiff and the West Coast Lum
ber Manufacturers'- and Eastern Ore
gon Lumber Producers associations
Intervened to . protect the present
northwest rates, pine lumber" an"5 its
products only wers Involved. . The com
mission's decision says the northwest
rates were sustained by the supreme
court, and holds they are not relative
ly lower than those from California
and the pine districts of southern Ore
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ers, contending ' that the. rate adjust
ment prevailing from? their plants to
eastern points wers unreasonably .high
of themselves and also ,h!gher pro
portionally :. than ' the corresponding
rates prevailing out f Oregon and
Washington, instituted the action more
than two years ago. The West Coast
Lumber Manufacturers' associatlonMn
tervened because it wished to protect
the rat fabric already established by
supreme ; court . action, r j i . -
Hearing was had at San Francisco
early February, 1914, and the commis
sion has had consideration of the mat-
wr.efw aince. - - - --, r
'. .Asks Penrose to JlrpLaJn. ''k
Wasbingtonr Feb., 15. (I. jj. S.
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania
was called upon by Senator Tillman of
South Carolina today to explain a re
cent' message he brought from armor
plate manufacturers; three tenin g to
increase the price $300 per ton If the
government passed the bill providing
for the construction of a government
owned armor plate plant.
liiOOOPOLi Gi,:.
llTERPOr.';-
F U. 5. SHOV.
Irftdrrnation Gathered by Dc
partment of Agriculture 1:
Be Printed as Senate Dec-
" - ument to inform Public.
SENATOR SMOOT TRIES
HARD TO PREVENT I"
Utah Solon Admits M onop c !y
and Says It Will Always
Be With Us.
Washington, Feb. IS. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF TIIE JOURNAL.)
Information gathered by the depart
ment of agriculture regarding the wa.
ter powers of the Unitd States, their
ownershlp and state of development,
is to be made available for use cf
members of congress and the publie by
being printed as a senate document.
Senator Smoot of Utab made a fight
on several successive days to prevent
the printing of anything, besides tb
bare text of the report, without the
diagrams and maps. He did this on
the ground of expense, but it was
noted that roost . of the senatorial
group! that feels ss Smoot feels con
cerning federal control f the re
maining water-power resources of the
country followed his lead, while
prominent champions- of the Ferris
bill wanted the full, report printed.
- Show Where "sSonopoly ZJes.
Smoot contended that the drawings
were Of no value, anyway. It devel
oped during the debate that one of the
chief purposes of these drawings is t'
bring graphically before the eye c
the reader the devious chain of mo
Caacloded on Pe Two, Column rirel
B
CARRIES MILLION FOR
" THE COLUfilBIA RIVEu
Willamette. River, Coos Bay
arid - Yamhill River ' Dov
I 1 1
for Various Sums.
Washington. Feb. 15. (V. F.)
"Anti-pork congressmen Indicated to
day that they will fight for reduction
of the rivers and harbors bill appro
priations. : The measure, carrj i
nearly $40,000,000, was booked fer
final, consideration lit comm'it'.ee to
day, with an early report to the houte.
Among the Pacific toast apptoprU
tlons asked are:
-Oregon and Washington :olumtii
river. -$1,200,000.
Washington W a t e r w a y Joinir .
Lake Union and - Lske Washington
with Puget sound, $348,000.
Oregon Columbia and lower Wil
lamette rivers below Portland, $260.
000; Coos Bay. $70,000; -Yamhill river
and Willamette river above Portland,
$47,009. . t
Surveys with possible later improve
ments, wers authorized for these locai-
California Black John slough. He
river, Venice, , '
- .Washington Baker's bsy from the
main ship channel of the Columbia to
liwaeo. - .
Oregon Channels In th St. Heler -and
Rainier rivers; Hoquartoa slough;
Sluslaw -river; Willamette fiver be
tween Eugene and CorvalUs.
California Humboldt harbor and
bay $450,000; Sacramento and Festhr
rivers. $115,000. with $75,000 if $75,00
is contributed locally Oakland harbor,
$106,500; San Pablo bay, $1050; Lok
Angeles and San Francisco harbors,
$75,000 and $15,000.
Fire on i Battleship.
Philadelphia, Feb. 15. (L N. S.I
The blowing out of a dynamo fuse on
the battleship North Takota last night
caused a fire which was extinguished
after doing slight damage,- it was
learned today, -
IHE man who ioans thou
sands and the man who
seeks your- old clothes
or junk, advertise side -by
side in The Journal's classi
fied : columns. Want ads
serve all classes- See pages
13 and U.
Situations remale 4
MIDDLK AGED housekeeper
wanu work; economical cook.
Phone
- Moasy to IfOan 37
.$1000 or more, private money, to
- loan on improved Portland real
estate. Phone r - - -
"iZ'J't. Swap Column SS
1$ law books from La fcalle Ex
tension university; will trad
for good camera. .
ITlHEtdaily circulation i
Y jr , The" Journal, in For: --
land and its trad'
radius; exceeds the morn:: -paper!
by several thousrr-. ;
and fs practically 10 per cc ::
greater than its nearest c.:
crnoon contemporary.
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