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mfmw
Wl LL BE ENDED
Informal Conversations Be
tween -Secretary of State
Lansing and Ambassador
Bernstorf f . Fail of Results.
FORMAL NOTE WILL BE
SENT ASKING PLEDGES
Facts Concerning Pending
Negotiations May Be
Made Public.
,m Senator Wz Wrathy.
; -Chairman Stone of the senate
military committee, indulged
himaelf today in straight-
; f rom-the-houlder language, in
referring to. report that he
and President Wilson had con-
Bldered warning Americana to
" H keep off armed merchantmen, tfr
i "I fa a d a' lie," he said.
4t "and the man who said it is a
d d liar."
Washington, Feb. 82. -r:. P.) The
administration todav rt r.tcalv decl.l-
ed to end-the informal conferences b-
. I- j. M T I H
German Ambnsador von Berriatorff
' over diplomatic questions, and to dls
' patch a formal note to Germany em
phasising the need for unequivocal a
- surances , about- Teutonic submarine
'arfar. .
, The onlv thlni that can intervene
to frustrate this plan Is the arrival
- of definite assurances that the Teu
ton proclamation of warfare against
: armed .merchantmen will not become
; effective . March 1, as ordered. More
over, Germany must make such as
leuranees square with the promises
1 siven r during the Lusitanla negotia-
- t lnf M -
i $ Discussions Prove Valueless.
It 'in .reported .-that the administra-
- Hon: has oncruaed tnat tne conriaen-
outWved1thetr;' oseTalness in1 "Ylew of
' rfie Ttresent aDMrent ImMsu and the
personal bad feeling .between the sec
retary and the envoy. ........
Meanwhile, officials are equally en-
Concluded on Pace Flftecu. Column Fouri
HOT TO SAIL ABOARD
THE LINER ESPAGNE
Letters Similar to Those Sent
Out to Lusitanias Pessen
gers Received in N. Y.
New York. Feb. 22.-r-(I. N. S.)
American citlxens who have booked
passage on the French liner Kfepagrne,
- scheduled to aatl from this port for
Bordeaux, France, on Friday, have
received, anonymous letters calling at
tentlon to the new submarine policy
and warning them not to embark, ac
cording to Information received try of
ficials of the British consulate In this
Mrs. F. Beker Hilton of 11 Bast
: Sixty-third street is one of the Ks
" pagne's prospective passengers, -who
teceived warning, it read:
; tr "Madam: It is understood that you
intend to sail within the next few days
upon ia Bieamsnip .cspagne ior tior-
oaxj. Tance. iou are aoDtIess
fully aware of the Intended submarine
- policy which is to comw'into effect anr
4cay ana wnicn win oe carried out
; rigorously, irrespective of the nation
ality of persons upon the vessel at-
- iammi. i nnrpiQ Tm fl.aiiminff rnat vaii
are aware , of the unusual ' and un
necessary danger that you are to sub
; ject yourself to; you are requested to
receive this warning as definite and
-unquestionably : necessary and which
you-are requested not to question but
to accept .for the safety of yourself
and that of yonr family."
of the laisitania on her Tatai trip.
'These advertisements warned her pas
sengers not to embark. i
Foreign Office Notified.
; Washington. Feb. 22. (U. P.) Tha
1 British embassy-here wilt send the
' foreign office at London a" notice of
" the warning given prospective French
liner Bepagne passengers not to sail
. on herefrom New Torlc.' --
Steamer Sank, Crew Xost.
: Iondon. Feb. 23. N- S ) The
British steamer , Dingle of 693 ton
'register has been sunk by a subma
rine, i Only one member of the crew
, waa saved. : ii ' .'-i-'f
Swedish Trawlers Captared.
Copenhagen. Feb; 22- I. ,N. S.)
Four Swedish trawlers, attempting to
leave ithe harbor of Gothenburg, have
. been captured by German submarines.
'- according to-- advices received here to-
day.-J .v. -' Y " .
i .Waa Wooed by Proxy. .
, Los Angeles, Feb. '22. P. N. 8.)"
Mrs. Rose Jimlne, -18, who ' last year
ehet at her husband after a quarrel,
today advanced the unique 'defense
that she had been wooed by proxy and
thus lost 'the. chance girls ordinarily
have of , getting acquainted twith -their,
aultors. . ' --V"
AMERICANS WARNED
TAMES W. GERARD, United
J states; amoassaaor . -to ucr
many,?who was injured
while skiing near Munich. ;
1 Berlin, Feb. 22. (TJ. P.) American
Ambassador Gerard today broke bis
collarbone in an accident.
The accident happened" while the en
voy was skiing near Munich. He was
taken immediately to Berlin for X-ray
examination at a hospital.
Gerard's left leg was found to be
Injured also, though not seriously.
First Secretary to Act.
Washington, Feb. 22. (U. P.) Jo
seph Drew of Boston, first secretary of
the Berlin American embassy, will act
as ambassador, while Ambassador Ger
ard is incapacitated as a result of In
juries. The state department learned of
his accident first through the United
Press.
GERMANS MAKE GAIN
OF 800 YARDS NEAR
SOUCHEZ, IN FRANCE
First Line " Trenches Taken
and Second Line Pierced in
Attack in the Artois.
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W ' ' ' ? ' " ' ' ill
.Paris, Feb. -22.-.tt. -fc S.)-A gain
of 800 yards through first-line trenches
by the Germans in a' tierce attack in
the Artois district was admitted by the
French war office in today's comhiu
rique. The Teutons made their as
sault after a severe sustained artillery
tire.
"In the irtols district," theVommu
nlque said, '"after the violent bombard
ment referred to in Monday's commu
nique, the Germans carried out a
strong , attack upon our positions in
the forest of Glvenchy, succeeding In
penetrating our first-line front for
S00 yards. The trenches were prac
tically destroyed by tho German can
nonade. The enemy &so succeeded in
entering several points in our second-line
works, but by a counter-attack
were ejected from some of the posi
tions taken. At the conclusion of the
fighting; the ground held by the Ger
mans was small. x'
"The enemy, whose troops -numbers'
seven battalions, suffered heavy los"
from our hand grenades. Infantry v
and mitrailleuses."
' The statement continued: "South
east of Roclincourt the Germans ex
ploded a mine, but we occupied the
crater.
"In the region of Verdun artillery
activity continues unabated.
"On Monday at sunset the Germans
attacked our position east of Brabant
Sur Meuse, between Haumet wood and
Hebe-Bols. They succeeded in gaining
a foothold in some of our advanced
trenches and pushed forward to the
second line. From the Jatter, however,
they were ejected by counter attacks.
We took 60 prisoners. ,
"East of Seppols, ' in upper Alsace,
we repulsed two attacks.
"Heavy artillery fighting is In
progress on the Chapelotle-Ban-De-Sept
front.
"A Zeppelin dropped bombs at Lune
vllle, but they did no serious damage.
Our aviators chased the Zeppelin tow
ard Metz." ' '
326 Prisoners Taken.
Berlin. Feb. 22. (U. P.) The Ger
mans captured 800 yards 'of French
trenches and 326 prisoners east of
Sanchez, the war office announced to
day. , ...r. , . .- .
Attacking at Verdun.
Paris. Feb. 22. (I. N. S.) Atten
tion was being called by --military ob
servers here today to the big German
attack developing to the northwar-J
of Verdun. - In that district a violent
artillery duel has been raging 'for the
last 48 hours, the Germans throwing
tons of shells Into the French: lines
and the French replying with equal
force... ,;.-. - '
The -work of the artillery, at Ver
dun is compared to the French can
nonading'' at the second battle of
Champagne, when the German trench
es were literally blasted to pieces.
Senate 'in Tears .
As Washington's
Address Is Heard
Washington, Feb. 22.- (I. N.&
'. B.) Stirred as seldom before,
the senate transgressed on its .
. ' oldest rules ' today, by breaking ;
" into a tumult of applause as
Senator Johnson of Maine, fin-"
ished reading George Wash
- Inton's L farewell -add res &
Many eyes were glistening as
. Johnson, concluded, th mem-
; bers listening -.- with utiac-
,4 customed gravity and attention.
- Vice . President , Marshall pre-
faced the" reading by pointing,
out tho particular appropriate-:
ness of Washington's words at .
. this time . ' - -
"BADGER" GAME
IK(E0 1'.'ELL
Seattle Officials Expect to
- Uncover Details of Alleged
S y ndi c a te of Women
Blackmailers of Citizens.
SECRET CAMERA USED
TO GET "EVIDENCE"
Names of Influential Men
Said to Have Been Fur
nished in Statement.
Los
P.T O
Angeles. Cel., Feb. 22. (tT.
On a telegraphic warrant. xfrotn
Seattle, Miss Isabel Clayberg of Los
Angeles, was placed under arrest here
this afternoon.
She is charged with blackmailing a
millionaire Seattle lumberman, ac
cording to advices from that city.
The telegraphic warrant was served
by Deputy Sheriff J. B. Fox in a news
paper office where the woman had
been taken by reporters. It directed
that she be held until men arrived
from Seattle with extradition papers,
and was signed by Sheriff Hodge.
Immediately after the arrest Fox
went to Miss. Claybergs room on
Coronado street to search it for photo
graphs and other alleged evidence.
Seattle. Wash.. Feb. 22. (U. P.)
Warrants have been Issued here today
for the arrest of Miss Lillian Peter
soT, of Billings, Mont., and Miss Isa
bel Clayberg, of Los Angeles, whose
address is given as 675 South Ooronado
street. They are charged with black-
Imalling a millionaire Seattle lumber
man.
According to a statement alleged to
have been made to Deputy Sheriff XI.
E. Haliyt and Prosecutor Alfred H.
Lundin last night by a woman exam
ined in connection with the affair, the
two women named in the warrants are
members of , a syndicate who have
preyed upon a number of wealthy and
influential men on the Pacifio coast
for several years. y- . . . -
Millionaires, , multimillionaires - and
men -of national- well -as- interna
tional, affairs are said , to be among
the victims. - t
rhotogYsphs Were Hade. -
According to -the alleged statement
of the woman, the two women named
in , the warrants - worked hand in hand
here with a prominent firm of attor
ney in luring the wealthy dupes to
handsomely furnished houses situated
in various parts of the city, where
by clever manipulation photographs
were made of the victims in compro
mising' situations).
Frequently as much as $10,000 and
815,000, it i dc!aref, were obtained
when the victims were confronted with
the photographs) and were sold ' the
negatives.
The list of victims reads like a
"blue book-of Seattle society.
Actual photographs of some of the
most prominent men in financial and.
commercial affairs here, hankers,' own
ers of downtown skyscrapers 'and
(Concluded on Page Twelve. Column Fl-re)
TWO STEAMSHIPS TO
BE CONSTRUCTED FOR
Negotiations; Are Now Pend
ing and Signing of Con
tracts Is Expected Soon.
Negotiations for the construction
of the two 8800 ton ' steamers here,
wanted by foreign interests, are prac
tically closed and signed contracts are
expected within a day. or-two.
F. A. Hltchings, who has close-
with other American - ship . yards tor
steamers for A. O. Andersen & Co., a
prominent Norwegian j ship ' operating
concern, and officials of the Willam
ette Iron & Steel Works and the North
west Steel ; Co., were In conference
yesterday and the final details will
be completed shortly..- '
As announced exclusively in The
Journal Friday evening,: the Willam
ette Iron & Steel works and the North
west, Steel company plan a Joint con
struction enterprise which promises to
be one of the greatest industries In
the city. A $1,500,000 shipbuilding
plant Is to be located on the flats
south ' of the Northwest' Steel com.
panvs plant at theyfoot of Sheridan
street which will employ in the neigh
borhood of 1600 , men . and turn out
steel steamers of the heavy offshore
type. - -, - ' ;- i : -. - ' . -
Work - will commence immediately
these contracts are completed, v The
ways will be built at the Northwest
Steel Co.'a plant and th? bulla of the
steamers, built at that point. The en
gines will be built at the Willamette
Iron' Steel Works and installed - in
.part aa the hulls are built and finally
at that plant. f -
It is expected that these -two steam
ers will be for delivery in a year and
18 months,: respectively, t They --will
resemble the tramp steamers .being
built at the Union iron Works at San
Francisco and at the present high rate
cost in the neighborhood of 82,500,000.
:. 'Gardiner Has Army Plan.'
Z "Washington Feb. 23. (Ls- N.SS.
A bill providing for a regular army
of 281.000 men was introduced; in the
house - today . by Representative ' Gardi
ner.
FOREIGN
COMPANIES
"A :
moon m
China Was an
Exciting One
Mn and Mrs.jD. ! O. Sanborn " ot
; Astoria ' Reach J San - Francisco .
-After Thrilling Experience.
'. J-San Francisco, Feb. 2 2. ( P. N. S.)
A two months' honeymoon in interior
China In the heart of the new rebellion
provided plenty of excitement for Mrs.
O. O. Sanborn and- her husbandn who
are in San Francisco today on their
way to their home in Astoria. Or.
Mr. Sanborn is son of .G. W. San
bom; a salmon L packer . of Astoria.
Accidents, - deaths, privations - ani
flight formed part of the thrilling ad
ventures of Mrs. Sanborn. ,
All Americans are leaving the prov
inces held by the Chinese rebels.--Mrs.
Sanborn says, fearing-massacres.
The Sanborns were in the province
of liangow.
Sodded to Escape.
When the Uprising against the new
Chinese monarchy began to take on
dangerous . proportions, the Sanborns
and a number of Europeans decided to
escape. The. .rebels were threatening
and the lives of white people were in
jeopardy.
' All ordinary means of "transporta
tion had been destroyed and the party
were forced to take to a small Chi
nese craft for a 400-mile ride down
the Canton river. Food waa scarce.
The revolt Is caujing great hardship
among the Chinese, according to Mrs.
Sanborn, and lawmaking it bard for
the missionaries and white people in
the provinces o the interior.
WTfcsa3r:Srwe.
Near tha, end ot.' their river trip the
Sanborns' small craft was run down
by a big: English vessel -
Three of , th party? were drowned
and the other, were rescued with diffi
culty, '--i '-'
"For a. thrilling honeymoon," said
Mrs. Sanborn, "I can recommend in
terior China, One never: knows what
the next danger will be. We were in
constant fear of our lives until we
were safely away from. Chinese
shores." ' ,
Guy O. Sanborn is a son of George
W. Sanborn, eanneryman, of Astoria,
and head of the Sanborn-Cutting com
pany of Astoria.; Mr. and Mrs. San
born were marriedjln Astoria last fail,
and have been on their honeymoon in
the Hawaiian lslanda and the orient
for the past three moaths, Guy O.
Sanborn attended , tha. A sterla High
ecirool and Oregon Agricultural col
lege. In both schools he was an
athlete.
DAY IS HONORED HERE:
BY FITTING EXERCISES
Public Schools Observe Oc
casion; Clubs Join In;
Oances, Parties .Tonight
Tis is the 184th anniversary of the
birth of George Washington, first
president of the United: - States and
popularly "the father of his country."
In Portland .it is a partial holiday,
courts, banks and public of flees . being
closed while the schools and most of
the mercantile establishments are
open. , . j
Flags are . flying and .Windows are
decorated In ::th business section, of
the city. and-: exercises of many kinds
are! 'being . given ifcy .'dubs. j fraternal
organisations and school.' . V
Ail day sessions Were held in all the
public schools but "the day was de
voted largely? to exercises, conducted
by the pupils themselves, having to de
with the life and-acts of Washington."1
Club Gives Program.
The Rotary cJub. had a Washington
program at Its regular .weekly lunch
eon this noon, with, former Senator
Charles W. Fulton as the speaker.
The Sons ' of ; the American Revolu
tion will hold a dinner at the Univer
sity club tonight, to he followed by a
patriotic; program. -
In the auditorium of" Lincoln High
school the Knights of Columbus will
celebrate this evening. .
, C. C. -Chapman is to be the speaker
at a joint session of - the ' Theodor
Herxi lodge of B'nai Krith and. the
Daughters of the Covenant. . The Ad
club quartet, -Mrs. Jane Burns Albert
and Lulu Dahl Miller will sing.
At the Laurelhurst .club members of
the staffs of the Portland dally papers
will hold a Washington's birthday
party and dance.
At Cotillion hall the annual police
ball will prove a big attraction.
, A military exhibition is to be given
on Multnomah field at 8 o'clock by the
Oregon National Guard with fireworks,
drills and sham battle.
Theatres Make Specialties.
Local theatres are giving special
holiday performances and many private
danpes and parties are planned tor this
evening with cherries and hatchets as
the favors.
County and municipal courts were
not In' session today and the federal
offices closed at noon. ,
Railroad ticket offices : closed at 1
o'clock and most of the general offices
were closed ail day in honor of the oc
casion. - :;- - . - P;:- . . 'V:
This being annual rose planting day
as well as George Washington's birth
day many Portlanders were out with
spades to plant roses for 'the coming
summer. - . .. , v
Austrians Eesume - .
Advance in Albania
Xtaliaa Stead at Xtarasao Seported, S-
pulsed Impsable Xoads , - Sad
'' - Stopped Campaign of Teutons. : -'J
' . Vienna;f;Teb 22.(L N. S.)-Th'e
Austrian, advance- In ' northern Albania
has beeh resumed after being" halted
by ' Impafcisable -joads, the war office
announced- today. r The Italians at
tempted to stem the Teutons progress
near Duraxzobut were quickly thrown
back, the statement said.
nonev
WASHINGTON S NATAL
T- USSIAN ADVANC&IN ASIA MIfJOR (1) Grand Drake Nicholas' army, which has taken
h : 'Erzerum; (2) Russian expedition through Persia, which is . headed toward Bagdad ;
fZ TcTiit-TRl-Amara where British exnedition afrainst Bap-dad . is besieired i f4 British
relief expedition: for Kut-El-Amara, which -was 'halted by;Turks.
T C::s.V
Ti a v'
IS
STRIKING DISTANCE
IF CITY OF TREBIZOND
Turk Losses Put at Almost
100,000; Three Turk Army
Corps in Peril, '
.
-
Biblical City Shelled.
Athens. Feb. 22. -W., P.)
Three allied . warships have
bombarded the , suburbs , of
Ephesus, biblical city in Asia
Minor. , Constantinople advices
said four persons were killed
and several wounded, but the -$
temple of Diana and other fam
ous places ' were not damaged.
. London, Feb. 22.-r-(L N. S.) Rus
sian advance - guards have arrived
within striking distance of Treblsond,
the principal Turkish port on 1 the
(Concluded on Page Fifteen. Column Seven
Volume of Local
Factory Trade Is ;
Surprise to, Many
' The Joy of the discoverer.vis:
the daily portions of those who t
; read the article published ' on
the emtortai page f or The
Journal under the general title
"Nothing the Matter With
Portland.'' The volume of
manufacturing that is .thus be- v
ing revealed is proving a great t
and happy eurprise, while the
range of products and the mag-
nitude -of the trade-area that
absorbs them are equally ser
prising to those who have.un- m
til now lacked means of inform-
ing. themselves of ., these j mo- ; -K
mentous jnatterR; ?Each U In- f
stallment of "th Series H, an
'? additional and a weighty: proof i
4t ' of s Portland's eligibilty I to be- ' -
, come the premier mantifactur- A -ir
t tng city of the Pacific coast.'.
Let ail read, and let-au heed, .
toda-a story;- which is f of that "-a
verv. youngi but very expansive 1
institution ithoK Pacifio Hard-
tack, end Toast company. - , f-,
;. r -' ' . .. " - i.S
. Flood" Situation Worse.
'New Orleans. La., Feb. 22. tT. P.)
-The Louisiana flood situation grew
serious again today with Aval la being
submerged and the streets of Ash wood
and Rayville already inundated.-.. .
RUSSIAN ADVANCE
POWERFUL INTERESTS NOV,
PORTLAND'S VATER
NTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION RULING
'" . -
Beliefs Are Expressed This.
- - ing B6dy of Inequity of
- Haul' Instead of River
:: Out' of the' Astoria rate decision is
growing the promise of ateamshlpand
steamboat lines for Portland. --,
r Determination to utilize to the full
fiinii m nf jBittr tranenortation.
which, the commerce commission's de-
flulnn lat-Mlv '1imnr(t. : ta ta.klD( She
place of previous inmctlon. f - ? :
- JOtscusslon., by powerrui commercial
interests through the .Chamber of
Commerce has pointed more definitely
-than - ever before to v ine aavaniage
which will accrue to Portland tnrougn
the Inauguration of -steamship lines to
Alaska, the orient, the west . coast of
Central and South America,- and of
steamboat lines to the "upper Colombia
and Snake rivers. ;i :
. The outline of such a program,- it is
mA will h nrHntBl at a meeting
Of tha managing committee- of , the
Chamber of Commerce . transportation
bureau tomorrow noon.
It will be but the first of many Busi
ness gatherings to plan; action. - :
Will Apply- for "Gowe Jtate.
p,Hilllnr the water tranenortation
program will be consideration of this
citv'a niana in respect to the Inter
state Commerce commission.
It seems assured that Portland wui
en nnnilrntlnn - with the Interstate
Commerce commission for lower rates
than to Puget Sound or Astoria from
inland Empire points; -
- The contenuon. wiu oe, or course,
that Portland's geographic position en
titles . her to lower ratea. ,
Proximity to the Interior by water
grade and at the head of deep sea
navigation 100 . miles from the coast
are advantages that can be used com
petitively in relation to tne raiiroaw
h oVeloolna water transportation.
and are also advantages, which it : is
felt' must , be taken into account vj
the commerce commission in , future
orders affecting tnis aistrici.
' Commission In Zrror. .
inn nM(.ticii.llv made Portland a nartr
to its Astoria decision though Port
land ' had not' been parry - to
the pleadings . before tnat body. It
reached the conclusion that the rates
to Puget sound had been originally
based,' on - the rates - to Portland . be
cause - this city ; was the first trans-
n.tl..nfnt m i Lnod 'rmlnnl. - It i n
vuiiiiiivx v . .. . . ------ i . ,
asserted; that the - commission can be
shown to be In error on this point
that; the rate structure of the north
west is .based upon what the Wash
ington .legislature and rauroaq com-
E
PROMISED BY BRYCE
WHEN PEACE IS MADE
Former ' British Ambassador
Says s Race Lost 800,000
- and Suffered Most. . '
Paris. Feb. 2J. N. S. "Eight
hundred thousand - Armenians already
have been -massacred. They, have suf
fered more than any other race .in the
world." -' " ' r . 4 ,
This was the declaration here' today
of Viscount Bryce. former British am
bassador to thellnited States,: who Is
at' the head of a committee appointed
for the relief of the Armeniansv jrr-
"The f: Armenians,' -i he ' continued,
hav been? the . victims . of religious
fanaticism and cold-blooded cruelty.
They will b. given their freedom when
oeaca terms are drawn up between the
allies and the Teutonic; empires. Lam
sure America sympathize vim tne
allies and" their cause and that this
feeling of friendship has been height
ened by the'knowledge that the allies
are trying to help the Armenians."
ARM
NIAN
FREDOM
Below, Grand Duke Nicholas. '
f PLANNING USE OF
FACILITIES IGNORED BY.
"
Port Can Convince Rate Fix-
Freights Based,. on Mountain
. . :
7.; ; ' -
mission deemed Just and reasonable
across the mountains to Puget ouml,
With this showing It is believed the
commission will : reach the point of
seeing .that water grade and seaport
proximity to the -interior were not.
In-- tact,- elem cuts of it f A atoHa-"d
clelon, a decision which Was ' based
only on the proposition that Astoria
has . been discriminated against ' and
Puget sound- given an undue . advant
age. ,.' .:v ?::--tf
Hope to Overturn Bate.
Then the Portland ' case, it is said,
will be fairiy before the Interstate
Commerce commission, and ; the in-
(Conclnrted on tfuwp Two. Coiums Two
ASTORIA ALL READY
FOR FESTIVITIES TO
CELEBRATE VICTORY
Open Air Meeting This After
noon Will Be Followed by
Banquet Tonight,"
Astoria, Or. Feb. 22. Astoria is
ready to celebrate the victory gained
in securing parity rates for the mouth
of the Columbia. Never in the history
of the City by the Sea has there heen
so much enthusiasm manifested, c""
A J flood of telegrams reached , the
office of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday, the greater number of them
being to accept the invitation to he
present at the celebration' today. Dr.
Alfred Kinney, chairman, and " the
other members, of the committee have
been kept busy - making .arrangements
for entertaining the guests who are
to arrive on a special train from Port
land this evening at 6 o'clock.
-Practically every; automobile in the
city will be at the depot to greet the
visitors who will be shown about the
city and taken to-"the port terminals at
Smith's , Pointy v At 6:30 a banquet is
to be held at the Weinhard hotel,
- TtUtoaWlUSTeak'-'
Former Senator- C W. Iulton will
make the principal speech of -the eve
ning. In accepting his invitation to at
tend the celebration he said; "Alt; the
submarines on earth or under the sea
could not prevent me from attending."
Collector of Customs Thomas C
Burke wilt also be present.
G. ,B. McLeod, president of the Port
Of Astoria, ,n wiring his answer said:
"Without belittling the effect of the
decision it is only making it possible
to use the Columbia .river" gateway,
therefore we : must all continue - the
work to see that' the opportunity now
presented is taken advantage of -1
,' .Only : Best Wishes. ';; ':'
The editor of "the Athena Press has
wired the following: "My heart is
with you though my presence, is not.
The great Inland empire is ? pleased
that Astoria has at last fallen into her
cwn.1 May she drain the tonnage of
th la great - aection ". where . wheat is
king and grew -until she is second : to
no port on th"Tcifi; eoast.'S-..-.v
The exercises will start this after
noon with an open air meeting at 3
o'clock. Thousands will be in attend
ance.. .Well known speakers will ad
dress the crowd.- . i
Vice President R. S. Shaw of the
Chamber of Commerce -will be chair
man of the . meetl ng at the .Weinhard
hotel. Mayor Johnson will make the
address ot welcome.
The executive committee In charge
of the affair is as follows: Dr. Alfred
Kinney,' chairman; J. S. - DeUner.
Mayor Johnson, J. K. Gratkr, Jt. ?i.
iShaw, J. S. DelUnger and C. A. Smith.
rasBOfiiLL
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Puter's Scheme to Give V:
uable Timber to "Ap.
cants to Purchase" Is Lc
in the Airing.
FERRIS CHAMPIONS
CHAMBERLAIN MEASUi;:
With Attorney General Alter;
'. tions It Gives General Li,,
of Committee's Policy.
- Washington, I"eb. 22. P.) T
Wilson bill, granting preferem e. rl- l
to applicants in the Oregon and C'
fornia land grant cases,, was term
"loaded" by Chairman Kerris of i
house public lands committee. - W :
son's bill is one of several desli
with the lahd cases on which hearin
are now in progress.
Constantino Kmythe of the dcp;ni
men-t of Jutl-evoll the committee tin
this plan would promote frauduUr.
locators and would give valuabJe ur
gon timber tracts, worth $20,000.0
to men having no right to recognltln.
' Stnythe also -'. disapproved of ti
Hawley bin because that glvra prpf
ence rights to persons whom n
courts have declared hold no star
Ing, and because it faiis to j i
taxes. At the same tlm, he object
to the Raker; bill because It does r
settle the whole question at onoc, h
he did favor the Chamberlain bill.
Washington, Feb. 5:2. ( WASIir:-' :
TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL I
Today's hearing of the house tui
mlttee on public lands on the (nop-"
& California land grant bills, bron
out the activities of 8. A. D. TuUr .n
other locators ? and- tl.eir coihukU
with ithe campaign in progress to in
favorable - action on Wilson'tf h,,
Chairman ' Ferris brought out fi ..i
Constantlne J. Smythe, of the deinn
ment'of- Justice, the methods urr
by the locators. Smythe said lie ki
Puter-only by : reputation, but un :
stood tha schemes
vPuter's conviction In Oregon '
frauds broyglij, fnjt.; end tlie .
"eon bill was practically laughed onl
the commlttw,. nearly every men-'
taking a' .slap at the proposal of tfl t
(Concluded on Ps Ti. Column Ttif''
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SEVEN ARE KILLED IH
WRECK ON NEW HAVE:
nearmilford, co;::
Second Section of 'Connect i
" cut - River Special' Crash
Into the First Section,
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 22. (I. :
R.) Seven persons were killed snl r
injured - near ' Mllford today m y
tfie second- section of the C
nectlcut River 'special 'train, betw
Hprlngfleld and New York, on the N
York, New llaven & Hartford, crafchi
Into the rear of the first section.
The boiler of the engine of the
ond ; section exploded, wrecking
freight train on the opposite track.
' Physicians, nurses and ambulant
were went to the scene from New llav.
and Bridgeport.. r;
M Two coaches of the first -sect 1
were tumbled over an embankment '
at least two bodies pTnned underneHt
. Four tracks , were blocked by the
cident. -
The first section "of the train
drawn by an electric motor end t
second by' a regulation steam englr
The identified dead include:
Engineer William Curtla of New JI
ven; Fireman McUulness, residence
known; Flagman Tourtelotte, Merrt
Mass. Three of the dead are troi
men and four passepgers.
It; is "believed that the list of i
jured will total at least 60.
, Tourtelotte attempted to flag I
section, but was too late and In t
collision was struck . by flying debf
and, killed Instantly. . ,
William Treston's Funeral.
Funeral services for William
Preston, who died at the hom,of 1
son, C. B. .Preston, 640 Kast Tweet,
third street north, will be held ft.
the' Preston Memorial building
Waitsburg, Wash., on Thursday e f
ernoort. The services will be in char
of the Elks' . lodge,-No. 287, :Va
Walla, Wash;?: ;.'''.. -1-,. . - "
JOURNAL Want Ada are news.
They keep prospective buyer-,
informed In regard to.whem
, things, for which they are in "
market, can be purchased at tj
best prlcca - See pages 13 and M
$ ' "--:- Tor Beat Tarnis 14
-FOR RENT Nice country hom.
' 8 acres'. Phone . . . .
'5f .;-. " ':"'' '
x,aancbes and Boats 64
- WANTED An Oldtown cant
.t? -?niust-.be ,n s"d condition.
'- ?"' i- - Xilvestoek 38
FOR SALK OR TRADR T
: Jersey cow and heifer
make offer.
TUB dally circulation "
Journal In Portia r I r
land's trading raw
the morning parrr
thousands, and is j' 1
V vr cent larffr l ; i
afternoon conten- .r .
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