Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1916)
"irsAitHERB Y . , w - y- rlA V4i'm 11 A fcvTy ni lU T rNil SO-- - VWL- -iuia this fter- I' VOL. XIV. NO. 304. PORTLAND, . OREGON. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY I 28. ; 1916.-EIGff TEEN .PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS VJIJOTjmPcMrM III 5K Checked by French Reinforce ments at Verdun , German Offensive Shifts ". to the : Much Contested Navarin Farm, Which Js Taken. 1600 YARDS OF FRENCH TRENCHES CAPTURED Paris Admits Loss of Cham . pagne Trenches, Attribut- ing It to Surprise Attack; v Reports Conflict Regard . ing Fort Douaumont. London. Feb. 28. (U. P.) Checked it Verdun by Frenrh reinforcement the German Crown Prince's drive Is spreading to the Champagne, 40 miles we&t of the Verdun woods. .The Berlin official statement today y virtually confirmed the French claim that the Verdun ; .of tensive ts halted temporarily at 'least. . At the same time, Berlin reported the capture of over 1600 yards of trenches and the Navarin farm, the scene of desperate conflict in last September's offensive. Efficient; artillery preparation preced ed this assault, indicating that the big; Teuton: howitzers" battered the. Cham pagne defenses as they did the tfrench lines at the beginlng 'of- the rrdun drivel More than 1000 prisoners were taken by the Germans. Paris admitted the Champagne loss, attributing It to a "surprise" attack. - For, the first time sine- the opening of the Verdun campaign, though, Ber lin claimed no important gains in that (Concluded en Pf Tea, Golnam roar) SAYS REAR FiffhtiScout Cruisers. 20 De- 4i; ;stroyers, 30 Submarines Are Also Required Washington, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, presi dent of the navy war college and mem ber of the general board, today testi fied before, the house committee on naval affairs that the navy, as at present constituted, is only .50 per cent, efficient.'?';. - 'Admiral -Knight declared that the entire shipbuilding- facilities . of the nation should be devoted (Immediately to building six battle cruisers- of 30, 000 to . 35,000 tons displacement each with a Pd of 35 knots an hour or better; velght scout cruisers of about 8000 tons displacement; high speed, re pair, hospital and ammunition vessels; 20 -destroyers; 30 submarines; a float ing drydook in the Atlantic another in -the -pactfio. : . j.: i" i,, :,, . " Admiral Knight , also declared that naval bases should be established at once In the Carribean. sea and. at Chiam. ' ' c :'" " - Admiral "Knight declared that even though the navy is -unable to utilise all of Its strength now because of the lack of battle ; cruisers r and scout cruisers, there Is immediate need for 26,000 more seamen.. f -'-.To Retain Sugar "Duty. Washington, Feb. 28. (U.. P.) The house ways and means committee to day Toted unanimously In favor of re porting Chairman Kite bin's bill re pealing the free trugar clause of the tariff law. ; To Purify Postof fices. AVaahlngton. Fohr 28. (L N." S.) A bill designed, to take the postofflce department , out of politics will be In troduced - in the house today . by Rep resentative Tlnkham of Massachusetts, The measure would f place all first, econd and 4 third class postoff ices under - the - classified civil " service rules. Postmasters would be appointed for merit and. experience in the postal service and promoted from lower ranks. They Jwould 3 hold offioe subject to civil - service regulations and would be immune from political interference. - To- Insist on Inquiry. -. Washington. Feb, 28. S.) Announcement of his Intention to push his resolution calling for an investiga tion of ; the- army aviation corps to a vote as soon as the deadlock in con gress ever ' the armed ; merchantmen controversy is out "of the - way - was made here today by Senator Robinson of Arkansas. ' He said he believed the adoption of his resolution was certain. WouM Ck to Chile. Washington, - Feb. 28. (U. P.) Senator . Walsh today suggested t President Wilson that-he appoint Dr. X. B. Craighead., of Missoula, Mont-, for the Chilean ambassadorship. : Snow in Memphis.' . -, f emphls, Tenn., Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) A heavy snowstorm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, visited this sec tion of Tennessee today. Mississippi also reoorted snow and sleet. SOME ARE NEEDED AT ONCE BRITISH STEAMSHIP MALOJA, Australian mail boat, sunk by a mine off the coast of Dover, was a sister ship of the Persia of the same: line, shown in the picture. The Persia -, was sunk in the Mediterranean, near Alexandria, with great loss of life. The Maloja was 350 feet long and registered 12,431 tons.- ' ' '- 5 1 f f sff 'tr't - f -.'',-'-'' " '-'-" -';Vh X. - "trow P. & 0. LINER IS SUNK BY MINE IN SIGHT OF DOVER; 150 DROWNED Maloja, Sister Ship of Persia, Sunk in Dover Straits; Res cue Ship' Also Sunk, rndon, Fbr:, ?8 (t. N. S.) Fifty twoprsons 'fif'b, known to be dead and 98 others' atemissing aa a result of the sinking of the Peninsular & Orien tal liper Maloja In the Straits of Dover yesterday. . The vessel struck a mine, believed to have been planted by a Ger man submarine. ' "A revised list given out thi after noon Jy -of flclal of tae steamship company say that 6'4 'passengers' an4 19? members of the crew were saved. A patrol boat which arrived on the scene ' soon after the disaster picked upvan Infant who was floating on Its txvlk. The babe was taken to the engine room and warmed and was Soon "cooing." The parent had believed their baby was lost. Confirmation of the reported drown ing of Mrs. McLeod, wife of General McLeod, was received today,. A Say of Sea Casualties. Near the Maloja at the time of the accident-was the steamer Empress of Fort William. She hurried to the as sistance, of the stricken Maloja, met a similar fate and sank in half an hour. It was a day of casualties at sea. Three other steamers were listed, making a total of five. The British Mail steamer Mechlen burg, of the Zeeland line, struck a mine " On1 a voyage from Tllbery to Flushing and went to the bottom. - Of ficials of the line say that the passen gers' and crew were saved, v Seventeen Survivors X, ended. Th, steam? 'iptrglt, according to of ficial . reports,-. Ua been sunk. The sam report " says that 17 survivors have, been landed, tout falls to mention the fate of the others. - The British ; steamer Suevler, from New Tork to Havre, has been aband oned 'aXire at sea. The members of the crew are reported to have been taken off by another steamer. By far the most serious was the double disaster which befell the Mal oja and -the Empress. The Maloja was on, her way from London to Bombay. She had aboard -approximately 150 pas sengers and a crew of 200. mostly Las- (Ceecloded on Page Two, Column Four) Doctor 1 Loses Life In Rescuing Sister Sr. Haken B. Chrlstensen of Tancon ver, ' B. f C, Bolds Woman's Seed Above Water Until Guard Arrives. Venice, CaU Feb. 28. (P. N. 8.) In an effort to save his sister's life in the surf. 'Dr. Haken B. Christensen of Westminster, B C sacrificed his own life yesterday- afternoon." Mrs. R. Tofft, the sister; who is a prominent society woman: of Vancouver, B. C, is at St. Catherine's hospital, Santa Mon ica, in a precarious condition from her experience. i ,i ''.-;r-; '. ' Dr. Christensen and his sister were winter guests at the . Waldorf . hotel. While in bathing a short distance from shore Mrs. .Tofft was seized - wlthf a cramp and called to her brother to come to her. assistance. , Dr. Christensen dashed to the res cue and was seised about the neck by the drowning woman in a grip which he was unable ta break. He managed, howeven? to keep ? Mrs. Tofft's head above Water-tintil a lifeguard reached them. , When - Dr; Christensen - was taken ashore some 30 minutes later all efforts to revive him were fruitless. German iCommander Commits Suicide Const Kanlts, Xeader of Tuti at 3Cer- menshah, Kills XOmself, as Jsnssians Enter the Fersiaa City. London. Feb. . I. N. S.)A Pe trograd dispatch to Router's -says that Count Xanitz. the German commander at Ktrmamaiah, . committed : suicide when the Russians succeeded In enter ing the Persian city.? - .-;,,-.... - -- 5: jvw 5 - AMERICA'S STAND - "I would be just as much ashamed to be rash as, I would be to be a coward. Valor is self-respecting. Valor is circumspect. Valor strikes only when it is right to strike. Valor withholds itself from all small implications and entanglements and waits for yie great opportunity, when the sword will flash as if it carriea tha, light of heaven upon its ,tlade. ..,- . 'The point in national affairs neverv lies along the lines of expediency.'' "America ought to keep out of this war. She ought, to keep out of this war at the sacrifice of everything except the single thing upon which her character and history are founded, her sense of humanity and justice. If she sacrifices that, she has ceased to be America." "There is only one way in which to determine how the future of the United States is going to be projected, and that Is by looking back and seeing which way the line ran that led up to the present moment of power and of opportunity. There is no doubt about that.'!.. Extracts from President Wilson's address before the Gridiron club. OLD MAN FIRES FROM AMBUSH; KILLS TWO; ARRESTEOr CONFESSK Mr. arid. Mrs. .L. :B. Akers, N ear G rapts Pass, Victims of M. D. Bousman. Grants Pass, Or., Feb. 28. Late Sun day afternoon the murdered bodies of Ij. B.. Akers and his wife, who lived on a farm on the Applegate river three miles above Wildervllle and 10 miles from Grants Pass, were found lying by the roadside near their home. Both had been shot to death. The team of horses with which Mr. and Mrs. Akers had probably started for Vvilderville to attend Sunday school, were also lying dead nearby, killed, by the mur derer. M. D. Bousman, a neighbor with whom . Akers had been having trouble, was arrested' and confessed ' to the double murder. The Akers, an aged couple, lived on their farm on Bull -Creek, a small tributarr to the Applegate river, and the . road to their place is little used. At about 6 o'clock James .Vinnegar, a laborer at a mill, in returning to the mill, came upon the bodies where they had evidently lain, since: early in the forenoon. The bodies were about 20 feet apart and the top 'of Mr. Akers head had (Concluded on. Ps Two, Column. Three) Wonderful Device Js Used by Local Welding Company . Sometimes, in a movie show, one sees some highly .scientific malefactor burning a large, He round hole into a big steel safe, 0 and he thinks, Well of course, if, 4k the guy had , to get into the safe somehow," and lets it go Mb at that. But the movie man s with his scienUf ic criminal has nothing on a certain thorough- 4c M ly law-abiding citizen of JEort- .- 4 land who burns steel bars . In 4K twam and melts holes In steel plates or beams while, you are - getting ready to WsJt; His mi- raculous labor saver i is today ik described, with som of its not- able feats,, on the : editorial 4t , page of The Journal under the Ht 0 caption "Nothing the - Matter With Portland. That such a utility .1 available for - 4 prosaic, - everyday purposes will f ft be news to most Portlandera, t and. in many a possible dire ; emergency. - news; .of highest 0 iHt value. All should - read what He .v the manager of the Torlt Weld- : He Ing company says of the won- Ht He derful device that is the basis He of his 'business.' - 4 i m . Spaniards Come to . ;- Accept Purchases CommisaloB to Xeve SCadxid Tomor row to Accept Delivery of War K. . terlals Sought lei This Oonatry. ' Madrid, Feb, i.(t. N. S.) A Span ish commission which has been ap pointed - for the purpose ?of accepting delivery from United States manufac turers of the war . materials purchased by Spain will leave tomorrow for New Tork on board the steamship Manuel Calvo. ' " ' . , - . s IN PRESENT CRISIS VALOR STRIKES ONLY WHEN IT IS RIGHT, Notable-' 'Address by Wilson at Gridiron Club Brings Outburst of Applause, Washington, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) It was not. until last night that the ad dress of President- Wilson before the Gridiron club Saturday night was made public, because of. tne fact that no speeches jmade at the dinners of this famous newspaper' men's club are' re ported. Time and again the president's words were punctuated with spontane ous outbursts of applause, while at its conclusion the distinguished banquet ers, including United States senators, congressmen, prominent professional and business men, came to their feet in a remarkable demonstration of en thusiasm. - mesponsibOUes of Office. The address, given out by the White House last night, in part follows: Tour., talk, Mr. Toastmaster. has been a great. deal about candidacy for the presidency. It is not a. new feeling on iny part, but one which I entertain with a greater intensity than formerly, that a man who seeks the presidency of the United. States for anything that it will bring to him is an audacious fool. . The responsibilities of the office ought to, sober a. man even before he approaches -it. - One of the difficulties of the office seldom appreciated. I (Concluded on Pag Ten. Column Two) Malone Calls Wilson st of Times Collector of Port of Hew Tork Com pares President With Washington and Uaooln in T. K. a a. Speech. New York, Feb. 28. (I. , N. S.) President Wilson was compared ' to George Washington and Lincoln by Collector of the Port Dudley Field Malone in an address on ; "Prosperity and -Preparedness," .In the west side T. M. C..A. In referring to th neu trality question, Mr. Malone said: "Those ' who think the . attitude . of Woodrow Wilson is a sign of weakness are mistaken.: He has shown higiself to be the strongest man of the. times, because be has "had the courage, In a pre-election year, to tell congress that it must not transgress his prerogative aa presidents Lincoln had a similar experience. . . . ' -I do not say that he Is a second Washington.' Nor do I say our presi dent Is a second Lincoln. He is simply Woodrow Wilson. No great man is ever second. All-great men are firsts Washington, Lincoln and Wilson" Huge Loan Approved ; By Duma Committee Bus si an " Government Will ' Borrow ; gl,00000,000 oa. In Tear Basis st , SH er Cent Interest. - : Petrograd, Feb. 28. (I. N. a) The finance committee of the duma today approved the new loan of . 1 1.000.000 000. - - - - . ,.i f The loan 'will be made on & 10 yev basis and will draw s per cent Inter est. . - - - SAYS THE PRESIDENT No-New Naval Bases,Declares . Sec. Daniels RepresenUtlye , Hawley's Bill Not '.j Approved', by Head of th; firj Department. " Washington Feb. 2i. (WASHING TON BUHHaU of the journal! Secretary Daniels has Informed Chair man Padgett " of the house naval af fairs . commit tee .that no new. naval bases are favored because of other ex penditures. He, therefore, disapproves Representative . Hawley's bill for the Columbia river base. Representative Hawley will, nevertheless, press his bill before the committee. LINERS ONLY IF THEY ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE New Policy Outlined to Cor respondent Contains Ap parent Contradictions, . By Carl W. Ackerman. Berlin. Feb. 28. (U. P.) Germany will not torpedo passenger liners without warning, even after Tuesday, when her warfare against armed mer chantmen oecomes effective, the United Press was reliably informed today. Germany will endanger human lives only in case a steamer attempts to escape, to fire on a submarine or to ram it. The difference between the past and the future submarine warfare will be that: Armed ships will not be considered legitimate peaceful trading vessels. Commanders will not torpedo every ship encountered, trusting later that they may pcove them vessels armed for offense. Commanders will not violate pre vious Instructions to warn passenger liners before sinking them. Considers Warning Sufficient. Germany is not courting trouble with America, but if W future accident en dangers .Americans, Germany will con sider she, is not : responsible- inasmuch, as she has warned Americans and -the American government officially.- i J-Of flcj alSi&nd "i the AJnerican colonyj read with surprise wesiaent wuson s letter to Senator Stone. Leaders were astounded that the armed ship contro versy had been -linked by the. president with a question of America's national honor. ' ' . - , ; " As the hour of the new campaign ap proaches, the question f a possible diplomatic break is receiving more con sideration,' as both officials and the public believe America's attitude In the pending negotiations is-unfrlendly. Allies Violated Ltw First. President Wilson's letter to Senator Stone has suddenly shown -officials here that the. German-American sit uation is serious. "These are impressive words,", said a high foreign official, after reading press versions of the president's dec laration. "The president's sentence declaring he had no choice, in honor, but; to take the position he has taken, struck home. "The foreign office, however. Is puz zled at his declaration that subma rine attacks on armed ships are vio lations of international law. "Surely he . has not received the Woodf ield proof," said one, referring to th. alleged secret British orders to attack submarines, which were taken from the British steamer Woodf ield. "Surely by those orders the allies have violated International law first and are thereby endangering Americans." The above is the first indication that Germany does not Intend to tor pedo liners, even if armed, and it Indi cates she Intends to fulfill her pledges in the Arabic case. There is almost a contradiction, however, in the statement, that she will not consider armed ships "legiti mate, peaceful trading" vessels. This may mean she insists that armed ves sels must be regarded as warships, and it might prevent embarrassment should an over-zealous submarine commander sink an armed liner. Germany Admits Violation. Washington, Feb. 28. (U. P.) Germany has admitted for the first time that her proposal to war on armed merchantmen technically vio lates international law. This was the Interpretation drawn here today from United Press- Staff Correspondent Ackerman' s dispatch, quoting a Ger man official as charging that England first" violated international law."" If Germany takes this view, she Is contending that the decree is . a re prisal, though previous Berlin reports Indicated Gertnany took the position that neutrals v could not expect to bind Germany by ' an obsolete law adopted when privateers - Infested the seas. , - -. - . . 'IvWhmSV IIS III SMMMSsMMMWt South andEast Are Being Snowed Under -'r4.?ji' : ''tv'.- ' - '-''V"- S--:- Westera Hew Tork Has Heaviest Snow of th Winter Saow and Sleet Bs tend Pova Zato. Onlf States. . " Buffalo, N. T., Feb. JS. (I. N. S.) Wesfern New Tork, was experiencing today the fiercest blizzard of the win ter. The storm - began - early Sunday and continued through the day. . A 70 mile wind accompanied . the snow. Country highways are - piled so high that they are impassablev , All of the railroad lines are blocked to the south of the city and trains are hours late in ' getting through. -, Near Dunkirk the snow is drifted to a depth of. six feet. In many places. Smaller towns are entirely cut off from traffic and communication. . as miles of tele phone wires have been torn down. .A., message from1 Cotry, -Ps-. says that the - damage In that section will reach theusands of dollars, t v ., GERMANY VILL SINK f.l'ABTHURISFOR 0. it G. LAND BILL OIGHiBERLAIN Prevailing Sentiment in Ore gon as He Has Found It, .. Favors Ferris-Chamberlain r Bill, Says Representative. PUTER BILL IS KILLED BY ITS OWN SPONSOR Politics Was Played at Salem Land Conference, De Clares McArthur. Washington. Feb. 28. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Two Important developments came from the land, grant hearing before the' house pablio lands committee today. Representative McArthur gave strpng Indorsement to the Ferris-Chamberlain plan, while Congressman Wilson of Illinois withdrew what has been called the "Puter" bill giving - preference rights to applicants to purchase, which Chairman Ferris denounced- last week as "loaded." "From my Judgment as to the pre vailing sentiment, in the state and the study I havs given." said McArthMr to the committee, "the Ferrla-Chsmber-lain bill is the one that should be passed. The proposition of selling timber lends worth $10,000 or $20,000 a quarter section for $2.00 an acre is absurd. It would be in the interests of a few at the expense of the many. Money for School mad. . "Proceeds from timber sales should go to the school and road funds of Oregon, taking into account an equit able sum. for the federal government. All actual settlers on the land -should be .protected, but applicants to , pur chase have no standing," . . McArthur1 discussed the proceedings of the .Salem land . grant conference, declaring "considerable politics was worked and considerable dissatisfac tion expressed concerning It." he said the conference in a measure, contradict ed itself by appointing a committee to meet with the . railroad, in - negotla tlotta TMiiHlflk -fn nothing. McArthur sold ha was friendly to ; the forest re serve policies - but the grant, lands should not be added to the forests un less lieu rights are granted as to con tracts needed to square up existing forests.- ' - Pater Bin Withdrawn. Representative Wilson in withdraw ing the Puter bill made no explana tion, saying he did not desire the com mittee to consider It longer. Representative Hawley finished his argument, contending that the purpose of .his bill was to offer only agricul tural land for settlement at $2.50 an acre, leaving the timber undisposed of. The railroad would then be forced to com.- tnto court for a modification of the decree, he said, concerning the tim ber. Chairman Ferris read into the record the Puter contract to buy back half or the land if the applicant se cures the right to purchase. C. C Hunt telegraphed Ferris from New Tork, asking that actioabe post poned to April 1, to give "settlers" time to present their case. Hunt is unknown here. U.S. L PURCHASES TITLE TO LOTS ON SIXTH STREET Transaction Is One of Largest Cash Deals in Years in Portland-Realty. Deeds were filed with the countv clerk this noon giving the United States National bank title to the north west corner ot:Slxth and Stark streets ror a consideration of $276,000. This transaction brines to a close one of the largest cash deals in years, after carrying on-negotiations since October through the-local realty firm of Wakefield, Fries & Co. Of the consideration $237,000 Is cash and the balance of $38,000 is In form of a mortgage held by the Travelers insurance company on the corner lot owned by H. & M. Wolf. - "c One Xot Brings tl37,OO0. .: ; Under the terms , of the sale the cor ner, described as lot 4, block 83, Port land is 1 transferred by Marcus Wolf and wife, Jennie Wolf, and H. Wolf and bis wire. Rich! Wolf, to the banking In stitution for $137,000, ' The? adjoining lot, on ; Sixth street, descrlbea as lot 3, block 83. Portland. passes from Alexander ' Wagner . of Portland for ioo.ooo cash.. The Wolf deed bears $137 in revenue (Conclnded ea Page TenJ Colons 8Ii) - Grand Jury Is Given : Orpet Murder Case TontH - Aoonsed , of. Blnrderlng High School Gin . la. Xke Torest, XXL, Appear in Best Spirit. Take Forest, II.," Feb. 28. ii: a: s.Y William if. Orpet, accused of mur dering! Marian - lambert, today was given a preliminary hearing: by Mag istrate ' Vickerman ' and.' was bound over to the grand Jury. - . - Orpet, who previously has appeared pale and - worried. . today-, apparently was in the best of health and spirit. NAUONA BANK Rail-Service to Marshfield toBegin Soon Rate $8.80, Which Is UtU Over y. Half Present Kate; - To Cw ; Ferry Across Vmpqns. - Railway , service between Portland and Marsiif ield will be a fact before April 16. This word was brought to Portland today by John M. Scott, gen eral passenger agent of the Southern Pacific, and James A. Ormahdy, chief clerk in the passenger department, on their return from an inspection trip over the Willamette Pacific. t The service, however,, will not be all rail all the way, as a bridge across the Umpqua' river , is yet to be , fin ished, and ferry service across . the river will have to be resorted to prob ably until late summer or early fall. The through passenger fare, includ ing ferry service, will be $8.80. The present fare, including rail, stage and launch, is l.6d. The line is now In operation hetween Eugene and Cush-. man. Ralls are laid, however, almost to the Umpqua, and when service be gins the ferry service will, from Gard ner' to Reedsport, about a mile and a half long. From that point, rail serv ice w4n be resumed to the . Coos bay points. TWO ARE INJURED IN EARLY MORNING ARE IN HEART OF THE CITY Fireman Frank Noiand Is at Hospital as Result of Fall in Performance of Duty. Two persons were injured and the six Inmates of the rooming house had to be taken out by the police and firemen, when fire gutted the two-story frame building at Fourth and Stark streets at $:30 this morn ing. The loss is between $3,000 and $4000, according to the estimates of the tenants and John Clark, owner of the structure, today. '-' Frank Noiand,' a substitute fireman . h crtw of Knrln 11 Is at the Good Samaritan hospital, seriously in- rroin tho rCo? oT the: annex of the Title 4s Trust botldlng. ; y. Mrs. - t,ula McCullough, landlady of the rooming-house on the second floort Is at the Aator hotel. Fifth and Stark iruti mnffrri-nr frnm lniuries re ceived when-carried out by Captain of Police Circle, Patrolman, w. tt- aaaas and firemen. .:. 1 riremea Save Women. Mrs.- Klsle D- rrell. a waitress, who was asleep in the room on the second floor that was totally destroyed by f-,m ft., wa m rMNiitd from a second story window by" Lieutenant Treece of Engine 1 ana yora uavin, cnauireur for Chief Dowell, when nearly suf focated by smoke. The cause of the fire Is unknown. , - r The building, covering ground space of 60 by 100 feet is of wood and i.as been on fire peverai times oerore. m mnntti. ajre the frame story building occupied as a carper.ter shop ju.it west on Stak street, was totally destroyed oy lire, ana occupunu oi me same rooming house nad to flee lor their lives. Oooupaats Were Vanio Strlckea. Not until the arrival of the first firm eomDanles were , occupsnts of the rooming house aroused. By that time the place was filled with smoke, and the four men ana - iwb wvmeu residents were panio stricken. ; n.nnr .Tnen. Kurene Henry. A. Ai Bowman and B. Lemon, ' roomers, had - Jlrmm nrimv. Two of them were guided down the stairs by flre- men, but Eugene Henry and Bowman climbed down laaoers irom iue mwo floor. vtramA7 riavin drew Mra Barrel 1 through a window and handed her to Lieutenant Treece - , - iters. KoOnllongn Collapses. M-Oniimisrli. who took not mm - " - session of the rooming house last Wednesday, was wandering aimlessly about the building, suffering from the smoke, when located by Captain Circle. She collapsed mna was dragged down the stairs, tier dec was badly wrenched, and she wos bruised. . ' , T Fireman Noiand was on tho annex roof assisting In directing two streams into the building. -He fell when about to descend on a ladder. Stepping from tn of th fir wall in the darkness and smoke, he missed and landed In the court 3 feet oeiow. Several Small' Shops Bamaged. - Tk. ilamflrMl hv th fir. m m those Of Kahn the Tailor, 81 Fourth street; the Winner restaurant, 93 Fourth street; ' a soft drink bar r t the . corner of Fourth " and Stark streets; the Goodwin tailor . shop at 285 star. ! sireei, ana a anoe snop at Stark street, besides tha room- irtfr- hAiiita ncfunvtnr the ntlrt floor above. The downstairs establishments were - all pantaiiyin uresanoinna,a were all partially Insured, and in - no instance was the loss total, excepting In the rooming house. ,? r All the downtown fire companies re sponded to the alarm. Chief Dowell anil Rattflllon Chief Ilolden directed the fire fighting; efforts. , The .blaze was under control in zo minutes, Lamar Wins Point in Fight for Freedom Wolf of Wall Street" X Granted Writ of Certiorari BeUstatlng Ml Appeal Trom convictloa.-;; , ' . ' . Washington." Feb. .28. I.': N. S.) . The United States supreme court today sranted r David - Lmarr 'tne wolf of WalV street, a writ of certiorari, re instating bis - appeal from conviction on charges of impersonating a con- arressman and denylnsr the prosecution a mandate which would send Lamar to prison immediately, : - r - GEDY 11BE ENEMY Slil Ambassador- Von ;Bernstcr I. Calls on Secretary Lansin:; and Presents Germany'c Views on Attacking c I Armed Merchantmen . AMERICAN POSITION IS HELD UNREASONACLC Germany; Contends 'Arm::! 4 Vessels Are Not Peaceful, rSecret Orders Given by th: British Admiralty Nullifying Promises to the U. S. : By John Edwin Xevln. . Washington. Feb. J8. I. :N. S,)--Germany has refused to accept Presi dent Wilson's views regarding armed merchantmen. ; ; Notification to this effect was Riven Secretary , of State Lansing 'by Count Johann von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, at 1 1 :30 a. m. today,:- Sec retary Lansing was told that the Ger man government :- takes the position that there Is "No such thing as u. mer chantman armed1 for defensire : pur poses." - - . . Von Bernstorff frankly told Secre tary Lansing that Germany took the position tatt armament of any ensrao tef Is offepse armament so far S3 ier chknt vessels are concerned. .' feecreUry of - Estate Lansing an-; naunced thi afternWn tha no de cision on the submartaqu4tlon wlli be made by the government ttntll the appendices showing Great .'Britain's or ders to merchantmen to attack sub marines, now n route t the state de partment from Ambassador Gerard, are received. . . . '-. ' -i 4-trla Stands Shili- lisras'iy; u The German ambgtJor called ' at the state department on ttfpoli t. ment madeairbTs wnriCJuet, it lowed a conference': between : Usroi (Coocladed oa P Two," Onlum a Tirol MEAT ORDINANCE IS PASSED BY COUNCIL; EFFECTIVE AT Measure Providing for-Meat inspectors Also. Adopted at Today's Session &a v The revised mest Inspection ordi nance was passed by the unanimous vote of the city council todsy. - The measure-takes effect immediately. Tha council also adopted an ordinance pro viding for meat inspectors, a chief In spector, at 8160 a month v end two deputies at $125 a month each. . The ordinance provides that allmrst hereafter sold In Portland must he marked "inspected and passed" toy th inspectors. The regulation are the sarna as those of federal government. Meat inspected by the federal inspect ors is exempt from city inspection. The measure provides for central in spection booths where meat shipped Into the City is to be Inspected, -and far inpecon. at th large slaughter houses just outside the city limits. When decisions of .the Inspectors are questioned the owner- of the 1 meat- is to be permitted to appeal to the rhlf inspector and from his decision to the council. . ' .. - Commissioner Blgelow at first, op posed paying the Inspectors $1IS and the chie"! inspector: 160 a. month, but he was wpn over by Mayor Albe. Wh-j contended that the amounts fixed were not excessive.."-W.-i!..'I.'-;.-ip-!--('Vri - Chris Bell, representing Front street commission men, said that at leant four inspectors would bo necessary to enforce the ordinance. - The council decided to experiment with three, how ever. Quintet Reprieved. From Long ;Termn Two Women and Three Xv Servtcr Terms of 4 to 40 Tears for XXIscor . duct With Saaghter of One Treed. . San Quentin, CaW FebJ jt.-tU. T.) -Warden Johnston f the state peni tentiary here win release today Jlrs. Ruby- Bartol, Mrs. -Josle,-Morn, Otto Creiuer, Orvllle - Tsggsrt and -J Frel Hooslerw servings from 4 to 4ft ' years each, and reprieved by the state priso;i ooara. xne quintet, the board held bad been sentenced through a miscar riage of Justice, oa misconduct charge involving Mrs. .Bartoi'a . Jaurhte- Judge Chllds of Del Norte presided i their case, y and , ; afterward j was t quitted i under : impeachment Tcbarg arising, paraally from this esse. ; Knronatkln Commands ia I Kc : - London, Feb. 28. ft. 'S. S.) T Petrograd correspondent of the I Mall. saysrU;. Urt " 'w; r v "The appointment of General i;-.. patkin to command the armies in t northern front' was made in mi onenc'of;'the Illness of General I who succeeded to the command General Russky's health failed in i cember lasU" ; . . - . -, OC