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r VOL. XIV: NO. 308. '' ' ' ' ' PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EjENGf MARCH 3, 1916. EIGHTEEN PAGES. : PRICE TWO "CE jfeatyggg . I 1 - . ' . - , IT".' ' . - "V . . . - - - " I . , .. T" " - ' ' ': I ! BY TABLING hnifk Vote. Taken -Without Argument. Shows ft, ' That the Senate Will tention Against warning Americans urr Armed Ships. SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN VOTES AGAINST WILSON, LANE FOR HIM Senator Gore, Author of izens, Himself Votes to Table Measure, Y- at Same Time Offering Substitute. Eew the Vote Stood. The ayes on the vote to table were: Ashurst. Bankhead. Beck ham, Brandegee. Broussard. Burleigh, Chilton, Clark, Clarke, Colt, Culberson, Curtis, Dillingham, Dupont, Fletcher, Gore, Harding, Hardwlck, Hitch cook, Hollls Hughes, Hust ing, James, Johnson (Maine) Johnson (South Dakota), Kern, Lane, Lee, Lewis, Lodge, Mc Lean. Martin, Martine, Myers. Nelson, Newlands, Oliver, Over man, Owen, Page, Phelan, Pitt man. Poindexter, Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed, tShafroth, Sbep pard, shields, Simmons, Smith (Arizona), Smith (Georgia), Smith (Michigan), Smith (Maryland), Smith (South Car olina), Sterling, Stone, Swan son, Thomas, Thompson, Till man, Underwood, Vardaman, Wadsworth, Walsh. Warren, Weeks, Williams. 68. The noes were: Borah, Chamberlain, Clapp, Cummins, Fall, Gallinger, Gron na, Jones, La Follette, McCum ber, Norris, O'Gorman, Sher man, Works. 14. 5: r : - . ' V No votes were cast by the following: Brady, Bryan, Goff. -'Kenyon, Lippitt, Penrose. Hob- i lnson, Saulsbury, Shiveley, ; Smoot, Sutherland and, Town- ' send. Several of these refused 9 to. wot and- some-" ere aJbent, Wasffmgton. March 3. (U. P.) President Wilson's position in the In ternational situation was upheld to day in the senate when that body Toted to tabl? the Gore resolution which called for a warning to Ameri cans not to travel on armed ships, and to which Wilson was opposed. Gore himself voted to table the res olution so that he might have an op portunity to ask for reconsideration thereof. i The vote was 6S to 14 In favor of tabling. Amid dramatic scenes, unparalleled since . the' declaration of war upon Bpalni the senate's action was taken, f Totes Comes in 20 Minutes. I It was Just 10 minutes and 40 sec onds from the opening of the fight until Vice President Marshall an nounced the vote. if Chairman Stone of the foreign com mittee, who yesterday confessed him self not in agreement with all of President Wilson's views, voted "aye" on- the resolution, after Senator Borah, objecting to Stone's' attempt to ex plain Saulsburs absence, said: I object to any remarks. If the senate Is to be gagged, the whole bouse must be gagged." ' Senator McCumber opened the fight unexpectedly by offering a substitute for the Gore resolution, declaring that. In view of questions as to the validity of the submarine situation, it was the duty of every American to abstain from the right to travel on armed ships until President Wilson and other countries bad agreed on submarine matters. : Resolution Is Tabled. This resolution was tabled " Thereupon Senator James called up the Gore resolution and demanded the ayes and nays on tabling it - Gore countered with an amendment to - his resolution and asked permis sion to discuss it. It stated that death of an American through a submarine ENGINE HITS SLIDE ON El "Happy" Zevertson Jumps :. and Rolls Beneath Wheels " of Astoria-Bound Freight. ' Clatskanie, Or.,: March S. A serious accident occurred on the s., p. & s, rallroadThear Palms station last nignt about ,10 o'clock, when '"Happy" Zevertson,. engineer on - the Astoria bound freight train had'bia right arm cot-off and was -Injured -about the head. The accident was caused by a slide from the Columbia highway, which covered the track. . The engin eer;, failed to see the slide in time to stop hi train but reversed his engine juid jumped. , -' xn engine piungea tnrougn tne slid and reversed after Zevertson bad roiled beneath the wheels. A" second slide blocked the trains for , tba time being". "t. The Injured man was ' tem- porarilyi cared for by . Dr. Wooden ' of it kanle. and was later sent to Port- uu iikciu i rain, nui recovery, physicians say, ig doubtful. - - - ' COLUMBIA HIGHWAY NG1NEER LOSES ARM GORE PLAN 68-14 " I Support Wilson Con- I , i . r f Resolution to Warn Cit- attack should be deemed, a cause of I war. 1 This eleventh hour move came as an 1 unexpected surprise, as it mean prac- I tlcally a new resolution amounting to an ultimatum to me central powers, i and subsequent developments showed I It caused a change of several votes. I Senator Vardaman favored the origi-1 nal resolution, but voted to kill the I amendment. Senator James again de manded a vote. Ashurst Demands oll CaU. Senator Gallinger demanded another reading of the original Gore resolution with the amendment. This was done. K.ramr nrk intprnriKAri on a noint of order, that the amended resolution could not be considered today. At this point. Senator Ashurst cried nut- I I call for a roll call." This beean at 11-40 I By the single record roll calL the senate swept aside not only the Gore resolution, but also the amendments and substitutes, and clinched the whole- question In favor of the ad' ministration. House Expected to Tollow. Following similar action, which the house is expected to take quickly, the way will be cleared for the state department to resume Its negotiations in the Lusltanla case. Whether an attempt will be made in the senate to force another vote later on tho warning issue was in doubt this afternoon. Senator McCu tnber reintroduced h 1 s resoiuuou warninjf Aiuenuuia uil i armed merchantmen and the introduc- tion or otner similar resolutions is in i proepecL The question of vote is largely up to tne president, ir ne ae sires a more decisive expression of con fidence regarding warnings, it will probably be slanted. Approaching Peace or "War, "We are approaching either peace or war," Senator Sherman commented uur acuun luuay may ue iiai i mentary. but It smacks strongly of cowardice, evasion, cringing and I shirking responsibility. "A question of ito" vr vr ivv,vv,v fwio wormy or iuii qibcubbioil. "President Wilson will soon arrive at the point where it means that diplcmacy ends and steps toward war begin. He should have been warned in all reality as to what is the sen ate's Judgment and whether we will follow him. "Ultimately, the path he is treading will lead in one direction to national degradation or war." Fall Says Httoa Will Hot Act. Senator Fall said that "if the vote meant anything, it was that the coun try would not act if an American were killed on a ship sunk by a submarine. I Moreover, ne aeciarea mat in. iisnasie to cut off debate the administration did Just what It did not want to do. I After the Qore vote Stone tried to I (Concluded on Page Twelre, Column Three) I Work in Boosting Local Factories Is Highly Praised As testimony to the efficacy- of The Journal's series of articles on Portland industries, published on the editorial page, Mr. Maurice Goodman of the Goodman Bros. Shoe company, & has given the publisher a state- ment of. appreciation, as fol- lows: "The Journal's work along the lines of encouragement and development of the city's manufactures is to be highly commended and should have the backing of every citizen. The daily column on "Nothing the Matter With Portland,' is the right effort in building up a city, and this column is one of the roost valuable to Port- land. In the entire paper. Our citizens do not always realize the splendid start we nave made in manufacturing, nor how much it is up to Portland to encourage our own home factories. 1 do not think it is generally known that the shoe industry is represented here by three large wholesale houses, all of which are growing larger every year, and two good fac- tories, making high grade shoes. I doubt if more than a very few people lenow that. perhaps, the best logging shoe - In American Is manufactured and produced right here in this city. If is made by the Theo. Bergmann Shoe Manufacturing company, out on Thurman it street, and their logging shoes were awarded the grand prise and fold medal at the Panama- Pacific exposition in San Fran- Cisco. These Portland made shoes are known and sold all - over the state of Oregon. ' Washington, Idaho. Montana 1 and California, and are even . shipped to Alaska." ... - S. P. to Offer Compromise in O.&C. Grant Counsel Blair Says Railroad Would Avoid Funber Litigation; Little Tillable Land, It Is Declared. Washington, March Z, (WA8HINO- Tnv RiTRir a it rn tuct innRVAI.1 - onemi counsel Biair of the south- era Pacific railroad declared to the house pumic lands committee mat 1 - .111 ..WMI ..A.Amt.A UAtf la. 110 win euuuiii a. vuiupivuiiov ment plan to avoid further litiga. tion in A grant cases. This will concede to the railroads over $2.50 an 'acre which the supreme court allowed them. Land Commissioner Allister of the Southern Pacific read a - state ment of railroad receipts and die bursemshts under the land act. and said that out of the unsold land. there ia little that can be culti vated, Blair states he has full authority from the Southern Pacific to make the offer of settlement, which will be pre sented Tuesday morning, at the next meeting of the committee. He gives no intimation of what will be offered but the testimony of the railroad's land commissioner concerning equities, it is claimed, is believed to represent the railroad plan fairly well. It Indicates that the railroad will ask relmburse- ment for taxes paid in excess of J1.S0 an acre, allowance ror iree transports' tion of troops and government sup- plies, allowance for land of the ortgl nal grant not received and other claims, The railroad representatives are em phatic in declaring no lands worth mentioning left In the grant are fit for actual settlement. A long telegram was read from County Judge Gillett and the oommls sioners of Josephine county urging that the lands remain on the tax rolls and be sold into private ownership, and opposing becretary lane recoromen aauons. Anotner telegram was reaa from w wired Alien, president or tne Commercial club or Grants Pass, say ing the Hawley bill suits the people of ws section, PRESS OF COUNTRY UPHOLDS PRESIDENTS , 50natOr U0r8 UOfTlBS 111 TOT , , , . , , fiVefe LritlCISm TOT nlS Discredited Tale, New York. March 3. (I. N. S.) The engrossing controversy between the president and congress, wnicn VjSer(Jav genate j, reached a climax in tne s thus commented on ed itorially by leading newspapers of KJ1"e ! untry New York World It is possible 4 Vin monw nf tVi rnn (fra a ff I CtTi Q 1 a 11 TV "Vf these resolutions to re verse the foreign policy of the United States in the interest of Germany are as crP(lulous and m-esponslble as Senator Gore, who introauced his resolution because he had heard an unsubstantial rumor that the presi dent wag m fayor of war with Ger manv. and was apprehensive ana feared it might be true. Gore Conceals Source. Senator Gore has yet to reveal the source of this rumor, which seems to ,.,. riHnatw1 In a. threat made by tne carman ambassador. If he feared lt mteht ba true- couid easily have innniriP of the president. But whatever Senator Gore's motives may have been at the outset, the issue has (Condnde,! 00 pale Fifteen. Column Tnree Paper Is Believed to Be Plotters' Victim Small Fire and - Explosion in Provi dence Journal Building Believed One to Exposures Made Becently. Providence, R. I., March -3. (U. Investigation of a fire and explo sion in the Providence Journal build ing last night convinced authorities today that anti-ally agents were visit ing retribution on the paper for its recent exposures or Austrian ana Ger man activities. The damage was com paratively small. John R. Rathom, editor, was struck by flying wreckage but not hurt to any extent. Scandinavians May Join in Conference Danish King Invites Ministers or Sweden and JTorway to Discuss War . Questions "With Danish Premier. Copenhagen, March 3.--(I. N. S.) fVla London.) King Christian of Den mark has invited the prime ministers and the ministers of foreign r.ffairs of Norway and Sweden to visit Copen hagen on March 9, in order to discuss with Danishi Premier Zahle .questions which the war has shown to be of common Interest to the three coun tries. r -. Sound Navy Yard Bill Is Approved Committee TJnanimoatly Beports BUI to Appropriate $2,065,000 to Equip Flant to Build Battleships. Washington, March S." TJ. P.) The Benate naval committee today unani mously reported a bill to appropriate $2,066,000 for- equipping the Pusret sound navy-, yard for battleship con- sMstruction STAND WITH CONGRESS NADENENICKS TOLD Letter Received Today Gives Beautiful Woman's Plan to Commit Suicide; Body to Be Cremated. SUITCASE CONTAINS WEDDING TROUSSEAU Inscription in Book Tells of Misspent Life; Still Loved Divorced Husband. "Iniquity for breakfast. Wickedness for lunch. Crime for dinner an A Horrors of all kind to sleei on." This was the inscription on the fly leaf of a velvet leather address book found among the effects of Nadene Grace Nichols-Veleuth. who tacular career cam a to an n i-pt.r. day afternoon when she shot herself m ironi or we otrtcea of the Warren Construction company on the eeventh floor of The Journal building. Mrs. Velguth mailer! a lptf f friend containing the keys to 'her bag gage and stating that she had com mitted suicide. The letter was re ceived this morning. Befnses to Beveal flame. Deputy Coroner Smith t norm tnrlair learned of the letter" through Attorney Chester G. Murphy, who represented Mrs. Velguth in her divorce proceed ings. Mr. Murphy would not reveal to the coroner the name of the receplent of the letter. One of Mrs. Velguth's requests is. that the body be cremated. It request ed that the body be clothed in the beautiful lace bridal garments found In the black leather suitcase, and that the other articles in the suitcase be interred in her casket. Examination of this black leather suitcase was one of the mysteries of the case. It and the trunk were locked, while the little black handbag, con taining toilet articles and druss. was easily opened. Trunk experts had to be secured to open the trunk and the suitcase at the morgue. : Tosseaii in . Suitcase. "The sfiitcase contarned"thT white silk and lace gown, evidently of the bridal trousseau, white satin slippers and white silk hose. It contained also a small Oxford edition Bible with three passages in Acts carefully marked and noted on the fly leaf. in addition to these It contained a large framed picture of Bernard O Velftuth. ine receipt or the lrtter bv the friend clears up the situation. lt shows that Mrs. Velguth had planned her suicide carefully. She asked that the friend take possession of her baggage. She did not anticipate its seizure by the coroner. Attorney Murphy this morning said that this had been requested in the note, and he asked the coroner that the baggage and contents be turned over to him. This was refused. ' The note indicates that Velguth retained a place in her affection. Friends said this morning that she (Concluded on Pas F1t. Column One.) TRENCH BOMB THROWING NTENT TO LL r . ..;-iv - ?- v?T?v ' , ,, -s9' -"j v -A r UCWI ik ? J ml &rP- 3' -1 i'c-tfi Hand grenades used at the "beginning of th wr hart grsda&H given way to throwing devices .more certain in sJin ' and v range than the,hnman arm. ."The . pictnre.sbows one of tbs Bewjwmb j, cannon, or; mortars in a. French .first-line - trench. - ' . - . - .. ' 1 " - : K - Joffre Takes Direct Charge About Verdun Official Bulletin Mentions French Commander-in-Chief as Leading Defense. Paris. March 3. (L, N. S.) Presi dent Poincare today returned from a trip to the front. while there he told the soldiers or i France that he had visited them espe cially to offer his heartfelt congratu lations on their heroic defense and to ; notify them that they had the nation's warmest support. An official bulletin. Issued by the French war office, today said: "The war minister orders General Joffre to congratulate the soldiers on their heroism in - behalf of the coun try." This is the first official announce ment that Joffre is personally direct ing the defense of Verdun. President Poincare, during his visit to the front, went to Revigny, where a Zepplin was recently downed. While there he congratulated the gunners who brought down the Zeppelin, and conferred a medal upon Sergeant Major Grameling. War crosses were awarded to several gunners. From Revigny the president pro ceeded to Verdun, and, accompanied by General Joffre, visited the corps operating on both banks of the Meuse northward of Verdun. Germans Send More Men. London, March 3. (I. N. S.) Ger many is transferring four more army corps from the eastern front to Ver dun, according to dispatches received here today from Rome. May Have Burned In Seattle Fire William McDonald, Caretaker at Aldry Some, Hu Hot Been Been Since Hons Was Destroyed by Flames. Seattle, March 3. (P. N. S.) Fear that William McDonald, caretaker, may have perished in a fire which today destroyed the residence of Mrs. Clara Aldry is entertained by local police and firemen. Officers are searching the fulns of the house for traces of the missing man. McDonald ihas not been seen since the fire. The Aldry residence was set apart from other dwellings, and the fire was not discovered until after lt had gained such headway that firemen could not control .It The loss is estimated at $3000. The house was unoccupied ex cept by McDonald, who had a room in the basement. PresMicrto GefrNew' Fireproof Quarters Announcement of Improvement for - Barracks Follows Publlo Criticism of Flretraps After Fatal Fixe. San Francisco, March 3. (P. N. S.) Twenty sets of new quarters are to be erected at the Presidio, according to advices received by the local quar termaster department from the quar termaster general of the army at Washington. The new quarters, to house, line and field officers, will be of absolutely fireproof construction. built either of concrete, tile or brick. News of the contemplated improve-1 merits follows closely the public crit icism of firetrap quarters at the Pre sidio after the wife and three chil dren of Brigadier General John K. Pershing were lost In a blaze on Aug ust 27 last. CANNON LATEST DEVICE TSnIrve Town Which Has Been Scene of Terrific Fighting in the Struggle for Verdun Final ly Captured by Germans. FATE OF BRANDENBURG REGIMENT IS UNKNOWN Paris Admits Lines at Douau mont Village Are Pene trated by Enemy. jjt Battle Beard 188 Miles Away. Berlin, (via Bayville) March 3. (I. N. S.) The caunonad- 4t Ing at Verdun was so heavy -JSf-4 that lt was heard at Harbarg jjt and Zeigenhain, a distance of 188 miles away, according to f if- statement issued today by the Trans-Ocean News bureau. 4 The sound was loudest on Tuesday and on the 26th he- tween 4 a- m. and 5 p. m. The cannonading was distinctly lit heard even Indoors when the f e windows were closed. This, it in is believed is the greatest dis- ft tance on record at which a sound has been heard without the aid of some artificial me- dium of transmission. No bat- 4t tie was ever heard so far away, lit Berlin, March 8. (1. N. S.) Cap ture of 1000 French when German troops stormed the village of Douau mont, was claimed today by the of ficial . statement on the war Issued by the German general staff. It gave no inkling of the fate of the Brandenburg regiment, reported to be isolated by the French in the fort of Douaumont itself. Idmkilnn nt an TCnarllsh advance near Tpres was also made In the st&tement. It asserted merely mat the British "broke through our ad vanced position." The cannonading at Verdun was said to be 'nitcreasiog to intensity--. ; .- ADMITS GERMAN GAIN, SAYS BATTLE RAGING Paris. March 3. (I. N. S.) That the Germans have succeeded in penetrating (Concluded on Page Fifteen. Column Two) AMERICA MUST NOT He Tells Senator Owen There Are No Hidden Reasons for His Appeal for Support, Washington. March 3. (I. N. S.) Explanation of his stand in the armed merchantman controversy 'was given Senator Owen of Oklahoma today by President Wilson. Owen conferred with the president at the White House prior to the meeting at the senate. "I went to the White House," said Senator Owen, "at the request of sev eral senators who wanted first-hand Information as to whether there, was any reason for the demanded action other than that already given to the public. The president said there was not that the situation was simply one in which the United States must preserve all rights guaranteed by in terational law. "The president emphasised the point that it would not be right for the gov ernment to change Its course now. "He also personally assured me that there was never the slightest basis for the Gore charge, .explaining that the exact contrary was the case. ' Representative Pou of North Caro lina, acting chairman of the house rules committee, also conferred with the president. He assured the presi dent that action in the house would be taken soon and that in his opinion the administration's hand would be sus tained. The rules committee will not meet today. This' means that the house can not act on the' McLemore resolution today and probably will- not vote until next week. Foreign Committee Meets. Washington, March I. (1- N. S.) The house committee pn foreign af fairs met this afternoon to consider the McLemore resolution. Adminis tration adherents claim that a tot- Jority of the house members favor i tabling the resolution.' . Replies to Gore Charges. - Washington, March Mt S. S.V i President Wilson has written Repre sentative . ' GordoTV w. replying : to tbs Gore charges, lt , was learned here today. j . - s ' " - Wilson Not to Resign. .- Washington, March J. l. N. S.) Reports that . President, WUsoa : con templated resigning because- of the strain -under - which he la laboring. were " denied - in a statement. ; issued J from the White Bouse today,, . I CHANGE COURSE NOW EXPLAINS PESDENT Zeppelin Hit and Destroyed, Falls on Tote Dirigible Which Also Fell was Labelled "Captured From the French." Amsterdam, March 3. (I. N. S.) A Zeppelin Is reported to have been destroyed while engaged in military enterprises, according to advices re ceived here today. The Zeppelin fell at Eghezee, Bel glum damagaing a number of houses and injuring 18 children. A dirigible balloon Is reported to have fallen at Maisaulm, labelled' as follows: "This dirigible was captured from the French." Smyrna Towns Bombarded. Paris, March 3. (L N. S.) Trav ersing more Oian 350 miles, allied aeroplanes have bombarded Bour- noba and Borderio, towns in the vi cinity of Smyrna, according to offi cial announcement here today. II. S. NATIONAL BANK IS PREPARING PLANS A Home Will Undoubtedly Be on Site Purchased at Sixth and Stark Streets, M new home for tho T'nitk.l Kioto National bank will undoubtedly be erected on the site recently purchased at thenorthwest corner of Sixth and Stark streets. A. E. Doyle, well known Pertland architect. Is now working on sketches and tentative plans, with cost esti mates, for several different types of buildings. "Any statement that we have decid ed on the kind of building that will be constructed, or know its cost, or know when we shall. begin construction, is entirely premature and unauthorised,-' eaid J. C. Alnsworth, president of the United States National, this morning. "We are simply Jookin into the building question. Mr. Doyie. the architect, is preparing several differ ent tentative sketches. "Tht Will h gmnm. mrmr ur, board ,ud,; bU s-mak; u recommendation to our stockholders In San Francisco. "Whether the site at Sixth and Stark is to be Improved by a building to be devoted solely to banking purposes, an office building, or a combination office and banking structure, has in no way been decided. "The whole proposition Is subject to the wishes of our California stock holders." In event lt ia deride tn nrnpA with Improvement of the building site work cannot be begun until July, when the lease on the frame buildings now mere expire. The United Ptf TM.Hnn.i chased the full quarter block at Sixth and Stark streets last week for a con sideration of 1276,000. Death Penalty Paid By Two in California Glenn Witt and Charles Oxnam Were Convicted of Xilllnr William Alex andar While Bobbing Bis Boas. Folsott Prison, CaL. March 3. (P. N. S.) Glenn Witt was hanged in the state penitentiary here today for the murder of William Alexander, wealthy Los Angeles attorney, who was killed -December 22, 1914, while Witt and Charles Oxnam were in tha act of burglarising the Alexander home. Oxnam Hanged at San Quentin. San Quentin Prison, Cal., March S. (P. N. 8.) Charles Oxnam was hanged here today for the murder of William Alexander. Wife Murderer Hanged. Osslning, N. T., March J. (I. N. S.) Protesting his innocence to th very last, Walter Watson of Brook lyn was electrocuted in Sing Sing today for the murder of his wife a year ago. Judge Shea Chosen For Chilean Position Pxssident WUsoa Will lead XnOlasas's Bam to Senate as Ambassador to , South American Country. Washington, March J. (L N. 8.) -President Wilson today nominated Judge J. H. Shea, justice of ths su preme court of Indiana, as ambassador to Chile. Twelve Are Indicted By the Grand Jury Grand Jury Indictments were re turned today against 11 persons. Six of these were secret. The open indict ments are: John Leahy, nonsupport; William i X ; Flood, larceny .' James Kelly, burglary; Lester Clark, forgery; Alex Danges Dranges. assault, and A. Nakano, assault.,. Two not 'true bills were found. v . , :.. j .. England Denies Mall Seizure. ': Washington,- March 3. (I. N. S. Tnroughu Sir Cecil- Spring-Rice, the British, ambassador, England ' today denied that, any diplomatic mail had been seised" from the liner 'iuew Amsterdam. " 1 . I . French Tragedian Dleal ?' Paris, March 3.- 1 1., N. S.) Mounot Sully, .tbs . famous actor, tragedian of the Comedie Francsise, Is dead, FOR NW BUILDING tmifii nmr mi liHVflLDHuL U COLO fill 10 BE STED UPON Oregon Case Supported by Testimony of Board of Naval Experts Who Made Investigation Years Ago. OBJECTION OF SHALLOW - WATER NOW REMOVED Disapproval of Secretary of Navy Seems to Block for Present Session. Washington, March 8. WASHING- - : TON BtTRfc.AU OF THE JOURNAL. With indorsements for the proposed naval base on the Col imWa river pour. Ing In .from Oregon, officials and o.--ganisatlo.ia, Ftcpresentatl ve Hawley will s-sk a hearing f-om the naval af fairs committee of the house on his bill appropriating 3.000,000 to estab lish it. Secretary Lanlelt' disapproval of the bil practically nullifies the hope of passing' such a measure at ths present session, especially as mei J- ; berg of t c house committee a;' known i to be opposed to such appro priations at this time. The aecre- tary pts his adverse report upon the ground! of the Urge naval building '. program outlined for the present year. Naval Experts to Be Quoted, . Besides the data coming from Ore gon, the committee will be referred te testimony recently given by Admiral Wlnslow, favoring a base at Astoria, and to the cogent reasons advanced ... by a board of naval experts report ing on the question in 1900. This board consisted of (,'aptaln. now Ad- mlral (Glass; Lieutenant Philip An drews and Homer TL Stanford, an army engineer, and in part, said: "The mouth of the Columbia river Is one- of the four points on the Pa cific coast of the United Stajea which affords safe harbor for moderate draft shippiag. It Is "the natural outlet for -an immense productive territory, and as a shipping point is Important be pstHCJhwJCcatte1rte'tltroogh, rail- , road communications. Important Strategic -Foist. "It.-; position, 550 miles from San Francisco and the only available point between Han Kranclno and Pu get sound, makes It highly im portant, from a strategic stand- (Coarluili-d 'n I'aee Two. Column Tre FEDERAL' COURT MEN -TO REMAIN ON BOARD OF PRIZE SHIP APPAM Action Is Held Not to Con flict With Declaration Ship Is Legal Prize, Washington, March 3. (I. N. .) Officers of the federal court will re main on board the German prize ship Appaan at Norfolk,-according to a de cision announced today by the stats department. The German government had asked that these officers be re moved. The department's action is based on the act that there is no precedent for instructing the department of justice to remove its officers, lt holds that there is no conflict between this de cision and its declaration that the Ap pam is' a legal German prise. Germany maintains that the real question is not one of ownership, but. of the sovereign rights of Germany,, and that the presence of court officers on board is a denial of sovereignty. LOCAL PRICES ON GRAIN Merchants' Exchange March quota tions: Wheat Bluestem, 1103 bd, $1.0 ask; fortyfoid, 95c bid, $1.0 ask; club. 93C bid, 99c ask; red fife, 3o bid, $1 ask; red Russian, 930 bid, II ask. Oats Feed, 120.00 bid. $26.00 ask. Barley Feed. $29.00 bid. Mlllstuffs Bran, $20.50 bid, $32.00 ask: shorts, $22.00. bid, $25.00 ask. Money to Loan , Desk for Sale Journal Want Ads never rest. They hustle business in thousands ' of homes and offices for those , who use them. See classified pages. . . . . : ' furniture for Sals S TRACTICALLx" new. solid oak,, . flat top desk. $15. Phone. . Xiaaasnss and Boats 4 SMALL' rnotorbost, equipped dirtT cheap for cash. - .,..-,. -;;-. ::' JSosey te loan j750 per cent; no commission, 'Th: dalljf ' circulation of Ths Joual , in Portland and Port land's trade radius exceeds that oTHhe inornfii paper by several Sousands and is practically j per ent greater than its near est afternoon contemporary., . v ? A- .A