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VOL. XIV. NO. 313.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 0f 1916. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON YRAIXS AHS KIWI
STANDS FITS CXVTS
DIESlLft
OVER BORDER
Between 17 and 20 Ameri
cans, Including Five Sol
diers, and More Than 50
Mexicans Are Killed in Bat
tle at Columbus, IM. M.
DOZEN CITIZENS SHOT
. BY VILLA'S RAIDERS
Night Attack Made by Mexi
can Bandit Leader and a
Force of Several Hundred
of His Men on American
Border Town.
Washington, March 9. (U. Pr)
State department dispatches this morn
jng declared American troops crossed
the international boundary and entered
Mexico in pursuit of fleeing: Villlstaa
after the raid on Columbus, N. M.
The state department is considering
asking; Qarranza to permit United
States troops to join him in running
down Villa and other bands in Mexico.
Columbus, N. M.. March 9. T. N.
B.) (By telephone from El Paso)
Arthur McKinney, foreman of the
Palomas ramch in Chihuahua, has been
hanged. Telephonic advice to this
effect was received here today. A
man named Corbett. James O'Neill
and J. J. Moorevachant. a rancher, all
Americans, and an unidentified Ameri
can; are reported to have8 been shot
and their bodies burned near Chi
huahua.
"Columbus, N. M.. March 9. (L N.
8.) Between IT and 20 American cit
izens and mora than 60 Mexicans were
killed in battle hare -early today when
forces at- General Francisco Villa, the
Mexican bandit, raided this city.
1 1 .Five American soldiers and fully a
loosen American citizens fell in the
f (Concluded on Pag Four. Column Tbree)
PERMISSION ASKED OF
- TO CROSS THE BORDER
Unofficial Reports Say Troops
f Have Already Crossed Into
i- Mexico After Villa,
Washington, March 9. (I. N. S.)
American troops are going to "get
General Francisco Villa and his sup-
Iporters who today killed 14 Americans
at Columbus. N. H.
iThis assurance was given this aft
ernoon when the United States govern
ment asked,, permission of General
Venustiano Carranza to invade Mexico
for this purpose.
While government officials refused
to say Just what would be done in the
event of . the request being refused,
they plainly Intimated that the Unit-
red States Intends to act regardless of
Carranza s attitude.
Dispatches from the border this
afternoon confirmed reports that
American troops already have crossed
the border. War department officials
were without official advices to this
effect, but it was stated that no order
calling American troops "back from
Mexico" would be issued at this time,
Forman announcement that "Gen
eral Francisco Villa was In charge of
2Mh force at Columbus, N, M., was
imade by the state department this
afternoon.
Reign of Terror Planned.
. Washington. March 9. (I.. N. S.)
That the raid on Columbus, N. M., is
nly the opening incident -In a reign
of terror planned for the American
'border towns by Villa was declared
here today by a prominent official of
the department of justice.
i ; Those Implicated In the Columbus
raid are known to belong to a band of
Mexicans who planned a new govern
ment in tower California and their
plan is said to include the seizing of
a lon- atrip or territory along the bor.
der. .
Agents of the department of Justice
have received orders to cooperate with
the military forces In running down all
armed Mexicans who cross the border.
fr Fight Starts in House.
frfWashineton March 9. (I. N. S.)
Heated discussion of the Mexican sit'
uation developed in the house today as
a result, of the battle at Columbus,
n; m.
I Representative Mondell of Wyoming
declared thta the administration had
made no attempts to protect Ameri
cans in Mexico or on the - border and
that "this latest outrage shows it."
4. Representative Foster . of Illinois
took issue with Mondell and declared
that the administration was justified
in not sending thousands of American
boys to Mexico to be sacrificed for the
property of a few Individuals.
w.t .. ; . i -
" Fall ta Attack Policy.
"Washington."' .March, 9 U. , P.)
Learning of the ViUiata raid at Co
lumbus, N, Senator Tall thi after-
MEXICO
TROOPS
FRANCISCO VILLA, reported at head of band of 600 Mex
icans who crossed American border last night, attacked
Columbus, N. M., and were driven back after a battle'
with American cavalry. .
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THE
CHAIRiMAN OF STATP
PORTLAND
FARMERS
Fred N, Wallace, of the Tumalo Project, Is Chosen Sec
retary by Unanimous Vote
at First Session of Salem
State Capitol, Salem, Or., March 9.
By a vote of 35 to 31 the Oregon Irri
gation, Drainage and Rural Credits
conference this morning elected A. I
Mills, president of the First National
Bank of Portland, temporary chairman
over J. T. Brown, president of the Far
mers Union of Oregon.
C. E. Spence, master of the State
grange, nominated Mr. Brown, assert
ing that the conference involved mat
ters of greater importance to farmers
than to any other class.
C. C. Chapman of Portland nom
inated Mr. Mills, arguing In his sup
port that the proposition which would
be decided upon at the conference
would have to have financial sup
port, as well as the support of the
people. He contended that the con
ference should have a chairman known
all over Oregon. Mr. Mills has a fi
nancial record known all over the
state, he declared.
HI sing Vote Taken.
A rising vote of accredited delegates
was taken on the proposition.
Mr. Mills was escorted to the hair
by Senator Lair Thompson of Lake
county and by Mr. Brown.
Mr. Mills thanked the conference for
the honor conferred, and the confer
ence proceeded to the election of a sec
retary, Fred N. Wallace, of the Tumalo
project, being chosen unanimously.
noon began gathering information for
a renewed attack on the administra
tion's Mexican policy. Senator Borah
also took steps to attack the president's
stand.
Fall will conduct his campaign on
the theory that T the administration
strictly enforces American rights on
the high seas but fails to maintain
American rights at all -along the
southern border.
Lansing Sees Arrendondo.
Washington, March 9. Ellse Ar
rendondo, General Carranza's repre
sentative at Washington, today held
a conference with Secretray Lansing
in answer to the tatter's urgent call.
Following the conference, Arrendondo
refused to discuss it. other than to
say the the general situation In
Mexico waa the main topic.
Portland Is After
Shriners' Conclave
KUe Temple of Seattle and Al Xader
Temple of Portland to Jo la Sands
la the Campaign.
Nile Temple of Seattle, Nobles of the
Ulystic Shrine,' will join forces with Al
Kader Temple of Portland. In its fight
to bring the 1917 . conclave of the
! Shrine to the Oregon metropolis. f
r- in return ror the support given Seat
tle In Its efforts to secure the 1916
conclave, Nile Temple bas pledged It
self to the support of Al Kader'e posi
tion. Four delegates will represent
Nile at the imperial council meeting
at Buffalo In Jury. - x -
Delegates from Al Kader Temple are
G. W. Stapleton, Captain Wllliaji Da
vis, John Hall and H. Tv Hutchinson.
Efforts 'are .being made to, send' the
Arab Patrol of 24 men and the Al
Kader band of 32 men.: - .
BANKER
WlfJ
S
M
CANDIDATE AS TEMPORARY
:-, Y-r:,
CREDITS!
of the Delegates Present
Meeting,
Mr. Mills asked for a little time to
consider the appointment of commit
tees of five on credentials and organ
ization and permanent order of busl-
i.ees, and called Mr. Brown to the chair
to preside while the conference heard
speakers on the program.
Bean- Opposes State Aid.
Senator L. E. Bean of Lane county,
was opposed to state aid for irrigation,
drainage or rural credits. He advo- ,
carted the German community system, i
whereby the lands of the community
are alone liable, but where certificates
covering the tracts are as valid as
money and circulated freely. He de
clared that the success of the cooper
ative systems of Europe is due in a
large degree to- the principle of self-
help.
Much propaganda work will be nec-1
essary in America before our farmers
can be brought to fully, appreciate the
benefits of cooperative credit,' he con
tinued. "Leading authorities are
a unit In condemnation of - state aid
and in favor of self-help."
However, Mr. Bean was willing to
admit there might be good sense In
backing the projects.
"It may be wise policy to put the
credit of the state back of these com
munity projects." he said. "In some
Concluded on Pice Fire, Column Six.)
Teal Resigns His
Conservation Place
Governor withycombe Appoints P. W.
Knlkey, of Portland, to Succeed acr.
Teal, Who Has Been Chairman.
State Capitol, Salem, Or., March 9.
Joseph N. Teal, of Portland, today re
signed aa a member of the Oregon Con
servation Commission. He has been a
member of the commission since its
creation in 1909, and has. been chair
man. Mr. Teal resigned because, he says,
pressure of other duties makes it im
possible for him to continue as a mem
ber. Governor Withycombe expressed
much regret in accepting Mr. Teal's
resignation, and appointed F. W. Mul
key, of Portland, as his successor.
Steel Corporation
To Add Great Plant
Tnbe Plant to Cost $23 000,000 and
Doable Working' Poroe Voted; Hakes
$53,000,000 la Hew Construction,
Garyi Ind., March . CI. N. 8.) An
addition of $26,000,000 to the plant of
the United States Steel corporation at
Gary was - announced today. Former
Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the
hoard of directors, wired the local of
ficers that the board had last voted to
build a first class tube plant at Gary.
Within the last six months the United
States Steel corporation has author
ized $53,000,000 in new construction at
Gary alone.
",'When the new plant la In operation
It estimated', that Gary's force- of
workingmen, 'now 20.000 In ' number.
Will bo 405100. - ; :'
GERMANY HAS
E
0 PORTUGAL
Terms Her "Vassal of Eng
land With Whom England's
Wishes Are Paramount to
All Other Considerations."
ACT FOLLOWS REFUSAL
TO RETURN STEAMERS
Long List of Alleged Viola
tions of Neutrality Given
Out by Germans.
Berlin, March 9. Germany has de
clared war on Portugal. Refusal of
Portugal to return to Germany tho
interned ships recently commandeered.
) led to definite measures yesterday
afternoon, when formal announcement
was made that a state of war existed
between the two countries.
Germany's formal declaration of war
was handed to the " Portugal govern
ment at Lisbon by the German min
ister, and simultaneously Foreign
Minister Von Buelow handed his pass
ports to- the Portuguese minister m
Berlin.
Because of the ship seizures which
the declaration of war asserted were
the "gravest breach of its neutrality
and of Its special treaties," Germany
declared it was obliged to give up its
former attitude of forbearance which
had been maintained hitherto because
of f'ortugal'c "awkward situation.'
Breaches Are Enumerated.
The official German notification
enumerated a long series of alleged
breaches of Portuguese neutrality.
Among these were the granting of free
passage through Mozambique, use of
Portuguese ports by British warships
for a longer time than is permitted to
neutrals; use of Maderla as a British
base, and Portuguese attacks on Ger
mans In German West Africa, German
South Africa and Angola.
The statement further cited Insults
directed against vGennan-members of
the Portuguese NMMtfnanVyJthout
reprimand.
D WAR
According to threatr,trt ?ermantf snoolun1fSTntr?r Ths depart
(Concluded .on Pice rh-e, Celunm Two.)
SCOUT CRUISERS AND
SHIPS FORMED FLEET
Trawlers Are Believed to
Have Mistaken These for
German Dreadnaughts.
Amsterdam, March 9. (U. P.)
Several fast German scout cruisers,
accompanied by speedy auxiliary ves
sels disguised with false funnels, con
ducted a successful reconnaisance tn
the North sea and returned without
encounterinr British warships, Berlin
dispatches asserted. toaa.y.
It is believed trawlers wnich saw
these cruiser mistook "them for dread
naughts ana reported the main German
battle fleet at sea. ' Cms Dutch skipper
reported Zeppelins and submarines ac
companied the squadron. This ex
plains stories about a great German
fleet leaving Kiel, seeking the British.
British Are Disappointed.
London, March 9. (L N. S.) There
is a feeling of disappointment through
out the British isles at the news that
the German warships again have re
turned to their base without trying
conclusions with the British fleet. Re
ports early in the week that the
kaiser's battle fleet had taken to sea :
gave rise to intense excitement as
news of the battle believed imminent
was awaited.
Reports that the Teuton warships
spent at least two days on their cruise
ire accepted as true. Color to the be
lief is lent by the action of the Brit
ish admiralty in closing all ports and
harbors of the Shetland islands to all
vessels except those entering for ex
amination or belonging to the entente
powers, until further notice.
. Speculation is rife as the reason for
the German fleet's -dash to sea. Some
believe the fleet was engaged in man
euvers as a prelude to a huge naval
battle. Others are of the opinion that
the sortie was to mask the escape of a
number of commerce raiders.
Drug Use in United
States Increases
Statistics Show 90 Per Cent of Mor
phine and Cocaine Are Used la
XTnited States and England.
San Francisco. March 9. U. P.)
The use of the drugs in the United
States is on the increase. Ninety per
cent of the users of morphine and co
caine in the world are Americans and
English. Less than 19 per cent drug
users are Germans, French; Italians
and Russians. .
This was the statement of Louis
Zeb. secretary of - the state 1 board of
pharmacy today. Zeh is In possession
of statistics showing the use of drugs
among races "throughout the world. -
"The yellow races won't touch mor
phine and cocaine," said Secretary Zen.
"Americans and English monopolize
Its use.1 This is because they are
pleasure-loving races Indulging in late
hours and take it 'for their nerves to
allow them to sleep during the day."
DISGUISED
AUXILIARY
Baker Takes
Up His Duties
As Secretary
New War Secretary Confers With
General Soott and President on
' Mexican Situation.
Washington, March 9. (L N. S.)
Newton D. Baker of Cleveland. Oslo.
took up his duties as secretary of
war at 11 o'clock today.
A few minutes later he was going
over the reports of the killing or
American citizens at Columbus, N. M..
with General Hugh D. Scott, chief of
staff of the United States rmy, who
has been acting as secretary of war
for a month.
Mr. Baker conferred for 20 minutes
wiin President Wilson. After leaving
the White House he went to the office
of Secretary of tho Navy Daniels, who
escorted him to the war department
offices and introduced his subordi
nates to him.
The oath of office was adminis
tered by John R. Randolph, who holds
a lieutenant s commission rrom Abra
ham Lincoln.
Secretary of War Baker then signed
the commission which previously had
been signed by President Wilson and
Secretary of State Lansing.
una tells a wild
TALE OF 'HOUNDING'
BY FEDERAL AGENTS
He Insists Department of
Justice Real Conspirators
in Land Grant Frauds,
Washington, March 9. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
"The department of justice, as consti
tuted three years ago, are the real con
spirators in the alleged frauds in the
Oregon-California land grants."
' So declared S. A. E. Puter to the
bouse public lands committee here, to-
The department,,., ht added.
houldcfial-ganolndJctJtself. Then
ment or the interior likewise bad a
band in the alleged conspiracy."
Puter went Into detail, telling how
he has been "bounded," presenting affi
davits from attorneys and applicants
interviewed by government agents,
who said the agents represented they
were close to Colonel House and Thorn
as Tumulty, the president's private
secretary. He said he complained of
his treatment at the various depart
ments but got no satisfaction; all
standing together, he declared, to en
able the attorney general to "put
over" the amendment to the Chamber
lain bill giving 80,000 acres under
executory contract to the Smith
lumber interests.
Postoffice inspectors were also on
his trail, he said. Men he "exposed,
in the land frauds, he supposes, were
responsible for poisoning the mind of
United States Attorney Reamu.
Puter protested against an early clos
ing to the hearings. He said George
A. Knight, noted California orator and
lawyer, Is coming to present the clalrae
of the applicants, and attorneys from
Tacoma and elsewhere want hearings.
He ridiculed statutes heretofore placed
on timber, declaring it cannot be sold
for over 14,000,000, 80 per cent of the
land being too sparsely timbered to
sell as timber land.
Charles Simon of Minneapolis, an
attorney representing applicants to
purchase, and County Judge Glllett of
Josephine county, Oregon, will be
heard Monday or Tuesday.
Congressman From
West Virginia Dies
Representative Brown, Husband of
Ixetta Jewell, Actress, Passes Away
as Result of Paralysis.
Washington. March 9. (I. N. S.)
Representative Brown, aged 59 years.
of West Virginia, died, here today of
Daralvsis. He married Miss Izetta
Jewell, the actress.
English Farms Flooded.
London, March 9. (1. N. S.) Hun
dreds .have been made homeless and
thousands of acres of farm lands In
southwestern England inundated as a
result of the overflow of rivers, caused
by continued heavy snowfalls.
Engineering Work
Is Filling a Niche
In Local Industry
Stories of great Institutions
t doing great things In a great 4S
$ way have formed a large per- $
centage of the "Nothing the
Matter With Portland" articles ' t
that appear daily on the editor- is
4 lal page of The Journal. To-
day's installment, treating of
the Columbia Engineering
4 Works at Linston, Is highly in-
spiriting. The .-iTatlve is ad-
'ditionaliy gratifying from the it
$ fact that the present augmented
4 activities of the big plant -re- 1t
0 fleet the accepted and iodubit-
able fact that the lumber In-
dostry Is rounding back into
$ form. Besides, ths volume of
3 business reported, and the pay &
lit scale as well, render testimony
to a fact which The Journal
$ most steadfastly maintains, $
that there is "Nothing the Mat-
ter With Portland."
' it
VAUX IS TAKEN
BY GERMS III
VERDUH ATTACK
Fort de Vaux, Village of Vaux
and Adjoining Positions
Are Captured, According to
Berlin Statement Today.
FRENCH LOSSES REACH
70,000 TO 80,000 MEN
Paris Statement Does Not
Admit Loss of Vaux; Says
Drive Checked. ,
Berlin, March 9. (U. P.1) Continu
ing their advance on Verdun, the Ger
mans have captured Fort de Vaux, the
village of Vaux and adjoining posi
tions, it was officially claimed today.
French losses ir. the Verdun fighting
are now between 70,000 and 80,000, ac
cording to the estimate of Major Mor-
hat, noted critic.
Vaux Is Mass of Ruins.
Berlin, March 9. (I. N. S.) Cap
ture of the village of Vaux on the
western frontier was claimed in an of
ficial statement issued from the war
office today.
The official statement admits the
loss- to the French of a trench in
the Champagne district.
"Vaux," says the official statement,
'was a mass of ruins when it wax
occupied by our infantry. Fort Vaux
lies one-half mile south of the vil
lage of that name.
"Vaux is one-fourth of a mile south
east of the village of Douaumont, and
represents a quarter of a mile ad
vance for our troops."
Claim Drive Is Halted.
Paris, March 9. (I. N. S.) The
great German drive around Verdun on
the western front has been halted, 'ac
cording to claims set forth in today's
communications. Not only are the
French lines holding everywhere, but
the allied troops are preparing to as
sums the offensive in the vicinity of
the village of Betbincourt. Repulse
of the kaiser's forces everywhere was
claimed.
"In the Argonne district." says the
communique, "our artillery is tcontin
ping Its bombardment of the enemy's
line, particularly near Nantillers.
"West of the Meuse the enemy at
tempted several night attacks, seeking
to overcome our artillery preparations,
but our curtains of fire stopped the
Germans.
"In the Corbeaux forest renewed ef
forts of the enemy failed to dislodge
us from the large space of reconquered
ground. East of the Meuse the battle
continues with terrific violence. The
Germans made several attacks with
powerful forces against our positions
between Beaumont and the village of
Vaux. Despite the violence of their
artillery and infantry assaults, the
enemy was unable to break through
our lines.
"Some German infantry penetrated
momentarily the village of Vaux but
they were immediately expelled at the
point of the bayonet.
"Intermittent artillery duels without
any Infantry attacks are in progress in
the Wortre district.
"In a surprise attack west of the La
Pretre forest we took 20 prisoners."
Joffre Not Worried.
Washington, March 9. (I. N. 8.)
"Don't worry; Joffre isn't tearing his
hair," was the answer that came to a
cable Inquiry about Verdun sent by
an .official of one of the entente em
bassies to a friend in the war office
of his government.
Aviation Inquiry Is
Approved by Senate
Resolution Outgrowth of Scandal la
Saa Slego Aviation School Affairs
and of Ooodler C ourtmartial.
Washington, March 9. (I. N. 8.)
The senate today passed the Robinson
resolution caning iur a iuu in v enna.
tion of the army aviation corps by a
joint committee of the bouse and sen
ate. The house must pass the measure
before it becomes effective.
The Robinson demand for an investi
gation grew out of the charges of in
competence and favoritism at the San
Diego, Cal., aviation school and also
out of the courtmartlal of Colonel
Goodier at San Francisco which re
sulted from incidents at the San Diego
school.
t Two Cutters Provided
Washington, March 9. (I. N. S.)
The senate today passed the bill appro
priating $700,000 for the purchase of
two steam coast guard cutters for use
on the Pacific and Alaskan coasts.
Armor Plate Bill Ixst.
Washington, March 9. (I. N. S.)
The senate today, by a vote of 65 to
10, decided that it would not consider
Senator Tillman's bill appropriating
$11,000,000 for the establishment of a
government armor plant. The senate
unanimously consented to rote on Till
man's armor bill March 21.
rormer Local Pastor
Dies in Minnesota
Rev. Hugh O. Beeman. prominent St.
Paul, Minn., pastor, who filled White
Temple pulpit here January 30 -and
February 6, died in his St, Paul home
Monday afternoon. .About three weeks
ago Rev. Mr,7 Beeman suffered a aery
ous breakdown, and has been confined
to his home sine that time,. - -
LO.O.F.Orders
Plans for Fine
Lodge Building
Samaritan's Members Say Construc
tion Will Start Immediately After
Designs Are Accepted.
Samaritan lodge No. 2, I. O. O. F,
last night authorized L. E. Carter,
chairman of the building committee,
to have plans drawn for a modern
four-story fireproof building for lodge
purposes, to be built on property pur
chased some time ago at Tenth and
Salmon streets. Until the plans and
specifications are accepted actual au
thorization for construction will not oe
made. Members say, however, that the
building will in all probability be start
ed within a few months. The grand
lodge has wanted for a long time a
fireproof building for a. headquarters
in which its records may be kept, and
it will be with the idea of housing
the grand lodge as well as itself
that Samaritan's plans will be de
signed. WATER BONDS OFFER
SETS A NEW RECORD;
Price Made by Lumbermens
Trust Co, Is ,99257 for the
Issue of $125,000,
Water bonds sold by the city today
brought the highest price received in
many years for this kind of municipal
bonds. The entire issue of $135,000,
on which bids were received, will oe
probably awarded to the Lumbermen's
Trust company, which .offered .99257
for the issue. This was the highest
price received.
The prices offered surprised city
officials and were better than even
those offered for the auditorium bonds
sold February 21. The best' price sub
mitted for the auditorium bonds was
.9844. The water bonds pay 4 . per
cent interest as do th auditorium
bonds.
The. sale brought out many bidders
who had not offered prices in recent
bond sales. The award will be made
by ths Council probably tomorrow. The
bonds are to provide money for the
purchase of the St. Johns water plant
from the St. Johns Waterworks 4
Lighting company. The bidders and
prices follow:
E. H. Rollins & Son, .975; Lumber
men's Trust company, .99257; John E.
Price & Co., .9821; Henry Teal, .9758;
Cropley, McGaragle & Co., Boston,
96S62; Mercantile Trust company and
Mississippi Valley Trust company, lit.
Louis, .9904; Morris Brothers and Har
ris Trust & Savings company, .9856;
Clark, Kendall & Co., .9561: Sidney,
Spitzer & Co., Toledo, .97 6, and Cum-
mlngs, Frudden & Co., Toledo, .9853.
Frank H. Buck Dead
From Heart Disease
Was President of Booth-Kelly Lumber
Company, of Eugene, and Prominent
ta California Financial Affair.
San Francisco, March 9. Frank H.
Buck, cluDman. capitalist and owner of
big oil. fruit, lumber and land Interests
of California, died today in his apart
ments at the Fairmont hotel here or
heart disease, after a week's illness.
Buck was one of the organizers, vice-
president and director of the Associat
ed Oil company of California, and was
a director in a dozen other California
corporations. He founded and owned
the Frank H. Buck Fruit & Shipping
company, of Fresno. He was a direc
tor in the Bakcrsfleld Iron Works, the
Rodeo Land & Water company, and the
California Fruit Distributors.
Buck was president or tne uootn
Kelly Lumber company of Eugene, Or.,
and owned big lumber interests In
this state and Oregon. He was an
authority on deciduous fruits and
owned orchards in many parts of the
state.
Frank 11. Buck was never active
in the affairs of the Booth-Kelly Lum
ber company, but he had been presi
dent of the corporation for a great
many years. He was a former partner
nr r.nr TI Kellv of the Whitmer-
Kelly company of this city. He was
57 years old and formerly mane nia
home at Vacaville.
Vancouver Flooded
And Schools Close
Vancouver, B. C March 9. (U. P.)
All Vancouver schools are closed to
day, trains are tied up on every rail
road line running into the city and
basements are flooded, necessitating
the aid of the fire department engines
to tump them out, as the result of -ths
heaviest rainfall in this section in
many years.
Since Monday night the downpour
has been continuous. Eight and a half
inches of rain had fallen up to noon
today.
Libel feuit Is Settled
Outside of Courts
London, March 9. (L N, S.) The
libel suit of George Gordon Moors, De
trolt street railway promoter, against
Hueltons company, newspaper proprie
tors, was withdrawn today. The case
is to be settled outside the courts.
A newspaper owned by the Hoeltone
company rinted a story to the effect
that Mooie had obtained military in
formation while at ths : front as the
guest of Sir John French, former com-mander-ini-Chlef
of tb British force.
The- accusation was: denied from? the
witness stand,
OFFICIALS
SURPRISED
PORTLAND RATE
CASE WILL GET
II FI HEARING
Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Harlan Says He
Believes Proper Move Be
ing Made to Give Facts.
HE WROTE OPINION
IN THE ASTORIA CASE
Regret Expressed That Port
land Was Not Party to
Original Hearing.
Washington, March 9. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Harlan, who wrote the opinion of the
commission In the Astoria rate case,
believes that the Initiation of a new
case by Portland to bring out all the
facts affecting that city in the north
west rate situation, lg a proper move.
As be will bo called on to sit as a
Judge In any proceeding that may be
brought. Commissioner Harlan natural
ly will not discuss In advance the ques
tions that Portland may raise in such
a tafce. He was not averse, however,
to talking over the Astoria case in a
general way.
"The commission gave the Astoria,
case long and careful consideration,"
he said. "I may say that it received
unusual attention in consultation
among the commissioners. It was re
garded as one or great Importance.
Consideration of Portland.
"The commission- was not without
precedent in taking into consideration
a community that was not a direct
party to the proceeding. In fact, there
frequently arise cases in which it be
comes necessary to consider interests
not brought directly before the com
mission. "The statements in the opinion as
to the position of Portland historically
in the rate structure of the north
west, is based upon the record to ths
case. I expect to look very care-
(Concluded on Pf Two. Column Oe)
JAPANESE ALLIANCE
WITH KAISER GIVEN
SUPPORT BY PAPERS
Tokio Press Suggests Break
With Entente Allies Owing
to Friction Over China,
Toklo, March 9. (I. N. 8.) Inti
mations that Japan may break away
from the entente and renew her friend
ship with Germany are appearing in
some of the Japanese newspapers.
This action is suggested by antag
onism among the entente powers to
Japan's accomplishment of her ambi
tions in China.
It is unofficially reported that ne
gotiations are proceeding for a re
vision of the Anglo-Japanese alliance'
with reference to China. Japan, it is
understood, desires to have removed
the restrictions ' placed upon her con
duct in China by clause 2 of the pre
amble to the treaty.
(The second clause of the preamble
to the Anglo-Japanese treaty provides
for: "The preservation of the common
Interests of all powers in China by
insuring the independence and integri
ty of the Chinese empire and the prin
ciple of equal opportunity for the
commerce and industry of all nations
in China.") '
Many Japanese papers have been ad
vocating a Russian alliance, evidently
as a counter poise. The Japan Times
today displays prominently the asser
tion, emanating from German sources,
the "unless entente antagonism to Ja
pan in China ceases Japan may re
consider her present foreign rela
tions." The Times adds:
"Many Japanese may be driven to
believe it wise to renew their friend
ship with Germany, who is ready to
overlook what Japan does in China."
The Violet Ray
Two Houseboats
found ad did the Job. See paf?
on east side he wasted no time in
a, vain effort to find them. He
advertised, and a Journal lost and
found ad did the lob. She pages
15 and If.
Wnrses 60
TRAINED" nurse. Ladies. I give
massage, violet ray electrical
treatments, your home or mine.
Xaaehs aad Boats 4 "
TWO houseboats for sals or trade, .
any thins useful.
Pumlshed Booms 70
THREE furnished front rooms,
close in. east sld. home. com
forts, reasonable. -
The dally circulation of Tha
Journal In Portland and It traew
radius exterds that of the morn
In paper by several thousands
and is practically 40 per ent
greater' than its nearest afternoon ;
contemporary., -,