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VOL. XV. NO. 9. PfYPTT.ArJTV '-. n-PTTYlriM ' TTTTTRTIAV .PArRrJTrJCV i - -, x General Pershing Announces Carranzistas Severely De- - . a a . m m feated Bandit Leader in Battle at Namiquipa. AMERICAN AVIATOR IS : BADLY INJURED BY FALL Lieutenant Thomas Bowen of Aviation Corps Drops With Aeroplane. Army Aviator Talis. El Paso. ' Texas, March 21. CU. P.) Lieutenant Thomas S. Bowen, of the American expe ditionary force has been ser iously injured "somewhere in Mexico," it was announced to day. His aeroplane fell while he was scouting for Vlllistae. Bowen went from San Antonio to Join the expedition. This is the first time on rec ord that an American army aviator has been injured In act ive service. at - Two Aeroplanes Xrfrt. Columbus, N. M.. March 21. Advices received here this aft erfnoon say that two aero planes of the first squadron have been lost in flight from here for the front In Mexico. No mention was made in the dispatch of tire identity of the aviators in charge of the two missing machines. San AntoniV Texas, March 21. announced he had a&ked the war department to kItb him additional trannm. mn rw mtiM daAn.,nn. tect General Pershing's danger onsly thin" line of communication. i Funston refused to' make public , the number of troopa needed. Ha aid he preferred Washingiorl' tb farnlBb. that lnf ormation. . ' V Fnnston did not state whom he regarded as possible enemies ne cessitating the use of additional troops. The reinforcements " re quired consist of cavalry and in f entry - and probably of artillery also, ; f Thirty thousand soldiers are now in -Funston's district, but most pf them are needed for patrol duties. Funston had no word from Per shing this afternoon. His latest advices placed Villa in the La Washington informed Funston that $20,000 had been placed to his credit to be used in employing guides, scouts and interpreters.- Villa Is Defeated. El Paso. Texas. March 2 (U. P. General John J. Pershing wirelessed his Carranzistas vesterdav uvnlv mountains. Few Hours May Tell. Ban Antonio. Texas, March 21. IT. il.y "On the map It looks as if Fran cisco Villa might be In hot water," said Major-General Fred Funston today. The next few hours may tell the story. We must not forget he still has free movement In a Dig lot of country where fie knows every trail and cow path." Wireless messages received at head quarters here after Villa's first brush ith the constitutionalists Indicated hat he and his men were near Las ""races, while American cavalry closed n. on them by galloping for Lake IBabricora. Carmen and El Valle. If It is true that Villa is moving horth, as Indicated, it seems that he rnuat be hard pressed, army men be- Iieve. iis original plan was apparent y a flight straight south. f Col. Dodd Chasing Villa. I El Ftdo, Texas. March 21. (U. P.) Colonel Dodd's swiftly moving cavalry sreporTea wraay on a zorced march oward Namiquipa. to reinforce Gen- feral Cane's Carranzistas, who are en gaged in a fierce running fieht with Francisco Villa and his followers. Encircled by Carranzistas and Ameri ans, "Villa Is apparently desnerateiv rylng to reach JSanta Clara canyon, in ne uuerrero mountains zo miles east f Namiquipa. Absence of any news rom the battlefield since. Juarez late esterday received first word that Villa Vas at bay led to fears that he might ave out through the flying ring and cached a position of temporary safety. Villa So Taken. At 9:15 a. m. today General Gavlra aid he had not been advised of the esulf of fighting: at Namiquipa. , Aji tmosphere of : suspense was notice- bis. In Ei Paso military, and civil ttrcles. A. belief was ; growing;, thati pe reported . engagement.- wouia not irove decisive, v' ' . ' I Asked if Villa had been killed or Vptured, Gavlra replied , "no" to both EM1S. ' is- -; . - . . . -' i -, ; leral Garcia visited Gavtra'a head ers at Juares to learn how .the kttle came out.r ,':.Ha was itold that brnmurilcation with Namiquipa- had teen cut . off. GSvlra' said he did no now where the break was hot asserted (Ceecluded ea Page Tn, Oeluui OaeJ PURSUIT OF VILLA IN MEXICO (1) Where, the American troops were stationed on the border. . (2) Route taken by Villa after attack on Columbus, N: M. (3) Car- ranza troops closing in on bandits. Namiquipa, scene of bat tle, is near bottom of map. ; '- '; VATER PROBLEMS TO BE FACED BY TROOPS Correspondent Sends inter esting Details' of Expedi tion; Boy Is Mascot, New York, March 21. (I. N. 8.) morning I io .New lorn 'limes this prints the following: "On Pershing's line of march in the Mexican desert, March 20. (By Cour ier to Columbus, N. M.) Pancho Villa's dead, those who succumbed from wounds in the attack on Colum bus, lie among the cactus even here (deleted by censor) miles from the the scene, of the fighting. "Riding out from Columbus toward Perahlnc's column some miles above, the Times correspondent found two or three dead, one sprawled face upward upon a outte, another lying; in a . little valley near a dry stream. Near by each grazed his horse. Jaded and abandoned Villa horses are every where in' this north Chihuahua dis trict: Too . weak almost to . eat. they stagger like- blind things through the sage and cactus. Boy Xtws Away to Join. "Near the -camp at (deleted), where United States troops are bivouacked. we found nearly a dozen of Villa's horses, some of them nearly recovered. "The correspondents now making their way to the front are planning to capture horses tor pack animals. - "The troops In the field now have a mascot.' He is Knox Lloyd,, IS years old, the son of a cattleman near Phoe nix. Ariz- Sent to a military school at Meridian, Miss., Knox became so im bued with militarism that he rn away to Columbus, stole a ride on a train here with (deleted) cavalry, now at (Coeelnded on Page Thirteen. Column Two) Orders for Building 500 Cars Confirmed Great Northern Kail road Company to Kits rwdght Oars Bnlliki Xfila'to Share tm Basta . - . - Orders for material for the. construc tion of C00 freight cars have been placed with the Duncan lumber com pany of this city by the Great North ern railroad. : ."The order calls for ap proximately $,000,000 feet of fir. The Business wui be distributed among mills In this, district. Announcement or the placing of an order by the rail road company was made from Seattle last week. . -. , r"" The Duncan Lumber company has also accepted orders for about .4.000,- uo xeei ox nr to go to continental Eu. rope. It will be shipped by way of tha Panama canal If . the ' waterway is thrown open for traffic next -month "as expected, . otherwise it , will be sent acroas the continent by rail for-trans- shipment across the Atlantic. ? 5 QnnnienioBa .-Txied.'? Jewxork.-March, J1.KI. 3?8: jusxice enearn, in the criminal branch of- the "supreme ' court, has; set iAprll 3 as. the date of the trial of Onisnns Arlchlello, Frank Ferrera and Joseph and Antpnio. Zafarone. alleged gunmen, accused ot t having murdered Burnet Baff.-The four were caught after a chase of mora than IS .months.. They win oa. urea separately, - POVER TO CALL OUT House Adopts Amendment to Hay Bill Authorizing Call ing Reserves at Any Time Washington, March 21. No objection was made by Representative Hay chairman of the committee on military affairs, when, the house today adopted without debate Kahn' .amendment to the army bill, authorizing the president at any time to call into active service the 60,000 reserves provided, for In the army bill. Acceptance of the Kahn amendment is regarded as a concession to the ad vocates of a big army. Kahn also tried to force Into the Hay bill the en' listment provisions of the Chamber lain senate bill service of three years with the colors and - four years with the reserves. This amendment was defeated, . however, the vote standing 113 to 101. , Big Army Mea Win Victory. Gardner's substitute amendment pro viding for discharge into he reserve after one year's efficient service in the regular army, carried 128 to 117 This was the big, army advocates' first victory on a contested point. - Passage before adjournment of the Hay and Tillman mlliUrry bills in the house and senate . was the hope of leaders today. , A final vote on the armor plate measure this afternoon is certain. Voting on the amendments begins at 4 p. m. Dispostion Of Representative Hay'i army increase bill is rather more doubtful. There is a chance that work on it may be completed today, but it Is considered more probable the vote will be taken Thursday, as it will not be considered tomorrow. ' TUlmaa yaeasur Approved. Senators Penrose and Oliver were expected to make their final stand (Concluded oc Pf Two. Column Tarej Portland Gement Mill at Oswego Soon to Operate - "Cement" . Is a name given to ' K'the produce of certain ' argil- ! ' -leceoua stones, after calclna- t ion, which will., set rapidly ln the air," becoming . a hard ad- , heslve substance in abort time,' and will -also set under ; water, both without admixture s of any other substance. . ' -"Argillaceous"' means, simply i tVIay-Uk:e." Oregon has plenty ' of that-, particular geological formation, . bot.' nothing,- .has f,st "heretofore been dons to utilise; Si i it, and vast sums have 'been gent out of the stats for wnat : ; should have been produced -at home. - - . ' , , . J - All this Is now to be changed. " and - the manner of "the r c&ang- i ing is described On the editorial : page of this issue o,The Jour- . - nal under the -title rNothing i: the ; Matter --With ? Portland." i f The appearance of the great Orecou Portland Cement Works : at Oswego la an Immense ful- xuimenu : .- - " ' - . . -SikS1ltS Russians Win Victories at Both Ends of Eastern Bat tie Line, Squeezing Hintf en burg, Crossing Dniester. GERMANS TAKE2500 PRISONERS AT VERDUN All French Positions North west of Avercourt Wood Are Captured. London, March 21. (U. P.) Rus sian victories at both ends of the 800 mile, eastern battlellne today over shadowed new German gains at Ver dun. General Kuropatkln, of Japanese war fame, forced Field Marshal von Hln- denburg to withdraw his troops from the salient south pf Naracos lake. Ber- lln admitted this was necessary to avoid having the German troops annl nllated by a circle of fire. Berlin announced Russian attacks had been repulsed south of Riga, west of Jacofstadt and northwest of Postawy. The Russians suffered heavy losses. At Uscleczvo Russian artillery forced the Austrtans to abandon the bridgehead, which bad been held for six months against strong attacks, ao- cordlng to the official Vienna an nouncemtnt Petrograd's statement said that Te heran reported Russian troops last Sunday marched Into Ispahan, which they had been menacing for some time. The earlier Austrian of f ical - state ment admitted th Important Russian victory In southeastern Galicia, 38 miles north of Czernowits. This makes the Austrian position on the north bank of the Dnelster pre carious, and Is believed to f orecet the beginning of a new Russian campaign against Buckowlna. It is considered the new Russian offensive will compel a withdrawal of Germans from the western front,' and possibly terminate the Verdun smash. VICTORIES IN ATTACKS ON FRENCH POSITIONS 9 Berlin. March 21 (I. N 8.) Claim ing victories of paramount Importance todays official bulletin fram the Ger man, general staff stated that all French positions northwest of1 Aver court Wood had been stormed and cap tured, the Germans taking prisoners sz -Trench oillcers and. 2500 men. FRENCH ADMIT GAINS BY GERMANS ON WEST BANK OF RIVER MEUSE Paris, March 21. (U. P.) German attacks have gained more ground on the west bank of the Meuse, It was (Concluded on Pace Num. Column Twe) MERCHANT VESSELS OF ALL NATIONS LOST IN WAR TOTAL 2,15: U, S, Commercial Attache in London Collects Available Figures of Losses, Washington, March 21. (I. ,N. S.) in a dispatch to the bureau of foreign ana domestic commerce, AlbertusH, Baldwin, United States commercial at tache at London, gives a general Idea or the losses of the merchant marine of the different belligerent countries in the present war. The entire ton itage that has been captured or de, stroyed is 3,774,219, or 2193 vessels in all. v Great Britain has lost, accord In to the .sources of information available to Mr, Baldwin. 485 ships, with a total .tonnage or 1,&06,41&. The allied coun tries of France. Italy and Russia have lost all together 167 ships, with a ton nage Of 282.187. 'The number of German ships lost by capture or sinking Is 601, with tonnage of 1.276,500. Eighty Austrian merchant vessels have been lost, mak ing ,a total tonnage ., amounting - to 267.664. There' ha been 124 Turkish ships lost, but no adequate estimate of the tonnage has been secured. - Neutral ships have been sunk to the namber of 736. with a tonnage of 441,472 Wife" of Premier Is ; ; Awarded Damages Mrs, Aso.uitti Xs. Given erdict " for ; $5000 AgaUrt Irfndon OlobeBeeaase f of Stories Mated About mer. ; v London, . March 2X(1. N. 8.) Mrs. Herbert Henry Asquith,. wife of Eng land's i premier,' today was "awarded damages of 15000 from "the London Globe for publishing stories that Mra Asquith played tennis with And sent gifts to German officers' interned at ponnlngton halt. "The Globe also was ordered to pay all costs la the case. The newspaper.haa publicly announced regret for its charges. Edison Agrees to Win Ford to Inventor WUI Take Peace Propo nent to Florida and Convert 'Him; 'He Fears for U. S. Orange, N. J., Marcn 21. (I. N. S.) While packing some newly Invented bait the will make any fish leave his briny .home, Thomas A. Edison, who starts for Florida -today,, paused long enough In his laboratory to remark: - "Wa'r In for Mr trouble in Mexico. but we'll blunder through it "Germany will last one mora year and .then will be' crushed. "Every young buck In this country ought to be trained to be a soldier. "But you can't force preparedness on this country until It Is too late. After the European war prepared ness agitation here win die out and then war with us will be a walkover for some nation. "This nation will reach its apex and then will deteriorate and die. "Germany la on the wane. Our turn will come. . ' "We've got to get more efficiency in this country. Nothing can be wasted. "Henry .Ford will be my guest in Florida and , I'm going to convert him to preparedness and we'll both get on a war footing. II this country , goes to war you may be sure Henry Ford will place bis plants and his fortune at the dl3 posal f the government." $950,000 IS PAID BY PORTLANDER'FOR PART Philip Buehner. Becomes the .Owner of Valuable Lands and Property at Cods Bay, Marshfield, Or., March 21. Official announcement has been made of a deal whereby Philip Buehner of Portland, has takon over part of the Coos county holdings of the Simpson Lumber com pany.- The purcnasa includes Z5.000 acres of timber,' 000 feet of water front in North Bend, a large tract of tide lands. the Portar mUL with, a capacity of 10 0, 000 feet. of lumber a day, eight lots on Sherman avenue and four other lota. Including Springs In North Betid, the steamer A. M. Simpson and the sash and door factory. The Simpson company, retains the steamer Hardy,- the old mill and real estate in North Bend and L. J. Simp son retains .his beach home. Shore' Acres, and about 18,000 acres of tlm ber and other land. . rne property win be taken over April 10. Philip Buehner's son and son-in-law. Henry C Buehner and George Saylor, will have charge of the Coos Bay end of the business and Portland lumberman will have charge of the manufacturing end. The pries paid is said to 1950.000, The deal Is one of the largest ever made of the Coos Bay property. About 10 weeks ago The Journal stated that negotiations were under way between the Simpson estate, rep resentatives and Philip Buehner and his son, and Mr. Buehner admitted that the holdings were being cruised and surveyed with a view of purchase. Mr. Buehner left here for San Fran Cisco two days ago to arrange for the final closing of the deal. The original Simpson holdings on Coos Bay were 28.000 acres. Mr. Buehner was at one time active In the management of the Eastern & Western 'Lumber company of this city and more recently operated the plant of the Carlton Lumber company a Carlton. During the past year he has been handling timber holdings. Road Ready April 1. Marshfield, Or., Marsh 21. Engineer V. G. Hindmarsh, In charge of Wlllam- i ette-Pacifiu construction between Coos Bay and Reedsport. 'stated Monday that service will be established on the rail road from Portland though Coos Bay U. CoquiUe valley points by April 1. Equipment for the. train to run be tween Coos Bay and Umpqua until the bridge across the latter ie completed. Is being brought across, the river. For the present transfers of passengers will be made on a ferry at the Ump qua river. Pleas of Irrigation Districts Unheeded Tederal Appelate Court Tpholda ZjOwer . Court la Idaho Cass Begardfcar Ap plication of Cteaeral Uea lawa " San Francisco, "March 2L (P. N. a) On grounds . of public policy, the property of municipal - corporation held for public purposes may be ex empt from the operation of the general lien laws of the states, according to an opinion handed down Monday in the United States circuit court 'of appeals, yet such municipalities may not enter Into contracts with third persons for construction of plants or other im provements of property belonging to the third person, to be afterward con veyed to the municipality, and then claim statutory (exemption from' Hens for labor or materials used In the con struction of improvement. . i - This decision was rendered when the district court of Idaho was affirmed! In a decision in favor f the Portland Wood Pipe cpmpaay against the Crane Creek irrigation district and Sunnyside irrigation-district. The latter appealed to the circuit court. S The lower court held that the districts were responsi ble for tha pipe supplied by the plain tiff company ; when the irrigation dis tricts weretnrt In, though the Crane Creek Jrri J"ejg, ; Land & Power, com pany, a private corporation, contracted for the supplies and did the work. The Irrigation; districts claimed exemption from liens on .the- theory that they are public ., corporations. . c , Preparedness OF S MPSON HOLD NGS Further Operations in Mexico Probably Will Be Conduct ed U nder Terms, of Writ ten Agreement With'Him.; NATIVES ARE FRIENDLY SAYS FUNSTON - REPORT He Says Carranzistas Show ing Every Indication of -Friendliness. Washington. March 21. (U. P.) A message will probably be sent to General Car ranza late today,, informing him that President Wilson and his cabinet agreed to the Carranza sugges tion that further operations against Francisco Villa be conducted under the terms of a written protocol. The plan was presented by Coun sellor Polk of the state department at the cabinet meeting today and was as sented to. There is no intention' of signing the protocol immediately, since time will be necessary to give both nations op portunity for ample consideration of counter proposals. immediately after the cabinet meet ing Secretary of War Baker con f erred with General McCain. Judge advocate of the army, relative to armv needs. It la desired to Incor porate these needs in the outline of the agreement between the two gov ernments. . The protocol In substance provides: Cooperation of military forces the extermination of the common enemy. ' Bight of either government to send troops across the border in pursuit of bandits and to continue the pursuit in definitely until the bandits are cap tured or killed. , Common use of the railroads of both countries In the movement , of supplies and munitions for troops ao. engaged. Tha protocol In addition, to smooth ing the 'course of the -United States troops now In Mexico also will tend to make eaelerrOnercl Carran xas " tag It of organising and maintaining a stable government. . . ,.. , .. Tn agreement as 'drawn up." Is practical acceptance of Mexican Am bassaaor Arredondo s- suggestion. - A factor In the cabinet s decision Lwas realisation of Carranca's difficulty in maaing nn position Clear to tne Mexican people unless ' he had some written - document or agreement to (Concluded on pace Poor, Colnmn Four) L VICTIM OF ASSAULT; IS Vera Spennett, Aged 13, At tacked in Woods' Near the Woodstack School. While on her way to the Woodstock school this morning. Vera Spennett, a 13-year-old girl, was assaulted In a woods through which she 'had to pass. within a short time after the at tack was reported to the ajierlf fa office, 'Deputies Phillips, Ward and Christoffersou had arrested, Lugi 81-- co, an Italian who lives in the vicin ity, and the ffirl positively identified him as the man who attacked her. " Investigation Being Made. The aheriffa office is investigating whether Slsco Is the man who has been terrorising school children and parents In the vicinity of Ockley Green school Vera Spennett told the officers she left her home' In Errot Heights, where she Uvea with her grandparents', Mr, snd Mrs. Q. Al Lewis, shortly, before 8 oiciock. As she was passing through a strip of woods, she said. Slsco jumped out of the brush and grabbed her and tied , a cloth over her mouth and face, which he did not remove un til he had brought ber back to the path and told her to go. She said he warned her If she told anyone about tne - attack. . ner, rate would be even worse. ' '- , She ran back to her home and told her .grandparents. Her -grandfather seised t mn and went in searclTof the man.; who was later located by the of ficers from the description .the girl gave or him. : Aooosted Oaee Before. - She said about three week ago Slsco accosted ber In the same woods and then she turned and ran. : Sisce lias lived in Portland about. 20 years and owns his place la the Wood stock district. He says he is 63: years old. He Is unmarried and Uvea, with the people who have; rented his' place at IT35 Sixty-third' avenue southeast. , - When he was brought to the county Jail he vigorously protested his inno cence' of any crime.. - When he was searched, pinned jo hie undergarment was' a wallet 'containing five 1100 bills and a ISO bilE'-.. ; ' ; :v " ' DtJ: E-: V. Geary, the' county physi cian, waa called to attend the girl. This -afternoon she will make a state ment to the; district -attorney. Her rather.- William D. Spennett, Uvea at Winona, near Grants ; Pass, and her stepfather, Lon Storey, lives at Mer rilL in Klamath county, - v YOUNG SCHOOL SUSPECT CAUGHT Lane Predicts Re-Election of the President - Secretary of the Interior Saya B pnbUcana Have No Policy, No Leader, and No Chance. Santa Barbara. Cel., March 21. (R N. S.) Confident of success for the Democ ratio party headed by Woodrow Wilson In the coming presidential election and proud of the general ap proval of the method by which the administration is solving Us intricate problems of state. Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the Interior, in Santa Bar bara for: a short visit, today spoke of what appeared to him to be the hope lessness of the Republicans without an acceptable leader and without a policy. . . . "We are In a very happy position not only because of the general sup- pur t-which our policies are receiving, but because of the fact that the. Re publicans have really no policy,' he said. "Look at Root's .and Lodge's speeches. They don't dare to come out in , the open and be specific. Ev erything is cryptic TJO they want war? what would they have done In situations such as the present admin istration has met? Not a word have we had on these' points. There has been nothing but generalities." Secretary Lane declared that the Re publicans were apparently -without a candidate acceptable to the masses In their party. Tnat Justice. Hughes would be the next Republican nominee for the presidency he dose 'not beliave, for it is his opinion -that the supreme court of the nation will be kept free from politics and the precedent of choosing presidential nominee from the supreme bench will be avoided. EARLY CLOSE OF WAR IS BELIEVED POSSIBLE IN LONDON, IS REPORT Rumors Which Followed Mor gan's Return From Eng land Borne Oat in London. Belgium Zs Ooasldered. i London, March II. (L N. 8.) -Foreign Minister Grey today told the house of commons that England, France and Russia e have informed tha. Belgian far. eign' office, that Belgium's par-' tlclpatlon In the-general peace conference at the end of the was is desired. "Hostilities- will not cease until Belgium's integrity Is guaranteed and the country suitably indemnified." V ' By W. Orton Tewson. London, March 21. (I. N. 8.) News that following the return of J. P. Mor gan to New York, rumors of a quick peace were circulated in Wall street, bear out the optimistic Spirit markedly noticeable here during the last ' two weeks. Whatever Morgan may have told his friends confidentially on this score, the fact remains that v there are certain undoubted earmarks which point to the war's ending considerably sooner than most persons estimate. Aa stated In eny dispatch of March 11. when Mr, Morgan sailed he was known to.be very well satisfied with the result of his visit here. Much depended upon Verdun and now that is no longer ' In question the pros pects for the allies and peace are in creased accordingly. i Within the last few days I have heard of wagers for substantial sums being made in financial circles here that peace negotiations will be begun within 90 days. Recent news from Germany shows that at best tbe state of affairs there Is depressing. GERARD TO REM AIN AT BERLIN POST TO TAKE" UP PEACE PROPOSALS New York. March-2i. (U. P.) That Germany may be seeking peace and has intimated to America that its pres ent proposals may not be unacceptable in. the near future was hinted in spe cial dispatches from Washington to the Evei-ing Post today. . v. The, messages said Ambassador Ge rard at Berlin had postponed his vaca tion at the request of Imperial Chan cellor vo.-i Bethmann-Hollweg, in order to be at his post If America's services in peace-negotiations should be needed. Von Bethmana Hollweg recently gave Ambassador Gerard his Ideas about acceptable peace terms, during aa hour's discussion of peace pbssiull ties. - , - - Gerard has cancelled ! his vacation plans and will remain at his post in definitely" - 4 ; r The Post's Information appears to support -recent 'United Press reports from Washington that Colonel E. . M. House brought tentative peace terms from, Germany to President Wilson after' bis'1 recent : "mystery' teur' of Europe. . ' , Gerard's talk with Hollweg Is de clared to have followed .a conference between the- imperial chancellor and the kaiser. " '-i - Hollweg told Gerard be did not de sire to sute specific peace terms,, but that Germany waa willing to withdraw from Belgium without demanding, Jo- demnltlea.;' k The chancellor said the Germsa nub ile would demand Indemnity for with drawal, of the Teuton army from north ern France, and would also, demand restoration of German colonic taken by the allies. , f t Deposed King Of fers Service). -Madrid, March 1WL N; S.) King MS a ueL deposed king ef Portugal", has telegraphed tu Lisbon -offering , his service to Portugal.. He said la his dispatch: "My only thooghta are for the wel fare of my couatry. t - SECTION SEVEN GIVES HO HELP TO Jl 0. & o: Land Grant Commit-, tee Holds Session to: Hear" Explanation Offered : by Minnesotari to Charges". i DEALINGS WITH SMITH ; COMPANY MADE CLEAR Section Drawn by Him. -So Altered as to Be of Np" Benefit to Him. Washington, March 21. (WA8H INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL.) Hearing on the Oregon A Call fornia land grant was reopened ' today by the house committee on public lands to receive the explanation of John Lind, the president's first repre sentative in Mexico, concerning his and the C. A. Smith Lumber company's Interest In certain lands covered by executory contracts on which the pur chase price was not completed. A sensational story appeared in the , Washlngtcn Post today, stating that -section 7 of tbe amended ChamborUln bill was inserted after a conference be- ' tween Lind and the department of Jus--, tice officials, and that the effect ' would be to give Lind title to "publio , land" worth $400,000. k Xiad left "la lie Air." -V The charges In effect revamped what S. A. D. Puter heretofore . told ,-tns committee. The testimony today dis closed that section 7 was first drawn by Lind. handed by him to" Senator Chamberlain, handed by the latter to . offlcUls of the department, with ins statement that It seemed fair and he would like to have It considered. The attorney general's office revised the draft offered by Lind, however,' and as . it xinauy was rwmmenaia, wbuui not affect Lind's land at aQ,, leaving mm -in tne air . . . , Lind stated he first secured the tract or iad n ;oos county ny using script. This" hi sold in rtiO to the Smith com. pany for $100,000, "receiving $40,000 down and $$,000 in notei. 1 TBS ots have remained unpaid, and the. Smith company now owes him $S.000.r When the affairs of the Smith company be came involved, said Lind, he accepted a conveyance - and assignment ' from Smith for 7000 acres of grant land that Smith bad left, the other 20.009 acres (Ooachided on Fage Two, : Oolama Toor) r ALLEGED LEADER OF IS E Louie Ding Captured by G0V7 ernment; I wenty-tive uap tured So Far in Dragnet Louie ; Ding, a Chinese believed to be a leader in-the big smuggling ring operating - between Canadian waters and Puget sound In motor boats, was arrested in Portland last night by gov- . ernment officials. This is the twenty- fifth arrest made since December 14, when the net of the government first fell around the smugglers. . . Some IS men in two swift hosts wsre taken then, and others believed to be members of the, ring have been Arrest ed individually since. This powerful organisation has been smuggling Chi nese and opium into this country from Canada for several years. Customs inspector McGrath. TL P. Bonham of the local Immigration of fice and Immigration Inspector Thorns s M. Fisher of Seattle, made last night's arrest.-' According to word received here to day, a" third launch was captured in Seattle last night. This Puget? sound smuggling ring has been in existence for years. Up to about four years ago not even a.de- scrlpton af the mysterious craft watch carried contraband cargoes of Chinese and opium could be secured. Even when a general idea of the boat was ascertained, tbo craft changed colors like a. chameleon and' kept matters as confused as ever,-. It was years before tha identity of any of the, members was suspected,, and. after that more months elapsed before tangible evidence against them was secured. homestead for $1000 ' .-. Carpenter Is Wanted Mrs. Townsend simply "ditched" . the old "for rent" sign and adver ' tlsed her apartments in The Jour nal's classified section. Now they are occupied again. See pages 1$ and If. atoaaestsaas 4T - -s. HOMESTKAD conulning 120 , v atres In Modoc county; Cali- fornia. Improved., ready for plow. Price $1000. - , i 5 Bastaees Opportaaltlee 0 - 'HALF interest in store and paint- ' tor business. S40; no agents; give terma . -! . . ' . - HripJTMtill Wale X CARPKNTER wanted" to build bungalow, part cash anl acre-; age--' ' " 1 ' ' .-. :-r : 'The dally circulation of -The Journal In Portlaad and is trad- : inr radius Is several .i thousands greater then . the" morn trtg paper " and xceeds that of Ite nearest x afternoon contemporary by prac- j.lcally $0 per ceat. -. OHIILIND BIG SMUGGLING RING ARRESTED HER
