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Tonight and to morroWi fair; heavy frost to night; light, va f i a b 1 e winds. Humidity, 56. VOL. XV. NO. 16. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1916. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS l?AVi?h$V hVA """ 9 SfvfeJ """" CRASH, KILL AT I fast an 111 . m ami IV w w Two Sections Chicago-Buffalo Fiver on Lake 'Shore in Rear End Collision; Twen tieth Century Limited Piles Up on -Wreckage. ACCIDENT TAKES PLACE Iff FOG NEAR AMHERST Railroad Places Blame for the Collision Upon Sleepy Tow erman Who Failed to Stop Second Section of Flyer, It Is Claimed; AH Cars Steel. :-. Cleveland. Ohio, March 29. Twenty five bodies had been recovered at 1 p. m. from . the wreckae? on the New York Central at Amherst, Ohio. Five other bodies are iri bight, rescuers say. This, with the two dead In hospitals, will bring the death toll up to 32 Among 'the dead is Rev. Gustav Wayli. pastor of the First Hungarian Lutheran church of Detroit. 'Three victims were so badly man gledlhat their bodies' were scooped up with a shovel and thrown into a bas ket. Death Cane M They Slept. Death came ' to a majority of the victims while they slept.' . The wreck occurred at 4 o'clock this ,morning and a heavy fog, railroad of ficials say, was responsible. -; Train 86, known as theChleago-Buf-falo Flyer, started from Buffalo Jate vyestcrday for the west in two sections. fThe second section crashed into the first section when that train stopped at ;Amherst for water. Several mlnihes later the Twentieth Century Limited, the New York Central-crack train., crashed into a por- ftion of the wreckage on the second sec tion. . Att..xeeal three of the-limited's "f coaches were Overturned, bt "Us pas sengers miraculously escaped death, nrtr Treated 1 Hospitals. '- A canvass of the ; hospitals of Lo rain, Klyria and Amherst show that 60 persons ere receiving treatment at these institutions. Following a hasty- investigation. General Superintendent Ingalls issued .the following statement: "The towerman's wife gave birth to a child Sunday night, and he sat up all night and had been working continu ously. "Had the first section been al ' lowed to proceed, the wreck would not have happened. The ehanees are that the towerinan was dozlqg and unthink ingly set the signal and stopped the train. The rest is known." Railroad officials say that a brake man of. the. first section train was sent back to Tlag the second section, but that the engineer was unable to see the signal because of the heavy fog. until It was too late. No explanation was made as to why the Twentieth Century Limited crashed into the wreckage. Children Among. Killed, i Bloodstained children's clothing and -aitoy bank containing 23 cents indicate that several children were among the victims. A majority of those killed were .asleep in the last coach of the first section of train No. 86. The victims were clad in their night clothing and this fact is hampering the work of Identification. Four of the dead were decapitated. Scattered thickly through the wreckage were arms, legs and other portions of human bodies. c- 1 I . . . . otynii rear coalites or tne secona sectWn of the Flyer buckled over to the Twentieth Century's righ't of way and were splintered by that train. - An official of the New York Central here this afternoon issued the follow ing statement: riaffman Too Late. .. ' First reports Indicate that the en gineer of the second section of train No. 86 disregarded signals. The engi neer of the first section had received caution signals and proceeded under -caution to the home signal, where he stopped his train. The flagman start ed Pack immediately, but before he reached the proper distance the second section came along." While none of the passengers of the Twentieth Century limited was killed ;the limited was responsible for most -of the dead. It side-swiped the wreck age or both sections of No. S6. This -division---of the New York Central is equipped -with the latest and most pro- ncient xi interlocking switches and signals and had been almost wholly "free from accidents for four or five .years. - Today's wreck recalls the disaster at Ashtabula December 29, 1896. The .Pacific Express, westbound, then the -fastest train In the world, was cata pulted into a creek, 100 persons meet ing death. It was caused by the col- i lapse of a bridge during a snow storm. f Ambulances from Lorain, Amherst "and Ely Ha. attempted to speed through the dense fog and bring succor to the (Concluded on Paga TweiTe, Column Five) Chinese Rebels Are burning and Looting City of Veasganni la Bsechuan Pwrr lace i XToxta of Taaaaa Taken aad I i: BeTolattoalsta approaching Imcbow. N Shanghai. -March 29. (L N. S.1 Revolutionists have- captured Pensgs- nui in the province of Ssechuan, north olUTimnan and are now. approaching lAiehew, burning and looting as they proceed. ; . . .. .. . rT"'HE DEVIL OF METZ" Although 80 years old, . I General von Haeseler, given his soubriquet by the French, is in supreme command of German opera tions before Verdun despite his great age. l" S ' tS' ? fef t-'-'-' .tiff :i t 1 K --JL.1 t5TT'VlJT' " ?rFLj?i FRENCH RETAKE PART LOSE OTHER POSITION Germans Claim Greatest Gain in Two Weeks by. Taking Trenches Near Malancourt. Paris, March S9. N.Vf;TtHi. French have recaptured part " of the jClcWrrf'Torest, according to official announcement here today. The statement telling of the recap ture of a part of the forest said: "Furious German counter-attacks were made in an effort to dislodge the French from their new positions, but were repulsed with extreme losses for the enemy. "Violent cannonading was in prog ress about Verdun throughout tae night" The text of the communique fol lows: "In the Argonne district our bat teries bombarded the enemy's organ isation north of Haute Chevauchee and south of Cheppy forest. 'Grenade attacks, coupled with fire attacks in adjoining sectors, enabled us to make marked advance north of Avoncourt. Some prisoners were taken. "West of the Meuse no enemy at tacks occurred. On the Hacourt-Mal-ancourt line at Bethlncourt, L.e Morte Homme and Comuiers, intense bom bardment is raging. "During the morning, after prepara tion by artillery, we captured a sec tion" of the southeastern portion of Avocourt wood for a depth of more than 36O yards, as well as an important work called the Avoncourt redoubt. The enemy delivered violent counter attacks with fresh German brigades. which . arrived a few days ago. The enemy was repulsed, sustaining heavy losses. We took 50 prisoners. "East otjhe Kieuse violent artillery bombardment rages in the region oC Vaux, Douaumont, Woevre section and Moulainville." Germans Take Trenches. Berlin, March 29. (U. P.) Several lines of trenches north of Malancourt, 10 miles northeast of Verdun, have been captured by Germans, it was of ficially announced today. The 'iermar. charge netted 498 prisoners and smashed the French front for a dis tance of 2000 yards. "This is the greatest German gain on the French front for twe weeks. It imperils the French salient between Bethincourt and Malancourt. "Russian attempts to reconquer positions south of Narocz, were re pulsed. German airmen showered bombs on Russian railway depots, it Is claimed, wrecking them and demol ishing large quantities of supplies. ' Battle Maddens Soldiers. Milan, March 29. (I. N. S.) Infor mation from the Swiss frontier states that trains of wounded from Verdun arrive there almost daily. About 1500 men have reached Blots heim, not wounded, but their nerves so shaken that they are complete physical wrecks who could no longer support the continuous bombardment. Many were deaf, speechless, helpless automatons, who bad to be lifted out of the car. Germans Are Preparing. Petrograd, March 29.r(I. N. S.) Prisoners captured on the Dvinsk front say that preparations for decisive op erations are progressing under the highest pressure in the German army. Asked whether the Germans believe there is a possibilty of further German victories, the prisoners reply evasively, pointing out that much depends on va rious accidental circumstances. The sole factor which badly affects their morale, they affirm, is the daily de terioration of rations. Reichstag in Secret Meeting. London. March 29.-(1. N. S.) A Co penhagen dispatch, says: ., .-. , -- "The German chancellor has convoked a secret meeting of the party leaders of the i eicnatag to discuss war Questions." AVONCOURT WOOD BRITAIN IS VISITED BY WORST STORM SINCE 1881; DAMAGE HEAVY Snow, Hurricane and , Cold Rain Cause Suffering; Lon don Lightest Hit. london. Maech '2.-rr. .NS.) The worst hurricane and " snowstorm alnce I $81 is visiting- Great Brltain. Income parts of the country the storm has amounted to a -blizzard. Many places are isolated and the main railway ar teries between London and Scotland, the Midlands and Wales are blocked, while enow encumbers the telegraph and telephone wires. Tales of devastation and disaster are coming into London, which escaped the worst of the storm, although it suf fered much. One of the most remarkable features of the storm period was the rapid changes of wind and temperature. The Iyondon area was swept on Monday night by a fierce snowstorm driven by an easterly wind, and followed by tor rents of cold rain, causing indescrib able slush. The rainfall ceased at dawn, only to begin again with a tearing, southwest gale, which this evening changed into a hurricane of snow from the north. Much damage was done to property. Mersey River Dock Hands Are on Strike 10,000 Walk Out la a Dispute About Overtime; Trouble Tareatesa to Za- terf ere Witn Transatlantic Shipping-. Liverpool, England, March 29. (U. P.) Ten thousand Mersey River dock hands struck today, following a dispute regarding pay for overtime. The dis turbance threatens to Interfere seri ously with Transatlantic shipping. Ancient Hybla and Hymettus Handily Outdone in Oregon "Compared with melhods in $ vogue during the first decade ft of the Nineteenth century, or 4ft even within the memory of men . still living at the be- ginning Of the Twentieth, it ! may be said that the practical He side of beekeeping as now un- derstood is as the ' modern lo- & comotive to the stage coach of J a previous generation. Almost $ everything . connected with it 4- . has been revolutionized and 4k 4 apiculture, instead of being classed with such homely rural occupations as that of the - 4 country? housewife who aarries ft a few eggs weekly to the mar- ket town in her basket, is to- day regarded in many coun- 4 tries as a pursuit of consld- He erable importance." He That is what the Encyclope- He He dia Britannica says about He beekeeping as an outdoor pur- He He suit. It also says a good He many nice things about the 4t He big scale on which honey pro- He ducing is! carried on in the He good old XT. S. A., and of the 4t -high quality of the output of H He the busy little American bee. He Ancient Hybla and Hymettus He He had nothing on Oregon. - He That the Britannica knows He what it is talking about, is H Hr fully attested on the editorial w He page of The Journal, where Ht He may be found today an article. He He under the title "Nothing the He Matter WithiPortland,- which details the large and profit- He He able operations of the Produc- H Hr ers Honey company. It I t t He notable presentation of an in- m He dustry whose magnitude local- He iy is a revelation. ' - jt Bl Club Sues on Anti-Trust ,Act Pleadings Baltimore Federals Ask $900,000 Damages Against National Base ball Commission and Others. Philadelphia. March 29. (U. P.) The Baltimore Federal league club to day sued the National Baseball com mission and James Gilmore, Charles H. Weerhman and Harry A. Sinclair Of the defunct Federal league for $300,000 in the federal court. They claimed J900.000 under the Sherman anti-trust act providing for a treble verdict. The Baltimore club in its complaint alleged that the baseball peace pact was designed to destroy competition and that it particularly . damaged the Baltimore organisation. The complaint charged that in making the peace pact the baseball moguls gave Baltimore no consideration whatever while other Federal league clubs were provided for. DELAY AT BORDER IS OBJECT LESSON FOR He -Tells -Senate Delay in Catching Villa Caused by Fact U. S. Wasn't Ready, Washington, March 29. (U. P.) "We are trying to organize an army that will not have to delay four or five days before tackling a little trouble," declared Senator Chamberlain today in opening the debate on his army bill. "Wre shouldn't criticize the officers and men for not getting Villa more quickly," he added. "The nation was not ready. "Our army is historically inefficient. Even George Washington had to spend hours and days writing to the conti nental congress complaining about the conditions. "Our troops have ever had more spir it than skill and at times their pa triotism has not blazed too brightly. "The present bill has the ' approval of every expert who has examined it. It contains the best parts of a great number of plans. While the commit tee was drafting this it had the pro visions of the Hay bill before it. The Hay bill was inadequate." substitute for other bills with the same object, and the opposition is expected to consist principally of amendments and attempts to reform the proposed law's details. There are no organized pacifists in the senate. Senator Kenyon may demand aboli tion of "aolitical army posts." NATION SHOULD MAKE PART OF EQUIPMENT, VIEW OF ROOSEVELT Waahington. March 29. (U. P.) It would be wise for the United States to manufacture a portion of its war equipment, but not all of it. in the opinion of Franklin D. Roosevelt, as sistant secretary of the navy, ex pressed at a meeting of the house naval committee today. He also de scribed America's vulnerable points and named the places from which at tacks could be hurled against this country. "The government would find it ad vantageous to manufacture some things, but not all," declared Roose velt. "We should not undertake to make submarine 'engines. Development of the best engines will come through competition between private manufac turers and the government. "We are more vulnerable in the West Indies than at any other place a'ong the Atlantic. No enemy navy could make its base of operations in Kurope " and successfully assail ua. There are only three possible enemy nval bases: Canada, the Bermudas and the West Indies. Newfoundland is too far north and Nova Scotia and Halifax would not serve the purpose. "Bermuda belongs to Great Britain. Any enemy must turn toward the West Indies and it is up to us to be well prepared there." Roosevelt urged an American base at Culebra, and near Porto Rico. Austrian Trenches Are Taken, Report Eleven Officers end 303 Men Captured at Graxfonberg; Pour Austrian Aero planes Donraed Veer Victoria. Rome, March 29. (I. N. S.) In i violent battle west of the Gorriza sector several trenches af Graffon berg were captured with 11 officers and 302 men, according to official an nouncement here today. Four Austrian aeroplanes ere also reported to have been downed near Victoria. Leadville, Colo., Fire Lasts for Six Htfurs Old Woodsn Mining Camp! Bnlldinr Burn "With tlOO.OOO xa; Dynamite X TJeed to deck names. Leadville, Colo.. March 29. (I, N. a) Fire, starting early today, raged in the business section of this city for more than six hours. It was finally checked -by dynamiting. The loss, which was chiefly - confined to wooden buildings erected in the ear days of the camp. 19 ; COVIUIUCU C&b tlOO.OOO. Big Dividend Is Declared. ,Plttsbrg. March 29. (I. N. 8.) A dividend of 1C per cent was declared on the preferred stock of the Ameri can Window Glass .Machine company here today. This means the ' dUtribu tion of $1,120,000. NATION CHAMBERLAIN AMERICANS ARE NOW 250 MILES BEYOND BORDER General Pershing Reporjs His Troops Are Chasing Villa in the Santa Maria Valley, Toward Chihuahua. TROOPS MAY BE SENT TO HEAD HIM OFF THERE Colonel Dodd's Cavalry Re- ported to Have Head quarters at Madera. San Antonio, Texas, Marc i 29. (U. P.) American soldiers are pursuing Francisco Villa and his brigands in the Santa Maria valley Brigadier General John J. Pershing officially reported to day. The United States troops are more than 250 miles south of the border. Major-General Fred Funston pointed out the many advantages to be derived from use of Mexican railroads. Villa appears to be heading toward Chihuahua city. Troops may be rushed there via the Mexican Central railroad. if use of it is permitted. COLONEL DODD IS AT MADERA; ESTABLISHES HEADQUARTERS THERE EI Paso, Texas, March 29: (U. P.) Colonel George Dodd's flying cav alry is reported to have reached Ma dera today, developing a new phase of the hunt for Francisco Villa. Dodd is understood to have Bhifted his head quarters from El Valle to Madera, Cooperating with the Carranzistas. Dodd will throw out detachments to form a ring around the territory in which Villa is supposed to be hiding. This ring will be gradually made smaller until the bandit chieftain is forced to come out and fight. Reports that Brigadier General John J. Pershing Is apain using the Mexico Northwestern, railroad south of Casas Grandes was an indication of the rapid movements which are being made in furtherance- of tht plan to surround .Villa.!-? .., r . Madera may be the new advanced base of the expedition. Cloaked in full authority. Pershing is believed to be acting without referring his p!ans tJ army headquarters at San Antonio. That Major General" Fred Funston is giving him all the aid in his power (Concluded on Pge Two. Column Two STRIKE BE AVOIDED Arbitration Between the Em ployes and Employers Sug gested in Resolution. Realizing the disastrous effeotr upon business in the northwest which a nation wide strike of railway train men would hive, the Portland Cham ber of Commerce has adopted a strong resolution appealing to the ( discon tented railroad men to agree to arbi tration. The strike has been called for May 1, at which time every engineer, fire man, conductor and brakeman in the United States is scheduled to walk out unless the railroads agree '.o the establishment of an eight hour day as the basis of a wage scale, all time required to operate trains in addition to be paid for at overtime rate. The railroads estimate that the ad ditional cost of operation involved in this rearrangement of time schedules would be $100,000,000 per year, a bur den which the roads could not carry and at the same time distribute in creases to employes in other depart ments of the service who are entitled to more money. The resolution adopted by the t ;cu tive committee of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, which was pre sented by C. C. Chapman, is as follows- "Whereas. The public of the Pacific northwest will suffer great inconven ience, and disastrous effects will fall upon the lumber, grain and other In dustries in the event of interruption, of public service by a general strike such as is threatened by railway trainmen's organizations; and, "Whereas, The Chamber of Com merce of the United States has taken action looking to an adjustment by ar bitration of the issues in controversy, as per resolutions . appended hereto; therefore be it "Resolved, By the Portland Chamber of Commerce, that in the Interest of public convenience and the welfare of Pacific northwest industries, we urge that both parties to the - controversy adjust their difficulties without re course to extreme measures that will suspend the public service; and be it "Resolved, That we commend the ef fort of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to indorse arbitration and the attitude of the railway man- - J ftMr- .ifrnifyinir their willinznesn tn F t0 "Resolved, That the executive secre tary of the Portland Chamber of Com merce be and is hereby directed to communicate this , resolution: to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and' also to commercial bodies of the Pacific Northwest, with the re quest' that eaid commercial bodies take similar action and eld in developing public Interest in the question." -' PORTLAND Hen URGES THAT RAILWAY : . . 1 JOHN. E. PECK, wealthy Grand RapiiJs, Mich., druggist, and wife, who were poisoned by their: son-in-law, Dr. A. W. Waite (below) of New York, who" has. confessed. Waite I is a dentist and crack tennis player. : fj i jZJ r K - M J fJuwi I . V f if J ft mmm wmmnmm wpmwwii hi .i ii.tiiiiisriu.miw.ww-;.l n Vi--V'.-.--.i " tf ii 1 HI .vet r' III I -w- Sim ill Wjl IM f pf-Jj Y. M. C. A. OUT TO GET SCALP OF SEATTLE TODAY Forces Determined to Turn Defeat Into Victory in Big Membership Contest, y jfyTirfc jfT"!Sir''y )e & He Today's Sesnlts. Woimceas 30 men, 3 boys, 47,070 points. Du Plunx 16 men, 15 boys, 33,600 points. Wells. Fargo Express com pany offered to donate half of membership fee to all em ployes desiring to Join the Y. M. C. A. Trounced severely by Seattle two days in succession, workers in the membership campaign of the Portland Young Men's Christian association set out this morning with "blood in their eye." "Beat Seattle today", was the cry. and leaders confidently expected that the day's results would top the sound city. Secretary Stone predicted that' they would exceed the combined re sults of Monday and Tuesday. Team Ken. Undaunted. Team workers are undaunted by the record thus far and expect with expert salesmen to ga'in the desired 1500 new members, men and boys, by the close of the campaign next Monday. Several local business houses have donated the services of their best salesmen for the balance of the week. . " An appeal Is to be made to the civic pride of Portland to give th- city's young men an opportunity to enjoy the advantages of the Y. M. C. A. Pointing out that clean manhood is a civic asset particular efforts are" be ing made to enlist employers nl the cause. "Give your young men employes a chance to become members of this in- j stitution," it is urged, "that they may come under its wholesome influence." Firms Asked to Aid. " Firms and business houses are" be ing asked to advance the amounts nec essary for membership fees as aloan to the employes, getting it back by small weekly or monthly deductions from their pay checks. The appeal on behalf of men ts be ing made to persons of 1) faiths or creeds, Jew, Gentile, Catholic or -Protestant. At today's luncheon Rabbi Wise was a speaker, telling how people of th Hebrew race are interested in "the Y. M. C. A. In yesterday's intercity contest Se attle's record was 4& men, SJtj boys. 1669.60. and 82,160 points. Portland eecared 22 men. 13 boys, $293.25 and 36325 points. , ' Stork to Visit Home Of Eichard (Jroker Former Tammany Cnlef, Mow 74 Tears Old, Married Sings r of Indian line age; litres la Ireland. London. March 29. L N; S.) A report comes from Dublin that a visit of the stork Is etpected soon at the Olencalrn home tf Richard Croker, the former Tammany chief. ' ; Richard Croker was married to Miss Bula Benton Bdmondson, a profes sional singer of one quarter Indian blood, on November 26, 1914. Tne ceremony was performed at? the home of Nathan Strauss in New; York. Mr. Croker is 74 years old. - to. Hiccoughed 340,001 Times. '. Los Angeles. March 29. (U. P. Colonel Laeb, wealthy' politician' and business man, today estimated that be had hiccoughed 340,901 tiroes during a two weeks' hiccough attack' which j ceased last night. WORKERS V 1 DR. WAITE CONFESSES L His "Alter Ego," Referred to as the "Man From Egypt," Subject of Dramatic Recital H m Violet Bay Distorted Mind. New YorkMar-h 29. (I. N. S.) Insanity will be the de- fense of Dr. Arthur Warren Waits for the poisoning of his father-in-law. John E. Peck. aged millionaire of Grand Rapids. Mich. This was indicated here to- day when friends of the ac- cused dentist declared that a powerful violet 'ray apparatus in his apartments bad operated to distort his mind. District Attorney Swann as- serts that Waite's apparent hallucinations regarding the evil influence exercised over him by a mysterious Egyptian, is a story concocted to sup- port tne Instanity plea. 'New York, March 28. (I. N. S.) Dr. Arthur Warren Waite has con fessed to the murder of his mil lionaire father-in-law, John K. Peek, and the latter's. wife, Mrs. Hannah Maria Peck. After a day of haunting memories the tall athletic youthful dentist turned on his prison pallet at Bellevuew hos pital and said to Detective Raymond C. Schlndler and the attendants:. Victims Given Germs. "I killed them both. I killed Mrs. Peck y giving her germs all mixed to gether. Oh, there were a lot of them. When it was time for her to die, I gave her a big shot of morphine. "I tried germs on Mr. Peck. The action of the germs was too slow. He (CoBdoded os Pge Poor. Column Three) Davenport Buffet $40 A Jersey Cow For $50 . - i- McCoIlough bad no further nse for his motorcycle. A Journal Want Ad sold it for him at $ZZ5 rash. 8uch things happen many times dally where Journal ads are employed. See pages 13 and 14- Tot Sale Xisoellaaeon It f 45 brown leather upholstered Davenport and fumed oak buffet for $40. Phone . ' f- Xdvestock 35 FOR SALE 3-year-old Jerse' cow.fresn, $50. Tnraisnsd Plats 60 NICELY furnished 4 room flat, sleeping; porch, piano, electricity and ga, $12. , The dally circulation of The Journal in Portland and its trad ing radiust exceeds that of - the morning paper by several thou r sands and is practically 60 per f cent " greate .than-- its nearest ' afternoon contemporary. .- DOUBLE MURDER DA PERSONALITY BLAMED 28-30 DIVISION F0.5C.LI IS IDE House Committee Fixes Pro portions of Proceeds From Sales, Schools Getting 20 and Counties 30 Per Cent. SINNOTT FAILS IN FIGHT TO GET LARGER SHARE rv. 1 j axi n 1 - j i FUND uiviMun iviaue Hiier nepeaieo Efforts to Enlarge Bene- ' fits to the State. A H He He He He He HHHe I, "Washington. March 29. WASHINGTON BL'RRAU OK THK JOURNAL) - Chairman Ktrrls has reintroduced the committee Oregon & Califor nia land grant bill ttday on the discovery that the hill as introduced yesterday contained aij error, the division of the timber sale fund being incor rectly staled. . - ': ' H, Washington, Marcn 29. (WASHING TON BUREAU OK THE JOURNAL.) The house publlr lands committee in executive session late yesterday fixed the proportions of the proceeds of the" Oregon & California grant lands at 20 per cent tp the state for schools. 30 for land grant counties for roads. 40 for the general reclamation fund and 10 for the federal govei nmerU. This division was made after Con gressman Slnnott of Oregon mad re peated efforla to enlarge benefits for the state. The committee first voted down an ' amendment giving i)-1i to state and counties; then u0-30. then 2.S-23. Oregon's Claims Bet rortn. Mr. Slnnott then offered an amend ment requiring the reclamation share to be used on Oregon projects. This was defeated, and a like fate met an amendment requiring that half the reclamation share be spent In the state. . . ., Mr. ? Umq 1 1 s pohe f or,- aVbort,--f i Cuticluilrit mi I'ag T'i. Column T)if"- BATES WILL IS FILED; VALUE OF PERSONAL ESTATE IS $600,000 Estate Goes to Three Sons, Share Alike, Widow and. Share and According to the will filed for .pro- bale today, George W. Bates, late president of the Lurnbermons Na-.: tlonal bank, has left an estate con sisting of pei-Bonal property valued it' approximately $809,000, and some, pieces of real estate at different points in Oregon and Washington of an un- -known but not considered a large e value. The beneficiaries are the wife and t three sons iflual shares. The two r oldest sons" are appointed executors. The home place, at 795 Ftanstera ' street, has always stood In the name of Mrs. L. M. Bates, the widow. She, however, falls sole heir to $20,000 of ' life insurance carried by Mr. Bates. Will Made os March 16. - An Incident as showing how careful Mr. Bates was to put his affairs in or- . der Is shown in the fact that the will was not executed until March 1, and Mr. Bates died March 22, following the operation. The fact that his estate consists largely of personal property is because, : about a year ago, he organised the Bates Real Kstate & Investment com- , pany for the purpose of putting his -affairs in shape so that the business connections which he had made would continue uninterruptedly, no matter:: what might happen to him. The holdings of the aBtes Real Es- :' tate & Investment company include the -lot and building at 106 Fourth street, occupied by a department store below and hotel above; the quarter block -and building at Second and Columbia streets, occupied by the Union Laundry company. In which Mr. Bates wis a large shareholder. -: The quarter block at Front and Couch street, which Is Improved wiln ; a number of small buildings. Water rrontage Included. A half block of waterfront prop erty, at Front and Bumslde streets, J occupied by a concrete wharf and offr' fice building. Quarter block, at Williams avenue, and Knott . street, , oecupied by the Kennard &: Adams J department store,, and adjoining the premises of the George V. Bates company, bankers. The latter's - premises stand oh realty tn its own name -v , There are a ftpmber of small hold ings of realty in Washington and Ore gon in .the name of Mr. Bates, but the aggregate value of these is declared by the executors to be small. The corporate, stock held by the es tate consists of shares in The Journal Publishing company, the Union Laun dry company, the Columbia Digger com-, pany, the Oregon Life Insurance com pany and the Mount Scott Park Ceme tery association. . ;"r?V - There is also included bills receiv- (Citacladed ea face Twelve, Coioma fitel V-'. 'T'-i T- : .,v" yt ;