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VOL. XV. NO. 28
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1916. SIXTEEN PAGES.
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DON HOPES
VERDUN ATTACK
S NEARLY OVER
Reports That More Than 30,
000 Germans Have Been
,' Kilted or Wounded Since
.Sunday Cheers Them.
BRANDENBURGERS SLAIN
IN A GALLANT ATTACK
Germans Claim to Have Made
Some Gains in Caillette
Woods Last Night.
London, ApriJ 12. (I. N. S.) Mom
then 30,000 Germans are dead and
wounded fn the battle of Verdun since
Sunday. French reports that their
line still holds fast led to the belle'
Jiere today that the Teuton smash has
almost -spent its force. London now
believes that Verdun is safe and veile.l
Intimations Irom "somewhere in ,
France", are arriving here hourly that I
a new and significant phase of the
.mighty struggle is at hand.
So far the censorship has permitted
no details of what this development is
be, but the concensus of opinion here
is that, once the Germans are surely
.held, a serious allied effort to take
' the offensive would come.
More British to Xesve.
It is expected that departures of
heavy contingents for the French front
will begin within a few weeks, perhaps
days. . On their arrival at the zone of
action the allied smash forward is like
ly to begin. '
Considerable credence was placed
here today on the French reports of
German casualties at the front. It was
generally held that the constant Ger
man attacks in mass must have cost
the Teutons heavily and the dispatcher
from Paris detailing the decimation of
definite German- regiments were taken
is, on the whole, likely to be nearly
correct. It was not believed that the
'Germans could long maintain their of
fensive under such enormous wastage
a, that credited to a regiment of
which
trength
it tacks
anil
Ui: the Caillette woods.
! -.""X. Begiments Withdrawn.
Scores of regiments, the French have
claimed, have been withdrawn from the
ICottcladed on rage Twelve. Colamn Four)
BRITISH SAY TEUTONS
SEIZED ON CHINA HAD
ENGAGED IN PLOTTING
Trent Case Not Similar, Ac
cording to British; Germans
Had Been Collecting Arms.
Washington. April 12. (U. r.)
German subjects seized by British
naval authorities from the American
liner China were engaged In unneutral
service, shifting a Teuton base of op
erations to Manila from Shanghai.
Great Britain contended in replying to
this government's protest, the state de
partment revealed today.
Great Britain, in its .note to Amer
ica, contended it had a right to seize
the Germans, although they were not
actually allied with enemy fighters
and had not violated the sovereignty
of any neutral.
It held that the Trent case in the
American Civil war, upon which the
American protest was based, was not
to be compared with the liner China
situation. Jn this connection attention
was called to bomb plots and other
activities of Great Britain's enemies
in neutral countries.
Upon reliable authority it was
learned that the note said:
"German residents in Shanghai have
been, engaged for some time in the
ollection of arms and ' ammunition
both for clandestine transmission to
India and possibly for arming a com
merce raiding ship like the Moewe. '
In concluding, the message expresses
hope that the United States would not
feel disposed to contend that the Brit
ish action was not justified. It said
that the seized persons were in effect
Germans .whose past actions deprived
them of any protection from a neutral
ilag. -The note argued that Germany
had,, seized all men of military age in
Frapce and Belgium, rendering invalid
the rules laid down in the declaration
of London.
Carload of Blocks
Free Hpuse Rent
By the aid of a Journal Want
Ad A. A. Frentzel sola his car.
He is one of the multitude of
Journal Want Ad users who never
worry over a lack .of buyers. A
little Want Ad is his and also
your best salesman.
T,.r.?or,M sad hides 18
J L ST received, a carload of good
young blocks from 4 to 9 years
old. Wt 1200 to 1500 lbs.
rrrSZ Bird"' FtS. EtC 46
, P rt SALE Mil tori mrtlnr
homers.
Tr,T,IIlrn',lle(1 Houses 36
" ren of furnished house and
- J5 month for care of boy.
.,TnJ11y average circulation of
The Journal is larger than anv
other paper in Portland and its
tradiiiKjradius. Journal 'Want Ads
reach the largest number of home
people.... , . , ,
LO
1 Jbsrandenuerger s chasseurs in
1 more than four fifths of Its s
was sa'd to have been lost in t
. I along the line of roadman's hili
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RICHARD HARDING
DAVIS, war correspond
ent, dramatist and creator
of Gallagher and Van Bibber,
dies suddenly.
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HEART FAILURE ENDS
LIFE OF WELL
WAR
Richard Harding Davis Drops
Dead at Country Home
While Telephoning.
New Totk. April 12. (U. P.)
Richard Harding ravis, the author,
dropped dead of heart failure last
night as he was talking over the tele
phone at his home in Mount Kisco, !t
was learned today.
Davis was receiving a telegram over
fhe telephone about 9:30 p. m. when
ha was stricken. Wnen he did not re
turn Irom the telephone his wife as
sumed tnat he had gone into another
room to read. After some time, when
he failed to respond to calls, Mrs
Davis and her daughter Hope investi
gated. They found Davis dead on the floor.
He was apparently fairly well yester
day, although he had been in poor
health for two weeks. His widow said
he remained around the house because
lie was not feeling in the best of con
dition. Known as War Correspondent.
Richard Harding Davis was the
author of numerous popular novels,
and also wrote several successful
plays, hut he was perhaps best known
as a war correspondent.
His first war was the Turkish
Greek, whioh he "covered"' for the
New iork Herald and the London
j iiuetj. uiier ne served as corres
pondent in the Spanish-American.
bouth African and Rilsso-Janan
wars.
in the i present Kuropean war he
went to France and Belgium, being ar
reeled ror trying to reach the front
wunout ollicial permission. Dis
gusted with this treatment, he left and
returned to his home at Cross Roads
farms, Mount lUsco, N. Y.
Was With Allies In Serbia.
Aiier a Drier rest here he started
out again ana joined the allies when
.maiiucu in an attempt to save
Serbia. He remained with the entente
armies during their famous retreat to
oaiuniKi, men came back to the United
States.
.Davis was born in Philadelphia T2
ears ago. ile began work as a
newspaper reporter," after hav.ns; at
tended Lehigh and Johns Hopkins uni
versity. an 183 JJavis married Miss Cecil
LiarK or Chicago, but she divorced
him in 1912. Four years ago he mar
ried Miss Bessie McCoy. Instead of
going on a honeymoon the bridal cou-
pie gave an outing to seyer&l hun
dred poor children of New' York.
Davis wrote more than 30 novels
and books of sketches, including: "Sol
diers of Fortune," "Gallagher," "Prin
cess Aline," "Van Bibber," "Three
Gringoes in Venezuela," "The King's
Jackal," "The Lion and the Unicorn,"
"In the Fog," "Hanson's Folly," "Cap
tain Macklin," "The Bar Sinister."
"The Scarlet Car" and "The White
Mice."
Daniels Must Make
Documents Public
Senate Directs Giving Out of Oeneral
Navy Board's and Admiral riske's
Be ports, XreTlousiy Suppressed.
Washington, April 12. (U. P.) Two
navy documents which have been sup
pressed must be made public by Secre
tary Daniels. The senate today by a
unanimous vote directed him to do so.
One of these documents Is the gen
eral navy board's report of August 13,
1914, containing a series of advices re
garding the navy's condition. This
also gives preparedness recommenda
tions. The other paper is Admiral Fiske's
report of November 9, 1914, sounding a
warning against the unpreparedness of
the navy.
The senate's orders to Daniels were
based on a resolution introduced by
Senator Lodge. . '
President; to Speak Tomorrow.
Washington. .April 12. fL :N.. ft l
President Wilson's first real speech in
here tomorrow night at the Common
Council club's dinner ,to Democratic
national and state committeemen. ' -
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KNOWN
CORRESPONDENT
VILLA ESCAPES
TO MOUNTAINS
WITH ISO MEN
Dispatch to Mexican Em
bassy From General Obre
gon Says Bandit Leader Is
Wounded, Nearly Deserted
ANOTHER CLASH WITH
BANDITS IS REPORTED
Mexican Central Train Runs
Into Battle; Seventh Cav- -'
airy Took Part.
Washington. April 12. (U. P.)
General Obregon sent a cablegram to
the Mexican embassy here today, de
claring Francisco Villa had entered the
mountains, wounded, with fewer than
150 men. The report was based on of
ficial dispatches received by Obregon.
Ambassador Kliseo Arredondo re
ceived an official report that the Ar
rieta brothers had again assured Pro
visional President Carranza or their
loyalty.
It was learned here that the army
quartermaster at El Paso shipped four
carloads of oats and five carloads of
hay over the Mexican Central railroad
to Consul Letcher at Chihuahua City
for distribution to United States
troops. The shipment was made yes
terday.
Battle at Troya.
El Paso, Texas, April 12. (I. N. S
Troops K and N. Seventh cavalry.
have killed 32 Villistas. captured 40
and are pursuing others in the dires-
tion of the Conchas river.
The report, received here today.
stated that the engagement occurred
at Troya station on the Mexican X.
(Concluded on Page Four. Column Three)
3000 BRITISH KILLED
NEAR KUT EL-AMARA
Most Important Reverse Suf
fered by British in Meso
potamia Is Reported,
Berlin. April 12. fU. P.) More than
3000 British were killed and thousand;
wounded in an unsuccessful attack on
Turks east of Kut-el-Amara, accord
ing to today's Constantinople commu
nication.
This is the most disastrous defeat
the British forceshave suffered since
they first attempted to relieve Gen
eral Townsend's besieged garrison in
Kut-el-Amara. It occurred, the com
munique said, near Lefahle, 23 miles
east of the city in a.bend of the Tigris
river.
"After an hour and half of artillery
bombarding, the enemy attacked with
all his force," declared the Constanti
nople account. "The battle raged for
six hours. At the beginning the enemy
penetrated parts of our trenches, but
we . bayoneted all who entered our
works. The remainder were defeated
heavily.
"In our trenches and before them we
counted 3000 British dead."
0. S. Jackson Named
Chamber Delegate
Portland Kan to Attend Convention of
X.eag-ue to Enforce Peace to Be Held
at Washington, X. C.
The executive committee of the
Portland ChaJtnber of Commerce today
named C. S. Jackson to represent that
organization at the convention of the
League to Enforce Peace to be held
at Washington, D. C, May 26 and 2 7.
The committee also appropriated MO
for the purchase of flags for the new
boat. City of Portland, to be launched
at St. Helens next Saturday.
Carranza Is Not to
Try to Halt Troops
Administration Reported to Bare Been
Assured Wo Effort to Embarrass Ef
forts of Pershixur Will Be Ma.de.
New York. April 12. L N. S. Th
World this morning prints the follow
ing, under Washington date:
Tne administration has received as
surances from Carranza. that the de
facto government of Mexico has no in
tention of interfering in any way with
the progress of General Pershinir. .
pedition. and that every commander
has been instructed 'to make way for
fhe American forces.
Jerry O'Brien Kills
Self fit His Home
Jerry OBrieTL aged 3c veara .knt
and killed himself In the kitchen of his
home-: at Cruikshenk nd Olfmpia
streets, St. Johns, shortly after 2
o'clock r this f afternoon, He leaves a
wife. Patrolman Griff Roberts learned
that the man had shot himself through
me jHa mi cmiaren or some nelgb-
lbora wr Playing in the front room of
j the s house.. "He had been -despondent
f or some time.- ; ; y ; : v. -; x:-
IN ATTACKING TURKS
Hughes' Name
to Be Submitted
Is Rumor Here
Wallace McCamant Said to Be
Ready to Go to Salem to File or
.Bring Mandamus. Proceedings.
Petitions to place the name of
Charles E. Hughes of New York, jus
tice of the United States supreme
court on the Oregon primary ballot
will be filed with Secretary of State
Olcott tomorrow, according to current
rumor in Portland today.
Should Olcott not accept and file the
petitions, mandamus proceedings will
be at once instituted to force him to
file them.
Olcott has taken the position that
he would not place the name of any
presidential candidate upon the ballot
unless authorized by the candidate to
do so. Justice Hughes has uniformly
refused to permit his name to be
placed upon primary ballots in other
states, and has not authorized Olcott
to put him as a candidate before the
people at the primary election.
It is reported that admirers of the
New York man have circulated peti
tions in nis Demur, and that they will
be taken to Salem tomorrow. Wallace
McCamant. it is said, will take them
to the secretary of state's office, ask
that
iney oe accepted and filed and
should
this be refused at once besrln
legal action
E FOR BETTER
EXICO IS NOTED
SINCE SOLDIERS CAME
Carranza Evidently Master of
the Situa44on According to
Wealthy Miller,
Chlcago, April 12. (I. N. S.) The
destiny of Mexico rests in the hands of
the American government, according to
George Collignon of Guadalajara, who
is in Chicago today.
"Just how soon the present turmoil
in Mexico is to end will depend entirely
upon the attitude of the United States,''
said Mr. Collignon.
"A change for the better has been
noted since the American troops have
crossed the border in pursuit of Villa.
"All of Mexico hates Villa beeeruse
his ravages and depredations have ex
ter.dedtfrom oneend of hecountry,,3tn
the others No ene'has been spared, and
for that reason all Mexico will rejoice
when the desperate outlaw has been
captured.
"Business has been improving quite
noticeably of late and if the govern
ment once becomes stable, It will take
only about three years for the country
to fully recuperate from tnese devas
tating revolutions. The peopl of
Mexico are tired of war and desirous
of settling down and living peacefully.
"It looks as if Carranza is master of
the situation, and if given a chance by
the irnited States and the Mexican
people, he will succeed in restoring
peace and order."
Mr. Collignon owns a large flour
milling establishment and Diodnce
business in Guadalajara. Although his
interests have suffered more, perhaps,
than any others in Mexico, the latest
reports are that a general wave of
prosperity lias swept that section of
the country following the American in
vafeion. Reign of Terror in
Germany Rumored
Switzerland Beports Say People Are
Accused of Impossible Crimes to
Beep Them in stats of Pear.
London, April 12. (I. N. S.) The
Daily Telegraph today will print the
following by Andre Beaumont:
Milan, April 11. According to news
frbm Germany by way of Switzerland,
a reign of terror has been inaugurated
in the empire by the military tri
bunals. Persons are accused of im
possible crimes, such as furnishing
supplies to Russia and Japan, merely
to keep them in a state of fear.
Laborers have been courtmartialed for
distributing Socialist sheets appeal
ing for the initiation of a campaign
for peace.
Mexican Wells Are
Poisoned, Is Belief
Traces of Cyanide pound in Water
Along Bouts of American Expedi
tion; All Analysed Before Ken Drink.
El Paso, Texas, April 12. (U. P.)
Slight traces of cyanide have been
discovered in water along the southern
route of the Ameilcan expedition, ac
cording to unconfirmed reports today.
A Villista. . plot is suspected. There
have been no illnesses among the
Americans, as the water was analyzed
before troopers or horses were allowed
to drink.
58,534 Voters Have -Registered
So Far
This Year in County
With the date of the Iclos-
lng of the registration books
but five days away the total
registration Is less than at the
corresponding time two years
ifc ago. The total number of vot-
ers registered at the present
time, is 58.53. There are 22.-
m 526 female and 36,008 male
m voters registered. Monday was
IK" the heaviest day so far more
than 2000 signing up- on that
day. - .-,,
From now until T the' close
He ' Tuesday, the registration books
will be open from' 8 a. m." until ;
9 p. m. -
CHANG
JEL MAY
BE EXTENDED
TO VANCOUVER
Columbia River Project Pro
posed Appropriation Pro
vides for Dredging Above
Mouth of Willamette.
ARMY POST WOULD E
OPENED TO TRANSPORTS
All Shoals Will Be Removed
if Senate Concurs in the
Report of House.
Washington, April 12. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The appropriations adopted by the
house on Monday included $360,000 "for
Columbia and lower Willamette rivers
below Vancouver and- Portland." Tfhij
covers channel improvement between
the mouth of the Willamette and Van
couver. It is the intention to use a
portion of the $360,000 "for the re
moval of a shoal in the Columbia below
Vancouver.
Among surveys authorized, as relat
ed yesterday, the survey from Van
couver to The Dalles is for the pur
pose of charting the river in aid of
navigation above Vancouver.
Colonel C. H. Potter, district United
States engineer, says the . above mes
sage means that so far as the national
house of representatives !s concerned
the Columbia river from Vancouver to
the mouth of the Willamette has been
transferred from the first to the sec
ond United States engineer district.
More Importantly it means that a
portion of the money and the equip
ment and men of the second district
will proceed to continue the Columbia
ship channel from the mouth of the
Willamette to the military post at
Vancouver.
"It is the logical and proper thing to
do,' said Colonel Potter.
"Vancouver is the head of deep sea
navigation on the Columbia,; Portland
on the Willamette and Columbia-
(Cohelnded on P.:je Thirteen. Colamn One)
Portland Js. Now
Real Fireless Town
Firemen Hot Called td Extinguish
Blase for 110 Sours, or Since 11:08
X.ast Priday Klght.
For 110 hours there have been no
fires in Portland demanding the at
tention of the fire department.
Since last Friday night at 11:03
o'clock no excited voice has called into
fire alarm headquarters at the citv
hall and no box fire signals have
been given.
For the last several years this is
a record, for ' Portland. . In the old
days, of course, sometimes a wek
passed without any fires, but that
has not occurred in seven years, vet
eran firemen say.
Cool, rainy weather Is responslbi
ror tne flump in business, for which
riremen are profoundly thankful.
Immigrant Is an Epicure.
San Francisco, April 12. (U. P.)-
tcorning nasn and spurning tripe.
Acnan iuiza, immigrant, detained at
Angci isiana, is a hungry man today,
dui ne steaaiastiy refuses to eat gov
ernment food. He says he will touch
nothing in the wa of edibles until he
is given what he demands. Including
goose livers.
Urbino's Treasure
Found by Mexicans
Wagonloads of Gold, Silver and Cur.
rency Are Bur TTp Prom Hiding Place
Which Villa Tried Vainly to Plnd.
Juarez, April 12. (I. N. S.)- Gov
ernment agents are en route to Guer
rero with several wagonloads of gold.
silver and bank notes,recovered from
the Las Nievas ranch, where is. was
buried by General Thomas Urbino be
fore he was slain by Francisco Villa's
orders. The -loot recovered is valued
at $500,000, according to advices re
ceived by Carranza officials here today.
The Las Nievas ranch is west of
Parral.
Attorney Declines
To Defend Caplan
Pittsburg lawyer, Jacon Maxrolis, Re
tires Prom Defense of Aooused Dyna
miter of Xks Angeles Times.
Los Angeles, CaL, April 12. (U. P.)
Jacob Margolis retired from the de
fense of -David Caplan,.. alleged dyna
miter, today, and left for his home in
Pittsburg.
A diference of opinion as to the pol
icy of the defense of Caplan led to a
break between Margolis and Nate Cogh
lan chief of the defense counsel.
. Cog-Man stated he would conduct the
case alone for a week, until Edwin V.
SIcKenzie. of San Francisco, arrives
here to aid him. - r t .
British Reply to U. S.
Is Unsatisfactory
Washington; April 12. (I. N. S.)
Late this afternoon Secretary of State
Lansing announced that Great Brit
ain's reply -to the United States pro
test regarding the removal, of 38 Teu
tons from the steamer : China Was not
satisfactory to the United States. 1
Lansing intimated' that .another pro
test would be sent Great Britain. , v :
CHANT
They Met on
Dan Cupid Was Their Caddie
k . at at t n n u ;. it-
Wedding Bells Ring Tonight
Miss Ionia Imes, champion player of the Portland Golf club, and In
structor. Harry Pratt, who will be united in marriage this evening.
Love romance started in this city last summer when the couple
first met. ; -
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WARRANT SHAVING AT
THE COURT HOUSE TO
BE PUT UNDER BAN
County Commissioners Will
Take Action Affecting the
County Employes.
The practice of warrant shaving,
which has been so flagrant at the coun
ty courthouse for many years. Is going
to be stopped, so far .as county .em
ployes who , are responsible to the
county commissioners are concerned.
Assignment of his pay check by any
of these county employes will be
equivalent to tendering his resigna
tion. This is in-substance the order that!
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the county commissioners decided upon ' Seattlebut became golf professional at
this morning, when their attenttonwas the Portland Club' last spring and has
called to a suit in the district court had great success in bringing the Port
against a county employe. (land club golfers rapidly to the front.
Thia suit was the straw that broke The marriage will be solemnized at
the camel's back, and Induced the com- 8:30 o'clock tonight at the Portland
missioners to act, after grand Juries Heights home of Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher
nave poimea oui tne xiagrancy or war-i
mm ouavMis going on unaer tne nose
of the county commissioners and with
in a few feet of the county treasury.
Condition Is Bevealed. ,
In itself the suit was a simple case.
The wife of a county employe had
bought 10 worth of merchandise.' The
merchant brought suit to collect. He
found that the county employe's pay
check was regularly assigned to Mose
Bloch in advance, and the merchant
had no recourse. The county employe
settled the claim out of court today,
but not until the county commissioners
had decided to pass an order to put a
stop to warrant shaving.
Commissioner Holman took the mat
ter up with Deputy District Attorney
(Concluded on Pace four. Column One.)
Contractors Are in
Market for Lumber
Chicago Bailroad Builders Will Beed
About 1,000,000 Peet of Heavy Tim
bers and 115,000 Cross Ties.
Chicago. April 12. (I. N. S.) Dunn
& McCarthy of Chicago, railroad con
tractors, are in the market for approxi
mately 1,000,000 feet of heavy tim
bers and about 115,000 railroad cross
ties. The ties will require about 900.-
000 feet of lumber. ,
The company has, been, awarded
contract by the Pennsylvania company
for the construction of the Indian
apolis & Frankfort railroad, which
will extend, from Ben Davis, Ind., vta
Lebanon, to. Frankfort, Ind., a distance
of 41 miles.
14-Year-Old Girl Marries - Chinese.
Los Angeles,. Caly., April l z. p. n
S.)-Torn Borr, 23, . an American-born
umnese, ana ran me rioyd, a, 14-year-i
oia wmte gin, are nusband and wife 4t
today. The couple - were married at -
Santa? Ana. : Borr . owna eeveral mer-j
chandise stores In. Los Angeles. -Tfty j4t
Mi if"" i iivucjriuvpD , - can
jrranciseo. -. , - . ,
the Golf Links
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rn in iiinwir'friii.
Arbiter ; Decrees 'iTijat: Hearts
of Tutor and; Rupii; Shalt
Beat as One.
She was a charming girl, who dearly
loved to play golf; he a handsome, soft
voiced Instructor. . . And they met. for
the first time last summer on the
course of the Portland. Golf club. , A
lesson, an acquaintance, . then friend
ship that ripened into love and tonight
tneir marriage.
This is the simple story of the latest
romance of the links, and the actor
are Miss Ioma Isabel Imes and Ziarry
fratt
Miss Imes, who la endearingly known
to her friends as "Peggy," is one of
the best golfers in Portland among the
women. She is champion of the Port
land club and made a good showing in
the last state tournament at.Waverley
Her record at Gear hart Is also an en
couraging one. ."''.
She has been playing-golf for two
years at the Portland club, but under
tne tutelage or Air. Pratt made rapid
strides in her game. ..
Pratt was formerly an instructor at
Linn, with Kev. Dr. John H.'Boyd of
the First Presbyterian church reading
the ceremony. i
Crisp Comment on
Portland ' Workers
And Non-Workers
From - eastern i Oregon - cornea
a decisive indorsement -of The
Journal's undertaking to' ex-
hlbtt the enterprise ; of ' Port
land's real , benefactors, the
workers, who work '.with their
hands, or their capital, or both,
for the upbuilding 'Of Portland
and Oregon.. .This," from .the
, Baker Democrat:
The Oregon Journal's arti
cles under the title 'Nothing the
Matter With Portland ought to
make every - property owner
stand V"P and, take notice and be
an incentive for the fellows
with the big bank rolls to get "
their money working. Of
course, there is nothing the
matter with Portland if " the
-people could" only understand '
and appreciate the opportunities
about them. The trouble is
there are too many 'tight
wads who are willing to 'let
George do if and profit by the
other fellow's enterprise and "
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Kf-S energy- Portland holds the key i
4t to northwest progress .and if
m
;
-
it-falls behind in the march it r
is her own fault and made so
by those of her residents who
have a miser's clutch on their -purses.-
. , . . ...
And Jn : the - meantime, what
still another one of Portland's
workers - has don, and is doing
is related today on the editorial
page of The Journal, under the 5
title -Nothing the Matter. With
Portland. D, M. llolbrobk there
tells , about th Master ' Incu- '
bator and Its superiorities.;
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IIS CURIOSIT.
United States Supreme Court
Office Receives Views of
Oregon Governor on Water
i WI16I Lam.
KINDLY INTEREST IN f
POWER COMPANY SIDE
Opinions , of McArthur and
wniiiwti uiivcil III LICU UI
. Other Citations.
Washington. April 12 f WA8HING
TON BUREAU, OPJHE JOURNAL)
The views of Governor Wlthycombe of
Oregon on water power law, enshrired
between green covers and laneled as a
Met for the state of Oregon In the
case of the Beaver River Power com
pany, rest in the office of the supreme
court of the United States, but with
out a filing mark. . v-; , "
The Beaver rJver Case, Involving the
contention of the power interest that
they have power to enter on lands of
the United States and condemn; it for
commercial Uses, will not be argue!
until the October term of tourt it
was postponed on motion of the at
torney general, who desired more time.
. Meantime the Wlthycomhe "brief"
lacks an "official status. It statidn
merely as a request for the filing of
the governor's views when the caxe
does come on for argument,
. This "brief" is an object or some
curiosity in the supreme court office.
Examination shows that It was trans
mitted by Attorney General Brown
with a request that Jt be filed as .a
statement of Governor VVIthycombes
"legal views.". The fact that It consists-of
a letter from governor to at
torney general, lacking the uua-flts.
tions.and ponderous legal arguments
thereon, is the point which has causvd
it to be viewed as a curious exhibit hi
the case- . ',' v' ? ,-
The document ' presumably will be
ultimately filed as showing the gov
ernor kindly . interest in the power
company side of . the , case, and it
perused- by themembers of lUe.tourt
will also bring out' thti1 constitutional
views of Congressmen McArthur m l
Slnnoti, which were used by the gov
ciuor iif neu or other citations.
CHAMBERLAIN GETS
TELEGRAMS APPROVING
VOLUNTEER ARMY PLAN
Washington. April 12.l'"lve hundred
telegrams In the period of two or three,
days gave Senator Chamberlain's of f U e
force a good sized Job in opening teio
grams alone. " The flood of menges
came while debate was on in the ciatt
on the question of striking out tho
famous section CI, containing the Vol.
unteer army plan.
Most of the messages .came, from
New York and other points in th0 east.
but they vere in dissimilar Ibm-uh
Con1ii1ed oo fas Two. Coluaui n
E
AND PLAYGROUNDS
TO BE i ESTABLISHED
Accommodations for Children
in Upper Afblna and Ver
non Districts Planned.
The citV is to nmvldak a fnmmiinltt.
louse and gymnasium for boys and
girls living In Upper Alblna and '.lav-
grounds for those living in the Ver
non district, "aceordinir to a decision
reached by the city council ihis morn.
ing. -:.?; . --...
Mayor Al bee 'and Commissioner
Baker were instructed to negotiate for
the leasing of a large building at
Kerby and Beech streets to be used
for the community house and gym
nasium, and for the leaHlna- of 17 w.
acres, bounded by Kast Nineteenth and
East Twenty-second streets and ICili-
ingsworth and Ainsworth avenue for
playgrounds. .
The city already lias an ootlon on
the leasing of the bulldLne which i
10 feet long and SO feet wide. It i.i
proposed to pay about $40 a montn
rent for a two year period. No under
standing Was been, reached as yet, how
over, as to the' rental of the ground
for playgrounds. --.,
Commissioner Bafcer and Park Su
perintendent Convill hsve been arrang
ing for the use of the building an 1-
playgrounds. .
SSSSWBSSSSSBSSSSSWIBMSBSeMM. i
Portugal's Cabinet --
Members Besigned
Lisbon, April 12.-tU. P,) The Por
ttiguese cabinet has resigned. It wu
divulged tolay. This is consider -.1
proof - that Premier Almeida's meas
ures were not satisfactory to his col
leagues. . ; . : . -.
- Alaskan Is Sentenced.
- Fairbanks Alaska, April 12. (P. .V.
S.) Dan Callahan, a former city coun
cilman and well-known politician, today
Is -under sentence of la years in th
federal prison. Callahan was convict
ed of a statutory offense and sentenc
by Judge Charles . Bunnell.
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