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BUILDINGS BILL VILL COME BEFORE HOUSE BEFORE MONTH'S END Indications Favorable to Pas f; sage. But Senate May Turn : :V Measure Down ; il WASTE OF FUNDS SHOWN Many Z tarns So Hot Ooou Wlthia Ba . qtUramaats of XTstlfatta: Com mission Pre diction of Vrto Had. WaaKlngrton. Jan. 1. (WASHING f TON. BUREAU OF THE JOURN D Under a special rule, tha public buiia Jnts.blH reported at tha last suasion 4 , of congress will ba brought before ? tha house in January. The indications Z" ra that it' will pass that body. It may not fare- so well In the senate. . Tha bill carries about J35.000.000, - and It provides for a building, or an " .authorization for a site, for practical- Jy all the congressional districts out- side the big ctties. It-la a full-blown product of the omnibus style of legis ' la t Ion, gathering into one bill the 5-' hopes and fears of congressmen In I all parts of . the country who are 1 ; pressed with requelts for new, post , offices. : TaW la Aatidpated.y '' Because -of - th vigorous opposition Of Secretary McAdoo to this style of legislation, -it is. surmised" that Presi dent Wilson does not look with favor - on legislation framed in this manner. lt is assumed that tha secretary of the treasury consulted with the presi- - 1 dent before he made tha pointed com ment which he has uttered on this bill. Even beyond this, there is seemingly tellable authority for the prediction - that President -Wilson will veto an nmnibuH buildlnisa bill if it is sent up to him by congress. - "'!'- in 1913 the last-omnibus buildings - bill was enactefl and approved by President Taft. It called for the ex penditure of about in. ooo.ooo. In the same bill a commission was " created and It triads a report on the question of policy. Xaport 'AffaUurt Omattras Policy. The commission consisted of- Seore tary McAdoo, Justice McReynolds of ' the supreme court, then attorney-gen eral, Postmaster-General Burleson. Senators Swanson and Sutherland, and Representative Clark of Florida and Austin of 'Tennessee. McAdoo. Swanson, Sutherland, Clark and Austin joined In a report hold- Ing that no" new building should be authorised where the annual postal ' " receipts are less than $110,000 a year, and recommended consideration also of rental Costs as compared with the . expense of maintaining" building. Burleson, in a minority report, held ' that no new building should be auth ; " orlzed. where rented quarters cost less than $1000 a year, and then only ",hen the gross receipts reach $15,000 v and the population Js 5009 or over. . Kaay Disregard. Xeport. In the pending bill scores of bulld ' lngs are provided for in places that - "do not meet the requirements of the ' commission's report, much less that of Burleson. A few examples will - be given for Illustration: Balcy, Ga., site authorized, at $5000; population 831, pfostal receipts for 1915 amounted to $6639; annual rental ' . costs $408. Essex, Ga., site authorized to cost $6000; population 2745, postai receipts t - ovol, annual tuai . - v. . unuai cosi oi iiminieuuiiee caumaieu i $3510.- ' - Las Vegas, Nev site authorized at $5000; population 945, postal receipts $7198,. rental not obtainable. Lenoir City, Tenn., site authorized 7 at '$6000; population 3392, postal re ceipts $5986, annual rental $500. Maintenance Big Factor. J- These examples are taken - at ran dom. .They can be multiplied many times. About the least annual ex- pense for maintaining a public bulld- ing anywhere,- of the smallest type , constructed, is $3400. The expense ' of these, buildings in small towns is v pot an nnconsiderable Item in eating , up the nation s revenues. Once built the building remains a monument of - expense, increasing rather than de- creasing. ; Secretary McAdoo declares that - (millions of dollars are needed fur "v additional facilities in many of the 1 large cities, where large rentals must tl be paid for quarters outside of exist Jng buildings, and this, to his mind, enly emphasizes the waste involved in scattering hundreds of buildings . , . wliere they are not needed. I How Did the Car I- Get Into Parlor? -'. - i . . ' f' 1 . Satn .Tan 1 (P TC R iTusf V. ' '- cause -his son had installed a seven- 3 passenger automobile In the family - parlor, while he was away, Dan Maho i?i:neir todav asked the Dolice to reorl- " . ir.and his eon and see if they could eject the-machine. Damage Suit Transferred. vanas, ur, Jan. 1. Juage tteit, nas -. transferred thh suit of W. D. Nelson .V Vs. K Clemens Horst company from S at Portland, as the defendant is a . .' - corporation under the laws of New ; .Jersey. Nelson brought suit to re Cover $25,000 for personal Injuries sustained by falUng into the ma- 'of the defendant company near In- ""y-w;-Schools May Abolish Dancing. '' aSr lxnar Beach. Cal.. Jan. 1. ,P N S i - -j. a result or continued protests certain church interests against ; : danclng It was reported today ' that k the board of education had' decided to ; abolish that part of the PhvBlcal train. t nc -course in, the local schools. : Edlefsen wishes Happy New Tesr ReKable Dentistry ; Vt feaaraatve -oar work for , ; p?f . .: rears. : me wui examioe yonr 1'.- iMth free and tell, you Jatt ' wbar thee -reijuire and kt . - J; it win eeal , ; OeM Crews .80 te I5.M , . Porcelain, Orowa. UO-I&.OO : oi - ruliir. $1.00 a , u '. Fall get et Taath far .3 .-:",. rainleaa Xatraetlsa....M .'r.tdver Tulmsa ,.,.......) -, ' I 1e sr Dcraoaal atten:! , i , to U work- Dr. K.wtoa - v i Opea tfuun Vatil 10. . Dcstca Painless Dentists Beu' tta aaa" frk ' ea 'aasiafton' St, ? Tyro Old World Art ". . Treasures Bought "t. Oaorga SUylng turn Draroa" and TTirfi Adoring tha ,s. CUld Ail "Bongtit 1jr American CoOactora. " ' - New York, Jan, ' 1, I, it. S.) American collector, it has just Jen announced, bare - purchased two b Jecta t art which will add greatly to the old world treasures in the .United States. - ' ----- - "St.. George Slaying the Dragon a piece of French gvthlc wood sculp ture, has been purchased for $40,000 by Mrs. Benjamin Thaw. The statu is said to data back to the flfteentn century,- having been recently In .he collection at Paris of Slglamond Bar dac. t v . ' . -, An American, whose identity Is not made known, has nought "Virgin Adoring the Child." a painting by Pierre di Coslmo. The picture is sa'd to be valued at more than $100. 00n. Only one other painting by this artls. la in the United States. It is the 'Hunting Scene" which bangs in the Metropolitan museum of art in this city. ARMYAV IAT0RS MAKE FLIGHTS TO NEW YORK Flying at Height of 7000 to 8000 Feet, They Are Near ly Frozen on the Journey. New Tork, Jan. 1 . ( I. N. S.) Al most frozen by their 1(5 mile flight at an altitude of from 7000 to $000 feet, - the army avlatora making the test flights to qualify for pilot licen ses, began volplaning into Hemp stead Plains, L. I yesterday afternoon, Lieutenant James E. Miller of the New York National Guard waa the first aviator to reach the field after successfully completing the round trip.. Soon afterward Corporal H. Salmon .brought his airplane gently to the turf. Lieutenant Miller left Philadelphia at 11U8 o'clock and arrived at Hemp stead Plains at 12:56 o'clock, his time In flight being one hour and 38 min utes. Corporal Salmon's time was better. He left Philadelphia at 12 o'clock and arrived at the aviation field at 1:26 o'clock. The aviators started from the Phil adelphia navy yard shortly before noon, all of them being sent away in rapiu succession. They flew up the Delaware river and then followed a railroad line across New Jersey. Ad- proachlngNew York city, they raised tnejr aitituoe to 8000 feet and passed over Staten Island and South Brook lyn. At an altitude of 1000 feet the avi ators encountered zero temperature, and as the entire flight of 165 miles was made at high altitude the ex perience was severe. The aviators were whitened with frost and wrrn suffering from the keen exposure in pile or tne heavy aviation clothlnr In which they were muffled. When they reached the aviation field at iempstead they had to b iMiutMf from their airplanes. Seattle Welcomes - New Year Quietly r' 1 Seattle, Jan. 1. (P. N. S.) OldMan 1916 was bade a decorous goodby in a quiet, good-humored manner, welcoming his successor with mild enthusiasm. Some gathered in the churches, where mid right services were held, others grasped the departing one's hand in a hearty grip as they stood on the street corners ringing cowbells, and still some others attended midnight matinees at the the atres. Woman Is Frozen to Death in Minnesota Waseka, Minn.. Jan. 1. (I. N. S.) Mrs. Johanna Minske; -who lived on a farm with her -brother near here, was frozen, to death, . Her body was found by her brother, beside the rural mail box. It is supposed she went out to get the mail, had an attack of epilepsy, and froze before she recovered. Two Missouri inventors have pat ented a harvester that has but 125 castings, one chain and a single operating lever. INCERELY GOOD TIME IN RETURN HAPPY S3? of your loyal and enthusiastic support a support manifested by patronage so liberal, so loyal and so- abundant that we again found it necessary to enlarge our quarters that we may more efficiently serve you. We have 'A1?" ndvored to merit your confidence and patronage. No effort ; has been spared 16 make Simon synonymous with integrity and values. As a starter for 1917, we will place on sale in our store tbe bankrupt stocks of Ben Bellamy, The .Grocer This sale will start .Thursday and continue" till this stock is sold. A detailed' announce - - - ment will be made later. Watch for it in Wednesday papers! Simon Salvage Store V I L LIST AS ; DEFEAT : GENERAL MURGUIA IN VICINITY OF LA CRUZ large" Number of Wounded Have Been Conveyed to Chihuahua City. f. ATTACK ON CITY FEARED 8a racto' Oovammaat Troopa "Will ICaka Zrary Eadeavor to Stop Ad- Taa.ce of Bandit Oiiara roxcea. By Webb Miller. El Paso. Texas, Jan. I. (U. P.) In the biggest battle in point of num ber of men engaged since Villa re gained power In northern Mexico, VU listas decisively defeated a column of government troops sent out by General Murguia to halt the northward prog !es of the bandit forces. The battle occurred at La Cruz, the first station on the railway line north of Santa Rosalia, according to "reports obtained by United States authorities here to day. Mexican government officials here announced that the VtlHsta forces numbered 8000 against 7000 govern ment troops. A large number cf wounded have already been brought to Chihuahua City. According to one United States government official here, the Car rtnza forces were driven back toward Chihuahua City after being badly beaten. The northward movement of Vil llstas Is believed by military men here to be Villa's boldest stroke in hia ef fort to eliminate General Murgula'a army of the north, now the strongest government force outside Of Mexico City. Within a few days an assault upon Chihuahua City will be begun, thv believe. La Crux, where the lat est conflict between Villistas andCar- ranzistas occurred, is only 5 miles south of the Chihuahua capital on the line of the Mexican Central railway. Federal department agents here so far have been unable to obtain infor mation of the latest developments in the Torreon region. That Villa evacu ated the city after capturing ammu nition supplies has been confirmed. He now has about 32 pieces of service able artillery. , Firing of revolvers and firecrackers by New Year's celebrators at El Paso last night started a report an .juarez that the American army had revolted to Hughes for president and were fighting among themselves. , Villa Holds Torreon. Laredo. Texas. Jan. 1. (I. N. S.) Francisco Villa is in absolute control of the Torreon section, according to British refugees who arrived Jiere yes terday from San Luis Potosl. The refugees, nine In number, de clared they left the Mapini mining district just a halt hour before the place was captured by Villa. Later they managed to escape from Torreon an hour before the Villistas took pos session of that city. . Wealthy Idaho Man And Wife in Court Wallace; Idaho, Jan. 1. (P. N. S.) Mr. and Mrs. James F. Callahan, for mer millionaire mining man of the Couer d' Alenes, who made up Christ mas evening after sensational divorce proceedings, are again In the courts. Mrs. Caflahan has filed cross com plaint, alleging conspiracy on the part of her husband and others .to get her In a compromising position. She claims he wishes to avoid paying her alimony. She avers he is worth $4, 000,000, that community property is valued at $750,000 and that his income is $2500 . a day. She asks for equal division of community property and a divorce. Callahan is the discoverer of the Interstate Callahan, the second largest sine mine in America, which has paid $5,000,000 in dividends In 20 months. The Younger Sister's Woe. Peggy was two years younger than Bessie. As is the way with younger sisters, Bessie's outgrown clothes be came Peggy's humiliating heritage. One day Bessie made an exciting dis covery. "My goodness!" she said. "I've got a loose tcfoth. I think I'll pull it out." "Oh. ddn't!" Peggy implored. "Moth er will make me wear it." ANNOUNCEMENT and - BEST WISHES for a r NEW YEAR From SIMON and cordially we extend you inree nunarea- ana. sixty -five days of prosperity. We also desire to exnress Copper Increase in .j Value in 1916 Large .' ... - , rrodnctlom 35 Tve Oast Greater Tnam In mad SProfU Oraataat la His tory; Other ma Frodncts Zmcraaaed. ' "Washington, Jam 1. The copper output of the United States for. 118 ahowed an Increase over' 1915 in value of $300,000,000, according to the report of ih geological survey to Secretary of the Interior Lani. The value of the total "output of all mines of the coun try was placed at $3,000,000,000. Profits on copper were the greatest in history with an " average price of 27 cents a pound and production was 25 per cent greater than in the pre vious year. The cotal value of the 191 production was $520,000,000 com pared with $243,000,000 in 1915 when the price was 17 cents a pound. All other mine1 products showed In creases. Western states and Alaska all prospered during the year from the mining standpoint. k PHOENIX NEAR RIOT IN FIGHT OF GOVERNORS (Continned From Ps On.V and began to show an ugly tendency. "We want Campbell!" they shouted. Former Territorial Governor Sloan appeared on the portico of the capltol, and as city attorney of Phoenix, urged restraint. He told the crowd what had occurred at the governor's office. Deputy Sheriff Sam Barrett asked for a hearing. The crowd hooted. There was a stir among the guards. A mob spirit was manifesting itself. The chief of police assembled his men. Campbell appeared and asked the crowd to bear Barrett. Serious Kiotiag Prevented. Barrett explained that he was 'act ing under orders from the sheriff, who told him to take' his instructions from Leroy Ladd. Ladd is secretary to Hunt. -Who Is Ladd?" the crowd yelled. "We want Campbell!" There waa a concerted movement toward the main entrance. Campbell again, addressed the crowd, pleading with them to leave the matter in the hands Of - the authorities. The cyowd finally quieted and began dispersing. Wisconsin Governor Inaugurated. Madison. Wis., Jan. 1. (I. N. 6.) Simplicity marked the inauguration to day of Governor E. L. Phillipp and other state officers. The ceremony consisted merely of administering the oath to them in the governor's office. There was no pomp or display, and after he had been sworn In the gov ernor returned to his desk to take up some pressing work. , Killed Wife and Self. Richmond, Ind., Jan. 1. (I. N. S.) "Go look in the barn," said a note Mrs. William Hudson discovered when she went to the home of J. V. Kauf man, a neighbor, and found him dead. In the barn she found the body of Mrs. Kaufman covered with a tar paulin. Kaufman had shot hla wife and then killed himself. Edlefsen wishes Happy New Year Ford always suggests popularity, and Ford street from "Washington to Madison, paved in 1905, twelve years ago, retains its prestige be cause the material used in its im provement was that standard of all hard surface materials. BITULITHIC : A WARREN BROS. CO., JOURNAL BUILDING . ASK FOR "and'GEi;. THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK : C&sap nibstitates cost YOU auao prtca best wishes for health, happiness, "our annrrrininn 1 FACTS Popular as the Machine Portland Ore. BRO HERHOODS READY TO HGRT TO PREVENT ACTION BY Strike Vote Probable as Last Resort to Stop Completiori of President's Program, .. Washington, Jan. 1. (I. N. S.) The stage was set today for the beginning of a test of strength between the ad ministration and the "Big Four" rail road brotherhoods, which are" seeding to prevent the enactment intolaw of the remaining two of President Wil son's railroad legislative recommenda tions. The senate interstate commerce com mittee will begin hearings tomorrow on the so-called "compulsory service" bill, and the bill granting the president power to take over the railroaas in time of military or other national ne cessity, and to draft into the federal service -such employes and officials aa are necessary tc. operate them. Tne rour brothemooas. cnagrinea ai the flat refusal of the railroads to put into effect the Adamaem "eight-hour law" which was scheduled for today, are ready to bring every '.weapon in their pdwer to bear to prevent con gress from passing the; two recom mendations of the president dealing with railroad legislation. 4 It is an open secret that as a last resort the strike vote of the brother hoods will be brought into play, as it was in August last, when the Adamson bill was Jammed through both houses of congress ' under .this spur.- It is predicted here that the situation may develop into ' a race to see whether CONGRESS gasl Fair List Prices I r jm l FalrTAeatmentlSSK ill 55 DO T in I I1 ill Ul II D "PROM Maine to California, and on around the world, The B. F. Goodrich Company sends forth this 2? ill all-including invitation: I Bring backany Goodrich tires you feel have failed to give you right service. Goodrich will make good all their shortcomings be hcy little or big will make good fairly and squarely, generously and gladly. There are NO STRINGS to this offer NO CON DO III ill in DITIONS NO CATCH WORDS. ili It is an open-handed, arms-outstretched urging you to bring your grievance and to Goodrich, and get a reckoning at the Goodrich Fair Treatment, I I JFor The B. F. Goodrich Company is more eager than any tire user that the slightest fault in a Goodrich Tire has been squared. THE GOODRICH SUPER-GUARANTEE A Goodrich Black Safety Tread Tire carries with it 22 III in 1 1 in the market an unwritten SUPER-GUARANTEE that it is the best fabric tire, the largest, 'oldest, most " resourceful rubber manufacturer can produce. The very name of Goodrich pledges It to the best service a fabric tire can give -style comfort, freedom from tire trouble, and mileage. 2J III P I The buyer takes no risk with it. , It must Yeturn the high service .Goodrich demands of it, or Goodrich Fair Treatment steps in," andfajuares the account. Only the user himself fcan prevent a Goodrich tire from rounding out the best dollar for dollar service by his failure, to bring back a Goodrich tire that has ih failed him. 0 THE B. i , I 1I1 . 1 V 23 the "compulsory arbitration" bill can W hurried through and signed before tha cumbersome machinery of mound ing ' out strike .- sentiment . among tha 400.000 brotherhood members can com plete Its work and tie up the country's railroad lines completely. ' v In the -meantime the railroads and the brotherhoods will be fighting put the constitutionality of thjeight-tioar law." which maybe ended, by the -unexpected supreme court decision before a strike ! railed. There has been m tacit promise by the brotherhood that there will be no atrike called for. CO days at least, and department Of Jus tice officials here are confident, that the decision of the supreme court will have been banded down by that time, , : ' V Pos toff ice-Robber Wounded in Battle Riverside, Cal.. Jan. 1. (P. N. S.) One of the four men who .last . week dynamited the Bare in the San Jacin th postofflce and stole about $450 in stamps and money, early foday was injured In a gun battle with a posse of officers. The four men were sur rounded in a barn near Hemet, where they had taken refuge., ,t Ijaanch Reported Lost Is Safe. Santa Monica. Cal., Jan. 1. (P. N. S.) After being given up for lost, the launch Kaate, with a crew of four men, is back in port today. Alexis Budinoff. captain, reported that the Kaste was driven ashore on one- of the uninhabited Santa Cruz islands and that for two days the men had nothing to eat but two wild sheep, Fire Hurt In Auto Accident. . Los Angeles, Jan. 1. (P. N. S.)--Max Ketchell and Arthur Laugblon are lying; in a serious condition while two other men and a woman are recovering from injuries received when their automobiles collided ' early today with a Pacific Electric freight train. . . - . F. GOODRICH 0 Owe ".' T Also inakerof the wondertires Silvertown CordrTircs . ", BEST.U IN- THE L ONG RUN" SEVERAL PROPOSED MEASURES REMAIN Ft) R CONSIDERATION Congress Has Abundance, of Material to WorkLonfill . iime io uose..:; -v,4.-.t Washington. Jan. l7 (Lv N." S.) Congress, which reconvenes tomorrow! is expected during the 43 days remain ing (excluding calendar Wednesdays and Sundays) to vote ifpon the follow ing legislation: f ; :A law to prevent railroad and other strikes or lockouts - pending a public investigation of all controversies, bit terly opposed "by the railroad brother hoods and organised labor generally. "A law to empower the president to take over and operate - railroad, tele graph and telephone lines in time of military necessity, and to draft into the federal service all officials and employes necessary to operate, them, ,- XaUroad Vrogram Coming- TJp. ' - A law to increase the personnel of the Interstate commerce commission to 17 members. . These three measures, the last. Of which has already passed the house, would complete President Wilson's railroad program begun last season When, the Adamson 8-hour law was forced through congress. : It Is planned to enact the compulsory, arbitration and governmental control laws as senate amendments to the house meas ure increasing membership of the Interstate Commerce commission, as the shortness of .time will preclude , invitation your tire hands of vi x-i 11 1 iinni if : ili : I::- ' h i ' ili n i I - XT. 1 I COMPANY, Akfoni Ohio. cpt:trinference;:i donaerraUoa- XTader ,Coasideratloa. f Conservations laws including water ? power and .land , leasing- tdlla whah ' tlonal amendment. Prohibition for tVl l,rttl la ntulM tn mm Tan,.- ' .Nationwide suffrage for women by COntttlt U t InTlKl arruntman? ' -J -.. - v ocationai ed uca uenal - trafinintT alreadv naitiuxl hv th, uxu . - Authorisation of combinations to ? promote .American escort trade i tTn .BPoai'toh in the senate. V M vCorrupf practices acti limiting ex- penditures for election to presidency V and vice . presidency of the United x States 'and to -the house ant ant . X Legislation to provide for deficit the treasury wilt face at the end of tne current riarai veer.- . ' ineae appropriauon Dins: AgriCul-. turav army, .navy, fortifications, gen- ral fifir irV .. rr II a - Mi1fnv pensions,, postorrices, rivers and har bors, sundry civil, diplomatic and con sular, 4 District : of Columbia. Indlaai . and legislative, executive and . judicial, passed the house. - J A strong fight will also be made. eHpeciatijr-. m me senate, for bill , training and. service- of all ellaible youths of tha country. ? v. w i, iToiessor uieav . The funeral of ,pr. George II. Itdwl son, professor emeritus of the--University of 'California and on- of "the foremost Dhllosonhical atutlonta nf th. ' Unitarian . cWurch here tomorrow at "11 a. 'm. Professor Howison died last night at, his home here at the age Edlefsen wishes Happy fcew'-'fsar k rm 7 I M f $ I g , , hi j 1 I , 1 . . 1 1111 1 M " ili I . to vl r- ill ,-: ill I 1 1 1 II I : ;t Ill - , 4lalal 1 1 ZZZ I FIRST;: AND ALDER C 7. ,r