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f 7 .-V.''.'TlilffWEATlIErt .8 ' Tonight and to morrow, o c c a -v..-. Blenal rain, with. ;.v southeasterly VJ& it K winds.. Humidity XI V - at noon, 90.' - VOL. XV. NO. 251 PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1917. EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS llS&flAFg&l E IL Chairman Stone of Forefgn Relations Committee Pe nnies That He Benefited by AdvancG Information. MEASURE TO REGULATE STOCK EXCHANGE URGED Complete asd Public Exposi tion of Facts Demanded by Campbell. Washington, Jan. 2. (17. P Fol lowing a second conference late thla arternoon between Thomas W. Lawgon end Chairman Henry of the house rules committee, regarding the re ported ''peace note" leaks, the latter reiterated his declaration that there would be no investigation ordered. Washington. Jan. 2 (U. P.) A ftonn cf charges and counter charges regarding the reported "leak" from tho State department to Wall street of ad vance information of the president's peace notes" broke in both houses Us afternoon. Chairman Henry of the house rules ommlttee announced lie - would Mot call his committee together for th3 Investigation demanded in the resolu tion of Representative Wood. In the senate Chairman Stone of the foreign relations committee formally dented charges In a newspaper U-at he had benefited by the leak. He branded Thomas W. Lawson as "a disgusting ass." He blamed "the present system of civil service" for leaks he said he knew existed. Representative Henry Introduced in the house his resolution whieh would give congress drastic powers to regu late the New York stock exchange. He took this action immediately follow ing a long conference with Thomas W. Lawson. who claims inulders made 560,000,000 in the "peace mesBage." ; Coincident with Henry's action. Re publican members of the committee, led by Representative Campbell (Kan.), openly denounced the "one-man . con ference' between Henry . and Lawson. Campbell Issued a formal statement declaring "Lawson should be given a. Chance to telf his relMiHa$ . committee or be shown: up." ' -"If necessary, we eould subpena ' tConrhtdSl on l";ije FonrtKn, Column Seven) , TO INDORSE BOTH HOUR Sit! OVER CHARGES CONGRESS DECLINES WILSON ; PEACE TERMS NOTE 1 Senate Refuses to Vote Upon Resolution and House Re fersOne to Committee. "Washington, Jan. 2. (U, P.) The senate again today refused to vote on a- resolution Indorsing President Wil son's peace note to belligerents. - The house later also refused to in--dorse the president's note. A resolu tion by Representative McKellar of Tennessee was referred to the foreign , affairs committee. When Senator Hitchcock called up , his second resolution, which asks con : gressional approval- of the president's .: action. Senator Lodge blocked action tomorrow, despite a plea by Senator Ston. chairman of the foreign rela- Hons committee, that there be an im mediate vote. . Lodge, . in opposing Hitchcock's re quest .for immediate action, said he i was not necessarily opposed to In dorsement pf the president's note. He Maid he merely thought ''longer con- ; sideratlon should be given a matter which involved all the nations of the world." Kaiser Confident in Word to Empress Amsterdam, Jan. 2. (I. n. S.i A dispatch from Berlin quotes the kaiser as sending-me rouowing New Year' : greetings to the German empress: "With thanks to- God. with nride In : Germany's strength and confident that the coming year's fighting will bring new victories, we noia on." Light Skirmishes On Western Front Berlin, via Sayvllle Wireless, Jan 2. -(U. P. German patrol detachments entered French trenches and returned safely In the Champagne sector, the Argonne forest and on the east bank ; of the Meuse, today's official state ment asserted. Prisoners were taken. V . ' Paris Reports Skirmish. Paris, Jan. 2. (U. P.) Skirmishing - around , small posts in the woods - of Lepretre and Jury, northwest of HIry, were the only features of the fighting on the, western front, as reported in today's official statement. The night a generally calm. . i: . i . Annual Report on tiators. ( i! ' Paris, t Jan, . 3.(1. NS,)-UDaring 1S French aviators shot down , 450 : .pnamV aerODlanen . and" BritiMh in.. .- shot down tZQr while SO more were brought .down by high angle guns, ac - cording to figures Just compiled here. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Sauabble Mar Chum Inanlrv. Chicago, Jan. 2. U. P.) The re fusal of C. A. Risberg, Vernon, Cat, Infielder, to sign a White Sox contract, giving as his reason that the Chicago club did not offer him as much money as he was receiving with the Coast league club, may cause an Investigation into the salaries paid in the Pacific circuit. The figures In the contract sent Risberg from here are larger than the salary limit in the coast league. It is believed that he is getting at least $150 more than his present contract shows. - Conductor Kills Woman and Self. Fresno, Cal. Jan, 2. (U. P.) J. P. Corbln, a street car conductor, shortly afternoon today, shot and killed Mrs. Emma Keene. a saleswoman in a local department store, and then committed suicide at a prominent busineas corner down town. According to the police Ccfrbln was in a Jealous rage, because Mrs. Keene had repeatedly refused to marry him. noy Killed By Brotner. Chicago, Jan. 2. (I. N. S.) Willis Rand, 6, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon, by his brother Albert, 13, while the boys were shooting at targets with a rifle given them for Christmas, m Missouri to Have Contest. SedaJla. Mo., Jan. 2. (I. N. S.) Judge Lamm this afternoon at his of fice here signed the petition for a contest of the election of Frederl:k Gardner of St. Louis as governor of Missouri. Garry Hermann Reelected. Cinclnnattl. Jan 2. (U.. P.) The National Baseball commission re elected Garry Herrmann as chairman and also reelected John E. Bruce sec retary and treasurer. t Earl Curzon Is Remarried. London, Jan. 2. (I. N. S.) Earl Curzon of Kendleston was quietly married today to iMrs. Grace E. Dug gan, a native of Alabama. The ea.-l was a widower, his first wife being Mary Victor Leiter of Chicago. TARE REPORTED BY BERLIN Positions and Prisoners Are . ilaken and Russo-Rouman-ian Attacks: Repulsed, Berlin, Via Sayvtlle "Wireless, Jan. 2. -(U. P.) Storming and capture of height positions around Sftyeya and inthe Susita valley; repulse of Russo Roomanian advances: tnro wing back of the enemy 'on both aides of the Ott&iz valley, and capture of the much disputed height - of Mount Fait u can u were all reported from the eastern front in today's official statement. Russian raiding . detachments south of Riga, southwest of Deunaburg and west of Stanislaus were also reported .repulsed. Along the valleys . leading fj&ra Berek mountains to the Sereth, the German attacks threw the 'enemy farther back, according to the state ment. Three hundred prisoners were brought in .from the Susita valley action. The Ninth army is sharply pressing the enemy and defeating his rear guards, forcing the Russians to fur ther retreat, the statement said. "From the west and south German- Austro-Hungarian troops are . ap proachlng the bridgehead positions near Focsani and Fundenl. More than 1300 prisoners and war material remained in the hands of tho Indefatigable pursuers. Between the Buzaul (Buzeu) river end the Danube the enemy maintains the bridgehead. . East of Braila in Dobrudja, German- Bulgarian troops captured tenaciously defended Russian positions and threw the defenders back to Mac in. In. the engagement the Pomeranian reserve infantry regiment number nine dis tingulshed itself." Russians Regain Ixst Ground. Petrograd, Jan. 2. (U. P.) First pressed back by a German colui-in, Roumanians on the river Kaisna later regained their position by counter at tacks and today were maintaining it destite continuous and fierce attacks, today's official statement said. The war office reported that tho Austrian advance in Enkotumba and in the valley of the Sulcha was ar rested by fire. Enemy attempts at sn offensive action In the Chabanlom val ley were also unsuccessful, costing great losses in wounded and killed. Bulgarians Take. Prisoners. Sofia. Jan.. 2. (U. P.) Fifteen hun dred men, six officers, four field guns and 14 machine guns were captured by the Bulgarian forces in the offensive around the bridgehead at Macin. to day's official statement said. The statement' said the Bulgarian cffenslve continues, both in Dobrudja and Roumania. , Vatican's Message to U. S. Is Prayer Caroiaai - uaspam Expresses Sop That Small Ollva, Branch, of Pres ent Will Briar rorth Traits of Peac. New York, Jan. J. J. P.) The Vatican's prayer for the New Tear is that by divine grace and man's good will peace may blossom forth. Such was the expression voiced In a cable message received by the United Press today from Cardinal Caspar ri, papal secretary of state at Rome, an swering a request for a New Tear message from Pops Benedict. The mes sage was as follows: 'Rdm. Jan." 1. May the small olive branch which has begun to Appear ion earths toward the .end of the year, now past, thanks to divine rrace and- good will of menv grow ! sturdily and bring I the beneficial fruits of peace for -which the whole world longs. . , ,. CARt)lNAI GASFARRI; MANY SUCCESSES ON ttSIERN FRON I.W. W. Seize Freight Train. Bemljdi. Minn., Jan. 2. (I. N. S.) One hundred and fifty heavily armed members of the I. W. W. seized a Minnesota St. International freight train at Gammel late this afternoon, overpowered the train crew, threw them off and started for Bemidjl. where they expect to hold a large meeting this afternoon. Towers Collapse; Four Injured. Maywood, 111., Jan. 2. (U. P.) Fur workmen were injured, two seriously here this afternoon when two tempor ary towers, used in the construction of additions to the American Can com pany's factories, collapsed. Snapping of cables supporting the temporary structures, caused the collapse. No Extra Session Expected. Washington, Jan. 2. (U. P.) No extra session of congress will be neces sary to put through President Wilson's railroad legislation. This was the confident expression of opinion at the White House today as Senator Newlands' committee resumed its hearings on the question. Army Man Charges Alienation, Cincinnati. Ohio, Jan. 2. (U. P.) Charging alienation of his former wife's affections. Wade H. Mcintosh, member of the United States army, stationed at the Wright Aeroplane fac tory at Dayton, Ohio, sued Louis Can tor, secretary treasurer of the Amer ican Smelting & Refining company, to day for $25,000. Slayer Given Life Sentence. Boston, Mass, Jan. 2. (I. N. S.) Dr. Fletcher Atwood, the young Woe burn osteopath, who shot and : killed Dr. Wilfred E. Harris, president of the Massachusetts College of Osteo pathy, July 18 last, pleaded guilty to second degree murder today and was sentenced to life Imprisonment. Daniels' Nomination Held Up. Washington, Jan. 2. (IT. P.) The senate this afternoon held up the nom ination of Winthrop Moore Daniels of the Interstate Commerce commission for reappointment. WILL GO TO MEXICO CITY TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Ambassador Fletcher, Too, Is Expected to Meetarranza at an Early Date, Washington. Jan. 2. (U. P.J-Am- bassador Fletcher will scon leave for his post in Mexico City, thus remov ing one source of friction between the United States and Mexico, it was re ported in official circles here this afternoon. an-.l' AlIlL.oaoa.UUI AirCUUNUU I ie.e lo'"""- Ior. lco -lly comer wun general tjarranaa regard- "r i .r" " nounced late this afternoon. n rw UAvtAAn 1 i is Deiievea Amoassaaor Arre- dondo will be replaced by Consul General DeNegri of San Francisco. who will be recognized as Mexico's ambassador. This belief was strengthened fol lowing a visit by Arredondo to the state department, where it is said he made his official farewells to Secre tary of State Lansing. Hints Saturday that General Per shing's troops may be soon withdrawn developed into a near certainty today. i ne American members of ihe Mexican-American, commission this afternoon discussed Carranza's last note that accompanied the rejected protocol. The commission announced this afternoon it probably would is sue" a formal statement at S o'clock Train With Guard Ditched. Augusta, Kan., Jan. 2. (I. N S ) A Santa Fe train carrying New York National Guardsmen on their way home from the border was derailed near Vanora, seven miles west of here, last night. Six cars carrying equip ment belonging to the guard were ditched- Two sleeping cars also left the track but remained upright, and none of the guardsmen were injured. Logan Took Place So He Could Visit Home Portland Attorney Also Asked to Be Kamed to Represent Stats at Baa T ran Cisco, He Says. San Francisco, Jan. 2. (P. N. S.) Attorney John F. Logan of Portland arrived here yesterday to mix pleasure with business and forthwith announced that he used to shoot fish in the Ala meda marsh, across from San Francis co, Just to prove that lie is no stranger in these parts. '.'Why, I was born in a tent lit San Jose, CaU and spent my boyhood days in Oakland," he announced, when Brandt Wickersham, formerly of Portland and former tennis star of Oregon, ex pressed surprise at meeting him here. "And that is why I told Oswald West, then governor of Oregon, that I wanted him to appoint me a member of the Oregon Fair association," he continued, "so that I could go to San Francisco Bay during the exnoaitinn singing 4When Johnny Comes Marchine Mr. Logan will remain here two or three day!j He Is a guest at thfe Palace hotel. Calvin Helltg of the Heilig theatre in Portland, Is also a guest at the Palace. He is here on business con nected with his theatrical projects. - Dana Sleeth Is Acquitted, sf Los Angeles, .Jan, 2. ui P.) De clearing the Complaining witness, Cap tain W. T. Helms, was hypocritical in his campaign. Police 'Judge Whits to day founeV-Dana Sleeth.- editor of the Los, Angeles Record, - not guilty of criminal, libel, V - ARREDONDO VALDEZ BURNS, TO NORTH CABLES Business Section of Alaskan Town Gone; All Buildings Doomed, Says Message Received This Morning. SEATTLE TAKES STEPS TO RELIEVE SUFFERING Fire Started at 2:45 A. M. . Spread Rapidly; Loss Will Be Many Thousands. Seattle, Wash.. Jan. 2. IP. N. S. Cable ailvices received hese today are that a fire, fanned by a strong east erly wind, is sweeping Valdez, Alaska, and that the city apparently is doomed to destruction. The business section is declared to be entirely gone. The fire startej at 2:45 o'clock this morning and spread rapidly. The total loss will be several hun dred thousand dollars. Arrangements are being made hero to send supplies to the relief of home less residents of the city. BRITISH PRESS HOPES PEACE TERMS WILL BE GIVEN BY THE ALLIES Answer to President Wilson's Message Will Be Issued Soon in Paris. Answer to Wilson Beady. Paris, Jan. 2. (I. N. S. The answer of the entente powers to President Wilson's note has been completed and is now under consideration by the v allied Kovernmenta. U ACCORDING 44fe.. learned here today. It is be-r- lieved that the text will be made public late this week. . - By Ed Ii. Keen London. Jan. 2. (V. P.) There was increasing belief today that In the re ntt, T- I J . ' H ' kA .111., v. . . - . 1 n.AM n. many's indefinite peace proffer and rDlv to Amfr)rfl. , mit Potsdam at I r " r a disadvantage, I Th . rK0Ki an i other note of the same character as that of Germany will also be issued I from Paris. Kneland and France, it was said, have already agreed on a Joint draft, which is now before the other nations of the entente. On their approval the note will be handed to American Ambassador Sharp. A course of plain speaking and a clear statement of the terms on which the allies would consider peace nego tiations is what the British press hopes the note will Indicate. England is convinced that the allies' starvation blockade of Ger many and Germany's apprehenslveness of defeat on the - west front next spring, combined to inspire Berlin to propose peace. It Is pointed out that an unofficial list of concessions which Teuton diplomats In neutral countries have suggested the identical charac- (Concluded on Page Six. Column Four) Note to Germany Is Denied by Spanish' Embassy Asserts American Press Ho-j ports of Strong Terms Used on Sub. marine Question Were Incorrect. Washington, Jan. 2. (U. P.) The spanlsn emoassy today denied Us! home government had addressed a note to Germany "in the terms re ported by the American press,'' on its submarine controversy with tho Berlin government. The following statement was given out at th'e embassy this afternoon: "It is not correct that the Spanish government had addressed a note to Germany upon the submarine contro ersy, in terms -reported by the Amer ican press on December 30. "The Spanish government merely gave to the Spanish press an official statement concerning the attitude of Spain, since the beginning of the war, upon the question of the slaking of Spanish vessels by ' submarines. In order to make clear its position and to rectify errors in public opinion at home." v The press statement referred to was to 'the effect that Spain had -addressed a strong note to Germany on the sub marine controversy, requesting the German government to adhere to the principles laid down in the articles of the declaration of London. . ; r Guardsmen Change Minds About Recall Washington, Jan. 2. (U. P.) A pe tition asking that they be sent to their homes was received by Represe atlve Church, California, 'from '79 of the 85 members of Company A, Cali fornia engineers. ; A Church waa about to. act on the petition, he received a telegram from A. M. Burton, an officer of the troopj asking- him - to withhold : action until he ; received a letter. - Many of the men. the telegram - said,, want to re sclnd their action, . Storm Tossed, Swept to Sea, CatCameBack Steamer Jonan Poulsen's Mascot Stages Most Remarkable Stunt Ever Recorded. This is a "tale of the greatest come back ever staged by that leader of "comebacks." the cat. Jlonday night at 7 o'clock the steal er Johan Poulsen crossed in to the Co lumbia river on seas that were rolllna and breaking from Fort Canby to Fo-t Stevens. Captain Elvestad'a famous cat. re: ognized as the most efficient on Pa ciflc coast steamers, was warming her self in front of the galley fire. A hug comber shook the craft from end tol end, flooded the galley and carried the cat, a squirming, yowling bundle of ac tivity, over the side. Tabby had been Riven up for lost, when a moment later another huge wave boarded the craft. Within five minutes the craft wa in smooth water and the yowls of the supposedly lost cat started a hasty search for her. She was found at the top of the mainmast, wet and be draggled but alive and howling. one had come back on that aecond wave. At least that Is what Captain George McNelly told this morning wnen he reached the nilofs office after bringing the ship irp the river. Ana ne says everybody on board was talking about it. Hunter's Point and San Pedro Favored Commission on Baval Tarda and Haval Bases Said to Have Decided Upon California Sites. San Francisco. Jan. 2. (XT. P. Al though members. fit the United States commission on naval yariia and naval bases were silent today, it was re- marked here that the commission would recommend Hunters point as the! Kite for the proposed Pacific base, and San Pedro as the site for a submarine base'. The commission will leave to night for Portland and Seattle. No confirmation of these reports could be obtained. Other rumors were that the commis sion would recommend the transfer jf the United States naval training sta tion from Goat island to some other point. Eain Causes Flood, Drowning Fifteen Clermont, Central Queensland, V. 8. W, Xs Devastated by Continuous Downpour' of Xaln tsvJr.-' li'a W T-k ''vVt i7WWHWHiryrseat fight, headed ahbut Sydney. J. S W Jan. 2 (U. P 5 citizens from Madras, who came Through a continous fall of rain, aggregating II inches, Clermont. Cen tral Queensland, has been visited with a flood which has devastated the town and 15 inhabitants have been drowned. At least another 100 per sons are missing and many families have been marooned in trees for days. Floods in southern Tasmania have also caused extensive damage. The Derwent river rose 18 feet and dam age to hop gardens along the banks exceeds $250,000. War Department to Refuse Discharges Individual Applications on Ground of Sesnmptloa of Studies and Likt Bea aoua Too numerous for Action. Washington. Jan. 2. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Individual applications for the dis charge of soldiers on the Mexican bor der on the ground of resuming studies or for like reasons cannot hereafter be granted, the war department has in formed Senator Chamberlain, who has taken up requests from Portland. Ad jutant General McCain says applica tions for discharge are so numerous that common fairness requires that all be refused. Couple to Pay $950 For Lifting Dry Lid Mr. and Mrs. Harry "Harris. Joint proprietors of the Coast hotel in the north end. pleaded 'guilty to charges of violating the prohiblton law before Municipal Judge Langguth today and they agreed to pay a total of $950 in fines. On the charges today each was fined $260, but $450 in unpaid fines. on a conviction that had been appealed to the circuit court, remains against them. As a condition to keep from going to jail. Mr. and Mrs. Harris agreed to withdraw the appeal and to pay the other fine with the $500 as sessment today. ' B Army Enlistments Break All Records Recruits taken into the army through Colonel Varnum's recruiting offices Tor the year 1916 totaled 7S2, which Is close to double previous rec ords. Colonel C. A. Varnum has head quarters in the recruiting station in the Worcester building, and has out laying branch stations at . Salem, Eu gene, Pendleton, Grants Pass, Cen tralia and Aberdeen Wash., all of which were but recently-installed, and the figures represent the cumber of recruits accepted at all of them. Strike Injunction Reversed on Appeal Chicago. Jan. 2. U. P)--The Unit ed States court of appeals today re versed the ruling of the United States district cburt at Indianapolis and dis missed the Injunction against Will Dam D 'Mabon and employes of too Indian apolis Traction & Terminal company. restraining them from declaring a strike against the' traction company. The court ruled that the lower tribunal had" no Jurisdiction. v. , - CULVER WANTS MILITIA TO GO AFTER RECORDS Governor Withycombe Wires That J.efferson County Seat Fight Is Court Affair: Not for Military Interference. MADRAS REJOICES AT SUCCESS OF "RAID Nearly All Official Papers Are Moved From Culver by Rival Town's "Club." Salem. Or.. Jan. 2. Governor Withy combe today refused to send the mllita to Culver to retrieve for the town the county records which were forcibly removed to Madras yesterday as a part of the county peat fight In Jefferson county. Sheriff Ira F. Black appealed to the governor for militia ultunr- Th governor conferred with Assistant At- ! torney General Van Winkle, who ad vised him that the courts are the place for settling the controversy, and the governor acted accordingly. Sheriff Black's message wa as follows: "A mob of about 100 came to Culver today and forcibly removed county of fice equipment and records from Cul ver to Madras without ariy order of the county court or other court. Could not prevent without great danger of life. Sheriff -elect has no bond approved and I have not been checked out of office. want muma assistance to return dooKs and equipment. K. C. Hlllman and George Hodman will call upon you to morrow and explain fully. Mob wa;s armed. Let me have an answer at once." Governor Withycombe replied as fol lows: "Replying to your telegram, nothing this office can do in premises. Matter must be decided In courts." AUTOMOBILE SLEDS, WAGONS, HAY RACKS, CARRY THE RECORDS Culver, Or., Jan, 2: William S. URen. attorney for Madras in the Jef- up Monday in automobile sleds, wagons and hay racks, and proceeded to cart off to Madras all the county property here, consisting, of public records, fur niture, books and papers. The prop erty was loaded into wagons. The vote on the county seat ques- (Concluded 00 Pasa Four, Column One) TO HAVE 10 GOVERNORS AT LEAST UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY Attorneys for Governor-Elect and Governor Agree Ouster Suit Shall Be Held Up. Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 2. (U. P.) The pos toff Ice department today decided that mall addressed to the "governor of Arizona" would be delivered to Tom Campbell. Mall addressed to Govern jr Hunt will be sent to Hunt. Phoenix. Ariz.. Jan. 2 (U. P.) To day Arizona . has two governors, two executive officers, and will soon have two staffs of appointive state offi cers. This situation will continue vntil Thursday at least, for attorneys for Governor-elect Tom Campbell and Governor George W. P. Hunt reached an agreement today that the applica tion to- the supreme court for a per emptory writ to oust Hunt will not be made before Thursday. . This morning Campbell made afresh demand for the executive office. This was refused.- Now Campbell is prepar ing to open his office in a capitol cor ridor or elsewhere. In the meantime all business of the state Is deadlocked. Arizona's war rants will not be recognized and two sets of officials will seek to perform the Fame duties. Some of the officials appointed by Hunt are arranging to have their of fices occupied day and night to pre vent Campbell's men from getting1 into the vaults and records. Attention is now turning to the leg islature, which convenes Monday. An attempt will be made to secure an ad journment for six weeks, it waa said today, and this will precipitate a new battle. Hunt, it is claimed, will con trol' the lower house. The senate is strongly anti-Hunt. Malcolm Frazer of El Paso'has been appointed private secretary by Camp bell. A heavy guard was maintained around the capitol last night, but there was no trouble. . Town Has Three Mayors. Atlanta, Qa, Jan. 2. (I. K -S.) Klrkwood, a suburb of Atlanta, today was worrying along with three mayors and two city councils. N. J. Cassels, elected mayor on the face of returns, ana ms councilman'. ticket, went before City Clerk Ray and took the oath of office. W. F, Saun ders, CUsels opponent, who declares he was legally elected, went before Jus tice of tho Peace Giles, with bis city council, and also vowed he would run the town properly. -;; .- a-. ..... ; Both claimants pestered Mayor B. P. Williams so much that h refused to turn over the Keys to either until the courts decide who is the real mayor. ARIZONA Railroads Are Consolidated in Big Merger Five Lines Pool Interests Valued at 9100,000,000 Office to Be at Pittsburg. ' St. Louis. Mo.. Jan. 2. (L N. S.) A 1 100.000,000 merger, by which five railroads are consolidated into one organization, controlled by and part of the Pennsylvania system, was an nounced today at the local offices of the vandal ia line, which is one or Utt railroads merged. The new corporation i known as the Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Co., with, general of fices in Pittsburg. The other roads merged are: The Chicago. Indiana & Kasta n railway, the Pittsburg. Wheeling & Kentucky railroad, tne Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railway and the Anderson Belt railway. PACIFIC COAST CMS It Ranks Third With Six Large -4 ri;,' J l-,.-- Western LltieS and KeepS Same Level With 37 Others Portland ranks third among th I four large cities of the Pacific coast in average wages paid workingmen. Portland ranks third, also, among the six large western cities in the aver age wage paid, and, strangely enough, keeps the same rank among S7 im portant cities of the country. These findings are by Professor W. F. Ogburn of Reed college and Esther Keli; and have been printed by the American Statistical Review, The average wage per hour paid In 10 trades common to- six western cities was found to be as follows: Seattle, 71 cents; an Francisco, 69; Portland. 67; SairMAe, 65; Denver, 64 cents and Los Angeles, 62. The average wage paid in 39 trades Vrrr v.L rranciseo, bb, common to the six clti to be as follows: San Seattle, 64; Portland. 1; Salt Lake, 59; Denver, 57, and Los Angeles 67. Prominent Trades in Tiew. The 10 trades used In reaching the averages were bricklayers, carpenters, painters, plasterers, plumbers, gas fit- ters, ay. jmpoUors In .hook and Job Zi&Ji'Z .nT1 MniZZ. fp'r P'"V" d dy nd niht lln y rV nt ,7 ,,,. . , fiT?w. 7i ?. Vt" " follows: Seattle. 71 cents per hour; eF6rv.rfnd' Ltufs;!1'.: tnan"" City. 62; Pittsburg. 61; S?. W W"10". All:,j, SK7.aUl,v67:r.Mef -J,'.. K ,;mh.": In dlanapol s, 56. Detroit, t; Binning- ham 65. Milwaukee 64; Little Rock, 54 Louisville. 54; New Orleans, 63; Ryffalo, 63; Springfield. 111., 63; Bal- tirrtore, 53; Jacksonville. 63; Provl- dAncSL.f2i ,M'nnP, Scranton, ow, riuiBueipma. ou; ixew aven. 60; Atlanta. 43; Charleston. S. C. 38 Seattle Dry Goods Store Is Damaged Seattle, Wash.. Jan. 8. (P. N. S.) After smouldering several hours in dry goods in the store of McCormick Bros., fire early this morning broke out and did damage estimated at 150, QO0 before firemen could place it under control. The origin of the fire Is not known. Goods valued st $120,000, according to the owners, is stored in the Mc- EnVcYTr Tacr .S noperi ncvormacK oi Seattle. Most of the damage resulting to the stock was caused by wster and smoke. Ed. F. White, a tailor on the sec ond floor of the building, is also a heavy loser. Methodist Churches Fail on Union Plan Baltimore, Md., Jan. 2. (V. P. Aiier a tenginy wnnion loaay m f.e uouoi vemon xnemoaist church, the joint committee on the unification cf Tri tne Metnooist the Methodist to reach a definite conclusion of the project to reunite the two branches of the Methodist episcopal church arid adlourned. The next meeting will be held June! 27. A special committee will consider the most suitable meeting place. Westport Physician Struck by Machine San Francisco, Jan. 2. (U. P.) -Df. Gunder Gundersoo of "Westport, Or. narrowly escaped death today when struck by an automobile driven ny Ben JZrJZrn r from the car. Dr. Guoderson is lnHhel harbor hospital in a serious condition. No Ships, So Contract Canceled - Salem, Or. Jan. 2r-After weeks of negotiation, the firm of Agnew 4c Ham ilton of Belfast, Ireland, has canceled it order for 2600 bushels of the statTs flax seed because too ship will bs sail ing on " whicn- the seed could be seat until In February. The firm asked tor the - shipment . in January. The prie agreed on was $2.75 a bushel t. o. b, Salem.. ... y PORTLAND THIRD IN INWAGESOFWORKERS CLOSED SHOP' i' IS ADMITTEDLY i STRIKE ISSUE Apparent Divergence of Opin ion as to What Strike U Over Dissipated - by . State ment of Metal Trades Body CARPENTERS WALK OUT1: V AT WILLAMETTE PLANT Twenty-five . " Woodworkers Join 400 Men of Crafts: . Already Out, g A committee of five men, clalmfn to represent a large number ' of 5 tho st riktng employes of the- r Willarottte - Iron & Steel works, conferred with City Commissioner Baker this after- ' noon and assured him they were anx-. y ious to end the strike and confer with ; President B. C. Ball of the WUlam. I ette com pany. . . , , do not doubt but that Mr. Ball. T- Is in earnest when he says hs is wiU. K HU l'lffQ "We want to go to work andwe want rr arbitration of our differences' with th company. - vrs ; r?: uaaer, arter the conference, lert tho , ; city hall In an effort "to consult with liuslness Agent Melsner of tho Metal : Trades Council. - s. .... The strike at the plants of the Wil lamette Iron & Steel Works - and the Northwest' Steel company apparently Is to be fought out on the issue of the PT'" " f,l0.?d h?f: Up to the time the representatives of the Metal Trades council issued their statement, published Sunday morning. In which was outlined the position of the employes, there had . been, an ap- ; parent divergence in the position taken by the employers on the one hand and " their employes on the others The first : hd contended thatt he open shop was 1th l1"1 of conriict. while the em. iv Dloye had contend.,! witJt eouat la- ' slstence that ihe question of wages and working conditions Was paramount and that with thcaa an a. naritv with I Seattle and San Francisco, all other questions1 would take cars -of; thm- selves. ? . r : y HHfetBgUni -Th i-cToTth. statement y? President Arthur Burns and Organiser O "P Rd of the MetsI Trades r-; council., puts a different nhas on th - controversy and makes tha "oomi ' Sop? Qionn KeV"' ""V"' ; it ,mi to be a fact - that aomsW the leaders affiliated with union labor . organisations In. the city rtgretTtha r Precipitation of the strike at thta time, V believing that all efforts toward raedl- ation of the wage and conditions flues- tlons Involved in the ' trouble should , tjsve been exhausted befors resorting to the strike ss a final -weapon, i s Cv M. Clarke president of the Cham- ber of Commerce, has forwarded the- I following .i.r.m.n tk. t.. .. . (Conelud'd on Face Fifteen, Cola ma Three - ATLANTIC LINER NOV BCREWNREPORTE Steamship - NSstorian Report- , ed Ashore, but Details" Are Not Made Public, J-ondon. Jan. 3. (U. P.y-i-ThS Xy-" land . liner Nestorlas Is ashore and breaking up. She will probabjy be " totsl loss. Thirty members of her crew have been saved.. . , - The Nestorian, built in 1911, was of the following ' dimensions: 'Lcnath? 1 4&A S fi Uint tli fwL itinih if I hold 36 feet. Fear for Safetypfipift; Liner 6eorgiC;Felt K White Star Tassel With Cargo Znsnrsd for $1,000,000, Dm ia Vsw Torfc front '. J ZdTsrpool'Vot Xsard TromJS'J New Torkv Jan.- t.-iXS. P.)Th oo t ton Whits Star liner Georglc, which" left Liverpool December I with a cargo ' . Insured for $1,000,000, has not yet v cached port, Klvlng rise to fears for - her safety. The Georgle should have; mads the ,trans-Atlantlc trip : In IS days.' 1 -.'i iJ '- , , ' Officials - of the lino beltvs. the Georgio will yet turn up. - They point j "ut thmt it trio Germans had sunk i would have .iron out the news at ones Tacoma Couple Reported' Mr. aad Mrs. Otto SowsU'sisorsrd , BHarrsdi Attsnipta to Tsrlfy Stsport . , T&i:A?v&r&Z&$f5. : .:. ' . " : - riAlder, Washi- Jan.. 2C P, N. ft?" A report was brought here today from Eaton ville' that Mr.- ;.and " Mra,.; Otto Powell,- tbS missing: ; loggin g operator and his wife, .had . been found near Kibe, In a' starved tend weakened eon dittos, but 'Stilt alive Attempts to verify tb report by., telephone have failed. V