.'V I 70CL0CK Tonight find to morrow, nnset tied, probably occasional rain; . westerly winds. Humidity, 79. LEDTflONr J ' VOL. XV. NO. 257. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1917. EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ow Tsanrt urn vrwt stakes rrrs cum " " .., , -..,. -i I,, , ,, , , ., , , ::', , , '. '.,'.. : 1 iut:;.: - , ...-- - - -- ' - -.-i - - SEI E BACKS UP PRESIDENT'S IE Jones' Substitute Resolution, Accepted by Hitchcock, Is Passed, Giving Note to Bel ligerents Indorsement. TERMS OF PEACE ARE REQUESTED BY U. S. Reference to Possible Break With Germany Entirely Eliminated. Washington, Jan. 5. (U, P.) Shorn of any idea of Indorsing either war or a break with Germany Or approving entangling alliances or interference in European affairs, the Hitchcock reso lution, approving President Wilson's note to belligerents, passed the senate late today, 48 to 17. The vote came at the close of an. "afternoon of dramatic speeches In which Kenator Lewis, majority whip, had declared the war could not go on without involving America; that Amor lca would accept no more apologi s for mistakes and injuries (imposed in fereftMally by Germany). Efforts to substitute a minority resolution for Senator Hitchcock's, failed. Hut at last, with the Hitch cock resolution toned down, the senate rushed through its work and many Republicans Joined the I emocrats in ac cepting the measure, as amended by Senator Jones (Washington), Repub lican. The senate, by the vote this after noon, approved merely the president's request for peace. "Entangling- Alliance" Avoided. itepubliruns sail they were satisfied that this emasculated the Idea of ap proving the- whole note, with its ad mitted threat to Uerrnany. and its im plied plan of ot-ning an "entangling alliance' to enforce peace. The liit:h cock resolution vote follows: Yeaa Bankhead, Borah, Bryan, Chamberlain, Chilton, Clapp, Cum mings. Curtis, Fletcher, Hardwick, ''Hitchcock, Hollls, Hughes, Johnson, (Sol Dak.), Jons, Kenyon, Kern. Kirby, Lane. Lee (Md.), Lewis, Lippitt. Mar tin, Newlands, Morris, Overman, Pitt- - man, Pomerene, 7a"'"'f1L JBMfiW tfloljln son, Baulsbury, Shaff roth, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons. Smith (Ariz.), Smith (Qa.), 8mlth (So. Carolina), Sterling, Btone, Swanson, Thomas, Tillman, Townsend, Underwood, V&rd&man, Walsh. (48.) Nays Brady, Brandegee, dark, (Wyo.); Gallinger, Harding, Lodgi, McCumber. Martlne, Nelson, Page, Polndexter, Sherman. Smoot, Wads worth. Watson, Weeks, Works. (17). Members Desert Speaker. Senator Works ended his long-dls-tsnce speech at 1 :45 p. m. and then Sen ator Hitchcock's motion for further consideration of his resolution was au tomatically up. Virtually the whole senate had dis appeared during Works' talk, bo a quo rum call was issued to round up mem bers. Senator Smoot, following the minor ity conference, stated that the only 'feature of the entire "note transaction" they could indorse was the expression Of a desire by the president for peace. The Norris and Jones amendments of fered this morning Indorse the "asking for peace terms." - The Jones amendment reads: "Resolved, that- the eenate approves and strongly Indorses the request by the president in the diplomatic notes of December 18, to the nations now en gaged in war, that the nations- state . the terms upon which peace might be discussed." Would Qualify Indorsement. The Norris amendment reads: "Resolved, that the cenate approves and strongly indorses the action taken "by the president In sending diplo matic notes of-December 18. to the na- tioas i."mij fjfsaged in war Insofar . that such notes recommend that the nations state the terms upon which peace might be discussed." Senator Lewis got the floor. Answering claims by Senator Lodge i that such a resolution as Hitchcock's wa unprecedented in legislative an- - nals, Lewis cited precedents' to dis prove the Lodge statement. President Lincoln's offer of a-ood offices to sspain and Peru, Lewis showed. was approved by congress. Judge W. M. Ramsey Out for Judgeship Washington, Jan. 5. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Judge W. M. Ramsey of McMlnn- ville Is a candidal for federal district Judge in Hawaii. OREGON'S , CEREAL PRODUCTION FOR 1916 Volumna in buihelt. . 19.000,000 . U. 000,000 . 4,686,000 450,000 . 1.000,000 . 1.600,000 alue. S26.000.000 S.SS0.OO0 5,000.000 7S0.OOO 1,800,000 87,000,000 .$65,170,000 . Market news of importance is . published in The Journal every vday. Read it in the future even hnare regularly than you have In ' the past- JL MESSAGE Wheat data Btrley aye Cera 7 Total. ...... Torn. . Withdrawal of Troops Hi qted By Newspaper Great Significance Attached to Pas sage by Austro-Cierman Censors of Newspaper Quotation. Amsterdam, Jan. 5. (U. P.l- oreat significance was attacbeuLltfl passage by Austro-Gerinan nsnm today of a quotation from the :ZJZ I if the entente would be ready to negotiate peace arter an evacuation by Teutonic troops In the west, and if so, that the evacuation be made immediately." The newspaper asserts the en tente's reply "is a per.ce note if rfghtly understood." Significance attached to this dis patch arises from the fact that British sources have all along maintained if Germany was in earnest about peace she should evacuate Belgium and that part of France she now occupies, as a preliminary to peace discussions. Important Council Held. London. Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) An im portant council of war was held at the German great headquarters yester day, according to dispatches received here today from Vienna. Among those present were Emperor William, FieU Marshal von Hindenbure. the German chief of staff. Field Marshal Archduke Frederick, commander-in-chief of the Austro-Hungarian armies. Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria, and Quar termaster General von Ludendorff. The kaiser bestowed the oak leaves of the Order of Pour Le Merite ort Field Marshal Archduke Frederick. GREAT OFFENSIVE BY FRONT IS EXPECTED Paris Dispatches Indicate Be lief That Movement Will Be Attempted Next Month, London.- Jan. 5. (U. P.) Germany Is about to attempt another great of fensive on the western front against the allies. The same desperate need of peace, which the allies believe inspired the German proposal, is thought, now that those peace "pleas have been rejected, to bo behind a gigantic thrust on the west, designed as Germany's supreme effort. Dispatches from Paris today indi cated general belief there that the Ger man blow was now being prepared. Gustav Herve in an editorial in La Vlctoire, fixes the time when this blow will be struck in February. Le Figaro and Le Temps agree that a "push" ,4s impending, but think it will come later in the year. With German public opinion now be lieved to be dangerously near breaking under the suffering of food privations, the German government is thought to realize that it must be fed on some great military attempt with a victory against Germany's major foes. The Roumanian victory, although hailed as another evidence of German invincibility, has failed to evoke the German public enthusiasm expected, because of realization of Roumania's military weakness. According to in ;i formation here, German officialdom realizing that it must make some mov to offset French successes at Verdun and British power manifested last sum mer. But if Germany is preparing another offensive, she will find the allies ready. Speeding up of all branches has been the first duty of the new Lloyd-George ministry. London wag awaiting today publica tion of the allies' reply to President Wilson's peace suggestions. The note itself may be handed the American Am bassador at Paris today. Arrangements for simultaneous publication from Washington and the allied capitals will probably delay its text becoming known until early next week. Robbers Blow Safe At Pleasant Home Safeblowers robbed the Matkell store at Pleasant Home Thursday night, ob taining 1100, according to a report made to the sheriff's office early to day. Deputy Sheriffs Beckmsn and Tich onor were at once dispatched to the scene, in company with Bertillon Ex pert Hunter of the police department. , Finger prints are said to have been found on the safe, and it is expected that some trace of the robbers' Iden tity may be found. The MarUell store was robbed about a year ago. Negro Is Killed for Attacking Woman Birmingham. Ala., Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) One negro was shot to death by a posse at Woodstock Junction, 40 miles south of here, late Thursday night, when he is alleged to have fired on men who were attempting to arrest him following an attack on a white woman Wednesday morning. Serious trouble between the races, which threatened for a time, was quelled by officers. Bill Dietz to Beturn As W. S. C. Coach Pullman, Wash.. Jan. 5. William H. (Lonestar) Diets will return to coach the Washington State college football team next fall. He signed a contract today. The r salary the contract calls for. Is unknown. GERMANS W PORTLAND muST WE BID FOR WHEAT MARKET GrOWfirS in MeetinfJ at Cftf. UIUVVC,J 111 wCBUliy dl OOP vallis Say They Can Get Two Cents More Per Bush el On Puget SOUfld. PUBLIC ELEVATOR IS LONE BIG REASON Washington State Man Steps Into Breach Left by Ore- gonian, "Talks Turkey. Oregon Agricultural College. Corval lis. Jan. 5. "Poor old Portland." The loyal citizen of the Rose City couldn't restrain his sigh as yester day's conference of graingrowers and buyers drew to a reluctant adjourn ment. The eastern Oregon gralngrowers who in themselves or through the or- I ganization from which they were dele gates, represented an annual produc tion of some 50,000,000 bushels, spoke disrespectfully of Oregon's metropolis. W. W. Harrah of Umatilla county called her a "sleeping beauty," and all the others cheered. He said that the growers east of the mountains can count on netting 2 cents a bushel more for their wheat by sending to Seattle, which has provided a public grain ele vator for both bulk and rack handling. 'J than by sending to Portland, which he declared promised a delegation of growers five years ago "to think about'' installing a bulk grain eleva tor and has done nothing but "think" since. while Seattle has invested 1500,000 in an elevator and is pro ceeding to double its capacity. But the saddest feature, from the Portland viewpoint, and the most dar ingly original from the viewpoint of Seattle, was the temporary capturing of the session by Robert Bridges, chair man of the Port of Seattle commission. and E. F. Blaine, chairman of the (Concluded on Page Nine. Column Two) Springer Records Ordered Expunged Xndfs Orders S'ecora'in Ovmmtomtm of "Woman to Asylum Be Wiped Off the Books. Records accompanying the commit ment of Mrs. Winnia Springer to the insane asylum were ordered expunged from the county books by County Judge George Tazwell, following the plea of Attorney W. T. Hume that the woman had been sent to tho Institu tion without due process of law. It was contended that she was not insane at the time of her incarceration; that she was arrested on a biank warrant signed by her father, William Hull; that behind the whole proceedings was an attempt to prevent the patient from taking faith cure treatments and force her to undergo medical care Mrs. Springer holds a life certifcate to teach in Oregon, and is a graduate of the Monmouth Normal school. Sne was sent to the asylum in 1915, and released last year as cured. The rec ord of the proceedings was ordered cancelled to clear her of future em barrassment Seattle Stick-Up Man Shot Dead Seattle. Jan. 5. (U. P.) With three police bullets In his body, young Em met Whitfield, identified holdup man. died at the city hospital here at 3 o'clock this morning. Whitfield fell within a few feet f.f Central station while trying to escape police officers an hour earlier. Whitfield, 21 years of Age, had lived in Seattle less than a year. A. H. Johnson, cigar store proprietsr, identified Whitfield as the man wno had robbed him in his store at 1:30 a. m. About $9 had been taken from the cash register. The police had been no tified, and patrolmen were watching suspicious characters in the strecTS that fringe the downtown district. Tatrolman Max Myer met WhitfielJ. and, after a brief chase, came the shooting. Eleven Captains to . Be Rear Admirals Washington, Jan. 5. (U. P.) Tne president today approved the follow ing recommendations by the board of rear admirals on selection for promo tion of rear admirals: Captains Harry S. Knutt. William I Rogers. Harry McL. P. Huse, George W. McElroy, Robert S. Grissln. George E. Burd, James H. Oliver. John Hood. William S. Simms. Hugh Rodman aud Henry B. Wilson. Hood River Water Plant Js Successful Hood River, Or., Jan. 5. The mu nicipal water plant owned by the city of Hood River has been a success in every way. The records of the water office show that SI 000 per month has been earned through this source above expenses of operation and mainte nance during the past year. Recount Changes Result in Winnipeg Winnipeg. Mart.. Jam 5. (U. P.)-.-Alderman Davidson was elected Vnayor of Winnipeg as a result of a recount, by 20 votes. Mayor Dyson was de clared elected three weeks ago by It. Brother Dies on Way to See Dead Brother Andrew Jackson Dies on Train While Bound for Portland to At tend Chas. Jackson's Funeral. Death stalked two brothers, one In Portland and one in Spokane, within as many days. The second death was hastened by news of the first. Charles E. Jackson, 45, of Wallace. Idaho, died at the Portland Surgical hospital Wednesday after a two weeks' illness. Andrew Jackson, 55, a Milwaukee railroad employe of Min neapolis, died in Spokane this morn ing while on his vay to his brother in Portland. Charles Jackson came to this city two weeks ago to visit Miss Clara Olsen, cf 689 Tacoma avenue. He was ill at the time, and Miss Olsen persuaded him to go to the hospital. Dr. Charles E. Sears attended him, but was unable to save his life. He died Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss Olsen telegraphed to Andrew Jackson, aboard a Portland-biiund train, that his brother was dead. He was im mediately overcome by paralysis, prob ably brought on by the shock. He was taken from the train at Spokane, and died in that city this morning. Miss Ellen Benson, a niece of the two Jackson brothers, who was accompany ing Andrew to Portland, has made ar rangements to have the body of Charles sent from Ftnley 6i Son's establishment in this city to Spokane. The two bodies will be sent together to Minne apolis for interment." MYSTERIOUS NOTES E Anonymous Sender Declares He Dynamited Barge Harbor at Seattle. n San Francisco, Jan. 5. (U. P.) Two mysterious notes, containing a confession of the barge dynamiting in Seattle, which figured so prominently in the trial of German Consul Frans Eopp and assistants on charge of neu trality violation, were received by United States District Attorney Pres ton and Consul Bopp as they walked into the federal court today. They had been mailed here early this morn ing. The letter to Preston was signed "11. P." Preston declared he believed the letter "a hoax or a joke." and added that it would not affect in the least the Bopp trial. "I arrived in San Francisco tody and have seen about the trial of Mr. Bopp in the papers," read the letter to Preston. "I want to yet you know Crowley is innocent of the explosion on the barge. I have been doing this myself. I don't know anything about the rest of the charges and don"t know anybody of the Germans here. I am not sorry I went on the barge, for nobody was on board. 1 will be at the trial Monday or Tuesday and may surrender. Consul Bopp said: "I think this Is most important. If this fellow doesn't appear and sur render I will start a personal search to locate him." The trial of Bopp and assistants is rapidly nearing its end. , KLAMATH LAND WILL BE OPENED FOR ENTRY AS HOMESTEAD SITES Four Thousand Nine Hundred Acres of Reclaimed Tule Lake Bottoms Included, Klamath Falls. Or.. Jan. 5. Four thousand nine hundred acres of level, fertile Irrigated land in the reclaimed bed of Tule lake in southeastern Klamath county, will be opened for homestead entry in th near future, probably by a land drawing. Manager J. G. Camp of the United States Klamath reclamation project, who has had charge of the reclamation of this territory, is in receipt of dis patches from Washington authorizing the cancellation of tentative leases of the land to settlers and preparation" for throwing It open for homestead entry. Lu to Be Irrigated.' It is expected that the opening will take place this spring. , Tule lake is a shallow body qt water lying partly in Klamath coiyity and partly in Modoc and Siskiyou covnties, California, which is being reclaimed by diverting Lost river, its source of supply, into Klamath river. This land Is to be irrigated by the Klamath recla mation project. The tract now to be opened has been reclaimed during the last two years. More than 30. 000 acres are yet to be drained. As fast as the land was re claimed it was leased to settlers at a nominal fee in tracts of 8Q acres, stipulations of leases being that all lands leased must be cultivated. XaaA Somewhat Improved. Therefore those who now homestead will have their land more or less im proved. It is believed that it will be thrown open in tracts of 80 acres, which is all that one man can handle profitably. The cost to the settler in addition to the filing fees, will oe th regular irrigation charges for this unit of the project, which ha not -yet been determined." CARRY CONFESSION NEUTRALITY A L HELD GUILTY OF Jury Returns Verdict in Three Hours, Finding Him Guilty of Killing John Lind One Year Ago. DEFENSE FAILED TO OFFER ANY TESTIMONY Vote of Jury Unanimous on First Ballot; Lund Is Held to Be Imaginary. Edward Bartholomew, charged with the murder of John Lind in the "green trunk" murder in a Stark street room ing house little more than a year ago. was found guilty of the crime by a Jury in Circuit Judge Davis' court this afternoon. ' The case was given to th Jury at noon and after three hours they re turned a verdict of guilty about Z o'clock. Judge Davis will pass sentence Mon day. John Collier, chief deputy district attorney, and Charles Robison, deputy district attorney, prosecuted the case for the state, and John White, Port land attorney, represented Bartholo mew. The state refted its case about 11 o'clock this mornin and the defense, contrary to expectations, did not offer any evidence. Bartholomew had been expected to take the stand in his own behalf but did not do so. Bartholomew received the verdict without emotion and the conviction aroused no demonstration on the part of the crowd in the court room. Trial was begun Monday, a Jury being chosen in record, time. The state presented its evidence rapidly and the case reached the jury at noon Just be fore the jurors went to lunch. Two ballots were taken by the Jury. the first a straw ballot which re sulted in a unanimous vote in favor of conviction and then the conclusive ballot. The verdict of the jury resulted as it did In the belief that the Paul Lund on whOBKBsrtaolomew sought to cast the blame for the crime was a fic titious character, according to one of the Jurors. Judge Davis' instructions to the Jury were highly favorable to the defend ant. He held that if it is believed Bartholomew took no part in the com mission of the crime. . k verdict of guilty would not be justified. "You must first find that Bartholo mew did the actual killing. The mere fact of the presence of the accused in the room at the time the Jeed was committed does not in itself constitute guilt on the part of this defendant. The state has not shown from the evi dence that the accused had any pai t in the actual murder," declared Judge Davis, Chief Deputy District Attorney John Collier made emphatic request that the court include in its instruction the fact that on a question of common design as between Bartholomew and anptlier party, the accused could be adjudged guilty. The court, however, reiterated that the evidence failed to show common design. Thus shorn of one of its main con tentions the chief deputy neltt asked the court to include in his instructions the question of the defendant's flight as an indication of guilt. The court complied by the following rejoind?r If you (tne jury) believe that t.ie defendant fled after the crime wni committed you may take this fact into consideration in making up your verdict." . Final stages of the trial came to a swift end. Bartholomew did not tak the witness stand and the defense did not offer a single bit of evidence. Following the conclusion of Deputy District Attorney Charles Robison's address to the Jury, Attorney John White, for the accused, waived argu ment. The courtroom at the opening of the (Concluded on lge Fourteen. CoIiiitd Thre) Seattle Editor Who Went East Is Dead Seattle. Wash., Jan. 5. The death of David Paul, a Seattle newspaper man. until recently editor of the Bun galow Magazine in Chicago, is an nounced in a private telegram re ceived here. Paul left Seattle for Chicago Christmas to tak editorial management of the National Builder. He came to Seattle from San Fran cisco in 1910. Second Peace Note Not Planned Now Washington. Jan. 5. (I. N. S. President Wilson through Secretary of State Lansing late thus afternoon au thorized the announcement that a sec ond peace note to the Kuropean bel ligerents is not contemplated at this time. It was not denied, however. that such a message might go forward after the reply of the entente allies to the president's ffrst note is received. Gets Wireless From Son in Cordova The Dalles. Or.. Jan. 5. Mrs. Electa Bimson of The Dalles received the fol lowing wireless message at 1:20 o'clock today from her son. Lloyd Sim ion, wireless operator on the steamer Admiral Watson, wrecked off Cordova, Alaska: v "Don't worry; safe. No particulars were given. , 0 OH TRUN MURDER LATE NEWS Attempt Made to Wreck Train. Los Angeles. Jan. G. (U. P.) An attempt to wreck the Santa Fe "Chi cago Limited," at Monrovia last night, came to light this afternoon when of ficers began arresting-suspects. A six foot piece of steel rail ha-1 beep inserted in the frog of a rail on a curve, but the train, running 50 miles an hour, splintered the obstruc tion and all of the cars remained on the tracks. The escape of the train is considered miraculous, for the cars would have plun'ged down a steep embankment into a river. Hollweg's Resignation Demanded. Amsterdam, Jan. 5. (U. P.) De mand that Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg resign immediately because of the rejection of Germany's peace proffers, is madi today in the Berlin newspaper Nueuste Nachrlchten, known as the Krupps' organ. The newspaper declared that "Ger many regards the chancellor as a weakling and Europe discredits him because of his blundering remarks as to Germany's guilt in Invading Bel gium." Freight Embargo Is Lifted. Kansas City. Mo.. Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) The Union Pacific railway announced this afternoon that the embargo against freight put into effect when the shortage of freight cars became serious, haa been lifted. Freight of all nature, bound to points along the Union Pacific system or to competitive line., will be accepted, beginning to day. Dobrudja Cleared by Germans. Berlin. Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) (Via Sayvtlle Wireless.) The Roumanian stronghold at Bralla on the western bank of the Danube, has been captured by the Teutonic forces, the German war office announced tonight. Dobrudja Is now completely cleared of the enemy, the statement said. Bremerton Yard to Build Ship. Wawhington. Jan. i. (I. N. S.) The ammunition ship provided for In last year'B naval pro'gram will be built at Uremerton navy yard. It was learned early this afternoon. Bids were opened a few days ago but all were over the limit set by congress, $3,000,000. Swiss Neutrality Not Endangered. Berne, Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) The Bunde prints a note from the German lega tion denying reports circulated In France that Germany intends to vio late the neutrality of Switxerland by Invading that country to attack Italy. LEGISLATURE HAS TO TO EP INSIDE TAX LAW Needed Betterments Must Wait or Some Institutions Must Sacrifice Upkeep. The legislature, under the restric tions of the 6 per cent tax limi tation amendment, will be forced '.o hold its appropriations $7 1 5,382 . under the estimated needs and requirements of the various Institutions and depart ments of government. The Institutions of the state, includ ing the educational, eleemosynary, pe nal and reform, have asked for new buildings and other similar permanent Improvements in the aggregate total of $762,199. They have asked for appro priations for replacements, bettermen s. materials and supplies totalling $367,- 974. Obviously, then. If these institutions are given their appropriations for re placements, betterments. materials, and supplies; in other words. for upkeep and depreciation, they can not be given many new buildings. If they are given as many new buildings as the aprpoprlation limit will permit, their existing plants will depreciate by lack of replacements, betterments and repairs. Vormal la Good Shape. The Monmouth Normal school is asking a total appropriation of $157. 120. which is an increase of $20,269 over the appropriation of 1915. and is 18i.816 in excess of its mlllage acpro- priation and earnings from sundry (Concluded oo Page TwHtc, Co lams Oo, President Nominates Woman for Office Mrs. rraaces O. AxteU of BelUaraam, WasX, Simid la Connection "With Employes' Compensation. Washington. Jan. 6. (U. P.) Presi dent Wilson today named the United States Employes' Compensation com mission, sending the following nomi nations to the senate: Dr. Riley M. Little (Republican). Swartmore. Penn., for a term of six years. Mrs. Frances C. Axtell. Belllngham. Wash. (Progressive), for a term of four years. Jfohn J. Keegan. Indianapolis (Demo crat), for a term of two years. Fraud Inquiry May Bring Developments Washington, Jan. 5. (U. P.) "Im portant developments" are expected shortly by the department of justice In the presidential election fraud In quiry in Ohio. Indiana and Illionis, It was announced- today, Frank C Dalley, Indianapolis, soe cial Investigator, returned to tha west today to continue his investigation Officials refused to explain what to "important developments" might be, -, i. -. v . - : - .. .. - .- SOMEBODY BY WIRE Says 923,000,000 Was Spent. "Washington. Jan. 5. (U. P.) That t25.000.000 was expended during 191C "for influencing elections" waa the de claration today of United States Sen ator Robert L. Owen at the opening session of the National Popular Gov ernment league. Senator Owen declared this estimate of expenditure is "based on reported and known expenses" He declared such vast outlays of money for influencing elections is one of the chief causes for the high cost tf living. Bulgaria Ready for Teace. London. Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) An Ex change Telegraph dispatch received here today quotes Premier Radoslavo'f as making the following statement to a Hungarian Journalist: "Bulgaria has won and can now af ford to sign a treaty of peace satisfac tory to all. Peace is nearing quickly. We are expected to make concessions but the greatest concession our peace offer has already been made." French Aviators Are Active. Paris, Jan. 5. (I. N. S.) Despite bad weather French aviators were very active last night. The war office an nounced today that the German avia tion grounds at Matigny, Harcouit, Flote and Bernes, the railway stations at Poullly. Athte and Villacourt and the German barracks at Roye were bombarded by French air men. Ex-Congressman Reappears. Cleveland. Ohio. Jan. 5. (U. P.) James H. Cassidy, former congress man, who disappeared SI months ago, returned to Cleveland today and said he expected to repay "every cent" of his debts. Cassidy was removed as receiver of the Cleveland-Pittsburg Coal company when a shortage of $19, 308 was found In his books. No charges are against him. City Manager Plan Adopted. Kansas City, Mo.. Jan. 5. ( U. P.) The. Kaunas City charter board, after a bitter debate lasting until after mid night, this morning, adopted the cfty manager plan, seven to five, and will write that form of municipal rule into the new charter to be voted on at a special election in Kansas City soon. Flower Seeds Funds Retained. Washington, Jan. 5. (I. N. 8.) By a vote of 73 to 42 the house this after noon In the committee of the whole house retained the provision In the agricultural bill appropriating $243. 720 for the usual free distribution by congressmen of vegetable and flower seeds. INFORMATION BASED 'S Representative Mentions the President's Secretary and Brother-in-law at Hearing TI 1.1 . T m T - t . H.-3U i lie lull. jail. x. J r'.-j facing a statement to the house rules I i committee that "he makes no charge against anyone and that Ms Informa tion Is based only on hearsay and ru mor." Representative Wood, (Indiana), today mentioned the names of Secre tary to jhe President Tumulty, a "Mr. Boiling." who. Wood said, Is the presi dent's brother-in-law. Otto Kahn cf Kuhn, Loeb & Co., New York, and Pul M. Warburg of the federal reserve board, when he appeared as the first witness in favor of a congressional investigation into charges that ad vance Information of the president's note to belligerents leaked to Wall street. Just before Wcod took the stand the committee decided to ask the gov ernors of the New York Exchange, W. B. Hlbbs & Co., and all other Wash ington stock brokerage houses to pre serve all books containing records of transactions made between December 10 and December 23, which dates re spectively are eight days before and live days after the president's notes were dispatched. Later the Chicago Stock Exchange was included. Executive Session Sought. After being sworn, Wood made a strong effort to be permitted to give I his testimony behind locked doors. tnsucrtsmul in his effort for an ex- ecutive session. Wood told how he (Concluded oo r(e Fifteen, Column Two) Charge of Sending Bomb Is Not Proved Milton A. Morgan, who was . de tained tinder bonds for the alleged complicity in the sending of a bomb through the mails from Algoma. Wash., to Albany, Or., several weeks ago. has been exonerated from all culpability for the crime and his tonds of 11500 returned to his bonds men, on motion of the government, in federal court in chambers this morn ing. His alibi was perfect, and. con vinced of his innocence of the crime. ON HEARSAY RUMOR WOOD ADMISSION the government attorneys asked for dismissal of the case against him. j Morgan lost his position by his "arrest, and his family fears h may not be, able to secure work again. , T i Jewels Stolen Are Valued at $11,900 San Francisco, Jan. 5.- U. P.) Mrs. J. ?J. Graves of Woodslde tele phoned the police here tbjs afternoon that her house had been robbed dur ing her absence in San Francisco last night of diamonds and other Jewelry worth $11,900. . r She said thst she enraged a maid here yesterday and took her to her home last night. Mrs. Graves came to Sarf Francisco this morning. When she re turned home this afternoon she missed the Jewelry, and the maid had also dls sppesred. . . ' - . '.i . - ..v.. . ... '- r - v ' ' . - ' , ' . . '-.- DISTRICT BONDS I State or Federal Authority Must Be Used to Back Up Issues for Irrigation Proj ects, It Is Declared. IRRIGATIONISTS CLAIM ; SALES IMPOSSIBLE' Delegates Await Report of Code Revision Commit- s tee on Its Work. 1 AIDED ES Through all the papers and.ad-! dresses delivered this morning at the second day's seskion of the Oregon Ir- rigatlon congress ran on dominant thought. It was the necessity " for some financial obligation of state or federal authority to encourage irriga tion districts In their bond . issues. " Without such responsibility, expressed 1 in guarantees of Interest, or accept I -. ance of bonds as state Investments,-or : what-not other recognition, the sal of these securities Is bound to continue - slow snd well nigh impossible. . "t L. M. Klce. a consulting engineer. -pointed out this requirement la hls' paper on 'The Object of Irfclgatlon." Judge Carroll B. Oraven of j Seattle emphasized It in his review i of tha world's Irrigation laws. Percy- A... " ; Cupper of Salem Insisted upon It In -his remarks on irrigation develop ment in Oregon, and J. T. Hlnkle of ". Ilermlston pointed to it as inevitable precursor of Intensive lrrigatlonal de- ' velopment. Will K. King of Prlns-; ville, in telling of the golden pros- -pect of the Ochoco project, declared that even this bright anticipation7; would fall If some official guaranty " were not given to show the eastern in- vestor that the modern Irrigation' van i ture, based on communal lines and dl- . vorced from the speculative scandals . of early efforts, is a part of a legiti mate campaign to settle the wast. ' places. s : . meport is Awaits. H. H. DeArnTond of Bend called at tention in a general way in his remarks ' -to the need for revision of irrigation liwi, Tha morning P,ipr f Ihs tontrtn . - (Concluded oa Pc rlftees, (Masia Tbri DECIDING BATTLE FOR Engagement Progresses Near. Horcasitas; Alarmed Resi dents Flee to Border. El Paso. Texas. Jan. 5 (U. P.) s' Villa Is forcing his way through Gen eral Murguia's army of government troops and is nearing Chihuahua City . today, according to advices reaching: the border. An exodus of alarmed residents of the northern capital ha . started, the Carranslsta authorities granting refugees a free train to th -border. .' ' The deciding battle for possession of the city is being fought near Hor casitas. . :- Good Old Sports of , v Other Days for Boys Physical Instructor Asks for Ckla alaf Bar la School Cloak Booms; "Improve Posture,' Xe Says. Thoso good old days when -school boys chinned themselves, religiously, as a favorite form of outdoor sport, to test their bleeps, or skinned the cat on an Iron pipe hitching rail, may soon be brought back tp the youth of, Portland. ' A chinning bar In every school cloak room in the city is the unique request made of the school board by Robert Krohn, supervisor of physical train, ing. "To improve their posture." says Mr. Krohn, the inference being that every time a lad enters the .cloak room he will grab the bar In sheer joy and chin himself to his heart's content. "The request should have been oirierentiy woroea in a cry state. commented Director O. M. Plummer. POSSESSION OF CITY IF CHIHUAHUA BEGUN In the meantime the board's com mlttee on buildings snd supplies will' " consider the proposition. j -" .' HOW TO BE HEALTHY A SERIES OF TALKS ON THE LIFE ABT'NDANT HI THE LIFE EXTENSION IN STITUTE Counseled by a large scientific board of eminent authorities, -' including Profesor Irving: Fisher, chairman Hygiene Ref- . erence Beard; General William ' C. Gorgas. Consultant on Sanl- tation: William H. Taft, Presi dent of the Boird, and Eugene -Lyman Fisk. Medical Director., A new dally editorial page f ea ture of The Journal -beg inninr MONDAY, JAN; '8