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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
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450,000
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. 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-
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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. ,
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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. . . '
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DISTRICT BONDS
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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.
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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.
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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