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THE OREGON: DAILY ; JOURNAL, PORTLAND; , SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1817. ; BRIEF INFORMATION (13TH DAY or 117) - , doming Erents. Ore torn Retail Merchant' association, and Northwest Retailer' association, Portland, Feb ruary l-24. Oregon Betall Bardwar and Implement Dealers' assocUtloa, annual (.invention Port land, January 24, 25. 2. National Child Labor diva. January 28. 29, Catde nd Horse Katoera' Aasoctstlon ot Ore- eon annual convention at La Or ode, April sias. - Today's Forecast. Portland and vicinity Fair tonight. and Soa d7 easterly wind Oregon Fair ton! slit; Sunday fair, warmer east portion, easterly winds. , Washington Fair tonight; Sunday fair, warmer sontheart portion? easterly wind. laaoo rair lonignt; warmer Bouieat pr tlou; Sunday (air. warmer. Weather Condition. I The presaare 1 hlgn over the entire roantry, ! but light precipitation bus occurred In south ern California, central Kooky Mountain dls trteta, central Cansdu. western Tennessee, up per Mississippi valley and lake region. Thef weather la warmer In lnrtrlor nortborn Cailfor ' Bin western (:nada. western North Dakota , end on the Appalachian Highland; It 1 collier ; In pro-tlmUy all other sections of the country. Property owners who have been as Exoept in southern California, northeastern ,, tH it- ... Washington. Alberta and western .New York, tor t5ico of V,e Unl" ave' temirtures, in general, are below normal, t nue approach to the Interstate bridge The conditions are favorable for generally were definitely and positively ln r.ir weather In this district frilght and Hun- formed by the board of county coro dey; it will be warmer tonhrht In southeastern .,, riJ .. K- I0r.no. ana Wunoay In eautern Oregon, sotuu- ' stern Washington and Idaho. Winds will be easterly. T. Fi.ANCIS DRAKE. AsaUtaut Korecaner. Observations. Temperature. Si ts TTI0.' o o a ; o. -5 B- 4 H m -a a feaker. Or Billings, Mont... Boston, Mass tliteego, IU ea Moines, la. . DcJoth. Minn 2 4 16 4 tl I 2H - 10 12 fl 11 18 a 1o 12 4 0 18 A- 22 SO 4 -18 Dutch Harbor., 84 4 40 -8 68 44 2 8 40 r6 2! 6 80 26 30 14 10 ao 31 -4 80 12 H 10 44 8 -oinonton. Alia. Klaaoo, Cal Havre, Mont Honolulu. T. H. Jacksonville. Fla. Krllspell Mont.. Ksnsss City. Mo. Kodlak, Alaska. J Angeles, Cal. "Medford, Or MlMoula. Mont.. 2 8 44 0 74 GO IS 26 2 82 ' 22 60 -H 20 22 4i 40 ! 4 -12 a 14 6 14 0 2 2 42 2 8 M 52 24 3S' 10 38 14 '22' 31 4 8 , K o Hew Orleans, La 1S 18 0 4 10 22 3 8 6 10 8 6 2 12 y o y o o o .01 o o o .01 .02 .12 O 0 O o 0 o O o New York, N. Y. N. Head. Wn . .. N. Yakima. Wn Omaha. Neb... Pittsburg, Pa... Portland, Or P-sidd City, 8. D Roeeburg, Or Ht. Louis, Mo. . . H- Paul. Minn. Salt Lake, Utah San Francisco.. Hherldan, Wyo. . Ppokane, Wn... Tncotna. Wn. . . . 8 I 40 40 8 26 4S 8 S2 42 426 4' 21 12 -12 S 44 fl 0 2i -12, s S2 24 24 10 24 2.H i ; 11 f22 12 I 8 32 I 4 M i O ITS 1 12 Tsnana, Alatka. 'J oik 1 pan. iscv. Victoria. B. C.T Walla Wnlla WaBhlngton,D.C. Wind velocities of lets than 10 miles sn hour and amounts of precipitation of less than .01 of an inch are not published hereoa. Afternoon report of preceding day. TOWN TOPICS Work on Mexioan Border. Stanley Baker or the Y. M. C. A. will be the principal speaker at the Y. W. C. A. vesper services Sunday at 4:30 o'clock, telling of his work for the boys at tho Mexican border last fall. Mr. Baker was sent by the lnterna- tionai committee as one or me army of Y. M. C. A. traveling secretaries. At each stop during his trip Mr. Baker right to use them for this purpose or OaKland, Jacksonville, Reguanac, Mld cave an entertainment, readings and , not." vale, Bloomlngdale, Ridgewood and music on his gold plat id saxophone, which was comnonly named among the boys as his "tin Lizzie." Mr. Bak er will render a selection on the saxo phone Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. Baker. Examinations for Wast Point Five members of the Oregon National Guard, who aspire to a cadetshtp at "West Point, took a competitive exam ination at the High School of Com merce Friday, given under the direc tion of L. R. Alderman, city superin tendent of schools. The examination was held at the request of Governor Wlthycombe, " - 7. -------- :oioe, governors oi tne several states ..... e uC w iii-na tlonal Guard recommendations for Mil- itary Academy appointments. Similar examinations have been conducted in S?i"d.f0.!l S.nior Chamberlain and Club Bmtubu -CaeUngs. The South east Portland Improvement club has resumed Its regular weekfy meetings again after the holiday season. The sessions are held on Tuesday night at the Arleta branch library. The meet ing last Tuesday evening was a rousing one and much good work was done ln- clllAlnor tllA Qnnnintm,nt e nnmt,,AA. to look up the matter of paving and improving Foster road and other streets Modem- Drama Class. The class in ?0Kf rnu 1ama' conducted by Professor i Starting with a brief flash In what clad and dragging outlandish bundles, Aiable Holmes Parsons of the Univer- I is known as the glaxing barrel at the struggled homeward through the now if t?ie80n' W I meet ln room H H-814-11 P'ant. the flames last night intermittent shell fire from the Cana HT.K'f ,JY ,i, venln- spread quickly to the blending house dlan Car & Foundry company's plant. ouDject, i ne Significance of Gals- and ate their wav toward t h a t h r ! KnmA r f t h r,oumcrA that v. nln- Wt ..y.". Comedies, "The Pigeon," -- . , uiiuii mo xtiwuio iu me ciass "Maaing tho Most of One's Mind," a 1 aequel to last week's sermon on "The Moral Duty to Be Intelligent" will be preached by Dr. John H. Boyd. D. D., at 7:30 p. m., Sunday. First Preabvter. ian church, Twelfth and Alder. After meeting at 9 o'clock. Regular services also at 10:30 a. m. (Adv.) Columbia Blvar Highway Stags, Two round trips, Multnomah Fall to Portland, dally. Leave Multnomah Falls 7:30 a. m. and 1:10 p. m. Leave Bt Charles hotel, Portland. 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. Saturday and Sunday eve ning, leave Multnomah Falls :J0p m and Portland 11 p. m. (Adv.) Signal System on Bridge. Th Port land Railway, Light & Power Co. has been granted permission by the board of county commissioners to install a signal system on the Broadway bridare. Tho, object is to be able to reroute' ,o- nhAi .io.. .i. . . . .vifc "t.uj licit uic u raw is open. . B. B. s-acirangnton will be the principal speaker this Sunday evening at ..45 o clock at the Open Forum, u,r t6tWT4n, U Bd Tay" vf! 8ubj?ctA Sho"ld Portland and Multnomah County Bo Consolidated?" ' " - v" nayj Balssmoa's Club Banquet, The an- nual banquet and social meeting of tho Portland Salesmen's club was held Fri- uay evening at Hotel Portland. Tho ladies were honor guest and there wore about 125 present. tsamer Jessio Jtar-lns, for Camas, Washougal and way landings. daUy. except Sunday. Leaves Washine-ton oirwei qocx at 2 p. m. (Adv.) Sals Marks' Shoos, 243 Wash. (Adv.) Card of Thanks. We desire to express our heartfelt .vhtXw-f .nid" JI tha klnd rMnt'uaV J "x,V ' - i"" L . 1H1 i.iiiny, . ; -- tttti ' Stoamskip an4 iCnlk Rsilroad Tkkeu "IlV : EP--l-w Information -P Dorsey B. Smith Tourist Agency . 11 StA St, loruaaa or. PROPERTY Owners TO GET NO RELIEF ON tlOGE There Being No Surplus in the Bridge Fund County Is Powerless, CONTRACT IS OVER $3000 Commissioner -Tuck Bays That County Money Should Sot Be Expended tor Improvement- Inside City X-a Ita. i "".. f tain no relief from the county. They were also told that there was an erroneous impression abroad to the effect that there would be a large sur plus in the bridge fund. "I don't know how much will be left." said Commissioner Muck. There is only $16,000 in the fund now. and I don't know where we are going to get off. , One contract has already overrun f 3000. ' Property Owners Appear. W. M. KJUingsworlh was the spokes man for a delegation of the Interested ASSESSMENT o : property owners who appeared before the board. He said that the property .82 owners signed for the Improvement in ."2 the Initiation of it under the belief 2 that there would be no money avall able from the bond Issue for It. Now, since It has been reported that there o would be a surplus, he thought the ? i property owners should be relieved, In , I view of the fact that It was a great o ; public utility, of general benefit to o everybody in the county. To collect the assessment would, ho said, almost amount to confiscation. Should Bear Burden. Expressing the position of the board of commissioners. Commissioner Muck said: "I am not in favor of expend- ing the county money inside the city limits. Moreover, the value of the !T. roreove.V l"e v,u'5 . property in question has been doubled by the approach, and the owners should stand the burden Whenever an assessment is levied in the city the poor man and woman have to pay. - ju might talk to me all day, but I cannot change my position. I have been told that it will hurt me, but I think you ought to know definitely Just what our position is. I am against It. Much of this property is held f or , speculative purposes." Improvement Futile In Katnre. M. A. Zollinger added a few words to the remarks of Mr. Killlngsworth, Baying that the viaduot constituted a physical link in the approach to the bridge, and that the improvement was absolutely public - In its nature, and should be borne by the public instead of the abutting property. rVnf.nn TTrtl i i .. IV . . uoiiuiaii iiuinmii xunuwcu wiiii hi- statement that Mr. Muck had stated the position of the board. "I don't know," he added, "whether we will -io i-uun iU uu o ur nwi, ur o I know whether we would have a legal in leaving tne room. Mr. Killings- worth said:. "The district will never; pay the assessment." I . . , ., , , . Bids for Heating Plant. The commissioners opened bids for Lilts uisuLiiaiiuii ul a. upming plant, ai the Armory building. The advertise ment called only for a aveam heating plant, but a bid was received from the Portland Gas & Coke 'Jo. for a gas heater. The bids were as follows: Portland Gas & Coke Co., $6859.07; Appling Griggs company, $6979; W. P. Bunce, $7309; J. F. Shea, $7789; Muirhead & Tfi,j coae. tj.,., 1,11-1.. j. t ,...- "t"" " . ." VT. . The blds wre referred to Captain Hockenyos. custodian of the Armory. O. E., Keller, for analysis and , recommendation. DU PONT PLANT BLOWN UP" 2 ! mfkt MissiNrJ mm tw ill ae -r a (Continued From Page One.! , """ f "Dt,"u' J 8ent investigators to the scene to de- film Kt a Tl C&a xttq lra n f big magazines containing nearly a mil i iion pounus oi powaer. With the flash cam tho warning cry of nearby workmen, and ln a mo- ' ment the 300 men on the night force ! were racing and yelling through tho ; village, rousing the inhabitants as tney ran. The country roundabout was filled with fleeing; terror-stricken men, women and children when a little later the earth bumped and shook with the luiiiuiius r s in iirst magazine blew up. Houses Torn From TonndatiOTis. Sheds, ramshackle houses and build ings collapsed, panes rattled Thousands of window to the ground. Ma- chinery in small factories in Haskell Midvale, Bloomlngdale and other Mnall towns nearby Jumped from their bases and tumbled about, smashing floors and ceilings and ln some instances wrecking buildings. A V" red from Instantly the black night sky flared tne Durning powder plant, Thousands of people throughout New VnriT -1 m V MaiaiKhn..,. J Connecticut felt the rumbling jar of the explosion; and from window as far away as Albany, looked out and 8aw tho ftro light leaping against th sky. j Buildings four mlle8 from tho scene ii ia oiuw-up were wrecKea. windows were srr.rshed 15 miles away and auto- mobiles jive mile- from the plac were , blown from th road. Whole Country Shaken. The rumbling end disturbance, ! sensed by New Tork was likened i ! lesssr degre to that of the Black Tom ePlolson last July. Residents of ! Mamaroneck, L. I. Sound, in w.. cnester county, reported mat the whoi country was severely shaken. So complete was th isolation of tha . plant due to interruption of telephone communication that up to an hour fol - loT!ia Plo8io o dditional de - l 01 . oaster coma p noMinea oy ine police or state authorities ln any of - the half dozen towns immediately adjacent to the lakes, x - - ; Boctora and -raises Boat. - . Doctors and nurses were Immediate. ly dispatched in automobiles to th WOMAN USHERS IN AMERICAN IDEA IN TEXTILE - If-r-" r Til mi mi T n .i.:u yj-l -.in 1 1. 'ii "laim in m i iiinni a' iianmi mi inn isnii j : , ii 4 " i - V - ' ' v , , A s " t s 1 fell ,'- 'ic?c' L;-; v VTiK"-.' '-uA li - New Tork. Jan. . Toung Miss America is going to carry the history of her country In her dress. Just as the wise men of geology can take a handful of rocks and calculate the age of a part of the earth so the learned plant, and from as far as Paterson ' . wrB emergency ambulances were called. "The first Intimation I had of the disaster," said Mr. Estler, "was when Butler was suddenly illuminated by a vivid flash. This was followed about SO seconds later by a terrific shock which shook the very foundations of J"1 "J"""" '""" 11 w" ""- i f r?.m every nouse and I store, "Everybody rushed out of doors. a iiey ii-u Dtai vciy i eai iieu mo Bireci when another flash illuminated the sky. The explosion that followed was much louder than the first. Guards Keep People Away. "By this time everybody who could was getting into automobilea and starting for the plant. At the plant there was great ex eltement and It was Imnnulhla tn m t . . . w any definite information "The only persons who seemed to retain any semblance of order were the armed ruards The- rrnH allow anyone to approach the place, From Pompton. Haskell. Butler. even Paterson people fled in alarm, Bravest Join Pl.elng Throng. . ,, - T A few the niore venturesome ones who ha4 gone towards the Du Pont works at the first flash changed their direction and Joined the fleeing throngs. For about three minutes after the first flash the village of Bloomlngdale was so well Illuminated, though it is two miles from the Du Pont plant, that residents of the place said news papers could have been read In the streets. """i. uvuaca rocked, windows were shattered, and people were awaH ajthough no sound of the detonat on " "bed thkt section Tha shock was keenfy by Colone' Thtodor. Roosevelt "at hU horn, on a2Sor Hill. JLnoLT i-ul 5tL SHELLS EXPLODE AND FLY FROM PLANT Kingsland, N. J., Jan. i: (U. P.)- Strange sights greeted the eye in, the shell swept area of this village and Its I outlands at dawn yesterday. I Vfan -r-- t-r n on,1 rYt 1 1 rt fkn nral nr to terror as they fled from the whist ling shells Into the bitter cold, dark night, had returned. They had tasted of the experiences 1 of shell-wrecked towns in tho Euro- pean war zones. Over a frosted hillside topped by a cravevarii a. little nrocession of men : miulA their wav ln the earlv lirht. Thev , were mourners, who. when a big shell whined past them as they stood beside ! the coffin at the grave, dropped their , burden and fled. Trudging down the Jersey City road past fields dotted with spent shells, went two young women, thinly and ' none too completely clad. One had ' a babe in arms; the other staggered beneath a small mountain of bedding. "Where are you going?" they were asked. i "Away from here." th woman with 1 the babe spoke. 1 A little further on stood a road- ' house. A smsfshed window told its i own story of what naa happened. 1 Inside, behind the bar. stood Jolly, ; wntnnrt TV-mis llrlninVI l.i.hin.. what h called his "baby visitors" three long shrapnel cases ranged nose up on the bar. "I am not long from Poland," laughed Frank, "and I am coming here to get away from war. This oh, this nothing, i " Crash! Zoom! Plunk! "another baby" shot through the window and landed ; among th reporters, directly" in front 1 of the big Pole. It'did not explode. iai Zaongb Was Xnoturh- i "rmn'" v-uri tvanv mi. -i-.,:-. tion was emphasised by a second bang end a crash-as though a lumberyard rnii,n,.d. i "Th.r. to., mv imu nnrrhr.ii: Frank. "It was k Joke, but It makes mo mad now." ,A slight, shivering little man came 1 out from behind th tove. He was ;'much. bedraggled and appeared to have 1 been immersed In water. "I was working ln the shell room when the explosion came," he recital, "apd I rushed- to the window and lumped." - - . Safety U tho -Uver. It 111. in the Ilackensack river. crashing Jhrough tho ice and flounder .-a- ..v w ..--..: -v-.w.. may, In the near future, see the stage of American development in milady's frock design. For the American Idea In textile decorative art has been born. It was created by a woman. Under the spur of a prize offered by the representa- EXPLOSIONS IN U. S. 1014. 1 Eltaabet-, W. J. Wright Cbemleal warks damaged by gun cotton, three killed; Septem ber. Chicago Palo Fireworks Display company plcnt destroyed, aereral killed; October. . Jersey city. K. J. Detwlller A Street Fire works Manafsrtorlog company, four kliled and injured; October. 1015. Haskell. N. J. Dul'ont Powder company, fire killed; March Altou, 111. -suitable Powder plant, fire kliled; April. Carney'a I'oint. N. J. Pcwder mill of EL I. IhiPont Towder companr blowa up, fix Injured, Vler 10: stlllboase st Dul'out's destroyed. - New York DuFont works. May 15. fia In jured; New Tork Elmer A Airend factory In Bast Ninetenth atreet, cbemlcala explode; two bad ly Injured. Pompton Lake. N. J. Explosions ot powder camp at railroad station. Pittsburg. Pa. Aetna Chemical company, one dead and 10 burned: June Wellington, N. J. Anderson Chemical com pany, gun cotton explosion, two dead; May. Acton, Mass American fowder company plant crippled; August. rTanarord, , fa. Arsenal explosion, teres killed; August. Huakell, N. J. DnPont Pcwder mills, steam pine bursts, four ecalded: July. New Tork. George Llerhte a Son. tank of carbolic acid explodes, one killed; Aagoat. New Tork Nation il Conduit and Cable com pany, molten metal explodes, six injured; Sep. tember. New Tork Smith A Lenhart olaat. bensol nd wax explodes, two Injured; 2ptember. oNrthbercen, N. J. Fireworks factory la wrecked; two dead; September. Philadelphia Frankford arsenal mysterious exploalon ot time fuses three killed; Ana-net. Pinole, CaL Train carrying "OO0 poands of dynamite wrecked: exbloalon In mills kllla rthree; September. V ittaburg Weatlncbonse Electric A kfann facrurlng company, ahella explode, kill two; September. SolTay. N. T. Cement Bolray company, bea soiplant destroyed; July. Wilmington, Cel. PuPont Powder company plant explosion, two killed; August. Carney'a Point, N . J. DnPont Powder com pany, one killed and 16 Injured; November. New flree break out at this plant In December. Emporium, Pa. Aetna Explosive company, four filled; October. Ing around with others until he was dragged out Later in th day th roads were filled with the 500 women, children and babies who had been cooped up ln Klnr.l.n1 .nnlhnn... .11 iht TW :" , T, " a .ttr.-A t , -ii Z? lM Metnoaist episcopal church, was observations he may b able to lm-flon- h.?rr-in to fhl home, thriua-h " ln Portland tom 1904 to part to President Wilson soma ralu L?8;! hl information as a further mean. - . r . -r- except to duck involuntarily as an oc - casionai shell burst nearby. They had been well cared for, as the Jersey City hospitals had sent plenty of blankets and furnished them with cold food and hot coffee. a DENVER WOMAN KILLS CHAUFFEUR HUSBAND WHO COMES IN DRUNK (Continued From Page One.l ever she went on a trip, however, as she did recently to Niagara Falls, Smith should accompany her. It w also agreed that when Mrs. Smith was out of town Moore would come to the home and take care of Moore's daugh ter, and that if Smith ever came to the home when Mildred was there. Mis. Smith was to telephone for Moore. Moor Gets His Daughter. This morning at 2 o'clock Smith rait the bell at his wife's house and slipped past the servant who opened the door, immediately going to Mra Smith s apartment. The quarrel began at on.e, and Mrs. Smith telephoned for Moort to come and get his child. Moore ?id sa, but Smith kept out of sight, and tl;e two did not meet, according to M.&. Smith. "As soon as Moore left the quar reling was renewed." said Mrs. Smith as she told the story of the shooting at police headquarters. "From time to time he tried to force me to take a drink of whiskey or port wine. Ho had a bottle of each of them. "Finally he took out his big auto matic gun and handed It to me and dared me to shoot him. I took the gun and laid it on the dresser. Shoots With Two Quas, Then about 7 o'clock whea he had torn ay my clothes he went into the bathroom to get some water to take with another drink. While he was gone I got my little automatic and waited for him to come back. When he came back I shot him. The bullet knocked blm down but I did not think t I had killed him, so I went and got bis big automatic and shot him again. After firing the shots Into Smith's body, Mrs. Smith telephoned Moore, who rushed to the house and sum moned tho police. When the police surgeon pronounced Smith dead Mrs. Smith, standing in tho doorway of the room exclaimed: -. -Thank God. That's all I wanted to DECORATIVE ART tlves of the makers of women clothes the new order has been ush ered In by Miss Durant da Sumene of New York city. She is the winner of tne prise offered ty tn ciotning roiK ror tne Dest American design for tex- tile ornamentation. SINCE WAR STARTED New Roche lie. N. T. Oorcor Chemical eom patlT alx Injured; December. Pompton Lake, N. J. MetaUle Cap works wreck.!, October. Reddlogtou. pa. Pore plant of Bethlehem Steel company, one killed. 16 Injured f Decem ber. Rising Son, Del. DnPont Powder company plant destroyed; November. Wilmington. Del. DuPunt Powder company, 31 killed. December. 1016. Bridgeport. Conn. Union MetalSe Cartridge mtniunr two injurea: February. Carney'a Point. N. J. DuPout Powder com- pany, five killed; January. DuPont Solvent r.TfTII.b..,l?inS b!?w!L-p' .tw" lnJrJ-wI?,w- der flare in DuPont work injures aeven. Jan- nary; DuPont mixing bouse parUy deatroTed; March. ; Bridgeport. Conn. Union Metallic Cartridge vuuiwhj, (wo injureu; r euroar j Carney'a Point. N. J. DuPont Powder com pany, fire killed: January. DuPont Solvent re covery building blown op. two Injured; Jan uary. Powder flare In DuPoat worka Injure seven: January. DuPont mixing bouse partly oesiroyeo; jasren. nZZ3S ?.nia7y?X.rir.mb blown up. March. New Castle, Dei. Bethlehem projectU plant destroyed; February. Newhali, Me. DuPont Powder company press house damaged; January -- Nlagara JfalU. N. Y. Niagara Klectre plant destroyed, one killed, seversl Injured; March. one'TiUedV Ji'11 PUt' xplo,loa Wllmlnxton. lel. DnPont Bowder'olaat. two rxploaiona; January 10. Fifth axploaioa at this plant January 13. Wobnra, Maaa. New Earlaad Chemical Co., T. N. T. plant blown up; February. Bluevlewa, W. Vs. DuPont plant wrecked, three killed; April Oibbatown, N. J. DnPont Powder company plant destroyed. 14 killed; May. landing, N. J. Atlas Powder company mix In? plant destroyed, five killed, li Injured; isy. Wayne. N J.--DuPont Powder plant de- stroyed, one kliled, IS Injured; June, Black Tom Island- N. J. Munitions trains bl wn up In Ieh!gb alk-y railroad yard, aevei kliled, damage to Black Trie and nearby cities. Including New Tork, ran Into millions; July. 1017. Kingsland, N. J. Canadian Car Poandry company munition plant destroyed by fire and explosions; January. know. I don't car what thy do with me. I'm glad he's dead. No on will ever know the abus I suffered at his hands." I Th laf nialinn lo(4 XI , .. -..-.w nnuuu wre, never uvea in ini- clty. Nor is It believed that the lat- tef s divorced wlfo ever resided in Portland. Th Cranston with whom William Moore Is associated ln lau practice is a son of Bishop Earl Crans ton, of Washington. D. C. NEXT MOVE OF U. S. IN DIRECTION OF PEACE IS BEING FORMULATED fConttaued From Page Ose.l dential' advices from Ambassador Ger ard by Von Bethmann-Hollweg in an address in the relchstag on the entente terms. What the president is looking for is some common ground on which the entente desires and Teuton conces sions square sufficiently to give him a basis for effectual work. In the meantime the submarine con troversy again looks as a prod to American efforts for peace. Reports from abroad, confirmed to a lara-e extent in German circles here, indicate that if there Is no peace now Germany will push her warfare on a larger and more relentless scale. Ambassador von Bernstorff has as sured that there will be no further violations of the "principles" which Germany has agreed to cruiser war fare. EDITORIAL COMMENT IN BRITAIN ON GERMANY'S LATEST NOTE BITTER London, Jan. 12. (TJ. P.) British editorial comment today turned from It fulsome phrases of praise of the allied note to bitterest denunciation of Germany's latest appeal for neutral sympathy, made ln the note published yesterday. "Berlin's delicious comment," re marked the Daily Mall i a mixture of whines and falsehoods. Clearly Germany wouldn't be talking so much about peace if she didn't want It bad ly, and It is clear It Is not only peace but the plunder she has stolen. She can have peace at any moment by re turning to her own country and end the starvation' campaign by dropping the stolen goods." The pleas advanced by Germany ere so preposterous that their lo elusion is almost incredible," declared SEATTLE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL IS ON QUEST FOR FACTS In Search of Information of Public Operation of Utilities Visits California. INTERESTED IN BELT LINE tops tm Portland and Aaka Commls sieaar Daly o apct Sea tile's -Cnniclpal Xtleotrto ystem. Ollver T. Erickson, president of the Seattle city council, spent a few hours in Portland Thursday, en rout to his home city, after spending two weeks. visiting In California. - He is accom panied by Mrs. Erickson, who has been visiting friends and relatives in California and In Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Erickson were entertained at lunch, after wfrhich they took the 2:10 train for Redttle. During his stay of two weeks An California Mr. Erickson vis ited a number of citieB in saarch of in formation concerning public operation of utilities, lie also was interested In the campaign against the commission form of government In Sacramento, tho result of which was the sustain ing at a special election of the pro gressive form. "I was particularly Interested In the belt line of railroad connecting the public wharves in Ban Francisco," aid Mr. Erickson. "It is operated by a state commission and greatly facili tates the operation of the waterfront, all Of which Is owned by the state. The system has been marvelously de- 1 veloped and has much to do with the supremacy of Ban Francisco in marl- time and commercial line. The water suddIv of Ean Francisco is In the hands of a corporation which charges four times what our publlo ystem in Seattle does. The municipal transpor- tation system there Is extended con stantly and giving satisfaction. In Seattle we are endeavoring to secure the means to construct a belt line road connecting our public docks. I stayed over In Ban Francisco to Investigate her state system of waterfront and belt line ownership and operation." While tn California Mr. Erickson visited a number of public lighting plants in order to compare with that of Seattle'a He will report, aa chalr , man of the committee on franchises . of the Seattle city council, a large I number of authentic facts and munlel- pal experiences. I While In Portland he had a short conferenco with Commissioner Will H. Daly, and cordially invited him to Visit Seattle 1n th near future and Inspect c,,. ..,..' . th Seattlo municipal electric system. which has reduced the price for "Julc' from 20 cents to (H cents per kilowatt hour, and Is extending itself on Its profits In spite of keen compe tition from tho old established com pany. N "rtlon that the lawlessness on the sea began with arbitrary measures taken by Great Britain will fall with a shock of ,, , K. , v. amazement upon the ears of the na- tlon which In February, 1915, had Is- sued a warning to Germany holding It to a 'strict accountabUlty for her c,-a" The Times pointed out that Ger many s complaint of us of colored troops In Europe comes "from the powers which have brought the Turk into Galicla." Danes Believe Peace Near. Copenhagen. Jan. 13. (U. P.) In ! P'ts of the character of belligerents' note, mere is ceiief in uanisn aipio matic circles that peace Is near. The popular sentiment, ln Denmark. oo, appears to have changed slnr September. Then the Danes were will ing to fight at the drop of a hat. They are still strongly anti-German, but -peculation as to Denmark Joining forces with the entente has now ceased. Minister Maurice Francis Egan. dean of the diplomatic colony here' and for ten years a confidante of op posing groups in uenmarx, sails on . February 8 for Washington on n two .1.-, .1 . .. - -i uniua aiauun. as a rvsuil 01 nis for Drolectlne- neace dlscuBBlonn .1. though definite negotiation now seem impossible until the spring offensive. Note Said to Block Chance. Amsterdam, Jan. 13. (U. P.) Ger man editorial comment today was practically unanimous in the bell tnat the allies' note has blocked a.'l chance for peace at present. I "The entente's not establish tnat 1 this is a war of conquest on their part it destroys our last desire for peace." declared an editorial in th Berlin Lo--ml Anxelger. "Now, as heretofore, our enemies will strive for the destruction of Ger many as a great power," asserted in Tages Zeltung. The Tageblatt characterised the de tento mand maae oy a -maaiy frantic er as having "blocked every path leading to peace.' -War by notes is thus exhausted for the present." declared the Taeglisch Itundschau. Germany Should 'Publish Terms. Stockholm. Jan. 13 (U. P.) News- Psper comment in Sweden generally agreed today that the allies' reply to 1 President Wilson blocks peace for the present. The newspaper Tldnlngen. however, sees some hope of compro mise. Tho Dagens Nyheter declares it ts "Germany's duty now to publish her terms." Unmasked Bandits Rob Oklahoma Bank Oklahoma City. Okie.. Jan. 12. (L, N. S.) Three unmasked bandits held UD B- r- M"M- president, and O. O. McClurg, cashier of the First National b-nk of Harrah. Okla.. 2 mil at of er 7m!Zr mU1' ,a60 ' 5U'" nd MJrFlur bad been locked in th vault. Th bandits escaped In an automobile. Two posses, one of which was organised In Oklahoma City, are In pursuit of the robbers. Dancing Tonight and every sight except aaday, COTILLION HALL .acor-r,os! it ftxxrox-n, ltgr. GETS HIGH GRADE F,0R NAVAL ACADEMY Bfi'it'iainni.Tt'ii!" . ' ' " ? f , M - vr?iWVvVtW, ''i Hi J-r sVssi . t . . . Yv ' 1 --s-, ., v i k'-i " ' I MV-: - i V' W 1 ovvi. r (5 ; ; jest! ' J , Roland Kranse, Roland Krause, a sophomore at Red collage has received notification that he has received the highest grade of all participants in the exam inations for appointment to th United Htatea naval academy at Annapolla He has yet to take the physical ex amination. Krause la 11 years old and la a son of Rev. August Krausa, 110 East Twelfth street, pastor of the Twelfth Street Lutheran church. The examinations war bald Xeem ber 15, at the commercial high aohool. Krause reoalvad notification as to bis standing from Superintendent I R. Alderman. A class of SO boya took the examination. U. S. CRUISER MILWAUKEE IS STUCK IN SAND (Coot toned From Page One.) way along shore for miles from the station. Inside tho entrance to Hum boldt bay. dragging their Lyl gun with them. Th first attempt to shoot a line aboard failed, but th second put the line squarely stmldshlpa. It was at one seised and made fast. Preparations were rushed to us the breeches buoy rig and it was hoped to have th entire company on shoro and ln safety before many hours. At noon the monitor Cbeyenn and Uk naval tug Iroquois were lying close by, but were helpleo to aid th stranded warship, fearing to com too close lest they sbar her fata. Th Milwaukee still has bar oabio aboard th submarine H-I. Off! oars oa Board of Craft. Lieutenant W. 7. Newton ts la com mand of th Milwaukee, Tho other officers on board are: G. L. Weyler, E. T. Oatos and A. B. Walton, lieutenants, Junior grade. Ensign H. P. Parmaleo. Passed Assistant Burgeon W. a. Stedman. A. F. MoCroory, assistant dental sur geon. Ray Spoar, paymaster. U O. Chipman, chief gunner. C. E. Eason and W. A. Mason, gun ners. James A. Rickey, chief machinist. I.. A. Pray, carpenter. A. J. Marshal. R. A. Smith and a J. Masters, pay clerks. CRUISER STRUCK SAND AT 4:25 WHILE TUGGING AT CABLE ON DIVER H-3 Eureka, CaL, Jan. 12. Hard aground near the entrance to Humboldt bey, within the first line of breakers, and with a heavy surf and strong wind steadily driving her lnahore. th United States crulaer Milwaukee is In grave danger of being lost. The Milwaukee grounded at 4:18 o'clock this morning tn a dense fog and at noon today was resting oa the ssnd ln less than 12 feet of water. When she struck, the raiser, together with th tug Iroquois and the subma rine tender Cheyenne, was making an effort to salvage the submarine H-I. stranded on the beach several weeks ago. The Milwaukee was the closest Inshore with the Cheyenne tugging at the cable a little further out and the Iroquois on the outer end. When the cruiser. was lifted onto the sand by a heavy swell the Cheyenne and Iroquois were forced to let go to avoid a sim ilar fate. Two Tassels Stand By. The Cheyenne and the Iroquois er standing by, and the tug McCulloch was expected to leave fan Franolsoo for the scene before afternoon to aid ln the attempt to float the cruiser, which will be made as soon as pos sible. Beside, 11 officers, the Milwaukee carries a crew of (25 men. She dis place 1700 tons and has engines of 24.504 horsepower, developing a speed of about 22. knots. She ooet 12.125.000. Whlla t h- UI1.ntt l. m-a 7 ii mTM ' on th beach, the body of It R Park-I After-Theatre Sapper Dance Dancing 10:30 to 12 Service a la Carte WELCOME! The Portland Hotel Richard W. Childs, Manager STATE EDITORS V1LL HAVE TWO BILLS TO ' OFFER IN THE HOUSED Clackamas County Delega-; tion Back of Measure to Provide Rates for Legate. -' Salenv Or., Jan. If. Two Mlla re-: ommended by tho Oregon Editorial as-' oclatloa will bo ntroduced in the house by tho Clackamas county dele- -ration-On of tho bUls provides that the legal rate for tho publication of legal : notices in counties of less than 1$0.80 -population shall bo l cents for each insertion for each folio or 219 ema pf typo. It provides tbo affidavit of proof of publication must state tho amount . charged for th publication of -the notice In Question. Tho prlo fixed is said to be equal to f conta a lino for brevier type. Tho other bill Includes tho roqnlro ment for tho publication of notices of sheriffs sales, in addition to other ; legal notices now roqulrod to bo pub- , Ushod. and defines. tho terra "newa paper" In tho meaning of tho act. A newspaper is defined as a publi cation of general circulation having at least four pages of flvo columns; each, with type of a depth of 174 ' inches, or an equivalent amount rt type space on smaller page. It mast have at least 200 bona fid subserib- -ere In th county and bar boon pub llshed at least onco a week for tho 12- preceding months. - .. Provision Is mads that ao nit or action In which publication of notices or summons Is roqulrod can bo deter mined, dismissed or disposed of until tn moving party rues an affidavit that all publication fee havo . boon paid, er, aged 2T, seaman, who was drowned Thursday when a boat front tbo eruls- t er overturn en in th surf, was round oa the beach today, about a mile and a half from tho scans of tho disaster. Parker's parents aro residents of Baata Barbara. About 490 Tarda from Shoro. Tho Mllwauke is about 401 yards from shore, a considerable dlataneo In side th first line of breaker. Her - position was declared to bo perilous. and doubt was expressed on all side that she could bo taken off. r After having lifted for two hours , th fog closed down again at It o'clock, shutting th Mllwaukoo oom- ' pletely from view. Th Humboldt Bay section of Call i fornla ha been known as tho "gray- '. yard of many ships." Within less than i munius inrcs disasters OI nolo have occurred there. Tho first was tho wreck ot tho bier llnar Bear, whlou went aarrouna hear Can MmArw Inn with a loss of flvo live. Tho Boar is' -.-'. . '. - , j w.a v. bv WW been vlrtnailv h-n.lnn.d .111 kl.h m r A , h . -.' A month ago th , submarlno R-f drifted ashore in a fog near Samoa. ' Tho crew was rescued after harrowing experience. Day before yesterday .-ao member of tho Milwaukee crow was drowned and two were badly injured Aiiri.. ..1t . W - . T u u . .u(, u ..,.uji w fui( vii n-a wax. Today's disaster makes tbo third In tnis section. -.-. Reliable Dentistry ' .--ww vu. W 1W . rears, w will examine year r teeth free and tell yoe last I i what they require and what It will cost. 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