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.
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Billings, Mont...
Boston, Mass
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DcJoth. Minn
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-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
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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. . . .
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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,
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: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
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. 1H1 i.iiiny,
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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
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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
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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 ,...-
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The blds wre referred to Captain
Hockenyos. custodian of the Armory.
O. E., Keller, for analysis and
, recommendation.
DU PONT PLANT
BLOWN UP" 2 !
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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
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fell ,'- 'ic?c' L;-; v VTiK"-.' '-uA li
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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tnis section. -.-.
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