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v 7 CONTENTS ; i: .'V '.r i'" . -T- ? J, Mww i' ' ... ..... ....... - . :. i actios Oaaral' Bewsv"' lectisa 1 B porta, aatemsMlee, meads, Bar. , J keta, Tiaeaee,, BeaL Estate, ; Viit ' , Maria, - . taction 1 Faoioplar, Dramatle. Editorial. General, features, leketli, Section i ocirty, Cluba. Mult, raahioat, Heedlework. -Sectfea S-r-F lotion Migailas. sectiea Cotnto. THE WEATHER T " ; 1 a-. - ortUm y naaettleds prob ably oooasVoaal xaJbs southerly wtaua. - On and Washtng"to ITasettled 1 ceasloaal itUj southwesterly vUdi. Ooeaa TowctH- OcoasloaaJ, - rata; moderate) no in westerly gala.. VOL. XIV. NO. 45. CITY EDITION PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 28, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS; 1 V STIFF FIGHT IS Page. E TO KEEP TAX LIST GRAB Measure Providing for Mail ing Notices to Delinquents Instead of Publishing Lists in Newspapers Opposed. BULLDOZING METHODS I USED IN '99 REPEATED Oregonian, Insincere and Sel ; fish Two Decades Ago, Has Not Changed. In 1899, the Oregonian was paid $30,071.84 tot advertising deliaaaeat tun. A bill . before the present legislature to abolish each ad- vcrtlslag ut substitnts mall notice Is opposed hjr the Ore- gonlaa, which seyst . - "It is gonad public policy and tma economy to tre public notlca tost taxes oa certain propartlaa ara delinquent, aad not to follow - a lan of mart private notice to the own era. Ho newspaper in Justified la charring- the state or county more than Its ens- tomary commercial rates for public Business, and insofar aa such charges have been made by any paper, tbey ara excess- ire and "dishonest and may appropriately be denounced as craft. "The legislature onght not to be dragooned into hasty or costly action on this business." Oregonian editorial, Jan. 2 4, 1917. tn 1899 the legislature passed a bill to abolish newspaper advertising of delinquent taxes, $ the senate voting 33 ayes, 6 noea and the house 36 ayes, 20 noes. The Oregonian induced Governor Geer to veto the bill. ' To perpetuate the newspaper graft of delinquent tax advertising, the same fight Ib being made by Its beneficiar ies that was made yeaaa ago, when, the legislature was seeking to stop the abuse. - Then, as now. the Oregonian was the chiefs champion and defender of thsjrtwft'. Then, as now, the pro-ttortf-rrTabolltlon of the graft was de- ' tiounced as "unconstitutional," and as contrary to "sound public policy and true economy." Then, as now, the Ore gonian. posing as the disinterested friend of .the public, used all its influ ence to coerce and cajole the legislators into doing its will. i In those days the Oregonian openly threatened members of the legislature who sought to do away -with the tax advertising. The same tactics are be ing employed now by some of the state papers that are defending the graft, and the crack of the whip is being I heard once more in the legislative halls. Whip Zs Cracked. The following editorial from a recent Issue of the Marshfield Record Is a case in point: Newspapers should remember those members of the liglslature who sup ported the bill which would repeal the printing of the delinquent tax list, and should, when occasion arises, do every thing possible to defeat them for pub. lio of floe. They have shown they were unfit to hold positions of trust, because of their smallness and lack of fairness to the newspapers. On the same, the ory those who stood by the just re quests of the newspapers of Oregon should always get the aid and willing ly extended Influence of the papers. A paper should ever remember its friends. The failure of those who thought they could whip certain newspapers into" line is so patent to all they will not likely, try it again while in office, and none of them will ever be in offloe aft er their term expires this time. Few men have tried to punish newspapers and succeeded none have ever tried it a second time." Baper Waxed rat. For years prior to 1899 the law pro vided for newspaper advertising of de Hnquent tax lists. The rates charged were extoi ttonately high, and the Ore gonian waxed fat on the profits wrung-? from taxpayers whose backs were al- (Concluded on Page Twelve. Column Oae) THE BIG CAR AND THE LITTLE "WANT AD" The little ad with the big power behind it is the "Want Ad" used to give publicity to automobiles. 'Makers of little cars at little prices have long been selling their product through want - ads. But the makers of bis; cars have thought the- want ad too trivial that Is, until recently. Now the" big. high-powered, r high-priced motor car 1 suc , cessf ully advertised and sold ' by the little watt ad: 'After all it Is only a matter of. the seller getting in "touch" with the buyer so that one can tell and the other learn about the car. And the little J'Want Ad" In The- Journal "Classified" col umns Is a quick, inexpensive introduction. So don't forget the little as in Section 2 of today's Jour nal. .,. ;; , They'll save you money. . ; 'X ID NEWS INDEX SECTION ONE10 PAGES I. rir&txaoe to Perpetuate Tax List Seattle Major lad'ctad. corner Jatt. u na. Eighth Aaaoal AatomobCe Shew upanaa. City Employes Vndar InvaetigatUm. I. Paaaletra Baottor Thrill St. Paul. Peace Program Mahee Prograra. Dotwuctlve Fire in Pittabiug. . 8. P. Leckwoed Quite SchooIVoard. a. Reunited B public an Party Flimsy Affair. Waahisrtoa Womaa in Federal Offlea. 4. Baport Areuaca Friends of University. Geologist Report aa Colombia Gorge. . P. Opens Downtown station, i. Hoads Code to Be Considered Tuesday. Record of Legislate e to Data. Bmali Utilities Beck Aid. Changes ia Diplomatic . Corps Im minent. Eagle Park Wonderful Playground. T. W, C. A. Campaign Sueoeseful. Pioneers Kesentad Piasaaoa of Soldiers. 7. Hospitals Indispensable to Medical Boneels. Am ericas Ambulance to Be Explained withdrawal of Pershing's Troops Is Oraered. I. MlUioa Workers Oct Increased Wag. Portland 'Hotel Men Baise Fund. Vocational Expert Speaks. Democrat Committee' Makes Baeem . mendations. . Port Must Prepare fct ulk Grain Handling, Oregon Flax 1o Pe Woven in Belfast. Eetaii Grocers Pretest Insurance Code. 10. Ncrthwast ohiinctt Celt brats Cere menial. Myrtle Point Protests - Against Train Schedule. Sort Dakcta Farmers Fight for Pub lio Ownership. 11. Saturday in the War Zens. Washington Grain Inspection Law Sec cm mended. Birth Control Legists t ion to Be Sought It. Kational Security League Meets. American Summoned to Swedish Army. IS. Saturday ia the Covrts. Bsksr County Widows Sua for Pen sions, Willamette University Beneficiary, Haw Farm Loan Association in Heed Hirer County. 14. West Coast Lumbermen Adjourn. Interstate Bridge to Be Opened Febru ary lb. Madford Man Finds Lost Brother. Corrallis Defends Treatment of Stu dents. 15. Valuation Decrease Embarrasses Uni versity. Legislators Visit State University. IS. Marquam Kill as Hospital Site. SECTION TWO 1 l'AGES Page, 1-3. 4-a. 9. 10-14. 15. 16. Sports Hews and Gossip. Automobiles and Good Beads. Beal Estate and Building. Want Ads. Markets and Finance, Marine. Lata Sports News. SECTION THREE 8 PAGES Peindester Would Change Fourteenth Amendment. Photcp.ay Mews. In Stageland. In Vaudeville, On Broadway, e Editorial. Brief Informaticn. Town TcpUs. Physical Efficiency Tests in Schools. Illustrated News Beview. War Zona Impressions, News of the Schools. University and Ccllege News. 6. 7. a. SECTION POUR g PAGES Page. The Meat .We Eat By Marshall Fraternal Votes. The Week in Society Priaoe" FelJy and 1 T. a-a. ' 4V the- - Witch By What to Wear By Mm. Oai tive Wcmea's Clnb Affair. . - ' t The Beelm of Masic, 7 Beaaty ChatBy Lillian Eussell. a. . i. ine buiirace Jaovement By jeanerts Rankin. Congraaswoman-Elect. Fashion Hints By Mma. Qui Vive. Needle wcrk Design, a. The Interstate Bridge By Fred Lockley, SECTION FIVE 12 PAGES ( Fiation Magasine) SECTION SIX- PAGES (Comic) Portland Men Buy Large Brick Plant Beaverton Brick k Tile Co., Wnich Has Been Xdle H early Two Teats, to Be Xeopened at Oace. Charles I. Moody and W. L. Mason have just closed deals for the pur chase of the plant of the Beaverton Brick & Tile Co. at Beaverton. includ ing Bome 16 acres of a clay deposit adjacent. Under the corporate name of Oregon Brick & Tile Co.. they will reopen the plant, which has been idle nearly two years, at once, and begin turning out between 60,000 and 100,000 brick per day, to fill an accumulation of orders. The company has been capitalized at S40,0ft. all of which is owned by Moody and Mason, with Franl: Branch Riley as legal secretary. Title was acquired through purchase of the trus tee's richt of redemption and payment of a mortgage held by the Bates In- vestment company. Thuo made clear of incumbrance, the plant will be worked at full capacity, with some 30 men employed. Mr. Moody said today that the com pany will specialize in drain tile, which is now so much needed in reclaiming wet lands in the Willamette valley. The Beaverton plant was built In 1911 at a.coet of some $65,000. It :s equipped with modern machinery. In cluding firing kilns and ample arti ficial drylngr facilities. The deposit of clay has been sounded and found to be of great depth, ensuring an ample supply oi ciay ior years to come. Campbell Declared Arizona Governor Supreme Court Sales Against George W. r. Eut, Democrat, la Xls Bffort to Batata Contested Offloe. Phoenix. Arts., Jaru 27. L N. S.) Thomas Campbell was declared de facto governor ot. Arizona by. the state supreme court late this afternoon. Jus tice Cunningham dissented. Campbell, Republican candidate at the November election, was declared elected by a nar row margin On the count of the bal lots, but George W. P. Hunt, who had served as governor of Arizona for five years, refused to surrender the state bouse offices to his successful oppon ent. Hunt claimed to have evidence that he had been counted out. although tne state Democratic central commit tee refused to support him in this con tention. ; George I 'MV. P. Hunt. Campbell's op ponent for. the governorship, is not likely to make any further fight to retain the office' pending the recount. Hunt expresses confidence, however, that the completed recount will show a gain for htm' of upwards of 60 votes When the first count was completed, Campbell was shown to be 30 votes ahead. - EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany celebrated his fifty-eighth birthday anniversary yester day. It was his third "war" birthday. Here is an interesting picture showing the German emperor, the crown prince and the latters eldest son, all attired in the famous field-gray uniform. The crown prince, Frederick William, was born on May 6, 1882, while his eldest son, and next in line for the German throne, Prince William Frederick, was born July 4, 1906. Is i- ' h fa K A I Ill, " - Jr V? III ft i XV S : I It 1 - ill I H J f - - 4ft if f 11 u 111 rli7'vr t! mV 1 III V iU V t I I 4. i :f 'V1 $ ' i f -f, n . sA : i X. I 1 I I T f "v 1 11 f 'KITH I I v y r i r A V 'iai l "v-f II-- CITY HEALTH OFFICER AND OTHER EMPLOYES Fees Received During Office Hours Are Alleged to Have Been Unaccounted For. Charges made before the county com missioners Friday that Dr. M. B. Mar cellus, city health officer, received money from the county which he should have turned into the city treas ury, have started an investigation at the city hall which may involve a num ber of city employes. The charter provides that city of fl-- ciais ana employes receiving xees cur ing office hours and money coming to them as such officers or employes shall turn the money over to the city treas urer within 24 hours after it is re ceived. The Investigation has been under way for two days, -Under the direction of C A. Blgelow, commissioner of fi nance, and City Auditor Barbur, and already it Is -said the-names of about half a dozen employes have been un covered who have received outside fees. but which were never; turned, over to City Treasurer Adams. 1 Other Doctor's Skirts Clear. Other doctors" of the health bureau were nam4H to the county commis sioners Friday, but Dr. Marcellus is the only physician In the city serviee who is required to give full time to the city. The other doctors are working on half or three quarters time, and, under the ruling of City Attorney La Roche, their time is their own when not actually working for the city. ' Records- f r,om the office of the coun ty auditor now In the hands of Com missioner Blgelow snow that Dr. Mar cellus performed autopsies for the county coroner and received $5 for each one. The records or the auditor's of fice fall to show that this money was ever turned over to the city. An attempt probably will be made to show, however, that these autopsies were performed by Dr. Marcellus out side of his office hours, but those fa miliar with the c&rter provisions -de clare tnat tne cnarter provision applies, and that he got this fees "because of the position he holds.-: The charter provision Is: " Segnlatlon of Serrloes Clear. "The salaries provided In this char ter shall be In full compensation for all services rendered, and excepting such salaries, every officer shall pay all moneys coming into his hands as such officer, no matter irom what source derived ,or received,. Into the treasury of the city within 24 hours after the receipt of same. ' ' ." City attorneys in the Jpast have ruled Cooelaavu eat ?g Eight, Columa Three) under invest gain i li"0kw li rcav uvriM Sword Will Force Peace So Declares Emperor William of Germany in Birthday Message. Berlin. Jan. 27. (U. P.) (Via Tuckerton Wireless) Emperor Wil liam's ftfty-eiifhth birthday was ob served at the great German head-1 quarters today by a dignified cele- j bration in keeping with the present war times. Birthday greetings were received from President Wilson among others. The empress and Princess Heln- rich and Waldemar were among memDers or me royai lamuy pres - ent. This "Our sword will force peaco." was the keynote of a message ent by Emperor William today from army headquarters to the '. Berlin Academy of Science in expressing his thanks for congratulations on his birthday. "The unshakable Will to victory of the German people,, says the kaiser's message, "who are prepared for every sacrifice of biooa 'br treasure, will trust God preserve the fatherland from the ruin contemplated by Its en emies and will force, by the sword. the peace necessary for the blessed development of the people." A general amnesty was issued In Berlin today to prisoners and all schools, high schools and univer sities held special celebrations. To the great disappointment of the people of his capital, the kaiser did not spend his birthday here. The torchlight procession planned tonigtK and the festivities for tomorrow were abandoned. Lawson May Not Be Needed for Inquiry Washington, Jan. 27. (L N. S.) Thomas W. Lawson's announcement that he might forsake the east for a few weeks and spend a vacation sea son on his Oregon ranch, has left the house rules committee unperturbed. Lawson Is still under subpena to ap pear whenever the committee elect but, as a result of the previous . encounter with the Boston financier. ,lt is unlike ly that they will have any-use for fur ther testimony. Huyler Candy Plant Is Swept by Blaze New -York, Jan. . (Sunday) (U. P.) Fire which at 1 a. m. this morn ing was estimated to have caused a loss of, $75,000, swept the Huyler candy factory here. The building occupies practically - the entire block at Eight eenth street and' Irving- Place." ' ' . . IS OPENED ARMORY UNDER FINE AUSPICES Wonderful Creations of Lat est Styles in Line of Per fect Cars on Exhibition, j The eighth annual automobile show opened last night at the Armory with j dozens of fine cars, the colors of , which range all the way from robin's 1 egg blue to the latest futurist pat t Am B alranA In tha aws-Aa -a n r. a wa - wvaaw aa mo (ICSlCOl VVUllMt that lt was possible to achieve. Portland has never had an automo bile show which compares with this one in any way. It has to be Judged from entirely different angles and the contrast with anything that has gone before Is decidedly in favor of this one. which puts the cars of 1917 In a market that seemingly cannot be overfed. The keynote of the show is an ap peal to personal pride. Great com fortable bodies, with wide doors, deep upholstery and more room all the way around is a sort of general expression that covert- almost every car in the show. Hew restores Jfot Ua&y. But arter that they differ. There are many kinds of tops to be seen and buyers will have the opportunity this year of selecting almost any style thev desire. More than one car has adopted the slanting windshield since last year ana vne siannng ana me straight now run about nair-and-half. in one or two makes the outside doorhandle is returning. In motors, there is practically noth Ing new, but talks with various'1 repre sentatives will reveal improvements in chassis, though they look mich the same in general xeatures. V The interior of the Armory Varries onl ine wea oi uregoit out-of-doors ana every wan in tne three rrMt hibits Is a picture of some fimn,,. loui vn vibvu is an en largement of the scheme which for the-past two years has made the Ore gon show one of the most attractive of automobile expositions. Several Stuats' at Opening-. The opening of me show was" the occasion for more than one little "stunt," First sale honors were off the boards before the door opened The buyer was E. Myers of Lang A Co, who casually wandied Into the Armory about S o'clock in the afternoon before .all the exhibits were in. He stopped at the both of the Manley Auto Co., saw the handsomest "Hup" he had ever seen, a sort of cream gray with a victoria top. It was . sold, the honors going to K. C. HabeL- sales manager for the firm. .The same firm is also sharing in T (Oselsded ea Page Eight. ColnaisTpre) BARK OF RIFLES HEARD ALL DAY, NOBODY BITTEN Mexican Soldiers and Utah Cavalrymen and Cowboys Exchange Shots Across the Border for 24 Hours. IDENTITY OF ENEMY NOT YET ESTABLISHED Village of Arivaca Is Excited With Men Eager to Fight From Near-By Ranches. Tucson. Ariz.. Jan. 27. V. P. Fighting across the international boundary south of Arivaca, Arizona, between Mexican soldiers and Utah cavalrymen, which had been In prog- , ress for -4 hours, ended at 3:30 this afternoon when the Mexicans with drew, according to telephone advices to county officers tonight. There were no cas laities among the Utah troops. Whether any Mexicans were killed ot wounded in not known. N. C. Bernard, supervisor of Pima county, who returned to Arivaca to night from the firing line, declared that some of the Utah cavalryman nad reported seeing Mexicans fall, but that this could not be confirmed, 'because of the ctrict orders against crossing the international boundary. Identity of Mexican Force la Donbt. The identity of the Mexican force is atill in doubt. Whether they are or ganised Carrtnzista forces or roving bands has not been learned. A Car ranzlsta garrison is located at Sasebo, 12 miles from the cene of the fight, but no troops were sent from there to preserve order. All day loujr the firing lias con tinued, troop K. First Utah cavalry. Lieutenant Arns commanding, keeping up the fusillade on tle American sl'ij of the border. At last reports tonight Arns unl half of his command were still maintaining their positions in the rocks below Arivaca. A clash between the Mexicans and American cowboys caused the engage ment. .This . occurred . . early . Friday when six cowboys who rode to the bor der a t1Vfl b?rlr a m.rlr.n Cattle Were fired upon near Storehouse by 20 Mex ican horsemen. The cowboys returned th-flr.-TWraU!f i or 'rifle fire brcaght a detachment of cavalrymen to the rescue from Stonehouse. where they were stationed. atelaforoements Arrive Quickly. The Mexicans immediately began a long distance attack on the Utah troops who held the line with the cowboys while cowboy couriers were rushed to Arivaca for ammunition and reinforce ments. At 2 o'clock this morning 2) more men from the Utah cavalry troop reached the border, followed by many civilians and cowboys. For several hours there was a lull in the firing, but it was renewed at daybreak. Meanwhile Lieutenant Arns had organized the civilians of his force. He also divided the cavalrymen Into two squads, half the troop serving on the firing line while the other half rested. TLls plan continued all day until the skirmish ended with the re tirement of the enemy late this after noon. The wildest excitement prevailed all day in the little cattle village of Arivaca. Word of the clash spread like wildfire. and before daylight rangers and cow boys, heavily armed, began pouring into Arivaca from all 'directions. Bome arrived on Jaded horses, lathered with perspiration that showed the violence of their ride, while many came In au tomobiles. Ilea Eager for a right. Every ranch for miles around sent its entire quota of cowmen, anticipat ing a fight at least, and eager for it. To prevent unnecessary trouble as the result of precipitate action of over-excited men. Lieutenant Arns, as the day progressed, moved the civilians back to Arivaca, leaving only ms cavalrymen at the border. The civilians were kept marshaled in the little town, however. and organized for any emergency. The Mexicans across the border were reported tonight to have been exceed ingly bitter because or the recent ac tlon of the American military author! ties in sending the Utah cavalry to Btonehouse a week ago. This order followed repeated complaints that Mex ican bandits were driving American cattle across the border aad slaughter lng them. Clash predicted for Weeks. The cowboys on the American side entertained great bitterness for the Mexicans, and today's clash has been predicted for some weeks. During the firing, neither side ventured across the international line, all shots being fired across the border. All manner, of rumors were current during the day regarding the dispatch of heavy military reinforcements from headquarters at Nogales. but these could not.be confirm! tonight. Lieu tenant Arns tonight was hopeful that the clash would not be repeated. General Plumraer, commanding in the Nogales district, reported to south ern department headquarters tonight that the fight between cowboys and Mexicans was gjnatter of "personal animosity" and was not regarded as serious. General Funston announced the incident woo Id have no effect upon the homeward movement of national guardsmen. North Dakota Will Aid Her Soldier Boys Bismarck. N. D. Jan. 27. (I. N. S.) North Dakota Is going to take care of her soldier hoys. Both houses of the legislature passed a bill today ap propriating $10,009 to be used in aid ing militiamen, mustered owt of th federal service, who may have diffi culty in finding work. . Shrapnel Puts Portland Man on French Cot Tom Roberts, Member of Cana dian Expeditionary Force, Wounded in the Head. Word comes to Portland from Tom Roberts, former member of the firm of Roberta Brothers, of Portland, who now Is a member of the CanadUn ex peditionary force Jn France, that he has been confined In a hospital because of shrapnel wounds tn the head sus tained Christmas night. His injuries are not serious. This information was contalnd in a letter received yesterday by Paul C Glesy. which reads in part: The outstanding feature of mod ern warfare is real hard work. I can truthfully tmy that I am a thoroughly Ktusoned soldier, having Just finished two months in the moat active area of the western front end have seen some good friends go west. One dos not mind the actual fighting and shell fire so much as the hardships and conditions he has to live under. I put In seven days in the front Una on our last trip which is about the limit in that section and you can Imagine how little sleep we got. at tired in steel helmets, leather lerklna great coats and hip boots. With Lloyd George aa premier we can look for big events. If not in the near future, at least by early spring and bank on a speedy termination . of 1 the war when favorable weather sets In- "On Christmas night I had the mis fortune to get in the way of a 'whlz tang.' with the result that I am at he present time In the hospital, with shrapnel wounds in the head. Had a pretty close call, as my clothing was perforated in several places and the two chaps who were with me have since died of wound. "Canadian leave is Just starting and I hope to spend the days in desr old London. On my last trip there I ran acroBH a Portland boy. A. K. Macken sie. whom I knew at the Multnomah club. He was at that time in the Artists ritles. He told me that Tom Ersklne was over here, but I have not seem him." Roberts enlisted In a Capadian regi ment nearly two years ago. upon his return from an extensive Australian trip. President Accepts Baker's Resignation Baltimore kUi oacluaas e Would " Vet y. ferW om "dare! aljrplag- Board Vftleaa Ms, v Mra. Washington, Jan. President Wllsoo has accepted the resignation of Bernard " R. Baier of Baltimore -as a member of the new federal shipping board, it was official ly announced this afternoon. Mr. Baker's resignation wag due to difficulty ovef tfHimtng the chairman, it was said. . ' Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. in announcing the acceptance of the resignation, issued the following state ment: "Mr. Baker resigned because I sug gested to him that -It would be wise, under the circumstances. If the board. would consider giving the chairman- bhip to the Pacific roast. The presfr c'.ent was in accord with this sugges tion. Mr. Baker said he desired to think the matter over for the night. The next morning he sent his resigna tion. The selection of suitable men for the slifpping board and the proper or ganization of the board has been a Titter of great concern to the admin istration ever since the passage of th shipping bill. The suggestion about the chairmanship wss made in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to be helpful. The board has the right under the law to select Its own chairman, but there is no reason wny a suggestion from the administration should not receive consideration. I have had warm regard always for Mr. Baker and I regret his hasty action." Mr. Baker has been expecting to ts named chairman and the espbusal of the cause of William Den man of San Ktanclsco by the president was a sur prise. Ten Reported Dead In Arkansas Wreck Cottoa Belt Ixtra Said to Bave sat Bock Island Paaeeng er Trala Waere Two Zdmea Cross Same Bridge. Memphis, Jan. 27. (I. N. S.) A Cotton Belt railroad train, running extra, and Chicago. Rock Island Ac Pa cific passenger train No. 604. east bound, collided late tonight at Mound City, Ark.. 10 miles west of Memphis. Unofficial reports said at least 10 persons had been killed and that four bodies already had been recovered from the wreckage. A number of in jured also had been removed. It was said. The only telephone is controlled by the railroad company's operator who declined to glv out any Information. He did. however. dny that the death list was ten. The wreck o cur red at a point where the Cotton Belt end the Rock Island trains come on to the same track to cross th Mississippi river bridge Into Memphla According to Information, the Cot ton Belt engine crashed into the rear coach of the Roc It Island train. Two rear coaches were telescoped. Strange Explosion Occurs Under Car "While eaatbound car No. 627 wt passing along Broadway Saturday night between East Twenty-second and East Twenty-fourth streets a sharp explosion occurred under the car, which was severely Jarred. Pa trolman Tim Healey, who was en the car, made a thorough search to dis cover the cause of the explosion, but th investigation disclosed nothing. The rar was not, In Jo red aad praceedeJ on itsjeray. : --.-. . , .: - :v -. . ' v MAYOR HI GILL 'BOOTLEGGERS' Chief of Police Beckingharri. Former 'Sheriff "Bob'? Hodge and Others Held on Charge of Conspiracy.;.,' ACTION FOLLOWS THE BILLINGSLEY SHAKE-Uf5 San Francisco Liquor Dealers Also Included in True Bill -Returned by Jury. V Seattle. Wash., Jan. 27.-(TJ. .P.) Mayor Hiram Charles Gill. Chief ef Police Charles L. Beckingham.' and ex-Sheriff Robert . T. Hodge, with a number of other, were Indicted by th federal grand Jury late today oa three counts charging conspiracy with the iMiungsiey bootlegging ring undoubl th Urgent illegal whiskey "r In America's largest dry city. The indictments were returned after the Billingsleys charged that they had raid Mayor (Jill 14009 on August Si. HI, to dismiss a number of city cases ' against them, return documentary evidence of their violations of federal laws, and agreed to protect .them la plying the bootlegging business. ! v Tnoroag-B XsTestigatlom Made. ' The charges were filed after an In quiry lasting more than two months, during which scores of witnesses; were called, first to indict the Bllilagsler brothers. Logan. Fred and Ora.. and then to substantiate their charge of corruption made against the city and county officials. ' ; The Billingsleys also charged . that they paid substantial sums of money to Chief Becktngham and ex-Sheriff Hodge. The latter's term of offlc ex plred early this month. These men, they charged. In tarrying on the 'al leged conspiracy, helped them get In . whiskey thlpmenta and steal liquor from rival bootleggers. - Others named In the indictment wltS the "big three." were Edward 1. Baker, manager of the Jess Moore-Hont com pany, big San - KrancKcO' - wholeaa a liquor dealers; Logan and Tred Jlngsley. and City DetectlTei Meyer M. Peyser, John Pool man, James K. Doom and JMcLauaaa : arnica ', rCrd ' K; S.finITlcllI named Weldeman. . in addition. former,'ro'matt K, J. Margett, raided as a bootlegger the police October 11. and the man who furnished the evidence on whlcit the Billingsleys were indicted by the government shortly before Christmas, was Indicted for federal liquor law re lations. . ' Former Patralmao C. J. Mullen. was Indicted for attempting to induce tha BilllnEsleys to Jump their bonds after they confeased they bribed the mayor. W. H. Plelow and William Frasler. transfermen, who handled the whiskey ring's shlpmentn of liquor, wera rein dicted, making a total of II against whom true bills were returned. , , : . Three Coasts laolndea. The chief indictment contained three counts. Two charged the men named J conspired to violate the federal cod by shipping carload lots of whiskey to fictitious persons In Alaska when they knew it was to be delivered to the Billlngkleya in Seattle. The third count charged a violation of the federal interstate commerce act. "I have been expecting this for a month." said Mayor Oil!, when he ap peared at the' federal building to give bond. , - - "I knew these bootlegger ,fcad threatened to get me because of my unrelenting efforts to put them out of business by smashing their Joints. "I am innocent, of course, aad - will show up the character, not alone of the Billingsleys, but of the grand Jurors who voted the indictments. . c , QUI Bays "Bo Worrying-- , A month ago a prominent hotel man, whose place my police raided., made the announcement that it had been fixed to 'get me." r" "I'm not worrying." Other defendants also denied their guilt. , -i Oill was recalled as mayor of Seattle In 1911 as the result of graft charges against his police department. Lattf Chief of Police Charles Wappensteln was indicted and sant to tn peniten tiary for accepting protection "money from gamblers and the vice ling. Oill tried to come back in If 13 as mayor but failed. CfcaacJ to 'Make Ooo4." Two years later he appealed -to the people "for a chance to make good for the sake or bis boys ' and was elected. He promised not to run again. Last spring he did run again, however, after another scandal over his chief of police and was elected. . . , -- , GUI gained national fame by direct lng his dry squad to put the axe to all bootlegging Joints they could find. The grand Jury adjourned to Febru ary 13, when it is predicted it will con tinue an investigation that Is expected to reveal Just as startling conditions in Snohomish county, of which Ere re U is the county seat. - Ruth Law Goes ; 1 : To Paris to Enlist London. Jan. 37. U. . P.) -Rath Law, "super-woman of the air," sailed for Paris today. At the Krench cap Hal she will try to enlist for -three months In the French aero corps to "bomb" the Germans, as she'explalned it. . ; ' The little Americsn woman? 'Who broke transcontinental records In her flight from Chicago to New York, said ' she expected to go to tits' front and then return to the United 8tates for a transcontinental race, flying a machine which she hopes to purchsse from the French government ' v .' . Miss Law was ia splendid health and i '.. W I