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Tonight n4 -Thursday cea ..- tonal- niai southerly winds. . Humidity at noon 72 percent. . 'IT'S ALL IIE11E and 4 . , JJOTXOCK O'CLOCK - cm IT'S ALL TRUE- VOL. XV. NO. 308. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1917. EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS ViSlem PRESDEN T WILSON IEA1IN60 DECIDES 10 F MERCHANT I IT mil nui SHIPS FLYING STARS AND STRIPES Two of "Wilful Senators" Are Given Rebuke Cummins and Gronna Are Dropped From Republican. Steering Committee. Chief Executive Plans to Deal With U-Boat Problem. Fortified With Opinion of Attorney j muity wM Betn today wj,en the n- , j i publicans In private caucub dropped Washington. March 7. kV. P.) Pirst official rebuke by the senate to the wilful senators" who blocked Pre ident Wilson's plan for placing the United States under ''an armed neu- General That Power Exists, Even) Though i 1! Zo-ti the obstructionists. ' The new Democratic steering com mittee was announced as- follows: Martin, Williams, James. Heed, Sim mons. Smith (Georgia). Walsh, Thom as, Chamberlain, Owen and Koblntoa benator Hitchcock was named vice chairman of the Democratic caucus. As such he becomes an ex-officio mem ber of the steering committee. SENATOR WALSH HANDS -Congressional Approval Has Been Withheld. 1 I i WILSON HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH SIX SENATORS AT WHITE; HOUSE Every Eventuality I hat Proposed Move May Bring Is Said to Have Been Weighed With Utmost Care by the Administration. AMERICAN BUSINESS LTy John Edwin Nevin. 'Washington. March 7.-(1. N. S.)-- Anierlcan 'Aeronaut ships are to u? armea Dy.u.e . mi emirs nuiniiiKcui iind sent on their voyages to tne poi .s of the seven sens regardless of sub marines, "barred zones" and other obstacles which the war "has placed in' the path of American commerce. President Wilson definitely decided on tnia step toaay. tonmea wnu me opinion of the attorney general that he has the authority to make such a move with the approval "of administra tion supporters in congress and the le gal advisers of the government, "4he president Is convinced that he Is act ing within his rights, even -though the congressional approval which he sought before the death of the Sixty fourth congress was withheld. The president called to the Whue House this morning six Democratic senators who have been acUve in be half of administration measures Owei of Oklahoma; Walsh of Montana, Swan son of Virginia. Smith of Georgia, Keed Of Missouri and James of Kentucky--and informed them of his- decision. He also took up with them and approved the proposition of changing the senate rules toward a modified form of cloture which will hereafter preverjt any "Ut Ue group of wilful men" from holding up legislation vitally affecting the na lion. With the president's decision to arm merchant vessels, the break with Aus trla, whlc. looked to be tempbrarrty averted by the conciliatory tone of the Imminent. The Austrian government riatiy stated mat u consioerea. tne arming of American vessels in direct contradiction to international law, and jleclared in effect that Us submarines would feel at perfect liberty to sink them, hould It do this, a diplomatic break oould not be averted. Following the White! House confci ence with the senators. Secretary Lans- trrg was summoned toj the xecutivt mansion and remained! closeted with the presiednt for almost an hour. Tbe two canvassed the situation thoroughlj. Kvery eventuality which the move may bring forth was gone orer. It was said in administration circles today that a public statement will soon be issued, setting forth; the exact posi tion of the government in arming Its merchantvessels. i REALIZING CHINA Ready to Ann Ships. San Francisco. Cat., j March 7. (U. P.) Preparations have been completed at Mare Island navy yard for the' arm ing of Pacific coast merchant ships, it was reported here this afternoon. It Is understood that as soon as Presi dent vWilson announces that he will in struct Secretary of the Navy Daniels to act directions will be rushed from Washington to issua deck guns for such merchant vessels as desire to use them. IS E LAST BIG FIELD Samuel G, Blythe Returns to This Country After Sev eral Months in the Orient. T TO FILIBUSTERS Movement to End Method of Blocking Transactions in Senate Opens With Ad dress on Traitors of Past. HISTORY IS RECALLED TO ILLUSTRATE DANGER Possibilities Said to Exist Whereby Situation May Become Critical. Government's Brief Is Filed In O.-C.Land Case Asserts That Company Grossly Ex ceeded Rights in Sale of Lands, Granted. Washington, March 7. (I. N. S.) The government today filed its brief fin the supreme court in the Oregon-Cal-j ifomia land case, setting forth that I the Oregon & California Railroad com ipany had grossly exceeded .its rights in disposing of thousands of acres of land in . Oregon and Washington. About $30,000,000 is involved in the suit. The government in 1866 granted to the cbmpany thousands of acres on the condition that it was to be sold to set tiers at a price not exceeding $2.60 an acre and in lots not to exceed 1(0 acres: - The government charges in its brief that the railroad sold the land at a much higher figure and in greater lots than instructed and pocketed the proceeds. It is now suing to recover the excess. RIVALING ANY TRAGEDY of a motion picture thriller, Antone Teresi, while either asleep or intending to kill himself, ran his automobile off Grand avenue drive this morning, making a sheer drop of 100 feet and tumbling and turning some 50 feet further down before coming to a stop near the tracks of the P. R. L. & P. company's Oregon City line. The white line down the cliff in the upper picture shows the place the car felL Below is a picture of the, wrecked machine. B")M Aij)imi,ii mini mm i mil . m. n . inni. ynj . i n . 'l v'jZritW l- s American business has begun to realize that China Is its ons great and last-afield of extensive develop ment. With the stabilization of gov ernment under the new 'republic so that investments of American money may be - protected.' the opportunities for trade expansion are illimitable. This is the Impression brought back to America by Samuel G. Blythe. globe-trotting political and economic writer associated with the Saturday Evening Post, who arrived from China today. He started for his home in Mounting of these guns will require i Washington, D. C, this afternoon after nslderable reDair work on th ves- an absence of several months in the considerable repair work on the- ves eels using them, it is said, and this will all be done at the Mare Island navy yard. j 'OVERT ACT' ONLY TO . CAUSE A BREAK WITH ' V AUSTRIA AT PRESENT Arming of Merchant Ships Is t One Point of Discord Be- h tween the Two Nations, Italy Will Arm Ships. Rome, March 7. Cl. N. S.) The Italian government has) decided to arm practically all. merchant ships and to offer prizes for merchantmen that sink submarines. An official of the minls- Xx of marine is working out details of the new program. LEADER OF REVOLT IN CUBA AND HIS ENTIRE STAFF ARE CAPTURED By John Edwin Xevin. Washington, March 7. (I. N. S.) Tpere will be no diplomatic break with Austria at present unless the submarines, of the dual monarchy force the . hand of President Wilson by some "overt act, in which Ameri . can lives are endangered. This was stated authoritatively today after -officials had digested the reply of the Austrian government to this govern- -menfs Inquiry concerning her atti tude on the submarine warfare as con ducted by: Germany.. The note, which was before Presi dent Wilson today, is most concilia tory in tone. Officials realize that ihe position of the Austrian govern ment is very delicate. She must, on one hand, indorse the stand of Ger many and at the same time do it in such a manner as not to offend the United Ttates to the extent of a diplo . matic rupture. The,otfB point on which thf two governments are in discord is that 6t . tha arming of American merchant vessels. : . ..f'The Austria-Hungarian govern menfe Is of the opinion that the arm Jrtg : of merchant vessels, even solely fqr defense, is not established by in . ternatlonal law. They are to be re garded as pirate vessels which may be" destroyed. This . paragraph from the. Austrian - reply may prove a stumblng block in ..the path of future good relations. President Wilson believes the right of this government to arm its merchant .vesels is beyond question, in view of conditions, and It Is said that he will go ahead regardless of the Austrian opinion as to its legality. Transport Dix Is if Homeward Bound ' ; Seattle, Wash.. March 7. (U. P.) Ths Merchants Exchange here reported f-at 10 o clock this morning that '.he army transport Dtx is returning to : Seattle under her own steam and is in , ijo danger. The Dix wirelessed S. O. S. last night having had some trouble with h steering gear. The coast 'guard Sno homish picked up the message and want to the aid of the transport, which reported 360 miles south wost of Ts toosh istand. - . . ' i , V Tha Dix is bound, for Msnlla vis Honolulu. t. Sh has a crew of 150, , a -full cargo of forage and 600 horses. 1. 1 Colonel Collazo. iGovernment Commander, Surprises the Rebels Near Placetas. Havana, March 7. (u. P.) General Gomez, leader or the revolt against President Menocal, and his entire sta?? were captured today i by government troops. . I Colonel Collazo, commanding the gov ernment troops which have been search Ping for Gomez, reported this afternooa that he surprised the revolutionists in camp near Placetas at 11 o'clock this morning. j Collazo's troops surrounded the rebels, he said, and attacked them. Gomez and his entire staff were cap- iurea in me running oatue wnicn ioi- lowed. j Small bodies of men broke away from the Gomez band as the at tack revealed overwhelming numbers against them, and escaped. Collazo reported hej was remaining at Placetas to pursue and round up the remnants of the band. Speedy execution ofi Gomez was crc- Ldlcted this afternoon ) as the news of tne capture spread in jHavana. Wildly demonstrative Latins collected abou; the president's palace shouting with wildest enthusiasm. ! '? Kern Is Slated for Joint Commission orient. j- "Several great big hustling Amerl- can corporations are now at work hi China on a tremendous scale, said Mr. Blythe today. They are doing tha pioneering work that is bound to be followed by the smaller fellows who haven't the capital to begin now. Big Concerns Makla Oood. "The international corporation, head ed by Frank A. Vanderlip of th IJf;, tlonal City bank, the Orient Mines company, the Continental Commercial bank, Slems-Carey Co. and the Lee Higglnson Co. are some of them. The Standard Oil company and the British American Tobacco company already have made good there in their especial lines. "The first great feat to be accom plished is the establishment of trans portation systems. On a country that is as big ts the United States and Mexico combined there are now but C000 miles of railways, and, accordingly, the enor mous population of China is huddled along the rivers the only highways. "Access to the country inland is pos sible only in small carts and by camel. Transportation costs, therefore, are so enormous that development must wait until the rails are laid. The Standard Oil company sought to open a new oil field' and found that it cost as much to haul the machinery from Tientsin as the original cost of ma- (Concloded on Page Fire, Column Three) Washington, March 7. (U. P.) Former Senator John W. Kern, In diana, Democratic leader in the Sixty fourth congress, is slated to be nom inated as a member of the Joint inter national commission to fill a vacancy expected soon. j i President Wilson is understood to be ready tp nominate) Kern as soon as the vacancy occurs, j . The salary attached to a seat on the International joint commission is 1500 a year. The commission hand les Canadian matters. . , - m , I Serious Uprising in Peru Follows Slaying : Lima Peril, March j7. (U. P.) The palace is under Iheavy guard and strong censorship is (in effect as the result of a revolutionary movement. All demonstrations are being stopped by the troops. i A serious uprising followed the as sassination of Rafael Grau, member of the lower house of parliament, and the situation is critickl. . There has been wide unrest in Peru nine the death in October of the exiled former president. Billingshurst, Wh'le censorship doubtless prevented further details being transmitted it appears likely that the present uprising is part f an effort by the Bfllingshtirst party $7500 . year, The -eoromission- handles Canadian matters, i . ',. , . I i vK - j, t. ... . . Juarez'' Surrender Demand of Villistas Mexicans Cross Border as Xssnlt; TT, S. Army Aviators rind Ho Trace of Bandits; Battls Baring. El Paso. Tex., March 7. (I. N. S.) Surrender of Juarez was demanded in a message received by Carranza offi cials today from a band of Villistas, 400 strong, reported south of Port Han cock. Carranza authorities made no answer to the demand, but a prompt exodus of Mexicans across the border into El Paso followed. Three United States army aviators piloted by Captain Dodd, flew $0 miles over Mexico and 15 miles south of the border but were unable to locate the Villistas. A battle has been raging at Casas Grandes since yesterday between Gen eral Salazar and a Carranza force un der General Nureuia. Reinforcements sent out from Juarez in a special train were attacked and compelled to turn back. Twenty-six Vessels Sunk in Past Week London. March 7. (U. P.) Twenty six merchant vessels have been sunk bv mines or submarines during the past weeki the offitial weekly an nouncement 'of sinkings made by the admiralty said this afternoon. The report was as follows: Merchant vessels over 1600 tons. sunk 14. Vessels under 1600 tons, nine. - Pishing vessels sunk, three. Unsuccessfully attacked by subms rines, 12. During the week 2528 ships arrived in British ports and sailings num bered ' 2477. Washington. March 7. (U. P.) The fight to end filibustering was opened in the senate this afternoon by Senator Walsh of Montana, who declared: "Traitors might find their way Into the halls of congress and by filibuster ing, hold the senate at bay while a foreign foe thundered at our gates. j "It IS not Inconceivable that fil'. Lusters might be actuated by traitorous sentiments. "The Revolution had Its Benedict Arnold. "Ten members of the senate were ex pelled for treason In 1861. "A vice president has been indicted for treason at one time in our History. "A member of this senate was onu expelled for perfidious negotiations with enemies of this country. "Can the senate make a rule under which it might be held at bay?" Would Wot Tie Authority. Walsh protested against placing it within the power of any group of "mis guided peace-at-any-price-' men who refused to believe that war is merit able, to such an extent as to tie tha hands of the national authority." "It is well known that an adroit parliamentarian in the service of cor rupt masters of some of our legislat- ve assemblies could contrive specious- y to have the rules so framed as to be useful in obstructing remedial leg- ! islatlon, and then, tie the hands of later legislators by procuring the adop tion 'of the rules of the last assembly. "I am combating what is merely a refinement of this hoary but unhonest practice." ; Beasts Adjourns for Bay. "Walsh's speech" was short and the senate adjourned until noon tomorrow shortly after he concluded. The cloture rule agreed upon by the conference is a double-barred ' pre ventative of filibustering. In addition to limiting debate to one hour per senator, it provides that no amendment or substitute bills are to be offered after an agreement to limit the debate has been reached. This will prevent practically unlimited debate on amend ments to a proposed bill and prevent the proceedings from being started all over by offering a substitute bill. Cloture Is Katifled. The Democratic caucus late today ratified the cloture amendment to the senate rules, drafted by the rules con ference committee earlier in the day. by unanimous vote. The Republican caucus ratified the cloture rule amendment by a vote of 30 to 2, shortly after 5 o'clock. Sen ators Sherman, Illinois, and France. Maryland, voted against it. The amendment will be presented to morrow in the senate and efforts made to rush it through at once. Weekly Reports to Be Made. Rome, March 7. (U. P.) Hereafter Italy will adopt the plan of her allies and not make public daily statements I of sinkings of vessels. At the end of each week the government will an nounce totals of arrivals, departures and losses. IB Pi in li in if v k I K4 s a IE I I ;4 DEMOCRATS TO START ON SENATOR ST II ii II I 'A II I & II! fT ii s in n I It I T o V tJ III II fcXii? "Jz. CAR AND DRIVER ARE CRUSHED IN 1 50-FOOT PLUNGE OVER BLUFF Antone Teresi, a Vegetable Vendor, Drives Off Grand Avenue Embankment, Dies Scott Reappointed As Chief of Staff Washington. March 7. (K. P.) President Wilson today reappointed General Hugh. L. Scott chief of staff of the army. i Reappointment was necessary. ' as the term of a. chief of staff expires with the' term of the president. : It was v regarded as i significant in view of General ' Scott's .pronounced view in favor of universal- military service. A : President Wilson Is Confined With Cold Washington, March 7. (U. P.) President Wilson is confined to his room with a cold. It has been troub ling him for some time. On Monday it was aggravated by ex posure to the wind and dampness. when he was compelled repeatedly to lift his hat in response to cheers, and when he saluted each American flag carried past him In the reviewing stand. After his .conference today the president went immediately to his room and was ordered to remain there by Dr. Grayson. Son of Ex-Governor Of Nebraska Killed Excelsior Springs, Mo.. March 7 (I. N. S.) Apparently without warning or words between them, U. G. Bal combe, prominent Mason and son of ex-Governor Balcombe of Nebraska. was shot and killed here this after noon in the auditorium arcade by B Smith, 25, proprietor of a small candy ah On Smith calmly waited for the police to arrive, and made a mumbled ex planation of the shooting, saying Bal combe took candy from his store with out paying for it. Armed British Ship Ordered to Depart Berlin. March . 7. (L N. 8.) (Via Sayville Wireless) The British steam er Princess Melva. which arrived at the Hook of Holland this morning, was ordered to leave wiUiin half an hour because she mountedtguns, stoys a dis patch from the Hook today.' r Bernstorff Due in h Denmark Saturday Copenhagen. March 7. (U. P.) The Frederick VIII. bearing former German Ambassador von Bernstorff. Is expected to reach here Saturday, according to a wireless mtsaags n ceived today. ., . ; -r sr.-. Antone Teresi, an Italian fruit and vegetable vendor residing on Karl street, near East Sixteenth, was in stantly killed some time during the night or early this morning near the south end of Grand Avenue drive when his automobile truck plunged over the edge of the bluff and landed 150 feet below at a point near the O. W. P. rieht of way. The machine was found, about 150 feet east of the tracks and about four blocks north of the houseboat moorage on the east side of the river, half mile above the Inman-Poulsen Lumber company. Teresi is supposed to have gone to sleep while driving the car, or the theory is advanced that the act may have been a deliberate attempt at suicide. Teres! Bead Bsveral Hours. Teresi had been dead several hours when found. An in-bound Oregon City train passed the spot a few minutes after 7 o'clock. A. passenger saw the overturned machine in the brush and notified Conductor James Mathie. The train was brought back to the spot, and Patrolman E. Man ring, an other passenger, and W. R. Walsh, of the Blake-Mc all Co., went to the scene of the accident. Teresl's body was found about 10 feet from the car. The drop from this point is slmost sheer for over 100 feet, and marks on the face indicate that the automobile truck turned over several times in the descent. The truck was badly smashed. Te- resi's skull was fractured, his neck broken and the body was otherwise Reelection to Chairmanship of Foreign Relations Com- mittee Will Be Opposed by Members of Own Party.. SOME SUPPORT VOICED IN BEHALF OF STONE Opponents Say Defense Of fered Is "Weak and -lllogic." Washington. March 7. (U. r.)A ; : bitter flxht against reelection of 8en ator Stone to the chairmanship of ths foreign relations committee . will b -made by members of his own party, . -despite the heretofore Invlolabl sen iority rule that has always prevailed In such matters. One of the most prominent Dm ratio senator, who waa one of the leaders in the fight to pass the armed , " neutrality measure, is authority 'for this statement. However, ha admits ' . the fight has as yet taken no deftsi'.e ' V shape. ' " ; . The new senate cannot proceed, to -business, it was pointed out. until com- mlttees and chairmanships have bssa celected. The Democrats retain t.ts majority sufficient to control ths or . ganlzatlon. . TTnlqas Bltaatloa Bxlsts. A unique situation, however, exrits v n the new senate. Senator Kern last' rlday presented a resolution, whicU was adopted, continuing- the senate committees of the ''Blxty-fouAh . (or - last) congress during the present sp- lal session of the senate. In the midst of ths rules fight yes-, terday Senator Owen said that inas-. much as the Sixty-fourth congress died,. Sunday, they could not in anyway ; govern or even suggest rules for the new-senate. ' . Owen pointed out that ths H Mi;' i members had every right to demand- a caucus even during ths special session, y sines they had no voles in ths last sss- ... ion. . ; . tsrln Oosamltts VtpMi. ; At a Democratic caucus held today. a new steering committee win b named. ... . . vv- This committee will reorganize tha POISON NVENDED FOR LLOYD GEORGE WAS EXTREIVIELY DEADLY Pathologists Testify in Trial of Four Charged With Plot in England, (OoacloiVd on Page Nine, Column Ttrtl Defense League of The Coast Elects Seattle, Wash., March 7. Incor porators of the Pacific Coast Defense league met here Tuesday afternoon and elected the following officers: President, Chester Thome, Tacoma; vice-presidents. H. C. Henry of Seat tle, W. M. Ladd of Portland, O. S. Dan iels of Oakland; secretary. R. W. Em erson; treasurer, Harry W. Carroll of Seattle. The following advisory board of 13 members was selected: Chester Thome, Tacoma; E. F. Sweeney. Harry W. Carroll. H. C. Henry. Seattle; J. 8, Baker and John F. Lyons, Tacoma: J. M. Lngsddrf. Vancouver, Wash.: ,W. M. Ladd. John F. Carroll, J. C Alns worth, S. Benson and T. B. Wilcox, Portland: J. H. Albert, Salem: George 8. Daniels, Oakland, and J. M.. Perry, Stockton. . . . ' - - - ." The secretary was lnstructed to place the request for a military highway be fore congress at, ths sarHcst posslbls time.- - -" ."- , .r.- d I,-'-' NOW BEAN TRIES TO DICTATE NEW TITLE OF 0.&G.U1ND BILL Representative From Lane Files Appeal From Ballo Title as It Now Appears 3y Lowell Metlett. London, March 7. U. P.) Subtle poisons, in Infinitesimal drop of which would cause death If, introduced in a wound, were " revealed . as the ' fol by which th four plotters against ' ths life of Premier Lloyd George and Min ister Arthur Henderson sought to ac compllsh their en, in testimony of fered- at the Old Bailey trial of the four today. The crown called two expert toxlcol ogists and ' pathologists. .Both dellv ered a bewildering analysis of the ef fects of various poisons found by In spector Herbert Booth of Scotland Yard in the possession of Mrs. A lies Wheel don, Miss Hetty Wbeeldon and Mr. and Mrs Alfred Mason, the quartet on trial for the "poison plot." John Webster, assistant scientific analyst to the Yiome of flea and a pathological chemist of repute, testi fied he received from Chief- Inspector Parker of Scotland Yard a box con taining four glass vials. Two. he found, contained strychnine 'hydro- chlorate, and two a substance similar to curare, a poison formerly used by South American Indians for ' tipping their arrows. He gave technical evt- (Cooclnded on pig tlftara, Columa Omr WHITE STAR LINER IS V REPORTED IN TROUBLE; . THRE DAYS OVERDUE Montreal Agents Send Dis patch Regarding Captain ; of the Steamer Baltic. Salem, Or., March 7. Louis E. Bean state representative from Lane coun ty. who with the aid of Stanfield Forbes and Moser, put through th legislature the notorious house hill j 302 in opposition to. the government' case in the o A C. land grant litiga tion, is disatlsfted with the ballot1 title prepared for the measure by At torney General Brown. As a consequence. Dean Tuesday filed in the circuit court of Marion county an appeal 'from the ballot title and presents one he ssys shou'd be sub stituted. He objects to mention being mads in the ballot title to the fact that congress has parsed an act re vesting in. ths government title 'to tha unsold lands 'in the grant, or to ref erence being made t the terms on which ths lands were originally grant ed, to ths railroad company, wbicn terms were violated. Ths purpose of ths bill Is to de clare that the title to the lands rests in the railroad company, whlch"is what the railroad company contends, and to compel 'the assessors of ths Various counties to place ths lands on the tax rolls' in spite of ths act of congress revesting the title to ths lands in the (Continued on Par Kin. Column Tbrse.) Russian Cruiser Is Damaged by Mine Berlin. Via Tuckerton Wireless, March 7. (U. P.) Ths Russian ar mored cruiser Rurik. of 15,000 tons, struck a mine in Finland bay. and was greatly damaged, ths official press buresu declared today, quoting Stock holm reports. ! "The Russian authorities tried to conceal the ,; disaster," ths press bu reau asserted.; ."The- Rurik . was later docked at-Kronstsdt." --.) ... ... Ths Rurik is a 16,000 tori armored cruiser, completed In HOC, has 'a length of 62 fast and arrying a crew of 900 men. v.. ., 1 ; New York, March 7. L N, B. Tha White Star liner Baltic, three days overdue from Liverpool and reported " to be in trouble, was. reported safs it the neighborhood of Firs Island this afternoon. New York. March 7. (I. N. 8.)' Montreal agents of ths Whit Star Una this afternoon telegraphed to New York for news regarding tha big liner Baltic, now three days overdue at this, port from Liverpool. It Is understood, that they hsve received word that tha -phip has run into difficulties of sou, kind. The message to New York read as follows: "Understand Ranson In. troubla llsv ' you any particulars?" ' Rsnson Is the. nsma of ths captain of ths Baltic, and Is supposed to be tha person referred to rn the message. .Ths , Haltlc has reen reported saieiy pass.. Ing the "bsrred son" mapped by tbs German government, but nothing has ben heard from her sine her depart. : ure from Liverpool, a week ago last Sunday. , . The Whits Star offices In New Torfcr denied having received any rassssga from Montreal regarding ths Baltic and say they expect tha Baltic to ar- rlvs at any hour. TongiWar Death Toll jNine; reace instant Ran Franclaco, March 7. fl. N. S. Ths death toll of ths cosstwlda tong war stood at nine today with no Indi cation that peace Is near among tha several tongs participating. Influential Chinese, headed by the Six Companies, the peace society and the Chinese consulate, are trying t settle ths trouble. ' . . ? . (CoaUMil ob Pag rlfUCT, Col a ma Thnt Seattle Beats Bonds For a New Market i Seattle. Wash.. Marpfc 7. (P. N. S.) Practically complete returns early todsy on Seattle's municipal election show the defeat of bond issues totaling nearly $2,000,000 and the election of three councilmen who favored these bonds. The councilmen elected -are Robert Hesksth, Oliver -T. Krlckaon and W. D. Lane. , ? s ." The - nona issuea, providing for a munlcplal market, a belt 11ns railroad a brldga and arterial .highway wr HOW TO MAKE IDLE HOUSES4 -EARN MONEY : Tbe answer is easy. . Find a tenant! But there's quits a difference between treating . the matter as a Joks and sign ing a lease with tha raapoa albls head of a family. Here's ths solution of tha problem. . Tell ths mors than 10,009 families who resd Tha Journal" each day what you hsva In -clev-r lUtls "To Rent" talk to be run In tha "Want Ad; pages of Ths Journal. - Whan . ths ad is written laava It with Tha Journal or phons it la ;- Main 7173 or A-IOJL . ovtxwbelmingly dafeatsd. -: - - - -.' v - - . '-5- -