Heppner gazette., January 19, 1911, Image 2

WMSHIP LAUNCHED
Great Dreadnaught Arkansas Rap
idly Hearing Completion.
Can Fire Greater Broadside Than
Any Ship Afloat Also Rapid-Fire
Guns and Torpedo Tubes.
Philadelphia, Jan. 16. Splashed
with the traditional bottle of cham
pagne, the battleship Arkansas, the
largest warship ever constructed in
this country, was launched Saturday
afternoon from the yards of the New
York Shipbuilding company at Cam
den, N. J. Misa Mary Macon, daugh
ter of Representative Macon, of Hel
ena, Ark., was the sponsor.
There was one unusual feature,
the absence of an official delegation
representing the state government
of Arkansas. The failure of Gov
ernor Donaghey or other official rep
resentatives to attend was due to a
controversy between the governor
and the navy department over the
date of the launching, the governor
wanting to have the affair postponed
so the state could make adequate
arrangements to send an official
party.
There was, however, quite a large
delegation of Arkansans present. It
included Representative and Mrs.
Macon and other members of the
Arkansas congressional delegation.
The navy department was officially
represented by Beekman Winthrop,
assistant secretary, and a long line
of rear-admirals and other officers.
Following the launching the offi
cials of the company entertained the
guests at a luncheon in one of the
big buildings of the plant.
The dimensions of the latest and
largest addition to the navy are:
Length over all, 562 feet: beam
over armor, 93 feet 2 5-8 inches;
draft, 28 feet 6 inches; displacement,
26,000 tons.
The contract for the ship calls for
a speed of 20 knots an hour.
When completed, the Arkansas will
have the greatest broadside gun
power of any ship afloat. The main
armament will consist of twelve
12-inch- guns, mounted in six heavy
armor protected turrets. For de
' fense against torpedo boat attacks,
there will be a battery of twenty-one
6-lnch rapid-fire guns. There also
will be two submerged torpedo tubes
and ten small guns. The total weight
of broadside fire will be about 11,000
pounds.
The Arkansas will be turbine-
driven, and will have 28,000-horse
power. The vessel will be fitted for
a flagship and her complement will
consist of 85 officers and 1030 men,
The keel of the Arkansas was laid
last January and at present the ves
sel is about 60 per cent complete.
PHOSPHATE BEDS FOUND.
Government Has Rich Deposits In
Western Montana.
Washington. Phosphate beds, be
lieved to be of great commercial
value, have been discovered in west
ern Montana, according to a bulletin
from the United States Geological
Survey.
The deposits are on public lands
near Butte, Mont., which have been
withdrawn from entry, pending con
gressional legislation as to their con
trol and disposition. Rock phosphate
hitherto was not believed to be pres
ent in Montana and it was only in
the classification of certain lands by
the geological survey to determine
whether they were of a mineral char
acter that the streak was located.
As it was not considered desirable
to call public attention to the fact
before the Government had had an
opportunity to withdraw from entry
these lands, no detailed prospecting
has been done. The geological sur-
DOINGS OF OREGON STATE LEGISLATURE
OIL TRUST GRILLED.
LET VETOED MEASURES GO.
Fight Against Further Discussion of
Disapproved Measures.
State Capitol, Salem, Or., Jan. 13.
Senator Bowerman will probably
be one of the leaders in an active op
position which will develop next
Tuesday against the consideration
of any of the 38 vetoed bills which
Jiave been returned from the Gover
nor after the last regular session.
He declares that these bills are all
dead, that a special session inter
vened between the last regular ses
sion and the present session, and
that the bills should have been voted
upon at the special session. -
The constitution in Section 15 of
Article V provides that the bills be
acted upon at the "next session."
There is no mention of regular ses
sion, and it is the contention of Bow-
vey believes that the area is large erman that plainly the legislature
and it is thought that the bed may should have voted upon them at that
oe live or six feet thick. time. In the meantime the bills have
H. S. Gale, who has written a pam- gone to the printer to be prepared
phlet soon to be issued by the geo- for next Tuesday, when they come
logical survey, says of the deposit up as a special order of business
that they "are almost, if not quiet, That is, the house bills have gone,
identical with those occurring in the but the senate bills are locked up in
great phosphate fields a couple of the desk of the chief clerk. Hei is
hundred miles to the south, where the away and his assistants are seriously
peas nave a womaDie tnickness or considering breaking into the desk, as
four and a half to six feet." it will be necessary to hurry the 23
It is the hope of the survey officials senate bills to the printer in a short
tnat tne large areas outside or that time if they are to be in readiness
actually examined Dy Mr. Gale, may by Tuesday.
be underlain with phosphate. The House bills vetoed by Governor
possible tonnage, therefore, may be Chamberlain were principally . relating
large, 'as a square mile underlain to increases of salary for various
with a three-foot bed of phosphate, county and district officers, Chamber-
wui contain about 5,760,000 tons. lain exercising his prerogative in
connection with all of these. Other
HONDURAN REBELS GAIN. vetoes of house bills were in relation
to appointment of a board of trustees
Government Forces Loss Seven More of the McLoughlin Home at Oregon
in stuhhnrn nnht City, a horticultural bill and other
minor measures.
Ceiba, Honduras. Truxillo was There were 23 senate bills vetoed.
captured by the Revolutionists Tues- These included bills relating to ex-
day, after a hard skirmish with the aminatlon before securing a marriage
suiau squad oi government soiaiers. license; defining vagrancy; registra
The government lost seven killed, in- tion of voters; exemption of bonds
ciuaing Mayor ae jfiaza. iweive were from taxation; making it a misde
wounded. meanor to circulate false statements
Three hundred government soldiers concernine the condition of a bank
left Ceiba this afternoon for Neuva Uublishine delinauent tax lists: de-
Armenia, 28 miles east, where they fining the boundaries of Coos and
expect to meet the revolutionary Curry counties; relating to fishing
army which is said to have left near fishways; providing for prepar
Truxillo Tuesday evening on a march ation of a syllable of Supreme Court
toward ceiDa. cases: Dr. Owens-Adair sterilization
A report reached here yesterday hill: nrovidln for organization of
that the revolutionists had taken Tela new counties and a number of bills in
and were marching toward Ceiba, but reference to sallaries for county
tne action or tne commandant in officers
sending practically his entire force
BIG STRIKE IS OFF.
Largest Chicago Clothing Firm Takes
Back Garment Workers.
. Chicago, Jan. 16. The backbone of
the great strike of the garment work
ers, which resulted in the shedding
of blood and great suffering among
the 45,000 idle in Chicago, was broken
Saturday night when the largest of
the firms involved, which employs
10,000 workers, reinstated all their
striking employes without discrimination.
The action of this firm is likely to
be followed by all the other estab
lishments whose employes are on
strike.
The agreement was reached by a
joint conference board of the strikers
and the firm and was adopted by the
strikers at their various meeting
places. All grievances are to be ad
judicated by an arbitration commit
tee, the committee to meet Immedi
ately. The arbitration committee is
also to prescribe a way to settle all
future disputes.
There is little doubt that the par
tial settlement effected will be the
basis for all settlements and that
within ten days the strike will have
entirely ceased.
The strike has been in progress
since October 7. The loss to Chicago
has been enormous.
Bad Fire Sweeps Winnipeg.
Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg was vis
ited by the worst fire of years and
for a time it had apparently gotten
beyond control of the firemen. It
started in the Kelly building. The
flames spread to several small build
ings across the street and they went
down like kindling wood. The loss is
estimated at $250,000. Chief Bu
chanan says he cannot tell where or
how the fire started, for the whole
building was on fire when the de
partment arrived.
Portuguese Strike Ends.
Lisbon. The strike of railroad .em
ployes of Portugal which began on
January 11 is ended. This probably
will result in a peaceful settlement
of the commercial disturbance occa
sioned by the walkout of thousands
of men in sympathy with the rail
roaders. The railroad men have been
granted an increase of 11 cents a
day. 20 days' leave of absence an
nually on full pay, and a working day
of nine hours.
to Neuva Armenia would indicate
that he does not expect an attack
from the west.
At the sight of the Bonlla forces
it is believed that one-half or more of
the government troops will join the
BOOST NAVAL MILITIA.
Bill Introduced in House Provides
For Board of Five Members.
Salem, Or., Jan. 11. Establishment
former. The sympathy of the citizens of the Oregon Naval militia on a
of Ceiba is plainly with Bonilla and basi8 corresponding to the United
he would have little trouble taking "es navy m me way oi ma ua-
this port.
BOMB FALLS FROM AIR.
tional guard corresponds to the
United States army is provided for
in a bill introduced in the House
yesterday by Abrams, of Marion, and
to be introduced in the Senate by
Joseph, of Multnomah.
It creates a naval board of five
Army Man Drops Explosive on Avia
tion Field
Aviation Field. San Francisco. For members, to be appointed from the
the first time in the history of avia- Prt8 of Oregon, but not more than
tion in this eountrv. according to wo irom me eame pon. ine siana-
army officers here, a loaded bomb lnd force ls t0 consist of such num-
was dropped from an aeroplane on Der BS lne Doara may aetermine, out
Camp Selfridge field today and ex- may not be lesa than 200 or more
nloved. The experiment, was made hv man iuuu, except in cases oi iumun
Lieutenant Crissy, of the Coast Ar- or invasion, when the number may
tillery, flying with Philip Parmalee 06 increased as the governor may
in a Wright biplane. deem necessary.
At a height of 475 feet Lieutenant Tne uniform and discipline of na-
Crissv released the Khrannei shot val force of the state is required to
aiming at a clear spot of ground near coniorm to me umieu oi.ai.ea uavj,
the lower end of the field. A puff of wna Buca amerence oi niaigma as
smoke as the missile struck, showed tne reaerai auuionues may uireci
the success of the exneriment. The ne term oi enlistment is two years
shot was capable of wounding within and the men may be required to do
a radius of 70 yards, and great care cruise amy ior two weeiss iu eauu
was exercised in selecting the place vear- During sucn time tne men are
for dropping it. to De Pald Per a"d the officers
Lieutenant Walker, of the Eiehth the same as regular naval officers
Infantry, also was carried aloft today receive- It is made a misdemeanor
for the mimose of takiner nhotoeraDhs for any employer to discharge one of
and making observations. Walter nls employes Decause tne latter serv-
Brookina took him nn in a Wrierht ed In tne militia.
biplane, and at a height of about The naval board is to serve without
1000 feet Lieutenant Walker made six Pay. It will audit accounts and direct
. . . .... ; .. rrt.. I
snapshots with his camera of ramn "P1""- luc wi,uuu' ln
?pifHrii-f the chief officer, is to be chairman of
The field was rain-soaked, but the lne "oaru, wnicn win noiu quarterly
hird-men had nn difficulty in ascend- meeting at neaaquarters in fort-
ing. Air conditions were excellent Mann, wemoera oi tne Doara win pe
and many Interesting flights were ranked as lieutenant commanders and
ma(je nom omce your years,
The officers named are a captain
commander, four lientenant com
Big Swindlers Are landed. manders and lieutenants of various
Hot Springs, Ark. After carrying graaes
on for more than a year a successful
bank swindling scheme through GOVERNOR WEST INAUGURATED,
which bankers and business men on
the Pacific Coast were fleeced of sums Senate Without Chaplain Many Bills
ranging from $250 to $2500, Roy R. Introduced in Both ouses,
Thorpe, alias George S. Stimpson,
was arrested by Pinkerton detectives
at Hot Springs, Ark.
Kellogg Makes Seathlng Argument
For Dissolution.
New York. Painting the Standard
Oil organization as bred by oppress-
The senate having opened two bos- ing competitions and hanging now as
sions without prayer, realized its a threatening cloud over the country,
need this morning and invited the Frank B. Kellogg, special assistant
ministers of Salem to petition" the to the Attorney-General, pleaded
throne of grace in its behalf. An with the Supiame Court to dissolve
effort to have a law digest furnished the Standard Oil Company of New
each senator at $7.50 each was turned Jersey, as a violator of the Sherman
down- Many blllB were introduced, anti-trust law.
the more important of which was He opened the Government's side
that fixing the length of firecrackers of the controversy and brobably will
at not to exceed 2 Inches, providing complete it Monday or Tuesday. Mr.
tor rotation or names on election bal- Kellogg spoke for nearly four hours.
lots and permitting counties to build Mr. Kellogg went over the early
pauper hospitals. - years of the Standard's business lead-
Tho house meet for about an hour ing up to the central' point of the
this morning, creating an opportunity present controversy tne organization
to open the flood-gates for the recep- of the Standard Oil Company of New
Hon of bills and hearing the an- Jersey in 1899.
nouncement of additional committees He characterized this reorganlza
from Speaker John P. Rusk. Seven- tion as merely the substitution of one
teen proposed measures reached the illegal form of holding together the
clerks desk' with a couple of score oil companies for an other Illegal
in preparation. form. The first was the "trust" of
In the house only matters of rou- 1892, "with its several trustees, and
tine nature were taken up. There the second the "Standard of New
was a flood of bills, the first being Jersey."
against white slavery, the second to "Take away the fear of prosecution
abolish capital punishment and the by the Government and the Standard
third to make June 12 Columbus day. Oil Company would put every inde-
snortiy perore i o ciock senators pendent out or business in five vear."
Joseph and Oliver and Representa- Mr. Kellogg said.
tives Mahoney, Eaton and Shaw es- Mr. Kellogg dweit upon the "enor-
cortea tne members or tne supreme mous profits" of the companies as
court to the speaker's rostrum and a evidence of monopoly. The records
rew minutes later senators Uean and did not show where all the profits
winer anu uepresentauves uoine- went, ne said.
brake, Buchanan and Derby brought In a summary, John G. Milburn for
OPEN TO AH ENEMY
Coast Might Easily Be Invaded
, Any Naval Power.
Navy Is First Consideration Japan
Don't Want Coast, But Would
Rule Manchuria,
Governor-elect West to the house.
ASYLUM HEAD DROPPED.
Nothing for Eastern Oregon Super
intendent to Do at Present.
the Standard Oil, said
Dammed for anything, but praised
for nothing, is the way the Standard
Oil has been treated by the Govern
ment. In this record, covering 40
years of business, everything the
btandard has ever done is related,
flnlom Or To n 13 ' All roMmmon,
riatinna na t'n loD-iainHnn fnr tho now 11 has dne some things in strenu-
branch insane hospital at Pendleton u8 Um,t3 that " snould not have
uuue. iiiat was uuumn. 11 nas oone
nothing that goes to the issue here
will be made to the legislature direct
ly by the State Board Instead of Dr.
J. D. Plamondon, who was removed
from the position of superintendent
of the Eastern Oregon Hospital this I
afternoon. It is expected these rec
ommendations will be made next
week. The State Board, including
BLOWN TO BITS BY CHEMICAL,
Four Persons Injured by Explosion
on Oakland Ferry.
San Francisco. A bottle of
Governor West and State Treasurer chemical compound dropped by or
Kay, accompanied py superintendent crusned in the pocket of John O. Nor-
btelner of the asylum here, Architect bon, a well-known mining engineer,
Hazletine of Salem and Chief Engi- is believed to have caused an ex-
neer Murphy of the asylum, left to- plosion on the ferryboat Berkeley,
night for Pendleton, where, tomorrow, plying between this city and Oakland,
the will go over .the site and make a which brought instant death to Nor-
thorough investigation of the work bon, seriously injured two other men
proposed to he done- . and created a panic among the 2000
Mr. Hazletine has not been retained passengers crowding the vessel's
by the Board in any way to draw decks.
plans, but accompanies it that he may The explosion occurred in the lava
give ideas as to recommendations that tory, in which were four others be-
may be made in the way of leglsla- sides Norbon, Norbon's body was
"on. . Diown into hits. Kov L. Samnson
The Board, as expected, refuses to and Edwin Hoffchnelder were badLy
Change the stand taken several weeks hurt, the latter perhaps fatallv. A.
ago, that a superintendent for the new C. Miller and Louis Saure were cut
institution is not needed until the in- and bruised in the wreck of the
stitution is practically completed. Im- lavatory, but escaped serious injury,
mediately following the appointment All the injured reside in Oakland.
of Plamondon by Bowerman, State Norbon was identified at. the Oak
Treasurer Kay said the appointment land morgue by a letter in his pocket
was premature and that the new and a notebook which contained a
Board considered such an appointment list of explosive chemicals, and which
are thought to have been carried in
a compound on Norbon's Derson.
There were no witnesses of the ac
cident, and the exact cause may
never be known.
Norbon resided in Berkeley. He
was said to have been well known
for his operations In South Africa
unnecessary.
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
$100,000 For Astoria Celebration Ew-
ing Advocates Beaten.
Salem, Or., Jan. 11. After short
1 V.I J II -"-
?S3 CtriL f ! fining work for many yeafs in
me iegiBiaiuie aujuuiueu uuui iwuu
nay. inen tne re wur ui lu - DEAF MUTE GIVES ALARM
51UI1 will uegiu t i til tut; nuuuuuutr
mMif 'r9 nnmmt tAAd Tho fipot TlHnt.
hina Tnrt th)r fliWaranPfi this At Signal 225 Silent Children March
morning rrom Burning School-
Bills appropriating an aggregate of New York. Perfect drill saved 225
$149,000 made their appearance in deaf and dumb children from the
the two branches today. The largest flames Friday night when fire broke
is $100,000, proposed to aid the cen- out in the upper stories of the Insti-
tennial celebration of the settlement tution for the Improved Instruction
of Astoria. Others call for $25,000 of Deaf Mutes, while the 30 in
for investigation of fruit and plant structors were at supper in the base-
pests. $20,000 for a bridge over Snake ment,
Spaniards Go to Havana.
Seattle The Waterhouse-Weir liner
Orteric, Just launched from an Eng
lish shipyard, is under contract to
carry 1500 Spanish emigrants for
th Bilbao to the Hawaiian islands.
From Honolulu the Orteric will pro
ceed to Seattle, arriving here on
May 13.
Salem, Or., Jan. 10. In the pres
ence of a distinguished assemblage
Among the heaviest losers in the ln hall of represenfatiTes at the
operations of the Thorpe gang are L'a"11"'. 8"al1 wok me
the Merchants' National Bank of oath offi,fe 88 governor of Ore
Portland, a Seattle bank, three banks on this afternoon. President Ben
at Walla Walla, one at Tacoma, two Selling of the state senate presided
in Nevada and two at San Francisco. over the J'nt , session of the two
nouses at me inauguration ana tne
oath was administered by Chief Jus
tice Eaton.
The reading of a long messag
from Jay Bowerman, late acting gov
ernor, preceded the delivery of Gov
ernor West's inaugural address. The
new governor was heartily greetel
upon his appearance in the hall and
his clear-cut speech was received with
applause.
Blast Kills 5, Maims 4.
Niobrara, Neb. Five persons were
killed and four injured in an explos
ion which occurred here at 7:30
o'clock on Sunday night. The
fire which resulted from the explosion
burned to the ground a three-story
frame hotel owned by Michael Ken
dall. The explosion was caused by
a leak in a ga3 plant in the cellar of
the hotel. It Is thought that all the
Injured will recover.
Biplane Outraces Auto.
Shreveport, La. J. A. D. McCurdy,
in his biplane, outdistanced an auto
mobile in a five mile race, covering
the course in five minutes and seven
second". McCurdy went to a height
of 1700 feet and after remaining in
the air 25 minutes described what is
known as the spiral tower descending.
River and $4000 for a burial plat in
Portland for soldiers of the Spanish
American war.
At the end of the week's work the
Senate has a total of 36 bills and the
House has only 26. House members
are expected to pour ln a flood next
week after the committees are
named.
The Senate today passed a joint
resolution calling on Congress to
submit a constitutional amendment
for election of United States Senators
by the people. In the House a small
skirmish was had over the employ
ment of one messenger or. two, and
the economy advocates were decis
ively beaten.
The expected fight over a com
mittee on committees, intended to
deprive Speaker Rusk of the fruits
of victory, did not come In the House.
The Insurgents still declare that they
intend to make the fight.
State May Scrub Pupils.
Satate Capitol, Salem. Ore., Jan. 12.
Keep school children cWn by a
compulsory process, require that they
carry no disease by dirt Into the
schools with them and that thy be
free from vermin, are Ideas fathered
by Senator Chase, of Coos, who win
either introduce a bill to this effect
himself or will arrange to have it in
corporated in a bill to be Introduced
bv the legislative committee of the
State Teachers' Association.
Snake River Span Aid Asked.
Salem, Or., Jan. 13. With an em
ergency clause on the end of It, a bill
was introduced in the senate by Mc
Cullock, of Baker, asking for an ap
propriation of $20,000, to be used
Jointly with a similar appropriation
from the state of Idaho in the con
struction of a bridge across Snake
River from some point near RQbi
nette, Or., on the Nortnwestern Rail
road, or some point near Brownlee,
on the same railroad.
The disposition of the fund3 will be
left in the hands of the County Judges
of Baker in Oregon, and Washing
ton In Idaho, and a third person to be
selected by the judges.
Five Salmon Day's Catch
Salem. The first bill relating to
the salmon-fishing industry made its
appearance in the house. It was in
troduced by Representative Chatter.
The principal feature of the bill is
that provision which prohibits fish
lng for salmon with other than hook
and line in the Willamette River and
Its tributaries south of the suspension
bridee at Oregon City. It also limit-?
to five the number of salmon to be
taken in a day by any one person, i
There was no panic and there were
no Injuries, but the heat and smoke
pressed the rearguard hard and the
police and bystanders vied with one
another in helping the last comers to
the streets. All orders were given
hy sign.
Mabel Stene, a deaf mute, gave the
alarm. Two passersby, who had seen
the roof ablaze, rushed Into the hall
way and carried her to the street
One look was enough for her. She
hastened to the basement, words
darting from her fingers, and Su
perintendent Taylor instantly told
the teachers to marshal the children,
Railroads Are Paralyzed.
Lisbon. Railroad communication
throughout the republic remains para
lyzed as a result of the strike which
went into effect Wednesday. Yester
day the strikers refused to permit
the Southern Express to leave the
capital- Mail from abroad is reach
ing here by steamer. The strikers
have rejected an offer of a 25 per
cent increase in their wages. Rep
resentatives of the strikers and the
directors of the railroad repeatedly
conferred to arrange a settlement of
the strike, but their efforts were
without result
Cat's Curiosity Is Costly.
Santa Fe, N. M. An Inquisitive
cat caused a $10,000 fire at Chilili, a
settlement in the Manzano Moun
tains, CO miles south of Santa Fe.
While the family of B. Salas was
absent at a dance the family cat
overturned a lamp that had been left
burning and set fire to the house.
Salas' store, adjoining, with Its stock
of merchandise, was also destroyed.
The insurance was small.
The Pacific Northwest is more
vulnerable than any other part of the
United States is the opinion of Brigadier-General
Marion P. Maus, of the
Department of the Columbia. , Ho
expressed his opinion at the Cham
ber of Commerce banquet at the
Commercial Club Wednesday night
Genera Maus went on to say that if
occupied by an enemy,, the Pacific
Coast would be a great base.
"You are far from the East." con-
tinued General Maus. "You have
lines of transportation which can be
blocked and you can be shut off. I
therefore warn yon to look to that
Don't forget it Precaution la n p-nnrl
thing for us.
"This country has great natural
wealth and we want to keep it.
You don't want to allow the cupidity
of a foreign nation to get the better
of you. To keep your wealth you
should take those precautions which
are sensible.
"You who are here tonight are cap
tains of industry and you can, in a
way, shape the destiny of your coun
try. You Bhould encourage that pro
tection which every nation should
give to its subjects, and that ls a
competent force; and in this respect
I speak more of the navy than of
the army. A navy-today Is more
Important on the Pacific Coast than
an army. Every sensible man knows
that, because if you command th
sea you prevent any invasion; if you
don't command the sea, you Invite it.
"You should help everything which
tends to the protection of your coast
You want people here and am trvin
to get them. In after years, when
the Pacific Coast is denaf'lv nnnnlaf-
ed, this question will disappear. Then
you will have the sinews, you will
have the people who can protect your
homes and firesides. The very steps
3'ou are taking to attract people to
this country who will come here and
settle and develon this
the very step which helps the com
monwealth of our eountrv. I Him tn.
see it v
"Your laws of government nf fh
people by the whole neonle havA at.
tracted the attention of the whole
United States. You have freed vnnr.
selves from boss rule and dictation.f
II B. Miller, ex-Consul of the Tinn
ed States in Manchuria, who followed
uenerai jvianus, said that the cor
bination of capital in Japan, under
the management of the envemmet,
is strong enough to exclude any busi
ness interests other than Japanese
business interests. Rockefeller tried
to gain a foothold and failed, said the
speaker; Harriman tried it with hia
merchant marine, and failed an
lames J. Hill tried it with th0 .t
Northern Steamship Company, and
failed. Mr. Miller said the Imperial
household controlled the majority of
stock in every large bank In .Tflnnn
owned practically all the great steam
ship lines of Japan and controlled
every large industry of the nation.
Me went on to sneak of the nin.
ance of Japan with Russia in a very
short time after the war. Russia tak
ing the north of Manchuria and Japan
the south. Japan, he said, banks with
Great Britain and France, is the
banker of Russia. This Virtlinllv haa
brought about a four-cornered alli
ance, said the speaker. He said that
although Japan is in sore need of
land to produce food for her people,
and of Iron mines to produce the
material for the building of machin
ery, he had no fear, that Japan would
attempt to fight America.
But he said he had grave doubts
whether the United States would be
able to continue tb maintain the in
tegrity of China and the open-door
policy against these four powers combined.
Storm Wrecks Hangars.
San Francisco. Heavy wind and
rain caused a second postponement
of flying and wrought considerable
havoc on the aviation field. Great
rents were torn in the flapping can
vases covering the hangars and the
rain beat in on the aeronlanes. snnt.
Ing the frail craft and threatening
danger. The Curtiss mechanicians
wheeled them over to the Hheda nf
the Tanforan racetrack nearby and
workers In the Wright and Radley
camps were kept busy constructing
more substantial shelter for their
airships.
Earthquake Kills 204.
St. Petersburg. A dispatch from
Vyerny, capital of the territory of
omlryetchenck, Asiatic Russia, says
that a violent earthquake occurred
lanuary 12 in Kebery ln the Fishpek
district of the territory and that the
bodies of 24 KIrghlx have been
taken from the ruins of buildings.
Salem Man Is Killed.
Cheyenne. The frozen hniir nf
Rober Broyles, of Salem, Ore., was
fjund on the prairie 10 miles froni
here. In one hand was clasps 1 a
fully-loaded revolver. He had lwn
shot with a weapon of th ennm
caliber, as empty shells near the
body testified. Identification was
made by Kenneth Martin n km-ri,..
bearing Broyles' name and a le'ter
signed by him being found on tho
corpse. The coroner's Jury returnod
a verdict of murder.
Grace's Aeroplane Found.
Brussels, Belgium. The Chronlqn
says the wreckage of Cecil Grnce'a
aeroplane has been washed up on
the beach at Mariakerke, Belgium.
The cap and glasses belonging to
Cecil Grace were picked up in the
North Sea off Kariakerke about a
eek ago. Grace hag not been seen
or heard from since December 22
when he was lost while attempting
to cross the English Channel tmm
Calais to Dover.