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f ss5 DAILY EDITION "r, VOI. VI., No. 08. (UtANTH I'AKfl, JOHKPltiXE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1016. WHOLE NUMBER 1842. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. AMERICANS INI10AT 01 RISK President Maintains Waiting Policy, Holding That U. S. Citizens in Southern Republic Assumed All the Chances Washington, Jan. 13. Congress wo suited today to clothe President Wilson with authority to Intervene forcibly In Mexico. Senator James Hamilton U)wla of Illinois, mujorlty whli), introduced a resolution thus to authorize the chief executive to iwo a free hnml with the army and tuivy force to the extent they are now used In ikiIIcIiik Nicaragua and Haiti. Ho proponed, too, that thin power be given so that In cane of necessity t mertca might punlnh violation of United State' rights and protect United Stntc' property. Thin move, tho direct outgrowth of the bloody slaughter of IS American at Santa Ysabel, was followed by a apeech, however, In which the Illin ois legislator defeuded the adminis tration's policy of patient and watch ful waiting. On tho other aide of the capltol there were fiery worda from Con gressman Slayden, Texau, anent tho Mexlran situation. WlUon Mnlntalna Policy President Wilson, however, refued to bo swerved for the present from his Mexican policy. Ho upheld his premier In the litter's announcement that the Santa Ysalbel victims went Into, Mexico In tho fnro of a warning that they would do so at their own peril. From Mexican Ambassador Arre- dondo comes word to Secretary Inns ing deploring the assassinations, pledging action to revenge them and to protect Americans In the future. The Lewla resolution read: "Resolved, by the senute, house concurring, that the president bo and hereby Is authorized and empowered to order tho, army and navy or any necessary part thereof to Mexico, and there co-operate with any force existing, which to the president shall aeem appropriate, for the object of projecting American citizens, the property of the United States, and to punish thoso violating the securities of Its citizens; and to authorize the president to utilize the military and naval forces In Mexico to tho same extent as la now iby law permitted In Nlcaraugna and Haiti for tho pro tection of American rights." Itotolutlon Menus Intervention , Undor this resolution Intervention In Mexico could too complete The senator did not Indicate whether Pre- (Continued on page 3) HEAVIEST PALL OF ;e Portland, Jan. 13. The 'biggest enowfull slnco '931 That's what old timers exclaimed to one another as they shoveled off tholr walks this morning. Twenty-four hours, almost to the minute, the snow fell without cessation, driven most of the time by a twonty to thirty milo gale. The coldest weather for seven years had moderated today and the weather man said tho mercury would continue to crawl upwards, Ten Inches of snow covers the ground In Portland, Jtnd In places outside tho city it If reaches a depth of more than a foot. The wind struck the suburbs vicious ly, piling up drifts five feet doep In many pluces. TralUc on the upper Columbia river Is practically paralyzed ibecnuso of floating Ice. SNOW 1 1893 II.S. VOLUNTEERS Ml SEEK SIP S Kl Paso, Jan. It. American miners from Mexico, enraged at American Consul Kdwurds' part In obtaining the entrance of tho Santa Yuabel victims Into Mexico, today forcibly ejected him from tho lobby of the Sheldon hotel here. He ran up tho street and escaped them for tho time being. At first they follow ed him, loudly denouncing tho ad ministration and blaming It for the mnssacre. Rd wards tried to arguo and several throw him Into the street. Aa responsibility for the Ameri cans' entranco Into Mexico Is at Issue, Kdwards (consul at Juarez) declared that General Gavlra, Juarez com mandant, had personally assured him that It was safe for them to return to Mexico and resume mining opera tions. Moreover, ho claimed that the dis trict they would traverse would be completely dominated by Gonora! Carranza. American mining com panies are considering sending a regiment of (American volunteers to exterminate Villa and his bandits In renting tho mining regions, If Car ranza will give permission for such action. . OF (By United Press Leased Wire.) Berlin, Jan. IS. The United Press Is officially authorized to deny rumors that 'the kaiser is seriously 111. His Illness has never been serious, offi- Iclals declared. It was necessary for him to remain Indoors at the Imperial palnco only a few days. He Is now Improved to such an extent that ho la conferring dally with members of the general staff. Tho above exclusive report, obtain ed by the United Preea Berlin corres pondent, la the first official word re garding the kaiser's condition since tho first ibulletln of several weeks ago, saying that the kaiser was Buf fering from "cellular inflammation," (and unable to visit the western front. ( It In the first dlroct Berlin report since then to PnRS the censor. Other stories, originating outside of Ger many, persisted in claiming that the kaiser was dying. IWIDKGHOOM LANDS IX JAIL 1XHI IMMJl S CIIKTKH , Portlnnd, Jan. 13, Charles W. Morrison, of Corona, New Mexico, Is ln the city Jail here today, and his jbrldo of two weeks Is making des jperate efforts to get him out. Mor rison Is accused of forging checks 'and drafts to tho extent of 111,500. The .money he uBod to defray the ex penses of his honeymoon. Two weoks ago Morrison was married to Miss Adole D. Robinson, In Los Angelos. Ho had quarreled with his father, who refused him money. Morrison admits that ho used a forged check for $350 with which to buy Miss Robinson's engagement ring. He ex pected to redeem the chock, but could not, so passed more. He came to Portland (because his father had given him tlckots to this city. TEXAS GOVERNOR AGAINST INTERVENING Washington, Jan. 13. In a reply to a message sont by President Wil son to officials along the Iborder ask ing their opinions as to tho best thing tho administration could do to pre serve order and prevent further out rages, GovernorFerguson of Toxas today counsolod against Intervention until the nation Is (better prepared for inch a step. OF VILLA 11 El S ILLNESS KAISER DENIED -ZERO WEATHER Stock Interests Suffer in Ex treme Cold, and Fruit Grow ers Fear That Trees Will Be Damaged in Middle West Chicago, Jan. 13. Below zero weather gripped the country today from the Rocky mountains to the great lakes and beyond. Prom all points came reports of the lowest January temperatures In years. Trains crept In here from six to twelve hours late, due to storms. The weather prophets held out no hope for relief before Saturday In the cold belt, and while Ue ther mometer here was six below last night, they forecasted that It might go as low as 18 below tonight Kansas felt the bite of a winter storm, the worst In several years, with the mercury down below the zero point. Nebraska, too, had sim ilar conditions, while In South Da kota the thermometer mercury near ly got lost In registering low figures. West of the Rockies a cold snap In some parts made the middle west cold wavo seem like summer weather. In Montana 35 degrees below zero was hailed as real warm (compara tively speaking). From Canada came reports of 58 below. ... . - - The storm and cold weather played havoc with telephone and telegraph service as well as with train sche dules. A score of trains were stalled In Iowa. Damage to stock was feared In many sections, while fruit .growers anticipated the extreme cold would be particularly detrimental to their trees. Great Falls, Mont.. Jan. IS. Thirty-five degrees below zero stands as the record today not the coldest, but the warmest spot In northern Montana. This was at Great Falls. Malta reported 53 below zero and Glasgow 56 below. BLOW CAM'S DD 1 EDIT HOW TO BE PUT TO SUPREME TEST (By United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Jan. 13. General Carranza'e Mexican government stood on trial today, facing Its cru cial test, as a result of the bloody murder of IS Americans by bandits at Santa Ysabel. Upon the first chief's ability or Inability to punish the murderers de pends the administration's course In Mexican affairs. President Wilson and the etate department awaited word as to Carranza's steps to cap ture the marauders. This word was expected today; in fact, press reports Indicated that the chieftain had al ready sent a iband of troopers In pur suit. Indications wero that Carranza would seek to satisfy the administra tion In its request for punishment of the bandits, for aocurlty for other Americans south of the Rio Grande, and for protection of vast American mining properties. , The Mexican legation gave assur ances that Secretary Lansing's sug gestions will be mot. Meanwhile the first outbreak of Indignation among officials and In congress was unal- layed. Another outburst of oratory In excoriation of the administration's Mexican policy, with renewed de mands (for Intervention, Impended ITAL MY AID ALLIES King Victor Emmanuel Is Contemplating Going to Re lief of Montenegrins in At tempt to Save Cettinje Rome, Jan. 13. Italian soldiers may be ordered to relieve the hard pressed Montenegrins within two days, In an effort to save Cettinje from almost certain capture iby the Austrlans. The subject, it Is be lieved, was considered today in a con ference to which King Victor Em manuel summoned military chiefs and cabinet officers. It is known that Montenegrin affairs were discussed. The Montenegrin crown prince and his wife reached Rome from Cettinje Just before King Victor Em manuel arrived from the front after an eight months' absence from Rome. The prince visited Foreign Minis ter Sonnino and then King Victor Emmanuel and presented the appeal of the Montenegrin king. Nicholas, for help. It Is rumored that Qneen Helena of Italy, daughter of King Nicholas, participated In the conferences. This may cause a startling change in Bal kan affairs. It was reported that she telegraphed the king alarming re ports concerning the Austrian Inva sion of- Montenegro, which resulted In bringing him home from his ownl battle lines. SNOW STORM CLAIMS ONE VICTDI IX PORTLAND (By United Press Leased Wire.) Portland, Jan. 13. One death stood today as the record' of yester day's cold and snow storm. Audley R. MoClellon Is believed to be the name of the victim. Found exhaust ed and blue with cold in a pool room yesterday afternoon, McClellon died a few hours after reaching the emer gency hospital. A card In his pocket indicated that his home was In Los Angeles. The president, however, Is giving no heed to Inflammatory suggestions from any quarter. No change of policy in the Mexican situation is planned now, and the president Is relying on Carranza to furnish ade quate satisfaction and protection against a recurrence of the massacre. Confident that the first chief will prove his power to punish the mur derers and to protect foreigners in the future, the administration la not considering the clamor for Interven tion. Intervention will be the last re course, and then only, In an emer gency where conditions were consid erably worse than at present, and Carranza's Impotence in the situation had been conclusively proven. That there Is a strong growth of tnterven tlon sentiment In congress Is admit- tde by leaders. On the other hand, the latter are trying to allay this spirit by point ing out that Intervention would like- ly unite all Mexican factions against the "grlngoes." They claim that years of guerilla warfare would fol low such Intervention, with a heavy loss of American Uvea from battling and diseases of the troplo country. In fact, Carranza previously warned the administration that he would op pose Intervention to his utmost. iidi uu Hi CIRCULATED WITHOUT VALUE Ban Francisco, Jan, 13. Nearly! every peso of the paper money now in circulation in Mexico Is valueless. The de facto government recognized by the United States government has no authority under the constitution to issue currency. This was the con tention in the United States court here today of Arthur Brand, San Francisco attorney, who is defending Jacinto Lucngo and Lorenzo Arl- beaux. The Mexicans confessed to stealing lithographic plates from the Mexican treasury In 1914. The Mexican congress at the time the stone plates involved in the case were stolen, could not have been in session to authorize issuance of the paper money, Brand declared, be cause most of its members were in confinement. "The only valid paper money in Mexico is that issued by (banks to whom the Mexican congress gave concessions," said Brand. "The only way to prevent issuance of spurious currency in Mexico Is to shoot the printers." r VILLISTA OFFICERS JAILED AT EL PASO (By United Press Leased Wire.) El Paso, Jan. 13. To guard against violence toward them as a result of the Santa Ysabel massacre of Americans, General Manuel Banda and 12 other prominent former VII- lista officers were thrown into jail today on vagrancy charges. lAt the same time, General Manuel Medlnaveitla, former Villista chief of staff, was jailed on a charge of mur der In connection with the execution of Peter Keene, an American ranch man at Rublo, Chihuahua, recently. The arrests followed discovery of a plot of angry Americans to lynch General Jose Ynei Salazar, who was suspected of ordering Tom Fountain, a popular American mining man, be fore a Mexican firing squad in Parral, in 1912. The 20 Americans who call ed at Salazar's hotel were also be lieved to be bent on other lyncnlngs also, to avenge the Santa Ysabel massacre. The police, however, learned of the plans and spirited Salazar away in an automobile. I1ROTHER MISTAKEN" FOR DEER AND KILLED Eugene, Jan. 13. Because his brother mistook him for a deer, Perry Lowe's body lies in the morgue here today and Coroner Veatch is tramping through the McKenzle val ley hills on a tour of Investigation. Perry and Alden Lowe were hunting and were separated in the woods. Alden declares he saw something moving In the brush and fired. A scream of pain followed the shot. Fifteen minutes later his brother was dead. (By United Press Leased Wire) Chihuahua, Mex., Jan. 13. A pur suit train to capture and kill the Santa Ysabel bandits left yesterday morning, while another followed this morning with several troops of cav alry. General Trevlno ordered his mon to continue the chase until every one of the bandits is captured and shot. Grave fears were folt today for other members of the family of Bert Kramer, American, known to have been executed In the Guerrero dis trict. It Is reported that the 'bandits responsible for his death were led by General Rodriguez. TROOPS ARE HUNTING HAN Bit R RIGHTS ARE State Engineer Issued 581 Permits During the Year 1915, Involving Irrigation of 8729 Acres oi land During the year ending Decem ber 31. 1915, the state engineer , is sued 681 permits for the appropria tion and storage of water. These permits call for the Irrigation of 87,329 acres of land, the develop ment of 30,756 horsepower and the storage of 285,669 acre feet of water. and cover municipal supply for Tilla mook, Oregon City, Gaston, Amity, Falls City, Portland, Milton, Core, Halfway, East Side, MarshOeld, . Lakeside, Newport, and Reedsport. The total estimated cost of all works to be constructed under these per mits la 15,349,152. In addition to the permits for Irrigation, power and municipal supply, a large number have been issued for individual do mestic supply, manufacturing, and numerous other uses to which water is applied. Malheur county leads during the past year for the number of permits issued, there being 109. Josephine county follows with 47; Harney county, 42; Baker county, 41; Grant county, 40; Crook county, 34; Jack son county, 34; Wallowa county, 30; Hood River county, 28;' Coos, 23; Umatilla, 17; Tillamook,' 12; Wasco, 14; Lake, 13; Wheeler, 11; Klamath, 11; Douglas, 10; Union, 9; Curry, 8; Jefferson, 7; Lane, 7; Morrow, 3; Clatsop, 2; Lincoln, 1; Sherman, 1; Gilliam, 1; while in the Willamette valley 26 permits have been issued. Of the above permits 117 were issued during the quarter ending December 31, 1915. These permits cover the irrigation of 26,849 acres, the development of 6,111 horse power and the storage of 201,628 acre feet of water. ' The following permits were issued in Josephine County during the past quarter: J. T. Hartley, of Williams, for the Irrigation of 30 acres, diverting water (Continued on page 2) GEN. HUERTA NEAR DEATH AT EL PASO (By United Press Leased Wire.) 1 Paso, Jan. 13. While affairs in his fatherland verged on the troublous times he lived through, grim old General Victorlano Huerta, once dictator of Mexico's destiny, lay today on a bed of pain making prob ably his last fight against death. Following a sinking spell last night, when the last rites of the church were administered, the "iron man" lapsed Into coma again today, following a ibrlet rally. i Though physicians said his fight ing spirit might prolong his lite, Gen eral Jose Robles, his private secre tary, announced that his condition became so serious shortly after seven o'clock this forenoon that death is a matter of but a few hours. The chieftain had bidden his wife and relatives good-toy, and Father tgnaclo Mayer had administered ex treme unction. ' WIFE OF NOTED AVIATOR 13 SEEKING DIVORCE London, Jan. 13. The petition of Mrs. Grahame-Whlte, the aviator's wife, for restoration of her conjugal rights was granted here today. She has taken the first steps leading to a divorce. WW RECORDED