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GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE OOCHTT, OREGON, TODAY, FEBRUARY t, IMT
WHOUE BffMBBEB 1M7.
No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
'ja:o 'i ;:'
OF
KILLS MANY
TBNBMKNT HOl'SB IS WRECKED
AMD POUCB ESTIMATE SO
MISSING AiUB DEAD
PEOPLE DRIVEN OUT IN COLD
Barnlng (Jw Made Iteerue of Is
ooed Wonae and Children
. Nearly an Iwpo.
... eabUtty ;
TOIcago, Feb. 1. Five persons are
known to be dead and volte eeUniet
tkt SO other lost their Uvea la a gaa
-explosion whloh mM u ll-flal
tenement In the congealed district of
(ho watt aid early today. Two thous
and persons, half naked and barefoot
d, wera driven from thalr homo In
to the sti'et with the temperature
four degree below sero. when build
ings for several square wera rocked
y tbe eoneuaalon. Shattered win
down caused treat suffering. .
fallowing tba explosion, which
name with euch force that the build
ing waa demollahed, yawning cre
vasse waa torn open In the street. Qut
t tha ftaaura leaped ' blue flame
rhk-h. by tha time tba flrTtn ar
rived, had apraad to tba wtaxit'i and
, grsjuferiaad ta-dbi,i4'e-roWqe
Inferno. Rescue of lm,irlonil md
Injured women and children and re
eovery -of bodlea waa practically Im
possible. Twelve famlllea made their home In
tha tenement. Bach had a number
of roomera, ao It haa been Impossible
to secure an accurate estimate of the
number of peraona living In tha build
ing. Tha exact death Hat probably
never will tie learned, police say.
Soma say It may reach 10.
There wera 18 amall children In the
tenement. All were under '10 years
of are. 'Soma who escaped were
thrown from the third story windows
by freniled parents. Thrilling res
cues were made by volunteer res
cuer. Clamant Davis, a switchman, on his
way home from work, pawed the
building shortly after the explosion
occurred. Three amall children wore
toaaed Into hi arms from a aecond
atory window. A "fourth struck him
on the head, rendering him uncon
clous. The child waa uninjured.
Three small children In night
lothee wera seen to crawl out of a
basement window soon after firemen
arrived. How they escaped Is a mys
tery to th firemen.
One of the herolnea waa Mr. (Mary
-Schoakey. She waa aleeptng with her
Is amall children albout hor, on the
third floor, when the outer wall col
lapsod. following the explosion. Par
alysed with tear and shivering from
old, ahe fathered her llttlo group
about her. With the youngest, eight
months old. In her arms, and the rest
ollnging to her skirts, aha fought hor
way through the smoke and fume
to point where .she could drop
them to the ground.,. John, six years
old, waa lost In the .darkneas and
polloemen had to forcibly restrain the
frantic mother from rushing to cer
tain death In search of him.
According to Morris Feldman, the
Janitor, in each of the II families,
there war approximately eight per
. aona. Only one entrance waa left
open for their escape. He said thla
waa otogged shortly afterward 'by
" flames, ,
One girl, 19, and a boy about 14,
were taken from the building un
conscious and almost naked. .They
ware wrapped In blankets and hurried
to the county hospital. . . i . .
Polloe and fashionably dressed men
who had gathered, regardless of the
biting oold, whipped off their over
uoats and covered tha forma of those
mm
GAS ttO
rescued practically mid.
IDAHO ALIEN LAW
OFFENSIVE TO JAPS
Secretary Laaiag Telia Ocm
Senator That Diplosnatio Dtf
emltsaa Wowld follow
Washington, Feb, I. That threat
ened dlplomatlo trouble' with Japan
over contemplated alien land laws
la Idaho and Oregon are nearer than
waa generally Relieved, waa made
knows today when Secretary Lan
alng told Senator Borah tbe Idaho
Igwa "will not meet tha approval of
Japan."
Borah had explained to Lansing
that tha proposed Idaho law are not
"aimed at Japan," but are direct
ed against "all aliens."
Bolae, Idaho, Feb. I. Unless the
alate department flatly aaks tne Ida
ho senate not to pass pending entl
Japaneaa laglalatton, it eeemed cer
tain today that tha Mil prohibiting
alien ownership of land would go
through. It has already passed tbe
houa by an unanlmoua vote.
At present It la before the senate
Judiciary committee.
Governor Alexander, democrat,
haa a safe majority in both houses.
If tha national government made an
appeal directly to him, K la relieved
he could easily kill the measure, even
though he has manifested no desire
to Interfere yet.
Salem, Fab. 1. Senator Wilbur
today withdrew from the Oregon up
per house hi bill prohibiting Jap
aneae.froni awning land. In thla atate.
"Since Germany haa receded from
tha position aha took following the
Sussex r." eld Wilbur, aa he
made the motion for withdrawal. "I
am not willing to lay on the govern
ment at Waablngton any further In
ternational burden at thla time."
- Salem, Feb. I. The proposed Ore
gon law denying land owning right
to Japaneae, Chinese and Hindus, Is
In tha hands of the senate commit
tee on judiciary today, and It la likely
to die there." The bill aeemed doom
ed even before the Japaneae am
bassador In Washington asked the
atate department to oppose It.
After Its introduction by Stats
Senator Wilbur, of Hood River, the
act waa referred to the Judiciary
committee of aeven member. 81x
of them are outspoken agalnat any
antl-allen legislation. At a public
hearing on the 'bill's merits, Honry
B. Miller, former United Statea con
sul at Yokohama, advised the com
mittee not to report it favorably.
ILLINOIS HANK KOIllUCKH
ESCAPE WITH $20,000
Phllo, III., Feb. I. Bank robbers,
believed to have coma from Decatur
In a stolen motor car, cracked the
aafe in the Exchange bank early to
day and escaped with 110,000. All
telephono wires leading out of town
were eut.
100 NEW SUBMARINES
Washington, Feb. I. Senator
Polndexter today Introduced a bill
authorising the building of 100 new
submarines, Instead of 18, aa now
provided for.
Polndexter' IU11I, .besides provld
tnd for eighty coast and twenty big
sea-going aubmarlnee, would appro
priate $4,000,000 to equip govern
ment yards for their manufacture.
"Our Pacific coast la poeltlvely
holpless," said Polndexter. 'We can-
not-afford to neglect it longer."
The bill provides that no less than
alx of the proposed fleet submarines,
and . no . less , than IS. of the coast
undersea boats be constructed on the
Pacific onatt. " v i
HOLD LONG CONBE
Si&tisa Growbg Ost cf Gercaa Acssscezest ef New
PcEcy la Naral Warfare Is Crossed, Est
Washington, Feb. I. President
WUaoa prepared to go to the capltolj
late today to confer wtb Senator.
Stone, chairman of the senate for
eign relatione committee and other
senate leader, following a cabinet!
session of two feoura and IS minutes, i
The cabinet meeting adjourned at 1
4:46. It waa the longest meeting that
baa been held since the sinking of1
tbe Lusltanla. While the admialatra
tlon la not "giving advice," It war
atated after the cabinet meeting that
the admlatratloa feeling ia that ahlpa
ought to postpone their sailing . un
til the full decision of thla govern
ment ia mad known. "
Th cabinet member were gravfc aa
they walked to the door and - got
Into their carriages.
There waa none of tbe usual laugh
ter and eleaaant exchangee among
themaelvea and with newapaper men
as the latter crowded about to gath
er any bit of newa or any nod of the
head that might give an Indication.
To the newapaper men all held up
their hands, and said: '
"We cannot say a word." ' fc
Secretary Lansing, however.fsald
probably there would not be any-announcement
tonight. ' - ,
At the White. House, It was of
ficially announced that tbe president
and hi cabinet today carefully can
vassed the situation In all respect
The president is to see Senator
Stone at S o'clock.
"There Is nothing to announce now
regarding any decision made or to.be
made by thla government," the state
ment from the White House said:
Washington, Feb. I Strong of
ficial hint that aome announcement
of thla governments course with re
gard to 'Germany' announced In
tention of waging unrestricted sea
warfare may be looked for within 24
hours, came from the atate depart
ment today.
"Nothing has gone forward to Ger
many yet." waa the only official def
inite atatement forthcoming up to
noon.
The statement, however, that the
American Steamship Company might
be given Instructions which It haa re
quested aa to permitting Ita ships to
sail "by tomorrow," waa taken to
mean that aome course might be de
termined Iby that time.
Such Instructions could only be
given after thla government's posi
tion la taken.
Today there Is every Indication that
President Wilson had not made up
hla mind but waa atlll struggling with
what offlclab) openly admitted la the
most serloua situation this nation has
faced since th European war start
ed Its flood of bloodshed across a
core of countries. The official state
ment quoted obviously meant that
the administration had not, at that
time, communicated In any way with
Ambassador Bernatorff since the Ger
man envoy bad presented Germany's
not. ;
An announcement may come after
the cabinet goea into what probably
will be the moat blstorlo meeting
since the war with Spain this after
noon. I
The cabinet meeting was set for
1:10. Usually these meetings take
up from SO mlnutea to an bour. The
one thla afternoon waa expected to
run well on toward evening.
Preceding tha cabinet meeting,
President Wilson waa booked with a
conference with Senator Stone, chair
man of . the foreign relations com
mittee. He baa been In almost con
stant conference with Colonel E. M.
House, his closest personal friend
and adviser, since the morning after
Germany' note waa handed to him.
It waa obrioua today there would
be ao hurried action. In fact, and
despite tbe hint of a statement of
position tomorrow,, there were aome
officials who Inclined to the (belief
that the president may bold back hi
decision until be receive some word
from Ambassador Gerard aa to official
Interpretation of certain ph rosea In
the German note and memoranda,
Krery angle waa to be laid before
the cabinet meeting thla afternoon
19 writing by Secretary Lanalng.
Feeling predominate in official
circlaa that a break with Germany
la inevitable If Germany carrlea out
to the letter her avowed intention
But behind tbla feeling Is another
that tbe "unexpected may be ex
pected" from the president
There was a marked change la the
appearance of official today aa com
pared with tha gloom of yesterday.
Secretary lanalng waa fairly beaming
wben be greeted newapaper men
President Wlleoa, after hla golf game.
appeared amillng. s
There waa one real and very evi
dent cloud, however. Thla waa an
noyance, evenly expreaaed ia aome
official quartern, over the punllng at
tltude-of German Ambassador Bern-
storff. An almost studied gloom sur
rounded tbe Teuton embaasy. Of
ficial are at a loas to understand the
declaration In prominent German
circle that "Bernatorff has all but
packed bla trunka."
They admittedly were surprised at
hlnta from central power diplomats
that "Germany means business and
will go the limit In starving Eng
land." Another undented report waa that
Bernatorff expected to get hla pass
ports within 48 hours.
It waa also flatly atated In Ger
man circles that it a break with Am
erica should come, Germany would
choose the Spanish ambassador to
handle her affairs here.
Some believe thla talk waa design
ed to warn Americans and Ameri
can ships from going Into the actual
danger xone. It was pointedly re
marked In this connection that na
turally It Americana and American
ships could be kept out of the danger
tone, "nothing could happen."
There were three significant de
velopment of the day. .
- The navy department clamped the
lid on all newa regarding movement
of thla country'a ships of war.
The war department ordered ad
ditional guards placed about the Pan
ama canal, as a "precautionary mea-
aure."
Senator Polndexter Introduced a
resolution calling for an appropria
tion for one hundred submarines, In
addition to those authorised in the
regular appropriation. He also asked
for $4,000,000 to equip United States
yards for building them.
-San Francisco, Feb. S. Collector
of th Port J. O. Davis waa notified
by wire from Washington this after
noon that a torpedo boat had been
ordered from Mare Island navy yard
to take orders from him and prevent
any veasel leaving San Francisco bay
without proper clearance papers.
Davis would not divulge what his
order to the commander would be,
but indicated that the vessel would
probably to be used to patrol the en
trance to San Francisco bay.
GERMANY'S POLICY
(BUS COLLAPSE
la Opinion Expreaaed by David Starr
Jordan, Moted Adrocate of "
World Peace
San Ftandeeo, Feb. 3. "Ger-
many'a new policy means one of two
things either aba la la desperation,
or that tbe persistent enemies of the
chancellor, advocate of the policy
of nn restricted aubmarine warfare.
are again In tbe aaddle.
Thla waa the opinion expreaaed
today by David Starr Jordan noted
peace advocate, and cnancellor em-
erltna of Stanford university.
"In either case it foreshadows col-
lapae," continued Jordan. "The meth
oda of the oan-Oermaniet group
forced tbe war on Germany, and by
doing so they made ultimate success
Impossible. No nation can succeed
without 'a decent reapect for the op
inions of mankind,' aa onr forefatb
era put It. The judgment of the
world will outlast the strongest ann-
"War at lta beat to utterly bad. and
at ita worst It la beyond human na
ture. I am inclined to think that
the new more ik the result of des
peration."
Profeaeor Edward Elliott of the
University of California, a brother-
in-law to President Wilson, said:
"The question baa arisen aa to how
far a belligerent can go In exercising
the right of retaliation, ao aa to en
danger tbe live of neutrals and to
endanger neutral property."
AMERiCAN UNER
NEARS BARRED ZONE
New York, Feb. 2. The American-
liner Philadelphia, bouud tor Liver
pool with many Americana aboard,
la nearing the barred none of the
waters about England today.
A message received from Captain
Candy by tbe llne'a officer here to
day, reported tbe Philadelphia 1 9
mllea weat of Fastnet at noon yee-.
terday. -She was making 15 H
knots an hour, despite a broken abaft
Captain Candy reported "ell well."
GKttMANY TO DEPORT
. 60,000 MORE BI"XiIAX8
London, Feb. z. Germany bad de
cldo.4e on martial law at Brussels in
view cf the forthomlng now depor
l.tton orders tor sixty thousvud Bel
gian workmen, according to an (ex
change Telegraph' dlsostiit today
from Tru Hague.
EXTRA PROTECTION
L
Washington, Feb. J. Because of
the possibilities of danger from the
present International situation, army
officers have taken ateps for extra
precautions at the Panama canal, it
waa learned today.
Stronger watch haa been placed
over the locks since Tuesday, It waa
said. Care Is being taken throughout
the country to guard against any
plotting,' and secret service men are
keeping tabs on any possible con
spiracies. INJVKRI) CRVISKlt
IS RKPAIRINQ AT SKA
Buenos Aires, Feb. i. The Brit
ish cruiser Amethyst,' which put Into
Pernambuco .yesterday with the re
port of an encounter with the Ger
man raider and a aubmarine, was
anchored ten miles off the harbor to
day. Details of the reported aea
fighting were lacking. It,waa report
ed that the damage to the Amethyst
was from a torpedo.
IK IE
AKGHIE
INTEREST VX ACTIOS BY THIS
COCHTRY IX DEAIAJfO WITH
' GERHAJf SITUATION
BinLCmi!2BDIE
Hoilaatd Ia Partirsdarly AaTected by
- - the Hew Order for Re. '
newalofi
Warfare
London, Feb. J. The neutral na
tions of Europe are awaiting Am
erica's decision aa to Germany's new
war on the seas with anxiety. Die
patches today from the capital of
Holland, Spain and the Scandinavian
countries hinted that efforts wonld
be made In each of those nation to
delay any action until that determin
ed upon by the United Statea la an
nounced. Holland la perbapa bard
eat struck of all tbe European aea
trala. Dispatch ea from across th
channel today gave a graphic picture
of tbe seriousness with which tba
Dutch regarded the German order,
a eerionsnese which waa deepened by
knowledge that among the first ahlpa
to tan victim, to the new aea warfare
waa a Dutch freighter. Holland la'
cloaer to the "barred sone" about
England than any other neutral na
tion and In correspondingly herder
hit by ita reetrlctlone,
Aa Increasing source of anxiety la
The Netherlands were reports of ac
tivity of tbe German military ma
chine not many mllea from the Dutch
border. , It was pointed out today,
that. If by any chance, Germany
should attempt violation of Dutch
territory, tbe winter season when the
dykea are frosen and passable by
foot, la moat favorable for aucb a
step. ....
From Madrid came word that the
minister of foreign affairs had a long
conference with American Ambas
sador Wlllard, after a prolonged cab
inet session, in which all the aspects
of the new German order were con
sidered. 'Premier Roman waa quot
ed as saying that the new situation
created grave times for Spain.
THE GERMANS DO II
EXPECT WAR WITH U.S.
Berlin, Feb. 8. Few Germane be- .
lleve America will declare war. It
this belief is borne out, then England ,
will be compelled to make, peace
through Germany' aew blockade
order.
. In the' united chorus of approval
of the limitless warfare Just . an
nounced for the starvation of Eng
land, thla waa the opinion generally
expressed here today.
Announcement of a blockade haa
erased all political differences.
The emperor now haa a united aa-'
tlon behind him.
Germans who were asked . today
why Germany announced her policy
of limitless eubmarlnlnga with! ita
dangers, made two replies.
. First They were convinced that
the war can be ended sooner. The
present move is regarded aa a de-,
delve one against allied shipping
a so-called "cutting of the allied '
blood veseele." -
Field Marshal, von , Hindenburg'a
conviction that neutrals desire a '
quick end to the war, and that there
fore every meana must Ibe used to
end it, waa quoted in thla connection.
, Secondly It. was . explained .' by ,
nojneroua Germans that the country'a
unity waa now complete, every clasa '
believing ihat' England will soon be '
compelled to aak' for peace.
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