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WORLD HAPPENINGS OF MOT WEEK Brief Resume most important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing. President Potncare may visit tho United States in August, writes Charles Omessa in L'Information. After being closed to tho public for nearly two years because of the war, the White- House was reopened to visitors Friday. Edwin T. Earl, owner and publisher of the Los Angeles Evening and Sun day Express, and a well-known finan cier of California, died at his home thero late Friday. It is reported in Washington that Secretary Lane has been offered tho director-generalship of railroads, and that to make the proposal attractive a salary of $50,000 a year is offered. The British and Dutch governments have arrived at an agreement regard ing the status of, the former German emperor. This information was con tained in a dispatch to the Teiegraaf from The Hague. There are 15,000 more British prison ers in Germany than the British records show, so th'at a number of men previously given up as dead or missing will return to their homes, it was stated in London Saturday. Streetcar service in Denver which was interrupted for several hours Fri day night by demonstrations against the collection of a 7-cent fare by the Denver Tramway company, was main tained later without serious difficulty Christmas, the armistice, lack of employment and Spanish influenza were advanced by the county district attorney's office Saturday as reasons for the low prices at which liberty bonds have been selling for in New York. The Pershing Theatre, said to be the only playhouse in the United States maintained exclusively for soldiers, and to which admittance is free, was opened in New York Satur day night by the New York Community Camp Service. Major T. C. McAuley, commander of Taliaferro Field, Tex., will attempt to fly from Fort Worth to San Diego In one day. He made the round trip re cently, a distance of 1500 miles, in Ay days. He Is engaged in mapping routes for aerial mail. Sweeping electoral reforms effected in Sweden providing the "most extend ed universal suffrage for both men and women, irrespective of taxability," are described In a cable dispatch received by Swedish Minister Ekengren from the foreign minister at Stockholm. Expansion of the business of the General Motors Corporation was in dicated Saturday by the chartering In Trenton, N. J., of a J370.000.000 sub sidiary of the parent concern, to do a business in airplane, automobiles and accessories, with a plant at Harrison, N. J. Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, Intro duced a resolution requesting the presi dent to open negotiations for the pur chase from Mexico, by tho United States, of Lower California, and of about 10,000 squaro miles of other Mexican territory lying north of 31 degrees latitude in the state of Sonora. J. C. Ness, one of the best known contractors of northern Montana, was shot and instantly killed at his home in Great Falls Tuesday. Ills wife, found with bath wrists cut, told tho police sho killed her husband and attempted to end her life. A resolution proposing that an army of allied and United States troops triumphantly enter Berlin to Impress upon tho minds of tho (ler mans tho fact that Germany lias been decisively defeated is introduced by HcprosenUtlvo Doollttle, of Kansas, EXPLAIN HOG ISLAND FIASCO Director-General of Fleet Corporation Declared Plant Great Asset. Washington, D. C Only four ships havo been delivered by tho three great government fabricated shipbuilding plants, Charles Pier, director-general of tho Emergency Floot corporation testified Saturday beforo tho scnato commerce committee Difficulties In constructing tho yards and obtaining material largely wero responsible for delays, he said. Three of tho ships have coma from tho Hog Island yard, Mr. Picz tcstl fled, ami Uio fourth from tho Subma rino Boat corporation plant at Port Newark, N. J., which should havo tie llvercd 124 vessels by last Docombor 7. Tho contract of tho Merchants' Shipbuilding corporation at Bristol Pa., called for 2-1 ships completed by Decombor 7. Tho Hog Island yard delivered its third ship Saturday and has launched 12 others, the committed was told. Beforo resuming its inquiry tho commlttco adopted a resolution by Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, extend ing its investigation to includo n sur vey of tho progress of all govornhicnt merchant shipbuilding. Under tho resolution tho Shipping board and tho Emergency Fleet cor- npratlon would bo required to furnish a statement showing tho number of shipyards whero ships for tho govern ment arc being or aro to bo built or contracted for, with tho capacity of the yards, and tho amounts contrlbut ed by tho government for their con struction. It any, and tho number of ships each has completed or launched The commltteo also asked for tho expenditures made from money appro priated by congress for ships and whether any of tho vessels completed for tho Fleet corporation havo boon used in carrying men or munitions to or from Europe. RED MENACE GAINS GROUND IN RUSSIA Washington, D. C. Advices to tho State department announco that re turning Russian prisoners of war on coming out of Austria-Hungary and Germany are being offered 300 rubles monthly, clothing and food to join the Bolshevik army. According to this information few of tho prisoners ac cept this offer and popular feeling In Russia is strongly against the Bol sheviki. Nevertheless, tho power of tho Bol shcvlkl is reported on tho increase since the recapture of Kazan and Sa mara from the Czechs. Their forces are now said to be concentrating on tho Ukrainian front One prisoner declared that when typhus struck' tho Russian prison camps in Germany his comrades died at the rate of 500 a day. It was re ported that 750,000 died in prison. Transportation conditions in Bol shevlk-controlled Russia are much worse than In Siberia. Other advices reaching tho State de partment say tho Kolchak government at Omsk has abolished government control of prices with a resultant In crease. It is also stated that vodka again is being manufactured by tho government and Is selling for C rubles a pint. Carranza Controls Trade. Washington, D. C. Tho Mexican congress, it was reported Saturday to the Stato department, has granted spe cial powers to President Carranza to raise or lower Import and export du ties at his discretion. It was noted by officials hero that additional power given tho Mexican president apparently is practically un limited, and that tho chief executive may virtually control exportation of such commodities as petroleum and copper. This recalled difficulties the United States, Great Britain and Franco had with tho Mexican govern ment regarding oil during tho war and the efforts of Germany to Inter fere. Records Weigh 26 Tons. Washington, D. C Twenty-six tons of insurance records from tho Ameri can Expeditionary forco were received Saturday by tho Bureau of War Risk Insurance They represent 1,C00,000, 000 of government Insurance wrltton on American soldiers overscan und will bring tho total Insurance written by tho bureau to mora than 138,000,- 000,000, COL ROOSEVELT DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOI Ex-President Passes Following Lodg ing of Clot on Lungs. Now York, Jan. 6. Colonel Roose velt died at Ills homo in Oyster lUy at 4 o'clock this morning. News of the death of tho former president was received hero by Miss Josephine Strieker, tho colonel's sec retary, In a telephone mossago from Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Strieker said that the colonel had suffered nn attack of Inflamma tory rheumatism on Now Year's day and had since been more or less con fined to his room. Tho attack of rheumatism settled mainly In Colonel Roosevelt's right hand and Mrs. Roosevelt sent at onco for a nurse in tho village of Oyster Bay. His condition did not at first seem to bo alarming and the turn for the worse Is believed not to havo come until last night. In announcing Colonel Roosevelt's death, Miss Strieker qald: "Mrs. Roosevelt called me on tho telephone shortly beforo 7 o'clock, saying that tho colonel had died early today. Sho did not glvo mo any par ticulars and I am leaving at once for Oyster Bay. "The attack must havo been very sudden. On New Years day Inflam matory "rheumatism developed In Col onel Roosevelt's right hand which bo- came very much swollen. Mrs. Roose velt sent for a nurso in tho vlllago and tho colonel was mado as comfort- ablo as possible. It did not occur to me at that time that he was seriously 111." Miss Strlckor wont to Oyster Bay last Saturday to pay the colonel a visit. Sho said: "At that tlmo tho colonel was sleep ing In his room and I did not sco him and there was nothing In tho circum stances of his illness at that tlmo to indlcuto to mo that death was near. Wiien Mrs. Roosovelt called ma and told mo of the colonel's death I could hardly believe it. "Mrs. Roosevelt gavo mo no partic ulars of his death." It is understood that only Mth, Roosevelt und tho nurso wero with him at tho tlmo of his doath. Tho other members of tho family aro in tlior purts of tho country or abroad. Tho Immcdlato cause of Colonel Roosevelt's deatli was pulmonary em bolism or lodgment In tho lung of u clot from a hrokon vein, It was said by ono of his physicians, i t STATE NEWS t IN BRIEF. Complete returns from the Red Cross membership drive In Douglas county complied by W. 0. Hnrdingf show that a total of GG3S Individuals subscribed to tho fund. Senator Chnmbcrlaln, of Oregon, was 0C years old Wednesday. Ho spent tho day quietly, devoting sumo tlmo to opening letters and telegrams con grntutntlng him on his speech exposing conditions In tho War department. Investments of Hood River county citizens In war securities total 70t), 000. Hood River people bought a total of 1010,000 of tho four liberty loan bonds. Sales of war uavlugH stamps probably will exceed $120,000. Tho semi-annual examination of the books In tho olllco of tho stato trens uror was made Wednesday by Secre tary of Stato Olcott. Tho law requires nn examination by tho secretary of statu on January 1 and July 1 of each year. Tho Marlon county grand Jury, which a fow weeks ago handed down nn extensive report on conditions at tho state penitentiary, will report soon to the "circuit court and will return some Indictments in connection with tho prison. Tho Stato Textbook commission next June is to choose only books that glvo accurate Information, and those con- I tnlnlng any matter savoring of Gcr ! man propaganda will bo eliminated. 1 The commission Is now preparing for the Juno selection. All employes of tho Pendleton Wool en mills who havo been on tho payroll during tho past year will participate In extrn earnings amounting to scvornl thousand dollars, the management an nounced. The enrnliiKH will bo based on wages. Chnnges In the school laws affecting tho raising und distribution of money In school districts nro proposed hy tho county superintendents of the state, j who are now In session In Salem, and recommendations will bo formulated for presentation to tho legislature. County Clerk Brown estimates that 4000 Umatilla county citizens whose names appear on tho registration books of tho county have failed to voto at nny of tho threo elections during tho past two years. Tho offlco Ib now engaged In eliminating these names from the rolls. In tho Astoria Justice court Krldny morning E. P. Bailey, as manager of tho Pacific Power Light company, was found guilty on a chargo of per- . mlttlng crudo oil to flow Into tho waters of tho Columbia river and fined $250. He immediately gavo no tice of appeal to tho circuit court. Members of tho Loyal Legion who essayed to help In tho eradication of Influenza In Marshflchl appeared be foro tho city council, claiming tho re strictive measures aro not adequate. The appointed delegates told tho coun cilmcn It was not proper to permit any assemblies. Laxity In quarantine and failure of ono physician to report cases wero charged. At a mass meeting ut Madras, tho plan by which tho government will extend aid to the North Unit Irrlga tlon district was explained to the set tiers, who for tho past flvo years have beon working to bring about Irrigation by privato enterprise. Tho govern mcnt has taken up the project with a view to disposing of tho land to set tlers, and especially to tho returning soldiers. Linn county will havo an agricul tural agent aguln next year. In tho recent election the pcoplo voted against tho county making an appropriation for tho maintenance of tho agent, hut committees of tho Linn County Agri cultural council havo raised a fund by popular subscription to pay tho coun ty's portion of tho oxpenso of main taining tho ofllce. Tho year now end ing Is tho first .In which tho county has had an agent. Hotel Albort, ono of tho leading hos ieries in Thb Dalles, and Tho Optim ist omco, occupying tho samo three- story building, aro In ruins an tho re sult of a flro which broko out ut C o'clock Friday morning In tho furnace room of tho structure. The dumago is estimated at $40,000. Hotel guests and employe, scuntlly attired, wero forced to grope their way through hulls denso with smoke to the stairway leading to tho street, ninnrnT NAVY FOR Dlhhtdl U. S.. SAYS DANIELS If League Fails, Need for Huge Fleet Is Seen. WILSON BACKS MOVE "Unless Wo Have Navy Which Can Lick Any Other, Wo May As Wrll Havo Noiu',Suy Secretary. Washington, I). C Unloss'u leaguo of nations or other trlhuual that will muko certain tho limitation of In ternational nrmumont Is established, tho United States must build tho greatest navy In tho world, Secretary Daniels told tho house naval com mittee. "It is my firm conviction," declared tho secretary, "that If tho conference at Versailles does not result In u general agreement to put an cud to naval building on tho part of all tho nations, then tho United States must bend her will and bend her energies, must glvo her men and give her money to tho task of tho creation of Incomparably tho greatest navy In tho world." With tho complotlou of the pro posed now three-year building pro gram, adding 10 dreaduaughts, six battlo cruisers, 10 scout cruisers and 130 smaller craft to tho fleet, Ameri ca still will rank second In naval strength to Great Britain, said tho secretary, who appeared boforo tho commltteo to mnku his flnul recom mendations for tho 1920 naval bill which tho commltteo Is considering. "Does tho president back tho poli cy to make us tho first naval power In tho world?" asked Representative Kelly or Michigan. "Yes, If competitive building Is to continue," said Mr. Daniels. "Wo aro now easily tho second uuval power, but this program will not make us tho first." Tho naval secretary said that if a leaguo of nations Is established, America must provldo a largo part of a world pollco forco nocoBsary to onforco tho' league's decrees. Ho added, however, that with such a leaguo formed It would not be neces sary to. curry out tho full construc tion program and asked tho commlt tco to Include In tho bill legislation empowering tho president to stop construction at his discretion If an International agreomcnt should muko limitation of nrmamout a certainty. "I would lika to lot tho world know that wo aro tremendously interested In tho president's proposition for re duction of urmament," declared tho socrctary. , BOMBS WRECK THREE PHILADELPHIA HOMES Philadelphia. Tho homes of Justlco Robert von Moschzlsker, of the state supremo court; Judgo JamcB E. Gor man, of tho munlclpul court, and Act ing Superintendent of Pollco Mills, lo cated In wldoly separated sections of tho city, wero damaged by bombs lato Monday night. In each Instance shrap nel bombs woro used and tho forco of tho explosions was so great that all tho occupants of tho houses wero hurled from their beds. No ono was seriously injured. Tho explosions occurred shortly be foro midnight and within half an hour of each other. Acting Superintendent Mills, who lives in an apartment in West Philadelphia, was blown from his bed, but escaped with minor In juries and bruises. Scraps of paper found In front of tho Mills homo expressed hatred of soldlors, judges, priests and parasites, Thoy declared that theso classes of men subsisted upon tho "stcullngs from brothels" and that their rulo was ut an end, Tho pollco wero at a loss to explain tho explosions, Dalulls of pollco wero hurried to tho homes of United States Henutor Penrose, Mayor Smith, tho judges of tho federal courts and other prominent citizens, for four llicy might also ho Attacked.