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Newspaper Page Texti FORECAST I'nsettlcd. Probably oc casional mln and cooler. rorty-ilxth Year. a11y Eleventh ,7"p,arj. INVOLVE MANY I LEAK RUMORS 1H 11 Congressman Wood Bases Charges Solely Upon Hearsay and Letter ,-v Received Implicates Tumulty, a Mr. Boiling, brother-in-Law of the President, and Wall Street Leaders WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Smolder ing rumors Hint somebody mnile money in the stock market villi "lenk" information about the sending of President Wilson's pence' note, blnzed up today at a notable session of the house rules committee at its first hearing on Representative Wood's resolution for investigation. Specifically declaring he made chorees ngninst no ono and was pre senting only information that had eouie to him, Wood brought in the names of Secretary Tumulty, "a Mr. Hulling," a brother or President Wil son's wife, whom he did not further identify; Bernard llnrnch, n Xcw York stock operator; Otto Kahn, of Kuhn, l.oeb & Co.; Thompson & Jlc Kinnon and Lamson Pros. & Co., Chicago brokers; K. V. Hut ton & Co.,, , Xcw York brokers, and F. A. Con nelly & Co., u local brokerage house in which Wood said the "Mr. Polling" he referred to was u partner. Ilnsed Upon a Letter. ., Much of his information, Wood said, enme in a letter from A. Curtis, an independent New York stock bro ker. Wood disclaimed intending to (rive the impression that ho believed that Mr. Tumulty or anyone else, for (hat matter, profiled by the so-called leak; that he was merely stating what had conic to him; that he realized dunger of milking such statements ir. public and for that reason he had preferred to make his statement in secret session, which the committee . denied. At the conclusion of today's ses sion, Chairman Henry announced that .Secretary Tumulty would appear without subpoena, and that subpoenas had been ordered for Curtis and Har well. Representative Gardner of Massachusetts, who has joined in Wood's agitation for investigation, will be heard tomorrow, and Thomas W. Lawson will be heard Monday. Wood qualified his statement with a declaration that what information he had was only hearsay. Representative Wood also declar ed that n Washington brokerage (inn, P. II. Connolly & Co., of which "a Mr. Polling," n brother of Presi dent Wilson's wife, is a member, had profited by stock transactions dur ing the market flurry. Their deals were transacted by the New York firm of K. V. Ilutton & Co., Wood said. Ilaiiicli Sulmocncri. The rules committee, after a brief exceutivo session, announced that subpoenas had been ordered for the appearance of Pcrnard Parucli and A. Curtis, a Wall street broker, men tioned by Representative Wood in his testimony. They probably will up pea r Monday. ''I nui informed.'' Representative Wood testified, "that Harney Unriich jliinl information about the note to the ' Kuropcan belligerents two or three days before it was sent and that on two or three occasions about that time he was in consultation with Mr. Tnmultv at the liiltmore hotel in New York." Representative Rennet of New York, ii member of the committee, .-iiiid on the floor Wedneduv tiiat 1'ariK'h was reported in New York to have sold short 1.",WI0 shares of Steel on n rising market shortly before the note was made public. To Question Lansing. At the outset of the hearing Rep resentative Campbell of Kansas mov- (Continued on Page Three.) ALLIES' DEMANDS LONDON, Jan. .V The Greek gov ernment, icline in harmony with the king, has decided to reject certain clauses "I I ho entente note demand ing reparation in consequence of the recent fighting at Athens, Router'?- orrc-ponceiil at Alhen? Ii-leiopli- Medford I President's Secretary Flatly Denies That He Ever Knew of President's Peace Note, Had Not Been at Bi It more Hotel in Year and Never Talked With Baruch. WASHINGTON, Jan. .". When Secretary Tumulty learned that Rep resentative Wood had mentioned his name, he issued a formal statement demanding a public apology and de nying llutly that he even knew of the president's peace note before it was made public. Secretary Tumulty's statement follows: "I am very glad to say publicly that 1 did not know of the existence of the preidenl's note on peace until the newspapers were informed, lleninl is Absolute. "Very frequently the president, who knows that I am bombarded by newspauer men and others for infor mation, saves me embarrassment by keeping such affairs absolutely se cret. In fact, 1 have often suggested that this be done. "1 have not been at the Hiltmore ill a year; never talked of pence with Mr. Harnch before or after the peace note was sent, and never lunched with him in my life. "I have met him, as 1 have a great many good friends from time to time in hotels, at the theater and else where. "I think Mr. Wood owes me a pub lic apology for mentioning my name at all merely on hearsay and rumor." Curtis Denies 1Ctter. XKW YORK, Jan. .V The onlv "A Curtis" known to Hie New Yolk slock exchange as a broker is Allen Cui-tii of the firm of Curtis & Sanger of New York and Hoston, members of the exchange. hen inqiurv was made today us lo whether Mr. Curtis was the broker referred to by Repre sentative Wood, the film got in touch by wire with Mr. Curtis in Huston, who replied us follows: "Mistaken identity. I never w rote any one." No other broker by that name seemed to be known in the financial community, although it was thought possible he might be a curb broker, or an independent operator. Ilutton Ignoui-nt Also. The financial community was deeply interested in the testimony be fore the rules committee. Officials of the stock exchange said, however, they saw no reason to take official cognizance of the alleged operations referred1 to. At the office of K. F. Ilutton iSc Co. it was said by a rcpre .entative of the linn that "nothing is known of transactions." Pcrnard Parucli was said to have been at his hunting lodge in South Carolina, and his associates ni his office dociincd to make a statement. McKinnon denies It. CHICAGO. Jan. .. When inform ed of the testimony of Representative Wood before the congressional i-tini-inittee relative to the telegram said to have been sent by R. W. McKin non, of Thomson & Mi-Kinnon, brok ers, to their branch manager at Osh kosh, Wis., -advising short selling, Mr. McKinnou today declared positively that no such telegram had been sent by him or with his knowledge and that lie had no information of the presi dent's peace note until it was pub lished. WASHINGTON", Jan. 5. Vina C. M ii 1 1 1 ii I x . postmaster at Wilder, Tenn., was the army's best individual recruiting agent during December. t'nder the section of the national defense act, appointing postmaster recruiting agents, she obtained six re cruits for tiie regular service from a town of 5U0 population. The gov ernment pays K per man. "If one twelfth of the number of post masters avaiiaMe as recruiting agents had done likewise.'- a war de partment statement savs. "the reti Inr army would now lie considerably In ex,,- of the n it horizeil slnn.ifb. UMULTY ASKS PUBLIC -APOLOGY FUR CALUMNY MEDFOlvD. LATEST PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING KAISER WILHELM INSPECTING TROOPS AT VERDUN $U C D BlGill no siir mSFiFf Ifflf HIU SEIZED n WJ ISDN'S EFFORT BY MACKENSEN F!N1 S TOWARD PEACE Russian Danube Port of Braila, Gran ary and Oil Depot in Danger From Attacks on Both Sides of Danube Town of Galata Also Threatened Russians Attack in Galicia. BERLIN, Jan. 5. The Russian bridgehead position ' before 'Braila was captured yesterday by Teutonic troops, the war office announces. Four Rumanian towns, were captured and 1,400 prisoners were brought in. Russian troops began an attack early this morning on German po sitions on the northern part of the Riisso-Gallelun front, north of Fried rfchstadt, the war office announced today. The battle is still In progress. Four Russian attacks near Dvlnsk were repulsed. It nut a In Danger. The Rumanian Danube port of Braila, important as a granary und oil storage depot, apparently Is in imminent danger from the converg ing attacks of Field Marchal Von Mackensen's forces on both sides of the Danube. On the westerly side of the stream, where Braila lies, the bridgehead po sition protecting it has been pierced by the Austro-German forces, accord ing to today's German army head quarters statement. To the east, across the river in DohrudjH, the German and Bulgar ian forces which captured the Mat rhfn bridgehead are continuing their advance toward the town. (raht.t:i Threatened. This forward movement, more over, threatens not only Braila, but the town of Galata, twelve miles to the north, the capture of which would deprive the Russians of vir tually their last hold on the shores of the Danube west of the Bessara bian boundary. Von Markensen's attacks on the frontal line of the Sereth running northwestward from Brila, to which line the Russo-Itumanian forces have retired, are progressing suc cessfully, according to Berlin, which reports the capture of two addition al towns in the Rimnik Sarat sec tor. On the northern end of the fron; in Russia the German lines have been subjeted to attacks in Dip Riga-Dvinsk district. The Russian offensive here, centering In thn vi cinity of Friedrlt hstadt. Is appar ently of an Important nature. Ber lin reporting the fighting still In progress. WELSH MATCHED TO BOX RICHIE MITCHELL MII.WAIKKK. .Inn. .V-Krclilii-NVUh. li'iitweiirht -liiiTnMnii Imxcr. lut Ik'-h iniitclii'il In iiH-i-t Itirllie Mil' liill. Miluniikrc, lif't'ori- Im-til i-lnl) on .liimiiiry l(i. jn-i-ordiiiir lo word n-iiviil innii N'i-v York tmliiy. Tlip boy .4 nil- lo wi-jjjli :." pound- ni '. o'-lock on tlir nt'li-nioon prpiTilinu thr -ot!!1i. Mail OR Ml OX. FRIDAY. JAXI'A1Y ."). 1917 WASHINGTON. Jan. o. The slate department lute tnday authorized the statement that president Wilson was not contemplating sending another peace note. Counsellor I'nlk t;ave out the fol lowing Miitemen! : "The report tliat the president is preparing lo send a new note to the belligerent power is false and with out any foundation. The president has no second mite in contempla tion." .Following1 the cabinet meeting Sec retary Lansing announced that Pres ident Wilson hnd authorized him to say that the American government had no other note in contemplation and that such information was hcing cnt to all Am eric-ail diplomatic rep resentatives abroad. Secreta ry hnnsini; would not dis cuss the (piestion further, but it was understood the reason fur the an nouncement was apprehension on the part of the administration that the reports that another note wntihl be sent would affect the entente reply to lhe president's f i r.-1 note expected here in the near future. rllK'AOO. Jan. .". The condition of K. II. Snthcrn, the actor, who is seriously ill at a local hotel with stones in his kidneys, was slightly improved today, according1 to attend ing physicians. It was believed like ly that an operation would be neces sary. Local physicians, however, were awaiting the arrival of Mr-. Sot hern (Julia .Marlowe) ;inl Dr. .In.-eph PiNsell, the Solhern family physician, who were expected to ar rive from New York today. Dr. Ihsel performed an operation on the actor twenty years av for the same complaint. Five Years Annual Tax Levies T.-ixnt inn miller Mcdynski pl.-m conl raster I wit 1 1 taxat irn mirier the liansnii iian. per 'IDU valuation on Medf'orrl rnjicrtv. .Mills. 1917 I laiisnn )lan .Merlmski lai: 1918 Hanson plan .Merl-iskl plan r.l mBmmmmammmswmmmm .1919 Hanson platl W mmmmmmm .Merh nski Ian 8::! HHBHMMMmmn 19l'0 Hanson iilan mmmmmt Mr-rh nskl !ail 8 1 : ' '4 mmmmmummnmmi 19121 Ilansnn lan Rrt';-, mmmmmm Mr-rh nski )lan ' Total five years: llaiisoii plan 19121. Alerlynski ,lan lVir L'l years, excess tax of Merlynski plan per $100 valuation, annually. :!IU7 mills. City opr-rat inn, school, state ami county levies constant at :il mills and valuation $ l.DlKI.Odn.' Ml'SKOGKK, Okla., Jan. r. The second tornado to visit this section of the country within two weeks swept an intermittent path across Oklahoma and Arkansas yesterday, clainiin total of eleven lives, nil school children, and so injuring many more that it was believed today that (lie death list would mount much higher. All live loss of life and the bulk of the property dnmnire was effected in the valley town of Yircton, Okla. thirteen mile.- northeast of McAlas tcr. Preparations were being" made for the noon dismissal at the country school there when the tornado entered the valley and swooped down upon the village. The school house was dashed off its foundation and screaming- children and timbers were hurled through the air by the fury of the blast. Bodies were picked up a hundred yards from where the school hou-e stood, being- blown across a ravine and well up on the opposite hillside. The dead scholars runted from (i to IS years old. Four are believed to be so badly injured that their death is momentarily expected. The Choctaw Indian mission al Yirelnn Was de-t roved. Yireton, Riehviilc and Ouintun, i Okla,. the latter twenty miles north east of Yircton, also suffered from the tornado. What is believed to be the same tornado can-ed damage e-timalcd at .frill. DO I) jit Su-ces, forty miles north of Little Rock, Ark., ami caused se vere loss of property at both Dar- 1 daneMc and Duimlfc. Ark. I WASHINGTON. Jan. - P.iemcr i ton navy yard, near Seattle, prnhiiblv ! will be de-tgnalcil In si ruel the .:;,IMiO,ni)U aiiiiniinilii.n ship for which jpriviile builders have made no offer, j The yard recently received apprupri ;atioiis of nearly a million dollar- for lite installation of shipbuilding equip ' merit. 40 54 , une: Senator Jones' Substitute for Hitch cock Resolution, Approving Re quest for Peace Terms Without In dorsiny Note Itself, Passc-J by Sen ate by Vote of 47 to 17. VASlllNdTOX. Jan. SenaCe Jones suh-'titute lor the llitchcocl resolution imlnrsinv: I 'resident Wil son's peace note, which approves (he request for peace terms without dorsin-r t he note itself, was passed late today hy the senate. The vole Wits 17 to 17, progressive rcpnhlicau senators Votiuu; solidly with the democrats for the suhsti tide. A- anicmled hy Senator Jones, re puhlican of Washington, if would he tnade to read : ''That the senate approves and strongly indorse- the request liy lhe prc-iilcut ,in the diplomatic notes id' tleeemher 18 to the nations now en uajicd in war that the nations state the terms upon whh-h peace mitit lie fliseiissed.'' Speiikin: in the senate totlny in support of (lie Hitchcock resolution to indorse Pi evident YVil-ons peace mite. Senator Lewis, democrat, de clared the Kuropcan war could not continue without the laitcd Stales hemming involv ed in it. Senator (lalliiier, minority leader, al ter eon fereiice with rcpuhlicnu sen ators, siihmiltcd 11 substitute resolu tion In sny : "That the senate of the I'nilcd Slate-, in I lie in I crest of humanity and civilization, expresses the sincere hope that ju-t and permanent peace between the wairinu nations of Kur ope ;o:iy be eoiisinnniiitcd at an earlv lal'' and appi'oves iHI proper efforts to secure that end." Itv a vote of '27 to .'l"i, the senate rjer-d Sena tor (Jjilliimei 's sub-li-tulc for tin IMlchcock i'c-.iiliition. H I '( ) K A N !: , W ash . f Jan. 7, . A n -drew Jackson of .Miiineaiolis, Minn., died In a hospital here today from a rihock l)i- suffered when he whf advised that Ids brother hud died in Portland. Mr, Jackmin was hurry ing from .Minnc;ipo( to Portland to the bedside of his d Iiir In other when he wan notified on a train approach ing Spokane that his brother had died. Wh-n Mr. Jackson arrived here las-t niKht he was Buffering from a shocti and wan tKen to a hospital. l-.l, I'ASO. T.-x., Jim. ."). - M.-xinn. , niiliiiiiil nii-ii whir iii rivcil hen- hi-t ni-hl In-iii ( In- -oulli i.-...i l.-.l llic Mt-xifiiii i Vulml tiiif- i-ii'm;iiii! in i enilM.lj ii- htr ;l- .Iliiiln. .. Tli-- .d-o ri-i--rl ni l i-liluiL; ill lie v ii-i tn I y i-l ' I ll:i. '.:" milt -iiiil Ii ni' Siinhi IOiiiliii. i w (uti lln-v li-l'l S.inl.-i 1,'ii-iiliii I'nr tlic I .1. i . Mversity tf Oregon Uhrary WEATHER 3lainiiiiii yesterday, -lu; Min. todiiy, ;l;t; Pie. ,HS. NO. 24 i IE SOLVES a Circumstantial Evidence Convinced Police That Bernard W, Lewis j Who Killed Himseff to Avert Arj! rest, Was Murderer of Maizie Col-: bert, Artists' Model. ;' PHILADELPHIA, ,lun. 5 Clrcum.- Hliiuthtl evidence which tho police sav convinrea luem that Hernard W. Lewis. Hon of a wealthy retired PlttP-i hui'K coal operator, who ended hla life In an Atlantic City hotel last night was the slayer of Maizie Col bert, the artists' model, was revealed curly today hy an examination of the young man's body. Lewis was identified hy Elwood Powell, the chauffeur, who drove hhn and the Misses Kthel and Mahel Kyle to their home in Germantown lust Thursday night, ns the man ha Inter took to Miss Colbet's apart-! ment. Philadelphia detectives, who wont to Atlantic City last night, feuyi that Lewis' hair matches that found; clutched in the dead girl's hand and;. that Lewis was found to he wearing" a woman's undershirt, which corres ponds to garment worn hy Miss, Colbert. A bloodstained hnndker-j chief was found In his pocketbook.. Lewis left no written statement. -however, as far as could be learned.-, -Mystery Solved. 'j lu view of these developments, , the authorities say, they feel that j tho mystery virtually has been solv-- ed. At the same time. It was de-i elared. several men who wero Jo friends of Miss Colbert and were suspected of having knowledge qf ' the crime, will he kept under sur-j volllanco until there Is no doubt re-f garding their connection with tho case. '. Tho Misses Kyle, school teachors,; through whom tho police loarned of or 18 ) lit Lewis' identity, maintain that he innocent of the murder and that ho committed suicide ibecauso ho be- ', lieved his reputation ha'd been : ruined. "Mr. Lewis was tho victim of a ; ghastly blunder," one of the teach ers said. "lie called upon us three times 1 yesterday and at four o'clock, tho , hour of his last call, he seemed ex cited, but protested his Innocence. I 'Isn't this horrible ' he said, 'f ' don't know what to do to stop this notoriety. lie said that he had placed the matter in the hands of a. lawyer and that everything would bo all right." Prepared for Oentli. Less than five hours after this con- -versatlnn Lewis had shot himself an ho was about to he arrested. That ho . had anticipated arrest and had made preparations to pud his life was Indl- j rated by the fact that tho 21!-caliber t rifle that he used for the deed wa ' now. lie had pinned a towel over tn transom of his bedroom door and on the bureau was a box of cartridges ;hi( an extra cartridge lay on the win dow ledge wilhiu his reach In the bathroom. Several newspapers containing ac counts of the Colbert murder wore found in his room. He had little lus gae and only about $0 in cash was found In his pockets. Tho police declared today that they had built up a remarkable circum stantial case against Lewis. They hnd issued a warrant ugatust him, charging htm with defrauding Powell, the taicab chaffeur, who waited eight hours outside of the Colbert itpartments, nut of $10 fare and had planned when they located him to accuse htm of being the owner of tho wilted and bloodstained collar found In the girl's room. They believed they (Continued on Page Throe.) li'n.MK. Jim. .-). )linlu Aniati, Iwii-i- ri jjciit nl' lu- ri-piililii- ol Sun .Miirinii, liuv Worn nrri-slnl nn u i-iinr---i- nl' i-nilH'z.liiiir tun million lit'i- ill' till' l'i'illlilir' IlllliU. liri'lil'ilill tn ii il!-)mli'li liiiin liiniiiii, tin- i-npitiil of Sun Miirinii. Hi- is ri-..Mti'il to linvi- iiimiIi- ii iniiiiln-r ot iitir.li .fn ii-i-- iiliilinu. MYSTERY VEILING MODEL SMURDER ' I if, - -.- J".