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U.S. IB
ARRESTED 8Y
CARRANZITAS
Lieutenants , Davis and Grimes.
American Arnw Aviators Forced to
Land at Guerrero, Mexico. Last
Wednesday. Ordered to Monterev
by Mexican Military Authorities
Mexico Suspicious of Reasons for
Lamlinu On Mexican Soil.
LARIOOO. Texas.. .Tun. 31. Liun
tenunts K. F. Duvis unci 0. K.
Crimes, American nrmv aviators,
who were l'oreeil to land near (luer
rero, Mexico, last Wednesday vlien
1 heir gasoline sminlv liei'iiine. ex
I'austed, have been ordered lukm lo
Monterev for examination lv Mexi
can niilitarv authorities.
Amcriean Consul Randolph liob
ertson, stationed at Nuevo Laredo,
opposite here, sent word to this ef
fect todav from Guerrero, whence lie
had cone to aid in the return of tlu1
aviators to American soil. The
nviutors nre held "for investigation
ns to their reasons for landing; on
Mexican soil," the consul said.
Ynquto Aro Troublesome.
WASHINGTON. Jan. HI. A nick
ed force of niilitarv police lias been
sent from Mexico Citv to Sonura in
ii campaign against the Yiiciui-in-llians,
according (o advices received
nerc todav. The Yuouis who went on
the war path some months ngo have
raided mnnv towns nnd villages in
Sonorn and have terrorized the
country generally.
The special police will go to Maz
ntlnn and thence to Ilprinosillo nnd
will he stationed nlong the Southern
Pacific railroad nnd on the border.
Anns and ammunition nre said to
liuve been smuggled to the Indians
. across the border nnd bv gasoline
launches in the Gulf of California.
Mexican officials are disturbed bv
the Ynoui activity in view of the po
litical campaign now on ns the Vil
nius are strong supporters of Gen
eral Obrcgon, whoso eandidacv for
the presidency is opposed bv Presi
dent Carranzn nnd the official circle
in Mexico Citv. General Oliregon
was victorious in all his campaigns
during the revolution His army was
composed largely of Yuouis.
i
Jap Colony Mexico
SAN ANTONIO; Texas, Jan. 31.
Duron Otori, Japanese minister to
Mexico, has mnde arrangements with
the Mexican federal government and
with agencies in Japan for the col
onization of several thousand Jap
anese in the states of Sonora. Lower
California, Sinalon and Colima. on
the west coast, according to a dis
lmteli from Mexico Citv received to
day bv a Mexican newspaper pub
lished here.
The Mexican government has as
sured Huron Otori, Japanese immi
grants would be given adequate pro
tection from bandits.
-
.WASHINGTON. Jan. 3J. Deny
ing that Huron Otori, Japanese min
ister to Mexico, bad arranged for a
colonization of Japanese in western
Mexico ns reported in Mexico Citv
press dispatches published in San
Antonio, the Japanese embassy here
said todav the baron bad not been in
Mexico for n long time.
MILITARY RAID ON SINN FEIN RADICALS
THROWS ALL IRELAND INTO A TURMOIL
DUBLIN". Jan. 31. Manv Sinn
Fein leaders were arrested in n big
round up eurlv today. Tbev were
taken to an iinrevenled destination.
LONDON. Jan. 31 Advices from
Ireland todav show that the con
stabulary and the niilitarv detained
25 men under charges of violation ol
the defense of the realm act in coun
ties Limerick, Clare and Tippcrary
this morning.
Seven of the newlv elected mem
bers of the municipal council were
among those arrested. The military
alone carried on the rnid.
The wife of one of the men ar
rested was informed that a wurraut
PORTLAND NURSES ARE
E
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i
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. :tl.-:
Itcports ol' profiteering on the
part of some nurses in connec
tion with rare of influenza pa
(ii'iits in Portland, it' I'oiin.l to be
true, will result in the ruvoea
tiou of lieensi's of all muses
guilty of sued practice.
Citv Health Officer l'urrish
is now cheeking u I he ruforls,
and will give all data collected
to Do. lioberg for aetion. The
reports received hv the mnvor
and the citv henltU officer
charge that eerlain nurses are
attempting to charge a fee of
$1(1 for 1'2 and in some eases
eight hours' nursing.
NVESTIGATE THE
U.S. TRANSPORT
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31. Ar
rests and prosecutions in connection
with the suspicious circumstances
which compelled the great army
transport Meant Vernon to abandon
her voyage to Vladivostok and re
turn hero will depend on u thoro in
vestigation to bo conducted at the
Mare Island navy yard by both the
mechanical experts Of the yard and
the army transport . service, Major
General Carroll A. Devol, chief of
the service here, announced today.
The Mount Vernon was taken to
Marc Island early today.
General Devol announced lie would
go to Mare Island Monday to direct
an examination of the vessel unit by.
unit. His suspicions have been
grounded principally on the flooding
of the fire rooms with fresh water
from a mysterious source and a fire
in the coal bunkers, which has been
burning for more than 4 8 hours.
This, fire was under such control
today that Lieutenant Charles McNeil
General Devol's aide, was enabled to
crawl thru and about the bunkers
without being overcome by smoko or
gas, General Devol said.
SAN KUANCISCO, Jan. 31. The
great n nil v transport Mount Vernon
passed through the Heads and into
San Franicsco hay shortly after 8
o'clock todav after ljuving been forc
ed to abandon her passage to Vlad
ivostok when leaks partially flooded
some of her compartments.
Later M.uior General Carroll A.
Devol, quartermaster here, said the
leakv condition of the Mount Ver
non Jiad been remedied. A fire in
the coal bunkers was under control
Gttneral Devol said, and would be
extinguished entirely within lil
hours, lie added that the origin bad
not vet been explained as the bunk
ers bad been filled with, fresh I'ta'i
coal which is not easily ignited.
PRICE OF BREAD IN CHICAGO .
TO BE RAISED ONE CENT
CHICAGO, Jan. 31 Retail bread
prices in Chicago will be increased
one cent effective next M'ondav.
leading Inrkers announced todav.
The new price will be 11 nnd J 2
cents for u pniiud loaf of bread and
the one and one-half pound loaf will
sell for Hi and 17 cents.
for the arrest would be rend when
the prisoner was taken to the bar
racks. Joseph McGrath. Sinn I'Vin mem
ber of the bouse of commons for tli?
St. James division of Dublin, also
was arrested.
More than 20 of the arrested men
were placed in Mount Jov prison.
The arrests caused great excite
ment in Dublin.
All those making inouirics with re
gard to the prisoners were referred
to military headouartcrswhere in
formation was declined.
About 40 Sinn T'einers were de
tained todav hv the police and mil
itary in various districts of Minister.
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INFLUENZA N
A MID FORM
ON INCREASE
Disease Spreads On Pacific Coast
While in New York Fatalities Show
Increase Call for Nurses in
Southern California No Deaths
In Portland.
CHICAGO, Jan. :tl. Influenza
ami pneumonia claimed the heaviest
tull of lln present epidemic during
the past lM hours. Two hundred am!
seven deaths, V2'2 from influenza and
Nf) from pneumonia were reported to
Health ( 'inumissioncr Huberts.
SKATTLK. .Inn. :tl. TnHiuMixa in
a mild form eonlinties on the increase
in Washington, Dr. J. H, Anderson,
secretary of the state hoard of
health declared here todav. No
general (inarniif inc is contemplate 1
at present, I Jr. Anderson said. le.
asserled that Iho hoard was insist
i Mir (hat all restaurants sterilize their
dishes and utensils. Dr. Anderson
recommended, as means of combat
ting the influenza, that people keep
their hodies healthy and able to re
sist the disease.
IXKW YOKK, Jan. .11 Deaths
from -influenza continued to increase
today, while there was a deeided
drop in the number of new cases re
ported to the health department.
There. were 1211 deaths from the dis
ease, mi increase of lour over yes
terday's reeyrd figures in the pres
ent epidemic, while the number of
new eases totalled 4.8i)f, a decrease
of till" over those of (he previous
dav. 'J' here were L17 dea'ths and 811
new cases of pneumonia, decreases
of C and 40 respectively from yes
terday's figures.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 31
Thirty-three , new eases of influenza
were reported lo the eitv health bu
reau today, waking- a total of 1M8
sinee the epidemic began.
Kighteen cases were reported this
morning at Hill military ncademv.
but they have not vet been checked
up. . '
Fifteen enses nre bcinir eared for
in the cit y barracks hospital. No
deaths have marked the last 2-1
hours.
LOS A NO ELKS. Cab. Jan. ,tL
Surgeon General W. ('. liraisted of
the navy todav issued an appeal
through the papers here for nurses
to serve at San Piego nnd Mare Is
land in caring for influenza patients.
Local hospitals were J,'ir.st asked
for belt), but were unable to give it
because they were already short
handed.
CRAZED By INFLUENZA
MAN SLAYS FAMILY
CLEVELAND, O., .Ian. 31. Mrs.
Edith Ltullmait and her five mouths
old daughter Pauline were shot to
death early today and the husband
and father, 'Martin, was reported dy
ing in a hospital with a bullet in his
lira in.
Police helieve liullinan, temporar
ily deranged by Influenza from which
all. three members of the family have
been suffering for a week, first killed
his wifo and baby and then shot
himself. 1
Seven Die Pittsburq Fire.
PITTSBCItO, Jan. Seven
persons are known to have been
burned to death early today when
fire destroyed L" temporary resi
dences, occupied bv employes of the
Carnegie Steel company's plant at
Clairton. An office building also wils
consumed.
Frequent Rains Predicted.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ,'U. Weath
er predictions for the week beginning
Mondav nre:
Pacific states rreouenl rains ex
cept in Southern California where
generally fair weather will prevail
after the earlv davs.
Erzberaer Much Better.
I1KKL1N. Jan. .11. Mnthins Kns
berger. minister of finance, who was
shot last Monday, received a num
ber of; visitors yesterday. He hud no
fever ami bis heart action hIiowc;!
hardly auv abnormal symptoms.
Houston Endorsed
by U. S. Senate
l lAMIlt IIVW
UAVID B ..HOUSTON
WASHINGTON:, .lun. SI.-t-TIm
nominations ot David F. Houston,
now HfM-tvtary of ariiull urn, lo In
neiTtnry of thu Irrasiiry anil K. T.
MiTi-dilh, of Dbs Moiui's, la., !(. In'
smTtMary of aKriciiiiuri', wi-re 0011
firmt'il unanimously today by llio Ht'n
ate. FIVE IRE DAYS
TRIAL SELECTED
MONTKSANO, Wash.. Jan.
The temporary inrv selected to trv
II aliened I. W. W.'s e.huiin-d with
the murder of Warren (. (Irimin. one
of the victims of the Armistice dav
shoutings at Ccntrnlia. was reduced
to 10 this mornine1. when 'J mitre John
rs. Wilson ruled that one temporary
juror, Mrs. Kniilv C I'attison, had
indicated u prejudice against the 1.
W. W.'s, and when the state agreed
to not further contest the defense's
ehalcnie of Ort on Glenn. Jtoth
were excused from service.
Reduced to .10 temporary jurors,
counsel auraiu he trim the exanitnat ion
of talesmen and K. Kohiusou, car
penter of llo(uiaiu, was accepted hv
both sides, the defense wilhdrawinu
a charge for alleged opinion.
Talesmen examined and excused
were : John Soder, saw filed, 1 lo
uuiam; (). Onron, barber, Aberdeen,
and Joseph Gamier, carpenter, Aber
deen. Conveninir of court was delayed
nearly two hours hv u conference be
tween counsel and Judire Wilson in
the bitter's chamber. . Judge Wilson
made ii ruling: during the council, be
announced later, that examination
of talesmen should hereafter1 be
completed without interruption nnd
that re-examination will not be per
mitted. With the .selection of one more
talesman the lime for exercising1 ol
peremptory challenges will begin. c
cording to counsel lor both the de
fense and prosecution, it may reouire
at least five davs more before a ner
mancnt jury . is sworn. Mrs; Inez
Moore of Klmn. several miles east
of here, tins being examined when
court udiourncd for lunch.
1RE1F,U.S.A.
I'AItlH, Jan. 21 Hungary has
been allowed additional time to con
sider the peace treaty RiihmHted by
the allied powers. The Hungarian
deleKutiin wrh informed today that
the time given ft to formulaLe obser
vations regarding the peace terms
had been extended to February 12.
COPKXHAOKX. Jan. 31 A Jluda
peHt dlBputeh today fpiotes the newH
paper Szozat of that city as ulating
it undertands that Brigadier (leii
eral dlnrry IL Handholtz, If. S. A.,
American military representative In
Itudapest, has offered to Premier
Iluszar "the support of America for
the Hungarian peace delegation."
The newspaper adds that (ieneral
Itanriholz will acrompany the If iln
Kariun delegation when it returns to
France and Kfve to the peace confer
ence a report of the impressions ho
had receive ike situation during
his stay in JItKry.
A Itudapest dispatch daled Janu
ary 24 and received in this rem try
on January ':, announced that JlriK
adier General Handholtz was Bltortly
to leave for Paris, and that he would
he relieved by (Jrant Smith, former
acting minister to Denmark.
ciissiN1
AnnrryrMTnM AT RUMANIAN FRONTIER nU. IULUIIHI
AbKhhiVltNl UN ready for invasionjq Minn
nil mcaciidi: 10 lIUiLJLiLLJ
V M. II HI : : : :
House ami Seivati Deadlock Rouaril
iiui Reyulatiuns Gov't Oil Lau:l
' Broken at Last Renrcsentalivt!
Sinnot of Oiem n Takes Prominent
Part in Final Adjustments,
WASHINGTON. Jan. ill. Ilom-c
end senate conferees on the oil land
leasing bill . reached a vi rt uat agree
ment todav. breaking a deadlock
over house a ud senate amendments
to the so-called remedial provisions
of the o:l section.
A final settlement nf the distribu
tion of royalties derived from the
product of oil wells remains now as
the otilv point in conlnvcrsv am!
settlement itf it was iell o Senator
Smtml of I'tah, li'eprcscntative Sin
iiolt of Oregon, chairmen of the man
agers for - their respective houses.
This, Seriatm: Smoot. said, probably
would be dnnlndav.
.In ad iuslinir lit" ferences over t be
reined' a 1 provision, the conferee.;
agreed upon proposals by Represen
tative Sinnott designed to prevent
any one person obtaining more than
the- maximum of ;,'J00 acres of oil
land by the juggling or exchange of
claims or by purchase from claim
ants, 'I'be conferees also agreed upon a
distribution of royalties derived
I roai past product i.mi, whereby 70
per cent will go to (be reclamation
fund, 'JO lo tiie slate in which the oil
was obtained ami 10 per cent to the
government.
On llie nueslion nf the distribu
tion of royalties derived from pres
ent production the senate insisted on
a distribution of -15 per cent each to
the reclamation fund ami to the stall'
and 10 per cent to the fedenrl gov
ernment while the house managers
insisted upon -10 and 10 per cent re
spectively. A coinpronrsn was sug
gested whereby the percentage would
be l7'-. and 10 per cent, and
according: to the conferees . thU
probablv will be accepted. The con
ferees also accepted house provis
ions providing that, no maximum roy
ally should he prescribed in the bill
WEOS MRS. LEEDS
GENEVA, Jan. 31. Mis. William
B. I. cuds, who will lie niarrloil today
to Prince Christopher of (ireeco, ar
rived here last nlftlit from .Montreux.
accompanied only by Dowager Queen
OlRa, of Gieecu. She was BCttn fol
lowed hy Piinco Christopher and his
aide do enmp. Captain Blocker, who
said llie .Swiss civil marriage to he
performed today was only a formal
ity. He declared Iho real ceremony
would he conducted tit Montreux on
Sunday, according to the rites of the
(ireck church. I
Former King Constantino nnd
Queen Hophlu of Cireocc were not In
vited lo the wedding. .
El
OTTAWA. Out., Jan. .'II." More
than !i."i.000 .persons of the farming
class emigrated to Canada from the
I'liileil Stales during l!U!t according
to government reports made public
here today.
The I'niled States fiirn'shed .VJ.
(110 ucr.MMis nearly half of the do
minion's to! a I immigration. They
brought with them cah and elftcts
valued at - LS, U H. IOC.
Alberta att racted more A mej'icans
than any other province Lf.Hh.'i.
SWISS WANT NEUTRALITY
GUARANTEED BY LEAGUE
PFPYF J:. ii '10 --I'll. 'Kii-wu nni'.
'rnnicnt has addressed a note to the
League of Nation asking that the
oucMion ot Swiss neutrality he the
f rst dealt with at the meeting of the
ouiifil of the league in Loudon, Feb
ruary
j. , .;, ,. 4. .j. .j. .;. 4. .. j,
VIFNNA. Jan. 'JS. lbs- ;
patches from I inch a re--I stale '
1 hat llie hob-he viki a re wail ing '
at the frontier office to offer
peaeo terms to Kumauin. If the v
terms a re rct'u-.ed, the advices
:iv, the soviet troops wdl ad :
vanee.
VLAHIVOSTOIC, Jan. LMi. 'j'
Three hundred Kussian govern V
incut t roups revolt eit here yes- ''
tenlav. iunlc.l their officers
ami refused to take orders fnua "
governiinMit authorities. It was
not until lliis morning (hat Ihe
men were forced to surrender.
4. 4.4. 4.4.4.4.4.4l4.
E
WIEfi ALLIES WILL
PAItIS, Friday, Jan. :t0. Uusslan
co-operative Bf.'leties will maintain a
strictly non-political attitude in at
tempting to effect commercial ex
changes between tho Uusslan people
and. the allied nations, according to a
statement adopted ul meetliiKK held
here from January 20 io January 2 1,
made puldie today. .
Tho Htaieinent recites the society's
decision to "absolutely avoid prob
lems of u political nature and to for
bid part fcipatli.'n In their Kelttemeiit,"
during diplomatic exchanges between
the various Kovernmeals.
. "Tho only object sought ,by the
Uussiau co-operatives is to furnish
the population of Itussia withcut ex
ception articles of greatest necessity
and tools that are needed as well as
to put Uusslan products on foreign
markets," says the statement. '
"This conference feels the cooper
ative organization can accept respon
sibility for the resumption of com
mercial relations with Itunsln if ac
complishment of this mission is net
prevented by Insurmountable ob
stacles growing out of our political
collisions."
24 GOVT FARMS IN
WASHINGTON, Jan. :t 1. Twenty
four government farms on the New
lands project In Nevada, ranging In
size from 2!i to HHi acres of irrigable
land, will he opened to entry Febru
ary 2li, Secretary Lane announced to
day. . Kach applicant must agree for
himself and his successors to take
appropriate steps to have his unit in
cluded within tho Truckee Carson
Irrigation district.
Tolmrco Sminlv Increases.
WASHINGTON. Jan. KL-Leaf
tobacco held by manufacturers ami
dealers January I. ai."rregaed 1.
;iH, Ltl.'JPl noun ds. compared w'ith
l.HK l.IliMi pounds a year ago.
Ita' an R. R. Service Resumed.
KO.MK. Jan. .'ill. Kailwav service
is gradually returning to normal
throughout Italy with occasional
duplies between strikers and men
who font inued work.
NEW LAND ID LABOR
ATTEMPI MANURE IWO OLOIPARIIES
SAI.ICM, Jan. 31. Thu Lund nnil
LatM.'r li'atfuo, formed hnro yesterday
by dek'KiUes from (iruiiKe organiza
tions and labor unions, will not be
come a political patty In the sense of
nominating candidates Independent
(,'f other parties. It was decided. It
will attempt to capture the republi
can and democratic parties In Oregon
by securing tho election on 1 lie old
purly tickets of men who will sub
scribe to the platform of the league.
members Raid today.
'tinder the Orei:'a law the leamie
could not have nominated candidates
Stinreme Ruler in Siberia Hoisted On.
His Soldiers Bavtmets Declares
Official Bolsbcviki Oman Con
flictinn Reports of Fate of Anti
Bolsheviki Commander Semenoff
Claims Kolchnk am! His Premier
Imprisoned in Irkutsk.
LONDON", Jan. Ii I . The Moucow
win; less service today transmitted an
extract fn.'m an article from the of
ficial bolshevik organ Pravda, stat
ing: "Only a few days ago Supreme
Kuler Kolchak was hoisted on his
soldiers' bayonets. v
There has been considerable uncer
tainty as to the recent whereabouts
of Admiral ncichak. lie has been
variously reported captured by tho
helshcvlkl proper west 01 Irkutsk, ar
rested by social revolutionists and
imprisoned at Irkutsk, and was un
der detention by revolting tro'ops
from his own armies. It has been
quite definitely established, however,
that he has not been a free agent for
some weeks, apparently authentic ad
vices declaring that he was turned
over to insurgent revolutionists by
.eneral Jauiii, Ihe commander of the
C'.echs in Siberia, whom the allies
had asked to protect Kolchak. Gen
eral Jauln's defenders claim he was
forced to surrender the admiral or
faco the annihilation of the Czech
forces. "
Tho last prevlcus report regarding.'
Admiral Kolchak was received thru
Honolulu on Friday, quoting a dls-'
patch to a Japanese newspaper the?3
from Toklo to the effect that Admiral
Kolchak was reported tc have escap
ed from the bolshevik! and to ho in
hiding in Manchuria.
VLADIVOSTOK, Wednesday, Jan.
2S. Jtussiun Telegraph le Agency).
Admiral Kolchak and Premier Pep
pellayev, of thu all-Uusslan govern
ment are Imprisoned In 'Irkutsk and
what their fate will he is not known.
Cencral Hemenoff, cc'aiinahder of
the forces In the lur Kast, has com
munkuled with the allied comman
ders, insisting upon, energetic mea
sures for liberating Admiral Kolchak.
JOE STECHER WINS
NKW YORK, Jan. 31. Joe Steele-'
or of Nebraska last night won tho
heavyweight wrestling championship
at catch-ns-catch-can hy defeating.
Karl Caddock, of Iowa, with a body
rcissors and armlock. The official
time was two hours fivo minutes and
!t0 seconds.
N. Y. Art Treasures Burn.
NKW VOWK. Jan. 31 . Art treas
ures valued at $7r0,00U were de
stroyed today in 11 fire which swept
through the annex of the American
Kino Arts building in West 58th
street. The total loss is expected t
exceed $1,000,000. Most of the
burned paintings were in the Vander-
hilt exhibit.
LEAGUE PARTY WILL
in the primary election this year, be
causo the stale law allows nomina
tions only by parties which polled at
least 20 per cent of the vote cast for
supremo c'.'urt justice at the last elec
tion. The league decided not to nom
inate by convention, tho only other
wuy possible.
Tho declaration of a republican or
demccrutic cundidatu that he will
support tho league's program of gov
ernment change must be made pub
licly, tho leaguo decided. Then the
league's support uutomotlcnlly' will
bo pledged to htm, regardluss ot his
political party.
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