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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
Three Million Bales
of Cotton Used to
Make Explosives

WASHINGTON. JAN s1.--Three million
Bales Of cotton have been consumed in
making gunpowder during the last year.
100000 in Europe and 100000 in the
United States, Representative Heflin OF
Alabama told the house census commits
sion today. He appeared before the COM
mission to urge the action on his bill TO
gather and publish statistics of cotton
used for war purposes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
SIR CLEMENT MARKHAM'S
DEATH DUE TO BURNS

LONDON. Jan. 3l.--An official report
from the fire department today says that
Sir Clement Markham. former president
Of the Royal Geographical society. whose
death was announced today. was burned
fatally by a fire that broke out on the
second floor Of his home
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
David Lamar Loses
Appeal and Must
Serve Sentence

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3i.-David Lamar.
convicted In the New York federal court
on charges of impersonating an officer
OF the United States with intent to de-
fraud, lost his appeal in tho supreme
court today. The New York court Is free
to enforce penitentiary sentence.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
Aeroplanes Drop
200 Bombs Into
Bulgarian Camp

LONDON, Jan, si.-An Athens dispatch
TO the Exchange Telegraph company
says IL Ia reported from saloniki that In
the raid by French aeroplanes on the
Bularian lines at Patartxi CBazardD, near
Lake Doiran. 200 bombs were thrown on
the Bulgarian camp. The whole camp
was destroyed. 800 tents being burned.
Many BuIgarians were killed or wounded
The aviators brought back photos OF the
camp In flames.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
Dutch Steamships
Reported Damaged

LONDON. Jan. 3L-A Lloyd's report
says that the Dutch steamer Thuban has
been damaged and towed up the Thames,
also that the Dutch steamer Maasdyk
met with an accident. in which two Of
It's crew were killed. and that It was
maing water rapidly and had been
beached.
The Thuban, new vessel Of nearly
$500 tons gross, left New York on jan
uary II. for Rotterdam. The MaAsdyk OF
about the same tonnages. left Montevedio
on December n. for Rotterdam. accord
ing to the latest shipping reports avail
able,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
Miners Reject Move
to Bar Militiamen
from Organization

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. sl-After
a long and earnest discussion the United
Mine Workers of America. in convention
here. today defeated a resolution TO
amend the constitution of the organiza-
tion so as TO exclude from It's member
ship national guardsmen and the state
constabulary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
Missing Submarine
Reported Sighted

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-A Navy
department dispatch from Charles
ton tonight said that steamer had
reported sighting what appeared to
be the missing submarine KS off
the Florida coast.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
PRESIDENT TELLS
MILWAUKEE ALL
STAND TOGETHER
Wilson Declares Men Who Said
Americans Not United in Time
Of Trouble Have Shot
Their Bolt.
GREAT CROWDS GREET CHIEF
Infantrymen with Fixed Bayonets
Hold Back People as Execu-
tive Arrives.
PLEADS FOR PREPAREDNESS

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan 31.-
The presidential train pulled out OF
Milwaukee for Chicago at AGA
o'clock. The president and Mrs.
Wilson were standing on the rear
Platform OF. their coach and the great
throng at the depot gave them an
enthusiastic ovation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
The Weather

For Omaha Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair
Temperature at omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01

GERMAN PLANE
unnjured IT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Jan. al
President w lson, speaking before
the largest audience of his present
trip, today declared the men who
say Americans will not stand to-
gether in time of trouble have shot
their bolt"
II have not supposed that the men
whose voices seemed to show a
threat against us represented even
the people they claimed to repre-
sent. he said.
The president spoke to an audi
ence many of whom were of foreign
birth. He declared he knew the men
kho came from foreign lands to
rAmerica loved liberty and would
stand by the ideals of America.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01
TWENTY THOUSAND
REBELS MARCHING
ON CHINA CAPIT'
Insurgent Force. with ~
Reported by Mukdel .,ac0N
to Be Advancing I
Peking.
NEW PROVINCE IN REVOLT
Monarchist Governor is Forced to
Flee and Entire Province is Re-
ported in Full Rebellion.
AMERICAN GUNBoAT IS ON JOB

BULLETIN.
LONDON, Jan. 31.--(4:30 D. M
The number of Mongolian insur-
gents has been increased by 10000.
according to Mukden dispatch,
says Reuters rad correspon-
dent. The disI ads that the in
surgents, who ,, Ass twelve guns.
ore marching toward Peking.
PEKING, Jan. 31.-The province
Of Kweichow is in full rebellion. The
governor was forced to flee on Jan
uary 16, and communications have
been interrupted 1t is reported that
Luchow and Tzeliutsing have been
captured by the revolutionists.
The American gunboat Monocacy is
a. Chung King, on the Yangtze
Riang, about ninety miles to the
northeast of Luchow. The comman-
der has notified DR.. Paul Samuel
Reinsch, the American minister to
China, that all is quiet in that neigh
borhood and that a zone has been
outlined within which the Monocacy
will protest foreigners who are
threatened.
The inception of the revolutionary
movement in China, which was first
manifested on the Chinese cruiser Chao-
Ho in the beginning Of last December and
which assumed more serious proportions
when the revolutionists in the province
of Yunnan announced the formation Of
seperate republic was attributed to dis
satisfaction with the purpose OF President
Yuan Shl-Kai TO restore a monarchial
form OF government. Tho revolution has
been reported as spreading over into tho
provinces Immediately to the north and
east of Yunnan The president Of the
Chinese Republic association announced
on December 20 from San Francisco that
the provinces of Sze-Chuen, Kweichow,
Kwangtung and Klangsi would toin
Yunnan in revolt against the rule Of Yuan
Shi-Kai
A dispatch on January % announced
that the revolutionists had been victori-
Gus in a fight with the government forces
at Shi Flu in the province OF SEE chuen
Luchow and Tseliutsing are both in the
province OF SEE Chueng.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01

NIL " Al Is Dt, Wis. Jan Sl.-Presi-
dent Wilson threw down the gauntlet to-
Cay TO opponents OF national prepared
NJ IS vino have declared that the move
ment sprang from the desires of muni-
tions and armament manufacturers to
make money.
There are some things that are being
said that I hope you will not believe
the president declared 1t is being said
among other other things that this agi-
tation for preparation for national de-
fcnse comes chiefly from those who are
interested in supplying the government
with the munitions of war and from
those who are Interested in supplying 1t
with armament
"Gsrtlemen. do not allow yourselves to
be nisled by statements of that sort.
Anything that the government does.
somebody is going to make money out
Of II: but the impulse for this thing does
not come from those quarters. The i'm
pulse comes from men disinterested-men
who know the actual circumstances Of
the country and who know that these
things are Immediately necessary.
Il. for my part. have all along advo-
Gated. and always shall advocate. that
the government. as far as passible. shall
tueSt lHlnSS lot llSells
order that, at any rate, II may control
the prices at which these articles will be
sold to the government If it is neces-
sary to protect ourselves against those
who would make money out OF the ne
eessities of the nation there are ade-
Iuate means Of defending ourselves, and
ave will use these means. But / do not
believe the impulse comes from those
quarters. ! do not believe that in those
quarters there is patriotism lacking any
more than there is patriotism lacking in
other quarters
The presidents declaration was deliv 3.
cred from the rear platform OF his prl-
Nate car at Racine. Wis. half an hour
before he reached this city
Great Crowd at Milwaukee.
The laundering OF a national salute by
a cannon greeted the president as he
stepped from his private car in this city.
More than 1900 persons were packed out
side the station.
The crowd was held back by infantry
men with fixed bayonets and troop of
cavalry escorted the president to the
hotel.
Elaborate arrangements were made for
suaroing the president or his ride from
the hotel to the auditorium whore his
program called for speech on prepared
ness ~ 2.2O p. m
An audience of 9.Oe0 persons filled the
Continued on Page Two, Column Five5
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01

i indicates trace OF precipitation
J.. A. WELSH. Local Forccaster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01

tues from the normal:
Normal temperature ........... 9t
Deficiency for the day...... is
Total deficiency since aAIreh 1....... 17S
Normal precipitation. ..........., O2 inch
Deficiency for the day........ O2 inch
Total rainfall since March l., % 2S Inches
deficiency since March I. -. .g3 inch
Deficiency cor. period. 1914 80 2B Inches
deficiency cor. period, l9lS... 2.36,inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01

The Sunday Bee is the only
Omaha newspaper tn a {
gives It's readers four big
peses of colored comics.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-01

NOm paratIVc Local HecOrd.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
OPIUM IS Struggled
INTO GARDEN ISLAND
a. f3fNt - IS. . = n. Z
Twenty Tins of Hop Get BY
United States Marshal

Hard luck followed United States
Marshal Smiddy when twenty tins Of
concentrated dreams, otherwise known
az opium, slipped through his hands
hidden in two boxes of oranges on
board the Inter Island steamer Maui.
The poppy juice, which will sell for
$l02 tin in Kauai, where it went,
WAS smuggied on board the steamer
just before she sailed, and though the
marshal had been tipped of to the fact
that Il was on board and searched for
ii, he did not look into the boxes Of
oranges, where it lay Snuggly hidden.
As soon as he discovered the pres.
enCe. of the opium ia the oranges, Smid.
dy attempted to send wireless to
Sheriff Rice, on the Garden Island, bat
learned 10 his chagrin that the wireless
station at Lihue was closed and would
not open until after the Chinese TO
whom the oranges were consigned,
would have had ample time to get the
drug ashore and ont of harms way.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
EXPLOSION IN NINE
~. ENToMBS MANY MEN

hsSoct'ted Press ! Federal wireiessD
ERNEST, Ponnqrlvan February
l2.--An explosion Of back damp in the
mine of the Jcffereon Gearfiem Com.
many, near here last night, resulted
in the killing of one miner, the, in
.iury of three others, and the entomb
ing of nearly score Of workers. Hun
dreds OF volunteers have been rushed
10 the pit mouth and are at work in
the mine under the leadership Of gov.
ernment mine experts, attempting to
fescue the entomhed miners. -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
ENSIGN TAKES BLAME
FORL0SSOF NAWCODE
Confesses His Guilt At Trial Of
Superior Officer

eAs.acta.sa Ptess by Federh wirele.,.l

SAN FRANCISCO, February H.
Taking the stand at the trial of Lieut..
Hubert Jones, commander of the tor.
pedo.boat destroyer HUI, who is eharg-
ed with gross negligence and inefiicicn
.ey in permitting the loss Of copy of
the napai s,gnai code, Ensign Robert
y. Kirkpatrick, formerly executive Of,
iicer Of the Hull, told the court II artial
that he was guilty Of the loss.
He testified that he had left he
book containing the battle signals amt
the general signal code lying on tran.
some of the wardroom In the Hull over
night. Since then the book has not
been seen. .. ,.,s Ia
G. IL. ID. Dolan, the ranking quarter
master on duty at the time. was sup
posed under the naval regulations to
ascertain the safety Of the book daily
at noon. Il was then that the book
was missed or the first time
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
GOING IT roo HARD

People live so fast nowadays that
they tear down their tissues faster
than nature can build up. 1t fills the
blood with waste matters and uric poi
sons, The kidneys struggle for awhile
to filter the blood, but finally weak en-
and go on a strike"
When your back begins to ache, you
feel line, nervous and tired, and notice
kidney and bladder irregularities. Rest
and help the kidneys IL You would
avoid dropsy, gravel or fatal Bright's
disease.
To rest the kidneys, shun overwork,
worry, hate hours, overeating, and
strong drinks. R|st more, sleep more
and get some outdoor exercise. Walk.
inc. is good.
u To help the kidneys, use DOan 5
Baekaehe Kidney Pills, They act
quickly, They are harmless and do
lasting good. Thousands vouch for
them.
"Wheh Your Back Is Lame -Remem.
Der the Name" Don't simply ask for
kidney remedy--ask distinctly for
Doan's Backache Kidney Pulls and take
no other. DOan 5 Backache Kidney PHI
are sold by all druggists and store
kee9ers at SOC. a box (six boxes $2.50)
or will be mailed on receipt of price by
the HOLSTER Drug Co, or BENSON
Smith l. Co., agents for the Hawaiian
Islands. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
OFFICERS ASSIGNED
1I0!K!Al!UAIREG|MENT
National Guard Organization On
Garden Island WiiI Be Effect
ed March 81 z

All the officers for the national guard
regiment to be formed on Kauai, March
81, have been appointed and definite
plans are nov underway. Much inter.
est has 'eentered about the officers who
will Nave the battalions in charge, anil
a number Of new men have been put in,
as well rs the former officers advanced.
+. H. W. Broadbent, will be the col.
onel of the regiment; l.. D. Timmons,
lieutenant. colonel; r. L. Pullman, mai
OF. surgeon; f. G. Morrow, captain.
quartermastef; @. II. Wilcox and ~. A.
Rice, captains, and 7. +. Hustace, ser.
eant.major. ..-,
OF the first battalion, William H.
Rice will be the major, with W. G..
Avery, qnartermaster and first lieuten
ant; A. q. Kaulukou, first lieutenant,
and V. .Cobacha, sergeant major. OF
Company A, @. Maser will be captain,
with X. G. Hopper, first lieutenant and
J. L. Hjorth, second lieutenant. Com.
pany b, will have +. W. Garden rs
captain, with A. J. Derby, first lieuten.
ant, and H. Vincent, second lieutenant
Company g, will have j. H., Moragne
as captain, T.. Fountain. first lieutenant
and r. i. Mccall, second lieutenant
These, companies are all located in
Lihue. OF Company d, Kilauea, II. F.
Hadfield win be captain, with Max
Bottle, first lieutenant, and w. Hubby,
second lieutenant. s.
OF the second battalion, w. d. Nc.
Bryde will he major, with +. NJ. Wolf
first lieutenant and adiutant, A. IL
Warehouse, lieutenant sui geon; X. L.
Hughes lieutenant quartermaster, and
W. Hamauku, sergeant major. Compa.
MES E and + are in Kealia. OF the
former T.. w. Ropke win be captain.
A. Ho first lieutenant and II. Sheldon
second lieutenant. OF the latter, G, p.
Wilcox will be captain, with J. NJ.
Spanlding, first lieutenant, and NJ. A.
Knock, second ieutenant. Companies
G and II center in -Kalaheo and Eleele.
In Eleele, W. NJ. Cooper will be captain,
with II. Smyth, first lieutenant, and
Z. A. Creevey, second lieutenant. In
the KalaheO Eleele company. C. F. Dill
bingham win be ecptain, A. r. Glaisyer
first lieutenant, and l.. Hill, second
lieutenant
B, D., Baldwin win be major of the
third battalion and II. N. Brown will
be adjutant, D. +. Baldwin, quarter
master and Z. @. Deveril sergeant maj
orr In Makaweli, II. 8. Truscott will
be captain, of Company ], with A. Q.
MarcallinO, first lieutenant and J. p.
Thompson, second lieutenant. COmpa
ny X will have G. r. Grieg as captain,
and ID. X. Hayseldon, first lieutenant,
and R. II. Wilmington, second lieuten-
ant. Company l., in Waimea, will
have w. o. crowell as captain, f. Cox,
first lieutenant, and W. II. Wright, sec.
ond. lieutenant. Company NJ, also Of
Waimsa, will have X. N. Oliver rs
captain, W. Waialeale, first lieutenant,
and "A. Mitchell, second lieutenant.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
TONG war :.
I'm SAN FRANCISCO
Erats
One Chinese Killed, One Dying;
= TWoWhites Wounded :
tA..oeis,.d rr.,. By r.asr.l wIrslsssl

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. uary ia
tong war broke out last night in the
local Chinatown, and claimed for its
first victims, two. Chinese and two
whites, The whites are not seriously
injured, but one of the Chinese, it is
believed will die. t, g.,
The fighting started when members
of the SHey Ong tong took the seats
in the local Chinese theater appOr-
toned to the members of the Suey
Sing tong, after spirited fight. The
Suev Sing mon left the playhouse but
returned, with augmented numbers
and with revolvetR They opened fire
on the suey Ongs, as the latter were
leaving the theater. D.. pa
The police reserves were rushed to
Chinatown, and it is believed sue,
ceeded, temporarily at least, in sur.
pressing the ontbi eak. Reserves from
the central station are patroling the
wherever unprecedented.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
BEWARE oP COLDS.

& Children are much more likely Il
cc'ttra"t the cOptagiOus di eases whdr
thsy have Ids. WhOOping Cough
diplth'ra scarlet f'ver aud eonsump
tiou arc diseases that are often ron
traetCd VIII, n The chili has a cold. That
!. why an medical authorities say be
vote nj c"lls For the quick cure toi
crlIq w" win f"d nothing better than
Cia mSc Iri"'t Corgh Remedy It can
aI1Nyi b. den nd a upun anA Is pleas
an AID T. TO tak' For = le bV al
dcrl.rq p'n-oq, Smith Co, Ltd
agelts for Hawaii. 49,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
FORMER RESIDENT
KLLEDON DUTY
AIastair Ross wen Known Here
Died BY Eating From Sky In
England

. Throwing up q rampnerative position
to answer the call Of his country for
Inen, and with fOndest hopes Of service
at abe font on The verge OF realization
second Lieutenant AlastaiT Ross, Royal
Flying Corps, feii 70 his death, nj Cat
teriek Park, Yorkshire, on January
II last. ~ r., ....,
Ross came TO Honolulu from his ma
tive city, Aberdeen, Scotland, about
tour years ago, aud left here for the
Philir pines abopt two years ago. He
had q large circle of friends in the Isl
ands, who will read with unfeigned re-
pret of his untimeiy death, news o.
which came TO hand in the Aberdeen
Evening Express of January Is, Ne
was only twenty seven years of age.
Ross was, trained as an engineer and
dTaughtsman and was a ,frst.class man
in both Of these lines. While in Homo,
lulu he worked as. foreman in the
drawing office of Cation, Neil 4 Co
He left here for the Philippines, where
he stayed for six months, at the end
of which time he went TO Cuba to &C
eept fine position as civil engineer at
a large factory. : = ,s.*.
Hardly had he got into harness than
the war started and he was in q qaand,
ary as to where his duty lay, whether
to his country or. to ms employers. He
solved the problem by waiting until
the end Of the crop. then, in order Ia
get TO the front as quickly As possible,
he joufneyed to Canada and started to
train as an. aviator.
With proficiency came orders to
leave fos England, The flight which
ended his life is said to have been the
frst that he had eyer made alone.
IL. The ,aeToplqpe was observed, when
high in the air to be enyeloped in a
Sd 2et OF flame, and failing to earth, it
struck nose first At the coroner 3 in
Guest II was stated that in all prob
ability Ross was dead before the ma.
chine struck the ground.
Ross, while In Honolulu. had one
hobby, uiat OF mountain climbing, and
he and friend by the name of Greigh-
ton scaled many of the almost In,
accessible peaks Of this island.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
INDICTED GERMANS
a,@,rs TO APPEAR MONDAY
(Aaso .tated prom hy rederai Wireless.l

SAN. FRANCISCO, February L.
Franz Bopp, German consul general
here; Baron E. II. Won Shack, vice con,
sui, and H. W. Z. Kaufman, chancellor
of the German consulate in San Fran.
cisco, all of whom have been indicted
charged with completely in Teutonic
plots to blow mp munitions plants, and
TO violate the neutrality of tne United
States by sending supplies to the fleet
Of Admiral Won Spec, before 1t was de-
stroyed of the Falkland Islands, have
surrendered themselves to the author.
lies They have been ordered, to ,ap:
pear Monday. ....,f " ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15

PACIFIC COAST DEALERS
WILL REAP BIG BENEFIT
Revision Of Carload Tariff May
Make Il Necessary 10 Place
Orders There

II Is an i'll wind that blows nobody
some good, is an old saying and an apt
one just at the present time when the
merchants Of the Islands who were re.
ceipihg freight from the eastern coast
by the all.water route Of the American
Hawaiian steamers were cut off from
this service. .,s.s as.sF ~. . n
The new earload rate allowed on
transcontinental shipments by the In
terstate Commerce conn mission went in
70 effect last November, and the weigh,
was donbled. Where before 10000
pounds, were a carload now il take,
just twice that weight TO, secure the
carload rate The difference between
the carload rate and tariff on less Is
all the way from !fifty TO 100 per cent
advance, and for this reason the Seat
tie and San francisco Wholesale firms
are going TO bencft from the taking Of
OF the American Hawaiian steamers %
far A. Hawaii II concerned.
Merchants In Predicameht
S"sTRere are Few firms in Honolulu
who are able to DO business in carload
lots as they are measured mt pres
ent,'' said q well known member Of
the chamber OF commerce yesterday
"and for this reason the San Fran
cisco merchants will not be slow TO
take advantage of the fact. They will
offer lots Of goods, which they import
in carload quantities, to the merchant
,of Honolulu who heretofore were get
ting their freight by water direct from
the eastern. market. To keep a supply
on hand, IT local merchants do not
order in carload lots 1t win be cheaper
to buy from San Francisco or Seattle. -
ttAnsther predicament that the To-
cal merchants find themselves in is
what TO do with freight that was r0ut.
ed from the Bush terminal in Brooklyn
for shipment In American Hawaiian YES
sells subsequent totthe sailing of the
Floridan yesterday. Many tons Of goods
were on their way from the factor es
along the eastern seaboatd land as far
west AS Pittsburgh. rJ,3t5 ...a..- -. J.,
Must b sent Overland 49,
- These ORDERS, on arrival at the ter
mipai, win have To- be fesh'pped over,
land to- San Francisco and the con
signee here, win have to pay the add
ioual freight for the extra haul
The cable and wireless offices have
been kept busy with orders regarding
the handling Of this freight in transit
and several firms are figuring on send
ing representatives TO the mainland to
be on hand in case any tangle takes
place in feshipping freight, -. ... .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
WASHINGTON WILL PUT
END TO coNSPIRACIES

A'societ-d Pres, by FEDERAL wirsIessD
OTTAWA 'FdyFhatS is.t441t was Off
cially announced in parliament yester.
day that the administration at Wash
iDgton! has komniihicated with the
Canadian government making assur,
arces that, the United States shall not
be made a base of German operations
against Canada in future. 1t was al
so, stated that all strategic points have
been guarded by both governments
and that eOnspirators will be arrested
wherever apprebended. =.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-15
FLOODS ARE SWEEPING
PUGET SOUND STATES
~ B 49,. IL - o, 1" = 81
Rivers Overflow Their Banks and
',. Country is Inundated '''"
tAssOciated Press By Tsdsrul wirslsss.)

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb nary M
When a great ice;jam which had
damned mp the Columbia river above
The Dallcs broke today, q food swept
down the river. For twenty-fOur hours
the Columbia has been rising, going Up
seven feet In that time. An immense
body of water is sweeping toward the
confluence Of the Colombia and the
Willamette, below Portland. The Viii,
lamette is already on the rampage from
floods. II the two food erests meet,
disaster is Inevitable. "a ID