Jliirtiitig
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, t JANUARY , 1915.
PRICE FIVH CENTS.
VOL. LIT NO. 16,882.
BRITISH WARSHIP
SUNK
CHANNEL
Formidable Torpedoed
Fore and Aft.
150 OF CREW OF 750 SAVED
Cruiser Rescues 80, Trawler
70, More May Have Escaped.
VESSEL 15 YEARS OLD
Admiralty Makes Only Brief An
nouncement of Loss, and Exact
Locality of Occurrence Is
Not Made Known.
LONDON". Jan. 1. The battleship
" Formidable, one of the older vessels of
the British navy, was destroyed today
either by a mine or a German sub
marine. The place where the battle
ship sank Is not given, except that it
was in the English channel.
Of the crew of 780 men. only 150 are
known to have been rescued. A light
cruiser picked up 80 of them, and the
Tor Bay trawler Providence landed 70
additional survivors. They were res
cued by the trawler during a terrific
storm.
Ship Torpedoed Fore aad Aft.
The rally Chronicle says that surviv
ors of the battleship Formidable report
that the vessel was torpedoed both fore
and aft early Friday morning and sank
almost immediately.
The Chronicle's Brixhara correspond
ent. who Is authority for this state
ment, says the captain of the trawler
Providence, which rescued 70 survlvorj
who had escaped from the battleship In
a cutter, says that other fishing boats
were close at hand. The captain ex
presses the belief that other survivors
have been rescued and taken to Dart-
. mouth.
lie saw no other boats belonging to
the Formidable, however.
Thrilling Reacaes Made.
The rescue was made under danger-
ouh and exciting circumstances. The
crew of the trawler were amazed while
running before the gale for shelter to
find a small open boat driving under
their lee through mountainous seas
with an oar hoisted bearing a sailor's
scarf. After desperate efforts those
on the trawler succeeded in getting
rope to the cutter and brought her.
with great skill, to their stern.
" The naval men began to jump aboard.
but there was great danger of losing
men. as the seas were running high.
After a half hour's work, however, all
were safely rescued. One lad of J9
was so exhausted that lie required Im
mediate treatment to save his life.
Catter la Abaadraed.
When all had left the cutter her rope
was cut. as she was full of water, hav
ing a bole under her hull which had
been stuffed with a pair of trousers,
of which one man had divested himself
for the purpose.
Some of the rescued men had little
clothing.- and they were cared for in
the warm engine-room. The navy men
had been In the cutter nearly II hours.
The crew of the trawler distributed hot
coffee, food and tobacco among the be
numbed sailors. When they landed the
residents brought blankets, clothing
and boots for the survivors and housed
them in comfortable quarters.
Sarvlvera Battle With Storm.
The experience of these survivors
from the Formidable is almost inde
scribable. For hours before being res
rued they had been battling against
the storm, hoping against hope, until
the brown sails of the Providence hove
In sight.
The Chronicle's Chatham correspond
ent says that the Formidable left that
port on Thursday morning.
The fact that the ship met her fate
In the British channel recalls the cir
rumstanre that British ships have
been engaged In bombarding the Ger
man positions on the Belgian coast,
and that German submarines on several
occasions in the past have attempted
to torpedo them.
As in previous disasters to their
shirs, the casualty list in this case In
cludes many midshipmen, no fewer
than 1 having been on board the
Formidable.
Official Aurronareaoeat Brief.
The official announcement was
made In the briefest possible terms,
and was given out before the Provi
dence brought In 70 survivors. It
said:
The battleship Formidable was
sunk this rooming in the Channel, but
whether by a mine or a submarine is
not yet certain.
"Seventy-one survivors have been
picked up by a British fight cruiser
and it Is possible that others 'may
hare been rescued by other vessels."
a saber at Sarvtvora larreaaed.
The number of survivors picked up by
the light cruiser also is Increased to 80
by later reports.
The Formidable had a displacement
of 18.000 tons. She was 440 feet long
and carried a complement of 730 men.
the was heavily armored and carried
four 13-Inch guns. 12 six-Inch guns and
1 15-pounders. She was provided also
Kith four submerged torpedo tubes.
The Formidable was launched In 1898
and was sister ship to the Irresistible
and Implacable.
JAPANESE CUPID TO
GET NEW AIDE HERE
DR. B. C. HA WORTH TO PLACE
PICTURE BRIDES IX AMERICA.
As Secretary to Nipponese Associa
tion, Duty Is to See Men Get
Their Own Wives.
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 1. The scores
of "picture brides" who will cross the
Pacific from" far Japan during 1916 to
embark on matrimonial seas with the
husbands they never have seen. will, on
reaching Angel Island immigration
station nlaca their destinies in the
hands of Dr. B. C. Haworth, whose ap
Dointment as secretary to the Japanese
Association of America was announced
today.
In srenera.1. Dr. Haworth will lOOK
after the Interests of Incoming Japan
ese of both sexes, but the escorting of
these "picture brides" to their hus
bands will be his principal 'duty. Be
fore leaving Japan, a "register mar
riage" is performed by the govern
ment. This consists or transiernng me
bride's name to the register containing
that of the bridegroom. She then is
supplied with a. photograph of her un
seen and far-distant husband, and aft
er a physics) examination receives a
passport.
In the meantime the nusoana in
America has received a photograph of
his approaching bride and is informed
f the date of her arrival.
Dr. Haworth in his new capacity will
see that the exchange of photographs L
is made correctly ana w c.u m.u
gets his own wife. First, though, each
is subjected to a physical examination
and the bridegroom is obliged to show
certificate issued by the Japanese
consulate that he financially is able to
support a wife.
These formalities disposes or. an
American ceremony is perrormea.
which Dr. Haworth gives the bride
away.
BELGRADE IS BOMBARDED
Attack Is "Made by Four Monitors
of Austrian Navy.
TYvvnov. JaiM 2. A dispatch to
Reuter's Telegram Company from Bel
trade says:
"Four Austrian monitors bombarded
Relsrr&de Wednesday. Their fire did
slight damage.
"Reports received from Sofia, Bui
garia. of a serious clash between Ser
vian and Bulgarian frontier guards are
officially denied here. "The truth is.
the official statement says, "that Ser
vian guards arrested a number of In
habitants of Baganwzawz," who were
trying to leave the country . to avoid
military service. There were no cas
ualties and there was no conflict with
Bulgarian guards." "
MRS. HARRISON CONSENTS
Chicago Major Hus Permission to
Seek Re-election.
CHICAGO. Jan. 1. Mayor . Carter
Harrison, who said recently that nis
candidacy for re-election was contin
gent on obtaining his wife's permission
to make the race, announced today
that she had consented to his becom
ing a candidate. '
Mayor Harrison Is concluding his
fifth term. His father, carter 11. iiar-
rison. Sr., also served five terms.
Mrs. Harrison occupied a seat on the
platform with her husband at the
meeting today at which he declared
he would seek re-election. ne re
fused to- respond to a request for a
speech.
9
AUSTRIAN RULER PRESIDES
inp .Tnsrnli in l sual Place at
Family Sew Year Dinner.
VIKNNA. Jan. 1. via London, Jan. 2.
Emperor Francis Joseph today per
sonally received the New Tear congrat
ulations of the members of the Imperial
family and presided at the usual family
dinner.
GENKVA. Switzerland. Jan. 1. via
London. A Swiss diplomat, wno re
turned today from Vienna, where he
saw Emperor Francis Joseph on Chrlst-
ls day. says the monarch looaea
physically well, but seemed sadder and
more anxious than usual.
BERLIN DENIES PEACE TALK
: Reported Willingness to Cede Alsace-
Lorraine Declared I'nlrue.
BERLIN. Jan. 1. (By Wireless to
Sayvill. N. Y.) A dispatch under a
Paris date to the Journal de Geneve, of
Geneva. Switserland. to the effect that
Germany was willing in September to
conclude a separate peace with Franc,
elicited today a categorical denial from
the Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeltung.
The report is to the effect that the
basis of peace was to be the restitu
tion of Alsace and Lorraine to France
and the acquisition of Belgium by Ger
many. The Norddeutsche Allgemeino
Zeltung declares Germany never
thought of restoring .Alsace and Lor
raine to France.
BATTLE WITH TURKS RAGES
Russians Repulse Offensive Toward
OIti, Says Pctrograd.
PETROGRAD. Jan. 1. The follow
ing statement from the general staff
of the Army of the Caucasus was given
out here tonight:
"Fierce encounters have taken place
around Sarikamysh (in Transcaucasia).
3S miles southwest of Kara.
"We stopped the Turkish offensive
toward Olti. SS miles west of Kara.
"In the region of Ardahan (a forti
fied town 45 miles northwest of Kars)
the situation is nnchanged and it is
not modified on the ether fronts.
ROOSEVELT QUOTED
WARNNG
GERMAN
Colonel Says America
May Have to Fight.
BRYAN'S POLICY CRITICISED
Courtesy Declared Lackincj in
Dealing With Japan.
FIRMNESS ALSO MISSING
Correspondent of London Paper De
clares' ex-President Denied He
Predicted Germany Was Bound
n to Win- War in End.
LOXDON, Jan. 1. (Special Cable.)
The Morning Post published a long
nterview, which its Bpecial correspond
ent, A. Belcher, had with Colonel Roose
velt recently at Oyster Bay. When
asked for his views the ex-President
replied:
T am Just a plain American citizen
and can-say anything I like about any
subject in the world, so fire away."
German Victory Not Predicted.
"Is it true you informed a German
professor the other day that Germany
was bound to win the war?" I asked
him. -."That's
another lie," he replied em
phatically. "What happened was this:
The professor came to see me and
sketched his ideas of the war. He told
me Germany had beaten back Russia
and would bring France to her knees
and by next Summer would hold tire
Channel. 'Then he said, 'we shall
pour troops into England and capture
London.'
" 'Yes,' I said, 'and then you will
have to. fight America.' '
" 'Why, asked the professor. '
Fate Like Belgium's Feared.
" 'Because,, if we don't flghtyou will
treat us as you have treated Belgium.'
But what is the use of contradicting
silly lies like- this. ' It only draws the
public attention towhat an intelligent
man knows is wild invention."
I asked him to give his views on
America's foreign" policy, particularly as
it affects the Far. East.
Lamentable," ,he exclaimed. "Eng
land has made some bad blunders in
foreign policies. I see by today's papers
you are remedying one of long stand-1
ing by proclaiming a protectorate over
Egypt, but comparing the English
Channel with the Atlantic Ocoan.
Your Cnannel has hitherto allowed
you to tolerate your "Keir Hardies." Tou
Lnay Imagine what the Atlantic Ocean
makes us put up with.
Take the question of Japan. ' I am
fCouciuded on Page 3.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. .
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50
degrees; minimum, 42 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair; southwesterly
winds.
War.
Plight Commander Hewlett says he hit
German warship at Cuxhaven. . Page 2.
French report successes at Steinbach, in
Al6ace. Page 3. -
, Foreign.
British editor cites American policy in Civil
War In discussion of protest. Page 8.
National. J- - '0rjB,T -
Ambassador Page reports some Briton i;iE T IJA
.especial motive behind American p Si-,rI;nf v . -B1&C
'Page 3. 1 BBAK COrt " ..
Domestic.
Portland visitors make hit of day at ;
decs tournament. Page 1.
Colonel Roosevelt quoted In London paper
as saying be warned German his country
would have to xignt America 11 bub in
vaded England. Page l.
JaDanese In America name American to
place "picture brides.- rage l.
Sports.
Western club and Alblna football teams
battle In mud to second scoreless ue.
Pa.se 10.
Spring training camps of the Coast League
clubs practically selected, rage iv,
H. M. Kerron wins Hunt Club paper chase
run in rain, page 10.
Multnomah soccer stars defeat Portsmouth,
5 to 2. Page 10. t
' Pacific Northwest.
Ralph Brown. Kaskela farmer, killed by fire
or employe, page o.
Commercial and Marine.
Grain fleet in port or on way represents
tonnage -of 102,071, largest In several
years on January 1. Page 11.
Portland aad Vicinity.
John A Pender unlustlv convicted of mur
der concludes Criminologist Georce A
Wacher after thorough inquiry. Page 1
Reduction of state and county employes'
salaries sure to be introduced. Page 14.
Annual edition of The Oregonlan wins high
praise. Page 11.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Rose to lead choir of
400 voices at tabernacle meetings, page j.
Governor's appointments raise legal question.
Page 5.
Four new officials to assume duties Mon
dav. Pace 0.
County Clerk's office strikes balance In 30
minutes, rage i.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 12.
Death of A. c. cook at ora-sxreei opu
fourth tragedy at high bridge, rage l.
WASHINGTON IS RICHER
State Has $3,444,644 Balance, More
Than Million More Than 1914.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 1. (Special.)
The State of Washington starts the
year 1915 with funds more than $1,000,
000 in excess of those of a year ago.
The statement of State Treasurer
Meath shows total balances of J2.444,-
644 at the close of business December
31, 1914, as compared with total bal
ances of $1,352,962 for the same date
in 1913.
The bettered condition is accounted
for by the improved standing of the
state general fund, which a year ago
showed an overdraft of $72.6.647, The
general fund now has. a cash, balance
Of J400.01U. .
BARE FOOTPRINT IS CLEW
Berkeley Police Photograph Track
Left at Robbed Home.
BERKELEY. Cal., Jan. 1. Police in
vestigating a burglary here today dis
covered the imprint of a bare foot on a
hardwood dining-room floor and pho
tographed it as a clew.
Whether all ynale prisoners here
after will have impressions taken of
their footprints and checked micro
scopically against the photograph
could not be learned tonight.
JOHN BULL SHOULD WO RET.
ROSARIANS HIT OF
AT
Crowds Cheer, Hpspita-
ble,DiwDen Wide.
SUPr"'
untGON IS ON EVERY TONGUE
California Promises to Visit
Rose Festival in June. ,
NEW YEAR IS CELEBRATED
Oakland Sends Party Along to Dis
cover Secret of Portland Enthnsi-
asm-
San Diego to Be Host
at Celebration Today.
BY DEAN COUSINS. "
PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 1. (Staff
special.) "Portland, you'ref the big hit
of the tournament," was the shout
from the Knights of t'ae Rose drawn
up to salute the Royal Rosarians as
they marched today into the tourna
ment grounds, heading the great
pageant of the day.
This was the crowning reward y
Portland after a two hours' march be
tween solid walls of people who shout
ed themselves hoarse in applause for
Oregon's delegation to the big festival.
Drill Team Spreads Good Hamor.
From the beginning of the parade
every member of the Rosarians threw
himself into the spirit of the day with
all his heart. Although their lips were
sore from playing almost day and night
since Wednesday, the men, in, the band
rose to the occasion gloriously and
tooted until they were black in the
face and their collars wilted beyond
redemption.
Captain Robert Krohn created a drill
team In "some magical manner out of
the. Rosarians who were not in the
band and .the stunts of this squad spread
a fine spirit of good humor all along
the line of march. Out of Oakland
Captain Krohn bought palm-leaf fans
and velvet poinsettla blooms and the
women In the party last night fastened
the poihsettias to the fans. Each of the
marchers today carried one or these
fans. ' ' "
Maneuvers Q.oJckly Rxtemporlxed.
Half an hour before the. march Cap
tain Krohn instructed them in maneu
vers he Intended to use; and when the
parade started they swung into the
work with an enthusiasm that made up
for lack of drilling. They marched In
hollow square with hats off and fanned
themselves in ardent pantomime to ex
press their delight at the balminess of
the climate, and this never failed to
set the crowd cheering with apprecia-
(Concluded on Page 3.)
PASADENA
'
Friday's War Moves
rfiHE destruction of the British bat-
1 tleship Formidable in the English
Channel yesterday by a mine or a sub
marine boat, although one of those
events Englishmen nqw realize must
be expected so long) as the British navy
is compelled to keen the seas, has
caused widespread grief.
This is due not so much to the loss
of the ship, which was 15 years old
and cost about 15,000,000, as it Is for
the men about 600 in number who
went down with her. So far as known
only 150 of the Formidable's crew of
750 were rescued.
The British Admiralty has not given
the locality where the disaster occurred
and declares it is unable to say whether
the Bhip struck a mine or was tor
pedoed, but as the British fleet again
has been active In shelling German po
sitions on the Belgian coast, and as
German submarines have been more
and more using Zebrugge as a base, the
inclination in London is to believe that
a submarine has been successful again
in attack. The news from the front
was dwarfed by this latest loss to the
British navy, although battles of con
siderable proportions are taking place
along the two long fronts.
The fighting in Flanders and North
ern France has been confined largely
to artillery engagements, except near
Bethune, where the Germans say they
have taken a British trench. They ad
mit, however, the loss of St Georges,
near the Belgian coast, which the of
ficial report from Berlin says It was
decided not to attempt to retake, ow
ing to the high level of the water there.
In the Argonne region, where the
battle has been almost continuous for
weeks, it has been the Germans' turn
to make a little progress, as an offset
to which, however, the French declare
they have continued their advance In
Upper Alsace.
On the whole, neither side has been
able to make any great Impression on
its antagonists' line and, both being
strongly entrenched, it Is considered
unlikely that either the Germans or
allies will attempt another general of
fenslve until superiority In numbers Is
attained by reinforcements.
Much the same situation prevails In
Northern Poland, where the Germans
Lara reported to have found it impos
sible to get across the Bzura and Raw
ka rivers, and have been equally un
successful In advancing along the Pll-
ica River. They are said to be digging
themselves In preparatory to remain
ing until the hardening of the ground
by the frost makes the movement of
troops less difficult.
The growth of the British 'army is
shown by an army order issued last
night constituting six- armies of three
corps each. Thus several Generals who
commanded army corps at the begin
ning of the war now find themselves
at the bead of armies.
Four Austrian - monitors' bombarded
Belgrade, Servia, on Thursday, but with
slight damage.
President Poincare, of France, Jn a
New' Year's address to the 'diplomatic
corps, said he had no doubt that next
year at this traditional reception we
shall celebrate together the establish
ment of a benflcent peace, which, solid
ly based on rectitude and respect for
international treaties, will give neces
sary security to the nations."
Flight Commander Hewlett, one of
the British naval aviators engaged in
the recent raid on Cuxhaven, expresses
the belief that a bomb dropped by him
struck a German warship at Heligo
land. Dense smoke rose from the ves
sel shortly after he had dropped the
missile.
Emperor Francis Joseph received the
New Year's greetings of the imperial
family and presided over the family
dinner.
A cargo of American copper, which It
is alleged was to be smuggled through
Denmark Into Germany, has been
seized in Copenhagen.
COLLEGE GIFJJS $100,000
Endowment for Xewbcrg- School Is
Xew Year's Donation.
NEWBERG, Or., Jan. 1. (Special.)
Such a sum as 1100,000 as a New Year's
gift does not come often to an indl
vidual or an institution, but this was
the good luck of Pacific College, a
Quaker educational school here, when
it was announced at It o'clock last
night that this large endowment had
been obtained for the college.
The Quakers and their many friends
have been working on this endowment
fund for the past year or two and are
iubilant that their hopes have been
realized.
CARGOES TO BE CONVOYED
Xorsc Kings Decide to Send War
ships With Merchantmen.
PETROGRAD. Via London, Jan. 1.
The Novoe Vremya's Helslngfors corre
spondent says that at the recent con
ference at Malno between Scandinavian
Kings It was decided to assign war
ships to convoy all Scandinavian mer
chantmen. This is Intended to prevent detention
of these vessels by belligerents.
PARAGUAYANS IN REVOLT
President of Republic SaW to Have
.Been Made Prisoner.
BUENOS AIRES. Jan. 1. La Presna
today prints a dispatch received from
Formosa, Argentina, saying that a rev
olution has broken out In Paraguayan
artillery regiment having taken the
field. -
The dispa-tch adds that Dr. Eduardo
Sherer. President of the republic, is a
prisoner.
PENDER
DEFENDED
ANOTHER
Oregon and Georgia
Cases Held SimilaV.
CRIMINOLOGIST GIYES REASON
Wehrman Murder Mystery Is
Studied Closely.
PREJUDICE ALLEGED JUDGE
George A. Timelier, of Oregon Prl"
oners' Aid Society, After Thorough
Research, Concludes Pender I
Is Not Menace to Society.
SUMMARY OF COXCI.LSIOSS OF
MR. THArHEB,
After an Investigation of the 4
testimony, f a o t a ard clrcu'n- 4
stances In the murder In Septem-
ber, 1911. of Mr. Daisy Wehr- J
man and her four-year-old bey
in a lonesome cabin In Columbia.
County, George A. Thacher, a
'director of the Oregon Prisoners'
Aid Society and a student of
criminology, has Issued a report
in which he questions the guilt
of John A. Pender, who has been
convicted In the case. He pre
sents facts and arguments upon
which ho has based his conclu
sions. Borne of his deductions In the
case are as follows:
The murder was not a Sadistic
murder, though the publlo and
jury have assumed that It was.
Classing It as such was natural
because the community was still
horror-stricken by the Barbara
Holzman and the Hill family
Sadistic murders.
Shooting and striking will! the
flat side of a hatchet, which were
found in the Wehrman case, are
never reported in Sadistic mur
ders. The murder was Inspired
either by Jealous hatred and the
clothing purposely disarranged,
or was the work of some feeble
minded man who was repulsed by
Mrs. Wehrmen, and resorted le
the same kind rf revenge Fred
Tronson took ois Emma t'lrlch.
A careful study of the testi
mony and personal Interviews
with those concerned makes a J
-failure of the rase against t
Tender.
As In the case of Leo M. Frank. I
In Atlanta, lis, Pender was tried
by the popular prejudice against J
a sex pervert and convicted with-
out evidence.
.SSSSStttTT - 4
BY OBOHG1C A THACHER.
Most opinions are a matter of per
spectlve. The discussion of the caae
of Leo M. Frank in Atlanta, Ga., con
victed of the murder of a 15-yesr-old
girl and sentenced to hang January is.
for whom Justice Lamar, of the United
States Supreme Court, lias Just graated
what amounts to an indefinite etay of
execution, is a ense In point.
The things that have been said In
Oregon papers about the people of At
lanta would be regarded as outrageous
If they were said in Atlanta about the
people of Oregon. Frank was tried by
the popular prejudice against a
pervert and convicted without evidence,
except that lie paid the girl her wages
on the day of her death.
Let me describe how Oregon is In
the same position as Georgia In this
matter, only there Is no National out
cry. The people In Oregon are Just as
sure of themselves and Just well
satisfied as the people in Georgia be
cause they think the circumstances
justify it. (
Ilolsman Murder Ilenilled.
In the Spring of Ull little Barbara
Holzman was murdered In Portland by
a sex pervert. In the early Summer
of 1911 the Hill family in a suburb of
Portland were murdered under atro
cious conditions by a sex pervert. Early
In September of 1911 Mrs, Daisy Wehr
man and her t-year-old boy were mur
dered in Columbia County and the In
ference was that this, too. ws the act
of a pervert. Accidentally or Inten
tionally Inquiry was directed toward
John A. Pender, a neighbor, ana two
weeks later he was arrested.
There never was any evidence offered
to show that Pender was a pervert, nor
even that Mrs. Wehrman had been as
saulted, though there was an attempt
to Identify Pender as the man who
killed Barbara Holzman, but this
proved to be absurd.
At the first trial of I'cnder. in June
of 1K12, the Jury disagreed, but In the
second trial, in the Fall of 11. tha
Jury brought In a verdict of guilty and
Pender was sentenced to be Bangeo.
Governor West commuted his sentence
to life Imprisonment, and when he did
that a churchman In Portland, re-'
nowned for his piety, protested In the
papers against clemency to a lustful
brute.
Story ef Crime Retold.
The following facts were testified t
at the second trial of John A. 1'ender,
beginning October X. 1S11.
Mrs. Wehrman a body was rouno
(.Concluded on Pas 4 )
f