THE MORNING OliEGONIAft. TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915. 13 BRYAN NO. LONGER URGES PUBLICITY Secretary Changes Policy as Cares of State Department Press Upon Him. LITTLE NEWS GIVEN OUT Correspondents Told Xot to Ask Questions Requiring "Yes" or "Xo" for Answer; Other Re strictions Are Iv 1(1 Down. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 28. "You newspaper men should not ask me impertinent ques tions," said Secretary Bryan to a party of 30 Washington correspondents who called on him recently In their rounds of the departments. So saying, the Secretary of State threw away 1260 by delivering- a 20-minute Chautauqua lecture to the Washington newspaper men. for which he received not a cent. One of the correspondents, as he left the Secretary's office at the conclu sion, remarked. In the language of the street: "Secretary Bryan kicked piti less publicity in the slats." Time and again, in public speeches and elsewhere. Mr. Bryan, since be coming the head of the State Depart ment, has advocated the policy of con ducting the public business in the open and of informing' the public as to what the Government is doing. Due reserva tion, of course, was made, as it should have been, regarding confidential dip lomatic business which could not prop erly receive publicity. Secretary Xot Pleased. In reality, however. Secretary Bryan does not believe in much publicity, especially regarding the. work of his own department. The State Depart ment has had altogether too much publicity, and some of this publicity, a prreat deal of it, has been anything but pleasant reading for Secretary Bryan. So the Secretary undertook to lecture the Washington correspondents on how they should secure the news of the State Department and the tenor of his lecture was that the newspapers Fhould print what the Secretary of fUate voluntarily offered; no more and no less. Notwithstanding- President Wilson indorsed the policy of "pitiless pub licity" early in his Administration, the reverse of that has been his policy, and most of the ordinary sources of news Jn the Government service at Wash ington were closed by the President's. personal order. The rule in prac tically every department Is that In formation regarding- the -work of that department shall come from the Sec retary and only through the Secretary. Chiefs of Bureaus and divisions are forbidden to give out information and when applied to refer newspaper cor respondents to the Secretary. This being the rule, most Cabinet officers fix two specif led .hours each day. one In the morning and one in the after noon, when they will see newspaper men, and the news gatherers are sup posed to call in a body and leave in a body. Leas Information Is Given Oat Under this plan, cabinet officers are seen more frequently than under pre ceding Administrations, but much less information of what the Government is doing gets into print than before this system of Secretarial censorship was established, for no Secretary can keep informed on all that the various bu reaus of his department are doing, and consequently only transactions with which the secretary la familiar are given publicity and of those, only such as the Secretary himself chooses to discuss. It was at such a conference that Secretary Bryan delivered his lecture to the newspaper men. On this oc casion, the Secretary of State was un usually peevish and irascible. He was concerned, because -some of the New York papers had. printed stories which he himself had not given out. He opened the interview by asking the newspaper correspondents to tell him the name of any State Department of ficial who had. given out information for publication. His inquiry, of course, brought no response. Then the lecture began. The Secretary complained be cause Information had. found, its way Into print. Then it was that Secretary Bryan was told that the news gatherers would gladly go to him for informa tion if he would supply it, but that when he refused to talk, it became Incumbent upon them to seek other sources of information. The Secretary lamely replied that he save out what he regarded, as proper, but could not discuss many matters coming before him. and. this led up to his assertion that the correspondents must not ask him impertinent questions, i Secretary Defines Imperinence. Asked to amplify, he said they should not ask him any question which called for an answer. "Yes" or "No." He said they should ask him nothing about correspondence between diplomats of this or other countries and the State Department; that they should ask noth ing about his conferences with the President, or about matters which he must lay before the President. All such questions, he declared, were Im pertinent and improper and should not be put to fclm as. Secretary of ttate. Indirectly, the Secretary proclaimed the closed-door policy, save as to com pleted diplomatic affairs which he did not care to discuss in advance of set tlement, and at the time when they were of greatest interest. Secretary Bryan's lecture concluded with a dissertation on what he termed the "unfair and unjust criticism of the State Department" by a large part of the American press, which was in terpreted to mean that the general criticism of Secretary Bryan and the frequent comment on his short-comings as Secretary of State have touched him in a vital spot. In politics. Sec retary Bryan was not sensitive to criticism; as Secretary of State he has grown excessively sensitive. As the interview was drawing to a close, the newspaper men pleaded with Becretary Bryan to be more frank with them. To this suggestion he replied with utter lack of tact: "There are only a few of you gentlemen I can trust" If Secretary Bryan was "in bad" with the newspaper men before that interview, he is in worse now. FOOD FOR MEXICO IS PLEA Governor Suggests Committee to Handle Relief Efforts. SALEM, Or., May 31. (Special.) Replying to a letter from C. Q. Devol, acting chairman of the American Red Cross, that many Mexican women and children are facing starvation, and urg ing Oregon to give whatever aid pos sible. Governor Wlthycombe said he would confer with the head of the so ciety in this state regarding Mexico at once. "Probably," continued the Governor, "the most efficient way will be to ap point a special committee to ha n die the work. My advices are that thou sands are facing starvation. I am sure there will be many here who will feel able and willing to help." LOGANBERRY POOL FORMED 5Iore Than 80 Per Cent of State's Crop Reported Pledged. SALEM, Or., May 31. (Special.) At a meting here today the Oregon Loganberry Association decided to form a pool of this year's crop, which with the pools of the Salem Fruit Union and H.. S. Gile & Co., of this city, will comprise more than 80 per cent of the crop. The management of the three pools will operate in conjunction, so that the best prices may be obtained. Dr. C. W. Keene, Silverton. is presi dent of the association, and L. H. Rob erts, of this city, is vice-president. Seymour Jones and J. J. McDonald are additional directors. GLENDALE DEDICATES ARCH City's Name in Electric Slii Marks Pacific Highway Entrance. GLENDALE, Or., May 31. (Special.) At the entrance of the Paclfio High way into -Glendale, the citizens have erected a concrete arch bearing more than 100 lights spelling the name of the city. Tonight the arch was dedicated by the entire town. Band concerts and speeches by Senator Kathryn Clarke and other prominent citizens were features of the programme. The dedi cation ceremonies were followed by a ball at the auditorium. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Kama. . From. Date. Hear Lorn Angeles In port Roanoke. . . . . -San Diego In port Breakwater Coos Bay Ia port Beaver lx3 Angeles June 1 V. A. Kilburn. . . . San Francisco. . . . . June 1 Northern pacific. San Francisco June 2 Geo. W. Eluer Eureka June 6 Rose City Lks Angeles June 6 Santa Clara San. Francisco June S . DUE TO DEPART. Name. For. Date. Bear I,os Angeles June 1 Harvard S. F. to L.. A. .June 2 Roanoke Pan Diego .June 2 F. A. Kilburn. . . . San Francisco June 2 Celilo .San Diego .June B Northern Pacific. San Francisco June 3 J. B. Stetson San Diego June 9 Yale S. F, to L A June 4 Breakwater Coos Bal ....June 4 Beaver Los Angeles June 6 Wapama yaa Diego. ....... .June 6 Multnomah San Diego ....June 8 Geo. YV. Elder. . . .Kan. Diego .June 9 Klamath . ....... Honolulu June 10 Santa Clara San Francisco. ....June 10 Northland. lxs Angeles .June 10 Willamette Han Diego June 10 Fanta Barbara. San Francisco June 10 Rose City Ixa Angeles June 11 Yosemlte ban Diego June 14 Portland-Atlantic Service. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. From. Pennsylvanlan. . .New York In port Nevadati New York June - Santa Clara Sew York June 10 Montanan New York June 16 Isthmian New York July 1 Hawaiian New York July 13 Honolulan New York ...July IS Panaman New York July 25 DUE TO DEPART. Name. For. Date. Pennaylvanian. . . New York June 3 Nevadan .New York. ........ June 8 Santa Clara. .... .New York. ........ June 1 5 Montanan. ...... Xew York. ........ June 18 Isthmian ........ New York. ........ July Hawaiian New York ....July 16 Honolulan.. New York July la Panaman New York July 28 Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, May 31. Arrived Steamers Breakwater from Coos Bay; Celilo and San Jacinto from San Francisco; Pennsylvania!, from New York via way porta; British steamer Epsom from Seattle via Comox. Astoria. May 31. Sailed at 2 A. M. Steamer Breakwater from Coos Bay. Ar rived at 6 and left up at 8:13 A. M. Steamers Celilo and San Jacinto from San Francisco. Arrived at 7 A. M. and left up at 2 P. M. British steamer Epsom from Comox. Sailed at 5 A. M. Steamer Santa Clara for Kan Francisco via Coos Bay and Eureka. Arrived at 11:50 A, M. and left up at 12:45 P. M. Steamer Pennsylvanian from New York via way ports. Sailed at 2:50 P. M. Steamer Northern Pacific for San Francisco. San Francisco, May 31. Arrived at 3 A. M. Steamer Johan Poulsen at 9 A. M. ; steamer El Segundo from Portland. Sailed at 11 A M. Bteamer Rose City from Port land for San Pedro. Tatoosh. May 31. Passed In Steamer Al liance from Portland for Alaska via Seattle. Eureka, May 31. Arrived at 10 A. M. Steamer F. A. Kilburn from San Francisco for Portland via Eureka and Coos Bay. Honolulu, May 30. Arrived Steamer Yu catan from Portland for Australia. South Bend. May 30. Arrived Steamer Avalon from Portland. Astoria, May 30. Arrived down at 0:30 P. M. Schooner TVm. Bowden. San Francisco, May 31. Arrived Steamers Johan Poulsen, from Astoria; Dorias, from Wlllapa: Enterprise, from Hilo; Carmei, from Orays Harbor. Sailed Steamers Texas, for Honolulu via Seattle; El Segundo, for Port land; barkentine Aurora, for Puget Sound. Seattle, Wash., May 31. Arrived Steam era Governor, from San Diego; Admiral Dewey, from San Francisco. Sailed Steam ers Paraleo, for Southeastern Alaska; Mel ville Dollar, for San Francisco. Tacoma, May 31. Sailed Steamer Shlnsle Maru (Japanese), for Vladivostok. Vladivostok, May 2S. Sailed Steamer Ka?eshlnia Maru, Tor Seattle. Yokohama, May 29. Sailed Steamer Ix lon, for Seattle. Shanghai, May 20. Bailed Steamer Ko rea, for San Francisco. New York.- May 31. Arrived Steamer Honolulan, from San Francisco. Cristobal, May 31. Arrived Steamer Da Votan, New York for San Francisco,, and proceeded. Sailed Steamer Egyptian, trans port, from Norfolk for San Diego. Marconi Wireless Reports. f All position reported at 8 F. M., May SI, unless otherwiHe dewlgnatcd). San Jose. San Francisco for Balboa, at Acapulco, May 27. S. V. Luckenbach, 960 miles southeast of San Francisco, 7 P. M. May ."). Moffett. Richmond for Balboa, 700 miles south Lightship. May 30. Aztec, San Francisco for Balboa, 1160 miles south San Francisco May 30. Mills, Newport News for Seattle, 1292 miles south Seattle. Congress. San Pedro for San Francisco, three miles north of Point Arpuello. Rose City. San Francisco for San Pedro, 15 miles north of Point Sur. Mongolia, Orient for San Francisco, 830 miles out. May 30. lurline. San Francisco, for Honolulu, 1&3S miles out. May SO. Sherman, Orient for San Francisco, 1147 miles west Honolulu, May 30. Manoa, Honolulu for San Francisco, 456 miles out. May 30. Hyades, Honolulu for San Francisco, 1337 miles out. May 30. Herrin, Gaviota for Linn ton, 220 miles north Gaviota. Carlos, Port Angeles for San Francisco, 90 miles north San Francisco. Elsegundo, Richmond for Portland, 108 miles from Richmond. Chanslor, Kaanapall for Monterey, 306 miles from Monterey. Asuncion, Richmond for Seattle, 10 miles so ii rh of Tatoosh. Cyprus, San Francisco for Seattle, off Heceta Head. Santa Clara, Portland for Coos Bay, 10 miles south of Yaquina Head. Henry T. Scott, with Acapulco In tow, Nanaimo for San Francisco, off Coquiile Point. Northern Pacific, Flavel for San Francisco, 110 miles south of Columbia River. Beaver, San Francisco for Portland, 12 miles south of Yaquina Head. Yosemite. Portland for San Francisco, off Cape Arago. Willamette, Tacoma for San Francisco, SO mites north of Columbia River. Kilburn, Eureka for Marshfield, 50 miles north of Eureka. Lucas, towing Barge 93. Richmond for Seattle. 45 miles from Seat-tie. W. H. Porter, Monterey for Everett, off Tatoosh Island. Drake. Rlohmond .for Prince Rupert, B. C., anchored in Neah Bay. MARINE Tides at Astoria Tuesday.' Hlg-h. I Low. 2:4 A.M 9.3 feet'lStDJ A. M. ... 12fMi 4:3V P. M . .7.3 feet;t0:12 P. M 8 2 feet D. F. Reid Is Dead. VANCOUVER. Wash, May 81. (Spe cial.) D. jr. Reid. a Civil War veteran, and for more than 40 years a resident of this county, is dead a the Old Sol diers' Home at Port Orchard, where he and his wife went recently. Mr. Reid was born February 17. 1845, on the Reid farm, now known as the Johnson farm. He went to war from Indiana. September 11. 1868, Mr. Reid married Miss Hattle James, who survives. BARK IS CHARTERED Lindfield Is to Load Wheat for United Kingdom. S5 SHILLINGS IS PRICE Engagement Is Highest Yet for Xew Crop of GTaln British Ships Galgate and Orange-River Also" Are Taken. Norwegian bark Lindfield, 2142 .tons. net register; wheat from Portland to the United Kingdom, November loading-. So shillings. This Js the latest and highest en cragement for the new crop of grain here, and was reported in yesterday's cables with M. H. Houser named as the charterer. It establishes a record for sailing grain freights, for not since early days, when pioneers in the busi ness paid rates that now seem fancy, have freights attained such a stiff as pect as at present. The Llndneld was loaded here eany in the year and sailed January 20 for Algoa Bay, being taken for that voyage at 27s 6d. She arrived there April 15 and was ordered to proceed to the United Kingdom when discharged. The difference between payment for that cargo and what the owners will draw for her forthcoming voyage will be more than three times as much. Loading Rates Low In Comparison." The British ship Galgate. taken last week by Mr. Houser, secured 78a Sd, and that was the topnotch figure then. At about the same time the French bark Champlgny was contracted to load at San Francisco for the United King dom at 75 shillings, and -the French bark Francois d Amboise was taken by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. to load here for Australia at 65 shillings. Rates for grain-loaaing at Northwest ports are not high compared with what is being paid in other parts of the world. Shippers say that those who favored the proposed Government pur chase of vessels, as was provided for in a bill introduced in Congress by Rep resentative Joshua Alexander, of Mis souri, who was in Portland yesterday, should be convinced from rates now be ing paid that Government ownership would not accord American exporters an advantage in such a condition as exists. - The Camberbell is among the late vessels chartered to load at Calcutta for the United Kingdom at 75 shillings, though the freight from Calcutta is said to be usually from one-third to one-half below that paid from the Pa cific Coast to the United Kingdom. Glenbrldse Also Is Chartered. The Glenbridge has been taken to work cargo at Philadelphia for Leg horn, Italy, at 42 shillings, which is regarded a stiff- figure, and Argentine engagements are on fully as high, a basis, the rates from there having been about one-half of the Pacific Coast rate in other years. The British steamer Orange River is reported as taken at 80 shillings to load at Bremer for Lon don and Liverpool, and the Gene gets 70 shillings from San Lorenzo to the United Kingdom. The Dartmouth gets 67s 6d, and the Janeta and Northumbria 72a 6d, for the same voyage. '. The Boynton, loading at Rangoon for the United Kingdom, receives 77s Sd. The Dutch steamer Maria, which was loaded here in July, 1914. and was sunk on her way to the United Kingdom, was paid 27s 6d. The tramps Fernley and Virginia secured 30 shillings for the same business. All were July ships. The opening of the 1915-16 season is expected to bring much higher rates. The Norwegian steamer Christian Bors, which left here April 22 with wheat for Limerick, secured 70 shillings, showing that steam tonnage climbed because of the war and dearth of ships. A week ago sailors were fixed here at 75 shillings, and with an advance of 10 shillings in the Lindfield engagement, exporters frankly eay they have no idea how freights will govern, all depending on the war and supply of tonnage. COMMITTEE WORKS FOR PORT Chamber of Commerce Names Prom inent Men for Harmony Move. To work in harmony with other maritime interests for the general up building and improvement of condi tions is to constitute the labors of seven men who have been designated to serve on a special committee by Nathan Strauss, chairman of the navi gation committee of the Trade and Commerce Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. It Is proposed to meet Jointly with the Port of Portland Com mission, Commission of Publlo Docks and other bodies when occasion de mands and to confer with Government officials oji matters dealing with the welfare of the Port. Those constituting the committee are Harry E. Pennell, of the St. Johns Lumber Company, who will be chair man; G. B. Hegardt, chief engineer of the Commission, of Public Docks; Al fred Tucker. Portland manager for Meyer, Wilson & Company; Captain A. L. Tease, of the Columbia River Pilots Association; J. H .Noyes, of the Globe Grain & Milling Company; W. p. LaRoche, City Attorney, and Walter F. Burrell, property owner and insurance man. BAR SOCXDIXGS BEIXG TAKEN Improvement in Channel Xoted as Result or Chinook's Work. ASTORIA, Or., May 31. (Special.) Under the direction of Assistant Engi neer Michael, a force of United States engineers has been taking soundings on the bar during the past few days, operating from the steamer George H. Mendell. The work probably will con tinue the rest of the week. While definite figures are not yet obtainable, it is understood the sound ings show a decided improvement in the channel, considering the short time the dredge Chinook has been working this season. During the week the Chinook dug and carried out to sea 100,000 cubic yards or, approximately, 150,000 tons of sand, in addition to the vast amount of material pumped up to be swept into deep water by the cur rent and tide. EPSOSI IS HERE FOR CARGO Freighter Damaged in Straits of Magellan Repaired In Xorth, - Once again ready for sea service, the British steamer Kpsom, under charter to Kerr. Gifford & Co., to load a full cargo of cereals here for the United Kingdom, gained the river yesterday from Puget Sound via Comox and will be given good dispatch, as her cargo has been waiting for some time. She will be the last steamer of the season for England with cereal shipments, as the 1914-15 season terminates this month. While in the north the vessel was repaired at the" plant of the Seattle Construction & ' Drydock Company at a cost of approximately 60,000, she having been badly damaged last Au gust when ashore on Georgia Reef, in 1 the Straits of Magellen. en route from Sydney, C. B.. for Fort Mann, B. C. laden with 6000 tons of steel rails consigned to the Canadian Northern Railway. Temporary repairs were made at Punta Arenas, cement being used to close holes in the hull. On being drydocked at Seattle and the cement removed, part of the bow and the forward section,' extending aft 30 feet, were torn away to be renewed, while 45 shell plates were replaced in all and 28 shell plates were taken off and straightened, 80 frames being re paired or renewed as well. The vessel is in command of Captain J. C. Hill. CITY OF SIDNEY ENDS DAYS Ship That Carried Oregon Troops Discarded by Pacific Mail. At this time the relegation of the old. Pacific Mail liner City of Sydney to Oakland Creek, San Francisco Bay, where she probably will remain-until converted into a barge or sold to Junk men, is of interest here, especially be cause of military operations abroad and the position of the United States as re gards the European and Mexican thea ters of war, as she was used by the government to transport troops during the Spanish-American war and as a member of the first expedition from San Francisco in May, 1898, she carried the third battalion of the Second Oregon United States Volunteer Infantry to Ma nila. She called at Honolulu in company with the City of Pekln and Australia, there being joined by the cruiser Charleston and the fleet proceeded via Guam to Manila Bay. The City of Sydney was built In 1875 at Chester, Pa., and la 839 feet long with a beam of 40.2 feet and depth of hold of 20.5 feet. She is a sister ship of the Rio de Janeiro, lost February 22, 1901, near Point Bonita, and those ships, with the City of Para, operated to China at one time and were the pride of the Pacific Mail line. OPIUM SMUGGLERS SENTENCED Confession Earns Light Penalty for Cook and Messboy of Xavarre. Quoy Wong, Chinese cook of the Brit ish steamer Crown of Navarre, and Jimmie Flynn, his white messboy, are mighty glad today that they made a full confession to Assistant United States Attorney Rankin of their at tempts to smuggle opium to Portland Chinese. When they pleaded guilty be fore Judge Bean in the Federal Court yesterday, the Judge, taking into con sideration the various extenuating cir cumstances, let them off with sentences of 30 days each in the County Jail. Such leniency, however, does not await Chew Sim. the Chinese employe of the Bow Tai Wo Company, who with $895 in gold bulging his pockets clam bered aboard the Crown of Navarre the day after Wong and Flynn were ar rested. Chew Sim has not confessed, but the Federal authorities say they have a clear case to show that he came to the vessel to buy opium. Inasmuch as Chew Sim Is an old offender, with opium smuggling as his specialty, they intend to fight hard for a conviction. SWELLS BOTHER DREDGE Report Out That Steamers' Speed Through Lower Part of Harbor. - In a communication to Harbormaster Speier complaint Is made by R. H, Brown, general manager of the Penin sula Industrial Company, that masters oi .vessels nave been guilty of speedin past the dredge Sandy, owned by the company, which Is lying off the prop erties of the Standard Oil Company and Shell Company of California, where she is trigging- material for a fill. The place is about opposite the plant of the jreninsuia Lumber Company. JUr. Brown sets forth that swells re sulting from speeding steamers have caused considerable inconvenience to the pipeline, bursting rubber sleeves connecting the section of pipe, and otherwise interfering with the success ful operation of the machine. Harbor master Speier said vesterday that the matter would be investigated at once and arrangements made to have a man check . passing steamers by means of a stop watch. It Is a custom for vessels to pass dredges under slow bell. Xews From Oregon Torts. ASTORIA. Or.. Mar 81. fSnecial 1 Th steam schooner Celilo arrived this morning irora san jj rancisco, with Irelgnt for Port land. The steamer Santa Clara sailed tnriav for Coos Bay, Eureka and San Francisco, with freight and passengers from Portland and Astoria. Among her cargo was a carload of automobiles for Marshfield. The British steamer I&psom arrived this morning from Comox, and will load grain at Portland for tho United Kingdom, her charter rate being 70 shillings. The Kpsom has four Greeks in her crew, who are anx ious to leave the steamer, as they do not want to make the trip to Europe In a vessel belonging to a belllKerent nation. Tho Ofic Consul at Seattle has filed a suit demanding mat ma men De aiscnarged and the wages due them be paid. This cass Is still pend ing. Captain (Buck) Bailey was In the city this morning, having brought the steamer Kpsom from Puget Sound. He left on the morning train for Victoria to take another British steamer to Seattle. The steam schooner Yosemite sailed this morning for San Pedro with lumber from Oak Point, and piling from St. Helens. The Amerlcan-Kawllan liner Pennsyl vanian arrived this afternoon via San Fran cisco with part cargo from New York for Portland. The steamer Northern Pacific sailed fhl afternoon for San Francisco, with freight and passengers. The steam schooner Fan Jacinto arrived to day from San Francisco, and went to Rai nier to take on lumber. She will finish loading at fortland. The lumber-laden schooner William den arrived during the night from West- port, ana will sail ror Peru tomorrow. FLORENCE, Or.. May 81. (Sn.Hal 1 -m,. gasoline schooner Patsy arrived from Port- lanu at 4 f. ai. VEWDAOT If. , .e. i . . .. . schooner Patsy entered last night from Port- The irh(inn.r Ui.ma .......J - . - - - . ..tuna rori- land today. Marine Xotes. Spectators at the Municlnal Boaiandin foot of Stark street, were treated to an exhibition- yesterday, when the builder of a new-fangled catamaran, driven with a blcy- 1 1 13 ft fcnea ly a propeller, took a short spin, but Is to make changes before extending his Journey. Ready to load for Oregon coast norts th steamer Sue H. Elmore and gasoline schooner Tillamook were berthed at Pine street yesterday, from where they probably win ooin get away mis evening. There were a number of excursionist aboard the steamer Bailey Qatzert when she left for tho Cascade Locks yesterday, she having repeated her usual Sunday trip be cause of It being a holiday. The steamer Georglana ,laya over here Monday, so there was no dally round trip to Astoria, available. Coming from Coos Bay the steamer Breakwater arrived early yesterday after noon, bringing an average passenger list and cargo. Included in yesterday's arrivals from Cal ifornia was the McCormick steamer Celilo, which Is to leave on the return Friday with cargo and passengers. Plenty of cargo and a large nassenrvr list will be the rtle aboard the "bulldog" Bear, of the "Big Three" fleet, when she sails lor California this morning. The Bea ver is due this afterncon from the South. On her way from Portland to Australia the steamer Yucatan, laden with oats, was reported arriving at Honolulu Sunday. After a long period of Idleness the tank steamer Catania, with Captain Canty on the bridge, has left the Golden Gate to load oil at San Luis. She is under charter to the Union Oil company. Comyn, Mackall & Co., of San Francisco. are named as agents of a new line to op erate between . the Orient and Pacific Coast ports, using tramp steamers, the first of which will be the .Japanese steamer Bankoku Mai'j She Is on the way to the Golden Gate Tfcl'h cargo and proceeds here with a shipment of linseed, after which she loads lumber for Shanghai under engage ment to the China Import & Export Lum ber Company. NOTE CALLED EVASIVE GOVERNOR WITHVCOMBK SAYS AX ' SIVER IS INSINCERE. "Explanation" of Lusitanla Horror Is Held I nsonnd President Said te Be Justified. SALEM, Or.. May 31. (Special.) Announcing that public opinion should reserve final Judgment and that calm patience is an invaluable virtue, al though in his opinion the German note of reply is highly unsatisfactory. Gov ernor Wlthycombe tonight gave out a statement regarding the note. The statement follows: "To my mind the German note of re ply is highly unsatisfactory. It savors of evasion and seems to evidence Ber lin's intention to disregard our demands. "The 'explanation' of the Lusitanla horror seems to me unsound. If, for instance, Germany knew he Lusitanla was an auxiliary cruiser, why did not Germany demand her internment? Had the allegation been provable the rem edy would have been easy. "President Wilson's contentions are absolutely Justified, and all Americans stand behind him. Prompt reparation, so far as possible, and adequate guar antee of the future safety of Ameri cans on merchant ships is our rightful National demand. "Pending the President's reply to Jagow's note and whatever results therefrom, pirblio opinion should re serve final Judgment, realizing that in such a crisis calm patience is an in valuable virtue." CLUB FOLK ARE GREETED (Continued From First page.) nle S. Cooper, Independence; Mrs. Nellie w attenourg, iiamam rails; jnrs. uirsfl T. Cochran. La Grande: Mrs. J. G. Gill. Lebanon; Mrs. K. E. Gore, Medford ; Mrs. F. K. Merrick, Medford; Mrs. Ada Milllcan, Mlllican Valley; Mrs. William A. Gent, Mil ton; Mrs. Thomas P.ogers, McMinnville; Mrs. Lulu Rogers, McMinnville; Miss Kosa B. Parrott, Monmouth; Mrs. E. E. Goff, Newberg; Mrs. Nina B. Canon, North Powder; Mrs. Valeria Ben vie, Mllwaukle; Mrs. H. O. Irane, Ontario; Mrs. C. H. Dye, Oregon City: Mrs. J. W. Norris, Oregon City; Mrs. H. F. Phlngaton, Oregon City; Mrs. A. King Wilson, Oswego; Mrs. Dan T. Watts, Oawego; Mrs. James Johns, Sr., Pendleton; Mrs. George A. Hartman. Jr., Pendleton; Hon. Marian B. Towns. Phoenix; Mrs. Granville N". Clifton, Prineville; Mrs. W. A. Smlck. Roscburg; Mrs. J. A. Bu chanan. Roseburg; Miss Josephine L, Par rott, Roseburg; Miss M. F. Beatty, Salem; Mrs. F. A. Elliott, Salem: Mrs. P. H. Ray mond, Salem; Mrs. Blanche R. Shelley, San dy; Mrs. Dorrance Smith. Seaside: Mrs. C. H. Knickerbocker, Sheridan; Mrs. A. H. Mc Millan, Tualatin; Mrs. P. L. Brown. Silver ton; Mrs. C. W. Connor, Btanfield; Mrs. Ag nes Bradsha-w, The ralles; Mrs. Mary Lo gan, The Oalles; Mrs. Sylvia W. Thompson, The Dalles; Mrs. C. J. Edwards, Tillamook; Mrs. Laura Ellis, Wasco; Mrs. J. M. Poor- man, woodburn; Bars. E. T. wade, penaie ton. Honorary members of social commit tee: Mrs. George E. Chamberlain, Mrs. Harry l-ane, Mrs. Oswald West, Mrs. c. N. MoAr thur, Marian P. Towne, Kathlyn Clarke, Mrs. Clara B. Waldo. Mrs. George T. Ger linger. Dr. Luella Clay Carson. Mrs. J. A. Churchill, Mrs. L. R. Alderman. Professor josepnmo Hammond, Miss Genevieve Thomp son, Mrs. F. S. Myers, Mrs. Vincent Cook, Mrs. Robert C. French. Mrs. E. T. Taggart, Mrs. I. L. Patterson, Mrs. John Bagley, Mrs. James N. Davis. Mrs. Ferdinand Jopnn. Lira. George H. Stovall, Mrs, Anton Giebisch, Mrs. Felix Isherwood. Mrs. R. H. Tate. Mrs. Ariatene Felts, Mrs. Martin Wagner, Miss valentine frlcnara, Mrs. Rouert i. tJieK, Mrs. Jennie Kemp, Mrs. Julia B. Comstock Miss Carrie Holbrook. State hostesses Mrs. Harriet Hendee, secretarv Federation State societies; .Call fornia. Miss Agnes Welch: Colorado. Mrs. M. W. Wyville; Illinois. Mrs. Maude Co burn; Idaho, Mrs. F. J. Jones; Iowa, Mrs. R. C. Rinehart: Indiana. Mrs. P. K. Harring ton: Kansas. Mrs. J H. Tait: Massachusetts, Mrs. John" A. Holmes; Minnesota, Mrs. T. J. Baldwin : Michigan. Mrs. Helen Miller Benn Missouri. Mri. James R. Thirhoff ; New York. Miss Lida O' Bryon; North Dakota. Mrs. B. G. Skulason: Nebraska, Mi's. Phil Easterday; New England. Mrs. Gordon W. Stanley: Oklahoma. Mrs. Leander Martin; Ohio, Dr. Augusta S. Veter: Pennsylvania, Dr. Mae H. Card well; South Dakota, Mrs. J. Earl Else Texas. Mrs. Charles Roll In Soule; Wisconsin, Mrs. Frank McKay. President Wilson Supported. The first official act of the board members of the General Federation took the form "of a resoultion which they telegraphed to President Wilson. .The text of the resolution expressed unfaltering faith in the Chief Execu tive of the country. The complete message follows: Rejoicing in the neutrality of the United States in this time of world struggle and upheaval, the board of directors of the Gen eral Federation of Women's Clubs. In session at Portland, hereby assures President w llson of Its conviction that the people of this country are overwhelmingly with him In his efforts to maintain peace, and again places on record Its unraitering laitn in the prin ciples of universal brotherhood and Inter national arbitration. The business of the council will open this morning at 10 o'clock in the White Temple. Addresses by Mrs. Sarah A, Evans, fox the Oregon federation, f which she is president; by Governor Withycombe, for the state, and by Mayor Albee, for the city, will be given. Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath, the vice-president, will respond and Mrs. Penny backer will give her address on "The Spirit of the Federation." In the afternoon Mrs. M. F. Johnston, of Indiana, chairman of the department of art, will speak and Mrs. F. S. Ward well, the chairman of music, will tell some of - the secrets that have made her system a success. Mrs. Mary I. Wood, of the information bureau, will report. As Mrs. Wood gets more funny inquiries than even a 'newspaper edis tor does, she is a fund of wit and wisdom. Organ Recital on TonigntT Conferences will be held in the late afternoon. The evening will open with an organ recital by Leonora Fisher Whipp. Dr. William T. Foster, of Reed College, will give the address. His topic will be "The Spirit of the North west." Interest on Wednesday morning will center around the suggestions that will be offered by the department chair men. Some points of vital importance will be made. At this session, too. Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston, State Super intendent of Public Instruction of Washington, will speak on "Homes for Rural School Teachers." For Wednes day afternoon another programme of interest will be given, and at night there will be the big theater party at the Heilig, to give the visitors an op portunity to see the production of "Every woman s Road. Thursday morning's topics give prom ise of lively interest, and the afternoon subject of reorganization probably will call.forth some differences of opinion. More Music Planned. On Thursday evening a musical pro gramme includes Luclen E. Becker in organ solos; Mrs. Thomas Carrlck Burke will be planiste; Mrs. Warren E. Thomas, accompanist for John Claire Montieth, who will sing Kipling's "Re cessional" (De Koven), and a number will be contributed by a quartet includ ing Jane Burns Albert, soprano; Mrs. Delphine Marx, contralto; Joseph P. Mulder, tenor, and Hartridge Whipp, baritone. On Friday there will be a trip up the Columbia, and on Saturday reci procity day will be observed in Lincoln High School, with the Portland Wom an's Club as hostesses. Immigration Problem Loons, Mrs. Pennybacker called the board together yesterday afternon to hear Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, of Virginia. Mrs. Barrett has a whole string of titles. She is a doctor of science and of medicine, president of the National Council of Women, special representa tive of the Government to the Panama Pacific Exposition,- and holds several other places of honor. Mrs. Barrett says that she is in receipt of many letters from European women who say: "We had nothing to do with, the deso lation of this war; why should we stay here and bear the drudgery of the re building?" These women, she says, will be coming in droves to America, and the problem of immigration will be a weighty one. "But none of these letters come from German women." said Mrs. Barrett. "The mind of the German is difficult for me to understand. I think the busi ness .of exploiting women in the way that is being done among the war brides is an outrage." Decided views are held by Mrs. Bar rett regarding the social evil. She doesn't think girls go wrong because of low wages. She says the problem has to do with the whole social condition and is much farther reaching than the matter .of low wages. Mrs. S. H. Hughes, who belongs to the pioneers of the General Federation, arrived from Boise. Idaho. For several years she was a regent of the Idaho State University; she Is a past director of the General Federation and is chair man of the general endowment fund for the State of Idaho. Mrs. J. H. Framer, of Moscow, a past state presi dent ard General Federation secretary for Idaho, arrived on the same train with Mrs. Hayes. Massachusetts Folic Arrive. An interesting delegation that ar rived yesterday came from Massachu setts. There was Mrs. George W. Per kins, president of the state federation, from -Boston; Mrs. O. W. Bullock, of Springfield, a member of the state ex ecutive board of Massachusetts; Mrs. E. L. Buffinton and Mrs. Charles Mann, also of Boston; Mrs. James Tucker Cutler, a member of the Massachusetts board and a distinguished clubwoman, who, too, is from Boston. Mrs. F. L. Ripley, a delightful matron, a past president of The Fortnightly, of Win chester. Mass., was particular about the "The" before her club name. Her family and Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker were closely associated, and Mrs. Rip ley has many interesting anecdotes to tell. And she tells them well. Idaho delegates, 14 of them, arrived yesterday. A bright and attractive young woman of this srrouD is Mrs. R. W. Spangler, who Is editor of the western Clubwoman and is planning a special edition of her Journal . with Portland as the inspiration. Well may Mrs. Frederick A. Dow, General Federation state secretary of Illinois, be proud of her state's record in the world of clubs. Last year they added 18,000 new members. Mrs. Dow was president of the Illinois federation when the biennial was held in Chicago, so she knows all about the work of holding and entertaining a convention, but she loves the work, so it's all a Joy to her. Mrs. Dow is proud that she was born in Galena, the town where General Grant lived for so long. She is intensely interested in the endow ment fund, knows how to raise money for that fund and she Is as happy as a cm in over the wonderful flowers with which she has been presented. Vtah Club Head Here. Miss Vida Newsome, president of the Indiana federation, was another of yes terday's interesting arrivals, and Mrs. Corfman, president of the Utah feder ation, came in from California, where she has been attending several Impor tant sessions. Quite a personage of note arrived when Mrs. W. K. James, of St. Joseph. Mo., chairman of the endowment fund. came to town. From far-away Jack sonville, in sunny Florida, Mrs. William Brooks, one of the directors, journeyed to Portland to attend the council. Mrs. Young knows more about social we fare than do a dozen ordinary social workers. She was an organizer of the Associated Charities of Jacksonville and Is an old-time friend of Secretary Manning, of the Portland association She has a lovely little Southern accent and a gracious manner. The automobile trips arranged for the visiting clubwomen will be among the features of interest. Mrs. Grace Watts Ross, chairman of the excursion committee, announces that the tour on Wednesday, from 4 to 6 P. M., will be in charge of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who will provide 60 or more cars for a tour of the down town district, Willamette Heights, City Park, Portland Heights, Council Crest and out via old Mount Zlon Church to the Dosch road, turning at Bertha sta tion into the Slaven road, now desig nated as Capital Highway, and back over the scenic Hillside parkway, more generally spoken of as Terwilliger boulevard. On Thursday afternoon, starting at. the same hour, 4 P. M., from the same place (the- White Temple), automobiles will be furnished by members of the local affiliated Women's Clubs and the tour will be devoted principally to the East Side, extending out Hawthorne avenue to Mount Tabor Park, thence through Laurelhurst and Irvlngton, Jefferson High School and North Port land, to Peninsula Park, the Kenton School and Club house. Peninsula School, University Park, Columbia Uni versity, and back over the Willamette boulevard and Broadway bridge. Last Pacific Chapel Service Held. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Or.,. May 31. (Special.) The seniors of the university led the last chapel service of the year today. A vocal boIo by Miss Doris Bagley and a violin solo by Miss Margaret Lowell were features of the programme. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, May SI. Maximum tem perature, degrees; minimum, 52 degrees. River reading, 8 A. M.. 12.8 feet; chance In last 24 hours, none. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.), .lrt Inch: total rainfall since September 1, 3014, 2S.48 inches: normal rainfall since September 1, 41M0 Inches; deficiency of rainfall since September 1. 1!14. 1-I.;2 inches. Total sunshine. 4 hours np!nutes: possible sunshine. 15 hours 29 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level, 5 I'. M., 30.01 inches. THE WEATHER. a -a Winu 3 r Sff s ? STATIONS. " Sf S wither. S a p f : : Baker ......... Boise .......... Boston 0 0. 7 0. 70 O. 'J O i;i' o. 5S' e-.'iO. 78 O. 7(10, 0 ns'o, 72 II. 60. 7S'0. 74 O . 74 0. S40. 74 0. ". 700. 9S 0 780. tU . 7'0. 84 0. 70. Mil. 70 0. Ooi N Pt. cloudy 01 4;sw Cloudy OO'IOSW Clear 00 1O.NE Pt. cloudy (H)J4!N Clear ,04 Pt. cloudy . Oo rt K Clear HI 12- NR Clear 0010 vNW Cloudy 5 J lOjNE Rain OO'IOSW Cloudy ,02-ISSE Cloudy 01 JOIN Clear OOilOSW Clear 00 4 W' Cloudy ool4NW'Pt. cloudy O0 4-KB .Clear 001 6 SW Clear io; 4 .NWPt. cloudy M 1 8 Clear 12. 8 NW Cloudy 0o 8.NW.PI. cloudy 0 s'W Clear 00 4 W Cloudv 18' 4 W Pt. cloudy 0O10!NWkPt. cloudy OO 10 S IClear 00 12 NE Cloudv 001 4 .SW Cloudy 00 20 W 'Clear 01 IS SW Pt. cloudy Calgary , Cnlcac;o , Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka , Galveston Helena Jacksonville Kansas City . . , IjOS Angeles . . . Marshfield Medford Minneapolis .-, Montreal New Orleans . , New York North Head North Yakima , Phoenix , Pocatello. ...... Portland; Roseburg Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake San Francisco , Seattle Spokane Tacoma 72 ) Cloudy Clear 01 S!NW lfi 12 SW Tatoosh Icland Sit O. Clear Pt. cloudv Walla Walla .. , 76 0 72 0 so'o oo: 6iS Washington .... Winnipeg ,01 4 SB .00 CE Pt. cloudy Cloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. A moderate hisrh-pressure area ia sDread- inp inland, ever the Pacific Northwest; the pressure is aiso moaeraieiy nigh irom the Plains States northeastward to the Atlantic coast. The pressure is low over the inter- mountain and Rocky Mountain reirion ' in terior western Canada and the Gulf States. L.ttrhe rains have fallen in Washlns ton- north western Oregon, Idaho, Montana, west ern Canada, North Dakota. Colorado. New Mexico, Missouri and the District of Colum bia, moderately heavy rains In southern Texas and Tennessee, and heavy rains in southern Florida, Thunder storms were re ported from Havre. Rapid City. Tamna and Jacksonville. The weather is cooler in the Willamette Valley, interior British Colum bia, southwestern Idaho, western Montana, Texas and Florida; it is correspondingly warmer in northern California. Utah, the Plateau and north era Plains States, Mis- Lir;il Tf" I Broadway, at Taylor Main 1, A 1123 3 ssss. Next Thur. SPECIAL PRICE MAT. FAT. Charles Frohman Presents MISS iirke In Her New Comedy Success, JERRY Eves Floor, 11 rows $2, X at $1.50, Balcony. $1, 75c, 60c. Oallery 50c. tat. Mat. Floor, 11 rows $1.50, 7 at 1. Bal cony tl, 75c, 60c. Gallery 60c. SEATS NOW SELLING. Every wo man's Road A Morality of Woman Creator, Worker, Waster, Joy. giver and Keeper of the Flame Produced by 120 WOMEN OF REED COLLEGE at the HEILIG THEATER June 1 at 8 o'clock June 2 at 2 o'clock June 2 at 8 o'clock SEATS NOW THE TKAK'S THEATRICAL EVENT AN1VA. PAVLOWA Russian Ballet and Sym phony Orchestra In fa mous new Ballets and Special Divertissements. Prices ?3. So to 50c. Baker, June 7-8 1IATIXIE DAQY 30 Rl( I1AK1) TILE UKEAT, The Monk Who Made a Mas of Himself. 6 OTHEB BIO-TLAIE ACTS 5 Boxes and firwt row balcony rescrTetl by phtHi. Main 4:HI, A 22itt. sourl, Louisiana and the Middle and North Atlantic States, aiso in nmthern Albert. Tho conditions are favorable for generally fair weather in this district Tuesday. Tem perature changes will be slight and winds will bo mostly westerly. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair, westerly winds. Oregon. Washlnston and Idaho Generally fair, westerly winds. THHODORE V. DRAKE. Acting- District Korecaster.T. OREGON HORSES IN DEMAND During May 3 54 Head Bring Tot of $3 7,0 00 to Horsemen. WALLOWA, Or.. May 31. (SDCcial The horse sale held hero this week brought many buyers and horses. The prices ranged from $60 to $150 a head. There were 30 horses offered and more than half were sold. Nine cars were shipped out the last of the week and more will ko later. M. L. Marks, of Soutti Omaha, was the heaviest buyer, sliipplngr four cars. During- the month of May 354 horses were sold, bringing $37,000. Under the management of A. B. Hall, $140,000 worth of horses have been sold since January 1 in Wallowa County. Mr. Hall is planning to hold another sale the 29th or 30th of June. Own Wlf m VS. A W V, I , 4AM . . . i , i umenrrs are useu ill almost every home. Think of how many hundred- of thousand pounds it takes annually' to BUDDlv tha demand in Oresrnn nlfinp Think, also, of how many additional thousands of men, women, girls and boys it would employ, and how many thousands of dollars would be kept at work here at home if you and your family would always prefer and ask for Oregron brands of crackers. They are just as good and just as low priced as any made elsewhere and they are fresher. Think over these truths, and put them, into practice for your own personal welfare. Patronize Oregron industry, and especially remember the following- concerns, whose subscriptions make this campaign possible: "AfTO-LAC TOP DRESSING Top and Body Building-, Painting, Auto Top Co., 525 Alder, Portland. AUTO 11KPA1RING KEBUII.DIXU C. B. Miners & Co., Sixteenth and Alder, Portland, Or. BANKS The United States National Bank, 75 Third St., Portland. Or. CAN D Y TOGAX'S CHOCOLATES Modern Confectionery Co., Portland, Or. CEREALS "GOLDEN ROD" Golden Rod Milling Co Portland. Or. CRACKERS "SUPREME BRAND" V. y. Haradon & Son, Portland, Or. ELECTRICITY Made In Oregon Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., Portland, Or. FURNITURE HAND-MADE K. A. Taylor .Co., 130 Tenth St., Portland, Or. GAS APPLIANCES AND FURNACES Hess Mfg. Co., 512 Williams Ave., Portland, Or. IMPLEM ENTS FARM R. M. Wade & Co., 322 Hawthorne Ave., Portland, Or. MONUMENTS! MARBLE, GRANITE Blaesing Granite Co., 287 Third, Portland, and Salem, Or. OlSSIllS Insur&nce Comp&nj "BXCUUSIV1EL.V OMOON" Hotu Omoc Coiuktt Bkoa.. osrrwkMa PAVEMENT "B1TILITH1C" Warren Bros. Co., Journal Bldg., Portland, Or. RUBBER HEELS, MKCH'L GOODS Portland Rubber Mills, 363 Ka.it TJinth St.. Portland. Or. TOO LATH TO CLASSIFY. WANTED Girl to help with housework anil help care lor haby; si. per month. 411 K. 34th St. Tabor B2-'.-. FOR SALE lO cords of N'o. 1 fir wood. 4- root lengths; cheap AN 847. Oregonian. GIRL, wanted to work in shooting jrallery. Apply at -io-; .Burnsiae St., snooting; gal lery, at 1 P. M., June 1, 1915. I Billie B i mm