VOIi. IiVIv NO. 17,238.
PORTLAND. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FUIiSIQtl TIGHTENS
HEWS CENSORSHIP
DRY LAW EVASION
FOUND IN SPOKANE
OREGON MAIN, 104,
IS READY TO FIGHT
I IPTrllP 1MFN VVII I MARPH
MINNESOTA VOTE
GOES TO CUMMINS
men lioiliio i
SUPREME. EFFORT
Au Ht Ei.HtU
COCMY AUDITOR SAYS PERMITS
ARE IAKEX BY DECOYS.
JOHX DOWD ARRIVES FROM
BEND TO VISIT SON".
EXTRA CLOTHING AND SURPLUS
KIT LEFT BEHIND.
CARRAfiZA MAKING
nniMrn
LUm
Routes Leading From
Border Watched.
MARTIAL LAW MAY FOLLOW
Rule to Be Relaxed When Ex
pedition Gets Under Way.
DETAILS ALL ARRANGED
t
Brigadier-General Boll Placed Jn
Command of Troops at El Paso,
I'ollotving Transference of
Pershing to Columbus.
EI. PASO, Th- March 14. Points
near Colfmbn. M., where the Amer
Iran expeditionary force Is gathering;,
reported tonight that preparatlona were
under way Indicating; that part of the
American troopa were In readlneMa to
eroaa the border br tomorrow morning-.
DOlbLAS, Ariz., March 14. Half a
million cartridges eonHlgned to General
t'allcs were seised here tonight ny the
I'nlted States soldiers. Xwo hundred
thousand arrived by freight and 300,000
by express. A heavy guard has been
placed over them and the American
authorities are trying to trace their
source.
PRESIDIO, Tex., March 14, A troop
f the Thirteenth Cavalry la on Its way
here from Marfa on rush orders, fol
lowing n report that rioting has broken
out among the Carransa troops at OJI
naga, across the border from here, and
that General Rojas, the Carransa com
mander, has been assassinated.
SAX ANTONIO. Tex.. March 14. The
placing of a. strict embargo on news
out of Columbus. N. M.. where the
main body of Brigadier-General Per
shing's expeditionary force awaits
,word to cross into Mexico in search of
Francisco Villa was the important de
velopment today at Fort Sam Houston,
where Major-General Funston was ar
ranging the final details of the expe
dition. In military circles an attitude
of expectancy succeeded the tightening
of the censorship.
Giving as his reason for the action
the fact that news dispatches were
making public the essential facts that
he is trying to keep secret from Villa.
General Funston sent orders to Gen
eral Pershing to seize the telegraph
office at Columbus, guard telephone
wires leading out of the town and
watch closely all automobile and other
routes to telegraph stations in nearby
towns.
After saying late today that no
troops had yet crossed the border.
General Funston also instituted a close
censorship on all proceedings within
Fort Sam Houston.
Ban to Be Raised Later,
It was indicated that the next an
nouncement from department head
quarters would come only with the
actual start of the expeditionary force
into Mexico. Once General Pershing
has led his columns across the Rio
Grande, it was indicated, the censor
ship will be loosened and the public
will be adequately informed on the
expedition's progress.
An additional factor in the settling
down of silence on the progress of
events on the border was the action
of the Mexican Consul-General here,
T. R. Beltram. today. He telegraphed
every Mexican official in his district,
which embraces the border states of
Texas and New Mexico, not to do or
say anything that might complicate
the present delicate situation. Sup
pression of public discussion and un
favorable comment were aimed at pri
marily, but the order was expected
also to help guard the movements of
American troops.
Martial Law May follow.
At Fort Sam Houston it was pointed
out that if the seizure of the tele
graph office and guarding of tele
phone wires and automobile routes did
not put a stop to leakage of important
border news at Columbus, it might be
necessary to establish martial law.
The news situation also will be
watched closely at El Paso.
The transfer of General Pershing
from El Paso to Columbus has neces
sitated another important assignment.
Brigadier-General George Bell, Jr.,
commander of the fifth brigade, with
headquarters at San Antonio, was or
dered by General Funston today to
proceed to El Paso and assume com
mand of troops there. General Fun
tton said that the growing importance
of the El Paso contingents necessi
tated the assignment of an officer of
General Bell's rank to take charge of
them.
Americans Fleeing from Mexico.
Many Americans are arriving in San
Antonio on their way north after for-
haking their occupations in Mexico, be
cause of fear that conditions may be
come unsettled when the American
troops pass the border.
YAQV1S AUK FREE TO RAID
Mexican Troops Withdrawal En
dangers American Lives.
SAN' DIEGO. Cal.. March 14. Large
detachments of Mexican troops with
artillery have been withdrawn from the
Vaqui campaign in Southern Sonora and
CwUmuil ua favo 2m Cojuinn il
Wide-Spread Bootlegging Scheme
Is Being Investigated by
City Officials, Too.
SPOKANE, Wash.. March 14. (Spe
cial.) What he believes is a wholesale
bootlegging scheme by which Spokane
men are importing large supplies of
liquor by purchasing permits through
decoys sent to the County -Auditor's
office has been uncovered by County
Auditor Anderson, he declared today.
He has reported the matter to Pros
ecutor White. Sheriff Waller. Mayor
Fleming and Police Chief Weir, and
they conferred with him today on
means of detecting the offenders and
stopping the evasion of the state pro
hibition law.
"There is a well-organized scheme to
beat the liquor license law. I am con
vinced," declared Auditor Anderson. "I
began to investigate when I found that
probably one-third of those who obtain
permits are bums, and I am sure that
the price of the permit is the only
money they have in their pockets and
that was given to them by another."
ASTORIA VETERANS READY
Camp of Spanish War Soldiers Offer
Their Services.
ASTORIA. Or., March 14. (Special.)
F. W. Humphreys, commander of
Edwin Toung camp, Spanish War vet
erans, received a telegram today from
Roy W. ' Kesl. commander of the de
partment of Oregon, asking how many
of the Spanish War veterans in As
toria will respond to a call for troops
to go to Mexico.
Mr. Humphreys telegraphed a reply
that the entire camp is subject to the
disposal of the department officials.
There are about 30 members of the
local camp and each is ready to re
spond to a call for volunteers. The
camp at Hammond has also announced
that its entire membership, aside from
those already in the Army, is ready
to enlist if needed.
CITIZEN CAMP UNDER BAN
Government Says Officers Will Bo
Needed on Mexican Border.
Giving as reasons the fast that all
available Army officers are needed for
the present Mexican trouble, the War
Department has issued a statement
that no citizen tamp shall be estab
lished at Vancouver this Summer. It
had been the purpose of the War De
partment to establish such a camp
providing the citizens showed enough
interest in the project. It was pro
posed to have the camp in operation
most of the Summer.
The lectures on military subjects.
given by Vancouver officers under the
direction of the War Department at
the Multnomah Club, will be discon
tinued. The series was Initiated last
Tuesday night, when Colonel Baker
gave a talk on the rudiments of war.
NEW COURSE IS REQUESTED
Chair of Semitic History and Litera
ture at University Is Asked.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
March 14. (Special.) Petitions asking
for the establishment of a chair of
Semetic history and literature in the
University were circulated on the
campus last night and today, resulting
unofficially in 600 signatures of stu
dents. The petitions will be presented
to the Board of Regents at their meet
ing Friday night, and if favored by
them sent to the higher Board of Cur
ricula for final consideration.
Thirty co-eds are backing the move
ment. APPAM'S CARGO LIBELED
British Master of German War Prize
Takes Case to American Court.
NORFOLK. Va., March 14. Captain
Harrison, British master of the steam
ship Appam, brought into Hampton
Roads February 1 as a German prize
of war, has filed a libel against the
Appam's cargo.
A libel for possession of the steamer
has already, been filed. Because of
the cargo's perishable nature the pro
ceedings will be expedited.
CATTLE AT HIGHEST PRICE
Kansas Steers Sell for $9.65, For
mer March Record Being $9.50.
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. March 14. A
new high record price for March cattle
was made here today when four car
loads of prime Kansas steers, averag
ing 13SS pounds, sold at 19.65 a hundred
pounds'. They were marketed by ET
ward Lessman, of Douglas. Kan.
The former record price this year
was $9.50 and the highest price in any
previous March was $9.25.
EX-IDAHO EDITOR DIES
John D. Flenner, Poineer Minister,
ijuccumbs at 65 Years.
BOISE. Idaho. March 14. John D.
Flenner. pioneer Methodist minister.
journalist and lecturer, died today.
aged 65.
He left the ministry 27 years ago to
become editor of the Idaho Daily
Statesman and for a quarter of a cen
tury he was a prominent contributor to
the -.Western press and magazines, be-
SiUii attaining distinction as a lecturer
General Tries to Beat
Americans to Villa.
FUNSTON'S ORDERS TO STAND
House Votes to Raise Army to
Full War Strength.
CENSORSHIP MORE SEVERE
Reply to Carranza Note Apparently
Makes Favorable Impression, and.
Anti-American Feeling Is Not
in Evidence Anywhere.
"WASHINGTON, March 14. While
there were indications in official dis
patches from Mexico today that the de
facto government was making a su
preme effort to capture Villa and his
bandits with its own forces, there was
no sign that General Funston's orders
to proceed on the same errand had been
modified in any way.
Word that American troops had
crossed the border was still lacking, the
War Department itself not having been
advised as to when the movement would
begin. ,
Congress took active notice of the
border situation today for the first
time. The House adopted a resolution
late in the day authorizing the recruit
ing of the mobile regular Army to full
strength.
L-O.OOO -Would Be Added.
This means the addition of approxi
mately 20,000 fighting men to the in
fantry, cavalry and field artillery. The
Senate is expected to concur tomorrow,
and the necessary orders will be issued
immediately to fill up regiments on
border duty.
The step was suggested by the Army
general staff. It is urgently desired
now. because of the weakening of the
border force by the expedition after
Villa, but ever since the patrol of the
border began the Army has been greatly
handicapped by the skeleton organiza
tion of regiments, companies,' troops
and batteries. The force that occupied
Vera Cruz had similar difficulties, some
of the companies there being less than
40 men strong.
Socialist Alone Opposes.
Secretary Baker conferred today
with Senator Chamberlain and Repre
sentative Has', chairman of the Con
gressional military committees, and
later Representative Hay returned to
the War Department accompanied by
Representative Kahn, ranking Repub
lican member of the House committee.
The resolution was Introduced by
Representative Hay immediately on his
return to the Capitol. Its considera
tion was expedited by the unanimous
consent, and its passage followed with
only Representative London. Socialist,
voting against it.
At the State Department steps were
taken to make It certain that distorted
versions of the American purpose in
sending armed forces across the bor
der were not given wide circulation in
Mexico.
By cable, telegraph, radio and mail
ConcIuded on Page 3. Column 1.)
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SEE WHO'S HELPING UNCLE CATCH VILLA IN MEXICO! t
Native of Ireland, Who Served as
Soldier, Carries Rifle, Saying It
Will Do to Hill Mexicans.
Born in 1812. the year of the war
with England, John Dowd. who will
celebrate his 104th birthday next Sat
urday and who, undoubtedly, is the
oldest man in the state, arrived in
Portland yesterday from Bend to visit
his son, Theodore Dowd, of 37 Haw
thorne avenue.
Mr. Dowd, whose white beard gives
him a patriarchal appearance, made
the long railroad trip from Bend with
out the least discomfort and declared
himself in fit condition when he
reached the Union Depot here. In one
hand he carried a long rifle, carefully
wrapped in cloth.
"I have it handy to kill Mexicans
with." he said. "It's liable to come in
handy any time now. You never can
tell when it will be needed and I am
for preparedness."
Mr. Dowd was for many years a
soldier. He came to Oregon in 1840,
being a member of a detachment of
regular Army troops sent out here to
allay Indian disturbances.
He settled on a farm near Champoeg,
Marion County, and later moved to the
Grand Ronde Indian Reservation in
Yamhill County.
Mr. Dowd was born in the County
Kerry. Ireland, aind he retains the
ready wit and sharp faculties that
have made that race so widely noted.
He regards it as a happy circumstance
that his birthday comes so nearly co
incident with that of St. Patrick.
TROOPS WAIT FOR CRUISER
Warship to Ascend River for Force
Ordered to San Diego.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 14.
(Special.) Orders have been received
for companies A, B and D and the band
of the Twenty-first Infantry to board
the- cruiser Pittsburg at the Govern
ment docks here for transfer to the
Exposition at San Diego. The deep
ening of the channel in the Columbia
makes it possible for the cruiser to
ascend the river for the troops.
Major William Brooks will be in
command. It is rumored that two
other companies may be sent to Monte
rey to take the place of the force or
dered to the border.
BUSCH ESTATE, IS RICH
Widow of Adolphus Busch Must Pay
Largest Personal Taxes.
ST. LOUIS, March 14. Mrs. Lily
Busch, widow of Adolphus Busch, made
the largest personal tax return in St.
Louis in 1915. it was learned today.
Her return was Jl. 610, 000, and on this
she paid a tax of 138,000. The Busch
estate made a personal return of $1,160,
000, on which it will pay $27,000.
David R. Francis. American. Ambas
sador to Russia, made a personal re
turn of 135,000.. .
GOEBEN ELUDES RUSSIANS
Cruiser Lands German Officers and
Guns at Trebizond.
ATHENS, March 14. via London.
March 15. The Turkish cruiser Sultan
Selim, formerly the German cruiser
Goeben, according to Nea Hellas, has
succeeded in eluding the Russian Black
Sea fleet.
It has landed several German officers
and guns at Trebizond.
Alleged Crimes
nance-Ref;f
DEFENSE TO BLAME PARTNER
Banker Charged With Conspir
acy and Embezzlement.
POLITICAL ALLIES AIDED
Prosecutor Reviews Story of How
Bank Was Organized Without
Payment of Money by
Quick Transfer Method.
CHICAGO, March 14. William Lori
mer, whose seat In the United States
Senate was declared vacant on the
grounds that it was the result of a
political crime, today listened to a re
cital of his alleged financial crimes.
. The recital was by William II. Holly.
Assistant State's Attorney, who told a
jury in Judge Dever's branch of the
Criminal Court that the defendant was
charged with conspiracy and embezzle
ment in connection with the failure of
the LaSalle Street Trust & Savings
bank in Chicago two years ago.
Defendant Is Little Changed.
Mr. Lorimer remained imperturbable
throughout the denunciation. He ap
peared little changed since the days
when Illlonls called him the "blond boss"
and a legislature alleged to have been
corrupted sent him to the Upper House
at Washington.
Mr. Holly said that testimony which
was not adduced at the trial of C. B.
Munday, senior vice-president of the
bank, who was convicted on similar
charges, would be introduced during
the present hearing.
Lorimer's defense, it is said, will be
based largely on the contention that
Mr. Lorimer, although president of the
institution, trusted the business to Mr.
Munday and was himself absent muck
of the time.
In the course of his address, Mr.
Holly said that two months after the
formation of the bank. Alderman Mi
chael Kenna, of the First Ward, who is
widely known as "Hinkey Dink," po
litical partner of Alderman ("Bath
House") John Coughlin, was appealed
to to do his banking with the Lorimer
Munday house.
Secrecy Offered As Inducement.
The appeal for Kenna's business was
based largely, Mr. Holly said, on the
statement that the bank .was not a
member of the Clearing House Associa
tion and that consequently the finan
cial affairs of its customers were ab
solutely secret.
Mr. Lorimer started the La Salle
Street National Bank in 1910, when he
was in the United States Senate, Mr.
Holly related.
"We shall contend," said Mr. Holly,
"that Mr. Lorimer was in a position
to influence the National bank exam
iner. There was a large amount of bad
paper in the bank. The owners were
political friends of the then Senator.
Bank officials made no effort to get rid
of this paper, but instead the bank
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. r- - '."rink and Ammunition to Be
iry r.OM?
Across Mexican Border.
COLUMBUS. N, M.. March 14. The
commanding officers of the expedition
ary force gave orders tonight that the
men should take with them only such
equipment as they could carry on their
backs or saddles. Extra clothing and
the equipment known in the Army as
the "surplus kit" will be left behind.
These orders were intended to limit
carrying facilities to the essentials of
the expedition food and drink for the
men and horses and ammunition for the
guns.
Large quantities of ammunition for
the mountain howitzers and field guns
were distributed today. Combat wa
gons, which carry ammunition for the
soldiers' rifles, were loaded and the en
gineers, signal and hospital corps were
supplied with the final details of their
equipment.
The commander of the expedition and
his staff were working at high pres
sure all day completing their arrange
ments. Such of the soldiers who were
not busy unloading the transport
trains which moved in and out of the
railroad yards hourly thronged every
eminence or bit of high, ground wait
ing eagerly for any sign of activity
on the other side of the international
border.
Apparently authentic information was
received to the effect that the Car
ranza garrison at Palomas had departed
south for an unknown destination. This
force was sent to the frontier after the
Villa raid.
$2000 IS HONEYMOON GIFT
W. P. Hawley Makes Present to Son
Leaving With Bride.
OREGON CITY, March 14. (Special.)
Just after Willard P. Hawley boarded
the Shasta for San Francisco Saturday
with his bride, formerly Miss Marjorie
Fraker. at Portland, his father, Wil
lard P. Hawley, president of the
Hawley Pulp & Paper mills of Oregon
City, handed him a check for $2000
with the injunction that the newly
weds go wherever they listed on their
honeymoon.
And Willard P. Hawley, Sr.. smilingly
added a sort of codicil to the gift in
the suggestion that Willard P. Hawley,
Jr., draw on him, if the $2000 does not
go far enough, while on the trip.
AVALANCHES BURY HOUSES
Italy's Communication With France
Interrupted and Many Killed.
HOME, via Paris, March 14. A great
avalanche has interrupted traffic on
the railway between Cuneo and Tenda,
which next to Mont Genis furnishes the
best Alpine communication with
France.
In the provinces of Bergamo, Vicen
za and Belluno many houses have been
buried by avalanches. Sixteen bodies
have been taken from the ruins.
BIG SUBMARINES ON WAY
Thousand-Ton German Boats Said to
Be Going to Help Turks.
LONDON, March 14. Five German
submarines of 1000 tons displacement
are going to the Dardanelles on their
way to the Black Sea to help Turkey
fight the Russian fleet, says the Daily
Mail's Athens correspondent. i
This, the correspondent adds, is be
lieved to be the reason why many
mines and nets are being removed from
the Dardanelles.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tho Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53
degrees; minimum, 34 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair; easterly winds.
Mexico.
Funston tightens censorship preparatory to
setting out of expedition. Page 1.
Carranza making supreme effort to get Villa.
Page 1.
Men will march in light order. Page 1.
American garrison at Columbus totally un
prepared, for Villa attack. Page 2.
National.
Senator Shively, of Indiana, dead. Page S.
Land grant hearings concluded. Page 5.
House prepares to authorize army of 120,000.
Page 2.
Mr. Taft, among other bar association
heads, oppose Mr. Brand eis. Page 2.
Domestic.
Lorimer hears recital of alleged financial
crimes. Page X.
Minnesota votes for Cummins. Page 1.
Henry Ford requires employes "w-no quarrel
with wives to get divorces or quit Jobs.
Page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Possibility of Clyde V. Aitchison's resigna
tion causes speculation as to successor.
Page 6.
Dry law evaded in Spokane. Page 1.
Baker lynching may be cleared. Page 6.
Sports.
Trambitas put in fine shape for bout by
Mike Butler. Page 12.
Willard working like Trojan for bout with
Moran. Pago 12.
Portland Golf Club house to be at Raleig-n
station. Page 13.
Only 13 Beavers report for first practice
at Sacramento. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
First lots of shorn wool selling in Yakima
Valley. Page IT.
Car shortage offsets effect in wheat market
of lifting of embargo. Page 17.
Revival of public interest in Wall-street
speculation. Page 3 7.
Cannery crews go to Alaska. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
John Dowd. 104. arrives from Bend with
rifle, ready tor Mexicans. Page 1.
Lumber hearing on complaint of Portland
mills set for today. Page 10.
Police scandal Is latest rumor. Page IS. .
Government on April 1 will open 1 60,000
acres to settlement. Page 7.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler to make political
ad d robs. I'ae 16.
Doctor" Childs Indicted. Page 18.
Weather report, data and force sou Page 17.
lowan Leads in Early
Republican Figures.
VOTE GENERALLY IS LIGHT
Democratic Contest Lies Be
tween Local Factions.
WILSON IS UNOPPOSED
Neither Foss Nor Sulzcr Has Advan
tage in First Kelurns for Nomi
nation, for President on
Prohibition Ticket.
ST, PAUL, March 14. First scatter
ing returns from today's presidential
preference primary in Minnesota indi
cated Albert B. Cummins, United States
Senator from Iowa, had been declared
the Republican choice for the presiden
tial nomination over Henry D. Esta
brook. of New York, and William
Grant Webster, of Chicago.
Senator Cummins' lead over Mr. Esta
brook, his nearest competitor, was
wide.
Cummins Margin Decisive.
Characteristic of the trend of the-re
turns, the city of Marshall, in the
western part of the state, gave Cum
mins 112 and Estabrook 15, while Fairi-
bault. in the southeastern part, polled
363 votes for the Iowa Senator and 37
for Estabrook.
With the exception of 'a few coun
ties where factional fights in the Dem
ocratic party had added interest to the
delegate contests, the vofe throughout
the state was light. Woodrow Wilson
was unopposed for the presidential
nomination on the Democratic ballot.
the contest for election as delegates be-
ng waged between forces allied with
National Committeeman Lynch and the
so-called anti-Lynch contingent. Early
returns tonight gave no definite indi
cation as to which faction would con
trol, the delegation to the National con.
vention, but the Lynch adherent'
claimed victory.
Prohibition Result in Doubt.
Neither Eugene N. Foss, ex-Governor
of Massachusetts, nor William Sulzer,
ex-Governor of New York, had a de
cided advantage in the first returns on
their contest for the prohibition nomi
nation for President.
Contests for the presidential nomina
tion were limited to the prohibition
and Republican ballots. The Progres
sives, whose delegate candidates were
unopposed, had no presidential candi
date in the field.
T. 15. BELEGATE IS DEFEATED
Unpledged Delegation Chosen by
New Hampshire Republicans.
MANCHESTER, '. II.. March 14. t
An unpledged delegation to the Re
publican National convention at Chi-
aco was chosen today at the first
Presidential primaries ever heid in this
state. In the only contest on tho
Republican side, Frank H. Challis, of
this city, who announced his prefer
ence for Theodore Roosevelt, was de
feated by George H. Moses, of Con
cord, who was unpledged, by a vote of
approximately two to one.
There were no contests in either the
Democratic or Progressive parties.
Three of the Democratic delegates-at-large
are pledged to President Wilson. '
while the fourth, ex-Representative E.
Reed, is unpledged. Among the Wil
son delegates is Senator Hollis. One
of the Progressive delegates-at-Iarge.
all of whom are unpledged, is Winston
Churchill, the author.
VILLA SUSPECT ARRESTED
Columbus Hotel AVaitcr Thought to
Have Guided Banditti.
COLUMBUS. N.M.. March 14. Alfredo
Aregon, who for several weeks has
been a waiter in the Columbus Hotel,
was arrested today charged with having
in his possession goods looted from
stores during the Villa raid. He is
suspected of being one of the men
who guided the Mexican bandits into
the town. -
Aregon was taken to Deming by Fed
eral officers. Beside the looted prop
erty, Aregon had a United States Army
uniform. The suspicion that be was
one of Villa's guides rested mainly on
the fact that he was not at the hotel
for several hours before the raid.
TEUTONS GET 2 TRENCHES
Violent Bombardment to Northwest
of Verdun Resumed.
PARIS, March 34. The violence of
the . German bombardment of the
French positions between Bethincourt
and Cumieres, to the northwest of
Verdun, was redoubled today, after
which the German infantry fiercely at
tacked in this sector. They were re
pulsed along the whole front with
serious loss, according to the official
statement issued tonight by the French
War Office.
The Germans, however, succeeded in
taking foot in the French trenches at
two points between Bethincourt and
Le Monte Homme.
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