VOL. LVL-XO. 17,239. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, tSIARCU 16, 1916. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. LEADERSHIP HEED IS VOICED AT RALLY BRIDGE OF GODS IS BRANDED AS MYTH CANAL REOPENING PLAN TO SEND AID TO VILLA BALKED VILLA IS ATTACKING IRmiMFNISTS PHOENIX BUILDING HAS $10,000 FIRE BLAZE WORKS OCT PREDICTION" AT '.'PREVENTION" MEETING. APRIL 15 FORECAST ff(l GROSS BORDER COLUMBIA. ItlVEIt LEGEND UP SET BY STATE ENGINEER. KHIENDS OP "CEUTA1X EURO PEAN NATIONS' SUSPECTED. 4. PERSHING 10 4000 Dr.IM.M. Butler Speaks of New Ideals. INFLUENCE-OF WAR IS CITED Oregon Republican Club Hears Stirring Patriotic Talk. J ALLIANCES ARE DREADED lx--tnrcr Calls Attention to George Washington's Teachings, but Says t America Most Now Take ' riace in. World's Affairs. " "America needs leadership." This was the essence of an inspiring patriotic address delivered . by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, before an en thusiastic gathering at the Eleventh street playhouse last night under the auspices of the Oregon Republican Club. Dr. Butler did not attempt to speak. he explained, as a partisan, but rather as a pure American. He did attempt, however, to interpret the ambitions and the aspirations of the American people of the present day as they apply to the forthcoming political campaign. Questions World-Wide. That the United States has progressed past the stage in which local issues or issues peculiar to the Nation itself are the dominating factors in .political ac tivities, was the thought that he tried firmly to impress on his hearers. It is so obvious that the European war will leave a lasting effect on the people -of this country, he said, that the question does not even permit of debate. The war, he added, doubtless has hastened the day in which merica must take her place in world affairs. America's future position in relatiori to the rest of the world, he asserted, must be a controlling influence In the presidential contest next election. Obligations Reach Over Seas. "What has America to do with it all?" he asked. "All these terrible clashings and crashings are on the other side of the world, from which we are separated by a great ocean. How. do these matters affect us, secure in our protection across 3000 miles of sea, living under other political institutions and under the dominance of other po litical Keas and with different eco nomic and social interests? "Ask any student of civil or political liberty, or anyone who believes in hu man rights, and get the answer. "In this new outlook that confronts us we are not called upon, as I see it, to depart in principle or in practice from sound American policy, but we are called upon. I think, to consider whether, as a keeper of the conscience of democracy, as the most powerful ex ponent of political and civil liberty on the globe, we are not in some sense our brothers' keepers, and whether wo have not some political and moral con tribution to make to a stricken and dlBtracted and overturned world. Alliances -Vot Wanted. "I would not have the people of these United States forget the injunc tion of Washington. I would not have them depart from the path of estab lished policy that has been trodden so long. and. on the whole, so wisely. I would not have them make an alli ance, entangling or otherwise, with a single nation, or any group of nations on the globe. But I would have them enter into such relations of intimacy and Influence with every nation that the spirit and convictions which ani mate and permeate the American peo ple might be made a contribution to the world's civilization when this war ends. "Our American Ideals are not vague or uncertain. They have been stated for us In language that the whole world can read, in words that will re main for ever familiar where the his tory of freedom is read and studied. "Our great lesson of the war in Eu rope is that the old international order la a failure, that the order of alliances and ententes, of secret understandings and dynastic arrangements has broken lown, and the international policies of former years have been outgrown and cast aside. The world is ready for a Ftep forward a step along the path which the American people have al ready trod. "To aid in this no nation can make larger contribution than our own." Relations Are Kxtended. Dr. Butler reiterated his assertion that the American people soon must learn to think internationally. "We must learn to think," he contin ued, "in terms of our relations with tlie whole world. We have great eco nomic problems that are in part in ternal and that are in part interna tional. There are signs that some of these international problems will help us solve some of our internal problems. Hut we cannot depend upon the height ened temperature of war fever to keep us warm forever. There will come a lime when our business temperature will fall to normal or below. We have ;ot to face under these new conditions the world-old problem of how to pro ,vide an economic basis for lndlyidua,! yxisience. wnue our wnoie problem. iBtlonal and international, is bound up If (.Concluded on Page 6, Column 1.) Existence of Natural Arch Famed in Song and Story Declared Structurally Impossible. SALEM. Or.. March 15. (Special.) Cold-blooded science has proved false Oregon's most beautiful and dherished legend. The "Bridge of the Gods." immortal ized in song and Indian folk-lore, as having once spanned the Columbia River near Bonneville, is but a myth. State Engineer Lewis says so. He is backed up in his assertion by L. F. Haria, a consulting engineer of Port land. , Both Mr. Lewis and Mr. Harza have recently examined the topography and geology at the reputed site of the leg endary bridge, and for the sake of truth, they say, the facts should be told. "Instead of being dammed at the Cascades by the falling of a legendary stone arch bridge, the Columbia River was probably diverted from its chan nel and forced over on the Oregon shore by an enormous rock avalanche from Table Mountain," said Mr. Lewis. "The theory of the fallen "Bridge of the Gods' does not warrant serious consideration, except that the story is so firmly rooted through fiction in the public mind as to be generally accept ed as a fact. The theory is weak, in that a suitable abutment exists only on the north side of the river, and the existence of such a natural bridge as would have been required is, moreover. structurally impossible." According to Mr. Lewis, ages ago about 1.000.000,000 cubic yards of earth slid off Table Mountain. BAKER VETERANS EAGER Spanish-American War Soldiers Want to Help Invade Mexico. BAKER. Or., March 15. (Special.) Baker County Spanish Veterans are anxious to join the United States troops in their invasion of Mexico. There are about 100 veterans here and, although having no local or county organization, they are ready and will ing to take up arms and go to the border at once. E. A. Kirkendall, of this city, for merly of the Fourth Cavalry, United States regulars, declared today that while no official communication had been received froi Rational or state headquarters confe.ning the call ol National Commander Dyer, he is sure that practically every ex-soldier in th county would jump at the chance to serve again. 10,000 HONOR CARRANZA General Is Declared Savior of Na tion's Honor. MEXICO CITY. March 15. Ten thou sand civilians, including government employes and school teachers, paraded the principal avenues today, carrying the national colors and banners bear ing the inscription: "Homage to Vcnus t'iano Carranza. the Savior of His Country's Honor." Speeches were delivered in front of the Cuaubtemotzin and Juarez monu ments, military headquarters and the National Palace. The parade dispersed ai the palace, where half a dozen mili tary bands played patriotic airs. Shops and stores were closed during the demonstration and the best of -order was maintained. FISHERMAN ESCAPES DEATH Klamath Falls Telegraph Operator Caught In Swirling Waters. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 15. (Special.) Otto Beck. - telegraph oper ator for the Southern Pacific system in this city, had a miraculous escape from death Sunday in the swirling waters of Link River in this city. Beck was fishing on some rocks Just above the rapids, when he lost his foot ing and was caught by the waters and carried down stream. Mrs. Beck on the bank spread the alarm, and a sharp watch was kept by fishermen down the river. Mr. Beck finally -was rescued fully a quarter of a mile down stream from where he had been fish ing, but he was bruised and bleeding. TRUCK COMPANIES FORMED Jlotor Force Is Added to Supply Service to Army on Border. CHICAGO. March 15. Two motor truck companies, said to be the first in the United States Army, were organ ized today by Colonel A. D. McKnlskern, chief quartermaster of the Central De partment of the Army, and will be on their way to Texas tomorrow. Each company will operate 28 trucks. Each company will consist of a chief truck master, three assistant truck masters, a machinist, a helper, a cook, watchman, trumpeter and messenger, five motorcycle men and 28 chauffeurs. BANDITS FIRE ON SOLDIERS Detail Guarding Bridge Near Brownsville Has Skirmish. KIXGSVILLE, Tex.. March 15. Mex ican bandits, said to have numbered about 30, fired on 16 American soldiers guarding the Barreda bridge on the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railroad about 14 miles north of Brownsville at 10 o'clock tonight. At least 300 shots were exchanged. None of the Americans were wounded. It is not known whether the bandits suffered any casualties. Prediction Is Made by War Department. FULL OPERATION LOOKED FOR Goethals Expected to Resub mit His Resignation. HARDING TO HAVE PLACE Removal of Obstructions Regarded as Engineering: Feat Second Only to Original Construc tion of Waterway. WASHINGTON, March 15. An of ficial prediction that the Panama Canal will be open by April 15 for. the pass age of deep-draft vessels was an nounced tonight by the War Depart ment. Conditions in Gaillard cut, scene of the principal earth movement which blocked the waterway last Fall, are regarded as justifying the forecast. Temporary Delays Possible. ' Colonel Harding, acting Governor of the Canal Zone, telegraphed the War Department today as follows: "Conditions in Gaillard cut Justify predictions that canal will be available for ships pf 30-foot draft on April 15, subject to probable temporary delays thereafter to meet exigencies of dredg ing fleet in completing the canal to full width and depth and removing shoals that may possibly develop." Until this report came, canal officials had refused since the closure to make any estimate of the probable date of the reopening. Colonel Harding's tele gram is taken to mean that short of another great movement of earth, ths canal will be practically in full-operation again after April 15. Karth Movements Extensive. Serious earth movements in the canal began in September. It had been in tended to send the Atlantic fleet through during the . preceding July to participate in the formal opening of the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco. Minor slides preceded the big movement, however, and the situa tion was deemed so serious by General Goethels that long before the complete blockade in September the trip was abandoned. Karly reports from the canal said it would be closed only a few weeks. Later, as the earth movements con tinued, it was announced that no es timate worthy of consideration could be made. Major-General Goethals. Governor of the canal, was oh leave in the United States . when the canal was blocked. He had asked to be retired under the act of Congress granting him that privilege, believing his work done. In October he hastened back to the Canal Zone, after advising President Wilson that he did not wish any action taken on his resignation until the extent of the slide was determined. When he found that a huge new task had been set '.'.rr. rturr. he promptly with drew the resignation. General Goethals was !n Washington today. His future plans are not known. (Concluded on Page 2. Column -4. ) y ) FRONT OF Wf"! ( HIM.' IJ SO-) (crania!) fp Washington Refuses to Discuss Sub ject Officially, but. Orders Precautionary Embargo. WASHINGTON, March 15. On re quest of the State Department orders have bee'n sent to collectors of cus toms at seaports of the United States and along the Mexican border to hold up shipments of arms, ammunition or explosives consigned to Mexico except such as it Is clearly established are designed for the de facto government. The order was said tonight to be the outcome .of information reaching the Department that a large consign ment of explosives Intended for the Villa forces was about to '.e sent south. The instructions are sweep ng In char acter and forbid shipments tc any point in Mexico along the norther - border or to any seaport. They will hut off shipments to mining companies or other persons -ot officially represent ing the Carranza government. Officials tonight refused to discuss the subject, but there was reason to believe some credence had been placed in recent reports that friends of cer tain Eurppean nations had been will ing to put munitions of war at the dis posal of Villa. JITNEY MAN LOSES CHANCE Council Denies Judge Langguth'ti Plea for Old Offender. Municipal Judge Langguth will not be permitted by the City Council to make good his promise to W. T. James, a jitney driver, for another chance to make gooa after completing a 10-day rockpile sentence for speeding. The Council, by unanimous vote, upheld its former vote revoking James' license and prohibiting him from driving for a year. M. Kumeles, another Jitney driver, also was refused another chance. The Council recently revoked James' license, after his ninth arrest. PRIEST SETTLES STRIKE Employes of Packing Plant at Omaha Return to Work. SIOUX CITT. la.. March 15. Accept ing the advice of Rev. George J. Jonai tis. pastor of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, of Omaha, and Strike Leader Edward Payne, strikers of the Cudahy packing plant are to return to work tomorrow after, being idle since Mon day morning. The decision marked the settlement of the third strike within three weeks. The four discharged employes of the Cudahy plant, who caused the last walkout, will be taken back by the company. PRIEST TO GET MILLIONS "South's Richest Woman" Adopts as Son Itcv. Peter Scottl. NEW ORLEANS. March 15. It be came known here today tnat Mrs. Louise C. Thomas. 73 years old, and reputed to be one of the South's wealth iest women, had adopted as her son and heir Rev. Peter Scotti, formerly chan cellor of the Roman Catholic diocese of New Orleans. Mrs. Thomas is the widow of Stanley O. Thomas, a cotton factor, who left an estate of several million dollars. The adoption papers were filed laet August In St. Louis. THEY'RE OFF IN A CLOUD OF DUST! A. Captives Taken in Raid Are Shot. FIYE RANCHERS AMONG DEAD Country Terrorized by Leader and Band of 300. FOREIGNERS ARE UNARMED Policy of Carranza . Government leaves People Without Means of Protecting Themselves Bor der . Is Transformed. BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. (Correspondent of the Chicago 19 Uy News.) COLUMBUS, X. M., March 15. (Spe cial.) From Coralitos Villa has gone to Dublan. a Mormon colony of 5000. which he burned. The Mormons had fled to the old town of Casas Grandes. Vil& has only 300 bandits with him. Villa was at Coralitos yesterday, ac cording to C. E. Tracy, of Douglas, who escaped from him after riding for 24 hours, and arrived here today. With him came V. S. Troud, who escaped from the Coralitos ranch massacre. Villa seized 42 sacks of gold and silver bullion from the El Tigre Mining Com pany and Tracy had followed him since March 11 in an effort to find it- Villa, said Tracy today, is terrorizing the countryside and killing all be meets. The entire family of Gregors Palanco was murdered. Villa Is shoot ing all captives. Five Ranchers Murdered. Five ranchers were murdered at Coralitos and the ranch house was burned, according to a message re ceived by E. E. Houghton, manager of the ranch. The ranchers were unarmed, as are the Mormons, the Mexican de facto government not permitting foreigners to carry arms. Formerly most of the employes of the ranch were Americans. many of them from here. V. S. Troud, a Russian, was in charge Of the ranch and recently moved his family . from here. "The message was in Spanish and signed Coralitos Ranch Company," as serted Houghton. "It said the ranch house had been burned, five of the em ployes killed and nothing about the rest of the 38 employes. I had not heard from Troud for five days and feared something was wrong. I do not know who sent the message. The ranch is three days' ride from here." Correspondents on Scene. A small army of newspaper corre' spondents, photographers and moving picture operators descended on the ex peditionary headquarters yesterday. Prospects are that most of them will be here after the troops move. All were informed that only those who ob tain credentials from Washington will be permitted to accompany the forces. The majority will remain behind. Columbus in a few days has been transformed from a prairie sidetrack (Concluded on rase 2. Column 3.) As Department Officials-Step I'roni Building Opposite Corner, Smoke Appears. x , A fire that might have been staged for the benefit of those public offi cials -who have been most active in fire prevention work recently broke out at 10:30 last night in the fourth floor of the Phoenix building, at the southwest corner of Fifth and Oak streets. The building and contents were damaged to the extent of prob ably $10,000, partially covered by in surance. Chief Dowell, of the Fire Bureau, discovered the fire and turned in the alarm. The Chief, together with Har vey Wells, State Insurance Commis sioner, and Jay W. Stevens, fire mar shal, had Just come out of the Oregon building (formerly the Commercial Club building) immediately across the street from the Phoenix building, where they had attended a "fire-prevention" dinner under the auspices of the Credit Men's Association. Commissioner Wells, in his speech, had predicted a fire in the business district before the night was out. The three officials stopped on the sidewalk for a few moments before starting home, when Commissioner Wells saw smoke pouring from the Phoenix building. "There's the fire I told you about, he commented, not thinking even then that his prediction had come true. But a sheet of flame soon appeared behind the smoke, and the Chief rushed to the nearest fire alarm box. He lac erated the index finger of his right hand in breaking the glass. CITY IS ON ITS GUARD Los Angeles Prepares for Possible Outbreak of Mexicans. LOS ANGELES. March 15. Quiet preparations to meet possible trouble through outbreaks of nationalistic sentiment among the thousands of Mex icans around Los Angeles were made today and tonight by public service corporations and peace officers. A provision in an ordinance limiting special policemen to 300 in number, it was learned tonight, was repealed with out publicity, by the City Council today. at the request of Claire E. Snlvely, chief of police. He said perhaps 600 would be added to the list of available emergency men. EAST IS BLIZZARD-SWEPT Snow, Sleet and Rain Hamper Traf fic and New Vork City Is Tied I'p. NEW YORK. March 15. Snowstorms and blizzards broke over the eastern section of the country today, following several hours of sleet and rain. From six inches to a foot of snow was reported in various parts of New York state, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Railroad traffic was interrupted.' and New York City's street traffic was seri ously hampered. Roseburg Postoffice Advertised. OREGONION NEWS BUREAU. Wash inton, March 1. Plans for the Rose burg public building were placed on the market today, and bids will be opened April 3. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Th Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 62 degrees; minimum, CIS degrees. TODAY'S Partly cloudy and occasionally threatening weather; southerly winds. Mexico. American troops make tart acrocs border in pursuit of Villa. Page 1. Action taken to prevent arms fron reaching Villa from friends of European nations In United States. Page 1. Villa attacking Mormon settlement; kill ing all captives as he terrorizes country side. Page 1. Close censorship on Mexican expedition to be enforced. Papa 2. War. Central powers making big preparations for Spring offensive. Page 4. Germans halt advance at Verdun after mak ing gains. Page 4. National. Reopening of Panama Canal on April 15 of ficially forecast. Page 1. Bilt to retain tariff on sugar expected to pass House today. Page 2. Brandcls bearing before Senate committee ended. Page 3. Dome Ue. Sea Hons overrun Island on California coast. Page 1. Trading stamp law approval is In order. Page 3. Sport s. Billy Wright ready to go East for bouts, rage 17. Beavers claim Owen, Bee pitcher. Page 1ft. Eighteen Beavers now in camp fighting for places. Page Iti. Moran almost too fit. while Wlllard is round ing to form rapidly. Page 16. President Kerr, of O. A. C, back from Eait, advocates wider sports. Iage 17. Pacific Northwest. Twenty-three trapped in opium net. Page ft. Addison Bennett finds Marshfield a thriv ing community. Page 7. Bridge of Gods legend declared myth by State Engineer Lewis. Page 3. War-size battalion maneuvers at Vancouver Barracks. Page 6. Mr. Altrhlson's successor to be from Kastern Oregon. . Page 7- Commercial and Marine. No outside potatoes needed In Oregon this year. Paga 21. Wheat higher at Chicago on crop damage reports. Page 21. Mexican stocks advance with heavy buying. Page 21. Steamer B-ar brings cement cargo. Page HO. Portland and Vicinity Chamber to lend moral support la prefer ential rate fight. Page 20. Manual training supervisor eeueed; four teachers face libel suit. Page 8. Dru a; concoct or is held liable for Intoxicating effects. Page 11. Five-year trail for forger ends In East. Page 9, Erins sons In Portland win honor St. Patrick tonignt irni tomorrow. raire B, Weather report, data and forecast. Pace 1ft, Three alleged wtretappfra bound over to grand Jury, Page 9, Dr. Nicholas Murrny rtitr suaks on Actual Pursuit of Villa Is Under Way. CARRANZA MEN JOIN COLUMN Second Force Under Colonel Bell Also on March. OPERATIONS NOT LIMITED Orders Are to "Wipe Out Villa antl His Organization" Engagements AViUi Other Bands of Out laws Are Expected. DOUGLAS, Arl., J! arch IS Numer ous reports have reached (he United States military authorities here lonight that open rebellion has broken out anionic the Carranza troops at Car.nl lona, IS miles south f here. Americans here are seriously disturbed and extra precautions have been taken to suard the lonn. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 1 General John J. Pershing:, with more than 4000 troops, began the pursuit into Mexico today of Francisco Villa. Gen eral Pershing's report that he and his command had crossed the international boundary line Just south of Columbus reached General Frederick Funston late today. Reports of progress in the country where the search has been begun will .be made by General Per shing to General Funston, but It is not expected these will be frequent or deal with any but the more important de velopments. How far into Mexico the column had reached tonight was unknown here. Not until after Friday are sharp de velopments expected. Second Column Moving South. Colonel George A. Dodd. heading a smaller column that entered Mexico some distance west of Columbus, alpo Is moving in a southerly direction and these two forces should be within touch of each other before the end of the week. By that time it is expected an infantry support will hold the line of communication along which motor trucks for the transportation of am munition and supplies will be operated. Although the censorship imposed by General Funston was relaxed tonight, efforts still were made to keep secret the details of the plan of the cam paign. General Pershing's report of his en trance into Mexico served to dispel to a grpat extent fears that had been en tertained in some quarters that resist ance would be offered by the troops of the de facto government. Colonel Bcrtani. the commanding officer of the Carranza garrison at Falomas, on the south side of the line. Joined General Pershing. , Mexicans Kajcer to Chase. His force was only some 400 men, but they were reported to havo dis played willingness and even eagerness to Join in the chase. As a body the Mexican troops will remain under their own commander, but several of them are being employed as scouts by General rershing. General rershing has gone Into Mexico with orders to wipe out Villa and his organization. Unless orders to the contrary are received from those higher in authority than General Fun ston, the campaign that was begun to day will continue until Villa is cap tured or killed. No limits have been placed on the field of operations. News that the expedition was under way reduced tension evident at Army headquarters during the earlier part of the day. It was expected the troops would cross earlier in the day, but minor troop movements and other de tails of organization delayed the start. 20.OOO Men Now Available. There are now available in this de partment for operations in Mexico more than 20,000 troops, and if the plans for recruiting the companies to full strength are carried out this num ber will be increased quickly. Cavalry posts have been relieved by infantry in most cases in order to fur nish a more mobile force for the pur suit of Villa, although in the expedition that went in today there Is a consider able force "of artillery which can bo reinforced at any time by several more batteries that now are held on the American side within easy distance of the border. If the exact whereabouts of Villa are known at Army headquarters the fact has not been disclosed. Generally It is believed he has moved southward towards the Guerrero district In the foothills of the Sierra Madres, but re ports from Mexican sources Indicate that the de facto government troops will do their best to turn him north ward towards the advancing American columns. Bands affiliated with Villa in other parts of Northern Mexico have riot in dicated their intentions, but brisk ac tivity on their part will be no surprise. to the American Army officers. It is expected that In chasing Villa these bands will have to be engaged from time to time. Garrison to Practice Law. NEW YORK. March 15. Ltndlc'y M. Garrison, ex-Secretary of War, has be come a resident of New York City anil as -soon as admitted to the New Torlc bar will practice law here as a mem ber of the firm of Hornblower, Miller, Potter A Earle. It was announced by thal firm today. JT1 109.2