Morning Oregonian., April 07, 1916, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, APRIL.
1916.
BERLIN HAS FOURTH
AMERICAN INQUIRY
German Admiralty Counters
Sussex Question With Re
quest for Details.
CHANGED POLICY DENIED
Undor-Sccrctary Zimmerman Says
Old Order Stands, and Hints
Greater I'art or Casualties
Arc Due to Mines.
BERLIN', Monday. April 3, via Lon
don. April 6. IDelayed in transmis
sion.) A fourth American inquiry was
added, today to others . awaiting re
ply at the Foreign Office when the
American Kmbassy requested informa
tion regarding- the steamer Kagle
Point, recently sunk off Queenstown.
and asked whether she was destroyed
by a Ufrman submarine.
The Foreign Office says that as yet
it lias no information from the Ad
miralty regarding the Sussex, the Eng
lishman, the Manchester Engineer or
the Kagle I'oint.
The Admiralty has countered the
question regarding the Sussex with a
request for more exact details on the
time, place and circumstances of the
.Sussex disaster. No suppositions or
possible explanations covering the case
of the Sussex have been advanced in
authoritative circles, ' cither at the
Foreign Office or at the Admiralty.
SuppoMitiotiM Arc Advanced.
One supposition is heard in unoffi
cial circles to account for the incident,
in case it should develop that a Ger
man submarine is concerned. That is
that the Sussex in build resembled a
transport or a cruiser. Another pos
sible explanation of the inquiry heard
is that the sinking of the Sussex oc
curred in the region not only theoretic
ally but actually within the zone of
regular war operations and on a route
used largely for the conveyance of
troops.
Dr. Alfred F. M. Zimmerman, Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Informed
the Associated Fress today that any
doubts concerning a possible change
of policy regarding the treatment of
passenger steamers was unjustified.
The old order to submarine command
ers against the destruction of unarmed
and unresisting passenger steamers
without warning and providing an op
portunity for safety to those on board,
was still in force. Dr. Zimmerman said,
and added that in case of error or
violation of orders, Germany would
not hesitate to accept the consequences
and make all suitable amends.
Zimmerman Hint at Mlnea.
Dr. Zimmerman also declared that
the same policy and orders were still
in effect regarding neutral steamers,
the attitude of the German naval forces
toward the vessels being that they are
governed by the established regula
tions of the so-called cruiser warfare.
According to these regulations. Dr. Zim
merman explained, neutral vessels were
subject to destruction only when it was
found after an examination that more
than half cargo consisted of war con
trabrand. Dr. Zimmerman expressed the opin
ion that the greater part of the casual
ties or the sinking of neutral vessels,
which are being reported with increas
ing regularity in news dispatches,
would be found to be due to mines,
which, he said, were admittedly used by
all parties as recognized weapons of
war.
INTENT TO STOP IS DENIED
(Continurd From First Pace.)
spy and aide of Captain von Papen, the
former German military attache. It
was understood some of the correspond
ence, submitted by the British e-nvi-n-
ment, dealt with activities of Von der
uouz in Mexico.
Dla' Activities Disclosed.
Official attention also was given to
the reported revolution of Felix Diaz
In Southern Mexico. Information of
the Department of Justice placing Diaz
In Mexico has been laid before the
State Department. The latter also has
unconfirmed rumors that Diaz is se
curing both men and supplies from
Gautemala.
Delivery of the first of the eight new
aeroplanes recently ordered- for Mexi
can service is expected next week,
lieutenant Henry "w. Harms of the
Aviation Service has been ordered to
the Curtiss plant at Buffalo and the
Sturtevant factory at Boston to Inspect
factory construction.
The Mexican Embassy here an
nounced tonight that for the first time
in many weeks the exchange ratio on
its paper money was less than 20 to 1.
Last month, the ratio was about 40 to
1. It was also said that General Car
ranza planned organization of a mon
etary commission with complete au
thority to regulate government currency.
NEWS IS RELIEF AT EL PASO
Supply Question Now Regarded as
or First Importance.
EL PASO. Tex., April 6. Secretary
Lansing's flat denial that the Govern
ment was considering the withdrawal
of troops from Mexico was received
here with a decided feeline- f n.f
Two classes especially, Army officers
and American refugees, were emphatic
in their pleasure over the official
quietus which has been put on the per
sistent reports that the Pershing ex-
iiiuu was 10 oe abandoned.
As far as can be gleaned from the
meager dispatches from the front and
from unofficial Mexican sources, the
pursuit of Villa, as far as the Ameri
cans are concerned, has reached a
stage of marking time until the
question of supplies transportation is
solved.
Washington and not Guerrero or Sa
tevo is the focus for all eyes on the
border at present. The belief is gen
eral that everything now depends on
the outcome of the negotiations be
tween Secretary Lansing and General
Carranza, and that it is imperative that
these negotiations be brought to a con
clusion in the near future.
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Morton lias Mininjr Excitement.
CENTRA LI A, Wash.. April 6. (Spe
.cial.) It was reported here yesterday
that a quicksilver mine located just
east of Morton has been sold to East
ern capitalists for J60.000. The prop
erty was owned Jointly by William
Blankenship. Mrs. A. B. Rutherford.
Otto Gillespie and Otto Kunhausen. It
is said that the sale has started a min
ing fever in the east end of Lewis
County and that there has been a rush
to the hills i-n the search for more easy
money.
MEAT TRUST DENIED
Five Growers Testify to Their
Own Contentment.
POOR JUDGMENT BLAMED
Witnesses Say Losers Under Present
Conditions Are Those AVlio Do
Xot Understand "Shipping
Fever" Described.
WASHINGTON, April 6. Five cattle
growers wno said, they were prosperous
and contented protestod to the House
judiciary sub-committee today against
the Borland resolution for investiga
tion of the packing industry, which has
been earnestly urged by Western live
stock, organizations and individual
raisers and feeders.
The witnesses "were: J. C. Clay, of
North Salem, Ind.; W. D. Reynolds and
JaJTies Nail, of Fort Worth, Tex.; Phil
S. Hayner, of Taylorvilie, 111., and
Charles Clayton, of Denver. They in
sisted that an investigation not only
would fail to prove the existence of a
packers' combine, but would tend to
disturb business. Losers in the in
dustry under present conditions, they
maintained, were men who do not un
derstand it, or fail tf use good judg
ment. The committee closed its hearings
temporarily tonight without acting on
the resolution or bringing about an
agreement between the packers and
those who seek an inquiry as to the
form an investigation should take.
Raisers9 Weakness Described.
Mr. Clay' told the committee that
Congress was not qualified, to investi
gate the beef business if conditions
were bad. and attributed raisers' trou
bles chiefly to their own weakness for
profit taking, from which he did not
except himself.
"It's the shipping fever that causes
the ups and downs in this business,"
he said. "A man will make a shipment,
reap a profit, and then come home and
give the fever to all his neighbors.
They will crowd the markets with
their cattle until the coolers get so
full of meat it can't be sold. Packers
don't want meat then, and naturally
the market drops.
"You talk about the cunningness of
those packers. Well, they give me a
show. If I want to see what becomes
of one of my cattle they always will
show me their books."
"You're a friend of the packers.
arn't you?" asked. Judge Wallace, of
Kansas City, one of the attorneys for
the producers."
Friendship Ceases In Business.
"Well, I used to know old man
Swift," Mr. Clay responded, "but you
know where business begins friend
ship ceases."
Walter L. Fisher, another attorney
for the producers, asked the witness
what he thought of a report from the
Purdue University experiment station
on cattle raising that was contrary to
Mr. Clay's testimony.
"Oh, I read the reports of experi
ment stations," he said, "but they
usually lose money, so I don't go by
them."
Mr. Nail, who owns 100,000 acres of
Texas land, said all cattlemen made
money except the "lambs, who were
usually doctors and lawyers, who
bought cattle in competition with all
the world, bought feed, lived in hotels
and shipped half finished, cattle to
Chicago." . ,,..'
Arthur Meeker, vice-president of
Armour & Co., predicted that the
cessation of hostilities in Europe would
make a better market for live cattle
abroad.
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Each man In the regular ArmV Is said
to cost Great Britain $1000 year.
WIDOW CHARGES FRAUD
Mrs. M. A. "Wing, of Vancouver, Asks
That Will Be Set Aside.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 6. (Spe
cial.) Fraud and misrepresentation by
which she was induced to sign a waiver
to "her rights to administer the estate
of her late husband, J. O. Wing, who
was accidentally "killed near Washou
gal on November 21, 1915, are charged
by Margaret A. Wing in her petition
to the Superior Court that the will, ad
mitted to probate and by which she re
ceived no part of the estate, be set
aside.
The Wing estate is valued at J20.000,
nearly all of which was left to the
eldest son. Lacy Ellis Wing.
tensive military training during each
of the three years of their service with
the colors.
Training Is Provided For.
An amendment accepted by the Sen
ate last week fixed 30 days annually
as the period of training. Senator
Williajns lias announced, however, that
he will offer a further amendment
fixing the maximum time at 90 days,
should any unit be found able to de
vote that amount of ,time to its work.
Senator MeCumber offered a substi
tute for the section providing, that high
school, academy and college students
be assembled in military training
camps, those of suitable age being
liable for service in the regular or vol
unteer armies in time of war and to
remain in the class of available re
serves for 10 years after graduation.
It was defeated without a rollcall.
Several other Senators who opposed
the volunteer section urged that steps
bo taken to train the students of th
country as a reserve force, indicating
that a fight to insert such a provision
in the bill will be made later.
Senator Chamberlain reflected the
anxiety of the Administration for more
prompt action on the bill when he
gave notice today that ho would ask
tor night sessions in the future, to
hasten consideration of the measure.
He made several attempts to limit the
debate today by appeals to the Senate,
but took no parliamentary steps to
that end, saying he wished to allow for
full discussion.
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OFFICIAL OF CUXARD LI.MS ai'ITS
BKCAUSE OF GERMAN BLOOD.
Hermann Winter, Assistant General
. Agent, Is Asked by Knglinh Steam
ship Company to ltesiern.
NEW YORK, April 6. Hermann Win
ter, an American, born of naturalized
German parents, who since July, 1911,
has been assistant to the general agent
for the Cunard Steamship Company in
the United States, announced today
that at its request he had severed his
connection with that company.
He was asked to . do so, Mr. Winter
said, because of repeated criticism re
garding the retention by an English
company of a man of German parent
age and who. previous to entering its
service, had been employed by German
steamship interests the North Ger
man Lloyd.
Mr. Winter, one of the best-known
steamship men in the country, was
born in Baltimore. On numerous occa
sions he was representative and
spokesman for the various trans-Atlantic
lines at conferences held here
and at Washington on matters relating
to steamship interests.
Jitney Victim Is Dead.
TACOMA. April 6. Without having
regained consciousness since Sunday
night, when she was struck by a jit
ney bus at South E and Baker streets.
Mrs. Alice E. Crooks died last night at
the Tacoma General Hospital. Walter
Jones, driver of the bus, was held
blameless by the police for the 'acci
dent, but an innuest will be held by
Coroner Stewart. Passengers in the
car told the police Mrs. Crooks became
confused and ran directly into the
machine when Jones swerved the car
into the curb.
VOLUNTEER ARMY SAVED
(Continued From lrpt Pape.)
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camps, similar to those held last year
at Plattsburg, N. X.. and elsewhere, and
also for the organization of volunteer
army units In country districts, where
its members could spare time in the
Summer for a month or more of in-
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UNHAPPINESS IS RECITED
Voice of Wife Suing for Separate
Maintenance Quivers When Sbo
Testifies and Composure Is
iost Several Times.
CHICAGO, April 6. (Special.) Fifty
thousand dollars for a secret divorce.
Ralph Modjeski, son of Mme. Helene
Modjeska, the famous actress, made
this offer, according to his wife,
Mrs. Felice "Mahdah Modjeska. He
did not make it in person, but sent
a friend to try to put through the
bargain, she said. The wife spurned
the offer.
Mrs. Modjeska in a voice quivering
with emotion told of the alleged offer,
together with other bits of their
marital unhappluess in Judge Mc
Kinley's court today. She is suing'for
separate maintenance.
."I refused absolutely," she said. "No
monev could buy me."
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recital, Mrs. Modjeska paused to recover
her composure. She was clad entirely
in black and remained veiled.
It had been Mr. Modjeski's intention
first to send Colonel Robert Stewart
as his representative, she said, but cir
cumstances which he cabled he could
not control compelled him to substitute
Charles Schauf f leur.
"His funereal manner made me be
lieve something dreadful had hap
pened." she said. "I expressed a wish
to know his business. In substance he
told me that my husband had sent
him to obtain my permission to his ob
taining a secret divorce. He told in
that my husband would give me J50.000,
the furniture, silver and other house
hold goods, with the exception of a
few pictures given him by his mother.
"I asked him on what grounds? He
told me desertion. I laughed and said
that my husband knew that I had not
deserted him; that he had sent me to
Europe himself.
"No amount of money could buy me.
I said I thought my husband was
treacherous. He said: "Don't say that."
Ho said that when my husband talked
to his lawyer he told him that I was
not even mercenary. He assured me
that he was aware that he had no
grounds for a divorce."
MINING TRIVL IS HALTED
Case Against E. W. ISacktis Ilelaycd
Until Impositions Are Taken.
BAKER, Or., April 6. (Special.)
That depositions may be taken in Min
neapolis the case of Frank S. Baillie
against E. W. Backus and others for
$14,000 of the Columbia Gold Mining
Company's funds was halted here to
day. Judge Anderson, of Baker County
Circuit Court, formally signed the
order authorizing the taking of the
depositions, the taking of which is to
begin May 1 and must be transmitted
to the local court by June 6. Attorney
Harris iKiehardson, representing the
defendants, left last night to act in the
taking of the testimony in Minneapolis.
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