VOL. IVI XO. 17,!88.
POUTLAXD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CRISIS IS PUT
UP TO GOHGRESS
SCHOONER IN PERIL
OFF YAQUINA BAY
litriKTKD rtKSCUEKS n.X.VLLV
ItEACH AHWAXEDA.
COMPULSION ISSUE
HEAR COMPROMISE
75,000 VOTERS IS
FINAL ESTIMATE
NEW PAY SCALE FOR
WOMEN PROPOSED
BLUE OVERALLS ARE
AT HIGH PREMIUM
SENATORS VOTE
RKGISTKATIOX FOR CLOSING
DAY TO 3 O'CLOCK 3 20 2.
BROWN AND WHITE TO PREVAIL
IN WORKING CIRCLES.
IW OF 250,000
Wilson Asks Joint Session
for Final Word.
BREAK WITH BERLIN -LIKELY
Washington Is Galvanized by
Realization of Gravity of
Latest Development.
PRESIDENT KEEPS SECRET
No Copy Is Kept of Address
and Information Is Re
fused to Von Bernstorff.
! "WASHINGTON, April 18. Presi
dent "Wilson will lay - the submarine
crisi3 before Congress tomorrow. In
the hall of the House of Representa
tives at 1 o'clock in the afternoon,
with Congress seated before him in
joint session, the President will speak
the last words of the . United States
, to Germany in the gTave situation
which has kept the two nations on the
brink of a break for nearly a year.
Developments yet undisclosed and
of the most solemn importance are
expected to follow quickly.
Ultimatum, Even Break, Probable.
An ultimatum to Germany, and
even the severance of diplomatic re
; lations, are two most likely eventuali-
ties.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
President will receive at the White
House Chairmen Stone and Plood of
the Congress committees dealing with
foreign affairs and Senator Lodge and
Representative Cooper, the ranking
Republican members.
The often-repeated statement from
, the White House and by Administra
tion officials that before breaking off
diplomatic relations with Germany the
President would advise the heads of
the foreign affairs committee fully
was recalled tonight in connection
with the announcement of the meet
ing, and it was everywhere regarded
as the forerunner of a development of
Utmost gravity.
Official Washington in Dark.
All official Washington, fearing the
worst and hoping for the best, is prac
tically in ignorance tonight of the de
tails of the President's plans.
Soon after noon today and just after
the Cabinet had departed, the Presi
dent summoned Secretary Tumulty.
He instructed him to go to the Cap
itol at 4:30 o'clock and not before
and arrange for a joint session of
House and Senate at 1 o'clock tomor
row. The President did not state his
purpose to his secretary, and in
structed him specifically to inform the
leaders he had no knowledge of the
President's design further than lhat
important affairs were to be com
municated to Congress.
Promptly at the hour named his
secretary went to the President's room
in the Capitol and sent for Chairman
Stone and Majority Leader Kern.
After a hurried conference they went
to the House side and talked with Ma
jority Leader Kitchin.
Joint Session Is Called.
A few minutes later a resolution for
a joint session was introduced in the
House.
"Does the gentleman from North
Carolina desire immediate action on
this?" asked Representative Mondell,
acting as Republican leader in the ab
sence of Representative Mann.
"Yes," responded the Democratic
leader. "I understand the President
has some important communication to
make."
Without debate or opposition the
House at once passed the resolution
and the clerk carried it over to the
Senate. Up to the moment the clerk
entered a majority of the Senators
were still in ignorance of the develop
ment. Senator Kern, at a point in the
r dividing aisle of the Senate and before
the .Vice-President's desk, awaited the
clerk's report of the House resolution,
and at once asked for immediate
adoption.
Senate Is Electrified. "
A sense of its meaning electrified
the chamber, although the Senators
were in ignorance of its full purport,
and in tense silence it was passed.
Secretary Tumulty returned to, the
White House, and Congress, aa the
tCuuciuded u ago 4, Column 1.)
Coast Guard Is Standing By to Be
on Hand Should Cable I "art
mid Let Craft Go on Bar.
NEWPORT. Or., April 18. (Special.)
The gasoline schooner Ahwaneda,
which was reported by the steamer
Atlas to be in distress thi3 morning
off Newport, hai worked Inshore un
der sail and is anchored a njile north
of the Yaquina bar. In peril of being
crushed to pieces should the ancher
cable part and precipitate the craft
into the heavy seas on the bar.
The coast guard powerboat and the
Olie S. attempted to reach the dis
abled schooner this afternoon, but the
mountainous awells turned back the
rescuers.
The coast guard craft, bein,j buried
repeatedly in the heavy breakers,
finally reached the craft and now is
standing by. The Ahwaneda. pitching
in tremendous swells, may go on the
bar at any moment with her crew of
five men.
The schooner Ahwaneda Is owned
and operated by Captain R. D. Morse,
of Newport, and at present is on the
run between Portland and Florence
and Bandon, under charter to t.he
Riverton Coal Company to carry coal
from the Rive-ton company mines on
the Coquille to Portland. She has
been carryiyg miscellaneous freight on
the returr,'trip to Florence and Ban
don. T'.ie Ahwaneda left Portland
about .wo weeks ago. The Portland
agen ' is G. F". Dorris,
Tjc Ahwaneda was built in 1912 at
Toledo, Or., and Newport Is her home
port.
HUGHES CASE UP TODAY
State Answers Application for Writ
of Mandamus.
SALEM. Or.. April J 8. (Special.)
Answer and return to the alternative
writ of mandamus filed in the Supreme
Court to compel Secretary of State
Olcott to place the name of Charles E.
Hughes on the Republican primary
ballot despite the objection of Justice
Hughes was filed today by the Attorney-General's
office.
The Supreme Court will listen to
arguments on the application for the
writ tomorrow. Wallace McCamant,
of Portland, . will represent those pe
titioning for placing Justice Hughes'
name on th ballot an1 Acsistant Attorney-General
Van Winkle and Charles
W. Fulton, of Portland, will appear
in behalf of the Secretary of State.
TRACTION LINE CUTS FARE
Completion Benefits Chehalis and
Centralia'8 Traveling Public.
CHEHALIS, Wash., April 18. (Spe
cial.) The North Coast Power Com
pany announced that beginning Thurs
day, April 20, a "10-cent passenger fare
will become effective on its line be
tween Chehalis and Centralia.
Ever since the traction line was
built the fare has been 15 cents for
a straight fare. A 6-cent fare to the
Southwest Washington fair grounds Is
also announced. Today's action fol
lows the reduction in yesterday's
amendment to the Chehalis jitney
ordinance which is to pass, whereby
the jitneys will be obliged to operate
on a schedule from 6:30 A. M. until
r0:30 P. M. daily.
OLD CANS BEAUTY'S AID
Wild Xnture at Mount Hood Protect
ed by Refuse and Garbage.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. April IS. (Spe
cial.) County officials and owners of
property west of the city along the
Columbia River Highway are intend
ing safeguarding the beautiful growth
of wild shrubbery along the scenic
route by the dumping of tin cans and
garbage.
But O. P. Dabney, who owns one of
the most scenic points along the route,
where a testimonial to S. Benson has
been proposed, has posted signs offer
ing a reward for information leading
to the apprehension of partiea who last
week dumped a load of tin cans and
garbage over the cliffside at the look
out point.
NEW YORK MAY AID WIDOWS
Bourd of Aldermen Adopts Itesolu
tion to Appropriate $300,000.
NEW YORK. April 18. A municipal
movement to provide pensions for wid
owed mothers with children was begun
today with the adoption by the Board
of Aldermen of a resolution under
which would be appropriated $300,000
to be placed at the disposal of the
Child Welfare Board.
If the resolution is acted on favor
ably next week by the Board of Esti
mate, the proposed allowances will be
granted.
HATTERS TO ASK PAY RISE
Inci-cusod Demands Will Be Made at
Present Wage Agreements Kxplre.
DANBURT. Conn.. April 18. Demands
for a wage increase approximating 10
per cent are to be made by union hat
ters throughout the country on May 1.
or as soon after that date as present
wage agreements expire, it was learned
here today.
This action, it was said, was author
ized by the National board of directors
of the United Hatters of North Amer
ica, at a meeting held last week in
New York;
British May Avert Cab
inet Crisis.
PRINCIPLE IS RECOGNIZED
Application, However, to
Left to Future Day.
Be
SITUATION IS COMPLEX
Lloyd Geoi'KC Considered Possible
Successor to Asquitli, If Pro
posed Agreement Does
Xot Go Through.
LONDON", April 19. The Cabinet
leaders reached what is believed to be
an acceptable compromise late last
night, according to the lobby corre
spondent of the Daily News, which re
cently has been the best-informed of
the morning paper political reporters.
It says:
"The political atmosphere grew eas
ier last night and resignations from the
Ministry are now unlikely. The Cab
inet committee, which was appointed to
try to reach an agreement between the
divergent groups, sat all day and late
in the evening arrived at what is un
derstood as an acceptable compromise.
Compulnion to Be Deferred.
"This compromise is to the effect
that general compulsion shall not now
be adopted, but that the principle shall
be formally adopted, that if in the fu
ture National interests are shown to
require a full measure of compulsion.
then it shall be adopted. In other
words, the question of universal con
scription is postponed, with a half
promise that it may be adopted in the
future.
"The position of Mr. Lloyd George,
Earl Kitchener and Mr. Bonar Law is
deemed to.be adjusted by this rather
curious arrangement."
The Marquis of Crewe, I-ord Presi
dent of the Council, in a statement to
the House of Lords today, which was
the first official admission of the gravity
and 'complexity of the problems divid
ing the ministers, intimated the possi
bility that Premier Asquith might not
be prepared even on Thursday to make
his promised statement, in which case
the House would sit the following
Monday.
Political gossip tonight centers
mainly around the Minister of Muni
tions, David Lloyd George, and Win
ston Spencer Churchill, and the possi
bility that Mr. Lloyd George will suc
ceed Mr. Asquith at the head of the
government if the compromise sug
gested proves ineffectual.
Conscrlptlonist Attack Strong;.
While the conscriptionist attack on
the Ministry" is undoubtedly powerful
and threatening, there also are strong
forces making for the retention of the
present coalition Ministry first, Mr.
Asquith's known skill in surmounting
political difficulties and holding his
team together, and, second, the prob
lem of finding an alternative govern
ment to the present coalition and the
repugnance felt in large sections of the
(Concluded on rage
Column .)
A
Classification Late Yesterday
allowed 51,683 Republicans and
14,992 Democrats on Roll.
The total registration in Multnomah
County will exceed 75.000, according
to estimates made at the registration
bureau in the Court House when the
books closed last night at 9 o'clock.
The final day was a record one even
on the unfinished count, as at 3 o'clock
3202 had registered for the day. The
registration at that hour did not in
clude some of the outstanding regis
tration booths . from which reports
have not been tabulated as yet, nor
did It include the registration at the
Court House between 3 and 9 o'clock
last night.
Up to 3 o'clock yesterday 1708 men
and 1494 women registere'l. The total
registration of 71,938 which was count
ed up to 3 P. M. was classified as fol
lows: Democrats, 14,992; Independent,
2490; Progressive, 622; Prohibition.
1335; Republican, 51,683, and Socialist,
816.
BACHELOR, OF 70, REPENTS
Wealthy Rancher of Unity Returns
. From South With liridc.
BAKER. Or., April 18. (Special.)
Smiling happily. Thomas J. Whited.
nearly 70 years ojd and heretofore
considered a confirmed bachelor, ar
rived here last night and surprised his
friends by bringing his bride along.
Mr. Whited is a prominent rancher
of the Unity district, and reputed to
be wealthy. He went to Arkansas to
spend the Winter and was married
Just before he started back to Oregon.
KAISER LOSES WAR PLANT
Several Reported Iead In Explosion
of AVilhelnishaven Torpedo Works.
LONDON. April 18. A Reutcr dis
patch from Copenhagen says:
"A dispatch to the Kicler Zeitung
from Wilhelmshavcn says there was a
great explosion last Friday in the new
torpedo works there, several persons
being killed and others wounded.
"The works were recently finished
and were inspected by Emperor Will
iam on February 25."
ANCIENT CATHEDRAL BURNS
Italian Bishop of Andria Narrowly
Escapes Death.
' ROME, via Taris, April 18. The an
cient cathedral at Andria, near Bari,
was destroyed by fire today. The fire
began in the residence of the Bishop,
from which Monsignor Scidi was res
cued with difficulty.
Andria, in the 13th century, was the
favorite residence of Emperor Freder
ick II, two of whose wives were buried
in the cathedral.
3117 NONCOMBATANTS DIE
British Report Lists Loss of Life by
Minos and Submarines.
LONDON, April 18. Since the out
break of the war 3117 non-combatants
have lost their lives in maritime dis
asters due to mines or to submarines
of hostile nations. "Walter Runciman,
president of the Board of Trade, said
in the House of Commons today.
Of these 1754 were seamen, 1S8 fish
ermen and 1175 passengers.
BALKY HORSE AND NEEDY ALLIES.
croe jneeoaLv Lr-- 1 i a
Gradi'v.'v r,,ce for
.entices Favored.-
BOTH SIDES ARE AGREEABLE
Investigating Committee of
Welfare Commission Acts,
TILT ENLIVENS SESSION
Plan Recommended Is to Increase
Wages Quarterly During First
Year and Change Is Also
Urged for ricce Workers.
A graduated scale of advancement in
wages for all apprentice women work
ers in the state was recommended yes
terday by the investigating committee
of the Industrial Welfare Commission.
This proposal applies to piece work
ers as well as salary workers. It is
purely tentative, however, and subject
to revision to meet reasonable objec
tions from any interested source.
The graduated plan of advancement
is devised to meet defects in the pres
ent code, which provides for an abrupt
advance at the end of a year. Employ
ers and employes alike testified before
the committee that the graduated plan
would be more satisfactory than the
present plan.
Violations Are Asserted.
Miss Caroline Gleason, secretary, of
the Commission' explained that the
present ruling requires employers to
pay apprentices a minimum of $1 a day
for one year, at the end of which time
their wage advances automatically to a
minimum of ?8.64 a week.
She said that some employers had
violated the, spirit of the law in this
particular by retaining apprentices a
full year at the minimum of 1 a day
and then discharging them, only to em
ploy other apprentices at tho same rate.
iliss Gleason was emphatic, however,
in declaring that there is no general
disposition on the part of employers
to evade the law. Many of them pay
more than the minimum, she said, all
along the line.
Minimum Often Kxcceded.
Yesterday's meeting had been called
to consider the apprentice regulations
in various manufacturing industries.
Miss Gleason explained that all af
fected employers had been notified, but
that many of them declined' to attend
the session inasmuch as they pay mors
than the minimum now and therefore
are not interested.
She recommended a graduated scale
of advancing apprentices.
"It is good for the employes," she
said, "because they always have some
thing ahead of them to work for; it is
good for the employers, because by
watching the apprentices they can de
termine which of them are earning the
minimum and dismiss those that are
incompetent."
Tentative Scale Submitted.
Following a prolonged consideration
of the subject, in which employers fully
presented their views, the conference
(f'onrluoed on Page 5. Column I.)
Scarcity of German Dyes Reflected
In Trades Women's Aprons and
House Dresses Up, Too.
CHICAGO, April IS. (Special.) Blue
will be the exceptional color for over
alls this year, and only the aristocrats
in the trades will wear them. The Jack
of proper indigo dyes is sending up
the prices on even this simple article
of apparel.
Brown and white will be the pre
vailing shades. Unbleached khaki is
becoming popular for overalls, and
white is setting a vogue much like that
ir hosiery.
Use of logwood vegetable dyes from
Jamaica is being extended to goods of
this character, with varying results.
Tho best dyes, that come from Ger
many, produce the deep indigo blue that
has long been popular for overalls.
The deep blue overalls have gone up
from $15 to $18 a dozen, according to
quotations given by a large house on
Market street. Others are quoted at
$7.50 to $10.50 a dozen. The laboring
man who formerly could get what he
wanted for 50 cents finds that $1 is
needed today to buy exactly the same
goods. The same is true of work shirts
in blue.
Women's goods, little percale aprons.
ginghams and house dresses of various
kinds are affected in the same way.
PIONEER IS LAID TO REST
funeral Services Held for Mrs. S.
Xickerson at Grants Pass.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. April IS. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Xick
erson, of this city, today marked the
passing of another pioneer of Oregon.
The funeral services were held from
the Baptist Church of this city and
were largely attended.
Mrs. Nickerson died at the family
home on Bridge street, Saturday night,
at 91 years of age. She was born in
Indiana. September IS, 1S24. and came
to Josephine County 43 years ago. She
is survived by her husband, Clark
Nickerson, who is also more than 90
years old and hale and hearty; a
brother in this city, William Frakes. of
North Ninth street: a sister at Apple
gate, 22 miles from Grants Pass, Mrs.
Jemima Hathaway. Interment was in
the Granite Hill Cemetery.
CRY FOR T. R. GOES UP
New Mexico Moose Denounce For
eign Policy of Mr. Wilson.
SANTA FE, N. M., April IS. Resolu
tions denouncing the foreign policy of
President Wilson and expressing a de
mand for the "Americanism of Theo
dore Roosevelt" were adopted at the
state Progressive convention here to
day. Fifteen delegates to the National
convention to be held in Chicago were
pledged to vote only for Roosevelt as
a Presidential candidate. Sixteen coun
ties were represented.
Cottage Grove AVoman Dies.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., April 18.
(Special.) Mrs. George H. . Brainard
died Friday morning after a lingering
illness. The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon, with interment in the Odd
fellows' Cemetery. Katherine O. Gar
rett was born August 9, 1S7. at
Brownsville. Neb., and was married
June 26, 1902. She had been a resident
here four years. Surviving children
are Bernarr W ., Bernice J. and Jewell.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tho Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.. 52
degrees ; minimum, 41 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and -warmer; westerly winds.
. Mexico.
Pursuit In Mexico awaits development?, both
in Mexican and German situation. Page
Mar.
S. S. MClure says German baWrs are not
fcuffering ; people's health better than
usual. Page 3.
Hungarian statesman says German Chan
cellor has opened way to peace discus
sions. Page L
British Cabinet crisis serious. Page 1.
National.
Senate votes for Army of 2oO,XX) on peace
looting. Page 1.
German Embassy demands return of papers
seized in Van Papen's office, rage 4.
President to lay submarine crisis before
Congress today: situation grave. Page 1.
Domestic
More wage increases granted. Page
Atlantic and lake seamen prepare to en
force general demand for wage increase.
Page 2.
War prices of dyes put blue overall on
aristocratic list. Page 1.
Sport.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland
Falt Lake game postponed, rain: Los
Angeles 2, Kan Francisco 1; Oakland 3,
Vernon 2. Page 14.
Teams ready for first clash today If it
don't rain. Page 14.
Clark is released and Tl&worth is to go.
Page 14.
Washington wins at Boston for first time
since 1914. Page 35.
Hal Chase's home run in 10th wins for
Cincinnati. Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Mr. Burton addresses audience of 3200 at
Eugene. Page ii.
Commercial and Marine. ,
Oregon farmers profit by higher egg storage
market. Page ly.
Chicago wheat rallies on more favorable
report from Washington. Page 19.
War stocks slump and coalers are higher.
Ilage 19.
Millions of feet of lumber moving. Page 16.
Forty-foot channel at Astoria likely by Fall.
Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Graduated scale of wages for apprenticed
women workers proposed. Page 1.
Fight over pound location will bo waged
before Council today. Page 9.
Missions occupy Baptist conference. Page 3.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19.
Passover is observed. Page 8.
Oregon committee will survey Industries for
defence. Page- 20.
On to Yakima is cry of businessmen. Page 7.
Taxpayers In session Saturday will plan how
to reduce state levies. Page 7.
Secretary Stone, of Y. M. C. A.t declines high
post in East. Pa re 4.
Mr. Burton due today. Page 6.
Estimate places Multnomah voters at 75,000.
Paga 1
Total, With Reserves, to
Be Million Men,
VOLUNTEER PROVISION KEPT
Section Saved by Serious De
velopments of Few Hours
. Preceding Action.
BILL IS HASTILY PASSED
All Amendments Proposing to
Reduce Strength Rejected
Without Ceremony.
LEADI.'Cr PROVISIONS OK SE
ATK ARMV 1)11,1,
Peace footing-, 250.000.
Federalized National Guard.
2SO.0O0A
Volunteer reserve, 261,000.
School and college reserve, es
timated at L'00.000 to 400.000.
Appropriation of $15. 000,000 to
develop nitrate plants.
Vocational instruction of en
listed men in regular Army.
National Guard section of reg
ular Army created.
WASHINGTON, April 18. An
Army reorganization bill that woula"
produce regular Army and reserve
military forces in the United States
aggregating 1,000,000 men was passed
by the Senate tonight without a record
vote. It is a substitute for the Hay
bill, passed by the House and the dif
ferences will be worked out in con
ference. On the eve of a joint session of the
houses of Congress to hear a message
from the President on grave interna
tional issues, the Senate hastened
completion of the bill amid scenes of
excitement, repeatedly rejecting all
amendments pending to reduce t'io
proposed strengthening of the Army.
Peace Footing Set at 230,000.
The agreement to vote today wa3
reached two weeks ago, and Vice
President Marshall, enforcing the de
termination of the Administration
leaders, ruled that a vote was re
quired by midnight.
The amendment making the Army's
peace strength 250,000 instead of 180,
000, as provided in the bill as framed
by the military committee, was adopt
ed, 43 to 37, 21 Republicans and 22
Democrats voting for it. A proposal
to make the figure 150,000 previously
had been rejected, 66 to 13. A peace
strength of only 140,000 is provided
for the Army bill passed by tha
House, and a sharp contest over that
feature is looked for in conference.
Volunteer Feature Retained.
Another amendment adopted today
would create a reserve regular Army
force in time of war, to be composed
of school and college youths, and to
provide a means of recruiting the pro
posed volunteer army force. This is
expected to provide a trained reserve
of from 200,000 to 400,000 young men.
The proposal submitted by Senator
Hardwick was agreed to, 56 to 24, the
result coming as a surprise to Sena
tors on both sides of the chamber,
since predictions openly had been
made that the volunteer army fea
ture, already included in the bill,
would be rejected in conference.
School Training Voluntary.
Senator Hardwick'e amendment pro
vides for military instruction by com
missioned Army officers under direc
tion of the Secretary of War in every
school and college in the United
States having 100 or more male stu
dents over 15 years old, when authori
ties of such school apply for such in
struction and the requisite number of
students agree to accept the training
and to become a part of the reserve
force of the Army of the Nation. Ap
plication for the training would be
purely voluntary, but all students over
18 years old receiving training would
be subject to a call to the colors by
the President in time of war, actual
or threatened, during their training
term.
Enlistment Term Reduced.
The Senate also agreed to an
amendment reducing the proposed
term of enlistment in the regular
(Concluded on l'ayo Zi, Column 3.)
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