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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LVINO. 17,290. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL . 28, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. IRISH REBELLION IS WIDELY EXTENDED CALIFORNIA WANTS NO STRANGE BIRDS KAISER 'MAY WRITE LETTER TO WILSON CITY GETS $481,852 TODAY FROM TAXES . $1,121, 29 J AY ILL BK PUT IN' COIXTY TKEASIRV. SINHOTT DEMANDS NEUTRAL MARKETS OVERTURNED AUTO PINS TWO IN POOL LINE TO YAKIMA IS IDE MAIN TOPIC IXTIIODICTIO.V OF WHISKEIlEl) NUT LATER OPPOSED. TIMELY KESCUEKS SAVE MEN 1IIOM DROWNING. Whole Island Now Is Under Martial Law. MORE TROOPS BEING SENT Asquith Admits Situation Has "Serious Features." DUBLIN FIGHTING GOES ON John Redmond and Sir Edward Car bon Join in Expressions of Hor ror and Detestation of I'rcsent Cprising. LONDON". April 27. Official admis sion today that there were indications of a spread of the revolutionary move ment in Dublin to other parts of Ire land, especially in the west, was ac companied by the proclamation of martial law throughout the island. Hitherto only the city and county of Dublin had been under military rule because of the outbreak. The statement regarding the indi cated spread of the revolutionary niorernpn!, in strong contrast to the reassuring statements of yesterday, was made by Premier Asquith in fie House of Commons today. The Irish situation still presented ferious feat ures, the Premier admitted. KifcbtlnK Still In ProK r-. In Dublin fighting is still in prog ress in the streets and the rebels con tinue to hold important public build ings. It was announced that in addition to troops already dispatched to Ireland to cope with the situation, others were b-ing sent. Major-General Sir John Maxwell, for merly in command of the British forces In Egypt, has gone to Ireland to take the situation in hand. Replying to a request from Sir Henry Daiziel that the House sit on Monday' to discuss the Dublin outbreak. Premier .Asquith saii that debate on the ques tion could only be mischievous. Debate I H Deprecated. "Our allies already have been made aware by Sir Edward Carson and Mr. Redmond." the Premier added, "that tho movement is sectional only and has no sympathy from the representative Irish leaders." In his declaration concerning the sit uation in Ireland. Sir Edward Carson said: "I feel quite satisfied with the statc mnt of the Prime Minister. I will glad ly join with Mr. Redmond in every thing that can be done to denounce and put down these rebels now and for evermore. "I hope the newspapers will not try during a war of such a character as we are engaged in to bring about dis sension of a political character in rela tion to the Irish question." Rrdmsnd Kol Isna t'arnon. Sir Edward's remarks were greeted with cheers. He was followed by Mr. Redmond, who raid: "May I say a word although I really think it is scarcely necessary. Per haps I ought to give expression on be half of my colleagues of the National ist party here and. as 1 believe, of the overwhelming majority of the people of Ireland, to the feeling of detestation and horror with which we have re garded these proceedings." On a motion fr adjournment. Home Secretary Sumu.-ls, replying to ques tions, announced that arrangements had ben made for newspaper corre spondents to go to Ireland and watch the course of events. Only such in formation as might le of disadvantage to the entente allied cause would be censored, he said. DUfnrhrd Districts ot Heard From. The only information received from Ireland tday. added tbc Home Sec retary, w.-ik tbat over considerable dis tricts matter had been quiet. Nothing lad been received from the disturbed district he said. Full reports of the con r.-e "f.f events would be communi cated to the public, he promised, be tween now end the next meeting of the House on Tuesday. Vin-ount Middleton attacked the gov ernment In the House of Isolds today for f3ilitg to take heed of warnings let.irding a't i it ifx of the Sinn Fein its. He a.-ked what the government I. leant by s iving on Tuesday that the situation was well in h.ind. So far as his information went, at the time this ftssurrfnee was given, not only were rebels in possession of several promi nent pans of Dublin, but no attempt had be n made to dislodge them tnil9n it freile4 failure. Tord I-ansdowne. in reply, said he behevfd this outrage was doonivd to be an ignominious f:ii)iire, but he was not disposed to minimize the serious inconvenience likc!y to be occasioned by it He said that on Monday. April -4. the rebels made a half-hearted at tack on Dublin Castle, but the attack was not pressed. They then occupied Stephen's Green, held up troops which ur returning from the barracks, fired on them from the roofs of buildings. setred the postoffice. City Hall, the four courts and the esteon road and Amiens road railway stations and tele graphic communication was inter rupted. The four courts are the principal courts of Justice in Ireland and the two railway stations seized a -re the main arteries of communication with Krirland. The rebels. Lord I.ansdowne said, were driven from Stephen's Green with a certain number of casualties. They still occupied certain buildings and houses yesterday. Kowcvclt Diw-qvery, It Is Feared, .Mil) Become Pest anil Extreme Caution la Advised. SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. The California. Fish and. Game Commission does not want the "whiskered nut eater," which Theodore Roosevelt dis covered In the West Indies, added to the wild bird population of California because it might become a pest, it be came known today. A bird lover of the northern section of the state recently requested the ex President to send a pair of the birds here to be liberated in the Sacraranto Vally. The Fish and Game Commission has protested against this act, asserting that it is a dangerous experiment to import strange birds without first de termining what effect their introduc tion will have upon the other wild life of- the state. CANAL SPY SUSPECT FREED German Reserve Officer Detained f on Suspicion, but Keleascd. NEW YORK, April 27. Conrad Wil helm Aufmaasser, a reserve officer of a German pioneer regiment, was ar rested by secret service officers on his arrival here today aboard the steam ship Colon, from Cristobal, on sus picion that he had been spying on the Panama Canal fortifications. According to Chief Flynn. of the se cret service, who examined him, the suspicions proved unfounded. Never theless, Aufmaasser was sent to Kills Island and photographs and documents found in his possession were -confiscated. Later he was released. WOMAN, 81, FILES ON LAND Homestead, Once Ilclinqtilshcd, Is Again Entered On. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. April 27. (Special.) At the age of 81. Mrs. Cynthia Bentley. of Prosser. yesterday filed at the North Yakima land office her entry on a 160-tract of land east of Sunnyside. A number of years ago Mrs. Bentley homesteaded this land, but, failed to make her residence requirement, be ing compelled by illness to leave the claim after staying there one night. Her entry was held for cancellation, but she wag given another opportun ity, relinquished the land and imme diately filed another entry on it. WOMAN AUTOIST IS FINED Tootliachc Cause or Speeding, but Magistrate Imposes $15 Fine. The terrors of toothache caused Mrs. I A. Gates to speed her car beyond the lexical limit, as she was on her way to a Sellwood !ental olTi-e. Clasping the aching Jaw with one hand, Mrs. Gates urged the auto on. Motorcycle Patrolman Coulter arrest ed the fair speeder and reluctantly stilled the promptings of chivalry by the voice of duty. The Judicial voice of Municipal Magistrate Rangguth was also regretful, yet he imposed a fine of 15. i:. J. Cray, arrested for speeding by Patrolman Coulter, paid an flS fine. COURTESY TO BE REQUIRED Cily Employes Will He. Penalized for Its Lack Toward I'ublie. Discourtesy on the part oO city em ployes is now punishable with demerit marks. The Civil Service Board yes terday adopted a schedule. For the first act of discourtesy the punishment is a demerits, for the sec ond 50 and the third luo. For tardi ness, violation of rules or inattention or inaccuracy in work the demerits are 2. 4. 8 and 16 for the consecutive of fenses. For errors involving financial loss to the city the demerits range from 4 to 36. ' Merit marks are provided for efficient service. RECALL MOVE IS HELD UP Klamatli Falls Council Takes No Action Over Petitions. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. April 27. (Special.) The matter of the recall ol City Councilman Sheets, Miller and Matthews again came iip at Monday night's Council meeting, but nothing was accomplished. City Attorney Rollo C. Groesbeck was called upon by Coun cilman Struble to pass u,on the legal ity of the petitions. Mr. Groesbeck, who had previously vubmitted an ordinance for calling a special recall election, explained that the recall instead of being optional was a matter of duty. SWISS LINE IS CROSSED Gorman Aeroplane Violates Terri tory 'AavIcc in Dcllc ISuid. i , I : N K V A . ia Paris. April 26. (De layed In transmission.) Swiss terri tory has again been violated by a Ger man aeroplane. The machine flew over the egion of Porentruy at dawn to day and wa bombarded by Swiss troops all along the frontier. The aircraft dropped , bombs on the French town of Delle. 11 miles south east of ISelfort. and then crossed the Swiss frontier a second time, finally disappearing in. the direction of Alsace. Gerard Goes to Call on Emperor. VISIT BELIEVED SIGNIFICANT Washington Assumes Confer ence Was Asked For. EARLY REPLY IS EXPECTED W ilson Not to Pay Attention to Del uge of Telegrams 11c May Ap peal to Congress if They Embarrass Him. WASHINGTON, April 27. Secretary Lansing said late todav that he had no further advices from Berlin regarding the submarine issues and the situation remained unchanged. The German Em bassy also was said to be without in formation. Announcement in press dispatches from Berlin that Ambassador Gerard would confer with Emperor William at the army headquarters was regarded by officials as being significant. Of ficial information on the subject was lacking, but the opinion was freely expressed that It was not at all un likely that the Emperor might have in mind supplementing Germany's re ply to the American note demanding the immediate abandonment of pres ent methods of submarine warfare with a personal communication of some kind -to President Wilson. Kaiser's Invltutio:-. Assumed. Ambassador Gerard in visiting the Emperor is not acting under instruc tions from Washington. Consequently officials assumed that the Emperor in vited Mr. Gerard to confer with him. In both official and diplomatic quar ters, the injection of the Emperor's personality into the situation was re garded as being a hopeful indication. President Wilson expects to receive the German reply within a few days, tt became known today, although the basis for this expectation was not re vealed. Up to the present, in spite of messages from Berlin, he is entirely without definite information of the in tentions of the German government. Reply, Alone, Governs Wilson. The. President, officials declare, will not be Influenced In the slightest by the thousands of telegrams sent In the last few days to Senators and Repre sentatives urging them not to approve any action which might lead to war. His course in the German situation will be guided entirely by the character of the German reply. Should any serious ffort be made to embarrass him. it was declared authoritatively, he will again go bt'fore Congress and insist that members go on record for or against his policy. It was disclosed at the State Depart ment in the course' of the day that the memorandum in regard to the arma- . I'oncluded on Pugt) 4, O'liimn 'J.) AND .n1 - v, , .ana" . - Largest; Sum From Collections in Multnomah .So Par Will Be Turned Over by Sheriff. The largest amount of money so far turned over at one time from tax co lections in Multnomah County will be given to County Treasurer John M. Lewis this morning when Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt will hand him checks aggre gating $1,421,294.23. This represents 14,700 tax receipts, a portion of the sum paid in the three closing days of the first installment , period, ending Apfil 5 The city will receive an ap portionment of 1481,852. The replenishing of" the County Treasury at thl3 time will be a decided aid to meeting the first of the month payroll, and will be of assistance In helping Multnomah County to meet In full' the first half of the state tax on May 1. Although several hundred thousand dollars have already been paid on the state tax by County Treas urer Lewis, there remains a good por tion of the first half due. The total state tax for this county is $873,721.83, one half of which must be paid by May 1. The- City of Portland receives the largest share of the sum to be turned over today, according to the figures of &. S. Lamont, deputy under Shet 'ff Hurlburt, and School District No. 1 comes second, with the state a poor third. The chief apportionments wiri be as follows: City of Portland, J481.8S2.55; School District No. 1, $259,061.45; State of Oregon, $15E.198.38; Multnomah County general fund, $140,828.16; Mult nomah County rod fund, $112,087.72; county schools, $77,599.19; Port of Portland, $'55,711.23; Multnomah li brary, $25,861.39. Checks on the six banks in which tax collections are deposited will be made out by the Sheriff this morning. HAIL KILLS 100 CHICKENS Hundreds Exposed to Storm at Leb anon Saved by Prompt Attention. ALBANY, Or., April, 27. (Special.) One hundred small chickens were killed In three minutes by hail on the farm of A. J. Wilson, about five miles north of Lebanon yesterday. On the Wilson place there were about 600 young chickens, most of them only about a week old, running about when the storm came. It bowled theru over by scores and almost all ot them were knocked apparently lifeless. Members of the family picked up baskets and and hastily tossed the chicks Into them pnd hurried them to stoves and brood ers. By this inear s they succeeded in itviving all b t ltO of them. LONG TRESTLE DESTROYED Powers Cump Loses Donkey En gines and Less Totals Thousands. MAI1SHK1ELD, Or.. April 27, (Spe cial.) A quarter of a mile of railway trestle, and two donkey engines, were burned in one-, of the rowers camps yesterday. The trestle burned rapidly, and was consumed In half an hour, despite the efforts of the woodsmen to stay the flames. Watchmen were fighting fire all last night to keep it from spread ing. The damage amounts to several thousand dollars. HE WENT IN -WITH HIS EYES . - Embargo Against Brit-ai-fsted. APPLE SHIPMENTS ARE CITED Order for Oregon Apples Denmark Still Unfilled. in GRAIN TRADE PREVENTED Kepresentale Urges Vigorous Di plomacy" to Deal With Inter ference With Legitimate American Trade. OREGON'! AN NEWS BUREAU, AVash ington, April 27. An embargo on the shipment of munitions to Great Britain was advocated in the House today by Representative Sinnott, of Oregon, un less diplomacy can force Great Britain to cease interference with shipments of Oregon apples and other food prod ucts to Denmark and other neutral countries of Europe. Mr. Sinnott based his address on a letter he received two weeks ago from H. F. Davidson, of Hood River and New York, who markets a large part of the Northwestern apple crop. In which Mr. Davidson complained of the order of" the British authorities for bidding the shipment of fresh Nappies to Deinmark. . Christina Shipments Stopped. Mr. Davidson had contracts to de liver 20 or more carloads of Oregon apples to Danish merchants for the Christmas trade, but none of the ap ples went through in time and 10 car loads are still in New York. Ship ment abroad w now impossible because of British orders. Mr. Sinnott called the subject to the attention of the State Departnient-and Secretary Lansing replied on April 15 what he had taken " it up unofficially with the British embassy, but that no action -had been taken by the British government. The Secretary said fur ther that "this Government recognizes the right of American firms to ship goods, whether contraband or not, to neutral consignees in neutral coun tries." Vigorous Diplomacy Demanded. He, however, places the blame for the holdup of the Oregon apples on the steamship companies, which, he says, have refused to handle the freight in violation of the British order. "I am one of those who believe that these matters properly rest within the domain of vigbrous diplomacy ." said Mr. Sinnott, "hut not within the do main of the complaisant and perfunc tory diplomacy that has heretofore characterized our negotiations relat ing to Interference with our trade with neutral countries. Mr. Davidson has been compelled to hawk about the streets of New York 10 carloads of ap- ( Ooiit'IudtMl on Fase 2. Column 1.) OPEN! rmrc:dr .lit . ; .;-frl J 1 ivsr- Heads of Accident Victims Arc Held Above Water While Top or Car Is Cut Away Both Recovering. SEATTLE, Wash.. April 27. (Spe cial.) Imprisoned under a heavy auto mobile in a pool of water two feet deep on the Pacific Highway between Seattle and Tacoma yesterday, C. E. Walton, president of the Walton Lum nier Company, of Everett, and Dr. G. Wentworth, aIsoof that city, were saved from drowning by the timely arrival and quick work of a party of Seattle lumbermen, headed by J. H. Bloedel, of the Bloedel-Donovan Mills. With Mr. Bloedel were Thorpe Bab cock, secretary of the West Coast Lum bermen's Association: J. H. Deveuve, manager of the Lumbermen's Indem nity Exchange, and Ralph Clarke, sales manager for the Bloedel-Donovan Mills. The big machine, driven by Mr. Wal ton, had just left the Tacoma bridge across the Puyallup River, when It skidded off the road into the ditch and turned completely over, pinioning the two men beneath. They were unable to lift their heads above the water. Seeing the car go off the road, Mr. Bloedel shot his machine ahead. Bab cock, Deveuve and Clarke leaped out and caught hold of Walton and Dr. Wentworth with just sufficient grip to hold their faces above water, while Bloedel cut away the top of the car to free the pinioned men. When extricated both men were in a semi-conscious condition and were re moved to a Tacoma hospital. They were said today to be recovering. CO-EDS DANCE HULA-HULA Seattle University Ukulele lioys (Jive Hawaiian Comic Opera. SEATTLE, Wash., April 27. (Spe cial.) The Ukulele boys at the Uni versity of Washington blossomed out In a home-made comic opera entitled "The Winning of Hawaii," which was given tonight In Meany Hall on the campus. A feature of the performance on the part of the co-ed members was the dis play of shapely legs encased in brown tights and heightened by contrast with neat loin skirts of dry grass. The co-eds in the grass skirts gave a cred itable rendition of the "hula hula" and other native Hawaiian dances. VEGETABLE EXPRESS IS ON Walla Walla Valley dots Fast Serv ice North, -East and West. WALLA WALLA. .Wash., April 27. (Special.) That Walla Walla VaJey vegetables may reach Northwestern, Canadian and mid-Western markets In fast time, both the American and Northern Express companies tonight put on special express cars. The new service includes two fast express fruit and vegetable cars to Spokane and Canadaand one to Se attle and the Coast; one through fast express to Chicago, distributing to points between Missoula and Chicago, Germans Sink Norwegian Bark. LONDON. April 27. The sinking of a neutral vessel by gunfire from a Ger man submarine was announced official ly today. The Norwegian bark ar manian was destroyed, and a boat con taining part of her crew capsized. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Th Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 60 decrees; minimum, -is degrees, TOUAY'S Fair and warmer; westerly winds. Mar. Irish rebel lion extends ; whole island under martial law. I'aue 1. Many Britons believe Sir Ilogcr Casement insane. Pago Brit ish government a It hd raws conscription measure, page Germany believed prei3red to deliver tre mendous blow on British lines in Flan ders. I'ngc i. 'atinut. Mr. Sinnott demands embargo on munitions to enforce A rm-riran ri&ht to trade with iu ut rais. 1'age J. Kaher may adflrH pernonal letter tolres- Ident Wilson. Page 1. Wis.tiisin Senator denounces conspiracy to flfrtjd Congress with telegrams. Paye Trade bill is ready. Page J. Senate immigration committee modifies Jap anese exclusion provisions. Page !'. House Democratic caucus affirms Philippine bill. Page o- Iumertie. Secretary Raker pleads for full prepared ness. Page 4 E. K. Srhmitz to start recall petit ions ;mainst Major Holph, of Han Francisco. Page S. Ex -Senator Knox con rrast s Taf t's Mexican policy with Wilson's. Page o. Sport. FaeSfio Coast Leamio results: Portland- Yernon game postponed, wet jr rounds; Salt Iake , San Francisco y; Oakland 2, Los Angeles 1 . Pago J 6. Hetroit routs St. Louis pitchers. Fago 10. Braves win stoi my game from Giants. Page Itj. Pari fie North weM. Line to Yakima ma in topic w ith trade ex cursion part y. Pago 1. Oregon Retail Mr-hants' Association will meet in Portland nxt year. Page t. Overturned auto pins two in pool. Page 1. Arson case will reach jury today. Page 7. Oregon City Council likely to hear accused member's defense. Page t. Commercial and Marin". tfjalcs plan arranged by Co-operative Dairy Exchange. P;ge IM. Chicago wheat weaker on promise of warmer weather. Page 1. , j Railway shares lead advance in strong stock market. 1'ace -I. Alice A.- Leigh completes crew after three weeks' delay. Page -'0. Portland and Vicinity. City will receive $481.S.V out of fl, 421.203 of taxef o lie turm'd over to county I today. Page 1. Clean-up campaign tfcfiun by firemen. Page 11. Trices of stationers supplies go skyward. Page 2- Mis-s Lillian HendricUsen !eas race' for ! queen. Page P. ! Leat Oregon political news. Pa to 7. I Toppenish Calls Itself Portland Gateway. TRADE VISITORS WELCOMED Valley Town Exploits Wealth Expected From Irrigation. LINK IN RAILWAY SHORT Zilhili, (.ranscr, Outlook, Graiid icw nncl Sunnyside vie in Demon strating Prosperity and Hos pitality to K.xcui-sionits. BY n. G. CALLVERT. TOPPENISH, Wash.. April 27. (Spr cial.) Tho clean, brisk little city of Toppenish has taken on a new title. It is that of '"Portland's Gateway to the Yakima alley." This title is prominei.t in a preten tious foMer of 12 pages distributed today among t'.ie members of the fort land business men's excursion. The folder contains some interesting; information. First it describes Top penish as t'-ie trading point for tho Yakima Indian Reservation, where, tho Government has approved plans for ex tension of irrigation until 120,000 acres shall have been reclaimed. Govern ment estimates of the crop production of the completed project are put in at $4,560,000. There are now 60,000 acres under cultivation. Railroad. Extension I'ropoitrd. The Toppenish railroad proposition, set forth in map and figures, is that the line known as the Toppenish, Sim coe & Western le extended to a con nection with the Goldendalc branch of the North Bank Railroad. The Top penish branch is now operating to Ilar rah, 12 miles, and additional construc tion of nine and a half miles is au thorized. Another link of 45 miles would connect Toppenish and the entire Yakima Valley with Portland by a di rect route. The folder gives the following sig nificant mileage statistics: Toppenish to Seattle, 1S3 miles; Toppenish to Spo kane. 216 miles; Toppenish to Portland, via Pasco, 300 miles; Toppenish to Portland, via the proposed new route, 145 miles. orth Yakimu Brought Acar. North Yakima would be put within a rail distance from Portland of about 165 miles by this route, against a dis tance from Seattle of 163 miles. The folder is not all, however. Pos ter cards are' in the windows of every merchant. They speak a welcome, men tion again that Toppenish is Portland's gateway to the Yakima Valley and carry this slogan: "Forty-five more, we're at your door." The idea of direct rail connection with Portland has taken hold through out the entire Yakima country. It was discussed in speeches at the North Yakima meeting last night and given approving voice by prominent citizens of th;it city. During the day at evciy stop the Portland visitors were told: "If we can get direct rail connection with Portland we'll gladly do business with you." Six ToTvns Visited. Six towns in the valley were visited by the excursionists today. The route was down a branch line into the Sunny side district and back. .t Zillah, the first stop, the party visited a cold-storage plant, said to be the largest in the West, and were taken on -automobile trips into the surrounding country. At Granger there was another trip into tho outlying districts. At Outlook the peo ple sent on board a sufficient supply of enormous potatoes for the evening meal. The stay at Sunnyside permitted a longer Journey y automobile through out tho district. There the diversified character of the farming impressed the visitors. Mayor George, of Sunnyside. announced that the town ships out monthly $12,000 worth of dairy prod ucts. Tho district is a big egg pro ducer, also. Corn (ialns lleada.v. Alfalfa and fruit are favorite crops, but the extent of corn raising may !: judged from the statement that the Yakima Valley had 16,000 acres in that crop last year. Grandview, at the end of the branch, is an enterprising little place. Al though it claims only 6"0 people. It turned out a battery of automobiles at the depot which at first glance caused the impression that each of the 86 ex cursionists was to be provided with an individual car. Along the line the weekly newspapers published editions containing special greetings and words of hospitality. At Toppenish the party arrived on publi cation day of the Weekly Review and remained all night. Tonight this hustling newspaper of a bustling town is receiving by telegraph 1500 words of special Portland news for perusal of the visitors tomorrow morning. However, it may be said that the excursionists N a re still entitled to b: called "level-headed business men."' The events of the three days have been trying to their modesty but the showers of hospitality and entertainment so far have caused no one to become ego tistica,i. .