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VOL.. LVI. XO. 17,300. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1016. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WILSON PREPARED FOR EVENTUALITY RUSSIA ASKS WHAT BRITISH ARE DOING 'OLD' REPUBLICANS LEAD IN PRIMARY WEEKLY REST DAY IS LIMITED TO CITY TWO EX-WIVES OF. ''RUBY BOB" RIVALS TEACHER'S BELIEFS COMMITTEE NOW ON WAV TO IIETCRXS COMING IN SLOWLY OXE TO SPEAK AT WHITE TEM PLE, ANOTHER A r PANTAGES. SEE ALLY IX ACTION. IN CALIFORNIA. 2 KILLED, MANYHURT, IN STRIKE BATTLES Mobs, Storming Steel Plant, Shot Down. " 7 Berlin's Reply Must Comply in Full. PLEDGES ARE INSISTED ON Temporizing to Be Followed by Immediate Break. MESSAGES ARE GUARDED Administration Avoids Building Vp Hope on Preliminaries, Desiring , Xliat Note, When Received, Speak for Itself. ' BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN". WASHINGTON, May 2. (Special.) On the eve of the receipt of the Ger man reply to the American demands In reference to submarine operations there is ground for the statement that President Wilson will break off re lations with the German government summarily unless those demands are complied with in full. Moreover, response must bear every evidence of sincerity and of a purpose to observe the assurances which it is known it will contain. Full Requirements Must Be Met. The note will be subjected to a mi croscopic inspection by the President and his advisers. It will be tested to determine whether It meets the blanket requirements prescribed in the formal note, and the specific requirements subsequently laid down at the request of the German government. Should it be found satisfactory, the United States will continue its policy of watchful waiting. The first violation will be followed by an immediate rupture of diplomatic relations. Should the note fail to meet the President's wishes, should it demon strate a purpose to temporize, Mr. Wilson will break off relations in stantly, i Reply Must Be Conclusive. In short, according to what was said today after the meeting- of the Cabinet, the German communication must be direct and conclusive so far as the immediate cessation, of unlaw ful submarine operations and the pledges offered for the future are con cerned. As to the Sussex case, the Adminis tration is disposed to give some lati tude to Germany with reference to it. That is to say, it understands the Berlin government must conclude a thorough investigation before making a decision. The President and Secre tary Lansing have every confidence, irt view of the facts presented through Ambassador Gerard, that an investiga tion will establish their accuracy. This being so, it is fully expected the Admiraltv will order a courtmartial of the officer responsible and that his punishment will be based upon the findings of the court. Policy of Secrecy Adopted. The messages which have been re ceived from Ambassador Gerard are being guarded with the. utmost care and it is even denied that he has been heard from since his visit to grand headquarters, where he was received In audience by the Kaiser. The Ad ministration has adopted this policy of secrecy because it did not care to build public hope of an adjustment on the report of a conversation. It pre fers to have the formal reply of the German government speak for itself. The country knows the President has demanded that Germany immediately declare and effect an abandoinent of its present methods of- submarine war fare against passenger and freight carryins vessels. It will not be dif ficult to determine, after reading tho German reply .whether this demand has been compiled with. President Prepared for Worst. The President's decision to bring to an end once and for all the operations of Grmnn submarines which have im posea such a heavy toll on American life was reached and Is clung to in spite ot the grave consequence it may pro duce rupture of relations and perhaps war. Mr. Wilson does not expect any such outcome of the negotiations, but he is prepared for it. Some of Mr. Wilson's advisers do not fear a rupture. Indeed, they frankly soy that in their judgment this would reynit 'n benefit to the country. The Administration has been disheartened by the pcaoe-atany-price spirit which has been shown by the indifference to injury and the apparent willingness of millions to accept any stain upon the National honor, rather than to resort to arms- Thls was responsible for the state ment in the President's speech: "We have been thinking too much about in dividual selves and too little about the country of which we constitute a part." It also was responsible for his further statement that the voice of the New World will be heard asserting the standard of justice and liberty. Lusltanla Anniversary 9iear. Next Sunday will be the anniver sary of the sinking of the Lusltania. No adjustment has come from the con troversy which has raged between the l"nlted- States and Germany in con nection with that affair. If Germany should abandon her illegal operations, however, and precise not to repeat them, the Administration feels it can (Concluded cn Pag 6. Column 5 Cancellation of Credit Arrangements Ileported and Strong Feeling Is Aroused. BERLIN, May 2. (By wireless to Sayville. N.- T.), The representatives of the Russian Parliament, who were nvited by the British government to visit England and the British front on the Continent, nave arrived in Stock holm. An Interview given by Professor Paul Milukoff, leader of the constitu tional Democrats in the Duma, given in a dispatch from Stockholm to the Overseas News Agency, says: "Professor Milukoff said he purpose of the visit to England was to Improve the relations between that country and Russia, which 'had suffered recently. A strong feeling against England has arisen In Russia, causing open misun derstandings between these nations and the cancellation of arrangements for further credits. "We must show them that England Is only fulfilling her obligations when she assists with money," Professor Milukoff said, "since Russia has sent her whole army against the enemy, while no one knows where the British armies are fighting." WOMAN FIRES AT COWBOYS Pistol - Shot Answered With Rifle, and Men Flee. BAKER, Or., May -2. (Special.) A woman with a rifle stood off three buckaroos and put them to flight at the Carroll B mine, and a search fol lowed for the cowboys, who forgot to leave their names. Mrs. Leo M. Lockhart, wife of an employe of the mine, saw cattle drink- ng at the family spring, and sent her dog after them. Three cowboys ap peared and started furiously toward her, shooting their "revolvers. Mrs. Lockhart, however, stepped back while her eight-year-old daugh ter. Ethel, got a rifle from the house. In a few minutes bullets from her rifle were kicking up the dust under the horsemen, who quickly turned and dashed away. Hastening to the mine Mrs. Lockhart told of the shooting and workmen started in pursuit, but failed to catch the riders. WOMAN STATE DELEGATE Mrs. John Kennedy, of Skamokawa, Will Sit In. Yakima Convention. CATHLAMET. Wash., May 2. (Spe cial! When the- Wahkiakum County delegation is seated at the Republican State Convention In North Yakima Sat urday it will be noteworthy as having for the first time a woman member. The woman to be thus honored is Mrs. John Kennedy, of Skamokawa, well-known clubwoman. Other mem bers of the delegation are John Ken nedy, Robert Bowman and William Lund. They go to the convention un- instructed. BIG WARSHIP GOES ON DUTY Oklahoma, Costing $7,000,000, Is Commissioned at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, May 2. The Okla homa, the latest oil-burning super dreadnaught added to the United States Navy, built at an approximate cost of $7,000,000. was placed in commission at the Philadelphia Navy-yard today. The ship is" commanded by Captain Roger Wills, and her complement con sists of 50 officers and 800 men. The huge warship steamed to the Navy- yard today from the New York Ship building Company's plant. CONGRESS NOT TO RECESS Business Will Be Adjusted to Per mit Visits to Conventions. WASHINGTON, May 2. Congress probably will not recess for the Na tional conventions. Majority Leader Kitchin of the House said today that some measure not requiring the pres ence, of all the members probably will be considered during the convention weeks, so that those who desire to get away may do so. Senate and House may recess for three days at a time. DAZZLING LIGHTS BANNED Police to Regit. Crusade Against Autoists Who Violate Ordinance. The police -will tonight begin on an other crusade against stronp automo bile headlights. At the request of Municipal Judgs Lannuth, the police will commence enforcing the dazzling heetydlight ordinance at dark tonight. The police will be instructed to brinij in all persona who violate the regu lation. Tho order follows many com plaints and accidents due to the lights. 5 AIRSHIPS RAID BRITAIN BonAs Iropped In Yorkshire, but London Has No Details. LONDON, May 3. Five hostile air ships attacked the northeast coast of England and the southeast coast of Scotland last night. The official announcement on the raid says that the movement of the raiders appeared uncertain, adding: "A few bombs were dropped in Yorkshire, but there are no details re garding the casualties or damage." 2000 CITIZENS PATROL TOWN Foreigners Implicated Will Be Deported. TUMULT LASTS ALL DAY Pennsylvania Riot Is Climax or Dis orders In AVliir-li Women Join in Mad Effort to Wreck Prop erty of Companies. PITTSBURG, May 2. Tw.o men are known to have been killed, four prob ably fatally wounded and a score of others seriously hurt when a mob, said by the authorities to have been com posed mainly of foreigners, attacked the Edgar Thomson works ot the Car negie Steel Company In Braddock. A pitched battle lasting an hour fol lowed, during which 400 shots were fired. but the rioters were finally forced to retreat in the face of a dead ly fire from the riot guns and reJ volvers of deputy Sheriffs and plant guards. The situation is quiet tonight, but 2000 citizens 6f the borough have been sworn in as deputies and are patrolling the streets. District Attor ney Jackson announced that he would take steps at once for tho deportation of all foreigners connected with the trouble. Plants Partly Wrecked by Mobs, The riot was the climax of a day of disorder in the boroughs of Braddock and Rankin. during which mobs stormed the plants of four big steel companies, drove the workmen out and then partly wrecked the interior of the plants. Many of those injured in the fighting at the Edgar Thomson works were spirited away by the rioters and for hours after quiet was restored the in jured continued to be brought to hos pitals for treatment. Snipers hidden in doorways and win dowe near the Thirteenth-street en trance tried to pick off deputies who were fighting to hold back the mob, and two deputies were said to have been hit. Women also Joined In the mad fight to gain entry to the works and two of these were wounded. The two men killed were foreigners. Deputies i'lre Into Attackers. The mob first attacked the office of W. J. Dixon, superintendent of trans portation at the Edgar Thomson works, and with clubs and stones wrecked It. Deputies, rushing to prevent the de struction of the office, were compelled to use it as a barricade, and from be hind the wreckage they poured shot after shot into the mob, which with drew. After stoning the plant for 43 minutes they made another charge, and in a hand-to-hand struggle the deputies and guards were forced back inside the plant. Deputies who had been on guard at the Westinghouse plants In Wilmerd- lOonciudfd on Page 5, Column 1.) BACK Progressive A'ole Extremely Light. Regulars'" ssert That Out come Is Beyond Dispute. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. The "old" or "regular" Republican ticket for dele gates to the National convention ran substantially ahead of the United or "new" Republicans in early returns re ceived tonight from completed precincts in more than 40 of the more populous counties of the state. Returns from the Democratic and Progressive tickets, on which there were no contests, were slow and in sev eral counties were not available. The Progressive vote as reported was ex tremely light, vigorous efforts having been made by the United Republicans to swing it their way. "Regular" Republicans asserted that the outcome was beyond dispute and Issued statements congratulating the people of California. TREADG0LD WINS SUIT $3500 Verdict Is Returned in $50, 000 Libel Suit. MARSH FIELD, Or.. May 2. (Spe cial.) The jury In the case of G. T. Treadgold brought in a, verdict at Co. quille last night of ?DQ00 against W. J. Mitchell and $500 against A. R. O'Brien in a $50,000 libel and conspiracy suit. Judge Hamilton refused to receive the verdict. After retiring; the jury re turned in three minutes with a verdict of $2750 each. The jury returned at t:S0 o'clock. The defense made a motion for a new trial and will have 60 days in which to file a bill of exception. The jury, it is understood, at first took straw votes, and the opinions ran against Mr. O'Brien from $10 to $2500 and as high as $10,000 against Mr. Mitchell. This case is the. most recent develop ment of a series of law suits and crim inal prosecutions growing out of a vice probe started two years ago by Treadgold. as City Attorney of Bandon, involving the Coach brothers, who hired Mitchell, a detective, to look after their interests. After prosecution of the Coaches, who were in the saloon busi ness, counter charges were brought cit ing Treadgold as seducer of the Simp son girls, minors, who were alleged to have been kidnaped by Mitchell to pre vent their testifying against the Coaches. The Simpson girls were con victed of perjury last year on their conflicting testimony in the several cases. Following the publication in the Marshfield Record of stories furnished by Detective Mitchell concerning Tread gold. the latter brought suit for $50, 000 against Mitchc.l. A. R. O'Brien, pub lisher of the Record, and others, alleg ing conspiracy, libel, etc. Early in the trial,' which has lasted more than a week. Judge Hamilton nonsuited Tread gold as to all the defendants excepting Mitchell and O'Brien. STREETCAR STRIKE ENDED Wage Agreement Ratified by 3200 Employes of Pittsburg Line. PITTS3URG, ""May 2. Thirty-two hundred motormen .and conductors of the Pittsburg Railways Company to day ratifled a wage agreement recom mended by their leaders, after confer ences last night with officers of the company and business men. Half an hour afterward the first car had left the barn nearest the Labor Temple, 'where the ratification meeting was held, and tonight the service, sus pended last Sunday at midnight, had become normal. The first cars were cheered as they passed through the downtown streets. TO THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE! Welfare Body Exempts Small FypTTes. c of O Library - RfcUUEST OF HOTELS GRANTED Managers Explain Need of Constant Service. MORE WAGES DECIDED ON Lnnnilrics Are Included In Order for 58.61 Minimum, and Scale for Apprentices Is Adopted. Sanitary Code Offered. Telephone exchanges outside of Port land and hotels In all parts of the state. Including Portland, will be exempted from the one-day'a-rest-ln-seven rule applying to women workers In other Industries of Oregon. This is the conclusion reached yes terday by the revision committee of the Industrial Welfare Commission, after listening to testimony from hotel men and telephone managers from va rious parts of the state. Yesterday's session was called pri marily to consider those two activities, but time permitted a review of all the recommendations informally made by the committee heretofore. More Than M Inlmim Paid Nsw. When the meeting started a commit tee' of hotelmen presented their views. Phil Metschan. Jr was their first spokesman. Mr. Metschan suggested that women employes In hotels be classified as "do mestic" Instead of "personal service" workers, as proposed by members of the committee. He explained, however, that the only possible objection that the hotelmen can offer to existing or proposed regulations is the provision for a weekly rest day. They already piy their women workers more than the minimum wage and conform to the dally and weekly hour schedules re Quired by the Commission. "We should bear in mind." said Mr. Metschan, "that the hotel business is operated 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The work that the women do is not hard. They seldom work more than seven hours a day. Women Declared for Kail Week. "But the very nature of the business requires that they be permitted to work seven days a week." Mr. Metschan, who is manager of the Imperial Hotel In Portland, said that this situation applies to the country hotels rather than to the city hotels To enforce a weekly rest day, he said. would work a serious hardship on the hotel industry ot the whole state. S. Benson, proprietor of the Benton Hotel, said that the women workers themselves are almost unanimously In favor of a seven-day week. He pointed out that their aggregate working time per week seldom exceeds GO hours which Is four hours less than the com mission's requirements. The committee made no decision on (Concluded on Page 6. Column 2.) Tangle Nearly Results in Lecture of Mrs. Boh t'llzsinimonn No. I Being Canceled. While Bob Fitzsimmorus' third nlfe Is playing at a local theater Bob Fits ilmmons' fourth wife will be preaching at an evangelistic meeting in the White Temple on Thursday night. Mrs. Bob No. 4 joined the Chrls tion Church In Los Angeles recent ly, and since then she has de voted her time to rescue work and re vival meetings. She was formerly a concert hall singer. Mrs. Bob No. S was Julia Gifford. a primma tlonna whom Bob met In Chicago. No. 1 was an Australian girl, who obtained a di vorce from Bob and married his man ager. Martin Julian, and then Bob mar ried Rose Julian, sister of Martin. But this story deals merely with the pres ence of two Mrs. Bobs In Portland at one time, one In vaudeville snj the other at the White Temple. H. W. Stont, superintendent of the Bible school of the White Temple, straightened this identity out when he telegraphed a few days ago to Mrs. Fltzslmmons No. 4 saying that If she was tne one who was to appear on the local vaudeville stage he could not let the lecture go on. Mrs. Fitrslmmons No. 4 came buck with a prompt reply yesterday from San Francisco that she was not on the stage and hadn't been for a long time. Her telegram came when Mrs. Fitzsimmons No. 3 was playing In a local theater, and Mr. Stone authorized her to hurry to Port land in time for the White Temple lecture. RALLY FLAGJS CAPTURED Stanford Rustby Supxrters Take Colors at American Game Meeting. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.. Mav 2- An impromptu rally here tonisrht by champions of the American game of lootball resulted in a free-for-all mix up when supporters of the Rugby game cnargea down on the rally, captured an American flag and stampeded the meeting. The American game supporters ral lied, reformed and gave chase to the Kugbyites. There was a lively tussle In which about 300 men participated and which lasted until the American forces had recaptured their flag. W0MAN,71,HAS HOMESTEAD Required Development Made Altrr Start Without Funds. EUGENE. Or.. May I. (Special.) Mrs. E. E. Wells, of Vlda. who, with out, funds and at the age of 71 years, filed on a homestead near that place, has made final proof of residence and development of the tract. In the regular course of events she will receive title to the property. The money with which she paid for the work on the land she earned by "work ing out" for others. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS t sa The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SI decrees; minimum, 03 decrees. TODAY'S Fair, cooler; westerly winds. War. Russia send committee to se what Brit ish are doing in war. Face 1. Mexico, General O Oregon shows no desire tor break with United States. Page "'reign. Cordon still drawing- ia on rebels In Dub lin. Page 4. Asquith will Insist on conscription. Face 5. National. Army bl!l conferees acre tentatively on Senate organisation plan. Face 2. National Conservation Congress divided over water-power bill. Fagt 5. Quirk action to be urg. d on land-grant bills. Fag 2. Washington gloomy over Germany's long delay. Page 4. Domestic Modjeskl admits there were ''other women In case. Fage 3. Two killed, many hurt In Pennsylvania Steo. riots. Fage L t Sport. Pacific Coast Leaguu results: I.os Angeles 4, Portland 3; ban Francisco , Oakland 0; Vernon-Salt Lak game postponed. team traveling. Page 14. Red Sox drop third straight game. Fage 14. St. Louts Nationals stop Chicago's winning streak. Page 14. University defeats Aggies In first game for collegiate title. Fage 15. Pacific Northweel. Hugh Wallace, of Tacoma. elected National I'nmmitteeman by Iemocrats. Fage . Wlllame'.le University classmates elope. Fage . Livestock sesslou at Baker Is record. Page . Traducer of George Washington painted as vilest of assassins. Fage tf. Commercial and Marine, Oats pries advance with lack of . of fer- ings. Page 1U. Wheat hvy at Chicago on general sell ing. Fage 19. Foreign situation responsible for declines In Wall stre-t. Psg li. Wine will be nsed to christen Kitsap II Saturday. Page IS. Stocks under restraint. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Emry Olmstead declares Republican . rule Is neriMrj ' to commercial prosperity. Fage E. B. MkcNuuirhton out tor School Direc torship. Fage 9. Fulton location selected for dog pound. Fage & Festival Queen voting plan is changed. Page S- Peter Collins travels C5.0OO miles on lec ture t- u r. Fa ge 1 1. Routes to St. Johns are piled high with rubbish. Page ?. Portland Woman's Club plans new home for working girls. Page 2l. Four charges filed for auto accident. Fage 7- K'atest Oregon political news. Page 4. Canadian In trenches writes of experiences to Portland relative. Page 9. Weekly rest day confined to Portland ex changes. Fs ge 1. C. X. Mc Arthur sues Ami-Saloon League head for 950,000 damages. Page 16. Dr. R. C. liaison to go to war sons. Page It, Chence refusee offer for Hal Meggert. Page 14. Weather report, data and fereceet. Page la. REGARDED AS QUEER Witnesses Tell of All Sorts of Vagaries. IDEAS NOT GIVEN TO PUPiLS Hearing of Mr. Kerchen De velops Strange Testimony. PROSECUTION RESTS CASE Altnut , l.'crj tlilnp Kxcept Witch craft, Sorxx-ry and Knc-hantmcnts Charged Opinions Not Given In Clac, Is Evidence. BV CLARK WILLIAMS. Winding Its tedious trsil slon-. around Ho bin Hood's barn and back again, the hearing" of John L. Kerchen. supervisor of manual training in tha Portland schools, continued laot n'ftit at a special setfsion of the School Board. It will continue again tonight and jrobably for eeveral nights there after. Chairman M. G. Munly. of the Board, sittinsr at the head of the tribunal into which the directors have resolved them selves for the investigation of the charges against Mr. Kerchen. remarked last night that It is a long way to Tlpperary. by that delectable Irish city meaning the end of the long, drawn-out hearing. Some little progress was made last night, for the prosecution rested after a cloud of witnesses who have alleged all kinds of heterodox opinions are held by the accused Mr. Kerchen. have had their say. The defense started and progressed part way through tl.e tes timony of one witness, who warmly supported the manual training? super visor now under charge. Heresy Is Real Cfcarsje. . Heresy, not educational but religious and sociological, is the real assault made by Mr. Kerchen's detractors, for It Is held that he cherishes beliefs In opposition to the established faiths and things thjit are not conventional. Witchery, sorcery and enchantments are not charged againet Mr. Kerchen, although numerous other things are that might as well include these three antiquated offenses. It was fairly well established last night by the testimony of witnesses that Mr. Kerchen said several things are wrong with the Industrial sys tem of the country which be compared unfavorably with the organization that prevails In Germany, for instance. In private conversations he said be detect ed creaks and gears that did not mesh well In the Government, so that there was considerable lost motion, sharing' In this, probably, the ldras of every cit izen more or less frequently expressed In criticising things as they arc. Wltaesaes Are Vague. Witnesses bringing testimony to sub stantiate the charges against Mr. Ker chen were vague in most cases in re calling the heretical things that he had said, but their general purport they re membered. It might be suspected that the tales loct nothing In the telling under such conditions. Some of the manual training teachers were very outspoken In their opinions as to Mr. Kerchen's tliness for the position he holds, but one, the nrst witness for the defense, was staunchly his friend. K. II. Whitney, principal of Ockley Green School, told on the witness stand of a row at thet institution some time ago over the Installation of the manual training department which was sup posed to reflect to some extent upon the supervisor. E. J. Burrows, manual training in structor at Ockley Green, told of the opinions voiced by Mr. Kerchen at meetings of the manual training teach ers on various occasions. These covered rather a wide range, from militarism to religion and back again, including Socialism. He said it was bis opinion that Mr. Kerchen did not believe In a personal God. one who answers prayer, but rather in a general creator. His superior, he thought, did not have, much faith In the authenticity of the Bible and that once In conversation with an other teacher, when the origin of life was the topic, Mr. Kerchen was to 1-1 (hat the best explanation of It was given In Genesis. To this the accused supervisor Is said to have replied thet such a belief was old-fogy. Pabatace Said te Be Favored. Mr. Kerchen is alleged to have said that the laboring man did not receive proper compensation for his labor, but that capital ground htm down to thr last inch. He is said to have stated that the I. W. VV.. organisation Is one that the country will have to reckon with, as the Idea of that organization Is superior to the labor union plan. He la also said to have declared In favor of sabotage. On cross-examination Mr. Burrows said these opinions were not Impressed upon the students or upon the teachers, but were given in private discussions either with the teachers or at a de bating club among the fsmillea of the teachers when they met for social evenings. The witness said Mr. Kerchen once addressed a Socialistic meeting. A newspaper clipping was forthcoming showing that he had spoken at the East Side Library some time ago be fore Branch S of the Socialist party on tCnni'luaitt on hit 1. t.oiuran 1 k