Morning Oregonian., May 05, 1916, Image 1

VOL. LVI NO. 17,302.
PORTLAND, OREGON', FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1016.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BULLETS CARRIED
IN BRAIN 23 YEARS
GARRANZA OBSTACLE
TO VILLA PURSUIT
BAKER VOTES DOWN
CITY MANAGER PLAN
CONFEREES SPLIT
Oil ARMY MEASURE
YACHTS OF WEALTHY
DESIGNED FOR WAR
SOUND CITIES OPEN
WAR ON BLIND PIGS
CHRIS EVANS, ONE TIME TRAIN
COMMISSIONERS,
KFTAINF.D,
PLKASEJtE CRAFT TO BE AHMED
AXD CARKY ItADIO.
ROBBER, ASKS RELIEF.
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GET RISE IX SALARIES.
CRISIS GRAVE AS
HI ANSWERS
Cipher Experts Forecast
Unfavorable Reply.
LAST EFFORT TO BE MADE
Washington to Reiterate Its
Position by Wireless to
Ambassador Gerard.
PROCEDURE WILL BE NEW
Kesult Will Be, However, to
Make Break Unavoidable
if Demand Is Refused.
Ttr JOHN' CAI.f.AX O'LAUGHUX.
WASHINGTON, May 4. (Special.)
If what cipher experts of the State
Department were able to make out of
the message received today from Am
bassador Gerard, purporting to give
a summary of the German reply to
President Wilson's submarine de
mands, should be borne out by the
official text of the communication, it
is declared by Administration officials
that the United States is on the eve
of a rupture of diplomatic relations
with the German Empire.
The message, as translated, appears
to contain a proposal that Germany
will abide by international law on
condition that the United States shall
force the allies to do the same.
Argument Is Expected.
In spite of this indication, it is in
sisted by those in a position to know
that Germany has made straight-out
concessions and certain definite state
ments which squarely meet President
Wilson's demand that she "immediate'
ly declare and effect an abandon
ment" of the objectionable methods of
submarine warfare.
That the German government will
argue, in view of the concessions
made that President Wilson now force
the allies to put an end to their ef
forts to starve its civilian population
is expected.
Bargain Not to Be Considered.
There is no doubt that Mr. Wilson,
if Germany shows an evident sincerity
to curb her submarines, will address
himself to Great Britain and the al
lied powers with reference to the
blockade they are maintaining and
will demand that it be made to con
form to the requirements of interna
tional law.
It is declared positively that this
Government will not consider any bar
gain in the matter and that it will
deal independently with each country
with regard to every question coming
up with that country.
Should there be any conditions
whatsoever included in the German
reply, it is said positively that they
will be rejected summarily and a
break of relations will follow without
further discussion.
Time for Temporizing Gone.
According to what officials say, the
time for temporizing has gone by
Germany must come all the way
through and must announce that she
has stopped the practices Mr. Wilson
has described as objectionable, and
that she has no intention to resume
them. The note must contain evi
dence that Berlin will observe the as
surances which it is expected to con
tain. There is no doubt that a. certain
amoynt o Muff has characterized both
side:-- in the negotiations. Neither
Germany nor the United States desires
a rupture of relations. Indeed, both
desire to avoid it.- Germany, of jcourse,
desires to retain freedom of operations
for her submarines. The United States
desires that this freedom shall be re-t-trk-teil.
Germany officials have been
authorizing the passage of press dis
patches showing a spirit of concession,
believing that they will have an influ
. ence on public sentiment and thus pre
vent the. President from carrying out
his threat to dismiss Count von Bern
storfT and recall Mr. Gerard.
Ylftlt lntraded to Impress.
Also to impress American sentiment
with the friendliness of Germany, tne
Kaiser sent lor Mr. Gerard. The latter
was a guest of the Chancellor at the
German grand headquarters and he
was takoii to the trenches and every
courtesy compatible with military in
terests was-v shown him.
On the part of the President and
Secretary Lansing, they have been per
mitting statements to be made showing
an absolute determination to terminate
relations with Germany unless all de
mands made shall be complied with.
These statements will be wirelessed
l Concluded un page 5, Column 3.)
Lead Now Paralyzes Ex-Desperadt,
AYho Had Reformed and Served
as Watchman in Portland.
SACRAMENTO, May 4. Carrying in
his brain two bullets that were fired
at him by a posse in 1S93 when he and
George Sontag. both desperate train
.
robbers, terrorized the people of Fres
no and Tulare counties. Chris Evans,
who has been on parole from rolsom
prison since May, 1911, walked into the
county hospital today and a6ked that
the doctors remove the lead and relieve
him of pain.
Accordingly. Evans, who is now 75
years old, will be operated on by Dr.
W. J. Harris, superintendent of the hos
pital, in an effort to save his life, for
the bullets are causing his right side
to become paralyzed. One bullet is in
the brain above the right eye and the
other is behind the right ear.
Evans, on obtaining his freedom from
prison, worked for a time as a city
watchman at Portland. Or.
For four years Chris Evans had been
living in Portland. He came to Port
land immediately after he was paroled
from Folsom prison in 1911. His family
had then been residents of this ?ity
for several years.
In this city Evans bore himself as
quiet and industrious citizen. De
tective Sergeant Day recalls that - he
once visited the detective bureau, his
mission being to aid the law in an ob
scure case where a woman had been
wronged. It is presumed that he re
turned to California on a visit.
WINTER KILLS PLANT PESTS
Elm LeaT Beetle, However, Is
ginning Ravages Again.
Be-
The silver thaw last Winter was
hard on the insect and fungus pests,
according to Park Superintendent Con
vill. He says flowers and plants in
the parks are in much better condition
than usual and are unusually free from
pests and diseases.
The extreme cold. Mr. Convill says,
killed many types of pests and in a few
cases nearly exterminated them. The
cold had no effect apparently on the
elm leaf beetle, which is reported to be
attacking elm trees again. The city's
spraying apparatus is busy with the
fight against this pest.
ABERDEEN COUNCIL LOCKED
Major Won't Allow Dice Throw to
Settle Election Tie." .
ABERDEEN, Wash., May 4. (Spe
cial.) The City Council, reorganizing
tonight for the second year of the
present administration, tied over A. S.
Brecht and A. J. Grant for president
of the- Council and the election was
delayed one week. The Mayor was
not allowed to cast the deciding vote
and refused to allow the contestants
to shake dice for the office.
William Tamblyn was reappointed
as chief or tne tire department, a.
Cross as City Attorney and L. D. Kel-
sey as CUy Engineer.
0'GORMAN WILL RETIRE
Senator Announces Private Affairs
Will Not Permit Candidacy.
WASHINGTON, May 4. In announc
ing his determination to retire from the
Senate next March. Senator O'Gorman,
of New York, today would add nothing
to a formal statement he had prepared.
"I have decided," the Senator's state
ment read, "not to accept the nomina
tion for re-election to ihe Senate. My
personal affairs now require my undl
vided attention."
The Senator's colleagues generally
expressed surprise over his decision.
GOULD WEDDING IS VALID
Count Boni de Castellane Loses
Appeal Before Cardinals.
In
ROME, via Paris, May 4. The valid
ity of the marriage of Count Boni de
Castellane to Anna Gould, now Duch
ess Talleyrand, was confirmed today
In a decision by the commission of
cardinals appointed to consider the
claim of the count for annullment of
his marriage.
Count de Castellane has appealed sev
eral times to the Vatican for a ruling
that his marriage was invalid.
LOSSES AT SEA MADE UP
Destroyed British Merchant Tonna;
Balanced by New Ships.
LONDON. May 3. Earl Cruzon, Lord
Privy Seal, announced in the House of
Lords today that a total of 450 enemy
ships had been detained, seized or cap
tured by the allies in all parts of the
world since the beginning of the war.
He added that the British merchant
ships lost through war operations were
exactly balanced in number and ton
nage by the new ships added to the
register since the war began.
TURKS ARE CONCENTRATING
Preparations Being Made for
fense of Asiatic Coast.
De-
PAR1S. May 4. Turkish troops are
being concentrated at Smyrna, accord
ing to dispatches from Athens received
here by the Havas Agency.
The dispatches say that General Li-
man von Sanders has arrived at Smyrna
to superintend the defense of the
Asslatic Coast.
Hostility of Men in
Field Manifest.
TROOPERS UNDER HANDICAP
Mexicans Say Americans Like
- Chinese, Will Not Fight.'
"OTHER CHEEK" IS TURNED
Orders From Washington Chiefly
Concerned With What Not to Do,
While Dc Facto Forces
Have Full Rein.
The follow in c dispatch In the first
urfnsorcd m-ftsagn concerning Iht
punitive expedition to be vent by any of
the r orrenpondenta who have been with
General J-ernhina'a frce. In order to
Bend It Mr. Wood traveled from the ad
vanced base on motor trucks, then on an
automobile, in which he braved a rain
storm for a day and a night, abandon
lng his personal effects so as to make
greater --M. His dispatch discloses for
thc first time what the officers of the
American forces f-ei would be the re
sult of with drawing their troops from
Mexico at this tine.
BT JUNIUS B. WOOD.
(Special dispatch from a Field Corre
spondent of the Chicago Daily News.)
KI PASO, Tex., May 1. Francisco
Villa, would-be murderer of all Ameri
cans, is not found today, whether he
be alive or dead, because of the atti
tude oC Carranza and the activity of
Carranza followers. This is the unan
imous opinion of the commanding of
ficers of the United States Army now
in Mexico who have been directing the
pursuit of the bandit. That they are
sincere and frank in expressing their
belief and that there is considerable
ground for it is well known to those
who have been at the headquarters
the punitive expedition through the
campaign.
Neither the activity of Villa nor the
valor of his outlaw followers has pre
vented his capture or the discovery
his burial place, according to officers
of the American Army. Obstacles
hrown in the way of the expedition by
the Carranza government from the start
and" the open hostility of Carranza sol
diers or sympathizers whenever the
trail became - warm are blamed fo:
blocking the pursuit.
Army Turns Other Cheek.
The United States has paid for cross
ng the border in lives, hardships and
money. For the Army up to now It
has been an excellent practice maneu
ver. So far as having a free hand to
conduct the search 6n military lines is
concerned, the Army, according to its
officers, has been like a man in a free-for-all
fight, who is allowed to strike
at only one elusive opponent while all
the rest can rain blows on him which
he cannot return.
The orders from Washington, say
those who received them, tend more to
show "what not to do than to give a
free hand to proceed as the situation
warrants. Carranza has had free rein
and his followers are aware of this
and have had no compunctions in tak-
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Unusually f Large - Ballot Proves
Surprise, Follow ins" Ouletcst
Campaign in Years.
BAKER, Or., May 4. (Special.) r
Baker voters decidedly rejected the
proposed change to the city manager
form of government by a vote of 809
to 369 in today's election. The City
Commissioners won a salary rise by a
somewhat smaller margin, the final
count being 674 in favor and 525 op
posed.
About 120a votes were, cast, the
argest number at any city election in
years. This was a surprise, because
the campaign was the quietest in years,
but the vote showed that the people
had made up their minds early, and
were beyond the discussion point.
The large number of women who
turned out also was a great surprise.
The salary question was whether tu
make the following raises: Mayor,
from $1500 to 12000 a year; Commis
sioner No. 2, from $1200 to $1600, and
Commissioner No. 3 from $1200 to $1S00.
ALBANY EDITOR ACQUITTED
Jury Quickly TcHdes Xilcl Suit or
ox-Police Officials.
ALBANY, Or.. May 4. (Special.) E.
M. Reagan, editor of the Albany Her
ald, was acquitted inthe Circuit Court
here tonight of a charge of libel. The
jury was out only a few minutes. In
troduction of evidence in the case was
completed yesterday, and today was
devoted to arguments.
The charge was, based on an editor-
1 in the Herald criticising A Austin.
ex-Chief of Police of Albany, and
Griff King, assistant. Mr. Reagan ad
mitted writing and publishing the ar
ticle, but introduced evidence tending
to show the statements made were
true..
CUMMINS PROMISES FIGHT
Senator Says Tour of Oregon Will
Be No "Pink Tea Party."
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. May 4. Senator Cummins, of
Iowa, said today he would leave for
Oregon Saturday, arriving at Ashland
Thursday. He will campaign his way
down the Willamette Valley to Port'
land on a schedule arranged by his
local campaign managers.
"This is to be no pink tea party,
said the Senator, "for I expect to de
vote every available minute to cam
paigning the state, and I shall make
the best fight that ia in me."
The Senator expects to conclude h
speechmaking at Portland Just before
, the primaries.
WORKMEN DESTROY OILS
Russian Revolutionists Also Cause
Eire In Moscow, Berlin Hears.
BERLIN", May 4. (By Wireless to
Sayville, X. Y.) Revolutionary work
men in Moscow have exploded kerosene
and benzine tank belonging to the
Russian government, according to re
ports from Stockholm received by the
Overseas News Agency.
The reports said that more than 5000
tons of the oils were destroyed. Fire
which started after the explosion
spread to the administrative and other
buildings and was still burning.
WAITING.
Wilson Is Facing Clash
SENATE AMEND MENTS REFUSED
Volunteer Army and Nitrate
Plant Cause of Trouble.
PRESIDENT IS INSISTENT
Nitrogen-Fixing Enterprise In Par
ticular Demanded by While
House Other Minor Points
of Bill Are in Disagreement.
WASHINGTON. May 4. Conferees on
the Army reorganization bill late to
day disagreed on Important feature of
the measure and adjourned until mat
ters in disagreement can -be taken up
n the House. The rocks on which the
committee broke were the Federal vol
unteer army and the $15,000,000 Gov
ernment nitrate plant amendments
adopted by the Senate.
Notwithstanding tho disagreement.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the
Senate conferees, said tonight he had
hoped that a good bill eventually would
be worked out.
"The House conferees would not yield
to the Senate provision for the volun
teer army or the Government nitrate
plant." said the Senator.
Hoiik Astalnst Volunteer Army.
"There are several minor points in
the bill which also are In disagreement.
But the main points seemed thus far to
be thc irreconcilable features.
"Representative Hay. has promised to
return the nitrate plant amendment to
the House for further instructions. He
flatly said, however, that the House
would not accept the volunteer army,
and the Senate conferees would not re
cede. In view of the apparent Impasse
the conference adjourned, not to meet
again until an effort ia made to sat
further instructions from the House.
We do not expect to take up the die
puted points in the Senate at this time
because our conferees are unanimous
and the Senate has already passed, on
the subjects in controversy."
Up to the time of the break, which
had been forecast, the conferees had
been making good progress on regular
Army reorganization and reserve fea
tures. They had tentatively agreed on
a standing army in time of peace of
180,000, 40,000 more than the House bill
carried, and an elastic organization
scheme contained la the Senate bill
which would provide for expansion in
time of war or threatened war to 220.-
000 men.
Guard Expansion Agreed On.
They also had agreed to the House
bill reorganization plan for the Nation
al Guard, which would provide for Fed
eralization of the reserve force and its
expansion to approximately 400,000 men.
Early In the day Representative Hay,
chairman of the House conferees, dis
cussed the volunteer army reserve sec
tlon of the Senate bill with President
Concluded on Pace 4. Column 4.)
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s'utrol Service.
PHILADELPHIA. May 4. (Special.)
Private yachts so constructed that
they can do coast patrol service in time
of war are being built in accordance
with Government specifications for a
I half dozen wealthy Phlladelphlans who
believe in adequate National defense.
The vessels will be made for speed,
equipped with guns, wireless and pow
erful searchlights and have been de
signed to withstand the shock caused
by the firing of the guns which will
be mounted on decks.
Those for whom these boats aro be
ing made are: Edward T. Stotesbury.
John R. FelL John P. Wetherlll. Jr
Samuel H. Collum. Samuel D. Riddle
and Anton Ahlers. All of the craft
will have been completed by the mid
dle of Summer. They will be enlisted
in the Government reserve and share In
the civilian training cruise arranged
by the Navy Department for August
and September.
The vessels will be manned by trained
seamen from the United States Navy
and be directly under command of
their owners, on whom the rank of En
sign will be conferred by the Govern
ment. 'DIVINING ROD" BRINGS $25
Belief Still KxiMM in Mechanism
Supposed to Locate Oold.
Magic wsnds or "divining rods" for
dlscoverir.g gold mines are popular
even in these enlightened Jays, judging
from the experiences recently of H. P.
Hanson, of 106 North sixteenth street,
with a gold-mine wand he got in an
express package at an old-hoss sale
recently.
No sooner did It become known that
he had the wand than people began in
quiring about It. He bad various offers
and finally sold the thing for 125 to
man whose name he did not obtain
but who said he believed in the affair.
Vesterdsy City Chemist Dulin. who
identified the mechanism some time
ago ss a magic wand, got a letter from
B. F. Durall, at Newport, Or., asking If
the rod could be used for finding
burled money.
SHIP SUNK FAR OFF SHORE
French Report Attack on Fisher '150
Miles From Nearest Land.
LONDON, May 4. The sinking of a
French fishing vessel 150 miles from
land by a submarine is reported in an
official communication Issued tonight.
The communication says:
"The French fishing steamer Bern-
adette was sunk in the Atlantic by an
enemy submarine May 1 when 150 miles
from the nearest land. The crew of 34
escaped In boats. Eight of the crew
were picked dup. Twenty-six are still
adrift."
Canluta to Be Repeated.
More than 1000 tickets have been
sold for the fairy cantata to be given
by the Vernon School children under
the auspices of the Vernon Parent
Teacher Association tonight at Ver
non School, and as a result the cantata
ill be repeated Saturday night. The
hall will not accommodate more than
600.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 74
degrees: minimum, as aegree.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly wind.
War. '
Earl Kitchener praise. troops who sur
rendered at Kul-el-Amara. rasa 4.
Fore Law.
Prominent Irish rebel killed trying to escape
Pag --
James M. Sullivan, American ex-Minuter
to San Domingo, arreted, for complicity
In I run rebellion. Pace 2.
. Mexico.
Carranza chief obstacle to American opera
tions In Mexico nit 1.
Agreement with Mexico ressrded as certain.
Fas 3.
National.
Wilson faces clash with House over Army
dim. face -
Rural credit bill passe Senate. Pag o.
Domestic.
Pleasuno yachts to bo equipped for war.
Pas 1.
Bullets carried In brain 23 Tear. Pace 1.
Sport.
Pacific Coast Lfscue resulta: Portland 7.
I.os Angelea C: D Francisco 3. Oak.
land 2; Salt Lak 4, Vernoa 3. Paso Is.
Matty lose hi first start of season.
Pace 10.
Cleveland shut out White Sox. Pace
Regular of Lincoln- High defeat nlor tn
track, meet. Pace
Pacific Northwest.
Baker vote
reject city manager plan.
Pac 1-
Crown-Willamette
expocted to erect now
mill. Pag 4.
Washington Progressive ready to unite with
Republicans, face tt.
Idaho woman alays her daughter and hua-
band. Page tt.
Yukon River will be open to navigation soon,
Pago 4.
Odd track lea! tn arrest tor wholesal
chicken thefta. Pago 4.
Pug.t Sound clues In death crapple with
boose. Page 1 .
Commercial and Marine.
Lower prices bid for wheat In Northwest.
Page 21.
Chicago market affected by dlplomatie sltU'
ation. Paaa 21. v
Continued liquidation carries stock price)
lowjr. Pag 21.
Deal is on to bur ship for Alaskan trad.
. Pago 20.
Theater.
Strand bill praised. Page 10.
Tort land and Vtrtnlty.
City garage Is checking up iaau of oil and
gasolln. Pce lu.
City aid In clean-up campaign. Page II.
Vancouver candidal leads for Queen. Pace
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Trsl irrigation project I financed. Pace
Oregon delegation called on to make greater
effort for Naval base. Pac .
latest Oregon political newa Page 7.
&evir investigation echoed befor Labor
t:ouncll. Pag 7.
' Weather report, data and forecast, Pag 31.
Druggists Threaten to
Sue if Raided.
MAYOR GILL INDORSES CHIEF
Tacoma Papers Complain of
Poison Sold as Liquor.
SMASHING CRUSADE IS ON
Seattle Police Head Instructed ti
r,o Ahead Asr.aiti.-t Drug Stores
Violating Un, i:cn Thoo
Which Once Obeyed Imw.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 4. (Special.)
Seattle. Tacoma and other Puget
Sound cities are in a death grapple with
booze In an effort to enforc thc Initi
ated anti-saloon law. In Seattle Mayor
Gill's order to his chief of iiollce to
smash all ham drugstores where vio
lations of the dry law are recorded
has brought retaliation frinu pharma
cist, who announce their Intention to
sue the city for damage done by the
wreekirg squad.
While the Tai'oma police hac been
able to suppress oien violations of the
so-called prohibition law, the Tacoma
News, owned by S. A. Perkins. Repub
lican National Committeeman from the
State of Washington, editorially com
plains that the dry law abolishing thc
saloon has brought other evils in its
train.
Brand of l.iauer Blamea).
The News today says:
"There is too much duukenness. It
Is made of a poison which must be
suppressed. A dry state Jag is a bundle
of helltshness. It seems to lack all of
thc geniality of a spiflication such as
the saloons used to furnish. A differ
ent fluid is the reason. The stuff that
the blindpigger peddles Is poison in
the n-th degree. Its kick Is fatal. That
Is all the more reason why '.he authori
ties must exercise every vigilance to
suppress the criminals who vend it
Some method of compelling fools to
divulge the sources of their supply is
desirable. Immunity for 'drunks' who
betray the vendors, with heavy penal
ties If they refuse, might be tried.
That, at least, might infuse a fear of
thc law into the poison squad."
Suit la Threatened.
Suit will be brought by William llaz-
lett. owner of the Stewart-Street Phar
macy, against Chief of Police Charles
Beckingham and the National Surety
Company for a sum sufficient to cover
the cost of furnishings and stock de
stroyed by raiding police officers Tues
day night, said George F. van der Veer,
attorney for Hazlett. today. Just how
much damage was done to the property.
Mr. van der Veer said he was not able
to estimate. The soda fountain and
two showcases were unmolested by the
officers, but the other fixtures and
slock werd broken up. Mr. van der
Veer said he was not certain today
whether $3000 would cover the damage.
That Chief of Police Beckingham will
have the entire support of Mayor Gill
In fighting this case and any others
that may grow out of similar actions
of the police department was made cer
tain today when Mayor Gill announced
that while he had not given Chief Beck
ingham orders to break up furniture
in places where the prohibition law is
being violated, he heartily indorsed that
method of disposing of such places.
Mayor Indorses Crasnde
'Chief Beckingham Is doing just
what should be done In each of these
cases," Mayor GUI said. "If there are
new and old drugstores operating al
most entirely in violation of the pro
hibition law, they should be wrecked.
"There have been a lot of drugstores
started for this sole purpose and I un
derstand that a number of well estab
lished drugstores have deteriorated into
blind pigs. The wrecking campaign
should be extended to these establish
ments as well as the new ones that have
no other excuse for existence than a de
sire to sell booze.
"And I wouldn't stop there. There
are other places where liquor Is sold
and sold extensively and they should
be trested the ssme as an illicit drug
store and Chief Beckingham has my
permission to wreck every one of them.
The law anticipates drastic methods for
its enforcement and he cannot make
them any too drastic to suit me. The
sale of liquor illegally In Seattle must
be stopped end any method that Beck
ingham may devise to stop it has my
approval In advance.
DAY GIVEN TO INDIANS
Governor Whitman Seta Apart Ma y
1 3 and Frgcs Its Observance.
ALBANY. N. T.. May 4. A proclama
tion Issued by Governor Whitman to
day designated May IS as American In
dian day "for observance by the de
scendants of the first Americans In
memorial and honor to their forefath
ers." The Governor invited attention
"to the history, the social Institutions
of these people and especially to the
present and future needs of the 5000
reservation Indians now resident In this
state."
The day will be celebrated by In
diana throughout the country, hut so
far as known. New Tork Is the first
stato officially to recognise the pro
posed observance.
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