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VOL. LiVI. NO. 17,313.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, 3IAY 18, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SUSPECT CAPTURED,
BUT NOT IDENTIFIED
AMERICANS IN AIR CCIWTE ADDDflWCC
GIRLS SPELL TILL
JUDGES GIVE UP
LATEST PRIMARIES
WORRY PniJTIGIANS
AUSTRIANS VICTORS
WILSON AND POPE
MAY CO-OPERATE
RAID ON GERMANY . L'J... .
OVER THE ITALIANS
UKtAIER AHmY BILL
NEW UNIT OF FRENCH-FLYING
TILLAMOOK -AND BAY CITY STU
DENTS TIE FOR FIRST.
NEW OFFENSIVE COMES ALONG
COItPS IN ACTION.
FRONT OF 23 MILES.
NoCertaintyThompson
Was Ristman's Fare.
JITNEURS NOT SURE OF MAN
Hope for Ristman Is Given Up
When Bloody Hat Is Found.
WOMAN REPORTED IN FEAR
Attorney Indicates Alibi Will" Be
Offered for Thompson, Who on
Arrest Handed Election. Card.
"That Ward Gave Me."
Arrest of the murder suspect, con
firmation of the death of Fred Ristman,
an unrewarded but painstaking search
for his body and the inquest over Mrs.
Helen C. Jennings were developments
yesterday in the dual slaying of Mon
day night which aroused officers of
two counties in a man hunt.
Bennett Thompson, once known as
"The Lone Highwayman" and a danger
ous character, was arrested as he stood
on a treet corner in St. Johns by City
Detectives Goltz, Coleman and Snow
late yesterday. He made no show of
resistance and went to the City Jail
quietly. Subsequently three , jitney
drivers who had identified him from
pictures as the man who had hired
the automobile from their co-worker,
Ristman, Monday night, failed to fix
upon the suspect positively as the man,
Jitney Driver' Hat Found.
Slight hope that Ristman might still
be living was dispelled when Sheriff
Reeves, of Washington County, and
Deputy Sheriff Phillips, of Portland,
found the Jitney driver's panama hat,
a fragment of his shirtsleeves and cuff,
and the green robe of his automobile,
all matted with dried bloo. human
hair and flesh fragments, within 300
yards of the Gore ranch near Tualatin,
where Mrs. Jennings met death.
Search in which several score of
deputies am! friends of the dead man
and woman participated failed to dis
close another trace of the body. It is
believed to have been thrown into the
waters of the Tualatin or to have been
well hidden in the brush somewhere
along, the route between Portland and
the Gore ranch.
SuHpcct Shown No Sign.
The Coroner's jury found death to
have resulted from blows of- a sledge
hammer, wielded by a person unknown.
Thompson was taken into custody
Bear the home of his father in St. Johns
by the detectives who were in a police
automobile. He did not seem greatly
surprised, and was apparently unper
turbed by the suspicion of double homi
cide. He refused to make any statement
of his actions the night of the murder
and asked to see his attorney, Roscoe
P. Hurst.
"Keep this card. It's the one Ward
cave me," he said to Detective Snow,
handing him a crumpled card of Sheriff
Hurlburt. This indicated he had read
newspaper accounts of the finding of
an election card, blood-spattered, among
the articles near the Gore farm, and
the recollection that a similar card had
been given Thompson by Deputy Sheriff
Ward.
Attorney Confident of Alibi.
"I am convinced that Thompson has
n perfect alibi," declared Attorney
Hurst, after interviewing the prisoner
last night. "He is not the least afraid
to face the charges, and will be able
to fight them successfully. I am not
at liberty to say what his defense will
be yet."
Labcn Wellman, Don Du Mas and
George Hense, automobile men who
paw the man who hired the machine
from Ristman Monday night, failed to
identify definitely the suspect at the
jail. Wellman said he was not tall
enough to be the man. The others
"thought" he was the passenger, but
were not positive in their assertions.
Charles Bonham, an ex-convict living
near Tigardville, was arrested as
suspect yesterday also by Detectives
Coleman and Snow. He has not been
connected with the affair.
Job M as Aaked on Tuesday.
One thing which may substantiate
Thompson's alibi is that at noon Tues
day he telephoned to Manager W. E.
Belford, of the Western Cooperage
Company, asking if he could ' go back
to work for the company. He was told
that there was no place open but that
he might be placed in a month or so. He
thanked Manager Belford and gave his
telephone number, in case some work
should be offered. The number was
not taken by Mr. Belford, but he re
membered that the prefix was "Tabor."
At 6:."5 Monday night Deputy -Sheriff
Roy Ward met Thompson at Third and
Washington streets. He stopped the
cx-convict and chatted with him idly.
"Staying out of trouble, Ben?" the
Deputy Sheriff asked him, smiling.
"Oh, I've cut out that old rough
fituff." replied Thompson. "Look at my
hands." He spread his palms out for
inspection, and they were calloused.
Klertlon Card Ulvrn.
"I've been working for the Western
Cooperage Company," continued Thomp
son. "See where 1 mashed my thumb."
He exhibited a mangled digit. Thomp
son left the employ of the cooperage
last March, following his injury, for
which he Teceived compensation.
The conversation touched political
Concluded uu Xttge -'J, coluuiu 1.)
Lieutenant Thaw, of Pittsburg, Loses
Part of Machine Teutons
Lengthen Range of Guns."
PARIS, May 17. The American avia
tors who have been, in the service of
the French army for the past year and
who recently were brought together to
form a' flotilla under the name of "the
Franco-American flying corps took
part in the expedition over the Ger
man lines today for the first time as a
separate unit. They sustained partic
ularly heavy shelling as they recrossed
the front.
The machine piloted by Lieutenant
William K. Thaw, or Pittsburg, lost
part of its tailpiece and the propeller
was damaged by a shell, but Lieutenant
Thaw brought it back to camp safely.
Corporal J. M. McConnell, of Car
thage, N. C, was flying at a height of
12,000 feet, but German shells burst
all around him, showing that the range
of the German anti-aircraft guns has
been lengthened.
The flotilla started at daybreak and
spent nearly two hours reconnoitering
under sustained fire, but encountered
no German machines .and no one was
wounded. Sergeant Elliott Cowdin, of
New York; Corporal Kiffen Rockwell, of
Atlanta; Sergeant Norman Prince, of
Boston; and Sergeant Hall, of Galves
ton, also took part in the expedition.
Three more Franco-American flotil
las are to be organized from the 40 ad
ditional American volunteers now in
training.
OREGON JAPANESE CHOSEN
Joe Tominaga Gets Coveted Job With
New York Architect..
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
May 17. (Special.) Joe Tominaga, a
senior Japanese student in the univer
sity, majoring in architecture and re
cently voted as second choice of the
student body for being the most popu
lar man in college, has received word
of his appointment to a position in a
large New York architect's office.
According to Dean E. F. Lawrence of
the school of architecture, positions
with this firm of McKim, Meade and
White are much sought after, and the
appointment of Tominaga comes as
surprise.
BRANDEIS VOTE AGREED ON
Nomination 3Iay Be Returned With
out Recommendation.
WASHINGTON, May 17. The nom
ination of Louis D. Brandeis to the
Supreme Court will be acted on by the
Senate judiciary committee next
Wednesday. By unanimous consent, the
committee decided today to vote at that
time.
It was determined that the commit
tee should dispose of the nomination.
and there will be no further discussion.
Among Senators generally the majority
believe the committee will return the
nomination without recommendation
and let the Senate decide.
GUARD PAY PROSPECT SEEN
Aberdeen Figures $5000 Roll May
Be Increased to $20,000.
ABERDEEN, Wash., May 17. (Spe
cial.) Members of 'Company G, Na
tional Guard, of this city, will receive
$5000 a year in Federal pay after July
1, when the National pay bill goes into
effect, according to figures compiled
by officers of the local company.
The state plans to locate two more
militia companies here, together wltn
a field hospital corps. If all four of
these organizations are formed $20,
000 will come here in Federal pay.
MISS TOWER DIES OF HURTS
Ex-Ambassador's Daughter Victim
of Automobile Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, May 17. Miss Ger
trude Tower, daughter of Charlemagne
Tower, American ex-Ambassador to
Germany, who was injured in an auto
mobile accident in Fairmount Park Sat
urday night, died as a result of her in
juries in a hospital here today.
Thomas H. Dougherty, Jr., the polo
player, who also was injured, is in
a critical condition. He suffered con
cussion of the brain.
BRITISH MONITOR IS SUNK
War Vessel Is Set Afire by Turkish
Coast Batteries.
LONDON. May 17. A British official
communication issued tonight admits
the loss of a small monitor as a re
suit of the fire of the Turkish bat
teries. The monitor, in a Turkish of
ficial statement Tuesday, was reported
as having been set on fire.
The British Admiralty denied th
statement, but says later advices con
firm the Turkish report.
CONSCRIPTION FOES FINED
Eight Britons Must Pay $550 Each
for Offense.
LONDON. May 17. Eight members o
the national committee of the No Con
script ion Fellowship were arraigned
the Mansion House Police Court today
under the defense of the realm act i
connection with publication of a pamph
let demanding the repeal of the com
pulsory military service act.
Each defendant was fined the max!
mum penalty, fOOO with $50 costs.
Conference Report De
bated, Adopted.
SEYERE CRITICISMS ARE MADE
Borah Holds Political Militia
Worse Than Invader.
BRITAIN ALSO ARRAIGNED
Brandegee Finds Language Inade
quate to Express Disgust Over
Rejection of Regular Army
of 250,000 In Peace.
WASHINGTON, May 17. The Senate
after an all-day debate, agreed to
night to the conference report on the
Army reorganization bill -without a
roll call. The House Is expected to
approve the report within a day or two.
and send the first of the big National
defense measures .to the President. .
The bill provides for a regular army
of 211.000 officers and men, at peace
strength, and approximately 260,000 at
war strength, and for a federalized .Na
tional Guard of 457.000 officers and men
at maximum strength.
Debate Covers Wide Ground.
Discussion of the conference report
embraced a denunciation of Great Bri
tain for the execution of the Irish rev
olutionists, attacks upon the adminis
tration's Mexican pclicy. renewed as
saults a the National Guard as a po
litical force, and vigorous criticism of
the provision for a government nitrate
manufacturing plant.
Senator Fall asserted that General
Pershing, with the 14,000 troops at his
command, could march onto Mexico
Ciy. taking every town with little
trouble, if he were unhampered by or
ders from Washington, and that 90 per
cent of the Mexican people would wel
come such action. He declared also
that representatives of General car
ranza were negotiating with foreign
governments against the United States
and that this Government would be
forced to fight foreign forces on Mexi
can soil lr it ma noi soon ao us iun
duty to the people of Mexico and the
United States.
Borah Criticises Nntional Guard.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, renewing
his attack on the National Guard as a
political force, declared that it would
prove to be more -detrimental to the
United States than an invading army.
He arraigned Great Britain for the
Irish executions, declaring there had
been no greater blow to free institu
tion since the European war began.
Senator Lodge and Chairman Stone,
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
also criticised the Army bill, the former
blaning tho House fov not accepting
a larger regular army proposed by
the Senate, and the latter maintaining
that the proposed Army was too great.
Senator Stone said he desired so strong
ly to tee the nitrate provision enacted
that he would almost be willing to
agree to any size army necessary, but
insisted there was no need of an in
creased army..
Stone Opposes Army Increase.
"I see no need now or at any other
time in our history for a larger army,"
he said. "Tie enlargement provided
would entail a grave and useless bur
den. The only use for an army is to
ttack an enemy or defend our own
soil. There isn't a Senator or a mem
ber of the House or a man in any of the
executive departments of the Govern
ment who will say we are in danger
of assault on land by an invading army
or any country on earth."
Senator Brandegee, author of the
amendment fcr a regular standing
army of 250,000 men at peace strength,
which was rejected by the conference.
declared that the English language
was Inadequate to express his disgust
at the conference action and said he
hop- d "the good Lord who guards the
drunkard and the fool will save the
Nation."
Secretary Baker said tonight that as
soon as President Wilson has signed
the bill, he would begin consultations
with the general ctaff to put the meas
ure into effect.
CRICKET PEST IS CURBED
Fences of Mood and Steel Built in
Grant to Prevent Damage.
EPHRATA, Wash., May 17. (Spe
cial.) The crickets in Grant County
are under control. They are now full
grown and capable of doing great dam
age to the growing crops of. Grant
County. The farmers, however, have
been assisted by the Government and
state college experts and cricket fences
have confined this pest to a limited
area.
Miles of ' fence consisting of a 12
inch board covered with tin, set above
a small ditch, together with miles of
wire fence, have been built this Spring.
More Postmasters Named.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 17. Fourth-class post
masters have been appointed in Ore
gon as follows: Harley H. Hall, Bun
com. vice I. R. Hamilton, resigned ;
Frank Norris, Threeplnes, vice Fred C.
Farwell. removed; Fred T. Kegler,
Waverly, vice A. Haarstrich, resigned;
William J. Pearson. Winchester, vice
fa. . Pearson, resigned.
Botii High School and Grade Pupils
AVrite Hardest Words Ob
tainable .Correctlj.
TILLAMOOK, Or., May 17. (Special.)
After pronouncing the hardest words
in the spelling 'book in a vain endeavor
to spell down the contestants 'in the
high school division of the county
spelling match, held here yesterday, the
judges gave up in despair and decided
to divide the hoiois between Ina Wil
liams, of Tillamook, and Velma West,
of Bay City. These two had tied live
successive times in writing lists ,.of 50
words taken from the Champion Speller
and other sources, each usually spelling
the whole number correctly.
A nearly similar situation caused a
tie result .between the eighth-grade
contestants Lilly Hopkins, or Har
mony; Dorris Summerlio', of Tillamook,
and Margaret Hamilton, of Bay City.
The judges pronounced the hardest
words they could find for more than
two hours and could eliminate no one
of the three. The contest in the other
grades were likewise close and long
fought. The county championship was
won in each of the third, fourth And
fifth grades by pupils of the Tillamook
schools, Edith Chaphe, Arden Pang
born and Madge DeFord, respectively.
The sixth grade " championship was
won by Alice Daniel, of Foley Creek,
and of the seventh grade by Jennie
McClew. of Bay City. Cash prizes
amounting to $2 was given each
winner.
EX-MAYOR TO LOSE HOME
Claims of $20,000 Against Eugene
Schmitz to Be Satisfied.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17. The $30
000 home that Eugene E. Schmitz,
three times Mayor of San Francisco,
built in the heydey of his political
power is to be sold to the highest
bidder tomorrow by the Sheriff. The
proceeds are to satisfy claims esti
mated at $23,000. of which $4000 is
legal fees due to counsel in the famous
graft prosecutions of 1906.
Schmitz was convicted in charges of
extortion and deposed. Later a. higher
court overruled the conviction. He
was a musician when elected Mayor.
Schmitz recently placed in circulation
petitions for the recall of Mayor Rolph.
SINGER WEDS WRESTLER
Lin a Paula Tictze, of. Vienna Opera.
Is Bride of "Demon" Dittmar.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 17. (Special.)
Lina Paula Tietze. Austrian vocalist,
member of the Vienna Opera Company
that came to San Francisco two years
ago to stage quaint German and Aus
trian operas, was married today to
Louis Walter Dittmar, known to the
wrestling world as Demon Dittmar,
both as a contestant and a referee.
Dittmar gave his age as 86 and the
bride confesses to 27 years. The cou
ple will make their home here.
ENGINE SCOOPS MAN, AUTO
Driver of Machine Escapes Injury
and Car Is Wrecked.
FRESNO. Cal., May 17. (Special.)
Seated in ,his automobile, A. B. Edler,
manager of a bakery, was carried 100
yards on the pilot of a Sante Fe pas
senger train. Edler jumped from the
machine and was not injured.
The automobile fell from the pilot
and was wrecKed. . fc-dler s car was
scooped onto the pilot as he drove in
front of the train.
OWN MINE SINKS . GERMAN
Casualty to Torpcdo-iioat Off Swed
ish Coast Reported.
COPENHAGEN, via London, May 18.
A German torpedo boat has been
sunk by a German mine off Falsterbo,
Sweden, according to the Berlingske
Tidende's Malmo correspondent.
All but one man or the crew were
saved.
WHO WINS? WATCH THE
BULLETINS.
Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
Mt-all will be over but the vote
cQunting. As soon as the elec
tion boards' are well under way
The Oregonian will begin flash
ing returns from the primary on
a screen at Sixth and Alder
streets. Come down town and
ioin the thousands who will
watch The Oregonian bulletins, t
That's where election news is
always served to the public just
as rapidly as the election boards
and this newspaper's large
squads of - motorcycle mes
sengers and adding-m achine
men can operate.
"Tige" Reynolds will do rapid
fire sketch work for the bulle
tins and Dean Collins; will
sugar coat with rhymes the bit
ter doses that the electors are
going to hand to some of the
candidates. Six new motion
picture comedies also will be
sandwiched in with the returns.
Siumbaugh Now Has
Several Delegates.
VERMONT STRONG FOR HUGHES
Ford Vote in Pennsylvania New
. Feature in Campaign.
FAVORITE SONS LINING UP
Effort Is Made to Effect Combina
tion -as Protection Against Stam
pede Details of Plan Are
Not Yet Worked Out.
WASHINGTON, May 17. (Special.)
Politicians here are worried tonight
over the outcome of the primary elec
tions in Pennsylvania and Vermont.
In Pennsylvania ex-Governor Brum
baugh seems to have captured several
delegates to the nominating conven
tion, taking them away from Senator
Penrose, who asked an unlnstructed
delegation, thereby injecting his can
didacy as another "favorite son" who
will enter into the convention fight.
Reports from Vermont say that the
state has gone decisively for Associate
Justice Hughes.
Political Situation Complicated.
It was expected here that Senator
Penrose would carry to the convention
the great delegation from Pennsylvania
and that overtures from the various
candidates for these votes would have
to go to Senator Penrose. The splitting
of the delegation by Governor Brum
baugh complicates the situation from a
political viewpoint and makes the task
of the rival candidates harder.
It is noted also that Henry Ford;- the
peace advocate, not a candidate in the
state for pledged delegates, got more
than 40.000 votes. This total vote is
not great for Pennsylvania, but It is
warning to the state leaders of
Pennsylvania that a movement Is un
der way there for a peace candidate.
and this movement may grow before
the Fall elections.
. Vermont Declared for Huarbes.
Vermont was not expected to elect
an outright delegation for Hughes. Fol
lowing the long traditions of that state,
the voters were expected to send an
unpledged delegation, even though fa
voring Hughes, who had not been de
clared a candidate.
But the voters took the bit in their
teeth, despite the warning of Repub
lican leaders, and have declared for
Hughes in face of the fact that they
knew that Senator Weeks, of Massa
chusetts, was the New England can
didate.
In view of these candidates, the poli
ticians are forced to do a lot of extra
guessing, and new movements will be
set adrift tomorrow looking for a re
count of strength of the various candi
dates. Managers of the "favorite sons"
campaigns are in almost continuous
conference to the end that each shall
be permitted to have his chance in the
convention and that neither of the
dominant National figures shall be per
mitted to ran away with the gathsring
with either one left at the post.
Favorite Sons Make Plana.
These managers have decided on no
definite plans. In its Incomplete shape
tonight they have presented, each to
the other, a sort of agreement that
they shall demand of the permanent
presiding officer that he shall recog
nize the representative of each candi
date and give a fair chance for a count,
and that each of these candidates shall
join forces in convention to make suit
able demands on any leading candidate,
under threat that all "favorite sons' "
votes will be held fast to such allegi
ance, even at the cost of a deadlock if
an attempt should be made to rush the
vote to final conclusion.
There are no details to this plan, and
Its success depends on conditions that
are changing every day.
PENROSE HAS MOST DELEGATES
Penrose, However, Defeats cx-Scna-tor
for Dclegatc-at-Large.
PHILADELPHIA, ' May 7. In the
Pennsylvania primary election, contest
United States Senator Penrose was vie
torious in the most determined effort
that ever has been made to overthrow
his leadership in this state. Despite
the energetic fight waged against him
by the faction of the party which
chose Governor Brumbaugh for its
leader. Senator Penrose nominated his
candidate for Auditor-General of the
state, Charles A. Snyder, by from 25,000
to 40.000 majority.
A majority of the 76 delegates elected
to the National convention are Pen
rose men. and a new state committee
was chosen that will elect him a mem
ber of the Republican National Com
mittee to succeed Henry G. Wesson
of Pittsburg.
Returns received late tonight from
4659 districts out of 6S3t in the state,
including all of Philadelphia, show that
Governor Brumbaugh led Senator Pen
rose in the voting for Republican Na
tional delegate at -large by CS77 votes.
Rurliusrto
reaves AVacs.
OMAHA, May 17. The Burlington
Kail road announced tovlay an increase
of wagres of all employes of 6 per cent,
effective for May.
Home Admits Retirement and Vi
enna Asserts Continued Gains.
More Than 6000 Prisoners.
LONDON, May 17. Interest in. the
war operations has shifted suddenly to
the Italian front? where the Austrians
have begun to attack along the whole
line, but particularly in Southern Tyrol,
against the Italian troops threatening
Trent.
Here the Italians troops occupied po
sitions just over the Austrian border
from the Adige Valley, south of lto-
verto, to the Astico Valley. The Aus
trian attacks cover a front of 23 miles.
The Italians admit their retirement
on this front and the latest official
Austrian account asserts continued
gains, the capture of several enemy
positions and the penetration of the
Terragnola sector, the driving of the
Italians from Moschere and the storm
ing of Zegnatorta during the night.
The total Austrian captures numbered
more than 6000 prisoners and many
guns.
B00ZE PARTY YARN GROWS
Rumor Sajs Loggers Must Have
$200 to Make Steamer Trip.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. May 17. (Spe
cial.) San Francisco liquor men will
charter a big steamship to carry Grays
Harbor loggers to thesouth during the
July Fourth holidays according to a
rumor now afloat here.
Circulators of the rumor go into
detail and say that the fare south will
be but $5. provided, however, that
every one going aboard the vessel must
have $200 in his possession.
It Is said that as soon as the vessel
gets across the three-mile limit
her bars will be opened and the drink
ing business started.
CANNED GOODS GOING UP
Caimcrs Say Labels Are Expensive
and Labor Scarce.
CHICAGO, May 17. Delegates to the
convention of the National Canners' As
sociation in session here today predict
ed that the price, of canned goods
throughout the country would have to
be increased as the result of the Eu
ropean war.
It was said that owing to the scarcity
of dyes and paper, labels for canned
goovis were almost unobtainable and
that sufficient labor in the trade wa
hard to obtain at high wages.
AMERICANS ON LOST SHIP
All Escape From Canadian Vessel
Sunk in War Zone.
WASHINGTON. May 17. The Amer
ican Consul at La Rochelle, France, to
day reported to the State Department
that three American citizens were
aboard the Canadian steamship Eretria,
which was sunk Friday, presumably by
a mine.
A dispatch from Consul-General Skin
ner at London yesterday said that
Lloyds' reports said the steamer had
been torpedoed. Both reports agree
that the crew was uninjured.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. M
degrees; minimum. Z- degrees.
TODAY'S Showers; southerly wind.
Mexico.
Kidnaped Americans rescued. rage 3.
War.
Austria protests submarine attack on vessel
whicn carried passengers. i'age -t.
Bulgars have no love for Germans. Pace 4.
American flyers participate In an expedition
over uerman tines, fag a i.
Austrians victorious over Italians. Pise 1.
1 orelgn.
Sir Roger Casement and his companion held
lor trial, rage .1.
National.
President pleaded over prospect of passage
or legislation. x'age
President and Pop may co-operate In peace
move. rage 1.
North Portland postmaster case slumbers
in committee. Page
Senate adopts Army bill conference report.
rage 1.
Domestic.
Penrose clincnes his victory in Pennsylvania
Page 1.
Methodists elect no bishop on fur ballots;
fifth ballot unannounced. Page o.
employers urged to organize Nationally.
Pa '2.
Sport.
Pacific Court Iaiue results: Portland 12.
Salt I-ake H: San Francisco
Angeles 5; Oakland 7, vernon 0. Page 14
Ctrbs 6fat league-leading Dodgers by hard
slugging. rage ir
Senators again defeat Detroit. Page 14.
Chandler Egan not to defend Northwest golf
title. Page l.-
A lax attracts notice of O'Connell and
MUlcr. Page 15.
Pacific Northwest.
Idaho Democrats- fac stormy session at
Pocatello todav. page 7.
Girls in Tillamook spelling match spel!
until Judges give up. rage 1.
Commercial and Marin.
Government buys oats for prompt shipment
to Mexican corner. fa go .'l.
"Wheat lower at Chicago on renewed peace
talk. Pa (re 21.
Selling by foreigners unsettles stock market.
Pace 21.
Steamers are inspected before excursion sea
son opens. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Eh'I Sidcrs seek to bring factories here.
Page 13
Old soldiers will visit schools on May 26.
Page 2i
Wnrrlner defense attacks auto "assault" In
dlctmenr. Pago 11.
Showers of ros' welcome Washington
clubwomen. Page 6.
Tortlnnd Woodmen propose home for aged.
Page 4.
Industrial floats to be allowed In Festival
pa rad e. pa ge 9.
Great crowd at Multnomah Field goes wild
at cniid spectacle, rage 18.
Weather report, data .and forecast. Page 21
Btnnctt Thompson. slayr sutipect, captured
at St. John. Pago l.
IlouHf wives benefit as ice dealers wage
prlco war. Pnge 17,
Senator Cummins postpones speeches because
of throat truoble. rage a.
President Replies to
Note of Pontiff.
TIME NOT DEEMED RIPE NOW
Effort May Be Made After
Summer War Campaign.
PEACE STRONGLY DESIRED
Vatican Denies Its Kfforts Are In
spired ly Germany Protest to
He Mailc to lirilain Against
Stopping of Mail.
BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN".
WASHINGTON, May 17. (Special.)
That there will be co-operation between
PresWent Wilson and Pope Benedict in
the interest of a restoration of peace,
when the time shall appear propitious.
Is apparent from letters which the
American ruler and the head of the
Roman . Catholic Church have ex
changed. The White House announced today
that Mr. Wilson had sent an answer to
the recent communication received
through Monsignor Bonzano to apos
tolic delegate.
Pope Appeal to Kajaer.
The papal note- says that the Pope
has appealed to Emperor Wilhelm to
settle the submarine controversy ami
cably. It expressed the hope of t'.ie
Pope that the United States would avoid
being drawn Into the European conflict
and intimated that this Government
was expected to play an important part
in the peace preliminaries.
Neither the text of this communica
tion nor the President's answer will
be made public.
However, the information was al
lowed to be divulged that the President
advised the Pope that he was eager to
keep the United States out of the con
flict and that he would do everything:
to this end consistent with the main
tenance of the honor and dignity of th.
Nation.
Peace Referred to Generally.
Such reference as the President '
made to the subject of peace was most
general in character and was not such
as to give any offense to the allies.
The authorities do not believe the
result of communications between
Rome and Washington will hasten the
termination of the war. The matter is
important mostly because it opens the -
way to further correspondence later on
when the belligerents have suffered
greater exhaustion and are willing to
consider an offer to come to an agree
ment.
This time has not yet arrived. So
far as the allies are concerned. Ger
many's desire for peace Is well known.
Indeed, the allies charge that the Vati
can, in suggesting peace, is acting as
the Berlin government desires.
Vatican Representatives Deny Rlaa.
This is denied by representatives of
the Vatican, who say the pope has no
bias; that he is actuated solely by his
desire to bring, an end to the terrible
suffering which the war has produced
and will continue to produce so long
as it lasts.
A high official aware of the Presi
dent's frame of mind aid today the
Administration would make no offer
or mediation to the belligerents unless
there were grounds for believing that
it would be acceptable to all.
The impression prevails that some
thing may be done next Fall, after the
Summer's campaign is over.
In allied circles it is asserted there
is not the remotest chance of peaco
until Germany is defeated. It is as
serted the German armies are being
hidden, and reports from Berlin show
the blockade ia producing a. serious
food shortage in the empire.
(Germany Hopeful of Hnrif.l.
The German government believes
with the supply on hand it will be able
to tide over the shortage until the next
harvest, which promises to be good and
70 per cent of the banner year of 1914.
Such co-operation as may occur be
tween President Wilson and Pope Bene
dict in connection with the restoration
of peace will be entirely unofficial and
cannot possibly involve recognition of
the Vatican by this government. Tho
Vatican has no desire for such recog
nition and is not seeking-it directly or
indirectly.
It is pofnted out that the Pope has
a large influence in the continental
European countries, particularly franco
and Germany, where there arc many
millions of Catholics. This influcnco
can be exerted to bring the govern
ments to terms.
The Vatican expects when the time
is ripe to back the United State in any
steps it may deem wise to take in order
to bring an end to the war. In diplo
matic circles here it is said the Vati
can haa approached other neutral coun
tries besides the United States, appar
ently desiring to band the nations not
at war in a movement to restore peace.
Early End Nut la Proapert.
As there is no prospect of tho T-ar
ending for months to come. Trejidcnt
Wilson purposes to continue his policy
of insisting that the belligerents ceaso
violating the principles of humanity
and international la.v.
An emphatic demand will be made on
Great Britain in the course of the next
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