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VOL. L.VI NO. 17,324. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, 3IAY ai, 191C. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HUGHES' SECRETARY WOMAN OFFICIAL IS ASSAILED BY STAFF IS FOUR KILLED AT DEFENSE PARADE MORE DEFENSES OF VERDUN GIVE WAY TILL TAYLOR IS TO BE KING JOY PRESIDENT INSISTS OH FULL ALLEGIANCE TAINS SILENCE PACIFICISM WAR AI PERIL, SAYS T. B. Peace Declared Raging on Mexican Border. CHARGES MADE AGAINST MKS. J. C. PRESTOX, OF WASHINGTON WOODEN AWNING FALLS CROWD ON SIDEWALK. OX PENDLETON PICKS PRESIDENT OF ROCXDTJP FOR HONOR. Request to Repudiate Hitchcock Ignored. PLEA MADE BY LONG DISTANCE Republicans in Other Camps Baffled by Situation. FRIENDS OF T. R. ACTIVE Business Men of Illinois Start Jlove to Swing Delegation of That State to Burton Marion. v Club Boosts Fairbanks. CTilCAGO. May 30. (Special.) Ac cording to the Chicago Tribune. Justice Hughes was besought today to re pudiate Frank H. Hitchcock if the ex-Postmaster-General is really acting for the Justice or to disavow Hitch cock as being in position to appear in any capacity as representing Justice Hughes In the pre-nomination negotia tions in Chicago. The appeal to Washington was made over the long-distance telephone from the Congress Hotel. The name of the man at the Chicago end of the wire is not disclosed. It might have been Chairman Charles D. Hilles. Reply la Kon-Commlttal.. Washington's answer came from Justice Hughes" private secretary. It was to this effect: "Justice Hughes cannot be disturbed by the matter at this time." This non-committal reply baffled the Republicans who are trying to nomi nate a President and who have been getting madder every minute since the arrival Monday of Mr. Hitchcock, signalized by statements and inter views that tended to indicate that he is the recognized spokesman for the Hughes boom. Friends of Hughes and men opposed to his nomination are equally angered t the tactics of Mr. Hitchcock, accord ing to the evidence easily available along candidates' row. To quote a delegate-at-large.- who Is strongly for Hughes, "Hitchcock has spilled the beans." , Some Politicians See Crisis. Astute politicians are agreed that the precise situation that has been feared hy the on-the-square Hughes men has arrived and that the crisis In the affairs of the Hughes boom is near at hand. If Justice Hughes permits Mr. Hitch cock to remain as the governor-general of the Hughes movement, these ex perts figure, he is as good as an an nounced candidate and will have to come across with a statement of his position, just as expected of any other candidate. If the Justice does take cognizance of Mr. Hitdhcock's statements and does repudiate him, the men who are playing the big game realize that he will have discredited Hitchcock and stands to lose the bunch of delegates. Southern and otherwise, that Mr. Hitchcock has pock eted supposedly for Hughes. Mr. Hitch cock was not perturbed by the dis turbance or by the reports that went flying through headquarters row. "The whole truth is." Mr. Hitchcock aid, "that nobody can learn anything from the pre-convention crowd here now. The press agents are doing the talking, naturally for their employers. Justice Hughes will be nominated." RooNevelt Forces Organize. Completion of an ' organization of business men in every state In the Union pledged to use their influence to induce delegates to the Republican National Convention to vote for Theo dore Roosevelt as the party's nominee was announced today by Herbert L. Satterlee, acting manager of the Chi cago Roosevelt headquarters. J. Ogden Armour Is head of the Roosevelt business men's organization in Illinois. The organization of the en tire country by states was begun in New Tork eight days ago and is purely a volunteer movement, Mr. Satterlee explained. It is. expected the business men will render effective aid in Ohio, Indiana. Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois' and other states which have "favorite son" candi dates for President in influencing dele- dates to support Roosevelt as a second choice in the convention. Managers of the Hughes. Roosevelt, Cummins. Fairbanks, Weeks and Root campaigns have turned their attention to the contests over delegates which will be heard by the Republican Na tional Committee beginning June 1. . There are 40 contests involving the seats of 62 delegates and the managers for the different candidates will closely watch the progress of the fights, espe cially those in the Southern States. 'Woman' Delegate Arrives. Mrs. Frank S. Lusk, of. Missoula, Mont., elected a delegate to the Repub lican National Convention at a direct primary, arrived here, today. She . is instructed to vote for Senator Cummins. Missionary work among Illinois dele gates was started today on behalf of ex-Senator Theodore E. Burton, of Ohio. The first move was the issuance from Burton headquarters of a number of statements of prominent Illinoisans, none of them delegates, boosting the Ohio favorite son. An official permit for the Marion Club of Indianapolis to march and burn red fire on any street in the city Concluded on rage 1, column l.y Two Resign From Educational De partment, Declaring Head In competent and Abusive. OL.YMPIA, Wash., May 30. (Special.) Insurgents against the administra tion of Josephine C. Preston, State Superintendent of Education, declared themselves today when Mary A. Bryan, deputy, and Lucile McKinney, stenog rapher, handed in their resignations. Both give as their reasons inability conscientiously to support Mrs. Preston for re-election. Mrs. Bryan has been associated with the department for 15 years, part of the time with her husband, the late R. B. Bryan, formerly State Superintendent. In a statement issued with Mrs. Bryan's resignation she is quoted as - saying that Mrs. Preston's administration has been characterized, by mismanagement, abuse of women subordinates and ex travagance. According to the Insurgent statement issued today, Mrs. Bryan is the 12th assistant to resign under Mrs. Preston, and the last of the office staff of 1912. It is asserted that the entire force now in the department has been appointed within the past year. Mrs. Preston is understood to have canceled a trip through Eastern Wash ington for the purpose of returning to Olympia tonight in order to quell tne uprising in which women mostly are engaged. TOTS GO TO ALASKA ALONE Little Girls Return to Home After Year at Oregon City Schools. OREGON CITY. Or., May 30. (Spe cial.) Virginia Harbottle, aged 9 years, and her sister. Gladys, aged 8 years, left Sunday for White Horse, Yukon Ter ritory, to Join their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harbottle. They were ac companied as far as Seattle by their aunt. Mrs. G. F. Askew, but they will make the 1100-mile journey to their home alone. . They made the trip to Oregon City a year ago unaccompanied. The two girls have attended the Ore gon City schools during the Winter and were guests of their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bigger. -.-w RECALL IN DOUGLAS FAILS County School Supervisors Retained . , In $100 Positions. ROSE BURG, Or., May 30. (Special.) By a majority of more than 100 votes the members of the County Court wei defeated In. their attempt to recall the School Supervisors now employed in Douglas County. The result of the vote means that the School Supervisors will retain their positions here for at least another year at a salary of 100 per month. The recent vote of the School Directors re garding a continuation of the School Supervisor system here was initiated by the County Court. MURDER EVIDENCE BARRED Major Crime Testimony Not Allowed at Innes' Trial for Larceny. ATLANTA. Ga., May SO. An effort of the prosecution in the trial of Victor Innes, for larceny after trust, to in troduce evidence that the defendant and his wife murdered Mrs. Eloise Nelms Dennis and Beatrice Nelms failed today when' Judge Hill, after arguments by counsel, refused to ad mit it. Innes is .charged with fraudulently obtaining about $4000 from Mrs, Nelms. He was acquitted of the mur der charge in a Texas court several months ago. NATIVE SON DIES AT 64 David M. Purkerson Was Pioneer Sheepman of Lane County. EUGENE. Or.. May 30. (Special.) David M. Purkerson, a native son of Oregon, aged 4 years, died at his home in Eugene last night following an at tack of heart disease. For many- years he was a pioneer sheepman, ranging bands on the Long Tom bottoms. He is survived by a wife, one daugh ter, Mrs. J. W. Clark, of Pendleton, and two sons. Garret and Grover Purkerson, residing in Eugene. DIPLOMATS NOT TO VISIT Secretary Grey Says Ambassador Spring-Rice's Work Satisfies. LONDON, May 30. On being asked in the House of Commons today whether any diplomatic visit to the United States on behalf of the British gov ernment had been determined, upon. Foreign Secretary Grey replied in the negative. "Ambassador Spring-Rice possesses the full confidence of the government," he added. AUSTRIANS RENEW ATTACK Italian Positions Bombarded, but Home Reports Standing Ground. ROME, via Paris, May 30. The Aus trlans have resumed the offensive in the Posina zone and "along the Upper Astico in the Southern Tyrol. . They attacked the Italian positions south of the Posina after violent ar tillery preparation, but according to tonight's official statement from the War Office, were unable to dislodge the aelenaers. INVASION DECLARED POSSIBLE This Year Is Declared One. of Great Decision. UNIVERSAL'SERVICE URGED America Would Be at .Mercy of Army Half as Big as Force At tacking Dardanelles, Says Colonel at Kansas City, KNIFE IS THROWN AT COLO NEL ROOSEVELT. KANSAS CITY, May 30. While Colonel Roosevelt was riding in the Memorial day parade today an open pocket knife was thrown at him, hitting his secretary, John W. McGrath, on the arm. No arrest was made and the in cident was regarded as trivial. Another Incident of the day was the arrest in the lobby of the Hotel Muehlbach of a man who said his name was Edward McDaniel and that his home was at Tulsa, Ok la. He declared he had business with Colonel Roose velt, and tried to force his way past the police guard. The police still were holding the man to night, but no charges had been placed against him. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 30. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, in several speeches here today, held that there was war peril in pacificism and urged prepar edness to meet any danger. "It has been said," he declared, "that the West Is not interested because it would not suffer from war. I know that this is a lie. I would shrink as from a plague from an American who would say that he does not care what happens to another' American. Lofty words are poor companions If they can not be translated into deeds." Mexican Policy Scored. Colonel Roosevelt's principal speech was at Convention Hall, which was filled with a cheering crowd, each per son waving a small flag as a greeting to the visitor. A portion of the hall had been reserved for the Men of the Blue and the Men of the Gray, and it was principally to them that Colonel Roose velt directed his remarks. The Colonel deviated from his set speech to say a facetious word about Mexico. "We are told," he said, "that we en joy peace with Mexico. Eighteen years ago we had a war with Spain. The number of Americans killed in Mexico during this peace with Mexico sur passes the number of Americans killed (Concluded on Page IS, Column 1.) Score Injured in Crash nt Dallas. Tex. All Are Members of J Throng Watching Pageant. , DALLAS, Texas., May 30. Four per sons were killed when a wooden awn ing collapsed late today in front of a store In the heart of the business district while an immense crowd was witnessing a parade in favor of pre paredness. The dead: Albert Cannon, 'aged 40. Mrs. F. F. Allen, aged "0. ( A. F. Ixtt. aged 60. Mildred Butler, aged 12. A score of others w,?re injured, sev eral of them probably fatally. The crowd watching the parade had surged forward at the approach of a band. Persons standing on the awning, which was suspended by chains over the sidewalk, crowded near the edge and under the increased weight the structure crashed to the ground. At least a ton of bricks and mortar was torn loose from the wall behind. The parade was one of the most pop ular .demonstrations ever held in the Southwest. More than 25,000 persons were In line. TWO KILLED IN AUTO CRASH Salt Lake Merchant and Son Dead. Car Demonstrator Is Dying. AMERICAN FORK. Utah, May 30. Two dead and one fatally injured was the toll taken today in an automobile wreck a mile east of here. The driver, who, it was alleged, was learning to run the car, lost control and the machine turned turtle on a high embankment, striking a telegraph pole. The dead: Al B. Rockhill. 37, merchant of Salt Lake, driver. Milton Rockhill, 12. son of Rockhill. Fatally injured: J. B. Clark, car demonstrator. Salt Lake. Seriously injured: Mrs. Ophelia Rockhill. wife of the dead man. 2 HURLED THROUGH DOOR Sewer Gas at Sand Point Explodes and Three Are Burned. SAND POINT. Idaho. May 23. Three men were burned, two of them seri ously, here today In an explosion of sewer gas. caused, it Is believed, by a lighted candle. Fred Helverson, employed at the city's septic tank pump station, waa hurled ten feet through a narrow trap door in a sheet of flame. Ole Ben dixon, although stunned at first and with his clothing on fire, managed to climb a. ladder and. was lifted out by Helverson. J. K. Ashley, Jr., city engi neer, sustained minor Injuries and burns by being blown through an open door way. Two British Yeels Sunk. LONDON. May 30. The British steamer Delegarth has been sunk, ac cording to Lloyd's. The Delegarth was a vessel of 2265 tons and was owned in Newcastle. Last reports of the steamer showed her In the Tyne April 14. Lloyd's also announced tonight that the British steamer Southgartii has been sunk. Twenty-two of her crew were picked up. The Southgarth was a vessel of 2414 tons. .She was built in 1891. Her home port was North Shields. Her recent movements are not given in available shipping record. ............................................,, Teutons Gain on Widest Front Yet Covered. HILL 304 B.uf DOOMED Observers Forecast Fall of Salient and Le Mort Homme. SLAUGHTER IS REPEATED German Loss Now Put at -10 0,000 iind. People, Suspecting Part of Truth, Declared to Be Feared by Military Powers. LONDON. May 30. (Special.) More French defenses at Verdun gave way before German batterings today. Ad vancing over the widest front yet covered west of the Meuse. the huge war machine of the Crown Prince set tled down In fresh positions to renew the grinding process. Paris admitted to3ay the abandoning of Bethincourt-Cumieres road, which the Germans have been seeking to break since early in April. The War Office conceded losses in the Caurettcs wood south of Cumleres and on the slopes of Le Mort Homme. Censorship Stops Reports. Since then the curtain of censorship has been dropped on the operations at Verdun. The night communique Is al most the briefest since the beginning of the attack. It gives no details, but confines itself to the terse statement that the "bombardment has been very violent in the region of Le Mort Homme and Cumleres." Observers here believe this step Is preparatory to the announcement of news which they have been expecting for some time the evacuation of Le Mort Homme and Hill 304 by General Nlvelle. It has always been a part of the French plan to sacrifice these posi tions after the Germans had bought them sufficiently dear. Slanarbter Is Repeated. Today's assaults were but the repe tition of the slaughter that has gone on at Verdun since February 21. Even the ground of today's battle has been fought over incessantly for three months. The lines stand scarcely 1000 yards from where they stood then. They have been purchased at a cost of thousands of lives per foot, as one might purchase a Fifth-avenue front age in .New York, except that they come cheaper in lives than in dollars. The German operations at Cumleres are designed to do what the attack at Avocourt has failed to do. It seeks to flank from the east instead of the west the French positions at Le Mort Homme and Hill 304. Even Paris ad missions of German gains show that the plan has nearly succeeded as the situation stood, at the latest available information today.. (iip Is Narrowed. Le Mort Homme was a salient pro jecting into the German lines. On the Concluded on Page 7, Column 1. J : Cowboy Costume Will Be Worn by Sovereign When He Leads Pageant at Rose Festival. PENDLETON, Or., May 30. (Spe cial.) Till Taylor." Sheriff of Uma tilla County, president of the Round up and one of the most popular men in. Eastern Oregon, has been se lected as King of Joy of the Portland Rose Festival and the Columbia River Highway. As king he will rule with Queen Muriel over the destinies of the Port land show and the ceremonies attend Ing the dedication of the Columbia River Highway. Becausn of his post tion as head of the Roundup, his car riage on horseback and his wide friendship throughout the state. Pen dleton was a unit In its choice of Mr. Taylor for the honor. As king he will ride on horseback at the head of the Pendleton float in the civic, military and fraternal pa rade in cowboy costume. SHASTA HITS BIG TRACTOR Draft Engine Is Whirled Against Telephone Pole and Wrecked. CHEHALIS, Wash.. May 30. (Spe cial.) The Shasta Limited train of the O.-W. R. & N. Company narrowly es caped a wreck when N. Ricker drove a big traction engine down onto the double track railroad crossing in the north end of the city and had failed to notice that a train was in sight. The Shasta Limited tore out the whole front end of the tractor, landing It head end against a nearby telegraph pole. Ricker was unhurt and the train is said to have gone speeding on its way without hesitating. ROBINS TRAVEL BY TRAIN Nest of Vounj Birds Found on Car Reaching Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 30. (Spe cial.) When a boxcar waa pulled into this city today for repairs. It was found that a robin had built her nest under the car and had hatched three young ones. When the car was pushed on the repair track the mother bird flew around, greatly excited, and could not be driven away. The men searched the car and found the nest. They put the nest In a small box, cut a hole in it and nailed it to a post. The mother bird took possession Im mediately and is feeding her young numerous times daily. JOHN MACNEILL GETS LIFE Sinn Fein President Sentenced to Prison for Part in Revolt. DUBLIN, via London. May 30. Pro fessor John MacNelll. president of the Sinn Fein volunteers, who last week was found guilty of complicity In the Irish revolt, has been sentenced to life Imprisonment. The sentence has been confirmed. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 61 degree; minimum, 4S degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; westerly winds. War. . Germans gain over wider front at Verdun. Page 1. rolltlc. Justice Hughes' secretary refuses to talk tn response to request to repudiate 3ir. HUchcock. Page 1. Race seems to lie betwera Hughes and Koosevelt. rage IS. National. House votes in favor of 50 submarines. Page 7. President warns foreign-born citizens to give full allegiance to America. Page 1. President asks patriotic observance of Flag day. Page .1. Chairman Ferris says House will never ae- rept Senate land grant bill amendments. Page 2. lomestlr. E. K. Calvin to become president of Union Pacific Railroad. Page 2. Colonel J. S. Mosby, of Civil War raider fame. dies. Page 2. Federation Club women c-neer nomlneea for office. Page 8. Sport. Pacific Cosst League results: Portland 2-5. l.os An?eB 8-2: sn Francisco 6-5. Oak land 3-6, Vernon 13-16. Salt Lake 3-10. Page IT. Indians lose to Browns In 15th. and then get 1-1 tie. Page 16. Grants lose, 5-1, and then trim Phils, 10-2. . Page IT. Interest is high in Rltchie-Gruman bout here. Page 16. Baby Beavera beat Kotula. of Woodland, 3-2. Page IT. Pacific Northwest. Tillman Taylor picked by Pendleton as King Joy of Roae Festival. Page 1. Penitentiary fire laid to two convicts. Page . Mrs. J. C. Preston, superintendent of educa tion in Washington, assailed. Page 1. Marine. Federal mediator named in waterfront strike. Page 21. Boat ownera deny demands are granted. Page 21.. State golf tourney will open on Monday. Page 16. Rests easily takes SOO-mlle auto race. Page 10. Annual joint regatta beats out rain for once. Page 16. Motorevcle races witnessed by l.'OO fans. Page IS. Memorial ley. Portland observes Memorial day. Page i. Bervloea held on- cruiser Boston. Page 4. Services held at all cemeteries. Page 5. Berevlces held for dead of Second Regiment, Oregon Guard. Page 4. Whole state pays tribute to heroes. Page 6. Portland and Vicinity. Mrs. i Vaughn's talk today to be for women only. Page 15. Plans -for preparedness parade being per fected. Page 0. Boston will fire lT-guti salute on arrival of Marb:ebead at S P. M. today. Page 21. Appeal in behalf of Armenians is urgent. Page 13. Tribute tn be paid to memory and services of J. J. Hill. Page S. Charles Swny dies at 6S. Page lo. Weather report, aaia and foiece.au Page 21. Foreign-Born Warned Not to Defy America. YOUNG MEN URGED TO TRAIN Mr. Wilson Says Nation Must Be First at All Costs. 'ACID TEST' TO BE APPLIED Business Men Told That Tlioy Aro to no Asked Whether They Will Permit Employes to Vol unteer for Service. WASHINGTON, May 30. President Wilson delivered a Memorial day ad dress here today, in which he defined the spirit of America, warned citizens of foreign birth not to set themselves against the purposes of the Nation, called upon young: men to perform vol untary military service and defended his recent suggestion for an alllrnce of nations to preserve peace. He spoke at Arlington National Cemetery before an audience made up largely of Civil War veterans, who applauded him vig orously. While he declared he had no harsh ness In his heart for Americans of for eign, birth and expected them still to love the sources of their origin, the President said "America must come first in every purpose we entertain and every man must count upon being cast out of our confidence, cast out even of our tolerance, who does not submit to that great ruling principle." Readiness to Fight Asserted. Speaking of America, made up out of all the peoples of the world, as the champion of the rights of mankind, he said: "We are not only ready to co-operate, but we are ready to fight against any aggression, whether from within or without. But we must guard ourselves against any sort of aggression which would be unworthy of America. We are ready to fight for our rights when these rights are coincident with the rights of man and humanity." The President reiterated his sugges tion before the League to Enforce Peace last week that the Vnited States was ready to become a partner In any alliance of the nations "which would guarantee public right against selfish aggression." Of published criticisms reminding him that George Washing ton warned the Nation against "en tangling alliances," he said: -Disentangling; Alliance" Kavored. "I shall never myself consent to an entangling alliance, but would gladly . consent to a disentangling alliance, an alliance which would disentangle the peoples of the world from those com binations in which they seek their own separate and private interests and unite the people of the world to pre serve the peace of tho world upon a basis of common right and justice." Universal training and preparedness were possible. Mr. Wilson declared, only if the men of suitable strength and age will volunteer. He said the "acid test" waa about to be applied to business men, too, whether they would allow their employes to volunteer, lid said the Army reorganization bill now before him bristled with that Interro gation point, which he warned all the business men of the country was star ing them in the face. The President said he was for "uni versal voluntary training." but that "America does not wish anything but the compulsion of the spirit of Amer ica." He added that the people of the Nation were watching each other, and that a great many men, even when they did not want to, were ready to stand and say "here." Work, of Civil War Complete. Following is the text of the speech: "Whenever I seek to interpret th spirit of an occasion like this. I am led to reflect upon the uses of memory. We are here today to recall a period of our history which in one sense is so remote that we no longer seem to keep the vital threads of it In our con sciousness, and yet is so near that men who played heroic parts In it are still living, are still about us, are still here to receive the homage of our respect and our honor. They belong to an age which is past, to a period the vital questions of which no longer vex the Nation, to a period of which it may be said that certain things which had been questionable in the affairs of the United States were once for all settled, disposed of. put behind us and in the course of time have almost been for gotten. "It was a singularly complete work that was performed by the processes of iron and blood at the time- of the Civil War. and it is singular how the settlement has ruled our spirits since It was made. I see in this very audi ence men who fought in the Confed erate ranks. I see them taking part in these exercises in the same spirit of sincere patriotism that moves those who fought on this side of the Union, and I reflect how singular and how handsome a thing it is that wounds such as then were opened should be so completely healed, and that the spirit, of America should so prevail over the spirit of division. Internal Crisis Again 'era. "It is the all-prevailing and tri umphant spirit of America where, by (.Couciucet! ua l'ae o. Column . j