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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE 1, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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(fill INSISTS
-JnitBd States Soldiers Are
-Considered Invaders.
VIOLATION IS CHARGED
ote From Carranza Declares
roops Crossed Border -Without
Permission.
'RIENDSHIP IS DOUBTED
''ouble in Mexico Laid to
Washington's Attitude in
Keeping Out Arms.
EARLY WITHDRAWAL OF
TROOPS THOUGHT IM
PROBABLE. 4surariTOfI. Mav 31. Gen
eral. Carranza's latest note,
bluntly questioning the good "
faith of the United States Gov
ernment, and with a threat of
armed resistance, demanding
withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico, was presented at
the State Department today. A
translation of the document was
laid before President Wilson,
who at 'once began considering
how it should be answered.
There was complete unanimity
4n official circles in the belief
that there would be no immediate
withdrawal of the Pershing ex
pedition. "V -
i
-! MFirO CITY. -May SL Contend-
i? g that the words and protests of the
i nifed States have been entirely in
rHrrfcion of their acts. and. in
?viite of protests not to interfere in
." e affairs of Mexico, soldiers of the
nited States are in Mexico without
ne consent of the Mexican govern
ment, and in violation of Mexico's
wjereignty, the Mexican government
ks for the immediate withdrawal of
. 4se troops. ' -V
The request is made in a 12,000
Sord note, made public- at the For-
figrt Office today about noon.
Crossing Construed as Invasion.
fm i-- Zl T i- AMn:AnH
-"troops crossed the border after the
Crfumbus incident without the per
t yi.iission of the Mexican government.
''he act was not considered one of in
.asion then, solely because the United
tates said they had misinterpreted
i 'ie attitude of the Mexican govern-
j lent.' When the second expedition
f rossed the line, after the Glenn
prings incident, the note maintains,
I K- ie plea that this was done with the
' jnsent of the Mexican Consul at Del
..io, Texas, is untenable, and that act
in only be considered as one of in-
jsion.
X'The Mexican government therefore
rites . the United States to bring to
w j end this unsupportable situation,'
f i protestations and declarations of
' lendship by an immediate with-
"awal of American troops."
- Friendship Is Doubted.
. Maintaining that the protests of
Xiendship by the United States and
e expressed desire for non-interven-C
on have been contradicted by the
, -ts of the Washington Government,
ie note eays the time has arrived
hen Washington must declare itself
1 1 - ii . -. r
early and unequivocally as to its fu-
re intentions toward Mexico.
jfV: Atjr reciting the facts which led
V e first crossing of the frontier
- merican troops after the Villa
' ht Columbus, the note insists that
t contradiction of the word of Gen-'-als
Scott and Funston, another ex
udition crossed the boundary line,
ms violating all the precepts of in
l. matronal law and committing an act
: inv.sion.
American Government Blamed.
American Government," says
:e, "has admitted that the work
it I the expedition, which entered after
ti 'volumbus raid, now is over. But
c ' .4w,vti wwpa
ill remain on Mexican soil. To con
.nd that political disorder in this
ltry justifies this act of the Amer
an military forces is in conflict with
ie repeated professions of the Wash
igton Government relative to non
lterference." The note points out that much of
ie trouble in Mexico is due "to the
ANTI-WAR COUNCIL
QUESTIONS WILSON
PRESIDENT ASKED TO INDORSE
. NEUTRALS CONFERENCE.
Netherlands Organization Sends
Cable Message Asking if Session,
for Peace Has Sympathy.
THE HAGUE, via London. May 31.
The following- cable message was sent
this morning to. President Wilson:
"With regard to your address to the
League to Enforce Peace we beg to
ask if the general idea of a conference
of neutral governments in behalf of
peace would have your sympathy?
"NETHERLANDS ANTI-WAR COUN
CIL." The Dutch Anti-War Council, send
ing this cable message.' was established
at the Hague on October 8. 1914. It
aims chiefly at the- co-operation of
states instead of mutually hostile al
liances, limitations of armaments by
International conventions, compulsory
arbitration and the holding of national
assemblies when peace, treaties ' are
drafted.
ITALIANS PRESSED BACK
Austrlans Continue Advance and
Bring Prisoners Total to 30,388.
BERLIN, May 31. (By wireless to
Sayville.) The Austro-Hungarian ad
vance on Italian territory has been
carried further in the region of Asiago
and Arsiero. The official. Austrian
statement today says that the Italians
have been driven from Gallio and
heights to tUe northward. Montebaldo
and Monte Fiara have been captured by
the Austrlans.
Since the beginning of the Austrian
drli e, 30,388 prisoners have been taken.
MUNITIONS MELON IS BIG
Du Pont Firm Declares Quarterly
Dividend of 2 5 Per Cent.
WILMINGTON, Del., May 31. The
directors of the E. I. Dupont de Ne
mours & Company, powder manufac
turers, today declared a regular quar
terly dividend of 1 per cent on com
mon stock and a special dividend of
23Vi per cent, a total of 25 per cent,
payable 5.8 in cash and 19.2 in Anglo-
French bonds at 96.
On the debenture stock, a regular
dividend of li per cent was declared.
HOOD PARK BILL PROMISED
Senator Chamberlain Not to
Press
Early Action, However.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. May 31. Senator Chamberlain
said today he intended to Introduce
bill creating the Mount Hood National
Park in Oregon, but will not press it
to early consideration.
His object in delaying is to give those
opposed to the bill full opportunity to
name the grounds of their objection
and see if a bill which will be gener
ally satisfactory can be framed.
GERMANS SEIZE 195 SHIPS
Neutrals With Goods From Scandi
navia Taken Into Fort.
LONDON, May 31. One hundred and
ninety-five neutral ships, loaded with
goods from Scandinavian countries for
the United Kingdom, have been cap
tured by the Germans and taken into
German ports since October, 1914.
Thomas J. MacNamara, financial
secretary of the Admiralty, made this
announcement in the House of Com
mona today.
PENROSE ON COMMITTEE
Pennsylvania Republican Body
Names Senator to Suceed Wasson
PHILADELPHIA. May 31. United
States Senator Boles Penrose was to
day unanimously elected National com
mitteeman from Pennsylvania at a
meeting of the Republican State Com
mittee. He succeeds Henry G. Wasson. who
was chosen to the position four years
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ATTACKS ON HUGHES
SHOW RIVALS' FEAR
Hitchcock's Power Re
cognized by All.
1908 CONVENTION RECALLED
Attack on Jurist by Colonel
Makes Root Camp Hopeful.
FAIRBANKS FORCES NOISY
Big Delegation Expects to Swlns
JIany Votes to Indiana Man.
' I Weeks Arrives at Scene
and Opens' Campaign.
HUGHES FAVORITE OVER T.
R. IN NEW YORK BETTING.
NEW TORK, May 31. (Spe
cial.) Fred Schumm, political
stakeholder . of Brooklyn, re
ported the following odds against
three candidate for the Chicago
nomination as compared to those
of yesterday:
Today. Yesterday.
Hughes 8 to 6 Even
Roosevelt .......2 to 1 8 to 6
Root 7 to 1 8 to 1
Schumm reported a bet of $250
against $500 that Roosevelt will
be the next President.
CHICAGO. May 31. (Special.)
Justice Charles Evans Hushes and
Frank H. Hitchcock were the targets
today of all the big and little guns of
the avowed candidates for the Republt
can nomination for President by the
convention which is to begin in the
Coliseum one week from today.
Hitchcock, the man who engineered
for Colonel -Roosevelt the nomination
of Taft in 1908, it could be plainly seen
wherever one went along candidate
row. is the man the' managers fear.
Still Mr. Hitchcock insists he is not to
be taken in the light of a manager.
Attacks Show Hughes' Strength.
In a statement to the press replying
to the attacks on him, he said:
"The concerted attack the managers
and publicity agents of certain candi
dates are making on those of us who
favor the nomination of Justice Hughes
only serves to show how formidable
they consider the movement In his be
half."
John W. Weeks, United States Sena
tor from Massachusetts, a candidate
for the nomination, arrived today and
took the leadership of his staff against
Hughes.
Root Hopes to Gain by Fight.
It will be the Root plan to let the
nugnea ana nooseven DatLie rage as
long as it will. Mr. Dwlght and the
other Root managers are hoping' that
Roosevelt and Hughes will fight until
they exhaust themselves. The one ob
jection they raised to the Hitchcock
Interview, which reached to all sections
of the country and was the one big
political happening of the week, was
to the statement that Hughes has a
Concluded on Pane 2. Column 4.)
THE BIG CAMPAIGN
INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS
The Weather,
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S3
degrees; minimum, oO aesrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Politic.
Republican National Committee to take up
contest, today. Psirs 2.
No candidates of note In race for Vice-Presi
dency. Page 2.
Colonel sayi Mr. Wilson . uses weasel
words." Pace 3.
Attacks on Justice Hushes and Mr. Hitch
cock, snow tear In rival camps. I J
Mexico. Mexico demands withdrawal of troopa
Pace i.
Wir.
More than 5,000.000 In British volunteer
army. Pace
French forced from another Verdun defense..
Page 4.
Official reports. Pace 4.
Forelcn.
Netherlands anti-war council asks President
Wilson if he would Indorse peaco con
ference by neutrals. Pace 1.
Shackleton arrives safely at Port Stanley
from Antarctic. Pace 1.
National.
Lobby and near filibuster prevents action
on land crant bill In senate, pace J.
Honse naval bill amendments provide armor
plant and more planes and sailors.
Page 3.
Domestic.
Mrs. Cowles' supporters claim her election
oa face of early returns. Pace 3.
8 port. - .,
Pacifio Coast Leasue results: Portland a.
Ixa Angeles 8: Vernon 8, Salt UM o;
Kan Francisco 8. Oakland 0. Face 16.
Yanks take two from Athletics. Pace 1.
The Oreconlan Roller Marathon entrants will
visit course. page 17.
Cards win. 5-1, then Cuba nab 6-3 victor'.
Pace 16.
Pacific Northwest.
Esgrene Bible University ulna 50,000 Hill
gift. Pace 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Deadlock between wool buyers and sellers
In Eastern Orecon. Pace 21.
Wheat breaks at Chicago because of record
world stocka Page 21.
AH Coast shipping may be tied up today by
moor trouoiea page I.
Portland grain exports greater than all
Puget Sound porta . Page 18.
Specialties are firmer In Wall-street trad
ing, page 21.
Portland and Vicinity.
Bishop W. M. Bell opens Orecoa United
tretnren conference, pace e.
Mr. Ballln gives views on education. Pace T.
Industry stops to honor J. J. Hill. Pace IS.
15O0 women attend Mrs. Vaughn's cooking
lecture. Page 14.
Girls of Benson Polytechnic exhibit work
today. Page 13.
Union president says labor favors prepared
ness by otg majority, jrage -i.
Contrlbutlons for starving Armenians be
gin. Page 11.
Marital mixup Is undoing of R. C. Turner,
alias McElroy. page 14.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 21.
Cruiser Marhlebead gets ovation coming up
river. pace o.
Professor Crawford's funeral will be held
today. Pare 5. .
Success In South Portland's campaign la
predicted. Page 6.
PICNICKERS ARE POISONED
Iiebano! 'llfgli .-School-" Seniors , Gcf .
Ptomaine in Salmon. .
LEBANON, Or, May 31. (Special.)
More than a dozen members of the Leb
anon High School senior class were
taken down by ptomaine poisoning last
night while on a graduating picnic at
Waterloo. All were able to be up and
about today.
Canned salmon was served at a 10
o'clock supper.- It seemed that only
one can caused the trouble, about one
third of the party being made ill. Doc
tors were rushed out in autos from
this city and prompt treatment given.
EDGAR E. CALVIN ELECTED
Short Iilne Vice-President Becomes
President of Union Pacific.
NEW TORK. May 31. Directors of
the Union Pacific Railroad today elect
ed Edgar E. Calvin, president, to suc
ceed A. L. Mohler, whose resignation,
due to ill health, takes effect July 1.
Mr. Calvin has been vice-president
and general manager of the Oregon
Short Line, a Union Pacific subsidiary.
TO SMOKE OUT HUGHES IS NOW
LOBBY HALTS LAUD
GRANT LEGISLATION
Senate Argues All Day,
Then Doesn't Act.
LENROOT LEADS OPPOSITION
Defeat of Chamberlain Amend
ment to Bill Sought.
FURTHER DELAY POSSIBLE
Filibuster Threatened Today and IX
Vote Is Not Taken Passage- Will
Go Over Until After Two
Political Conventions.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
lngton. May 31. (Special.) But for i
personal lobby conducted on the floor
of the Senate today by Representative
Lenroot, of Wisconsin, the Oregon Si
California land-grant bill would have
passed the Senate early this afternoon
in the form In which it was reported
by Senator Chamberlain on Monday. As
a result of Mr. Lenroot i activities, a
protracted debate, savoring at times of
filibuster, .consumed the entire day.
forcing a recess until tomorrow noon
when the bill will coma up again.
Mr. Lenroot. a member of the other
house, had access to the floor of the
Senate through courtesy.
Sole Object la Defea- of Asaeadment.
His sole object was to defeat the
Chamberlain amendment providing for
the distribution of receipts.
Mr. Lenroot made his canvass among
the conservationists the disciples of
GifCord Plnchot- He converted Senator
Norris. of Nebraska, and Senators Hus
ting, of Wisconsin. Poindexter of Wash
ington, La. Follette of Wisconsin and
Newlands of Nevada. Not all these
Senators participated in the debate, but
all will be prepared tomorrow to make
a Joint onslaught on the principal
Chamberlain amendment.
After the. Senate adjourned Senator
Chamberlain expressed confidence in
his ability ' to defeat the conservation
opposition, but admitted the possibility
of a further filibuster, which could easi
ly prevent a vote tomorrow.
Delay la Possible.
If the land-grant bill does not pass
the Senate tomorrow. Senator Cham
berlain says it must go over until after
the conventions, as it will be impossible
to muster a quorum after Thursday.
Senator Chamberlain, after calling
up the land-grant bill, read an ex
tended report of Special Attorney Will
lama to the Attorney-General. In
stantly the Senators left the chamber,
and within 10 minutes only tlx Sen
ators were left. The Senators gener
ally are not interested. The Oregon
Representatives were on hand to natch
proceedings, and Representative Len
root, who proved to be Oregon's enemy
in the House, conferred at length with
Senator Norris in opposition to the
Chamberlain amendment increasing the
staters share of the proceeds.
Senator Korrla Declares War.
Senator Norris asked that the bill be
allowed to go over until tomorrow so
the Senators may have time to study
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ON IN CHICAGO.
SHACKLET0N SAFE
AT PORT STANLEY
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER ARRIVES
AT FALKLAND ISLANDS.
British Lieutenant, Cut Off Irom
Malt of Party, Makes Way With
ltemnant From Ross Sea.
LONDON. June 1. Lieutenant Sir
Ernest Shackleton. the Antarctic ex
plorer, has arrived safely at Port Stan
ley. Falkland Islands.
The news that Lieutenant Shackle-
ton was safe reacheoj London shortly
alter midnight. The message from the
explorer himself announced his arrival
at Port Stanley. v
The message said his ship, the En-
aurance, tiad been "crushed in a
Sea ice floe last October but that it
drifted until mid-Winter w,hen he and
his party landed on Elephant Island,
in the South Shetland group.
The explorer left in a small boat
with five men a week later to summon
help, leaving 23 men behind. All of
hem were well but in a situation
which demands the Quickest possible
relief.
The message of Lieutenant Shackle-
ton was dated Port Stanley. May 31
It said be left Elephant Island April
4.
The news of the safety of Sir Erne
and the small party with him has not
lessened the necessity for relief, which
Is even more pressing now on behalf
of the men left behind In the ice on
Elephant Island, probably scantily
provided with provisions and other
necessities as well as in behalf of the
Ross Eea party, which was stranded on
the great barrier through the break-
ng away of the relief ship Aurora,
which returned to New Zealand early
n the year.
'ATTACK" ON T. R. IS HOAX
Knife Incident Kehearsed Carefully,
Say Police.
KANSAS CITY Mo.. May 31. The
police tonight branded the so-called
attempted assassination" yesterday of
Colonel Roosevelt, as a hoax, "the
work of certain fakers, carefully re
hearsed in advance with a knife in
troduced aa a "stage property" to give
it color, according to a story printed
here.
Patrolmen in the guard around the
visitor, the story says, were unaware
of any untoward incident until the
mai, who turned the weapon over to
the jolice, stooped over the running
board of the automobile, in which the
Colonel was riding, and then banded a
small pocket knife to one of the of
ficers. The blade was closed.
JUDGE IN SOLOMON ROLE
Court to Decide Who Is Mother of
Alleged Spurious Heir.
CHICAGO. May 31 Jessie Bryan to
day for the hrst time saw the baby
she claims as her own. when in the
arms of Mrs. Anna Dollie Ledgerwood
Matters. The little girl wan brought
Into the courtroom on Federal Judge
Landis' order, who is to decide which of
the two women shall be given the right
to call the child her own.
On charges of attempting to foist the
child on the Probate Court as .heir to
the estate of her husband, the late Fred
Matters, Mrs. Matters recently was ac
quitted. The Bryan girl claims the
child was taken from her in the Miseri
cord la xloxpltal. Ottawa. Ont.
PEACE TRIP HINT IS DENIED
Ford Manager Says Visit to Europe
Is for Business Only.
HOBOKEM, Jf. J.. May 31. Gaston
Plantiff. business manager for Henry
Ford, was one of the passengers who
sailed today for Europe on the steam
ship Frederick VIII of the Scandinavian-American
line.
Mr. Plantiff denied today that his
trip was the forerunner of another
peace expedition and said he was go
ing abroad to look over sites where
it is possible assembling plants may
be erected as branches of Mr. Ford's
factory.
MUNITIONS EXPORTS VAST
Total Value Since Start of War Al
ready Reaches $388,000,000.
WASHINGTON. May 31. Kxport sta
tistics assembled today in the Bureaus
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce In
dicate that munitions shipments to Eu
rope will pass the $500,000,000 mark
before the war has gone two years.
At the end of April, guns and ammu
nition valued at $388,000,000 had been
exported.
BRANDEIS REPORTS READY
Senate, In Kxecutlve Session,
Consider Nomination Today.
to
WASHINGTON. May 31. Majority
and minority members of the Senate
judiciary committee today completed
their reports for and against confirma
tion of the nomination of Louis D.
Brandeis for the Supreme Court.
They will be submitted to the Senate
in executive session tomorrow.
121 NEUTRAL SHIPS SUNK
Leclanaw Is Only American Listed
as Victim of Submarine.
WASHINGTON. May 31. Official
figures published by the British Em
bassy show that up to the end of
April neutral nations had lost 121
ships sunk by submarines.
In the list appears one American
ALL COAST SHIPPING
TIE UP TODAY
River. Steamer Lines
Also Face Walkout.
UNIONS' DEMANDS REFUSED
Liner Beaver Not to Be Load
ed Pending Developments.
ALL PORTS ARE AFFECTED
American Labor Federation Said ta
Have Advised Government Long
shoremen's Strike Will Be
' Violation of Agreement.
EFFECTS OF LO.NGSHOREMEVS
AND U I V 7. It STEAM BOAT
MEX'S' STRIKE ORDERS.
Portland Coasting vessels pre
pare for possible tie-up. ruver
r t
craft may be operated by non
union men. Steamer Beaver not
to load.
Seattle :000 men
at noon. Employers'
to fight.
Aberdeen Tie-up
aticaL Less than
vessels In harbor.
Astoria Northern
continue passenger
may be out t
Association
-t
problem-
ilf dozen
t
t
Pacific to
service, but
freight may not be handled and
other craft mar be held up.
San Francisco Interruption
in entire coastwise bay and river
services expected.
San Diego Steamers Tale and
Harvard may carry passengers
only.
J
Pacific Coast owners of deep water
vessels have decided to lay up their
ships today rather than pay Increased
wages and overtime.' and meet certain
new working conditions demanded by
longshoremen at all ports from Puget
Sound to San Diego, according to tele
grams received yesterday. River steam
boat owners also had until today t
meet a new scale on the Coast Sad
have so far refused.
One of the first moves affecting
Portland's commerce was receipt of an
order not to load the big steamer
Beaver, Captain Mason, of the San
Francisco &. Portland Steamship Com
pany's line. The order was received
yesterday, and the vessel completed
discharging the last of her cargo, a
shipment of cement for rellnlng the
O.-W. R. Sz N. tunnel on the PeASnaula.
at Alblna dock last night-
Order la Precautionary.
She is to return to her berth at Ains-
worth dock before 6 o'clock this morn
ing, and while her sailing Saturday
has not been positively cancelled, it is
said a continuation of the trouble
means she will remain Idle.
San Francisco advices last night
were that G. L. Blair, general manager
of the San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Company, said tonight that
the orders not to load the Beaver at
Portland had been Issued by him. and
affected only the Beaver.
"I issued the order he said, "to
avoid having a lot of freight tied up
In the ship in the event of a strike.
The order will hold until we see how
the cat jumps, and we ought to know
all about that tomorrow. Shipowners
who are getting wartime freight rates
may be able to stand the raise demand
ed by the longshoremen. but the
freights we are able to- charge in the
regular coastwise trade will not justi
fy any increase.
"We are hoping there will be no
strike and. until one is actually de
clared, will make no plans for operat
ing. The Beaver order was merely a
precautionary measure taken in the In
terest of the shippers."
The steamer Bear, of that line. whJch
sailed from Portland Monday after
noon, reached San Francisco yesterday,
and the Rose City, the third member
of the fleet, sailed from San Pedro for
San Francisco yesterday and is dus
there today. The turbtner Northern
Pacific, of the Great Northern Pacific
fleet, reached Flavcl at 13:50 o'clock
yesterday.
Impending rtrike trouble will not be
permitted to Interfere with the prompt
sailings of tht Great Northern and
Northern Pacific, which today Inaugur
ate the regular trl-weekly schedule
between Flavel and San Francises.
Both ships will sail on time, headquar
ter . officials say, and. if necexsity
forces the action, freight will not be
carried.
C. 'W. Wiley, marine superintendent
of the North Bank system, who is
now in San Francisco, has not joined in
an agreement to tie up ships until the
strike Js over. He was In conference
by wire with President Gilman and It
was stated last night that the position
of the Great Northern Pacific Steam
ship Company was not quite the same
as that of some other lines that are
heavy freight carriers.
As the turblners are almost exclu
sively devoted to the passenger busi
ness, it was announced that the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern would
sail today carrying passengers, but that
If the strike interfered with loading
the freight would be left on the docks.
Until late yesterday it was the im
pression that operators of coastwise
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