THE MORNING OREfi ONI AN. MONDAY. NOVE3IBEn 13, 1916.
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.FACE ARMY TRIAL
GERMAN AMBASSADOR, AND FAMILY, WHO CAUSED SPY'S I
AKK.EST ON BLACKMAIL CHARGE.
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lLlm Before Embarrassment at
Arlington Club Cause of
Previous Charges.
BAN DIEGO. Nov. 12. Lieutenant
Harold H. Taintor, Twenty-first United
States Infantry, stationed t Imperial
Beach, near here, and wcl known in
the Northwest, hag been ordered to
appear before a general courtmartial
headed by Colonel William Glassford
to answer to the charge of conduct un
becoming an officer.
Lieutenant Taintor is accused of
passing- checks on a hotel here and on
a bank at Yuma, Ariz., when he did
not have sufficient funds to meet them.
He was convicted recently at Van
couver Barracks, Wash., on other
charges.
Lieutenant - Taintor. who Is said to
be the scion of one of New York City's
leading- families, began his military ca
reer as a private in the New York Na
tional Guard. His record as an officer
of the Philippine Scouts i3 said to have
been an exceptionally brilliant one.
'Lieutenant Harold H. Taintor is
widely known in Portland, and while
at Vancouver Barracks visited fre
quently in Portland society homes,
where he was accepted as a brilliant
young Army man. His improvidence
in personal finances embarrassed him
at the Arlington Club, into which he
had been introduced, and about a year
ago he was ordered . before a court
martial for allowing some of his debts
to accumulate. He was under arrest
when his regiment was ordered South.
Among the officers at Vancouver
Barracks and elsewhere Lieutenant
Taintor was highly esteemed as an of
ficer. HIGH DEGREE MASON DIES
Alvali Pateo Clayton, Once Imperial
Potentate of Shrlners, Passes.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Nov. 12. Alvah
Patee Clayton, former Imperial poten
tate of the Ancient Arabic Order, No
bles of the Mystic Shrine, died here
last night after a short illness. He was
born in 'Ashley, O.. in 1860. He was
twice Mayor of St. Joseph.
While holding the highest office
within the gift of the Shriners, Mr.
Clayton headed a pilgrimage to Mex
ico City in 1907. and there held the
ceremonial at which Porfirio Diaz, then
president of the southern republic, be
came a member of the order. The
thirty-third degree In Masonry was
conferred on Mr. Clayton by the Mex
ico City temple. - Mr. Clayton's son,
Edward Clayton, is reputed to be the
youngest Shriner in the United States.
CORN'S 0RIGIN IS TRACED
Wallu YValla White Dent Came From
llinois, J. W. Harbert Says.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 12.
(Special.) After a year's effort, Lou S.
Smith, assistant agriculturalist for the
O.-W. It. & N. Company, has traced
the origin of the Walla Walla white
dent field corn. This corn, he says, is
the best seed corn he has found, and
he has run across it all over the North
west. It was brought here by Joseph W.
Harbert, who is living on a ranch four
miles east oL. Walla Walla. It was
given to Mr. Harbert when he crossed
the plains by ox team in 1862. He got
only one ear, but saved it and planted
it on his arrival, from this has come
the present Walla Walla white dent.
This corn has a peculiarity. Some of
the cobs are white,' some pink and
some parti-colored. It resists all ef
forts to eradicate these colors.
BATTLE FOR LIQUOR FATAL
Marshal and Laborer Killed In Illi
nois Mining Village.
CHRISTOPHER, III., Nov. 12. Lester
Gibson, a deputy marshal, and William
Jiser, a laborer, were killed and six
other men Tere wounded in a revolver
battle last night between marshals and
foreigners in the mining village of
North City, one mile north of here.
The trouble started when the mar
shals entered a place where it was al
leged liquor was Being sold.
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COUST AND COOTESS VON BERNSTOIIFP AND THEIR DAUGHTER.
SPY CASE ARRANGED
German Ambassador and Wife!
Not to Appear In Codrt.
U. S. WILL PROSECUTE
Kaiser's Diplomat Leaves Letters In
Hands of American Officials
and Is Eager to Learn How
They Were Obtained.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. Arrange
ments for the prosecution of Karl
Armgaard Graves, self-styled "master
spy" and magazine writer, who 'was
arrested here yesterday on a charge of
attempting to extort J3000 from
Countess von Bernstorff, wife of the
German Ambassador, will be completed
tomorrow at a conference between
agents of the Department of Justice,
representatives of the District's At
torney's office and Prince Hatzfeldt,
counsellor of the German Embassy. '
It is not expected that either
Countess von Bernstorff or the Gr--man
Ambassodor will be requested to
appear against Craves. The warrant
was sworn out by A. Bruce Bielaskl,
chief of the bureau of investigation,
as the complaining witness.
Thi warrant is mads out on two
counts. One charges attempt to ex
tort, the penalty of which Is five years
imprisonment or a fine of $1000 or both.
The other charges that Graves brought
into the District of Columbia letters
obtained by theft, the penalty for this
offense being nearly severe as for
the first one.
The letters for which Graves is al
leged to have asked $3000 remained in
the possession of agents of the De
partment of Justice today. The Ger
man Embassy Is familiar with their
contents, and is understood to have
agreed that they be kept by the prose
cuting official, as evidence.
The German Embassy strongly ae-
sires to learn how Graves obtained the
letters which he is alleged to hae
thouerht would "embarrass" Countess
von Bernstorff if made public It is
considered unlikely that information
on this Doint can be obtained until tne
steamship Oscar II, on which Graves
declares they were brought to the
United States, returns to r.ew lorn.
Graves is in New York at liberty on
$2000 bail.
UNION DISPUTES MANY
FEDERATION CONTESTS EXPECTED
.TO BREAK RECORDS.
UelTtes Arriving In Washington to
Attend Convention Plan for
Peace Slay Be Discussed.
. BALTIMORE, Noy. 12. More than
500 delegates, including British and
Japanese fraternal delegates, are here
for the 36th annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, which
jyiU open tomorrow morning. Forty-
live state reaeratlons, witn an aggre
gate membership of 2.071,836, are rep
resented. It was generally' predicted that there
will be more contests over questions
affecting different branches of organ
ized labor than ever before in the fed
eration's history.
Among the important cases affecting
the jurisdiction of unions that will
come before the federation for. settle
ment Is the dispute between the
United Garment Workers of America
and the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers. The United is the official repre
sentative of the clothing workers in
the federation, and its president de
clared tonight that it would make no
compromise with the" Amalgamated,
which is seeking recognition.
A plan for concerted action by or
ganized labor throughout the world
with a view to peace will be discussed.
EMBARGO POLL IS TAKEN
Bakers Question Editors as to Llinlt
on Wheat Shipments.
COLUMBUS. O., Nov. 12. Of 175
newspapers throughout the United
States, which participated in a poll con
ducted by the National Association of
Master Bakers to determine public
sentiment on the question of an em
bargo on wheat, 74 have expressed
themselves as in favor of such an em
bargo or are Inclined to such views
where no editorial stand has been tak
en on the subject, according to a re
port made public here tonight.
Fifty-four expressed themselves as
definitely opposed to an embargo. The
remaining papers did not answer in full
the questions asked and the informa
tion was not given. . - '
The detatiled result of the poll, it Is
'contemplated, will be placed before
President Wilson and the Departments
of Agriculture and Commerce within
the month.
BANDITS MASSACRE 100
(Continued From First Pare.)
this -week was revived by a conference
today at Philadelphia between Luis
Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican com
missioji. and Rafael Nieto. substitute
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of Mexico, of which Mr. Cabrera is the
chief.
It is believed that an agreement en
tered into -by the commissioners for
border control may have the effect of
securing a loan for the Carranza gov
ernment, although it may be small.
This money, 'it is believed by those
identified with the American commis
sion, will place General Carranza In a
osition to payehis troops and enable
m to conduct a more vigorous and
effective campaign against the rebel
leaders now threatening the continua
tion of his power.
VILLA BANDITS AKE ON SIAIiCII
Force Jfow Moving lu Direction of
American Command.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Hex., Nov. 12.
Villa bandits who looted the Mexican
Central train at La Guna Station and
executed the 29 Carranza guards Oc
tober 30, are r.or marching toward
San Buena Ventura-(El Valle). near the
American expeditionary force outpost,
it was announced at military head
Quarters here today.
The bandits are believed to be those
in command of Silvestre Quevedo, who
looted the Gallego station last week.
A cavalry column from the Carranza
garrison at Eaui Is pursuing the ban
dits and driving them toward the
American lines.
General Trevino formally denied to
day the report that he had intended to
evacuate the state capital.
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UAME5T AT RIO JANEIRO.
Government Crged to Take Immediate
a Steps to Form Ltagne of Neutrals
to Enforce Their I tights.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. Full details
of the recent proposal to the Brazilian
Parliament by the Brazilian Society of
International Law for the formation of
a league of neutrals to resist trade re
strictions and other encroachments by
belligerents were made public today
through the official gazette of the Bra
zilian Parliament. The proposed league
would consist of all present neutrals
and would spring automatically into
effect whenever another war broke
out.
The society urges the government to
take immediate steps to secure the co
operation of all neutrals for the dec
laration of a uniform series of neutral,
rights and for their enforcement. The
rights suggested are the Immunity of
enemy goods under a neutral flag, com
plete liberty of trade between neutral
nations, regardless of ultimate destina
tion, freedom from any extra territorial
action, such as blacklisting, and the
forbidding of any alien to inform a for
eign government of matters which
might lead to belligerent restrictions.
Enforcement of these rights would be
met under the plan, first, by the with
drawal by the neutral league of the
privilege of friendly treatment for the
offending nation, including the trade
reports in case a consular or diplo
matic official should be .concerned, bis
credentials would be handed him alone.
If this proved unavailing hostilities
might fallow.
The report, while directed at all bel
ligerents, is more concerned with
British trade violations. The efforts
of the United States are recognized,
but are 'declared ineffective. The al
lied blockade Is particularly criticised.
A case Is cited In which a Brazilian
vessel from the United States to Brazil
Is alleged to have been seized, taken
into Martinique and forced to surrender
some of its merchandise bound to Bra
zil. , The Brazilian report created great
Interest In official circles. The State
Department, however, says that as yet
neither the Chilean nor the Brazilian
proposal has been definitely submit
ted. CANYON CITY MAN DIES
Ilugli Cannon, Resident of Grant
County S3 Years. ,
JONH DAY, Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.)
- Hugh Cannon, 76, died at his home In
Canyon City-late Wednesday night.
Mr. Cannon was a pioneer of Grant
County, having come here from Canada
85 years ago, and has been a resident
of this section continuously ever
since.
He was closely associated with Phi
Metschan. Sr.. of Portland, in several
deals in the early days, and like others
in this section, made the greater part
of his money in mining. Mr. Cannon
has been sick for the past 10 years,
and has been practically bedfast for
the past two years, death resulting
from a cancerous growm,
Interment was in the Catholic cent
etery in Canyon City on Friday.
Toledo Elects Xe-iv Justices.
CENTRA LI A. Wash.. Nov. 12. (Spe
cial.) E. P. Badger and J. H. Han
ken were elected Justices of the Peace
In Toledo at Tuesday's election. They
defeated 3. E. Steinberger, who has
held one of the offices for the past
two years, and George W. Mehl. who
has been In the other office continu
ously for the past 18 years.
Girl Student Killed in Auto.
FRESNO. Cal.. Nov. 12. Miss Helen
Webster, of Sioux Falls, S. D., r student
at the Fresno Normal School, was killed
late today 'near Clovis, 18 miles from
Fresno, when thtmachine in which she
was riding went off the road and down
a 40-foot grade.
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ROADS BUY LUMBER
Movement to Abate Car Short
age Is Observed.
MANY ORDERS ARE PLACED
Material for More Than 16,000 Cars
Contracted for In Last Week or
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Ten Days and 15,000 More
Are Wanted Soon.
CHICAGO, Nov. la. (Special.) Con
siderable aid to the lumber industry,
both through relieving the unusually
acute car shortage conditions and the
disposal of millions of feet of lumber
is in view as a result of the awaken
ing of most of the' railroads to the
fact that new rolling: stock equipment
ic their great need at this time.
Orders placed by various roads in
the last week or ten days for box.
automobile, flat and stock cars call for
a total of more than 16.000 cars, which
will necessitate the consumption of apT
proximately T5.000.000 feet of lumber,
comprising yellow pine, Douglas tir and
oak, but principally the first two e pe
des. Inquiries recently Issued by va
rious railroads call for about 15.000
additional cars, orders for which will
be placed in a short time. In the con
struction of the latter cars another
75.000.000 feet of lumber probably will
be necessary.
Cars ordered recently and the ap
proximate amount of lumber which will
be needed for their construction are:
Union Pacific Railroad. 1000 automo
bile cars from Standard Steel Car Com
pany. 5.000,000 feet, and 1000 box cars
from the American Car & Foundry
Company. 6.000.000 feet; New York Cen
tral. 2 '14.0 box cars, from American Car
& Foundry Company, and 1000 box
cars from Barney & Smith Car Com
pany, 12.000.000 fet; Southern Railway,
1500 box cars, ZOO stock cars and J DO
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ROOSEVELT PLURALITY 174
8 0S Votes Margin Between Extremes
of California Vote In 1012.
SAN FIIANCISCO. Nov. 12. The 191!
election statistics for California, as
published In the 1915 Blue Book, show
that Roosevelt's1 majority over Wilson
was 174 votes. These figures represent
the difference between the vote cast
for A. J. Wallace, who led the Roose
velt electoral ticket, and Thomas F.
Griffin, who headed the Democratic
electoral ticket. The vote stood: WaU
lace 283.610. Griffin 283.436.
The spilt in the state's electoral vote
at that time came as the' result of
Griffin and R. F. Del Valle displacing
M. A. Luce and J. W. Finney, who ran
at the, foot of the Republican ticket.
Griffin's majority over Finney was 842,
and Del Valle's majority over Luce was
268.
ANTI-STRIKE LAW WANTED
President Said to Favor Legislation
Patterned After Canadian Act,
NEW YORK, Nov. 12. A commute
representing various interests is being
organized by the National Civic Fed
eration to ascertain what amendments
to the present laws are necessary to
reduce to a minimum such industrial
disturbances as the recent threatened
nation-wide strike of railroad em
ployes. This announcement was made today
by E. E. Macy, president, who said the
comn.ittee would consider possible an
amendment to the Newlands act and tn
the otata railway convnisaion an a.
Mr. Macy said Tresidrnt Wilson ex
pected Congress to consider additional
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haa received reports indicating errors
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will prosecute inquiry to determine the
possibility of a recount.
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