Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 13, 1917, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text-1 tittc aionxrvo oregoxiah, Tuesday, siahcit 13, m?. BREAK WITH BERLIN I Ll til I I1UWLU Lower House of Chinese Par iiament Approves Cabinet's Policy, 431 to 87. WASHINGTON GETS NEWS Illnister Reinsch Reports Complete beverance May Be Expected at Any Time Dr. Sun Ap peals to Lloyd George. PEKIXi March 11 The Senate today approved the severance of relation vrtth Germany by a vote of 152 to 37. It is expected that the government will take action to this end tomorrow (Monday). PEKIN', March 10. (Delayed In trans mission.) Premier Tuan Chi Jul, ac companied by the entire Cabinet, ap peared before the House and Senate to day and declared that the Cabinet and tha President had decided that China should sever diplomatic relations with Germany. The House appro, ed sever ance of relations by a vote of 431 to 87. The Senate will vote tomorrow. It is expected to support the Cabinet. The Premier said the Cabinet would not make a declaration of war without (submitting its decision to Parliament. Government Criwis Averted. The Chinese Cabinet agreed on March 4 that relations should be broken, but President Li Yuan Hung- refused to ac cept the decision of the ministers and Premier Tuan Chi Jui resigned. Three da-.'s later, however, the Premier re turned office after President Li Tuan Hung had agreed to give the Cabinet full power to frame the country's for eiSn policy, and also on condition that Parliament should vote on the question of a breach with Germany. "WASHINGTON. March 12. Further developments looking to a severance of relations with Germany by China were reported to the State Department to day by Minister Reinsch at Pekin. with the prediction that a. final rupure might be expected at any time. Actual Preparation Unconfirmed. There is no intimation that China is prep-red as yet actually to join in the war against Germany, although diplo matic circles here confirm Pekin dis patches saying- the entente, led by Japan, is urging the Pekin povernme: t to declare war and exchange her large supplies of iron and other war materials for permission to increase her customs duties and postponement of her boxer indemnities. China already has signi fied her intention of following the lad of the United States, and it has been regarded as probable here that ehe would hold to that course. An appeal by the ex-President, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, to Premier Lloyd George, of England, to stop the Allies from trying- to bring China into the war. provoked a discussion as to whether drastic action by the Chinese govern ment would be supported by the peo ple or would lead to popular uprising. , San Influential In South. Dr. Sun is realized to have tremend ous influence in tiie South of China. Tiie possible reviving of the five power group has been suggested by Japan, it became known today, through an invitation by Japanese bank-ers to Vice-President Abbott, of the Conti nental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago, to stop in Japan on his way to China. Mr. Abbott is going to the Orient to investigate the wisdom of taking- up the remainder of J25.000, 000 of the $30,000,000 loan on which China has given his bank first option. China is understood to be opposed to any diversion of this loan from Amer ican bankers to an international group. BRITAIN READY FOR LOAD 'Continued From First Pbf0 Kxecutive Cabinet of the empire. That is why we have arranged for a rep resentative of India, which has ren dered invaluable service to our common cav.se. to be present also. t Things never can be the same after the war as they were before it. Five democracies from all parts of one em pire cannot shed their blood and treas ure with a heroism and disregard for the cost which has been beyond all praise without leaving memories of comrade-ship and great accomplishment which will never die. ' Of this I am certain. The people of the empire will liave found a unity in war such as nver existed before. Whnt practical change in the organization of the em pire that will mean I will not venture to predict. World Xear Liberation. Vi'e stand at this moment on the Terse of the greatest liberation th world has seen since the French revo lution. I am certain that the people who have stood together and staked lit orally everything in order to bring about that liberation are going to find some way of perpetuating that unity afterward on an equal .basis. There will be much for them to do. The peace terms wiii be only the beginning. After they are satisfactorily arranged we shall have to set to work to build up that ordered freedom and fraternitv which is the only security for human peace and progress and which militar ism has destroyed, and it is certain that the nations which have borne the bur den of the day in overthrowing that militarism will take a leading share in building that new earth which they nave made possible by their Baorific SNAPSHOT OF SEATTLE MAYOR, ON TRIAL CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING BRIBE. 4 . . a ; ' V RUB NEURALGIA AWAY! END PAIN instant Relief From Nerve Tor ture and Miserv "With "St. Jacobs Oil." Jet a small trial bottle. Rub this soothing, penetrating oil right into the sore, inflamed nerves, rid like magic neuralgia disappears. "St, Jacobs Oil" conquers pain. It is a harmless neuralsria relief which doesn't bum or discolor the skin. Don't suffer! It's bo neeedless. Get a small trial bottle from any drug store and gently rub the "aching nerves," and In Just a moment you will be absolutely free from pain, ache end suffering, but what will please you more is, that the misery will no come back. No difference whether your pain or neuralgia misery is in the face, head or any part of the ooay, you get in etant relief and without injury. Adv. HTRA.M C. GILL. GRAFT TALE HELPED Accountant Corroborates the Story Told by Billingsley. DR. MATTHEWS GETS $1000 Importer Says lund Given Pastor to Help Clean Xp Town and to Investigate Ring Threat Against Gill Ienied. 'Continued From First. Page.i W IS PREPARING FOR COAST PATROL Hundred Fast Scout Vessels to Be Larger Than Motor Submarine Chasers. ARMAMENT IS KEPT SECRET tonoi IOCXOI IOE30I Big fThipyard Owners Also Appear Before Daniels With Details as to Capacity Cruisers to Be Ordered Soon. WASHINGTON', March 12. Prelimi nary steps were taken by the Navy De partment today toward contracting for the quick construction of 100 or more high-speed coast patrol-boats of a new type for scouting against submarines. At a conference. In which a score of builders were -epresented, assurances were given that deliveries could be be gun witnin four months. There was no announcement, but it is understood the contracts will be awarded shortly. Plans prepared for the patrol-boats call for craft 110 feet long prppeiled by powerful steam en gines. Details of their armament and equipment are now being worked out. but probably will not be made public. Wider Cruising Radius Sought. They will be m re seaworthy and have a much larger cruising raclus than the standard "submarine chaser," an 85-foot gasoline motor-boat. Some of the companies represented in today's conference have turned out large numbers of "chasers" for the Britis-h government. They will have to make changes in their plants in order to build the larger boats wanted by the American Government. Representatives of the major ship builders also appeared at the Depart ment in the course of the day, bringing data concerning.their corporations and plants for which Secretary Daniels re cently asked. Allotment to Be Determined. The information is for use in deter mining the allotment of new construc tion and also is desired for the guidance of the Government in the event it be comes necessary to exercise the author ity granted by Congress for com mandeering private establishments. Secretary Daniels announced that bids for six scout cruisers of the 3o knot type, designed last year, would be opened Wednesday. Contracts for battle cruisers will be awarded soon n the basis of cost and 10 per cent profit already agreed on with the builders. Under priced Offerings in New Spring Laces An Assortment That Includes All Wanted Lace Materials for Waists, Dresses and for Yokes, Sleeves, Vestees and Trimmings at Much Under the Regular Selling Prices Normandy and Piatt Val Edges and Sets at 10c a Yard Hundreds of Charming New Patterns to Select Front Shadow Allover Laces in 36-inch width at only Metal Laces on Silk Nets, 18-inch, at Silk Allover Laces in 36-inch width at only Metal Laces on Silk Nets, 18-inch at only Metal Bands and Edges, specially priced at only 35c .98c 59c 59c 59c Metal Laces on Silk Nets, 27-inch 48 Georgette Crepe, all Eilk, 40-inch width at Metal Laces on silk nets, 12-inch at Metal Laces on silk nets, 36-inch at.... Metal Ornaments on sale' at 49c, also at $1.29 .....49c $1.48 19c KAISER ASKS PROTOCOL AMENDMENT OK 170S THEATV SOUGHT THROUGH SWISS. prosecutions hanging over me. I spoke of the incriminating nature of the doc uments which he held and which had been seized by the police when they raided my drug store on Third avenue. Gill took one of the papers and read it and asked me how I thought it would sound if it werp read In court. He told me he could order the police to arrest mo every day. Threat Against Gill Denied. Billingsley denied that he had said at any time that he was going to "get" Gill. Describing on interview with his ttorney, George E. Vanderveer. in De cember. Billingsley testified: vanderveer asked ie how much I had told to the Government, and asked me if I was going to tell all. He said it would do no good to get a lot of people in trouble. I tqld him he was too late; that I had already told every thing. I said I didn't feel so bad about the Mayor, because he had caused my arrest last Summer and got me Into much trouble, but was sorry for Chief Beckingham and the city detectives." Testimony "Sot Shaken. The morning cross-examination did not shake Billingsley's direct testimony in any way, but amplified it somewhat. isiuingsiey was excused at 2:35. This morning Billingsley was aslctxt whether C. J. Mullen, ex-policeman, had been employed to deliver whisky to Billingsley's drug store. He replied if i . . i . . . ..i..., .ru, iio was uie policeman on the beat." "And he didn't deliver whisky for you?" "No, but he used to dron Into store Saturday nights, like the rest of the grafters, to get his money." Dr. Matthews to Reply. Dr. M. A. Matthews, nastnr nf tv, A First Presbyterian Church, todav said, after the testimony of Logan Billings ley to the effect that he had given Dr. Matthews $1000 cash to be used in ari investigation of local vice conditions with a view to recalling Mavor Gill again: "I am subpenaed as a wltnen for Mayor Gill In this trial, and therefore am unable to enter into a discussion of the statement made by togan Billings ley. This much you1 may say for me, however, 'I will answer Mr. Billingsley in full when I go on the witness stand.' " That Dr. , Matthews keenly felt the embarrassment of the position in wbich he had been placed by Billingsley was evident, ana he spoke with emphasis Throughout the Inquiry bv the grand jury the report has been current that isunngsiey naa asserted he paid money to Dr. Matthews, but not until today was it inaae part oi any ottlcial record, nor was the purpose of the alleged con tribution ever explained. It is exnected that Dr. Matthews will deny, at least m part, tne tiililngsiey statement. Recall. MOTemeot Supported. Today's hearing fairly teemed with surprises, sometimes verging on the sensational. Billingsley threw the first bomb when he testified as to the $1000 paid to Dr. Matthews, which, waa to ha used, he said, "to emplay detectives to gather evidence of alleged gambling, disorderly houses, police bribery, in short, 'an open town.' " Such information to be used in a new recall campaign against GiiL . The $1000 was to be a payment on account. Billingsley said he never paid any more to the same fund. The Government sought to develop further its case against the indicted de tectives. Peyser, Poolman, Doom and McLennan, by proving that they re ceived money from Billingsley every time they allowed a shipment of whisky to pass from the railway yards to the Billingsley truck. Attorney and Witness Clash. The final moments of the cross-ex amination of Logan Billingsley by Walter S. Fulton, counsel for Chief Beckingham, were enlivened by a sharp passage between attorney and witness. Billingsley took occasion to say he "had not been frightened by Fulton, did not intend to be and proposed to tell the whole truth throughout the trial." ' The admission of much of Monday's evidence was contested by the defense. The sixth day of the trial found the numerous lawyers deeply engrossed In the case and ready to retort hotly at the slightest opportunity. Once, when Frederick Bausman, representing Mayor Gill, referred to the time Logan registered in Portland as "Clay Allen and wife," Special Prosecutor Frames said he considered "the conduct of counsel infamous." Shipments Are Stipulated. Billingsley left the stand after one of "the most thorough grillings a wit ness has ever had in a Seattle court. He first took the stand last Wednesday afternoon. After this the trial pro ceeded more rapidly. It is likely the Government will conclude with several witnesses tomorrow. A stipulation between the Govern ment and the defense which fixes the admitted number of Billingsley ship ments entering Seattle, but reserves for the defense the right to show any ad ditional seizure if such evidence is ob tainable, was filed. This, the defendants hailed as a point In their favor, indicating, they said. that the Government was not able to prove as large a number of shipments as Special Prosecutor Reames had sug gested in his opening statement. Mr. Reames told the court the stipu lation was to avoid a lengthy exami nation of many documents and wit nesses and would shorten the trial con siderably and reduce the cost of the trial to tne Government. VISIOHS INTEREST POPE PARIS CLERGY REPORT MLI.E. PER. CHAID'S STORY TO VATICAN. Washington Scents German Plan to Jockey Till. Country Into Bad Diplomatic Position. WASHINGTON, March 12. Germany renewed her efforts today to have the United States sign a protocol amend ing the Prussian-American treaty of 17 08 so as to exempt all Germans in the United States from arrest or interfer ence during any period of war and reserving to all German ships in Amer ican ports the right to safe conduct to home ports. It is the same protocol that Ambassador Gerard, before his departure from Berlin, refused to con sider. The Swiss Minister. Dr. Paul Ritter, called at the State Department today by direction of the German Foreign Office with a copy of the proposed amendment to the treaty. He was unable to see Secretary Lansing, who was busy with other engagements. Officials are at a loss to understand Germany's insistence on the reaffirma tion of this old treaty, especially as the United States already has an nounced that it intended to respect the two main conditions as to the security of German property, including German shipping and German nationals in this country, in event of war, while Ger many is held to have violated it. There is a disposition here to believe that Germany is endeavoring to jockey this country into a bad diplomatic sit uation, forcing it to abrogate the old document. Such action, it is pointed out, might be made the basis for the charge that the United States did not respect the sanctity of treaties, and justification for retaliatory action by Germany. TAFFETA SILKS, Yard Rich Changeable Effects and "J .5 0 All Wanted Plain Shades at P Our Entire Stock of High-Class 36-Inch Taffeta Silks Go on Sale at This Price An important sale of rich, lustrous Taffeta Silks especially desirable for Spring and Summer cos tumes. Included are all wanted plain shades and popular changeable effects in colors suitable for both street and evening wear. Wool Veloar Coatings 54-Inch babnes in Cor rect Sport Colors at In order to induce your immediate inspection of the new season's dress goods we have underpriced a fine lot of Wool Velour Coating in an attractive manner. They are of excellent weight, perfect finish, 54 inches wide and are shown in the correct sport colors the fashionable plain shades. $2 Yd. Tailored Suits Under valued at $24.75 An Interesting assemblage of Suits for street, sport and dress wear, exploiting style features which are promised a wide vogue for Spring. The materials are the finest of serges, wool poplins, Poiret twills, Jersey cloths, gabardines, etc., in navy, mustard, Copenhagen, gray, green, rose and other fashionable ahades; also in black and white checks. Styles are too numerous to describe, suffice to say every taste and desire may be suited. Many of the most fash ionable model3 are undervalued for thia sale. Two Special Offerings in Silk Petticoats at $2.9S and $425 Styles with Jersey top and elastic bands. They come with a fine taffeta silk flounce and in all wanted colors. A7z?-T7, lAIl-ff? fZnnrl oFtve Special Offerings That Bring To You 1 t: iXJ VV UlliZ KjrUUUb at the Season's Beginning Unusual Values 38-Inch White Voiles at 25c Yard Perfect in weave and finish. 36-Inch White Nainsook at 25c Yard Comes with a fine soft finish. 36-Inch Long Cloth at 15c Yard Has a fine, soft finish. 36-Inch White Pique at 40c Yard Medium, wide and narrow welt. 30-Inch White Golfine at 75c Yd. A fashionable, durable fabric. Store Opens at 8:30 A. M. Saturdays at 9 A. M. "The Store That Undersells Because It Sells for Cash" The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P. 31. Saturdays at 6 P. M. EOC301 loiaoi IOE30I OE3CI loxaoi many. All the African colonies would be aghast at the idea, and more of our prestige would suffer materially." GERMAN ABUSE CHARGED 5D EMACIATED YARROWDALE ME. ARRIVE IX ZURICH. JAM SHUTS IN ENGLAND TOUT COUNCILLOR. SAYS EAST AFRICA LOST TO GERMANS. Archbishop Is Asked for Details Girl Says She Is Commanded Like Joan -of Arc ROME, via Paris, March 12. The Vatican ie taking a great Interest in the reported visions of Mile. Perchaud and the command she is supposed to have received instructing her to lead the French armies to victory. A report already has been received from the clergy in Paris and further details are being asked of the arch bishop there. Mile. Perchaud, 20 years old, daugh ter of a farmer of the department of La Vendee, has attracted the-imagination of the French by her declaration that, like Joan of Arc, she had seen visions and heard voices commanding her to guide the armies of France to victory. At present Mile. Perchaud is living in a Paris boarding-house conducted by nuns. To Care a Cold in One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. DruftgriatB refund money 11 It tails to cure. K. 3Y. U-cvOVE'S sKuaiurs is ou aaca bos. wu. Remaining Teuton Forces Are lieing Driven to Where Portuguese Will Deal With Them. LONDON. March 12. Lleutenant-Gen-eral Jan Christian Smuts, ex-command er of the expedition against the Ger man forces in East Africa and who re cently was made Privy Councillor, ar rived in England today. Speaking of the situation on the East Africa battle field, Lleutenant-General Smuts eald: "The campaign in East Africa virtu ally is ended. After the rainy season in March and April the Germans will be obliged either to surrender or enter Portuguese territory, where the Portu guese are ready to deal with them. "The operations against the mere remnants of the Germans will be under taken by native troops I have trained, because I found the white troops were unable, for any length of time, to stand the climate. The natives make splen did fighting infantry and at the close of these operations will bo available elsewhere. "East Africa Is enormously valuable and productive. The Germans spent millions in developing it. The mere suggestion that any parj of it should be returned to Germany Is preposter ous. The native population" has stood magnificently by us. I shudder to think what would happen if any part of the territory were given back to Ger- Rclrnsed Seamen Sny They Were Picked Ont for Mistreatment, and Given Little Food. ZURICH. Switzerland, March 11, via Paris, March 12. Fifty-nine of the Yarrowdale prisoners arrived in Zurich todayi somewhat emaciated from lack of food since their arrival in Germany on December 31. They told of severe treatment to which they had been sub jected In the German prison camps at Neusterlitz, Dulmen and Brandenburg, where they had been successively in terned and where they, as Americans, they said, were apparently singled out from all others. ' During their stay In Germany, they reported, they had subsisted on one al lowance of soup daily. There was hardly one of them who a one time or another, they declared, had not felt the fist of a German camp guard, and the squad of live soldiers which brought them to the border had exercised the privilege of abusing them up to the last possible moment The men tell of terrible sufferings they underwent during a period of se vere cold weather in Germany aue part ly to lack of fuel but more to the absence of the shoes and clothing, which they had lost. Since their en trance into Switzerland, at P.orsbach. they have been royally treated by the Swiss. The sailors said they were convinced that the raider which sank their vessel was the Ritz, of Bremen. They de scribe her as a brand-new vessel of about 3000 tons, capable of IS knots, equipped with one funnel, two masts, one false funnel, four torpedo tubes, seven rapid firing gur.s and a wheel house which was hidden by the sides of the ship. The funnels had a device by which the stripes could be changed at will. BERXr;, Switzerland, March 12. via Paris. The American legation today applied to the French diplomatic offi cials to determine whether tne Yarrow dale sailors now at Zurich will need passports to travel through France on their way to Barcelona or some other Spanish port, where they can embark for the United States. The Yarrowdale men arrived in Switzerland without a single paper of identification, none hav iner passports when leaving the United States. The legation hopes to obviate the difficulty of supplying each man with credentials. Read The Ortronfan classified fids. - Harold Loc&woo --Fi and f i t: i I- May Allison 5- Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves if. 25caMU drjggls. in "FID GIN TOT A TTTHs 5? J A colorful and dramatic picturization of Har old MacGrath's great story of romance, ad venture and mystery; also . $ "Maggie's First False Step" One of the Keystone comedy hits of the year with Louise Fazenda, Charlie Murray and Harry Booker. COLUM Sixth at Washington BIA i SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL, STATEMENT OF THK Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California. In th Stute of California, on th Slet day of Lpcemler. mad tr tiie Insurance Commissioner of th ttat of Oregon, pursuant to ia. : Capital Amount of capital stock paid up $ Income. Total premium income $ Interest, dividends, and rents received during the year. . . Income from other sources re ceived during the year Total income $ Disbursements Paid for losses, endowment f, annuities and surrender values $ Dividends paid to policy hold ers during the yenr Dlvidenas p:iid on capital stock during the year Commissions and sal a ries pa id during the year Taxes, licences and fees paid during t lie year Amount of ail other expenditures i.eoo.ooo.oa 6,143.701.40 1. 972.704.30 03. 359.70 S.'JlS.SSo.-IO 2.7.-5S.701.CO 705.061.43 70.000.00 1. 1SQ.21S.11 16,473.40 A6S.939.20 Total expenditures $ 0,300,310.8 4 Assets. Book va.lue of real estate owned Book value of bonds owned... Loans on mortgages and col lateral, etc Premium notes and policy loans Cash in banks and on hand. . Net uncollected and deferred premiums Other asets (net) 8,179,708.34. 21.739.052.1? 7.8f0.5R fil 1.201,123.41 631.flOT.fi-4 6?4.270.&a Assets, Life department.. Accident aepartnient. .... 2.3&S. 065.64 Total assets admitted In Oregon SS.727.196.63 Liabilities Net reserve $ Sl.fi5.8S0.OO Total poilcv claims unpaid.... 161. 177.5 All other liabilities 8.700.02S.Oj ir.S.876.00 Liabilities of Lif depart ment $ 83.20e.5S5.P1 Liabilities of Accident ce- larL2nent 1.S13. 063.54 Total liabilities exclusive of mrp! us of $1.11 7. -P4.V 0 a nd ca pital stock of f 1.000.000.00 $ 33.609,651.13 Total insurance In force De cember 31. 1&16 .$171,913,618.00 Business In Oregon for th Year Total risks written during the year $ Gross premiums received dur- intr the year Losses paid during the year. . Losses mcurrea aurms tne year 86,496.00 Total amount of risks out standing in Oregon Decem ber ai. 1D13 $ 2.S77.720.00 Tiie Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California By Lee A. Phillips. Vice-President. Ftatutory general agent and attorney, for service: H. H. Ward. HEADACHES ThonsaBdH of mea arni women Buffer lm headaches every day. other thousands have headaches every wee.k or every month, and still others have headaches occaeionaiiy. but not at regular Intervals. The bestUoctor is often unable to And the cause of many of these headaches, and in most other cases, knowing the cause, he dotrs oot koowtnt will remove it, so as to give a permanent enre. All he can do is to prescribe the usual pain relievers, which give temporary relief, but the headache returns as usual, and treat, ment is again necessary. It you suffer from headaches and have been unable to remove the cause, t&fce antl-kamnla tablets, sod ob tain the greatest possible relief. You can obtain them at all droKgiats In any quantity 10c worth, 260 woUi or more. Ask lor A-E. Xabiets. SICK-HEAD ACHES Pick headache, the moet mleerahVe of all sicknesses, loses it terrors wheo A-KTabler are taken. When you feel an attack coming on take two tablets, and in many cases, the attack will be warded oft. During aaattacfe take one A-K Tablet every two hours. Ths rest and comfort which follow, caa be oiM tamed lo no other way. j 9 t- .