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u V a 82 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 16 Six Sections VOL. XXXIII-XO. 13. PORTLAND. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. KING GEORGE SEEKS TO RESTORE PEACE Monarch Confers Over Irish Situation. 'ARMY OFFICERS RESIGNING Brigade Unable to Obey Orders to March. CRISIS HAS NO PARALLEL Government Embarrassed by Dis- affection Among Officers Con tinning on Duty Liberals Demand Court-Martial. tacts About ixsteb and HOMJB-Rri-K FIGHT ,EJ Sl'TSIIEIX. . Population ot Ireland, 4.390.219. Population of Ulster, 1.578,582. Ulster men, for home rule, about 500.000. Area of Ireland, 82,873 square miles. Area of Ulster, " 8613 square miles. Counties in Ulster, nine. Ulster army, claimed. 110.000. Ulster army, estimated, 80,000. Government troops in Ulster, 10.000. Ulster leader. Sir Edward Carson. Ulster army commander. Sir George Richardson. Nationalist leader, John Redmond. Government roop commander. Field Marshal Sir John French. Home-rule fight first recognized as ot serious Import in 1892. Ulster mass- meeting refused to pay taxes to Dublin government Npvem ber 4, 1918. Ulster war fund, 11,500,000. LONDON, ' March 21. Kins George assumed the role of peacemaker today In an effort to prevent threatened trou ble in Ulster. - Just what the result of hisamajesty'a conciliatory move will be is a matter of conjecture tonight, but it is known that thjj Kins is using every influence te avert bloodshed in the Ulster con troversy. His majesty had Ions confer ences with the Prime Minister. Mr. Asquith, the Secretary of State for War, Colonel Seely, and several other high officers and afterward summoned Field Marshal Lord Boberts. The latter has been criticised by the Liberals for ut terances which they construed as en couragement to those officers who have resigned from their regiments. War Council Held. From the palace the veteran field marshal drove directly to the War Of- lice, where) he had a long talk with "the Secretary of War. The army coun cil held an extended conference at the War Office, Generals and lesser offi cers of the staff coming and going throughout the day. The (Government's military precau tions tto preserve order in Ulster hav? precipitated a crisis without parallel lu the history of the - British army. . Rather than be placed in a position where they might be called on to act against the Ulster covenanters, num bers of officers have resigned their commissions. . While the War Office refuses to say bow many have resigned, popular be lief, based on reports from the differ ent regiments, is that the number of withdrawals has crippled the whole military organization in Ireland and prevented carrying out the? orders for I moving several large bodies ot troops. The. Marquis of Londonderry, one of the Ulster leaders, said tonight that (Concluded on Page 2.) t S T i J i i iti J i , "t - '-- , , ; COYOTE IS CHUMMY ON TRIP TO TOWN BAKER BRIGHT LIGHTS SOOTHE DESIZES OF THE HILLS. Disinclined to Bite or Fight, Appar ently Crazed Animal Caresses Vonth at Midnight Hour. BAKERr Or., March 21. (Special.) A coyote, apparently crazed, came into the center of the business district shortly after -midnight last night and attacked Dudley Bowen. an lS-year-old boy. as he was walking past the post office. The animal seemed to be stupid or crazed, but did not try to bite the boy. Toung Bowen first felt the animal as it Jumped up and put its forepaws on his back. He thought it was a dog and whirled around only to find, it to be a lean coyote. Whether It was dazed by its unusual surroundings or was afflicted with dumb rabies the boy could not determine. It did not run away when he turned, but trotted along beside him for a time as he fled wildly up the street, and then it turned up an alley. Here young Bowen stopped to watch it, and he saw it start toward the hills which flank the postoffice, where it was apparently more at home, and the last he saw was the coyote going at full speed over the bill. Patrolman Nelson saw, the coyote running beside the boy and he went to the rescue with his drawn revolver. but by the time he got within range the animal had fled. TIME TO PAY TAXES FLITS Treasurer Expects to : Collect $5,- 000,00) in Eight Days. """"" " T '. During the eight days before the pen alty attaches to unpaid taxes, Treasurer Lewis expects to collect approximately $5,000,000. The last day, according to the new -law," on which', taxes ca be paid without a penalty ir March, 31. Al! who have not but who expect to pay before March 31 are urged to come In early this week. Mr. Lewis says better still would it be if requests for state ments would be made through the mails. This would enable the night force to be of greatest assistance. Of the total levy of nearly J9.000.000, only (2,620,000 has been collected. Yesterday a check for J100,00p was mailed by Mr. Lewis to the State Treasurer. This represents practically all of the state's portion of the collec tions to date. PATRIOTIC WIFE IS FREED, Husband Accused of Lacking in Re spect for Flag Divorced. Lack of patriotism and proper re spect for the American flag, in addi tion to other forma of cruel treatment, are the grounds on which Circuit Judge Davis yesterday granted a divorce to Mrs. A. Catherine Wessels from Stan ley M. Wessels. The decree, signed by Judge Davis, permits Mrs. Wessels to resume her maiden name. A Catherine Smith. In her complaint Mrs. Wessels charged that she is a daughter of a United States soldier and a veteran of the Civil War and that insults offered to the flag by her husband had caused her embarrassment and regret. ENCAMPMENT SITE CHOSEfl If Governor Allows Militia Will Go to World's Fair inI915. If recommendations of Adjutant General Finzer and the commissioned officers of every company in the state are followed by Governor West, the Oregon National Guard will hold its annual encampment - in 1915 at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. ' jt ... At a meeting of the Guardsmen yes terday the California trip was defi nitely recommended. The fact that the Governor has always followed the rec ommendations of the officers in the past is taken as an Indication that the trip will be taken as proposed. AGREES TO BE DISSOLVED Company Wins Conces sions as to Time. POINT MADE IN LAST HOUR Five Years Given in Which to Dispose of Stock. TRUSTEES TO BE CHOSEN Whether Sound Lines Shall Be Re tained Is to Be Left to Inter state Commerce Commission for Determination. WASHINGTON, March 21. After sev eral weeks of negotiations, the Depart ment of Justice and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad tonight an nounced that they had reached an agreement for a dissolution of the New Haven. f The Boston Railroad Holding Com pany is a Massachusetts corporation holding a majority of the stocK of the Boston & Maine Railroad and 90 per cent of the former stock, in turn, is owned by the New Haven Railroad. The charter of the holding company pro hibits it from disposing of the Boston & Maine stock. The Legislature of Massachusetts will be expected to re move this prohibition and if this is done the stock of the holding company will be transferred at once to five trus tees and after arrangements have been made to protect the minority stock of the holding company they will sell the Boston & Maine stock, prior to January 1, 1917. Subsidiaries to Be Sold. The stocks of the companies which control the Connecticut" and Rhode Is land trolleys will be sold within five years. . . , The majority stock of the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company will be sold within three years. - The minority- stock of the Eastern Steamship- Corporation" will be sold within three ; ears. Whether the New Haven road shall be permitted to retain the sound lines will be submitted to the. Interstate Commerce Commission. The Berkshire trolleys wfll be sold within five years. Extension, for good cause, is allowed on appllcatibn to the court by the com pany. Trustees satisfactory to all. parties Bhall be suggested in each instance. The essential reason for placing the property in the hands of trustees is to secure their immediate independent managements. Road Wins In Last Hours. The announcement shows that within the last few hours the New Haven won concessions for which it made a strenu ous fight. The length of the trustee ship for the Boston & Maine ' stock owned by the New Haven was held to be one such concession; the decision to leave the disposition of the so-called Sund lines of the New Haven to the Interstate Commerce Commission an other. . The department, however. It was pointed out, has arrived at an under standing for the .dissolution of an al leged monopoly -which has been under fire and under investigation for years and which was once In the courts as a violator of the Sherman act, but. which never before had been brought to the point where such demands were made on it and Accepted. Before the announcement was made public tonight the Attorney-General had a talk wltH President Wilson and (Concluded on Page 2.) NEW HAVEN AGAIN SOME OF THE WEEK'S NEWS EVENTS MOVE CARTOONIST REYNOLDS TO INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS . ! The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum 68.7 TODAY'S Fair S Fair: sterly winds. SZ! Present Irish crisis due to b5" .ament will finally, pass "home rvV V5 Section 1, page 2. . V'" Mrs. Humphrey Ward resists National suf frage. Section 4. page 8. English nobility gets nasty knock. Section 4, page $. Tobacco contest Is cause of great excitement in .London. Section 4. page 9. Stormy days ahead for Albanians' new rulers. Section 4, page S- Natlonal. Canal tolls fight becomes more intense. Sec tion JU page 6. New Housef rules delay land legislation. Section 1, page 3. Domestic. Woman saying ' husband deserted her 62 years ago sues for $600,000 estate. Sec- - tion 1, page 'A. ' Sport. Beavers play 11-innlng tie with Negro Giants. Section 2, page 1. White Sox No. 1 7, Venice 5; White Sox No. 2 5, San Francisco 6. Section 2, page 1. Interscholastic teams warm up for field meet April 18. Section 3. page 6. Members of yacht clubs convene planning regatta. Section 2, page 3. More Colts arrive in training camp. Sec tion 2, page 3. Duke Kohanamoku, greatest of all swim mers, may come to Portland. Section 2, page 3. Circus plays declared fault of most young . sters by Matty. Section 2, page 3. Light tackle anglers' organize a state-wide club. Section 2, page 6. Baxter picks "Tiny Leonard to win for Colts. Section Z, page 2. Turn Verein promises to develop some local sport stars. Section 2, page 4. x William L. Hayward discusses 220 and 445 yard dashes. Section 2, page 5. Pacific Northwest. Frank Snodgrass sent to Baker by Gov ernor to testify in Copperfield case. Sec tion 1, page 8. Right of Tillamook County Court face teat. Section 1, page S. Conference at Roseburg to discuss forest fires. Section 1, page 7. Leaders of rival Democratic factions in Idaho Senatorial candidates. Section 1, page 7- Three ex-Governors among road workers at Caldwell bee. Section 1, page 7. More aspirants file In races for nominations. Section 1. page 8. Baker coyote Is chummy on-trip to town. Section 1, page 1. Automobiles and Roads. Lincoln highway plans explained. Section 4, page 6. Representative Shackleford explainsblll for Federal aid in road building. Section 4, page 7. Trip to Gresham and back described. Sec tion 4, page 4. F. W. Vogler tells value in used cars. Sec tion 4,Vage "On to Atlanta" now Is cry heard in auto dom. Section 4, page 4. Commercial and Marine. Higher prices paid for club wheat at coun try points. Section page If What lower at Chicago on depressed cables. , Section 2, page IU. . , Profit-taking Bales lower range of stock - prices. Section 2. page 19. Cardiganshire will be boat to Portland public today. .Section S. 'pagalS. New schedule of lumber rates expect! froth - steamship company; Bectio- 2. page-Is. Ifal Estate and .Building. South East Side show rapid, fcrowth. Sec tion 4, page 10. .- v-. Milwaukie, Portland suburb, shows .steady progress. Section 4, page. H- . ' Many more buildings under way or projected on Bast Side. Sectton 4, page 11. v Irvlngton Park Club to build bungalow club house. Section 4, page 11. Several big farms In Oregon are sold. Sec tion 4, page 10. Building activity over state valid. Section 4, page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Rumors are circulated concerning where abouts and business Affairs of W. A. Gordon. Section 1, page 10. Increase of cancer Is laid to meat eating. Section 1, page 10. No formal reception will be tendered Mr. Red field, but honor will be shown. Sec tion 1, page 12. Ad Club members eager to do manual labor on highways. Section 1, page 12. Peninsula sewer survey is under way pre paratory to big draining construction Portland Heights schools to debate April 3. Section 1. page 1LE. Water carnival engaged to show under au spices of Press Club. Section 3, page 7. Final details announced for concluding day light Durade of Rose Festival. Section 2, page 10. CHICAGO CUTS VOTE LIST 'Suspect Notices' Sent to More Than 25,000 of Those Begistered. CHICAGO, March 21. Chicago's reg istration list was reduced to below 670,000 today by striking off the names of approximately 20,000 persons who failed to respond to "suspect notices." More than 25,000 of these notices were mailed, 1665 in the First Ward, where there are a large number ol cheap lodging-houses. " VILI.A TALKS WITH nil Tri rnuniir I " , . W I I mm Rebel General Invites Himself to Supper. "COME WHEN READY", REPLY Torreon Outpost Entered After Hour of Fighting. RAPID PROGRESS IS MADE Federal Forces Found to Have Made Poor Job of Wrecking Railroad Behind Them Attackers Well Munitioned. EL PASO, Tex., March 21. An offi cial dispatch from General Villa to Governor Chao, now at Juarez, says that the rebels entered Bermejillo to day after an hour's fighting. In the streets the rebels found 106 dead and three wounded, the dispatch adds, and gives the constitutionalist loss as one Captain and two private soldiers. Most of the federal wounded, it is believed, were removed by their comrades. At other points the federal advance guards retreated hastily, burning and wrecking as they went. At Noe, the small railroad shops were burned. Villa Calls Foe by Phone. General Villa was elated beyond measure, and when he took possession of a telephone wire, which was work ing into the City of Torreon, he lost no time in calling up the office of the federal commander, General Pefugio Velasco. An officer of the latter's staff answered the call. "I am coming to have supper with you," General Villa began. "Who are you?" inquired the fed eral officer politely "I am a hombre called Francisco Vil la," replied the chieftain. "Well, come whenever you are ready," came the answer. i. -Track Wrecking Poorly Done. ': VilLk ' talked from Bermejillo, which he took at a gallop without resistance. His scouts brought word that' the fed erals had made a poor job of wrecking the railroad tracks.: This camp, where 'V . la has an irif mense store of ammunitic Is just out side the city and was the scene of great activity today, as cartridges and shells were being forwarded by rail and packed on mules and burros to Herrera, Benavldes, Cpntreras and oth er generals. George C. Carothen' United States Consular Agent, received renewed as surances of fair treatment '- foreigners by General Villa at an Interview today. DKCISIVE RESULT EXPECTED Outcome of Battle May Influence Policy of United States. WASHINGTON, March 21. The bat tle at Torreon will be the turning point in the Mexican .revolution, in the opin ion of high Administration officials. It is believed that within a few days a battle will have been fought which will clearly indicate the relative" strength of the constitutionalist cause and the Huerta government. The outcome is expected to influence the American pol icy to a considerable extent. Officials were not disposed to com mit themselves tonight as to the pro posals reported to have been made to John Lind at Vera Cruz by Senor Por tillo y Rojas, Mexican Minister of For eign Affairs. The Washington Gov ernment is willing to listen to any new peace plan, but as yet definite informa tion is lacking as to what General (Conc.uded on Page 6.) CRIME LAID AT DOOR OF JUVENILE COURT LI.YDSEY TYPE OF JUSTICE IS RAPPED BY JURIST. Misdemeanors Dignified in Eyes of Youth by Probation Systems, Declares Judge Brown. BERKELEY, March 21. (Special.) Juvenile courts and probation systems are responsible for more crime than the courts can take care of, says Judge Brown, National chairman of the Com mittee of Parental and Educational Proceedings, head of the Boys' City in Michigan, and author of bills before Congress to establf&h Federal parental courts throughout the Nation. Judge Brown reached Berkeley today after conferences with leading attorneys and juvenile workers on the Coast. A worker with and for boys. Judge Brown says, would root out the Lindsay type of juvenile court as the direct agent for a startling Increase in youth ful crimes. "In cities with the oldest juvenile courts." said Judge Brown, "crimes of youths have increased in alarming pro portion. In San Francisco 10 per ecnt of crimes are committed by boys less than 18 years; in Denver the percent age is 25. The fault lies with the sen timentality that has dignified misde meanors in the eyes of the youth, who becomes proud to call Judge Blank his judge, and who is immune rhen on pro bation." GOVERNOR CHARGES FRAUD Executive Would Recover Land Held by Pacific Livestock Company. SALEM, Or., March 21. (Special.) Alleging that the original purchasers acquired the land through fraud. Gov ernor West today furnished Attorney General Crawford a statement regard ing methods with which the Pacific Livestock Company obtained title to about 27,000 acres of state school, swamp and indemnity lands in Harney County. He asked the Attorney-General to recover the land for the state. The Governor furnished exhibits, his object being to show that the land was ob tained through "dummy" applications. GERMAN DUELIST TO SERVE Army Officer Sentenced and Dis missed for Killing Opponent. METZ. Germany, March 21. Lieu tenant von Vallette Saint George, of the Ninety-eighth German infantry regiment, was sentenced .today to SO months' imprisonment in a fortress for killing-Lieutenant Paage in a duel on February 26. He also was dismissed from the army. The court found that the prisoner, by his conduct, had provoked the duel and had. gravely wronged the honor of Lieutenant Paage. WOMEN TO CATCH WOMEN Feminine Assessors Appointed to In crease Chicago's Rolls. CHICAGO, March 21. The feminist movement in Chicago progressed an other step today when eight club women were appointed deputy asses sors. They will be assigned to dis tricts where their work will be the most effective and most pleasant. They will seek especially to find and assess the property of women, who at present compose less than one-half of 1 per cent of the taxpayers of the county. Estacuda Cannery Hopes High. ESTACADA, Or, March 21 (Spe cial.) The third booster meeting in the interests of a cannery for Estacada was held here today. Business men of Es tacada agreed to take. 25 per cent of the stock in the cannery, and it was reported that the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company also would as sist. A committee of three, consisting of A. 13. Sparks, J. A Somers and R. W. Cary, was appointed to superintend and appoint solicitors for stock in the va rious communities around here. Efforts will be made to raise the capital re quired to build a cannery within 10 days. EFFORT. 1914 WHEAT GROP 70, Pacific Northwest to Surpass Record. CONDITIONS ARE BEST KNOWN Estimate Places New Mark 14,000,000 Above 1913. ACREAGE INCREASE NOTED Record Yield Heretofore Has Been 65,000,000 Bushels, hut Reports Show Mark Will Be Passed by 5,000,000 at Least. ! BUMPER WHEAT CKOP OF PA- CIFIC NORTHWEST FOR 1914 f PREDICTED. Bashels. t 1013 crop . 56.000.000 J I 1014 crop (estimated) 70,000,000 i 4 1014 Winter wheat 50,000,000 i T 1013 Spring wheat 718,000,000 T t 1914 Winter wheat 50,000,000 J I 1914 Spring: wheat 20,000,000 f Farm value 1013 crop ? 41,000,000 ?' 2 The States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho will produce a bumper crop of wheat this year, and unless all signs fall, the yield will be a record-breaker. Experienced grain men predict an out turn of at least 70,000,000 bushels of this cereal in the Pacific Northwest. These views are based on the remark ably fine condition of the Winter wheat crop in the three states. From the date of planting to the present time, all conditions of climate, soil and mois ture have been ideal. From every point in the Northwest comes an uniform re port of perfect growing weather and fine stand. The increase in acreage has been more extensive than expected, averag ing perhaps close to 10 per cent throughout the entire territory. Last Year's Yield 63,000,000. The Northwest last year turned off a wheat crop of about 56,000,000 bush els. The record yield heretofore has been 65,000,000 bushels. This year the three states will come up to this latter figure and without doubt will exceed it. Spring wheat sowing is now in pror ress in all sections, and general concl tions could not be better for this opi ration. Prospects for barley, oats, fol age and fruits of all kinds are entirely satisfactory. Colombia Counties Productive. In the Columbia River counties of Oregon, the indications are the best in years. Sherman -County has a 40 per cent increase in 'Winter wheat acreage and there is promise of a 6,000,000 bushel crop. Gilliam has also a large gain In planting and farmers expect more than 3,500,000 bushels of wheat. Wasco has record prospects and Uma tilla will improve on its 5,000,000-bushe: . crop of last year. Union reports a 15 per cent gain in sight. Throughout the Winter wheat sen- tions of Washington, the outlook is rosy one. Lincoln Count', the ba:i wheat .county of the West, which year produced more than 8,500." bushels, gives indications of a c' this year 25 per cent heavier. The Walla Walla country, the grain sections around Dayton. Prosser, Ritz ville and Prescott, will have, from pres ent prospects, record crops. Big Bend reports are favorable, and so Is the out look In the Goldendale district. Similar reports come from the cereal sections of Idaho. The Lewiston coun try has Increased its acreage 13 per (Concluded on page 9.) OOO.O0QBUSHELS