76 Pages
Section One
Pages 1 to 16
Six Sections
VOL. XXXI V NO. 23.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IOKNING, MAY SO, 1915.
IMMCK FIVK CENTS.
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WASHINGTON READY
TO ANSWER BE
Issue Taken on Every
Point Raised,
LUSITANIA IS HELD UNARMED
Finding Nebraskan Was Tor
pedoed Increases Tension.
TECHNICAL REPORT MADE
JVrpondcrancc ot Etidcncc Declared
to lie That Attack AVas Made by
Submarine (icrman Kcpjy
Causes Disappointment.
WASHINGTON, May 29. Until the
otriqial text of tlie German reply to
the American note concerning viola
tions of neutral rights in the war zono
is received, probably tomorrow. Presi
dent Wilson will reserve comment.
This word came from the White
House tonight after press dispatches
outlining tho German note were re
ceived. It Is known, however, that the United
States Government is prepared to con
trovert every one of the points men
tioned in the summary of the German
position as published here. The press
outline conforms with Ambassador
lierard's dispatches of trie last few
days forecasting the nature of tho
German reply.
I.UKllanln Declared Inarmed.
Evidence of an indisputable charac
ter was gathered by the Washington
Government prior to the sending of the
note of May 13 to prove that the t,u
sitania carried no guns, either mount
ed or unmounted; that she carried no
explosives within tho meaning of
American statutes and that no British
vessels have cleared from American
ports for several months carrying guns
of any character.
The British Ambassador here is pre
paring to transmit assurances from the
iJrHish government that the Lusitania
was not armed and that she could not
be carried on the naval lists as an aux
iliary cruiser unless she were armed
and commissioned, the latter change
from a .peaceful merchantman to an
auxiliary cruiser being possible, accord
ing to British practice, only in home
ports.
Bight of Safely Instated On.
The United States, moreover, holds
that the carrying of arms or ammuni
tion or other contraband or a few un
armed individuals who might he pros
pective soldiers does not destroy the
right under international law and hu
inanity of the belligerent merchantman
to he visited and searched before being
destroyed and the neutral or the com
batant passengers transferred to a
place of safety.
While the exact phraseology of the
German reply is awaited with much In
terest, there was a rwrling of pessimism
In many quarters over the reported
evasion of President Wilson's demands
for reparation for the loss of more than
100 American lives "and guarantees
that submarine warfare would be so
conducted in the future as to safeguard
American lives and vessels.
Nebrankan Found Torpedoed.
A grave factor has been added to the
situation by the rinding of the Ameri
can commission appointed by Ambassa
dor Page that the American steamer
Nebraskan was torpedoed without warn
ing by a submarine. In German quar
ters the claim was persistent that the
vessel must havo struck a mine.
Lieutenant John 11. Towers, naval at
tache, and Naval Constructor Lewis l.
McKride, of the American embassy, and
I Concluded on l'ag -I. Column ". )
RLEN
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MRS. HUTCHINSON,
OF W. C. T. U., DIES
TUllVSUKLIl OF NATIONAL BODY
SLCCt'MBS TO LONG ILLiNKAS.
Kansas Woman Stricken White on
Visit Hero Operation of Month
Ago Is Without Avail.
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Hutchinson, of
WinrieUl, Kan., National Treasurer of
tho Women's Christian Temperance
Union, died last night at 9:06 o'clock
at the Portland Surgical Hospital,
where sho had been hovering between
life and death for several weeks, fol
lowing an operation more than a
month ago for intestinal trouble. Mrs.
Hutchinson was 60 years old and had
been National treasurer of tho W. C.
T. U. for seven years.
At the bedside when the end came
were her daughter Mrs. Mabel Roberts,
Mrs. Jennie Kemp, state president of
tho Oregon Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, and Lr. Robert, Coffey,
who has been in attendance.
Airs. Hutchinson came to Portland
several weeks ago to make preliminary
plans to advertise the National con
vention, which is to be held in Seattle
next October. She had been suffering
for some time with an Intestinal tumor
and when she reached Portland her
ailment became acute.
Mrs. Hutchinson had long been ac
tive In W. C. T. U. affairs and al
though her home is in Winfield, Kan.,
she had passed much of her time In
Chicago at the national headquarters.
Prior to her election as national treas
urer she was state president of the
Kansas AV. C. T. U.
Mrs. Hutchinson's body will he re
turned to Hutchinson, Kan., for burial.
GOLDEN PHEASANT IS SHOT
Montesano Parmer Discovers Error
and Promises to Tteplace Loss.
ABERDEEN. Wash., May 29. (Spe
cial.) In the belief that he had discov
ered a new bird for this section Fred
Smith, a farmer living near Montesano,
yesterday shot a golden pheasant, one
of the five pairs Imported here from
South America, and as a result was
subject to a heavy fine. He discovered
his mistake by finding a description of
a golden pheasant in an encyclopedia.
He telephoned the game warden at
once and told of his offense.
Smith promised to purchase a pair
of birds for the county and as a result
was not taken Into court.
2 BALKAN STATES RESTIVE!
Negotiations Between Roumania and
Bulgaria at Important Stage.
LONDON, May 29. A Bucharest dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says important negotiations are
in progress between Roumania and
Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian Minister to Roumania,
the dispatch adds, left yesterday for
Sofia. Turkey, according to .a report
current, has offered to cede Adrlanople
to Bulgaria.
TRAMWAY STRIKE ENDED
Britishers of Military Age Will Not
Get Jobs Back.
LONDON, May 2?. Tho strike of
London tramway employes came to an
end today by the issuing of a notice
from the strike committee that ail the
men would return tomorrow.
Many men above the age of military
service, who have been employed dur
ing the strike, will be retained. All
men of military age who went on strike
will not be permitted to come back.
BATTLESHIP RUNS AMUCK
Virginia Kams Kulklicacl and. Back
ing Out, Collides AYlth Tug.
BOSTON. May 29. The battftshlp
Virginia rammea a wooden bulkhead
white approaching hor dock at the
Charleston Xavy- Yard toda y and in
back ins away ran into and nearly
overturned the naval tuz Sioux.
The tug was immediately docked fcr
repairs.
papda
.ii U UttUUL
REGARDED AS LOST
Idealist No Longer Is
Viewed As Moses.
TURMOIL BREWS, IS BELIEF
Leader Declared to Be Tool of
Crafty, Scheming Clique.
SOME PLANNING GET-AWAY
Those Close to Mexican Adminis
tration Kxpeet Vpheaval at Any
Time Much inciting Thought
to Be in Store Etch Vet.
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, May 29. tSpe-
cial.) Foreign residents in Vera Cruz
with few exceptions believe that the
constitutional cause, headed by Citi
zen Carranza. Is lost. There may be
many months of fighting ahead, it is
believed, but it is the contention or
these students of the Mexican situation
that the Idealistic successor of the
dreamer Madero is not the Moses who
is to lead his chosen people from the
wilderness of rapine and pillage lnto
which the Mexican struggle for "lib
erty" has degenerated.
Carranaa, they say, has become
merely the figurehead of a crafty and
scheming clique ' of Iatin-American
statesmen, whoso Interests and ambi
tions lie along the line of personal ag
grandizement and profit.
Opinions Are questioned.
The Administration at Washington
takes the position that these foreign
residents are biased, that consequently
their opinions are untrustworthy. That
they have seen much and Buffered
much, however, is unquestionable. Here
in tli. ataUmpnt of a man who has
lived in the country for 18 years:
"The real heads of the constitutional
government are men who surround the
first chief. They are able and unscrup
ulous, energetic and audacious, shrewd
and cunning.
"Carranza believes himself at the
head of a great reform movement knd
that belief is encouraged by these men
who are about him. They need such
a man as Carranza for their own pur
poses. Carrama Mere Flanrenead.
"I saw the old man when he first
took the field. 1 saw him in Saltillo
with his 200 ragtag-and-bobtail peons,
when he rode through the streets with
the light of idealism in his eye, hailed
as the legitimate successor of Fran
cisco Madero.
"Carranza Is a mere figurehead. If
he should win which I think he can
not he would still be the figurehead,
because he would still be necessary."
"Personally an honest man. he has
no idea how bad some of his followers
are.
"Carranza will stay and will en
deavor to do the right thing as long as
he is permitted to do so, but the others
will continue to deceive and flatter
him, and will continue to grind out the
worthless paper money now being dis
tributed until enough gold has come to
them to enable them to head for the
Mecca of most educated Mexicans
Paris."
Smash" Regarded Near.
Several thing3 aro due to happen In
Mr. Carranza s ,capital, however, before
any of this prophet's predictions come
to pass. Underneath the apparently un
ruffled exterior of events, turmoil Is
brewing. When the "smash" is to
come and exactly how only can
he guessed, but It is sufficiently near,
in the opinion of the informed, to make
advisable a readjustment of views and
, Concluded on Pag 6, Column 3.
SPEAKING
un n .
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Y -rather.
YKSTK(tlAY"S Maximum temperature,
U.V4 degrees: minimum, 4.".i dec;res.
TODAY'S Katr; mirth westerly w inds.
War- -
Hatred or Itnly is intense ia Austria. Sec
tion 1. pagti 1.
Auftro-Oorman py Fj'Mem In Italy com
plete. Section J. fae 4.
German city opcrm school to tear-h new
trades to Koldiur inca pacitated by
wounded. ;-Setion 1. pas 4.
Berlin. In preliminnry reply to Amerit'K'i
no;e. a?K s agreement otl facta. Section
1, aec 1.
Mcvtro.
Carranz paid to be heading lost cause. Sec
tion 1, pa;e 1.
National.
Ta.n - A m ?rica it ron fv rnrr a trees Iran rrt a -tlou
ia chief necessity, but leaves means
opfii to future determination. Section 1,
Oomefrtlr.
Philadelphia plans for departure of Liberty
Bell to fair. Section 1. page 3.
Ia-lf1c Coast Admen nelect Spokane for 1016
couventio i. , Section 1, pa go 'J.
Sport.
Pacific Coast 1-ea.gue results Portland A.
San Francisco ; Venice I. Oakland 1 ;
Los Angeles 6, Salt Lake .u. Section
page 1.
Ucd Sox and Athletics divide double-header.
Section 2. -"page 1
Braves crain one game on Phillies. Section
2. page 2.
Cornell wins Intercollegiate meet at which
two records are broken. Section page 1.
Three beautiful gold watches and three
nickeled ones to be prizes for boys win
ning The Oreconiaa skating marathon.
Section 2. page 3.
Great Joint regatta ia to take place, tomor
row at Yacht Club moorings on river near
Oaks. Section 2. nag 5.
Bcals Wright, famous tennis player, enters
Oregon state tournament. Sectiou
page 1.
Matty traces short life of stars to worry.
Section 2, page 3.
Aggies promise Oregon men some close con
tests in dual meet. Section 2, page 4-
Interscbolastic meet Friday la expected to
be close. section 2, page 3.
Borrow wins Kentucky handicap. Section 2,
page 5.
World's automobile record expected to fall
In Indianapolis race Monday. Section 2,
page 4.
Pacific North wee.
Judne Humphries, of Seattle, dies at age of
tKi. Section 1, Page 10.
Commonwealth conference ends with all del
egates agreeing n-uch good w as accom
plished. Section 1, page S.
Referendum petitions on Washington legis
lative measures may fail. Section l
page 9.
Lebanon Strawberry Festival is continued
one day because of rains. Section 1
page
Trial of Roy Farnam on charge of murder-
ins; Edna Morgan opens at Roue burg
Tuesday. Section I, page 9.
Idaho Hepuhl leans plan reorganization of
party under new leaders. Section 1
page 10.
Engineer expect Oregon City water project
to be finished October 3, before contract
time. Section 1. page 8.
War veterans of Salem send Memorial day
message to each school. Section 1. page 9,
Delegates of 12 states will consider water
power problems of West. Section 1.
page 10. .
Commercial and Marine.
Lack of tonnage keeps local grain prices
below Eastern parity. Section 2, page 15,
May wheat deal at Chicago winds up with
out excitement. Section 2. page l.
Stock values are firm in spite of light trad
ing. Section 2, page li.
Export shipments from Portland break rec
ord of years. Section 2, page 6.
Real Estate and Building.
Transfer of Breeden building on $200,00
valuation one of several big deals of
week. Section 4, page 3.
C. ti. Horn outlines aims of Apartment
House Association, section 4. page It.
Plans for new St. Helen's Hall are ready,
Section 4. pKa jo.
Proposed change in building code meets ap
proval. Section 4, page JO.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mr. Daly's Vtopian labor law robs Americans
of jobs and aliens benefit. Section 1,
page 15.
Fallacy of water meter theory shown. Sec
tion 1, page 3 ti.
Portland office of lleclamatiun Service
abolished and supervising engineer Ola
charged. Section 1, page, 1Z.
Tourist Travel to Portland starts in full
aw ing. Section 1, page Jo.
Annexation of Linn ton urged and mtwepre
sentation of town' finances alleged.
Section 3, page 14.
The Oaks again open. Section 1, Page 14.
Foreign official to Fair are invited to Hose
Festival. Section 1, page 13.
participants in floral parade will be enabled
lo tee spectacle. Section 1, page lii.
Little Polly Sherman queen of Willamette
Heights children's floral pageant. Sec
tion 1, page 13.
Hose to be emphasized more than before in
every festival color scheme. Section 1,
page 12.
Hoses and sunshine greet visiting club
women. Section 1 , page 1.
Music will prevail during Rose Festival
Section 1, page 12.
Portland's Itotse Festival for 1U15 promises tt
su rpafss all previous like events. Section
1, page 12.
Dr. James E. Bullitt in Portland to organize
Oregon branch of Navy League. Sectiou
1, page 1 1.
Sixteen, children appeal to Associated Char
ities for shoes. Section 2, pace 19.
Exhibit by local artist much admired. Sec
tion 2, page 1 .
All clubs come to aid of fund for Larch
Mountain trail. Section 2, page 16.
OF WATER HERE AND
BERLIN ASKS FIRST
TO AGREE ON FACTS
Reply Now on Way De.
fers Main Issue.
AMERICAN LAW SCRUTINIZED
Point Made of Ammunition on
Board Lusitania.
NOTE STRONGLY PHRASED
British Accused of "Protecting War
Shipments" With American Pas
sengers tiulfli?lit and Cush
in? Attacks Mistakes.
BERLIN, Via Tendon, May 29. The
German reply to tho American note,
sent after the sinking; of the Lusitania,
was sig;nel by Herr von .lagow, the
Foreign . Minister. Just night and de
livered to Ambassador Gerard today
for transmission to Washington.
The note expresses Germany's regret
for injuries sustained by Americans as
result of submarine and aeroplane
attacks and offers compensation In
cases in which Germany is found to be
in the wrong.
As indicated previously, the note de
fers a direct answer to the questions
raised by President Wilson pending a
further exchange of views. Germanjt
desires to establish whether the Lusi
tania was a defenseless merchant ship
or was being used for the transporta
tion of war munitions and soldiers, on
which unsuspecting passengers were
permitted to take passage to safeguard
the war materials.
Time In Falaha Cane Intended.
The American representations regard
ing the torpedoing- of the British
stean ir Falaha, in which an American
citizen lost his life, are answered with
the statement that It was Intended to
offer ample time for the passengers
and crew to leave the ship.
The action of the captain In attempt
ing to escape, however, necessitated
more summary action. Iven then, the
commander of the submarine granted
10 minutes for those on board to leave
the vessel and subsequently extended
the time to 23 minutes before sinking
the ship.
Germany expresses regrets for "the
.unintentional attacks" or. the Amer
ican steamer Cushlng and the Gulf-light-
The Cushing was attacked by
German airmen in the North Sea and
the Gulfllght was torpedoed off Scllly
Islands.
Com pen ion Offered Wken Wrong.
Germany disavows any Intention to
attacic harmless neutral craft She of
fers to pay compensation wherever she
la found to be in the wrong and to
refer doubtful cases to The Hague for
a decision.
" The passages in the American note
concerning a possible disavowal by
Germany of intent to sink the Lu
sitania and the discontinuance or her
present practices of submarine war
fare are not mentioned specifically in
the reply. The note says that pending
the reply of the American Government
to tho German assumptions of fact re
garding the real character of the
Lusitania and her cargo, no attempt
will be made to answer the demands
contained in the American communi
cation. Annmned Farts Ontllned.
These assumptions of fact are as fol
lows: The Lusitania was built as an auxil
iary cruiser, and subsidized and car
ried on the navy lists as such. She
carried, according to German Infor
mation, two guns mounted and con
cealed below decks.
trilish steamers sailing from New
iCimrlmied on Tage 4, Column 1.)
ELSEWHERE.
A72F7'jE:?7'jErS A ? T2.A
Saturday's War Moves
THE lattl for the fortress of
Frsemysl, in middlo Galicia. re
mains the outstanding feature of the
war In Europe.
There has been heavy fishtlni? north
of Arras, where the French continu
to make progress, the Germans now ad
mitting thir evaluation of position at
Ablain. This, however, is a prnall affair
eomparcd with what ia soins on around
PrzernyM.
The Germans and Austrian?, w ith an
enormous weight of artillery, continue
to fight desperately in an effort to
encircle the ,f ortre", whii-h already is
reported to be under bombardment.
Their armies on the San. to the north
of Przemysl, however, apparently have
received a check. The Ru..ians, after
driving them l"-tc xtujs the ban. In
the neighborhood of Sienawa, have
turned their attention to the forces
which crossed tho river to the north
and south of Jaroslau and have, been
delivering furiou.s attacks. All of
these, tho Austrians and Germans say,
they have repulsed.
Southeast of Pnemjfl the Teutonic
allies are meeting with more success.
tut the progress is not so rapid as it
was a few days aico, and the com
munication to Liemberff, which was re
ported to have been fevered, ia still
intact.
At the other end of the line, in the
Baltic provinces, heavy fifchting slto is
In progress, with the fortunes ebbing
and. flowing, neither side being able
to make any important advance. Those
operations, which originally were
classed as a raid by the RusMan mil
itary critics, aro being more seriously
considered and larger forces are be
ing sent to meet the German invaders.
Except tor their admission of the
evacuation of Ablain, which tliey tay
was carried out without the Knowledge
of the French, the Germans say thsy
have repulsed all attacks along the
western line. The same assertion is
made by the French, who a.lo tay
they have made further progress, so
the situation does not seem to be much
changed.
It is not expected -that the French
will make any marked advance at
cue time, for they are attacking
strongly fortified positions, which have
to be taken one by one in the face
of innumerable and cleverly concealed
machine guns.
Outpost fitrhting continues along the
whole front of the Italo-iAustrian
frontier.
It Is reported from Bucharest that
important negotiations arounder way
between Koumania and Bulgaria, but
the nature of these has not been di
vulged. German submarines are still busy In
the waters around the British ltles.
tho latest victim being the Brltisii
uteamer Kthiope, which was sunk Fri
ouy. Sixteen f her crew are ilill
mining.
INJURY DELAYS WEDDING
Caldwell Singer Hurt Internally by
l'all Day Before IManticd Marriage.
CALDWKLL. Idaho. May -9. (Spe
cial.) Hurt internally by a fall the
day before he was to have b:-en mar
ried, Austin VVestrope, a well-known
Caldwell singer, lies in St. Luke's Hos
pital in Boise.
The accident occurred when Mr.
Vc:!trop missed his footing on th:
stairway at the store at which he is
nnlovvd. Ml.-s Elvira Clambr. of
1 Caldwell, is the young Woman to whom
Mr. Wcstropo was engaged.
92 COWS BRING $100,000
Prize Herd at Imposition Itouslil by
California liancliun ncr.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23. A prize
herd of 02 cons, on exhibition at the
I'anama-Faciflc Exposition by a dairy
company, was sold today to C. II.
Owens, of Stockton. Cal., for approxi
mately 1100.000. The price a head
ranged from a minimum of $roo to a
maximum of 2000. Unofficially It was
said that one cow brought $3000.
The herd will he taken to Owens'
ranch at Farm I n?ton. Cat.
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NOTABLE VISITING
CLUBWOMEN DINE
Sunshine and Roses
Galore Greet More.
NATIONAL OFFICERS GUESTS
While Leaders Labor, Others
Enjoy Trips Over City.
MRS. R. J. BURDETTE HERE
Noted CI ii lipoma ii Declares She Has
No Time Tor Woman AVIio Is Not
t'scfiil In Sphere of Influence
and Can Say, 'I Iirn Way.
TfV KDITH KNIGHT llOt.MlfP.
Glorious sunshine, roses galore and
a hospitable welcome awaited the club
women who arrived In Portland yes
terday to attend the biennial council
of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs. Hoard meetings occupied the
time of the president, Mrs. I'ercy V.
F'ennybacker. and her officials, but the
other delegates were left free to take
auto trips and enjoy the day in
formally. The dinner party at the Hotel Ben
son, with tlie Oregon Federation of
Women Clubs as hostesses to the vis
iting National officers, was the first
big event the forerunner of the Kalh
ering that will commence with a large
reception i;i the Hotel Multnomah on
Monday nijjht and continue for tho
greater part of next week, with meet
Inns !n the White Temple.
Ona of the delightful and Interest
ing women to arrive jesterday was
Mrs. Robert J. Rurdette. of Pasadena.
In a natty wliite tailored suit, sho
alighted from the train, bright and
bubbling with enthusiasm and ready to
be charming and oMixln;; to everyone.
At tho hotel, within two minute, the
had won the hearts of clerks, the man
ager, the bellboy and all tl.e reception
c-ouimlf.ee and had greeted with warm
friendliness l:er old-lime friends anions
the General Federation offi'-ers.
til -Women Mhonla 'I'.nri
"We are all working t. om-n, or we
ought to be," said Mr-. Burdetie. "I
have no patience with a woman who
can't do something useful In the world.
i:cryonc should be ahle to my 'I earn
my way." There in work for all. no
matter how rich. Every woman ehntild
find a niche in which she can be of
help to someone else. Love, the rlrht
kind of love, in the best tiling in the
world. If. our hearts arc mil of love
we will want to be i j 1 1; I. it may take
sacrifice, but nothing worth while is
Kained without sacrifice." Mr.. Bur
den speaks from wilc eperlem-c in
work that has he-en worth wliili. and
tl ose who know her know that ihe hn
won her place by ability, by thought
fulticss of others and by that certain
something termed "personnl charm."
She organise, (i,e mate federation of
California, was second prefldent of
Kbell, of Tais Angeles, and Is a member
of many important hoards in her home
state. Through her Imtrnmcntallty
several clubhouses have been built In
California.
One o( her sous, who is now a busi
ness man In Ln Angeles, wss with tin
Ixis Angeles Times, but resigned Just
a short time before it was dynamite.,
and his mother is still remembering to
be thankful of the fact that he escaped
the catastrophe. Mrs. Burdette has
been in Portland several times and I
a great friend of Mrs. Sarah A. Evans,
president of tle Oregon Federation.
Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath. of Tiffin. O..
vice-president of tlie General Federa
tion, was the center of many admiring
friends yesterday afternoon when an
incoming train brought clubwomen
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