1 ffiftt Sitmfett iSMmmmhm, 84 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 20 SIX SEaiONS VOL. XXXV NO. 22. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORNING, 31AY 28, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. I I -- v v, v 7 t r r v y j ' ' i x If r 5 WILSON MS BOTE FOB PEACE United States Pledged to Work for Harmony. NEW DIPLOMACY IS URGED Address Is Interpreted "Feeler" to End War in Europe.' as BELIEFS ONLY ARE GIVEN President Says His Is Not .Programme-Need of Open Discussion Held Clear. WASHINGTON, May 27. Presi dent Wilson declared here tonight be fore the League to Enforce Peace that the United States was ready to join in any feasible association of nations to preserve the peace of the world against "political ambition and selfish hostility" and in service of "a com mon, order, a common justice and a common peace." He expressed the hope that the terms of peace which end the present war would include such an arrangement. Outlining suggestions for peace, which the President said he hoped the United States would make when it has the opportunity to do so, he in cluded provision for absolute freedom of the seas, ' a contention which has been the keystone of all the diplomatic discussions with Germany and Great Britain, and virtual guarantees of ter ritorial integrity and political inde pendence. Address "Feeler" for Peace. Officials interpreted the President's address as a preliminary feeler for peace in Europe. He outlined the con ditions on which the United States would move if it made a formal medi atory offer with the idea, it was un derstood, of learning how such sug gestions would be received abroad. "I am sure," said the President, "that the people of the United States would wish their Government to move along these lines: "First Such a settlement with re gard to their own immediate interests as the belligerents may agree upon. We have nothing material of any kind to ask for ourselves and are quite aware that we are' in no sense or degree parties to the present quarrel. Our interest is only in peace and its future guarantees. Freedom of Seas Necessary. "Second An universal association of the nations to maintain the invi olate security of the highway of the seas for the common and unhindered use of all the nations of the world and to prevent any war begun either contrary to treaty covenants or with- fu warning and full submission of the ,-rcause5-p the opinion of the world (ConcKied on Page 3. Column 3.) I I ' lwnitrITl . . . . . . 4TJ OtJ 7y ZflY M -L'1 I t- sV I II ssr ?sqls ' v 77m7 UTV -a FALL FROM PORCH KILLS STOCKMAN ALBERT WURZWEILER IS DEAD SOON AFTEK 30-FOOT DROP. Victim, With Brother, Owned Large Eastern Oregon Ranch and Had Big Mercantile Bnsiness. Albert "Wurzweiler. 55, fell from the third-story porch of the Mordaunt Apartments. Eighteenth and Everett streets, at 2:30 P. M. yesterday, sus taining injuries that caused his death at Good Samaritan Hospital an hour later. The Impact of his body as it' struck the cement walk. 30 feet beneath, was heard by L. A. Eaton, Janitor of the apartments, who rushed to offer as sistance. Mr. Wurzweiler appeared to be severely injured, but his condition was not considered alarming:. He was conscious, and told Mr. Eaton that he had been overcome with vertigo, which caused him to fall from the porch. Mrs. "Wurzweiler was at the hospital when he tiled. The son. Milton, is a student at Leland Stanford University, Palo Alto, CaL A brother. William Wurzweiler, is at Prineville, where they were partners in the operation of one of the largest -stock ranches in Eastern Oregon. A sister, Mrs. Sam Rothschild, resides in San Francisco. Albert Wurzweiler came to Pendle ton, Or., from Germany in 1882. He engaged in the general mercantile busi ness in Pendleton and Joseph, Wallowa County. Four years ago he came to Portland. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World, Elks and Oddfellows, a 32d-degree Mason and a Shriner. MEAT TICKETS REQUIRED Holders in Germany Must Take Turn on Sxecial Days. LON'DON, May 27. The Commune of Griedenau, near Berlin, has decided to number all meat tickets as a measure to check rioting outside butcher shops according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company, which quotes the Berlin Tageblatt. Holders of tickets must take their turn at the butcher, according to num ber, and those unable to go on the specified date will get no meat for that week. 25 YEARS BETWEEN VISITS Boyhood Friends in Austria Meet at Porueroy After long Separation. POMEROT, Wash., May 27 (Spe cial.) When Fete Theinert, a wealthy farmer of Garfield County, met and recognized Frank Corte, two friends grasped hands after & 2 6-year separa tion. Forty-five years ago these two men, then lads, lived in the little vil lage of Obergostits, Austria, attended school together and were chums. Their last meeting was in Wenatchee, 25 years ago. ONE ON MOOSE COMMITTEE Linn County Body Shj as Few Vote and Names Xot Written In. ALBANY, Or.. May 27. (Special.) One lone member constitutes the Pro gressive County Central Committee of Linn County. He is M. R, Johnson, of North Harrisburg precinct. In the recent primaries the few Pro gressives who voted wrote in the name of no other central committeemen. No Progressive votes were cast at all in 48 of the 53 precirfcta of the county. OLYMPIAN 100YEARS OLD Birthday Cake Feature of Dinner for Bradley JJoper. OLYMPIA. Wash., May 27. (Special.) Mrs. J. W. Spencer, of Olympia, gave a birthday dinner in honor of her grandfather, Bradley Loper, with 100 candles on the cake. The centenarian is a native of New Tork and was reared in Missouri. He has lived in Olympia 11 years. PICTORIAL COMMENTS BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS ON SOME HUGHES IS bnirJlfJG DAILY Favorite Sons Fail to Stir Enthusiasm. SECOND BALLOT MAY DECIDE Band-Wagon Delegates Tak ing Note of Public Trend. , OREGON VOTE SWAYS MANY Professional Politicians Continue to Try to Name Some Other Than Justice, but Those In Ranks Feel Xew. Yorker Can Win. OREGONIAS NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, May 27 Justice Charles R. Hughes, of New York, continues to be the favorite in the Republican Presi dential contest, although he still lacks the assured support of the necessary number of delegates to make certain his nomination. Whether the situation will change sufficiently in the next ten days to give him a clear majority on the second ballot is a matter of general speculation. There seems no likelihood that a nomination will come on the first bal lot at Chicago, because ' of the large number of favorite sons and the pledges that have been made by un Instructed delegates. But it seems cer tain that after the first ballot some of the favorite sons will either with draw or see their support quickly scat ter. with a possibility that the nom ination may come on the second ballot. Particularly is this likely to occur if one' or two of the favorite sons, with substantial followlngs. withdraw after the first ballot and swing their support to Hughes. Favorite Son Stock Slumps. At no time during the preconvention campaign have the favorite sons shown any particular strength outside their immediate localities, and several of the favorite sons, so-called, are going to the convention without a single in structed vote behind them. Since the Oregon primary, on May 19; favorite son stock has taken a tremendous slump. Today there Is not one among all the favorite sons- who shows any signs Of adding materially to his strength "after the first ballot; rather, the indication Is the other way. The . Republican old guard is busy and has been busy for two weeks to head off the trend toward Hughes in the hope of bringing about the nom ination of some Republican more ac ceptable to the old party leaders. But the attempt to check the Hughes' tide has thus far met with no success. The great difficulty of the anti-Hughes men is to find a candidate who can command the support of all delegates whose first choice is some other can didate than Hughes. No such ma'n has developed and, what is equally impor tant. Hughes is the second choice, and frequently the actual personal prefer ence of many delegates now instructed to support favorite sons. Root Choice of Old Gnard. Root, of New York, is really the first choice of the old guard and has been for some time, but there have been no developments which encourage Root's friends to believe they can nom inate him or that they can elect him If he should be nominated. The hope has been entertained that perhaps Roosevelt, after a series of ballots, might swing into line for Root and at least give him a chance for the nomination; but if Roosevelt himself should make such a move and there is not the slightest indication that he contemplates such a thing he could (Concluded on Pace 5.- Column 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAY'S Maxima m temperature, W aeyreea; minimum, fil decrees. TODAY'S -Fair; northwesterly winds. War. , Berlin regards all talk of peace mm futile. ejection J, page 3. British army In France greatly Increased. bection J, page 4. Foreign. General GalllcnJ dies. Section 1, page 4. Mexico. Army not to be withdrawn from Mexico. Section 1, page 4. National. Fresldent Wilson 'sounds note for peace. Section 1, pagv 1. : m DnnifStlr, ' 1 Justice Hughes already as good as chosen. says Senator Jones. Section 3, page Court fixes minimum sale price of Western Pacific at S18.0O0.O00. Section 1, page a. Ir. H Irmon makes great address at Min neapolis conentlon. Section 1. page 8. Denver abandonment of commission rule laid to cost of method. Section 1. page Justice Hughes' strength Is growing daily. Section 1, page 1. Chicago Coliseum being put In shape for Republican convention. Section 1. page 6. Four kilted at fire at colfege in Iowa. Sec tion 3, page 1. Three thousand pilgrims climb Sagamora Hill to see Roosevelt. Section 1, page t. Pacific orthwet. Masonic Grand Lodges will convene at Al bany next week. - Section 1, page 8. Bar View Summer resort is being restored after storm ravages. Section 1, page Idaho Auditor accused of getting state loans oil land he once owned. Section X .page 7. . - Thirty to get degree at Willamette Univer sity. Section 1. page t. Enoph A. Bryan enters Washington Sena torial race. Section 1, page 5. Graduating class at CorvalHs has 268 mem bers. Section 1. page 7. High school for teachers to be added at University .of Oregon. Section 1, page '. Merry Queen Rose rules Oregon City on Booster day. Section 1, page I. Rosebnrg Strawberry Festival closed with street rarnlva.1. Section 1, page 8, Commercial and Marine. . More wfsnl coming to Portland than In any former year. Section i!, page 1J. Wheat treaU at Chicago on rains In South west. Section 2. page 15. Protest to allies responsible for helivy clos ing on stock market. Section page 13. Subsidence of Wall-street speculation dur ing past week. Section 2, page 1&. Great gowth of American ports is shown. Hection 2. page 16. High Spring freshet possibility is problem. Section 2, page 16. New oil burner. Brook field, attracts atten tion. Section '2, page 16. t 8portf. Golfers getting into trim for state tourney. Section 2, page 4. Baby Beavers play Wildcats here .today. Section 2, page Jt. Washington oarsmen leave California 16 lengths oehlr.d. Section 2, page The Oregonlan roller skating marathon prize list issued. Section 2, page 6. Pacific Coast league results: Vernon 4, Portland 2; Los Angeles 4, Oakland 1; Salt Lake 9. Sau Kranciaco 6. Section 2, Page 2. O. A. C. defeats Washington on track. Sec tion 2, page 1. Senators bt-at Athletics twice and step Into lead. Section 2, page 2. Giants take two more for 16 straight. Sec tlon 2. page 2. . Gou wins singles title and Lewis 'father and son) take doubles tennis title at Muitnoman. becuon page o. Washington takes tennis championship in matches with Oregon. Section 2. page o. Automobiles and Roads. 'w substitute for gasoline said to have proved excellence. Section 4, page 10. Bulck agent makes 1520-mile trip In 13 days. section 4, page 11. New means of motor access to "Yellowstone Park ready. Section 4, page 8. Drive to Estacada delight to autoists. Sec tion 4, page 8. Cadillac makes Los Angeles-New Tork run in seven day and half. Section 4, page 7, Real Bstate and Building. Realty Board members lock horns over pav lng report. Section 4, page 12. Lot In business section sold in ' trade for farm tract. Section 4, page la. Sisters of Good Shepherd will spend $125,000 in ouuaing. becuon 4, page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Three School Board candidates announce their platforms. Section 1. page 17. Rose Festival and highway advertise Port land In Eastern papers. Section 1, page 19. Mr. Blgelow thinks wood reported short never was cut. Section 1, page 19. Draft of rural credits bill made. Section 1, page 19. Columbia River Highway to be dedicated June 7. Section i, page 14. Albert Wurzweiler,' stockman, killed by fall trom porch. Section 1, page 1. Memorial day celebration to be general. faection l, page id. Plans for Preparedness Parade on June about complete. Section 1, page 15. Missing license tag on murder car is found. Section 1, page 14. Masked parade will close Festfval. Section 1, page 14. Mrs. -Kate Vaughn's lectures on home open tomorrow, becuon l, page 12. Gag rule at meeting of Republican County Central Committee scored. Section 1 page 11. Too many laws hamper Oregon, says Edgar n. .Sensenich. Section 1, page 10. O.-W. R. A N Company to be Festival host tt many giris. Section 1, page 10. Business of Nation won't be shocked If peace comes. Is symposium revelation. section 2. page 16. IK MLLjJ lUO.aijj WHITE IS GUILTY IN FIRST DEGREE Jury -Quickly Convicts Young Slayer. INSANITY PLEA IS FUTILE Prisoner Abandons Hope and Seems Resignedto Fate. t SENTENCE TO BE JUNE 1 Trial Concludes With Evidence of State's Alienists, Who Declare Confessed Murder Sane; Court Ignores "Moral Imbecility. XEW TORK. May 27. Convicted of murder in the first degree for poison ing hie father-in-law, John E. Peck, a millionaire drug manufacturer, of J Grand Rapids. Mich.. Dr. Arthur War ren Walte Is tonight in the Tombs prison where he will remain until Jus tice Clarence J. Shearn sentences him on June 1 to death in the electric chair. Walter R, Deuel, the young dentist's chief counsel, said tonight the verdict of guilty was a proper one. Tie de clared that all that could be done for the defendant had been done in the trial which ended today. One of Mr. Deuel"s assistants said, nevertheless, that prep arations are being made to take an appeal at once. Mr. Deuel was in con sulatlon with his client for a few min utes after Waite was remanded to his cell in the Tombs this afternoon. State Ready o Combat Appeal. District Attorney Swann said tonight that if an appeal were taken, his office would be ready in 10 days to argue the case in the higher courts. Waite declined to make any state ment from his cell, but said he might issue "some impression" later. That he was inclined to accept the verdict as final and was resigned to his fate seemed to be indicated by his remark. "This is a great relief." as he was led from the courtroom. The dentist, who admitted not only the murder of Mr. Peck, but also of Mrs. Hanna Peck, his mother-in-law. and who admitted that he attempted to kill his wife's aunt. Miss Katherine Peck, apparently had no doubt that the jury would convict him. As the Jury -retired he turned to his brother, Frank, and said: "The Jury should not be out five min utes. It was a long, drawn-out pro ceeding." Walte Rraulii Hopeleaa. Half an hour later he remarked: "I don't understand this." "You should not talk that way. said Frank. "They may be finding you not guilty." "Oh. yes, they will find me guilty, insisted Dr. Waite. The trial lasted six days, which was almost a record for brevity for an im portant murder trial here in recent years. As compared with Walte's trial. the first trial of Charles Becker for the murder of Herman Rosenthal lasted 16 days, while Harry K. Thaw's first trial occupied 42 days. Leaving the courtroom at 1:20 P. M.. the jury was out only one. hour and 25 minutes. After returning the verdict, the foreman declared the jurors had made a compact not to reveal the na ture of their deliberations. The young dentist preserved his non chalant demeanor, not only while fac ing the Jury to learn his fate, but after he was led. back, to the Tombs prison. Conviction Apparent Relief. Apparently unmoved, he confronted the jury without displaying other emo tion than relief that the ordeal was over. When he had given his pedigree .t'oncluded on Par 2, Column 2.) EVENTS IN THE PAST FOUR KILLED AT FIRE IN COLLEGE FRESHMAN AND OFFICIAL. IN IOWA SCHOOL JIKET PEATII. Four-Tort Bell Cra.-hes on Men Trying to Save Keeords Others Hurt Itesculng Art Works. OSKALOOSA. la., May 27. Four men were killed, two badty injured and property damage estimated at between 180,000 and 1100,000 wrought by the fire in the main building of the Penn College here early today. Robert II. Williams, business man ager of the college and state secretary of the Prohibition party: Harry Oak ley, a freshman; George Ruber, a rail road fireman, and an unidentified man were killed. George Mincar and Howard Kcllcy, students, are in the hospital. The fire broke out In the biological laboratory on the second floor of the building and reached & 40-gallon tank of alcohol which exploded, scattering liquid fire In all directions. Insufficient water pressure hampered the efforts of the fire department. Williams and Oakley were killed while attempting to save the college records. The fire reached the cupola and the four-ton college bell crashed down through the building, wrecking the front wall and burying the victims under tons of debris. Raber and the unidentified man were in a party of half a dozen who were carrying buckets from the library when the bell fell. Raber and his companion ran toward the front of the building, while the remainder of the party ran to the rear. Tons of debris are now piled on the spot where the two were last seen. Minear and Kelley were hurt while rescuing the S. H. M. Byera art col lection, which was hung In the chapel hall. The collection Is said to be worth 150,000. Both will likely recover. WHARF FALLS; 5 MEN HURT Captain of Steamer liandcn Among Injured at Port Orford. GOLD BEACH. Or May 27. pe cial.) The wharf at Port Orford col lapsed at 3 o'clock this afternoon, in juring five men. two probably fatally. The steamer Bandon. owned by the A. F. Kstabrook Company, en route from Bandon to San Francisco, called at Port Orford for a deck load of ties and tied up to the wharf to take on a cargo. Five thousand ties were piled on the wharf. The swell drew the ves sel against the wharf while on the bound, and the vessel pulled the wharf qver. Those injured are Jesse Sutton. George Forty. John Stone, John Hill and the captain of the Bandon. Several others saw the impending accident irj time to reach safety. FAIR WEATHER PREDICTED Government Forecasts Normal Tem peratures for Ensuing Week. WASHINGTON, May 27. Weather forecasts for the week beginning Sun day for various parts of the country, issued by the Weather Bureau today, say: Rocky Mountain and Plateau regions and Pacific States: "Generally fair weather with normal temperature is probable during the week." RIGGS BANKERS ACQUITTED Three Officials on Trial for Perjury Found Xot Guilty. WASHINGTON. May 27. The three Riggs bank oficlals. on trial here for perjury,, were today found not guilty af ter the Jury had deliberated nine min utes. Charles C. Glover, president: W. J. Flather, vice-president, and H. H. Flather, former cashier, were the de fendants. . British Steamer Sunk. LONDON. May 27. The British steamship Danewood has been sunk Her crew was landed. WEEK'S NEWS. as- f SG-rtT ' 'I MERRY- QUEEN ROSE RULES OREGON CITY Booster- Day Crowds Are Greatest Yet. PORTLAND ATTENDS IN FORCE . E. Werlein Plots to Steal Queen, but Is Caught. DEMON PESSIMISM SLAIN Rosartans and Large Delegation From Portland Arrives Aboard Grahamonu; Governor Heard, and Concert Is Given. OREGON CITY. Or.. May 27. (Spec- cial.) The demon pessimism was de stroyed today at what was undoubt edly the best-attended and best-arranged booster-day and stock-show celebration in the history of the city. The demon was pulled from the river when fishermen went out to catch a salmon for Queen Rose. As an example to all knockers, he was paraded through the streets in a cage and at sundown tonight he was shot and then electrocuted. But the demonstration was unneces sary. If thero were human followers of the demon in Oregon City, they were hidden in the cellars. King Joy. as sisted by King Earl and Queen Rose. today held undisputed sway over Ore gon City and the thousands who cam a here from Portland and all parts of the county. Honarlana Try to Steal Quern. The one unexpected break In the programme was when t!v Portland Ro-' sarlans. who were here -lth their band, attempted to kidnap Queen Rose and take her to Portland. They had her Royal Majesty in an automobile and were doing their best to slip away when caught by Sheriff Wilson. Deputy Sheriff Frost and Special Agent Maher, of the Portland Railway. IJght A.Pow er Company. A party of Fallsarians backed up -the officers. 'Surrender our queen," demanded the Sheriff. J. K. Werlein. the Rosarlan at the bottom of the plot, was reluc tant to follow the command, but finally a compromise was reached by which, the Rosartans surrendered Queen Rose and the Oregon City Fallsarians prom ised to send a delegation of 10.000 from Clackamas County to the Portland Rose Festival in June. (ovrrnor la Heard. Portland turned out in truly loyal style to the celebration, and it is large ly through Its co-operation that the celebration can be classed as the best in the town's history, in the opinion of members of the publicity committee of the Commercial Club. The Rosartans. the Portland Ad Club and other Port land organizations were represented in Qie parade, and the Motorboat Club assisted with the events on the river. The Portland party came here on the steamer Grahamona. Tie morning was devoted to an ad dress by Governor Withycombe, the stock parade, stock-judging and drills and a May-pole dance by the children of the schools, and early in the after noon a salmon and the demon pes simism were caught. The grand pa rade, headed by Marshal J. T. Apper son. began its march through the crowd that filled Main street soon after 2 o'clock. The awards for entrants in the parade follow: Grange floats. Damascus, Or., first: lodge floats. Woodmen, first; Live Wires, second; commercial. Oregon Vul canizing Company, first; out-of-town floats, Gladstone, first; Beaver Creek, second: lodges, largest number in line, Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.) h4