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VOL. XXXVI NO. 28.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Section One
Pages 1 to 20
I TAKES
HUM'S PUCE
Course of Grown Prince
Forces Resignation.
; CHIEF OF STAFF POWERFUL
Conferences Indicate Little
Chance for Reforms Or-
dered by Kaiser.
AUSTRIA DESIRES PEACE
General von Stein, Staunch
Pan-German, Resigns as
Prussian War Head.
' LONDON, July 14. Dr. von Beth-Inann-Hollweg,
the German Imperial
Chancellor, has resigned, according to
messages circulated through the wire
less stations tonight by the German
government.
Dr. Georg Michaelis, Prussian Un-der-Secretary
of Finance and food
' commissioner, has teen appointed to
succeed Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg.
Rumors of the abdication of the
Kaiser are still unconfirmed.
General von Stein Resigns.
A Berne dispatch says an official
telegram has been receive! there from
Berlin announcing the resignation of
General von Stein, the Prussian Min
ister of War. The importance ot his
resignation lies in the fact that the
Prussian War Ministry is in reality
the War Ministry for the German em
pire and that General von Stein is a
staunch supporter of the Pan Germans,
who are the bitterest opponents of
peace without annexations or indem
nities. General von Stein recently
aroused the ire of the Socialists by
taking part in the distribution of Pan
German propaganda against peace ef
forts. Resignation Presages Changes.
The political turmoil which has been
convulsing Germany ever since Rus
sia's first startling success on the re
sumption of her offensive- has cul
minated for the present in the resig
nation of the Imperial Chancellor, Dr.
von Bethmann-Hollweg, but all indi
AS cations serve to show that his resig
nation, far from being the last act in
the drama, is but the beginning of
t far-reaching developments which are
bound to affect the fabric of the Ger
man empire and have momentous
consequences on the progress of the
European struggle.
Resignation Is Unexpected.
The resignation of the Chancellor
came in the end quite unexpectedly,
for Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, in the
prolonged party discussions and heat
ed debates of the main committee of
the Reichstag, which have been pro
ceeding all through the week, seemed
to have triumphed over his opponents,
who have been clamoring for his head,
by making concessions which were
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MARKS 91 DEGREES
SUMMER SMILES AKDEXILY
UPON PORTLAND.
Rain Prophecies in Form of Clouds
Routed Early in Day Hottest
Hour Is at 5 o'clock.
Summer smiled so ardently yesterday
that the mercury was forced to reg
ister one of the hottest' days of the
season. At 5 o'clock, when the declin
ing sun gave up the game, the registra
tion was 9X degrees by the instrument
at the Weather Bureau.
Clouds crept across the sky at In
tervals, giving occasion for rain
prophecies, but they tarried just long
enough to make the rigors of the sun
more meltingly felt when, that enthu
siastic party emerged. At the Weather
Bureau it is predicted that tomorrow
will be of the same sort.
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THE DALLES, Or., July 14. (Spe
cial.) The city was sweltering in ter
rific heat today. With yesterday at 99
and today 101 degrees It has been al
most unbearable. . .
South Dalles suffered most on ac
count of retrictions placed on the use
of water for sprinkling purposes. The
use of water Is only permitted from 6
to 8 o'clock, morning and evening,
every other day.
RED FIRE ON HOOD SEEN
Illumination on Mountain Is Visible
l'rom Portland.
Red fire blazed merrily from the top
of Mount Hood last night at 9:40. The
glow 60 miles away was seen dis
tinctly from the West Side district of
the city as well as from elevations on
the East Side where the mountain's top
could be sighted.
The light appeared a trifle larger
than a star and lasted for a little
longer than a minute. From the heights
to the west of the city it was promi
nent in the eastern sky.
The illumination was set off by
Elijah Coalman, for .years guide to the
mountain's summit, who is stationed in
the fire lookout cabin on the peak.
NEUTRAL CARRIES COPPER
Contraband Seized on Steamer
Leaving New York.
NEW YORK, July 14. A United
States torpedo-boat destroyer over
hauled and brought back to this port
today the Norwegian steamship Conrad
Mohr, aboard which the Federal au
thorities seized 10,000 feet ' of copper
cable, contraband of war, found secret
ed in an oil tank.
The captain, Peter Flnarsen. and his
chief engineer, John Larsen, are
charged with conspiring to defraud the
Government by filing a false manifest.
LIBERTY BONDS DROPPING
Several Sales Made at 99 4 and One
Goes at 9 9 at Close.
NEW YORK, July 14. Further sell
ing of liberty loan bonds on the stock
exchange today brought their price
down to a new low record. Lots of
$200, $300 and $400 sold at 99 25-50ths
or a depreciation on a $100 bond of SO
cents.
At the close of the market, a $500
bond sold at 99, a loss of one per cent
from par.
FAIR WEATHER PREDICTED
Eurean Expects No Decided Tem
perature Changes This Week.
WASHINGTON, July 14. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, Issued by the Weather Bureau,
are:
"Pacific States fair. No decided tem
perature changes."
TEUTON INSURANCE
IS BARRED III U. S.
President Forbids Ma
rine or War Risks.-
INFORMATION LEAKS STOPPED
Move Is to Block Knowledge
of Movement of Ships.
ORDER EFFECTIVE AT ONCE
Payment on Existing Contracts Is
Suspended During War Except
in Case or Vessels Now at
Sea Edict Is Sweeping.
WASHINGTON, July 14. President
Wilson today issued a proclamation
prohibiting German Insurance compan
ies from doing further business In
marine or war risk insurance in the
United States and forbidding American
insurance companies from reinsuring
with them.
Payment on existing contracts Is sus
pended during trie war except in case
of vessels now at sea.
Enemy Get Valued Information.
The President's proclamation con
tains the first official acknowledge
ment that valuable Information may be
Betting to Germany through German
insurance companies.
"The nature of marine and war risk
Insurance is such," it says, "that those
conducting it must of necessity be in
touch with the movements of ships and
cargoes and it has been considered by
the Government of great importance
that this information should not be ob
tained by alien enemies."
State Supervldlon Superseded.
The proclamation reads:
vvnereas, certain Insurance com
panies incorporated under the laws of
the German Empire have been admit
ted to transact the business of marine
and war risk insurance in various
states of the United States by means
of separate United States branches es
tabllshed pursuant to the laws of such
states and are now engaged In such
business under the supervision of the
insurance departments thereof, with
assets In the United States deposited
with insurance departments or in the
hands of resident trustees, citizens of
the United States, for the protection of
all policy holders in the United States;
"And Whereas, The nature of marine
and war risk insurance is such that
those conducting it must of necessity
be in touch with the movements of
ships and cargoes, and it has been con
sidered by the Government of great im
portance that this information should
not be obtained by alien enemies;
Order Im Kar-Reachlng.
'Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the powers vested
in me as such, hereby declare and pro
claim that such branch establishments
of German insurance companies now
engaged in the transaction of business
in the United States pursuant to the
laws of the several sttaes, are hereby
prohibited from continuing the transac
tion of the business of marine and war
risk insurance, either as direct insurers
or reinsurers; and all individuals,
firms and insurance companies in cor
porated under the laws of the states
or territories of the United States or
of any of the foreign countries estab
lished pursuant to the laws of such
states and now engaged In the United
States in the business of marine and
war risk insurance, either as direct in
surers or re-insurers, are hereby prohib
ited form re-insurlng with companies
incorporated under the laws of the Ger
man Empire, no matter where located.
(Concluded on Pace
CARTOONIST REYNOLDS COMMENTS
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAYS Maximum temperature. 81
a eg reel ; minimu in. 04 degrees.
TODAYS Unsettled ; probably showers: not
o warm; moderate northeasterly winds.
Wr.
London and Paris fear America, may be
taunted into colorless peace. Section 1,
Georg; Michaelis succeeds Bettamann-Holl-
weeiff as Premier. Section 1, page 1.
Geors Michaelis, new Premier, typical Prus
sian ueaureucrat, Section 1, page 4.
l Sforeivn.
Three Americans wounded In battle for
Pektn. Section 1. page 4.
National.
Land grant bill to benefit Oregon counties
is opposed. Kevtion l. page X.
House passes bill appropriating $t40. 000,000 ,
for construction of -1!,U00 airplanes, bee j
tlon 1. page 4. I
Senate next Saturday will hold final vote on !
. food bill. Section 1, page 3. - !
Courteous suffrage demonstration at White
House falls as upectacle. bectlon 1,
page 5.
Teuton war and marine Insurance Is barred
in United States. Section 1. page 1.
Domestic.
Censorship at Blsbee expected to result in
criminul suits. Section 1, page -.
Mrs. Matlack denies support by husband.
Section 1, page fi.
Blsbee exiles camp In Army reservation at
Columbus. Section 1, page 7.
Butte electricians return to work and strike
is about over. Section 1, page 3.
Los Angeles welcomes Belgians. Section 1.
pa ge u.
Students at training camp at the Presidio
undergo hardening process. ' Section 1.
page la.
Flat Hiver mob expels foreign miners. Sec
tion 1, page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
A. E. Voorhles elected president of State
Press Association. Section I, page 0.
Idaho Sheriffs confer on plans for harvest.
Section 1, page 7.
One million dollars In road work Is out
lined in Oregon. Section 1, page 8.
Railways to carry State Fair exhibits free.
Section J, page 9.
Rev. Robert Booth, Oregon pioneer. Is dead.
Section 1, paga 10.
Farmers' League organized In Idaho. Sec
tion 1, page 10.
"Live right" is law of centenarian. Sec
tion 1, page 1 1. -
Reglstra tlon of men and women In Oregon
shown in Blue Book. Section 1, page 11.
Chautauqua epenker makes plea for Mexico
and Mexicans. Sectloti 1, page 12.
Camps near Hoqulam-afire; telephone wires
cut; I. W. W. active. Section 1, page 1.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 3, San
Francisco 0; Vernon W, Oakland 1 ; Salt
Lake, 4. Los Angeles 2. Section page 1.
Oulmet wins Western golf championship by
close margin. Section 2, page 1.
Seattle fans anxious for AA baseball. Sec
tion 2, page 'J.
Ty Cobb is batting at .375 clip. Section 2.
page 2.
Continuation of Coast League teams Is ques
tion. Section page 2.
Traps tourney will be held here July 22.
Section 2, page 2.
Marshall Allen, of Seattle, defeats Paul Stef
fen in juniors tournament. Section 2,
page 3.
Red Cross tennis tourney to open at Salem.
July li. Section 2. page 3.
Many boxers seek matches with Pete Mltchle.
Section 2, page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon wheat crop suffers severely from
lack of rain. Section 2, page 13.
Corn averages higher at Chicago despite
setbacks. Section 2, pago 13.
r.nothi' order commandertng vessels
building takes many in Columbia Kiver
yards. Section .:, page j.
Annual report shows depth of 41 feet on
Columbia bar. Section 2, page 5.
Eight wooden ships are contracted. Section
2, page
Portland and Vicinity.
N". E. A. to hold next meeting at Milwaukee,
section 1. page 1.
Thermometer of weathef bureau registers 01
degrees at 3 P .M. Section 1, page 1.
j W S-araon. press agent of N. K. A., re
" murkable man in many ways. Section 1.
oatre 0-
Sheriff will be ready to handle any L W.
W. uprising. Section 1, page 11.
Chamber debt is wiped out. Section 1,
Daise 12.
American soldier, of Greek birth, shows
value of naturalization school. Section 1,
page 12.
Oregon's historic places are forgotten by
many. Section 1. page 13.
Chehalis coal can be delivered In Portland
at $2.1to a ton. aecnon 1, page i-t.
Home defenders will Berve during war. Sec
tlon 1. page 14.
Cornerstone of Moose Lodge laid. Section
1. page 14.
Portland will extend warm welcome to Ore
pnn pioneers this week. Section 1,
page 10.
Pioneer reunion will be held here Thursday
Section 1. page 15.
Millers consider reorganizing industry for
war. section J. page 10.
Portland boy writes of life In French
trenches. Section 1, Page 16.
Widow of Major S. P. Hensley dies In Mon
tana, section 1, page lb. .
Nearly all Oregon Guard will mobilize July
'J'k Section 1, page 17.
Emily Griffith is head of Denver's famous
opponuiiuy bliiooi. oecnon l. Page 17.
Movie film made here. Section 2. page 4
Canning expert gives lecture on behalf of
Luuofrvaiiuii. ceciiuu page 4.
Portland's hospitality wins JsT. E. A. Section
Muzzey's history defended by Instructor.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
-. page 0.
Exemption bulletin received by General
White for publication. Section 1, page 19.
Eight persons are injured in series of four
accidents. Section 1, page 19.
IN PICTURES ON SOME
I1W. BUSY; CAMPS
AFIRE; WIRES GUI
Blaze Near Hoquiam Is
Kept From Timber.
WOMEN ARE MOVED TO SAFETY
Loggers Go on Strike and Cut
Is Stopped by Plants.
LABOR IS INTIMIDATED
Special Officers Are Sworn In in
Grays Harbor District and Sher
iff's Force Is Increased to
Handle Emergencies.
HOQUIAM. Wash., July 14. (Spe
cial.) Fire started about 7:30 tonight
in the -works of the Lester Logging
Company and within a. short time
spread to the works of ' the Schaefer
Brothers' Camp near by. Telephone
messages said as far as could be
learned no great damage had been
done, as both companies had crews of
men fighting the fire, attempting to
keep it away from the green timber
and the camp buildings.
Following the discovery of the fire
It was found the telephone wires had
been cut. Officers and members of
the two companies believe the fire was
started by Industrial Workers, al
though they have no absolute evidence.
A party of 20 T. W. . W. has estab
lished a camp along the Olympic High
way, east of Montesano, a short dis
tance from the scene of the fire.
Wom Moved to Safety.
At one time today it appeared there
was danger of trouble at the Clem
mons camp, south of Montesano, and
the women and children at the camp
were put in an automobile truck and
sent to Montesano. Things were quiet
ed, however, without any serious dis
turbance. From 2500 to 3000 loggers are
out and several hundred men in the
mills of Hoquiam and the Grays Harbor
district as a result of & general In
dustrial Workers of the World strike
called last night and effective today in
the logging camps and mills of this
district.
Practically all of the logging camps
of the harbor district are closed down
and the mills worked today, short
handed. Camps to Close Tomorrow.
Reports received tonight from mill
operators and loggers indicated all of
the mills and camps would be closed
Monday by the operators. No definite
statement of concerted action could be
obtained, but several of the operators
announced they would not open their
plants Monday.
Thus far no disturbances of a serious
nature have occurred, though a few
arrests have been made of individual
cases.-- In one Instance the charge was
aiding an enemy by hampering an in
dustry of this country.
A large number of special Deputy
Sheriffs have been sworn In all parts
of the' county and the Sheriff has In
creased his force to ' meet possible
emergencies.
Intimidation Campaign Made.
It Is impossible to tell how many of
the men out are actual strikers, al
though it is believed the percentage is
small. In the camps, the Industrial
Workers of the World went out and
then began a campaign of intimida
ton and agitation which resulted in
enough of the men quitting to stop
work.
This policy has been adopted by
them generally in their present strike
propaganda. The only demand they
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EVENTS IN THE PAST WEEK'S NEWS
BILL TO BENEFIT
OREGON OPPOSED
TWO DEPARTMENTS OBJECT TO
LAX 1 GRANT PENALTIES.
Attorney-General Says Secretary of
Interior May Dispose of Prop
erly, Letting Counties Sue.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, July 14. The Attorney-General
today sent to the House public lands
committee an adverse report on the
Chamberlain bill recently passed by the
Senate giving the land-grant counties
of Oregon, in addition to accrued taxes,
certain penalties, interest- and costs,
which now exceed $400,000. The accrued
taxes alone amount to 11,346,192.
The Interior Department is known
also to oppose the bill, and this com
bined opposition probably will prevent
its passage througn the House. The
Senate committee did not refer the bill
to the department for opinion.
The Department ot Justice holds that
the original act did not intend to pay
anything but accrued taxes and it ob
jects now to Increasing the allowance
to the counties. The Attorney-General
further holds that the Interior Depart
ment may dispose of the grant lands
and timber, regardless of any question
concerning the amount due the coun
ties for taxes. If the counties decline
to accept the payments offered and in
sist upon the payment of Interest, costs
and penalties also, the Attorney-General
says, they may go Into court and
sue for them. Representative Stnnott
is sending the Attorney-General's re
port to Governor Wlthycombe and ask
ing that he get from the State Attorney-General
a brief In reply to the
Government's report.
POWER PLANT ATTACKED
Big Window Smashed in Electric
Building by Xight Miscreant.
One of the big windows on the Broad
way side of the power plant in the
Electric bulld.'ng, at Broadway and Al
der streets, was smashed at 1:15 this
morning.
The damage evidently was done with
a heavy hammer or crowbar as the
miscreant had to reach some distance
between the bars of the grating that
protects the glass.
The attack was without warning and
by the time the workmen had reached
the street there was no evidence of
any disturbance. The police were no
tified and immediately began a search.
DRY LAW WILL BE TESTED
Government Orders Prosecutions
Under Reed Amendment.
WASHINGTON. July 14. In making
public today instructions to District
Attorneys to prosecute under the Reed
amendment all persons transporting by
common carrier, on their person or
otherwise, beverage intoxicants Into
"dry" states. Attorney-General Greg
ory also announced that a test case
would be selected to determine the ap
plicability of the law to shipments into
"dry" localities of local option states.
JITNEY DANCES ABOLISHED
Palo Alto "Cleans Up" Before
Army Camp Comes.
PALO ALTO. Cal., July 14. Five-cent
public dances were abolished by an
ordinance adopted today by the city of
Palo Alto. Cal., site of the Twentieth
National Guard Divisional Encampment,
as the first step in protecting the
morals of the soldiers, it was an
nounced. CAVALRY QUELLS RIOTING
I. W. W. Resist Police Force and
Troops Arc Called.
MIAMI, Ariz., July 14. Assistance of
two troops of United States cavalry
was necessarj; to quell a riot which
started in Miami tonight when the lo
cal police force was unable to break
up an I. W. W. meeting.
H. E. ft. WILL MEET
IN MILWAUKEE NEXT
Headquarters to Be in
Washington, D. C.
PORTLAND CONVENTION OVER
Numerous Vacancies on Direc
torate Are Filled.
NATIONAL COUNCIL NAMED
Transfer of General Offices to Cap
ital Is to Be in Position to Co
operate I'uIIy With Gov
ment During War.
CRABTREE TO SICCEED
SPRINGER AS SECRETARY
OK X. E. A.
It Is probable that J. W. Crab
tree, president of the Wisconsin
State Normal School at River
Falls, Wis., will be the next sec
retary of the N. E. A., to succeed
D. W. Springer, of Ann Arbor.
Mich., who has held the office
for the last four years.
It is understood that Mr.
Springer's private affairs will not
permit him to move to Washing
ton, D. C, where permanent head
quarters are to be established,
and that he expects soon to re
sign. The election doubtless will be
made by the board of trustees
within the next few weeks and
Mr. Crabtree, who was a con
spicuous figure at the recent con
vention, is virtually sure of the
place, which carries a salary of
$5000 a. year.
Washington, D. C, was designated
as the permanent headquarters of the
N. E. A. at a special meeting of the
executive committee yesterday morn
ing. At the same time, the board of di
rectors met and tentatively selected
Milwaukee, Wis, as the 1918 conven
tion c"Ity.
Establishment of permanent head
quarters a.t the National capital grows
out of the desire, in this time of Na
tional stress, to be in the closest pos
sible touch with the Government. The
articles of incorporation of the asso
ciation provide for a main office there.
Ann Arbor Now Headquarters.
For many years the headquarters
were in Winona, Minn., but more re
cently have been at Ann Arbor, Mich.,
the home of D. W. Springer, the sec
retary. The brief business session of the
board of directors at the Multnomah
Hotel yesterday brought the conven
tion to a successful close.
Agnes E. Doherty. of St. Paul, was
elected to succeed herself as a mem
ber of the board of trustees for a three
year term.
George B. Cook, of Little Rock, Ark.,
was elected to succeed himself as a
member of the executive committee for
one year.
Milwaukee Is Favored.
Other members of the executive com
mittee, by virtue of their respective of
fices, are: Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford,
president; R. J. Aley, first vice-president:
A. J. Mathews, treasurer, and
Carrol G. Pearse, chairman of the board
of trustees.
A test vote of the directors favored
Milwaukee, Wis., as the place for hold
ins the convention of 1918. although
the final selection will not be made
(Concluded on Pag ::, Column 1.)