THE WEATUEir
Fair tonight and .
Thursday;, light
frost tonight:
northe-ly winds;
humidity 93.
PORTLAND, i OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,' APRIL 14, 1915. SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS gJ0?!
VOL. XIV. NO. 31.
By Anne Itltten- OXlLcR .AY . - L ) ' -aNl- T ' V
house in next SeDIWC ; VXpiMoMW J
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COUNTY VOTES
Of ROAD BONDS
i -
"tight Attendance Is Record
' ed at Polls During Early
Hours, Despite Most Ideal
Weather Conditions.
OUTCOME WILL-BE
ANNOUNCED TONIGHT
If Issue of $1,250,000 Car
ries, Money Will Pave 70
Miles of Highway.
t Totera Should Vote, Says Toon.
"The only thing that will de-
feat the bond Issue is the indif-
t Terence of the voters," said
4t Roadmaster John B. Yeon at
Jfr noon, after he had returned
jfr from a visit to a number of
polling places. "I find." he
added, "that only about 10 per
cent of the .registered voters
have thus far voted. There
ought to be many -women vot-
lng this afternoon. We could
not have had more Ideal
weather conditions. It is by no
means assured that the bonds
will carry and friends of the
measure should not stay away
from the polls on the theory
that their votes are not neces-
sary. I would like to urge upon
everyone the need of voting."
Multnomah county citizens today
are voting on the question of author
izing a bond issue of $1,250,000 to pave
70 miles - of trunk highways. By
8 o'clock .tonight tney will have deter
mined whether the road Improve
ments shall bo made;
A finer Oay for an election could not
b6 desired, yet in many of the pre
cincts the voting-ip to noon was re
ported to be very light. In the resi
dence districts the voting Is heavier,
" sis the women took advantage of the
; beautiful morning to " go to the
polls early,,:.... ...v'-'-:
There is an approximate registration
of 90,000 in the county. It i not ex
pected that more than 40,000 votes will
be cast. ; Many estimate that not over
. 30,000 votes will be polled.
- 8. Benson and IS. K. Coovert, who
have been putting in strenuous days
in behalf of the bend Issue, predict
that the bonds will , carry by 10,000
votes.
Eugene E. Smith, leader of the labor
opposition to the bonds, says It would
be unsafe to gamble on the results. He
says the results are very uncertain,
and the election might go by a btg
- vote either way.
. Voting Starts promptly.
- In most of the precincts the voting
started promptly at 8 o'clock. In pre
cinct 72, Fourteenth and Montgomery
streets, election officials telephoned to
The Journal that they had no election
supplies. The matter was referred to
J. B. Yeon, who: took It up with the
proper officials and saw to it that
i supplies were promptly proviuea.
; - Report was maae xo guou iuhub
-headquarters that in precinct 157,
Fifty-first and Hawthorne, the bal
lot were being -handled carelessly. In-
veatlgation was made and the elec
tion officials in that precinct said the
report arose over a woman who came
to vote and forgot her glasses. They
aid she asked the man in an adjoin
ing booth to mark her ballot in favor
. of the bonds. The man put the cross
after "No." A voter In another booth
saw what had been done and called
the attention of the judges to it.The,
woman's ballot was then marked cor
rectly. .
In that precinct, Ef votes had been
cast at 10 o'clock. At 10 o'clock. In
precinct 127, old South Mount Tabor
school, 32 votes had been polled; in
149, 327 Grand, avenue, 20 votes had
been cast; in 152, 293 East Thirty
second street, 18 votes had been polled.
In the Irvington. Rose-City Park,
Rossmere and Piedmont districts the
voting was reported to be much heav-
ier. In precinct 52. at the Y. M. C. A..
only 38 votes were cast up to 11
' o'clock. The voting Is Jlght In other
downtown precincts.
estimate Made at Hoon.
"At noon it was estimated that about
10 per cent of the registered vote had
: been cast. .
Good roads headquarters are being
Watch
The . Journal Building .
TONIGHT
It Will Flash Election
News
IF THE
ROAD
WIN
BONDS
the entire Journal building
will, ; be illuminated irom
tower to ground floor.
IF
ROAD BONDS
ARE
DEFEATED
only the cupola on The Jour
nal tower, will be illuminated.
RESULTS
Results should be known
by 9 o'clock, if the returns
are decisive, by 10 o'clock: it
the election is close.
Dardanelles ' Is
Again Attacked;
I Two Vessels Hit
Roar of Guns-' Heard 40 Miles
Away, Sofia Reports ; Constanti
nople Claims Attack Failed. ,
London, Apfil 14- (U. P. The
most determined attack upon the de
fenses of the Dardanelles since three
allies warships were sunk on March
18 is Indicated in official and un
official reportsr received here today. :
The bombardment occurred on Mon
day and Constantinople dispatches de
clared two warships of the Anglo
French - squadron withdrew, seriously
damaged by fire from the Turkish
forts. The British press bureau passed
this report aa unconfirmed, but all dis
patches from other sources mentioned
the violence of the attack by the bom
barding fleet.
According to advices from Sofia, the
roar1 of the guns of the forts and war
ships could be heard for more than 40
miles. This word came from a corre
spondent at Dedeaghatch. His dispatch
to Sofia declared several allied vessels
entered the strait Monday for the new
attack. The bombardment was at Its
height about 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Reports from Constantinople also de
clared several warships steamed into
the strait and opened fire on the Turk
ish "defenses. The bombardment was
entirely unsuccessful, however, accord
ing to these advices. The land batteries
replied with groat vigor, facing an
early retirement after two vessels had
been badly damaged.
Dispatches from Tenedos mention
only two warships aa having partici
pated In the attack.
Butter Prices Are
Five Cents Lower
A three cornered fight for control of
the northwest butter market Is on and
consumers may purchase, their supplies
for 5 cents a square of two pounds
less than yesterday. The retail price
for best brands today is 30 cents a
pound or 60 cents a square. The new
wholesale price Is 55 cents a square.
San Francisco, Portland and Seattle
butter makers are In the scrap, with
Puget sound losing heavy as a result
of the Increased business secured by
Oregon and California in Washington
and in Alaska.
The greater output of butter is also
a factor in bringing the price down.
keptfopen today In the Yeon building
and In the green room of the Com
mercial club. Arrangements have been
made to report the election returns at
the Commercial club tonight. The-new
Chamber of Commerce took an active
part in support of the bonds durjng
the closing days of the campaign. Over
450 men- were sent out to make a house
to house canvass for the bonds,
vides they shall be issued In multi
ples of 350, but in denominations not
larger than $1000. The Interest rate
Is 5 per cent. In disposing of the bonds
the law says that preference shall be
given to citizens of the county. The
purchaser may have the bonds printed
in the denomination he desires.
Sow Money Will Be Spent,
Tf the bonds are voted, the money
will be apportioned as follows: Sandy
road, $335,916,; Columbia river high
way, $354,016; Base Line road, $152,
266; Powell Valley road. $128,935; Fos
ter road, $76,303; Canyon road $39,
350; Capitol highway.. $95,814; St.
Helens road, $67,400.
Open house will be maintained at
the clubroom of the new Chamber of
Commerce tonight, when, returns from
the road bond election will be gath
ered and read in the Green room.
- Reports from 15 precincts, turned in
to Commercial club headquarters,
showed that in each of eight precincts
29 votes had been cast up to noon. In
precinct 268, , Kast Twenty-ninth, be
tween Mason and Duntly. 60 votes had
been cast by noon; in precinct 261, 30
had been-cast; in 237 there were 30
votes; in 239. 26 votes; in 240, 26 votes;
in 224, 24 votes, and in 217, 30 votes.
DON'T
BISHOP WRITES
OF EASTER DAY
Bi
London Prelate Tells of Open
Air Services at the Front
in France, With Aeroplanes.
Hovering Over to Protect.
SURFACE SHYNESS
OF MEN MELTED AWAY
Realties of Life and Death
Bring Back Simple Faith
of Childhood.
By the Right Rev. Arthur Winning-
ton Ingram, Bishop of London.
At the British Front, April 14. (I.
N. S.) During the last fortnight I
have held 50 or 60 short services -all
along the front battle line and at all
bases, visited ward by ward 22 hos
pitals in France, and, therefore have
had an unique opportunity of securing
that side of the British soldier's char
acter which is often left out in thft
people's estimate of hlm-
We have had a great deal of hH
wit and humor, his grit, splendid cour
age and endurance, but little is said of
that simple faith which he has im
bibed in some quiet home or learned
in Sunday school, and whtA to a larg
extent is the spring source' of his other
qualities. - " ,
It is to this spiritual side of course,
to which I went out principally to
appeal, and I chose Holy week and
Faster as the most appropriate time.
What encouraged me so much has
been the overwhelming response of
the whole army.
A few of their services were in the
nature of church parades, but the
great majority were purely voluntary.
About half the services were -in tho
open air. Others were held in clnema-
( Concluded on I'age Fire. Column Two. i
Alaska Coal for
Pacific Coast Use
President, Secretary of KnTy and Sec
retary of Xterior'Ilmr-asuro
Qettlag Out Tul Prom Interior.
Washington, April 1 4. (U. P.) In
conference with President Wilson to
day. Secretary Daniels and Secretary
Lane took up with the chief executive
the question of procuring Alaskan coal
for tlie navy and Pacific coast com
mercial purposes.
Secretary Lane said the work on the
Alaskan railroad would be expedited
and that portions of the road already
constructed would be put In operation
as soon as possible. The operation of
the Alaskan coal fields wolud be has
tened to the utmost. It was declared,
ns there has been great demands for
fuel from coast cities.
Persia Is Inavded
By Turkish Troops
Teheran, April 1 4. via Petrograd.
(I. N. S.) Turks have invaded Persia
in force, according to official advices
received here today. The Moslems al
ready have occupied Kasrishirin and
Arc Advancing on Klrman shah, Walla
Persian troops were falling back on
Hamadan.
FAIL. XO VOTE
0
TILE LINE
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China Refuses to
Accept Terms as
Drawn by Japan
Good Offices of United States Are
Asked, According, to Reports to
State Department.
t Washington, April 14. (U. P.)
United States' Minister Reinsch, at
Peking, is understood to have reported
to the state department today that
China has rejected the main demands
made by Japan upon the Chinese gov
ernment and asked the good of t ices
of the United States to prevent Japan
from pressing them.
That the Japanese demands are in
violation of the "open door" policy is
understood to be the position taken
by China.
TIME LIMIT FIXED
WHICH WILHELM
FINISH HER REPAIRS
Captain Thierfeldt Asked for
Three Weeks, Which Would
Permit Temporary Repairs
Washington, April 14. (U. P.) Cap
tain Thierfeldt of the German convert
ed cruiser Kronprinz Wllhelm now
knows just how long he may remain
at Newport News with his vessel for
repairs before again taking to the high
seas or interning.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Peters today fixed a definite period in
which the Kronprinz may make re
pairs. Peters would not say what this
period was, as such announcement
would be unneutral, but it is under
stood Captain Thierfeldt requested
three weeks' time.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
ordered the same naval board which
examined the Interned Prlnz Eitel
Friedrich to go over the Kronprinz
and determine just what is needed in
the way .of repairs and supplies. It
would take months to. put the Kron
prinz back in good condition, accord
ing to naval officials at Newport News,
but Captain Thierfeldt has asked per
mission to make only temporary re
pairs. Another story of the exploits of the
Kronprinz was learned today with the
story of how the commerce raider held
the British ship Bellevue alongside for
16 days. while she "picked Its bones" of
a. cargo of coat' whiakey and prise
oxen bound for South America. - Tha
work of-stripping th BHvu was in
terrupted for a time while the Kron
prinz ran down the French steamship
Mount Agel, which was rammed and
sent to the bottom.
Vienna Situation
Alarms Officials
London, April 14. (U. P.) The sit
uation In Vienna is rapidly becoming
worse and. declaration of martial law
is imminent, according to the Home
correspondent "of the Exchange Tele
graph today. ' .
The people of the Austrian capital
are declared to be extremely restless
because of the Russian advance in the
Carpathians. Street gatherings are
speedily broken up and every precau
tion is being taken by the government
to prevent demonstrations or out
breaks of any kind.
Playwright Is 111.
Baltimore, Md., April 14. (I. N. S.)
Paul Armstrong, noted playwright,
is suffering today from a serious heart
ailment at Johns Hopkins .hospital
here.
TODAY
MAY
HE LIVED AND DIED FOR PEACE
BRIEF HISTORY OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN, ASSASSINATED FIFTY YEARS AGO
' .-ViV- . HIS LIFE ' 'I;-,'
Born in Hardin county, Kentucky, February 2, 1809; father movedrscTtTfiig in Illinois; he grew up in
pioneer hardship and poverty; read Bible, Pilgrim's Progress, Weems' Life of Washington, and Burns
poems. - Captain in Black Hawk war, 1832; studied law, ran a store; -deputy surveyor; member Illinois leg- '
islature at 25; active in politics; debated with Stephen A. Douglas. 1840: . married to , Mary Todd, 1842;
elected to congress. 1846; offered governorship: of Oregon territory; 1849; debated with Douglas,' 1854 and
1858, when defeated by Douglas for senate; spoke at Cooper Institute, New' York, giving principles of new t
Republican party, February, 1860; nominated for president by Republicans at Chicagci, May, 1860; elected as
opposed to extension of slavery; southern states seceded because q his election; re-elected, 1864; shot by
John Wilkes Booth at Ford's theatre, Washington, April 14, 1864, and died the following day.
HIS CHARACTER
Warm-hearted and generous; great reasoning power; exalted sense of. justice; -had deep; sense of
humor; "malice toward none, charity for all"; believed in the people, their fight and abitity to govern; loyed
and sought for truth; scrupulously conscientious; not puffed up by approbation; meek, quiet and unobtru
sive, although attracting attention everywhere; no personal, vices. f " -
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ' "
Preserved the Union; freed the slaves; said nation could not exist half-slave,' half free; issued emanci
pation proclamation as war measure, September 22, 1852; made Grant commander-in-chief March,, 1864; as
leading exponent of its doctrines and first Republican president, was virtual founder" of that - party; his
Gettysburg address counted as one of world's greatest orations; his life is a monument and inspiration .to
American manhood. ; '
GIVEN
PROHIBITION NUT TO
CRACK BY CABINET
Asquith Announces at Open
ing Session Ministry'. Will
Leave Problem to Body.
By Wilbur S. Forrest,
London, April 14. (UV P.) Prohibi
tion will not be ordered by the British
cabinet. After geveral conferences the
ministry decided that the question of
prohibiting the sale of intoxicants
should be left to the people for action
through the house of commons.,' ,.'
This announcement was made today
by Premier Asquith when parliament
convened in what may prove to be one
of the most important sessions of the
war. - - - .
As the two houses met for their de
liberations, the liquor question - and
rumors of an early peace which are
(Concluded on Pace Fire. Colomn Ont)
Substation "A': Will
Not Be Discontinued
Branch Fostoffic on East Slda XT at to
B 3roppd; Pendleton May Be
Headquarters for "Umatilla roreet.
(WASHINGTON prREAU OF THE
JOCBXAL.)
Washington, E. C, April 14. The
postoffice department announced the
east side station "A" postoffice will
not be discontinued, ,
The national forester notified Sen
ator Lane's office today that the head
quarters of the-TJmatillg. national for
est will be transferred from Heppner
to Pendleton, providing- space can be
secured in the new federal building
there., : . :
'More Dynamiters Suspected.
Los Angeles, CaL, April 14. (U. P.)
District Attorney Woolwine admit
ted that a secret investigation by his
office is under way that may result
In the arrest of other persons believed
to have been connected with the Times
PARLIAMENT
,' building dynamiting,
ACREAGE PLANTED TO WHEAT
1915 CROP IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
BE 63;000,000 TO 69,000,000 BUSHELS
Other Cereals Make Similar Showing, . While Combined
' Fruit' Production" BidsTair to Be Heaviest That Has
Been-Known for Several. Years. ' '
tifc tifc
- Ik
aclflo
Winter.
' Wheat Artt in the
xrortbwest.
Spring,
Acres.
Oregon ....
180.000 300,000
1,000,000 1,000,000
210,000 650,000 -m
. , ; jjt
1,390.000 2,450,000
Washington
Idaho . .
Total . . .
Grand- total, 1915
8.840.000 '
. ...3,627,000
. . . . ,
Grand total, 1914
x!
By Hyraan H. Cohen. ; '
On", the basis of . the winter and
spring acreage, already planted ' a;il
from , preliminary .. reports recelveu
fromtover- 200 "correspondents, -the Pa
cific ; northwest will this summer 1 har
vest a wheat crop of-from 63,000,1)00
to 69,000,000 bushels. Last year's crop
of wheat in. Oregon;Idaho .and. Washt
ington totaled .62.000,000 bushels.
The bettei; , showing, for the .wheat
crop of the three states this season is
aided -most, by the liberal increase in
the planting. The total acreage in
wheat in - the Pacific - northwest . for
the coming harvest is 3.846,000 acre,
compared with 3,627,000 acres in 1914.
fhe ? winter acreage Is - much V greater,
while tb spring! sowing is curtailed
somewhat. The gain in winter plant
ing was far in excess of the loss in
the spring wheat area. -
Wintenwheat is the big. crop In the
Pacific northwest atates, and the aver
age production, '; taking the : good . and
poor fields, together, will be close to
2C bushels, while the. spring average
will run around. 15 bushels. ?
, This season may possibly be an ex
ception to the rule in that the spring
output may be somewhat abetter than
normal. In some sections this will
probably be the. case,- because, of . a.
INDICATES
copious rainfall recently. In other sec
tions the deficiency has been marked,
arid this .-will." poll-i down the average.
General expectations- are that the win
ter wheat crop will be at leant equal
to a year ago. ' ; -
Present standing of - Winter as well
as the spring wheat crops in the better
(Concluded eo Pec Vive. Coiums Iferee)
CHINA AND COWS
f'- Read The 'Journal Want Ads for
profit, use them .for results.
ThesefWant Ads appear today:
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, - Tarnished ana tXAf uraiehed .
"SIX room apt., all outside rooms,
large sleeping porch; also large
back porcb. -
nrnlaned Xoases 3 7
"COMPLKTELY furnished cot
- tage, 4 rooms and bath. $16, In
cluding water."
X.oans Wanted 30
"WAXTKI $550 on Improved
'-west side business property.
Full details upon request." r.. .
XAHaokei sad lotts-64
"FOR KALE cheap, 3 room house
boat in good'Tepair." - ,f
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Money to Ian meal Z state 37
"AM.. -or part of 612,000 personal
funds to loan on Improved city'
or farm property. Give deacrip-
tion." ---y , " .... . -,.f '
r Kousehold Ooods for nale as ,
"FLTRNITLRB 7 -rooms, oriental-
rug s. s br4ca-brac. Ilavllaud
china, cut glass, draperies, piano,
etc." r .-. . ;
- Tor Bale rarms 17 ".'-
"FARM for sale In Curry coun
ty: 120 acres. ! 6 room , house, 2
cows; 61350. ,6800- cash, .. balance
' time: no trade.- . - j . ;
GEUNTiK
TOO QUICK FOR
J
Petrigrad Admits Invasion of
Hungary May ' Have to
Bi Temporarily Abandoned
While Wings Are Protected
STRONG GERMAN FORCE
COMES FROM DUNAJEC
Russians Have Lost Half Mil
lion Men in Carpathians,;
Claims Berlin.
Iiy JYancIs lAvelle Murraj,
Petjrograd. April 14. (I. N.- S )
German commanders In the eastern
fneatre have effected another "of their
famous and rapid shifts.
Thlls fact was officially admitted
here today in an announcement that
Russian invasion of Hungary, through
the Carpathians, may have to be tem
porarily abandoned.
ThA Russian wedge moving south
west and south of Pneemysl to tlie
Carpathian passes la now menaced by
the German allies. " Immediately fol
lowing their offensive against the left
wingjof the Russian army, in the StryJ
region, the Austro-Germans started an
advance eastward from the Dunajeo
river to strike the right wing. It wa-
a similar strategic move by the Aus-'
tro-Germans five months ago that
compelled the Russians to abandon
their efforts to penetrate Hungary.
The iltuation la Vastly different thtJ
time, however. The Russian force
now is 10 times larger than it was
In the first campaign, and its rear 1
no longer menaced by the Friemytil
garrison. :
In some quarters the newa that the
Austj-o-Germans had "taken the offen
sive about the Dunajec river was wel
comed. "Since the Husslans retire 1
aftei their first (offensive against
Cracow, the western lJink of the Dun
ajec
li as been strongly fortified, mak
ing terrific losses Inevitable when fron
tal
Attacks were attempted.
With
Austro-Germans tn that region coming
out into the -country eaat of the Dun
ajec, military experts foresee an op
portunity to snatch a great victory
without sacrificing , vast numbers of
meiu ' " '
RUSSIA'S LOSSES IN
CARPATHIANS FIXED
AT HALF A MILLION
Bicrlin, April 14. (By wireless ti
Sayville.) 1. TC. 8.) Russia has lost
600,000 Officers and' men n the Car
pathiana, according to official esti
mates here today. The Overseas News
Agency states that Russia's own fig
ures showed "appalling losses" sines
the war "started. "More than 71.604
Russian officers alone," the agency. as
nerts, "either have been killed or
wounded."
Anxiety In Berlin recently over tht
situation in the Carpathians had ben
marked, but this was due to the fact
that no news had been received fropj
the front other than Russian claims.
All anxiety, however, was relieved to
day with an announcement from Vien
na (hat the Russian offensive had ben
completely disarranged.
Military experts here attribute earlv
Russian successes In the Carpathian
to a plan of Austro-German comm an ti
ers to let the Russians sacrifice them
selves in capturing unimportant por
tions, while the Teutons held strategic
points to menace their flanks.
ey point out that Uzsok pass, ihm
key to Hungary, has been held and all
assaults thre repulsed.
SAN PABLO
E DROWu
Vebsel Was Formerly Owned
-fere as Chas. R, Spencer;.
Was Noted for Her Speed,
Bun Francisco, April 14. (P. N. S.)
iJnlted States Inspectors James
Guthrie and Joseph Uolan began today
preparations for ,an investigation mt.
thei cause of the sinking of the steamer
Monarch, which, with a - stream of
wajr pouring into its hold,' raced flvx
miles through Ban Pablo bay late U
night to Selby Landing, - where it
landed : its 65 passengers- 10 minim
before it was swallowed by the waters
of the, bay. ,
The cause of the leak still Is unexplained.;-
The - leakage of water lnt
the vessel was discovered at.ll o'cli ;
by I Chief Engineer Mullholland. Th i
Inruah was so great, he ascertalmd,
that the vessel could float no mor
than a few. minutes.' lie -hastily in
formed the captain. . After a. hurri' i
consultation, it was decided to run j"
Selby Landing, five miles distant, V t
nearest place where' the paasengi
could be put ashore.
" The steamer Moharch was forrnerl '
operated on the CJolumbia and Willam
ette rivers both in .the excursion an 1
towing business.." bhe gained her faro?
here while running under the nam
of j the Charles K. Spencer betwro-i
Portland and Cascade Locks during th.,
1905 fair and other" summer touri t
seasons. Hhe'. was later ilamed t!
Monarch and placed in the log towin
service. About a year ago Captain .
W. Spencer disposed of her' to Fact ; -mento
capitalists and site was to
south by the tug Printer. For ti
she was the fastest boat -on the c
luinbia. . " - - .
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STEAMER
SINKS IN
i - .
MONARCH
BAY: NON
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