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VOL. XII. NO. 8.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1915.
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ITALY IS AGAIN
IN CONTROL OF
Antonio : Salandra, Stronger
Than Everi Takes Reins of
.Government Following the
Failures of Two Others.
MARCORA AND CARCANO
REJECT KING'S OFFERS
Ten Thousand Troops Guard
Rome After Day and Night
of Fierce Rioting.
Rome, May 16. (t. N. SJ a.; m.
Antonio Salandra is again premier of
Italy. After two failures to decure a
leader capable of farming a ' cabinet.
King Victor Emmanuel again turned in
: his extremity to the great Interven
tionist and Salandra is back in of flea
Salandra Is stronger than ihe ever
was. for ha ha come back able to
make terms aa to the composition of
- his cabinet and aa the one man who
ran solve the great problem which
" Italy faces "War or revolution."
There Is little doubt which way Sal-
andra s enoice will turn, lor n rep
rcsehtM the people and tlie cholee of
the people X unmistakable. It fa
, that war shall be declared on Austria
unless every Italian demand is fully
granted.'
Salandra Is stronger than , he ever
or forming a cabinet bas ended a day
- ef rioting from one end of Italy to
; ine otner, or political turmoil and or
kingly temporizing and perplexity.
Twice within 24 hours, victor Kmman
Ucl has sought name one to replace
i baianara and -. twice he has been un
successful. . ; . .
, Marcora Befuaes Of far.
;" ' First the. King asked Giuseppe
warcora, a. uaribaldiau veteran, to or
ganixe a cabinet. He refused. The
king then begged Paolo Care an o, Sal-
Hticura. minister ot tne treasury, to ac
ept the task. "
He also refused. Then Salandra was
once more appealed to and this time
he yielded to the king's demands.
''.'. j But Italy-is not yet saved, for out1
side of purely political intriguing, a
violent, war fever its raging in Koine.
Ten thousand troops are employed In
picketing the city. Notwithstanding
this, a large crowd last evening held
; up tramway ear and . wrecked ! German
, shops, h Twenty speakers demanding
war addressed a i large gathering in
Borgheae Square, i Afterwards a great
procession was formed and cheering
;fpf wax, marched through' the streets.
Flower were thrown from; the windows
of houses on the demonstrators.
Demonstrations have been going on
all evening and a cavalry charge was
necessary in one instance to scatter
the crowds. Fortunately none was
, seriously Injured.
: "Wax or Bevorotion."
: The cry "War or revolution" fre
quently was heard. In Home all the
streets leading to the chamber of depu
i ties, the German;, embassy, and the
(Coocladed oa I'mg EltTtn, Column One)
MACKENZEN READY TO .
: STRIKE At PRZEMYSL
FROM NORTH, SOUTH
German War; Office Predicts
; a Speedy j Evacuation of
Austrian -Stronghold,
.Berlin, via' wireless to London, May
C 15 -(U. P.) General Mackenzen's vic
torious armies tonight are within strik
ing distance of the Galictan fortress of
' . PrzemysL By -dashing attacks against
the Russian flanks, the Austro-German
. wings early today, occupied positions 18
miles north and the satne distance
south of the fortress.
A concentrated j attack on Prsemyal
s will be begun witiin 48 liours. A Rus
slant army now wfst of the city, is re-
to escape being surrounded. The war
office expressed the belief tonight that
the city will be evacuated without seri
ous resistance, .the Russians falling
back upon Lemberg.
: , The Russians have abandoned all
their positions in ithe Dukla and Lup
kow pass regions and are falling Ltick
In a northeasterly) direction, according
'to dispatches to the war office. They
have evacuated one mountain pass'aft-
.. er another, won atiterrible cost in their
early spring offensive. The Russian at
:. tempt to pierce- the Carpathians ; has
been completely ' crushed, according to
official dispatches :
Mackenzen concentrated s a large
force west of Ja'roslau, and by a swift
advance stormed j and captured j the
' bridgehead of thai river San, opposite
the fortress, according, to an official
. announcement , xrom tne war office.
-The Russians still hold Jaroalau.
.which they captured September 22, but
capture of the bridgehead gave i the
Auatro-Germans possession " of the rail
r way leading south) along the San to
Pr-zemysJ.
: In a simultaneous attack an Aus
trian division, under the Archduke Jos
eph Ferdinand, fought back the Russian
left wing and occupied positions near
Dobromil, IS miles: south of Frzemysl,
i and on. another, railway leading lnto
the fortress.'.
( The defenses of Prsemysl, according
to military experts here, will riot per
mit the-Russiass-to -withstand a long
siege. Before -the ' victorious Slav
army entered the dty on March 22 the
"Austrlans blew up part of the forUfl-
tOoaeladed en Pmr roar. Column Tr)
NEWS INDEX
SBCTIOX ONE 14 PAGES
X. Baiasara aain italiaa rrmw.
Hothara' Ceng-raca la Ended. ,
Strsnre : Delay , ia Ih spa tea of Americaa
Hcte. i ;
Tfnrisinc' In Pertua-oeae Capital.
CompO-olle Williams Iuan Sta tamest. ,
Kew York Awaita Wilson's Visit. ,
2. Aaitriaas and French Report Victories.
Villa Hurries to Border.
Jews Have Community Centex, .
3. Ail-lfight Saaaions Daageroaa.
Bulger to Be Cliwf Probation Off! oar.
4. Daniels Discusses Nary.
Washioc-toa Mews Letter.
Gvrraaa Press Quiet. "
At bids Celebrates Market Anniversary,
fi. Miaa Baker Leads Queen Candidates.
- Judgment Secored Against Eulim.
Festival Booths to Be Awarded.
& Mnndeil Is Released.
City Campairn Lacks Interest.
Girl's Death tTaa voidable.
Xusinc-a of Political Wisaaerea.
Grocers to Greet Visitors Monday.
7. Problems of Child Culture Discussed.
ban f raneisc News Letter,
Protective Tariff Scouted.
Kindneas Towards AnLnials Slogan.
Ru, fUinv ti B Ftival Feature.
Wood Blocks Deelared Eoonomioal Pavias.
Fish Ladder Needs Attention. .
Portland Musicians rile Protest,
S. Mtm WauM Save Lexa-e Sum. '
Further Stop to Secure Multnomah Falls
.Probable.
Wife Divorces C. K. Hnrlburt.
Empire Day to Be Celebrated May M.
10. Ten-year Pavement Guarantee Held Good.
F. of A. Grand Court to Meet.
Scandinavians Celebrate Pentecost.
Indiana Political Scandal Discussed.
lL Keep GirU oa Farm Ia Plea. t
Portland Elks Invade Salem.
State Grange Favors Farm Leans.
T.iiHn, at VnTimnnth Kormil Reduced.
Rail Crew to Start on Willamette-Pacific
: Line,
18. Forest Service and Stockmen Cooperate.
0.ueen to Keif a at Oregon City. j
Industrial Accident of Week. i
13, Good Roads Day Observed in Clarke Co.
Boattie flews Abetter.
Kueene Counoilmen May Resign.
Doukhobor Case Argued at Albany.
14, Ia Number of Jitney a Decreasing 1
SECTION TWO 16 PAGES
(Sports, Automobiles. Good Roads, Want Ada,
: marine; j
SECTIOar THREE 10 PAGES
Pare. ' '
1. Committee on Unemployment Reporta.
S. Dramatic and Photoplay News. j
3. University and College New. !
Reed College Women Promote Play.
4. Editorial. i
5. Town Topics; ' !
& Illustrated Newa Review.
7. Newa from Foreign Capitals.
8. Real Estate and Building Newa. x
9. Markets and Finance.
10. Vancouver Is Walled City.
SECTION FOUR lO PAGES
Page.'
1-4. The Week in Society.
6. Women's Club Affairs.
Parent-Teacher News.
Social Service Activities.
6 In the Realm of Music
7. Fraternal Notes.
Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. F. to Meet.
Osteopathy.
Your Horoscope.
6. What Weil Dressed Women WU1 Wear,
9. What Every Woman Wants to Know.
10. The Housekeeper's Council Table.
SECTION FIVE 8 PAGES
(Magazine and Pictorial.) .
Page. !
1. Homage to Queen Rose. I
9 On Vi- finnmf SiIa of Life.
Statesmen Real and Near Fred C. Kelly
Random Facts and Fancies.
, With the Cartoonista. 1 r,y- -
8. Are Baidbeaded Lawyers the Best I
4. Beauty in Her Garden Mme. Qui Vive.
6. Love and Raw Potatoes Bert Lennoa.
6. Cartocnagrams -Charles A. Ogden.
The' Wood Catter and the Badger .
Georgene Faulkner, s- -1.
Bcienoe and Near-Science Up-to-Date.
t. What Would Chriat Do With, S3,000 f
SECTION SIX -4 PAGES
' , . (Comic '" ' i
R. M. Wade, Pioneer
Merchant, Is Dead
President of Jarfe Implement Estab
lishment Came to Oregon tn 1850 and
Started Business That Orew Batpldly,
R. M. Wade, president of the R. M,
Wade & Co., wholesale dealers In Im
plements and vehicles, died at his
home, 400 Rodney avenue, at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. He was 80 years
old and was one of the pioneer mer
chants and implement men of Oregon.
Born in Johnson county, Missouri, he
came to Oregon with his parents in
1850. They crossed the plains with
an ox team. His father took up a
donation land claim near where Es
tacada is now located.
Toung Wade lived on the farm three
years, until he was 18, and then went
to California, -where he learned the
printing trade and clerked in a general
merchandise store for three or four
years.
Returning to Oregon he bought a
stock of goods and opened a store in
a tent at The Dalles. A little later,
he moved to Auburn, Baker county. He
returned to the Willamette valley In
1865 and established the firm of R. M.
Wade ci Co., implement dealers, at
Salem. In 1883 he moved to Portland,
and here built up one of the largest
Implement jobbing houses in the
northwest.
He leaves a son, R. I Wade; two
daughters, Mrs. F. May Glafke and
Mrs. Edward Newbegin. of Portland;
a sister, Mrs, L. E. Marrs, of. Salem,
and a brother, W. H. H. Wade, of Es
tacada. The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon from the residence, Com
plete details havs not been .arranged.
No Word -From Two
Liners in War Zone
Canard Liner Transylvania and Ameri
can Xdner ThOadelphia Still Unheard
from; Wireless Zs Silent.
New York, May ltil I. S.) The
Cunard liner Transylvania and the
American liner Philadelphia today are
supposedly, botn in the zone of Ger
many's ; submarine activity on their
way to Liverpool, but as an added
measure of precaution neither wire
lessed its location, for fear the signals
would be picked up by pne of 1 the
dreaded undersea fighters.
At the of f ices of the companies here
hundreds of anxious queries regarding
the safety of the liners are being re
ceived, but officials could give them
little satisfaction. Owing to the gen
eral anxiety efforts were being made
to get in touch with one or both, but
it was thought that these . efforts
would prove unavailing. , - '
Cunard officials stated ' today: :l
"Under its schedule the Transylvania
should be approaching Liverpool today.
iuul si vayuuo ouics luuuwfi me in-
Btructions of the admiralty he - will
avoid the coast; of Ireland and go to
Glasgow, the company . receiving no
word until the vessel reaches port.- ,.
Heretofore it i has been the custom
for Cunard liners to report by wire
less as soon as Fastnet ' was sighted.
MOTHERS HOPE
PRESIDENT 1Y
SECURE PEACE
Delegates Pin Their Farth in
Ability of Wilson- to Guide
the Country; m the Present
Crisis.
SYMPATHY EXPRESSED
AND HATRED FOR WAR
National Congress of Moth
ers and Parent-Teachers
Adopt Resolutions.
Ifashvillo Next Meeting Plaoe,
The National Congress of i
Mothers will hold its national
convention at Nashville, Tens..
next year. ' according to the
selection made by the national 4fc
r board of managers meeting in i
the Benson hotel last night. r
The session last . night ended s
the national conference hell In
this city. The delegates visited
over the Columbia highway yes-
terday afternoon.
- , f K
"Whereas, the task of guiding our
country through a grave crisis in the
history of the world devolves today
mainly upon the ? president of the
United States, therefore, be it resolved
that the National Congress of Moth
ers and Parent-Teacher, associations
extends to him its earnest sympathy,
expressing its trust that with God's
guidance, he may. help to bring about
a' permanent peace between ; the war
ring nations." - '
Such was the; resolution passed by
the National Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teachers j at the library hall
yesterday;
In the same resolution the effect of
war on future generations is - con
demned., . .-. j;
"Regardless of who the victors may
be." the resolution reads, "the greatest
generation, fathered by those declared
uuxii. w ue aiueo, put wno, nevertne
less, are the only ones left to father
ttt children o tha ctt .Mntii
Every war is a war against wom
an" is another sentence in the resolu
tion, wnicn goes on to declare posi
tively against "the effort to introduce
militarism in th United &tta hv th.
enactment of laws to make, military
training compulsory in the public
schools." . i " ' 7
Law Are aecommssded.
State branches of the National Con
gress oi Mothers are urged to use con
certed and individual effort to prevent
the enactment of such laws in any
state, -if!1. .
The following recommendation t-k
made as to child labor legislation:
Prevention of employment In occupa
tions injurious to health or character.
For employment in suitable occupa
tions, j
Employment certificate for children
to be given by educational authority of
the district, after certificate is given
from physician as to the child's phy
sical arid mental ability for the work
contemplated. --;
Special employment certificates for
children permitting suitable occupa
tions during vacation and oat of school
hours.
That tne hours for children permit
ted by the law to leave school and go
to work conform to the laws In that
state, as otherwise their opportunities,
are limited.
Discretion as to individual needs of
children to be 1 given by parents to the
educational authority issuing employ
ment certificates and physicians exam
ining the child, such discretion being
based on physical and home conditions
as well as age. ,
" Provision for. prosecution 5 of such
parents or educational authority who
may abuse the discretionary power. -Parents
Urged to Act.
Anotner resolution holds the stead
ily growing proportion of boys con
fined , in parental schools, reform
schools and prisons is Indicative of a
(Concluded oa Page Seven. Column One)
Anglo-Americans
Fear London Riots
Financiers, With Kneh Treasure in
Somes, Ask PoUoe Protection Trou
nle Seems trades Control. . f
London Jlay lSv (I. N. , a-The
stoashing and looting of "German shops
In the poorer parts of London has
filled the Anglo-American financiers
with terrors lest their houses in the
west side, which contain millions of
pounds worth of treasure, be subjected
to the same treatment. .
ison,ly fsJr' however, to state'' that
the English authorities . now seem to
have the situation ; well in hand.
Sir Edgar 'Speyer, Baron gcheoeder
and. Sir Slglsmund Numann, among
others, have applied to the home office
for special protection for their ; pri
vate residences, -j .. f . .
Speedy . Destroyer ;
Sank the Goliath
Con stan On mil - Mat 1? ri-- ,
lin wireless) The Mauvanet Milieh,
the speediest destroyer in - the
Turkish nm. sank th RritioH
tleship Goliath Inside the Darda
nelles, ,11 ' was oineiaiiy announced
her tonight. The destroyed escaped
a rain of shells and returned safely
to her base, i t She f reported that but
few of the 700 men : aboard - the
Goliath were rescued. -
I AMBASSADORS WHO FIGURE IN INTERNATIONAL CRISIS
Jir J - v-i -A II H siVl 4- ' ',,..,, - . -k- I v, 'J If
Ilk: M Jbsr, ,-;"' t., lAV b: t v
II v - r V . '-v n III'" 'iit- ' y'l'Ai-'y'Ttf
h ' - j. ' i.,'l : r-'o" - --' ' 'V,
Left to right Count von Bemstorff, German ambassador to the
FEARED THAT STREETS
OF LISBON BE SCENE
OF
Uprisings in Portugal's Capital-Started,
by Revolution
ists' Party; Few Killed, r
. London, May 16. (Sunday). A
news agency dispatch from Parts to
day gave Madrid advices .as authority
for the statement that President , Ar
riaga of Portugal had disappeared. .
Madrid, May 15. (U. ,P.) Private
advices . to - Minister ; of ' the Interior
Guerra tonight tend to confirm reports
of serious . uprisings in Lisbon, and
other Portuguese " cities ' and - aroused
grave , fears : for the 'safety; of Span
iards and other foreigners in the Portuguese-capital.'
Dispatches received here late todayr
but not confirmed, said that a party
of revolutionists, aided by rebel naval
officers, .seized- .the; old battleship
Vasco da Gama and. bombarded Lisbon
from the river Tagus, . killing and
wounding many persons. The com
mander of the battleship .is reported
to ' have been assassinated. ; " $
General Pimento' Castro,' the new
prime':: minister, according to one re
port,' has been put - ia . charge of the
Republican ; police' by President Arria
ga.'with orders to give m quarter to
the 'revolutionists. ?TJje ; authorities
here fear a wholesale slaughter in the
streets of ; Lisbon.- but have taken' no
steps to insure the surety of Spaniards
until -the reports are ruriy confirmed
previous reports of similar nature hav
ing proven gross exaggerations.
There is no confirmation of the ru-
mor that Dr. Alfonso Costa, former
premier and ' financial authority, ' has
been assassinated in Lisbon. .
Telegraph and telephone communica
tion with the leading cities of Portu
gal, was completely broken off tonight.
Wilson Supported
By Anotner .puna
President of Deutsche Kreigr Society
Sbjs iration's Chief Executive Can
Tepend on His People. r. . r
Sioux City, Iowa, May 15. (U-"P.
Over twenty thousand ' German-Amer-
icans, sons of veterans e-f the Franco-
Prussian war 1870, win stana oenina
President Wilson if the worst comes
to the worst in the Lusitania Incident,
"between the United States and Ger
many. - i : -:
City Councilman Rudolph Berrend,
national president of the Deutsche
Kreiger Bund von Norde Amerlka,
made this statement today. ... Ha is the
president of this organization which
has a membership of 20,000, scattered
all over America.
HAMMER KILLS YOUTH
Riverside. Cal.,vMay 15. (U. P.)
Robert Moore, Indian student.- IT,- is
dead today at Sherman Institute, the
government Indian school, as the re
sult of being accidentally hition the
head by a 16 pound nammer. The ham
mer was thrown by Shaw Etsciety. an
other Indian boy, who was exonerated.
MUCH
BLOODSHED
NEW YORK PREPARES TO
HONOR WILSON MONDAY
Visit of Chief Executive to New York to Review Fleet
Be Occasion of Greatest rJtemonstration; Will
; ' Be City's Guest at Luncheon.
New York, May 15. U. P.) New
Tork .is- prepared to give ; President
Wilson a royal reception when he ar
rives on the Mayflower Monday morn
ing; for; the naval celebration here
Monday and Tuesday. Secretary Tu
multy andrDr.-Cary Grayson, the phy
sician of the president will accompany
him..
The most thorough police protection
will.be accorded the president when he
reviews the JaiiC parade of the men
from the Atlantic fleet. This will be
the president's. first public appearance
sinee'hls note to Germany,' and great
demonstrations of public approval are
expected.; ,
After the parade down Fifth avenue
on 'Monday the president will be the
gue&t of honor at a luncheon given by
the city.' At 3 o'clock he will leturn
to the Mayflower. A tour around the
fleet anchored, in the Hudson river is
next on the program. ....
At 6 o'clock Admiral Fletcher and
staff officers will pay their respects
to the president on the ' Mayflower.
An hour later President Wilson dines
on ; the flagship Wyoming. In the
evening, the president will watch boat
races, between, crews from the war-:
More Bluejackets
To "Quell Yaquis
. . .
May Be Vecessary. to JmA. Than lit
. ISezico to Save Ajnerioasnar rrom At
tacks by Ttidlans.
- Washington, May 15. (XX. P.) An
other bluejackets landing in Mexico
was imminent tonight. Acting Secre
tary of the Navy Benson said orders
had 'been given, to dispatch them to
save the 50 Americans, Including sev
eral women, who, with 200 Mexican s
were -fighting 500 . Yaqui Indians near
Esperanza, a town 20 nxfles inland and
close to Guaymas. - .
The gunboats Raleigh and New Or
leans, it was said, were off Esperanza
this afternoon -and the commanders
had discretion to act without further
orders. . Three Americans and several
Mexicans were reported killed and an
American wounded..
After Being Held 2
' Days Liner Sails
Adriatic, With 40 First-Class Passen
gers, L Xaavws Uverpool, presnmahly
.. Heleased by Admiralty.
liiverpooL May lS. Lr N. S.
After, being held op two days In the
Mersey, the White Star liner Ardiatic
sailed today, with 40 first-class passen
gers. ' , It is . bejleyed that the - delay
was due to instructions from the ad
miralty, which controls the sailings of
all vessels In the war xone, the fate of
the Lusitania naturally, having; its ef
fectoa the -movements of ' British
Iinery - . ' . -" ' .
rljotographs Copyright,
United States; J. W. Gerard, United
ships, conducted under the', ships"
searchlights.' ' '
( Tuesday at 9 -o'clock' the Mayflower
and the Dolphin with. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels on " ' board, T will - anchor
down the bay to review the .fleet, as
it passes out to sea. That' night rth,e
Mayflower will' leave 'New - York and
after-ta .day's cruise will ! return' to
Washington Thursday morning. '
Golfs at Old Poim Comfort.
' Norfolk,1 Va May 15. I. N. S.)
Unannounced and without the custo
mary -salutes, Presldent Wilson landed
at Old Point Comfort today in a small
boat from the Mayflower which , an
chored' in Hampton Roads.
He .spent . two hours .on .the- gol f links
of - the Hampton. Country ctub and' re
turned , to , the Mayflower at t 6:30
o'clock.'; ' The Mayflower left .at 1 9:15
o'clock; tonight for .New ..York, - where
the president will, review the Atlantic
fleet on Monday.
" The president ' did not . permit"? the
guns at-- Fortress Monroe -to fire a
salute when he came ashore. He also
refused . to permit the - Mayfloweru to
salute or announce his, departure from
tne snip., lie was accompanied .ny-Ur,
Cary Grayson and two secnet service
men.-. . " - . : ' -:-. -j . .--v,
Fail in Attemptrlo
Gut English Cable
Party, of Saiders Caught i Tryliyrp
Xaad - on Tanoonvar island, - Where
One JBnd. of .Xdne Zm Zocated.
Vancouver, B. C May 15. TJ.t p.)
What is believed - here tonight to
have - been a deliberate attempt to
cripple the Pacific cable. connect-
tug England and . Canada with Aus
tralia, was frustrated at midnight
Friday when a sentry -at theBam
field cable station, on the west
coast.' of Vancouver island was fired
upon by members, of the party of
raiders who were attempting -to land
from a launch. - presumably from . the
United States. The shot summoned
the military guard, whose appear
ance caused the raiders to beat a
hasty, retreat. " r ; : - :;. : f.
Later Information . was ; obtained
that the launch had been in the vi
cinity for several ; days and was
seen signalling to persons on shore.
The intention of the raiders was evi
dently to cut , the Pacific cable, con
necting England and Canada with
Australia, , The destruction of the
shore end of -the cable at this ilme
would be. a notable feat for the Ger
mans and -would be ' extremely disas
trous to ' Canada and Great Britain,
from a military and naval point of
view.
HUGE CANNON FOR MANILA
Milwaukee, W'is.f May 15. (I. N. S.)
Two coast defense guns passed
through here today bound for Tacoma.
Wash., where they will , be put ' on
shipboard for . the Philippines. ' The
guns are about 40 feet long, 14 inches
calibre and are said to sboof further
tlutn any other gun known. -
1915, by the Inteniatloaal News Service.
States Ambaaaador ' to Germany.
TREASURY OFFICIALS
IN BITTER' FIGHT OVER
BANK. STRIKE BACK
f '. 9 - . . . . ,
- . -. ,-r- ('," 7 ' '-- -;- .
Comptroller winiams Talks
: Frankly in Discussing the
: .Charges in Case.
Washirnrton, May r; (U P.)
While Ehe' government's direct, positive
smashing answer to the Rlggs;Nation
al Bank's Injunction suit, as 'filed In
the District, -of .Columbia, . supreme
court, today,, aroused' sufficient Inter
est and. attention -of itself, it was per
haps less significant.. 'than a state
ment issued - this (afternoon by Comptroller-
of 'the : Currency .Williams.
Williams,'. t defendant ; along with
Secretary- of - the Treasury McAdoo to
the, charge -of conspiracy to wreck the
Riggs Bank,:-goes-in to-questions other
than the legal-issues' Involved. He dis
cusses the -whole1 subject of i govern
mental pOliCy. '- ' - " : '
- After, ridiculing, Newspaper stories
that have: said-' Americanv bankers were
lined up With t the 'accusing'! concern,
but remained silent tr because they
feared the consequences, i Williams
says:. . "This. is.. really an accusation
against American bankers of a , re
markable lack Of courage. , It would be
difficult to make me believe that the
men of the general character of our
bankers could' be Intimidated by a
power -so thoroughly that they would
submit to wrong or injustice without
protest or resistance." -- v
: 2nty of Treasnry ' department.
iThia. treasury' department is -the
public health-department of our finan
cial ' community,' be - says. "Also its
duty requires it to be especially rigid
and careful -when there' is .trouble or
threat or. danger of trouble, and to In
spect . all premises, - however safe 'they
may appear, or , however much .confi
dence, we may have in them."
As for the larger and more import
ant banks, he . continues, it is of su
preme importance that they be snper
vised with extraordinary, care, because
if they were allowed to fall into noose
or bad habits' their examples would
be followed.' naturally, by associates
less stable and less capable- of endur
ing strain or losses. ; . ; . .
The treasury department in connec
tion, with the filing of the answer, to
the Biggs suit, calls attention to the
necessity for directors of banks actu
ally to direct.
ToUowing' Letter of Law. . v
"These directors, said Williams,,
"are usually: the most substantial men
of their communities. Where tbey can
be induced to give their close personal.
active and intelligent direction to the
details of practice and methods, safety
win ce assured. - , i ,
In affidavits supporting their mo
tion to dismiss the injunction suit the
government officials, Secretary lie
Adoo, Comptroller Williams and Treas-
urer Burke, do not content themselves
with formal denials of the charge' of
conspiracy. ' Williams points out that
he is following the letter of the law
and. Burke can be no more than a nom
inal !i defendant- , Secretary McAdoo
strikes back affirmatively.
"I .charge and aver," he declares,
"that my, inclusion in this suit is due
to ulterior and improper motives' and
resorted, to solely, for the purpose of
tCooehto M am f sga rsst. Cetetna Tw.
STRiGE DELAY :
OF
1110TE
Bryan NQtif ied Ambassador
Gerard Presented Wilson's
Note to Germany at 10:30
Yesterday Upon Receipt."
SUGGESTION MESSAGE-
WAS HELD UP IN EUROPE
Nation Possessing American-
Code Could Have Gained
Facts Ahead of Germany.
'.'"' By John Kdwln Xcvln,
Washington, May 15. ("J, P.) Ger
many , tonight knows tho American
position, President Wllaon's latest
note, demanding an.end fo the O'rmaa
undersea campaign ai?arnt puKftenpe r-
carrying vessels, where American lives
might be Jeopardized, was h8nlid to
the Berlin foreign office today. Secre
tary Bryan was so informed by the
Unite Press at 3:49 this afternoon,
following receipt of a wireless from
the correspondent of the Unlteci
Press at Berlin stating that the
ambassador presented the note to
the German foreign minister at 10;30
a. m. today.
Washington officialdom was dis
tinctly encouraged tonight Iry new
that, after delivery by. Ambassador
Gerard Of President Wilson's note to
the German foreign mtnlntry, there'
had been delay In. making it public.
That the Berlin government nlrea. r
knew, unofficially what the messa
contained was deemed a foregone con
clusion. Had it been Germany's in
tention to reject the Amertean de
mands peremptorily, It . was thought
there could have been no reason for
delay in publication.
Since this was not done. It wa
thought' certain they would be fully
considered, with acquiesence at lease
a possibility. .
aCessage Strangely Delayed.
The secretary had been worried over
the delay In the note's delivery to
Ambassador j Gerard.- It Is considered
significant that In the pant week com
munications went through with not
more than 24 hours delay. When the
message was published the govern
ment very frankly antagonised i'i
country's newspapers by imjo Inn
seemingly foolish conditions relative,
to the earlist hour of publication. The
state department prohibited this before
5 o'clock Friday mornihg. The lOea
was. that Germany should know the
American position before Germany's
enemies did. ' The department's plan,
however, -was defeated by an unpre
cedented and, up to the present, unex
plained delay in transmission of the
note, ilt was sent in code. Therefore,
It was assumed that the note's con
tents weresafe from scrutiny. -Yet
and this suggestion comes from dip
lomatic sources if any of Germany's
enemies had possession of the code, a
delay of hours in transmission would
make it possible for the allies' foreign
office to know where the United States
stood long before the kaiser, and his
advisers did.
The state department refused tonight
to comment on the "gossip" current in
every embassy and legation, that the
American message was "delayed" pur
posely. Secretary Bryan refused evenj
to listen to the suggestion. He said he
was not discussing "rumors" but at tht
same time he made the significant ad
mission that he had received the ac
knowledgement from Ambassador Ger
ard of a communication sent to him,
after the Wilson note was dispatched.
1 : ' AxMtratloa Xs Considered,
. Official and diplomatic Washington
was deeply interested tonight In the'
suggestion that Germany may ask for
arbitration of the points at issue be-1
tween the two governments. Quota-1
tions from German newspapers sayinjr ;
this : would probably be the position
taken by the German government were '
widely read and discussed. Called t
Secretary Bryan's attention, he aaM: ,
"Such matters cannot bo properly,
debated or considered at this time. I Ho
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The following ads. and many oth
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spective headings in the "Want
"Ad columns:
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- Tor Sale Houses ei
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Went air brush outfit. Might pay
cash for bargain.
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