Portland; Oregon, Monday" evening, june 21, 1915; fourteen pages.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND KTWS
BTAKDd FIVE CEKIS
LAND GRANT
SUIT LOST Bf
piiig iiOu;:iT
J" EO M. FRANK, whose
- j' sentence to hang for the
murder of s Mary Pha
gan, has been commuted.
'TrTALiAN soldiers' off for the front. The picture, taken during the recent mobilization of Italy's armies, shows a
- side of military life not of ten pictured. -Two Italian soldiers are here seen ready to march out with their regiment,
j and bidding -perhaps their . last farewell to their wives and sweethearts, one of whom is decorating her favor
ite's rifle. Note in central background pathetic figure of an Italian mother, who has-just kissed her son goodbye.
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VOL. XIV. NO. 89.
GEORGIA r.lOBS
WOULD FORCE
FRANK'S DEATH
GO RUT
United States Supreme Court
. Decides in Favor of South
'. ern Pacific in Suit Involv
ing Land in Oregon Worth
$50,000,000.
CONGRESS WILL ACT TO
CONSERVE INTERESTS
United States District Court
.' for Oregon Reversed by the
Supreme Court, Which De
sidCv Railroad Need Not
Ruurn Lands to U. S.
(TVASHINS JS BUREAU
' ' . JOURNAL.)
OF THE
Washington, Jqne 21. the su
preme court of the Vfnited States
today reversed the Oregon district
court'lorfeiture to the government
of 2,300,000 acres of land in west
ern Oregon, valued at between $50,
000,000, and $70,000,000, granted
to the Oregon & California railroad
50; years ago.
This railroad and its successor,
the Southern Pacific, failed, it was
alleged,"" to dispose of the lands to
settlers, as provided in the grants.
,tThe court, however, granted an
injunction against future violations
of v the -land grant by disposal
through contracts, and enjoined the
railroad from the sale of 'timber on
unsold ? lands until 'congress can
conserve the federal interests.
Intervener's Fleas Rejected.
The court rejected not only the for
feiture contentions of the government,
but also. the pleas of the interveners
for a trusteeship. ..-
.. It tied up, the 1 entire unsold land,
b,o.;f xeryjlbnjUja ,
sale or disposal of timber from it un
til - congress . prescribes - new regula
tions. '(However, it also leaves persons who
have been sold land. In undisturbed
possession unless the government ex
ercises an option given to bring suits
separately for forfeiture.
This will be done in the big tract
cases it is understood. The court's de
cision was unanimous, by Justice Mc
Kenna, but Justice. McReynolds took
no part. 1
Regarding land' previously sold the
court Said the original grants did not
contain, clauses or ' they : could not be
Implied to assert that sales of big
tracts for more than $2.50 an acre op-
tConeloded on fag Two, Column Tiro.)
BOTH SIDES GUILTY OF ,
ATROCITIES, ASSERTS
POPE IN INTERVIEW
Benedict Declares Lusitania
- Sinking Frightful; Points to
. Blockade Order,
Paris, June 21.- (TJ, P. Pope Ben
edict is of the opinion that belliger
ents of both ' sides have been guilty
of so-called "atrocities" in the war
and is not inclined to put all the blame
on the Germans, according to Louise
Lataple, correspondent of La Liberta,
who ; was granted an interview with
His: Holiness; The correspondent told
the pope that the French regarded his
silence in regard to the alleged -war
crimes as strange. -
"Then the people of France are un
just or,' rather, misinformed. Pope
Benedict is quoted as having replied.
"I blame you journalists for this. I
first addressed a letter to the .powers
favoring, a r peaceful settlement; then
I proposed a Christmas truce, and next
endeavored to obtain an exchange of
prisoners and Secured appreciable' re
sults. .
Asked for an expression on the
sinking: of the Lusitania by a sub
marine, the Pope said; "l do not know
of a more frightful misdeed. My heart
is the heart of the 'Father and It is
heavy and torn. - But do you believe
the blockade which Is drawn about
Germany . and "Austria, condemns mil
lions of innocent people to famine, is
war really inspired by humane sentiments?"-
v. . .
Vatican Not Court of Justice.
k Paris, June 21. (C N. K) Quoting
Pope Benedict as refusing to ' judge
alleged German atrociUes in Belgium
in accord with the maintenance of neu
trality of the strictest character. La
Patrle Libre today publishes a remark
able interview. .
' The pope has taken the stand that
the atrocities if committed at all oc
curred under the reign of his predeces
sor, according, to the journal, which
adds: -
"When asked for his opinion regard,
ing the destruction of Louvain, the
pope said: "The Germans declare their
troops, were shot at by snipers and
that r the French . bad an observation
post In - the Rheims cathedraL The
Vatican la not a court of justice. It is
cot in form for us to judge. Our only
judge, is m heaven'.' . -
1
rim
V-' I?' ' r sm '
Kaiser Writes
Peace May Be
Made Quickly
German Emperor Tells Member of
H Bavarian Court "War Would
End Tomorrow if I Wished."
Paris, . June 21. (I. N. S.) The
Spanish author, Rodriguez De Sagudor.
publishes the following letter the
kaiser recently sent to a . member of
the Bavarian court:.
"Be certain and tell everyone around
you that the Germanic allies will prove
victorious. God has not placed the
stainless sword in our hands in vain,
nor is it In vain that for nearly half a
century he v has united -the. German
states in the most powerful national
group'the world has ever seen.
The losses oiour armies are certainly I
very heavy. Those of Bavaria have
been - particularly, high in the latest
battles. I shall ' never forget the - ef
forts made, the courage shown and the
blood spilt. f i . , .. . ; ...
"I have a Very particular gratitude
toward 'the Bavarians, whether they
are dead or alive, who have fought
with such valor. They have done a
large share to directing us toward the
one object we pursue a fruitful peace
for the German states.
"This peace may be made sooner
than the people think. If its immedi
ate results are incomplete, 'it will -at
least serve . as a preparation for the
future. It would be signed tomorrow
if I wished. ,
"When ' my - august grandfather
founded the empire on its present
basis, he did not pretend to give it its
final form. The 5 empire is always
susceptible of aggrandizement. What
cannot be done today will be done
later.' ? ,
convict:
TO AVENGE MURDER
OF W1E OF WARDEN
1 700 Men at Joliet Prison
Try , to Lynch Negro - Ac
cused of . Deed.
Joliet, III., -June 21. (I. N. S.)-i
Seventeen hundred convicts, acting on
a signal, this afternoon -made a .con
certed rush In an effort to drag Jo
seph Campbell, negro convict suspect
ed of the murder of the warden's wife,
Mrs. Kdmund Allen, forth from his
cell and lynch him. " .
Shouting their demands ; for, Camp
bell's life, the ', prisoners rushed the
guards Just as they were marching out
from the dining hall. The guards, pro
pared for an outbreak because of the
numerous threats since Mrs. Allen's
murder was discovered, drove the con
victs back, using their' clubs liberally
and tottering many heads before fin
ally gaining, the .upper band.
Mrs.. Allen, since her marriage to the
warden, had been active in prison re
forms and was instrumental In effect
ing several plans for the -convicts' up
lift and well being. , - ' r ;
Government Wins
: Suit -Against Road
Supreme - Court Orders Delaware ft
Xiacka wanna out of Coal Business fox
Evading; Commodities Clans Liw.
Washington, June 21. (U. P.) The
government today, won its suit before
the supreme court to put the Delaware
& Lackawanna, railroad out of the coal
business for evading the commodities
clause law through its subsidiary coal
Belling company. The court declared
the evasion' to be illegal, .
Rainier Road Open.
Tacoma June 2L CP. N. S.')The
new road to the Camp of .the Clouds on
Mount. Kainter, ; which the government
has been 'building for the last thre
years, is open. Twenty-nine machines
made the trip, yesterday. ; . .
Governor Slaton Commutes
Sentence to Life Imprison
. ment,. Saying . to Hang
'Frank Would Be Murder.
SALOONS ARE CLOSED,
INTERURBANS STOP
State Militia ( Notified to Be
Ready for Call; Sale, of
Firearms Stopped. .
Atlanta, Ga., June 21 tV. P.) The
Atlanta police were this afternoon tt
look out for a big party reported to be
en route to Atlanta from Cobb, to take
vengeance upon Governor Slaton for
commuting the death sentence of Leo
M. Frank to life imprisonment.
Atlanta. Ga, June 21. (I. N. S.)
All interurban traffic between Atlanta
and Marietta was stopped this after
noon when it was learned that a party
of Mariettans were planning to come
to Atlanta with the idea of staging a
demonstration against 'Governor
Slaton's act in commuting Leo Frank's
sentence. The fifth regiment of the
Georgia state militia was ordered this
afternoon to hold itself in readiness
to respond to a call. The sale of fire
arras has been stopped..
An air of suppressed excitement pre.
vailed throughout-the flay but' up to 2
o'clock there had b. c disorders.
"It was a plain t,i sir i. i duty as I
saw it."
This was the. exJ.-.Tition offered
here today by Gov-i iur Slaton of
Georgia for commuting the sentence
' Leo Frank, convicted of the mur-
(Oouctaded on Pace MLa. Colaa.n One)
ENGLAND FACES FOR
FIRST. TIME SERIOUS
Government -Deficit - Reaches
Enormous Sum of $2,590,
000,000. London, June 21. (I. N. S.) Chan
cellor of the Exchequer Reginald Mc
Kenna today announced in the house
of commons that; the government de
ficit, which cannjjt !be - covered by'; rev
enues now available, has reached the
sum of $2,590,000,000. also that the
prospectus for a supplementary Joan
of $1,250,000,000; would be issued to
night. ;' . . V . " " I,!-..
Fallowing this statement;, announce
ment was- made; that steps would be
taken immediately, to raise; an indefi
nite amount to : run the government
and carry on the war during the . bal
ance of the present year. -
Premier Asquith then announced
that a bill postponing the general
elections for one year wobM Im In trn-.
duced Immediately. Lord Robert Ce
cil. r the roTeign office, denied that
guarantees of safe conduct for Ger
man envoys and other alien enemies
working in the United States insuring
their safe return to Germany, had been
granted, except in cases where the in
terests of Great Britain were served
by so doing. :
Retired U. S. X. Commander D'es.
Louisville, Kyjj; June; 21. (I. K. 8 '
Commander Wi C. F. Muir, U. S. N.
retired, died today at his home at Shel- i
byville, near here. , ; 4 j
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BeHMM-HOSPITAL-AFTER
PICNIC p
AT SHADY LANE, OR.
Race . Horse Steps-oh -Man;
SeVen at Pressed, Chick
en and Get Ptomaine. !
Dallas, Or., June 21. Abonf J800 peo
ple attended the community picnic at
Shady Lane, eight miles south' of this
city, Saturday, and as a result e(ght
people are under th doctor's cafe.? i
Ed Evans, aged about 60 years, was
run down by a .horse in "a" race and
sustained severe Injuries to ; his back
Later- Mr. Evans- twp nieces, Mrs..
M. C, Williams and Miss Gladys Evans
and Mrs. Williams'' baby were taken
violently from ptomaine poisoning- re
sulting from pressed chicken eaen at
the picnic. ' ' ' j
Across the road -from , the Evans
home thefamlly-of , Jasper Bagley,
consisting . of.- Mr. and' Mrs. Bagley,
their daughter, Mrs. Edward Dunckel
and her husband.' the latter a bride
and groom of three1 days," were also
violently ill from ptomaine poisoning.
The Evanses, Williams and Bagleys
ate dinner together -at the picnic To
day all were reported recovering
RECEDING CLO0O!
HOB 0 ; ADVERTISING-
MEET TO TALK
ETHICS OF BUSINESS
Will Endeavor ..." to - Learn if
; Truth. Is Rule ; of Actual
j .-Practice in! Business, '
?By Marshall N. Dana. ,
Chicago, June 2U Is truth the rule
of actual practice In modern business.
The ; Associated Advertising Clubs : of
the World, in annual-session here, are
attempting to answer the question af
firmatively.'', .. 1
Foar days will; be : spent' by 10,000
advertising counsellors. divided Into
12'sdepartraehtS 'In- a careful analysis
or business, ethical advance. Tbe fields
under, consideration . include advertis
ing .agents, agricultural .publishers, re
tailers, directory i publishers,'; national
advertisers, v business press, graphic
arts, ' newspapers, magazines, special
ties, bill posting, religious press, book
puDiisoers, , ciuo organs, ciud secre
taries, community advertising, house
organs and. advertising teachers.':. ' ; -5
Two years ago' the truth principle
was enunciated, f; Last .year at Toronto
ruies or practice were adopted. The
job this year is to show In definite
(CoDcloAed on Page Ntoe. Column roar.)
MEN
fRKONER-RUNS AND
it
DEPUTY SHERIFF GETS
' 'NEEDED'" EXERCISE
' ; ., r
Man Wanted , at, Hood River
. Escapes VVith 'Handcuffs
" Upon 'Wrists. ' ; ' '
"I - ain't going to take any chances
with you,';young fellow said Deputy
Shertf f : E.' 8. ;Ohlinger of Hood River
county at the city Jail this morning to
John O'Conner, aged 18; as ne put
handcuffs about! the prisoner's wrists.
O'Conner was 'arrested nere Friday
for 'the Hood 'River police, who want
him on, charges, of the ' theft 'of some
watches from a pawnshop, lie 'has a
record, according to the Hood River
posse, that chased him, of doing 100
yards in 10 seconds. ' ,
"k "Tou'dlbetter go down to the station
In this machine," ' of fered Chief .Clark,
as the of fleer started for tbe train. . ,
: "No, I need the exercise; we'll walk;"
the-deputy sheriff .answered. Ohlingery
is aoout a ieet s incnes tail, his pris
oner about 6 feet. -
Ten minutes, later Detective- Captain
Baty; received a message stating that
the handcuffed prisoner had . escaped
and was still at large. - ' . .
O'C0nner: took; leave of bis guard as
they crossed the esplanade in the rear
of the' union station. Dashing down
the railroad ; tracks to the north lnto
the yardsV holding th handcuffs
straight In front Of him, not On of the
dozen pursuers . came "anywhere within
a block of him. He vraa quickly' lost
sight of in the maze of boxcars.
Captain Baty sent a force of officers '
niirsuif of the- man. but hi rn. 1
in pursuit of the man. but bis capture
was not reported at noon.
O'Connor "was arrested by Detectives
Golts and Abbott, who say they caught
him robbing 'rooms In the St. Helens
rooming house. ' About a month ago.i
when . discovered robbing the Hood
River pawnshop in broad daylight, he
set on down ina mm nireti witn a
pessee In chase and outdistanced 'them
alL - ' -
Singer Sues.Chiircli'.
;Tp Collect: Salary
Mrs. tPred X- Olaon, Sopraao, - Insti-
tntn Action Against rirst BE. B.
Chnrcn South. ' - , ; ?
Mrs. Minnie' A." Olson, wife of.At-J
torney Fred ' tt. Olson, has filed suit!
in the district court to recover $50 al
leged to- be duo from the First M. E.
church South for her - services as -a
member of tbe church choir from Jan
uary 1, 1912, to June 9, 1912. ,
She alleges that she should-receive
$110 for her services and has been paldj
but 60. it is said tne-suit comes
from a dispute over the amount due.
District . Judge - Bell will hear; the
case.: xir::i. r-rt: ';. -A
Emma Goldman ; Dodges Troable.
Kan. Diego, CaL, Jun ll.-.(U.'P.)
Emma Goldman, anarchist, left San
Diego 1 Quietly early today, -after hav
ing delivered t severaT "speeches'; here
on -. Sunday. . There were no r demon
strations , whatever against hes. - '
CONGRESSMEN-HEAR'
OREGON RECLAMATION
PROJECTS AND NEEDS
J i ' " - , ;
Officials - and Chamber of
r Commerce Members Greet
- Appropriations Committee
4
1 Glendale, Or., June 21. -Oregon's
reclamation , needs aret, being unfolded
today; to the- committee on appropria
tlons of the United Statescongress, by
a delegation of Oregon's best informed
men. , , iu?s
- Since the congressmen could not take
the trip Into Central Oregon to see
they are being. given all tho informa
tion possible to give without actual
observation., The commlttea was met
at Grants ; Pass and conveyed toward
Portland by this committee from the
Chamber of Commerce, v. : i - v
. .Senators Chamberlain and Lane, ex-
tiovernor west, . con gressraan ,. McAr
tburtand JL-tNsC Teal,' Congressman Sin
nottj Mark! Woodruffiand J. W, Brewer
bad gone earlier and met them at Kla
Inath Falls. ' " .
- Accordingly -they had a fair notion
of - the projects tyef to be developed
when the main contingent Joined them.
- i Projects Are Outlined.
" All the central Oregon projects were
outlined to the ' committee. It waa
pointed , out, -. however, that only the
emergencies could possibly be consid
ered, . ; )
Emphasis was laid, therefore,' on the
Central; Oregon Irrigation company
project In the Deschutes. This is one
Cf5ey 5 S01, co,mIri8lng
36'000 acres of Irrigable land.
The company , which started it has
Coocladed en Page Thirteen. Ooloiaa Three l
Portable Building
26x5i Ft. Launch
v The-following "Want Ads" and
many, others can be found under
their respective headings in the
-Want Ad" section off today's
;paperf - - - . j ,
: T swap ColtUMfr as
-y ANTKlKrGood . horse and bug-
.- tgy; wiii give good mqtoreycle
and cash for same." - "
! Tt Sale Miscellaneous -1
TOH 8A1.E Kirst class portable
building 14x24, cheap."
Household Goods for Salaes
"FOR BALK Fine birdseye chlf-fonier.-comb.j
Brass bed and hair
mattress, large. leather .rocker."
Automobiles Wanted 73
"WANT: roadster: must be late
model: In good condition. In ex
change or lots free from lncum-brance.-
near center "of business
district in Chehalis, Wash." -
,'. - 1 Exchange Beat Satate 34 -
"$200T KQ UITY in . $3500 new,'
modern home to exchange; also
$350 equity-In- a good lot: want
horses or land." -
i Zamaches and Boats 64 '
TFOR KAIfci 26x6 launch, IS H.
. P. Kermitt engine, 4 cylinder, 4
cycle, fully equipped." , ,
Actual Work on Sandy High
way Will Culminate Month
of Planning for Hard-Sur
facing of Main Roads.
OUTSIDE DATE FOR ,
COMPLETION DEC. 1
Contractors Required. to Give
Construction and Main
tenance Bonds.
Months of planning the - hard sur
facing of the main highway of the
county will culminate this afternoon
when the Warren Construction com
pany will start preliminary work - on
the Sandy road at the city boundary.
It will be several days before , worlc
is commenced on the other roads. Os
kar Huber, the (contractor foV the
Powell Valley road, is assembling his
equipment today add may be ready to
begin -tomorrow. He wfTl begin at
Jlnderman station and work both
ways. , ":.
The Oark-Henryi Construction Com
pany, which has the contract for, the
Base Line road, will begin at Montu
villa and work east. The I'aciric
Bridge company, which has., the con
tract for-the last section of the Co
lumbia River highway, plans to bes'u
at .Onednta gorge and worlc : towat ild
the county line. ,
Contracts Beady Today.
All the contracts will be . finished
by the road masters office this after
noon and be ready for elgnature. . At
noon today the following had b.'tiu
executed :Varren Construction com
pany, Oskar .Huber. I'adfic Bridge
company and .Clark-llenry Construc
tion company. . The ones yet to be ex
ecuted are those of the Boyajohn-Arn-old
Co, and Hans Pedc-rsen, who have a
section of the Columbia River high
way and a section of the Canyon
road, and tiie Montague iteilly Co.,
which has the Foster road, the Capital
highway (Slavin roadj and a section
of the Canyon read.
v Each contractor Is to give , two
bonds. Jh nnut.i...t(n V. ,. ... ..
. ' ' vv...HMvV4WU uk u aim tt I (. 'I
year maintenance bond. The fir.it,
which la e.jual Ln..amoiint to the con
tract price, runs lor five yesrs. Tbe
maintenance bond, is one third of ti-j
contract price.
v" WU1 Pay for auinteaaace.
According to the contract the
county is to pay the contractors for
nminienance lor the -full term of ten
years as follows:
Columbia river highwaysections A,
B and C, Warren Construction company
bltullthic, -Warren Construction coni
pany, $557.43; section V. bitulithic. Pa
cific Bridge company, $486.22, section
E, brick, Boyajohn-Arnold company-snd
Hans Pedersen, ; $334.10; Sandy road,
bitulithic, Warren Construction com
pany, $421.60; Base Line road, bituhtli
ic, Clarke & Henry Construction com
pany, $950; Powell -Valley road, bitu
lithic, Oskar Huber, $489.84; Foster
road, concrete.' Montague-OTteilly com
pany, $250; Capitol highway, concrete
Montague-O'Reilly company, $250; Can
you road, section A, bitulithic, Uova-John-Arnold
company, I12S3; section
B, concrete, Montague-O'JKrilly, $50.
Completion, by December 1.
"The OUtslde date for th comnlvtlnn
of the work is. December 1. Many of
the sections are to be finished in Octo
ber. - .-i- ;
Representatives of the woodblock in
terest bad a conference with Roadmas
tetj Yeon today and discussed a plan to
layf a section of this type of pavement
on ''the Linnton road as an experiment.
It 'is probable that a scheme will b
worked out whereby a section 2000 fet
in length will be devoted to this pave
ment. The lumbermen have agreed to
give a 10-year guarantee. . ? . '
LLIIIDLIlu Ml IMuHlU
FROM THREE SIDES
BY GERMAN FORCES
Forts Being Bombarded by
Austro - German Artillery
and Railway Center Taken
Berlin, via Wireless to Havvi!!.
I., June 21. (I. N. S.) The climax to
the great campaign against the Rus
sians in Gallcla was reached today
with 'the opening of the bombardment
of the forts defending Lembertf. Th
Teutons are driving against the Rus
sians from the north, went and south.
Dispatches from Gal Ida say the
Russians are retreating all along the
line, following their defeat at Urodok
and Maglerow.
Petrograd, June 2T. (I. N. S.) A
terrific battle for the possession ot
lumber, the great Oaliclan city. Is
in progress tdtlay over a semi-circular
front. $5 miles long, with the Teuton
commanders using every resource at
their command to accomplish its fali.
The contest is not expected to reach a
decisive stage for several days.
In spite of the fact .that the Rus
sians have - been .falling back since
Concluded oa Pmg Hy. Cnlama Threi
SULTAN OF TURKEY IS ILL
Amsterdam. June 21.- (C P.V A
German specialist has btm summon-: 1
to Constantinople to attend the full
according to Berlin dispatches r-ct-lved
here today. The nature of 1
illness es not disclosed.