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VOL. XIV. NO. 111. . J. PORTLAND, r OREGON, FRIDAY v EVENING,' JULY 16 19151 ' SIXTEEN! PAGES, PRICE TWO CENTS OH TR A IK S AND Jrrt STAJiDb TE CENTS 4 THAW IS FREED BY COURT. GOES STRAIGHT HOME Judge Announces He, Places L No Confidence in : Testi mony of Alienists and Ac cepts Jury's Verdict. STATE APPEALS; THAW . GIVES 535,000 BONUS Great Crowd Cheers Thaw as . He Makes Way Through :,. V New York Streets. New Tork,' July'16. (V. P.) Harry K. Thaw. is1 st liberty. Supreme Court Justice. Hendrick today declared the layer of Stanford White sane and an nounced -that h would immediately vacate the order Issued by Justice Bowling. In 1908 committing Thaw to Matteawan. -.cr . . Thaw was then released on $35,000 bait pending an appeal by the state In his sanity trial concluded Wednesday. In his decision today Justice Hendrick confirmed ths finding of the Jury which heard Thaw's case and declared him to be sane. "I adopt the Jury's findings.", was the; announcement of Justice, Hendrick soon after taking the bench and the arrival H of Thaw from the Ludlow street? Jail. - j ' -. Declares Thaw San. : 'A crowd which had congregated in the corridors outside the court room, .despite the efforts of police to keep them out. immediately set up a cheer when the word reached them. My : decision Is based on my Judg ment and the advice of friends," said the Justice. "1 will not speak of the evidence ;t Impressive testimony " of his sanity Is practically overwhelming. The testimony of , the paid experts of either side, in my estimation, is of no .value. I now declare Harry K. Thaw sane." I -f-. . Jurors Give ytdvlce. t The first person to reach Thaw after the decision was announced was John Klliott, one of the Jurors. : N:, i vn, air. ciituii. jruu sr iue cuajr t man. We enjoyed your -t -. candy so i'lnucni: . inw wiu u ue grispea, nis t Wei ! Harry." said Elliott, as he iplaced'his hawtl on , Thaw's shoulder. I hope you torn over new intj CvBctuda on Pci Kl. Onlnaaa Ow LETTER RESEMBLING . THAT ATTRIBUTED TO "HOLT GIVES WARNING i Washington Times Receives "Pearce" Missive, Telling - of Alleged Conspiracy, y Washington. July 16. (U. p.) A ' letter ' was received by the Washing 's, ton . Times this afternoon postmarked ; Kew Orleans and signed Pearce"-and v with two interlineations resembling the handwriting of the capltol bomb i warning, It resulted in raising the a question of . whether ' Frank Holt, J. . P. -Morgan's assailant. was really the .dynamiter -"Pearce" . ' , . '-: - The - letter received today contained 5 threats against Morgan, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, and declared that Americans ' must keep off, British ships. -" i , Discussing the shipment of muni tions from the United States, the let ter said: . "Submarines alone, will not suffice. Therefore our only recourse is to de stroy ships of the enemy with explo sives.'.! feel only pride when I say I : am one ' of the first division patriots ; commissioned to carry on this work: .Within . a fortnight our men will be operating in every part of country . where muntions and mules are ex ported.' ; Some will be arrested, of course, but each is under oath to de stroy himself if arrested. Muenter (Holt) lived up to his "oath." (Warning, was given that Americans -should keep-off of certain vessels leav ing New York. Philadelphia, Montreal and Newport News. '. "Others are marked for destruction. .the letter continued, : "but we are of the opinion that after all of these are sunk Americans will, come ' to, their senses and : no further warnings . will be necessary. - --!. '. .We need but.-one thought to spur us to give our lives If necessary, and that is, that we are working for the Fatherland. 7 U . ' Von Bernstorff Is iiiT of Peace Ambassador, At Confereae With Xaa i slag.' Thinks. Diplomatic VHsgotla- tions Will Tena Toward Ending War. Washington, July .16. (IX., P.) Ambassador von'., Bernstorff le Secre tary Lansing know at today's confer ence his desire that the next American note to Berlin, embody-the proposition for the United States to sukgest " to Great Britain modification of the British ordervin-councll,' in return for which Germany would correspondingly modify her submarine warfare, v On its fac. the suggestion stopped with a possible settlement of the German-American controversy, but von Bernstorff is Understood to be of the opinion that: such diplomatic regatta tions, once opened, will at least tend toward peace- TJTARRY K THA W, 'Jri slayer of Stanford " ; White, who has been given his freedom. tM I"'1 - ' V 1 s BRITISH FORCE LANDS ON NORTHERN SHORE OF SEA' OF MARMORA Mitylene;Raports;:uccess of Allies 'at "Galllpoli Entrance to, Guarded Waterway. Mitylene., via Athens Julyl 18. (I. N. S.)-rBrltlshifeinfqrcements .are re ported to have, landed on the -northern shores of the Gallipoll. entrance to the Marmora sea; according' to advices 're ceived here . today. s The same dispatch said that the allies, in their last suc cessful drive . at the southern -- tip, of the peninsula' had captured much -material. ' ' ' - , - : The' Turkish losses in; the'- last 60 days in the fighting around the Dar danelles . were estimated today - to .ex; ceedl ?6.000. . 1: ' " In the sector of the allied front at Krithia, 'the French are advancing against tremendously strong Turkish positions V supported by the . heaviest guns . in the batteries . of : the allies. Prisoners taken say - the ' morale . Of the Turks has been gravely shaken by the desperate attacks and the terrific bombardments of the allies. Fighting in .the peninsula continues with the greatest ferocity both by day and night. The Turks, subject to ' a most powerful bombardment by t the sJlied fleets, have been compelled to surrender three lines of J trenches at Derka. Tepe. ;r- - : Tirids Sofia. July 16. (I. N.- S.) At Con stantinople, hospitals and schools and other buildings employed as hospitals are overcrowded with 5 wounded. .. The opinion of a 'medical ' expert, is that (Concluded on Pace Fm". .d'lssm Four I AIM :se :"' GERFiW PUTS PEACE WEDGE IN 11. S. HANDS Ambassador yon Bernstorff Holds a Conference With Secretary of State Lansing . and Discusses Mediation. GIVE UP SUBMARINES IF F00O IS PERMITTED. Ambassador Suggests j for mal .Oral PromiseJo'Modr . .: ify Submarine Attacksl ' Washington Jttly. 16.-t-U.- P.V-That Ambassador von Bernstorff suggested to' Secretary1 of State Cansing a plan Which h'e believes may serve as the en tering wedge toward peace "was cob firmed this' .afternoon- on , reliable ,tf thority., - : -y-'', - The inipression this afternoons was that what the German ambassador told Lansing durintr-hiti conference with the secretary1 earlier in -the -day had done much, ta clarify the; situation ..Jb, the controversy -between jthe, Dnited Stit and Germany,,, ' fl, -'" Lunainir waa asked if formal oral,: in stead' of written assurance of modifi cation of Germany's-- submarine -warfare would i' acceptable. Tliesecre tary answered, that it probably would. At the conference, between Secretary of Stae. LanSing and Count; von Berjo etorff,, the .German ambassador., is un derstood to have sought mediation be tween Germany and . Kngland &s 1 o methods ot warfare upon the sea.. . - Oermaay Seeks . - Agreement. . No announcement was made - regard ing 1th." subject' of the conference, but it - was understood Ambassador -von Bernstorff advanced the .suggestion that if England would end her "starva tion blockade" of Germany.: the kaiser would . cease submarine - attacks, upon all vessels: except '-yarships. ! - ; : Offer of -; the -good .offices - of the (Co Deluded os e Two. Column One) Holland to Build : . JtoergencyJNayy Approprlatioa ' f gllJKKMKM ; tor Wsw Cruisers and Submarines Adopted by . The Hagyel Julyl(U; ' P---An appropriation of 4 $11,200,000 - was voted Jy "t the .' second chamber of parliament here toaay lor tne immeaiate construc tlon of two T000 ton cruisers and .four 800 ion submarines,- In addition a sec ond bill was passed appropriating $8000 for the construction of naval hy droplanes. ' The government - was also authorised to keep -"the DUtcli army under; the colors.'.- f r, ,i- in'K :- 'f a - Speakers for the government in pre senting the measures' declared that' the Increase was only for emergency pur poses sit the :. war . bad ' demonstrated that the Netherlands ' must t construct a nayy - commensurate .v with her sition.' . 1 r;; - . ' , , -.. - ' Building 20 ; Aeroplanes. Los Angeles, Call, July ; 16. t(TJ. P. Twenty. war aeroplanes for "fh Netherlands government are - under construction here by Glenn Martin, avi ator. ;y The machines are W g tractors. Captain Visscher and Lieutenant Poot-en-of . the-Dutch army are making test nights dally -near Palms. " t. ; " Cy. Salandra Goes to Front. Rome, - July 16. (I, N. S). Terrific infantry and; artillery - duels- were! in progress today all -along the Tyroiese frontier., reports received. Here today from staff -neadquarters at Bologna say. Premier Salandra was on his way to the front today to confer with King .v ictor cmannuei.''' ENDLESS CHT Battleships Pass Through PariamaCahal ftflsscmrl,- ATlsconsin and Ohio, First -Big Fighting Craft to Use ; , Ditch,' Conie ! to Pacific. Colon, PahamaT July !. TJ. P. The Missouri, "Wisconsin and Ohio, the first large battleships, to pass through the. PanaaW canal, entered the east en trance at noon today.' The cadets from the - United i States itnllltary academy from-Annapolis are on board. en-route to the. San Francisco .exposition. - The fleet . Is -expected to -pass out of ? the Pacific entiance at T pT-nw Rear Admiral FuUara is la command. The .. warships,. .were - appropriately decorated.: "Eacn,. fired , a salute- of 21 guns-while passing the Gaillard cut at IWOB.. . u - t,H 4 -. . -v . t , - .... 1 1 11 1 1 1 . A . , . : ' Penrose; Is-.Bcking . '.RbotoBjresident Tomer Hew Tork Senator Is Stroagest . JtspnbUcan" Osirwiity .Says Pena- sylvaal. Boss. PitUburg Pa.; -July 6.-1(1. N-! S Senator Penrose discussing: the' next presldentialj election,' said , today: 1 ' fnihu' Root is 'the strongest possi bility In 'the sense that ho'ls' the' most talked of. asj the-.Republican .nominee. "yVtii areface-" -to! viae with serious international complications ' that will require the future president- to be : a man . well up ' in; the -"knowledge - of clpiiomacy. This .'means Mr. Root will be' picked." ' i ? i ? ? .' . ' ' GEDDESVINS: SUIT -TO GAIN SHARE OF ECCLES FORTUNE Jury? Stands Seven to: One in ravor- ot ooy- uaimmgao r r ' . . r ; 1 J Ml" ' . de.oon.oTtiviHiionaire, . v Ogden. iUtah. ijuly 16. (tJ.. P.) After' deliberating for more, than 20 hors, r th jury which heard Albert Geddes' slt for a share' in the estate of the late David Kccles at noon today returned a verdict for 'Geddes.- The jury stood seven .to . one...; Only 4 six i . (Cpnclnded on Pige Fifteen, Column flT;t - fyHRlNERS are spending today sightseeing in Portland, 1 V Sme e visitors are: ToprMrs. George R. Foltx lr.:.ot Savannah, Co., wife of 'a' prominent member of Alee patrol : In auto Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Putnam, Port Henry, N. Y.j Mrs. W Hi Paaschen,-Troy, NsY. j s4 -."'r. ?rrrr . si--.--- ;f v - ' k 'J , -j: x:v )J - - J j .: Arnis .Makers to Strikers;. .Bridgeport." Conn-" .July 3.8 U." P.J i. Kvery machinist tn-: ;the munitions rectories- nere nas .tnreatened to striKe tonight -.unless , the millwright in the Remington. Arms company plants are allowed to work ' under the machinists' rules. Labor, officials from- all-parts of 'the, country have flocked here and two government mediators -are on; the groijnd.. Representative Kitchen ? of North Carolina said he is authorized by President - Wilson - to offer the services of .the -government .to, help mediate the difficulties.,: r ,?-. i .. Germans Suggesting i Peace. 'y j London. July H. (TJ. P.) Financial iezna.usi.ion is Dringing.tne uermang to i terms," . according to . the ; Financial wewg, .which today gave prominence to a report thaUGermany Is "making ten- j tative peace proposals," '. through the united States. The " Information was declared to.be from a reliable source. : Sand Bags -Protect Baltic. '' . New Torkr July 1C. (U. ' P) When the White Star liner Baltic 'sailed ; from'' here for Liverpool - sand bags . were . piled along ; her decks for protection from possible shellfire from German': submarines.' f Great precau tion was taken to protect the - ship while at her-pier, as a portion of the cargo 'Consists of ' munitions and sup plies. r::.r.v . ; jr-'xtrZ'-u'-', .. .... ; ' , . j -- '' : k Germans sDriT" at Warsaw. ; Berlin,, via Wireless to London, -July 1 P. X--The -Germans, are con tinuing their-drive upon Warsaw from the north, through Prxasnysx,. E0 miles from the Polish capital, .an announce-, ment - from the war office stated to day. - . . r i "In north . Poland near the : Baltic our forces crossed the Wlndau 'river despite, desperate, resistance," j the of ficial statement said "We are - now moving 'eastward - from.. Kokeljany.. - ; Trawler's, Crew Killed.' ;v. Fj Calais.- rraneJury Sf) The French . Trawler Nieuporl 'was blown,- jup by n-a .-mine "in . the Engllsh ehannel today and .Is persons were drowned. .f - " 1 Cable ; Schooner" Wrecked.? 1 ! London, " July 16. (T. N. S.)-:Th Pacific cable schooner - Stratbcona ' has been . wrecked off Suva. Fiji .islands, according to- advices ceceived. here - to day. 'Five members of thr crew were lost. v : ' ' , ' ;" Germany to Qtiirt Sociallstajx " ,.; Copenhagen,.: July. , 16. (" -.N.L S, Martial law soon is to ' be ; declared throughout Germany, to .suppress. So cialist agitation for terminating the wr ;aeeording; to a -dispatch received here today. from-Berlin-- -r . i I .Vienna Reports - Cholera: I Geneva,' July-16. 1 1.' N. S.) Vienna dispatches- today officially announced , S42 cases- of cholera, in Hungary; 281 f ef -wtyen had' resulted in death. ? sixty- four in the.- armysar recorded, ;A2 4-; Of. them toeing hopeless. vAS if- :s A-9 ' . . .cySr . " ij,t5.ty i....j '-- -London May Close -Change. - ? k London,. July. 16. (I. N. S.') Finan cial, circles are stirred, by rumors that the government" intends tot order th stock exchange" closed tnronghont the month 'of August unless 'the "practice of clandestine trading in . half penny aliens is abandoned." - ; f ' - 0 '-:' '-1 It is suspected-that certain natur alized Germans1 who f still V are memJ bers have been operating between" Lon. don,. New. Tork and other neutral cen ters : to the "detriment of British m tereats.V ,;V?"? rf:' '' .' '' 1 " ' ' Alleged American "Spy Shot. London,- July 16. ( I. -N. -S.)-Frana Berka, a laborer, who -claimed Ameri canr citizenship, was shot t for high treason atV Maprtch-Ostrau. In "Austrian-, Silesia, June -14 according .-to ; th Daily Chronicle, which says Jt gets its information from a copy of the . of ficial Journal of the. province of Sile sia. - ' ' ' - ' " ; Berks, says the 'Chronicle,: was tried before the militay. court charged' with using two traltorlous expressions in an inn at' Gross Holendorf. - The expressions- were alleged to be calculated to disturb the peace of the neighborhood. ' . . n , ..... f , . " . .-- . British Occupy - African - City." w London,- "July' $. (U. P. Anglo French fotce- have' occupied Ngaund ere, - ar town 'of 35.000 ' inhabitants, north-" of central Cameroon, an offi cial announcement" stated hefe today. - r -'"i i ' j i- - r. Last Germans f Called. Oat. y Vzurtch, j Julyl6.-.(L; N.S.) ItYls becoming clearer day by day that Ger many has called up her last reserves and that every available man is be ing sent ton th i fighting- line.; v Ger mans . 45 "years old. residing : In .Swltz-. er land , have- now . been called : to t he colors, 1. Th . doctors -refuse ; hardly any , one. Germany , has - every - avail able man in uniform and can no long er; make good th . wastage, ,. ', j' Germans Aim at Calais.. r'- London, July 16. (U, P.) Th Ger mans are apparently1 preparing for an other attempt vto reach Calais, accord ing . to a. Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily.' Mail, today. " -.l .",.-. r "Eighty thousand Germans and nu merous guns hav left Aix 1& Chape lie bound for- the Ter,i apparently . for a new drive i; on Calais.; th dispatch said. . Holt's v Death ,. Described.: ; , j '-3f taaola, -L. L,. July U6. (L P.) Th -iaquest--into4' the death -of Frank Holt, assailant - of - J. P, Morgan, who committed suicide in the Jail here was resumed today. -Thre prisoners tes tified that Holt climbed to thetop of the cell tier and threw himself rto the floor., ..- " -"". '".-. - -" " -'- . , i-'i Train : Rons - Down . Auto;'- Kills 8. 'Niagara Falls, NJ -T.,-"'July 16. (ti; P.) A -' chauffeur and ' two - children Tourist Travel-to :West Breaks Eecord New York, July 1. (U. P.)Tour-. 1st traffic to the. west over transconti nental lines has already increased 15 per cent over the: best previous year, It was learned from an official source today. The existing low rates to- the Pacific coast. . the - attraction offered by the California expositions and the war checking European travel, were declared to be responsible for, the in crease in- western traffic. were ? instantly Wiled Jhere' this after noon when , a. sUburban. train bound for Buffalo struck an automobll. " ; y&''; , ,'.'. ...v. -r-r-;---j Iowa Bank Robbed. ; . ! North Liberty; ;lOwa.;!JuIy 16. (I. N-.S.) Holding up the cashier of th Farmers Savings bank ' here, this af ternoon; .'two masked robbers gathered up all cash In, sight and escaped. , . j V Chicago Heat :. Prostrates. Chicago July16. (L'N. S.) Fred Heinz,, a commission dealer, was pros trated by . theibeat here . today. Hs collapsed In his office, where th ther mometer r registered 86. degrees above , i Distribute Food In ' Mexico. .Washington, July, 16. (I. N. S.) Colonel Ignaclo Enrlquez. former Mexi can consul general t New Yorit," naa been., appointed municipal president of Mexico City and-today -was conducting distribution of the 11 tratnloads of foodstuffs shipped In from Vera Crux. V..1 . ..- ,r . i n L .-..V - May End Welsh Strike. , Cardiff. Wales, July 16-I. N. 8.) The strike situation .in the South Wales -coat mines took a .turn for th better'- this evening, when 19 members of the executive committee of the miners'" organization pledged them selves to end the Strike at one. Four other members of the committee re fused. - - -, "I "-.:. " Aviator Is Commended. -."Paris. July 16. 11. Nv S.) Jules Ve drines, the famous French aviator, is .mentioned in the army orders : today .as -having flown more than 1000 hours and accomplished " brilliant reconnais sances. Austrian Note Held ? TpBe' Shrewd Move V. . - German Prats Skeptical As to Its Oat. . come, - owtrrer atop Expressed That Wilsoa Will B Oonysrted, ' Berlin,-' via .wireless, to .Say ville, L. 1.. July 16 (U. P.) The. Vosslche SSeitung, often the organ of Chancellor yon iBethmann-Hollweg, ",- commenting upon th ... Austrian , note protesting against , the shipment ; of muntions to the jillies from: America,. today said:, "We; hope this strong neutrality ar gument - will f Impress -' and, convert President Wilson, as .Bryan . was con verted before.; Now is th golden op portunity for the United States to show its" readiness to observe. ' true neu trality," -x - The Berlin . press , generally consid erad the Austrian note a. shrewd poli tical move, but was skeptical as to Its effect. - - . , j, " j I, - i inn r i i " sy ' ,''" For additional late news see page-9 ARABS EtlTER mm rayb OF RISING SUl Fez-Topped ; Nobles Drift In From Imperial Council and Are Busy Seeing Sights ' Shown by Friends. ISMAILA TEMPLE OF ; BUFFALO VANGUARD Auto Trips Prove Popular With Members of Huge Caravan. . Salaam! The Arabs are here. As early as 4 o'clock this morning special trains bearing fes-toppe.l nobles of the. Mystic Shrine began pulling r into the Union and North Bank depots from the Seattle conven tion, v Accompanying these overlords of Masonry came beautiful and viva cious women wives, ; for the mot part,: and daughters. Now and then a bright .. faced boy of tenaer years, wearing a diminutive fs just like papa's, trotted along with the-grownups.. --- -- -' ' ., -, - :-. Ismallia temple, of Buffalo, N. - Y., arrived perhaps earlier " than any other delegation. Its special train win parked at the Union depot long beforo daylight and Tom McCusker, chairman of Al Kader's reception committer, found a. hungry bunch at the train When the 26 Portland "committeemen went to. do the honors.. Sscorted to Breakfast. They were escorted to the Portland hotel for breakfast and afterward were , loaded - into - automobiles and whisked ail around tn town. Tlie had to have an early start, because they were scheduled to start south at t o'clock. v --'At 7 o'clock came two long special trains, on bearing Acca of Richmond, Akdar of Tulsa. Bedouin' of Muskogee and MIrsa of Pittsburg. Ky. El MaiJ.i of El Pao. Texas, came on the other. An even 100 people-were. In the Acca party and all were breakfasted at 1 1 1 Multnomah hotel under the ausplceH of 'Fred A- Jacobs and his J5 recep- Concluded m Tliree. Column Two.) OSCAR CAMPBELL OF EUGENE IS BROUGHT CASHIER CASE Prosecution ( nt rod uces Evi- dence to Connect the Vice - President With Stock Sales m m m Tormer galeraan Arrested. Chicago. July 16. I. N. S.) O. I Hopson, indicted in Portland, Or., last February on charges of . using the mails to ' defraud, was arrested - here today., He will be taken to th Oregon Imetropolls Monday. Hopson denies he is guilty of any illegal acts. - ( w- O.' L. Hopson was a salesman for the United States Cashier company,- officers and pro moters ' of which are now on trial in - the - federal court. United States Attorney Reames stated this afternoon that evert since th Indictment, a. nation wide search has been going on for Hopson and . he has just been found. Mr, Reames said the indictment in Hopson's case Is similar to those of the other defendants. f. .: : V" ' ... ' " 4 tifc "T V For the first tim since the open ing of the trial in the federal court of the seven U. S. Cashier officers and salesmen, the government today intro duced evidence in an effort to connect Oscar Campbell of Eugene, vice presi dent and director, with the fraud and conspiracy chsrges resulting from stock sales.. At the same time United States At torney ' Reames continued his line of evidence begun yesterday afternoon, directed against Trank Menefee, presi dent of the $1,000,000 concern. Campbell's activities in the com pany, were brought forward today when John Ctraub, professor of lan guage of th University of Oregon, and (CoBCladed on Pass vrfbr. Colono Ooe.i American Is Held ."..On Secret Charge Osorg S. Spests, Claiming to spr- sent Amsricaa Copper Interests im .Bsrlls, Has Bssa Arrested There. Berlin,'July H.(t N. 8.) Gorr 8. fcpeets,. who claims to represe- t American- copper interests and to fc a native of Winter, CaU, is under ar rest here today on secret charges. . Ambassador, Gerard has . started - a n investigation. ., -: Crops Damaged. .Huntington, Ind July 16. (U. P.) Reports received today from th Wn bash valley country are that fin, , have seriously damaged the rn Washouts have Impeded railt travel. INTO