CONTENTS, 7 ,vL
Section I" Section -- 'y ....
1 General VtrC r , Oeseral ' '
8 -Sports., Ante tares, : Schools, 1
mobile, Oood 4 Society. Clnbs,
Koads, Marl, .y. Music, 7uUm, .
- X, Markt and TU . .Sciene.
ks.no, Beal Gs needlework.
tt Wn AAaV 5Fletioa Msg;. '- ' y
: 3 Dramatic, Sdi- s . Coraia. ,
torial. ' - '-
. THE WEATHER -: : '
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- Portland u4 vielalty, Sunday Oa- i
culOMl rtU, southerly wind. Bivsr -xpotd
to rts to f foot today -a-.
and rmala .stationary. -
Orsgoa'and Washington, Sunday '
Ooeaaloaal rain, southerly triads. - '
Idaho, Sunday Probably showers. -
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CXXY EDITION
: PORTLAND, OREGON, ; SUNDAyJ MORNING, 4 MARCH, 28, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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JESS VJILLARD
BEATS MW,
REIIIS TITLE
-r ;.--VO :0 ::Crif-
Heavyweight Champion Gut-
. ; points Pittsburgerlnp 0-
. Round Siugging Match . at
. Madison Square Garden.
WINNER INJURES HAND
IN THE SECOND ROUND!
Title Holder Nets $55,1 00; I
Moran's Share Is $27,750;
; Attendance 13,000.
i ."WHat tao Tlfhtoro Say. '
V' Joaa WlUard i fought Frank
toalsht and Z beat him. - That
hope prorea to the people of
, New York I am not mo bad. In
?tho zlrat place Moran deserved
reat credit. He put up one of
Ht 2 the gamest battles I know of.
I hit him hard and often. Many
tlrnea X staggered him, but he
"was "alwaya oomlng: In., for
more, i ;, '
' My whole regret is that I
broka ray right hand. Only for
that mishap I would surely
have knocked Moran out. Even
under this disadvantage-1 think
I "punished Mo ran enough to
convince every spectator that
X am his roaster. ;
- Frank Moran I think I won
the fight. '. X carried .the fight
to the champion all the way.
-After "WlUard mad- his .apnrt
the. seventh round he waa
done. He did - have a . bit
of strength or science tU H
u ould no havo knocked: an
down v:.. in-. ., million ' rounds. -
; Johnson hit me harder than :
rVlllard did. 1 would like to
" ;Tlght Jeea verr a championship '
route, rand; If I, do, you. can
wager ytrar all that 111 win the
; nu. .:... r . - . ; - ; .7 ;
TTHUta e5eifuny defended his title
aa heavelgttseharnplon of the world
.hrT" tonight "and bntTror 2 the fact
- that he broke open knuckle of his
; right hand probably . would have
knocked out Frank Moran ; - y'
It -Was a "clean-cut viclorv for the
Champion. i'Th ; blond - challenger.
.though am-and wllUng; could not
.reach the; giant; WUlard v with blows
that bothered him in' the ' least
,?The bout, which was'tha. richest In
the history of th: limited round con-
teats, went the full ten 'rounds, but
only Wlllard's injured hand saved
Moran from a knockout- at several
stages. r:,J- ' v
lajtuy Hampara Ohamsion.
willard broke the knuckl of his
pright hand in the second. Tound. From I
wen on no aia not follow up leads thai I
ne opened several times and Moran I
wesmerea tne etorma that' broke I
a pout rum.
The fight waa a record hrV in
lialf dozen ways. Probably the most
areaseoup crowd that ever attended
ugni saw willard and hia challensrer
work I mjnutes for the biggest purs
ver off ered dor a similar miiL
Willard - drew down tss.100 for
" '
: aaoran i ricner oy izs.7E0.
and though , beaten, win probably be
mure, popular tun Deiore.
Jlr Moran Outweigh sd 68 Pounds.
- Tb Pittsburger was outweiahed ES
pounds. Willard towered above him,
and his enormous reach held Moran
off . until Frank, in aDDarent d en. ra
tion, would lower hla head and come
in swinging wildly. From tha tTa
and other high priced seats cam the
hand-clapping of fashionably gowned
women ana men, famous In every walk
of life, a the two battlers struggled
for supremacy: The elite of vthe city
rubbed shoulders with some who prob -
oiy sacrirced tn price of a much-1 ui or mrs. juargarei uorron, cne
needed suit of clothes to see th fight. I "woman of mysterys in ;th, case, and
They pushed and fought their waher husband, Harry Horton. ,
through the doors until th exnectndl
attendance mark waa fractured, and I
when the final figures were announced. I
the result was
i Attendance, 11,000.
'Receipts, 1150,000.
J : - A Mixed Throng Bees BOut.
v was mM crowd pugs, sod
nL. ioa. Dusmess men and
politicians. -and Just plain American.
wre'iumuuerea women in bovo.
h first Tloor reflected the dazzling
onxuanc 01 tne masked cinnt
lights over the fighters.
. Moran seemed to. be the tt i ,-,
I crowd, yudginr from the vn th.
greeted his blows in the early stages
win.Mf -. a. . .
- w itMi i inunna .
weight, surprised an audience that bad
mad up Its mind In advance that the
champion wa;'a boob boxer. While
uie Mg xeiiows puncunsr was a aim.
appoinimeni, au no aouot to his in-
ijureq ngnt nana, ne snowed an abu
tty to land almost at. will, m .Knit. I
tn oiiliT- vi ' .nn,rr.,.. v-.. . i
his . enormous height - and
reach.- A cleverness in defense J that
promises to ; keep him in- possession
lor nis title lor many a day.
, Cormm Upholds Beputatloa.
Moran lived ud to every point of his
reputaUon...He carried the light to th
champion at times with bursts- of
speed that brought th-crowd flairta
feet, but - tke rallies were - always
short-Uvd.i Wlilardji, uUliaing - hla
I great, strength "imply pushed Moran
aside- and. Jabbed him at a safe dis
tance.
ji Additional News of the WlUard.
, 31 oran Fight Will. B Fonnd on
Pages " 1 :ntL 2 of Seotion 2
NEWS INDEX
section one 1 pages
rage
WiUmd Baftats Xnu. ' , V
Tll'. Oaptar Immimuii. . ' . .
lotm Btrmek r Trp.d. ' -6tu4
Ojmra I.Ma Clew.
Grut Bu Ktu Iqort tttn, -Wikoa
AttMk lUzloaa Alanaida.
tiuilwit. Bmn Oit TnioM.
81waM of anat ' Dly rrofiaa.
Witk ti itMrioti Amy . M.xIm.
Sxotttift :r: KaiaiaU .C&ua . futa
Bbd. . -"',.
AIImw Xalw Ttaa for Firtfao.1 -BitM'
Saeceaier to bo XOmod ltr.
T. X. C iA.; Kembmhlp Coateot Om.
Trtdo Eztcnricn 6ool of Bnrtoo
Zappolist to Aeoompony Hott. -:
Political - Ktvi 'aad OoMio. :s -C
V Ultay- AuxUUlT yiaa4., i'a
PTiaoa Wrka t Knt .
Pernleiovt Tition IHotM4. - '
Bride CommiMioa to far Approaoh.
Wet SiiocMca JerrU Bill. . . , . ,
BlUa Endanara "Satidanoaa.
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Opara Saaaoa ooeial Buoeaaa.. V.
What Sort of Has la VlUo.
Oaaaral tmhiaf'm Oaraar - JUf lowed.
Saturday is th Court. "
Vemoa'a Clnba' Praidenti stoat,
r Attaraoy v General Tearful of Ujm
i BilU - .- ; .
'Wek'a Xogi.tr.tioa - Show : bsm
rortlaao Biud Vi.it Onfcn City.
Cornaliaa ts Sireat Brick Plaat. -Ktninf
' Deeelepnieat ContiBoe. "
Prineville'Bedmetid Bead Imoroeed.
Xadrord - May Get Vew Bailraad.
KLanata Murd.r Caaa i Aryvad. .
fiBla'a Xeetiirea Attract - If otiea. ;
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SECTION TWO 16 PAGES
Bate
Bpcrta Tff.wa aad Soaaip. -Aatomebilae
'and Goea Bead.
Sarkata and Financa.
eei Eatato and BoiJdinga. v
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9.
IMS. .
Waat Ada. '
la. Xariae.
SECTION THREE 12 PAGES
rmatie ana faatopiay am.
a. Baw of ta Boaoeia.
6. Editorial '
7. Briaf Informs tiaa.
,. Tewa Topioe.
Baa TaatiTal Faatsrae Blaaaad.
- t. Popular Beiaaea.
9. Tka Boa Baby Jack Lait.
18. lllnatrated Nawa Baview. '
11. War Zona Objanration.
U. ipriflf Favora Dr. Weeds Eutcaiaaea.
rh. Hatband Wke- Waa to afiad the
Heoaa. Geertaa Taaiknat.
. Cartaoaaa-rama. -
SECTION FOTJR 12 PAGES
rare . .
-. TBe waea ta awciatr.
b-. Bprinf Btyle Exiibit.
9. The Bealo ef Maaie.
19. Wanes 'a Cln Af fairs.
11. Baahiea Cb..t. JLma. Qui Vive,
. Baauty gnareatlona Lillisa Ku.mIL
- Tor Him iMllnaMt.
. ' GsardiD Acaiaat Biindneaa Qartmda
18. Xadama Blhira, 7apaneae Brima Donna
Hadama Baviswa Diseaaeas Bar Art.
SECTION FIVE 12 PAGES
(Fietiaa Haaaisa.) .
SECTION
SIX ft
(Cotnlo)
PAGES
Livinff Models Will
Display Late Modes
ShoTs' Flndowa ef -ortXaad'B Vroall-
mt sttore WUJ Coatala jrxhilt W
soHnsr styles, th'a very latest wilt be
- I'ortland's ; leading- merehAntB have
I nibiBed this year to Introduce this
X&2l h&!!Ji'-
mated models displaying wearing ap-
1 oareL of the latest rnede' win saunter
gracefully back and aorta m trie most
Droratnent' display 'windows.-' 1 ?
aThew dlaplay-twiu; be ori- for." four
evenincs from S to 10 o clock.
The style show has been organized
systematically by -two committees.
one. on general .management and the
other on detail, handling the work.
The committees are;
General Z, Swett, chairman; T. I
Adams, Will Lipman, Aaron Frank, !.
A. McMuiien, Will .Roberts. D. N.
Botsford, H. A. Pollock, Ik: li. Baum
and . A. Dinsmoor.
JJetail I. A. . McMullen, chairman;
A. H. Adams,-1 L. Baum, G. A. Bye.
C. V. Schneider, s M. Moses, Leo P.
Thebu,-F. R, Blade, B. E. Stevens, J,
Walter Johnson, C. C. Stiger, A. I B.
weiien otamey juarette, i Crosby,
- XJavis, H. H. Pollock. M. J. B.
lennent ana unaries HcEwan.
Poisoning of Seven
Planned, Allegation
v. n,Mrf w.m. it.v.
ww . . V.
Alt Between Himself aad Comtrol of
BOUioas, Is Charg. '
New ;Tork, March 25.-(1. N. S.)
Dr. Arthur Warren "Waite planned to
poison seven persons, it is alleged. He
was determined it Is said, that noth
ing ahould stand in the way of his ob
taining sole control of th Peck millions.
That he was not able to carry out
his alleged desires' was due solely to
th telegram sent from this city by
th myaterlow K-r Adams. It waa
positively established today" that the
cu;:dt -t&d designs upon the
HU financial dealings :wlth .Miss
Katherine A. Peck, aunt of his wife,
and sister of John EX Peck, th dead
millionaire, made it highly desirable to
cause her death. rr. Waite" a apparent
friendship-, for her" served as an
mjrable mask for. his -real intentions.
: Evidence is in th bands of .District
Attorney: Swann that Waite Intended
to poison his wire, Mrs. Clara - Peck
Waite. Upon her death' as provided
L1"' ber .wtU. which he Is said to have
of th provisions would revert to him.
Highwaymen -Halt
Short Line Train
Bleport rails
to Btat' -Wheth
ex
y
Blot Any
SoBbars. :
IiOOt Wu '
eenred
. 8alt Lake City. March 15 (Sunday.)
( II P. Oman Short jLine train X(
1. northbound for . Butt, Mont, was
held np at Roy, a station about four
miles south of Ogden, arly this morn
ing.' Tb highwaymen, after flagging
the train, compelled th engine crew
to cut. off the express, car and ran- it
down tb track half a mile. -The pas
senger were not moieated. .
. Reports here early this morninr did
not say whether- the robbers secured
any loot- . - ,
: ' 1 ' ' " J '. ' a 1 hi ;
- - " Alarmists Are Banned. '
' Douglas, Ariz.;: March 25.- (0. P.)
isomer alarmists were under .a ban
of popular disapproval her " tody.
Sheriff .H. Ct Wheeler after a - tour
of the county,- announced all - quiet
even in mining camps where th Mex
leans outnumber Americans 29 to one.
SUSSEX STRUCK
BY TORPEDO, IS:
iilll
French Admiralty ; Statement
ISay Passenger Packet
Crossing Channel Was At
tacked by a Submarine.
AMERICANS ON VESSEL
ARE REPORTED KILLED
Four Americans : Lost When
Horse Steamer Englishman
:1s Sent to Bottom.
Torpedo, Beports V. ." Consul.
Washington. "March 25. (U
P.) Consular ? reports "on- th -
exploaion of th channel
steamer Sussex tonight - bore T.
out statemenU that the vessel v
was torpedoed, according to
atat 'department' messages
from Ambassador Sharp at
Paria . - . - "
The Dieppe consul reported
to Sharp that the vessel had
been torpedoed, i He said he
sent out a number of calls for
help and was brought Into
Boulogne, where a number of
wounded passengers were land-
a.
Bam Bennls, an Americans, is
reported as sayine several
Americans were wounded.,
Sharp said 60 to S persona
were RUled or wounded.-
at . . . . .
Paris, March 28. U. P4 (Sunday)
-An officlaj sUtement Issued at mi
night aaya report that th Suseex
waa. torpedoed Jav been confirmed.
Th BUtement. Issued by the min
istry' of marine, said that th Sussex
captain saw a' torpedo about 160 yards
distant and madet a vain effort to
maneuver-JUs shj- to safety. - . Th
ministry of narlne estimated that 60
Uvea -wera'Iost-i, -. - ,
London, .Maroi 25-(rj."J3 Touf
Amerisans bav beeo kHled.tw seri-
oesry -injilred and a least one other
may hAja lost, his life- in the sinking
of the 'steamers 'Sgssexoand EngMsh-
man by torpeaoea or mines in the last
24 hoars. - . -
. Mor than 50 other Americans nar
rowly escaped, death ;n th two catas
trophes. . t -4- :. 1 .
About 60 persona " were killed Mat
right by the explosion or drowned
when ' the Sussex met with ' disaster
while wosslng the English channel "to
Boulogne with 380 passengers most
of them women and children. -Fifteen
or 16 horse tenders and members of
the crew, including four Americans,
of the Englishman perished when the
vessel was sunk in British waters.
Prof eesor Baldwin BUsslag.
Professor J. M. Baldwin, one of the
Americans aboard the Sussex, is miss
ing, survivors landed at Dover and
reaching London tonight, reported he
had been taken off by a boat bound for
Boulogne. His name, however, . was
not included in the list of -Americans
arriving- at Boulogne.. It is possible
that- other Americana have' been lost-
Miss Elizabeth Baldwin, th prof es
sofa daughter, is in a Boulogne hospl
tal with a broken leg, according to acv
eral news agency dispatches. One re
port, however, said she failed to reach
Boulogne.
BUiodes Scholar Bturt.
W. G. Pen field of .Hudson, Wis.
Rhodes scholar at Oxford university, is
also in. a hospital with a badly in
lured leg. ,
The first .of the Sussex' survivors to
reached London stated frankly to
night that they did not knopr
whether the channel liner was
mined . or torpedoed. John H.
Hearley of Albany. N. a United
Press staff - correspondent, who was
aboard the Sussex, telegraphed. that
three American passengers agreed that
they saw a' torpedo.-, A Paris dispatch
quoted Samuel Bemis -of Medford.
Mass., who was en route to France to
Join an -' ambulance corps, as stating
positively that he aaw the wak of a
torpedo -just befor . the explosion. '
Pieces f Iteel Picked Tp. '
Th London agents of th line and
th American embassy were conducting
separate investigations ' tonight,''' No
statement was given out from 'either
source, but several of the company's
officials expressed the private opinion
tonight that, the steamer had struck a
mine. . : ; V ; . '- '
Important evidence was handed the
admiralty tonight by British naval of
ficers who were aboard the Sussex, and
were landed at Dover. ' They picked up
fragments of steel after th explosion.
An admiralty Investigation. It. is said,
probably will show whether these frag
ments formed part ef a torpedo or a
mm, r 1 .' - - -.-- :-."':.. ,
Additional interest 'was lent to the
Sussex disaster when it became known
that a' very high English '. perjonage
was aboard th : packet - bound for
France. This ; personage "whose . nam
cannot be made public at this time,
took command of. one of the lifeboats
and went to th rescue of an Italian'
woman .-who went; raving ; mad t when
the explosion occurred,, and jumped
oerboajrV-f-:'"!-vi.4 f-, ,tr::&-
. Premier Asqulth. Lord Kitchener and
other members of the British cabinet
wer expected 1 go td Paris late this
week or early next,, to attend th allied
war council. It is possible th "very
high English personage- referred vto
was on of thes.; . . v.;.
- Burrtrors elat Bxperlemo
. Another party of ' Sussex' : survivors
reaching London late : tonight quoted
the captain as saying that he saw the
wak of th -torpedo- So feet from the
ship. II signaled to -: the helmsman
to - swing the steamer in a desperate
effort to save the vessel, but was too
late. Th explosion ripped out 39 feet
of th forward , section of the Sussex
(Cooclud
1 Paxe . Tv. Colnma Twek
6 wri
No Explanation of State's Interest
- Before House Public IandsCk)minittee by Withy-
combe,Though'Oprrtunity Is Offered .
Wsshington, March 25. Governor
Withycomber though ' lavlted I by the
house committee on . publlo lands to
com to Washington- and b heard
on any matters . affecting the state
in the . consideration of the Ore
gon-California land grant, bills, has
neither appeared, personally or by
representative, nor made any sugges
tions in the matter. . ' . , v .
This failure on the part df th gov
ernor to present the claims of . Ore
gon, or cause them to be . presented,
has : had much to do with Congress
man Sinnott's inability to. secure; the
retention by. the sub-oommittee of the
provision of the Chamberlain bill that
40 per cent of the funda received from
grant land sales Should go to the irre
ducible school fund of the state. It
has , strengthened the ' hands of Con
gressman Raker of California In his
fight; to divert 80 per cent of the
proceeds to the general , reclamation
fund for very probable -expenditure
outside of Oregon. . ' '
What Committee's Minutes Show. -
.The minute of the public land hear
ing of March 9, clearly show the ln-
vltatlon to the governor, and his fail
ure to respond either" personally or by
representative. In th defense of the
state s interest. ' .They. . are," insofar
as they - bear upon tb subject, . a
follows;': - .
COM M ITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
; . , v THURSDAY, March
- The 'committee met at 10 o'clock a.
m., Hon. soott. Ferris (cnairmanj, pre
siding. - ',
The Chairman: "The committee will
come to order. Gentlemen of tne com
mittee, I find from consulting the
clerk's record that on Wednesday. Feb
ruary 8, 1916. lust one montn ago 10-
dav. a ' motion was made and agreed
to.tnat tne neartngs on tne uregon-
F.
SELECTS PORTLAND AS
George M." McDowell ,to Head
J.LocaI;Branih' of Big Brok-
Portland-has been -selected- as the
Pacific coast Tieadquarters . of A. O.
Anderson Sc Co., of CopentiSgen'one; of
th ' largest ship brokeragSi' operaUng,
exporting and importing -firms in the
world.
i Announcement of tn . selection of
thls.Dort was made from New York
yesterday by FK. Hitehlngs, assistant
manager- for th American branches of
th great concern. - '
; George M, McDowell, for th past
two years Portland manager of W. R.
Grace & Cp.s branch, has resigned, his
post with that firm, and will become
head of the Pacific coast branch for
the Danish firm. r
.To Hap Out Policy.
- Thechange takes place at once, and
McDowell will leave Portland for New
York for a conference with officials of
the company, during which the entire
policy of the Portland office will be
mapped out. -
1 The-announcement is one of the best
pieces of news that Portland haa heard
in, many years. It means much to the
city. Among the prospects are:
The operation of a fleet of steamers
and sailing vessels from this port.
Th barter of millions of dollars Of
Oregon products annually.
The importation by ship load of ma-
(Concluded on Page Fle, Column Seren.)
Editor of "Sunset"
Testifies Portland
Has Nothing Ailing
A highly 'prized testimonial
is the following,. contained In t
:
letter to the publisher of-Th.:
Journal from- W. V. Woehlke,
managing editor ot. th Sun- m
set Magaxine: '
"Allow m . to congratulate
you oh' the fine work you are
doing In.- making Portland ac- r
quain ted with, the industries '
which have ' grown run in its .
limits. 1 Some years - ago: while
investigating lndustrlai condi-- m
tiona along the Pacific-coast, Ik ,
was astoniahed ' to find . th
nucleus of a very promising :
furniture: industry in Portland,
and from reports I gathered in-.
various- large f urnitur stores , if
along the Pacific coast, I found
that th , goods of this Port.
land concern compared favor-
bly with the best of th Orand
Rapid - output v and. owing to "
freight rates and other condl-
tlons, were sold for less. - The
; series. ought ta have been an
eye-opener even to the home In-1 .
dustry advocates f Oregon." s
k such, appreciations ars natur- f(
ally--very . gratifying,- showing
as they., do that Th "Journal's H.
efforts to reveal Portland to
Itself and to sJl the world be m
- sides are-havlnr the desired :
:-effect vfcss'i.--.,----'
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Apropos of Mr. Woehlke's re
m ; marks regarding furniture man - it
m iufacturingit is timely to state
the retail "Value of f urnlture ;
i nanufaeture4--.ln - Portland is
0ic now 37,000,000 annually, : The m
goods"v.; tn-- America, in value1 4
of - output, lis located, in ;Port m
land.- ,.----'- V- 'y 5 ' ' . -1 ' 4
MeanwhUa. on the editorial -
page of The Journal today, api ;:
pears on of . the sweetest i
stories ever printed Under the
title -notsmg the Matter with '
Portland.- ;Rad IVI'
FIRM 0
COPENHAGEN
HEADQUARTERS
ts jk I s
:
in O.-CXand Grant Bills Made
California land
- grant matter, inciua-
inr tha several bills on . the subject,
be begun -on February 17, 181. 1 find
that the hearings were begun on. Feb
ruary 17 1918, and I hold In my hand
a copy of the proceedings had on that
day, a printed copy; and I may add
that the committee has been in session
nearly every legislative day since that,
aside from -two or three days that we
wer detained in the house perhaps
one or two days' out of each week.
I am also informed, and I think. Mr,
Slnnott will agree with It, that at that
time we wired the governor of his
state, and made a request of him stat
ing that we would grant any hearing
that might be desired by any officials
of th . state of Oregon, or anybody
connected -with the state."
Committeemen Give opportunity.
Mr. Slnnott: That waa wired at
the request of the committee."
The Chairman! x'That was done by
the request of th committee. I am
also informed- and I have seen cop
ies of papers from' the west, winch
show that the Oregon papers have been
full of thla matter since It begun. I do
not take thoae papers, but I have had
marked copies sent me and have re
ceived .-them throurh one source and
another; and without any disposition
to-cut off anyone- who wants -to b
heard, X think it very proper to elate
for th record at' thlatirae-that the
Supreme . court gave congress six
month in which to-finally act. and it
is therefore Incumbent upon the com
mittee to allow everyone to be heard
who reasonably can be heard and who
is -within reach, but tnese neannga
cannot b held -open indefinitely and
mm must close tfcem no."
Mr. Lenrootu fMr! Chairman, I move
that these hearings . be . closed next
Tuesday .night, the general hearings.
to recall anybody that we ' want for
our own Information."
(The motion waa agreed to. and it
waa ao ordered.)
-'The Chairman; "Mr. Puter, are you
read v to nroceedT
Statement of Mr. S. A. D. Puter
follows.)
KLICE LYNE MAKES
DEBUT IN PORTLAND
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... Famous FelicevLyne, the peUte sor
prano of tb Boston Orand Opera com
pany mad r & orUand debut ; last
night as MimI tn PuccInTs ri. Bo
heme," -and th,audlenc grew so de
monstraUv in appreciation that' th
ovation must have been almost as in
spiring as was her sensational recep
tion at Covent warden three years ago
where she made -her. operatic debut
as GUda in rRigoletto."
By- the time it was all ovr. . Miss
Lyne's dressing room and a large por
tion or the stage bore semblance to
a flower shop, for to right and left
stood magnificent floral- tributes that
had been passed across the footlights
during the course of the performance.
It must have been like a real "home
Coming" to . the . young and brilliant
artist, and she was deeply Impressed.
. "This reminds me of London," she
exclaimed, "I certainly am deeply im
pressed." -
Opera Ssoa Most tmooessful.
With Puccini's much beloved work,
the Boston Orand Opera company
closed its first Portland season,
which, though brief, was the most
successful of any ever recorded. Man
ager Max Hlrsch of the opera com
pany expressed himself more than
pleased with the patronage, and W. T.
Pangle, manager of the Heilig, said
that the engagement had been an over
whelming auccess in every respect.
Mr. Hlrsch said he hopes it will be
possible to arrange for. the Pacific
coast annually, with a season of at
least a week for Portland. '
The only regret voiced by the man
ager. Conductor Moranzon! and . the
200 members of the company was th
inclement weather, for they were eager
to see more or Portland and the scenic
country. ; " -; ' :
. "1 ant In. " lov with this western
coast.", said Conductor Mbranzont,
Who came her for th first time, "and
ani sorrv that the rain prevented ns
from making a trip over th Columbia
river highway. But we hop the
weather will be more favorable next
time.-. . '.. .. , ' - - -
"The three' performances were given
before capacity houses. said Mr.
Pangle, "and that means that about
fOOO attended. and many had to be
turned away at the last performance.
About 200 were glad to secure stand
ing room, . and that was all of the
overflow - that we could accommodate.
But then- the company ; was th most
ambitious . attraction ever booked : In
Portland. " : ';' ' K 3 .'-fe.-
"With th exception of 'Ba 'Hur
given at th old Uarquam Grand some
IS years ago, this haa been th most
successful season of an y large pro
duction in th - history - of Portland.
'Ren -Hur was attended by a larger
number or peopi becaus it was on
th boards for a week."..: , fif-ju
f. So much for the season as a whole.
tr auany -Wear Turasd ; Away..'
'About ' t99 wers disappointed Jast
night when they discovered the 'gal
lery seats ; occupied long - befor th
beginning of th performance. They
were taken early tn th afternoon, th
line having commenced at O'clock in
tb afternoon t as soon as th .doors
closed for ,tbe matinee. As soon as
the capacity was exhausted th .doors
wer again closed. To make it com
fortabl for those who "came early
sandwiches and coffee were, served at
6 o'clock, and 800 took advantage of it.
:r. Seavleet Sum , JSver ' Zxperla-aoed.
.The .gallery 1ms -fr Uhe, matinee
performance began at 7 o'clock yes
terday morning. when an opera hun
gry -woman appeared and ' toohr. flrat
place, f; The intention wasx to open the
. Concluded . Fax Tttf Celutaa BeTtn)
GRANT BILL IS
ABOUT READY
FOR A REPORT
Fight Before House Sub-Corn
mittee to Save Full 40 Per
Cent for State School Fund
Is Lost by Sinnott. :
FINAL DRAFT WILL BE '
DRAWN UP TOMORROW
New Section 7 Favors Small
Purchasers; Large Holders
Relegated to Courts.
Washington, March 25. (WASHINO-
TOK BtJREAtr OF THE JOURNAL.)
The land grant bill has, been prac
tically completed by the house sub-'
committee,' but another meeting will
b held Monday, to "get the final draft
in its proper shape. "
The committee today definitely de
cided that timber shall b taxable
when .sold and adopted a-- new sec
tion seven, authorizing the govern
ment, to bring suit - to settle the
equities of all claimants under un
completed contracts where - the pur
chase Involves 160 acres or more.
John Land and other large holders
are thus relegated to the. courts.
Small . purchasers ars confirmed In
their titles on completing payments
af contract price to the government,
Binaott Fights Hard.
, in "th. struggle over the share of
timber proceeds to go to Oregon, Rep
resentatives Slnnott of Oregon and 1a
Follette of Washington, stuck together
for th provisions of th Chamberlain
bill, uylng first, for the 40-40 .plan,
then suggesting 40 per cent .for the
counties and 20 for the stata Repre
sentative Lenroot of Wisconsin . of
fered a pian to divert 40.' per cent to
the reclamation fund. In this he was
supported by Mays f Utah and. Raker
of California, which gave, him a ma
jority, . .f , ; , . tWrtmn
J UeprtsinUtlyei vUay, jlxA Raker
have lined ud .together to. oppose Jlb-
eral v Bealins;."- wtttv" Oregon Lenroot
being- much more frorabla jthan, these
- It Is impossible to forecast cioseiy
whether- tb full committee will ser
iously .dUturo tnsworav. pr . tne euo-
committee. Chairman Ferris and Rep
resentative Taylor of Colorado, two of
th most influential .members, -are
counted, upon to oppose any reduction
in ..Oregon's .share.' Chairman .Ferris
says that the committee will b called
together at one to consider th report
of the sub-committee when It is .com'
pleted and that no time will, be wasted
in reporting- it to w housa - .
Way. WUI B ; Cleared.
He mentioned tbe matter at tb
Democratic - caucus last night. The
bill is not a part of the program, but
the understanding is ' that the rules
committee will make way for It as
soon as it is ready. , -.;.'
Th. bill refrains from placing even
city water' supplies in forest reserves
because of the legal theory on which
It is drawn, th hope being thereby
to make It proof against railroad at
tack. The watersheds of Portland,
Oregon City and Corvallis are pro
tected by withdrawal from entry for
two years, leaving ultimate action to
future legislation.
Armies of Diaz and
Zapata Join, Eeport
Combiaed Force arnmber 10,000, Zt Xs
Said, and i Will . March Direct to
Mexican Capital tTalsss Stopped.
Galveston, :Texas,rMarch 25. (I. N.
a) Advices reaching her from Ver A
Crut. declare that the armies of Dlas
and Zapata,' which have been oper
ating In southern Mexico for months,
have " united in the' state of Morelos,
approximately :. 100 - miles south,' of
Mexico City. ' '
- From these reports it appears that
Diss forces, after capturing- .the Im
portant city of Poebla and making ar
rangements to hold it. marched west
through tb mountain " passes - and
ioined Zapata-. It -Was said that a
deserter from Dlas army brought the
news to Vera Crux and-deciared that
th united armies would march direct
to the capital of ' Mexico if - some
strong force did not interrupt them.
It is reported : that - the combined
forces number 10,000. ' '
Tha fighting about Fuebla has been
fierce and many .men were - lost on
both- aides. Dlas appeared to have
a - greater number of cannon and
eventually succeeded In driving oppo
sition f rom tb little state.. Carranxa
ha a strong fore between Cuernavaca
and Mexico City and it Is believed that
the-deciding battle will b fought
within the next few days.
Snipers Attempted
Tq Shoot U. S. Flyer
Mexlcas ; Outlaws Put r Shot Through
Oasolia Tank ef Aviator's Maehin
a' K eturns Front zpdltios
5-ColumbuVN. AfMarch tarV.)
Sporadic sniping . by Mexican outlaws-
was reported , tonight by Lieu
tenant , Herbert Dargue, th daring
aviator whose flight through a desert
sand; storm amazed army officers to
day. . In addition to -4000 foot drop,
due to striking a wind eddy, lDargue's
flight was' marked by , a, brush with
snipers, who pat tbre shots - through
his.jaeroplane, on of which punctured
his gasolln tank. Two bullets punc
tured the wings of Dargue's military
biplane, ' he reported. H was unable
to ses ; the snipers, but Slgsagged his
course ..to-escap:tneir iShots
Ishi, Stone Age
WildMan,Dies
of CiviUzatiori
Aborigint Who Used Fire Sticks
v Waa Transplanted to unw
' ' - versity of California. , .
Berkeley, CaL, March 25. (U. P.)
Ishi. the noted "wild man" who was
found Jiving the life .of an aborigine
in northern California, is dead today,
The Indian stood civilization for sev
eral years, then succumbed to an 111
r. ess, and expired at th University of
California hospital.
Hunters found Ishi in the wyd
mountains up north. He had never
heard of cities of anything like that.
Even matches wer unknown to him.
He used fire sticks. ...
They brought Ishi here and made
him an attache of the University of
California's anthropological museum.
There he was studied and marveled at
by scientists until his health failed.
The $300 which Ishi got will be used
In paying his funeral expenses. A fu
neral ceremony with many weird f ea-
tures is being arranged, so Ishi will be
laid to rest with much primitive pomp
and ceremony, aa he desired. His af
fairs are in the hands of the public ad
ministrator. Ishi's bows and arrows,
fire sticks and other curious treasures
wiu oe aept in tne museum. '
VILLA HARD PRESSED
BY PURSUING FORCE
IN EL 0S0 DISTRICT
Hope of. Bandit's Capture Is
Renewed by Official Re-
, p. . j . r-i n ioe. iscto government ret Mexico jor
ports Kecelved at trras0ilth fingie purpose f taking tb .
TUla Howth of l Oso. " -
-El Paso, Texas, March 25,-
(I. N. s 8.)-3eneral Gabrial .
Qavira at Juares tonight gav
at throsgh 'Andrea . Oarcls,
Carranza-consul here, th fol .
ill- :, lowing Mnessag'e received by"
Gavlra from General Bertant
'at Madera: t - : . . . v t
-VUla . and forces, reterating
towards 8an Gsronipio" ranch,
e south El Osd, near where
. American soldiers, are eparaU .. -m
4k V Ing With' detachments ef Car-
ransav sold'ers.;;, , , ,
-' 1 ,l "l" '' . .r
" Bl PastV Texas. March tir-lVl JF.)
Hope of Villa's capture soon wfk .tb
newed tonight by official reports that
he was In the Santa Clara canyon, dis
trict, bard pressed by -th. cooperating
American and Xrranzlsta forces. -, Ths
band" .reported .. sighted -by .American
troops near Nam lqulpa was believed to
be rilla's. ..'- - . "vl
A message r rota General Francisco
Bertani at Madera mads publlo tonight
by General - Gavira. ln Juares located
Villa between - San Geronlmo and El
Oso, at the western entrance to th
canyon. - Th Carranxa detachment un
der Colonel -Canos, with whom Colum
bus reports stated ths Villlstas had
dashed ' twice, waa said to be hard
after. Villa. . -' .
Wire Communleation Xestorsd.
"Wire communication south of Juares
was restored tonight. Mexicans -ar
riving from Namtquipa also confirmed
Bertani's report of. Villa's presence In
the Santa Clara district. .They said
Villa had fled east from Kl Oso, fol
lowing a skirmish , with Carransa
troops and was believed to be hiding
in tne canyon.
Numerous detachments of United
States and Carransa troops encircled
the Santa Clara and the San Miguel
districts In which Villa was last re
ported at different times.
General Gavira of Juares today ex
pressed the opinion that an American
cavalry column under Colonel George
A. TJOdd was closely pressing the out
law's main force of 200 followers in
the -rocky defiles ot I the Santa Clara
canyon. - .y .-
Ooitununioatiou Zs Cut,
- Villlstas hav cut' comrauafcation
south of Casaa Grandes and tne cen
sored government wireless brought no
available information except , that
Brigadier General Pershing's men wer
carrying out bis plans with all possl
bl speed In the face of sleety, cold
weather.
The first serious accident in which
United States troops hav figured In
Mexico was reported today by Brae
McKelleher, an American who arrived
in El - Paso from Pearson. ' Two cars
loaded with, troops southward bound
over the ' Mexico Northwestern " lines
toppled over a steep embankment south
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to rent in Rose City Park. A Jour
nal ad n roc u red .a tenant In 2a
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pages ,10, 11, 12, 13. -14 and It, :
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Poultry and yireou 37 -
41 PAIR of pure bred .Plymouth
Rock Homer pigeons, all work
ing, v Take all at 60 cents a pair. -
-Tb. Journal ; has
th lirrut -
dally circulation of any newspa
per In, Portland . and its trading
radius. - It leads the morning pam per-
by several thousands and is
; practically. 59 per cent f greater ?
man. us nearest afternoon
con-;,
;temporary,;ytyjyy
BORDER: LIARS '
ARE SHOVVH IIP
Wilson Issues Statement An
nouncing So Long as' Hon
orable Men: Control vl). S
Intervention Is Impossible.
SENSATIONAL RUMORS
AIM TO CAUSE BREAK
Falsehoods Spread to Bring
Intervention and Help Prop
erty Owners. -
Washington,' March 28. (U. P.)
President Wilson tonight Issued , an
official announcement that progagand- -ists
ar "disseminatinr fals Informs-
tion as.to conditions on th Mexican
border to incite troubl between th
United SUtes ' and th d facto gov '
ernment of Mexico for the purpose ot
Dnngmg aoout intervention..
Th president charged that aensa-
tional rumors "wholly unjustified br '.
the facts" ars being-dispatched "in '
lb interests of certain, owners of .
Mexican -property. -
He added: "The neoDle of tha
United States should know the sin--
later influences that ar afoot,
Bingi purpose to Take TUla, , -
'As has already been , announced.
ih expedition into Mexico . Was or
dered under an agreement- with ths
u.nuu, i tin, wnusa jorew - oaa - ac
I tuaiiy
Invaded the territory of ' th .
United States, and Is. In no sense in--.-
tended as invasion of that republic.
or as infringement of its sovereignty.
"I bar therefore asked th several -
news agencies, to help the administra
tion in keeping this view of th sltua-
on cons tan uy oerore ootn in peopi
of this country and th distressed peo
ple -of Mexico, wbo ars very suscept i
lble.vbut also. very ready to believe that
these impressions - proceed from . th -view
and object' of our; government .'
Itself. '.- t '''r V v
- WovUd Withhold "War ItorUi." -
"Such conclusions, it- must Jbe said.
are not' unnatural because tha mala if .
not th only . source of information for
ths paopl of "both sides of ths border -is
tn- publlo v press of tb. United
States. In order to avoid the creation "
of erroneous and dangerous impres ,
sions In-this way, I tiav "called upoo -
the several news' agencies to- vse th
utmost car not to give news stories - :
regarding this expedition the color of .
war, to withhold stories -of troop move
meats and military preparations which
I might be given that tnterpreutlon. and
jto refrain- from-puWishlng onverlfled
1 rumors of unrest in? Mexico.
.SxpBdltlon Only Funitiv. V
T feel that It Is most'deslrsbls to
impress upon both bur own peopi and
tha peopi of Mexico the fact that tb -expedition
la simply a necessary puni
tive on to punish marauders i.whc
raided Columbus -and-. Who infest th .
unprotected district-near the border.
which they use as a base in making-
attacks upon the lives and property
of our citiserfs ' within our own terri- -
tory. It is the purpose of our com
manders to cooperate in every posst
ble. way with the forces of General
Carranza In removing this cause of ir
ritation to both sides snd to leave
Mexican territory as soon as that pb
ject Is accomplished. yy -
XMuaor Makers Are Aetlrs.
It 1 my duty to warn the peopi
of ths United States that there ar par -.
sons all along the border who are ac
tively engaged in originating and gtv- -ing
as wide currency. as they can to
rumors of the most sensational and ?
disturbing sort which are wholly us-
justixied cy th facts. Ths object of
this traffic In falsehood is obvious.
"It is to create intolerable friction
between the government of the United
States and the de facto government of
Mexico- for ths purpose : of bringing '
about Intervention Iir th Interests of
eartain- America), owners of Mexican
property. : i. i '
'. p TO a sTe ZBtSTTsatloB. y .-.
"Tb is object cannot b obtained as
long- as san and honorabl men ar in :
control of this' government, but very .:
serious conditions may b created, ua
necessary bloodshed may result and
th relations between the two republics
may b -very much embarrassed. Th
people of th , United States' should
know the. sinister sad unscrupulous in
fluence that ar afoot and should b
on their guard Against crediting any
story- coming- from the border; and
those who disseminate the news should
make It A matter of patriotism and of
conscience to test th source and au
thenticity of every report they receivs "
from that quarter."
Douglas Report a Lie. "
Douclas. Aria, March 25. (U. P,) '
The telegram seht Senator Ashurst by
D. A.- Richardson Douglas . sttornsy,. -.
etating that a Urge Mexican army with
40 places of artillery -.was mobilised .
within a few blocks of the center ,
the city was branded as an unquall ;
fled; falsehoodby Mayor C.;0. SlUs
today, !,'- -.-;-.- y--- -
Senator Ashurst presenting tb mat
ter at Washington, attracted nation
wfds attention - to tbs apparently Im
periled position'-of Pouglas., rln ths
sutement . he Issued, Mayor Ellis' ex
pressed regret that tber fwas no law ,
.tAt -..I,.K1 r..ik)imM' fnr .V, -
malicious perpetrator of the report.
With th -scensabf tths iVilla-chsas
rapldlyt siftlng,itoyth; asV peae -tlmes'
eomposore; was being .restore .
In: Douglas. Manyftof H ths Sonera '
troops will be sent S to th south If '
Villa retreats ; towards ; th east' it ts
belived "heretiAA1!-'-
. ' ' -rr " ,
Russian; Ships Sink Turk Vessel
Ptrograd. March 25.-i-U. P.) Hon
eisn torpedo boats hav sunk Turkish
sailing vessels in the Black Sea, it was
announced tenIsbt.t?V? .
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