CONTENTS
; ; THE WEATHER
" Portland-Sunday, conditions favor
able Sot fair weather, with , westerly
triads.
i Oregoa, : Washington, - Idaho Sun
day,: conditions t avorable for fat
weather. Heavy frost in early morn-lag-.
Winds mostly westerly.
Section Section- ' -
' 1 General Hews. General Tse- -
8 Sports. Anto- . tans, Schools, -
' mobile. Good Science. :
Read. Merins, 4 Society. Clubs,
Ia tUiktiudFt- s MdiIo, Fashions.
B&xct, Bnl Heodleworlc- -..
tate. Want AAs. 8 rictioa Msg.
3 Dramatic, dl 6 Comic ...
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VOL. XIV. - NO. 4.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON ' SUNDAY , MORNING, - APRIL. 16, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
65 COUNTS ARE
I
T
President Wilson's Note to
Germany Containing Final
Statement on Submarine
Matter Goes Tomorrow.
EVERY VIOLATION GIVEN
CONSIDERATION IN NOTE
president Expected to Report
, to Foreign Relations Com
mittees Monday.
. Washington, April 15. (U, F.) Un-v-
less an eleventh hour move by Ger
many prevents, America's statement of
. Iter case against the Imperial gov
ernment la th matter of submarine
warfare Is expected to be on Its way
J 'to Berlin by Monday. '
Secretary Lansing and the president
are understood to have practically
completed the document which Is. to
.- lay before the German government and
-the-world what may prove the United
States last word on the subject. Both
v worked all day at their task. The
president did not leave his study until
late this afternoon, though he usually
- spends Saturday away from the White
. House. Tonight he was at work again.
- Berlin Alive to Sanger.
- Suggestion that Germany may act
, In ; a manner , to delay the sending of
t the fateful communication was seen
tonight In dispatches that the Berlin
. - foreign office was bending every effort
. to avoid a break. .
Gerard has been In frequent com
munication with the German chancel
, lor and the latter had sent new instruc
tions to Ambassador Bernstorff, ac
' cording to official reports. Bernstorff
'could not be reached here to deny or
j confirm. .
- A highly confidential document sent
from the state department late today
to the White House was reported to
..'contain Important word from Gerard
but this likewise could not be con-
- firmed.
65 Counts to Indictment.
. pfficial Washington gave 'real cre-
- dence to the reports, however. Now
that the long threatened break with
the. German empire has become so im
' mlnent that most officials believer no i
h unsatisfactory response to the docu
ment drs-fted today" can avert It,' the
disposition seems to be to grasp at.any
suggestion that may mean : the con
trary. . " ' t "
.' The Indictment against Germany,'."it
is. said, contains 6& counts- names 66
instances of ships torpedoed in viola
tion of the rights of American citi
zen s." Coming as a -bit of irony in
' the situation were of fleial reports dur
ing the - day of two more such In-
stances, the torpedo attacks on the
: Morgan, Abbey ... and -the i Inverlyon.
"Whether or not these two could be
- .classed with, the other 65, however, is
not known. The 65 - are . said - to in
clude only those on which the United
.... States government is sure of its case.
Sussex" Xs Most Important.
Of the number the most important
is the Sussex, the specific case, that
, has brought the issue, mow nearly a
year old. to a head. The government
is convinced of permany's wrongdoing
: la tne case or tne Sussex and Uer
, many's own offered defense, some say,
played a large part In the conviction.
On the president's statement, it is
believed Germany will have to accept
one of two courses dissolution of
diplomatic relations; complete altera
- tlon of her submarine warfare.
The president will lay down. It Is
- understood the complete effect of the
; German principles of undersea cam
paigning; as felt by this one neutral
. country and will emphasise that thia
- has been- in contravention of interna
: tional law and in disregard of a peace
ful nation's rights.
Must Accept Bnaau Restrictions.
. Only by accepting without further
- equivocation the rules of humane war
fare, he, will make clear, can Germany
, continue to deal on a friendly basis
with America.
Iealing as he does with what he
- termed in his Lusltania note of July
- 21, "unpardonable offenses against the
sovereignity of the United states, the
repetition of which would be regarded
as deliberately unfriendly," the presi
dent's language is expected to prove
Simple and unmistakable.
' Monday the president : will probably
. report to the members of the house
and senate foreign affairs commit
' tees the coarse he has taken. Whether
he will delay dispatch of the state
ment . until after his talk with the
: campaign leaders is not known.
. . '- Wants Congress to Know., .
.. His view is- known to be that his
executive department is alone charged
with the duty , and the responsibility
of "determining; the matter. On the
. other hand he is said to desire, ln-
vOuncluded on Page Two. Column Three)
Ford to Be Urged to
Become a' Candidate
Spreckels Will Seek to Persuade Him
. to Xisad Pacificists; BTame to Be En
tered la Pennsylvania Primary.
( Washington, . , Aprt ,.lfi. (u. P.) -Rudolph
Spreckels went to. Detroit to
day to try and persuade Henry Ford
.. to become 5 the' presidential candidate
of the Pacificist party In the" coming
campaign. As a first step to that end.
it was learned that Ford would be en
tered in the Republican primary ' In
Pennsylvania. - .r ;.,.
-! "I may vote for Wood row "Wilson in
November," eald ; Spreckels. "but I
would . like to - vote the ' Republican
ticket, . I cannot support Roosevelt
because ; of his inconsistency in join
ing the men he fought In -191. Hushes
I a promising candidate, but we do
.not know whether he Is qualified for
president. 1 r
AGAINS
TEUTON DIVERS
NEWS INDEX
SECTIOX ONE 10 PAGES
- A.
65 Connts Against Taatos Divers. -4
Mexicans Killed in Ptml Attack.
"CitV of Prtrtl.nH" T. Tl.ri-luul .
Hardiac Has If Charm f or ProsrreMlves.
-none intertiwnce Bull xomorrnr.
Activity Near Verdun Renewed. ; ..
survey or ladustry untlined.
8. ; Expedition' Original Orders tTncasBired.
. v jaexieaa jaoos les
trey Valuable Prop.
rty.
BreckenrideV Attacks Militia FUa.
S.t Musing Youth Murder Victim, :
Crew of Liner Strike. - ,
.. .. (Senator Day lakes lame 'With The
. " journal. ; . ,
Veceeaity ef Sural Credits Wrced.-",
, Oermao. Jnvaatoa ef U. S. Pictured.
. Draajleaa Phvaioian leaes Buit.
- ; Marvin HucLitt Portland Visitor.
" Fire Patrol Atieciationa Elect. ,
Attempt at Suicide Suspected,
. : Historic Penny Pocket Piece.
S. Beat Lin CanmlttM Kovina Varlt
: , Complete Z.irt of Candidates for Office.
.attack oa .Prohibition Statute Been.
McCue Candidate for District Attorney
. Jones Bill to Pass Con ratal.
. "Tamina; of the Shrew'1 Well Produced.
7. Fifty Candidates for Delerateabipe. --
Ieg-islative Ticket Offers usual Variety,
. m. f op ox icas vnj xs jam.
Claxton Addresses Cirie Learue. .
: Saturdar in the Courts.
fl. Trade exounioa late Wsskiagtoa ti
Planned. '
- Ketail Merehaata to Convene at Astoria.
IS. .Rosebud Parade to e oa West Bide..
Luxuries in Mexico Come Hifh.
. Mexioans Approve Villa Queet.
11.- Orefoa Hose Culture Discussed is Book.
' Festival Parade Prizes Announced.
Highway Tie-UTS Eisht" to Be Favsd
Sooa.
IS. . Clackamas Oraad Jury Xstnrns ladlot-
UlOflll. 1
. ..- Sweet Horns Resident Burned to Death.
- Odd Fellows Plan Bis Celebration.
1, State ' Registration Figures Show In
crease. . !.:.
13. St. Luke's Church KM Had Xnmg
- Career.
Sudden. Wealth for The Dalles Woman.
Milton A. Miller Addresses Pendleton
Democrats. -......:
. Thief Returns 12000 Worth of Jewelry.
14. Railroad Urged to Bring Highway to
People.
Portland's Claims to Professional
Schools Set Forth.
Clothing Shop Formally Opened
16. News of the Churches.
13. Trainmen's Cue of Vital Concern.
SECTION TWO 16 PAGES
Pare,
1-3.
4-7.
Sports Kews and Gossip.
Automobiles and Good Roads.
Markets aud Finance.
10-le. Want Ads.
16. Marine.
SECTION THREE 12 PAGES
Fags..'
1. . Dramatic and Photoplay Hews,
s. Hoosier Honor By Jack Lait.
Portland's Early firs Fighters.
. . Editorial.
Brief Information. ...
Town Topics.
University and College News,
Illustrated .sews Review.
War Zone Observations.
10. Vows of the PubUo Schools.
11. Popular Scienoe.
Is. Wares of Vnolsanliness By Dr. Woods
Hutchinson.
Teddy's Tree Fluting By Gsorgsae
Faulkner. ,
Cartoonorrams By Coarles A, Ordea. .
8ECTION FOUR PAGES
The Week in Society.
Women's Club Aft airs.
' 6.
The Realm of Mnaia.
7.
Beauty Chat Br . i.ilUan . useell.
. xasaion a va-aries. -Needlework
Design.
w ?T1a,.J Biennial Cluk Coaveation. ' "
Hew York Society etter,
SECTION"" PITE-12 " PAGES "
-r-,. - (Fiction :aasino,) -
SECTION ' SIX 1 PAGES
" " Cmio.)
Titanic. Survivors'
Claims Are Settled
Announcement Za Made oa Fourth An-
nlrersary of Slnklngr of Oreat Trans.
atlantio Xdnex With 1635 Persons.
New York, April 15. (U. P.W-Four
years ago tonight the world's greatest
passenger-carrying- ship, the last word
In ocean comfort and speed, struck an
iceberg, tottered and sank with 163S
souls. The vessel was the Titanic.
New York recalled this, the greatest
of sea disasters, tonight in the an
nouncement that after four years, all
claims against the White Star 'line
made on behalf of the 650 survivors
had finally been settled.
Machine Gun Co. Is
Ordered to Border
Xdentenant Jonas and So Ken With
Equipment Prom Vancouver Bar
rack to Xieave. -
Vancouver, Wash., April 15. Or
ders were received at Vancouver bar
racks this: afternoon for the machine
grun company t proceed at once to
Calextco, Cat Preparations were com
menced at once and it is expected that
the company will leave Sunday.
The company is composed of about
30 men, under command of Lieutenant
Jones. Full equipment will be taken
along-. Including -15 riding animals,
four machine aruns, and mules.
The trip to Calexico will occupy
about four days. t "
-- V.' ' ' ' ' ' i - -n n i"'.
U. P. Engineers Have
Deserted Demands
Milwaukee Men Will Follow Desertion
of Move f or rig;ht Hour Day Basis,
Zs Announcement. ' ' '-
New York. "April 15. Engineers of
the Union Pacific railway have de
serted the movement for an eight hour
day basis, it was announced, end Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul engineers
will do likewise. Employes of west
ern roads are f-pe-ted to fall in line
soon. .
$6,000,000 Order Is
Given for Steel Bails
Pennsylvania Buys for Delivery XTsxt
Tear; :.: Beading. Orders 28 Baldwin
v Preight : Z.ocomoUvea at fl.OOO.OOO.-
; Philadelphia, Pa,, April 15. -iJ, N. B.)
The Pennsylvania railroad today
placed an order for 56.000,000 worth of
steely rails, for delivery next year.
Reading has ordered 28 Baldwin
freight locomotives to cost $1,000,900.
Reserve Bank Fights Are Worn ' '
Washington, April 15 (U. P.) Vic
tory; for Cleveland and Richmond in
their ;flghts with .Pittsburg- and Balti
more over, the location of their Federal-
reserve . banks was. assured -this
afternoon. " ' , .
48 MEXICANS
LOSE LIVES IN
PARRAL ATTACK
- .-'....-- ": - .. ' i : -
U. S. Cavalrymen, Detailed to
Recover - Bodies of ;Two
Slain Comrades, Use Ma
chine Gun When Attacked.
UNARMED TROOPERS OF
TENTH CAVALRY SHOT
Small Party Sent in for Sup.
plies Fired Upon, Main
Force to the Rescue"
- Br E; T. Conkle. '
El PasaVTexas, April 15. (U. P.) -
A detachment of ' the Tenth ; United
States cavalry entering; Parral to re
cover the dead bodies of two of their
men Killed when they hoped to obtain
food supplies, opened fire with a ma
chine gun when a mob rushed the de-
lacnment. .
About 48 Mexican wr 1r1Tl 'am
between 70 and 80 wounded, according
to me report or Wednesday's clash
made public here tonight by 'govern
ment officials' The number of Ameri
cana wounded in addition to the two
troopers killed was not announced al
though J he wounded were said to be in
grave, danger from Insufficient medical
attendance. . , .
Carransa Troops In Mexican Mob.
According- to the official announce
ment nere. uarranza troona worst in th
Mexican mob. The Tenth csva1r .
covered the bodies of their two dead
and withdrew.
Seven .: American mining- men ' were
reDOrted . to 7 on in ainnsrei- -fMnt
Mexican . uprising at the- Booulla
mines. 65 milen xnu t ri t n tti do..
General Manager Morehouse of the
mines was called from El Paso by a
messaira from th rpsidnnt nnrin.
tendent. who said the Mexicans were
threatening; the Americans. Later the
El Paso owners were unable to ret In
touch with the mines by telegraph or
leiepnone. . .
Rayi AntAnln T' inrii istt
P.) General Pershing's report of the
street fisrhti-no- In i Piml Xt7niw
when two American: troopers and 40
Mexicans were killed stated that ? the
for' - mrm -sffa m a :'.. . v-.fx-i
n -l. . mmm- w . . v& VVIUUC1
Brown's Tenth (colored) cavalry. There
was no Indication in the report made
publio here tonight by General Fun-
u . nisvi aiajor xompKins was in
charge of the detachment as heretofore
-3 - ......
- The outbreak occurred: when a small
Into Parral for supplies The soldiers
were unarmed. 'They were fired upon
without provocation and fled, pursued
by Mexicans. . The advices did not in
dicate whether the Mexicans included
any members of the Carranzista gar
rison, i ...
; Porty Mexicans Killed.
The forae-ins- nnrtv in tha
camp and reported the ' Incident with
the result that the main force turned
on the pursuing Mexicans, scattering
them with a sharp- fire. Forty Mexi
cans were killed in this clash, ac
cording to- Pershing-. The dispatch did
not mention thai ti ma rf .' maphln. criin
by the American- forces. s Actually two
i wno - recei vei irom tr ersning,
G.nernl FnniitAn t a t.H nn. vi.
lumbus and the other byway of Chi-
nuanua, wnere it was relayed by Con
sul Letcher. -Both
tmeiMarM w.ra
morning from Pershing's headquarters
aji ere was no -explanation
of the delay in fUing-the accounts.
smnston sends Reinforcements.
Is Genp.ral Fimstnn h,. ik. i
. l eiu-
forceraents to Satevo, it was given out
tonight - after be made publio the
Pershing- reports. It was also learned
that the land wire from ffamiqulpa to
Columbus has been cut again by. Mex
icans. Some officers at. headquarters
regarded the cutting of the wire as in
dication of hostility by. Carranzistas
along the lino of. communication, al
though there was admittedly nothing
to indicate whether the wire was
snipped by bandits or hostile de facto
troops, beyond control of their com
manders. --i -f- ..
Villa was, lost, in the shuffle tonight
None of - the reports mentioned the
fugitive bandit and the latest official
report of his whereabouts was a -brief
official statement from Pershing dated
March SO. after the battle of Guerrero
By this time Villa may be south of the
Durango border or in the mountains in
southern Chihuahua state, acording to
Funston r. -
r ' More Men Beach Parral. "" "
- General Funston concealed the
strength of the reinforcements rushed
southward. intimated.! however,
that strong detachments Already have
arrived' in the vicinity; of Parral' ca
pable- of taking, care of themselves,
come what may as a result of the
Parral clash 05 . the Carranxo request
for wlthdrawaL '' .
, Word of the cutting- of the wire came
'Concluded na Pass Two. Coiuias. rtr
Two Day s Remain In
.Which to Register
:l -t ,
Books VOl Be Closed Tuesday Bren-
lng; It Behoores Tardy Citizens to
Take Hotlea. ; . - , '
,. Two more .days remain in Which to
register. v Tfe ; books - at the .Tcounty
courthouse will v closet at 9 o'clock
Tuesday night. The closing hour for
Monday night -will also be 9 o'clock.
Yesterday . was the banner day for
registrations thus - far this year, the
total being 5381, .making the grand
total 66,092. . The figures to date this
year are 10,000 under those for last
year. . - 1 -j
The women voters outnumbered the
men at -the registration- stand yes
terday. " "
Clear Weather ; Brings Fresh
Activity in
Eighth Week of Great Battle Will Be Ushered in MondayGer
' man Artillery Resumes Attack on the North- . v ,
. . , western FronO : - -
' London. April 15. U. P.) Resump
tion of the systematic German artil
lery battering on ' the northwestern
front of Verdun today marked the re
turn of . clear weather and signalled
preparations for the renewal of heavy
fighting west of the Meuse. -
German heavy guns ' pounded away
at French trenches, on the southwest
ern slopes of Hill 304, certain to be
the objective of the next German as
sault - '
At Intervals Esnes and other communication-
points in the rear of the
French line were subjected to devastat
ing fire. .
'j- Assault Zs Expected,
'" Dispatches -from Paris tonight pre
dicted .that the - lull on the Verdun
front will be broken soon. The. eighth
week of the great battle for the for
tress will be ushered in Monday by In
fantry attacks against Hill . S04 and
Deadman's hill, the French critics de
clared, if the assault Is not begun be
fore that time. -
The French broke out with a savage
attack against the German line on the
SURVEY OF INDUSTRY
AS A PREPAREDNESS
MEASURE IS PLANNED
Information Will Be Gathered
of Plants Capable of Use in
Time of War.
New York, April IS. (U. P.) Flans
for the first complete survey of Ameri
can industry as an independent na
tional preparedness were announced to
night by Howard E. C Coffin, chair
man of " the committee on industrial
preparedness of the naval consulting
board of the United States -.
.The survey will be made . by ' five
men from each, state appointed by Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels, . whose
names ' were Announced today. These
men i will work under, the Immediate
guidance Of W. J. Gifford, chief sta
tistician of the American Telephone &
Telegraph company,; and became asso
ciate members of the naval consulting-
. wm Oatner xnxormatioa, -
The object of the survey is to place
at the disposal of the government full
information regarding plants fitted
for the manufacture of . munitions jtt
other' supplies! In the event of war. -v
- TThese men - have been- selected by
their own professional associates with
their only standard that of efficiency
and integrity," said Cof f in.i "They
work without- pay," though : - they . are
highly trained engineers and the ser
vices of many of them could not be
bought In my. Judgment they form
a vast flexible organization, the like
of which has never been ..: known - in
this or any other J country of - the
world, an organization from wnich
top to ' bottom is absolutely non-po
litical.
" Soma of the Directors
Calif orniaWynn Meredith, San
Francisco; -G. W. Dickie, San Fran
cisco; S. W. Merrill. San Francisco;
C. W. Merrill, San Francisco; A. it.
Babcock, San Francisco; " Edmund
O'Neill, Berkeley.
IlUnois R. "W. Hunt, Chicago;
Frederick CC Copeland. Chicago; Dr.
W. F. M.jGoss. Urbana; P. Junkers
feld. Chicago; William .Hoskins, . Chi
cago. !
Missouri Daniel JBontecou. Kansas
Cltv: P. N. Moore. St. Louis; E. F,
Ladd, St. Louis; Charles S. Buffner,
St. Louis; L. x NicKeii, St. .uouis.
Benraska's Commission.
' Nebraska Elliott Holbrook, Omaha;
Walter T. Page, - Omaha; William R.
McKeen. Omaha; . H. A. Holdredge,
Omaha; C. F. Crowley,' omana.
Nevada W. T. . Gould, Reno; W. E
Ttent. Reno: James G. Scrugham,
Reno; W. K. . Freudenoerger, uarson
City; Maxwell Ames. Keno.
Iowa G. II. Boynton, Avoines ;
G.E. Say re, DeS Moines; S. M.- Wood
ward, Iowa Cityt Norman T.- Wilcox,
Keokuk; W. T. Cbover. Ames.
Kansas D. . IL. Whttmer Pittsburg;
H. G. Nixon. Iola; A. A. Potter, Manhattan;-
George Shadd, Lawrence; ,W.
A, Whitaker, Lawrence. ' '
Oklahoma H. V. Hinkley, Oklahoma
City? . M. Valerius. Tulsa; H. . V.
Bozell. Norman; j . Edwin De Parr,
Norman. -
- Oregon's Bepresentatlves. j:
OregonGeorge C. Mason, Portland j
A. W. , Swartley, Corvallis; Bert C.
Ball. Portland; 0.'"B. Coldwell, Fort
land; 0Fi Stafford. Eugene. .. .
Texas John B. Hawley, Fort Worth;
Arthur. J. McQuarters. El PasoW. B.
Tuttle,. San Antonio; Fred A. Jones,
Dallas; George W; Gray, Houston.
Utah A. F. - Parker, Ogden : Lafay
ette" Hanchett. Salt Lake t .William
Wraith, Salt Lake; Mark ham Cheever.
Salt Lake; William C, Ebaugn,. Salt
Lake. - ' '
r Washington A,v O.; Powell, Seattle;
J. A. Ralston, Spokane; James V. Patterson,-Seattle;
John Harlsburger, Se
attle; H. K. Benson. Seattle. -
Wyoming- Edward Gillett, Sheridan;
W D. Waltman, Casper; E. G. Hofer,
Laramie; H. N. Nunn, - Casper; R B.
Moody. Laramie. .
... ... . " '''- '
Dry Law Violatbr
1 PunisheflHeavily
. Found guiltv by a Jury in the mu
nicipal court Friday afternoon of vio
lating the prohibition law. Robert
Powers, proprietor of a cleaning and
pressing establishment at 271 & Fourth
street, was ' -fined--: $100 - and sent to
Jail for 100 days by Judge, Langguth
yesterday. Powers was arrested by
Patrolmen Clement and' Lltzsenberg
Monday evening after, they -alleged,
he . had sold them a. quart of whiskey
for 3. Powers', attorney , gave notice"
of appeal. - ... .
northern . ridge of Deadman's hill dur
ing last night, the German war office
reported thia afternoon. The attack
failed. Berlin claimed. The French
counter attack evidently was defen
sive .measure - designed to strengthen
French positions In anticipation of the
coming German offensive.
P Bombardment V Bssnmed. - -v '
" Tonight's official statement from the
French war ' ' office reported ; the re
sumption of the bombardment and said
that the enemy cannonade was par
ticularly violent in Caurette Woods
and In the vicinity of Esnes. Artillery
on both Sides was very active during
the day on the east bani; of the Meuse
also. . '!.
In the. Argenne French-artillery to
day shelled roads near Montf aucon,
over which the Germans were moving
supply trAlns.
Reciprocal artillery firing- occurred
around St. Kloi, Wytschaete and
Eouchex. the .British commander-in-chief
reported. The Germans exploded
five mines in the quarries near Hul
loch without doing any damage. , '
PHONE INTERCHANGE
SUIT TO COMMENCE
Action Is to. Compel Service
Between BelL and Home
Lines in Portland.
The suit to compel interchange of
service between the Bell and Home tel
ephone systems In Portland will begin
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning before
the Oregon public service commission
In the commissions rooms, on the sec
ond floor of . the Multnomah county
courthouse. . ...-
As the Initial step toward securing
telephone service on both Osteins for
each patron of either company the
case ,has excited unusual - Interest. - i '.
m A rather sensational turn, too, was
given- the action yesterday,! when;, the
Home TelephoWvicbmpAny; filed Its an -
J-smerj? containiaTr , A counter., -chArge
against the. Pacific Telephone ft Tele'
graph Co and adrnlttlng Its readiness
to provide Intefphange of service.
-; -. OouUet: Phaxgs- MsJoevt&;
The counter Charg is- framed 1 tfil
following words:- ? ' 'i4i ?i 4J
iThat it (the Home Telephone com
pany) has furnished . facilities tor In
terchange of communication under rea
sonable conditions heretofore, and that
every ; effort In the direction of im
proving telephone service in that man.
ner has been , strenuously and, bitterly ;
resisted I and oppoeed by .the ; defend-1
ant, Pacifio .Telephone & Telegraph;
Co." - . ' r,: .-:':...
Willingness to grant interchange of
service is stated as follow si :v
"And this defendant further Alleges
that it is willing to conform in good
faith and with all diligence to any or
ders mads by the commission looking
to interchange of service op traffic
which shall reasonably and adequately
protect this company in the mainte
nance of - the revenues . necessary ' to
enable it to discharge the publio
functions which it has undertaken and
is bound to continue in the-performance
of and' a fair and reasonable re
turn . upon the great sum of money
which it has spent in establishing,. Im
proving and maintaining an automatic
service In the city of Portland and
elsewhere in Oregon." '
Answer Is Significant.
' The answer closes - with this sig
nificant utterance:
"And this i defendant Joins in the
prayers-' of the complainant for an in
vestigation by the commission into the
conditions and circumstances under
which -increased efficiency and free
dom in the use of telephones and the
rendering Of telephone service can be
obtained, and ? prays? that thereupon
the commission may make such or
ders and directions as may : tend to
improve the "public 'service and fairly
and , Justly conserve the interests of
the companies, their investors, and
the generarpublic." '
t The answer filed by the Bell tele
phone interests opposes the Inter
change of service.- '--
' The complainants, therefore,' It ap
pears, will have an antagonist in the
Bell or--4 Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph and an ally in the Home Tele
phone company..
The complaint is brought by West
ft McCullochi for Will D. McCurry, et
al f X. M. Holbrook. et al r . the Apart
ment and Hotel , association, et al. and
the Public Servicer league, et al.
n Wages Bittets
- Fight on Hitchcock
Democratic deader Battles to Bid e
; braska Oemocrats ef Wnat Ks Calls
' 'PomlTtance by Wet Interests. '
5 Lincoln, Nei, ' April 15. IT. . P.)
In one of the - most spectacular and
bitter, campaign fights ever waged in
Nebraska,. William Jennings' Bri an .Is
opposing the renomination - of Jnited
States Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock at
the primaries next Tuesday. . While
campaigning in this state on behalf of
the constitutional amendment to make
Nebraska dry, Mr. Bryan- has- deliV
ered heavy blows to rid the Demo
cratic party in Nebraska of what he
calls Its dominance - by - the brewery
and saloon interests.. Claiming, that
Senator Hitchcock is In sympathy with
th wet control of the oartvr that h. im
in sympathy with Wall street, in-con
gress and that be hindered Instead
of helped President - Wilson - In the
passage : of - administration measures
in congress, Bryan " is urelnsr Demo
crats to refuse a renomination or the
ktnani man. - . - . . -?-
TOMORROW
MORNING
E
IS
AT ST. HELENS
New Lumber Carrier "City of
Portland" Slides Gracefully
Into Water ! ) Amid Plaudits
; of Hundreds of Spectators.
VESSEL IS A CHAPTER
.: IN A NEW INDUSTRY
Craft : 0f Hornet Construction
One of Finest of
. 'Kind Afloat. ;
St. Helens, April 15. The import
ance of the Columbia river as a ship
building center and the awakening of
Portland as : A real seaport were denv
onstrated today when the City of
Portland slid, into .the 'water at the
plant -of the Bt, Helens Ship Building
Co. at St. -Helens. ; 5 - .
.This boat Is the first of three im
mense wooden lumber- carriers which
are being constructed by that firm to
augment the overburdened bottoms of
the .Pacific coast and the United
States, generally. ' , iit r
Promptly at the scheduled hour, the
big hulk had its underplning knocked
away-, by. a hundred busy workers.
Oixl Christens Vssssl. -
. - Miss Elizabeth . Wiggins, daughter
nt W n. Wisrsrlns. Dromlnent in marl
time and f lumber circles, ; christened
the boat and with Gathering speed the
big carrier slid into .the waters of
the northwest's biggest fresh. - water
harbor. 1
The plant of the St. Helen's builders
is on the lower end of Sauvie's island.
A crowd of several thousand people.
rat her ed on the shore and on a nun
dred . craft which dotted -. the water,
greeted the newcomer t with a mighty
shout as the gray hull floated to the
south shore of the -river. f
- The City of Portland tugged - and
strained at the steel wire which held
her. in the channel and kept her from
going down the stream with the grip
ping current,;; On both sides were seen
huge mills and piles of lumber waiting
to be taken to every end or tne giote
In the river - were thousands of feet
6f ineut"Iogs n waiting to bs taken
throiis-h the mill And then to be loaded.
- Ob the bills all around th plac of
the craft's birth could, be seen tan ana
stately trees, some of them feet,
Somav of them. 300 feet high; each. of
these ! willing vtfyieMl from 10,000 to
ss.OQO feet of 'lumber. -v-,.-. -
i:; he thought- arose of the hundreds
of men who would bo given tneir aauy
task of making those trees info lumber
for the markeU of the world wnen
more such. hottoms as the City of Port
land are built. --k -
She Is Already booked for four long
trips, each time- with .000,000 feet of
Orseon'i : staple proaucir m ner , noio
and on her decks. She will pay her
cost in these first four. Journeys to
Australia, Vhlch is clamoring for Ore
gon lumber. .. Jy .
esse! 285 Teet Zrfng.
The 1 vessel Is the largest slngle
dek - vessel eVer turned out in the
United States. She is 285 feet long and
has a. beam of 46 feet. with:19 foot
depth . of . hold, k . ' r . ' ,
The boat also Is the first local
craft to be equipped with the semi
Dei ael type of engines, which are. in
ternal combustion types utilizing crude
oil. She will, have twin propellers.
These will give her a speed of seven
or eight knots, which can be Increased
by the. auxiliary of the full set of
sails on the five masts. :,
On the shore, already taking form
are two more hulls of the same type,
well along in construction. - s.
These and the word of other ' ship
builders that ; many mors ships . will
soon be sliding into the water gave
the big crowd the feeling that' their
cheer was not an empty one; that with
the launching of the City of Portland
went the launching or a gigantic in
dustry which would soon give Oregon
what is most needed ships , to carry
away its ' products, which in turn
would' make more producers.
Business Souses Close.
It was a gala event with the city of
St. Helens. Shops J and business
bouses - were closed for the afternoon,
not only at St. Helens, but In the sur
rounding towns and the folk of those
places took part in the' ceremony.
i Charres R. McCormlclt whose big
mills are Just across. from the. ways
from which the boat was launched, de
clares that more such boats than the
yardsv will be able to handle will be
contracted for. -
t Witjx the- entire Pacific coast cry
ing for carriers and other parts of the
United States looking to the Pacific
coast to furnish boats not only for it
self but. for others too, it took no. vis
ioftary to see the launching only in toe
ruddiest colors. ,
. . Oreat Pntnre Seen.
1 With steel rising in price and ship
yards all employed in taking care, of
th Immediate demands for that type,
the carrier such s the CUy-of Port
land has been almost neglected. ; -
, Mr. McCormlck' promised the people
today that if they made this their op
portunity - the - north west would soon
rival. Maine as aw shipbuilding center.
The timbers wh lch make t he f i nest
(Coneladed oa Page roartees. Qotnma SUi
Sojourn in Arizona
Senfence te
. . San Francisco, April IS, CU. P.
Iaura Woods, accused of selling drugs,
was sentenced " to Arizona ' today by
Police Judge Oppenheln. . She told the
Judge she 1iad consumption and that a
prison sentence would kill her. There
upon he ordered her--to Arizona and
told her she would be imprisoned If
she ever re-entered San Francisco.
HUG
SAILER
LAUNCHED
Hughes 9 Name
Provokes Suit
Mandsunus Proceeding Expect
. ed Tomorrow to Compel Its
Inclusion on Primary Ballot,
- . Salem, Or April 15. Mandamus
proceedings will be brought by Justice
Hughes' supporters to compel Secre
tary of State Olcott to put Hughes'
name on the primary ballot, according
to word from ex-Senator ..Fulton' of
Portland, to : Olcott' tonight. Fulton
wua waiuce McUunant would . rep
resent the Hughes supporters and he
asked - permission to assist the attor
ney general in defending Olcott. This
was agreeable to the attorney gener
sj's office and Olcott.- . .
The suit wm probably-be brought In
the supreme court Monday.
- A telegram -was received by Secre
tary of State Olcott this morning from
Justice Hughes In which he stated that
he objected to his name being placed
on" the primary ballot and reauested
that action be withheld until a letter
which was on the road explaining his
oDjecuons na neen received.
The text of Hughes' telegram to
lows; . " -v
"I was informed on April IS that a
petition was about to be filed and at
one mailed to you a statement of my
objections and my request that . my
nam shall not be placed on primary
. "CHARLES E. HUGHES,
tfr';-"' Washington. D. Cm
-.1 ' ' " - m ' " 1 " ' ' - -S !
Washinffton Raided
Aviator Said He c Could Have Blown
Tp Capitol; SearohUght Tailed to
Washington, April 15.-j-(I. N. 8.)-
An aerial rata on - wasninaton was
made tonight by Lloyd Thompson, an
avletor. -
He dropped a number of "bombs'!; , of
the kind used in fireworks displays.
The White House was advised by
war department watchmen of the avi
ator's flight, h and ; President Wilson
waicnea tne exhibition from the , ver
anda. The .big . searchlight on the
army-war college tried vainly to pick
up the aeroplane during the flight. It
could not be seen, although the night
was clear, until the aviator looped the
loop with his machine , lighted up
magneseurn flares. . . 3
. -Misa ; i usea reat errective ex
plosives of the deadly order, I could
have blown the capitol and White
House off. the ; map, said Thompson.
'Mf-i purpose in making tonight's
raid over, the residential, business and
national building sections of Washing
ton was to employ the nopst, effective
methodrof impressing officials 'and
members of the house and senate how
absolutely at the mercy of hostile aircraft'-,
are th greaiL cities of our
country." l. - -r ,
TT. S Bank Resources
' Aie Greatest of All
Balance of Power . Zs ' Vow .in This
Country, Zs Belief 1 Comptroller Bays
. - Banks Were Vever Stronger.
Washington, v April - IB. U. . P.)
Bank resources of the United States
exceed those of all the rest of the
world. - That Is tho belief of govern
ment banking officials today. j -xkk
With the United States having S3,
000,000,000 more than the aggregate
resources of the great , tanks of Eu
rope on which exact figures, are ob
tainable,, this country holds the bal
ance of power. . " .j, - - 1
- Reports today ot a new French loan
of 200 million raised the question as
to how long this country can continue
t finance Europe. Comptroller of the
Treasury Wilflams had this to say:
"The surplus . reserve held . by na
tional banks would give a further
loaning power of three to four billion
dollars." .
Despite loans of several hundred
millions, there is no sign of adverse
effect, according ,io the comptroller.
Banks of this country, be said, never
were stronger.
Villista Deserters
Say Chief Is Hurt
Bandit Kead ta Oreat Pain - While
Belscr Carted A wax; Band Pear Cap
ture by Amaricaa SoldlersV.-?v;
EI Fmo ' texaJL "Xpril 1S-(U. P.)
Seven Villistas who . voluntarily gave
themselves' tonight to General Ga vlra,
commandant in. Juares, stated that
when ?they deserted Villa at Statevo,
over a week ago,, the bandit leaders
wounded knee -was badly swollen "And
giving him great pain. . i;
The deserters declared that: on
Villa's flight through Ban Andres
pass ' from Guerrero, where ' he -syts
wounded in a battle. with Carranzistas,
he almost constantly screamed with
agony in the Jolting wagon. :, ,;
Th - seven wno ; surrendered hero
stated that they were forced to Join
Villa's tand with 40 others at San
Buenaventura. Villa ' lost "a ..- large
part of his following, in the Guerrero
battle and by desertions, according to
reached Statevo his band feared mo
mentary capture by the flying. Ameri
can cavalry- squadrons..;- -. :
Shakespeare ; Must '
Go. Get a Reputation
San Francisco Park Commlssloae xew
foxes frse of Goldea Oats Park Band
stand teat Anniversary Celebration
San Francisco.-April 1S(U. P.)
Shakespeare will have to get a reputa
tion before Uolden . Gate park ran be
used to celebrate his tercentenary,
"Who was : this man Shakesoeare.
anyway? Lots of people never heard
of , him." ald C. H. Lindley,- a park
commissioner, when the mayor's com-
mittee asked him for the use of the
park bandstand for the exercises. He
refused the request, and the affair will
be conducted in the dvlo center. : '
HARDING HAS
PROGRESSIVE?
Selection of Ohio Senator as
, Temporary Chairman of
G. .0. j. Convention Holds
j Little for Liberal Element.-
HISCONSERVATISM.OF -HARD-SHELL
VARIETY
Although Instructed for Burr'
ton He Was Chosen for.:
Other Reasons.
Washington. April 15. ( WASHING
TON BUftKAU, OP THE. JOURNAL)
The selection of Senator Harding of
unio as temporary chairman of the
Chicago convention has had a painful
mong. progressive 'Republicans,
H&rdlng ; is hard-shelled conserva
tive. ;'v It has , been said that he object s
to the changes in the seasons, because
he so much dislikes a change.
Prom this , sort of -a key-noter the
Progressives cannot expect any Urge
concessions In the opening convention
speech. As between candidates, the
selection Is ; of : little : significance.
Harding i- an Instructed datosrstA fni
Burton, bat that was hot the reaaou
he was chosen. His oratorical ability
and the difficulty of finding one who
was not open to violent objections
were the controlling facters in the
choice. , , ;-1
The New York mar in hhslf of
Root, wherein J7 delegates and ; over
two score other Republicans of prom
inence declared he should be made
the nominee, is Interpreted here as a
Barnes plan to solidify the empire
state delegation and holds Its strength
for strategic use. 1 Barnes is resolved
on preventing- the nomination of
Roosevelt, and reports indicate that
ho- is willing to take Hughes if such
a 'step becomes , necessary, ;V ji
Root's name comes handy In this
situation, for In presenting him state
pride will; demand that the delegation
line up for him. . While Governor
wnuman ana a few of hii' followers'
may, Insist, upon, .voting,, for. Hughes
on the first ballot it is conceded that
Barnes has made a . shrewd move to
seep bis hand on the -delegation,
which Is largely reactionary, anyway.
A SllmDSe overth ' ccrsonn! -if
this Wew YorK delegation is sOffi-
clent proof. - Here . are , found the
names of Charles D. HUles, -Nicholas
Murray Butler, . George ; R. Sheldon,
Louis P. Payn, Jacob Sloat Fassett.
Otto T , Rannard, - Job . .. E, w Hedges,
Chauncey M. Depew and -numerous
- AS. . .. .. . . . J m I
oioer wortnies wno noia a great
horror for things progressive.
The Case of Trinity Blver. -
Debate on the rivers And harbors
bill-, dragged along for many- days In
the bouse, always with the same re-
I 1 r. in, nrnvminna nr ins Dili mm r .
ported by '.Uu . committee being sus
talned. fit eovered the whole question
Of policy and of - particular , project
on which 4 work has been begun, for
the bill, contains no , new ! project.
aside from - the New York V channel
work, urged by the president as a, , pre.
Discussion of the Trinity river Item
was r typical. . Trinity river , s . in
Texas, and the improvement is a
canalization plan. ; It was 'authorized
In 1902, and work has been going on -since,
-under a plan ' for $7 locks and -
cost of 14,650,000, with $2$0.000
annually thereafter for maintenance. ,
v ee AAA AAA ha, Vi,,n -,n,nt
including appropriations "for seven
Hama Th river 1 (50 miles lon&r.V
and It is 612 miles from Dallas to
Galveston Bay." -; e:''kw'-.fk'-
; Oooonents of the -Item pointed to
decreasing commerce on the stream,
and to- a report made at one time
by s government engineer suggesting
that Artesian wells b sunk to In-
srmmm Km at.. In tl Sltrstttm: - Th.C
n.ri that tha nrnlMt i?ivs! tir '
cromlss of ever Justifying the ex
penditure of.' money required for it IJi
- Friends . of tne diu. 101a 01 ;m
populous - " Texas C territory - through
which tne river runs,, ana saia nst
the benefits ot the Improvement - na-i
turallV. cannot W secured until i tbe
work is done, for it is a canalization ,
plan, - ana until ine snoais re sur
mounted commerce cannot move for
any considerable distance. -. -rmllna
in one vear contributed $68,-
000 toward the work, and the appro
priation of9260,009 in the present bilf
for two locks and dams is contingent
upon the outlay of. $80,000 by the
city of Dallas. The small sum spent
by Ideal interests in southern water-
way Improvements, rof. which the v
Trinity is an example. Is In strong
contrast with " local investments made
(Cooclaaed s Psss Twe Cotsms Twr
'Shall We Grow
. : Or Stand Still?
IT.
Mr. wucox proposes a oona
St.- Issue ot ' i.vuw,vvu lur a, puu-
ilely owned Alaska steamship
lino. That1 proposal Is proof
He that strong men sgree tnat it
' Is time to be thinking about
4r Portland and Portland prob-
lems. To.ald In the thinking,
The Journal prints today on its,
' editorial" page a carefully pre-
m- . Ta.red article which ; contains -
sir" facta out oi the ordinary and
K, some suggestions closely bear
er lng on tne situation. As the
proposal ot: Mr,- WUcox InJi
cates, thers wver was s time
4r ' when it was more Important
m I tor- Portlandersv to be concerned
about ; their city. "Shall We ;
m
-4
orow.?or jstana tuu 'nan.
as dlcDSsed in .the article re
ferred to, directs attention in
channels not ofte;r noted. -
mm