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' ' VHE WEATHER "n-nTK .-Showers tonlt, .usoapuv ftQd tomorrow; EDlfWT southwest to 3 1-" " ''west-winds: Ha-:i : . '..;.- '-sat - a I I J I -1 1 fill VOL. XV. NO. 36. PORTLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1916. -EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE winia . imM m CISTS 0 DEHD5 FOR LETTERS IDE Bf BERHSTORFF German Ambassador Believed to Be Caught in a Trap as Result of Confiscation of Von I gel's Documents. HE MUST REPUDIATE OR " ADMIT THEM OFFICIAL Situation May Result in Von Bernstorff Being Handed His Passports. . May Ear Aided Villa. - Tf L In ntin inrll ' 91 fit Xf. . P.) Investigation of alleged Oerman connection with the Villista raid on Columbus, N. M., Is awaiting the return (or -1 . the American expedition from ijjt Mexico, It was learned authorl- :,m The fact that the investlga- lion awaus me expedition s re- -m turn was understood to be for 4 the- reason that bandits cap- tared in Mexico are expected -jjf to give valuable Information. : Washington, April 21. (U. P.) German Ambassador von Bernstorff has been caught in a trap from which he" cannot escape if the Interpretation placed here today on the last few days La i - . . . mi .-! . aev fiupmeutg proves correct. hid bu uatlon was brought about by the arrest of Wolf von Igel, former secretary tu Captain von Papen, recalled German embassy attache, on bomb plot cnargea ,n New York, and the seizure of his . papers by secret service agents. ' Washington has concluded that the Oerman embassy faces the necessity of admitting improper activities .or having th facts proved against it "Whether von Bernstoff can show that Washington is wrong remains to be ., seen. Eight Demands for Papers. - Von J gel's papers form th princi pal bast.' for this belief. Golti, the kaiser s alleged rTeT-TEgeTirr now in custody in this country, is another element. The cabinet has con sidered the situation. The department ' of justice and the state department have been considering it for several ; days. How seriously the German em- J oassy view ea u w-a bhuvu siui demands were made for the return of Von Igel's papers and for the photo- (Concluded on Page Fifteen. Column Fwl DUTCH STEAMER WAS SUNK; BELIEVED TO BE SUBMARINE'S VICTIM Lodewijk Vannassau Carried Salt Peter Cargo; Six Lives . Lost, 36 Were Saved. i Tmulden. April 21. (I. N. S.) De struction of the Dutch steamer Lode- Vwljk Vannassau In the North sea Thursday, presumably the victim of a German -submarine, with the loss of six. lives, was announced here today. -The vessel registered 3397 tons. Thirty-six survivors landed here to day. The vessel sank within - six minutes after the explosion In the vessel's vhulL? The Lodewijk Vannas sau carried a cargo of salt peter and was en route to Rotterdam from South America, High Appreciation . Of Journars Work Voiced bv Workers v Hf-- In any campaign for human r - betterment, general or local, nothing is so appreciated as m appreciation.? Uncommonly t gratifying, then, is the follow- ing , testimonial, signed by F. . Si Thompson, presment or tne -m Columbia Carbon Paper Man- ufacturing company, and ad- m Journal: . "To you of The Journal, the t 0 Columbia Carbon Paper Man- 4t facturing company wishes to -iff- extend its thanks for your good description of our plant 4 under date of April 14. which made us forget some of the m hard . knocks we have received 4t in our efforts to establish -a 4 pay roll in this city. It is an traveling, and this timely en- couragement. all unsolicited on . 9- our part, advanced by you and your representatives, -and with- out cost to us. is more of an ",: 4e Inspiration than we are- able to 4( , express . ' : .- Dr Oregon enterprises and we de- - :-. m sire ,to give you this expres- 4 eion of our appreciation." - - t - TS J o MiaiAliuiCIlL C7X TST - "Nothing the Matter .With 1H Portland." to be f ound Fon the- : W- editorial page of The Journal, - is aDout two new enterprises, i - te one producing eatables, ' the m Other wearables. Both stories ' will profit the reader. - k - s - Germany Will Not YieldtoU.S. - it ' st . st se st st st st; . :st - ' st Holtzendorff Supports Divers st st st st se st st st st s st Says Break Insanity, However Chief of German Admiralty Staff Says Germany 'Has Agreed Not to Torpedo Liners and Has Lived Up to Her Promises to the United States, By Carl W. Ackerman. (Copyright. 1816, by the United Prw Auko clation. Copyright In Great Britain.) Berlin, April 21. (By wireless to Tuckerton, N. J.) Germany can go no further in her submarine conces sions to America, Admiral von Holt zendorff, chief of the admiralty staff, declared today in an interview with the Unlfed Press. But the naval head said later in the course of the interview: "We have no desire for a break with the United States. That would be In sanity. We shall not bring it about despite our desire to push vigorously our submarine warfare. "Many of our submarine have re turned from rounding up British ves sels. They sighted scores of passen ger ships going between England and America but none was t touched, al though we knew every one was carry ing munitions for the allies. Have Warned Linari. "We have definitely agreed to warn the crews and passengers of passenger liners. We have lived up to thac prom ise in every way. but we cannot be asked to regard freight sh1pt in the same manner. "I peak in a straightforward man ner. We could have destroyed hun dreds of thousands of tons of fnemy ships since the beginning of th sub VILLA LOCATED AGAIN IN MOUNTAINS WEST OF Consul Garcia at El Paso Hears That Bandit Is Liv ing; May Be in U. S. El Paso, Texas. April 21. T. N. 3.) Mexlcandnsul Garcia todajrwas advised that Pancho Villa has been lo cated In the mountainous district west of Durango City. Report" Villa In Ixs Angeles. Los Angeles, Cal.. April 21. (U. P.) Major E. Goldbaum Padilla re fused to affirm or deny today reports that he is here searching for Fran cisco Villa, who was supposed to have ; been hiding in this .locality since the Columbus raid. Padilla is head of the Sonora state police. He refused to reveal the ob ject of his visit here. He admitted, however, that it was of the utmost importance -to' his government. When asked if he was investigating movements here of two known active Mexican juntas to institute a new revo lution, he reiterated his statement that he was pledged not to talk. Special Agent E. M. Blanford of th department of justice here stated today that he put no credence in the state ment to him yesterday by Mist, Rose Cohen, a- Ked 'Cross nurse, that she saw Francisco Villa on the street here. Villa Is, Villa Isn't. El Paso. Texas, April 21. (I. N. S.) Mexican Consul. Garcia today re ceived a dispatch from the defacto government's information bureau at Mexico City In which General Obregon is quoted as expressing belief ' that Villa is really dead and that con firmation of the report will be ob tained shortly. Pershing Feared Massacre. San Antonio, Texas, April 21. (U. P.) General Pershing withdrew the advanced detachment of the American expedition in order to save it from possible massacre at the hands of Carranzistas, according to staff offi cers at army headquarters today.' The expedition is Stalled. Future activities depend upon the conference between Generals Scott and Funston here. The contents of Pershing's re ports were not revealed, but it H understood they detailed the Carran zlsta attitude. Columbus Camp Quiet. Columbus, N. M., April 21. (U. P.) The lull in the American expedi tion's Mexican operations extend to the local camp today. Few supplies were sent forward. Only hospital sup plies and ambulances came In from El Paso. A battalion of the "Twenty-fourth In fantry detrained here today. They are the vanguard of the 2300 reinforce ments which General Funston is send ing to strengthen the lines of commu nication. Aviators are testing five new mili tary aeroplanes. Only two of the ori ginal eight planes which entered Mex ico are still in condition. They will be condemned as soon as new machines arrive for the airmen. . Thaw to Marry a N. Y. Schoolma'am New York. April 21. (U. P.V It was rumored today that Harry Thaw had come to New -.'York for the. pur pose ofv. marrying a school teacher. His secretary professed ignorance of any such plans. C. P. R Flier Wrecked. : - Buffalo. N. ; Y- April 2 1. (I. N. S.) The New York Flier on the Canadian Pacific has been derailed near Welland, Ont. according to a bulletin received here early today. - Because of a storm, wires are down and details have not been learned. Officials say no lives were lost-i DURANGO REPORT marine war except for promises we gave the United States, but we cannot go further. "Five months more will see what we can do to British shipping. The ring around the British Isles will grow tighter and tighter. Then we will see whether England will still maintain that she cannot make peace until Ger many is destroyed. The allies could have had peace lonjr ago, but they still cling to the idea of starving Germany into submission. The longer they cling to this idea the longer they prolong the war, and the greater will be their bill. Ventral An Are Waned. "What I said about freight ships applies only to enemy frehyhter ships. We are not going to torpedo and have not torpedoed without warning or without examining the ship's pa pers of any neutra ship, despite reports the enemy l.i spreading. We are not out. to torpedo without warning neutral ships bound to Eng land. Our submarines have respect ed every one of them so far and there have been scores in the North Sea, the English channel and the Atlantic. "If diplomatic relations with Amer ica are broken, our submarines can attack any enemy ship without warn- l Concluded on I'age Fifteen. Column Three CAPTURED SPY TELLS BRITISH OF PLOTS TO TERRORIZE CANADA Horst von der Goltz Says Captain von Paperi Gave Him Money for Expenses. London, April 21.' Horst von der Goltz, German secret sefvlcecgenXXtfti" plica tea 18 'persons In the United States In a plot to terrorize Canada and pre vent sending of . Canadian troops to England, according to a sworn state ment given out by the British govern ment. Among those mentioned, besides Ambassador von Bernstorff. Captains von Papen and Boy-ed, are the German consuls at St. Paul, Chicago, Baltimore and El Paso and the vice-consul at New York. The list also includes one "Schudmacher, Eudenbower River Farm, Oregon." Von der Golts is now in the custody of the United States after his arrest in England. The stats roent says In part: "On August s. 1914, I left the Mex ican army on leave and arrived in EI Paso, where Consul Kuck directed me to report to Von Papen. "I visited Vice Consul Kraske at New York. He suggested that I avoid (ConcladeT on Page Fifteen. Column One) Women Will Move to Vote for President Suffragists Prom ZTon-Snffrage States Will Establlan Residences la Suf frage States Until After Election. San Francisco. April 21. (U. P.). Suffragists of states which have not yet given women the ballot are com ing to the Pacific coast to establish a residence and vote in the presiden tial election, it was learned today. A "suffrage special" will arrive fiere Monday, carrying many women prom inent in the vote fight. Miss Mabel Vernon, of Delaware, one of the suffrage delegates to Washington, has . left San Francisco en route to Nevada, where she will establish a six months' residence and cast her ballot for president In No vember. After the national election these women Intend to return to their homes. Shoes Didn't Fit. San Francisco, Cal., April 21. (U. P.)- Because William Pipple's shoes were not "full of feet," he Is In jail today. A policeman noticed that his No. 6 pedal extremities- were rattling around in No. 8 brogans. so he gathered him in. Pipple's big boots are alleged to have been- stolen from a tore near Sacramento. J Portland Boy Will Cast Lot With Allies Gerald Stereas, Whose Brother Was Killed ta War. Xs Vow oa Way to Canada to Sallst. To enlist in the cause of the allies, Gerald" Stevens, a well known Portland boy, son of D. Stevens, of 130 East Six teenth street, left Monday for Canada. His brother, D. Vernon Stevens, was killed in action at Vestecourt last May. and young Stevens 4 s the Second Of the family to enlist. Stevens is a native of British Columbia, who has lived . In Portland for the past three years . He is a graduate of Washington high school, in the class of February 1 5, be ing pne of the most prominent members of his class. He- was business- man ager of the Lens for several years, i , , Foster Appointment . Confirmed.? t Washington, April SL -(I. .K. . 6.) The senate has - confirmed , the , ap pointment of Andrew J Foster as, re ceiver of public moneys at Lake view. Or. ., . -. , . , " ; FRENCH EXPECT BIG OFFENSIVE TO Germans Admit Offensive of French at Verdun Has Re sulted in Penetrating Cau rette Woods Defenses. ARRIVAL OF RU&SAINS TO MARK NEW ATTACKS At Least an Army Corps Be lieved to Have Reached Marseilles. German Trenches Penetrated. Berlin. Apj-fl 21. (U. P.) German trenches in Caurette woods were penetrated by the French in a heavy attack, it was officially admitted today. Elsewhere on the Verdun front all attacks were repulsed. The Germans are hurting strong counter attack against the French who occupy the Cau- rette woods, and the fighting continued with great ferocity. In the region of Deadman's Hill French assaults were defeated with slaughter. Paris, April 21. (I. N. S.) All France was rejoicing today over re cent French gains in the vicinity of Verdun and the arrival of Russian troops to reinforce the allied forces on the western front. The blow which Is expected to break the back of Ger man militarism is about to be struck. French military crltlcs.say. For some time there has ben much impatience manifested, throughout the nation because of General Joffre's failure to assume the offensive. It is apparent now. however, that he was merely awaiting the weakening of the fury which has characterized Crown Prince Frederick's attacks against the great French fortress of Verdun and this time seems to have come. The French today were on the of fensive everywhere and .were striking hard and fast. Today's official com- w Concluded on Page Fifteen, Column Two) MISSISSIPPI IS STRUCK BY CYCLONE: TORNADO Woman Killed and Another Injured; 40 People in Hotel Marooned by Cloudburst. New Orleans. La., April 21: (I. N. 8.) Twelve houses were wrecked and two steamboats destroyed in a cy clone near Dubuys, Miss., last night, according to advices received here to day. A woman was killed and anoth er Injured In a tornado near Mobile, Ala. Yaryan, Miss., is under 10 feet of water. Forty persons who were ma rooned in a hotel there throughout the night as the result of a cloud burst were rescued today. Dead May Number Score. Kansas City, Mo.. April 21.-U. P.) Definite information from Stover county, Missouri, and Bourbon. county, Kansas, swept by Wednesday night's cyclones, was lacking today, nut it was feared the toll there might be 10 dead. The property loss will run Into the millions. Thirty Warships in Boston Overhauled Work Xs Being- Done hy 7000 Sailors and Will Bring Vessels to Highest Point of Efficiency. Boston. Mass., April 21. (I. N. S.) Overhauling of the 30 warships now in Boston harbor was begun today. Seven thousand sailors are doing the work and it is stated that the ves sels will be brought to the highest point of efficiency within the next two weeks. Sailing Orders Received. Philadelphia. April 21. (TJ. ' P. Orders have been received at the Philadelphia navy yard for the battle ships Connecticut and Kansas to get ready to sail within. 24 hours. It was reported today. The collier Brutus, one of -the navy's . largest, left last night for the Pacific, coast. Anonymous Letter Warns of Bomb Plot Remington Arms . ft ammunition Co. , f Takes Every Precaution to Prevent Disaster to 'Woaltlons Plant. - Bridgeport Comu, April. 21-(I.V N. S.) Warned -by an. 'anonymous letter of an alleged plot to blow up the muni tions plant of the Remington Arras & Ammunition Co. some time between April 26 and 29, officials of the com pany today are taking every precaution to guard, against disaster by the .main tenance of a strict patrol. ' The com munication was received by the three local papers, as well as by the general manager of th arms company. , - BEGIN NOW STOKES ALABAMA Shakespeare Is Ruled Out by a Chicago Judge Court Holds Lord Francis Bacon Wrote the Plays and Bill Dead Just SOO Years, Too. Chicago, April 21. Circuit Judges Tuthill, in rendering judgment in the suit of William N. Selig, moving pic ture magnate, against George Fabyan of Chicago, held that Lord Francis Bacon wrote the plays generally cred ited to William Shakespeare. Sunday will be the three hundredth anniversary of the death of Shakespeare. FATAL E BY GERMANY TO U.S. French Historian Says Break Is Inevitable; U. S. Can Seize Merchant Fleet. By Guyot, French Editor. Financier and Hlitorlag. Paris, April 21. (1. N. S.) Germany has made another fatal miscalculation. The sequel to the Lusitania led her to believe the sentiment of America would always remain so completely divided that President Wilson would never be able to take strong action against her. She was entirely wrong and I believe nine-tenths of the nation will back the president at this moment. A rupture is inevitable. Germany cannot disavow her submarine cam paign because such action would plunge her into great trouble at home. After the extensive sacrifice of sub marines and crews she is committed to this hideous form of warfare and cannot escape the consequence. Once relations are broken off the United States will have several courses open to her. One of the first things she can do Is to seize the Ger man commercial fleet sheltered in her ports. She can give official support to the munitions traffic with the al lies and could increase the supply. If she desires to carry her decision to its ultimate result she can ship troops to , Europe, though she would have to raise a special army for this purpose, the same as Kngland. The greatest benefits, however,- the : U's, areUkely a ..ojajo. JEromthis blow to GeTlnariy1 are more4.indirect. Her- freely given financial ..-Mupport aione would be inestimable The, con sequences of the split are bound to be far reaching, even if she does not go beydnd the . severance of diplomatic relations, because in the future peace congress the powerful voice of Amer ica will necessarily support the reason able allied claims. Electricity Goe& On Rampage at Kelso iFart of Piledriver Oets Entangled in Sign-Power Wires and Plrsworks Start on Wet Seek. Kelso, Wash., April 21. When the top of Captain Albert Burcham's pile- driver became entangled in the high voltage power line across the Cowlitz river at the north end of town yes. terday afternoon, a serious accident was averted by the fact that no one was aboard the driver at the time. The wires are the main high-voltage wires of the North Coast Power company and connect the Kelso station with the plants to the north. The wires carried over 20,000 volts, and when this current was shorted down the steel cables of the piledriver and into the machinery and oveV the wet deck, it created considerable dis turban ce and gave Captain Burcham and his engineer, who were aboard the steamer Colwell, which was towing the driver, quite a scare. The current had to be turned off before the boat could continue up stream. Odds 4 to 1 Against Peace by Year's End Insurance Effected at 85 Per Cent Pre mium Against Should Peace Be Declared; Sato Drops Slightly. London, April 21. (I. N. S.) Insur ance has been effected at 26 per cent premium providing for the payment of the total amount of the loss should peace be declared by. the end of this year, Indicating that the odds are con sidered 4 to 1 against the chance of peace by that time. ' The premium was rather less than those accepted a few days ago. Power Concerns in L. A. Would Sell Out Padflo Power & Tlght and Southern California- Sdiaon .Company Offer Systems to the City. Los Angeles, April 21. (P. N. S.) The Pacific Coast Light & Power cor poration and the Southern -California Edison company today offered to Sell their power-distribution. systems in Los Angeles to the city at the end of a five-year or ten-year period. The valu ation is to b fixed by the state rail road commissi o ' " Departments. Given , .0. & 10. Land-Bill i Washington. April 21- - WASHING TON BUREAU OF-THBOURNAL.) The Oregon & California land-grant bill has been reintroduced by Chairman Ferris, and the amended measure is in the hands of the departments. ". Replies on which the bill can be finally report ed to the house early next week are an. tlcipated. C, , i' - - RROR IS MADE FAILING UNDERSTAND GERMANY GETS WILSON'S NOTE; PAPERS BITTER German Press Prints Ameri can Ultimatum on Subma rines in Full; Reply Not to Go Until End of Next Week PRESS COMMENT UPON NOTE CALLS IT BLUFF American Sword of Damocles Is Termed a Wooden One, Attitude Comical. Berlin, April 21. (TT. P.) President Wileon's note demanding the end' of Germany's present submarine cam paign was conveyed to the kaiser and the people today. Newspapers printed it in full. Because this Is Good Friday, It was almost impossible to obtain an expres sion of opinion from the foreign office. There is little likelihood, however, that a reply win be sent before the end of next week. It was Indicated that there would he no -public comment until Im perial Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl-weg returns from his Easter visit to the kaiser on the front. Since the submarine controversy with the United States began, it has been customary to summon into con ference heads of the marine depart ment, leading bankers and business men before replying. This will prob ably be done in the present case and leading members of the Reichstag may also be called in. Calls Sword a Wooden One. "Germany will never yield to Amer ica because of Wilson's bluff." said the Deutsche Tages Zeltung. "The atti tude of the American press is in com ical contrast,, to the really effective power if that$ountry. The best meth ods of advertisement, of which Wilson is a master, wear thin In time. When the sword of Damocles remains toov long suspended, we can see it is only a wooden one. "We have heard enough of silly re proaches leveled at ' us by America's sea going citizens," said the Berlin Post. "if Washington gentlemen be- L,a P Fifteen. Column Tbreel - PRESIDENT IS ASKED TO HAVE WORDING OF T Ambassador Breaks Custom to Eliminate Clause Coup ling Japanese With Hindus, Washington. April 21. (I. N. s.) Taking his request direct to President Wilson, Japanese Ambassador Chinda today asked that the phraseology of the Burnett immigration bill be changed so that the coupling of Japenese with Hindus will be elimi nated. Chinda previously had talked with Secretary of State Lansing, who suggested that President Wilson take up the matter with Senator Smith, chairman of the senate committee on immigration. President Wilson is expected to com ply with Ambassador, Chinda's request, asking that the wording' of the bill be changed so as to carry the language agreed upon in' this connection two years ago; when a similar proposition was before congress. It is understood the Japanese diplomat called President Wilson's attention to the fact that Japan agreed to restrict coolie immi gration to the United States at the time of the original California Immi gration dispute, and protested that to write a provision of this character into the bill would be an Implied reflection upon the good faith of Japan, It was apparent that Ambassador Chinda considered the coupling of the Japanese with the Hindus a serious affront. He thought the matter so important that he took it direct to President Wilson, an unusual diplo matic act, . inasmuch as all . such busi ness Is ordinarily carried to a conclu sion through the office of the secre tary of state. Son and Daughter To Divide Big Estate Will of Zsmoa'T. Xarkaess, Second largest Standard OU Stockholder, Strides f 100,000,000 amo&r Heirs. New York, April 21v U. P.) Ths bulk of Lamon V. Harkness $100,000. 000 estate will go to his son. Harrv. and his daughters, one ; of whom ' is Mrs. MyrusMacomber of Paclnes ranch, near.f.Hoilister. Cal., It de veloped today after the will was taken into the surrogate's court here for the settlement of technical details. Hark ness was thei second largest stocn- bolder in the Standard Oil company. He died in California in January, 1915, Mrs. Bnland Declared Eligible Candidate Salens, Or., - April 21. Although, her husband is a councilman at Castle rock, Wash and spends only week ends in Portland, at their home there, Mrs. G. L. Buland is eligible as a can didate for delegate from Oregon to the Republican . national convention. It is held In an opinion of the attorney general's office; - -a " MEASURE DIFFEREN Easter Sunrise Service on Peak to Be Observed Party of 50 to 75 PortUnders Ar range to Slake Trip to Larch Mountain. An "Easter sunrise service" is planned for Sunday morning on the peak of Larch mountain.! Some 60 to 75 Portlanders have planned to - par ticipate, leaving Portland at 11:20 o'clock Saturday night, leaving the train at Bridal Veil and reachlnc the summit In ample time to witness the sunrise. The idea of the epvlce originated with R. H. Atkinson, city passenger agent of the O-W. R. N. "The idea came to me while witnessing tue sun rise one morning in February, 1916, said he. "There is something trrly wonder ful and Inspiring to witness the birth of a new day from the top of Larch mountain, and there is in tne peculiar and overwhelming sensation something typical of the resurrection as to make the mountain the best of all places to wait for Easter morning," said Mr. Atkinson. Circus Midgets Wed In Odd Surroundings Xouhle-Sodled Man Performs Cere mony, Giant and Giantess Are Beat B&aa and. Bridesmaid, Calliope Jffaroh. New York. April 21. (U. P.) While the Hon roared an accompaniment to a calliope wedding march, Francis Short and Miss Elsie Reineklnsc were made man and wife in the most un usual wedding New York has ever seen. The pair are midgets with a big circus, and were married In the center of the ring, with two witnesses on one pair of legs, the double-bodied man per forming the function. dan i v tiniM thti iiize ot the bridegroom was the best man, ad the bride came only to tne Knee i in bridesmaid, a giantess. The happy pair were wished well by glass eaters, sword swallowers, long whiskered men, bearded ladies, Circassian girls, fat boys and a few not distinguished by physical peculiarities. The groom Is an 82 pounder and the bride weighs but 69. Committee to Name Delegate Candidate - 1 1 - i v -v,'V- .,- .' . - Alaska BepuhUeaa Convention -Bel. gates Putyi Wloksrsham'g Attitude Mitigates Chances of Bsaomlaatloa. Seward. Alaska, April 21. P. N. S.) Selection of a Republican candidate for territorial delegate to congress from Alaska has been left entirely In the hands of a committee. The ter ritorial Republican convention, before adjournment here yesterday, dele gated authority to name the party's congressional candidate to Lewis P. Shackelford, W. A. Gllmore, Thomas Lloyd and J. F. Sullivan. It is understood that Judge James Wlckersham, present Alaska delegate in congress, has refused to enter into , any combination or ' faction of the party for the control of patronage. His unwillingness to work with the party leaders in. this regard mitigates against his chances of renomination. British Killed 3000 Turks During Fight Attacking Tores JTumbered 10,000 and Penetrated Position' of British Pront Though Defenders' 7osses Slight. London, April 2L (1. N. S.) Three thousand Turks were killed during an attack upon General Lake's, positions in Mesopotamia along the Tigris, April 17 and 18, according to official an nouncement made here today. The British losses were compara tively slight, the statement said, al though . the Turks succeeded In pene trating a portion of the British fron. About 10,000 Turkish troops par ticipated In the attack. Congressmen Told They Can Avoid War Bryan Confers With Members of Cos. gross and Assures Them They Kave Sight to Decide If XT. B. Xs to Plgat. Washington. April 21. (U. P.) William J. Bryan, former secretary ofJ state, in a crowded series of confer ences, today told members of congress that they were free to exercise . the final decision with regard to a declara tion of war. President Wilson has. the powef to sever tplomatlc -elatjons, but there his power ends, Bryan told the legislators. Bryan believes a majority in con gress is opposed to war. He insists that ho is not fighting President Wil son. - . . T Wants Cider Press Horse for Auto When your rooms . for rent are vacant do as Thompson did. H employed a Journal want ad and ' the ad found a tenant of course. Wanted Miscellaneous S WANTED Second hand ' cider press; good conditions stats make and capacity. Automobiles Wanted 78 WANTED Light auto in ; ex- change for good team horses, roadster preferred. ' : -- ' ' Punished. Mouses 36. FOR - RENT Furnished . - house, large, light rooms. - The dally average circulation of The Journal in Portland and Its trading radius exceeds that of tne morning paper by - several thou sands and is practically 60 per cent - greater than .its- nearest afternoon contemporary., - ITO illLNIJ TO HOMESTEAD BILL OFFERED Z-,--. - nswssaia BHIBIM"al'.y ,.-:T -r.i .l Public Lands . Committee 'Makes Important Changes In Ferris Stock-Raising Bill Before Reporting ; It Back. CONTIGUOUS AREAS ARE TO BE TAKEN UP FIRST Secretary of Interior Can Withdraw Lands for Drive-, ways for Stock. , . v Washington, April 21. WASHING TON T!TTl?Ji?ATt riTH i"r tnrtnw.r . ---j.. j liJ MZd w , As reported to the senate by the com- mittee on public lands, the Ferris ' stock raising homestead bill contains several amendments, one of the most ' important being a requirement that arf 1 entryman shall take contiguous areas that may be open to entry before he is permitted to make additional entry of noncontiguous land. Another amendment Is In the nature'-' or a concession to the stockmen and. . woolgrowers, who protested that driven u.r puwnc lands greater than one fourth mile in width should bo reserved for the movement of stock lo their ranges, to shipping points and to watering places. As amended, discre tion is allowed the secretary of the In terior to withdraw lands needed for such purposes, and to issue rules re garding such lands, without limitation as to the width of driveways. . . Designation of Gracing Xands, . The bill first provides for th defo liation by the department : of stock raising lands, on application or other wise, this to apply to land found by the secretary to be chiefly valuable for grazing and forage crops, not con. talnlng merchantable timber, not sus ceptible of irrigation from any known source, and of such character that' 640 acres re reasonably required -for the support of a family. The chief section of the bill se amended by the senate committee is as follows: . '"Section 8 Thlt an nuallfUit ,? homestead ntrjv,inan may maks entry- under theiomstead laws of lands so designated by the secretary of the In terior, according to legal subdivisions. in areas not exceeding-640 acres, and incompact form, so far aa may be sub ject to th provisions of this act, snd Pcurw line tnereio oy compliance with the terras of the homestead laws; nrn . vided. ' ,. . " . - As Applied to Homesteaders. "That a former homestead entry of land of the character described in sec tion Z hereof aha! not be a bar to the entry of & tract within a radius of 2 miles from such former entry under me provisions or this act. which, to gether with the former entry, shall nor - exceed 640 acres; provided further, "That the entryman shall be re quired to enter all contiguous areas open to entry prior to the entry i of any non-contluous land:, provided ' runner, . -. - x ii i, lnsieaa 01 resilience and cul- tlvation as required by the homestead laws, the entrymen shall be required to make permanent improvements upon the additional land entered -before final proof is submitted tending to Increase the value of the aaras . for stock raising purposes, of the value of not less than $1.26 per acre, and at least one-half of such improvements shall m placed upon the land within three years after the date of entry thereof." Causes at Contentions. , . The bill has been a subject of eon tentlon between cattle and sheep men, of the west and would-be homestead ers, who contend that large tracts of -lands can be opened under- a one-section' homestead law,' Just as- large areas have been 'settled under the S 20 acre homestead acts of 1969 and 110. Representatives of ths wool growers' association have argued against addi tional homestead leglsltalon at this time, urging that attention . should . b confined to the classification of unen tered lands of ths public domain! Thar have also .urged that ths livestock In dustry needs encouragement at this particular time, and that it may be harrassed by one section homestead legislation. ; . - . -fv ' . The senate committee however re ported that it believed the bill will be M great advantage in ths development of western lands, bringing large new areas to settlement and .to the assess ment rolls.- The department of ths interior gave the bin strong Indorse ment, and it Is apparently on the way to enactment before ths end of - ths present congress. Winter Mails for Alaska. Washington, April 21 Ths post office department will be hetter equipped than ever ' before for han-, dling mail to Nome and the Interior Of Alaska next winter, whatever, comes of the plans for aerial mail service, " for -which bids have been advertised for. If ths air service works out. there will be mails every few days throughout the winter. ' Replying through Senator Chamber--lain to a communication from ths . Portland Chamber of Commerce as to the supposed accumulation of Alaskan mail at Seattle ; and Cordova this spring, the department ... states that February S6 there was no mail tot Alaska - at Seattle, and at Cordova there was only 3830 pounds for Nome. Ths day previous authorization was . given for moving 2500 pounds, includ ing 600 pounds of second class and 109 of parcel post,-there-Having been for warded 6675 pounds mors last; winter than In the previous season, i -, ' ' The winter rate on mail from Cor dova to Nome is $1.66 a pound. . - - Wilsons to Visit Mrs. Havre. , --Washington. April . 21. (L N. S.) President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson will visit the president's- daughter : Mrs. Francis B. Hay re In Phlaidelphia, this afternoon. Ths return to Washington will be made tonight, APjonncM miiLiiui
