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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,: SUNDAY MORNING,, MAY- 7,, 1916, J ;!! CONFERENCE-IS POSSIBLE TODAY v bregon Awaits Wireless Mes I sage From Carranza Before Taking Action, APPROVAL IS ANTICIPATED ufclrade at Juares Chances to 3rriend Xlaess lor v. "Xi"h Officials" i .of Mexico Congratulate Ohreg-os. I Et rao. Texas. May 6, (U, P.) A final conference tomorrow between neneral Scott and War Minister Ob ieton to seal the agreement governln .lie future course of the American ex edition tonight depended on wireless luessases which Obregon expected to receive from General Carranza. Pros-recta- for peaceful settlement of the lotnta at laaue brightened appreciably Fonts ht. Following a day of pessimis ts Indication, Obregon tonight re vived several messages from "high official" in Mexico . congratulating ilm on "the successful termination" of ihe conference. If the Mexicans are pleased with the arrangement, there an be no hitch, for General Scott al ready haa received President Wilson's n formal approval and full ratification iy President Wilson only awaits slm llar -action by Carranta first. Obregon Kays Kott I Obregon remained at his private car tonight entertaining hla official fam ily at a-social affair. : General Ftmston and General Bcott rmbarXed from their headquarters, at tired for an evening dinner engage ment ! Obregon said if Carranza's wireless, expected tonight, arrived on time the ratifying' conference .could be held Sunday. Thla was taken as positive indication that Carranza already .has registered hie approval in cOmmunica tlotte to Obregon. but that Instructions governing Obregon's course In the final meeting must arrive before the meeting can be held. If exioaas Are Hilarious. I Obregon's advisers in Juarez were almost hilarious over the prospects of settlement The attitude of all Juarez underwent a change and friendliness for the United States was manifest tonight - . ! The killing of 42 Vlllistaa and the scattering of one of the few remain ing strong bands by Major Howse's Eleventh cavalry was a cheerful note In-today's otherwise colorless program. It Indicated that the Americans are riot losing any opportunity to strike a blow though their etatus may ba ever eo uncertain from a diplomatic point of view. It was learned posi tively in General Pershing's reports jthat Villa was not with the band. Prominent THUsta Killed, t Qn of the bodies left oh the field at OJo Atules was recognized as one of the Angeles family of Mexican soi iitn. Unofficial advices said the slain .VlUlsta was a brother of 3eoerai Au- geles, the VlUista leader who was mentioned for the presidency r when Villa waa at bla-genith.: j General. Tts vino, commander of the 'ncrth, left tonight for Torreon to re sume big duties at tne neaa or the northern "division. Trevmo statement' before departing. I III yli!fl...r,47j.',ii,.ji SIGNING AGREEMENT u&mw...; . y-.vva-s?; r tel I T re vino m ad e aAipm m4 1 be mtjSe by a member un ite waa r 'Obregon's closest adviser during the conference with Scott. No official significance waa attached to his leav ing atithis time as the remainder of the -arrangements are squarely up to Carranca and Obregon. ROOSEVELT OR HUGHES TO BE G. 0. P.'S CHOICE (Continued From Pc One) Pont is busy as a senator of the United States in putting through a big army program; but bear T. Cole man du Pont: "I can employ no word too emphatic to' express my opinion that the de mands of the advocates of national preparedness are not based on fact." V Tour of West riaaaea. Let T. Coleman continue a little longer: "Let me point out that the apostles ef militarism and prophets of disaster from abroad have selected as the time for -their' Jeremiads that period in which the United States Is free from the - slightest danger of foreign ag gression. Agitators are setting up made by- us cost no more than . Kryptoka made by other opticians but 4he Kryptoks supplied by us are better, being finished on' specially made ma chines and in the finest, most completely equipped retail optical factory in Portland. . Besides, we do all the work under one roof, from the examination of your eyes "to the accurate fit ting of the finished glasses OPTICAL INSTITUTE 20940-1 1 ; Corbett BIdg., Hfth and Mprrison '- licnav jL KRYPTOKS Qnen""n"aassesnssMssssassMss THOMPSON TYPE OF VILLISTA BANDITS iffrrtis"seii'ciirr ur -t'jf nirft fsffi Tiir m fir nf fnrjr -rrfr ii iTr lifi Seven V'ilUstas who particlpf-ted overnight straw men to terrify the public Into deserting Its established principles and ideals." ( T. Coleman du Pont Is starting to tour the west in the interests of his candidacy for the Republican nomi nation for president. His slogan Is "a business man for president." He has been Indorsed by Delaware as a favorite son, and Dele ware la the state where more munitions of war are manufactured to the square inch than any other state in the Union. "Jim" Mann Ont-atanouvered. It Is a rare thing when "Jim" Mann, the Republican floor leader in the house, loses any tricks when parlia mentary cards are shuffled. Conse quently, there was a touch of rare humor in the way he lost out in his maneuvers over the army reorganisa tion bill. Mann had displayed his usual clev erness by blocking for several days all efforts to secure an agreement tOssend the Chamberlain military bill Into con ference, where it might be placed alongside the Hay bill and the con sideration of a compromise or har mony measure begun. At last the Democrats tired of the situation and brought in a special rule. Then for the good part of an afternoon came an argument, precipitated by Mann, who claimed that the effect of the rule would be to prevent the minority to make a motion to recommit the bill. Speaker Clark held that this privi lege la guarded by the house rules and sustained Mann's point of order. But there waa one thing Mann had overlooked. Besides the Republican minority there h -lo a Socialist mi nority, composed of Representative Leifdoa of - New York.' Konaom Sloeke the Same, furthermore, the house rules, eo ctrthgly upheld by the Republican leader. requlreJtaat the motion to re- guaiifiedly opposed to the mil. Kahn of California, ranking Repub lican of the military affairs com mittee, la by ne means opposed to in creasing the atmy. On the contrary, he wants a bigger one than pending bills provide. There was no such dif ficulty as to Meyer London. He Is "unqualifiedly opposed" to the bills. So the speaker recognised. London, much to the disgust of Mann. As a result the Republicans were unable to make the motion they had cherished. London's motion was in such form that no one else favored it, and it was defeated, 248 to 1. Sun eye Arc Provided. Washington, May 6. The senate commerce committee has Issued the rivers and harbors bill provisions for surveys for the Umpqua river, Vaquina bay and harbor under a cooperative plan with local Interests, and for a channel in Young's bay from the Co lumbia river to one mile above the Clatsop county bridge, all on request of Senator. Chamberlain. The Tillamook item is amended to make the maintenance appropriation apply specifically to the channel from Bay City to Tillamook. Senator Jones has secured additional items directing a survey of an inner ship channel between Puget Sound and th-; Columbia river via WUlapa and Grays Harbor. He has also secured (authorization of a new project for WillapaVrlver and harbor, with an ap propriation of $100,000 and embracing authority for a contract to complete the project at a cost of (247,000 addi tional. VILLISTAS FALL BEFORE ATTACK OF U. S. TROOPS (Continued Prom Pace One) one army official called "sort of for bidden territory. This remark re vealed what had generally been be lieved that there has actually been a "dead-line" on the expedition. ' The battle report was the only Im portant news development of thu day. Officials thought Carranza's approval or disapproval Of the Scott-Ouregon peace pact probably would go, to Gen eral Obregon at 1 Paso, though they said it might come through Coneul Rodgera or Ambassador Arredon-lo. CAVALRY IS SENT OUT TO LOCATE VILLA IN HIS" NEW HIDING PLACE Columbus, N. M., May 6. (U. P.) Nearly exhausted by their sensational battle with' VUllstas at OJo Axulesl and an all day ride In pursuit of the fleeing survivors. Major Howse ani hla troops tonight, were retracing their courae toward the base camp at San Antonio, Mexico. Fifty miles south west of Cuslhulriachle the pursuit stopped when the fagged-out horses could keep up the chase no longer. Many YlUistas were believed account ed for In the wild ride through the mountains with eaoa American center ing hie attention on some individual Mexican. Supplementary reports of the battle are likely to show a much larger toll than the 43 men slain by the Amer icana in the first assault on the Camp, officials there believed. , - 'While vHowe' ; force . was ' jogging ffb riw sThr MTir " Tit Ti ewWi iVVii ii fW in the Columbus, N. II., raid and wh were subsequently captured and Medler in the United States court at Columbus. back for rations and rest, a picked band of cavalry set out toward a point des lgnated as Pancho Villa's hiding place. The location was not given out here, but It was stated General Pershuig has authentic advices of the wounded ban dit's whereabouts. Sceuts set QUt to search the vicinity Immediately after the reports reached Pershing, und the commander communicated his inrorma tion to General Funstdn. Military men here meantime anxiously awaited a re port of the outcome of the latest hunt Ten Mexicans have been shot during the last few -weeks for attempting to cut the field wires along the expedi tion's line of communications. It was learned tonight Drastitf measures have been Invoked to prevent further breaks in the wires, which became more and more frequent as the expedition forged its way south. The breaks have be come fewer since the Mexicans were shot, lt was stated. Sniping haa ceased below Namiqulpa sLnce the Americans took a number of hostages from Mexican villages, it was stated. Gigantic Motor Car Merger Is Rumored Combination of Six Automobile Manu facturing Companies Capitalised $338,000,000 Zs roreoast. Detroit, May 6. (I. N. S.) Forecast of a combination of six automobile manufacturing companies having a combined capitalisation ot $!20, 000,000 is made In a complete) and detailed ar ticle which appeared today In the Michigan Manufacturers' and Financial Record. Tile companies named are the General Motors, Chevrolet, Maxwell, 8tudebaker, Continental and Chevrolet of Michigan. Merger Is Denied A positive denial from no less a person than Walter E. Flanders, presi dent of the Maxwell Motor corporation, brands absolutely false the report which emanated yesterday from De troit to the effect that several of the greatest motor making corporations had contemplated a gigantic merger. This report was oae of the sensa tions of the day's news In automobll lng circles, and locally was the talk of the day. In every pfflce It was dis cussed and the probaWe truth debated, but generally little credence was given the tale. It seems eJoo fantastic, and th gen eral opinion is borne out by the tele pram which was received last night frcm the Maxwell Co., In which the tale Is disposed of In no uncertain terms. Mr. Flanders declares it a poorly executed play on the part of some com petitors to disturb th success of his own and similarly well fortified manu facturers. Policeman Is Shot Giving Exhibition - - - While Demonstration of Use of Police 8 Dogs la Being Given at Ktw York Police Parade, Supposed Thief Shot. New York, May & (I. N. S.) In the presence of Mayer Mitchel. Police Commissioner Woods and 2000 other persons at the police parade today. Detective John J. Kilroy shot Police man Christopher Really through the mouth. The shooting occurred directly In front of the reviewing stand. That the crowds might witness the police dogs in action. Rellly. who has been training the dogs, was playing the part of a pickpocket. Kilroy, who has been doing- detective duty only 10 davs did not know the affair was part of the program. Nor did he recognise Reilly. who was in citizen's clothes. Accordingly, when five feet away from Reilly, Kilroy rirea. ana missed. He fired again. The bullet inr nut several treth, pierced the tnftffn and atoDDed lust below the left ear. Half "of the crowd believed the affair to be a well staged demonstra tion only. The other half became Danlcky Even when Reilly staggered to his feet with blood pouring from .4. mnnth th crowd was not con vinced that a real shooting had taken place. He was taken to the New York hospital. According to L. toward w, Hierins. Reilly will r unless blood poisoning sets In. Other. Fools Given Wholesome Lesson Judge Sentences Has to long Term In Prison fox Attempting to Mix Osso- oline and Whiskey. Detroit. -May s. "This win be a wholesome lesson to a- lot of other fools In Detroit who think they can ml whiskey witin gasoline," - said Judge Ccnnolly In sentencing William Derah to Jackson penitentiary for a term of from three to 13 years. Dorah was convicted of manslaugh ter fer running ' down several people in .a safety son last January, JiUUng 1 William Ct Nutter. PERSHING IS clusm LIGHTS TO E MORE BLAZE ALONG BROADWAY Nearly All Contracts Have Been Signed Up for Another Year, It Is Said, Broadway from Burnslde street north will again blaze with sidewalk cluster lights, as the last meeting- of the Broadway Improvement associa tion received a report from the light ing committee to the effect that prac tically all ipf the cluster contracts had been signed up for another year and that the "Juice" will begin to blaze again in the lights which were al lowed to go out through lack of In terest The committee which had the Im provement of Broadway east pf the bridge in charge also passed in a fav orable report which was greeted with cheers. This was to the effect that the remonstrance which was being cir culated"' bad been withdrawn and that there was nothing to hinder-the work now. This means that the biggest bridge -wlU soon be in shape to be utilized faults best advantage. Another committee reported that the Greeley street property owners are urging the extension of that street and its Improvement. As this will be an other avenue to the bridge, the asso ciation 'is preparing to give what as sistance It can to those people. C. M. Menzies, president of the asso ciation. Is pleased with the results which the association has secured since its inception a few months ago. I feel that half the discord in this town is due to misunderstanding," said the chairman. "These weekly meet ings have opened the way to great things, for the men Interested have all come together and practically all the differences that separated them as in dividuals and held up the street have now been adjusted In common, and all are putting their shoulders to the wheel for the good of the greatest number. "Last week the meeting looked like an old time darky battle royal but we have smoothed, the differences and the result is that Broadway will meas ure up to its name, and the public at large will enjoy the benefits of one of the most beautiful bridges in the coun try." The association will have another meeting tomorrow night at the rooms of the Northwest Auto company. Sheriffs in Oregon Will Visit Portland Many Favorable Answers Are Becelved by Koltnomah County Official la Re sponse to Invitations Sent Out. Responses have been received by Sheriff Hurlburt from a dozen or more sheriffs throughout the state. In reply to his recent letter touching upon the calling of all the sheriffs of Oregon to meet in Portland during the Rose Festival week, so as to form a state organization of sheriffs. Every reply indicates enthusiasm for this move. Many of them submit ideas that should be discussed and acted upon. Sheriff Hurlburt will prepare a call within the next few days for the convention. The exact dates will be determined upon by him and an nounced in that letter. Perhaps the Kaiser Wrote German Note Unconfirmed Amsterdam Dispatch Gives This Version But Prior Report Bald Kollweg Be tamed to Berlin. London, May 6. (U. P.) An ( Am sterdam dispatch tontgnt unconfirmed from Berlin, brought the report that Kaiser Wllhelm Tiinvself wrote the German reply to the American" note. It was recalledj here that several days before the note was completed, the semi-official German news agency gave out the statement that Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg was returning to Berlin "to prepare the German reply." Insane Mother Murders Children. Dresden. May 6. (I. N. S.) Made Insane by suffering, Mra Anna Wiede mann, the wife of a mall carrier of Nauendorf, Saxony, who baa been at the front since tha beginning of th war, killed her three small children and herself. In a letter the woman declared it was impossible for her to feed her little ones with the small al lows see received from, the government . " WTw writtar ealUng sevrrtlser Mess aeatiea Tbe JoanaU ..-.- lAdv. ONC PURSUING X .3 condemned to death by Judge Parker Jtesig'ns His Position With Board Washington Industrial Insurance Com missioner Acts But Associates So STot; assignations Kay Be Demanded. Olympia, May 6. (P. N. S.) Clar ence Parker, industrial Insurance com missioner, today presented his resig nation to Governor Lister as a result of the agitation that has recently cen tered about the commission principally concerning Commissioners Daggett and Ernst. When he became convinced that a change on the commission was deairea by tha governor, Parker says he resolved to clear the atmosphere as' far as he was concerned. He wait ed until today for the return of Dag gett and Ernst from Seattle.. Daggett arrived but made no effort to see the governor and made no statement other than a declaration that he does not intend to resign or know anything of a desire for such action. Governor Lister is known to have completed arrangements which insure a new board of industrial Insurance commissioners on June 1. Unless Daggett and Ernst tender their resignations early next week it is no secret that these will be per emptorily demanded. The governor believes he has ex tended to the commission every oppor tunity to re-establish itself following the Gillies trials and every opportu nity for Daggett to defend himself fiom padded voucher charges, some thing Daggett has steadfastly-declined to attempt. tiful Quartered Oak Dining Table to Your Home A tremendous reduction in cost brings this table to you for just a little over half the regular price Your Credit Is Good As our terms will show, you have a long time to pay. You pay a little each week or month, as convenient. 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Amendment of the law governing the liability of railroad in connection with shipments of goods ot "declared value" la proposed In a bill reported from the senate committee on Interstate com merce. The bill amends what is known a the Cummins amendment of 115 to the interstate commerce law, Intended to impose Upon railroads and other carriers full liability for actual loss, damage or Injury, despite any limita tion of liability or agreement of value. As construed by the Interstate com merce commission In practice, how ever, it has resulted In Imposing upon the shipper the necessity of stating valu, and If the ships under a low valu ation to avoid a high rate, he Decomes subject to prosecution for stating less than true value. Hot la the Original Tom. Senator Cummins' name attaches to' the proposed bill, although as reported by the committee it Is not In the form he presented it. Just as the original j Cummins etmendment of last year un-! derwent change on the floor of tho senate. The purpose of the bill now reported and the effect from Its enact ment are stated in the report of the committee, as follows: "The, construction put upon the pro viso (Cummins amendment of 1815) by the interstate commerce commission has resulted in some vexatious require ments insisted upon by carrier andjn some Injustice. For Instance, It has been held by the commission that un der the proviso the carrier may com pel the shipper to state the value of the goods tendered for shipment and that If the true value Is not stated the shipper Is liable to criminal prosecu tion under section 10 of the act to regulate commerce. Hakes the Intent Clear. "The committer does not agree with the commission In the Interpretation so placed upon the proviso, but there Is no way In which to remedy the matter except to make the intent of congress so clear that It Is impossible to misunderstand It. 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Second, other property ex cept ordinary livestock, with res;ect to which -the interstate commerce com mission hss fixed or authorized affirm atively a rate dependent upon value, either an agreed or a released value. When the commission has fixed or authorized such a rats the value agreed upon or released and necessarily stat ed by the shipper is not to be odd as a representation of value under section 10 of the interstate commerce act. Wlth respect to ordinary, livestock as defined in the bill, there can be no rate dependent either upon agreed or released value, and In the event cf loss Or damage the carrier must respond for the actual value of the property. The carrier will be permitted to make such a rate on ordinary livestock as will compensate for the service, in cluding liability, but the rate cannot vary according to the value of each animal that may be loaded into a car. There will remain the right on the part of the carrier to classify different kinds of animals within the definition of ordinary livestock, but wiion so classified there can be no lawful vari ance In rat's because one carload of such anlmala may be more valuable than another. "The committee thinks it proper to say that in the preparation of the amendment It haa had the benefit of the. advice of a member of the inter state commerce commission, and that the recommendation of the commis sion has been adopted.' Arizona Man Named For Roseburg Post C. E. Cos Will Be Supervisor of In dian Agencies, Vice H. O. Wilson, Transferred to Omaha, Web. Roseburg, Or., May 6. C. E. Coe, formerly connected with the Indian of fice at Salt River, Arls., has been named to succeed II. G. "Wilson as su pervisor of Indian agencies with head quarters at Roseburg. He is expected to arrive In Roseburg within a few days. Mr. Wilson Is transferred to Omaha, Neb. John Hunter of Rose burg is the lowest bidder for the oon etruction of the new high school build ing here. Ills bid was 157,100 exclu Bive of plumbing and heating. Aristocrats Urge Separate) Peace. Petrograd, May . (I. N. S.) Ac cording to the Ruekoe Slovo, the duma deputy, Slavenko, stated recently that a number of reactionary and Influen tial aristocrats and merchants had urged the highest Russian authorities to conclude a separate peacn with Germany, as". If not, they would have to compromise with the democratic elements. Regular I agjl $32.50 J 1 Your Next Refrigen Most women guess when they buy their first refrigerator, but you can bet that when they buy the next one they look for the features that experience has taught them a refrigerator should have. Here's why your next refrigerator will be a Gibson. Easy to fill put Ice in side door. Ice chest easy to clean -no straining back to reach in the top. One- piece interior easy to cifean keeps food fresh and pure. 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In the course of an interview with the United Press lora Jtonert did not attempt to in u ii ,n in v lis r rt nrsn t n wrtt luti irAru -- v 'V U(U 1M IMRII KtT VI II- ment would pursue In the event that ms uinnii main lotiowea (inrmuiy s suggestion and pred Kngland for a change In her methods of warfare against the kaiser's empire. He de clared, however, that the British gov ernment is ready to meet the German charge 'that the German submarine was adopted as a measure of reprisal for the British blockade, by an over whelming array of evidence. The cabinet member emphasised Ger many's charge with reference to peace. interpreter in some quarters as a di rect bid for intervention by President' Wilson to end the war. He daclared that, notwithstanding the fact that In his speech of December 9 before the Reichstag the German chancellor ac cused England of "falsely" attributing peace rumors to Germany, the German government now admits that it haa made peace overtures. He re-affirmed that England will rasrice no peace until Europe Is free from the Intolerable menace of Prussian militarism. Bo far as Is known, he said? the blockade has threatened the life of no neutral. He compared this fact with the heavy toll of neutral lives taken by the German submarines. The Germans have repeatedly tried to Justify their submarine warfare by declaring it an act of reprisal he said, though Germany had declared sub marine blockade of the British Isles and had torpedoed merchant ship without warning before the Tlritish blockade of Oermany was Instituted, Aiarcrv u, ibid. Commenting on the reference In the German note to the starvation hiy Great Britain of helpless non-combat ants, lKrd Robert quoted the German chancellor himself as having stated In the Reichstag In April that the British blockade was a failure and that Ger many has run hort of nothing and will lack nothing in the future. 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