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FOUR MORE LEADERS OF IRISH REVOL ARE SENTJO DEATH Official Announcement Made in London of Their Court Martial and Execution, CRY OF "MURDER" VOICED Laurence Ginnell, Irish Nationalist Member of Commou, Launches Cry t Asqulth Dnrlng Session? Ignition. May fl. . X. 8. ) The flrM meeting of he Irish Nationalist parlia mentlary party since the Dublf.i oiit breatt will be hel1 today. There Is strong feeling; among the responsible leaders aalnt further ex ecutlona of rebels, and there also are negotiations proceeding between the Katlonallst and Ulster partleH on the question of disarming everyone In Ire land except the reRular troops. The Ulster party will bring forward a motion to bring Ireland under the military service bill. John Rlmoncl will oppowe the plan in behalf of the Jv'atlonalints. Meanwhile Augustine liirrfll post .1 chief secretary for Ireland remains unfilled. tendon. May 'j.- - f. N. S.) Offi cial announcement wan mude yesterday Of the condemniit ion by court martial In Dublin, followed by the Immediate execution, of these revolutionary lead ers, Cornelius Culborl. .!. J Mueston. Xsdmond Kent and Michael Mallon. The cry of "Murder, murder," was launched at Premier Asquitli in Ihe house of commons this afternoon. The speaker was Laurence ilnnell, an Irish member of parliament of the .Nationalist party. John Redmond Make Protest. Kven John Redmond, leader of the Nationalists, staunchly as he has sup ported the government, uttered in the house today an earnest protest against the policy of exterminating the mis guided revolutionists whose t f fort to establish an Irish re.iubllc were frus trated by the military. In the form of a question to the premier, Mr. Redmond conveyed a strong suggestion that the continued crop of military executions in Dublin was creating a growing bitterness among classes of the Irish people who had not been in sympathy with the revolutionary movement. ' Cites General Botha Precedent. He desired to know whether the government would not follow Its own precedent In the ea.e of General Botha in South Africa and cause Gen eral Maxwell to aisconiin ue, me exe- k iutions. I v Pitamini Aannftb made cnutlniiv rp. Tly In which he Intimated that Gen eral Maxwell, In whose judgment he had great confidence, had been in direct communication Wi t the cabi net at every stage of the trials and that his Instructions, which agreed with his own inclination, were not 'to sanction the Infliction of the death penalty except In the case of respon sible persons proved to have been actual ringleaders In the revolt. Lenient With Sank and rile. In regard to the rank .and file, the premier assured Mr. Redmoud that his pleas for clemency had not fallen on unwilling ears. He added that the cab inet was anxiously considering what disposition should be made of the less guilty of the Sinn Keiners who bore arms in the reolt and that the execu tions should come to an end as soon as the bare demands of justice would permit. The accusing shouts of Laurence Ginnell were drawn forth by another reply of the premier's to a question ad dressed to him by Mr. Ginnell himself. The question was equivalent to a de mand that no more Irishmen should be put to death by courtmartlal until the house of commons had been given an opportunity to dlscu.is the question. Aaqulth Refaaea to Give Promise. Mr. Asquith replied that he could not give any such promise and it was then that Ginnell threw the house into tumult by stretching bis arm dra matically toward the government benches and shouting, "murder, mur der." Another statement made by the pre mier was considered ntghly signlfl- SI U iirriHOL-3 PER CEJTE H AYeetabklVepantiQiifcrAs- tinpltlg StomatsaadBg II AiUMi"l , ,- lit iicssandEfcst.tXaiiauDwu Opiuxaforplmie nnrilmnai- NOT NARCOTit- ouitsAMnBLinaai AttctKeme3yftrCansttpt; tinn SourStrjmacuJ)wn1 jHCKHTamWHEU Exact Copy of Wrapper. IN mm TWO INVOLVED IN DUBLIN OUTBREAK ft'' St & ::nld MUtmWTMmuii,' ijTt ''lumti' j Countess Markievicz, under arrest on charge of high treason, and Thomas McDonagh, one of the leaders in the revolt, who was executed. cart in view of stories that have trav eled from DuSlin The premier said that the cabinet had taken measures to find out whether any government officials in Dublin had been concerned in the Sinn Fein uprising. Portland Man Weds Bockford, III, Girl C. B. Johnson, Bookkeeper for Port land Oaa fc Coke Company, Takes Trip at Call of "General Cupid." Rockford, 111.. May !). C. R. John son, with the I'orjland Gas & Coke company, was married to Miss Drti silla Anlink here yesterday. r',. R. Johnson, a bookkeeper for the Portland Gas Si Coke company for the past ear, left the city a few days ago for an eastern trip. He is ex pected to return in about a week. Before going Mr. Johnson did not say that any- call had been received by him from "General Cupid," but his fellow employes had "their suspicions." Mr. Johnson is an eastern man, and has been a resident of Portland about a year. Ia.st V. vican War Officer Dies. San Diego. Gal., May 9. (l P. With the dpath at Coronado yesterdav of Lieutenant Colonel Albert Bradford Kauffmann of St. Louis, the last sur viving regular army officer who served In the Mexican war, passed away. He was born In Lancaster, Pa., July IS, 1S2S. WTion writiriir or calling on adTertlsem nleaso mention The Journal. (AdT.i fn) For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature of AjjK Use ' For Over Thirty Years 19 Ull TN ecimui MMDT, (W YOU OJTY. 1ft STATE GRANGERS ARE ANNUAL SESSION GRANTS PASS, TODAY Residents of City Are Enter taining Delegates in Com plimentary Manner, MASTER SPENCE, PRESIDES Sugar Beet Button Is Official Badge of the Convention; Meet Until Friday Night. Grants Pass. Or. May '.. At 10 o'clock this morning. State Grange Master Spenoe of Oregon City called to order the forty-third annual session of the Oregon State grange. There is practically a full attend ance of delegates from all parts of the state, and the city is In gala at tire to welcome the visitors. The grange comes to Grants Pass upon the invitation of the city, and the people are entertaining the delegates during the period of their stay without ex 1 ense to the grangers. The main body of the delegates arrived late last night, but they were met by reception com mittees and many of them were placed in private hones of the city. Tonight a basket dinner at River side Park has been arranged for the entertainment of the visitors, and the general public is invited. Ti e official badge of the session is a large buttorn with the picture of a sugar beet, suitably inscribed, these having been supplied by the local Commercial ctlub. The sessions of the grange will con tinue until Friday night. PROSPERITY WAVE IS HERE, SAY LEADERS IN BUSINESS LINES (Continued From pHge One) are men unemployed. But the tendency is so much toward better time that many businss men are making plans for the enlargement of their scope. Economic and financial reviews have told the story. They bay that mining has revived; that lumber has revived. They say that more men are employed in the industries at advanced wages. They say that the whole country has risen from the slough. Movement Ooes Forward. It cannot be denied that the in fluence of the war is responsible for a. least the -beginnings of this brighter period. Abundant crops in the agri cultural section, with advanced prices, have carried the movement alon?. Areas of depression are still found '.n the "cotton belt," where there was nothing to buoy up business when the great and! only staple encountered disaster. But even there the better influence is felt. Surveys of the nation's business show that isn every section of the country the horizon has cleared, some faster than others. E. L. Thompson, president of the Portland Woolen Mills, said today that his business is increasing In vol ume. Thousn eisht mills in Califor nia have shut down, the Portland mills are running full time and turn ir.E out all the goods that can be turned out under the restrictions of the hours-of-labor regulations. With these made less drastic, he said, even greater quantities could be produced. Gain Is Harked. L. P. Hirsch of the Hirsch-Welss company, manufacturers of tents, said the business in their line had shown approximately CO per cent In crease over this time last year. This has involved no appreciable extension of territory served, indicating, he said, improved conditions within the zone heretofore supplied. Joe Supple, boat builder, has been turning out craft of all kinds as fast an iiis plant could work for many months. As soon as boats now on the ways are out of the way, still other keels are to ,be laid. Kstablishment of a shipyard for the construction of first class steel ehlps to engage in the world's heaviest trade is another favorable indication, with work already under way. The Willamette Iron - Steel company and the Northwest Steel company have Placed orders for great quanties of steel, the firM deliveries to be made next month so that by the time the site in south Portland is ready, the work can go forward at om-e. Plant to Start Soon. 1''. Ktiapp'x riant tor 1 Uc con struction of wooden ships to travel rnder sail with auxiliary power the type which many believe is to be a permanent feature of the world's ship ping henceforth will he in operation before many, weeks Near the Penin sula Lumber company's dock in North Portland the port dredger is now dumping silt, from the channel upon the shipyard site. Other shipbuilding enterprises are afoot and should be formally an nounced within the next few weeks. In the retail field, usually last to feel tlie effects of better times, marked improvement is also shown. W. F. Lipman of Lipman, Wolfe & Co. has found collections easier, more moving and conditions more satis factory generally than at this ttmu last year or. tn fact, than a month ago. XiOffg-inr Camps Aetive. Logging caimps all over the Colum bia river district are now in operation, many companies finding it hard to find men enough for their needs. The lumber mills find their operations now restricted only by the means they have for transportation. Relief from car shortage conditions have made heavy business by rail a possibility, but the exportation is restricted by lack of ocean going tonnage. Every inch ol space available on such ships that call here for c:rgoea is snapped up by lumbermen with orders for foreign parts. The report of Portland businessmen carries out the indications in the Bab son map, just received by local busi ness statisticians. The map last year showed Oregon colored blue, indicat ing depressed times. This year, east ern Oregon is a bright yellow, indicat ing excellent business, while the re mainder of th state is colored green, indicating Improved conditions. Montana Man Guest. .T. Sanders, superintendent of the Montana Western railway, a short line . connecting with the Great Northern at Conrad Mont., passed through Portland I today, calling: on a number of local op erating men. Railroad Man Here. M. J. Costello, assistant traffic man ager of the Great Northern railway, is here from Seattle for a day or two. conferring with H. K. Pretty, new as sistant general freight agent. Alibi Is Offered in Defense of Pastor Employer of Gertrude Lamson, Who Ac cused ev. Madison Slaughter, and Others Testify for Preacher at Trial. Oroville, Cal May 9. (P. N. S.) Further evidence to build up an alibi for the Rev. Madison Slaughter, ac cused by Gertrude Lamson, was of fered today by the defense with Mrs. Slaughter as a witness. Her testimony related largely to the almond orchard incident. She testified that she gave the girl an old dress for work in the orchard, a dress that was tight fitting about the neck and but toned up the back. Gertrude ijrnson described the dress she wore at this time as entirely different. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Camper and the pastor's two daughters also testified for the defense to prove an alibi for the accused minister. The buiden of the evidence was all the same, that Gertrude Lamson was not 1n the Slaughter home at the time she alleged that she had been attacked by the pas tor. Black Swan Found To Be Turning White Bird Was Black When Ship Xft Aus tralia But Whits Spots Developed Suddenly and Are Spreading. San Francisco, May 9. "T. R.'s" now famous whiskered bird that eats nuts may take a back seat. Behold a black swan that turns white: A black swan is a sufficiently rare bird in itself. It is found in the in terior countries of Australia and Is said to be fast becoming extinct. While en route with a shipment of several black swans on the liner So noma. "Freak," as she has been named, was found by stewards to be suddenly developing white spots, which are spreading. The cause of the phe nomena has not been explained. Success Predicted Of Civil Service Bill San Francisco, May 9. ft:. P.) The Keating bill, giving a fair and an impartial trial to all accused civ il serv ice employes, will pass committee on civil service with a recommendation to congress, according to the opinion to day of F. H. Minsworth, president of the San Francisco Federation of Civil Service Employes. This means, he de clared, that the measure will become a law. The bill provides that the newly established court of arbitration, used in labor disputes, will handle all cases of accused civil service em ployes. Was Native of Germany. Charles F. Bartholoma. aged 47, died last night at his home, 89 North Seven teenth street. He was a native of Ger many and had resided in this city for the past 30 years. He leaves a widow. Mrs. Elma V. Bartholoma. He was en gaged in the novelty advertising busi ness. Funeral arrangements are in charge of J. P. Flnley & Son. RenS JLMorrison 4 f,fl If 1 f if i I j v I r I atrourm IS BELIEVED TO HAVE I0E Miss Ella May Harris May Have Jumped From Rail road Trestle Last Night. WOMAN HAD LEFT A NOTE Soldier Had Dissuaded Woman From Apparent Intention to End Her Life Friday irigOit. Miss Ella May Harris, who disap- fappeared from the home of Frank A. Thompson, 985 Franklin street last Friday afternoon, and who has been an object of constant search since that time, is believed to have committed suicide last night by Jumping from the Vancouver street railway trestle into one of the numerous Columbia river sloughs. Thought to have carried out the hint of suicide contained in a note left at the Thompson home, relatives and friends were greatly encouraged yes terday afternoon when positive news was received that the girl was alive and well at the home of a woman in Vancouver. Woman Leaves Place. Detective Charles Hill and Miss Harris' mother and sister hurried to Vancouver, only to find that she had left there at 2 o'clock in the afternoon with the expressed intention of coming to Portland to search for work again. The searchers returned to Portland. Coincident with their return came a telephone call at detective headquar ters from a woman on Johnson street, who refused to give her name. She said the Harris girl had called at her home, had identified herself. and asked for work. "I showed the girl her picture in the. paper, and she admitted that it was herself," the woman said. "I told her I could not hire her after the sensa tional newspaper reports, and she dis appeared, crying." Subsequent information then came to the police that the girl had been seen to leave a Vancouver car at Co lumbia boulevard and start walking north. Another report from the Ore gon boat house on Columbia slough stated that a woman, positively iden tified as Miss Harris, was seen on the trestle, walking north towards the Co lumbia river. Theories Are Brawn. Watchers who have been on the look out for several days at the Vancouver ferry landing say that the girl never appeared there last night. Traffic was light enough at the time, it is averred that her presence would have been noted by some of the searchers. Just north of the Oregon boathotiae there is a blind slough. This is filled with submerged logs and brush. re tectlve Captain Baty, who has charge otiii nave iu t rim? your hat off to these Clothes English and Bnclitack models for OttW Men0 ii53a Second Floor 11. MISSING WOMAN COMMITTED I of the search, n)w believes that ahej may nave gone to mis point ana stepped from the trestle. On the other hand. Miss Harris j could have continued north half a mile to where the road trestle inter cepts and Joins the street railway trestle. She could either have con tinued north on thla to the ferry or returned bask, to the city by the road. Still another possibility is that she could have gone west on the road run ning from the ferry Landing to Kenton and the Union stockyurds. Woman Was Despondent. Miss Harris is 33 years old and a normal school graduate. She has been a teacher, but of late has been unable to get work, and before her recent 'dis appearance was very despondent- Her parents and sister live at Liberty, near Salem, and they have come to Port land to continue the search. The information from Vancouver yesterday came from Adolph North neff, a private of the Twenty-first in fantry. Nortnneff went to the Thomp son home yesterday afternoon. North neff told Mrs. Harris there that he had seen Miss Harris walking to and fro In distracted condition near the river's edge at Vancouver Friday night and asked her what was the matter. She told him that she con templated suicide. Northneff then said that he had taken her to the home of Mrs. Lillian McBroom, 1511 Esther street, Vancouver, where she remained rntil 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. These facts were substantiated. Note Is Left. Conductor J. E. Kooti and Motor- man ward or me Vancouver car boarded by the woman supposed to be May Harris, made the following re port to Sheriff Hurlburt: "A young woman boarded my car at Third and Glisan streets with a Vancouver ticket and got off at the city limits. She left the remainder of ticket on the seat and u5c in money. She wrote on the back of the ticket: "Escaped from parole. Am sorry. Will try to do better" "I gave the tickets to police officer at 7:10 and told him to report it a"t once. At 10:17 p. n her sister with a special officer, boarded the car at Hayden Island. I gave the money to her sister. The officer said the girl tried to commit suicide a few days ago. Motorman saw a girl sitting on the ends of ties near the county road when we returned from the river." Pearl Dealer Buys Schooner. San Francisco, Cal., May 'J. (P. N. S.) To gather pearls In his rich beds along the western coast of Mexico. Captain Edward Labastada, former na val commander under General Carranza sik' one of the largest pearl dealers in the world, today bought the launch Pastime from William E. Cogley of this city. When writing or calling: on adTertUers plea m-ninii j dc journal. iAat.t One Stirring Event After Another! Any Novelty Suit $29.50 Wool and Silk-arid-Wool Combinations Selling at $32.50 to $47.50 Handsome, individual suits that were the pride of New York's highest grade makers' We purchased many of them especially for display and Fashion Week purposes. Now, we let go while most of the ' season remains. This sale brings your unrestricted choice of these lovely suits at 529.50, whether they sold at $32.50 or 47.5o. Lovely silk embroidered models, chic little Eaton jackets, stunning sport, models in plaid velours, adorable combinations of taffeta and serge. Every demanded shade of the season. If you want a very fine suit for a moderate price, don't let any- thing keep you away tomorrow I Of course, it will be wise to come early. None shown In windows, because of their being only one or two of a kind. None exchanged, laid aside or sent C. O. D. A wonderful opportunity tomorrow At $29.50 89c for New Hemp and Milan Hemp Shapes We Trim Hats Free When You Purchase the Materials Here. OF U. S. MENTION ACTIVE Sending of Troops After the Raiders Causes Friction but Hope Is Not Gone, El Paso. Texas, May 9. (U. F.t Working without being seen, advocates of American intervention in Mexico are most active today, striving' in every way to upset the peace negotiations between Generals Scott and Obrgon. The decision to send American forces from Marathon across the bor der in pursuit of Mexicans who raided Glenn Springs caused friction at last night's meeting of the conferees, com ing face to face with Carranza's re quest for a withdrawal of troops and the meeting broke up. Though no arrangements were made for another session, there was a feel ing that negoUatlori8 have not yet been called off. Many Want Intervention. Officials said that intervention might be desired by European powers, who wished to have the United States on the Job, for the influence such a campaign might have on the European conflict. They said that American in terests owning huge properties in Mex ico were regarded as likely- to want intervention to redeem their hn'dings. The force starting after the raiders from Marathon Is regarded as pitifully small. Funston is unable to reinforce the battalion, however. "I have no mote men to ""send," lie 6ald,' despairingly. Fershtaff Felt Secure. The country ahead of the tiny col umn is the most difficult in the north. There Is no forage en route. Chances of catching the bandits are believed small. That section of territory has long been regarded as a refuge for des peradoes from both sides of the bor der. Funston felt secure regarding General Pershing's men, and believes that they are able to take care of themselves. Supplies are ample for them and their lines of communication most efficient. Generals Scott and Obregon today sent to their respective governments lengthy reports on last night's meet ing. Interventionists are jubilant over the new turn of affairs in the Mexl -Second Floor O UR big Untrlmmed Mil linery Section on the 1 Third Floor Is becoming more popular every day Just for such reasons as this! Tomorrow we offer another lot of shapes, which you would expect to pay much more for! Every wanted shape and color, in splendid Hemps and Milan Hemps. A little trimming gives you a pretty Summer street or outing hat. Special for Tuesday At 89c P OT2.T LAN DSl ADVOCATES AGAINST CONFERENCE can situation. Mayor Lea of El 'Pa' expressed himself as being dellghte and gave the opinion that theitnov was a certain step toward ultimate in tervention. Turkish Aeroplanes Attacked Port Said Zlight Bombs Are Dropped on XgTPtias City and Three Civilians Wounded No Military Damage Done. ' Cairo, Egypt. May 9. (I. N. S.) Two Turkish aeroplanes dropped eight! bombs upon Port Said, Monday nig&t.i according to announcement here today. I Three civilians were wounded, but not military damage was done. I $1.25 Women's Umbrellas, $1 Extra large ship ment just unpacked. All the very newest handles. Fresh stock. Guaranteed rainproof. For Wednesday only 00 The very newest Umbrella. Short handles, with swaggef cord rings. rTJ? Here Wednesday at J)JLelJ New Silk Umbrellas in very newest handles and col ors. New greens, cardinal, na tional blue, ruT'e- GJO QK Moderately priced at tpOtVO lei wiuyii 124 128 SixiSt.',Just'og'isrilriicin.; Colored Stripe Frill Waists $1.38 CAME in yesterday morning fresh as a new rose in this flower-garden of pretty Blouses 1 Excellent cotton voile in smart colore stripes, of pink, lavender, blue or black. New frill front.exactly as illustrated. Very special for Tuesday PI At $1.38 -Main Floor i t ,' '- , 1 i if . J - " - " -'.'If " - ,