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Ton 1 glit and to ' mor r n w, partly i cloudy; norther- winds. Hu midity, 53. VOL. XV. NO. 64. PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1916. EIGHTEEN PAGES. nntwrurrt rPMTO ON TRAINS A WD VTOTt riVC 4. vv Vjf x 0 STANDI FIVE OUT! SHERIFF SEES HEW GLUE IN MURDER CASE Spots, Believed to Be Biooa, Found on Lining of Coat Worn by Suspect Bennett Thompson in Jail. SHERIFF HURLBURT AND DEPUTIES SCOUR WOODS Theory Is That Body of Fred Ristman May Be Near Oswego Lake. : When arrested as a suspect In the Jitney murder mystery, Bennett Thompson wore a blue serge suit. Sheriff Reeves of Washington county this morning; made a minute investi gation of the suit and found on the right sleeve lining; several blotches that he believes will respond to the blood. test. He also found spots of a substance that might prove graph ite. These spots are taken as Important In connection with the attempt to un- j ravel the mystery; for. while the right cuff of the bloody shirt found near th Gore farm, where Mrs. Jennings was murdered, had been torn off and is still mlslng, the left shirt sleeve found with the hat of Freu Ristman, the missing Jltneur. was blood-stained and smeared with graphite thai is sup posed to nave come from Ristman's machine. , Evidence la Circumstantial While there can be iiouung con clusive about this circumstantial evi dence, Sherif. Reeves believes that it warrants the fullest Investigation of Thompson and his movements on the nlgllt of the murder, now definitely fixed aa Monday, May 16. ; W. M. Pateraon, attorney fo- Mrs Fred Ristman, visited Hlllsboro this mornlng anil requested the Washington county commissioners to offer a re ward for the recovery of RNcman's body. A similar request will prr-bably be put before the Multnomah --ountv board. J Sheriff Hurjburt and Deputies George Hurlburt. Phillips and Flaherty left this morning to search the woods near Oswego lake for the body or tne missing jltneur. After having ecourea the woods paralleling the road from Tualatin and Sherwood to the Uore farm In vain, the theory was advanced that Ristman must have started for Sherwood by way of the Macadam road and Oswego and that he was sla'.n somewhere neur Oswego lake, where there are Irejuent bodies of timber. y Thompson Beoomea Impatle.it !After having seemed apparently In different aince his arrest. Thompson was quite nervous today In his cell at the Hlllsboro Jail, and at noon re quested to see District Attorney Tongue. The request was granted, and the Washington county prosecutor vis ited the man this afternoon. When are you going to give me a hearing?" Thompson asked. "I don't think jOi nave . rigni to noiu me here." 'We'll give you a hearing as soon you tell us where you were Monday night, the night of the murder, and what you did that night." answered the prosecjjtor. To this Thompson made no answer. aud the interview was at an end. TO The Journal representative Thomp son In a brief talk this afternoon de bited any Intimate knowledge of the murder. "I'm not the man, he said. Attorney Says Be Has Alibi. Roscoe Hurst, his attorney. Insists that the 'evidence'" now being gathered la an. endeavor to find the slayer will not prove damaging to his clie.t Thompson. He says h will be ready to show a perfect alibi when the proper time comes. - Sheriff Reeves gave out the informa tion today that he has found two wit nesses wl o will testify that Thompson was at Mrs. Jennings' farm Sunday night, the da; before the woman was murdered. No formal charge has been made (gainst Thompson. Sheriff Hurlburt returned at 1:30 this afternoon from the Gore ranch, ifter -having devoted all morning to a tearch for Ristman's body and evi dence. He brought with Him an auto iriver's glove that was picked up in the road some distance from the murder icene. Whether or not this glove be longed to Ristman will be ascertained this afternoon. 'Someone else may have lost the 5love." said Sheriff Hurlburt, "but It S also possible that it belonged to Rist- pian." Deputies are still searching for Rlst- maj s body. They are aided by farm- rs Un the district. Lot Free for 3 Yrs. H A Wagon for $45 I When Mr. and Mrs. Kent de li elded to rid themselves of a hen ! and her chicks, they let a Journal t nam ao una a . ouyer. via in '- T jtj l ' .. . h A l ..i . f or little price. See pages ; i FOB SAXiB Xrtts ', JUST like a gift;' nothing down, t no payment for 3 years: fine -suburban lots, only $260; ID mln uite ride. : I Horses. Vehicles 18 i 145 Heavy single wagon for sale. XVaaaohes and Boats (..RECEIVED launch in trade for . i which have no use; will take t$S6 for it. J j The dally circulation of The ,i Jlournal in Portland and its trad- lnv radius exceeds the morning paper by several thousands and la ' practically 60 per cent greater . than Its nearest afternoon con- temporary. . , . . , ' Report for Brandeis Returned Committee Is for Party Vote of 10 Louis D. Brandeis, President Wilson's nominee for associate justice of the supreme court, confirmation of whose nomination was rec ommended today t7 the senate Judiciary committee. IF M ' " l'A M ttfcs-wL 4 A V&&m I It t w v 'ixf""-A 1 FLAG WILL UNFURL AT VISTA HOUSE SITE BY TOUCH OF T Electric Spark Will Set Old Glory Waving on Site of Vista House June 7, An electric spar!;, impulsed by the touch of President Wilson's finger on a bulton in Washington, D. C, more than S000 miles away, will unfurl a gigantic United States flag at the site o: the Vista House on Crown Point. June 7. This is the opening day of the Rose Festival and the date designated for the world dedication of the Co lumbia river highway. Thus the president of the United States will In effect open the festival and officially recognize the world ded ication of the highway as well as assume a long distance chairmanship of the Vista House ceremonial. A special wire from Western Union telegraph lines will be run from a point near the O-W. R. & N. railroad feet by sheer tracks more than 700 descent below Crown Point. Information that the president had accepted the invitation to unfurl the flag was received by telegram from Senator George E. Chamberlain oy Samuel C. lAncaster, engineer of the highway this morning. Would Sweeten British Tea. Kingston, Jamaica, May 24. (I. N. 8.1 The Bugar interests of Jamaica have launched a movement In the dl r ilon of getting the British govern ment to give preference to West In dian sugar. Itis estimated that the Island can export 100,000 tons an nually. Lack of Wood Pipe Put Ancient World Under a Handicap i Older than written history W Is the proolem of water supply for cities and for arid lands. Engineering In earliest times found In .nese needs one of its ft greatest tasks. Huge works were erected whose remains attest their equally huge cost great can-1 systems; tunnels 4t of great length; aqueducts If never equaled in succeeding ages; tubes made by cementing together flat stones pierced with holes, making a continoux bore. The ancients worked A metals, but did not understand the making oi tubing to with- stand high pressure. What a difference it might have made had those antiques Jf- figured out a way U make 0 wooden pipes of sizes suitable for their larger needs. Of this art there are only the puniest traces. To contrast their case with 4 that of modern man one has H, only to refer to the editorial m page of this issue of The Jour- 4 nal. where, under the title p "Nothing the Matter With Portland," are detailed the operations of a company of Portland workers who Would have revolutionized the ancient -world. -and whose art cuts an -st . immense figure in modern days. 4 PRESIDEN Confirmation to 8 Is Given Senate Expected to Vote on Confirmation in Week; Pro tracted Fight May Occur. Washington. May 24. (U. P. The senate judiciary committee today rec ommended confirmation of Louis D. Brandeis as associate Justice of the United States supreme court. The vote was 10 to 8 on straight party lines. Senator Shields of Tennessee voted with the oilier Democrats In favor of confirmation. Friends of Brandeis are Jubilant. They forecasted that the floor division of the senate would be similar to the committee vote and make Brandeis a winner by an easy margin. Cummins was absent from commlttte when the vote was polled, but his ballot was counted for Brandeis. Senator Chilton of West Virginia, chairman of the subcommittee of the judiciary committee which investigated Brandeis' fitness, was selected to make the committee's report to the senate. An effort will be made to have the senate consider the appointment early next week. it is believed the senate will con firm Brandeis' nomination. The rejection of George Rublee as a member of the federal trade commis sion Is believed to have reacted In Brandeis' favor. It haa stirred up ad ministration leaders to vigorous activ- nd, rued in rallying many uuuuiiui vvica lu jDiauueis support. Backers of the appointment of Kub- lee are expected to seize this Opport nity to urge that his name again be submitted lor confirmation. SENATE DECLINES TO . RECONSIDER VOTE ON RUBLEE NOMINATION Washington. Mav 24. (WASHING TON rU'REAl" OF THE JOURNAL) The senate yesterday declined to re consider Its formal action rejecting confirmation of the appointment of Federal Trade Commissioner Rublee. The vote for reconsideration of Rub lee's nomination by the senate was taken with three senators absent and unpaired Chamberlain, Smith of South Carolina and Smith of Mary land. : Of these Chamberlain and Smith of South Carolina previously voted against Rublee. Democrats voting no were: Bankhend, Broussard, Clarke. I'ardwick, aiartin, Martine, O'Gorman. Salisbury, Smith of Georgia and l-nderwood. Republicans favoring Rublee were: Clapp. Kenyon. La Follette. Norris and Poindexter. Cummins was paired for Rublee. Wilsons to Attend' Grayson's Wedding PTesldeat aad Bis Wife Go to Htw York With Bride and Groom Other Distinguished Quests to Be JPresenl New York. May 24. (U. P. The president and Mrs. Wilson arrived here today for the wedding of Dr. Carey Grayson, the president's physician and close friend, and Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon at. 4 p. m. Other distinguished guests nre Sec retary McAdoo and wife and Secretary Tumulty and his wife. They accom panied the bride and groom-to-be from Washington. Canadian 1"tx.ps Inspected. , London," May - 24. (I." N. S. King George, Eart Kltchener aad.. Sir- John French: today Inspected 5 the Canadian troops ahornclin. , , r . TEUTONS FORGE JJJY $EDGE Village on Left Bank of the Meuse Is Captured by Ger mans, Together With 3018 Prisoners and Douaumont UTTER DISREGARD FOR LIFE IS BEING SHOWN Germans Receive Reinforce ments and Return to At tack Again and Again. Berlin. May 24. (TT. P.) Ra'lylng In the face of a savage Frencn offen sive, German troops have- captured the village of Cumieres with 3018 prison ers, and regained lost ground at Fort Douaumont. '.aking 500 captives there. It was officially announced today- British troopg attacked German Hne6 near P.lvon-hv. W..lWk onH Rlalrvlll In yesterday's fighting, the war office l announced, southwest of. Glvenchy a few British soldiers penetrated German trenches, but were Immediately slaugh tered. Other attacks were repuifeed. Paris, May 24. (I. N. S.) French trenches on both sides of the Meuse river in the Verdun sector were cap tured by the Germans In a series of great Infantry assaults last night. Admission to this effect was forth coming in today's communique. It was also admitted that the Germans pene trated the village of Cumieres on the left bank of the Meuse. The fighting in the Verdun sector 's characterized in the communique as the most persistent and savage in the history of the world. The Teutons are showing utter disregard for life and their losses are enormous. The battle field is black with dead and dying. The bombardments preceding the as saults which resulted In the German advance were without precedent in ferocity and persistence. It was par ticularly violent at Le Mort Homme, east of Le Mort Homme and at the point where the Teutons entered Cumieres. The French were unable to withstand the murderous fire and gave (Concluded on Page Fourteen, Column Foori 0. & C- LAND LOCATORS PUT ON TRIAL; MISUSE OF MAILS IS Seven Defendants Face Fed eral Charges in San Fran cisco; Reames Prosecuting San Francisco. May CI. (V. P.) Just as congress today began the con sideration of a bill restoring to the government 3.000,000 acres of land granted to the Oregon & California railroad in 1S60 under conditions which the government claims the road violated, seven men went to trial in the federal district court In San Francisco, oharged with having used the mails to defraud In the collection of money from people in all parts of the country, on the promise that they could locate them on the lands. They are Xcrman D. Cook. Rev. Richard Fish. William B. Degarno. A. J. Reetz, Sydney F. Sperry and Elmer Paten. Was Government Land. The Oregon-California got the land from the government on the promise that it would sell to the public that portion of the land not required by the road. The land was to be sold in par cels of 160 acres at $2-50 an acre. In the contest between the road and the government, which followed the supreme court ruled that title to the land rested with the railroad and that. in order to allow the public to pur chase any parcel of It, special legis lation Would have to be enacted to that effect by congress. Trial Will Z.ast Eight Weeks. The trial is expected to consume eight weeks. More than 300 witnesses from all parts of the United States have been summoned to testify In the case. Several years ago 12 men were convicted on similar charges m the federal court in Portland. Or., and sent to prison, in connection with claims on the same land. T'nited States District Attorney Clarence I.. Reames of Portland, who conducted the prosecution In the north, Is again In charge, and Is assisted by Assistant U. S. District Attorneys M. A. Thomas and Annette A. Adams. The defendants are represented bv Frank Drew, Nat C. Coghlan and W;alter E. Hettman. France Helps Russia Get More Munitions Hudson Bay company Also Aids Eng land's Ally Wltb riet to Carry rood and War Supplies. Petrograd, May 84. (U. P.) The visit to Petrograd of Albert Thomas, French minister of munitions, accom panying Former Premier Vivianl, in dicates today that the French are helping Russia solve her munitions problems. In this connection, the Hudson Bay company has placed at the disposition of the allies 110 vessel? to be used in the-. Archangel- trade for the purpose of victualing; and munitioning Russia from tbo United States and Canada.'- NT CUBES CHARGED BISHOP M. H. HUGHES .of Pasadena, who will be transferred to Portland, succeeding Bishop Cooke. wm in Saratoga, N. T.. May 24. Effective at the end of the Methodist general conference, are a number of Important changes in the Episcopal residences of newly elected bishops, and also trans fers of old bishops. It was learned to- Qy - 'S " " lolJlg: Adna W. Leonard of Seattle, to San Francisco. Matt S. Hughes of Pasadena, to Portland, Or. Edwin H. Hughes of San Francisco, to Boston. Richard J. Cooke of Portland, Or., to Helena, Mont. Bishop Basnrora to melting. Bishop Lewis to Shanghai. Bishop Welsh to Korea. The conference today defeated a resolution providing for consolidation of several church magazines This was -n line with the majority report presented yesterday by the com mittee on book concerns. The minor ity report urged that they consoli date Into four' papers to be1 published at New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Portland, Maine. A resolution indorsing woman suf frage was . adopted on motion jf Judge Henry Wade Rodgers. The vote was practically unanimous. That tne conference will not adjourn before next week Is Indicated by the fact that the date for the consecration of new bish ops has been fixed for Sunday. Foreign mission business was con sidered this morning. Reorganization of that department was urgently rec ommended by the committee which looked into it, and it was also sug gested that the number of foreign secretaries be reduced to two. William H. Taft, former president, wiU address the delegates tonight. FOR CLUB PRESIDENT IS CENTER OF STORM Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles Wasn't Invited to Hammond Luncheon. New Tork, May 24. (U. P.) Dis sension has broken out today in the ranks of the women's clubs, despite the fact that the national convention doe.i not open until tomorrow. Mrs. John Hays Hammond gave a luncheon to Mesdaraes Roo-sevelt, Bryan, Huhe and Miss Margaret Wil son, and failed to Invite Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles, candi date for the presidency. Mrs. Cowles supporters murmured of insult. Friends of other candidates sail they did not control the Hammond luncheon guests. Husbands who are not fathers and who are accompanying their wives to the convention are having a fine pro gram, visiting the zoo, aquarium and historic points. Men who have children with them have to keep the babies amused. Italian Bark Sunk By Diver's Torpedo Ermlaa Barrona, JProm Baltimore, Is Blown TJp Hear Balearic Islands; Crew Qiven Time to Take to Boats, Washington. May 24. (U. P.)-A Lloyds dispatch sent by Consul Skin ner from London today, declared the Italian bark Ermina Rarrona, from Baltimore, had been halted by a sub marine May 20. near the Balearic is lands, and blown up after its crew had taken to the boats. The subma rine flew an Austrian flag. The crew was rescued by a sailing vessel near Carthage. The Balearic Islands, consisting of Majorca, Minorca, and several other smaller Islands, are 1n the Mediter ranean sea, 11$ miles southeast of Barcelona. Spain. They are Spanish possessions. But One Indictment Stands in Innes Case Eight Yew Indictment Against Zanea . Quashed Owing to Solicitor Kaving Aooepted a Tea. Atlanta, Ga..;May 24. (P. N. 8.) Judge Hill thisv afternoon decided that eigiht new indictments against Victor Innes, who, with his wife, was arrest ed in Oregon in connection with the dis appearance ofeBatrlce Nelms and her sister, Elolse Nelms Dennis, must be WESTERN CANDDATE quashed because they were returned' day, because it waa the birthday of the after Solicitor Dorsey had accepted alqwen. There will be a program, be fee from Mrs. Nelms. mother of the sides the addresses, including the na glrls. to represent her -in extradition J tionai .anthems of the allies, the 'aanc proceedinga before the supreme court. I Ing of the Highland fling and the slng Tals action leaves only, the original J Ing of bid songs dear, to all JSnglleb larceny charge agains Innee, ' Trans-Atlantic Submarines to Elude Blockade German Submarine Said to Be En Route to U. S. From Germany; Brings Mails, Passengers. Washington. May 24. (I. N. S.) Germany has devised means to thwart Great Britain's present mastery of the seas. From a source ship news reporters declare is always reliable, they are In formed that within a few daya Isew York will witness the arrival of a Ger man super-submarine. Inaugurating a passenger, mail and freight service be tween Germany and the United States, The submarine now en route. It Is said, is 450 feet long and carries Ger man mail, 50 tons of chemicals, dye stuffs and 10 passengers who each paid $i000 cash fare. Five of these super si'bmarines. according to the report, are to be placed in service. IS R! OF Carl P. Mack Said to Have .Been Taken Into Custody in Philadelphia, Telegraphic advices from Philadel phia to federal authorities In Port land this morning say that Carl P. Mack, wanted on the charge or rob bing postoffice station A in February, lf 15, has been arrested there. A tele gram has been sent to the postoffios Inspectors at Washington asking for confirmation of the report. Mack made a sensational escape from federal guards who were bring ing bim to Portland, at Sand Point. Idaho, November 17, 1915. He had been under sentence of five years at Leavenworth for passing a money order taken from station A, and was being brought to Portland for trial with Bruce Granville and J. C. Don ville, accused of helping with the rob bery. Granville was found guilty and Is now serving a 25 year sentence. Don ville was also found guilty, but it was so conclusively rliown that he had nothing to do with the Station A rob bery, although he confessed to it. that he waa merely sent back to the Salem penitentiary, where he was serving a sentence for forgery when con fessed. His "confession," federal au thorities are satisfied, was made with the idea that he would be pardored. Mack and Granville, who was a Seattle barber who had been living "straight" for several years, floated forged money orders, from the supply taken from Station A. In western and middle western cities, and as far eat as Detroit. Washington Fruit Crop WiU Be Light! Heavy Prosts and Cold of Winter aad Spring Kav Sad Bad Effect, Ac cording to Report of Commissioner. Olympia, Wash., May 24. (P. N. S. ) Washington's fruit crop of the 1916 season will be considerably below nor mal, due to heavy frosts and the un usual cold of the last winter snd spring, according to the first fruit crop report of the year from the office of T. O, Morrison, commissioner of horti culture. The soft fruit crop, Commissioner Morrison reports, has been hurt con siderably by late spring frosts. Rasp berries will not exceed 60 per cent of a crop, and the loganberry yield wiil b cut to about 40 per cent of the average. The blackberry yield also will be smaller and the cherr crop will be light. Prospects for the prune crop in Clarke county are good and a y'old of 7.000,000 pounds le predicted. The win ter apple crop of central and eastern Washington, although damaged. i ex pected to exceed the yield of last year. Plans for Trenches Along Canal Made General Edwards Becommends Vast System of Submerged Wire Entan glements to Prevent Enemy Landing. Washington, May 24. (I. N. 8.) .General Clarence R. Edwards. It was learned today, has submitted to Secre tary of War Baker an elaborate sys tem for permanent trenches along the Panama canal. Twenty-two thousand men. in addition to coast artillery, will be necessary for the canal's defense. Edwards estimated. Edwards recom-! meVids a vast system of submerged wire entanglements which would pre vent disembarkation of troops for many miles on both entrances. Paddling Resented By Son of Brewer New York, May 24. (V. P.) Wil llsm Letup, son of a millionaire St. Louis brewer, left the Newman school at Haekensaek. N. J., today, because his dignity suffered, when he was pad dled by fellow students for talking back to a class .eader.- Tennis rackets and slippers were used for the spank ing. Celebrate Empire Day Tonight. Bishop Sumner and Wallace MeCa mant will be the speakers at the Armory tonight at the annual meeting of British people to celebrate Empire day, formerly celebrated a Victoria 1 speaking peoples.; . ' U TV EPORTED UNDER ARREST UPON CHARGE ROBBERY DR. ARTHUR WARREN WAITE, on trial for poi soning his father-in-law, John E. Peck, of Grand Rapids. ! 1 1 1 M Hv A Kits 1 1 i f i IT"! ? -4 1 11 Lfc WE AND AFFINITY OF ACCUSED DENTIST ON STAND AT HIS . TRIAL Mrs. Waite and Margaret Horton Testify Against Man Accused of Poisoning Two. New Tork, May 24. (U. P.) Testl lying for the prosecution which is en deavorlng to send her husband to the utrii rVmlr Mrs Clara Walte. dressed all In black and heavily veiled. I walked firmly to the witness stand j today in Dr. Arthur Warren Walte's trial on a charge of having murdered his father-ir-law snd mother-in-law She gave bar evidence In a low voice. Waite looked at her once, then directed h b-oip ai tn floor, shielding his face with his left hand until she was excused. "X. Adams" identified. The forenoon testimony was pre liminary to sensations which the state plsns to spring later, arid in the after noon it followed the same vein. The mv.t.rim.i 'K Adams." whose tele- rm first caused Waite to be sua pected, was revealed as Mrs! Elizabeth Hardwick. a niece of lr. Cornell, hue with Dr. Cornell, visited Walte's apart- tnnt nn Riverside drive, New York the dav before John II. Peck, one of hi. nltpzed victims, died. She identl fied her message, sent to Percy Peck ti .aid: -susDlcious. Demand autopsy.' Mrs. Waite testified that her father's health was good for weeks Before nis death. Erraor Mad Peek ZU. "On the evening of March 9, the maid was absent," she murmured. prepared supper. Dr. Walte put the oysters and sou on the table. Father was sleepy trter dinner ana went bpd. Dr. Waite hurried away. "On Friday father wrote a codicil to his will. He rose Saturday very 111. v. him an eggnog. but he complained that it.made him ill, so I put it in the inhn whence it disappearea. air Walte was at home nearly all of Sat urdav." it was intimated by the district at torney that an earlier Investigation showed arsenic bad been placed in the eggnog. Told of rathers B-eatn. "I lefOmy father at 10:30 p. m. 8un dav- March 11. and retired," testified vi i- Walte. "I had placed a couch m his room for Dr. Walte, at hi sug Hnn At 1:30 a. m. I was aaaliened by Dr. Walte coming into my ro m. MHm told me my father was dead. .lmnt collapsed. Later Dr. Moore and Dr. Waite came Into my room. They talking about cremation. "On the night of our arrival at the hotel in Grand Rapids, ir. walte saia he would, go to Detroit -with the body to see about cremation. He suggested that It was to my own interest to have a copy -,of my father's list ov prop erties. I didn't care to have one. so be made one for his own use. "Friday Dr. Walte suggested It would be well for me to make my will. Whw It was completed he said he thought It foolish to leave so moch to my brother, who already had so much." Mrs. Margaret Horton, Dr. Arthur Warren Walte's "studio companion." went on the witness atand at 4:06 p. m. Greek Steamer Sunk. London. , May 24. (U. P.) The Greek steamer Istros haa . been de stroyed by -a submarine. Its crew ar riving in England today. The captain asserted three sailing vessels had also been submarined. : - . 0.-C. LAND BILL IS IIP FOR FINAL HOUSE DEBATE Chairman Ferris Is Bombard ed With Questions as He Opens With General Stater ment on House Measure. : SINN0TT CHEERED AS HE PRESENTS CASE Hawley and McArthur Also Speak for the Claims of Oregon. Washington. May 24. The senate1 sub-committee on the Oregon & Cali fornia land grant bill today authorised Senator Chamberlain to draft a report to the full commute on the lines here tofore decided, recommending the 40-4t mendment to the house bill. Thia ' will hasten action as soon as the bill received from the house. Washington, May -24. ( WASHING-' TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) All amendments offered to tha first three sections of the O. A O, land grant bill were voted down, including one by Slntiott to Increase the timber allowance on agricultural land from. 300.000 to 400.000 feet : v- The section revesting tltre In tha government was assailed bv Volataad of Minnesota as of doubtful constitu tionality. Johnson of Washington pre dicted the lands will finally find their way Into the forest reserves, and said the lands should be stead entry. Umber lands being Inolud- cu. x na Din ia maklna- alow nmmii : and It Is not Probable anv material change will be made In Its provisions. in closing tne general debate. Verrta attacked Slnnott for hi. slI Isicraxsl lit ? gratitude after all that Oreron baa gotten under the bill. He said it mir be that what Oregon has will yet be taken away. La Follette of Washlnrtnn r.mAm m, vigorous defense of Slnnott. K thought Frrl " n nana ran n Antuntv.' should withdraw his remarks. 'f Ferris disclaimed any purpose of ri fleeting upon Slnnott and tha flurry suosiaea. Slnnott defended "his course in can. port of the Chamberlain bill. He read umciai records to show the state not guilty of negligence In calling atten tion to the railroad violation of the granting acts. Washington. Mav 24. rWAHHlV1. TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL The Oregon & California lan4 mn bill came before the house at 11 o'clock iooay. speaker Clark calling Represen tative Gard of Ohio to preside during the debate In committee of the whole. An agreement was reached that a-an- eral debate be limited to three hour '""'"""is wmcn amendments were ! order under the five minute rule. The, bill was to be voted upon before ad' Journment. Chairman Ferris Of tha public lands committee controlled half the time on the general debate and Lenroot of Wisconsin the other half. ' Ferris opened the debate with-. general statement, but was Interrupted by a broadside of questions from members wanting to know what tha supreme court decided, how tha ernment can legally resume title. whether the John Llnd contracts aro aeaix wun. wnat tne lands are worth, how much the government will get, why the timber land classification la nxea as 11 is, and numerous other queries. , roster Bzpresses Dissatisfaction. Foster of Illinois struck the first note of dissatisfaction over tha di vision of the proceeds, savins- that the government seems to be getting (Concinded 00 Paa Four. Colons rear) E MISSION TO AMERICAN London Reports Have It He Will Either Succeed Von Bernstorff or Talk Peace. London, Mhy 24. (X. N. 8.) Prince von Buelow Is proceeding to Washing ton on a special mission, according to the Exchange Telegraph. 1 London. May 24. U. P.) Prince von Buelow, former German chancel-" tor, Is to become ambassador to Wash ir.gton. the Exchange Telegraph stated ; this afternoon on what it termed good authority. The report said the Ger- man diplomatic corps would be re ' arranged. 1 ? The statement made by the Ex-'1 change Teieraph was not corro- borated from other sources, although Ambassador von Bernstorff s recall -has been repeatedly rumored. Assum ing the report to be true, it is taken to mean that Germany expects to move for early peace. Prince von Buelow la thought to be connected with peace moves, especially as he was recently In ,Switrerland. A year ago he tried4 to prevent Italy from Joining- tha 'an " tente allies. "' , Swiss reports have said that Von. Buelow, at the kaiser's request. heldV PRINC VOU BUELOW REPORTED COMING ON order that he might be free on en-, tanglements in the peace negotiations. , Hk Is considered. ' the foremoat. JBu ' ropean 'diplomat. ' t -' t