VOL. XV." NO. 307.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1917. SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS $?SUrV?ViS?i
OGKEO. BILL
BEGIN DEFENSE
Kenyon Brands as False the
Statement That He Was a
Party to Filibuster Against
Armed Neutrality Act.
DECLARES HE WOULD
HAVE VOTED FOR BILL
Vardaman Asserts He Would
Not Have and Will Not
Vote Favorably.
Beintroductlon Out of Order.
Washington, March 6. U.
It) senator lodge. Republican,
this afternoon. Introduced an ifc
armed neutrality bill In tr.e sen-
ir' ate. Senator Owen moved that
thP Introduction of the resolu-
jfr Hon was not In order. Owen
held that the senate foreign re-
latlona committer, to which the
bill was to be referred, had died
with the sixty-fourth congress
Sunday.
Vice President Marshall, in
llif chair, sustained Owen. 4f:
Senator Thomas then de-
flared that inasmuch as con- -ait
gress was not in session. Sen-,
. ator Lodge's blU was not in or- -j
f- lei The chair sustained
Thoma...
The Lodge Mil is' identically
the same as the one defeated
by the 12 "wilful men" Sunday.
',5- t'naUJe to determine whether 4fc
the- lioORe neutrality bill could
sfr or could not be introduced at
,4r this flme, the senate adjourned H
at -:V1 until noon tomorrow.
Hf34t3ft3TY3lt'')4E,3E''3ft3('3Tt'3t fc It 4t 3f 3t 3fr
Address Will
Be Forwarded
to All Nations
President Wilson's gentiments Ex
pressed at Inauguration In
tended to Guide Europe.
Washington, March 6 U. P.) To
"set Europe right" on the position of
the United States in the Internationa!
situation. President Wilson has in
structed that copies of his inaugural
address be brought 'to the attention of
ail foreign governments as "inform i
lion." I
Out of thrt raDitf succession of de
velopments in the past few days
oposures . of plots against this coun
try, dilatory tactics and non-action by
congsess and the armed ship situation
It is the official belief here that
misinformation might easily be goin
abroad. j
A danger of false reports, miscon
struction of the president's words or
activities, has been! pointed out before
and it is understood the president's
addresa yesterday had for one purpose
putting of' this country as well as the
whole world on the right track as to
his alms. 1
It was pointed out that the presi
dent has warned of the fact that the
United States is armed, and may, if
necessary, be drawijt to "a more active
assertion of our rights," sand possibly
"a more immediate association" with
the war itself.
On the other hand, the president em
phasized that America's was the "'part
of those who meah to vindicate and
fortify peace," that hers "is an inter
est that transcends the immediate is
sues of the war itself," and that he
"wishes nothing that can be had only
at the coat of another people."
The president is known to have
studied his inaugural address with tre
mendous care and concern.
It was owing to i the delicacy of th-a
international situation and the tend
ency to dispatch confused or inaccurate
information to some foreign countries
that ha not only used great care in the-
preparation of the document but saw
to it that It was prqmptly and accurate
ly cabled to foreign countries.
DESIRE VOICED
0 AVOID
WITH AMERICA
Austria Answers Inquiry Sent
by D. S. as to Attitude in
Connection With Germans'
Barred Zone Declaration.
Saulsbury Is
Again Chosen
Senate'sHead
Democratic and Republican Mem
bers to Hold Caucus to Dis
enss Cloture Rule.
Washington. March .-(U. P.)
Senator Saulsbury of Delaware late
today was reelected . president pro
tempore of the senate by the Demo
cratic caucus without opposition.
After a free-for-all wrangle over
the changing of the senate's rules.
Democratic and Republican members
divided and will hold caucuses late
today to "discuss fully" the question
of a cloture amendment.
Determined that no move shall be
made by the senate which will even
have the appearance of the readoption
of the present rules including unlim
ited debate Democrats today forced
an adjournment, in order tnat they
might organize their fight.
Predictions axe freely made that any
effort to limit debate will be defeated.
Senator Owen, leading the fight for
a new rule, claims to have the support
of about 60 senators.
Senate leaders, are considering the
appointment of a committee of ten,
five Republicans and five Democrats,
to meet and formulate tentative plans
aide memore received at the state de- of rules containing a limited cloture
U-BOAT POLICY VERY
MATERIALLY MODIFIED
Lengthy Document in Friend
ly Words Indorses Diver
Warfare Theory.
Washington, March 6. (U. P.)
Austria cannot give up her right to
sink "enemy merchantmen," she de
clares in her reply to the American
PLDT 10 START
REVOLUTION IN
INDIA CHARGED
Washington, March (I. N. 8.)
Members of the ."little group of will
ful men" charged by the president
with killing the armed neutrality bill
Sunday, began defending themselves
in the senate today.
His voice quivering with excitement,
Kenator Kenyon of Iowa, one of the
12 senators . who refused '.to. sign the
manifesto, declared for ths bill.
"I brand as false the statement of
anyone that I was a party to a fili
buster against the bill," ha declared,
vehemently. -t
- Senator Vardaman of Mississippi
also assailed the president's statement
In caustic language.
"I would not have voted for the bill
then, and I will not vote for it now,"
he declared.
"I want to say that the statement
USE OF FILIBUSTER IN
IS AN ABUSE OF
T, SAYS FULTON
CRISIS
amendment.
This committee will
plans they agree upon
cuses.
report
In the
any
cau-
Hindu and German Physicians
Confess Receiving $60,000
From Wolff von Igel for
Carrying on Operations.
NEW PRISONER TAKEN
IN K0LB CONSPIRACY
Last Named Pair Said to
Have Planned to Blow Up
Munitions Depot.
HORRIBLE
CONDITIONS
F
OUND IN ABANDONED
RIGH
Former Senator Astounded at
Action in
Upper House;
Modification of Rutes'Need
partment.
Austria does not, however, include
merchant ships under this right.
Hence, authorities are Inclined to feel
that she has stretched a point in
order to meet the American effort to
avoid a break.
The government" upon first reading
of the reply, was inclined to wait
for acts by Austria. Her words, of
ficials said, indicated a desire on
Austria's part to avoid a break with
the United States, even though she
supports the "theory" of Germany's
unlimited "warfare.
Only Theory Indorsed. -Morn
significant stil is the fact
that Austria apparently has no sub-j
marines of her own wherewith to j
cn7my SlS threat asaln8t i Correspondent Says Ger-
Authorities feel that In view of
Austria's effort to prevent a break,
it would be advisable at this time to
await developments to see if she
carries out submarine warfare against
vessels other than enemy merchant
men. -
The government Is-not inclined to
break over an indorsement of a,
"theory." .
Austria's reply is far less conclu
sive than her original note, sent short
ly arter Germany s barred sone de
cree, and in which she upheld, strong
ly the German -contention.
"Beturn Idke for LUi."
"For more than two years the cen
tral powers hesitated, and only . then,
after carefuly considering the. pros
Concluded on Page Twelve, Column Six)
LANE DENIES HE TOOK
PART IN A FILIBUSTER
AGAINST ARMING BILL
Asserts He Favored Measure
. but Wanted Amendment;
Not Ready to Quit Now,
. . Washington. March . (WASHING
TON BUREAU: OF THE JOURNAL)
Senator Lane? said today ha is not
worried over- trie criticisms of his
course. He has received telegTams
denouncing and some approving, "but
most of the people who approve my
action in trying to keep out of war,"
lie continued, "are fellows who do not
, apend money for telegrams. They
write letters."
The senator does not believe thu
power of recall extends to his office.
He has no thought of resigning. "If
the people do not want me to work
for them, I'm ready to quit," he said;
"but I have no Idea of quitting, not
yet." -
Washington. March . (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Senator Lane denies that ha partici
pated in a filibuster against the. bill
granting authority for arming mer
chantmen. . ''On the contrary," he says, "I fav
ored a vote on the bill. I wanted It
amended so protection would be given
only, to American ships and not. to any
carrying munitions of war. Remem
ber, we had the senate, bill before us
all the time and It needed modification.
"In the last part of the fight I was
asked by supporters of the bill what
amendments the independent senators
would accept. I saw Norris. Kenyon
and others, who said they were for It
If modified. I was unable to eet posl-
. tive assurance from La Follette, whdl
was Just as suspicious of advocates of
the bill as they were of him.
"In the senate today I intend to
charge that the defeat was the- result
of mismanagement, narrowness and
lack of tact on the part of Hitchcock
and Pomerene. They tried to force
tha thing through without amendment,
upon the arrogant assumption that
everyone disagreeing with , them was
unfriendly to the president. " -
"W would have gotten an agree
ment and a vote, I believe, except for
this attitude. Further, I think it pe
culiar that tha original document
signed by senators who? said they fav
ored tha measure can not be produced.
, J have bee trying to locate it. I in
tend to ask about that. too. Possibly
It , was altered before it was given to
(he press."., . ,; -w-'f
v f 'I believe in a reasonable ' cloture
rule and will support it," I have never
engaged in filibustering and do not be
Jieva ln( talking- measures to death." .
"Astounding, 14 the way ..former
United States Senator Fultoni refers to
the spectacle of a! dozen members of
the United States I senate carrying on
a filibuster in face of a national
crisis. i
"Filibusters have their place and
the right of debate is a legitimate
one, but the present situation is one
that demands thei utmost patriotism
from every American regardless of
party," said he. !
"Some modification, of the rules of
( the senate is needful so the right of
debate shall not be interminable. Any
proposal, however; that the senate
should guide its proceedings by the
rules of the house of representatives
is drastic beyond: the needs of the
situation. Some ! means should l.c
aimed at between ithe present rules of
the house - and the senate. I would
suggest that after everyone had been
given a chance tofbe heard the ques
tion or continuing aeDate be made a
question of privilege and subject to a
vote.
"Debate in the house Is necessarily
restricted because of its great size.
It is a large, unwieldy body and even
if debate were permitted In the ordi
nary sense of thei word, nothing could
be accomplished. Restrictions on de
bate here are obviously proper ' and
necessary.
"The United States senate, however,
is a truly deliberative body. With but
members and little prospect that this
number will ever materially be in
creased It hag time, and should be per
mitted to have the time, for delibera
tion. Where far too many house bills
are rushed through with Inadequate
TRENCHES BY BRITISH
mans Were Fast Becoming
Gibbering Lunatics,
New Tork, March 6. (U. P.) Four
arrests of alleged German plotter
within 24 -hours have added startl'r.g
revelations to the story of Teutonic
activities in the United States, the
first chapters of which were writin
by Boy-ed, Von Papen, Von Igel and
Tauscher.
Hoboken police this afternoon held
Hans Schwartz, who. they claimed,
admitted he was an accomplice of
Fritz Kolb. arrested yesterday, fol
lowing discovery of bombs and explo
sives in his hotel rooni. Their plan,
it is said, was to set bombs on Black
Tom peninsula. the Lackawanna
freight terminal, which was devas
tated by explosion six months ago.
Black Tom is now jammed with highly
explosive munitions.
While these two alleged plotters
were held without bail for a hearing
in Hoboken tomorrow, having been
sweated by police and federal agents
for hours, two plotters of a much
higher order, whose scheme involved
a revolt in India, were turned ovr
Effort to Get
Into House May
Be Spies' Plot
Attempt to Rob Fuller Home May
Be to Secure Wireless
Secrets.
Were two recent attempts to break
into the Portland Heights borne of
F. I. Fuller, vice president of the
Portland Railway. Light A Power Co.,
more than mere burglaries?
Mr. Fuller Is the father of Leonard
F. FuKer, chief electrical engineer of
Federal "Wireless, . and the son has
been prominently mentioned Hi con
nection with the invention of devices
that greatly increase the efficiency or
radio apparatus. It has also been sug
gested that he. With others, has been
working on even more revolutionary
wireless inventions.
These facts are said to thare been
at least aemi-of fieially coupled with
the recent attempts to force entrance
into F. I. Fuller's home, without tne
removal of anything of value in either
instance.
"With the German government's de
sire to Increase the efficiency of its
wireless for submarines and a present
natural disposition to prevent similar
progress on the part of the American
government, wouldn't a Search for
plans by German agents be expect
edT" ! the query said to have been
formulated.
F. I. Fuller said tsis morning:
"While it is true that efforts have
been made to break into our house, the
first time taking nothing of value and
the next time nothing at all. yet I
have found no signs of a search for
papers of any kind. As a matter of
fact, I have no plans from my son In
my keeping."
Mr. Fuller did not deny that In the
past his son has forwarded plans of
work in which he was engaged at
Palo Alto. Cat., but he was positive In
stating that the practice has been
discontinued, and that any agent of a
foreign government or other person
who might hope to get Information by
breaking into his home Is doomed to
disappointment.
FIELD MARSHAL SEIKI
TERANCHI; premier ol
Japan, who says Japan will
keep faith with allies.
COMPENSATION
ACTS UPHELD BY
HIGHEST COURT
Railroad Employes in Inter
state Commerce May Re
cover Damages for: Per
sonal Injuries Under let.;
ADAMS0N CASE NOT :
AMONG THE DECISIONS
Industrial Insurance Law of.
Washington Is Declared .
Constitutional.
JAPAN KNOWS WHERE
HER TRUE INTERESTS iK
LIE, PREMIER ASSERTS
Terauchi Says Attempt to
Violate Plighted . Faith
Would Be Sheer Madness.
(Continued on Page FItc, Column Two)
(Continued on Pag Fire, Column Two)
s.
BENSON
IS
NAMED
CHAIRMAN
OF STATE
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
By William Philip Simnis.
With the British Armies in France.
March 6. (U. P.) One reason why
the Germans retreated along the Anere
was because they were fast becoming
a garrison of gibbering lunatics. Their
position haJ become more hideous
than the scuppers of hell. Mud-bottomless
in places and the ceaseless
noundlna of the Brltiah guns had
turned their positions Into stench pits
stand.
The United Press correspondent was
the first American permitted to pene
trate across the ground evacuated by
the Germans as far as Thilloy towards
Bapaume.
Madame Tussaud's wax works cham
ber of horrors was as cheerful as a
May day compared with this field of
terrors, painfully pictured at each step.
I zig-zagged around stagnant cesspools
and interlocking shell craters in which
the water was the exact color of blood.
This might have been due to chemicals
in the high explosives which rent the
holes, or the nature of the ground Itself.
MM MAN
DEFENDS
PLOT BY CRITICISM OF
HIS -GERMAN CRITICS
.; a
; yZ.-J.-.-,
Answers Socialist Complaint
That Germany Was Not
Seeking New Allies,
Appointment of Engineer De
ferred; Many Applications
for Place Received,
(Concluded on Pfe Two, Column Four)
Banker's Wife Is Not
Liable for Debts
Stat Supreme Court Holds That Mrs
Kaoou Bostad Must Be Relieved of
Borden, of Payment She Undertook.
Salem, Or., March 6. Notes aggre
gating Tl5,270,. signed by Mrs. Hacon
Rostad to aid her husband to make res
titution to the Multnomah State Bant
of Lents for funds he had stolen from
the bank, are not binding obligations
upon her, because she was forced to
sign them under 'duress, according to
an opinion of the Supreme court, handl
ed down today in; the case of Celia 11.
Rostad vs.- M. G.i Thorsen and others.
The decision of Circuit Judge Morrow
is affirmed. j " . r
After Hacon Rostad confessed to tak
ing more than 120,000 of the funds of
the bank at Lents, of which he was
cashier, the defendants assured him
that he would not be prosecuted If he
made restitution, according to the
statement of the i case. They inducol
Mrs. Rostad to sign the notes In ques
:ton. but she failed to get her mother
to sign them with her. as wat desired.
Rostad was prosecuted and sent to tne
penitentiary. Then Mrs. Rostad
brought suit to recover the notes sne
had signed. The circuit court held she
was entitled fo them, and the defend
ants appealed. I
Salem. Or.. March 6. The new state
highway commission was organized
here today by the election of S. Bensop
of Portland as chairman.
Appointment of a state highway en
gineer was deferred. No time was set
for selecting an engineer, but mem
bers of the commission declared no
agreement had bean made to withhold
the appointment until after the special
election on the $6,000,000 road bond
issue in June.
Before the commission met in for
mal session the members conferred
with the governo? in private and dis
cussed the proposition of deferring
making the appointment of an engi
neer. "Many applications Yor the position
have been received, both from within
and Without the state," said Commis
sioner E. J. Adams, speaking for the
commission, "and as we want to make
no mistake Jn our selection we have
decided to" postpone action until we
have time to investigate every detail
relating to the applicants. We realize
that the success of this commission
will depend largely on the engineer
we appoint.
"The work now pending can be
taken care of by division engineers."
The organization of the 'commission
the members of which are s. Benson
E. .T. Adams of Eugenu and W. I
Men Swallowed by Mud.
I found myself stepping on German
bodies which littered the region. They
were in all imaginable conditions and
positions sometimes piled several
deep. I saw arms sticking full length
out of the mud that concealed all else
of the bodies to which they were at
tached. There were legs, feet, half
(Continued on Page FiTe, Column One)
JUDG
E GANTENBEIN IS
ONE OF COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS IN RESERVE
J Washington. March . (V. I -Tha
j supreme court convened today: after
1 several weeks' r cess. The court failed
to give a decision In the Adamton-.
eight-hour case today. Prominent rail-
had crowded the court
the opinion. .
lid the New Tork work
men's compensation act, the supreme
court holds that railroad employes. rn
Interstate commerce may recover
damages for personal injuries under
its provisions. " '.
Many rther similar state law's -mr
affected by the opinion. .
Iowa's state workmen's compnea
tlori law was also declared constitu
tional. ;....
The workmen's compensation Indus
trial insurance law of the state of
i Washington was declared constllu-
; tlonal 4 n a. test suit of the Mountain
Toklo. March 6. (U. P.) Japan Timber company. v ' -'
knows fully well where her true in-! me Toun aismissea an appeal in,.
terests lie and would be "committing d'cre ofh 8U?f r,r.Ut..
an act of sheer madness if she at- - y TogTing Vompany a rlghl of way
tempted to viola h?r plighted faith through property of the Grays Harbor
with the allies," Ifield Marshal Count Loggtnr company under a state, right
seiKi ieraucni. premier oi jpn. iuiu , ot way ordinance. -
the United Press today. I Attorney General E. T. Enrland.-of
His statement follows: J West Virginia, today filed In th su-
"The report of Germany a latest -,. .t- rnl to V!r
move towarda a combination of Japan ,in.-- oetltion for a writ of men-
and Mexico against the United States
reveals the persistence with which
the Germans are exerting themselves
to estrange Japan from the United
States and at the same time shows
their complete Ignorance of the alms
and aspirations of other nations.
damus to compel payment of fll,
000.000, West Virginia's share Of. tha
Virginia slate debt when the states '
separated. . -
A dispute over a fSOO.OOO tract of
Seattle tide land between the insolvent
Merchants National bank Of Seattle and
In.Case of Call Oregon Mag- -';h
strat&'Wou!d:AssiJm
Rank of Colonel.
(Concluded on F- Thirteen, Column One)
Rate. Cases Set for
Hearing Here April 5
- Washington, March 6. (WASHING
TON BUREA U OF TH E JO URN AU )
The interstate; Commerce commis
sion has set for I hearing at Portland,
April 6, before; Examiner' Flynn, two
oases involving rates from Portland to
McL-eod River, Cal., territory.
Four Charged With
Plot Placed on Trial
Derby, England. March 6. (I. N. S.)
A crowd that filled central criminal
court and overflowed into the surround
ing streets attended the opening today
of the trial of the three women and a
man, charged with plotting to murder
Premier David Lloyd George and Ar
thur Henderson, member of the British
war council.
The prisoners, Mrs. Alice Wheeldon,
Miss Kitty Wheeldon, Mrs. Albert
George Mason and her husband, Albert
George Mason, viewed the preliminary
proceedings with indifference.
Council of Dallas
-Scores Senator Lane
Dallas. Or., March 6. The Dallas
city cluncil last night unanimously at Kansas City.
0-W. K. & N. Toll
Case Not Decided
Supreme Court Bemands Action of 8
P. fc s. on Bridge Controversy to
Circuit Court for Tu rther Action.
Salem. Or., March 6. Further liti
gation will be required to settle the
question of tolls the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle Railway Co. should pay the
O-W. R. & N. for the use of its bridge
over the Willamette at Portland, as
the supreme court today remanded the
case to the circuit court for Multno
mah county for further proceedings in
accordance with the opinion of the
court.
Following an award mado to the
company owning the bridge by the
public service commission, the O-W.
R. & N. brought suit to have the award
net aside, and was. successful. The
S., P. & P. appealed. . The supreme
court modifies the Judgment of the
lower court by suggesting that as
three railroads use the bridge, and the
defendant only uses it for freight
traffic, it should not txj chatged with
one third "of the interest on the invest
ment and one third of the depreciation
charges.
The court says the defendant should
pay a substantial portion of these
charges, this being about 20 per cent
of the interest on the investment and
a share of the maintenance1 and depre
ciation equal to its portion of the total
traffic over the bridge.
Great Interest in the
N. E. A. Convention
Amsterdam. March S. (U. P.) For
eign Secretary Zimmerman's second
defense of his action In seeking to
align Japan and Mexico with Germany
asralnst America was that criticism
from certain Germans of such
course ill fitted previous complaints
that Germany was not doing enough
to acquire new allies.
Such an explanation, according tp
Berlrn dispatches received here to
day. was Zimmerman's answer to SO'
cialist queries in the main committee
r.f the rcichstag at its meeting late
yesterday. The secretary laid particu
lar stress on the fact that his instruc
tions to Minister Eckhardt at Mexico
City were based only on the United
States' entering the war.
"America is not justified in becom
ing excited," Zimmerman wa declared
to have said. "I suppose our step
made a particularly deep impression
abroad.
"It. was a rational and a justifiable
precaution. I am not sorry the in
structions became known regarding
Japan. A secure way was chosen to
send instructions. It was a misfor
tune, however, that the American gov
ernment obtained them but that does
not alter the fact that the step we
took was necessary."
Newspaper comment from all over
Germany appears to support the for
eign secretary whole heartcdly, al
though there was a disposition to
criticise the bungling by which a
"perfectly legitimate move" by Ger
many became known. Count von Rev
entlow, apostle of extreme ruthless
ness, however, bitterly assailed the
foreign secretary In the Berlin Tages
Zeltung, declaring the alliance scheme
"showed lack of intimate acquaintance
with Mexican affairs and American re
lations." He estimated the revelations
of the proffer would unite Sfntiment
behind President Wilson in America.
Enemy Assistance
No More Disloyal
passed resolutions commending Sen
ator Chamberlain, and the Oregon
delegation in. the house of representa
tives for their stand in support of
president -. Wilson's : "armed .neutral
ity" bill" and condemning Senator
Lane for participating ht the filibus
ter 'whifii defeated' the ' measure, ,
D. A. Grout, assistant superintend
ent of the city schools, has returned
from the Kansas City meeting of city
cchool superintendents and the conven
tion of the National association for the
Promotion of Industrial Training, heid
at Indianapolis, bringing with him
gratifying accounts of the interest
shown in the coming N. E. A. conven
tion in Portland. i
As ' typical of the eastern Interest
Mr. Grout'told of the enthusiasm shown
by the educators at one of Samuel
C Lancaster's illustrated lectures given
Different cities are
already arranging for special trains
for the convention. .
U Mr. Grout said that he bad found
both conventions extremely interesting
and notn were largely attended. - Dur
Ing the meetings -various educational
questions- of national importance were
proposed and discussed. : -; v ;;..
Botary Club Declares That Senator
Zaae Did Hot, in nil buster, Bapre
ent Oregon Citizenship.
"No. less disloyal and traitorous
than 'could be the direct assistance of
an enemy," the Rotary club voted its
condemnation of filibustering United
States senators at its meeting today
noon.
."We disapproved the action in this
instance of Senator Harry Lane and
deny that he represents the very vast
majority of Oregon's citizenship, - who
at this time wish to know and ex
press naught else than loyalty to and
earnest support of our president and
our flag." Is a further expression con
tained In resolutions unanimously
adopted by the club and ordered to be
immediately telegraphed to-the presi
dent and the 'members of the Oregon
delegation to congress.
Mayor Albee spoke briefly. on the
Local loyalty to the nation and the
president, and was given a vote unanl
mously approving the action of th;
city council In condemning the '-fill
buster.
Miss Lillian Tingle reported, from
a visit to Japan, that she bad found
Germany to have been pouring In
money and influence Into that coun
try. In-order to alienate Japan from
friendliness .with ithe . United States
and to prepare the -yy for w,,
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Judge C. U. Gantenbeln of Portland.
is one of the 34 men who have been
commissioned thus far In the western
department of the army as officers of
the reserve corps.
Judge Gantenbeln has achieved the
rank of colonel, along with Charles F.
Htartxman of Oakland. Cal. - John
Rowan of Vancouver Barracks Is one
of the first lieutenants of infantry.
Henry Breckenridge. former assist
ant secretary of war and once a major
In the national guard, has been com
missioned a captain of infantry.
Judgo Gantenbeln has the dlstlnc
tion of being the senior officer in the
officers' reserve' corps of the regular
array under his commission as colonel
There are at present about 1100 mem
lers of this corps, although the ulti
nate aim is to have a maximum
strength of 60.000 throughout the
United States. Am colonel in the re
nerve corixi Judge Gantenbeln 1
under the immediate direction of the
war department, which in, the event
of mustering an army for service.
would assign Colonel Gantenbeln to
duty. To date Judge Gantenbeln has
received no orders or instructions
from the war department to - hold
himself In readiness for Immediate
service.
John w. Marshall, who saw Philip
pine service with the Second Oregon
Infantry, has written from Whitney,
Or., to Judge Gantenbeln saying that
In the event for a call to service in
the present crisis he wishes to volun
teer m the Oregon troops. Marshall
was mustered out of the service as
sergeant major of the regiment. He
says that for the past 10 years he has
been working in the mines and is
"hard and f It to do battle. j
Officers of the Oregon National
Guard are making inquiries for a loca
tion In the heart of the city to- open
a large recruiting station. Several of-
lers have been made, but it is hoped
that some of the patriotic propel ty
owners will donate a suitable place.
It Is rumored in this connection that
a call for mobilisation may be received
at any time. Intimations of an unof-
icial character have been given to
prominent O. N. O. men and retired
officers that President Wilson wants
to have 1. 000.000 men under training
ir mattera become more ominous lu
connection with foreign affairs. It is
also reported that the National Guard
win not be called out but volunteers
asked for directly and regiments
formed independently.
in difficulties and Join any political
combination against the United States,
with whom she is nnxea oy commu
nity Interests' and vast material In
terests as well as sentiments of sin
cere friendship.
- "The American public may rest as
sured that Japan knowa fully well
where her true Interest lies."
Home Owners Body
New Organization
An enthusiastic meeting of home
owners was held at the Central library
Monday night and a permanent or
ganisation was effected wfth over 100
lion IS IV n i uu iiu u.ovuva - . v it
was decided in favor of the bank,
Decision Affects Importer.
'Washington. March . (I. 1. S.) - '
The discriminating duty section of . tha
Underwood tariff sot. intended to give
American ships the benefit of a ? per
cent discount on the duties on goods
imported In them, was held by. ths su-
preme court todsy to be inoperative. - .
The court held that the importers
who brought In goods In American
bottoms since October J. .1111, the da'.e
on which the Underwood act went into
effect, were not entitled to the dis
count, that Importers who brought In
goods in the bottoms of "favored ni- .
lions" since that date were not en
titled to the discount, and that lni
porters who Imported gooes prlqr to
October 2. 1913, but who held tbem lu'
bond until that date, having brought
them in American or "favored natiod' '
bottoms were not entitled to the (til- .
questions and investigate proposals - n M.., ,h. ..t.. ii,
for '"P"' t"?"l "?"! amount to more, than 1:5.000.000, u.i-home-owner.
Meetings will be held in . -r protMU TnU hu,. .moant';m,u
various parts of the city for the dls-, hav t0 D9 refun(Jed by the govern
semination of information regarding I ment, - '
Donn iBsuvn rn.nu iiiiuivT.iucuia. iiiiu .
concerted action will be taken In rela
tion to matters of interest to members.
A. Shapiro was elected president and
R. H. Blgham aecretary.
A membership committee and a com
mittee on by-laws will be announced
by the president within a few days.
Gnminetti Denied Rehearing.
Washington. March . (U. P.) The
supreme court today dented a rehear
ing to F. Drew Camtnettl and .Maury
I. Dlggs, convicted of violation of the
Mann white slave law.
. . , , , i am euprvm coun recently aeciaeu
Th' I.?, t"d P.' f!.f.A .v."1.!" I1.' h. Mann law constitution and de
nied appeals of Camlnettl and Digg .
Then tbey sought a rehearing o.j
grounds that they had uncovered new
evidence. , . r j
Ing will be announced through the
press. The name adopted for the or
ganization Is the Home "Owners league.
Grayson Nominaton
Is Sent to Senate
President to Attempt to Xave Vow
Upper Bouse Confirm Mim Personal
Physician as a Bear Admiral.
Washington., March .(!. N. S.) 1
President Wilson today again cent to
the senate , the nomination of Dr.
Cary T. Orayaonis naval aide, and
personal Physician, to be a medical
director of the navy with the rank of '
rear admiral. . 1
The nomination was sent to the t
senate of the Sixty-rourth congress,
but failed of confirmation before Its
adjournment because of senatorial
opposition.
Portland's Status as
Port Is Now Fixed
Lieutenant Colonel 8am Ti. Jones,
retired, acting quartermaster for the
United States army, has just forward
ed to the general quartermaster's' de
partment a formal statement declaring
that any army transport that floats
can be dispatched from Portland as
conveniently as from Seattle or any
other port. -
From the fact that the department
recently authorised a statement that
It had no Information whatever con
cerning Portland's port facilities at the
time negotiations were -on for the big
cement contract for Honolulu, the in
vestigation by the local military au
thorities is significant.
Colonel Jones notified the depart
ment of the equalisation . of dock-
charges aumorized by the Port ot
Portland, and gave. channel depths ac
cording to 'charts presared by army
engineers and published by the Cham
ber or commerce. ... . .... '
O. Jk O. Case on CalL '
Washington, March t. Oregon and
California land grant case is on today's
call in the supreme court but
may not be argued for a week on ac
count of other Important cases ahead.
Including the steel and harvester -trust
and shoe machinery cases.
SIEAMER
AWARDED TO
APPAM IS.
II
OWNERS
Competing Steamer
PRIOR TO ITS CAPTURE
Decision Withheld, Uni'e?Jstlt?-s SupremejCouit
nuius rnze orevY vioiaiea
Neutral Rights.
Washington, March- . tT. p.)
The Interstate Commerce commission
today announced it would hold over
for (0 days its decision in the case of
the Southern Pacific railroad, in which
the railroad company asked to be al
lowed to operate its Atlantic steam
ship line between New Tork, Galves
Washington. March -C?.-Lieutenant
Hans Berg's sensational
trip across the Atlantic with the Brlti
iah steamer Atmun. nntnnMl . hr ihi
ton and New Orleans aa a competing German raider Moewe. proved futile
company. Tne Panama, canal act pro- today when the sup re roe .court awarded
niDii iwo w""iuni cvmptDiei unaer the vessel to- her British owners.
the same ownership from operating,
but the rarl road -company holds in
this case competition is to the public
Interest. ,
Martin Will Lead . .
Senate Democrats
Washington. March C. lU. P.
Senator Thomas 8. Martin of Virginia
succeeds ex-Senator . Kern of 'Indiana
as Democratic floor leader. . .
Martin was chosen chairman of the
Democratic caucus that met today.
The position carries the floor leader
ship. : .
Justice Day, reading the opinion. I
said the Appam's-uae of. at United
8tates port in the circumstances, when
she could have touched at a European
neutral port and saved 1000 miles of its
Journey, was a deer violation of neu- -trai
rights of the United State.
The courts of -the United States, he
said, cannot be used by belligerents as
arbiters. v-- '
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.u! Sister of Late Pope M-i
IsnDead at Eome;
. .- . . - ., 3C. died net
Rome. March . r(U P.) MrsV Ttosa
Parol in. a sister of the late Pope Pius
X, died hero today. .,- . -