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Tonight and Tuesday ahOT er; sooth io west winds, i Humidity 76. VOL. XV. NO. 330. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY! EVENING, APRIL 2, 1917. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. E&g'hSFijSR R .ME A - - I-. Wxi "n r hra 1 f A y h I : H K M VZzLMkys H k. 11 6 1 ' L-iCJ CJ r;?- - na lestK : r VIZ-JCTi 1 I r I VV- 11 III Vl 11 11 1" T HpSXsjy I IX V 1 II I 1 I I I J A Ml J I 1 L . , . . SURE 15 KEFOKE COrGliESS : ' : : ' : " ' , . -4 ' r: - - . 33i3 TO CONGRESS READY: IT IS TO BE ED AT 8 Message of Chief Executive Will Be Delivered at . Joint Session of Senate and House .This n Evening The Hour of the Address Corre sponds with 5 o'Glock Portland Time. ADVISERS DESCRIBE THE MESSAGE AS POWERFUL INDICTMENT OF GERMANY i Outline of Long and Patient Course Pursued by " . U. S., .With Summary of Events Leading ; Up to Present Situation, Is Expected. TEXT OF "STATE OF WAR" RESolUTlflN TO BE INTRODUCED - Washington, April 2. (U. P.) Here is the momentous resolution which, if passed as expected, will put the United States into a state of open warfare with Germany. Chairman Flood of the. house foreign com mittee, gave it out, saying he would introduce it as soon as organization of the house is completed: "Whereas, the recent course of the imperial German government is in fact nothing less than war against the government and people of the United States; "Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, that the state of belligerency which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared, and, "That the president be,' and he is hereby authorized to take imme diate steps; not only to put the country in a thorough state of defense, but also to; exert all of its power and employ all of its resources to carry on war against the imperial German government and to bring the conflict to a successful conclusion." "No action on the war resolution will be taken tonight," House Leader KitchinjsaidL The foreign committee will meet at to o'clock tomorrow and the bill will be sent to that body, for a report. Chairman. Flood'said edely,eipected it to pisr the house be fore Wednesday. . . ," WasniartoB, April a. (U. P.) Pr ldat WUaoa will go bfor congress la Joint ssioB t 8 o'clock tonight to &Urx hli war BMUfh Whit Xooso after Soprosoatatlra Xltchln, Domocratle floor loader, bad v l commended tit plan, in flew of the delay the organisation of the fconee. r Thronghont the day the president ' had remained In hie. etudy. waiting fox the house organization to necome oorc- pleted. When Kitchin'a snggestlon was giren Mm by Secretary Tumulty, the presi dent Immediately expressed his willing aese to oomply. - (Zight o'clock la Washington corre- . gponda with 5 o'clock la Portland.) There is no Immediate Intention of f-ending an American expedition to Ei rope. The belief of government au ; thorltles is that the entente allies now iieed money and ammunition more than additional men. These material things. ; together with cooperation of the Amer ' lean navy and the aggressive moral support of this nation, are regarded as the first steps to be taken wnlle thd . 'country prepares a great army for pos sible future Use In Europe, The greatest possible secreey has furrounded preparation of the pres. iJent'a message. Although one of thi most momentous documents ever writ ten into the country's records, its con- et ruction was accomplished In the , Usual deliberate, methodical manner of ue. president, 'Zdeaa Qatnered Prom Time to Time. For days the president deliberated on th . questions, drawing out opinions from his advisers. He then began mak ing shorthand notes on his own and other Ideas as they impressed him. '.- Friday - morning he completed a . shorthand -draft of the message and ciscussed phases of it with his cabinet. Saturday and Sunday he "extended his notes" -writing on his own typewriter , the message as It was to go . to the printer. i He then ' studied the docu ment in Its completed form and mado any necessary changes with his penc. To further insure secrecy, the mes sage was cut into small sections at the government printing, off ice, to pre vent any one man on the typesetting1 machines from gaining, a comprehens ive Idea of the president's address. , Vo Adrance Copies SeleaseU :: ':: No one will receive an advance copy of , the printed message ; In its final form until Immediately before- the president leaves Speaker Clark's of fice to address the joint session. The message is described by the president's advisers as a powerful in dictment of the German Imperial gov iKrnraent, - ' It Is expected to outline the long and patient course pursued by the United States to remain at peace with Germany; efforts to settle by ami cable means all aggressions until the good word of ; Germany, i treaties and promises, were shattered more '-'and more by-, violations .of the laws of nations. : ;' . w . W1U Summarise Events. Itrls' expected briefly to sumraarixe , the events which' have led up to the .present situation described more in detail in, past messages to congress. . eecreiary xumuuy was caned to tne ; White House early - today and the president read his mesaage to him. The secretary personally took It to the public printer, v Tumulty refused to comment -on the document beyond say ing that it was "unusually long;" . The-presldent then went out on the golf , links for a game with Pr. Gray- The message Is designed to Justify the course of this country In the eyes of the world. It will place the blame O'CLOCK TONIGHT for a state of war on the shoulders of the' kaiser. . It is expected to express the pro found hope that peace may soon be restored to the world on the basis' of equality .of nations, freedom of the seas, restrictions on autocracies and limited armaments. It is probable the president will discuss the recent Rus elan developments as illustrating the growing payer of democracy and tha waning influence of autocracy. Will urge TtartenlTig of Peace, Barring eleventh hour developments always possible the resolution will decjare that a state of war exists, be tween Germany and the United States, will authorize the president to use the armed forces of the nation in com bating the aggressions of the foe and use any means he deems necessary In effectively waging war and hastening peace. The length of time that will be con sumed by congress in passing- such a resolution Is problematical. Some believe that there will be little opposition. Others think there may be sufficient discussion to hold up formal action for some days. May Seize Interned Ships. -Washington, April 2. (U. P.) Plans were completed by the government to day to take-over approximately 90 of the German merchant ships Interned In American ports Immediately a state of war is declared to exist by congress. Unitarian Church Has Noonday Service Beginning the first of a series of noonday services under the direction of the First Unitarian church on tne general subject, The Re-blrth of a True National Spirit." Rev. W. Q. Eliot Jr., pastor of the church, thist noon spoke on "A Nation at Unity Within Itself." "The true unity of the people in the war that now seems imminent," Dr. Eliot said, "will come, not so much 'rom the mixture of causes that nu.l this way and that at its beginning, but rather from the degree to which the reople become united around a set pur pose to make the war in its outcome ierve the Good of mankind in a world better organized for liberty; interna Clonal justice and peace. "The greatest problem . before the oountsy today is not military or in dustrial 'preparedness, great as these are, but the human, problem, bow- to bring about a practical and efficient unity of purpose and ideal in the end for which the war shall be fought.' William D. Wheelwright will , speak Tuesday noon on "The Possibilities of Peace." -Professor Norman F. Cole man, Wednesday: William . T. ; Foster, president of Reed college,,Thursday( and Rev. Dr. John H. Boyd Friday, and Rev. W. O. Eliot Jr., Saturday. : Services begin at 12:20 and close at 12:60. The First Unitarian church is located at Broadway : and Yamhill streets. ,' New Steamship Line To Have 16 Big Ships - San . Francisco, April 2. r-(TJ. P. Announcement of a new 'steamship line,:- which "will place : 16 big ships Into service at the" earliest : opportu nity,' together with the construction of a large number of new steamers for the-Toy Kisen Kaisha company, was made .today -by W. H.. Avery, manager of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha here, upon his return from .the Orient today.' CHAMP CLARK of Mis souri, who was today elected speaker of the house of the 65th congress. f, i HNANCEAL SUPPORT OF ALL PORTLANDERS M. H, Houser to Be Asked to Head Movement; Purpose to Build Merchant Fleet. M. H. Houser, leading ' grain buyer of . the northwest, , is to be asked to take the chairmanship ofthe Portland shipping board. The shipping board had its inception at the shipbuilders' banquet at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday night. It calls for the cooperation of the 80,000 men who live here and are in terested in the development of this port in a stock subscription which will build a fleet of merchant ships for operation out of this port. The matter will .come to a head before the board of directors at the Chamber ojt Commerce Wednesday evening. It is already assured that Houser will be chairman of the board of five citizens which will handle the movement,' and four more men of equal standing will.be chosen to serve with him: The movement will not - be handled exclusively by the Chamber "of Com merce. ' It will be backed by that body, and by every civic organization in the city; but will be of a semi-public, semi-private nature. It is not intended that the shipping board shall be anything buf a. Port- (Concluded on Page Twelve, Column One) Tong War Is Over, Lee Forig Comes Out The tong war is over, for the nonce at least, fOr Lee Fong made his ap rearance on .the streets this morning lor the first time in 60 .days. Lee Fong Is a' merchant of he Chinatown . on North' Fourth street, speaks English fluently and has many American friends, but as a member of the Hop. Sing tong he has been in a. retreat since ' tong .hostilities . began more than a month ago. His appearance abroad today, fear lessly, confirmed the peace pact signed by the five warring tongs in Mayor Albee's ' office Saturday night , and made it clear that Chinese feel that the tonga will keep their word. It was 'rumored through' Chinatown this morning that -peace commission ers from San Franeisco were on their way to Portland to take up plans for permanent peace.- Sessions of the local branch of " the - peace ., society will - be started at once, it was stated, for there wilt have to be .extended negotia tions before the final agreement can De patched up. , . f- .tju ii i'ii -nit 1 r' ' i aa 1 ' Pacifists Are Driven Oapitoll Washington, April 2.--1. 5 ft. S.)-r-A throng of about 2000 pacifists were driven away from the eas t , portico cf he i capitol this afternoon after at tempting to stage a : demonstration-Sergeant-at-Arms Higgins of the sen itte asked them to go away. It lookeJ for a tima as if there would" be trou ble. but ijey finally were . persuaded to depart r - Arrny and Navy To Be Placed On War Basis Orders Making Dispositions of Units of Service Is Ready for' Signing. 1 Washington. April 2. (I. N. S.) The navy department today took the final steps for preparedness that were possible without further legislation. Orders placing the fleet on a war footing and making war dispositions of the strategic units have been pre pared and are ready for transmission the moment congress acts, in addi tion to the regular fleet the navy has organized for immediate service the ' flotilla ' of submarine chasers, which will guard the cost against submarine attacks. Captain Wilson was ordered to command the mo squito flcst and the patrol of the coasts will be begun at once .The plans now under considera tion In the war department call for raising the regular army and the organized militia under federal ' con trol to 700,000 men and for providing the machinery to handle 700,000 vol unteers, if congress and the presi dent decide that they are needed. While army experts generally oppose any effort to raise an army of great size under the volunteer system, they are ' prepared to ' take advantage of it if it becomes necessary to save time. , Senator Lane Urged To Oppose Conflict Several Hundred Zjetters and 35 Tele grams Reported Beoeived by Ore gon Representative la Congress. Washington. April 2. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Senator Lane's office reports having received today several hundred letters and 25 telegrams from Oregon urging that the .country be kept out of war. Many are blaming the jingo press for the present situation. , Thirty-foot Project Favored. Washington, April. 2. General Black, chief , of the army engineers, advised Senator Chamberlain today that , a report will be submitted at an early date recommending a . 80 f eot project f ortn? Co ram ma rtrer4, f rowr Portland to its' mouth. He eays no additional appropriation for mainten ance is required. The present project depth from Brookfield to the mouth is 26 feet. Two Appraisers to Be Named. , Washington, April 2. Only two ap praisers for each farm loan district will be appointed at first by the fed eral farm loan board. Two for the Spokane district may be named this week. . . Filing Dates Are Announced. Washington, April i. Representa tive Sinnott has been officially in formed . that filings may be made for the opening of the Tule lake lands in the Klamath reclamation project from April 16 to 25. School Children Sing Congress Meets Chicago, April 2. (U. P.) Three hundred and fifty thousand school children in Chicago laid down their books at 12 o'clock this noon,- saluted the flag and sang patriotic songs dur ing, the hour that congress was sched uled to gather at Washington. Previous - to the patriotic exercises, which were conducted simultaneously all over the city, the teachers ex plained to their students the exact meaning of the crisis which is facing the country. Bed Cross Hospital . Ship Bore 167 Down New York, April 2. (T, N. S.) One hundred and sixty-seven lives . were lost when a Red Cross hospital ship was torpedoed in the English channel on March 21. according o passengers arriving on the Cunard liner Car p&thia today. The hospital ship was seen by persons aboard the Carpathia, beached at a point on the English coast. Wireless reports to the Cun arder told of the heavy loss of life, " Additional Guard Units Ordered Out Washington. ' April 2. N.Vs.) The following National Guard units were ordered out today by the war de-! partment for general police duty: i , iSecond West Virginia regiment. Fourth regiment, Virginia. Battery D, field artillery. Virginia. t Army Bill Will Be Passed Tomorrow - - - - . -. ( - 1 : ' .Washington, April 2. (U. P.) The army appropriation bill, substantially as it passed the house and failed in the senate last session, will be passed in the house tomorrow under, Suspen sion of the rules, carrying about $260.- 1 000,000, it was indicated today. - Chamherlain Bill to Be'Ee-Introduced Washington. April 2: (U.- P.)-6n-ator Chamberlain announced late th.'s afternoon that he will re-Introduce with some modifications his universal service military bill "as soon as possible.- , . 1 TURN OUT . SHIPS A YEAR Federal Board Amazed at Hearing When Told Capac ity of Shipyards Here Suf ficient for 4000 Ton Craft. LABOR FACILITIES AND i MATERIALS ARE AMPLE Veteran Builder Joe Supple Is , Ready to Tackle Dozen in Two Months. Theodore Brent, vice chairman of the federal shipping board, and John T. Underwood, naval architect, heard of Portland and Oregon as shipbuild ing centers today. ' At a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce, attended by representatives of every shipyard on the river and by men Interested in the starting ot i other- yards should the government want them, the prospectus was given them. They were shown that Portland has six yards,, the Columbia river three, and Coos Bay two" in addition. These yards are building 29 vessels. - They asked how many vessels pf S000 to 4000 tons dead weight ca pacity these yards could turn out. They were told that 40 could be built at one time under present conditions and that these yards could start launching within six months- and turn out 200 ships a year If the utmost ef ficiency were needed. Labor raeilitles Ample. They were told of the ample labor facilities, pf the satisfied condition of the men and the many , unskilled men that could be put to .work -alongside the skilled men. . .5heyrere-aho wn that north western Oregon -, contains 340,000,000, 000'feet of standing timber, one. eighth of the Utaited States supply, that 60 mills capable now of turning out 6,600,000 feet a day and. under pressure, 16,000,r 000 feet per day five times the amount needed by the yards. Brent, in his keynote speech, told the gathering something of the work which the snipping board has outlined and what it wants to know. -When the shipping board was or ganised, it was first confronted with a proposition that the navy required 600,000 additional tons of auxiliary equipment to meet its present needs and then would have only 50 per cent (Concluded on Pige Tne..e. Colamn Three) Compulsory Service Bill Is Introduced Washington, April 2. (U. P.) The army general staff plan of compulsory military service was proposed in a bill introduced today by Representa tive Kahn, ranking Republican mem ber of the house military committee. Kahn's measure provides for train ing men between the ages of 18 and 22 years. ' , Senator Chamberlain's compulsory military training bill will be one of the first bills Introduced before the senate.: Senator Chamberlain today prepared an amentmertt to the bill making the I first levy - of men immediately avail- j aDie. ine age ciause win do raisea from 19 to 20, it was stated. The bill provides for the raising of an army of 600,000 -men at a cost of about 6156,000,000. , Early last week Senator' Chamber lain conferred with the president, urg ing support for his bill. Suffrage Bill Introduced. Washington, April 2. (U. P.) A woman suffrage amendment to the con. stltutlon was, introduced today by Representative Raker of California. Formal Petition for Rate Increase Filed Washington, April' 2. TJ. P.) The formal petition, of 22 western rail roads for an immediate Increase in general freight rates was filed today with the Interstate Commerce, com mission. ' The exact increase desired is not named, but it is understood to be 15 per; cent on general freight rates. . Flour Now Is $8.80 A Barrel; Highest In Recent History Touching the highest price ever known to the local trade since wheat growing became an 4 established- institution in the ' Pacific' northwest, flour reached ,:m it $8.80 per barrel during the day. at 'This is, an advance of 20c a bar- ft rel . over 'previous quotations. 3t The rise was forced by the ex-. 1 tremely excited and - higher 4 ; wheat market. , v . ; Wheat bids for April delivery ' m ft t on the Portland 'Merchants ex. -ft ft ' change Jjroke all records during ft - the day's t session. --when blue- , ft ft"-- stem advanced to 11.77 bid. ft ft I The general -market was 3 to ' ft ftom bushel higher than on. Sat- - ft u-rday. ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftft CAN J E ANNETTE RANKIN, first woman member of con gress, who took her seat to day amid stirring sones. v , ' J 4 , - PACIFIST KNOCKS OUT Rghti Occurs In " Massachu setts Senator's Office; Pacifist and Woman Taken Washington. April 2. (I. N. S.) Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was knocked down in a fight in fcfs office today. . The fight, which resulted from the pacifist calling Senator Lodge a cow ard, after an argument of the war situation, was quelled by the police. Senator Lodge was not badly hurt. The pacifist, who gave his name as Alexander Bannwart. of Boston, ac companied by a woman, who gave her name as Mrs. Anna May Peabody of Cambridge. Mass., went to Senator Lodge's office and demanded that he vote against any war resolution. An argument, followed. In which Bannwart called the senator a coward The lie was then passed, and Bann wart claimed that the senator hit him. A fight followed, and Senator Lodge was being worsted, when a telegraph clerk, David B. Hermann, jumped Into the fray and beat Bannwart. Police Quickly Summoned. Capitol; police, hurriedly summoned, arrested the couple. According to the story which Bann wart told at the capital police station he had addressed Senator Lodge in "a gentlemanly manner." "I told him." he said, "that if he knew what the people of Massachu setts were thinking he would hesitate a long time before he would advocate war under present circumstances. He said: 'I'll take a chance that I know what they think. Anyhow, anyone who would be a pacifist at a time like this is a coward.' I promptly told him that anyone who wanted to go to war under the existing circumstances was a coward. He then said to me: 'If you say that I am a coward yfiu are a liar,', and hit me a blow on the face. I knocked him down in an effort to protect myself." Xrfdge BecaiTes Assistance. Whert Hermann came along he saw Senator Lodge lying on the ground and Bannwart. much the larger of the two, standing over him. Hermann pro ceeded to beat up Bannwart and the latter was in a rather bad way when the police arrived. Mrs. Peabody was not formally ar-! rested, being detained until the police could question her. A charge of as sault and battery was lodged against Bannwart. - Senator Lodge is 7 years'of age. Gompers Supports Compulsory. Training president of Federation of Xbor State Bis Attitude la Bsply to Ztter Trot Amos Pinchot, Pacifist. New York. April 2. (L N. S.) Sam. r.er Gompers, president of the .Ame.: can Federation of Labor, announced his 'support of the Chamberlain mili tary training bill Sunday. . - - His statement cam as a letort to a long letter from Amos Pinchot. urging Mr. uompers to taae a siana againat military training. . Mr. .Gompers stated that ' he hd changed bis mind on .the subject ard Btrongly advocated the passage of the bill. .- r - - . Sweden- Recognizes ;KNew Government '-v"'-, - i ' ' i''.J ' ' ' : StockholmC'rApril 1.-CU. ' P. For mal recognition was accorded the new i Russian government by Swedea today. t yy tocw. w;W. M&miidmi m&-S&i SENATOR LODGE WHEN TERM COWARD IS USED CHIP CLARK IS SPEAKER OF HOUSE, DEMOCRAT IS NOMINATED BY REPUBLICAN -r ... . . ' James R. Mann of Illinois, Choice of Republican ' Caucus, Defeated by Margin of Dozen .Votes Schall .of Minnesota Nominates Successful ; Candidate in Patriotic Speech. . - REPRESENTATIVE LEE IS BROUGHT INV.t ' ON STRETCHER, ILL OF PNEUMONIA.. Representative From Minnesota Explains That He Believes President Wilson $hould Have Democratic House Behind Him in Crisis, ft ft ft Congresswoman Xs Welcomed. ft Washington, April 2. (U. P.) ft ft One of the most picturesque ft ft demonstrations ever staged in ft ft the house chamber came today lic it when the first woman ever to ft ft sit ther as a member took the ft ft oath of office. ft ft Men and women in the gal- ft ft lerles pounded bands together ft ft and yelled themselves hoarse; members did the same on both ft ft sides of the chamber when Miss ft ft Jeannette Rankin, "the lady ft ft from Montana" entered the ft ft hall. Speaker Clark personally ft ft escorted her to a seat on the' ft ft Republican side about the cen- ft ft ter. ft ft A suffrage breakfast was ft ft held earlier in the day, at which ft ft Miss Rankin concluded her first ft ft speech In Washington with: ft ft "There wfll be many times ft ft when ! will make mistakes. And ft ft I need your encouragement and ft your support. I know I will gets -ft ft 'It, -I prorntse I pron!s ft ft And with a little catch in the- ft ft throat: a barely perceptible ft ft trembling of the otherwise firm ft ft lips, she sat down. ft ft - ft ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftft Washington, April 2. Champ Clark, Democrat, of Missouri, was elected speaker of the house of representatives In the sixty-fifth congress in a ses sion of the house that was marked with sensations almost from the out set today. The speaker defeated James R. Mann of Illinois, choice of the Republican caucus, as Representative Lenroet Ot Wisconsin, himself the candidate of a minority of the Republicans, had chal lenged the suggestion made by Repre sentative Schall of Minnesota, Progressive-Republican, in placing Clark in nomination, that the existing interna tional situation demanded that. Presi dent Wilson be given a Democratic house organization as well as senate, to assume responsibility for his poli cies. Lenroot.then seconded the. Mann nomination.. The vote in the house resulted: Speaker Clark 217, Representative Mann 205, Representative Lenroot 2, Representative Glllett 2; present 2; total 428. Jt publicans Counted oa Schall. . The defection of Schall was a body blow to the Republicans, who had counted confidently on his- support. The Democratic advantage also was added to when Representative Lee of Georgia, just recovering from an at tack of pneumonia, was assisted into the chamber to vote for the speaker, and the other members of the Demo cratic slate for house positions. A recapitulation of the vote showed: Clark received the solid Democratic vote, of 213 members and four Inde pendents 8cha.ll of Minnesota, Pro gressive; London of New York, Social. 1st; Randall of California, Prohibition ist, and Martin of Louisiana, Progressive-protectionist. Lenroot received two votes, Gardner ot Massachusetts, Republican, and Ful ler of Massachusetts, Progressive-Republican. Gillette of Massachusetts received What Shall U. In Lincoln's words, America is a "aovernment r ih uf,i. i. . .- - and for the peopie. The news from with the ideals ana iiaaitions ot this can roassesjs in the piesent stressful situation. If the heads of ail TEurOTeait -tovernmenuf) had talii a simUar course, the past l months Tot ' t&htta&mm ,f never would' have taken place, and the world would now be in. peaand t?an! 1 qullUy. - - " mi' In consonance with President Wilson's policy and la harmonr with th J American Idea, as pfcraaed by Lincoln. TheJournal is undertaking ti lioZnA i: nubile sentiment lit Oreaon - relative to th t,r..nt n t . . f . ..V. . 'r . ihe questions are self-explanatory, and must, be answered yea or no r . . OBdKKVE THE -OLLOWXNG RULES: -w yea or no , . , tfi'o'iM gool 2 i h ramo ana address, 1 1 yalf nur haltnt fr Tha, TavimiI u ' s ' foreign Tori - -7 vope woros- (4- When you havo sent In one marked ballot, DO NOT SEND ANOTHER. " Only one expression from each person voting is desired. - . r - - V v , Already extraordinary Interest , has been manifested and handreda of" marked ballots nave been received. The balloting will close early this week. " YES. WO. 1 If CmmTmu-iT nttrmtm in American ships should Or, would yoa arm American merchantmen and confine fan. tHitiea to that, unless Germany declares war? . ' ; ? Or, should America gressions on tbet eeae 7 M war proves anaToidabU, would you, in lieu ot OFFENSIVE naval and military epeiations, prefer that congress' appropriate) $1,000,000,000 to Franca as America's part in the conflict? v" ! kamb iv. ; v.r,v. ADDRESS ' .V. ELECTED A' : i two votes, Galllnger of Massachusetta ' ind Gray ot New Jersey, both ItepubU-' tans. . ' ' Haskell and James Tote Present. ' Two Republicans voted present, Has- V kell of New Yoak and James of .Mi- . Jgan. , ' . . The Republican absentees were . nieakley cf Pennsylvania, resigned.;'" CaDStick oT K'ew Jfr mnA ttalraacin of North Dakota, who are 1JL - . - v -. .i Mann received all other Republican votes, including that of Miss Jeannette. " Hankin, the new member from Mon-.'" tana. Neither Speaker Clark nor Bv pufbllcan Leader Mann voted. i , s - 4 A committee composed of MrV Mann, " ' the defeated candidate, and Represen- tatives Shouse of Kansas and Reardou ' of New York notified Clark of his rc--" election. .r- , - r , J" Homlnations Pollow Soil OalL . Nominations for speaker were de- . clared in order following the roll cU at 12:60, which established that 428 of the 4SS -members of that body were present. .;.:. j---'-T The rinm 1,m1 tan speech for tbe speak er came trom Representative SchaU, Progressive-Republican of Minnesota, who in the unofficial polls had bea lined up as certain to vote for the Re publican speakership, candidate. . - Representative Msnii was named a -the Republican candidate by Hep re sentative Green of Massachusetts. The roll then was declared In order. ' The roll call showed the house was hy six members. Two of -these ,' Representative Conry of New v York, DemocraUc, and Sulloway of New Hampshire, Republican, htfve diad. , The other absentees were Helgeson I of North Dakota ahd Capstlck of New; ' Jersey, Republicans, and Lee, Georgia, r Democrat, who are ill. and Bleakley of Pennsylvania, Republican, resigned. -domination is Sramatlo. ' The dramatic moment of the housa ' organlzstlon preliminaries was the nomination of Champ Clark by Rep re- V sentative Thomas D. Schall, .. the " Progressive - Republican of Minnesota . - The blind member was led to the center of the house by a page. His ' introductory remarks were - of a pa- i : triotlo nature, not disclosing the real'' object of his speech. He continued:- 1 "A state divided against itself la time of peace may stand, but today such 'a situation might be a serious , menace. We should forego party ad vantages in a time like this. '" "The peril of today renders" partU aanship dangerous because It might be ' construed as a country presenting a divided front to the world. As an n-' dependent Progressive-Republican I v have no hesitancy in saying bow I must vote under the circumstances. - ' Action Kay Mm Xeseated. - r "Were my country not In the fe of :'' an international crisis, with the pre: dent and the senate J)emocratic, I would as a matter ct party pride cat -my ballot. for the Republican candi- date. He Is able, t alrmlnded. X sboulJ " like f vote for him. - ; ..'. -- . "I realise that action" I am about to take will be used to attempt my-political death in Minnesota... , - . "With my sightless eye r would have been of little service to my coun try on the field of battle but 1 can nft the light that God gives me to vote ' (CoatlotMd os Tee, Ceiaaw Twei S. Do in Crisis? the nation's caDiiafls th hiS?H22 " republic, President Wilson im eiTn oiiiuoo, opposite eaen niiesiinii ... --i not for publication but a evidence of - ; Ammtrn-rinm tnnririn In . t..!,' ," congress declare war? 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