Weston i Leader
TOL. XXXIV.
WXSTON, OltKOON, FIUDAY, JUNE 4, 1915.
NO. t 0,
mm NOTE JUSTIFIES
Late Legislative Measures
Now Become Effective
SINKING
ON.
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Berlin Puts All Blame oo England By Declaring Vessel Was
Armed Cruiser and Carrying War Munitions.
WASHINGTON EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT
Now that the tiro for Invoking th
referendum against measure
by the recent legislator baa aspired,
ail lurh Uwi hay gon Into affect
without further formality.
Among them are several of an Im
portent nature. In addition to tboae
that became effective Immediately
after they were signed by the governor
by virtu of the emergency clause
whlrb they carried.
Principal among the new lawe la
that amending the existing workmen's
compensation act providing relief for
Industrial employee throughut the
Uts. This measure fixes a new grad
uated scale of premiums against the
employers based on the nature of the
Industry and the baxard mat it in-
vulvas. It contains an accident ore-
Failure to Answer Plain Demands of United States to Be Referred to In vmion ci.u that reduce u pr.
... . , miums in pro portion 10 in rea union
Early Answer. President Wilson Declared Ready, If Nec- in u number or accident and im
pose criminal responsibilities upon
those employers wbo are negligent In
providing safety device In their
plant.
The "Railroad Commission or ure-
gon" baa passed out or existence, in
commission now Is known aa the Pub
lic Service commission. This, th leg
islature believe, more nearly describes
it duties. Inasmuch aa It has charge
of all public utilities a wall a railroads.
Stricter regulation are Imposed
essary, to Sever Diplomatic Relations. Sinking
of Gulflight and Cushing Is Admitted.
DevlinGermany, In Its reply to the
United Stales, flatly declares th sink
Ing of the Lusltanla to have been
Justified on th grounds of self-defense.
Th Lusltanla, It contends, carried am
munition to be used In killing German
soldiers. It I also contended that the
Lusltanla was an auxiliary cruiser of
the British navy: that she was armed
and that ah carried Canadian troops,
a wall aa war material.
No Indication of deslr or intention
of abating the submarine plan of war-
far Is given In the German reply,
Th note, however, I not framed a a
direct answer to the American de
mands, but I rather an ad Interim
reply, setting forth that cetain facta
are first to be decided on before the
main lasusa are discussed by th two
government.
Th Berlin government take up
first the case of th Gulflight and th
Cushing. It says the are now being
Investigated, but that It la.not Ger
many' intention to submit neutral
ships on th high seas, guilty of no
hostils acta, to attacks. When neu
trals through no fault of their own are
damaged, Germany will pay Indemnifi
cation, aha says.
The case of the Fa I aba also I men
tioned, and in this instance it I de
clared that the captain of the ship
I himself to blant because of his
effort to escape and to summon aid.
The declaration that th Lusltanla
had cannon aboard and was an auxil
iary cruiser of th British navy is
mad strongly. All blsms for th de
struction of th vessel Is placed on the
British owners, who are accused of at
tempting "deliberately to us th live
of American cititen aa protection for
th ammunition aboard and acted
against th clear provision of th
American law, which expressly pro
hibit the forwarding of passenger on
hip carrying ammunition and provide
penalty therefor."
The reply says it deems the cir
cumstances "important enough to rec
ommend them to th attentive exam
ination of th American government."
The reply ays that final decision on
th demands of th United State Is
wlthhsld until receipt of an answer to
the preliminary note, but it reminds
th United States that It "took cogni
sance with satisfaction" of th media
tory proposals submitted by the United
Btatoa to Berlin and London as a basis
for a modus Vivendi for maritime war-1 upon person operating under th food
far. I nd dairy law of the state. Uniform
The realisation of thee proposals, mvUuxta of preparing food and display-
say th reply, was dereaieo, as is I ng it for public consumption sr pro
well known, by th declinary attitude vidod. A fixed standard also la pre-
of.ths British government.'
Washington, D. C Germany' re
ply to th American not concerning
the sinking of th Lusltanla produced
a feeling of profound disappointment
here. Dissatisfaction at th failure
of Germany to answer th demands of
th United States waa reflected In
government circle generally.
President Wilson bad retired early
Sunday before th text arrived but
from a reading of th summary pub
lished and Ambassador Gerard's fore
casts, h had an accurate impression
of whst It contained.
Secretary Bryan would make no
comment. Other cabinet officers war
reticent, but ther waa little conceal
ment anywhere that th answer from
Berlin had produced a grave situstlon
In th relatione between the United
State and Germany. Just whst course
of action th United State will pursue
I undetermined.
Press dispatches giving th text of
th reply cam in th course of the
evening and were sent to th Whit
House.
Prom a previous knowledge of Pre
scribed for refrigeration of foods.
The state institution and th var
ious political subdivisions of th state
now will be permitted to grant dif
ferential of 6 per cent on all home
made goods in granting public con
tracts.
Many Important changes in the
school law also hav been provided.
On of these i th measure that pro-
Railway Renews Work,
Eugene A crew of 40 men baa re
sumed operations in th Willamette
Pacific gravel pit, near Natron, and
trains will begin hauling rock from
the Upper Willamette to the Lower
Siuslaw. Th gravel will be used by
the railroad for the concrete pier on
th Siuslaw bridge, construction of
which Is well under way,
In a few day gravel will also b
used aa ballast for the newly-laid track
from Mapleton to the bridge site near
Acme. The grade past th rock quar
ry and th Point Terrace Hill, where
construction was delsyed by right-of-
way difficulties, will soon be com
pleted.
Another crew or 40 or ou men win
went wusons position, was gen- . .. .l, i, c.kra !..
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uerun Pap ,..,. Riv.r .,. rod. Bunk cars
would b sent to
within 24 or 48 hour.
In German quarter
here itrwas
again reiterated that th Lusltanla
was armed.
To controvert thla th United States
has proof gathered before the Amer
ican not was sent that ther were no
gum aboard. Furthermore, the Brit
ish government entered into an in
formal agreement with th United
State early In th war to see that no
British veasels left American ports
armed.
were sent up toe river over ine uaa
ridge line. The railroad is rebuilding
the Willamette wagon road in compli
ance with the order of the Circuit
court to replace th road which it took
fur it roadbed on th Natron exten
sion.
niTEEN TONS RUSSIAN DYNAMITE EXPLODES
Seattle, Wash. Fifteen ton of dy
namite, stored on a scow anchored In
th west waterway, ssld to bav been
awaiting shipment to Russia, exploded
at S o'clock Sunday morning and
caused damag estimated at $40,000 to
piste-glass window in Seattle. An
unidentified watchman who is supposed
to hav been guarding the dynamlt la
missing and doubtless was killed.
Roy Llllico, manager of th Llllico
Launch A Towboat company, who bad
supervision of th explosive, said he
bad hired th watchman Saturday
night without learning hi nam to
tak th plac of two man who p re
but wbo had been sent to Tacoma fori
trim
Th caus of th explosion had not
been determined, but Port Warden
Pay Is of th opinion that it was
not accidental.
Th explosive waa brought to Seat
tle from San Francisco on th steamer
F. S. Loop, May 13, and waa trans
ferred to th acow upon th efeamer's
arrival. Mr. Llllico said th axplosiv
waa awaiting th arrival of a steamer
to take it to Russia.
Th sxplosiv wsa to b shipped to
Vladivostok on th steamer Haxel Dol
lar, now loading army supplies at Ta
coma. It bcam known that two
weeks ago th Russian consul in San
Francisco received information that an
attempt would be mad to blow up th
Hatel Dollar before ah left port.
Detective war , employed by th
Russian government, and for two
Food for Mexico Is Plea.
Salem Replying to a letter from C.
Q. Devol. acting chairman of the
American Red Cross, that many Mexi
can women and children areiacing
starvation, and urging Oregon to give
whatever aid is possible. Governor
Withyeombe said he would confer with
the head of the society in this sUte
regarding Mexico at once.
"Probably." continued the governor,
the most efficient way will be to ap
point a special committee to handle
the work.
My advices are that thousands are
facing starvation. I am sure there
will be many her who will feel able
and willing to help."
Eight Thousand See School Work.
Ore iron City Eight thousand per
sons visited the exhibit of the work of
weeks have been guarding the Haxel pupila in the three Oregon City public
Dollar. Walter R.Thayer, local rep- school before it closed this week.
resentativ of the detective agency There are between 12,000 and 15,000
guarding thelsteamer. aaid he believed pieces in the display, which range
vlously guarded th scow in launch (.an infernal machine had been concealed from the simple line drawings of th
anong th case of dynamlt stored on
uie scow, with th expectation that
th explosive soon would be placed
aboard the steamer.
Fir Marshal Bringhurst aaid he
could offer no other explanation for
the explosion than that it waa mali
cious, although he admitted that he had
been unabl to gather any evidence in
support of this theory.
first grade to carefully constructed
rocking chairs and desk of the senior
class in th high school,
Th exhibit i an annual affair and
is Intended to illustrate the nature and
scope of the work of the local schools.
Work from every room in ui tnree
buildings and from almost every pupil
was displayed.
Bettleshlp Runs Amuck.
Boston -The battleship Virginia
rammed a wooden bulkhead while ap
proaching her dock at the Charleston
navy yard Sunday and In backing away
ran into and nearly overturned the
naval tug Sioux.
Another accident occurred at th
navy yard when th battleship New
Jersey, whll moving to a pier, waa
carried by a strong wind and tide
against the docks. Th port guns
war raked from their carriage,
which were damaged. Th warship
itself, It is said, was not damaged.
Strlk Deputies Guilty.
New Brunswick Nin of th ton
deputies who hav been on trial here
for a week on the charge of murder in
th first degree, for having fired into a
crowd of chemical plant strikers in
Roosevelt last January, killing two
and wounding a score of strikers, were
convicted of manslaughter.
On deputy, John Smith, waa last
week ordered acquitted by the court,
no vldene having been adduced to
connect him with th killing..
Florence Club I Alive.
Criticism Exiles German. I Florence Portland, with a Com
London Otto Humbert, owner of mercial club membership of 6000,
the Queens Hotel, Queenstown, a nat-1 claimed the largest per capita club
tu-allaed British subiect of German membership in the world. Eugene,
birth, has aalled from Liverpool for with a membership of 660, challenged
Portland' claim; now Florence, at the
mouth of the Siuslaw river, with a
club membership of 35, disputes the
claims of all others. Th club i aaid
to be the "live wire" organiiation in
Western Lane county. It had entire
charge of th recent festival. It
brought about th laying of the first
hard-surface pavement.
Ashland Springs Appointment Made.
Raiding Zeppelin Falls. I Ashland. Chester Stevenson has
Geneva A dispatch received here been appointed member of the Springs
from Frledrichshafen, on Lake Con- commission, succeeding k. a. winaier,
New York. Several Lusltanla survi
vors were taken to Mr. Humbert's ho
tel on their arrival at Queenstown. His
origin aroused antagonism and he De
cam the target of bitter criticism on
th part of some of the survivors and
their friends. His behavior has been
above suspicion, but his presence where
military and naval officials make their
head, uarters caused protests.
stance, sets forth that on of th Zep
pelin airships which three days before
had raided the town of Southend, at
the mouth of the Thames, 40 miles
east of London, was struck by on of
th British shells. Owing to the
sultant loss of gas It waa unable to
roach the mainland and fell into the
s off Heligoland. Whether th crew
waa saved is not known.
resigned. Th appointment is mad by
th mayor, subject to confirmation by
th council. Th other two member
of the board are Bert R. Greev and
J. P. Dodge. The commission po-
ise almost unlimited powers in
handling the various phase of mineral
spring development now going on
here, involving th expenditure of
$176,000.
vide a four year Ugh school course
without tuition, for ry boy and girl
In th state. Those district that do
not bav high schools sr required to
levy an assessment so that their chil
dren can b sent to neighboring high
schools.
The old-fash ioned school meeting
that baa prevailed in Portland up to
this time to levy th school Ui has
been abolished.
Nona but taxpayers ar allowed to
vote in th school lctlons and at to
tint of registering a voter must des
ignate whether be or sh Is a taxpayer,
However, inasmuch as th sxlatlng
registration books will b used at th
forthcoming school election, this law
can not be utilised at this time.
Another measure which was th sub
ject of much interest at the tiro It
was under consideration by the legis
lature wsa that providing women
school teachers salaries equal with
those of the men teachers.
A new registration law requires that
it shall b th duty of th attending
physician or midwif to file a certlfl
eate of birth, properly and completely
filled out, giving all particular, with
th local registrar of th district In
which th birth occurred, within 10
days sfter dst of birth.
Th so-called "anti-trading stamp
law" is another now in effect. It im
poses a Ux of 6 per cent of th gross
income not only on the trading stamp
and coupon companies, but on every
person giving trading stamps, coupons,
certificate and other trad device re
deemable in merchandise,
The trading stamp companies ar
vading th merchandise feature of the
law by making th stamps redeemable
In cash, with which premiums may
then be bought The same course bss
been adopted by a chain of tobacco
store giving certificate. Th consti
tutionality of th law will be attacked
in the courts, according to the com
panies affected.
Bar Soundings Being Taken
Astoria Under the direction of As
sistant Engineer Michael, a fore of
United States engineers bss been tak
ing soundings on the bar during the
past few days, operating from the
steamer George H. Mendell. The
work will probably continue the rest
of th week.
While definite f gure ar not yet
obtainable, it is understood the sound
ings show a decided improvement in
the channel, considering the short time
the dredge Chinook baa been working
this season. During the week the
Chinook dug and carried out to sea 100,-
000 cubic ' yards, or, approximately
160,000 tons of sand, in addition to the
vast amount of material pumped up to
be swept into deep water by the cur
rent ami tide.
Highway Work to Resume.
Astoria Arrangements were per
fected this week between the SUte
highwsy engineers and Peterson &
Johnson, the contractors who ar to
resume work at one on the construc
tion of the portion of the Columbia
highway lying between this city and
the east line of the county at West-
port.
Camps are being estabiisnec ana
crews of men are assembled to begin
actual construction work. It is
estimated that the road can be com
pleted so as to be available for sum
mer travel at an expense of $61,000.
To make up this amount Astoria people
have advanced $26,000 and X3,uuu
has been appropriated by the state.
Oregon Horses in Demand.
Wallowa The horse sal held here
this week brought many buyer and
horses. The prices ranged from $60
to $160 a head. Ther were 460
horses offered and more than half were
sold. Nine cars were shipped out the
last of the week and more will go
later. M. L. Marks, of South Omaha,
waa the heaviest buyer, shipping four
cars.
During the month of May 364 horses
were sold, bringing aa .uuu. unaer
the management of A. B. HalL $140,
000 worth of horses have been sold
since January 1 in Wallowa county.
Mr. Hall is planning to bold another
sale the 29th or 80th of June.
Loganberry Pool Formed.
Salem At a meeting here the Ore
gon. Loganberry association decided to
form a pool of thla year's crop, which,
with th pools of th Salem Fruit
Union and H. S. Gil & Co., of this
city, will comprise more than 80 per
cent of the crop. The management of
the three pools will operate in conjunc
tion, so that the best prices may be ob
tained. Dr. C. W. Keene, suverton,
is president of the association, and L.
H. Roberta, of this city, is vie presi
dent. Seymour Jones and J. J. Mc
Donald are additional directors,
Klamath Irrigation Increasing.
Klamath Falls More Klamath
county acreage la to be brought under
irrigation this season by the use of
pumping plants. Robert A. Emmitt
will Irrigate 1200 acres on his ranch
on th Keno road south of here. He
will use electric power furnished by
the Kerns Bros.' plant at Keno. How
ard Boggs, who owns a ranch in Lan
getl valley, will water 60 acres with
water raised by gasoline engine from
a lower lake on hia property.
Tillamook Votes S 30,000 Bonds.
Tillamook At a special election it
was decided to bond th city up to
$30,000 for a new city halL Th vote
waa 811 in favor and 113 against.
AEROPLANES AID WARSHIPS IN THE DARDANELLES I
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over the Turkish fortifications. One of the wings waa perforated by th rifle fir of th Turks. Th seaplane la
being taken In tow by a cutter.
AUSTRIAN TRENCHES IN GALICIA
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Remarkable photograph of Austrian trenches in Gallcia, which ar to some extent concealed from th enemy
by th fence seen along the river.
WOMAN RAILWAY PORTER
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Women are taking the place of the
male railroad porters who have gone
to the front for England, and are prov
ing quite equal to the work.
Room Rocks Under Mourner.
The surface subsiding In Buck Moun
tain, a mining hamlet east of thla city,
caused foundations of bouses to set
tle eight Inches In some cases and the
tenants of the Lehigh Valley Coal com
pany fear their homes will be swal
lowed up.
At the home of Mine Foreman Mor
gan Beddow, where Ills mother-in-law,
Mrs. Mary Smith, lay dead, the house
quaked as mourners surrounded the
bier, causing considerable anxiety.
Slush and rock are being carried into
underground workings to fill them up.
Mahoney City (Pa.) Dispatch to
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Frankly Spoken.
"So you want to marry my daugh
ter, ehf aaid the wealthy old gentleman.
"That Is my wish, sir," replied the
impecunious suitor.
Ahem! wishes were Horses,
beggars would ride.'"
"Exactly. And If my wlsn is grant
ed I never expect to do any extensive
walking again."
MINE PLANTING BY AMERICAN ARMY
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United States army, showing a harbor mine about- to be dropped over th
side of a ship. These mine weigh about 150 pounds, and In time of war ar
loaded with trotol, a French explosive, and set off by electrio current from
the shore.
Storm Indicator.
When a sudden storm comes up In
the summer and the clouda are black
we naturally turn on all the electric
lights. Sometimes this happens so
suddenly that the companies wnicn
minnlv the electric current are taken
unaware with only the normal day
time current that la entirely inade
quate to meet a general demand.
Hnnca electrio companies have to
keep a man with a keen weather eye
constantly "on the Job." One of th
iinrcnt concerns In New York recent
ly Installed a storm detector similar
to a wireless telegraph receiving ap
nrntiiL which is affected bv neigh
boring thunderstorms and announce
their presence by ringing a bell. The
nearer the storm the more frequent-
fv liruia th lw.ll rlnv ftnrl wlfhli, ait
hour to a half hour before th storm
breaks the bell rings continuously.
Thus ther la ample warning to pre
pare additional generator for serv
ice when abnormal demands for cur
rent ar felt. '
Live Close to Natur.
John , Burroughs, wh recently,
passed the seventy-eighth milestone,
tramped a mile and a half on the oc
casion to see his grandchildren, and
in an interview made this statement:
"I feel as chipper aa twenty-five. And
i nnt in a Touu msn's Hst's work be
fore I started out to get th nip of
the spring brecte sod warm up my
Mfwl I cleaned out my furnace.
chopped a stack of cordwood. raked
th yard and did ail ue caores. i
Uv a very uneventful life going
much mors to th woods than to th
cities."