DAILY EDITION
VOL. VII., No. I ti.
URANTt PAM, JOmcnUNB COUMTT, OREGON, Sl'NDAY, MARCH II, 117
WHOLK NUMBER IflM.
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nUCHANMNTO
FIRE ON DIVERS AT SIGHT
No Chances to Be Taken By
Tbey Come Across German Sck2irc.es b the
Barred Zone, According to Statement
Washington. Mar. IU. American
nrnifil merchant ship Mill be empow
ered la (Ire tion Teutonic suhmar
I rum ii ion sight. The stale depart
ment marie I hit plain today. In declar
Ing dial riKiilral ships can presume
thai there will be no vlilt and search
liy Ccrman submarines, Inasmuch a
Germany lion Mirved notice on the
world thai sha would dlsregsrd thai
mandate or International law.
Thnl ilntement mean that when
the American ship venture forth they
w take no chance with the Oerman
vel.
Sight of a German vuhmarlne will
in auflli-lent to Justify American gun
nera In turning looan the power of
Ihelr I u nil
Thin Interpretation, given omrlally.
brought the possibility of war ex
ireinely near.
Germany has declared that ahe
haa spoken her Inat word, that ahe
will no abend with her auhmarlne
warfare.
By firing first. Anierlcau merchaut
SOUTH
mi
A UNIT IN HACKING UIIITED STATES
Duellos Aires, Mar. 10. - If Hie
United 8littc U plumiiug to seek
concerted 'action among all Ameri
can republic to c I can bo the American
hemisphere of German acuities -ss
reported In Washington diapatche
today ahe la likely to be rebuffed
hotly.
A majority of tho Utln-Anierlcau
republica will resent aiich a plnp.
From a reliable source here. It wan
learned today that the Argentine gov
ernment would je Inclined to make
"hot anewer," If the United Slate
"offer advice" regarding German
plotting.
Pan-American unity la not vlHlble
from this viewpoint of South Ameri
ca. Beveral republica are distinctly
pro-German,
Soma are pro-nlly. Mont of them
are not pro-United Statea.
With the exception, possibly of
Uracil and Unllvla, Argentlne'a pntl
tlon on tho general queatlon of Am
erican matters It held by officiate here
to repreacnt substantially the attitude
of the other Utln-Amerlcan repub
lic. And Argentine, it will be recalled,
wa the republlo which niONt uncere
monloiiily rebuffed President Wllaon
when ha asked world neutrals to fol
low the example or the United State
In breaking ralatlona with Germany.
Argentine "regretlud auch extreme
meutnres" In her note, which waa
drafted by Dr. Dtogo Mollunrl. lie
wan likewise the author of (he fur
ther message to the I'nlled Hlates,
announcing that Argentine's mind
waa made up, and Implying that It
would not be ehnnged by North Am
erican prendre, which waa enclosed
with the formal note.
President Irogyon personally re-
. vlted both communication.
North Americana here believe Dr.
Mollnnrl to be anII-Unltml Binles
mainly became ho wn secretary of
the pro-Mexican committee here op-
I posing Amerlcnn Intervention In
Mexico,'
But tha fact It, Dr. Motlnnrl't
vlewi may be taken aa typically Latin-American,
He believe the United
, State, perhnpt unconsciously, soelts
to nae Latin-America to her own ad
vantage. ,
Braatl and Bolivia ate conaldorod
exception to the general Utln-Amerlcan
view. Bratll la believed to be
looking (or an excuse to aelaa Oer
man merchant thlpt In her harbors,
Aoericaa Freighters Wkca
ships will loae Immunity from attack
by the submarine, aoeordlng to the
view of an International law expert
here. Tlila meana that (he bars are
down, he aald and that real fighting
may he anticipated, unteaa Germany
chanitea her avowed vlewa and ahowa
leniency toward American ahlpa.
If that la true and the govern
ment haa no official reaaon to doubt
it It la taken officially to Indicate
sooner or later a claah between a
sifbmarine and an American armed
merchant veaael la Inevitable.
The navy department today icrew
ed the censorship lid on the queatlon
of armament. While anticipating
that newspapers, preaa aervlcea and
able offices will heed Ita requeat to
withhold armament and aalllng newt,
ll took the added precaution of see
recy from within.
The navy department requeat la
that newt of American ship aalllngt.
or arrlvali. Insofar aa .the trsns-At-
lantlc area It coneemed, ahall be
withheld.
Bolivia hat declared her "solldar
Ity" with the United Statea, Hut the
la thought In South America to be
"under the thumb" of North Am
erica. The queatlon whether the United
Statea It going to tupport Bolivia In
her ambition for an outlet to tha aea
It of acute Interest In Peru, Argen
tine and Chile. Theae natlona out
nollvla off from the Pacific and the
river 'Plata.
Brasll hat always been pro-North
American, She alwaya, however, haa
been pro-German, too, except for a
few recent expression attributed to
the Influence of ttuy Sarboia, liberal
party leader, and the William J.
Bryan of South America except that
he la not a peace advocate.
Chile haa baan advertised In New
York and London dispatches aa hav
ing supported the United 8tatet and
expressed sympathy for tha ententa
allies In protesting against tha Oeis
man aubmarlna blockade. Tha beat
South American Judgment It that her
"proteat" was as perfunctory as Ar
gentine's "regrets."
Chile has no direct war Interest,
except that the conflict Increases de
mand for her nitrates. As these are
'bought and paid for before leaving
Chile, no South American ran believe
Chile It worrying much about the
German blockade.
There la no question that Chile It
somewhat pro-German and somewhat
anti-United States In her sympathies.
Aa for the A-ul-C combination, It
ha now gone up, It never signified
much.
Peru hat now been heard from. She
expresses the opinion that tha United
Statea will not have to enter tha war.
A Lima dispatch says tha Peruvian
pre "enthusiastically eulogises tha
literary and diplomatic merits of tha
recant note,"
Uruguay, Which objected to the
German submarine note and conae
quently waa proclaimed a vigorous
supporter of the Wilson policy, sur
prised South America by saying little
In nor note, .
Colombia I sufficiently antl-Unlted
Statea, on account of tha Panama
canal affair never to lend much moral
support to the latter until compen
sated f of1 her loss.
' -JJBduador, hat a comparatively new
administration, which It an unknown
quantity. At a general proposition,
however, South American! think sha
COUNTRIES
i
110 DISSOLUTION
OF RAILROADS
Southern Pacific and Oenteal Pacific
Whs Suit fraught by Federal
Government
New York, Mar. 10. The govern
ment suit to divorce the Central Pa
elflc railroad from the Southern Pa
clflc railroad has been won by tha
railroad, J. p. Blair, general coun
eel for tha Southern PaeHIc, n
nounced tbl afternoon.
"This suit waa Instituted In the
United Statea district court for the
District of Utah In February lM,
Blair aald. "Tha claim wa made
that tha ownership by tha Southern
Pacific company of tha Central Pa-
clflc, violated tha Bherman law and
also violated what are known a the
Padfle rtllroada' acts.
"Judge Hook wrote the. main opin
ion, Judge Sanborn a concurring
opinion, and Judge Carlln a dissent
ing opinion."
San Francisco, Mar. 10. The deci
sion Involving tha Central Pacific
and Southern Pacific was made In the
tult of tha goverlnmeat to divorce, or
"unmerge," tha two companlea. It
It believed the government will ap
peal Immediately to tha United Btatet
tupreme court from tha decision.
According to report received her
Federal Judget Hook and Sanborn
handed down tha decision, and Judge
Carlln dissented.
When told of tha decision today.
W. F. Herrln, cblaf counsel for the
Southern Pacific, said:
"It waa tha government's conten
tion that the Central and Southern
fjtlft MM MlnnatltAM Airi hat
therefore. gir control n4 Jngerlp"" f wl.Ml,on prewnt an
ment under one ownerihlp- waa In r
itralnt of trade. Now the court haa
found that this charge waa not fact
and baa dismissed the government's
petition."
Had the court decided In favor of
tha government, It would have meant
tha "unscrambling" of about $500,-
000,000 In atocka.
ANOTHER NEW R. R.
PUNNED
San Franciaco, Mar. 10. A con
ference between Lou I W. Hill, of the
Great Northern railway, and J. M.
Hannaford, prealdent of the North
ern Pacific, at Hltra residence In
Monterey, will" end today.
Tha conference Is said to have been
called to dlscuts the building by tha
Great Northern-Northern Paclflo of
railroad from Oray'a Harbor to
Port Angelea, with ferry connections
at Victoria and Vancouver.
Tha report of tha new project was
brought to this city by Miles Earlea.
fcrothea of Michael Earlea, Seattle
lumberman, who comes from Port
Angelet.
Four surveying partlea are now In
tha field, It It underttood, and the
proposal It to build 10 mllet of tha
new road this summer.
Tha proposed line wilt open up the
largest body of virgin timber on the
continent. Tha road will also short
en tha paasanger Una between Port
land and (British Columbia and the
project may ha a part of tha Hill plan
for a naw coast Una from tha north
to San Francisco,
AMBASSADOR ORRARD
HOMR ON MARCH 14TI1
Washington, Mar. 10. American
Ambasaador Oerard will arrive In
Waahlngton at IMS p. m., March
14, on an Atlantic coast Una train
from Key West, railroad official stat
ed lata today. Tha Gerard party will
oooupy three Pullmans.
may ,ba depended on to shape her
policy with Colombia.
Paraguay Is pro-Oerman. Venetu-
ela Is both pro-ally and pro4Tnlted
Statea. Neither Paraguay nor Venettt-
ela, however, Is likely to take sides
except In co-operation with tha rest
of the South American republics. "
Obviously, In view of tha conflicts
as noted, there will be no co-operation
in Latin-America, .
COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEMBERS
ARE ELECTED
LOCAL OHUA.N'IATION PAYS OFF
LAST INQHITL'ttNKMH HAT
ir I'RBAV
THE iSil ELECTION MONDAY
ApttUrMiua of 1 KukIiicm and lro-
feiwiuwal Meat Acted Upon by
' Trtee
At the meeting of the trustees of
tha Commercial club, held last even
ing, aU outstanding bill against the
club were ordered paid, and for the
first time la. many year the organ!
ution will enter upon It new year
Monday freed from all debt and with
money In the treaiury. The club
alio received- the application and
elected to nienfoenhlp In the rlutt
the following named Jiersons: Carl
Williams, Clyde E. Nile, C. E. Farns-
worth, Frank, C. Uramwell, Amos
William, Benj. M. Collins, H. H.
Wardrlp, Geo. 8. Barton, J. N. John
ton, W. 8. Maxwell, J. B. Caldwell,
A. B. Cornell, H. II Baaler C. F.
Nutting, Rev. L. M. Hooter, J. F.
Burke. 11. D. Morton. Dr. J. O. Nib
ley. Herman Horning. Frank F. Met-
schaa, Chaa. ,C. Hunt, F. B. Wooda
and E. H. Richard.
The committee appointed some
time ago to suggest changes In .the
amendmenr'to' the raastltntibB.ond
by-laws chsnglng the name, from the
"Grants Pass Commercial Club" to
the "Chamber of Commerce or
Grant Pais." Tbl change was au
thorised by the club as Us regular
meeting In Janusry. This and the
election of officers of the club will
come up In the buslnasa meeting to
follow the banquet Monday night.
' The club has been notified that J.
W. Morris, of Portland, a member
of the motor association of Portland,
who is touring the state organising
branch associations, will be here at
the meeting. Highway Commissioner
Adams will also be here, and the
two gentlemen will speak at the 'ban
quet, and music will be supplied by
the Commercial club orchestra.
SAVAGK A IOI8 PLANT
UAMAC1KI) BY
KIIIK
Utica. N. Y. Mar. 10. The Savage
arms plant here, where Lewi ma
chine guns are made tor the entente
allies, was damaged early today by
flra, believed to have been of in
cendiary origin. An Investigation
haa ibeen started.
The tire waa discovered In an oil
houae and was extinguished by em
ploye,
OOVKKNOIl HI JOHNSON
TO RK8KJN MONDAY
Sacramento, Mar. 10. "Hiram
Johnson la to resign aa governor ot
California next Monday, hla resigna
tion to be followed by hla retirement
from the executive chair In a few
dayt," according to a atory In an
extra edition of tha Sacramento
Bee, a atrong administration paper,
thla afternoon,
APRIL IDPVLAIt MONTH
FOR WAR IN AMKRICA
With the exception of the war
with Great Britain In 1811.
every tblg war In which tha
United Btatet hat been Involved
started during the month ot
April.
The war ot revolution began
against England, April 19, 1775,
at Concord, and Lexington.
The war with Mexico was de
clared April 24, 1848. !
The Black Hawk war, the
greatest conflict with Indian
forces, began April II, 1881.
The civil war began with an
attack on Fort Sumter, April
ll, 1881. ; ' .
War on Spain wat declared
April II, 1818, ;
11 TO
II THE
fulled Front to He Shown Wlu-n
Ixmrr flmnrh of Congr '
Organise --
Wanhlngion. Mar. 10. - What
promised to be the bitterest house or
ganization fight of recent year, prob
ably will crumble beneath urgent pat
riotic consideration. While leaders
today made partisan claims as to how
PATRIOTIS
11 1
HOUSE
the body would be shaped In tbe com-!
Ing extra session, they confessed that j w'hlngton. Mar. 10. As sn aid
they will not check vital business byjto allying pan-America in a move to
political "bickerings. crush German Intrigues on this ,.
Republicans snd democrats alike
al.l It I. f.. h.... - k -
ii ii wciir, iv umvv a cos-
litlon organization, if necessary, than
to stand before the world In this
crlsl as a nation divided from wlth -
ln.
As matters now stand, the house'
ha one more republican than dem -
ocrat. with aeveral Independents
Ing tbe balance of power.
Both sides court the favor of that
power. And while everything will
be done to align these men with one
or the other party, it seemed likely
todsy that republicans and democrats
wlU shape their organization course I
Jointly, should It seem a futile flghtwlth ermsny abrojd. Spy plots
to obtain tbla favor.
While house leaders are working!
hard at the organization problem, thej'"1 lMS recorded that South America
senate has confirmations and the mav kno lhe haneful Influences at
Colombian treaty aa the chief bus- j
Iness of the special session. Leaders'
say tha treaty cannot be ratified atvon Bernstorff and his clever spy
this' time, hence It mav be that the;,lde wm e recounted. The "white
senate will have one or two weeks
to consider the' treaty before
house convenes.
rnrcluiHesr Chevrolet Car j
let Car , Is .3
W. L. McCnllister has purchased a!
new Chevrolet automobile from the
Chevrolet agency.
SENATE TO ADJOURN
W IS WEEK
Washington, Mar. 10
session of the senate will adjourn
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Senator Chamberlain said today
that members of the senate were
practically unanimous In'a desire to
get away from Waahlngton for a
breathing spell before returning for
the extra session April 16.
Senator Fletcher also predicted an
end by Wednesday.
"We have eight nominations to
confirm and the Colombian treaty
to ratify," aald Chamberlain. "I be
lieve these thing will be attended to
Monday or Tuesday. I do not look
for any opposition to any ot them."
Included In the nominations ia
that of Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the
president's aide and physician, whose
promotion to medical chief ot the
navy with the rank ot rear admiral
has been bitterly opposed.
While the steering committee re
fused to announce Its list until It Is
presented to the senate Monday, It
waa learned this afternoon that the
following new assignments have been
made:
Judiciary King and Wolcott.
Military McKellar.
Naval-Brnard, Oerry, Trammel
and Walsh.
Privileges and election Wolcott
and King added.
Rule James, Bruasard, Under
wood, Owen.
Immigration iRantdell.
Printing Thompson.
Banking and Currency Hend
ricks. Appropriation Smith of Arliona.
and Hard wick.
District of Columbia King and
Trammel. ,
Finance Jonea of New Mexico
and Oerry.
Foreign relatione Thomaa.
No changes were made In the In
terstate commerce' committee.
Republican, toy tha gain of two
In the membership ot tha senate, are
entitled to the chairmanship of two
additional committees. Tha com
mittee will ba announced later, '
United Scales to bsce iWiite hoV -Bj'cf
tfie riots and Intrigues Ihrongh Which Atte:
Were Made to Embroil U.S. ia Trcdle
tinent iho
I v,..v...,50, ,ICK,U5
record of Germany's sinister moves.
' rt ,s ""N 10 decided In what man-
int'r u wl" be utilised for this pur-
! I"".
The "white book" will trace a story
'0' t,lot that ranged from blasting
hold-:""mition work to "'Ting country
inaini country in war on this con-
uaat- " ' how bow the long
u"uu ,ne wrmau ioretgn omce
fetched forth to create discords In
jthe Dew "m lhllt hould keep the
iUn,ed S1 embroiled at home and
make 11 ""possible for her to deal
inaicnea in w llhelmstrasse. with the
whole world l)here of action.
'ork t0 'w"Pt these nations.
The work of former Ambassador
Seattle, Mar. 10. Sensation fol
lowed sensation swiftly today in the
cross-examination of Logan Billings
ley, bootlegger king, Ib the booze
graft conspiracy trial of Mayor Hiram
iTPlM .nCvCriTn rc ruvnn n i - -1 t
RRlRrWflMtf nni!,r.ctn:cvnfi"cs I S
.- SB1SSB.B1BD S K W M . .
: Gill. Chief of Police Becklngham, Ex
The special . sheriff Hndn .nrf fit. n--...i..
Peyser, Pollman and McLennan.
First came the declaration by Bll
lingsley that his attorney, George
Vandever, who has been a close friend
of the mayor's for a number of years,
made all preliminary arrangements
for the city's compromise with the
OiUingsley brothers, and told Logan
not to offer GUI less than 17.500 when
he went to the mayor for Incriminat
ing evidence surrendered to him on
August 30. .
Then came with startling abrupt
ness the revelation that 'Sllllngsley
went to Portland October 14. 1916,
with a woman not hit wife and regis
tered at the Oregon hotel as "Clay
Allen and wife." Clay Allen Is United
States district attorney here In charge
of the Bllltngsleys' prosecution. He;nieiy was shown 'Billlngsley by At-
sald Allen was one of hla aliases.
That Billlngsley and hla brother I
TO
Umatilla, Mar. 10. Commando.
ing a switch engine, a posse headed
by former Mayor Starcher, early to
day chaaed two alleged sufeblowers
half a mile down tbe railroad track
and captured them.
The yeggmen were surprised just
after having dynamited 'a safe In a
grocery. They fled along the tracks.
Starcher and three others boarded the
locomotive and went In pursuit. A
the engine overhauled the fugitives,
they tried to run down the embank
ment, but three of the posse leaped
from the speeding locomotive and
overpowered them. They refuted to
divulge their name.
Starcher was recently defeated by
his wife In the mayoralty race.
. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clarke, of the
Queen of Bronte mine, Waldo are
spending a thort time In tha city,
stopping at the Josephine.
book" will show tbe details of how
Germsny planned to cripple ship
ping, align Mexico and Japan against
(he United States; bow sha played on
Latin-American pride In aa effort to
sway the old chief, Carraaxe, into an
era of conquest stretching north and
south of bis domain. '
It will tend to show how Peruvian
navy men were bribed. It will trace
the operation of plots to blast the
Panama canal, thus striking a vital .
strategic blow at this country.
It will reveal tha full plot to cre
ate an Indian uprising using this na
tion as one of tha chief headquarters;'
and It will recount tha Individual ex
ploits of such men as Wolf von Igel,
Fritxen, iBoy-ed. von Papen and many
more.
And while tha state department
does not reveal ita fuU plana, presum
ably the new and startling document '
will be pnt forth to this nation aa a
spur to national patriotism a warn-
ing to a country which soma author- '
Ities designated privately aa "drunk
and proud of ttW"ff !'
had held at least three conferences
in the nighf at the office of Mayor
Thompson of tha national guard, wltk
Police Sergeant Putnam, of tha dry
squad, at which evidence waa gone
over, was also aUeged.
The Vandever charge waa brought
out by Attorney Tucker before he.
completed hla cross-examination oa
behalf of Mayor Gill. Tha next two
startling bits of -testimony ware
brought out by Attorney Fulton on
behalf of the chief of police.
Sandwiched in between the finish
of Tucker's examination and that ot
Fulton, which was still In progress at
noon, came that of Attorney Belt, rep
resenting Hodge. ..
Billlngsley said his contributions
of (1,050 to Hodge's campaign fund
when the latter was running for gov
ernor in the primaries last fall and
his loan of 1500 to him, were made
without any promise or agreement
That the government Is counting on
other witnesses to sustain Ita charge
against Hodge was Indicated. ' No
torney Tucker and Attorney Fulton
in their handling of hia examination.
THK KKKDKRICK VHJ .
ARRIVES AT CHRISTUM A
1
Copenhagen, Tltar. 10. Former
Ambassador Count von Bernatorff, on
board the Frederick VIII, arrived at
ChrUtlanla, at 1:30 thla morning, ac
cording to official word received hare
today.
Chrlstlanla was covered with ice
rand snow and the Frederick VIII gr
rived in the midst ot a violent mow
storm.
Several hundred Germans were
gathered at the quay to welcome the
former ambassador at the Frederick.
VIII was shunted Into her dock. The
first word Count von iBemstorff
heard from the greeting throng waa
"Deutachland uber alles," tung by
lhe welcoming crowd at they twarmed
aboard the thlp.
The German minister to Norway
went aboard shortly after her arrival
for a visit with Count von Bernitorff.
Passenger reported most violent
snow storm during the voyage from
Halifax. All ot them wefe exhauated
from sea sickness brought on by ex
traordinarily rough weather. '