if: FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY . THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1916 trninT? rrnirn nTHHT3 N TRAINS AND HEW PRICE TWO CENTS stands vrvw rwra 0 :11vaa1 EW YORK WORLD INSISTS GERMANS ARE BETJ GORE Asserts German-Am. An Al liance Backs Wart . ' Resolutions ALPHONSE KOELBLE IS LEADER OF MOVEMENT Plan To Defeat Wilson and Boom Champ Clarke For i Place Is Shown i New York, Mar. 7. Declaring the National (iorma n-America 11 Alliance is backing the McLemore ind Gore reso lutions warning Americans off armed liners, the New York World printed a copyrighted article today exposing the workings of uu alleged widespread pro-German propaganda in the I'nited states. The World claimed Alplionso Koelble, prominent New York ittorney was the real chief of the alliance, and alleged l. L. Marsalis. New York realty man, was its leading lobbyist at Washing ton. It asserted the alliance's prognm in cluded warning Americans oft' armed liners, controlling tile republican con vention and defeating Woodrow Wilson in his campaign for re election. A copy of an alleged letter from ex- 'ongressman Bnrthnldt to Koelble sug gesting a presiilenti.il boom for Chump Clark was published in the article, to gether with what purported to be a re port from Alarsalis on, his lobbying in behalf of the warning resolutions, nam ing the legislators with whom he said he hnd conferred. Among those named were Seiutors Works, .lones. Chamber lain nnd tlornh. On January eleventh in a letter sign (! "Locke," the World said Marsalis wrote Koelble declaring he had inter viewed Hepresentative Stephens of Ne braska and Hen.itor Gore, suggesting thev merge their bills preventing Amer icans from traveling on armed belliger ent ships, lie said they agreed and that Marsalis added he would try to have them include his own suggestions in the merged measure. The World chuged n secret circular of the organization provided that no Austrian, German or Jrish names ap pear among the officers of the alliance. Koelble 's denial that he is connected with any such, organization or has anv .oinection with any body maintaining a loony nt Washington was also pub lished bv the World. In this statement Koelble was quoted as calling Mars.ilis a " isrynn hug an.l a pacita-ist. Auto Dashes Onto Ferry and Off Into the Bay nn Diego, Cal., Mar. 7. Investiga tion is being mnde today into the plunge of a big automobile off the Co- ronado ferry boat last night which re united in the death of Benjamin Crock ett, amusement promoter and exposition concessionaire, the car was driven at racing speed upon the boat as it was moored to the San Diego side, went through the boat, broke the chain nnd somersaulted into the bav. l-.dwnrd S. Webb, driver, and Robert Heinze went into the water with Crockett, but were rccued. Webb, badly shocked, was tnk vi to R hospital, where he was held practically under guard. Several blue jackets from the torpedo fleet were uuth the party, but jumped as the speed ing car approached the ferry. Am faartia - "I'm fer Wilson 'cnue cool-headed folks are generally right." said Squire M -irs.il Swallow. thy. If th' butcher would j,t leave tii' meat on th' sc lies hriif enough t' see what it weighed wo vuiildn 'l led ,-o stung. jr jr -1 if bi 'oM Three Men Attack and Kill Crippled Peddlsrj Taeoma, Wash., Mir. 7. Five men' are held in the city jail here today inj connection witn tiie murder ot ernon: Ijindsav, aged 28 vcars, a crippled ped- dler, whose body was found about mid night in a rooming house on South 21st street with two bullet wounds, one in the abdomen and tne other in the left breast. Four shots were heird byi .lames luompson, who lives directly across the street, and yn going to his door to investigate, he saw three men running trom the house where the crime was committed. Detectives later arrested Mohlon linmer, James Wilson, J. A. White, James Morgan and J. Red- it, peddlers and laborers. Lindsay, who wis the sou of Mrs. J. I!. Dindsay, of Murphy, Oregon, had been the traveling companion of iiunier for the last 15 months. The two came to Taeoma from Belling'.iam a week ago. All ot the five men held for in vestigation, lived in the same house as Lindsay. Vessel Wrecked On Coral Is land, Survivors Had Primi tive Life Six Months .San Francisco, Mar. 7. Captain Thomas Torgersen, of the Norwegian schooner Frehni, was back in civiliza tion today after having been cast away for six months on a coral island, main taining a brave front toward unfriend ly natives and living on what he could get from the sea by fishing. He was accompanied by 12 members of lira crew, who built rude shelters of driftwood and grass, wore Robinson Crusoe attire, and practically said fare well to the world, never expecting res cue. Their ship was driven ashore on a reef near Molten island, 200 miles south of Tahiti. Almost six months to a day after the wreck a tramp steamer chanced by, saw the white men's distress signal waving from a tall palm tree, and sent ashore a small boat to investigate. Cap tain Torgersen came to San Francisco on the steamer Sonoma, with Adulph Stub, one of the men cast away with him. Baker Is Evidently Getting New Ideas Cleveland, Ohio. Mar. 7. On the eve of his departure for Washington, New ton D. Baker, secretary of war-elect, declared today lie favored the Swiss sys tem of military training. He advocated a number of transcontinental and coast wise, rail'avs for strategical purposes. '! belin.f." he faid, "in peace, and in tlu proper .;;ifcrccment of pence laws by forte if i.ecessary." Baker believes the military railroads should avoid passing through large cities, being built to save as many miles as possible in quickly transporting ln go bodies of troops. Congratulations poured in upon Baker today. Many friends cnlleil to express their fcntimenls personally. The new c.ibii.et minister went home last night hanging to h strap in a crowded street car, recognized by few. Finn Stand of Congress Makes Prices Advance (Copyrighted 1 f Hi bv tiie New York Evening Post.) New York, Mar. 7. The stock mar ket tod.iv watched Verdun and Wash ington. No very conclusive evidence came from either place but the house's large majority in supporting the wishes of the administration hail its due effect. The receipt of tiie early test votes, in inid-afternoon caused a sharp ndvance in which the well known investment shares led. The earlier movement of prices wis irregular. Opening with no great change overnight, activity was mostly restricted to industrials. Trices rose BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL TELL SHIPPERS WHA 7 GOODS CAN PASS By Wilbur S. Forrest. (I'nited I'ress Staff Correspondent.) London, .Mar. i i he British gov- eminent has adopted a new plan that will eliminate many of the im-onveni-' encM now suffered by American ship-; pers I(i.t..sj it the blockade, the I'ni-! tol Press wis informed today by Lord 1'obert ('ceil, new minister of blockade.' At thf suggestion of I'nited Slates Const. 1 Gcneial Skinner, Great II itai'i in tiie future will notify American ship- pers before their goods leave American' iporls whether they will be permitted J 10 pj;s the Uiitish blockade. This will make it unnecessary in the future for il'rti-1 warships to make seizures, re-j j.ioit;t,g iu long contiovcrsies. Adoption of this plan is one of the! SIXTEEN BURNED TO DEATH III JAIL A LP Nineteen Others Terribly Burned Before They Could Be Released THIRTY-FOUR, ALL NAKED WERE WAITING FOR BATH Roosted Alive In Red Hot Cells Wiih Jailors Powerless to Help Them El Paso, Texas, Mar. 7. A match, lighted by a morphine fiend, caused the city jail fire which killed Hi nnd ter ribly burned 10 prisoners, according to the statement todav of Police Captain L. L. H ill. He said': "We know of 10 dead. Thirty four naked men were in their cells waiting to be bathed when a match, ignited by a morphine fiend, set fire to disin fectants used in the buth house." Two additional deaths today brought the total number of lives lost up to 10. Twenty-five prisoners, mostly Mexi cans, were caught in sheets of fhme when the disinfectant exploded and burned in the prison bath house. A number of nude men, standing in line awaiting their baths, were killed be fore they could move to ilee. Trapped in red hot steel cells, other men cooked alive while their agonized shrieks rang through the building. Jailers niado vali.int attempts at rescue but it was useless. The chemical fire spread with great rapidity, radiating so intense a heat that the turnkeys were driven back with Beared faces ind singed hair. Within a short time after the flames subsided many dead, some burned to a crisp, were removed. There was no wood construction nearby, but the gas oline mixture made a short lived, fierce fire. El Paso, Texts., Mar. 7. Two more city jail prisoners died today from burns received when disinfectants used in the prison bath house caught fire last night. The total number of dead and ying is now estimated at from P, to eighteen. Three prisoners are not expected to live through the day. Fifty men were in the bath house when the fire started. Republican Senators Surprised at Appointment Washington, Mar. 7. "If President Wilson selects a pacificist for secre tary of war, why doesn't he appoint an anarchist secretary of state!" This is the way some republicans to dny viewed the president's 'selection of Newton D. Baker, of Cleveland, mem ber of numerous peace organizations, for the office of war secretary. The republicans were surprised at the appointment of a known pacificist, but they evidently will not oppose his con firniafion. The senators regard cabinet officers merely as presidential advisers, and hold that if the president wants a i " peace-at almost-nny-pric.c " man, it is his personal affair. It is the custom not even to refer n cabinet appoint hent to committee, but to confirm it im I mediately. I ' 1 - and fell alternately and, in some cases, violently. Willamette Notes. Last, night Eaton Hull was entered by marnnders, and this morning when the building was opened by Caretaker ( lark a sorry looking spectacle greeted his eyes. All the doors had been re moved from their hinges and the pins that fastened them to the hinges were first important results of the elcvilion of Lord Hubert Cecil to a psition in the I'ritish cabinet. The operation of the new plan, t'.ie minister said, will be left to the Irt ish authorities in America who will pass on the eligibility of shipments. "There is no absolute gunriintee of immunity under this plan," he said. "The government retains the right to seize goods if destined to the enemy, but we will give shippers information on which, from the business st Midpoint, they can rely." Lord Roberts said the government was considering drawing up a new con traband list. Great Britain's answer to the American note on the blockade, he added, probably will go forward With in a few diya. EXPECT NAVAL BATTLE London, Mar. 7 Rumors that Prince Henry of Prussia is in command of the German fleet for its expected dash into the North sea were revived ind given wide credence here today. Amsterdam reported 2o Gcr- man warships cruising iu the North sea yesterday. They were said to have been observed off the coast of Holland proceeding north in battle formation. Kussian destroyer squadrons were recently seen off the Swedish coast. It is predicted the British md Russian fleets may combine against the Ger- mans should the hitter seek battle. Lord Derby and other mem- bers of parliament recently foretasted a 'North sea battle, which they expect soon. sje WEST STAYTON LAND rupr 10 nrwrnnrn MOL.IO ntVLftOtU EI COURT Willamette Valley Irrigated Land Co. Wins Out Over McGowans The supreme court today reversed the rulings of Judire Gallowav in the cir cuit court in the case of il. S. McGown and Lida I). McGown against the Wil lamette Valley Irrigated Land comuiiy in an opinion written by Justice iiur nett. This suit involves a realty trans action of some on-hard tracts near Siayton. This suit involves a realty transaction of some orchard tracts near Stuyton. The plaintiffs allege in their complaint that they contracted for a certlin tract of land containing about :!0 acres and were to pay :i,000 for it. They claim the agents of the company stated that the orchard tract was set to young trees of which 00 per cent were Rome Realities, 20- per cent Gnnos and 20 per cent Thompk'ins. The phintiffs further allege that the facts were that the varieties of apples on the land were equal proportions of Spit.enhurgs and Jonathans which later varieties were not adipted to the soil and would not be as valuable as the former varieties. The defendants answered that there were two similar tracts of land for the plaintiffs to choose from anil tint they selected the one with the Spitzcnbiirgs and Jonathans on it. The decree of the circuit court was for the defendants and McGowns appealed. Attorneys Ernest I!. Ringo and Alfred Todd rep resented the appellants and John Or son appeared for the defendants and re spondents. The other opinions handed down were as follows: The Molalla Electric company against Irvine Wheeler ind Jennie Wheeler, ap pealed from Clackamas county, opinion of Circuit Judge J. V. Campbell affirm ed in opinion written by Chief Justice Mooro. A. A. I.arrabee and Jane Lnrrabee. appellants, vs. Erik Bjorknun and Frieda Itjorkman, respondents, a suit on contract for sale of real property, ap- I'can-u irom .u uiinoniati county, ruling of Circuit Judge Davis affirmed in opinion written by Justice llurnett. Esther P. Wetterstcu nnd Claries A. Johns as guardian, appellants, vs. Susie Eisher and Leonard Fisher respondents, appealed from Multnomah county, an action of ejectment, opinion of Circuit Judge Davis Affirmed in opinion by Justice Mcl'.riile. Electa Helen Lyons, respondent, vs. Charles J. Chaffee, appelland, appealed from Hood River county, Circuit Judge Hruilshaw affirmed in opinion by Just ice Mcliride. City of Albany, respondent vs. W. ll. McGoldrick and the Title Guarantee it Surety company, appellants, nn action to recover on n bond, appealed from Linn county. Circuit Judge Kelly af firmed in opinion by Justice Mcliride. Manual A. Jenkins, nppellint vs. Carmen Manufacturing company, re spondent, nn nction for personal in juries, appealed from Miiltnotnih coun ty, Circuit Judge McGinn affirmed in opinion by Justice Mcliride. Minnie Evia Stadeliunn and others, respondents, vs. W. H. Miner, and ( has. Worden, appellants, a suit to quiet title, appealed from Coos county, opinion of Judge, Coke affirmed bv Justice Mc Lride. Marry G. Hoy, appellant, vs. V. G. Gorst, respondent, uu action in replevin to recover a I'or.l, nppealcd from Coos county, opinion of Circuit Judge Coke affirmed. Luther It. Hudson, appellant, versus lirown Lumber conipiny, respondent, appealed from Lane county, an nction for damages, opinion of Circuit Judge Hamilton affirmed in opinion by Just ice Iienson. Martin Johnson and others, respond ents, vs. Jo.ephine Paulson nnd others, l suit to adjudicate claims, appealed from Multnomah county, on motion to dismiss, in opinion by Justice Harris suit dismissed as to J. E. Shea. gone. The hose had been unreeled anil pulled from one end of the hall to the other. Except that there was no water on the floors or firo marks it looked as though the hose had been unrolled for fire fighting. The prafessors were compelled to hold their classes in rooms through which the cold bnezes fanned through the open doorways. GERMANS HALTED IN VERDUN ATTACK BUT KEEP TRYING Berlin Impatient Over Crown Prince's Failure to Make Progress FRENCH NOT WORRYING BUT FULL OF CONFIDENCE Checked In One Place Army Is Hurled at Another, Feel ing for Weak Spot London, Mir. 7. Using the tactics which brought victory to Field Mar shall Von Mackensen at Warsaw, the Gcrmun crown prince's armies today smashed at Verdun with their right nnd left wings simultaneously. The rigiit jaw of this monster "nut cracker" of fire and steel idvanced in nn impetuous rush to within seven miles of Verdun, seizing Hill -0."i, ac cording to the Paris war office's ad mission. Simultaneously the left jaw shatter ed French lines around l'resnes and, ac cording to the German claim, captured the v ill lgc. Paris failed to confirm the report that Eresnes was taken. The French statement mentioned only nr tillerv duelling on the Woevrc plain around Eresnes, in the Bras sectors, and in the region of Hardniiniont. Ber lin claimed further gains north of Lnchalade in the Argonne forest, but Paris asserted all Teuton attacks had been hurled back with severe losses near Haute Chevauche. Hunting Weak Point. London, Mar. 7. Halted again in their attempt to breik tho French ranks north of Verdun, the nrwics of the German crown prince have shifted their attack to the northwest defenses of the city. They have captured Forges a village eight miles northwest ami arc battering the French trenches on Goose Hill with big guns, according to the latest P.uis advices todny. The French are resisting with great strength, giv ing the Germans shell for shell and meeting them with the bayonet at many points. It is evident that the French are not worried about Forges, an advanced vil lage from which tho soldiers of the re public rapidly retired under i terrific cannonode, heading for the shelter of Goose Hill, a mile south. Another slight advance in that section would bring the Teuton howitzers within range of the main northwestern Verdun forts. Expect Complete Collapse. Crediting the Germans with success in their first rush at Verdun, Pnris be lieves the repeated checks of the past few days ire a forerunner of the offen sive's complete collapse. The Teu tons suffered severely in their three day fight to shatter the French center at Doiiaumont, being hurled back in confusion from the defenders' barbed wire entanglements time and time again, according to Paris. Failing in this effort, the crown prince sent his men agiinst the French along tho west bank of the Meuse in another attempt to find a weak spot. They smashed first at one point of tiie line and then nt. another, hammering hard at each but the French stood firm everywhere, it is declared. Tiie ns-1 mu u It h in that district arc continuing furiously. Tho crown prince's failure to make more rapid progress is causing impati ence nt Berlin. Evidently inspired ar ticles iu newspapers urge the people to be more patient. The Vossische Zeitung said: "The battle at Verdun may seem to be nuking slow progress to people who like to dash through history in an express train. German arms can not alwavs win victories. But the deeds already accomplished should earn im plicit confidence in the magnificent leadership of our armies." Cost of Hill Is Great. Paris, Mar. 7. Continuing their smash against Verdun from the north west, the Germans hive captured Hill 'Jii.'i near Rengeville, it was officially admitted by the war office todav. The Teutons charged and seized the hill under cover of nn intense bombard ment. Germans wiio occupied Forges storm ed the hill, it was announced. The French positions on Goose Kill are un der severe shell fire. A general renew il of extensive infantry operations is ex pected. As the Germans charged out of Forges and dashed toward Hill 'JO.") they encountered a storm of shells from the French guns, the war office declared. Despite stigueriug losses they ad vanced steadily up the slope, leaving l trail of vlead and dying. As they nenred the summit, struggling through a maze of barbed wire, the French retreated to Goose Hill, the village of llethin court, the eastern part of the Corbeaux forest, and Comieres wood. Teuton irtillery immediately center ed its fire on these positions. The of ficial communique declared the French still hold "the summit of Goose Hill." This may mean the Gerans have al ready occupied its slopes. Goose Hill (Continued on l'ago Seven.) Murdered His Family Then Killed Himself Lawton, Okla., Mar. 7. Daniel O'Kane, aged 4tf, murdered his family of seven ind committed suicide early today, following a quarrel with his father. He is oelieved to have been in sane. Detectives snv O'Kane killed his victims as they slept. He appears to have gone methodically through his farm house, armed with a r.izor, a ham mer and a revolver. His wife was shot and her head crushed with a hammer. The fivo chil dren were alWiilled by blows on the head and the throats of the four eldest were slashed with a nzor. The baby was both shot and beitcn. O'Kane '8 audi father was killed bv a bullet. Then the maniac tossed aside I his razor and hammer, walked into a front room and shot himself to death. CHINESE TONG WAR Suey On Leader Shot In Re venge for Killing of Hop Sing Member Sin Francisco, Alar. 7. In revenge for tho killing of a Hop Sing tong mem ber and the woundim' of four others by a Sucy On guiibnn iu the Chinese Ly ceum theatre, u Hop Sing hatchet man today siiot and severely wounded Wong Loy, Suey On leader. Tho shooting occurred in a laundry on Geary street. Crawling through a window, the assulant tired rive shots at Wong I.oy as he slept. One hit him in the chest. The others missed. While other frightened Chinese screamed and cowered in tiieir bunks the hutchetinan leaped through the win dow and disappeared. Police believe they know who he is, nnd arc on the lookout for him. Gee Gong was sluin and four more Hop Sing members were wounded by 1 gunman in a theatre lust night. Tho gunmen fled and the police later ar rested Mow Pong, u pottery dealer, on suspicion. Democrats of Marion Ask Senators' Favor for PartyMan In Office A meeting of the democratic central committee of Marion county was held at the court house Saturday afternoon, the meeting hiving been called by the chairman, P. L. Frazier. P. L. Fra.ier presided and William Fleming was elected secretary pro tein. A fairly good representation ap peared, considering it was tho first meeting of the campiign and harmony and good feeling and fine spirit pre vailed. Suggestions were made that as to tiie making of nominees for tho eomintr primaries none but the best bo encouraged to stan.i for the various of fices to bo filled. The following reso lution was made nnd miiinimnusly idopted, viz: That it is the senso of this meeting that the administration of President Wilson be upheld nnd heart ily indorsed. A second resolution was presented in form and adopted ' without dissent which read as follows: Whereas, The present a liuinistrntion has been iu office for over tiirce years, and Where is, Many federal offices, not covered bv civil service rules are still filled by republicans, and Whereas, The keeping of snid repub licans in office is not promoting demo cratic harinnnv, therefore be it Resolved, That the Marion county democratic committee do hereby protest aitainst republicans holding offices th it should be iu democratic hands ami call upon Senators Chamberlain and Lane to tilny the game fair mid see til it only the faithful are on guard. A number of speakers were heard nn 1 it was made manifest that the democrats of Marion county ire to be heard from during the campaign. Rooms for headquarters are to be provided and kept open and speakers abroad will bo invited. The name of Mark Weal her ford, of Alb my, was suggested for the nomina tion for congress and was favorably considered and the secretary instructed to write him and obtain his acceptance and agreement to stanl for the nomina tion for that offico. The next meeting will be un open ind general meeting mid will be hold March 18 at the court house, if not otherwise published, nt 'J o'clock. TIIE WEATHER J 4 Oregon: Tonight n n d Wednesday rain west, unset tled ind probably rain or snow east Portion: souther ly winds reach ing gain force near coast. PRESIDENT VIIHS FIRST TI FALLS BYDECISIVEVOTE Congress Flooded With Ora tory, Poured Out for Public Admiration DIVISION IS NOT MADE ALONG PARTY LINES Republicans and Democrats Found On Both Sides-No Doubt of Result sJtSjcJlt WHAT CONGRESS . VOTED ON Tho MeLcmore resolution, at- $ ter a preamble, recites tho facts in tho armed liner controversy and says: "Therefore be it resolved, That the house of rcpresenta- $ tives request the president of se the -United States to warn all Americans from traveling on ships of any nnd all powers now or in the future nt war, which mount guns, whether tho arma- ment be culled ' of fensivo,' or 'defensive.' In case Americans do travel on such ships, they do so at their own risk." ;s Washington, March 7. The house of representatives voted, this afternoon to table the McLemore resolution warn ing Americans off armed liners. Tots made the administration victory com plete in tooth branches of congress. The vote was 276 to 113. Great Crowd in Galleries. Washington, Mar. 7. In a tumultous session the house today went ou record on tho issue of warning Americans ol'f armed liners. Tho first test resulted in a vote of 25(1 to KiO in tho administration's fa vor. Tho house by that ballot refused to permit amendment of McLemore 'a warning measure. A second roll call was immediately begun on tho proposition of adopting tho rule to bring McLcmoro's warning before the house. It was evident that the administra tion would win again on a second early roll call, and thut tho rule would be adopted. 1 As the proceedings went on excite ment increased. More than 10,000 spec tators jammed every nvailablo foot of xpneo in the galleries included in the throng were many figures prominent m world politics, as well ns representa tives of the belligirent nations. Some Warm Oratory. The impassioned flights of oratory stirred members as well as auditors tu a frenzy. The applause increased in volume. Women waved handkerchiefs. Kumors that President W'itson would not regard war as unwelcome, which wero so hotly denied lust week, wera revived and circulated through the cap ital. Friends of the administration met theso reports with heated denials and denunciation. On tho floor republicans and demo crats got together on opposito sides, of the momentous question. On the second roll call tho adminis tration won another victory. By a vote of 271 to 13S the house adopted the rule bringing tho resolution up for final disposition. Party affiliations were generally ef faced on the first ballot, but the demo crats voted ns a rule to cut off amend ment of tho McLemore resolution. Following a cabinet session, Presi dent Wilson with Secretary Mc.Adoo and Postmaster General Burleson re mained in tho executive offices to learn tho result of tho houso fight. As news of tho proceedings was rushed to them "piny by play" they appeared much pleased. The Tight Was Warm. Washington, Mar. 7. The fight on McLemore's resolution warning Amer ican's off armed liners stnrted in the houso at 11:10 o'clock this mnrninsr when Hepresentative Poll called up for consideration the rule submitting Mc Lemore's mensure to the house. After the house passed the rule for a 90 minute debate, liepresntativ Pout opened for the administration, unemo tionally reciting President Wilson 's re quest for a "show down," and tho steps lending to it. "It Is Raid," declared Tou, "that tho Mcl.emnro resolution does not raise the desire issue. Its express terms say, that if Americans travel on armed lin ers they do so at their own risk. Is there a human being who would stand for such a doctrine? Wo would brins upon ourselves the contempt of all civil ized men. "It hns been unjustly charged that the pif s'dcut wants war. All tho imps of hell never devised a more infamous lie." (Continued on, Taga Eight.)