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ft $:::: CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY FULL LEASED 3 : P M WIRE DISPATCHES p'j in r r . m r . p f ) IJ n Un n TIIIRTY-NINTII YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS S ft in II w vx v lj i j A y a a vj x vVi vi 7 ELEVEN PER CENT 1 Concessions Made 706,500 . Workers Will Stir Up !. 2,293,500 Others r. THIS IS PREDICTION OF SECRETARY MORRISON He Thinks These Will Make Demand for Increase and Strikes Will Result Washington, May 4. Figures aim '.led by the bureau of labor statistics today showed that the average wage in crease in the industries where there have been increases in the United states in past year has oeen 11 per cent. The following average increases have been put into effect: Nineteen per cent pnint manufactur ing industries. Seventeen per eent automobile and auto part factories. fifteen per cent flour and grist mill workers, ship bunders, electrical supply industries, iron and steel workers. Fourteen per cent rubber goods, roa c.inery, foundry, locomotives. Thirteen per cent lime, dry goods, hardware, paper and products. Five per cent pottery, pressed brick, groceries and woolens. Kleven per eent chemicals, clothing. Hoop, fertilizers. Sine per cent agricultural imple ments, furniture, shoes, leather, luces. Wight per cent Confectionary, com mon cotton goods. Seven per cent department store1, lints, watches, advertising, office ma chine, dental supplies and roofing ma terials. Six per cent tobacco and cigars. Five per cent coal and coal mining, t.'ii-pets, rugs, linoleum nd glasses. For, the most part these increases Inve gone to skilled lnW, but then have been numerous increases ii( wages paid unskilled labor. The figures given do not include in creases thiit'hnve tniten the form or boons, as in many munitions plants. The .04,000,000 annual increase in wages which began May 1 for 700.500 workers will stimulate 2,29.'!,5O0 others to immediate demands. Secretary Mor rison of the American Federation of La bor predicted. In addition to this vast number of organized labor's members, Morrison wi'd he expected numerous demonstra tions from the far larger number of unorganized workers. "It is the history of "0 years that May should see new demands by labor ers," he said. "May marks the real beginning of spring. Tne workingmnn who has had an indifferent fall and winter reviews the past 12 months labor an l decides whether to continue under the same conditions or to demand changes. "The past year has seen many con cessions in hours and wages to working men. But these charges were brought about either through compulsion or were yranted with the idea of tying the hands of the workers in regard to other dc 'minds. Many have been wrung from employers after struggles just as dis tasteful to workers ns to capital. "In May the 'fruits of. the new year are nil ahead. The business of the world begins and the worl.-r knows that unless he succeeds in adjusting his needs on May 1 they will h turown into tlx background by th Kssrre of liu.i'i"fg until a day more con- ruient to hi. employer." ABE MARTIN I We About th' saddest of -all combinations It a gray head an' a gun-metal mous tache. True love never r-D tmocth lut tber's lots o' smooth r-:op!e cn th' jh. P. P. Holly, J tie Rancher Who Help p Army, Is Found rdered By E Jacobs (L'nited Press f Correspondent) Naniiquipn, A' g MayB. (My rauio) 1. V Holly of q 'aso, a rancher and scout for tieneiu. ?rshing, was killed Tuesday a'ternoon while scouting for a detachment of the .Sixth cavalry near Rubio. When Holly did not return, a second detachment was sent to search for him. The soldiers found his corpse. He formerly lived at Bustillos, Mex ico, where he had n large cattle ranch and a farm. Kubio is 40 miles south of army headquarters and 25 miles uortheast of San Antonio. It is known ns a resort of Villistas. Soldiers and scouts were repeatedly warned against appearing in that vicin ity without taking great precautions. Holly is believed to have been the vic tim of a small band. It wus from Kubio that Villistas un der Fnblo I.opez sallied forth the night of January VI when a train was held up and 1!) Americans murdered. Holly is believed to have returned to Rubio to search for cattle which he was forced to leave when he and other Americans fled. He rendered highly valuable service to the American forces ami was correspondent for a news syn dicate. Wounded Reach Columbus Columbus, N. M., May 4. Twenty seven disabled soldiers and one wound ed Mexican boy arrived here today in motor ambulances from the interior of Mexico. They were transported from the American base of operations at San Antonio, Mexico, and taken to hosp als hero and at F.l Paso. No word has been lecelved from Gen eral Pershing for three days. Officers believed that he has transferred his staff to San Antonio. In the past 24 hours 108 motor trucks load of ap plies went into Mexico from Columbus. Pershing has not yet been Informed of the pact agreed to by Generals ,seo and Obregon. Prices Were Irregular and Market Yery Dull Xew York, May 4. The New York Sun's financial review today said: Little interest was manifested and there was nothing of importance in the early trading. Prices moved irregularly within a narrow range with the ex ception of industrials. Lansing's an nouncement that he had received word t0 the effect that Gerard would for ward the German reply today brought tho trading elsewhere almost to a standstill. Naturally the public, which had lit tle or nothing to do with the market since the internntinol crisis nssumed its acute phase, continued its waiting attitude. Dealings were wholly pro fessional. Even traders showed a dis position to hold off until they could ob tain a definite understanding of the character of the reply. Activity cen tered in a handful of stocks. Prices backed and filled throughout the session, making little progress in either direction until early afternoon, when the list sagged. Reactionary tendencies were more pronounced in the late dealings. STATION AGENT DITS SUDDENLY Albany, dr., May 3. Harrv 11. Cron- ' ise, Southern Pacific Agent at Lyons, jilied suddenly at his home yesterday, of pneumonia, at the age of 05 years. A widow' and one daughter and one son by a former marriage survive. The I children are Mrs. Mabel Laughlin of North Powder, and Krntz Cronise of Tillamook. Teddy Says He Is Not Seek ing Presidential Nomination Xew York, May 4. "I am not seed ing the presidential nomination and I tell you in all sincereity that I am not in the least interested m my own per sonal fortune." This is the concluding sentence of a letter which Colonel Theodore Roosevelt sent to an Ohio German-Americun who wrote suggesting that thu colonel "tone down" some statements he made with regard to Belgium, so as to command the vote of Germans and Irishmen. The reply was given to the l'nited Press and reads as follows: ' "Thanks for your kind letter. You say you want the Irishmen and Ger mans to vote for me. If I ran I should want all Americans to vote for me, 1 don't care whether they were born in Ireland, Germany, F.nglnnd, France or whether their ancestors came over in the Mayflower. But, emphatically, 1 would not want any human being to vote for me as an Irishman, a German, a Frenchman, an englishman, any more than I would want him to vote for mo as a Jew, a-Catholic or a Protes tant. I'm straight United Mates and l nothing else, that's all any man ought to be in this country. I "I would welcome the support of GERMAN REPLY IS HIDED GERARD IRIS AFTERNOON Delay and Uncertainty Raises Doubts As To Character of Note IS DIRECT COMPLIANCE OR EVASION OF ISSUE ! Jemporizing Message Consid ered Likely This Would Be "Unsatisfactory" v NOTE IS DELIVERED By Carl W. Ackerman. (l'nited Press staff corres pondent.) Berlin, May 4. The German reply to the American subma rine demands was handed to Ambassador Gerard this after noon. Foreign Minisirr Von Jngow handed the German reply to Gerard at 5:40 p. m. Gerard re ceived the note at the foreign office. He then went to the em bassy where the work of coding it was begun. Clerks expect to work lute on the note before it is cabled. With the delivery of the note, the foreign office announced that the text would be nvide public enrly Friday. By Robert J. Bender. (l'nited Press staff correspondent.) Washington, M. 4. Though garbled in transmission the note from Ambas sador Gerard giving an advance view of the German reply to the American sub marine demands was taken officially to show a reason fo rnptimism. The time taken in framing the re ply caused a belief among o'fficials here that a temporizing message would be most likely. Others think that the ef fort to frame a reply directly comply ing with the demands but not arous ing too much feeling in Germany is the explanation of the delay. President Wilson and Secretary Lans ing conferred last night. If the Ger man reply failed to squarely meet the administration's demands it will be deemed satisfactory. It was stilted that the president had not wavered in his determination that Germany must ac quiesce completely. German official dom here said that if Germany agrees on the question of" principal, it only remains to determine the "method" of warfare, which the governments can agree on. The first messages from Ambassador Gerard in nearly n week reached the state department today, reporting the German press comment on the subma rine situation. It included one newspa per article which said that responsibil itv for any break between America r' Germany must rest Uj.on President Wil son. The German rr.ly will probnblv not be received at the state department be fore Saturday, but the government ex pects information as to its contents to morrow. Gerard cabled that he was for warding a report on his conference with the kaiser. The report is expected to contain a sort of advance summary of the German attitude. every good American, no matter where boru, if he is a good Amcricau. 1 do not want his support if he is voting us a foreigner in this land of ours. "Moreover, you say I ought to mod ify and qualify what I have said with ngi.rd to Belgium and say 'something more or Icbs favorable to tho German side.' My dear sir, I won't modify or 'i mlify to the smallest degree any thing hove siud in the past 1H months upon our duties and the attitude this CMiutry ought to tukp. "1 am vituliy interested in the wel fue of the l'nited States, American honor and nntiouul interest and am ab solutely certain that this is the position hich every self respecting American ought to take." lioosevelt came from Oyster Bay to Xew York today for additional throat treatment. Among his callers were .limes Archibald, a newspaper corrcs. pendent, and Victor Jluerta, son of the d.ciator of Mexico. R losevclt refused to comment on the icjjit of tho California primary. It Tilts explained that in California it was uecessjirr to mark the "l'nited Kcmih- l:caa" ballot in 20 plnces after the names o'f the candidates, because Roose velt forbude the use of his nume on the i ticket. Found Not Guilty of Violating Banking Laws-Spectators Cheer Verdict Ciiieago,. May 4. William Lorimer, former United states senator from Illi nois, nuno'ineed today he would devote his life to the jayuient of debts for which ho holds himself responsible as a result . of the iHM.re of his LaSnJle street bank. This decision was umounced follow ing I.oriiner'i :;c.imtal of a charge of violating the stale banking laws and the criminal laws in connection with the banlchmash. The verdict was re turned at 12..':r, a' ). today. When the clerk announced the ver dict, spectators in court cheered ind swirni'xl n-ouiid Lorimer shaking his hand la il pounding him or the back in ccm.'r il'ilavi'ii. Lorimer flunked the jury, then said in a trembling voice that he would de vote ( very penny he could earn, aside from that he needed to support his family, to laying buck the losses incur red by depositors in the bank. Lubin's Parcel Post Idea Given Trial at Sacramento Proves Success Sacramento, Cal., May 4 Direct mar keting from the farm to the city con sumers, based upon David Lubin's par cel post idea, is being tried out, and the very first duy the price of city re tailers was cut. New potatoes Wi'e marketed today at four cents a pouting w"-'.U city dealers were selling them at five and six cents. Eggs, under the direct marketing plan, sold for 2.'5 cents while retailers charged their customers 23 cents a dozen. Cher ries sold for 10 cents a pound ns against the store price of 12 i-2 and 15 cents. For the present, the parcel post is not used. The Pomona grange, which he charge of the experiment, sends an au tomobile around to various places in the country to collect the farm products The grange has coupon books which are sold to housewives in the city at $2.3r. Tne housewife pays by coupon and each farmer hns a number so that he is re sponsible for goods delivered. While the plan is, thus fur, being carried out in a smnll way the pos sibilities loom up big. The experiment will be carried on for a month ami the results will be re ported to congress with the view of hnving that body act favorably on the Lubin bill. Washington) Reputation Is Now Judicially Pronounced First Class Tacoma, Wash., May 4. Motion for a new trial in the case of Paul K. llaf fer, found guilty by a jury of criminal ly libeling George Washington, will be ifiled fmmeif.'itcl)v, acconK.ng to an nouncement of P. L. Pendleton, attor ney for Haffer, today. Pendleton said the case would be caried to the state supreme court if the motion is denied. An affidavit asserting that Judge Card overstepped himself in conversing witii the jury during the nose ce ot t it d lundant fiom the courtroom, 'will lie-cjinpjn;- the Motion. Attorney Pendle ton charges that the court ordered ev eryone except the jurors from the room and then advised lliein thev were not to be influenced by his criticism of a few days previously, for for the fuil ure to convict in another case. Socialistic organizations, of which Buffer is a memlwr, are planning to raise a large fund to assist in the furtjer defense of the case, Uaffer was ghen his freedom following return of the verdict, on the original bond of $ 1,0J0 filed shortly after bis arrast. The statute under which Buffer was convicted, making publication of state ments delmnutory to the character of a deceased person a criminal offense, has never before been invoked in this state, llaffer luid written and caused to be published in a local evening news paper un irticle iu which George Wash- ngton, first president of the laited Stutes was described as a "blasphem er, sieve holder and inveterate drink er, lie was arrested, charged with i iimiiiul libel, on a warrant sworn to by Coinnel Albert A. Joab, a promi nent Ticoma attorney, who also assist ed in the prosecution. The 'iinxiruum penalty for the crime, a gru misdemeanor, is one year in the county jail, or $1,000 fine, or both. 8evin liallot were taken by the jury, which was out about two hours. E" Sir Roger Casement Liable to End Career In This Manner PROOF OF INSANITY ALONE CAN SAVE HIM Dublin Hospitals Filled 188 Bodies There and 300 More In Morgue Loudon, May 4. KSr Roger Case ment, who went from Germany to Ire land in an attempt to lead the rebel lion there, was tried on i churgn of high treason a few davs ago, it was offici.Uly announced today. Baron Heading presided. Inlets lasement es capes death because of pleading in sanity, he will be executed by being hanged with a silken rope, in ancient "privilege'' nccorded British noblemen tumid guilty of crimes against the crown. Sir Kdward Carson and John Red mond,' Irish leaders, have jointly ap pealed for mercy for the Irish rebels who fought in the ranks. It is believed that a majority of the Sinn Feiners will be lightly sentenced and tnat a few will be deortcd. A disiutch to the Kvcning News re ported the Dublin hospitals filled and that the bodies of 1SH victims nad been counted in them. This includes till soldiers, 122 rebels and civilians. In tho morgues, said the dispatch, there are 1100 bodies, some of them unrecog nizable. The majority of reports agree that Premier Asnuith announced three ex ecutions. The third man was Thomas J. Clarke, tobacconist, in whose shop the conspiracy supioscUiy was tiateneu. Off cials today confirmed tne state ment that three Irish rebel leaders had been executed. They were P. II. Pearze, Clark and McDonough. James Connollv, also reported executed, is not dead. He is in prison. San Francisco Celts to Act Rin Krnncisco. May 4. A number of San Francisco Irish have issued invi- tntwmu foe a moetinir to be held toniirht at which the British action in execut ing l..-i,h..'u (if the Dub in riots will be denounced. Plans for a nuiss meet ing will be laid at tonight s session. A proclamation has been issued, urging Aineiicnns of Irish descent to use their votes in the United Stutes to get a soparite government for Ireland. Organize In St. Louis Xt. Louis. Mav 4. Hundreds of Irish ut. 11. i, I cheered last niuht durinif the organization of a local branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom. Judge O'Neill Kyan's declaration that every St. Louis "irishman was ready to fight for the freedom of Ireland was loudly cheered. Father Dempsey, pastor of St. Pat rick church, said: "Get France, Bel gium, Serbia and the others out of the war and leave Kngland to Germany and the Irish. I will celebrate a special memorial for tho Irish rebellion." Bernard Shaw's Comment New York, May 4 George Bernard Shaw today cabled the following com ment on the Irish rebellion: "Silly, ignorant, wrongheuded, hon orable, brave, republican." PR1E OF BEING HANGED WITH SILKEN ROPE Not Knowing How to Fight Troops Were Slaughtered By William O. Shepherd. (United Prens staff correspondent.) Berne, May 4. "My son und his regiment knew how to die but they didn't know how to 'fight." The English father who said this of his dead soldier son who had been train ed only three months paints a picture of the plight of the average American if tho l'nited States wero plunged into war aad needed millions of troops quick. It's all riirht to know how to die, they sny here in Switzerland, but it's better to know how to fight. By fight ing you lessen your chance of dying. A soldier hasn't got any right to die, unless there's nothing else left for him to do. Fighting today is nn exact science. Rend a book of military instructions. It tells you every last thing a soldier oiiL'ht to do. in cverr possible contin gency. Muster militaristis have worked it all out and put it down, Swiss citir.cn soldiers know how to do 20 different things in a pinch, before they resort to dying. They know how to die, too, if it comes to that. How long does it take a Swiss youth to learn how to fight instead of diet How long would it take an American youth to learn the same thing! GALLANT LURE Winner of Contest Killed In Moment of Victory by. Automobile Tncoma, Wash., May 4. Ono of two childish rivals for the admiration of a little girl of Lovelnnd lies dead today as the outcome of a friendly tussle over a bouquet of prairie flowers that the victor was to present to the little girl. George Ehlers, aged 9, with a joyful cry of victory on his lips, ran out on the hinhwnv at Loveland with the coveted wild flowers and was struck and instantly killed by .n automobile stage. George and his rival 'of tho same ago had agreed that "she" should bo pre sented with a bouquet. The two would wrest lc for the honor of presentation. The flowers were picked and thrown to the ground and the friendly contest began. Companions cheered their fav orite. Then finally George jerked tho flowers from, his rival and darted across the highway. Cheers suddenly changed to cries of grief as the chil dren saw George hurled to death by tho automobile. The little girl did not witness the combat or its fatal ending. TODAY'S BALL SCORES I American. K. H. K. New York 0 2 3 Boston 3 9 0 Caldwell and Nuiuimakerj Leonard and Carrignn. E. H. E. Washington 5 11 1 Philadelphia 10 3 Johnson and Henry; Sheehau ami Seining. Weaver replaced Sheelinn. K. II. E. Cleveland 2 1) 1 Chicago 0 8 1 Coumbe and O'Neill; Williams and Schtilk. Faber replaced Williams. .. B. H. E. St. Louis 7 10 2 Detroit ' 12 1 Davenport and Hartley; Dubuc, and Stanage. McCubc replaced Dveuport; Groom replaced McCabe. Erickson re placed Dubuc; Dnuss replaced Krick son. Bilker replaced Staunge. 13 in nings. National. E. H. E. Boston 1 15 New York 0 U 2 Tyler and Godwy; Mathewson and Rariden. Hughes replaced Tyler; Doo in replaced Kariden. I 10 innings. It. II. E. Philadelphia 0 3 0 Brooklyn 2 7 1 MeCj'ii'.Inn and Bums; Dell and Mey ers. Kixey replaced McQuillan. It. H. E. Cincinnati 4 7 0 St. Louis 2 9 5 Toney and Clark; Ames and Gonzales. Schul. replaced - Toney; Schnoider re placed Schuln. Wingo replaced Clark. E. II. E. Chicago 2 (( 0 Pittsburg 4 H 0 I nvei'der l i d Archer; Cooper and Schmidt. SUGAR BREAKS EECORD Portland, Or., May 4. Tho price of sugar advanced ten cents more here today, reaching S.2",, by far the highest mark evor known. Just one hundred and fifty-three days! Of forty-eight years( a Swiss citizen soldier gives half a year to learning bow to be one of the best soldiers in tho world. Iu all this time he is forced to fire only 1,000 shots. He does fire more, it is true, because his 1,000 shots tench him that sharpshooting in the open air is more fun than kelly poij snooting in a smoke filled room. Switzerland is fulf of shooting clubs. One hundred and forty-three days in camp and the firing of a riflo 1,000 times in twelve years and you'vo got your crack Sw'isb private soldier. Two hundred and thirty-eight days, taken out of n lifetime, makes a cor poral. A sergeant is made in 282 days and a lieutenant spends 402 days, out of his entire .i'e, to leurn his job. , A captain of forty-eight years has put in 5SH days, altogether. These periods of learning and experi ence are spread over a long stretch of time. You don't give up our job to do it, either. Let your boss try to give your job to somebody else while you'ro gone, no matter whether you'ro a bank clerl (Continued on Ta?e Four.) FULL TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT 11! ill GIVEfl OUT Mexican Forces to Genuinely Co-operate In Cleaning Up the Bandits AMCANS GIVEN USE . OF MEXICAN RAILROADS Mines To Be Again Worked, and Foreigners to Be Given Ample Protection By E. T. Cnnkle. (United I'r"ss staff correspondent.) EI Paso, Texas, May 4. American aid in rehnbilifnt'ng Mexiu i expected to follow ratification of the jnct be tween General Hugh Scott Mid General Alvaro Obregon. Both Obrei oil ami Scott were sile'it today meriting ad vices from Mexi'o City and V MM ii.gton respectively. Developments ieOicatcd that more than military mntttrs wera discussed at Tues lay's con'eTi nee Tho authorities believed that an of ficial statement would shiy lie fol lowing had nccn r.greed Gradual retirement of tlirj As.encna expedition fiom Mexico rt movement expected to '.xtond ovor (10 "::-.-. , Contraction of tho expedi'i ni a bne preliminary to r!ie withdraw tl. Mexican railroads to lie used ror ia- rying supplies to the soldiers through commercial agencies during the tima of the withdrawal. American troops to bo unhampered in their hunt for Francisco Villa vith Co ranxistas genuinely co operating south of the zone where the, oxpodition will operate. Americans to continue avoiding .Mex ican cities. , Carranzistns to aid in poUcina the district occupied by the Americans.. United States to use its good ottiees through Washington to obtain financial aid for the Mexican government. United btates to permit the dc facto regime to resume importations of arm and ammunition. Car run .a to take up the Mexican mininc laws with a view to changing them by executive order, permitting tho re-opening of the mines unu tho employ ment of u large number of idle Mexi cans. 1'oroign capital to be permitted to re turn to Mexico under the new arrange ment. Withdrawal by Easy Stages. , Tho formal agreement regarding the conduct of the American expedition in Mexico mav not touch on the other matters at issue, it is believed. In that caso it is thought likely that General Scott will take up the civil problems with Washington and that a conclusion may bo reached conforming substantial ly to tho tentative agreement. The authorities uro ugreeu tnni .Mex ico's problem is more economic thnn military. Hunger ana unemployment are held responsible for banditry and in a great measure for the hostility of Car- ranzistas to the American troops. With tho re-opening ot mines and cur rency reform facilitated tho Bituution may be relieved. Military critics saw a double significance in tho agreement for a witillrnwal from, A.exico b easy stages. This gnulunl movement will enable Cnrranza to handle me. threatened outbreak of a Fc.lix Diaz revolution. This is scheduled to break out tho moment the American expedi tion leaves Mexican soil. ObrcEon informed his generals that the pact with the United Htatcs was satisfactory nnd ordered the news to be, communicated to his troops. Mexican newspapers hailed the ugreement as a Mexican victory. Obregon is now the most popular Mexican. Genera .Salazur is reported to nave independently revolted at Habinul, Chi- iiuuhun, but this is not expected 10 nr fect the working out of the American withdrawn! plan. MRS. LEONARD OUILTT Portland. Or.. Mav 4. Mrs, Freda Leonard, aged ,10 years, today faced a ntenre of 18 months in tn peniten tiary for attempted arson. Rbo wa convicted in circuit court yesterday if trying to burn her Borne to gi m insurance. TOE WEATHER root) PAY (8 5hoPWN4) . Oregon: To night and Friday fair; westerly winds. MEXK i