The Oregon Daily Journal from Portland, Oregon • Page 1

VOL. XV. NO. 26. PORTLAND; OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1916.

FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS OK TKAJWS AMD REWI STANDS riVI CEVTS THREE niTRATE ANDRES GARCIA (left), Mexican consul at El Paso, who recently gave an unofficial interview advising withdrawal of United States troops from Mexico. General Gabriel Gavira (right), Carranza commander at Juarez. FIFTY DAYS OF VERDUN BATTLE WITH NO LETUP HOPE TO CATCH VILLA BEFORE END OF WEEK Bandit Chieftain Reported to Have Crossed the Durango State Line, Trying to Join Other Roving Bandit Forces Tou Dirty Pup' Says Litigant to Judge Jones O. B.

Thomas Receives Wallop on Face When He Pays Magistrate Inverted Compliment. "Tou'd make a better barber or laundry wagon driver than a Judge, you dirty pup." Thus G. B. Thomas addressed District Judge Jones at the door of his courtroom this morning. Biff! Judge Jones replied with a blow to Thomas' face.

The encounter was just getting well under way when Deputy Constable Nicholson, whose office is Just across the corridor, separated the two men. I will not let anybody call me a dirty pup," said Judge Jones. "It makes no difference whether I am on the bench or not." Thomas was the defendant in a. suit brought by Mrs. Mary E.

Gill to recover $60 from him. Judge Jones gave Mrs. Gill a judgment for the amount. Thomas up and charged Judge Jones with the case against him for personal reasons and became Money Devils Plot to Place T.R. in Power Colonel Watterson Says With Root and Gary to Help, Wull Street Is Getting Busy.

Louisville, Kr- April N. Under the caption, "The Money Devil Plans Treason, Henry Watterson says in the Courier-Journal; "With Root to lead the way and Gary to foot the bills, the condottlere of Wall street can probably dominate tne 'coming national Republican convention. Those of the delegates who cannot be scared may be bought. The streets of Chicago 'will made to ring with Roosevelt music. The galleries of the Coliseum will, be packed with Roosevelt claqders.

Enthusiasm 'comes cheap indeed, the world abounds with fools who can be had for nothing. "On the surface it will look as if the woods were actually on fire for Roosevelt. What of the day after sober, second thought -of the people tho voters of the' Republican party who are at heart Republicans? What of the issues which will down at no man's bidding and cannot be explained away? "What of the revelations the campaign is sure to bring forth? "How might it profit the Republican party to gain a man-on-horse-back and lose Its Immortal soul, the likelihood being that if it monkeys with the Roosevelt buzz saw it will lose both." MOimlER COMPANY WILL GET INSURANCE IN FULL Announcement Made of Suit Following Big Fire at Ka-lama, Wash, K- 1 I mml if p4 7k, I pi I rll II I PLANTS NEEDED iFOR THEU. S. i One Should Be Built in the Northwest, About 150 Miles From Sea, Says Dr.

Norton, Government Expert. FIRST USE FOR ARTS AND AGRICULTURE Quick Shift to Manufacture of War MaterialShould Emergency Arise. Washington, April 10. (WASUINQ-TON BUREAU OF; THE JOURNAL.) -Probably the clearest presentation ot the nitrate problem presented in a few words was that gtven senate "committee on agriculture by Dr. Thomas tL Norton of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, an expert, who has devoted years to the study of this and kindred Dr.

Norton told the committee where he thinks the plants should be placed, and why. He also explained the use of nitrates in a way the layman may understand. In his testimony, he said, in, part: "In considering: the needs of th western half of our nation for nitric acid, an important factor in manufacturing, there should be a center of production there which would be free from the handicap of high rates of transportation for haulage from one side of the continent to the other. Chief Market la XTortheast. "When you consider, however, the chief, uses of nitric acid and cf the nitrates, outside of the use for fertilizers, they sre centralized chiefly in our northeast.

The southern half of New England, a great share nf New York state, a large portion of New Jersey, almost the whole of Pennsylvania, the territory reaching through Ohio toward Chicago and down to Baltimore, come into consideration. In this region nine tenths of the nitric acid manufactured in the United States Is consumed in the arts. "Here are the chief centers tfor-the production of the high explosives required In ordinary peaceful times for our quarrying, for our blasting, and for use in other purposes, such a building roads. There is a larse consumption of nitric cld in connection with the manufacture of dyestufts; ml the multiplicity of varioue cheinicalw fag Two, Column Oo. OF GASOLINE IS MADE Federal Trade Commission Explains Methods to Be Followed in Investigation, PREL MINARY REPORT INCREASED PRICE MOORES IS WOBBLING BUT ABOUT DECIDED English Estimate Losses to Both Sides: Total More 200,000 Men; Ger-, mans Take One Fort.

HAVE GAINED TERRITORY OF 150 SQUARE MILES Germans Today Gain 500 Yards of Trenches on The Dead Man Hiil. London, April 10. (U. The greatest battle In history entered its fiftieth day this afternoon with the German crown prince launching mighty blows at the fortress of Verdun. As the day drew to a close the shell Bear red old hills and villages among which the struggle is raging saw more 1 furious fighting than has occurred since the smash at Verdun began, Throwing more than 150,000 men into action on an arc like front, the crown prince and his consulting generals, have issued orders for every of power to be brought to bear in a Titanic effort to break the steel-.

clad ring of defenses. While regiments are advancing under a curtain of shrapnel on the main front, the Germans are pounding at the northwestern and northeastern gates of the city with their- heavy artillery and their hardiest veterans, After squeezing French from Bethincourt, the crown prince lushed up fresh troops without delay. Since the battle of Verdun opened on Ftruary 21, the Germans have rolled back the French "on both banks of the Meuse, capturing about 150 square miles of territory and nearly 30 villages, it was admitted. Nevertheless, the most terrific artillery bombardment In the world'- history won only a single fort, Douaumont. It Is estimated that losses on both sides total more than 200,000.

FURTHER ADVANCE OF 500 YARDS BY ENEMY IS ADMITTED IN PARIS Parts. April 10. I. N. A fur-ther advance of 500 yards by the Gcr- mans on the western front was admitted in today's official communique.

The gain was registered in the' vicinity of. Le Mort Homme, where the 1 Germans 1 -waged terrify T- attacks throughout the night- Although the French" have evacuated ''Bethincourt," a modified allied salient in that region and 80.000 Teutons are pounding It from two sides In an effort to compel the abandonment of hill No. 304. The' evacuation of Bethincourt was carried out Saturday night and the Germans are furiously attacking the new French line, which has been straightened out from Avt-court to Cumieres. of the Meuse." the statement added, "the bombardment was violent last night, particularly against hill No.

304. The enemy yesterdav afternoon attacked LeMorte Homme and was general-ly' repulsed with heavy losses. The Germans penetrated 'our Concluded as Pace Two. Column four) BERNSTORFF CONFERS STEAMERS WILL BE BUILT Contracts Calling for Construction of 8500 Ton Vessels for Scandinavian Interests Have Been Closed. WORK WILL START IN THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS Northwest Steel Co.

and Willamette Iron Steel Works Land Jobs. Contracts for the building of at least one, and possibly two, 8500 ton steamers, have been closed by the Northwest Steel company and the Willamette Iron Steel Works of this city. Work on the two steamers will be started within 30 days and are said to be for 12 and 15 months delivery. The contracts are closed with Han-nevig Johnson of New York city, ship brokers. They are Intended eventually for delivery to Scandinavian interests.

The contracts offered by A. O. Anderson now of this' city, were refused by the local concerns despite the fact. that negotiations went so far as to result in $500,000 being placed in the bank here to bind the bargain. The vessels are to be built on the flats south of the Northwest Steel company plant at tne foot of Sneridan street.

The materials and machinery necessary are said to have been closed for already, and the two firms are ready for actual construction. Th-Northwest Steel company will build the hulls and the Willamette Iron Steel Works the engines and boilers. Negotiations for the contracts were carried on in New Tork city. J. A.

Bowles, president of the steel company, has been there for several weeks, and B. C. Ball, president of the "Willamette Iron Steel Works, arrived! there during the past week. The two steamers will be general cargo craft, capable of handling 8500 tons dead weight capacity and of making a speed of 13 knots. II AUTO ACCIDENT AND THREE ARE ARRESTED Mrs.

Alfreda Beckman Perhaps Fatally Hurt Whe'n Run Down on Highway, Mrs. Alfreda G. Beckman, wife of Henry Beckman of 374 Kaat Eleventh street south, is at St. Vincent's hospital suffering from perhaps fatal injuries. C.

R. Warriner, Seth Smith and M. A. Disbee are at the county Jail on charges of being drunk and disorderly, with the additional charge of reckless driving lodged against Warriner. Mrs.

Warriner and Mrs. Smith were also arrested but were released last night. This last charge will be changed to manslaughter should Mrs. Beckman succumb to her' Injuries. Tnese are the.net results of an accident shortly after noon yesterday on the Columbia highway near Latour-elle Falls when a Dodge automobile which Warriner was driving and in which the others arrested with him were riding struck a motorcycle on which and Mrs.

Beckman were proceeding with Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Dan-leldson and Mr.vand Mrs.

W. C. Baker, also on motorcycles, to Multnomah Falls to spend the day. Warriner Is the son of C. H.

War- (Conchided oa Pas Seven. Column Three) Walter Damrosch And Hof mann Guests Stew Tork Symphony Sotables talned by Portland Symphony Or chestra at Xuaoheen Today Walter Dadirosch. leader of New Tork symphony orchestra, and Josef Hof -mann, the pianist, were guests of honor at a banquet at noon today, given by the Portland symphony orchestra and the Musicians club Of Portland. William D. Wheelwright, honorary -president of the Portland -symphony orchestra, presided.

The affair was attended by about 250. 1 The visitors were deepty impressed when a little girl unfolded from a huge Caroline Testout rose in the banduet hall and recited a poem of the west; while other little girls distributed dainty rose boutonnleres and Mr. Damrosch declared It a reception that he and those with him would never forget i. 100 Locomotives tb: Be Ordered by Road Santa Pe Xs Xxpeeted to Place Orders; Oosv WS1 Be Sl.600,000; Xrfkrge San Orders Arraafsd. Los Angeles, April 19.

-(Vs N. S. The Santa Fe railroad is expecting to place in order soon for 100 locomotives. It became known here today. Ths total cost wilt te approximately tl.BOO.000.

The Santa Fe Is said also to have aiads arrangements for several inlllton dollars' worth of rails for ''The Pacific has let" "contracts for 4009 freight vars, which wf)j cost a. total of 33000.000." BY LOCAL FIRMS WOMAN IS INJURED TRANSPORTATION FOR SUPPLIES IS ARRANGED Secretary oj War Declines to Comment on Reputed "Dead Line" in Mexico. Washington. April 10. (U.

Hope of breaking up the VilHsta bands In Mexico grew here today, a month after the orders to do so were issued. Army men thought that Major General Funston's code reports might bring news of Francisco Villa's capture before the week ends. The warm trail the United States cavalry is following Is believed to be growing warmer. When General Pershing's men close in, if they are in anything like fresh condition, Mexico will be rid of Villa, experts here assert. rThe state department is investigating the sources of rumors which tend to prejudice relations between the United States and the de facto government.

Despite the usual crop of wild reports, officials declare the Carran-aistas have manifested nothing but friendliness and a desire to be of assistance in the hunt. Transportation Xs Solved. The army transportation situation It now under ontrol and more automobile trucks will be ordered if needed. But It is hoped that the speedy capture of Villa will make further purchases (Concluded oi Pmga Two. Column Tsrot WRIT TO COMPEL THE MAYOR TO REINSTATE IS M.

E. Crow Loses in Court in Second Attempt to Go to Work in Department. t- 4 the "mayor or the civil service boara have the authority toreInstate discharged policemen? Without passing on this point. Circuit Judge Gantenbein this morning denied M. E.

Crow, a discharged Portland policeman, a writ of mandamus compelling Mayor to reinstate him to the force. Crow was discharged November 30. 1914. by the mayor on a charge of being intoxicated while on duty. He was given a hearing by the civil service' board In January, 1915, the board suspending him fornix months and ordering the mayor to reinstate him at the end of that time.

This the mayor refused to do, and Crow sought to be reinstated by a court order, but Judge Kavanaugh dismissed the suit on the ground that his complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. In October of last year the civil service board Issued a nunc, pro tunc order asserting that Crow's dismissal was for political reasons and not for the good of the service, again orfierlag him reinstated. Crow applied for a second writ of mandamus. Judge Gantenbein decided this morning that the board had exceeded its Jurisdiction when it attempted to enforce a second order nine months after making its original order, and so he denied Crow's application. But the question of whether the mayor or the civil service board have supreme authority is still undecided.

It is expected that the case will be appealed to the supreme court of the state, in which event Deputy City Attorney Stanley Myers, who represented the mayor, said he expected the question of whettver the mayor has authority to discharge an employe In his department for cause regardless of the civil service board will be raised. Attorney W. A. Carter mtruMf. Crowe-; i Dutch Vessel Told To Stay inNewjYork Xetherlands Government Orders the Steamer Van Ter Bam stay in Amerlsan Fort, Xndicatinr 7ar.

San Francisco. April Vi -Iiocal shippers viewed as significant today the word received by Sam. Francisco aarenta of th At1nMt vmif company, that the Dutch steamer. Van aer uara. unaer cnarcer to tne American corporation had hn nxl h.tr The; Netherlands government to re- mam tn New Tork harbor.

It was thought" thfs might mean Holland ex pected war ana wanted all its vessels safe roving cruisers or v. German and Japan Alliance-Is Feared Washing-ton. April plying that the time Is coming; when the United 8tates- wifT fae a Japanese-German alliance, professor Morton Prlns.f Tufts college, at. k' Navy leasree meet In today, advocated the btilldlrtg of a fleet As large-as any two ore! gn vies combmed, -wi th the ception of Great Britain. POLICEMAN DENIED so abusive that the Judge fined him $15 I for contempt of court.

About the time Judge Jones was leaving for the noon intermission of court Thomas returned and the encounter occurred. FAILED TO CONVICT SPEEDER AND LOSES IPAL John Aschim Is No Longer City Recorder and Justice at Tillamook, Tillamook, April 10. Because he failed to convict a speeder. City Recorder John Aschim of this city is out of a' Job. Marshal N.

J. Myers had been Instructed by the city council to enforce strictly the speed limit ordinance within the city and as a result, he rounded up 28 owners of machines and motorcycles, who he said had traveled faster than the law allows. Dr. J. EL Reedy, a veterinarian, was brought to trial Friday.

The evidence was conflicting. The doctor testified that he had not had his machine out of the garage on the day of his arrest; There was also some question as to the marshal's ability to time the speed of the doctor's car at the place designated. Recorder-' Aschim thought evidence insufficient and entered a verdict Tb other ease were thereupon 'con Saturday night the. city council metv Jfhe cp.unctlmen dence was laid before them, and they thought Aschim In error. The recorder resented Interference by councilmen inl his administration of justice, and suggested that his resignation was available whenever It was immediately accepted.

No appointment has been made. Aschim is a candidate for county sheriff nomination. Rumors of Revolt in India Are Reported sllgid Censorship Said to Prevent Actual Hews Prom lieaking, But Serious Rebellion Considered Possible. San Francisco, April 10. (U.

Revolt and riot are breaking out in northwestern India and armies removed from the Dardanelles fight, trained Indian troops and all the white troops available are being ruched to the Afghan border, according to reports brought here today by R. L. Pellett, for many years a prominent business man of India. Peliet.t declares the most rigid censorship is maintained by the British government, and no actual news is allowed to leak, but the rush of troops and -umors that have followed indicated possibly a serious rebellion of the natlvcsis in Jealous Negro Runs Amuck, fills Seven Because His Wife Talked Another Man erased Bnsbaad txtd Out "With Shot gun and Xasor. Stuttgart, April 10 I.

N. -Crazed by the sight of his wife- talk ing to another man, Arthur Akers, a negro, ran amuck here last, night. With a razor in one hand and a shotgun in the other, he entered a negro church after killing his wife and her companion. He fired one barrel of the shotgun, -killing persons instantly. Akers, then went to the railroad station, stabbed a negro porter-and cut the throats of a ahorse and a dog.

A posse was searching' for Akers today in the hills around Stuttgart. 7 1 General Staff for ProD "Washington. April At the Instance of Representative Roberts of Massachusetts, the sub-committee of the. house naval committee appointed to. draft the navy appropriation bill today asreedto include a provision virtually creating a general staff for the navy, with the of the bureau of tiaval operations as the head.

legislator's Son Arrested. "Vancouver- C-, April 10 P. N. Charles MacOowan. son of one of the members of the provincial legislature, is under arrest here' today, charged -with obtaining money under false pretenses.

Although details ot the affair has been kept secret by the authorities. It Is tmdessteod that approximately 500 Is involved, MUNI POSITION BIG STORM BREAKS IN IS Dr. T. Lane Tenders Resignation as President and Controversy Follows. A storm broke over the Methodist Preachers' meeting in the First E.

church this morning when Dr. T. W. Lane, elected president of the association two weeks ago, offered his resignation with the statement that intimations had come to him of his election being illegal. kiis announoemeh teams toward the close of the session which," aJotie ex pressed It.

was all fireworks save during Mie opening prayer. "This is the first time- have ever ben accused of going Into office thrdoglrra.Md.t declajred JOr. i wjij. serv as an orricer" Of this i body under the sliadotf such intimations. "If anybody thinks I wanted to be president Daq enougu to cse" fraud, he can take this' one-horse preachers' meeting and go to thunder with it." Another Election Requested.

Whereupon he moved that another election be held. This statement was followed by a chorus of objections and a demand to know wherein the fraud lay. It -was alleged that in the recent election 47 votes' were cast, whereas only 33 members were entitled to vote under the constitution, Of this number, only 33 present at the meeting. Rev. Albert F.

Cramer, who acted as secretary at the. meeting, stated that he had given ballots, to all members of the association, regardless of whether they bad paid up their dues in accordance with the rules governing the association. "Why all-this hoo-hoo and Doo-hooT- (Concluded en Page Three. Column rive)' Dr. Hyde Faces New Charge of Murder Vew Evidence Against Kansas City Man Accused of Xllllnr Wealthy Man Is Basis of Complaint.

Kansas City. April 10. -(U. Basing its complaint on new evidence, the-district attorney's office today charged (Dr. B.

Clark. Hyde with murder in the first-degree, alleging he poisoned Colonel Thomas Swope with strychnine and cyanide of potassium. Dr. Hyde's previous trials were extremely sensational, it being asserted he killed Colonel Swope to get his fortune, A motion to quash the new complaint Is expected within two days. Furnace Puzzle No More Need Perplex People of Portland That there has -been, raeas- urable recession of the mother- in-law Joke In recent years is might be, put tip on: the theory- l- that it had been frozen out by the furnace joke.

A comparison of cartoons: and other expres- aions of the funny men on these subjects would be illuminating, if not Truly, the furnace Joke only, the subject of 'jokes. th-; vast number and excellent flual- a lty of which tally attest'Aae tremendpusness of the furnace, as a factor, of modem i And iSO, let- all who love do-' mestic. comfort to "say- hoth- peace, with economy as i an incident of-both now turn to the editorial page this' Issue of The Journal. be told of Portland-made fur- race whose Kad- it to prob- solver. PREACHERS SESSION LECTIN QUESTION rnD inniiiMiiiTOMi mi rui lummuiLomin TO FIGHT BEN OLCOTT Governor's Friends Redouble Effort to Get Someone Who Will Do What Is Wanted, Telephone Tells Why IXoores Is imrea.

"Hello! This is M. J. Clohessy, We are circulating a petition asking d(date for secretary of state. "Well. you.

know Gov- 'ernor Withycombe wants and how he feels about it. "Tes. Qharley Mopres. man of the Republican state committee. Yes, sec stat asa Inst- Qiceif he hasn't vrom to run.

tout" he will if we urge him hard enough. "Fine. Allright Good bye old man." Charles B. Moores, chairman of the Republican state central committee will, in all probability, announce his candidacy for secretary of state in opposition to Ben W. Olcott, Incumbent, within the' coming day or so.

Ever since W. A. Adams and Phil Metschan the last two invitees Governor Withycombe. declined to get Into the fight as- the Withycombe Standard bearer In his campaign against Olcott. strong pressure has been directed-against Mr.

Moores to Induce him to take up the cudgels and try, as u. candidate, to defeat Olcott for the Republican "I have not yet definitely decided whether I will become a candidate. -on JPe Ten. Column Tnrea) Dr. Waite Entered Plea' of Not Guilty Xs Gives Ten Days "Within Whlen to Change Visa Jtegardlag Murder of Wealthy ratnr-ln-Xaw.

New Tork, April 1. (U. Dr. Arthur Warren Waite pleaded not guilty today" to a charge of murdering' John Peck, Grand millionaire, bls father-in-law. Tbt- plea was entered in the court of general sessions.

Waite'a counsel asked leavo to withdraw this plea or make such motion as he- might see fit within 10 days. After the proceedings Watte was returped te a in the Tombai Leaving the police automobile the confessed murderer was shackled to two officers who held him on his feet, as he was unable to walk without help. In the Tombs' be was placed in a cell where guards can always watch him. as it is feared he may attempt ulcide. is Are Ordered to Mexico Ken Involved In right at Del Bio, Texas, Will Be Transferred to "Work 2 Ssn Antonio, April 10.

(U. they pitLjr have a chance to rework off excess energy." Ilajof General i Fred Funston announced today that he had ordered the, transfer of negrotroops vat Del Rio to Mexico. These. seJdlers, "Who avw a detainment of -the" Twty-fourth. infantry, were in trouble wttn citisens during tn night.

During i the fish ting-' a state ranger killed one. the privates. 4' Funston alsos stated that' tentative plans for the removal of the array bass at Columbus to a more southern border point had -been Abandoned." -s. I Former Oregon Mam Dead. Vsan" Calt AprU 10.U.

P. IQ. -Orgon'ap italist, is- dead bere today after several -days'llnesSi Re- had made his home' her for the past' Tour years. v. v- SECRETARY LANSING The Mountain -Timber company of Portland will be paid in full the amount of Insurance carried, on Its mill at Kalama, destroyed by fire about 18 months ago.

Interest will be paid from the time the suits were brought against -the 2 Insurance companies. -j. This; announcement was; made this morning at Kalama by John Patterson of Portland, who is sales manager for the lumber company, and who was at Kalama attending the trial of one of the cases brought to collect the insurance, the total Of Which IS $277,000. The defendant company in the case before Circuit Judge Darch this morning was the Lumbermen's Indemnity Contract Company of Ohio. The case was tb -third sgor to-trta aod 'the lumbar; company had' won in- the two cases, heard before, one of them before Judgij Darchf tfM ttoe'other before Jury, Mr, Patterson stated that the trial was discontinued when Attorney Charles F.

Ford ot San Francisco, who resented the defendant, and the other insurance companies interested, announced that the. claims would be paid in full with Interest from the time the suits had been brought. This will amount' to considerable, for the company instituted proceedings about a year ago after having waited for many months without action on the part of the insurance companies, who during the negotiations were represented, according to Mr. Patterson, by the Pacific coast adjustment bureau, with headquarters at Ban Francisco. Effort was made to show at one of the trials that the plant had been over-insured, but Judge Darch held that depositions submitted revealed that the mill in reality had cost a great deal more than the amount of insurance.

Tbe company has large holdings of timber back; of Kalama, and It Is understood that the, sawmill will lebullt as soon as the present adjustment is The community of Kalama has been deeply Interested in the outcome of the case, because the mill, when in operation, meant the circulation monthly of some $25,000 there in wages and the purchase of supplies. R. Drake of Omaha. Neb.ls president of ithe lumber company. Mr.

Drake, has been, here and at Kalama for some time, attending the trials, with the company's chief counsel, c. Strode of Lincoln, Neb. Another Lad Killed At Freewater, Or. Pred Xeats, jrine Tsars Old, Crushed to Death Beneath Car Driven sv jr. R.

Coffmaa. i freewater, Or. April 10. Fred Lents, 9 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs.

George Lents of this city, was killed about last vening, when be was struck while riding a bicycle by an automobile driven by? H. man. The lad was dragged under' the machine and two wheels passed over-his, body. H-lived for about half an ills parents arriving before he lost consciousness. Mr.

Cof man 'fainted, This was the. second fatal accident on tbe streets of Kreewater within the last-10 day Clarence a boy. having been: killed March 3 1, when he was run over by a truck driven by O. jjj vt 'r 1 an 1 niii President Wilson Is Cold Sngag'ameats for Today Were Canceled mm esul Bxecnttve, Seoluded In the Whit KOuse, is steported Zmprovlng, Washington, April 10. pi) President Wilson, suffering from a troublesome cold canceled hls engase-ments for today and remained secluded in the White House.

The cold was contracted Friday, Bad weather forced him to quickly return from a cruise on the Potomac in his yacht, the Mayflower, by which hoped to throw off the slight Illness. Ha is Veportsd' lip pro v- Washington, April 10, (I. N. The federal trade commission's preliminary report of its Investigation of the increased price of gasoline was submitted, to congress today. It explains the commission's method.

of investigation and -submits "tentative' statistics regarding production and prices. "Such an-inquiry." the report says, "necessarily involves the whole petroleum industry f-; The commission submitted tables, based oh refinery prices, showing that while crude oil In the western field was increased In price m. cents per gallon in August to 2.87 in December, the prices of gasoline durlnr the samt period, increased from .1 ct-nis to 11.49 cents. In the eastern fiaid crudj oil was advanced 8.50 to cents and gasoline to IS cents per gallon. "In its investigation of tiie caus-.

of the increased prlees," says the report, "the commission Is considerlntc both domestic and foreign condltlun4 and Is-weighing every factor to detect any artificial manipulative element It is examining the forces of demand and supply as they affect the price of crude oil, imports, the deterioration of crude oil, the increase cost of refining and improved methyls of rellnlng. "In close connection between the investigation of high prices and th alleged discrimination in prices. should -be noted that if prices sr found to have; been raised to -levels In some; sections than ou after making due allowances for quality freight and marketing, it may be inferred that an element of artificial manipulation entered into the '-Mi tSsTSli I MSSIMI inW Chicago Milk War Is ImBi oducier's Victory mm J'-: Borden Compaty Is 6ast to Agree to fL65-; Average- la" JText rix Koaths Per Hundred Pounds. Chicago. April 10.I.

The Borden Condensed Milk company. th last of the dealers to hold out against the demands of the MJlk Producer' gave in last night an! agreed to pay an average price of i.5a per hundreds pounds for milk durir. -the following six months. This -mesr that the last outposts of the warr? farmers will called In and Chr will receive' Its lull- quota of today. I German Ambassador Says at Jts "Seeking Information, ivaaiungiviii April, W.

I U. Germany having pleaded not guilty, according to press cables, to the indictment charring It WIHl tnlttnfnlnir fha ft it channel steamer Sussex without warn-- ing. Ambassador von Bernstorf and Lansing discussed the gen-, eral charge of illegal submarine activist les today. The conference lasted 10 minute. If the 1 state department consents t.

re-open the whole subject, Germany may precipitate a comprehensive controversy on the entire question of sub- inaiuir aiuvil: IU09l ireigm vessels. There are numerous Indications, however, that since Lansing ceased Informal negotiations with Bernstorff on the undersea boat issue the state department -does not believe such proceedings to be of any value whatsoever. v. It remains to seen If today's ference; was. the first of new series of Informal discussions.

iBernstorf said he had merelv been seek) a- infnp. He asserted, the Sussex case was not mentioned. Asked if the conference had changed the situation, a state department official replied: "It could not be said that It has." The state department today asked France for any information It'; may have concerning the submarine attack on the liner Patrta. Affidavits de-, scribing the attack have been laid before the department. Ambassador Gerard cabled that he expected, to receive a reply to his Inquiries with regard to the Sussex affair some time today, The liner St.

Paul, which was ex pected to reach New. Tork today with affidavits from' American survivors of the Sussex disaster, is not likely to get to port before Thurmlav Thl. rr (Concluded on Page Three. Column Two).