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VOL, VLJ NO. 17,373. PORTLAND, ? OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 28. 1916.- PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHICAGO SMOTHERS; MEHGURY ABOVE 100 SUNDAY WILL OPEN : DRY FIGHT HERE BORAH WANTED FOR WESTERN CAMPAIGN JOHN F. GILLIES IS CAUGHT IN FLORIDA 350,000 ACRES OF PASTORS TOLD PUBLICITY PAYS HOT RATTLE RAGES ALL DAY IN FRANCE LAND ARFIL'iTTED EVANGELIST REJECTS. MOVIE OFFER OF $150,000. WASHINGTON FUGITIVE. ADM ITS IDENTITY AT KEY WEST. - GIIEAT CHUHCH BUILT BY NEAVS- ' PAPER. IS ASSERTION. City Suffers Hottest July Day in Years. 1 SLEEPLESS NIGHT IS PASSED Thermometers in Streets Reg ister as High as 105. 31 BABES DIE AS RESULT Deaths or Eight Adults Due to Ileal Outdoor Work Suspcnd- t edAVave General Through ( out Middle AVest. ' CHICAGO, July 27. (Special.) Fol lowing a night that ivaa smothering with heat and lack of air movement, " Chicago began today, sleepless and ex hausted, to battle with the hottest July day In five years. The official tem perature on the Federal observation lower was 100 and a fraction, but clown in the streets thermometers showed 105 and in the suburbs 108 was reported. . Up to 8 o'clock tonight the police have records of eight deaths of adults due directly to heat stroke. The Coro ner's report shows that 31 babies died from heat. Man Kails From Window. The first death of the day was that of Arthur Sheehan, an insurance man who went to an open window for air. after a sleepless night. The heat top pled him to the pavement, two stories below, where his body was found by a passer-by. As the day progressed teamsters pitched from their wagons to the street, others died in ambulances or at hospitals and three were found dead In their homes. W. J. Russell, a mail carrier, was the last victim reported. 1' or the first time in several years nearly all outdoor work was suspended, particularly in the suburbs, where men working on buildings and in gardens could not endure the heat. Workmen were called off the buildings in several instances at 10 o'clock. As indicating the intensity of the heat, the tempera ture of the water at the bathing beaches was 73 degrees at 1 o'clock. Meat Wave Is General. Special dispatches tonight indicate the heat wave is general over a wide area. . Here are some temperatures recorded by Government thermometers: Chicago. 130-101: Ottawa. 111.. 105; Hammond, Ind.. 118 (in the sun); Bed ford. Ind.. 103; Gary, Ind.. 105; Indiana rand dunes: 110; Pontiac, 111., 105; Chip pewa Falls, Wis.. 10S; Monroe, Wis., 105; Fond du Lac. Wis., 104; Kanka kee, 111., 10"; Central and Southern Illinois, 103 to 107; Iowa points, 100 to 105. One year ago today the Government thermometer here registered 69 de grees. TEuinldity Vnusually Low. William Hatting and James R. Kos kcll. farmers near Pontiac and Dwight, dropped dead at Gary, Ind., where six babies in the foreign quarter expired of heat. The only thing that saved Chicago from a heavy death list was the fact that the humidity was unusually low. about 33 per cent. In New York the humidity was 88, while the temperature was only 78. Strange scenes are witnessed tonight In the Ghetto and other congested dis tricts, where fire escapes, roofs, hall ways and sidewalks are draped with panting humanity. On the boulevards that have a green parking in the cen ter practically every inch of grass is covered with slepers, entire families ramping out for the night in solid rows, with their bare feet pointed to wards the roadways. HEAT IS WORST IN 15 YEARS AYashington Scientists Explain That Cause Is "Bermuda High." WASHINGTON. July 27. A "Bermuda hjgh" is the official cause of the worst lirat wave that has enveloped the country in 15 -years. Translated from the cryptic language of the weather sharps, this means that a great area of high pressure air has been massing on the weather drill grounds in the Atlantic off Bermuda for the last month and now has let go the full power of the offensive from the sea board to the Rocky Mountains. For weeks it has stood like a solid wall against heated currents trying vainly to move out to the interior over the ocean and now as it swirls rapidly along it is gathering heat and mois ture from the tropics and sweeping them northward over the continent Into the vacuum of so-called "low pres sure areas." Although Its greatest in tensity has not yet struck the Pacific Coast, it is expected to do so within the next few days. No relief is promised from the phe nomenon which in the East has caused sweltering city dwellers to light firee in their homes to dry out the humidity, or which in the Mississippi Valley is threatening to destroy millions of dol lars' worth of food crops. Chief Fore caster Frankenfield said today that the heat wave only had begun. It is cer tain to continue through the week and probably longer. None of the conditions essential to a break-up are yet evident. The relief which often comes from the Northwest is nowhere in sight. All this month. Concluded on Face 3. Column 1.) Bid Is Disdained While He Sits on Porch Shelling Peas and Plan ning Anti-Liquor Campaign. OREGON' CITY. Or., July 27. (Spe cial.) Billy Sunday yesterday prom ised, to go to Portland to make - the opening speech in the campaign .of the Anti-Saloon League for a measure to make Oregon absolutely .- dry, raid R. P. - Hutton,. . superintendent . of . the league, who was here today. . "He turned down an offer of $150.- noo to appear before the movies, while the committee was there, without so much as a-pause. -'I'll never-commer cialize the gift of the spirit.' was his comment," said Mr. Hutton. An effort is being made to induce him to go to Baltimore, which city votes on prohibition on the aame date as the Oregon election. Officials of the Canadian Temperance" Union are at Hood River today seeking his help across the international line, according to Mr. Hutton. 'He has promised to go to Portland and probably will not go to any other place," declared the Anti-Saloon League leader. ''He comes here be cause he is an Oregonian and wishes to participate in his state's civic a activi ties." ' ' - Billy Sunday received the commutes from the Anti-Saloon League In- his garden, where, with "Ma" Sunday, he was picking peas for dinner. They both industriously shelled peas on the back porch while business was - being talked. "They are sunburned as In dians after putting in their hay crop." said Mr. Hutton. His swimming tank with nine feet of water in it is his delight, and his neighbors come for miles to enjoy it. - BRIDEGROOM IS KIDNAPED Fellow-Employes Arrested for Hush ing Away Newlywed. SPOKANE, Wash.,' July 27. Nine employes of a lumber ' company ' were placed under arrest last night for kid naping Bernard Peterson, a fellow em ploye, who had just been married. They had torn Peterson from the. side of his bride and rushed him 10 miles to Mead, Wash., in a Jitney bus. The bride hysterically appealed to the police, and several plain clothes men arrested the party returning from Mead without- the groom. ..The latter was found on the road sturdily trying to walk back to his bride. The police restored him to his new family circle at midnight. "'"."' WEST GETS FEDERAL JOB Ex-Governor to Hepresent Govern ment in Grant Tax Adjustment. . OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 27. Secretary Lane today appointed ex-Governor West, of Ore gon, an assistant attorney of the De partment of the Interior to represent the Government in the adjustment of Oregon and California land-grant taxes. His duties will include investigation of the claims of Oregon counties to un paid taxes. NEW AND UNPUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, AND HIS FAMILY. t ni I : - (J - J, : ' - ' s " . x V I x : f 1 . X X i -I ' , -f-- l ?z?r t-i- -i.Ay .;J K r J ' ' ' ' - : : ... - -. n . -,-r -- ' -. ; - i -: .t.-.-tw-..-t..--.r-.:l t' ..... Photograph by Underwood. -From Lett to Rlcat, Charlea E. Hashes. Republican Candidate for Prealdentt Elisabeth. Catherine. Helen and Mm. Charles F Hnghea. This ho- t toaraph aa Made July 4 at Mr. Hushes' Home at BrMgekimptoi, 1 1. I : Willcox Decides to Des ignate Manager. . I0AH0AN IS PLEASING TO ALL Objections Raised to Mr. Hem enway, of Idaho. 4 OF- COMMITTEE CHOSEN AVork of 'Preparing Chicago Head . quarters Already Begun- Party , in Illinois United in Ef fort to Carry State. MP... HUGHES TO SPEAK IX , PORTLAND AND. SALEM IX "AUGUST. SALEM. Or., July 27. (Spe cial.) Charles E. Hughes, Re publican1, nominee for President of the United States, will speak in Portland and Salem some time between ' August,. 13 . tand 20, Charles L. McNary, chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, announced today. Judge McNary said that ar rangements for Justice Hughes' visit to Oregon would be an- " nounced ;as soon aa more definite t details were obtained. CHICAGO,' : -Jir!y 27. (Special.) Charles- Evans Hughes, Republican nominee for. President, when he opens his Campaign in ."Illinois August 8 wit'i the. speech in the Coliseum, will find all . members of the Republican party united in a harmonv movement to carry the state for him by .the largest plu rality, on record. This was the declara tion - made today by party chieftains who assembled in the Otis, building to launch the harmony programme. William R. Wilicpx, chairman of the Republican National committee,', tele phoned Fred -W. JJpham today that he will name' the managers for-the cam paign In the .West Immediately after Mr. Hughes makes his speech of ac ceptance of the nomination. The speech will be made -July 31... Western Chief to Be Named. Three days ago Mr.. Willcox had made up his mind not to appoint a chieftain of the Western forces, ' but to allow the five managers to have equal authority. He ' has changed his mind and will name someone . to act as director-in-chief ot Western affairs. As has been announced, Ickes, of Il linois; Hemenway, of Indiana; Hart, of (Concluded on Page z. Column 1.) ' Recapture of Jallbreak Partner and Intercepted . Telegram - Check .'. Flight to -Buenos Ayres. .OLYMPIA. Washi. July 27.' John F. Gillies, the convicted industrial Insur ance 'defaulter.- 'who- escaped : from the County; Jail here the night of July- 8. has been- arrested at Key West. Fla.. according- to a telegtam received by the Sheriff's office .late today. ' The arrest was- effected by means of a decoy telegram, after a message sent to a person in Olympia had fallen Into hands oflocal authorities. Gillies admitted his identity. Guards from Walla Walla Penitentiary will be sent after him. Henry Roberts', -who - escaped from jail with Gillies, was arrested at Brigh ton, Colo., Monday, and told the officers there that Gillies, in company - with a woman, was on his way to a Florida port, w ith the intention." of embarking for South America. The Olympia au thorities received information that Gil lies intended going to Buenos. Ayres and at the request . of Governor Lister the State Department today cabled the American Embassy there to ask th Argentina authorities to watch for the escaped prisoner. Gillies, who formerly was claim agent of the State Accident Industrial In surance Commission, was convicted last Winter for looting the Industrial in surance of more than 20,000 by means of false claims. He was awaiting re moval to the State Penitentiary when he broke Jail. RUSE WORKS; FLIRT JAILED Quick-Wlttcd AVoman Gets C. J. Hardy in Toils of Police. - The quick-witted ruse of Mrs. C. W. Dally, 621 East Salmon street." brought C. J. Hardy to the police station yes terday afternoon, charged with assault and batte.y '" ' ' ' Pretending to solicit orders for wood Hardy came to Mrs. Daley's home and attempted to, force his attentions upon her, the woman charges.: She repulsed his advances and - told him that, she would meet him . at ' East Water and Morrison streets.. ' " .. ,' As she left the . house, Mrs. Daley telephoned to her husband, who works at. tne McGovern Mine Machine Com pany's shops, 14 Water street. When Hardy appeared to keep the appoint ment he was' seized and held by Mr. uaiey ana leuow workmen until an officer arrived. PLAINTIFF, 93, LOSES SUIT "Hucklehcrry" Finn Denied Title to McKcnzIc River Tract. EUGENE. Or.. July 27. (Special.) B..F. Finn.. 93 years old, of . the Mc Kenzle River region,, claiming to have been the original of Marie Twain's character. "Huckleberry" Finn, has lost his case in court for the cancella tion of a deed conveying the old Finn place, a valuable tract of land embrac ing 40 acres, to Ida D. and Albert Ward. Finn alleged that the deed had been obtained by fraud and that he had no recollection of the transaction. QVta Fii .-V :r .s Won by G. Lenn'on, of Spokane. 2000 AT COLYILLE DRAWING Shuffle Demanded When Three Seattle Names Come Out. CROWD EAGER FOR HASTE Judge McPhaul, Representing Gen eral Land Office, Presides at Last Great Spectacular Di vision of Indian Lands. SPOKANE, Wash.. July 27. (Spe cial.) The last of the great Indian Government reservations has passed over Into the possession of white set tiers. For-the last time the Govern ment has parceled out farming and grazing lands once held for Indians through the fascinating lottery method. There will be no more spectacular pub lie drawings such as drew 2000 persons today into a theater built for 1300, George Lennon, a Spokane man. drew number one. amid scens that were highly sensational in. the official lot tery on the stage of the American The ater this morning. 1.1 1 tie Girl Makes Drairlns. Miss Margaret Hay. the nine-year-old daughter of ex-Governor Marlon E Hay, picked the envelope from beneatn her feet near the center of the enormous pile of more than -90,000 white envel opes and handed It to Miss Canny S. Herbert, . Judge McPhaul's Land Office . assistant from Washington. Miss Herbert slit the envelope and handed the registry card to Mayor Charles Fleming. In the Intense stillness which fl lowed the Mayor read the name of George Lennon. of East 1601 Brtd port street, who will have first selec tion of a homestead from the 350,000 acres or more of land opened to entry under President Wilson's proclamation of May 3.- AVInner Net Present. Applause greeted the announcement and Judge McPhaul asked If Mr. Lennon was in the audience. There was no re spjnse and the crowd shouted to "go ahead with the drawings." Number two waa Austin N. Anderson, of Mukllteo, Wash., and the numbers followed thick and fast until the first 60 were drawn. At this point Judge McPhaul ordered the shovelers to re-stir the pile before additional numbers were drawn. Num bers one, four and five fell to Spokane men amid great applause. . rnen'numDers six, eight and 10 were announced for Seattleltes and the tern Concluded on Page 5, Column 1.1 IT Professor of Journalism at Uni versity of Oregon Says Clergy Prevent News Getting Out. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Or.. July 27. (Special.) The fourth annual interdenominational conference of ministers -s concluded today with a plea by Professor E. W. Allen, dean of the University School of Journalism. for greater co-operation between the churches and the newspaper. 'The greatest Presbyterian Church in the world was built up through the newspaper office.'' said Professor Al len. 'The social worker is "using the news papers, reaching a far greater audi ence than happens to be at his little meeting, but the average clergyman in sists on ignoring the power of ad vertising. Church news is something that every paper 4s striving to get, but it m made difficult by the fact that many churchmen either do not ap preciate news that Is interesting or through mistaken notions try to sup press it." Dr. A. A. Berle, director of the con ference, backed up Professor Allen's remarks by declaring that he was in favor of newspaper publicity for churches. The preacher's personality and cul ture was the general subject of today's session, addresses being given by Dr. George Rebec, professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon, and by Dr. J. Duncan Spaeth, professor of history at Princeton University. GARBAGE PLANT IS GARDEN City Hall Offices Decorated With FlowcA From Incinerator. There is one man in the City Hall who plays no favorites nor seeks after political gain. He is the superintendent of the city incinerator, W. G. Helber. Before the advent of Mr. Helber into the city's employ, the grounds sur rounding the incinerator were heaped v. 1th dec.iyfc.1 garbage. Now they are a veritable" flower garden. On the grouncs around the building Mr. Hel per nas planted scores of varieties cf flowers. Sweet leas and dahlias are his special pride. Almost every morning he appears at the City Hall loaded down with aBecU-Pfcnrt. rtattUan. A different office is decorated every morning. SHAVING ROAD TO WEALTH Invested Savings on Three Scrapes Weekly for 50 Years $11,100. ABERDEEN, Wash.. July 27. (Spe cial.) The man who shaves himself for SO years, instead of letting the bar ber do the work, may save a fortune of $11,100 by his industry, according to Aberdeen mathematicians, providing he takes the money saved by shaves and every five years puts it out at com pound Interest. "This interesting problem was worked out -recently following statements by City Clerk Peter Clark that he had shaved himself three times a week for the past 50 years. - Miners Still Hold Out. FERNIE. B. C. July '27. For the aecond time in tnree days the coal miners today." contrary to the decision of Tuesday's mass meeting for all to return to work pending settlement of the war bonus demand for 10 per cent increased wages, refused to report for duty. Although a large number went to the mine train, nearly 200 would not board it and returned home. Nego tiatlons were again under way for further 'settlement. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TBSTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 1 dVgreea; minimum, 3 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, warmer; westerly winds. Mexico. Troon A hitches up Its mules for first . time. Pace 4. Calexleo crows hotter and milltUmen tn limp. Page 4. National. . Army bill passed by Senate carrylni $111,- ooo.ooo. fage a. Domestic Borah urged to direct Huchea campaign in west. Page 1. More bomb suspects now held by Can Fran cisco police. Page 2. Deutschland apparently awaiting word from Bremen. Page 3. Heat Intense in Middle West; many die. Page 1. Sport. Paelfle Coast League results: Oakland 1 Vernon O- Salt Lake S. Los Angeles 2 Portland game postponed on account of rain. Page 13. Detroit pacing card fast. Page 13. Pirates buy Carson Blrbee for S50O0. Page 12. Giants teat Reds. 4 to S. Page 12. Homer by Oldring wins for Yankees. Page 13. Rain plays havoe with ball season. Page 13. Paelfle Northwest. Billy Sunday to open antl-llquor campaign In Portland. page 1- Colvllle land drawings held at Spokane. Fags 1. John F. Rlllles Is recaptured at Key West. Fla. Page 1. Pastors told publicity pays Page 1. Rates for Coos Bay Una announced. Pace T. Portland and Vicinity. Ernll Frank declared oW offender by police. Page 11. Dealers motor to Aatorla today if skies are clear. Page 18. Portland Rebekah lodges entertain grand master of Oddfellows. Page V. Columbia Highway unknown to many tour ists, says Mark woodruff. Fags 11. Weather report, data and forecast. Fags 17. Conunerrial and Marine. First car of new crop wheat is moved. Pags IT. Four-eent advance In wheat at Chicago oa alarming crop damage news. Pags 17. Lark of outside demand . for Wall-street - stocks. Pags 17. Open-shop labor hall to open in Portland. rags 14. Nearly (2.000.000 Is made available for Oregon waterway projects Pags 14. First Chamber of Commerce excursion to Coos Bay will leave August 23. Pags 11, Returned Shrine delegates aay Portland gets Banvcouunin ivau. rags 4. Men Fighting Hand-to-Hand at Pozieres. WAR'S FORTUNES FLUCTUATE Teutons Regain One Trench and Lose Another. GERMAN ATTACK EXPECTED British iook for Determined Ff fort to Dislodge Them Before They Can Consolidate Cains Already Made. BY ARTHUR S. D RATER. War Correspondent of the New A'ork Tribune. By Special Cable.) LONDON. July 27. Hard hand-to- hand fighting with fluctuating for tunes, but on the whole with gains for the British in consolidating and trengthentnar their newly won poal ions at Pozieres and on the Albert Idge,- have marked the day along the ridge. To the south the French have also gained and all aloni the western front there has been violent artlllery work and "feeling out" attacks by both sides, with little change in positions. The British, after only a few hours" rest, resumed the work of clearing out their lines beyond Posieres. and finally succeeded In driving the Germans from an Important trench which had hither to withstood many attacks. Germans Hesraln Trench. During the day the Germans, after severe bombardment, succeeded in re gaining the trench. The British imme diately counter-attacked and when the atest reports were sent held a part of the work and were slowly fighting their way along it. After the strenuous fighting, which. has lasted from early in July, the ex perts expect an abatement of infantry actions on the Sommc front, though none tn the artillery pounding from both flanks. The Germans are likely to make the first move in an effort to dislodge the British from Pozieres before the former can bring up their heavy guns and con solidate their gains. British Ktreagtheslsg Positions. General Haig, on the other hand, is expected to take some time to strength en the positions he has won before at tempting to drive on downhill Into Bapaume. Corcellette on the left and Martlnquich on the right command the road from Albert to Bapaume. along which British drive is likely to center. Capture of the former will threaten the Germans who are still holding in Thiepval. Only the smallest of garri son guards remains In Belgium, it 'is believed here. Troops and guns are passing through in a constant stream toward the Somme sector. In an effort to offset the French con centration of men on the Somme, the Germans artillery has been Il-ely north of the Aisne and the Champagne- The Germans have been following up the bombardment with raids, the largest near Prosnos. -being on a front of near ly a mile. The French repulsed the enemy. BATTLE CONTINUED 1 1 DAYS French Say Pozieres AVas Defended by 200 Machine Guns. PARIS, July 17. The capture of the. village of Pozieres from the Germans. military officers aay. means that the British are in complete possession of the German second line In the Somme region. The fight for Pozieres lasted 11 days from July 14 to July 25. The place was defended by 200 machine guns, of which all except 30 were destroyed or put out of action-by the British artil lery. A species of fort in the center ot the village was defended by a company oC Bavarian Infantry. These troops re sisted for 12 hours and at the end of that time only four men were found live. In a dugout close by a heap of 60 bodies remained unburled. The last defenders of the village were the men of a Bavarian battalion who ?re decimated as they crossed the 300 yards between the village and a cemetery, where they made their last but unsuccessful stand. OFFICERS FALLING FAST British loss in Killed lie ported as 1108 In Three Weeks. LONDON. July 27. The severity of ' the fighting since the beginning of the present offensive on the western front Is Indicated by the list of cas ualties among officers. Issued by the War Office, showing for the first three weeks of July. 1108 k'lled. xst wounded and 491 missing. This makes the aggregate loss among officers since the beginning of the war 10.105 killed, 21,290 wounded and 2462 missing. Wife Valued at S25.000. ALTOONA. Pa-. July 20. Salt was In stituted in the Blair County Court re cently by Thomas R. Sill, a .Pennsyl vania Railroad shopman, to' recover 125.000 damages from Joseph 8. Wilt for alienating the affections of the for mer's wife. Plaintiff alleges that Wilt poisoned and prejudiced Mrs. Sill's mind against him. Wilt is a store man ager. Mrs. Sill Is employed in a star In Johnetown.