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i VOL. VII-XO. 17,374. PORTL.VXD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1916. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. BASE ON COLUMBIA IS UP TO DANIELS Conferees Are Willing if Secretary Assents. URGENT NEED IS ADMITTED Naval Adviser Heartily Ap proves Proposed Plan. OREGON MEMBERS HOPEFUL Mr. Daniels Declines to Make Prom ise, but Saj s He Will Talk to i Mr. Padgett Letter to Chum V,. berlaln Is Disclosed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, July 28. The Lane amendment to the Naval bill, appropriating 5C0, 000 to establish a submarine and torpedo-boat base on the- Columbia River, will be accepted by the House cdnfer ees If Secretary Daniels will inform them that he favors the appropriation at this time. This was learned by Rep resentatives Hawley, Sinnott and Mc Arthur today. They immediately ar ranged a conference with Secretary Daniels and later in the day presented to him the reasons why. In their Judg ment, this base should be authorized without further delay. Before calling on Secretary Daniels the House members conferred with Cap tain J. S. McKean, aide for material and chief adviser of the Secretary on matters of this character. Captain NcKcn Approves. Captain McKean heartily approved the Lane amendment and said the Navy Department was in favor of establish ing two submarine bases on the Pacific Coast at this time, one on the Colum- bla'and the other nt Kan FHeirrt ran. tain McKean then went with the Ore gon members to call on Secretary Dan leU. The three Representatives urged Sec retary Daniels to write Chairman Pad gett, of the House naval committee. recommending concurrence of the House in the Senate amendment. Secretary Daniels said he would talk with Mr. Fadgett tomorrow about the amend ment. The Oregon members tried to exact from him a promise that he would "talk favorably," but he would not commit himself. Necessity la Conceded. He said to them, however, that there should be a submarine base on the Co lumbia River. Captain McKean, par ticipating in the conference, volun teered the Information that the Navy Department and War College had abandoned Its Idea that two submarine bases would be ample on the Pacific Coast and conceded the necessity of a base between the Mare Island and Puget Sound Navy-yard. It has been decided that submarines must operate from Dase wnere tney win not nave more than 300 miles sailing radius and this will necessitate a base on the Colum bia, which Is the only available point between the two existing Navy-yards. Captain McKean also aald the depart ment was convinced there was ade quate depths of water at the mouth of the Columbia for a submarine and torpedo-boat base. , Letter Cornea to Light. It developed at the conference that Secretary Daniels on May 24 bad written Senator Chamberlain saying he favored the establishment of two sub marine bases on the Pacific Coast, one of them on the Columbia River. This letter has never before come to light, the only letter receiving publicity be ing one favoring bases at Puget Sound and San Diego. . Prior to their conference with Sec retary Daniels, the Oregon members called in a body on Representative Roberts, a member of the conference committee. The Massachusetts mem ber expressed himself as favoring ade quate defenses of the Pacific Coast, but indicated that he would be unwilling to support the Lane amendment unlesj it were specifically recommended by the Navy Department. Representative Hawley talked with Chairman Padgett and Representative Estoplnal. other mtmbnj- of the conference, and found them both In the same frame of mind willing to follow the recommend tlons of the Navy Department. Tm Members Give Assurances. Representatives Butler and Talbot, the remaining House conferees, earlier intimated to the Oregon members that they were convinced by the recent hearing of the necessity for a subma rine base on the Columbia River and thev are counted on as favorable to the amendment purely on Its merits. From . today's developments, it Is clearly evident .the fate of the sub marine and torpedo-boat base on the Columbia River now rests wholly with Secretary Daniels. If he tells Chair man Padgett what he told the Oregon members, concurrence of the House In the Lane amendment will be assured. Judging from statements made today by all of the House members of the conference committee. "I am hopeful that the naval base amendment will be approved by the conference committee." said Repre sentative riawiey tonignt. "and I am sure it will be retained and the base authorized If Secretary Daniels will recommend It to Chairman Padgett.". SEA LURES PILOT RETIRED 27 YEARS SAME OLD STATION KETAKEX BY SEATTLE-MAX. Harry Buttner Again at Wheel of Tag Tyee in Service on Puget Sound. SEATTLE, Wash., July 28. (Spe cial.) After 27 years ashore, Harry Buttner is again a member of the crew of the Puget Sound Tug Boat Company's tug Tyee, the same vessel he left when he quit the sea. Buttner was on the Tyee when she was launch ed and at the wheel during her trial trip, after seeing her built in the ship yard at Port Ludlow in 1884. Captain. William Cove was first master of the Tyee when Captain Rob ert Hall, now a . Puget . Sound pilot, was mate. With them Mr. . Buttner was employed on the deck. His present trip has' taken Mr. Buttner 'out past Cape Flattery and this is the first time he has sailed past Point Wilson in 20 years. When he first sailed on the Tyee, the day of sail vessels was at its height .on - Puget Sound, and the Tyee was the big tug boat of this part of the coast. She was built to tow two and three vessels at a time. The 32 years elapsing since Mr. Buttner held the wheel of the Tyee on her trial trip have taken their toll from the sailor, but while his hair has whitened he is still active and capable. Last night . the Tyee .and her first wheelman again left for the cape and towed to sea the Norwegian bark Glenshee, bound for Durban. South Africa. CLOUDBURST PROVES AID Damage to Government Canal Di verts Water for Irrigation. LINCOLN. Neb.. July 28. A cloud burst near the Nebraska - Wyoming line has -at least temporarily relieved irrigationists and waterpower patrons along the Platte River. The cloudburst damaged a Govern ment canal, which crosses into Nebras ka from Wyoming? In such a way as to allow 1500 cubic feet of water second that was going into the carnal to go into the North Platte River. The supply is enough for all Irrigationists. WAR PROFITS GIVEN NATION Canadian Cartridge Company Volun tarily Returns $750,000. OTTAWA, Ont-, July 28. Profits on war contracts to the amount of $750, 000 have been voluntarily returned to the British Treasury by W. F. Baldle, of Hamilton, Ont.. president of the Ca nadian Cartridge Company. In acknowledging the gift, Sir Thomas White, Minister of Finance, congratulated the donor for his "high patriotic sentiment." MONTANA FRUIT IS SHORT Yield Will Be Only 40 Per Cent of Normal, Says Expert. BUTTE, Mont., July 28. Because of the hard Winter, which froze many of the fruit- buds, Montana's fruit crop will not be more than 40 per cent of the normal this year, according to State Horticulturist Dean. He estimates the apple crop at 40 per cent, the strawberry crop at 50 per cent, sour cherries 25 per cent and sweet cherries light. PROMINENT J i f ! IA t ft Absvs left-to right Mrs, Miami fcbaJL ' -w,;i;IUu! - M S r? . -' u - I vf pv . , lyr W CT5 ' y - t r-i M Tt ; I . i n v. .. . . yt- . S" ' .r : i i ::. i . 1 . PORTLAND IS HOST TO PYTHIAN SISTERS to' State Temple Fir V etf' Routine BusintJ. OFFICES TO BE FILLED TODAY Miss Emma Snyder, of Aurora, Slated for Grand Chief. CHARITY WORK EXTENSIVE This Afternoon's Session AVI 11 Be Public; Xational Conventions to Follow; Oregon's First Woman Organizer Is Honored.' Portland is in her element now. She fs host to another convention. The Oregon Temple of Pythian Sis ters are her guests. Their convention opened yesterdav morning in the Pythian Tempie at Eleventh and Alder streets. It will be concluded today. But this meeting. Important as it is. merely Is the forerunner of three other big Pythian gatherings that open next week. Two of these the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias, and the su preme temple of Pythian felsters are national in scope. The third the grand lodge of . Pythian Knights Is a state convention. 2O0 State Delegates Here. The Pythian Sisters of Oregon who arrived for their annual meeting yes terday expect to remain for the big National conventions next week. More than 200 members attended yesterday's sessions. About 80 separate temples, in almost every county of the state, are represented. The voting delegates number 80. The meetings yesterday disposed of the routine business. The annual elec tion of officers and the selection of the next meeting place are scheduled for today. It is understood that Miss Emma Snyder, of Aurora, will be named to succeed Dr. Nellie S. Vernon, of As toria, as grand chief of the state or ganlzatlon. Afternoon Session Public. While all the routine business and ritualistic work is performed In execu tive session, the meeting, beginning at 2 o'clock this afternoon, will be open to the public. At this time the annual memorial services will be conducted under direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Dun ding, of Portland. James Vernon, of Astoria, son of the present grand, chief. will sing the principal solo. The Oregon convention is honored this year by. the presence of Cora M. Davis, the supreme chief of their or ganization. Mrs. Davis, -who presides over the destinies of nearly 200,000 Pythian women residing in all parts of the United States and Canada, re sides at Union, Or. She will have charge of the National Sisterhood cm ventlon here next week. Mrs. Davis spoke informally at the opening meet ing yesterday morning. While the Pythian Sisterhood Is (Concluded oa Page 14, Column 1.) WOMEN ATTENDING STATE CONVENTION OF PYTHIAN SISTERS $ Kddlngs, Vsncoaver. Wash.; Mrs. Lola Christopher. Seattle; Mrs. Laura T. Edlund. W elaer. Idaboi Mrs. ( lira Davis, of Vlsluagr delegates srathered about Pytmas Temple before opening tssvcsttoa yesterday morning;. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TE STE 11 DAT'S Maximum temperature, 73 degrees; minimum, ST decrees. TODAY'S Fair, warmer; northwesterly winds. . War. tferro VV e British skipper who tried . v- rV ixl ne. Page 4. ee shells a minute on each Dclvllle Iront. Page 3. -us capture Brody. Important railroad center. Page 3. Hale's troops make further tains. Face S. - Mexico. Washington accept. Carranza's proposal for commission. Pare Fifty-three men of Third Oregon Regiment on physical testa Page 4. National. Scientists report progress in research Into resources for preparedness. Page 2. Columbia naval base depends on Daniels. Page 1. IomestIc. Day's death, from heat In Chicago number 00. Page 1. Democratic press bureau repays Progressives who sena encouraging 'news." Page . Judge lndis awards baby to unwedded mother. Fags lO. San Francisco police confident they have bomb culprits. Page S. Sports. Pacific Coast Learue results: Portland 1. Mn Francisco 7; Los Angeles tt, Salt Lake 2; Vernon 2, Oakland 1. Page 12. State tennis title to go to California or Washington this year. Page 13. Griffin defeated by Armstrong In Boston tennis play. Page 13. Detroit races end. Page 13. Brooklyn leaders again win. Page 12. St. Louis Browns win five straight from Athletics. Page 12. ' Pacific Northwest. Grants Pass water plant damaged by ex plosion. Page 5. - Sea lures pilot after 2T years' retirement. Page 1. J. C. cady faces loss of job as head of prison xiax plant, i-'age it. Disowned heir becomes laborer. Is forgiven and receives $100,000. Page 1. EUBene F. McCornaclc dies suddenly at tialera. Page 11. Clackamas prisoner said to have confessed uomej piou page 18. Commercial and Marine. Tanners' withdrawal weakens bide markets in East. Page' 17. . Chicago wheat market loses part of recent gains. Page 17. General recovery in stock market at close. Page 17. Portland and Vicinity. Call goes out for citizens to enroll for training camp. Page 18. Five in family poisoned by mushrooms. Page 10. Weather report, data and forecast. Page IT. Court grants modified preliminary injunc tion against dock strikers. Page 1. New ice cream process Is devised. Page V. Coast, cities to fight rate rise. Page 19. Club women sign movie petition for new censorship ordinance. Page 8, Postponed Laurelhurst concert will be to night. Page 7. Aeroplane declared natural foe of submarine. Industrial development plans ready. Oregon Pythian Sisters are in Page 1. Page 8. session. SIX BEARS KILLED IN DAY Drum Reported in Vnusual Number in Bohemia District. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., July 28. Beans are numerous this year in the Bohemia mining district. Within 21 hours E. E. Lily killed, three old bears and three cubs. A tew bears are killed there eVery year, but never have so many been bagged by one hunter. PEACE PRAYER, DAY IS SET AH Churches Throughout World Arc Asked to Hold Special Services. NEW YORK, July 28. Dedication of Sunday, August 6, to prayers for peace by Christians throughout the world, is urged in a call sent out today by the World Alliance for Promoting Inter national Friendship through churches. All churches are asked to hold spe cial services. DAY'S HEAT TOLL IN CHICAGO ALONE 56 One New-Born Babe in Every Rye Dies. HUMIDITY INCREASED TO 70 All. Records forTemperature and Duration Broken. NO RELIEF IS PROMISED Horses and Stock In Valley States Dying In Large Numbers, While Iowa's Billion-Dollar' Corn . Crop Is In Danger. CHICAGO. July 28. (Special.) -Re vised reports to the coroner and police tonight show that 66 persons have perished of the heat in Chicago alone during the last 2 hours. The coroner said tonight tftat this number probably would be swelled by 12 or 15, as some of the more seriously 111 among the prostrated can hardly survive more than a few hours. This estimate is based on the fact that IS persons died last night after the day's returns had been made up. This is the fearful condition being faced in thla city and there is no re lief In sight. This was the 18th day of the heat wave, which is gripping all the country except the Pacific Coast states. All records for high tempera. ture and duration of the heat wave for the last five years have been broken. Farmers Are In Despair. Dispatches tonight from many points In Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska, Michigan. Wisconsin and other states in the - Middle Western group, tell a similar tale of death and suffering. Farmers, especially in Iowa. Northern Illinois and North ern Wisconsin, are in despair.. Horses and cattle are dying in large numbers and the Intense heat has put the $1,000 000,000 corn crop of. Iowa in great danger. The temperature today was not as Irish by two degrees as it was yester day, but humidity leaped from 37 per cent to 70 per cent, and humidity. rather than heat, means death and suf fering, especially in Chicago. The only hope of relieving the humidity Is severe electrical storm, followed by high winds, and this is not in sight. Many Die In Other Cities. Tonight's dispatches say four persons were killed by heat in Aurora, 111., three In Elgin and Freeport; two in Pekln 111.; three in Peoria, eight in Indian apolls (two days), four in Gary, Ind. one in Pontiac, 111., and one in Manistee, Mich. This is merely an indication of the widespread effect of the heat wave. Ottawa. 111., reported 107 In the shade, shown on the Government tbermome ter. At Gary. Ind., thermometers In the sun ran up to 120. Numerous points in Illinois and Iowa reported 103 to 105 in the shade, and said that out (Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.) PHOTOGRAPHED INDIVIDUALLY DISOWNED BOY WINS RICHES BY REFORM COSMOPOLIS LABORER PROVES TO BE WEALTHY HEIR. Driven Out by Parents, Baltimore Youth Makes Good and Inherits $100,000. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 28. (Spe cial.) Driven from the home of weal thy Baltimore parents for his conduct. Jerome P. Darlington wandered to Cos mopolls and became . a mill worker. Testerday he received a reward for his efforts to make a man of himself. He received word that he was heir to $100,000. lie has given up his Job and left for the East to claim his fortune. The last year of the youth's.life reads like a motion picture melodrama. He was a lover of the "white way." When driven from homo he came West, tak ing a common laborer's job at Cosmop olls. One day he wrote a brief note to his father on a piece of lumber, asking the party who received it to communicate with his father, and the Eastern party who received the lum ber did so. In response to this he re ceived a letter from his father forgiv ing- him and telling of his inheritance. Young Darlington attributes his re form partly to the dry law. He says he has not "touched a drop" since he came to Cosmopolls and that he is going home a different man and one of whom his parents need not be ashamed. HUGHES' SPEECH IS READ Nominee to Confer Today About Trip to Pacific Coast. BR1DGEHAMPTON, N. Y, July 28. Charles E. Hughes virtually completed late today the speech of acceptance he will deliver at New York next Monday night and expects to go over it to morrow with William R. Willcox, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who will take luncheon at the nominee's Summer home here. Mr. Hughes will also confer with Mr. Willcox concerning the itinerary of the trip to the Pacific Coast, details of which are almost completed. The itinerary may be announced tomorrow. CHECK ORDER RESCINDED Postmasters in Small Communities Xot to Collect. WASHINGTON. July " 28. Postmast er-General Burleson today suspended until further notice his recent orders authorizing postmasters to collect checks on banks. In small communities where there are no members of the Federal reserve system. The suspension was ordered at the suggestion of the Federal Reserve Board. . Members of the board said the recommendation was made because more time is necessary to perfect de tails of the check collection plan. AUTO HITS 3 CHILDREN Driver Speeds Away After Collision With Coaster. The three children of Mrs. J. W. Finn, of ,400 Sacramento street, were run down by an automobile last night while coasting near their home. The driver of the auto speeded away after the accident before anyone could take the number of his machine. The children were not seriously hurt. They are Ambrose, age 11. Julia, age 9, and Nora, age 7. The accident occurred . at East Seventh and Knott streets. AND IN GROUP. t sloa. 0r, Sapresas Chief. Below GOHRTCORB AGAINST STRIKERS MODIFIED Peaceable Picketing at Docks Permitted. LONGSHOREMEN ARE WARNED Preliminary Injunction Issued by Judge Wolverton. VIOLENCE BY UNION PROVED Judge Wolverton Also Sajs Wives of Strikebreakers Wero Intimi datedArmed Guards Dlsap- ; provedHearing Continued. At the conclusion of a two-day pre liminary hearing on the merits of the temporary restraining order Issued July 9 against striking longshoremen, on petition of the San Francisco & Port land Steamship Company, Federal Judge Wolverton yesterday ordered that the injunction be continued pend ing further the final bearing to de termine whether It shall be made per manent. In granting the preliminary injunc tion, however, he modified considerably the terms of the previous temporary restraining order. Peaceful Picketing rermltted. In - general terms, this order re trained the men from interfering un lawfully with the business or property of the company, or with nonunion men employed by the company. Judge Wolverton said he would per mit picketing on condition that it be carried on peacefully. He defined -peacefully" to bo without threats, vio lence, vile language or any form of intimidation against strikebreakers. If It should appear hereafter," he added, "that the probability or possi bility of further violence by the long shoremen has ceased. I win be very glad to revoke the Injunction." '. Big Number st Me Is Threat. When Arthur C. 6pencer. counsel for the steamship company, asked the court to limit the number of men permitted to picket, suggesting five pickets as enough. Judge Wolverton declined to do s. "I have no Intention of limiting tha number of pickets." said the Judge. But I wilt otter, merely as a sugges tion., that a very great number of men in the picket line may be a threat in itself." On the other hand, the court ruled, that the longshoremen must not fol low the wives of strikebreakers to their' homes. 'I have very definite ideas aDoui that." hesald in reply to a question by Colonel C E. S. Wood, representing the strikers, as to whether the union men could follow women to their homes merely to obtain Information as to where the strikebreakers lived, if they did the shadowing unknown to the per sons followed. Shadowing; ( Women Discussed. "Everybody knows." continued the court, "that it makes a woman very nervous if sho knows that sho Is being followed by a man." "I mean to eliminate all that entire ly." replied Colonel Wood, "and deslra to know whether the residence or strikebreakers may not be ascertained If the shadowing Is done without ths knowledge of the women." "I suppose the longshoremen could lawfully obtain this Information by en listing the assistance or a secret, serv jce said Judge Wolverton. He added that under no circumstances should they enter the homes of nonunion men to endeavor to persuade them mot to work for the company except with tha consent of ths men themselves. "Of course not" said Colonel Wood. That Is understood." ArneS Guards Deprecated. In his decision Judge Wolverton also deprecated the use by the employers of armed guards, and expressed the Be lief that they should find some other means of opposing tho strike than on leading to probable or possible alter cation and bloodshed." Theearlng yesterday added 15 mora affidavits to tha huge sum total of sworn statementa presented and read to ths court by attorneys on both sides. On rebuttal. Attorneys Arthur C. Spen cer and Harold M. Sawyer, for tho plaintiffs. Introduced IS affidavits, and tho defense put in two mors on snr rebuttal. The arguments took several hours. Mr. Spencer spoke for an hour at ths mrfrnlng session of court after both sides hsd closed their cases, arguing from 11 o'clock until noon. Colonel Wood spoke from 2 until 1:30 o'clock and Mr. Sawyer, repre senting ths joint executive committee of the Employers' Association and Chamber of Commerce closed for ths prosecution In an argument taking an hour. Judge Wolverton spoke from 4:25 to 4:45 o'clock in giving his decision. After reviewing briefly the legal phases of the suit and ths application to it of the new Clayton law. which he declared to apply Insofar as It at tempted to deal with strike relations, he went on to say: JNo one in this day doubts the right of employes to quit work in a body and to return only on their own conditions. Also nobody doubts the right of em ployes to conduct sT peaceful strike. "However, when peaceable means art tCoaclsded on Psgs a. Column JL f