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VOL. XXXII XO. 33.
PORTLAND, OKEGOX, SUXDAY 3IORXIXG, AUGUST lO, 1913.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
OPTIMISTIC TONE
IS
Leaders in All Lines
Express Confidence.
AVERAGE CROP IS ASSURED
Railroads Expect Influx of
European Capital.
EAST FEELS IMPROVEMENT
Merchants and Manufacturers Kind
Cause for Satisfaction, Despite
Tariff Uneasiness, Because of
. Heavy . Orders on Hand.
Increasing" optimism Is the dominant
tone In every present clay utterance of
the men who conduct the business of
the Nation.
Farmers are optimistic, and they have
a right to be for this year's crop pro
duction, while not promising to be a
record breaker, will be well within the
average.
As agriculture Is the principal In
dustry of the nation all other lines of
activity are favorably affected. A
revival of trade both export and do
mestic coincident with the marketing
of the Fall crops Is predicted by men
who are well Informed.
Transportation Chiefs Pleased.
In the volume and Importance of its
business, tranportation, In the United
i States, ranks second to agriculture.
"Railroad presidents and steamship offi
cials are optimistic They anticipate a
season of Increased business and bigger
earnings. With an expansion of op
erating revenue to meet the constantly
increasing operating expenses the rail
roads believe that they can make a
showing sufficiently satisfactory to In
vestors to attract European funds for
extension and development work.
Railroad development in the United
States Virtually has been at a stand
still In the last year, due partially to
wholesale rate, reductions and' ft de
creasing business. This made European
capital cautious. War In the minor
Nations of Eastern Europe drew heavi
ly upon European coffers. This demand
was met by "cashing In" American
securities and Investing the money at
home.
Financial Situation Changes.
Now the situation Is changing. The
money market is becoming easier.
Bankers who have been calling in
their loans and Increasing their re
serves are preparing now to look about
for Investments.
Further financial relief Is promised
through the adoption of a currency
measure. Whether the currency bill
passes at the present session of Con
gress or not bankers take a hopeful
view of the future because" of the
evident Intention of the administration
to provide some manner of currency re
form. Bankers, therefore, Join with the
farmers and the railroad men In ex
pressing optimistic sentiments regard
ing business conditions.
Despite a prospective adverse tariff,
manufacturers, too, are optimistic, and
not without cause. The greatest manu
facturing Institution In the country
' the United States Steel corporation-
has enough orders on Its books now to
operate all Its mills continuously for
the next six months. Its net earnings
in the quarter ended June 30 were $40,
000,000. This reflects favorably upon all
other manufacturing lines.
Merchants Report Increase.
The big department stores In Port
land and elsewhere report increased
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SLANDER SUIT OFF
COURT SAYS SCRIPTURES JUS
TIFY SABBATH WORK.
Presbyterian Leader Keels Standing
Hurt by Co-Worker's Accusation
He "Worked on Day for Rest.
ALTON. 111., Aug. 9. Justice of the
Peace Barret dismissed today a slander
suit brought by Deacon John Denother,
of the Presbyterian Church, near Up
per Alton, against Deacon Koch on the
charge that Koch falsely had accused
him of working on the Sabbath day.
The Justice held that Deacon De
nother was not slandered because, even
if Koch charged that he worked on the
Sabbath, he was not injured, as the
Scriptures justified necessary labor on
that day.
Deacon' Koch had charged Denother
with plowing corn on the Sabbath and
the congregation formally rebuked
Denother for violating the command
ment. Denother said the accusation
brought him into such bail repute that
his neighbors would not speak to him.
He denied that he plowed on the Sab
bath, but said he led his horse to water
past the corn field, burled a dead horse
and nailed boards around a stove to
prevent his children from burning
themselves. These things he consid
ered necessary and therefore permitted
by the Scriptures.
DR. RALPH S. FISHER WEDS
Miss ' Hazel Therkelsen Becomes
Bride of Well-Known Young Man.
Dr. Ralph S. Fisher, a well-known
young physician of this city, and Miss
Hazel Therkelsen. daughter of the late
Lawrence W. Therkelsen. a pioneer
lumberman of Oregon, were married
yesterday. '
The ceremony was solemnized at
Cathedral house, the R,ev. Father Mc
Devltt officiating. Members of both
families were in attendance. The bride
was attended by her sister. Miss Cath
erine Therkelsen, Edward- R. Benson
was best man. i
Dr. and Mrs. FJsher left .in the after
noon to pass their honeymoon in the
Sound cities and on returning will take
apartments in the Belle Court. Dr.
Fisher Is assistant physician and sur
geon in the office of Dr. A. E. Rockey.
He comes of one of the prominent fami
lies of The Dalles. His bride Is socially
popular possessed of a charming man
ner and Is gifted In many ways.
WIFE WOULD ANNUL KNOT
Present Mate of H. H. Demlng, of
Portlandi Says Wedding Too Soon.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. (Special.) An
other Crown Point "hurry-up" mar
riage involving the remarriage of a
man divorced less than a year resulted
In an annulment suit today in the Su
perior Court. Bessie Dillon Deming,
tho plaintiff, says- that Henry Halbert
Deming, of Portland, On,' married her
In the Indiana city July 9,- 1910, al
though his former wife, Mrs. Florence
M. Deming, had not obtained a divorce
until February 24, 1910.
The violation of the Illinois law pro
hibiting the marrriage of divorced per
sons within a year after the decree is
granted is cited as a ground for the
action.
SIDEWALK USERS MAY PAY
Bigelow Also Proposes Graduated
License for Theaters.
All persons who use the streets or
sidewalks for private business enter
prises may be required to pay the city
a license fee, under an ordinance pro
posed by Commissioner Bigelow.
Another ordinance Commissioner
Bigelow is considering would require
payment of a license by theaters, ac
cording to size.
The Vaughn-street baseball park
comes under the scope of the first or
dlance, as do gasoline filling stations,
street scales, sidewalk elevators, hitch
ing posts, elevator poles and other de
vices that take up a portion of the pub
lic thoroughfare. 1
LIGHTER PHASES OF SOME RECENT EVENTS APPEAL TO CARTOONIST
WILSON DISCLOSES
POLICY TO SENATE
Lind Carries No Solu
'tion to Mexicans.
MISSION IS THAT OF ADVISER
Future Action Will Depend on
Report of Envoy.
WARLIKETALK IS QUIETED
Administration Positively Will Not
Recognize Huerta Regime Plan
to Be Revealed to Foreign Na
tions When Decided On.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Two hours
conference tonight between President
Wilson. Secretary Bryan and the Sen
ate foreign relations committee brought
about n change in the attitude of the
Administration toward Mexico.
The President took the Senators into
his confidence far enough to outline
the following:
That John Llnd, his special envoy to
Mexico City, does not bear any solu
tion of the present situation, but goes
to continue this Government's effort to
induce Provisional President Huerta to
redeem his promises fo'r free and con
stltutlonal elections.
Recognition Out of Question.
That under no circumstances does the
Administration propose to recognize the
Huerta government.
That Mr. Llnd has gone to Mexico
City to be the "eyes and ears" of the
Washington Administration on the
ground and to explain the attitude of
this Government when he had fully fa
miliarized himself with the situation.
That by withdrawing Ambassador
Wilson and sending Mr. Llnd, the Presi
dent planned to have a man on the
ground who was in sympathy with th
Administration here and was In no
sense a factor In the situation In Mex
ico City.
- . President Speaks Freely.
These policies and suggestions of the
President and Secretary Bryan came
out in general discussion. It was made
clear that the purpose of the confer
ence was to establish more frank and
Intimate relations between the Senate
and the Administration In the develop
ment of the Mexican policy; and in the
furtherance of this Idea the President
talked freely and answered many
pointed questions.
While the President disclosed no
definite plan for the pacification, of
Mexico, the implication remained that
on Lind's reports would depend to a
large extent the future policy of this
country.
Embargo on Arms Not Discussed.
There was practically no talk of lift
ing the embargo on the importation of
arms into Mexico, which some members
of the committee believe would put a
speedy end to the difficulties.
The meeting tonight was entirely
friendly. The President did most of
the talking and Secretary Bryan and
members of the committee added a
word here and there.
Of the 12 men present, only two Sen
ators, Smith of Arizona and Stone, are
believers in a policy of ultimate inter
vention. President Wilson was firmly of the
belief that intervention would not be
necessary and some members of the
committee who went to the White
House disturbed in mind came away
with the belief that perhaps much ol
the recent talk of war had been unwar
ranted. Senators who expected to be informed
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S8
degrees; minimum, 5tt degrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair: variable winds,
mostly northerly..
foreign.
General Kitchener tires of duties in England.
Section 1, page 12.
Kudyard Kipling reported to have suffered
breakdown. Section 1, page 12.
Labor party winning In New Zealand. Sec
tion 1, page 12.
National
Aluminum trust scored In tariff debate.
Section 1, page 2.
Senator proposes plan of National rural
banking. Section 1, page 5.
President Wilson discusses Mexican policy
with Senators. Section 1. page 1.
Domestic. - "
Slander suit between deacons of church dis
missed. Section 1, page 1.
Disgs case may go to Jury by Friday. Sec
tion 1. page 8.
Country enveloped by smothering heat. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
School hygiene congress to be addressed by
many noted men. Section 1, page 5.
Philadelphia finds new eugenic marriage li
cense law puts premium on perjury. Sec
lion 1, page 7.
Kansas' taxable- property Increases enor
mously despite crop setbacks. Section 1.
page 5.
Many conventions of wide interest to be
held In San Francisco during exposition.
Section 1, page 7.
New .York Democratic leaders prepare to
et Sulzers Impeachment day. Section 1.
page 4.
8 ports.
Coast League results: Portland 0, Venice 1;
San Francisco 5, Sacramento 1; Oakland
S. Los Angeles 2. Section 2, page 1.
Northwestern League results: Portland 0,
Spokane 8: Tacoma 4. Vancouver 7; Seat
tle 6. Victoria 12.- Section 2, page 1.
Portland Colts may pass Seattle In percen
tage column. Section 2, page 4.
Oregon tennis champion adds new scalp to
bection 1. page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Prince and rich Mexican bride found at
Vancouver. . Section l, page 1.
Lumbermen of three states meet at Hot
l.ake. Section 1, page 6.
Portland brewer charged with shipping un
marked goods to dry territory. Section
1. page lO.
Davis case goes to Dalles Jury. Section 1,
page a.
Town of Willamette In predicament as re
sult of court decision. Section 1, page 8.
South Pacific buys franchise from Marsh
field Terminal Company. Section, 1, page
Private Coffman faces' new trial on ad
ditional charges. Section 1, page 8.
Land formation changes rapidly in Skamania
County, mountain leveling itself. Section
1. page 1.
Available men for Senate scarce in Wash
ington. Section 1, page S.
Commercial ana Marine.
Export flour prices will be maintained by
Northwestern millers. Section 2, page 15.
Corn speculators unload for profits on Im
mense scale. Section 2. page 15.
Favorable railroad earnings reports show
Increase In traffic Section 2, page 15.
Portland end of Oregon City locks deal
closed. Section 2, page 15.
Portlano sad' Vicinity.
Lafferty finds politics expensive and may
not be seen In race again. . Section 1.
Page 11.
Second fresh air party returns today and
two more will . start soon. Section 1,
page 14. .
Notaries may lose seals for helping In land
frauds. Section 2. page 5.
Step made toward prosecution of owners- of
property used for -immoral purposes. Sec
tion 1. page 11.
District Judges will ask changes In debtors'
laws. Section 2, page 5.
Fusion of Republicans and progressives pre
dicted by Senator Moser. Section 1.
page I.
Improvement in business noted and opti
mism is dominant. Section 1, page 1.
Children of 13 nations to Join in folk
dances tomorrow at Peninsula Park.
Section 1, page 15.
Oregon's wool clip smallest In years. Sec
tion 1, page 15.
Diss and party resent recognition by curi
ous crowds. Section 1, page 10.
Billy Sunday will speak at White Temple
today. Section 1, page 16.
One thousand commercial travelers prepare
for picnic - Section 1, page 16. "
Two thousand five hundred tickets sold for
firemen's concert. Section 2, page 16.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
2. page 6.
MEN BURN FOSS' LETTER
Return of Ashes hy Special Messen
ger to Be Strikers' Reply.
BOSTON, Aug. 9. Six hundred strik
ing workmen of the two Hyde Park
manufacturing plants controlled by
Governor Foss burned his letter con
taining suggestions for a settlement,
and voted at a mass meeting today to
send the ashes by special messenger
as their reply.
Governor Foss In his letter said he
would treat with his men as indi
viduals after they had returned bo
work, and suggested August 11 as the
date for return.
For ten weeks the men have been out
to enforce a demand for a 10 per cent
Increase in pay.
SMOTHEff 0 HEAT
ENVELOPS COUNTRY
Southwest Sizzles in
Veritable Furnace.
HEAVY RAIN DUE IN 40 HOURS
Plague Threatens Where San
itation Is Impossible.
LIVESTOCK' IS DYING OFF
Country Roads Hub Deep in Fine
Dust, Vegetation Is Covered aud
Ixss Will Be Heavy Unless
Relief Is Given Soon.
PACIFIC COAST OOOZ ' WHILE
MIDDLE WEST SWELTERS.
While the Middle West the Mis
souri Valley and the plains states
sweltered yesterdar. the Pacific
Coast cities were relatively cool.
Portland recorded a maxim urn of
88 degrees, but there was low humid
ity and the breeze from the river re
duced the effect of the heat to a
minimum. According; to official re
ports, Kansas City experienced 100
and Chicago OS. Other towns in
-Kansas, Nebraska. Missouri. Okla
homa and the valley states general
ly, suffered much higher tempera
tures. Other cities In the Pacific Coast
states were cool by comparison. San
Francisco recorded only 70. Los
Angeles was 74. The Yellowstone
Parle was the coolest iplace on the
weather map. There it was only 64.
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CHICAGO, Aug.' 9. (Special.) Heat
Of the smothering sort enveloped Chi
cago today, but was tempered to a
noticeable degree by . a strong west
wind, which, while hot, sufficed to re
duce the relative humidity. Two
deaths and 11 prostrations were re
ported. The official temperature in the top
of the Government building tower was
97. Down in the streets and in the
hot, dusty suburbs, thermometers
showed 102 and 105..
The fact that it was a half holiday
served t keep down the list of deaths
and prostrations. Practically all the
population working outdoors quit at
noon and sought shelter. The bathing
beaches were crowded to the limit
from 7 o'clock In the morning all the
day and evening and the parks also
housed thousands of sweltering hu
manity. 4
Relief Will Be Delayed.
Forecasters say there will be no re
lief for the heat-stricken country
short of 48 hours. All of the South
west is a veritable furnace, temper
atures in several instances rising to
110 in the shade. Government forecast
ers tonight predicted that heavy rains
would prevail over the corn belt in
about 40 hours, breaking the wave of
torrldity 'which has held Kansas, Okla
homa, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska in
relentless grip for practically two
months.
Dispatches from points in Kansas,
Iowa and Nebraska tonight say the
situation in those and adjoining states
Is desperate. Lack of rain- has caused
streams and wells to run dry and the
water supply contained in cisterns has
been exhausted. N
Typhoid Is Threatened.
Because of the lack of- water for
drinking purposes and for sanitation,
typhoid and kindred epidemics are
threatened. Water is being hauled
many miles and is so scarce that live
stock Is not getting enough and cattle
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LAND FORMATION IN
SKAMANIA CHANGES
MOUNTAIN' LEVEIjS ITSELF IN
HUBKY AS ONE ANTIC,
Bed of Stream Is Hoisted 20 Feet In
Air and Building Voluntarily
Moves, Among Other "Stunts."
OLTMP1A, Wash.. Aug. 9. (Special.)
State Fqrester K. W. Ferris, who has
just returned from Skamania County,
after inspecting a ptece of state land
that has within the last, few months
evidenced an ambition to stand up
right and cavort about the neighbor
hood reports ' peculiar geologic
changes In the country around Steven
son. "In this piece of state land alternate
risings and depressions have made the
trees all criss cross until they look
like they were trying to do a split,"
stated the forester. "But in the country
in the vicinity there are even more
peculiar conditions. ' '
"In one case a water course has been
raised suddenly so that one end of the
stream bed was left 20 feet in the air.
In another a piece of a mountain trees
and all, apparently 'has dropped flat
into the ground, leaving a bare cliff
where there was a gradual slope.
There are deep cracks appearing in the
bed rock and in some cases of these
depressions, boulders and trees are
split right through the middle, the two
parts being feet apart.
"A Mr. Bowles connected his nouse
with a water tank and in two years
the house and tank 'hunched' together
so that it was necessary, three times,
to remove a length of pipe. J. W. Shaw,
of Vancouver, told me he owned a lake
in the neighborhood and that on
driving out to It one day he scarcely
recognized It. because a big Island had
appeared In the center. Meantime, an
altogether new lake had appeared a
few miles away, where there never had
been water before."
The changes noticed have all oc
curred within the last two years.
STEAM SCHOONER ASHORE
Point Arena Wrecked in Clear
Weather Off Pigeon Point.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. (Special.)
The steam schooner Point Arena,
bound north from San Pedro, ran ashore
off Pigeon Point, near Half Moon Bay,
at 6:30 A. M. today and is a total loss.
The crew reached shore safely in a
lifeboat. Details of the wreck are
lacking. The ship's owners have dis
patched tugs to the .scene. As far as
known there was no heavy fog and It
Is not known how the vessel in clear
weather could have grounded.
News of the. disaster first reached the
marine department of the Chamber of
Commerce and was dispatched to
George Beadle, owner of the .schooner.
Meager dispatches simply say the ves
sel was ashore with no lives lost.
FLAG FLIES OVER CITY HALL
Major to Keep Stars and Stripes
Floating on New Pole.
The American flag was hoisted on
a new flagpole over the City Hall yes
terday, and It is the intention of Mayor
Albee to keep It flying. The flag was
run up by Head Janitor Simmons, a
veteran of the Civil War and a member
of the Grand Army of the Republic
"It looks better up there than It does
in the drawer downstairs," said Mr.
Simmons, bringing his hand to salute
as the banner stiffened out In the brisk
breeze.
"Every day will be flag day, so far
as the city Is concerned," said Mayor
Albee. ' .
Navy to Begin Cruise in October.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. The Navy's
present plans are for the Atlantic fleet
to leave Hampton Roads for "its Eu
ropean cruise early in October, imme
diately after Fall target practice. The
ships will sail for the Mediterranean.
Secretary Daniels will discuss the vov-
age next week with Rear Admiral
Sagger, commander-in-chief.
HIS IMPRESSIONS DOWN.
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Canada
Princess Reveals Iden
tity at Vancouver.
WORLD TO N BE CIRCLED NOW
Couple Travel Incognito to
Avoid Publicity.
BLACKMAIL PLOT DECRIED
Daughter of Mexican Millionaire As
serts Royal Husband Has Com
mitted No Crime and Mar
riage Not "Runaway."
VANCOUVER. B. C Aug. 9. (Spe-cial.)-4pTlnce
Stanislaus Sulkowskl and
hjs bride of 11 days, formerly Miss
Marie Louise Freese, daughter of a
Mexican millionaire now resident in
Los Angeles, are enjoying their wed
ding trip iu this. city.
The whereabouts of the young couple
has been a profound secret until today.
The Prince and his charming wife
reached here on August -1, four days
after their marriage, and registered at
the Hotel Vancouver as "Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Norsang. Seattle."
The Princess today, in the presence
of her mother, Mrs. Freese, who, with a
younger daughter, reached here yes
terday, at first denied her Identity.
Confronted with her picture, she then
laughingly admitted that the Prince
and herself had been living incognito
since their arrival here a little over a
week ago.
Publicity Is Decried.
"But we don't want any publicity or
notoriety like that we have been re
ceiving In the American newspapers,"
protested the Princess as she stamped
a pretty foot with no little vigor. She
looked radiantly happy in an exquisite
morning gown of very gauzy texture.
The mother, a matronly looking dark
complexioned . woman with the stately
manners of a grand dame of old-Spain,
nodded approvingly at the dictum of
the young woman.
The mother equally desirous of avoid
ing publicity, registei'ed yesterday as
Mrs. A. Gaxiola, Mexico. i-Ier husband
is a large landowner at Guaymas. The
family has been residing in Los An
geles ever since the' outbreak of the
revolutionary struggle.
The Princess, her identity admitted,
then confessed that the Prince and her
self had engaged passage on the
steamer Empress of Russia, sailing
from here on -Wednesday, August 13, A
protracted wedding journey will be
made in a world-girdling lour. It is
their Intention to make extended stops
in various countries before settling
down oq the Prince's Austrian estates.
The young couple will occupy the mobt
expensive suite on the Empress liner,
the joint fare being $1000.
Wife Elxpsnlns Actions.
"We were quite justified in traveling
incognito. In view of the undue Im
portance given to our marriage by sen
sational newspapers," resumed the
Princess. "I am sorry that our identity
has been discovered, because we have
no desire for notoriety and. have been
living here quietly ever since our ar
rival. "All this talk of a runaway mar.
riage is nonsense," she continued after
a moment's pause. "As a matter of
fact, I met the Prince iu Vienna, while
traveling with my mother in Europe
two years ago. . He is a member of a.
well-known regiment and Is now on
furlough. Our attachment dates vir
tually from our first meeting. We did
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