VOL. LII-M. 16,219. I BATTLE IS AT Constantinople Hears Guns Booming. WARSHIPS SHELL BULGARS Capital Sees Troops Rushing to Front Near Gates. FATE OF TURKEY AT STAKE Xazim Pasha Reports Opening of Conflict on Right and Center andTRepuIse of Infantry Ar- t tillery Duel Magnificent. LONDON, Nov. 18. (Monday.) A Dally Mall dlspatc" from Constantin ople, revived at 9 A. 51, Myi Inofflclnl rrports say the Turks have ir"lned rrat success. The bat tle opened at 5 o'clock lo the mornJns. The Turks succeeded after some hours r ri,i.r In defeating the right Bul garian wins aud lu repulslas; the leff win-. They captured IS suns ana sww prisoner. The Turklh warships con tributed largely tothls success." CONSTANTINOPLE Nov. 17, 10:43 P. jl. The great battle between the Bul garians and Turks is on all along the line of the Tchatalja fortifications. Na zim Pasha, the Turkish Commander-in-Chief, sends the following dispatch tonight: "The battle which la commenced this morning with an attack of Bulgarian Infantry lasted until one hour after sunset. The enemy, who advanced chiefly facing our right wing and our center, was repulsed by our in'fantry and artillery fire. Three Bulgarian batteries were destroyed." All through the day the sound -of heavy guns booming distantly was heard in Constantinople. It ceased only with darkness. Flrlaa; Presages Infantry Move. The-firing along the entire line was evidently' preparatory to an infantry attack. The Turkish batteries replied vig orously. The Turkish ships in the Sea of Marmora shelled the Bulgarian po sitions. Undoubtedly the fleet In the Rlaj.lt. Sen. also took part in the en- rjnement. thougrh details are lacking. In the afternoon the wind shifted and It seemed for a time as though tho ho tt t hart ended, but again the boom- i i wA anl th movement of 1 lUg W . - i troops could be observed not far from' the very gates to the capital. A de tachment of several thousand from the. Tchatalja lines was replaced by fresh troops who had been held in reserve serjr near the city. Fate of Capital at Stake Th. refugees behind the lines began breaking camp early in the day; and moved back toward Constantinople. The Greek villagers, who heretofore had remained admirably indifferent to events, prepared to desert their '.homes. While calm prevailed, there .was a deadly tension In the knowledge that the fate of the capital, of the Turkish army, and of those who waited anx iously in Constantinople was at stake. Several members of the legations and other foreign residents witnessed the artillery duel, which they describe as magnificent. Shelling from height to height across Biyuk-Chekmedye Lake and oyer the plains towards the north, the flushes of guns on both sides were visible,' to ob servers over miles of low country. Within the city every military pre caution was taken. Pickets were post ed at various points and patrols guard ed the streets. The Ambassadors held a meeting at the Foreign Ministry with the commanders of the cktoman gendarmerie and advised for th safety of foreigners. j Young Turks Arrested. Several leading young Turk have been arrested in Constantinople today. Including Suleiman Nazif, ex-Vall of Bagdad, and Muhll Endl, editor? of the newspaper Tanln, for complicity In an alleged plot to restore the former Sul tan, Abdul Hamld II. j It was decided that detachments for the protection of foreign institutions will be landed at dawn tomorroiv. They will remain concealed In the btjlldings and will co-operate with the. local Turkish forces only should assistance be required. ' ' Tho Austrian Ambassador. MArauls de Pallavlclnl. notified the Porhe of this determination, but emphasizes the friendly character of the measuresVyn dertaken. explaining that they wereir the Interests of the safety of foreign - subjects and Institutions. 1 The sanity board at a meeting todajr urged that ateps be taken to prevenft th. armies now facing each .other alt tv. maia frnm nterinv- the capltall owing; to the cholera epidemic. The! resolutions to that effect were proposed' by the British delegate. KING NICHOLAS UNDER FIRE Montenegrins Bombard Scutari and Turks Lose Strong Positions. RIEKA. Montenegro. Nov. 17. King Mchalos. accompanied by his son-in-law, the Russian Grand Duke Peter Nikolaievich, and the Grand Duchess, embarked Friday on a lake steamer to view the operations in front of Scutari. The steamer immediately became a GBEA TCHATAUA DREW SAYS BRIDGE THREATENS RACE GAME DKCLARED INCOMPATI BLE AVITH MATERNITY. " Actor Notes -Also Tliat in England Craze Actually Is Hurting Business of Theaters. PITTSBURG. Pa., Nov. 17. (Special.) "Women must give up either bridge or babies; the two are incompatible," declared John Drew, who is appearing here this week. "A woman cannot devote herself to bridge playing and at the same time perform her maternal -duties," said Drew.v "Bridge certainly Is the cause of race suicide. It -has become so serious that it can't be ignored any longer. In England the bridge craze has become so violent, they tell me, it is actually hurting business or the aters. There are many people who would rather play bridge than eat. "So it takes no great stretch of im agination to think of women prefer ring bridge to babies. For you know babies' take time and attention and woman cannot devote her time to bridge playing and still perform her duties as a mother." COUPLE WEDS IN SECRET Miss Florence Hickman of Seattle Is Bride at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17. (Special.) Miss Florence Ambrose Hickman, of Seattle, was married Friday afternoon tn T?nhrt r. Barr. of this city rpremonv was kept secret until today and the news surprised their friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Ira It Shattuck, of Minneapolis, attended them on their motor trip to Riverside, where thecere mony was performed. The couple Tiad planned to be married November -26. The bride Is a graduate of the Holy Name Academy of Seattle and is well known- in that city. The bridegroom, who came here from New' York two years ago, is in business here. Mr. and Mrs. Barr will leave for 'a trip through Northern California and Ari zona, returning about December 1, when they will be at their home. 1268 Leighton avenue. - . vz nwr - ' I I U Hi I . ru i -'f ' l s ll. i '7. iiiK&f ft I' "V.V-., in ..?vrKM- t i rr " J- t.tv.'Wjh M ABOVji-BlLRABUVVLIGHT ARTILIERV 0 JUKI M u . "'" " ",ovri PLOTTED BY PARTY IN COSSTA TROOPS. CENTER EX-SrLTAN ABDU "k!RB BARRACK. BBLOW-Bl LGABIAS TROOPS AT SS'tHoS? ATEHRED PEACE TERMS POKTTjAND. OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1912. CANAL WILL E TEST NEXT One Flight of Locks Finished First. SMALL VESSEL TO MAKE TRIP Report Shows Enormous Diffi . culties Overcome. NEW DEVICES INSTALLED Lock Gates Are 'Without Precedent, as to Material and Construc tion Work on Harbors Is y Also Progressing. WASHINGTON, Nor. 17. Sometime next Summer or Fall, no ecact date being specified, a vessel will pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific across what is now the Isthmus of Panama, which I n n ., n 9Trm tfA I consequently ihu.l u majijcai --- world's geography, and by the same human agency the v estern nemispnere will be divided Into two continents. The vessel will not be the Oregon, or any "other -famous ship, but will be one of the many small water craft In daily use by the canal builders, and probably, the only passengers will be Colonel George W. Goethals, and the staff of American engineers who for the past eight years have been carry ing on the greatest engineering work the world hag ever seen. ' It will be later than that, anywhere from six months to a year perhaps, before the formal opening of the waterway will take 'place; and a naval -fleet .headed (Concluded on Page 3.) V SUMMER BALKAN - WAR - PHOTOGRAPHS AND - -. m. ii BLUE BOOK COST THOUGHT TOO BIG CALIFORNIA BOARD OP.. CON TROL PLANS ECONOMY. Too Much Money Spent In Publicity Is Contention Bulletins May '"'' ' Be Curtailed. ' SACRAMENTO, Nov. 17. (Special.) The State Board of Control and Con troller Nye are of the opinion that too much money is being spent by state departments for. the publication ' of monthlv bulletins and special notices. They say that department publications which were begun in a smau way w advertise the work of each office have assumed such proportions that the ex pense to the state has reached a large figure. ' : While the officials believe the bul letins have done much good, they say that a gread deal of the printed matter now issued is valueless and the edict has gone forth to "hold down copy." The. state blue book is cited as one instance of the unnecessary elabora tion of an excellent Idea, the expense for its publication now being 110,000 more than several years ago, when the purpose was served as welLs With this In view, the Board of Con trol Is preparing In its recommenda tions to the Legislature for aproprla tlons to cut materially the figures sub mitted by various officials for printing. EDISON EXTENDS PLANS Inventor Reported to Contemplate Direction of Corporations. wust orange. N J.. Nov. 17. (Special.) As his sixty-sixth birthday approaches, Thomas A. Edison is cred ited with planning to become president of the Thomas A. Edison Company, In corporated, and other companies to be embraced under that title. The resignation of Frank L. Dyer, now at the'head of the allied corpora tions based on Edison's inventions, has been received. He intends to become president of the Motion Patent Picture Company, of New York. . ' . Mr. Edison himself declined to. dls- puhs the situation Dyer became presi- dent . in 1908, - succeeding , William Gilmore. ' T7" I PROMINENT FIGURES IN . SITUATION. -nnlsMlnJUJUIIIII.B l iil' Mil v '. . l I J r. . JEALOUS HUSBAND KILLS AND WOUNDS Wife's Friends .Felled by Pistol Shots. WIRELESS CALLS TO TRAGEDY. North Yakima Man Goes Home and Awaits Victims. WOMAN QUICK TO FORGIVE When Officers Reach Homo of George F. Defoe to Place Him Under Arrest, Wife Hides Hus band Underneath the Bed. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Nov. 17. (Special.) Georga F. Defoe at 5 o'clock this morning shot and killed John H. Hagerman, wounded George Ogburn, and shot at his wife and another wo- ma n- k ' When officers called at the Defoe home later In the day, Mrs. Defoe made every effort to protect him from arrest. When taken to jail, Defoe ad mitted the shooting, but said he did not mean to kill. - Defoe, who left North Yakima about three weeks ago and has' been em ployed on a boat between Victoria and Seattle; was summoned by a wireless message sent to him on- the boat -by his brother, who lives In North Yakima. Hagerman and Ogburn, both young farmers, took the. two young . women ioc nirht to a dance at Wheelers . .... - - i. .. - ir.nn a ViAiit elo-ht 't ' Ykkiml" " They" 4.tc ' (Concluded on Page &.) OPERATIONS MONTENEGRIN WT1SOPLE, AND KING MCHLOAS.OF REST AND GABRIEL Er rria DI " . . .. NEVADA LAWYERS HIT AT DIVORCES BAR ASSOCIATION JOINS IX CRU SADE TO AMEND LAW. Many Attorneys Oppose Move to Require Year's Residence, but Majority Favor Change. RENO, Nev., Nov. 17. (Special.) In the closing hours of the annual meet ing of the Nevada Bar Association, Samuel W. Belford, one of the most prominent attorneys in Nevada and the man who was mainly responsible for the settlement of the strike at the Ely Consolidated mines last month, when S500 men returned to work, sprang a sensation by Introducing a resolution for the committee on substantive law to prepare and recommend to the next State Legislature, which meets in January at Carson City.- proposed amendments to the present divorce law. This Is the opening gun in the cam paign to change the residence require ments in Nevada from six months to a year before a divorce may be applied for. Divorce lawyers Immediately raised objections to Belford's resolution, but the Bar Association nevertheless agreed to submit the Issue to a vote of the full association. STEAMER MAZAMA AGROUND Wood River Breaks Bounds lower ing Channel to Few Inches. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Nov. 16. (Special.) The Bteamer Mazama is stranded in Wood River, that river hav ing suddenly left its channel while the boat was making a trip to an up-river landing. Abner Weed owns a large tract of land In that section, and by the use of huge dredges constructed a large drain age channel through his land for tho purpose of reclaiming it. This channel approaches the bank of the river at one point quite closely, and here there Is an old slough, through which the water of the river suddenly broke, and is now flowing Into the canal in a stream eight feet deep and 30 feet wide. Much of the surrounding country is over flowed, and the steamer will rest in the nearly dry river bed until the gap can be closed. This will be done with bags of sand, backed by . substantial embankment, and will be quite an ex pensive piece of work. , DYNAMITE FOUND ON TRACK Stick of 20 Per Cent Explosive Dls covered Near Train Time.' EUGENE, Or, Nov. 17. Special.) A stick of 20 per cent strength' dyna mite was picked up'on the , Southern Pacific track not 500 feet from the Eu gene station today, a short time be fore' the southbound passenger train was due. The explosive was found lying within an Inch or two of the rail, by James Henehan, foreman for the Oregon Electric Company. The case was turned over to Detective L. Bonney. According to Henehan, the stick wag from a fresh box or else had been thawed out ready for use. It had been placed on or near the outer rail of the curve presumably with the inten tion of derailing .the train. LINN TRIAL DOCKET LARGE 17 Divorce Cases on List for Hear ing at Albany This Term. ALdBAi X , V ' 1 - . Aivv. 1 v . ...... rlocket of 107 cases will face Judge Galloway when he convenes the Octo ber term of ' Department No. 2, State Circuit Court, for Linn County, tomor . . li.. ,WA .1 .... ,i TOW. inis IS an uuuauauy wihc "'".ii and contains many cases of interest. Twenty-seven of the cases are suits for divorce. It is not probable all of them will be tried at this term, how ever. Only five of them are being con tested. Included on this docket are seven criminal cases which have been trans i.a trtr trfnl from Dflnflrtment No. 1 and In all of which Albert x eacock, proprietor oi a local uvery oarn, is at tendant. All of these seven cases are i .pro nr Iahr rl ! r rr r 1 v with al leged violations of the local-option liquor law. TILLAM00KIS ISOLATED Slide . on Railway and Rough Seas Cut Off Traffic. . TILLAMOOK. Or., Nov. 17. (Special.) Owing to a. slide on the Pacific Rail way. & Navigation Company's line, Tillamook County has b&en without train nnr! mail service since Thursday. Train service is annulled for tomorrow. There is considerable mail held up 'in the. county and the citizens are anx ious to receive the mail which is held up on the other side of the slide. The slide south of Hobsonvillo has been fixed and the trains . which were stalled at Garibaldi came here tonigrht. When the Sue H. Elmore left this morning she had a large passenger list, but she is bar-bound in the bay. EJECTMENTS SERIOUS Man Thrown Through Window at Dance Nearly Bleeds to Death. COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Nov. 1". (Special.) Edward Derringer nearly bled to death last night from cuts re ceived when thrown through the win dow of the Armory by James Potts, following a dispute regarding ticket money. The affair broke up the dance. ' Derringer received severe cuts on both sides of his head and on his right wrist. He fainted from loss of blood, and is in a weakened condition today, although out of danger. Derringer's parents are well-to-do residents of Southern Oregon. No arrests have been made yet. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS. DO DRIVEN HOCKS CREW SAVED Sloop Drops Propeller at Yaquina's Mouth. LIFESAYERS' WORK IS DARING Schooner Mirene Gets Line to Craft, but Seas Part It. BOAT'S DAMAGE IS GREAT It May Bo Possible to Save Part of Cargo of Merchandise and Ma. chinery When Water Be comes More Calm. NEWPORT, Or., Nov. 17- (Special.) The gas sloop Condor was wrecked here early today when. In attempting to enter the "harbor, she lost her pro peller and was driven against the rocks at the end of the north jetty. Her crew of three, W. H. Dority, master; aeorga Waddell, engineer, and George Mus toe, mate, were daringly rescued by the Government llfesavers, who battled their- way through heavy seas to the sloop's side. Tonight the Condor lies near the north jetty Inside the bay and closa to shore at low tide. With her hull pounded almost to pieces from her en counter with the rocks of the Jetty it is believed she will be a loss with the exception of her machinery and a part of her cargo, which It may be possible to remove after the seas sub- . side. Mlrrne Tries to Aid. The rescue of the Condor's crew was thrilling. Besides the lifesavers, the schooner Mirene came to the aid of the helpless craft. Three times after the llfesavers had got a line ahoard the Condor so that the Mirene might tow her to safety, the cable was parted by the furious comb prs which swept over the disabled sloop and the attempt had to be abandoned. The Condor sailed from this port yes terday afternoon in company with the schooner Mirene for Waldport, Or., on Alsea Bay. Both vessels carried car goes of merchandise. On reaching the entrance to Alsea Bay a heavy sea was found breaking across the bar, which had shoaled, so that it was Impossible to enter. The Condor and Mirene waited outside until high tide, but as weather conditions were unchanged the craft returned to Yaqulna. arriving off the harbor at 7'o'clock this morning. Although the bar was rough, Cap tain Mays, of the Mlretl'e, spoke the Condor, .saying that he was going to attempt the entrance, and Captain Dority replied that he would follow the Mirene. Anchor Fulls to Hold. The Mirene ran the white-capped gauntlet at the harbor entrance safely, and in her wake came the Condor. She crossed the bar without mishap, but when within 200 yards of the north Jotty her propeller dropped off. Frantic efforts were made by Cap tain Dority and his two men to hol?t a sail, and when this was found Im possible, to drop the anchor, but the waves drove the helpless sloop broad side onto the north Jetty. The force of the collision snapped the mast which went by the board. The Condor's plight was seen by the members of the lifesavlng crew before she struck, and they rushed to tho scene. The Mirene put about, and, with the assistance of the llfesavers. a line was attached to the stranded craft, after the crew had been taken off by the llfesavers. The force ot the waves was so great, however, that after three unsuccessful attempts to pull the fast settling boat to a place where she could be beached, efforts were abandoned. The ebbing tide also interfered with the attempts to tow the Condor farther inside the bay. Al though she was anchored until high water tonight she dragged and is now higher on the beach. Considerable cargo and wreckage has been washed ashore from the wrecked sloop, and this is being stored at the lifesavlng station. The cargo Is par tially Insured. The -Condor Is owned by persons liv ing at Waldport, Or. She Is of about 60 tons burden. COXDOR'S HISTORY IS NOTABLE Sloop Originally Built at Astoria for Trip to Alaska. The gasoline sloop Condor, which was wrecked on the Yaqulna Bay bar yesterday, 'is credited by the official records as having been built at Astoria in 1906, but she was really built ten years earlier, and rested on the shores of Young's Bay as one of the disap pointed hopes of the Yukon gold ex citement. - ' During the early period of the Alas ka rush several Finn fishermen decid ed to build a sloop and sail to the North in search of gold, the keel of the Condor being laid. As their time and money was available, the work was continued. Three years later there was but one of the partners in the venture left, and he worked on the boat, when not engaged In fishing, and by the time she was ready to be launched the Alas ka gold fever had passed, and the Con dor remained on the ways until 1906, (Concluded on Pe 2.) (Concluded oi Hj" i 107.5V j