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VOL. LIV. NO. 16,734. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. REPUBLICAN HOPE OF VICTORY STRONG WOMEN TOLD "BABY CROP" COMES FIRST Fight On for Control of Next House. EVENTS GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT ANTI-SUFFRAGIST WAGE EARN ER ISSUES STATEMENT. BRYAN COUNSELS GENEROUS POLICY Strong Gains Apparent Where Elections Have Been Held. LANDSLIDE IS EXPECTED Advantage In Campaign With Re publicans on Every Issue Tariff, Tolls, Colombia and Mexico All to Be Explained. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash lngton. July 12. Reports received by the Republican Congressional com palgn committee from all parts of the country have encouraged the officials of that committee In their belief that Democratic control of the House of Representatives will be terminated by the election next November. These advices, coupled with returns from special and state elections held in the past six months, have spurred the committee into early action and a vig orous and wide campaign Is now be ing planned with a view to capturing the next House. Clmncr at Only 75 Needed. While it Is true that the Democrats control the present House by a major ity of 145 over all and outnumber the opposition membership exactly two to one, a gain of 75 votes would enable the Republicans to control the next House, provided they had the co-operation on partisan legislation of all Pro gressives and Progressive Republicans, while a Republican gain of 94 votes would give the Republicans absolute control, notwithstanding third party representation. A gain of 94 votes would not be un precedented, for once before, after the Democratic party had had control of the Government for two years, the Re publicans overcame an even larger Democratic majority than Is found In the present House of Representatives, and made a gain of 120, thereby gain ing control. Precedent Fonnd In 1884. Just 20 years ago, in the 53d Con gress, the Democratc had 220 members, there were 126 Republicans and eight Independents. The 54th Congress, elected in November, 1894, was carried by the Republicans, as the result of a landslide, and turned up with 104 Dem ocrats, while the Republicans elected 246 members and there were seven In dependents. If the Republicans, at the coming November election, can bring about a landslide equal to that of 1894, they will control the next House by a working majority. The Republican victory of 1894 was Won on the tariff issue and followed the enactment of the Wilson-Gorman tariff act. The campaign of this year will be fought not only on the tariff issue, but on the canal tolls issue, the Colombian treaty issue and the Mexi can Issue, on all of which the Demo crats find themselves on the defensive Moreover, on, each of these Issues the Democracy is split. Advantage With Republicans. The advantage, on every issue enu merated, lies with the Republicans, ac cording to the Republican Congres sional committee. On each of these issues the Democracy must explain away its disregard of public sentiment. "Official figures of recent elections primaries and registrations in different parts of the country reveal sweeping Republican gains and corresponding Democratic and Progressive losses,' cays the Republican Congressional com mittee. In a statement recently Issued "A careful analysis of these figures shows unmistakably the trend of po litlcal sentiment from Maine to Cali fornia. The swing back to Repub lican victory is on." The special election in New Jersey Is pointed out aa the striking instance of Republican advance, for there, where the total vote cast fell away 40 per cent, the Republicans made a gain of 98 per cent over 1912. In the Penn sylvania Senatorial primary, where the total vote was 49 per cent less than the total vote in 1912, the Republicans made a gain of 21 per cent over the Presidential year. Gain In Minnesota 203 Per Cent. "One of the moat significant of the returns," says the committee, "is that of the Minnesota primary election for Governor, In which the Republican gain was 203 per cent, in spite of the fact that the total vote was 27 per cent less than the vote for President In 1912." A tabulation of the returns from spe cial elections and primaries shows Borne interesting facts: In the Third District cf Maine, where a Republican was elected to fill a Dem ocratic vacancy, the Democrats held their own and the Republicans made a gain of 110 per cent, while the Pro gressives lost 60 per cent. In the First West Virginia District where the total vote decreased 41 per cent, the Democrats ahowed a loss of 89 per cent the Republicans a loss of IS per cent and the Progressives polled only 28 per cent of the vote they had in 1912. The Second Iowa District, at a spe cial election, ahowed a decline of 88 per cent In the total vote cast The Democrats there lost 35 per cent the With Only 19.5 Per Cent of Women Unmarried, Important Task Is Declared Pre-eminent. WASHINGTON, July 12. (Special.) Declaring that "the American baby crop" is the most important product of this country and that the work incident thereto is a big job. Miss ?aarjorie Dor- man, secretary of the Y'age Earners' Anti-Suffrage League, issued here to day a statement that possession of the ballot will injure rather than bene fit working women. "Since, according to the last census, only 19.5 per cent of the women of this country are unmarried," declared Miss Dorman, 'it Is only natural to suppose that the great majority of women are concentrating and specializing on the baby crop. "This is the most direct Influence a woman can bring to bear upon the state." TROUT TROLLING NEW WAY Anglers Find Method to Catch Big ger Santiam Fish. LEBANON. July 12. (Special.) Anglers have found a new and easier method of getting the bigger trout in the Santiam River. Since the lumber companies have cleared the river of Jams and bars, canoes and rowboats can travel many miles, and. by running a little faster than the current a troll line can be kept out 200 feet Dr. J. G. Gile and A M Reeves, originators of the plan, in a 20-mile trip from Foster to Lebanon, landed 60 trout averaging better than a pound each. High Value Set on Col ombia's Regard. SECRETARY DEFENDS TREATY Colombia One to Be Satisfied, Statement Declares. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SMALLER SUM NOT ENOUGH Plea Made for Payment of Full $25,000,000 Unofficial Dubois Memorandum Declared to Justify Apology. SUFFRAGISTS GET HEARING Two Republicans and One Progres sive to Meet Women. WASHINGTON, July 12. Two Re publicans and one Progressive of the house rules committee have accepted invitations to meet about 200 members of the congressional union of woman suffrage in the capitol rotunda tomor row to discuss the reporting of the rule alloting time in the house for debate on the Bristow-Mondell Suffrage Amendment Democratic members of the committee, the suffrage leaders said tonight, had not responded to their Invitations. BALD HEADS TAKE HOPE Massachusetts Hospital Physicians Discover New Restorative. BOSTON, July 12. Restoring hair to bald heads by a newly-discovered method, it was learned today, is en gaging the attention of physicians at tached to the Massachusetts General Hospital, and scores of patients are flocking there for treatment Rubbing the head at regular inter vals with a Turkish towel is a feature of the treatment, according to physi cians. Massage, however, must be sup plemented by medical preparations. ROYAL COUPLE INSULTED Suffragette Throws Rubber Ball at Queen Mary, Who Laughs. EDINBURGH, July" 12. King George and Queen Mary, who made their last public appearance today In their Scottish tour, were subjected to a fresh insult by a suffragette. Just outside the cathedral at Dun dee Suffragette Olive Walker hurled a rubber ball, to which was attached a label Inscribed, "Stop forcible feed ing." The ball landed on the lap of the Queen, who laughingly brushed It" aside. WASHINGTON. July 12. Secretary Bryan Issued a statement tonight vig orously defending the proposed treaty to settle differences between the United States and Colombia over the separa tion, of Panama. The treaty has met vigorous opposition in the Senate, and ex-President Roosevelt has attacked it as a vehicle for the payment of "black mail." Mr. Bryan declared it was necessary to discuss only the fact that an es trangement existed and not the events which gave rise to the differences; and that regardless of whether Colombia has a Just grievance against her more powerful neighbor, no one would deny that the former country sustained great financial loss, considerably more than the $25,000,000 which the United States would pay under the treaty, through the separation of Panama. Dnbola Memorandum Quoted. As to the expression of regret on the part of the American Government, to which opponents of the pending con vention offer their bitterest objection, the Secretary said this was almost iden tical with a similar expression in the Dubois memorandum on the basis of which the Taft Administration unsuc cessfully sought to placate Colombia After reviewing the 13-year estrange merit between the two countries, thej statement continues: "Colombia has all along insisted on arbitration. If this Nation were will ing to arbitrate. It would not be neces sary to discuss terms of settlement, be cause in the case of arbitration the parties accept the finding of the arbi trators and settle their differences ac cording to the terms prescribed. Larger Nation Responsible. "It is not the policy of the nations, however, to settle by arbitration ques tions like those arising between the United States and Colombia, and, as rr- degrees; minimum, 59 degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; northwesterly winds. Foreign. Federals making; last stand at San Luis Potosl. Page 2. National. Bryan defends Colombian treaty. Page Justice Lurton dies suddenly. Page 2. Domestic. Republicans expect to win control of next House. Page 1. Captain Watts injured In balloon race. Page L. Maxlxe traced to Brazilian borders. Page 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 8, San Francisco 2; Sacramento 1-5, Los Angeles 5-3; Oakland 2-2, Venice 5-4. Page 8. Barnes sets new 25-mile track record in ex citing auto races at speedway. Page 8. Record list of entries to start Oregon tennis championships. Page 8. Northwestern League results: Portland-Van couver, no game; Seattle 2-3, Victoria 9-4; Tacoma 1, Spokane L Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Cricket beached at Coos Bay in fog but floated again. Page 1. Portland pastor speaks to 5000 at Gladstone Park. Page 3. Heat In Spokane intense. Page 3. Portland and Vicinity. New Zion Church, colored. Is East Side problem. Page 9. River trip for poor children is big feature today. Page 12. George W. Elder and Breakwater In race from Portland to Coos Bay. Page 9. Thousands flee to Oaks from heat. Page 12. Eugene J. Rich, dark horse, is elected boy Mayor of Portland. Page 7. Seven hundred Elks and friends picnic at Bull Run. Page 8. National Guardsmen go to Gearhart today. Page 13. Plea for home made by pastor and laity. Page 3. Seven hundred Elks and friends picnic at Bull Run. Page 3. Police decline to detain V, E. Innes; formal statement Issued. Page 2. Moving picture men object to proposed cen- sorsnip. rase 7. Multnomah Club members hold low Jinks. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 4 ALL BUI ONE OF 8 E GASBAGS An DOWN San Francisco, 1915 Not Heard From. CAPTAIN WATTS IS INJURED Victor in Portland Air Race Falls 1000 Feet. BASKET STRIKES IN TREE Captain Berry, Contestant in Festi val Meet, Seeks Honors Again at St. Louis Winner to Be International Entrant. (Concluded on Psge .) DISHWASHING PAYS TUITION Chehalis Lad Makes Own Way Through Pullman and AVins Title. CHEHALIS, Wash., July 12. (Spe cial.) Stillman Dempsey. whose home Is south of Chehalis, was one of the graduates at the State College at Pull man recently. He finished college with $51 cash balance to his credit after washing dishes in Stevens Hall to pay for his board and firing the furnace to meet other obligations. The past two sea sons Dempsey was the champion strong man at Pullman, in one test registering 10,250 pounds, or more than 1000 pounds higher than his nearest competitor. He is a son of W. J. Dempsey, a well known farmer. KING SEES AIDE STRICKEN Major Montes Dies at Alfonso's Lunch Table on Yacht. GIJON, Spain, July 12. Major Mon tes, a royal aide, died today, at King Alfonso's lunch table aboard the royal yacht Giralda. Major Montes was an old friend of the King, who was deeply affected by his death, and Immediately cancelled all his engagements for the regatta. ST. LOUIS, July 12. San Francisco 1915 was the only one of the eight bal loons that started in the National elim ination race yesterday the landing of which had not been reported up to a late hour tonight. Jasper C. Goin, of Dahlgren, 111., fol lowed the San Francisco 1915, , entered by the Panama-Pacific Exposition Com pany, in an automobile and after a race of 10 miles overtook it and talked with E. S. Cole, the pilot. Messsge la Dropped. Cole dropped the following message: "San Francisco passed south of Dahl gren, I1L, Sunday at 8 A. M. In a calm for Ave hours." The only accident reported to any of the contestants was the injury of John Watts, the pilot or the Kansas City II when his balloon fell 1000 feet at En field. 111., in making a landing. In a message Watts explained that his accident was due to the rapid de scent he was compelled to make when his balloon was caught in an electrical storm. Dag Lands In Trees. His injuries, caused by the capsizing of the basket, when the balloon landed among trees, consisted or a sprained ankle and a few bruises. Watts, in the Kansas City II, was the winner of the race held at Portland, Or. From early and unofficial reports the Goodyear, that landed at Constand, Ky has covered the longest distance, about 320 miles. America III, pilot, Dr. Jerome Kings bury, New York; aide, Clarence Wynee Philadelphia; landed near Princeton, Ind., at 11:10 A M.. Its distance was 138 miles. Miss Sophia, pilot. William Assmann. St. Louis, landed at Flat Rock. 111., about 132 miles distant. Kansas City, pilot, John Watts, Kan sas City, aide, W. F. Comstock, Kansas MAXIXE DEVISED BY WILD INDIANS SCIENTISTS TRACE POPULAR DANCE TO BRAZIL. Amazon Natives Call It "Peanut Vine" and Amazon Couples Use It When Courting PHILADELPHIA July 12. (Special. ) The wild Indian tribes of Brazil war originators of the Maxlxe, which la now danced from New York to San Francisco, according to reports received by the University of Pennsylvania to day from the Farabee-Amaxon expe dition, which recently completed an ex tensive tour of Southern Hritlsh Guiana, Brazil and hitherto unex plored w.liis of the Amazon region. Furthermore, the Maxlxe Is known to the Amazon Indians as the "Pea nut Vine," because of the similarity to the graceful windings of peanut vine tendrils. It originally was the 'courting dance" of Indian belles and their lovers. The proper Maxlxe cos tume consisted solely of a tiny gar ment fashioned like a modern apron. The Maxlxe first was taken from the Brazilian Indians by the Portuguese, Dr. Farabee reports, who introduced it into their own country, and then it was transferred to Paris. The dance was grossly vulgarised by the Portuguese and Parisians, the explorer continues, but since Its in troduction in Europe it has been re fined to the extent it is now known in the United States. CLUBMEN'S JINKS ONE GRAND LARK Old Custom Revived; 250 Participate. LIST OF EDIBLES IS WONOER Merry Scenes Enacted Cap'n Thorn's Ranch. at SPORTS UNIQUE AND VARIED rormer Multnomah Atlilrtlo Mars Play Basketball Willi Footballs, Duck One Another and See Wonders of Model Pnrm. Two hundred and fifty members of ths Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club revived a custom revered In many of the club's traditions yesterday when HINDU LAUNCHES STOPPED LT y"1" "' - Ski lW JlllnB 111 PWril (Concluded on Page &. TORNADO CLOSES HOT DAY Houses and Churches Wrecked by Storm in Shenandoah, Iowa. SHENANDOAH, Ia July 12 Follow ing the hottest day in years, a tornado struck Shenandoah at 6:15 o'clock to night. TreeS were uprooted, store fronts blown in, roofs torn off and a blacksmith shop upset. The cupola was torn off a church and the large stone cross of the Cath olic church crashed to the street It is said corn has been seriously damaged. NEW BERRY RECORD MADE From 5 Acres Between Apple Trees in Hood River $1500 Worth Sold. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 12. (Spe cial.) A M. Gooch, a West Side or chardlst, has obtained record returns from his strawberry crop this year and heads the list for production among those shipping through the Apple Growers' Association. From a five-acre tract, with berries planted between apple rows, Mr. Gooch shipped 1117 crates, receiving $1500. WOMAN FIRES CLOTHING Wife of Choir Singer Burns Herself to Death In Chicago. CHICAGO, July 12. Mrs. Ethel Shef field, wife of George Sheffield, a choir singer here, ended her life today by saturating her clothing with gasoline and setting herself on fire. Mrs. Sheffield was Miss McGrew, of T . .......... ......... .................. .............. ...... T ALL IN BUT HOOD RIVER. j ! i 7" 1 I liPjJ y . f aw comjA ' Qv !! V ( (a'V. ' CAN SWIM W J?7 dSK vXOa BETTER n i X ' O y 1 V 1 I ' r" i Attempt to Take Ashore Men on Ves sel at Vancouver Full-. VANCOUVER, B. C, July 12. A de termlned effort on the part of local Hindus to bring ashore a few, if not all, the Hindus on the Komagata Maru was made early this morning, but was frustrated by the vigilance of the lm migration officials. Half a dozen gasoline boats of high power pul out from one of the adja cent wharves and headed for the ves sel. The crew of a patrol launch saw the move and when within hailing dls tance the six launches were ordered to stand off. Some tried to steer to the other side of the vessel, but were driven away. CROWDS PASS OPEN SAFE Police Find Way Paved to Kasy Robbery, but $5 0 Cash Kscape. The honesty of Portland's citizens was proved yesterday when the safe at Backus A Morris hardware store, at 223 Morrison street, stood wide open in the unlocked and deserted building for several hours without its contents be ing disturbed. The safe contained $60. Special Officer Tost found the store door open about 7:30 P. M. The safe door was wide open. Patrolman O'Brien and he stood guard until W. F. Backus the senior member of the firm, arrived Mr. Backus announced nothing had been taken. REBELS OCCUPY ACAPULC0 West Coast Seaport in Hands of Flg- ueroa Brothers' Forces. NOG ALES, Sonora, Mexico, July 12. Acapulco, a seaport on the west coast of Mexico, has been vacated by the federals and occupied by Figueroa brothers, revolutionary leaders, accord ing to a telegram from General Al va ra do sent today. General Alvafado, who Is command er of the rebel forces besieging Guaymas. reported the situation at that seaport was unchanged, although there were 51 desertions from the federals to the rebels, at Crus de Pledra today. years. Sines the low Jinks originated at ths club many years ago, almost coinci dent with Its organisation In 18M. ths membership has Incrsased greatly. Most of thoso who went along yes terday were young men who had never been to one of the previous outings of ths club, but there was a fair sprln- kllng of the old timers. They Included four charter members, L J. Goldsmith. W. H. Wallace, George K Blckel and J. W. P. McKall. who have belonged to ths famous athletic institution for 13 years. Prrelrirnt Among THiwPrfMil, Then thsrs was Ralph W. Wilbur. president of the rlub, who wouldn't havs stayed home for a farm and chickens. Martin Pratt, a football star of the old days; Hal Raach. an other football man; "Bill" Slnnott. once a baseball crack; Herbert Greenland and Edgar Frank were other rsal old timers in point of membership. As Is customary at Jlnkae, both high and low, this one didn't start on lima That's one of the things, though, that makes a Jinks. The steamer lone, chartered for the occasion, was sup posed to leave ths foot of Wsnhlngton strest at t A. M. she got away at t:30, ths delay being caused by suc cessive relays of belated Jlnksers, who appeared In the offing up Washington street Relates Mrmi.rr. Gather. Evsry time Captain Hegstrom, of the Ions, would prepare to toot his whistle for the getaway, Dow Walksr, st look out, would sight another club member. Ths cap'n would havs to 'vast tooting till the msmbers got sboard. By that tlms another would bs on the w Finally ths cap'n got ths gangplank In and started her off for the ranch or Frank Thorn on the Columbia River, about 20 miles bslow Portland. Cap'n Thorn hs blushes st ths title. but as J. W. P. McFall says. If hs Isn't a cap'n he deserves to be one. so It goes had turnsd his 2(0 acres ovsr to ths clubmen for the day. In preparation for the event he sent one of his hired men down to tno meauow near ins landing place Saturday with a scythe and Instructions to chop snough hay out of the place so ths "boys" could play ball. lust la Attratlve. After awhile ths cap'n came down himself to see what had besn dons. The hired man bad nicked out a little place TWO DIE AT BULL FIGHTS ballroom floor "Here." said Cap'n Thorn, "that's not snough. Cut out Sword Tossed Into Stand Kills Spec tator Toreador Is Gored. MADRID, July 12. The bulls carried off the honors in the bull-fighting here today. In the event for amateurs the sword of one of the toreadors was caught by the bull and tossed Into the stand. It struck a spectator in the neck, killing him. Later a Mexican swordsman, Miguel Frey, after killing the first hujl, was mortally gored by the second. The fighting was then stopped for the day. CARGO DAMAGED $100,000 Stubborn Fire Breaks Out in Hold of Steamship Kentuckian. SAN FRANCISCO, July 12. Fire from spontaneous combustion in the bold of the American - Hawaiian steamship Kentuckian was extinguished today after a battle lasting three hours. Two firemen were overcome, and dam age was done to 800 tons of miscel laneous cargo estimated roughly at about $100,000. Tho Kentuckian, Captain Delano, ar rived yesterday from Balboa. Her ton nage is 4000. GAS STOVE "BLOWS UP" Police Fearing Safecrackers Are As sembled in Hurry in Vain. When a terrific explosion resounded throughout the district around Second and Couch streets shortly after mid night this morning, a small "army" of policemen hurried to the scene fear ing a blown safe. From unexplained causes the gas stove in Comford a restaurant, Second and Couch, had exploded. The damage was practically nothing and no one was hurt about six times that much. Those youn fellows need room all kinds of It- I want 'em to have ths time of their lives." And they did. Not oply In the mat ter of ballgrounds, but In svsrythlng else he could think of, Cap'n Thorn did his best to make ths club's first low Jinks In seven years a great big suc cessful event. And It was all of that. Kdlblre Varied and riratlfal. Dow Walker, superintendent of the club, in collaboration with Bert Allen, chslrman of ths entertainment com mutes, had loaded the Ions down with 2000 sandwiches, 12 big pots of baked beans, about 50 gallons of milk on Ids, three or four whole bunches of bananas, sliced onions, potato salad, some tuba full of coffee and about svsrythlng else you could think of In the way of picnic eatables. As soon as the Ions made port, this was taken ashore and set up on wooden tables, undsr a canvas cover, which niui eiao oeeu brought along on the boat In knock down form. After that hungry outfit had got through with lunch and with nib bling up the remnants on the way back to town, there waan'l enough left of anything to feed one famished tramp. Two hundred and fifty persons, 3000 ssndwlches Just figure it out for yourself how many sandwiches such wornout snd appetite less wrecks as Ralph W. Wilbur. Martin Pratt and Plowden Stott must havs taken unto themselves to get on the outslds of that! I1 rrr.toes Are I'nlsjur. But In the meantime, whlls the lunch waa going on ths tabls, a boalng match had been staged, two baseball games started and half a dosen footballs wsre whisxing spirals through ths air. Presi dent Wilbur unwittingly consented to umpire n of these gatnea In the fifth Inning, with ths score $ U 4$. he called a man tfut st first on a dose (Concluded on I'acs I.) i - (Concluded on Fifi San Francisco. mm