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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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