THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2Q. t9l.
WILSON
APPROVES
PURCHASE OF SHIPS
Administration Proposes to
Build Up Merchant Marine
With Public Funds.
BOND SALE PROVIDED FOR
Vessels Would Be Used Chiefly In
Foreign Trade With Especial
Emphasis on Central and
South America.
WASHINGTON. Aug. :. Compre
hensive plans were maiped out by the
Administration today for building up
the American merchant marine with
government money for the immediate
purpose of transporting the products
of the country to the warring nations
of Kurope and to South and Central
America-
President Wilson. in consuitanuu
with Democratic leaders of the Senate
n.i MmtM nnnrnved a project con
templating the expenditure of about
J23. 000,000 for the purcnase 01 oceuu
rninr vu to he oDerated under the
direction of a government shipping
board in carrying on the foreign trade
of the United States.
Insurance Hill Is Presented.
Government insurance of American
ehips and cargoes against the risks of
war would be provi-sd for by a bill
submitted to Congress today after it
had been approved by the 1'resiaent.
The bill, another -of the emergency
measures designed to aid in moving
exports, would create a temporary bu
reau of war risk insurance .n the
Treasury Department, and would ap
propriate $5,000,000 for the payment of
losses and $100,000 for the operation of
the bureau.
The plans agreed on for the pur
chase by the Government of ships in
clude the creation of a shipping board
to be composed of the President the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secre
tary of Commerce and the Postmaster
General, to hate charge of securing
the needed ships and fitting them out.
It is proposed to use the ships mostly
In the foreign trade, and it is the hope
of the Administration that through this
medium great impetus will be given to
the trade with South and Central
America.
Canal Bonds Mny Be Sold.
The present plan is to secure the
necessary money to carry out the
project by the sale of Panama Canal
bonds. It Is expected by leaders that
the venture will prove profitable, al
though the question of gain played no
part in the discussion today. The
necessity for moving the crops of this
country is so pressing that extraor
dinary steps are decided on.
It is planned to organize a company
similar to the Panama Railway Com
pany, controlled by the Government,
for the actual operation of the ships
after they have been purchased.
The President was In conference for
several hours with Secretary McAdoo,
Senators Clarke and Simmons and Rep
resentatives Underwood and Alexander,
discussing the entire shipping ques
tion. The war risk insurance bill was
approved at the meeting. The Presi
dent was told that it would be almost
Impossible to move the exports of this
country unless the Government stepped
In. and he finally gave his consent to
the scheme.
Up to the present no offers to sell
ships to the Government have been
received, but it was the general opinion
In official circles thafc the owners of
many ships now tied up in American
ports will be glad to dispose of therrt.
Leaders to Hasten Action. .
Immediately after the conference to
day work was begun on the proposed
legislation, and it is the plan of the
leaders of the Senate and House to
bring about the completion of the
movement as quickly as possible. There
already is pending before the House
naval affairs committee a bill by Rep
resentative Edmunds, of Pennsylvania,
which would appropriate $25,000,000 for
the purchase or construction of a fleet
of 20 vessels by the Government. An
other bill of this character by Senator
Newlands is pending in the Senate na
val affairs committee.
Before the House naval affairs com
mittee today Rear-Admiral Watt, chief
of the bureau of construction of the
Navy Department, discussed the type
and size of vessels which would be use
ful as trading ships and at the same
time would be available as auxiliaries
to the Navy. He said the ships should
be from 10.000 to 12.000 tons displace
ment and should have a sustained sea
speed of from 14 to 16 knots an hour.
He added that the Navy needed 20 or
30 such ships for use. in emergencies.
Much (iraln at Terminals.
Secretary McAdoo made public to
night figures on grain In port along
the Gulf coast and the Atlantic sea
board, showing that nearly 50.000,000
bushels are either in terminal eleva
tors or In transit and that few ships
are loading. In New Orleans he said
that there are 15.700.000 bushels. In
Galveston 25.623,000 bushels, in Balti
more 3.600.000. in New Ttrk 939,000 and
In Boston 641.000.
Railroads have refused to accept fur
ther grain shipments to New Orleans
and Galveston, and while at New Or
leans six ships are loading grain, prac
tically none of the grain at Galveston
Is being touched.. Even if all these mil
lions of bushels of. grain are disposed
of the Secretary thinks the situation
will become acute again when the cot
ton crop is harvested and offered for
shipment.
SAX FRANCISCANS LIKE IAW
Man Vessels Will lie Taken Under
America 11 Flag.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Thirty-three foreign vessels,
owned and operated by San Francisco
shipping firms and plying out of this
port may now change their flags for
the Stars and Stripes. This number
does not include many craft plying out
of this port under foreign flags and
under charter for short periods to local
shipping firms.
Word was received by W. R. Grace
& Co. from the New York office that
Several of., their vessels will be put
under the new American shipping law.
This company has 12 freight steamers
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, two
in the South American trade between
San Francisco and the west coast, two
on the east coast, and in addition the
company is building four new steam
ers for the Panama Canal trade be
tween San Francisco and New York.
The company's ships now fly the
British flag.
Shipping men of San Francisco are
enthusiastic over the prospects for an
increase of trade and a growth of the
merchant marine and declare that the
new Congressional legislation will fil
a long felt want in the way of a larger
snd stronger merchant marine.
All of the 33 foreign vessels now
owned or operated by local shipping
firms fly the British flag, but other
Vcsseis plying out of this port under
short term charters to local shippers
are registered under various colors. It
is believed here that many of them will
also change the registry of their mer
chantmen. Captain Isaac N. Hibbard. superin
tendent of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company and one of the best-known
shipping men In San Francisco, is en
thusiastic over the expected benefits
from the act.
"The new ship registry law is a good
one." said Stanley Dollar, of the Robert
Dollar Steamship Company. "It is a
wise measure, certainly It will help to
increase our American merchant ma
rine." DRYS TO FIGHT LIQUOR TAX
Proposed Increase Arouses Metho
dist Temperance Society.
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 19. Asking
them to unite in vigorous opposition to
any effort to increase the Federal tax
on liquors, a call was sent today to 17,
000 pastors of Methodist churches in
the United States trom the office here
of the general secretary of the Tem
perance Society of the Methodist
Church.
"Any extension of this iniquitous par
ticipation In the profits of this vicious
and inherently wicked trade will be
fought to the last ditch by every
church member who realizes its shame
ful nature." sets forth Clarence True
Wilson, general secretary. "Doubling
the Federal tax on liquors will quad
ruple the difficulties now facing the
Hobson-Shepherd prohibition amend
ment bill."
Officers of the society asserted that
if It were not for the Federal revenue
act the legalized liquor trade would
have been abolished long ago.
RECALL PACT UNHEEDED
St. Helens Officials Decline to
Change Road Flans.
ST. HELEN'S, Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
Good roads leaders of Rainier and
Clatskanie say the recall action against
County Judge Harris, Commissioners
Fahr and Fluhrer and County Attorney
W. B. Dillard is making headway and
that they will check it if the Commis
sioners and County Court pledge them
selves to grant their requests concern
ing the Columbia highway bond fund.
The demand made on the County
Court is that the 55,000 intended to be
usee" on the southern end of the
county's roads be spent for road work
in the north end.
The recall supporters set forth their
peace terms In open meeting before the
County Court yesterday. In reply the
court said It would not consider a
threat had been made and neither
would It suggest that there are laws
making it a grave offense to attempt
to coerce a public official.
ALLAN R. STEPHENS DEAD
Oregon City Veteran Passes Sudden
ly at 74 Years of Age.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 19. (Special.)
Allan R. Stephens, a veteran of the
Civil War. died at his home at Maple
Lane, near Oregon City, yesterday
morning after an illness of only a few
days.
The funeral will be held at the family
residence at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon under the auspices of the Grand
Army of Republic. Rev. W. T. Milliken
will officiate.
Mr. Stephens was 74. All of his
children were at his bedside except
two, William B. Stephens, In Cali
fornia, and Linn Stephens at Powell
River. The other children are: George
W. SU-phens. F. A. Stephens, Mrs. Mol
lie Bofer. Mrs. Minnie Garll, Mrs. Eleza
Neukirchner, of La Grande, and Mrs.
Nellie McCarll, of Lents.
GOTHAM HAS HOTTEST DAY
Man and Child Die From Heat and
Many Are Prostrated.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. This was the
hottest day of the year thus far in New
York City. The mercury rose to 95 in
official thermometers at 4 o'clock, and
then propped 12 degrees in two hours.
Showers were promised for tomorrow
and Friday.
A man and child died from the ef
fects of the heat and there were many
prostrations.
Washington Park to Hear Band.
The municipal band concert pro
gramme at Washington Park tonight
at 8 o'clock will be entirely a request
programme, as follows: Grand march,
"Tannhauser" (Wagner; waltz. "Blue
Danube" (Strauss): overture, "William
Tell" (Rossini); duet for flute and
horn, "Serenade" (Tltl), Messrs, Knight
and Salvatore; grand fantasia, "Faust"
(Gounod). Intermission. Part II
"Melody in F" (Rubenstein), scenes
from "II Trovatore" (Verdi), a "My
Rosary" (Nevln), .b "Pilgrim's Cho
rus" (Wagner); Berceuse from "Joce
lyn" (Sodard); excerpts from "The
Firefly (Friml). Friday concert at
Peninsula Park.
St. Helens District In Danger.
ST. HELENS. Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Forest fires are coming dangerously
near farm houses In this vicinity. The
fire that was barely warded off from
Sherman Bros.' mill at West St.
Helens two weeks ago. has taken life
again and is threatening the farm of
George Lamont. Another branch of it
is nearing the barns of Louts Ruhl near
Columbia City. By constant watching
and guarding by crews of men it is
thought losses will be avoided.
Servian Reservists Ask British Aid.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. Approximate
ly 10.000 Servian reservists in Califor
nia and Arizona expect to go to Can
ada to seek the co-operation of the
British government in landing them
on their native shores, it was an
nounced at the Servian Consulate here
today.
Boy Scouts Prove Ability.
LONDON. Aug. 19. The Boy Scouts
bave been indispensable to the Amer
ican relief committee as messengers and
guides, but the broad scope of their
usefulness was proved today when a
scout acted as an interpreter for a Rus
sian woman who was unable to speak
English.
Seattle Assayer Nominated.
OREGONIA NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Aug. 19. The President to
day nominated John W. Phillips, of Se
attle, to be assayer In charge of the
Seattle Assay Office, succeeding Calvin
E. Vilas, whose term has expired. This
office pays J2750 a year.
Taxicahs to Pay License.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 19.
1 Special.) An ordinance was passed
by the City Commissioners yesterday
requiring all taxicabs and other motor
vehicles used for hire to pay an an
nual license fee of $20.
7:30 o'clock Saturday evening and
3 o'clock other evenings is the clos
ing hour for accepting classified ads.
for proper classifications for the next
day's Issue. Classified advertisements
accepted after these hours will be run
under the -heading "Too Late to Clas
sify." Adv.
NNES AND WOMEN
TRACED, AVER TWO
House of Death in San Antonio
Found, Say Federal Agent
and Girls' Brother.
3 TRUNKS FIGURE IN CASE
Investigators Declare Home Revealed
Acid Stains on Floor and Walls
and That Letter Sent Has
Been Trailed.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Aug. 19-
(Special.) The veil of secrecy that hid
the specific charge filed here against
Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Innes. formerly
of Portland, Or., was lifted today, the
police revealing the complaint filed in
the Justice Court by Marshall Nelms,
brother of the missing women about
whom the case centers. Mr. and Mrs.
Innes are accused of killing Elois
Nelms Dennis and Beatrice Nelms by
administering poison to them. The
charge embodied in an affidavit hied
by the complainant is:
"Victor E. Innes and Mrs. Victor E.
Innes, alias Mrs. Ida May Innes, alias
Mrs. Margaret Mims, alias Mrs. M. M.
Hardemann. in the County of Bexar and
State of Texas, bn or about theN15th day
of June, 1914, did, with malice afore
thought," kill "iois Nelms, Dennis and
Beatrice Nelms, by then and there ad
ministering poison."
Sisters' Movement Traced.
The missing Nelms sisters, of Atlanta,
were murdered in this city June 15,
declared Marshall Nelms, brother of
the women, and Robert L. Barnes, spe
cial agent In charge of the United
States Department of Justice here.
They say they have found the house
in which the crime was committed.
Mr. Nelms ancl Mr. Barnes say Innes
and Mrs. Innes met Mrs. Elois Nelms
Dennis and Beatrice Nelms when they
arrived here at 7:40 o'clock June 14, and
accompanied the, sisters to a house on
Wilkins avenue. The following day,
declared the Investigators, the Inneses
moved away with three trunks.
Acid stains were found about the
floor and on the walls of the Wilkins
avenue home and the carpet had been
partially removed in one room. Her
man A. Nester, city chemist, who
made a test of the stains, said they
were too strong to show presence of
blood. Nelms says the women were
chloroformed in the night and that
their bodies were consumed by slack
lime.
Innes Is said to have had but one
trunk when he moved into the house
and three when he moved away.
Stntlonery In Compared.
A woman reported to the police here
that she saw two women enter the
house Innes had rented June 15. Nelms
says one woman likely was his sister,
Elois, who, he insists, was under the
spell of Innes. Beatrice, who, had left
urgent business in Atlanta to investi
gate the supposed Mexican land deal
which Innee had said he had promoted
for her sister, had become suspicious
of Innes. Beatrice planned to demand
the profits of the sale after consult
ing Courthouse records. On the .train
from New Orleans to Houston she met
Thomas Lewis, a Houston attorney,
and engaged him to look after her in
terests In a case In which she said she
desired to prosecute a certain man for
fraud.
Innes and Mrs. Innes, says the broth
er of the missing women, spent half a
day in a typewriter supply house writ
ing a letter and Innes, he declares,
purchased one envelope. The envelope
and type of the letter sent to Mrs.
Nelms from San Francisco telling her
that Elois had killed Beatrice acci
dently are said by Nelms to be similar
to specimens found in the supply house
here.
"I am certain that the girls were
murdered in San Antonio at the house
I have visited." Mr. Nelms said. "This
is by far the most important bit of
evidence we have obtained, and it set
tled finally in my mind the question
of their murder. I made a complete
investigation, am certain that Bee and
Elois went to the house on the night
of June 14 and did not leave there
ali.ve."
IXXES TO FIGHT TEXAS MEN
John McCourt, Prisoner's Attorney,
to Oppose Extradition.
Victor E. Innes, now under arrest
in Eugene in connection with the dis
appearance of Mrs. Eloise Nelms Den
nis and Miss Beatrice Nelms. will fight
extradition to Texas, said his attorney,
John McCourt, yesterday.
T talked with Mr. Innes this morn
ing." said Mr. McCourt' "and he didn't
have much to say except that .fhe
wanted to fight extradition. He makes
a general denial of the whole affair."
Mr. McCourt said he did not know
on what grounds extradition would
be fought and would not know until
the papers arrive. This may take
five days.
"Until then I will not go to Eugene
unless therj are developments which
make it necessary," said Mr. McCourt.
The fact that Portland Federal offi
cers say they are making an investi
gation of the case throws new light on
it If murder were on the only charge
against Innes, the Government would
have nothing to do with the case, as
murder is a state charge. Special
Agent Pray of the Department of Jus
tice now is in Eugene. Government
officials In Portland would not divulge
the nature of the investigations being
made.
It Is declared there are only two or
three charges wrich would warrant
Federal investigation. Alleged viola
tion of the Mann "white slave" act
might be the cause of the Government
investigations, or alleged misuse of
the United States mail might bo the
basis as a letter figures prominently
in the mysterious disappearance of the
women Innes is accused of murdering.
GOVERNMENT MAY STEP IN
Portland Federal Official Says Other
Charge Is Pending.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
That the United States Government is
ready to prefer charges of violation
of Federal statutes against Innes in
case the State of Texas fails to hold
or falls to convict Mr. and Mrs. Innes
on charges of murder, is asserted by
United States Deputy District Attor
ney Charles Pray, of Portland. At the
very time of Innes' arrest last night
by the state authorities the Govern
ment was preparing to file another
charge against the former United
States Deputy District Attorney, said
Mr. Pray, who arrived in Eugene to
day with J. M. Fulton, a relative of
the missing sisters.
Except for the formal arrest of Mrs.
Innes, which probably will be made to
morrow, the next scene in the case
against Innes will be staged in Salem,
wheie Innes, through his attorney in
Portland, expects to fight the extradi
tion papers now on the way to Salem
in the hands of Texas officials. Should
the case of the state fail, the Govern
ment may step in as outlined by Mr.
Pray.
"If the state fails it is very possible
that the Government will enter into the
case," said Mr. Pray.
Mr. Pray left today with Deputy
Sheriff Elkins and a Government se
cret service man, who had the Innes
under surveillance for a week at their
home on the McKenzie. Their mission
was kept secret.
"Whenever we are assured that these
girls are dead, the Government has no
further Interest In the case. I am
here only indirectly in the interest of
the present action," said Mr. Pray be
fore departing.
Mr. Pray was pleased upon his ar
rival here to learn that the warrant
from Texas ordering the arrest of Mr.
and Mrs. Innes on charges of murder
had already arrived. The receipt of
this warrant by telegraph this morn
ing crushed Innes' plans to open a
legal battle In the Circuit Court here
today, seeking his release on a habeas
corpus proceeding.
Innes told the Sheriff today that ho
did not want to see anyone and re
fused to make any statement regard
ing his case.
Sheriff Parker plans to leave to
morrow noon, accompanied by a phy
sician, to place Mrs. Innes under ar
rest. Her condition was said to have
be;n serious todp.y.
SURPRISES MARK TRIAL
REV. J. D. CROOKS, OF TROY, IDAHO,
FACES MURDER CHARGE
Prosecutor Omits Opening Statement,
Judge Bars Charged Complaint,
Doctor's Testimony Weakens.
MOSCOW. Idaho, Aug. 19. (Special.)
The opening day of the trial of Rev.
J. D. Crooks, 64-year-old pastor of the
South Methodist Church of Troy, Idaho,
who is accused of murdering his wife,
was replete with surprises.
Judge Morgaredge rejected the
amended complaint offered by the
County Attorney, the prosecutor.
Another surprise was the failure of
the County Attorney to make an open
ing statement.
The third unexpected happening was
announcement by Frank L Moose, at
torney for the defense, that all the
public disclosures of evidence in the
case went to prove that the minister
did not kill his wife and that death
was due to heart disease, from which
Mrs. Crooks was a constant sufferer.
Still another surprise came when Dr.
J. F. McCall, a Troy physician, testi
fied, after two hours of cross-examination,
that depressions on the neck of
the woman said to have been murdered
might have been made by the under
taker in embalming the body.
Dr. McCall was the first of a dozen
witnesses called by the state. This
physician was called when Mrs. Crooks
was found dead in her home August 1
and later was called to examine the
body after exhumation In Spokane. He
said his first impression was that
death was due to natural causes and
that further examination led him to
believe that "manual strangulation"
killed, the woman.
Mrs. Gates, a neighbor of the Crooks,
was on the stand when court adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
The trial was held in the District
Court. Great crowds attended the
hearing today, persons coming from
miles around to hear the testimony.
It is expected the trial will be com
pleted and In the hands of the jury by
Saturday night.
DEPEWSTRANDEO IN RAIN
EX-SENATOR SITS ON FLATCAB NINE
HOURS AT DIEPPE.
Theodore P. Shonts Left at Carlsbad by
James R, Patten, Who Reports
Exciting Experiences,
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. Several prom
inent Americans met with exciting ex
periences in Europe, Immediately, fol
lowing the outbreak of war, according
to reports brought back by passengers
who arrived here on the Finland.
Ulrich Eck, of this city, said that at
Dieppe he saw Chauncey M. Depew sit
ting on a flatcar in a downpour of rain
from 4 o'clock In the morning until 1
o'clock in the afternoon.
James A. Patten, of Chicago, and his
wife were among the arrivals. Mr. Pat
ten said one party of Americans were
forced to lie in a ditch, between Ver
viers and Liege, while a Belgian force
fired over them during a skirmish with
German Uhlans.
Other passengers on board the Fin
land said that Mr. Patten had bought
steamship tickets for nine stranded
Americans.
Mr. Patten said that among the
Americans left In Carlsbad were Hheo
dore P. Shonts, president of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company, and
Alexander H. Revell.
Rev. F. C. Elast, of Germantown,
Kan., whose mother and sister are na
tives of Liege, served a short time as
a Red Cross nurse, he said. While he
was thus engaged Berlin officers vis
ited his mother and sister and demand
ed his arrest, characterizing him as a
spy masquerading as an American
priest. They denied that he was a spy
and were imprisoned. After some time
he was able to explain and obtain their
release. . .
ROCKY POnMT FIRE QWTS
Sheriff Word Returns After Fighting
Blaze With Prisoners
After fighting a forest fire at Rocky
Point, nine miles north of Linntbn, for
six hours yesterday. Sheriff Word and
Depvty Sheriffs Wise and Curtis, with
20 prisoners from Kely Butte, re
turned to Portland last night. The
flames are at least temporarily under
control, reports Sheriff Word. The
fire. Mr. Word said, leaped as high as
75 feet from one tree to another, and
falling trees made the fire-fighting
dangerous. Most of the territory
burned yesterday was logged-off land.
Three donkey engines were deserted
at the outskirts of the fire area. The
boundary of Columbia County is about
two miles distant, and the greatest
part of the burned area is on the Wal
ter Berrell estate.
MARSHFIELDJTO BE HOST
City Plans Gay Times for Portland
Business Men on Jaunt.
MARSHFIEND, Or., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Arrangements have been made
for-the entertainment of the Portland
business men, who will visit Coos Bay
about August 24. They will be taken
to Shore-Acres, the cliff home of
Mayor Simpson, of North Bend, partake
of a sea-food dinner at Sunset Bay, in
spect the factories and lumber mills
and be honor guests at a reception at
the Milllcoma Club in the evening.
North Bend is planning on aiding in
the entertainment. Auto rides to inter
esting points also are programmed.
III JLi
HE college man, the
young business man,
the young man about
town-all will find in
these new "L" System and
other smart clothes much
to admire much to desire.
Designer and weaver have
worked together to produce
fabrics and patterns of un
usual cleverness.
In models the English and
semi-English predominate;
the fabrics and color tones
must be seen to be appre
ciated: ready to show them
to you.
Suits $10 Upwards
Second F)oor
BEN SELLING
Morrison at Fourth
HEROES ARE LAUDED
Men on lll-Fated British Ship,
Mine-Hit, Praised.
OFFICIAL REPORT ISSUED
After German Mine-Layer Koenigln
Luise Is Run Down and Men on
Board Rescued, Amphion Gives
TJp as She Breaks in Twain.
LONDON, Aug. 19. 4:08 P. M. Offi
cers and men on the ill-fated British
cruiser Amphion, which was sunk by a
mine in the North Sea, as first reported
last week, receive the highest commen
dation for their behavior in carryingg
out the orders of Captain Cecil Fox. ac
cording to the official report of the
official information bureau issued here
today. The report says "every order
was obeyed promptly, without confu
sion or perturbation."
After describing how the Amphion
and the third destroyer flotilla had
proceeded to carry out a prearranged
p.lan of search, the report continues as
follows: . . .
A trawler informed them that she
had seen a suspicious ship throwing
things overboard. Shortly afterward
the German mine layer Koenigin Euise
was sighted bearing east. Four de
stroyers gave chase and In about an
hour's time she was rounded up and
sunk. .
Germans Are neitea up.
"After picking up the survivors of
the' German ship, the plan of search
was carried out without incident until
half past 3 In the morning. At this
hour as the Amphion on her return
course was near the scene of the op
erations of the Koenigln Eulse her
course was altered to avoid the danger
zone. This was successful until 6.30
A. M., at which hour the Amphion
struck a mine.
"A sheet of flame instantly engulfed
the bridge. The captain was rendered
insensible and he fell to the fore-and-aft
bridge. As soon as the captain re
covered consciousness he rang the engine-room
to stop the engines, which
were still going at revolutions of 20
knots. As all the forward part of the
Amphion was on Are. it was found im
possible to reach the bridge or flood
the foremagazine. 1
"The ship's back appeared to De
broken and she was already settling
down by the bows. All efforts, there
fore were directed to placing the
wounded in places of safety In case of
an explosion, and in getting the cruisei
in tow by the stern.
Men Follow Directions.
By the time the destroyers had
closed in, it was clearly time to aban
don the ship. The men fell In for this
purpose with the same composure that
had marked their behavior through
out All was done without hurry or
confusion, and 20 minutes after the
cruiser struck the mine, the men, the
officers 'and, lastly, the captain, had
left the ship.
"Three minutes after the captain had
left another explosion occurred. This
enveloped and blew Up the entire fore
part of the vessel.
' "The effect of this showed the Am
phion must have struck a second mine,
which exploded the fore magazine.
Debris falling from a great height
struck the rescue boats and the de
stroyers, and one of the Amphion s
shells burst on the deck of one of the
destroyers, killing two Englishmen and
one German prisoner.
"The after part of the Amphion then
began to settle quickly until Its fore
most section was on the bottom, and
the whole after part was inclined to an
angle of io degrees. In another quar
ter of an hour this also had disap
peared. "Captain Cecil Fox, of the Amphion.
speaks in high terms of the behavior
of his officers and men throughout.
Every order was promptly obeyed
without confusion or perturbation."
St. Johns Woman Dies.
ST. JOHNS, Or.. Aug. IS. (Special.)
Mrs. Helen Schildan, aged 62, died at
her home, 412 Philadelphia street, yes
terday. The funeral will be conducted
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from
A. D. Kenworthy's chapel, at Lents, her
former home. Interment will be made
in Mount Scott Park cemetery.
Xebraskans and Kansans Picnic.
NEWBERG. Or.. Aug. 1 !. (Special. )
The annual meeting and dinner of
the Nebraska-Kansas Assc-iaUou in
the City Park yesterday was attended
by a large number of persons who for
merly had lived In those states. A
dinner. In which fried chicken predom
inated, was arranged on" long tables by
the women wembers of the assoi iatlon.
Short addresses, with vocal and in
strumental music followed. Officers
were elected as follows: President.
Frank Deach; vice-president, V. W.
Lunger; secretary. Mrs. Minnie V.
Cooper; treasurer, U. S. G. Miller.
Bank Stock Assessed 100 Per Cent.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Aug. 19. The
first assessment against bank stock
holders under Arkansas' new banking
law was made today, when John M.
Davis, State Banking Commissioner,
assessed stockholders of the closed
Pine Bluff Bank' J100.000, the full
amount of stock, to make up the bank's
deficit. The law places a double lia
bility on stockholders of banks oper
ating under the State Banking De
partment. Railway Equipment on Exhibit.
ASHLAND, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
The Southern Pacific's demonstration
car with "Safety First" equipment, ar
rived here today. The exhibit occupies
attractive quarters In the Enders
Block and is being viewed by hundreds.
The demonstration is conducted under
the auspices of the Operating Depart
ment of the road with Valle S. Andrus
In charge.
Farmer's Plea Kcvenls Wedding.
ST. HELENS. Or., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) County Surveyor Van Arshoven
surprised his friends by marrying Miss
Ada George, of this city, yesterday and
going to the beach for a week's vaca
tion. Just as the" ceremony was to
begin a farmer called up for a survey,
to whom Mr. Van Orshoven gave in
definite excuses- and finally agreed to
do the wxrk in a few days.
REYNOLDS IS NAMED
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KARI.V OMIIIM VTICIN.
Opposition Part of Vrunrrmmivr Re
publican tn Selection for Su
preme nrt BmpaataA
WASHINGTON Auar. 19 President
Wileon today nominated James C Mr
Reynold;, now Attorney-General, as
Justice of the 1'nlted State Supreme
Court, and Thomas Wntt Cregory, of
Texas, to succeed Mr. Mdteynolda
Attorney-General.
No Democratic opposition to the nom
ination of Mr. Me Reynold! i looked
for In the Senate. Administration lead
ers confidently predicting early con
firmation. The Judiciary committee,
to which the nomination was referred,
will meet Monday.
Mr. Gregory's appointment Al-tornev-General
also will be pnaaed on
by the Judiciary committee, opposition
to Mr. McReynolds is expected from the
Progressive Republicans,
Postmaster's Brother Dies In Wot.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Aug. 1.
tSpeclal.) The death of Frank Van
Denburg. of Litchfield. Mich., occurred
at the home of his brother. Postmaster
0 H. Van Denburg, In this city early
Tuesday morning. Mr. Van Denburg
had been 111 for nearly a year and l a
1 . ...,.1 1 1 i,i ., west to ace his
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brother, realizing th:t he had no cnano
for recovery. Mr. van imimrn. -
- .1... ..u.,.t ,,f fiuir hrothers and two
ststerK, all of whom survive him, waa
in his SSth year. He was anew 1
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