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THE MORNING- OREGONTAN. THURSDAY, SEPTE3I"B"ER 24, 1914. 5 1400 BRITISH LOST ON THREE CRUISERS Sailors in Water Send Up Cheer for Captain on Bridge of Sinking Vessel. 1 BOAT DID IT, SAYS BERLIN Disaster Caused by Submarine At tack as Nightmare, So Quickly Did It Happen Sinking War ship Fires on Assailant. LONDON, Sept. 23. A Harwich dis patch to the Central News says it is learned from reliable sources that the death roll of the British cruisers Aboukir. Hogue and Cressy will be about 1400. Survivors explain that the disaster happened in so brief a period of time it seemed like a nightmare. One of the crew of the Aboukir said he was in the water about four hours. In his opinion all the men between decks must have gone down with the ship. He thought that for the past three weeks the submarines of the enemy had been observing the cruisers. Cruiser Sinks Klfchtingr. The canteen 'steward of the Hogue was on the deck when he heard an explosion and saw the Aboukir with a decided list. In a few moments the sea was dotted with heads. The Hogue had just lowered boats when she re ceived a blow which shook the ship, her stern seeming to go down. Then a periscope was seen, traveling quickly, and the bow gun fired at it. The periscope disappeared, but whether the submarine descended of her own will or received her quietus he did not know. At that moment the Hogne received another shock and began to heel over. "Within a quarter of an hour the waves were washing about their feet, and Captain Nicholson sang out "Every man Sot himself." At once all dived overboard. From the water they saw the captain stand ing on the bridge and gave him a cheer. BERLIN, via The Hague to London, Sept. 24. The death-dealing trip of the German submarine U-9 came shortly after the marriage of her commander. Lieutenant Weddingsen. Lieutenant Weddingsen returned September 18 from a journey to the Shetland Islands and used the oppor tunity offered by repairs to his craft to marry Miss Prete, of Hamburg. The following day he returned to his sub marine. Lieutenant Weddingsen was accom panied on his daring exploit by a crew of 20 men. AMSTERDAM, via London, Sept. 23. Unofficial reports received here from Berlin say that a single submarine, the U-9, carried out the successful raid against the British fleet in the North Sea in which the cruisers Hogue, Abou kir and Cressy were sunk. The account says the1 torpedo attack was made Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock in clear weather. The first attack was directed against the Aboukir, which aanlc In five minutes. The other two British cruisers then began the work of rescuing their comrades. In another three minutes the Hogue sank, and the foundering of the" Cressy occurred about 8 o'clock. Submarine EVrades Forault. Submarine U-9, the report adds, evaded pursuit and the hope was ex pressed in Berlin that she had reached a place of safety. The report that five submarines took part in the attack, of which two were sunk, is officially declared false, the statement says. It reiterated that the ' attack was made by the U-9 alone and that the names, of the vessel's crew of 20 men will be published. Most of the crew were asleep when the attack was made. A larger number of the crew of the Cressy than the crews of the other cruisers were saved for the reason that the men were aroused by the battle. It was the intention to bury the dead at the Hook, but the English Consul at Rotterdam expressed the wish to have the bodies held for transfer to England. According to one survivor, the third cruiser to go down was not the Cressy. He says that another ship was afloat when the Cressy sank. Some of those saved tell of a whole flotilla of German submarines, but this is doubted by the Dutch seamen, who saw but two masts and were not sure whether it was the lame submarine sighted twice. It is thought possible, however, that there may have been other submarines In the action that did not come to the surf ace, sjua Many Dle"tVlth"Help Near. Another survivor said that many died as help was at hand. He says that the Cressy went down in four min utes. Those saved had jumped into the sea, where only the strongest survived. A special train arrived here today with 266 survivors, including 27 offi cers. The party was guarded by a de tachment of Dutch infantry. Refresh ments, cigars. Cigarettes and chocolate were offered the prisoners, who were not permitted to leave their train. Later they left for Gaasterland. As the train was leaving the station apectators and survivors exchanged repeated cheers. According to estimates obtained from the survivors, about 600 men in all of the crews, approximately 2000, were saved when disaster overtook their ships. It is understood the British sailors will leave Ymuiden tomorrow for a . place where they must remain for the duration of the war. V 106 7 Are Saved, 1133 Lost.. LOWESTOFT, Sept. 25, via London. So far as can be ascertained 1067 offi cers and men were saved out of a total of 2200 who were on board the three British cruisers when they were sunk by a German submarine yesterday. A trawler arrived here today with 34 survivors, including two officers. So far as can be determined, the three ships, the Aboukir. the Hogue and the Cressy, carried crews totalling 2200. Of the total 1133 appear to have been lost. The survivors are accounted for as follows: At Harwich, 505; on British ships 220; at Ymuiden, Holland, 308; at Lowestoft 34. It is possible that other Lowestoft fishing trawlers have made further rescues. The trawler which arrived here today saw the three cruisers sink and rescued 350 men who, with the ex ception of 34, were transferred to war ships. The captain of the trawler says that the first cruiser attacked sank in three minutes, the second in eight min utes and the third as quickly as the first. COMET INVITES VIEWERS One ADust Arise at 3 A. M. to See It at Its Best. If the sky is clear tonight, set the alarm for 3 A. M., get out the family opera glasses and search the northern heavens, where, just below the cup of the Big Dipper, may be seen the fa mous Delavan comet, which even the oldest inhabitant does not remember, for it is calculated that it is about 10,000 years or so since last it paid -this earth a visit. While glasses bring the visitor into more prominence, they are not neces sary, for it is plainly visible with the naked eye. The comet, which has been called the "war comet" because of its appearance at this time, became visible in Portland for the first time Saturday, and has since been steadily growing brighter. It has crept out fro pi behind the sun, the harvest moon has waned and a better view may be had of the celestial visitor now probably than in October, when it will come -closest to the earth, for conditions are ideal. A. Siferte, an engineer in the employ of the National Ice & Cold Storage Company, was one who woke his family yesterday morning to gaze into the sky. The tail of the Delevan comet is now pointing almost straight up, making the comet appear to be dashing toward the earth. It may be found about 45 degrees up in the sky and from eight to 10 degrees below the lowest star in the basin of the Big Dipper. Its speed is reckoned as enormous, far greater than that of Halley's comet.. Its pe riodicity is supposed to be about 10,000 years, that of Halley's comet about 75 years. CONFEREES FRAME BILL INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATE PHO. . VISION OF HOUSE RESTORED, Tying Contracts and Price Discrimina tion Ualawfnl and Labor and Other Bodies Enmpt WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. The Clay ton anti-trust bill, second of the Ad ministration trust legislative measures, is at last ready-for final consideration of Congress after many months of de liberation in botn houses. Conferees agreed on their final report today, com pleting a measure that is a combina tion of features of both Senate and House bills. Primarily the bill would, as urgently suggested by President Wilson, pro vide that any director, officer or agent of a corporation violating the anti trust laws or who might aid or counsel such violation, should be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding 5000 or by imprison ment not exceeding one year or both. Important changes made in the meas ure as it left the Senate relate to in terlocking directorates and exclusive contracts. The conferees restored the House section prohibiting interlocking directorates of bank directors, with an amendment to provide:.- "That from and after two years fol lowing the passage of the act no per son shall at the same time be a di rector or other officer or employe of more than one bank, banking associa tion or trust company which has de posits, capital surplus and undivided profits aggregating more than $1,000, 000, the provision to be applicable only to banks in cities having population of more than 200,000," The provision to prohibit exclusive or "tying" contracts follows the spirit of the Walsh amendment to maintain independence of retail dealers. Price discrimination between pur chasers would be prohibited: by the bill and holding companies vjyould be pro hibited when acquisition of one corpo ration by another would create monop oly or "substantially lessen" competi tion. Labor, agricultural and fraternal or ganizations are exempt from the provi sions of the law, and labor Is declared not to be a commodity. IK CLOSES RUMORS OF INSOLVENCY START RUST OX TRUST COMPAVY. Business Men Combine to Safeguard Second . Institution and fio Uneasiness la Noticed. RAYMOND, Wash.. Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) The Raymond Trust Company, the pioneer bank of Raymond, of which J. J. Haggerty is president and P. T. Johnson cashier, closed its doors this morning at 9:30, following a run which was precipitated by overnight rumors of its insolvency. Lack of cash with which to conduct the business of the institution, in the face of withdrawals, was given as the reason for the bank's suspension. Deposits were approximately $150, 000, but the crash caused no excite ment and did not occasion a run on the other bank, whlcn is said to have gold enough to .meet every demand. Following the closing of the trust company, a committee of business men drafted a resolution expressing their implicit faith in the Willapa Harbor State Bank. This was circulated and was signed by every business man in the cl,ty, with the result that business at the bank was normal. Circulars, with the indorsement, were passed out to each mill employe tonight and it is thought this action will allay any ap prehension that might have existed. Until the bank examiner makes an investigation of the trust company's books no accurate Information will be obtainable. KAISER IN GOOD SPIRITS DIPLOMAT SAYS GERMAN ARMY IS COMPLETELY" CONFIDENT. SnoiT - Falls In Voage Mountain Hamburg- Merchants Glad Britain, Not Japan. Got Islands. BERLIN, via The Hague to London, Sept. 24. A diplomat who arrived here today from general headquarters in the field told the Associated Press that Emperor William and his son were in the best of health and spirits and that the army was confident the conclusion of the war would be favorable to Ger many. The correspondent of the Tageblatt, who ha-s Just returned to Berlin from Suwalki, Russian Poland, reports that the Russian army took up a position behind the fortress at Kovno and that several German foraes which were in pursuit engaged them in an artillery battle. There has been a light fall of snow in the Vosges mountains. Michael Schwab, a prominent Bavarian Social ist, who is serving n the Landwehr, has won the iron cross. The Vosslsche Zeitung, in a dispatch from Hamburg, says the British oc cupation of the Bismarck Islands in the- Pacific has not excited the Ham burg merchants, who express pleasure that the Japanese were forestalled In taking them. The merchants are credited with saying that with the English in control the rights of the cocoanut growers will not be en dangered. . POISON OAKt IVYt Use Santiseptic Lotion. Instant relief. Druggists refund money IX it fails, 60c '-!. j - KM IMaallMLt Wh MANY HEW FACES IN OREGON COLLEGE Enrollment Records Broken in Spite of War and Higher Standards Set. AGRICULTURE IS FAVORITE Of 1276 Registered, 355 Would Take Course, "While 325 Women Are Interested in Learning Art of Making Sappy Homes. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Cbrvallis, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Students to the number of 1276 had registered at the Oregon Agricultural College when tne books were closed by Registrar Tennant tonight. This represents an increase of 65 over the registration at a correspond ing hour last year. The present indi cations are that the enrollment for the full year in the regular courses will reach a total of 1750, which will be a notable gain over last year. This In crease comes as a gratifying surprise to' the college officials, as it had been predicted that there .would be a de crease of ISO. HlSber Standards Make IV Cut. -The increase of one year in the en trance requirements and the general unsettled conditions prevailing in busi ness circles was expected to make in roads on the attendance at the college. The enrollment was slow during the first days of registration, but yesterday and today the offices have been crowd ed with new students. Registrar Ten nant attributes this tardiness in ar rival to the anxiety of students to stay at work as ion? as possible. A large proportion will this year be wholly or parnaiiy self-supporting. This is especially true among the women, a number having arranged to do housework in the homes of faculty members to pay for their living ex penses. Although the rush of registration has allowed the registrar's office no time in which to summarize statistics regarding enrollment, the indications are that the scnool of agriculture. iwith a total of 355 students to date. will lead other departments, witn the home economics department a close second. Women Learn to Cook. Tonight 325 women had registered for courses in home economics, a num ber greater than the total registration in this department at any time last year. Many other students are on the campus who will register in these schools who have not yet completed their arrangement of schedules. A noticeable : fact is that a large pro portion of the freshman class is made up of men and women who have had four years of high school training. Returning students are finding the college well prepared for the year's work. The completion of the men's gymnasium and the home economics building will relieve the cramped con ditions existing in many departments last year. The gymnasium, which rep resents an investment of ; $80,000, is now being used by the men and is prov ing satisfactory in every way. The old gymnasium has been turned over to the women of the college, and'has been completely remodelled to suit their needs. The first wing of the home economics building1 is now being occupied by the departments of domestic art and do mestic science. This building was built from plans submitted by Dean Calvin, of the home economics depart ment, and is in every feature of ar rangement and equipment entirely mod ern and is probably the best building of its kind on the Coast. Agronomists In Sew Quarters. The rooms in the agriculture hall, formerly occupied By the women's classes, have been turned over to the agronomy department, greatly reliev ing cramped conditions which ham pered the work of that department. A number of adidtlons have been made to the faculty to provide for ef ficient work in all departments this year. The resignation of a number has made necessary new appointments, and in all there Will be 29 new faces this year. The social life of the college has already begun. ' Fraternities are busy with their "rushing" of new men. Within a few days the Christian asso ciations and the senior class will en tertain for the new students with re ceptions in the gymnasium. Friday night the Toons Men's. Christian Asso YOUNG MEN want clothes of intense personality clothes that are easily distinguished from the commonplace clothes that indicate style, snap, vim, vigor THE! SYSTEM Clothes for young. men possess all these requisites in the Highest de gree; they are the exponents of good taste arid true art in modern apparel Suits and Overcoats $15 to $30 Ben Selling Leading" Clothier Morrison at Fourth ciation will hold its "stag" reception, which will tako the form of a rally in preparation for the alumni football game Saturday. - RECORDS BEING REDUCED City Ordinances Being Codified for Simplicity. So that the full text of all city ordi nances may be found without the neces sity of tracing- back through the rec ords at' the City Hall for months and in many. Instances years, a complete codification -of all ordinances is being worked out by the legal department. When the work is finished all kinds of ordinances made bulky and cumber some by amendments passed by the Council from time to time will be pre sented in concrete form with all parts which have been changed stricken out. At present it is almost impossible to tell just what is provided in some of .the ordinances because of later amend ments. ONE BODY NOT IDENTIFIED Woman , Victim of ' Leggett Wore Several Pieces of Jewelry. ROSE BURG, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Although the bodies of the tfiree men victims of the Leggett disaster taken! to Gardiner by the steamer Tillamook Monday have been identified, the iden tity of the woman has not been estab lished. ... The woman was about 26 years old, and, in addition to a wedding ring, bearing the initials "T. J. to J. P.," a diamond, ring, gold locket and chain with picture, a ring with an amethyst setting and a lady's gold watch, -studded with diamonds, were found on the body. The watch bears the number 456948 and is marked April 28, 1910. INDIAN SUMMER ARRIVES Maximum Temperature for Wednes day in Portland 84 Degrees. Indian Summer, welcomed as the brightest season of the year, comes early in Portland and Oregon this year. Some were inclined yesterday to deny that the present spell of warm weather was that made famous in song and prose, "Indian Summer," and insisted that the season was a bit off color: that the warm weather was merely a continuance of the regular Summer. The highest temperature in Portland yesterday was 84 degrees at 3 o'clock. Writ of Mandamus Denied. Dismissal was ordered Tuesday of the writ of mandamus asked by E. R. Parker, known as "Painless Parker." to compel the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a license to him to practice dentistry. This was done upon motion of counsel for the plaintiff during the hearing of arguments on the plea in abatement filed by the defendants in the action. The plea was also denied by Judge Kavanaugh. j-, V ,wt 1 v. LAST A LIFETIME. Nothing to get out of order, paying for itself in the' form of a thoroughly warm, well-ventilated home the year round. -Beware- oft the man that talks nothing but price. Usually he has no other talking point. Get the best, and you will be ahead of the game. Remember, you buy but one or two furnaces in a lifetime. Buy one that won't keep you poor in the way of fuel and repair bills. Rather than buy a cheap furnace, get none at all. If you are contemplating installing a furnace of any kind, we invite a rigid inspection of the Fox System. Whether you buy or not, we will be pleased to give you an actual demonstration that the FOX is the furnace for you. Main 1382. Phone or write us for estimate. A 1382. J. J. KADDERLY 130 First Street Second Floor M3 0L0 CASES PRESSED Delay by Diggs, Caminetti and Fuel Firm Forbidden. ATTORNEY -GENERAL ACTS Order to Federal Prosecutors of Alleged White Slavers and De fraudipg Corporation Re calls McReynolds Curb. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) Orders came from Washington today to Federal Special Prosecutor Theodore Roche to consent to no de lays in the hearings of the appeals in the Digg8-Camtnetti white-slave and the Western Fuel coal fraud cases, but to press both. The message from the new Attorney-General, Thomas W. Gregory, caused a ripple of excitement in Federal circles, as it was recalled that, it was on account of action by Attorney-General McReynolds that the interest in the two criminal prosecu tions became Nation-wide. Attorneys for Maury L Diggs and F. Drew Caminetti. who were convicted by a Jury of transporting Marsha War rington and Lola Norris to Nevada -in violation of the Mann act. appealed to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals and a hearing was scheduled for the latter part of October. Recently overtures have been made by them for a postponement, but im mediately on receipt of the dispatch yesterday the special prosecutor is said to have notified the lawyers for the young men that he would insist on taking up the matter at the ap pointed time. Although the appeal by the counsel for the Western Fuel from the con victions of Manager Smith, superin tendent of the Red Mills, and Weigher Mayer has not been perfected, it is expected Mr. Roche, in view of the instructions from Washington, will be ready to argue the case whenever the other attorneys have completed their papers. Western Fuel men and Diggs and Caminetti were indicted during the regime of ex-United States Attorney McNab. When Attorney-General Mc Reynolds directed the dropping for the time being of the prosecution of Directors Robert Bruce and Sidney Smith of the coal corporation and postponement of the Diggs-Caminettl cases, Mr. McNab resigned after in diting a letter to the President, in which he spoke of the workings of Influence at Washington. Mr. McNab's resignation was ac cepted and Theodore Roche and Matt L Sullivan appointed as special prose cutors in the two cases, with instruc-j lions irom AicKeynol-ds to proceed with all possible expedition. Your Home can be heated with pure, healthful, ever - changing, constantly renewed warm air, free from dust, gas and smoke, and the FOX FUR NACE will do it. A Fox Furnace of proper size, correctly set up by us after plans and suggestions which we will promptly and cheerfully furnish at any time; will solve, any problem that enters into the heating question of the av erage residence. IT WILL 131 Front Street The Greatest Piano Sale Portland; Has Ever Known! WOULD YOU FAY $QOtor$0rnPlayer JiOOthis 03HiPiano? If So, Come at Once, You Can Have It All JJmM I .V ;l,tv 4."V- ! ft) 1 1 1 I m h 4 , '' T f!- U 1''' ; ' iVii .i E.3 fc-7";Si?:!.rW .-L-. "3 JSK' y'- "7 - And that is the special sale price, but to sell quick half gets all the $250 $i !89 Manos at New, of course This is a $475 Piano, llalf the sale price gets this one iz..'::. ni2V2 This is a $500 Piano. Half the sale price S pv gets this one... JL This is a $550 Piano. Half the sale price gets this one now for ' 132V2 only C. E, Agent and Manufacturers' Representative MORRISON STREET Say "CEDAR Tb Be Sure" 15 TO be sure, that's the thing to say if you want to Its certain of a high-ball or one "down" that is al.ys right. At all leading Dealers, Clubs, Bars, Restau rants and Hotels, you'll find CEDAR BROOK in the lead. Largest selling brand of high-grade Kentucky whiskey in the world. Because it has maintained the same aare, superior quality since 1847. ROTHCHILD BROS., Sole Distributors. t!'""M!r This Player Paino is the late SS-note. One of the old es tablished niakes. You can have your own time, a year,., or a little more if you need it. Grand Pianos same tonus. Pa irer vvqsk Think of It! And there are others. Upright Pianos going now at equally low prices, and on terms of $1 Down 31 Per Week lmr innrn oil 4- ot-i-vt -vw. have 3'our own time, a year but everything must be sold at once. This sale was au thorized by order of the rniirf- Smite Rrns Phnn HniKP Fail? I By order of court, and so as to get the money at the earliest possible mo ment for the creditors, the entire stock was authorized sold to me. Not only this entire stock, but other val ues as well, can be secured at prices you will find hard to believe. It isn't a question of the value of the instru ment, however; it's turning these pianos into cash or contracts immedi ately that counts. $97.20 for a New Guaranteed $250 Piano not one of them, but a great many to select from and all other grades equally low. Chickering, Kim ball, Kuabe, Behning, Wesrman. Les ;er, Steinwaj-, Steok, Weber, Emer son, Schumann, Weber Pianolas, Steck rianolas, Vose & Sons, Brigjrs, Ilobart M. Cable, llallet & Davis: in fact almost any make you will find either in an Upright, Player or a Grand Piano. Player Pianos are now being sold for $18S, and should bring three or four times this amount of money; $S50 values. Other Player Pianos of excellent value for $2S7, $337 and ?45G. Also the very highest-priced of all Player Pianos at equally low prices. You never heard of such prices or terms. SOULE BROS., Failed 3S8 Morrison Store open in the Evening Until 9 10 o'Clock BROOK, LUCORE