THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2G. 1914. BRITAIN CARES FOR BELGIAN REFUGEES New Way of Living Is Strange and Many Find Novelty ' in Having Plenty. TALES OF HORROR TOLD Sixty Thousand Offers of Aid Re ceived From Various Parts of United Kingdom and 30,000 Offers of Homes. LONDON, Sept. 18. (Correspondence Of the Associated Press.) Every day at 6 o'clock a bell rings In the great exhi bition hall of Alexander Palace, where upon 1500 women, children and old men set up a clatter of wooden shoes. This amusement park is now the larg est camp tor Belgian refugees In the London district, and makes ideal quar ters for the homeless foreigners. Not many weeks ago the same peo ple were straggling away from their burning villages, some for the Dutch frontier to be herded together in Flushing, and others for Brussels, whence they were sent to Ostend. At any rate, ultimately they found them selves in a London railway station, be wildered by the noise of traffic and the strange language about them. There they were rounded up by kindly people speaking their language and put Into motor 'busses for the various camps. Tea Habit Becoming Fixed. Attendants at Alexandra Palace say the refugees for the first day or two seemed stupefied. The break In their narrow, peaceful lives by war and travel overwhelmed them. Then they began to fall Into the new way of liv ing. For many, no doubt, ease amid plenty was a novel experience after years of frugality and hard labor. Now there is nothing to do but to wander in the great halls, with their statuary, the remains of a fair and a birdhouse, in the wooded park outside, the heights of which command an extensive view of London. These peasants, trained in extremely frugal living, had hitherto managed to do with three meals a day. But in the refugee camps they found a fourth meal at 5 o'clock. At first they took their tea as a duty expected of them. Then they found it helped to break a long interval in a monotonous day. Now they clamor for tea. As it is easier to acquire a habit than to break it. they may, on their return, fix the tea habit on rural Belgium. Harrowing- Stories Told. . The older Belgians have not yet re covered from the horrors they have passed through. They sit on the benches, sad-eyed and dumb, paying no attention to the children romping about them. One of the volunteer In terpreters at the palace says their stories are so harrowing she no long er can bear to hear them. Some of the wome'n have met fresh griefs in the death of their babies from malnutri tion and exposure during the days of their flight. The hospital has now about 35 cases on hand, which receive the best of care. The children are having the time of their lives, since the playground, with its swings and merry-go-rounds, is open to them. Cots have not yet been provided, but the refugees have com fortable mattresses and plenty of cover. There is a daily issue of second-hand clothing, dealt out rather with a view of finding persons to fit the garments than of finding garments to fit the persons. Homes Found Among People. Every day a group of refugees, with tags giving their destination fastened to a button-hole, are taken from the camps and sent to various parts of England, where homes have been of fered. There are only about 6000 In the camps, and Secretary Morgan, of the war refugees' committee, which acts for the government, says that he has received 60,000 offers of aid from per sons in all parts of the United Kingdom and 30,000 offers of homes. LONG PARTED, MEN MEET War Time Comrades Reunited After Separation of Fifty Years. ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) Captain John W. Greenman, a mem ber of the Oregon Soldiers Home, and J. L. Joseph, of Philomath, veterans of . the Civil War, met here last night after not having seen each other in almost 50 years. The meeting was ar ranged by Mr. Joseph. Neither rec ognized the other, so long had it been Since they had met. They were close friends during the war. and fought side by side in many battles. A few months ago financial reverses causea Mr. Greenman to enter the Sol diers' Home. Mr. Joseph, who is lo cated at Philomath, learned of Mr Creenman's presence in Roseburg and came here. The veterans spent hours swapping yarns. Both men are more than 70 years old. PRISONER WOULD END LIFE Man Out of Work Tells Court Death Is Best for Him. . "When a man can't get work and Is broke, the best thing he can do is to kill himself," James B. Carter, 63 years old, calmly told Municipal Judge Ste venson yesterday morning. Carter had been arrested by Patrolmen Collins and Madden on a. charge of drunkenness. The suicide threat In open court fol lowed a similar threat which was part ly the cause of Carter's- arrest. The man said he had a wife and child de pending on him. He is a millwright by trade, but could find no work of any sort. Judge Stevenson dismissed the charge against Carter with the inten tion of trying to find a job for him He told Carter to appear in court at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The man1 failed to show up. CUES QUELL ASSAILANT Marshfleld Man Fires Three Shots, but Misses Policeman. MARSHPIELD. Or ni oc cial.) An attempted shooting occurred , Ycuuo.ua mem wnicn resulted In Riley Volkmer, a local business man. the offender being Subdued by Policemen James Brown and Thomas Summerlin only after they had beaten him se verely with billiard cues. Volkmer was corrn hv k cers, jind on returning from home after oeing oraerea tnere, he is said to have opened fire on the police and missed them three times. The grand Jury at Coquille is investigating the affair today. INTERIOR OF . "3 Iff- , ' iiv' NAVE NEW GUN IS DEADLY "Turpinite" Used in Missile Kills by Suffocation. DEATH IS WITHOUT PAIN English Correspondents Tell of En tire Uines of German Soldiers Dead in Trenches, Still With' Rifles In Hand. LONDON. Sept. 17 (Correspondence of tthe Associated Press.) Remarkable tales of novel engines of war are ap pearing in all parts of Europe, but nothing has yet equaled the reports circulated concerning new guns used by the French which fire turpinite, a BUDstance said to produce instantane ous and painless death for every living thing within Its reach. Although it is so deadly In Its work. turpinite cannot be objected to on the ground, that it violates humane prin ciples of war. In fact it is so humane that it must not be confused with lyd dite and other explosives which have deadly fumes.' English correspondents have report ed that entire lines of German soldiers stood dead In their trenches as a re sult of thefumea from the mysterious turpinite discharged by the French in engagements along the Marne. The dead Germans are reported to have maintained a standing posture and retained their rifles in their hands, so sudden and unusual was the effect of the new weapon. Instantaneous paralysis is said to have been caused by turpinite. The French gun for the use of tur pinite is shrouded in as great mystery as turpinite itself. Experts are re quired, it is said, for the use of the new ammunition and, the manipulation of the strange gun so recently intro duced into warfare. Military experts are now speculating whether turpinite will lend itself to use in aeroplanes. Lyddite, it is said, cannot be successfully employed by military aeroplanes and Zeppelins. As Zeppelins are capable of carrying guns of considerable size, it is conceivable they might utilize turpinite. However, In the present war, military experts do not expect to see any of France's ene mies discover enough about turpinite to produce its gas or duplicate the guns. London is constantly hearing stories of the terrible engines of war Germany will send over the British capital and bombs containing horrible gases are among the weapons It is predicted the Germans may drop on darkened Lon don streets. Such stories cause little uneasiness because of the experience of Paris with German bombs. A few persons were killed there, bat the Parisians in a way enjoyed the visits of the German airships, which ordinarily sailed over the French cap ital about S o'clock in the afternoon. Great crowds thronged into the streets to see the aerial visitors and showed little fear of the bombs dropped from the sky. Clackamas Teacher Insane. OREGON CITY, Or, Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Grace Chapman, for many f m Hli i hri ' - ff( infill Ail w m irb piHtN H; ml rf i t v I : j !ij !:!;! Ij i i jj . I i U ;! 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In one of the stormiest sessions of court ever held in Polk County, with charges and counter-charges flying thick and fast and with opposing attorneys al most coming to blows. Mrs. Mollie Bow ers, a fair divorcee, of Portland, today made her fight for the custody of her infant daughter, Marion, in the County Court, sitting as a juvenile court. Mrs. Bowers was represented by C. W. Robison, Deputy District Attorney of Multnomah County, who was sent to look after the interests of the Portland juvenile court. He presented an order signed by Judge Gatens demanding that the child be turned over to him as a representative of the Multnomah Coun ty Juvenile Court. He was accom panied to Dallas by Mrs. E. Cosgriff, deputy probation officer of the Mult nomah court. Walter L. Tooze, Jr., aided Mr. Robison. The Juvenile Court in Portland de clared the child delinquent in June, 1913. and turned her over to the cus tody of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stump, of Dallas. While in Dal las the child was turned over to Mr. and Mrs. Milt B. Grant, from whom Mrs. Bowers during September made her spectacular effort to kidnap the child. G. O. Holman represented the Dis trict Attorney's office of Polk County in the proceedings today. He and Mr. Robison nearly came to blows in sev eral instances. The court took the case under advisement. It is said that Multnomah County will fight this case to a finish in order to establish once and for all the jurisdiction of its Juve nile Court. BROTHERS' FATE UNKNONW Censors Leave Little of Mother's Let ter for Vancouver German. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) Paul Becker, a tailor of this city and formerly a soldier in the Ger man army, has four brothers now fighting with the Germans. Mr. Becker came from Eisen, Germany, 13 years ago, but bis mother and several brothers still live there. Two brothers are skilled mechanics and have been employed In the Krupp gun manufac tories at Eisen. A letter written August 5 by his mother has arrived, but very little of what it contained was passed by the censors. Newspaper clippings were destroyed and he could not learn to what part of the German Empire his brothers had been ordered. SALEM HOPS SELL WELL Price of 15 1-2 Cents Record for Day and Active Market Prospect. SALEM. Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) Slight activity in the hop market was reported here today. Harris & Talbot, dealers, bought 160 bales from William Egan & Son, at 15 ..cents. Sales of smaller lots were reported at 14 cents. Indications are that there will be considerable trading next week. GERMANS. t'Vt -,l 11 mil IRISH ARMS ASKED Premier Asquith Visits Dublin to Encourage Enlistment. REDMOND PROMISES HELP Nationalists Armed With Rifles and Bayonets Act as Guard of Honor and Ovation Given War Sur prise to Lloyd George. DUBLIN, via London, Sept. 25. Pre mier Asquith appeared at the Mansion House here tonight for the purpose, as he exDressed it in th, nr.i n h speech, "as the head of the King's gov ernment to summon loyal and patriotic ireiana to take her place in defense of our common cause." The Prime Minister received a tre mendous WelCOma Whn 1A Q nr. an .... .1 the Mansion House with John E. Red mond, tne Irish Nationalist leader, and the Earl of Aberdeen. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Armed Nationalists Guard. Great crowds gathered in the streets of Dublin and cheered the Nationalist volunteers, .who, armed with rifles and bayonets, acted as a guard of honor. The Invasion of Belgium and France, said the Prime Minister, constituted the blackest pages of war's sombre history. England had worked to the last for peace. In his appeal to Irishmen he said he was backed by Irishmen of all parts of the empire and the world. "Old animosities are dead," he said. "What Great Britain asks, what she believes Ireland is ready to give, is a free will offering of free people." Mr. Redmond, who followed, said he had promised the archbishop of Ma lines that Ireland would bring her arms and strength to avenge Louvaln. Britain Declared Faithful. "It is Ireland's duty to fight," de clared the Irish Nationalist leader. "Great Britain has kept faith with Ire land, and Ireland will keep faith with Great Britain." LONDON. Sept. 25. Speaking today at a meeting of his neighbors at Cric cieth, Wales. Chancellor of the Ex chequer Lloyd-George declared that the war was unexpected. He never dreamed it would occur, he said, until a few days before hostilities began. He never thought any country could be so devilish as to pretend great friendship and at the same time make elaborate arrangements to attack. In deed, he thought war was so far away that he had made arrangements to spend August and September at Cric cieth. It took 15 years to break Napoleon, the Chancellor continued. He said he did not believe It would take nearly so long to vanquish Emperor William but, long or short. Great Britain was going to see it through. Motor Company to Be Sued. SALEM, Or.. Sept. 25. (Special.) Corporation Commissioner Watson to day asked District Attorney Evans, of Multnomah County, to file suit against the American Motor League Company alleging that it had failed to comply Selling Out Entire Stock The Piano Manufacturers who are the creditors of Soule Bros, have many thousand dollars Involved in this un fortunate failure, and they cer tainly want their money. They want to stop all expense at the earliest possible moment. That Is why,' by or der of the court, the stock was or dered sold at once. However, with hardly an exception, every piano manufacturer Is well-to-do, and he does not particu larly care for the cash If payments can be secured it does just as well. This, however, does not eliminate the fact that to stop this expense imme diately pianos must be sold at any price they will bring. That is why you can buy a beautiful Baby Grand for only 1437 $1000 value; or $850 Player Pianos for $188, or $250 Upright Pianos for $97.20. It seems almost an Impos sibility. These particular grades, as well as all other grades pianos of all names, colors of case everything must go. and must be sold Immediately for the cash or turned Into piano con tracts. You Can Pay (or m Piano Now a great deal easier at $4, $5 or $B a month and pay less than half the price than you can by paying the regular price a little bit later and pay $10 or $12 a month. One piano dealer here in town started his little hammer. The first statement was, "Only cheap pianos." But he was ignorant of his mis take, for he acknowledged it by pulling in his ads. He thought he was telling the truth, but, after in vestigating, found in this great sale practically all of the reliable makes Chlckerlng, Knabe, Stelnway, - Behning, Weber, Lester, Steck, Emerson, Vose & Sons, Hobart M. Cable. Ludwig, Estey, and many other equally well-known pianos. While he still has his ham mer out occasionally, be Is very careful as to' his statements. However, the poor fellow needs 'business. -They are trying to fly under a false flag, claim ing to be established in 1873, when, in reality, it was only three or four years ago or thereabout that they started in business. -They are trading on a once established name and trying to get by with it- But I don't think they are making it, for the common name for them around town is - the Musical Morgue. It is very seldom you can see a piano customer in there, even though you should use an astronomer's glass large enough to make the new comet In the heavens look as big as the City of Portland. I Offered to Put Up SIOOO that I could prove that they were asking over $300 for pianos whichcost them less than $100 at the factory; but, when I found that I was asking them for too much money, I offered to put up $100. Now, Mr. Piano Buyer, all I asked them to do was to put up or shut up. So they shut up they -didn't have the $100. And all the time wo are selling those same grade pianos, $97.20. We don't call them $300 pianos; we call them $250 Instruments. But we will leave It to the judges as outlined which is really the best piano their Instruments for $300 or ours for $97.20. Is it any wonder they squeal? They Say lucore Is a Bad Man. They know he is a bad man for the high-priced piano-houses, the fellows who never run a special sale. The trou- Die oi ii is tney aon t aare to run a special sale. We can prove where they pay commissions of more than 25 per cent. and. by the way. there is another house here in the city of Portland who never runs a special sale, who demand the all-theyrcan-get price, selling their siuu wholesale pianos for over $300, and they don't dare to run a special sale, either. I am sorry to say they are located on tne same street as we are poor old Morrison street. But here is one piano-house that is doing business in big quantities. I Would Be Willing: to Put Ip Another Challenge that we have sold twice over as many pianos any week since we started this sale as the two of them put together have done in any one month. That's a broad statement, but I have a hun dred that says that I can prove it. Lucore is trying to get the money for the creditors as fast as possible. I certainly paid over a big bunch of money the other day, but I want to get the balance of it to take care of some of the other pianos that are scat tered around at the earliest possible moment. You will help me get rid of these old reliable makes of pianos, for I will make such prices that you can't help but buy. See Lucore at 388 Mor rison street. Store open in the evening until 9 or 10 o'clock. with the corporation laws. He said the league was selling memberships to automobile owners for $10, the mem bers to have the privilege of buying automobile accessories at cost. JUDGE BLACK HAS LEAD Nomination for Senator May Be Won on Second-Choice Votes. OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) The State Canvassing Board, consisting of Secretary of State How ell, Treasurer Meath and Auditor Clau sen, will meet here next Tuesday to canvass primary election returns. With official returns still missing from King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties, supporters of George Turner admit that W. W. Black has a lead of ten votes for the Democratic nomina tion for United States Senator, on combined first and second-choice votes. On first-choice votes Turner is an easy leader, with between 38 and 39 per cent of all first-choice votes cast. Under the Washington primary law 40 per cent of all first-choice votes are needed to give a nomination, and It appears likely, therefore, that Judge Black will obtain the nomination with second-choice votes. MOTHER GIVES NO SIGN Mrs. Sohn, Who Shot Babes, Still Unemotional Before Others. OREGON CITY. Or, Sept. 25 (Spe cial.) Although attendants of Mrs. Florence Sohn believe that she is fully conscious of the murder of her two Infant children more than a week ago and of the injury she Inflicted on her self, Bhe has not yet shown any sign of emotion. Her mind Is clear and she recalls each event of the morning when she shot the two Infants and then turned the gun on herself. When her physical condition is good her mind seems normal, but when she weakens It appears slightly clouded. Physicians still say that she has only a slight chance for recovery. Portland .Complains of Penalty. SALEM. Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) Commissioner Daly, of Portland, today complained to the State Railroad Com mission against the 5 per cent penalty Imposed by the Portland Railway, Light' & Power Company for electricity in residential and business districts. Mr. Daly said the rate charged by the company was deceptive and was based on a certain -charge a kilowatt hour. Normal School Rally at Ashland. ASHLAND. Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) A monster rally to further the Nor mal School movement was held on the institution's grounds here today. More than 250d people were entertained at music and games. The address was made by B. F. Mulkey. of Medford, a former president of the school. Benjamin Clothes Superiority is acknowledged by well-dressed men generally ; superior in all ways that obtain to make men's ready-to-wear clothes satisfac tory. Quality of material, accept ed styles, color effect, skilled workmanship and fit of Benjamin Clothes spell the word superiority. Suits for men and young men in con servative box-back and semi-form-fitting styles. Imported Tweeds, Plaids and Fancy Mix tures. ( $20, $25, $30 and $35 Hats, Fall Season Styles Fashion .dictates the diamond crown ihapes in soft hats of various accepted shades and colors, ivith contrast trim mings. Stiff hats vilh the higher crovms and narr offer brims. Knox, Warburton and Dobbs & Co.'s Fifth-Avenue Hats, $5.00 Stetsons $4 up Bristols $3 Buffum & Morrison Street Return of 'Les Bohemiennes" Popular Orchestra Under Direction of Elaine Forrest, at the Imperial Hotel Grill This gifted quartet of instrumental and vocal artists I will again delight the diners during the dinner hours with classic and popular music, commencing Sunday. Sunday Dinner One Dollar 5:30 to 9 ARMY AT WATERLOO Forty Thousand Germans Are Reported in Camp. BRUSSELS NEEDING FOOD Kaiser's Forces Place Heavy Siege Guns at Grimberghen and Me ysse and Lock Citizens TJp to Keep Move Secret. LONDON. Sept. 25. The Ostend cor respondent of the Reuter Telegram Company sends the following dispatch: "Forty thousand Germans have. been encamped in the environs of Waterloo since Saturday," headquarters being es tablished at Ruysbroeck. All passports to Mons are being refused by the Ger man authorities at Brussels, the ob ject apparently being to prevent trav elers from seeing the great amount of army transport, which has already re turned there from France. "The Germans have installed heavy siege guns at Grlmberghen and Meysse. To prevent the Inhabitants of these places from reporting this fact the men have all been shut up In a church and the women have been sent to Brussels. "As a consequence of the exhaustion of supplies in some classes of provis ions the German Governor of Brussels has consented to Burgomaster Max' go ing to Antwerp with the object of se curing the consent of the Belgian gov ernment for the distribution of provis ions and cattle to revlctual the city. The understanding is that these pro visions will not be requisitioned by the Germans. JUDGE'S CHARGE DENIED Leroy Lomax Says Accusation lie Violated Agreement Is False. Leroy Lomax, whom Judge Davis Thursday suspended from practice In his department of the Circuit Court, yesterday Issued a statement maintain ing that there were no grounds for the court's order. In his statement he said: "I desire to state that the case in which this order is luade is now pend ing in the Supreme Court, so I will not therefore make statements for publica tion as to the facta in said case. How m m Pendleton Opposite Postoffice Ladies' 5:30 to 9 ever, as to the order made by Judge Davis. I will say there are absolutely no grounds to support such order. Any statement of Judge Davis' that I vio lated any agreement made in his court as to myself or my client is absolutely false. "I have practiced law in this state for 17 year -. and I do not think any of my clients will accuse me of taking any advantage of them, and I will cwtainly not permit Judge Davis to do so, for the benefit of his friend, .Oscar Home, or anyone else." QUARREL BRINGS DEATH Coroner's Jury Investigation Reveals Card Game Outcome. A quarrel over a card game and a threat of death by Secundino Coco, on September 19. resulted In the death of Coco at the hands of John Luciano, ac cording to testimony of witnesses at the Coroner's jury Investigation of the murder yesterday. It was said that Coco placed $3 on the table following a quarrel and offered that amount as a wager that his opponent would be dead before noon. When he entered the saloon later with hands in his pockets he was shot and killed by Luciano. Luciano is being held in jail pending action of the grand jury. BANKER CAN'T SEE PEACE A. 31. Wright Says Enropo Has Erased Word From Dictionary. Peace is a word that has been erased from the dictionaries of Europe, ac cording to A. M. Wright, assistant cashier of the United States National bank, who returned home from his European trip yesterday. The nations have no Intention of ceasing to make war until the fortunes of war are definitely settled, he thinks, assorting that the nations appear to be in the fight as long as they can endure. He participated in many exciting and interesting episodes on his return trip, both in France and In' England. Pioneer at Kelso Passes Away. KELSO, Wash.. Sept 25. (Special.) K. M. Howard, a pioneer of 1648, who crossed the plains with an ox team to take part in the gold excitement in California, was buried from the local Methodist Church yesterday afternoon. Rev. T. M. Reese officiated. He is survived by 16 children and 31 grand chydren and four great-grandchildren. Vancouver Licenses 8 to Marry. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) Marriage licenses were issued today to C. Thornberry and Olga Pay sky, of Astoria. Or.; John O. Jackson and Ella Haugset, Henry Johnson and Mrs. Beatrice Doyle, of Portland, and John R. Fryrear and Mrs. Blanch Pearl Whitworth, of Beaverton, Or, 1 Hi A A 'A