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TIFE UrOTlXTXQ OREGONIATT, WEDXESDAT, SEPTEMBER SO, ' 1914. SPEG!ALSESS10N OF . mures pnssm f Leaders Now Considering Pro posal to Leave October 10, Return November 11. SHIP BILL TO COME FIRST Programme Turns on Whether Sena tors Are "Willing to Enter Into Compact President In sists on Action. WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. An Admin Istratlon-approved movement for three day recesses of the House beginning next week, an adjournment of Congress If possible by October 10 and a reas sembling of Congress In special session on November 11, under call of Presl dent Wilson, to consider specifically the ship purchase bill, was undertaken today by Democratic leaders at the Capitol. All day there were confer ences between the leaders and the ranlc and file of their party in both houses and the results tonight gave hope for an agreement along this line tomorrow. The President has told Senators and Representatives .repeatedly that the war revenue tax bill, already passed by the House, and the Clayton anti trust bill should be enacted into law before adjournment. The Clayton bill is In the form of a conference report, which Is being filibustered against in the Senate, but which will not occasion much trouble when brought up in the House. House Leader Optimistic. The third measure which the Presi dent urged was the river and harbor bill, which passed the House tonight and is ready for his approval. Democratic leaders in the House be lleve the situation is well In hand there and Democratic Leader Kern will make known tomorrow the disposition of the Senate toward entering into a pact for considering the shipping bill at a spe cific time after the elections. The bill contemplates the formation cf & private corporation, with at least El per cent of the stock to be owned by the Government, to purchase, build and operate vessels to meet the de mands of commerce growing out of the European war, with particular ref erence to South America. President Is Insistent. The President has indicated to party associates at the Capitol that any re cess or adjournment plan should be predicated on an agreement to consider the ship bill either in November, fol lowing the elections, or at the outset of the regular short session of Con gress In December. Majority Leader Underwood let it be known today that he probably would be able to propose to the Republican minority some adjournment or recess plan tomorrow. Many of the members have been chafing at the protracted session, com plaining that they are l?eld here while their opponents are working hard at home. The present plan includes a proposal of the leaders to abrogate during the recesses the enforcement of the law respecting docking salaries of members away except for illness. as she had made regarding the aliena tion of the affections of her husband by his parents. Other opinions today were as follows: H. L. Frank versus A. C. Woodcock, appellant, appealed from Lane County; affirmed. William D. Richards versus A. W. Mohr and others, appellants, appealed from Wasco County; suit to compel ac- eptanie of taxes on real property; re versed. Helen Blssett versus Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, appel lant, appealed from Multnomah County; damages, personal injuries; affirmed. J. B. Reed, appellant, versus C. K. Brandenburg and others, appealed from Klamath County; action to enjoin de fendants from disposing of certain prop erty; reversed and new trial ordered. Vlnnie A. Vincent and others versus First National Bank of Newberg, ap pellant, appealed from Yamhill County; motion to dismiss appeal denied. William Iseilson versus Title Guar anty & Surety Company, appellant, ap pealed from Multnomah County; action to recover surety bond; reversed. Sidney Norman versus Robert H. Ellis and others, appellants, appealed from Multnomah County; suit for broker's license; affirmed. William Shultz and others versus J. Hertsler, appellant, appealed from Marion County; sui to foreclose log ger's lien; affirmed. ROAD GATEWAYS ARE OPEN Closing Tariffs on Ogden-Salt Lake Line Are Suspended. W. C. McBride, general agent for the Denver & Rio Grande and other Gould railroads, received telegraphic advice yesterday that the Interstate Commerce Commission has suspended the tariffs recently filed by the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line closing the Ogden and Salt Lake City gateways to passen ger traffic originating on or destined to points on the Short Line west of Pocatello. This means that passengers in the af fected territory will continue to have the option of using the Denver & Rio Grande between Ogden and Denver. Had the Ogden gateway been allowed to close it is believed that a similar tariff would have been filed affecting the O.-W. R. & N. territory. It Is probable that the Commission will make an Investigation before al lowing the new tariffs to go into ef feet or before invalidating them en tirely. CANDIDATE IS WELCOME Baker Republicans to Greet James With ycombe n' Campaign. BAKER, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) Republicans of Baker are preparing a big reception for Dr. James W ithy combe. Republican candidate for Gov ernor, who will be here tomorrow to turn loose the big guns In his cam paign. A big luncheon has been ar ranged and it is significant of the po litical situation in Baker County that several prominent Democrats, still rankling over the Copperfield situa tion and Governor West's treatment of it, are scheduled to attend. The candidate and several of the lead ing Republicans of the county will speak. A short automobile trip to some of the most populous localities In th county, where there are strong organ izations at work for a Republican ma Jority in Baker County, will be made. WARSHIP'S COAL TRACED VESSEL SURPRISED BV BRITISH CHARTERED BY GOTHAM FIRM. Second Cargo of Fuel Also Sent Oat by Company Supplying Ivarlsruhe, Is Charge. NEW TORK, Sept. 29. It was the firm of Wessels, Kulenkempff & Com pany, of New .York, that shipped 3977 tons of coal out of New York on the American steamer Lorenzo, which was surprised and captured by a British cruiser while coaling the German cruiser Karlsruhe in the West Indies, it was said by officials at the Custom- House here today. The same concern, it was added, also shipped 2737 tons of coal on the Ber wind, which arrived at Rio de Janeiro on September 18, two weeks overdue. The Berwind cleared for Buenos Ayresj and the maritime men here are unable to explain why she remained at sea so long or why she entered a port other than the one which she cleared for. Both vessels are owned by the New York & Porto Rico Steamship Company and sailed from New York August 6. The firm of Wessels, Kulenkampff & Company is composed of Louis Wessels, Gustavo B. Kulenkampff, Alexander von Gontard and Johann Smidt. One member of the firm denied that it had shipped coal on either the Lorenzo or the Berwind. Another member of the firm admitted that the coal had been shipped, but he disclaimed all knowledge of whether the cargo on the Lorenzo was sent to the Karlsruhe. The Norwegian steamer Thor, which was captured at the same time as the Lorenzo, sailed from this port in bal last for Newport News. If she had i large quantity of coal aboard it was obtained there. " Women Voters to Be Guests. The Jackson Club will give a recep tion for the women voters of Mult nomah County in the green room at the Commercial Club at 8 o'clock Fri day night. A musical programme, has been prepared. F. C. Whitten will pre side." The Jackson Glub is a Demo cratic organization with 150 women among its members. The women have been appointed a committee to make arrangements. They 'have invited all the voters of the county. DEATH OF 3 1Y BE LAID TO CHAUFFEUR Coroner's Jury Devotes Four Hours to Investigation of Automobile Crash. ROSS CUMMINGS IS HELD Escape of Two From Motor . Is Baffling One Quits Party Before Accident Faulty Steering Gear Blamed. RESULTS OF Al'TO CRASH. The Dead. v W. H. Thurston, a chauffeur, In-N ternal injuries. Died at 4:15 A. M. Tuesday. W. E. Hendricks, iron worker, 113 H Russell street, fractured skull. Died at 2:10 A. M. Tuesday. Allen Cook, laborer. Internal. Died at 3:40 A. M. Tuesday. Dying-. Frank Donovan, 507 Mississippi avenue, fractured skull and broken leg. Unconscious and dying- at a late hour last night. Not Seriously Injured. M. J. Burke, 576 Borthwlck street, bruised and scratched. Everett Dixon, C07 Mississippi ave nue, bruised. Ross Cummlngs, driver of the au tomobile, hand cut and chest bruised. At the recommendation of the Coro ner's jury, formal charges of man slaughter probably will be placed against Ross Cummings, driver of the touring car which collided with a streetcar at Williams avenue and Wasco street Monday night killing three men and injuring another critl cally. An inquest lasting nearly four hours investigated the tragedy last night. Developments late yesterday in dicated that Lloyd Bird at 170 Stan ton street, a carpenter, and another automobile passenger, whose name has not been ascertained, escaped and were not even scratched, while three of thei' comrades, were killed, a fourth was probably fatally injured, and three others sustained painful but not serious injuries. Only Six In Sight. When the ambulance arrived at the scene of the collision only six of the car's passengers were to be found. At the Inquest Cummlngs said that after the accident he was dazed and walked to his room in the Alma Hotel, dressed his Injuries and went to a restaurant on Broadway, where he was arrested and booked on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. "This charge probably will be sub stituted by a direct charge of man slaughter," said Deputy District Attor ney Ryan. Bird said last night that immediately after the accident he hurried to his home. The ninth member of the party also disappeared immediately after the accident. - Witnesses before the Cor oner's jury yesterday testified that the machine was traveling at 30 to SO miles an hour. Cummlngs said that the steering gear was the direct cause of the collision. He said that when he attempted to turn the machine out of the car tracks the hand-wheel tailed to move the steering apparatus. Samuel Goldenburg. owner of the machine, testified that parts of the steering gear were broken and had not been repaired.' Thurston, who also is a chauffeur, proposed the trip on Monday night about 10 oclock," said Cummings "and as the garage would not give me Gol- denburg's machine without his permis sion, Thurston telephoned the garage and said he was Goldenburg and direct ed the men to give me the machine. "Thurston suggested a trip to Missis sippi and Knott streets, where a saloon was visited. We each had a small glass of beer and five of Thurston's friends joined us. We drove a few blocks, visited two saloons along the way -and drank two more glasses of beer. Then we returned to the saloon at Mississippi and Knott streets, where M. D. Brown left us. Brown said ne didn't like- the way we cut corners and was afraid of getting hurt. - Beer Is Bought. "We picked up two more passengers. who bought a dozen bottles of beer. None was drunk. We headed for a gas oline station and intended taking a trip to the Twelve-Mile House. The place where the , accident occurred is on an S curve, but I would not have had any trouble in swinging the car off the car tracks if the steering gear had been all right- Other witnesses partly corroborated the testimony of Cummlngs. The chauffeur declared he was driving at less than 35 miles an hour. This was refuted by Thomas W. Boyd, at 667 Montgomery drive. Mr. Boyd declared the machine passed him at a rate of nearly 60 miles an hour and that the Cummlngs machine narrowly missed wrecking a smaller automobile in which Boyd was riding. ' That Cummlngs barely escaped death is indicated by the fact that Hendricks and Thurston, said to have been occupy ing front seats beside him, were killed and that Donovan and Cook, directly be hind Cummings, were Injured. Cook died at the hospital. H. M. Grayson, ,of 909 Halght street, who sat in the front end of the street car, received cut about the face from broken glass. While Cummings was riding in the machine just before the accident, Goldenburg was waiting for the auto at the garage with a prospective pur chaser. George G. Schaylor, of 154 East Sum ner street, was the motorman and P. R. Magedaz, of 203 Stanton street, was the conductor. Schaylor testified at the hearing that he saw the automobile two blocks away and applied the emer gency brakes, coming nearly to a dead stop at the time of the crash. All the injured, with the exception of Cummings, were - taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, following the acci dent, by the Ambulance Service Com pany. MARK TWAIN'S TAL' DIES C. H. Higbie, Character in, "'Rougti lug It," Passes in California. GREENVILLE, Cal., Sept. 29. Calvin H. Hlgble, intimate friend of Mark Twain In Virginia City, Nev., during the early '60s, died today following an attack of pneumonia. He had lived here 20 years following his profession of civil engineer. "Roughing It," one of Twain's great est successes, was dedicated to Calvin H. Higbie, and a great part of the work is an account of the experiences of Higbie and Clemens while "partners in the liveliest days of one of the world's greatest mining camps. Like many of the pioneers of Nevada and California. Higbie was at one time wealthy, but lost his money in specula tion and died penniless. Mr. Hlgble refused many flattering offers from newspapers and magazines to write his reminiscences of Mark Twain. COLONEL AIDS 'DRYS' Stand Taken for Prohibition Amendment in Ohio. ISSUE FORCED, HE SAYS Programme of Progressives In Buck eye State Indorsed Speaker TTrges Woman Suffrage and Recall of Decisions. TOLEDO O.. Sent. 29. Theodore Roosevelt, in an address here today, made even more emphatio than in pre vious speeches the stand, of the Ohio Progressive party against the liquor traffic He came out flatly for ma whole temperance programme of the party. "Conditions in Ohio this year axe such that If I were a citizen of Ohio. I would vote against the wet amendment and for the dry amendment," he said. Colonel Roosevelt referred to the brewers' amendment to abolish county option and prohibit the county votes for prohibition and to tne siatewioe prohibition amendment submitted by th. ititijiiiinnn TnffiiA. He charsred the liquor men with bringing the issue on themselves. Issue Forced, Says Speaker. "The brewers and distillers have taken the field against woman suf frage, because they regard the entry of woman into the rights of citizenship as a danger to the dominance of liquor ill politics, which they nave Deen try ing more and more to establish. . "I saw this in Michigan, where every saloon was headquarters for the fight against woman suffrage. "In this state. I ask you to remem ber that the public was forced by the liquor interests. I have not been one of those who wanted to bring up the issue, and I regret that it has been brought up; but when it is brought up J am not afraid to face it. "In this state a counter attack Is signified by the dry amendment. The brewers and people subservient to them made it evident that only one of two alternatives can be taken. "Do you want to let the liquor Inter ests dominate your parties, your pub lic health and life, and your govern ment?" Woman Suffrage Advocated. Of woman suffrage, he said: "I ask you to give the women the right to vote, not only as a matter of right to them, but as a matter of Jus tice to the men who are striving to do what is right In public interest." Speaking of the Judiciary, Colonel Roosevelt said: "Give to the people the right to say whether they approve judge-made laws the same as they have a right to a say concerning legislative-made laws, and you have removed the last objection to the judiciary." I. This store will be closed ' Today In observance of a Jewish Holiday Open Thursday Morning BEN. SELLING Morrison at Fourth r u Hebrew School Elects. The election of officers for the Port land Hebrew school was held recently. The following were chosen for the term beginning October 15: M. Abrams, president: F. Rosumy, vice-president; M. Director, recording secretary; D. Wildeman, financial secretary, and" H. Brown, treasurer. The following were elected to the board of directors: Dr. George Rubenstein, J. Asher, J. Wool sack, J. Nudelman, A. Abramson, A. Jacobs and M. Rosencranz. VAN WINKLE SPOUSE HIT WIFE SAYS II. G. STRATTOJi LIKES TO FISH IN WOODS. Isaac Banks Finds Mate and Goods Disappeared. Policeman Ac cused of Cruelty. '-That her husband, H. G. Stratton, is a Rip Van Winkle sort of person, who spends his time Idling in the woods, is the plaint of Grace Stratton in her divorce suit filed yesterday. He is improvident, she says, and has no ambition in life, although he comes of good family and is educated. She states he lives in a tent in the Cascade Mountains and spends much time in fishing and in idleness. This way of living, she says, has made her sick and nervous. Isaac Banks, in his divorce suit, charges his wife, Julia, with being far from easy-going in disposition. He says she brings up arguments just to start trouble and annoy him. He says she sulks and refuses to prepare his meals, sometimes for days on end. When he returned home September 9, he alleges, he found her gone and his household effects had also disappeared. Rose E. Wlllett yesterday sued her policeman husband, Thomas H. Wlllett, alleging drunkeness and brutality. It is stated that he beat her and threat ened to shoot, and on one occasion. when annoyed at her, he kicked his own sister. Alimony of $30" per month is asked and the right to resume her maiden name, Morgan. That he stayed out late at night and would not assist her when she was ill. feigning to believe she was malinger ing, are charges 'made against W. P. Hiatt by Martha Hiatt in her divorce suit. The custody of a child is asked. of one-quarter cent a mile in the cost of railway mileage books will become effective on October 1. The tariffs proposing an advance will not be sus pended by the Interstate Commerce Commission, but may be investigated, later while effective. MR. SMITH WRITES GRANGE If Named Governor, "Oregon Sys tem" to Be Fpheld, He Sajw. Declaring that. If elected Governor, he will do everything possible to up hold the "Oregon system" of legisla tion. Dr. C. J. Smith, Democratic nomi nee for Governor, has addressed the following open letter to the executive committee of the Oregon State Grange: "I have your recent favor addressed to me in the form of an open letter and return my answer herewith in the same form. "Firmly believing in popular govern ment, I have in the past given of my time and means and services, in both public and private capacity, to estab lish and maintain the Oregon system. It has freed the people, and the clock must never turn back. "As Governor. I will -uphold the sys tem and will permit of no tampering by unfriendly hands. The people's lavs and the people's will are supreme with me, and I will veto any bill which seeks to override them. "The emergency clause should be used only guardedly. As you say In your letter, a hostile Legislature, working under a "harmony pro gramme" with the Governor could, by frequent use of the emergency clause, virtually destroy the referendum. The clause could also be used, as has been ofttimes done in the past, as a cloak by which legislative extravagance might be shielded from popular dis favor. "I will veto any measure carrying the clause, which is not in truth and in fact an emergency measure. "Very truly yours. C. J. SMITH." Mileage Book Cost to Rise. WASHINGTON. Sept. 29. Increases John Eckert, of Clrcleville, o., weighs 73i pmmw. He is 24 yrtTn old. ! wonder honfe .Victrola Victrola VI, $25 Oak BOARD IS SHORT $1458 Governor Finds T. 31. Leabo's Books Fail to Balance Accounts. SALEM, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) Governor West announced tonight that an examination of the books of the State Board of Barber Examiners from January 1, 1911, to December 13, 1913, when T. M. Leabo, of Portland, was secretary-treasurer, showed a shortage of $1458.44. The report of the expert accountant shows that $9332 was collected and $7873.56 turned in to the state treasury. Governor West asked and received Mr. Leabo's resignation -several months ago. r Fa BURNS CASE REVERSED Supreme Court , Says Alienation Charges Not Sustained. SALEM, Or., Sept 28. (Special.) Holding that the testimony was in sufficient and failed to support the charges, the Supreme Court today. In an opinion by Justice Burnett, reversed the decree of the Multnomah County Circuit Court in favor of the plaintiff in the case of D. R. McCann, executor of the estate of Margaret Burns against H. C. and Mary L. Burns. While an action filed by her was pending Margaret Burns died and an amended complaint was filed by her executor, making the same allegations No is so Bopuilar. sU .U. music is so perfect Ask any Victor dealer for the Victor book "Three Modern Dances", illustrated with moving-picture photos teaching the steps of the modern dances. There are Victors and Victrolas in great variety of styles from $10 to $200. Victor Talking Machine Co. Camden, N. J. a anon anc e Vi (f Dancing is delightful to the music of the Vic: trola. Everyone enjoys dancing to the music of such splendid volume, such clearness and perfect rhythm. Get a Victrola today and invite your friends in to dance. We have all the best dance recordsthe Maurice Tango, the One-Step, the Hesitation Waltz, the Castle Walkand the Victrola plays as long as anyone wants to dance. Do not deprive yourself longer. Come in and select that Victrola and have it delivered at once. Victrolas $15 to $200 on the easiest terms Stein way Weber and Other Pianos v A y fPtW 'if 1.- tj3 I 4 Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, teachers and greatest expo nents of the modern dances, use the Victor exclusively and superintend the making of their Victor Dance Records. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle' dancing the Tango V 1 1 WIS W Ml lit l.S-1 SIS Pianolas Morrison at Sixth Opposite Post Office