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VOL. LV.-XO. 17,123. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1915. PRICK FIVE CENTS. ALL CHICAGO ALIVE AFTER DRY SUNDAY Closing Law Is Obeyed Throughout City. ACCIDENT LIST IS REDUCED People Philosophically Con sume Quantities of Food. HOBOS LIVE IN CLOVER 6!nj;1c 'Thantom Bar," Believed o Hare Been Planted by Liquor Men to Show lefiance, Baf fles Efforts of Police. . 4 WHAT DRY SlJiDAY MEA.VT, STATISTICALLY, TO CHICAGO. Number of saloons closed, 7152. Number of saloon employes resting, 20,000. ' Violations of closing law, 12. Number of suicides, none. Usual number of suicides, two to three. Number of murders, none.. Usual number of murders, 20 a month. Automobile fatalities, two. Average number, 18 a month. Every downtown theater is packed. Motion-picture theaters filled to capacity. Church - attendance increased. Cafes almost deserted. CHICAGO. Oct. 10. (Special.) Chi cago's 2.500,000 inhabitants experienced their first "dry Sunday" today and the consensus of opinion tonight, after stock had been taken of all phases of the experiment, that it was a success and would continue. No one died of thirst and the customary list of acci dents caused by drunken-joy-rldtir -wau greatly reduced. The crowds on the streetcars and elevated trains were sober and well behaved and thousands of families had an opportunity to become acquainted with the husband and father. Border Salooim Thrive. The fringe of saloons bordering the city on all sides did a thriving business. County authorities made no effort to enforce the Sunday closing law and this resulted in increased business for the roadhouses and corner saloons Just out of the city. Investigators reported the curious fact, however, that only the first row of outside saloons did much business. Automobile parties, flocking from the dry city, Btopped at the first saloon and gave a demonstration of their In alienable rights to buy and consume liquor, but the matter seemed to end there, as they did not patronize the saloon further out. Most of this drinking was in the na ture of defiance to the law and it was not unusually large. Law Apparently Obeyed. The 7000 saloons in the city obeyed the law, apparently to the letter- The latest tactics of Mayor Thompson threw fear into the hearts of those who had contemplated testing the law. He di rected his officers to gather eidene in every case where a saloon violated the Jaw, but to make no arrests. The evidence was to be submitted to him when he returns from San Francisco nd, if clear enough, would result in cancellation of the license of all saloons defying the law. This prospect brought all those who had intended testing the law by sub mitting to arrest and fighting in the courts strictly into line, for it was realized that the Mayor could and "un doubtedly would put them out of busi ness. Food Consumption Increases. One of the features of the first dry Sunday was the enormous consumption of food, and particularly coffee, in the chief booze districts. In the dark pur lieus presided over by "Bath House J ohn" and "Kinky Dink Kenna," the distinguished Aldermen of the First "Ward, the great army of hoboes and bums accepted the situation philosoph ically. For a time they wandered the streets disconsolately, "pan-handling passersby for contributions. With a nickel or a dime, they were able to get a large bowl of steaming coffee and "sinkers' or rolls. Farseeing managers of restaurants, perambulating "pig-knuckle" cars and little dumps where horse meat and many other varied varieties of food are served, had prepared for an unusually rush business and they were not dis appointed. They prepared coffee In big boilers and piled up mountains of bread. "Bad Lands Attract Visitors. Of course the coffee was of the black Rio quality that could be smelled two blocks and the sandwiches could be called sandwiches only by courtesy, but they were filling and the coffee was warm. -Pittsburg Joe's" and other restau rants of like character did the largest business In their history. Hundreds of investig&tora'and curious people flocked Into the badlands to see what the army of bo bos would do on a dry Sunday, and they were willing victims to touches" for coffee and food. In the large hotels the law as ob served strictly -and it was noticeable Concluded on Fag i. Column 3,) 10,000,000 YARDS OF EARTH MOVING SLIDES GAIX OS WORKMEN IX PANAMA CAXAL. Hope of Opening Waterway, Even for Temporary Use. Before First of Year Is Abandoned. PANAM, Oct. 10. A careful survey of the slide area In the Gaillard cut reveals the fact that there are probably 10.000.000 cubic yards of earth In mo tion, which must be taken out by dredg ing operations before 'a permanent channel through the cut is probable. This is the conclusion reached by the canal engineers, who concede there is now little hope of opening the water way, even for temporary use of ship ping, much before the first of the year. The present rate of wet excavations is a million yards a month and this wouldreciuire not less than 10 months to remove the mass, which is now sliding into the canal considerably faster than the dredges can take it out. It is said that often the canal bottom bulges up to a height of 15 feet tbove the surface of the water, due to the tremendous weight of the hillside. The area of motion is roughly calcu lated to be in the neighborhood of 17 acres, which constitutes the greatest slide area in the history of the canal. It extends 2600 feet along both banks Qf the waterway, with probably an average of 1000 feet back of the center fine of the canal prism. CAR PLUNGES, WOMAN HURT Machine leaves Highway Bank, and Mrs. W. Y. Robertson Injured. Mrs. W. "W. Kobertson. of Moscow, Idaho, suffered a fractured Brjull late yesterday, when an automobile in wttlch she was riding with three friends, ran off a bank near Latourell Falls, on the Columbia River Highway. The others were uninjured. Mrs. Rob ertson was brought to Portland and taken to a hospital tonight by the Am bulance Service Company. She came to Portland for an opera tion, and went for a ride before going to a hospital. Mrs. A. M. Yocum, 269 East Fortieth street, was In the party. JURY FINDS TAX VALUE 85 Compromise Verdict Is Reached in Assessment of Bank Stock. EUGENE, Or. Oct. 10. The general assessed valuation in Lane County is 85 per cent of its re.l a-sh- valuation according: to a verdict of a jury last night in the case of tne First National and United States National Banks seek ing: to enjoin the Lane County Assessor from assessing the bank stock at full cash value. The banks had held that the ap praisement in the county was but SO per cent of he true cash valuation, approximately the figure determined upon by the State Tax Commission. Both consider the decision a victory. DAY . IS WITHOUT ARRESTS From 6 A. M. to 6 P. M. X'o Entries Made at City Jail. Yesterday bade fair to be the quietest Sunday on recoiM at the city jail and police headquarters. Between the hours of 6 A. SI. and 6 P. M. the barred doors of the jail flanged behind not a single new inmate. The hundred odd patrol men on the day relief under Police Cap tain Moore made not a single arrest. Patrolman E. Thorpe, of the second night relief, brought John C. Xeal, an Irishman aged 50, to the Jail at 6 o'clock yesterday morning for bein drunk, and he was the last entry until night had fallen. RUSSIAN MINISTERS OUT Member of Duma Succeeds Prince in Portfolio of Interior. LONDON, Oct. 10. Prince CherbatofT, Russian Minister o'f the Interior, has been allowed to retire, and will be succeeded by Alexei Khovostoff, court chamberlain, according to a Petrograd dispatch to Reuter's Telegram Com pany. M. KhvostofT will be the nrst member of the Duma appointed to the Ministry. He formerly was leader of the Right party. Alexander Samarin. procurator-general of the Holy Synod, also has re tired. FROST SNAPS AT SUMMER First Breath or Winter Is Due Portland This Morning. In Fair weather and frost. Such is the weather man's resume in predicting the glories of October Autumn for today. The frost will be general throughout the Northwest in all probability, lavishing itself more in liastern Oregon and Idaho. Yesterday was one of the ideal brisk Fall days, being what might be termed Indian Summer touched with a breath of Winter. The temperature reached only 61, and .02 of an inch of rain fell. MRS. DUNIWAY IS WEAKER Members of Family Remain at Hos pital Throughout Xigrht. Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunivray was weaker last night, and fears were ex pressed that she would not live much longer. Mr.' and Mrs. Ralph R. Duniway. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Duniway, Dr. Clyde A. Duniway, and several of Mrs. Duni way's grandchildren stayed at Good Samaritan Hospital last night to be with Mrs, Duniway if she should grow worse. TRADE PROTEST IS DELICATE PROBLEM Issues of Moment to Future Involved REVISIONS MADE CAREFULLY United States Seeks to Avoid Embarrassing Precedents. COTTON PLAYS LARGE PART Interests ot America Best Served by Preservation of Principles in Force Before Present Euro pean Struggle Began. BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIX. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. In order not to tie the hands of the United States should it become involved In war in the future. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing are exercising great.care in the revision of the trade protest to be presented to the British government. It is of vital importance to this coun try that it shall be left free to wage war In accordance with principles ob served prior to the great European struggle. Some of these principles are of American development, notably that described as "the doctrine of contlnu ous voyage." The Union invoked this doctrine to prevent foreign nations from evading the blockade of the Con' federacy by the expedient of trans porting goods destined for the rebels through neutral countries. Entire Immunity Viot Desired. It is imperative also, because of thr important part cotton plays In the manufacture of high explosives, that the United States shall not place It self In the position of contending for the freedom from seizure under all con ditlons ' of this product. Again, the Government must be careful In de manding a modification of the general BrltisH" contraband list, riot' to exempt goods and articles of which we have an ample supply, while a possible enemy would be forced to buy and import them. It will be reiterated by the President In the forthcoming note that British procedure has meant a practical asser tion of unlimited belligerent rights over neutral commerce within the whole European area and an almost unqualified denial of the sovereign rights of the nations now at peace. It will be demanded that Innocent ship ments passing through the blockade lines to Germany and Austria-Hungary or from those countries to the United States shall not be Interfered with and that there shall be respect for the rule of the Declaration of Paris that "free ships make free goods." Continuous-Voyage Principle Fixed. During the Civil War the Union men of-war did not hesitate to seize neutral vessels carrying cargoes contraband In character that were consigned to Brit lsh, Cuban and Mexican ports, but the real destination of which was the Con- Concluded on Paso Column 2.) T. .......... ...... ......... ......... DRESS-UP WEEK IS HERE. j l "V. -J TOWM TODAY yS. .-' " . : ........ ti.lL.-.t. ... . t INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS 1 Tbe Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61 defcrees; minimum. 4S decrees. TODAY'S Fair. Tpi-ith westerly minds. " Mexico. A-B-C governments assent to recojnitioiv ot Carraoka. Page 2. -War. Englishman describes awful jplight ot Ar menians. Page National. Baltimore folks see and approve President's cnoice. Paso 1. United states to a Told making- embarrassing precedents in tote to -Britain. Paso Congressional Union Inconsistent la suf frage pulicy. page 3. Itomestic Mme. Alda, who baa made fortune in Wall fetreet, advises women not to speculate. Pag a 3. Innes cane soon to come op in United State supreme Court. Page 'J. Oregon exhibits at San Francisco taking on new life. Page 3. Ton million yards of earth In motion at scene of Panama Canal slide. Pago 1. , Senator Borah urges tariff revision to meet conditions following war. Page o. Chieagoans aU alive after dry Sunday. rags 1. v . Sport. Pacific Coast league results: Bait lake -11. Portland t first pa mo lu in nings, second game 0 innlnjcs) ; San Francisco 5-1', Vernon 2-4; Oakland .1-3. Jos Angeies u-1 (first game 10 innings, second game 11 innings?. Page 10. University of Oregon team has no alibi for. defeat at Pullman. Page 11. Greatest crowd In baseball history expected ;o see Alexander oppose Leonard today n third world's series game. Page 10. Kue!! Smith play aver ley course twice in 71. Page 10. It's up to Alexander to win three more. Orantland Rice thinks. Page 1. Finance and Industry. New officials of Washington State Bankers' Association represent all sections. Page a. Lumber about only black cloud on financial horizon, says Reserve Bank report. Page 9. Collection of all checks without exchange advocated. Page 9. Portland and Vicinity. New bill at Orpheum pleases crowd with vaudeville variety. Page 14. Memorial service held for George Deeth, F-4 victim. Page 8. Four lumber carriers reach port. Page 11. Volunteer army of workers will make ban dages fur wounded soldiers. Page- 8. Dress-Up Week starts today. Page S. Portland Germans 'celebrate honoring first German immigrants in America, page 14. Cbambei to hear paving controversy today Page 8. Mrs. Mildred Thomas kept In luxury DV un suspected forgeries of Jack Graham. Page 14. "The Calling of Dan Matthews," at Heilig, depicts type of village life. Page 7. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11. 1 DIES, V HURT IN SPILL Carl Anderson Killed When Ma chine Plunges Into Ditch. SALEM, Or., Oct. 10. (Special.) Carl Anderson, 21, son of S. Anderson, proprietor of a garage here, was killed instantly tonight, and Keith 'White. 19, of this city, was Injured seriously. when the automobile In which they r-were riding -overturned on the Indor pondence road. Anderson was driving the car. returning to Salem from Cor vallis. The machine struck a plank in the road near Brunk's bridge, five miles from Salem, plunged into the ditch, and Anderson was pinned beneath the car and crushed. White sustained se vere burns' when the gasoline became Ignited. ' He will live. WALL FALLS ON FIREMEN Three Killed, Two Seriously Hurt. In Ttnins of Virginia Fire. RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 10. While firemen were at work among the ruins of buildings destroyed by fire early today, a brick wall toppled over and buried them. R. M. Norment was in stantly killed, C. L. Atkinson and W. R. O'Delt were so badly injured they died soon after reaching tiie hospital. and A. K. Davenport and D.' C. John son were perhaps fatally injured. The fire did. damage estimated at $500,000. fll FXftHflFR AGAIN FACES TEST TODAY Phillies'HopesLie More Than Ever in Star. IT'S UP TO BIG ALEC TO m V1" Grover Must 1 . J More Him self, Grantland Rice Says. RED SOX' BATTING FEARED Greatest Crowd in History to See Second Answer to Ancient Qucstltfn, "How Big Was Al exander, r?" Today. BY GRANTLAND KICK. BOSTON. Mass., Oct. 10. (Special.) The second answer to that ancient question "How big was Alexander, pa?" will be furnished here in Boston Mon day afternoon before the greatest1 crowd that ever saw a ball game in this or probably any other world. That world series record crowd of 38,500 that jammed the Polo Grounds in 1911, when the Giants and the Mack- men became entangled or the record gathering that saw the Braves open their new homestead, will both be sur passed when Big Alec faces Red Sox batsmen in the third scrap of the series. Those on the statistical Inside figure an output of fanatic souls around or above 45,000 for Monday's game, and these 45,000 are likely to see the sea son's greatest pitcher at the top of his stride. For the series has come now to the best three out of five, and Alex ander knows fairly well down In the pit of his soul if form runs true that he must win three more games before the Phillies can hope to adorn their clammy brows with the olive and the laurel. Red Sox Apparently Superior. The first two games played have run fairly true to form. Which is to say that the Red Sox have shown an equal' celerityln fielding, a widespread predominance at bat and better bal anced pitching better on the days that Alexander doesn't work. The Red Sox have put the punch on display and if the Phillies have one, it is still on the pantry shelf in the pickle ward. Both clubs have shown the stuff with which they won their pennants. The Phillies have'shown one great pitcher, one fair pitcher and an abnormal amount of sameness and steadiness upon defense. The Red Sox have shown two fine pitchers, a wallop at bat and an out field range of unusual merit. As form runs, so far, the Red Sox have shown enough to win the series providing they can beat Alexander one game. Beating Alexander No Sinecure. But beating Alexander even one game when he is out there pitching his pinion oft to land the kale -is no easy assignment. For Alexander was good enough to win on Friday, when he was clearly below his best. tl win cer tainly be no easier to beat him when he i right, Bhooting that fast low ball (Concluded, on Page 10. Column 1.) Sunday's War Moves THE Austro-Germans now are In full possession of Belgrade and the heights surrounding the city, and have begun an advance eastward toward the mountains which the Serbians last year so stubbornly defended against the i Austrians. For some time to come the Invaders, it is expected, will have to fight only the rear guards, whose duty it is to delay their progress, for the Serbians doubtless will do as they have done previously fall back until they reach positions In which they will have best opportunity of holding their In fact, military writers do not a pitched battle on this front expect for a fortnight, by which time the allies' forces landed at Salonika should have joined hands with the Serbians. The Bulgarians, so far as is known, have not yet made any incursion into Serbian territory, and it is believed they will withhold their hands until they know how matters go with the Auatro-German forces. Some Balkan authorities, indeed, still believe that the Bulgarians will not interfere with the move of the Anglo-French expedi tion, for to- do so would immediately bring the shells of the warships into the ports of the Black and Aegean seas, followed by the landing of Russian troops at Varna and other troops at Dedeahatch. Greece and Roumania continue to be a puzzle, although the former has given assurance of her benevolent neutrality toward the allies. Representatives of the entente have furnished the Greek government with information concern ing the agreement between Bulgaria and Germany, which. It is asserted, gives the Bulgars a free hand to deal not only with Serbia but with Greece as Svell, Should the central powers win. The fighting on the various fronts brought about little or no change in the situation yesterday. The Germans, after two days of heavy fighting in which, according to the British and French accounts, they suffered a se vere reversal, have abandoned for the moment the attempt to recapture the territory won from them by British south of - La Basse. They do assert, however, that they have retaken from the French trenches east of Sotichez and at Tahure. in Champagne. Field Marshal von Hindenburg Is making slow progress in his operations against Dvinsk. and although he says he has taken more of the Russian posi tions, he does not appear to be much nearer the city than he was two weeks ago. South of the Pripet River and in Oallcla the tide of battle flows and ebbs. First the Russians then the Austro-Germans. attack and counter at tack, "and where, during the Summer, miles of country would change hands In a day. now it Is a question of de fending some isolated village. The heaviness of the roads doubtless is largely responsible for this. October 11. 1014. Six hundred thousa-.d Belgian 'refu gees flee to Holland. Paris reports German cavalry as be ing driven over the Lys River. Germans make a $1,000,000,000 war Indemnity levy on Antwerp. KINDNESS BRINGS WEALTH San Francisco Widow Wills Qnarter Million to Neighbor.. SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. 10. (Special.) For thoughtful courtesies extended to her In her declining days. Mrs. Marie Becker, widow of B. A. Becker, president of the German Savings & Loan Society. bequeat -J the bulk of her $250,000 estate to Emma Monet and Clementine Monet, of Fruitvale. There were no blood ties between Mrs. Beck er and the Monet sisters. v Although 80 years old when she died last Saturday. Mrs. Becker was re markably alert until the end. . Her friends often made the trip over from their home and never failed to bring delicacies with them, and while in the house did many little tactful things that won the heart of the aged woman. There was a close tie of language, too. as all spoke Foench. The will was filed today for probate. RADIO CALL BRINGS HELP Passengers Taken From Steamer Alter Collision With Schooner. , NEW LONDON, Conn., Oct. 10. Pas sengers of the Bay State steamer Ten nessee were transferred at sea to the steamer Concord, of the Colonial line, late last night after a collision in Long Island Sound between the Tennessee and the schooner Samuel S. Thorp. Both vessels had large hales torn in their sides. The Tennessee sent out radio calls for assistance' and several Sound steamers responded. The Concord was the first to reach her, and it was deemed advisable to transfer the 230 passengers, who were much frightened. The Concord then proceeded to New Tork and the, Tennesse arrived a few hours later. 4 1-2-FOOT 'BOY' TEACHES Lane County Believes SO-Ponnd School Ruler Is State's Smallest. EUGENE. Or.. Oct. 10. (Special.) The smallest school teacher In Oregon, in the opinion of E. J. Moore, County School Superintendent, is Guy Frum, of district No. 157. in Western Lane County. He came yesterday from Linn County. "What does the boy want?" asked tbe Superintendent of bis stenographer. "I would like to have my' certificate and cotnract registered." replied tbe "boy." He is 4.0 years -old. t1-, feet tall and weighs SO pounds. BALTIMORE PRAISES MILSON'SCHOICE Crowds See President and His Fiancee. COUPLE SMILE CONTINUALLY People Observe Sunday De corum, but Show Curiosity. WEDDING DATE NOT SET Knpiscmcnl Klnjr. ()l)rricr Note. Has Several Diamonds; Hippie Is Caused by Actions of Suspi cious Stranger nt Church. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Gait, his fiancee, motored to Baltimore today to visit the President's brother. Joseph It. Wilson, who had not met the next mistress of the White House before. While there they attended church and were the guests of honor at a family luncheon party. Severaf hundred persons in Baltimore learned of the presence of the couple and crowded about the church and the apartment-house in which Joseph R. Wilson lives to catch a glimpse of the President and his bride-to-be. People Approve Choice. Because it was Sunday, the applause of Friday ind Saturday in New York and Philadelphia was missing, but the people voiced their approval of the President's choice in audible comments, Mr. Gait wore a blue taffeta gown, a black velvet hat, trimmed with fur. champagne-colored gloves and a short face veil, and smiled happily at the crowd. The President, too. smiled con tinually. On the third finger of her left hand Mrs. Gait wore the diamond engagement rin? given her by the President in New York. It had been reported that the platinum was srt with only a solitaire diamond, but to day It was noticed that it also had sev eral smaller diamonds in the narrow gold band. Suspect Excluded Krom Church. Efforts of a man giving his name as Joseph PurijU and his address as Brus sels, Belgium, to follow the President's party and later to enter the church, caused a ripple of excitement. The man said he was collecting money for the suffering Belgians and that he was visiting in Baltimore. The police be came suspicious, however, and pre vented him from entering the church. He protested that he meant no harm and merely wanted to see the distin guished visitors. The President and Mrs. Gait decided last night, after their return from Philadelphia, to make the trip today. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson and their daughter.- Miss Alice, plan to go to Tennessee later this month, and they wanted to meet Mrs. Gait before leav ing. After an early breakfast, the President called for Mrs. Gait at her home. They were accompanied by Misses Lucy and Mary Smith. of New Orleans, the President's cousins, who are guests. Party Walk Church. The ride to Baltimore was made in 90 minutes. Tbe day was cold and the members of the " party bundled themselves up in rugs. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their daugn ter were waiting at their apartment and. after a short stay there, the en tire party walked several blocks to the Franklin - street Presbyterian Church, where they occupied the pas tor's pew under the observing eyes of an eagerly interested congregation. The President and Mrs. Gait entered into the entire service, using the same hymnbook. The minister. Rev. Harris E. Kirk, prayed for divine guidance of the President in the problems confronting him, and his sermon was on the sub ject. "The Power of Goodness." At the conclusion of the service the clergyman 'asked that the congrega tion remain until the President's party had left. Lmncheoat 1m Fmwmlly Affair. The luncheon at Joseph R. Wilson's apartment was strictly a family affair. It was marked by the presentation to Mrs. Gait of a chop platter painted in gold and ivory tints by the President' niece. It was after 3 o'clock when the visitors started back for Wash-on. driving from the apartment through a street lined with people. On the return the automobile traveled rapidly, but was recognized by many. A constable on a motorcycle charged the driver of one of the machines following the President with exceeding the speed limit, but made no arrest. The President had dinner tonight with Mrs. Gait at her home. He will deliver an address tomorrow morning before the Daughters of the American Revolution, and on Wednesday will lay the cornerstone of a new memorial amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. Mrs. Gait is expected to be present on both occasions. Forela-a Ralera Sea-a Caimalatlons. Messagea from the rulers of foreign countries congratulating the President on his coming marriage began arriv ing at the White House today. Tha first' to come was from President Poincairo. of France. The am bassadors and ministers of various Column 1 -.Concluded va Fage ,