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VOL. LVI NO. 17,337.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNK 15, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
V
SPEECH BY GUI
IS EVENT OF
Democratic Keynoter Skill
ful at Appointed Task.
ORATOR'S OMISSIONS TMELY
"Keeping Us Out of War" Is
Burden of Democratic
i- Spokesman's Discourse.
MEXICO NOT MENTIONED
Spellbinders to Be Called On
Today, Unless There Is
Row Over Platform.
ST. LOUIS, June 14. (Editorial
Correspondence.) ' Ex-G o v e r n o r
Glynn is a little man with a sharp
voice, a cocksure manner and a vocab
ulary stocked with the old roof-raising
phrases. He makes a good speech.
He undertook the important task of
Bounding the Democratic keynote in
His address as temporary chairman of
the Democratic National convention.
It was a responsibility wisely placed
and well discharged. It was a long
speech, but Glynn had the rare judg
ment to omit big parts of it and to
hit the higher places only. For ex-
ample, he did not have a word to say
about the Underwood tariff, but it is
in the printed address. He wandered
all around Mexico arid never once put
foot on the shaky portals of watchful
waiting; and I have not been able to
find that he intended even in the
copies given to the press-to say any
thing on that dangerous subject. One
cannot imagine delegations from
Texas, or Arizona, or California, or
any other Southwestern state mount
ing their chairs and tossing their hats
in the air over Mexico.
Address Well Done, Well Received.
Yet, the address as a whole was
well done, mighty well delivered and
mighty well received. I am told that
Glynn loves in his public" appearances
to refer casually but familiarly to the
classics. Homer, Plato, Horace and
Herodotus and other ancient bards
and philosophers are never turned
away without a welcome from he hos
pitable Glynn's door of ortitory. But
where, oh! where, were Horace et al.
today ? Evidently some one had blue
pencilled them out of the Glynn key
note. I do not say this in derision,
but only to remark that the chief com
plaint to be made of the address as
Glynn gave it to the papers is that it
is too long, far too long, and that it
does not lose anything from the ab
sence of his classic tutelaries. But he
Bpared nobody and missed nothing
nothing from which one might make a
point. In his invocation of all the
American deities, Washington, Hamil
ton, Adams, Jefferson and Jackson
were all there and so were Lincoln,
Grant and Harrison.
"Keeping Out of War" Great Theme.
The great theme of the keynoter
was that President Wilson had "kept
us out of war" and he cited many Re
publican and Democratic precedents to
show that he was in accord with tra
ditional American policy. He sought
to show, too, that the great purpose
of the Republican party now is tq get
us into war, and that if the Republi
can party is right now, Lincoln and
Grant were wrong then.
Undoubtedly all the changes upon
this particular phase of campaign
"bunk" will be rung in during the
campaign. We are to learn that the
mothers of the land Glynn's biggest
cheer came with an allusion to the
mothers and the fathers who have
sons and the daughters who have
brothers do not want war, but that
the Republican party that is. to say,
the Chicago bosses want war.
After his elaborate arraignment of
war and his many historical citations
to show that war has been averted
through negotiation under all the
great Presidents, the Glynn argument
for preparedness did not seem to fol
low as a logical sequence. But he put
it in and there was more applause.
Bryan Is Popular Figure.
It occurs to me that there might
have been more enthusiasm if Glynn
had permitted Bryan to make this part
of his talk. Bryan will make no
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DAY
AUTO SOMERSAULTS
AND NO ONE KILLED
MISS FLORENCE EGBERT HURT
IX HIGHWAY ACCIDENT.
Crippled Machine Is Flipped When
Tow Chain Is Caught Under
Wheels and Jerked Tight.
J. T. Egbert, 86 Michigan avenue;
his daughters. Florence and Malro, and
W. Paul Daniels, somersaulted In an
auto ' on Columbia Highway. ' near
Chanticleer, late yesterday In a freak
accident, and all lived to tell the tale.
The Egbert auto was being towed
in from Multnomah Kails,- where ma
chinery in the car had gone wrong. A
mechanic from Hood River offered his
services and was towing them to Port
land, when, going down a grade near
Chanticleer, they were forced to tak
on speed, to prevent the Egbert car,
the brakes of which had failed, from
crashing into the car in front.
The cars had all but completed the
decline, when the Egbert car gained
on the towing auto. The tow chain
sagged under the front wheel of the
Egbert car, and when the auto In front
took up the slack, at a pace estimated
at between 20 and 30 rMles. the tow
chain tossed it a complete somersault
off to the side of the road and jammed
it against the rocks. The car alighted
on its wheels, however, but the four
occupants were thrown out and badly
bruised.
Dr. Frank L. Loveland, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church, and
D. Bradshaw helped the occupants of
the Egbert car to safety.
Mr. Daniels said the accident was
unavoidable.
Miss Florence Egbert was wedged In
between the auto and some boulders,
and was, perhaps, most seriously hurt.
TODAY WILL BE HOTTER
Temperatures Duplicate Those of
Tuesday; Dry Spell Continues.
i
The temperature yesterday checked
exactly thoBe registered on the preced
ing day and the weather forecaster an
nounced probably a continued period
of hot weather today. The prediction
indicates that it may possibly be even
hotter today than on any previous day
of the season.
There has been only a trace of rain,
on one day, since the last day of May,
which Is an unusual condition, and
there is no indication of an immediate
break of the dry spell. .
The temperatures by hours yesterday
follow:
S A. M. .
a a. m..
7 A. M-.
8 A. M..
9 A. M..
10 A. M. .
11 A. M..
......57NOOn ...
Bill P. M..
82. 2 P. M.
6413 P. M . .
6tJ4 P. M..
...... .15 P. M..
79
........82
&i
. 6
8
87
COIN MAY SETTLE RACE
N. J. Sinnott and J. H. Graham Arc
Tied for Democratic Honors.
THE DALLES, ' Or, June 14. (Spe
cial.) Will a toss of a coin, a foot
race or a short straw determine who
is to have the Democratic nomination
for Congress from this district? This
is the question that is being discussed
by local politicians,
It developed today that N. J. Sin
nott, of The Dalles, and James H. Gra
ham, of Baker City, are tied for the
nomination, each receiving 70 votes.
The Attorney-General lias been asked
to give an opinion. Since Mr. Sinnott
has received both the Republican' and
Progressive nominations perhaps he
can afford to surrender the Democratic
honors.
PARKER WANTS TO TALK
Oregon Delegation Has Slogan
Wilson He Would Try.
for
ST. LOUIS, June 14. (Special.)
Shirley Parker is clamoring for a
chance to make a two-minute speech
seconding the nomination of Wilson for
President. He says he has a slogan
that goes well, in Oregon and he wants
to try it out on the convention.
Will R. King, Oregon's member of
the credentials committee, will submit
the draft of a plank urging the adop
tion of some scheme for raising more
money for Government irrigation. He
wants more funds, that Oregon and
other Western states may get some
new projects. The Oregon delegation
as a whole indorses this plank.
BRYAN'S PLANK IS WILSON
Nebraskan Says Whatever President
Wants, He, Too, Is For.
ST. LOUIS, June 14. While the res
olutions committee was in session to
night Samuel A. King, of Utah, arose
and made this statement:
"I called on William J. Bryan today
and asked if he "would submit .-.ny
planks. He replied: 'I have no planks to
ofier but one, and that is the Presi
dent's. Determine what he wants and
his plank -will be mine. X expect to go
before the people In his behalf on your
report.' "
PETTY POLITICS AVOIDED
President Frowns on Attempt to
Criticise Republican Nomination.
WASHINGTON. June 14 Efforts to
Insert a plank in the Democratic plat
form favoring a law to prohibit Federal
Judges from leaving the bench to ac
cept an elective office will not .be
countenanced by President Wilson.
Administration officials let It be
known that the President had sent
word to St. Louis that he did not want
any r-tty politics played.
PEACE TALK IS KEY
OF GLYNN'S SPEECH
Democrats Give Day to
Opening Address.
BRYAN WEEPS WITH EMOTION
Ex-Secretary . Present as
Newspaper Correspondent.
COMMITTEES PEG IN WORK
Coliseum, Holding 12,000, Virtu
ally Filled and Fairly Comfort
ableSuffragists Form Lane
for Delegates to Pass.
COLISEUM, St. Louis, June 14. Th
Democratic National Convention at Its
first session today Heard the keynote
of Americanism and peace, prepared
ness and prosperity sounded by ex-
Governor Glynn, of New York, as tem
porary chairman, -and with a nigh
pitch of enthusiasm emphatically reg
istered by demonstration after demon
stration its approval of President Wil
son's conduct of foreiim affairs.
The Convention, which had gotten
unjer way with such perfunctory dem
onstrations as mark every National
gathering of the kind, soon stirred
itself into roaring cheers as Chairman
Glynn cittd historic parallels to show
that other Presidents, including Re
publicans, had adjusted threatening
foreigi. situations without resort to
war.
, Action Avoid War Cited.
"The policy of the Administration."
he declared, "has been Just as Ameri
can as the American flag itself." He
went down the list of Presidents, re
counting their action to avoid war, the
delegates catching the spirit of his
argument and as he referred to each
partlcitU r President some delegate
woulu call: "What did he do?"
"He settled the trouble by negotia
tion," was the reply which Glynn in
variably returned and the convention
would roar its approval.
William J. Bryan, as a newspaper
correspondent in the press stand, wept
with emotion as Glynn pictured the
victories of peace, but he laughed with
the crowd when a Texas delegate, in
terrupting Glynn, leaped to his chair
and cried:
"And don't forget that policy also is
satisfactory to William Jennings
Bryan."
Peace Points Railed by JDelesratea.
Aside from a 16-mlnute demonstra
tion when Chairman Glynn predicted
President Wilson's re-election Glynn's
speech was sprinkled with demonstra
tions which he found it difficult to
stem so he could go on. It was plain
that the telling points on the delegates
were the recital of President Wilson's
efforts to keep the country at peace.
"This policy," he said, "may not sat
isfy the fire-eater and the swash
buckler. But it does satisfy the
mothers of the land, at whose hearth
and fireside no Jingoistic war has
placed an empty chair. It does satisfy
the daughters of this land, from whom
bluster and brag have sent no loving
(Concluded on Page 6. Column 3.)
THE
RUSSIAN SQUADRON
DESTROYS TEUTONS
CONVOY OF 13 MERCHANTMEN
ROUTED IX BALTIC.
Destroyer, AuxlIIiary Cruiser and 13
Other Craft Sunk Is Report. -Other
Vessels Flee.
NTKOPING, Sweden, via London,
June 14. Thirteen German merchant
men, which were coming from the
North convoyed by an auxiliary cruiser
and some torpedo-boats and armed
trawlars, were attacked early this morn
ing by a squadron of Russian destroy
ers, torpedo-boats and submarines near
the Swedish coast. The German con
voy was dispersed and the merchantmen-
fled toward the coast.
It is reported that some of the ves
sels wee sunk.
COPENHAGEN, via London, June 14.
Describing the Baltic fight, the
Dagens Nyheder says that the Russian
squadron won an Important victory.
The Russians had six destroyers and
several submarines and were going at
such speed that the Germans were
taken completely by surprise, and fired
only one nhot and then made fqr port
in the utmost haste.
"It is believed," says the paper, "that
12 merchantmen were sunk, while a
Gerrrn armed trawler, which arrived
at Nykoping, had 160 men aboard from
a German destroyer that had been sent
to the bottom. The German auxiliary
cruisei was the Konlg von Sachsen.
which was seen to sink, and it is sup
posed al. of her crew were drowned."
AMSTERDAM, via London, June 15.
The following statement has been
given out in Berlin la connection with
the attack by Russian warships in the
Baltic:
"During the night of June 13 the
German auxiliary cruiser Herzmann
was attacked by four Russian destroy
ers in the bight southeast of Stock
holm. After a courageous resistance
the vessel was set afire by shell ami
was blown up by her crew. The com
manaer and most of the crew were
saved."
AUSTRIANS YIELD GROUND
Fear of Being Cut Off tj Italians
Causes Sudden Retreat.
GENEVA, via Paris. June 14. It is
reported from Innsbruck that since
Judo -7 the Austrians have bees com
pelled to abandon- between 35 and 45
square miles of Italian territory which
they gained during the first rush of
the offensive. The Austrians have evac
uated Chiese in the fear that their re
treat would be cut off.
1 tie Austrian General who was ap
pointed Governor of the Italian province
of Verona is said to have been captured
with his troops at Dubno by the Hus
sians.
ARCTIC CRAFT LAUNCHED
Sportsmen Will Start From Seattle
to Hunt in North.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 14. The 300
ton Arctic power schooner. Great Bear,
owned by Captain Louis Lane, of Seat
tle, and John Borden, of Chicago, in
which a party of sportsmen will hunt
polar bears, walrus and whales and
then go to Banksland. in the Arctic
Ocean, to take off Vllhjalmur Stefans
son. the Canadian explorer. was
launched today at Port Blakeley.
She will sail northward as soon as
completed.
VERY LATEST IN AMERICAN EAGLES.
PORTLAND GERMAN
NEWSPAPER BURNS
Deutsche Zeitung Of
fice Gutted by Fire.
EDITOR SUSPECTS INCENDIARY
First-Street Fire .Damages
Furniture Store, Too.
TOTAL LOSS IS $40,000
Blaze Is Second Within Few Days
Disoovpred on Floor Occupied by
Plant I'ublication Will Con- .
tinue This AfternooYi.'
Fire gutted trie t upper stories of
the building occupied by the German
Publishing Company and the Chicago
Furniture Company, at First and Sal
mon streets at 6 o'clock last night, en
tailing a loss of approximately $40,000.
A. E. Kern, publisher of the Deutsche
Zeitung, with offices in the building,
said he suspected incendiarism.
The German Publishing Company was
the heaviest loser, almosr the entire
stock and machinery for publishing the
daily German paper being destroyed.
The loss to this firm is estimated at
$20,000, 90 per cent Insured.
Damage to the building could not be
ascertained until an examination had
been made by Frederick H. Strong, of
the Ladd estate, agent for the building,
which is the property of E. C. Devlin.
Mr. Strong placed the valuation of the
building at approximately $25,000.
Flre Start la Piaen
The loss to the Chicago Furniture
Company was mostly from smoke and
water, the fire being confined to the
upper two stories of the building.
The fire was discovered at o'clock
by A. E. Kern. He was in hie office
on the second floor when he detected
smoke. He ran upstairs and discovered
the fire in the back of the building in
the stock of paper. He gave the alarm
and by the time the .department ar
rived the building was a mass of
flames. Engine companies 1, 4. 21 and
22; flreboats David Campbell and
George H. Williams, and chemicals 1
and 2 responded to the ftrat alarm, and
Chief Dowell sent In a second call,
bringing engines 16. 2, 3 and 4 and
truck 4 to the scene.
Fire Hard ta Flant.
The fire, was extremely hard to
fight because of the amount of papr
stock stored on the top floor. It was
fought stubbornly for more than an
hour before it wu finally under con
trol.
Mr. Kern bases his theories of in
cendiarism on the fact that not more
than a week ago a small Are was dls
covered on the top floor at practically
the same time In the evening as the
one started last night.
Tt is very easy for anyone to gain
access to the top floor," said Mr. Kern
last Bight, "as no one Is on that floor
after 3:30 in the afternoon.
Incendiary la Saspeeted.
"We had a small Are that one of the
employes of the paper put out not more
(Concluded on Page 2Q. Column 4.)
Passengers Who Left on
. Steamer Bear.
The following named passengers left
Portland Tuesday on the steamer Bear:
To San Francisco (cabin):
R. E. Parker.
W. H. Pwowe.
Maybell Watklns (Miss).
W. B. Watklns.
Mrs. W. B. Watklns.
Miss Amy Harrington.
Miss Irene J. Lahey.
Miss Mary J. Labey.
C. M. Leavltt.
Otto Wlrslng.
J. V. Geary.
F. E. Wilbur and wife.
Vera J. Adams.
Mrs. James Searing.
Bessie C. Moyer.
Mrs. E. W. Paget.
Miss A. G. Paget (dancer probably).
Sassandra Messegee.
Mrs. G. D. Messegee.
Mrs. S. H. Hemi.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Odette.
Merlan Coleman
Mrs. Laura Boucher.
L. W. Coleman.
John Pllle.
P. A., Crummey.
A. G. Whaiey.
W. W. Noble .
M. J3. Weyant,
Mrs. P. T. Williamson.
Louise Belser.
Mr. E. Keyster.
Miss L. Halstead.
Mrc Emma Lyon.
Mrs. K. Aloing.
H. Clausen.
William Hsynes and wife.
AiKen Greer.
Mrs. L. F. Green.
May Gordfrey.
A. H. Parker.
Florence Lulx.
Miss E. Burkett-
Lucille Brackett. 1
Mary E. Col.
Gladys Kramer. "
Lioni Hepp.
Evelyn Hepp.
Mrs. B. Hepp.
Roy Beckwith and wife.
Mrs. Emma Borchas.
George H. Leonard and wife. -Sheldon
McArtor.
D. Martin.
C. L. Norman.
Agnes Lottus.
Ruby Hulen.
Susan Grant.
, Josephine Gaspard.
W. H. Kennedy.
W. J. Tanneyhlll.
Carl Wielsen.
A. Clarke.
F. L. Marotte.
David Evans and wife.
Professor A. M. Bean. Forest Grove.
C. M. Austin.
To Lee Aeaelre.
Cora A. BarselL Florence Baraell.
Olive Barsell and Cyril BarselL
May H. Doege.
June Bursell.
Mrs. M. P. Williams.
Melville Brown (Captain Brown's
son).
Dan Maloney.
W. H. Martin. x
J. M. Westenhiser.
J. A. Arnett and wife.
Elsie Lisserhoff.
ijMrs. Anna Lisserhoff.
Vs'ell Fish.
Ruby Farrlngton.
Sarah E. Westenhiser,
Minerva Westenhiser.
Mrs. O. T. Hanson.
Mrs. Maud Williams.
Miss Vera Valentine.
Miss Pansy TyrelL
SteeraKe.
H. Wllkie, P. Welsslck, M. Gunther.
Joseph Bolten. James Waterhouse, R.
C. Spear. Peter Terson, F. Tllonlk. C
Kalston, H. Musksuka, Peter Schmat,
Henry Armour, C. A. Sandberg. L.
Jones, C. Dehlkay, W. H. Goodstock. P.
Martin, W. T. McLean, L. W. Brooks,
George Lynch, T. Lewis. William Da-
rocher. M. M. Schemer. A. Folson. C A.
Meade.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. Si
degrees; minimum. 07 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair and continued warm; north
erly winds.
St. Louis Convention.
Glynn's speech only business of convention.
face 1.
Democrats hear Glynn and adjourn. Pas 1.
Democratic convention ahowa preparednesa
In a lot of things, says Irvln S. Cobb.
Pace 6.
Oreicon delegates select Esterly as National
committeeman. Pace C
Text of Chairman Glynn's speech. Pass b.
Political.
Hushes to aelect campaign manager at
conference on Monday. Page a.
President defies what he terms "political
blackmailers." Page 2.
Colonel Roost velt sits for X-ray photograph.
owing- to distressing- cough. Page
Suffragists heartened by prospect at St.
Louis. Page tf.
War. '
Rurlana occupy outskirts of Czernowlta.
Page 3.
Russian squadron destroya German convoy
In Baltic Page 1.
Canadians, by gallant ruah. regain lost
ground near Ypres. Page 3.
Domestic.
Railway employes reject managers' offer.
Page 3.
Sport.
Pacific Coast Ieague results: Portland 5.
Vernon 7; Salt Uka 13. Oakland 1: San
Francisco 2. Loa Angelea 1. Page 16.
Nlehoffs homer defeats Pirates, 3 to 3.
Pa 1.
White Sex get 4-1 victory over Senators
on fluke single. Page le.
Pitcher Lowdermtllc refuses to Join Beavers.
Page IT.
Independence has fast horse races. Page IT.
Pacific Northwest.
Normal School graduates number 109.
Pago 11.
Eugene cheers parade of veterans In Flag
day observance. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland honors flag. Page .
Big Republican rally set for next Wednes
day night. Page 15.
Richard Lonsdale hints of dark past that
prompted desertion of family. Page 32.
Council decides on re-passage of municipal
link law. Page 22.
Fire destroys German newspaper plant
Page 1.
No one Is killed when auto on highway
somersaults. Page .
Chinese Students' Alliance opens conference
at Reed College. Page 2.
Socletv halta as aoclety Is filmed In movies.
Page 4.
Fourth of July ta be crowded with events.
Page 4.
Delegate return, praising Hughes. Pag 1V
Weather report, data and forecast. Pag 31
m
IS
OF
Passengers in Lifeboats
Await Rescue.
MANY ARE FROM PORTLAND
Knights Templar Are In List.
Vessel Hits Sugar
Loaf in Fog.
BATTLESHIP OREGON NEAR
Other Ships and Lifesavers
Rush to Scene Off Cape
Mendocino.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14. The
steamer Bear, of the San Francisco &
Portland Steamship Company, south
bound from Portland, Or., for San
Francisco with 10U passengers and a
crew of 82 men, went ashore tonight
on Sugar Loaf, Cape Mendocino, and
passengers and crew were compelled
to take refuge in the ship's lifeboats.
The order to abandon ship was given
at midnight and all on board got away
safely. The steamer went ashore dur
ing a thick fog, but the sea was re
ported smooth and Assistance was
making all haste to the shipwrecked
passengers.
Battleship Oregon Near.
The battleship Oregon, bound from
Portland for San Francisco, picked up
the Bear's wireless call for assistance
at 10:25 P. M. and headed at once full
speed to the vessel's aid. The life
saving station at Eureka, 15 miles
north of the scene of the wreck,
started out a power lifeboat at 10:30
and at midnight the tug Relief left
for tie scene of the wreck,
y A radio message received about 1
o'clock A. M. reported that Captain
L. N. Nopander, master of the Bear,
had ordered the ship abandoned about
midnight and that all lifeboats had
got safely away from the ship and
were waiting in smooth water the ar
rival of the rescue boats, which, in ad
dition to the battleship Oregon, the
Eureka lifeboat and the tug Relief,
included the steamer Grace Dollar.
News of the disaster was received
by the radio operator at the United
States Naval Training Station here.
The life-savers left Eureka at 11:15 P.
M. The sea was reported calm, but
there was a heavy fog. A number of
small boats were reported leaving the
Bear and it was believed the passen
gers were being transferred to the
Oregon.
Steamer Hits in Fog.
As additional information regarding
the plight of the Bear reached here
it was learned that the steamer ran
ashore at 10:15 P. M. in a dense fog
that enveloped the Northern Califor
nia coast. Without loss of time the
lifeboats were launched but stood by
the stranded steamer to await ex
pected relief from Eureka and also
from the coasting steamer Grace Dol
lar which was due to reach the wreck
at 1:30 tomorrow morning.
From early and incomplete advices
indications were that Captain Nopan
der did not contemplate making any
attempt to land his passengers ashore
because of the uncertainty of the
weather and the blanket of fog which ,
ehut out the sight of land.
The Bear is a sister ship of the
Beaver and was built at Newport
News in 1909. She is a vessel of 4507
gross tons and has been operated be
tween San Francisco and Portland for
seven years.
The Bear was in command of Cap
tain L. N. Nopander, a navigator of
long experience on the coast. Accord
ing to G. L Blair, general manager
of the San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Company, the Bear carried
a crew of 82. He did not know, he
said, how many passengers there were
on board. He said the vessel was
valued at about $1,000,000.
BEAR IfAI 10O PASSENGERS
Vessel Iiott I'ortlanrt WlUi Crew of.
7 5 Men Tuesday Night.
The steamship Bear left Portland at
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and passed
out of the river at 10:30 o'clock Tues
day night. She carried upward of 100
passengers and. a crew of about 75 men.
Her cargo consisted of approximately
iConcluded on Pago 10. Column l.j
ASHORE
EUREKA