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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY. JUNE
191G.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MERCURY AT 92; tSIIFPRARF flFRHTF
ROBBER LOOTS BANK
AT SULTAN, WASH.
CASHIER IS LOCKED" IN VAULT
AND $3000 STOLF.X.
WRECKERS EXPECT
TO REFLOAT BEAR
ENTIRE BERRY CROP
SOLD BY CONTRACT
MEXICAN GENERAL
SEASON'S HIGHEST
tNLIVtno otoolUN
RELIEF PROMISED FOR TODAY
BY WEATHER OBSERVER.
HOOD RIVER AND WHITE SAL
MON GROWERS ARE JUBILANT.
00 in
BV STEAM ROLLER
WANS
PERSHING
Lone Wilson Foe Crushed
Jn Flight From Menace.
ACT IS ST. LOUIS TDPLINER
Western Dplenatfis Defeated
y by South in Fight for Suf-
u frage for Women.
BRYAN NOISE IS DISTINCT
Clamor for Commoner Makes
Going Rough at Times for
President's Machine.
COLISEUM, St. Louis,. June . 16.
(Special). (Editorial Correspond
ence.) No delegate at the Demo
cratic National convention will as an
individual admit that he believes in
i-igns or fears a hoodoo, or worries
about unlucky days, r numbers, or
omens. Yet more .than 1000 men
and several women acting together
just a few minutes before midnight
yesterday proclaimed their supersti
tious dread of an eminent Friday
by precipitating the nomination of
President and Vice-President in a way
to upset uniform Democratic prece
dent. The news reports have perhaps
covered fully this most curious inci
dent. If they have, they showed
how, after the tedious and neglected
speech nominating Woodrow . Wil
son, and .a .seconding speech or two,
"the steam roller was brought into
action, the call of states suddenly
terminated, the rules suspended and
.motion to nominate by acclamation
made and jammed through over the
vociferous protests of a lone delegate
from Illinois who was there to vote
against Wilson, and who was gagged
and hog-tied before he knew what
happened to him.
Even Newspapers Surprised.
The project of dodging the fearful
menace of the deadly hoodoo was
carried out with such sudden celerity
that it was some seconds before even
the newspapers knew that Woodrow
Wilson had been nominated by ac
clamation. It took only a minute or
two to name Vice-President and the
convention breathed a great sigh of
relief and happiness. . .
It was an episode so amazing that
it stands out as the supremely inter
esting feature of the convention with
a single exception. It occurred in
spite of the fact that President Wil
son laughs at ghosts and delights in
challenging the fates by calling Fri
day his lucky day, and acts accord
ingly But here in the South where
ignorance is widespread and the hoo
doo and the voodoo are still profound-
y believed in by many people, a
Democratic National convention fell
a panicky victim to its environments.
The other interesting happening of
the convention was the lively battle
today over woman suffrage. It was
in a sense an issue between the West
and the South. The West where
women vote, and the South where
men, and white men, too, are alone
permitted to enjoy that inestimable
privilege.
South Fears Suffrage.
The South greatly fears suffrage,
the West proudly proclaims the eman
cipation and freedom of its women.
The majority proposal of the plat
form committee was little better than
a straddle, though it contained a real
crumb of comfort to the suffragist
and was quite as explicit as the Re
publican plank adopted a week ago.
Indeed, Republican and Democratic
utterances are essentially alike. The
majority report today recommended
votes for women "by the states." In
other words, the question was deftly
passed to the states just as the Re
publicans did.
This was the fruit of a long fight
in committee, which was warring
neither over Americanism nor prepar
edness, nor prohibition, as many sup
, posed, but over suffrage. It was in-
y teresting to hear the old-fashioned ar
gument of the Texas Governor for
state rights, and against invasion of
a Bovereign state by another state,
or all the states, in any question as
to control of the qualifications of its
voters.
The pretension of the Democracy to
Concluded eo fin 2. Column 3.)
Hottest Place In TTnited States Yes
terday Was Phoenix, 110; and
Coldest North Head, 56.
Yesterday attained a temperature
that wrested the laurels from the pre
vious one, also lifting; any number of
hats while the owners mopped their
brows and admitted that It was warm.
The mercury reached 92 at the weather
bureau, registering one degree more
than on Thursday. On June 14, 1915,
the hottest day of the corresponding;
week, the temperature attained a maxi
mum of 77 degrees.
Today will be clear, cooler, and un
fretted by any augury of storm, pre
dicts the weather bureau.
The hottest place In the United
States yesterday was Phoenix, Ariz.,
where the mercury registered 110 de
grees, and the coldest was North Head,
Wash., where the maximum for the day
was 66 degrees.
At Pendleton, Or., the record showed
101 degrees, at Medford. Or, 100. and
at Roseburg, Or., 98. "Walla Walla was
high in '"Washington with 100 degrees,
and Spokane sweltered at 94.
. The hourly temperatures in Portland
yesterday were as follows:
Decrees.
Degrees.
1 3P. M 85
2P.M 88
8 P. M. 0
4 P. M eo
5 P. M. 92
B. A M.
6 A. M.
7 AM.
8 AM.
SAM.
10 A. M.
11 A. M.
Noon .
63
6 P. M.
7P.M.
SENATOR BURLEIGH DIES
Maine Republican 111 Only Few
Honrs With Indigestion.
AUGUSTA, Me., June 16. United
States Senator Edwin C. Burleigh died
at his residence here tonight.
Senator Burleigh's death was due to
acute indigestion. He was 111 only a
few hours. His wife died a month ago
in Washington. He was a Republican.
Mr. Burleigh was Governor of Maine
from 18S9 to 1893. In 1897 he was
elected to Congress to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Representative
Seth L. Milliken, and served until the
Democratic landslide In 1910. He was
elected to the Senate from Maine for
a six-year term by the Legislature of
1913.
HOUSE PASSES BOND BILL
Government Lands in Organized Ir
rigation District Affected.
WASHINGTON, June 16. (Special.)
The House today passed an impor
tant bill Introduced by Representative
Smith, of Idaho, which provides for
making Government lands within an
organized Irrigation district subject to
the same state laws as security for
the Issuance of irrigation bonds as pri
vate lands within the district.
It is contended that the legislation
will enable many Irrigation districts
to dispose of bonds so that they may
obtain money to construct their Irri
gation systems which are now unable
to do so.
LIFE IS RISKED FOR FROG
Hood River Physician Falls Into
Well but Is Rescued.
HOOD RIVER, Or., June 16. (Spe
cial. An attempt to rescue a frog
from a well 16 feet deep, almost cost
Dr. W. M.- Post his life. ,
Dr. Post was standing half way down
in the wll, clinging with a hand and
foot in the crevices of its stone wall,
when he slipped. Although bruised by
the Jagged rocks, he managed to hold
on to the rod of a 'pump and attract
the attention of his small son, who
came with a rope, by which the father
was rescued.
The frog was rescued later.
BRITISH GAIN IN AFRICA
Three Towns Are Captured From
Forces of Germany.
LONDON, June 16. British forces ac
cording to tonight's official statement,
operating in the eastern part of Ger
man East Africa, have maUe further ad -varices,
occupying Kilimanjaro and an
other village near by. A large German
force Is confronting the British in this
sector.
Farther south, near the coast, the
British have occupied Korogwe and to
the northwest have seized positions in
the Victoria Xyania sector.
SURVIVORS HAVE MISHAP
Train 'With People From Hear Runs
Into Gang of Laborers.
SANTA ROSA, Cal., June 16. The
Northwestern Pacific special train car
rying the survivors of the wrecked
steamer Bear from Eureka to San Fran
cisco ran into a gang of' laborers on a
handcar a few miles north of here to
night, cutting off the leg of one man
and seriously injuring another.
The injured laborers were taken
aboard the train and removed to a
hospital on arrival here.
17 BUILDINGS BURN DOWN
Ten Business Houses and Seven Res
idences Lost at Lakevlew.
LAKE VIEW. Or, June 16. (Special.,
Ten buelness houses and seven resi
dences were destroyed today by fire
which started at 4 o'clock P. M. and
burned two hours.
The losses will total about 175,030.
Plank Saved by Plea
Wilson Wants It.
TIDE IS TURNED BY WALSH
'State by State" Declaration
Finally Is Adopted.
DEMOCRACY IS TURBULENT
Fight Is In Air From Time Conven
tion Is Called to Order Thun
der Storm Competes With
Din of Protest.
ST. LOUIS. June 16. The Democratic
National convention finished its work
today by adopting the party platform
exactly as approved by President Wil
son and submitted by the re'solutions
committee, including the planks on
Americanism and favoring woman suf
frage, but not until the harmony of
Its three days' session had been rip
pled with a row over the suffrage
plank.
No voice was raised against the
declarations of the Americanism
plank. At one time it looked as if
the suffrage plank has been lost .but
after Senator Walsh, of Montana, had
told the convention that President Wil
son himself considered it vital to party
success it was voted into the platform,
888 to 161 H. The whole platform
then was adopted without roll call.
Suffrage Favored, 'State by State."
As It went into the platform the
suffrage plank stands:
"We favor the extension of the fran
chise "to the women of this country,
state by state, on the same terms as
to the men." . . .
. The women suffrage leaders consid
ered it a much more favorable declara
tion than thoy got from the Republican
convention at Chicago; they 'threw all
their force behind it and won the sup
port of the Administration leaders,
who were found fighting for them
when danger threatened.
Haggard and worn from an all-night
session, the platform makers were not
ready with, their report until after
noon, when Senator Stone, sleepless
for more than 30 hours, took the
speaker's stand and explaining that he
was too tired to read the document
gave over this task to Senator Walsh,
of Montana, and Senator Hollis, of
New Hampshire. They "spelled" each
other reading the long declaration.
The fight on the suffrage plank was
in the air. Everybody was keyed up
to it when at the conclusion of the
reading of the platform Martin Lom
asney, of Boston, a delegate, claimed
the attention of the chair, it was
thought that he was opening the fight.
It was several minues before the
shouts of approval and cries of dis
approval could be stilled sufficiently
to hear that he wanted to put the con
vention on record as sympathizing
with "the people of Ireland."
"Raus mit him," roared a Baltimore
(Concluded From Pag 3. Column 3.)
THE SAME
m wmw- ilia
Sheriff With Deputies and Dogs Is
Trailing Desperado up
Sultan. River.
GOLD BAR, Wash.. June 16. (Spe
cial.) A lone robber entered the
Citizens Bank of Sultan at Sultan, five
miles west of this place, at noon today
when Kenneth Startup, assistant cash
ier, was closing to go to lunch and or
dered him at the point of & gun to get
down on his hands and knees and crawl
behind the counter.
The robber then helped himself to all
the gold and currency In sight and
drove his captive into the vault on his
hands and knees and took all the
money he could there. Hethen locked
Mr. Startup in the vault and escaped.
Mr. Startup, after a half hour, lib
erated himself by taking: the hinges off
the vault door.
The man who committed the robbery
had rented a room opposite the bank
a week ago and is supposed to have
studied the movements of the employes.
. It Is thought that about $3000 was
stolen.
Sheriff McRea and deputies were at
the scene of the robbery an hour after
it was reported. Dogs were brought
from Monroe and are on a trail up the
Sultan River. Seventy-five men are in
the posse.
Mr.. Startup is a sophomore at the
University of Washington and is work
ing during the vacation in the bank of
which his father, George Startup is
president.
BLOCKADE NOT TO SLACKEN
Misconceptions on Part of Neutrals
. Removed, Says Briton.
LONDON, June 16. As a result of
the discussion of the blockade at the
recent allied conference in Paris con
clusions were reached which will re
move many misconceptions. on the part
of neutrals, according to Lord Cecil,
Minister of War, who attended the con
ference as a British representative.
What these conclusions were. Lord
Robert would not say, but he asserted
there -would be "no Blackening" of the
blockade and that It would work better
as a result of the conference.
PROGRESSIVE QUITS RACE
Nebraska Aspirant for Senator
Comes Out for Hughes.
- ,
OMAHA. June 16. Dr. W. O. Henry,
candidate of the Progressive party In
Nebraska for United States Senator, to
night announced his withdrawal from
the race. In a statement he advised
Progressives to support Charles E.
Hughes and Charles W. Fairbanks in
"the interest of the country."
He asked other candidates of the
Progressives' to follow his example and
declares it "will be almost criminal"
for Progressives to fail to support the
Republicans in this campaign.
AVIATOR ART SMITH HURT
American Breaks Leg In Fall From
Machine in Japan.
TOKIO, Japan, June 15. A dispatch
to the Hochi Shimbun from Sapporo,
Hokkaido, says that "Art" Smith, an
American aviator, has broken his leg.
He fell from his aeroplane while giv
ing an exhibition flight.
OLD DONKEY AND THE SAME
Outlook for Saving
Vessel Is Good.
POSITION IS HELD FAYORABLE
Crew Start Engines and Put
Winches in Operation.
VALUABLE STALLION LOST
Inquest Reveals Fact That It Was
the Pet Dog of Mrs. Green, Thrown
Overboard From Lifeboat, That
Caused Capsizing.
EUREKA. CaL, June 16. (Special.)
With the death list from the steamer
Bear reduced definitely today to five,
interest In the stranded vessel centered
in the efforts made to refloat the
vessel.
Fire and engine crews of the Bear
were aboard the vessel at daybreak.
and soon had steam In the boilers. By
noon the winches were working, while
a raft was in service carrying baggage
to the shore, 150 yards distant from
the stranded vessel. Ten wagon loads
of small baggage had arrived at Cape
Town tonight.
Vessel In Easy Position-
Complete examination of the steamer
was made today. It was found she was
resting In an easy position on a small
rock and sand bottom. The outer shell
is slightly damaged, but she is taking
no water and Is considered seaworthy.
In view of the excellent condition and
of the favorable weather, as well as
the advantage of her position, it was
decided to make an effort to float her.
All day the arrival of the wrecking
steamer Iaqua was awaited anxiously.
Reports tonight, however, were that
the Iaqua would not be off the wreck
until after 'dark and Captain Nopander
said he believed nothing could be done
before high tide tomorrow.
The captain and other officers are
confident of floating the vessel.
The Coroner's jury conducting an In
quest into the deaths of the Ave per
sons who were drowned brought in an
open verdict today without fixing the
responsibility for the disaster.
The wreck victims came to their
deaths through the capsizing of a life
boat on leaving the stranded steamer,
read the verdict.
The two women whose bodies were
washed ashore have been definitely
identified as Mrs. L. F. Green, of Deer
Park, Wash., and her daughter, Aileen.
Wcmei, Trylas; to Save Pet. Die.
It was revealed today that it was a
pet dog that was the unknowing cause
of the death of Mrs. and Miss Green.
The dog was thrown from the lifeboat
and in their frantic efforts to save
their pet the women knocked an oar
from the bands of a sailor. The boat
turned broadside to the sea and was
capsized, the two women being drowned.
At the inquest the captain did not tes
tify. No details additional to previous
(Concluded on Page IS, Column 8.
OLD BRAY.
Every Carlot of Strawberries Will
Go to Dakota Firm ; Biz Price Re
ported; Harvest at Peak.
HOOD RIVER. Or., June 16. (Spe
cial.) The Hood River Apple Growers'
Association and the White Salmon Fruit
Growers' Association have sold their
entire output of strawberries of the
season to'C. H. Bobbins & Co.. dealers.
of Grand Forks, N. D.
The deal, made by Wilmer Sleg, sales
agent of the local organization, is said
to be the largest ever made in straw
berries in the Northwest. It is now
estimated that 150 carloads, in addition
to express shipments that will be dis
posed of in local markets, will roll to
the North Dakota commission men. who
distribute the berries through Montana,
central Canadian points and the Dako
ta.
The price is not given out by the as
soclation. Mr. Sleg, however, said that
the returns of this year, because of
the contract price, will be the best in
the history of the Hood River and
White Salmon berry industry. The
total returns will be more than $ 150,000.
The deal was made before the be
ginning of the season, although not
announced until today. Growers, with
the harvest now at its peak, are jubl
lant over the prospects.
Last season the North Dakota dealers
purchased from the Apple Growers' As
sociation in a single contract 40 car
loads of berries.
TROOPS COME ON BANDITS
Three Mexicans Killed In Engage
ment on American Soli.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., June 16.
United States troops came on a band
of between 25 and SO Mexican bandits
about 10 miles east of San Benito,
Tex., late tonight, and after firing a
few shots the Mexicans scattered. It
is reported three Mexicans were killed.
So ar as known there were no Ameri
can casualties.
The troops engaged came from San
Benito. Two companies of the Twenty
sixth Infantry were immediately dis
patched in automobiles from Bar
llngen. Texas, to O lml to. 10 miles north
of Brownsville, in an effort to cut off
the bandits.
981,401 ARE REGISTERED
Greatest Number of California Vot
ers Recorded as Republicans.
SACRAMENTO. June 16. There were
981,401 registered voters in California
on June 1, according to figures com
piled today by the Secretary of State's
office.
Of this number 421,707 were regis
tered as Republicans. 179,173 as Demo
crats. 41S06 as Progressives, 28.065 as
Socialists, 25,700 as ProhAitlonists. and
295,237 did not give any party affilia
tion. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
T ESTER DAT S Maximum temperature tt2
decrees ; minimum, A3 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair, not so warm;
westerly winds.
St. Ixrals Convent Ion.
Democrats closing; session embittered by
fight over suffrage plank. Page L
Democrats accept National committeemen
chosen by voters. Page 2.
Democ ratio stage management impresses
Irvln Cobb. Pace 3.
Democratic platform asserts big achieve
ments by Administration. Page 0.
Women denounce suffrage plank aa in
adequate. Page 3.
Vance McCormlck made president of Demo
cratic committee after fight on Wilson
dictation. Page 3.
Democratic steam roller outruns hoodoo.
Page 1.
Mexico.
Mexican general warns Pershing not to
move exoept In northerly direction.
Page 1.
Politics.
Perkins sees Colonel and says plans for
reunited party are under way. Page IS.
War.
German Chancellor answers reproaches that
he tried to reach understanding- with
Britain before war. Page 4.
Csernowlts captured by Russians, Face .
Domestic.
Railway leaders on both sides think strike
may be averted. Page 6,
Marlon Lambert's mother testifies against
Orpet. . Page .
Effort will be made to- float Steamer Bear.
Page 1.
, Sport.
Pacific Coast league results: Portland S,
Vernon 2; Fan Francisco 6, Los Angeles
2; Salt Lake 0. Oakland 2. Page 14-
Eddle Collins rises up and smites Red Sox.
7-4. Page 14.
Braves shut out Pirates. 2-0. Page 14.
Work on municipal links unlikely this
Summer. Page 14.
Fast and varied races held at Independence.
Page 15.
Pacific Northwest.
Bend falls Into hands of Hoo Hoo. Page 6.
Hotel Belle proprietor Is convicted for third
time on liquor charge. Page 4,
Lone man robs Sultan, Wash., bank. Page L
Veterans In session at Eugene urge pre
paredness. Page 1 2.
Commercial and Marine.
England araln delays placing; of cmbtrro
on American hop. Page 19.
Wheat declines at Chicago on Improved
crop outlook. Page 19.
Late Mexican news starts selling in stock
market. Page 19.
River steamer Beaver raided at Kalama.
Pa ire 18.
Captain J. X Meanv promoted to Inspector
of bulls at Honolulu. Pago 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland has hottest day of year, with
raeixury at 92. Page 1.
City has $2,699,215 In all funds. Page 20.
Mr. Benson offers mile of pavement as grift
to Hood River County. Page 18.
School election today. Page 12.
Weather report, data and forecast. Pace 19.
Discharged sewer Inspectors may be rein
stated. Page 10.
Backward pupils at Allen School show skill
In handicraft. Pag-e 11.
Fairy Queen leads Willamette Heights
children's parade. Page 12.
191 graduates of Lincoln High School get
diplomas. Pag 13.
Jefferson High graduates 142. ' Page 13.
Washington High graduates 123. Page 12.
Arson defendant say labor leader offered
him S6O0 to confess. Page lL
Troop Movements to
Be Held Hostile.
SHARP ULTIMATUM IS GIYEN
De Facto Forces Hold Ameri
cans in Strategic "V."
ATTACK THOUGHT PLANNED
Army Officers Not Alarmed Over Ex
peditionary Force, Which They
Believe Can Take Care of It
self in Emergency.
LAREDO, Texas, Jme IS Reports
that any American Military attempt t.
rroM the HI. Crude la the Xwn
Laredo district la pnrsnlt of bandits
weald meet with energetic resistance,
were confirmed here tonight oa what
la believed to ho nalmpeachable au
thority. Carraasa troops to Laredo, tt
la said, have Instractleas to pat ap a
fight to resist possible erosaiBg
lata Slexleo of American forces, regard,
less of the eaase,
CHIHUAHUA CITT. Mexico. Jans II.
General Jacinto Trevlno. commanding
the Carranzista army of the North, to
day advised General J. J. Fershins.
American expeditionary commander,
that any movement of American ta'cops
from their present lines to the south,
east or west, would be considered a
hostile act and signal to begin warfare.
General Trevlno acted upon specific In
structions from General Carraia.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex- Juno 16. Over
night dispatches to General Funston's
headquarters say General Rlcaut has
ordered 1000 de facto government
troops Into the territory opposite San
Ignacio to pursue the bandits who took
part in the attack oa American troops..
General Rlcaut expressed regret that
the attack had been made, and st the
same time gave warning that if Ameri
can troops crossed the border Car
ranza forces would attack.
Major Gray Crosaea Border.
For two hours today Major Alonzo
Gray scoured a strip of the country on
the Mexican side of the Rio Grande for
traces of the bandits who ytsterdsy
raided his camp at San Ignacio.
He crossed set Kamiereno. six miles
below San Ignacio, with a part of the
two troops of the Fourteenth Cavalry
that fought off Luis Ee La Rosa's men
Thursday. Most of the bandits are
known to have crossed into Mexico, and
Major Gray td received Information
that some of vhem were concentrating
on the other side for a second attack,
either on bis force or the detachment at
Zapata, farther down the river. No
trace of the Mexicans was discovered,
however.
Three Mexicans alleged to bavo par
ticipated in the raids were captured
on the American side of the river dur
ing the day, and the body of one of
those killed in the fight was recovered,
bringing the total Mexican loss in dead
to nine.
Troopers Shot Leaving Tents.
More detailed reports made by Major
Gray today showed that the three men
of Troop M who were killed were shot
as they were leaving their tents to go
Into the trenches.
EL. PASO. Texas.. June 1. All
American troops stationed in El Paso
and Its environs were ordered . to
quarters tonight to be held under arras
until further notice. The orders fol
lowed reports to military headquarters
that placards printed In Spanish had
been posted in Juares Instructing
citizens to gather at designated points
dally to receive military Instructions
that they may be prepared to repel
possible Invasion. The notice was signed
by Jesus Valdez, a private citizen, who
said he wished his people to "be pre
pared in the event of a break with the
United States."
At the office of General George Bell.
Jr.. commandant, no explanation erf the
order was given. It being asserted that
the orders "were mere precautionary '
measures."
Dispatches from Chihuahua City that
General Trevlno had notified General
Pershing that ny movement of his
command other than In a northerly
direction would be constructed as a
hostile act aroused no apprehension
among Army officers here tonight. K
was asserted that the expeditionary
command is amply prepared to care for
Itself In any eventuality.
NOTE TO CARRANZA OOSirWTTF.
Carranza Can 1carn Substance b
Heading Party Platform.
WASHINGTON, June 16 President
Wilson today virtually completed his
reply to me utrranz hulc, wnuo iu
substance was being written Into the
Democratlo platform at St. Locjs. The
reply itself may not be dispatched for
several days, but Administration offi
cials indicated that General Carranaa,
had only to read the party's Mexican
plank to learn In advance what the
American note would say.
The note, the body of which was put
into final form at a conference today
between President Wilson and Secre
tary Lansing, will not be sent. It Is
(Concluded From Fas Column .)
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