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VOL. VLIISO. 17,366. PORTLAND, OREGON, TIIUKSOAY, JVlsY 20, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. T STRIKERS IS ISSUED Federcil Court Gives Temporary Order. PICKETING NEAR DOCK FORBID Action Taken When Danger of ' Bloodshed Is Alleged. MONDAY. SET FOR ANSWER Longshoremen to Have Opportunity to Show Why Restraining Decree Should ' Not Be Made Per manentDisorders Listed. On the application of the San Fran cisco & Tortland Steamship Company, operating the steamers Robo City and Beaver, Federal Judge Wolverton last night tesued a temporary injunction restraining officers of the . Pacific Coast district. International Long shoremen's Association, and of the two local longshoremen's unions, individu ally and as representatives of all members of the association, who are on strike alone? the entire Pacific Coast for higher wages and new work ing conditions, from interfering in"any manner with the business or -premises of the company, or with its employes and members of their families. The injunction order was made re turnable at 2 o'clock next Monday. The defendants will have opportunity to show cause at that time why the order should not be made permanent. Picketing; Is Forbid. Under the terms of the injunction the strikers are forbidden to hinder, delay or otherwise interfere with the business of the company, or to enter its grounds or premises. They may not picket on or near the property of the company. The order restrains them from congregating on the property of the plaintiff for the purpose of picketing or patroling or guarding the streets or gates to the property. They are forbidden to use force, threats, violence or other intimidation to induce employes to refuse to work, or to quit the service of the com pany. Likewise, the strikers must not use these methods to keep other persons from accepting employment of the company. Annoyance of Families Barred. They are further restrained from following the men now employed ' by the company as strikebreakers to or from their work, or from going singly or collectively to the houses of the employes to intimidate them by threats or force or violence from going . to work. . Lastly, the temporary order restrains the strikers from intimidating the wives and families of the men em ployed as strikebreakers. The petition for the injunction was presented to Judge Wolverton in his chambers at 5:20 o'clock last night by Attorney Arthur C. Spencer, represent ing the .San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company,' and Harold M. Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer is attorney for the joint executive of the Employers' Association and the Portland Chamber of Commerce. An effort was first made to get Judge Bean, who had adjourned court shortly before 5 o'clock, to hear the petition, hut Judge Bean was in a hurry to nil an engagement and declined to return. Juil ice Wolverton ' was in his chamber at the time, so the petitioners appeared before him. Blooilshed Fear EsprfMfd. The petition was accompanied by affidavits from J. D. Farrell, president of the company, citing the damages and loss to the company from the existing state of affairs: from W. D. "Wells, agent of the company in Port land, citing- instances of violence in the present strike and declaring his belief that any but a peremptory re straining order would result In blood shed, and from other affiants. Mr. Spencer in his argument de clared that similar orders had been issued by the Federal courts in Seattle and Tacoma. He said that conditions in Portland in connection with the strike had reached a point where blood shed was likely at any moment. Men Virtually Prisoners. He declared that men working for the company did not dare to show their faros beyond the company's property, because of the virtual certainty of at tack, and were prisoners in all but name. Mr. Spencer went on to explain that the company had had to house them and feed them on a barge, be cause the men couldn't leave the docks to go home after work. Judge Wolverton expressed reluc ' tance at having to issue a peremptory injunction. He said that, were It not that the affidavits expressly declared bloodshed might result, he would not issue a peremptory injunction, but only an order to show cause. Judge Wolverton examined the petl tion and .the affidavits closely and questioned the attorneys at length be fore he signed the temporary injunc tion against the strikers. He affixed hs signature to the order at 5:5i( o clock. 35 minutes after the petitioners nacx appearea Derore him. Copies to Be Served Today. Copies of the order will be serve on the defendants named today. It was issued so late yesterday that iConclutltd ou I'as lii. Column 1.) njungt NAGA1NS YOUNG GIRLS LEARN LATIN IN ONE WEEK DEMONSTRATION' MADE FOR EF FICIENCY IN TEACHING. Secret Lies in Co-ordination of Ideas, Says Dr. lierle Before Peda gogical Classes. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. Or., July 19. (Special.) Betty Scha fer, 13, and Jane Campbell. 14, translat ed this week a 200-word composition into Latin after only seven days' in struction. Dr. Berle, National educator of Cambridge, Mass.. is employing the services of the two girls to show the pedagogical classes at . the ' university the. time that can be .saved in teaching. Seven days before neither girl had ever studied any Latin. In the compo sition submitted there was not a mis take in vocabulary or position and the other errors were very few. The trans lation called for the use of the first and second declension. "The secret lies in teaching the pu pils to associate," said Dr. Berle "I started Jane and Betty by having them learn the vocabularies by looking' up every English derivative. When we came to the word 'magnus' they went to the dictionary and found 'magnan imous,' 'magnificent,' 'magnify,' and so on. Those girls will never forget tnat 'magnus' means 'great.' "As a result these girls know their vocabularies. The trouble with the average person is that they cannot col lect together what they already know. Every subject studied should be made to co-ordinate with what one is study ing in other lines." FRISCO RAILROAD IS SOLD Property Bid In for $45,700,200 by Representatives of Bondholders. ST. LOUIS. July 19. The St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad (Frisco Sys tem) was sold to representatives of the road's bondholders' here today for $45,700,200, $200,000 more than the minimum price fixed March 31 by United States Judge Sanborn. The sale ends the receivership, and the road will be returned to the stock holders under a plan recently approved by the Missouri Public Service Com mission. There was no contesting bid. CASEMENT PLEA BLOCKED Attempt to Bring Intercession Reso lution Before Senate Fails. WASHINGTON, July 19. For the third time in as many weeks Senator Martine, of -New Jersey, tried vainly to induce the Senate to adopt a resolu tion urging executive intercession with Great Britain tp secure a. stay of exe cution of the death sentence against Sir Roger Casement. Points of order blocked his efforts to bring up the resolution during con sideration of the naval appropriation bill. - I - n - , 1 - - - . I f I y rrw : ; :J -- - -III 1 f Ph. ' ' m pifh ) '';-'. -VtiF- ' iS-rrzZ-- & CS - - - n -j yi At'- ' - jj-.. Ill 1 HARD AT WORK AS THE AXCBOR IS BE1G RAISED. Members of the Oregon Naval Mil Tuesday evenlnir. Mostly the days ar war. But to the Oregonians. filled wl mysteries at the big guns, the working their food is excellent. . TUG, UNDER STEAM, AWAITS SUBMARINE German U-Liner Pre paring; to Sail. CONNING. TOWER IS CLOSED Spars Taken Down; Launches Patrol Nearby Waters. ALLIES' WARSHIPS OUTSIDE Effort Made by Watchman to Induce Reporters to Leave "You Are -' Interfering AVith, - Our Plans," He Tells VThcm. BALTIMORE. July 19. (Special.) At 11 o'clock tonight the two spars of the German merchant submarine were ,taken down and the' conning tower closed. Close at hand lay the tug Thomas Timmins with a full head of steam up. In the vicinity of the submarine were numerous launches with agents of 'the Eastern Forwarding Company patrols aboard. - At 11:05 o'clock one of these craft hailed a newspaper launch and tried to induce the reporters to leave. "You're interfering with our plans." the watchman said. Vessel Ready to Leave. To all appearances the Deutschland was ready to leave at any time. Her crew and master were aboard. Among the. late events that tended to confirm this belief was the stowing of more than' 40 tons of fuel oil on the submarine' late this afternoon. ' An official interested in the submarine's activity early in the day sought to create the impression that the two tank cars of oil run onto the pier where the Deutschland was berthed were in tended for the second submarine mer chantman that is expected here in the near future. . . Tbe-9t-evedoe.-whe-have been work ing day and night for nearly a week putting aboard the return cargo of rub ber and nickel, were discharged this afternoon. Men Said to Be DlMoaraged. Members of the crew whose names will go down in history as creators of a new. commercial era are said to have expressed the feeling that they are running Intd serious danger. They are quoted by friends as saying that (Concluded on Page Column 4. 1 FIRST PICTURES OF OREGON NAVAL MILITIA CRUISE ON Slti " AI.L.IXG itla are having the time of their lives On the Marblehead cruise to Alaska, ac e filled with hard work, the routine of the Navy that embraces all sorts of d .y. .niHt .ntlrtr tn lm mhln. ik.r. ia in know atvnut w.rabi a of the ship and how she Is bandied INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, TO degrees: minimum, 57 decrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. War. Dr. Helfferllch says Germans are doing- rood work, for people of Poland, i Page 4.. . Germans take British, positions; British re cover some or them, page l. Mexico. Mexicans get 5O0 recruits from United States for garrison facing Oregon regiment. Page 13. Ex-cadets of, Oregon" Agricultural. College factor In buiUling up Third KegimenL Page 5. . . t ... National. Columbia River naval base amendment gain ing ground. Page 3. Government armor plant provision retained by Senate in Navy bilL Page 2. - Domeatftc. Prohibitionist chairman strikes alliterative keynote. Page 2. -'" German submarine preparing to leave Chesapeake Bay. Page 1-Ex-Senaror Beveridge pledges support to Hughe. Page 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Salt Lake 4. Portland 1; Oakland 1, Los Angeles -; San Francisco 5, Vernon 4. Page 14. Omar Toft expects to do wonders with Omar Special Sunday. Page 15. Oregon shots make high scores at Tacoma. Page 33. Miss Sarah Livingstone to defend Oregon state, tennis title. Page 14. Tanks lose another star through Injury, but win two games. Page 1--. Mabel Trask wins feature pace on Grand Circuit. - Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Ex-soldler hikes across country on way home after term for murder. Page 1. War's horrors told by Aberdeen man. Page 7. Commission to hear Marshfield freight case July '11. Page 6. Coast Artillery division of Oregon Na tional Guard in camp at Fort Stevens. . Page 7- - Camp WJthycombe has another war bride. Page 13. Commercial and Marine. First sale of season of new-crop wheal. Page 19. Lower cables weaken wheat market at Chi cago. Page 10. War stocks lead In upward movement in Wall-street market. Page 19. Portland employers still insist on open shop. .Page IS. San Francisco longshoremen resume work today. Page 19. Portland sad Vicinity. Steamship company gets temporary In junction against dock strikers. Page 1. Two squads of police make liquor raids. Page 20. Railroad man says Coos mall and baggage have been routed. Page 9. Commissioners In tilt over how to keep play grounds open. Page 4. City to employ 23 additional policemen dur ing waterfront strike. Page 1L Victor Murdock, In Ad Club speech, is critic and prophet. Page 4. Industrial training for women prisoners proposed. Page 11. ' Alaskan dogs make good in great war, says "Scotty" AU:n. Portland visitor on way home. Page 11. Ordinances regulating Jitneys., taxicabs and rent cars passed. Ernest Descamps sues for 2.,00O heart balm by Mrs. Eugenie Joubert. Page IS. Realty men extol their communities. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19. C0LUMBJA LOSES MILLIONS Jury Sets Aside Will Leaving Estate to University. NEW YORK. July 19- Columbia Uni versity loses a bequest of 14.000.000 under a verdict today by a Jury setting aside the will of the late Amos F Eno. This amount represented Eno's residu ary estate, which his relatives assert the willed to the Institution while of unsound mind. TO THE K W ORf.RAKS. 3- .M tKKG MKOIKC PARTY. both in peace and war. Every man on 2B DEALERS EXTOL OWN COPIES r.O C. !?ciKnap, of War i renton, Wins Trophy. M. J.LEE, OF CANBY, IS NEXT 5-Minute Booster Speeches Feature of Meeting. ONE WOMAN IN CONTEST First Annual Session of Interstate -. Realty Association Is Bis Suc cess V. K. Taylor Elected President. Twenty-six towns of the Pacific Northwest were praised by as many community boosters at the closing ses sion of the first convention of the Interstate Realty Association yeater day and after an oratorical bombard ment of 130 minutes the Judges decld ed that the two Oregon towns of War renton and Canby had been extolled with th,e worthiest tributes. According ly. Clark R. Belknap, representing Warrenton. was awarded possession of the Feldenhelm!r trophy for the com ing year, and M. J. Lee. of Canby. was presented with & special second prize, a box of Hood River apples. The five-minute speech contest was conducted just after the convention body had elected permanent officers for the ensuing year and just before the visiting delegates and their fam ilies were driven over the Columbia River Highway in automobiles txxr nished by the Portland Realty Board. Portlaad Mea Honored. K. Taylor, president of the Port land Board and father of the conven tion which has just concluded a highly successful three days' session, was elected unanimously president of the nev association. Paufc A. Cow grill, sec retary -of the --Portland Board, wai named secretary-treasurer. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Cowglll were largely Instru mental In planning the convention and carrying It through to a happy cul minatlon. and both served as tern porary officers during the convention. The other officers and directors chosen by the convention on the rec ommendation of the nominating com mlttee, are as follows: Vice-presidents F. TV. Fltze. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Frank O. Dole, Aber- (Contlnud on Page 12. Column -. MARBLEHEAD TO ALASKA. SOIMIIXOS OX TI1K COI.lUBI l II IV cording to word sent back from Port A rills to make the men efficient in man D. It is all a delightful sort of game. oard is enthusiastic and is making the BEVERIDGE WILL SUPPORT HUGHES EX-SKXATOR SAYS PROGRES SIVES CEASE TO EXIST. Republican Nominee Confers With Man Who Helped Organize Moos and Receives Pledge. NEW YORK. July 19. After dining tonight with ex-Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, Charles E. Hughes tonight at tended a meeting of the Hughes' alli ance and held an informal' reception. In a statement which he gave out for publication, ex-Senator Beveridge declared he not only would, support J Mr. Hughes, but that he would suppiri the stump In the nominee's favor. The Progressive party, which he helped to organize. Mr. Beveridge said. no longer exists, and therefore. Progres sives either must refrain from voting or support the candidates of some other party. Mr. Hughes definitely decided to night to add Chicago and St. Paul to the itinerary of1 his Western trip. He said he would speak in Chicago August 8 and in St. Paul August 9. Mr. Hughes also conferred today with Georgo W. "Vickersham, ex-Attorney-General of the United States: L. V. Collins, of Minneapolis, and James B. Garfield, of Ohio. SENATORS WILL CAUCUS Wilson's Request for Eurtlier legis lation to Bc-Voted On. WASHINGTON. July 19. President Wilson's request that the child labor bill be passed by the Senate before adjournment of Congress will be sub mitted to a caucus of Senate Demo crats t6 be held probably next Tuesday night. The Democratic steering committee held a short session today to consider the request, but decided it was power less to change the legislative pro gramme agreed on by the Democratic caucus last week placing child labor legislation in secondary position, where It has little chance of coming up by August 19, the date agreed on for ad journment. FOUR SONS PALLBEARERS 0 Albany Pioneer Laid to Rest Kroni Vnited Presbyterian Church. ALBANY. Or.. July 19. (Special.) With her four sons' acting as pall bearers, the funeral of Mrs. Teetje Ohllng. honored pioneer resident of Linn County, who died Monday morn ing, was held this afternoon. The service was held at the United Pres byterian Church. The four sons mho acted as pall bearers are Ralph K. Ohling. Heike Oil II nil and Henry Ohling, of this city, and Eberet Ohllng, of Wilsonvllle, Or. Mrs. Ohling is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Julia Wallauer, of Portland. Kit II H. i.iiwkhim; IIOAT KO It ngeles. where the vessel reported nine and fighting a warship In time or Kveryone Is on hi toes to learn the most out of the trlp The men declare BATTLE IS VIOLENT L GermansGain Ground, British Regain It. ENORMOUS SACRIFICES MADE Teuton Counter Attacks Heav iest Since Drive Began. THRUST IN BELGIUM NEAR London Relieves Crown Prince I Preiwrlng for Another Desperute At lack at Verdun Hum- burdmcnt Is Heavy. BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER. (War Correspondent of the New York Tribune. By special cable.) LONDON. July 19. The Germans at tacked the British positions with great determination last night and succeeded in recapturing the village of Longue val and the Dclville wood, but it is officially announced tonight by the London War Office that most of these positions have been taken again by the British. Along the two miles from Bazentln to Lrfngueval the fury of the battle is unabated, with the tide turning in favor of the British. Both sides are sustain ing heavy losses, for the Teuton as sault Is the strongest counter thrust they have attempted since the allies began their push on July 1. Gfrauu Koto British Bark. Pounding hard after their prepara tory attack with thousands of asphyx iating and tear-produclng shells, tho German left wing last night forced the British to yield some ground in the Delvllle and In the northern outskirts of Longuevsl. Halg's troops struck back today and succeeded in wresting from the enemy most of the ground he had won l.t night. The quickness with which this territory was regained is held in Lon don to indicate that the strength of the German counter-attack is waning. The German system of defense re quires heavy counter-attacks. Driven from their first and second lines and with their backs to the third line de fending the approaches to the Albert Plateau. . the time has come to make the greatest effort to block the road to Bapaurae. British Regala Initiative. That effort the Germans begsn yes terday. At first they succeeded in forcing back Halg's line, but they could not hold their gains. The des perate fighting continues, but the ini tiative again has psssed to' the British. The Longueval sector was the most feasible spot at which to launch this counter attack, on which so much de pends. It stands on high ground dom inating the country to the north. It is near the buckle of the Anglo-French armor and has been the scene of heavy fighting, including the bloody battle of Trones wood. At the easternmost tip of the British wedge, the Germans attacked, hurling masses of men at the opposing line both from the north and from the east. If the front can be forced back here, the advance at Fozieres. at the other end of the line, will be seriously ham pered. If the tip of the wedge is blunted, its driving power will be de creased considerably. Bombardment Besaa Near Sea. While the fighting was proceeding in the Delvllle wood, the Germans con centrated great numbers of men for an attack on the Waterlot farm, lying to the east of Longueval. These were dispersed by the British fire. The British made several attacks in the Ovillers sector, on their left flank. where they are pushing toward Pozt- eres. Their greatest effort has been to repel and to turn the German counter-attack. Until the decision has been reached on the right flank. It is hardly likely that a new thrust at Bapaume will be attempted. Meanwhile the heavy bombardment of Gommecourt to the sea forecasts a British blow at another point without long delay. The fire of the Belgian batterlea has completely overturned the enemy works north of Dlzmude and continued raids in many other sectors presage larger activity. Heavy V.H Pa and at Verdoa. Before Verdun there has been no Infantry action, but the heavy guns are keeping up the duel. The Crown Prince's nezt move at Verdun is awaited In London with almost as much inteVest as in France. There are indications that Germany is almost ready for another desperate gamble. While the army is thrown on the defensive for the first time in many months by the attack along the Somme. a new and successful assault on Verdun would brace the soldiers and curb rising discontent anion? the German people. The venture on the Meuse. long under way. will be carried through to triumph if it is humanly pos sible. The attacks of the Crown Prince, regardless of losses, have given ample proof of that. The moral effect, should Verdun fall, would be tremendous at this time of stress. During the present week the atten tion of military critics here is focuosed on three rectort ef the great eastern front, on what constitutes threw dis tinct offensives by the Russian armies. In Volhynla and Galtcia the Russian thrust has for Its double aim the cap ture of Lemberg and Kovel. Along the northern line south of Kisa. Kurnpat kin's force are attt-mptin;? to cross tConcludcd on rs i. Column -. & AROUND LONGUEVA