VOL. VL.I. XO. 17,382.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
"GIRL IN DISTRESS"
SIX
OREGON CROPS
AUTO REARS, FALLS
AND KILLS .OWNER
BIG SHIPPING PLAN
LANE COUNTY WOOL
BRINGS 40 CENTS
SGEHETRA61GWHEH
FATHER LOSES BABY
IS BANDIT LEADER
ARE
FOR PORT EVOLVED
DAINTY HANDKERCHIEF MASKS
CAR SHOOTS VP STEEP IXCLLXK
WHEX DRIVEH CRANKS.
40,000 POUNDS CONSIGNED TO
PORTLAND CONCERN".
WOCLD-BE ROBBER.
HUB DECRIES
SPOILS SYSTEM
LL O A RES
r
K
Ruthless Raids by Dem
ocrats Denounced.
EFFICIENT POLICY DEMANDED
Nominee Scores Putting Diplo
macy in Hands of Office
t. seeking Politicians.
AMERICAN RIGHTS UPHELD
Acts of Past Three Years Are
Declared to Inspire Deep
Sense of Shame.
DETROIT. Augr. 7. Charles E,
Hughes, in the first set speech of his
trans-continental trip, tonight assailed
the Administration vigorously for its
foreign policy, its Mexican policy, far
appointing men whom he termed inex
perienced to diplomatic posts, and for
what he characterized as a "raid upon
the civil service of the United States."
"He kept us out of war," Mr.
Hughes said, referring to the Presi
dent and a Democratic campaign slo
gan. "Yet, we seized Vera Cruz. That
was war very ignoble war and it
was called war over the bodies of
those dead soldiers; it was called a
War of service.
Civil Service Raids Denounced.
The nominee cited the Republican
platform declaration that 30,000 Gov
ernment positions had been taken
from the operation of the civil serv
ice law during the present Adminis
tration and declared that that sort of
thing has got to stop.
It was "inexcusable," Mr. Hughes
asserted, for the Administration to
take, "in country after country in Lat
in-America, where we have frequently
said we desired to cultivate the most
friendly relations," men from the dip-
lomatic service who "had represented
the country with credit and had ac
quired an admirable and important ex
perience and put in men utterly in
experienced." Past Administrations,
the nominee said, had sinned in that
particular, but standards were being
made and there were men in our
service of long experience and fine
training. Other appointments by the
President were assailed.
Who Knows Wilson's Policy?
"Talk about policy. What is the
President's policy does any one
know? Has the Executive ever had
a policy for more than six months on
the Mexican question ? I reiterate,
who knows today what the policy of
the Administration will be three
months hence? My friends, the
trouble is that this Administration has
written such a record that, no matter
what it says, you do not know whether
it will stick to it.
"We have had an exhibition during
the past three years which, I confess,
fills me with a deep sense of shame.
I have not a particle of militaristic
spirit in my system, but-if I am elect
ed President I will see to it that
American rights in Mexico are re
spected." Citizenry Must Not Be Cheap.
Mr. Hughes assailed the Adminis
tration's course toward upholding
American rights abroad during the
European war.
"When I say that I am an Ameri
can citizen," the nominee said, "I
ought to say the proudest thing that
any man can say in this world. But
you can't have that prize if Ameri
can citizenry is a cheap thing, if it
is not worthy of protection this wide
world over.
"There is no man who could sue
cessfully present to an American
community the platform that an
American citizen's rights stop at the
coast line and that beyond that Amer
ican life is to be a prey of any ma
rauder that chooses to take it."
"If we are to have a Secretary of
State," Mr. Hughes declared, "we
want a man who will stand before
the world as a man of learning, of
skill, of experience, of power.
Mr. Hughes also laid stress on what
he termed the need for industrial
brotherhood and closer co-operation
between employers and employes,
There was no capitalistic class, no
(Continued oa Page 2. Column 1.)
Men Companions Also Masked and
Heavily Armed, but Tlielr At- '
tempt Ends In Failure.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 7. (Special.)
A slender girl, her features masked by
a dainty handkercnlef.. today was the
leader in a. daring attempt of automo
bile robbers to hold up Thomas Jones
at Cahuenga pass. She was assisted
by three men. also masked and armed
with heavy automatic pistols.
"When Jones was rolling through the
pass he noted ahead of him a heavy
touring car, seemingly stalled. As he
passed there came a request for aid
from the girl, whose face was con
cealed as she bent over at the side of
the machine.
"We've had a breakdown," she called,
appealingly. "Won't you stop a min
uter" The'merf 'of 'the ' robber paTty 'were
under the machine or crouched on the
farther side, and Jones immediately
brought bis machine to a stop.
"What can I do for your' he asked.
"She whirled and faced him in an
Instant.
"Give us your money, and be quick."
she cried.
At the same time her male companions
covered the automobllist with their pis
tols. Jones "stepped on It" and, bending
low, sped toward- Los Angeles. A
glance showed him that the "disabled"
! par had swun? ftcrirl v into the chase.
But his machine proved the speedier.
HUMMING BIRD MURDERER
Two Canaries In Cage Killed and
Marauder Caught.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 7. (Special.)
Two canary birds of the Hart variety.
belonging: to Mrs. "W. W. Leete, of
Gladstone, were killed by a humming:
bird recently and the murderer was
caught in . the. eagre beside: the bodies
of his victims.
The canary birds were on the porch
of the Leete home. The humming: bird
was able to fly between the wires of
the cage and attacked the canary birds
with its long and pointed bill. The
canary birds, although larger than
their assailant, were almost powerless
against his quick darts. The humming
bird came out of the battle almost un
hurt, but was unable to make his exit
by the way he had come In.
The canaries were valuable.
THRIFT LESSON LEARNED
Child Borrows From Bank and Don'
bles Money in Chickens.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 7. (Special.)
Several months ago the Bank of Com
merce of Eugene inaugurated a cam
paign to encourage thrift among boys
and girls of Lane County, lending them
small sums of money for various farm
activities.
Kathryn Washburn, 11, four months
ago borrowed $5. invested the money
in eggs and raised chickens. Today
she repaid the loan and deposited $4.90
additional in the bank, after deducting
10 cents for interest on the original
capital.
In a letter she said she has more
chickens to sell and others she will
keep as a nucleus for another flock,
STRANGE WARSHIP IS MET
Master of Schooner Hardy Reports
Hail Off Rogue River.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Alls. 7. (Spe
cial.) Captain K. M. Michaelson. of the
steam schooner Hardy, reported today
that off Rogue River at 2:30 A. M. hie
ship was accosted by either a torpedo
boat destroyer or a cruiser. First Mate
J. Swanson said the craft had four
stacks.
The Hardy was proceeding north in
the face of a northwest wind, about 10
miles off shore, when the war craft
came up from the rear and hugged close
enough to hail. Mate Swanson could
not understand the halloo and asked
what wae wanted. At that the craft
pulled away.
NEW PAPER SOURCE FOUND
Germans Discover Process forCtllU-
ing Cotton Stalks.
BERLIN, Aug. 7. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) The royal
testing material station at Gross-Lich-
terfielde, a suburb of Berlin, an
nounces the interesting discovery that
paper -can be manufactured from cot'
ton stalks.
The discovery is . not consid
ered of much importance for Ger
many, which produces no cotton.
but is pointed to as of vast im
portance to the United States, the
greatest producer of cotton In the
world, because of the shortage of paper
reported in that country.
WILSON TO VISIT PORTLAND
President to Come to Pacific North
west in Late October.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7. Plans have
been made for the reception and enter
tainment of President Woodrow Wilson
in Los Angeles on October 16, accord
ing to Benjamin F. Groves, secretary of
the Democratic County Central Com
mittee, The President is to dedicate the
Elephant dam near El Paso. Tex., and
it has been arranged for him to come
to Los Angeles en route to San Fran
cisco. Portland. Or, and Seattle, It was
stated.
Wheat, Leader, Valued
at $13,097,230.
TOTAL OF ALL IS $30,181,730
Yield of Oats 13,200,000
Bushels, Price $5,412,000.
SPUDS WORTH $5,000,000
Apple. Estimate 3,216,000 Boxes
at $1 Each, Barley $2,447,500
and Corn $1,008,000 Berry
Yield High In Percentage.
SIX OBEGOX CROPS, YIELDS OF
WHICH EACH WILL EXCEED
S 1,000,004 THIS YEAR.
Yield.
Bushels. Value.
Wheat '. .... 15.T81.000 $13.0US.J0
Oats 13.200.000 8.412.000
Potatoes 6.230.000 6,000.000
Apples 8.216.000 3.216.000
Barley . 4.450.000 " 2.447.600
Corn 1.200,000 1.008.0OO
Boxes.
SALEM. Or., Aug. 7. (Special.)
Oregon farmers this year will reap a
profit of $30,181,730 from nine principal
products, according to estimates com
piled today by O. P. Hoff. State Labor
Commissioner. The crop of wheat,
corn, oats, barley, potatoes and apples
will each exceed $1,000,000 In value.
rthe percentage of the combined con
dition of all crops during July, based
on a 10-year average, was 94.3.
The biggest item in Oregon's enor
mous harvest this year, as In the past.
Is the wheat crop, which, based on crop
conditions August 1, will show a yield
of 11.781.000 bushels of Winter and
4,000,000 bushels of Spring, or a total of
15,781,000 bushels.
Wheat Worth 913,000,000.
. Commissioner Holt's estimates indi
cate that the state's Winter wheat crop
is 86 per cent of the average for 10
years, while the Spring wheat crop is
86.2 per cent. The estimated value of
the entire wheat crop of the state at
the- farm on August 1 was 83 cents
bushel, or a total of $13,097,230. The
stock of wheat now held on Oregon
farms Is placed at 873,000 bushels.
The State Bureau of Labor statistics
forecasts an oats yield of 13,200,000
bushels, worth $5,412,000 to the Oregon
farmer at 41 cents a bushel. The crop
is 90.3 per cent of normal.
Potato Aerease 50.500.
With 50.500 acres planted to potatoes
planted this ear and the crop 9 per
cent of normal, a yield of . 250, 000
bushels Is forecasted. At 80 cents
bushel this crop will have a' value of
$5,000,000.
The state's apple crop will tota
3.216,000 boxes of a value of $3,216,000.
(Concluded on Pace
Column 5.
OVER ON TliE MAINE COAST
Raymond Motorist "Stalls Engine on
15. " Ier Cent Grade and For- .
gets to Disengage Gears. :
GRANTS PASS. Or.. Aug. T. (Spe
cial.) William R. ' Osborn's life was
crushed out today in one of the most
unusual automobile accidents ever met
with In this county.
In attempting to climb Wolf Creek
Hill, 13 miles north of here, where a
25 per cent grade on a narrow right
of way confronts the traveler. Mr. Os-
born killed his engine. He left the car
in gear, and when he cranked the en
gine the car shot up the side of a
precipitous bank, fell back on him and
crushed him to death. It was evident
that Mr. Osborn had made a futile
effort to gain control of the machine.
Death Is believed to have been In
stantaneous.
When the engine was killed Mrs.
Osborn left the car to. help her hus
band, the only other occupant, search
for a stone to hold the rear wheels.
Otherwise she undoubtedly would have
been killed or dangerously Injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Osborn. accompanied
by the former's nephew, O. M. Lee, and
his wife in another car, were on their
way from their home ' in Raymond,
Wash., for a tour to California. The
Lees drove up just In time to witness
the accident.
Mr. Osborn was a prominent mill
wright of Raymond and was 54 years
old. . He was a member of the Odd
fellows and Knights or Pythias.
ALSATIAN SHOT AS SPY
Man Charged Willi Entering
Civilian In Aeroplane.
AMSTERDAM, via London. Aug. 7.
According to the Koelnische J'olkiel
tung. a courtmartlal at Muelhausen, Al
sace, sentenced to death David Bloch,
a German subject.
He was charged with - joining the
French army and entering in civilian
clothes from a French aeroplane the
German lines for the alleged purpose of
pionage. He has already been shot.
the newspaper declares.
WOMAN UP FOR CONGRESS
Dr. Eva Harding Wins Democratic
- Nomination in Kansas.
TOPEKA,' Kan., Aug. 7, It became
certain today that Dr. Eva Harding, of
Topeka. a suffragist leader, had won
the Democratic nomination for Repres'
entatlve In Congress in the First Dis
trict over Rev. H. J. Corwine, in the
recent state-wide primary.
Dr. Harding, whose majority
608. Is the only woman Congressional
candidate in the state for the coming
election.
CUPID'S AIDES DESERT HIM
Catholics Only Ones Able to
Knot Tied in Pendleton.
Get
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 7. (Special.)
Dan Cupid Is having poor sledding In
Pendleton at present. Unless the prin
cipals be Catholics, there can be no
wedding in Pendleton without import
ing some one to perform the ceremony.
With the exception of the Catholic
priests, all clergymen and judicial
office holders of the city are away o
vacations.
YESTERDAY THEY WERE SEEING SUBMARINES AND OTHER
THINGS.
Subsidy Planned to En-
courage Lines.
LOCAL CAPITAL IS FAVORED
Representative Business Men
Get Behind Project.
'ROGRAMME IS INDORSED
Connections Will Be Sought Wltli
Alaska, Atlantic Coast, South
America, Europe, Australia
and Central America.
A comprehensive plan for developing
water transportation and manufactur
ing industries in Portland was given
the emphatic Indorsement of a com
pany of representative business men
at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
and an energetic campaign was in
augurated to carry it into effect.
The plan was submitted by a com
mittee of the Chamber's trade and
commerce bureau comprising Nathan
Strauss, chairman. F. A. Spencer. O. H.
Fithian. C. C. Colt, F. C. Knapp and
IL B. Miller. The committee worked
on the problem for fully "15 months
before evolving its final programme,
which, briefly, provides as follows:
Local Industry Preferred.
Steamship lines shall be encouraged
by paying them a subsidy.
This subsidy to be raised by a tax
of, say, one mill a year for five years.
Local industry and local capital Is
to be given preference In receiving
these subsidies.
Connections will be sought with
Alaska, the' Atlantic Coast. Hawaii.
Australia, west coasts of Mexico. Cen
tral , America and South America.
Europe, the Oregon Coast and possibly
with Puget Sound. "
Manufacturing industries will be In
duced to establish here through prom
lse of adequate transportation service.
The Port of Portland will be urged
to establish coal bunkers in the Lower
Columbia to encourage ocean vessels
to enter the port.
Meanwhlte a campaign of public edu
cation will be conducted to enlist pop
ular sympathy with the project.
Co operation la Urged.
"The Chamber of Commerce ought to
get solidly behind it." said O. M. Clark,
president, after the meeting, "and 1
believe that the Chamber will. We
ought to keep pounding on this thing
and pounding bard. If It takes us two
or three years.
"We need ships if we are to develop
our commerce. It will pay us to cen
ter our activities on this project until
we get it done. Then we can start
in on something else."
Mr. Clark presided at the meeting,
which was attended by many prominent
business men. among whom were
Theodore B. Wilcox, W. M. Ladd. Henry
L. Corbett. E. G. Crawford. H. W.
(Conclude on Fag 14, Column 1.)
Pomona Grange Pool Represents
Clip or 13S Growers Wool
to Be Graded Here.
EUGENE. Or., Aug. 7. (Special.)
Announcement of the virtual sale of
40.000 pounds of Lane County wool, con
stituting the Pomona Grange pool as
sembled In Engene, Cottage Grove and
Junction City, to the Portland Ware
house Company waf made today by C.
J- Hurd. market master of the grange.
The price,, though not announced. Is
understood to have approximated 40
cents a pound.
The wool has been shipped to Port
land and will be graded there, after
which final settlement with the grow
ers will be made. The Portland con
cern made an advance to the growers
nearly equalling the market price.
The pool represents wool belonging
to 137 growers.
JUNCTION CITY. Or.. Aug. 7. (Spe
cial.) Ten thousand pounds of wool
were shipped today to the Portland
Wool Warehouse Company. It was sold
under consignment as a part of the
Lane County wool pool. . Growers re
ceived 33 cents a pound and will re-
elve an additional rise in price when
the wool is sold by the company. Prob-
bly It will be an advance , of seves
cents, making a total of 40 cents for
clippings.
COLUMBIA BEACH CLOSED
State Health Official Finds General
Conditions Insanitary.
Columbia Beach was ordered closed
yesterday by Dr. David N. Roberg be
cause of generally insanitary condi
tions.
Dr. Roberg, secretary of the State
Board of Health, and Dr. E. A. Pierce.
another member of the board. Investi
gated. A patron of the beach had no
tified Dr. Pierce of the insanitary con
ditions. Dr. Roberg says that there Is no
drinking water other than river water.
and he discovered bathers drinking
from the river yesterday.
TEXAS VOTE IS CANVASSED
Proposal to Submit Prohll tltlon
Amendment Wins by 2103.
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 7. The propo
sition to submit a constitutional '.mend-
ment for statecwide prohibition re
ceived a favorable majority of 2103
votes in the July 23 Texas primary.
according to the complete and official
canvass of a subcommittee of the State
Democratic Executive Committee here
today.
The total vote was: For, 174.43S
against, 172.332.
Italian Forest Is on Fire.
PARIS. Aug. 7. A great fire
In
forest near Savons. Italy, along a front
of nearly three miles is reported in a
Havas dispatch from Rome.
Two thousand soldiers have been sent
to fight the fire, the cause of which Is
unknown.
INDEX OF TODAY'S. NEWS
The Wealber.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
degrees: minimum. 56 decrees.
TODAY'S Showers; south to west winds.
Polities.
Hushes decries spoils system. Pas 1.
Democrats to open campaign In September.
Pag a.
Mr. Hushes tells Detroit manufacturers strife
between labor and capital roust cease.
Pas -
War.
British completely rout Turks who attempted
arrack on Sues Canal. Pass -
British withstand violent attacks at
Posleres. Paso 4.
Official reports. Pace 4.
National.
Bids for Portland postofflca opened. Pas 4,
Conferees fall to acres on Niry personnel
and building programme, pass a
Karm Lmb Board organises. Psge 2.
Democratic Senate leaders revise proposed
revenue bill. Page .
DOOMUS,
Girl leads automobile bandits. Page 1.
Railroad men hint at possibility that strike
mar be averted, rage 3.
New York surface car strike settled.
Page 3-
Sport.
five Coast keaa-ue cluhs yet counted as pea
nam possibilities, i see 1 1.
Giants take series from Cubs. Psge 12.
Athletics lose lth straight game. Page 12.
Women'a pier In Murraymead tennta tour
nament starts today.
Page 13.
Fortland pltrhers star
in Northwestern
League.
Psge Is.
Iaurelhurst
tennis develops bard-fought
matches.
Page IS.
Pwctflc Northwest.
Crater Lake held great by editors. Psge e.
Auto runs up hillside; fells back, crushing
owner. Page 1.
Wedding to symbolize union of Lane ana
Coos counties. f s lu.
Six crops In Oregon worth tl.0C0.O00 each.
Pace 1.
Lane county wool brings 40 oenta. Page L
CommerrUl and Marine.
Wheat quotations break In Portland.
Page 17. .'
Day on Wall Street Is dullest of year.
Fags 17.
Whest market develops weakness at Chi
ciio. Pace 17.
River survey Is on and freshet sedlmsnc will
bedredced. Pace 1.
Fortland aad Vicinity
Buyers Week opens auspiciously. Page
Father enacts tragic scene when court de
nies him Clint to his baby. Page 1.
Liquor smuccling case to be heard tomor
row. Page 9.
Local railway man says overwork Is only
labor Issue. Page 1L
Pwrk hand concerts ' terminate tonight.
Pace is.
Traffic bill will be presented to Council to
morrow. Pace 1L.
Antonio Rafael Vejar Is new Spanish Vlce
Consul at Portland, page 11.
Ielghton's candy shop cults, business.
Pace 1-
Rallwsy oprrAtors and employes here favor
strike arbitration. Pace 5.
Wl'.son Leagues open two-day meeting here.
Pete IS.
W rattier report, data and forecast. Pace IT.
Big shipping plan for port Is evolved.
Page 1.
Knlffhts of Pythlss enjoy dinner daaee at
Uotel Portland. Page 16.
"Wife" Refuses to Lift
Stigma on Child.
ITALIAN PLEADS IN YAIN
"Eet No Right to Tak' My Ba
bee Away," He Stammers.
JUDGE URGES RE-MARRIAGE
Lawyers Not Certain Divorce, St
cured Unknown to Husband
Year Before Birth of Girl,
Will Be Held Legal.
A sorry figure, stood in the witness
box. fighting to understand with his
dim comprehension of American ways
that the baby girl he loved better than
anything else In a strange, unfair
world was lost to htm. He had learned
but three days before that the woman
who caused his arrest had been divorced
from him for three years.
-and remember the child la hers
and that you have no right to It," con-
luded District Judge Jones.
For a moment the man stood motion
less, then, with the fire of his race.
burst forth:
I don" theenk eet right to tak" my
babee away." his voice trembled. "Her
love. For her I work man', man'.
months. I geev all my money for my
babee. An' now, I no have her? I
don' theenk eet right."
Misty Eres Many.
Gently, the court explained that the
child, legally, had no father, that the
mother had no right to bear his
children, after she had divorced him.
Dumbly. Rossi listened, with hungry
eyes on the 20-montha-old baby girl in
the arms of her mother, across the
courtroom.
'You understand, do you." said Judge
Jones, sharply, "that you are not to
molest Mrs. Rossi or the baby? Tou
are to stay away from, them."
Rossi nodded, listlessly.
The crowded courtroom might -have
been the pit of a theater. Rossi might
have been George Be ban. playing on
the heartstrings of his audience in an
inimitable portrayal of an Italian role.
For misty eyeei and throats needing
audible clearing were there. In plenty.
Rossi, describing his family quarrels
with flashing teeth, as the humorous
side struck him. and softened expres
sion when hie baby girl was mentioned,
swayed his audience with conflicting
emotion. The climax came with the
order of the court parting the man,
not a father In the eyes of the law".
from hia child.
Baby Calls Welcome to Kather.
The affection was not all on the part
of the father. When Rossi entered the
courtroom, the baby girl waa playing'
In the lap of her mother. Rossi chirped
at the youngster. Quickly the in He
turned, with a amjla of welcome, and
held out her chubby arms to the man
she had learned to love, calling "bada."
The only official action of Judge
Jonea yesterday was to dismiss the
charges of threatening to do bodily
harm, filed by Mrs. Anna Rossi. But
unofficially Judge Jones tried to un
scramble affairs, so that the child
would not face a nameless future. For
IS mlnutea he talked to Mrs. Rosai
In the privacy of his chambers, urg
ing that she remarry Rossi for the sake
of the baby. He went so far as to sug
gest that the marriage be a formal one
and that both parties aeparate at once
pending another legal separation She
waa firm In her refusal. She telephoned
her attorney. M. J. MarMahon. whose
advice was to refuse.
Dm Believed Illeaai,
Georo Howry. Deputy District At
torney appearing In the case, believes
the divorce was illegal, because the
action waa brought In Clackamas
County while both parties were resi
dents of Multnomah County, and papers
were served in this county. This may
be the solution sought. If legal, it la
the opinion of several attorneys that
the decree can be set aside on the
ground of fraud.
Attorney MacMahon filed the com
plaint In Oregon City August J. 113.
The divorce was granted by default
the latter part of December. Rossi
never knew of the decree, having been
told by his wife that the affair had
been dropped. This was testified to by
both.
Rossi told of being served with the
papers In the case while he was work
ing for. the Scbanen Blair Marble
Works. Jack Robinson, another em
ploye, read it to him. for Rossi neither
reads nor writes, though his Dutch
Irish wife is well educated. Rossi went
home and demanded to know what it
waa all about.
Fear Causes Lies.
"I wanta tak'- to lawyer," he said.
"Wife, she say no need spend money
on lawyer. She aay she do it Joost to ,
scare me. Papers only a bluff."
"He said: 'Looky, here, what you
doner" was the explanation of Mrs.
Rossi "I told him. He threatened me
and I told him I Would let the action
drop. I didn't. I told a lady that I
had not dropped It and that I would ge
my divorce. She told him and 1 lied
out of It again. If I had told him I
was going to get my divorce. I don't
know what he would have done."
The baby was born nearly a year
iCou.:uded oa Face 2, Column 1. j