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Newspaper Page TextTIIE MORXIXG OREGONIAX. TITTTRSDAY, "AUGUST 10, 1916. CLOUDBURST DEAD ESTIMATED AT 150 REFUGEES FROM BELGIUM REACH UNITED STATES. BIG CROP LOSSES SEND WHEAT HIGH 1 M Cabin Creek Valley, W. Va., Is Swept by Flood; Property v Loss Is Million. VILLAGES SWEPT AWAY five Thousand Persons ".Homeless. Passenger Trains In District Kot . Heard From Troops J : ' Ordered to Scene. CHARLESTON; W. Va.. Aug. 5. At least ISO persons were drowned by a cloudburst which swept the Cabin Creek Valley today, according to re ports received here tonight. "Wire and rail communication has been practical ly cut off and reports are- meager. The damage to railroad, coal, oil and gas properties is estimated at $1,000,000. Scores of houses were carried away by the flood. According to officials- of the Vir ginia Power Company tonight at least 160 persons have lost their lives. Eleven bodies have so far been re covered. Many persons have been seen clinging- to debris in the flood, but no assistance could be friven them. A Mrs. Lykens, her daughter, a Miss Pauley, have been identified. The en tire Lykens family, consisting- of eight persons. Is missing. The cloudburst occurred- at the head waters of Paint and Cabin creeks and Coal River, and the torrent which surged down Coal River swept its banks almost clean of villages, while the Kanawha River raised several feet, carrying- on its crest houses and build ings of all kinds. Near St. Albans are marooned two passenger trains, one of which is a Sunday school excursion train. Noth ing has been heard from either. The Cabin Creek Valley has a. popu lation of about 15.000 persons. Advices received here indicate about one-third of this number are probably homeless. Plans are being made here to send relief trains into the flooded districts. Z GOVERNOR. ORDERS RELIEF "- National Guard Is to Be Sent to Stricken District. V HUNTINGTON. W. Va.. Aug. 9 Gov- ernor Hatfield, who arrived here to- night to attend the state Republican convention tonight, ordered special relief trains to the Coal River and Cabin Creek districts, where, according j to reports, more than 100 have been L drowned and 6000 made homeless. Two companies of the Second Regiment West ''T: Virginia National Guard, have been ordered with tents to the flooded dis l tricts. So serious is the situation that Gov- ernor Hatfield left the city tonight to ,, go the scene of the devastation. ; Six bridges on the Chesapeake At Ohio Railroad are reported to have been washed out and in a number of places the tracks are said to have been swept from the right-of-way. The Kanawha & Michigan and other roads In the val ley also suffered heavily. Wire com munication with the Cabin Creek Val ley district is practically paralyzed. Efforts to get into communication t with the stricken district were un availing. Just as a connection was made with the telephone operator at Klksdale she shouted into the tele- phone: "I can't stay here to talk to you. I've got to leave right away." Reports were received at Montgom - ery that at least 100 persons had lost their lives, but confirmation was lack- ing there, as it was in Huntington and Charleston, where the same report was persistent. Chesapeake & Ohio division officers here were unable to learn the fate of their trains in this district when the . last wire went down at 2:30 o'clock ' this afternoon. JOHN M. THURSTON DEAD Ex-Senator From Nebraska Victim of Heat Prostration. OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 9. John M. Thurston. ex-Senator from Nebraska and Nationally prominent Republican, died here at 4 o'clock this morning. He had been critically ill for four weeks following a heat prostration, and his death had been momentarily expected for several days. Thrombo phylyebltis was the Immediate cause of death, ac cording to a statement by the attend ing physician. Dr. F. J. Schlier. A, speech made by Mr. Thurston in the Senate is believed to have preclpl tated the Spanish-American War. . He was one of President McKinley's closest advisers. His wire and two daughters were at the bedside whem Senator Thurston died. Mr. Thurston was born at Montpeller, Vt., August 21. 1847. After finishing his term in the Senate, Mr. Thurston opened offices in Washington and prac ticed law -until 1915, when his health failed. He returned to Omaha anO re sumed the practice of law. but his -failing health handicapped him greatly. f ' f A T-t r? , Chicago Grain Market Closes Day. in Whirl of Excitement. BLACK RUST HITS CANADA WOMES AND CHILDREN SNAPPED ON ARRIVAL. The first of a series of parties of Belgian refugees arrived in New York Saturday. They were Mrs. G. Delen, Mrs. M. Faster and Mrs. Irma Snik. Each brought a child. They come to join relatives in this country. Father John B. Devill. of Chicago, is in Belgium assisting these people to come to the United States and Canada. CROP DAMAGE GAINS Corn Deteriorates Steadily in Middle West. WHEAT IS INJURED, TOO Many Fields In North and South Dakota Will Not Be Harvested. High Temperatures Also Af fect Oats Unfavorably. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Continuation of tne damage to crops from weather conditions and plant disease, which during July caused a loss of more than 100,000.000 bushels In the prospective production of wheat and 88.000,000 bushels in corn, as indicated yesterday in the August crop report of the De partment of "Agriculture, was reported today in the National weather ana Crop Bulletin of the weather bureau. Com has deteriorated steadily in most sections of the states of Okla homa, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas since August 1. Local showers caused soma improvement in corn in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Tennessee during the week which ended yesterday, according to the weather bureau's weekly an nouncement made today. The crop, however, now is reported in poor con dition in most sections of the four first mentioned states. Damage by rust and blight continued in the Spring wheat areas, today's re port said, although the spread of black rust was checked to some extent in Minnesota by slightly cooler weather. Rust and blight in North and South Dakota are extensive and there are many fields that will not be harvested. The oats crop was unfavorably af fected by high temperatures tn the ex treme northern districts during - the week. W. W. Hanger,- a member of the Board, the ' mediators will hear the railway employes' eide of the case. Then the Board will hold alternate conferences with the opposing forces, Mr. Hanger said. Decision of Board Must Rule. When a basis for an understanding has been reached the railroads and men will be separately asked if they desire to place their case in the hands of " the Board for final adjudication. If the answers are in the affirmative the contending forces ' will have to abide by the decision of the Board. It was pointed out by Mr. Hanger, however, that acceptance of the Board's proffer of services is not obligatory on either side; and if the brotherhoods refuse to accept the good offices of the mediators in reaching a settlement then the situation will stand just as it was before the mediators stepped ln A. B. Garretson, president of the Or der of Railway Conductors, and official spokesman for the men. said that un less the railroads made satisfactory concessions they would refuse to bind themselves to Federal mediation and, unless something else Intervened, the general strike order would be enforced. RODWAY TO GOME TODAY ADVANCE MAN FOR. HUGHES PLANS ALL, ARRANGEMENTS. I Yield In United States and Dominion Will Be 494,000,000 Bushels Less Than Last Year May Delivery Reaches $1.53 H CHICAGO. Aur. 9. Giant crop losses in the United States and Canada sent the wheat market today nearly straight skyward. At one time the ascent or prices amounted to 11 cents a bushel. Trading closed in a whirl of excite ment, showing net gains of 10H to 11 cents, with the September option at $1.44 Vi to $1.444 and with December it 1.4S to H.48. Something of the strain involved and of the far-reaching consequences may be realised from the fact that, accord ing to the United States Government crop report, which was the principal cause of today's excitement, the domes tic yield of wheat for 1818 will D 358,000.000 bushels smaller than the case last year. No such shortage had been foreseen even by the gloomiest prophets. Black Rust Fatal. Black rust spreading in Canada and indicating that the crop there would be cut down 1S6.000.000 bushels from the 1915 total made the situation still more acute, as the United States and Canada have been furnishing six-sevenths of the world's breadstuff supplies to the countries that in the face of war dif Acuities have still been able to Import. The blsrzest Jump In - price today came right at the outset, exactly cents a bushel overnight. Strenuous efforts to buy cleared the market at Intervals almost completely bare of of ferings. and forced the market higher and higher until the May delivery had touched Sl.63, a price just 13H cents under the topmost level on record In the violent fluctuations of the first year of the European war. Foreign buying on a nuge scale ap parently had much to do with the ex treme prices in the last hour of today's session. It was estimated that export business -today totaled 1.600.000 bushels for immediate shipment, witnout in cluding big purchases made of options on future deliveries. Heavy Losses Accepted. The late buying also seemed to make clear that many bearish speculators who had attempted to capitalize the chance of an immediate downward swing In prices were punished badly for the tactical error, and had promptly decided to accept heavy losses rather than to risk waiting for possibly better or worse fortune tomorrow. Gossip of big individual profits gained by the sudden rise in the mar ket was extremely effective. , The best ground for guesses was the circumstance that since July 31 the principal options of wheat here have risen more than 23 cents a bushel. T! ryif 3 a-V-wV We Have Sct Ourselves the Task of Doing: JST Or A IllirSULciy Day's Business in the Forenoon WITH ASSISTANCE. How Splendidly We Are Willing to Pay You for Your Assistance idenced by These Underpnced Offerings: a Fun YOUR Is Ev- EXTRA! Special for Thursday Forenoon 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. M. Corset Covers and Drawers 35c Regular 50c to 75c Grades. Never Before Have "We At tempted Such a Great Price Sacrifice! "We have a heavy stock of Corset Covers and Drawers of fine nainsook or muslin, which wa wish to dis pose of in a few' hours and if extraordinary price concessions can do this we will go the limit! All are high-grade garments of regular stock lines dozens and dozens of styles in Corset Cov ers with dainty trimming "of Places and embroideries or both combined. Drawers in open or closed, circular, envelope . or Knickerbocker styles, all fault lessly finished and trimmed. Lines regularly . sold at 50c to 75c, on sale Thursday Forenoon Only, 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. o C M, a.t, each. .OOC Three garments for One Dollar No Phone or Mail Orders None Sent C. O. D. and None Exchanged. EXTRA! if h Special for Thursday Forenoon . 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. M. Wash Goods at 5c Yard Regular 8c to 18c Qualities. A Tremendous Price Reduction on 1100 Yards of Desirable Wash -Goods. Included are blue check apron ginghams, printed batiste in flower, figure and stripe styles; also printed crepe voiles in dainty flower styles all this season's goods in stand ard qualities, regularly sold at 8c, 10c, 12c and 18c a yard. Unrestricted choice, while the lot lasts. Thursday Forenoon 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. M, at, C yard Our Store Will Close At 1 P. M. Thursday We have inaugurated in this city a -weekly half holiday for department store employes, closing our store on Thursday afternoons at 1 P. M. dur ing July and August. We maintain that a weekly half -holiday during these hot months should be uni versal and we solicit your co-operation. Lend this movement your support. EXTRA! Special for Thursday Forenoon 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. M. Pongee Dresses $5.00 For Values to $11.95. A Remarkable Offering! A ri diculously low price for a splen did Pongee Silk Dress choice from several popular models in natural color, and with plain coat and stripe skirt. Ail sitea from 16 to 40. Lines selling regularly up to $11.95, on sale Thursday Forenoon only 8:30 EXTRA! Special for Thursday Forenoon 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. M. Fine Silk Nets 75c Yd. $1.25 and $1.50 Grades A Trade Winning Special from the Lace Section! A sale of fine Silk Nets, including a full as sortment of the popular shades for Fall waists, overdrapes, dresses and trimmings. They come in all fashionable meshes and in qualities regularly sold at $1.25 and $1.50 a yard. Priced for Thursday Forenoon only 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. M, 7C! at only 3C Iff on A. MORrtlSo EXTRA ! Special for Thursday Forenoon 8:30 A. M. to 1 P. M. Men's Gowns at 49c Regular 75c Grade An Actual Saving of One-Third for Those Who Attend This Sale. Fine custom-made Muslin Night Gowns, cut full width and length and shown in styles with V-shape or turn-down collar and in all sizes. . Regular 75c lines priced for Thursday Forenoon only 8:30 A. M. to 1. At p. m. at yc 60MPERS GIVES VIEWS ACTS OP MR. HUGHES WHES BENCH CRITICISED. ON Democratic I'arty Managers Make Pub lic Letter From Head ( Fed. eratlon of Labor. CITY REJECTS LIGHT BILL Goldcndale Council Asserts Service Ordered Stopped. GOLD END ALE, Wish., Aur. (Special.) The bill of the Pacific Power & Light Company for lighting Ooldendate in July was turned, down by the City Council last night for cur rent furnished after July 10 on which date the Council had ordered that the street lights be shut off. The com pany contends it has a contract which has not expired calling for 11800 an nually for lishting" the town. - The present Council contend that the contract is void for the reason that the town was in debt in excess of the statutory limit when the contract Was made. RISE GIVEN DISPATCHERS Northern Pacific Keyrnen Get Per Montli Advance. $10 SEATTLE. Aug-. 9. All train dis patchers on the Northern Pacific .Railroad have been given a, van in crease of 910 a month, effective from August 1, it was announced to day at the Northern Pacific offices here. The new scale grives chief dis patchers 1190 a month, night chief and assistant night chief dispatchers $175 month, and "trick" dispatchers I16S month. The men applied a rew weeks ago for the Increase and it was allowed by the company without the foxmality of conferences between the employers and employes, railroad officials said. Side Trips Down Valley on Special Train Will Be Projosed Upon . Ills Arrival. DOG CAUSE OF AUTO SPILL Girl Injured When Car Crashes Into Telephone Pole. OFFICIAL PRAISE GIVEN TCC CREW HOXOBEU run .BRAi. EHT IV MtJNITIOXS KIRK. WASHINGTON. Aug-. 9-Democratic party managers here today gave out a letter from President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, to Thomas H. richol, of Alliance, Ohio, reviewing- the attitude of Charles E. Hughes, the Republican Presidential nominee, in Supreme Court cases in volving the Interests of labor, particu- arly the Danbury Hatters case. Mr. Gompers was out of the city, but the Democratic leaders gave out the letter having been written from head quarters of the American Federation of Labor In response to a request for Mr. Hughes' record. Mr. Gompers' letter reviews the Danbury Hatters' case, which resulted in an unanimous decision of the Su preme Court, in which ex-Justice Hughes concurred, holding the hatters of Danbury must individually pay D. A. Loewe & Co., some $300,000 dam ages under the Sherman law for the celebrated halters' boycott. It also re ferred to the court's declsiion holding; unconstitutional the Arirona anti-alien labor law. Ex-Justice Hughes wrote the opinion. It that decision, wrote Mr. Gompers. "Justice Hughes took the po sition that the injunctive process ap plies to personal relations. Justice Hughes made more definite his in dorsement of the theory that injunc tions apply to personal returns. Mr. Hughes has taken an unequivocal po sition. He indorses the abuse of the writ of Injunction against which wage- earners have vigorously protested and which they have tried to correct by remedial legislation in order that they might enjoy the rights and opportun tties of free citizens. "The above is accurately the Infor mation which you asked and I take it will be of importance, to you, as well as to the working people and lib ertv-lovins- citizens all over the coun try and enabling them to understand the mental attitude of Mr. Hughes, who now is a candidate for the Pres idency of the United States." MEDIATORS LISTEN TODAY (Continued From Flrgt Pay.) A. N. Rodway, of New Tork, who is preceding Charles Evans Hughes in his campaign swing through the West to see that speaking and other arrange ments made by local reception com mittees are satisfactory, will be In Portland today. Word to this effect Was received last night from Mr. Rodway, at Tacoma. Wash., by Ralph E. Williams, Repub lican National committeeman for Ore gon and chairman of the Oregon recep tion committee. Mr. Williams will take up with Mr. Rodway immediately upon his arrival, the question of sending Mr. Hughes in special train down the Willamette Valley as far as Eugene to make brief rer-platform speeches at each stop. It is Mr. Williams' plan to have the special waiting for Mr. Hughes when he arrives in Portland at 7 o clock the morning of August 16. so that the round-trip down the valley and back can be completed in plenty of time for bis address hers that night. Another question to be taken up with Mr. Rodway Is whether the big Hughes meeting hero shall be held at the Armory or at the Ice Hippodrome. Various organizations are already planning on taking part in the Hughes parade next Wednesday, the day of Mr. Hughes' speech in Portland. For one, the Multorpor Republican Club will be in the parade in full uniform. The white uniforms recently ordered have arrived, arid those who signed at club headquarters to march in the' parade are being fitted at Ben Selling's. The suits are white and will be worn with white helmets. About 50 have already signed for the parade, and other mem bers of the club may do so at head quarters. 833 Oak street. Miss Hulda Benden, 18, of Battle Ground, Wash., was Injured early last night, when an automobile In which she waa riding hit a dog at Union avenue and Skldmore street and crashed up against a telephone pole. Miss Benden was hurried to the- Port land Sanitarium, whence she had just come from a throat operation, and it waa several hours before she recovered. C. R. Holbrook, who -was driving the auto, suffered a braised shoulder, but later drove the auto to Battle Ground. A. Grossen and Mrs. Bushlack were slichtly Injured. Mr. Holbrook attempted to dodge the dog, which had run into tne street to bark at passing automobilea. He had turned slightly, when the dog made another plunge at the auto and went under one front wheel, throwing It into the post. Miss Benden remained at the sani tarium last night. PORTLAND MEN SPEAK of the Association of the Western Rail ways; G. G. Walber, secretary of the Bureau of Information of the Eastern Railways, and Charles P. Neill. mana ger of the Bureau of Information of the Sout-orn Railways. Tomorrow, it waa announced by G. FARM RETURNS SMALL Speaker Tells Clackamas Teacher I - That Taxes Are Too High. ciaL) The average Oregon farmer Is I not making SI a day for himself and for each member of his family who working and 2 per cent interest on his I Investment. Dr. Hector McPherson. or the Oregon Agricultural College, told more than 100 teachers at the annual I Clackamas County Teachers' Training School today. Because of excessive taxes and because the average farmer) paid too much for his lands. Dr. Mc Pherson declared that farming under average conditions in Oregon does not I pay. "Nearly every country person craves city life," he said, "yet the boys and girls in the slums of the city are not as I well fed, as well clothed or as happy I as the boys and girls in the country.' Secretary Danlcla toameioi xnaaicr and Men Who Konaht Klantes While Shells Exploded. WASHINGTON. Aug. . John J. Phil lips, master of the ravy tug reniuciwi, and the nine men of his creW were commended by Secretary Daniels today for their "excellent wow ana unnt.i- tatln? exposure to danger xoiiowina the great explosion i-jw July 30. . ' 'It appears, secretary uanieis aaiu .,v ih mn on tne FentuCKet. in charge of Tugmaster Phillips, proceeded to Kills Island, ana witn nose irom mt pilot-house and the main deck fought the nre on one or mo eiioumB aunnm- nition barges. Some of tne expioomg shells Imbedded themselves in tne tug-. Seaman S. Wandle. while handling the noxzle on top of the pilot-house, was severely Injured by being struck In the stomach by an exploding shelL Thv succeeded in placing at least one ammunition uguter wnero li couiu no further damage." Th men of the crew are: r . Knight and T. A. Heatton. machinists' mates; J. Hoffman. T. Demote and T. M. Hutchinson. firemen: J. L. Wheeier. S. Wandle and R. W. Wardet, seamen, and C. S. Noble, ordinary seaman. BREMEN EXPECTED DAILY Submarine Merchantman to Put In at New London, Conn. NEW LONDON. Conn.. Aug. 9. The German submarine Bremen is expected to arrive at this port at any time, ac cording to the New London Day this afternoon. Tae Eastern Forwarding Company, which is the American corporation for haudline; the traffic of the German aUiiniarlne merchant line. It is learned, has lrucd for one year space on the new state pier for a large warehouse, and this city will be the principal American terminal of that company. Announcement that the warehouse Is to be erected waa made today by Thomas A. Scott, a member of the firm which has received a rush order for s construction.. Mr. Scott, who is also harbor master, said, however, that he did not know the name of the company for whose use It waa Intended. The warehouse, he said, would be largo enough to store a cargo such as tha Bremen would carry and three or four more like it. ROBBERS SOON CAUGHT THREE THOIS.WD COVERED DOLLARS IT AH. . HE- Customers and CJerk In Store Held fp br Mexicans Who Are Ron Down by Sheriff and Poaae. SALT LAKB CITT, Aug. 9. Whllo nine customers stood with their facea to the wall in the Highland Boy store today, three robbers armed -with rifles compelled tha clerk. Edward Clviskt. to open the safe. With $3000 In currency the robbers took to the hills. Hardly had they left the store when the proprietor. K. Zwickey, arrived from the bank with $40,000 ha had just drawn for the High land Boy payroll. The robbers, who were Mexican?; were followed by Sheriff Corless and 20 men. They abandoned their horses and were captured In the brush, wbero tn.y had attempted to conceal them selves. The money was recovered. In production ef rice Vntra ranks six teenth; of tobacco. fourthth-. cotton. vnlh: eoffea, sixth ; lead, tourth; sol", fourth: copper. cond and allver first. 0aMaaaaMsaa H - 3 35 - I! . 1 - ' ' If : i Tim to Ra-tira ? (lluyVuk.) fS'ii'iiiiin ii mTt ill i fHE gresvtest mileage value .that can "be. "boixghto' 'Tfie handsomest tire .made BOYMOS AND K. J. LOXERGAN AT TACOMA JIEETING. Pacific Coast Claim Agents Told Better Relations Between Patrons and Companies Exist. Immigration Falls Off TTeavily. WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Increase In population by immigration amounted to only 109.061 during the fiscal year of 1916. Statistics announced today by the Immigration Bureau, show the in flux of aliens was lower than it had been for 1$ years. m TACOMA. Wash, Aug. 9. (Special.) Efficiency, kindness-, courteous treat ment and absolutely fair dealing with the public were described today by B. F. Boynton. claim agent of the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company, and A. M. Lee, assistant general claim agent of the Northern Pacific, at Seat. tie. as the fundamentals of their work. They were speakers on the first day'a programme of the Pacific Coast Claim Agents' Association, which is meeting here in its eighth annual convention. They said that a change in spirit had come from both the companies and their patrons during the last few years, and right now mutual relations were better than ever before. F. J. Lonorgan. attorney for tha Portland company, in discussing "The Relation of the Claim Department to the Public," said it is easier now than in the past to treat with the public, for old prejudices have been broken down and each side was anxious to treat fairly, .with the other. Mr. Lonergan was optimistic as to future relations of traction companies and the persons with whom they dealt. Tha visitors were guests at a dinner- dance tonight and will be entertained during the two additional days of their stay. They will pass Saturday night in Mount Rainier Isational Park. EYESIGHT SPECIALIST S3 y e Examined. Glaaaea Made, ISO Hroadwar," Rear Wuklagua - ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package nrnwj if VF.r-nt nil HTiirrmcf? a V Whaf oafjr BrUW fcaAaJb Fisi Tires Ftr Salt By ill Dtalert The Fisk Rubber Company ofN.Y. ' , General Offices : Chicopec Falls. Mas. Portland Branch ' 54 North Broadway Branch! in Mrm Than 1ZS Cilirs HI 3!