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VOL., VLT. XO. 17,383. Portland; oregox, friday, august 11, idig. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HUGHES ATTACKS LEGISLATIVE PORK Waste and Inefficiency Are Denounced. - PEAR HARVEST NOW IS IN FULL SWING AUTO DROPS FROM ROAD; FOUR HURT WIFE OF HCBBAKD MAX MAY DIE; OTHERS BADLY IN JTTRKD. FLOUR KEEPS PAGE WITH RISE IN WHEAT WOMEN, ENGAGE IN FISTIC ENCOUNTER HOUSE BALL GAME GOES REPUBLICAN PATH TO TRIESTE MEDFOKD CROP ABOVE AVER AGE IX SIZE AXD QUALITY. HXEGED UEMARK OX HEIGHT OF SKIRT LEADS TO DUEL. ITALIANS CLEARING SCIENTIFIC METHODS URGED Business-Like Administration Is Promised. SCHEDULE IS MOVED UP tarly Start to Be Made Today, to Permit Night Address at Bil- lings, Mont. Five- Short Stops Are Planned. FARGO, X. D.. Aug-. 10. Charles E. Hughes tonight assailed the present Administration for inefficiency, waste nd extravagance, particularly with reference to the river and harbor bill, recently passed by Congress. "I think I may say without rashness," Mr. Hughes told an audience here. "that the Government ot the United States is recklessly wasteful, shame fully incompetent and extravagant, a reproach to the Intelligence of the peo pie because of its inefficiency. "I would like to have the authority to investigate this Administration for about six months," the nominee con tinued. "The rivers and harbors bill, known to the people as the pork-barrel bill," Mr. Hughes said, "is largely money wasted, as there is no. expert examination to determine what expen ditures are needed. Logrolling: Most Be Stopped. 'On the contrary, it largely depends on who are the influential men repre senting particular .districts and what appropriations are obtained in this dis trict and that district for this man and that man. "This is a matter of logrolling. It brings a blush of shame to the cheeks of every American. It ought to be stopped. If I am elected President, to the best Of my ability, I propose to stop it." Mi. Hughes declared the pork barrel bill of 1914 was "talked to death by Senator Burton, a fine Republican, and th.-t the 1915 bill was reduced material ly because of the opposition of Repub licans and conscientious Democrats. Kxeentlve Leadership Bfot Exerted. "This year, just the other day." the nominee continued, "Congress passed a rivers and harbors bill of some $12, OOO.OiiO. I confess I don't know why such a measure should receive approval. Vi e Lave heard a great deal lately of the power of executive leadership. It as been powerfully exerted. Why can it not be exerted to save Ae public purse from being- looted in the interest of these ridiculous appropriations. "Four years ago our opponents nr raipned the Republican party for ex travagance and waste ajid reckless ex penditure. Then they proceeded to be more lavish in appropriations than the Republican party had been. They ar raigned the Republican party for lack of businesslike Administration and then they proceeded to be absolutely pro lific in their appropriations. Extravagance Always Condemned. "Now. I have no apologies for Re publican extravagance. I am just as quick to condemn that which is wrong in my own party as I am anywhere else. I don't stand for what I don't believe to be right, simply because it is under the banner of a particular party." Mr. Hughes read again the letter sent tfm by E. Dana Durand, in which Mr. Ihrand declared his resignation as di-ector of the census "was distinctly fored," in denial of Secretary Red fied's assertion that the resignation wa voluntary. The nominee also read again the letter written by 'William J. Bryan, as Secretary of State, to the Reculver-General of Santo Domingo, asking for a list of offices that could be filled by "deserving Democrats." ' "Places for deserving Democrats," Mr. Hughes said, "has been the motto of the Administration in a nutshell. "My friends, 1 stand for a business like administration of the Government of the United States, not for politics, not for reward of friends, not to build up a personal machine, not to put myself in any particular position of favor, but to , administer honestly the affairs of the United States." Expert Advice Ignored. Reverting to the rivers and harbors w"hfvi.'(iuijb wi i7io, air. xlughes lald: I "Take, for example, the Arkansas iUver. That is an illustration, as I XTnderstand It, of a case where there has been an expert report against the appropriation. That expert report was, as I understand it. to the effect that 135.000 should be the appropriation. Two hundred thousand dollars and over were appropriated right in the teeth of the report on the examination of the project." The Mexican situation was discussed at length. The Administration. Mr. Hughes said, by vacillation, weakness I ynd strong-headedness. had brought ns j close to grave differences. The only f J clear course we had in Mexico was to protect the rights of American cit- Izens, he said. Mr. Hughes repeated his views as sailing the Administration for the ap pointment of inexperienced men to the publio service. "This paying of political debts with tConcludrd on Fait 8. Column 1.) , Bartletts Are Bringing; From $1.75 to $2 f. o. b. and Prices for Other Varieties Are Higher. MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 10. (Special.) The Bartlett pear picking season is now in full ewing and all indications point to a $1,000,000 pear and apple crop for the Rogue River Valley in 1916. Fifteen cars of pears already have been shipped. They now are go ing out on an average of 10 cars a day. There has never been a better pear crop as far as size and. quality are concerned. Nearly all the fruit packed thus far is extra fancy, while the prices have been record-breaking. Bartlett pear sales are averaging from $1.75 to $2, f. o. b. Medford, and if the present auc tion market holds up this average may be surpassed. The other varieties of pears always bring higher prices. The first sale of Ho wells has been made at iZ. t. o. b. Medford. for future de livery. Higher prices are expected for Winter Nellis and D'Anjous. The Rogue River Fruit and Produce Association this year is handling most of the local crop, the cold storage plant being a decided inducement to the growers. OREGON OFFICER TO WED Dallas Girl to Marry lieutenant Chenoweth on Border. IMPERIAL. BEACH, Cal., Aug. 7. (Special.) There soon will be a real war bride and a war bridegroom with the Third Oregon Infantry. At least. rher-3 is going to be a near-war mar riage on the border here, with the resimental chaplain officiating, a Lieu tenant as bridegroom and an Oregon girl as bride. O. I. Chenoweth is the bridegroom-to-be. Officially he is Second Lieuten ant of Company L, of Dallas. Miss Gertrude Follow, of Dallas, is the girl who is expected here shortly to wed the Lieutenant. Arrangements have been made with Major Gilbert, chaplain of tlia regiment, to perform the cere mony. Lieuterant Chenoweth was to have been mairied on June 21, but the mo bilization call came three days before. He already ha3 rented one of the most attractive cottages adjacent to the ca-np. VALUE OF HONEY $90,000 Survey of Oregon Shows AO, 000 Colonics; Yield 900,000 Pounds. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.) Oregon's bees will manufacture $90,000 worth of honey this year, according to estimates of O. P. Hoff. State Labor Commissioner, who has Just completed a survey of the bee industry of Oregon. Mr. Hoff's investigation shows that there are approximately 60,000 bee colonies in the state and they will pro duce an average of 15 pounds of surplus honey to the colony. Estimating that each colony contains 2000 bees. Oregon's honey bee popula tion is 120,000,000. SPECIAL PROVIDED BY DRYS Nominees for President and Vice President to Tour Country. INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 10.Use of a special train to enable J. Frank Hanly. nominee for President, and Dr. Ira Landrith. candidate for Vice-President, to reach the entire Nation has been authorized by the Prohibition National campaign committee. It is understood the train will start about September 12. The itinerary, it was announced, would be taken up later. MILK DELIVERIES CEASE St. Louis Strike Marked by Interfer ence With Retailers. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 10. Dairies affected by the strike and lockout of union milk drivers did not attempt household deliveries in St. Louis today, but con sidered plans for resuming delivery service tomorrow. Many strikers were arrested today. There was considerable interference with grocery and bakery wagons that went to the dairies to get milk to retail. ROSE CITY TURNJS BACK Steamship Has Machinery Trouble at Outset of Voyage. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. (Spe cial.) The steamer Rose City, of the San Francisco Sc Portland Steamship Company, which left this morning for Los Angeles harbor, was towed back to port this afternoon in a disabled condition. Officials of the company said that machinery trouble was responsible, and announced that the coaster would resume her run without delay. N TORNADO HITS OXFORD, NEB. Burlington Roundhouse Razed; 3 Persons Injured. 'ST. JOSEPH. Mo, Aug. 10 A tor nado which struck Oxford. Neb., early today .destroyed the Chicago. Burling ton & Quincy roundhouse. nnrnnr ,. opera-house. damaged many other ouuaings ana injured three persons, according to a report received here. A heavy rain which iccnmnanUH ,. wind, flooded practically all the cel lars in me town. Army Moving Forward in Two Columns. BOTH ARE MAKING PROGRESS Cavalry Continues Pursuit of Austrians in Open. STAGGERING BLOW STRUCK Total of Prisoners Increased to 22,- OOO With -Menace to Flank Removed, Advance Alonj; Coast Is Expected Soon. BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER. (War Correspondent of the New York Tribune. By Special Cable.) LONDON. Aug. 10. (Special.) The Italians, sweeping through the breaches they have cut in the Isonzo line, are clearing the way ror an advance on Trieste. The troops of the Duke of Aosta are moving forward in two columns.' While one is pushing along the railroad run ning east from Gorizia, striving to con trol the whole of the Gorizian plain, the other is driving the Austrians from the Canso plateau. Total or Prisoners 22,000. In both movements today the Italians made progress, bringing their total of prisoners to more than 22.000. The cavalry continues the pursuit of the Austrians in the plain and is bringing in man:' captives. On the Carso. the invader broke through a etrong trench line near San Martino and oc cupied the village of Boschinl. The news from the Italian front that reached London today intensified the Impression that the victory was being pressed in the fullest measure. Italy has struck a staggering blow at Aus tria as has Russia. Assailed by. two enemies. Francis Joseph's armies are hard pud - - - Austrians lit Fall Retreat. "Hordes of the devil" is the way on narrator described the onslaught of the Italian infantry. The artillery rained Absolute destruction on the enemy lines while the troops advanced to the charge. The Austrians are now in disorderly retreat, pursued by the horsemen and the Bersaglieri, riding like avenging furies. Vienna, admitting tonight the loss of Gorizia. declares that the Italians did not hinder the withdrawal. Ac counts from the front refute this statement, saying the cavalry moved forward so swiftly that many Aus trians were trapped before they could retreat from the fortress city. The Austrians assert, moreover, to have captured 4000 prisoners. The Italian accounts concede that the capture of the city was attended with heavy loss. Cavalry Pnun on Rapidly. The tall of Gorizia opens the way for an invasion of Austria on a wide front, besides cutting railroad com munlcations to Trieste, east of the Concluded en Pn 2. Column 2.) tallzj t Machine Turns Out on Edge of Pa- ; cific Highway Xear Xew Era and Goes Over Bank. OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 10. (Spe cial.) Frank Fish. 62, a retired farmer living at Hubbard, issufferlng severe internal injuries; his wife has a frac tured thighs dislocated knee cap, dis location of both bones of the right limb, spinal injuries and bruises of the head, and may die. as a result of an auta accident near New Era about 9 o'clock tonight. Another occupant of the machine. Amy Fish. 15, a daughter of Frank Fish, suffered a fracture of the left leg, a deep cut on the calf of the left leg and a fracture of the left shoulder blade, while Miss Edith Johnson. IS. of Needy, sustained severe bruises and suffered from shock. All the Injured are being cared for at the hospital'at Hubbard by Dr. Ed ward Schoor. Mr. Fish was driving south on the Pacific Highway south of New Era, when he turned his machine out of the center of the road to pass another car. acccording to the reports. His car went over the edge of the grade and rolled down about 60 or 75 feet to the Southern Pacific tracks. It turned over three times, throwing the occupants out, and finally alighted on its wheels, not badly damaged. It was believed that the edge of the bank gave way, causing the car to slip off the roadway. HERRICK IS FAR IN LEAD Cleveland Man Has 80,000 Votes to $2,773 for Nearest Opponent. COLUMBUS. O.. Aug. 10. Official re turns on Tuesday's state primary de cided today by the Secretary of State from. 37 of the 88 Ohio counties gave Myron T. Herrlck. of Cleveland. 80.007 votes for. the Republican nomination for United States Senator, while Harry M. Daugherty. of Columbus, received 32.773 and Charles Dick, of Akron, 16.729. Senator Atlee Pomerene, Democrat, of Canton, in the same counties, re ceived 51.718 votes to 31.121 for his only opponent. John J. Lentz, of Columbus.' MAN HELD UP AND SHOT Highwaymen Shoot When Victim At tempts to Draw Gun. DRAIN. Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.) Two men held and shot a Mi. Dunlop. of Yoncalla, who was walking from Yoncalla to Drain this evening. The hold-up came about two miles south of here on the Pacific Highway. The robbers relieved Mr. Dunlop of his money and when he attempted to pull his gun shot him several times. Mr. Dunlop was taken to Yoncalla. Posses from here are looking for the robbers. . Crying Gnards Called "Babies." ' SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Aug 10. Major General Taaker H. Bliss, chief of staff of the United States Army, arrived here tonight from bis Inspection trip along the border and to General Pershing's headquarters in Mexico, declaring that any soldier in the National Guard camps who complains of conditions "is a baby." The General said the situation every, where was unusually satisfactory. DOLLAR WHEAT IN OREGOX. Heavy and Widespread Advance Is Made. TUMULT IS CAUSED IN PIT Exciting Scenes Mark Grain Trading in Chicago. MAY OPTION UP TO $1.55 Reports or Frost In Alberta Inten sify Situation Bakers Say They Will Bo Compelled to Meet Xew Situation. CHICAGO, Aug. 10. (Special.) Heavy advances in the price of flour were an nounced today, based on the sudden and sensational rise In wheat. Wheat quo tatlons. forging upward, as report of a crop shortage, gained new verification and the market went two cents above the 10 and U-cent advances recorded yesterday and brought consumers face to face with the prospect of an increased price of bread. Large bakers declared, however, that no Immediate change in the price of that commodity is con templated. A leading milling firm of Minneap olis announced an increase of 40 cents a barrel on its best flour, sending the price to 1S.10. Other milling com panies the country over took similar action. Floor May Advance Farther. "Further advances will have to be made if the wheat market does not quiet down." declared the assistant manager or the Chicago office of the Minneapolis concern. "I doubt if the price of $8.10 will .fully protect us against the rise in wheat yesterday, let alone against the new advance today." Officers of another milling company echoed this statement and called at tention to the fact that the beet grade of flour had advanced 82 a barrel in the last two months. "We shall have to do something, that is certain," said a prominent baker. "We have not yet given much thought to changing prices, but we must soon take measures of some kind to protect our business. If the public were with u we might dispense with the small loaf, making only the 10-cent size." Pit Trading Tumultuous. The tumult which marked yester day's trading in the pit was Intensified today. Opening quotations disclosed a slight break in September wheat over night and the first few minutes of trading saw a decline in all grades. Then a spell of furious bidding drove figures up to and, beyond yesterday's closing mark. May wheat, half an hour after bid ding began, reached 81.55. two cents above yesterdays closing. A similar advance was recorded In the grain for September and December . delivery. Later in the morning the market wai forced down and closed a trifle under yesterday's final figures. The tension was increased by reports Concluded on Pag A. Column l. j Combatants Prominent Residents ot Winchester and Merits of Case to Be Heard in Court. ROSE BURG. Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.) Culminating from a remark alleged to have been uttered by Mrs. Flora Gilliam, a popular Winchester woman, concerning the height of dresses worn by Mrs. Hugh Pearson, the two en gaged in a fistic encounter. Mrs. Gilliam later appeared in the Justice Court 'and caused a warrant to lo issued for the arrest of Mrs. Pearson on a charge of assault. The complaint charges that there was su-n hair palling and slapping before the encounter closed that ser ious injuries were inflicted. The trial probably will be held next week. Mrs. Gilliam has denied that she made the remark attributed to her by Mrs. Pearson. Both are prominent in their home community and the fistic event cailsed a sensation there. BREMEN AGAIN REPORTED Submarine Believed by Germans to Be Off Norfolk. NORFOLK. Va.. Aug. 10. Reports that the German submarine merchant mac Bremen. sister ship to the Deutschland. is off the" capes and will pass into Hampton Roads within the next 24 hours were current here to night and were believed in German cir cles in close touch with the Eastern Forwarding Company, agents for the submarine line. One rumor that gained wide circula tion and credence was that the Bremen would come In early tomorrow. The weather is cloudy and threatening and offers an excellent opportunity. It was pointed out. for the submersible, to elude the allied cruisers stationed off the capes. BERLIN. Aug. 10. Great mystery surrounds the submarine Bremen. Even official circles here profess Ignorance as to whether the vessel has put to sea. or. if she has. on what date she sailed. BAKERS FAVOR EMBARGO President Asked to Restrain Kxpor "" tatlon of Wheat Crop. SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 10. The National Association of Master Bakers today elected F. S. McDonald, of Mem phis, president; Paul J. Stern, of Mil waukee. vice-president: Fred S. Freund. St. Louis, treasurer, and E. J. Arnold, of Providence. R. I., and E. B. Strain. Of Battle Creek. Mich., members of the executive committee. The next con ventlon city will be Chicago. A resolution was adopted and sent to President Wilson and to Congress, ask ing that an embargo be placed on the present wheat crop in order to pre vent any further advance in the mar ket price of wheat. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TEPTERDATP Mixlmura temperature, T9 agrs; minimum, do aexreea. TODAY'S Fair, northerly wind. Politic. Hutches assails pork barrel policies. Pass 1. Woman's party undecided as to Indorse menta. Fas . war. Rurplans within bombarding; distance of Stanislaus. Pace 2. Hungarian party leaders repudiate talk of peace. Pace 2. Italians clear way for advance on Trieste. Pace 1. Koreiarn. Danes debase bill on sale of Islands. Pave 6, National. Senator, member of census committee, sup ports Hushes eta ar concerning removal or Duranu. m . Democrats waver on making; levy on mu nitions trade Pae a. Congress ball ram goes Republican. Page 1. Domestic. Flour scores sex-satlonal advance in unison with wheat. Page 1. Deadlock reached In rallroafe strike. Pace 5. valley desolate and 50 are dead. Pace 4. Sporta. Pacific Coast Lea true results: Portland 2-2, Verno-t 3-6; Salt Lake 3. Oakland O; Los Anse cs 6. San Franclsoo . Page 12. Senators lose five In a row to firowna. Pace 12. Entries pour In for Gearhart coif tourney. Page 12. Ritchie to meet Hoppe tonight. Page IS. Murraymead p.ay progresses. Pas 13. Pari fie Northwest. State Fair expenditures reduced by Secre tary Lee. Pac ft- Agate carnival Is opened at Port Orford. Pace 6. Eugene Chamber starts grant land tax fight. Pa 6. Maxamas alt at first cam pf Ire. Page T. New phase In Chris Lassen case develops. Pate 6. Prominent worm n have fist fight. Page 1. Medford pears bring high prices. Page 1. Four are Injured when auto drops over bank on Pacific Highway. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Twenty-flve-foot channel from harbor to deep water urged. Page 14. Chicago wheat market yet wavers. Page IT. Steel shows less. Page IT. Sales of w(K made and market improves. Page 17. Portland and Vicinity. Portland school report ready. Page 16. Municipal Judge warns that liquor violators in future will get sttlf sentences. Page 18. Mr. Hughes to speak twice In Portland. Page a. President of Pennsylvania Railroad Company to bo visitor Sunday. Page 9. Weather report, data and forecast. Page IT. George E. Hard quits Chamber to start shipyard. Page 1 Furniture dealers guests of F. S. Doern- borher. Pag 11. Lora Lee Burns kills himself after family quarral. Page 11. Hood River girls' quest of movie land ruefully ended here. Page 7. Orpheum opening date to be announced soon. rage J. H. Page, prominent merchant, passes. Page . Joseph Buchtel. ptoneeer of 32. dies at age of 66. Page Eugenics law costly to Oregon. Page 14. Democrats Lay Defeat to Chautauqua. REPUBLICANS DERIDE ALIBI Classical Example of Mathew son, However, Cited. FINAL SCORE IS 18 TO 13 Speaker Clark and Minority leader Mann Are Honorary Umpires and . Vncle Joe Cannon Kats Pop corn While Ho Roots. WASHINGTON. Aug-. 10. The annual House baseball Kama went Republican today by a score of 18 to 13. It was the first Democratic defeat in four years. The Republican Representatives boasted after the same that their well, balanced team was responsible for tha victory, but the Democrats laid It at the doors of a country Chautauqua. They said tha star Democratic pitcher. Rep resentative Tates Webb, of North Caro lina, who for years has held the Re publicans at his mercy, fell over a bench while reaching out to shake hands with an admirer after a speech in Virginia yesterday and badly sprained Ms left arm. Alibi Received With Derision. This alibi aroused derision among the Republicans, who pointed out that Webb is a right-hander, but the Demo crats replied that It was a left arm In jury that retired Mathewson from the game, though, he too. Is a right-hander, and with that they rested their case. The Republicans appeared to be In better condition than their opponents. They used only nine men. though they frequently changed positions. Repre sentative Sydney Mudd. their Maryland pitcher, starred. He made two runs, three hits, six putouts and seven as sists, and struck out six men. Seven Made In Oae Insists-. Only once In the sixth was he batted hard. Democrats then scored seven runs. After that Johnson, of South Da kota, and Miller, of Delaware, relieved Mudd for a short time, but he came back strong later. The Democrats used 14 players. Nichols, of South Carolina: Rouse, of Kentucky, and Harrison, of Mississippi, starred for them, each obtaining three hits. Harrison also scored three runs, made several remarkable stops at short and held the Republicans runless while pitching the last two Innings. Speaker Clark and Republican Leader Mann were honorary umpires, but they never left the grandstand. Uncle Jo. Cannon consumed three boxes of pop corn while he yelled encouragement to the Republicans. Llncnn of the Teams. Tha liheup: Republicans Mudd. Maryland, p.. cf.. C-, If.; Johnson, South Dakota, c and p.: Anderson. Minnesota, lb.: Bacha rach. New Jersey. 2b.; Gray. New Jersey. 3b.; Miller. Minnesota, ss.; Mil ler. Delaware. If. and p.; Fair. Pennsyl vania, cf.; Denlson. Illinois, rf. Democrats Nichols. South Carolina. So.; Harrison. Mississippi, ss. and p.; McCllntlc. Oklahoma, if.: Rouse. Ken tucky, lb. and c: Oldfleld. Arkansas, c. and lb.; Scully. New Jersey, cf. and c: Klncheloe. Kentucky, rf.: Galllvan. Massachusetts. 2b. and cf.; Webb. North. Carolina, p.. 2b as.; McDermott. Illi nois, cf. and 2b.; CladwelL New York, rf.: Garrett. Tennessee, rf.; Sears. Flor ida. If.; Carter. Oklahoma. If. COUNTRY BARS CANDIDATE Dr. Irias, Xomlnee for President. Cannot Land in X icara fus. LA LIBERT AD. Republic of San Sal vador. Aug. 10 Dr. Julian Irlas. nomi nee of the Liberal party of Nicaragua for the Presidency, arrived today at Corlnto. Nicaragua, on the steamship Ecuador from Costa Rica. The Nlcara guan authorities would not permit him to land, nor will he be allowed to en ter any other Nlcaraguan port. Dr. Irias will disembark at Acajutla. San Salvador. Dr. Irias Is one of the candidates In the Nlcaraguan campaign, which, la being contested bitterly. Charges ot Illegal use of power by the government were made by Miguel Alvarez, a Man agua editor. In a recent communication that he sent to Washington. COURT ENJOINS EMBARGO Jndge Rules Jersey City Cannot Regulate Monitions Shipments. BELMAR. N. J, Aug. 10 A prelim. inary Injunction restraining the Jersey. City Commissioners from enforcing an embargo ot shipments of munitions by railroads which resulted from the recent disastrous Black Tom explosion, was granted by United States Judge Rellstab at his home here today. He held the action of the Commis sioners to be Illegal and that sole power to regulate the shipment of munitions was vested with the Inter. state Commerce Commission.