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VOL. VLI NO. 17,386. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST . 12, 1916. lRICfl FIVE CENTS. PRIVATE BENEFITS DECRIED BY HUGHES Nominee DemandsGov- ernment for People. "PITILESS PUBLICITY" URGED Waste and Sectionalism Administration Attacked. of PROTECTION IS ADVOCATED Country, Says Speaker, Must Be , grrong Enough to Prevent Abuses at Home and to Protect Amer icans When Abroad. BILLINGS, Mont.. Aug. 11. Charles E. Hughes, addressing . a Chautauqua audience In a big tent on the village equare heres tonight, prefaced his ad vocacy of a protective tariff with the declaration that if he Is elected Pres ident nothing will be ""pulled off" for private benefit at the public expense if he could prevent it. Mr. Hughes also adopted a Demo cratic slogan of the 1912 campaign, "pitiless publicity." "I desire in all that we, do in this campaign," Mr. Hughes said, "to have what was called a little while ago four years ago 'pitiless publicity. Stveeplns Publicity Advocated. "I want pitiless publicity with re spect to the pork barrel. "I want pitiless publicity with re cpect to the sectionalism of this Ad ministration. "I want pitiless publicity, with re spect to the extravagance and waste fulness of this Administration. "I want pitiless publicity with respect to the incompetence of ap pointees of this Administration. Let us see that we have America first in the hearts of every American, of what ever race or creed, and also America equal to her tasks America efficiency." Tariff Demand Repeated. Mr. Hughes also assailed the Admin istration for having changed -its tariff views since 1912 and . repeated his declaration in favor, of a protective tariff, the enactment and enforcement of which should be left to the Republi can party. "1 desire to see a proper attitude toward business In this country," he continued. T have done my share in attempting to correct abuses and what I have Just said must be supplemented by the remark that if I am elected, in connection with tariff legislation there will be nothing pulled off for private benefit at the public expense if I know it and can prevent it. "1 am not in tnis campaign and have not left the career of my choice to play politics for anybody. I am here simply because I believe I have been summoned to serve the American people at least to give them a chance to choose me for such service if they desire. Party Must Give Service. "If I am chosen I propose tp devote whatever ability I possess to having things done right In this country for the interest of the people, believing that my party will achieve honor and win the success it deserves, and the only success it deserves, if it is a. party of service, and I shall not prostitute the offices of the United States for partisan rewards of Incompetent per sons. T have had something to do with cutting out abuses, but I believe that In this country we must be Btrong enough and able enough to prevent abuses; to prevent unjust discrimlna tion; to prevent monopolistio prac ttces; fearlessly to prevent any action Inimical to the public interest, while at the same time we encourage henest American enterprise, seek an expansion of our trade, endeavor to have our for eign commerce extended and in every way make the American name commer cially a name of the first rank through. out the world. -"Words Should Command Respect. "1 desire with respect to American r;ghts that no one need hang his head in shame. "We are not a warlike oeo pie. ve do not mean to threaten any body. We do not Vant anything from anybody that we are not entitled to, but whet w say a thing the whole world should know that we mean it and that we are able to enforce it." 1 o nominee repeated previous at tacks on the course of the Administra tion toward Mexico, also his declara- ti' n thai the Administration ad brought this country into serious ifif fieulties with Mexico. "Xo one could easily, without the utmost folly. have brought us into war," "Mr Hugh ;s said, "but we have been brought far closer to it than we should have been by the weakness and vacillation that this Administration has shown." Mr. Hughes called attention to the fact that Montana is the first North western state to be visited on this trip where women have the vote, and re' Iterated his declaration that he wanted this Issue speedily settled by an amend Bent, granting women suffrage, to the Federal Constitution. The nominee also emphasized what he termed the need of the industrial and commercial co-operation and pre paredness for the competition he pre dieted America would have from Eu rope after the "war. Inasmuch, he said, as within 10 years L CciHiluAaA .Paas X ffolnma 2.). OLD SOL IN FORM; MERCURY UP TO 91 POrtTLAXl) HAS WARMEST DAY SIXCE JXTSK 16. Highest Mark or 1916 Is 92 De grees Cooler Weather Is Promised for Today. -"Whew! A real Summer day! Portland yesterday awakened from Its assumption of the fact that a hot day in Portland was an anomaly to the realization that here, as well as elsewhere, the sun can shine. The highest temperature since June 16 was registered yesterday. The official reg istrar announced that the mercury climbed to 91 degrees at 5 o'clock. But it will he cooler today, the weatherman says. ' , Only one warmer day has been, re corded this year. That was June 16, when the mercury reached 92 degrees. Here are yesterday's hourly tempera tures: DegB. ...76 ...79 81 ...84 .. -8 .. .90 ...1 .. .91 ...8o 13 midnight . .. b&ilO.A. M 1A.AI 6' 11 A. 31 2 A. M. J 5 12 noon 3 A. M. 7 64! 1 P. M 4 A. M 64 2 P. M B A. M. -. 62 3 P.M., 6 A. M. 601 4 P. M 7 A. M. 61 5 P. M 8 A. M 67 tf P. M t A. M. 72 . VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) The temperature today was 89, according to the records kept by A. A. Quarnberg, ' Government weather ob server. It was 91 June 15 and 92 June 16. BRITONS WANT MORE PAY War Declared to Have Extended Beyond Expected Period. LONDON, Aug. 11. The British rail way unions have decided to ask for an Increase of 11 shillings a week In the wages of all employes. The increase Is declared necessary to meet the higher cost of living. The decision has caused surprise, as under an agreement entered into last October, a small wage increase was granted on the condition that the rail way men would make no further de mands during the war. The announce- cnt of the unions' today ' asserts ' that the war has extended beyond the period contemplated in the October agree ment. TRAIN HITS OPEN SWITCH One Engineer Crashed and Scalded, Another May Die. GREAT FALLS Mont., " Aug. 11. Burlington passenger train No. 44, eastbound, struck an open switch on the Great Northern main line at Bjru, halfway between Cutbank and Shelby, today, and the two engines, express and baggage ear went into the ditch. Engineer A. W. Baker, Great Falls, was crushed and scalded to death un der his engine. Engineer R. J. Davis, Great Falls, was perhaps fatally in jured. Fireman Charles D. Walden and Fireman "William H. F. Lavell were severely bruised. AUSTRIA TO GET NEW NOTE Data Assembled for More Corre spondence ' About Petrolite. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. The State Department has assembled for trans mission to the Austrian Foreign Office additional data regarding the Austrian submarine attack on the American tanker Petrolite, supporting the charge of the Petrolite's captain that attack was made in violation of international law. The United States already has de manded an apology, punishment of the submarine commander and reparation. The new representations are expected to go forward next week. GERMAN FLEET SAILS OUT Dreadnoughts and Supports Seen Steaming Toward Baltic. COPENHAGEN, via London. Aug. 11. A large German fleet of dread noughts, cruisers, destroyers and sub marines came out of. the Kiel Canal Thursday, according to the Copenhagen newspapers. The fleet was sighted off Tranderup steaming with great speed through the narrow waters of the Little Belt, which is between the Baltic Sea and the Cat tegat. icemen join Milk strike St. Louis Householders Suffer Doubly From Lack of Supplies. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11. Union ice wagon drivers today decided to refuse to de liver ice, beginning Saturday, to the nine dairies affected by the strike and lockout of union milkwagon drivers, and cut off household deliveries of ice throughout the city. Only those who wanted milk badly enough to go after it have obtained the desired supply. The temperature here today was 94 degrees. ONLY TWO BRAVE FRIDAY Portland Couple Defies If eat and x Superstition to Wed. VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. U.-,(Spe clal.) This being one of the warmest days of the year, and also being Fri day, near the 13th, but ono couple braved the heat and superstition to come to this city to be married. The brave couple wa5 Chester Sau vain, 22. of Portland, and Miss Alethia Sh&wA 21. of Portland, STRIKE ISSUE MAY BE DECIDED TODAY Only Hope Apparently Rests With Men. NEW PROPOSAL IS RUMORED Employes Said to Be Firm Refusing Arbitration. in WILSON'S POWER LIMITED Head of Trainmen's Brotherhood Says There Will Be "NoArbitra - tlon" "We Won't Wait long," Says Engineer. NEW TORK, Aug. 11. "Whether the leaders of 400.000 employes of the rail roads of the country will make good their threat of a general strike unless their demands lor an eight-hour day and time and a half for overtime are granted by the managers of 235 rail road systems probably will be known tomorrow, it was learned here tonight from an authoritative source. The only hope of peaceable settle ment apparently rested tonight on pos sibility that the men might be in duced to accept a new form of arbitra tion, although thus far they have steadfastly refused all such proposals. Their- chief objection to arbitration has been lack .of representation on any of he boards provided under ex- sting statutes.. larger Board May Suffice. - The members of the Federal board of mediation and conciliation while de clining to discuss the situation are said to be hopeful that an 'expansion of the ize of the board provided for under the Newland's act may meet this ob jection. Effort to obtain from Wash ington approval of this plan was said to have been responsible for an ap parent suspension of the mediators' activities today. If this suggestion Is not accepted. It was said tonight, the Mediation Board will have failed in its eff ts. and the only recourse will be 11 appeal to President Wilson. -It waiy.otnt.ed out. however, that the Presidents', powers will be limited to suggestion' and rec ommendation. Mediators Request Adjournment. Three mediators Chairman Knapp, William A. Chambers, and G. W. W. Hanger were to meet with the broth erhood men early today, but requested an adjournment until tomorrow. The mediators did not meet the railroad managers. ' A report gained credence that prop osition to be broached tomorrow was of such far-reaching importance that high authorities in Washington had firtt to be consulted and their consent gained. Leaders of the brotherhoods have de (Concluded on PagV 4. Column 1.) fill r?4Bfl INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDATB Maximum temperature, 91 decrees; minimum, tk decrees. TODAY'S ProbaBly fair, cooler; winds mostly southerly. Politics. Women's party indorses Hushes. Xac 2. Mr. Hughes ures "pitiless publicity of Administration's shortcomlnss. Pag 1. . War. British decide, to wind up Hont concerns, despite protest that American capital Is Involved. Face 2. Italians occupy center Xoberdo plateau. Pass 4. Anstiians admit loss of Stanlslau. Paga 4. Allies occupy. Doiran, on Balkan front. Pace 1- National. Request to German Embassy concerning Lusltanla note proves to have been "in advertence" ot State - Xepartment. Page 4. Federal investigation of rising wheat and Hour prices under consideration. Page 5. Democrats decide not to lower Income tax exemption limit. Page 6. 6 ports. Pacific' Coast League results:-Portland 1 Vernon 3; Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 2; Salt Lake 8, Oakland 4. Page 12. Ward and Noyes to be sold. Page 13. St. Louis Browns tie Detroit for fourth place. Page 12. Dodgers Increase lead by taking two games irora cuds. fag a l. Fay King" Is booster for Columbia River Highway. Page 13. Strachan throws match to Kelleher In Seat' tie t.mruament. pi-.ge 13. Pacific Northwest. Pythian esquires are knighted on Mount Rainier. Page 1. Candidates Invited to address Clarke County picnio in Vancouver. Page e. Commercial and Marine. Hop crop worth $2,800,000 to state. Page 17. Wall street market Irregular. Page 17. Wheat goes down at Chicago. Page 17. Buoy lifeboat. Invention of Portlander, to be tested in river. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity, A pp Hoe. tlon made for Joint stock bank In Portland. Page 1. Charles Allen praises food given men on border duth. Page T. J. H. GUI temporary head of Oregon Hughes A 1 Hanee. Page IS. Traffic ordinance is agreed on. Page 11. South Portland youngsters ', have -joyous frolic Page 7. Chauffeurs seek to restrain enforcement of vehicle ordinances. Page IS. Eugenic law held lightly by judge. Page 11. Girl-wife's attempt to commit suicide Is thwarted. Page IS. Candidates bob up to fill Mr. McB ride's un expired term. Page 18. Love exile tempts death by five-story leap. Page 9. Portland has warm day. Page I. Thousand merchants visit city. Page 7. Seats will not be reserved for Hughes meet ing next Wednesday night. Page 16. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17 GERMAN LOSS ESTIMATED British Figure July Total 122,540; for Entire War, 3,135,177. LONDON. Aug:. 11. German casualtie during July, according to a. tabje.jcom piled here from German casualty lAta. totaled 122.540, bringing; the grand to tal since the beginning 'of . the war, taken from the same source, to 3,135, 177. s ' Men killed or who died of wounds during; July numbered 21,196; those who died of sickness, 2062; missing;, 15.334; severely wounded, 17,807; wounded, 6654; - slightly wounded, 50,- 157. The wounded remaining; with their units are .given as 9614. According: to these lists since the, beginning of the war men killed or who have died of wounds total 735.866; died of sickness. 48,534; prisoners, 157,975; missing. 199.- 642; severely wounded, 425,175; wound ed, 268.0S5; slightly wounded, 1,152.180 wounded remaining with their units. 147.742. CAN YOTj BEAT IT? ALLIES LAUNCHING ATTACK IN BALKANS Doiran Railway Station Is Captured. ARTILLERY DUEL IS RENEWED Numerous Dead Bulgarians Found Before Positions SMALL BATTLES FOUGHT Anglo-French Forces, Said to Nam bcr 700,000 Men, Expected to Assume Vigorous Offensive - Within Short Time. PARIS. Aug. 11-An attack by Anglo- French forces on the Bulgarians at Doiran, 40 miles northwest of Salonlkl, Is reported in a Havas dispatch from Saloniki. The allies occupied the Doi ran railway station and a. neighboring hill. In front of the captured positions, the dispatch says, the bodies of numer ous Bulgarians were found. The at tack was nreceded bv a vlsrorous bom bardment. At other points along the front artil lery fighting continues with patrol en gagements along the Serbian border. LONDON, Aug. 11. neuter's corre spondent at Saloniki telegraphs tha the artillery duel on the Balkan front has been renewed. The height cap tured by the Anglo-French forces is hill 227, south of Doiran.. The railway station lies five miles east of the town. There have been several small en gagements recently along this front, as well as frequent heavy artillery bat tles. A general offensive movement on the part of the army of the French, British and Serbian troops based on Saloniki. which is reported to number nearly 700,000, has been expected for several weeks. The engagement near DolTan. however, apparently was f. minor affair. NEW DRIVE THOUGHT BEGUN Further Pressure to ISO Exerted on Central Powers. BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER. (War correspondent of the Nw Tork Tri bune. By special cable.) LONDON. Aug. 11. (Special.) The battle en the Balkan front has opened, military observers here believe. Unof ficial advices from Salonlkl report that the allied forces operating from the Greek nr.port have occupied the Doiran railway station and seized Hill 227, south of Doira.i This news marks a new chapter in the allied offensive, with the applica- tlon of still further, pressure on the central powers. The attack haa been expected for the last few Weeks. When it was begun Concluded on page 4. Column S.) PYTHIANSKNIGHTED ON MOUNT RAINIER GOVERNOR LISTER ONE OF 2 6 INITIATES ELEVATED. Supreme Lodge Officials, Portland era and 'Washington Delegates Praise-Beautiful CcremoDf. TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.) Leaving Camp of the Clouds in Mount Rainier National Park at 4 o'clock this morning. Knights of Pyth ias went to Alta Vista Rock, where 26 Esquires of the order were elevated to the rank of Knight aa the sun came up and brighteded the natural altar where the ritual was carried through. Governor Lister and Callvln J. Carr. of Tacoma, Republican candidate for State Treasurer, were members of the class. Governoa Lister motored to the park from Rochester, where he ad dressed Southwest Washington pio neers yesterday at their annual picnic It was a beautiful morning and the solemn ceremonial was given in the presence of 250 Pythians from Port land and from every town of conse quence in Washington, in addition to the supreme officers, who came from the National convention at Portland. The visitors declared that they had not in their career as Knights experienced anything so beautiful as the conferring of the degree on the great mountain. A meeting was held in the lobby at Reese's last night. Supreme Chancellor Brown, of Denver, presided. Speeches were made by R. L. Best, of North Dakota. Judge R. H. Buck, of Texas. W. R. O'Neil. of Florida, J. E. Watkins, of Pennsylvania. William G. Edens. of Chicago, in charge of transportation for the Pythians. M. G. Martingale, of Spokane, and others. BIG LOSS LAID TO JITNEY Los Angeles Street' Railway Figures Year's Cost at $800,000. LOS ANGELES. Aug. 11. (Special.) Jitney competition has cost the Pa cific Electric Railway 1800,000 in the pa3t year, according to testimony cf President Paul Snoop, presented today to Alex Gordon, State Railroad Com missioner, in an application to remove half a mile of track on avenue Sixty fourth. This estimate cf th cost of compe tition by the jitneys has been Incor porated In the report the company is required to make to the Interstate Commerce Commission. SETTLERS' BILL IS SIGNED Mr. Sinnott Asks for Pu incut Di rect to Claimants. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAUT Wash ington, Aug. ll The President today signed the Sinnott Sherman County settlers' bill, providing for the pay ment in full of 67 claims growing out or dispossession proceedings manv years ago. The Land Office is preparing rules for the payment of these claims. Rep resentative Sinnott has asked that the Government make payment direct to the claimants rather than to attorneys in Washington. CROWDED STEAMER AFIRE Forty Killed on Greek Oil Vessel Carrying 1200 Passengers. ATHENS, via Paris. Aug. 1L The Greek steamer Eletheria, bound from Saloniki to Volo, with a cargo of oil owned by an American company and 1200 passengers, principally disbanded troops, caught fire today off the island of Sklatho. Forty persons were killed and many were injured. The captain succeeded finally in beaching his vessel. The island Is one of the Northern Sporade group. Volo is the principal seaport of Thessaly. HARVESTER CUTS MAYOR Arlington Representative Injured In Adjusting Machinery. ARLINGTON. Or.. Aug. 11. (Spo- clal.) Whrie attempting to adjust the fan of a combine harvester while it was in operation. Mayor C. C Clark's arm was broken at the wrist and his hand was badly lacerated. Dr. Don nelly, of Arlington, gave tlrst-ald after which he waa rushed to the hos pital at The Dalles on a work train. Mr. Clark represented this district in the last Legislature and Js a candidate for re-election. DATE SET FOR FAIRBANKS Nominee for Vice-President to Be Notified August 31. INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 11. The not! fication ceremonies at which Charles W. Fairbanks will be told officially ot his nomination as the Republican can didate for Vice-President will be held at his residence at 2 o'clock on An gust SI. It was announced today. Lawrence T. Sherman. United States Senator from Illinois, will be the prin cipal speaker at a rally at S o'clock. following the notification. 20 KILLED BY EXPLOSION Military Powder Magazine In Ron mania Blown Vp. LONDON. Aug. 11. Twenty persons were killed and 150 injured by the ac cidenial explosion of a military powder maaxlno at Dudestl. near Bucharest says a Reuter dispatch from the.Rou manlan capital. The material damage was small and work, a,t Lb powdar fclant conlintfta, JOINT STOCK BANK IDE Portland Men First to Ask for Charter. PLAN RURAL CREDIT FEATURE Proposed. Federal. Bank Is Separate Project. NO LIMIT SET ON LOANS' Method tf-if Operation Is Sale of Baby Bond. Issues With Guaran tee by Government. Mortgages Being Held as "Collateral. Portland probably wiirhave the first joint stock bank organized In this country under provisions of the recently enacted Federal rural credits bill. A group of Portland business men. representing bankers and merchants in various parts If the Northwest, yester day telegraphed to the Secretary of the Treasury at Washington. D. C. asking for a charter to incorporate such a bank here. No other application for charter, so tar as is known here- has been made. Among the principal persons inter ested in the plan are Dr. C. J. Smith. who was Democratic candidate for Gov ernor two years ago; John F. Daly. president of the Title & Trust Company; Edgar W. Smith, general manager for the Equitable Life Assurance Company, and Dr. A. F. Foley, prominent Eastern Oregon banker. Applicants Are Experienced. These same Individuals are officers and directors of the Bankers Mortgage Company, which has been providing mortgage loans to farmers in Oregon. . Washington and Idaho for the last sev eral years. It is understood that the Bankers' Mortgage Company itself will subscribe for a large share of stock in the new company. Each company, how ever, will malntaltra separate corporate existence. , Under the Federal law, joint stock companies are authorized to engage In the rural credits business Independent of the rural credits banks to be estab lished by the Government. The Joint stock bank and the Federal bank each will conduct a separate line of busi ness. They will not conflict with one another. The loans of the Federal bank are limited to 110.000 to any one individual: of the Joint stock bank there is no such limit. Federal Bank Expected. To. Our plan will not Interfere with the efforts that Portland is making to get one of the Federal banks." said Dr. Smith yesterday. "In fact, it should strengthen Portland's position. The fact that we have organized here an independent bank to engage in the farm loan business should emphasize the, soundness of Portland's position as the agricultural center of the North west. We expect to do all we can to help Portland get the Federal bank, as we believe It belongs here." The new bank will be incorporated for $250,000. Bankers in various parts of the three Northwestern states, it is -understood, will be Included among the stockholders. Federal Approval Xeeesearr. Under the Federal law such a bank is authorized to make loans to farmers. on security approved by a federal agent, at Interest rates not to exceed' ( per cent. Interest and principal are payable in equal annual Installments ' covering It long period of years. No loan can be made unless It is ap proved by a Federal agent and the principal itself cannot exceed 0 per cent of the assessed value of the prop erty given as security. The borrow er, under this arrangement, need not be owner of the land. He can give livestock, crops or other commodities as security for the mortgage. Boas I ne Made ea Fool. These mortgages then are pooled and made the basis of a bond issue. There can be no more than 1 per cent margin -between the Interest rate on the loan and the Interest rate on the bondsL Thus, if loans are made at ( per cent, the bonds can pay not more than per cent. This 1 per cent margin Is expected to pay the operating expenses of the company and to pay a profit to the stockholders. Another attractive feature is the provision for selling bonds in small de nominational $25, $50 and $100. This is to make them acceptable for small investors, which doubtless they will be with the guarantee of the Government behind them. Meanwhile the Chamber of Commerce committee Is continuing Its campaign to get one of the Federal banks for Portland. The Federal Rural Credits Board will be In Portland within "the next few weeks to consider this city's claims for the honor. It is understood that Spokane also is after the Federal bank. Portland Speajccrs Discuss Safety. TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. II. Repre sentatives attending the meeting of the Pacific Claim Agents' Association todsy discussed treatment of hospital oases, appraisal of property damage and the safety-first propaganda in the schools of Taooma through the organization of safety scouts. Among the speakers were II. K. Rolf. Portland: F. M. Ham ilton. Seattle; T-. N. Henry and H. G. Winsor. Tacoma: H. B. Coffin. Port land. ajil J, H. t-tnrun, Saa FrtvaciMCO. A ' APPLICATION
