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VOL. VLiI. NO. 17,337.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 14. 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
E
MR. HUGHES WILL
TO BE
PORTLAND BAKERS
FOR 10-CENY LOAF
HANDLING OF SMALL PACKAGE
DECLARED TOO COSTLY.
8 HURT IN CRASH
ON BASE LINE ROAD
ADDRESS AD CLUB
PORTLAND
WAY TO BAPAUKIE
F
PROMISE OBTAINED BY COM
AUTO HITS BRIDGE JUST AFTER
DRIVER IS ARRESTED.
MITTEE SENT TO SPOKANE.
JOYS
,1F!. HUGHES
BRITISH
GAINING
STRIKE ISSUE IS
IIP 10 PHESIDEIIT
BUSY IN
DUE DAY 0
REST
C
Mr. Hughes Has Insistent
Visitors at Spokane.
HANDS SHAKEN AT CHURCH
Levees"and Interviews Help to
Forestall Monotony of
Itinerary.
HOARSENESS ALMOST GONE
Thunder Storms Threaten the
Open-Air Excursion and
Stadium Meeting.
eSPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 13. (Spe
cial.) Charles E. Hughes, Republican
nominee for President, spent a restful
day in Spokane, from a campaigner's
viewpoint.
, All he did besides staying in his
room at his hotel was to meet the re
ception committee at the Northern
Pacific station at 9 in the morning,
hold a levee in the hotel lobby and
shake hands with a hundred or more
between 9:10 and 9:20; walk to the
First Baptist Church and hear a ser
mon, and after' church shake hands
with everyone in the congregation; eat
a light lunch in his room; see a select
few who would not be denied or to
whom he did not wish to deny au
dience; dine in his apartments; go to
church again and then back to the
hotel, where .he retired about 11
o'clock.
Conference "With Leaders Reported.
He was snap-shotted half a dozen
times during the day, just to fill in
his idle time.
The wise ones reported early to
night that Mr. Hughes had been in
conference in the course of the after
noon with Evan Evans, of Idaho, state
Republican chairman, and other local
leaders, who were at the hotel and
disappeared from the lobby about the
same time.
The nominee is looking well and his
hoarseness is disappearing. He told
the reporters, whom he also saw at
other odd moments, but not in his
apartments, that he was enjoying his
speaking tour, and was proud of his
last big crowd on the Western boun
dary of Montana, where 3000 persons
waited in the rain to see and hear him.
Women Entertain Mrs. Hughes.
Mrs. Hughes, at the solicitation of
women in Spokane, was given into
their care. Mrs. Hughes, who is sup
posed to be a silent partner in the
tour, submitted to two interviews in
the course of the day and evening.
Thunder storms tonight make the
outlook for the open air excursion to
Coeur d' Alene City, Idaho, in the
morning anything but reassuring. As
for the meeting in the Stadium in Spo
kane, also an open one, rain would
give the Spokane committee the job
of its life to find a hall large enough
to accommodate the crowds that are
coming from far and near.
HOOD KIVER TO SEND PARTY
G. O. P. Delegation to Hear Mr.
Iluglies In Portland.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 13. (Spe
cial.) Hood River County Republicans
r are anticipating: with Interest the com
ing: of Charles E. Iugrhes to Portland
Hood River G. O. P. will be represented
at the Ice Palace address 'Wednesday
night by a delegation led by J. R.
Nickelsen, chairman of the Hood River
County Republican central committee,
and Roy D. Smith, secretary of the
local organization.
Mr. Nickelsen says that there is
growing sentiment in Hood River
County, where formerly Wilson senti
ment was strong, against the Demo
cratic Administration.
BIG DAM IS WASHED AWAY
Flood Races Down Valley, Imperil
ling North CaroliiA Towns.
ASHEVIT.T.E. N. C Aug. 13. The
Southern Railway agent at Lake Tox
away reported tonight that the big
dam there had broken and that a flood
of water was racing down the valley.
Messages have been sent from Ashe
ville warning Greenville, Anderson,
Eeneca and other Southern Carolina
points of the danger.
Later the Lake Toxaway Inn at Lak
Toxaway reported that the whole dam
had been washed away, and that the
lake was practically drained. No lm
portant damage was done at Toxaway.
W. D. Whltcomb and J. E. Werlein
Impressed With Affability of
Presidential Candidate. -
SPOKANE. WASH.. Aug. 13. (Spe
cial.) Charles E. Hughes will address
the Portland Ad Club members at their
regular luncheon Wednesday at 12:15
o'clock at the Benson Hotel.
The hustling committee of two from
the club invaded Spokane last night,
and today corraled Mr. Farnham, who
has charge of .the speaking arrange
ments for Mr. Hughes, were with him
an hour, from 11 to 12, and came away
with the coveted date.
Mr. Farnham was most genial and
courteous. He was especially impressed
with the credentials the committee
bore. Letters from Edgar B. Piper,
editor of The Oregonlan; Governor
Withycombe, George L. Baker, Com
missioner of Finance of Portland; the
Board of County Commissioners, the
Portland Press Club, the Rotary Club
and Chamber of Commerce, compelled
Mr. Farnham to believe that the Ad
Club and Portland people were in real
earnest about this invitation.
'The people of Portland will be
charmed with the personality of Mr.
Hughes." said Walter D. Whltcomb. of
the committee. "J. E. Werlein and I
met Mr. Hughes this morning as he
came from his car at the Northern Pa
clfic Depot. We were introduced and
at once were visibly impressed by the
geniality of the distinguished candl
date.
"The Ad Club showed its hustling
and up-to-date methods in another
manner this afternoon.. The Spotlight,
printed in Portland, under ordinary cir
cumstances every Friday, did not come
off the press until this afternoon.
Three pages were ready for the press,
but the fourth was held open until word
could be had from the committee sent
to Spokane to capture Mr. Hughes for
the Ad Club luncheon. At noon the
news of the capture was flashed to the
Spotlight editor and the triumph will
be duly recorded for all the Spotlight
subscribers.'
Mr. Werlein and Mr. Whltcomb left
for home tonight.
BIG M0T0RSHIP IN PORT
Actual Running Time, Copenhagen
to San Francisco, 31 Days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. The Dan
ish ship Chile, said to be the largest
motorshlp afloat, arrived here today.
49 days from Copenhagen and 87 days
from Christlania. Actual running
time, according to the Captain, wa 31
days. This, he said, was a record for a
freighter.
The Chile brought 1000 tons of cargo
for this port and had on board 8500
tons of freight for the Orient. She is
one of 21 new vessels ordered by the
East Asiatic Company for tramping
trade. The Chile is 450 feet long, 65
feet beam and, with 10,000 tons of
cargo on board, draws 27 feet.
BRITISH PURSUING TURKS
Cavalry Reported Still on Heels of
Rear Guard in Desert.
LONDON,. Aug. 13. British forces in
Egypt are still driving back the Turks,
who were defeated in the recent battle
east of the Suez CanaL The following
announcement in regard to this cam
paign was given out here today:
Our cavalry is still in pursuit or the
Turkish rear guard, and last night had
driven back the Turks to a position
east of Blrs-el-Manca. No materials
or stores were found at Blr-el-Aba."
INDICTED MEN SURRENDER
Two of O.-C. Land-Grant Jrrana
Ring Give l in Fresno, Cal.
FRESNO. Cal., Aug. 13. J. L. Van
Wormer and A. L. Baker, two of the
eight men indicted in the 1200,000 Call
fornia-Oregon land fraud cases at San
Francisco, surrendered to Deputy Unit'
ed States Marshal S. H. Shannon here
Saturday.
Van Wormer explained that he was in
Arizona when he heard of the indict
ment and closed his business to come
home to Fresno to stand trial.
GERMAN LEADERS RETURN
Bethmann-Hollweg and Von Jagoxv
Leave Vienna for Berlin. .
LONDON. Aug. 13. According to
Reuter dispatch from Vienna, the Ger
man Chancellor. Dr. von Bethmann
Hnllwesr and the German Foreign
Minister, Herr 'von Jagow, have
turned to Germany.
The conferences of the leaders on the
foreign policy of the two powers, which
lasted two days, the dlspatcn aaaa,
showed complete accord on all points.
MOTHER CLASSMATE OF SON
Woman to Accompany 17-Tear-Old
Youth to Universinty.
BERKELEY. Cal.. Aug. 13. At the
University of California it becam
known today that a mother and her
17 -year-old son would be among th
students matriculating when the col
lege year beeins this week.
They are Mrs. C. Pettier, of North
Fair Oaks avenue, Pasaden- and son,
Charles.
Fever Stirs Mexico.
MEXICO GIT'S;. Aug. . IS. The Na
tional board of health has appropriated
1000 pesos for investigation of a dls
ease believed to be yellow fever which
has broken out at Tehuantepec
Wednesday Meetings
to Be Many.
HOTEL RECEPTION IS FIRST
Ad Club Talk and Press Club
Affair to Follow.
HIGHWAY TRIP PLANNED
Ice Palace Is Prepared to Seat 10,-
oOO Persons Doors Open at 6
o'clock "First Come, First
Served," Will Be Rule.
HUGHES' COMPLETE PRO
GRAMME IX PORTLAND
ON WEDNESDAY,
6 A. M. Arrives at North Bank
station over Great Northern Rail
way. 8 a; M. Breakfasts in private
car with Mrs. Hughes.
9 A. M. Local reception com
mittee meets him at station.
9:15 A. M. Arrives at Benson
Hotel.
9:?0 to 10:30 A. M. Public re
ception at Benson.
19:30 A. M. to 12 M. Rest pe-v
riod in private.
12 Noon Talks to business men
at Ad Club meeting at Benson.
12:45 P. M Informal reception
at Press Club.
1:30 P. M. Leaves on trip over
Columbia River Highway.
5 P. M. Returns to Benson.
5 to 8 P. M. Dinner and rest at
hotel.
8 P. M. Public address at Ice
Palace. Twentieth and Marshall
streets.
. .10:30 P. M. Retires to- private
car at Union station.
1:30 Thursday miming Leaves
for San Francisco.
Charles E. Hughes will have a full
day in Portland on Wednesday.
The programme of his activities was
completed yesterday when officers of
the Republican State Committee con
ferred by telephone with A. N. Farn
ham, Hughes' personal manager, at
Spokane.
One result of the long-distance con
ference was the definite and final
elimination of the proposed trip up the
Willamette Valley and back. Mr. Farn
ham informed the local committee that
the tremendous physical burden placed
upon the candidate by his transconti
nental tour makes it inadvisable and
impracticable for him to attempt this
added trip, - much, however, as Mr.
Hughes himself would have liked It.
Instead of the Valley trip a cumber
Concludd on Par 2. Column 2.)
H.
F. Rittman Says Suggestion of
National Association Will Be
Followed by Majority.
Portland bakers will encourage the
sale of the 10-cent loaf of bread as a
result cf action indorsing the manu
facture ox such a loaf taken by the
National Association of Master Bakers
In convention at Salt Lake.
H. F. Rittman. of the Log Cabin
Bakiry. who returned from the con
vention Saturaly night, said yesterday
that ti e 10-cent loaf can be manufoc
tured cheaper than two 6-cent loaves
and that as a consequence the baker
-an give the purchaser better quantity
for his money by selling the larger
loaf.
"At the present quotations of flour
it 1' almost, impossible to produce and
wrap the 5-cent loaf and make a mar
gin of p.-ofit on it." said Mr. Rittman.
'However, we can afford to wrap the
10-cent loaf, thereby preserving Its
quality and giving the purchaser of the
higher-priced loaf better service."
Mr. Rittman said it was not likely
that the bakers of Portland would
combino on any plan for the sale of
tue lb-cent loaf.
"Conditions in the different bakeries
are .if ferent." he said, "and it will
be for each man to work out t6r hlm-self."-
TLe convention at. Salt Lake also
Inaugurated plans for a nation-wide
advertising campaign for bakers' prod
ucts. Other members of the Portland dele
gation at the convention arrived home
last night. The Portland delegation
Included, besides Mr. Rittman, J. A.
Wright. Bert Holcomb Carl Stein, Bert
Franz and Harry Korn.
SUMMER SUNDAY ENJOYED
Fine Weather Brings All Portland
Out at Doors.
With the temperature 77, the breese
lively and the sun shining more than
nine out -of a. possible 14 hours, yes
terday was one of the best Summer
Sundays that Portland has havl In
weeks. Crowds- on the streets, in the
parks and the various out-of-doors
rendezvouses attested the fact. It is es
timated there were close to 30,000 at
Columbia Beach alone.
The temperature was cast between
"0 and 77 tiering - the daylight hours
and Old Sol did good service.
Today will be as good or better. The
weather prophet says it will be fair
and the wind will continue in thi
Northwest, which in Itself ' is assur
ance of geod weather.
BERG SINKS CANNERY BOAT
Master and Crew of Tender Agnes
W. Arrive at Juneau.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Ang. 13. The can
nery tender Agnes W belonging to the
Hoonah Packing Company, was sunk
by an Iceberg off the south end of
Douglas Island yesterday,' Captain II.
J. Alexander, master of the vessel, re
ported upon his arrival here tonight.
The crew of four men escaped in
small boat.
Vessels arriving here tonight report
many Icebergs in the channels near
Taku Inlet, the bergs having been car
rled from the VAku Glacier by recent
east winds.
THE MULE HE'S MAKING A -TERRIBLE
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New- General Attack
Believed Under Way.
FOE MAKES COUNTER ATTACKS
Germans Seriously Menaced
on Both of Their Wings.
FRENCH HOLD MAUREPAS
London Finds Encouragement In
Circumstance That Teutons Can
not Win Back Ground, Though
Allies Are Gaining Slowly.
BT ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
(War correspondent of the New York
Tribune. By special cable.)
LONDON, Aug. IS (Special.) Indi
cations that a new general attack by
the British toward Bapaume is near
came in the news today that they had
gained 300 or 400 yards on a front of
nearly a mile northwest of Poxieres
and that heavy fighting was going on
all along the line.
The fact that no official reports came
through tonight, following the first
announcement of their success, is be
lieved here to show that the battle is
still going on.
Germam Connter-Attaeka Heavy
Heavy German counter-attacks
against both French and British filled
the night. One terrific drive against
the newly-won French positions in
Maurepas was repulsed with heavy
loss only after a bitter struggle.
Following it the French pushed for
ward both in the village itself and on
the slopes of Hill 109 to the southeast.
The British gains today take them
nearer to both Martlnpulch and Cour
celette. key positions on the Bapaume
road. The German statement tells of
heavy attacks being repulsed along this
line and also of an attack In the Gull'
lemont sector. J
Bombardmeata mm Raids SysaBteasatlc
Another symptom of & coming re
newal of the big drive came in reports
of heavy artillery actions at many
places along the front, and in several
British raids on the German trenches.
Similar pressure has been exerted be
fore each previous attack. Last night's
raids were on the famous Vlmy ridge,
opposite Calonne and east of Armon
tlcres. A German raid near the Hohen
xollern redoubt was repulsed.
Fallowing the brilliant French dash
of Saturday, the allies now hold
strong grip on the German third-lino
trenches, the point of the wedge driven
in a week ago having been broadened
and deepened. The greater part of
Maurepas is - now In French hands.
whlU to the south they are in the
outskirts of Clery. The Germans are
now menaced on both wings, trying
o hold Clery and Combles. both of
which are pillars of their Ones.
The most encouraging feature of the
(Concluded on Pace 4. Column S.
MISTAKE.
Speeding Change Quickly Followed
by Mishap In Which Three of
Party Are Badly Injured.
A few minutes after he had been ar
rested for speeding on the Base lLne
road shortly after midnight last night
by a motorcycle patrolman. D. L. Feet,
driving a big car containing seven la'
borers en route to Bridal Veil, sent the
car crashing into a concrete wall ad-
Joining a bridge on the road about a
mile west of the Twelve-Mile House.
The driver and two otners were seri
ously injured and the five others sus
tained minor cuts and bruises.
The driver had Just been stopped and
put under arrest for speeding and, on
resuming the Journey, after agreeing
to report at police headquarters to
day, remarked to others in the car:
"We weren't going any faster than
we are now."
He lighted a match then and leaned
forward to see' the speedometer, when
the crash came.
Ed Werney, one of the passengers,
sustained a broken leg and other In
juries. Huse Bselerevich was rendered
unconscious and Feet's neck and leg
were cut and he sustained possible in
ternal injuries.
The Ambulance Service Company
took Werney and Bselerevich to St.
Vincent's Hospital and Sheriff Hurl
burt brought Feet back to the city.
RUSSIAN DRIVE UNCHECKED
Capture of Two Towns and Several
Fortified Villages Reported.
PETROG RAD. via London. Aug. 11.
The Russian forces in Gallcia have
captured the town of Mariarapol, aeven
miles southeast of Hallcz, and farther
north the town of Podgalcy, according
to the Russian official communication
tonight.
Today's report says the Russian
drive continues unabated, and that sev
eral .additional fortified villages have
been captured.
FLYING STEEL KILLS TWO
Broken Drive Wheel Strikes Men on
Way to Work in Mine.
BUTTE. Mont.. Aug. IS. Pieces of
steel flying from a broken drive wheel
In the engine room at the Diamond
mine Saturday killed Phellx Farrar and
Phillip Cur ran and Inflicted severe
wounds on two other miners.
The men stood- among the crowd
the collar of the shaft ready to be
lowered into the mine workings.
INDIAN CHIEF, 104, PASSES
Falling Snow, Oldest Iroquois, Dies
When "Taking Pari in Play.
TOLEDO. O.. Aug. 13. Chief Gwan
Ha-Day (Falling Snow). 104 years old.
said to have been the oldest Iroquois
Indian, died here Saturday In a hospital
from infirmities of age. The Indian
came here last Wednesday to take part
In a play given by Boy Scouts.
He leaves a widow, 98 years old, and
six children.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
degrees; minimum, oO dec roe a.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Politic.
Mr. Will cox estimates 800 electoral votes
reasonably certain, with rood chance for
23 more. Page Z.
Mr. Hughes "rests" over Sunday In Spokane.
Pace 1.
Mr. Hujhes will spend busy day In Port-
jana. mk" a.
Wax.
British make further gains on way to
be.pa.ume. Pace 1.
Whole Austrian Una falling back. Pace 4.
National.
Mr. Bourne shows part war necessities have
played in American prosperity, face o,
Federal road appropriation prorated, among
states. figa S.
Congress breaking; all appropriation records
by half billion dollars. Page 3.
Railway strike up to Wilson. Pags 1.
Domestic
Much-kidnaped child la happy at Newport.
face a.
Wheat shortage may be felt later. Page S.
Sport.
Paol.'le Coast League results: Portland 3-1,
Vernon 3-S; Ban Francisco 1-1. Los .,
rele O-O; Salt Lak 6, Oakland
Pace 10.
Greatest baseball contest In history being
staged In American League race. Page lO,
Baby Beavers virtually clinch Inter-City
League pennant, rage 10.
Cleveland advances to second place In
American League. Pago lO,
Gearhart greens attract golfers from all
over Northwest. Page 11.
Pacific Northwest.
Mr. H ugh es promises to add rams Portland
Ad Club. Page 1.
Escaped convict, recently apprehended, la
highly indorsed. Page ft.
Relief Is In sight for settler whose lands
were rorrelted. Page 5-
Portland and Vicinity.
Eight hurt In auto accident on Base Lin
road. Page 1.
City driver may be heir to Dels war for
tune. Page 14.
Throng bears address by Christian Science
lecturer. Page 9.
Rev. Walter Henry Nugent asks that Judg
ment be not passed hastily. Page 7.
Electric railway from Newport to Portland
may be commenced at once. Page 8.
Blind osteopath's wife is recovering from
poison. Psge 14.
Portland bakers likely to stop making 5-cen
loaves, rage u
Lumber carrier arrives. Page 11.
-Veda the Vampire" Interrupts young
cletys orisons. Pag 14.
Mr. Hughes has Wednesday In Portland
fully booked. Pass L
Double hnor -won by Mrs. J. A. Roberta, of
Redmond. Pag 9.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11,
Portland Proas Club holds plcnto at Bonne.
11 le. Pace X.
President Rea. of Pennsylvania railroad
here with family. Page 4.
Thousands go to Columbia Beach. Pags
Drum of dollar wheat Is realised. Page
Men Refuse Arbitration in
Any Form.
LEADERS GO TO WASHINGTON
Unless Wilson Can Find Road,
Says Garretson, It Means
That Strike Will Come.
FINAL BREAK SEEMS NEAR
Mediators Issue Statement,
Saying Brotherhood Has
Suggested No Plan.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. A general
strike on the railroads of the Nation,
paralyzing commerce and throwing
out of employment 2,000,000, can be
averted only through the .good offices
of President Wilson, as a result of
today's developments in the dispute
over the men's demands for an eight
hour day and time and a half for
overtime.
The controversy was laid before the
President, at his invitation, after the
workers had flatly rejected any form
of arbitration. They refused media
tion yesterday.
"Unless the President can find a
road, it means a strike," said A. B.
Garretson, head of the labor forces, to
night. Leaders Leave for Washington.
Soon after accepting the President's
summons, extended through the Fed
eral board of mediation 'and concilia
tion, the men announced that the lead
ers of the four brotherhoods would
leave for Washington at midnight, ac
companied by delegates assembled
here.
An hour later the railroad mana
gers, 19 in number, said that they
would leave for the Capital at the
same time.
Both parties will reach Washington
tomorrow in time for an early con
ference with the President. The hour
for the meeting will be arranged by
Secretary Tumulty, who started for
this city from Washington late to-
day as Mr. Wilson's representative,
arriving here at 9 o clock tonight.
Tumulty bears Message.
Mr. Tumulty brought with him a
communication from President Wilson
addressed to the brotherhoods and the
railroad managers, pointing out that
such a paralysis of business as would "
follow a general railroad strike would
be a catastrophe at any time, but
would be nothing short Of a disaster
under present conditions. On tnis
ground the President based his re
quest for a conference with represen
tatives of both factions before a strike
order is issued by the leader of the
men.
Negotiations had not been broken
off when Mr. Tumulty left Washing
ton, but when he reached Philadelphia
he received a telegram from W. L.
Chambers, one of the mediators, in
forming him the men had declined to
arbitrate. Mr. Tumulty's first step
after reaching New York was to call
President Wilson on the long-distance
telephone to decide on an hour for the
fateful conference at the White House
tomorrow.
Arbitration Flatly Refused.
The final break came today after
the men had been in secret session
nearly six hours. Reports differ as to
the reason for the failure of the ne
gotiations. The men assert they re
fused to arbitrate because the rail
roads insisted on arbitrating their con
tingent proposition. The board of
mediation, in a statement issued to
night, declared, however, the men re
jected their proposition, contending
that they would not arbitrate even if
the railroads Vaived the contingent
propositions.
The statement of the mediators, is
Bued by Judge Martin A. Knapp,
chairman of the board, just before
their departure for Washington, fol
lows: "After repeated efforts to bring
about an arbitration of the pending
controversy between the railroads and
their employes in train and yard serv
ice, the board of mediation and concil
iation wastoday advised by the repre
sentatives of the employes that they
Concluded oil Pat, a, Cotuira 2.1
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