VOL. "VXI. NO. 17,390. . PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 191G. PRICE FIVE CENTS. K s t 17,000 PERSOHS HEAR i. HUGHES 12,000 Crowd Ice Palace; 5000 Listen Outside. OVERFLOW MEETING IS HELD Nominee Tells Vast Portland Audience "We Are Citizens V of Common Country." UNDERWOOD TARIFF HIT Jne of Greatest Ovations That Nominee Has Received on Trip Greets Him Here. Charles Evans Hughes, Republican Presidential ' nominee, before an au dience of 12,000 people at the Ice Pal-j ace last night, assailed the Democratic tariff principles and appealed for the tariff prlpciples of the Republican party as a protection to the American working man. It was the largest crowd but one I that the candidate has addressed on his transcontinental trip. The larger crowd was at the Coliseum in Chi cago a week ago. Tariff Is Attacked. Mr. Hughes charged that the Un derwood tariff enacted by the present Democratic Administration was directly responsible for the size of the army of the unemployed that sought work through the whole country in the Winter of 1913-14. The only cause of present seeming prosperity, he said, is the European war. And he sounded a stern warning that with the close of the war.-, this country will faca the greatest Indus- trial competition it has ever known. ! "It you want to "know what will happen after this extraordinary con flict." said Mr. Hughes, "see what hap pened before this conflict began. Idle Are Tariff Experts. "Is there anybody who does not re member what happened after the Dem ocrats passed the Underwood tariff bill in October, 1913? "The thousands of unemployed .walk ing the streets that "Winter knew they were tariff experts." And there were 300.000 tariff . experts in New Y irli alone." He referred . again to Democratic claims that prosperity is due to other causes than the war. "I noticed the other day," said Mr. Hughes, "that the export of mules had increased 2500 per cent. "Was this in crease of 2500 per cent in the exporta tion of mules due to the Democratic party, or was it due to the war?" He appealed for a look into the fu ture, for an administration that will ' provide for the men and women of years to come. Child Labor Answer Made. , "What may be interpreted as a direct answer to the child labor law recently enacted by the present Democratic Congress, was his urgent plea for "a policy that will conserve the future of the race." "The future of our race," he said, "depends upon the rmount of protec tion that we provide, for our children. We must have better educational fa cilities. "We must have more voca tional training." He decried the spirit of class hatred that agitators sometimes try to instill into the American people. "There is no concern of labor," he said, "that is not also the concern of capital. And there Is no concern of capital that is not also the concern of labor. "We must get over the idea that it is impossible to adjust real grievances. Any grievance can be adjusted if we will make a calm, careful study of the facts. We must use facts." With these words he plunged into a vigorous discussion of the tariff question. He read the tariff plank in the Democratic platform of 1912, which plank declared it the fundamental prin ciple of the Democratic party to levy a tariff for revenue only and that the constitution of the United States pro hibited a tariff for any other purpose. Applause Greets Remark. He stoutly denied such an interpre tation of the constitution and added, to the applause of the crowd: "If I were a member of that party and I looked over the platforms of the past I would feel that I were assing through' a cemetery richly em- Wished with mortuary monuments." -"If you want the principle of pro- ction fairly and honestly applied,"' mtlnued the nominee, "it has eot to be Vplied by those who believe in it and t by those who do not believe in it. I believe in a tariff commission, we mt to have the facts faithfully jotted wn and fairly considered and patient- y studied. It is no time for legislation o the beat of drums. We have got to study the facts and square our con duct according to the facts. Fair Tariff Promised. "I promise no man," he went on, with fervor, "any chance to get the best of his fellow men through a protective tariff. But I do propose that, believing in the protective principle and Intend- 1 BULLETS BURST AS HOSPITAL BURNS OLD VANCOUVER GOVERNMENT BUILDING DAMAGED $8000.. James Hansen, Private in United States Coast Artillery, Sustains Severe Cuts on Hands. VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) James Hansen, private in Third Company. United States Coast Artil lery, suffered severe cuts on his hands, and the Government's . old . hospital building sustained $8000 damage by a fire which partly destroyed the build ing at the United States Barracks early this morning. A spectacular feature of the blaze was the explosion of a hundred or more rounds of small arms ammuni tion which had been left by former troops that had occupied the struc ture before proceeding to. the Mexican border. The explosions resembled the popping of "a pack of fire crackers set off at once. Nobody was injured by the detonations., . The Vancouver fire apparatus started to the blaze, but broke . down and "was put out of commission. The Barracks fire apparatus and soldiers put the flames out. No insurance is carried on its buildings by the Government. The building was valued at (25,000. SEATTLE PfER DYNAMITED Timbers Blown Down and - Shack Destroyed in : "Vight Attack. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 17. The tim bers in the southeast corner of Pier D, at the foot of King street. ' were blown down and a shack built along side the pier ; was entirely destroyed early this morning, when a bomb placed near the street end of .the pier - ex ploded. - - Thomas McLoughlin, a night watch man, asw the sparks from, the ' fuse, and thinking it was a fire, routed from the shack three dock " workers' who Jwere sleeping there. None were injured. WOMEN WIN IN , GEORGIA Bill to Abolish Sex Line In Practice of Law Is Passed. ATLANTA, Ga.. Aug. - 15. The Georgia Senate today' passed a House bill granting to women the right to practice law. The measure now goes to the Governor. ' Similar bills have been defeated for several years. Six-Cent Loaf- Proposed.' CHICAGO. Auer. 16. Because of an advance in flour bakers ' throughout the cojntry-are preparing to act con- certedly in advancing the price of a 5-cent loaf of bread to 6 cents, accord ing to Paul Schultz. head of one of Chicago's largest baking concerns, today. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS WEARING THE GENUINE SMILES THAT INSTANTLY WON PORTLAND YESTERDAY, AS PHOTOGRAPHED AT UNION DEPOT. ' . i 'h ' 'f-"rr V A ' . . . .'I fj' "'-" w, - ..is .,-,, jr v .. i . .i? . - . - i I -A,i ' f , M I ; f U ' " i . A A ) i H I i a s v. ' ; m I '- A I -I ; -AJ -v h I ..in s x v . - u I A ' l y- - - ijv ,r M I "xXf rJ .v. :v ' ' 2 a, - I! y' :j A.. . ; u IYIR. HUGHES SMILES THROUGH BUSY DAY Three Receptions Held Within an Hour. STRENUOUS GREETINGS LIKED Mrs. Hughes Joins Husband in Receiving Crowds. HIGHWAY TRIP IS MADE Candidate Is . Kept on . Go Prom ' vTlnie. ot PJrst .Appearance at ' Train' Until -Delivery of Speech at NIglit. Governor Hughes - had a busy and strenuous -day in- Portland. Apparently, though, that is Just w: it the Governor likes best." ' He seemed to enjoy him self most when things were happening fastest. - ' ' For instance, all within one hour, he spoke at- the . Ad Club luncheon at' the Benson ' shortly . before noon; stepped from-there over-the way to the Press Club -rooms, where he gave an 'im promptu .address that took - everybody by storm; shook hands -.11 around, then rode down to Third and Madison streets, where the Redmen were holding a con vention. Attentions Are Continuous. All this, as remarked, within an hour; committees and subcommittees mean while, buzzing about him; celebrities and such trying to buttonhole him and pry in a word or two; the public yelling for him r.nd intent on shaklrg hands And through all this hubbub Mr. Hughes, his eyes a-twinkle - and his smile revealing a fine mouthful of Rooseveltian teeth, was Laving . the time .of his life. , At any rate, that was the impression he emanated all over. Arriving at 6:35 o'clock from Seattle on the Great Northern Railway, Mr. and Mrs. Hughes did not mako their formal bow to the-city until " 9 o'clock. In the intervening t:ro hours and a half their car was switched from the North Bank to the Union depdt and they had breakfast. At o'clock exact ly Mr. and Mrs. Hughes appeared on the rear platform of their car. That was the signal for the crowd (Concluded on Page 1, Column 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 60 . degrees;, minimum, 5S degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. Mr. Hushes In Portland. Seventeen thousand bear Mr. Hughes. I'i8e 1. ' Mr. Hughes smiles through busy day. . Page 1. Correspondent say crowds enthusiastic for Hushes all along tour. Page . Mr. Hughes makes brief address be tore Red . Men's convention. Page 6. . Mr. Hughes warmly shakes hands with 2000 persons at reception. Page 6. Press Club likes Mr. Hughes. Page 6. Columbia River Highway proves great revela tion to Mr. Hughes. . Page 1. Women find Mrs. Hughes charming and In teresting. Page !. Hundreds welcome Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and parijr at train. Page 7. Hughes promises business succor. Page T. Mr. Hughes talks to crowd that- bids fare well at depot. Page 8- Uushes crowd Is Portland record.- Page 8. Eastern manufacturer, Mr. Hughes' double. Is much greeted. Page t. -War. Condition of French civilians deported . by Germans investigated. . Page 4. . German line on Sommo resisting all attacks. Page 4.. Allies make more gains by powerful attacks in France. Page 4. - Official war i reports. page 5.' ... Mexico. ' Formal Inspection of Oregon troops begun. . Page 2. Mexico's greatest srlei of courtmartlals about to begin. Page 2. . Foreign. . . Los Angeles woman reporter becomes countess. Page 1. Danish upper house to demand election be fore sale of Inlands Is ratified. Page 1. National. Senate legislative situation tied, in hard knot. Page 2. Wilson prepares plan for settUng strike. Page 1. OomentTr. Raymond Belmont reported engaged to Southern beauty. Page S. New York surface car strike threatened again. Puge 20. Bryan to move b 'North Carolina and run for Senator. Page 8. School plana watt on epidemic Page S. Pacific Northwest. Representatives of lard grant counties In sist upon taxation rights. Page 13. Hoqulam ready for Elks. Page 11. Man and wife shot down by Seattle hos pital patient. Page S. Old Government hospital burns, with SSUOO loss. Page 1. EporC Red Sox beat White Sox twice." Page 38. Napoleon Direct paces mile In less than two minutes. Page Id. Eight players remain In Casino tenia tour ney. Page 17. Russell Smith's score best at Gearhart. Page 17. ' Pacific Coast League results: Los Angeles 2. Portland 1; Vernon 8, Salt Lake 2; Oak land 3. San Francisco 2. . Page. 16. Nick Williams denies charge of tampering with oppocirtg player. Page 10. Commercial and Marino. Scramble to buy barley results In higher prices in Northwest. Page 21. Chicago wheat declines under profit-taking sales. Page 21. Stock market unusually broad, active and strong. Page 21. Steam schooner Fort Bragg '..has aarrow escape from destruction by fire. Page 20. StandlCer-Clarkson shipbuilding plant under way. Pago 20. ... Portland and Vicinity. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 21. Union dry committee effects organization. Page 22. Ex-Governor "West advises grant lands be left off tax rolls. Page 13. Fire in Gordon Hotel building causes 113. (KM) loss. Page 20. DANISH SENATORS HPT READY TO SELL Election, on Island Is sue -Demanded. COUNTER PROPOSAL IS MADE Premier. Suggests Formation - of Coalition Cabinet. PLEBISCITE .TO y FOLLOW Meanwhile Senators at Washington - Arc to Question" Secretary Lan sing About Concessions In. .' eluded In Treaty. r. THOMAS. Danish "West ladles. A a nr. 18. Apparently the Inhabltamts af the Island f St. Croix are la favor of the. sale of the Danish West Indira to the United State. Inofficial balloting; aeld there yesterday and of the vote cast 5O0O were In favor of the proposition and only' 11 against It. COPENHAGEN. Aug:. 16. The Lands-thing-, the upper house of the Danish Parliament, met today as a committee of the whole to consider the treaty providing- for the sale of the Danish u-..t Indies to the United States, and 47 of the - 1 members present Dlaced them selves in favor of the order of the day declaring- that the sale cannot be set tled before elections for both houses of Parliament have been held. Five members of the Landsthing were absent from the meeting:. , The situation has-been further com plicated by . a proposal from -Premie Zahle that the government -resign and help in the formation of a Cabine representing: the various parties. Thi proposal. . if carried out. would avoid tne Holding of elections as advocated by tne Conservatives and the Left. Socialists May Block Plana. Th--Premier . put- forward -bhr pft posal at a conference with - the presY dents of . the political parties in the Landsthing:, but It Is uncertain if it can be carried out, as the Socialists have hitherto declined to be represented in a Cabinet with members of- the other party. Nothing can be settled at present, as (Conc'udeU on Patte 4. Column 1.) WOMAN REPORTER WEDDED TO EARL DREAM OF PATRICIA lit RKE'S Ot"XG LIFE COMES TRIE. Former Los Angeles Girl Becomes Countess as Result of Her Work as , Red Cross Nunc. LONDON. Aug. 16. The Earl of Cot- tenham married in St. George's Church. Hanover Square, today Miss Patricia Burke, daughter of the late J. II. Burke, of California. Walter Winans gave the bride away. Viscount Crow-. hurst, eldest eon of the Karl, acted as best man. The Earl of Cottenhain'a first wife was Lady Hose Neville. She died in 1913. 'LOS ANGELES. Aug. 16. Miss Fatri cia Burke, whose marriage to the Earl of Cottenham at London was reported today, formerly was a newpsaper re porter here. She is the daughter of John Humphrey Burke, a land valua tion expert here, whom she visited a year ago. . - Her father said today his daughter, when" a child, let her heart on some day marrying into the nobility. He said her engagement to a Spanish no bleman was announced several years ago while she was abroad, the wedding date was set, but a tragedy caused postponement and .later the engage ment was broken. , His daughter, he said, met the Earl of Cottenham while she was serving as a Red Cross nurse. ' BEACH RESORT HAS FIRE! Three . Buildings Are Burned, but Coast Guard Kuves Others. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 16. (Special.) Ocean Park, a Summer resort on North Beach, Wash., was visited by a fire about ,3 o'clock, this morning that caused a loss of approximately $3000. The buildings destroyed were Trond son & Brown's general store. William Shagren's meat market and the Moore bead photograph gallery. Most of the contents of the structures were saved. The , flames . started in the - butcher shop. and only the work of the Coast Guard crew and citizens prevented a conflagration. WOMEN UP AT REVEILLE Real Military Camp "Work Hog ins for Navy League' Auxiliary. "LAKE GENEVA. Wis Aug. 16. The first reveille some of the women ever heard announced this, morning the opening of the second day's service school camp of the woman's division of the Navy League of the United States. . It marked the beginning of real mili tary camp work for the 150 women who are seeking to be ready for their coun try! call In the event of war. WILSON HAS PLAN TO SETTLE STRIKE Concession of 8-Hour Day Proposed. FEDERAL INQUIRY TO FOLLOW President to Meet Committee of 640 Today. STATEMENT TO BE MADE Appeal Will Be Made for Comproniie in Interests of Peoplo of Coun try Public Opinion Is Kc licd On to Aid. WASHINGTON. Aus. 16. Prcbident Wilson tonight completed a definite plan for settlement of the threatened nation-wide railroad strike, and will submit it to representatives of the managers and employes tomorrow. Al though Administration officials said negotiations would be continued until a peaceful solution was found, the out come of the President's mediation Is expected to depend largely on the at titude of the two sides toward the plan he has drawn up. The proposition framed by th President following conferences with the managers and employes since Mon day proposes that the railways should concede the eight-hour workday. lAtcr lavestlR-atlOD Indicated. Later it probably will be proposed that a Federal commission appointed by the President or created by Con gress investigate all problems which have arisen during the present discus sion. The chief obstacles in the fay of acceptance of the plan lie in the in sistence of the railroad managers on arbitration and their opposition to the elght-hgur. day and the demand for tirne an a half for overtime. Whether the two sides will give in on these points constituted the chief uncertainty . in the situation tonight. The general committee of the em ployes, including private representa tives of the trainmen and englnemeu on the iia rauroaa systems ot ma country, arrived here tonight In re sponse to a summons by their sub committee, which has been meeting with the President. The general commit tee has plenary powers to accept or reject any suggestion. Men Say Outlook Is Good. The men, although refraining from discussing the plan of the President, said they thought the outlook encour aging for a settlement. The President will meet tlje entire committee of 640 in the east room of the White House at 3 o'clock tomor row and lay before them his plans. He will acompany this with a statement. appealing to their patriotism and re questing a compromise In the interests of the people of the nation. While no time has been set for the conference between the managers com mittee and the President. It is thought probable it wilf take place tomorrow morning. When Mr. Wilson sees the managers he will make practically the same statement he will deliver to the em ployes, paying particular attention, however, to the points he feels the man agers should concede. Statistic e,f Cewt Ceasldered. The President completed his plan during a conference today with Judge William L. Chambers, of the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation. who took the White House statistics compiled by experts showing the prob able cost to the railroads of the grant ing of a basic eight-hour day. Imme diately afterward Judge Chambers talked briefly with the managers' com mittee. He did not confer with the employes' representatives. The conference between the President and Judge Chambers was the only for mal meeting of the day in connection . Ith the situation. There were no White House conferences with the man agers and employes, pending the ar rival of the brotherhoods general com mittee from New York and the drawing up of a definite plan by Mr. Wilson. The managers spent the day in infor mal meetings and conferences at their hotel. The employes' representatives rested at their hotel, saying they had nothing to confer about among them selves. The President is depending largely on public opinion to force a settlement. Should the present method of pro cedure seem about to fall, it was thought probable today he would take the public into his confidence. Federal Commission Discussed. Discussion of the creation ot a Fed eral Commission to investigate the rail road situation centered largely today around the contention of railroad of ficials that such a commission would be able to get at all the facts and be able to prevent a recurrence of the present crisis. The President has taken up with both sides suggestions as to the best way to make up a commission which would be satisfactory. The principal reasons advanced by the managers in insisting on arbitra tion were their belief that the prin ciple of arbltraton Is at stake, and points made during the consideration of their recent petitions for a 5 per cent increase in freight rates. The In terstate Commerce Commission inti mated at that time that when railroad .Continued on Paga 10. Column 1.). II R. A AO MRS. CIIaltLES EVANS HUGBE& a (Concluded oa 1'ss . Column 3L