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Jjjji 9m$mum. VOL. VLI NO. 17,392. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1916. PRICK FIVE CENTS. k Y T SWEEPS GULF COAST People Are Warned in Time to Flee. SOLDIERS DRIVEN TO REFUGE Wind Blows 70 Miles an Hour and 120 Is Forecast. ALL WIRES BLOWN DOWN Rational Guardsmen at Brownsville Forced Out of Camp and Take Quarters, With Two Days Rations, in City Hall. ' CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.. Aug. 18. '(By Long-Distance Telephone to Dallas. Tex.) Blowing 70 .miles an hour, the forerunner of the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico was felt tonight as it approached the Texas coast at this point, Brownsville and on the inter mediate plains. Forecasts by the local -weather bu reau were that the crest of the storm would reach here about midnight and that a 120-mile wind could be expected. 1 Everything; Movable Carried Away. ' Few details of the storm's work couth or north of here had been re ceived early tonight. In Corpus Christi, however, the gale had car ried almost everything movable be fore it. In its -wake it had left de molished Summer cottages along the beach front, thousands of dollars' dam age to buildings in the business sec tion and a heavy sea running in Corpus Christi Bay. Waves whipped over the beach in the northern section of the city, beaching small craft and carrying up on the shore debris from a score of docks and email bathing pavilions. Lloyd's Pier, a pleasure resort, had been almost com pletely demolished at S o'clock tonight. Residents Escape to Safety. Ample warning of the storm, it was said, had given all residents an op portunity to prepare for the approach ing hurricane and no deaths have been reported. The 70-mile gale blew almost continuously for three hours. - SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Aug. 1S Na tional Guardmen stationed at Fort Brown have been driven from their -quarters and have taken refuge in the City Hall and other public buildings at Brownsville on account of the gulf coast storm which is ravaging the region, according to meager reports re ceived over the Army wireless at Fort Sam Houston from Fort Brown to night. ' Troops Driven to Refuge. A terrific and destructive wind, ac cording to this report, has wrought havoc in Brownsville and in the mili tary camp. These troops which took refuge In the Courthouse were the Illinois, Iowa and Virginia regiments. They took two days" rations. All wires N to Brownsville are down end communication except over the Army wireless is impossible. At 9 o'clock tonight General Funston received a wireless message from Gen eral James Parker at Brownsville say ing that the storm seemed to be abating there and that he thought perhaps the worst was over. The wind was then reported at 60 miles. Army Stores In Dancer. Tt was said at Armv headauarters liere that fear was entertained of sav ing the Immense quantities of Army stores and supplies, in and around Brownsville. It was said that a wind velocity of 60 miles an hour would damage the big National Guard camps. An 80-mile wind, it was declared, would level the' camps, destroy canvas and lightly constructed buildings and equipment. The latest reports said it was blowing 70 miles an hour. Governor Edward F. Dunne, of Illi nois, and staff, who spent two days in Brownsville, left northbound this afternoon and are due to arrive in Houston tomorrow. Water Supply In Danger. A Government wireless to Fort Sam Houston at 8:35 o'clock tonight said the trouble at the lighting station at Brownsville might leave the city in darkness and that the water supply is in danger. The Rio Grande is rising, the mes sage said, and several washouts had been reported. General Parker, commanding, or dered temporary abandonment of all military encampments. The wooden buildings of the Iowa camp were blown down, the Illinois camp was -under water, the horses of the Illinois Guard suffered greatly from exposure, much equipment had been lost, and all roads were impassable. TELEGRAPH LINES GO DOWN Port Aransas and Aransas Pass Without Communication. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 18. (By Long Distance Telephone to Dallas, Texas.) The city of Corpus. Christi is situated on a boot-shaped peninsula, 18 miles from the open gulf, but sur rounded on three sides by Corpus Christi and Nueces Bay. On the other eide of the bay are Mustang and Padre Islands, forming a breakwater to any V1GLEN HURRICANE (Concluded on Fas . Column .) HOT WAVE RETURNS TO WILTED CHICAGO THERMOMETER CLIMBS JUST AS MORGUE IS CLEARED. Prostrations Result and Epidemic Takes New Hold Storm From Dakota Slay Give Relief. CHICAGO, Aug. IS. (Special.) Just as the morgue was cleared of the last of the unidentified dead stricken down by the terrible heat wave, the streets were cleaned of dead horses and the wilted and emaciated public was begin ning to take a fresh grip on life, the hot spell returned for another engage ment. It will find the people with far less resisting, power than before and if it continues many days the death list will be heavy. The official maximum temperature today was 97, but on the streets it was 100 and 101. Farther down the state, away from the flickering lake breeze and influence of the large body of w ter. the maximum reached. JOE. Five prostrations were the result of the first day of the second heat siege. Forecasters say it will continue hot tomorrow and Sunday, but hold out hope that a Dakota storm will reach this district by Monday and bring re lief. There are daily deaths of per sons who survived the first long sege of heat but succumbed when the weath er became cooler. Infantile paralysis took a fresh grip on the city today. The hot wave is general over all the Middle West. Iowa, Nebraska, Mis souri, Lower Wisconsin, Indiana . and adjacent states were much hotter to day. All of Canada continues hot and there does not appear to be any relief in sight from that direction. GRANGE PICNIC HORSELESS Motors Carry 3000 Persons From Five Counties to Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 18. (Special.) Three thousand members of Pomona Granges in Pierce, King, Mason, Kitsap and Thurston counties, held a picnic at Point Defiance Park here today, and not one person was hauled to the out ing by a horse. Gasoline has sup planted old Dobbin. Cars of every de scription were parked near the beach, but the old familiar carriage was ab sent. Mayor Fawcett made a brief address of welcome, to which responses were made by the masters of the five granges. C B. Kegley, of Palouae, master of the State Grange, and Fred W. Lewis, secretary, of Palouse, also spoke. A programme of field sports closed the picnic WATER RECEIPTS SUFFER Loss of City Revenue Due to Weath er Estimated at $10,000. Rain and cool weather which have prevailed during the Summer have cost the City Water Bureau many thousands of dollars, according to a report yes terday by Water Superintendent Kai ser. An estimate of the loss of reve nue due to non-use of the"hose has not been made but the figure may run as high as 810.000 or 812,000. The Water Bureau has had 1200 fewer applicants for permits from flat rate water users which alone will amount to $3600. In addition heavy lose has been suffered by reason of users with meters not having sprinkled and run up the usual heavy Summer bills. FUNERAL NOT FAMILY DEBT Salary Attachment for Mother-ln-Law's Burial Is Released. A mother-in-law's funeral expenses are not a family necessity, ruled District Judge Bell Thursday when he ordered the release of the salary of John Andree, attached by P. L. Lerch, undertaker, to secure a funeral bill. Andree's family consists of a wife and three children, the husband work ing in a box factory for 813.50 a week. His mother-in-law did not live with him. She took sick, was sent to the County Hospital, and later to the County Farm. She died there. A funeral was arranged in style with an expensive casket, carriages, etc.. and Undertaker Lerch charged $110, and attached the wages of An dree when the bill was not paid. FISH PRICES TO BE FIXED California Board to Establish Regu lation in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. The price of fish in San Francisco will be fixed, beginning next Tuesday, by a board on which wholesaler, retailer, fishermen and consumer will be represented. An nouncement that the board was ready to go to work was made today by Har ris Weinstock. state market director, who suggested the plan and worked out the details. The board will meet daily and from data gathered on supply and demand will not only fix the minimum retail price of fish but will apportion the price between the fishermen and the dealers. BARLEY EXCITES GRAIN PIT -y Prices Ascend at San Francisco, Touching $1.72 at Close. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. Excite ment prevailed in the local grain pit today, when December barley further took an upward leap, opening at $1.66 V4 and closing at $1.72. Present favorable conditions in the Chicago market is thought to be the cause of heavy buy ing. 1 It is estimated 4S00 tons were sold. MIL HUGHES ALOOF IN PARTY DISCORD Californians Must Ad just Own Affairs. NATIONAL ISSUES TRANSCEND Representatives of Both Sides Sit on Platform. GOVERNOR IS NOT THERE Mr. Rowell, However, Joins in Re ception of Nominee, With Chair man Crocker and Sir. Crocker, His Opponents in Fight. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) "National issues are too great for me to concern myself with local conflicts," said Charles Evans Hughes tonight of the contest . between the Progressive and Republican elements of the party in California. "I came here as the spokesman of the National Republican party. With the local dif ferences I have no concern. The great National Issues transcend all possible local conditions." At the meeting tonight Chester H. Rowell. representative and spokesman of Governor Johnson and the Progres sive party In California, and one of the two Republican National committee men, sat on the platform with Governor Hughes. With him were Francis V. Keesling, chairman of the state Re publican central committee, and Will iam H. Crocker, second of the two California National committee mem bers. The Governor was not present. Ignoring of Johnson Charged. Mr. Rowell has charged that the Re publicans in control of the party in California have used their power in an endeavor to pay off a personal grudge against Governor Johnson, candidate for Vice-President with Colonel Roose velt in the campaign of 1912 and now a candidate for. United States Senator. Mr. Rowell said that Governor John son, although the California Progres sive leader, came out with a declara tion of support for Hughes, but was purposely left out of the plans for the reception and entertainment of Hughes in this city. He charged that Gov ernor Johnson was not invited to the Republican meeting tonight at which Mr. Hughes spoke, and that the mem bers of the arrangement committee had told him that Governor Johnson's pres ence would be "highly undesirable." Howell's Suggestion Overrated. The situation has grown out of the plans for the meetings at which Mr. Hughes is to speak in California and also out of the effort of the regular Republicans to put a crusher on Gov ernor Johnson's candidacy for the Re publican nomination for the Senator ship. Mr. Rowell, as a National committee man, sought to have Governor Johnson (Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.) MARRIAGE i LICENSES feMifc -y , jSissagt INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. IESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 6 decrees; minimum, 62 decree. TODAY'S Fair, warmer; winds becoming northerly. Politics. Mr. Hughes, st San Francisco, aaya Ameri can Ideals can be achieved. Pare 2. Mr. Hutrhes keeps aloof from party discord in California. Page 1. War. German machine, runners under oath not to surrender. Page 2. Official war reports. Page 8. Allies resume, drive In west. Page 3. National. Railroads Insist on arbitration; strike dead lock: continues. Page 6. President vetoes entire Army bill. Fag 3. nomettle. Heat wave returns to Chicago. Page 1. Mrs. Pettlt closely watched to prevent sui cide. Page 3. Rockefeller Foundation to send hospital ship to civilize Moros. Page 3. Physicians admit plague Is puzsllng. Fags 8. Effort to enjoin rate increase is begun. Page 0. Hurricane sweeps gulf coast. Page I. Railroads expected to yield to employes, but public will pay. Page 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 1. Los Angeles 8; Oakland S, San Francisco 2; Bait Lake 8. Vernon 6. Page 14. Pirates are shut out by Brooklyn. Page 13. Johnston to meet Japanese champion today. Page 14. Russell Pmlth and F. E. Fey to play finals at Gearhart today. Page 14. Ralph Vnderwood and Tom Loutltt. "Winged 21" boxers, lose at 6aa Diego. Page 14. Pact fie Northwest. Monument on Oregon Trail unveiled at Turn water, page . Coos Bay railroad Jubilee programme com pleted. Page 11. More guardsmen are being discharged than enlisted. Page 10. Winter returns and fsvereoats become the rage at Baker. Page 1. Elks dance on Hoqulam streets. Page 4. Reported plot of convict flax gang to escape foiled. Page 8. Commercial and Marine. Barley prices advancing faster than wheat Page IB. Bad Canadian crop reports lift Chicago wheat market. Page 15. Marine shares strong feature of Wall-street market. Page 15. Another shipyard will be built at Linnton at once. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Shortage of cars grows more acuta Page 8. Insane asylum fugitive captnred in Port land. Page 9. Herbert Myrlck to discuss farm loan meas ure tonight. Page 7. Jitney franchise draft is submitted to City Council. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler says Mr. Hughes can be elected. Page 2. John Mock, pioneer livestock man. dies. Page 4. One canoeist drowns, one Is saved: cries for help Ignored. Page 1. PRICES NOT MANIPULATED Nothing Found in Wheat Situation on Which 'to Base Action. " WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. Preliminary investigation' in Chicago of the recent rise in wheat and flour prices and threatened rise In price of bread, by Chairman Hurley, of the Federal Trade Commission, is understood to have dis closed no evidence of illegal manipula tions. As the matter stands now the Com mission is not expected to take any action. Mr. Hurley returned from Chi cago today. Democrats Name Woman Organizer. CHICAGO, Aug. 1. Mrs. George Bass, of Chicago, was today appointed chairman of the women voters' bureau of the Western, headquarters of the Democratic National committee. The appointment was announced by Senator Walsh, of Montana, who is in charge of the Western headquarters. Mrs. Bass will have charge of organizing the women voters in the 12 suffrage states. A BUGABOO THAT WORKS TO PERFECTION. ROADS EXPECTED TO YIELD; PUBLIC PAYS Leaders Predict Settle ment Next Week. HIGHER RATES COUNTED ON Munitions Influences in Bal ance Against Strike. PRESIDENT IS CONFIDENT Railway Executives Will Leave Cap ital Understanding Their Peti tion for Compensation Will Have Friendly Hearing. BT JOHN C ALLAN O'LOUGHLTN. WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. (Special.) While apparently a deadlock exists be tween the railroad presidents and man agers and their employes, too much stress cannot be placed upon President Wilson's confidence that a strike will be averted. That the settlement will come at the latest on Monday or Tuesday Is the view not only of Mr. Wilson, but of the financial Interests back of the roads. The character of the settlement remains to be adjusted. Opposing a tie-up of the present transportation facilities of the United States are not only the financiers In control of the roads, but the great interests of the allied powers, which must have muni tions, automobiles and other products necessary to them in the war. Reads to Be Compensated. In the end the railroads will make concessions to the men. in spite of the attitude now maintained by their officials. The President feels this will be true, because of the need of peace for the reasons set forth. The rail roads, in their turn, will be compen sated for the concessions they may make. In his speech of acceptance of the Democratic nomination to be deliv ered at Shadow Lawn, N. J, on Sep tember 2, President Wilson will make a strong plea to the people for "Jus tice to the railroads." The railroad officials, aware of this purpose of the President. Interpret It as meaning that an advance in freight rates will be granted. Thus will be met the Increase in op erating expenses which will be caused by compliance with the demands of the men. It Is realized that a proposal to advance rates will meet with violent opposition from shippers and that they will offer strenuous resistance to the move. Therefore, it will be asserted that any question regarding an increase of freight rates is a question of the future. While this undoubtedly will be correct, it likewise will be xtrue that the railroad officials here will depart, when the negotiations have terminated, fully expecting an opportunity to lay higher tariffs before the Interstate Commerce Commission which to a aub- (Concluded on Page A, Column 1.) WINTER RETURNS; OVERCOATS RAGE BAKER RKPOKTS SNOW FALLS IX MOUNTAINS. Eastern Oregon Country May See Freezing Point California Is Hit by Cold Spell. BAKER. Or., Aug. 18. (Special.) Winter dropped plump into the lap of Summer in the last 24 hours and over coats and umbrellas are all the rage here. The thermometer went down to 37 early this morning and stayed in that neighborhood practically all day. It threatens to go still lower tonight and may hit freezing. Snow was reported in the high mountains this morning. REDDING, Cal.. Aug. 18. (Special.) Phenomenally cool weather was re ported throughout the northern part of the state today. There were frosts at Dunsmuir, Whit mo re. Castella and Shingletown. enough to kill garden vegetables. It snowed at Sisson yes terday. Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta were covered with snow far down toward timber line. It is the coolest August weather re ported for 20 years. AUTO SKIDS INTO WINDOW Woman Driver Not Hurt as Car Crashes Into Store. A touring car skidded on the wet pavement, climbed the sidewalk and bumped into a large plate-glass window of Lipman. Wolfe & Company's depart ment store at Fifth and Alder streets. The heavy glass fell in a crashing shower about Miss Dorothy Downard. driver of the car, who, however, was not hurt. , The accident. which completely wrecked a show-window 18 by 12 feet, at the southeast corner of the store, facing Alder street, occurred yesterday at 4:15. Miss Downard. daughter of William W. Downard. secretary of the Union Meat Company, was driving east on Alder street at a moderate speed. The car veered slightly for the turn, its tires refused to grip the slippery pave ment, and in an instant 8250 worth of plate-glass was wreckage. FUNSTON WILL NOT TALK Rumor Heard That Withdrawal From Mexico Is Recommended. SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Aug. 18. General Funston tonight declined to discuss a report that he had recom mended the withdrawal of the Amer ican troops In Mexico. Asked if he had made any such recommendation in the matter, he said: "I will not even say whether any communication whatever concerning the subject has passed between my self and Washington." Asked if he cared to deny the re port, the General said: "I do not. It is a matter that con cerns only the War Department, and I won't discuss It." 2 MOTOR SHIPS ORDERED Vessels to Be Built at Iloqulam for South American Trade. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IS. Con tracts for two motor vessels to be used between San Francisco and South American ports by W. R. Grace & Co. have been awarded to a Hoquiam, Wash., shipbuilding concern, it was reported today by the marine depart ment of the Chamber of Commerce. The hulls will be 235 feet long. 42 feet in beam and 15 feet deep, and the contract calls for their completion early in 1917. The engines will be in stalled here. ONE-CENT DRAFT CASHED Government Refunds Excess Money to Salem Rifle Club. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 18 (Special.) A United States Treasury draft amount ing to 1 cent and charged against the War Department was received to day by the management of the Salem Rifle Club. It was cashed. The club recently forwarded a re mittance to the Government requiring a 1-cent- revenue stamp. A 2 -cent stamp was used and the draft represented a refund due on the over payment. DEUTSCHLAND IN PORT? Geneva Newspaper Hears Submarine Has Reached Bremen. GENEVA. Switzerland, via Paris, Aug. 18. The safe arrival at Bremen of the undersea cruiser Deutschland. 18 days after leave-taking from the United States, is reported in a dispatch from Berlin to the Neu Zurich Zeltung. The Deutschland Is reported to have arrived at her home port yesterday and to have made the trip across the At lantic without serious mishap. RAIN DAMAGE IS TRIVIAL Half of Valley Grain Is Not Vet Cut, Says Elevator Operator. EUGENE, Or, Aug. 18. (Special.) Damage to grain in the Willamette Valley as a result of the rain Thurs day was not great, according to J. M. Shelley, of the Eugene Mill & Elevator Company, who made a motor trip through the Valley to investigate con ditlons. Mr. Shelley said that fully 60 per cent of the grain is yet uncut. I DROWNS, I SAVED; AID CRIES IGNORED River Bathers Think Canoeists at Play. ONE SWIMS OUT FOR HELP Stanton Bonbright, Here to Learn Trade, Is Victim. RESCUERS COME TOO LATE Eugene Smith Tries to Save Com panion, Although Nearly Ex hausted, When Craft Is Capsized at Ross Island. Stanton Bonbright, 21 years old, of Los Angeles, was drowned in the Wil lamette River last night when a canoe in which he and Eugene Smith, also of Los Angeles, were riding, capsized when between Ross and Hardtack Islands. The boys struggled in the water for 45 minutes, after which Smith, who was wearing a heavy overcoat, swam thus impeded to shore, took off his heavier outer' clothing and swam back to the canoe to rescue Bonbright. But Bonbright had disappeared. Smith then was picked up by V. IL Feely. 287 East Ash street, in the launch Molly after a few minutes. F. E. Little, of the Winderauth baths, also aided Smith with his canoe before the launch ar rived. Two Came to Learn Trade. -Eugene Smith is a nephew of F. A. Ball in. construction engineer and naval architect. Worcester building. He lives at 400 West Fifty-seventh avenue. Highland Park. Los Angeles. Bon bright lived at 429 West Fifty-seventh avenue, that city. The boys had com to Portland to learn the shipbuilding trade. They had been here two weeks and. until yesterday, had lived at the T. M. C. A.. Bonbright working in the ship department of the Northwest Steel Company and Smith going into Mr. Ballin's office. Yesterday they took up their resi dence at Virgil Hamlin's houseboat on the east shore of the river near Hard tack Island at the invitation of Mr. Hamlin, who had gone on a vacation, and last night was their first resi dence on the riverfront. Cries Are Not laderatood. The two youths had been out at the Oaks and were returning. Just what occasioned the accident Is not deter mined, but Smith said the canoe sud denly capsized. It is presumed they had reached the rough water near the end of Ross Island. Owing to the fact that they were near Ross Island, where bathers usual ly shout while at their sport, the cries of Smith and Bonbright were mistaken for shouts of glee. For 45 minutes or more. Smith estimates, they clung to the upturned canoe in the hope of res cue. As a last resort Smith started to swim ashore, and was all but ex hausted bV the heavy weight from his overcoat. He hurriedly doffed his heavier clothes and started to swim back. He was picked up by Mr. Little and they went to the scene of the tragedy, but Bonbright had disappeared. Smith con tinued to Bearch for his friend until Mr. Feely, in the launch Molly, picked him up and took him to the houseboat of Stanley Bouquest. From the Port land Rowing Club the Harbor Patrol was called. Patrolman Jaeckel went to the scene, but was unable to find any trace of Bonbright. The parents of Smith and Bonbright live in Los Angeles. ALASKA COAL ON TRAINS Government Announces Shipment From Mines to Anchorage. WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. The Gov ernment's Alaskan Railroad now is carrying coal from the Matanuska fields to the harbor at Anchorage. Sec retary Lane announced today that the first coal train was moved August 16 from Goose Creek over the new line. "The opening of these fields," he said, today, announcing the event, "is regarded as a most important valu able benefit to both Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. It means cheaper fuel for that general country and It la confidently expected that It will be followed by industrial and mining ex pansion." . BREAD RISE IS IGNORED Baker Monopoly Refuses to Increase Charge, Pending Investigation. BAKER. Or.. Aug. 18, (Special.) Harvey Harrison has the monopoly on the bakery business of Baker and sells many loaves of bread, but he refuses to raise the price. Neither will be change the size of the loaves. Flour has jumped at the wholesalers' from (4.90 to 86.35 a barrel and dealers say the price is too low rnd there should be another boost. Mr. Harrison says he will wait until he learns what the Federal Investigation of the rapid advance in wheat prices brings forth before ha considers a change. 4 i -a