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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST .11, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Ill REFUSE 10 ONE MAN ROBS BANK IN CITY OF $8000 STATE TROOPS ARE ORDERED TO HOMES BILL AS PROPOSED PLEASES TRAINMEN SHERIFF IS FORGED SUFFRAGISTS FEAR TO GO TO MEETING TO YIELD TO SAN FRANCISCO TELLER HELD IP AT POINT OF PISTOL. HEADS SAY OXLY ACTIOX BY SATURDAY WOULD AVAIL. VISIONS OF BEING MAROONED BY STRIKE ARE SEEN. VOL. VLI XO. 17,402. RAILROADS ISSUE EMBARGO ORDER IB MODIFY TERMS 6 ' Congress Asks for. Week to Draft Laws. PRESIDENT MAY MAKE PlEA ommerce Commission to Pre pare Bill for Submission to Senate Saturday. OFFICIALS MAINTAIN HOPE Confidence Prevails at Capital That in Some Way Strike Will Be Averted. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. All the Influence of the Administration was brought to bear today in an effort to persuade the railroad brotherhood leaders to cancel or postpone the order calling for a Nation-wide strike Mon day, while leaders in Congress began paving the way for legislation - de signed to prevent or stop the threat ened industrial catastrophe. Little progress was made in either direction, but nevertheless in official quarters tonight there still prevailed confidence that in one way or another the walkout would be averted. Men Refuse to Parley. ,To the spokesmen of President Wil son who approached them, all of the brotherhood officials gave the same reply: that they had no power to recall the strike order and that only one thing, "a satisfactory settlement,' could keep their, men at work after 7. A. M. Labor day. Further pressure will be brought to bear, and as a last resort the Presi .dent is considering a public appeal to the men themselves to have the order rescinded. Legislation Is Considered. .Apparently the legislation which is being counted upon to stay the broth erhoods is that part of the President's programme which would fix an eight- hour day for railroad employes en gaged in operating trains in interstate commerce and provide for an inves tigation of its effects by a commis sion or board. This embodies the principal features of the President's original plan, ac cepted by the trainmen, and W. G. Lee, head of the trainmen, said tonight that its enactment with a guarantee of the present rate of daily pay would be regarded by the brotherhood lead ers as a "satisfactory settlement, Immediately upon its becoming a law, he said, the brotherhood leaders would notify general ' chairmen that the strike order should not go into effect. Senate Debates Crisis. Even some of the Congressional leaders who oppose other features of the programme say such a law could be passed. The Senate virtually sidetracked the emergency revenue bill for an all-day debate on the crisis, while the inter state commerce committee arranged for hearings beginning at 9 o'clock to morrow morning when representatives of both sides will be present. Three hours will be given to each side, and then the committee will be gin drafting legislation in shape for presentation to the Senate Saturday. Congress Asks for Week. One dominant thought in the minds of members of Congress generally re sulted in the introduction late in- the day of a resolution by Senator Blair Lee, of Maryland, calling upon the officials of the railroad brotherhoods to postpone execution of the strike order for one week to give Congress sufficient time' for intelligent consid eration of legislation suggested in President Wilson's message. The res olution was referred to the interstate commerce committee without discus sion. Opinion, in the Senate concentrated on the urgent necessity for emergency action first, proposals for permanent legislation to be considered thoroughly after danger of an immediate tieup had been passed. This sentiment was forcibly expressed on the floor and echoed in conference of House leaders. House Prepared to Act. The interstate commerce commit tee discussed the proposed legislation .(Concluded on. face 3. Column 2. Desperado Captured in Golden Gate After Wild Chase Across City . in Commandeered Jitney. SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. 30. A youth ful robber who robbed the Mission branch of the Anglo-California Bank here toda of J8000 in gold, and who later was captured in Golden Gate Park, after an automobile chase and running revolver duel, tonight gave the police his name as Edward von Walden, and said he was the son of a Cincinnati physician. "Walden said he participated In a robbery a.t Detroit some time ago and was sentenced to the Michigan reform school at Ionia, for 10 years. Last July he escaped by hiding on a truck load of chairs. Today's robbery occurred shortly after noon. Walden forced Emil Sut ter, teller, r.t the point of a revolver, to hand him $8000 across the counter. Running out of the bank, he comman deered a Jitney and fled, with Sutter following in a second machine, five miles across the city to the park. His driver, realizing the nature of his pas senger's business, drove close to the pai.-c police station. The officers saw Jhe situation, opened fire on the auto- moDiie, sanic in Duueis into me car s body and finally cornered Walden in a clump of bushes after he had leaped from the machine and taken flight afoot. All the money was recovered. At the time of his arrest, the robber gave his name as Jack Evans. PAPERS MAY HAVE TO QUIT Railroad Strike Threatened and Print Paper Is Scarce. NEW YORK, Aug. 30. A large num ber of the daily newspapers of the United States will be forced to suspend publication on account of lack of pa- "per if a Nation-wide railroad strike continues for two weeks, it was de clared today by Lincoln B. Palmer. manager of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association. "The print paper situation, is acute. from causes entirely outside the prob lem of transportation," said Mr. Pal mer. "Many publishers are on & hand- to-mouth basis, getting a carload from the mill just as they exhaust the car load on hand." COWS FREEDOM CURTAILED Vacant Lots Barred to Them With out Owner's Permission. After September 30 it will be unlaw ful for any person to stake a cow or horse or other animal on a vacant lot without getting the written permission of the owner of the lot. The City Council passed an ordinance yesterday to that effect. The ordinance was presented at the request of residents of the East Side who have complained about horses and cows being staked out on vacant prop erty without permission of the owner. The law at present requires the owner of the cow or horse to get permission, but not written permission. DR. NEWO NEW SENTENCED Bishop of Xew Thought Church to Serve Two Years. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 30. Dr. Newo New! New. who styles himself bishop of the New Thought Church and discoverer of Newology, was sentenced to two years in the Federal prison on McNeil's Island here today by Federal Judge M. T. Doolinig for using the mails to defraud. New was convicted here Saturday fol lowing a sensational trial, in which Mrs. Marie Tully Graham, a fellow worker in his church and a co-defendant, was acquitted. LOADING CHARGE HELD UP Commerce Commission Delays Addi tional Railway Revenue. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The Inter state Commerce Commission today suspended until December .30 a pro posal of Western roads to make a charge for loading and unloading ship ments of less than carload lots. The roads proposed to charge H, cents per hundred pounds for such loading and unloading, a charge which would have materially Increased reve nues and which was to have gone into effect September J- GASOLINE FOR TRUCKS ONLY standard Oil Company at Spokane Announces Strike Plan. SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 30. The Standard Oil Company's local office an nounced today that as soon as the railroad strike is declared its supply of gasoline will be reserved for the ex elusive use of motor trucks, and that no sales will be made to owners of pleasure cars. The company has arranged so that the city's fire department trucks will be supplied with gasoline indefinitely. SHIPPING BILL IS PASSED House Concurs in All Amendments - Made in Senate. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The Ad ministration shipping bill was finally disposed of In Congress today, when the House without a record vote con curred In all Senate amendments. The bill now goes to President Wil on, , . 15,000 to Quit Mexican Border at Once. OREGON REGIMENT INCLUDED Mobilization Camps to Be Im mediate Destinations. GOVERNOR NOT ADVISED Action Is Xot Surprise, However, as Return of Soldiers to Camp Withycombe Has Been Ru- morcd for Several Days. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. Orders for ths return to their state mobilization camps of 15,000 National Guardsmen now on the Mexican border were is sued by the War Department tonight. General Funston was directed to re turn three regiments from New Tork. two from New Jersey, two from Illi nois, two from Missouri and one each from California, Oregon. Washington and Louisiana. Regular Artillery Geta Order. Secretary Baker announced the or der after a conference with President Wilson at the White House. Earlier in the day the Department had ordered to their home stations 6000 regular coast artillerymen who have been serv ing as infantry on the border. The Secretary's statement tonight said: "In view of the fact that substan tially the number of troops who have not done patrol duty on the border are now on their way there. It is felt that this number can be spared." In a. few days, if transportation fa cilities remain undisturbed, the depart ment Intends to order home some more regiments, and possibly to replace them with troops now in their mobilization camps in the several states. Border Force Thought Ample. Regiments to be sent home were not designated by number and it is under stood that their selection is left to General Funston. Department of ficials think there Is ample force on tho border now to in sure proper protection. The policy now is to give all of the state troops called into Federal service opportunity to see service on war footing along the inter national border. GOVERNOR IS NOT ADVISED Order Is Not Surprise, as Humor Heard Previously. Neither Governor Withycombe, at Salem, nor Captain Schumacher, at Camp Withycombe, had been officialy (Concluded on Paga 5. Column 3.) Ibhi Twenty-Four Hours Needed to Can- eel Strike Order -Brotherhood Waits on Congress. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. Railroad brotherhood, heads were obviously pleased tonight after a careful study of the proposed bill to fix an eight- hour work day for trainmen in inter state commerce at present wages, and for an investigation of results by a commission. W. G. Lee, head of the trainmen's brotherhood, made the un equivocal statement that enactment of such a law by midnight Saturday would avert the strike. He said: "Enactment into law of the Presi dent's eight-hour-day bill as now drawn, guaranteeing the present 10-hour-day wage, will be regarded as a satisfactory settlement of our differ ences with the railroads and there will be no strike. "To prevent a strike, however, this bill must become a law before next Sat urday night. It will require 24 hours for us to cancel our strike order, sent out last Sunday, which will automat ically go Into effect next Monday un less stopped by a code message from us four brotherhood heads. "The bill as now drawn contains ex actly the same proposal the President made to us a week ago .and which we accepted. We are ready to arbitrate collateral issues now, and we always have been. Let that be made very clear to the public. "Whether there will be a strike Is now squarely up to Congress. If this bill Is talked to death or prevented from passing both houses before Satur day midnight by oratory. or other methods of delay, responsibility for the strike order going Into effect will rest not with us, but with Congress. It has plenty of time left in which to pass the bill." BIRD TREATY IS RATIFIED United States and Britain Agree to Protect Migratory Fowl. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The Senate last night ratified treaties between the United States and Great Britain to protect migratory birds in the United States and -Canada and extending to Porto Rico the terms of the convention of 1899, under which estates of British subjects dying in American territories are settled by diplomatic officers. The migratory bird treaty, & pact of wide scope, .Bald to be the first of its kind ever negotiated, was signed by Secretary Lansing and the British Am bassador two weeks ago. R0UMANIA TURNS TO U. S. Washington Asked to Take Over Af fairs in Austria. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The United States has been requested by Rou mania to take over her interests in Austria. If satisfactory to Austria, officials said this country would ac cede. Imposition of a strict censorship In the Balkans is seen by officials in the fact that no wond has come from American Minister Vopicka at Bu charest for more than a week. UNCLE'S BOSOM FRIEND. 3000 Beat Officer and Compel Compliance. LIFE. OF NEGRO IS SOUGHT Rope Put Around Sheriffs Neck When He Resists. MOB FINALLY IS ELUDED Fire Department Arrives Just as Maddened Throng Makea Offi cial Lead It Away to Black's Hiding Place. LIMA, O.. Aug.' 30. Enraged at the success of Sheriff Sherman Eley in spiriting Charles Daniels, a negro ac cused of attacking Mrs. - John Barber, young wife of a prominent farmer, out of their reach, early this evening, a luuinui wpiurca nie onrui, se riously wounded him, placed a noose around his neck and forced him to direct a cortege of a hundred automo biles into the rough country north of this city, where it was supposed the negro prisoner was In hiding. The motor mob with Sheriff Eley, after deserting the scene where they had overpowered Lima police and fire department, broken into the jail, the courthouse and the residence of the Sheriff and force! the Sheriffs wife with a small baby In arms, and other women to flee from its anger, was next heard from at Ottawa, O.. a town 18 miles distant. Sheriff Eley had taken Daniels and turned him over to the authorities there. The Ottawa authorities again transferred the prisoner to another county seat, the name of which was suppressed. The mob with Sheriff Eley turned to Lima anu, 'further violence was feared upon Its arrival here. Sheriff Eley succeeded in eluding the mob at Ottawa and escaped Into hotel. The baffled mob searched the hostelry, but Eley could not be found Police Are Overpowered. The mob" formed, around the Lima jail before dusk arm leaders demanded admittance. Chief of Police Kinney called out his entire force, but the of ficers were overpowered in a hand-to-hand, fight. It was announced that the negro had been taken by Sheriff Eley to the Ohio State Hospital for the Criminal Insane, and that the Jail was guarded by but one deputy and the Sheriff's wife. Refusing to accept the announcement the mob forced Mrs. Eley to open the cells. Sheriff Eley returned at 9:40 o'clock and was met by the mob at the city limits. They demanded that he deliver the prisoner or tell where he was hidden. The Sheriff reached his (Concluded on Pa 4. Column 3.) Leaders Advise Delegates to Atlan tic City That Washington Hopes to Postpone Strike. WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. (Special.) Visions of being marooned at obscure sidings along railways leading to At lantic City, where the annual conven tion of the National American Woman Suffrage Association will be held be ginning September 6. two days after the date set for the trainmen's strike. are disturbing suffrage leaders In every state In the Union. Even if they should succeed in get ting to Atlantic City, they are not sure about getting home. These fears brought a deluge of tele- grama of Inquiry today to suffrage leaders here as to Just whit the strike situation is. Tonight the National as sociation began telegraphing delegates to the convention to buy their tickets and go to Atlantic City. They were assured that the belief in Washington Is that there will be no strike until after the suffrage conven tion has adjourned. PASSENGERS ARE WARNED Delays After Sunday Are Likely; t. P. Builds Barricades. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 30 (Special.) Southern Pacific ticket sellers were notified to warn passengers of "per plexing delays" if they are to be en route after Sunday night, September 3. Barricades are being put up about the company's properties. The interurban electric lines of the Southern Pacific will also be tied up,. seriously affecting many thousands who live across the bay and work In San Francisco. Officials declare that many employes will refuse to walk out and say they have many applicants for places. SHOPMEN PLAN STRIKE, TOO Twenty-Two Railroads Kace Walk out by Machinists. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Aug. 30. Twenty two large Western railroads, it was learned here today, are facing a pos sible strike of shop employes. Men In the . mechanical departments are preparing to take a strike ballot September 9 If negotiations fall for a wage increase of five cents an hour and an eight-hour day. Prohibition Party Extends Field. ' CHICAGO. Aug. 30. The prohibition ticket will be printed on the official ballot In Nevada, Utah and New Mex ico this Fall for the first time in the history of the party, according to an announcement made here today by the National committee of the party. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 85 degrees; minimum, GO degrees. TODAY'S Showers, cooler; southwesterly winds. Railroad Strike. Trainmen say only action y Congress by Saturday will avert strike. Page 1. Southern Pacific vice-president appeals to employes not to strike. Page 2. Santa Fa warns employes strike will end jobs. Page 2. Fruitgrowers face heavy losses In event of strike. Page 2. Suffrage delegates fear they will be ma rooned at Atlantic City. Page 1. Railroad men refuse to modify demands. Page 1. Oregon lines are prepared for strike. Page 2. Footl shortage likely; fresh meat mill last only three days. Page 3. Court enjoins Union Pacific conductors. Page U. Impending strike threatens Nation's Indus - tries with paralysis. Page 3. War. German army said to be due for big shake- . up. Page 4. Roumanians cross Carpathians; Turkey de clares war. Page 4. Official reports. Page 4. National. Proposed rate advance suspended till De cember SO. Page 7. Fifteen thousand National Guards ordered home. Page 1 Death list In wreck of cruiser Memphis may roach 33. Page b. Domeatlc. - Governor Johnson's majority Is 18.000. Page 7. Ohio Sheriff forced to yield to mob. Page 1. Lone robber obtains $00O from San Fran cisco bank. Page 1. Sport a. Pacific Cosst League results Portland 1. Los Angeles 6; Sslt Lake 4, San Fran cisco 3; Vernon 2, Oakland 1 (12 In nings). Page 12. "Dutch" Leonard, Boston pitcher, twirls no-hit game against Browns. Pave 12. Americans defeat foreign players at Forest Hills tennis tourney. Page 13. Louis Giisto still balks over reporting to Cleveland club. Page 13. Pacific Northwest. W. C- T. V. protests to Board ef Control air a Inst allowing convicts to smoke cigarettes. Page 10. Commercial and Marine. Wheat trade at standstill In Northwestern markets. Page 17. Downturn In wheat at Chtcago on latest strike developments. Page 17. Stock prices fairly steady in spite of labor situation. Page 17. Coast and river vessels looked to for aid In event of railway strike. Page 19. Two more steel vessels to be built here by Northwest Steel Company. Page 1ft. Schooner EUe launched. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Rev. K. H McCollister, of Santa Crur, nsmed dean of St. Stephen pro-cathedral. Pace 7. Council In frequent tilts over Jitney fran chise. Page 10. Car shortage acute on Southern Pacific Valley lines. Page 11. W. D. B. Dodson Is elected secretary of Chamber. Page 9. Smokestack falls six stories from roof of Pit toe' block. Page Irt. Judge McGinn releases woman held for boot Ipgfilng and scores officials. Page IS. Children emct fairv pageant at Laurel hurst Park. Page 11. Dr. Roberg reports Nation has adopted Oregon's infantile paralysis check plan. Page 16. Grade Teachers Association committees are named. Page & Weatucr. report, data and forecast Page XU No Hope of Settlement With Men Is Held. OFFICIALS BECOME DEFIANT Perishable Freight Not Ac cepted Except for De livery This Week. PASSENGERS ARE WARNED Roads' Side of Controversy Told by Committee Member, Who Assails Employes. CHICAGO, Aug:. SO. Throughout the entire country today the railroads gathered their forces to oppose the strike set for next Monday. A summary of the situation made by E. P. Ripley, president of the At chison, Topeka & Santa Fe, who was member of the committee which conferred with President Wilson, in tensified the pessimism felt here. Mr. Ripley asserted that the rail roads can now see no hope of a set tlement before Labor day and are making every preparation for eventu alities. Embargoes Put in Effect. Practically every important railroad in the country gave notice of em bargoes, or was preparing to give them. They affect perishable freight and livestock which at present consti tute about one-third the freight traf fic on most Western roads, and pas senger agents everywhere were in structed to warn passengers of delays and not to accept any perishable freight which could not normally be delivered before September 4. In most cases the date was set for Satur day, the second, or Sunday. The party of high railroad officials who came back to Chicago today in cluded Mr. Ripley, who was chosen spokesman; W. B. Storey and E. D. Sewall. vice-presidents of the banta. Fe; A. J. Earling, president of the Chicatro. Milwaukee & St. Paul; W. J. Jackson, receiver for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois; R. H. Aishton, presi dent of the Chicago & Northwestern; H. B. Kurrie, president of the Monon; Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern; George T. Slade, vice-presi dent of the Northern Pacific, and W. G. Bierd, president of the Chicago & Alton. Three Statements Issued. Mr. Ripley's face had fight written all over it as he worked his broad shoulder through the crowd at the station, and the expression translated itself into words in his subsequent statements. He gave three statements. The first statement was issued formally as the expression of the party which re turned from Washington; the second was addressed to employes of the Santa Fe and warned those who might obey the strike that they would lose all rights of seniority and of benefits from insurance and pension funds. The third was Mr. Ripley's plan for meeting the rtrike and an analysis of the railroad's side of the controversy. The three constituted a blast of defiance to the brotherhoods, to whose "unreasonable arrogance" he attributed the situation. All for Arbitration. There was some difference of opin ion, he said, among the officials when they first arrived at Washington as to "what course to pursue, but they became absolutely unanimous when requested to abandon arbitration. They were for it, he said. On the important subject of what the roads purpose to do he said that attempts would be made to keep at least one passenger train on each run, and that preference would next be given perishable freight. He expressed the opinion that the public would be surprised at the num ber of men who would remain loyal to their employers. Legislation proposed by President Wilson, he said, "seems not only ob viously reasonable, but obviously nec essary." , "The managements of the rail roads," he said, "will proceed upon the assumption that the strike will (.Concluded oa Pio 0. Column. 1. f
