VOL.. YTA NO. 17,404.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FIRST BATTALION
ON ITS WAY HOME
RAILWAYS BELIEVE
STRIKE PERIL PAST
SCHOONER BAND0N
DRIFTS ON BEACH
E
GIRL, 14, WEDDED
IN LAUNCH AT SEA
GRANTED GAR LINE
HUI BELL IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
BR1DG
CONNECTION
MURIEL IS CROWNED
QUEEN OF REGATTA
Guns and Whistles Join
REMAINDER OF OREGON REGI
MENT TO START SOON.
VESSELS CONSIDERED IX DAG
PART OWNER OF CRAFT MAR
RIED BY CAPTAIN.
GER FROM SITDDEX STORM.
Measure to Avert Strike
Is Sent to Senate.
VOTE IS SET FOR 6 O'CLOCK
Senators Agree on Programme
for Limiting Debate and
Insuring Action.
PASSAGE SEEMS CERTAIN
Measure Is One That Brother
hoods Say Constitutes Sat
isfactory Settlement.
. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Preven
tion of the threatened railroad strike
through an act of Congress seemed
assured tonight after the House, by
an overwhelming vote, had passed the
Adamson eight-hour day law and the
Senate had agreed to take a final vote
on the measure not later than 6 P. M.
tomorrow.
Although it is possible that the Sen
ate amendments may make confer
ences necessary, it is generally be
lieved on both sides of the Capitol
that when the test comes the House
bill as it stands will be accepted and
rushed to Shadow Lawn for President
Wilson's signature, and, while no for
mal announcements were forthcoming
from the employes' brotherhood heads
tonight, it was said that this will re
sult in the immediate dispatch of code
messages calling off the general
strike order for Monday morning.
Measure Satisfactory to Unions.
The Adamson bill as passed by the
House by a vote of 239 to 56, with
minor amendments, is the same meas
ure which the brotherhood leaders of
ficially' declared yesterday would con
stitute a '.'satisfactory settlement"
and prevent the strike. The amend
ments, added to conform to a draft
framed by the Senate interstate com
merce committee, would fix the ef
fective date January 1 instead of
December 1, 1916, and exempt rail
roads less than 100 miles long and
electric street and interurban lines,
Briefly, it provides:
That eight hours shall be deemed
a day's work and the standard for
reckoning compensation of railroad
employes operating trains in inter
state commerce after January 1, 1917,
and,
Effect to Be Investigated.
That a commission of three ap
pointed by the President shall inves
tigate the effects of the eight-hour
standard from six to nine months and
then report to Congress, present
wages not to be reduced during the
investigation or for 30 days there
after, and overtime to be paid at a
pro rata rate.
It was after a day of hot debate that
the House passed the bill, under a spe
cial rule brought in when Republican
Leader Mann objected to its consid
eration. Less than half of the Repub
licans followed their floor leader in
the opposition, and when the final
vote came 70 of them lined up with
the majority, while only 54 voted
against the measure. Just two Dem
ocrats, Representatives Steele of
Pennsylvania and Black of Texas
stood out against the bill, and Rep
resentative London, of New York, the
only Socialist, voted for it. -
Senate Discusses Own Bill.
Red tape was eliminated so far as
possible to pass the measure over to
the Senate, which, after several hours
of lively discussion .. over .a bill re
ported by the interstate commerce
committee, . had recessed until
o'clock. When the Senate reconvened
the House legislation was there await
ing action.
The Senate committee bill, drafted
during a late session last night, and
another this morning, was the Adam
son measure with the same amend
ments adopted today by the House
and an added section empowering the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
fix the wages of interstate railroad
employes at the end of the proposed
period of investigation and there
after.
.At the outset of the night session
Senator Newlands sought and obtained
unanimous consent to put aside the
iCoacludod on 13, Column $.).
Arrangements . for Transportation
Are Completed; San Diego Sorry
to See Soldiers Leave.
. SAN DIEGO. Sept. 1. (Special.)
Bronzed and hardened from their three
months or" patrol duty along- the Mexi
can border, the Third Regiment of Ore
gon Infantry started entraining- early
tonight for Camp Clackamas. San
Diegoans express regret over the leav
ing of the Third Regiment, which has
made a fine impression here.
The First Battalion left the Oregon
camp at Imperial Beach at noon, reach
ing San Diego over the tracks of the
San Diego & Arizona Railway. The
battalion left for Portland tonight over
the Santa Fe. The train, will be
turned over to the Southern Pacific to
night at Los Angeles. The train con
sisted of eight chair cars, two baggage
cars, four box cars and two flat cars.
Arrangements for- transportation for
the Second and Third battalions were
completed tonight by the quartermaster
at Fort Kosencrans. The Second Bat
talion i3 expected to leave tomorrow
noon and the Third late tomorrow night
or early Sunday. The mule pack train
and horses will be shipped north Mon
day. '
SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept. 1. The First
Battalion of the Second Infantry, Na
tional Guard of the United States, for
merly a Washington militia unit, left
Calexico en route to the rendezvous at
American Lake at 4:30 o'clock today,
according to a report received here to
day, from Captain Roy B. McClinton,
Company A. They are expected to ar
rive Sunday night or Monday morning.
It is probable that the Second Bat
talion will follow Saturday.
ARMY IS LAYING IN FOOD
Supplies for 7 0 Days Now Collected
at Points on Border.
EL PASO, Tex.. Sept. 1. One million
Ave hundred thousand pounds of flour
and a supply of hams and bacon, suf
ficient to- last -the troops now on sta
tion in this district four months, were
bought from local dealers today by Mi-
or William Elliott, district depot quar
termaster.
Major Elliott said that enough food
is concentrated In El Paso, Douglas,
Columbus and Nogales to ration the
troops at those points for about 70
days.
JAPAN MAY LEND TO CHINA
Pekin Government Responds
In-
willingly to Overtures.
PEKIN, Sept. 1. Being unable to
obtain funds in the United States, Chi
nese officials are unwillingly respond
ing to overtures from Japan to lend
130,000,000 or a larger amount. The
money is needed immediately, as China's
financial situation is desperate. Indi
cations are that Japan's assistance
will be accepted within a fortnight.
Great Britain, France and Russia
will participate in the Japanese loan.
The salt monopoly surplus probably
will be the security.
GERMANS RETIRE IN AFRICA
British Occupy Mrosroro, Seat
of
Provisional Government.
LONDON. Sept. 1 General Smuts,
commander-in-chief of the British
forces in German East Africa, reports
under date of August 30 that the Ger
man forces, in that colony are in full
retreat.
He announced the occupation of
Mrogoro, the seat of the German
provisional government, and said he
believed the German military head
quarters and provisional government
had retired into the mountains.
SLIDE CLOSES CANAL AGAIN
Shipping Is Expected to Be Held Vp
About Two Days.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 The slide in
the Panama Canal yesterday was
purely local movement and in no 'way
connected with the slides which closed
the waterway last year.
War Department reports today from
Governor Goethals said the movement
occurred along the Cucaracha channel
which was congested slightly for 200
feet and impedes traffic so ships will
be' held up about two days.
AMERICAN STEAMER SOLD
George W. Fenwick Is Taken Over
' by Norwegian Firm. '
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1. The sale
of the steel steamer George W. Fen
wick, engaged for several years in the
coastwise lumber trade, to a Norwegian
shipping firm, is announced today by
the Hammond Lumber Company.
' The price named ; is $530,000. The
vessel is registered at 2000 tons and
is at present in the Orient under char
ter to the Robert Dollar Company.
MUSIC PRECEDES HANGING
California Murderer Enjoys Phono
graph as Death Nears.
SACRAMENTO. Sept. 1. ' Kosta
Kromphold was hanged today at Folsom
prison for the murder of John Sper
beck, an officer of the Marysville
police force, last September.
He had a phonograph played in hi.
cell last night. One of the selections
he called for was "If I Had a Thousand
Lives to Live."- "
Embargoes Are Modi
tied or Rescinded.
PRECAUTIONS STILL TAKEN
Men Deny Defections From
Rankfc Asserted by Managers.
SOME PROMISE TO REMAIN
Thousand Conductors of Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Telegraph.
Garretson They Will ifot
Walk Out If Ordered.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Convinced that
Congress will force them to surrender,
presidents of important Western - rail
ways tonight ordered rescinding or
modifications of the freight embargo es
tablished in preparation for a general
railway strike. At the same time the
railroad executives announced defec
tions from the ranks of the railway
brotherhoods and declared they had
enough men to operate trains, strike
or no strike. This was denied by
brotherhood officials.
Hale Holden, president of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, spokesman
for the railroads in the conference with
President Wilson, said the railroads
are convinced Congress will force
through the eight-hour day law before
the date set for the strike, but they
are taking no chances.
Embargo Revoked; Precautions Taken.
"It seems .tonight that Congress will
make us surrender," Mr. Holden said
explaining an order by his freight de
partment revoking the embargo. "The
Burlington and other roads have felt
today there is little chance tqr a strike
now. , We are revoking our embargo
so as not to inconvenience the shippers
at all. But we are going ahead with
our plans to operate trains in event
of a strike. The strike order must be
actually revoked before we let up In
our precautions. We have men enough
to run our trains."
While railroad executives were claim-
ng defection of thousands of brother
hood members, officials of the unions.
through Timothy Shea, vice-president
of the Brotherhood of Firemen and En-
ginemen, said the railways habitually
circulate such stories and they have no
fears their men will not obey the strike
call.
Suits for Injunctions Filed,
Suits for injunctions against calling
strikes were filed by Individual brother
hood members in various parts of the
country. Including a number of Sante
Fe trainmen employed in Texas.
Chairman Higgins, of the General
Managers' Association of Chicago, is-
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SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S CHILDREN WHO WILL NOT ATTEND THE PARTY ON SHADOW
LAWN TODAY.
Of?
' JSS
HOS
Carrier JIas Second Disaster in Six
Tears Tug Stands By to Float
Ship at Next High. Tide.
BANDON. Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
The steam schooner Bandon, from San
Francisco for this port, broke her
moorings at Port Orford, where she
had stopped to work cargo, late today
and drifted on the beach, the fouling
of a line in her wheel having rendered
her non-navigable. She was reported
tonight to be resting easily and it was
expected an effort would be made on
tomorrow morning's tide to float her,
the tug Klihlam having gone from here
for the purpose.
The Bandon carried no passengers
and the only " cargo on board was 25
tons of hay. The chief element of
danger In the situation arises from the
fact that Port Orford Is an open port,
and in case of sudden storm it was con
sidered likely the vessel might be
wrecked. ..A rising wind was reported
tonight.
The B'.-ndon Is a wooden vessel of
350 tons net register. She is owned
by Mhe Oregon Transportation Com
pany, of San Francisco, and is the
second vessel of that fleet to meet
disaster this year, the other having
been the steamer Fifield. which was
wrcked off this port February 29 last.
Six years ago today the Bandon was
wrecked on the jetty here, but. was
later salvaged and repaired. Loss of
the Bandon at this time would be a
serious blow to local shippers, as the
fleet coming here is already inadequate.
FEDERAL PROBE ORDERED
Grand Jury to Investigate Affairs of
Edward V. Morrison.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Federal Investi
gation by a special grand Jury into
the intricate financial affairs of Eld
ward T. Morrison, whose creditors have
filed a petition in bankruptcy, was or
dered by Judge Landls, of the United
States District Court, today.
Morrison, it is charged, Has been
fleeced out of a large part of his for
tune, which is estimated to have been
from $3,000,000 to s,vuu,000.
SUBMARINE L-6 IS FLOATED
Vessel Believed Undamaged by Go
' Ing Aground.
- LONG BEACH, Cal.. Sept 1. The
United States submarine L-6, launched
here yesterday, was towed from & mud
bank In the harbor at high tide today,
nearly 24 hours after the vessel struck
bottom & few moments after taking
the water. Officials of the California
Shipbuilding Company said the subma
rine apparently was undamaged.
The submarine will later be placed
in drydock for final inspection.
Moving Van Drivers on Strike.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1. Five hundred
van drivers, chauffeurs and helpers
struck .here today, for - recognition- of
the union, a wage Increase and a 10-
hour day. No attempt was made to
move wagons.
Old Trestle Approach
to Continue in Use.
TERMS TO BE DECIDED UPON
Question of Requiring Jitney
Franchise Will Come Up.
COLUMBIA SPAN NEAR DONE
Agreement on Fares to Be Subject to
Approval in Oregon and Wash
ington, and Also by Sec
retary of War.
The Portland Railway, Light Sc. Power
Company will be permitted to put In a
connection with the Interstate .bridge
from the end of its present Vancouver
line, utilizing its old right of way and
trestle up to the bridge, according to
action taken at the meeting of the
Interstate Bridge Commission at the
Courthouse yesterday afternoon.
The Commission met with represen
tatives of the railway company and
various details of the proposed common-user
franchise to be granted the
company were discussed. Under the
law the franchise must contain a common-user
clause.
Plans Call for Double Track.
The proposed franchise, as submitted
by a committee composed of District
Attorney Evans, E. E. Howard, con
sulting engineer, and District Attorney
Blair, of Vancouver, provided for the
construction of new double tracks down
the embankment approach to the bridge.
being a distance of approximately two
miles.
F. I. Fuller, vice-president of the
company, objected to this, explaining
that It would mean an outlay on the
part of the company of approximately
100.000. He asked, however, that Ma
company be given an option whereby
they might have the right to change
their track to the embankment within
a certain period of, say, five, years.
Trial Period Sought
"We want the franchise," ' he said.
"but we want to make connections
across the bridge with the least possl
ole outlay. We have lost $500,000 dur
ing the last few months because an
other form of transportation has come
in which is unregulated. The situation
is a serious one with us, and the future
of the street railway is uncertain."
In asking for a five-year option. Mr.
Fuller explained that within that period
his company would know whether the
street railway .is to be supplanted by
some other form of transportation, and
would consequently know whether to
invest further money in the enterprise.
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Bridegroom In Romance at Florence
Is 3 2 Bride Too Young to
Secure License Ashore.
FLORENCE. Or., Sept 1. (Special.)
Cupid may find & way when the
course of true love falls to run
smoothly.
He did so In the case of Andrew
Jackson, of Mapleton. S2, and 14-year-old
Lottie Sherman.
When they were unaTIe to marry be
cause the bride-to-be was under legal
age to procure a marriage license, they
boarded the launch Restless, of which
Mr. Jackson Is one of the owners, tak
ing with them a company of relatives
and close friends. Then they moved
down the river and out safely beyond
the three-mile limit on the high seas.
The words which united the coupla
were spoken by Captain Ira Harrtng
ton. The party then returned to Flor
ence.
This is the second wedding of local
persons on the high seas within the
past two years. The first was when
Captain Harry Reed united E. E. Hazen
and Mrs. Alice M. Scott on board the
launch Lena, a small boat used only on
the river.
The Restless was built for use In
freighting and halibut fishing, and has
made trips to Coos Bay. the Columbia
River and other ports in charge of its
owners, the Jackson brothers.
UNNAMED BOY, 3, DROWNS
Child Held Under Water In Flume
by Nails Catching Clothes.
HOOD RIVER, Or, Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) The 3-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Warner was drowned
this afternoon in an open Irrigation
flume in front of the Warner home. In
the Barrett district. No one saw the
child fall in the flume. When found,
the lifeless body was held to the bot
tom of the structure by protruding
nails:
The water in the flume though not
very deep, flows swiftly, and it Is
thought that the force of the stream
caused the child's clothing to become
so entangled In the nails that he was
unable to extricate himself.
Despite his three years of age, the
little boy's parents had never named
him.
BRYAN TO MISS CEREMONY
Engagements Will Prevent Presence
at Mr. Wilson's Notification.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1. William Jen
nings Bryan will not attend the cere
monies at Long Branch, N. J., at which
President Wilson will be notified of
his renomination tomorrow, it was an
nounced at the National Democratic
headquarters today. ,
Mr. Bryan sent a letter to ance C.
McCormick, National chairman, saying
that ens-airements previously made
would prevent his being present.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
It
degrees; minimum. 80 decrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair and cooler: wester
ly winds.
Railroad Strike.
Railroads think strike dancer la past.
Plus i.
mv action by Congress without Inves
tigation protested by
Portland business
man. Page S.
Adamson bill pause House. Paso 1
Portland may routa freight over Canadian
lines. Pace 3.
War.
vine- fonstantlne of Greece said to have
abdicated. Pago 4.
r.rmV trooDS In Macedonia rebel. Pace 4.
Mexico.
Villa and 500 men headed toward border.
Pace IX
Politic.
Mr. Hurhes criticises armed intervention
in Haiti and San Domtrgo. Pace 2.
Hiram Johnson invited to make speeches
In Oregon for Republicans. Pago 5.
Nat tonal.
President Wilson at Summer home, await
ing notification. Page 6.
Domestic.
First attllon now on way homo: remainder
of regiment to follow at once. Page 1.
Mayor Sebastian, of Los Angeles, resigns
under 'ire Page 2.
Sport.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 6.
Los Angelas O; San Francisco ft. Salt
Lake 4; Vernon 4. Oakland 2. Page 14.
Napoleon Direct paces mile in 2:JO.
Page 3 3.
Maurice McLaughlin Is defeated by George
M. Church la National tennla play.
Page 13.
"Billy" Spaas receives five days" notice
of release from Portland club. Page 12.
Brooklyn is shut out twice by Phillies.
Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Muriel Is crowned queen of regatta. Pace 1.
Camp W.lhycombe Is pre-pared to receive
Oregon troops. Pago 7.
Forger, wanted in Portland, killed by Cen
tralis police chief. Page 7.
Girl. 14, weds man. 82, on launch at sea.
Page 1.
Echooner Bandon drifts onto beach. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat and flour trading for Eastern ac
count at standstill. Page 19.
Chloago wheat traders sell, fearing hitch
m Congress. Page lis,
Stocka close lower after Irregular fluctua
tions, paga 19.
Japanese line makes contracts for 1917 da
livery of sulphur. Page 13.
Portland, mod Vicinity.
Streetcars to connect with interstate bridge
by old trsstla approach, page 1.
County employes to get pay today. Page 18.
Plea la znado for reforms in school curri
culum. Page S?
Northwest to unite In advertising scenery.
Page 10.
Judge McGinn finds alleged bootlegger not
guilty. Pape 18.
Alleged forger held here wanted la Colorado.
Page 11.
Principal of Girls' Polytechnic School to
fight for her place. Page tt.
Frank J. McGottlcan appointed manager
of Orpheum. Page 9.
I.lquor case appeal breaks record in rush
to .fudge McOlnn's court. Page 20.
Wfathw leport. data und forecast. Page 19.
hertdn iumlr mill closes today because
oI"car' curi- is,
in Noisy Welcome.
FLOWERS STREW 'ROYAL PATH
AH but One Cruiser Is Disqual
ified in First Race.
PORTLAND BOY IS WINNER
Brilliant Reception and Ball for
Queen and Admiral Close First
Day "Water Sports Fill la
Time Between Races.
ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 1. (Special.) .
The 21st annual Astoria regatta came
into being: this morning, and while the.
lowering; skies and a heavy showlr of
rain curtailed the attendance at tho
opening events, they did not slacken the
enthusiasm of the happy spectators.
Shortly before 8 o'clock amid the
booming: of cannon and the shrieking;
of whistles. Queen Muriel and her court
and Admiral Cronan and his staff ar
rived on the royal barge T. J. Potter.
They were greeted by Chairman Harley.
Mayor Johnson and the members of
the reception committee and received
a hearty welcome.
Klovrers Strewn In Queen's Path.
On the arrival of Queen Mu
riel a beautiful bouquet of asters,
the oftlcial regatta flower, was pre
sented by Miss Emma "Vooten. of this
city, a prominent University of Oregon
girl. As the party stepped ashore, four
little girls strewed flowers in Queen
Muriel's (Miss Saling) path. They wen
Misses Eleanor Eakln. Bernlce Davlea.
Lorls Gratka and Eva Clare Love. On
the arrival at the grandstand King
Neptune (Don Simmons) crowned Miss
Saling queen of the harvest and of the
sea.
Mayor Fred- J. Johnson," in a few
words inviting Queen Muriel to ac
cept the ruiershlp of the city, pre
sented to her the golden key to the
city of Astoria, and Governor Withy
combe greeted the happy rulers of the
Astoria regatta.
Maid of Honor Attend.
Queen Muriel's maids of honor in her
reign at thj city by the sea are Miss
Lillian Hendrickson. of Portland; Mrs.
Maud C. Oilman, of Portland; Miss
Edyle Fraascb, Eugene; Miss Louisa
Taylor, Portland; Miss Mildred Pegs,
Vancouver; Miss Margaret Norberg, As
toria; Miss Jessie Reith, Astoria
Guests of honor are Admiral Frin-
cess, of the regatta; Mrs. John E.
Cronan. of Portland; the Princess of
Portland. Miss Sue Schacht; "King
Joy," Til Taylor, of Pendleton; Mrs. F.
Ritzinger, of Portland, and Mrs. Saling.
mother of Queen Muriel, of Pendleton.
The water conditions were ideal this
morning for the boat races, and soma
Interesting and close contests resulted.
A decided improvement was made this
year in reducing the length of the
course from five to three miles, and
thus the contesting craft were In plain,
sight of the flagship and the grand
stand from the start to the finish.
Coarse "Well Patroled.
This fact added materially to the
Interest in the contests, especially from
the spectators' point of view. Captain
Dodge, of the cotter Unalga, detailed
several officers to patrol the course,
and the result was that none of the
racers were hampered.
The first race of the morning was
the cruiser handicap contest, in which,
there were six entries. They were tho
Peggy II. Rowmar, Sea Wolf. Martens,
Service and Wanderlust and they got
away in the order named, their handi
cap being imposed at the start. Under
the rules no boat was allowed to roaka
the course of three miles in less than
24 minutes and 53 seconds, and this
proved the undoing of all except tho
Rowmar. which was the last craft in
but won first prize.
All Want to Race Again.
All of the others were disqualified.
At the request of all the contestants
this race will be run again tomorrow.
The second race scheduled was tho
first heat in the free-for-all speedboat
contest. It was seven times around
the course, or 21 miles, for a prize of
$10 a point, the winner getting five
points, second three points and the
third receiving two. The winner of tho
greatest number of points in the three,
heats will be the Pacific Coast cham
pion for this year.
The only entries were Volger III,
run by Orthe .and Frank Mathlot, and
Vogler II run by Gus Gade. The latter
had engine trouble and did not get
away until after her contestant had
made the first lap. but she made an
excellent showing during the remainder
of the race, running the six laps neclc
and neck with the larger craft,, but.
of course, was able only to get second
place.
Water Sports Fill In Races.
The last water contest of the morn
ing was the race between four-horsepower
Columbia River fishboats. twice
around the course, or six miles. Tho
prizes were: First, 24 pounds of
twine; second, $25; third, 115; fourth.
$10. There were seven entries, but two
of them missed buoys and soon dropped
out. The contest was hotly fought and
was won by No. 01144. with No. OTIS
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