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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1916. 13 VILLA AND 500 MEN ON WAY NORTHWARD Bandit Is Reported Planning Another Raid and Mexicans Try to Intercept Him. FREIGHT TRAIN IS SEIZED ITlpolito Villa, Brother or Chieftain, Arrested In Texas and Suspected of Trying to Send Am munition South. EL PASO. Tex.. Sept. .1. (Special.) Villa is making his way toward the American lines In Mexico and Is head ing toward the American border in a last desperate effort to rally the thou sands of VUlistas who are on the American side of the boundary with another spectacular raid across the border similar to that at Columbus. This was the official report received from General Jacinto Trevino at Chi huahua City today by General Gonsalea in a request that all available men In the Juarex garrison be sent to intercept Villa and his mer. and prevent them from reaching Namiquipa and El Valle. where the American troop outposts are stationed. Mexican Troop Rushed Soutn. Three hundred Juarez troops were rushed south today and another de tachment of 200 are being mustered now and equipped with modern rifles to go south tonight. General Trevino has sent 1000 men to San Antonio. Cusihuiriachic and other points along the main northwest ern line, following an urgent tele graphic report from Colonel Cavazor at Cusihuiriachic reporting that Villistas had seized a freight train at Santa Ysabel and were in possession of the road at that point, which is the point at which the American massacre oc curred. Bandl Una SCO Men. Villa now has BOO men. the Carransa officers admit, and his proximity to the American lines, they fear, will precipi tate a situation which has been acute for months, as there is no doubt here that General Pershing would pursue Via in spite of deadline restrictions placed by General Trevino and Gen eral Obregon. Arrest and detention at the guard house at Fort Bliss of Hipolito Villa, General Villa's brother and financial agent, has given color to the belief that Villa intends attacking some bor der point of the American expedition. Hipolito Villa, who has been a refugee In Havana, is known to have all that la left of the Villa fortune. Brother Would Send Ammunition. Villa needs ammunition and Depart ment of Justice agents here declared today that they had evidence that Hipolito Villa was going West from 121 Paso to send a quantity of aramu nition to his brother in the field. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Sept. 1. Santa Tsabel, scene of the massacre of IS Americans by Pablo E. Lopes and later of the capture of Lopez, was seised by bandits under Francisco Villa on August 29, according to stories told by mining men arriving at El Paso and transmitted to General Funston today in a report by General BelL The report quotes the mining men as saying that having seized all avail able Mexico-Northwestern rolling stock. Villa continued westward to ward San Antonio. Santa Ysabel is about 30 miles from Chihuahua City. BAXDIT'S BROTHElt IX CUSTODY Secrecy Observed as to Detention at Tort Bliss. EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 1. Hippollto Villa, brother of Francisco Villa, and his financial agent in Juarez, in his period of power, is now in the custody of the United States authorities, it was learned here today. Both civil and military authorities observe secrecy as to the circumstances of Villa s arrest, even as to the place of his confine ment and the charge standing against him. It is known, however, that Villa came here some days ago from Havana, hid in the outlying districts of El Paso, avoiding the town, and was arrested to day by United States soldiers at Ysleta, on the border, 12 miles east of here. He passed from the hands of soldiers to the custody of the Department of Justice and is said to be confined at Fort Bliss. After the United States gave Car ranza troops permission to move over the American line from Eagle Pass to Agua Prieta to fight Villa an indict ment was brought against Hippolito for an attempt to blow up the railway tracks near Fort Hancock. Hippolito then fled to Havana, where an attempt at extradition failed. ROAD SEEKS VOLUNTEERS O.-W. R. & N. Arranges to Get Men In Event of Strike. In anticipation of a strike the O.-W. R. & N. Company last night established a branch of the general superintendent's office in the Union Depot and opened it for the accommodation of volunteers willing to take the places of the men who go out Many applicants were examined yes terday, and some of them will be used in the event of a strike. The company, as well as all other railroads. Intends to use only experienced men, however, as they are unwilling to trust valuable property and the lives of passengers to inexperienced men. Officials of the O.-W. P.. & N. Company felt highly en couraged over the number of experi enced men who volunteered for service. CITY SUED FOR DAMAGES Twelve Hundred Dollars Asked as Re sult of Reservoir Overflow. Suit for $1200 against the city of Portland for damage to a dwelling by the overflow of city reservoir No. 6 was filed in the Circuit Court by W. T. Lyon yesterday, after his claim had been denied by the City Commissioners. The embankment of the reservoir act ed as a watershed, causing much water to seep on his property during rains and overflows, he said, with the re sult that basement walls of his house caved in and the dwelling was made damp and unhealthy. WOMEN REPORT ROBBERIES Two Lodging-House Keepers Say They Were Knocked Down. Mary Lewis, proprietor of a lodgin; bouse at 203 Main street, reported, to the police last night that she had been robbed of S20 by a prospective lodger who asked her to get change for a bill and then knocked -her down, rifled her purse and fled. Rce Goldberg-, pro prietor of a lodging-house at 83 Vi North Third street, reported having been robbed in a similar manner early yesterday morning-. Both women give descriptions that Indicate the same man committed both deeds. He was about 30 years old. five feet seven inches tall, weighed about 150 pounds and was smooth-shaven. Mrs. Goldberg was at Mrs. Lewis' place when the police arrived to investigate the robbery last night. Mrs. Goldberg said Mrs. Lewis had telephoned her an account of the robbery and that she had gone to her friend's assistance at once. ASTORIA SHIPMENTS HEAVY More Than 40,000,000 Feet Sent From Columbia River. ASTORIA.' Or.. Sept. 1. (Special.) The lumber, log and piling shipments by water from the Columbia Kiver dur ing the month of August totaled 40,458, 844 feet. This was the amount Uiken in vessels and rafts. The shipments from the Astoria district to California totaled 30.335,000 feet. Besides that amount, 5,596,000 feet of lumber was shipped to foreign ports, making the total shipments for this district for August 35,921,844 feet. tipper river mills shipped during Au gust to California a total of 4.537,000 feet of lumber; 1,304,081 feet to Anchor age. Alaska, and 241.733 feet to Aus tralia. During August 111 vessels. In cluding 81 steamers, eight sailing craft and 23 gasoline schooners entered 'the Columbia River, eight bringing cargo and 13 ballast. During the same pe riod 104 vessels cleared, 83 with cargo and 21 in ballast. Eighteen hundred and fifty cases of salmon and 269 tons of flour were shipped from Astoria in August to Cali fornia. Other shipments were: 35,000 bundles of box shooks, 1000 bundles of lath, 500,000 shingles and 3700 bundles of barrel staves. CHILD LABOR BILL SIGNED Ceremony Witnessed by Large Com pany of 3Ien and'Women. WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. President Wilson today signed the child labor bill. The ceremony was witnessed by Secretary Wilson, Senator Robinson. Representative Keating, Julia Lathrop, chief of the children's bureau of the Labor Department, and a large group of men and women Interested in the legislation. ' "I want to say that with- real emotion sign this bill," the President said. "because I know how long the struggle has been to secure legislation of this sort and what it is going to mean to the health and vigor of the country and also to the happiness of those whom it affects. It is with genuine pride that I play my part in complet ing this legislation. I congratulate the country and felicitate myself." SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY Clatskanie Faculty Is Headed by New Principal. CLATSKANIE. Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) Clatskanie public schools will open Monday, September 4. Professor Jesse McCord, who has been principal here for the past four years has resigned to accept the princlpalship of the Scap- poose schools. I. W. VV aite will suc ceed him here. It is expected that there will be a far greater attendance In the local schools than last year. The faculty for the coming year Is as follows: High school. D. W. Waite. of Yoncalla, Or.. principal; C. A. Phillips, of Scotts Mills, Or., and Miss Matilda Thressen, of Mil- waukie. Or. Grammar. Mrs. Elizabeth Erwin, Clatskanie; Miss Jennie Hayes. Portland; Minnie Trafzer, Clatskanie; Bertha Lewiston, Clatskanie; Nan Snow, Clatskanie, and Tillie Congers. Clats kanie. POWER TITLE IS CLEARED Idaho Holdings Transferred to Elec tric Investment Company. Legal papers filed in the Federal Court here yesterday morning from the court of the Idaho district to com plete title of the Electric Investment Company to power properties in Idaho, represent a case that involved more than J2.000.000. The sites, franchises and power plants of the Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Company, which are acquired by the Electric Investment Company through this case and its proceedings, are on the Snake River and other Idaho streams and serve a territory in Mal heur and Baker counties in Oregon, be sides a large territory in Idaho. The property was bought at public auction by the Electric Investment Company in Boise, January 18. 1915. MT. HOOD PARK INDORSED Secretary Lane Objects to Only One Feature of Bill. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Sept. 1. Secretary of Interior Lane today reported favorably on Sen ator Chamberlain's bill for the creation of the Mount Hood National Park. The Secretary says Mount Hood should be included in a park, but he does not like that feature of the Chamberlain bill which proposes to leave the park under the Jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture. All the other National parks are under the In terior Department. MILL BURNS, LOSS $75,000 Plant Between Tacoma and Puyal lup to Be Rebuilt at Once. TACOMA. Wash.. Sept. 1. (Special.) .The plant of the Midland Lumber Company, about half way between Ta coma and Puyallup. was burned early this morning with 1.500,000 feet of lumber. D. A. Swan, owner, estimates the loss at about $75,000. The prop erty was insured and the plant will be rebuilt at once. The 60 men em ployed in the plant will start work clearing the ground as soon as the ruins are cold; The origin of the fire is unknown. TELEPHONE SYSTEM SOLD Pacifie Company Takes Over Ya quina Bay Property. CORVALLIS. Or., Sept. 1. (Special.) A deal has just been completed whereby the Pacific Telephone te Tele graph Company comes into possession of the Yaquina Bay Telephone Company of Toledo and Newport. J. T. Fries, of Corvallis, local manager for the Bell people. has been in Lincoln County all week completing arrangements. The company's district superintend ent. C. P. Van Houtte, of Eugene, passed through here today en route to Toledo to take charge. Read The, Oregonian, classified ads. PRINCIPALS IN WEDDING WHICH WAS KEPT SECRET FOR TWO MONTHS. 11 ' 'l I . . ;v ' I 1 ..? ' -'sift. y7" -SiiJSiisiSSZ ' '. SECRET IS BETRAYED : X K . Houseboat Party Learns That W. H. Harbke Is Married. FRIENDS Uncle of Bridegroom Surprises Him and Others by Announcing Marriage to Office Asso ciate on July 7. "Inasmuch as the host has not an nounced a prize for the winners at cards. I presume it is Incumbent upon me to give you all a surprise. Allow me to Introduce my new niece," With these words W. J. Harbke, an uncle of W. H. Harbke. prominent Elk. Rosarlan and clubman, revealed a two-months'-old secret before 35 friends who were invited to pass Thursday evening on the Willamette Moorage houseboat of W. H. Harbke and E. E.( McClaran. a prominent Portland archi tect and intimate friend of Mr. Harbke's. Until the unexpected announcement at the houseboat party, the secret of the marriage of Miss Leona Runkle. bookkeeper and cashier of the Phillips store, to Mr. Harbke. had been har bored since the romantic event on July 7, by the five persons witnessing the event. Including the two principals, who maintained separata residences during the interim. As a matter of fact. Mr. Harbke him self did not know that the announce ment was to be made at the house party, that feature of the programme being arranged quietly on the scene between Mr. McClaran and the bride groom's uncle. W. J. Harbke. who, like all of the other relatives and business associates of the benedict, were en tirely innocent of the new romance within their own family lines. Mr. Harbke. who has been manager of the Phillips store in Portland mr seven years. Is 27, and his bride 23. Within the next two or three weeks the newly married couple will move to Tacoma, where he Is to open a new store the first of the year. Meanwhile Mr. Harbke will look for a location and arrange all detail for the opening. "Two months ago Mr. iiarDKO came to me with the oonfession that he was about to be married," said Mr. Mc Claran in relating the adventures or his friend last night. "Immediately i jumped into my little automobile and dashed hurriedly to HiusDoro, wnere i managed to secure a marriage license and engage the services of a minister. the Rev. Mr. Myers. "This accomplished, I drove back to Portland, and that same evening, ac companied the prospective bride and bridegroom to the altar at Hillsboro. The only witnesses in addition to my self were Miss Cora Nodine and Miss Anna Fitzpatrick, Portland friends of Miss Runkle. All five of us kept the secret until the party Thuraday, and the news came upon the assembled friends like a thunderbolt." DR. I. SUTTON PASSES Ex-Portland Physician Is Dead in Iios Angeles. Word was received In Portland yes terday of the death Tuesday at Los Angeles of Dr. Irwin C, Sutton who until about a year ago lived in Port land at 570 Ladd avenue. Dr. Sutton was widely known among Northwest ern physicians and surgeons. He vir tually retired from office practice sev eral years ago owing to failing health and continued only to practice among a few friends who bad long been -his patients. Dr. Sutton rallied somewhat a few months ago and came to Portland on a business trip. About six weeks ago, however, he became suddenly worse and was hurried to the hospital. He was unconscious for several days prior to death. Besides his widow, four chil dren survive. BOY SAVES GIRL IN RIVER William Moran Effects Rescue at Co lumbia Beach. William Moran, 18-year-old son of Captain M. Moran, 856 Halght avenue, is the latest Summer season hero. His entrance into the ranks of life savers occurred yesterday afternoon at Columbia Beach, when a winsome rr.lss of about 10 went out beyond her depth and nearly succumbed. Mr. Moran was with a crowd of oth- KEPT IN DARK I I t g ers on the beach when he saw the girl go down twice and heard her cry for help. He reached her before she started down the last time and, after a panicky struggle with her, dragged her into shallow water. Abashed, the girl and her companion fled, and none on the beach could learn her name. Mr. Moran performed a similar timely feat two Summers ago at Sunset Beach, when a girl and her brother went too far into the surf. He pulled them both out. 2 KILLED FAR APART BOTH ARB VICTIMS OP" LOGGING CAMP ACCIDENTS, Aged Elmi Couple Learn Almost Sim ultaneously of Deaths of Son and Grandson. ELMA. Wash.. Sept. 1. (Special.) By a tragic coincidence Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Thompson, for many yea resi dents of Elraa, were doubly bereaved yesterday when their son. Miles Thomp son, and their grandson, Byron Church, met death In separate accidents In log ging camps in Southwestern Washing ton. Each was crushed to death. The accident which caused Mr. Thompson's death occurred In the morning at the camp of the Fir Tree Lumber Company, near Olympla. A log rolled on him and death was instan taneous. He leaves a widow and two children. Mr. Church was eaught by a rolling jB in toe aicernoon in a camp near McCleary. Both of his legs were terrl- oiy crusnea ana he died within & few minutes after the maimed limbs had been amputated at a hospital. News of both accidents reached the agea inompson couple here almost simultaneously. TAGS WILL BESOLD TODAY Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons Will Work for Rescue Home. In her address last night at the First Methodist Church, East Ninth and East Mill streets. Mrs. Bob Fitssimmons, wife of the ex-pugilist, made a strong plea for the Louise Home and Albertina Nursery Home, for whose benefit o day is tag-day. At the opening of the meeting Mrs. Edward Jahu gave an uuiime vi me worn or mesa institu tions In the rescuing of young girls, pointing out that it was desired to raise 3U0O today by sales of tags. Mrs. D itzsimmons gave a review of her lire and her conversion. For the past monm ane has been speaking every night In the Interest of these Institutions, under the auspices of the pacific Coast Rescue and Protective-As sociatlon, and will spend today selling tags. MARRIAGE DONE ON CREDIT Bridegroom Promises to Pay Fee When He Gets Job. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Sept. 1 (Spe cial.) Justice of the Peace Pennock. of this city, today opened the first marriage credit or. record in this city, when he married Jesse Wooley and Miss Jeanette Freeland, of North Bend. The young man promised to be on the spot with the fee at a certain time and was sponsored by Captain Fred K. Cettins, of the Coast Artillery Com pany. Mr. Wooley promised to pay the justice when he got a job and on his first payday. Boys' Band at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) The Boys Club Band, of Oak land, Cat., Including about 30 members and their leader, arrived in Vancouver today for a two-days' stay. The boys are touring the Northwest giving con certs and danoes. Tonight they gave a big concert on the streets. A dance , has been arranged for tomorrow night. I ADAMSON PASSED BILL IS BY HOUSE Senators Agree on Programme for Limiting Debate and Insuring Action. PASSAGE SEEMS CERTAIN Time for Final Vote on Measure to Avert Strike Is Set at 9 o'clock Tonight Vote. In House la 23 6 Ayes, 56 Kays. (Continued From Pint Pa.) Senate bill and take up the one sent over from the House, thereby paving the -way for quick final action with out parliamentary formalities that otherwise would be necessary. Rate-Fixing Is Brought Up. Then Senator Underwood brought up the issue over which the Senate is divided by proposing as an amend ment the rate-fixing provision of the discarded Senate bill. Over this amendment debate waged for three hours. Senators Newlands and Underwood advocating it and Senator Cummins making a long speech criti cising the whole proceeding. Most of the Senators had little to say and in the cloakrooms there were strong in timations that the reason for this was the general conviction that In the ewl the House bill would go through with out change. For a while there was talk of an all night session, but early In the evening word was passed that an agreement to adjourn and vote at a certain hour to morrow would come before the "discus sion had gone far. President Wilson left Washington at 3 o'clock In the afternoon for Long Branch', N. J., where he will be notified formally tomorrow ot his nomination for re-election. While the House was at work the three brotherhood heads at the invita tion of Democratic Leader Kltchln oc cupied the rooms of the. ways and means committee. Qoua Vote Pleases Men. They were insistent that the eight-hour-day provision go through with out any of the arbitration or wage-fixing amendments put forward during the debate. Representative Casey, of Penn sylvania, was constantly on the go be tween them and Representative Kitchin and Representative Keating, of Col orado, who conducted their fight on the floor. When the vote was taken they obviously were pleased. A great crowd thronged the Senate for the night session. The House was represented by scores of members, in cluding Speaker Clark, who took a seat on the floor near Senator Underwood. The brotherhood heads did not adver tise their presence nor go into the gal lery to hear the debate. In asking unanimous consent to lay aside the Senate bill and take up the one sent over from the House, Senator Newlanda criticised Congress for not responding to the President's demand for legislation that would serve as a protection against a future labor cri sta and declared memoers learea to face the issue because of the po litical campaign. Senator Thomas also said that Con gress and not the President was evad ing the responsibility of meeting a great emergency in a way to make its action permanent in character. Cummins Opposes House Bill. Senator Cummins made a long speech against the House bill. He said the country was confronted with appalling disaster and he was not prepared to say that Senators should not yield some of their convictions to avert It, though it was Impossible for him to believe the problem should be solved in the way proposed. He declared in his opinion the amendment of Sena tor Underwood would absolutely de stroy the object of the bill, and he doubted if it would be satisfactory to the brotherhood leaders. The Iowa Senator said he believed the four brotherhood heads were intel ligent men who had done only what they considered their duty. "I acquit them," he added, "of any motive of coercing Congress in the slightest possible degree." Senator 'Borah interrupted to deny that the Senate had .any freedom of action In the matter. "I say," he asserted, "that we are threatened with a National calamity and are asked to legislate, but oppor tunity is not given us "to determine whether or- not we are legislating right. These men, in effect, have said to us, 'we demand that you legislate or we will bring that calamity on the country'." . Strike Declaration Not Defended. "I do not defend their declaration of a strike," said Senator Cummins In re Dlv. "and they must take the conse quences of that. I think they should have postponed that until a fair lnves tigation could be made. They chose not to do so. but they have not asked Conicresa for legislation. They have not attempted to direct this legislation "I leave It to his Democratic friends to eulogize what they believe to be the President's courage. At any rate he made a proposal; the railroad men accepted It and the rauroaas re Ipcted It. Then the brotherhoods. think unwisely, sent out the order for the strike which I think has stricken organized labor the most serious blow It ever received. "But the President, having failed In mediation, came to Congress, 1 am not criticising him for that. I think he came in a proper way. I think he ought to have come. He recommended a programme which was perfectly un derstandable. He may have been cour ageous. I am not Inclined to rob him of the credit, but ho must remember that one of the propositions of the President pleased the brotherhoods and the other pleased the railroads." Taking up the bill in detail. Senator Cummins said the first provision In it meant nothing for the trainmen so far as hours are concerned because over time work is not paid for at higher rates than work up to eight hours. He characterized the measure as being "the brassiest kind of gold brick." As soon as Senator Cummins conclud ed. Senator Newlands proposed ad journment with the agreement to votu and promptly oDtainea unanimous con sent, ending the session. Extension of Provisions Refused. In the House all the amendments ex eeDt those adopted by the party lead ers were rejected. One by Representa tive Clark, of Florida, to extend the operation of the eight-hour law to all employes of railroads was defeated, 120 tp 81, after Mr. Clark had vehe mently declared he would surrender his seat in Congress rather than stultify himself by voting for the bill without the change. Mr. Clark did not answer when th roll was called for the final vote. In opening the Senate debate today Senator Newlands referred to the leg islative suggestions made by the Presi dent and said the enlargement of the Interstate Commerce Commission would not be pressed because of serious op position to It at this time. The proposal for the investigation as to the necessity .for increased freight rates the committee did not comply with, he explained, because It thought that the Interstate Commerce Com mission already had power to adjust rates and It would do its duty to take into consideration all new facts af fecting them. "Regarding important legislation to prevent future labor crises,", said Sen ator Newlands, "the committee could not report today. Whether It will be reported in the future remains for the committee to determine. The same is true also of the suggestion for a. bill authorizing the President to operate trains in time ot necessity for mili tary purposes." Purpose la to Move Trains. Senator Cummins asked if the pro vision Imposing a penalty for obstruct ing movements of trains would apply merely to physical obstructions or would affect employes who refused to move trains. Senator Newlands said the point had not been considered; that the purpose was to keep the roads open. Senator Cummins suggested that it might be construed to deny a man the right to strike and would there fore be unconstitutional. The first criticism of the committee's work came from Senator Reed, who wanted to know If the section directed against strikes and that giving the In terstate Commerce Commission the power to fix the wages of railroad em ployes had been suggested by Presi dent Wilson. He insisted that one would deprive the worker of his right to contract for his own pay and aubjeot him to "involuntary servitude" and the other render him liable to imprison ment for some slight offense. , Senator Newlands said the two provisions had been Inserted without suggestion by the President. "I believe in a government of law and order." he added, "and not In a government of force, where an Individ ual organization can apply force and demand submission. Revolutionary Action Deprecated. "Dragging Into this bill matters of most serious concern that are not nec essary to meet the emergency." said Senator Reed, "will provoke bitterness of debate, prolong discussion and de feat the measure In time to prevent the catastrophe Impending. There are suggestions here that are absolutely revolutionary. At this crisis, with the House burning down before our very eyes, the Senator from Nevada wants us to stop and reform all creation. "When you lay before the railroad employes of the country provisions which, properly construed, would take away their right of Individual con tract, you will arouse such feeling, such consternation, such Indignation, that instead of stopping the strike you will absolutely force it. Why not pro ceed as the President suggested and let other matters wait for deliberation after the strike is settled?" Senator Underwood said the legis lation was not to insure an eight-hour day for the railroad employes, but to give them a S5 per cent wage increase, which the labor men say is right and the railroads say is destructive. "The people of the United States are threatened with a spectacle not equalled except in the great war," he declared. 'Starvation, business paralysis and war stare the neoDle In the face. For one, I am willing to surrender my Individ ual Judgment and vote for this legis lation, without knowieage or ine lavis, to bring peace." coos BAY FEELS SECURE Provisions Plentiful but Industrie - Would Be Paralyzed. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) Coos Bay is comparatively well fortified against the eventualities of the pending railroad strike and would get by without many privations, un less It should occur, as hinted In some channels, the marine engineers on the Pacific Coast go out in a sympathetic strike. In that event all shipments of necessities would cease and this district would have to depend upon lo cal products after the lape of one month. The cities here are well stocked with provisions, which have been arriving in larger quantities than usual this week, following the strike scare. The vegetable season is now at its height in Coos County and the dealers have an abundant supply of flour. The wholesale houses are well stocked with staples and canned goods. There would be another horn to the dilemma, however, for all the indus tries would probably cease operations by the end of one week. The C. A. Smith lumbering mills are not in volved in the railroad shutdown, al though their supplies of logs come from Powers over the Southern Pacific and Smith-Powers railroads. The train operatives, while brotherhood men. were not Included nor taken Into the proposed strike vote and therefore an not subject to the order for next Mon day. Although the logging camps might continue operating and the trains de liver logs, the output of the mills would congest the Bay Point yards so that shipments would bo out of the ques tion within a week probably. Other mills on Coos Bay would be out of logs within a week. EXCESS 11 INCHES SEPTEMBER 1 BEGINS XEW YEAR FOR WEATHER BtilEAf. August Proves to Be Unusually n and Dry Month. Maximum Belnst tHl and Mean &S Degreea. August was an unusually hot month. according to the monthly report issued by District Forecaster Beals. The mean temperature for the month of August was 68 degrees. The normal for the month of August is 65.8 de grees. The highest temperature was 6 degrees, recorded August 24. The low est was 46 degrees, August 19. The precipitation for the month was unusually light, being but .27 of an Inch compared to ndVmal precipitation for the month of August of .60 of an Inch. During the month there were six cloudy days and twice that number which were partly cloudy. Yesterday was the beginning of the new weather year and marked the in auguration of a complete set of new records, covering rainfall, temperature wind velocity, river readings and nu merous other particulars concerning which It Is the Weather Bureau's duty to Inform the public. The figures for the year closed show that the- aggregate rainfall for 1916 was 56.21 inches an excess of 11. OS Inches. The normal yearly rainfall at Portland is 4o.l3 inches. BIG DAIRY BARN RISES Modern Building on J. O. Ranch Costs $200 0. El rod RIDGEFIELD, Wash.. Sept. 2 (Spe cial.) Theodore Perry, a Ridgefield builder and contractor, is erecting a large dairy barn, 44x170 feet on the Jthn O. Elrod 780-acre ranch about two miles above Vancouver. There will be more than 105,000 feet of lumber and 140,000 shingles used in its construe tion. The barn will cost about $2000. This is one of the biggest dairy ranches in that part of the country and a big paying one. W, A. Hlckey. a former resident here, is proprietor of the ranch. . TAGORE TO LECTURE Bengaline Poet to Be Brought Here by Drama League. EUROPEAN WAR FORECAST Humor Is Famous and Sliort Stories Are Compared to Works of De Maupassant Books Avail able at Public Library. "We all act to ourselves, as we read a play." said Rablndranath Tagore. the great Bengaline poet and dramatist, in an article on "The Stage." written 15 years ago, and he added: "The attitude of drama should be 'If I can be acted well and good; If not, so much worse for the acting." " The Drama League is bringing Dr. Tagore to fortland to lecture at Lin coln High School September 27. At his school for boys the Shantl Niketan (Abode of Peace) founded on a self-governing basis, after an earlier visit to America, one of Tagore's plays Is seen at the- end of the term. He himself acted the role of the king when "The Xing of the Dark Chamber" was produced recently. Some of these schoolboys go on to Oxford. Cambridge. Berlin and Paris for their university training and a writer in the Spectators hints that "Shantl Nlkettan may be a greater force In India yet than the verses of Tagore." Tagore Is Humorist. Tagore is described as a humorist. with a "keen sense of fun." best shewn In his short stories, which have been compared to De Maupassant's, in re vealing a shrewd knowledge of human nature. Is he also a seer who can foretell the future? The Spectator raises this question because of the impression given by Tagore's Knglish biographer, Krnest lthys, in referring to the .Euro pean war in the light of an earlier in cident. Mr. lthys jt&ys: "Since this book was written things have happened which have sadly changed our perspective; they serve to recall a day before their faintest shaa ow had fallen, when this visitor from India, lying ill in London, scanned the omens and read them very uneasily." "Sadhana," "Chitra." "Crescent Moon," "The Gardener." "aitanjali." "Bird of the Wilderness" (song). "Songs of Kabir," "King of the Dark Chamber" and "The Postofftce" are the works ot Tagora which the Public Li brary has. Also his "Song Offerings," set to music by J. A. Carpenter. The authorized pronunciation of his name Is as If it were spelled Kah-been-drah-nath (broad a) Ta (long a) Gore (final a silent). It means "Lord ot Light." Tagore is the word for land lord. 1016 Orient Directory Received. The technical room has Just re ceived the 1918 Directory and Chroni cle for China, Japan, Corea, lndo-China. Straits Settlements, Malay States. Slam, Netherlands, India, Borneo, the Phil ippines, etc., with which are Incorpo rated the China Directory and the Hongkong directory and Hong list for the Par Kast. This gives accounts, statistics of re sources, names and addresses of man ufacturers, . dealers and institutions. It also shows recent maps of the principal cities and of the Far Kast and gives briefly the treaties and codes of China and Japan, together with the tariff regulations. Magazines and newspapers added at the Central building are: Commonwealth Review of the Uni versity of Oregon. Free Poland. Phy siological Abstracts, Butte II Minatora (Italian newspaper). Donald Record. Portland Daily Bulletin, Portland Ship ping Otilde and Sllverton Tribune. The Central Library. Tenth and Yam. hill streets, wil be open for reading only from S to 9:30 P. M. Labor day, Monday. September 4. All branches will oe closed an day. G. M. TRAYNOR IS DEAD Plumber Succumbs After Iongr Ill ness and Funeral Is Today. George Maurice Traynor. 613 Rodney avenue, died Thursday at the (Swedish Emanuel Hospital, following an illness of several months. Mr. Traynor was a plumber and his shop was at 2S3 Kussell street. Besides his mother, who is an inmate of the St. Joseph's Hospital for the Aged at Vancouver, Wash.. Mr. Traynor left four children, Catherine, Margery. George and Dorothy. Mrs. Traynor died several years ago. The body was taken to the under taking parlors of A. R. Zeller Company. 593 Williams avenue. Funeral serv ices will be held today tt 1:10 A. M. at St. Mary's Church. The body will be taken at 1 P. M. from the undertaking parlors for Interment in the family plot at the Cathollo cemetery at Van couver, Wash. LINCOLN MEMORIAL RISES Great Statue. Costing $2,000,000, to Be Completed In Two Years. WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. Two years from this month the 32,000.000 Lincoln memorial, now being constructed in Po tomac Para, will be ready for dedica tion. The cornerstone was laid Feb ruary 12, 1916. Henry Bacon, architect of the memorial, in speaking of the progress of the work says: "Before the Winter Is over the Lin coln memorial will be roofed and the building will be completed and the sta tue of Lincoln in place two years from now. The largest blocks of marble ever used In the construction of a building have been used in the mem orial. One, the largest block, is IS feet long and 6 feet high. It is the top middle stone over the entrance. The memorial when finished will be as tall aa an average 10-story office building." DEER BARBECUE PLANNED Kiddle Will Celebrate September 4 by Eating Venison. RIDDLE, Or.. Aug. 29. (Special.) Everything is fast assuming definite form for the fourth annual venison barbecue, to be held here September 4. The bucks are coming in and are sent to Roseburg Tor cold storage. Conces sions for lunch stands, shooting gal leries, balloons,, pennants and soft drinks have been granted. The Southern Pacific Company has granted a one and one-third far for the round trip from all stations in Ore gon from Ashland north. B. A. Wash burn, of Springfield, the barbecue ex pert, will be hre before the big event to perfect arrangements for cooking the 20 bucks. John Malmbsrr. of Manchester, N, K.. bun surh large etrawberries that IS flu a box. Some tf them are 0 inches In cir cumference, while mrst of them are tnore th&a tour inches arouud.
