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K VOL. VLJ. NO. 17,412. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. II IS SWEPT STRAW VOTE GIVES HUGHES MAJORITY STEFANSSON FINOS CONTINENT 111 NORTH PRINEVILLE VOTES $100,000 FOR LINE BONDS AGAIS ARK ORDERED BY 358 TO 1 MAJORITY. HEHRYFORD SPENDS TWO HOURS IN CITY MISSING ANGLER IS THOMPSON'S ALIBI PRODUCED ATTRIAL FOUND IN RIVER BY REPUB VAXCOUVER STRAW VOTE GIVES REPUBLICAN BIG LEAD. IVAN G. GCLOTSOX LOSES LIFE IN CLACKAMAS. LB V ffliliiken Elected Governor by 13,000. EVERY OFFICE IS CAPTURED Governor, Both Senators and All 4 Representatives to Congress Assured G.O.P. LEGISLATURE, TOO, IS WON Progressive Vote Returns Al most in Block and Aids in. Signal Victory. ronTLAXD, Me, Sept. 11. Witn all fcut BO of the 35 precincts In tbe state reported, returns for Governor glTel MHllken, Republican, 71,301 1 Curtis, Democrat, 61,003. " The same precincts In 1914 gavet Ifaynes, Repnbllcnn. 51,347; Curtis, Itcmocrat, 510,345; Gardner, Progressive, For T'nlted Stntes Senator tbese pre cincts glvei Kernnld, Republican. 70,793; Hale, Re nnbllcan. Oil, TOO; Johnson, Democrat, -402; Sills, Democrat. 61,303. PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 11 Maine Republicans, reinforced by returning Progressives, won a signal victory at the election today. -- They elected a Governor, an Audi tor, two United States Senators and four Representatives in Congress and, wresting control of the state House of Representatives from the Demo crats, will be able on joint vote of the Legislature to elect the other state officers not chosen by popular vote. . Carl E. Milliken led his ticket, de feating Governor Oakley C. Curtis, who sought re-election, by a plurality of approximately 13,000. County Offices Won, Too. The Republican drift extended to county officers, the greater number of counties choosing Republican County Attorneys and Sheriffs. These offices are important locally because the holders are charged with enforc ing the ' prohibition law. The vote was heavy, as had been expected, for the campaign had been waged with a determination not 'seen in recent years. Ihe country was searched out for speakers of National prominence and the greater number of these battled on National issues The fight was particularly hot for the ' two United States Senatorships and the four places held by Maine in the lower House at Washington. National defense, the tariff and the eight-hour law for railroad men loomed large in the speeches. Moose Return to Fold. United States Senator-elect Fred v jerick Hale tonight sent a telegram to Charles E. Hughes, who had shared in the campaign, claiming that the vote was an indorsement of Hughes' candidacy for the Presidency. Gov ernor Curtis issued a statement as serting that anything less than a Re publican plurality of 15,000 would in dicate that the people of Maine wished to uphold the President. The- Progressives, who two years ago cast 18,226 votes, returned large ly to the Republican party in the opin ion of Republican leaders. The closest fight was for Congress from the Sec ond District, where Representative Daniel J. McGillicuddy was defeated by Wallace H. White, Jr., by 500 plurality. Popular Democrat Defeated. United States Senator Charles F. Johnson, whose wide personal popu larity had given the Democrats great hope of his return, was defeated by Frederick Hale, son of the ex-Senator, by approximately 9500 votes. "For the short-term seat in the Senate, ex Governor Bert M. Fernald defeated Kenneth C. M. Sills, dean of Bowdoin College,' by 12,000. L. B. Goodall won from L. A. Ste vens in the First Congressional Dis trict by 3000. Representative John A. Peters retained his seat, defeatine John E.' Bunker in the Third District jfhy 4000. Ira G. Hersey defeated jf Leonard A. Pierce in the Fourth Dis xnex toy ouou. Legislature Is Captured. At midnight returns for the State Legislature were incomplete. The (Concluded ou Paga 2. Column a.; Employer. Business; and Professional Men Favor New Yorker Em ployes lor 'Wilson. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 11. Spe cial.) In an Impartial straw vote for President, It was shown here today that Hugrhes is the candidate for business men, professional men and employers of labor. Wilson ran stronger among the laborers, railroad men and farmers, but Hughes ran far in the lead. Votes cast by business and profes sional men and employers of labor re sulted: For Wilson, 17; for Hughes, 67; for Benson, 1. In 1912 voted for Wilson. 17; Roose velt. 25: Tart, 38; Debs, 2. Normally, a. Democrat, 10: Re publican, 66; Progressive," 6; Prohibi tion, 0; Socialist, 1. The answers by the laboring men, employes of all' kinds were: For Wil son, 82; Hughes, 44; Benson, 2. In 1912 voted for Wilson, 25; Roose velt. 21; Tart, 19; Debs. 3. Normally a Democrat, 14; Repub lican, 54: Prohibitionist, 3; Socialist, 1; Progressive, 1. The combined vote stood: Wilson, 49; Hughes, 111; Benson. 2. . Voted in 1912 for Wilson, 42; Roose velt, 46; Tart, 57; Debs, 5. Normally, Democrats, 24; Republicans. 120; Pro gressives, 6; Prohibitionists, 3; Social ists, 2. WEED GOOD FOR MEDICINE German at Sumner Makes Digltalin From Foxglove. MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept. 11. (Spe cial.) N. Schoemaker, a German scientist, has been making his home at Sumner for the past several months, and in that time has been manufactur ing digltalin from foxglove, which Is abundant in that neighborhood. All the boys in the neighborhood are making: circus money by gathering the poisonous weed for the German, who has enlarged his operations and asserts he is extracting: valuable ' medicinal properties from the weed which here tofore was not considered to have any commercial value, and was only ad mired for its symmetrical and colorful blooms. DIRECTIONS BRING : SHOT Railroad Employe Fired On by Man to Whom lie Points Way. OAKLAND, Cal., Sept. . 11 Floyd Smith, passenger director of the South ern Pacific at the Oakland Pier, was shot and wounded shortly after noon today by an unidentified man. believed by the railroad officials to be insane. According: to . their statement, the man bought a ticket to Portland. Or., but instead of boarding the train as it was about to start, turned back toward the ferry boat. Floyd ran after him to tell him he was going the wrong way, when they say, the man turned and shot him. HOLY WAR AIDING TURKS Russians Have Hard Time With Nomad Bands In Fersta. WASHINGTON, Sept 11. A holy war, decreed by the Sunn! Mohammedans, and a war of pillage and robbery by the various tribes of Turkestan, have proved of material aid to the Turks in their advance Into Persia, accord ing to dispatches reaching here today. Russian ' reinforcements, however, have dlspeUed large bands of the no mad auxiliaries of the Turks. The Turkish regular forces in Persia are estimated at only about 30,000 men. s PLAGUE DECREASE MARKED New York to Permit Opening Schools on September 2 5. of NEW YORK. Sept. 11. The number of cases of infantile paralysis reported in the department of health bulletin issued today was .smaller than on any previous day since June 26. The deaths were only nine, which is the lowest since July 5. Health Commissioner Emerson wrote to the president of the Board of Edu cation, he announced today, sanction ing the opening of schools on Septem ber 25. GRANDMA GOES TO SCHOOL Woman of 7 5 Is Freshman Where Her Grandchildren Are Students. BAKERSFIELD. Cal., Sept. 11 Mrs. Mary Brundage, 76 years old, widow of the late Superior Judge Ben Brundage, a pioneer of Kern County, today reg istered as freshman in the Kern, County High School and will study the Spanish language. Mrs. Brundage has several grand children attending the high school at which she is registered. GERMANS INSIST ON LOAN 30,000,000 Taken From" Belgian Banks; Interest la Promised. THE HAGUE, Netherlands, via Lon don. Sept. 11. The Belgisch Dagblad announces that the German authorities have seized 30,000,000. which bad been placed in the coffers of the Belgian National Bank, in consequence of the sspension of the moratorium. The newspaper says the Germans have offered to pay 5 per cent Interest and to return the money two years after the close of the war. Explorer's Lieutenant Reaches Seattle. SUMMER BASE IS ESTABLISHED Adequate Supplies "Permit In vestigation of New Land. RICH COPPER DISCOVERED Dr. Anderson Reports New Species of Plants and Animals and Vast Beds of Ore That May Easily Be Reached hy , Rail. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 11. Vilhjal mur Stefansson, the Canadian explorer, is probably still continuing his Inves tigation of the new Island or continent which he discovered last year north of Prince Patrick Island, according to Dr. RudolDh M. Anderson, commander of the southern branch of the Canadian expedition which, went north In the Summer of 1918. and who returned to Seattle today. The expedition was divided Into two parts, the northern, under Stefansson, which was to seek new land In the Polar Sea. and the southern, under Dr. Anderson, which was to make topographical and geological survey of the country east of the mouth, of the MacKenzie River, especially the copper deposits. Stefansson Finds New Land. Stefansson found new land and An derson found and mapped vast areas of lava containing copper deposits on Cor onatlon Gulf and Bathurst Inlet, work able by surface mining and the ore transportation to the MacKenzie River by construction of a railroad through a country comparatively level and pre sentlng no great engineering dlfflcul ties. . Stefansson with the large powerboat Polar Bear, passed last Winter at Prin cess Royal Island, witn IB white men, 19 Eskimos, including women and chil dren, and a large number of dog's.' Party Sent for Cariboo. , Last Spring he sent a number of Eskimos to Melville Island to kill bar ren land caribou and musk ox for hii Summer expedition. He also sent sledge parties north to the new continent with quantities of supplies for the Summer work. Caribou are to be found on the new continent, but not musk ox. Nothing Is known of the result of the Summer's exploration. Stefansson said there was a possibility that he would come soutn in late Summer and leave for Nome with his three power boats and all his effects, but as noth ing has been heard of htm at Nome it is believed he decided to continue his explorations until the polar sea was frozen over, and then return by sledges to Winter quarters chosen by him at (Concluded on Pave 7, Column 1.) A FEW FAMILY T;rS COLCr Arj UOtJ. O U. OOt ScSSfCsOlS'S r . AOiA Lone Opponent of Railroad Tildes Identity Election Makes Branch From Main Line) Certain. PRINEVILLE. Or.. Sept. 11. (Spe cial.) Prlnevllle held Its second elec-J tion on the question of voting: $100,000 in bonds to construct a railroad from hthe main line of the Oregon Trunk Into this city. The bonds carried 358 to 1. Last Spring- an election was held at which only one vote was cast against the proposition, but, because of Irregu larities in the election proceeding's, a second ' one was called. It had been hoped that the one opponent could be converted, but he has evaded discovery. The people are Jubilant and a railroad now seems assured. UNIFORM GOWNS WANTED High School Girls May Be Required to Dress Alike in Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Sept. 11 Reso lutions requesting that all Kansas City High School girls be required to wear uniforms will be presented to the Board of Education at Its next meet ing. The resolutions, which assert that rivalry in dresses Is having an un wholesome effect on the girls, two of whom recently declined to attend school because they could not dress as well as others, were adopted today by the civic commission of the Council of Clubs. 17 CHILDREN IN FAMILY Tacoma Prizewinners Are Beaten by Clatskanie Family. Oregon has one family that Is a tie for the prize big family reported In Tacoma, Wash., and is reported to have another that has the Tacoma family beaten. Sixteen children Is the extent of the Tacoma family. The family of John Krug. near Hilla boro. Included 16 children; IS are liv ing. A letter was received yesterday by The Oregonian from C A. 'Anderson, of Clatskanie, Or., announcing that Ed ward Ellirtson. of that place, has a family of 17-chlldren. IRON ORE STRIKE IS OVER - Men Return to Mines In Minnesota After , S Months Layoff. CHISHOLM. Minn.. Sept. 11. Men who have been' on strike here for the past three months returned to the mines today. Mine officials are prepared to start full crews at all properties on Wednes day, and all former strikers are quoted as declaring the fron ore strike Is over. SNOW FALLS IN LEADVILLE First Visitation of Winter Season About One Inch. DENVER. Sept. 11. Colorado's first snow of the season is falling at Lead ville today, according to reports to the local Weather Bureau. The snow began last night and amounts to nearly one inch. METHODS OF CIRCULATING FIRE- u r sir isj?zr 3 oyr HOIA - S fjj ( SSY DO l 1 . b-l look j Ik-it A m ' I m ' Peace Advocate Tries to Elude Reporters. PLENTY OF SHIPS PROMISED Auto Manufacturer Says Will Vote for. Wilson. He LEAP TAKEN FROM CAR Captain of Industry Crawls Over Coal I'ilo' and .Drops Four Feet to Ground to I Escape Those Who Would Interview. Henry Ford, of Detroit. Mich., the millionaire peace advocate and automo bile maker, is about the most bashful citizen that has visited these parts In quite a spell. Any man who will crawl over a pile of coal. Jump oft the kitchen end of his private car. descend Into a dark alleyway between two trains and thence snoop his way unseen to a haven in the depot. Just to avoid & crowd waiting on the platform to greet him, composed of O. M. nuramer, Miss Grace De Graft", Frank C. Riggs. E. J. Clark. A. W. Jones, manager, and W. S. McNamara. assistant manager of the Portland Ford plant, a few other men and women and three reporters, is bashful or something. Ferslatent Reporter Provokes. All of this comedy was enacted by Mr. Ford when he and his wife and party arrived at the Union Depot from Seattle in their private car Philadel phia at 5:20 o'clock yesterday. In the meantime, however, a di version was being created in his favor by P. L. D. Perry, of London, who said he was managing director of the Ford business in Europe. Mr. Perry descended upon the plat form side of the car and engaged folks gathered there in genial conver sat Ion.' To the reporter fellows he said it would be impossible quite so for any of them to see Mr, Ford, or Mrs. Ford, either, for that matter. One of them, was so unfortunate as to per sist. - Mr. Perry bored him with a look. Do you know what we would say to you reporters in England?" he in quired. We would say 'No!' And it would be "No!" " Crowd Paraaca Mr. Ford. Having enjoyed his little Joke on the reporters and others assembled, Mr. Perry remarked that It was too late to see Mr. Ford, anyway, because he had left the train. This shot went home. There was general scattering to see how Mr. Ford had made his escape. An open door at the kitchen end of the private car on the opposite side of the train offered a clew. Just inside the door was the car kitchen, and next to (Concluded on Pace IS,- Column 2.) WATER IN OREGON. V so 4 cyvcrczjrc r fj &0r-Tfy6 a.es ujArz- I . I Pntrwrs) Fishing Trip Companion Gives AlarmVictim Was Bookkeeper in Department Store. The search for Ivan G. Gulovson, of 1248 Maryland avenue, was ended yes terday noon when his body was re covered from the Clackamas River, one and one-half miles below the Rivermill Power plant of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Companv. In company witn Fred O. Wahlgren. of 40 East Emerson street. Mr. Gulov- son left on a fishing trip Sunday morn ing. After reaching the river the friends separated, agreeing to meet at Morrow Station, on. the Estacada line. at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. At that hour Mr. Wahlgren was at the station, but Mr. Gulovson did not appear. The alarm was telephoned to this city and the missing man's father. G. R. Gulovson: his brother, M. Gulovson and his uncle, D. M. Gulovson, left Portland yesterday morning -to Join the searching party, which had sought through the night in the brush and timber along the river. At noon the body was found and the news dis patched to this city. Mr. Gulovson was 24 years of age. and was employed as a bookkeeper in the Lipman, Wolfe & Co. store. Friends in this city are shocked by the tragedy. One and all they char acterize Ivan Gulovson as a particular ly promising young man, of great per sonal charm. He was unmarried and made his home with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Gulovson, of 124S Maryland ave nue. He also leaves a brother. M. Gulovson. and a sister. Miss Stella Gulovson. J. J. HILL'S WEALTH IN WEST Empire Builder's Son Says Estate in New York Is Only $40,000. NEW YORK, Sept. 11. Louis W. Hill, son of the late James J. Hill, rail road financier, in applying here today for ancillary letters of administration on the estate. ' stated that his father left real and personal property in New Tork state valued at only about 40. 000. Most of tbe decedent's property Is located in Minnesota. Ripley Is to Lead Fight. NEW YORK. Sept. 11. E. P. Ripley. nrsident of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, announced here to night that he would bring suit to test the constitutionality of the recently en acted eight-hour law. He was of the opinion that other Western railroads would do likewise. He termed the law confiscatory, called it class legislation and said It was in violation of freedom of contract. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weatlier. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 78 degrees; minimum. 51 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. Politics. Maine goes Republican by big majority. Page 1. Republican leader elated at result In Maine. Paga Z. Prohibitionists appeal to Mooae for votea in Mortn Dakota. page . Mr. Hughea makes plea for support of American enterprise. Page 9. War. Greece likely to be at war on aide of allies within 10 days. Pago 4. British cross Struma and take four Bui gartan cities. Page 4. Mexico. American warning to stay oat of Mexico may ba revoked. Page 4. Foreign. t Great bridge avfr St. Lawrence collap'sea, killing 11 men. Page 12. Hmestir. Forest fires still rage In California. Page T. Traction service badly crippled by strike, in New York. Page 8. Battery A at Calexco packs up for Im pending move. Page 8. Steamer Beaver, afire, reaches port with all safe. . Paga 7. Troop A men graduate into class of real soldiers. page 12. Sport. Beavers' pace Is fat during their stand at home. Page 14. Coast trapmen vie In practice shoot. Pago 13. Braves beat Dodgers and climb In National League flag race. Page 34. Boston and Detroit each win game and pen nant race tightens. Page 14. Pacific "ortbwost. Prlnevllle votes S100.0O0 for railroad. 8.'.8 to 1. Page 1. Outcome much In doubt on eve of Wash Ington primaries. Page . Thompson produces alibi. Page 1. Governor clashes witn Senator Day over flax plant. Paga 6. Stefanpson finds new continent farther north. Page 1. Troopa at Clackamas get gno.OOO. Paga 12. Commercial and Marine. General demand for hope lifts prices In atl Coast markets. Page 1. Wheat at Chicago strenctbened by decrease In visible supply. Page 19. Bull movement In Wall Street market Is continued. Page II. All lines firm st Nortn Portland atock- - yards. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Henry Ford In town. Page 1. Missing angler Is found in Clackamas River. Paga 1. All Portland eipected to Join In welcoming soldiers home. Paga 2u. Chamber work for year outlined. Page !!. Ezra Meeker is for Hughes. Page IS. Alcohol drunks again are numerous, page It. Joseph Bletben discusses Washington pri mary race. Page 11. Dally newspaper publishers organise. Page New Anna t.e-ls Hall building soon to ue begun. Page l.i- Reed College registration largest In history. Page S. fire Chief opposes two-platoon system Pace IS. Amerl'-an opportunity for trade with China lclared grat. Page 6. x-'C.,ernor Moore of Washington criticises Vr. t'olnaextor s pontics. rase o. Cat carrying liquor cargo wrecked on high ay. Page 11. Judg- McGinn dlsmUs'S libel suit again.-: Parent-Teacher head. Page is. Importer of liquor labeled 'milk" held to --ai'd jury. Pare 11. Weather report, data, and forecast. Page 19. Woman Says Suspect Remained at Home. DEFENDANT TESTIFIES TODAY Mrs. Thompson Is Sure "Ben Fixed Baby's Milk." DARK MOTOR DESCRIBED Neighbor, Counted On by Defenae to Identify Thomrtfon as Man Talked To at Home on Mur der Night, Fails to Do So. HILLS BO RO. Or.. Sept. 11. (Spe cial.) Bennett Thompson's alibi was offered today. Except for his own tes timony, which, will be given tomorrow. as to his actions the night of the jit ney murders and in explanation of the blood-stained shirt which has been traced to his home, his complete alibi was set forth. One witness testified that Thompson was at his home. 7109 Forty-second venue, " Portland, at the time when Mrs. Helen Jennings was slain in her sleep and Fred Ristrnan was murdered. This witness was Mrs. James Thomp son, sister-in-law of the accused man, the woman whose efforts obtained the parole of Thompson from state's prison when he had more than nine years of a sentence for highway robbery still to serve. Thompson Biot Seen at Hone. Her statement was corroborated in but one instance. Herbert John Ames, of 7103 Forty-second avenue, a neigh-' bor. testified that he heard what he thought was a man's voice in tbe Thompson home that night. Airs. Ames said she heard her husband taikng to a man in their yard that night. At torney Huston said, when District At torney Tongue objected (a her evidence along this line, that her husband would testify that this man was Thompson. He did not. "No, air, I don't remember seeing him Monday evening," answered Mr. Ames to the query whether or not he had seen Thompson the night of the murders. Woman Met la Back Yard. "Did you .talk to anyone in the back yard?" persisted Attorney Huston. " I do not remember talking to any one that night," was the positive answer. - He went on to say that he was in his yard, which adjoins that of Thomp son, several times between the hours of 7 and 10 the night of May 15, but that he did not see anyone but Mrs. Thompson. "1 beard someone talking. I supposed it was a man from the tone of tr.o voice," was Mr. Ames' only corrobora tive assertion. This Was about ' .o0, he eaii. when Mrs. Thompson was preparing supper. Two witnesses gavs testimony that Thompson wore a seJmon-colored un dershirt the Sunday before the mur ders and a similar one the morning fol lowing, which was Tuesday. Tho graphite-marked undershirt is brown. Kaowledge of Motor Denied. Every witness for the defence who had known Thompson for any length of time testified that Thompson had not been seen driving an automobile and that he never demonstrated any particular knowledge of machinery. . State Prosecutor Tongue was well pleased with today's developments. "Not a single disinterested witneea was produced who could swear that Thompson was at his home." he com mented. "No one lias yet questioned the shirt Identifications. Thompson will have some tall explaining to do tomorrow." Defense Yet Confident. Attorney Koscoe. Hurst remains con fident. "Thompson will clear up all remain ing doubts of his innocence tomorrow," he pre1 k-ed. In addition to Thompson, the defense has about ix more witnesses to testi fy. There are three physii lans and F. C. Jellison. proprietor of the Fulton filling station, who may not be found, and Lou Riggs. who was traced to As toria by Sheriff Reeves yesterday and served with a subpena. to which he fhouk answer tomorrow. Mrs. James Thompson testified tt Thompson's actions the night of the jitney murders as follows: "Ben was over town all day Monday, but came home between 7 and 9 o'clock. It was not yet dark. He stayed home all night, as far as I know. I fixcl him a lunch when he came home an 1 he went to bed at f o'clock. I am quite sure he went to bed. Presence at lerht Asserted. "In the after part of the night Ben got tip to fix the baby's milk. In the morning he got up at 6:30 or 7 and went to the butcher shop shortly after. He brought home some pork chops for breakfast, lie was home all day Tues day, but went over town Wednesday after doing the washing. Since th-? baby was born he washed everything except what 1 washed by hand." Mrs. Thompson was reluctant to dis cuss her domestic relations. She said that xhe and her husband, James Thompson, had a little trouble arnf have not been living together for about two years, although he sees her and stays a day or so with her occasional- i Concluded ou Page o. Column o.