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Newspaper Page TextK VOL,. VIM. -NO. 17,413. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 13, W16. rRICE FIVE CENTS. s"iS"?JBMS LOSE Oil POINDEXTER LEADS IN SENATORIAL RAGE RAIL HEADS HERE TO HELP GIVE CARS E PHI BETA OFFICER WOULD BAR COEDS SECRETARY THINKS SOCIETY'S STANDING RESTS WITH MEN. L7 I 1 1 V L. I 1 jJ l VJ VJ I U ALL SOUTHERN LINES WON'T RENEW OATH BLOODY SHIRT IS HIS ONTARIO CHAUFFEUR ARREST ED FOR GOODWIN'S MURDER. SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIALS ARRIVE IN PORTLAND. SOM GUARDSMEN THOMPSON ADMITS V K Humphrey Is Losing in Own County, King. BRYAN RUNNING CLOSE THIRD Ex-Governor McBride Thinks : Gubernatorial Place Safe. BOTH CHOICES COUNTED Representative Johnson Seems to Have Defeated Mayor Fawcett for. Congress Open-Shop Candi- . date Heavily Supported. ' SEATTLE, Wnnh, Sep. 13. 2il5 A. M.) In the race for the Senatorial nomination 310 precincts, moat of them , from Kina and Spokane Counties oat f 2443 in the state, grave for Senator, first and second choice votes added. Miles Polndexter 10,608, Will K. Hum phrey 13,863, E. A. Bryan 11,002. On the Republican ticket, 224 pre cincts out of 2443 In the state, give for Governor, first and second choice votes added- McBride 0303, Hartley 7083, Lee 4888, Sutton 3139. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 12. One hun dred and thirty-eight Seattle precincts, first and second choice added. Rive for Senator on the Republican tickets Polndexter - 11,422, ' Humphrey 11,341, Bryan 7830. Ninety-eight Seattle precincts, first and second choice votes added, give for Governor on the Republican ticket i McBride 7502, Hartley 6580, Lee 4027, Sutton 1244. SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 12. Interest in the Washington state primary to day centered in the contest for the Re publican nomination for United States Senator, the candidates '. be.it-.g- Miles Polndexter, the incumbent;. Will E. Humphrey, now representing the First Washington - District in Congress; Enoch A. Bryan, late president of the State Agricultural College, "and three minor aspirants. Although returns are meager., owing to the slow count. Polndexter has shown great strength in nearly every county heard from, and his managers claim his nomination by a. substantial plurality. Polndexter Carries King:. The second-choice ' law operates in this case and first and second-choice votes are counted. Polndexter appears to have carried his own county, Spo kane, by a large plurality, and Hum phrey's county. King, by a small plu rality. One hundred and eleven Seattle pre cincts complete, for Senator, first and second choice, give Polndexter 9292, Humphrey 7801. Bryan 6306. Fifty-eight precincts in Seattle, first and second choice added, give McBride 4699, Hartley 4118. Lee 2167. Hodge 1815, Frost 1068. Seventy-seven precincts in Seattle Slve Miller, for Congress a lead of 912 over his nearest opponent John E. Bal laine. There being eight Bepubllcan candi dates for the nomination for Governor and none having 40 per cent of the first choice votes, . both first and second choice must be counted. Ex-Governor Henry McBride ran well in all the pre cincts that have reported, and his man V agers assert that he will have a pural lty of several thousand votes. Votes for Union Foe Heavy The surprise of the day was the heavy vote given to Roland H. Hartley, of Everett, a lumberman who sought the Republican nomination for Gover nor on an "open shop" platform, de nouncing what he termed the tyranny of the trades unions. Hartley ran a close second to McBride in King Coun ty, and poled a heavy vote throughout Western Washington. In the First Congressional District ex-Mayor John F. Miller has a sub stantial lead in the votes thus far counted for the Republican Congres sional nomination. Ex-Mayor George F. Cotterill. of Seattle, has no oppo sition on the Democratic ticket. He also was nominated by Prohibitionists In mass convention here today. Democrats Name Woman. In the Second District Representa tive Lindley H. Hadley, Republican, was re-nominated, unopposed. Mrs. Frances C. Axtell, Progressive, re ceived the Democratic nomination, her name being written on the ballot. In the Third District Representative Albert Johnson, Republican, was re nominated, defeating Mayor Angelo V. Fawcett, of Tacoma. There were no Democratic candidates on the ticket for Auditor and Land Commissioner. No returns have been received from the Supreme Court ballot. RESULT IS CLOSE IN LEWIS Humphrey One Vote Ahead of Poln dexter for Senator. p- CHEHALIS, Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) Two precincts complete and five incomplete in Lewis County give Hum phrey 57 first choice and 26 second choice; Polndexter, 56 first and 22 sec ond; Bryan. 10 first and 30 second choice. For Congress the same precincts give Johnson 127, Fawcett 77. Governor Lee, 20 first and 27 second Concluded on Page 5. Column 2. J. Telegram to Boise Man's Bank Casts Suspicion and Officers Wait Return From Nevada. BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 13. D. C. Brl choux, a chauffeur of Ontario, Or., was arrested at midnight Tuesday, charged with the murder of R. C. Goodwin, a wealthy Boise sheepman, who disap peared on August 31 nd whose body, weighted with auto chains, was found in the Snake River Monday. He confessed that he killed Mr. Goodwin as they were returning from Stein's Mountain. He said on the night of September 4. after a five days' trip, near a ranch house half a mile from Ontario, Mr. . Goodwin attempted to shoot a dog. Brichoux seized the re volver to dissuade him, and in the struggle it was discharged, striking Mr. Goodwin in the head and killing him instantly. Fearing his story would not be be lieved, Brichoux says he hauled the body to the wagon bridge Just east of Ontario and threw it into the river. When Mr. Goodwin's body was iden tified a man representing himself to be Mr. Goodwin went to a bank in Winne mucca, Nev., and had the bank there telegraph to a Boise bank for $500. He showed a bank book and letters. The money was sent and paid over. Meanwhile investigation into Mr. Goodwin's murder had led the officers to the Brichoux home, where Mrs. Bri choux said her husband had gone to Winnemucca. Mr. Goodwin, when last seen alive, was in a machine with Bri choux, on August 31, headed for a sheep district in Eastern Oregon. The chauf feur returned five days later, saying he had left Mr. Goodwin "up there." All day yesterday the Oregon author ities had been watching the roads lead ing north from the Nevada state line, for advices from Winnemucca were that the man representing himself to be Mr. Goodwin had started north by automobile. At 11 o'clock Tuesday night Brichoux was identified as he drove through Vale, Or., and warning was telephoned to Ontario. The suspect hid his automobile in a clump of brush on the outskirts of town and walked to his home. When he entered his house the officers were waiting for him. ELEPHANT KILLS TRAINER Infuriated Beast Hurls Man .to Ground and Tramples Him. KINGSPORT. Tenn.. Sept. 12. Wal ter Eldrldge. 23 years old. was pounded to death against the ground by an ele phant, of which he was assistant trainer, before thousands of persons at a circut here today. The elephant, which Eldrldge was leading to water, became infuriated, and. seizing the trainer in his trunk, began pounding him furiously against the ground and ended his life by stamping him. The crowd of spectators became ex cited and a general stampede ensued, several women fainting. Shots fired into the animal's body only increased his fury. BUTTON FAMINE IS FEARED Scarcity of Fresh Water Clam Shells Alarms Manufacturers. , NEW TORK. Sept. 12. Alarmed over the scarcity of fresh-water clam shells, the Button Manufacturers' Association of America held a special meeting here today and decreed that "the fresh-water .clam, the mussel, must be preserved." Members of the association said the clam had not been abundant this year because of the wet Summer, which caused the streams to wash the mussel from its bed. Prices, they said, were up 60 to 200 per cent. JAIL FOOD BIDS DUE SOON Contract for Feeding Prisoners" Ex pires This Month. The increased cost of living may hit the City Jail commencing October 1. when the city will have to get a new contract for furnishing meals for the prisoners. The present contract under which the cost is 14 cents a meal ex pires with this month. An ordinance will be submitted to the City Council ' probably today au thorizing a call for bids for furnishing the meals. JUDGE REQUIRES STUDY Children "Sentenced" to Memorize Traffic Laws of 5000 Words. LONG BEACH, CaU Sept. 12. Six children were 'sentenced" today to memorize the city traffic ordinance, containing approximately 5000 words, by Police Judge Carl V. Hawkins, be fore whom they appeared on charges of violating the traffic regulations. ' They were ordered to return to court within two weeks prepared to recite the ordinance.' WITHDRAWN LANDS OPEN More Than 4 50,000 Acres Are Re stored to Entry. . WASHINGTRON. Sept. 12. Restora tion to entry of nearly 467.000 acres heretofore included in coal land with drawals in New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming was announced to day by Secretary Lane. Of the total 324,000 acres are in Wyoming and 113,000 acres in New Mexico, French Take 2 Miles of Trenches. FORTS OF KAYALA EVACUATED Struma Positions N,ow Firmly Held by Entente. SERBS DRIVE FOE BACK Von Mackensen Stops His Advance Into Ronmania and Is Concen trating to Meet Russians; Austrians Are Defeated. BY. ARTHUR S. DRAPER. (War Correspondent of New York Tri bune. By Special Cable.) LONDON. Sept. 12. General Sarrail extended his attack on the Macedonian front today. While the British forces continued the battle for the east bank of the Struma, the French assailed the Teuton line along the Vardar Valley, where the main allied thrust is planned. North of Majadag, in the Lake Doiran region, the allied forces engaged the Bulgars in a 36-hour battle and finally gained the upper hand. Trenches on a front of two miles and extending to a depth of 800 yards, were- wrested from Czar Ferdinand's troops. Allies Hold Struma Line. The British, meanwhile, pushing fur ther eastward into Macedonia, won a stronger hold on the east bank of the Struma and captured two more vil lages. In this attack the French troops co-operated and the Struma line now is firmly in the hands of the allied forces. One of the first results of this push eastward has been a menace to the Bul gars, who drove toward the Aegean coast. The positions tne invader holds must be abandoned without delay if the British, progress, continues. All the forts at the Greek port of K aval a already have been evacuated. This retreat was due in part to the British threat to the Bulgar flank and in part to the heavy battle of the allied warships. . Serbs Drive BaUara Back. Although their fighting on the ex treme west end of the line is attracting little attention, the Serbian troops merit careful 'Watching. The reju venated army is fighting with all the skill and valor which won them ap plause In the early days of the war. They are driving back the Bulgars steadily, while the Italians are giving them valuable support. In the Dobrudja, heavy fighting con tinues. The resistance to the Russian drive along the Black Sea coast has stiffened. Von Mackensen. whose lead ership in this sector was announced officially by .Berlin today, has made no further effort to extend his lines along the Danube east of Silistrla. but ap parently is concentrating his effort to check the Russian advances. Turkish troops in considerable num- Concluded on Pag 4. Column 1.) E. E. Calvin and William Sproulo to Hold Conference With J. D. Farrell, of O.-W. R.'& N Co. Early and substantial relief to vari ous Oregon shippers suffering from car shortages may result from an In formal meeting 'in Portland today- of J. D. Farrell. president of the O.-W. R. & N. Company; E. E. Calvin, presi dent of the Union Pacific, and William Sproule, president of the Southern Pa cific. Mr. Calvin arrived In Portland yes terday. He saw Mr. Farrell and other officials of the O.-W. R. & N Company. They talked about the car situation generally, but particularly about plans for handling the Immense Eastbound movement of wheat, .which now is about to set in. Mr. Sproule Is due in Portland this morning. He is accompanied by W. R. Scott, operating vice-president of the Southern Pacific They will meet Mr. Calvin and Mr. Farrell. The Southern Pacific has been the principal sufferer from the lack of cars, but now Is able to give its patrons con siderable relief through the movement of empties from California to Oregon. But this process merely is depriving California shippers of equipment and in a short time, it is feared, the shortage there will be as acute as it has been in Oregon for the last few weeks. Whether some reciprocal arrange ment for the Interchange of cars can be effected between the Southern Pa cific and the Union Pacific systems re mains to be determined. It is said that that question will be the subject of earnest discussion when the three executives get together here today. SEA TRAGEDY IS REVEALED Note Inclosed in Bottle Picked Up at Point Bonlta. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.. 13. A- brief story of tragedy at sea has been cast up on the beach at Point Bonlta, near here. The story made public is told in a note enclosed in a bottle found last Saturday on the beach by Edwin A. Turner, a geologist of this city. It reads in part: "September 10, .1914. At sesj. in an open boat, in a dense fog, without food or water. Have now been adrift eight days in a boat. Two dead. Not ex pecting to live much longer. We last saw the Farralone Islands September 1. My strength Is fast leaving me. "HARRY P. JANES, Niagara, N. Y." MR. FAIRBANKS STRICKEN Vice-Presidential Nominee Seized With Indigestion When Speaking. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 12. Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate,, suffered an attack of indigestion tonight while addressing an audience at the Audi torium here. For a time it was ex pected he had been stricken with ser ious illness. He was compelled to quit speaking fox 15 minutes and during the interval many people left the building. After his recovery in an anteroom, Mr. Fair banks resumed. IT SEEMS THERE WAS AV ELECTION IN MAINE Pledge Is Disliked Be : cause of Long Term. SALEM COMPANY HIT WORST Oregon Regiment, However, Will Retain Entity. GOVERNOR'S REVIEW TODAY Friendly Encounter Between Two Units Engenders Some Feeling. Resignation of Captain Porter, of Company E Is Expected. The Third Oregon Infantry will enter the federalized National Guard without the loss of a single unit but not with out the loss of a considerable number of men. It became apparent yesterday when the men were called upon to take the new oath under the reorganized Fed eral militia that there will be some defections. This is notably true of Company M. of Salem, and. in a lesser degree, of Company G. of Oregon City, and Company H, of Portland. It is doubtful whether more than 50 of Company M's present strength of 142 men will enter the new service. Company G will fall far short of the minimum requirement of 65 men. Com pany H had 66 men on its rolls last night. Good Showing Expected. A substantial sprinkling of in dividuals, varying from two to 20 men to a company, have dropped out of various other units but the regimental strength as a whole will be well rep resented when the new organization is completed. ' Five companies A. B, C, D and E were mustered into the service before noon yesterday. Company IP took the oath soon after noon. . . . Companies I and L and the machine gun company took the oath Immediate ly after retreat last night. .Company K. . and the headquarters company will take the oath early this morning. The headquarters company embraces the regimental band, the mounted orderlies and the regimental staff. It is expected that Companies G, II and M will recruit enough men today so that they can be sworn in before evening. Machine Gnn Men Object. Only 33 men in the machine gun com pany took the oath yesterday. Twenty others are objecting to the new form of service, and probably will be per mitted to withdraw. The officers say that they have ' enough volunteer ap plications already to fill out the com pany. Major W. W. Wilson, acting Adju tant-General, is the mustering officer. The mustering ceremonies provoked a spectacular demonstration at Camp (Concluded on Page 13. Column 3.) MONDAY. Growing Proportion of Women Members Leads to Fear That Rep utation Will Be Impaired. PHILADELPHIA. SeDt. 12.-TRecom-mendation that, measures be taken to curtail the yearly admission of women to membership in the Phi Beta Kappa was made In the report of the secre tary. Rev. Oscar M. Voorhees, sub mitted to the triennial council of the society here today. The recommenda tion, the report said, was based upon the fact that of those admitted to mem bership In the last few years about one-half were women. "The reputation of the society." said the report, "will rest in years to come upon the work of. those whom we now are electing to membership. It will be generally conceded, I think, that a larger share of its reputation must come from its men than from its women members." The report was placed in the hands of a committee and will be acted upon by the council later. More than 300 delegates representing colleges and universities in all sections of the coun try are in attendance at the council. The meetings are being held at the University of Pennsylvania. R0LPH HOME THREATENED Forest Fire Near San- Francisco Mayor's Ranch. SAN JOSE, Cal.. Sept. 12. Forest fires on the eastern slope of the Santa Cruz mountains broke out afresh to night and were rapidly descending on the ranch houses of G. M. Letcher, of this city, and Mayor James Rolph. Jr., of San Francisco. Mayor Rolph's home was surrounded with trenches. Fire fighters feared an east wind, which might sweep the blaze into the Cali fornia redwood park. No ranch houses have been burned, but several were said by fire fighters to be In imminent danger. BEATEN GENERAL RESIGNS Austrian Commander Gives Ill Health as Reason. VIENNA, via Amsterdam to London, Sept. 13. General Pf lanzer-Baltin has resigned from his command on account of ill health. Emperor Francis Joseph has accepted his resignation. According to recent reports General Pf lanzer - Baltln was Intrusted with the defense of Transylvania along the Roumanian frontier. THIEF SENTENCED TO ARMY Youth Has Choice of Enlistment or Reformatory Term. CHICAGO. Sept. 12. As his punish ment, after having been convicted of stealing a bicycle, Thomas Geppard, 18 years old. had his choice, by Judge Harry Fisher today of serving in the United States Army a year or in the state reformatory a year. The youth chose the Army. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 71 decrees: minimum. 55 degree. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. Politics. Mr. Hushes says Maine proves that Repub lican party- is reunited. Pass 2. Polndexter . lead In Washington race for Senate. Pago 1. Republican vote for Governor In Colorado primaries close. Page 5. War. Germany doe - not . fear economic war. - Page 4. French gain again oa Somme. Page 4. Bulgars are defeated on all southern fronts. Page 1. Greece faces Cabinet crisis. Page 4. National. President Wilson and Mexican Commission confer. Page 3. President returna to Summer home at Shadow Lawn. Page 2. Japan declares sovereignty of China has not been Infringed. Page 3. Domestic. Phi Beta Kappa officer fears women can . do society little good. Pag 1. Defense scores at Billings trlaL Page 2. Troop A patrols 20 miles of Una. Pag 13. Extension of New York strike is planned. . Page 2. . - Sports. Beavers will clash with Tigers at Los Ange les today. Page 12. Phillies gain on Brooklyn In National League race. Page 12. Detroit Tigers now only one half game be hind Boston. Page 12. One hunrfred-blrd race is feature of Pa cific Coast handicap shoot. Page 13. Pacific Coast League results: San Fran cisco 2, OaklRnd 1; Los Angeles 8, Salt Lake J. Page 12. Lee Axworthy trots mile at Syracuse in two minutes flat, lowering own world's record. Page 12. . Pacific Northwest. Thompson admits bloody shirt is his; de fense rests. Page 1. Sheepman's chauffeur Is held for murder at Ontario; confesses. Page 1. Commercial and Marine Country wheat markets steady In spits of lower local prices. Page 17. Wide gains scored iu Wall-street stock mar ket. Page 17. False channel to carry traffic temporarily at iregon City, page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Some guardsmen decline to renew oath. Page 1. Rotary Club fountain on highway presented to city. Page 5. Gresham fair opens. Page 6. Democratic trick nailed by friend of Hughis. Page 11. Public Safety Board against change in fire department. Page 11. Case of E. E. Coovert to be argued before . Supreme Court. Page 14. Good housekeeping lauded by Governor at Home Chautauqua. Page 7. Progressive nominees for elector refuse to run. Page. 7. Federal neent from China tells of growth of national spirit. Page 13. Warm welcome for guardsmen Is planned. Page S. Hughes alliances doing good work In East ern Oregon. Page 3. , Railroad heads arrive to aid car shortage. Page 1. Weather rtpuit, data and foiecast, Pag 17. i Garment Left at Mur der Home, He Says. DEFENSE CONCLUDES ITS CASE Truck Driver Testifies About Lessons Given Suspect. DEATH CAR TO RUN AGAIN Aged Mother of Prisoner Collapses From Strain of Trial, but Son Is Composed as He Tells of His Whereabouts Monday. HILLSBORO. Or.. Sept. 12. (Special.) Bennett Thompson's defense complet ed its case today and rested, after sub mitting Its alibi for. the man accused of killing Mrs. Helen Jennings, of Tualatin, and Fred Ristman, of Port land, on May 15. The defense proved that Bennett Thompson was at his home in Portland Monday morning. May 15, and Tuesday morning following. It did not prove that Thompson was at home the night the crimes were committed. Mrs. Thompson Contradicts Him. Thompson explained away the blood and graphite-stained shirt traced to him and the presence of Al Howison's shirt among his effects by a story which was not corroborated by a single wit noes and which was contradicted in a small particular by Mrs. James Thomp son, with whom he had been living. No explanation was offered for the presence of graphite marks on the un dershirt admitted to be Thompson's corresponding to greater smears on the outer shirt found on the trail taken by the murderer in fleeing to the railroad from Mrs. Jennings' home. The marks on the undershirt were discovered and marked by detectives in the presence of Mrs. Thompson. - Motor Curiosity Related. Intimate friends of Thompson had never seen him run an automobile. This was proved by the defense. On the other hand, one of bis own witnesses testified to Thompson's curiosity re garding the operation of a motor truck. This witness. Lou Riggs. had "tried many times" to teach Thompson, he said, although Thompson proved a dull pupil, never sat at the wheel and fis zled his one attempt to start the truck. A position on which the defense re lied strongly was that Thompson could not have committed the jitney murders because he could not run an automobile, which the murderer undoubtedly had done. .Novice Telia of First Trip. Coroner Barrett, of Washington Coun ty, was put on the stand in rebuttal by the prosecution and testified that he drove an automobile ' similar to" 'the murder car from the scene of Mrs. Jen nings' death to Hillsboro, 20 miles, without ever having operated a ma chine before in his life and from knowl edge gained solely by observation of chauffeurs. No further proof than Thompson's own statement was offered today to show that he was at his home the night of the dual slaying. Mrs. Thompson's testimony yesterday was the only cor roborative assertion. To explain that the stained shirt traced to him had not been worn by him the night of the murders and to account for Howison's shirt being found at his home. Thompson said that he left the garment, later found blood and graphite-smirched, at Mrs. Jen nings' four days before the crimes and that she at that time give him Howi son's shirt to wear. Thompson said that he had washed the Howison shirt the Wednesday fol lowing the murders at the same time he washed the undershirt found at his home. Mrs. Thompson was called to the stand by the state and she sorted the wash that day and was "absolutely positive" that the "Howison shirt" was not in the wash. The prosecution expected this ex planation to account for these two shirts. It takes the stand that the murderer of Ristman and Mrs. Jen nings could not have obtained the shirt that had been Thompson's at Mrs. Jen nings' home. Smile Finally Wears Off. This is because Ristman was killed -first, according to every indication, and only the feat of carrying his body into the wo'odd would account for the abundance of blood that dyed the shirt. The slaying of Mrs. Jennings was not so sanguinary an act. Thompson for the first time lost his air of bravado as the trial wore on to day and his ready smile was replaced by a worried look. He answered all Questions on the stand coolly and unin formed spectators would have thought he was a witness in a case in which he had no particular personal interest. When Thompson took the stand this morning his face was very pale and he was breathing fast. As he testified, he changed his position continuously and his feet constantly crossed and un crossed, or tapped nervously. He was first asked his age, which is 34,' and whether or not he was ever, guilty of a crime. He admitted being sentenced to 20 years, January 22, 1902. for highway robbery. Thompson told of meeting Mrs. Helen Jennings for the first time May 25. 1914. when he was employed In haul ing wood on her ranch. He came to I Concluded oa Pass ft. Column 1.) gT io6.a