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Newspaper Page Text3 K VOL. VILI NO. 17,421. PORTLAND, OREGON,. FRIDAY,- SEPTE3IBER 22, 19 J 6. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V v ROUND UP THRILLS PENDLETON THRONG OpeningDay of Western Classic Big Success. PARADE IS SPECTACULAR Trappings of Indians, Cow boys and Cowgirls Gorgeous. SID -SEALE STAR RIDER Standing Erect on Fast-Moving .. 6teed,v Cowboy Makes Individual. V.'Hlt Weather Is Perfect and. ' ' 2 7" Events Are Staged. BT; GORDON STUART. ' PENDLETON. Or.. Sept. 21. (Spe cial.) -The most spectacular, the moat original and the most thrilling: of all chows,' -tlje seventh annual Round-up, opened- here ; today with- a - record breaking crowd for. the first day. Critics who have held that the Pendle ton Round-up would fade away in pop ularity -have been discredited. - - , There is no question but' this year's attendance will "be greater . than ever. All nature seems to be conspiring: to make this' Round-up a. grand success. The sun is actually laughing its ap proval, the air is surcharged with thrilling:, gripping: enthusiasm and ex pectancy. One of the greatest pleas ures of the Round-up as staged here is that no one can tell Just what will happen next and the . big: throng: is "on its toes" every second, so to speak. Champion Rldera Vie. "When it is announced that a contest will no for the ' championship of "the world, it; means Just that, and every body - knows it. -Champions from va rious' other - wild' west shows- are - here,' so the Pendleton Round-up is In reality a contest among: champions. - The cowboys', cowgirls' and Indians' spectacular parade was held during: the middle of the afternoon. It was a gorgeous riot of color and Indian splendor.' The alleged scarcity of dyes apparently did not. reach this far as no color of the. rainbow was not shown In all its brilliancy.; With' a . large flag floating to ' the breeze, Till. Tayior led the mile -Jons procession of 200 cowboys, cowgirls and hundreds more Indians around the track, the famous- cowboys" band fur nishing the music. The directors of the Round-up, all splendidly mounted, were. In the parade.' The cowboys car' ried banners of the Round-up and were given an ovation. - Indiana Add Color." . The Indians, though, added the most color, with their gorgeous outfits, prob ably never before equaled in any pa rade: Indians from the Umatilla' res ervation, Takimas, -Nez Perces. Walla Wallas and Columbias have been com ing here for days to take part. They no doubt' have been preparing',, for months, judging from the wonderful results. Sid Seale threw the biggest indi vidual thrills- today in his dare-devil Roman riding. Standing erect on a trim, jet-black thoroughbred, Seale dashed at full speed down the track in front of the grandstand, actually reeling from side to side and wav ing' a bottle. Later, his mount ran down the track, and jumped sidewlse over the fence in front of a moving picture camera and fell on George A. Newton, who was carried off the field by uniformed Red Cross attendants. Newton Was only badly shaken. Squaw Race la Close. George Fletcher, a cowboy of color and courage, brought the crowd to its feet when he rode an angry sunfishing broncho. Angel. Unfortunately he changed hands at the last of his furi ous ride and was disqualified, but he won the applause of the crowd. The squaw race wsr a -battle royal with Irene Oliver in the lead on a flying start. Josephine Robes won sec ond place and Iris Smith a close third. Bertha Blancett, riding two ponies at once, made a daring ride. Her op ponent, Josephine Robes, lost control and did not finish. The cowboys' relay race was a thril ling feature, and Allen Drumheller. af ter being 100 yards behind, gained an even break by a quick change and finished in first place with Dwight Zeedicar.- riding the Boise Polo team, and Bob i,ehe. riding the C. B. Irwin string, running neck and neck. Stwetuch Race Thrills. The stagecoach race was another thriller in a mile race. Stagecoaches, used probably 50 years .ago. were called into use and, pulled by four borses and filled with rollicking cow boys, with , a long whip on top,, made great speed. One horse stumbled and fell, and was dragged some distance, but got up and finished the race. Gil bert Mlnthorn. an Indian, was first, and Jim Roach second, owners driving. The Round-up is one show that starts en time, runs on time and keeps on time. No delays are. permitted, there is so. waiting .between acts it is bard work to keep one's eyes on everything that . Is going on at the same time. Something may be doing in the arena while preparations are made on the track. As soon as one event is com pleted the next starts;. Louis W. Hill and party, in Glrier National Park, will arrive in time to be f vsoaalydaa-aaf as Xl- Columt, 2.1 FRANCE MAY MAKE CUPID'S TASK EASIER OFFICIAL MATRIMONIAL; AGEN CY IS PROPOSED. Abolition of Marriage Contract and . ' Dowry Suggested "in Inter est o( Poor Girls. PARIS,, Sept. 21. A sort of official matrimonial agency is the : expedient proposed today by Eugene Brieux. of the French academy, to relieve the expected- dearth or husbands . after the war. . There were 1,878,265 single men and 1,64463 single women above the age of ' 25 in' France Before the war, ac cording to the latest' complete statistics. From the age of 20 up the number of unmarried was about ' equal between the two sexes, with 1.000.000 each. A considerable. . number of happy households could have been organized out of these vast resources, M. Brieux thinks, had there been greater facili ties for bringing eligible' parties to gether. They should in the .future, he thinks, be all registered at their re spective town halls. ' ' ' A - more significant suggestion, also due to M. Brieux, is the abolition of the marriage contract, and the dower the' great barrier to the marriage of the girl without a fortune. Some be lieve a romantic period is to set in in which the dower "will get lost in a great, flood of spontaneous and genuine sentiment. . FLAMING RECLUSE DIVES Astoria Fisherman Is Rescued From - Well, but May 'Die. . . ASTORIA. 'Or.. SepC 2L- (Special.) Jens Jensen, a . fisherman . residing at Blind . Slough, probably was ' burned fatally by the explosion of 'a' flve-gal-Iqn can of coal oil at his horns' last night " . ' With "his clothes -in flames.. Jensen rushed from the house and Jumped Into a well from which he was later rescued by neighbors. The man was- fright fully, burned about -his head and body and. the attending physician says there is little chance for bis recovery. The residence was ' completely ; destroyed. Jensen is . about 65 years of age and lived by' himself. , J.N. TEAL MAY- BE NAMED Portland . Man Mentioned for Ship- T 'jplng Board " Appointment, - OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 21. Diligent inquiry as to candidates -from the Pacific Coast for appointment on the Tariff Board and the Shipping Board, authorized by re cent law, but not' yet appointed, de velops only one name. Joseph N. Teal, of Portland, is mentioned as a possi bility, for the Shipping Board. President Wilson, at Shadow Lawn, has a list of possibilities-for both Boards;: but he has not made It public, and the Pacific Coast men in the Ad ministration's . executive . departments say they have not been consulted. LAZY-MATE ACT HITS WIFE Tacoma 'Woman Returned to Fam ily by Court Without Penalty. TACOMA,. Wash.. Sept.. 21. (Special.) -For the first time since the- "lazy husband"' act was passed it has been applied to a woman. Prosecutor Thompson swore out a warrant today for Mrs.- Lydia Muncie. wife of : Alex Muncie, a mill worker. 3he was arrest ed in Seattle and, brought here for trial. xne cnarge against ner was dismissed when the couple "made up." Muncie told the court that their three small children had been '.crying for their mother since she left home three days ago. - ' TURKS ARE ON RIGA FRONT - f . Troops Equipped and Led by Ger- . man Officers. LONDON, Sept. 21. Turkish troops have appeared on the Riga front, says a Reuter dispatch from Petrograd. They are led by German' and Austrian offi cers and their whole equipment is Ger man. . , This is -the first time the presence of Turkish troops so far north has been reported. Turkish troops have appeared in Galicia and since then have taken part in heavy fighting. Turkish troops also are aiding the Germans and Bul garians in Dobrudja. BLEACHERS FALL WITH 200 Masons Dropped In Heap After Tak ing of Group Picture. MASON CITY. Ia.. ; Sept.. 21. Two hundred persons ' were' dropped in a heap today when a set of .temporary bleachers collapsed during the taking of a group plctur. Several were cut and bruised but none was seriously in jured. - The men in the group were Masons gathered here for a meeting of the Mystic Shrine. All were present 'at a meeting tonight, when a class of more than BO -was initiated into the Order.. MR. TAFT AND T. R. ACCEPT Two ex-Presidents to Attend Recep ( tlon for Mr. Hughes. NEW - TORK Sept. 2i: Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft, it was announced here tonight, have accepted invitations to attend a reception in honor of Charles S. Hughes at the Union League Club here on October 3. Elihu Root, president of the . club, wiu preside GAR SHORTAGE LOSS ALREADY IS SERIOUS Damage Reports Given - at Hearing DISTRIBUTION COMPLAINED OF Shippers Say Railway 'Men Good at "Passing the Buck." SWITCHING METHODS HIT Portland Lumberman Reads Tele gram From California Saying .Equipment Is Not Scarce . on Southern Pacific Lines There. , Concrete reports from numerous in dividual lumber manufacturers pro vided eloquent ' testimony ' . before the Public Service Commission yesterday of the serious damage that the car short age on the Southern Pacific has caused the lumber. Industry in Western Ore gon. William Sproule,' president ..of the Southern Pacific; W. R. Scott, operat ing vice-president; J. H. Dyer, assist ant general manager, and other offi cials listened attentively to the dra matic stories told by some of the lum berman and by their frequent interro gations, suggestions and comment man ifested a sincere desire to co-operate with the commission and the shippers in relieving the situation and - in pre venting future similar occurrences. Critical Conditions Revealed. Conditions as revealed by some of the witnesses yesterday are most critical. . - 'The plant of the Sheridan Lumber Company, employing 160 men, has not been able to operate since September 2; the "Hammond Lumber Company's mill at Mill-City, working- 600 men, was forced to close down last night; the Standard Box & Lumber Company at Scof ield, . with SO -men. is confronted with nerious financial difficulties!; the Pacific Face Brick Company at Wllla mina has suffered, great loss of busi ness that may permanently- Impair its commercial ' 'prestige; the Silvenon Lumber Company at Cilverton - will be forced to close within a few weeks If It does not get relief. Other minor misfortunes were re lated through the afternoon with al most unvarying monotony. Hearing; to End Today. The hearing has been in progress for two days now and will be concluded to day. Two paramount conditions have been revealed by the evidence already submitted. ' : One. is .that, the shippers do not ex ercise the maximum efficiency rn load ing and unloading their cars, and that they do not always load to the full car capacity. - . The other is that the Southern Pa cific's system governing the distribu- (Concluded on Page 9, Column 1.) MARS IS SO ffLS v-wi 1 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTE KDAfS Maximum temperature, 14 deKnei; minimum, fiO degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. foreign.- Official marriage agency " in France pro posed. Page 1. ' " t- War. v .. French ' keeping upv terrific cannonade oa ; Somme.. Page -4. . f ; Mackenser.'s forces in Dobrudja 'routed. Page Venizelos sounds significant . warning to Greek King..- Page. 7 Official war reports. Page 4. Mexico. Villa victor at Chihuahua, says General Bell. Page 4. , , Politics. Mr. Hughes exposes Administration's threat to Mexico. Paga 2. ' Domestic New York City facing general strike today. Pago t. . Elastic tariff necessary to new trade con ditions after war. Paga 6. Blackmail trials to be bold In Now Tork. Page t. Bernard J. Montgomery,' Portland man. long 'missing, is In Ban Francisco hospital, tnlnd blank. Paga 11. SB . H ports. ...... , Pacific Coast League results: San Francisco . 6. L.oa Angelas 1; Salt Lake V, Vernon 3; Oakland-Portland game postponed, rain. Page ltt- McCredle derles that he will manage Salt Lake club..' Page lti. Wlllard's -wealth plies up rapidly. Income be Ing iC0,CHK) already this year. Page IT. Kapoleon Direct paces . mile in 2:004. Paue 18. " Red , Sox' victory over Detroit apparently clinches pennant. Page la. Superbas brighten pennsnt chance by -winning while Phils and Braves lose. Page 1. Pacific: Northwest. Liquor ship skipper admits he "cleaned up" 416 on each caso of whisky. Pag L "Round-up thrills big crowd at Pendleton. Page 1.. Regents. of normals point -out need for an other . school. Page 5.. Washington drugless physicians to oppose Governor Lister's re-election. Page IT. ' Commercial and Marine. Sugar market has recovered most of re- - cent decline. Page 21.- Liverpool wheat prices, loweered to facilitate buying in this country. Page 21. -Upward swing , in stock market Is still en. Page 21. , . Shipbuilding . Is . brisk. Page -18. ' . Portland and , Vicinity. Serious business losses due to car shortage shown at hearing. Page 1.. ... Ford'a second .marriage, only contract for several . years. . Page 1. . Final arguments being made In cement case. Page 8. 1 Mrs. a. Alexander has right to resume prln clpalship of girls at Polytechnio school, rules court. Paga 6. Dr. E. V. ' Morrow's talk on Belgian Red - Cross work thrills. Page 8.. Attorneys accuse others " of reaping harvest . from pension - act. Page 10. Murder mystery , not yet unraveled. Page 11. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 18. 6:CENT . LOAF ONv MARKET Large Chicago Baiting Firm Ad vances Price, One Cent. CHICAGO. Sept. .2L The price of bread was' raised from- S to S cents a loaf by one of the largest baking, firms in - Chicago today. Other bakers are expected to follow.' ' Customers were advised that economy would be effected by . the purchase of the : 10-cent. loaves. . '.-.. OIL HINDERS CLAM DIGGING Fuel Pumped From Hold of Congress Covers Shore at 'Marshfleld.' MARSHFIELD, 'Or, Sept.- 21. Oil pumped from the bold of the- Congress Has settled In the mudflats of the lower bay and the situation la ' giving clam diggers much concern. . There was much crude oil sticking on the roqks about the Ar ago . light house yesterday. RECKLESS WITH - THU2 - DONKEY'S wNMir" XOY RIDE cc,OEn j) 1 NEW YORK RIOTERS WARNED BY MAYOR City Is Facing General Strike Today. STERN MEASURES PLANNED Entire Military and Policft-Pow er Will Be Involved. CONFERENCE IS FAILURE Union Official Says All Ia In Readi ness for Sympathetic Action of 700,000 Workers In Varl- . ous Trades. . NEW YORK, Sept. 21. According; to an announcement late today by union officials the threatened grnrral sym pathetic strike' order will Include co-oka and kitchen help, waiters and bellboys. Virtually every large hotel and res taurant ia . New . York, It was said, would be affected. ... NEW YORK," Sept 21. Labor leaders were warned formally by Mayor Mitchel tonight that he' would employ the "full civil' and military powers" conferred upon him by law. to prevent disorders . it the, threatened, general strike of trade unionists is called to-. morrow to aid the streetcar employes who tjult their plces September . The Mayor's communication was ad dressed to Hugh Frayne, chairman of the conference ' committee of- labor leaders, after a final effort to arrange a peaceful settlement had failed and following the declaration that a gen eral strike" was inevitable. . The Mayor made it plain-that for the union), offi cials -"to call these strikes will be to assume full responsibility for all that may follow." - . - Vlgoreus Policy Promised. "The Mayor, representing civil forces of-government In this city." the letter declared, "feels it incumbent upon him to say to you now. before any further rash step , is. taken, that these duties (to enforce' law and maintain order) the. city government will discharge to the full, employing, if need be. Its en tire resources to that end. Disorder, assaults and crimes of violence. Includ ing Injury to innocent citizens, such as those of Tuesday-and Wednesday, will be suppressed with a strong band and punished with all the vigor at the com mand of the Government." . The communication, which was con curred In . by-Oscar S. Straus, chairman of the Public Service Commission, . r -viewed' at length the causes which led to the present crisis. Both Sides Violate Agreements. It said' that the Icterborough Rapid Transit Company, which operates the subway and elevated lines, violated a (Concluded on Pago 2, Column 8.) ' MACHINE. LIQUOR SALES OFF RIVER ADMITTED CAPTAIN BOB JONES MAINTAINS ACTION IS UEGAlf. Profit of $15 on Iach Case of Whisky Is Realized Goods Worth the Money, He Says. ' MARSHFIELD. Or.. Sept. 21. (Spe cial.) Captain Bob Jones, who had been at sea nine days in the tiny gaso line schooner Tramp, which lay off the Columbia River for several days, and sold liquor to fishermen and others from Astoria, arrived last night. Captain Jones expressed himself very forcibly about the various lawless titles which had been applied to him owing to his trip to the Columbia from Eureka. Ho said "some of the newe papers may yet hear from me." "Sure. I sold whisky, and It was worth all the men paid for It. Two do! lars a bottle for bonvled goods is a low price for the sort of delivery I made. Those reports of men coming to the Tramp and getting wrecked on the rteaslde and other beaches are rot. The fishermen who bought pood whisky of me said they got rot gut" at Astoria from the bootleggers there and thought my goods worth the money. . "They talk about me as a bootlegger and lawbreaker," said Captain Jones. "I knew where I stood before I left Eu reka with a cargo of liquor and beer. I saw attorneys and found my rights were perfect, and bought a Govern ment license for $24.84. Other craft sell liquor outside the three-mile limit, and the large boats sell with Impunity off the coast of Oregon." Captain Jones shied at giving exact details of his profits, but admitted he made 1 15 on each case of bottled whisky. NOMINATION IS IN BALANCE Florida Certificate Equivalent to Election,-Changes Hands Again. TALLAHASSEE. Fla., Sept. 21. The Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida, which is equivalent to election, change' hands' again today when the state canvassing board revised its for mer decision. Sidney J. Catts. who had been declared nominee by a small ma jority, gave up his certificate of nomi nation and one was issued to W. V. KnoIL . Catts then announced he would ask a court review of returns from other counties.' . . - . Legal authorities say that whoever has - the certificate on October 6. the last day for filing nominations, will oe Governor. " " VENIZELOS' LIFE IN PERIL Conspiracy to - Assassinate Greek Statesman Is Discovered. MILAM", via London, Sept. 22. A Sa lonlkl dispatch to the Seccolo says: ."A conspiracy to kill ex-Premier Venlzeloa has been discovered, with the result that the guard of Cretans about his house has been augmented and friends accompany the ex-Premier when be goes out. "Two - lines of trenches have been built around King Constantino's palace, which is constantly guarded by large forces." BATTLESHIP GUN EXPLODES Member of Crew on Michigan In jured When Practicing:. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Admiral Mayo, commanding the Atlantic fleet. reported today that a 12-inch gun on the battleship Michigan had exploded yesterday during firing tests on the southern drill grounds, the 'muzzle be ing, blown to pieces, seriously injuring one man. . The Michigan was ordered to the Philadelphia Navy-yard for repairs and Investigation of the explosion. BANDITS WIN BOAT RACE Men Who Held tTp Florida Bank Once More Escape on Land. MIAMI. Fla.. Sept. 21. After out stripping a Sheriff's posse in a motor boat race out of Rock Harbor yester day, the four bank robbers who got J6000 In a daylight holdup of the State Bank of Homestead ' abandoned their boat today In the vicinity of Tavanler Creek. . They apparently have struck into the Everglades again without leaving a trail. GUIDE IS SHOT FOR DEER Red Hat and Sweater Fail to Save Victim From Hunter's Aim. MEDFORD, Or.. Sept. . 21. George Van Auken, guide and farmer, was mis taken, for a deer while wearing a red hat and sweater, Wednesday after noon, on Union Creek, and was shot through, the cheek. He waa out with a party of Klamath Falls hunters. . Had the bullet that tore away the flesh of his face struck a bone, doc tors say. death would have been instan taneous. RUSSIAN MUTINY REPORTED Soldiers in Caucasus Revolt Be cause of Food Shortage. BERLIN. Sept. 21. (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) Advices from Con stantinople, says the Overseas News Agency today, tell of a mutiny among troops of the Ri'sslan Caucasus army because of lack of provisions. Several officers, among whom was one regimental commander, were killed during the mutinous outbreak, the re sort declare. ' E ADMITTED BY FORD Second Wife AIsoTaken by That Method. i 1 WEDDING IS HELD LATER Status of Children Declared Never Considered. MONEY SENT ALASKA WIFE Defendant In Forgery Suit Admits Registering Miss Frary . as His Wife in Denver Hotel Before Marriage Was Arranged.- . Homer N. Ford was married by. con tract to Caroline Voght; lived with her for ten years as man and wife; was the father of her children; then met a woman he cared more for; waa advised that the first marriage was illegal, and entered upon a second contract mar riage with Elizabeth G. Frary. which ceremony was later ratified by a church wedding. These are facts admitted by Ford on the stand in his own defense in the forgery case pending against him in the court of Circuit Judge Davis. Di rect testimony of Ford was concluded yesterday; the cross-examination will be continued today. Proof of Intent Point. Judge Davis has held that the first marriage of Ford in Alaska was legal under the common law, which means that Elizabeth Frary had no right to sign a ded as Mrs. Elizabeth G. Ford. The case rests upon proof of Intent to defraud by such a signature. Asked why ' be did not marry Mrs. Caroline Ford before a preacher or Judicial officers in 190S, after receiving legal advice that the contract nupttals were not lawful. Ford replied. "Because I didn't want to be tied." " ' Misconduct Ia Admitted. "When did you. meet Miss Frary?" pursued. -Deputy- District Attorney Col lier. "In the Fall of 1907. "And a year later you objected to being 'tied to Caroline Ford?" "Yes. sir." In March, 190S. Ford registered, - he admitted, at a Denver hotel with Miss Frary as his wife. In a letter, produced in evidence, written by Ford from Den ver at that time, he asked Mrs. Ford not to put her name and address on the envelopes, giving an ostensible busi ness reason. "What was the real reason you made that request?" demanded Deputy Col lier. "If you were in my. place you. wouldn't have wanted a letter coming . to the hotel presumably from your wife, when you had another wife registered there, would your asked Ford In reply. Dispensation Not Obtainable. In December. 190S, at Fargo, N. D., Ford ' decided to forget his Alaskan marriage and marry Miss Frary. ' She was a' Catholic and needed a special dispensation, which could not be pro cured at that time. "So we Just drew up a contract calling us man and wife, with the understand ing that I would ratify that contract by going to a church and getting mar ried if she could later get a dispensa tion." related Ford. In 1915 Miss Frary lost the contract of marriage, so Ford said he went to Chicago and saw a Catholic bishop, procured the special dispensation necessary, and they were married in a Catholic church there May 1. 1915. Former Contract Overlooked. "Tou were advised that your former contract marriage had no validity, yet you entered into one with the Frary woman immediately after. Did you think that made you man and wife?" queried Deputy Collier. "I did." "Who wrote out the contract?" "I did, and we both signed it. with her sister and some other witnesses." "In May. 1915, you were finally mar ried. A year prior to this ceremony you executed this deed in question. Did you consider Miss Frary your wife then?" continued the prosecutor. "Tes. sir." Reverting back to the first contract marriage. Prosecutor Collier asked Ford: "When your first child came, did you consider you and Mrs. Ford were man and wife?" ."Legally, no." Children Net Considered. "Did you think that child had a name?" "I never gave it a thought." replied Ford. "When did you give it a thought?" "Now." "For the first timer" "I think so." "Why did you put the name of Dor othy Ford on that dead child's grave?" "She was my child." "How-did she get the name of Ford?" "It waa the name of her father. Asked why all the letters of his which were produced had always :re- ferered Mrs. Ford as "'My Dear Wife." Ford replied. "We called each other husband and wife as a matter of form." Mrs. Ford has testified that she always believed their marriage le gal as it has been held to be by Judge Davis. Ford could not recollect what he meant In a letter he admitted was in .tCoacUiiea- ou -fago 10. Column. 4st- CONTRACT MARK AG