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' mm jj pfittm VOL. LYL-XO. 17,457. PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 ' " " SSSSSSSa SjaSSSSSSSSaSM . HUGH ES SAYS FLAG RAINIER SAWMILL E AMERICAN MAIL FOR DENMARK IS SEIZED BRITISH COMPEL TWO VESSELS TO UNLOAD POST POUCHES. IS. HANLEY HELPS VOTERS TO DECIDE WILL PUTS PREMIUM ON CULINARY ART COST OF DIG. TOO, $50,000 FIRE LOSS PLANT OF AMERICAN EXPORT IUMBER COMPANY BURNS. MEANS PROTECTION GIRLS MUST COOK GOOD MEAL TO GET $10,000 EACH. I . 1 AMERICANS MOUNTS SKYWARD Emblem Not Invitation to Come Home. JUST POLICY IS ADVOCATED Rights of Citizens Not for Pres ident to Suspend. TRADE TO BE ADVANCED Nominee Pleads for High Standard of Americanism, of Service and V Efficiency In Facing Prob lems of the Future. ALBANY, N. T., Nov. 2. Charles E. Hughes told audiences In Central New York today, the last day but one of his campaign tour, that he had no apologies to make for his attack upon the Administration witn reference to the maintenance of American rights and that he proposed. If elected, to make the American flag- the symbol not only of courtesy and justice but of firmness and consistency In maintain ing' "our known rights on land and eea." The nominee assailed the Adminis tration for Its failure to aid In the de Velopment of American trade abroad by upholding American rights, char acterized as "very cruel and unwar rantable" suggestions that a vote for him meant a vote for war, and de clared that In American relations with foreign nations he was opposed to a "muddle of meddle." Nominee la Confident. Mr. Hughes here addressed 'an audi ence that had waited nearly three hours to hear him. He declared his be lief that he would carry Ohio, Indiana and New Tork, and assert that he was "'looking forward to the responsi bilities of administration." and out lined what he regarded as the essential conditions of National leadership. Mr. Hughes replied to a statement In a recent speech of Mr. Wilson as fol lows: "It is not that we should be trucu lent. It Is not that we should go about with any braggart assertion of power. It Is not that we should engage in bluster. I like the phrase, 'the peace of a gentleman. but It Is a peace of a gentleman, unafraid, alert in his self respect and getting his rights, quietly and calmly, ready to maintain them. That is the peace of a gentleman." Nation Not Threatened With War. In his speech here tonight, as In other speeches In the course of the day, Mr. Hughes declared that "there never has been 'a time, perhaps. In our history when it was easier to keep the Nation out of war than during the past few years, when every nation engaged In the great, strife abroad desired our friendship, and would not by reason of any assertion of our just rights forfeit that friendship." The nominee was an hour late In reaching Albany. His address here was further delayed by a street parade, many blocks long, which he headed. On his way to the hall the nominee was cheered by crowds on the sidewalks. The nominee was cheered , when he arose. "I come to you after several days of a very remarkable experience in the states of Ohio and Indiana," Mr. Hughes said. "I suppose that no candidate for the Presidency ever received a more generous greeting than I received In those states. It demonstrated the in terest that is felt by the people of this country in the issues of the campaign, and as I believe put beyond question the victory of the National ticket In both Ohio and Indiana, as well as New Tork. Conditions of Leadership Defined. "We are now looking forward to the responsibilities of Administration and I desire to speak to you with respect to what I regard the essential condi tions of National leadership to be. "The executive is Intended to be a leader; but his leadership i3 primarily to do with the performance of certain constitutional duties of the gravest im portance to the people. He is not chosen to follow the whims of his fancy or i.to indulge in a license of freedom to follow his own personal choices in any direction to which his imagination might lead him. "He Is the executive under our con stitutional system charged with the duty of managing the great business af fairs of the United States. His first duty Is to give to the country an effi cient administration of the public business. It is perfectly idle for us to expect, in the trying days to which undoubtedly we shall be called in the coming years, the prosperity which we desire to enjoy unless we have in this country exhibited, as, indeed, is ex hibited in many countries abroad, the highest standards of administrative work in our public service. Able Tnlrnt Should A saint. "The executive should surround him eelf in the various departments of pub lic work with the ablest talent at his command. He should never permit diplomatic agencies, for example, the organization of our great State De partment and the representation of the Nation in all its international relations, to be subordinated to a narrow con ception of supposed partisan exigency. America should stand in her diplomacy with a high prestige won and main tained by the character and special .(Concluded on Fag C. Column 1.) Employe Is Badly Burned fcy Steam pipe Explosion Volunteer Fire Fighters Confine Blaze. RAINIER. Or.. Nov. 2. (Special.) Fire, starting about 10 o'clock tonight from an unknown cause, completely de stroyed the sawmill of the American Export Lumber Company at this place. The loss on the plant Is estimated at from $30,000 to $40,000, and about $10, 000 worth of lumber was destroyed. John Miller, an employe at the saw mill, was severely burned by the ex plosion of a steam pipe. The local volunteer fire department responded to the alarm and fought the blaze, which was confined to the prop erty of the lumber company. Weather conditions were favorable, there being no wind. The manager of the American Export Lumber Company is C. A. Douty, of Portland. GRESHAM IS FOR HUGHES Straw Voote Also Gives Majority to McArthur for Congress. GRESHAM, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.) A straw vote, taken in two of the local confectionery stores all last week, resulted in 61 for Hughes and 42 for Wilson. For Representative in Con gress Jefferies received 15 votes, Laf ferty 28 and McArthur 63. Circuit Judge, Department No. 5, Gatens 53 and Grant 36. County Judge, G. M. Mc Brlde 28 and George Tazwell 53. On the Sunday blue law 90 voted to repeal the law and 13 voted against repeal ing it. A straw vote at Union High School No. 2 Wednesday resulted in a vote of 87 for Hughes and 80 for Wilson. ZAYAS LEADS IN CUBA Liberal Candidate for President Ex pects Majority of 9 000. HAVANA, Nov, 2. At 11 o'clock this morning the official figures of the vot ing yesterday for President of Cuba gave Alfredo Zayas a majority of 900 for all provinces in the republic, with 839 colleges missing. Senor Zayas. who is the nominee of the Liberal party and opposing Presi dent Mcnocal, the Conservative candl date, told the Associated Press that his majority would reach 9000. The Lib erals are leading in all the provinces. CITY FEELS RISE IN GAS Appropriation of $700 Extra Re quired to Keep Cars Going. The Increased cost of gasoline will force the city to appropriate $700 addi tional to keep city machines running the rest of this year. An oriUninu providing for the appropriation has been prepared. The city up to September arot Its gasoline for 9 cents a gallon. Since that time its contract has been 18 Cents, which has hepn rpRnnnsthla fnr . t!e greater part of the $700 additional now needed. FORTUNE TELLERS CURBED Practice for Profit Is Prohibited i in Aberdeen. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Nov. 2. iSre- clal.) An ordinance prohibiting calm lsts, clairvoyants and spiritualists from operating in Aberdeen for profit was passed last night by the City Council One argument for pasage was that a number of fakirs were coming here to sell supposed "inside dope" on election results. Councilman Kmnv wna th nniw AnA to appose this ordinance. LIQUOR LEAKS FROM AUTO Scent Picked Up by Officers and Costs Owner $50. ROSEBURG, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.) Local officers caught the scent of liquor tnis afternoon as it was leaking from the rear of an automobile, and further detective work resulted in the arrest of Perry Standley, of Camas Valley, on a charge of operating an automobile while in an Intoxicated condition. When searched the automobile was found to contain 25 quarts of beer, fbur of which were broken. . Standley was fined $50 and costs. COLONEL INDORSES WOMAN T. R. Hopes Montana Will Elect Miss Rankin to CongTess. BILLINGS. Mont.. Nov. 2. The can didacy of Miss Jeanette Rankin for member of Congress from Montana has been indorsed by Colonel Roosevelt. A telegram received tonight at a Repub lican rally In Hardin. Mont., from Mr. Roosevelt said: "I very earnestly hope that Miss Rankin will be elected." BANKER IS SHOT BY CLERK Young Man Takes Revenge When Accused of Stealing. CHICAGO. Nov. 2. Steven Zagar, 23 years old, member of the private bank ing firm of John Zagar & Co., was shot and probably wounded fatally today by Frank Cviich, a clerk, Cvlich, who was arrested, told th6 police that he shot Zagar because the latter accused him of stealing. DANGER IN PARRAL Villa Troops Said to Have Taken City. GERMAN IS BEATEN ON TRAIN Bandits Mistake Doctor for Citizen of United States. VILLA GAINS ARE CREDITED Southbound Passengers, Including Women, Stripped of Clothing and 2 9 of Carranza Military Guards Are Killed. EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 2. American mining men who have Interests in Par ral, reported today from Chihuahua City to have been taken by Villa troops on Tuesdpy. are concerned over the fate of the nine Americans known to be In Parral. This concern was increased tonight by the. news from Chihuahua City that the bandits who held up the Mexican Central passenger train Monday night at Laguna station assaulted Dr. Ste phen Haffner, a German subject, be cause they thought he was an Ameri can. This, they say, is an indication of what may happen to the nine Ameri cans in the Parral mining district. Villa's Route Outlined. Mining men and ore freighters here who are thoroughly familar with the country In the vicinity of Parral say that Villa probably moved on Parral from Santa Rosalia, following theCon chas River to Pilar de Concha, a" dis tance of 45 miles from Santa Rosalia, and then marched south 45 miles against Parral, entering the town from the north, which is the most accessible way, they say. These mining men declare that the report of Villa's capture of the town verifies the report that Villa and his command had been in possession of Santa Rosalia, as it was announced that he would move on Parral from Santa Rosalia. Bandit to Vent Personal Grudge. Villa is said to have a grudge against General Luis Herrera, the Carranza commander In Parral, and to have de clared that when he captured Parral he intended to kill Herrera with his own hands. The report of Villa's capture of Par ral was received here by Government agents tonight and forwarded to Washington. So far as known here, there are only nine Americans employed at Parral and in the Parral district at the pres ent time. These are: T. G. Hawkins, A. W. Morris. Leslie Webb and How ard Gray, all of whom are employed by the Alvarado Mining & Milling Company; W. E. Palmer. Dr. J. Flan nigan. W. E. Cowell. C. B. Smith and (Concluded on Pago 2. Column 1.) tt ' i t i ... j t T , t ii , , , m .m More Than 4 0,0 00 Bags to and From Germany Confiscated Since Last December. "tKu. riov. z. (By wireless to Sayville. N. Y.) The Postmaster-Gen eral of Denmark, says an Overseas News Agency item today, announces that the steamer Frederik VIIL bound from New York for Copenhagen, was compelled by the British authorities to leave her entire letter mall and parcel post, at Kirkwall. The Norwegian steamer Krlstianlaf Jord also was compelled to leave a xvirKwau 73 bags of letter mail for Denmark. Altogether 24.200 bags of mail from Germany and 16.820 bags destined for Germany were confiscated by the British and French authorities from December, 1915. to the end of Septem ber, 1916, says the Overseas News Agency. The news agency asserts that only a small part of the seized mail was afterward redispatched to its des tination. The seizures are given by the news agency as .follows: "From Germany to the United States on Dutch, Danish and Norwegian steamers, 17.110 bags: to Spain. Portu gal and South America on Dutch and Norwegian steamers, 6225 bags; to the Dutch Indies on Dutch steamers, 865 bags. "To Germany from the United States on Dutch, Danish and Norwegian steamers, , 14,857 bags; from Spain, Portugal and South America on Dutch and Norwegian steamers. 2438 bags; from the Dutch Indies on Dutch steam ers, 525 bags." CAPTIVE SHIP RECAPTURED British Overhaul Dutch Vessel Taken by Germans. AMSTERDAM, via London. Nov. 2. A German submarine placed a prize crew aboard the Dutch steamer Ol dambt, which left the Hook of Holland yesterday. At 6 o'clock this morning a British destroyer appeared and re captured the Oldambt. according to the Hetvolk. The prize crew fired two bombs with the hope of destroying their prize, but the Oldambt remained afloat. GIFT IS SENT TO DUCHESS More Than $52,000 From Canadian Women to Go to Prisoners. OTTAWA, Ont.. Nov. 2. The farewell gift of the women of Canada to the Duchess of Connaught, amounting to $52,975, was cabled to London today. The gift will be applied to the Duchess of Connaught's prisoners of war fund in compliance with her re quest. 4731 AUSTRIANS CAPTURED Italians Make Advances Offensive. in Xew ROME, via London, Nov.- 2. A new offensive was opened yesterday against the Austrians by the Italian forces, the War Office announced today. Advances have been' scored at some points, and so far 4731 prisoners have been taken. DEMOCRATIC PROSPERITY? Astoria Hearers Only Half Republicans. MANY OTHERS ARE WON OYER 'Fifty-Fifty" Audience Con verted by Brilliant Talk. CROWD JAMS BIG THEATER Cold Facts Concerning Weakness of Administration Driven Home Vigorously and Appeal Is Made to National Ideals. BY LEONE CAid BAER. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 2. (Special.) One of those great big fifty-fifty audi ences turned out to greet Mrs. E. B Maniey tonight In Astoria. For " the benefit of the unltiated. fifty-fifty means half and half. The Astoria theater seats 900, and more than 300 others can be accommodated if they be content to stand together and stand together. And the extra 300 came in last night and stood through the hou and half our Billy Sunday of politics said her little say. And the way I knew It was a fifty fifty audience is because I gauged oy the applause. And also becaus x-Tank M. Hanlln. manager of the opera-house, pointed 'em 'out as they came In flocks, and herds, and droves and bunches. Half of 1200 Republicans. rrom Hammond and Warrenton and ivnappa and Svensen and the farming districts of Lewis and Clark and Young's river rode the 1200 and 600 were rip-roaring Republicans and 600 were a conglomeration of Democrats, progressives and Independents and weak-kneed once-Republlcans. it was to the last collection that Mrs. Hanley aimed the ammunition of her joyous smlle and personality, her arsenal of political facts and the splendid fire of her purposeful earnest ness. lVnk-Kned Republicans Addressed. "I'm not talking to the Democrats.' sne announced smilingly, "nor to non partisans, for they are only Democrats hiding under another name. But am talking to you weak-kneed Repub licans and you Progressives and you Independents. I want you to get back into line with your party and heln undo some of the mess you've made by doing nothing. The Democratic party never elected so much as a dog catcher without weak-kneed Repub licans to help. Which sally elicited a whirlwind of applause and laughter from even the Democrats. Mrs. Hanley is thoroughly conversant with labor conditions in Astoria and (Concluded on Fag 17. Column 1. One Already Has Received Share and Two Others Are Students of Smith and Bryn Mawr, EW YORK. Nov. 2. (Special.) The will of Mrs. Marie Zinsser, mother of Dr. Hans Zinsser, of Columbia Uni versity, was filed today In the Sur rogate's Court for probate and con tained the novel provision of $10,000 for each granddaughter who could learn to cook a meal under certain con ditions. , a The will disclosed that one of the testators' four granddaughters had re ceived her $10,000, presumably because she had learned to cook a satisfactory meal. This granddaughter is Miss El len Zinsser. The three other young women who are to receive $10,000 each, provided they learn to cook, are Miss Peggy Zinsser, a student at Smith College; Miss Helen Zinsser, of Bryn Mawr Col lege, and Miss Margaret Zinsser, who lives with her father here. GRAD COMES FAR TO GAME Wallace Doble Travels More Than 1500 Miles. BAKER, Or, Nov. 2. (Special.) Traveling more than half way across the continent. Wallace Dobie, of the class of 1913 of the University of Ore gon, arrived hero yesterday on his way to Eugene to witness the gridiron combat between his alma mater and Gilmour Doble's XJ. of W. huskies Sat urday. Ho will visit with his sister. Miss Norma Doble, of McMInnville. be fore returning to his home in Madison, Wis. Mr. Doble headed the University Glee Club in his senior year, and has a wide circle of acquaintances through the state. WOMAN FELLS MASHER Miss M. L. Johnston Uses Umbrella on Man Whom She Chases. Miss M. L. Johnston, an employe in the Olds. Wortman & King store, re ported to the police that she had knocked down a "masher" with her umbrella at Sixth and Market streets last night, and administered a severe beating to the man. He escaped by running, but she chased him to Fifth and Clay streets. ....... Miss Johnston described the masher as six feet tall, and wearing a gray suit. He followed her up the street. she says, and finally accosted her. Miss Johnston lives at 372 Sixth street. Benson Wants Embargo. HUTCHINSON. Kan.. Nov. 2. Allan L. Benson. Socialist .candldt f. President, in an address here tonight predicted Intense suffering and even starvation this Winter unless the Gov ernment "forces food speculators to surrender their grip on the Nation's food supply." INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 56 decree.; minimum. SO decrees. TODAS'S Occasional naln; southerly winds. Politic. Hushes says flair must be symbol of pro tection to American rights. Pass 1. Wilson ways bu.lness Is In constant need of change. Pass 4. Governor to speak at wind-up rally tomor row nient. face s. Lducalor who formerly supported WH.on iiie wny c win voto tor Hushes. Pace Grand Army men take leading part In Baker ri:y. rBKQ . Democrat falls to sain Labor's Indorsement. Many con'rlbutu to Republican campaign tuna, j'tgd 8. War. Battles between Roumanians and Austro Germans characterized by unexampled ienri;. race British hampered In Franc by bad weather. fage 4. Germans evacuate Fort Vaux at Verdun. race 2. American mall for Denmark setxed by Brit eu Mexico. meriaan In peril in Parral: German beaten ny mistake lor American. Pass 1. National. Armament of Marina to flcure prominently in invniiituon ok incident. ace 2. Domestic. Witness in land-fraud case says he learned new and better ways" from defendant. rase 4. Girl must cook rxl meal to Inherit sio,- uou each. rase 1. Cost of being sick and dying- mounting sky ward. Pate 1. ri ports. Ten thousand expected to see Oregon-Wash ington came today, pace 16. Wing and Edwards box draw at Rosa City rage i. XoMe to prote.f several Oregon men. Pace 18. Pacific Northwest. Two roads to Coos County assured by Stats commission, page o. State-wide Teachers Association planned. age 8. Rainier Sr.wmlll has $50,000 flra loss. Psga 1. Commercial and Marine. Northwestern wheat higher but large buy ers Keep out or market. Page 21. Argentine embargo talk and lack of suf ficient rain lift Chicago market. Page 21. Steel and other speculative stocks at new high records. Page 21. Peninsula Shipbuilding Company to build 14 sets or ways, page IS. Return of schooner Billings to Astoria re ported due to leak. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Three Winter, of Wilson hard times cost Portland llR.i;05 in relief appropriations ulotie. Fago 0. Christian 8r1-nce lecture delivered, by Bliss K-napp. Page TO. Hlxher cost of living to affect county tax rate. Parfe 17. Nick Fontana pleads rullty and gets prison term xor .laying Axel iseison. rage 15. Franklin H'irh School addition may be omitted this year. Page lU Wholesale prices of foods soar again. Page 10. Little Katherlne Doyle found after absence uf three days from home. Pass 7. Mount Tsbo,- P-ebyterlan pastor accepts call to Stockton, Cat. Page 15. Teachers say Mrs. Alexander's records credit ' wim class attendance. Page IT. Page 17. -Weather rcportw-lata and forecast. Pag 21, Being Sick Also Put on Luxury List. NEEDED REMEDIES EXPENSIVE Canvass of Professions Dis closes Big Increase. HOSPITALS RAISE RATES Burial Requisite's Show Average I n crease of 6 1 Per Cent and Will Go Higher, Say fnderta- , kers and Supply Men. CHICAGO. Nov. 2. (Special.) Now it is the high cost of being born, be ing sick and of dying. While food prices, with utiabated vigor, mount skyward, the costs of medical, surgical, dental and mortuary attention by leaps and bounds have reached the summits. "On account of the war has become a familiar and easy term upon the. lips of tradesmen. Those who have to do with the consumer's health and sickness, life ana death take up the cry. Physicians, dentists, hospitals, under takers, wholesale druggists and all manner of servants of humanity to whose care Is confided the well-being of man physically deplore "outrageous prices" of medical supplies. Knormtni Increaae Show.. A canvass of the leaders In these pro fessions today reveals an increase in the cost of materials pertaining to th medical care of the sick ranging from CO per cent to thousands per cent. Prices on a few drugs, used mst largely in hospitals, at the beginning of the war two years ago and at the present time are: Two years ago. Today. Arrenlc pound ............... .S .ko ST.oO Csrbol.o scld. lb 11 Sodium salicylate, lb., for rheu matism SI Glycerin 18 2.O0 e..M Surgical Dreulsg. Hlgsh. Surgical dressings, composed largely of cotton and gauge, have increased from 60 to 100 per cent during the last year. Other hospital supplies have In creased approximately 20 per cent. Dealers In these supplies declare that further advances In the prices will not be surprising. Hospitals all over the city have In creased the prices of their rooms on an average of 15 a week. The high-priced hospital rooms are the only ones that have not been affected by the rise. but even these are expected to cost more before the beginning of the new- year. Burial Supplies Are I p. There baa been an advance of ap proximately 61 per cent In the cost of burial supplies in the last two years, and there is a prospect of even a fur ther Increase, according to Chicago sup Ply men and undertakers. "I have been computing the rises in . various materials, said K. H. McCuen. of the Western Casket Company, "and I find that between September. 1915. and September of this year there was a flat Increase of 31 per cent on different articles used In the construction of burial accessories. In the year previous to that period the Increase was about the same. The European war is largely responsible. Since Its outbreak there have been Increases In the cost of some supplies amounting to 115 per cent and even more. Competition in Cankets Keen. "Undertakers' hardware plates, sil vered and nickeled handles, etc has made a. straight advance of 62 per cent. In the face of this, however, the ad vance to the undertaker in the price of caskets has not been relatively high not more than 20 per cent because of the tremendous competition. The retailer has had to pay for the hard ware, though. The time has come when one of two things must happen, either the price of funeral supplies must be substantially Increased or many con cerns must go out of business." Hard coal at from $12 to $15 a ton by January 1 and none in Chicago at any price before the Winter, is the pre diction of Andrew T. Murphy, editor of the Black Diamond and a coal-market authority. "The anthracite stock will be disposed of by January 1," he said. "Hard coal is going out of the hands of Chicago dealers twice as fast as it is coming in." LASSEN WIPING OUT LAKE Ashy Mud Steadily Filling Waters of Manzanlta. REDDING. CaL. Nov. 2. (Special.) Ashy mud flowing in a steady stream from Lassen peak's crater Is pourlne into Manzanlta Lake. Forest rangers coming here report that the lake will be obliterated in 18 months or two years If the flow continues at the rate that has been kept up for three weeks or more. Ordinarily the -water of Lake Man zanlta Is as clear as that of Lake Taboo, pebbles being countable at a depth of 100 feet. Now the water is ashy In color and thickening like mush near the shorr. which is gradually crowding into tne lake.
