Morning Oregonian., November 22, 1916, Image 1

VOL. 17VT. NO. 1T,473.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1916.'
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TEUTONS CUT OFF
ROUMANIAN FORCE
SACRAMENTO GETS
FARM LOAN BANK
TRADE WAR OUTLOOK
VIEWED SERIOUSLY
WAGES OF 200,000
STEEL MEN RAISED
FRANCIS JOSEPH
AnARUOMII AllfTrr
'MENU FOR TODAY' IS
GIVEN TO DIET SQUAD
Apple Is First Item on
Breakfast List.
WdUH LHli I LU I
IS FORGED TO ISSUE
TOWX ON MAIN LIXE TO BUCHAR
EST IS CAPTURED.
CALIFORNIA CAPITAL WINS B"l"
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.
CORPORATION' ADDS XEARLY
$20,000,000 TO PAYROLL.
HUHI
K
V
OF A0SIRIA DEAD
Reign of 68 Years Ends
at Vienna.
MNY TROUBLES OVERCOME
Only Two Monarchs Reputed
to Have Ruled Anv Na--
y tion Longer.
LAST ILLNESS PATHETIC
Bulletin Issued by Physicians
Watched With Keen In-,
terest by Populace.
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Wednesday).
Emperor Francis Joseph died last
night at 9 o'clock at Schoenbrunn
Castle, according to a Renter dispatch
from Vienna by way of Amsterdam.
The aged monarch received the sac
rament last Saturday. His condition
became"vorse early yesterday, and his
temperature increased in the after
noon. A bulletin issued at Vienna
Tuesday, a few hours before his death,
said.
"Last night a restricted inflamma
tory area appeared in the right lung,
otherwise catarrhal symptoms were
unchanged. The temperature this
morning, 38; evening, 37.8 (centi
grade). Heart's action good, breath
ing regular and quiet, appetite small
er." Emperor Out of Bed Monday.
The dispatch said that the Emperor
remained out of bed all of Monday
until the evening and received several
visitors.
Telegraphing from Amsterdam, the
Central News correspondent says:
"Vienna reports that, although the
death of the Emperor had been ex
pected, the news, which was printed
in special editions of the newspapers,
made a deep impression on the pub
lic. A special Cabinet- meeting was
held. The heir to the throne, Arch
duke Charles Francis, has been for
some time in Vienna.
"A meeting of the Hungarian Cab
inet has been called to Budapest.
Premier Tisza will afterwards come
to Vienna."
Death Not Expected.
The first intimation received here
that Emperor Francis Joseph's health
was again the subject of solicitation
was contained in a dispatch dated No
vember 12, emanating from a Vienna
news agency, which reported that the
Emperor had been suffering for some
days from a slight catarrhal affec
tion. Subsequent reports from vari
ous sources, more or less conflicting,
represented that his condition was be
coming worse, but none of them indi
cated that his illness threatened to
reach a critical state, and from Vienna
came assurances that he was still able
to give audiences to one or more min
. isters daily.
Archduke at Capital.
What gave some credence to the
suspicion that his condition was much
graver than the official bulletins in
dicated was the report, which still
lacks official confirmation, that it had
been decided to associate the heir to
the throne, Archduke Charles Francis,
in the government of the country and
that the Archduke was to assume the
position December 2, the 68th anni
versary of the Emperor's ascension to
the throne.
Archduke Charles Francis, grand
nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph,
became heir to, the throne of Austria
Hungary by the assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, prior to
the outbreak of the war. He has
been in command of the Austrian
armies on various fronts during the
past two years.
Archduke Charles Francis was
born on August 17, 1887. . His wife
was Princess Zita, of the Bourbon
house of Parma. His father was tie
Archduke Otto, who was the younger
brother of Francis Ferdinand.
VIENNA, Nov. 20, via London, Nov.
21s The keenest interest and the
greatest sympathy have marked the
attention of the population of the
monarchy to the health of the Emper
or Francis Joseph. The daily bulle
tins have been anxiously awaited by
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Railway Line of Retreat Severed and
Army Operating in Ovsova Re
gion Also Imperiled.
BERLIN, Nov. 21. (By wireless to
Sayvllle. N. T.) The capture of
Craiova, in Western Wallachia, by
German troops was announced by the
War Office in an official statement
tonight.
The capture by General von Falken
hayn's forces of the town of Craiova
apparently clinches the Austro-German
hold on a large section of Western
Wallachia and probably means the cutting-
off of important Roumanian forces
frqpi their line of Tetreat by railroad.
Craiova lies on the main line between
Oraova and Bucharest, about 120 miles
west of the capital. ' -
The Roumanian army, retreating 'n
the Jiul Valley, was falling back to
ward this town and was reported in
the Petrograd official statement of
Tuesday to have reached the region
of Filliash, about 40 miles northwest
of Craiova.
If General von Falkenhayn's troops
have beaten it to Craiova, as seems'
probable, its railway line ".of retreat
thus is severed. Likewise, it -would
appear that the Roumanian force,
which had been operating in the
Orsova region, was seriously im
periled, if not cut off, by this new
Teutonic success.
Craiova, before the war. had a popu
lation of nearly 50,000, and was an ac
tive center of Roumanian trade.
ARMS SAVE INJURED MAN
Brakeman With Leg Crushed Hangs
From Trestle Until Rescued.
CATHLAMET, Wash., Nov. 21. (Spe
cial.) With one leg crushed, P. Gos
sard, a brakeman for the Portland
Lumber Company, held himself sus
pended from the ends of the ties of
a 40-foot trestle to save himself from
being crushed or plunging to the bot
tom of the canyon. The accident oc
curred late this afternoon, when the
two engines were making a transfer
of loads. . A truck loaded with logs
Jumped the track, throwing Gossard
between the brakebcam, crushing the
leg so badly that the attending phy
sician amputated it at once.
To save himself from further injury,
the plucky man. lowered himself over
the edge of the trestle and, despite his
injury, remained in that position sev
eral minutes until help arrived. He
was taken to a Portland hospital.
KAISER BACKS CHANCELLOR
Support of Bethmann - Hollweg
Against Opponents Announced.
BERLIN, via London, Nov. 21. Em
peror William has just taken occasion
to declare publicly his support of Chan
cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg against
attacks on him by his opponents at
home.
Several prominent persons in Karls
ruhe having recently sent the Chan
cellor a letter condemning the cam
paign of his opponents against him and
having sent a copy of this document
to the Emperor, the latter caused the
chief of the Civil Cabinet to reply In
the Emperor's behalf that he observed
with lively satisfaction this demonstra
tion from Karlsruhe.
AMERICAN WORK APPROVED
Nation Would Be Suspected Less
Than Any In China, Is View.
LONDON, Nov. 21. "On the broadest
ground the resumption by America of a
eliare in the commercial development
of China is altogether' welcome." says
the Daily News in an editorial tcday.
"The world will remain poorer so long
as the vast resources of China lie un
developed. "It is only by American or European
capital that f.iey can be developed, and
there is no lending power in the world
whose motives in entering the China
field are less open to suspicion than
America. Her presence there, will be
strength to China against influences of
which she may liave reason to be ap
prehensive." GUARD VOTE RECOUNT VITAL
Election of Representatives in Penn
sylvania May Be Decided.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 21. The recount
tomorrow of the vote cast by the mem
bers of the National Guard of Pennsyl
vania on the Mexican border is expect
ed to'determine the result of the Con-
gressional election in the Thirtieth and
Thirty-second Pennsylvania Districts.
When the counting board adjourned
late today Representative W. H. Cole
man, Rep., had regained the lead which
he lost yesterday over M. Clyde Kelly,
Dem., in the Thirtieth District. . With
28 precincts out of 212 in the district
yet to be counted, the vote was: Cole
man, 17.337; Kelly, 17,307.
HUSBAND'S SLAYER WEDS
Widow of Murdered Man Bride After
Prison Term Is Served. '
DANVILLE. 111.. Nov. 21. Dr. William
R. Miller, recently freed from the peni
tentiary after serving six years for the
murder of John Saylor, prominent
banker of Crescent City, Iroquois Coun
ty, and Mrs. Lucy M. Saylor. widow of
the murdered man, were married today
at Covington, Ind.
On leaving the prison Dr. Miller ob
tained a divorce from his wife.
Move Is Made to Obtain
Early Decision.
RECEIVERSHIP ROAD CHOSEN
Government in Position to Pre
vent Legal Maneuvers.
APPEAL WILL BE PROMPT
Contention of Railroad Is That
Law Is Unconstitutional Because
It Takes Property Without
Due Process of Law.
KANSAS CITT. Nov. 21. Legal skir
mishing in the fight of the railroads of
the United States against the Adamson
eight-hour law was brought to a sud
den issue today by a motion filed by
the Government in the United States
District Court, which it is expected will
result in a decision on the constitution
ality of the law by the Supreme Court
of the United States before January 1,
when the law is to go into effect.
"Prolonged litigation should if pos
sible be avoided; otherwise injury may
result to the public and the railroads
and their employes," the Government
says, in its motion as a reason for its
action. .
Two Requests Made of Court.
The Government's motion, which was
directed against Alexander New and
Henry C. Ferris, receivers for the Mis
souri. Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad, em
bodied two distinct requests of the
court, as follows:
"First The Government asks an im
mediate decision on the Injunction pe
tition filed by the receivers of the Mis
souri, Oklahoma & Gulf, in which the
Adamson law was attacked as uncon
stitutional and an order requested for
bidding its enforcement. The Govern
ment contends that th Injunction peti
tion shouTC be dismissed 'because the
law is constitutional, therefore leaving
the railroad no basis in ecfulty for its
action. " -
"Second Should the law be held un
constitutional the Government asks
that' the court direct the receivers for
the railroad to join the Government in
getting the case advanced Immediately
to the Supreme Court of the United
States for final decision."
Decfxlon to Be Riven Today.
' Judge William C. Hook, sitting In the
case, announced that he will give a
decision tomorrow. Judge Hook stated
from the bench that if the motion were
granted he would request the receivers
of the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf to
invite the legal representatives of all
the railroads in the United States to
take part In the proceedings.
Shquld the law be held constitutional
by Judge Hook, it is expected that the
railroads will appeal from the decision
In favor of the Government in an effort
to stop the law's decree before Janu
ary 1. In any case, the Government
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YOU MAY LEAD A MULE TO WATER BUT YOU CANT
Bulk of Business Is Expected to
Come From Valleys, of Which
City Is the Center.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21. (Spe
cial.) Sacramento will be the seat of
the new Federal Farm Loan Bank to
be established 'in this section by the
Federal Government under the act of
Congress creating the Department of
the National Service. This is the word
which came to this city today to
financiers who have been watching the
course of events since the Federal
Commission appointed to investigate
the selection of sites and the bound
aries of the loan districts held its in
quiry In California several months ago.
That the state capital will be chosen
for the new institution was said in
financial circles today to be due to its
geographical position.
It was pointed out by the insiders
that the city was favored because it
was the'eenter of the valleys of the
Sacramento and San Joaquin, whence
would come, it was explained, a great
bulk of the business of the bank.
SPIRITUALIST IS FREED
Court Declares Readings Are Part of
Fuith and Are Within Law.
TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 21. (Special.)
Proceedings were suspended today
against Mrs. Minnie Perkins. . pastor of
the Spiritualist Church of Tacoma.
charged with fortune-telling, who. two
weeks ago, was arrested In her home
by detectives and placed in the patrol
wagon and taken to the city jail,
where she was searched and put in a
cell with the other women prisoners.
Police Judge Evans said that al
though Mrs. Perkins might be tech
nically guilty of violating the city or
dinance, it was through a misunder
standing the arrest was made, and that
the spiritual readings, which are a
part of the spiritualistic faith, were
within the law.
AMERICAN ACT QUESTIONED
Refusal to Publish Prison Camp Re
ports Discussed in Commons.
LONDOX, Nov. 21.- Washington's re
fusal to permit the publication of re
ports pf.Amerlcan officials on prison
carrs in Germany was the subject of
a question today in the House of Com
mons. Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of War
Trade, replying to . the interrogation,
said he had some reason to believe that
while the United States Government
objected in principle to the publication
of such reports, its consent might be
obtained to the publication of individ
ual reports.
WORRY, NOT WORK, IS RUST
Man, 83, After Retiring, Wants Hi
- Old Job Back.
CHICAGO. Nov. 21. Andrew Howell.
83, is an applicant for a position in
the Chicago water department, basing
his application upon the plea that
"worry, not work, is the rust on the
blade."
Howell retired several weeks ago
after 63 years' service in the, depart
ment, and says he has done nothing
but worry about his idleness since.
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Nation Facing Grave
Economic Danger.
WASHINGTON SHOWING ALARM
Fears Felt American People
Do Not Realize Peril.
STARTLING FIGURES GIVEN
Foreign Business Now Amounting to
$8,000,000,000 Annually May
Fade Away Unless Action
Is Taken Promptly.
WASHINGTON? Nov. 21. The pros
pective European commercial war after
the war, viewed with increasing seri
ousness here, is being watched care
fully by American consular officers
abroad whose reports and many from
other sources are being received reg
ularly at the State Department. It be
came known today that all available
facts are being sent on to Washington,
both as to the progress already made
in planning the economic struggle and
as to expected future developments.
Officials here think the American
people do not fully realize the possible
effects of such post-bellum strife on
their huge foreign trade, which has
passed the 18. 000, 000, 000 mark annually.
Uncertain as to the future and varying
as are all the reports, no doubt is felt
here that the country faces a grave
economic danger unless it does all pos
sible first to forestall such a struggle,
and secondly to prepare against It in
case present indications are borne out.
Ien-latlon to Be Sought.
Legislation along this line will be
sought in Congress. The Webb bill,
allowing American 'firms to unite for
foreign trade without -violation of the
anti-trust laws, is to be .urged again
in the President's next address. The
shipping board, provided at the last
Congress, is expected to be named
shortly and to submit a programmo de
signed to free America's seaborne trade
from dependence on foreign bottoms.
A maximum and minimum tariff, auto
matically to favor friends and punish
those discriminating against American
goods, is another proposed . means of
defense which will be submitted for
consideration by the new tariff com
mission. The State Department Is deeply in
terested in the threatened trade com
plexities, and It Is largely for this
reason that as many consular olllcers
as happen to be in thla country at the
time will be sent to the fourth annual
meeting of the National Foreign Trade
Council at Pittsburg January 25-27.
Personal Hatred to be Factor.
Reports to the department vary
widely In their interpretation of the
probabilities abroad. 1 It is apparent
that pertonal hatred among the masses
will result In practical boycott against
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MAKE HIM SWIM IN IT.
Abnormal Conditions and Cost of
Necessities Given as Reason for
1 O Per Cent Advance.
NEW YORK, Nov. SI. United States
Steel Corporation tonight announced
an Increase of 10 per cent in wages of
employes of Its steel and iron compa
nies, effective December 15 next.
Wage and salary advances In other
departments of the corporation also
will be equitably adjusted, it was said.
The increase effects in all about 200.
000 employes and probably adds nearly
$20,000,000 to the corporation's payroll.
"Ordinarily the question of wages
would not come up for consideration
or decision at this time of the year."
said Chairman Elbert H. Gary In mak
ing the announcement, "but in conse
quence of the abnormal conditions now
existing, it has been decided to increase
the wage rates of our iron and steel
companies about 10 per cent to take
effect December 15. As to other de
partments, increases will be equitably
proportioned."
Chairman Gary declined to make fur
ther comment, but another official of
the corporation said the action of the
directors was taken "with due regard
for the higher prices prevailing for
necessaries In all parts of the country."
Total salaries and wages paid to the
company's 191.126 employes in 1915 ag
gregated $176.800.S64. Since that time
the number of employes has greatly
increase and several wage advances
have been made. It Is estimated the
payroll of the steel corporation at this
time is between $190,000,000 and $200,
000.000. which implies an Increase of
approximately $20,000,000 under the
higher rate of pay.
The average wage or salary per em
ploye in 1915 was $2.92 a day. an in
crease of 4 cents dally over the pre
vious year. The advance to take effect
In December will raise the average of
wages and salaries to the highest level
In the history of the corporation.
WILSON ELECTOR INDICTED
Alabaman Accused or Embezzling
$15,000 From Rank.
uu.MVU.VGHr, AlJr. Nov. 21. A
possibility that President Wilson may
lose one of Alabama's 12 electoral votes
developed today when Y. M. Quinn.
chosen as a Democratic elector at the
November 7 election, was indicted on
charge of embezzling $43,000 from a
Dank at Russell ville.
State officials said the indictment
alone would not prevent him from
serving as elector, but that he would
be disqualified If convicted before Jan
uary 2. when the electors meet to cast
their ballots. Court officials expressed
doubt that the case would be reached
before that date.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S .Maximum temperature. 49
decrf: minimum. 3r degrees.
TODAY'S Probably occasional rain; south
erly winds.
Foreig-n.
Austrian Emperor Is dend. Page 1.
Fran-ls Joseph" reign longest In authentic
history. Page 4.
New Kmperor of Austria Is popular with
his people. Pace 4.
War.
Teuton armies cut off Roumanians. Page 1
RussUn Inte-naf crisis past. Pas 4
Austrian Minister dccldrs to leave Greece
Pasc 3.
Deported Belgians put to work In German
coal and steel industries. Pass 2.
Mexico.
Mexican commissioners trying to sain time
Page U.
National.
Washlnirtnn considers possibility of trade
war serious. Paze I.
Morns have seats in Philippine Congress.
Pace 2.
Move mads to get early decision on Adam
son law. Page 1.
Admiral explains high cost of Navy by ad
vances on materials. Pace 2.
Homes! c.
Diet squad weighed In and today's menu
outlined. Page 1.
Submarine liner Deutschland sails. Pas'e 2
Wares of 200.000 steel men raised. Page U
Fight to extend elght-bour day beaua
Page 3.
Women rive damarlni; testimony against
prosecutor on trial on wife murder
charge. Page 9,
Sacramento gets farm loan bank. Page 1.
reports.
Oregon Aggies undaunted by State Uni
versity record. Page IT.
Selection of Oregon to play Pennsylvania la
generally approved. Page 16.
Acceptance of Pasadena Invitation rests with
Oregon faculty. Page 10.
Multnomah Club team now presents formid
able front. Page 16.
Everett May predicts Aggie victory over
Oregon. Page 16.
Pacific Northwest.
Riley Helgerson dies In effort to save woman
and baby on lake. Page 11.
Arms are smuggled Into prison for break.
Page 7-
1'ommercial and Marine.
Hops selling freely on Eastern market.
Page 21.
What weaker at Chicago with lighter ex
port demand. Page 21.
Reaction In speculative stocks In Wall
street. Page 20.
McEachern Company will have eight schoon
ers la fleet. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity. ,
Czar's engineer on visit asserts desire of
Russia for friendship and after-war erade
Pago 17.
Former neighbor of Mrs. A. E. Dale telle
of alleged effort to Influence legacy.
Page 2i ,
Bar Association to ask Legislature to re
vise criminal code. Page 8.
Lumbermen leave, pleased by visit. Page 10.
Will G. Steele. Crater Lake Park superin
tendent, urges Federal, state and county
road work Page 13.
Judge McGinn remands alimony neglccter to '
jau -unui ne rots." Page IS.
Resources of Portland banks gain 20 per
cent in year. Page 11.
Eighteen carloads of liquor reported on
Northern Pacific on arrival. Page 10.
Judge Langguth recognizes jitneys' e right
to operate as taxis. Page 15.
Strong delegation to Rivers and Harbors
Congress wanted. Page -22.
Dr. E. 1. House, formerly of Portland,
arouses women by attack on atle.
Page 6.
Senatcrs drop Into totrn to discuss race for
President. "Page C.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page. 20.
EXPERTS SCOURING MARKETS
Information Sought on Which
to Construct Schedules. .
8-CENT MEALS AIMED AT
Second Helpings Permitted While)
Supply Lasts and Members Are
Told Slow Hating Make
Food Go l-'urtlicr.
CHICAGO. Nov. II. (Special.)
Members of a diet squad, who have
been selected from the health depart
ment offices to test the sufficiency of
the 8-cent meal for two weeks, did
not begin the test today, as expected.
Dr. John Dill Robertson, health com
missioner, announced that the experts
Irom the School of Domestic Science
and Arts had not yet completed ar
rangements for the food supplies for
two weeks, and that the menus had not
been completed. It was announced the
test will begin tomorrow.
Widespread interest is being shown
in the test, and other cities are asking
for menus and results of the experi
ments. Among the letters received to
day was one from Mrs. J. C. Hogan, of
Indianapolis, who feeds a family of
five three adults and two husky chil
dren on an average of $8.75 a week,
or 25 cents a day a person, and she
says they live well on the fare.
Woman Send Sncelmen Menus.
She sent In her menus for the entire
week, and these show various kinds of
meat, fruits, cake and pies and much
else in the way of good food. She cans
a considerable portion of the fruits
and vegetables used by her family, and
bakes most of the bread, cake and
pies. Bread for Saturdays and Sundays
is bought from bakers.
Kxpert cooks from the School of Do
mestic Science traveled over the city
today, getting information about vari
ous foods, from beans to soup bone.",
from which to frame the meals for the
members of the diet squad. The 12
members of the squad weighed in again
today, and showed they had "fed up"
over Sunday, in expectation that the
te.t would start Monday or Tuesday.
Their comparative weights were:
Monday's Today's
weight.
weight.
flertrude Kelllffan
Sophia Miller
l.lzzie Petit .............
Ce.:e!la Wilcox
(iorghlid Halversen
Kva. i. Hansen.....
Keuben Perkniun
H. 1.. Porsh
Henry tiehrlng, Jr
Irvin A. Kuwoht
WiUittm J. Merker
Ur. A. J. Stokes
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"I always gain eight or ten pounds
when I go on diet." said Dr. Stokes,
who is rcptain of the squad and also
head of the Health Department food
bureau. William Merker. who shows
a gain of two and a half pounds, did
not explain the reason.
final Instructions .Iven.
The 12 experimenters who will make
the test in the hope that their work
will mark a step toward reducing the
high cost of living assembled tonight
for final instructions. They did not
appear comfortable while Dr. Robert
son, health commissioner, was discuss
ing the value of carbohydrates and
proteins and ended with the assertion
"that the average person eats three
times as much as needed." Faces fell
as if there had been visions of If
days of subsistence on patent foods
resembling bran mash and macerated
excelsior.
The martyrs looked at each other
for strength and sympathy and shifted
in their seats when the commissioner
said:
"It gives me pleasure to announce
the menus for tomorrow."
Menu Brings Itellrf.
Then he began:
Breakfast.
Fresh Apples.
Liver and Bacon.
One-ess Muffins.
Butter. Coffee.
A wave of relief swept over . the.
chosen few. Strained facets broke smiles
and a ripple of applause Interrupted
the commissioner. A twitching of the)
corners of his mouth as he gazed over
his spectacles created suspicion that
he was enjoying the situation. He
continued:
Luncheon
Creamed Codfish,
Baked Potatoes.
Corn Bread.
Butter.
Cocoa.
IMnner.
Vegetable Soup.
Pot Roast.
Sauted Parsnips.
Cranberry Sauce.
Rice and Raisin Pudding.
Tea.
"You can make this assignment for
a month if you want to." was the
hearty comment of H. L. Poersche,
who. when asked earlier how his appe
tite was, admitted he could hold up
his end.
"Serond Helping Permitted.
"Can we have a second helping?"
asked Miss Gertrude Nelligan.
"You can eat until the supply is ex
hausted." replied Dr. Robertson. -I
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