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VOL. LVI.-XO. 17,474. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVE3IBER 23. 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ADAMSQN LAW HELD T. R. AT HEAD OF BIG PEACE BODY JACK LONDON DIES IN SUDDEN ILLNESS MR. HUGHES SENDS CONGRATULATIONS DIETETICAL DOZEN POLISH PLATTERS HOLDUP MEN GET $40,900 IN BILLS EXPRESS COMPANY WAGON IS ROBBED AT CHATTANOOGA. FACULTY BARS STAR; DDB1E TEAM QUITS Game With California Hangs in Balance. UNCONSTITUTIONAL LEAGUE OP NEUTRAL- STATIONS' APPOINTMENT ACCEPTED. LOSING CANDIDATE EXTENDS BEST WISHES TO VICTOR. 8-Hour Act Now Goes to Supreme Court. SWIFT LEGAL ACTION TAKEN Case to Be Rushed to Fina! High Tribunal Decision. JUDGE EXPLAINS RULING findings Made Not on Mature Con sideration, but AYltli Hope of Getting Luw Disposed of Before January 1. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Nov. 22. The Adamson eight-hour law was held "un constitutional today by Judge William C. Hook in the United States District Court here. The court made it plain that its decision was not based on ma ture consideration of the merits of the case, but on expediency desired by all parties at interest because of the ne cessity of a final decision by the Su preme Court of the United States be fore January, when the law goes into effect. The legal moves In the process of consigning the problem direct to the, highest court of the land were son.e-I what involved from the lay point of view, but the lawyers concerned rushed the matter through with a speed sel dom witnessed in courts of law. Sudden Action Taken. Just what action Attorney-General Gregory would take remained a closely guarded secret until yesterday, when Frank Hagerman, retained as special counsel to represent the Federal Gov ernment in the Adamson law cases, suddenly set the ball rolling by ask ing Judge Hook to instruct the re ceiver for the Missouri, Oklahoma Ac Gulf Railroad, complainant in an Adamson law injunction suit, to Join the Government as defendant in pro ceedings which would consign the case on its merits to the Supreme Court. Today these events transpired in court by agreement: First Counsel for the receivers asked that their bill for an injunction be granted and the Adamson law be declared null and void. Government Is Overruled. Second Mr. Hagerman, for the Gov ernment, asked the court to dismiss the bill and to declare the law consti tutional. Third The court overruled Mr. Hagerman and declared the law In valid. Fourth Preparation of a transcript of the evidence for presentation to the Supreme Court was begun, and it was expected that the mails would deposit copies In Washington by Saturday. Fifth Counsel for the receivers were instructed to notify counsel for all railroads of the moves made here and to invite them to join in the case before the Supreme Court. Other Steps Possible. The present case, in the view of Mi. Hagerman, provides all the factors nec essary for a test case, but it was said by James Dunlap, of the legal staff of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. that among lawyers there is some differ ence of opinion on this point. He said that in some quarters it was thought that perhaps one or two ad ditional test cases should be brought to afford a wider range of inquiry and analysis. The Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Rail road is in the hands of a receiver and the receiver could do only as directed by Judge Hook, who has the final say in the direction of the road's affairs. Mr. Dunlap said that certain additional fine phases of law might' develop in a case where the complainant was inde pendent. Santa Fe Cane up Today. The case of the Santa Fe is sched uled to come up before Judge Pollock, in the United States District Court in Kansas City, Kan., tomorrow. There was much interest as to what effect. If any. Judge Hook's decision would have on this case. One result of the proceedings in Judge Hook's court was the elimina tion of brotherhood chairmen of Kan sas as defendants to the action. United states District Attorney Francis M. IV'llson remained the only defendant. SINGLE TEST NOT YET CHOSEN Railroads and Attorney-General Fail to Reach Agreement. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Attorney General Gregory and lawyers speaking for most of the important railroad sys tems of the country were in lengthy conference today, but failed to agree on terms by which one of the many railroad suits attacking the Adamson eight-hour law might be made a test and expedited to the Supreme Court for an early decision on Its constitu tionality. Both the Attorney-General and the railroad counsel declined to name the nnlnt tt A i fl err a m n t Vi n f If- .aa nn derstood that both parties still are of the opinion that a test case should be had and that the main question is in selecting the particular case. The con ferences will be resumed tomorrow. The Department of Justice is said to have insisted that the case of the Mis souri. Oklahoma & Gulf, in which Fed eral Judsre Hook in Kansas City today (Concluded, on rage 3, Column 2.) Colonel Accepts Temporary Honorary Presidency of Organization Em bracing 12 Countries. NEW TORK, Nov. 22. Theodore Roosevelt has accepted temporarily the honorary presidency of the League of Neutral Nations, It was announced here tonight. The organization was formed soon after the German Invasion of Bel glum to Influence public sentiment in favor of the rights of smaller countries against "military oppression by the great powers." Originating in Switzerland, the league now claims to have branches In Argentina, Chile, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Holland, Peru, Brazil, Norway, Sweden and the United States. Branches also were maintained in Portugal and Roumania until those countries entered the war, it was said. In a statement issued here Mr. Roose velt, when asked to become president of the league, replied as follows to its representatives: "I am the most private of America's private citizens Just now and I feel the need of a little time to myself. Besides, I have many things to do. I made it plain to the general committee in Paris that, while I am deeply in sympathy with the purposes of the league and wish it every success, I can only tem porarily assume the honorary presi dency, although I may be able later on to assist in the work of the American branch, and will do so if I can." TAG DAY IS PUT UNDER BAN Council Will Limit Money Raising to Well-Known Charities. The City Council yeeterday shut down on tag days for charities not fa miliarly known to the public A re quest of the Kelley Mission for per mission to sell tags was refused. The action was on recommendation of Commissioner Bigelow. He recom mended that the Council establish the policy "of giving no tag day permit to any charity or organization unless it shall be regularly organized and sufficiently well known that it may be familiar to the majority of the peo ple so they may be informed as to the caarity to which they are contribut ing." DEUTSCHLAND LIKELY SAFE r Vessel Not Sighted From Land Dur ing Wednesday. NANTUCKET, Mass., Nov. 22. The merchant submarine Deutschland, re turning to Germany with a valuable carge, was believed today to have left American waters in safety. Darkness, which set in soorr after she started from New London, Conn., yes terday afternoon, prevented observa tion of the submersible's progress along shore and there was no word from her since she passed Watch Hill, R. I.-, at sunset last evening, a barely distin guishable object, 10 miles off shore. WILSON MESSAGE FINISHED Only Domestic Affairs and Foreign Trade Discussed. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. President Wilson's annual message to Congress was put in final shape late today and sent to the public printer. It deals almost exclusively with domestic af fairs except in its discussion of trade relations of the United States with the rest of the world. The President pre pared the entire message in short hand. It will be delivered before a Joint session of the Senate and House the day after Congress convenes next month. COFFEE POT SCALDS MAN Alma Langley May Lose Eyesight From Explosion. BAKER. Or., Nov. 22. (Special.) Alma Langley may lose his eyesight because of the exploding of his coffee pot. He was making coffee for his midnight supper at his home In Lime. He attempted to lift the lid and the boiling water shot it with force against his face and the steaming water filled his eyes. He groped his way to neighbors, who called a doctor. AVIATRIX GOES TO JAPAN 1 9-Year-Old Girl Flyer to Give Ex hibition Before Mikado.. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. Miss Katherine Stinson, 19-year-old avia trix, who has looped the loop more than 4000 times In the machine in which Lincoln Beachey fell to his death at the Fanama-Fafcific Exposition last year, arrived here today from Chicago. She will sail for Japan Saturday, where she is scheduled to give exhi bition flights before the Emperor of I Japan. SUNDAY MOVIES ILLEGAL New York Supreme Court Rules Against Theater Man. ALBANY. N. Y., Nov. 22. Sunday moving-pictures are illegal, the appel late division of the Supreme Court ruled today. The decision was handed down in the case of a proprietor of a motion-picture house in this city who was ar rested for keeping his play-house open on Sunday in violation of the law. Novelist, Found in Stu por, Is Not Roused. MEDICAL AID OF NO AVAIL California Author Stricken at His Beautiful Ranch. CAREER IS STRENUOUS ONE Writer Best Known as Author of "The Call of tlie Wild" and "The Sea Wolf" Lure of Sea Appears in Works. SANTA ROSA, Cal., Nov. 22. Jack London, one of California's hpst-known authors, died at his Glen Ellen ranch, near here, at 7:45 o'clock tonight, a victim of uremic poisoning. London was taken ill last night, and was found unconscious early this morning by a servant who went to his room to awaken him. m His condition at first alarmed his sister, Mrs. Eliza Shepn'. who sum moned physicians from this city. ' It was at first believed that the author was a victim of ptomaine poisoning, but later it developed that h was suffering from a severe form of uremia. Patient Remains Unconscious. Dr. J. Wilson Shiels. of San Fran cisco, a close friend of the writer, was summoned during the day, de clared that the patient's condition was grave. From the time London was found this morning he did not regain con sciousness. About midday he seemed to rally, but later suffered a relapse and sank rapidly until the "nmc. Besides his sister. Mrs. Shepard. London Is survived by a daughter, who 1b WMent the University of California: his mother, who liven In Oakland, Cal., and his wife, Cb--mlon London. London Almost 41. London would have been 41 years old on January 12. Mr. and Mrs. London recently re turned from a sojourn of several months in tne Hawaiian Islands, and have been living on their Glen Ellen ranch, one of the most elaborately equipped in Northern California. Jack London was born in San Fran cisco, Cal., January 12. 1876. He en tered the University of California, but did not complete his course. He left college to go to the Klondike during the famous gold rush. Call of Sea Heard Early. He went to sea before the mast in 1892, and followed this the next year with a trip which Included a visit to Japan and a seal hunting cruise in the Bering Sea. In 1894 he tramped through the United States for the pur pose of making a first-hand study of (Concluded on Page 5. Column 2.) SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR REDUCING THE HIGH SLAUGHTER v " r! it Telegram to President Wilson Gives Close Vote as Reason for Delay in Message. LAKE WOOD, N. J.. Nov. 22. Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for President in the recent election, tonight sent to President Wilson a telegram congratulating him upon his re-election. In his telegram Mr. Hughes said: "Because of the closeness of the vote I have awaited the official count In California, and now that it has been virtually completed, permit me to ex tend to you my congratulations upon your re-election. I desire also to ex press my best wishes for a successful administration." NEW TORK. Nov. 22. William R. Willcox. chairman of the Republican National Committee, tonight Issued the following statement in reference to Mr. Hughes' telegram to President Wilson: "Having conferred by telephone dur ing the. day and late this afternoon with the Republican State Committee and the Republican National Commit teeman in California, I am informed that the official canvass of the vote has been so nearly completed that no change will result from the few pre cincts not counted in the returns thus far compiled. "This means that the majority for the Wilson electors in California ranges from about 1200 to 3800 votes and that this is the final result of the canvass for which we have been wait ing. So far as any recount is con cerned, the National Committee is not advised that thero are sufficient grounds to call for such an applica tion." WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The Presi dent was at a theater with Mrs. Wilson when the telegram from Mr. Hughes reached the White House and did not know of it until he returned. There was no comment. Some of the hundreds of messages of congratulation received during the past 10 days and withheld from publication until Mr. Hughes should be heard from probably will be given out tomorrow. THE 0REG0NIAN IS PRAISED Republican Victory in State Credited to Paper hy Mr. Johnson. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Nov. 22. Representative' John son, of Washington, returned today to the National Capital to prepare his work for the short session of Congress and to clean up local matters in the departments. He was not disposed to comment on the result of the election in his own state, but speaking of Ore gon, he said: "Full credit for the Hughes victory in Oregon is due The Oregonian. That newspaper made a magnificent fight for the Republican ticket, and beyond a doubt swung the state for Hughes." MRS. BOISSEVAIN BETTER Slow but Steady Improvement Is ' Shown by Patient. LOS ANGELES. Nov. 22. Slow but steady improvement has been shown by Mrs. Inez Milholland Bolssevaln, of New York. She became critically ill with ane mia here six weeks ago while on a suf frage tour. Nine Gain Weight in First Lapof Fast. "EMPTY FEELING" PERSISTS Each Quickly Disposes of 40 Cents' Worth of Food. GIRL GETS TWO PROPOSALS Men Want Wife Who Can Live on Small Income All Seem Con tented With Simple but Nourishing Fare. CHICAGO. Nov. 22. (Special.) Jack Spratt and his phlegmatic wife of nur sery fame had, nothing on the dozen dietarlans who tomorrow morning be gin the second round of the health de partment's strategic campaign against the high cost of living. A sparrow would starve on the leavings of their three meals today at the School of Do mestic Art and Science. Health Commissioner Robertson, present in a supervisory capacity, as sured his chosen employes that there was plenty in the kitchen, but none had the courage attributed to Oliver Twist, and the waitresses made no sec ond trips. Plates Are Pollahrd. They polished their plates with crusts and smiled in apparent con tentment. They were unanimous in asserting that the day's food, which cost only 40 cents for each person, was sufficient. Miss Gertrude Nelligan admitted she had received two propos!s from men who desire a wife who can live on 40 cents' worth of food a day. "Did they come'by mail?" asked Dr. Robertson. "No, by male." The cheaper food squad remembered the advice that the slower they ate the less they would eat. Food Is XonrinhlnBT. There was an Interval of five min utes between courses, and, although the quantity consumed was much less than usual, it contained more than enough nourishment to sustain a workingman and woman, according to the experts who had selected the menus. They were to)d that the "empty feeling" which persisted after the coffee had been served gradually would disap pear when the tomach became adjust ed to new conditions. Breakfast la Generous. Tje breakfast today was more gen erous than a majority of the martyrs were accustomed to. But believing in preparedness they ate everything In sight. They can tiardly overeat tomor row morning wltn a breakfast of ap ples, rolled oats, biscuits, butter and coffee. This may seem insufficient to many, but the experts who arranged it assert it contains a larger number of calories than are necessary.- Dr. A. J. Stokes, chief of the squad (Concluded on Page 5. Column .) COST OF LIVING. Ma -4 Driver Forced by Two Men to Un lock Box Containing $100,000 in Currency for Banks. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Nov. 22. Forty thousand, nine hundred dollars was estimated to have been stolen from a Southern Express Company transfer wagon in the Western fc At lantic Railroad yards here tonight by two men who held up the lone driver. Fred Corneilson, who said the robbers forced him to unlock a box containing approximately $100,000 in currency. The robbery took place in the heart of the business district, less than a block from the local express office. The money was in packages make up for shipment from various Chatta nooga banks to several Southern cities. Corneilson was quoted by city detec tives tonight as saying that the rob bers were white men, "well dressed and of good appearance." He said that two men climbed aboard his automobile in the railroad yards and stoppeu him at the point of revolvers. The- de manded a key to the wagon, which Corneilson says he gave them. Then they worked the combination on a Lox in which the money was being shirped. got what they could carry, struck him on the head and disappeared. Corneilson was detained at the police station tonight by the city detectives, who said they wanted to question him further. ELECTION BETS ARE PAID Wall-Street Wager Holders Assume Wilson Is Winner. NEW YORK. Nov. 22. Holders of some of the largest wagers made in Wall street on the Presidential elec tion began paying the bets off today on the assumption" that there now was no doubt Fresldent Wilson had been elected. Estimates of the total sum wagered in the financial district range from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000. Probably half was paid within a week after election, but the balance was held by stake holders pending a final agreement be tween bettors. It was said, however, there still remained a few who placed money on Hughes who insist their bets not be paid until President Wilson's election is officially conceded. GALVESTON CLERKS SHIVER Overcoats Worn In Courthouse Of fices; Judge Takes Action. GALVESTON. Tex.. Nov. 22. Judge Clay S. Briggs today summoned all members of the County Commissioners' Court to appear before him tomorrow to show why heat is not being fur nished offices and courtrooms in the County Courthouse. Clerks in the various offices and court officials today wore their over coats. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 53 degree; minimum. Jegrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds, i'orelgn. Austrian Emperor's last day begun with work. Psge 4. War. British tars win land victory In France. Page a. RoumMDliini are crushed by Teuton drive Put 3. British hcspltal ship carrying many wound ed soldiers is sunk. 1'bk o. French troops occupy villages In Greek neu tral zone. Page 3. National. Mr. Hughes sends telegram of congratula tions to President Wilson. Page 1. Six Navy-yards to be enlarged so that big warships may be built. Page 2. President Wilson sends message of con dolence to new Austrian ruler. Page 4. United States District Court finds Adamson law unconstitutional. Page 1. Domestic. Roosevelt accepts temporary honorary pres idency of League of Neutral Natlona Page 1. California electoral vote solid for Wilson. recount shows. Page 6. Robbers get $40,900 from express company wagon. Pag? 1. Chicago's dlctetical dozen polish platters. Page 1. Jack London, novelist. Is dead. Page 1. Sports. Jefferson trounces Lincoln. 19-0. Pag 14. Reinstatement hearing for golf stars as amateurs is granted. Page 15. Harvard holds final home practice to meet Yale. page 14. Washington faculty bars star and football squad strikes. Page 1. Seattle boxing results. Page 15. Pacific Northwest. Baker Jury acquits John Allen of slaying Lewis Butis. Page 7. Changes in Washington liquor law are un likely. Page . Commercial and Marine Oats advancing with farmers' holdings sharply reduced. Page 19. Embargo probabilities cause break In Chi cago wheat market. Page lit. Stock market weakened by professional pressu e. Pago 19. Britain mijy commandeer New Zealand wool clip. Page le. Jetty crew Is kept oa for Winter work. Page IS. Stevedores are expected to adjust their rates, too. Page IS. Portland and Vicinity. Judge Samuel White Is elected head of Oregon Bar Association. Page 15. Regular taxis ask Council to revolts Daly Jitney sstem. Page 13. Francis Sealy forecasts shortage of canned goods. Page 9. Heirs to estate of Anna E. Dale had agreed to snare property, says witness. Page s. Plans are launched for purchase and re-sale of Industrial center. Page 15. Judge Langguth warns of deadly effects of aicohol drinking, page 8. Thirty-six L W. w. arrive, are fed and told to move on. Page 9. Laureihurst Club plans new $40,000 home. Page 11. Reed College Drama Club rehearses French comedies. Page SO. Big whack Is due In state budgets owing to tax limitation. Page IS. Senator Vinton supports Mr. looser for president. Page 6. Roberts brothers glee club gives enjoyable concert. Page 7, Weather report, data and forecast. Pace 18. COACH STANDS BY CONTRACT Manager Declares New Play ers Will Complete Season. BOARD MAY PATCH UP ROW Tucklc Grimm Is Accused of Irregu. lurittes in Examinations, but Eleven and Subs Determined Not to Be Crippled by Loss. SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) Washington's entire football squad refused to take the field for practice this afternoon, following the disbarment of "Bill" Grimm from fur ther playing this year. Unless action is taken Thursday per mitting Grimm to take his regular place on the squad the men will not represent the school again this Fall under any conditions. Faculty men tonight declared that their action vai absolutely final. The men were equally as firm. Manager Younger and Walt Shiel. president of the student body, declared that if the regular team refused to finish the sea son men would be hurriedly trained from the class teams and the scheduled game with California would be played. Uoble Willing; to tio Ahead. Coach Dobio declared his willingness to coach anybody that appeared on the field. He declared, however, that his sympathies were entirely with the players. Grimm today wan prohibited from playing for the rest of the scholastic year because of alleged Irregularities in an examination. Grimm's teammates declare that such disciplining hurts Grimm least and that the real sufferers are the men who jave fought the en tire leacon under severe difficulties. . only to have the fruits of their work taken from them for an action sup posed to have been taken by one of the. team members, and which did not con cern his eligibility as far as any con ference ruling was concerned. Meeting for Agreement Called. The action of t ie squad was unan imous. Captain Seagrave declared to night. Not only the men who were playing on the first varsity but also the sub stitutes and all the men out in suits were back of the action in every detail. A meeting has been arranged be tween the board of control and the members of the team, at wlilcli some agreement will be sought. Kxaralnatlon Dishonesty Charged. The charge against Grimm is that he copied another student's paper in an examination. President Suzzallo, of the university, is on an extended trip in the Kant, and will not be in Seattle until next Tuesday. Dean A. S. Haggett is next in authority, but matters of this kind fall under the jurisdiction of the presi dent's secretary. Edwin B. Stevens. "The faculty's investigation of thia particular instance was very thor ough." Mr. Stevens declared tonight, "and I see no cause for its reconsid eration at all. If the men do not want to play further, it Is strictly up to them. I admit that the condition is unfortunate, and apparently works a hardship on the team, but the faculty Is Interested mainly in maintaining the scholastic records of the students in the university." Captain. Slakes Statement. Dean Priest's attitude was similar to that of Mr. Stevens. He deplored that such a condition should have arisen, and believes that the men are not in full possession of all the facts of the case. Captain Seagrave, of the football team, said tonight: "Whether Grimm cheated or not does not enter into the consideration at alL No one but the men themselves will ever know the difficulties that we've met all year, or the necessary work we've neglected to give Washington the very best, we had. "Our objection is that after we've overcome everything and have a fight ing chance to finish the season as champions the faculty should wreak its wrath on the entire team for the sup posed Irregularity of one of Its mem bers. Other PasiskBfst VrKed. "Grimm should be disciplined in some other way. if he Is to be dis ciplined. Our action is not a defense of Grimm. It is a protest against tak ing ruinous action against the team for something for which the team is not responsible. "The matter of the supposed irregu larity is something that does not af fect the conference in the slightest degree, and has no right to affect the team and Its chances for winning an other championship after the sacri fices that have been made and the ob stacles that have been overcome. "Our action Is not taken in haste and without the most serious consid eration. We knew on our southern trip that the thing was coming up. but were hoping that the faculty would see its way clear to discipline Grimm (Concluded oa Fa,e li. Column o.) I 1 ,