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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 1G, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
L W. W. ARE JAILED
AFTER MILL BURNS
HEAT AT 107 MAKES
THE DALLES SQUIRM
TEMPERATURE AT ROSEBTJRG
IS HIGHEST YET, 100.
CZECH WOULD TURN
FROM GERMAN SIDE
$6.55 IS CHARGED
FOR 46-CENT MEAL
. W. W. REFUGEES
HOOD TOP REACHED
BY MAZAIYIA PARTY
PORTLAND TO GET
BEST SHOWS FIRST
MR. MADDEN ATTACKS PRICES
RECORD BELIEVED SET IN NUM
IN WASHINGTON HOTELS.
BER OF CLIMBERS.
MAY ASK DAKS
4
Grain Elevator Lost
at Klamath Falls.
ARMED MEN PATROL STREETS
Governor Orders Sheriff to
Round Up Agitators.
DAMAGE DONE IS $150,000
Headquarters of Disturbers Raided
and Every Member of Organi
zation In County Will Be
Arrested by Officers.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. July 15.
(Special.) Klamath Falls tonight is
practically under martial law. Armed
guards patrol the streets, industries
of the city are protected by special
Deputy Sheriffs and I. W. "W. are being?
rounded up like cattle as the result
of a. fire this morning; which de
stroyed the grain elevator and mill of
Martin Brothers and 25.000 bushels of
prain. The loss is placed at 150.000.
Incendiarism is suspected.
High, wind fanned the flames toward
the factories and cars of the Ewauna
Box Company, the Big Lakes Box Com
pany, the Standard Oil Company and
the Klamath Iron Works, but heroic
efforts of the fire department saved
these properties.
ZOO Deputies Raid I. W. W.
Immediately after the fire Sheriff
Humphrey communicated with Gover
nor Withycombe, swore in 200 deputies
and raided the headquarters of the I.
W. W., seizing papers and books and
arresting 39, some of whom are thought
to be local leaders of the organization.
Every industry in the city tonight is
under guard and armed guards are
patroling every road leading out of the
city. The Sheriff intends to arrest
every I. W. W. found in the county.
Henry J. Weeks, of the Weeks Ab
stract Company, was one of the most
prominent of those arrested by the
Sheriff. He is accused of treasonable
remarks before a large crowd assem
bled at the City Hall today.
Food Supplies Burned.
Carloads of provisions, farm ma
chinery and canned goods, destined for
the Martin Brothers' store at Merrill,
23 miles south of here, were burned.
The firm suffered a disastrous fire
several years ago. The fire today was
discovered at the north corner of the
building, on the windy side and a point
farthest removed from the office. It
was under great headway when first
seen. Members of the firm are Charles
G., John H, and S. Edward Martin,
who have been in business here and at
Merrill for many years.
Oil Store Threatened.
Large quantities of oil and .gasoline
Were stored at the plant of the Stan
dard Oil Company, on which the flames
were bearing down before the wind.
The firemen, however, managed to
check them before they reached the
tanks.
The I. "W. W. recently established
headquarters here and have been active
In the distribution of their literature
and in soliciting members. Acting on
Instructions from the Governor, every
I. W. W. in the county will be ar
rested by the Sheriff.
GOVERNMENT TAKES CHARGE
Special Marshal Named at Klamath
Falls and Told to Act.
Prompt action was taken by Deputy
United States Attorney Rankin yester
day morning upon receipt of a tele
gram from J. P. Lee, county assessor,
at Klamath Falls, advising that a large
flour mill and contents had been
burned, supposedly by the I. W. W.,
and asking immediate aid to cope with
the dangerous situation locally.
According to the advice received, hte
mill was destroyed at 1:30 yesterday
morning. The telegram was received
by the United States Attorney's office
at 4:30, and steps were at once taken
for the immediate appointment of a
special Deputy United States Marshal
for Klamath Falls. Deputy United
States Attorney Rankin telegraphed to
the Attorney General at Washington
D. C., asking for permission to appoint
John W. Farnell, of Klamath Falls', and
affirmation came at 1:00 yesterday af
ternoon.
The appointment was at once made
and instructions telegraphed to Deputy
United States Marshal Farnell, charg
ing him to Jook after Government prop
rrty, to make a vigorous investigation
of the burning of the mill and to assist
the Sheriff's office in bringing the in
cendiaries to justice.
The communication with County As
eessor Lee, of Klamath Falls furthered
the belief that the destruction of the
mill was but one act in the alleged con
certed plot of I. W. W. partisans to
carry out a programme of destruction
and intimidation that embraces the en
tire Northwest.
Mr. Lee declared that $300,000 worth
of food stuffs had gone up in smoke,
that local sawmills and factories of
Klamath Falls were considered to be
In Imminent danger, and that the peo
ple of the city and district were frantic
While awaiting confirmation of the
appointment from Washington. D. C,
tCoaduded on fage 5. Column 1.)
Portland, However, Has Cooler
Weather and Parks and Play- .
grounds Are Crowded.
THE DALLES, Or.. July 15. (Spe
cial.) The mercury rode high today,
standing at 107 at 5 o'clock. While the
heat was Intense there was not much
suffering as It appeared not to be op
pressive. Last night a thunder and
lightning storm threatened this Mlcinity
but after a little sprinkling of rain
drops it passed over.
ROSEBURG, Or., July 15. (Special.)
Roseburg and Douglas County today
experienced the warmest weather of the
season. At 4 o'clock the Government
thermometer registered 100 degrees,
three degrees higher than Saturday.
There has been no rain here for nearly
x weeks and the present hot spell Is
proving detrimental to grains and other
farm products. Unless there is rain
soon the ranchers say their crops will
be less than half as large as last year.
Portland experienced what might
well be termed Ideal weather yester
day, steady northwesterly winds drlv-
ng away the Intense heat of Saturday.
The maximum temperature was 84, as
against 91 for the previous day.
Many thousands took advantage of
the beautiful day In all manner of rec
reational diversions, the parks and
playgrounds being crowded, as were
also the many resorts in and near Port
land. Fair and cooler." Is the official wea
ther forecast for Portland and vicinity
today.
BRIDE IN KHAKI SENT HOME
Honeymoon Enjoyed Incognito on
Army Transport.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. July 15.
Somewhere in France is a sergeant in
the American Army who was married
ust before he left the United States
and ventured to take his bride with
him on the transport which carried his
regiment overseas. She went with him
as a soldier dressed in regulation khaki
and with her hair cut short.
Today the young woman returned
from France, her effort to pose as a
"Sammy" having failed. Her husband,
it was said aboard the steamship, was
a member of a regiment formerly sta
tioned in Arizona.
The vessel also brought back the
body of a soldier who died on the trip
over.
WIVES CATCH DESERTERS
Russian Women Take Stern Meas
ures, Even Against Own Husbands.
PETROGRAD. July 13. (Delayed.)
The wives of Russian soldiers are
taking stern measures against deserters
from the army, particularly in Central
Russia, according to reports to a
Petrograd newspaper. At a congress
of soldiers' wives, held in the province
of Tamboy, which was presided over
by peasant women, it was unanimously
resolved to "hand over to Justice all
deserters from the army, including, if
necessary, our own husbands."
The Vedomosty says ten study women
of Kozlov dragged to the conscription
bureau three deserters, the wives of
two of them being among the men's
captors.
CUBANS CONDEMNED TO DIE
Sentences of Revolutionists May Pe
Commuted by President
HAVANA. July 15. The first official
announcement of the sentences Imposed
by court-martial on the various mili
tary officers who took a leading part
in the revolutionary movement of last
February was made tonight.
Colonel Quinones, Captain Izquterda,
Lieutenants Calzadilla, Monteagudo
Dieppa and Mendez were condemned to
death.
Reports from "El Chlco," the Presl
dent's Summer residence, were to the
effect that at a Cabinet meeting held
there today it was decided to commuto
these sentences to life Imprisonment.
AQUEDUCT BREAKS TWICE
Los Angeles Water Supply Is En
dangered by Trouble.
LOS ANGELES, July 15. Two seri
ous breaks were discovered in the
aqueduct by which water Is supplied
to this city from the Owens River, 240
miles distant.
One break is in a closed concrete
conduit near Neenach, about 100 miles
north of here. The other is In what
is known as the Soda Spring tunnel
Circumstances indicate the breaks
occurred almost simultaneously, an of
ficial of the water department said
tonight.
POLICE CHIEFS SUSPENDED
Recent Race Riots In East St. Louis
Cause of "Shape-Up."
EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., July 15. The
Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers, after a meeting tonight, announced
that Chief of Police Ransom Payne and
Night Chief of Police Con Hickey had
been suspended pending investigation
of the police department.
According to W. G. Watkins. chair
man of the board, the . suspension of
the two officials is due to the recent
race riots here, and is the first step in
an investigation that is expected to
shake up the entire department.
Reichsrath in Uproarat
Peace Proposal.
GAIN DECLARED GERMANY'S
Minister at Copenhagen May
Succeed Zimmerman.
H0LLWEG FALL DISCUSSED
Parisian Press Both Sober and
Jubilant, All Agreeing That Re
tirement of Chancellor Marks
Grave Political Era.
ZURICH, July 15. The Austrian
Reichsrath was thrown into an uproar
on Saturday when the former Czech
Minister. Herr Praschek. declared the
hate of the entire world was not di
rected against Austria, but against
Germany, and that Austria should de
tach herself from her ally, says a Vi
enna dispatch.
"How are we to obtain peace?" de
manded Herr Praschek, "if we cling
to the German side?
Czech Dcpntln Imprisoned.
"Must we continue to sacrifice our
interests to the expansion of Germany?
Must we continue to submit to the
German militarism that has drawn us
Into this war?"
The speaker declared that Czech
Deputies had been imprisoned for at
tempting' to bring about an alliance of
Austria with Russia and France, and
added that if they were to be stigma
tized as traitors then all Czechs who
believed similarly should be so stig
matized. LONDON, July 15. The Berlin news
papers forecast the appointment ol
Count Ulrlch K. von Brockdorf-Rant-
zau, German Minister at Copenhagen,
as successor to Dr. Alfred Zimmerman
as Imperial Foreign Secretary, accord
ing to the Exchange Telegraph's Copen
hagen correspondent.
PARTS, July 15. The Paris press
hails the retirement of Dr. von Beth-
mann-Hollweg from the German Chan
cellorship with varying degrees of
satisfaction. Some of the comment is
in a jubilant tone, while other editors
treat the event soberly. All, however,
are agreed that It indicates a crisis
In Germany of unprecedented impor
tance.
Petit Parislen Not Optimistic
As might be expected the phrase
'scrap of paper" frequently crops out
in the comment and some of the Jour
nals trace the chancellor's downfall
back to that early-in-the-war utter
ance of his. The Petit Parisien is one
of the newspapers that is not optimi.'
tic over the development, for It says:
"Though the chancellor cnanges.
the German masters remain the same.
It is they and not the retiring func-
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Representative Says $5 Will Not
Buy Dinner That One Can Get
In London for $1.62.
WASHINGTON, July 15. (Special.)
One pays $6.55 for 46 cents' worth of
food In Washington, according to Rep
resentative Madden, of Illinois. ' He
launched an attack on the high cost of
living and asserted in the House that
these were the differences in the prices
paid for food and the actual cost in a
Washington hotel:
Upnn Coit
Price. Price.
Lobster cocktails .00 8o
Clams ' lc
Olives 30 3tf4c
Half duckling 1.7 12V4C
Beans Ho &c
Cauliflower !0 2c
Grapefruit salad ,f) c
Green peas -ri0 3 ft 4c
Peaches ."0 5c
Cantaloupes 00 64? 8c
Mr. Madden said food prices in Wash
ington were from 10 cents to $1.15 an
order higher than in London. It would
be Impossible to get for $5 in a Wash
ington hotel the table d'hote meal for
which London hotels charge $1-62, said
Mr. Madden.
WHEAT BINS BEING BUILT
Klickitat County Prepares to Han
dle Big Crop.
GOLDEXDALE. Wash., July 15.
(Special.) Double crews are working
on elevator plants at Goldendale and
Warwick on the Spokane. Portland &
Seattle Railway to handle the new
grain crop.
At Goldendale the Farmers' Union is
remodeling its warehouse and putting
in elevator bins with a capacity of 80,
000 bushels.
At Warwick a plant with a capacity
of 50,000 bushels is being constructed
by the Centerville Elevator Company.
At Alderdale ex-County Commissioner
Frank W. Sanders has built an elevatot
plant with a capacity of 80,000 bushels.
GIRLS' BURNS ARE FATAL
Masquerade Gown Catches Fire
From Candle.
PETALUMA, Cal., July 15. (Spe
cial.) Helen Singley, the 14-year-old
daughter of City Clerk and Mrs. Frank
B. Singley of this city, died at the Pet-
aluma General Hospital from burns re
ceived about the body last night at
Duncan Springs when her masquerade
gown caught fire from a candle. In
an effort to put out the flames which
were rapidly burning her clothing and
her body,, the girl ran from the building
and rolled in the grass until help was
at hand. She was planning to attend
a danco when her clothes caught fire.
ALASKA DOGS SERVE IN WAR
Ninety Tons of Shells Transported
Through Four-Days Blizzard.
NOME, Alaska, July 15. Mrs. Esther
BIrdsall Darling, of Nome, who sold
many racing dogs to the French gov
ernment, has received the Cross of War
won by Alaska dogs for service at
the front In transporting 90 tons of
shells to an isolated post under fire
through a blizzard that raged four
days and nights.
NOW HE IS IN A FIX.
Lejral Steps Considered
by Exiled Men.
APPEAL MADE TO WASHINGTON
Men Desire to Return to Bis-
bee, to Work There.
CAMP IS SWELTERING HOT
Barber Shop and Shower Baths to
Be Provided Food Provided In
Plenty, but Table Dishes Are
Not Sufficient for All.
COLUMBUS. N. M.. July 15. Mining
companies, officials and business men
in the Warren copper district of Arl- j
zona may be sued for damages by the
men who were deported from Bisbee
July 12.
At the camp of the Arizona exiles
here today the men discussed plans
for filing a blanket suit against the
operators, officials and others who, the
men assert, were responsible for the
wholesale deportation from Arizona of
those alleged to be members of or sym
pathizers 'with the L W. W.
Men Appeal to Washington.
A blanket prayer for their release
through writ of habeas corpus was also
discussed, but the leaders disapproved
of such an action on the ground that
it would embarrass the Federal Gov
ernment, which is trying to find a solu
tion of the problem involved in the
deportation of the men. The exiles
are anxious to know what Washington
will do in their cases, and messages
urging immediate action have been sent
to Administration officials.
Consideration of the matter tomor
row at Washington was predicted by
leaders here tonight.
Martial Uw Poulble.
The belief is becoming general among
the exiles that they will be sent back
to Bisbee under heavy military guard
and will be protected in what they
claim as their rights, even if it becomes
necessary to declare martial law in the
Warren district to attain this end.
The men say they will not be sent
elsewhere, will not consent to remain
here in a sweltering hot camp, and as
they have not been charged with
breaking any laws, they say they will
stand on their rights and are pinning
their hopes of returning to Bisbee upon
the Federal Government.
Sunday passed quietly In "Camp
Wobbley," as the men have named the
refugee camp.
Cooks, Criticised, Quit.
The only event of their first Sun
day in camp occurred when the vol
unteer cook crew of No. 4 company
walked out because some of the men
objected to the way their food was
prepared. A desert wind storm added
to the discomfort caused by the Intense
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Mountain-Sealers Dined by Women
of Parkdale on Return N. E.
A. Delegates on Trip.
HOOD RIVER, Or., July 15. (Spe
cial.) It was 9 o'clock tonight before
the vanguard of the N. E. A. and
Mazama vacationists, tired and dusty,
some of them with streaks of black
grease paint applied to prevent blis
tering from the reflection of the bril
liant mid-Summer sun on the snow,
still on their faces, reached Parkdale
and telephone stations.
A huge telescope was kept trained
on Mount Hood throughout the day by
Homer A. Rogers at his Mount Home
Lodge, and it was known at 5 o'clock
that the last line of climbers had de
scended to the line of safety below the
crevasses. From the time the first
party of the climbers reached Coopers
Spur this morning until the last man
had reached safety this afternoon,
guests at the lodge were continually
watching them. The lodge Is six miles
away from the snow, but the lenses of
the telescope are powerful and the
movements of the mountain parties
were plainly discernible.
While no definite report had been
made early tonight of the number mak
ing the summit of Hood, Mr. Rogers
thinks It likely that a record was set
for a large number of ascents in a
single day. He believes that practi
cally all of the 88 in the party reached
the top.
After a dinner served by the women
of the Upper "Valley at Parkdale, the
Mazamas and the National Education
Association guests took special cars of
the Mount Hood Railway line to this
city, where a special train of the O.
W. R. & N. Company was waiting at
midnight to return them to Portland.
GOOD SWIMMER DROWNS
Current Below Falls of Santlani
Draws Lad Under.
LEBANON, Or., July 16. (Special.)
William Zimbrick, 19, a farm hand
from near Sodaville, was drowned in
the Santiam at Waterloo today while
more than 100 bathers looked on pow
erless to save him.
Zimbrick, who was a good swim
mer, was bathing In the river be
low the falls when he was caught in
the swift current and carried under.
A number of other lads of his age
were near him, but could not reach
him because of the current.
. Dr. Russell Wallace brought a
pulmotor from Albany, 21 miles, in
32 minutes, but resuscitation was Im
possible. SHOTS RAIN NEAR RADIO
Japanese Gardeners Chased Away
From Work by Rifle Fire.
Residents of the Lents district are
complaining of a hunter In that neigh
borhood who is shooting recklessly
with a high-powered rifle. Japanese
gardeners near the city were driven
from their work one day last week
by the rifle fire.
Testerday the shots struck near the
Lents wireless plant, and complaints
were made by the operators.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, " 84
degrees; minimum, Cl degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and cooler; moderate winds,
mostly northwesterly.
War.
French take German observatories on
heights. Page 3.
Peace talk causes uproar In Austrian Reich
stag. Page 1.
Foreign.
Interned Germans said to have aided Chinese
monarchists. Page 4.
National.
Representative Rankin compels elimination
of compulsory overtime for women In
Bureau of Printing. Page 2.
Food bill expected to become law August 1.
Page 4.
Erroneous impression as to depth of Colum
bia Kiver channel corrected. Page 11.
0 Domestic.
Philadelphia man. wife and son shot to
death on highway. Page 5.
Dutch savant says Germany must soon give
in. Page 3.
Representative Madden says Washington
hotels chare $6. 5Z for 4ii cents' worth
of food. Page 1.
Exodus of foreigners from Flat River mines
continues. Page 5.
30.000 aeroplane motors ordered from one
firm. Page 4.
Mojave, Cal., hit by mysterious fire.
Page 5.
Bisbee exiles consider legal steps to return
home. Page 1.
Draft Is expected next week. Page 3.
War myths persistent In Nation's capital.
Page 4.
Sports.
Pacific Cosst League results: Portland 8-3.
San Francisco l-." ; Oakland 7-3. Vernon
ti-2; Los Angeles 1-3, Salt Lake 5-1.
Page lo.
Dr. J. H. Tuttle wins directors cup at Port
land Golf Club. Page 10.
New stymie rule of Western Golf Association
is found wanting. Page 10.
Career of Goorge Wright unique In sporting
world. Pago 11.
Northwestern League closes Us season.
Page 10.
Pacific Northwest.
Klamath Falls under guard after $ 150,000
fire; L W. W. arrested. Page 1.
Mercury at 107 at The Dalles. Page 1.
Mazama party successfully reaches summit
of Mount Hood. Page 1.
Second annual bathing girls' contest held
at Seaside. Page 9.
Six thousand at Chautauqua hear Dr.
Brougher. Page 8.
W. I. Nolan, of Minnesota, at Corvallls, tells
how his state has suppressed sedition.
Page O.
Wallowa's greeting of Oregon editors Is
royal one. Page 31.
Portland and Vicinity.
A. L. Erlanger, In town, announces Port
land will get best shows first. Page 1.
Rev. Russell M. Brougher, eldest son of
former Portland pastor, preaches in White
Temple. Page 8.
S. II. 'Brown, former Portland business man,
dies. Page 7.
Judge McCamant replies to Professor Augur'a
defense of Muzzey's history. Page 14.
Portland hospital unit starts to war.
Page 14.
Weather report, data and forecast. rage 11.
A. L. Erlanger, in City,
Discloses Plans.
FAMOUS STARS ARE BOOKED
Producing Coast Circuit to
Present New Plays.
0RPHEUM IS CUT SHORT
Prodactlons Will Be Offered at the
Ilelllg, In Which Half Interest
Has Been Acquired Theaters
to Be Built If Needed.
WHAT A. I.. ERLAGER'S VISIT
TO PORTLAND MEANS.
Traveling- star stock companies
to produce new plays' on raclfio
Coast before New Tork sees some
of them. Portland to be unit of
producing organization.
San Francisco, Los Angeles.
Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and
Spokane to be to West in theatri
cal way what New Tork, Phila
delphia, Boston and Chicago are
to Hast.
Orpheum to play In Portland
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
matinee and nights and "Wednes
day matinee only, next season.
New theaters to be built where
ever Klaw & Erlanger's construc
tive policy is obstructed.
Half Interest in Heilig Theater,
valued at more than $400,000. for
mally taken by Klaw & Erlanger.
S h u b e r t attractions to be
booked at Heilig along with other
leading producers.
Interest In Northwest changed
from merely a booking interest
to material property and business
Interest aggregating more than
Jl.000.000.
K. &. E. resources back of move
to rehabilitate Northwest in the
atrical way.
A, L. Erlanger. the "Little Napoleon"
of the theater world. Is in Portland di
rect from New Tork, on a constructive
theatrical mission, the plans of which
Include the rehabilitation at consider
able expense of the entire Paciflo
Northwest in a theatrical way and the
establishment of a producing circuit
on the Pacific Coast which will corre
spond to that of Philadelphia, Boston,
Chicago and New Tork in the East, and
of which Portland shall be an essen
tial unit.
One or more traveling stock com
panies, composed of actors and actress
es of high class reputation and capa
bility, to produce new plays simulta
neously or even In advance of their
New Tork premiere, and which later
will go East and play while No. 1 East
ern companies are on the Paciflo
Coast, is one of the features of the
plan Mr. Erlanger Is shaping while in
Portland.
More Property to Be Taken.
Acquisition of additional theater
property of which his recent purchase
of a half interest in the Heilig of Port
land, was one step, is another object of
his trip at this time. He recognizes no
opposition and expects none that can
not be adjusted.
Today Mr. Erlanger will call Into
conference theater managers of th
principal cities In the Portland radius.
The conference will be held at the
Helllg theater and will continue over
tomorrow when the principal meeting
is scheduled. Later in the week simi
lar conferences will be held In Seatle.
Mr. Erlanger arrived early yesterday
morning in company with Calvin Heilig
of the Heilig Theater, who went East
six weeks ago to complete arrange
ments incident to the organization of
the new Pacific Coast Klaw & Erlanger
Theatrical Circuit which was started
early in May. It is Mr. Erlanger's first
visit to Portland in 25 years.
Entire Resources Pledged.
As head of the Internationally prom
inent theatrical firm of Klaw & Er
langer of New Tork. Mr. Erlanger is
the recognized leader of theatrical af
fairs and yesterday In what, he con
fided was the second newspaper Inter
view be had ever given in person, he
said tho resources of the Klaw & Er
langer interests were back of the
movement to establish their firm's per
sonality in the Northwest.
His plan3 represent changes to be
made in the existing theatrical situa
tion in Portland as follows:
The Orpheum circuit. which last
year played in tho Heilig Theater at
Broadway and Taylor, will have one
less night performance in Portland
than in the past.
Wednesday lg.bt Abandoned.
By arrangement with Martin Beck
before leaving for tho Coast tho Or
pheim will play Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday afternoons and nights and
Wednesday matinee. In the past, four
afternoons and nights were played. On
the Wednesday nights of each week
during the season the first class legiti
mate road productions out of New
York and the Pacific Coast traveling
stock companies will opon their en
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