VOL. IVII. NQ. 17,725.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STUDENTS THANKED
BY WAR ORPHANS
MIGHTY AIRPLANE
ENGINE IS EVOLVED
DIVERS' VICTIMS
LEAST IN MONTHS
BLOCK OF
RELIEF IMPERATIVE,
GAS COMPANY SAYS
mm IBS
ASSAIL GERMANS
00
000
METHODISTS PLAN
$40,000 mISSIOIl
Old Taylor-Street Ed
ifice to Be Razed.
BONDS SOLD
FIRST LETTERS FROM FRANCE
REACH WASHINGTON HIGH.
ENGLAND REPORTS LOSS OF 12
SECOND PETITION URGES AN
EARLY RULING.
LARGE SHIPS IN WEEK.
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Consulate Is Stoned and
Business Houses Burned.
PASSPORTS GIVEN MINISTER
Germany Told to Disapprove
Acts of Envoy or Rela
- tions Will Be Broken.
FIRES SET REPEATEDLY
Crowds Disarm Police When
Efforts Are Made to Stop
Wielders of Torches.
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 13. The
rioting which began here late yester
day in an anti-German demonstration
continued throughout the night. Every
German business house and restaurant
in the downtown district was wrecked.
The German Club and several other
buildings were damaged seriously by
fire. The police wounded seven rioters
when they fired into the crowd. Three
of the injured are expected to die.
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 12. The
downtown section of the city was the
scene of the wildest disorders tonight
in connection with great anti-German
demonstrations in which thousands of
Argentinians took part.
Many of those in the mobs carried
firebrands, and as a result scores of
buildings were set on fire. Several
blocks of German business houses in
Calle 25 de Mayo were destroyed.
Early in the afternoon the German
Legation was stoned. , , .
Among the structures attacked
were the German Club, one of the
finest edificies in the city, and the
building of the German daily, La
Union. As fast as the fires in these
buildings were extinguished they
were started again.
Mobs Disarm Police.
Mounted patrols and the entire fire
department kept rushing from one
part of the city to another in an at
tempt to quell the riots and put down
the flames. In several instances
police who were attempting to shoot
at those wielding torches were set
upon by the crowds and disarmed.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken by the authorities to pro
tect Count Luxburg, the German Min
ister, when he arrives here tomor
row morning to receive his passports.
Passports Given Luxburg.
The Argentine government at noon
today sent to the German legation
passports to be delivered to Count
Luxburg, the German Minister in
Buenos Aires.
The decision to hand Count von
Luxburg his passports was reached by
President Irigoyen after a conference
with the Foreign Secretary, but with
out consulting the Cabinet, which had
been called to meet this evening and
receive Ambassador Naon's dispatches
from Washington. The President
maintained that the matter was grave
enough and pressing enough to war
rant his immediate decision without
reference to the Cabinet.
Sweden's Version Accepted.
It is believed unlikely that any
action will be taken toward Sweden,
yesterday's explanation by the
Swedish Legation apparently satisfy
ing the government that Baron
Lowen acted in good faith in forward
ing the telegrams, the contents of
which w'ere unknown to him.
During the three days that elapsed
while the government was satisfying
itself as to the accuracy of the ex
posures made in Washington, the pub
lic, despite the gravity of the accusa
tions, responded to the appeals of gov
ernment officials and the newspapers
by refraining from any anti-German
demonstrations.
The feeling of the Argentine public
in the present instance was manifested
today, however, when all afternoon
immense crowds in front of the news
paper bulletin boards cheered the news
that Count von Luxburg would have to
leave the republic.
Envoy Told to Go.
The note sent by Foreign Minister
Pueyrredon to Count von Luxburg, in
which the German Minister was ten
dered his passports, reads: J
"Mr. Minister You having ceased
to be persona grata to the Argentine
Appreciation Expressed for Support
of 3 0 Children by - Fore
going Few Pleasures.
The first letters have been received
at Washington High School from the
French war orphans, who have been
supported during the past year by the
money contributed by the students of
that school. The letters are now in the
process of being translated by the
French teachers of the school.
Last term, while the campaign to get
money for the war orphans was on,
the school was visited by several
speakers, who asked the etudents to
contribute. They did this bo liberally
that for the past year about 30 of these
children have been cared for by the
money so given.
The letters tell of the conditions ex
isting In France, and give many details
of the suffering of the people. They
are also full of thanks for the help
extended to them In their time of need.
The students were greatly pleased to
receive the letters, and are as proud
of them as they are of any of the
many cups In the trophy case. All are
glad that they abstained from attend
ing a few shows, thereby saving money,
and would be Just as glad to do so In
the future for such a cause.
MEN IN SERVICE FAVORED
Funds in Postal Savings Banks May
Be Withdrawn by Mail.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. Privilege
of withdrawing funds from postal sav
ings by mail is extended to depositors
in the military or naval service en
gaged In work connected with military
or naval activities abroad. In an order
issued yesterday by Postmaster-General
Burleson. Certificates of deposit,
endorsed before a Federal postal agent,
a United States Consul or a commis
sioned officer of the Army or Navy
may be forwarded with an application
for a money order for the desired
amount, less the usual fee.
The money order will be mailed to
the applicant abroad as soon as it can
be issued by the depository office.
T. R. ADVOCATES TRAINING
Former Representative Humphrey
Asked to Make Speaking Campaign.
''SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 12. Colonel
Roosevelt has written to ex-RepreBfen-tatlve
Will E. Humphrey, of Washing
ton, asking him to make a speaking
campaign for universal military train
ing and insurance against future war.
The letter says:
"The pacifist, the pro-German, the
anti-preparedness and the disarmament
man are all of them enemies of this
country everywhere: but to a peculiar
degree they are enemies to the peo
ple of the Pacific slope, for If they have
their way the Pacific slope will as
suredly one day suffer the fate that
China is now suffering."
MATRON OUTRUNS FUGITIVE
Escaped Tacoma,. Prisoner Says
Woman Is Fit for Track.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 12. (Special.)
After a chase of several hundred
yards, which took her pellmell through
a house. Police Matron Ada Todd today
single-handed captured J. W. Walters,
a husky young prisoner who had es
caped from Jailer 'Rivard near the
Courthouse.
Puffing for breath, but with the
sparkle of victory in her eyes, the
matron brought the captive back by
the nape of the neck. Walters, abashed
and blushing, made only one remark
on his capture, which was: "She missed
her calling; she should have been on
the track."
CAPTURED AUTOIST LEAPS
Harry Kelly Races Car Down Street I
and Dives, to Freedom.
Harry Kelly, 122 Graham avenue, un
der arrest while driving a car that had
been reported stolen, escaped last
night from Patrolman Minnton by
leaping from the machine, which he
sent racing down the street at East
Twenty-fourth and Broadway. Patrol
man Minnton saved his own life by
righting the car, which had headed un
der full power for one of the build
ings on the corner, but the man had
escaped.
With Kelly were Carrie and Ruth
Keller and Harry H. Hanes. a soldier.
8900 CAPTURED AT RIGA
Germans Report Taking of 32 5 Can
non in Battle.
BERLIN, via London, Sept. 12. Rus
sian prisoners captured by the Ger
mans in the battle of Riga numbered
8900, according to the official an
nouncement issued today by the Ger
man general staff.
The Germans also took 325 cannon.
HAWAIIAN DRY BILL IS IN
Measure Introduced in Senate Is Re
ferred to Committee.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. A bill pro
posing prohibition In the Hawaiian 1
Islands was introduced by Senator I
Shafroth today.
The measure was referred to coin-
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Best U. S. Engineers
Pool Trade Secrets.
"LIBERTY MOTOR" IS RESULT
Greatest Device of. Kind Per
fected in Few Weeks.
ALLIED EXPERTS GIVE AID
War Department Puts Main Reliance
in New Invention in Plans to
Overwhelm Germans Rapid .
Production Is Promised.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. The Lib
erty motor, the airplane engine upon
which the United States Is relying to
establish definite air supremacy over
the Germans over the battlefields of
France, has passed its final test and
is a complete and gratifying . success.
Secretary Baker announced today.
In a 1500-word announcement. Secre
tary Baker told how all the best brains
and business of American motordom
had contributed Its secrets and achieve
ments to the Government to produce
the Liberty motor, which is to carry
the thousands of American airplanes
over Germany.
Motor la Main Reliance.
"Probably the war has produced no
greater single achievement," the state
ment says, and relates for the first
time the story of the design and con
struction of the new motor which has
added a thrilling chapter to American
engineering records.
Secretary Baker says the motor is
"now the main reliance of the United
States in the rapid production in
large numbers of high-power battle
planes for service in the war.
"In power, speed and serviceability
and minimum weight," he continues,
"the new engine invites comparison
with the best the . European war has
produced. The engine was brought
afaoat throufch the co-operation of more
than a score of engineers, who pooled
their skill and trade secrets in the
war emergency."
Deliveries Expected Soon'.
For obvious reasons, specifications of
the motor, details of its performance
under test and arrangements made for
its production in quantity are with
held. In conclusion, however, Mr.
Baker says:
"Progress has already been " made
toward organizing the industry for the
manufacture of the new machines and
deliveries will begin in a. compara
tively, short time."
Secretary Baker's statement follows:
"The 'United States aviator engine'
has passed its final tests. They were
successful and gratifying. The new
motor, designated by the Signal Service
as the 'Liberty Motor,' 's now the main
reliance of the United States in the
rapid production in large numbers
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France Loses One Craft of More
Than 160 0 Tons Three Un
successful Attacks Made.
LONDON. Sept. 12. A marked de
crease in the destruction of British
merchant vessels by mines or subma
rines is indicated in . the weekly Ad
miralty statement issued this evening.
Twelve vessels of more than 1600 tons
and six of less than 1600 tons were sent
to the bottom, as compared with 20 in
the large and three in the small cate
gory sunk the- previous week.
Tonight's statement shows that four
fishing vessels also were lost. The
summary:
Arrivals, 2744T sailings, 2868. .
British merchant vessels sunk by
nvne or submarine, of over 1600 tons,
including one pre-iously, 12: under 1600
tons, including one previously, 6.
. British merchant vessels attacked un
successfully, including three previ
ously. 12.
British fishing vessels sunk, 4.
The foregoing Admiralty statement
shows the smallest number of large
British vessels sunk by mines or sub
marines since Germany last February
began her Intensified submarine cam
paign. The previous low record was
for the; week of March 11, when 13
vessels of more than 1600 tons were
lost.
PARIS, Sept. 12. The statement of
the Ministry " of Marine, Issued this
evening, shows that for the week end
ing September 9 one French vessel of
more than 1600 tons and five vessels
under 1600 tons were sunk by mines or
submarines. Two fishing craft also
were sent to the bottom.
Unsuccessful attacks were made by
hostile craft on three vessels.
BIBLE KEY TO FREEDOM
Shoplifter Disguises as Religions
Worker and Leaves Jail.
SEATTLE, Sept. 12. Mrs. Esther
Sutherland, alias Rose Boozer, con
victed pickpocket and shoplifter, es
caped from the City Jail today for the
second time within five months. She
seized a heavy veil, hat and Bible from
the matron's desk and passed the jailer
and' Jail elevator operator to freedom
in the guise of a church worker leaving
after an errand of mercy.
She was arrested April 27 on the
charge of shoplifting, and a few min
utes later effected her escape from the
city hospital by falling in a pretended
faint and slipping away before a nurse
could return from the doctor's office.
LAFFERTY OUT OF SERVICE
Department Announces Honorable
Discharge of ex-Representative.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington,-
Sept. 12. The War Department
today announced the 'honorable dis
charge from the Army of Major Abra
ham W. Lafferty, Officers' Reserve
Corps, along with several other reserve
officers of lower grade.
- Lafferty's name appeared on a list
of those who "failed to demonstrate
affirmatively -that they possessed the
fitness and efficiency necessary in an
officer, or as not possessing qualifica
tions that merit a place for them in
any of the various lists of men recom
mended for commands."
Salem Bank Pays More
Than for Last Issue.
STATE'S CREDIT RATES
Route of Columbia River High
way Chosen by Commission.
ROAD TOUCHES ST. HELENS
West Side Route Selected Because
It Is More Direct and Eliminates
Thirteen Grade. Crossings.
Gilliam to Levy Tax.
The second block of 1500.000 of the
state's 16,000.000 issue of highway
bonds was sold yesterday by the State
Highway Commission at & meeting In
Portland for $830 more than the first
block of the same amount brought a
few weeks ago.
. The Capital National Bank, of Salem,
bidding for E. H. Rollins & Sons, and
the National City Company, of New
York, got the bonds sold yesterday on
its bid of 1472,130. This was on a basis
of 94.426 and accrued Interest. The
bonds, on this basis, will return the
equivalent of 4 per cent interest.
First Block Sella for 9471.30O.
For the first block of $500,000 of the
bonds, also sold through the Capital
National Bank, of Salem, $471,300 was
received by the commission.
There were four bids yesterday for
the entire $500,000 block, and one bid
for $25,000 worth of the bonds. The
bids and bidders were as follows:
Capital National Bank, of Salem, for
E. H. Rollins & Sons and the National
City Company, of New York, $472,130.
Lumbermen's Trust Company, of
Portland, $466,700.
Henry Teal, of Portland. $465,500.
Harris Trust & Savings Company, of
Chicago, and Clark. Kendall & Co., of
Portland. $459,005.
' Price Considered Good.
Citizens'- Bank, of Portland. $23,000
worth of bonds at 4.8 per cent.
Considering the state of the bond
market, and particularly in view of
the fact that a new liberty loan bond
issue will soon be made, probably at
4 per cent interest, the Commission
was greatly pleased to be able to sell
the second $500,000 block of its bonds
at a higher figure that ?as obtained
for the first block.
"It shows the strength of Oregon's
securities in the bond market," was
the comment of Chairman Benson.
The .Commission at its meeting yes
terday, which was a brief one, trans
acted some important business.
Mlghway Route Choaen.
It decided the important question of
the .location of th, Columbia River
Highway in Columbia County near St.
Helens by voting that it shall follow
the so-called west side route. This
route will carry the highway through
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Four Hundred Thousand Dollar
Loss for Four Years Opera
tion Is Estimate.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 12 (Special.)
The Portland Gas & Coke Company, in
a document filed with the Public. Serv
ice Commission today, supplementary
to its petition of yesterday asking for
changes in the Commission's orders as
to meter testing and the constituent
parts of the gas served consumers, de
clares that if prompt relief is not af
forded as asked in the petition that it
will be unable further to render the
service that the public demands.
The ccunpany contends that it has
lost approximately $400,000 in the last
four years, and that froi 1914 to the
end of 1917 its operating Income will
show a decrease of $230,458.78. Of this
amount 1917 will show a decrease of
approximately $124,000.
The company asserts that taxes,
labor and material costs ara increasing
and that its present system of testing
meters every five years is a useless ex
pense. It was intimated by one of the Com
missioners today that the company will
be compelled to lay before the Commis
sion all of available data a3 to its op
erations. EIGHT CHOSEN FOR COOKS
Coast Artillery Men Will Attend
Culinary School.
FORT STEVENS, Or.. Sept. 12. (Spe
cial.) Eight Coast Artillerymen were
selected upon recommendation of their
commanding officers to attend the
school for cooks and bakers at San
Francisco, Cal. All will become ser
geants after graduation.
The men will be allowed ration money
of $1.50 per day besides their trans
portation. All must report by Septem
ber 15. Men selected were: Privates
Jean Condon, Second Company, Eugene;
Elmer Peachy, Third Company, Eugene;
Byron Petty, Fourth Company, Hose
burg; Clarence T. Terrill, Eighth Com
pany, Portland; Walter Anderson, Ninth
Company, Astoria; Chester Mills. Tenth
Company. Tillamook; Otto Horn, Twelfth
Company, Hood River, and Paul . C.
Dawson, unassigned.
PRESIDENT ON YACHT TRIP
Luncheon Given Mr. and Mrs. Wil
son at Old Lyme, Connecticut.
OLD LYME. Conn., Sept. 12. Presi
dent Wilson's yacht Mayflower an
chored off Old Lyme today and the
President and Mrs. Wilson came ashore
and took luncheon at the home of Miss
Florence Griswold.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 71;
minimum, &tt tiegreea.
TODAY'S Showers, followed by fair; mod
erate southerly winds.
War.
Buenos Aires crowd sets fire to German
Club und German newspaper building
Page 1.
German errors of Judgment blamed for
spread of war. Page .
Korniloff captures outposts of Feirograd
Page 3. -,
Submarine sinkings reachjowest ebb. Page 1.
Iforelgn.
German fiscal hope lies In receipt of big
indemnities. Page 2.
Queen of Bulgaria dies. Page 6.
Palnleve's first Cabinet combination falls.
Page 4.
National.
England's Chief Justice in America. Page 4.
Senate resolution proposes drafting of aliens
for war service. Page o.
American engineers pool trade secrets and
evolve mignty airplane motor. Page 1.
Oregon Senators told Pacific Coant'K -share
of ship contracts depends on appropria
tion by Congress. Page ti.
German press is curbed in trading with en
emy bill, passed by Senate. Page 15.
8 ports. 0
Pacific Coast League results: Portland-L.oa
Angreles game postponed; rain; Oakland
4. San Francisco 3; Salt Lake 6. Vernon
3. Page 14.
Robert Earls is appointed coach at Lincoln
High -School. Page 14.
Bronson scores clean knockout over Billy
William.. Page J 4.
Twenty-one Deputy Game Wardens are dis
missed on account of the lack of funds.
Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Portland Gas & Coke Company files urgent
plea for relief before public Service Com
mission. Page J.
Rookies at Camp lewfs fit into new life
with surprising ease. Page 4.
Shipping Board grants wage demands of
Seattle metal workers and carpenters
strike against use of 10-bour lumber.
Page 7.
Public Serice Commission's right to fix
streetcar rates in Portland . involved.
Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Northwestern wheat sales at Government
price gradually Increasing. Page la.
Wheat receipts at Chicago stilt below mill
ers' requirements. Page 1U.
Russian news prompts heavy selling In Wall
street. Page 18.
Conference of wooden ship builders proposed.
Page 13.
Salmon ship arrives. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Block of $."00,000 worth of highway bonds
sold. Page 1.
Old Taylor-street Church to be razed to
make way for new Methodist center and
mission. Page 1.
French war orphans write letters of thanks
to Washington High School students for
financial aid. Page 1.
Health. Bureau starts inspection of stores.
markets and restaurants. Page 9.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13.
Three auto thieves, after breaking jail at
Newberg, picked up by police. Page 9.
Commissioner Kellahers plan to make
changes at city Incinerator defeated.
Page 20.
Harbor patrolmen deny all knowledge of
liquor said to have been taken from
steamer Breakwater. Page 6.
Food Administrator Ayer accuses retail fish
dealers of duping customers. Page 8.
Peace talk now piffle, says Frederic Vllllers,
noted war correspondent. Page 15.
Government wants to speed aeroplane con
struction. Page 3. -
BUILDING IS LGNG NEEDED
Denominational Center , to Be
Provided; Work Rushed.
STORES ON FIRST FLOOR
Upper Story of Jfew Brick Struc
ture Will Be Used for Church
Purposes Only, Meeting De
mands of Donors of Site.
A $40,000 nullding around which
Portland Methodism may center in
carrying forward its varied forms of
important work, two stories in height
and of brick, is to bo erected on the
site of the old. Taylor-Street edifice.
Third and Taylor streets, as soon as
the present structure is torn down." A
permit to wreck it was issued at the
City Hall yesterday.
There is more than practical busi
ness Involved In this action, although
this is given as the reason for tearing
down the oldest church building in
Portland.
City MImhIou Arranged For.
The trustees of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which Dr. Joshua
Stansfield is the pastor, intend to pro
vide in the second story of the new
structure ample room for a city mis
sion something the Methodists of
Portland have never had and also a
place for the local depot of the Book
Concern, the publishing house; the Pa
cific Christian Advocate and other in
terests. It is proposed by the First Church
trustees to erect'this building so that
It will become not only a center around
which Methodism may work, but also
a profitable plant.
Store on. First Floor.
On the first floor it Is planned to
rent stores, while the uper stor"y will
be used exclusively for church pur
poses, thereby fulfilling the require
ments of the donors of the property
that it shall be so utilized.
The present building was erected in
1857, it being the second one put up
the property by pioneer Methodists. It
had been used continuously by the con
gregation known as Taylor-street, and
as such had a reputation throughout
the entire world of Methodism.
Some Refuse to Move.
When it was decided to close this
edifice and consolidate the membership
with old Grace Church, Twelfth and
Taylor streets, about 400 men and wom
en declined to accept the order, which
was promulgated with the approval of
Richard J. Cooke, then resident bishop
of Oregon.
Other members accepted the situa
tion gracefully and united with what
was then officially recognized as the
First Methodist Episcopal Church: still
others, not wishing so to affiliate, took
the opportunity to transfer their
membership into local or community
churches.
BIahopa Act Sustained.
Under the leadership of the laymen
who remained with the old Taylor
street, every disciplinary provision of
the church was called into requisition
in an effort to bring about a rehabili
tation of the. property as an organized
society, but without avail, as the Gen
fConluded on Page B. Column 1.1
TOBACCO CHEERS SOI.DIEHS.
The Oregonian's tobacco and
Cigarette fund for American sol
diers in France is now S622.50.
That sum will supply a big
packet of smokes for each of
2490 men, which is Just a few
more than are at present in the
Third Oregon.
Oregon has more than 6000
men in the Army. It looks as
if the state ought to furnish
enough tobacco and cigarettes to
equal at least the number of
Oregon troops in the Army.
Every quarter sent to The
Oregonian's fund means that one
more soldier in France will be
made happy by receiving a big
packet containing cigarettes and
tobacco that would cost 4 3 cents
at retail. More than that, re
ceipt of each packet will be
acknowledged by the recipient by
means of a stamped and ad
dressed postcard contained in
each packet.
Smokes are one of the great
needs of men in the front-line
trenches. Without cigarettes and
tobacco, the gloomy side of life
is uppermost. Indeed. But give
him a cigarette or an old pipe
full of tobacco well alight and
the soldier will brighten up Im
mediately, and feel like another
man.
.The Oregonian would like to
see one packet of smokes sent
to the front for every man.
woman and child in Oregon. It
costs only a quarter to do your
share. Who's next?
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