THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST P. 1914.
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COMMANDER OF KAISER'S NAVAL FORCES, WHO IS DIRECTING NORTH SEA OPERATIONS.
FOREIGN REGISTRY
BILL IS DELAYED
SWEEPING
REDUCTIONS
On Men's and Women's Fine Apparel
That Insure Quick Clearance!
Chesterfield Suits, Manhattan Shirts, Knox and Straw Hats,
Underwear, Neckwear and Hosiery, Ladies' Suits, Dresses, Skirts
and Waists. Come tomorrow and select from nice, clean stock
at small cost
Amendment to Canal Act to
Facilitate Commerce Dur
ing War Held Up.
ROLL CALL DEMAND FAILS
Democratic Senators Pomereno and
Saulsbury Prevent Measure Com
ing Up for Passage Other
Amendment Win.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. Two Demo
eratlc Senators Pomerene, of Ohio, an
Sanlshurv of Delaware prevented th
passage tonight of the emergency bill
amending the Panama (Janai act 10 an
mit tn Amprlpan reeister foreisrn-buil
hips less than five years old in order
to facilitate American over-seas trar
lo n.ln. th. TTnrrmoan war-
After four days of debate the measure
was about to De put on Its passage
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ment had been defeated In committee
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whereupon Senator Pomerene. against
protestations oi ms cuneaB"",
point of no quorum. When a quorum
could not be found after a prolonged
delay, tne aenaie aujuumeu uuw j
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which met defeat, would have required
that at least i per cent m iiicis
K.,ii v.int niimittpd to American reg
ister be owned by American citizens.
Senators O'Gorman, Shively and others
protested that sucn restrictions wuuiu
discourage the sale of foreign-built
ships and deleat tne emergent) im
pose of the bill.
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which would permit the President to
- m.-t r-i Inn j niralnst forein
ships which pass through the Panama
Canal touching at points on tne
1 . t BA Vaetn niocts. WHS adOOted.
Another amendment accepted would
give the American ea Lruas ura i "
to charter any snip ana uj mo
ican flag.
TROOPS GO AGAINST CAL-LES
Governor Muytorena, of sonora, Is
Preparing Expedition.
NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 8. Governor
Waytorena, of Sonora, is mobilizing
troops to leave Hermoslllo tonight or
tomorrow to oust the Calles men in
three border towns in Sonora-Nogales,
Cananea and Agua Prieta. according to
reports reaching here today.
Colonel P. Ellas Calles, a Carranza
adherent. Is commander of the Sonora
constitutionalist garrisons and at one
time nearly ousted Maytorena by force
from his palace. Maytorena Is said to
have Villa's backing.
One of the Hermoslllo newspapers.
In a recent issue, characterizes Amer
icans as robbers.
PORTUGAL MAY OFFER AID
Country Said to Be Ready to Become
English Ally.
LONDON. Aug. 8. A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Lisbon says
that at a special meeting of Parlia
ment today the declaration was made
that Portugal would place herself un
conditionally on the side of England,
according to the terms of her ancient
treaty. The declaration was received
with enthusiastic cheering for France
and England. Premier Machado. in
announcing the attitude of the govern
ment, said:
"According to our alliance we have
duties which we in no way fail to
realize."
Portuguese warships have been or
dered to prepare for a cruise around
the coast, and foreign shipping in Por
tuguese ports has been notified to re
move its wireless installation.
t is reported that the War Office
has ordered the mobilization of three
military divisions.
LISBON, Portugal, via London, Aug.
8. 1 :20 P. M. Portugal's decision to
support Great Britain in the general
European war was announced today,
after Germany had demanded informa
tion of her intentions.
PACIFIC TROOPSHIP CALLED
Canadian Government Preparing to
Defend British Columbia Coast.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 8. (Special.)
Requisitioned by the British govern
ment for use as a troopship, the British
liner Prince George, of the Grand
Trunk-Pacific Railway Company, which
was laid up at this port on Friday, left
Seattle for Vancouver, B. C.
It is planned to hold the Prince
George in reserve at Vancouver and to
place her in the service of the govern
ment in the transportation of troops
to Prince Rupert, Stewart and Grandby
Bay, B. C. Fears are entertained in
England of a German attack upon the
unprotected coast of British Columbia,
and urgent orders have been received
from London to dispatch soldiers from
Vancouver to the northern sections of
the province.
The Prince George is capable of high
peed and can carry between 1000 and
1500 troops.
BREMERTON MAN MISSING
Fear Felt That American Has Been
Pressed Into German Service.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Aug. 8. Senator Jones
and Representative Humphrey today
requested the State Department to
make inquiry by cable as to the where
abouts and circumstances of Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Oswald, of Bremerton,
last heard of In Berlin, July 17.
Oswald is of German birth, but is
a naturalized citizen and served 18
years in the American nary. He was
abroad on a vacation and fears ex
pressed by his friends are that he has
been pressed into the German army
service
KAISER'S COUSIN CAPTIVE
Prince George Reported to Be
Among Belgium's Prisoners.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 8, 12:05 P. M., via
Paris. 2:04 P. M. Le Peuple says that
Prince George, who is related to Em
peror William and who was in com
mand of a German cavalry regiment, is
among the prisoners captured by the
Belgians.
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WRECK OF NEUTRAL
SHIP OPENS ISSUE
Mine-Laying Prohibitions of
The Hague Convention
Are Brought Up.
7-YEAR PACT IS IN FORCE
Problem Regarded Most Important
at Tribunal and United States,
Germany and Austria on Side
Opposing Rigid Curbs.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. The wreck
ing the neutral Norwegian steamer
Tysla by a mine outside the Dutch
Island of Wieringen today served to
turn discussion In naval circles to
the provisions In The Hague Conven
tion governing the laying of both an
chored and unanchored mines.
Appalling as Is the danger of de
struction of neutral commerce and the
menace to human life through the em
ployment of automatic contac mines,
their use is sanctioned by the nations.
Emphasis was laid on the fact that
the United States, with Austria, Ger
many and other powers at the last
Hague conference, opposed a conven
tion which would prohibit the placing
of such devices in the high seas where
they would be a menace to neutral
commerce.
Certain Prohibitions Made.
The most The Hague Conference did
in 1907 was to draw up regulations for
the use of these deadly instruments
of warfare. This convention forbids
the laying of "unanchored automatic
contact mines except when they are
so constructed as to become harmless
one hour at most after th person who
laid them ceases to control them."
It likewise prohibits the laying of
anchored automatic contact mines
which do not become harmless as soon
as they have been broken loose from
their moorings, "or the employment
of torpedoes," which do not become
harmless when they hava missed their
mark."
Although there Is a stipulation in
the convention that every possible
precaution must be taken for the se
curity of peaceful shipping, the con
sensus of opinion was that the article
is a dead letter, as Instanced in the
damage done the neutral Norwegian
vessel today.
Removal Thouht Easy.
Officials here believe the mine which
caused the damage was anchored, as
most of the North Sea is not more
than 30 fathoms deep and much of It
less than that It is thought there
fore the mines can be easily removed
at the conclusion of the war. Each
power promises to remove at the close
of hostilities all mines that can be
located, and In the case of anchored
automatic mines laid by one of the
belligerents off the coast of the other,
their position must be notified to the
other party by the power which laid
them, and each power promises to re
move with the least possible delay the
mines in Its own waters.
The mine convention is to remain in
force seven years fror the date of Its
first deposit with The Netherlands
government and thereafter unless for
mally denounced. So momentous was
this problem regarded at the second
- ADMIRAL ALFR ED P. T. VON TIRPITZ.
Hague conference that the contracting
powers solemnly agreed to reopen the
question of the employment of auto
matic contact mines six months before
the expiration of the period, "in the
event of the question not having been
already reopened and settled by the
third peace conference."
With most of the nations of Europe
at war, the staunchest advocates of
peace will venture no prediction of a
time for reopening The Hague peace
conference.
OTHER DOORS TO OPEN
SECRETARY REDFIELD SEES NO
REASON FOR TRADE ANXIETY.
Forces of Commerce Greater Than
Those of War, Says Cabinet Mem
ber Loss of Revenue Fear.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Secretary
Redfield, declaring himself an optimist,
said today no one could tell what the
Government's loss of revenue from the
European war might be and that the
country could turn ,io other markets
and sources of supply.
"There is nothing in our situation
that should cause anxiety, much less
excitement," said the Secretary.
"The toreign commerce of the coun
try is not going to stop and no
prophecies of continued future loss of
revenue have any sound basis in pree
ent fact Nobody can foresee the de
gree to which, if at all, or the length
of time during which purchases of sup
plies from abroad will be either pro
hibited or hampered.
"The forces of commerce are greater
than those of war. Nations must live
and by the action of living must do
business one with another."
Dredge Cowlitz Is Moved.
WOODLAND, Wash., Aug. 8. (Spe
cial.) The dredge Cowlitz, which has
been at work in the east fork of Lewis
River for the past several months, was
towed into the north fork by Captain
Exson, of the steamer Woodland, and
will dig there fore a while. As most of
the appropriation has been spent in the
east fork, only a small amount of work
will be done this season.
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Armies. This Formation, Says Lieu
tenant Malldycb, Makes It Impossible
Tbat Forces Should Be Surprised, or
That Losses So Great as Reported
Should Hare Occurred In the War in
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RADIO MAY BE USED
State
Department Likely to
Try Wireless.
BERLIN MESSAGE SOUGHT
Diplomatic Communication With
Germany Probable Relative to
President Wilson's Prof
fer of Good Offices.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 State De
partment officials today had not deter
mined to what extent this Government
would avail Itself of the Tuckerton
wireless as a means of communicating
with Germany. It was certain, how
ever, that every means would be used
to communicate with Berlin on Presi
dent Wilson's proffer of good offices;
to obtain relief for Americans in
terned there during the mobilization
and to make representations for "those
detained as spies.
Though the Navy has made free use
of wireless, this may be the first in
stance in which the State Department
has had recourse to radio telegraphy
for diplomatic communication.
The necessity is pressing because the
Department has been able to establish
only the most uncertain and slow com
munication with Berlin and Vienna for
nearly a week. A few messages have
been put through by way of the British
cables and probably from England to
Germany by way of Holland or Den
mark, which are still in touch by cable
with the outside world. But these
messages have gone by suffrance of the
messages have gone by sufferance of
the British censors.
The Tuckerton station Is considered
by naval officers here as In the ex
perimental stage. About a month ago
the service was begun by the exchange
of messages between President Wilson
and Emperor William, but since that
time it has not been working and the
experts have been trying out various
devices.
Because it was in this condition the
managers have not seen fit to take a
United States license, which would em
power them to do a general telegraphic
business.
It is claimed for the Tuckerton-Han-over
radio system that, owing to its
use of various novel electrical Ideas,
Including high frequency currents,
taken directly from the generators,
communications may be steadily main
tained over distances far greater than
mark the usual range of wireless com
munications. Also because of the ex
tremely high frequency, the waves are
not subject to interruption by the
slower impulses thrown out from the
ordinary wireless towers. At any rate,
the managers assert they have been
able to work continuously and reliably
between America and Europe In all
seasons, whereas the United States
Government's big towers at Arlington
have been unable to communicate with
Eiffel tower In Paris during the Sum
mer heat
If the State Department closes with
the offer made by the Tuckerton con
cern, the naval officers, expert radio
men, who had been assigned to the
duty as censors at Tuckerton, will be
requested by the State Department,
through Secretary Daniels, to look
after the new service, which may pos
sibly Include news dispatches.
Git n wood Building Active.
HUSUM, Wash., Aug. 8. (Special.)
Building operations at Glenwood, in
Men's
$25 and $30
Chesterfield
Fancy Suits,
choice
$35 to $45
Chesterfield
Fancy Suits,
choice
$1.50 Manhattan Shirts $1.15
$2.00 Manhattan Shirts $1.35
$2.50 Manhattan Shirts $1.85
$3.00 Manhattan Shirts $2.25
Underwear, Neckwear,
Hosiery, etc., at
f Greatly Reduced Prices
Ladies'
We
Fourth and
Morrison
the Camas Prairie country northeast of
here, are active. Although there is a
scarcity of carpenters, those putting
up new buildings are H. D. Cole. D.
Smith. Fred Smith, Leo Brune, Pete
Troh August Hlldlng and August
Kuhnhausen. A large addition to the
public school building is being built.
GUESTS AND HOST BLIND
Oregon City Woman Entertains
Friends From Out of Town.
OREGON CITT. Or., Aug. 8. (Spe
cial.) Only blind persons attended the
party given by Mrs. Anna Snider, also
C,, v- i,, in thiR citv recently.
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Those who attended were Rayman Ley-
hea, of Portland; J-'ran oanaoio. "-toria-
Miss Margaret Flower, of Salem;
Fred F. Therloux, of this city, and Mrs.
Snider. . , .
The five gathered early in the after
noon and Frank Whiteman took the
party for a long automobile ride. Upon
their return to the home of Mrs. Snider
an elaboraae dinner, prepared by the
blind host, was served. Each of the
five is a musician, and the evening was
spent with games and music.
COUNTY ADVISER TO GO
Salem Commercial Club Wants Court
to Assist State.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 8. (Special.) The
County Court having declined to pay
part of the expense of a county agri
culturist it was said today that Marion
County would be without one the re
mainder of the year. The Salem Com
mercial Club has appropriated 750
yearly for two years and the state an
equal amount to provide the depart
ment, Luther J. Chapin having been
In charge.
Inasmuch as the county was obtain
ing more benefit than the city, the club
felt that the County Court should aid
tf state in conducting the depart
ment the remainder of the year.
PRICE ADVANCES SURPRISE
Federal Officials Hold Increases
Due to War Unjustified.
WASHINGTON, Aag. 8. While no re
ports have reached the executive de
partments of any general rise of prices
growing out of the European war, of
ficials here expect an early move in
that direction will be made by dealers.
They take the position that any boosts
in prices on that score are unjustified
and predict that if attempted they will
not continue long.
"It Is probable that any effect the
war may have on prices will be only
temporary." said Secretary Redfield to
day.
M0LALLA WORK DUE SOON
Water System Expected to Be Com
pleted in GO Days.
OREGON CITT, Or.. Aug. 8. (Spe
cial.) Work on the Molalla water sys
tem will begin Monday, and Is expected
to b completed in 60 days. V. R. Den
nis, who holds the contract for the
work, has shipped his equipment to the
town, and the latter part of this week
was spent In assembling it.
It is planned to rush the work as
fast as posslole. Mains will be laid
through the city, a well drilled a short
distance from the business center and
a modern pumping plont installed.
Insurance Commission Income.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Secretary
McAdoo announced today that com
missions on renewal premiums for In
surance are income and if received
between March 1 and December St are
taxable income for that period tnd
should be included in 'he 1913 return.
on inoome.
Dept.
Women's Dept.
$131
$30 to $45
Ladies'
Suits,
choice . . .
$47.50 to $75
Ladies'
Suits,
choice
$18 to $30
Tub
Dresses,
choice
$6 to $12
White .
Skirts
$211
New Fall Suits Now Ready
Invite Your Inspection
R ,M. GRAY
KNOWLES' HOME FOUND
PROFESSOR WATERBIAN. SHOOTING
OWLS, MAKES DISCOVERY.
Other Members of Party Apprised and
Primitive Mm Is Host. Ulvln
Weavlng Demonstration.
KNOWLES CAMP, Via Grants Pass.
Or., Aug. 8. (Special.) Professor Ed
wards accidentally stumbled across Jos
Knowles' camp in the woods yesterday
morning, and as a result, he and Pro
fessor Waterman are able to report
many matters of progress in the
Knowles test.
Mr. Waterman was shooting owls to
add to his collection. He winged one
and when he saw the feathers floating
he ran to the place. He saw Knowles
sitting behind a tree near the place
where the owl had been. "You nearly
got me Instead of the owl," said
Knowles. Professor Edwards was
frightened and began to apologize but
Knowles only laughed and said: "As
long as you are near my home, come
over and see me." .
Professor Edwards found Knowles
habitation to be a sort of circular
depression at the foot of a great
cedar, near a brook. Knowles
had built a wind break out of
slabs of bark and had a fireplace on
one side of a big root, and a bed of fir
boughs on the other. His wooden fire
making instruments were lying on the
ground near the dead ashes. A loom
for weaving grass clothing stood In
one corner. Knowles explained that
this was only one of his homes, and
that he had another one five or six
miles away. Professor Edwards re
turned to camp and brought Professor
Watermna and Lambert, the photog
rapher, back with him to meet Knowles
and the four spent the afternoon to
gether. Knowles demonstrated the use of the
loom by weaving with a tough swamp
grass. He also cut bark from a tree
with his stone knife. He was feeling
strong and well, he said. His dinner
was made up of berries and fish. After
seeing and talking with Knowles. and
observing his home n this manner,
both Mr. Edwards and Mr. Waterman
expressed themselves ss satisfied that
Knowles was living the primitive life
In truth. They declared that the dem
onstration of his method would be of
much educational value.
COLONEL CROSBY IS DEAD
Ex-Governor of Montana Succumbs
at Newport Hospital.
NEWPORT. R. I., Aug. . Colonel
John Scuyler Crosby, ex-Governor of
Montana and ex-First Assistant Postmaster-General
of the United States,
died at the Newport Hospital from
heart disease late today. He was born
in Albany. N. Y., in 1839.
During the Civil War he served with
distinction and was appointed Colonel
of the Seventh New York Heavy Artil
lery. He was Consul to Florence. Italy,
in 1876; Governor of Montana from
1882 to 1884; First Assistant Postmaster-General
of the United States
from 1884 to 1886 and School Commis
sioner of New York City from 1889 to
1892.
Legislative Candidates to File.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Aug. 8.
(Special.) W. P. Sawyer, one of the
best-known fruitgrowers of the Yakima
Valley and ex-president of the State
Horticultural Society, and Ralph B.
Williamson, attorney of this city, are
expected to file as candidates for Re
publican nomination for the Legislature
from the Twentieth District.
Cuntaloupe Crop Is Bumper.
PKOSSER, Wash.. Aug. 8. (Special.)
E. L. Stewart, former banker of
$12
$23
Fourth and
Morrison
Prosser, now on r ranch, has probably
the greatest crop of cantaloupes ever
grown In the Yakima Valley. AM can
taloupe growers who hav visited hln
rt, :i mrimlt hn has it nrlze cron. The
cantaloupe Industry Is a big featuru
of this section ana tne isrme s m
formed an association for handling
their produce.
liORgrr Dies From Injuries.
ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 8. (Special. )
Andrew Ungcr, Jr.. an employe at th
Brlx Logging Company's camp In the
Deep River district, was fatally Injured
by u log rolling over him whlla he
was at work this morning and he died
as he was being brought to the h"
pltal here. Unger was ;8 years old
and left a widow residing at Deep
River and a father, who lives In Obar
lln, Kan.
I,iillinan-;,iisH Rrnnch llallartod.
JOHNSON, Wash., Aug. 8. (Special )
The Pullman-Geneeee branch of th
Northern Pacific Railroad Is being bal
lasted and put In excellent condition s)
the company. The rock ballast Is MM
put on the state highway between Pull
man and Staley and the crusher Is In
position ready to prepare the rock fur
the Colton-Unlontown road.
To Lease
For a Term
of Year
Store Room
with Large
Light Basement
280 Morrison St
Lion Clothing Co.
Morrison at Fourth
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