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TTIE SUNT) AT OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, . SEPTEMBER 20. 1914. V V LAST FIGHT OVER; SEA CLAIMS VIGTIM Jens Jensen's Recent Battle Against Fate for Wife and Babes Recalled. TRIP OF TERRORS TAKEN Whtn Xokomls Is Wrecked After Series of 3Ilsfortnnes Crew and Passengers Are Marooned for Six Months on Clipperton. BAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19. (Special.) Captain Jens Jensen, one of those lost LOWER LIXES MARK SOUTHERXMOST on the ill-fated schooner Leg gelt, al most within the year received a hard buffet from an unkind fate when the schooner Kokomis, of which he was master, was piled upon a jagged reef off Clipperton Island, 700 miles off the west coast of the Mexican port of San Bias. It was a thrilling tale of sea adven ture that Captain Jensen brought back to San Francisco with him on that oc casion as ever was limned by the magic pen of a Clark Russell or a Conrad. That he lived through the perils of1 storm and stress that time was little short of a marvel. This time, though, his mistress, the sea, has claimed her victim and the captafh's lips are sealed forever. It was last January when the doomed Kokomis began her voyage from the Columbia River for Payta, Peru, with a cargo of lumber. Captain Jensen had his wife and their two babies in arms, Mary and Edith, with him. Soon after putting to sea the Kokomis ran into bad weather. A 90-mile hurricane drove her out of her course to the north and she had to seek shelter In Port Townsend. While driving before the storm, the vessel's chief cook fell over board and was drowned. IU Luck Is Persistent. With ill luck still following her, the Kokomis put out from Port Townsend after repairs. On the first leg of her trip down the west coast she fouled the tug that was towing her to sea from the Sound and the martingale was carried away. The necessary repairs this time were done on the high seas and the schooner seemed to have left her hoodoo, for all went well for a time. "Not long, though, sea and sky smile for the- ill-omened wind-jammer and - the . Designing of the end was reached when she made the vicinity of Clipperton Island. By an order of the Huerta government the island light had been "doused," but Captain Jensen was able to get his bearings from the lights in the tiny Mexican dwelling on the north shore of the promontory. On the night of February 27 Clipperton Island was picked up close aboard. The captain- thought he had sea room. In a thorough blanket of fog the schooner was being whirled to de struction by the strong current, though crew, wife and babes slumbered on peacefully, all unconscious of the doom which was at hand. Early next morn ing there was a crash. The Nokomis had run ashore upon the cruel reef jutting out from the north end. of the Island. To add to the perils of the position a savage surf began to pound upon ship, which was rapidly becom ing a wreck. Month of Privation Follow. It was only with the greatest diffi culty that those aboard got ashore, the women and little ones being sent in the first boat. Then came an awful five months of hardships and privation, dur ing which the castaways lived as best they might on fish and eggs of the countless gulls that wheeled and screamed over the barren coast. Amid such conditions the tender babes be gan to sicken and pine. In despera tion Captain Jensen called for volun teers for the almost forlorn hope of reaching Acapulco, about 700 miles dis tant on the Mexican mainland. With three hardy companions he made the trip In their tiny open boat. lashed by black squalls at night and with the dorsal fins of the sharks re minding them of their probable fate in the burning heat of the tropical days. They reached Acapulco, worn out, half-staiwed and almost dead from lack of nourishing food and shelter. Rear Admiral Howard, commanding the United States Pacific fleet, was ap prised of their plight, and at once ordered the cruiser Cleveland to Clip perton Island, where the war-vessel ar rived and took off the nearly famished castaways. The rest was easy and Captain and Mrs. JenBen and their lit tle ones reached San Francisco July 10, aboard tne .faciilc Mall liner City of Sydney. Mrs. Jensen on that oc casion , voiced her thanks to provi dence that she and her babes had sur vived the maw of the sea and the till worse months of semi-starvation on Clipperton. Now wife and children await In vain. This time the wanderer may make S ZZCA7ZAV ' . If t V - f i SCALE OF fflZS AfZlfax. VYh. ' ' 1 1 1 1 i 5T.zunrrwo f j O'NT 7. T ' f CXAXLZVrLlzk 'AAi J home no more. Their - sailor never again will be "Home from the sea" which has conquered at last. SEA COMBED FOR SURVIVORS Captain Mason, of Beaver, Tells How Thorough Search "Was Made. Captain Ed Mason, of the Beaver, said It was 3:S0 o'clock Friday when the wireless operator picked up a call from the Japanese cruiser Idzuma that the Leggett had gone down, but the cruiser grave call letters different from her own and would not flash additional information, referring the Beaver's op erator to the Japanese Consul at Van couver, B. C, Insisting that more news must come through the Canadian gov ernment. "Every shore station and ship near by tried to get definite information, but failed," said Captain Mason. "It was not until 11 o'clock at night that the third mate, who was on watch, reported seeing: a flashing light ahead, and we found that to be the search light of the steamer Frank H. Buck. Captain Macdonald sent a message that the Leggett had gone down and that he had rescued one man from the water. On getting Into the wreckage of floating ties we used our search light and while going ahead slowly we stopped frequently and surveyed the entire mass. There was a lifeboat low ered from the Buck and we kept our searchlight on it and saw them pick MAP SHOWING LATEST POSITION ATTAINED BV GER.HA ,S TWO WEEKS AGO. OF OPPOSING F.ORCES SATURDAY. up Farrell at 1:1a o'clock this morning and as our steamer was the closest, he was brought alongside. We hoisted him through a port by means of a rope made fast around his body. And I want to say that those men in that boat did good work and handled her like sailormen. We had a boat ready with the crew standing by and we cruised through the drift all night. Farrell was picked up about 10 miles offshore 30 miles northwest by north of Yaquina light. "After passing through the drift we turned and headed south .again, passing a deckbox used for vegetables, also a section of the Leggett's rail -about 40 feet long, and a section of the bench nslde the rail. We made it through the drift and continued about five miles south of it, the time then being 5:50 o'clock, so we headed back, all the time the Buck working about a mile away from us, so we combed the vicinity thoroughly. El Segundo was in the neighborhood and we saw her at daylight, while the Northland appeared about 8:30 o'clock. About 9 o'clock El Segundo reported that she picked up a lifeboat .marked Na'l, south of the wreckage. The current was making to the northward about one knot an hour. "There was a heavy storm almost up to the scene of the wreckage and then it cleared, the wind dying and the stars came out with the sky clear as could be. Within 20 minutes after we hauled Farrell aboard there was a veritable cloudburst, rain falling in torrents and I believe that had he been in the water then he could not have held on. The oil from the Leggett's tanks apparently helped to smooth the sea and no doubt favored Farrell as well as made work easier for the rescue party." Of over 200 passengers on the Beaver scores were awakened by the slowing of the engines and lined the rail dur ing the search, and especially when Farrell was found. Their interest in his welfare was marked. As to the crew of the Beaver, there were many weary eyes when, she arrived last night, every member having been on the qui vive during the preceding night. Even to the seasoned sailormen the frightful end of the Leggett and the shocking loss of life was appalling. ONE MINER IS RESCUED VICTIM "OF UTAH CAVE-IN FINDS SUPPER WAITING AT HOME. Wife Had Refuted to Believe Htuband Dead, but No Hope Is Entertained for 11 Others. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 19. Rescue parties released., early today Jacob Timperella, who was imprisoned in the cave-in at the Eureka Centen nial mine at Eureka. Timperella, al though bruised and almost exhausted, declared he had not suffered greatly by his imprisonment. He told of his experiences after the slide and said he was slowly working his way out when found by the rescuers. His wife, who refused to believe him dead, had prepared supper for him. The table was set when he reached home. - Mrs. Temperella remarked sim ply: "I knew you would come." , The rescue of Timperalla reduces the death toll of the cave-in to 11. Two bodies have been recovered and three more are in sight. A tangle .of fallen timbers makes the work of reaching them dangerous. Those in charge of the rescue work say there is no hope ' any of the en tombed men will he alive when reached. The work of digging will continue until all the bodies are found. Timperella had been imprisoned 36 hours. CARD OF THANKS. Mr. David Ley and wife, 500 E. Mar ket, wish to thank their friends for the fiownra and the kindness shown in thu I death of Uieir tunc Aav, LONDON PAVILION IS PRISON FOB ALIENS Germans, Austrians and Hun garians Numbering 600 or More Are Locked In. CAPTIVES 80,000 ALL TOLD Suspects Held at Aldershot Camp Are Deprived of Shoes to Block Escape Through Barb-Wire - Barrier- Watch Close. LONDON, Sept. 4. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) In the great , BATTLE LINE IN FRANCE. UPPER LINES steel and glass pavilion known as Olympia, where only- a few months ago fashion and nobility gathered for the annual military tournament and horse show, there are now detained some 600 Germans, Austrians and Hun garians whom His Majesty's govern ment thinks best to keep under key until the end of the war. The number often passes 600, but the daily arrivals are reduced by drafts being sent to the detention camps In the country. Neither the British government nor the officials working in the German- Austrian departments of the American Embassy and Consulate know the num ber of these "alien enemies" In the United Kingdom. Estimates range from 50,000 to 80,000, including women and children. Better Classes Paroled. Most of the better class have received police permits to remain at liberty, reporting at stated times to the police stations. Of these many continue in employment, although the discharging of clerks, teachers, governesses and servants is becoming more common as the war feeling grows. The women, who are required to reg ister with the police, are supported by charitable funds or out of the 200,000 marks ($50,000) appropriated by the German government for the relief of subjects In England, but the vast ma jority of unemployed and penniless, who are a charge on society and a source of concern to the police, have been gathered into various detention camps. There are a number of these camps in England. The one near Aldershot has more than 2000 inmates. They live In a tent city within a barbed wire inclosure. - As an extra induce ment to remain inside the barbed wire the prisoners are deprived of their shoes. Other large camps are at Liver pool and Manchester. It is expected that the prisoners Boon will be put to work in the fields. Just as the detained aliens have been In Germany. Prisoners Play for ExervUe. The visitor to the Olympia camp has first to be examined as to the reason of the visit, whom he wants to see and why. He must then wait at the guard house until the sergeant in charge sends him a man, a grenadier guard in field uniform, who acts as guide to the office of the commissioned officer in charge. There he is further ques tioned and warned not to talk of the war or hand any papers to the prison ers. Then the visitor is led by the sol dier Into a pavilion and remains under the eye of the soldier until the visitor leaves. The asphalt floor df the Olympia is the largest under one roof In London. It gives the prisoners plenty, of space for exercise, which takes generally the form of children's games. They run after each other and shout like school boys in a play yard. LOCAL BIDS ARE INVITED Mr. Bigelow Asks Portland People to Buy Municipal Bonds. City Commissioner' Bigelow has ap pealed to local investors to Invest in the $300,000 worth of 10-year 6 per cent municipal improvement bonds, which are to be sold to the highest Didder this week. Mr. Bigelow says the bonds are in denomination of $500 and are an excellent investment. . The need of local Investors bidding for the Issue or part of It has been made important because of the fact that large bond-buyers are holding back" their money for investment in "bar gains" in Europe, it is said. Blanks for use in making bids can be obtained at the City Hall. PREFECT IS NEAR DEATH Threat by German Officer Recited by Professor. BORDEAUX, Sept. 19. The Minister of the Interior, - Louis J. Ma Ivy, an nounced today that he had received a sworn statement Iron) Professor PI- quet, of the University of Lille, rela tive to the treatment of Prefect Tre pont by Lieutenant von Oppel, of the German Twelfth Hussars.' The state ment credited to the professor as given out by the Minister follows: "I went to the prefecture as a per sonal hostage of the Lieutenant. The Prefect was seated near a table, his secretary, M. Borrome, was seated op posite him. - .Von Oppel threw himself on the Prefect, saying: 1'ou are pre paring for mobilization," and throttled him with both hands for some time. A soldier, seizing Borrome by the throat, battered his head with a carbine. "Trepont then asserted himseif. and turning on Von Oppel, said, 'Yon are a real German officer." Von Oppel, furious, shouted: 'All right, you will be shot.' He ordered his men to load their car bines and Trepont and Borrome were thrust violently against the walL The Lieutenant then took a bandage from his pocket and placed it over the eyes of Trepont, who pushed the other away. Then the Lieutenant returned the ban dage to his pocket and, going back to the table, subjected the functionary tJ a' cross-examination. . The moment was one of frrghtful anguish. "Finally, as a result of my energetic remonstrances. Von Oppel became more reasonable and. turning to Trepont and Borrome, said: 'Very well. Tou go to Magdeburg. . Pack your trunks.' Professor Piquet's sworn statement confirms a recent dispatch saying that Prefect Trepont, of Lille. had been SHOW APPROXIMATE POSITIONS threatened with death .by a German Lieutenant. When the Germans en tered the town of Lille, Professor Pi quet, Who is professor of the German language and literature at Tuvy, ac companied the Lieutenant to the pre fecture as an Interpreter. 429 COMPLAIN-OF TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS NOW CLOSED PENDING INVESTIGATION. Board of Eqnallsatlon to Meet Wednes day to Weigh Pleas Judge Cleeton to Serve as Member. i Having received a total of 429 com plaints, the Board of Equalization closed the tax - assessment rolls last night after a week given to the filing of remonstrances. Complaints are di vided as follows: Land, 64; improve ments on land, 97; land and improve ment. 21; money, notes and accounts. 28; automobiles, 110; furniture, 29; mer chandise, 26; vessels, 3; clerical errors. 29; fixtures, 1; machinery. 8; capital stock, 4; livestock, 8; franchises, 1. "Fully 75 per cent of these kicks." said Assessor Reed, "are of a minor character, and could have been adjusted easily witnout going before the Board at all, had they been brought to the attention of the office before the assess ment rolls' were opened. The Board plans to finish its sessions and adjust all complaints so as to turn the books over to the Sheriff by October 1." Assessor Re!d. County Clerk Coffey and Judge Cleeton will commence their sessions next Wednesday to act upon the complaints filed. Judge Cleeton will sit as a member of the Board, even though his status as County Judge is just now in doubt because of the recent Supreme Court decision declaring the position vacant. Judge Cleeton acted as a member of the Board of Equaliza tion last year following an opinion from the District Attorney, and he will act in the same capacity again. The complaint filed with the Board against a franchise assessment was that of the Portland fc Oregon City Railway, lately granted privileges in this city, as to the use of streets, and objection was made to the assessment of $10,000 for the franchise on East Seventeenth street. WAR IS DECLARED. Going Oat of Business at lire-Sale Prices Shot to Pieces. Thursday morning Calef Bros., at East Third and East Morrison, will be gin a nine-day sale in furniture and housef urnishings at prices lower than any closing-out. removal or fire sales that Portland has ever known. Hold your orders so as to take advantage of the bargains we shall offer by nut ting our up-to-date stock on sale at lower prices than fire-damaged stocks nave been sold for in the past. Watch for our ad In Wednesday morning's Oregonian. Calef Bros. Adv. - Kosarians Serenade Xewlyweds. Mr. and Mrs. George Hall, who were married a' lew days ago, were sere naded at their home, Sixtieth avenue and Sandy road, last Friday night, by the Royal Rosarlan band, of which Mr. Hall Is a member. The band assembled In the back yard and began the music before Mr. and Mrs. Hall knew of their coming. . - Club to Hear Lecture Tomorrow. Dr. Claude Adams, dentist, will pre side at the luncheon of the East Side Business Men's Club tomorrow at Ho tel Edwards on Grand avenue. A speaker on, "Public Welfare" will be announced later. Stereopticon view will be shown during the 20-minute STORE CLOSED MONDAY HOLIDAY U M -1 VA ill ! I s sight Hut Scatftacf & Mars Globe & Cooper White Cat Underwear. New Neckwear, Dent Gloves. ' Everything good in wearing apparel for Fall Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Shop for, Quality and Service. U. WARNS LABOR Participation Means Respon- sibility, Says Colonel. PUBLIC TO BE EDUCATED Recognition, of Working-men's Rights Declared to Imply Obligation to Share Task of Establish ing Industrial Peace. WICHITA. Kan., Sept. 19. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, addressing a state wide meeting of Kansas Progressives here- today, spoke on the relations of capital and labor. He said three fac tors must participate in industry ade quate capital, successful management and highly paid and highly efficient labor. He warned labor that, while it was entitled to full recognition of its rights, it must on its part recognize that it had a share of responsibility to .the public for "stability and peace in in dustry." Government Has Duty, Also. Speaking of the Government's duty in instances where 'rights conflicted, Colonel Roosevelt spoke of the Colorado strike situation and said: t "These conditions are primarily due to our failure as a Nation (following the failure of the people of Colorado as a state) to provide the kind of remedy and to adopt the kind of attitude that 1 advocate, and that all or us feel as I do, are endeavoring to bring home to the National conscience and the Na tional understanding. In the case of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company we see the absolute negation of the prin ciple of industrial democracy." Referring to the violence accompany ing the strike, "certainly on the part of the employes and probably on the part of the agents of the employer," he said: "Such lawlessness and brutal violence mast be put down by the strong hand of the law and obedience to the law must be exacted not as a favor, but a right." Colletrtive liars Hilling; Indorsed. The Colonel emphasized his belief that every wise employer or corpora tion ehould recognize the right of men working for wages to bargain col lectively, whenever and so far as they desire, and in the form which they de sire. "We must turn the laborer into a capitalist," he said, "giving him a share in the profits and management of the Industry. We must give him, not nom inally, but genuinely, the same right to combine which business men obtain through corporations." Colonel Roosevelt, in touching on the tariff question, referred to the Ger FIRST OF ALL ON MADGE'S SHOPPING- "Monday My Suit Cherry's" She wrote it In her shopping-book yesterday evening, after Elinor had gone home. Elinor had on such a rav ishing Fall suit and she said she bought It at CHERRY'S and Ms trying CHKRRY'S "CREDIT WAY" of pay ing for It. It was almost "too good to be true" that Madge heard about Cherry's Just then, for she bad decided to have a suit made to order, and was trying in vain to get -used to thinking of the things she would. have to do without to make up for her extravagance. Cherry's new suits simply cannot be excelled for elegance and charm of style and fabric They're lovely in every way. The materials are princi pally serge, poplin, gabardine and broadcloth the shades are many, and indescribably beautiful. , It's foolish to wait for the suit you want NOW. CHERRY'S installment payments will delight you. Their place is 389-391 Washington street, Plttock wwi. - i Wear a Suit Like This You'll command the respect of the people around you if you're dressed carefully. Notice the clean-cut ap pearance of this young business man. This is the sort of styles Hart Schaffner & Marx puts into their clothes there's noth ing "tricky" about such models, yet they're extremely youthful; the work of artist designers and master tailors Suits or Overcoats $18 to $40 a MANHATTAN SHIRTS Northwest Corner Third and Morrison. man tariff commission as a "real non partisan business commission of con tinuing action. Concerned in business like fashion with the welfare' of the wage-worker and of the farmer no' less than of the business man." He asserted that it was a "reflection upon the good sense and ability of our political leaders that they do not now put through such a programme. Woman's Cries Canse Arrest. The vocal exercise of Mrs. H. A. Tork caused the arrest of her and her hus band at 4 A. M. yesterday on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. Pa trolman Crane was summoned on a hurry call to the Gilman Hotel, where it was reported that a man was mur dering a woman, and that the latter was crying for help. Crane walked Into their room and found Mrs. Tork sitting on a trunk screaming in a lusty voice. Her husband was asleep on the bed. Men Who Seek Comfort Wear "Ralston" Shoes Portland men who value comfort in footwear as well as correct style and smart appearance are learning that Ralston 's have all of these qualities; yet they cost no more than ordinary shoes and often wear twice as long. "We've every new style, shape and leather that's correct in the new Fall Ralston Shoes for men. You ought to see them tomorrow. Priced .$4, $5 GUS KUHN. Pres. Successor to Steinbach & Co. S. & H. DENTAL HEADQUARTERS FOR OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE People from all parts of Oregon and Washington constantly visit our office for dental treatment. Our skill Is acknowl edged, and our promptness in finishing work in one day when required is appreciated by out-of-town patrons. Dr. Wise Is a false-tooth expert. There is "ALWAYS OXB BKST" in every calling, and Dr. Wise lays claim to this dis tinction in Oregon. 27 years' experience. What we can't guarantee we don't do. LOW PRICES FOR HIGH-GRADE WORK. Good Red Rnbber Plates, each SS.OO The Beat Red Robber Plate. rach..S7.50 22-Karat Gold or Porcelain Crown. .So. 00 WISE DENTAL CO. reliable: painless dentists. Phones Main Z029, A 2020. 122V& Third Street. Falling Building, Music Rolls for Player Pianos TBTREIS COMPLETE CATALOGUES. . Only house in Oregon carrying in stock all kinds of music rolls for virtually all kinds of player pianos. Eilers Music House, wholesale and retail. HIGHEST EILERS PIANOS GRADE. Retailers, Patentee and Manufacmrera Kllrrs Bldg.. Broadway at Alder'. ( RODBRiCK HU iTME TRIMBLE HKT C. A Style for Every Head Stetaoru Trimble. Multnomah $3 to $10 this continent, it Is thought that the goods are for the British army. Pay $1 per week. Player Pianos or Grands, $1.50 or $2. That is less than rent. Read page 5, this section. and $6 Morrison At ronrth. Stamps Given. S. I- Corner Third and Washington. Fillers Duotnnal Pianos. Of nungalow Player Pianos. Player Piano De Luxe.. JH 109.2