The Sunday Oregonian., September 05, 1915, Section One, Page 2, Image 2

THE SUNT) AT OREGOXIAX, POTtTLAXD, SISPTIDIIS'EIt . 5. .101.-.
POWER OFT. RUES
IN ARMY, NAVY ISSUE
If Administration Follows
Preparation Programme
l Outlined, Sting Is Lost.
POLITICAL COURSE VAGUE
Opinion Prevails That Attacks Be
gun In Plattsburg Speecil Will Be
! Continued Even If Military
Action Satisfies People.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Sept. 1. The opinion prevails
In the East that Colonel Roosevelt,
having succeeded in "getting a rise"
out of the Administration by his Platts
burg speech, will continue to criticise
and condemn the Admnistration, and
jslve a political turn to the military
Issue, which is to be foremost before
the next Congress.
For several weeks the Colonel has
fceen voicing his disapproval of various
acts of the Administration. but at
3'lattsburg he turned to criticising the
Administration for failing to act, and
that, evidently, is to be his line of at
tack from this time foreward.
How Colonel Roosevelt's controversy
with the Wilson Administration will
affect his political course next year is
not yet evident- After his trip to the
J'acilic Coast he announced his purpose
to "enroll" as a Progressive, but in the
frame breath spoke most kindly of those
Progressives who had returned to the
Republican fold.
Democratic Defeat One Desire.
It is no secret that the Colonel, so
far as the next campaign is concerned,
Jirst of all desires to see the defeat of
the Democratic party. Whether he be
lieves that can be accomplished by
uniting the opposition against the Ad
ministration on the issue of prepared
ness, or whether he has some other-
object in view, is not yet plain. But
It Is quite apparent that the Colonel
desires to make preparedness a polit
ies! issue. '
The announcement - has been made
from various official sources that the
President will recommend to Congress,
when it reconvenes, the enlargement
of the Army and the Navy, and the
better equipment of both branches of
the service, but just what the details
of the Administration programme are
to be has not yet been disclosed.
If the Administration puts forward a
military programme that is not suffi
ciently progressive, and that fails to
sneet with popular approval, and If
Jolonel Roosevelt can point out the
Flaring deficiencies in this programme,
Jie will have an issue.
But ha hag served notice on the Ad
ministration, and virtually has given
notice that the military programme
must be comprehensive, or it, and the
Administration, will be attacked.
Insue Lies In Extent of Programme.
Once Colonel Roosevelt delivers a
broadside against the Administration's
programme if he does deliver such a
broadside there will be men In Con
press In the minority party, as well as
the few remaining Progressives, who
will take the Colonel's end of the argu
ment, and contribute their attacks to
those which emanate from Oyster Bay.
and in this way the issue may be
tnade political.
But no such attack can be made and
maintained if the Administration's pro
gramme comes up to the advance
notices.
Notice having been served, the Ad
ministration can now rob the Colonel
of his thunder, or it can play into his
hands. The probabilities are that no
matter what the Administration recom
mends, the Colonel will contend the
President has not gone far enough.
But it will be possible for the Presi
dent to go far enough to meet with
popular approval, and if he does that
the Colonel will have difficulty in
making the country believe the Ad
ministration is not in favor of placing
the United States in a condition of
preparedness.
GRAIN RATE TO BE LOWER
Commerce Commission Grants Per
mit for Special Tarirrs Along Coast.
OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Sept- 4. The Interstate Com
merce Commission today authorised the
Southern Pacific Railroad to establish
rates on cereals and grain products be
tween San Francisco and neighboring
tidewater points and Portland, lower
than the rates concurrently in effect
from intermediate California points to
Portland, provided rates from inter
mediate points do not exceed the rates
made on the basts of lower, combina
tion. '
The Commission does not fix the spe
cific rates to be inaugurated, but will
pass on them when the new tariffs are
Tilea.
INDIANS RECEIVE $72,000
Quiniault Salmon Run Big "Where
White Fishermen Are Forbidden.
HOQflAM, Wash.. Sept. 4. (Special )
According to figures Just given out in
this city by the packing companies, the
run of Quiniault salmon this year was
worth to the Quiniault Indians 172,000,
and the pack amounted to 46,000 cases
valued at 3230.000. The run was the
heaviest on rcnrH .n ,,.-. i .L -
- 1)1 ui u l in e
Indian fishermen received more than
vo'vv ior toe season.
White fishermen are barred from the
river.
firing began they were constantly ma
neuvering through the brush, continuing
until they had spread up and down a
river bank for a distance of two miles.
When the Mexicans opened fire it was
returned by the troopers, who were
soon Joined by rangers from Mission.
Word also was sent to Mission and Cap
tain McCoy and the remainder of the
two troops of cavalry went to reinforce
the small detachment near Hidalgo.
So far as has been reported to Fort
Brown, no more members of the gang
which killed Smith and Donaldson have
been accounted for. The number stands
at seven, the last one havine- been killed
early last night. .
Civilian Blocks Mexicans.
This afternoon a band of 13 Mexicans
were reported south of San Benito. A
detachment of cavalry was sent out in
search and it soon developed that the
Mexicans were headed for the Kio
Grande.
Fort Brown then notified a. detach
ment of infantry hidden in an advan
tageous point near the Rio Grande,
five miles from Brownsville, that the
band probably would come in that di
rection. Simultaneously a detachment
of cavalry under Lieutenant Gritten
berger left Brownsville for the vicin
ity of the hidden infantrymen. The
cavalry reached the vicinity Just in
time to prevent the Mexicans from
crossing, but a civilian spoiled the
game by firing a shot.
The Mexicans made their escape and
hid in the brush. At sundown, as the
cavalry and infantry were being sta
tioned along the bank of the river to
cut off crossing, five of the band were
seen and 13 are known to be there.
Fighting was expected momentarily
tonight.
Troops to Be 3Ioved.
Headquarters of the lower border
patrol will be shifted Sunday' from
Brownsville to' Harlingen, 26 miles
north of here. Colonel Robert L. Bui
lard, of the 26th Infantry, will be in
oommand. The 26th Infantry will be
concentrated at Harlingen and will be
replaced at Fort Brown by the Fourth
Infantry, due to arrive Sunday from
Texas City.
The territory immediately around
Brownsville will be guarded by the
Fourth Infantry, two squadrons of the
T'hird Cavalry and two batteries of ar
tillery, one a howitzer and. one a rifle
battery.
TROOPS KILL 10 MEXICANS
(Continued From First Fate.)
crossed the river Thursday night and
uuieo. a numoer oi American stores.
All United States soldiers were or
dered to arms at Fort Brown r.nnicrht
An organized invasion at some point
on tne tower border is feared.
Organized Invasion Feared.
No official reason was given for
caning in the American soldiers to
night, but it was reported the military
authorities were takine all rjrppant.inrfi
to guard against an effort on the part
oi ine mexicans to organize on this
euie or to prepare an organized inva
sion from the Mevirnn siiio TVio llfo-
ican element in Brownsville was quiet
lonignr.
All but one wire In the telegraph lines
between here and San Benito were cut
tonight, crippling communication be
tween here and the section affected by
Thursday's Mexican raids and fighting.
AttacZ Is I'nprovoked.
The Mexicans were said to have be
gun today's encounter by unprovoked
firing across the river. Forty Mexicans
were tuiiaicd ia Ui kittle,. Eelora tha
NEWSBOYS' FRAUD BANNED
Police Get Orders to Stop Veiling
of False Xews.
Newsboys whose petty grafting
through the shouting of misleading
sensational nes has aroused scores of
complaints from Portland residents,
will get a severe jolt It they continue
their practices, according to orders is
sued to the police by Chief Clark yes
terday.
The latest offense that has brought
complaints to the police bureau was
committeed by three boys Friday night,
who visited residence sections of the
city yelling "Extra."
These were not the first complaints
of s,uch petty swindles, and the news
paper publishers, ad well as customers,
have appealed to the police to have it
stopped.
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
(Continued From First Pag-e.)
take measures to prevent disorder and
menacing expressions against those fa
voring the American policies.
It is said by officials that under
martial law the Navy's functions will
be limited to maintenance of order and
collection of customs, for the present
at least. There will be no displace
ment of or interference with the civil
government unless British politicians
make an issue. On the other hand.
it is expected there will be no further
delay in consideration by the Haitien
congress of the treaty which still is in
the hands of the Ha 1 tier Minister of
Foreign affairs.
As soon as favorable action has been
taken on the treaty a modus Vivendi
will be arranged whereby the United
States will be empowered immediately
to organize a native constabulary un
der American officers and to regulate
the republics finances.
POWER TAKENFR0M SOUTH
(Continued From First Page.)
lltical complexion of the next House
entirely. The Republicans then would
have had a majority of 28 votes.
The Republican organization here is
confident that Colorado, which went
Democratic by 3309 in the last election;
Nevada, which went Democratic by 38
votes, and Wisconsin, which was car
ried by the Democrats by a bare 917
votes, will come back to the Repub
lican column in 1916.
With the Proceeds.
Times-Picayune.
"So Tom soaked his watch. "What did
he get on it?'"
"Soaked."
PRESIDENT ASKS IF
PEACE IS DESIRED
Ambassadors to Find Out if
Belligerent Nations Want
America to Mediate.
POPE'S PLAN NOT ACCEPTED
President Does Xot Propose to Prof
fer Good Offices Unless Assured
That One or More Combat
ants Request Action.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. (Special.)
President Wilson took the first step to
day to ascertain whether a formal offer
of mediation by the United States Gov
ernment would be welcomed by the
European belligerents.
The State Department sent a cable
message to Ambassador Page at London
to report the opinion of the reception
that would be accorded by Great Brit
ain in a mediation proposal by the
President.
A similar cable message was dis
patched to Ambassador Gerard at Ber
lin. The understanding in official cir
cles is that the same inquiry will be ad
dressed to the American Ambassadors
at Petrograd, Paris, Rome and Con
stantinople. Officially it was denied that the Pres
ident has agreed upon the suggestion of
Pope Benedict that he undertake the
task of bringing about peace In Europe
at this time. Officially this is the fact,
for the President does not purpose- to
proffer his ood office unless one or
more of the belligerents should give
him unquestionable reason to believe
that his services as mediator are de
sired. Unless one or more of the warring na
tions is ready to propose peace and de
sires to make the United States Govern
ment the channel of the overtures, it is
probable that no publicity will be given
the results of the inquiries directed to
American Ambassadors abroad.
Friends of the President say that his
action in this instance is not novel be
cause he has kept informed of peace
prospects throughout thep rogress of
the war by communication with the
United States representatives in the
capitals of the beligerents.
Officials representing the allies here
say that if. the President were to pro
pose peace formally at this time be
would be playing Germany's game.
RIDER SUCCORS VICTIM
One-Eyed Baker Boy Bicyclist In
jures Grand Army Man.
BAKER, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) ,
After running down H. A. Huck, a
Grand Army veteran, and causing pos
sible fatal injuries, 16-year-old William
Christensen threw his wheel to one side
and (summoning aid, carried the old
soldier to his home, where he remained
at his bedside until Mr. Buck was takea
to St. Elizabeth',s Hospital.
The boy is blind in his left eye and
failed to see the old man crossing Main
street. Mr. Buck's head struck the
hard pavement violently and concussion
of the brain ia feared. lie is nearly
80 years old, and is Grand Commander
of Joe Hooker Post, Grand Army, and
former postpaster of Sumpter.
EX-WIFE DENIES FIRE GUILT
Pendleton Woman Released T7nder
$300 Ball After Pleading.
PENDLETON. Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
Protesting that she is wholly inno
cent of the charge of setting fire to the
property of her divorced husband, Ira
Hughes, at Meacham, Mrs. Edith
Huprhes was taken before Circuit Judge
G. tV. Phelps today on a bench warrant.
She pleaded not guilty to the indict
ment for arson returned and was re
leased under $300 bail. Mrs. Hughes,
who has been employed in a Pendleton
laundry since her divorce, declares she
knows nothing of the cause of the fire
at Meacham Monday night, which
threatened to become a grave danger.
X C. Watterson, an Atchison, Kan., tailor,
can take a man's measurement for a suit
and remember every bit of it without put
ting down a figure. He often cuts a suit
from memory.
NOVICE ACCOMPLISHES UNUSUAL FEAT OF PHOTOGRAPH
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a, . SCORE OP FISH CAUGHT BY CAMERA.
ECGEXE, Or.. Sept, 1. (Special.) Photographing a fisn under
water is regarded as a difficult accomplishment, especially when at
tempted from the surface. A picture, however, was taken by a
novice, Quito a distance above the water in such a way that the light
Just happened to be right to bring a score or more of redside trout
into the lens of the camera.
The picture was taken on the McKenzIe River near the Vlda Fish
Hatchery. -
! Store Closed Monday, Labor Day !
Regular $1.65
Pure Aluminum
Preserving
Kettles, 10
Qnart, on Sale at
98c
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ouy u just as it stands, it tits so perfectly into the average apartment. With
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Edwards have been Helling home outfits for over 37 years. That is proof positive
that we know pretty well what folks want. All the designs are new. There is
quality and expert workmanship in every article. And the Price
$15 Cash
$10Month
Out-of-Town
Folks Send for
Our Big Free
Catalogue
When This Outfit Is Placed
in Your Home
You will be struck with the delightful newness of the de
signs. It gives a rich, yet simple, cozy effect. And,. too,
we like to sell this outfit, because folks say such nice
things about it. Suppose you step in Tuesday and see for
yourself. Certainly we'll be glad to show you. You will
not be urged to buy. If you want to order your outfit
Tuesday, remember Edwards will gladly spread the pay
ments out to suit you.
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or anotner ior tne greater part of
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Sleeping-Room $5S.8S; $6 Cash, $5 Mo.
Acid-proof brass bed has 2-inch continuous posts with -inch filling
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pound genuine felt built up mattress, $7.50; hardwood princess dresser,
$12.50; solid oak chair, $2.50; rocker to match, $3.25; bedroom stand,
$3.10, and 8-3x10-6 pretty wool fiber rug, $7.50.
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Wonderful Values in
Edwards' Bargain Exchange
1 8.00 All-Steel Coil
Springs, full sise
110.00 Felt Mattresses
now for
$18.00 Silk Floss Mat
tress for
J13.50 Kitchen Cabinet.
with grlass doors
18.50 Best Siiring-Edge
Denim Couch
112.50 Oak Bookcase
now for
Jll.oo Hardwood Din
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$3.75
$3.75
$5.00
$6.75
$4.95
$5.00
$6.00
$7.50
$15.00 Oak Dinlns Table
now ior
$18.00 Reliable Gaa Water
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$27.00 Set Six Fumed Oik
Leather-Seat Dining- 1 1 Cfl
Chairs now for V I i.UU
$4.60 White Wool Nap 0 IE
Blankets for.
$2.00 a yard Inlaid Lin- 7C
oleum St. th vnrd.. f Ulj
0o a yard Japanese Mat- fln
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In fumed or golden waxed solid oak dining table which will seat 8
people when extended, $16.50; 6 solid oak straight-lined chairs to
match at $2.50 each, and a 9x10-6 real Brussels rug in Oriental de
sign at $12.50.
Iron Beds, Full Size and Three-Quarters, Worth
$6.25, $7.00, $7.50 and $8.00
on Sale While They Last for
mm
$3.75
Eighteen samples of
Iron Beds in white
or Vernis Martin,
worth regular up to
$8, to be sold to 7C
at. choice forwO.IU
Living-Room $56.65; $6 Cash, $5 Mo.
In fumed or golden waxed includes a solid oak library table, $12.50;
3-piece solid oak living-room set to match, which is upholstered in
best brown Spanish leatherette; rocker, $5.90 ; arm chair, $5.90 ; settee,
$12.50, and a 9x12 fine Axminster rug a number of patterns from
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ZSOHUimm A. GOOD PLACE TO TRADE
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Store Closed Monday, Labor Day
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AUCTION IS SUCCESS
First Barrel of Apples Sold on
Block Gets High Prices.
MARKET RISES AS RESULT
Figures Paid by Bidders for Grade A
Run Considerably Higher at
Auction Than at Sales Made,.
In Market Previously.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. (Special.)
Commissioner Dillon, of New York,
has won the first fall In the wrestle
with the large receiving Jobbers over
the barrel apple business of New York
state. The auctions which have taken
place in New York during the last
three rtaya have sent up the price on
barrelled apples 15 to 35 per cent.
V. K. McElheny, Jr., president of the
American Fruit and Produce Auction
Association, said today: 'The Fruit
Auction Company held an auction sale
of New York state barrelled apples in
the .orchards of certain growers at
Red Hook. New York, and Gardner,
New York, on September 1 and 2. under
the auspices of the New York State
Department of Markets. These were
orchards where the apples heretofore
had been sold on the trees at private
sale. Notwithstanding the fact that
the leading bouses that deal in apples
stayed away from the sale with the
hope that it would be a failure, the
sale was a great succ&sa.
"Previous to the sale the price paid
growers was $2.50 a barrel for grade
A. The lowest price at the auction was
$2.70 a barrel for grade A, and most
orchards' products were sold from
$2.fcO to $3.25 a barrel for grade A.
Some orchards sold apples of grade
A and grade B combined, receiving
$2.75 a barrel.
"For all, the auction put from 50c
to 75c a package Into the pockets of
the growers. The foregoing results
were obtained notwithstanding there
were many discouraging things with
which to contend.
"The growers are enthusiastic: In
faot, many think that the auction sell
ing Is a wonderful step in advanoe.
This was the first auction sale of New
York State barrelled apples,"
Ever since Commissioner John J.
Dillon announced that the Department
of Markets of the btate of New York
was to open a free auction for the
barrelled apple growers of New York,
he has had bitter opposition from the
large, established jobbers of New York
City. Through their association, the
jobbers took official exceptions to the
charges that he made in his letter to
the growers concerning their method
of doing business. They complained
of him to Governor Whitman.
Commisisoner Dillion, In his circular
letter to the growers, atated that "they
would receive more money for their
apples through his auction. So far,
he has made good. It la a great tri
umph for Mr. Dillon, as the Legisla
ture refused to appropriate funds for
his office at the last meeting.
MISSOURI JURIST DEAD
Judge John C. Brown, of Supreme
Court, Succumbs to Illness.
ST. UOUIS, Sept. 4. Judge John C,
Brown, of the Missouri Supreme Court,
died this morning at St. Luke's Hos
pital here.
Judge Brown was a victim of kidney
trouble. He was the only Republican
on the Missouri Supreme bench. He
was elected in 1910 and his term would
have expired In 192J. Ilia Illness was
attributed to overwork on the beach.
LABOR FORCES TO MEET
BRITISH VVORKINGMEX TO BIS.
CUSS WAR atESTIOXS,
Stand at Monday's Convention Ex
pected to Be Indorsement f Vig
orous Prosecution vf Conflict.
LONDON, Sept. 4. The Parliament
of Labor, which will assemble in Bris
tol Monday in annual session promises
to be one of tha most momentous
gatherings In the history of the trades
union movement of this country. The
convention, which will represent nearly
3,000.000 organized workingmen. will
take up many questions of large im
portance, but public attention will be
focused on three points:
The attitude of labor toward the war,
towa rd conscription and in regard to
matters affecting the working classes
during and after the war.
The attitude of trades unions toward
the war has been from the first a
staunch justification of Great Britain's
actions, and there i believed to be
no doubt that the congress will de
clare in favor of vigorous prosecu
tion of the war.
Unless all signs fail, the attitude of
labor will be just as emphatic against
conscription.
Much discussion will be devoted to
the position of labor as affected by
the war and the employment of women
in the place of men. In case the war
continues will be canvassed closely.
Movie Actress Breaks Records.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) Breaking all records ever held
by a woman In California, Miss Anita
King, a motion picture actress, cov.
ered the 472 miles between Los An
geles and this city in the remarkable
time of 17 hours and 55 minutes. Miss
King was absolutely unaccompanied
on the trip.
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