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self-unfailingly. y V , TL- CL. . V umidity 92. VOL. XIII. NO. 190. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1914. TWENTY PAGES. price two cents. VlEtiFtergSS'-- GHAMBERLAIH IN ANSWER TO HIS ENEMIES States' Senior Senator Chal lenges Those Who Oppose Him to.. Substantiate Single Charge Against Integrity. ROUSING WELCOME GIVEN AT LA GRANDE "Much Rather the Heritage of a Good Name Than a Million Dollars. (Staff Correspondence. ) I.a Grand.. Or.. Oct 16. Senator George K. Chamberlain, who addressed 1000 Pff.nlo here last night In the big Zuber dance hall, won an ovation when he challenged hiB enemies, who ho declared are making vicious at tHikn unon him. to substantiate a single charge against his integrity as a public official. He pointed out that he had beefl serving the public in public office for 21 years, and that now, as a last re sort, when his opponents have failed to find any flaw in the service he lias rendered the people, they are stooping to character assassination in their efforts to defeat him. "No man or woman, child or news paper," he said, "can place a finger on one dishonest act of mine. I chal- lt nge anyone to substantiate a single charge against my Integrity as a Movant of the people. "1 have Riven 21 years of my life in the S' lvlco of the people of this Mnt, and in that time millions of dollars of the money belonging to the school children of this state, and meat tracts of .timbered and other lands have been under my control but no one can point to one Instance where I was recreant to rny trust. Sliyht Have Had Million. "If I had used these years and opportunity I had to acquire great holdings of timber lands, I might have had a million dollars, too. But I would rather leave to my children the heritage of a good nam than to leave them a million dollars, and have the method by which I obtained It Investigated, questioned and subject to uttack. "My good friends, I want to tell you there are millions in this fight against me. Whether there is a com lunation of two millionaires In the fight against me or not I have not found out. My opponents can find no fault in my public record, and as a last resort they have gone down Into the sewer and into the garbage can, and are employing the methods of the character assassin to defeat me. "All I want to do is to warn you people of the kind of fight that is relng made against me, and to ask jou to sift the charges you may hear and then vote on November 3 as your best Judgment dictates." Kesounding applause was accorded these declarations. The senator was ( Oonrhidwd n f'ufre Fourteen. Oohimn One) DECLINE SHOWN REGISTRATION TOTAL ' AT OFFICE FOR TODAY Change in Closing Time to Saturday at 5 Believed to Have Been Cause. Following the banner day of regis t ration between primary and general elections, yesterday, when 2728 regis tered, the crowd today has dwindled to such an extent that it is not ex pected that today's registration will be more than ordinary. The fact that yesterday had been widely advertised as the last day of registration and that the closing day was changed to Saturday at the last moment on an opinion from Attorney General Craw ford, is considered the reason for the falling off of registration. The books will remain open until 9 o'clock tonight. Tomorrow after noon the office will close at 5 o'clock and all who are not registered by that time muist be sworn in at the polls If they would vote. All who havj not registered since Jan. 1 or who have moved since registering must register. Those who voted in the pri-4 inary election and who have not moved since do not need to register a gaiit. Women again outnumbered th men, 1 444 to 12K4. Iii all but two parties they led. running benlnd in the Dem ocratic party 366 to 32 4 and tieing iu the Socialist party with 20 each. Re publican women to the number of 843 registered, compared with 739 men; 119 Independent women, compared with Is5 men; 76 Prohibition women, compared with 50 men. and 72 Pro gressive women, compared with 24 men. Changes of address were noted by 683 persons. The total registration to last night Is 92.921, divided between 56,567 men and 36,354 women. With today and to morrow to be counted it is expected that the grand total will approximate 95,000. Party totals last night were: Republicans, 68,035; Democrats, 21,723 independents, 4161; Progressives 3SW Prohibitionists 3629; Socialists 1543. ' A child's bracelet was found In the registration office yesterday and will u returned to tn owner on identification. proper SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN DISCUSSING THE SITUATION i , , r ', my . . v iAf v - t jf V-3 i LVivr; V'- ' :i r fj' . - v v- if. T , X 'A 1 --r' ' - -' " if 4 XI V ' . Keeu interest siiowu uy BENNETT TO REVIEW AT L Big Ffally to Be Held Tomor row Night; Jackson Club Will Meet This Evening, One of the biggest Democratic meetings of the present campaign will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock In library hall, central library, Tenth and Yamhill streets. Judge A. S. Bennett of The Dalles will be the principal speaker of the evening, dividing the time with A. F. Flcgel, Democratic candidate for con gress from this district. Judge Bennett will review the ac complishments of the present Demo cratic administration, wjll define and a escribe the policies or the Democratic party and will discuss the candidates now before the people to be voted on iNOvember 3. Attorney Richard W. Montague will preside, and there will be a musical program with vocal numbers toy Miss Bernarda Harry. Miss Helen A. Clark will be the accompanist. Tonight at the Commercial club the Jackson club will hold a meeting at hlch all the Democratic candidates for county offices will be speakers. The meeting is open to the public and all interested are Invited to attend. Among the speakers will be A. F. Flegel, candidate for congress; Tom Word, who seeks reelection as sheriff; Benjamin Brick, candidate for county commissioner; Mrs. Nellie C. Hughes, candidate for county coroner; John Van Zante, candidate for circuit Judge. department number six; James M. Myers, candidate for surveyor; Dr. A. K. Higgs, Mrs. Cora C. Talbott, and T. A. Hague, legislative candidates; Roscoe P. Hurst, candidate for state senator; and others. Kach speaker will be limited to five minutes. F. C. Whitten, president of the club, will preside. The Davis school. Twenty-first and Davis streets, will also be the scene of a Democratic mass meeting tonight, at 8 o clock at which Roscoe P. Hurst, Dr. A. K. Hlggs 'and other well known Democrats will be speakers. A. F. Flegel will be represented by some well known Democrat. George H. Watson, chairman of the Democratic county central committee, will preside. Mr. Hegel will be the principal speaker at a big meeting to be held to night in Metzger's hall. Gresham. Servians Anxoius To Rescue Prinzip Thy Arc HastsnHiff Campaign Toward Sarajevo in Hopes of Capturing1 Bos nian Capital and Stopping Trial. Rome, Oct. 16. Anxiety to rescue Gavrio Prinzip, Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassin, and the 21 pris oners accused of complicity with him, now on trial at Serajevo, was reported here today to be responsible for the particularly strenuous efforts Servian and Montenegrin troops have been making In the past few days td cap ture the Bosnian capital. Prinzip, himself a Servian, is said to be looked on as a hero by the Bal kan Slavs for .his removal of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. v Dispatches irom Austrian sources declared that Prinzip asserted in court that he did not consider his act the mere killing of a man, but as a dem onstration of the Slavs' desperation under Austrian rule, and as such- he was proud of it. Boer Rebels Beaten By Colonel Britse Capetown, Oct. 16. Colonel Britse, commanding a British force of South African native troops, has defeated a band of Boer rebels, capturing 70, It was announced here today. Premier Botha was hastening prep arations to take the field in person against the rebels. He has issued call to his comrades in arms in the Boer war, and was rapidly gathering recruits. The extent of the disaffection against the British' was still somewhat uncertain. One German Fort Destroyed. Tokio, Oct 16. From both land and sea, Japanese and British forces were bombarding the Germans' Kiao Chau defenses again today. One fort had been partly destroyed. DEM RATI SUCCESS IBRARY MEETING ivast Oieguuiaiu iu pt-r&ouui view i 0REG0N1AN AND NEWS ADMIT TO CRAM SLATE DOWN FAILURE TO DENY Unnatural Alliance Did Not Originally Include Candidate for Governor," Booth, However, Insisted on Naming Running Mate So Machine Took Withycombe In, For the very best reason in the world, neither the Oregonlan nor the Daily News has denied complicity In the plot to force the Oregonian slate down the throats of the voters on No vember 3. There has been no denial because there can be none. The Journal bas told facts. When the editor of the Oregonian and the. editor of the News entered into the conspiracy before the primary election they took every possible pre caution to keep their plans secret. Se crecy was vital if the News was to succeed in tolling the worklngmen into the Booth proceiMon. i vas equally necessary if the Oregonian was to snatch the Republican nomination for sheriff f rom- Ajrchle , Leonard and give J it to Rushlight's chosen candidate. ToW Hurlburt. The scheme was hatched In darkness. All knowledge of it was to be kept from the voters, for publicity would be fatal. Moreover the parties to the conspiracy realized that the al liance was a most unnatural one. The Oregonian has been at all times the or gan of the big interests, the News has posed as the special champion and de fender of the working classes. Secrecy was vital. Booth Interfered la Plan. Originally the slate agreed upon by the conspirators did not include a can didate for governor. There were eight Republican aspirants for this nomina tion and the Oregonian was fearful of arousing resentments and retaliations if any one of the eight was singled out for support. It as therefore to be a policy qf "hands off" so iar as the gubernatorial nomination was con cerned. The News followed the same policy. But Mr. Booth, the hand-picked can didate for United States senator, grew anxious and for reasons personal to himself decided that he must name his running mate. Booth decided that he wanted Withycombe and the word was passed down the line a few days before the election that. .Booth sup porters must swing in lne for the Benton county candidate. Close observers of the primary campaign will recall the sudden growth of Withycombe s strength In WILL THE I uuuoiuu uiiuiia. VOTERS' THROATS BY THE JOURNAL'S CHARGES the last week before election. It was difficult to understand In view of the fact that Withycombe had been de feated for the governorship by Cham berlain in 1906 and had been an un successful aspirant for the assembly nomination for governor in 1910. Most of the political prophets classed him therefore as not In the running. But the efforts of the Booth work ers In Wlthycombe's behalf proved ef fective. Booth strongholds proved to be Withycombe strongholds. In Lane, Booth's- home county. Withycombe rolled up a vote of 1123, nearly twice as much as Moser, his nearest com petitor, who received only 676. A. M. COonelodad on PM Two. Column Two.) FAMOUS MEN RALLY AROUND APPLE TO GIVE IT PROMINENCE Persons of national renown are rapidly getting back of the movement to. further the sale of apples on National Apple Day, Tuesday, October 20. Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern railroad, is one of the latest supporters of the idea and he has sent noti fication that he has joined the Apple club by the purchase of a box of apples. "The Apple Day movement win be far more successful than even the 'Buy-a-bale-of -cotton' move ment," writes Mr. HHL "be cause everyone can eat apples and cotton cannot be success fully digestea.- Dr. Wiley, the pure food ex pert, makes this significant statement: "An apple a day keep the doctor away. "Two apples a day keep the doctor and nurse away. "Three apples a day keep the doctor, nirr and the pat ent medicines away. CONSPIRACY VOTER SWALLOW IT! OSTEND IS HELD BY GERMANS, IS LONDON BELIEF Uhlans Already in Sight When Last Boat Put Off for Eng land Yesterday; Allies Evacuated Port Tuesday. MOVEMENTS IN FRANCE SHROUDED IN SILENCE Practically All of Belgium Is Now in the Hands of the Germans. Ivondon, Oct. 16. That German cav alry occupied Ostend for a few hours Thursday was- stated In advices re-1 ceived today by the London Globe. Whether or not the kaiser's troops left again the messages did not Bay. The story was entirely without details. When the last toat left Thursday, however. Uhlans were already in sight. The allies evacuated the port Tues day, it was learned, retreating south ward to escape Isolation. It was reported to be raining heavi ly throughout v Belgium today, ham pering military operations, but it was nevertheless evident that the Germans were attempting another general ad vance. Confirmation was received of ru mors that heavy Teutonic reinforce ments were passing Aix-ia-Chapelle. It was not known whether they were destined to strengthen the kaiser's right or to sweep to the southward along the coast. ' GERMAN CAVALRY NOT ABLE TO RESIST THE ALLIES, PARIS HEARS Paris, Oct. 16. There was so dense a silence at the Bordeaux war office today that the public was convinced important developments were taking place In the campaign between the allies and the Germans. "Unofficial but reliable Information statacVihat-tha German cavalry, was proving to be unable to wittnfPillia t the allies' pressure on the kaiser's lines, in the region of Ypres and Es talrez; that the Franco-British forces were continuing their efforts to dis- Concluded on Pace Two. Column Three.) I Italian Minister of War Dies in Rome Marquis dl San Onllano, Who Was Op posed W Italy's Participating In European Conflict, Pastes Away. Rome, Oct. 16. Foreign minister Marquis dl San Guiliano died here to day. The marquis had been 111 for soma time and his death had been consid ered inevitable. He breathed his last at 2:20 p. m. Many persons believed his passing Increased the probability of Italian participation in the European ar,on the side of the Angso-Franco-Russian allies. The marquis was opposed, indeed, to an Italian declaration of war against the allies, on the strength of his country's treaty with Germany and Austria-Hungary, but on the other hand he did not think the nation should fight the two Teuton peoples Strict neutrality was his policy. -tr Submarine Sinks Cruisdf Hawke . v. v. yj' n r. British Vessel LostWith 492 Men Russians Claim Warsaw Victory BRITISH CRUISER SUNK If. 31. S. Ilawke lost with VICTORY CLAIMED BY RUSSIANS IN BATTLE AT WARSAW'S GATES Petrograd Says 10,000 Pris oners Have Been Taken; Przemysl Siege Not Raised. (Cnlted Prew Leased Wire. Petrograd, Oct. 16. The war office simultaneously asserted today that the German advance on Warsaw had been checked and denied that the Auh- tri "en trlans bad raised the siege of Prez emysL "The Germans advanced to within 10 miles of Warsaw," the official statement said, because the Russians wanted to fight on a battleground of their own selection. "The conflict which followed was one of great severity. The Germans made the most determined efforts for two days to cut our lines, but failed. Finally they were compelled to give way and bad been driven back 20 miles today. "The fighting still continues, with the advantage almost wholly on th Russians' side. The German center has been pierced by a series of des perate charges, and the kaiser's wings were- compel!! to retreat hurriedly to escape being overwhelmed. "In this movement we took 10,000 irisoneis and several cannon, ma chine guns and automobile batteries." Battle South of Przemysl. Paris, Oct. 1G. "A battle between Austrian and Russians is in progress south of Przemysl," the Bordeaux war office informed the public today in its usual 3 p. m. statement. The announcement was generally understood as referring to an engage ment southwest of the G all clan strong hold, where the Russians, driven from their siege of the Przemysl defenses, were reported entrenching Thursday, with the Austrians already attacking them. The war office stuck to its claim that the Russians repulsed German at tacks October 13 in Warsaw and Ivan gorod, where the Germans, on the other hand, declared they were the victors, professing Thursday to be crossing the Vistula river, on which the two towns are situated. Of developments In the western field of fighting, the statement said: The progress the allies were re ported Thursday to have made has been confirmed. On our left wing. our forces' action extends now from the region of Ypres to the sea." Germany Is Satisfied. Berlin, via The Hague, Oct 16. The German general staff reported the sit uation today, in both the eastern and western theatres of war, excellent, from their standpoint. It was said the French had made no Important gains anywhere, having taken positions only which the kai ser's forces had abandoned voluntarily for stragetic reasons. In the east, the Russians were declared to have been overwhelmingly repulsed at all point? with heavy losses. The Russian story of the capture of German artillery was termed "a ludicrous falsehood." Imperial Chancellor Ton Bethmann Hollweg was reported in Antwerp, ar ranging details of the city govern' meoL British Royalty Is Moved From London Xing', Queen and Their Suites Senior Trom Buckls ghaut to Sandringhan) as Safer Tntm German Bombs. London, Oct. 16- King George, Queen Mary and their children, with the exception of the Prince of Wales, were at Sandrlngham today. Though it was not definitely so stated, it was generally understood that the transfer from Buckingham to Sandrlngham palace was due to the government's opinion ! that the latter would be a safer place in the event of a German Zeppelin raid. The Prince of Wales. In his capac ity aa an army officer, - remained la London. -. r . BY GERMAN SUBMARINE major portion of her crew. U. S. MUST HELP ALLIES FOR LIBERTY'S SAKE; DECLARES DR. ELIOT President Emeritus of Har vard Says Neutrality Is Im possible for Americans. 'fnlfv1 Pre Leaned Wlre. oosion, Oct. 16. Addrenlnr t Business Women's club yesterday. President Emeritus Eliot of Harvard declared that the German Invasion of Belgium proves! that might makes wiiii mm nation ana, as a re sult, if the allies fail to break German power, the United States will hare to come to their help. The Epewner declared Germany guilty of breaking international agreements and asserted that neutrality in Amer ican hearts, is. under the circum stances, impossible. "To the desperate disappointment of Americans." he continued, "one of the most highly civilized nations In Ku rope declares by its acts that a treaty means nothing to it. "With Germany, might made right The kaiser made a violent attack on a weaker neighbor because It .was the shortest, easiest way. "What a blow this was to our ideas of mercy, to our conception of the progress of man from a barbarian to a civilized fair, merciful being! We had hoped that the methods of war were susceptible of amelioration, but this war has blown all such hopes to the winds. "All our hopes were shattered by (Coofludrd on Pge Two. Colamn roar) Large Sales of Northwest Apples Several Hundred Dollars Worth of the Best Orchard Product Disposed of tn Zowt Two Weeks. Several large deals in the apple mar ket have been closed by the Northwest ern Fruit exchange of this city during the last two weeks which will ag gregate several hundred thousand dol lars. The exact figures are unobtain able at this time. Steinhardt &. Kelly, the big New Tork fruit intercuts, hare purchased the entire output of the Northwest ern s SKooKum ,rand, which Is an intercommunity pack, involving the bept apples produced in the Pacific northwest. "We have made a number of big deals recently." says W. F. Gwin, gen eral manager ot the Northwestern Frutt exchange, -and the aggregate is around several hundred thousand dol lars." Late Telegraphic Bulletins ITALIANS RUN Rome, Oct 16. The Italian against the Austrian government shipyards at Trieste, as a result a new dreadnaught ready to be launched tigs same afternoon. Trieste, though an Austrian port, there were many of that nationality papers here resent the imputation, The incident promises further countries. GERMAN MUSIC HOU$ERAIDED London, Oct. 16 The police today raijjed a music publishing estab lishment here conducted by a German narnd C G. Roeber, and arrested 22 of the kaiser's subjects as spies The bu jding, constructed of concrete,, was so built that it would have served excjently as "a gun emplacement." QUAIL-HUNTING ELK HITJBY BUCKSHOT ' . Pomona, CaL, Oct. 16- -Frank Smith;i former exalted, ruler of the Elks in this city and-the present state treflurer of the order; was acci dentally struck by a charge of buckshot jvjiile quail hunting yesterday, afternoon near Temecula. The shots are dejjply imbedded in his skull, but be is expected to recover, according, to thj; physician's statement ' today. " . ' : - - " . "ys ' V ' - CRBISER KAWKE TORPEDOED BK Armored Cruiser. With the Theseus and 'Gibraltar, Wi Doing Patrol Duty W&n Attacked. ill'tilted Pre Iei Vrtrr.1 I.onn, Oi't. 16. Torpedoed ly a Oerma? submarine, tho British cruiser Hawke' was sunk in the North Sea. ad ulraUty. Thursday afternoon, the announced today. Of tjie vessel's crew, which ordi narily .Jumtered 044 men, it wa ctai ed thtflj" three officers and 49 men were (tved. The 'fHawke was struck amidships and aknost entirely torn to pieces.- Thej.xaet scene of the disaster was not nu e public. The' )st news of the Hawke's sink ing reT'chfd London in a diap-itch to a locit news agency. Queried con cerning": It, the admiralty said the re port was unconfirmed. Two hours latec, however, it was admitted that of ficlaV confirmation of the loss had been rijtieived. The i-cruiser l ad been doing scout duty lately near Heligoland. it vUis an armored craft, 260 feet' long. X- 60 feet beam and 7300 tons displacement. It was built at Chat ham, went Into cpmmisilon In 1891. Its armament consisted of two 9.2 cuns. 10 6 inch guns and 11 6 pouit'iers. it was equipped also Willi two si irtnerged torpfedo tubes. The;Iawke will be remembered as having', rammed the steamship Olym pic in -ae English channel in 1811, dur ing iog, narrowly missing sinking the lLflfcr. HAWKE'S OFFICERS ALL ; L0T; OTHER VESSELS UNABLE TO GIVE HELP Abeeen, Scotland, Oct. 16. Among those aved from the British cruiser Hawk A sunk Thursday by a German submagrte, who were landed here to- (CoiH&rfed on I'afe Two. Tolnmn Tbre." Honolulu Marconi i Station Is Closed Si Wlrelef Operator' Sent Ont Kewg of Arrtlil of Oermln Onnboat Meier at Honolulu. Held TJn-nentral Act. K Washington. Oct. 16. The navy de- partmjit ordered today, that the Mr; eonl 3releas station at Honolulu be closed fwi thin 24 hours unless a sat isfactory explanation Is given concern ing thj i dispatching of a message to certain berroan gunboats. The admln istratlwi held this message was a trio latlon t America's neutrality procla mations ; : Rear s Admiral Moore, commandant of thertlawaiian naval station, advised, the nSH department that during .the temporary absence of the censor the. ' Marcort; station sent out a rnessag ahnousting the arrival of the German gunboiat; Meier at Honolulu. This wa considSr5d un-neutral because it gave) positivfil information of the actual po sition i a belligerent warship, as well, as its derations. Kerruaru Using Manila. .-V gprlnglRice, the British ambassador ; here, feimplalnM to the state depart ment 'Shlday that. ships of neutral na tions rMere using the port of Manila : as a i&ae "wr supplying. German cruisefj with oal and provisions. The department promised an Immediate) f investigation. OUT OF SHIPYARDS press vva I protesting vigorously today order codling all Italians from the of the fige Thursday which destroyed beincgpopulated largely by Italians, ernplcgied in the yards. The ne-; that thejj;wcre responsible for the firt. i to stigin relations betwen the two f-: