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road 3at v , - i :frf s: i - rv''i7 ' :r-A - XXv.t yvvV" ,n , "i. iv ' w TIIK i - TOMORROW .A' li lA V-f fV i 5-. Js-.f r UCl VU'V ?SV .V WEATHER . An accurate Lqj S - t I : fT VfT 1M I i r inB3N?C '1 I I M ": " " ' W-W ' ' ' " "' Oregon Wa FDT&F5 AvVK 1 LvO I Q AY J U VSfK' V H H U tV t ''-SfS01" - 7 ' togton to' Section f1 lCW ( CNA. ; ).-, EMTI cooler . tonight; . Two of The Son- jft w rlS 7Z , - X f3HEnlitofei r-' y ' : westerly wlnda;' ,- 1 day Joaraal. V V IVe '''', v-TT: rT' ' V' humidity "68. x J VOL. XIV. NO. 142. ' s PORTLAND, ' OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST? 21, 1915. TWO vSECTIONS--14 PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS VriJn,5T2 t TAKES UP ATTACK ON U.S. CITIZENS He and Secretary of State Lansing Go Over All Re ports on Torpedoing of the Arabic in White House. Explanation will be ASKED, IT IS PROBABLE officialdom Hopes for a Rea sonable Excuse From Germany. Wah!ng;ton. Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) JPreeident Wilson summoned Secretary pt State Lansing to the "White House hl afternoon to discuss the sinking f the White Star liner Arabic. lean ing took with him copies of all reports eeelved at the state department. While anslng would not discuss the mat er, it was believed he carried with m some,, important dispatches, the ext of which have not yet been pub- ished. rThat Ambassador Gerard probably will be directed to call -the German govern ments attention to the sinking of the bite fetar liner Arabic and invite an planation was announced at the state apartment today. rw Dispatches Received. Government officials were convinced today that behind the curtain of cen sorship, which seemingly has been thrown over the detailed stories of the sicking of the White Star liner Arabic, te a 'matter of supreme importance. It may have to do, it is believed, with the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the Dunsley to whose re lief, survivors said, the Arabic - was going when she was hit by the Ger man, torpedo. The censorship could not be applied to American diplomatic communica tions which are sent in code. But Sec retary of State Lansing has made no efforts to explain why , only four meager dispatches have ben received ttpta ., Queenstown, and only oa from American Ambassador Pagfc 8 r t , : The state department has no doubt but that the censor is interfering with press dispatcher Until final consular reports are in no. action will be taken by this government. The connection between the Dunsley and the Arabic is of the utmost Importance. y Many Details Missing. "The Arabic," said the legal expert Of the navy department 4 today, "had a perfect right to proceed to the relief of the passengers and members of the crew, of the Dunsley if it had received an appeal for aid. The attack by the German submarine was not permissa ble under the terms of international laWj unless the diver resorted to the (Concluded on Page Five. Column Fire.) IS 7 FROM BEATEN FOES Treasurer Helfferich Tells the . Reichstag So; New War . Loan of $2,500,000,000. '- Berlin, via wireless to Sawille, L. X, Aug. 21. (U. P.) The Reichstag today passed unanimously the war loan of $2,500,000,000. 1 Dr. Liebknecht, the Socialist leader, remained silent as the vote was taken. Some members. Including So cialists, hooted Liebknecht. ' Germany will impose heavy indem nities against her enemies if vic torious in. the war office. Secretary of the Treasury Helfferich declared In a speech in the Reichstag today. He estimated that the war is costing the belligerents a total of $75,000,000 dally. Helfferich declared Germany's fi nancial condition was excellent as compared with that of the allies. He said it was no time for waste, how ever. The new war loan will act as a guarantee against aggression, the financial secretary said. Warmer Today 'i Than Yesterday Thermometer Kecords Tour Degrees Higher, But . Cooler Weather Is i Promised for This Evening. Temperatures today are ranging f rbm one to four degrees higher than yesterday but the weather bureau pre dicts that it will be cooler tonight. . Reaching a maximum of 91 at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the -mercury stayed : at that , mark until 5 o'clock, when it began to fall a little, j'' The oppressiveness of the heat was Increased by smoke from burning slashings and the city factories. . " All who could, sought the parks, bathing resorts and open spaces and secured temporary relief. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the mercury stood at 78 against 82 at the same hour this morning. Temperatures of last night and today follow: , . p. m... 88 9 p. m 82 12: .midnight 77 3 a. m. . . . ...... . .72 6 a. rn.. 69 7 a. m ...... .............. ..,70 8 a. m.. . ........................ . 74 9 a.: m.... 78 10 am............................ 1 P. m 93 mi nnn JILOUIV GERMANY COUNTING INDEMNITIES Gotton Made Contraband by British Order British Take Step Shutting Off Any Shipment of Cotton That Could Reach Germans. London, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.y Cotton tonight was officially declared abso lute contraband of war by the British government. Naval Engagement Is Costly to Both Germans and Russians Both Ziose Sev eral Small righting Craft In En gagemeat in Gulf of Blgl. Berlin, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) In a naval engagement in the Gulf of Riga, one Russian and one German torpedo destroyer were sunk, one German de stroyer beached, three more German destroyers damaged and two Russian destroyers seriously damaged. Offi cial announcement of the battle and its results was made here tonight by the German admiralty. The announcement added: "We penetrated the Gulf of Riga, forcing a passage of the mine fields, but the operation required several days. "The Russian torpedo boat destroyer Emir Bucharsky was destroyed during the preliminary fighting and the gun boats Seiwulsch and Koiejetz sunk during the Russian retreat on August 19. The Narwick and a larger ship were also damaged on August 19." Vessels Only Small Ones. Petrograd. Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) The Russian admiralty today announced that the main Russian fleet was not at Riga, as had been supposed, and that the vessels there were only small ones. Two Gunboats Sunk. Berlin, Aug. 21. (L N. S.) In a naval engagement off Riga yesterday two Russian gunboats and a Russian destroyer were sunk and two other destroyers badly damaged. An announcement from the German admiralty today regarding the battle admitted that the Russians were partially recompensed, the ', Germans losing one destroyer, sunk by a mine, and another beached in a sinking con dition. A third German destroyer reached prfrt in a badly damaged con ditlon. - . . ; German Torpedo Sinks Oarterswell Paris, Aug. 21. (L N. S.) The Brit ish steamer Carterswell, registering 4000 tons, has been torpedoed by a German submarine, according to ad vices received here this evening. The crew was picked up by a fishing boat. The Carterswell sailed from America for Havre on July 26 with a cargo of grain. Belgian Oiler Sunk. Paris, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) The Bel gian oil steamer Dagheetan has been torpedoed by a German submarine, ac cording to advices received here. The Daghestan sailed from Philadelphia for Rouen on August 6. Big Standing Army Plan of Garrison Washington, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) President Wilson now has before him the recommendations of Secretary Gar rison, the general staff and the army war college for the proposed increase in the mobile army. Secretary Garrison has proposed that the regular army be increased to 220,000 men; that a reserve army of a similar number be made up, and that sufficient pay be given the state mili tia organizations of the country to bring their available fighting strength, in case of war. up to 200.000. If these recommendations are adopt ed, the United States will have an army of at least 600,000 and probably more than 700,000 ready Tor any emer gency which may arise. After six or eight years of the new system it would be possible to raise in a brief time an army of more than 1,000,000 trained wen. Charlton's Trial Set. Como, Italy, Aug. 21. (U. P.) The trial of Porter Charlton, the young American charged with the murder of his beautiful wife, formerly Mary Scott, of -San Jose, Cal., will open here Octobec 6, it was announced today Federal Reserve Statement San Francisco, Aug. 21. (P. N. S.) Following . is the statement of the Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco at the close of business Au gust 20: Resource! Gold coin and gold certificate! ' in own vuuita a T.iso.ow I'l Cold settlement fund - Mfi.flOO Iii gold redemption fund 21.000 L.esai termer notes, surer, etc.... .OO0 Tntfti mwnM t fi 171 ivvi Ccirmercial paper (rediscount). . . 1.57i,') us scOTptauciss ................. United States bonds 1,001,000 Municipal warrants 1,131.000 Federal wrt. AU other renuurpea . 2,OW5.0Ot Total ...818,442.000 ...8 3,831.000 ... 1XMI.OU0 Liabilities Capital paM la Uepumlt, met ... Total llabllltiea Memorandum $, 442,000 federal reset notes received front federal reserve agent f S.O40.000 Federal reserve notes in hands of bank 1,919,000 Set federal standing; . reserve notes oat . . A. nr. . Gold deooaltsd ' with federal rsserm ...... I, : aaj't to retire fedaral ressrre notes 3,040.000 rbtt asset i aeouat federal reserve - nous L91B.000 This statement ' condition at . close of ttwl nets ABtTUSt 20, U1. . . 2 OFFICERS OF U.S:ARMYDRINK GERMAN TOASTS Captain L. 17 Waldron and Lieutenant H. L. Gardiner of Fort Stevens Drank, to "Deutschland Uber AUes," WERE IN UNIFORMS OF I. UNITED STATES' ARMY Charges Against Men Filed With Sen. Chamberlain; Incident in Astoria. Charge that two officers of the Unit &f S.tates army in the uniform of the fjnited States . drank to the toast "Deutschland Uber Alles" (Germany over all) and "Germany Forever,' at the Imperial prill in Astoria yester day evening, was filed with United States Senator Chamberlain last night by George S. Shepherd, Portland attor ney, j Senator Chamberlain is chairman of the senate committee on military af fairs. He stated that Shepherd's let ter, witnessed by K. W. Wright, man ager of the Port of Portland commis sion, would be at once forwarded -to the secretary of war. The two officers mentioned are Cap tain Leonard T. Waldron and Lieuten ant Harold L. Gardner of the Ninety third Coast artillery, stationed at Fort Stevens. Violates Army Regulation. "Such an act, if committed, is in di rect violation of the regulations of the United States army and in the teeth of the policy of this administration." Concluded on Page Three. Column Two.) E RECORDS Wins Auto Contest of 300 Miles With Average Spe-ed of 77.25 Miles Per Hour. Elgin, 111.. Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) Breaking all course records. Gil An derson, driving a Stutz car, today won the 300-mile road race for the Elgin national trophy at ' an average speed of 77.25 miles per hour. Earl Cooper, also driving a Stutz. finished second and Eddie O'Donnell, in a Duesenberg, third. De Palma was fourth. Cooper's average speed .was 76.25 miles per hour, O'Donnell's 75.78 miles per hour and De Palma's 75.69 miles per hour. The race was worth $2000. to the winner; $650 for second place and $350 for third. Cooper, who finished second today, was the winner of the Chicago cup yesterday. Anderson drove a remarkable race over the famous Elgin course, which was heavy with mud from the heavy Conclnded on Page Thres. Cotama Three i RAL 'SCENE IN JUDGE BEAN'S COURTROOM JUST Ujr J a i-f & fiy it v - ''; iiswi 4 y P ' 17: --i rM'i Jurj-roen in the backgrouiid nd immediately in front, exhibit of machines nsjd dnriuj Luo long trial. Ranged along the table, front to back, are Robert BXasulre, attorney for O. E. Gercert, A. P. Dobson, attorney for F LeMonn; John Beckman. assistant United States attorney, who assisted in the prosecntioa, and United States Attorney I!ames, nbo h&mlled Uie caw from besioaliig to- end. TTiLASHUGHT picture taken last night by Woodruff, Jy The' Journals staff t photographer 't ! of wreck on -i - Southern Pacific railroad at Riverdale. Conductor, H, P. Best and Brakeman Hi E. Potter, vaho were sitting in the caboose of the inbound train, were' killed. The ac- . cident occurred on the steep bank of the Willamette, and ' the trains, were only prevented from being hurled into the river by a small embankment. Arrows show where bod ies were found. -I Diagram how accident occurred. . : ' I'"v'-"I ' J -T'-' I ' zST- '' ,r vr - C2'4gS:SC. ,Z.-U A rS" "Jit ,.:.-. . -SSr i : At? tss: ' -. '. ssii- jsssssss)SMSBsBsasasssaWmSsssMssQsssVBsss 1 I ' ' ABE RUEF NOW FREE TS Hi PAROLE Former San Francisco Boss Must Remain Away From po!is Three. Months. , f San Quentin, Cal Aug. 21. (U. P.) Abe Ruef, noted politician, was paroled "from the state's prison here today on condition that he would not return to San Francisco for a period of three months. Ruef was exiled to Mendocino county during the first three months of liberty. The order sending Ruef to Mendo cino was in response to a suggestion made by the prisoner, himself. In his appeal for parole, Ruef said: "In the event "that my application for parole shall be granted, I respect fully request that you fix my abiding piace ior au cays in some county of (Concluded on Page Five, Column Five.) More U. S. Troops May Go to Haiti Washington, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) An artillery battalion, three companies, comprising 350 men. stationed .at An napolis, today was ordered to hold itself in readiness to 'depart.- Halt! probably is the destination of the battalion, giving Rear Admiral Caperton, In command, 2300 men avail able for use in wiping out bushwhack ers and supervising customs. MAN PARDON BOARD GRAN FIVE BIG LINERS ARE IN SUBMARINE ZONE FRIENDS ANXIOUS .Red , Star - Liner Lapland Is Biggest of These 'Boats Reported Xost Make Port. Liverpool. Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) The White Stare liner Lapland arrived to day after an. uneventful voyage. Re ports were current yesterday that the vessel had been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the Irish sea. - New York, Aug. 21. i(U. P.) Five passenger carrying liners en route .to European ports from the United States are believed tobe,approfa.ching,or pass ing through the submarine war zone about England today. - These vessels, include the Red Star Liner Lapland with naore than 300 per- (Concladed on- l.'age Tire. Column Foor. French Deputies to Hear Joffre Case Paris, Aug. 21. U. P.) The cham ber of deputies today decided to dis cuss secretly charges brought against War Minister Millerand and General Joffre by a group of socialists. The decision was reached after Millerand's defense ot himself and the French commander-in-chief was heard. It was held that making the incident puolic would not serve the best interests of France. AFTER U. S. CASHIER VERDICT WAS GIVEN IN " r" - y " EX-PRESIDENT TAFT TO Committee Will; Escort Him to the Multnomah Then Attend Press. Club Breakfast. x-Frasldent Taft In Boise. Boise, Ida., Aug. 21. For mer President William H. .Taft spent a quiet day here today- as the guest of Calvin Cobb, publisher of' the Idaho Statesman. His only ."public appearance here during the day will be at a reception thla af ternoon, in the Commercial club rooms.. He will 'leave tonight for Portland. 4 "' 4 : Ex-President Taft will reach Port' land tomorrow at 12; 15 o'clock. Cir cult Judge George N. Davis, and At torneys C. H. Carey and A. B. Ridgway will meet him at the depot and escort him to the Multnomah hotel, where he will make his headquarters. A com mittee from the Portland Press club wllLfneet him there and he will be escjbrted to the Benson hotel, where tnd 1'ress Club breakfast-luncheon in his honor is to be given. Following the breakfast the ex-presl dent will be guest of County Road master YeOn and S. Benson in a. tour of the Columbia - river highway, re turning, in time for the distinguished guest tot attend a dinner in his honor , (Coo(luded on Page Five, Colntnn Five.) REACH PORTLAND TWO FREIGHTS CRASH' KILLING CONDUCTOR AND Extra Trains on Southern ' Pa cific Concealed by Bluff j One Running Out of AJmits, Hidden from each other by a high rock bluff that marks one side of ,a curve ; - near Riverdale, two extra freight trains on the Southern Pacific collided In a - cut on the river bank about 6 o'clock last night. Two men were crushed to death in the caboose of one. of the trains and a brakeman. who -leaped for safety from the cupola of the name caboose,: suffered a broken leg and probable Internal injuries. The dead men are IL P. Best, "con ductor of the transfer .train that works between Brooklyn and the Jefferson street , station, and II. E. Potter, a . (Concluded en Pas Two. Ootns&a Two. $2,000,000 Damage Done in St. Louis Ten Bodies Sseovsrtd Troni ' Snlai Caused by Terterdays Torrential Balns-Bsoue Work Procdlnr St. Louis. Mo.,- Aug. 21. (I. N. 8.) With the floods, caused by yesterday's torrential rains receding today, rescue work proceeded rapidly, , most of the 500 or more persons marooned in the upper, stories of their homes escaping. ' " Ten, bodies, have - bee" t recovered. Three others are missing. The dead include nine, negroes and a white wo man. The damage sustained in St. Louis .and. surrounding , territory . will reach $2,660,600. The river, in the vicinity of Alton has overflowed its bank and is im perilling the lives of scores. No deaths have been reported there yet, however." ' " " j"' 38-Foot Launch Modern 18-Room House In The Journal "Want Ad" columns you will find-most every thing you can think of wanting, -from a good Job to a country home,' a boarding place to a bull dog. .-' ; . i If you don't see the supply, to . your "want" bring - it to- .tlie at tentlon of someone, prepared .to , meet it by inserting t a smaji ad . of your own. - Iiost and Tonad Bl LIBERAL reward for . doctor's black bag ' containing : stetho scope, etc. .,-.,..- BooniiBg Houses 63 , FOR SALK Strictly modern 15 room house, rooms filled, X min utes P. O.. best location, city, go ing to Ohio, sacrifice;, no agents. - ."-' - - . - - Samnier Besorts ee. , HOUSEKEEPING apts., furnished. , wyod. water, iigiiU - . . Horses, Venial, Zte. IS " PAIR of good work horses, just ' in ' from pountry, weight 2850; absolutely true to pull anywhere. Harnesses, , collars and ' light t wagon; $185, . . : Booms and Board, Private Tam- Uy 7a. - - . COMPLETELY r umished - house ; keeping rooms, i week up;, walking distance. ' Xdiu-aChsw and Boats01. 1 FOR SALE Launch, J8 feet long. 6 feet 8 inch beam. , 24 H. P. . Lamb engine, full glass cabin. Might consider 1914-1$ Hudson or ' Franklin automobilo . or ' aereaz near city. . - - . ' , -. For -, tas ! aboTs and an 'ot2u Want Ada gsa r1 ssrif lad psss. . BRAKEMAN ALL SIX ARE GOtllJD FRAUD CASE Jurors Return Verdict of ,Guil.: r ty Against Menefee. Camp-' . bell, LeMonn, . Gernert, Bonnewell arid'Todd ln trie Federal Court. "1 1 TIME TO MOVE FOR NEW TRIAL GRANTED Defendants, Except-LeWbnrt 1 Released on $2500;Baif Each Leniency 4 Re'corhr . mended for Campbell A'pf peal Regarded Likely. I t ' A. 1 - - The Feaslty. ,",'! V"' The penalty ' for using the Df malls to defraud under which ' U. 8. Cashier officials and sales- V men were convicted pr'Hvldes:; ' ror imprisonment of not wore , man two years, or'a fin ot r BAcceaing sio.uui; or DOtn.! ' . Six defendants in the United States Cashier fraud case were found jguiity by- the Jury in . federal' court ;, today' after iV hsd put' in all of .yesterday, afternoon iind all the night in de-' liberating on Jthe 'evidence In " the; noted case, - The ' seventh , defendant,, Thomss BUyeu. Inventor of the com-. panys. original' machine models, was found not j guilty on Instructions ' or Judge' Bean. Ten days has been grant ed them to- file motion f or a new trial and thers is little doubt ' but that alt will appeal to the United States circuit .court of appeals. ?The Jury was out almost 21 hours., 3 Frank Menefee,-president. ' . , Oscar Campbell, vice-president; ' F. M" LeMonn, former stock sales manager, - , . , , O, K. Oemert. salesman. e B. F. Bonnewell. salesman, H.:M..Todd; Salesman. Xsnlsaoy for Campbell. ' . Leniency of . the court .was hecom--mended in Campbell's case. On motion of United States'Attof ney Ream,s,r who prosecuted ; the' esse, alt (Conrlud.H on Mr. Olamq Tares SEVERAL FAMILIES . MADE DESTITUTE BY HRE AT SCAPPDOSE- Sufferers Have No Means tol Reestablish ' Homes V arid Employment Is Scarce.. - Several families were made destitute by the fire which destroyed a large part of the town of Bcappoose Thurs- day night. " f,- s; .j:v. , Four families escaped with little but the clothes they had on. , . , . . More than clothing is, needed, how ever, for some of those who suffered no mean to reestablish homes. The relief committee is composed of nev. C. H. Johnston, J. o. "Watts, D. W. Price, Dr. Ben Blatchford, WE. Stran ser and O. M. Washburn. All contributions may be sent to O. M, Washburn, Farmers' Stats bank, 8cappoose,Or. : ..v . . Rr- C M. Johnston, of Bcappoose, writes as follows to The Journal; f., Scappoose.NQr.. Aug. 20 To the Ed-" Itor of The Journal-I have been asked to write you with regard to the com mittee appointed to look after the cases ' of distress needing Immediate atten tion, which have arisen from the dis astrous fire which . occurred hers Thursday. , Any -. help will be greatly appreciated by us.. There-are three, and probably four, families who es caped with little but theidothesnhey had on.J Clothing, however, is a mere detail Just now. There is very little employment to be had. and the prob lem Is the getting of a home together before winter,". Big German -Light, Burns Away Foes : -; Barb Wire Fences - -.,.'.' ?. . sssBsiBssjasSBBs . ;.f. " ": London. -Aug. 21. CI. N. 8.) , The - Morning Post - corres- pondent at Petrograd sends the following dispatchf . I hear, that ,the Germans . ; have some ' mysterious . device for clearing , the way throuah 4 k wire entanglements from a in 4 considerable distance. ' The lni strument has all the -appear- ' ance of what is known as a Ht projector that is. a search- light. ,No specimen yet has been captured and nothing is m Hr, known about it, except that it' s disposes of wire entanglements from a distance of a mils by s , some means at present incom- a , prehenslbls to the lay mind." m He---?'-' ,