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PORTLAND, OREGON, ' FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1915 SIXTEEN PAGES.
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ST AX Ib FIVE Ci.MII
BIG SASH AND
DOOR WORKS 60
UP IN FLAMES
Plant of Portland Sash &
Door Co. Complete Loss,
in Fire at 2 o'clock This
Afternoon.
PHOENIX IRON WORKS
SERIOUSLY THREATENED
Blaze Put Under Control
at
2:40 o'clock; Loss Is
About $25,000
Tlia bosses:
Portland Sash & Door Co., not 4
insured $24,000
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co...
Phoenix Iron Works
Pacific Wreckage Co...
100
500
500
125,100
The fire started In the engine
room of the Portland Sash &
Door company.
Two men were injured.
Thomas Gavin, driver for Chief
Dowell, was burned about . the
hands and face; Harry Hunter
of Hose Company No. 2, burned
on the hand. Their injuries were
not serious.
The Portland Sash & Door factory.
Union avenue and Stephens street, was
completely destroyed by fire at 2:15
p. in. today
The fire also damaged the Phoenix
1 1 ion Works.
The Oregon Home Builders Supply
I yard was badly damaged.
The sash and door plant occupies an
lentire block. Three blocks were burn-
ins at 2:30.
The fire was placed under control
I at 2:40 o'clock. The Phoenix Iron
Works escaped with about $4000
damage.
Sharp work by the department saved
Ithis plant. Damage was also sus-
Itained by the cast side telephone ays-
Items.
The fire was first discovered In the
I northwest corner of the planing mill.
It spread so rapidly that the building
I was entirely enveloped when the appa
ratus arrived.
The fire was so hot that the hoyse
tops all adjoining blocks became ig-
Inited. The home of Sain Hussey, 3 1 4
I Stephens, was badly damaged by fire
land water. A third alarm was turned
lin by Chief Dowell and with the ad-
dttional apparatus the flames were
I soon quenched.
The sash, and door factory employs
lonly four men at present.
In a collision between hose truck No.
II and a delivery wagon of the Na
tional laundry, near the east end of
Ithe Hawthorne bridge, while respond-
ling to the east side fire, L. L. Keats,
driver for the laundry, was injured.
Taft Speaks at
U. C. Greek Theatre
Berkeley, Cal., Aug. 27. (P. N. S.)
Former President William Howard
Taft is occupied today in addressing
a regular fortnightly university meet-
ling in the Hearst Greep theatre here
it 11 o'clock. 'and in attendance upon
the final sessions of the Unitarian
Jgeneral conference.
- A throng or University or uaurorma
fiif. irnthprpd at the amphitheatre on the
campus to hear Judge Taft. who has
toievlouMy been a popular speatcer at
It ha institution. President Benjamin
jlde Wheeler presided over the meeting,
F'hich is ennvenea oy siuaeni songs
nd yells.
I Taft will make his first omciai visit
Vo the Panama-Pacific exposition to-
hiorrow.
Engineer Holman
To Get Vacation
111 for several months. J. R. Holman.
thief engineer of the O-W. R. & N.
company, will be relieved of the re
sponsibilities of his office about mid-
Gcptember that he may go to his ranch
n the Texas prairie country and recup-
Krate. Mr. Holman Has been given an
ndefintte leave of absence which he
Hnented to take after President J. D.
Farrell had refused to accept his res-
gnat ion.
. Jfr. Holman Is one of the best known
-ail way construction engineers of the
ountryj and fills a high niche in the
levelopment of the northwest. He had
Lharge of constructing the terminal
kvork at Spokane and at Seattle and for
ix years has been prominent in the
company's activities. He succeeded
peorge W. Boschke as chief engineer
kbout 18 months ago. Prior to that he
fA-as assistant engineer.
- Insanity Change Dismissed.
E. C, Schwitzer, who was arrested
inder a warrant charging Insanity for
having threatened to kill Miss Cath
erine Herford of 211 Twelfth street.
kvas dismissed from custody today.
yudge Cleeton holding: there was no
violence xo sustain tne cnarge.
For additional late news
ee page 9.
Good Times
Expected, Say
Business Men
Factor- Magazine Takes Poll and
Finds Overwhelming Majority
Anticipate Prosperity.
Chicago, Aug. 27. (I. N. S.) Busi
ness men of the country are looking
forward to exceptional prosperity this
fall, if a poll of 163 manufacturers
taken by the Factory Magazine is a
criterion.
The poll was made among manufac
turers of Chicago, Boston. Buffalo,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, New
York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
Worcester.
They were asked:
"Will you state candidly your opin
ion of probable buslnes8 conditions in
your line this fall?"
The answers tabulated were as fol
lows: Exceptional . 40
Fine or ubove normal 30
Good 60
Normal 7
Fair and fairly good IS
Nearly normal 3
Doubtful and watchfully waitlnsj. 4
Dull and poor 7
Much below normal and very poor 1
Figured in percentages, 24.5 per cent
look upon business prospects as excep
tional, 14.1 per cent as above normal,
2t.8 per cent as good, 4.3 per cent as
normal and the remainder varied In
their answers.
UNION MUSICIANS GO
BACK TO THEATRES;
TROUBLE IS SETTLED
Peace Has Been Reached and
Formal Announcement Will
Be Made Today.
Union musicians will again furnish
music at the local theatres and mo
tion picture houses, for this morning
the announcement came that peace had
been declared. A formal statement
will be Issued this evening, signed by
Secretary E. Lesser Cohen for the
theatre managers and Secretary J. E.
Stack of the Federated Trades Coun
cil, stating that everything had been
settled to mutual satisfaction of both
parties.
Several meetings have been held-dur-lng
the past 24 hours by the various
factions involved in the trouble which
resulted in the discharge about two
weeks ago of all the musicians em
ployed in the theatres and motion pic
ture houses and the employment of
non-union performers. The agreement
was reached between committees to
day representing the affiliated unions
and the theatre managers.
The first intimation of a settlement
having been reached came shortly be
fore noon, when musicians at the union
headquarters were notified to appear
at the Heilig to rehearse for a show
which opens there next Stinday and
which requires a large orchestra.
In most instances the union musi
cians will return to work next Sunday.
Welsh Coal Miners
Ordered to Eeturn
tTnion leaders Tell Strikers to Resume
Jobs; May Mean Concessions Are
Granted.
London, Aug. 27. I. N. S.) Coal
strikers in the South Wales and Mon
mouthshire districts were ordered to
day to return ttv work Immediately
by the officials of the miners' union.
It was believed here that the govern
ment had promised further conchas
ions. It was also announced that rep
resentatives of the miners had been
summoned to London for a confer
ence with Walter Runciman, president
of the London board of trade.
Agent for Greeks t
Talks to Lansing
Washington. Atrg. 27. (I. N S.)
Greek Charge d'Aff aires A. Vouros
conferred today with Secretary of State
Iansing. It was believed he discussed
the possibilty of America representing
Greece in Europe in the event of
Greece entering the war.
Special Writer to
Describe Highway
Olin W. Wheeler of St. Paul, a spe
cial writer employed by the Northern
Tacific in the preparation of descrip
tive booklets, spent a day gathering
data along the Columbia river highway
yesterday. He was conducted by A.
Benson. The railroad proposes to
issue a booklet telling of this new
scenic drive, and will illustrate it
with photographs.
WHY HUNT WAS RECALLED
JCew Orleans, La., Aug. 27. (U. P.)
Henry T. Hunt, British consul here,
who has been recalled, to be succeeded
by Thomas Ersklne of Portland, Or.,
was recently criticised by the British
colony of New Orleans for what .was
termed his apathetic . attitude lowarj
bomb makers arrested here.
Warrens Shocked by Death.
Cheyenne. Wyo , Aug. 27. (U P.)
Mrs. Frances E. Warren, wife of Unit
ed States Senator Warren, whose hus
band is the father of Mrs. John J
Pershing, was prostrated today when
the news of the death -of Mrs. Pershing
and her three children In a fire in their
home In the Presidio early today, was
broken to her. '' '
ALLEGED HEAD
OF BIG ARSON
T
Samuel W. Currier, Carpen
ter, Is Held Under $20,000
Bond; Wife and Foreman
Detained as Witnesses.
CROWD IS BLAMED
WITH MANY FIRES
Discarded Woman Said to
Have Given Information
Against Prisoner.
Believed .by District Attorney Evans
and heads of the Portland Fire Bureau,
to be tha leader of one of the biggest
gangs of firebugs that has operated on
the Pacific coast, Sanford W. Currier,
a carpenter, was arrested this morning
at East Eighty-second and Stark
streets, where he has been hiding for
the past two weeks, and is in the coun
ty jail on. two charges of arson under
20,000 bonds or 110.000 cash bail. .
Mrs. Berths Currier, who secured a
divorce from Currier August 14, was
arrested yesterday morning and is
held as a witness under $5000 bonds.
Giant Hawley, for five years. foreman
tor Currier in his building operations,
was arrested Wednesday night also
as a witness and is held under $5000
bonds..
Deputy District Attorney Charles W.
Robinson and Assistant Fire Chief
(Concluded on Pas tour.' Column One.i
IS
SHOT BY AN ANGRY
PRIEST AT
Father Aloysius Lesches
Shoots Down Bishop Hef
fron; Wound Is Serious,
Winona, Minn.. Aug. 27. (U. p.)
Bishop Patrick Heffron of Winona
was shot twice here today by Father
Aloysius Lesches. The shooting oc
curred In the library of the Catholic
bishop's home.
His condition is serious., but there
are hopes of Bishop Heffron's recov
ery, barring .complications.
The decision or Bishop Heffron not
to send Father Lesches to any further
appointments Is believed to have been
the cause of the shooting. The priest
is said to have been regarded as un
reliable by the bishop, and recent fail
ures caused him to decide to withhold
appointments from Father Lesches.
One bullet fired by Father Lesches
penetrated Bishop Heffron's lung and
a second grazed his skull.
Father Lesches is believed by some
to be demented. Following the shoot
ing he barricaded himself in his
room. The sheriff and chief of police
forced the door and, breaking their
way into the room with drawn re
volvers, quickly seized and overpow
ered him. The priest was then taken
to the county jail.
AIM
GANG
CAUGH
CATHOLIC
BISHOP
WINONA
J- T NIT ED STATES ARMY GUARDS MEXICAN BORDER Infantrymen on watch near Progreso Ferry, on the Rio
i f Grande, against farther raids by Mexican bandits. Sergeant McDonald of Company L, Twenty-sixth Infantry,
at the. head of a small scout party, has thrown up a small fort to protect him against possible bullets from Mexi
can marauders, who may attempt to cross the United States border. It was at this point that a recent raid was made.
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BERLIN READY WITH - : 4
AN APOLOGY
OF SINKING OF ARABIC
Germany Assures U. S. "Full
Satisfaction" Be Given if
Commander Disobeyed,
By C. P. Stewart.
(United I'reM Staff Carresnondent.)
Washington, Aug. 27. It was never
Germany's policy to torpedo passenger
carrying merchant ships without Warn
ing. . v
Submarine commanders have always
been instructed ' to permit those on
board to escape before ' sinking -auch
vessels. j?.-(-i-.-r-'-' s-
If any commanders did otherwise,
they acted contrary to orders. Suppos
ing the contrary were true, why has
not the destruction of unarmed enemy
vessels been greater why have many
such craft which might have been sent
to the bottom been permitted to es
cape? These representations. It was learned
on unquestionable though unofficial
authority today, will be included in
(Continued on Page Three. Column F1t
Fall From Third
Story May Be Fatal
Seattle. Wash., Aug. 27. (U. P.)
Falling three stories from his window
in the Oregon hotel, on First avenue
south, to the pavement in the alley
here today, Ed Steene, 30, sustained In
juries which may result In his death.
Both arms were broken and amputa
tion will be necessary in case Pteene
should recover from internal injuries.
Fractures of the leg were also sus
tained and all his teeth were knocked
out.
ENGLISH
TORPEDO!
IN CASE KUbltr tLLtn, rA I HtK
AND SON, ARE HELD
' TO BLAME FOR STRIKE
Responsibility for the Blood
Spilled in Colorado Coal
Fields Laid to Money Kings
Chicago, Aug. 21. (U. P.) One of
the most severe arraignments of in
dividuals and their methods ever in
cluded in a communication to' a na
tional investigating "body, marks the
report jfjii3ergf P West to the lndu
trial -relations commission placing re
sponsibility , for the bloody Colorado
coal strike at -the door f John D.
Rockefeller and his son, John D. Rocke
feller, Jr.
The report, made public here today,
charged Rockefeller Jr., with approv
ing measures to coerce the Colorado
state government and with flouting the
will of President Wilson.
Mr. Rockefeller's respohsibllty has a
significance beyond even the sinister
(Ccorlnded on Pax Three. Column One)
Holyoke Trolleys
Idle From Strike
Streetcar Operators and Employee Dif
fer Over Contract Limit and Men
Go Out on Strike.
Holyoke, Mass., Aug. 27. (I. N. S.)
For the second time this month, th
Holyoke trolley system today was
tied up tty a strike.
The carmen demand a continuance
of their new contract for three years,
and the company has refused to sign
for more than one year. "
BULLETINS
Liner Of f . for . Liverpool.
New York. Aug. 27. (I. N. S.) The
White Star liner-Cymric, carrying; 193
passengers, a few of whom are Ameri
cans, sailed for Liverpool today.
Because, of the changed attitude of
Germany regarding submarine war
fare, confidence was felt that the ves
sel was in no danger of being tor
pedoed during her passage through the
war zone.
Tariff on Imports Increased.
Wellington. N. J5., Aug. 27. (I. N.
SJ---Jncreased tariff on imports was
announced here today by the minister
of finance.
Automobiles will pay a 10 per- cent
ad valorem ' under the new schedule,
and gasoline and kerosene 8 cents per
gallon.
A super-tax of 50 per cent also was
placed on all imports from countries
hostile to Great Britain.
aft Joshes Calif ornians.
Berkeley. Cal.. Aug. 27. U. P.)
Former' President Taft poked fun at
California progresslvism while , ad
dressing students at the University of
California today, although he did not
mention the progressives.
"We of the least are quite willing
that you maintain here in your state
a sort of chemical laboratory for the
testing out of various political formu
lae. We do not object to your doings
if you pay the bill." And the famous
Taft smile broke into evidence.
Aged Eucalyptus Falls,
Riverside, Cal., Aug. 27. (U. P.)
Following a short and severe wind
storm this afternoon,- a - -eucalyptus
tree 110 feet tall and 10 feet in diam
eter at 111 base, crashed through a
house occupied by J. C. R. Proctor and
family on Duryea avenue. Mrs. .Proc
tor was in the kitchen and narrowly
escaped being crushed under the fall
ing tree trunk. The tree was 40 years
old.
Governors Select Salt Lake.
Boston. Mass., Aug. 27. (I. N. S.)
Salt Lake City was selected today for
the next meeting1 place of the govern
ors conference. A new executive com
mittee was elected as follows: Gov
ernor Spry of Utah, chairman; Stuart
of Virginia, Capper of Kansas; Fort of
New Jersey, treasurer, and Riley of
Wisconsin, secretary.
New Kilty Ilegiinent.
Los Angeles,; Aug. 27. (U. P.) Or
ganization of Company A, Los Angeles
Scottish regiment, was completed
today. Recruits are signing up fast
and officers believe they, will have
enough., for a battalion .shortly. The
regiment Is unique in that it is the only
kilted detachment In . the new cititen
soldiery -reserve of the United States
army. Every recruit takes an oath to
enlist in case of war. ,
Employes Given Eight Honrs.
Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 27. (I. N.
S.) Nine plants engaged In the manu
facture of arms and war munitions
today agreed to an eight hour day for
thJir employes and recognition of the
union. About. 4000 persons are af
fected. ""'-.-
Alleged White Slaver Arrested
Chicago, Aug. 27. (U. P.) Robert
Conn erg of Kewanee. 111., was arrested
here today-charged with -violating the
Mann white slave law In transporting
Mildred Burke from Grass Valley. Cal.,
to Reno, Nevada. His hearing was set
for September 3.
Convention Opens
With Addresses
Los Angeles. Cal.. Aug. 27. (U, P.)
Right. Rev. Herman Page, Episcopal
bishop of Spokane,' opened today's ses
sion of the . Brotherhood . of St, An
drew convention here with an ad
dress on "Our Lord. Jesus Christ."
,.The delegates are paying much at
tention to . a . discussion of the "boy
problem. Courtenay Barber of Chi
cago, speaking to the convention, de
clared that "only by men making
themselves responsible for- the boys
they Come In contact with, caa th boy
problem b solved.
If)
MANY
SUBMARINES
OF GERMAN FLEET
BY
British Admiralty Says It Has
Not Been Practice to In
form the Enemy.
London, Aug. 27. (U. P.) For the
first time since the German submarine
war was inaugurated, the admiralty to
day had confirmed reports that a large
number of the enemy submarines have
been destroyed. Such reports as that
made public yesterday of Squadron
Commander Bigsworth sinking a sub
marine by hurling bombs from his
aeroplane have previously been kept
secret, for fear of aiding the enemy.
Particular stress was laid today by
the newspapers upon the portion of
yesterday's statement from the admir
alty which carried confirmation of the
fact that many submarines have been
sunk. Reporting the destruction of
the submersible off Ostend, the ad
miralty said it .was not the practice
to announce such incidents when the
Germans have no other way of learn
ing of their losses. Some papers urged
that the admiralty announce Just how
many submarines have been captured
or destroyed since February 18, when
the' under-sea war opened.
The Chronicle said;. "The admiralty
doubtless has its own good motives for
secrecy, but this official confirmation
of what has been known in a general
way to many people would be generally
welcomed. Perhaps Mr. Balfour might
some time see his way clear to giving
us a list of total figures."
Palm Grove Torpedoed.
London. Aug. 27. (I. N. 'S.) The
British steamship Palm Grove, regis
tering 3100 tons, has been torpedoed by
a German submarine, according to an
nouncement here today. The crew waa
saved.
Baltic Arrives Safely.
Liverpool, Aug. 27. (I. N. 8.) The
White Star liner, Baltic, carrying a
cargo of munitions of war, arrived
here safely today from New York.
$12,000 to Divide
Reliable,. Sober Man
The Journal Want Ad section
is an everyday bargain page. The
greatest variety of a little bit of
everything; In fact this section is
Portland's most popular clearing
house for thousands of s "Want
Ad" users. ,
AtfltomobUes-Aocessortes 4i
"FOB SALE Franklin. 6 cylinder
touring1) car 1 year old, engine
Just overhauled, entire set ' new
tires; will'Tsell for cash or trade
for Irvington or Alameda prop
erty.! .'.- -
Kousebold Ooods for Bale 63
"FURNITURE for sale, going
east: will sell furniture In our
Rose City Park bungalow."
Pianos, Organs and 34
Musical -Instrument
"PIANOLA piano-, good as new. 76
rolls music, cost. $750. $235 casn
takes it if taken at once."
Situations
'EXPERIENCED, reliable and
sober middle aged man of good
address would like to find posi
tion as janitor, porter or work of
some kind. Best of references."
Housekeeping Kwrni 73
Private Family -
"CtEAN large rooms, phone,
bath, piano, centrally located,
reasonable." "
Honey to ZtOan 07
Seal Estate --I
HAVE $12,000 which I will di
vide in . small . amounts from
$1600 up at 6 to & on improved -property."
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Tot the above and all other
Want Ads see classified pages IS
and 14. .' . - ..
SUNK
BRITISH
GEN
PERSHING
FMILY LOSE
LIVES III FIRE
Mrs. John J. Pershing and
Three Children Perish To
day When Flames Attack
Home at the Presidio.
MOTHER ATTEMPTS TO ,
RESCUE LITTLE 'ONES
Found Dead With Lifeless
Form of Her 3-Year-0ld 1
Child in Her Arms. .
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El Paso, Texas. Aug. 27. (I. N. 8.)
General J. J. Pershing broke down
here today when informed of the death
at the Presidio, San Francisco, of Mrs,
Pershing and three of their children.
He said he would leave immediately
for California. , .
General Pershing-had been treDar
lne a home here for his family, ex-
filming mat ne expected jure. 1'ersn
lng and their children to leave for Kl
Paso next week.
San 'Francisco, Aug. 17. (P. N. 8.)
Mrs. John X i Pershing, . wife of 1
Brigadier-General Pershing, and her
three children were burned to death
early today In their home at the
Presidio. General Pershing is at' the
Mexican border.
The dead are:
Mrs. John J. Pershing. -
Margaret Pershing, aged 3 years.'
Ann Pershing, B. Helen
Pershing; 8. i
Mia. Walter O. Bos well, wife of
Lieutenant Boswell, two children and
a nurse, and Warren, Pershing, aged
5 years, were rescued by xoldlers.
Fire was discovered raging through
the home shortly before & o'clock this
morning. The building, .a two story
frame structure, was gutted.
Mrs. Pershing and. three girls were
found lying under a bed. where they
had crawled to escape the dense smoke
that filled the house. She had sac
rificed her life in ineffectual at
tempt to save her three babies.- She
was found in a bedroom, the . baby
Margaret in her arms, the other two
girls clinging to the bedclothes. Mrl.
Persuing was crushed under a heavy
beam. Mrs. Boswell, a lifelong friend, of
Mrs. Pershing, was visiting at the
Pershing home.
Three hundred soldiers at .the post,
a company of the city fire department
(Concluded on I'uje Eight Column One) '
UNITED STATES LEADS
WORLD AS EXPORTER;
AHEAD OF ENGLAND
First Time in History That
Republic's Domestic and'
Foreign Trade So Great. ,
Xxports at ao Tear Intervals
for a Century.
'
Trs U. 8. Exp. Brlt. Exp.'
1816
1835
1855
1876
1895
1915
$ 50,000,000
. 115,000,000
. 218,900.000
. 518,400,000
. 807,500,000
2.768.600,000
2.85,300,000
44300,000
SS7.900.000
1,370.500,000
1.391,000,000
2,170,100,000
.
Tears ended December 31j
except 1915. which relates to.
year ended June 30.
t ';
Washington. Aug. 27. For th first
time In its history the United States
leads the world as an exporter. Occe
sionally we have surpassed the United
Kingdom in the exportation of do,
mestic products, but it was only in the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, that
our total exports, domestic and for
eign, exceeded those of the United
Kingdom. -' j.-
Our total exports In the f IscaT yenr"
1915, according to an official tat
ment of the bureau of foreign, and do
mestic commerce, department of Com
merce, aggregated $2,79, 600,000, as
against $2,170,100,000 for the United
Kingdom, the figures representing In
the case of the United States an Jn-'
crease of 17. per cent and In the case
of the United Kingdom a decrease f
30 per cent when compared with lat
year. r
American exports in this fiscal year,
1916 Included domestic products to the
value of $2,716,200,000. against $2,339.
700,000 in 1914; and foreign product.
$62,400,000, against $34,900,000 in the
preceding year. British exports In the
same period, included British and
Irish produce, $1,744,100,000 in 1916.
against $2,667,200,000 in 1914: and
foreign and colonial produce, $426,000,
000 -in -1915, compared with '52,600.-''
000 in 1814.
The great industrial development of
the United States' during the century
is illustrated by the Increase In ex
ports of manufactures.. In 1821; the
earliest year for which, figures are
available, exports of manufactures
were valued at $8,000,000; in 1915 they
aggregated $1,166,000,000 exclusive of
foodstuffs. '
: Negro . Is Hanged,
Federalburg, Md., Aug. 27. L N. i
S.) "Wishes" Sheppard. a negro, was i
publicly hanged her today, H at
tacked a white girl July M. .