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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1915.
LAND SHOV CLOSES
TONIGHT WITH SINGING
nrAi iniAMPOVMC"
Ul MULULMIIUOinL
At 1 1 o'Cfock Lights Will Be
Turned Low After Three
Weeks of Splendor,
PARADE THROUGH STREET
JUtoieni Order of Mute Will Eiti
Obarfe of rrornua reaturesj
Dog; Show In Ball Boom.
' Last chance to see the Mamufas
tdrsrs and Land Product! Show.
Tonight as the town clock strikes
11 the light will bf turned low, the
visitors In the Armory will sine
Auld Lang Byne" and the big expo-
Ulon In progress for three weeka will
come to a cloae.
In -charge of the Ancient Order of
Muta tonight's finale Is to be
the big night of the entire show. It
will be a Mut program, throughout,
under the direction of "Bill" Strand
borg, the big mut.
Leading the way to the Armory will
be a parade through the downtown
atreet with aa many bands furnishing
mualo aa the Mute are able to muster.
At 7:16 the mut doga entered la the
dog show will be benched in the ball
room for Inspection by the Judges and
surveyed by the populace. There will
be doga of every conceivable nonde
script class Including the Justly cele
brated Cheesehound.
Awards will be announced at 9:30
o'clock and the Hat of prizes la longer
than a long dachshund. -
Two additional prices were an
nounced thla morning In the shape of
btonse medals offered by the Oregon
Humane society for the two moatln
lgnlf leant looking dogs. '
At S o'clock Mut auctioneers will
tart their song of "going, going gone"
In different parts of the armory, the
proceeds of their aales going to help
the poor.
i There will be 28 of them and they
will endeavor to dispose of everything
but the building. Charley Berg special
ising In hams and sausages.
Mrs. Luelle Wllllama will be
crowned "queen of the demonstrators"
with appropriate ceremonies under the
direction of Ed Duffy and Carl ltelter.
There will be music throughout the
evening of all descriptions and at 11
o'clock comes "Auld Lang Syne."
All In all, it's going to be a largo
evening. ,
GRESHAM CITIZENS
ATTEND EXHIBIT IN
ARMORY IN A BODY
Headed by their mayor, George
Btapleton, several hundred Gresham
cltrtens made the Manufacturers' and
Land Products show their own yester
day afternoon and evening.
It was Gresham day at the big -exposition
In. the Armory and Gresham
folks showed that thevfo-tri one of
the llvest portions of .Multnomsn
county's population.
The visitors came to Portland in a
train of more than 100 automobile,
the sides of their cars decorated with
banners anil pennants proclaiming the
merits of Gresham.
On the Gresham committee with
Mayor Btapleton were George K. Hon
ey, Benjamin Cameron, H. L. Ht. Clair,
H. K. Davlea and O. M. Zimmerman.
Motion Pictures of the Pendleton
Round-Up and class work by Portland
publlu playground children were en
tertalnment features of the dav.
. The Twenty-first Infantry band from
the Vancouver barracks gave concerts
afternoon and evening.
EXHIBIT OF HEMP
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
AT PRODUCTS SHOW
jn fsninu 01 riax ana nrnip pre
pared by Kugene Busse of Salem at
n.cis more man passing interest at
the, Manufacturers' and Land Products
chow at the Armory.
Mr. Busae Is a native of Belgium
Where the flax Industry Is of national
Importance, and has spent many years
in experimenting with flax in the Wil
lamette valley.
His exhibit shows flax from seed to
finished linen. There are bundles of
nax sirsw. sni riax fibre retted in
.water. Hemp In also shown in all Its
forms. Including: tow for uDhniiisrins
The flax Industry is no longer In its
truancy in uregon. due to the appro
priatlon or JoO.000 by the legislature
for experimental and Investigational
worn.
Max Is now being grown near Salem,
aiong; in coast eountry near Gold
Beach and Wedderburn and in a few
instance in Wallowa county. The
best grades go for the manufacture of
linen and the poorer grades for making
According to Mr. Busae the better
grades of flax should brlnsr fmm
to $35 per ton at the factory and dry
hemp la worth 15 a ton.
Motor Hydroplane
Destroyed by Fire
ine racing motor hydroplane "Bear
cat," owned by Roy Crandall, mana-
- ger or me uaa fowr and Supply Co.
u Aiorrison street, was completely
owiroyea oy nre mat consumed the
-uranaaii ooatnouse at the foot o
juiiswonn street in the Portland Mo
torooat Club row, at 11:45 last night
mi Bearcat was valued at 12000
and the boathouse, with Mr. Cran--dall's
personal belongings, was valued
,., at SSUO more. The entire loss is in
, - surea ror siuov.
Ths "Bearcat" was one of the
known racers on the river.
best
The flreboat David Campbell tow
- the floating mass out into the middle
of the stream away from the other
boat houses, and In the deep water the
-, moiorDoai engine was lost.
Would Keep Name
Yamhill Street
Although property owners a Ion if vm
.. hill street petitioned the city council
to change the name of Yamhill street
to Market street and the present Mar
ket street to Auditorium atreet. Cam.
, rolssloner Dieck strongly reconvnend
- against it. His recommendations will
be presented to the otty council Wed
nesday. - Dieck says that he does not
think the cnange desirable. .
Unlucky Parson
Is Again Victim
Of Robbers' Visit
Rev. J. Richard Olson, pas-
tor of the Immanuel Lutheran
church, Is a marked man with
the robber fraternity. Al-
tk though complete indexed rec-
crda of all robberies are kept
4t at the police detective bureau.
It waa unable today to state
the number of times that the
minister has been a loser from
Petty thieveries.
it The last visitation was late
yesterday. , The automobile
waa aa usual the sufferer. Ev-
rytblng about the machine has
been stolen at one time or an-
other, and once or twice the
automobile, in the whole, has
been tolen. Last night Mr.
Olson left his auto in the drive-
way of his residence adjoining
the church. Between 9 and 10
4t o'clock eomeone pried off the
Prestollte tank and made way
with It
COUNTY TAX LEVY
MAY GO TO 2.8 MILLS
FOR COMING YEAR
Advisory Committee Finishes
With All Estimates Except
ing $100,000 for Armory,
Increases and new Items which are
bolng approved in the county budget
by the county budget advisory com
mittee, now indicate that the county
tax levy for general purposes will not
be held down to 2.S mills, which was
the levy for last year. County officials
who are keeping tab on the situation
estimated today that the levy would
gc to 2.8 mills.
Last night the advisory committee
inlshed consideration of all estimates
with the exception of the request for
100,000 for a new armory. This will
be considered at a meeting to be held
Monday night.
The committee last night approved
an estimate of $23,660 for the county
clerk' office to be used in providing
the necessary affidavit blanks required
under the provisions of the prohibition
law, which will go into effect January
These affidavits must be signed
by all persons having liquor shipped
Into the state and by purchasers of
thyl alcohol. The county clerk esti
mates there will be a big demand for
them.
Other Items approved last night, aa
compared with the budget allowances
for this year, are aa follows:
County clerk 164,875
$68,190
Registration and elec
tion 67.425
County school Supt.... 6,430
Circuit courts 87,500
16,000
6,600
100,000
14,800
18.175
30.000
uvenile court ....... 16,480
Detention home 11,605
Multnomah hospital .. 83, 878
NEW DIVER OF BRITISH
M SUNK BY TURKS
IN THE DARDANELLES
E-20, Missing for Month, Is
Sent 1o Bottom Nov, 5,
According to Report,
London. Nov. 13. (U. P.) The Brit
ish submarine K 20, missing: for a
month. Is probably lost, the admiralty
admitted today. The last news of her
was when she was In the Sea of Mar
mora. Berlin reported that three of
the vessel's six officers had been made
prisoners.
Was Sank Nov. 5.
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L.
Nov. 18. (U. P.) The British sub
marine E-20, reported by London as
probably lost," was sunk November
In the Dardanelles, the Constantino
ple admiralty announced officially to
day. Three of the submarine's officers
and six of her men were captured.
The E-20 was one of England's most
modern undersea craft. She was of
800 tons, equipped with eight torpedo
tubes and two qulckfirers.
The sinking apparently was the re
sult of the Turks' adoption recently
of strict antt -submarine precautions.
The official announcement added
that allied monitors' attempts to bomb
the Saroa coast were frustrated by
Turkish artillery.
London reports that the British had
sunk two German submarines at Gib
raltar were officially denied.
Runaway Girls
Taken Into Custody
Still dressed In' overalls, blue shirts
and caps, and with their hair bobbed,
Velma Harper-Peterson, aged 16 years,
and Emma Lehr, aged 17 years, were
taken In custody at The Dalles last
night by Chief of Police Kurts, and
were returned to Portland today by the
Stepfather of the Peterson girl.
The two girls disappeared from
Portland Wednesday, after they were
seen on board the TT. S. S. Boston, at
tired In the boys' clothing.
As a result of this case. Mrs. Lola'
G. Baldwin, head of the division for
the protection of women, announced
today that she has taken up an Investi
gation of conditions on board the Bos
ton. The parents of the girls, both of
whom live at 860 Saratoga street, were
greatly surprised to learn of the girls'
presence on the ship.
British Add 14 Rattlewhips.
London, Nov. IS. (I. N. S.) Four
teen super-dreadnaughts have been
added to the British fleet since the
outbreak of the war, according to of
ficial announcement here today.
Hardy to Visit Oakland.
George E. Hardy, executive secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce,
will leave tomorrow for Oakland, Cal.,
where he will be the guest of the
Chamber of Commerce. He is on the
program for an address Monday night
on the Portland plan of combining
civic bodies Into one organisation. .
MEDIA
LI
PLAN REINSTATED IN
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
City Commissioners Vote on
Project and Majority Fa
vors the System,
WOMAN CLERK RETAINED
Couaoilmea Baker and Daly Oppose
Flan; l91 Estimates rrorlOlag for
8.3 KUlg Lory Adopted.
Medical Inspection goes back into the
schools and a clerk In the health bu
reau whose salary had previously been
eliminated is to retain her position as
result of the public hearing on the
1916 municipal budget estimates and
Investigations by the commissioners.
The council had previously elimi
nated approximately $2900 for school
Inspection but after the hearing Com
missioner Blgelow said he had changed
his views and then voted with Mayor
Albee and Commissioner Dieck to re
store the appropriation. Commission
ers Baker and Daly stood by their
former action and voted againt the
plan.
The appropriation for the clerk had
previously been eliminated at the 'in
stance of Commissioner Baker after he
had made a spirited talk about the
number of clerks employed, but he
flopped on his former stand and voted
with Mayor Albee and Commissioner
Dieck to retain the appropriation.
1916 Budget Adapted.
Making no other changes In the es
timates the council then formally
adopted the 1916 budget estimates
which provide for a city tax levy of
8.3 mills. The ordinance officially
fixing the levy is to be acted on next
week, however.
This action means that the pro
posed public auditorium will be built
this year; that the fire engine com
pany at Sixteenth and Washington
streets will be consolidatea with the
truck company at Fourteenth and
Gllsan streets and the engine house
removed; that the police will get the
live additional automobiles: the pro
posed detention home will not be built
In 1916 and number of summer park
concerts will be cut In half.
The council chamber was filled and
a number of spirited arguments were
made but the public hearing In no
way caused the city commissioners
to change any of their views. Com
missioner Bigelow had changed hli
views of medical inspection after a
personal investigation of the work and
before the hearing was held.
Much Discussion Basalts.
School inspection caused the most
discussion participated in by represen
tatives of various women's clubs fa
voring the Inspection and by L. D.
Mahone, Lora C. Little and J. Levi
Myers and others opposing the plan.
Dr Esther Pohl-Lovejoy, formerly
city Ttealth officer, of the Portland
Women's club, led the fight for the re,
tention of the Inspection In the schools.
Others who spoke in Its favor were
Mrs. 8. M, Blumauer, Mrs. G. L. Bu
land. Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull, H. B
Torrey and Dr. Wooster.
Although strenuous objection waa
made by the fire chiefs, R. D. Oliphaot
and property owners the majority of
the council "stood pat" for the removal
of the fire station at Sixteenth and
Washington atreets.
Fire Chief Dowell said the present
fetation was the best located in tha
city and It would be a mistake to
move It- Battalion Chief Holden con
tended that it would be a backward
step of 32 years to move the station.
Mr. Ollphant presented a petition
signed by a great number of property
owners In the vicinity of the station
protesting against its removal, but the
majority of the council remained un
affected. Bpeekers Boost Auditorium.
Slg Sichel of the "Third Streeters";
E. J. Stack, of the Central Labor
council; Frank Motter, representing
east side Improvement organisations ;
J. A. Harrison, representing the Kamm
estate; Henry Meister, Third street
property owner, and many others
spoke In favor of building the pro
posed public auditorium without de
lay. Mose Chrlstensen, of the Portland
Symphony orchestra; Charles Brown,
originator of the summer park con
certs, and others spoke In favor of
the summer concerts but their argu
ments were without avail.
Following the hearing the council
went into executive session and adopt
ed the estimates. Commissioner Dieck
and Mayor Albee wanted to raise the
proposed tax levy from 8.3 mills to
8.4 mills, but Commissioners Daly,
Blgelow and Baker opposed the plan.
The ordinance fixing the levy at 8.3
mills was given first and second
readings and final action will be had
next week.
Three Submarines
Make Port Safely
latere of T- Beach Ban rranolsco
ThrotLsrh Xeary Sea on Trip Trom
Honolulu ) XMuaaffed la Collision.
Ban Francisco, Nov. 13. (P. N. S.)
Three sister submarines of the ill
fated F-4, the F-l. F-2 and F-3, reached
port today to undergo repairs required
as a result or tne ramming iney re
PBived off Honolulu by the United
States steamer Supply.
With the F-l and F-3 came , the
tender Iroauois and cruiser Maryland.
The collier Nansnan brought the sr-z
in tow. Bad weather was encountered
by the vessels on ineir voyage rrom
Honolulu ana neavy seas unpeaeu
their progress. They started Octo
ber S.
Several days ago
the submarines
ran out of fresh food and owing to the
heavy seas the other vessels were un
able to come to their aid.
Stranger Hanged
Himself to Tree
Raymond, Wash.. Nov. 1$. The body
of a stranger, who recently came here
from Aberdeen and who gave the name
of Alec, waa found banging to a tree
near Willapa this morning. He was
last seen alive Wednesday evening.
He had climbed the tree, tied the sus
penders from bib overalls about his
neck and stepped off a limb. He .was
a Swede about years old. His hair
was dark.
NSPECTION
Shasta Limited
Held Up? My No
Station Is Robbed
Extree! Shasta Limited held
up!
No, our mistake Double ex
tree! No. 16 held up.
Exouse us again. It was only
the "little Shasta" that was
held up by a broken trolley
wire.
All wrong this journalistic
life is fierce for rumors It
was only the robbery of the de
pot at Jefferson, near Salem,
the miscreants having taken
two pouches of registered mail.
One of the pouches, however,
was Intended for No. 16, so that
makes part of the rumor good.
When No. 16 got in right on
time this morning, the report
got started that the train had
been flagged at Jefferson early
this morning, and that the mail
car had been looted. This ac
count spread until Southern Pa
cific officials were almost
frantic. They could not verify
any of the rumors until the re
port came In about the station
at Jefferson.
HEILIG THEATRE TO
SUE CENTRAL LABOR
BODY FOR DAMAGES
Legal Fight Looms as Result
of Recent Walkout of the
Stage Hands,
Two suits will be filed, as soon as
the papers can be prepared, against
the Central Labor Council as a result
of the labor trouble at, the Heilig the
atre.
The suits will be filed by the man
agement of the Helllg. one for dam
ages resulting from the walk-out of
the stage hands Thursday night, which
made it Impossible to give the perfor
mance of When Dream Come True,
and the other probably will be a suit
for an injunction to restrain the Cen
tral Labor Council from further inter
Terence with the management of the
theatre. Attorneys Logan and Smith
have been retained to institute the
suit.
On the other hand, William MacKen-
zie, president of the local engineer
union which Is directly Interested in
the Helllg trouble, predicts that as
soon as there Is time for the various
bodies of the affiliated unions to get
into aouon that the theatre will be
forced to close down.
"Green Hands" Serve.
The show was given last nisrht with
out a hitch, although 15 "green'' non
union men had to be pressed into ser
vice as stagehands. The union car
penter, H. C. Kammerer, and other
stage hands traveling with the com
f-iny, upon telegraphic advice from
diaries C .Shay, president of the In
ternational Association of Theatrical
Stage Employes, worked last niKht.
ine message said
'No one has a right to call you out
except this office. Until such time as
you are presented with the official
road call of the International you will
continue to fill your position."
ine regular union musicians also
worked last night, taking the position
that the Central Labor Council could
not call them out on strike. Tne
stage hands, bill posters and moving
picture operator are the ones who
waived out.
me central Labor Council did not
call out anybody," declared MacKenzie
The council placed the theatre on tiie
unfair list and loyal union members
will not work in a place that is on the
uniair list.
right Xs Predicted.
He predicted that if the fieht con
tinued the international bodies of all
the unions affiliated with theatrical
enterprises, including the actors, will
taboo the ilelilg and in that way force
1; to close or accede to the labor de
mauds.
tie said the matter had been taken
up with all the internationals, with
the possible exception of the niu
sicians. He said the musicians would
be punished for the attitude they are
taxing in tne matter.
Manager YV. T. Pangle of the Helllg
charges that the trouble, which arose
over the discharge of an engineer f ir
the theatre building. Is due to "the
Central Labor Council ring, Eugene
hmith, L, J. fetack and MacKenzie, who
pull the wool over the eyes of the
unions.
About a month ago Pangle dis
cnarged tne house engineer on the
ground that an engineer waa no longer
needed as the building had been con
nected with another heating plant, and
me unions are insisting ne had no
right to discharge the engineer, as an
engineer is needed for the building
whether there is a heating plant or
not.
Mr. Pangle says that on October
12 MacKenzie called him by telephone
and told hlni if an engineer was no
put back on the job by the next night
tn unions would banner " the house,
'I told him we would not put the
engineer back on, because we did not
need him, and for the unions to go to
it if they wanted to," said Pangle to
day.
Stage Hands Quit.
Trouble developed two days late
wnen me a -air or sixes ' company
was here, and some of the stage hands
walked out. That was patched up,
and Mr. Pangle declares that he made
every effort to get some settlement
of the trouble over the engineer before
the present show arrived. He says ne
was given promises by President Smith
of the Labor Council and others that
something would be done but the nut-
ter dragged along ior weeka and 'nev
er came to a climax until 7:55 o'clock
Thursday night, when, he says, the
stage hands were notified to walk out.
He eays MacKenzie's statement that
the Heilig has always employed ar
engineer during the summer mnntha
wnen -ot neaung plant was not in
use is xaise. mo says me management
always put on an engineer on October
15 and discharged him the next May 15.
MacKenzie points out that the engi
neers are employed at all the other
buildings which are connected with a
central heating plant.
AU Came West.
Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 13. (U. P.)
"It seems as If all the enterprising,
broadminded, big spirited men of the
east took Horace Greeley's advice and
went west, and that those who are left
are of the more timid, conservative,
unprogresslve sort-"
This Is the opinion of the east as
expressed by -Mrs. Emma Smith De-
fvoe, president of the National Council
of Women Voters, who has just ar
rived home from the campaign for suf
rage In the east.
IT GENERAL
FREIGHT AGENT FOR
0-W. R, & N.
Alex Kellmg, Former
Clerk, Succeeds to
cancy, R. Stein, Resigned.
EFFECTIVE ON MONDAY
Mr. Helling Will Be Succeeded by
Guy Zk Anderson, Traveling Freight
Agent for the Company.
Alex Kelling, for three years chief
clerk of the O-W. R. & N. traffic de
partment, has been made assistant
general f reishcagent of the road un
der H. K. LouWsbury, effective Mon
day. Mr. Lounsbury made the an
nouncement today. The position has
been vacant since last May when
Richard Stein's resignation became ef
fective. Mr. Kelling will be succeeded
as ,
chief clerk by Guy L. Anderson, at
present traveling freight agent for j
the company in the Willamette val- ,
ley. Taking Mr. Anderson's place. :
Otto T. Brandt, assistant chief clerl ;
tn the rcnunil ont of the comtinrv '
at Astoria is transferred to the Port
land headquarters.
Promoted From Hanks.
Mr. Brandt's place will be taken
by C. I. Barr, now agent for the com
pany at Pendleton.
All the appointments are the result
of promotions in the company's own
ranks according to the policy that has
been in force for a number of years.
Mr. Kelling has been connected
with the company for nine years in
various capacities. He is considered
one of the best-informed men in rate
matters in the northwest. Mr. An
derson Joined the company In 1902, be
fore the Union Pacific-Southern Pa
cific merger and has remained ever
since, save for a short time when ho
was general manager of the Sumpter
Valley railway at Baker. Brandt has
been with the company since 1911 In
both the freight and passenger depart
ments.
Appointments Are Announced. I
General Passenger Agent William
McMurray announced a list of ap- I
polntments today which have a slight
bearing upon the appointments in the
freight department.
L. E. Omer, assistant rate clerk in j
the passenger department. Is made j
traveling freight agent out of Spok-
. . . i j ii' i
ane. ils place is t-aaen oy i-iuu r.
Gilliam, refund clerk, who In turn is
succeeded by M. H. Bottler, formerly
of the interline bureau. I
C. B. Holt, cashier of the passenger
department, has resigned to enter th ;
service of W. R. McKeniie as expert i
accountant, and his place is taken by!
N. B. Pallas, statistician of the pas- :
senger department.
IRRIGATION OF ALL OF j
LAPINE BASIN, PLAM j
OF NEW INVESTORS1
(Continued From Page One)
nTj
M C. Donahue and Mrs. Jennie Prl
gle Nash, of Portland.
STRAH0RN ROAD
TALK HASTENED
CLOSING OF DEAL
W. H. H. Dufur, who, for five years,
has been bearing the brunt of the
Pringle Falls Water & Power Co., ad
mitted today that the deal with the
Tomes syndicate had been put through
He said the deal has been under con
sideration for a long time, but only
within the laet few weeks has it
reached definite form. He attributed
the haste on the part of the financing
corporation to the Strahorn announce-
ment regarding
rallroad development
nf tliA rontrftl Oregon ennntrv
During the five vears that Mr.
Dufur has been managing the property.
the legal rights have been established.
including water and power rights. The
project has been put In such sha-pe. j
he said today, that it was ready for j
the permanent financing that the de- j
velopment required.
Work Happed (rat. j
C. W. Riddell, engineer on the proj- j
ect, said today that the development
would involve the Irrigation of 30,000 '
acres of land within three years. Even-
tually, he said, 230,000 acres will be i
brought under cultivation through the
development. Mr. Riddell probably '
will be retained by the Tomes interests
as engineer to put forward the work j
because of long familiarity with the !
problems.
Little is known here now regarding
the proposed electric line to reach
the Lapine country. Mr. Riddell taid
he had been asked to furnish estimates
of cost of construction, which lie had
done. This line, it i assured, would
connect near Bend with the fihevlin-
Hixon logging road, which would make
a new line of about 20 miles necessary.
Couldn't Get Local Capital.
"I have known for many years what
resources were awaiting development in
central Oregon," said Mr. Dufur. "But
it was too much for me to handle alone
It was absolutely Impossible for me
to interest Portland capital in the proj
ect. All I got was the assurance that
the project was a good cne. The result
1b, therefore, that eastern capital Is
coming in and developing what Port
land could not see Its way clear to
attempt."
Mr. Dufur said the syndicate has
abundant financial resources, which
will obviate the necessity for selling
stock. He said the newcomers have a
strictly "closed corporation," which
will limit the risk to themselves, and
also prevent others from sharing any
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Oakland, Cal., Nov. 13. (U. P.)
Heated battles for special appropria
tions for New Orleans and Alaska
held the center of the stage in the
closing sessions of the conference of
the board of home missions and church
extensions. Following discussions and
the exchange of sharp words both
fights were successful and the ap
propriation ordered.
Bishop R- J. Cooke of Portland won
a vigorous fight for an appropriation
of $1100, to be use. a s part payment
on a new church for 8eward, Alaska.
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NAMED
Ex-Waterboy Buys
$15,000,000 Stock
New York, Nov. 13. (U
P.) Poor
boys still become famous.
j. Leonard Replogle was a poor lad
once, making a few dollars as a water
boy. Today he's a steel king, with a
large Interest -in the mills where he
once carried water,
j Back of the sale of the Pennsyl
rL' r ' vanla railroad's Cambria Steel holdings
LhieT for 315.000.000, this romance of in
. . 'dustry surprised Wall street today. To
Va ! Ret the stock Replogle had to bid
1 ova net Vt1 rtnr-a unnoHiir nffippr 1 I -
'nam Donne.
He
H.
WELL KNOWN EARLY
PASSES ON
Former City Councilman and
Abstract Man Helped to
Shape Early Affairs,
Another of the men whose activi
ties shaped the destinies of Portland
a score or more of years a(?o has
passed away in the person of Wil-
Jlam Merrick, former councilman
ana attorney at law. i ne end was
oue to aavancing aKe as air. wcr-
rick was almost S3 years old
Mr. Merrick was a councilman of
Portland for two terms from 1890
to 1894. He was chairman of the
committee which negotiated the pur
chase of the old Madison street bridge
nnd It was through his efforts that
the purchase price was $8000 less than
the cost of the bridge and the. com
pany was forced to relinquish Its 30
year steam franchise over the struc
ture for an electric franchise. He
also Inserted the clause limiting
franchise to 20 years, or to the
of the bridge, which resulted In
expiration of the franchise when
new Hawthorne bridge was built,
was elected to the council on
the
life
th
the
He
the
Citizen's ticket and was active In
the consolidation of East Portland
In 1891 and Albina In 1893.
In 1884 he came to the Pacific
northwest and established the flrt
abstract plants and tract index sys
tems in Spokane and Portland. H
had acquired a proprietary interest
In the Abbott Tract index system an.!
this was the one used. He organized
the Pacific Coast Abstract company
which later became the Pacific Till"
& Trust company and Is still one of
the leading companies of Its kind
In the city.
He was born In Canaan, Maine.
March 23, 1833. but was raised !n
Milwaukee, Wis., where he was edu
cated in law and was admitted to the
bar. He engaged In the grain busi
ness for a time and then moved to
Austin, Minn., where he took up law
specializing in real estate title law.
O. C. Merrick of The Journal, a
son, and Mrs. Mary K. Detering. ,
daughter, are the only surviving
members of his immediate famllv.
George W. Merrick of Seattle, Wash ,
and Austin, Minn., a brother, and Har
riet E. Merrick, of New Jersey, n
sister, also survive.
Funeral services will he held Mon
day at 2 o'clock from Holtnan's
chapel. Third and Salmon streets.
I
NO WARNING GIVEN TO
ANC0NA BY AUSTRIAN
SUBMARINE, 160 SAY
(Continued From Page One
being aimed at every part of the
ship.
"The despairing cries and entreaties
of the helpless multitude aboard were
answered by gesticulations of diaboli
cal delight from the assassins on the
submarine." the correspondent says.
"Everything would Kem to indi
cate that the submarine crew aimed
at Inflicting the utmout torture pos
sible before finally sinking the 61)1,-)
v.ith every living soul."
All but 11 of the Mp's 100 life-
I boats
the correspondent sa s. were
r destroyed. these n saving 4u pet-
! sons, an no suni. nC put. ma
rine Is ae6crioeu as uarn i.rey wnn
two white gun turrets carrying four
' Kuns. the crew wearing gray green
uniforms. The submarine was a
; least 260 feet ,on,r'
AMERICAN WOMAN ON
ANC0NA TELLS HOW
SHE ESCAPED DEATH
Paris, Nov. 13. (I. N. S A thrill
ing account of the sinking of the
Italian liner Ancona In the Mediter
ranean is give today by Dr. Ceeile T..
Qreil, an American. In an interview
at Feryvllle. Her description of the
disaster follows:
"It was sliRhtly foRgy at the time.
I was In the dining room chatting
with friends when 1 heard a cannon
roar. This caused Rreat excitement
on the decks. Officers were shouting
and men and women were rushing
madly about.
"I could see a submarine 100 yards
away. 1 wo eaimmi, on: in me now
; and the other in the stern, were being
I 01 - x
Shell Kills Her Maid.
t went Into my abln to get some
pape.rs. jy maio wb njtuemai, rne
.ironoed to her knees begging me to
save her life. I was attempting to re
I assure her when a shell entered a port
I hole, killing my maid Instantly.
"Then I donned my hat and coit.
1 went on deck and strapped on a life
rbelt.
j "The boats were being lowered ty
! this time. I tried to enter one, but it
i was overcrowded. I attempted to get
' into another boat, but it also v3
' jammed.
Jumps Into Lifeboat.
"Crossing the deck, 1 saw a boat
I afloat, containing the chief engineer,
I t)e ship's doctors and some first class
, LT,. Band" he grasped a rope and prr-
nouiea to tne enter sn-
,,.Tiiri tne Doai irora rnuvini awiv
from the ship.
I gauged well the height from the
Ideck to the boat. 1 am well trained
i in gymnastics and am agile. I jumped
!mto space. Though I suffered several
,, nt bruise8i I consider myself lucky.
"The Austrian auDmanne Kept up a
steady bombardment, entirely disre
garding the presence of women anJ
children.
The steamer Pluton finally picked
us up and we landed at Blserta."
Germans Are Blamed.
New York. Nov. 13. (L N. S.)
An Italian cabinet officer stated that
the Ancona was torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine and that he regards
this as a definite opening of hostili
ties from Rome printed here today by
the Sun. I ' ,
WILL AM
MERRICK
P NEER
PRESIDENT OF DENTAL
COLLEGE AND HIS
WIFE ARE DIVORCED
Dr, Herbert C. Miller to Pay
Mrs, Miller Fixed and a
Monthly Alimony,
DESERTION IS ALLEGED
Ho Mention Is Made of Two Children
Couple Married Almost Quarter
of a Century Ago.
Dr. Herbert r. Miller, president of
the North Pacific College of Dentistry
and Pharmacy, ras divorced this
morning by Mrs. Minnie M MliW, on
grounds of desertion. Circuit Judge
Gantenbeln granted the decree. No
mention was made of the two children,
as both are of age.
The Millers were married in Nebras
ka City, Neb., January 1, 1891. Mrs.
Miller alleged that Dr. Miller left her
in August of 1914. Mrs. Miller was
allowed by stipulation $3000 alimony,
payable $1500 at once and $7r.n each
year for the next two year; J7T. per
month as long an she remains .inmai
ried; $1&0 attorney's fee and to iptaln
In her name a $5000 life insurance
policy, for which Dr. Miller must pay
the premiums during the next three
years. After that she must pay the
premiums. She was also allowed other
personal property. Attorney R. Citron
appeared for Mrs. MilU-r and Dr. Mae
Cftrdwell was her witness.
Divorce Ar Granted.
Circuit Judge Davis this morning
granted divorces to Minnie R. Sclsingi-r
from William T. Scislnger, Flora '..
Combs from Henry W. Combs and
Eunice A. Culver from Charles H. Cul
ver, all on grounds of cruelty. Judge
(Jantenbeln allowed a divorce to Marco
I'auletlch . against Antonia Paulotlch
on grounds of desertion. They were
married at Roao, Inula, Austria, Feb
ruary 2fi, 190H.
Damages Are Awarded.
Curtis Vlohl, who was Injured Feb
ruary 10 In a streetcar collision n
Williams avenue and Stanton fstreetrf,
was awarded $3250 damages against
the Portland Railway, Mght & Power
company by a Jury In Circuit Judgrf
Davis" court. The company admitted
liability, leaving the only question for
the Jury the amount of damages.
Vlohl asked for $10,000 damage;,.
$23,000 Damages Asked.
Johanna York, widow of I.ewtw York
and administratrix of his estate, his
wired the Houthern pHCific company for
$25,000 damages, alleging that her hus
band was killed when thrown from a
train by Its sudden start after he lidii
been sent to the top of a car to set
the brakes. The accident happened at
Miami on the Tillamook line lust
March.
Missionaries to Speak.
Rev. atnl Mrs. Crisp, missionaries of
the Christian and M isslouat y alliance,
from Conito. Africa, will sneat ot their
life aivl work anions the Africans in j
the Gospel Tabernacle. Kast Ninth and
'lay streets, tomor row at 1 1 a. m., and
2 p. m. They will also speak on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nt 7:30
p. m.
Bishop Hark ley's Estate.
ntshop Henry 1,. Berkley of the
radical I'nited Brethren church, w'io
died March 7, leaves property of un
known value In Multnomah county mi-i
$1250 outside of the county, according
to the petition of his widow, Ida II
Barkley, for appointment as executrix
of his estate. Mrs. Barkley is fmI.:
heir.
S. I. Ilrinjr Suit.
The So.Hherti Pacific tii(..1 suit
against P. 1. Collier, central rrrefrin
farmer, Tor $121.64, which amount rhe
complaint alleges is due ori ireigii
hrnught from Sullivan. Ii.d, to Ie-,-chutes.
Or. The freight hill was
$134.24. of with h Collier paid f::i:i..
and rcfueed to pay more, the comuinlnt
says
Charge Was Intnio.
William .lett, whoe parole was re
cintly revoked on the Hound that Ii"
had been drinking and st,ustnK ills
v. Ife. was again paroled this morning
by Circuit Judge Oa ntenbein after tes
timony hsrt been given that the charge
was untrue, .lett was sentenced to fIx
months in the county Jail some time
aco on an assault charge.
Ask Heavy Damages.
As a icbuH of Injuries received wh-n
the Jitney of .lai k Hoare was crushed
bit ween two streit'ars on 1'nlon av-
t ne between Beech ai.d Fremont
streets October 30, Jean Mclean has
sued the Portland Hallway. Mght it
power company for $25,000 damages.
Divorce Suit Hied.
Divorce fults filed were: lien They
K.on against Cora Thejson, desertion;
( little C. Blair against John Blair,
i ruelty, and A. H. Cunningham .Ir.
a gainst Ahlma J. Cunningham, deser
tion. Thieve Make Haul.
Thieves Thursday night climbed
numerous electric power line poles and
tut away 4000 feet of heavy copper
wire belonging to the Abernethy
Height
t Water
company near Klviera
Odd Fellows Take
Charge of Body
Members of the Odd llow lodg?
at Newcastle. Wash.. have taken
charge of the body of Edward Swan
son, found yesterday Imbedded feet
first in the, mud of a pool of water
ih. flrjit and second Albers
docks. Under the Broadway bridge. The
funeral w ill take place tn liii- city
tomorrow, with burial at one of the
iwai cemeteries. Th coroner was un
able to learn of Swanson's stand'ng at
Newcastle, and no runner light nas
ha.n ehi4 in the manner of hiu deatn.
although he Is thought to have com
mitted suicide.
Year Ago in War
Vorember 13, 1914.
French recapture Hlxmude from the
Germans. t
AlUes line on the Tar hold furious
attacks of the Teutons.
Turks attack Russian troops In the
Caucasus. .
WAR SUMMARY
BY J. W. T. MASON
Former European Manager r
the United Press.
New York, Nov. 13. Submarine in
struction of s the Italian h( earner Kir.
nxe reported today is not uonhntHl
lecklessness but a deliberate new Aus
trian policy.
"Krlghtfulness" has not been i in,
Austrian method.
Hut it Is now evtremely proUtMu
that Austria has dorhle.l Hint the tin,,,
has arrived when Italy . un be terroi -Ued
into quitting (he war. With the
failure of the Italian offensives, In
dications of profound discouragement
followed. Moreover, it Is reported thit
this pessimism led tn a fracas In tli"
Italian cabinet session in which looi
were hurled at one minister s head.
In addition to these slicns of i
weakening Italy, there are indication
that a peace faction Is quietly wm klnu
in Rome, urging a separate, wit luira w . I
of Italy from the war. There U ...
doubt that the Joyous .spirit of i ert.iln
ty which marked the entry of It,'
Into the struggle, now im longer pre
vails. T AN INCREASE
OF PROFITS FOR YEAR
Operating Expenses Lopped
Off and Add to the Gen
eral Velvet Fund,
Salem, Or., Nov. 1.1. The Southern
Pacific railroad's net Income or profits
for the year ending June 30, 1SI .
totaled $22.094.13 .3S, an Increase
$14,432,635.62 over the year ending
June 30, 1914, according to the unnnal
report filed today with the HtuU- puli
lie service commission.
The net income or proritu of the
Oregon-Washlngtnii Railroad & Navi
gation company for lhetMiime period
totaled $248,3M.O:i. an increase or
$158,087.23 over the previous year.
Following items are taken front the
Southern Pacific report: Opera tin
revenues $y7.(i9!i.0:i!,.7O. decrease of $:,
94,225.U0; operating expenses $l.
652,01 1 C5, decrease of $3,4."5,386.0!t ,
total operating Income $3tt. 772, 595.9.'.
decrease of $1.8.'!o,6M.iif; gross Incoir.e
$63,HX,ul l.C, an incrcn.se of $ 1 1,027.
400.57. Following items are from the O-W.
R. & N. company's report: OperatliK
revenues $15,444,050.33, decrease of $ '.
1 1 4,433.87; operating expenses, $1.
057.44K.32, decrease of $2.050,732. 1 I .
total operating Income $4,355.3G2.t:',
Increase of $203,871. 24. gross income
$5,647,795.10. increase of $701,1 77.09.
Colfax Girl Is
Badly Burned
Colfax, Wash., Nov. 13 Klinlra MM
daugh, nged 11 years, daughter of Mrs.
lora Mlddaugh, a widow of Colfax,
was burned today so badly that physi
cians say her recovery is Impossible,
Miss Mlddaugh was employed at the
home of Ir. Charles Htanschnlck, and
while taking a boiler from Ihe ranee
stove, her clothing caught fire. I ir.
8tanscholck threw a blanket about thw
girl and rolled her In the enow, but
her clothing waa burned f r m the bod.
Dr. Stanseholck was hurried badly
about the hands.
Ship John Barley
Corn in Coffins
( ; 1 1 s nooirn , Tenn.. Nov. 1. (l I",
-HhippliiR- whiskey In coffins Is ths
latest method of dodging the law, ac
cording to government officials u,a
They had secured indictment aualnst
Police Commissioner Hellertun. man
ager of a casket company. nhl thre
employes, charged with shipping Ihiuor
without proper hriindlnic--ln coffins.
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