THE
WEATHER
Fair tonight and
Friday; north
erly winds.
M ' " 1 " - ' ' '
4
O'CLOCK.
VOL XV. NO. 131.
' PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1916. SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS K'ivTSS
S
r
SLAVS POUND
AT GATES OF
TEUTON CITY
Railway Station of Chryplin,
Three Miles East of Stan-
j-- islau, Important Galician
Railway Center, Is Cap
tured by Russian Army.
AUSTRIANS PREPARING
FOR STAND ON RIVER
Fall of Stanislau Is Believed
Near, to Be Followed by a
Great Battle for Posses
sion of Lemberg; Rouma-
; nia Shows Much Interest.
( Fetrogrnn Auj. 1 0. (Y . P.V- The
railway station of Chryplin, only three
miles ettt of StanlHlau. nan been cap
tured by the advancing Russian arm .
It was offlrially announced today.
'Chryplin Is a railway station on the.
fight bank of the river BUtrltm.
Earlier unofficial dispatches had re
ported that the Kusnlans wore ap-
, :; proachlng the river.
i"Pn Stanislau. tilow n p the railway
'bridges over the Blstritza and are pre-
. --.paring for a stand 11 the left bank of
'." the river.
Further south. In the region of
Worokty and the. rivers Btaly, Czere
,mon and Sutchaya. the Russians ad
, vaneed several versts. (A verst Is
"' ' about two-thirds of a mile. )
V Petrograd, Auk. 10. (U. P.) The
rictii wins of General Letchltsky's
army has reached the Monastersyzka
Nlsnlof railway, 12 miles northeast of
; 8tanislau and the mouth of the Zlota
Upa river, It was officially announced
today. '
London. Aug. 10 (IT. P. " Russian
troopi under General Letcb.ltzk.jiw.ere
approaching the Blstritza river, only
' . three miles east of the Galician city
,V of Stanislau. yesterday morning, ac
' (Concluded on Page Klve. Column rive.)
EIS
SHELLS DESTROY CITY
ltd
British Make Further Ad-
vances to Northwest of o
zieres; Prisoners Taken,
, London, Aug. 10. (1. N. S.i Fur
ther gains to the northwest of Posie.res
for British troops were announced In
the war officers official statement to
day. Otherwise the situation along the
British linee was said to be generally
. quiet. The British had added 72 pris
oner to their Hat.
Fighting la In progress, however, on
the high ridge where the Albert-Ba-paume
highway passes, and Bapaume
Itself la being bombarded. The town
) practically a wreck, from the batter
ing It haa received, and fires occur
frequently in the ruins.
French Matke Some Progress.
Paris. Aug. 10. (I. P.) Despite fog
and rain, Trench troops made further
progress In the allies' Somme offensive
fast nigbX advancing in the region of
the Hem woods, taking 100 prisoners
and elx machine guns. It was officially
announced today. South of the Somme
a German reconnaissance ws.s dis
persed.
On the Verdwn front no Important
infantry fighting occurred during the
night. There wai an Intermittent bom
bardment in the region of Fleury and
th Vaux-Chapltre woods.
In the Vosges a German attack on
French positions northeast of Altklrch
tailed utterly.
Many air raids were carried out last
night. On the Somme front three Ger
man, aeroplanes were defeated.
Aeroplanes Ar Active.
Paris, Aug. 10. (I. N. S.) Aerial
operations at various points on the
front from the Somme south to Ver
dun last night continued active, a
Statement from the war office today
aid.
, Ninety bombs were dropped on the
Laaelgny-Comblea front, 188 at Dug
nay atation. 40 at Appilly, 38 on a
battery Jn action in the Noyon region.
92 at Xpplncourt and Danvlllers sta
tions and various others on enemy
' bivouacs and cantonments in the Ver
dun sector.
r
Allies' Attack Repulsed.
Berlin, Aug. 10. (U. P.) Repulse
. both British and Freach attacks on
the Somme front wag announced In
stti official statement from tha, war of
. flea this afternoon.
Youth Electrocuted
on 0, A, C. Building
4 Corvallia, Or., Aug. 10. Harold
' Smllay. l" years old, eon of Walter
. Smiley. -of thJs city, was electrocuted
on. "the -roof of the mechanical ball at
the Oregon Agricultural college at 1:10
this afternoon when he came In contact
-ith a 11t wire. 4 .
BAPAUWI
WRECK
MUAKincncncDiuiMC
linrtllUOUl ULll!!tt
COUNT CADORNA, commander of the Italian forces
which captured the strongly fortified Austrian city of
Goritz and a large number of Austrian soldiers, after an
almost constant struggle of about a year.
1 m jmM i
FOUR
I
AN MM DAY
Representatives to Meet With
Members of U. S, Board, of
Mediation and Conciliation
New York, Aug. 10. L P.) Rep
resentatives of the four brotherhoods
of railway employes were to meet to
day with members of tte United
States board of medlatio.J concil
iation to present their reasons for de
manding an eight-hour basic day and
time and one-half for overtime for all
freight train employes.
The federal board heard the 19 rail
road managers wh comprise the na
tional conference of the railroads yes
terday. Following the conference to
day the mediators planned to draft an
agreement which will be submitted to
both sides. If the proposed terms of
settlement are rejected, additional
meetings with representatives of both
ies will be held.
ITiare will be no joint meeting cf
the mediators and representatives of
both the employers and the employes
until tentative mediation agreement
lias been approved by both sides. Th;
presidents of the four brotherhoods
who met with the federal mediators
today are A. B Garretson of. the con
ductors' union. W. S. Stone, represent
lag the engineers; W. G. I.ee of the
trainmen's union and W. S. Carter,
head of the firemen's union.
Sentiment Favors
Indorsing Hughes
UTational Woman's Party Conference at
Colorado Springs Will Hold Execu
tive Session Tomorrow.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 10.
(TJ. P.) Sentiment was strongly in
favor of Indorsing Charles E. Hughes
and adopting a ringing declaration
agaln3t President Wilson as the dele
gates from the 12 suffrage states gath
ered here today for the national Wom
an's party conference.
The Republican candidates personal
pledge for a federal suffrage amend
ment was contrasted by tho conference
leaders with President Wilson's opposi
tion to national action.
The policies of the Woman'a party
will be fixed at an executive session
tomorrow afternoon, when a $500,000
campaign will be launched to elect
friends of a federal suffrage amend
ment. The "society spirit" evident among
the fashionably gowned delegate will
b vented at the open reception in their
honor this evening, given by Mrs.
Leonard Eager Curtis, leader of the
"400" In the Pike's peak region. w
With soapbox orators wherever they
can gatner a crowd, the woman are
proving more of an attraction here
than the Pike s Peak motorcycle races.
The Antlers hotel, headquarters for the
conference, is bedecked with suffrage
flags. Suffrage literature Is presented
to everyone. A party of the leaders
motored up Pike's Peak to plant their
symbol a purple, gold and white flag.
President Wilson
Can't Come West
Marahfield Chambar of Commerce
Xnvitas Kim to Railroad Jubilee on
, Cooa Bay and Be Sends Begreta.
Marahfield, Or., Aug. 10. The
Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce sent
an Invitation to President Wilson ask
ing him to attend the Coos Bay rail
road Jubilee. A. letter nas been re
ceived from the president's secretary
acknowledging the receipt of the invi
tation and expressing regret that the
president cannot come to the Pacific
coast this, fall on account of press of
duties at the capital.
Secretary Lansing at Desk.
Washington, Au. 10. (I.. K. S.)
Secretary of State Lansing returned
to nia desk today.' after a month's va
cation. .. ' - r "
HERHOODS
SUBMIT
REASONS
FOR
CLOUDBURST
SWEEPS
SCORES TO DEATH
;tvii
Many Bodies Have Been Re
covered Property Loss
Runs Into Millions,
Huntington. W. Va., Aug. 10. (U.
P.) Jarold's Valley, a mining town. In
Boone .county, was completely washed
away In yesterday's flood and 75 of Ha
BOO inhabitants were drowned, accord
ing to telephonic advices late this aft
ernoon. The town was on Coal river.
Charleston. W. Va., Aug. t0. (U.
P.) Estimates based on reports re
ceived up to noon today put the loss
of life in the flood which swept Cabin
Creek valley during a cloudburst yes
terday at 60 to 75.
Pully 5000 persons are homeless and
the property loss on Cabin Creek alone
is placed at $3,000,000. The total loss,
including damage on Paint Creek and
Coal river, will exceed $5,000,000.
Sixteen bodies havs been recovered
and others have been seen in wreck
age along Cabin Creek.
Fourteen bodies have been found in
the debris between the mouth of
Cabin Creek and Leewood, 10 miles
irp. All except one are tnose or
women and children.
William J. McBride made his way
down the creek from Ronda to the
junction today and later to Charlea-
ton.
"Kverythlng has gonp." he said, "and
investigation can only reveal how
many are dead. The little towns near
the mouth of the creek have been
swept clean.
"Kverywhere It is a mass of debris.
Houses, trees, mine tipples, railroad
cars and telephone poles are thrown to
gether in a heap miles long and there
are dead, beneath.
"Men and women who were seen
clinging perilously to houses borne I
down the stream toward Ronda were
(Concluded on Page Klve, Column Four.
Republicans Block
Plan to Adjourn
Senators Insist Immigration Bill Be
Taken TJp at This Session, Tiros Endangering-
Adjournment Program.
Washington, Aug. 10. (I. N. S.)
After a two hour mo ning conference.
Republican members of the senate
voted to reject the Democratic legis
lative program, thereby threatening to
block the plan to adjourn coneress
September 1. The Republicans Insist
that the
mmigration bill be taken up
this session.
fc-enator Ashhurst of Ari -
zona has announced
his intention of
supporting
demand.
the Republicans in theft i
Germany Training
Million More Troops
Berlin. Aug. 10. (I. X. S.) While
the exact figures cannot be published,
it is possible to indicate more clearlv
than heretofore the Immense human
reserves with which Germany is enter
ing the third year of the war. More
W
GiAVALLEY
than 1,000,000 new troops are con- ' erytning normal ana the emm apparent
stantly in training in the barracks ' ly asleep. About half an hour later a
throughout Germany. I woman in the basement of the house
The youngsters of the 1917 class. ' heard a noise as of a falling body but
which, according to advance muster- j paid no attention as all was QUit fol
ing, is expected to yield close to 500,- lowing the Incident.
000 high standard troops, have not yet I The body was taken to the morgue.
been called to the colors and there
no possibility of their being mustered
ln before 1918.
French Bombard Doiran.
Saloniki. Aug. 10. (I. N. S.) The
French are bombarding Doiran, accord
ing to an official statement issued"
here today, which declared the shell
fire was having great effect.
Mine Sinks Norwegian Steamer.
London. Aug. 10. (I. N. S.) Tho
Norwegian' steamer Thore Hafte, of
36S tons rapisterv has been sunk by a
mine in th North' ai according to
advices -received here today, i-. iJ- ' ,
E
UPON HEELS OF
Rome Announces 21 ,750 Aus
trians Were Captured in
Isonzo Front and Says
Figures Being Increased.
AVIATION STATION EAST
OF GORITZ IS CAPTURED
Boschini, South of Goritz, Is
Also Captured, Is Offi
cial Claim.
Rome, Aug. 1 0. ' L". T The Aus
trian position at Boschini, south of
Goritz, has been occupied by Italian
forces. It was officially announced
I this afternoon.
; An official statement from the wir
office this afternoon announced tl.jt
I Italian cavalry and cyclists have marie
.further progress east of (iorltz a.n.1
that Italian troops continue crossing
to the east bank of the Isonzo over
' the rehabilitated bridge.
"Cavalry,' continued the official
statement, "was used on a big cale
after the Austro-Hungarian linos were
broken, and heavy losses were In
flicted. "A steady stream of prisoners has
been pouring into the Italian lines
since the city fell.
"On the rarso plateau. Austro-Hungarian
entrenchments northwest of
Monte St. Michele and near the vil
lage of San Jlartlno have been rap
tured, raong the prisoners io far
counted are "6S officers.
"The bodies of the commander of a
division of Austrian troops and afl the
members of his staff were found in
the ruirie of Goritz palace."
Rome, Aug. 10. (1. N. S.) Twenty
one thousand, seven hundred and fifty
Austrians were captured by the Ital
ians in the fall of Goritz, the key to
Trieste, according to official figures
given out by the war office here today.
"But," the statement added, "these
figures will be increased as additional
prisoners are being brought In hourly.
"Depots of provision's' and ammuni
tion were found intact. A number of
batteries and heavy guns were cap
tured." Rome, Aug. 10. (U. P.) The .Aus
trian aviation station of Aisovizzo.,
six miles east of Goritz, has been
captured by Italian troops who are
continuing pursuit of the Austrian
force that retreated from Goritz, ac
cording to reports received here today.
Cavalry detachments and bersaglieri
cyclist detachments entered Aisovlzza
after putting to flight the Austrian
rear guard, which attempted to make
a stand in the eastern suburbs of
Goritz. In this section a body of
Austrian troops is reported to have
been cut off from the main force.
Must Kepalr Bridges.
I t "uiu oi w.e Aueinan army naa
Pursuit of the Austrian army has
" ' '" ---"
8ity of repairing damaged bridges and
I roadways, destroyed by the enemy be-
I Iore lJie retreat trom oornz. iniantry
detachments, however, are in close
contact with the Austrian right wing. !
striking unceasirjg blows and attempt
ing to cut off and surround bodies of
Austrian troops moving southward
toward the Carso plateau.
Iarge numbers of heavy guns,
some of which the enemy had made
ineffectual attempts to destroy, fell
(Conclided on Page Fire. Colanm Two.)
FOUR STORY FALL IN
I BRINGS LITTLE
GIRL'S LIFE TO CLOSE
Lillian Cunningham, 7 Years
Old, Either Jumped or Fell
From Window,
Lillian Cunningham, seven years old.
is ad. either as the result of Jumping
i from the fourth floor of the Alton
! ronmine hm.s at ssi Vomhni ti-t
rooming
or falling from the window while
walking in her sleep or dizzy. Th lit-
tie girl's body was found In an alley
I adjoining the rooming house, wnich Is
run by her parents, Mr. and Mra.
t James Cunningham, by Elmer Baker,
i:t
baiber employed at 173 West FaiK
street.
I at 7:30 'clock tn's morning. The ac-
j claent ccurre auring the night, sup
' Posedly about 11:30 o'clock. Little Li-
lian was put to bed about 10 o'clock.
An hour later her father went o her
room to turn out the ligh and found ev-
ts'At first the police feared a murder'
might have been committed but De-
tectives Tackabery, He! Iyer and Haw
ley investigated the circumstances Jid
were convinced the tragedy was an ac
cident.
New Russian Force
Arrives in France
Brest. France. Aug. 10.--(I. N. S.)
Arother contingent of Russian, troops
landed here today. They were enthu
siastically received. - -i v-t
0
ARMY
N GH
For First Time
Women Slept
on Hood's Top
Miss Anne Dillinger and Aunt
Realize Ambitions as Lige
Coleman's Guests.
Miss Anne Dillinger, well known Ma
zama. realized a lifelong ambition last
night.
Wit.i her aunt. Mrs. C E. Dillinger.
she slept on the summit of Mount
Hood, guests of Lige Coleman, forest
j guard at the Mount Hood station.
I They were the first women to ever
spend the night on the summit.
I The party left Cloud Cap Inn at
30 a. m. yesterday and reached the
summit at o:45 p. m. Mark Wygant
guided the party.
On account of a severe electric
storm early in the day and night was
as clear as a bell and was pronounced
by Coleman to be the clearest he had
ever seen there.
The message telling of the feat was
telephoned to The Journal from the
forest service station on the top of
Mount Hood. The party is to return
to Cloud Cap Inn tonight.
TOO OF HOOD RIVER
DAMSELS HAVE GAY
TIME IN PORTLAND
Girls Resort to High Finance
to Secure Fine Raiment;
Live at the Best Hotels.
Three Hood River girls, all under
IT. through use of high finance, have
spent the past three or four days In
Portland, staying at the best hotels,
eating at the best eating places and
making lavish expenditures. Just like
heiresses and duchesses and the like
in society novels are wont to do. They
secured the money with which to do
this by cashing checks to which they
had affixed their mothers' names.
The total amount of their expendi
tures will not be known until all the
checks have put in an "appearance. It
Is known that they spent $100 in one
store for finery and, ao,far, 235 cf
the spurious paper has turned up for
their mothers to redeem.
The girls left their homes Saturday,
pretending that they were to visit a
girl friend. Instead they came to
Portland putting up at the Portland
hotel.
Xext on the program was to get
clothes which they could "doll" them
selves all up in. Shortly after they
had bloomed out in their finery they
tired of the Portland and removed to
the Carlton.
One of the mothers, when the bad
checks began to come in. took a train
for Portland, and had the police round
up the trio. This afternoon they will
be returned to their homes.
Aide fiVim cashing bad chocks, the
girls kept to themselves, tlreir bohavior
was good, and they are guilty of no
indiscretions.
Large Cruiser Off
Galveston Today
Galveston. Texas, Aug. 10. (TJ. P.
A large unidentified cruiser with
four funnels, believed to be a British
craft, appeared off Galveston shortly
before noon today, cruising for a fw
minutes within the three mile limit
It Is reported that a German submarine
merchantman is expected to dock here
Baltimore Claims Bremen.
Baltimore, aid., Aug. 10. (U. P.)
The Bremen, second German sub-sea
vessel to dive toward America, will
come to Baltimore and its arrival will
be within a fw days, according to re
ports here this afternoon, despite the
strong efforts of the Eastern For
warding company to create a rumpus
In New England and so swing the
floating eyes of the allied nations
from the Chesapeake.
It was reported that German and
German-American societies had a tip
that the Bremen would be inside the
capes today or tomorrow. For some
reason the Bremen did not near the
coast as soon as expected.
Man and Fiancee
Fined for Kissing
Dallas, Texas. Aug. 10. l". P.)
Did you know that a kiss is worth
Just twice is much to a man as it is to
a woman 7
John F. Murphy, police judge, so
ruled tolay. He fined William Madden
50 cents apiece for klse& bestowed on
his fiancee, Lucille Martin, and fined
the girl 23 cents apiece for those sne
returned.
On the testimony of neighbor, who
complained to the police. Judge Mur
phy assessed the boy $10 and the girl
$5. Figure out for yourself how many
times William and Lucille kissed each
other.
Court attaches took one look tit Lu
cille and returned the verdict vhat the
judge gave Madden bargain rates.
Britain to Exchange Prisoners.
London, Aug. 10. (U. P.) Great
Britain has reached an agreement with
Germany for the exchange of all pris
oners over 45 years of age, regardless
of numbers. Lord Robert Cecil an
nounced In commons this afternoon.
Arrangements are being sought for an
exchange of equal numbers of prison
ers of military age. he stated.
A Copenheeen dispatch to the Unit
ed Press three weeks ago reported that
such an exchange had been effected.
Rose City Delayed.
The steamer Rose City returned - f o
San Francisco with en:je trouble, ac
cording to a wire receirei by the Mer.
ccantsTExcbang '
PROTECTION TO
ALL URGED BY
HUGHES IN TALK
Speaking at Grand Forks, N.
D., He Says Unnecessary
Talk Must Be Reduced to
Minimum by This Country.
HE BURNS TO SERVE THE
PEOPLE, HE DECLARES
Terms Mexican Affair "a
Spectacle," and Urges Bud
get System for Nation.
Washington, Aug. 10. (P. X. S.)
Characterizing Charles E. Hughes, Re
publican candidate for president, as a
"common scold and fault finder," Act
ing Secretary' of Commerce Sweet to
day Issued a statement answering
Hughes' charge of political unfairness
in the department of commerce. He
also declared that Hughes' criticism
of Dr. E. Lester Jojies, superintendent
of the coast and geodetic, Burvey was
absolutely without Jusl.:
By Perry Arnold.
Grutid Forks, X. !., Auj;. 10. 1
P.) SDeakinsr to his first farrfker
audience as a presidential candidate
Governor Hughes today urged unity
of thought in Americanism and rea
sonable preparedness with govern
mental efficiency.
"I believe in protection for farmers
Just as I believe in protection for
men in factories." he declared. "Amer
ica will not hold her own "y declama
tions, by high sounding phrases. She
will retain her phrce because she has
the sense of facts to force pollticj
to reduce unnecessary talk, the bur
den of words, to a minimum to ob
tain that which is essential to her
security and progress.
Standi for American Blffnta,
"I stand for the unflinching protec
tion of American rights. I do not be
lieve we can hold up our beada in
self respect If our words are not
meant to be follow.ed by deeds. I
believe that Is the great source of
difficulty. Weakness breed insult
and insult Breeds; war.
The candidate declared he stood for
an impartial business-like administra
tion. "It was a source of great satisfac
tion." he said, "to be able to respond
to this call, a call which I didn't ex
pect, free and clean from all incum
brance." Hughes urged a governmental bud
get system of making appropriations
in the interest of effective administra
tion. "If you give me the opportunity,"
he said, "I shall devote myself to that
Ideal of governmental efficiency."
Mrs. Hughes sat with her husband
on the platform of the auditorium, car
rying a big bunch of roses.
Lynn J. Fraser, nonpartisan guber-
(Conclude on Ftgt Five, Column Four. I
EPIDEMIC ' PREVENTS
OF
New York Reports 38 Deaths
and 175 New Cases to the
Public Health Service,
Xew York, Aug. 10. I. N. S.l The
Infantile paralysis epidemic maintained
lis tendency to Jump touay when 38
deaths and 175 new cases were reported
to the public health service. The situ
ation is regarded as so serious that the
public schools will not tie permitted to
oren as scheduled on September 11 un
less the epidemic is controlled before
that date.
The ruling to keep the schools closed
affects more than 600.000 school chil
dren and teachers.
Court Removes Ban
on War Munitions
Pederal Jndg-e Rellrtab of Trenton, V.
J Orants Injunction Frajed for by
Canadian Car fc Foundry Company.
Trenton. N. J.. Aug. 10. (U. P.)
Federal Judge Rellstab today granted
an injunction restraining the board of
commissioners of Jersey Lily rrom
preventing the shipment through that
town of explosives by the Canadian
Car & Foundry company. The embaigo
was declared after the recent Black
Tom disaster, but under the federal
raling the placing of the ban was
declared Illegal and the transporta
tion of war material can be carried
on as freely as beore.
Daniels Asked to
Write Letter on Base
Oregon Souse Kembers Bay Written
Commendation Would Clinch Mat
ters for the Columbia BIT sr.
Washington. Aug. 10. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Still lockeylnr for position on the
Columbia naval base. Representative
Hawley has drafted a letter to Sec
retary Daniels, signed by the otner
Oregon house merribers, asking him to
send a letter to the house conferees
favoring tjie base on the ground that
such a messace will be decisive. The
secretary has already recommended
the base orally to Chairman Padgett.
MILE
PARALYSIS
OPENING
SCHOOLS
Entire World
in Market for
Oregon Wheat
Italy, Great Britain and Franco
Among Eager Bidders Here To
day at Advanced Quotations.
The world as crying for Pacific
northwest wheat during the day.
Italy. Great Britain and France were
eager bidders for the product of Ore
gon, Idaho and Washington and a fur
ther advance of 1 to Z cents a bushel
was made in the bids on the local mar
ket. Xew high records for the present
season were tuereby established.
The advance in wheat prices here
forced an additional advance of L'
cents a barrel on four in the Portland
and other Pacific northwest markets.
IVtent flour was moved to $6 a barrel
at wholesale. This is a rite of i0
cents u barrel within a few days, or
4u cents within 2i hours. With the
price of wheat showing a still further
gain. Hie clianceh are ideal for another
upward flight of Hour values.
Chicago market wheat traders acted
with more caution, following the. sen
sational advances of yesterday. Tbe
market there opened Vic lower for the
September option, advanced VnC for the
December and -c for the May. The
closing there was Vc to vie a bushel
off from yesterday. At one time dur
iitg the day the Chicago wheat prico
touched another high record for the
season at J1.55 for May. $1 5u for I'e-
cember and $1.46 :.s for September op
tion. The greatest excitement during the
days trading was in the Liverpool
and Buenos Aires markets. Liverpool
made its greatest advance of the sea
son for wheut during the day whll--
the South American markets were
similarly evened. Both of these
markets refle ted not only the dam
age to the ciopn in the I'ntted Stales
Canada and South America, but har
vest returns from Kurope were exceed
ingly poor.
Broonihall, the world's greatest au
thority on cereal iruilters, cabled front
Liverpool that requirements of for
eign wheat by France and Italy as
well as Great Britain would be much
heavier than thought possible even
a lew days ago.
Flour .Advances in Chicago.
Chicago. Aug. 10 U. 1.) Advanc
ing wheat prices hit the American
housewife today. Flour was advanced
to cents a barrel on the Chicago
wholesale market and the housewif'j
who buys a "big sack" will pay 10
to 15 cents more for it than she did
yesterday.
Flour today sold for J7.C5 a barrel
for the baker's grade. Yesterday it
sold at $6.75. In the last month flouv
has advanced 'i a barrel and the batf-n
ers already ai e considering abandon
ment of the five cent loaf and sale
of a 10 cent loaf, slightly smaller than
the present "dime" loaf.
While the flour market was advanc
ing today wheat prices alternately
roe and fell amid excited buying and
selling.
HUSBAND KILLS SELF
AFTER QUARRELING
WITH WIFE YESTERDAY
Mrs, Lee Burns Returns to
Home From Which She
Fled, Finds Corpse,
After a quarrel with his
which he threatened to k'll
their baby, l.orra Lee Burns,
wife in
her and
22 years
old, employed by the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company, in the bat
tery room of the Hawthorne building,
committed suicide yesterday In the
family residence at 1193 East Teroth
street north.
The body was found at about 9:30
o'clock this morning by Mrs. Burns
and Patrolman Ivainey, who had gone
to the house to securo some clothes
beloninK to Mrs. Burns. The body
'8s stretched out on the floor of the
front room. Burns is believed to
have taken chemicals secured from
the battery room.
On a email slate found near the
body. Burns had written:
"I am dying by my own hand, good
bye."
According to the story
Of t he
widow. Burns had begun to find
fault with her at the breakfast
table yesterday morning and In the
quarrel which followed Is alleged to
have threatened to kill her and their
2 -months-old baby.
Fearing for the life of her baby
and her .own. Mrs. Burns left the
house and went to the home of her
mother, Mrs. Louise Hansen, 1224
F.ast Sixteenth street, leaving her
husband in the house.
Shortly before 9 SO o'clock this morn
ir she decide'! to return to the home
and secure some of her clothes. She
C.lled the police station asking that an
officer be sent with her to the house.
Patrolman Rainey went with her anil
when they arrived Burns was found
stretched out on the floor dead.
Deputy Coroner Smith and Detec
tives Tackabery and Hcllyer who In
vestigated believe that B Jrns had been
dead since yesterday noon. No inquest
is to be held but an analysis will be
made of the poison.
The couple had been married a lit
tle more than a year. Burns' parents
arc Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Burns of 465
Sumner street.
Negotiations for Sale
of Palestine Denied
Tnrklsh Xgation st The Harne Said
to Est Issued Statement Setting at
Best Recent Burners.
London, Aug. 10 (1. N. S.) Reports
that negotiations were pending be
tween thrt Turkish government and
American Ambassador Morge"nthau re
specting the sale of Palestine to the
Zionist sect, were denied y the Turk
ish legation at The Hague. aa$rding
to a Central Newt dispatch received
here today from the Dutch capital. .
NEW PLAN! TO
BUILD SHIPS IS
HARDY'S PLAN
Chamber of Commerce Ex
, ecutive Secretary Resigns
to Enter Broader Field; Has
Made Other Arrangements.
HAS AMPLE CAPITAL TO
CARRY OUT HIS PROJECT
Contracts Already in Sight for
Vessels for Ports on
Both Coasts.
Organization of a large shlp'julloing
concern her for the building anc oper
ating of vessels for coastwise and for-r
elgn trade, lias been uccomplis.ied by
George K. Hardy, executive secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, wl.o an
nounced th k afternoon his rexi gnat Ion
from his secretaryship that ho might
enter the broader Meld.
Mr. Hardy stated this nflernoon that
he has estnhlinlied contract rela.ionn
with an experienced shipbuilder, who
will handle the technical side of the
business. He stated that umpl-. ' apl
tal has been secured to put the n, oject
to a successful finish. Contracts are
In sight for Ihe building of vessels
for l'uget :ound. California, -Mexico
anil Boston.
To Operate Ships From Portland.
Part of Mr. Hardy's ij1ui is to or
ganize a company to own mid operate
from this port at least one or two
ships and it is contemplated thai Port
land people will want to own and
operate more In the very near future.
From his months of study of the ship
ping problem. Hardy declared the prof
Its will he good for )cui to come.
"We are now negotiating with a ship
owner and operator in Not way. " sald
Mr. Hardy, "and expect to gel htm to
leave Norway and locale in Portland.
If the 'port' Is really to be put In
Portland as it was it the early days.
then we must have more shipping
men, more of the human factors Hint
'know how.' After one year here 1 am
certain that the future of the city
its--H ml wtrte- and
commercial devel
opment depends upon tra deportation
'by water to the world's markeis."
To Announce Backers Later.
Mr. Haidy Mated that the mime of
the shipmaster who would build the
ships will bp announced In a few days
as well as the men who are backing
him financially.
Mr. IIar.lv stated that his resigna
tion from Ihe chamber's management
would be 'endered with reirret. for he
realized the great problems that the
city has to face and Ihe art which
the centra' m i vice organization the
Chamber of Commerce must play, tie
pledges himcelf to continued activity
in communal linen, however. : hough
from now on as a manufact uri r of
ships, rather than us a paid aeivant
of the chamber.
lie expressed himself us willing to
let his record as secretary stand for
Itself as the record of ihe Chamber's
accomplishments during the year, but
he felt that the extension of the
Chamber's Influence ould best be ac
complished by actual establishment of
greater water traffic.
"Could there be anything more sane
and sound." ontlnued Mr. Hardy,
"than for Portland people to bill ' J
boats of Oregon llr and to own those
boats ami operate them In carrying
the products of Portland mills and
Portland's trade territory to the mar
kets of the world? It seems sound
and logioal and have decided to
take our chances In shipping and ship
building."
NOTE FROM GERMANY
E
Document Received Some Six
Months Ago to Be Made
Public.
Washington. Aug. 10. J. P.) An
nouncement thai the last German note
on the Lusltanla, submitted to the
Mate department nearly six months
ago. Is to be publinhed, Is the direct
answer to those who feared a return
to power of the Von Tlrpitz element in
Germany, with a consequent renewal
of ruthless submarine warfare, pf
fic'.als asserte.l today. The publica
tion Is to be made with Germany's
consent.
The note declaring the killing of
Americans on the Lusltanla was unin
tentional and expressing profound re- '
fcret for loss of American life. Is de
clared to be a complete guarantee in
the name of the German people
against any such submarine campaign
as that which precipitated the" recent
Cierman-American crisis. It declares
a campaign of reprisal against other
than enemy subjects to be a "mistake"
and is said to agree entirely with this
country's view that non-combatants
and particularly neutrals must not
suffer.
Acceptances 'of the principles in the
note is declared by its proposed pub
lication. It is expected to clear up
any fear that the L'-boat warfare of
a year ago will be reopened contain
ing, it is said, tacit admission that
the campaign was a mistake -
Accused Home-Breaker Shot, i
Henderson. Ky Aug. 10. (I. N. S.
Dr. M. C. Dunn, president of tti local
school board. wee'Vliot and instantly
fcilled here. today by Cliarlea I. Wyne.
who arcuseJ the physician of brtaklnr
up his home f ; ''T
GUARANTEES
M
LUITANIA
ATTACKS