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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1916. BIS EXPUUNS ED COMMISSION OF TROOPS ON BORDER American General Tells Why United States Should Not . Withdraw Just at Present. ONLY OBJECT "GET VILLA" Mexican Ar Much Depressed and Cancel Their Independence Day Flans for Celebration, New London, Sept. 16. (I. N. S.) General Tasker H. BV.ua explained to ' the Carranza peace commission Friday why the American troopn should not be withdrawn trora Mexico Just now. The Mexicans seemed much depressed by the general's advice. ,, . It was the general's first talk with the Carranza envoys. Hitherto he had conferred only with'the American dele gates. To obtain greater privacy, the entire commission went aboard the r.avy yacht Sylph. For nearly half an hour General Bliss explained why Gen- k.a 1 TJa. V. i r. n a "Aliimn U'!ld .....if 1 n fr rt ' " " Q ..v....--- XI v i r f t In nursillf nf Villn . Mexican Suspicions Utterly Baseless. All the Mexican suspicions that tb expedition was for anything else than to capture a murderous banult were ut , terly baseless, the general declared. At the present time the American troops in Mexico are ready for another dash after Villa as guuas he shows his head, said the army expert of the American delegates. Asked by Luis 1 Cabrera, head of the Mexican f deputa tion, if a Mexican army cjuIU not now be substituted lor the American sol ' diery, lie pointed out the dangers of uch a change. The Mexicans insisted that they had bottled up Villa. They said he was now hiding in the recesses of the Hierra Madre mountains, from which he would not date emerge. They stamped all the reports of Villa's recent activities as . fulse. fceaor Cabrera Talks for Publication. For the first time since the confer ence began two weeks ago, Senor Ca brera talKed yesterday tor publication. He took, the place of Secretary "of the Interior Lane, head of the American del egation, in discussing the work of the day. frienor Cabrera, however, spoke with mi. n extreme caution that it was not untrl the clo.se of the interview that he evidenced his utter disappointment over what had happened. 'We will not nave any celebration in honor of Mexican inueuer.d- nce - he said. We have nothing to ueicuiaic. no aie awn xai iium a peaceful solution of our troubles. Thinks Troops Can Be Withdrawn. "I believe that the American troops can be withdrawn. 'SSiat Is my own personal opinion. We Mexicans, of course, have all along urged the with drawal of the American army. It la not a question as to whether (he Amer ican soldiers think they are better fit ted to caloh Villa than our own sol diers. We have always felt ,that the Americans had no right to come into our country." .When he was asked if Mexican de mands for damages against the United Btates would be presented to offset the American claim, Senor Cabrera re plied: "We do not want the cheese, we want to get out of the trap." Edward Wirtz Is MM u g , V ....... i I J . . W L . . . i till Oll I I. m OTTT CiftnTI PI 1m Q T1 over one hour in this city. Several Bu ll J W VWU.lIUllillClJ-1 gene people had friends and relatives , among the passengers and a large Toreat Orove Aldermen Havs Under ! "dtLpeop,e W8S at the Station t0 meet them. Consideration Portland Oas Coke Company Petition for Franchise. Forest Orove. Or.. Sept. 16. The city council at a special meeting Thursday night appointed Edward Wlrtx coun- cilman to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. A. Thornburgh. W". P. Pyke was appointed recorder vice M. R. Markham, reeigned. City Engineer A. A. Klrkwood has reported to the council that part of the construction of the sewer sys tem Is faulty, there being about 1800 feet of pipe that will have to be re- laid, a number of leaky places repaired. ana a mannoie reconstructed Derore tne work can be accepted by the city. It win prooaoiy ue several monuis on- fore the property owners make con nections with the sewer lines. A representative of the Portland Oaa A Coke company has petitioned the council for a 25-year franchise to sup ply the people of Forest Grove with gas. The council will take the mat ter under consideration. Exhibit Is Prepared. Forest Grove, Of.. Sept 16. At torney L. M. Graham of this city Is preparing an exhibit of grasses and grains of Washington county for the Btate fair to be held at Ralem. A dis play of the exhibit is being made at a local hardware store, and it Is one of the finest ever shown in the county, both in size and quality, and care and skill in preparation. Mr. Graham will also send an exhibit of vegetables and household articles to the fair. Want Railroad Tracks Elevated. Los Angeles, Sept. 16. (P. N. S.) The state railroad commission con vened here today to hear the applica tion of several southern California cities to compel the elevation of all railroad tracks within the city limits. The question of whether the. case is rroperly under the commission's Juris diction or should be handled by the city councils will be determined first. REPUTATION Make your home at the hotel with the best reputa tion for comfort and' convenience. WASHINGTON HOTEL "First in th hearts of the trav eling men," enjoy that reputation. Best tl rooms la the city. ' Wuhlaftoa t rwirs uxx a. aire. HaiiAan Presentiment Tells Of Fire on Congress Wife of Chief Engineer of ZOfatad Craft Breamed of Soeiar XuabanA la Flames ox Boat. 8eatle, Wash., 8ept. 16. Mm. Martland. wife of Chief engineer Ben Martland of. the . Ill fated steamship Congress, had a dream presentiment of the- disaster that threatened the life of her husband. Her experience was remarkable. Mn. Martland wrote a letter to Mrs. A. Ferguson, a first cousin of Chief Engineer Martland, which was recelred Thursday prior to the re ceipt of the newa of the fire aboard the Congress by Mrs. Ferguson, at the Congress hotel. In this letter from Chief Engineer Mainland's wife occurs the following passage: "I had a frightful dream about Ben last night. Velma ( Martland' s daugh ter) came to me and took me out to the boat and it was ' in a mass of flames and Ben was in terrible clouds of smoke, fighting for his life. I have felt worried about him ever since." FEW PROTESTS MADE ONI TIME ENDS MONDAY Only About 100 Persons Have Objected to Valuations Be fore Board Thus Far. Time for filing protests against tax assessments will end at 5 o'clock next Monday afternoon. As only about 100 protests have been filed, it appears evident that the taxpayeis of Multno mah county are fairly well satisfied with their assessments this year, from the standpoint of them being on an equal basis with their neighbors. After all ' the protests are in, the county board of equalization will sort them, and then about the middle of the week begin considering them one by one. The members of the board are County Judge Cleeton. Assessor Reed and Auditor Martin.' All told, there are aproximatcly 200,000 pieces- of land assessed in the county, 60,000 building and 15,000 personal property assessments. Practically none of the largest prop erty owners have so far filed a pro test. Most of the protests relate to personal property. The board has SO days in which to. dispose of all pro tests. 'CAPTAIN COUSINS AND CREW WATCH SHELL OF BURNED CONGRESS (ConHnned From Page One.) before they left Marshfield. Arrange ments had been made by the Southern Pacific company to feed the refugees, who were talcen down the street to the cotei8 and restaurants. According to Dr. E. Butler of Los Angeles who was on his way to Se attle, It was four hours from the time the fire was discovered until the pas sengers were transferred to the dredge. "Everybody was very calm," he said. The Southern Pacific companyjpro vided a train of nine day coaches on the Willamette Pacific to bring the passengers from Marshfield to Eugene, but had Pullman sleepers and tourist cars waiting here In which to take Marshfield, Or., Sept. 16. The pas sengers from the Congress and part of the crew left Friday at 4 o'clock p. m. on a special train sent here by the Pa' clfic Coast Steamship company. There were eight coaches and a diner. When the party left here all were in a good humor, and as the train passed down the street there were cheers from the 1 people In the cars answered by those on the street. Apparently everything that would burn Is consumed. The steel masts and smokestacks are still standing, and the I hull sets well in the water at anchor, she shows little list, which Is probablv due to tha wreckage which has burned an(j fallen Into the hull. Von Seriously Hurt. Marine men venture the opinion that saving the hull as she stands now might mean the salvage of 25 per cent of th toM vaIu ot tha vessel. There appears to be no reason why th hull cannot be towed to port. The chief engineer B. K. Martland, who had suffered some from smoke, was all right later and ate dinner at the hotel. J. Tyson, the linen man who was overcome by amoke has recovered, as has also Mrs. Relg of St. Louis, so there were no serious injuries. Bridal Couple in Sard Xiack. Among those who left on the train were Mr. and Mrs. H, E. Gresler, a young married couple. They lost all their possessions excepting $30 which the groom had la his pocket. The last person to leave th social hall was Mrs. A. C. Tucker of Calexico, Cal. She was traveling with her son to beattle where she expected to visit. She was seated in the social hall. Her son entered and asked if she had her poefcetbook and then suggested that tney walk out on deck not desiring to frighten her suddenly with an alarm of fire. Put Pillows la Funnels. it was then Mrs. Tucker noticed that she was alone, and on going out side found all the others passengers gathered on the forward deck. She said, "We kept moving farther forward as the smoke came up. iThe crew opened windows of the cabin to let the smoae out.. Then they had to fill the air funnels with pillows from the state rooms in order to keep the smoke away irom tne passengers. The officers avoided a panto among me passengers Dy not alarming them. Instead of telling them to put on life preservers at once, 'they merely offered them and In a quiet way that caused no ! alarm." Man of Many Wreck. All the lifeboats, excepting one at the stern of the Congress, which was surrounded with flames and smoke, were used. The boats were capable of , holding 46 persons each, but not mor than zo were put in each boat J. H. Crownover, a traveling sales man of San Francisco, said, be fore leaving, that ha had been In four wrecks before this one, and all on the Pacific coast. Th passengers, on leaving Friday afternoon, were high in their praise of tha crewtof th Congress, th work of the dredg Mlchle in savins them, and AX ASSESSMENTS MANY CANDIDATES TO FOR OFFICE SALEM IN DECEMBER Mayor White Probably Will I f , T r D!!rU t Have h G, Bleign as Op- ponent to Return to Office. THREE FOR POLICE CHIEF nock of Aspirants Are Out Punning for City Reoordershlp; Treasurer Seeks Reelection. Selem, Or., Sept. 16. Although the city election will not be held here until early in December, several candidates 1 for offices are already working. Mayor Harley O. White will be a candidate for another term and T. G. Blight, theatrical man. is mentioned as his probable opponent. Jack Welsh will be a candidate for another term as police chief and he will probably be opposed by Frank Bbedeck and E. E. Cooper. For city recorder there are many candidates mentioned. Among those who will run are A. M. Dalrymple and Earl Race, who have definitely an nounced their candidacy. Others who will be candidates, it is expected, are Harry Elgin.who has been deputy re corder, Jay Cox, Benjamin S. Via, at- torney; and Adoiph Geuffroy, book- keeper. C. O. Rice will be a candidate for re election as city treasurer. Wants to Raise Rate. Salem, Or.. Sept. 16. The Southern Pacific railroad applied to the state public service commission Friday aft ernoon for permission to put in a rate of 16 cents per hundred pounds on sugar In car loads, minimum 60,000 pounds, from Grants Pass to East Portland and Portland. The railroad company explains that the Utah-Idaho Sugar company wants the rate, assert- lng that it cannot compete with sugar moved by water to Portland unless it is granted. State's Fairs Appropriations. Salem, Or., Sept. 16. The pilgrim Tercentenary commission of l uni.uu was told by Secretary of State Olcott in answer to a query, that Oregon had made appropriations for fairs as fol lows: Philadelphia, 1876, nothing; Chi cago. 1893, $60,000: St. Louis. 1904 $50,000; Jamestown, 1907, nothing; San Francisco, 1915, $175,000. Incorporation Papers Filed. Salem, Or., Sept. 16. The following articles of incorporation were filed with Commissioner Schulderman Fri day: Paige Motor Sales company of Oregon. Portland, $5000, W. B. Doan, E. L. McClaln Jr., and Leslie S. Parker; Gould Engineering Construction company, Portland, $5000, Aaron H. Gould, C. Teague Gould and N. Ord- way. Fisherman Salvages Boats From Congress Refuses to Give Them Up Until Sal age Xs Paid, Saying He round Them Floating at Sea. Marshfield. Or., Sept. 16. A. D Wlnegar, a fisherman, has possession of 10 lifeboats from the Congress. They broke loose from the Tillamook RUN when being towed Into port Thursday in the relay race, atter first putting nio-ht rnnstnhiA Kmorv nf Knr.v, o.Jin a horse not entered on the card at was sent to the beach with an order . , . .. irom iaptain cousins aemandlng the Doats. vv inegar .refused to give them up, claiming he had taken the boats in tow when they were floating at sea and that had he not rescued the boats they would have been dashed to pieces on the rocks. He agrees to give them up when salvage is paid. The boats are worth probably $300 each. The constable, not having a court order, did not attempt to take them. Victim of Assault Cannot Recover Forest Grove, Or., Sept. 16. Mrs. Jennie Dixon of this city, mother of Mrs. Vivian Baber, who was recently as saulted by a negro at her farm home rnear Lima, Ohio, received a telegram this afternoon stating that there is no hope for the recovery of her daujjh ter. The physicians attending Mrs. Baber have discovered she is suffering from a fracture of the skull, and this will prevent her recovery, they say. Ford (Joes East. Los Angeles, Sept. 16. (P. N. S.) After spending two days at Pasadena. Henry Ford and his party are en route east today In the pacifist's special car. They will stop over for a short visit at the Grand Canyon. The party vis ited Los Angeles motion picture camps yesterday and left several hours later. of the Coos Bay people in caring for them. Beach Combers Oet Boats. When tha gasoline schooner Tilla mook was towing into port 12 ot tne lifeboats of the Congress 11 broke loose. It was reported that beah combers had taken the boats to Sunset bay, evidently with the in tention of holding them. An officer was set there last evening to recover the boats. Captain Cousins eaid that the Con gress had 2700 tons of freight aboard, but the diagram showing the distribu tion of the cargo and Its character had been lost. No one seems to know how the fire started, excepting that It was first discovered among tha freight in the afterhold. OH TOUB D EH TAT, WORK Go to any dental office In Port land, get their prices and advice and then come to me and learn my prices na wnat 1 can do for you. Kasmina tion free. I give my personal attention to all work, DR. U. F. NEWTON, Manager. Plates $s.00 Gold Crowns.. .ss Gold Fillings...; 19 Bridge Work.... S.B0 Painless Ex tract'n .St -Boston Dentists s8tt wasft. ft. Bet. ta aaa Eta. ST, Consumers' League To Meet Sept. 26 Campaign for Raising- Standard of Parity of rood Is Vow Bain Pros cuted. In prosecuting its campaign for rais ing the standards of food purity, the Consumers' league. In connection with the Portland food manufacturers, is working out a program for a mass- meeting to be held at 2 p. m. September 26, in the Rosanan room or tne uregon bunding. i The meeting will seek to comDine ins two ideas of "patronize home indus try" and "make home Industry worm catronizing." The list of speakers nas not been completed, but efforts are be ing made to present some telling thoughts. Th food nroducts division or me industries and manufactures bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will be rep resented by this committee named to day: A. J. Bale, A. A. Hoover, Carl Schalinger, J. N. Vogan, H. A. Connor, Tr a T mil. W TT IfVlhhpn H H. Haynes, A. E. Gantenbeln. A. C. Black. W. J. Mitchell, Jay H. Walker, r. Dwight Edwards John H. Goldstauh, T. B. Townsend, A. W. Work. Robert Ireland. Charles Jones. F. C. Barnes, at Oraton's Park Thursday Base- F HAS LARGEST CROWD N HISTORY OF EVENT SoeCial Utter Ot $0U tO the Horse Breaking Track Rec ord Fails to Bring Result, Baker, Or., Sept. 16. With the big gest crowd in the history of the event. the third day of the Baker county fair broke all records. School day, wltn free admission for all school children. brought thousands of the youngsters from all parts of the county The special offer of $50 to the horse breaklng the track record of 2:09U did not produce results, 2:10 In the first heat of the 2:10 pace being the best time of the afternoon Race summary: S-10 nnro 70O I rm.lln, rtlllnn A IT CVnnMI S ! . rf 1 3 11 . . - j.. -- ,, , - JOfcie KDigm, v arrn tennis tuenam).. i . o Slav Davis, Bud 1'avis (U. uentiisj o o i . w . , - . r T." 1 II A A Aicjoeiia, ii'm aicnay imii '- Hultumont. H. M. Todd (Brady) 8 7 8 Vhnaickle. Warren DennU (Burnett).... 7 6 8 talmas. A.. A. Fidler (Wllbourne) o Emallne Dillon flrat, Joeie ivnigni xraa. May Dari third. Time 2: -2:10, Z:U9t, z:ti.-" Drawn after aer-oud heat. 2:24 trot. $400 n.,i,t..n stuto H. K RlacVwell (Hfna- rieksoni 1 Amy McKinney, A. A. Fldler vu- bourne) ? ? i Song Sparrow, W. C. Stefl (Martin) Z Z Z Al McK., J. A. BusU (Bush) 8 8 1 Marie Fltsaimmona, J. W. Swank (Swank) o Golden State first. Amy McKinney ewnd, Sona- Sparrow third. Time 2:18, -J:liv.. 2-l. Running, tnree-eisniaa oi mno. fi Rocky Boy, Jamea Lowe (femltn), rirat. Lucky B.. Dan DarU (Elma). aeeona; ixtu- pnny Maid, W. A. Grteq Plnnegar), tnlrc; Lark. Mrs. J. r - tieeu I r-n-u ; . iiMum, 1' per Frank Kger (HaskUia). fifth Tim. :36. Kunning, iiTe-eigiiuis "i uinc, fiw Plume Jamea low (hmlth), rirat; Aimoe Leslie, Joe Klrnn (I'lnnegar), aecona; uen tatioua, Charlea Trowbridge (Parker), third: Ssltagraile. B. Jouns (Wiseman), lour Lu ll me. 1 :oz4. Special running, one-nair mile, local noran F. Fleetwood first, U. Kiior second, J. Kiior third. .. Kelay B. Jotin a a'rlng rirat, Al .turner aecoud, John Spain third. John Spain, rormer cnampion duck- aroo, who won honors at fenaieton in 1913' wa3 last nlght ruled permanently Cff the tracks of the Inter-Mountain racing circuit for drawing his string opening. Ruling Spain out leaves .h week s relay .between Johns of BolS6 and Turner 6f Medical Springs. Unpaid Medical Bill Causes Divorce Suit Woman at The Dalles Says Husband Repudiated Debt Contracted Because of Illness; Another Alleges Desertion. The Dalles, Or.. Sept. 16. Ruby E. Olsen. 16, has filed suit for divorce against Julius H. Olsen, 33, alleging his refusal to pay medical bills she was forced to contract on account of Illness. Olsen's residence is Big Eddy. Pearl Griffith has filed suit for di vorce from James H. Griffith, alleg ing desertion. Griffiths were married at Ritzville, Wash., in 1910. I hirsty Eh! A word to the wise should be sufficient. DRINK BLITZ By bottle, barrel, glass or case, at any first class dealer Or Phone Portland Brewing Co. Portland, Or. Main 70S A-5325 BAKER COUNTY IBIS i 1 ll'iiB t IRREGULAR WIDTH OF STREET DISCUSSED AT REALTY BOARD LUNCH East Thirtieth to Be Made Uniform if Committee Suc ceeds in Task, COMMISSIONS ARE LIMITED Superintendent Alderman. Addresses Members on Wont of Public Schools. Irregularities in the width of East Thirtieth street Is the theme of a resolution passed by the Portland Realty board at Its third luncheon meeting of the season Friday noon. The resolution, proposed by 1. b. Mac- No A 1 UNO AY Order Kaughton and passed, provides for the appointment of a special committee of three with power to act after reason able Investigation to Inform the city engineer of the merits of a re platting of the street in question. The district includes Hudson's addi tion, Fairvlew addition. Meadow Park and Quin's addition, where Thirtieth street, it is said, presents serious ob stacles In the way of varying width and other Irregularities. School Bead Bpeaks. The feature of the program was sn address by L. R. Alderman, superin tendent of city schools, on the activi ties of the schools, which are of spe cial Interest to realtors in dealing with people who regard- the educational sys tem a prime asset. The speaker Illus trated the address with lantern slides. After the address a resolution was passed to the effect that some future meeting of the board be devoted to a visit the trades school. Another resolution was passed limit ing to active member of the board only rates on appraisals. Still another resolution was passed amending the rule regarding commissions on leases. Hereafter the commission on rentals secured on buildings erected to suit tenants will be 2V4 per cent of the total rentals for the first five years and 1 per cent of all rentals of addi tional years. The former official commission ap plying to the case In question waa sn 1 ' v MAW jff A EOEEITS JM introduction is needed to the author ? Seven Days," "The Man in Lower Ten," etc The pen of Mary Roberts Rinehart has written its way into the soul of the great American public. Of her newest creation, now running in the Fiction Magazine of the Sunday Journal, a word will suffice to commend u to those who haunt the printed page. Mystery as thick as a London fog that's the atmosphere. The characters, members of the boulevard nobility; portly dowagers frolicking at assemblies; old gentlemen with eccentric hobbies; impetuous little darlings whose loves are not al ways as planned; heroes splendidly attuned to the social machine. Mad business they make of it on that mem orable November night! Murders that have apparently no author; bold hold-ups, proceeding from nowhere, putting a rude quietus on the revels; courtships torn asunder to the distraction of lovers, unpunished guilt and fettered innocence. Ruin and success, confusion and calm, despair and happiness playing at shuttlecock A mental rough-house that meets the acid test: it sends the thrill. MARY ROBERTS RINEHART In the Fiction Magazine of the Your Copy From average month' rent as commission for five years and 1 per cent of the total rent over the five-year period. The following were admitted to ac tive membership: Fred Q. Law son. Dabney Investment company and S. H. Gruber to affiliate membership. Leo Frlede was chairman of the day. Next Friday's session will be de voted to "Highways," which will be one of the planks in the realty plat form for the campaigns of the year. There will be speakers from different parts of the state, representing prac tically all the various elements that take a pronounced stand on the ques tion of Oregon highways. Ten speak ers have been secured for the meeting that will launch the realty board's campaign for better roads. O. W. Tay lor is chairman of the highway com mittee and will preside at next week's meeting. Couple Bound Over. 1 Hood River. Or.. Seot. 16. Arthur France and Minnie Duncan, who wero arrested on a statutory charge at the home of AJ Rhunke in the upper val ley where they had been staying as brother and sister for several weeks, waived their preliminary examination before Judge A. C. Buck and were bound over to appear before the grand Jury in the sum of $300 each. Being unable to furnish bonds. Sheriff John son took them to The Dalles, where JOURNAL Your Newsdealer Will Ask Kecall : ?tl Ot -folk .Co. Judge; Charge Zs That Teal Expended County . Money Injudiciously and That Bridge Funds Were Spent on Jtoads. , Salem, Or., Sept. 16. Petitions for T the recall of County Judge Teal of ; Polk county, have been prepared and will be circulated in the near future, : it was announced Friday by those back r tne movement, teai. tney say, win be charged with expending money of the county injudiciously. Among other things, it is asserted, that he spent money provided for building a bridge across the "Willamette river here and on roads and bridges at points where other means should have been pro vided. Assessments Are Protested. Salem. "Or.. Sept. 16. Nine state in stitutions of Marlon county filed pro tests here Friday with the -Marion county board of equalization against assessments which are declared t.K high. they will remain In Jail until the grand Jury convenes. The couple cam to Hood River from Illinois. of "K,! Today