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;VOL XIV; NO. 28.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 1. 1916.
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WILSON TAKES
UP CHALLENGE
Voices Warning That Return
Ul U. U. T. UUIIIIUI UUIU
Draw Nation to Brink of
ORPUBUCANS
I, :,War in Some Form.
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5h".;s YOUNG MEN TO
OUTO DEMOCRATS
camts Out, That Opponents
iK?ave- Found Fault With
.turt
"cam
Foreign Policy.
'hop
nv , ,T Robert J. Bender.
Mnai.
bUev
low Lawn. N. J., Sept. 80. (U.
ident "Wilaon thla afternoon
j Republican challenge, made
.g-n policy a campaign Usue
' "win f
' . ned that the return ot Republl
. ? would draw this nation In one
: ... r another, to the brink of war.'
'"a a political turn, ha held, would
vi that .the nation , would be entan
("rfl In "the embroilments of the Eu
?Tan wa.r', and that Intervention In
fT lntereata of American Investor In
cxiro would result
To avoid It. he ursed that vouns
lomocrata a league of such were his
yuan nearers and true f rogressiven,
'.auld rally to the Democratic atanU-
oms Bltve Declared for war.
"I can draw- no other conclusion."
o said. In hia warnlnar. . "Our otron-
nt-a hve found fault with our foreign
ollcy. They have said that It is all
vrpnic.lt has resulted In peace. There
of it appears they want war. Soma
members of that party have even de
1 It was the nreslilent'a first thrust
fof this nature in the Campaign any hia
kudlance followed him gravefy.
..Previously he had attacked , the Re
1 leans as representing the "Inter-
s and had almost directly pre-
cted that their death as national
arty Is 'coming. The speech; was de-
ivered as one of his series of Hatur-
lay afternoon tallw at tlw Autumn
iVhlte llouse. . Three thousand heard
ilan. Most of these were members of
i .Young Men a , Democratic league-,
txJ descended on the towiv wlta a
i,oop aupns; ih early amrrtoon. ,
ft Byes of "World oft' Outooia.
ltuiiaon declared that the eye of- the
.'Is Id. re 'on, th coming election.
QliUiltTH dt foreign governments."
Bald, "will watch 'it. carefully. A
eat .fundamental rinal choice with
gard to our foreign policy is to o
nad on the seventh of 'November."
The rreaident cast the shadow of
tVie European strangle and of Mexican
Intervention acroc his ppeeoJi.
lhe v return of Republican ism. he
aild, must' certainly bring the nation
"in.to the'- embroilments of,, the Euro
pean war." Answering the Republi
can critlcinr that, the Wilson for
eign 'policy .i-s wrong, tho president
declared:
Bays Thar Is Bat On Alternative.
"If It Is wrong and they are nun
of conscience they must change it.
3' tie re is only one choice as againsi
peace and that Js war. A very, great
body of the supporters of that party
outspokenly declare that they want
war."
Hence, Wilson said. Republican suc
cess would mean that not. only In ono
fofm or another that this country
would ba entangiefd In the European
Struggle but also "into the south of
u the vole of the United States will
ba used to produce in. Mexico the kind
of ' law and order that is "tulvan-
cu u a t-v ouiiiv ahici ii.au nivrMurB.
.Moreover, he said, he could not
!lnfl ,that "anybody else's counsel"
nan 'American investors in Mexico
.... K..n . t.lf.n in ir-r a . . . K
Republican Mexican policy.
i Hot What Thy Want."
They have talked to me and I
. i.ndw exactly what they want," the
.- lv'.ialdnt said earnestly: "1 havo
eeciinea to give u to mem and now
Hhty are going where they think they
5a n get it. And there is every reason
.ere the face of things, a any rate,
o believe that their calculation Is
ell founded."
- The-preoident continued:
!;"From' this time until November 7
t 1 going to b practically impos
ible for the present administration
1 handle critical matter concernina
i reign .relations, because all foreign
Atesmen are waiting to see which
ay the election goes."
This sitaution' goes so far, he held,
that, 'the present American-Mexican
eace conference Isaffected seriously.
(CoDcluded on Pag I'our, Column Three)
1 Nob Hill Residence
r-Lare Back Yard
f Th journal's -For Rent" col
timns are today brimful of comfy
and homelike rooms, , apartments
and flat.. r'
. ' ' Xoottt aad .Board 7a
V PRIVATE KAidlLV.
' Room and board in private fam
Ily ;,,, modern V. pjano. -
' i Apartmentawu
V.. Three room. ' f urnleiied apart
anents. with, separate bath, phone,
all outside 'rOomr well lighted.
cheery rooms ;
,!',?'"i " - XoasH ror' Meat 13 .
: Nob Hill . residenoe, H room.
-Sleeping porch, awning, fine pio
. (urea; reasonable rent.
, v4 - a -r. ,
" Jrti'ralBlied. rits--eo
' r Nob Hill room. . completely
-: furnished, fireplace.- furnace and
;.wood; range, with gas attachment,
fa and t electric lights, cement
:t. baaementr. large back .yard. ,;
'';.i;''Tnwidallr rcdlationof ' The
. Journal in -Portland and: trading
! radius exceeds the morning paper
. : vj sere ra inousanas,1 ana is prac
;tically (0 per cent area ter than ItaU
f " "laresi aiternoorii contemporary. ;
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NEWS INDEX
SECTION OXE 14 PAGES
Par.
1. VOm Tlkr V Clullann of Critic.
u.rmans vny
Kitmar of i
Bmk Willi
Vnita 6UUI,
CtmmUionet CompUiU 1817 Budrct.
,' VTUaaa't Critiea Daonnoc(l by Clwni
, frwlaim.' . .
1 Buffrac Laadara Baaaat' Womaa's
:- " Party. - ,
J. Halo.. Lrai ?ari Prtka4 rtf
VMt. ...
. Hnraa Centiiraa Attack a WUaaa. "
HwMT.lt Attaeka Adaair.iatraties.
RonmaaiaaBa Dceislvtly Dafaatad.
SnVmarlna Braman Balierad Captured.
t. MeCamant Tovra Btata for Eaghaa.
Trsa. With iHiit Vrrmd.
Club Vtnu Cm( At Laaekaoa.
aa rranoisoe-K.Mbarf Kata Vat Ka
auoaa. ,
4. Elmer E. Cxr trt It Daad.
Woman Kills Mother and Self.
Forrt'a Indjiaemeat Makaa Impreialoa.
RciatratJoa Week Bocteated.
B. Kavy Beatered ta Second Flaoa.
. Maesashueett Indapandeata for Wilton,
t. Cemaat Trait Fi;ht Keaawad.
Hon Show Flanaed for Thia.KeMta.
7. Plans Fire F-reveotlea Day.
Trial Jury Drawn far Federal Ceart
City Club Announce Offjaaitatien.
I. Architecture to Be Tanrht at Library,
XMoabeei Plan Blc Bally.
9. State Fair to Cloee Today.
10. Wine Maker' Case te Hixhest Court.
Irrinicton Frpety Sold far . Aeeete
meats.
Wilaon Fund Beaebea i435.0.
O'Leary Kake Hot Rejoinder.
11. Medioal 8oheol to Open Monday.
Americanisation School to Be Reepeaod.
13. Methodist Apoointnients Tomorrow.
Harney County feces Haw Future.
19. Wilaon Meetinf at Hood Hirer.
Rer. Fat'ier Adelhelm Honored.
14. Ten-Ont Loaf Uraed aa aa Economy.
SECTION TWO 16 jPAGES
Pare.
1-4.
k-a.
B.
10-14.
15.
16.
Sports Kews aad Oeeaip.
Aatomobilea aad wood Roads.
Real Estate aad Building.
Want Ada.
Markets aad Finance,
Marine.
Additional Sport.
SECTION THREE 8 PAGES
Pee,
I. Photoplay Hews.
S. In Btageland. $
In Vaudeville.
Mew York Dramatio Letter.
Editorial. I
cBrtef Information. .:
4.
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Town Ttpiea.
Fraternal Votes.
Privilece of Property vs.
i
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Blfhta of
man.
Illaatrated Mews Review. '
War Zone Observations. -
Glimpses of Beys -Court. By Jack Lait.
S.
7.
I.
The Twins. By Oeoraeae Faulkner.
Certoenaarems. Br Charlee A. Osdea.
SECTION FOUR lO PAGES
Fife.
1-1.
The Weak in society.
The Realm of Mueic.
Additional Society.
In Portland's School.
V. of 0. Extension Work.
Untvenity and College Mews.
Reed College Holds Annual Tu of
War.
Women's Club Affairs.
Art Association to Resume Activities)
Fashion Chat. By Mme. Cut Vive.
Beauty Chat. By Lillian RusselL
Care of the Baby. By Mary Barns
father. Meedlework Design. .
Popular Science.
4.
eV
8.
7.
9.
10.
SECTION FIVE 12 PAGES
(Fiction Magazine.)
8ECTIOX SIX 4 PAGES
Colo.V '
Government Makes
Great Timber Sale
John W. Palmer Bays 330,000,000 Test
in Oregon BaUonal Forest; 800,000
. root BCiU to Be Built.
Hood "RUer, Ore., Sept. 30'. An
nouncement of the purchase of about
330,000,000 feet of tlmbir In the Ore
gon National Forest from the gov
ernment for $300,000 has been ma do
by John W, Palmer, local orchard
owner and former president of the
Western Lumber company. The tim- "Ir -the laboring men of this country
ber is chiefly Douglas fir, and lies or:iy knew all that Wilson ha.s done for
on the upper West Fork of Hood i labor there would not be a labor vote
River. j aj ainst him."
Loral business men see. as a re- At that the engineers and the fire
suit of the sale, 'the construction of ' ir-en and the conductors and the brake
a road to Lost Lake, as ten per cent ; irtn about,, raised tlu roof with their
of the funds received from the Bate i jells and applause.
will go to the stjte for the bui.u
ing of Toad or Urails in Oregon
national forests. Twenty-five per
cent will be apportioned between
Hood River, SVasco and Clackamas
counties, parts .of the timber lying
in each county.
Mr. Palmer says a company to
pe Known as tne west runt Liimwr
company has been organized to wortt
the timber, and that a mill, with u
capacity of 200,000 feet dally, will
be built to handle the output, it U
estimate; that it will take 12 years
to cut the timber.
Liquor Importation
Makes New Record!
During September 23,300 Packages
Were Received tm Knltaoaah
County; Alcohol Sal Is Xavy.
A new record for the Importation of
liquor waa made in September, when
22,200 packages were received in Mult
nomah county, according to the affi
davits filed at the county clerk's of
fice. Just half a.s many, or 11,100 affidav
its for the purchase of alcohol for ex
ternal use, were filed.
Since prohibition went' into effect
January 1, 1916, 99.000 package of
liquor have been imported Into this
county, while 80,200 sales of alcohol
fo(r external uses have been made. Be
sides these 2300 physicians' prescrip
tions for liquor have been filed, 1300
druggists' permits and 600 permits for
sacramental purposes, making a com
blned total of 150.000.
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Dr. Loveland Goes to
Indianapolis Church
rastor of rst C K. Church Will
Excaanr Fnlplt Wlta Dr. Joanna
Stansfleld.
Dr. ; Frank L. Ixtveland pastor of
the FvIrst Methodist Episcopal church
will eave Portland within a few days
lor irtfianapolis, Ind., where hi will
take Lharge of the Meridian . St. -set
Methoaist Episcopal church.
" Later 10 the month Dr. Joshua
Stansfleld. for fifteen years pastor
of the , Indianapolis church wit com
to- Portland. t ,.,.'-..'.-'.-.,
Formal announcement of this Inter-,
change . of pastorates which was de
termined yesterday "wilt be made upon
the close or the Methodist state con
ference, at Lebanon. Ore. j;
U;-'. .Street' Car Mc - on " Strikeu
- Allanta; .Oa.i Bept. . So.-'(L" N." S.i
1 uiywi mm
btreet car conductor, and mvtorman
truck at . f o'clock.-, tonight.
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CHAMBERLAIN
Anyone Who Says Adamson
Eight-Hour Railroad Bill
Was Forced Through by
Employes, Tells Falsehood.
OREGON SENATOR IS
. GIVEN ROUSING CHEER
Real Issue of Present Cam
paign Said to Be Invis
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Senator George E. Chamberlain, ad-,
dressing member of the four great
brotherhoods of railway men at Li
brary hall, said last night , that any
person who says that the Adamson
eight-hour - railroad law was forced
through congres by the railroad Em
ployes is telling a falsehood.
He was referring directly to state
ments that are being- made by Charles
K. Hughes; Republican candidate for
president, who is vigorously attacking
the law.
Oregon's senior senator also pointed
tc the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt, when he was president, and
compared the way he handled a great
strike situation with the way Presi
dent Wilson met It and the crowd
cheered Wilson's naSne to the echo,
(treat Crista Described,
Senator Chamberlain, who was Intro
duced by A. K. Tomlinson of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Tralmen, briefly
sketched the developments at Washing
ton aa the great railroad strike ao
proached and the president's efforts
to firing the contending sides together
In amicable agreement. And finally
the president called a meeting of the
senate steering committee, of whicii
Senator Chamberlain is a member.
"The president, pale of face, stooped
In form, facing the greatest crisis
since the Civil war, proceeded to .'ay
before the committee the claims of
both sides, and stated in conclusion,"
said Senator Chamberlain "that he had
reached the end of his efforts to bring
the two- sides into agreement anl
nteJt assistance. -.Tbe, striate. -.
only four or five days of f. Each man
there knew, what the- demands tf, both
sides were, and at program, was out
lined. Then the president presented
his message to congress.
"Up to that time there had not been
a single request "upon, congress . from
a railroad man. No suggestion .tad
been made .at .any time that congres
was to be appealed to. No suggestion
was ever made to congress.
. . . . Wilson's iram ".a CbredU
Any man who Bays there W8,
whether he be a candidate for presi
dent "or what not, speaks to the Amer
ican people what Is not true."
Hurrah lor Wilson," yelled an en
thusiastic railroad man in the audience
"Yes." quickly shot back the senator.
Senator Chamberlain said neither the
railroad men nor the -ailroad man
agers appeared in Washington until
tney were invited to come by the pres
ident himself, who took action to avert
what threatened to be the most dis
astrous Strike in the history of the
country,
"The president invited the railway
employes to come to Washington," said
the senator. "If any force was exerted
it was the force exerted by the presi
dent of the' United States when he in
vited these representatives to come to
J Washington to confer, because an in
vitation fr0:n the president is consid
ered next to a command!
Chamberlain Bead Bill.
"Then the railroad managers came
down and they demanded nothing from
congress that I ever heard about. It
is not charged that they demanded
anything. Oh, no! The force is alleg
ed against the men who earn their
biead by the sweat of their brow."
Senator Chamberlain read the full
text of the bill, which is shtfrt.
"It just simply fixes eight hours
a day as the standard for men en
gaged in the operation of trains," he
continued.
"Is there anything unfair in the
bill? They may fight against the
eight-hour day with all the money
Wall street can command and yet it
is going to be adopted as the standard
for the American people.
"Perhaps I ought not talk politics.
I see many old friends here who are
Republican."
The senator paused and looked over
the crowd.
All Look Alike.
"But all look alike to me when It
comes to telling the truth, by golly."
he fairly shot at them.Mg.nd they
laughed and applauded. .
"Why are they going around de
nouncing congress for passing the
Adamson law? he asked. "One dis
tinguished gentleman expects -to be
elected on thla issue. Let's see what
people say who know from actual ex
perience something about an eight
hour day."
He read a late Interview with Henry
Ford, whose name waa vigorously
applauded. In which the big manufac
turer championed the eight- hour' law
and President Wilson. He read a
statement from H. B. Endicott and
George F. Johnson, employers of near
ly 12,000 persona, in New , York, who
praised the president for his action
in averting' the strike. -" - , '
"They ar hot trying to build them
selves up fcy : sacrificing the reputa
tion of a man who has done all in his
power, tve the- common people, ot the
United States.T aaMLlhe senator sif.
nlficantly. '." ' - .. .
, Referring to Roosevelt,:' the senator
saiai
"On distinguished gentleman, when
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SENATOR JAMES HAMILTON- LEWIS of Illinois, who
was a visitor in Portland for a brief time yestextlay, and
who says the Adamson eight-hour law will not hurt the
railroads as they have predicted.
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Senator Arrives From Puget
Sound and Spends 20 Min
utes in Conference,
Senator Jarhes Hamilton Lewis of
Illinois, familiarly ,"Jim Ham" Lewis.
spent 2Q minutes in Portland . yester
day afternoon.
In the west on a speaking tour in
the interest of President Wilson's can
didacy for reelection Senator LeWis
passed through Portland on the way
from Seattle to San Francisco.
His Portland visit was confined to
the regular 20-m-nute stop made by
the Shasta Limited at the Union depot.
During this time he received a re
ception committee made up of prom
inent Democrats, submitted to inter
views and allowed newspaper photog-
laphers to attemp.t pictures in the poor
light of the interior of his Pullman.
Z.ewla' Voice Trouble Htm.
Senator Lewis did not leave his seat
during the stop of the Shasta because
of illness brought about by over use
of his voice.
So critical was his condition that i
Seattle surgeon found it necessary to
lance bis throat yesterday morning and
he Spoke in but little above a whisper
yesterday afternoon.
Because of liiS throat Senator Lewis
cancelled his speaking engagement at
Med ford in hope that the additional day
gained and the rest on the train wou;d
put his voice in shape for his San Fran
cisco speeches. .
He appeared the seme "Jim Ham"
Lewis as of yore, albeit he is beginning
to turn gray.. ..
Ulna Boat Kot afar Kim.
Called by many the best dressad
man in America, senator Lewis was
dressed with scrupulous care and verve.
HI hat was crushed in a most swagger
way on his head and despite the fact
that he was obviously feeling badly' he
was as dapper end as sartorially per..
feet as the Washington correspondent
invariably depict aim.
In vain be protested, against the
taking of photographs. "Why, your
newspaper morgues are full of my pic
tures." he said, "just as 'your columns
have been full o5 descriptions of
cluthes which I never saw."
Democrat Greet Senator.
When tl e train pulled in Senator
Lewi was met by committee head
ed by E. P. Schow, acting for Chair
man White of the Democratic state
et.mmlttee. Present were Thurston
Daniels, ex-governor of Washington;
George F. Alexander, chairman of the
county central comrolttea; George Wat
son, J.V K Mo. dy, John A. Jeffrey,
Alex 'Sweek. C. W. James, W. V.
Vaughn. W. L. Rlckman, Edward BUrg
lund. D, H, Mullen, and other.
Te senator evidenced keen interest In
the political situation In Oregon and
expressed gratification et the favorable
rt port given by the committee. v
X.ast 10 Days to B Ssclsito.. '
He -.termed tfie present' campaign a
unique, sva unparalleled since 18.
"The last, 10 day before election will
be -th decisive factors la the elec
tion," h said.. "The American voter
today IS guided - by ideas rather than
by party- lines and .victory . at -the
polls , lies largely . in the capture of
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REJECT TACTICS OF
WOMAN'S PARTY
Effort to . Inject Partisanship
and- Sex Question Into
Campaign Is Scored.
The women of Oregon who have
fought for and won their right of suf
frage resent the efforts of the Wom
an's party to inject partisanship and
sex into the national battle for ecjuai
rights for the women of the country,
as is shown in a most effective manner
by Mrs. Eintna Haley Fraselle, of Mult
nomah. Mrs. Frazelle, who has been and Is
one of the leaders In the advancement
of the suffrage caufe in Oregon. Was
importuned recently oy Mrs. O. H. P.
Belmont, of New York, to aid in the
task of raising a $500,000 campaign
fund for use in the Woman s party
campaign in behalf of Charles K.
Hughes and against Woodrow Wilson.
Mrs. Belmont, well known as one jf
the millionaire leaders of the New
York Four Hundred, is chairman of th
campaign fund committee of the Wom
an's party.
Mrs. Belmont ta Hurry.
She wrote to Mrs. Frazelle, a one of
the prominent women workers of tho
state, asking her to become a member
of the campaign committee and assist
in the effort to raise the 1500.000 cam
paign fund.
Mrs. Belmont urged- the need of
haste in securing and forwarding con
tributions, and poibtea out the neces
sity of " carrying the message Of hos
tility to President Wilson to, the vot
ing women." Mrs. Frazelle, in hep re
ply, said": .
Multnomah, ;Or Sept. 26. '
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont,
East Forty-first Street,
New York City.
,Dear Mis. Beimont Yourappeal for
money for the Hughes fund, dated Sep
tember 13, is received.- I w born a
Republican, and the tariff, question
made me favor that party for turn
Now that the tariff 1. to be handled
by a commission, I must decide for the
oest man in tne iuture. .
I can't trust the Huehea m!l I
feel that hie promise to the women ia
only a hollow promise, made with the
Knowledge that he would not have to
alga a suffrage amendment until it had
first passed the house and senate; a
tOBBchided on Pae '.'o. Column Tei
Registration Office
To Be Open Evenings
Persona Who Have Bo QuaUfll to
Tote May XK So Any Tim Between
; SAX. and P. BL
- Beginning tomorrow th registration
department at the county court house
will be open from S .a. m. to 9 p. m., to
accommodate -persons .who have not yet
reglatered. foe the. general election in
November. This week is thel last oppor
tunity to registeri'.thUi 'yeari :-t -. ;
The registration yesterday numbered
401 men .and ,375 women.- Th total
registration; to .date.l,$J,71tr or about
13,008 less than th total for 1914. "
The registration '' divided a fol
lows: Democrats,-17,92 .Independent.
87J; Progressivejs, -7i , Prohibition
ists., UJ1; t. Republicans,.: - So-
AlcisiJsta. JtO '
THE
Officials Emphasize. Presence
of, American Flyers with
French Corps Not Regarded
as Breach of Neutrality.
REICHSTAG COMMITTEE
HOLDS CLOSED SESSION
Head of Hamburg-American
. Line Answers Critics,
Stating Position.
By Carl YV. Aclternmn.
Berlin. Sept. SO. (U. P.) The Amer
ican embassy and German government
officials this, afternoon threw a dam
per on foreign reports that a new crll
between the X'nited State and Ger
many is approaching over the subma
rine issue.
The American embassy telegraphed
Swiss newspapers, denying rumors
that Ambassador Gerard was return
ing to Washington because German
American relations were again becom
ing clouded.
Iq view of reports that Reichstag
discussion of. the pat 48 hour re
volved about a ptoposed return to Ger
many' " former submarine policies, a
semi-official statement was issued de
nying that any uch decision had been
reached. German officials went even
further to emphasise the fact that re
lations betweeen'the two countries are
noj in danger by stating ths govern
ment does not conslCer the presence of
American volunteer flyer with th
French aviation corps a breach of
American neutrality.
Statement to loceet Attack.
This statement was issued to meat a
concerted attacked launched by Ger
man newpapera yesterday against the
United States in their comment on tha
death of Klffin Rockwell, an American
flyer, with the French force.
The' relchstag committee today -continued
its dlscusalon ot the chancel
lor's foreign policy, but the aesatons
weri closed and th members pledged
to secrecy,.,., U- la pro&aoi mat some
sort ot ' statement on the result of
these ..cpoXerettces,. participated In by
the chancellor. Foreign Secretary von
Jagow and other ministers, will be
given out before the relchstag recon
venes next week.
Alfred Ball In, director general of
the Hamburg-American line, whose
name ha been mentioned in practical
ly eveHf discussion of German-American
affairs, today formally denied that
his company lias interfered w;:h the
government In the handling of foreljrn
affairs.
BaUlta Gives Explanation.
Some of the government's critic'
have charged from time to time that
the Hamburg-American owners, mind
ful of the possible loss of big liners
now interned in American ports, have
supported a conciliatory policy toward
the United States for pecuniary rea
sons. Ballin wrote a lettor to Stressman
Ward, part of which reads as follows;
"There Is htill room In this world
for England, America and a few other
powers. 1 believe this insane war
could have been :' a voided if Kngllsh
statesmen had been wiser! Here in
Hamburg, everyone wishes: to see Eng
land defeated as, soon as poslble. But
the means must 'be decided by respon
sible men, to which class, thank God,
Hlndenburg and Ludendorff belong."
t " ' '
Sympathetic Strike
- Given Telling Blow
Ladles' Osxmeat Worker Befns to
Join Walkout; Latest Labor Diffl
oultl on Perry Boat; 4 Banning.
New Yoik, Sept. 30 (U. P.) Th
last of the zip in the New York street
car striae was admittedly gone to
night. The latest labor difficulty re
sulted on the Weeliawkcn ferry boats,
but the New York Central succeeded
this afternoon in getting four of the
suspended vessels running after 400
employes had quit this afternoon.
The proposed sympathetic strike
waa dealt a new and telling blow this
afternoon with efusal of the Ladies'
Garment Woraera' union to Join in a
walkout.
WiU Give $100,000
To Boost Seattle
J. E. Chilbarr, Bankr, snbscrlh to.
ward $2,500,000 Corporation on Cos.
dlUOB Hemalnder Balaed la 30 Bay.
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 30. J. E. Chil
berg, well-known Seattle banker, suo
sctibed $.1 00,000 this afternoon to wants
the formation of a $2,500, 00d corpoia
tion to promote the interests of Se
attle trade and commerce in all pans
of the world, especially those of lh
Pacific far east.
The money is subscribed contingent
upon Seattle business men completing
subscriptions towards the proposed
corporation within 30 days.
Two People Rescued
From Burning House
f
Fire of unexplained origin pr.-ctlcally
destroyed the home of Cylde Fields,
an engineer, at 1107 Milwaukie avenue,
At- it:-.oelocktot..iJ;ht' ri"-
. Mrs. Fields and a child, who were
alone in the house, sleeping,, were rea
cted before the flames reached their
bedroom. K'-.'.S'?- ','.', ' '
. A eedestraln, seeing the flames, turn
e4 in the alarm ar.d roused lha mother
send baby.
The house was practlcaliy destroyed.
tb damage wilt reach 11300. . !
Nome in Grip
of Storm; Two
Craft Ashore
Schooners Standard and Jewel
Guard Pile Up on Beach;
Umatilla Is Safe.
Nome, Alaska. Sept. SO. (U. P.)
Nome and" the eurroundlng territory is
In the grip of a terrific southeast
storm, which began at midnight and
is steadily increasing in volume. Two
schooners have been driven on the
beach, a steamship has been forced to
seek the shelter of an island for
safety, and the entire waterfront is
being lashed by the gale. . '
At a o'clock this morning the
schooners Standard and Jewel Guard
were driven on .the beach. The Stand
ard had' Just arrived from Hot Springs
with a cargo of perishables consigned
to Antonio Polet. The cargo of the
Standard wa destroyed but little darn
as, e was done to the boat or to the
Jewel. Guard. One freight lighter also
was driven ashore by the storm.
The steamship Umatilla, two days
overdue, arrived at Nome thl morn
ing. Seeking safety from the storm
the Umatilla went behind Sledge Is
land and anchored there for safety.
Trade Expansion in
Lumber Discussed
South America Of f rs Korthweatern
Manufacturer Baal Opportunity,
Cays BogT. E. Simmons. 1
South America offers to the lumber
manufacturer" of the .northwest an op
portunity for trade expansion which
they should not overlook. In the opin
ion of Roger K. Simmoi., special agent
of the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, i who addressed Portland
lumbermen at a Chamber of Commerce
luncheon yesterday. Mr. Simmons ha
just completed a survey of the lumber
nurktts of Ute southern continent and
spent the day hare in conference with
lumber men.
Mr. Simmon urged that a "sample
fargo" of Douglas fir be sent to Kio
de la Plata country Just to demonstrate
what Douglas fir la. He said the, peo
ple of the east coast had become dis
satisfied wltit lumber from th United
States because the pine manufacturers
of the south had "been careless in sales
aad In qualities.
Greece Reported to
Have Decided on War
Declaration Agaiast Bulgaria Maid te
Kara Ba Decision of Ministerial
Qouneil, Presided Over By Uag,
London, Oct. 1. IV. P. ) -The'Atben
correspondent of the Glornale DTtalia
wired early today that a Greek minis
terlal council, preslde4 ovr by tne
kin", today decided to declare war on
B'-?garia. said a Central News dispatch
from Hume today.
Advices to the British foreign office
two day.s r.go were that King Constan
t:ne would make an important an
nouncement within 48 hours. vThese
advites were supplemented by press
dispatches from Athena, stating that
the king had definitely decided on a
declaration of war. London dispatches
in the last 24 hours Indicated that
something had delayed the negotiations
at Athens for Greece entry into
the
v.ar.
Mistaken-Obsession
Is Cause of Slaying
Ban Pranclaco Clubman and Oil Broker
Killed By Man Who Thought Daugh
ter Wa Bing Concealed.
San Francisco, Sept. 30. (U. P.)
Ghsessed by the belief that his daugh
ter was bel.rg hidden from him by Jack
Hunt, a prominent clubman and oil
btoker. "Fheodore Fain killed Hunt to
night, only to find that his daughter
v a visiting friends in Frultvsle. The
ttagedy ended a dinner party at which
Hunt was a guest.
Apparently under the5 influence of
liquor, Fakn several times visited the
arartment where the dlnntr was being
held, each time demanding his daugh
ter. II was when Hunt fried to con
vince Fain that the daughter was not
being concealed as rer parent feared
tint the latter stabbed Hunt several
times In the chest and abdomen, caus
ing his death a few moments later.
1
Strike Is Voted by
Six Railway Unions
Twenty-Two Western BaUroads Af-
fecteft by Bamand for Increased
Wag; ' Over zo,oeo men involved.
Kansas City, Sept. SO. -( V. P.)' Six
railway unions on 11 western railroads
have voted . to strike unless the road
meet their demand for a wage in
crease of 5 cents an hour. This wia
learned tonight from a conference cf
labor representatives here handling1
the strike referendum vote The total
vote will be announced within a few
days.
Between 3O.000 and 40.000 ma
chinists, boiler-makers, carmen, sheet
metal workers, blacksmiths and elec
tricians will b affected. Th nezt
mjve I uto the roads.
Railroad President
Predicts Prosperity
.
w Milwaukee. Wis- Sept. 30. Wonder
ful prosperity in the entire northwest
was prophesied by President , A. i j,
Ear ling of the Milwaukee railroad at
the annual meeting her today; when
he declared the ent Ire system was rut
ning tb rough what would be the rlefl
est part of the nation in a few year, '
lie satd that MonUna god ldaio
were to eventually be the granary of
the nation, while the varied traffic la
be derived from . 4 ne coast regS.m
spelled untold futnr busines for 1m
ralhrouda reicbing east from lb coast
IclUea..',. , '; r f ', , ;
CITY FATHERS
. FINISH BUDGET
FOB YEAR 1917
- . . J. . .1 ; - ,V- "
- t
Tentative Estimates Are .
About $600,000 Greater , .
Than Final Appropriations ;
for Year Just Past.' v:-1
DALY'S DEPARTMENT 7 ":
SHOWS NO INCREASE ,
Material Pruning to Be Made;'
-Assessment' Valuations ,T,
Be Less. 'n'v.
: east
Comparative Budget rirs. '
Tentative city budget eti- e
mates for 117 compared wlthH' :
amounts appropriated .for I91i: v m
1917. ltl.'".v4
Safety. .
Finance
..ll,Q61.!9 $1,110,100
6S.0
4 9.601
Utilltle ...
Affairs ...
Works. .... . .
Civ. sen-Ice
Auditing . .
Sp'l appro
priation Bonded debt
4S7.461
:0,23
63X.S42
5,075
4i,385
91,113
492.72J
496, 6X :
269,911
I91.&00
3.111
4t.2
4t
"
.
.
s
68,&4t -48H.5I0,
Total .. .13,373,007 $2.8. ,0:2 '"
s 1 1 m a t ed
r e c e lpt , i
f r o- m
other
o urcn ,
, t h a n
taxes $ 3S3.SS3 $ 455,87"
Total to be ,
raided by ',
taxation.. iJ.9sM55 I2,4S0,S
With tentative btiugef estimates for
all rlty depart ruents for 1K17 in , to ?
hands of CVA,' Bigelow. comralloner
ot finance, approximately $608,000 will
have to b trammed from the estimate
to bring the city tax levy for lf7
down to S. mill, t.i city levy for ? :
... ' ,-kt- 'A-Cii
Th tentative eetlniate wr Com'. 5
pleted steraa and to .rais jabs
amounts soukht. figuring an assessed
valuation e $3eo,0oo.o.0 a lvy-fi
' 'wimr -would be neeMsiry.'- kJtha 4
majority of the dty commissioners are,' ,
confident that the estimate canbi
Hubatantially trimmed, and within a j;
few daya will commence their pruning,
operations . k ... '
Ths estimates total $3.73,00.J an1 -:
the estimated receipt from Mcenaes,
franchises and other sources than tasi.il
ation total $383,C!3. leaving t-.'V.'
45&.S7 in be raised by tsustlon. .:i:'-''
Aeetsael Valuation Lea. T; 'i', ',..:
An effort la to be made to keep th ;
levy down to 8.3 mill, but whether -5
this will Se possible is a matter, of -
conjecture at this time.-. The levy will "
be made on an ..Leased valuation
which will be considerably lower than a
it is at present!' The assessed-valua,? '
tlon of properly within the ity forVf,;
l'J16 was approximately $303 OOO.OOS r.
but County Asateaaor Reed aaye that . -the
valuation for 1917 w.ll b several .
nillllons of dolla-rg less.
The commlssionersi have not yet de-
cided whether or not to have the st
slstance of a committee of taxpayers?;'
in trimming the budget estimates. Last
year representative of various busi ."
nens and civic oigan.Bation alstdr'
in the worlfc They will decide thl ,
week on whet-her a committee I to be ; '
appointed. . i n t - :
Soma Itama to B Pmaed, iO'tC---
Included in ihe extiinate are- si '
large number of items, which, In t'l-''
opinion of tli majoriiy of th com'v
mlastoners, are not absolutely necea ' j."
sary,' and It ia probable that they will,!,
b lopped from th estimate in'.V' K J
lirst round. " 1
Mayor .Albee hs asked for S28,l4
for the establishment of a municipal
detention horn for woman on a trecv ,'V
near Troutdaie. ' The council turnJ
th plan down last year and will prop :
ably do the same thl year. The mayor; ,
has filed estimates for new fire tioue4 '
and ' many new piece of apparaiV
and Increases in salary for jnany of
th men of th police and fire bureaus.
Heverel of the . commissioner have
already voiced oppoaltioa to . in- :
crease except for employe , getting -
less than $100 a month, so H Is proo-
ble that no general Increases will be 'r
allowed. Toe mayor aald tht e "
placed the item in hi budget that the?;' ,
public could what ia needed,. ,
PUyrronad May 1V9M Otti.?""
Conimlaaloner Dleck ask fof t2i, '
000 with which to eaubliah a municipal
paving repair plant. Maintenance ex v; -pi
res on many asphalt atreets thla7 yeaC V
and Commissioner Dleck 'believe thai -they
can be kept in repair, more . '
nomlcally by th city with its own r j
pair, plant than by employing pfivattOw
contractors. : Th council turned' the
oian down last year od mar do ' the '
am this year. '. -jj;.--lt ?-l
Ope or the largest Item fa hl ,v .
. . la (111 II .IIH..!!.. :
tlmat Is $113,715 for eilntinatlon of
grade crossings along th track of the , m
O-W. R. eV N. railroad on the east sld. ,
This Is part of the ltys share in th '
cost of the regrad work which I e
be started either late this year, or earjy
nest year. . - s -" '---
Commissioner Daker seeks I 0.00 J
for the etavlihmnt of a park asd
nlavrrnnnil in Kauth Partlan1. Rlrenti.
r . . i
ous efforts ar to be made to nave th ,
council appropriate ; th money tkis-.t
year. It may go by the wayalde. how ;
ever. tn pruning the estimate. . ' ; (
Paly Scnleg ICstlmate DowtWv
'Another Item conlderd of. Import-v;f
ance U approximately 112,000 for th :, 1
rellnlng of the furnace Of th , gar-. .
bag incinerator. . Th. Incinerator j v
now kandiingvinor than its capacity '
and Js -never r been repaired. Super f '
latendent Heibef; says that It Is abso-
Intel necessary that repairs be. made "j
i? Commissioner DsJy's estimate ar
cioaer .to (the aPproprlatja; for the ' -preaeAt
yeafthao any ' other coir) m la- ;
loner's- Even though tber are ev
er I more mile of ', hard , curfac '
(Ceecluded IHg tteveir. Celouia Twei ,
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