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jl " h; 2 TT& ALL HERE A P and 1 IT'S ALL TRVE" VOL. XV; NO, 215. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1916. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS o Ttkixt lire MTWt TAxrt ms cent , 17, ESGORTCROSSES DIVER'S COURSE MID FIVE DROWN Tr- r ' Submarine Deutschland Rams Tug When on Way to Sea From Harbor of New Lon don; Craft Returns to Port. CAPTAIN OF CONVOY AMONG THOSE LOST Captain Hinsch, One of Own ers of Submersible, Has Narrow Escape. Official Ksport xa M4. Washington, Nov. 17. (I'. P.) Official report on the col lision ticturtrn the German sub Be frelgMer Deutschland and her tisg onvoy was made to the navy department thin after noon. (,'auses for the accident were not given. v Washington. Nov. 17. (I. N. 8.) Secretary of the Navy Daniels today ordered an Im mediate Investigation Into the Leutsohland-tug Scott accident at New Condon to determine whether there was an attempt made to destroy the German submarine. Secretary Daniels ordered Hear Admiral Albert W. Grant, commander of tho cruiser Columbia, which -was stationed near New London to prevent. violations of neutrality, and to make an Immediate re port to the department. m m New London, Conn., Nov. 17. (I. N. 8.) The German merchant submarine Deutschland. which left early today (Conelutltd on Page 1 otirteen. Column Two EXPORTS OF MEATS TO EUROPE 1 50 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN 1914 Ill "I (J, SM 'With Unusually Poor Crops, Has Furnished More " Food Than Ever. Washington. Nov. 17. (U. P.) With an increase of ISO per cent In exports of meats since the outbreak of the , war and with a constantly greater pro portion of her grain crops leaving the country, America is assuming an 'even greater share of the burden of feeding Stricken Europe. This, In the wake of short crops, is given by government officials as one ofhe foremost reasons for high prices I "xn foodstuffs. : ) During the first eight months of thia year ending with September 1 the United States has shipped abroad I mors than $200,000,000 wrrth of meats and dairy products. This presages a I . total exportation of these products for. the year of nearly a third of a billion dollars. During the same eight month period of 1914, Just preceding the outbreak of the war, these exports totalled but $80,000,000. Even with a season of unusually poor crops In practically every grain, th United States has contributed a greater share this year, proportionate ly, than at any time during the per iod of the war and even before in its history. Exportation of the six major .grains wheat, com, barley, rye, oats na Ducawneai tnus rar this year nas approximately doubled since 1914. Shipments of vegetables abroad also have. Jumped by leaps and bounds. Dur ing the sight months period of this .year $11,758,287 worth of vegetables . has4eft American ports against $7,791, Il last year and $5,413,271 In 1914 a rise of more than 100 per cent dur ing the war. The American hen also has been called upon to do her bit. Agatnst an exportation of $2,117,000 In the- first sight months of 1914. the United States has shipped $3,450,000 worth of eggs during the like period this year. Italian Trench at 4 Goritz Is Captured ) "Vienna, Nov. 17. (I. N. 8.) Near rOorlti, on the Italian front. Austro Hungarian troops have captured a hos tile trench, taking 0 Italian prisoners and two machine guns, it was offlcial . ly announced today. Children March Out When School Burns ' Los Angeles. Nor. 17. (P. N. S.) About 550 school children marched qui etly out of the Berndo Intermediate cshool today when it was discovered ths building was on fire. The damage waa small. Seaplanes Attack-, Italian Positions ' Vienna, Nov. 17. (I. N. S.)-(Via 'Berlin) Austo-Hungsrian seaplanes ; have : again attacked Italian po- sltions - at . Doberdo. . Boncht and Vsrmagllano. says a report Issued by ths ministry of marine-today. Value of River Transportation Again Is Shown Railroads Vannot Supply Can to Hani Apples Bat Reliable Old Colombia on Job All Time. Railroad car shortage has empha sized the value of Columbia river transportation. Apples from Hood River and White 8almon, flour and canned foodn from The Dalles are being brought at the rate of 100 tons a day to Portland by one steamboat line. The Dalles, Portland & Astoria line, said Drake C. O'Reilly, president of tho company, yes terday. The railroads haven't cars to take the apples east. The Storage at Hood River, for Instance, Is exhausted. Steamboat transportation and public dock storage are meeting the emerg ency. Although the Portland public docks are not equipped with cold stor age facilities, the low evenness of tem perature on the lower floors of the docks furnish & storage that Is ptac tically as good. Some of the shippers say that if there were public dock. at the points of river shipment for even temporary storage their business would be aided. N. P. RAILWAY GIVES EMPLOYES MATERIAL INCREASE IN WAGES Men Earning Less Than $200 a Month Are Affected by ' the Advance, San Francisco, Nov. 17. (I. N". S.) Notification was received today at the San Francisco offices of the Northern Pacific railway that, effective Immedi ately, the salaries of all employes re ceiving less tnan $200 a month will be Increased 6 per cent. It is said In tne notice that the Increased cost of liv ing, coupled with increased earnings of the Northern Pacific, Justify the wage advance. The advance is to affect salaries for the past month and the pay checks now being received include the 6 per cent Increase. Probably 200 Northern Pacific em ployes in Portland are affected by the 5 per cent increase in wages Just an nounced by ths Northern Pacific rail way. It was explained hers that the raise waa decided upon principally on account of the station agents, who are now working at the same wage they received many years ago, although their duties have been increased many fold. The increase, however, does not ap ply to those employes whose compen sation is adjusted on a contract basis, such as the trainmen, who make their negotiations for wages through the brotherhoods. Superintendents of divisions over the system are now changing their pay rolls to meet the advanced wage order, which becomes effective as of Novem ber 1. The next paychecks will show the increase. Munitions Factory Board Is Appointed Secretary Baker Names Three Officers sad Two Civilians to Determine Whether Oovernment Is to Do Work. Washington, Nov. 17. (I. N. S.) Secretary of War Baker this after noon appointed a Joint military-civilian board of five men, as provided under the national defense act, to de cide whether the United 8tates govern ment should manufacture its own arms and ammunition for use by the army. The members are: Colonel Francis J. Kernan, now at San Francisco, chairman; Lieutenant Colonel Charles P. Summerall, Major Law son A. Fuller, retired: Benedict Crowell. Cleveland, Ohio; R. GoodwVn Rhett. Charleston. The board will meet in Washington soon. Amy Turner Ashore , At Mouth of Yangtse Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 17. The barkentlne Amy Turner, 95 days out of Portland for Shanghai, went ashore at the mouth of the Yangtse river November 14, according to a report received here today. The vessel is dismasted and leaking badly. Tugs are standing by and expect to . pull her off. The Amy Turner was reported ar riving in the "orient yesterday. She carried a cargo of lumber from ths river for Dant A Russell. Her master. Captain Llndgren, died en route and she was being handled by the mate. an unskilled navigator. Seven Ammunition Steamers Blown Up Berlin, Nov. 17. (I. N. S.) (Via Sayvllle.) Sven ammunition steam ers were blown up In Archangel har- oor, according to newspaper reports received here by the Overseas Aaencv. The explosion caused great damage. It was reported, and the whole harbor seemed to be aflame. A Stockholm dispatch yesterday re ported that one ammunition steamer had been blown up In Archangel har- oor several aays ago. Polish Vice-Regent Is to Be. Appointed Amsterdam. Nov. 17. (i. n. S.) A vice regent will be appointed for Po land until a king is chosen, says a otspatca crom Berlin today. . MOB WILL FALL IN 3 DAYS IS PREDICTION French, Italian, Russian, Serb ian Forces, Fighting in the Snow, Sleet, Mud, Have Vice-Like Grip on Enemy. NATURAL IMPORTANCE OF CITY IS NOT GREAT Bulgaria, However, Appears to Place Sentimental Value On Holding It. London, Nov. 17. (I. r.) Fall of Monastlr within three days was con fidently predicted here today, with re ceipt of fresh news of the victorious progress toward tho Serbian city of French, Italian. Russian and Ser bian forces. Fighting through snow, sleet and mud. the four allies have Im petuously swung twice in flanking movements of gigantic magnitude, and have a viselike grip on the Monaatir neighborhood. Oeneral Sarrall refused to be drawn into attacking the Bulgarian defenses to the south of Monastlr defenses which Sofia some time ao pronounced impregnable and, according to all re ports which reach here, has forced re tirement of the Bulgarian-Teuton de fenders from these positions without their hardly striking a blow, by threat of strong enveloping movement. Fall of Monastlr will be a distinct (Concluded on I'aae Thirteen. Column Two) SAYS WAR WILL LAST AT LEAST YEAR E Frederick Palmer, Who Has Been With British Army in ' France, Returns to U, S, New York, Nov. 17. (I. N. S.) The war in Europe will last at least another year, according to Frederick Palmer, war correspondent, who ar rived here today on the Holland American liner Nleuw Amsterdam. Palmer was with the British army In France. "There is neither discouragement nor jack of money in England and France," said Mr. Palmer. "But It is certain that the end of the war will not be in sight for another year. There is a tremendous output of war supplies. England Is sending aero planes to the front at the rate of 105 a week." Mr. Palmer told of a British "tank" being stalled in front of the German lines. A German officer, while prowl ing around it, found a door which he opened. He was dragged Inside by the English crew and is now a pris oner of war. The Nleuw Amsterdam was held up by the British and all her malls seized. - Mr. Palmer said Kn.crland is prepared to lose another million of men, if necessary to vin. Discussing the battle of the Somme, he said! "Within one period of 24 hours there were at least 150,000 casualties. That was during the heavy fighting in July. So far in this engagement 1,500,000 men have been killedor wounded. In the Somme sector as .many as 6000 guns have been In action in one day." Trerino Prepares to Quit Chihuahua Carrantlsta Commander Eas xss Than 8000 Ken In City and Will Try to Join Forces of Oeneral icnrgla. El Paso, Texas, Nov, 17. (I. N. S.) Vllllsta troops are again closing in upon Chlhuahua City from all sides and Carranza's great stronghold in the north is again isolated. General Trevlno now has less than 2000 men in Chihuahua City and is preparing to evacuate, according to advices received by federal agents here. He will try to move southward and join the forces of General Murgia, who Is moving north rora Torreon. Colonel Mariano Tames, one of the Villa leaders operating along the rail way north of Chihuahua City, wrote his brother, who lives here, that he, with the notorious Quevedo brothers and Manuel Chao, all Villa leaders, are planning an early attack on Juarez. Efforts were being made today to obtain the release of Joseph Williams, American cattle man, held in the Juaret Jail. Williams' bail has been reduced from $5000 to 12600 in gold. $18,000,000 Is Sum Asked for in Suits New Tork. Nov. 17. (U. P.) Suits were filed this afternoon for damages aggregating $18,000,000 under the triple damages section of the Sherman anti-trust law against the Motion Pictures Patents company, tho Gen eral Film company and other corpora tions and Individuals. The petitioners included a group of the so-called "In dependents" In the motion picture field. The petition' filed In the United States district court charged illegal re straint of trade and commerce In the distribution and. exhibition ' of motion plctura tilms. - ,v. " '. V,-; -.e; - WAR CORRESPONDENT MOR Heavy Terms AreGivenN.Y, White Slavers a Court Scores Three Men Found Guilty as Debanchers of Womanhood. New York, Nov. 17. (I. N. S.) Scoring the prisoners as debauchers of .womanhood Judge Rosalsky in gen eral sessions court today imposed heavy sentences on three convicted white slavers. Sam Klrsfa, alias "Sam the Peddler," got a prison sentence of from 10V4 to 18 years and was fined $5000. Yushe Botwln, known as the head of the vice trust, was sentenced to not less than five years and a half and not more than 10 rears and fined $1000. Gus tav Kugelman got from two years and three months to five years and three months and was fined $1000. Kugel man is only 21. I NECESSARY IF RESULT Difference of Votes in Los An geles Precinct May Delay Count Indefinitely, Los Angeles, Nov. 17. (U. P.) A difference of three votes in Los Angeles county precinct number 338 may hold up the official count in this ccunty indefinitely. If the presiden tial election must depend on the Call-! fornla vote, supreme court action may be necessary. This was the opinion expressed by Republican and Demo cratic leaders watching the count. Tally sheets In precinct No. 338 showed that 273 votes had been cast for presidential electors, while only 270 voteshad been registered. Election officials of that precinct are at a loss to explain. County Counsel Hill was expected to render an opinion today, but he admitted he could find no prece dent. Until this difficulty is settled, the official count cannot proceed, su pervisors have ruled. The board of supervisors, which is making the official count In Los An geles county returns, voted to take the matter under advisement until Monday morning. Figures on the count will not be available from tho county till that time. Mem ber of the board pointed out that any B8ueMWon Tig hSeenOolataa""Onr Chicago Bank Makes Large Loan to China Obligation for Tares Tsars at 6 Per Cent, Secured by Revenues From Country's Wins and Tobaooo Taxes. Chicago, Nov. 17. (U. P.) Chicago stepped out today as a new factor in international finance, with the an nouncement that a 5, 000, 000 loan had been made to the Republic of China by Chicago bankers. This is the first large International loan to be made without the aid of New York finan ciers. The Continental & Commercial bank here made the loan. The loan is for three years at 6 per cent. It Is a direct obligation of the Chinese republic and is secured by rev enues derived from that country's to bacco and wine taxes. Arthur Reynolds and John Jay Ab bott of the Continental and Commercial bank, and Dr. P. V. K. Wellington Koj, the Chinese minister, signed the con tract, which was drafted by Levy Mayer, attorney for the bank, and who ! also acted in an advisory capacity to J the Chinese legation. School Savings Idea Authorized by Board Inauguration of a school savings system in the Portland public schools was authorized by the school board meeting yesterday afternoon. The system is designed to encourage thrift and to inculcate the habit of saving at an early age. ' unaer me pian proposed, bciiuuis i ... . t j will De apportionea among me several clearing house banks of the city, each bank to provide the school clerK with Burety company or municipal bonds In amount sufficient to cover the i school deposits. Each bank will provide the schools apportioned to It with forms, instruc tions and facilities for making de posits. Deposits will be made in the name of the school, the teachers keep ing accounts, until such time as a pupil has 15 on deposit, when he may open a personal account. American Cup Won By Kaiser Donated Berlin. Nov. 17. (U. P.) Included in the 100,000 marks' worth of gold articles which Kaiser Wilbelm has contributed to the reichsbank 'collec - tion bureau was an American cup which he won at a Kiel vacht regatta. Count Adam von Tarnow Tarnowskl, the new ambassador to the United States from Austro-Hungary, la ex pected here Sunday, and will leave at once for Washington. Germany Learns : Views of America Washington, Nor. 16. (U. P) Ger many formally acknowledged receipt of this government's views against trans portation of Belgians into Germany, the state department announced. The German government promises a full, report later. In the meantime, this government has dona all It will do, toa state department; declared. : 01 ACTION MAY BE HINGES ON CALIFORNIA LATE NEWS Boys May Have Been Tools. Los Angeles, Not. 17. (P. N. S.) William Hull and L. NagL the two boys arrested for the theft of an auto mobile belonging to Assistant District Attorney James F. Brennan of San Francisco, may have been hired to steal the machines as an ingenious scheme to dispose of cettain official documents in the car, according to De tective Sergeant Maher, who arrived here today to take charge of the pris oners. Some important data has dis appeared from the, machine, the police say, but the two youths deny any knowledge ef it. Barrett Defense Given Jolt. Santa Monica. Cel., Nov. 17. (P. N. S.) Defense attorneys in the Benton Barrett murder trial, who contend that the accused man's wife bought a ticket to Texas after the hour of the alleged murder, got a Jolt today when R. F. While, ticket agent, testified that the woman who bought the ticket in ques tion did not resemble Mrs. Barrett. Murdered for Whiskey. Spokane, Wash.. Nov. 17. (P. N. S. Declaring that Mrs. Margaret Braun was murdered here last Sunday for $5 and five quarts of whiskey, Frank Tul- lemTia cook, aged 71, was arrested to day .nd implicated Mr. and Mrs. frank Hood in the crime. The Hoods and Gib Hunter, also drawn into the net, were arrested this afternoon. Two More Errors Discovered. Los Angeles. Nov. 17. (P. N. S.) Discovery of two more errors in pre cinct No. 338 today raised the discrep ancy between the registration and the number of votes cast last week to five. Two ballots were thrown out by the election officials because of errors by the voters. Canadian Premier in New York. New York, Nov. 17. (U. P.) Sir Robert Borden, the Canadian premier, reached New York today. He will re main several days, during which be will make several addresses, among 'them being an address to the Canadian club at a dinner to be given Novem ber 20. Husband Spoiled Career. Los Angeles, Nov. 17. (U. P. ) Charging her husband choked. her and probably prevented her from becoming a famous operatic soprano, Mrs. Ange lina Ford appeared in Superior Judge Wood's court this afternoon and asked for a divorce from Karl Ford. Thanksgiving Day Proclamation - Washington, Nov. 17. (I. N. S.) President Wilson issued the annual Thanksgiving day proclamation this afternoon. It reads: "By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation: "It has long been ths custom of our people to turn In ths, fruitful autumn of the year in. praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for his ruJQj-blslng - and mercies e u as "s nation. The year-that has elapsed since we last observed our day of thanksgiving has been rich in blessings to us as a people, but the whole face of the world lias been darkened by war. In the midst of our peace and happiness, our thoughts dwell with painful disquiet upon the struggles and sufferings of the nations at war and the peoples upon whom the war has brought disaster without choice or possibility of escape on their part We cannot think of our own happiness without thinking also of their pitiful distress. "Now, therefore, I, Woodrotr Wilson, president of the United States of America, do appoint Thursday, the thirtieth of November, as a day of national thanksgiving and prayer, and urge and advise the people to resort to their several places of worship on that day to render thanks to Almighty God for the blessii.gs of peace and unbroken prosperity which he has bestowed upon our beloved country In such unstinted measure. And T also urge and suggest our duty In this, our day of peace and abundance, to think in deep sympathy of the stricken people of the world upon whom the curse and terror of war has bo pitilessly fallen, and to contribute out of our abundant means to the relief of their suffer ings. Our people could in no better way show their real attitude toward the present struggle of the nations than by contributing out of their abundance to the relief of suffering which war has brought in Its train. "In witness, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the city of Washington, this seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thcusand nine hundred and sixteen, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-first. "WOODROW WILSON," "By the President, ROBERT LANSING, Secretary of State." BANKRUPTCY COURT'S T T Both Creditor and Debtor Hit Hard in Matter of Commis sions, Attorney Fees, Etc, During the fiscal year .ending June 80, 1915. the 'federal courts of the United States disposed of 22,461 bank ruptcy cases in all jurisdictions of the nation. The total liabilities, in both voluntary and involuntary cases, amounted to $245,055,044.22. and the total assets realized footed up $52, 412,269.99, which yielded to the cred itors an lntlal loss of $192,642,774.23. After the bankruptcy courts had fin ished with the. cases and made their distributions to the creditors, the lat ter had lost 21.2 per cent more of the realized assets In payment of referees 1 commission, clerks' commissions, mar shals' commissions attorneys fees and other charges levied against the funds found by the courts. In other words, it cost the credl tors of the nation, who had already lost $19J.42.734, the following sums to have the cases adjudicated: Amounts Are Xdstsd. For commissions and other compen sation allowed to referees, trustees or marshals on amounts paid to lien hold ers, 1251.189.43. For ' amounts deposited with clerks for referees, trustees or themselves is all cases with assets, $241,742.45. For other commissions and compen sation allowed referees, trustees, re ceivers or marshals, $1,460,014.27. For attorneys fees, allowed by the referees, I2.42S.125.K. For all other expenses and costs of administration, $6,715,287. ADM1NIS RATION COS HEAVY ON PRINCIPALS BY WIRE Resumption Not Expected. Washington, Nov. 17. I. N. S.) Secretary of State Lansing this after noon announced "that no official of the statedepartment believes that there will be a resumption of unrestricted German submarine warfare." The secretary's statement was made to deny a New York newspaper's spe cial dispatch from Washington last night saying officials of the state de partment had come to that belief. Ireland May Have Strike. Bublln, Nov. 17. (U. P.) Irish ra'l way locomotive engineers and firemen In conference at Thurles today deter mined to strike within three weeks un less given the time war bonus as their fellow workers In England. The bonus is 10 shillings weekly. Allies Occupy Barakli. London. Nov. 17. U. P.) More progress for the British Salonikl ex pedition was announced in an official statement today. Barakli has been oc cupied and the) report declared the enemy had been driven from the vil lages of Prosenik and Kuoll. ViUistas Mutilate Chinese. Laredo, Texas, Nov. 17. (I. N. S.) ViUistas attacked Spaniards, Chinese and Syrians near Santa Rosalia and massacred about 20 Chinese, ccording to a refugee who arrived here toduy from Durango. Several Chinese after being made prisoners had their ears cut off by the Mexican bandits. Wells Fargo Man Murdered. Chicago, Nov. 17. (I. N. S.) With a knife in his abdomen and a towel knotted tightly about his throat Alex ander Meyer, employed by the Wells Fargo Express company, was found dead in a rooming house on the north side this afternoon. The police be lieve he waa murdered. Roumanians Evacuate Town. Petrograd, Nov. 17. (U. P. J Roa manians have evacuated Tirgujlula in the Jiul valley before heavily rein forced enemy attacks, the war office announced this afternoon. Ortie McManigal Is Witness. Los Angeles, Nov. 17. (U. P.) Ortle McManigal, confessed dynamiter, took the witness stand this afternoon to testify for the prosecution In the trial of David Caplan, alleged accom plice of the McNamaras In the destruc tion of the Los Angeles Times plant here six years ago. ATTACKS IN COURT ON ADAMSON LAW HALT General Goethals Says Meet ing Will Be-Held Thursday, However, Keokuk. Iowa, Nov. 17. (U. P) Constitutionality of the Adamson law is questioned in a suit filed in the federal court here today by the Atchi son. Topeka & Santa Fe accinst Claud R. Porter, district attorney, Frark O'Connor, district attorney, and the heads of four brotherhoods. Injunc tions are asked. Should the courts grant the appeal of railroads to enjoin enforcement cf the Adamson eight-hour law, the work of the commission appointed to In estlgate its application to railroad operation will be held up temporarily. General Goethals. chairman of the In- ( Concluded on Pat Seventeen. Column Two) Mayor's Auto Is Bobbed by Youths Mayor II. R. Albee reported to the police this morning that thieves had ransacked his automobile while it was standing at East Seventeenth and Hancock streets last night. Several articles of autoroobiling apparel had been left in the seats of the machine. but these were not disturbed, and only a "trouble". light, wttn ln cord. was stolen. Boys are supposed to have committed the robbery. Police Ser geant Robson and Detectives Smith, Craddock and Royle made investiga tions. - . . :, - ' . COMMISSION Rentals Show General Gain AbouttheCity Reports From Public Service Cor porations Also Indicate Marked Increase for Period. Indicating a general improvement in Portland and the immediate radius re garding rentals and vacancies was the report submitted hy0. Q. Kohrer, chair man of the Portland Realty Board com mittee on rentals. Mr. Rohrer stated that house hunters are not at present taking one and two year leases on residences on account of well founded evidence that better rents will prevail early in the spring. "A report from the Portland Rail way, Light & Power company," stated Mr. Rohrer, "advises that a recent count by the train crews on their car lines throughout the city shows a to tal number of vacancies in both stores and residences of 1867. They further state that in the St. Johns district there are practically no houses for rent that have a bathroom. They report a filling up in the following districts: University Park, Irvlngton, Ports mouth, along Alberta. Richmond, Wood stock and Mount Scott lines. These sections have increased by working classes who are employed In the many new Industries of the city." An Increase iithe total number of lighting Installments was also cited us evidence of the occupancy of vacant lio i-nes. "The nuplber of lighting In stallatlons on December 31, 1915, fir both electric companies, was 33.09 while the total of September 30, 1916, Is 34,611. showing an increase of 1519. "The Portland Gas & Coke company report, covering the period between January 1, 1916, and November 1. 1916. shows an increase in the total number of customers of 1698. "A partial Investigation of the con dltions of the apartment house sltua tlon shows: Five leading apartment dwellings on the west side report no vacancies and large waiting lists, with rents decreased only on courts, with Increases on other suites." OF 58 IN CALIFORNIA YET TO BE Wilson's PluralitWill Be Ap proximately 3750 m State According !o Late Returns, San Francisco. Nov. 17. (TT. P.) President Wilson's plurality in Cali fornia will be approximately 3750 votes when the official count of presi dential ballots in the state is com pleted. This estimate was made this after noon on the tasls of official returns to the United Press from all but three of the 58 counties in the state, and estl mates of Hughes' probable gain in the other three. At noon today all counties except Alameda, Los Angeles and San Kran Cisco had completed their official count. United Press tabulation of the returns of 55 counties gave Hughes a total of 212.397 and Wilson 229,334 This Is a lead for Wilson of 16,937. Lead Estimated at 3764. In the unofficial returns Hughes' plurality In Alameda. county was 7714 and in Ixjs Angeles county 21,333 while Wilson carried San Francisco county by 16,094. This gives Hughes a lead In the three counties of 12,!t0 Deducting this from Wilson's lead in the other 55 counties, Wilson is jrtiown to be leading by 3984. It was estimated today that Hughes net gain In Alameda, Ban Francisco and lxs Angeles counties will total about 230 when the official returns' there (Concluded on Page "Wo, Column Berra) Matinees Arranged For Family Films The chairman of the "family films' committee of tne Woman's Cooperative league, has perfected arrangements for two Saturday matinees each week. Tho first of these will be given tomorrow at 11 a. in., at the Columbia theatre; the other at the Union Avenue theatre. Union avenue and Russell street, at 2 p. m., November 18. These matinees are given in response to a nearly uni versal demand of educators, clubwom en and mothers for entire programs of approved films. Mrs. O. J; Krankel will Interpret for the pictures tomor row. Miss Frances Hanrahan, the lit tle daughter of a patroness, will dance at the 11 o'clock matinee Masters Vern Isom and Oienn 8helly will play violin and piano selections at the 2 o'clock matinee. Mrs. Boissevain Has Another Relapse i Ixs Angeles. Cal.. Nov. 17. (U. P.) Inez Mlliholiand boissevain, noted suffrage leaner, suffered another re lapse today following a surprising rally, after word nad been sent out two days ago that she was dying. Sur geons declared Mrs. Boissevain had a very poor night and was worse. Franklin Leads at End of First Half Franklin high scored a touchdown and goal in the first quarter, of the game against James John high this sfternoon. The score stood 7 to 0 for the former at the end of the first half Robbers Blow Bank Safe. Walsenburg. Colo.. Nov. 17. (I. N. g.) Discovery was made this morning that burglers last night blew off the vault door of the First National bank of this city and escaped with $5009, all In silver. ONLY THREE COUNTIES COUNTED JITNEY FRIENDS; INVADE COUNCIL PLEA REJECTED Petition That Cars Be Allowed I to Run Pending Decision of 1 Test Case Is Denied by the City Commissioners. MORE THAN 800 ATTEND SESSION OF COUNCIL Jitneys Are to Run as "For Hire" Cars Until Court Case Decided. More than 00 Jitney, drivers and those who ride in Jitneys crowded Into the council chamber of the city hall this morning lo protest against ths e tlon of the city council in prohlbltlnlf Jitneys from operating. A number of speakers, including A. A. Thlelke. president of the Chauf feurs' union, the local organisation of Jitney drivers, asked that the Jitneys bo permitted to run until the alldity of the council's action In requiring ths Jiinryu to operate under the franchise proponed by Commissioner linker be determined In a test case, but the council by majority vote refused ths request. Daly Stands Alone. Commissioner Daly was the only one In favor of permitting the Jitneys to operate until the test case could ba decided. Mayor Alhee and Commis sioners Baker, Dlgelow and Dleck re fused to take action when Commis sioner Daly suggested the plsn. Dsly then suggested that a franchise less drastic than the one proposed by Ba- Utr be drawn and the council agreed to such a plan. While waiting for the case of Wll bcrt It. Funk, the tent case, to be de cided, the Jitneys will operate as "for hire' cars, giving service In districts formerly served by Jitneys, but not following definite route as formerly. President Thlelke of the Jitney organ ization said that cards designating sones in which the cars would travel for 5 cents were now being printed, and licenses for "for hire" cars would be secured tomorrow. About 200 ma . chines are to be operated under this plan. Demonstration ta Orasrty. 1 The demonstration. ... Uls mornlirf while one of the biggest ever staged in the city hall was a very orderly one. Anticipating a monster demon stration Mayor Albee had Sergeant Wade and eight patrolmen on hand to' keep order but their services were un necessary. Several hundred people who wanted to attend the demonstration were un able to get Into the council chamber owing to the enormous crowd. While the demonstration was o show the commissioners that many peo ple were opposed to th arbitrary plsn (Concluded on I'ko Hlitwn. Column Tbreel THREE ARRESTED BY SPECTACULAR STUNT Whiskey fyund in Potato Sacks; Deputies Work De coy and Capture SuspectSr A thriving bootlegging business DEPUTY SHERIFFS broken up Inst night by Deputy Sheriffs Phillips, Chrlstof fersen and. Ward. The thing was achieved with a . cleverness that Is the subject of much comment at th courthouse today, Arthur Lee head of the Lee Taxlcab company at Sixth and Stark, waa sr. rented and released on $600 cash ball, and Jack Lesher, cook, and II. Hubert, watchman on the steamer Breakwater, are in Jail, while the grand Jury Is making an Immediate investigation of the violations of the prohibition law. Officers Salt Xloaor. One hundred .and fifty quarts f whiskey, held In potato sacks, wars seized by the deputy sheriffs. For a long time the officers havs been suspecting Lee. Yesterday after- . noon the steamer Breakwater arrived ' from San Francisco. Last night ths. . deputy sheriffs set up a watch at tbs Breakwater dock. About midnight they saw Lee back an automobile Into ths dock and take from the steamer a losd of filled gunny sacks. When he was out of sight of the shl the officers arrested him and seise seven sacks, ' each filled with bottled whiskey. While Deputy riherirr ward toog Ie to the county Jail, I'blllips and Chrlstof fersen remained at the dock to see if others would call ror mors . of the boose. No on appeared, so Phillips decided he would plsy the v psrl of Lee's helper end see what luck he would have. Decoy Auto Zs Sent. Ed Flaherty, chauffeur for Sheriff Hurlburt was there witn in sner- .; iffs car, so Phillips sent Flaherty with the machine to tne cock io asK : for the rest of thp snipmenu f iansny lid into the dock with as little noise as possible and whistled a few times. ; f Shortly the snip s wucnroia maus . Ms appearance. - - "Lee sent me arter ins resi or nm booze." Flaherty whispered to Hubert, the wstchman. r "Just wait a minute,' said Hubert, i who dropped out of sight Into ths ship, soon reappearing with the cook, and each carrying a aack of liquor. They , quickly filled the sheriff's automobile and Flaherty drove away, only to ts "arrested"' aa soon as he rounded a 1 corner. lie returned, to the steamer " with Phillips, and the two men ta : boat were placed under arrest -J - (Concluded os Page Tblrteea. Cotama Two) . . - ?' .V" ''-.'"-; ."".'''.: