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ESGORTCROSSES
DIVER'S COURSE
MID FIVE DROWN
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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.
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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. :
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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)
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