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" Chihuahua Defender Against
Attacks of Bandits Report
i; cd Seriously in Need of Re
:' : Inforcements.
TOWN SAID TO HAVE
BEEN TAKEN BY VILLA
fear for Safety of Foreign-
ers in City Expressed by
Officials.
Ban Antonio. Texas, Nov. 2S (I N
S.) That Chihuahua City has fallen
into the hand of Fran-tro Villa,
confirmed In official reports received
by General Funston todav.
The reports Bay General Trevlno and
hie forces are In flight toward Sui.
Kl Paso. Texas, Nov. 28 (U. P.)
Pancho Villa Is In possession of Chi
huahua City and General Trevlno with
his Carranztstn garrison has evacj
ate'd and fled southward In an attempt
to form a junction with General
Murgla's relief column of de facto
troops, according to reports obtained
today hy T.'nlted States authorities
Lere and transmitted to Washington
Mexican de facto officials at the
consulate here refused to make any
Matement except to say that they
have no Information and complete
confirmation of the capture of the city
Is unavailable up to the present time.
According to I'nited States depart
ment agents, a message early today
signed by Trevlno and carried by
courier to Terraazs, to which point the
telegraph line was open from Juuier,
stated that Trevlno hai left tne capi
tal to meet Murgla.
Following a junction with Murgla,
the message stated, Trevlno will re
turn and attempt to drive Villa out of
Chihuahua City. The wire was re
ceived by a relative of Trevlno, Uni
ted States officials said.
, Gonzales Off for Chihuahua.
El Paso, Texas, Nov. 28. (I', p.)
With about 400 men. drawn from the
garrisons of ( asas Grandes and Naml
qnipa,. General Gonzales. Mexican de
, , (Concluded on Pago Ten, Column TwJ)
CAUFORNIA OFFICIAL
ISSUES CERTIFICATES
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Secretary of State Jordan
"Surrenders" Though Dis-
puted Returns Are Not In,
Sacramento. Cal.. Nov, 28. (U. P.)
Frank Jordan, secretary of state,
has "surrendered." After announc
ing that he would not Issue certifi
cates ef election to the 13 Democratic
electors until all returns were In his
office, including the missing Orange,
thorp precinct, Jordan weakened and
at midnight iusued certificates with
the Oraogethorpe figures still out.
Jordan's explanation was that while
the law doesn't make It mandatory
upon him to Issue the certificates the
last Monday in November, he thought
it best to do so to avoid confusion.
He called attention to what he terms a
'serious defect in the election law
that In cases such as arose in Orange
county when the tally sheet was placed
In a sealed envelope and no return
made to the county supervisors, the
law does not vest power in any au
thority to ascertain the facts. He
suggests action by the next legis
lature to remedy this defect.
Hurrying Up of Test
Case Will Be Sought
Washington. Nov. 28. (Tr. P.) So
licitor General Davln for the govern
ment, will move Immediate advance
ment of the Adamaon eifrht-hour test
suit before the supreme court upon re
convening of the court Monday, it was
Slated at the department of Justice
today.
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Farms in 24 Hours
If in the market for a farm,
run a little "Want Ad" in The
- Journal and you're apt to have
A very complete list of all that
are for sale In twenty-four
short hours.
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re read by those who have
; something to sell real estate
t' men and farm land men es
pecially. .The "Want Ad" pages of The
w Journal comprise on of its
biggest departments.
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'Tread In over 60.000 homes.
; State" briefly Just what yon
want and leave your ad with
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LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Liner Bring Shipwrecked Crew.
New York, Nov. 28. (I. N. S. )
Bearing the shipwrecked crews of two
vessels, the Ward liner Monterey ar
rived here today after a tempestuous
voyage from Mexico.
Included among her passengers was
Captain Hftrtz, his wife and eight mem
bers of the crew of the Swedish bark
Albatross, which went ashore In the
Yucatan channel and six of the crew of
the schooner Antoinette, which went
ashore near Progreso.
Marine Insurance Hates Rise.
New York, Nov. 2h I. N. 8.) The
belief that German war submarines
are crossing the Atlantic to begin a
vigorous warfare against allied ship
ping caused maritime insurance under
writers to raise their rate today. The
new rate ranges from 2 V4 to 3 per cent
on cargoes bound to Kngland and north
ern France, and 6 per cent an cargoes
bound for the Mediterranean.
Judge's Slayer Must Die.
Huntsville, Ala.. Nov. 28. (I. N. S.)
David I). Overton, former clerk of
the Madison county circuit court today
was found guilty of murdering Pro
bate Judge William T. Lawler on June
14 last. The Jury recommended the
death penalty and the court set Jan
uary 12, 1917, as execution day. .Sen
tence was suspended pending a motion
to appeal to the supreme court.
Football Karris $2HO.OOO.
Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 28. (C. P.)
Harvard's earnings for the season In
football- totalled $280,000. it was an
nounced here today. This is the larg
ort year In the history of the college.
Yale and Harvard divided $123,000 aft
er the game at New Haven.
Two Zeppelins
Fall in Flames
Aeroplane Drops Bombs.
London. Nov. 28. -(U. I'.)
A German aeroplane dropped
six bombs over the city of Eon
don early today. General Lord
French reported that four
were Injured, one, a worr-an,
seriously.
The official statement satd
the aeroplane flew at a great
height over the city and was
partially concealed in the haze.
It appeared between 11:50 and
noon.
Except for the four Injured
people, the statement said the
damage done hy the bombs was
slight.
London, Nov. 28. Eight thousand
feet aloft, above the North sea, British
aeroplanes sent a German Zeppelin
hurtlhvg jJown to tJeatructlon In flames
today. -A little earlier, anti-aircraft
guns, cooperating with an aeroplane,
accounted for another German air
raider of York and Durham counties,
the air cruiser also falling, aflame, into
the water.
Graphic details of the British suc
10
TAKE CONSEQUENCES
E OF MISTAKE'
Berlin Says Government Has
Been Unable to Solve the
Marina Cas,e,
Berlin, Nov. 28. (U. P.) Germany's
reply to the American inquiry as to
the sinking of the steamship Marina
declares the German government has
been unable to make a decision on the
evidence available regariing the cir
cumstances under which the vessel
was sunk.
The note was delivered Monday and
was said to inform the United States
government that the German govern
ment was requesting further details,
and was "willing to take the conse
quences if the sinking was unjust."
V .
The sinking of the Marina on Octo
ber 28, and the Arabic at about the
same time, were two recent" cases
which appeared at the time of the In
cidents as likely to bring about another
submarine "crisis" between the United
States and Germany. Six Americans
lost their lives when the Marina was I
torpedoed. Affidavits taken from sur
vivors by Consul Frost at Queenstown
all agreed that the vessel was sunk
without warning and in direct contra
diction to the pledges of the German
government.
Henry L. Darling Is
Dead at Age of 81
Well Known Portland Han Had Resid
ed Here for the Past 16 Tears; Fu
neral Arrangements later.
Henry L. Darling, aged 81 years, die.l
late tfxla afternoon at the residence of
his granddaughter, Mrs. E. J. Gratton,
294 Fargo street, after an illness of a
month's duration.
Mr. Darling, who is the father of
Mrs. M. K. Henderson of the Crown
Point Chalet, had been a Resident of
Portland for over 16 years. He was
well known among the steamboat men
of the Willamette and Columbia, hav
lnar been in charge nf th finer finish.
nngs of many of the river steamers.
Mr. Darling was born in Searsport,
Maine, in 1835. He Is survived by two
sons, C. C. Darling, William H. Darling
of Bend, Or., who is at present quite
ill: two daughters, Mrs. M. E. Hender
son and Mrs. Francis Carey, and two
granddaughters, Mrs. K. J. Gratton and
Mrs. J. .E. Holden. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced later.
GERMANY
WILL NG
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Former Brotherhood Official Dies.
Galeaburg, II!., Nov. 28. ii. N. S.)
P. II. Morrlssey. assistant to S. E.
Byram, vice president of the Burling
ton railroad, died here today following
a nervous breakdown. MorrLssey for
many years was chairman of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
later head of the Hallway Employes
Investors" association.
Famous Football Hero Killed.
Newark, N. J.. Nov. 28. (I. N. 3.
The body of a man killed In an explo
sion In the Aromatic Chemical com
pany's plant lart night was Identified
this afternoon as Stanley I. Pennock.
famous Harvard football played an!
all-American guard in 1913 and 1914.
His home was in Syracuse, N. Y.
Insanity Pleaded by Woman.
Thompson Falls, Mont., Nov. 28. (U.
P.) Insanity was the plea of the de
fense here today in the trial of Miss
Edith Colby, newspaperwoman, on a
charge of shooting and killing E. C.
Thomas, chairman of the Sanders coun
ty Republican central committee.
Zeppelin's Destruction Denied.
Berlin. Nov. 28. (I. N. S.) Via Say
vllle The claim of the Russian war
office that a Zeppelin was t-hot down
near Sarny. and that its crew of 26
men was captured, was formally de
nied by the German war office today.
Pershing Is Chicago's Captain.
Chicago, Nov. 28 (I. N. S.) Frank
Pershing, quarterback of the Univer
sity of Chicago football team and
nephew of General Pershing, was elect
ed captain of the 1917 eleven this aft
ernoon. Brought Down
Into North Sea
cess In repelling the twenty-seventh
aerial raid made by the Germans since
the first of the year were announced
today by General Lord French, commander-in-chief
of the British home
forces.
A statement this evening from Lord
French declared:
"The Zeppelin raid did no military
damage. One women died from the
shock. Five men, seven women and
four children were injured. Other
damage was small."
Aeroplane Does Effective Work.
The first Zeppelin, which apparently
entered .over Durham, was pursued by
an aeroplane as It turned homeward.
Not until the Zeppelin was over the
sea off the Durham coast did the Brit
ish aviator succeed in reaching a vital
part. Then he brought the great
dreadnaught of the air down, a burst
of flame.
The second German, Zeppelin entered
over "North Midlands, dropping bombs
at several places," French's statement
said. Then she turned homeward and
sought to escape, with British aero
planes pursuing and anti-aircraft guns
peppering her aerial course. Finally
the great vessel was apparently struck.
(Concluded on Pge Ten, Column Two)
T
OF LAND GRANT TAX
Company Also Objects to U,
S, Paying Sums for Years
of 1913, 1914, and 1915,
The Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany and all other corporations and
individuals Interested with it in the
Oregon-California land grant landr
have refused to pay. and have pro
tested against the L'nited States pay
ing, the back taxes, penalties and ac
crued costs due the various land grnnr
counties of Oregon and Wasliinst'.n
for the years 1913, 1914 and Vi.
They contend that during these years
the ltnds should not have been on :hi
tax rolls and that If the government
makes payments, as provided umir
the Ferris-Chamberlain grant land bill,
it will do so voluntarily and withoui
right to reimburse Itself from the com
pany, or its associates.
The refusal is incorporated in a let
ter sent to Mollis L. Siarp by the land
department of the Southern Pacific
company at San Francisco, under date
of November 24. and sets out In detail
the grounds upon which the company
bases its position.
The company claims that "no power
rests in the.-congress of the United
States to declare or maintain a revest
ment of the title Jo the railroad com
pany's property liAhe manner attempt
ed by said act (the grant land bill):
that in the event the I'nited States
pays any taxes on any lands granted,
such payments will be voluntary pay
ments by the United States of taxes
upon another's property, and will not
(Concluded on Vage Two. Column Three
Portland Possible
Loan Bank Choice
Washington, Nov. 28. (1. P.) The
consideration of locations for the fed
eral farm-loan banks is now centered
on 21 cities, the United Press learned
today. These cities are: Springfield,
Mass.; Columbus. Ohio: Indianapolis,
Ind.: St. Paul, Minn., or Fargo, N. D.;
Portland, Or., or Spokane. Wash.; Sac
ramento. Cal.; Denver. Colo.; Topek.i,
Kan.; Omaha. Neb.. Columbia. S. C;
Philadelphia or Baltimore; Jackson
ville, Fla.; New Orleans, La.; Fort
Worth, Texas; Memphis. Tenn., or
Nashville. Tenn.; St Louis, Mo.; Ral
eigh, N. C. and possibly Peoria. 111.
It was stated today rhat. while the
board has not yet reached a decision,
cities not mentioned will have small
nance to get one of the banks.
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC CO
PROTESTING PAYMEN
TEUTON ROLLER
ADVANCES FAST
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Fall of Capital of Roumania
Seems Only a Matter of
Days at Present Rate of
Advance; Plight Desperate.
GOVERNMENT READY TO
FLEE TO RUSSIA, REPORT
Town of Guirguva Captured
by Armyof the Danube,
Is Report.
Bucharest. Nov. 28 (I. P.) I sing
gas and tear shells tho Teutonic forces
In patrol engagements backed up by
artillery fire, are attar-king Roumiri
lan troops from the Buzo valley .is
far as Dragoslavele. The officii!
statement thus detailed the fightki
to the northwest.
Berlin, Nov. 28. (I. N. S.) (Via
Sayvllle Wireless.) The German allies
are now only 35 miles from Bucharest,
the Roumanian capital.
Official announcement was made to
day of the capture of Guirguva, which
is directly south of Bucharest and only
35 miles away. Guirguva is on the
Danube and lies at the terminus of a
short railway line running into the
capital of King Ferdinand's kingdom.
Kurtea Arjesh, an important railroad
town in the northern part of Rouma
nia, la also in the hands of th Austro
German forces. This town is not far
from Campolung, one of the chief ob
jectives of the army of General Falk
enhayn. More crossings of the Alt river have
been gained by the Teuton allies.
Under the powerful blows of the
Germans, Austro-Iiungarians and Bul
garians, the defense of Ki!Sso-Rou-manian
forces is crumbling to pieces
all around Bucharest.
The text of the official report fol
lows: "Army group of Archduke Jpsef On
the eastern frontier of Transylvania
the firing is much livelier. Several
Russian reconnoiterlng detachments
were repulsed. The Alt has again been
crossed by us.
"New operations have been com
menced by us and the fighting is -progressing
in our favor.
."Kurtea Arjesh is in our possession.
"Army group of Field Marshal von
Mackensen (Dobrudja) The fighting
activity in this zone has been limited.
The army of the Danube has gained
further ground Giurgevo (GiurginJ
was captured."
London Admits Reverses.
London, Nov. 28. (U. P.) Orderly
retreat of the Roumanian army still
continue and this was the only sat
isfactory part of the Roumanian situa
tion In the minds of military experts
today. No attempt was made to mini
mize the effectiveness of the German
drive, engineered by the weight of
superior forces and directed by the
eyes of plenty of aviators against
I troops lacking both.
Abandonment of the Alt river line,
admitted by Bucharest, was forced by
turning, of the left flank of that de
fensive position ty Teutonic forces, led
by Field Marshal Mackensen, which
crossed the Danube from Bulgaria and
apparently effected a junction with the
troops of General von Falkenhayn
3omewhere below Alexandria.
It is expected here that the Rou
manian army will fall back to the line
of the River Argeshu. consolidating
their forces and preparing to make a
stand here.
In the meanwhile, London awaited
confirmation of Copenhagen dispatches
yesterday that Czar Nicholas of Russia
was en route to the Koumhian fron
tier to confer with King Ferdinand of
Roumania presumably over Russian
reinforcements.
Alaskan Railroad's
Completion Delayed
Belays In Construction and Obtaining
Supplies and Bough. Weather Stay
Delay End Until 1930 or 1931.
Seward. Alaska. Nov. 28. l. P.)
Delays in construction will prevent the
completion of the government ra;l
road between Seward and Fairbanks
before 192o or 1921, instead of in
J 918 as contemplateu, Captain Fred
erick Mears of the Alaska Railway
commission, said here today before
departing for Washington, D. C, where
he will make his report.
The tracks along the Turnagaln
Arm. between Seward and Anchorat
will probably not be completed be
fore 191S instead of 1917. Rough
weather and delays in obtaining sup
plies are responsible for the delay,
Mears said.
Fireboat Is Raked in
Passing BridgeDraw
."While answering a call from a South
Portland box shortly before midnight
the fireboat George H. Williams was
raked by the Morrison street bridge
draw and her stack, whistle and ex
haust pipe torn off.
The Williams was bound up stream
and, according to her master, had
whistled three times for te bridge
draw to open. They were close up
when the draw started to swing fi
nally and expected it would be swung
away from them. Instead it opened
towards them and did. considerable
damage before either could be stopped.
The federal steamboat inspectors
will investigate the collision. f
The steamer Grahamona was simi
larly raked during the spring by the
earn draw.
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street. -.Fay to newsboys NO MORE Unless Your Desire Is to
Wire Supply
Failure Hits
Motor Users
Warnings to Guard Against Serious
Shortage Have Been Issued
in Northwest.
If you use an electric motor, ljok
out for it.
This warning is sounded to motor
users throughout the Northwest by
dealers irf wire and electrical supplies.
Sufficient wire to run the motor
winding sheps of the city for only
six weeks more is on hand and after
that any burned out motors will have
to lie idle possibly for as long as
six months.
A big lumber company had a naf
row escape only last week. The motor
which runs its planers burned oui.
There was sufficient wire of the sue
used to repair the motor only by using
some of the old wire which had n-l
been damaged.
Circular letters have been sent out
to every power user of the Portla.nl
Railway. Light & Power company, the
Northwestern Electric company and
the Pacific Power & Light company
warning them.
"The only thing left is to take care
of what you have. The usual cause of
rictor trouble is dirt, worn out bear
ings or overloads. Keep your motors
c;ean; dirt or grease will cause a short
cr ground. Keep the bearings well up;
As soon as the armature begins to rub
on the pole pieces it's all off' the
warning reads.
The condition 1b due to the inability
of manufacturers to supply material.
One plant has mr.de arrangements
to lay off its men after January i,
not being ablo to socure material
enough to keep running. Others are
liable to follow, say tho Jobbers.
IS
AND SALE CLOSED UP
New Concern to Take Title
to Westover Terraces Op
tioned for About Million,
Papers of Incorporation, creating the
International Real Estate Associates
of Oregon, are being signed by N. J.
Upham, president of the general asso
ciation, who arrived in Portland this
morning from Seattle. Early this aft
ernoon a representative went to Salem,
filing the articles, after which the
association will formally take title to
the Westover Terraces, which was
ostensibly placed under option at a
figure said to be close to $1,000,000
a month ago.
Aside from the formality of incor
porating a holding company in which
to vest legal title to the land, the
sale is virtually concluded, as was
admitted by Mr. I'pham this morning.
A contract of sale bearing the sig
nature of the sellers, the Lewis-Wiley
Hydraullc company, and the executive
committee of the purchasers, who
were in Portland at the time the de U
was in its preliminary stages, virtually
concluded the sale.
Reviewing the reasons for placing
the largest single investment of the
International Real Estate associates
in Portland. Mr. Upham said: "We
were favorably impressed with Port
land from the very start. The pros
perity of the east is sweeping west
ward, and is just now beginning to be
felt in a small way In the west. We
have followed a policy of moving
westward with that prosperity.
"Shipbuilding is the coming thing
in Portland and on the coast. Port
land can look to this industry to fur
nish its greatest Impetus for growth
and prosperity.
Funeral Service for
Fire Victim Is Held
The funeral of Willard G. Dieting,
the young salesman who lost his life
in the Cudahy hotel fire Sunday morn
ing, was held this afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Portland crematorium.
The services were read by Rev. W. G.
Eliot Jr. of the First Unitarian church!
A large number of friends attended.
The ashes, after cremation, will re
main at the crematorium until an
order for their disposal come frrm
California. It is probable the urn will
be sent to San Francisco for inter
ment. No relatives were presenf at the fu
neral. The father, William Dieting, a
mining engineer, )8 somewhere in old
Mexico, and will probably not hear of
his son's death for a long time. Mrs.
Florence Dana, a sister, who reside m
California, was said to be prostrated
Dy tne news of Dictings death, and
was unable to come to Portland.
6ree.ee Appeals to
Nations Out of War
London. Nov. 28. (I. N. S.) Greece
has appealed to all neutral nation
against the "coercion" being employed
by the entente allies against Greece,
according to a dispatch rrom Athens
this afternoon. Representations are
said to have been made through Greek
diplomats In the neutral countries.
Chamber of Deputies Meets.
Paris. Nov. 2i. U. P ) The cham
ber of deputies met today in secret
session.
Six Thousand Given
Increases in Wages
South Bend. Ind Nov. 28. (I. N. S.)
Six thousand employes of the Oliver
Chilled Plow company, the Mishawaka
Woolen mills and the Mishawaka Rub
ber Regenerating company will benefit
by 10 per cent wage increases, an
nounced today.
I
HOLDING
COMPANY
BEING
INCORPORATED
STATE TO HAVE
TO
Wlthycombe and Kay Have
Prettiest Kind of Scheme
to Supply Unlimiied Funds
for State Government.
LEVY ORDERED BEFORE
AMENDMENT IN FORCE
Tax Limit May Be Dodged
but Counties Are Likely
to Suffer.
Salem, Or., Nov. 28. The State tax
commission decided at a meeting held
this morning to take no action regard
ing the state tax levy until an opinion
is secured from Attorney Gencrai
Brown in regard to the eTfect of the
tax limitation amendment, and until
11 19 ascertained whether or not the
j 8tat estimates and budgets will not
come wlthin'the 6 per cent limitation,
Secretary of State Olcott declared
nlm!eir in ravor of keeping within the
terms of the tax limitation amendment
In any event. Governor Wlthycombe
was In favor of making the levy with
out delay, regardless of the tax amend-
ment. Kay took a similar view. Com
jmlssioners Eaton and Galloway stood
with Olcott.
When It was proposed Monday to
levy the tax and let the counties start
litigation if they thought it wu in vio-
mnuii oi me tax limitation amendment.
Commissioners Eaton and Galloway,
active members of the tax commission,
were not present.
W'hen the county governments fully
realize just what Governor Wlthycombe
and State Treasurer Kay have done to
them in directing the stste tax com
mission to make the 1917 state tax
levy on the basis of the budget esti
mates' of the state institutions, depart
ments and commissions, and without
regard to the 6 per cent tax limitation
amendment, they will very probably
raise a united paean of protest from
one end of the state to the other.
In a word, the program -of Governor
Wlthycombe and Mr. Kay means that
the ctate will get all the money It
wants all that the departments.
boards and commissions have asked
forv-while the counties will take what
remainders can be levied under the
terms of the tax limitation amendment,
irrespective of whether those sums will
pay the running expenses of the vari
ous county governments or leave them
in a bankrupted condition.
Wants Levy itade Vow.
Yesterday morning the state board
(Continued on Page Nine. Column Three.)
T
Seizure of Baggage Contain
ing Wet Goods Is Made;
Shakeup May Now Follow,
In th,e arrest last night of F, L.
Spellman, a Pullman car conluctor on
a Southern Pacific train running be.
tween 8an Francisco and Portland, Ihe
district attorney's office believes the
first step has been taken in the break
ing up of an organized attempt among
certain railroad employes to conduct a
liquor business In violation of the pro
hibition law.
Evidence has been obtained connect
ing Spellman with at least four suit
cases filled with bottled whiskey
which were seized at the baggage room
of tho Union depot.
Two suit cases held 14 bottles each.
and the other two held 12 bottles each.
I hey were seized by Special As?
Geren of the district attorney's - ffice
and Deputy Sheriff Christoffe rson.
Ah In....tl..,l . . . " .
iinrnLiKHiiun oi me conduct or
their employes in this connection is
being made by the Southern Pacific
and the Pullman Car company. District
Attorney Evans has been assured, and
(Concluded on Pare Ten, Column Four)
Admiralty Unable
To Establish Cause
.
London, Nov. 28. (L P.) An ad
miralty Inquiry, the finding of whicn
was announced today, failed to estab
lish whether the hospital ship Britan
nic, sunk In the Zea channel of the
Aegean sea, was the victim of a mine
or a torpedo. The same negative find
ing was reported of an investigation
of the sinking of the hospital ship
Braemer Castle.
Evidence in the Britannic case, it
was said, was "conflicting."
Private Johnson of
Portland Is Killed
Toronto. Ont.. Nov. 28. Prominent
among those mentioned in the latest
casualty list received from overseas
this afternoon is the name of Private
G. V. Johnson, No. 703,674, of North
Portland, Or officially reported as
killed In actlqn, "somewhere In
France."
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CASH
Rill
ear W I II II
COUNTIES NIL
CONDUCTOR HELD AS
LIQUOR
SHIPMEN
SCHEMES
American Craft
Torpedoed Off
SpanjshiCoast
Steamer Chemung Reported Sunk.
Crew of 33 Ticked Up
and Landed.
Washington, Nov. 28 (I. N. S.) It
Is officially announced that the Amerl-
J can steamer Chemung was sunk by
gunfire and torpedoed by an Austrian
submarine.
New York, Nov. 28. (U. P.) The
steamer Chemung, reported from Lon
don as sunk, was an American vessel,
and carried a crew of 35 men, practi.
cally all Americans.
The Chemung left Fayal, In the
Azores, a week ago, and was due at
Genoa next Monday.
The Chemung, according to Lloyds
listing, is owned by the Atlantic and
Pacific Coast Transportation company.
She was, a steel vessel of 2615 tonn.
was 325.7 feet In length and was built
by the Union Drydock company of
Buffalo. ,
Crew Landed in Spain.
London, Nov. 28. I. N. S.) The
American steamship Chemung was tor
pedoed near Cabo de Gata, Kays a Reu
ter dispatch from Valencia. The crew
was landed there by tho Spanish steam
er Ciner.
The dispatch added that the Che
mung went down with the American
flag flying, tho captain refusing to
lower it.
The submarine towed the Chemung's
crew to within five miles of Valencia.
The Chemung's cargo, as listed in
the manifest filed in the custom-hoose,
follows In part:
Five thousand six hundred and sev
enty plates of spelter, 854 tons of pig
iron, 300 colls of copper wire, 64,146
pieces of copper, 3 6 barrels of copper,
200 bales of cotton and 153 cases If
Iron wire.
EUerman Liner Sank.
London, Nov. 28. ( IT. p.) The El
lerman liner City of Birmingham has
been sunk.
Lloyds lists the City of Birmingham
as a steel vessel of 7498 tons, wth
Liverpool as her home port.
Steamer Vlsburg Torpedoed.
London, Nov. 28. (I. N. .) The
Norwegian steamer Visburg, 3112 tons,
has been sunk by a . German subm:
rlne, according to a Lloyd's dispatch
this afternoon. The captain and crew
were landed.
COUNCIL TELLS DALY
TO FORM STANDARD
SYM" OF ZONES
Mayor Indicates He Will Stop
"Zoners" Until Order Is
Obeyed; Ordinance Vague.
By a three to two vote, the city
council this morning ordered that all
complaints made of Commissioner
Daly's approval of the system under
which former Jitneys are operating be
referred to Daly. Daly was Instructed
to follow a standard zone system.
This means that the "zoners" will
no longer be allowed to operate under
the system of zones and for hire meth
ods approved by Daly a fortnight ago.
Mayor Albee intimated that the zoners
will be prohibited until a standard
zone system is adopted.
Commissioner Bigelow, who, with
Commissioner Daly, opposed the plan,
contended that the terms of the ordi
nance are not clear, and hat he did
not believe the council should take
such action until the ambiguities Are
removed.
The action came after a lengthy dis
cussion of the rsfhts of the "loners"
to operate, and in which representa
tives of the "zoners," the Central Labor
Council, the Portland Railway, Light &
Power company and the city commis
sioners participated.
During the discussion Commio!onr
Birflow became considerably IrntT.ed
became of the Interference of what he
termed "Jitney lobbyists. "
"1 object to Intimidation by these
Jltnty lobbyists," no oiclared, aft. r a
number had spoken In behalf of the
Jitneys. "When t-ie jroposed jitney
fraichise comes up icr a vote I uhall
votj as I see fit, and i ot becu.ie of
any influence of e'the the strj-icsr
company or the Jitneys."
Wis. Josephine ,t. -hnrp, F. L. Ma-
iConctuded on l-.e Fourteen, Column Klre)
German Sea Raiders
Bring Home Sailors
ink "Watching Ship" Hear XrOwtrtoft,
os X&glish Coast, Take Crew aad
Xttora In Safety, Berlin Beports.
Berlin, Nov. 28. (U. P.) German
naval raiders near Lowestoft sunk an
enemy vessel, captured Its crew and
returned safely, an official statement
declared today.
The German naval squadron wfetch
made the raid returned without aight
ing any enemy Vessels except the
"watching ship," which was sunk and
whose crew was taken prisoner.
London, Nov. 28. (U. P.) The Brit
ish admiralty reported the armed
trawler Nerval mlselug. It is pre
sumed this is the ' wstching ship" men
tioned In the German statement.
Uruguayan Steamer
Sunk by a Torpedo
Montevideo, Nov. ;j. U. P.) Own
ers of the Uruguayan steamship Isa
car were advised today that the ve-
sel had been sunk by a German sub
marine, the U-60, off the northwest
coast of Spain.
,
Over-Pay and Thereby
SIS' TESTIFIES
ABOUT PROUTY
LOVE AFFAIRS
Prominent Mazama Who
Committed Suicide Was of
Moody and Jealous Dispo
sition, Says Miss Ellis.
TESTATOR TOOK POISON
SO TO DIE IN HER ARMS
School Teacher Says She Re
fused to Accept Bequest
When Offered.
Iove tilts, Jealous fits, periods of
deep dexpondenccy these marked the
courtship of U. H. Prouty for MIN
Edith Ellis and ended In the prominent
Mazama taking his own life while
piqued at his sweetheart.
Details of this courtship and tragi
ending were told by Miss Ktis. who
Kave her direct testimony yesterday
afternoon In the form of a deposition
in connection with the contest of Mr.
Prouty" will by his son, Carl Reginald
Prouty, who alleges that his father
fas Insane when he disposed of hie
estate to the Salvation Army, Miss
Fills and his two nieces and others,
leaving his son only $10,000.
The dramatic feature of Mies Ellis'
testimony was her story of Mr. Prouty
taking poison at her home so that he
might die in her arms.
ills courtship of her had been dotted
with many fits of Jealousy and sngry
tilts, and she had grown to fear that
one of these would end In her suitor
taking his own life.
Twice Before Attempted Suicide.
On cross-examination of Miss Kills
today it was brought out that twice
before Mr. Prouty bad attempted sui
cide by poisoning. The first time was
in 1895, following an operation, and
the second time was In 1!03, during
an effort at reconciliation with his di
vorced wife.
His physical condition preyed upon
Mr. Prouty, the witness said, and par
ticularly when he contemplated mar
riage. "Would It 4iave been Imnrnnn. f
him to martyr Miss Ellis was asked.
rio, i would say unjust," she re.
plied. "
"Notwithstanding he had
to commit suicide on two former oc
casions, you thought his mind strong,
clear and normal V aaned Attorney
James G. Wilson.
"Tes," answered the witness.
Concluded on ! four. Column Two
IL TO END
Routine Will Leave Scant
Time for Food Embargo
and Other Questions.
Washington, Nov. 28. V. P.) Con
gress must burn the midnight oil prod
igally if it w'ould finish its labors on
schedule at noon March i. In the opln
ion of many early congressional ar
rivals today.
The mere routine will consume a
long while, leaving but littU time for
the railroad legislation, food embargo
questions and other major legislation,
destined to make the closing days of
the sixty-fourth session notable.
Republicans frankly say they don't
believe everything can be squeezed
Into the allotted space and they are
willing that much shall hang fire,
since they argue they will have more
rower In the congress that begin In
December, 1917.
Leaders estimated that practically
13 weeks will be consumed in army,
navy and other regular yearly and
"regular special" appropriation bills.
This will lesve a scant month for
other measures of wide Importance.
If the supreme court erases the
Adamson bill from the statute books,
congress expects presentation of an
other eight hour law. There are addi
tions to it contemplated, at any rate,
and the compulsory Inv-stlatlon be
fore striking the bill will be a storm
center.
The big sensational scrap of the
whole session, however, will come from
the food embargo measures. If these
are pressed as now planned. A row
equaling or surpassing that over the
McLemore armed ship bill is antici
pated. Measures designed to permit forma
tion of exporters' trusts, as a post-war
protective step, will also feature the
session, if there is time for every
thing. Fire in Chicago Does
Damage of $100,000
Chicago, Nov. 28. (V. P.) A $100.
000 fire In a crowded manufacturing
district here today threatened donens
of buildings when the Hockaday Pfejnt
company's warehouse at 1881 Carroll
avenue caught flre Firemen had a
narrow escape when .explosions of Cli
caused one wall to collapse. Spontan
eous combustion is believed to have
caused the fire. ? .
The Johnson-Tomek Lumber com.
pany, in the same building and the'
Hub Electrl? company, adjoining, a Is a
suffered small losses. The fire wee'
under control at 8:20 a m.
Demoralize the ?oy;
CONGRESS MUST BURN
MIDNIGHT 0
LABORS
SCHEDULE
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