THE MORNING OREGOXTAN, SATURDAY, MAT 10, 1913.
BIG BIPLANE KILLS
in
MILITARY AVIATOR
Lieutenant Park Crushed Un
der Machine' After Losing
His Way in Fog.
LITTLE GIRLS SEE CRASH
Tragedy Attends Experimental Ixng
instance Scouting: Trip From
San Piego, With Ixs An-
gclcs as Objective.
LOS AXGEL.ES, May 9. A big mili
tary biplane plunged its noee into a
gully, ramming the base of a hill at
Olive, 33 miles southeast of here today,
turned a somersault against a tree and
Jts radiator, wrenched from the slings
above the motor, crashed out the life
of its pilot, Lieutenant Joseph D. Park,
Fourth Cavalry, XI. S. A.
The accident occurred at 7:46 o'clock
this morning, according to the accept
ed testimony of a little aeroplane clock
which was stopped by the shock of the
wreck, but otherwise undamaged.
This was two hours and 41 minutes
after the Army officer had started from
Ban Diego on a 145-mlle flight to Los
Angeles. Lieutenant Park, who hadi
been detailed recently to tne Army
aviation corps, was trying an experi
mental long-distance aerial scouting
trip, and had traveled approximately
108 miles when death came to htm.
Children See Trnjcedy.
Ills machine, brought to earth be
cause he had lost his way In the morn
ir.g mists, merely made a series of short
leaps down the slope of the hill when
he tried to start again, and In the crash
that followed swiftly the heavy radi
ator crushed his head, killing him al
most instantly. Little girls on their
way to the Olive School, a quarter of a
mile away, were among the horrified
spectators of the tragedy. The Lieu
tenant had only a moment before
warned them away from the machine
and had laughingly added: "You might
do something to it that would cause
me to be killed.
Amoni the girls was Hazel Greenleaf,
aged 13. to whom Park had given halt
a dollar with Instructions to telephone
to aviation headquarters in Los Ange
les that be had lost his way. Instead
of this message. Miss Greenleaf tele
phoned to Coroner Wlnblgler at Santa
Ana that, be bad lost bis lire.
Wrong Railway Followed.
From Oceanside north Lieutenant
Park's way was lighted by a brilliant
ran, but as he n eared Santa Ana. seat
of Orange County and nine miles from
the scene of the accident, he encoun
tered heavy mists. He had been fol
lowing the line of the Santa Fe Rail
road, but on approaching Olive, near
where the line branches, he became
confused. Instead of following the line
leading to Los Angeles, he unconscious
ly switched to the branch leading
through Santa Ana Canyon to River
side. Promptly realizing his error, be
1 brought the biplane down on the barley
field covering a hill in the Bixby
ranch. The schoolgirls and several men
quickly surrounded the machine. Of
them he Inquired directions and after
giving the Greenleaf child the mes
sage which he wanted to be telephoned
to Glenn Martin, the aviator, at Los
Angeles, he prepared to ascend again.
He started the cumbersome machine,
but it refused to rise and sped down
the hill in short leaps. It struck the
gully. The prow of the machine went
down into the dry waterway and the
big machine turned a complete somer
sault. Its momentum drove it hard
against a tree and when the ranchmen
and the girls ran up- they found the
Lieutenant dead under the radiator.
Lieutenant Park's body was taken to
Santa Ana by Captain N. A. Ulm, of
the Santa Ana company of the Cali
fornia National Guard, and held there
awaiting the arrival of Army officers
from San Diego, who will take it back
to military headquarters at Fort'Rose
crans. Army Record Noteworthy.
Lieutenant Park was attached to the
Fourteenth Cavalry, but for several
months had been detailed by the War
Department, with other Army officers,
for active air service at the aero ex
periment camp near San Diego. Park
has made a large number of flights
there and attained the Army altitude,
record recently. It was for the purpose
of demonstrating the efficacy of the
aeroplane In long-distance 'army scout
lng operations that Park attempted to
day's flight.
He was well known as an Army offi
cer and had a notable record for service
in the Philippines, especially in opera
tions against the Moros. He came from
Rhode Island and was a member of a
well-known military family.
A brother, who was one of the engi
neers of the Army. Is now In charge of
the Government fortifications at Cor
regidor, which guard the entrance to
Manila. Bay.
ence
and
the
to
their way here. Their' non-apparance
led the officials to give some crea
to a report that the Tencn airman
his Kngllsh assistant had crossed
border into Mexico.
voan.Ea ri Mo v s. Didier Mas
son and Thomas Dean are In Mexico
u-orini? uniform of th Constitution-
..Hat nrmv thftv tnnlr nllArters today at
a hotel in Kogaies, sonora.
The big flying machine continues
h. hv TTniteri slates Federal I
thoritles. 20 miles south of Tucson
where It was shipped.
DIPLOMAT TVITHOCT STANDING
Ilnerta Says He Cannot Recognize
Ambassador Wilson Officially,
MEXICO CITT May 9. Henry Lane
Wilson, United States Ambassador to
it!i hA nn nffirla.1 standing In
IhtIka' in th. v.. at the Dresent ad
ministration. This Is not a matter of
record, but was unofficially announcea
today by Provisional President Muerta.
Ha said:
"As a personal friend I am always
o-lAd to -trout with Mr. WIISOH. DUl
diDlomaticallv he has no standing.
Subsequently this was ampnneo in an
official statement, which said:
"Provisional President Huerta re
spectfully stated to Ambassador Wil
son that the government of Mexico was
disposed to arrange the affairs pending
between It and the Government or tne
United States.
"It was pointed out. however, that
for the time being the Ambassador
should understand the necessity which
the government of Mexico has for ab
stained from treating any official mat
ter with the exception of urgent af
fairs of ordinary procedure, for the
simple reason that during the time the
Government of the united States aid
not recognize the government of Mex
ico all agreements would be lneffec
live.
"In addition, however, the govern
ment of Mexico, whether recognized
or not by the United States, has adopted
and will always adopt measures for the
security of the inhabitants of the
country, whether its own natives or
foreigners."
POWER MERGER SEEfi
PROPERTY VALUES INVOLVED
TOTAL- $5,000,000.
Indiana Millionaires Said to Be Be
hind Projects In Rogne River
Country Near Medford.
MED FORD, Or.. May 8. (Special).
With the signing of the contract yes
terday between the Portland Beaver
Cement Company the recently-organ
Ized $600,000 corporation and the Rogue
River Public Service Corporation,
successor to the Rogue Rover Canal
Company for the latter company to
supply 2.000 horsepower electric power
a month during the next three years for
the operation of the cement plant, the
fact became public that a consolidation
of power sites between Grants Pass and
Rogue River Is Hearing completion
which will Involve property values ex
ceeding Sa.000,000.
George Sanders has the work of con
solidation In charge. Irrigation rights
ror 56.000 acres near Grants Pass have
been secured from the state, ditches
are now being constructed and If
present plans materialize one of the
largest Irrigation and electrical power
corporations In the state will be the
result.
It is now planned to construct power
dams at Gold Hill, Savage Rapids and
possibly Rock Point, take over the
Anient and Golden Drift dams as well
as the Rogue River Chicago Irrigation
Company, and put them under one
operating head.
Indiana capitalists are behind the
deal, headed by F. M. Fauvre, W. H.
.ngusn. Indianapolis millionaires.
The contract for the construction of
a $500,000 cement plant has been let
10 tne ieign Hunt Unginerlng Com
pany of Kansas City with an initial
capacity of 1,000 barrels. J. C. Burch.
the president, is now in Portland per
fecting arrangements regarding details
of shipping, labor supply and other
matters which must be settled before
actual operations can begin.
CAMPAIGN CHARGES START
Rushlight and Baker Accused oy 12
o'clock Club Members.
2 CHARGED WITH MURDER
Charles and Porter Fueston Accused
of Slaying Albert Williams.
SPOKANE. Wash., May 9. (Special.)
On a warrant charging him with first
deKre murder for the killing of Albert
Williams, Charles Fueston was arrest
ed this afternoon by Detective Cecil
Thompson. The detective took his pris
oner to police headquarters, where he
was immediately closeted with Com
missioner of Publlo Safety Hayden.
Chief of Police Doust and. Captain of
Detectives Burns.
Later Porter - Fneston. brother of
Charles Fueston. was taken into cus
tody. The arrests were made upon a war
rant sworn to In a Justice Court by
rrosecutiog Attorney George H. Cran
dell and turned over to the police de
' partment-
The deadly assault upon Albert Will,
lams, a business college student. 22
years old. occurred on the night of
April IS. at the comer of Olive avenue
and Napa street. He had Just parted
from a young woman. Miss Ruth Pain,
having accompanied her home from a
prayer meeting at the Union Park
Baptist Church.
He died from the effects, of the as
sault on the morning of April 17. with
out having regained consciousness.
CARRANJA MAKES THREAT
(Continued From First Page.)
stance for a man from Sail Francisco,
but before entering the grand Jury
chamber be declined to name any of
the men concerned or to comment on
the status of Masson, the French avi
ator, and his mechanician, Thomas
Dean, who were detained by the Tuc
son officers when the aeroplane was
elzed.
Federal agents watched all day here
for Masson and Dean, who left Tucson
a few hours after their experience with
the officer there and were reported on
Charges that Mayor Rushlight has
not been a Mayor in the Interests of
the people, but of the. corporations,
that he and John H. Burgard and
Waldemar Seton organized the Juanlta
Investment Company to take advantage
of Inside knowledge officially obtained
in making real estate investments, and
that Councilman Baker was delinquent
n me payment or taxes on his per
sonal property were made yesterday at
noon Deiore tne Twelve o'clock Club,
an Impromptu organization whose
members say they will meet every day
until election for the discussion of
municipal candidates.
The charges against Rushlight were
made by T. A. Sweeney, a contractor.
ana loose against iJaxer by w. jr. Mc
Kenney, a resident of. Rose City Park.
Aianson w. Mimes, a resident of Sell
wood, presented statements that had
been given out by Mr. Rushlight In
his own favor, but said that he did
not consider Mr. Rushlight mayoralty
timber. A wordy clash occurred when
Mr. Hlme8 referred to candidates who
had announced themselves for commis
sioner as riffraff. Sanfleld McDonald,
Progressive, protested hotly that the
term should not be used, and Mr. Himes
withdrew it.
' Mr. Baker said last night that he
had bis tax receipts for the years
when McKenney had said he had not
paid his taxes, and that be would place
them in the hands of J. J. Sayer. who
will be chairman of today's meeting of
the club in the auditorium of the Jour
nal building, so that those wbo wish
to do bo may see them.
HILLSBORO BANK VICTOR
Frank M. Crabtree, Laurel Hop man.
Must Pay $(2000 Note.
HILLSBORO. Or May 9. (Special.)
in commercial Bank of this place to
night won a verdict over Frank M.
Crabtree. a well-known Laurel hop
grower, in an action for 12000 and in
terest. The case has been on trial here
for five days with Judge Kavanaugh.
of Portland, sitting.
Crabtree purchased stock in the Peo
ple's Store Company, now bankrupt, and
gave his note for $2000 In payment.
This note was sold to the Commercial
Bank and Crabtree resisted payment,
alleging that It was on the advice of
the president of the bank that he pur
chased the stock in the store.
The president, on the stand, denied
this assertion but sajd he did tell Crab
tree of the financial standing of the
brokers who handled the sale of the
store.
The result of the trial is Important.
as on the decision of Judge Kavanaugh
will hang other cases involving close to
jSjOO on outstanding notes, all given
for the purchase of stock In the Peo
ple's Store.
Jim Flynn win be given credit for gam-
nesa. Not a whit disheartened by hl out
pointing by McCarty at Philadelphia. Flynn
to now oraiiomj a match with ouobott
Smith. , Ha shows more courage thaa ilo-
Cartr.
PROTEST REACTS
T SETTLERS
GIS
Secretary Lane Indicates He
Will Abandon Projects In
dicating Failure.
HOPE SEEN FOR OREGON
Senator Lane Will Urge Diversion
of Part of Montana Money to
nis State, Where Feasible
Enterprises Wait.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 9. Witnesses who ap
peared yesterday before Secretary Lane
to complain of conditions on Govern
ment irrigation projects so far over
played their hand that the Secretary
this afternoon indicated it might be
advisable to abandon the Milk River
and Sun River projects, which have
been only begun, in which event there
will be available for use In other states
approximately $15,000,000.
The showing made by representa
tives of the Montana Water Users- As
sociation was to the effect that the
farmers were destitute, unable to raise
and market crops, and unable to pay for
their lands. This Indicated to Secre
tary Lane that it would be unwise to
expend $15,000,000 more on these proj-
ets. If they are known in advance to
be failures.
Oregon's Claims Revived.
Senator Lane, who has been looking
up testimony of Montana witnesses.
will appear before Secretary Lane and
urge the diversion of part of this Mon
tana money to Oregon, pointing out
that there are two big feasible projects
in Oregon, where the money can be
expended with every assurance that the
projects will be successful the West
Umatilla project and the Deschutes, on
which the state Is ready to oo-operate
with the Government.
Colorado today put In a bid for part
of the Montana allotment, for a project
which will cost $90 an acre, and gave
assurance that settlers would be glad
to have projects at that price. This is
considerably more than the Oregon
projects will cost. If there Is to be a
reapportionment of funds. Senator Lang
wants a large slice for Oregon.
Settlers Told to Be Level-Headed.
As a result of the unanimous request
irom- representatives or settlers upon
various Government reclamation proj
ects for a greater voice In the manage
ment of the projects. Secretary Lane
asked these delegates tonight to draft
tomorrow for submission to htm "a con
servatlve outline of the things that
should be put up to the settlers for
their determination. The Secretary
advised them to "be as level-headed"
as they could and not to ask for full
control of the projects before comple
tion and payment therefor.
Ton need not ask for full control.
for I do not intend to give it to you,
he said.
Conferences with the water users
continued today and tonight. The last
delegates heard were from the Truckee.
Carson project in Nevada. Complaint
wag made that there were too many
reclamation employes walking out to
play tennis in the cool of the evening
to suit tne settlers.
EXTRA INNINGS PLAYED
BUCKS LOSC TO LA GliYXDE
-VXD YAKS TO BOISE.
Leonard Bests Peet In Pitchers
Battle at Walla Walla Where
Baker Loses S-to-0 Game.
Two extra Inning games were played
in the Western Trl-State Leairue Fri
day, it taking 11 Innings for La Grande
To defeat Pendleton 8 to 6 and ten In
nings for Boise to win over North
Yakima 7 to S. Walla Walla defeated
Baker 3 to 0.
At North Yakima, Boise came up from
behind when the score was 6 to 1
against them in the sixth, and tied the
score In the eighth. In the extra In
ning Boise won 7 to 6. Each side got
12 hits. Boise batters got more extra
bases. Two baggers were the longest
hits. The score: R. H. E,
Boise 7 10 1
Yakima 5 10 1
Batteries Johnston and Gand. Kn-
Stanley and Stevens.
At Walla Walla it was a pitchers'
battle. Leonard besting Peet. Roth
had almost airtight support and It was
a pretty game. Leonard walked three.
struck out seven and Feet passed six,
and fanned four.
Walla Walla made one run earned In
the fourth and two unearned in the
eighth. The one Baker error was made
In this inning, permitting Leonard to
get on first and advancing Brown a
base. Both scored later on hits. Score:
R. H. E.
Walla Walla S 9 1
Baker '. 0 6 1
Batteries Leonard and Brown, Peet
and Post.
Pendleton's errors let the Spuds lead
early in the game. In the eighth, with
the game & to 3, Augustus, for Pendle
ton, hit a two Backer with two on and
tied. La Grande scored one in the
tenth. Buck's swat sending one over.
Pendleton evened it up with a double
and a single. In the eleventh a triple
and a walk put to Peterson's triple
brought them home. Score: v
R. H. E.
La Grande 8 12 3
Pendleton 8 12 8
Batteries Byrne, Jamison and Peter
son; K ratine and McGarrigle.
THEATER CLEARED QUIETLY
Fire In Moving Picture House Taken
Calmly by Audience,
More than 300 persons quietly filed
from the Nob Hill Theater, a moving
picture show at Twenty-third and
Kearney streets, shortly before 9
clock last night, when crossed wires
started a small blaze.
Fearing a panic, the manager of the
theater stepped upon the stage when
the wires began to rain sparks and
asked the audience to disperse. Assist
ed by policemen and firemen, the per
sons In the theater left. The fire was
soon extinguished and the damage, was
small.
SUNDAY OUTING TRIP 25C
Special excursion to Hillsboro Sunday
round trip. Including auto trip and
lunch ZSc; get tickets now at 90 Fifth
St. Train leaves Jefferson-street depot,
corner of Front and Jefferson sta. at
10:30 A. M. Sunday.
Hillsboro is a charming suburban community
of activity and prosperity is right on the
Oregon Electric, the P. R. & N. and the
Southern Pacific Electric extension. Hills
boro possesses every residential requirement
and metropolitan convenience.
for round trip to Hillsboro,
including lunch and auto
ride thro' the city.
TRAIN LEAVES
Sunday Tomorrow at 10:30 A. M. From Jefferson Street Depot, Front
and Jefferson Streets. Reserve your
TICKETS AT OUR OFFICE TODAY
Whether you are interested in realty investments or not, this trip will interest
you you will enjoy every mile of the trip you wall enjoy every moment you
are with us. Bring your family and f rends; you incur no obligation, and will
not be importuned to 'purchase unless you express a desire to do so.
A Homesite to Be Given Away '
Absolutely Free
iWe are going to present a lot absolutely free to one of our guests there are
no strings to this gift no conditions nothing to do. It will be given abso
lutely unconditionally! Be with us you may be the lucky, one to secure this
beautiful home site right in the heart of Hillsboro.
Sunday SpecialBig Lots Right $
in the Heart of Hillsboro Only
For Sunday as a special opening day feature we have reduced the price of
all $125 lots to $90. Just think of it! Splendid home sites, just a block from
the Courthouse right in a section that will grow and double the value of your
property in less than a year. Don't take our word for it visit the property o"V ' I L D TVTC
Sunday and determine its value for yourself. . iiAD I A xLXVi'liJ
ITH-WILLOUGHBY CO.
90 First St.
Phone Main 8770
Portland
MEN KEEP SILENCE
Ex-Police Inspectors Get Max
imum Sentences.
HIGHER-UPS NOT BETRAYED
Whitman Holds Felony Charge Over
Heads as Club to Discourage
. Appeal Year in Prison and
$500 Fine Imposed.
NEW YORK. Mar 9. Dennis
Sweeney, John Murtha, James m.
Hussey and James F. Thompson, for
mer police Inspectors, convicted or con
spiring to obstruct Justice to check
graft revelations Involving1 them, were
sentenced today to serve one year In
the penitentiary and pay a fine of $500
each. This is tne maximum sentence.
Ud to the moment that sentence was
pronounced, the belief prevailed that
one ol the tour wouia squeal to me
District Attorney on "the man higher
up." If any of them had entertained
such intention he masked it under
stolid front of calmness as he faced the
bar.
No move of any sort looking to ap
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Water
with your meab for a few Jay.
See haw much healthier and hap
pier you'll feel every morning
una, ALU ., rp
4a Medic, The
W.GilmamTksi
vetitiea. ana1 Clinical Medicine of
fb. UslranHT i the CUtr at N,
X rk, in rexcrence t. pore, ci
ated 4n4 waters. UTit "Thi
coolinj, rexreenlni, and wh.leaom.
Tk.y promote dife.non, and Kelp
raete product, iron tu
peal was taken today by any of the
four prisoners. An effectual club
against appeal is held by the District
Attorney In the form of 19 indict
ments for bribery a felony recently
returned agalnBt the quartette.
"If the prisoners appeal, I will bring
them to trial on the bribery charges,"
Is the attitude taken by the District
Attorney.
The crime for which the four Inspec
tors highest uniformed officials in the
department were convicted, was
brought to light by the DIstrlot At
torney In his crusade against graft in
the police department, begun after the
murder of Herman Rosenthal. George
A. Bipp, a resort keeper, told Mr.
Whitman that he paid regular protec
tion money to collectors acting for
Sweeney.
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ARRIVE ASTORIA 5:00 P. M.
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ARRIVE SEASIDE . . . . .5:55 P. M.
RETURNS SUNDAY EVENING
Leaving Seaside 6:30 P. M., Gearhart 6:36 P. M.f Astoria 7:15 P. M., arriving
Portland 10:25 P. M.
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