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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. I.I 1 1. NO. 16,416. 15,000 VOICES JOIH AT CONFERENCE END Christian Citizenship Sessions Close. AUDIENCE SEEMS INSPIRED Speakers Fairly Outdo Them-, selves in Farewell Talks. THOUSANDS TURNED AWAY Criticism Is Made of "Ungodly Teaching" Being Given to Xew Chinese Republic by Nations of Europe Appeals Are Many. With uplifted faces, shining under the glory of the bright lights of Mult nomah Stadium, with voices swelling up and up in an enormous sweep of harmony, more than 15,000 persons wera singing "God Be With Tou Till We 5 Meet Again" in the closing mo ments of the Second World s Christian Citizenship Conference last night. Not only did the audience sing as though inspired but the speakers seemed to have caught fire of inspira tion from the dense mass of humanity that filled- the grandstand, boxes, bleachers, additional seats that had been installed tor the occasion, and spread out in solid ranks of standing people almost completely encircling the speakers" rostrum. Speakers Enthrall Audiences. The three speakers who have been the most popular In proceeding sessions were picked to give the principal fare well messages of the Conference, and in each case the speaker fairly outdid himself. It is Impossible to estimate what the entire attendace of the evening was, although throughout the session there were fully 15,000' persons assembled . within the stadium. For more than an hour after the openitig of the meet ing, however, there was a continual Stream of people pouring into the sta dium and out of the stadium, by way of the stairway at. the North side of the grandstand. In this stream -. of transient visitors, were those who had become weary of standing and realized that there was no opportunity of se curing seats, and those who were crowding Into the stadium to occupy the standing room of those who were leaving. Thousands Turn Away. Borne thousands turned away at the entrance of the stadium when they discovered that there was only stand ing room. Including all who attended in the continually-changing belt of standing spectators about .the rostrum. It is probable that a total of fully 25,000 heard at least a portion of the services of the closing session. Prolonged cheers rose from the as sembly wncn the president of the con ference. Dr. H. . C. MInton, of Pitts burg, led forward on. the platfrom the three charter members of the National Reform Association who were able to attend the conference Dr. H. H. George, of Beaver Falls, Pa.; W. A, Campbell, of New Wilmington, Pa., and R. N. Redpath, of Olathe, Kan. Three at Early meeting. In the whole assembly these three were the only ones who had been also present at the conference 60 years ago t in Xenia, O., in which the National " Reform League, which has initiated and is holding the World's Christian Cltt zenship Conferences, was organized. Mr. Campbell is 85 years old. Dr. George 81 and Mr. Redpath is 71. Speaking for his . companions, Dr. George recounted the debates of the meeting in Xenla half a century ago, out of which sprung the movement for the revival of Christian principles not only in the church, but in the family the state, the Nation and the world, which has been the motive element in the conferences since held. As he closed his address and resumed his seat, the entire assembly was called upon to rise and to join in sing ing "America." Patriotism of China Flames. The patriotism of the new China flamed in the address given by K Poon Chew, of Canton, who was wel corned to the rostrum with prolonged cheering and han-clapplng. "I want to- talk to you against ih ungodly teaching that is being given to tne rew Chinese Republic by th nations of Europe," he cried. "They are teaching China that might make right; that the spoils belong to the strong. "Our nation Is being taught tTdw by the powers of Europe that It mu& hava a strong army; that it must spen SO per cent of its revenue (even thoug this may reduce the nation to poverty in other lines) to prepare an army to resist the invasion of the Christian na ttona of Europe. , "England forced opium upon us the reign of that most noble and Chris ;' tlan Queen, Victoria. England took our land and our treasure. We care not so much for the land or the treas ure but the wrecked homes and the lives embittered in China by this in fernal drug that was imposed upon by Christian England! rnlted States Declared Kind. "The only redeeming feature in th history of our dealings with Christian (Concluded on Page S. CHECK TO BE PUT ON FOREIGN INFLUX SECRETARY WILSON SEES NEED OF CURBING IMMIGRATION". TJndesirubles Said to Be Coming In to Detriment of Those Al ready in America. WASHINGTON, July 6. (Special.) William B. Wilson, Secretary of La bor. Intends to ask for a thorough re vision of the Immigration laws to pre vent the tremendous influx of unde sirable foreigners to this country each year. He is at present making an ex haustive study of the problem and his recommendations will be submitted to President Wilson. -I have decided," Mr. Wilson told a reporter tonight, "that the immigra tion laws are not sufficiently strong. "Our first duty is to those who are i Amoria notlvn or foreign. The question naturally follows whether the tremendous Influx of aliens is noi in jurious to those who are already here. There is no question that there is great evil in our immigration system and it up to us to correct this. Both Democrats and Republicans nd Congress will join next year in putting through a strong immigration bill." BOY SEES FATHER DROWN Douglas County Rancher and Team Lost in Umpqua River. ROSEBURG, Or.. July 6. (Special.) J wnt over the raDlds when he was I fording the Umpqua River in his wagon today, Judd Early, a rancher living three miles from fiyrtle Creek, was drowned. A valuable team which he was driving was also lost. Early passed the day with friends near Myrtle Creek and was returning home when the, accident happened. According to his nine-year-old son, who was standing on the shore and was the only eye-witness to the tragedy, the wagon had reached a point near the cen- ter of the stream when the team sud- I enly foundered and was swept over the I rapids. The team was taken from the I river late today but at 9 o'clock tonight I the body of Early had not been re- I covered. Early Is survived by his wife nd son. He was 38 years old. He came to Douglas County a year ago from Enumclauw, Wash. HOT WAVE THOUGHT OVER North Pacific Coast to Have Local - Showers Early in Week. WASHINGTON, July 6. Relief from 1 the heat wave was promised today in I the Weather Bureau weekly bulletin, which says: ' I Unseasonably high temperatures I need not be expected during the com- ing week. In the West it will be warmer Monday and Tuesday, though not decidedly so, and some modera- tlon may be expected after the middle Casualties resulting from the fight of the week. I in Saturday are now estimated at 110. Generally fair weather will prevail durlng the week over the greater por- tlon of the country. A moderate dis turbance Is now off the- extreme North Pacific Coast, but its eastward move ment will probably not be attended by more than local showers over the Northwest during the early portion of the week. LA GRANDE WOMEN' HURT Car Strikes Auto AVith Party of . Tourists En Route to Seaside. Mrs. C. A. McCrary, 33 years old, and Mrs. J. E. Fowler, 48, matrons ot La Grande, who were members of a party of five, automobile touring from La Grand to Seaside, were severely bruised but not seriously hurt last night when a streetcar struck their machine at Milwaukle avenue and Bybee streets. The machine was badly smashed. N With their husands and a young woman protege, the two Injured wom en were in their machine proceeding along Bybee whenr they collided with a Sellwood car at the intersection of the streets. Their machine was thrown against the cur. They- were rushed in a Red Cross ambutance to Good Samar itan hospital, where Dr. A. E. Rockey attended them. ' "-r WIVES TO SWAP COOKING Households of Hood River to Work on Co-operative Flan. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 6. (Special.) A number of families of the Upper Hood River Valley have adopted unique plan for conducting their house hold work on a co-operative basis this Summer. In this district domestics are scarce, and the households, all within a short distance of one another, will assemble alternately at one of the homes, where the meals will be prepared. During the past two weeks the residents of the China Hill district of the valley have been taking their meals at the home of Homer A'. Rogers, a Portland real ; estate man. who passes the Summers on his ranch here. LADY CAMOYSJS MOTHER Son and Heir Born to Former Miss Mildred Sherman. LONDON. July 6. (Special.) A soM and belr was born to Lord and Lady Camoys on Saturday night at their house at Ennlsmore Gardens, London. Lady Camoys was Miss Mildred Sherman, daughter of Mrs. William Watts Sherman, and a sister of Mrs. Lawrence L. Gillespie. She was mar ried to Lord Camoys on November 25, 191L STRIKERS IN FULL CONTROL IN RAND NewspapersObeyCom. mand to Close. CLUB GUARDED BY TROOPS Reign of Terror Unequaled Since Raid and War. TRAINS SUSPEND SERVICE Miners Count on Government's Fear of 2 00,000 Natives Now Locked in Compounds, Who Would " Be Dangerous if Loose. JOHANNESBURG. July 6. The set tlement of the strike among the gold miners in the Rand district, which the government arranged with a committee of strikers yesterday, has proved in effective. The mobs reassembled today. All trains and streetcars suspended service, the crews refusing to work. No news papers were able to publish today. Ad ditional troops guarded the Rand Club, the scene of serious encounters Satur- day- A ereat mob assembled there, hooting and jeering the troops, Gladstone's Recall Demanded. a huge meeting was held this after- noon to celebrate the strikers' victory. The leaders Invited the men to attend tomorrow the funeral of those killed, whom they described as "martyrs to a glorious cause." The suggestion that Governor-Gen era! Gladstone's recall be demanded was greeted with cheers. A ballot of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers or the wiiole reef gave a vast majority in favor of accepting the proposed settlement. The council of the society adopted a resolution providing for the calling of a strike a month hence should the grievances not be adequately redressed. Unions Flashed With Victory. The Federated Unions, are flushed with success and confident that they are complete masters of the situation. The trades unionists are ready to obey any order given them. The leaders have already commanded the news papers to cease publication until fur- ther notice. They count on the govem- ment'a fear of the natives. 200,000 of whom are locked in the compounds, at tbe mines. They might start looting ana killing if unloosed. Two 0f ficers. three soldiers and sev- eral policemen were wounded. Printers to Publish Paper. The editors of the various newspa pers conferred with the eaeratea (Concluded on Page 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, 74 degrees; minimum, til. TODAY Fair; westerly winds. Christian Conference. Plan or work for World'f Christian Citizen ship Delegates luggesiea oy Page 5. foreign. Reien of terror renewed in Johannesburg gold strike. Page l. Hector Macpherson tells or co-operation in Swiss agriculture. fast National. F.epublicans charge false charges are made . . . ............ i . IJ i. ) Secretary Wilson proposes to put euro on lnllux or unuesiraoie xoreiguers. r&ss x. Domestic. Wheat buyers cautious as season opens. Page J. Lina C'avalieri to be married to tenor with whom she toured America. Page 4. XJ. S. Grant and Iowa widow keeping wed ding date secret, rags . Sport. Harr yHeilmann to be recalled by .Beavers. Page tt. Spokane practically closes deal for Mike 1 ncn as manager. raiB o. Manager Levy wants to keep Rivers out of rina- until September, page . Giants seem to have firm hold, on top of national leasrue. fa Be - Walla Walla has 0-polnt margin at close ot first halt season in western League. Page v. Johnny Wolff says he is out of regatta game lor year. raie . Pacific Coast League Results Sacramento 4, Portland 3; Oakland u-e, Venice -- I,os Angeles 4-4, asan Page S. Francisco . 4-2. Northwestern League Results Portland 15-2, Spokane lu-3; victoria u, 1 a cum it o (called nine innings, rain); Vancouver 5, Seattle 3. Page S. Portland rowing crews to go to Vancouver, 15. louay. rage v. Pacific Northwest. Early work promised on Butte-Boise-Win- nemucca rallroaa. page a. Catholic Federation ot State of Washington opens in Seattle. Page 'Spite fence" ordered removed by Judge McGinn. Pago 14. Portland and Vicinity. Motorists and City officials to confer on methods 01 curbing speeders, page 7 City Purchasing Agent has system nearly perrectea una preaicis grai saving Page 14. Harbor dredges are kept busy. Page 10. EUGENIC HUSBAND SOUGHT Ludlc de Beaux, However, Wants to Get Spouse With Money. BOSTON, Mass., July 6. (Special.) Mrs. J. H. Goodhue, known on the stage as Mile. Ludle de Beaux, Is back In Boston seeking a eugenic husband with money. "Not that I believe in marrying for money alone," said the young widow, "but I do say it Is useful. I wouldn't give a snap of my fingers for a college-boy husband. He means all right, but he doesn't know. Marry, and the first thing you know papa has cut off his allowance, and then you are back where you started from. Your husband is too lazy to work. You must go to work, bringing home the money. - .'"As. for eugenics, I should begin in high schools to teach Improvement of offspring, science of improving human stock. Within four years no man 6r woman can get a license to' marry in the United States without first pro duclng a certificate of health." ACCIDENT MARS PICNIC Eugene Contractor Suffers Injuries in Mishap on Kerry. EUGENE, Or., July 6. (Specials Albert Johnson, contractor, suffered- a broken thigh and lacerated face when he was thrown 20 feet to the ground here today by the breaking of a cleat on a ferry boat cable support. , '. " WHEW! ' M"1'" 'J 1 REFERENDUM FRAUD DECLARED FOUND Workmen's Compensa tion Act Affected. IXuT.8i1T0N TO BE ASKED Beckwith 1 and Babcock Com- , plete Searching Inquiry. COURT RULINGS DESIRED False Addresses and Implication of Names Sufficient to Keep Measure From Ballot Are Declared to Exist. SALEM, Or., July 6. (Special.) In the belief that they have evidence that discredits many of the signatures to the petitions to refer the workmen's compensation act. Harvey Beckwith and C." D. Babcock, prospective mem bers of the workmen's compensation commissioners under the law, will ask an Investigation tomorrow bythe Dis trict Attorney of Multnomah County. After several weeks of work, Messrs. Beckwith and Babcock today finished an examination of the petitions and all evidence obtained will be turned over to the District Attorney. . Many Duplications Charged. While unwilling for the present to give specific instances ot irregularities, they say they have found sufficient duplications of signatures and false ad dresses to justify them in asking for an investigation by the courts. Rul lngs, which will be asked on certain points. If the District Attorney starts legal action, would invalidate enough signatures to throw the petitions out. There are only 164 more names to the petitions filed by Secretary of State than are required. by law, 6312 being the minimum number. Mr, Babcock said the District Attor ney of Multnomah County would be asked to make the examination because the signature -were - obtained In Port land. Injunction Suit Expected. If sufficient evidence of fraud is found to warrant legal action, the Dls trict Attorney is expected to file suit to enjoin Secretary of State Olcott from having on the ballots at the special election in November any mention of the workmen's compensation act. This done, the law would become operative at once and the commission would pro ceed to business. . Action, it is believed, will be taken this week to test the validity of th Day bill, providing the special initia tive election in November. Circuit Judge Galloway has decided the xneas ure is unconstitutional and Attorney (Concluded on Page 3.) .1 JOHN D 'ROSE BUSH IN LORD'S GARDEN' PASTOR LAUDS OIL MAGNATE FOR RELIGIOUS LIKE. Rockefeller, Wearing Overcoat, Silk Hat and Blue Necktie, Goes to See How Sunday School Fares. CLEVELAND, July 6. (Special.) Wearing an overcoat, a silk hat and a blue necktie, from which peeped a pearl scarfpin. John D. Rockefeller, at tended the Euclud-Avenue Baptist Church this morning to see how the Sunday school of which he is superin tendent is faring. The oil magnate questioned W. W. Alexander, his assistant, closely about the work - in which Mr. Rockefeller formerly was the active leader. Re ferring to Mr. Rockefeller and other old members. Rev. W. W. Bustard, pastor, called them "Rose bushes in the Lord's garden.' "The strong sturdy characters who for years have led religious lives and have been steadfast and regular in the Lord's work, are those who are plant ed," he said, "but those whose interest is only superficial are like slips stuck in the ground to wither quickly." Mr. Rockefeller congratulated Mr. Bustard on his sermon, referring to the pastor's remarks deploring the growing lack of interest by Protestant church people and his appeal that the congregation bestir Itself. DOCK MAY BE GIVEN UP Pearl Harbor Project Suffers in Accident. WASHINGTON. July 6. (Special.) Important conferences are being held In the Navy Department in regard, to the Pearl Harbor graving drydock. work on which has been suspended for severad months following the collapse of the structure. The preliminary Teports received soon after the accident indicated, tne situation was grave and that possibly the project would have to be aban doned. Rear-Admiral Homer R. Stan ford, chief of the Bureau of "lards and Docks, and Civil Engineer F. R. Harris, of the New York Navy Yard, went to Hawaii to Inspect the work. Admiral Stanford returned to Washington some weeks ago and Mr. Harris remained to continue the investigation. An official report from the engin eers on duty at Pearl Harbor has been received by the Navy Department and at the same time Mr. Harris arrived in Washington. While no Information as to the findings and recommendation contained In the report has been given out, it is understood, that the prelimi nary reports as to the gravity of the situation are conliremed. Conditions are-such that it may be found advisable to abandon the Idea of constructing a graving dock at Pearl Harbor, in which event-Congress, may be asked for au thtority to substitute a-floating dry- dock, or, it Is possible, the Navy De partment will abandon the plan for a dock at Pearl' Harbor and Instead rec ommend that a great drydock be con structed on -the Pacific Coast. CHILD AT PLAY IS SHOT Gnu Meant to Kill Chicken Found by Youngster. LOS ANGELES. July 6. (Special.) Thoughtless dispostion of a tirearm caused the Instant death of Dolly Tooker, six-year-old daughter of J. B Tooker, an engineer on the Arizona division of the Santa Fe, at the Grand Canyon. Tooker left his rifle in-the back yard to shoot a chicken. Catrino Viescas and Beatrice Lucero were r-laylng In the back yard with Dolly. They were taking turns at swinging beneath one of the big trees. With all the In qulsitiveness of a seven-year-old child, Catrino spied the rifle and proceeded to try it. In fun she pointed it at Dolly and pulled the trigger. Being a repeater, the rifle was dischart, sd ar d the bullet tore through the girl s head Tooker and his wife, in addiUon to several persons nearby, heard the shot and screams of the children and rushed out to find the girl unconscious. She died in 20 minutes. The result of the inquest was a verdict of accidental death. The grief-stricken parents, with the body of their child, arrived hi Los Angeles today. CHARITIES SESSIONS OPEN Prominent Speakers Fill Pulpits for Seattle Preachers. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 6. Several prominent speakers attending the Na tional Conference of Charities and Cor rection, which opened here today, ap peared in the pulpits of Seattle churches and a large audience attended the conference devotional exercises at the Moore theater. The conference sermon was delivered by Rev. A. J. McKelway, of Atlanta. Ga. At night a general session was held in the auditorium of the Broadway High School. Rev. Mr. Barnabas, su perintendent of the Lincoln Agricul tural School of Lincolndale, N. Y., read the report of the children's committee and F. J.. Sessions, superintendent of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home of Daven port, la., addressed the meeting on "Vocational Training in Institutions." SEATTLE LUMBERMAN DIES George Newell, Pioneer of Puget Sound Country, Passes". SEATTLE. Wash., July 6. (Special.) George Newell, pioneer lumberman and well-known resident of Seattle for the past 36 years, died today at the family residence, 3820 Eighth avenue. South, after an Illness of two weeks Mr. Newell was born in Winchester, Ont., March 20. 1841. He came to Seattle in 1877 and established the Newell Mlli & Lumber Company and was active In the lumber business until he retired a few years ago. Mr. Newell is survived by Fred New ell, a son, and Mrs. I. M. Newman and J. C. Gunby, daughters. Funeral services will be held Wednes day afternoon under the auspices of home lodge No. 100, A. F. & A. M. BOTH SIDES SUFFER TERRIBLE LOSSES 200,000 Now Engaged In Balkan War. BULGARIANS GAIN ADVANTAGE Servia Suffers More Than in Conflict with Turkey. GREEKS STILL ADVANCING Number of Killed and Wounded in Week's Fighting Estimated at 30,000 to -40, 000 Tales of Atrocities Reiterated. LONDON, July 6. After 10 days fighting, more severe and deadly in character than anything in the last Balkan war, a little light begins to break on the hitherto obscure opera tions. Ia the first place, th Servians have lost more men than in tho whole previous campaign, and semi-official statements issued at Belgrade have tho appearance of an Intention to prepare the public for news of a disaster. Desperate fighting, with varying for. tunes, has progressed along the VarSar and Eregallnitsa Rivers, and seems to be in favor of the Bulgarians. Bulsarlan Invasion Progresses. Important news has been received of the Bulgarian invasion of Servia through Beiogradchyk, 45 miles nrth east of Nish, Servia's most Important fortified town. No indication i3 given of the strength of the Bulgarian col umn at this point, but the Bulgarians declare they have defeated the Ser vians and captured filve guns and a. quantity of other war material, and, by the occupation of the passes, to have opened the road to Nish. There is heavy fighting alao between the Servians and ulgarlans to the south of Istip and in the neighborhood of Kotchana. About 200,000 men are en gaged and the losses on both sides ap pear to be terrible. Greek Victories xplained. ulgarla's strategy appears to be to hold the Greeks in check, probably with, comparatively small forces, while she deals with Servia. This assumption, if correct, would explain the victorious advance of the Greek army. Unconfirmed reports credit the Bul garians with victories near Korlll, giv ing them the key to Uskup, and with an outflanking movement from the south of Tabynos Lake, which would cut off the Greek retreat. Salonlki dispatches continue to report Greek victories. The Greeks are said to have captured 16 guns at Doiran. Evidence of desperate fighting is found in the arrival of 8000 wounded at Sa lonika taxing the town's accommoda tions and resources to the uttermost. Casualties May Reach 40,000. A conservative estimate of the killed and wounded in last week's fighting fixes the number at from 30,000 to 40, 000. Thousands of destitute refugees from the scene of the fighting are com ing into Salonikl. The Greeks continue to make whole sale charges against the Bulgarians ot burning and pillaging all the villages they abandon and ot committing mur ders, mutilation and other horrors: More than 4000 refugees are concen trated at Nlgrita and adjacent villages. CANYON AWES BRAZILIAN Dr. Muller Deeply Impressed by Vis-it to Scenic Spot. GRAND CANYON, Ariz., July 6. "It has been all day like a beautiful fan tasy. It touches the loftiest emotions of the soul. Some day .1 am coming back for a long stay. I want to go out to the rim at Marcopa point all alone in the evening and watch the sun set on this most wonderful work of God." That was the tribute to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado paid tonight by Dr. Lauro Muller, Brazilian Secretary of State and special ambassador of the South American republic. In the afternoon Ambassador Muller Insisted, despite threatening weather, on driving to Hopi, Maricopa and other points on the western rim. He was always the last of the party to leave the viewpoints and seemingly took much pleasure in collecting rocks illus trating the formation of the Grand Canyon. ACTOR KILLS HIS WIFE Jealousy Reason for Murder and Suicide. KANSAS CITY! July 6. Jealousy prompted Frank Bailey, a vaudeville acto of Atlanta Ga., to shoot and kill his wife and team mate, Mazie Ed wards, of Denver, and to commit sui cide here today. The woman was asleep when Bailey fired the fatal shot. They are said to be well known on the vaudeville stage. DENVER, July 6. Mrs. Frank Bailey was the daughter of Thomas Kennedy, of this city, she had been on the stage nine years, having assumed the name of Mazie Edwards. Her correct name was Mary B. Kennedy. One of Mrs. Bailey's earliest theat rical engagements was with the "Mother Goose" company and she was a member of the troupe which was playing In the Iroquls Theater at the time of its fateful fire in Chicago. 1