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TnE MORNING OKEGONIAN. MONDAY, JULY 7, 1913 t TDimr k i STOLEN GEM! incHi mauL hll t YOUITO WIDOW WHO IS TO BECOME WIFE OF U. S. GRANT j AT SAN DIEGO. - ' I AT SEA AT OUTSET Jewels Worth $50,000 Recov ered in Satchel in Greenwich. mmm Early Buyers Limiting Them selves to Purchases for Immediate Needs. THIEF IMPLICATES WOMAN imra FOREIGNERS ARE CAUTIOUS Charters Taken for August Are Wved on Hope That Early Move- " ment Will Ptit Market Down to Export Basis. v CHICAGO, July 6. (Special.) Actual merchandising problems are now before the wheat trade. The new crop Is be ginning" to move In commercial volume although there was a movement from the old orop In excess of trade require ments when the new crop started. There Is still a chance for a fair aver age crop in the Northwest despite the fact that the early promise has been much impaired. Nevertheless, the trade will be at sea until the crop Is safely harvested, so faulty was the condition under which It was seeded and so seri ous the losses in some important areas since. Early Demand Is Slow. There is Indication now that the mer chandising demand for wheat In the near future will be rather slow. Millers may take the first marketings of new soft Winter- wh-at. in their immediate localities lor a time if the price Is mod- rate but there being no indication of an immediate scramble for supplies for fu ture needs. Foreign buyers appear to be irolng rather slowly also. There being a large quantity of old wheat at hind Ltbroad to say nothing of the new crop marketing some will soon be available Export bids from abroad are out of ine and not numerous, but seaboard ex porters have chartered a lot of ocean freight for August shipment on the theory that the movement from first l ands will be heavy enough to put the market down to export level. . Worlda Consumption Larger. i Insofar as the trade's Informations khe world Is now consuming wheat on a keale about 25 per cent larger than that t 15 or 2ft years ago. . Timely rains where mnst needed made ri slightly easier market last week for orn. Crop reports were almost uni ormly good, the hot weather having brought the crop about up to date In a arge part of the belt. A large share of has already been laid by. FALL IN HOME IS FATAL Woman Found With Wounds on Head Thought to Have Swooned. JOLIET. 111., July 6. (Special.) With a deep wound In her head, Mrs. Tiias w. Gray, the wife of an oculist ind a sister of Rear-Admiral Bowler, of the United States Navy, who died In Tampa, Fla., a few months ago, was found dead in her home today, with Iier head badly bruised. The body was found lying on the floor by her husband on his return from a short absence. No other mem ber of the family was at home at the time. She was believed to be In per fect health, and the supposition Is that ;he swooned, striking her head against i sharp projection or piece of furni ture. The Coroner will hold an Inquest to- Innorrow. Mrs. Gray was 60 years old md prominent in church and social lrcies. Strikers are in control (Continued from First Pass.) "jtions' leaders tonight, with the result hat the Typographical Union will pub- Jsh a paper giving colorless reports of tie events. Except at the time of the Jameson Id in 1896 and the outbreak of the var In 1899 this city has not experi- nced such a day of terrorism as Satur- ay. The mobs In the business section lused less fear than desperadoes who F'ere threatening to dynamite the homes :t the wealthy. All places of business rere closed and guarded by troops, hlle bands of citizens armed with fles patrolled the residential quarter. Striker Loot Rand CInb. The rioting began when strikers orced their way into the Rand Club, nose members are mine-owners. They etrrollshed everything on 1 the ground toor. Three times dragoons scattered h mob, but It quickly reformed. The 3M fired a volley over the heads of e ?oters, and then two volleys dl- ectly Into their ranks. The rioters ed, leaving behind a large number of hied and wounded". Local troops then ook command at the four principal treets. which, they swept with their lfles whenever the rioters started to eturn. In the meantime, from the housetops roops were assailed with missiles and ullets. After almost three hours of ghting, delegates of the strike com- Uttee, who had conferred with Gener is Botha and Smuts, marched through tie streets under a white flair, an. ounclng that an armistice had been rranged and. ordering the men to re- urn to their homes. Ambulances w.nt bout picking up the wounded during lie fighting. The strike leaders said at "midnight hat the terms of settlement would be ccepted all along the reef. LAD'STONE'S ACTS RESESTED ederated Unions at Pretoria Ke- solvo to Demand Recall. PRETORIA. Transvaal. July 6. The ocall of the Governor-General of the nion of South Africa, viscount Glad- tone, iR demanded by the Federated radea unions. At a meeting of the Federation today t which 1200 delegates were present, f was unanimously resolved to petition ie imperial government to take action cause the Governor-General lm. i-essed troops to suppress the strike. Woodland Power Plant Said. CENTRAL! A. Wash., July 6. (Spe al.) Through a deal Just closed the ashington-Oregon Corporation, which ipplles electric power to numerous mall towns in this part of the state. imes into possession of the electric ght plant at Woodland. . The Wood md plant has been owned and operated r several years by Wllam Uwler, ho bought his power from the Kalama Iver plant of the corporation and dis puted it throughout the town. The w owners will spend a considerable ii in improving the plant. ji y vrff---; .-'1 n 1 I J Sir - - 4 h I ' rt-i it i .J. .. J y"s' :Vi- I' liftTM(rtiiaif,iw'iii-.iiriMiiiiiti'i titfiiifa,Miiiijtfr.nMl J rf'ifiabaiT ."-it ihiiT J I MKS. A. B. WILL. I WEDDING NOT SET U. S. Grant Astonished by Pre mature Report. BRIDE-TO-BE IS HAPPY Iowa Widow Says Friends Have Congratulated Both of Them on Being Able to Follow Where Their Hearts Lead Them. SAN DIEGO. July 6. (Special.) Friends of U. S. Grant, son of the fa mous General and President, and his fiance, Mrs. A. B. Will, tho beautiful Iowa widow whom Mr. Grant will mar ry this month, were astonished today by the report that the marriage had already been performed by Judge Pu- terbaugh, a warm personal friend of the bridegroom-to-be. Telephone mes sages to the Grant Hotel, where Mr. Grant lives, poured in so fast that the financier, whose fortune is estimated at several million dollars, was unable to answer them. He finally succeeded In convincing all concerned, however, that the wedding had not been performed yet, but held to his decision not to give out the ex act date until Just before the ceremony. "It is funny that the newspapers all over the country take such a lively in terest in our wedding," said Mrs. Will tonight. "I can't see why, just because Mr. Grant Is prominent, we should not be allowed to get married like any other people. "No, I cannot tell you what our plans are, beyond saying that we shall prob ably make a tour of the world immedi ately after the ceremony. We may start from Vancouver, after a trip up the Coast, stopping at San Francisco, Port land and Seattle and start across the ocean from Vancouver. "I have received a lot of letters from friends of Mr. Grant congratulating us both on our- being able to ignore the difference in our ages and the cer tainty of 'talk' and follow the lead of our hearts.- I am perfectly happy and feel sure that Mr. Grant is also." STRAY ROCK HITS GROCER Missile Picked Up by Passing Auto Inflicts Dangerous Injury. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. July 6. Uncon scious and with his skull crushed, Alfred Attebury, a Louisville grocer, is In a local hospital, the victim of a peculiar accident. Attebury was sitting in front of his store when the wheels of an automo bile, running swiftly along the street, caught up a stone Ave 'inches in diameter and hurled 1t against his head. The doctors believe that Attebury will not recover. The driver of the auto mobile has not been identified. ALLEGED FRAUD FOUND (Continued From First Pare.) ' General Crawford Is of the same opinion. . Secretary of State Olcott, however, has decided to call the elec tion unless prevented from dolng' so by the courts. Special Election to Be Tested. Dr. Marie Equl, of Portland, who desires to initiate an eight-hour bill at the election; W. S. ITRen. of Oregon City, and others have announced that they would see that the law was tested. Secretary of State Olcott has refused to file petition for all Initiative bills, holding, on the advice of. the Attorney General, that the Day bll provides only for measures to be referred to be voted on at the special' election. The workmen's compensatio nact. the bill regulating the practice of den tistry, the county , attorney bill and all other measures to be referred. If the Day bill is declared to be un constitutional, would go over to tne regular election In 1914. EVANS TO ASSIST INQUIRY Evidence May Be Iaid Before Grand Jury, Soon to Begin Session. District Attorney Evans, of Multno mah County, announced last night that he would assist members of the work men's compensation commission In go- ing to the bottom of the petitions for the referendum and starting prosecu tions if signatures had. been secured fraudulently, or if persons had willfully signed them without having . the re quired legal qualifications. The grand jury will begin its July session this afternoon, and It Is ex pected the proposition will have an early hearing. "As District Attorney I will assist members of the workmen's compensa tion commission," said Mr. Evans last night "So far the only , thing I know about It is that Harvey Beckwlth and one of Governor West's special agents vis ited me about a month ago and asked for Information about how to proceed. I gave them legal advice and referred them to County Clerk Coffey fr fur ther information- regarding the proper procedure. Since that time I have heard nothing from them." WESTERN TOUR BEGINS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE SEEK WESTERN" ACQUAINTANCES. Delegation From United States Or ganization Leaves Chicago for Trip "Through Country. CHICAGO. July 6. (Special.) Direc tors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, who are to go to the Pacific Coast on a "get-together-tour" of acquaintance with Western business interests, assembled in Chicago today In preparation for their long trip. They left In two cars on the Burlington road tonight and will make their first stop at Omaha tomor row. John H." Fahey, of Boston, is chair man of the executive committee. Presi dent Harry A. Wheeler, of Chicago. Is to head the delegation. Other members or tne touring party are: H. E Miles, banker and Implement manufacturer, Racine, Wis.; A. B. Farquhar, ma chinery manufacturer, and exporter, York. Pa.; J. N. Teal, .lawyer and banker, Portland; James Gould Cutler, bank president and Manufacturer, Kocnester, is. Y.; Robert G. Rhett, law yer and banker. Charleston. S. C: El liott H. Goodwin, general secretary of the Chamber of Commerce; Homer H. Johnson, lawyer. Cleveland; Wlllough by M. McCormlck. manufacturing chemist and Importer, Baltimore; T. L. Temple, lumber manufacturer and president- of the Texas Southeastern Railroad, Texarkana, Ark.; Alva H. Averill, machinery manufacturer. Port land; John W. Philip, hardware manu- racturer. Dallas. Tex.: Paul T. Carroll. president of department stores, San Francisco: A. I Shapleigh. president of the Business Men's League, St. LOU18. CALIFORNIA WOMAN ENTER TAINED BV HER FORMER FRIENDS OF PORTLAND. Mrs. Ed H. Miller. Mrs. Ed H. Miller, a. resident of San Francisco - and . a native daughter of Oregon, who has been visiting in Portland for the past six weeks, returned to Cal fornla Thursday. She came here for the Rose Festival and has been the guest of her sisters, Mrs. May Varwlg, 87 East Sev enteenth street, and Mrs. C. W. Vanstone, 86 East Seventeenth street. Mrs. Miller has been the honor guest at several delight ful social affairs, and prior to her departure was complimented at a dinner where the hosts were her lady friends and acquaint- ' ances during her residence In this city up to four years ago. 4 t , If"' u V - -" ''" -""1 Domestic in Haas Home Passed Val uables Out of Window, Says - Prisoner AVho Confessos . Part in Crime. GREENWICH, Conn., July 6. (Spe cial.) Two men were arrested here to day charged with robbing the home of Harry L. Haas, of Long Branch, N. J., of $50,000 worth, of . Jewelry last Wednesday night. The police searched a satchel which one of the men had in his room. It contained all the Jewels except a dia mond sunburst, of small value com pared to the total value of the lost Jewels. When the Jewelry was found one of the men confessed. Implicating the other and also a woman, member of Mr. Haas' household, who, he said, committed the actual theft and passed the Jewelry out of a window to him. Mr. Haas had not heard of' the re covery of the gems tonight. He said that the supected woman was work ing In his house at the time and no attempt had been made by the police to question her. The men who were arrested are R. Rhlnd, who has been a nurse in Dr. J. E. Bowman's san itarium, and James Mclntyre, who has references showing that he has served as a household servant In the homes of some prominent people, including some who have Summer homes at Newport. ine police sweated Mclntyre for several hours and after they opened his grip and found the Jewelry he confessed. The girl who was mentioned as hav ing handed out the Jewels through a window, was the one who gave the alarm. Haas said tnat she has been employed by iim since about March 1. She came to him with good references, he said, and ho had not reason t sus pect her.- - INDIAN LANDS TO BE SOLD Tracts - on Yakima Reservation to Go to Highest Bidder. GOLDENDALE. Wash.. Julv . fSoe- clal.) Five hundred and twenty acres or land in su-acre tracts, on the Yaki ma Indian reservation, will be sold to the highest bidder on July 21 by Don ai. vjarr, superintendent of the Yakima agency at Fort Simcoe. The land Is the property of non-competent Indians or those who have died and is appraised at $26,000. The purchasers of the land will be required to pay a reasonable share of the cost of maintaining any irrigation system by which any of the tracts may now be benefited and to pay for any storage water for which arrangements may te made at rates to be fixed by tne secretary of the Interior. Purchasers of land under the Wanano eaten win De required to sign an atrree ment lor the purchase of a permanent water right In accordance with the reclamation act of Congress approved March 6, 1906. Bids will be received for the land on a cash basis and on a two and four year deferred payment basis. No land can be sold for less than the appraised vaiue. cine tract belonging to the heirs of Martha LaCIair near Parker station on the main line of the North ern Pacific is appraised at $150 an acre. - HOOD RIVER CHERRIES GOOD Large Crop Being Harvested and Little Is Damaged. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 6. (Special.) The cherry crop of the Hood River Valley was never better, according to growers who are now in the midst of their harvest. A week ago it was thought the crop would be ruined by rain. However, only the p.ie fruit suf fered and J. R. Nunamaker, who has four acres in the Belmont district, will harvest more than 60 tons. ! One of the most prolific cherry trees here Is that owned by W. L. Smith, who cut from a branch a section 21 inches long on which were two pounds and 10 ounces of fruit. . The tree has not yet reached full size, but It will bear more than 150 pounds. A new method of packing cherries has been adopted' here. Formerly the fancy fruit has been packed In 10-pound boxes. Chicago merchants, who are purchasers of this year's crop and are selling it to the fancy trade, are put ting the fruit in strawberry boxes which are packed 24 to each crate, in order to supply the demand for smaller packages. WATER USER IS FAVORED Klamath Farmers Get More Time to Settle Irrigation Bills. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July . (Special.) The public notice issued by the Secretary of the Interior regarding charges on the various projects under Government Irrigation, has been re celved here and It Is found that the first dispatches gave a wrong Impres sion. It was thought that the build ing charges for the year 1912, which were delinquent May 1, 1913, had been reduced from $3 per acre to $1, but the full text of the notice shows that the reduction applies to the building charges for 1913. which will not be delinquent until May 1, 1914. The notice gives the Klamath projec two material benefits. The charges for operation and maintenance of the canals are usually called for before water Is furnished for the season, bu this year that rule was not enforced and farmers will have until July 21 to make this payment. It also defers the time for delinquency of the 1912 build ing charges from May 1 to December 1, 1913. AUTO JCRASHES INTO HACK Little Girl Seriously Injured by Col lision at Olympia. OLYMPIA, WasrTrJuly 6. (Special Little Leola Splllman still lies In a serious condition at St. Peters Hos ptt.al, where she was taken following an accident late last night In which her mother and baby sister and little brother suffered grave Injuries. The hack in which the Splllman family was -returning home from the Fourth of July celebration, was com pletely demolished by an automobile driven by D. J. O'Neill, of Shelton. All the occupants of the hack were more or les Injured. The little girl may die. O'Neill was arrested but will be a liberty until brought before court to morrow. Edlef sea's - fuel is ' good fuel. Take Your Beach Outing at NEWPORT, YAQUINA BAY No outing is complete unless you visit this old reliable seaside resort, which offers to the Summer visitor a charm of environment not found at any other beach in the Pacific Northwest. Delightful points of interest iu the neighborhood, deep-sea fishing, boating, hot sea bathing in the Xew Katatorium. Cottages, rooming houses and tents at reasonable rates. Ample hotel accommodations. Pure mountain water, electric lights. I 0GDUVin - I EW ROAD TO BUILD Early Work on Butte-Boise- Winnemucca Line Promised. FUNDS SAID TO BE ON HAND Despite Definite Announcement, Meeting of Backers of Inde pendent Project In Same Territory Is Announced. BOISE, Idaho, July 6. (Special.) Work Is to commence within 15 days on the Butte-Bolse-Winnemucca Rail road, according to announcement of L. O. Leonard, president of the J40,- 000,000 corporation. He says that within 10 days contracts will be let for the grading of the first link of the road east and west out of Boise. The Butte-Boise-Wlnnemucca has a right of way south and west out of Boise-to Winnemucca, Nev., and north and east to Butte, Mont., crossing four divides to reach the Montana metrop olis. President Leonard also announced that D. O. Stevenson has been ap pointed division engineer. The eastern grade Is expected to follow the Boise River canyon east out to More creek at Its Junction with the Boise River, and turn up tire canyon of that creek. following It to Grimes creek, and then continue on north towards the divide. The western grade Is to leave Boise straight west down the Boise Valley toward Caldwell. It is asserted by President Leonard that the money for the construction of the road is ready for use, and there will be no delay from this source. The local men named as directors and offi cers of the company are silent as to Interests back of the project, but de clare they have complete assurance that the railroad will be built. It is reported that a conference of the Boise-Winnemucca railroad pro moters was held yesterday, and it is the general opinion that the two companies are operating Independently and have separate plans for advancing their re spective interests. The announcement that actual work is to be started on the Butte-Bolse-Winnemucca line so promptly came as a surprise in local railroad circles. FRENCH GET GUN PLANS ANOTHER GERMAN SECRET IX HAXDS OF RIVAL XATIOX. Paris Xow Believed to Know About Weapon Devised Against Aero planes In . Wartime. PARIS, July 6. (Special.) French army authorities who recently got pos. session of Germany's -airship secrets, when the Zeppelin dirigible landed at Lunevllle, have succeeded In getting plans devised by the Krupps for a gun to be used against the aeroplane. While it is not admitted directly by the French Minister of War or by the police, It Is clear from a story given out here that the French authorities know all the details of the newest aeroplane gun and undoubtedly will proceed to manufacture one them selves or improve on it. The fact became public yesterday when .the police here told of a German named Rudowky who applied at the police station for aid In finding friends here and also for food. The man car ried a satchel and finally through an interpreter he admitted he had walked all the way from Germany, carrying with him the drawings of the gun. He said he had worked as a draughtsman in the Krupp gun works. He had a companion, he said, who had made 52000 by selling the secrets of the Krupp works and he thought ie might make money himself by selling secrets to the French government. He said he could not gain admission to the French Minister of War. but the im pression here Is that the Krupp secret Is held by the government. REFUND TAKES SIX YEARS Vancouver' Woman Gets Judgment for Macliine Lost by Railroad. SALEM, Or.. July 6. (Special.) Backaches galore would have been the fate of Mrs. B. A. Fender, of vancou Tr, Wash., if she had waited for a par ticular washing machine shipped to her from Binghamton, N. Y., In 1907. The machine, which she paid for, has never been seen to be identified as hers, since It left the factory, and, meanwhile, she SEASON AND WEEK-END EXCURSION TICKETS. DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS Season Fare from Portland $6.25 Week-End Fare from Portland $3.75 Call for booklet on "Newport," or "Vacation Days." City Ticket Office, 80 Sixth Street, Corner Oak, Fourth and Yamhill, Union Depot, East Morrison or Union Depot. John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Or. has moved four times and worn out two washing machines. After trying In vain to locate the labor-saving device. Mrs. Pender, then a resident of Oregon, filed a complaint with the State Railroad Commission against the Southern Pacific Company. The railroad and the Commission alike being unable to locate the machine, Mrs. Pender has been awarded Judg ment against the railroad for $14.75, the amount of a check she sent to the Binghamton concern. MERGER PLAN IS PROBED Joint City-County Government In vestigated by Committee. The committee appointed by the Woodstock Good Government Club to Investigate the advisability of merging city and county Into one government, has started Its work. No Initiative measure will be prepared until all phases of the subject have been in vestigated, said Rev. J. D. Voce, mem ber of the committee yesterday. There are many sides to the Ques tion," said Mr. Voce. "We first must investigate the legal phases. San Fran cisco and Chicago have this plan. From an economical viewpoint It looks good. We have two sets of officers now, where one could do the work; two treasurers and two buildings. Bridges are handled In a dual work as is most of the city and counts work. When all these points . have , been worked out the initiative measure will be drawn. "We do not see why the purchasing agent, appointed by the City Commis sion, cannot act at once for both city and eounty.'" ' ---. A. E. Wright and J. R. Gllstrap are the other members of the committee. INDEPENDENCE WILL PAVE Ordinances for Hard Surface Streets Pass Council Unanimously. INDEPENDENCiC. Or., July 6. (Spe cial.) The paving question was defi nitely settled here when the Council held a meeting to hear remonstrances against the work. There was not a word against the downtown work, but when the. Monmouth-street improve ment was called' up, a warm debate started. Opponents of the paving plan were In the minority and the ordinance was passed by the unanimous vote of the Council. This makes a total of 14 blocks to be paved this year. Work will start within ten days. Child Held Awaiting Inquest. CHICAGO, July 6. Harold Fragel, a 7-year-old boy who confessed pushing George' Hammer, his 6-year-old play mate, into the river a week ago, was arrested today and will be held In a police station until the Coroner's In quest July 11. ONLY THREE MORE DAYS Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Your Last Chance to Obtain This Extraordi nary Offer A wonderful hornless type talk machine with 52 renditions .of the finest Instrumental, Opera, Comic Opera, Church Hymns, Popular, Ragtime and Vaudeville selections, all for only $31.45. The instrument included in this offer is only excelled in tone by machines costing $100.00 or more. . $5.00 is all the cash required. Come early and select your renditions at The Nation's Largest All Makes Talking Machines and Records Broadway at Alder ALL OF US ARE PARTIAL TO Best dealers will supply you. T. S. T0WNSEND CREAMERY COMPANY Makers of . the Famous White Clover Ice Cream. PAGE HELD UHAMER1CAN AMBASSADOR'S CRITICISM OP SOUTHERNERS RESENTED. Magazine Editor Says Xovel Shows Its Author to Be Unfitted for Post He Holds. NEW YORK, July 6. (Special.) Aroused over statements that Walter H. Page, ambassador to the Court of St. James, made in his book, "The Southerners," In which It Is declared he derided southerners through a false portrayal, the editors of Neale's Mag azine in their July issue question Mr. Page's ability to represent the Amer ican people. . Sharp criticism of the ambassador, who . is a native of the South, is the first offering In the pub lication and is entitled "Ambassador Page No Southerner." The novel, "The Southerner." first appeared as a serial in Atlantic Month, ly. and was written by Page under the pseudonym of "Nicholas Worth." Be side a review of the book there is edi torial comment in Neale's Magazine questioning Mr. Page's Americanism, one paragraph of which reads: "But Ambassador Page seems to hold the American section in which he was born and reared a section that com prises about one-fourth the area, and nearly one-fourth of the population of the United States to be un-American because sectional. We are all Amer icans unless Mr. Page be an exception and worthier Americans because of our affection, for the ward, borough, city, county and state in which we live." ROAD TO TAP RICH LANDS Valley & SUetz Line Ready to Start Construction Work. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. July 6. (Spe cial.) Machinery has been arriving for the construction work on the Valley & Siletz Railroad, which is to be built from Independence to the Siletz Basin and later to the Newport country. There are two or three who are yet holding out against the right-of-way man.-l-condemnatlon suits will be brought at the August term of court. This line will tap some rich country, passing through a fertile part of the Willamette Valley, the Luckiamute, Mc Tlramonds and "Kings Valleys, and touching the Cobb and Mitchell timber holdings, where there Is some of tho finest timber in the state. The railroad will be completed to Hoskins. at the head of Kings Valley, this year, and next year will reach the timber country. The Falls City Lumber Company will build a large sawmill here. WHITE CLOVER BUTTER BECAUSE IT IS UNIFORMLY FRESH AND SWEET TS TtXSNSEfiTD CREAMERY CO