mmtt VOL.. LIU. XO. 16,454. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TRAIN IS HELD UP SULLVAN GULCH Highwaymen Halt Soo Spokane in City. PULLMAN OCCUPANTS ROBBED Money, Jewels- and Grips Are Taken at Point of Guns. $20,000 REWARD OFFERED Man Mortally Wounded During Vol. Icy of Bullets Believed by Police to Be One orHighwaymen.i Portland Folk Victims. Four masked men held up the Soo Spokane fast passenger train on the 0.-W. R. & N. line under the East Twelfth street bridge over Sullivan's gulch at :15 last night, relieved the passengers In the observation car of JS6.30 in cash and about $500 worth of Jewelry, shot and mortally wounded Joe Barron, who is believed Dy the police to have been one of their number, fired several shots to frighten the women in their berths, then made good their escape. Within half an hour after the robbery the authorities had the scene sur rounded and J. D. Farrell, president of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, had offered a reward of $5000 each for the appre hension of the criminals. Gnu "Cover" Knwlneer. The robbers evidently boarded the train at East Portland station, imme diately east of the Harriman bridge leading from the Union depot. .They climbed onto the tender and crawled carefully over it to the cab of the en gine, where they covered George Phelps, tlie engineer, and Fireman Monroe, with their guns. "Throw up your hands." shouted one of the men. As the fireman and en gl,iper ttrnd te look around they looked into the muzzles of a pair of 45-callbre revolvers. - - - . Behind the guns were a pair of stock lly built men. each with his, face cov ered by a green handkerchief. Harry VP I Command. The engineer slowly applied the brakes. The train was running about jo miles an hour. "Hurry up. Stop the train.-' com manded the highwayman who seemed to be the leader of the pair. Phelps seemed to hesitate for a mo ment and the masked pair approached threateningly near. Fireman Makes Leap. As the train came to a standstill Fireman Monroe leaped through the window. One of the men Jumped In pursuit. As Monroe fled up the steep bank on the north side of the gulch Into Irvlngton the masked man fired several shots in his direction. All went w-ide of their mark. Monroe stopped a passing automo bile and himself was mistaken by Its occupants for a highwayman. He told the chauffeur to take him to the near e'st telephone, from whence he sum moned the police. A large force of deputies from the Sheriffs office. In charge of Sheriff Word. 22 policemen, commanded by Captain Riley, and a squad of special agents of the railroad, under direction of Ed Wood, soon was on the Job. Knglneer Blade Prisoner. Meanwhile the holdup men accom plished their sinister purpose. The pair who had covered the engine crew were satisfied to let the fireman escape. Taking the engineer with them they returned to the rear of the train. Two of their pals entered the obser vation parlor car attached to the rear of the train and forcibly robbed those riding therein. One of the men held a pistol with which he menacingly cov ered everyone' In the car. while the other passed quickly from one person to another and relieved them of what ever money and jewelry they possessed. Several shots were fired through the '.windows, evidently to frighten the pas sengers. As they hastily left the car th-y picked up three grips, which they afterwards' dropped along the tracks as they beat a hurried and disorderly re treat back towards the river. Most of the contents of the grips were found scattered along the tracks. llarroa la Snapected. While the two men were busy rob bing the passengers In the observation car one of the men who had entered the ingine ran alongside of the train shout ing r.nd shooting in an apparent aim less and misdirected manner. This man, the police believe, is Barron, who now lies dying at St. Vincent's Hospital, where he was taken by a service am bulance. ' The authorities think that one of the men in the rear coach mistook Barron for an officer and shot him. Early this morning Barron yielded to continued Importunities by the de tectives and stated that he boarded the train at Portland with the Intention of stealing a ride. Story la Doubted. He said he was riding on top of the observation car and that he jumped off when the train was stopped. Bar ron is about 40 years old. smooth faced and of medium height. "He Is a first-class yeggmsn." de clared Detective Captain Baty. who vis ited the man's bedside after an opera concluded on'pasV 14.) " I MAYOR PUTS "LID" ON X-RAY GOWNS t SHEATHS MCSTX'T BE TOO HIGH XOR XECRS TOO lOW. Albee Issues Ban Against Immodest Dress After Sightseeing Round of Bis Department Stores. Mayor Albee yesterday afternoon dered Police Chief Clark to have his men arrest every woman found wear ing an ."X-ray" dress on- the streets. The Mayor said the order must go intn effect Immediately. The action of the chief executive fol lowed his observations during a trip about the downtown district. Mayor Albee saw the objectionable gowns at short range, and, hastening to the City Hall, called up the chief. The question of whether a gown is really, an "X-ray" or otherwise ob Jectionable is to be left to the judg ment of the policeman who views it. The order Includes all kinds of feminine attire that might be termed immodest necks cut too low and sheath skirts too much "sheathed." Also it was made plain' to Chief. Clark that it must make no differ ence who the woman is found wearing an objectionable gown. No matter whether she is "way up" in society or hails from the North End, the "pinch' must be made just the same. Last night unmarried members of the Portland police force were giving more attention to dresses than they ever did before. SULZER THANKS PREACHER Rev. Mr. McPhcrson Wants Bryan to Help Down Tammany. When the Rev. Charles T. McPherson, pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, opened his mail yesterday, he found this letter for him from Gover nor Sulzer, of New York, In response to a telegram sent last week: "Many thanks for your encouraging telegram. It gratifies me more than words can .tell. You are a real friend. Everything will come out all right." The pastor's telegram had read: "Stand firm. You'll triumph. Tam many can't win." From his pulpit last Sunday Mr. McPherson prayed for Sut ler's success and the downfall of Tam many. He, telegraphed last night to the Governor: "Have telegraphed my friend W. J. Bryan today: 'You triumphed over Tammany once; can't you help Sulzer winr All friends of good gov ernment are with you in your fight against Murphy, and his corrupt ma chine, tilynn Is selfish. His course will land him in political oblivion. He should refuse to sanction Tammany's frameup." SCHOOL BARS SLIT SKIRTS Other Restrictions Announced North Yakima Academy. at NOTH YAKIMA. Wash.. An;. 19. (Special.) Silt skirts, Balkan blouses and unnecessarily short sleeves will be taboo in future at St. Joseph's Academy, a local Catholic school for girls, ac cording to the following notice mailed this morning by the faculty to parents of all its pupils: "Beginning with the opening of school in September, pupils attending the academy must wear full-length sleeves on the school grounds. In the classrooms and at all social functions. Balkan blouses and slit skirts will not be tolerated." Last year the girls evaded the teach ings of the nuns by wearing black half sleeves, which they removed after school hours, said the sister superior today. About 325 girls attend the school. SALEM PLANS HOLIDAYS Busnesg Houses of Captal Muy Close on Wednesday Afternoon. ( SALEM. Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.) It is probable that beginning next Spring the business bouses of the city will close for several months each year Wednesday afternoons in order to give the employes a half day holiday.' Will iam McGilchrtst. owner of a restaurant. is the author of the proposition and many of the business men have signed a petition that it be put into effect next year. The restaurant man called atten- I tion to the fact that the half-day holi day had been in effect in his native I town in Scotland for many years and I had proved a big success. It is con tended that the firms would do as much business as under the present arrange ment, and the employes would be bene- I fitted by a half-day holiday weekly. REV. R. J. BURDETTE ILL Author and Pastor Inabie to Fill Lecture Engagements. IXS ANGELES. Aug. 13. (Special.) Rev, Robert J. Burdette, author and lecturer and former pastor of Temple 1 Baptist Church, is ill at his Summer! home, Clifton-by-the-Sea. Whlle Dr. Burdette' a illness is not considered serious, it was said today I that he would be unable to fill any lecture engagements this Summer. He is not confined to his bed. it was said, but he Is not able to leave the I house. He is suffering from an ail-1 ment of the stomach. MAXIM GORKY. WRITER, ILL Russian Novelist Suffers Xervous Breakdown at Rome. ROM F.. Aug. 19. (Special.) Maxim Gorky, the Russian novelist. Is seriously ill with a nervous breakdown at his I villa In Capri. his pnysictan proposed to remove Gorky to a cooler climate, but he re fused to leave the villa. PARTIES FORGOTTEN MEXICAN CRISIS House Leaders Realize Delicate Situation. V "SIT QUIET" 1$ WATGHWDRD O'Shaughnessy Denies Being Told to Leave Mexico. HOPE NOW RESTS IN LIND President Wilson Jfovr Open-Mlnded as to Lifting Embargo on Arms to Rebels Previous Attitude Opposed to Such Action. WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. Acuteness of the Mexican situation was recog nized In the House today when ob jections from both Democratic and Re publican sides prevented consideration of any measures on foreign subjects Republican Leader Mann cautioned the House to "sit quiet and keep cool." Representative Clark, of Florida, Democrat, asked permission to address the House for 30 minutes next Friday on the Monroe Doctrine. Instantly Representative Foster, of Illinois, Dem ocrat, objected, protesting that the "present strained situation in Mexico Is no time for the introduction of a subject like the Monroe Doctrine." The objection was sustained. Pasnporta Not Given. Charge O'Shaughnessy cabled Secre tary Bryan from Mexico City early to day that President Huerta, through Foreign Minister Gamboa. emphatically denied there was "any foundation whatever" for the statement that Hu erta had Issued an ultimatum to the United States . demanding recognition with the alternative of handing O'Shaughnessy his passports. A dispatch from John Lind Informed President Wilson and Secretary Bryan that he had been In conference with Provisional President Huerta at - an early hour today. He characterized his reception and. conference with Huerta as "cordial." The United States will await the final outcome of nuegotiatlons between Llnd and Huerta before taking further steps In its policy toward .Mexico. Only Part ot Note Received. One thing that confused the situa tion today was that only the first part of the Huerta note rejecting the American proposal had been received. This was couched In cordial terms set ting forth the reasons why mediation or outside' Interference is impossible of acceptance to the Huerta administra tion. It cited that the pride of the Mexican people could not brook the settlement of an Internal controversy (Concluded on Pago 2.1 COLONEL BRYAN DEAR ME, MUST I PUT THAT ON AGAIN? " . j j . n is wmm a,. I: r 5i'-M m eras- II I I. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 77 degrees ; minimum, 52 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. Foreign. Thaw. caught In Canada, to fisht deporta tion or extradition. Pas 1 NatlonaJ. Party affiliation forgotten la Mexican crisis. Page 1. Washington pawnbrokers deny that McDer mott was employed to fight "loan shark" bill. Paga X. Democrats In Senate call caucus to discuss Clayton situation. Page 2. Fight for free sugar la 191 Is won In Sen ate. Page 6. Currency bill has unexpected upset in Sen ate. Page 4. Domestic Dlgga case to go to Jury today. Page 3. Chicago Tribune manager denies knowledge ot voting machine graft. Page 2. Seven persona drown when craft Upsets on Mississippi River. Page 4. Meeting of New York Legislature fails to furnish sensational developments Page 2. Washington Governor heada trl-state good roads rally at Eureka, CaL Page 6. Sports. Coast League results: Los Angeles 3. Port land 2: San Francisco a. Oakland li Sacramento 2, Venice 1. Page 8. Northwestern League results: Victoria 4. Portland 2; Spokane 6, Taeom 3; Van couver 10, Seattle 2. Page 8. Pacific Coast etars still In running at New port tennis play. Page 8. Fast and well-known horses entered for Southwest Washington Fair racing pro gramme. Page 9. Oregon riflemen score high In Ohio. Page 9. James. Hlgginbotham and West ranking pitchers. Paga 9. Pacific Northwest. Divers to explore hulk of wrecked steamer In Alaska. Page 7. Eloping brlda hurries from husband to bed side ot mother. Page i. Lane promises to extend Umatilla ditches. Page 1. Hundred Nanalmo strike leaders arrested. Page 4. Drain woman Is killed in auto accident on Koseburg-Myrtle Point road. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Mexican situation forces stocks to decline. Page 19. Bears gsln strength in Chicago wheat pit. Page 19. Hop dealers wait for harvest before offering to buy. Page 19. Big whale ashore at North Beach. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Hours of salesgirls to be considered by conference tonight. Page 12. New situation confronts Government in handling interstate water powers. page 18. Bride-lo-be much-feted guest preceding mar riage. September 4. Page 12. Mayor issues ban against X-ray gowns on streets. Page 1. Circuit Judge McGinn on 17th day of fast and feels fine. Page 14. State Tax Commissioner Galloway would bring. National Tax convention to Port land. Page 14. O.-W. R. & N. train held up in Sullivan Gulch; robbers escape. Page 1. Governors named for Rose Festival of 1914. Page 14. i Interstate bridge bond election to be peti tioned. Page 7. . BRYAN TO KEEP ON TALKING Secretary Say lie AVUl Lecture Whenever He Gets Chance. WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-Secretary Bryan made a formal statement today about plans for his lecture tours. "There has not been the slightest change in my plans and I have no thought of abandoning lecturing," said he. "I expect to lecture just as I said I would and for the reasons that I gave. I take it for granted that I will have a chance to take a vaca tion just as other officials have, and during my vacation I expect to lecture as my needs may require. The only reason why my lecture dates have been canceled during the last three weeks is because I have felt that I should remain here owing to the work that the Department has It hard." 1 THAW, CAUGHT IN CANADA, TO FIGHT Prisoner Would Avoid Deportation.. EXTRADITION IS NOT LIKELY Warrant Charging Bribery May Be Sworn in New York. WHITE'S SLAYER SILENT Canadian Custom Requires That Tliaw Be Sent to Xew Hampshire, AVhcnce He Entered Country. Ticket to Detroit Shown. SHERBROOKE, Que, Aug. 19. Harry K. Thaw,' cut short in his flight from the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan, N. Y., by arrest today at the village of St. Hermene gilde de Garford. Just over the interna tional line from New Hampshire, pre pared in his cell in the county jail here tonight to fight against being sent back to the United States. Thaw faces deportation on the ground that he is an undesirable alien and extradition on a warrant charging him with bribery. The warrant, already ' issued jn New York state for his arrest on a charge of conspiracy, will not suffice to ex tradite him, in the opinion of local authorities. These authorities received word tonight that the District Attorney of Duchess County, in which Mattea wan is located, was on his way here prepared to swear to a warrant charg ing Thaw wtih bribery an extraditable offense if necessary. Thaw Kxhlblts Transportation. In ' his own defense Thaw contends that he was merely passing through Canada on his way to Detroit when his passage was interrupted by arrest. He exhibited what he ald was trans portation to Detroit in suport of his claim and cited the'ouse of Jack John son to bear out his contention that be cannot be sent back to the United States by the Canadian authorities as long as he is simply passing; through Canada and intends to go beyond its borders. ' District Attorney Conger, of Duchess County, New York. 'it Is understood here, wants Thaw deported. He wants Thaw returned to the United States tver that part of the border touched by the state of New York. However, it Is said, if custom Is fol lowed, he would go back to New Hampshire. Two men were arrested with Thaw, but liberated later at Coaticook. They t-re believed to be confederates who aided Thaw in his escape. The two men refused to give their Concluded on Page 2.) EL0PINGGIRL RUNS HOME ON HANDCAR IDAHO HOXEYMOOX STOPPED BY PARENT'S ILLNESS. Bride Flees Front Arms or Husband lo Bedside of Mother Few Hours After Secret Marriage. LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) Although W. W. Wade, bridge construction foreman, and Miss Daisy Holsclaw eloped and were secretly marrried late last night, the honey moon they had planned was interrupt ed by the serious Illness or the bride's mother, and Mrs. Wade hurried from the arms of .her husband to the bed side ot her parent. Mrs. Wade is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen A. Holsclaw. Mr. Hols claw is County Attorney of Clearwater County. Following the marriage, about mid night, the young eouple went by auto mobile fo a nearby town to await the arrival of a morning train, when they were to continua the honeymoon trip to the Coast. Although there had been no serious objection on the part of the parents to the match, Mrs. Holsclaw became seriously ill when informed ot the elopement. Mr. Holsclaw at once tele graphed to all the stations on the Clearwater branch in an effort to. reach the elopers. When the telegram reached Mrs. Wade, the girl refused to continue her honeymoon and returned to her home on a handcar. STATE PROBES LEACH CASE Crawford to Make Report to West on Coos Bay I. W. V. MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) Attorney-General Crawford to day conferred with Marshfield men relative to the deportation of Dr. Leach, of the L W. W. Mr. Crawford said he would report to Governor West on the deportation and what led up to it. Fur ther action. It Is understood, will de pend on West's decision. Mr. Crawford will not start any ac tion to remove Sheriff Gage until Gov ernor West has had time to consider the report. Andrew Storgard, who runs a cigar store, was about the -only person to offer' any excuse for Leach. Storgard had little substantial evidence to offer. He Is an. ardent Socialist. Mr., Crawford is also collecting in formation regarding operations of the L W. -W.rrios to cJpj-tjion from Ceos County. . HewUl govJ Bandon tomor row and investigate the Leach affair there. MADMAN ON POLE PRAYS Heat Causes Man to Climb Slender Shaft Where He Arouses Town. CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., Aug.' 19. (Special.) His mind affected by the Intense heat of yesterday. Mack Shearer, 30 years old, employed in construction work: here, was discovered this morn- ng sitting on the big gilt ball on top of a 45-foot flagpole In front of Friend ship engine-house. He was praying at the top of his voice, and persons aroused from sleep hurried from their homes scantily clad to witness the unusual spectacle. In spite of their coaxing. Shearer would not descend. Asked where he was from he answered, "From helL" To the query, "Where are you going?" he replied, "To heaven." It was learned the man had wandered about town all last night, bavins ap plied for admittance to the county Jail. He was finally persuaded to descend and was placed in the care of a phy sician. GEM FOUND IN GIZZARD After Loss Family Eats 48 Chickens Before Recovering Diamond. - CHJCO, CaL, Aug. 19. (Special.) A diamond ring setting valued at $200 which was lost three months ago by Mrs. N. T. Enloe. wife of a local physi cian, was found in the gizzard of a Spring chicken killed by the Enloes for Sunday dinner yesterday. The diamond setting was from Mrs. Enloe's engage ment ring. When it was lost she thought it bad been pulled from the ring; when she closed , the door of her chicken yard. . A careful search of the chicken yard proving fruitless, the En loes decided to live on Spring chicken until the diamond was found. . 'They had 50 chickens when tha ring was lost. These were killed at the rate of four a week until only two were left and Mrs. Enloe had given up hope of ever finding the diamond when it was located in next to the last bird of the flock. FISHING LAWS ARE URGED Canada Threatens to Withdraw From Treaty Unless Congress Acts. VANCOUVER. B. C. Aug. 19. Can ada will withdraw from the fisheries treaty with the United States unless Congress passes the recommendations ot the International Commission at the next session. Dominion Minister of Marine and Fisheries Hazen intimated today. He pointed out that the fisheries of Canada on both coasts were suffering from the "reckless and Improvident methods" used by Americans, and he cited the causes which led to the In ternational Commission, consisting ot ITofessor Prince, of Canada, and Pro fessor David Starr Jordan, for the United State, being appointed. This Commission made certain rec ommendations, which the Canadian government passed in 1910. but the United States has not yet made the recommendations law. UMATILLA DITCHES WILL BE EXTENDED Secretary Lane Brings Joy to Settlers. BIG TRACT WILL BE WATERED Radical Change Announced in Irrigation Projects. ALKALI LAND TO BE USED Reservoir for 50,000 Acres Will Be Built and Ground That Cannot Be Tilled Irrlgon, Hermls - ton and Pendleton Visited. PENDLETON. Or.. Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) Secretary of the Interior Lane closed a busy day by addressing a representative gathering of Eastern Oregon n-.en in the Pendleton Commer cial Club tonight. The address fol lowed an automobile ride over the Umatilla reservation and an early ban. quet'at the St. George Hotel. Never before has such universal gratification attended the visit of an Interior Department head in this sec tion. It was a day of triumph for the settlers on the main Umatilla project at Hermlston and for all who are in terested in the proposed West Umatilla extension, the fate of which has hith erto been highly problematical. Imatllla Settlers Rejoice. Mr. Lane's positive assurance that the order for the putting through of the West extension shall stand caused rejoicing throughout Umatilla and Morrow Counties, and the Pendleton gathering developed Into a general cel. ebration. It was further Indicated by Mr. Lr.s that he will do all in his power to pusl. ' through the entire. West "-extension f'. 50,00 acres just as soon as tha in;?.! unit of 10,900 acres is completed. Project i Be Enlarged. The plan is to enlarge the present irrigation project of 3000 acres to 10, 000 acres, which will be irrigated from a diversion dam to be built just be low Hermlston. When this land is watered the other 40,000 acres will be . irrigated by means of a great storage' reservoir to be built on the Umatilla River two miles above Hermlston. This Is a radical change from the original plan, which took in valuable land. The proposed site will cover only salt grass and alkali lands, wihch otherwise would be virtually useless. Money Available for L'alt. The Secretary made three specific statements of prime Importance to the settlers. First, that $800,000, which lie bad set aside, would be spent as fast as needed on the first unit of the extension. Second, that he would "take care of the settlers on deferred payments" and would give them as long time as the limit of reclamation act would permit. Third, that he would send experts to investigate the question of water and would see that each settler got suffi cient water. Bill Holders Must Divide. Mr. Lane made his promise as to the extension contingent upon the agree ment of the large land holders to di vide and sell their holdings in small units. Mr. Lane indicated strongly that he does not propose to permit big landed proprietors to receive the benefit of the Government's project development, and that he proposes to favor the small homesteader as against the speculator. Mr. Lane also said he would ask Con. gress to provide for an issue of $30, 000,000 of irrigation .bonds to be used for the completion of the projects now under way because there is work ahead for $75,000,000. and there is only $35, 000,000 available from the sale of Government lands and repayments on projects already built. Oregon . to Ciet Fair Deal. . Oregon, said he, has not received a proportionate share of the reclama tion fund and be proposes to see (hat this state in the future is treated fairly. "Oregon has contributed about $9,000,000 and has received little of the portion to which it is rightfully en titled." he said. "I intend to take care of you from now on." Mr. Lane urged the people of Oregon to write to their United States Sen ators on the questions vitally affecting the state, "so they will know what the big mind is thinking and wants." He said there never has been an Administration so untrammeled and unpledged as the present one. "Our purposes are honest, our aims high and I think that the people of the country feel tnai we mean to do our best to solve the great problems which the Nation faces." he said. Mr. Lane was vigorously applauded. Secretary Visits Reservation. Colonel J. II. Raley was toastmaster at the banquet and presided at the meeting In the Commercial Club. About 23 Hermlston men attended. C. S. Jackson, of Portland, and others also spoke briefly. The Secretary ar rived here from Hermlston at 5 o'clock. A body of Pendleton citizens welcomed Mr. Lane at the depot. Mrs. Lane was not In the party, having left the Secre tary to visit relatives and friends in Southern Oregon. Mr. Lane rode over the reservation as (Concluded on Paso 7.) ...... . a nnnamnnnnnnmnnBBi fFTI 1 05.0