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VOL. LIU. XO. 16,491- PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER ' 2, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SHIP HITS ROCKS; ALL ABOARD SAFE Necarney Mountain Is Scene of Wreck CRAFT LOSS TOTAL $30,000 Captain Declares Seaman a Wheel When Boat Hit. PORTLAND MAN LI FES AVER S. G. Reed, Former Banker and Business Man, Rushes to Rescue and, With Aid, Makes l;nst tine on Which All Saved. NECARNEY MOUNTAIN, Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) With 21 men aboard the British three-maBted steel-hulled Bailing- ship Glenesslin, from Liverpool for Portland, via Santos, Brazil, struck the furthermost capo of Necarney Mountain at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and is a total loss. The of ficers and crew were rescued. The ship was in charge of Captain Owen Williams, who was on deck when she struck head-on the rocks, where she is now pounding to pieces. The value of the craft is placed at $30, 000. She carried no cargo, having left Brazil with sand ballast for Portland, where he was under charter to load wheat. At Santos she unloaded a cargo of cement for Hamburg:, Ger many. All those aboard the vessel were saved, with their baggage, by shoot ing a line from the boat to shore, where the line was made fast to the big bowlders by S. G. Reed, owner of Neah-kah-nie Tavern; his clerk, Thomas Williams; Walter Cain and two laborers named Steele and McFar land. Karnes of Rescued Given. The officers and crew who were saved are Captain Owen Williams, First Mate Howard, Second Mate Colli fleld, Sailmaker JIcKlnon, Carpenter Woodland and Seamen Olson, Peterson, Helim. Jones, F. Olson, Dagerson, Neil son, Williams, H. Lar, B. Judd, J. Her bert, J. Wallace, C. Bains, J. Jordan, Keresdkman and Valaney. " Twenty minutes after the craft hit the rocks Mr. Reed, who was formerly a Portland banker and former secre tary of the Portland General Electric Company, with his men, rushed to give assistance to the ill-fated vessel, a mile north of Necarney Tavern. The boat struck at high tide and is now being broken up by the seas. Captain Williams would not talk much of the wreck. When interviewed lie said: Captain Talks Little. "All I can say is that the boat is ashore and is a total loss." "Who was at the wheel when she struck?" was asked. "One of the seamen. I don't remem ber his name," was Williams' reply. When asked how he came to be so near the rocks of Necarney, the cap tain refused to reply and closed the in. terview. One of the seamen, who declined to night to give his name, said in an in terview: . Craft Out 125 Days. "We had been out from Brazil 125 days, and last night at 8 o'clock was the first in that time we had seen in dications of land or ship, when we sighted the Tillamook lights. Maybe you think they weren't welcomed. "We had tried to make the trip to Portland by way of the Horn, but con trary winds made this impossiblo, so we put about and took the passage arcund the Cape of Good Hope. "Captain Williams had been irlnkin oft and on during the entire trip and particularly so when we were at Snail ers, oil the New Zealand coast. He had the reputation of getting intoxi cated in bad weather or near land. And Williams was one of those captains who watch you like a hawk and make you work Ilka hades. Seaman at Wheel Verified. "One of the seamen was at the wheel. The second mate was on deck after noon today and the captain was there. too, but not in condition to manage the fchip. The first mate, next In com mand, was below and Collleld, unable to get Williams to put about to avoid disaster, rushed below and called Howard, who hurried to the deck and took command, but fio late to miss tha rocks at Necarney. "The men were painting and saw the Impending collision but could do noth ing. Those who aided in the rescue of Williams and his crew declare also that the captain, when taken off, was in good spirits, among them being Mr. Reed. Williams Trlls of Hue. Tonight, officially. Captain Williams, by telephone, gave out the first news of the wreck, when he talked with Vice-Consul Cherry at Astoria. The message said the ship "struck the rocks during a thick haze and with a heavy swell rurming. She is fast breaking up. The crew, however, reached shore safely and will be sent to Astoria." Captain Williams is well known at Portland and Astoria, having visited both places as master of the British bark Port Stanley. A special train, carrying the Tilla mook life-saving crew, was rushed RAIN MENACE TO RESCUE OF MINER HEAVY DOWNPOUR THREATENS TO LOOSEN SURFACE ROCK. Extraordinary Efforts Are Mado to Reach Imprisoned Man, Wiiose Wife Talks to Him by Tube. CENTRA LIA, Pa., Oct. 1. Because of a heavy rainstorm today which threat ened to loosen surface rock, extraor dinary efforts were made tonight at the Continental Colliery to liberate Thomas Toshesky, the miner who was imprisoned by a fall of coal last Fri day morning. Mine Superintendent Heffner has started men digging through a 50-foot pillar of coal at the bottom of a mine breach, two and a half miles up the mountain from the breaker structure, and late tonight 20 feet had been dug away. Owing to the smallness of the opening, only one man could work at one time. Toshesky, from his prison 100 feet below the surface, informed Heffner tonight through the 50-foot tubing pen etrating the coal breaat from an ad joining chamber that he had his min ing tools with him and that since his imprisonment had dug away about three feet of the surrounding wall. A physician who accompanied the mine superintendent advised with Toshesky not to take too much exer cise because of his weakened condi tion. The doctor feared he misht con tract a cold and develop pneumonia. Toshesky requested an opportunity to talk with his wife, who was waiting at the edge of the mine breach. De spite the danger, Mrs. Toshesky, with the assistance of several miners, de scended to the bottom of the mine and listened to the voice of her husband for the first time in nearly a week. How are the children, especially the baby?" was the first question Toshe sky asked. Superintendent Heffner expressed doubt tonight if the entombed man could be reached before Friday. CARhAnZA averts fJEW BORDER CRISIS Foreign Property Be Protected to VIGOROUS PROTEST HEEDED Rebel General Hopes Interven tion Will Be Avoided. , LOOTERS WILL BE SHOT INDEX GF TODAY NEWS Cries of "Grape Juice" Greet Atueri cans Who Present Ultimatum at Piedras Xegras Neutral Government Organized. WATER IN CULEBRA CUT Heavy Flow October 10 Expected to Carry Away Part of Slide. PANAMA, Oct. 1. Water was let into the Culebra cut from Gatun Lake through four 24-Inch pipes under the Gamboa dika at 9 o'clock today. At the present rate of flow, the cut be tween the Cucaracha slide and the Gamboa dike, a distanco of about five miles, will be filled to a depth of 16 feet bv October 10, the date set for the destruction of the Gamboa dike. Since the suspension of steam shovel perations the Cucaracha slide has ex tended completely across the cut to the 73-foot level, so that when the water is admitted to the probable lake level of 68 feet on October 10 it can not pass this barrier. It Is purposed to ditch through the slide and the re suiting rush of water is expected to carry away a large portion of the ob stacle. (Concluded on Face 2.) BACON'S CHAMPION- BUSY Detroit Doctor Again Seeks Docu mentary Proof Against Hard. CHEPSTOW, England, Oct. 1. Dr. Orville Owen, of Detroit, who in 1911 made an extensive search of the bed of the River Wye for Shakespearean manuscripts or documents without suc cess, again is here seeking documen tary proof that Bacon wrote Shakes peare s works. A i;nepsiow cuimncy sweep sent word to Dr. Owen in the United States that when the doctor was excavating the river bed he himself had discovered documents elsewhere relating to the controversy. Dr. Owen crossed the Atlantic and offered the sweep money for his secret. They came to no satisfactory ar rangement and the investigator now has withdrawn his offer, saying he bad discovered that the sweep had no Information to give. PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mex., Oct. 1. The City of Piedras Negras will not be destroyed, and every protection will be afforded property owned by Americans and other foreigners during any hos tilities that may arise between the Con sutuuonausts and the federal army. This assurance was given American military authorities late today by i representative of General Jesus Car ranza. Constitutionalist commander, fol lowing vigorous protests made by the State Department through United States Consul Blooker. It had been reported that with the evacuation of the city by the Constitu tionalists, plans had been made to dyna mite the town to prevent anything of value from falling into the hands of the federals in case their advance was not checked by the momentarily expected engagement south of here. Foreign Property Immune. In the comunication to Consul Blooker and the military authorities. General Carranza expressed the hope that noth ing would occur to warrant the Amerl can soldiers in crossing the interna tional line. It was intimated that it might become necessary to destroy some of the buildings owned by known federal adherents, . but that foreign owned property would receive fair Following this assurance, remaining residents -of Piedras Negras, with the assistance of the American authorities. organized a neutral government and martial law now practically is in force. Fifty men were employed to guard property on reports that organized bands had begun to sack abandoned residences and business places. Looters will be shot summarily. Cry of "Grape Juice" Raised. The protests of the State Department were presented by Consul Blooker and Major Caldwell, of the Fourteenth Uni ted States Infantry, in command of the troops at Eagle Pass. At the conclusion of tholr conference with the Constitu- (Concluded on Page S.) The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 7S degrees; minimum, 50 degrees. TODAY'S Fair: northwesterly winds. National. Senate Democrats accept conferees' report on tariff bill. Page 1. Japanese abandon contention that Califor nia land law violates treat. Page 2. Domestic. Case against Sulzer completed. Page 3. Bull Moose party short funds for promised Congressional campaign. .Page 2. John D. Rockefeller's personal property in New York assessed at (5.000,000. Page 2. Carranza averts crisis by agreeing not to destroy American property at Piedras Negras. Page 1. Embryo Journalist lost in wilds of Gotham. Page 4. Citizens puild fence across tract and patrol - with rifles to prevent opening of rail road In California. Page 8. Quake at Colon arouses fears for safety of Gatun locks. Page 1. Heavy rain threatens rescue work of im prisoned miner. Page 1. Ex-King Mnnuel says reports as to cause of his young bride's illness are black lies. Page 3. Sports. Hal Gray wins Greater Oregon $5000 pace at Salem, page . University of Oregon freshmen and O. A. C. freshmen play 7 to 7 tie. Page 9. Pheasant hunters kill bag limit. Page 9. New York's array of . pitchers likely con tenders for baseball crowns. Page 8. Oregon boy, two ex-Coasters and three Cal ifornia proteges to play in world's series. Page 8. Coast League results: Portland 3, Oakland 1; Los Angeles 4. Venice 2; Sacramento 8, San Francisco 1. .Page 8. Pacific Northwest. British ship Glenesslin sails onto rocks off Oregon Coast; crew saved, vessel lost. Page 1. Oregon breeders take prizes at Walla Wana lair. Page 6. Farmers converted by alfalfa-corn gospel. Page 6. Yakima water rights sought by Indiana. Page S. Twenty-five thousand attend state fair on Salem day. Page 6. Growing crowds Jam gates at state fair. Page 1. La Crande udopts managerial-commission form of government. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Shortage In English hops indicated by offi cial acreage returns. Page 19. SolKng pressure carries down wheat at Chi cago, Page 19. General advance In stock market, led -y copper group. Page 19. OH carriers in Coast trade are scarce. Page IS. Portland and Vicinity. Judge Stanrod, of Boise, assails, municipal ownership of railways. Page 14. League of Northwest Municipalities opens sessions. Page 14. R. A. Ballinger says religion Is necessity In training of youth. Page 14. Lawless tendency declared growing by speaker before rescue society. Page 18. City authorities now want to know if Mount Tabor gold mine is hoax. Page o. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19. Jewish people observe holy season of new year, page o. Officers take mysterious note from Colo rado fugitive. Page 14. Iteed sophomores ducked by freshmen In stagnant pool. Page 12, Slx-for-quarter - fare problem delayed - 10 days, page 12. - Mrs. J. C. Costello hostess to sister, bride- to-be. Page 12. .- , Tom Lsnsos wqrkingon plan to aid Onv gon farmer. Page-4.. Woman encounters "bossy" - burglar in her apartment. Page 12. Upper Columbia timber towed to Portland lor first time, page as. SENATORS ACCEPT HOUSE TARIFF BILL Caucus Action Binds Upper Body FUTURES TAX IS ABANDONED Subject May Be Left for Sep arate Legislation. BRANDY TAX ELIMINATED Only Six Senators Vote Against Mo tion to Concur In Conference Report Debate May Delay Final Conclusion. QUAKE AT COLON AROUSES PEOPLE "GATCX LOCKS" ARE WORDS OX LIPS OP EVERYOXE. GROWING CROWDS JAM FAIR GATES WAR PREPARATIONS MADE Greece Summons Reservists for Con flict With Turkey. ATHENS, Greece, Oct 1. Greece ia preparing for war with Turkey and the reservists have been summoned to the colors within three days. The im mediate evacuation of Dedagatch has bfen ordered. i "WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. Disaffection among Democratic Senators which pre vented flnal action today on the tariff bill was dissipated under the influence "f a heated caucus discussion and to night the caucus approved the bill as reported by the conference committee of the House and Senate. Only six Democrats voted against approving the report. The caucus decided to abandon its position on the proposition in the bill to tax dealings in cotton futures and to leave the entire subject for later legislative action. Both the amend ment of Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, writtten into the bill in the Senate, and the less drastic Administration substi tute adopted by the House, will be thrown out by the Senate Democrats, t'ottoa Future Tax Dropped. After the caucus Senator Simmons said he was confident that the Senate would complete its consideration of the tariff bill tomorrow. He said a mo tion would be made first to agree to the conference report and that then he would move to disagree to the Under wood cotton tax amendment and also to recede from the Senate amendment. With the bill thus disposed of by the oenate. the House probably would agree to drop the cotton future tax provision for the present and send the tariff bill to- the. Presidents Senator Simmons expressed confi dence that there would be no desertions from the Democrats who voted for the bill on Its original passage in the Sen ate.when the measure appears tomor row. A resolution proposing to bind the Democrats by tonight's caucus was offered by Senator Lewis, of Illinois, but was withdrawn with the under standing that the binding nature of former tariff caucuses applied to the entire consideration of the tariff bill. Conclusion May Be Delayed. While Senator Simmons expected to finish the bill tomorrow, the desire of Republican and Democratic Senators to Temblor Most Severe Within Mem ory, but Efrect on Canal Works Is Xot Known. COLON, Oct. 1. (Midnight). A se vere earthquake occurred here at 11:30 o'clock tonight. The disturbance was of nearly a minte's duration.1Thousands filled the streets and remained there in fear of the collapse of their houses. The earthquake was the heaviest within memory. A second slighter shock occurred at 11:40 o'clock. "The Gatun locks," was on every body's Hps, but it was impossible to learn tonight whether any damage had been done there. The disturbance began with a slow oscillatory movement, which gradually became more marked. Houses swayed clocks stopped, and articles of furniture were thrown to the floor. Many of the residents became half panic-stricken, and women rushed from the homes with children in their arms. So far no dam age of any serious nature has been re ported. PANAMA, Oct. 1. Two earthquakes of. an Intensity much more severe than any disturbance since the Americans took possession -of the canal zone oc curred late tonight. They were felt from Panama City to Colon. The first shock quickly was followed by one of longer duration, which shook buildings and set church bells to ring lng. There has been no severe damage to buildings and no damage to the ca nal is so far reported. GIRL HELD AS REBEL SPY American Consul Works to Get Marie Zunlga Released. EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 1. Marie Zunl ga, an American-Mexican girl from Douglas, Ariz., was arrested in Juarez today by the federal authorities on a charge of being a rebel spy. She had Just arrived here to work for a tele graph company and went to Juarez on i sightseeing trip. She was arrested at the Mexican side of the interna tional bridge and Mexican officials as sert that she was carrying messages from the Sonora rebels to sympa thizers In Juarez. She has not been placed In Jail, but L being detained at a private house. Federal soldiers are guarding the house. Thomas D. Edwards, American Con sul at Juarez, said tonight he was mak ing every effort to secure her release. (Concluded on Page 3.) $350,000 DEAL IS CLOSED Hughes Investment Company Buys at Fourth and Ankeny. One of the most important deals of downtown property of the year was closed yesterday, when the Hughes In vestment Company purchased from S. F. Wilson, a Portland attorney and president of the First National Bank of Athena, and E. A. Dudley, an extensive wheatgrower, of Athena, for $350,000, the property, 100 by 125 feet, at the northwest corner of Fourth and Ankeny streets. It is improved with a six-story busi ness structure erected a few years ago by the Blake-MeFall Company. The purchasing company consists of the in corporated estate of the late Ellis G. Hughes, a ' pioneer Portland resident. The sale was negotiated by C. F. Bunker. REV. H. M. RAMSEY RESIGNS Rector of St. Stephens Refuses to Give Reason for Action. The Rev. Horace M. Ramsey has ten dered his resignation as rector of St Stephen's pro-cathedral. It has been presented to the vestry of the church, but no action will be taken until the return of Bishop Scaddlng from the episcopal convention in the East. Yes terday Mr. Ramsey refused to discuss his reasons for resigning from his pastorate. There is a report that the church property is to be sold and the congre gation merged with Trinity parish. B. O. Case, chief vestryman, declared that this report is unfounded. SPEAKING OF THE MOUNT TABOR GOLD STRIKE. ' ' rrfr7i"-Hfi7 - h (nnnno rrrr-i rr J t. i nr ni tt ; !' , : i . i MISSING WILL IS SOUGHT Thomas Sllnger, Portland, in Eng land Hunting Valuable Document. TORONTO, Ont., Oct. 1 (Special.) Thomas Sllnger, of Portland, Is In England conducting a search for a missing will by which his nephew, Edward Pigott, receives several mil lions from his grandfather, John Elson, of Sitting Bourne, Kent, Eng land. Other heirs claim part of the estate and assert that It amounts to only $1,000,000. The heirs have reason to believe the will is still In existence, thoufirh to data it has not hn fnnrwi The fortune includes oyster beds as well as real estate. . Edward Pigott Is a vocalist of Toronto. Pigott feels confident of se curing the legacy. Salem Day Brings Out Record Throngs. BABIES NEED BETTER BOOTH Physicians Perform Labor of Love at Eugenic Show. FLORAL EXHIBITS ARE BEST Addison Eennctt Lauds O. M. Plum mer for Effort to Hotter Stand ard of Children Portland Vrged to See Dig Show. Thomas Sllnger lives street, Portland. at 295 Clay HOMES MUST BE LABELED Tin Plate Law Applies to Places Where Only One Room Rented. Portland people who so much as rent a single room In their homes must bare their business to the world at large by tacking on the wall of the house a tin plate with the name of the owner of the house thereon. Portland policemen have now re ceived notice to watch out with eagle eye for "Room to rent" signs in the windows of Portland homes, as an in dlcatlon that the law Is being evaded if the requisite tin sign is not also attached to the house. The police declare that thousands of persons rent rooms who do not even pretend to obey the terms of the ordinance. ROBBER BAND LOOTS BANK Rifle Battle Ftought in Streets Town in Arkansas. - of FORT SMITH, Ark.. Oct. 1. Alter a rifle battle with several citizens today, a band of robbers, who had looted the vaults in the First State Bank at Dar denelle. Ark., escaped. There were said to have been eight men in the band. The robbers .secured approximatly $4,000, according to a statement from the bank officials tonight. The rob bers have succeeded in eluding half a dozen posses which are scouring .the country. MAN HICCOUGHS 30 DAYS Cottonwood, Wash., Sufferer Baffles AH Medical Men. ASOTIN, Wash, Oct. 1 (Special.) James Dickinson, of this city, was brought from Cottonwood last night In a critical condition, having been a suf ferer from hiccoughs for 30 days. All the efforts of doctors to stop them has been ineffectual and small hopes are entertained for his recov ery. He has a family here. His case is a puzzle to the medical fraternity. BY ADDISON" BENNETT. SALEM, Or., Oct. l.-( Special.) O' tober 1. 1913, passes Into history as one of the fairest fair days ever beheld at the Oregon State Fair, or any other fair, for that matter. Before 11 o'clock this morning the crush at the fair gates swamped the tf ket sellers. The crowd of men, women and children seeking admission was banked up as wide as the walk would admit for a couple of hundred feet, and was growing every minute. So several men were appointed as sistant secretaries and went out to the walk, each armed witii a wheel of tickets, and in a few minutes the Jam was over. But the perambulating ticket sellers were kept busy until long after the noon hour. Just what the attendance has been during the day, and what it will be this evening to see the fireworks and hear the band concert, will not he known until the tired secretaries can count the cash, it is quite certain that the figures will show it to be one of the largest attendances ever .on the grounds. One of the wisest things the Stat Fair Board ever did was to place $1000 at the disposal of tlio child welfare and the eugenlo workers. Oregon is one of the advanced statei I. these movements. Just as we are In our school garden work. I suppose no body will find fault with me If I say that we owe a large part of our success along lines for the betterment of chil dren to O. M. Plummer. I am not even forgetting Professor L. B, Alderman, or any of the female workers Many have done magnificent work, but Mr. Plummer has borne a large share ol tne labors and responsibilities without emoluments of any kind and at a great sacrifice of time and money. Youngsters JVred Better Booth. The temporary booth erected for thla work on the grounds consists of a large tent, with paper partitions ordinary brown paper. A few inches of shav ings on the ground served for a car pet. For heating there was a smudge on the sawdust in the center of the lent. In such an "auditorium" the work has been done here this season. For the love of our state, let us see these people decently housed another year. About 300 of Oregon's finest young sters, between the ages of 1 and 4 years, were brought to this tent by their parents and friends from all quar ters of the state. In railroad fares alone the parents Bpent thousands of dollars to assist in the movement of giving the public. particularly the mothers, a better understanding of the greatest need of the day better cars and a better understanding of our lit tle ones. In the tent mentioned there ia a ' placard hanging up bearing this motto: "The greatest hope of the future lies in our children." 'How weakly," said one mother to me, that states the case. If we have any other hope aside from the children I would like to know what it is. All other .gifts combined cannot give us the right kind of citizens the right kind of citizens can and will bring us all other good gifts." I endeavored to get the names of the doctors, nurses and others who are assisting here in this new movement. But the best I could do was to get a partial list, which it would not be fair to publish. It can be said that prac tically every physician lu the state who was called upon to score the kid dles responded. Seven Doctors View Babies. From the time the little one went Into the first "room" until It came out of the last It was examined by seven physicians and waited upon by sev eral nurses. At one time Mr. Plummer called my atentlon to the fact that of the seven doctors through whose bands little fellow was passing, five were among the most eminent practition ers in the state. 'If those doctors had been culled Into consultation by the parents to look that infant over and examine It as thoroughly as they are doing, their fees would not be less than $1000," said Mr. Plummer. "But here they do it for nothing and most of them deem it t privilege to assist us." I have not heretofore this year said a word about the magnificent floral exhibits, both in the buildings and growing on the grounds. If thcau flowers could bo moved Intact to some point in New England the people would go wild over them, if they could be convinced the blooms and plants wero real. It would be a difficult matter to (Concluded on Pas 2.) Gt 1 07.2