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K VOL.. LTII XO. 16,502. PORTLAND. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. A V WILSON DESPAIRS OF MEXICAN PEACE Huerta Told Election Is Not Recognized. SHARP CHANGE IN PROSPECT PRINCE LEARNS TO TALK WESTERNESE ALBERT OF MONACO FAIXS INTO COWBOY" LINGO. Pendulum. Swinging Toward Leaders of Rebel Party. LIND MAY BE CALLED IN Present Administration in Mexico Now Regarded as TTnworthy Even of Diplomatic Rela tions Hitherto Existing. WASHINGTON. Oct 14. The United States Government Informed Provision al President Huerta today that it looked with abhorrence and amaze ment on his assumption of both execu tive and legislative powers In Mexico and that In view of his course could not regard as constitutional the elec tions planned for October 26. Two notes were sent, the one strong ly phrased and written by Secretary Bryan, inquiring about the safety of the imprisoned members of the Mexi can Congress, and the other drawn in forceful language by President Wilson himself and said to constitute practi cally the last efforts of the Washing ton Government to deal with the Huer ta authorities by diplomatic means un less there is a decided change of splrlv on the part of the officials In Mexico City. AdmlnWtratloa Loses Hope. The negotiations through John Llnd had proceeded to the point where the State Department accepted the indorse ment of Frederico Gamboa for the Presidency as meaning the elimination of Huerta, and where it was confident ly hoped that a fair and free election would be held on October 26. Now, however. President Wilson has made it clear that the Washington Govern ment had with the events of the last few days the Imprisonment of the deputies and the establishment f a dictatorship by Huerta lost -all hope of seeing a constitutional election, held by the Huerta regime. The steps taken by the (United States were communicated to all foreign gov ernments. No further negotiations are planned through diplomatic channels, and it would not be surprising if John Lind. who has been waiting at Vera Crux to observe the manner in which the Huerta officials . carried out their promises, should return to- the United States at once. Huerta's Decrees Studied. Huerta's decrees, proclaiming him self as In charge of the department of interior, administration, finance and war, were received here -today and the text given out at the State De- pa rtmnt. The documents were read at today's cabinet meeting and members of the cabinet expressed themselves as . astonished at the audacity of General Huerta. They were apprised by Presl dent Wilson of the nature of the two communications sent to General Huerta through Charge O'Shaughnessy and all voiced approval of the vigorous representations. The cabinet meet ing was about to adjourn when press dispatches " annonunced that Senor Querldo Moheno, Mexican na&lster of foreign affairs. had characterized the administration com munications as "intemperate." Official Washington awaited tonight the formal reply being drafted by the Huerta administration. Charge O'Shaughnessy reported he had con veyed both communications and had been assured with respect to the im prisoned deputies that no violence would be done them, but that they would be tried for sedition. "Intemperate" Kola Is Brief. It is the second note of the Amer ican Government, which is said to be only 150 words in length, practically breaking off negotiations with Huetta, which Is believed to have prompted foreign Minister Moheno's descrip'lor. "intemperate." Administration officials hold that with most of the members of the Mex ican congress Jn jail, a prominent member of congress who dared to speak adversely to the Huerta admin istration still mysteriously concealed and the congress dissolved. It Is im possible for the civilized world to be lieve the Huerta group capable of es tablishing constitutional authority In the southern republic. They also feel that the Huerta of ficials no longer are deserving of such diplomatic relations as have hitherto existed. As yet there is no concrete evidence that the Washington Administration intends to use drastic measures. The White House has discouraged the heads o the Army and Navy . from "taking any steps that would give an alarmist impression. . Developments May Be Rapid. Some said they would not be sur prised If the failure of the Huerta gov ernment to comply with promises made to John Llnd would cause the Wash ington Administration to throw Its support to the constitutionalists In the north of Mexico. This might carry with it a lifting of the embargo on arms and many Senators think the con stitutionalists soon would triumph If they had such assistance. President Rifle 'Borrowed From Buffalo Bill , Brings Down Big Brown Bear. With Single Shot. BILLINGS, Mont., Oct. 14. Albert, Prince of Monaco, accompanied by a large party of personal friends, was a guest of the Chamber of Commerce tonight on his return from a three weeks' hunt In the wilds of Wyoming, between Cody and Sheridan, where the Prince was lucky enough' to bag a big brown bear, several deer and two mountain sheep. While the Prince was away from civilization, he dropped into cowboy and Western slang to such a degree that when he reached Billings his con versatlon was natural In a Western way. "The big brown bear that I shot has been skinned and -the hide will adorn one of my rooms at Monte Carlo," said the Prince. "It only took one shot and the rifle that I used be longed to William F. Cody, being bor rowed for that purpose. We had a time while In Wyoming, and ate big and small game. I enjoyed every minute of the time spent here." . Prince of Monaco and his party left tonight from New York and will sail from that city the last of the week for his home, where he will spend con siderable time in compiling his investi gations, which ho conducted quietly while on his trip. He expects to re turn to this section next year for a longer stay In the mountains of Wyom ing and Montana. CLERKS FORCED TO HIDE UNDER TABLE Lone Robber Rifles Mail Bags at Leisure. HEADS ARE MUFFLED IN SACKS INDEX CF TODAY'S NEWS Exit Made Quietly, but Victims . Stay Concealed. ' DELAYED ALARM IS GIVEN Only Meager Description Obtained, Owing to Frightened Condition of Postal Employes "Let ters Widely Scattered. TABOR GOLD DOESN'T PAN Tests of Fay Dirt Fail to Show Big Profits in Park "Ore." That a reported gold strike at Mount Tabor park, which caused a stir among city officials about two weeks ago, was a fake is expected to be the result of a series of assays of "ore" taken from the park by Park Superintendent MIsche, which will be completed today or tomorrow. City Chemist Dulin, of the public works department, completed an unof ficial test of some of the rock from the park yesterday, and found only a slight trace of gold. Another assay which has been made showed $6 a ton gold. The gold rush was started on reports from the foreman in the park that ha had a sample assayed and It showed $1092.61 gold a ton. DOG IS MAROONED IN TREE Hood River Canine Follows Squirrel and Is Afraid to Descend. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 14. (Spe cial.) Becoming so Intent In chasing squirrel up a tree, a fine Airedale dog belonging to L. G. Stewart, climbed so high in the tree that she was afraid to try to descend and she remained aloft 36 hours before being discovered. When found the animal was 20 feet from the ground In a tree on the Stewart ranch on the West Side. Mr. Stewart had searched .for the animal all day yesterday and his hear ing being affected, he was unable to hear the animal's attempts to attract attention by barking. Broken branches in the tree Indicated that the dog had climbed to a point 40 feet above th ground WIFE GETS THINK PERMI Court Says She May Be Independent on Jury With Hushand. SPOKANE, Wash., Oct 14. On the ground that a man and his wife are not in law separated Individuals and that they cannot act and think entire ly independent of each other, tha right of M. E. I'engelly and his wife, to sit as jurors in a criminal trial was chal lenged here today. "Mrs. Pengelly has promised to love, honor and obey Mr. Pengelly," aid the attorney who objected. "I submit that she cannot act or think independently and free from his Influence." Superior Judge Huneke refused to sustain the challenge. CANADIANS JOAST OREGON Governor Cameron, of Manitoba, Is Host to Railroad Men. WINNIPEG. Man., Oct. 14. (Special.) Governor Cameron, of Manitoba, en tertained last night at dinner John Scott, general passenger agent of the Southern Pacific; Kit Carson, of the same railway; the officers of the Seventy-ninth Highlanders Regiment and the members of the Winnipeg press. The toast to "Oregon" was heartily given. Governor Cameron has the largest lumber interests in Western Can-iua and informed his guests that he had large timber holdings in Oregon which be intended to develop. . (Concluded on Pace 2.) DANIELS TO GO TO SCHOOL Secretary Contemplates Course at Naval War College. NEWPORT, R. I., Oct. 14. The possi bility that Secretary of the Navy Dan iels will take a course of instruction at the. Naval War College here next Summer has aroused much interest among the officers stationed at New port. Secretary Daniels, .while on a visit here last Summer, praised the work of the college and recently unofficial word ' has come from Washington in dicating that the Secretary will at tend lectures here ,il Department af fairs permit. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. A masked bandit entered the mall car of South ern Pacific train No. 23 at Burlingame today, and at the muzzle of a gun com pelled two mail clerks to crawl under a table. The registered mall then was rifled. The train made no stop be tween Burlingame and San Francisco, and the robber made his escape, ac cording to postal officials, when the train slowed down In the San Fran Cisco yards. An examination of the rifled pouches by postal inspectors showed that the loss will not be great. The. robber's time to make a thorcyigh search -of all the registered mail was limited be cause of the fast schedule maintained by the train between Burlingame and San Francisco. Clerks' Heads In Mallsacks. When the train stopped at Burlin game to take on passengers and dis patch mall, the robber, with his face concealed by a blue bandana handker chief, climbed aboard the mall car from the side opposite the depot. He commanded Clerk George A. Scott and his assistant, Mortimer M. Prentiss, to throw up their hands and face the wall of the car. As soqn as the train got under way he compelled them to place their heads in mail sacks and crawl under the distributing table. Ordinary mail matter was ripped open and scattered about the car, but nothing of value, so far as can be learned, was taken from the letters. The robber had some difficulty in find ing the location of the registered mail, and Prentiss waa ordered f.o reveal its hiding place. Jewelry Is Stolen. This done, the clerk was sent back under the table and 19 pieces of regis tered matter were opened. Little, if any, money was found, although It Is believed that several articles of jew elry and papers were stolen. The clerks did not hear the robber leave the car. When the train stopped at the San Francisco terminal they rose to their feet, but the robber had dis- The Weather. . YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, - 89 degrees; minimum, 43 degrees. TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness. followed by rain; southeasterly winds. Foreign. Ritual murder trial comes to end. Page 8. Ralph Upson, American balloonist in cup race, lands safely In England. rp National. Wflhfn-fnn nntffl- TTilA-tJL ICtlOn OQ OC' tober 26 will not be recognized. Page 1. Mrs. Pankhurst to be treated as any other immigrant on landing at New. lorn. Page . Domestic Captain of Volturno tells story of , disaster. Page 3. Lone robber forces mall clerks to hide in mall sacks whle he rifles letters at leis ure. Page 1. Prince of Monaco learns cowboy slang in Wyoming. Page 1. Spencer re-enacts murder of Mrs. Rexroat. Page 5. Prosecutors trying to present new charges against Sulzer. Page 2. Lorimer' and Hlnes to figure in Punk de famation case. Page 2. Gunner's mate 'lost overboard In maneuvers that show real war conditions. Page 4. Democrats win Congressional election in West Virginia. Page 4. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 9, Los Angeles 0; Sacramento 9, Venice 6; . Oakland 4, San Francisco 3 (10 Innings). Page 8. Lincoln and Jefferson teams to play today. Page 9. t Multnomah Club and O. A. a may meet In . third football game. Page 8. Johnny Dundee wins 20-round decision from . Joe Azevedo. Page 9. Pacific Northwest. Two seriously hurt when auto Jumps from . bluff. Page 7. Supreme Court quasbes mandamus writ in Portland dock bond case. Page 7. Earthauake rocks 8even Devils land on Idaho-Oregon border. Page 1. Witness In contempt case protects woman's name. Page 6. Supreme Court rules In Portland dock bond case. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. -Official estimate of English hop crop smaller than expected. Page 21. Wheat drops at Chicago, owing to slump at Liverpool. Page 21. Smallness of demand causes decline In Wall street stocks. Page 21. Work being rushed on Celilo Canal. Page 20. Boston ship agents here to secure Portland business. Page 20. Portland and Vicinity. Traveling men in role of Good Samaritans. Page 13. Five-cent lunches served to 250 children at Arleta school. Page 15. Wilkins confesses murder of Lou Winters. . Page 1. Miss Fields to wed James Welsh soon. Page 12. Defense offers testimony in LaFrance In surance swindling case. Paga 14. Pythlans" cheering halts business long when L. R. Stlnson is nominated to go to Washington. Page 16. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 16. First Methodists to shift to Grace Church. Page 18. Many volunteer to combat attack on min imum wage. Page 16. DARING AERONAUTS SAFE Perilous Flight Made Over Channel. UPSON WINS BENNETT GUP Storm in Air Above Sea at Night Spins Great Car. MEN GAMBLE WITH DEATH Shifting Winds Move Car Across Southern England, Out ' Over North Sea, and, as Hope Fades, Send It Back to Yorkshire. (Concluded on Page 2.) MEDFORD WOMAN HEIRESS Mrs. Grace Tarbell to Kectrive Sixth of $320,000 Estate! DENVER, Oct. 14. (Special.) Judge Teller today Issued a decree by which an estate valued at $220,000 passed Into the possession of Mrs. Maude G. Par- rett, of Byers, Colo., and her three children, the legal heirs of Mrs. Par rett's late husband, who died in Ger many in 1910. The widow will receive one-half of the estate, and one-sixth will be held in trust for Chauncey G. Parrett, her son. who is attending Harvard. Two daugh ters, Mrs. Blanche Ayles worth, of Fort Collins, and Mrs. Grace Tarbell, of Medford, Or., will share equally in the remaining one-third? LONDON, Oct. 14. (Special.) Safe and happy, . Ralph Upson, American aeronaut, and his aide, Preston, stepped from ' the balloon Goodyear near the little town of Bridlington in Yorkshire this afternoon after a perilous flight across the English Channel and out over the North Sea. The men are the winners of the James Gordon Ben nett cup for which balloonists of ail the great Nations have been striving the past three days. Approximately 425 miles in a direct line was accomplished by the aero nauts, a distance far greater than that of any of the other contestants thus far reported. Starting from Paris Sun day afternoon the balloon drifted first south, then southwest, then northwest and finally directly north. The aero nauts estimate the actual distance traversed in their flight as about 550 miles in 42 hours. None Near l Po'i Record. Sixteen of the 17 other entries In the race have already reported landings in France, the farthest from Paris be ing the English balloon Honeymoon, which descended at 9 o'clock last night at the village of Langeaux near Saint Brieux, France, on the coast near the western extremity, 270 miles from Paris. The balloonists, seeing that they were about to be swept out to sea, pulled the cord, which allowed the gas to escape and made a descent Just be fore reaching the coast. i Not so the American aeronauts. At 6 o'clock last night 'Upson and Pres ton passed at a low altitude over the village of Granville, France. Before them was the stormy English channel. The wind was then blowing in a gen eral northwesterly direction and there seemed to be a good chance of land ing on the southern point of England. They called to inhabitants of the French village, found out where they were and held a hurried consultation. All Staked on One Chance. "Shall we try It?" Upson asked his aide. "Sure," was Preston's ready answer. EARTHQUAKE ROCKS SEVEN DEVILS LAND OREGOX-IDAHO BORDER FEELS VIBRATION FOR MIXLTE. Roar Accompanies Shock at Home' stead. Or., Ballards Landing, Landore and Cuprum, Idaho. BAKER. Or.. Oct 14. (Special.) A severe earthquake shock was felt at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the Seven Devils' country, along the Snake River, that divides Oregon and Idaho. . The towns affected were Homestead, Or., and Ballard's Landing, Landore and Cuprum, Idaho. Telephone llne were put out of commission, and the reports are meager. It is reported that at Homestead houses were rocked, upsetting chairs and breaking- dishes. At Landore the shock, was more severe. Windows were broken, stoves rocked and dishes were shaken from the shelves. Some houses there, are believed put out of plumb. v At Cuprum the inhabitants ran from their homes badly frightened and a panic was imminent, as the houses swayed. The earth quivered and a roar like thunder came from the earth. Ballard's Landing felt the shock dis tinctly, but it. Is believed little damage was done there. No fatalities are re ported. The shock was distinct In all places and lasted fully one minute. The peo ple of all towns are badly frightened, and are tonight preparing for a re petition of the quake. All the towns affected are small, the- largest beinif Homestead, with about 300 population They are 100 miles southeast of here. A similar sfiock was felt there four years ago, but It was not as severe or as long as that of today. Baker had a shock about 20 years ago, but it was very slight. ' US - WINTERS TELLS OF f RUE Slayer Says Killing Was Not First Intention. DESERTION CAUSE OF GRIME Part of Confession Doubted by Portland Officers. MYSTERIOUS "PAL" NAMED Prisoner Declares Fatal Blow Waa Struck With Fruit Umbrella as Man He Suspected of Hiding Wife Offered to Fight. CUPID IS AFTER RANCHERS Three Iowa Girls, Admitting They Are Beautiful, Want Husbands. Here's an excellent opportunity for three unmarried ranchers to get bru nette brides. Mayor Albee yesterday received a let. ter from Miss Thersa De La Roche, of 700 South Third street, Burlington, la., announcing that she and two chums, aged 19. 20 and 25, respectively, all brunettes, are anxious to get in touch with three Oregon ranchers object, matrimony. "We have heard such good reports about Western ranchers," says the let ter, "that we are desirous of having Western homes." ' All three admit they are good look ing and. the men to be selected must fill the same bill. (Concluded on Page 5.) NOT YET, BUT SOON. rgJx ' BIG BEAR JWANGLES MAN Victim Is Scalped, Ear Bitten Off and Wounded in 50 Places. SEWARD. Alaska, Oct. 14. Otto Bergstrom, a. homesteader, was at tacked by a huge Alaska brown bear near here last night. Bergstrom met the beast on the trail while he was going home. The bear rushed at elm knocked him down, tore his scalp al most entirely from his head, bit his right ear off and inflicted 0 oilier wounds on Bergstrom's body," arms ami hands. The lower limbs were untouched. Bergstrom crawled on his hands ar.d knees 500 ftet to a neighbor's cabin. Physician who is attending Bergst.-om says there is a chance that he will rti cover. MEDICINE WON'T BE FORCE Health Officer Xot to Doctor Those Who Object to Treatment. Rumors that City Health Officer Marcellus plans to enforce medical treatment in all cuses of disease have caused dozens of letters of protest to be sent to members of the City Com mission. Several of the protests came from Christian Scientists, who object to having medicine forced upon them. Dr. Marcellus explained yesterday that .there is no foundation for the rumors. "There is nothing in my plans to require any person to submit to medical treatment if that person objects," said Dr. Marcellus yesterday. "If a person does not want medicine that is his or her business." AVIATOR STILL MISSING Jewel Believed to Have Lost His Wuy and to Have Drowned. NEW YORK, Oct. 11. Efforts today to find some trace of Albert J. Jewell. the aviator who disappeared while making a flight in a monoplane to the Staten Island Aerodome yesterday morning, were fruitless. Those who have endeavored to trace his course believe that he lost his way, flew out over the Atlantit Ocean and perished by drowning. An attempt will be made tomorrow to find some trace of him by sending an aeroplane over his intended course. THERESE FRIENDLY WEDS New York Jewelry Manufacturer Claims Oregon Bride. EUGENE. Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) Miss Tfierese Friendly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Friendly, of Eugene, was married here tonight to Samuel Wachenheimer, of New York City. Over 100 guests, many of whom were from Portland, attended the weddtns banquet at the Hotel Osborn, and scores of telegrams were received from friends of the couple in all parts of the United States. Mr. Wachenheimer is engaged in the jewelry manufacturing business, . , In a confession to District Attorney Evans and Deputy Collier yesterday, Lloyd Holmes Wilkins told of striking the blow that caused the death of Lou Winters, a real estate dealer, last Sun day. Wilkins, who waa arrested in Vancouver, Wash., early yesterday, said it was not his first Intention t kill Winters. He suspected Winters of knowing the whereabouts of Mrs. Wilkins, and It was the intention of the husband to overpower Winters, bind htm and force him to tell whiiru Mrs. Wilkins could be found. These plans were frustrated by the' faint heartedness of his partner, said WII rkins, and the unexpectedly early ap proach of Winters. The confession followed a two hours' argument between Wilkins on one side and Detectives Tichenor, Hellyer ar.d Price on the other, in which the offi cers completely broke doun the alibi of the slayer. Wilkins was caught in the Van-uuver yards of the Spokane, Portland & Seat tle Railway as he was aoout to board an eastbound train. Part of Story Doubted. Officers doubt the part of tho con fession in which Wilkins says the fa tal blow was strjek with on umbrella While he was fleeing from Winters. Wilkins says his partner was a, youth named "Jack." Jack's" last name was not. learned. . To Chief of Podlce Clark, District At torney Evans and Deputy Collier. Wilkins told his story with llttlo prompting. "I met Jack at a place in Burnslde street, and we thought that is. I thought that we would go out an tio Lou up and make him come ihrough," said Wilkins. "What do you mean by come through?" asked Mr. Collier. "I mean tell me where my wife Is. I thought if it was put to him rlg'iit he would tell me, and I guessjd that tying him up would soften him and make him come through.' Wilkins Destroys Victim's Papers. "Jack and I went Into the real es tate shack, on the corner, and I locked through the papers there for my wife's address." "You tore some of them up, didn't you? Why did you do that?" was asked. "I guess I was pretty mad," answered Wilkins. "Winters got off the car and ' I stopped him and asked him wher ho was keeping my wife, Ho said he didn't know anything about her. Then when I kept after him he got mad and started to hit at me. I turned and rau d-nvn the street till I came- to th corner. and he was right after me. J caggh' up and I lilt him with the umbrella. He fell down and I beat it" The umbrella, found in the room of Wilkins, in the Hoosler Hotel, was shown to the prisoner and he nai asked If it were not a light weapon for mortal combat. "I guess it does look pretty small, but that's wlia' I hit him with, all right," answered Wilkins. Prisoner Admits Illow. Wllklus was permitted to ramble. "Lou was a good fellow, but he shouldn't have kept my wife away from me," he whined. "I wouldn't have done anything to him if he had only let my wife come back to me." "l'ou admit hitting him, don't you'." was asked. "Jes, I hit him all right," was tho answer. Continuing the dictation of his story to Deputy District Attorney Ryan, Wilkins said he came to Portland Sat urday, registered and paid five duy room rent at the Hoosler Hotel, where he gave the name of E. Shaffer. Hi .hen picked up the man called "Jack" at a , saloon In Burr.side street, and with him went early lo the scene of tho crime. They lay in the real est He office and saw Mrs. Winters and Frankie Winters come home, and some what later, saw Mr. Winters alight from the Sellwood car, the only person to get off at that corner. Shirts Stolen, Cast Aside. A few minutes before Mr. Winters came they scouted through the rear yard of the .Winters' residence, and took two shirts from the line. These the Intended to tear Into strips, said Wilkins, and to tie Winters with them, until he should be willing to divulge the whereabouts of Mrs. Wilkins. Later realizing that tho shirts were somewhat flnr.sy, they discarded them in a brush grown lot across the street, whero hy wers iound by the defectives later and tested for blood, which did not show. Returnlug, they cut the ropes from a IConuluded on Page 2. 1