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VOL. lylll NO. 16,503. PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V MORE AGGRESSIVE ACTION CONSIDERED Washington Sees Peril in Mexican Affairs. THREE COURSES ARE OPEN Constructive Solution to Sought First of All. Be HUERTA IS OUT OF BOUNDS Calling by Spanish Minister of Meet ing of Diplomatic Corps Taken as Indication of For eign Agreement. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 15. The dlplo . matle representatives of Great Britain, Prance, Spain, Cnba, Guatemala and Norway, at a conference tonight, de cided to recommend that their respec tive governments send warships to Mexico for the pnrpose of affording? le gation guards should trouble arise. It xrnn said tonight the diplomatic rep resentatives had recommended n tem perate attitude In the matter of M Ico's reply to Washington. WASHINGTON, Oct. IB. Admlnls tratfon officials up to the hour of clos Ing the Government departments today were without advices as to the result of a reported conference in Mexid t-iiy or too entire diplomatic corps, called by the Spanish Minister. Th development in the situation, follow Ins; close on President Wil60ns shar note declaring that the United States was shocked at the "lawlessness" of General Huerta in assuming a dicta torshlp over Mexico, was taken to mean here that foreign governments might bring pressure to bear in an effort to compose the situation. General Huerta's decree taking to himself legislative, as well as execu tlve powers, has swept aside all hope here that the Huerta regime would re establish constitutional government or be able to cope with the increasingly vigorous fighting of the constitution allsts. Aggressive Coarse Considered. Both President Wilson and Secretary Bryan are turning over in their minds the possibility of a more aggressive course of action by the United States, Three methods of dealing with the sit' uatlon are being suggested as open to the Washington Government: First. There is the ever-recurrent suggestion in official circles of a mill tary and naval demonstration which would serve as a precautionary move in case a forcible policy later is re quired. For the present, however, the President and his advisers are concen '.rating on a constructive solution by the use of peaceful measures. Huerta's Elimination Desired. Second. Many officials think a series of strong demands made upon the au thorlties at Mexico City to force the Immediate elimination of General Huerta would complete the record of the United States in attempting to as slst, "as the nearest neighbor," in an effort to solve the problem. It is held by some officials that should such de mands be ignored, the American Gov ernment would be Justified in throw ing its support to the constitutionalists in the north. Third The United States could for mally announce its absolute termina tion of relations with the Huerta offi clals, leaving it to the influence of both the constitutional movement and liberal element in Mexico City to se cure the elimination of Huerta and the establishment of a provisional govern ment with which the constitutionalists would negotiate for peace and hold free election in compliance with Mexi can law. Bryan Leaves Washington. Secretary Bryan left nere today for Waterloo, la... and before his depart ure told his callers he did not expect the American Government to take any further steps for a few days at least. The dispatch of an additional Ger man warship to Mexican waters did not bring forth any comment, as the Washington Administration looks on such action, as well as on the confer ence of the diplomats today in Mex ico City, as the beginning of a series of manifestations by the governments of the world generally that may have a sobering effect on Huerta. . The arrest of General Maas, a rebel officer, on civil warrant, while travel ing through the United States to get from Piedras Negras, Mexico, to Neuvo Laredo, Mexico, excited attention chiefly because the War Department's permission was overriden. As the Gen eral was released on bail, however, it is believed the Huerta government will noit make ary representations in the matter. GOLD LIKELY LEFT BY GALE Miners Believe '.sand at Nome Will Pay for Damage. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 15. Miners who have worked the beach sands of . iome lor meir gold tnmic it likely that the storm that half destroyed the northern city drove ashore gold-bearing sands that will more than pay for the damage done. After each big storm miners pan the new sand that has been cast out. The bottom of the sea In front ot NonVe is rich in gold, but no method of w or king it has been successful. , schooner Merced wrecked on rocks VESSEL GOES AGEOOD IX FOG OFF CALIFORNIA COAST. Passengers and Crew Reach. Shore in Small Boats Wireless Summons Help. EUREKA, Cal., Oct. 15. A wireless message received here late tonight from the steam schooner Merced, bound from San Francisco to Astoria and Portland, with 25 passengers ana cargo of cement, said that the vessel had gone on the rocks off Point uoraa. All the passengers and most of the rrcw vnrB sent ashore in the small boats. In the foggy weather prevailing it Is believed from the brief advices that the boat ran out of her course. The sea is calm tonight. The Merced is a schooner of 960 tons register and is commanded by Captain A Anlnn1- She is owned by the Charles R. McCormick Company, of San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. (Special.) Wireless messages to the Merchants Exchange, in this city, said 80 persons rohrl Rhnre from the wreck at 1 o'clock this morning. The operator aboard the Merced said the vessel probably would be a total loss. Part of the crew remamea py the wreck. Point Gorda is 185 miles north of San Francisco. The latest wireless report says the schooner is going to the bottom and other ships have gone to her aid. 291 EGGS LAID IN YEAR Corvallis lien Wins World's Cham pionship by Wide Margin. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Oct 15. (Special.) The Ore gon Agricultural College hen that broke the world's egg-laying record a week ago by laying 283 eggs finished her full year today with 291 eggs to her credit. She is still in excellent condition and shows no signs of end ing her wonderful performance. The Oregon hen. was not pampered or petted during the time she was making her record. She was fed and housed in a way that would be en tirely practlctable in commercial poul try raising. The champion was only 5 months old when she commenced her record performance. Her dam was a cross bred Barred Plymouth Rock and White Leghorn and her sire was a son of her dam and a White Leghorn. COURT SEES TANGO DANCE Accused Teacher and One of Pupils Demonstrate Before Judge. CLEVELAND, Oct. 15. As part of Asa Anderson's injunction Buit to re strain the city from barring the 'tango" at his dancing school, Ander son and a young wommi tango" exhibition in a hall beneath Judge Vlckery's courtroom late today. Anderson's suit is directed against City Dance Hall Inspector Meyers. With music furnished by a grapna- phone, Anderson and one or tne young nils danced "the only real ijnirn" according to Anderson's de scrlptlon. Judge Vickery will announce tomor row his Judicial opinion on the ques tion of "tango" dancing here. He gave It a nod of approval today. LOGS RESCUE 4000 SHEEP Unlaue Method Used by Eastern Washington Rancher Saves Flock. POMEROY. Wash., Oct. 15. (Spe clal.) A unique but effective means was employed by Charles Dodge to break the blockade and rescue his flock of 4000 sheep, which were caught in the big storm in the Blue Mountain and cut off from the ranges of the lower altitudes by a stretch' of mountain country 12 miles long, covered with snow from one to 3 hi feet in depth. With a force of 10 men and 15 horses Mr. Dodge dragged logs through the forest, making two trips each way, and scattered hay along the path thus made, to toll the sheep out. Only one sheep was lost as a result of the storm. REMIUM BID FOR BONDS Wide Range in Tenders for Highway Issue of Jackson County. MEDFORD, Or., Oct. 15. (Special.) Bids for Jackson County highway bonds, the first road bonds ever offered in Oregon, were received by the County Court today. Eleven bidders were present, either by representative or letter, and the bids ranged all the way from a discount of $22,000 for "attor ney's fees" to a premium of 18.90 on each $1000 bond. The best bidder was syndicate represented by H. B. Wood, f Minneapolis, comprising C. W. Near & Co., Well. Roth & Co., R. M. Grant Co. and Wells & Dickey Company, f London. No action was taken by the court, which probably will accept this bid, however. WEDDING WEEP IS FATAL Child Cries Herself to Death as Sis ter Becomes Bride. CHICAGO, Oct, 15. Seized with a fit of weeping at the marriage of her older sister. Anna Owlak, 10 years old. died a few hours later of physical ex haustion. The child began to weep as the bride walked down the aisle to the altar. She was taken home, where she continued to cry, despite the-efforts of a physi cian. She died while the wedding dance was in progress. FESTIVAL TO FLASH HISTORY OF OREGON All Counties May Have Part in Rose Fete. ELECTRICAL PARADE BIS EVENT Kaleidoscopic Portrayal of Memorable Occurrences Aim. SECOND WEEK IN JUNE SET Coming of Fur Traders and Arrival Here of First Steamer Passing Through Panama Canal Will Be Depicted in Blaze. The 1914 Rose Festival will be held the second week in June and its crowning and concluding feature will be an historical pageant depicting the progress of Oregon from the earliest pioneer times to the present. This was decided and other definite plans were adopted at a meeting of the Rose Festival board of governors, President C. C. Colt presiding, last night. The days of the week probably will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. with perhaps a feature for Tuesday afternoon something which, if it is decided on, will, like other features ot the next Festival, be absolutely new and unique. Daji Considered Best. These days practically were selected, after careful deliberation, as being the very best days possible. It is calcu lated that the merchants will be able to make complete preparation for the big event on Monday and Tuesday, and that, with the Festival closing on Fri day, out-of-town visitors will have Sat urday to do their shopping. Some protest was heard from the ho tels that the Festival should not be held the second week In June, because the Masonic Grand Lodge of Oregon meets In Portland that week. But it was decided that this would be an advantage, as many, who come for the one event will be enabled to see the other, which would be impos sible If they had to make two trips to the city. Plana Fit Together. The idea of having the Festival the same week as the Masonic Grand Lodge also fits in with the plan of Dr. T. L. Perkins, chairman of the fraternal com mittee of the board of governors, to have all Portland lodges declare open house for visiting members during the Festival. It was decided that the chief fea ture of the Festival will be the elec- (Concluded on Page 2.) INDEX CF TODAY'S NEWS FE STERDATS Maximum temperature, 52 degrees; minimum. 45 degree. TODAY'S Unsettled, with probably occa sional rain; winds mostly souinoriy. Foreign. Arthur of Connaught and Duchess of Fife - married in royal chapel Page o. Three militants sentenced for arson crimes in Britain. Page ,4. Hope of rescuing miners Is given up. Page 1, Plot and counterplot appear In "ritual mur- aer case, page 4. National, Administration desires to make majority of Philippine Commission natives. Page 2. Administration considers possibilities of more aggressive antlon In Mexico. Page 1 Domestic Final vote expected Page 1. In Sulxer case today. Jewish plea Is made by Episcopalians. Pas Evelyn Thaw's son arrives in States. Page 2. Volturno survivors reach New York. Page 8. Steamer Merced goes ashore at Point Gorda; passengers sent ashore. Page 1. Pacific Northwest. . Money passed in bribery charge declared - loan by Raymond agent. Page 14. Cities of Rogue River Valley meet at Med ford and plan Ashland exhibit. Page 6. Oregon and Washington synods meet at - Vancouver. Page 5. Co-operative selling aids Yakima Valley growers. Page 6. Sports. Coast League results : Portland 5, Los Ange las 3; Venice 1, Sacramento 7; San Fran cisco 4, Oakland 3. Page 9. Lincoln beats Jefferson High, 12 to 0. Page 8. Idaho U. to keep Right-end Johnson out of game Friday, age 8. Coach Hayward would use motion-pictures to help young track and gridiron ath letes. Page 8. West eliminated In women's golf champlon- snip, page y. Motorboat Club dissolves. - Page 19. Commercial and Marine. Sugar Is lower at all points, with market unsettled. Page 19. Predictions of cheap wheat cause slump at Chicago. Page 1. Early gains In stocks wiped out by short sales. Page 1. Government accepts Oregon's $500,000 fund to keep Jetty work going. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. More than 8200,000 cut from park budget. Page 13. Plans for more play to be made by Recrea tion League tonight. Page 18. James C. La France Is found guilty. Page i. Knights of Pythias win hold next year's grand lodge In Portland. Page 6. Chinese wedding brilliant affair. Fags 14. New York girl Is much-feted guest in Port land. Page 12. Multnomah Chapter, Daughters of Ameri can Revolution, meet; other women clubs notes. Page 12. Symphony fund now requires but $000. Page 13. Ewbank principles approved by railroad of ficials after car Is tested. Page 14. Clarence Sudor, Hill Military student, is tarred and feathered. Page 14. History of Oregon to be depicted in elec trical blasb at Rose Festival. Page 1. County Commissioner Holman strikes un authorized items from claim sheets. Page 4. AUTOIST KILLED; TWO HURT Racing Car Hits Disabled' Machine and Injured Man 'May Die. SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 15. Henry 3. Farr was killed and Alfred C. Hoglund and Thomas G. Simmons probably were fatally injured tonight, when their auto; which had broken down near Rlverton, eight miles south of Seattle, was run into by a large racing car driven by Lawrence Duke, said to be a nephew of the tobacco manufacturer. Duke was arrested by a Deputy Sher iff and brought to the County Jail, where he is held on a charge of reck less driving pending an investigation by the Coroner. VERY CARELESS OF MEXICO JUST AT" THIS t CLOSING SCENE OF SULZER TRIAL HEM High Court Expected to Vote Today. INFORMAL BALLOT RUMORED Only 32 of 57 Names Called When Body Adjourns. PROCEDURE IS DECIDED ON Guilt or Innocence First Question to Be Put Removal and Future Disqualification Will Be Separate Issues. ALBANY", N. Y., Oct 15. It is prob able that the fate of Governor Sulzer will be known by tomorrow night. When the high court of impeachment adjourned tonight it was said that the final vote probably would be taken at an open session tomorrow. ah me deliberations of the court were held in secret. There was an insistent rumor that the case had progressed so far as to have reached an informal vote on the guilt or Innocence of the Governor on the first article of impeachment. This article charges the Governor with falsifying his campaign statement. The names of only 32 of the 57 members of the court had been called when it was decided to adjourn, it was an nounced. Members May Chancre Votes. Each member, it was said, had an opportunity to express his opinion on the merits of the article and the same procedure will be followed at the open session tomorrow afternoon. .bach member,. It was understood, will have the privilege of changing his Informal vote at the public sessslon tomorrow. The question as to whether article four of the impeachment charges should be amended to include the tes timony of Duncan W. Peck and Henry L, "Morgenthau or whether the Assembly-should be asked to bring an additional article covering the offenses alleged in this testimony was decided today when the court voted to admit the Feck testimony into the article as It now stands. The decision was an nounced at a brief public session in the afternoon. It was rumored that the decision waa reached by a vote of 41 to 18. Charge Broadly Cons-trued. According to the announcement made by Presiding Judge Cullen the court had decided that article four was broad enough to permit consideration of the (Concluded on Page 3.) TIME. HOPE OF RESCUING MINERS GIVEN UP FRESH FIRE IX WELSH COL LIERY ENGAGES ATTENTION. Number Still Missing Is 3G8 Many Bodies Encountered, but Hopeful Rumor Is Proved False. CARDIFF, Wales, Oct. 15. All hope of rescuing more of the miners en tombed In the Universal colliery, where an explosion occurred yesterday, has been virtually abandoned. The report that a party of 25 men had been found alive in one of the galleries has proved erroneous, but a large number of bodies were encountered today. j No official reports have been Issued, and this has caused much comment. Fire broke out anew today and still is raging. There are no further signs of life in the pit. Up to"a late hour tonight 49 bodies had been recovered, while 368 miners were still missing. The shift which went Into the mine yesterday num bered 931. The engineers have decided to de vote their efforts to subduing the fire, as they believe it useless to persist in tho attempt at rescue. BOY DROPS DEAD IN GAME Tacoma Football Player Attacked by Heart Failure. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 15. (Special.) Phil Otis, aged 14, dropped dead of heart disease in a practice game of football on the Buckley field today. Young Otis was playing against the first team of the school. In the midst of the play a long punt sent the ball sailing 80 yards. Otis dashed after the ball and just before he overtook it another player picked It up. The opposing player dropped the ball and Otis seized It, running the length of the field. Just before he reached the goal line he was heard tn cry out and dropped suddenly to the ground. Upon exam ination it was found that he was dead. VETERANS VOICE PROTEST Proposed Pedestrian Ordinance De- nounced In Resolutions. Resolutions condemning the proposed ordinance regulating pedestrians on the city streets were adopted recently at a meeting of the Grand Army Pro gresslve Club, 200 persons being prea ent. 'We believe that the person on foot has the same right to use the public streets as the person driving an auto mobile," declared the resolutions, which designate the proposed measure as "class legislation" and an attempt to "provide clear and unobstructed streets in the business section for the special use and benefit of those driving auto mobiles." FOOTPADS CAUSE REUNION Story of Attack Brings Sister to Side of Long-Lost Brother. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15. An Item In a 'San Franclrco newspaper telling of an attack on William Barry by foot pads resulted today In bringing to gether a brother and sister who have been separated since the San Francisco fire of 1906. Mrs. Annie Anderson believed her brother dead until she read In a newspaper the account of his serious Injuries. A touching reunion followed, when the sister saw her brother In a hospital. He has a fractured skull, but probably will recover. WEDDING DATE IS SET Miss Nancy Leishmann Will Marry Duke of Croy October C8. GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct 15. The marriage of Miss Nancy Lelshmann, daughter of the former American Am bassador at Berlin, to the Duke of Croy Is to take place on October 28. The Catholic bishop will perform the re ligious ceremony in the cathedral here after the civil ceremony has been com pleted. The wedding will be of the simplest character. The mother and two daugh ters of the Duke of Croy Intend to be present. LILIES COME FROM PEAKS Thirty-Five Hundred Blooms From Mountains Planted. i Thirty-five hundred of the prettiest Mount Hood lilies obtainable from the heights of Zigzag Mountain and other mountains near Mount Hood now oc cupy graceful beds in Peninsula Park. Announcement was made yesterday by Park Superintendent Mische that men sent out to secure the lilies have re turned and have planted the flowers. The flowers are found only on the tops of mountains covered with snow and much work was necessary to get them down. BRIDE'S CHECK $2,000,000 Henry Clay Frick Hands Fortune to New Dnughter-iu-Law. BALTIMORE, Oct. 15. It was learned today that Henry Clay Frick, Just af ter the marriage of his son, Chllds Frick, to Miss Frances S. Dixon, of this city, yesterday handed the bride an envelope containing a check in her name for 32,000,000. It is understood that young Frick received securities valued at $1,200,000. LA FRANCE IS FOUND GUILTY OF FB Judge Will Pass Sen tence Saturday. MYSTERY OF BOOY UNSOLVED Life Insurance Collected "Planted" Corpse. on ARRAIGNMENT IS SEVERE Deputy District Attorney McGuire Says Evidence Alone Wliliout Repudiated Confession Is Sufficient to Convict. Less than three hours after the case had been given to Its consideration the jury found James C. La Franco guilty of obtaining money by false pretenses by "planting" a body on the banks of the Clackamas River and later col lecting $3000 from the Modern Wood men of America, Two other policies, totaling $12,000, were cashed by Mr. La France, who was Indicted Jointly with her husband. Judge Kavanaugh will pass sentence Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The verdict was returned last night shortly after 8 o'clock. Arguments in the case were concluded at 5 o'clock and Judge Kavanaugh commenced im mediately on his instructions, conclud ing at 5:25, when he ordered the bail iffs to take charge of the jury. Mystery as to Body Unsolved. La France, who had moved to Port land less than a year previously, dis appeared from his homo June 18. 1912. A corpse, supposed to have been his, was found on the banks of the Clack amas June 30. About the body, which was badly decomposed, were found hunting and fishing licenses, letters and receipts and a lunch basket, with the Initials ''J. C. L.," indicating that the body was that of La France. The mystery as to the identity of the corpse used by La France has not been solved. The defendant was on the stand In his own behalf for a few minutes yesterday and gave no intimation as to where he secured the body. In his confession, made soon after his arrest, he said he had obtained it from two medical students, who, he charged, sug gested the fraud to him, but subsequent i Investigations made by the District At torney's office have proved this feature of the confession to be false. Several other stories regarding the Identity of the body were told by La France, but each of these were found untrue. LaFrance Is Indifferent. LaFrance took the stand on his own behalf when court convened, but the sensational testimony expected was not forthcoming. It was believed that If the defendant topk the stand some pos sible clue as to the Identity of the body he used might be secured. Only one question was asked him by his coun sel. "Where were you June 30, 1912?" "I was at work near Donald, Ore gon," was LaFrance's answer. Mr. McGuire did not attempt to se cure any further admissions from him. During the arguments which followed the testimony given by Deputy District Attorney Murphy, LaFrance sat un moved, and apparently indifferent. McGulrc'a Arraignment Severe. The defense waa a technical one. la his plea to the Jury, counsel for the defense ridiculed the confession which had been offered as having been made by LaFrance and charged that the de fendant had been subjected to severe questioning by the prosecuting offi cers. Deputy District Attorney McGuire made the closing address for the prose cution, confining his remarks closely to the evidence Introduced, which he said was sufficient to prove the state case without the confession which the defense had attacked. His arraignment of the defendant for not telling frankly and freely while on the stand why he was at Donald during June, 1912, why he later went to Coos County and why during all this time he waa traveling under the assumed name of A. J. Fer rer, was severe. "If LaFrance had not been guilty of misrepresenting falsely that the body found on the Clackamas Hiver, June 30, 1912, was his body, planted with the intention of defrauding the life insur ance companies out of $15,000, which his wife later collected, he would not later have used the name of A. i. Ferger." Plot Brewing Long. Deputy District Attorney Jones made the first argument to the Jury after the state had rested. The plot to defraud life Insurance companies or money had been brewing in the mind of the defendant, said Mr. Jones, for more than three years, since before La France left his former home in Cres- well. Or., to come to Portland. Mr. Jones reviewed his theory of the plot until it was completed with the col lection by Mrs. LaFrance of $14,900 from Insurance companies after the supposed death of her husband. Mr. Jones told the Jury that he did not believe the corpse found on tho banks of the river had been carried there as a corpse, and then he turned to the defendant and cried out: "That corpse walked to the spot on the river bank where it was found, and you, James C. LaFrance, know it." ) AMD