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TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TIIURSDAT, JANUARY 29, 1914. VANDERB1LT PARTY IN PERIL FDR HOURS SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OF LATE MAYOR GAYNOR BRIDE ! POTTS READS BIBLE OF WESTERN MAN. Man Held for Wife-Murder Spurns Fellow-Prisoners. of the . ar&cl dearar&ce Sales Lifeboats Smashed in Effort to Reach Those on Wrecked Pleasure Yacht. anuary BROKEN NECK EXPLAINED jBubH.S More IDs FATE OF CREW WOT KNOWN Owner ot Vessel and Titled Guests Now on Way to New. York Two Steamers Called to Scene Before Party Escaped. NEW YORK, Jan. 2S. Death faced the party aboard Frederick W. Vander bllt's palatial yacht Warrior for hours after the craft with its distinguished passengers was wrecKed on a reef off the coast of Colombia Monday, according- to wireless messages picked up here tonight. The message told of he roic efforts made by the United Fruit Company's steamer Frutera to save those on board. Captain Henschaen finally was forced to summon the steamer Almi rante, which made a perilous rescue. All the Frutera's lifeboats either were smashed or capsized. Those on board the Almirante are Mr. and Mrs. Van derbllt, the Duke and Duchess of Man chester and Lord Arthur George Keith Falconer, son and heir of the Earl of Kintore. Soon after the Warrior struck the fruit steamer picked up her wireless appeal and steamed toward the wreck. Although the sea was running high, Captain Henschaen lowered boats. One of them capsized and the others were crushed. The Almirante, which was at Santa Marta, about 40 miles distant, then was called and succeeded in tak ing off all the Warrior's passengers, although with peril. The Almirante is due to arrive at Colon tomorrow. Jt is understood the Vanderbilt party will proceed to New York. Nothing was learned tonight regarding -the fate of the wrecked yacht and its crew, who remained on board, despite the advice of the owner and the captains of the Frutera and Almirante. The coast at the scene of the mishap Is dangerous and with adverse winds it Is feared the Warrior will be seri ously damaged. The crew probably could get aid easily from Santa Marta In case the yacht began to break up. IDAHO PAPER IN TROUBLE Kecelver Is Named and Doors of Office Are Hoarded Vp. BOTSB, Idaho, Jan. 28. Ths Black feet Evening Courier was today placed under a receivership upon application of District Judge Stevens, the order being issued by District Judge Budge. Clyde Idol was named as receiver. In company with Sheriff Jones, Idol appeared at the office of the Courier just before the paper went to press and ordered an article setting forth the relations between Judge Stevens and Managing Editor Cooke killed and in its place substituted an announce ment of the receivership. Mr. Cooke consulted his attorneys and refused to give up his keys, con tending that the order was invalid be cause it was not obtained in this ju dicial district.' Acting upon the advice of Attorney Clute, representing- Judge Stevens, Idol tonight had the doors boarded and new locks put on to keep Cooke out. Cooke asserted the trouble is the re sult of an effort on the part of Judge Stevens to dominate the politics of the publication. PROGRAMMEJS IN MAKING llurrisburg Schools and Poultry As sociation Unite. HARRISBURG,. Or.. Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) The public school and local poultry association are working to gether on a programme for Friday, February 13. which is intended to be of general interest to the communitv. The Oregon Agricultural College ho"g and dairy special is scheduled to be here and the afternoon will be de voted to poultry interests. Professor I,unn. of Oregon Agricultural College, has been engaged to give an illustrated lecture. The annual election of of ficers of the poultry association will follOWi- ,t .ijj. . This association Is doing much to awaken more interest in poultry rais ing and the poultry show has become one of the big features of the annual l'otato Carnival. Y-S II f "w I V j - j y fm if pTSN 4H it V 11 I I S " i . 11 1 I f :y;:: '; S:;xv.: ,': . II I e "msrjjb. II '."'' v' x- :s:.. I I MRS. RALPH H. ISIIAM, FORMERLY MISS MARION GATXOR. MISS GAYNOR GRID E Girl of 16 Married .to Son of New Jersey Capitalist. MOTHER GETS LICENSE Bridegroom, Who Is 23, Has TraV elcd Abroad Slnco Graduation From Vale and Is Helping Kalher . in Business. NEW YORK, Jan. 2S. (Special.) Mxteen-year-.old Marion Gaynor, fourth and youngest daughter of the late Mayor Gaynor, was married today to Ralph Heywood Isham. son of Henrv Heywood Isham, New Jersey capitalist ana president of the Marietta, Co lumbus & Cleveland Railroad. The wedding came as a surprise to friends of the family, but it was ex plained that no formal announcement of the engagement had been made be cause of the recent death of Mr. Gay nor. Owing to the youth of the bride, the license was obtained by ' her mother, whose consent to the marriage was necessary. Mrs. Gaynor motored to the Brooklyn Borough Hall and took the license to the Gaynor family home, where Miss, Gaynor and Mr. Isham signed it. Mr. Isham, who is 23 years old, spent a year at Yale and then traveled abroad. He returned recently to man age some of his father's interests.' He is a descendent of Jonathan Trumbull, first Governor of Connecticut. As Miss Gaynor, Mrs. Isham drove an automobile, and several times was a winner of blue ribbons at horse shows at Belmont Park and Madison Square Garden. Mr. and Mrs. Isham will leave to morrow for Santa Barbara, Cal., where the elder Isham is recovering from illness. of the Columbia River, to determine what enlargement the dredge Chinook will require or whether it will bo necessary to construct a new dredge as requested by the Portland Chamber of Commerce. PERSONAL MENTION. Kussell, of Tacoma, is at the of Astoria, is at the of Albany, Or., Is at of McMlnnvIlle, Or., Mass., Is CHECK ON CLUBS LIKELY City May Demand Number ot Per sons Sending Communications. So that It will be possible to. measure the strength behind communications sent to the City Commission by im provement clubs, the Commission is formulating a plan to require the sec .retary of the club writing the com munication to indicate in the letter the number of persons who attended the meeting of the organization at which the communication was authorized. Communications are received daily from clubs making suggestions regard ing street improvements, carlines and other municipal' affairs. Upon many occasions it has been found that the communications have been prepared by one or two members of the club having Fome particular interest In the pro posal as submitted. CARS WILL CHANGE ROUTE AVork on Oregon Street Will Cause Shift in Schedule. As soon as improvements now in progress on Oregon street, leading to the east approach of the Harriman bridge, are completed, it is probable that the Alberta and Woodlawn cars, which now cross the Burnside bridge. will be routed over the Harriman uruige. Tills probably will necessitate a re arrKngeraent of routes and loops of oiner carlines on the West Side streets. Traffic officials of the Portland Rail. way. Light & Power Company are ivoriiing out this problem. ticnesee Valley Pioneer Buried. GEUESEE, Tdaho. Jan. 2S fSnclnl The funeral of Frank Lawen was held here from St. Mary's Catholic Church and was one of the largest funerals ever held. Mr. Lawen was one of the first settlers in the Genesee Valley. He lenv.- .ife and seven cnuaren. BULLETS ARE LOCATED WATCHHAX AXU HOLDl'P MAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION STILL. Wounded Astnilant of Portland Heights Watchman Admits He Was Mem ber of Idle Army No. 1. The crisis in the condition of T. J. ("Big Tim") Healey," night watchman on Portland Heights,, who was shot twice by Louis Stros, a ' holdup man, when stopped beforeN"tho residence of John A. Keating, 568 Montgomery drive. Tuesday night, will be reached some time today, according to Drs, R. J. Marsh and James Hayes, who op erated at St. Vincent's Hospital on Mr. Healey after the shooting. Stros, who was found in the canyon near the scene of the shooting, lies at Good Samaritan Hospital, attended by City Physician Zeigler, who I10I1I3 little hope for the man's recovery. Stros ad mitted yesterday he was a member of Idle Army No. 1 and served five days at Albany for vagrancy. Mr. Healey was shot twice, one bul let" entering the right shoulder, be coming imbedded in the muscles of the back. The second bullet entered his abdomen, piercing the smaller intes tines in nine places. Doctors operating on Healey located the position of both bullets, but decided to delay ' further operation until Mr. Healey regained trength. Fear of peritonitis is the danger now, say the hospital authori ties. Stros received Mr. Healey's bullet In the right side. The bullet passed through his abdomen, leaving the back, its course perforating the larger In testines In five places. The same fear of peritonitis is felt for Stros. Stros refused yesterday to make any statement to detectives or representa tives from the District Atorney's of fice other than to admit that he and his escaped companion were on the Heights for the purpose of "getting the money." He refused to say who was witn nim. Dredge Requirement Report Asked. OREGONIAN NEWS BURKAU. Wash lngton, Jan. 28. Major McKinstry has been asked by the ar Department for a report on the most effective plan for dredging operations at the mouth W. E, Benson. Jacob Crone, Carlton. H. H. Hewett, the Cornelius. Walter S. Link, is at the Cqrnelius, M. P. McGrath, of Worcester, Is at the Benson. Mrs. T. Roesnbaum, of Spokane, at the Washington. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Deane, of Salem, Or., are at the Cornelius. Mrs. L. J. Harper, of Waitsburg, Wash., is at' the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Webster, of Seat tle, are at the Washington. Dr. F. W Tebbe, of Weed, Or., is registered at the Nortonla. Dr. C. L. Pierson, of Sutherland, Or., is registered at the Imperial. O. V. S. Crane, of Raymond, Wash., is registered at the Benson. H. A. Callison, an Aberdeen, Wash., timberman, is at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jacob, of St. Louis, Mo., are at the Benson. Ralph Smailes, an Insurance man from Seattle, is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Byron, of Al bany, Or., are at the Cornelius. George Miller, a business man of Pendleton, Or., Is at the Oregon. Rev. Father A. Bronsgeest, of The Dalles, Or., is at the Multnomah. John C. - White, a capitalist from Roseburg, Or., Is at the Imperial. John Cook, wife and child, from Regina. S. D., are at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Irving, of Mont pelier,' Idaho, are at the Washington. K L. S. Kenworthy, of Walla Walla, Wash., is registered at the Perkins. Frank E. Post, a Milwaukee. Wis., wholesale milliner, is at the Oregon. A. M. Bolter, ofwBrooks, Or., a large hopgrower, is staying at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. William McMInn. qf Camas, Wash., are at the Washington. J. P. Corbett and C. C. Stanley are registered at the Carlton from Seattle. F. L. Meyers, a banker from La Grande, Or., is registered at the Ore gon. C. A. Hall and wife are staying at the Nortoni.i while In Portland, from Weed, Or. R. M. Rau, with his wife and son, has taken permanent quarters at the Nortonia. R, M. Hutchins and Mrs. Hutchins are registered at the Perkins from Al bany, Or. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chambers and Reed Chambers, of Newberg, Or., are at the Carlton. . H. K. Wilcox, manufacturer of Minn eapolis, and Mrs. Wilcox are registered at the Imperial. E. F. MacDaneld, special agent of the Chicago & Alton Railroad at Salt Lake, is at the Multnomah. J. T. Van Cleve, chief steward of the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company, is at the Perkins. Dundee, Or., people registered at the Multnomah are Thomas Prince, known as "the Walnut King." and " Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Hayward. . IT. S. Morris, advance agent of "The Rosary" Company, which will play at the Heilig next week, is registered at the Multnomah from Chicago. Chelialls- to Have Better Roads. rHEIIAT.TS Wo Tor. .U ... 1 ... , von. fco. (spB- p.ial 1 ttanidAntu f rAol , ' 1 - 1 1 ..v.. . w .a wbcii v iiey, adjoining Chehalis to the east, have .1 1 ,1 r. .1 . 1 : 1 1 1 ... ucviic iy 1; ii 1 1 li mis year nail a mile vl crusneu rocK roadway, beginning near the city limits. A well-drained grade will b constructed and surfaced with crushed rock from the Meskill j " n ...-ai.iciiuru meeting held Saturday night the sentiment for was unanimous. Undertaker and Coroner Handled Body Roughly, He Says Finger prints on Body Caused by Effort to Resuscitate. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28. (Special.) Charles E. Potts, arrested here Mon day charged with the murder of his wife in Canyon City. Or., explained in detail today the charges which are brought against him as a result of a Coroner s inquiry in Oregon. According to advices received from Oregon, an autopsy revealed that the neck -of Mrs. Potts had been broken in two places and that there were finger imprints on her neck and body which seemed to be the result of violence. "I have no doubt that Mrs. Potts' neck was broken," said Potts in the county jail today. "When she was re moved from the hotel where we were staying the undertaker and the Cor oner handled her so roughly that this might easily have happened. The finger prints on her body may have been caused by me in my efforts to resusci tate her after fainting spells. For all of this, however, I don't care. If I thought that I could be reunited with Lennie I would be willing to suffer the death penalty. I have no fear of hanging, because I know that I am not guilty of murder, i "If Lennie were here she could ex plain everything that happened before she died." Potts refused to associate with his fellow prisoners in what is known as the boarders' tank in the jail. He was locked up in the cell that was oc cupied by the McNamara brothers. Bos tick, the Southern Pacific bandit, and other notorious criminals. He lay on the floor and read a Bible which he has carried since his arrest. Under-sheriff Brain has posted a special guard around the cell occupied by Potts. TWO TO GO AFTER PRISONER Potts Coroner's Jury Based Verdict on Broken Neck. District Attorney Cozad, of Grant County, and William Welch, Sheriff, arrived in Portland yesterday from Canyon City, and will start today for Sacramento and Los Angeles to bring back to Oregon Charles E. Potts, ac cused of the murder on July 13, 1913, of his wife, at Hot Springs. John A. Muldriclc and H. Kuhl, who were on the Coroner's jury which brought in a verdict last Saturday that the woman was murdered, also were in Portland at the Imperial Hotel yesterday. Mr. Cozad and Sheriff Welch will go to Salem this morning to obtain requi sition papers from the Governor and will proceed thence to Sacramento to arrange for the extradition of Potts. "The Coroner's jury based Its verdict on the results of the post mortem that was held Saturday," said Mr. Muldrick last night. "The body was exhumed In the presence of the jury and It was shown in the examination that the hyoid bone In the throat was broken. On this fact and on the testimony that marks had been noticed on the throat of the woman at the funeral, the ver dict was based. "Concerning the report that strych nine was found In the stomach, the Jury knows nothing positive. The stomach was sent to the state chemist for ex amination and no report has been re ceived. "The men on the Coroner's jury were myself. Mr. Kuhl, N. Nivend, H. Hunter, John Muldrick, C. E. Lyon, L. O. Peone." District Attorney Cozad ordered the investigation last week at the instance bf the people of the neighborhood in which the woman died and at the re quest of the woman's parents. Efforts had been made to have a post mortem held immediately after her death, but the parents objected at that time. Later tni si'picious became aroused on ac count of statements said to have been maoe by Potts, and. because of his de parture from the state Immediately after the funeral, the disposal of the dead woman's estate, which amounted to aeveral thousand dollars, and by the rumor that another woman with whom Potts was alleged to have been Intimate just before the death of his wife was with him in California. Walla Walla Club Loses Two, WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 28. (Special.) L. M. Brown, secretary and publicity manager, and M. A. Power, assistant secretary of the Commercial Club, will quit Saturday night. The club directors have chosen no succes sors yot. though there are now a score of applications on file from points as far away as New York. Most of the applicants ask a good sum for their services, the average being $3500 to $4000 a year. UNION WORK IS DENIED LABOR. COMMISSIONER HOFP SAYS 111". DID NOT ORGANIZE. Trips to Eugene Made 'for Purpose of Brinajrinc; Employers and Employes Together, He Declares. SALEM, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) Denying emphatically a report that he had assisted In the organization of labor unions at Eugene, Labor Commis sloner Hoff said in a written statement today that such work would be entirely outside the duties of the office, he occu pies, and that he had been careful to avoid doing anything that might lead to the belief that he was assisting in organizing unions. "I have occasionally sought to bring capital and labor together to bring about a settlement of difficulties, and that was what I did at Eugene early in January," continued Mr. Hoff. "I had received letters and complaints from men who had been working in the con struction of a milo of logging road The contractors were under bond of $10,000 to a lumber company, and they became involved in a dispute with the company. The work stopped and 147 men were waiting at Eugene for their pay, while the lumber company, the contractors and the bonding company each held some one else responsible. "I went to Eugene to secure a settle ment. I was there several days and brought the parties together, insisting that they agree on something, so the men could get their money. They fi nally did settle, and the men received their money. "Unionism Was not Involved In the matter.". Lafferty Food Bill Protested. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash, ington, Jan. 28. A protest from ths Oregon Wholesale Grocers' Association of Portland against the Lafferty pure food bill, requiring that the date -of packing be placed on canned goods, has been received by the Oregon dele gation In Congress. Kalama Power Plant Rushed. CHEHALIS. Wash., Jan 28. (Spe cial.) Rebuilding of the Kalama River water power electric plant of the Washington-Oregon Corporation will be rushed as fast as possible. The Chehalis steam plant Is supplying the electric juice for the systems in this section at this time, but during the terrific wind storm of Sunday night even this service was out of commis sion for several hours owing to a tree falling across the wires. Centralla Theater Sold. CENTRAL! A, Wash., Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) The Rose Theater property has been sold by E. S. Wheeler to Edward L. Prescott for $16,000. The sale is one of the biggest deals that has been Merchandise of J Merit Qny tew- Y'i'' iih X''l'. 'I'tjl; X'''i ''I" On Thursday We Will Offer The Following Special Sales on Ready-to-Wear Apparel Suits Selling to $35.00, Clearance $17.25 Coats Selling to $30.00, Clearance $14.85 Superior in Materials and Workmanship THE SUITS are of serge, velvet, corduroy and mixtures in gray effects. Iplain navy blue, black and gray. They are plain tailored in style, built on fJie latest midwinter lines the jackets being lined with silks the skirts plain or draped. THE COATS of serge, broadcloth and mixtures in straight cutaway ' models and belted Norfolk styles in green, brown, navy blue and black. serviceable, practical coats that you can wear through the Spring and Sum mer season. Waists of Crepe, Voile and Lingerie, Clearance $2.73 New models but lately received in a variety of styles made with the butterfly sleeves and deep yoke in front and back. Other models are trimmed with dainty embroidery and lace insertion, combined with clusters of pin tucking. Fancy and plain turned-down collar styles and large pearl buttons. Long sleeves with plain cuffs and others with pleated frills. Third Floor. $2.50 and $2.75 Crepe Kimonos Clearance 31.89 Long, loose flowing styles of serpentine crepe in plain colors and fancy flowered de signs. Shirred at the neck and sleeves and down the front. The plain crepe models are ribbon trimmed and belted in the back. In lavender, pink, blue, black and other light effects. $1.75 Long Flannelette Kimonos Clearance $1.35 These kimonos are made of a fine, soft quality flannelette in fancy stripes or figured designs empire style with turndown collars and scalloped edge finish, set-in sleeves. $2.25 and S2.75 House Dresses Clearance Attractive as well as serviceable dresses to wear around the house made of fine chambray, nurse's striped ginghams and percales or checked patterns. Made with round collars and some with yokes others have collar and cuffs of embroidery or trim ming of bias bands. The skirts have plain or panel backs and piped at the waist line. Ponrtk Floor Final Reductions on All Fur Coats, Sets and Muffs Including, caracul, Hudson seal, civet, Arctic fox, mink, mole, pointed fox, skunk, kitt fox, ermine, mink, mo- line. In sets, separate muffs and stoles. - Guaranteed furs in the latest styles beautifully lined and finished. Sets from $6.50 up to $265.00 were originally $10.00 to $375.00 Separate Muffs $9.50 to $47.50 were originally $15.00 to $75.00. Coats from $30.00 up to $130.00 were originally $50.00 to $250.00. Third I'loor. IMPORTANT $3.50 W. B. Nuform Corsets, Clearance $2.49 B. Corsets will give you the correct and fashionable figure this model on sale is suitable for medium and small figures, in sizes from 19 to 38. Made of fine coutil and trimmed with embroid ery. Has elastic gores which gives ease in sitting, long over the hips and back, and medium bust. Three pairs hose supporters at tached. $1.00 Brassieres 79c Here you have your choice of Warners, the H. W. or the De Bevoise brassieres in various styles made of fine cambric, trimmed with embroidery or lace. In sizes from 32 to 46. Open front or cross-in-the-back models. Fourth Floor Pictorial Review Patterns and Fashion Sheets for March Now Ready Second Floor. The Most Faslbi j&alsle of Sweater Coats At $4.95 new coat sweaters, the popular Angora finish style made V-neck the right weight to wear under a coat soft and warm, without being cumbersome in the much wanted pastel shades Nell rose, emerald, reseda, fawn, Copenhagen, snow gray and Harvard. At $8.50 newly arrived coat sweaters in the popular staple shades of light gray, pretty cardinal or pure white. These are of the heavy stitch ruff neck collar sort and the self-colored belt in back gives an added touch of novelty td an already smart-looking coat. At $10.00 Sweater coats of pure Australian worsted yarn the celebrated Dr. Jaeger brand found here only in Portland in" the angora finish and in the much-wanted pastel and other new shades, solid or two-colored effects, where the changing color finish makes a pleasing contrast. . -Fourlh Floor. made In the local realty market for some time and follows numerous small er deals of the past few weeks. The property is located in the heart of the business district and it is believed that Mr. Prescott Intends to tear down the old theater building and erect a mod ern business block. CIGARETTE CRUSADE ON Medfortl Women to Iteport AH Youths They See Smoking. MEDFOED, Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.) Boys less than 15 years old who at tempt to smoke tobacco, and particu larly cigarettes, may get into trouble hereafter, for the women of the Great er Medford Club have launched a cam paign to stop the violation, of the smoking' law. Mrs. K. E. Merrick, second vice-president of the State Federation of Wom en's Clubs, who attended the annual meeting in Portland recently, read her report before the Greater Medford Club and urged an anti-cigarette cam paign. The women approved the idea, and hereafter youths seen smoking will be reported. STATE AID OFFERED WIDOW Land Board AVould Avoid Suit Over Killing of Workman. SALEM, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) The State Desert Iand Board has de cided to tender employment to a woman whose husband was killed while word ing on the Tumalo irrigation project and to recommend that the Legislature make an appropriation of $2500 to be given her in case she does not bring suit against the contractor. It was de cided that the money should be paid from the f450,"000 appropriation for re claiming the land, and the Board ordered ?2500 of the appropriation set aside for that fund. " The man was crushed to der.th by a derrick, and the Coroner's Jury ab solved the contractor and all others from any blame. Project Engineer Laurgaard was authorized to take out liability insur ance to continue until July 1. Stockholders Organize in John Day. JOHN DAT, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) The stockholders of the new hall to be built in John Day, having filed arti cles of incorporation, met January 26 and elected the following directors : Herman Oliver, J., A. Laycock, Charles Trowbridge. Richard Danby, John Silvers, I,. Porter and E. Luce. Exca vating will begin at once, and the work will progress as fast as contracts can be let. The stockholders were able to make a $10,000 incorporation under the name Mid Vale Opera Co. The "BhiUin dinner," long supplied to British members of Parliament at a cost of about 3i cents, is objected to as an un necessary rharKe on the public now that members receive salaries of a year, and may bo abolished. Antony and Cleopatra. 8 parts. Peo ples Theater ncit Sunday. Adv. r-"