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T ' VOL. LIV.-yO. 16,711. PORTLAND. PRECOX, TUESDAY. J USB 16, 1914. E TIVE CENTS. i 1 1 . . I I BUSINESS nnnu UDDI DEFIED BY WILSON Legislative Schedule Not to Be Held Up. LETTER CAMPAIGN EXPOSED "Interest's' Move to Have Con S gress Adjourn "Called." EXECUTIVE NOT DAUNTED President Creates Mild Sensation by 4 Declaring He Will Use Every Means to Get Bills Pend--lng Made Into Laws. ' 'WASHINGTON, June 15. President "Wilson came out today with a flat dec laration that, despite what he charac terized as a deliberate campaign by certain Interests to bring about an ad journment of Congress and postpone ment of the Administration's trust leg islation programme, he would use every Influence at his command to get the pending Dins tnrougn mo dbii. this session. Choosing his words carefully, the President disclosed his belief that or ganized distribution of circular letters and telegrams among business men, members of Congress and other public officials, calling for an adjournment of Congress, a halt In the trust bills, an Increase in freight rates for the rail roads and a "rest for business" was re sponsible for what he recently de scribed aa a "psychological depression." ''Copies of Letters Show. In support of' that view the "White House made public copies of such let ters and telegrams which have been brought In by friends of the Adminis tration. One of the letters which fell Into the hands of White House offi cials was circulated by the Simmons Hardware Company, of St. Louis, under date of June 9. Just prior to that date President Wil son had offered to E. C. Bimmons, president of that company, a place on the Federal Reserve Board. Today. Just before, the President expressed his views on the trust programme, It was announced that Mr. Simmons had de clined the appointment and that Charles S. Hamlin, of Boston, would le nominated in his stead. Mild Sensation Created. White House officials denied the Simmons letter had to do with the declination of the appointment. It was said, moreover," that the President did jiot know of the letter when he offered Mr. Simmons the place. The President's declaration and the publication of the letters created a mild -sensation, approaching that which fol lowed the President's denunciation of the "Insidious lobby" which, he said, was threatening the tariff bill last year. One of the letters made public pur ported to have been sent out by the Pictorial Review Company of New Jork, and was signed by W. P. Ahnelt. president, under date of May 1. It ac companied a prepared letter protesting against trust legislation, praying for a freight rate increase and suggesting an adjournment of Congress, with the further suggestion that the recipient mall copies to the President, members of Congress, the Interstate Commerce Commission and other officials in .Washington. Letter Invites Wide Movement. The letter, signed by Ahnelt, follows: ' "We take the privilege of writing you on a subject of vital Importance to yourself and the country at large. It is no doubt evident to you that prosperity has been lost somewhere in this -country, owing to the mischievous activities of the politicians, as recog nized by all men. "We Inclose herewith draft of a let ter which embraces the majority of the thinking .business people of our section of the country, and which should be addressed to the President of the United States, the Congress and mem bers of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, respectively- Mlsht we sug gest, if you agree with us, that you take the trouble of writing letters of a similar character to the President, the members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives from your state? If you prefer to use copies of the inclosed letters we will mail you as many copies as you can conveniently use. It will be more effective, how ever, if you write them on your own letterheads. The sooner this appeal Is made, the greater effect it will have on the politicians who have caused the less of prosperity. List of Names Sent. Inclosed find a list of names and addresses to whom the letter should be sent, but we omit the names of the Representatives and Senators from your state with whom you are no doubt familiar. In part the form letter which was presented for transmission to public officials was as follows: We respectfully appeal to your sense of Justice, and ask In the name of the suffering American people, in the name of common sense, why wantonly harass business at this junc ture when it Is struggling for its very existence? "Why throw more tnousands of men Concluded oa Face 2.1 1 I I . 1 I PRINCETON SENIORS ARE "HUMAN" LOT 83 HAVE KISSED; 31 HAVE BEEN JILTED AND 9 ARE ENGAGED. Of 7 1 Who Smoke, 2 6 Began In Col leges, 23 Think Dancing Morally Wrong, 90 Self Supporting. PRINCETON, N. J, June 15. (Spe cial.) Some Interesting statistics of the Princeton senior class crept out to day. Eighty-three claim to have kissed girls, while but one less corresponded with girls. One Apollo asserts that he has a correspondence list of 22. Nine men are engaged, while 81 have been rejected, one young man 10 times. There are 71 In the class that smoke and of this number but 26 began In college. One hundred and one dance and 23 consider dancing morally wrong.1 Out of the class of nearly 250, 99 men are wholly supporting themselves and 18 partially. The oldest man in the class will be 31 In August, while the youngest was 19 last January. The average age Is 21 years and five months. In size the class range from five feet three and a half inches to six feet three and a half Inches, the aver age being found at five feet eight and three quarters inches. The class honored a Vassar young lady in voting her the favorite poet, riaa Ruth Pickerings Doem "In the Conning Tower" winning for her this distinction. William woraswortn was voted the worst. NO MAN'S LAND FONDLED Unique World .Convention to Form Government for Flagless Isles. WASHINGTON, June 15. An lnter- ...l.r,l nnnfaronna IiniflllA in histOrY convened In Chrlstiania today, when ditia fi-nm the United States ana Russia, Norway and other northern European countries met to frame a gov- rnrr-.nt for the worlds only country without a flag the Spitsbergen Is lands commonly . called No Man's Land. No Man's Land, lying On the edge of tiin Arctic Circle, north of Norway, re cently was found to hold valuable coal deposits. It Is devoid of vegetation and has little or no animal life. VOLCANO HALTS BALL GAME Uedding and Kennett Stop Hot Con- test to Watch Lassen. SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. (Spe cial.) The first case Is on record of a volcano stopping a baseball game. When Mount Lassen burst into erup tion Saturday the high school teams of Redding and Kennett were engaged in a hot diamond combat at the latter town. The fourth Inning had been reached. Lassen Is about 75 miles away, but the players and spectators as well neglected the game to find points of vantage to witness the sight. Fully half an hour elapsed before the uase ball game was taken up again. THROATS DRYREAM GOES Harbor Patrolman "Treated" for Overcoming Temptation. While the mercury was at Its high-, est point' yesterday 15 gallons of ice cream at the Municipal boatlanding gradually turned Into liquid, while members of the Harbor Patrol force speculated on what could be done to avoid Its loss. The Ice cream should have been delivered at the foot of East Stark street, where the purchaser anxiously awaited its coming. As a reward for bis men who remained on duty and placed temptation behind them. Harbormaster Speler "set up" a brick of ice cream. SKIN VoR CHILD SOUGHT Women of Medford Asked to Provide Cuticle for Sarah Green. MEDFORD, Or., June 15. (Special.) To save the .life of Sarah Green, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Green, of the 401 ranch, the physi cian in charge has asked for women volunteers to give small portions of skin to be grafted on the burned portions of the child's flesh. The child was burned badly a week ago while playing with matches .and is in a precarious condition. Only a small portion of skin will be taken from each person. KING PLEADS FOR PIKE Bold Stranger Not Punished Severely at His Majesty's Request. LONDON, June 15. George Pike, who invaded Buckingham Palace June 7 and wandered about the building for several hours, was released today. The defendant gave a bond for his behavior in future. The leniency shown by the magistrate was due to the Intervention of King George, who pleaded that the man should not be punished severely. PLURAL VOTE BILL PASSES "One - 31an - One - Ballot" Measure Xears Law in England. LONDON, June 15. The plural vot ing bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons tonight by a vote of 320 to 2t2. The bill embodies the principle of "one roan one vote," and provides that before a general election a plural voter must select which of his votes he wishes to register. FREE BOOKS KILLED; DR. SMITH WINNER Vote on Both Issues Is Overwhelming. NEW DIRECTOR IS INSTALLED Vote for Smith 6188, Vreeland 1609, Hampton 319. JUDGE MUNLY IS CHAIRMAN Extraordinary Interest Shown In Election and Result Is Uniform Throughout, No Precinct Fa voring Books Being Free. The free text-book measure was voted down by a majority of almost 12 to 1 In the school election yester day and Dr. Alan Welch Smith was elected School Director by an enormous majority over both of his competitors. Dr. L. Victoria Hampton and Thaddeus W. Vreeland. The vote for free text-books In one precinct was only one and in no pre cinct did It run higher than 43, the total for all precincts being 68L The vote against the free text-books was 7209, a majority of 6628, and In only a few of the precincts did the vote run less than 100. In precinct 10, where the affirmative vote was highest, 43, the negative vote on the text-book quetsion was 87L Over 8000 Votes Cast. The vote on director was: Dr. L Victoria Hampton, 319; Dr. Alan Welch Smith, 6188, and Thaddeus W. Vreeland, 1609. School Clerk Thomas' office was crowded with friends of the candidates for directors, and an unofficial count was kept up as fast as the returns from the 43 precincts came in. Long before the reports had all been received, how ever, the result In both the election for director and the textbook election was so clearly Indicated that many did not remain for the full count, and when the official canvass was made by the directors In the Board room only a few persons were still present. Dr. Smith Sworn In. Dr. Smith was immediately sworn in and took his place with the Board. while Chairman Sabin, the retiring di rector, called Judge Munly to succeed him in the chair. Judge Munly and Dr. Smith both made short speeches as they took their new places. Mr. Vreeland was present while the official canvass was being made, and was one of the first to offer his con gratulations and pledge his support to his successful competotor. The interest In the election was (Concluded on Page 4.) THERE'S A ! r " - -, !i 1 ?' r -'i5i ; t MkyJ -fHKf Columbia). SV, 1 ) ' 1 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. S3 degree : minimum. Si degrees. TODAY'S Fair; cooler; westerly wind Foreign. Italy's rebellion only reheareal for bis revo lution, agitators say. Face 1. Parts of Paris devastated by violent storm. Pace 1. Mexico. Mediators advise Cairanaa he may enter mediation by calling complete armistice. Page 1. National. ' - Wilson throwe down gauntlet to "buelneea lobby" seeking adjournment of Congress. Page 1. Gold mine 1 promoted on Senate stationery ana Inquiry will follow. Page 2. President appoints board to handle new cur rency system. Page 3. Montana Governor asks that Federal troops be held ready. Page 2. Democrats who stood with Wilson ask his aid in campaign. Page 13. Domestic. Princeton 6enlors are "human" lot statis tics show. Page 1. Mrs. "Bud" Fisher believed to have been fatally hurt in auto accident. Page X. Clubwomen are told school sex lectures are a success. Page 4. b ports. Portland keepe first place In Coast League batting. Page o. Release of Hansen brings Beavers to 20 player limit. Page 7. Frank Chance could win pennant for Cubs, Hatty believes. Page 1. Northwestern league results: Portland . Spokane 4; Seattle 8, Taooma 3; Van couver 10, Victoria 3. Page S. Federals bid high - for Eddie Collins. Page 8. , 'Pacific 'orthweit. Bankers hold state convention In Medford. Page 6. Deathbed scene of Mrs. Potts described by husband. Page 3. Prosperity in Coos and Curry counties seen by Addison Bennett. Page 16. Six out of eight Willamette University fac ulty will quit If Dr. Hommn is re-elected. Page 5. Benson gains IS votes in Grant County and leads McNary by 11 votes. Page 13. Six members Willamette faculty to resign If Dr. Hom&n Is retained. Page 3. Commercial and Marine. New wheat offered to Europe meets with no demand, page 17. Middle West escapes wet harvest and Chi cago wheat market declines. Pegs 17. Gold export movement on smaller scale than last week. Page 17. Six river boats to compete for Astoria traffic now opening. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Too much folks" is B. J. Richardson's re ply to divorce suit. Page 11. Paris Play is headllner at Pantages this week. Page 18. Weather report, data and forecast. Page' 17. Mystei. of missing balloon Springfield still la unsolved. Page 18. Free text books beaten and Dr. Smith elected School Director. Page L Monday is hottest day of year, with 98 de grees. Page 11. Mercury goa.-i to 93. Page 11. JAPANESE CRUISERS SAIL Warships Leave San Francisco for Puget Sound and Vancouver. SAN FHANCISCO, June 15. Vice-Admiral T. KuroL with his flagship," the Japanese f ijt-class cruiser' Asama, and the cruiser Azuma, sailed from San Francisco harbor today for Fuget Sound. After a visit there, the vessels will go to Vancouver, B. C and then re turn home. WARSHIPS GO TO ALBANIA England Takes Step to Protect Prince William From Rebels. LONDON! June 15. Great Britain has ordered a warship to proceed at once to Durazzo, Albania, to insure the safety of Prince William and his family. The other powers are also sending warships. LITTLE RIVALRY TO THE SOUTH ARMISTICE ONLY 10 LET CARRANZA 1H Mediators Say He Must Cease Warfare." PROVISIONAL HEAD NOT PICKED Huerta's Delegates Unable to Agree on President. "NEUTRAL" MAN WANTED A. B. C. Board Tells Constitution alists' Chief Mediation Most Also Include Internal Problems and Bids Him Consider. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June 1 The three South American mediators formally advised General Carransa by telegraph tonight they would not ad mit his representatives to the confer ence here unless an armistice was de clared and internal as well as interna tional phases ot the Mexican problem accepted as the scooe of mediation. This action followed the receipt of a note from Rafael Zubaran. special representative of Carransa In Washing ton, announcing the appointment of Fernando Igleslas Calderon. Luis Ca brera and Jose Vasconcelos as consti tutionalist delegates to the mediation at which, according to the view of the r-hlaf. "it IB SOUKht tO settle the International conflict which has arisen between the umiea and the Mexican republic" Carransa Lax Is Hint. The mediators told General Carransa t,a "had not duly consid- ered" their communication requesting an armistice and that his representa tives should discuss the entire Mexican problem. Their notification was sent to Gen eral Carransa at Saltillo after the imM-un and Huerta delegates had been In conference for two hours dis cussing personnel for ths new provi sional government without reaching any agreement. ' The Carranra communications were barely mentioned at the conference. .ieh wc rfAvotad to the Question of selecting a provisional president to succeed Huerta. it was tne tuiru uajr of discussion and was as fruitless as n..vimi. Tneef 1 n As ranldly as the American delegates mentioned a name, the Huerta aetegates ciivu taeir wjw Uons to it. All Karnes to Be Exhausted. The discussion of the personnel will continue until all names have been exhausted. Minister Naon, of Argentina, left tonight for Yale ana narvara, where he will receive honorary degrees. (Concluded on Page . OF US. ITALY'S REBELLION MERE 'REHEARSAL' NEXT MOVE WILL "GO" BETTER, SAT BUCK FLAG FOB-CES. Press In Reviewing Incipient Revo lution Calls It Political Plot, Morally Mounding Nation. ROME, June 15 Those responsible for the revolutionary movement In Romania, which includes the province of Bologna, Kerrars, Ravenna, and Forll, now declare that the events of the past week, now temporarily sub sided, have only been a general rehear sal and that the first presentation of ths revolutionary drama will be glvea soon and will "go" better. The press generally reviewing the uprisings concludes that these were not due merely to excitement of the mo ment, but constituted a planned politi cal revolution which succeeded for 4S hours In a somewhat grotesque man ner, but was sufficiently grave to cause not only very considerable material damage, but enormous moral Injury, and resulted In overthrowing ths au thorlty of the state. The Glornale d'ltalla concludes an editorial on this subject by condemning the system tacitly accepted whereby ths different workmen's unions. leagues, confederations, syndicates and labor exchanges have usurped the leg islative power and urging ths neces sity of restoring the principle of stats sovereignty. Cburcn property suffered severely during the riots accompanying the re cent general strike, according to re ports presented today to the Pope. These show that 14 churches were burned and 39 damaged, while 23 oth ers were looted. . - A FRANCOIS VILLON BORN "If I Were King," Sings IX-nunola-tor, and Suffragettes Cheer. LONDON, June 15. Sylvia Pankhurst, according to a statement made at a suffragette meeting tonight, has un dertaken a hunger and thirst strike, whether In or out of prison, until Pre mier Asqulth consents to receive a suffragette deputation. Cheers greeted a denunclstlon of the king by H. W. Nevinson, a war corres pondent. "If I were king, I would not always be getting behind the wooden wall of the wooden heads of my ministers," h said. "I have lost my respect for the king and think him a poor, unadvent urous and unimaginative creature, too much Ilka his relative, the emperor of Russia," LASSEN AGAIN SIMMERING Forest Supervisor Admits Disturb ance of Volcanic Nature. MINERAL, Cal., June 15. Another eruption of Mount Lassen appears Im minent. The crater Is steaming again, after a period of quiescence, following the two terrific outbursts yesterday, and Supervisor Rushing, of the United States forest station here, said today that the previous periods of violent ac tivity have always been preceded by longer periods of simmering. Supervisor Rushing said tonight be believed the eruptions were of volcanic nature. Previously he had expressed the belief that they were merely the opening up of an unusually large gey ser. He denied he had seen any actual flames, however. LELAND H. WAKEFIELD DIES Earl -Day Postmaster of Portland Succumbs at Age of to. OAKLAND. Cal.. June 15. (Special.) Leland Howard Wakefield, who was a member of the Legislature In Oregon in 1864 and who later was postmaster of Portland. Is dead In his horns hers, having succumbed Saturday to Illness incident to old age. He was (0. He came to the Coast from New Hamp shire in a caravan and went to Ore gon, where eventually he gained wealth in the lumber business. Thirty nine years ago he came to Oakland and made his horns hers since. He leaves four children. Dr. W. 1L, L H.. Violet Wakefield and Mrs. Etta Wolfden. Funeral services will he held tomorrow. WOMAN'S WIT FREES MAN Former Seattle Resident Kncspcs From Jail by Wife's Aid. HONOLULU. T. H.. Juns 15 Wom an's wit got R. J. Ritchie, formerly of Seattle, out of Jail here today and the problem that now faces him Is how he can stay hidden In these Islands or get back to main land without getting caught. Ritchie was arrested three weeks ago upon disembarking from a Vancou ver steamer. Saturday a detective ar rived from Seattle to take Ritchie back to face charges of swindling. Todsy when officials looked for Ritchie he was not in his cell. The police say his wife aided his escape, the method of which Is not made public. VESSEL THREADS CANAL Seagoing Dredge Goes Entirely Through In Nine Honrs. PANAMA. June 15. The seagoing dredge Culebra, a vessel ot 100 tons, yesterday made a complete continuous trip through the canal. Tne time re quired was about nine hours. The prospect of the early passage or large merchant vessels. Colonel Goe thals says, depends on the complete stoppage of the movement of earth In tj the canal at Cuaracha. VIOLENT S O PARIS LEAVES RUINS Fine Boulevards Cave In ; 1 1 Are Dead. PEDESTRIANS SWALLOWED UP Gas Main Explodes and Taxi Engulfed In Night Blow. LIGHTNING ALSO IS FATAL Dsrknras Retards nssardous lte cue Vtork After Rain and l".ler trk-ltr Wreak Co!r lis roc In Fashionable Quarter. PARIf, June II. Eleven persons sre believed to have been killed, sn un known number Injured and heavy dam age to property resulted from a thun der and rain storm of phenomenal violence which raged ever Paris for three hours tonight. Several streets cared In, engulfing passers by, and Immenee pits replaie come ot the finest boulevards In V city. Danger from further rave-Ins pre vents police and firemen from making a thorough Investigation of denies done and from rescuing ths dead enl injured. The dai knees also was a handicap. Bo Fref ef RMdway VaaUkea. The moit serious care-In occurred st the Junction rf the Rue La Boelie snd the faubourg Saint Honors. When the storm was at Its height. (Ot square feet ot ths roadway heav-d up and sank, carrying with It a number oC persons whs had taken shelter under the awning of a cafs. Water spurted from ths broken mains and, added to the torrents from Die skies, converted ths district late a veritable river. Use mains, telephone wires and the electrical supply were broken ott Ths quarter was Immediately Isolated and detachments of police were sum moned, but for a time nothing could be done, owing to ths darkness. Firemen with powerful gss lamps and gangs of laborers began exploring the wrecked street. Taslrak Is E ere I fed. About the same time a larse section of the roadway In the I'lare tjalnt Augustln suddenly collapsed. A pass ing taxlcab was engulfed, lire witneren saw a woman's hand waving from the vehicle and the head of tbe chauf feur as the taxlcab disappeared. Almoat Immediately a great block of e'one fell upon It A Urge wagonette Just missed the same fete, the rear wheels sinking axle-deep In the soli, but tbe occupants escaped. Almost at the beginning of ths storm the roadway at the Junction of the Rue Tronchet, the Rue Auber and the Boulevard llausemann, one ot the busiest sections of Parle, dlssppsared, leavmg an opening 10 feet long snd It feet wide. Into which the water from a broken main poured In a tor rent. Terrtie t'.gplMlea Fellewe, Police kept the people away from the roadway, which continued to subside. Suddenly a sheet ot flames shot up te the housetops, with a lerrlflo detona tion. On from a broken pipe bed caught firs, and the crowd, seised with terror, sought safely In tbe surround tng nouses. A sewer burst alongside the subway In the Rue le Rlvoll, putting It out ot commission. Another burst la the Hue Uoissy d'Anglas. carrying away many feel of ths pavement and flood ing tbe new subway under the Plana de la Concorde. The steeple of ths Roumanian Church In tbe Rue Jean d-i Ueauvals was set on Ore by lightning. atvrsa Were la Mesaorr By almost superhuman efforts the firemen were able to uncover tbe tea cab snd remove the bodlee of the chauffeur and his passenger. Mine. Lavoltl. At Balnt Philippe du Roule ae Uee of bodies could be found. Ths engi neers engage! In the work believe they have been csrrled swsy by the icrat rush of water which caused the dlseVer. A second smtlon of tbe roadway at this point collapsed, leaving s hole 110 feet long. Several persons reported relatives missing. Every hour adds freeh reports or the havoc wrought by the storm, both n Palis and the surrounding districts. which Is described as the worst In the memory of a generation. Boalevard laosealed S Fret, The Boulevard Ney was lnundsd to a depth of two feet, the Inner belt ef tbe railroad was flooded and the train service stopped. Lightning set fire to a cafe opposite ths tiers Lu Nord. Five workmen wers struck by light ning In the Place de L'Atma, and a river steamboat passing the bridge at this point was also struck, several swe sengers being knocked down. Close by In ths Avenus d An tin, ins roadway collapsed, lesvlng a hole Si feet, lust as a crowded streeU-ar ap proached. Ths car driver stopped within two reet ol tne gap. lOO-Ke Mall Deeaellebed. At Cholsy-Le-Rol. six miles south of Psris two persons were killed snd elsht' seriously Injured by lightning (Concluded ea J"e e )