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THE MORNING- OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY. JUNE 23, 1D14. -STATE -MERCHANTS GRANDE 300 to 400 Promise No Sleep to City During Three Convention Days. PATROL WAGON AT TRAIN lay and Evening Sessions Are Filled With Welcomes, Reports, Ap pointment of Committees and Many Interesting Addresses. LA GRANDE. Or.. June 22. (Special.) The first day of the Oregon Retail Merchants' Association convention was ushered in with a bright sun and nice cool weather. Pat Secor. of the Eastern Oregon Produce Company, chief of police of the kangaroo court, was on hand with his patrol wagon cage, in which were. Pat Foley's two brown bears. Upon ar rival of the Willamette Valley special. Chief Secor, with a lariat and a star, six inches in diameter, succeeded in i.Tiinr I. w Merrick and other promi nent merchants of the state, who were obliged to head the parade to the Foley Hotel, the convention head quarters, in the cage with the bears. Luncheon was made merry by the Salem and Portland crowds, after which the delegates were escorted to the .Methodist Church auditorium, where the meeting was called to order by Local President Haisten, who welcomed the delegations in behalf of the La Grande merchants. Rev E. B. Fyke invoked divine blessing and formal welcome was ex tended by Acting President J. A. Rus sell, of this city. He was heartily re sponded to by C. E. Tillman, Mayor of McMinnvllle. John Collier, director of . I nuuA1alnn anil nmellldnt flf thfi L& Grande Commercial Club, extended the greetings of the clubhand was responded to by J. C. Mann, of Portland. Year's Record Healthy. Chairman Haisten then introduced President J. L. Stockton, of Salem, and the convention Immediately was opened. Secretary Merrick's report revealed a healthy condition of the association, his figures showing that the membership has grown from 1720 to 2800 in the last year and that several good laws, favorable to merchandising had been passed with the association s help. The treasurer's report was read by Thomas C. Watts, of Reuben. The following committees were ap pointed by President Stockton: Auditing E. Polack, La Grande; O. C. Austin, Woodburn; W. C. Gunther, Portland: A. Kirkpatrick, Baker, and K. C. Couck. Resolutions Dan Kellaher, John Malley. C. O. Larande, Portland: C. N. Becked. Woodburn, and E. C. Warner, Medford. Credentials Willis Simonton. Dallas; G M Edley, Salem; A. Johnson, Cor vallis; John Collier, La Grande, and A. M. Reeves, Lebanon. Grievance J. W. Caldwell, George Hookeyos, Portland; F. D. Haisten, La Grande; William McGilchrist, Salem, and Thomas Watts. Reuben. F. J. Holmes, chairman of the enter tainment committee, after announcing the fun programme for the day, made formal announcement that La Grande had been Riven orders to be blind for the next three days. Dau Kellaher Talks. Informal discussions followed the reading of the report of the credentials committee. "Buying and Selling" was the theme of aji address by A. N. War ner, of Medford. "Do We Need Legis lation? If So, What?" was masterfully handled by Dan Kellaher. of Portland. "Co-operation Among Organizations" was the subject of R, W. Raymond, secretary of the Manufacturers' Asso ciation, while "How to Avoid Constant Giving" was discussed by W. Winslow, of Salem. At the night session, George Hocken yos, of Salem, discussed "Uses and Abuses of Premiums." "How to Con duct Successful Credit Business" was the address of Roy Granyto, of Salem. Addresses were made on "Efficiency Correspondence: Its Value to Retail Merchants," by Professor Clyde Blanch ard. of Oregon Agricultural College; "Live Advertising." by Fred Bolger, advertising manager of Meter & Frank Company, and "Mutual Insurance," by George A. Ostrom, of Forest Grove; after which a general good time was in order. Between 300 and 400 now are pres ent, which will, be swelled another hundred or 6 by "tdnlght'a arrivals. The visitors. are live wires and the re port that La Grande could not sleep for three days and nights appears to be well founded, from the amount of mer riment AUTO SMASHESJNT0 HOUSE J. I James Tells Police His Machine Skidded on Wet Pavement Charged with reckless driving, J. F. James, a merchant at 54 Fast Morrison street, was arrested at East Fiftieth street and Hawthorne avenue last night by Patrolman Stram. He was re leased on his own recognizance. Stram says that James drove his automobile through a rose hedge in front of Cecil Barcroft's home, at 1317 Hawthorne avenue, continuing through the yard and smashing into the front porch of the house. James protested that the machine skidded on the wet pavement and of fered to pay for the damage, the police say. MRS. PENNYBACKER IS ILL President of Women's Clubs Suffer Nervous Collapse. SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 22 Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, of Austin. Tex., president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, is in a state of nervous collapse at the home of Mrs. E. ii. berhart in Mishawka. Mrs. Pennybacker came to South Bend to speak at the convention of the Thirteenth District of the State Fed eration of Women's Clubs, which con venes in South Bend tomorrow. SEARCH FOR BODIES ENDS Jeath of Empress of Ireland Diver Cause of Order to Stop. QUEBEC. June 22. That neither Captain Kendall, of the Canadian Pa cific liner Empress of Ireland, nor Al fred Tuftenes. first officer of the Storatad. had indicated on maps the pot where a government investigator claims the shattered hull of the liner now lies, was the most Important point of testimony heard today by the Do minion comission investigating the col lision, x It was discovered by the map sub mitted by the investigator that Captain Kendall had 'indicated the collision oc curred about a mile and a quarter to the north of the spot where the hull tes and that Tuftenes gave a spot a few miles to the southeast. Divers from H. M. S. Essex who have been engaged in trying to recover the 800 bodies entombed in the sunken hull of the Empress were ordered today to discontinue their operations as the result of the death of one of the divers who slid off the slimy bottom of the liner. The danger was considered too great to warrant further efforts. JAPANESE TO STUDY ROADS Government Commission in San Francicso En Route to Europe. SAN FRANCISCO. June 22. A Com mission representing the Japanese gov ernment, appointed to study municipal administrative systems in London and Berlin, particularly as to roadbuilding and street paving, arrived from Tokio tonight on the steamer China. After a three days' vieit in San Fran cisco, the Commission will go to Van couver. B. C, and then East, via Win nipeg and Montreal, putting in a month among the larger cities of Eastern Canada and the United States. Three months will be spent in Europe. "AMERICAN'MS LAUNCHED Trial Trip of Flying Boat Is Post poned Until Today. HAMMONDSPORT, N. T.; June 22. The American, Rodman Wannamaker's flying boat, built to attempt a flight across the Atlantic, was launched to day at the flying camp on Lake Keuka. Miss Katherine Masson christened the vessel after reading a verse dedicated to it by Dr. A. F. Zachm, of the Smith sonian Institution, Washington. The trial trip was postponed until to morrow because of threatening weather. CONCILIATORS NOT WANTED Secretary Wilson's Appointees Are Turned Away by 12,000 Strikers. PITTSBURG, June 22. Patrick GH day and C. W. Mills, appointed as con ciliators by Secretary Wilson, visited the headquarters of the 12,000 strikers of the Allegheny Congenial Industrial Union today. They were Informed that their services were not desired at this time. The strikers will hold conferences with the Westinghouse officials tomor row. 1000. SEE MIDNIGHT GAME Two Fairbanks Baseball Teams En tertain Carnival Fans. ' FAIRBANKS, Alaska. June 22. More than a thousand people attended the midnight baseball game played here to night between two local teams. The game was the opening event of the Festival of the Midnight Sun, fea tures of which will be a carnival parade tonight and general merrymaking. Firecrackers Not Allowed. CENTRALIA. Wash.. June 22. (Spe cial.) No firecrackers will be allowed in the business district of Morton on July 4. An excellent programme has been prepared and the committee does not propose that it shall be marred by accident. There will be a ball game between the old rivals, Morton and Mineral. Prominent Engineer Is Dead. lliVilUV, u . 1 - - Hams, past president of the Western Society ol engineers, oroppeo uoau m today, shortly before he planned to take a train for Ann Arbor, Mich. He . v. .m HnaivAH t h. a hflnnrarv wtin w " " ' " . . . . - degree of Master of Engineers at the University or juicnigau. Switzerland to Arrange Display. SAN FRANCISCO. June 22. The Gov ernment of Switzerland has decided to send a commissioner to the Panama Pacific Exposition and to arrange for a display, according to a telegram re ceived here from Switzerland today by representatives of the Swiss colony. Rubber Boots Used Since '83. - Exchange. M. A. Johnson, of Rockland, Me., has a pair of rubber boots which he bought in 1883. The boots were worn on a farm at intervals, for six years, and have since been worn on many hunt ing and fishing trips. . They are still sound and dry. COUGAR I -Jssf p v - weT f ;vs-t vil -1,, t ii if rrs.3; i ! J sK - -Mwltw i 1.EFT TO RIGHT W. A. JONES, WARREN BIRR, WILU1M UNDERWOOD. JOHN TUCKER THE MEN ARE STANDING ON THE COUGAR. , CnosnefarAhfe:, WiCoanTplaintsrfWrom ,?rf w"c wK. had been killed by the animal were numerous. . ' TnT an mal waT thin. The hunters say that if it had been In ordinary condition It would have weighed at least loTpoJnds. It was taken to Oregon City and 825 bounty collected. It will be stuffed and sent to the Moijnt Angel College museum. FORMER MARSHAL GOLVELL IS DEAD Collapse From Heart Disease in 1912 Start of Illness That Proves Fatal. END FEARED FOR MONTHS Ex-Representative and Progressive Party Worker Succumbs From At tack That Came on During ' Presidential Campaign. Elmer B. Colwell, United States Mar shal for Oregon In 1910 and 1911, died at 7:30 o'clock last night at his home, 975 Corbett street. He had been prac- Elmer B. Colwell, Ex - United T States Marshal, Who Died bast I Night. t :.i tlcally an Invalid from heart trouble for the past two years. Up to two years ago Mr. Colwell was a strong and robust man. In the Pres idential campaign of 1912 he worked hard In the interest of Theodore Roose velt. He was in the Progressive party headquarters in the Oregon Hotel one day in October, near the end of the campaign, when he suddenly collapsed from heart disease. Though eventually he partly re covered, his health had been precarious ever since. A few months ago he suf fered another attack and was in the hospital for some time. He became enough better to be able to be about again, but his condition remained sucti that it was felt he might die suddenly at any time. . . Appointment Made In 1910. Mr. Colwell had been a resident of Portland for many years. He was appointed United States Marshal for Oregon by President Taft in the Fall of 1910, succeeding the late C. J. Reed. His appointment was. obtained through the influence of Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. now Progressive National committee man from Oregon, but at that time one of the most influential Republicans in the state. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Elmer B., Jr., and Russell T. Col well. Pennsylvania Is Native State. Mr, Colwell was born in Millport, Pa February 11, 1868. In 1872. he went with his parents to Manistique, Mich., he went into business with his father he went into busines with his father, in the Globe Extract Works. He was married to Elinor Teed in 1890. in De troit He came to Skamokawa, Wash., in 1888, where he went into the lumber business with his father, his uncle and Captain Montgomery. In 1895, he was elected auditor of Wahiakum County, Wash., and was re-elected in 1897. Coming to Portland in 1900 he became secretary-treasurer of the Multnomah Trunk & Box Company. In 1904, he KILLED NEAR ESTA0ADA AND ITS j if " I was elected Representative from Mult nomah County. Mr. Colwell was a Mason of high de gree. He was a member of the Rainier Blue Lodge, Royal Arch Chapter No. 3, Oregon Commandery No. 1 of the Knights Templars, a member of the Mys tic Shrine and of the Rose City Chapter of the Eastern Star. Arrangements for the funeral are not completed. LUMBER DEALERS LOSE "Blacklists" Violate Anti-Trust Law, Supreme Court Says. WASHINGTON,. June 22. The Su preme Court today affirmed the decree of the New York Federal Court holding organizations of Eastern states retail lumber dealers had violated the Sher man anti-trust law by circulating among their members blacklists of wholesalers who sold lumber direct to big consumers. Charges of blacklisting and unfair competitive methods figured largely in the so-called lumber trust suit which the Government brought agair-t 10 re tail dealers' associations and 137 of their officers. MOVIE GETS LOTTERY RAID Gambling Scene aa Sleuths Break In to Be Shown in Court. SAN DIEGO., CaL. June 22. Moving pictures of 36 Chinese, playing fan tan and lottery in a gambling-house In Chinatown were taken tonight during a raid on the house led by Detective Joe Lopez. The attempt of the Chinese to rush the police officers from' their feet, the heavy hurricane doors and the com plete gambling outfit found . In the joint were photographed, and the films will be shown in court tomorrow as conclusive evidence against the Celes tials. LAND OWNERS HOLD MEET Effort Made at Prosser Meeting to ; Further Irrigation Project. PROSSER, Wash., June 22. (Spe cial.) At the annual meeting of the Land Owners' Association of the Klickitat Irrigation & Power Company today Carroll B. Graves and H. O. Hol ienbeck, of the Seattle Irrigation Com pany: O. L. Waller, of the State Col lege; C. R. Jackson, member of the board of tax commissioners; Wilbur T. Yearley, Ham Yearley and others were present. An effort was made to further the project, but nothing definite done. AUTO DRIVER'S LOOK FATAL Wealthy Montana Merchant Killed When Car Swerves, Upsets. GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 22 R. W. Lowery, a wealthy businessman of Great Falls, was instantly killed here tonight in an automobile accident. Wil liam Roberts, a contractor, was seri ously injured and two other men were slightly injured. When Lowery turned half way around to speak to one of the party in the car, he lost control of the ma chine, which veered to one side, struck an obstruction, and turned a complete somersault. PASS-USERS LOSE CLAIMS Railroads Not Liable for Injury to Free Interstate Passengers. WASHINGTON. June 22. Railroads are not liable for injury to interstate employes or members of their families riding on passes which contain stip ulations that the passenger assumes all risk while being so transported. The Supreme Court today so decided, and held that a pass Is not to be re garded as part of the compensation for which the employe works, but is in reality free and subject to any condi tions the railroad may Impose. Public Hearing Date Set. WASHINGTON. June 22. Public hearings on the applications of rail roads to retain their interests in steam ship lines, will be opened at Atlantic City before officials of the Interstate Commerce Commission on July 21. The law now provides railroads may retain such holdings only If they prove that the communities they serve benefit thereby. Otherwise the law specifies they must be given up this year. POISON OAK IVT t Use Santiseptlc Lotion. Instant relief. Druggists refund money if it fails. eOo. Adv. Santiseptlc Lotion relieves and prevents Sunburn. Tan, Mosquito and Insect Bites. Adv , SLAYERS. T Illi&tdi w Unusual Sale -OF- Oriental Rugs on account of closing our Spokane branch, concentrating our energies, money, time and stocks in our main stnre giv ing Portland unquestioned leadership in Oriental Rug mer chandising. The Spokane stock, combined with our Portland stock, makes an enormous exhibit too large by far for any one firm to carry. The price reductions are sufficient to quickly effect our pur pose through quick sale?. Red tags on each piece indicate the exact reductions. You will never have a better opportunity (and perhaps none as good) to have access to an almost unlimited assortment and variety of Oriental Rugs of rare character and beauty, at sacrifice prices, as this sale offers you. 115 j Corner of Tenth and Alder Sts. Largest LABOR EXEMPTION WINS HOUSE AGAIN GOES ON RECORD I! ASTI-THl'8 I, AW DEBATE. Frovlsioa ! Civil Aeproprlatloa Bill Also Eliminates Farmer Bryaa. of Washington, Defeads T. It. WASHINGTON", June 22. The House again went on record tonight for ex empting labor unions from prosecution under the anti-trust laws. A provision in the sundry civil appropriation bill appropriating $300,000 for enforcement of the anti-trust laws was adopted after a sharp debate over the provi sion exempting labor and agricultural organizations. This provision reads: "No part of this money shall be spent in prosecutions of any organiza tion or individual for entering into any combination or agreement having in view the increasing of wages, shorten ing of hours or bettering the conditions of labor, or for any act done in fur therance thereof not in itself unlaw ful. , "Provided further,' that .no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the prosecution of producers of farm products and associations of farmers who co-operate and organize in an effort to and for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining a fair and reasonable price for their products." Representative Moore, of Pennsyl vania, who sought to have the provi sion stricken out. Quoted Colonel Koosevelfas opposing such legislation and thereby became involved In a heat- i ..ff.im.nt with. ReDresentative e - . - Bryan, of Washington, and other Pro gressives. Mr. Bryan saia ne resenieu the "attempts of a standpatter to slur Mr. Roosevelt." LINE TO BE SOLD FOR DEBT Oklahoma Central Railroad Up at Auction July SI. vrir.rsTfR nuiu. June 22. To satisfy Indebtedness which with in terest aggregates $4,100,477.69. the tracKage and rolling biock oi mo -,!-homa Central Railroad will be sold at . i . . E.,.A1 ribltl. JtllV XI. aC- cording to an order Issued In the United estates court nere uj Judge Ralph E. Campbell. The road was built In 1907 from Lehigh to Chlckasha, a distance of 125 miles. It went into tne nanus ui i cetvers the following year. CHINA GETS ARMY AIRMAN Californlan Leaves for Hongkong to . Instruct Corps. SAN FRANCISCO. June 22. Arthur F. Lyra, a Chinese aviator, will sail n . . . i n HnnrkonE to become an instructor in aviation to the Chinese army. Lym is a native uaniornian, college graudate and former business manager of a daily Chinese newspaper In this clty Charges Are for Accosting Girl. ' t c uaot.11 a s-ftnfitter. 24 veara old. was arrested last night at Adams and Holladay streets oy r-airuiman Snedden, charged with making inde cent proposals to little girls. Albert Wilson, a miller, 43 years old, was arrested at Fourth and Madi son streets by Patrolman Hunt on a charge of accosting 14 to 16-year-old girls and with being drunk. Louisiana Sugar Growers Lose. WASHINGTON. June 22. The Su. preme Court today refused the request ' . . l. c,. f Tj.nl.lana tn an1oin the Secretary of the Treasury from con mm- !EiZ m 1 t ITIT7T iTTITITITI Activity among dealers, col lectors and housefurnishers generally marked the first day (yesterday) of our Early Attendance Is Advisable Oriental Rug Dealers in tinuing to grant to Imported Cuban sugar a 20 per cent preferential below the reduced "uar duties of the Un derwood tariff law. LAND-GRANT SURVEY URGED Clause for $100,000 Appropriation Put in Sundry Civil IUI1. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Waih Inston, June 22. Representatives Fal coner, of Washington, and French, of Idaho, were successful today in se curing the adoption of a provision In the sundry civil bill appropriating $100,000 to continue the survey of rail road land grants so that title may pans to railroads and lands become subject to state taxation. Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appro priations committee, led the fight to cut this appropriation to $:ia,000. ITALIAN BLAMES AUSTRIA Deputy Say Neighbor Fomented Re cent Anarchist Uprising. ROME, June 22. The recent revolu tionary movement by the anarchists In Italy was fomented by Austria, accord ing to a statement made by Deputy Vital, who has been Investigating con ditions in Romagna. The deputy says he found evidence of the presence of Austrian agents and learned that an Italian vessel In tercepted wireless messages from these agents, giving detailed reports of the disturbances to Vienna. Tobacco Pools Illegal. mismxrarnM. June 22. The Ken tucky statute making It legal for farm ers to pool their tobacco was annulled today as unconstitutional oy nm su preme Court. Meat Market Mian Robbed. A. C. Hicks, proprietor of a meat mar ket at 640 Umatilla avenue. r-nortd to S2.00 ROUND TRIP to Salem Cherry Fair via the I loesrs 4 xujoJ I The Exposition Line 1913 WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY June 24, 25, 26, 27 LOW ROUND TRIP FARES From All Other S. P. Points. PORTLAND DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Tickets on sale June 24 to 27, inclu sive, with final return limit June 2'J. Full information, with train schedule", at City Ticket Office, hO Sixth street, corner Onk; t'nion Depot; Kast Mornoon ktreet, or any Soul hern I'acifio agent. John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland TXTI'I''rviTiTlTtTfl t3 W 1 4P Corner of Tenth and Alder Sts. the West Patrolman Davis taut nlM Ihxl blue serse suit and a rrrm MM b1 ! stolen from his lmii. A n umber ef letters were among the ll. REDMOND IS SEEKING AID lrli.li Volunteer Send Out Apral for Help I torn America. rillUAPELPHIA. June 5J. An ap peal to strengthen the Irish volunteers and "enable them to lonfront aoe qiiately this audacious attempt of the British arutocrsry and sn IrlnH ins nority to put down bv foree the lib erties of the Irish people" wss re-eiel tonight by Mlchsrl J. Ryan, president of the United Irlfh tissue of Amerlra, In a cablegram from John Redmond, leader of the lrlnh Nationalist pr(r The cablrgrsm was sent from Ia don. Noted IlrllMi Knglnrer Ilrs. LONDON', June 22. Morun Brsnnl.y Williams, who probably hd more to do than any other man with the -onetruo-tloii of the earlier rsllromls In the British IMes. died here toituy. He le planned and built rnnny of the ltaltn railroads, aa well as thuuand of mlle bf Russian lines. He wss born in 111! in Wsles. Itcbels Hemand 1100,000. KAGUK PAHS, Tex., June 25. A de mand lor the payment of $IOO.no rM by the Aguila Coal Company, near ple drss, Mexico, has been made by consti tutionalist officers. If the mone ' la paid. It was announced toder. threat ened confiscation ft the property will be temporarily deferred. Haitian Prcftldrnl I-ead- Troops. HAVANA. June 22 Seriousness of the Haitian revolution situation has caused President .amor to take tiie field In person. Purln the prrsldent'e absence from the capital th govern ment will be In the hands of a commis sion, which will act wltti the Cabinet Conditions In Port au Prince are re ported quiet the ts,? 1 1 Cv ti TrTXk