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PORTLAND. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1914. TRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. L.IV. XO. 16,720. WILSON PREDICTS BOOM IN BUSINESS Era of Uncertainty to Be Ended Soon. PROGRAMME TO BE FINISHED President Tells Editors Revival Will Be Unprecedented. SJGNS ALREADY "EVIDENT" Speech, Intended as One of Most Im portant of Administration, Prom- -i&es Rest, Recuperation and Adjustment. WASHINGTON, June 25. Under a new constitution of freedom" for bnsinss given by anti-trust legislation soon to lie passed by Congress, Presi dent Wilson today promised the coun try the greatest business boom in its history. Tills was the President's final . an iver to the opponents of trust legisla tion at this session of Congress and to prophets of evil times delivered with determined expression and every word . emphasized with a clenched fist. Action Taken Under Advice. "We know what we are doing," said - Mr. Wilson. "We propose to do it un der the advice for we have been fortunate enough to obtain the advice of men who understand the business of the country; and we know the ef fect is going to be exactly what the effect of the currency reform was. a sense of relief and security." The President spoke to a group of Virginia editors in the east room of the White House, but his assurances - were" intended for the country. A mil itary aide in full dress uniform stood beside him and there was every Indi cation that the speech was meant to be one of the most important of the Administration. News of the failure of t(ie JL B. Claflin Company In New - York had reached the . wmte House earlier in the day. but the President did not mention the Incident. : Editors Judgnieat Assisted. The speech in full follows: "I think it is appropriate, in receiv ing you, to say just a word or two in assistance of your Judgment, about the existing, conditions. You are largely responsible for the state of public opinion. You furnish the public with Information, and In your editorials you furnish It with the Interpretation of that information- We are in the presence of a business situation which is variously interpreted. "Here in Washington, through the bureau of commerce and other Instru mentalities that are at our disposal, and through a correspondence which comes in to us from all parts of the Nation, we are perhaps in a position to judge of the actual condition of busi ness better than those can Judge who are at any other single point in the country; and I want to say to you that as a matter of fact the signs of a very strong business revival are becoming more and more evident from day to day. . . Capital Operation Not Necessary. "I want to suggest this to you: Busi ness has been in a feverish and appre hensive condition In this country for more than 10 years; I will not stop to point out the time at which it began to be apprehensive, but during more than 10 years business has been the object of sharp criticism in the United States, a criticism growing m volume and growing in particularity; and as a natural consequence as the volume of criticism haa increased business bus been growing more and more anxious. Business men have acted as some men do who fear they will have to undergo an operation and who are not sure that when they get on the table the opera tion will not be a capital operation. ' "As a matter of fact, as the diagno sis hus progressed It has become more and more evident that no capital op eration was necessary; that at the most a minor operation was necessary to re move admitted distemper and evils. The treatment is to be constitutional rather than surgical, affecting habits of life and action, which have been hurtful. For on all hands it is ad mitted that there are processes of business or have ' been processes of business in this country which ought to be corrected, but the correction has been postponed and in proportion to tli postponement the fever has in creased the. fever of apprehension. ' Uncasing Bad for Business. "There Is nothing more fatal to busi ness than to be kept guessing from month to month and from year to year, whether something serious is going to happen to it or not and what in par ticular Is going to happen to it if any thing does. It is impossible to fore cast the prospects of any line of busi ness unless you know what . the year is going to bring forth. Nothing is more unfair, nothing has been declared by business men to be mors harmful than to keep them guessing. "The guessing went on. the air was full of Interrogation points for 10 years and more. Then came an Administra tion which for the first time had a definite programme of constructive cor rection, not of destructive correction, but of constructive correction of ad mitted evil s, very clear programme. NO FUSION IN NEW YORK, T. R. DECIDES WHITMAN REPUDIATED, TICKET TO BE NAMED. Leaders Continue to Urge Colonel Himself to Rnn for Governor and He Does Not Say No. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., June 25. Theo dore Roosevelt and his leading asso ciates today finally settled questions which, It is felt, will decide the fate of the Progressive party in New York state this Fall. After it was all over Colonel Roosevelt made a statement settlner forth their decisions. Here are the main points: ' There will be no fusion in ew York state. '" " A straight Progressive ticket will be put In the field. - District Attorney Whitman, of New York, who has been talked of as a pos sible nominee . 6f both the-Republican and Progressive parties, was repudiated by Colonel Roosevelt. Colonel "Roosevelt's nomination for the Governorship is being urged on him by virtually all the Progressive lead ers, in spite of his repeated statement that he would not run. The leaders said they still had hope. The Colonel declined today to deny again that he would run. . FASHION'S DECREE FOUGHT Chnrch Urges " Members to Work Against Immodest Dress. SEATTLE, June 25. The general conference of the Church of the Breth ren, which has been In session here more than a week, concluded its busi ness today and adjourned to meet next year in Hershey, Pa. - , The only business of importance at the closing session was the adoption of the report of the committee on reso lutions. The resolutions condemn the use of tobacco, reaffirm the church's opposition , to the use and sale of In toxicating beverages and urge the members to "work against fashionable and immodest appareL" RAINFALL BELOW AVERAGE Deficiency for Tear Is Five Inches. Week's Precipitation .42 of Inch. Despite the rain god's efforts of the past few days, there is still a de ficiency of nearly-five inches in the average annual rainfall" for the ' year beginning September 1. 1913. The fore cast for today is "fair and ivaraer, with westerly winds." June haa .been neither a wet nor a dry - month, as the- average for the month is 1.73 Inches precipitation and 1.43-inches have fallen thus far. The showers of the past five days have resulted In a precipitation of but. .42 of an inch. TWO WOMEN ROUT PRINCE Wales Takes to Water Rather Than Stand His Ground. LONDON, - Juna 27. (Special.) At the bathing parade near Aldershot, to day, the Prince cf Wales, who is in camp there with the Oxford Univer sity officers' training corps, of which he is lance corporal, was Btanding on a bank when he saw two women run ning toward him. Shouting to a comrade near him, he jumped Into the water and quickly put some distance between himself and the bank. The prince later joined in the merriment caused by the incident. BROTHER SOUGHT ON HIKE Idahoan Readies San Francisco Afoot,, on Way to Los Angeles. SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. Scott East, 64 years old, weatherstalned and footsore, walked Into police headquar ters today, told the police he had walked from Boise, Idaho, in search of his brother, Dr. Samuel Thomas East, and asked for aid in his quest. He believes that his brother is in California, probably in Los Angeles, and after a rest, will walk south in the hope of finding him. The brothers have been separated 45 years. H..F. M'CORMICK MARRIED Magnate's Son Weds Girl in Employ of Father's Office. ST. HELENS, Or- June ' 25. (Spe cial.) H. F. MeCormlck, son of Charles R. McCormick, the San Francisco steam ship and lumber magnate, was married last night at Drain, Or. His bride. Miss Nellie Perkins, has been In the office of Mr. McCormick, who ts manager of the St. Helens Mill Company. In company with friends here they went to the home of Miss Perkins at Drain, where the .ceremony was per formed. ROGER MOSIER DROWNS Child Falls in River and Two Hours' "Work With Pnlmotor Hopeless.- Roger Mosier, the 7-year-old stepson of.W. I. Robertson, 260 Nartilla street, was drowned in the river at the foot of Nebraska street last night. Dr. E. M. Rice, with several asistants, worked with the pulmotor for more than two hours In an effort to revive him. The boys' step-father, a fireman on engine No. 21. was summoned. After more than two hours' work Dr. Rice pronounced the case hopeless. Church Damaged by Militants. BELFAST, Ireland, June 25. An arson squad" of suffragettes caused extensive damage to the Episcopal Church at Ballylessen. near hers, today. ALIEN LAND ISSUE NEAR HAGUE STAGE Offer of New Treaty Is Refused by Tokio. CORRESPONDENCE GIVEN OUT : - Japanese Insist Treatment in California Was Mortifying. SUBJECT IS LEFT OPEN Latest Reply of Secretary Bryan, Said to Reaffirm Position of United States, Leaves Room for Further Exchange. WASHINGTON, June 26. Diplomatic correspondence ' between .the. United States and Japan over the California anti-alien land law extending over a period of more man a year was pub lished today simultaneously in Wash ington and Tokio by agreement of the two governments. ' , ' ; . . It disclosed that a new treaty was dl sussed as one way of meeting Ja pan's protest against what her diplo matic correspondence characterized throughout as treatment "essentially unfair and Insidiously discriminatory," "inconsistent with the1 sentlnfent of good neighborhood," "inconsistent with the treaty in force," "abridgment of vested rights" .and against provisions of the California law "mortifying to the government and the people- of Japan." New Treaty Presents Difficulties. As late as June. 10, two weeks ago. the Japanese Ambassador, Viscount Chinda,- left with Secretary Bryan "In structions" from the Tokio foreign of fice that the projected treat ....aid tend to create new difficulties. -- . The Japanese government, therefore, the note said, was "disinclined to con tinue tho negotiations- looking to the conclusion of a convention on the lines of the project which has been .under discussion, but they prefer to recur to the correspondences which were inter rupted and they will now look for an answer to the note handed Mr. Bryan on August 26 last, hoping that in a renewal of the study of the case a fun damental solution of the question at issue may be found." Bryan's Latest Reply Withheld. The. Japanese note of August 25 last. which Mr. Bryan was now asked to an swer, concluded as follows: "The imperial government claims for them (Its subjects) fair and equal treat ment and is unable either to acquiesce in the unjust and obnoxious discrimina tion coftnplalned of, or to regard the question as closed so long as the ex- (Concluded on Fags 8.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum" temperature, 67 degrees; minimum, 54 degrees.. TODAY'S Fair; wanner; ' westerly winds. . . Mexico. Street battle in Zacatecas is severe, Page 2. i - - - ".- National. . Presld't says unprecedented business re vival Is imminent. Pago 1. . Dlsoute with Jama over alien land I said to be - neaxlng arbitration stage. Page 1. Domestic. Charles H. Moyer closely guarded In tear of KUnmen. Page 4. Clafliu dry goods concern falls for roUllona Page a. - Men" celebrate on way back to cell. Pass 8. Fire destroys 1000 bouses In Salem, Mass.: 10.000 homeless; damage. i,ov,iw, Paso 1. - Roosevelt decides azalnst fusion In New York. Page J, : Pacific Northwest. ' Seven tie contests for nominations decided by stenographer. Page 1. Andrew Bossen found not guilty of murder Ins wife by poison. Page S. Linn County pioneers bold picnic at Bonas- vllle. rare a. Salem's Cherry Fair opens in style. Page L Hindus on Komagata Maru abort of water; pla for supply denied, page a. ' Sports. Northwestern League . results: Seattle 2, Portland 1; Victoria 1. Spokane o; Van . eouver o. Tacoma 2. Pago 6. Coast - League results: Los Angeles 4, Port land O; Oakland 8. Sacramento 8; Venice - 6.. Ban Francisco l. page a. All branches of sport west of Mississippi to . be federated. Page 7. Portly portsider. Hoy Hltt, scores sixth con secutlve victory. . Page X. George Turnbull. Portland golfer, star per- ' former la Seattle golf play, page u. Baum says Uogan's idea Is nonsensical. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Lighter demand for . wheat for July shlp- m.nl Pa,a 1 1 Middle-western farmers withdraw offerings and Chicago wheat advances. Page is- Standard wall street stocks not seriously affected by Chaflin receivership, page Large dock In Portland said to be planned by foreign capitalists. Page 14. First of season's clear-shaped log rarts pre pared for trip to California, page 14. - - Portland ' and Vicinity.. School Board and Banders' Exchange at outs. Page 1. Weather report, forecast and data. Page 18. Tblrd-Streeters of the Great Light way Is name of jnew organisation. Page IS. City Commission will revoke Richards' Grill liquor license tooay. rage x. Ol Sen and . Seld Wins married by Judge Stevenson. Page 18.- Oregon and Washington begin joint study of telephone rates, page is. Prohibitionists in three-day conference to train .Oregon dry workers. Page lo. Mrs. Elisabeth Towns talks on New Thought. Page 4. Farewell given Dr. Joseph ' Wilson by Port land Academy faculty ana alumni, page o. CRITICS FRET PRESIDENT "Psychological" Declaration Brings . ' Telegrams to Whlte'House. WASHINGTON, ' June 25. "(Special) Friends of President Wilson are con vinced that he made a blunder when he used the description term "psycho logical" in discussing the present de pression in business. In communica tions to the White House business men throughout the United States have ex pressed resentment " over - the Presi dent's declaration that the depression is psychological, or merely a "state Jf- mind." It was said today that about a hun dred letters and telegrams had come from New York asking the President whether he regarded the failure of H. S. Claflin & Co. as "merely psycholog ical" or a fact. : The White House appeared to be fretful over the queries, regarding them as flippant criticism of psychol ogy as applied to business. FACINCJ THE FIRING SQUAD, igiL ts tens 1 ssssssssssosssss.sss . . s ss, so .o o o oo ,.. Jtl ITCH CITY' SWEPT BY $20,000,000 FIE ThousandBuildingsGo; 10,000 Homeless. GREAT FACTORIES DESTROYED Salem, Mass., Blaze Spreads In Many Directions. WATER SUPPLY RUNS LOW Apparatus Frond Other Cities Re spond to Cuifi but Are Helpless When Matin Breaks Shifting J'lu& Aida Flames. SALEM, Mass., Juna 25. Nearly half the "Old Witch City" of Salem, rich, fn historic buildings and traditions, was (devastated today and tonight by a firs that caused an estimated loss or 10. 000.000; destroyed 1000 buildings, in eluding a score- of manufacturing ea tablishments and made 10,000 of the 42,000 residents homeless. The fire ' was believed to be under control at a late hour tonight. Starting at 2 o'clock as the result of an explosion In the Korn Leather Company plant, the flames spread in all directions, defying all efforts of the firemen. Blocks Vainly Dynamited. Block after block was dynamited. but the fire, checked in one direction was driven by shifting winds into the new path of destruction. At the start the water pressure was low and when the fight became des perate a great water main near Bev erly bridge broke, leaving the firemen practically helpless. Meanwnlle calls for assistance were rushed to nearby cities and an enor mous quantity. of apparatus responded, only to find that there was no water to check the progress of the, flames. Historic" Ground Devastated. From historic Gallows Hill, where al leged witches were hanged 100 years ago,' the fire spread quickly through the shoe and leather manufacturing district, then south to the Boston & Maine Railroad tracks st Jefferson avenue, and eastward to the water front. Late tonight fire brands carried into the business section to the north started a second fire at North street. A little later a tank of the Standard Oil Company in the northwest part of the city was ablaxe and presently third .fire was leveling the buildings in that section. The burned buildings include the plants of a score of manufacturing companies, among them the big fac tory of the Naumkeag Cotton Mills, twice - as many business places, St. (Concluded on Page Z. 7 TIE CONTESTS DECIDED BY WOMAN STENOGRAPHER DRAWS NAMES OF WINNING NOMINEES. One Democratic Candidate fur State Senator and Six Progressive Nominations Determined. SALEM. Or, Juns 25. (Special.) Miss Violet Welborn, chief stenographer In the office of Secretary of Stats Ol cott, was the good angel who banded nominations to several aspirants for of flee today. There wars sis ties for Progressive nominations and on for a Democratic nomination. The law pro vides they must be settled by drawing lota. The aspirants for office present and representatives of others agreed that the honor of drawing the names from a box should fall to a woman, so Miss Welborn was suggested by Mr. Olcott. I. H. Bingham, who was tied with l''red Flsk for the Democratlo nomina tion for State Senator in- the Third District, was the victor in the drawing. The winners for Progressiva nomina tions follow: Senator. Sixth Senatorial District- Thomas Nichols and If, Von der Hellen H. Von der Hellen winner. Senator, Fifteenth Senatorial Dis trict Ec-ward C. Judd and C. A. Lsln enwebe." C. A. Lelnenwaher winner. Representative, Second Representalve District Homer Kpeer, D. H. Pierce and W. P. Elmore, two to be selected Homer Speer and D. IL Fierce winner. Representative, Third District El bert Beds and W. B. Dlllard Elbert Beds winner. Representative, Fifth Representative District George Watklns and Charles R, Barrow Charles R. Barrow winner. Representative, Sixteenth Represent ative District Frans Kraxbarger, Henry C. Hunt and Edward Olds, two ts be selected Frans Kraxberger and Ed ward Olds winners. HALF FLEET MAY BE SENT Navy Office Plans to Keep Part of Force on Pacific Coast. VALLE.IO, Cal, Juns 25.--.., plan Is under consideration In the Navy De partment to divide the battleship fleet and maintain half of It with a perma nent station on the Pacific Coast after the opening of the Panama Canal, ac cording to word received today by the Navy officials at Mars 'aland. It Is reported that Naval authorities regard this proposed plan as more feasible and effective than keeping ths battleship fleet together as one body and sending It to the Pacific Cosst for one-half of each year, as originally planned. Transfer of the drill grounds from Guantanamo to Magdalena J'.ay Is also reported to be probable. If this Is done the Atlantlo fleet. It is said, will visit Magdalena Bay annually, coming to the Pacific Coast Instead of cruising to jurope as at present NEW SLIT SKIRT IS WORfJ Garment Open at hides and In Front Gives Gimpse of Pantaloons. NEWPORT, R. I., June 25. (Spe cial.) Slit skirts, open at the sides and In front, are the newest thing in women's wear for tennis at the Casino or on the lawns of the cottages. Some times the silts permit just a glimpse of white, blue or pink silk pantaloons that are gripped at dainty knees by elastic bands. The costume gives the wearers greater freedom of action before nets and has enabled some to add consider ably to their proficiency. White pique is preferred for blouses as being most comfortable and becoming. OLD GLORY TO LEAD WAY French Flag Will Xot Head Canal Procession, Committee Docldee. WASHINGTON, June 25. On the recommendation of Secretary Ourrlson the House commerce committee todsy eliminated ths portion of Senator Root's bill which proposed that the French-built steam launch Louise, fly ing the French (lag, head ths proces slon through' the Panama Canal at the official opening ceremonies. Secretary Garrison held that the honor of being ths first vessel through the canal should be afforded to i United States vessel carrying th United States flag. BENSON AND M'NARY SIGN Stipulation Provides for Kecsuvass of Certain Tally bhects. SALEM. Or.. June 25. (Special.) Judge Henry K Benson today tele phoned Justice McNary that ha had signed a stipulation sgreed to by the latter looking to ths settlement of the contest for the Republican nomination for Justice of the Supreme Court. It is sgreed that the tally sheets from certain precincts In Multnomah County and three in Marion County be recanvassed in the presence of a Cir cuit Judge. It Is probable that this will determine who is the nomine. "DIVINE SARAH IS INJURED Noted French Actreos Is Suffering With' Twisted Knee. LORIENT. France. Juns 25. Sarah Bernhardt, the French actress, was suf fering from a severely twisted knee when she arrived here from AIx Les Bains. She was carried on a chair from the train to the automobile which conveyed ber to a hotel. CHERRY QUEEH 15 CROWNED AT SALEM Sun Shines Bright and City Dons Gala Attire. GRACE LILLY QUEEN ANNE VI Spectacular Pageant Pleases Throng of Merrymakers. FINEST FRUITS ON DISPLAY King Blng Itlds Welcome to Visitors and Intends lYeedom of Dome I n for Three Dsja f-ports Are Held and Priseis Awarded. CHERRY rIK rROt'KAMMK TOKAY. .(0 Independence, falls ens Monmouth delegations arrive. 10:00 Spsnl.h War Vetera re solved or Cnorrtane. 10; JO Beer parade on court street. 3:09 Motorcycle races st relr groutida SrOO Eugenic contest al Marios Hotel. HO-irwl sports. B.-Vol-iiaWbali, Salem vsreoi Hope well, yvillaniotle field. T:O0 Carnival sad clreus. T:30 Water sport B 00 laQre at Armor. too Band concert. VVUses s -e-aue ferk. SALEM. Or Juns 25. (Hportsl ) With perfect weather, gaily bedecked streets thronged wltn people, speci mens of the finest fruit ever grown In the Wlllnmatte Valley on exhibition In ths big market-house on Commerclsl street. Miss Grace Lilly, one of th state capital's prettiest maidens, was crowned (Jueon Anne VL, of Kslems sixth Cherry Fslr, which had Its epn Ing todsy. That It Is th greatest festival -t the capital city was conceded by sll from ths time the queen was vrowsed until th last number on the aqustla programme had been given tunlfht. Ths entertainment was continuous sll day and svaning, and everybody had a good time. Rossrlaas 1 Sairdar. There will o two inure day vt Queen Anna's relgu, snd the last ou Saturday, when ths Roysl RossrUns Of Portland, corns ss ths guests of the Cherrlsns undoubtedly will be In greatest of all. The coronation scene In Wilson 1'nrK Just below th Stat House, furnished a picture which has never been sur passed lu th state. Msjustls In hr gorgvous robes, wltn her brilliantly dressed rellnue, a falter quoen never bowed her head for a crown than did Queen Ann. Then Milt Me) era. King Blng of ths C'aerrUna, attended greet ings to all. Ktag Rlag Makes Addma. He said In part: "Us It know a that we. King Blng, lor oursetvts ana our loyal subjects, do hereby extend to sll Ithln our realms, and specially to ths strangi-rs within our gates, a most hearty and sincer greeting. Ths free dom of the city Is xtndd you and all therein Is yours. It Is fitting on such occasions as this that our subjects should extend every courtesy to our guwts snd to minister to their comfort snd pleasure. and for this purpose every clllsoa of th realm Is mad an especial commit to with full authority to do any and sll things necessary to this snd. Mlaerea's Olft Cherished. "For thro flays ths realm Is glvta over to celeblsling lb season of It most delicious product, to cherry, gift of tho Ooddas Minerva to our ances tor In th day when the 'bora of plenty rather thaa that of ths auto was th svldeoc of prosperity, and tb rainbow Instead of tb monoplan orna mented and gladdond th sales. The goddess Bo nior comes down to earth, for th daughter of men rival her In beauty and outalitn bar la t)le. Instead w. therefore today bavs row nod as our Queen and represent- tlvs of th lady divinity of th lireeco- Roraan days, ona of th oily most charming girl. Obedlrar to Ana Ordered. During In three days of this cele bration you ar lo pay Queoa Ann ti that profound respect du to su a gra clous royalty and to remember that all subjects will delight to obey. May her rUn b on long to be rmmberei and your visit such that It will be told snd rtlold to generetlone yet to come. Salem salutes you; Its cltUena, one snd all, grt you. and w glv you In our heart such wlcom ss worus inuo xpresa Oaixllng. "baautlful. -gorgeous describing th floral parade. It was led by th Salem band, following which cams th royal car. Mis Marl Polinger, qun of last yr's fair, and Miss rrtsrllla Flaming, th ' maids of honor, and King tting roa who in queen. All of th C cars In tb par sd wers beautifully decorated, much originality having been shown la th work. Variety ot Ss-srta lleis. Th sthletlo events ronslnod of ball gain btwn th balem ei.J Hopemell club. canr rac, re no (0acludd on Page I.)