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TRICE FIVE CEXTS. PORTLAND. OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1914. VOL. LIV. XO. 16,733. CLOUDBURST KILLS a Anthracite Region Is Swept by Storm. FLOOD COVERS WIDE AREA Thousands of Acres of Grain and Fruit Destroyed. BRIDGES ARE SWEPT AWAY Men Caught In Mine When Dam Gives Way and Escape Only by Wading In Water to Xecks. Hundreds Are Marooned. PHILADELPHIA, July 10. Six per sons killed . and property damage of hundreds of thousands of dollars was the toll today of cloudbursts and elec trical storms In the Lebanon Valley and anthracite regions of Pennsyl vania. Three persons were drowned In Scranton and vicinity in a flood that followed the cloudburst: one man was killed by lightning at Wilkesbarre and two met death at Lebanon, one when he stepped on a live wire broken In the storm, and another by lightning. Over flowing of a creek in the Lebanon dis trict flooded thousands of acres of corn and wheat, while hail that ac companied the storm destroyed much of the fruit crop. Twenty-five men were caught in a mine 200 feet below the surface at Archbald, near Scranton, when a dam burst and flooded the mine workings. They managed to escape to the surface by wading through water up to their necks. Railroad and trolley traffic was tied up, bridges were swept away and hun dreds of persons who had gone to the outlying sections on picnics were ma rooned for the night. Lightning started numerous fires in the country -districts and many barns containing harvested crops and live stock were destroyed. 2 AUTO CRASHES OCCUR Two Machines and Machine and Motorcycle Hit In Night. Two automobile accidents, in which no one was injured, were reported to the police last night. J. Q. Daniels, of 620 Montgomery drive, collided with a machine driven by Dr. M. J. Jones, who lives at the Mallory Hotel. Both machines were badly damaged, accord ing to the report of Patrolman Still well. The other accident occurred at Mason street and Mallory ' avenue, when a motorcycle owned by W. T. James, of 114 East Seventieth street collided with an automobile owned by Mrs. C C. Cole, 407 Beech street. A man, a woman and five children occupied the automobile. OREGON CITY HAS MARKET First Day Finds Producers and Con sumers Oat in Numbers. OREGON CITT, Or., July 10. (Spe cial.) The Oregon City public street market opened for the first time today. Over 300 buyers were present to pur chase produce from the 23 farmers sell ing. Every farmer present sold out all staple lines, only a few products being taken back to the farm. The variety of articles on sale was one of the surprises of the day. Sev eral brought grapejulce; one woman sold a basketful of sweet peas; straw berries, although late In the season, were well represented, and one man promised to bring in crawfish on the next market day, next Friday. NEW BATTLESHIPS NAMED Idaho and Mississippi Not to Lose Honor by Sale to Greece. WASHINGTON, July 10. The four new dreadnoughts ordered but yet not named will be known as Arizona, Cali fornia, Idaho and Mississippi. Thus the last two states will not suffer loss by the recent sale of battleships of their names to Greece. With the newly-named battleships, every state in the Union now has a battleship named for it except Mary land. Montana, South Dakota, North Carolina, New Mexico, Tennessee, Wash ington, West Virginia and Colorado. The present armored cruiser Califor nia will be known as the San Diego. PRISON AGAINJN UPROAR Guards on Blackwell's Island Re frain From Using Pistols. i; NEW YORK. July 10. There was further disorder among prisoners at Blackwell's Island today. When the doors of cells were opened the men warmed Into the corridor and, seizing Iron backets, hurled them at the guards. The latter are under instructions not to use their pistols. Three prisoners were injured and the remainder locked up in their cells. Their daily fare for a time,, like that of the men engaged in the disorders yesterday and the day before, will con sult bread aa .water, . DOES BIG DAMAGE MAN IS LOST LONG IN OREGON CAVES GEORGE E. LOVE TjyCOXSCIOTJS PART OF 1 9 HOURS. Portland Hikers Enter Grotto Near Grants Pass Alone One Hart In Fall Before He Is Found. fiRiNTS PASS. Or- July 10. (Spe cial.) After being lost in the Oregon caves for 19 hours, .part or wmcn time hA wm unr.nnRp.ioiig- Georsre E. Love, of PnrfinnH rsnnhnd here tonight ap parently little worse for his experience. Love, accompanied by Urea l. canton, visited the caves during the absence of ih Rnmrnment e-ulde. they became separated in a winding passage and Love wandered into the grotto of the main tralL His light blew out ana by a misstep be fell 20 feet into a hole. , rartlnn mad everv attempt to find him otmI. falline-. made his way out side, where he got the help of the guide. Together they searcnea ior mnrt than eleht hours before finding Love. Aside from a severe laceration of his back. Love Is in good condi tion. Carlton is the more worn out of the two, from long search and anxiety. Carlton and Love are making a trip on foot from Portland to the Mexican border. They went to the caves on Monday. SIX FILE IN WASHINGTON Aspirants Take Advantage of First Day to Enter for Primaries. ni.TMPlA. Wash.. July 10. Seven aspirants for office made use of the first day to file declarations of their candidacies with Secretary ol fciaie Howell, four candidates having filed at noon for Congress, one for the United States Senate and one for Su preme Court Justice. The filings so far are: United States Senate, J. A. Falconer, present Progressive Repre sentative in Congress, from Everett; Representative in Congress, C. C. DHL Democrat, Spokane, Fifth District; James W. Bryan, Progressive, Seattle, First District; H, E. Foster. Repub lican, Seattle, First District; Frank Hammond, Republican, Seattle, First District; Roscoe Drumheller, Democrat, Walla Walla. Supreme Court, John E. Humphries, Seattle. Primaries will be held in Sep tember, j GUN EMPTIED AT FAMILY Man Kills Mother-in-Law, Wounds S, Misses 1, Runs Out or Bullets ST. LOUIS, July 10. Edward EU breck tonight shot and killed his moth, er-in-law and then shot his wife, his father-in-law and a -visitor at their home. He also fired at his sister-in-law but missed her, and attempted to shoot his brother-in-law, but had run short of bullets. Elbreck had called at the home of his wife's parents and found the family sitting on the porch. He attempted to get possession of his 2-year-old daugh ter, but his wife, aided by her rela tives, prevented this. Ellebreck dropped the child and, drawing a pistol, began shooting. When his weapon was empty, he ran and late tonight had not been appre hended. LINEMAN SLEEPS ON POLE Pendleton People Find Supposed Electrocuted Man Taking Nap.' ' PENDLETON, Or., July 10. (Spe cial.) M. Morgan, a local telephone lineman, caused a commotion at tne in tersection of Main and Bluff streets to day when he fell asleep at the top or a telephone pole. Passersby, seeing the motionless fig ure of a man lying across the cross arm with arms and legs dangling in the air, thought he had been electro cuted. When assistance arrived it was found the man had merely been lulled to sleep by the warm sun. His belt had prevented his falling. OLD LITIGATION IS ENDED Stilt Pending 48 Years Dismissed to Clear Up Record. RAfTRAMENTO. July 10. Dug from i,-. duotv rientha of the flies In the County Clerk's office, the complaint of a suit filed 48 years ago and which nas been sending since that time, was taken before Superior Judge Shields today and dismissed. The document, printed in ink on com mon letter paper, la tattered and the Ink and paper discolored with age. The suit was dismissed on request nf Attorney Wahrhaftig. of this city. for a San Francisco law firm to clear up a record. - RICH CHINESE ACCUSED Government Begins Prosecution of Alleged Oplom Ring. CHICAGO, July 10. Six Chinese were Indicted here today on charges of manufacturing opium for smoking. Their indictment is the beginning of the Government's prosecution of an alleged opium combine, involving wealthy Orientals, which Is believed to have Its headquarters in this city. The minimum penalty for the of fense charged is a fine of $10,000, five years imprisonment, or both. President Takes Long Walk. WASHINGTON, July 10. President Wilson took a long walk today about the business streets of the capital, mingling freely with the crowds and stopping, to. look Into hop windows, MEXICAN SCENTS DARK CY 'Secret Platform' Laid at Colonel's Door. EX-STATESMAN IS ALARMED Seizure of Latin North Amer ica Declared in View. WILSON DECLARED PARTY Senor Moheno Thinks Politicians of All Parties Are in Agreement, and He Expects Armed In tervention to Come. VERA CRUZ, July 10. Querido Mo heno, ex-Mlnlster of Commerce and Labor, before departing for Cuba and the United States on board the Es pagne, savagely criticised today the policy of the United States toward Mexico. As he sat in the forward saloon of the French liner Senor Mo heno looked througn a porthole to ward the American flag flying in Vera Cruz and shook his fist in rage. He insisted he was in a position to produce proofs hat there existed a "secret platform" of the Progressive party In the United States, of which Colonel Roosevelt was cognizant and In which he concurred, looking to the disruption of Mexico and the acquisi tion ultimately by the United States of all the territory between the Rio Grande and Panama. Politicians Generally Acccused. "Not only were the leaders of the Progressive -party pledged to this pol icy," he added, "but politicians of both the Republican and Democratic parties had promised their secret support. That President Wilson himself had sub scribed to this Iniquitous conspiracy is evidenced by his attitude toward Mex ico. Not a single American in all the 100,000,000 population of the United States can give a satisfactory answer why those troops are on shore at Vera Cruz. "To show up President Wilson's crime against Mexico the greatest in the history of modern nations,"- is the announced object of Senor Moheno's trip to the United- States. He also an nounced that he would publish a book explaining his connection with Mexican political affairs since the "tragic 10 days," and also deliver lectures. By these methods and through interviews in the newspapers, he said, he hoped to convince the American people of the enormity of the "crime committed, not only by President Wilson, but by all (Concluded on Page 2.) HAVE YOU HELPED ANT FRESH AIR KIDDIES . . . -- .!--J-i--L-I--J INDEX OF TODATC NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 5 degrees; minimum, 59 degrees. TODAY'S Showers and cooler; winds' be- r coming soutneny. Foreign. Mexican ex-statesman scents "aecret plat' form," known to Roosevelt, favoring an nexing Mexico. Page 1. Domestic. Form-fitting clothing to be worn by men ot lasnlon tnla Fall, page 1. Teachers applaud - speaker who denounoea present system of education. Page 2. Betrayal of war secrets charged. Fags 2. Cloudburst kills six, does enormous prop erty damage In Pennsylvania. Page 1. Pacific Northwest. Presbyterians at ' annual synod announce plans for Albany college, page l. Portland man lost 19 hours in Oregon caves. Page 1. Freight drops Jntoxriver when bridge falls. Page 6. Snake River trestle on O.-W. R. & N. cut-otf to he completed July 15. Page o. Czar denounced by ex-subject in Chautauqua lecture. Page 5. Secretary of State puts ballot numbers on all pending measures, page J.J Newport host to John M. Scott and news paper men. Page 2. "Meet me in court" is Dr. Van Brakle's deti to State Board of Health. Page 4. Sports. - Portland takes two events of first day's regatta. Page 1. Speedway ready for biff auto races today and tomorrow. Page 1. , William Johnston, Pacific Coast tennis champion, wallops Murray in Jhasicru play. Page 11. Northwestern League results: Portland 7, Vancouver 6; Spokane 10, Tacoma 3; Seattle 8, Victoria 0. Page 10. Coast League results: Portland 5, San Fran cisco 3: Los Angeles 3, Sacramento i Oakland 5. Venice 2. Page 10. Commercial and Marine, Japanese bidding for new wheat for prompt delivery, page 10. Black rust scare subsiding and Chicago wheat declines. Page 15. Selling for foreign account feature of Wall street market. Page Id. . Improvement at last apparent in Iron and steel Industry. Page 15. Two customs districts expensive to shippers. rage t. Portland and Vicinity. Victims of land grant fraud are heard. Page S. Weather report, forecast and data. Page 14. Associated Charities clothing storerooms cleaned by fresh air tots. Page 8. Proposed new "movie" ordinance will be drastic, page 14. Captain Macgenn, of Breakwater, Progress ive, favors R. A. Booth. Page . Many estates still delinquent In accounting to court. Page 7. Dresden man on tour of world says Germany has living cost problem, too. Page 9. City Commissioner Brewster to urge appeal from Judge Morrow in agea janitors case. Page 8. City takes over public market. Page 8. Alfred E. Clark Is given his divorce. Page 4. MARSH FIELD HOTEL BURNS BJaze, "Apparently Incendiary, Does Damage to Extent of $2000. -MARSHFIELD.Or.. , July 10. (Spe cial.) Fire, which many think of in cendiary origin, damaged the Blanco Hotel early this morning 12000. The fire started in an enclosure on the southwestern part of the hotel and one man barely' escaped being burned to death. The department had just re turned from fighting a sawdust blaze near the Smith mill and, had the boys been 10 minutes later, a large portion of the city would have been burned. China Wants $100,000,000 More. LONDON, July 11. A Pekin dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says that China is about to apply to the bankers of the Ave powers group for another loan of 1100,000,000. - t , M.'J JJLAJLXeL-JLXB RIVER IS IDEAL AS BIG REGATTA OPENS Portland Wins Junior Singles and Doubles. VICTORIA TAKES 4-OAR RACE Cooper and, Wylde, in Thrilling Finish, Hard Pushed. ' SENIOR EVENTS ARE TODAY Vancouver Shows Flash After Poor Beginning and Big Gallery See Sensational Spnrts All Boats Make Fast Time in Races. BY RALPH J. STAEHLL Portland was victorious in two of the junior events of the North Pacific As sociation of Amateur Oarsmen regatta nigv nn the Willamette River. The Victoria four-oared crew won the big boat race. This gives Portland the hope of winning enough numbers "to- day to make it the victorious club of tvi rxrntta. Portland's victories were scored in the singles and doubles. The races were over a mile ana a nan course. TVia fnatnra of the day was tne jki won bv Dave Cooper and Wylde, of the Portland Rowing Club. The finish on that was so close that the winners were absolutely unaware it pud afterwards asked who naa been declared victor. At one time -Portland had a two-length lead. Poor Start Is Made. r-nnnor nd Wvlde made a poor start. characteristic of Portland In yester day's events. Victoria was nearem. w ,.t hnlc. Vancouver came next, with Portland close to the golf link The race was between Portland ana Victoria. At the quarter-mile tney were even. At the nail r-oruanu uuu . -.i.,i land and at the mile fori land was a full two lengths ahead, with the Victoria boat second and Vancouver third. , " r r, imIi) anv attention to the Vancouver boat until the last elgntn mile, when It was suddenly discovered that Vancouver was crowding roruum for the lead. nut wvidA and Cooper recovered and beat the Vancouver boat in py a mar B " - The four-oared race was won Dy Victoria. Victoria had in its boat A. L. C. Chalk, stroke; B. E. Scott, No. w niv. No. 3. and H. Sinclair, bow. This same crew will row the senior four for the Victoria club today. It wan an easv victory for Victoria It jumped to the front from the gun. Vancouver trailed secona ana ron (Concluded on Page 10.) TO THE BEACH? MEN OF FASHION TO BE FITTED SNUGLY EXGLrSII MODELS MADE POPU LAR BY DAXCIXG CRAZE. Overcoats to Have "French Back," Coats Shorter Than Last Year, Trousers Medium Wide. ATLANTIC CITT, N. J., July 10. American men who profess to follow fashion's decree will wear suits of the English, or form-fitting, " models this Fall and Winter, according to the standards approved today at the open ing session of the National Association of Manufacturing Clothiers and De signers' convention. The opinion of all the delegates was unanimous in approving of the form-flttlng style, and their decrees are accepted without question by most of the leading cloth ing manufacturers. Overcoats will have the "French back" and will be double-breasted, but ton through variety. The Balamacaan, so popular last sea son, also was approved, and with slight modifications will be worn again this Fall. Coats are to be single-breasted, cut In snugly at the waist line, and Just trifle shorter than last season, with soft roll lapels and three buttons. Trousers are to be shapely and of medium width. Several delegates were of the opinion that the popularity of the new dance was responsible for the demand for form-fitting clothing. WILSON FORCES PREPARE Battle Royal Over Warburg Nomina, tion Appears Certain. WASHINGTON, July 10. Democratic Senators who purpose standing by President Wilson In his light for con firmation of the nomination of Thomas D. Jones, of Chicago, as a member of the Federal i reserve board were en gaged today In preparation for the contest when it reaches the Senate through the unfavorable recomtnenda tlon voted yesterday by the banking and currency committee. It Is conceded that a battle royal Is ahead, in which the President will be forced to clash with some mem bers of his own party. At the White House It was evident that the President had determined to champion Mr. Warburg's nomination to the end. R0EBIN WINS IN MANITOBA Government Sustained and Prohlbl' tion Movement Makes Gains, WINNIPEG, Man.. July 10. The gov ernment of Sir Kedmond Roblin prob ably had been sustained in today's general provincial election, according to late returns, which also showed that the Conservatives or government candi dates had been elected to 23 of th 46 seats in the Provincial Legislature and the Liberals or Progressives to 21 with the remaining two still In doubt. JThe "banish the bar or prohibition issue was successful In practically all the former strongholds of liquor in terests. ARGUMENT CHAFES JURORS Attorney Interrupted by Suggestion to Cat Plea Short. ST. HELENS, Or., July 10. (Special.) After being out a relatively short time, the jury In the $65,000 suit against the St Helens Milling Com pany awarded Mrs. Hugh Lieferman a verdict for $7500 in Judge Aiken's court, today for the death of her bus band while in that company's employ. Juror Hackenberg, during the argu ment of ex-District Attorney Tongue to the Jury, interrupted the attorney by rising from his seat and asking him: "Don't you think we have bad enough of this?" CIVIL BILL IS AMENDED Washington Senators Get Action on Alaska Exhibit and Double Fees. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 10. Senator Jones has se cured the adoption of an amendment to the sundry civil bill appropriating $50,000 for collection. Installing and maintaining the Alaskan exhibit at the San Francisco Exposition next year. Senator Polndexter has secured an amendment to the same bill abolishing the double fee system In the Federal courts of Washington and reducing the salary bf the clerk of the District Court to $3500 a year. RETIRED FARMER KILLED M. W. Turk, 75, btruck by Train While Driving Auto. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 10. (Spe cial.) M. W. Turk, a retired farmer. 75 years old, was killed Instantly by train No. 8 on the North Bank Road at 7:17 tonight at WashougaL Mr. Turk was driving an automobile and was accompanied by his wife. The train Btruck his car, which was demol ished, but Mrs. Turk was thrown clear and escaped without injury. Coroner Limber, of Vancouver, has gone to the scene of the accident. DES MOINES HAS HOT DAY Temperature Above 91 Is Cause of Much Suffering. DES MOINES, July 10. Des Moines experienced the hottest weather of the year today, when the temperature went to a fraction above 97 degrees. One woman was overcome by the heat, and. much suffering was caused. $50,000 GIFT COLLEGE Albany Complies With J.J. Hill's Provisions. BUILDING FUND IS PROPOSED Annual Synod of Presbyterians Opens at Eugene. WEEKLY PLEDGE FAVORED rtev. R. S. Towne, of SUlcr, Drives 4 ( Miles by Wagnn, Oonliig Cascades, and ritchlng Camp on Grounds of Fnlverslty. EUGENE, Or, July 10. (Special.) With the announcement of the comple tion of a HOO.Ono fund required by James J. Hill, prerequisite to a gift of 50,000 to form a $250,000 endowment fund for Albany College, made today before the Presoyterian Synod, In an nual session here, that body Indorsed a campalxn for raising a second fund of 15,000, to be used In the erectlos of three additional buildings on the new campus at Albany. The fund of $200,000, which was raised In a year, will be converted Im mediately from pledges Into notes an t cash and presented to 'r. Hill for lila approval. The synod looks forward to the erection of an extensive rollese plant at Albany, second to no denomi national college In Oregon. Dlsnlflra' fepport iioalrrd. With a view to getting away from the "pass-the-hat" source of church support, resolutions were adopted by the synod today commending a cam paign in every church in Oregon in which esbyterlan members will be asked to pledge a definite weekly amount to the church, regardless of whether or not they attend. The aim Is to expect each member to pay "his hare" ot the church expenses, and te obviate the Injurious effect of a "rainy" Sunday. A "clearing-house" for Treabyterlaa pastors was created, with Rev. A. J. Montgomery, superintendent of the Portland Presbytery, at its head. Each congregation in seeking for a pastor will refer to him for lists. Homlletlca PrefeaMr ladereed. Rev. Lapsley A. McAfee, ot Berkeley, was recommended by the Oregon synod to the trustees of the San Franclsc Seminary to fill the chair of homlletlca and practical theology, to eocupy the chair endowed by W. 8. Ladd, an Ore gon man. Repreaentlng a diminutive but vigor ous congregation at the edge of the jackplne forest in Central Oregon, Rev. R. s. Towns, of Sister-, Or, traveled $4 miles in three days by wagon and camped in the open three nights te reach Eugene and attend the synod. He was accompanied by his wife and two children. Camp ritehed la Easeae. They arrived yesterday morning and pitched camp on the edge of the uni versity campus, where the synod meet ings are being held. Here they will pass two weeks, and Mr. Towns will attend the ministerial conference as the university Summer school next week. Mr. Towne reached the summit of the Cascades in time to pull a stalled auto mobile up a stiff grade. He pitched camp on the summit the first night and got his water supply from pookets o snow at an altitude ot (000 feet At the opening session last night Tl ministers and over 25 elders were la attendance. Arrivals today doubled these figures. Rev. Franklin K. Oeasei bracht. of Albany, was eleoted moder ator for the coming year te suooeed Rev. W. F. Shields, of Medford. The retiring moderator. Rev. W. F. Shields, preached the annual sermon. following which the docket lor me synod was adopted formally. List ef Delegates Cilveat. Among the delegates la attendance sr: Portland Presbytery J. a. t: mi- Gaw, J. R. lanoiraroum Hayes. William 8. Gilbert. Jonn it. Boyd, a W. Seaman. J. K. Touei, w. i-ee r.r. William H. Amos, Andrew Mont gomery, Henry O. Hanson. Charles F. Aye, Robert N. McUoan, Dr. John A. Townsend, George 11. crown, v.. Tripp. William O. Bales. Charles I. Nelson. Harry N. Mount. wmmette Presbytery J. gess. Rhys Gwlnn. C K. Koehler. L. It Bond. C. A. Wooley, W. O. KmKh. Carl H Elliott. E. K. McVlcKer. enariea 1. Hurd, A. A. Palmer. A. N. Thompnon. C T. Whlttelsey, Oeorge 1L Mltrlie. ... . 1.- u : 1 John Drumm. w. j. '". GeselbracbU Will V. McUee. 1. O. Knotts, J. R. N. Bell. li. t-nanea iuna more. E. M. Sharps, A. L. Reeves. Jacob Reeves. O. W. Ax tell. V. C. Franklin. N. Scalfo, J. J. soutnara, j. it. won- rd. . . mm Bay .Presbytery J. e nera- hart, J. T. Vernon. Adolph Haberly, II. C. Hartcraft, John W. lloyt. A. MoNalr, M. D. Pratt. G. B. Staden. Grand Ronde 1'retDyiery 1. n. mii. Everett Smith, Ward W. Mcltenry. WIN liam Balrd, I. R. Carrlck. 8. Lawrence Ward. Lee C Bell, IS. 1L McDonald, Philip Jones. Pendleton Preabytery Ueorge Ji. Wllklns, George H. Harrison. M. A. Pra ter, B. F. Harper, Oeorge W. llealey. .tCeaeludetl oa 1 as EARNED