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bombs was made today by Mrs. Holt's
attorney here. J. E. CockrelL Mrs.
Holt previously had denied receiving
the letter.
In the letter alleged to have been
written by Holt to his wife It was said
Holt asserted that either the Saxonia
or Philadelphia would be destroyed by
an explosion July 7.
Mr. Cockrell yesterday telegraphed
to Cone Johnson, of Tyler. Tex., solic
itor for the State Department at Wash
ington, a copy of that portion of Holt's
letter to his wife detailing the alleged
placing of bombs aboard the steam
ships. Superintendent of Police Pull
man, of Washington, then telegraphed
Cockrell:
"Cone Johnson transmits to this de
partment your Important telegram.
Wish you would get In touch with Mrs.
Holt and inquire if she knows of any
possible person who might have Joined
her husband In carrying out his plans
about sinking steamers Philadelphia
or Saxonia. Wire reply, please."
Cockrell said he gave the following
to Cone Johnson in the original tele
graphic warning about the liners:
"Mrs. Holt and Dr. Sensabaugh, her
father, and I thought this should be
Immediately put' before your depart
ment as a precaution, although none of
us believe he had any accomplice what
ever, or that he has any Information."
Mr. Cockrell said he had telegraphed
Superintendent of Police Pullman that
the family here had. no further infor
mation. MONTENEGRINS PUT
UP BAIL OF $20,000
tnmioi
The Expansion Sale Grows of Necessity
There's Every Reason for Its Marked Success
Newest Summer Merchandise Deeply Reduced
SET HUERTA FREE
Washington Indicates Inten
tion of Dropping Charge
Against Dictator.
Joco Mocanovich and P. M.
Luburich, Charged With Neu
trality Violation, Released.
MEWS OF BATTLE AWAITED
ENLISTMENTS ARE DENIED
Apprehension as to litc of for
eign Colony - in Capital Somc
wliat ' Relieved by Assur
ances Given by Carranza.
Man Representing Himself us Per
sonal Agent of Holer Sajs lie
Only Provides Money So Re
bcrvlMs May Reach Canada.
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WASHINGTON. July 7. There were
Indications here tonight that the case
acainst General Huerta." charged with
conspiracy to violate the neutrality of
the United States by starting a new
Mexican revolution, might be aban
doned.
Huerta Is due to appear before a
United States Commissioner for a hear
ing next week. Althougrff officials are
reticent, persistent reports are current
that there will be no prosecution and
that Huerta will agree to leave the
Mexican border and take up his resi
dence somewhere In the northern part
of the United States, to interfere no
more in Mexican politics.
It was pointed out tonight In official
quarters that such a settlement would
accomplish the chief end desired by the
Government prevention of Huerta's re
turn to Mexico to complicate the situa
tion there still further.
News of the result of Carranza's
latest attempt to drive the Zapata gar
rison out of Mexico City was awaited
with anxiety tonight by officials of
the American Government. No word
from the fighting has come since it
was announced, two days ago, that the
Carranza army under General Gonzales,
reinforced after its repulse on June
25, had renewed its attack with the
expectation of an easy victory.
Carranza to Aid Foreigners,
Apprehension felt on account of the
foreign colony in the capital was some
what relieved in th course of the day
by the receipt of a dispatch at the State
Department from Vera Cruz saying the
investing Carranza forces intended to
facilitate attempts of foreigners to
quit the city and to transmit their
messages to the outside world.
Measures for the relief of non-combatants
in the republic were continued
today as far as conditions permitted.
Consul-General Hanna at Monterey re
ported to the Red Cross that he was
feeding 16,000 persons from American
relief supplies.
Eliseo Arredondo, Carranza's agent
in Washington, reiterated in a state
ment tonight that in those sections of
Mexico over which Carranza had con
trol there was no famine danger a.nd
"no shortage of foodstuff supplies so
serious as to threaten hunger, even to
the poorest of our population in the
future, immediate or distant."
Blocking of Relief Denied.
The contention between the Red
Cross and officials of Villa's agency
here over the attitude of Villa's of
ficers toward relief measures resulted
in a statement tonight from the agency
declaring the Villa forces had offered
every aid in their power to alleviate
suffering in war-disturbed districts.
Miss Mabel Boardnun. of the Red
Cross, asserted there had been lack of
co-operation by botli Villa- and Car
ranza officers to forward supplies, ex
cept at such isolated places as Mon
terey and Monclova. She added that
where co-operation was not forthcom
ing the Red Cross, for the time being,
would take no action.
The Carranza agency announced the
receipt of a dispatch declaring the
Villa army had been completely routed
by the Carranza forces at Villa Carvia,
between Monterey and Paredon. Villa
forces were said to have suffered
lows of 600 killed and wounded. The
agency added that a second f tprht near
er Paredon also had resulted in a Car
ranza success.
BESIEGERS
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WEHMAXTLG RELEASED.
Attempts ' to Capture Mexico City
Checked in Outskirts.
MEXICO CITY. June 30. by Courier
to Vera Cruz, July 6. Repeated at
tempts by forces under the command
of General Pablo Gonzalez to capture
Mexico City have failed and troops
under General Zapata and Gonzales
Garcia assert that the advance of the
Carranza troops has been definitely
checked. Despite these assurances, the
government's archives and treasury
funds have been moved to Cuernavaca,
and special trains and streetcars have
been kept in readiness to carry away
the government officials, many of
whom. with Provisional President
Chazaro. still are living at the na
tional palace. Many wounded soldiers
have been brought into the hospitals
lor treatment.
The outposts of the convention forces
are now at Barrientos, on the Grand
Canal, Los Reyes and Xochimilco. The
advance guards of the Carranza forces
penetrated the outskirts of the capital,
liberating 400 prisoners from the Peni
tentiary and several political refugees
from the Tacuba Jail, but later were
driven back about three miles.
Business in the capital has been
paralyzed since the siege operations
began, the fear being expressed that
there would be a general looting of
the city shoruld the constitutionalists
succeed in capturing It. Mobs parading
the streets call on the inhabitants to
fight with the convention troops.
Stores dealing in firearms were visited
and unsuccessful attempts were mada
to batter down the doors. General
Eupheinio Zapata, brother of General
Kmillano Zapata, has arrived from
Cualta with 12,003 men to reinforce the
defenders, hut the men are poorly
equipped.
EUGENE GIRL IS INJURED
Six-Year-Old Child Pierced by Ha;
Hake in Runaway Accident.
EUGENE. Or.. July 7. (Special.)
Margaret Jorgensen. 6-year-old daugh
ter of Frank Jorgensen. a farmer liv
trie five miles west of Eugene, probably
was fatally injured early this after
noon in a runaway accident.
The child was dragged beneath the
point of a hay rake for 10J yards or
more, when the team of horses which
she was driving became frightened at
a passing train. The same train
brought her to Eugene and she was
rushed, to the hospital, where slight
hopes of saving her life are enter
tained.
o Fraud la Foond In Traa.actioa and
Judgment, nnd Judge gmym Poller I"
Not to Imnrlaon for Deaf.
Federal Judge Wolverton. in the
United States District Court, yester
day ordered the immediate release from
the county Jail of Lewis Weismantle.
who was arrested under a warrant is
sued by Judge Davis, of the State Cir
cuit Court, on the allegation that he
had contracted a debt by false repre
sentations and was concealing his as
sets to defraud a Judgment creditor.
On this warrant Weismantle has been
held In Jail about a week pending his
payment of the judgment. The Judg
ment was obtained against him by Dr.
A. Parrish for a balance of 1660 due
on rent.
Judge Wolverton held that the debt
and Judgment was a releasable claim
and not tinctured with misrepresenta
tion or fraud, and that the policy of
the Government is not to imprison per-
ons for debt except in extraordinary
cases defined by the Constitution. The
hearing consumed much of the fore
noon and the better part of the after
noon and was bitterly contested, the
plaintiff being represented by A. I.
Moulton and W. P. Lord and the de
fendant appearing by C. J. Srhnabel
and J. B. Ofner as counsel.
Since Weismantle has been In JalL
the plaintiff has had to nay SI a dav
to the Sheriff for his board and lodg
ing.
SPAIN ARMING ITSELF
SECRET PREPARATIONS MADE FOR
EVENTS FOLLOWING WAR.
Projectile Factories Work Day and
Mgat and Submarines and Mlnea
May Be Bought.
MADRID. June- 22. Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) The Spanish
government recently . has been active
in the preparation of military and naval
armament. Artillery, small arms and
projectile lactones are working night
and day, and the Minister of War, de
sirous himself of learning their ca
pacity, has in the past few days vis
ited those at Trabia, Ovideo. Granada
ana Seville.
Military and naval commissions have
left for the United States and Italy for
me purpose oi acquiring arms and
ammunition, as well as the machinery
for their manufacture. There ia talk
lso of the acquisition by Spain of
several submarines and of large quan
tities oi mines ror coast defense pur
poses.
-tin inese activities art he I no- enn.
ducted with " the greatest secrecv. the
uuvernmeni naving requested the press
to maintain rigid silence on the i.K.
Ject. It is said that the motive behind
uiese warlike preparations is by no
means to enter the present Kurnnesn
i-unmci on enner side, but to strength
en Spain and to prepare her for an
event which may follow the present
war.
FIREWORKS TO RE GIVEN
OAKS DISPLAY TO SIRPASS OXB
SHOWN DURING ROSE FETE.
With all the nonchalance of tle
man of high rank he declares himself
to be Joco Mocanovich, who, with P. M.
Luburich, was arrested here Tuesday on
nstructlons from Federal authorities In
Chicago, who charged violation of the
United States neutrality laws, yester
day handed Assistant United States
Attorney Johnson a certified check on
the First National Bank of Portland
for 110.000 bail for hlmseif and $10,000
for Luburich. They were released.
Mocanovich had telegraphed to New
York Immediately after his arrest
Tuesday for funds to meet the $20,000
bail. He got an answer yesterday
morning, showing that he has 193.000
on deposit In a New York bank. His
credentials were so good that the First
National Bank accepted his personal
check for I20.0)j and made ont a cer
tified check to the Government.
Activity Here la Abandoned.
The two are charged with having
furnihed Montenegrin reservlxts In
America with money to go to Canada
and from there to Montenegro to Join
the army. They planned to hold a
meeting In Portland last night to
gather reservists here, but on the ad
vice of Assistant United States Attor
ney Johnson, who warned them that
they had better settle the trouble they
are In before stirring up more trouble
for themselves, they decided not to
do it.
They have waived examination for
removal to Chicago, and are endeavor
ing to have their bail transferred to
the Chicago United States Attorney's
office, with a hearing set there for
August 16. In the meantime, they
want to go to San Francisco, where
they think they can get a large number
of reservists.
Violation of Neutrality Denied.
Both men declare they are not
violating neutrality laws. In that they
are confining their ork to unnatural
ized Montenegrins only, and are merelv
furnishing them money to go to Can
ada. They deny attempting to enlist
them into the military acrvlra of
Montenegro in this country, leavinir the
cnusting to te done In Canada.
Jloctnovlrh says he was advised hi-
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. Brltlxh Ambas.
sador at Washington, that they are
not violating the law. He says he Is
the personal representative of the King
of Montenegro. They ray they have
induced 300O Montenegrins to ro to
tanaot ror enlistment there.
Twelve-Foot Portrait of Prealdenl
Wilson, Set Pieces, Bombs and
Odditlea to Be Featured.
i ne second fireworks display of the
uaKs season will be given at the
amusement park at 9 o'clock Saturday
night. The contract has been given to
a fontanel nrm. which promises to
outao even the Rose Festival pyro
technic exhibition.
There will be an entire absence of
rockets. Instead special attention will
be given to the set pieces, oddities and
bombs.
The feature of the evening will be
a 12-foot square portrait of President
Wilson in fire. A number of the set
pieces will be of a patriotic character.
No grandstand will be erected, but
the fireworks will be displayed from
the roof of the bathing pavilion, moored
in midstream, which will enable them
to be visible from any point In the
parK.
The display is contingent on weather
conditions, but given fine weather It
will be fired promptly. The exhibitors
promise the display to be of the most
spectacular description, and assert past
exhibitions win be surpassed.
PLAN IS EXPOSED BY WIFE
Attorney in Texas Telegraphs In
formation to Washington.
DALLAS. Tex., July 7. Admission
that Mrs. Frank Holt received a letter
yesterday from her husband intimating
that he had planned to blow one or
more trans-Atlantic liners with timed
JAMAICA DROUTH BROKEN
Tobacco and Sujar Flourlli, After
Six I -can Years.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. July 7. After a
period of nearly six years of insuffi
cient rainfall there have been fine seas
onable rains and the tobacco crop prob
ably will be the finest ever reaped on
the island.
Everything points to sugar crops
above the average at next season's cut
tings.
Oak Grove Club to Meet.
The Social Service Club of Oak Grove
and Vicinity will meet today at Crystal
Lake Park at 2 o clock. A picnic sup
per will be served at 8 o'clock, when
the husbands of the members will Join
the party.
8antiseptic Cures Poison Oak or Ivy
Drucfflats refnnd If It fall. lnst&stly relleyet
ttrhinff, smarting and lnf lammatloa. D-lia;nlfiUj
cooilnj sod Booming, sue. ail aruffui
RI-ERVISTS ALLOWED TO ;o
Government. However, lo Prosecute
Agent Who Have Hern Active.
WASHINGTON. July 7. Although
Department of Justice officials are con
fident they have nipped in the bud a
plan to ship large numbers of Monte-,
negrins back to their native country to
Join the colors, it was said tonight there
was no present Intention of prevent
ing the departure of Montenegrins who
already have been induced to start for
Dome.
Officials here, therefore, were not
surprised to learn that Hi recruits
held up In Portland. Or.. Had been al
lowed to proceed. It Is said the efforts
of the Government are to be directed
chiefly toward the conviction on the
charge of violation of the neutrality
laws or the three or four representa
tives of the Montenegrin government
charged with Inducing their country
men to enlit and return home.
Activity of the department leadlnar to
these arrests is a part of a general ef
fort to prevent enlistments In the
United States for the armies of bellig
erent European nations. Evidence so
far discovered points to violations In
enlistments for the British and Monte
negrin armies, and Government agents
are keeping close watch on reported
attempts to recruit for Italy.
ord was received today at the de
partment that indictments were expect
ed in San Francisco against five men
charged with securing recruits in the
Lnited States for the British army. Of
ficials of the British Embassy hold that
the return of Englishmen for military
service, even where free passage Is ex
tended, floes not constitute a violation
of United States law unless there Is an
actual muster or an engagement to en
list across the Atlantic.
SERBIAN RESERVISTS LEAVE
Balkan War Veterans in Parly on
Way to Europe via Canada.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 7. (Spe
cial.) Forty-two Serbian reservists.
with their destinations the battlefields
of Europe, left here this morning for
Seattle and from there they probably
will go to Canada and take a British
cruiser for Europe.
Most of the men are young and none
of them have families in this country.
All are mill workers or woodsmen and
many of them have been out of em
ployment for some time. The party was
gathered together in Aberdeen. Ho
quiam and Cosmnpolia.
Most of the reservists are veterans
of the Ralkan wars. None of them
have been in this country for over two
years. The youngest of the party Is
19 and the oldest about 50.
Whether or not they will be de
tained by Federal authorities as Monte
negrin reservists have been Is not
known. If detention occurs anywhere
It will be at Seattle or Bellingham.
Serbians here expect no difficulty In
leaving the country.
EVELYN TO BE TAKEN BACK
Sheriff and Depot les Go to Mrs.
Thaw's Home to Get Her.
NEW YORK. July 7. Evelyn Nesblt
Thaw will be brought back here, prob
ably Friday, on a body attachment Is
sued today and required to appear be
fore a Supreme Court Justice and ex
plain why she failed to obey a aubpena
directing her to testify In the proceed
ings yesterday relative to the sanity
of her nusoand, Harry Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw came here from her Sum
mer home at Chateaugay Lake. In the
Adirondack's, yesterday, but returned,
saying that she was too ill to take the
stand and that In any event she did not
Intend to testify against her husband.
Sheriff Grifenhagen with two depu
ties left tonight for Mrs. Thaw's camp
with the body attachment.
Important Sale of Over 1000 New White Tailored Tub Skirts
$1.48, $1.65, $2.78, $3.45, $3.95, $1.95, $2.45, $5.45
Anticipating the demand for washable tailored shirts, w
offer the most attractive styles, made from the most popu
every woman, a skirt in every size, a skirt in every style o
trate one model taken from each special group.
At $1.48 .'"'k'ng slcirts of white repp in a gored and flare style
with two pockets.
At $1.65 Walling skirts of fine white repp cloth in a popular
flare style. Made with separate belt, two plaited pockets
and pearl button trimmed.
At $2.78 Walking skirts of extra fine quality satin striped white
pique. Strictly tailored style, flaring effect and two
pockets.
At $3.45 talking skirts of extra quality white imported pique.
Made with double-plaited front, trimmed with white
pearl buttons.
e have made extraordinary preparations, and will now
lar materials, in this great Thursday sale. A skirt for
f the day. Anticipate your needs now. Above we illus-
At $3.95 Prt -'rt f white golfine in a new and very smart
flaring and gored style, two fancy pockets, trimmed
with pearl buttons.
At $1.95 Skirt of uhite pique in a gored and flare style with
plaits down the front, two flap pockets, wide pointed and
stitched belt and pearl buttons.
At $2.45 skirts of fine wide wale while pique with plait
in front finished with fancy pearl buttons, two fane;
pockets and detachable belt fastened with straps.
At $5 45 Prt 'rt ' white washable velvet corduroy in gored
and flarirg style with pockei and separate detachable
belt fastened by loops and pearl button trimmed. Third floor
s
ncv
De Miracle
The Best Hair
Remover
Also the cleanliest, most con
venient and inexpensive to ue,
always ready for use, requires no
mixing.
Special, 79c
Drug Section, First Floor
.'.Jail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers
crMercKnd.o of cJ Merit Only"
Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6691
Do You Know
That the New 1915
Free Sewing Machine
Is the Only Machine
Guaranteed for Life?
Your Old Afachine and
$1 WILL BUY ONE
$1.C0 a week pays for it.
-Second Floor
Continuing the Removal Sale of Every Pair of Shoes
The House of Middy Blouses
Just Received Another
Large Express Shipment of
Middy Blouses at 98c and
$1.25
Made in the regulation style of all
white or white with navy blue collars
and cuffs some with laced sides
others with emblems on the sleeves.
Striped Middy Sports Jackets
In Style as Illustrated
Very Special at $1.75
The style that has been so much in demand by women who know
here now in all sizes from 1 6 up to 44 bust measure. Made of
striped galatea in dark blue and white, light blue and white, red and
white with plain white collar, cuffs and wide belt, with pocket on
each side.
$2.50 Cretonne Smocks for $1.98
In the short length that is so becoming in a very artistic flowered
cretonne design. Gathered and shirred on yoke in both back and
front, laced front white belt, collar and cuffs.
White Tailored Tub Skirts for Girls
Priced Specially at $1.39, $1.49, $2.49, $2.95 and $3.95
Made in the smartest gored and flared styles, with belts and patch
or slit pockets, button trimming and tailored stitching. In sizes from
10 to 37-inch length. Fourth Floor
In a very short time the shoe de
partment will be located in its new
home on the second floor to fit
tingly celebrate this event we have
reduced every pair of shoes in the
department, and out they must go,
regardless of their former prices.
.For W m e n's
I Pumps Selling to
$4.50. Of g u n-
(metal and patent colt
, in strap and Colonial
$2.95
v in ira
leffects
Lo u i
vamp
' Cuban and
I s heels, .r.orl
models. All
-it
and widths.
ft
$3.95
$4.95
For Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps Selling to $6.00.
Pumps of patent colt, of demi-calf with two-toned quarters
and heels to match with Louis Cuban heels. Military
four-eyelet Oxfords in Russia, patent colt and demi-vamps.
Cray and fawn toppings. High-top shoes in patent colt,
gunmetal. vici, tan. Russian calf, button and lace styles.
All new two-toned toppings.
For Shoes and Pumps Selling to $7.50. Shoes
in lace and button styles. French and custom made mod
els. French and Louis Cuban heels, t.vo-toned effects
in fawn, gray and putty-colored toppings. Fox-trot Ox
fords and pumps with French and Louis Cuban heels. In
all new two-toned and plain effects.
Every Pair of Shoes, Pumps and Oxfords
in the Juvenile Department Radically Reduced
We have grouped several lincswhite nubuck button Oxfords tan calf
pumps ankle-strap black velvet pumps ankle-strap pumps of red kid.
The small portable style that is
used for all outing occasions. Sold
Canoe $1.00 down and $1.00 week. No
Victrola trip complete without one of
these entertaining machines, that
will play any records.
Price
l$15.00
Basement
Sizes 2 to 5 for 75c
Sizes 8'z to 11 for. . .$1.15
Sizes 6 to 8 for. ..... 95c
Sizes 11 to 2 for.. .$1.35
Basement
ft i l-ll 'Sports and street models.
White Cnincnilla maje 0f eood auain-a xhitc
$10.50 Coats
chinchilla in a jaunty 32-inch
length. Special.
$6.95
Third Kliwr.
These Smart $15.00 White Golfine Suits, Special $8.95
They have just come in the ideal
suits for all kinds of sports wear. Made
from an extra fine quality of velvet
finished white golfine. made without
lining, so they may be easily cleaned
and pressed.
The jacket is made in the popular
32-inch sports model, with belt and
pearl button trimming, two side pockets.
The skirt is cut on the very latest
gored and flare lines, finished with two
fancy pockets, trimmed with pearl
buckles to correspond with the jacket.
The woman or girl who wants the
smartest sports costume lpill find these suits
the smartest, newest garments lo be found
anywhere.
Elsewhere, if they could be found, these
suits would sell for $15.00. but the Lip-man-Wolfe
price is $8.95.
The model on sale is sketched
at the left. Third Floor
New Wynall Blouses
Such Pretty New Waists as These
Would Sell Elsewhere at Afuch More Than Our Price
Special $1.50
These are our "Wynall"
blouses, known throuphout the
city for their individuality their
fine materials their roomy,
well-fittins luics.
It is unusual to be able to pur
chase a good-looking waist for
$1.50. but every cne of our
"Wynall waists is made with
the same care to detail that is put
into expensive blouses.
They are made of fine voiles and organdie, some n-ilh touches of
embroidery, others allover embroidered effects, with collars of or
gandie, embroidery or self materials, trimmings of Oriental and filet
laces, novelty buttons, hemstitching and fine tuclc'mgs. Long or short
sleeves may be found in the assortment. Many blouses in blacl( and
white striped effects, or with the popular poll(a dots. They conn in
white and new tan colors, in all sizes. Third Floor