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r VOL. VI.I. NO. 17,423. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CAR TURNS OVER 5 PHOENIX, N.Y., FIRE PROSECUTOR HELD FOR WIFE MURDER NEW YORK UNIONS TIMES; TWO HURT LOSS IS $1,000,000 PICKET CAR LINES TO PROMISE ACTION MAKE WONDER TRIP DR. J. II. M'VAY, HOOD RIVER, FIRE RAGES WITHOUT CHECK MEN CAUGHT RIDING WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. FOR 15 HOURS. REPORTED AND FIXED. NH RECEPTlDti GARRANZA WILLING YOUNG MUSICIANS V K V CIVEII ZEPPELtHS Raid Shows Defense of London Is Improved, AIRCRAFT AID LAND GUNS Crew of One of Attackers Save , Lives and Surrender to Constable. 30 BRITISHERS ARE DEAD Number of Wounded Is 116. City Expects Visit and Is Out to See It. LONDON, Sept 24. Of the 12 big Zeppelins -which invaded the British Isles last night to deal death and de struction from the skies, two lay to day stark and black masses of steel and aluminum in the little village of Mangold, Essex County. One came down a flaming torch, while the second, disabled by gunfire, effected a landing, -which saved the lives of the crew, who tonight are prisoners in England. The crew of the first raider died in the consuming flames of their own ship. Crew Surrender to Constables. The death and burning of the first Zeppelin was witnessed by tens of thousands of London residents, but the wounding and descent of the sec ond raider was a matter of doubt un- til today's official statements were given out. Few details are available of this second raider's condition, but it is reliably reported that the crew surrendered to special constables. Many who saw the shrapnel burst ing like skyrockets about the invader, which subsequently caught fire, think there must have been several direct hits. Many aeroplanes were aloft and attacked the Zeppelins from all sides. More Than 30 Killed. The raiders took a heavy toll of lives before their destruction, 28 per sons being killed and 99 wounded in the metropolitan district of London. Two persons were killed, probably four, and 17 were wounded in the provinces. The property damage, while widely distributed, is confined for the most part to small suburban dwellings and shops, although one railway station was damaged, some empty cars being destroyed and part of the tracks torn up. The roar of dropping bombs was heard in many districts where the raiders were invisible. It is not be lieved that more than two or three invading Zeppelins which crossed the east coast succeeded in reaching the environs of London, and that two of these paid the death penalty gives the greatest satisfaction to the mili tary authorities Defenses of London Improved. Apart from the loss in material, the casualties of the last two raids, it is believed, will have a depressing ef fect on the morale of the Zeppelin crews in the future. The fact that the airships were brought down well outside of London, both last night and September 3, shows the care with which the de fenses have been developed. The ef ficiency in dealing with the raiders was further evidenced by the speed with which the searchlights picked up the first raider that appeared above the suburbs about midnight. Sudden ly a searchlight beam shot into the starlit sky. Three more dazzling shafts followed, and within 15 sec onds the whirring airships were caught in the toils and the guns be gan sending up shrieking shrapnel shells. For a minute or two the raider kept its course, then wavered, turned partly away and suddenly dissolved, appar ently into thin air. Evidently the Zeppelin was beclouded in the smoke and the lights lost her completely. London Out to See Spectacle. In the meantime, however, bombs were dropping and red flares were visible as they hit the earth. Then the city was quiet for an hour, the searchlights flashing only occasional ly in the hunt for raiders. All Lon don within sound of the guns and iConclnded on Pag 4. Column. 2.) Machine Driven by Mrs. McVay Edges Off Columbia Highway and Five Are Unhurt. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) Dr. J. H. McVay, a prominent Hood River physician, who several years ago retired, from the position of chief surgeon of the Toledo Hospital at Toledo. O.. coming here to make his home on an orchard place, probably sustained a broken back In an automo bile accident this morning on the Co lumbia River Highway just this side of Cascade Locks. Dr. and Mrs. McVay, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fuller and three children in the tonneau of the car, had started on a day's tour. Dr. McVay was convalescing from a recent Illness, and the machine was driven by his wife. At a narrow point In the road In order to pass the car of Clarence Bur- reli, who -with a party was en route to Hood River from Portland, Mrs. McVay drove too close to the edge of a soft embankment. The automobile plunged over the precipice, turning over five times and landing right side up. It is thought that Dr. McVay must have struck a stump. Mrs. McVay sus tained minor injuries, but none of the other members of the party was In jured. When picked up. Dr. McVay was unconscious, but In a short time re gained his senses and found that the entire lower part of his body, was paralyzed. , Dr. and Mrs. McVay were rushed here to the Cottage Hospital in Mr. Burrell'e car. Because of the seriousness of his con dition Dr. McVay was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital In Portland this evening, accompanied by Dr. J. M. Waugh, Dr. V. R. Abraham and Miss Josefa Stamphen, superintendent of the local hospital. Dr. J. H. McVay, who -was Injured in an automobile accident near Hood River yesterday, arrived at the Good Samaritan Hospital early last night. and the Drs. Rockey attended him. 5-CENT LOAF WILL PASS Grays Harbor County Bakers to Cut Size of 10-Center. HOQUIAM. Wash.. Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) Bakeries of Grays Harbor Coun ty will discontinue making 6-cent loaves of bread October 1 and will put out only 10-cent loaves. This was de cided last night at a Oaeeting held by the county association an this city. The size of the larger loaf will be reduced from 22 ounces to 20 ounces as a further mms of meeting the ad vance in cost of raw materials. SOFA PILLOWS HIDE LIQUOR Parcel Sent to Guardsman' at Bor der Is Opened. CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex.. Sept. 24. Examination of parcel post packages in the postoffice yesterday, following the detection of an odor of liquor, disclosed that a San Antonio woman had sent two eofa pillows to a Texas Guardsman at Camp Scurry here, each of which, contained a pint bottle of whisky. Corpus Christ! is In prohibition territory.- Local authorities have reported the matter for investigation. . BRIDE LOSES $10,000,000 Widow, on Remarriage, Forfeits Half of J. C. Mayo'g Estate. HUNTINGTON. W. Va.. Sept. 24. Mrs. John C. Mayo, widow of the millionaire coal operator, was married yesterday to Dr. Samuel B. Fetter, of Portsmouth, O., in Ashland. Ky and because of a provision in Mr. Mayo's will she will lose half his fortune, estimated at more than 120,000,000. The children get $10,000,000 in addi tion to the sum originally bequeathed them. MAIL CURVE SNAPS ARM Pitcher Injured Following Corre spondence Course on "Fadeaway." OAKLAND, CaL, Sept. 24. Trying to follow the correspondence school direc tions for throwing a Christy Mathew son "'fadeaway," C. M. Hodgklns, an Oakland glovemaker and pitcher for a local team, snapped the bone In his right arm today, just above the elbow. H; followed directions, he said, to the letter. CREW ABANDONS STEAMER Bay State Left on Rocks on Tip of Cape Elizabeth. PORTLAND. Me,. Sept, 24. The steamer Bay State, of the Eastern Steamship Corporation, which struck on the tip of Cape Elizabeth yesterday, was abandoned, by the last of the crew early today. All her passengers' had been taken ashore yesterday by the. life boats and the Coast Guard cutter Ossipee. TRAIN KILLS NEWLYWEDS Man and Bride Meet Death on Way Home From Wedding. KNOX. Ind.. Sept. 24. While on their way home a few hours after they had been married. Mr. arm Mrs. Joseph Castleman and Russell Stephenson. 14-year-old son of Mrs. Castleman by a previous marriage, were killed when a railroad engine hit their buggy at a grade crossing In the business sec Lion of Knox last night. - Villa Raid Delays Final Adjustment. DEADLOCK NOW THREATENED Both Wilson and First Chief Need Agreement. TREVINO BADLY DEFEATED Defense of Chihuahua Compelled to Take to llifls, When Disaf fected Troops in Garrison Join the Attackers. BT JOHN CAT.T.AX O'LAUGHUN. NEW LONDON. Conn.. Sept. 24. (Special.) A ' promise of energetic measures by the Carranza government to destroy Villa and his troops will be made to the United States through the Mexican Commission tomorrow. This promise will be supported by action, according to the Mexican agents. Greater energy will be dta- played In the pursuit of Villa and his bandits, re-enforcements will arrive in the north and measures in addition to those taken by the commander of the Juarez garrison for the protection of the frontier. Coop d'Etat Most Be Overcome. The Mexican Commissioners and General Carranza himself are Impressed with the Imperative necessity of ac tion which will wipe out of the Amer ican public mind the coup d'etat of Villa at Chihuahua City. The facts regarding that even have reached the Joint commission. Briefly they are: Agents of Villa tampered with the soldiers guarding the penitentiary and two other public buildings in Chlhua hua. Taking advantage of a public holiday, when General Trevlno and his officers were feasting, the Villistas at tacked the town, and the disaffected troops within promptly Joined them. General Trevino and those who re mained loyal fled to neighboring hllis and opened tire. Villa's men. after loot ing and seizing Government property. including munitions, retreated without pursuit, the disaffected soldiers accora panying them. Thereupon Trevino re- occupied the town. Trevlno's Action Criticised. That Trevino will be permitted to re main in command, in view of what hap pened, is doubted by the Mexicans. From a military point of view, he acted properly when he withdrew with his loyal officers and men to the hills in stead of seeking to fight In the streets, but he is criticised for his lack of in formation as to the state of feeling among the garrisons of the public buildings and for failure to pursue his retreating foes. If Trevino should go. (Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.) BACK ON THE GREAT TRAIL THAT LEADS TO SALEM THIS WEEK. wfej across tro -rr vs It, f)y kZtj 3 U TTVJ!? && S Oyer Zf U t d f f-i.i. soys "rvcfr o?'rjST ofT xrc Tyorvs- Every Store Is Gone and Famine Threatens Deputies Have Or ders, to Shoot All Looters. SYRACUSE. N. T., Sept. 24. Fire early today destroyed the entire busi ness district and more than half the Industrial section of the town of Phoenix, 18 miles north of here, caus ing a loss of more than $1,000,000. On person is known to have perished. Eighty-two buildings were destroyed. The fire burned without check for 15 hours. Not a store was left standing, and the people were tonight confronted with, a serious problem of food supply. Looters invaded the ruins, and scores of deputies were sworn In with orders to shoot. Among the buildings destroyed were the Sweet Bros. paper mill, the Duffy silk mill, the Burro'ugh paper mill. Phoenix National Bank - building, sev eral chair factories, targe warehouses. the postoffice, four hotels and a cnurch, James E. Goodwin. 72. ex-Justice of the peace, was burned to death. The town has a population of about 1800, the majority of whom are factory em ployes. WIFE KILLS IN ARGUMENT Discussion of Divorce Grows Warm and Ends Fatally. JUNEAU. Alaska, Sept. 24. In an argument over divorce proceedings be gun by her, Mrs. John Day shot and killed her husband last night at Thane, near here. At the Coroner's Inquest to day Mrs. Day testified that her husband went to her home to persuade her to withdraw the complaint but the argu ment became heated and Day seized his wife by the throat, nearly choking her to death. She managed to escape from his grasp, and. obtaining a pistol, shot him through the heart. The Coroner's Jury exonerated her on the ground that she shot in self-defense. TREVINO'S HURTS SERIOUS Bullet Said to Have Penetrated Chihuahua General's Shoulder. .' LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 24. The wounds sustained by General Jacinto Trevino in the attack September 16 on Chi huahua City are considered serious, al though probably not fatal, according to a report tonight. One bullet, it was said, penetrated his shoulder. A new version of the attack was received in mall advices from Monterey. This said that while the Independence celebration was in progress hundreds of the inhabitants of the city armed with rifles and machine guns attacked the 800 members of the Carranza gar rlson, which was "almost completely destroyed." Auto Breaks Woman's Leg. Mrs. Carrie Causler, aged 60. pro prletor of the house at 225 Fifth street. was struck by an automobile last night at Fifth and Main streets and her leg was broken. The auto was driven by George Moeler, 128 Sixth street, who took the injured woman to St. Vincent's ' Hospital. Mystery of St. Joseph, Mo., Crime Deepens. PUBLIC EXCITED BY KILLING Husband Had Been Active in Pursuing Investigation. ACT ATTRIBUTED TO FOE Man Laughs When State Warrant Is Served on Him Crudely Writ ten Anonymous Letters Pur port to Be Confessions. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Sept. 24. Oscar D. McDaniel. Prosecuting Attorney, was arrested here tonight on a state war rant charging him with murder of his wife, Harriet Moss McDaniel. who was found dying in her bedroom the night of July 15. McDaniel laughed when arrested and on the way to police headquarters ob tained permission to buy some clgarsT Murder Excites Pwbllc FeellnK. Mrs. McDaniel was found dying by her husband. The circumstances of the murder excited public feeling to a high pitch. The murder of Mrs. Me Daniel was coupled with an alleged at tempt to kill the prosecutor also, and In public statements Mr. McDaniel charged that law violators against whom he had been active were respon sible for the crime. On the night of the murder. Mr. Mc Daniel testified at the inquest, he re ceived a decoy telephone message which took him downtown in his auto mobile. He returned home after find ing no one who knew of the message. As he alighted from his car in fron of the garage a shot was fired at him. he said, followed by several others. Wrau Unable to Tell. Crouching behind the car he returned the fir with a pistol which he was carrying because threats had been made against his life. He was unln jured and hurried Into the house, when the firing ceased. Upstairs in bed be discovered his wife dying from wounds inflicted by some blunt instrument. Nearby their children still slept undla turbed. Mrs. McDaniel never recov ered consciousness sufficiently to make a statement. The prosecutor took an active Inter est in the investigation of the rourde and the public hearings held by the Coroner over a period of several weeks. Substantial rewards were offered for the arrest of the murderer.. Amitbcu Coufcuim Is Prcisre. Several persons were detained in con nection with the case, but all later were released. A new feature was Injected by several anonymous letters, crudely written, which purported to confess th (Concluded on Page 6. Column 4.) Jitneys Do Thriving Business, Espe cially on East Side Trains Are Sporadically Attacked. NEW TORK. Sept. 24. While several unions, representing various trades, met today and discussed plans for the threatened suspension of work Wed nesday In aid of the carmen who quit their places September 6, active picket ing of the transit lines which have been declared "unfair" by organized labor was begun by thousands of men and women. Sentinels were posted throughout the city to watch for union men riding on the cars. All cases of the kind will be reported to the unions to which the men belong and fines will be assessed It was said. Eight hundred coopers affiliated with the longshoremen's union. It was an nounced, voted in favor of a general strike. They will take no further ac tion, however, until a definite decision Is reached by the longshoremen, it was said. Except for minor sporadic attacks against elevated railway trains by men lurking on housetops, there was no vio lence. Service on the subway and ele vated lines continued normal while sur face car travel showed Improvement. Jitneys and various other vehicles pressed Into service during the strike did a thriving business, especially on the East Side of the city, where many union sympathizers refused to patron ize the transit companies. WHEAT GRAINS MULTIPLY Clackams Farmer Gets 1276 Pounds From 12 Kernels In 3 Tears. OREGON CITY. Or.. Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) Three years ago George Bon Jenelon plante! 12 grains of wheat he had carried from Russia, his native land, in his pocket. This year he harvested 1276 pounds ot cleaned wneat all from the 12 kernels. He lives near Mount Pleasant. This grain Is somewhat larger than the ordinary variety of domestic wheat and is darker in color. Several Clacka mas County farmers have decided to give the Imported wheat a trial. GERMANS SEIZE DUTCH SHIP French Mediterranean Line Escapes After Chase by Submarine. THE HAGUE, via London. Sept. 24. A steamer of the Batavia line was seized today by German warships and taken into Zeebrugge. MARSEILLES. Sept. 24. The French Mediterranean liner Caucase. of 1426 tons, was brought safely Into port to day after being chased and fired upon by a Teutonic submarine. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tha Weather. TESTERPAT3 Mmxlmum temperature. 63 degrees; minimum. 47 degree. TODAY'S Probably lair; aouthrwesterly winds. War. Thirty killed, 110 wounded. In Zeppelin raid. Pace 1. Hungarian I!et upholds government' mill tary policy. Page 4. Rains check righting in Transylvania. Page 4. German -Socialists avoid split. Page S. Official reports. Page 4. Herbert C. Hoover narrowly escapes lnju-y by bomb dropped by allies near Dutch ship. Page . Mexico. Carranza will promise energetlo action to destroy Villa. Page 1. Foreign. Lamar Toox finds Canada in war time In teresting. Page 3. National. New dreadnought California to be almost torpedo proof. Page 2. Sherman County settlers will receive money soon. Page -. President Wilson plans many speeches. Page 2. Domestic. Naw York unions picket transit lines. Page 1. Mlsoourl prorecntor charged with wife mur der. Page 1. New arrests made In blackmail plat. Pane 3. Americans have acquired more than fl.ooo. OOO.OOo of own securities held abroad since war began. Page i. Sport. Red Pox lose while Detroit and White Sox win. Page 12. Howard Khmke making ood with Detroit. Page 13. Pacific Coast Leagu result Portland 5-9. Oakland 3-1; Vernon 13, Salt Lak 11; Lot, Angeles 1-2. an Francisco 0-L Page 13. Leaders in major league sorely pressed as nd approaches. Page 12. Baby Beavers defeat Northwestern League all-stars. Page 12. Paclfto Nortbweat. State Fair at Salem opens gates today. Pare T. Two hart In Columbia River Highway ac cident. Pag 1. Course In Rusntan language added at Uni versity of Washington. Pag 7. Pendleton send happy Round-up crowd home. Pag T. Boy wltn paralysed legs walka on bands. Page 6. Marine. Mr. Hardy want Portland Interests to con trol shipping. Pag lL Seattle ferryboat sinks. Pag 2. Portland and Vicinity. Harney County Juvenile symphony orches tra makes wonder trip, page 1. Representative McArthur welcomed horn. Pag 18. H. D. Ramadell lies suddenly la Chicago. Page 8. Mrs, Ford. No. 2. declare lor for con victed forger. Page 13. A World of Pleasure" at Hellig is riot of beauty. Page 6. Progressiva leader cites Mr. Hughes' legis lative record as friend of labor. Page 11. New working plan for Associated Charities Is proposed. Pag is. Rev. L. K. Richardson preaches farewell sermon. Page 11, Mrs. Ollv Dudley, of Portland and Cos- mopolis. charges plot In her commitment as insane person, Pag IS. Third Oregon men will return to homes to day. Pag e. School Board wilt appeal Mrs. Alexander's cas today. Page 10. Letter from Philippines describes deplorable conditions. rag lo. i WaatUer report, data and forecast. Pas XL 30 Harney Children Arrive in City. SAGEBRUSH JUVENILES AMAZED Symphony Orchestra Goes On to Fair at Salem. RETURN TO BE CELEBRATED Junior Chamber of Commerce Ar ranges Bl-r Entertainment for Downstato Visitors Wednes day and, Thursday, BT BEM HCR LAMFMAN. Just suppose you had Teen Dorn away back there, where the buff-and-sray coyote slips like a shadow through the sagebrush, and the miles stretch out forever and forever, even beyond th buttes. Suppose that you were 12 again and had never been anywhere until, one day, the kindly fairy of good little, children made a pass or two with her property wand. and. presto! you had actually traveled on the cars and were in a big city. And that Is what happened to many of tho 30 children who came to Port land yesterday morning as talent of tho Harney County Sagebrush Sym phony Orchestra, an organization of juvenile Joy that has awakened East ern Oregon to musical appreciation and moved on to fresh conquest. Sounds of City Delight. Thirty children, from 5 to 13 years, detraining at the North Bank Depot, with the sleepy Sunday morning noises of the city booming in their delighted ears, each child clasping a musical Instrument and clambering eagerly Into the big white buses that are to trans port them to the Imperial Hotel, where they will be the guests of the manage ment for the. day in Portland. Now. thoroughly to appreciate this. you must be still marveling at the nov elty of one night in a Pullman sleeping car, and be prepared to voice the "Ah!" that gasped In startled delight from two-score of Harney County's reddest lips, when the elevator whisks you to the third floor of the hotel. For an elevator Is a strange genie, and, in the name of Aladdin "What makes it go?" Orchestra Goes to Fair. The Children's Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra, ot Harney County, with Mrs. M. V. Dodge in charge as director and generalissimo, tarried in the city yes terday until 4:40 in the afternoon, when they left to fill a two days' engagement at the State Fair in Salem. Returning to Portland on Tuesday night, they will appear at the Eleventh-street Theater on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. ' During tneir stay In the city they will be entertained by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, which ousted the elder organization and met the young musi cians on their arrival yesterday. Will- lam Grout, general chairman of th committee, representing Lincoln High School, and Donald Bates, committee man from Washington High School, were the reception committee. Of course, all of the children are accompanied by their mothers, and then there are a number of elders who are permitted to play in the orchestra, but the eye of the onlooker passes quite naturally to a pleased contem plation of the frolicsome 30 as nim ble and elusive as so many Harney County Jackrabblts. Boys and girls alike, they are dressed in light brown khaki, with red ribbons about their outing hats, and red stock ings on scurrying limbs. At the throats of their blouses the girls wear bows of red. Young; nsstrew Preseat. There was Miriam McConnell. with the scalps of two-score rabbits at her b-lt though the posing huntress ad mitted that she "wouldn't kill one. and a most fearsome air-rifle brandished expertly And there was Glen Dodge. the 6-year-old "sagebrush Kubellk." undismayed hero of a most recent hair breadth rescue when he tumbled from an upper berth. And there was Katherine GIbbs, S years old. smiling mistress of the violin, fellow claimant with tha pre cocious Glen for Juniority. And thcr were all the others, each a distinct credit to old Harney County, as every one agreed. With the round eyes of we one blonde youngster of 7 years took In tho manifest beauties of th hotel lobby. "Gee, It's great," he gave solemn ver dict. "But " "But what?" "But I'd sooner live in Harney Coun ty." This very sturdily, with a glve-me-the-wild-free-llfe tone. "You're free there, and you're tied here!" Through the grill-room Phil Mets chan. Sr.. walked slowly, scanning each face, for he was a Canyon City pioneer in '63, and left Eastern Oregon In 1890. And Canyon City Isn't more than a good gallop from Burns. whence com roost of the Sagebrush Symphony and their mothers. Mr. Metsctaan la Recognised. "Why, Mr. Metschan!" exclaimed one mother, her son by her side, starting tCoucluded va Pas 10