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PORTLAND, OREGOX, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WORLD'S LEADERS
HERE FOR MEETING
Citizenship Conference
To Last 8 Days.
PORTLAND RELIGIOUS CAPITAL
Governor and Mayor-Elect Will
Welcome Guests.
VISITORS TO FILL PULPITS
for Two Years Noted Speakers and
Workers in Uplift Movement
Have Been Sought to Insure
Success ot Convention.
For eight days, beginning: today and
closing July 6, Portland is to be the
capital' of the religious world, -while
representatives of the nations of the
earth voice their views in the delibera
tions of the second "World's Christian
Citizenship Conference.' which opens at
2:30 o'clock in the Multnomah stadium.
This conference marks the culmina
tion of the plans and work of two
years. . Since the first world confer
ence at Philadelphia two years ago,
secretaries of the National Reform Asr
sociation, under whose auspicea.lt was
held, have been traveling In this coun
try and abroad, proclaiming the need
and purpose of such a parliament, and
obtaining learned men in America,
Kurope and Asia to discuss the issues
of present-day moral and civic prob
lems. The event has been heralded In the
religious and secular press the world
over.
Revival of Religion Is Aim..
The immediate result to be sought
through this conference and through
all the work of preparation for it is
declared by the National Reform As
sociation to be. "the revival and- dif
fusion of National religion; or, a deeper
and more general sense of the account
ability of nations and governments to
;jGod..and. their, dependence on him." The
conference Is f urtherdeclaredto, be "a
movement of extensive proportions
looking to universal advancement In
mlirtant -Christianity In Individual,
family and civic life, in general educa
tion an4 In. public morals." ;
Among the foreign speakers will be
Rev. John Lamond, of Edinburgh, Scot,
land, distinguished in social' work- and
as a scholar and traveler. Professor
Theophll Mann, .of Frankfort-on-the-Main,
Germany, is one of the most in
teresting foreign representatives. Rev.
Robert J. Patterson, of Belfast, Ireland,
originated the "Catch-My-Pal" organi
zation, a unique temperance movement.
One Session Today.
The opening and only session of the
conference today will be a mass meet
ing at 2:30 o'clock at the Multnomah
stadium. Addresses of welcome will be
made by Governor West, United States
Judge Wolverton. County Judge Clee
ton and Mayor-elect Albee. The re
sponse will be made by Dr. James S.
Martin, of Pittsburg.
Following music by a double quartet
of church soloists, the addresses of the
session will be made by Rev. Robert F.
Coyle, of Denver, who will- speak on
"1 Am for Men," and by Rev. James T.
McCrory, D. D., of Pittsburg, whose
subject will be- "Government of the
People, by the People and for the
People."
Religious and patriotic songs will be
rung by the congregation, led by a
grand chorus of 500 voices, under the
direction of William H. Boyer. The
chorus is to be one of the big features
of the conference and will sing at all
evening sessions.
Sunday sessions of the conference
will be open to the public without
tickets. At no session will admission
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8-INCH SLASH IN
SKIRTS IS EDICT
WOMFVS TAILORS -WRANGLE
AND NARROW MODEL' AVINS.
Three-Picce Suits With Waists ol
Colored Embroidered Chiffon
Net Will Be Correct Style.
NEW YORK, June 28. (Special.)
Woman's skirts are to be tighter than
ever around the bottom, but looser at
the top. They will have an eight-Inch
slit in front to eke out their inches
of width. Notwithstanding their
scantiness, they will be elaborately
draped. A stitched turned-up cuff, like
those on a man's trousers, will -finish
the skirts around the bottom.
Three-piece suits with waists of col
ored embroidered chiffon net will be
correct. Many of the waists will have
straps of skirt material In suspender
effects. The coats will be cutaway 36
to 41 inches long. Evening coats will
be 42 to 43 Inches, street and automo
bile coats 48 to 52 inches long. All will
be' draped. Coats and waists will show
deeply sloping Japanese shoulders.
Charmeuse cloth, peau de plche, ve
lour de laine, brocaded eponge and
woven moire will be the favored mate
rials. ' "
At 4 o'clock this morning the Na
tional Association of Women's Tailors
emerged, worn and weary, from a 24
hour session with the foregoing edicts.
The wrangle over the width of the Fall
skirt had prolonged the meeting six
hours.
Thirty-four states were represented
by the delegates, and 22, led by New
York and Massachusetts, stood Arm for
narrow skirts. - An enterprising dele
gate from Boston had figures to show
that the stride of American women,
while longer than that of French
women,' Is not more than 15 inches, and
the 36-lnch skirt accordingly won, with
Louisiana and Delaware dissenting to
the last.
Along with the exceedingly narrow
skirt comes of necessity the slit, but
elaborate draping and easing over the
hips will make sitting down a possi
bility, since the skirt will be prevented
from pulling up in front.
HARTLEY HOME IS BURNED
Mother With Children In Arms
Leaps lYom Window to Safety.
Cut off from any exit except a rear
window, Mrs. Randolph Hartley, 1384
Moreland avenue, grasped her two
small, children and jumped through
the window, when " the explosion of
an oil lamp at 11 o'clock last night
turned her small cottage into a fur
nace. .
The house was destroyed when the
nre department arrived. The damage
is $700. of which $300 Is covered by
insurance.
-Mr. Hartley works at night, and was
away at the time. - -
CLOUDBURST TIES UP ROAD
Santa Fe Stretch or Traffic Washed
Out and Crops Hurt.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.' M.j June 28. As
the result of a cloudburst at Elota,
N. M., 30 miles north of here tonight,
part of a trestle spanning an arroyo
and considerable stretch of track on
the Santa Fe transcontinental line was
washed out, tying up traffic indefi
nitely. The cloudburst submerged a large
area jt country, destroying crops and
drowning sheep and cattle.
JORDAN BEGINS PEACETOUR
Chancellor to- Lecture in. Europe,
.Asia and Australia.
NEW YORK, June 28. (Special.)
David Starr Jordan, accompanied by
Mrs. Jordan, and their son, Eric, left
this afternoon on . the Atlantic trans
port liner Minnewaska on his world
tour in the interest of universal peace.
Dr. Jordan, who is chancellor of
Leland Stanford University, expects to
be gone a year or more and will lecture
in Europe, Asia and Australia.
SOME OF THE PAST
PRIVATE CRAWFORD
CHOKED, IS VERDICT
Five Arrests Are Made
at Fort Stevens.
NEW DISCLOSURES FOLLOW
Four Soldiers Are Held, but
Civilian Gains Release.
PRISONERS UNDER GUARD
Witness Long Afraid to Tell of Find.
Ing Pool of Blood ' at Time of
Disappearance, Under Press
ure, Gives. Information.
. FORT STEVENS, Or., June 28. (Spe
clal.) Information was received today
from Hoqulara, Wash., to the effect that
C. C. Plnnick and Dr. Hunter, of that
city, had concurred In the inquest de
cision that Private James Crawford,
found in Grays Harbor, was strangled
to death.
" At noon today a civilian tailor named
Vogel was placed under arrest by the
commanding officer. Colonel Straub.
Vogel later was 'released, pending the
Issuance of a warrant. Simultaneous
with Vogel's arrest. Private Kertz and
Private E. Johnson, of the Ninety-third
Company, were confined in the post
guardhouse. Private Cameron, the
Socialist, who on a former occasion
told the commanding officer that
he advocated the I. W. W. methods,
was placed In the guardh'ouse this
afternoon. Cook Tibbetts, also of the
Ninety-third Company, was- confined
Special Guards Used.
All of the prisoners are confined in
solitary cells and in addition to the
usual sentries special guards have been
placed over them.
Deputy District Attorney Tracey and
the Coroner. Mr. Gilbaugh, of Astoria,
were- sent for. They arrived about 1
o'clock this afternoon. Dr. Hennlng,
of Fort Columbia, was sent for to as
sist Dr. Macey, of -Fort Stevens., and
the county authorities in holding an
autopsy on the body of Crawford at
Fort Stevens. . . '
They found that ' the hands-of the
corpse were clinched In a fighting attl.
tude; that the neck muscles were
swollen and that every Indication point
ed to strangulation as the -means of
death " and that he was strangled to
death before being thrown Into " the
water.
Sen Fct Is Disclosed.
Vogel questioned the military au
thorities' right to place him under ar
rest. He was under two guards.
About 1 o'clock this afternon he was
released, and. In the meantime the
Colonel endeavored to Becure a war
rant for his arrest. Before It was ob
tained, Vogel was on the way to Astoria
and it Is now generally believed he is
making his escape.
It is not definitely known just what
charges were placed against him in
order to hold him.
A startling fact in connection with
the disappearance of Private Crawford
has Just become known through the
statements of a witness whose Identity
remains a secret. This man said that
on the morning following' the disap
pearance of Crawford he was returning
to the post from the city of Hammond,
when he observed on the board walk
near the entrance to the post a large
pool of blood.
Examination of the grewsome discov
ery indicated that apparently a body
had been dragged through it - to the
edge of the walk.. Although he
searched the surrounding marsh he
was unable to locate any further traces
that would reveal the nature of the
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WEEK'S EVENTS GIVE
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather:
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, Ot
aeg-reea; minimum, ott degrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair: westerly winds.
River Report.
Stare of river at 5 - P. M. yesterday, 21.5
leet, a fall of .4 foot In 34 hours.
Foreign!
Garrison at Guaymas defies superior fores of
. Besiegers, section 1. page 4.
Vesuvius spouts tire: lava flows. Section 1,
Page i. .
' Xatloaal.
President Wilson approves plan for dissolu
tion oi narrrman lines. Section 1, page i. .
Secretary Ln to give real farmers pref
erence over land speculators. Section 1,
page 5.
Senate caucus refuses to put manufactures
of wool on free list with raw material.
Section 1, . page 2.
Customs changes order by Taft go into ef
fect Tuesday. Section 1, page 6.
Flea of Westerners for free wool products
ignored in Congress. Section 1, page 2.
Domestic.
Guests of honor begin to arrive at Gettys
burg. Section 1, page 6.
Mad dogs add to terrors of heat In Middle
West. Section 1. page 1.
Women's tailors decide on etch-Inch slash
in skirts. Section 1, page 1. .
Divorce colony at Reno passes with new
law. Section 1, page 3. .
Salt Lake mother murders her child and
places body In trunk. Section S, page 4.
Sports. .
McLoughlln and Kreutser favorites in finals
at Wimbledon tennis. Section 2, page -4.
Hunt Club Spring meet is success. Section
2. page 3. . -
Whlskbroom It ' wins suburban handicap.
Section 2, page 4.
Western Tri-State League looks better as
four-club organization. Section 2, page 4.
Northwestern League results: Portland 2-1,
Vancouver 4-0; Seattle 3, Tacoma 2;
Victoria 12, Spokane 3. Section 2, page 2.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 3.
. Oakland 1: Venice 8.. San Francisco 2;
Los Angeles 7, Sacramento 4. (.12 in
nings). Section 2, page 2.
Multnomah' anglers plan second fly-casters'
contest. Section 2. page 3.
Pacific Coast League's pitching caliber Ira
proves. Section 2, page 3.
Lindsay holds on as batting king. Section
2, page 3.
Meek has "slump" as slugger. Section 2,
page 3. .
Ritchie favorite at odds of 10 to 8. Section
2. page 8.
Leah Cross has long ring record. Section
2. page B.
Score of cars entered in Tacoma auto races.
Section 2, page 1.
Oregon State Fair Board adopts rules gov
erning races. Section 2. page 1.
Automobiles and Roads.
Rebirth of auto parade is advocated. Sec
tion 4. page 4.
Good roads Is now question before Con
gress. Section 4. page 5.
American car receives honor. Section 4,
page 7.
Real Kstate and Building.
Title insurance system is explained. Section
4. page 8.
No abatement In residence construction not
ed. Section 4, page 8.
Farm securities are more attractive. Section
4. page 0.
Commercial and Marine.
New-crop Oregon' hops in demand at IS
cents. Section 2. page 17.
Reaction in wheat at Chicago on marketing
of old grain. Section 2, page 17.
Stock prices advance sharply, Hd by
Union Pacific. Section. J, page 17.
New York bank statement shows effect ot
- -omlng interest and dividend payments
. Section 2, page 17.
Celllo Canal woric crews are enlarged, Sec
tion 2, page 17. ' - ..
Pacific Northwest.
Five arrests are made at Fort Stevens fol-
lowlnat verdict that Private Crawford was
strangled- to death. Section 1. page 1.
Stat University regents authorize increase
of 18 faculty members. Section 1. page 10.
Destruction of sawmill at -Dee results in
S1CO.00O loss. Section 1, page 7.
Lake Wallowa chosen as site for Willamette
lnlverslty Summer school. Section 1
page 11.
Curry County linked with Coos forms vastly
ricn empire, section 4, page 10.
New attendance 'record expected at Oregon
ny naumuqua. section 1, page i.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dr. C. J. Bushnell chosen as president ot
i seme university, section 1, page 11.
Human rosebud returns from' long trip with
aumen. section j, page 7.
Grocers Indorse welfare commission an1 sug
gest Sunday closing. Section 2, page 7.
second world's Christian Citizenship Con
ference opens. Section 1, page 1.
Commercial Club members enjoy picnic at
vAuuuuvcr. section a. page l.
Portland man is largest wheat exporter in
tnitea states, section 3, page 7.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
i, page 17. -
Commissioner Holman finds deplorable lack
of .system in county affairs and promises
new order will reign hereafter. Section
J. page 7.
maxweu waraau, Seattle reformer, sees
prave condition or affairs in world to
day. Section 2, page 7.
"Bishop" of two sects arrested for sale . of
tags on streets. Section 1. case 13.
Responsible civic position goes to J. R.
wooa. section j. page lj.
Dinner to ex-Vlce-Presldent Fairbanks to
Be big event. section 1, page 15.
Tots of Portland Heights give fair like Rose
paraae. section l, page 13.
Details arrranced for Commission to an
sume relna Tuesday. Section 1, page 12.
Juvenile market proves popular with house
wives. Section 2. page 18.
Morrow County farmers find diversity farm
ing successful. - Section 1, page 15.
CARTOONIST REYNOLDS IDEAS WHICH HE EXPRESSES IN PICTURES.
PICNIC AT POST IS
DAY OF JOVIALITY
Soldiers and Citizens
Entertain Club. ,
REYIEW OF INFANTRY GIYEN
Long List of Amusing Sports
Fills Programme.
COLONEL YOUNG HONORED
To tlie Strains of Inspiring Music
Festivities Are Carried Through
and "Wealth or Good Feeling
Is Shown and Expressed.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
June. 28. (Special.) With contagious
stood -will and aggressive friendship
predominating; 300 members of the
Portland Commercial Club, accompanied
by their families, stormed Vancouver
Barracks today at 11:30 o'clock, and
before the sun had set in the west had
captured everything- in sight, and had
run up their flag- of possession on the
post flag-staff.
Colonel George S. Toung. post com
mander, assisted by his staff and sol
diers, did his best to make the visitors
welcome, and he was assisted by 200
members of the Vancouver Commercial
Club and their families.
The entire post was turned over to
the visitors for the day, and nothing
wsa left undone that would add to the
pleasure of the guests.
Camera Men Bnay.' -
With her whistle sounding: Rood
cheer, the Undine bore down on the
Government dock, where a landing was
made, and charging past the moving-
picture cameras, the Joyful visitors
were greeted by cheers from the of
fleers and the members of the Van
couver Commercial Club, who had been
waiting to welcome them. Colonel
Young provided a largo number of,
Army wagons, and the Vancouver Com.
mercial Club added, a number 0$ auto
mobiles, so that all were' taken speed
ily to' the infantry parade grounds,
where a garrison review was held..
There was not an idle minute from
the time the visitors landed until they
departed.ia. trifle weary in body but in
the highest of spirits, and it is safe to
say tha. there is now. a stronger feel
ing of friendship existing between the
soldiery and citizens than ever before,
and if there was a trace of prejudice
against the Army that trace was b
literated today by the whole-souled
welcome accorded those who were
guests within the fort.
Review la Seen."
When the procession started from
the Government dock the Twenty-first
Infantry band, which had played a
welcome, struck up a march and the
crowd fell into step to see the first
event of the day, the Imposing military
spectacle, a garrison review, command
ed by Colonel Toung, and assisted by
his staff, Lieutenant-Colonel J. V.
Morrison and Captain Clcnard Mc
Laughlin. Hearty applause greeted each com
pany as the soldiers, in perfect forma
tion, passed the reviewing stand with
colors flying, headed by their officers
in dress uniform. It was the first tim
many of those present bad ever seen
a military review.
Refreshments Are Served
At noon several hundred gathered in
the oak grove near the post gymnas
ium, and there. In cafeteria style, army
beans, bacon. Wienerwurst, sauerkraut.
olives, pickles, bread and butter, hard
tack, ice cream, cake and coffe were
served in abundance by experienced
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VESUVIUS SPOUTS
FIRE; LAVA FLOWS
SOUTHERN" ITALY SHAKEN BY
EXTENSIVE EARTHQUAKES.
Professor Mercalll Regards Two Oc
currences as Coincidence Only,
Though Remarkable One.
NAPLES, June 28. For the first time
since 1306 flames were observed to
day shooting up from Mount Vesuvius.
Three slight earth shocks occurred
prior to this, and the uppermost cratei
of Vesuvius emitted a dense column
of smoke, which frequently showed
striking reflections of flames lower
down, with an occasioned eruption of
;ire.
. Professor Mercalll, director of the
observatory, reports .that the lava
streams which were recently observed
are becoming continuous. He expressed
the opinion tonight that the seismic
movement on Mount Vesuvius had no
connections with the earthquake in
Calabria district, although he consid
ered the coincidence surprising. He
said the Vesuvius eruption was due to
the recent heavy rains filtering
through the cracks in the crater.
ROME, June 28. Extensive earth
quake shocks occurred in the southern
part of Italy this morning, with the
result that exaggerated reports. were
circulated describing the disturbances
as a grave disaster with a large num
ber of victims.
Official information was received by
the minister of the interior tonight
that the earthquake caused no dam
age In the province of Catanazaro and
was scarcely felt at Messina. Some
houses were damaged, however, in the
villages of Paola, Rossano-Marlna, San
Marco and other small places near
Cosenza. Some of the inhabitants of
these villages are reported to have been
slightly injured.
'LAZY HUSBAND' ARRESTED
Walla Walla Man Prosecuted for
Neglecting Family.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. June 27.
(Special.) The first prosecution under
the new "lazy husband law" waa start
ed today when David Mohr was arrest
cd on a charge of abandoning his wife
and Ave children. Under the new
law, if convicted, he can be Imprisoned
and a stipulated sum will be paid to
his family out of county funds.
Mohr was released on $500 bonds and
promised to pay his family $5 a week
and more if his wages exceed $35 a
month during the Summer.
Mohr's ' family charged that in the
last year he had provided less than $50
for their support. .
3 GENERATIONS ' KILLED
Husband, Wife, Children and Grand
' parents Killed in Auto.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 28. Three gen-
eratlons in Colonel Robert Powell's
family were wiped out of existence 1
a collision between an electric car of
the interurban railway and an automo
bile about 12:30 o'clock today on the
Stevens Creek road, near Cupertino
The dead are: Colonel Robert Powell,
aged 8a; his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Powell, aged 73; an adopted son, John
Powell, aged 36: his wife, Mrs. Sally
Powell, aged 32: Esther Powell, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Powell, aged
13; John Robert Powell, the infant son
of the last named couple, aged 10
months.
SALMON PRICES ARE FIXED
Snmll Run and Strong Demand Send
Market Up.
ASTORIA, Or., June 28. (Special.)
Selling prices of the 1913 pack of Co
lumbia River canned salmon were fixed
today as follows, per dozen cans:
Talis. $1.95; flats. $2; half pounds
$1.25; ovals, $2.55.
These prices wet-e declared warranted
by the fact that the run thus far has
not been largo and there is a strong
demand for the Columbia River product,
which is in a class by itself.
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TERRORS OF HEAT
Death List in Middle
West Growing.
INFANT MORTALITY IS LARGE
Fatalities Will Increase Until
Temperature Falls.
OATS CROP IS DAMAGED
Experts Say Grain Is Vlrtuallv
Ruined In Four States Price In
creases on Reports Many
Prostrations Recorded.
CHICAGO. June 28. (Special.)
Twelve deaths of adults and 60 pros
trations in Chicago in the last 24 hours
Is the record of the protracted heat
wave now general over the Middle and
Central West.
Fifteen persons were bitten by rabid
dogs today and their fate probably
will not be as merciful as that of the
heat victims. In addition to the deaths
in Chicago, two died In Indiana harbor,
two at Gary, three at Cleveland, three
in Milwaukee, three at Cincinnati and
ten others at scatter!; points.
There were numerous prostrations, a
majority of them serious, in cities
where no fatalities were reported.
Oata Crop Thought Knlnrd.
Reports received today at the office
of large grain concerns from their
agents in the fields say the oats crop
has been practically ruined In Illinois.
Missouri, Indiana and Iowa by the in
tense heat and lack of moisture.
Experts say the crop, already .-hort
and heading at about H inches from
the ground, cannot survive the 'recent
siege Bf hot weather. Estimates place
tne loss in the four states at $20,000,-
000.
The price of oats has advanced 3
cents a bushel in this market in the
last three days. Forty-two cents was
quoted today, the highest price since
two years ago, when there was a short
crop. Predictions were made tonight
that prices wjll jump when the Board
opens Monday and more complete re
ports of the damage aro at hand. Win
ter wheat seems to be standing the
heat fairly well and corn has escaped
material damage.
Infant Mortality Large.
In addition to the death of 12 adults
since 10 o'clock last night, 21 infants
perished today as a result of the heat.
Officials of the health del artment say
this number will bo increased daily
until there is a general drop in the
temperature. A ray of hope was seen
In dispatches from Salt Lake City and
Duluth. Minn., where furs and over
coats were much in evidence because
of remarkable drops in the tempera
ture. In Sal, Lake City rain and snow
fell, and the temperature was 53, or
29 degrees below normal. At Duluth
the thermometer registered as low as
42. With accommodating winds these
chilly breezes would be wafted across
the lake Into Chicago, but the predlc-
Hons are for fair r.nd continued
warmer, with south winds.
A breeze off the lake this afternoon
brought great relief to residents within
half a mile of the water but it was
swallowed up by hot blasts from the
gulf region within a half mile. This
explains why Chicago proper shows
temperature of 89. while the suburbs
and parts of the city not on the lake
registered 96 to 105. At Rockford the
hottest day of the year was reported,
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