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" 11 f 1 . ....... , flWCHIIIE PLUNGES FROW TRUCK, 1 ENTRIK AT INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES AT INDIANAPOLIS OVERTURNING CAR SPEED CONTEST IS M 3feSiSrf DRAGS MECHANIC; "ANYBODY'S RACE" fe " . umiLii iu i iiiiuiiii luiuliiu uunnuLi t i,-s x : ,r i,Mvl ;Li:rvir v 2 1 tin r n ?v. r. . t -a t rc iji n mimo PTnnifii v , "r-x. w rl IIWrnA .MtirvVN I J.r'.'i. I L.VIIL.I1U u 1 Ilia 11 11 p "U' t-i I l'f fi'; M maws- nr iSSe-vfeiS inurn nnrn nnur W- ... ' ... . f'. j I LUVtU UNto bUNt ;'iy Machine Skids and Then Som ersaults When Rear Tires Blow Out on Thirteenth Lap of Contest. DM4 aad Xajarcd. Th dcadi I. T. Slokioa, maeliaaieaa for OrUir la th AmpUa oar. Xnataatlj klllad whn botb tlra axplatfad aad oar waa burled from track. Tbo Injured 1 Arobla Orolaar, drlTor lor t&o Aaiplox aoTorolr Bart 1 lataraal tajurtaa. Darld Zwli, aaoaaalolaa (or Tots laff ia tba &oalr oar; oaa lag aad ona arm broken; lataraal lajarlo. ana, aabatltata drtvor for Tow- r ia tba Jackson ear; aaki broken. Oloror, moebaalolna la Kyttla'i Apporaoa ear; baok aararolj wraaehod whan ear la eoiuaioa. (Oaft.4 Prm LmhI Wtra.) IndlanapoUi, Ind., May SO. Tha flrat fatality occurred In tha tblrtaanth lap of tha 100-rallo race on tha Indlanapolle Bpaadway when the Amplex car, Archie Orelnar driving, waa hurled Into tha air and overturned. ' 8. P. Olckaon, mechanician, waa Inatantly killed aad Grelner waa fatally injured. The cident waa cauaed by tha exploalon of both rear tlrea. t Orelnar ia one of four millionaire drlvera who follow tha racing game for "aport." He achieved a reputation aa a daring driver at the Crownpolnt, Ind., and Elgin, III., racea. Greiner'a car skidded IS feet and both rear wheels Vere torn off. Then tha car bumping and jolting, ahot from the track and overturned.' Spectators In the grandstand were Ignorant of the accident. Dickson's body was terribly mutilated. Ha waa dragged along by the car which overturned three tlms It left the track. Grelner was thrown clear of the machine. At first It waa believed he was dead but In a few minute he regained consciousness. PhyslcJana were summoned -and after a careful ex amination said there was a chance for Grelner to recover. The accident oc curred when the car waa In the thir tieth mile. ...... uriver xetziarr or tne Loxier was thrown from his car, but waa not hurt. In the 166th mile he steered too close to Dlsbrow'a Pope Hertford, hla front wheel atrlking the rear hub of Dlsbrow'a car. Both cars were damaged and with drawn. Tetxlaffs mechanician, Dave Lewis, waa hurled from the car. One of hla arms and one of hia lege were broken. . Evana, Tower'a assistant driver In the Jackson car, waa thrown to the track and hla right ankle broken. He waa tossed from the car when he endeavored to atop ahort to prevent a collision. For First Few Hundred Miles Racing Motors Keep Well To gether, First One Taking First Place, Then Another. Catted Piwm Lraeed W!r. Motor speedway, Indianapolis, Ind.. May 30. With a barking of exhausts, I 40 big racing cara, stripped for a des perate fight agalnat time, ahot away from the atartlng mark today In the S00 mile International Sweepstakea Au- lomooue race. Once around the course, ine cara sped at a 40 mile clip. Aa the flrat car crossed the starting mark af ter tnis single circuit of the track, a I bomb was exploded and the big race was on in earnest. The cars bounded ahead at the ex plosion, and the 40 mile rait was Quick ened Into the terrific speed which the drivers planned to maintain- for the full S00 miles, the rreatest distance and tha moat terrific strain on the drlvera that automobile racers have ever been asked to race in America. ' BKaltttade Sees start More than 100,000 persons saw the etarv of the big event. Five hotira "be for tha fates were opened 10,000 people were waiting outside. When the gatea finally etung back a eteadv atream of aatooioDiree, rilled with spectators, paaaed through and the laat had not gained admittance when the track waa cleared and the race began. . It waa a holiday crowd. The specta tors thronged the city last nlrht.. Manv or insm nad come hundreds of miles In their own machines to see the bla event. The hotela were soon crowded and hun dreds, unable to find lodgings, slept on the cushions In their own cara, parked n xowniown streets. Betting Is Heavy. Betting on the race today was heavy. Harroun, daring driver of the.Marmon entry, waa the favorite. His familiarity with the track waa considered a great (Continued on Par Eleven.) 5 THIRTY BUILDINGS $150,000 Fire Visits Business Section of Whatcom County City. Chicago, May 80. Archie Grelner, ae verely injured today when the rear tlrea of. hla Amplex car exploded, la a pro fessional automobjle driver for the love of tha aport He became a professional ' whan the rules were altered, making It impossible for an amateur to compete with a professional. Although he waa manager of the Falcar team ha answered an eleventh hour call to drive the Am plex la today'a race. (t)nlted Ptcm Leased Wlre.t Snohomish, Wash., May SO. A large section of the business dlatrict of thla place waa destroyed by fire that broke out early this morning. The loss la ea vtimated'at f 150,000, more than SO bual ness houses being destroyed. Among the buildings burned were the Pemb- acott hotel, the poatofflce and the West, era Union and the telephone office. FIRST FAST MILWAUKEE LIMITED TD LEAVE SEATTLE." COLUMBIAN, IS WRECKED; TWO DEAWHUR ' r- - . (Special Dispatch to Tb JooraaL) Llnd, Wash., May SO. Engineer B. H. 'T&lmadge and Fireman Scholenberg were killed at an early hour when the fast "Columbian" of the Chi6ago, Mil waukee & Puget Sound line, left the railsat a sharp curve near Raleton, Wash., at 4:40 thla morning. Baggage man Ford and five colored dining oar servants were painfully injured and one passenger received a cut Up. The dead and injured are being brought to Llnd on a special la care of doctors and nurses from email sur rounding towns. Engineer Talmadge waa killed outright and Fireman Bcho lenberg died, from Internal lnjurtee about four hours after, the accident The train, consisting of eight coachea, tender and locomotive, left Seattle at 7:18 o'clock last night on Ite first trip eastbound. In charge of Conductor John son, who reports that most of the paa aengera were asleep in their bertha when tha trala left tha ralla. ' Five -coacnea were aerauea , ana tne day and smoking coachea were torn off the trucks bat remained right aide up. While tba tourist deeper waa derailed the diner and flrat clasa aleepera re mained on the rails. The locomotive was demolished. Reports are to the effect that the wreck occurred at a sharp curve three mw west 01 Marengo, tne engine skld- oing on tne aide of an embankment Engineer Talmadge and Fireman Scholenberg are from Maiden. District Freight Agent J. B. Veitch. with headquarters In Portland, received a telegraphio report at noon from Pas senger Agent George W. Hlbbard at Seattle, stating that Conductor Johnson bad telephoned him that none of the passengers waa seriously hurt, the one passenger mjurea naving received a cut on the lip. He also adjiised ; that the "Olympian," the morning train of tha new service, will go through with out delay and pick up the "Columbian" passengers ' at- the wreck. He expecte l the track to-be cleared by ( o'clock thla ravening, 'f' .-V .t - : air. veytcn aaya tnat out for tne fact that the ateel cara are exceptionally strongly constructed . the . accident would undoubtedly have resulted la great loaa of Ufa. .. .,' . 1 Cemeteries Filled With People AIL Day; Services Held in Honor of Soldier Dead; Con cert at Lone Fir. Father Portland haa atood today, hat off, head bowed, by the gravea of the dead. Flags in the brilliant sunshine have floated at half mast, the city's tribute to its dead heroes. The people have made thla a day of remembering. The cemeteries have been thronged with men, women and children carrying flowers. Where vet erana lie burled the flag for which they fought and gave their Uvea has been raised above their laat encamp ment The resting places are strewn with flowers. Honor haa not been alone for those who fought the battles of war. It has been Memorial day, too, for those who fought the battles of peace. - In the early morning of today, likewise, there might have been detected gray haired men wearing medals for bravery lin gering, wet eyed, near the gravea of wife or mother, those who waited at home in another day. Biverview, Lone Fir, Greenwood and (Continued on Page Thirteen.) 12YEARS A" MAN 11 Above, on the left, is Bobby Burnian, who, by the moat daring driving, has won the title of the world's speed king, and Harry Grant, twice winner of the Vanderbilt cup. Below is David Bruce-Brown, win ner of the grand prize race at Savannah, (Ja. Barman, as usual, will pilot a Benz, as also will Bruce-Brown. Grant will again drive an Alco. The view of the Speedway shows the start of a scratch race; the judges' stand on the right. The great speed that has been developed on this speedway Is due mainly to the fact that there is slight chance of accident, owing to the brick track, and the drivers can cut the corners on high speed. $464,911 DEPOSITED FOR BRIDGE BONDS: OBSTRUCTIONISTS BEATEN WOMAN 11 HETC 11 Music of Circus Band Causes Mrs. Seib to Throw Aside Masculine Stride. fPohed Preaa aaet Wlra. . 8t Louis, Mo., May 30. Accustomed to walk to the bar of a saloon and split" a bottle with the ease and grace of a good fellow, Mra. Augusta Selb la denied this pleaaure today because the aound of a circus band caused her to momentarily throw asHie her masculine stride and aha waa' arrested for mas querading a man. At the police station Mrs. Belb stated that aha had worn men's clothes for 13 years while aearchlng for her husband, who she aaya, deserted her In Bremen, Germany. While posing aa a man Mra Belb j also - learned to amaka -clgarettee and eifara. . - ...... All doubts aa to the ability of the city to sell the remaining bonds neces sary to complete the construction of the Broadway bridge were dispelled yester day afternoon when the National Shaw- mut bank of Boston deposited S44, 911.66 to the credit of the municipality In Ladd '& Tllton's bank. This repre sented the price bid by the Massachu setts bond buyers for a block of 1500, 000 of Broadway bridge bonds, with accrued interest to date. The bid of the Shawmut bank was S913.40 per thousand, which is considered to have been a very good one in view of the condition of the stock market when the bids were opened more than a month ago. Viaduct Assured. -The Shawmut bank is the same insti tution that purchased the first block of $250,000 worth of Broadway bridge bonda sold laat year. The attorneys that passed on both Installments of the big Issue were Story. Palmer, Thorndyke and Dodge, conceded to be one of the leading world authorities on municipal bonds. The effect of yesterday's transfer of bonds will be to strengthen the market for the. Broadway Issue greatly. It ia expected that the next sale of these bonds will command keen competition and the price may rise to 95 or more. The sale just concluded has been a body blow to the persistent Dunlway-Kiernan- Burrell-McKenna band of obstruction ists that have so spitefully fought againBt the building of the great bascule vladuot, which Is now assured. v Boshing Work. The . Union Bridge & Construction company or Kansas city, wnicn naa the contract - for . tha sinking or the buae piers that will form the sub- structure of the span, haa already com pleted the west shore caisson and baa started to alnk tha east aide approach pier. The sale of the bonda yesterday Insures the speedy completion of the substructure, as the city now has more than enough money on hand to pay the full contract price of $557,685. At the next meeting of the city council. It la altogether probable that another large block of bonds will be ordered sold in order to provide money for the con struction of the superstructure, bids on which will be Invited, probably very soon. Poraker at CoInmJbus. (Special Dt.patcb to Tb Vursal.l Columbus, Ohio, May 30. Civil war veterans, militia organizations and ctvlo societies combined to form a great Memorial day parade In Columbus to day. Tlte veterans marched to Memorial hall, where former Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Cincinnati delivered the ora tion of the day. . HI DIE WHEN REBEL REVELERS CLASH AT CHULUK; MANY HURT TOBACCO RULING OPENS WAY FOR CRIMINAL ACTION Justice White's Decision Be lieved to Have Made Pos sible the Prosecution by the Government of Magnates. DRUNKEN MODS IN WILD FIGHT SLAY FRIEND AND FOE (Cnlt.il Prm Laan.4 Wlre.t Washington, May 30. Much of the consolation which the big business in terests purported to find In the de clslons of the supreme court in th Standard Oil and American Tobacco cases was dispelled today when attor neys who studied the decision of Chief Justice White yesterday In the tobacco case declared their belief that It opened the way for criminal prosecutions of th tobacco magnates. The decision, it is pointed out not only lays a basis for prosecutions but n the strongest language urges such action. This construction Is placed on phrases recurring through the opinion of Chief Justice White. Had the court merely affirmed the decree of the trial court and ordered the dissolution of the trust, criminal sulta would have been barred. But by reversing the Judgmen the court held the directors and off! cers parties to a conapiracy and atgnlfl cantly referred to "manifestations conscious wrongdoing." Phrase Za Btrlktag. Chief Juatice. White detailed the pour ng out of millions to buy competln concerns and "the ever present man! festations of conscious wrongdoing by the fqrm In which the transactions were embodied from the beginning. Summing up these transactions. White said: "Indeed, when the results of the un disputed proof which we 'have stated are fully apprehended, and among the wrongful acta which they exhibit are of (Continued cn Page Eleven.) POPULAR MEASURES CIRCLING COUNTRY Florida Latest of "Corner States" to Take Initiative and Referendum. MONDAY HOTT53LQAY OF SEASON; TODAY MAY EQUAL RECORD 4 With the thermometer reaching a 82 degrees at 5:80 o'clock yester- day afternoon the hottest day of 4 4 ' the season was recorded at the weather of floe and the lndlca- 4 tiona are, aaya Weather Observer 0 Drake, that today will just about . parallel yesterday In tempera- a 4 ture. The hottest days this sea- 4 son, prior to yesterday, were 4 March 31, with 75 degrees, and 4 April 23, with 79 decrees. ; .The .forecast for Portland and 4 . vicinity is fair tonight and to- e 4 ' morrow. . . a (Halted Preaa faaed Wlra.l Washington, May 30. Florida la the latest of the "corner states" following Maine, Washington and California, to line up for the initiative and referen dum. The principle today Is in the con- stltions of eight states Oregon, Okla homa, Nevada, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, Arkansas and Maine and the near-state of Arliona. Seven states In which the legislature have, within six months, voted to sub mlt to the people amendments to their constitutions for the adoption of the In itiative and referendum, are Colorado, California. Washington, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Florida, where It was approved oy me legislature. c. The question la pending In the legis latures of Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland. It was defeated by small majorities In Kansas and Illinois. Oldtlme Fighters Cheerea. (United Preaa Leased Wire.) Seattle, Wash., May 30. Holiday crowds lined the streets today and cheered the veterans of the Civil war In Memorial day parade. Outbreak Follows All Night Cel ebration, During Which Tip sy Crowds Parade Streets Shouting "Viva Madero." (United Preaa Laaaed Wira.) Mexico City, May 30. Forty-three persons were killed and several hun dred wounded In a riot this morning at Chuluk, near Puebla. acordlng to a re port Just received here. The outbreak followed an all-night celebration of the Maderoista. Drunk en mobs paraded the streets shouting "Viva Madero," waving flags and firing; rifles and revolvers into the air. Moat of the mob waa armed. The outbreak occurred during a clash between different partlea of armed re velers, j s m TELEGRAM TO MADERO CONFIRMS REPORTS: SAYS 100 ARE DEAD El Paso. Texaa, May SO. A telegram received by Francisco L Madero, Jr, from Chuluk, confirms tha report from Mexico City of rioting la Chuluk, and states that 100 persona were killed In the-fighting thera The message gives oly the most meager details, merely statlpatbat tha Insurgents attacked tha . r urates and a bloody battle followed. Francisco Madero, Sr., In speaking of the reports received, aaid: "We do not know what cauaed tha . trouble. We bare no further." advlcea than that contained In tha message to my son. We are trying to prevent the Insurgents from continuing tha fight lng and have asked President De La -Barra to get similar orders to tha fad- . erala" GARROS LEADS IN : BORROWED SNIP Conneau and -1 Frey :: Follow Closely in Alighting at Genoa, Italy. (rutted Preaa Leaaed Wire.) Genoa, Italy. May 30 Garros, the first to start In the Nice to Roma leg: of the Paris-Turin aeroplane race, was tho first aviator to reach Genoa this fore noon, having covered the distance from Nice in 3 hours and 26 minutes. He had hardly alighted when Conneau and Frey came over the city and landed ? without mishap. , ' Garros replenished his petrol and ran. ; ascended. He arrived at Pisa at 13.50 this afternoon. Although Garros haa led in the race1. ' he probably will be disqualified from nartlclpating in the prise money, even - should he win, because of the rule for.. bidding the changing of machines; - Garros Is now flying In an aeroplane which he borrowed from Aviator Kuh ling. : , ' - Pope on Lookout. ' , ,V (United Preaa Leased Wire.) Rome, May 30. Pope Flua. X " la evincing great Interest in the Paris to Turin aviation race. 'He arose early this morning to take a place of vantage In the Vatican gardens from which to watch for. the appearance of, tha bird ? 1 HAVE A POOR OPINION OF OIL ID TOBACCO DECI V-POINDEXTER l United Praaa Leased VMre.) Washington, May 30. The decision of the supreme court in the tobacco trust case called forth various comment today from congressmen and senators here. "Something must be done to rortiry the laws' against decision of the supreme court," said Senator Polndexter of Washington. "I have a poor Opinion of the oil and tobacco decisions. I sympa thize absolutely with the dissenting opinion of Justice Harlan. I consider htm the ablest, greatest man on the bench today. Harlan's caustic' criticism of hla fellow members of the bench in his latest opinion may result in new legislation along the lines he points' Out." ' -. ' .'., . .:. . X roUette'a Opinio. -Senator La Follette( .Wisconsin), aald; "The opinion Is like the Standard de cision eveif again except that, if possi ble, th dlffereneee of the members of tha court are mora atroogly amphaslad," Senator Bourne, Oregon, aald; ' "One thing seems clear whatever dlf ference of oplrnon regarding tachnlral interpretations of the statute roay,ex ist, menacing combinations can bo de stroyed. lf jw have tha courage. sf . r fehonld Oa to Mae. '-.-.,'' Senator Owen, Oklahoma, said "Guilt ia personal. -The directors of tha tobac co companies were guilty of violating the statute.. The criminals ought to ga to the penitentiary.", ; v : - , Senator La Fwllette (Wisconsin said: decision show, the necessity of bringing criminal action' against habitual violat ors of the law and the aooner done the better for, legitimate bualaase through out the country." . ; .. . ' . Representative Berger,, Socialist, Wis consin! "Tha decision la reactionary a I anti-progressive aod proves, again the ridiculousness of having a fiw decide for the people what tha l a- 1 and what it la not." : m