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1 IT YOU ARE, IN. NLLD '" Of a smell worYInf capital Sod have ., toml security, yon n Had f laeaolal ' . friends through The Journal's "Montr ( il K i COAST TEMPERATURES , to Loti" Wul Aes. . An 4 tfcay est fcuf unit. ;:..,..:.! ' ' a , -. . . Spokane , , . , , . , . . . Karshfield Baa rraaeisso .... ........... 69. rortua4 ............. ea t The Veatber4-Falr tonikht : aad ' v ' Friday; weaterlr winds. ' ' PORTLAND, . OREGON, .THURSDAY EVENING,.' JUNE 1, WIL-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS '.tSAiP&F&ZS i VOL.10, i NO. 78. 150 SOLDIERS DIE HEAVY GUMS WILL SOUND CLOSE OF . MAYORALTY FIGHT GARY fNTINIATES Minister Suspended InSSs REPORT OB STEEL FORT IS BLOWN UP V ; V-V-J f v II II IK II II J I I I KyJkr-Vvrl il 1IlN.II I r 1 1 . I M , 1 1 1 1 : V?vJ I K. 'i ' i. ''''' '"!.v '"'''.'. '' ' '. i ' . 't'.. 'V.'" "; ''''' '' ' ' ' :' V'''1'. . 1 1 " in ' ' ' '''." s - , FAVORS OA : SHET WILL NOT MARRY ITALIAN DUKE , k I K i. ' , W" ' "' r '. . -I -V ' ' . 'A ' - v "jy " '""'sii' ' y"''' ''''' i? " j ;:;:-'.Xm i ';.: v,r 'fV' '"-'f '' ' ' Will NARAUA kwpr Chairman 1 . of Corporation1 r Board of Director? Says the Government.1 Already, Has r AH Information.?!; "BEEN EXAMINING OUR BOOKS FOR SIX YEARS" Magnate's Statements Startle House Committee Investi gating Company. Cattrt PrM Lmw4 Wtr. ) Waahlngton, Jnna 1. That Preal tftat Taft of the departmnt of com mere and labor baa auppreaapd an hauatlva report of tha United Statea tael corporatioa, Ita tncthoda and op aratlona, waa the Intimation made by E. H. Clary, chairman of the board of dlrectora of that corporation, at today i oaaion of the houa committee appoint ed to Investigate the ateet truat. Gary declared that almoat any Information that he might be able to give the com mlttee already la known to the govern ment. The bureau of oorporattona," , aald Gary, "for alx yeara haa been eiamlnlnt our booka and record. It exhauatWely reviewed our buainese and methoda and operation. The bureau muit have a maaa of doeumenti big enough to fill this room regarding the ateel organlia tlon." taaley Ataaied. "What!" ehouted. Repreaontatlve Stan' ley of Kentucky, chairman of the com mittee, "you mean to aay that the bu reau of corporations haa been looking (Continued on Page Two.) AUTO OVERTURNS; T Riders Yell "Faster" and Rac: ing Machine Topples Over on Sharp Turn. Mla Kathertnei Flklna, daoghter of the late Rrnator fitephn B. Elkins, who haa aailed for Europe and the coronation with her mother. At the pier, before their departure, Mlsa Flklna waa aakrd whether or not she, la engaged to "Billy" Hitt. She frowned, bit her lip (as shown in photograph) and refuted to discuss the matter. Young Hitt, who was at the pier seeing them off, refused either to deny pr affirm the "eternal quesfion." As to the Duke d'AbruzEl, Bliss Elkins said: "The situation today is the same as it has always been. There Is no engagement and there never has been. There Is no possibility of there being one." f i OUTHWEST WASHINGTON DEVELOPERS. POMDERS 111 FORCE AMONG THEM, MEET TO TALK TRADE. COAL AND LAND ftTnlted rreas Leaaed Wlr) Chi co, Cai. June 1. George Wlckam Of Grldley waa killed. Frank C Hackett ef Gtldley waa fatally Injured and Thomas Smith of Ororllls waa severely hurt when an automobile driven by Wlckam and running at SO miles an hour aktdded on a turn and somersault ed. Keale Do Haven of aridity, an other member of the party, waa In jured.' The accident occurred late last "night near the, Kldley ranch In Butte county. 'Wlckam, owner of the machine, waa driving. The party, returning from Orovllle to Grldley, urge Wlckam to drive faster. He speeded up, according to De Haven, until he was making 60 miles an hour. Near the ranch the road makes a sharp turn. Without reducing Ms - speed Wlckam attempted to take the curve. The car skidded and waa burled into the air. , The heavy body of the machine fell on1 .the party, De Ha ven being the only man to escape. Wick am was Instantly killed. ' (By A. It Harris, Staff Correspondent.) Chehalla. Wash.. June 1., Portland la In atrong at the meeting of the South wester.. Washington Development asso ciation, which opened here at 1 o clock this afternoon. While Seattle and Ta- coma came in special cars and Aberdeen and Hoqulam came by automobile, Portland came with a strong delegation of business men and railroad officials, and such a bunch of boosters waa never seen at any meeting of the association. The conference today waa concerning trade and commerce, 'with centera at Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. Every phase of wholesale trade In the north west Is to be considered, the purpose be ing to harmonise all interests In a gen eral movement for permanent develop ment of town, country and city. Portland 'delegation of 29 arrived at 11 o'clock, and about noon' the delega tions arrived from Tacoma and Seattle. The Portland delegation consisted in part of A. D. Charlton, Q. F. Johnson, F. A. Freeman, C. S. Jackson, W. G. Hall. John aim S. J. Cutting, Dr. Emmett Drake, W. A. Montgomery, Archibald Gray. F. D. Robblns. S. C Pier, C. V. Stinger, J. J. Garr.mle, Edward Failing, W. E. Coman, A. P. Putnam, Fred Lock ley, F. H. Fogarty, S. Stewart, Julius HILL DENIES HE PLANS MERGER; . ROASTS PEOPLE FOR LAZINESS (United Press Leased Wlre.i St - Paul, Minn., . June 1. James J. Hill, explaining why the blanket mort gage for 1600,000,000 was placed Upon the properties of the Great Northern, denied that a merger ot the Great Northern. Northern -Paoiflo and the Burlington; , was planned. Mr. Hill laughed when he head the report that the mortgage meant tne rirst step oy which the". Great Northern would get comDleter control of the two allied lines, 'i Talking about the mortgage Mr. Hill expressed his faith in-the tsountry but roasted th people... "Country All Bight." "The country Is an right,' he said." "Ifs the people. They are lay.: It would be betten for the country if many of them were in their graves." Denying the merger which be unsuc cessfully attempted twice Mr. Hill said: "I am getting old and -will quit the game soon," he said. "I want to leave the road in , good shape financially, so that, necessary improvements ana ex tensions can , be made. . There la no mystery about it" ,' . ''." s aUdlooles Story, " Hill ridiculed the story that the Great Northern waa to1 absorb the Burlington and that tt would soon cut loose from tha Joint control of the Burlington road with tha Northern Pacific. He also denied that he was panning to extend the Great Northern into Call- fOrnla.5 -J-r ;t'0'-i ; ' 1 V- T. In explaining r the reasons for the tremendous mortgage," HUI sld that since the inception of the- Great North ern, mora than $408,000,000 from the earnings of the road had been used in construction work and extensions.-- - It (Continued on Page Nineteen.) '"' J. J. HIH,J railroad magnate, who ssays he. will soon retlre.i Durkhelmer, O. W. Putnam, F. B. Hol brook. W. H. Crawford, C. C Richard. Speakers for the Cities. In the trade conference W. B. Mack represent the Interests of Aberdeen and Hoqulam; Seattle has an able advocate In J. W. Spangler, of the Seattle Na lonal bank; Tacoma" s Interests are rep resented by George H. Stone of the Stone-Fisher company, and Portland's position la being represented by John GUI of the J. K. Gill Co. This afternoon the railroad immigra tion agents and the executive commit tee of the association are working out a plan to present to the body which will make possible the development of logged off lands. The committee has canvassed a number of heavy land own ers and has obtained options on 26.000 acres of logged off lands, to be pooled lor tnree years in a gigantic colonisa tion scheme. These lands are to be held and partially improved by a corpor ation and sold to homebullders at prices ranging rrom 5 to 175 per acre, accord ing to location and fertility of soil. So Important has this movement an peered to the great railroad companies that each of the three systems operat ing In this district has the head of its Immigration department here to meet the owners of -cu to ver lands for thep urpose of working out a plan of colonisation to be put into effect as soon as details can be worked out. Sow Kand Will Be Handled. ft Is proposed to build houses on the land, clear garden tracts and sell the homesltea on the 10-year payment plan, interest to be charged at 6 per cent This will give the poor man opportunity to pay for his h6me while working at the ordinary wages of milling districts. at the same time cutting down his living expenses to a considerable degree. Tonight the conference will take up good roads. Samuel Rill, whose work for permanent roads in Washington is well known, will discuss legislation. W. J. Roberts, state highway commissioner, J. T. Ronald, president of the Pacific Highway association; James McNeely. chairman- of the house committee on roads, and others will deliver addresses. Tomorrow wm be given to the discus sion of problems having to do with coal Congressman Fordney, Who Is Making Fight to Protect American Marine Interests Pays Visit to Portland. DECLARES AGAINST SHIP SUBSIDY BILL Reciprocity With Canada Blow to the American Farmer, He Asserts. Honorable J. W. Fordney, congress man from Michigan for seven consecu tlve terms, noted for his activity In fighting the reciprocity movement and his recent Introduction of a bill provid ing for a rebate of Panama canal tolls to vessels of American register, In In Portland today and Intends to remain to, see the Rone Festival. Mr. Fordney Is accompanied by Mrs. Fordney, their daughter, Mrs. W. I,. Stout of Aberdeen, Wash., and Mr. Fordney's sister. Mrs. Anne Kgerer, also of Aberdeen, and two business assort ates, John C. Hicks and C C. Vaughn of St. Johns, Mich. Leaving Portland, Mr. Fordney will go direct to washing ton aa he Is here on a brief leave of absence. The noted Michigan congressman is heavily Interested in timber and lum ber manufacturing properties on the Pacific const, being one of the largest stockholders in the Clark County Tim ber company, with headquarters in this city, and also heavily Interested in the Coates-Fordney Lumber company, Abcr deen, Wash. Believes la Coast. ' He also has large Interests In Cal fornia. He is said to for many years have been one of the leading factors In Interesting eastern capital in Pacific coast Investments and he la a great be- i Continued on Page Nineteen,) y SON RE mm MRS AMMANS WIFE IS ACCEPTED Mother, Daughter-in-Law and Nelson Jr. Are orr Way to Portland; Plucky Sopho more Proves True Husband Explosion of an Arsenal at La Loma Kills and Injures Scores, According to State Department Dispatches. PLOT IS AIMED AT REPUBLIC'S NEW HEAD Opposing Political Forces, It Is Said, Plan to Dyna mite Palace. (I'uttejl rrwa laMl Wire.) Managua, Nicarngua, June 1. A brand new revolution In Nicaragua, it Is predicted today, will follow the blow ing up of Kort I. Loma, that resulted In the death of 20 soldiers. Martial law has been declared. The explosion. It ts asserted, was the result of a liberal plot against President Adolfo rlaa, who succeeded Juan J. Estrada a few tl-eeks ago. The plot was Iso aimed against General Mena, who was the principal leader of the Estrada forces In the recent antl-Zelaya revolu tion. The plot, according to reports today. Included the destruction of, the barracks nd a part of the presidential palaces. Americans here are alarmed over the situation. Feeling among the various factions Is very .hitter and yesterday's open outbreak. It Is believed, will bring matters to a crisis. Many of the for eign residents predict that the present' administration will not last more than a month. I ' ; T (. : ,.,. i f W Opposing Forces in Political I Battle Will Storm Ramparts With Verbal Shot and Shell ; Last Two Days. , THREE CANDIDATES BACK;! THE COMMISSION FORM More Than 100 Reported Blaln. (United Pre. U.kI Wire.) Washington, June 1. State depart ment dispatches today say that 1(0 per sons were killed in yesterday's explo sion of an arsenal at Fort La Loma, Nicaragua. Many were injured. MEXICAN FORCES El l Hev. William I). Grant, the North urnberland clergyman, who was sua ponded from the mlnlatry by the Pres byterian General Assembly, sitting at Atlantic City. N. J., because of start ling statements on Plbllcal matters made In his sermons, such as the fol lowing: "No snake ever tempted Eve. The evil came from withtn her own heart." "Christ and Laxarus attended card games and danced with the Bethany slaters," Rushlight Claiming Regular Republicans Are Standing Behind Him Strong.'" FREE RAW WOOL UNO GOVERNORS LA HA U (Continued on Page Nineteen.) Hi E MAKERS 0 CURTAIL OUTPU T (United Preta Leaaed Wire.) Chicago, June 1. Following, the agreement made some weeks ago, fur niture manufacturers belonging to the National Association of Furniture man ufacturers today ' put into effect a schedule reducing the working time of their factories to curtail the output Gates "Peddling Scandal." rjBltut Pres. Wiej Iondon. June 1. "If he said anything worth answering, there will be time to answer him. when I appear. before the' committee," declared Andrew Carnegie today,, when asked regarding the testi mony- given by John W. Gates before the congreselonat . committee In Wash ington investigating the steel trust' "I never had - any dealings . with Gatea. he added. I think be la simply peddling scandal". -.v;'.-.-' (Special Dlipatcb to The Journal.) Boston, Mass., June 1. Following a conference which lasted several days in this city, Mrs. Laura A. Gammans of Portland, Or., has finally become reconciled with her son, Nelson Gam- mans, the Harvard sophomore who eloped last February with Mary Giuf frie, tha divorced wife of Rufus- Gay nor, son of Mayor Gaynor of New York. Toung Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gam mans, together with Mr. Gammans' mother, have left for their home in Portland, Or. The marriage last February took place in New Tork, when young Gam mans, who is hardly 19 years of age. Journeyed to New Tork and was mar ried by the Rev. Duncan J. Millan, in that city. As soon" as the news of the wedding became known. Mrs. Gammans, mother of the groom, declared she would have nothing further to do with her son, un til be left his wife. This young Gam mans refused to do and on aorount of his mother refusing to give him his allow ance he was compelled to quit college and go to work. Living in a small room with his young bride, young Gammans got a Job repairing automobiles in a Cambridge garage where he had formerly kept his own machine. All attempts on the part of his mother to annul the marriage proved fruitless and young Gammans declared that he would stlok by his wife. About a week ago. Mrs. Gammans came to this city and made another at tempt to have her son leave his wife and return home. This the son refused to do, and following several confer ences the mother finally decided that further efforts were fruitless, and she then decided to take her son and daugh ter-ln-law'and return to Portland. Diaz' Official's Refusal to Give Up to , Maderq's Choice Brings on New War in State Battje in Progress. HOTTO BE PASSED AT.1S SESSION Democratic Caucus Expected to Approve Committee's Re port Advocating a 50 Per Cent Reduction, by 2-3 Vote HOBBLES TOO TIGHT TO COME IN OUT OF RAIN; GET $100,000 WORTH . (United Press Leased Wire.) d London, June 1. Supporters of 4 Quean Mary's crusade against e the hobble skirt are gleefully re- d e lating today the predicament of e ladles at the Derby yesterday e who,, unable to climb from the dji top of their coaches because of e . the clinging skirts about their ankles, sat through a drenching 4 d shower. The rain, it Is estl- 4 mated, ruined : fully - jf 100,000 4 4 wortB of gowns. - . d (felted Press Leased Wire.) Nogales, Ariz.. June 1. Two thousand lnsurrectos and a larger force of fed erals are engaged in battle at Cullacan, capital of the state of Slnaloa, accord ing to word brought here today by pas sengers on a train arriving from Guay- mas, Mexico. Many on both sides are reported killed and wounded. As the train pulled out of Cullacan the rebels were virtually In possession of the city, the federals having re treated to a church to make a last stand. Terrific execution was wrought by the rebels with the aid of a dyna mite gun, manned by an American, who Is said to have been Its inventor. The trouble started when Covemor ' Redo, who was elected by the Mexican government at a special election last year, refused to give up his office to Provisional Governor Bonllla who wii recently named governor of the state of Slnaloa upon orders from General Fran cisco Madero. Bonilla immediately assembled 2000 lnsurrectos and attacked Cullacan, which is being defended by a large force of federals, led by Redo. Madero Gives Ball Tonight. (United press Lf d Wlre.i El Paso, Texas, June 1. Francisco I. Madero Jr. and Mrs. Madero will fen der a farewell ball tonight to the rttl fens of Juarez preparatory to departing (Continued on Page Two.) (Washington Boreas ef Ths JoeroaL) Washington, June 1. That there will be no free raw wool law passed by this congress is now admitted by every ona. The action of the Democratic ways and means committee Insures thla The Democrats of the house went Into caucus at noon today to struggle wlt'o the problem of revising the wool sched ule. Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee ptedlcted Just be fore the caucus began that the bill pre pared by his committee reducing the tariff 60 per cent wfluld be adopted by the caucus by a two thirds vote. He de clared that Bryan's opposition to the measure had helped the supporters of the ways and means committee's bill. The Bryan followers charged that the failure of the members of the commit tee to urge free wool violated the 'plat form pledges of the party. The bill presented to the Democratic caucus by Chairman Underwood pro vides for a 20 per cent ad valorem duty on sheep wool, camels hairs and goat alpaca, as against 40 per cent In the Payne tariff. It fixes a 20 per cent tariff on oils, tops and other wastes, shoddies, mongo, flocks wool extract Two days of the dty campaign re main, and these will be' the liveliest since the opening of the contest, with , each of the three leading candidate- , for mayor making a final effort to land in the lead. While each of . the three camps claims victory. It Is gen- ' erslly conceded that the race lies be-." tween A. G. RushFllght the Republican nominee, and Joseph srmon. the inde- ' pendent candidate of the cltlsens' com mittee. , ... .- - The situstlon teems with new align-' ments. Joseph 81mon as an Independent Is somewhat of s novelty. A. O. Rush- . light and the Republican city central committee, wnich stands behind him. Is placing emphasis on theprimsry law,' declaring that - Simon, who has de nounced insurgency In the past Is new , trying to. Insert a keen blade between the ribs ef the direct primary law. How Xdenteaaats Stand. The Republican "city committee as a whole has remained loyal to the nom- inee of the party. About a dosen of the precinct committeemen out of about ' . 140 are supporting Simon. There ars r 1SS precincts in the city, but the eom- , mlttee membership Is not complete, be- i cause of unfilled vacancies. As the argument of allegiance to party has held soma of the former Simon sup-'; porters on the committee In Una for Rushlight, it is claimed by the Rush- light managers that this Influenea will also weigh heavily with many Republl- f oan : voters, Jo swell ths r total for the Republican, nominee, Mi'i;'vV,,jt'ti f ' Tha Simort4 fight, W the ether fiand. has been conducted on- the theory that r party lines are no longer potent In city , elections, and that present business con ditions may become unsettled if Rash- . light wins.. Liberal nse has been made of newspaper space for advertising In. an errort to reacn tha silent voter. " .' Simon, Rushlight and George H., Thomas, the Democratic nominee, are all pledged to bring about tha early (Continued on Page Nineteen.) GA OS AT ROME PURSUES LKDEI! Delayed by Accident, Aviator le MoUnn Fffnrr n niefl take Beaumont. ? - (Continued on Page Nineteen.) (United Press Leased WlreY Rome, June 1. Rolando Garros, the Frenchman who was delayed at Pisa yesterday by an accident to his mono-,' plane, reached Rome at 6:10 this after noon in the Parts-Turin aeroplane race. He. Is making a determined effort to ' overtake Andre Beaumont thfe first avia tor to complete the second leg Of .the race. i , Vldart flew from Nice to Genoa In a little more than . three hours. . He reached Pisa at noon and started for Rome at 8 p. m. - . ; -: fc , GOVERNOR WEST TELLS STUDENTS : SOI OE HIS ECONOMY IDEAS i ,i . t ' t . CLEVELAND GETS FLAT 3 CENT STREETCARf ARE (United Press Leased trire.) Cleveland, Ohio, June 1. A flat 3- cent rate was established today for streetcar service In Cleveland. Hereto fore a charge of 1 cent has been made for transfers. This has been dlscon tinued. KANSAS' "OUSTER" LAW , MAY DISPLACE TWO (United rrs Lets wire.) . ', Topeka Kan-, June 1. To oust them from off ice,' Attorney General Dawson today started action In . tha supreme court against Albert Dodge, mayor, and T. layior, chief. of police of Leaven worth. It la alleged that these officers are guilty of neglect of duty. .These FA ttl. tfr AB-M..,MAtt hA f : ! f 4law enacUd V the 1911 Jegisaturar (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) University of Oregon, Eugene. Or., June 1. "I had hoped to be here to helD the reaents, president end faculty to provide buildings and equipment for tho university. I am sorry that we bays had to give that up, but I am here to help win the fight for your ap propriation." In a plain practical speech before the students of the University of Oregon yesterday Governor West made the fore going statement. In part the governor jpoka al follows: "I have promised myself that I would do everything possible to help this edu cational Institution and I propose to carry out that resolution as long as I live. I shall be on the board of regents for four years and I want to accomplish something in that time. A man with out a college' education feels a good deal of hesitation tn speaking to a college audience. I feel a good deal like a bunch grass: horse entering an auto mobile parade. I waa denied educational privileges when , I was young, but I made up my mind that If X waa ever so fortunate as: to have a boy.' he should have everything possible to add him tn his, work. "It Is my idea to get the, university nd Agricultural . college and , ths de partments of .state, into closer coopera tion. Ttie state nas large tracts or taie land, and tt pays out a great deal of money, every year for. ; things which! might be produced on this land.' For In stance, we pay ut about f 15,000 a year , for, eggs which might Just as well be produced on state land. I have called in the poultry ' expert from CervaUJs and the, matter lyi being remedlerti I have also brought don some of tli domestic science experts to help 1 lm- prove the methods ot preparing-: food, and I want Professor Dearborn to go down and tell us hovr , we- caa save 1 money on our lighting system. . ' - . "I am trying to get tha State office out of politics. J . have Just succeeded in making a cleaning out In the fish and game departments. Thera,. is now an opportunity for college, men t se- cure employment - during .vacation iry this department. i . "Tha present is a day of opportunity for young men and ta a lees extent for young women. I believe women should .-. be allowed to vote I believe we should then- have a better government I sm in favor of vomit' suffrage, if y wlte is against It-" -1 - don't ? believe sny woman is crooked; at least she is not unless she has been Influenced by sm . crooked -men. r There are no women In the penitentiary. We had one, but I could not stand te see her shot vp in a cage, so J let her out and gave her a "Tha penitentiary la one of O'lr g r-t problm. . More ecoaomlcal ,lrr.inu tloa in state Institutions l-v. ? money for.hlg her educati.m." .V -V..V HA r I.