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TEMPERATURES TODAY Boston, 8 m...e4 Portlnd. 8 ft. u. , 88 Washlngfn " . , .eeiMsraaxield ,,,.4.3 v Charleston u . . .76 Battle . ,. M ...84 Hew York - .. .70 Boise ...8 Chicago, 7 a. m..7a Baa Tram ... at. rani " . . .70 Bosetonrg ' (..48 Kan City . . .76Spokane .. .48 Portland humidity, 8 a. m..... ...... 88 ; VOL.- XII. NO. HI; . PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1913.-EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. SMArm: n 'cutS Hi -E'JUl SCENE OF TRAIN ROBBERY IS WITHIN 4 BLOCKS OF GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF CITY IN HEART OF CITY DABING BANDITS HOLD IIP TRAIN HABEAS CORPUS new note ram ; KUERTAIMPROVES OWE OP PEACE HOLDS DP EFFORT I Passengers of Soo -Spokane Limited AreRelieved of Val uables by Three' Men Who Fatally Shoot Tramp. a , ROBBERS HAVE NOT BEEN APPREHENDED All Night Search Is Made of City Whither Band Is Be lieved to Have Come. One of the roost daring train robber ies in the history of Oregon occurred last night shortly after 9 o'clock when three or four bandits compelled Engineer George Phelps to stop his train, the O. W. R. & N.'s eastbound Soo-Spokane passenger In Sullivan's gulch, under the East Twelfth street viaduct, while they relieved passengers In the observation car of cash and valuables. As the desperadoes were making their get-away following the robbery they shot and mortally wounded u man sup posed to be a tramp, who gave the name of Joe Barron. Uarron wan removed to St. Vincent's hospital where he died at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The bullet entered the right side, and penetrated . his abdomen, cutting several intestines. Inquiry among the passengers later Indicated that approximately $85 In cash ant jewelry of an estimated value of $100 or $5u0 were secured. Bobbers Were Cool. The coolness of the robbers is one of the unusual phase-i of the . holdup. Although they knew that Fireman Ches ter Monroe, who escaped them, was spreading the alarm, two of them made their way to the observation car and put In the next 15 minutes, searching and robbing u passengers, while a third man stood on guard outside. They completed the jol' and escaped barely ahead of the police who arrived quickly on the scene, in answer to tele phonic summons- from William E. Bur nett, of 223 West Park street, an 18-year-old-boy, accompanied by Karl East man, wh&se home is on Portland Heights, was beating his way on the train lor iduho when the holdup oc curred. After, the. train tiart stopped Barnet' who was on top the coach next to the observation car, sllpi ed to the ground and hid under the tods until the robbers pussed with the engineer, toward the rear Of the train. Harnett then slipped from liii hiding place, and met Con ductor J. W. Ream and Head Brake man Allan Abbott. Police Are Summoned. lie' told them he was going after tho police and risking a chance of running Into the bandits, climbed the steep sides of the ravine and ran to a resi dence nearoy and telephone the sta tion. Meanwhile Mrmroe, who Jumped when (Continued on Page Two.) HE'S A CHEAP SKATE Mrs, C, R, Bone Is Roughly Searched for Jewels; Bullets Warn Rev, W, B,' Young, (Special to The Journal.! Hood River, Or.. Aug. 20. Mr. and Mr. C. R. Bone were the only persona from. Hood River In the care held up by highwaymen in Portland last night. Mr. Bone said: "One of the fellows held a gun on u's while the other went through us. The fellow holding the gun wa an ama teur, but the one who searched us had been at tho business before. Ho did the work quickly. Ho tools my watch and 15, which was aM I had,' and said we were a buncli of Cheap skates to ride on a Pullman with so little money. He grabbed Mrs. Bone by the chest and searched for hidden Jewels, but she had left her diamonds at home. He grabbed her chatelaine from her neck. A pas senger In our cuf had 1000 in cash, which he hid In the lavatory Just in time. Mrs. Brock of Hood River, who was In another car, said: "The conductor came rushing: through our car 'crying, 'Holdup!' Hide your valuable,' and we wore thrown Into a ' stuto of Intense excitement, but they did not get to our car.i' Rev. W.. B. Young stated that as the alarm was given ho saw one of the ltvldup men come from tho engine, take place under the bridge In the shadow of a' pier, draw his revolver and begin firing: at those who were attempting to Interfere with the robbers' plans. Bullets were flying so thick there I did hot get r-eut,''hc said. "Everybody was greatly excited. They did not reach our car." WOULD YOU RISK NECK? JHEN RIDE THIS BULL If you are willing to risk your neck for $100, a brand new feature of the Roundup at Pendleton next mcnth will give you a fine chance. . The money will be of fared to anybody who can atay on the back of a. certain bull tor ten see onde.j! .The bull holds a record for, un seating all previous contendere in rv. n seconds and the promoters of the affair hava added the extra seconds so the hazard. Mt ha been announced also that two buffaloes wilt be lmpoi'fre.l from Muntar. for r the discouragement of riders. . HOOD RIVER MAN IS TOLD BY ROBBER Jte0g0& I N.Li; , r 1457 Jl:i , GEORGE ALEXANDER IS ltJi DYING AFTER SMASH American Typefounders' Man ager Killed, Merchant and Two Women Hurt, San Francisco, Aug. 20. George L. Alexander, Pacific coast manager of the American Type Founders' company is dead,. J. 8. Andrews, a merchant. Is be lieved to be dying, and two women who gave theiomes of Mrs. J. Spauldirtg and Mrs. S. J. Smith of Oakland, are slight ly Injured as the result of an automo bile accident which occurred last night near San Mateo. Alexander was killed almost Instantly. Mrs. Smith told the police that An drews in trying to pass another machine cut the distance too sharply and the car skidded, finally turning turtle. The wives of Mexander and Andrews are prostrated over the affair. Neither could tell anything of Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Spauldlng. - News of the death of George L. Alex ander was a shock to his Portland ac quaintances. He was manager of the Portland branch of the American Type Founders company a number of years, having been transferred to this city from Los Angeles. In 1897 he was trans ferred to the San Francisco office. He was a cousin of Mrs. Ralph Wilbur of this'-clty. Mr. Alexander was a Knights Templar and stood high In- the esteem of his lodge fellows. He has a broth er, A. D. Alexander, who is manager of the Spokane branch of the firm. Several Thousand Nanaimo Strikers Were Plotting to Drive Out Nonunionlsts, 8ir!l to The Jotirgil.t Victoria, B. C, Aug. 20. Indication have Just come to light at Nanaimo that the coal mine strikers there had a well developed scheme for a mob of several ' thousand to march south through Vancouver Island, ending' at Victoria, rounding- up all foreigners and non-union men and driving them out of Canada. ' The marAi was to extend across miles of frontage, and men were to be armed, commanderlng provisions as they went. The ; spectacular ,; iwan was maturing when the mllHIv arrived, and spoiled it, scattering' the leaders, the police today capturing -the ' remainder of - the men wanted. One hundred and' ,thirty . are pow under arest. Many', In addition to the arraigned In ' Nsnalmo, and re manded yesterday are to com up this afternoon. The troops are pursuing m CAPTUR E OF VICTORIA WA MINERS SCHEME fresh campaign searching for ammuni tion, and have brought many guns from Extension.' r . A.:.vv:.:.;:v.;i;;.t,:..v AboTO PoiDt in Sullivan's "t!alcfiwberi r6UBeiftobknpraceT Train irdf st6ppffifaf signal post in lower left hand corner; big business buildings loom in background. Below East Twelfth street viaduct. Fireman Monroe and Earl Eastman ran up. opposite sides of the gulch at that point to telephone pofice. : ' " ' IRK ON FIRS T UNIT OF WEST UMATILLA PROJECT T Congress Will Be Asked to Extend Water Users' Time; In terior Department Will Send Expert to Investigate Soil; Uncle Sam Wants Homes Established. "Despite the reports I have heard today the J800.000 appropriated for the West Umatilla extension will stand. "I will ask congress to give you wa ter users an extension of time. "If you are not satisfied with your water superintendent draw up a state ment. I will have him draw, up a state ment, and if you support your com plaints With 'evidence you shall have a new superintendent. "I shall' have an expert sent to you to determine what your soil will pro duce best We want to see you suc ceed, not that Uncle Sam may make money, but that you may establish homes." These were the promises of Frank lin Knight Lane, secretary of the In terior, to the people of Umatilla yes terday as he met with them at Irrlgon, Hermiston and Pendleton. His earnest searching Into facts, his entire disregard of fatigue involved, the sincerity of his promises won these peo ple and made them believe that he will do as he has said he will. The secretary awakened yesterday at Irrlgon after a night's. run from Port- F TWO TO THREE FEET Reported That Dredge Chinook Doing Splendid Work at Mouth of Columbia; Pilots.at the mouth of the Columbia river say that since July" 20, when the last government report was made, the dredge Chinook has deepened the chan nel over the bar from two to three feet. The soundings reported July 20 to the secretary of war by Hie government engineers In charge. of the work showed fan increased depth of .six Inches, after the dredge' had worked 22 days. . The showing since the last report Is regarded as exceedingly satisfactory, and -convincing evidence of the effec tiveness of dredging. Dr.' Albert Kin ney, president of the Ports of Columbia, who obtained the information from the pilots regarding the Increased depth, orl the bar, stated today, that when the new survey Is mud by the government, en gineers, the report forwarded to the de partment ini Washington, will no - doubt carry recommendation for Continuation or dredging operatipna. ; BAR DEEPENED Ri 0 PROCEED DESPITE OPPOSITION land. From the train lie saw the 30,000 aires of the West Extension, 10,000 acres or more of which the appropriation of $800,000 is expected to reclaim. Automobiles carried the official and the business men who attended him from Portland from Hermiston to a set tler's home where the settlers poured into his ears their grievances and 'the tale of their hard work. Automobiles carried the party from Hermiston to see the 8000 acre reservoir site at Stanfield which the government wants when it undertakes to reclaim the entire 30,000 acres of the west Umatilla extension. Included In the survey of lands were the Teel and Paradise pro jects totalling nearly 80,000 acres which are being promoted by private interests. Pendleton's Varied Program, Pendleton's program of entertainment Included a personally conducted Journey through the Umatilla reservation, a dinner at the St. George hotel, a re ception with some add reuses J n the Pen dleton Commercial club rooms, and a viewing of Round-l'p VLet-Kr Buck" pictures near the midnight hour. Then the secretary and his secretary, Herbert (Continued on Pace Four.) COST $500 A CASE Commissioner Bigelow Pro poses Drastic Measure Af fecting Licenses, A charge of $500 will arbitrarily be made for all liquor licenses transferred by aatoonmen, if the suggestion made at the council meeting this fnornlng by C. A. Bigelow, commissioner of finance. Is followed. Ths suggestion met with the approval of Mayor Albee and the commissioners and may result In an ordinance being draftee;. An ordinance is now in thehands of Mayor Albee, which prohibits the own ersh.fp of Itqdor licenses by breweries and .other Interests. Although 'this or dinance has been' under consideration for a number of weeks no definite ac tion has been taken. Taking advantage of the opportunity saloonmen are ap plying for transfers and in most cases they are granted after an investigation. The plan of 'charging! for the transfer of Micenses is . looked upon as a very suitable, way to (curtail the numbers of transfers asked for. It la probable that City Attorney -1 Roche w Ml be asked to draft the ordinance tomorrow. ' SALOON TRANSFER MAY OF L John E. Ballaine, of Seattle, Says Chamberlain Bill for Railroads Will Pass, "It is up to Portland to get Its full share of the Alaskan trade in the great developments that will follow tho build ing of 900 to 1000 miles of government railroads in that territory, as provided for in tho Chamberlain bill. The bill is going to pass, and it will revolution ize commercial relations between Alaska and the outside ports." John E. Ballaine, whose home Is In Seattle, but who has been engaged In Alaskan developments on a large scale for the last 10 years, iiade that state ment yesterday an ho passed through Portland, returning from Washington, I). C. He has been there since last December, with a delegation of other AJaskans, working for legislation to open Alaska with government railroads. He was enthusiastic over the prospects, and CHndldly declared that all Alaskans look forward with pleasure to the period when other cities than Seattle can share In the Alaskan trade. "Tho building of government railroads in Alaska will cause a' development the magnitude of which none of us can fore see, but una of its nest results will be to give Portland and San Francisco almost an ential advantage with Seat tle," Mr. liallutne said. Will Centralise Business. "UtHlc.r present conditions," he ex plained, "there Is not business at any one iort In Alaska to. Justify' steamers from the outside In- confining1 their business to that one port. They have to call for freight and passengers at all tho way stations along the coast. This gives Seattle an advantage of two days over Portland, and three days over San Francisco, "and consequently a mo nopoly. But when the government es tablishes one port on the southern coast of Alaska, out In the region of Prince William sound or Resurrection' bay, as (Continued on Page Eleven.) U. S. LEADS FRANCE IN AUTOMOBILE EXPORTING Paris, Aug. SO.The United States has taken the lead over France In the automobile trade between the two coun. tries, according to statistics officially given out today. Leading dealers here fear that the lead is a permanent one. During the first six months of this year France sent $147,809 worth of au tomobiles to tie United States and the United States shipped to France $331.. 200 worth. - During 1612 France ex ported to AmerHa $576,738 worth of cars, importing In the same ships only $285,200 worth; : , Thus for the six months ending with June, the United States led France .by about $185,000, wnjie ior me, entire year or isiz France led the United States by about $110,000, tWU ViaihM vy RWVUI ffViVW OPENING ALASKA MEAN GAIN IN PORTLAND'S TRADE TO DEPORT THAW Matteawan Fugitive Displays Ticket to Detroit and Wins First Point in Legal Battle to Regain His Freedom. SHERBR00KE CROWDS GATHER TO CHEER HIM Poughkeepsie Sheriff Arrives With Warrant But Thaw Remains Safe in Jail. Sherbrooke. Quebec, Aug. 20. Harry K. Thaw today "won the first point in the fight here to take him back to Mat teawan asylum when, instead of being turned loose to be deported to American soil by the Canadian Immigration au thorities, he was insured the safety of the shelter of the Jail for tonight at least. Tjaw won this point when Judge Globensky granted a preliminary order "of habeas corpus making It returnable tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Owing to the decision of Canadian Immigration Commissioners Williams and Reynolds to deport Thaw as soon as he is released from Jail, Thaw's law yers prefer that he shall remain tern porarlly In his cell. Has Ticket to Detroit. It was learned this afternoon that it is a fact that Thaw, as he clamed, has a ticket to Detroit. This afternoon his lawyers made a photographic copy of it, fearing it may puiuly be lost. One of Thaw's companions in the es cape from Matteawan was arrested this afternoon on the request of Canadian Immigration authorities. He gave the name of Henry Thompson. Crowds numbering several thousand constantly surrounded the Jail where Thaw is kept, frequently cheering him. Thaw was delighted at the evidences of popular sympathy. immigration Commissioner Williams said this afternoon: "Thaw is going back to the United States soon. If his lawyers expect to enjoin us they are mistaken. Commissioner Threatens Tores. Williams, intimated that he had the power forcibly to enter the Jail and seize Thaw for deportation. : Sheriff Hornbeck of Poughkeepsie ar rived here today bringing a warrant for Thaw's arrest He will await the out come of court proceedings here before taking any action toward its service. George Carnegie, Thaw's brother-in-law, is en route here from New York with Mrs. Carnegie, and has retained Charles G. White, K. C, un immigra tion law expert, as chief counsel to fight the decision to deport Thaw. The slayer of Stanford White said to day that he Is most comfortable In his cell in the prison hospital. He declared himself most cheerful and expressed the conviction that he never will return to Matteawan, as he can easily demonstrate that he is not and never was insane. Lawyers Visit Thaw. His lawyers visited Thaw at noon today to get his signature to an affi davit in connection with the habeas corpus proceedings which are brought. Continued on Page Six KILLED RIVAL AND THEN WENT HOME AND SLEPT After shooting Allen Clarke, colored, to death Monday night, Mack Potter went to his room at First and Sheridan streets and slept until 6 o'clock yes terday morning, when he left. This is the last trace of the man the detec tives can obtain. The killing grew out of a quarrel over Lena Smith, a negress. Police Sergeant Pressy and Patrolman Tack aberry took up investigation of the case last evening. Potter is thought to have left for Mexico, as he speaks that language. He Is a negro. MAYOR ALBE HAS FORBIDDEN DISPLAY OF. FEMININE CHARMS ON STREETS Ban Put on "X-Ray" Skirts and Police Are Told to Suggest to Their Wearers Propriety of Going Home and Com pleting Their Toilettes Without Any Delay, Exit September Morn. Enter "X-ray'' ski it. Followers of the caprices of. Dame Fashion In Portland and environs ara worried today because police interfer ence threatens any woman caugnt wearing the "X-ray" skirt In public "Deal with them gently, but firmly," Is the advice that Chtef of Police Clark has issued to his bluecoats. "Tapjthem softly on the shoulder and whlspeir into their ear, something like this: "Madame, go home and complete your toilette." a Confident that a word to the wise will he sufficient to get results, Chief Clark is now sitting back blandly waiting Ue velopments. Mere malf mere policeman -Is to all Intents and purposes, to be the Judg. The task has been foisted upon-him un solicited. Qualified or not qualified, the police have accepted their now duty stoically. They" declare, that they will do their duty like men. , "I am not 'hep' to this 'X-ray skJrt business," announced a veteran patrol man today, "but-faint heart never woa fair lady and a faint, heart never lntiv mldated a- fair lady. My official du ties have been directed In a different Trivia 4i a directum In the past. But wfiat care IT Lengthy Communication From Mexico Opens Door for Fur ther Friendly Negotiation; Recites Quiet Conditions. LIND WELL TREATED BY - -PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT Wilson Announces There Will Be No Removal of Embar go on Arms to Mexico, (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Aug. 20. Strong indi cation that John Lind. President Wil son's special emissary to Mexico, will succeed on his mission of peace. Is seen in the receipt of a 7000-word install ment of Provisional President Huerta's reply to Llnd's representations. It will take all day to decipher the dispatch." but it Is known that time is asked to consider President Wilson's proposal. Certain government officials profess, to believe that Huerta is merely spar ring for time. He says he is greatly interested and Is anxious for additional information. The wording of the reply is said to Indicate that Huerta is seek ing better terms but at the same time la also keeping negotiations in progress until he decides whether to resign from the presidency. Owing to Huerta's latest communica tion, President Wilson arranged today a conference with Chairman Bacon of the senate foreign relations committee. Under the circumstances he wishes to emphasize his decision that there will be no removal of the embargo against the shipment of arms into Mexico. The pres- Ident believes that this would Inflame anti-Americanism there and might pro voke the adherents of Huerta. to re prisals. So long as Huerta continues to con sider mediation and treats John Llnd cordially the administration will afford Continued on Page Six F. TO New York Congressman Ap pointed Governor of Phil ippines by President. (United Prei taed Wire. Washington. Aug. 20. President Wil son today appointed Francis Burton Har rison of New Tork, to be governor geti. eral of the Philippine islands. Mr. Harrison is a prominent NeT York attorney, and a member of Con gress. He was educated at Yale and at the New York law school, from where he was graduated in 1897. He is vice president of the McVicar Realty Trust company and tho Empire Trust com-, pany. Mr. Harrison served In the Spanish-American war as a private in troop A, New York volunteer cavalry from May 19 to June L'0, 1898 and was then promoted to captain and assistant adjutant-general of the United States vol unteers, serving until January 31, 1899. He was nominated by the democrat ic party and elected to the Fifty-eighth congress from a district that was nor- mally Republican by several thousand majority. He resigned his seat to ac cept the nomination for lieutenant governor but , was defeated in the Roosevelt tidal wave. He was elected to the Sixtieth congress from the Six- teenth New York district in 1906. He Is a prominent club man" In New York. , Mrs. Harrison, who is now deceased, was Mary Crocker, . a daughter of Charles P. Crocker of San Francisco. They were married in 1900. F This Is a new age and if I am to blase my trail through a labyrlwth,,Qf. skirts, I might as well enter on tny task with ' a light heart I've got an eye tike an -eagle. That ought to help some." , Two attacks, each independent of the other, one by the women's organisations : of St. Johns and the other directed bv Mayor AIbt?e of Portland, have been made against this Innovation in worn en's dress.' .. , .''. Chief of Police Clark, has been ordered by the mayor to "stop" every woman who, In the minds of the policemen, is exceeding the bounds of propriety In their adoption of the newest fed. i The prosaic city of St. Johns, shocked, . so the Women say, by the appearance of . these new fangled. habllaments, consid- ' tred the question at last night's meet Ing of the city council. The eitadel of the "X-ray" oklrt ws sttsckedby a , large delegation of ths W, C. T. U, arded by representatives of other worn ; en's wcantsatloM.'. ''":'''"' .f.'- After j wrestling t with the sartorial ' Issue for a soiiMtderable time, the conn cllmen rteclded that they had no Juri diction taJsanlHh the objectionable skirt from thtf streets of St. Johns; firilutioii of the vtfxetl problem ws left wltli M chief of police of that tilty, That offi cial has accepted his new mlesiou w; i some misflrlngi. y -i BURTON HARRISON GOVERN ISLANDS ANY URTHER ''P'.-J: