.TEMPERATURES TuJ.Vi
Bo-ton, S a. tuu fii port nil, s a. in, i. i
. Wash'toa ..64 it UriiU i ...
H. Orltwii '' . , ,60! fceauie " ... t
KlW lotM " ...S'Jlwm '" .,.(
Calcag-o - ...84 sua rran. . ..:
,':. Panl '- . ,.46 K.ocburg . , . t )
lUa. City ". .. Bpokane Mi..M
Portland humidity, 0 a. tu. bi
wiUTisr::;
Rain tonight
and Tuesday,
cooler tonight.
W, e t e r I y
winds.
PORTLAND, - OREGON; MONPAY EVENING, OCTOBER "13, 1913. EIGHTEEN PAGES. :
PRICE TWO CENTS.
OS THAINS AVD 'f v
EXAM; IIVK UVli
.VOL. XIi: HO. 187. '
-
DESPiiR CfiUSEO
: TIIOSEOiJ-VESSEL
WRE TO TRY SEA
P .-J m.- ii- 'r - w.:
Jumping Overboard, Volturno's
' Passengers Met Death by
! Drowning; Only Few Killed
by Explosion and Fire..
oL FROM TANK SHIPS f
. . USED, TO STILL STORM
Eleven Ships instead of Ten
' Took Part in Rescue; Sur
; vivors Begin to Arrive. ";
(United Pr trnied Wirt. I
On Board i Steamship La Touralna,
Via Wireless, Oct. IS. -In addition to
those ot the burned steamship Vol
turno' crew 'and passengers, who lost
their lives by the smashing of the life
boaU against the aides ot the doomed
vessel and 'a, few members ef the crew
Who were killed when the boiler ex
ploded, .most of iths . victims . were
drowned, when, In despalr.they Jumped
overboard.- - ' -
Th artificial calm which enabled
the i rescue Friday , morni ng of -those
, who" still remained on board was th
result of the taijk ships New York and
Narragansett playing; streams of oil on
-the waves for hour. ' y i-'"-----f'"-.
.Many of ,'th 'survivor who . leaped
overboard t bad suffered aevere . cuts
and bruises or had broken, arms ' and
legs. ... : .;,'';','--;-:i4:' ' i r'-'--l; ''
' Kepreaentatlves :' of the Uranium,
Steamship, company, which operated tit--Volturno,
will meet I Touralne at
Havre- and take charge of the i voi-
turno's survivors.
EXPLOSION IN HOLD V ;
fi STARTED F)RE,tSAYSit
':iS:!t OfJ ' .,P T H E 'fSCU ER S
?:y''-"4V-iXMii. Treat Iawd v?lr.) f
New York, Oct - 1J. Off Nantuoket
llghuhlp ; with1 103 survivors of -the
burned ' steamship Volturno, Captain
Spangenberc of the liner Grosser Kur
t uerst kegan sending by wtrelesa to
the North. German Lloyd's. New York
' offices early today his. account of the
disaster. . y- :A- i'-''V
; The Grosser Kurfuerst was the first
hip, .f ter . the Cunarder.; Cnnanla, to
reach the itoiailn Volturnoi In Span-
genberr" account V of -th jeseue work
there waesaome conflict In figures but
thiqrW'et'ma ' er is 1- wrprarf
-the Wireless: ''.iM.r,'".?- ystiJt flL'
' -1 received the first wlrelest cilia Tor
kelp- from ? the Volturno at ' p, m..
Thursday," aald his acoount -v -
This was about : 10 - hours after the
fire had alerted and four hours after
the Carmanla had come ' to ; the dla
-tressed vessel's .assistance. v ,.'.;'" l;:
' "it was in" north, latitude 4160 and
west longitude 85," continued Spangen
berg's message.- "On coming up I found
the Volturno burning ; from atem to
tern. : The fire began with a heavy
2 i : (Continued on Page Fourteen. J ' ; i
. Soles , of , Their Shoes Burned
' ' Jhrbushi Crew : -and ' Men
, in Disgraceful Rush to Boats
, Flshgard, Opt ll.The Cunarder Car
. mania, which took the leading part in
rescuing members of the crew and pas
: sengers . from the burning steamship
, Volturno;' arrived, here today':;i't3i.;.vi
" The Carmanla was. originally 'chad
uled to have touched first at Queans
town, but waa prevented from doing so
' by the gala. . CapUln Barr accordingly
, wirelessed that he would make Fish
' gard instead. " The ship paaeed the harf
i.. bor light at 8' a. in. today. i'-y ; ;, ' :'
Publication -of Captain : Barr'a com
r j.lete story, together with a full list of
, ,'the Volturno's survivors, was expected
to follow speedily, -h VV. !" V'-VUj
Otae Boatl tta.j;;;:!W
' The steamship Minneapolis,' with more
'' of the survivors, was expected at Tll
bury dock, London, tomorrow afternoon,
- and the Devonian, with etill more, at
(Liverpool about the same time, ' ,U "
According to latest messages by wire
less, the four lifeboats tfibaehed against
the Volturno's sides were crowded With
members of the crew and men passen
gers, the women . and - children having
' been hustled aside In the rush for safe
ty, All on board the four boats were
drowntfd, ki.p - :;',ivf,v,t. '',",rl:. ; 'i
, The general estimate early today was
. that 188 was the correct number of tboae
missing among the passengers and the
i crew of the Volturno.- There were, how.
"! ever, some conflicts between the various
. wireless reports, Indicating that there
were perhaps ten or a dosen more than
that number unaccounted for,
, Xilfeboats awamped.' '
If, as reported, 40 bf tla ship's com
' pany; got-away in two liXeboats, It was
deemed certain - that the boats were
subsequently swamped and their occu
pants drowned; nothing having since
been heard: from them. It waa In the
hope of " finding them J hat the steam
ship ; Kronprlnsesslu " Cecelie 'made a
- . wide detour iri her course ; before reach
ing Plymouth today. v . . .. . ,
, The most ' complete ' account of the
disaster yet received was that sent by
wlrelees from, Arthur Spurgeon, a pas
senger on the Carmanla, who supple
men tod his story with one told him by
Walter Trlntepolit, a third-elans paasn
(Continued on Page Fourteen.)
minis ma:
MEETING : GF
Seven Hundred Out-of-Town
' Members Expected to Be in
Attendance. at Oregon Ses
sion; Opens Tomorrow. , 1
100 WILL BE INITIATED ;
-AS PAGES THIS EVENING
Effort May Be Made to Bring
.1916 Supreme Lodge to ;
:v Portland-
To attend the thirty-second annual
meeting of the grand lodge. Knights of
Pythias, of he domain of Oregon, which
begins formally 'tomorrow 1 forenoon In
the. Knights of Pythias ball. Eleventh
and Alder streets, hundreds of members
of the order are arriving in Portland
today from - every point, of the state.
It Is estimated that, fully 70) out-of-town
Knights will be In attendance when
the meeting convenes, in addition to
probably 1600 local members of, the
fraternity.
One of the Important features of the
convention will be the report of a com
mittee appointed iast year to ascertain
whether it would be 'feasible ... for the
grand lodga to Invite the supreme lodge
to meet In Portland' In 1)18. ,
- It Is understood that the committee
will recommend the Issuance of such an
invitation, and, if so, there Is little
doubt but that the recommendation will
be followed and the grand lodge will In
stitute a campaign: to bring the next
meeting of the supreme lodge of Ore
gon for Its biennial meeting in 1818. :
IVill Initiate Oae Hnndred Tonight.
Preparatory to the formal opening of
the convention,: members and delegates
will meet tonight in the Swiss , hall,
on Third street, where Fred a Wheaton,
of Minneapolis, supreme keeper of the
records and seal of the . Knights of
Pythias, wtll preside over tho "Bible
Class.' v'" ''i j!f f .', ' i
i Approximately 100 men' will -be Ini
tiated into the ' "page rank."?' In the
(Continued on Page Four.
OF BALLOT
mm
Effect of Omission of $10,000
:. Item Is Discussed ' by Port-
land? Lawyers,
'.v, :'. .".it .1
t yvu the defect In the ballot title of
the referendum of the state university
building repair fund nullify the elec
tonT,
i Seven prominent ij; Portland lawyers
were asked for opinions on the subject
by The Journal this morning. . ?i
: Four ot .them said they did not be
lieve the defect would make any differ
ence. Two gave opinion that ft would
probably , nullify : the election on the
issue. .One declined to express an opin
ion In advance of a deolalon from the
supreme opurt, fjAih'l-ij. fak P. 5
'k Thedef eot in the ballot title' larthe
omission by the attorney general of an
Item of 110,000 for repairs to' the men's
dormitory in listing the Items , involved
In the 75,000 appropriation.
Measure Certified Wrong.
'The omission make It' appear that
the vote la on an . appropriation of
885.000,. rather than' 878,000. The de
fective ballot title ';was - prepared by
Attorney General A. M, Crawford, and
certified to in its defective form by the
secretary of state, and was in that form
printed in the state official pamphlet of
measures to -do voted a,--.-: .i.
? Richard W. '- MonUgue, ' Frederick V,
Holman, VTC D, Fen ton and John F. Lo
gan said they thought the defect would
have ao effect on the people's right to
vote Oh thf measure.' .i-fu"
Martin L. Pipes and Bert E. Ilaney
expressed- belief that the defect ewould
nullify the election. : - f-'-:;t m-
. John , M. Gearln declined to express
an opinion saying it waa an issue which
the supreme court should have oppor-
. (Continued on Page Four.i v.
SPANISH KING SO LAME y
PARIS TALKS ABOUT )T
S,ParIir?Ct.ll.-he:;:lamenes
has hampered King Alfonso's participa
tion. In the entertainments at Madrid in
honor of . French i President : Poincare's
visit Is merely another symptom. It waa
said today, of the Illness which hat ne
cessitated repeated removals of pieces
of bone from his head.' 1 1 , t
' The same trouble.. according to com
mon report," was responsible for the
king's father's death, and has made de
fectives of all his, children, ' i
CROSS CONTINENT IN
AUTO; KILLS; CHILD
Newark, N. J Oct, 18. Completing a
previously eventless automobile ride
from Hanta Barbara, Cel., Edward Moore
yesterday ran over and killed Dorothy
Ilughes,-.ra;glrl- of. 8. .- y V, - jy
. , " . . ' ' ' '-V
; ' Sororltjr Admita Chinese. .. .
Wellesleyi Mass., Oct 13 -The dis
tinction of being the first. Chinese girl
ever to enter an American sorority to
day belongs co Miss Chi Che Wang of
Soo Chow, China. Mtsa Wang has Just
been eleoted a member of the 1 Beta
Kpsllon society of Wellesley college. ;
Tift GRAND LODGE
iituirrriAiTif '
UNIVtKMITS
WILIflHS SOUGHT i
AS MURDERER OF
LOU L HIS
Victim Was Found With Head
Crushed Sunday Morning
f Befriending .Wife of Miss
ing Man Believed Cause.
' - ' ..
LETTERS ARE DECLARED '
r TO CONTAIN THREATS
Mask Found Near Scene of
Crime Also Said to Add
Strength to Evidence,
, Police departments of the. cities 'of
three states are searching today for
Lloyd JL Wilkins, believed to be the
murderer of Lou L. Winters, 8JS Mil
waukle street. Sell wood, who was found
early Sunday morning lying in the
street at the Intersection of MUwaukle
and Boise streets near his home, his
head crushed in.
That Wilkins committed the crime be
cause he believed Winters was with
holding from hint Information regarding
the whereabouts of his wl!, who had
left him, Is the theory of Detective Cap
tain Baty and eight members" of his
force, who have been combing the city
since 8:30 Sunday morning in search of
every possible clue. rj.
: Winters had Just alighted from a 8eU
wood car at his home corner, when he
was struck over th head. Hele a vio
linist, and had been playing in a profes
sions 1 capacity at a function. He ar
rived Bear his homo shortly before 12
o'clock Saturday night.
.i'tkna Chfusluid
It Is believed that, Wilkins was wait
ing for him in Winter's own 'real estate
of flea, . which adjoins his home at the
corner of Boise and Milwaukle streeU.
As Winters left the car and started for
his home, the theory la, Wilkins rushed
at him, and when Winters . retreated,
dropping ' hi violin as he ran. - Wilkins
slugged him oyer the head with a blunt
instrument, crushing the skull In two
plaeea and causing. his death two hours
later at St Vincent's hospital. ;
Every clue , that has developed Indi
cates . as positively , a .circumstantial
evidence can indicate that. Wilkins com'
mitted the crime. A, man answering his
description exactly was seen, In, the vi
cinity of the? tragedy Saturday night.
Wkh had taeeauaed-Ho ttr-Winters.
It ' has been learned,- because the latter
would not tell .him the whereabouts of
his wife. ' A felt mask, .cut from a soft
(Continued on Page Beven
KIEFF FLATTENS OUT
AS TRIAL PROCEEDS
Ritual Murder Case . Disap
; points Prosecutor as Wi-
. nesses Contradict 'Stories. -
' ' (tnlted Prate teawd Wlrt.J VXi:;J,:
Kief f. Russia. OctHr-Desplte all the
government s preparations ; to arouse
popular feeling against the JeWs" by
making 5 out' Vatt 'overwhelming i ,caa
against Mendel Beftis, ' on trial here
charged with murdering 11-year-old An
drei Muschtnsky in connection with an
alleged religious ceremony,- the Beilis
prosecution continued to flatten out o
day..iAi . -'r:H.:ir,-i cv1 ;--
The principal witness of tha day? a
neighbor of Beilis' named Nakorietchny,
who had been counted on to give espe
cially damaging testimony, proved a bit
ter disappointment to the prosecutor.
He knew nothing of th murder beyond
what he had been, told, he said. ' He saw
nothing unusual about Beilis i the day
of th,e murder. He repudiated all the
statements he made against the prisoner
at the preliminary hearing, saying he did
not remember making theni. He denied
ever; saying that Beilis ..had hired an
assassin to poison hin. , wi if ,i
f The prosecutor, non-plussed by - the
behavior of a man he had - expected
would be on of his chief witnesses,
floundered helplessly during" the ex
amination and It was freely predicted
that the government's case would have
collapsed hopelessly, before the prosecu
tlon had finished Us own side Of the
case, si -fVAV"-''1 :;'f :- !:;v''$i
Another neighbor ' of "Beilis, a saloon
keeper named Dobjansky, testified that
he had heard Andrei Muachinsky's aunt,
now dead, ay that the boy's own rela
tive killed him. though he did not know
why. - Under rigorous cross-examination
by the prosecutor he stuck to this story,
The Jury, this, afternoon visited the
spot where the murdered boy's mutilated
corpse .was found. "';'', i,'..;-"V-'4'g,r.v?!
ARTIST CHARLES BACON
, KILLS HIMSELF IN N. Y.
New Tork, N. Y., Oct 18Charles R.
Bacon,' a! landscape artist, committed
sul'clda by inhaling Illuminating gas In
h!0 studio . herd' somet time during IPri
day' :'night.;j, .he'.!Dodyaa' not dlscov
ered until late thla afternoon. ., '
, !A note left.by the suicide read: ''
' "1 1 leave to my- beloved wife every
thing i of which . I die . ' possessed pic
tures, clothing; and everything. C, R,
Bacon." s f. v ". v t-i
m fl k '
Chamberlain. Frame . Plumage Bill.
Washington. OctH.--A bill to pro
hibit the use of aigrettes and other
plhmage of birds is being framed by
United . State Senator Chamberlain of
Oregon,
JEW-BAITING
CASE AT
"t - t ' " i , .j " ( ' a. if" t ' - . - rr v. - 1 ; "; ' - v., ' f " t
HUERTA TELLS BRYAN
Charge ' d'Affaires ,'0'Shaughr
; nes'sy Makes Strong Repre
sentations on. Behalf of U, S,
(Oolted Preta Letted Wire.) UuXi:-'.
Washington,. Oct. .18. -Responding to
Secretary of State Bryan' strong rep
resentations, through .Nelson O'Shaugh
neasy. United States charge d'affaires
la Mexico . City, Provisional , President
Huerta of Mexico today assured
0'6haughneay ; that- the . Imprisoned
members of , the Mexican chamber of
deputies will not be harmed. , Upon this,
Secretary Bryan decided to let Amer
ican Kmiaaary John . Llnd use hi own
discretion conoernlng returning to Mex
ico City. , : f ' 1
MEXICO KEEPS STILL : .
AS RESULT OF COUP;
, ARMY REMAINS LOYAL
Mexico City, Oct' 18. Indications to
day were that Provisional President
Huerta did not overestimate his strength
last week when he arrested, the members
of the chamber of . deputies In a body,
with the exception of the Cathollo party
delegation, and locked them up pending
the election, October J8. n
It was the general opinion that .trou
ble would have followed at once, if at
all.'' Huerta had made his military prep
arations so thoroughly, however, that
no one dared to stir at the time, and to
day feeling over the deputlea arrest had
subsided. The troops were still con
splcuouBly in evidence.1 .but, otherwise
(Continued .on rage Four.y-
PERFECT PAIR .SOUGHT
BIEUGENICfSOCIElY
$1000 Awaits :;Them-$500
? ort : Marriage, arid $500 af i
- Birtrv of First Child.
.(:; " v--v" "'i'r ' . v A "
, New York,: -N.. T..; Oct lS.-Th most
perfect man and woman, Judged by the
law ot engenlos, are to be mated in an
effort - to produce a' , perfect ch lid, ac
cording, to the terma'of a contest to be
held by .the oclollglcal ; committee of
the Medical Review of Reviews, as an
nounced ..today by Frederick H. Robin
son, president of the committee. . The
couple will be selected from aU who
care to enter the contest and Robinson
announced that entries will be received
from now on. A prise of 81000 will be
awarded the couple, 8600 when they are
married and 1500 when the firat child is
born.- y
' Among those on the . ' committee in
charge of the contest are Mrs. O. H.
P. Belmont. Mrs. Wm. K, Vanderbllt.
Eugene Brleux, the playwright, the Kev.
John Itaynes Holmes and Norman Hap
good, chairman, t
NONLOE DEPUI1ES IN;
, - " t ' . . .'.'.A.;' ,i:-r
SECRETARY TO WEST
iMTOMSHlTON
Ifl STATE'S INTEREST
Miss ' Ferri - Hobbs ; Carries : In-
formation Expected ;to Be
! of Value to Lawmakers, :
ft-'1'; (Salem Bareea e Vhe.JoaroaL) . ift.-
Balem, Or.,t Oct : 18. Supplied , with
tentative draft of several measures
and a large amount of data that la ex
pected to ' be Of value to . the Oregon
delegation in congress. . Miss Fern
Hobbs, secretary to Governor West, left
yesterday ., for Washington,. D. C, "In
connection with a number of important
state land matters. : ( .-h t,
"A number of these ' matters ; have
been under way for some time, but some
are experiencing the usual departmental
and oongressionaI . delays," . said . the
governor. "Mis Uobb oarriea 'addi
tional data In their support for the in
formation of the several departments
and -.our. congressional . .delegation, and
will learn at first hand the nature of
the opposition and delay, in order that
we may learn how to be of greater as
sistance to " our delegation in securing
favorable action. .-. -.-.-.'.v-.... .
- "Senator Chamberlain' was . fortunate
enough to secure the passage of his
forestry bill by the senate, but It ap
pear to be making slow progress In the
(Continued on Page Nina)
AFTER STORMY LIFE
BeigianNobieman,: Deserted by
Princess' for Rigo, Gypsy
r ; ' Viblinist, ,ls Dead, : .
':.H" (Speeltl t The JourntL) ,
rBrBSMl,,v.OctkvV;18--Prlnce';iVJoepl)
Chimay dleil here today, ot pneumonia
The prlnoe gained fame as the hue
band of the .eccentric American heiress,
Clara Ward,' whom be married In Paris
In 1890 and who later deserted him "for
the gypsy violinist Rigo, known up and
down the United' , States, especially on
the Paclfico coast, as a cafe entertainer.
8he deserted Rigo for an Italian ticket
seller aV Naples. u,:i j ,'Z'A
- The Princess Chlmsy . was the daugh
ter ot the "King of the' Great Lakes."
and a a girl gained. notoriety, in De
troit for her eccentricity?, She went to
Pari and her wedding to the- Belgian
prince was a notable event, her man-lag
portion being over 8-.000.000. while her
gown cost 810.000. It was said that
Prince . Baldwin, hair to , the Belgian
throne, 1 was killed , for her sake, th t
name of the king himself was connect-d
with here and became euch a scandal
that finally the Chimay were compelled
to" leave Brussels.. f.- v .u -l
In Parla these escapadee grew .more
notorious until - the . prlcnes deserted
Joseph and her two children for Riga.
She settled an annuity of 815,000 a year
on the prince which. It ie expected, will
be continued for the : benefit' of . their
children, - " '.
The princes la now living in Paris,
CONVERTED
TRANSPORT
JFMDiSJLuIR
Dr. i Alfred , Kinney -Suggests
That Meade ; Could - Be
Equipped for ' Bar. Work,'
i l
. It the war department haan't a dredge
to asian to work at the mouth of the
Columbia it can order the conversion of
a transport Into a dredge and the state
of Oregon can, through appropriation by
special legislative aeaslon meet the cost,
declares Dr. Alfred Kinney, chairman of
the Ports of Columbia committee. In a
letter sent yesterday to United State
Senators George B. s Chamberlain . and
Harry Lane. ; , v;. ' ,,.;':;
TC-et the war department transfer
from the quartermaster department to
th engineering department; a trans
port to ke converted into a dredge," sug
gests Dr. Kinney In hi Hotter, j 'The
engineer In charge of the work at the
mouth of the river, Gerald Bagnall,
auggest that the 'Meade now laid up
at . Mare Island should be the ship as
she has a . long hull 4S8 ' feet," 48 feet
longer than the "Chinook', -and, Jn fact.
Is the longest of government transports,
the money to pay for this to be fur
nished' by the Oregon legislature in
special session."...;:;-;;' ;:v; vu'.Wf, 'V'v,-"
- Want Capacity 'Utoreaaed,
, Dr. Kinney ask the Oregon senators
to secure favorable action, if possible,
from the war department In having the
pumping capacity of the Chinook In
creased at least SO per cent. If It Is
possible to induce the department, even
after Its refusal, to assign a dredge for
work on the Columbia bar. It would be a
service appreciated ; by the people , of
Oregon. ' : ;. ';
"The fact 1 the business people and
(Continued on Pes Two.)
N ational , League 4 Champions
and Comiskey's Chicago-v;
;o-.;'vans' Here Nov. 1 8r!S
'if:-tu.i'
Portland . baseball , fans, will see the
New jfork Olanta and the Chicago White
Sox, who ar to . tour the world, in ac
tion on the Vaughn street park Tuesday,
November' 18, Judge McCredle having
accepted Charles A- Comiskey's proposi
tion to play here at tioon today. , .
The big leaguers will play an exhibi
tion game In Medford, Or., November 18,
and will have plenty o chance to rest
before the game. here. They Will 'em
bark at Vancouver. B. C, for. the ori
ent after playing exhibition gamea at
Seattle' and Tacoma. : ; ' : ,: ;v-,.
Practically the full strength of the
Giants and the White Sox -will be car
ried by each club. Judge McCredle stat
ed that he did not know what prices the
major leaguers would ask for admis
sion, and wired them for Information.
DREDGE
PROBLEf
,,;,.'.-'l'-'''-,'..;;'f i in i iiiiJ. AfrflP&k'itiiil
:i-iMSm i:-,.Ji:':XrvM ft'.SS?
HUERTA TftKES
ALL POWERS OF
Provisional President Issues
Decree Saying He Will Han
dle Military. Financial and
Domestic Affairs of Repub
lic Himself. :
COURTS CAN RUN IF THEY :
LEAVE HIS ACTS ALONE
Dictatorship Is Modified Only
by a Promise He Will Ren
der an Account of His Ac
tions, to Government to Be
Elected October 26. ' V.
'. ' ' (Called Prew laei Wire.) A y. i
Mexico .City, Mex.; Oct. lS.fro-
vlsional President Huerta Issued to
day a decree to the effect that he
hag assumed , alL powers hitherto
vested in the Mexican congress, bub .
pended him last week. ...
Military, financial and domestic
affair, he said, he would handle
himself, biit the department of jus
tice will ' bq allowed to continue ljx
authority, so Jongr as as interferes
with none of hts decrees. " '
He suspended the constitution insofar -as
it exempt' member of congress
from arrest, and declared himself the
supreme power in the' country.
xne oecree amounted to ine.aeciara
tlon of, a dictatorship, modified only b7
a proralae that Huerta' will render an
account of his action to the govern
ment to be elected October 26..
. i i 1 1 1 -
jnun juiiMUUii u .uunu.
OF.
t; FORFEITED : TO COURT
Attempt Will Be Made toleyy
Judgment.' 'Against ' -Negro
Pugilist1 in' France. -;, ,:
' . (United Press Leased WIre. ;'"'
Chicago, Oct 18-TJnlted Sutes Judge
Carpenter today declared forfeited the '
830,000 personal bond ef Jack Johnson,
the negro prizefighter, put up when ,he
appealed from conviction on a charge
of white slavery.
V The case waa called In the federal
court this 'morning and the bond was
ordered forfeited when Johnson . tailed
to appear. ' ,
Benjamin Bachrach, Johnson' attor
ney, requested a continuance of the
case, aaylng he waa convinced his cli
ent would return after finishing his
vaudeville engagements. Judge Carpen
ter, however, refused, to entertain the
requeat ' i-!s--fe'-' ':-.--' :"
United ' States Dlatrlct Attorney
Jamee Wllkerson ' announced x that he
would proceed immediately ; to recover
the forfeited 830,000 bond by seeking
judgment on saloon . property offered
a security.
Wllkerson said be might request that
the French government . reoognlae any
Judgment -'obtained - in ,tbe - American
court and levy against personal prop
erty? th fighter may have In France. ...
Wllkerson , said he thought ; France
would acquleaca v';;;! 'fM v..;; .;.t'-:;';
THAW INDICTMENT MYTH,
, ASSERTS HARRY, SMILING
'Concord;' NvH. Oct, i3vHarry Thaw
grinned when asked today for some com
ment on the published statement that
there was no record of the rescinding
of r an" ? Indictment t against ' him In
Dutchess county, New Tfork. -
"Thaf true enough," he said, "and
for the excellent reason that, no indict
ment was ever returned against me
there, r The alleged certified copy ot one
sent to Governor Felker of New Hamp
shire waa a misrepresentation." '
DOZENS OF WRECKS ON :
; ALASKA AND SIBERIA
"' 'vi"f ;;;n' n, ; hi'i, v'ti' jf.:: 'f
lfNo'nle?Alaska,''Oc;:43. from
up and down the coast Indicated today
that the toll ot dead In the recent storm
is as yet far, from- complete. Wrecks,
it was said,' ar scattered along th
beach for many mile, and arrivals from
the Siberian coast tell, of several ve-'
eel lost there. The craft were small
but the total of their crew may run
Into, .the' doxens, ;;'',; -r-s.,-"?: 1
AVIATOR . KILLED SELF
000 FEET. IN THE, AIR
Oran. Algeria, Oct. Kvldftire et
the Inqueet here today showed thnt
Justin- Soul Beilland, military aviator,
ascended 000 feet In a monoplanx and
then shot hlm-elf. 111 guiding hand
removed, the monoplane fell, '
,'.4' t t: ' I .i ' ' ' -
; Smokers rnltlon Is I'.nlijr.
New Tork, Oct. 13. Seventy-two t'
-and New - Yorkers nt t- i
subway and elevated tralrm.
a petition today to tin I
commission axklns- t
whloh was so lu!Sw
Oil ft ftrl' 'it tS.-v
Mutl'l 01 i- '
DIGTATORSHIP
30.000
DECLARED