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    VOL. XIII. NO. 33.
PORTLAND, OREGON THURSDAY EVENING APRIL 116, 1914. TWENTY PAGE.
PRICE TWO CENTS. ?. Ann umxrwt
HUERTA READY
TO SALUTE IF
UNITED STATES
FIRES RETURN
President Accepts Huerta's
"Proposal and Will Fire
Salute in Return, but
Huerta Must Behave.
LODGE SAYS ANSWERING
SALUTE IS RIDICULOUS
O'Shaughnessy's Friendliness
for Huerta Is Disapproved
of, Is Report,
M'nlfd rr T.imJ wire.)
Washington, April J 6. President
Wilson this afternoon instructed
Charge d'Affalrrs O'Shaughnessy to
tell president Huerta that he accepts
the latter's offer to salute the Ameri
can flag, and that, in accordance with
naval precedent, tlio United States
hip will return the salute.
This, it was stated, ends the crisis,
unless disapproval of the agreement
should come from Mexico Tr from the
United States congress.
Not a gun lews than 21 will be ac
cepted as Mexico's salute of the Amer
lean flag. President Wilson said.
He declared ho had not even consid
ered a proposition that the command
er of the gunboat Dolphin, whose men
were arrested at Tamplco, be saluted
Instead. U he Dolphin's commander. It
was explained, was not entitled to a
salute of 21 guns, so it would not be a
national salute.
Courtesy Demands Saints.
Opinions differed as to whether this
was an acceptable proposition or not.
Chairman Shlvely of the senate foreign
relations committee said yes. It was.
Ordinary courtesy, he added, would call
fot an acknowledgment of the Mexican
salute. Senator Lodge took the con
trhry view. In his opinion, Mexico
would be apologizing to the United
8U.tes for an affront, if It saluted-wlth-out
getting a response but if it did get
a response the thing became a mean
ingless , exchange of courtesies.
Thta 'stipulation.' said Shlvely, "is
merely a request that the usual forms
b compiled with. Of course if the
Mexicans salute we will salute in re
turn. -
"This, however, will not constitute
recognition of Huerta as head of a de
Jure government of Mexico. It is rec
ognition only of a de facto government.
Just as our demand was a recognition
of a de facto government.
Ho Government to Recognita.
. "There is no de Jure government in
? Mexico to recognize.
"I suppose Huerta's compliance with
cur demands will end the present
situation and leave matters where they
were before. In fact, I can't think of
any other way In which the situation
can work out if Huerta does what he
seems today to intend doing."
Officials Are Optimistic.
The belief that the situation has im
proved was emphasized by the an
nouncement that Secretary Daniels
was going to New York and that Sec
retary Bryan hoped to start on his va
cation Sunday.
The question whether the United
States could return the Mexican salute
without recognizing the Huerta gov
ernment thereby was an acute one,
however. Many influential men dis
agreed with Senator Shlvely. Senator
Lodge was one of them. He contended
that a return of the salute would be
an American "backdown."
"To return the Mexican salute
- would make us ridiculous," said Lodge.
(Concluded o Pig Two. Column One)
THOUGHT DEATH WAS
Morrison Campbell, Cleve
. land, Oregon, Surrenders
Himself.
(Special to The Journal.)
Roseburg. Or.. April 16. Morrison
Campbell, an old resident of Cleveland,
16 miles west of Roseburg, came to
Roseburg at noon today and surren
dered, saying he had shot and killed
John Becker, a neighbor, 32 years old.
Becker was found dead in a field
early this morning, but It was sup
posed he had died a natural duth
The men had quarreled over the priv
ilege of cattle entering their land. This
morning aner a lew words, Becker,
so Camnbell uva rrnhiH him
Started to drear him nrrn. ri.i.
field. Campbell says be told Becker
10 tei go. ana that when he refused he
snot nun. me third shot killing Becker
. Campbell then went liAm. .
milked the cow, ate his breakfast and
, men came to town and surrendered
Becker leaves a wife and four eh 11
dren. Campbell has a wife and adopt
ed daughter.
District Attorney r.anrr. m n-..r,.
who Is a candidate for th
for attorney nnl -m i.n ...
Rcseburg tonight to investigate, the
kllllnv nf Inhn T.b. It.. ,
- - mr jf .uurnson
Campbell. Brown had intended leav
ing for eastern Oramn tnniiht - -
campaign tour but because of this case
win naiiMnv aim trip.
NATURAL
UNTIL
MAN
CONFESSED
MURDER
Fleet Steams On,
Takes No Chances
Expectant Crews Hop to Make Tam
plco by 'Beat Wednesday Boon;
Making ia Knots This Morning.
By Bernard Rucker.
On Board the United Spates Battle
ship Arkansas, by Wireless via Cape
Hatteras. April 16. Under clearing
skies the battleship fleet under Ad
miral Badger was steaming southward
today.
,The admiral ordered a speed of 12
knots. The ships, strung out in line,
1000 feet apart, plunged through the
waves, the Arkansas leading. It was
estimated they would make Tamplco
by Wednesday noon. The crews were
enthusiastic and drilled with anappy
precision.
By Secretary of the Navy Daniels'
orders, Admiral Badger was refusing
to answer any of the questions put to
him by the correspondents on board or
to say a word concerning the Mexican
situation.
E
AFFAIRS TO
BiCK UP PRESIDENT
Passes Resolution Approving
His Course in Sending
Battleship Fleet to Tampico'
(United Preaa Leased Wire.)
Washington, April 16. Preparations
were being made here to assist Amer
icans in Mexico to leave the country.
Many women and children from the
capital have already arrived in Tamp
lco. Of these all who wish it will
be brought north on the steamship
Ksperanza.
At a meeting of "the house foreign
affairs committee today Chairman
Flood explained that neither marines
nor bluejackets would be landed on
Mexican soil without congress' spe
cific authorization.
Congressman Ainey, heretofore one
of the administration's bitterest op
ponents, told the committee the Re
publicans' would support the president
in the present crisis. He said he
thought a blockade of the Mexican
coast was an action of war and really
required congressional sanction, but
expressed the opinion that nobody
would quibble about the matter.
Chairman Flood, in reply, assured
Ainey and the other committeemen that
the president would neither seize Tam
pico or any other port nor take any
other aggressive action without con
gressional authorization.
Action xm Sustains!.
Several resolutions bearing; on the
situation were considered before the
committee could agree on the question
of wording. The one finally adopted
was to the effect that it was "re
solved that the action of the president
in connection with the Tampico inci
dent he sustained by the committee on
foreign affairs of the house of repre
sentatives of the United States." ,
Secretary of War Garrison notified
the president that t'.ie army was
ready for service the moment it was
needed. All furloughs had been can
celled and officers, who were absent
from their commands, were hurrying
to rejoin them. ,
Joseph Tumulty, the president's pri
vate secretary, denied a report that
the, chief 'executive was dtsnatlsf led
with Charge d'Affaires O'Shauehnesav
because of his personally friendly re
lations witli President Huerta.
Arms Shipments Worry.
It was learned on administration au
thority that the government was con
sidering steps to prevent the rebels
from getting more arms and ammuni
tion from the United States. This was
because some suspicion existed, de
spite the denial of some constitution
alist leaders of any interest in Huerta's
troubles with America, that the drastic
action President Wilson is taking
might result in a reconciliation of fed
erals and rebels. -
Dynamiters Appeal
to tne r resident
Convicted Ironworkers Ask Wilson to
Stay Execution of Supreme Court
Mandate Ordering Thim to Ja.ll.
Washington, April 16. President
Wilson was asked today to stay the
United States supreme court mandate
imprisoning the 27 Iron Workers, con
victed at Indianapolis of unlawfully
transporting dynamite, until Attorney
General McReynolds can examine rec
ords and determine whether they are
entitled to pardon.
The appeal was presented by EL N.
Zoline, chief attorney for the convicted
men. He was accompanied by Sena
tors Lewis and Lane and Representa
tives Gallagher. Graham. O'Halr. Gor
man. Buchanan and Nolan. Zoline in
sisted the men were not fairly con
vlcted. President Wilson nromlsed
that Attorney General McReynolds
wouio. investigate the matter.
Prize Fight Statute
Held Ineffectual
Judo Webster Holmes at Tillamook
ays raw rail to Stat What Acts
Make Offense In This Particular.
Tillamook. Or., April 16. Judge
Webster Holmes of the circuit court
here has ruled that tha statute pro-
r.iDiting priserightlng in this state is
Ineffectual because the statute falls
to state what acta constitute nri-
fight. The matter waa presented to
me juage m ine case or tne state vs
Roy Baling and Adolph Rlchter. who
T-re jointly maiciea ror noiding i
prizefight.
'JThe statute upon which the Indict
ment is brought fails to state what i
prixefiarht is." uM jruriff Mnim. .'
cannot impose my ideas as to that on
the Jury, and neither can counsel. It
Is the province of the legislature to
m) wnai acts snail constitute
crime."
HU
COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN
UTS OF
FEDERALS ARE
AT
Army of the North, Reduced
From 12,000 to 6000 Men,
Is Making Last Stand
Agairfst Conquering Rebels
EXTERMINATION WILL
LIKELY BE THEIR FATE
No Chance for Them to Es
cape Through Lines if
They Are Beaten.
(United Preaa Leased Wire.)
San Pedro, Mexico, April 16. Sur
rounded by rebels, the last remnant of
President Huerta's army of the north
was making its last stand fight at
Benavides fetation today.
The federal force was reduced by
the battle of San Pedro from 12,000 to
about 6800 . men but they were still
resisting desperately. General Villa
was determined to exterminate them.
He was in personal charge of the rebel
attack, had all his available troops in
action and had sent for 3000 more
from Torreon.
Runners from the scene of the en
gagement reported it one of the
fiercest of tha rebellion. iThey said
the federals occupied a strong position
and were defending it with reckless
determination. The rebels, however,
were tightening the cordon about them
and it was declared they were certain
to be wiped out unless they surren
dered. There was no chance for them
this time, said witnesses of the battle,
to slip through the rebels' line as they
did at Torreon and San Pedro.
According to General Ortega, among
the prisoners his men took when they
captured San Pedro Monday night, were
five American newspaper and maga
zine writers, who had been accompany,
ing the federals. General Villa ordered
that every consideration h v,
and they were held at a hacienda on
Lake Mayran, between San Pedro and
xjenaviaes station.
Since San Pedro's rantnra inn
wounded have arrived from ,.,.
of the various battles and skirmishes
xougnt in its vicinity.
General Villa captured here JO loco
motives. .300 emntv frrlrh as
carloads of coal. 8 of ice, 20 of water,
au or ammunition, 60 of cotton and S
of clothing and general merchandise.
He took also 11 cannon In San Pedro
and a dozen more which the federals
abandoned along the line of their re
ireai.
Fifteen hundred federal th-Iso-pi-
have been taken thus far.
ROOSEVELT TO DIRECT
PACIFIC FLET WHILE
HE IS ON THIS COAST
Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Will Take Personal
Charge of Movements,
(United Presa Leased Wire.)
Washington, April 16. Secretary nf
the Navy Daniels today ordered As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt, now in
San Francisco, to take personal charge
or tne .faciric fleet's movements in con
nection with the Mexican situation Ha
-was instructed to confer with Admiral
Doyle at Mare Island.
Daniels' instructions were for the
fleet to rendezvous at fSf)Yl niorA rtra.
paratory to a mass movement toward
juexican waters.
Admiral Howard will
operations at San Diego, whence
xwuaeveii may accompany thefleet on
its voyage to the southward. It was
expected the entire fiet
San Diego by Monday or Tuesday but
it was saia its stay there would.be
brief.
The Cleveland wan nnnri. . ...
sail at any time. The Chattanooga
" " "vcviru m leave Bremerton to
morrow. Other vessels of th fit 4
was stated, were due to sail for San
iiego wiimn 4 hours.
Bremerton Vessels Ready.
, . . U0.. x 0 - xne
armored cmlKer tMtt.H,,,-- .
ucic ounuay IOr reserve service
was today ready to leave for San Diego
" wnii an oraer Issued bj
The Albany, a light draught vessel
Will Sail for the smith
uaJ vuici
Vessels Which in nuv .11 iv. i
- - " j ivj Bail v 1 L 11 1 1 1
48 hours, should the Mexican situation
aemana , are me South Dakota, West
ivoi 1 j nuv ma
rines are aboard th p?tt ohnr
v irKiiiia nun v ninrnnrt ivao -i n a
. R
' v vt-ic iiiai iiir; vuiys
here has been Called out for field swrv-
ice.
Torpedo Flotilla at San Diego
San Pedro, Cal , April 16. Th South
Pacific torpedoboat flotilla cleared
San Pedro harbor early today for San
Diego. They sailed under orders from
Washington.
The flotilla Included the destrovers
Whipple. Truxton, Paul Jones, Perry
and Stewart. The supply ship Iris is
shipping provisions, and will start for
San Diego tonight. The flotilla
reached Ban Diego this afternoon to
await orders.
Bridgeport Postmistress.
f Washing-ton Bureau ot The Journal 1
Washington, April 16. Mina G.
Nichols has been appointed postmis
tress at Bridgeport, vice Edna C. Kast-
man. . i . -
BEIJA1ES
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SUBMARINE MINES LAID
AT MIDNIGHT AT FORT
STEVENS ON COLUMBIA
.. .. M" J" . ijMisy
Searchlights From Forts Only
Illumination While Unique
Feat Is Being Performed.
(Special to Tha Jonrnal.
Fort Stevens, Or.. April 16. For the
first time, so far as Is .known, was
successfully undertaken the unique
feat of planting submarine mines at
midnight at Fort Stevens, Or. It is
believed that no other power in the
world has ever accomplished this , re
sult, heretofore.
The planting waa done by the United
States army mine planter. Major Sam
uel Ringgold, under the supervision of
Lieutenant J. E. Townes, Coast Ar
tillery corps.
All the intricate mechanism of the
mines, Junction boxes and tha thou
sands of yards of electrical cable were
placed in the lower Columbia river
harbor with the searchlights from
Forts Stevens, Columbia anQ Canby as
the vnly illuminating agent outside of
the lights on the Ringgold.
Could Blow TTp Fleet.
in war and during target practice
these mines are filled with 100 pounds
of guncotton, slightly saturated with
a small detonating charge to explode
the guncotton.
The mines are arranged in a fan-
like formation, rendering It practical
ly Impossible for one of the enemy's
boats to pass through the network of
destruction prepared for them. Mines
are fired either automatically, that is,
by the contact of the approaching "boat
with the mines, or by means of ot.
serving the position of the incoming
war vessel and, aa it passes directly
over one of the mines, the shore op
erator is given the command fire, he
inserts the proper connection and the
mine explodes with a dull- reverberat
ing boom, throwing upward a huge
mass of water over 200 feet Into the
air.
In the case of actual war his action
means the complete destruction of a
war vessel costing millions with its
crew of nearly 1000 men. It is Im
possible for any boat to withstand the
terrific shock of a submarine mine ex
plosion. The mouth of the Columbia is par
ticularly well fitted for thla type of
protection, due to the depth of water
prevailing and the even flow of the
river currents.
Muzzling of Dogs
May Be Reqtiired
Mayor Parors Ordinance Vrorlfilaa
There Zs afecesslty for aCniaUng aad
It Can Sa Boae Humanely.
Mayor Albee Is in favor of muzzling
the dogs, provided, however, that there
is a necessity for It and an effective
and humane muzzle may be used to
prevent the animals from biting human
beings. He made the statement this
I morning following a plea made for a
muzzle ordinance by City Bacteriologist
Pernot, who .-, yesterday afternoon
pointed out the dangers of a possible
rabies epidemic.
With the mayor now In favor of
muzzling the dogs to prevent the
spread of rabies. It is probable that ac
tion will be taken by the 'council to
morrow on some sort of ordinance to
require muzzling, &s . both Commis
sioner Dleck and Brewster have stated
they are In favor of such a measure.
Commissioner Dleck4 wilt introduce the
matter before the council tomorrow.
LEFT BEHIND!
ASSURANCE POSITIVE. FEZ TOPPED SHR1NERS
BIG SLICE OF ALASKA
TRADE COMING HERE
Volume of Business Already
Sufficiently Large to Dis
pel Skepticism,
Alaska business: is already coming
into Portland in such volume that
there can no longer: be doubt, even from
the most skeptical that this city is
destined to secure a very large share
of the trade of the northland.
The Sanbora-Cram company, writing
from Burnett Inlet, Alaska, to a Port
land firm, says:
"We intend tc purchase all of our
supplies for th coming summer in
Portland insteadj of Seattle and if you
will give us fair! prices and immediate
delivery we will favor you with all our
future orders in Ixour line."
This is only a sample of what Alas
kan interests think of the Portland in
vasion of that territory. : That Port
land can undersell any other market
on the Pacific coast on most commod
ities and name an equal price with
others on the remainder is not doubted
by those that have given the matter
attention. " I
Initial orders ; of goods have been
(Concluded on Page Nine. Column Fire)
'-ft
BUT LITTLE LAND WITHDRAWN FROM RESERVES
IS SAID TO BE WORTH MAKING FILINGS ON
30,000 Acres of Questionable Value, It Is Declared, Are
All That Is Left After Deducting Barren Portion and
Portions Filed on by Reclamation Service,
In its recent Announcement regard
ing the elimination of lands from the
Deschutes and Paulina national forests
the forest service Intimated that 400,
000 acres of land would be open to
settlement, but I failed to mention the
Important fact that 176.000 acres are,
to quote the forestry officials, "so
barren they won't grow a good sized
tree."- Neither
of the 234,000
acres,- the very
was it mentioned that
acres left, 103.620
pick of the area, had
been already taken over by the recla
mation service of the government for
the' development of Its projects.
Tbe railroad companies Into central
Oregon, not knowing; this, have been
erroneously advertising the fact that
2000 desirable homesteads in southern
central Oregon iwill be open for entry,
but forest service officials now admit
that the land left after various gov
ernment departments took what they
wanted is practically worthless.
X.aad Xiargely Barrea.
Less than 30.000 acres, or about 90
enlarged homesteads, is all that lends
itself to the possibility that it may
have water, or Is so situated that it
can be subirrigated to any extent by
streams or lakes.
Altogether 410,000 acYes were elimi
nated from, the two national forests,
the larger portion of It Is so barren,
officials of the Portland office state,
that It won't grow a good sized forest
tree. Eliminating this 'character of
land from consideration, it is said ap
proximately 234,000 acres ia left. Be
fore it 'was decided to throw this land
open the reclamation service took Its
'SPECIAL ATTRACTION'
IN BIG CIRCUS PARADE
Mussulmans Flock All Over
Cages and Create Endless
Amusement for Big Crowd,
' Al Kader Temple, Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine, mingled with the Al G.
Barnes three ringed circus this fore
noon and gave Portlanders an oppor
tunity to witness a regular circus pa
rade caged animals, clowns, blaring
brass and all preparatory for the
three day circus season which began
this afternoon on Multnomah field,
where the big tents are spread.
More than BOO fez-topped Shrlners
were in line and they let no oppor
tunity escape to get all the fun pos
sible out of the event. Every flag be
decked, gaudily painted circus wagon
was crowded with Shrinera; some rode
on elephants, others manipulated the
keys of the calliope with weird effect,
and the remainder took to automobiles
Impressed Into special service or
marched to the tune of martial band
music. .
Parade Is XiOng One.
From 11 o'clock until after noon, the
parade swung through the principal
(Concluded on Page lire. Column Six)
pick. The department took 103.520
acres, the choice sites along the
Deschutes river and its branches for
irrigation projects. Afterwards an
other department selected 680 acres
morn alnnar th nirhnt.. nw
power sites. Then the balance, amount
ing lo aoout au.uuu acres, is left for the
public to file on.
Dry Farming Only.
Of the 234,000 acres left, 203,530
acres, by the furthest stretch of the
Imagination, according to forestry of
ficers, is suitable for nothing but dry
farming. There is no known way ot
irrigating any of it, not only because
of its hilly character and altitude, but
principally because there is no water
with which to irrigate.
No crops have ever been raised on
any portion of it, and it is character,
ized as having been so far valuable
only for grazing purposes.
The average temperature is 40 3
above zero the year around, and freez
ing temperatures have been experi
enced every month in the year. The
land is over 4000 feet hi-. ...
level. It is on the east slope of the
Cascades and a range of mountains
known as the Walker range trav
erses it.
Much of the 30.000 acres left were
surveyed as early 'as 1864, when set
tlers began, taking up the beet. It was
open to settlement until 1903, and the
tacit admission is made by government
officials that these settlers got about
everything worth having. The lands
are from 20 to 126 miles from Bend,
the nearest railroad point, and the
filln offices are at Lakeview and The
Dalles, s:
West Wins in
School Note Case
Jndg-e Galloway Kolds That Taper Xa
Duly srldeace of Toads of tha State;
Treasurer Z,osee.
Salem, -Or.. April 16. Governor
West won in his contention that the
state treasurer has no legal authority
for retaining possession of the 8000
common school fund notes, which ag
gregate In value about 6, 000,000, in
a decision rendered today by Circuit
Judge William Galloway In the suit
brought by the state, on relation of
Governor West and Secretary of State
Ben W. Olcott. against State Treas
urer Kay. The suit, which was be
gun as a friendly action,, was brought
to compel Mr. Kay to deliver the noUs
to the clerk of the land board.
Judge Galloway In overruling the
demurrer to the complaint, stated that
the state treasurer is the custodian of
tbe funds of the state, but these notes
are not funds but only evidence of
funds.
"Every one ofthe 8000 or more notes
involved Is secured by mortgage of
record in the county where the loan is
made and it is purely a matter in the
discretion of the state school land
board where the notes are kept." de
clared Judge Galloway. "The notes In
question may be deposited in . the
vaults of some bank, and this court Is
not aware of any law restraining the
action of the board In the matter of
the custody of the notes, aa the stato
land board Is a coordinate branch of
the state government and Its discre
tions and decisions are not subject to
review by the courts."
Coxey Starts Off
Drawn by a Mule
The "(reneral,n Reading About 200
Man, x,eaves From Massllon, Ohio,
for Washington.
Massllon, Ohio. April 1. Riding in
a rickety old phaeton, drawn by a mule,
"General" Jacob S. Coxey. at the head
of 200 unemployed men, today started
on his long heralded trip to Washing
ton. Hundreds of persons' watched
the start. A banner attached to the
mule's harness read:
"Jacob's ass. I am Jobless and
mortgaged. My owner paya 8 per cent
in advance every two months. Th
bank loaning htm the money gets it
from Uncle Sam at cost, and, tsldes,
he pays bank interest on securities de
posited for issuance money.
"I am pulling my owner to Washing
ton to have him granted the same
privileges."
Mrs. Coxey accompanied her hus
band. David Coxey, aged 11 years,
their son, rode behind the phaeton on
a pony.
Powers Agree to ,
Keep Hands Off
Oermam Ambassador notifies Bryaa
for sratloa of Xarop That They
Will Hot Interfere In Mexico.
Washington, April 16. That the
powers will continue their hands off
policy in Mexico, leaving everything
to the United States, became known
today through German Ambassador
Count Von Bernstorff. The count and
Secretary of State Bryan conferred this
forenoon and Bryan went later to the
White House, saying they had gone
into the Mexican situation fully.
Von Bernstorff ranks next to the
dean of the diplomatic corps in Wash
ington and his call on Secretary Bryan
was considered highly significant. He
said he was certain the United States
would take all necessary Steps to pro
tect foreigners in the event of acute
trouble in Mexico.
Bryan was much pleased by the in
terview and telephoned the ambassa
dor's words to the president.
Ten Lives Lost in
Wrecks on Atlantic
Schooner Buckley Strikes Bar Off X,ong
Beach, Captain, Kls Wife, Six of
Crew Drown; Tug sinks With Two.
New York, April 16. The three
masted schooner Buckley was wrecked
vff Long Beach yesterday, according
to advices received here today.
The captain, his wife and six mem
bers of the crew were drowned.
The tug Aries sank about the same
time in Raritan bay. Two members
of the crew met death; five were res
cued.
The Buckley struck a sand bar dur
Ing a 70 miles gale. Ilfesavers made
an unsuccessful effort to reach the
schooner. A. Martin waa the only sur
viving member of the Buckley's crew.
Auto Runs Away,
Scatters Women
While it Zs Being Cranked in X.os An
geles Street Oears Slip aad it Bnas
Down Walk, Injuring pedestrians.
Los Angeles, April 16, Three wom
en are being treated at a hospital to
day for injuries sustained when thev
were run down by a runaway automo
bile. While W. D. Wetmore was
cranking his automobile the gears slip
ped and tttie car p hinged over a curb
on a crowded business street, knocking
pedestrians right and left, and crashed
through a pliite glass window. Mrs.
Alice Harmon of Mason City, Iowa,
Mrs. J. F. Mclnery and Mrs. Frances
Blako of Los Angeles were severely
hurt.
Roy Carroll Jury
Fails to Agree
Will Be Tried Again on Charge of Mur
dering John Seller, Marshal of Cor
rals Deliberates Over aright.
Salem. Or., April 1, After being
out since o ciock yesterday after
noon, the Jury which tried . Roy Car
roll on the charge of murdering John
Zoller. marshal of Gervais, reported
this morning that it wss unable to
agree on a verdict and at 9:10 it was
dismissed. Carroll will be tried again.
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LUSTY CHEERS
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OF BALL milS
Brass Bands, War Veterans
and Delegations of Citizens
Make Up Joyous Proces
sion to Grounds.
MARCHERS GREETED BY
THRONGS ON STREETS
Pedestrians Follow Proces
sion on Foot, in Trolley
and Automobiles.
When the baseball narada atartA
promptly at 1:30 o'clock thla after
noon, hardly anvbodv would Imv.
ullzed the grand opening of the 1914
iun season had been postponed twice. -
ceariy 100 automobiles wr llni n
on Fourteenth street. Thirteenth and
Twelfth streets facing Morrison when
tne platoon of police and Camnbell'a
American band headed eastward on
Morrison In the first lap of the cir
cuit. Although Grand Marshal James Ap
pleby forirot his official huritr ih.,.
was no hitch and George I.. Baker,
chief of the baseball boosters, helped
make up for the lack by loud cries of
Joy. -
There were other cries of joy, too,
and the whole pageant began to un
wind as a Bingle unit.
Five auto loids or Ad club member a
found Dlace in lino
laden with the heroes of the diamond.
wno aomehow looked happy enough at
the chance of starting the eaon at
home. President Charlie R.nr nt tu.
Ad club steered one car and" the club
quartet m ensconced in another.
The Portland Automobile club had'
several cars In line, with Prrlilnt w
J. Clemens In one ofthe leading ve
hicles. It remained for the Harriman
club, however, to splurge, really. The
club had about a rioien green taxtcabs
chartered for the occasion, with Miss
i heinia Holllngsworth, the club s can
didate for Rohh Festival queen, head
ing the contingent.'
Followed then bands, more automo
biles, the Sons of Spanish-American
War Veterans drum corps, atlll mora
autos and several floats.
Tbe pairad :pasHV through crowded
streets down Morrison to Fourth,
north to Pine and back through tho
retail streets to Alder, thence west
ward and out to the Vaughn atreet
grounds, crowds following on foot, by
trolley and auto.
Chicago Planning
. Subway System
Defeat of Mayor Harrison's . TUn
Clears Way fr Municipally Owned
Subways in the loop District.
Chicago. April 16. Defeat of Mayor
Harrison's so-called "comprehensive
subway plan" at the polls Jt week
has cleared the way for an Immediate
beginning on a series of municipally
owned subways for Chicago.
Plans are already under way and it
Is expected that the new city council
will make the necessary authorization
for the construction of the bores at its
flrpt meeting late In themonth,-
Chlcagoans are jubilant over the de
feat of the Harrison proposition whicn
was a scheme for granting long term
blanket franchises for the subways.
The measure was defeated at Tues
day's election by a vote of 264,400 to
115.692.
The Harrison plan ' was termed
"nebulous. Incomprehensible and Inept"
by Its opponents and it is generally'
felt that the defeat of the proposition
saved a possible fiasco In the solution
of Chicago's transportation problem.
The system of subways now pro
posed will be designed to be used in
connection with Chicago's present sun
face nd elevated lines as a means of"
eliminating congestion in the dow.l
town "lyoop" district.
THIEVES LIKE AUTO 7804
The vicissitudes of owning an auto
mobile are many according to Dr. R.
Marsh. Portland physician. His car
was stolen Tuesday night for the third
time. In the past month. Thus far the
rolice have been unable to locate it,
although It was re-overed the previ
ous times without difficulty. The car,
a four-cylinder Studebaker. was taken ;
from In front of the Hetllg theatre.
It bears an Oregon license No. 7804.
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Gasoline and .oil engines, marine
and stationary.' -
Trunks, bags and suitcases for.
eale by a manufacturer,
Electric motors.
Fireproof and . burglar proof
safes.
New and second hand carom
and pocket billiard tables.
0 inch mahogany roll top desk.
2 oak flat top desks.
Sewing machine'.
Ice box and large range.
Plumbing futures.
Pole for ton and half express
wagon.
5 h. p. wood eaw engine.
Gasoline wood aw.
Four ton Ice making and re
i fiigeratlng machine.
These Items are from the For
Sale-Miscellaneoua wolumn In to
day's Journal Want Ads.
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