GREA "5: PREPARATIONS MM FOR SERVICES E -FOR AMERICAN DEAD Bodies of 17 Killed at Vera uruz win be Landed at the Battery, New York, Today. FUNERALS HELD MONDAY President WUsoa Will Deliver the Sul Z tri School Children to sUng"Hsar K ' Xy Ood to TbH." Halted Pr Leaned Wire.) New York. May . Crowds as great as New 'York's mllllonii ever turned out to snyr spectacle are expected to throng the- (imoui old .Battery tomorrow, when .the bodies of 17 bluejackets and ma-J fines, who fell-at Vera Orua, will be , displayed' with honor at the city's wit ter gate, Escorted by the battleship "t Wyoming, the death ship Montana, ac i'; vonipanled by the presidential yacht Mayflower, with Secretary Daniels on ',. board, will arrive, off the Battery early tumorow 'afternoon. I ' Promise of a fair day made It oer i thin that New Yorkers by hundreds ot thousands would rush to the spot to do " honor to the boys who died In defense 'of the flag. '. Night JJollce Co mm I loner Woods ,and Chief Inspector Sohmlttberger ' were hard at work perfecting the po . lice arangements for handling enorm ous erowda. Hundreds of men afoot and mounted, were required in addt i tlon to the detachments from the ships ',' which will be present as guard of honor. Huge Tbronr booked Tor, Kxtra tialns will be run on the var ious elevated and suburban lines to "handle the crush of spectators and tn trolley service on lines running to the ropt of the Island, will bo doubled. Kvery indication is that the big park will not be nearly large enough to bold the throng and It la possible when the " 'Jam gets too big the police will have t form lines and keep all hands mov .'ing when they have seen the 17-flag draped cadets. 1 he Wyoming tonight Is .steaming out to aea to meet the funeral ship. The little squadron la expected off the Bat tery about 3 o'clock In the afternoon. By this time the United States tug Traffic will have Joined the convoy and immediately after the Montana has an chored it will take the coffins ashore, landing them at Pier A. They will then be mounted on caissons. President to Attend. Tfte exercises Monday will begin In the presence of President Wilson, Ad miral Dewey, Mayor Mltchel and scores of prominent persons at 8:30 o'clock. From that hour until the services at the navy yard are over there will be a suspension of business al'. over the city. Mayor Mltchel has also aaked tha while the nation and city are honoring the first heroes of operations in Mex lco the bells of the city's churches be lolled and flags bf private and public buildings be displayed at half mast. The procession, when it starts up Broadway at o'clock, will be corn posed of tha following: Those Who WUi rand. Squadron of mounted police; massed tanda Trent the battleships Texas and .Wyoming; two battalions of : marines and bluejackets, a naval militia bat talion (preceding the 17 caissons) fol lowed by carriages containing the president, the mayor, tha congression al committee. Governor OJynn and high army, and navy officers. At City Hall the cortege will halt while '600 school children, massed on the plaza, . sing "Nearer, My God, to Thee." . It will then paaa over the Manhat tan bridge to the navy yard, where, on .the parade ground, the funeral ser vices proper will be held. The clergy men who will participate are the Rev. William Q. Casnard, national chap lain; Rabbi Stephen A. Wise, the Very Rev. John Chadwick naval chaplain. The president will deliver the eu logy. i High School Boys ' ' Guilty; Are Paroled Lads Who Took Befreshments Pre pared for Party and Who Broke a ' Pa&eh Bowl, Chip In to Pay Damage, Salem. Or., May 9. Charles Moffltt and Earl Headrlck. leadera . of the crowd of aeven high school bovs who broke into the home of Jesse George Friday night of last week and took a quantity of Ice cream and other ed Ibles prepared for a party, today dead ed guilty to petty larceny in Justice wnttur i court and were given sen fence's of 30 days in Jail, which were suspended on condition the boys pay Tor the damages caused 1 as well as . court costs. In breaking into the house the boys broke a large Dunch bowl, which added to the amount of damages. The total cost amounted to 43. which all the boys chipped In and paid. The other five boys were Archie wiison John Burroughs. Charles Smith. Beryl Dart and Miller Hayden. For warmlna- the feet m. font .n tot steam radiators adjustable as to neigm ana length has been Invents. "SUPREME CHIEF" CARRANZA AND TWO OF HIS AIDS 5 L .vs. : ' 'j. . DRUNKEN MAN KILLS HIMSELF FOLLOW NG SHOOTING LANDLORD opponents of labor unions in America for many years. He was known for his wealth from, on coast to another, bavins held land and Immense inter ests in nearly, every state In the union. Efforts ere being; made to secure special train to take the body back to Battle Creek.' , poarder Insulted When Hotels man Tried to Induce Him to Bring Spree to End, , Wttnees to Affair Makes Tnavalllng Effort to Take Weapon front Slayer. Louis Levrov, an electrical lineman, shot Charles Berfiold, proprietor jf Bl&n of Sadden Impulses. Rochester, Minn.. May . That C W. Post was In better condition than he had been for years when he left the hospital here after an operation for appendicitis and chronic stomach trou ble, about March 15, was the statement tonight of Dr. C. H. Mayo, who per formed the operation. Dr. May further stated that the millionaire was in good mental condi tion th ?ay that mf. HAVF STRI Uti F FflR RIIN 'fered from stomach trouble for 23 . - - . - . v . T- ! years'. "Mr. Post was a roan of sudden Im pulses," said Dr. Mayo, "and it was undoubtedly due to his Impulsive nat ure that he took his own life today, I had a letter from him after he reached his home in which he seemed in the best of spirits and apparently con sidered himself on the road to com plete recovery. ' I am astonished at the the Edgerton hotel at 117 Knott "u7w ... .It lleve chronic appendicitis and stomach trouble and was considered very sue ( a- VI Thie photograph of Venustlano Car- ransa, "supreme chief of the consti tutionalist forces of Mexico, was .taken recently at Hermoslllo. his capital in the state of Sonora. At Carranza's right Is Gustavo Espinoia Ml rales, his private secretary, and at his left is Colonel Jacinto T re vino, mayor of Es tado. -I CARRANZA ASSURES U. S. OF FRIENDSHIP IN T0RRE0N SPEECH (Continued Prom Page One.) words used by Villa in a recent inter view at Juarez. 'The American people are too sensi ble to let Huerta provoke them Into a war so that he can save himself. Car- ranza is' iquoted as saying. . "We are not at odds with the Americans. The constitutionalist cause owes much to their friendly attitude." The general conviction la that the constitutionalists hope by repeated as surances of friendship for the United States to have the embargo against importations of munitions , of war lifted, In case the Saltillo and Tara pico campaigns are successful. With out new supplies of ammunition, Car ranza's forces would be seriously handicapped in a final move against Mexico City. Staff officers of General Fidel Avila, commanding the constitutionalist gar rison at Juarez, who crossed the river in civilian garb and saw 5000 Amer- can troops' parade today in the streets of Et Paso, tonight were guarded lu their comments. They praised the ap pearanee of the troops, but said the American horses .were unsuitable for service in the desert and mountain country of Mexico. Avila himself was not in El Paso according to his officers. Marlon F. Letcher. United States consul at Chihuahua, will return to that city tomorrow. Scores of Ameri can refugees have begged him for per mission to return to look after their business but he said he had no in structions from the state department in the matter. James Logan, an American negro who had been held in Jail at Juarez for three months on the charge of beinar a federal spy, was released today on representations made by the American department of state. His release is conditional, however, and he must re port to the military authorities at Juares every Monday pending a fins decision of his case. POISONED FOOD SENT ALICE M'GOWAN, THE WRITER, AT CARMEL (Continued From Page Ono ) ony have been greatly aisturoed re cently over threatening letters. Be careful what you write and how rany you write It, or you will be poisoned," has been the burden of such missives. After a hard day's work in her study Miss MacGowan went to a cooler and there found a tin box of mars jmallows. There 'were also chili sauce and mayonnaise. She gave the candy to Aki. He ate one piece and a few minutes later fell Into convul sions. His life was saved by a nar row margin. Miss MacGowan tasted the chill sauce but found it very bit ter, she swallowed none. The candy and chili were sent to street, In. the neck last evening and then killed himself with the same weapon. JBerthold Is at the St. Vin cent hospital with the chances favor ing his recovery. For several days Levrov had been drinking. Last evening Berthold tried to : Induce the man to sober up and Lavrov took the proprietor's remarks as an Insult Levrov went' to his room, secured a large 45 caliber pistol and returned to the office. Without any warning he held the pistol close to Levrov's ear and fired. The bullet nassed through the hotelman'a neck, coming i out under the right ear. W. A. Carnes, another roomer, seized the in toxicated man and in a scuffle for possession of the weapon two shots were fired, the bullets finding their way Into the walls of the little of fice. Levrov freed himself, ran to his room and bolted the door. Patrolman B. L. Elliott, who had been attracted by the shots,' ran to the second floor as Levrov entered his own toom. The oflfcer called for hlni to open the door. "I'm going," was the only reply made by Levrov as he fired a bullet into his brain. The patrolman and Carnes broke down the door ' and found the- man dead. , Motorcycle Officers Bales and Evans answered the emergency call and riad Berthold removed to the hospital. About two years ago Levrov was injured while employed by the Port land Railway, Light & Power com- and secured damages, . Since then he has not worked. He was S. years old and unmarried. cessful. We felt confident that he would regain his normal strength and It any change took plaoi in his con dition recently we were not informed of it." Brothers In Battle Creek. Battle Creek, Mich., May 9. Besides his widow and parents, Charles W. Post, the millionaire cereal food man ufacturer, . who committed suicide at his home near Santa Barbara, Cel.. today is ' survived bjrtwd . brothers, j They are C L. Post, vice president of the Postum Cereal company, and Orrie L. Post, of Fort Worth, Texas. Post's parents also live in Fort Worth. Post's fortune was " estimated at be tween S0,000.00 and $50,000,600, ac cumulated since , 1895, when be began to' manufacture cereal foods. Meat Inspection Measure Discussed Both Approval and Disapproval of Proposed Xjw Tcdeed at Xiuacheon of Oregon Clvlo league. . The proposed meat Inspection ordi nance was discussed, explained, ana- (iyzed and given various degrees of ap proval and disapproval by speakers at the Oregon Civio league luncheon j In the Multnomah hotel at noon yes terday. Less than half the usual number were In attendance. Strong disap proval of public apathy in this and other matters pertaining to publlo health was voiced by Professor Harry Beal Torrey, who served as chairman of the day. Speakers were W. L. Brewster, commissioner of public af fairs; Meat Inspector Stlckney, rep resenting M. B. Marcellua, city health officer, and Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden. ' Mrs. H. R. Reynolds, from the audi ence, asked a number of questions of the speakers, and was given oppor tunity to speak. She said, that in-, epectlon in Portland, Including res taurants, is on a political basis, that eating places having Influence are given a leading rank which they do not merit, and that it is of first im portance to' get inspection in Portland on a basis of honesty and efficiency STATE TREASURER IS DIRECTED TO DELIVER NOTES TO THE BOARD e Order Is Culmination of Suit Brought on Relation of West and Olcott. APPEAL MAY BE TAKEN Expressed Original nan Was to Make Action Only a Friendly One. (Sletn Barea.ef The Journal.) Salem, Or., May 9. Judge William Galloway of the Marion county circuit court today ordered that a peremptory writ of mandamus be Issued directing State Treasurer Kay to deliver the 8000 or more school fund notes, repre senting loans of school money aggre gating over 18,000,000, to the state land board. This order was the culmination of the suit In the circuit court brought by the state on relation of Governor West and Secretary of State Olcott to compel State Treasurer Kay to relin qulsh thebe notes to the state land board, whloh is charged by the eon stltntion with the duty of custodian of the school funds " ' , ? . - When the matter earns' before Judge Galloway on demurrer to the com plaint several weeks ago, he decided then that the state land board had ab solute Jurisdiction of the notes and could provide for keeping them any place the board chose. When the case came up on its merits today the Judge re-af firmed this deelslon and granted the-writ of mandamus. - State Treasurer Kay, represented by Attorney General Crawford, has re-'' sisted the order of the board requesting the possession of the notes on the ground that the treasurer's office has had possession of them for years and Is the legal custodian of them. The attorney general told the court he didn't know whether he would ap peal to the supreme court or not, but it is known that the Intention has been all along to carry the case to the higher court. The attorney general has resorted to various technicalities. apparently for the purpose of delay ing the case, when the agreement be tween members of the state board in the first place waa that the suit should be a -f riendly action and should be tried on Its merits as quickly as possible, so the controversy would be settled. Potato Growers Organize. Balem. Or., May 9. Through the ef forts of Luther J. Chapin, Marion county farm expert, a potato growers' association was organized hers today for the purpose of improving the grade of spuds being produced in this sec tion. The plan Is to ship In. good po tato seed. Mr. Chapin was chosen temporary chairman and W. H. Egan of Brookes was temporary secretary. These two were authorized to draft a constitution and by-laws and submit them at a meeting to be" held here next Saturday. "CEREAL KING" KILLS HIMSELF AFTER LONG FIGHT AGAINST MANIA (Continued From Page One.) there waa. no suspicion that he had broken under the strain. Dr. J. C. Balnbridge, Post's Dhvslclan. San Francisco for analysis and accord- corroborated the nurse's testimony. lng to Charles Green, toxicologic, I He said tnat his patient unquestlon enough poison was put into the candy ably was suffering from temporary and food to kill the entire community, insanity -when he shot himself. Ther Not only is the intended victim ot were no other witnesses of lmpor- the poisoning a writer of note her- tance, Mrs. Post, whom the manufan. self, but she is related to others prom- turer married several years ago. after inent la California and American let- divorcing his first wife, gave no lm- ters. She la a sister of Grace Mac- portant testimony. The Jury's verdict Gowan CooTte and related by marriage attributed death to a gun-shot wound. to Harry Leon Wilson, novelist and seir-imiictea. playwright. I . rosi ieri ner nusDand for a Alone, or with the collaboration of wnue early today to go down town her sister, Alice MacGowan has writ- ana conclude some important real ten such popular books as "The Last estate aeais. Word," " The Sword in the Mountains." Wore His Hewest Clothes. "The Wiving of Lance Cleaverage," During her absence, Poet called for "Judith of the Cumberlands." and his latest fcuit of clothes, dressed in a "Huldah." Steamer Libeled , Following Accident down-to-the-minute style, with many fancy touches to his costume, and asked his nurse to leave him alone for a while as he wished to sleep. The nurse drew down the blinds of his bedroom windows and withdrew. Post then went to a closet where h - bad a rifle. Lying on his bed. Post placed the rifle directly over his right eye. It Is thought he pulled the trigger with his thumb. The bullet tore off th top of his head, plunged through the bed and sped through the wall of the a . r - vrrr irr r i i 1 Sr I Ketngi H? WILL YOU CHOOSE? W H H C a A Bunch of Rent Receipts -OR A Home Full of Furniture? It's up to YOU. You can have either for the same money, you can continue in that little, cramped THREE room furnished apartment or flat at $25 a month and have nothing to show for it at the end of the year but a bunch of rent receipts or you can secure a cozy Bungalow, with a nice garden and lovely yard for $15.00 a month furnish it up with i i rmiij Anne furniture and carpets ot your own cnoosmg on cuvvnj EASY TERMS, for $10 a month, thus bringing your total rent and furniture payment to only $25 a month and at the end of the year you'll have your furniture ALL PAID FOR. Which will you choose? It's up to YOU. Roseburg Wants Own Railroad Mass Meeting Adopts esolution Au thorising Steps to Issue Bonds to Build lne to Coos Bay. Roseburg. Or., May . At a mass meeting held here last night and at tended by 700 voters, a resolution was enthusiastically adopted to authorize taking of steps by citizens of Rose burg themselves to issue bonds for $300,000 with which to start con struction of a railroad to Coos Bay. Work will begin soon toward submit ting the matter to the city council and then to the people for ballot. Dance to Aid HJueen." Following its picnic at Camas today the North Bank club will dance at Cotillion hall tomorrow night, both events being designed to aid the cart dldacy of Miss Helen Fitzgerald In the race for queen of the Rose Festival todays picnic will be taken tn.a spe cial train leaving the North Bank stai tlon at 9 o'clock. Boat Seised by Federal Officers Just Five Boors After Longshoreman Lost Els Idle on Graft. Just five hours after Anthony John ston. a longshoreman, was knocked adjoining- room. rrom the deck of the coasting steamer I Had Beoent Operation. Edgar H. Vance and drowned Friday Post had returned to Santa Barbara afternoon at Llnnton, the vessel had three weeks ago today from a rae been seized by federal officers on libel wun I" 7mcn ne na.G ma4?e to nrncooHini,. t Tk Wint.. , Kocnesier, jninn. mere ne naa un- administrator, ukuhiiv h r. dergone a critical Intestinal operation I ' " I l ,v- M.n V..II,... TJ several days, was accomplished in an luo hour. The nrenarina- ot a iihi mm- rushed there In a specla train, ac- nlalnt bv attornova la nr.fm i,hor I companied by a staff of physicians. usually consuming' several dava but On his return three weeks ago, he was was done in 15 minutes. pronounced decidedly better. The office of the United fit. Post and his wife had purchased court clerk was closed, but the suit one of the most palatial residences in was filed with Clerk Cannon after Santa Barbara, where they had ln hours. Then after nightfall United tended to pass the remainder of their States Marshal John Montag, with lives. They had also just concluded Deputies Becker and Jackson, broke all a purchase of two city blocks here. speed laws dashing to Llnnton in a I It is said that Post owned hundreds taxlcab and were Just In time to catch of .thousands, of acreage in the sur me vessel Derore .she sailed with her 1 rounding country. cargo.. The hurrying was done in or- Harried Kls Stenographer, aer 10 gei service on in e captain beiore p0Bt first became Interested In the the vessel left. The Vance Is owned by manufacture of cereals as a result of k"!, i t"u" er comPay- e I his 111 health in 1884. when he suf- i wZT "... V i an fered a serious nervous breakdown. 1 UVXL ilrr'?" UJLrai,lc.rs- He began to study medicine, then v-ny 1eiecuve xom uoieman was ,, Z ,- ut.tim SJfiSI'rJS: cmPrajnt' began the manufacture of cereals. n.i. .nj hl Mh- u... u " t; I which enabled him to amaBs a fortune. irators V Sold on Easy Terms The system of circula tion In 'EDWARDS' re frigerators keeps the pro vision chamber almost as cold as the ice chamber, the difference being but a few degrees. This utilizes the Ice to the best ad vantage. According to scientific tests, granu lated cork is the very best Insulation, That's what is used in EDWARDV re frigerators. Palmer's Hammocks Davis and the other legal details were handled by the law firm of wood, Mon tague & aunt The vance was re leased on (20,000 bonds this morning and at onoe tailed. I A Jaeger Watch Insures o Fine Timepiece We can't afford to sett a watch unless it is a perfect timepiece, one that will be an everlasting advertisement . THE JAEGER WATCH i, made especially for us, and it certainly-, is an extra fine article. Buying them in arge numbers enables us to sell them at the following low prices: $13.50 for a 17-jewel. $tfKngoU. Id-filled. 'VERITHM .oo F!L Vf1, adiuste4 20-year, gold-filled, thin model, with gold dial . sio.oo 'fo?i?eSL1 yOU?S ""Z1'9 watch- Thi " 20-year, gold-filled, -thin-model style, with a Jaeger special move ment. OUR WATCH PRICES ARE INTERESTING 266 MORRISON STREET THE LARpE WATCH HOUSE. Bet. Third and Fourth Clatsop Contract May Be Awarded State Highway Engineer Bowbly Ex presses Belief That Sigh Bidders Will Come Dowi on price. Salem. Or., May .State Highway Engineer H. L. Bowlby, who returned tonight from St Helens, where a 'con tract was let today for $280,000 to the Consolidated Construction company of Portland for the work on the Col umbia county section of the Columbia river highway, said that he thought the contract would be let Monday for tha work on the Clatsop county section of the highway. He said that the Clat sop county court was negotiating with one of the firms which bid too high for the job, and that he expected this firm to take the; contract at a price within the I zoo, 000 alloted for this road. Several years ago he divorced his first wife, later marrying the present Mrs? Post, who was then his stenog rapher. The two had no children. Post had been one of the foremost Woods Is Assistant Chief. Albany. Or., May 9. William Woods has been elected assistant fire chief of the Albany department to fill out the unexpired term of John Penning ton, who resigned. "Woods Is the. third assistant chief the department has had in less ' than a month. - Daniel Zeh, who was elected In the regular elec tion, tendered his resignation to the city council less than -four weeks ago, when Pennington was., elected to taae w SEE THAT IRVE (Trade Mark Kaglsteved) Our Examinations Are Thorough We not only test the vision, but also the eye muscles, correcting every defect. Ton get the same cars and attention, whether you pay $J or more. THOMPSON - Optical Institute. ' SO9-10-X1 Ooxbett Bag, eth-Morrlson Oet ready for the hot summer afternoons. We have a complete line of samples of Palmer's Ham mocks, Including Couch Hammocks, Canvass Ham mocks, Net Hammocks and all the accessories. Priced ud from S1.25. Come in early while the line is complete, REVERSIBLE RUGS ON SALE THIS WEEK pretty There was such a demand for this rug last week that we decided to continue sell ing them for another week at the nominal price of M-TS. The size is 9x12, and a assortment ot colors ana designs. The colors are fast and pat terns are suitable for Bed room jot dining-room. Think of buying a rug worth. $8.50 tor ALL VELVET RUGS REDUCED Easy Terms if Desired $30.00 Seamless Wilton Velvets, 9x12 i?52 $25.00 Seamless Wool Velvets, 9x12 S18.75 $20.00 Seamless Wool Velvets, 9x12 S15.00 $16.50 Seamed Velvets, 9x11 515.35 New -Process Gas Ranges have always represented quality In every detail. Scientific construction of ovens, new patent burn era and careful assem bling that only long ex perience, skilled me chanics and thorough su twrvision can D r o d U c e. Priced from 115.80 to $50. Easy terms. Inlaid Linoleum 95c Tour choice of five new patterns of genuine In laid Linoleum, blues, frays and wood colors, uitable for kitchen, pan try or bath. The kind that the colors go through tn tha back, so that the pattern never wears off. Regular price SI. 26. This week S5c yard laid. See This Living Room Set $34.50 Velvet Carpets 9Sc 3-Room Outfit Cash $123 Dining - room, bed-1-room and kitchen fur nished complete, in cluding full size Brus sels rugs. $15 Cash $ 1 0 Month Your choice ot svx good selling patterns of long -pile Velvet Carpets, including two- tone browns, greens, oriental and conven tional designs. All sell ing regularly at $1.25 per yard. On sale at 95 sewed, lined and laid free. Here's a chance for you to furnish your living room complete with furniture for 134.50, or with rug included $49.25. The set is Just like shown except not quite so massive. It's solid oak. either waxeo or fumed finish and the chair, rocker and settee are upholstered in best grade of brown Spanish leatherette, one of the biggest values in this big store and sold on Edwards' Easy Payments. $$.00 cash sends it home $1.25 per week pays the balance. Porch and Lawn Furniture You'll find this line of goods very complete at this store. New samples of good, substantial pieces at ex tremely reasonable prices. If you haven't the cash, take advantage of Edwards', easy, credit. Open Saturday Nights Gasoline, Kero sene and Alcohol Stoves. Special This Week Two - burner G aso line Stove, like illus ..tration. $4fto value; at,.the3ssU mm' MM A GOOD PLACE -TO' TRADED:;! i i I. M"atl i3T J his place.