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THE OREGON SUNDAY . JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY, MORNING, MAY 31, 1914, 55 X X. FOR E MOTORCARS SHOW SUPERIORITY ! BIG 500 MILE EVENT Rene Thomas Drives Delage to Victory in Record Break ing Time at Indianapolis, FOUR MEN ARE INJURED Barn y OUfleld la s Stats Xana.gr to M in ruts With Two ror. signers After Kim. Winners of the BOO Mil Km. i ueiag-e, rnoma. rrencn, :03:45; average, 82.47. , J Peugeot, Duray, French. 6:10:24; average 80.99. 3 Pelage, Guyot. French, :14:0l : average, 80.20. 4 Peugeot, Ooux, Kronen, 6:17:24; average, 79.49. 6 Htuts. oldfleld, American, 1:2 :63: average, 78.16. 6 6 Kxielolor, Chrlstlens. Bel- glaii, :26:30: average, 77. 14. 7 Sunbeam. Grant. ICriKllsh. ;.T6:22.70; average. 75.C8. 8 Beaver Bullet, Keene. American, :40:68:82; average, 71.8:'. 9 Maxwell. Carlson. Amerl- ran. 7:01':l.0; average. 70.96. l.- Duesonberg. Klcken- bHclior, American, 7:03:34.50; average, 70.83. By BlaJn McGratli. (Br the Intr-ruitloaal Newt Merflre.) ' Iniianapo1lM, Ind.. May 30. Foreign rai'tng cars thla afternoon decisively lroved their euperiority over racing inolorx of American make by the taking the flrat four place at the fin- iHh of the 300 mile automobile race here. The only American to get In the big winning was Barney Oldfleld. who ilrovp a Stulz to fifth place. Ilene Thomax, driving a DelaKe car, . not only won first place and took the. I2u400 caah prlxe offered by the man agement of the apeedway, but also broke all apeedway records for every dlHtance from 100 to 600 mile. in addition to the $25,000 canh prize he won nearly $26,000 worth of trophies. Belgian Wlna Second riao. Arthur Iuray, a Belgian, driving the French "Baby" Peugeot, won second place, takliur the $10,000 cash prise. Albert Ouyot, a Frenchman, in the French iJelage car, was third. James Ooux, In a Peugeot, winner of last years 600 mile rnc, was fourth. All four of the wlnera eclipsed the for mer speedway record for this distance. Thomas' time was 6:03:45.99, an av erage of 82.47 miles an hour. Duray's time waa 6:10:24.29. Guynt's time was 6:14:01.75; Goux'. 6:17:24.56. Barney Oldfleld, during the last 150 nrllii he only hope of the American entrant, finished in 6:23:51. M. Old field waa followed In the finish by Christians In an Excelsior. Grant in a Sunbeam. Keene in the Beaver Bul let. Carlson In the Maxwell and Haupt In the Duesenberg. Only two accidents occurred during the ie. Joe Dawson In the Marmon rar collided with Gllhooley's Isotta car as they were entering the back atretch. Both cars wer overturned. Dawson My DU of Injuries. Dawson, an Indianapolis boy who won the 1912 (00-mila race, and who has made an enviable track record, waa probably fatally Injured. Officials of .the apeedway attempted to minimize ' the accident and "official" announce ments were made that Dawson was only slightly hurt and that he was sitting up. Information frnui the hos pital said Dawson s spine was Injured In such a way that that the Injury , rrlght result fatally. It was said that ilia lungs were crushed. Ray Gllhooley, Nino Bonanl. his mechanician, and Vere Barnes, Daw son's mechanician, were severely in jured. ' The other accident occurred ' when .lean Chassagne lost control of his Sunbeam car and went into the ditch on the northeast turn. Chassagne suf fered deep cuts on his face but was not seriously Injured. Thomas Zos Z.ad Once. Thomas had the race stowed away securely after the first 50 miles. He 'waa threatened only once during the entire tedious grind, when Veortes Bolllot, of the Peugeot team, snatched U lead from him after 325 mllesr had ben covered. Bolllot retained fie lead only a few laps and then was fovcetl to , withdraw on account of a brwken fiame. Teddy Tetzlaff, Maxwell driver, and picked by many fans as a posslb'e winner, was out of the race after the 37 laps on account of engine trouble. Wlshart and Bragg of the Mercer team, drove consistently for more than 200 "niUes. They were crowding the leaders fast when both were forced out by engine trouble, v " Bob Bui man and L,ouis Disbrow, In cars designed by Burman. each A Graduation Present $10.oo 20-year, Rold- filled, guaranteed Watch Small ones for girls ' Larger for boys A gift that makes a pleasant re minder for years to come. You cannot appreciate the real value of these watches until you have compared them with others. Other suitable presents from $ 1 up. Why not buy some thing lasting? JAEGER BROS. Quality Jeweler 266 Morrison, Street Between Third and Fourth M ARM ON DRIVER AND HIS Ay K -FZt 3v made race. rorelgnera Are Jubilant. There were stirring scenes in the pits of the foreigners when the two French cars came In first and sec ond. Thomas and Duray embraced one another and champagne corks popped as the two driver toasted each other for the valiant race each had run. When Ooux, who finished fourt'j, pulled up to the pits, he waa em braced ' by a doaen " gesticulating; Frenchmen, and a quart of cham pagne wan split betwen him and his mechanician. Today's race saw the most speed displayed, was witnessed by the larg est crowd and was more successful from a financial standpoint than any speed event ever held in this country. The weather and track conditions could not have been better. The sun shone all day, but a slight breeza cooled the air and kept the course clear of smoke and dust. Interest at Keen Pitch. From the time the racing cars were paced around the track from the starting line by Carl G. Fisher, pres ident of the motor speedway, In his small White car, until the first lo winners had crosed the flnls'.i line, Interest in the race never waned. The crowds were on their toea to see every thrilling brush that oc curred on the straight away in front of the main stands and favorites were cheered every time they came around. The crowds were handled with dispatch by soldiers of tne In diana National Ouard, who policed the grounds, and the vast throng was ushered into and off the big enclos ure without mishap. Tonight the downtown streets, ho tel lobbies, cafes and theatres were packed by a greater crowd than ever visited a speedway event here. Scores of special trains left the city dur ing the night and the automobile roads leading out of Indianapolis were lined with -machines. Thomas Has Many Medals. Rene Thomas, who won today's race, entered the speed game when motor bicycles were first touted aa speed vehicles In and about Paris. The walls of hia dining room at his home are covered with medals that he won years ago. He entered the automo bile race game as a member of the Pegoeut and Delage- firms. Between motor speed events Tiomaa haa performed sfftae startling avia tion stunts. He has had many nar row ewcttpes from death in the air and on race courses. Today's race was his first American appearance. 1000 DEATHS LAID AT DOOR OF ANDERSON (Continued From Page One.) with the"tb.lstle, giving me one pro longed blaHi". I then looked over the side of my ship Into the water and I saw that my ship was stopped. Boats Exchange Signals. "I then stopped the engines and blew two long blasts, meaning My ship Is stopped and has no way upon her.' He answered me again with one prolonged blast. The sound was then about four points on my starboard bow. It was still foggy. If looked to where the sound came from. About two min uies aiier i saw nis red and green lights. He would then be about .one ship s length away from me. I shouted tOj him through he megaphone 'go full speed astern." as 1 saw the colli sion was Inevitable. "At the same time I put my en gines iuji speeu aneaa with my helm hard aport, with the object of avoiding a collision If possible. Al most at the same instant the Stor stad struck and cut us down beneath the funnels. "I then shouted ' to the Storstad captain to keep his ship full speed ahead to rill the hole he had msdo He then backed away. The Empress 'then began to fill and listed over rapidly. "When the Storstad struck us had stopped my engines. I then rang lull speed ahead again when I saw the danger was so great. My object was to try to run her ashore to save me passengers. Almost immediately the engines stopped, the ship filling and going all the time to starboard "I had In the meantime given or ders to get the lifeboats launched. 1 tushed along the starboard side of th boat deck and threw all the gripes out or numbers l, 3, 6 and 7 boats, and then I went, back to the bridge again. "Get th Boats Out.' "I saw ' the chief officer rushing along to the bridge. I told him to tell the wireless op erator to send out dtetress signals at once. "He told me this had been done. Then I taid: Get the boats out as quickly as possible.' That was the last I saw of the chief officer. "In from three to five minutes after that the ship turned over and foundered. 1 was shot into the sea from the bridge and was taken down with the suction. The next thing I remumbrr I was teizlng a piece of graun?. How long 1 was on it, 1 do not know, but I heard some on shout from a lifeboat. 'There's the captain; let us save him.' Trhef got to me. and pulled me into the Boat. It already held about 30 hat. ' '' ' it f&A XT? . , fft : : Bs: . mi I P ' 3- Si Joe Dawson and Mechanician King;. ; : 1 game fights to' stay in th MECHANICIAN INJURED "4 4 persons. I then did my best with the people in the boat to assist In saving others. We pulled around and picked up 20 or 25 more. . There Was BTo Panto. "Seeing we could not possibly save any more, we pulled to the Storstad, which was then about a mile and half away. I then got all the people put on board and then left the Stor stad with six of the crew and went back and tried to save more. When we got there everybody had gone. We searched around and could not see anybody alive, so then we returned to the Storstad. "There was no panic. I had full control of the crew. They fought bravely to the end. There was no panic among passengers or crew. Ev erybody behaved splendidly. "About four boats were launched. These were the four on which I loosened the gripes,' as the ship sank and as the water rose these boats floated away." Passengers Praise Kendall. Several passengers followed Captain Kendall on the stand. Their stories of the disaster developed nothing new, but one and all praised warmly the ac tion of Kendall and his crew. The Inquest developed rather along th lines of a marine investigation, the coroner evidently believing It wai his duty to prove the full cause of the col lision, rather than to determine the cause of death of the 200 odd bodies. During the day Dr. Pinault obtained removal of all the bodies here. Rela tives who had Identified bodies were allowed to remove them, and the others were taken to Quebec. Bodies Held In Hull. At 6 o'clock the steamer Lady Gray, with ensigns half masted, left here for Quebec, bearing 176 bodies, some In coffins. The gruesome cargo was 'plied on .the decks and. the trim ice breaker presented a sad spectacle as she steamed awajr. No other bodies have been found and It is believed that the greater number of those lost were Imprisoned Inside the hull of the Em press. H. M. S. Essex was anchored off St. Luce today, searching for bodies. The grim, businesslike warship was busy all day, but up to the evening had not communicated with the shore. So far not a rmcrt has been fnnnri nf LaNirence Irving or his wife, Mabel Hackney, and it Is believed the famous actor went down In the ship. King Cables His Sympathy. London, May .30 King George to day cabled his regrets and sympathy for the Empress of Ireland's loss to the Duke of Connaught, governor-gen eral of Canada, and to Sir Thomas O'Shaughnessy, president of the Cana dian Pacific. He also received a mes sage of sympathy from President Poincare of France. Eva Booth Heads Great Pilgrimage s Party of More Than 700 Salvation for Iiondon to Army Soldiers Sail Attend Congress. New York, May 30. TJe most re markable body of pilgrims that ever left these shores sailed out of New York harbor today on the steamship Olympic, bound for London to attend the world congress of the Salvation Army. The party comprised upwards of 700 officers and soldiers of the Salvation Army in the United States and was In charge of Commander Eva Booth. In the delegation were cowboys, In dians, Texas rangers, fishermen from the Pacific coast, clam diggers from Washington, fruit growers "from Cali fornia, former slum dwellers of New York and a good- sized group of "re generated drunkards." Not the least -remarkable fact In connection with t.ie pilgrimage is that every member of the delegation pays his or her own expenses to London and return. Politicians Out of Jail. Trenton, N. J., May 30. Half a dozen former public ofltyclals and political leaders of New jersey are to be re leased from the ' state prison here to morrow, as a result of the commutation of their sentences by the court of psr dons. Th most . conspicuous among the men to b restored to freedom is "Commodore" Louis Kuehnle, the for mer political dictator Atlantic-City and county. Kuehnle : was convicted last December on a 'charge of conspir acy, and sentenced to serve one year in prison and. to pay a fine of J1000, It I understood that he intends to return to the hotel business in Atlantic City, but whether he will make an effort-, to re gain his prestige as a political boss has not been made known, '. :r -v.; Celebration at Xe Strelitz. J Berlin, May . 30. A dispatch f rom 'ew Strelits says the little capital was en fete today , In celebration, of the( tenth anniversary of Adolphus Fred erick as the reigning grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strellt. The grand duke is probably the wealthiest of all the German sovereigns. More than one half of the grand duchy, .which com prises about 1000 square miles, Is his property. In a political sense, Meck- lenburg-Strelitz is a Strang's anomally in the midst of. modern Europe, for Its ccnstitutlon dates from the middle of the sixteenth century. The little coun try is ruled absolutely by the .grand duke, and no kind Of parliamentary representation exists. TOU'D ALL BEJIICHf- I WERE PRESIDENT IS T.R.'! After Admitting He Can't Talk Intelligently, Roose- velt Gives Statement. , HE HAS LEFT FOR MADRID E Bays In Ten Says He Has round the Country Xs Zn Bad Shape and Breeds th Progressive. (By the International News Service.) New York, May 30. Colonel Theo dora Roosevelt sailed today for Spain to attend -the wedding of his son Ker mlt. Before leaving h gave out the following statement: Since my return from South America I have received hundreds of telegrams and letters from all over the country requesting statements from me on the political situation. It has been utterly Impossible to reply to these communi cations, first because of lack .of time, and secondly, because it must be re membered that I have Teen out of Ue country for nearly eight months and have been only home 10 days and therefore 'have not been able to acquire the necessary information that will enable me to respond, intelligently to many of the inquiries made of me. "When I return from abroad I shall at once take up actively the political situation. It goes without saying that I Intend to the utmost of my ability to do all that I can for the principles for which I have contended and for the men throughout the country who have stood so valiantly in the fight that the Progressive party is waging and has waged for these principles. Cost of Urlng Hot Reduced. "The's Is widespread apprehension among our people. The pinch of pov erty is felt in many a household. We cannot ignore the conditions which have brought about this state of things. The cost of living has not been reduced. Not the slightest prog ress has been made in solving the trust question. It has been shown that the reduction of the tariff in no shape or way helps towards this so lution. The economic conditions are such that business is In Jeopardy and that the small business man. the farmer and the industrial wage worker are all suffering because of these conditions. The truth simply Is that the only wise and sane propositions, the only prop ositions which represent a constructive governmental progresslvism and the resolute purpose to eecure good 're sults instead of fine phases were the principles enunciated in the Progres sive platform In connection with the trusts and the tariff alike. Our doII- cies would have secured the passing around or prosperity and also the ex istence or a sufficient amount of prosperity to be passed around. Throughout the country all I can do to emphasize these facts will be done. Hew York Offers a Pleld. But I believe that this fall mv chief duty lies right here in the state of New York. X doubt whether there is a state In the union that shows more conclusively than this state the dreadful 'evil of the two boss system in political lire. The people of this state the honest people, the good citizens who wish clean and efficient government, no matter what their party ai filiations may De are grow-. ing Ditterly indignant with a system which provides for the see-saw of the Murphy and Barnes machines in the government of this state. There Is not a state in which the evils of bi-partisan boss rule are more concretely illustrated than right here. Under such rule it is absolute ly impossible to get decent and effec tive government. It Is impossible to secure fair treatment for th honest business man, for the honest wage earner or for the honest farmer. Boss System Must Go. "From the canals and highways downward each branch of the gov ernment has been administered pri marily with a view to the political advantage and often with a view to personal enrichment of different political leaders. No advantage what ever to the people at large can pos sibly come by keeping this system and substituting under-bosses of Mr. Barnes for under-bosses of Mr. Mur phy, as the beneficiaries- of the sys tem. "I believe the time has come to clean house in New York. "And I believe that all right-minded persons ought to act together with out regard- to their ordinary party dlf- If you must,' wear ?'Rlses. choose those which- will add to, rathef than detract 'from, your appearance, v . ' Toric len$e'in a SHUR-ON moohtinR, adjusted by u?v Sire the best looicinsr combination we know of.' v ., Let of demonstrate -'bow well they will lookipn you." Glasses if required--$2.00 -or more.-.::-3-. THOMPSON OPTICAL : INSTITUTE 209-210-211 Corbett .Building Fifth and Morrison ! S PARTING WORD Yo-titK; ferencea, tn a determined effort to accomplish this task j and ? to destroy the malign and baleful Influence of both the Barnes machine and the Murphy machine and the Murphy ma chine in this state." Ex-Mayor of Eome i To Represent Italy rrnest Hathan Has Been Appointed national Commission to th Panama-Pacific Exposition la 1915. Washington. May JO. Flans were being made at th Italian embassy her for th exhibit i which Italy In tends to send to the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco next year. With an appropriation of 2.000,000 lire by th Italian parliament, assuring th exhibit, the Italian ambasssador. Mr. Confalonleri. has officially notified th state department that his govern ment will participate in the Interna tional fair and has made arrangements for the arrival here next week of Ernesto Nathan, ex-mayor of Rome, who has been appointed the national commissioner from Italy. It Is the Intention of Italy to have on of the most complete exhibits of its national Industries, arts and edu cation methods shown at San Fran cisco In 1916. Election at Sellwood. Sellwood. Or, May 80. Sellwood Parent-Teacher association recently elected the following officers: Presi dent, Mrs. Ira J. Lingo; vie president, Mrs. Boon Cason; secretary, Mrs. C T. "Price, and treasurer, Mrs. McOlas son. ! Youi JJume Brides Here vou irei more reasonable prices and easier payments than at any other store. SERVICE. Everyone who works here shares in th profits of the store. The salesman is not only anxious sell you a bill, but he wants to sell you something that you will be glad you got. The shipping departments interested in delivering goods tq you in perfect condition. In fact, every person in our place feels the same in terest in pleasing you as if he were the owner of the business. Working people should patronize a store like this, not only for what they get, but to show other employers that it pays to do business as we are doing. Three Rooms $154.40 $15 This is the Room $5.00 Down Then $1 a Week Living $5SJ A Solid Oak ! Library Table, waxed finish. A Solid Oak Fire side Chair, waxed finish, with Spanish leatherette cushions. A Solid Oak Morris Chair irk the same coveringj ; and a genuine ' room-size Brussels Rug, 9x12 feet. " I - A Grand With Every Outfit Over $75 Are They Any Good? You can see these Dinner Sets In ' the window before you come in. Wo give them away i because we know .that it pays tot 'make . friends.' If you get one and pay - no-mors . for your goods t hart .: you would else-. . where you will. itell' your acquaint ances and they will trade hers also.' RRIGA1N DISTRICT WOULD CLOSE UP ALL AT Balance of Money Allotted Subject to Requirements of Secretary of the Interior. 1 i i NO FUNDS FOR GEM NOW Application Prom Idaho District Turned Sows for Present Kyan Zs oa Western Trip With WUlcox. (Washington Bureau of The Journal ' Washington, May 30. E. W. Burr, Attorney for tho North Yakima irriga tion district, called on the reclamation service a few days ago tn the interest of getting the projects under that dis trict closed up. The total cost will be about $600,000, of which five eighths has been expended. He said that he was especially solicitous at this time about the Snipes Mountain irrigation district arid the Bunnyside Irrigation district, for the Benton ex tenson of the Sunnyslde main canal, two of the five districts being formed In the limits nf th Yakima project. The balance of th money required to PROJECTS YAKIMA Bed Room $49.90 $1.00 Week A full-size Vernis Martin Bed, with 2-inch continuous posts, a heavy, dependable pencil-weave rope-edge Spring a Sanitary Art Tick Mattress, 5 inches thick; a good Dresser, with a French Mir ror, waxed finish; a Rocker, a Chair, and a Stand Table, as shown; also a Brussels Rugs, 9x12 feet. Dinner Set These cares 1 A GOOD PLACE TO TTRMDEn complete these districts is allotted sub ject to compliance with th require ments of the secretary of th Interior. Dow Dunning of Caldwell, Idaho, appeared before the irrigation commis sion in the interest of the Gem irriga tion district, on the south side of the Sriake river, near the Oregon state line. He wanted th government to take over the project and furnish power. He was told that there were no funds available at present, but that the commission considered th project meritorious. W. A. Ryan, comptroller of th recla mation service, and one of the members of the irrigation commission, has gone west In company with Sir William Willcox of England, the man who built the great Assouan dam. and who directed the work on the Euphrates. They will spend from four to six weeks examining various reclamation proj ects, A. P. Davis, chief engineer of the service, has gone to China, being due to sail June 2 from Vancouver. He will attempt to solve some flood prob lems in the Interior of China. In the meantime Judge Will R. King of Oregon and Frederick H. Newell, director of the reclamation service, will constitute the ' commission In charge of the servieel Announcement has Just been made that the court of claims has awarded the contractors on the Shoshone project 6 cents damages and 6 cents costs. The contractors sued for 1100,000 dam ages. Although a special rule is necessary, the advoates of granting an extension of 10 years in which to make pay ments for land under the reclamation projects expect to get this bill through the house. The bill is an outgrowth of the exhaustive inquiry heW by Sec retary of tne Interior Lane soon after he assumed office. It passed the sen 0 Should Investigate, o Edwards' Credit Plan No4 B Special Sale olWindow Shades Price List -of Best Opaque Hand-Made Shades on Guaranteed , Rollers Width 38-in. 42-in. 45-in. 4S-in. 54-in. 63-in. 72-in. 3 feet $ .39 $ .49 $ .55.$ ,65 .75 $1.00 $1.60 4 feet 45 .56 .62 .73 . .87 1.19 1.80 5 feet .50 .63 .70 .81 .99 133 2.00 6 feet ..... .54 .70 .78 .89 1.10 1.45 2.20 7 feet ..... .59 .77 " .90 1.00.;i.20 1.65 2.40 8 feet 70 .94 1.03 1.15 ,i;35 1.90 2.60 9 feet 80 1.05 1.14 1.30 1.50 2.15 2.80 prices do not include measuring a can measure their own windows to ate and would have passed the house but for th fact that It was on the unanimous consent calendar. Just one ; objector, was enough to block H. hnc , , th determination to get a special ' rul to put it through. The settlers on these government Irrigation projects' are almost a unit in declaring that some concession such as this is nece- -sary to enable them to. complete their -payments and live In the meantim. - Bubonic, Plague Is Feared at Panama Health Officers of Canal' Bon Ouard Against Infection by mats Because Of Manta Epidemic Washington, May 30. With th bu bonic plague Just 48 hours away from the city of Panama, In the Ecuadorian port of Manta, the health officers of the canal sone are taking no ohanoes of infection from that quarter, and dally there Is a vigorous rat hunt under governmental auspices in the an cient Isthmian city.' The health officer has "the rats care fully examined for traces ofjlague, and in' having the cooperation of th other authorities of Panama and even the property owners. Last mouth 129 structures were con demned and required to be removed of altered so that they would not shelter' rats In the walls or under the floors. The building regulations now require single wails and fleoring laid directly o concrete. x Ought to Re. ' - j "Uounder seems to be a cool-headed chap." , "Well, he frequently pins ie on it." 4 rK Besides these, you .00 Delivers All Then $2.50 a Week This is the Dining Room $5.00 Down Then $1 a Week A massive Solid "Oak. Waxed Finish Extension Table. 42-inch top and 6 ft. long when opened. Four Solid Oak Genuine Leather-Seat Chairs to match. A. Solid .Oak Bungalow Rocker, waxea finish, and a good Brus sels Rug, 9x12 feet. - .-.v ' . ; orTianging, but any person who and make a. saving of about 25 We Sell line Stoves, Gas Hot Plates, Gas; Water Heaters, New Process Gas Stove. Tourist Go-Carts, etc $46.50 1