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"Want Ads- for Sunday Journal Must Be in Early to Secure Proper Classification. Forms Close at 8 o'Clock This Evening VOL. XIII. NO. 89 PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, ; 1914 TWO SECTIONS 16 PAGES. nmnx? TTxrn rpwre on tilts avq viwi GRAFT COLLIDE HALF MILE HIGH AS SHIPS BLAZE Military Aeroplane Rams an Austrian Army Dirigible Over ' Aviation Field Near Vienna, Killing Nine Men. AEROPLANE l HELD BY BURNING WAR DIRIGIBLE When Latter's Bag Collapses Both Fall to Earth En veloped in Flames. (United Preni Leased Wire.) Vienna, June 20. A military aero plane accidentally rammed an Austrian army Parseval dirigible at the aviation field between Enzersdorf. and Fischa mend today, sinking the great airship b'ut Itself going down to destruction as a result of the accident, with a total loss of nine lives. The two air craft were 2300 feet aloft when tho accident occurred. The aeroplane' was swooping past the diri gible with a safe margin of distance between the two when It suddenly swerved almost at right angles, pre sumably due to some mishap to the steering gear, and plunged at full speed Into the big gas bag amidships. Instantly the dirigible burst into flames. The aeroplane did not fall Imme diately but remained entangled In the network by which the Parseval's car wan supported from the gas bag. In a moment, however, the bag it self collapsed and the two vessels crashed to the ground together, both blmlng fiercely. The seven men' on board the dlrl (Ible and the two with the aeroplane were all dead before those who rushed to aid them readied the spot. It woa Impossible to tell whether they were burned to dentu before they strucit the ground pp were killed by their fail. The victims Included Captain Ton, Blaschke, a very well known Austrian aviator, a naval officer, a civil engi neer, four lieutenants, and two mech anicians. The aeroplane. with Lieutenant Platz acting an pilot, and Lleutenaat Hui'hta as observer, had undertaken ti overtake the dirigible, commanded by Captain llauswiitli, who was given a SO minutes start and was forcing the big airship to its utmost capacity. The aeroplanjR.s overhauled him eas ily, however, and were trying to pass hltn when the collision occurred. Court May Decide Who Is Nominated Henry Z. Benson and Charles I. Mc Hary Agree to Plan to Settle Close Election Contest. Court action to settle the Multnomah county returns In the contest for the Republican nomination for the supreme judgeship' between Henry L.. Benson of Klamath Falls and Charles L. McNary of Salem is now practically certain. . An agreement has been reached be tween the. two that a stipulation shall be submitted to the local court asking that duplicate tally sheets In 18 pre cincts where there is question as to the tallies be ordered brought in and counted. Judge Benson signed the stipulation last night and sent it to Salem for Judge McNary's signature. County Clerk Coffey expects it back this af ternoon or Monday and hopes to have the duplicate tally sheets Monday to be counted at once. Representatives of the two candi dates agreed upon the count in prac tically every instance where any ques tion was raised, but it was thought best to make absolutely certain that no question might be raised in the future. Mexicans Pillage American Baggage President Kuerta Believed, to Be Plan Bins; Overt Acts Against Americana la Vera Cruz to Force Intervention. Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 20. Presi dent Huerta was believed here today to be planning some overt act of hos tility against Americans as a means of forcing the United States to inter vene in Mexico and save him from the rebels. Arrivals in Vera Cruz from Mexico City said they were convinced he was only awaiting the failure of the Nlgara Falls mediation negotiations to. assume the aggressive. They added that they believed he was deliberately stirring up anti-American feeling In the capi tal. Mexican soldiers in the vicinity of Vera Cruz were frequently Insulting and jeering at the American outposts. For the first time, too, since the port was occupied, Mexicans were pil laging the baggage of passengers traveling between the capital and the coast. EMPTY VICTORY OVER ASQUITH "FOR MILITANTS MEDIATORS MAKING FINAL EFFORT TO BRING PEACE TO MEXICO Premier Receives Delegation of Six Suffragettes, Re fuses to Introduce Suffrage Bill "at This Time." FORCIBLE FEEDING MAY BE DISPENSED WITH Sylvia Pankhurst Too III to Attend Tame Conference in Downing Street. THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE IS DECIDED UPON FIGHT AGAINST FEDS Four International and Four American Assn Clubs An nounqed in Ten Days. T'nltel rrM tel Wlre. New York, June 20. Various re ports were circulated today concerning the action to be taken by the Na tional baseball commission to solve the situation created by the demand of the International league for recog ' nltlon as a third major league on an equal basis with the American and National leagues. Manager Dunn of the Baltimore Internationals said lie would either transfer his franchise to Richmond. Va., on account of Federal league competition, or accept the offer of Owner Comiskey of the Chicago White Sox of $60,000 for six of his best players. lAfter a conference with members of. the National commission, President Barrow of the International league said: "The commission is consider lng Vavorably the forming of a third major league in organized baseball, to be composed of four teams from the International league and four teams from tho American association." Manager Dunn of Baltimore said he would ask the commission to waive the draft rule. If this is done, simi lar applications are expected from the -"Pacific Coast league and the Ameri can association. Machine Goes Over Grade; One Dead Myrtle Point Boy Killed While Riding With Companions In Big Car Bear Coiuille; Row Boad Gives War. Marsh f leld. Or, Juner . 20. Deles Davenport, 20 years old, was killed in an automobile wreck late last night when a big machine in which four Myrtle Point boya were riding went overt the grade near Coqullle. The car belonged to Joe Schilling, proprietor of tho Guerin hotel at Myrtle Point. His son, Joe Schilling Jr., took the machine and with Davenport and two other young men drove to Coqullle. At a sharp turn of the road where a new grade had been made the car skidded in the loose earth, went over an em bankment and was wrecked. Davenport's mother lives on a ranch near Myrtle Point. His brother died less than a year ago. Dynamite Sticks Lighted on Burros Three Calif drolan Are Accused of Taking Horrible Revenge on Animals That Escaped Corral. San Bernardino, " Cal.. June 20. Suits charging three citizens of Vlc- torville with cruelty to animals be cause they tied dynamite to the tails of three burrors and lighted the fuses, have been transferred today to San Bernardino courts because of the feel ing against the defendants at Victor-vllle. Marvin Charles, Horace Southard and Henry Bennett are the men ac cused. According to the charge against them they dynamited the burros be cause they escaped from a corral. The animals were said to be severely in jured, i (Cnlted Press Leased Wire.) London, June 20. Premier Asquith today received a delegation of six suf fragettes at his official residence In Downing street This was in accordance with the promise extorted from him by Miss Sylvia Pankhurst's threat to sit on the steps to parliament house, neither eating nor drinking, until the suffra gettes were given a hearing. George Lansbury, who resigned from parliament some time ago because the Liberal party, to which he belonged. would not grant women the franchise, accompanied the delegation. Miss Pankhurst. very ill from a prolonged hunger strike in Holloway prison, was not present, however. The meeting between the premier and his visitors was devoid of sensa tlonal features. Neither was H satis factory to the suffragettes. Trie cab in?.t head heard the delegation's spokesman out and then announced that he could not Introduce an equal suffrage bill in parliament "at this time." He did, however, promise to confer with Home Secretary McKenna, who h .s charge of England's jails, relative to the forcible feeding of hunger strik ing suffragette prisoners. Since the suffragettes Insist on tho franchise immediately, it was the gen eral opinion the-t the premier's refusal to introduce a bill at present will pre cipitate a still more vigorous outbreak of suffragette militancy. . . Took Explosives on Car, Charge Made . V r A i - I .. iv?'..ii iJi., , 1 3 Child at Beaverton Shot and Killed Indications Are That lfU Aoci dentally Tired by Another Child U as Adjoining Boom; Mother Absent. Beaverton. Or.. June 20. While 3-year-old Odella Simpson was playing in the kitchen of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert 8impson, late yes terday afternoon a shot was heard and the little, girl fell to the floor with a wound In the back of her head from a bullet from a 25-20 special rifle. Dr. Robinson and Coroner Barrett were called immediately but It was Impos sible to save the little one's life. Upon Investigation the rifle was found on the bedroom floor, still smoking. It is thought that MfJSimp son's daughter, about 9 years Mi. was playing with the rifle unknown to her parents and that it was accidentally discharged. The victim a father, Ben Simpson, owns a barber shop at Hlllsboro and while her mother Is visiting relatives at Hood River she had been living at her grandfather's home. Dr. Romula S. Naon, representing the Argentine Republic, and Eduardo Suarez, representing Chile, two of the A. B. C. peace mediators in the Mexican situation, photographed at Magara Falls. PRESIDENT FDR HOPEFUL' MEDIATION SAYS STATEMENT OFFICIAL Held General Discussion "of j Mediation Situation With (Argentine Minister Moon,' Thomas 3. Mooney, Acquitted In Plot to Destroy S. P. Property Faces Another Sextons Case. Sacramento, Cal., June 20. Thomas J. Mooney, acquitted today of a plot to destroy property of the Pacific Gas and Electric company at Martinez, Is still facing a charge here of trans porting explosives on a street car. He has been bound over to the superior court and 'is out on bail awaiting trial. Mooney is alleged to have been Im plicated with Warren K. Billings, now serving a term at Folsom on the same charge. The only evidence introduced at Mooney's preliminary hearing tend ing to show that he was Involved in the Billings case was that of a private detective mployed by the Pacific Gas and Electric company, who swore that he saw Mooney at the Southern Pacific depot here the night Billings arrived from San Francisco with a suitcase and it was testified It contained dynamite. (United rress Leased Wire. Washington, June 20. In comment ing on the conversations held Friday between Argentine Minister Naon of the "A. B. C." mediators. President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan, the White, House issued the following statement today: i . .. 'TReg:araiag"-ths - .vteTt- JMlinfter Noan, one of the mediators, all the president cares to say Is that it was a general discussion of the mediation situation.. "The president is still hopeful that mediation will succeed. .' Niagara . Falls, Ont., June 20. Ar gentine Minister Naon of the "A. B. C." mediators was scheduled to re port to his colleagues this afternoon the result of the conversations he held yesterday with President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan. In the meantime the situation remained un Sacramento changed. It -was considered that it i eiuuiucu lur ma uieuiiiiura liiu me Mexican envoys to decide whether or not to terminate negotiations. The American envoys, It was stated, had said their last word. Bryan sent out word that his talk with Minister Naon . would continue until time for the latter's departure for Niagara Falls this evening. H would not discuss the minister's call on him, except to say: "Media tion is progressing; satisfactorily." One of Ten Kiddies Lost in the Shuffle Bat tho Conductor Picked It TJp, and tho Bewildered Parents Ponnd It la tho lost Article Department. Long Beach, Cal., June 20. The lost article department of the Pacific Elec tric company here has been instru mental today In restoring to Mr. tand Mrs. Jones W. Smith their 5-months old son, youngest of 10 children, which they inadvertently overlooked while herding their brood off a suburban street car. The baby was left slum bering in an unoccupied seat, and .was found by tho conductor at the end of his line. He handled the little one with one practiced hand while he col lected fares with the other on his way back to the city. Wins. Promotion; Then Ends His Life Beattls Man Despondent Bfcoanse He Peared Re Was osln Friendship of Former FeUow Workers. Seattle, WaBh., June 20. A' promo tion from machinist to superintendent of the maintenance department of the Ford Motor Car company plant here, cost the life of Fred W. Lapham, 27, who hung himself to a chandelier In ma home because he feared he was losing the friendship of the men with whom ha formerly worked. Lapham won his promotion by abil ity and was thoroughly liked by Man ager R- P. Rice. Several days ago he told Rica he wanted bis old Job bacX, and tho manager agreed, althonrh as suring him that hi work aa snperln- wa jn.vTvry way aaaxxacxory. Fifty Taken Off Sinking River Boat Steamboat Tourist oa the Hudson Col . Udes With Stone Barga and Sinks; Tuff Saves Uvea of Those oa Board 1 ' "Tonkers, N. T., June 20. Crashing into a stone barge on the Hudson river. the steamboat Tourist was sunk to day. It had SO passengers on board, but a tug rescued them. RATE DECISION PUT OFF Washington, June 20. That the In terstate commerce commission would not decide the railroad rate Increase proposition today was learned here this afternoon on unofficial but relia ble authority. It was predicted thai the decision would be withheld until July 3. to Rive the market a holiday to "digest" Its effect. $43,000,000 IN GOLD SUB-TREASURY TO OFFSET BIG EXPORTS Unprecedentedly Large Con signments Due to "Cheap" Money in United States. (L'alted Press Leased Wire.) New Tork, June 20. The last In stallment of an 'unprecedentedly large consignment of $43,000,000 in gold was placed in the subtreasury hers today and bankers were notified that $5,000,- 000 would be available tor use daily beginning Monday. v" : , This action was taken to offset the heaviest gold movement from the United States, to Europe In many years. Since January 1, .It. was stated. approximately $75,000,000 has been ex ported In gold bars and bricks. Wall street men said the movement was due to the fact that i money has been "cheap" In America and comparatively "dear" abroad. They predicted that with the lowering of the foreign ex change rate the flow would start back toward the United States. The Denver subtreasury recently sent $25,000,000 gold here, a record shipment. Arson Squad at It Again. Coedpoeth, Wales, Juno 20. The railroad station here was burned to day. It was believed, by suffragettes. Angeles Reported Removed. El Paso. Texas, June 20. General Carranza was reported In Juares today to have removed General Angeles from his post as constitutionalist secretary of war. Angeles Is a supporter of Villa and his removal, assuming the report's cor rectness, was taken here as Indicating a widening of the breach between Villa and Carranza. Carranza is now at Sal- till o; Angeles is with Villa at Torreon. It was rumored also that General Chao. ex-governor of the state of Chi huahua, known as a Carranzista, had been executed at Villa's order. VOUTON GRQWmG IN VENEZUELA WHILE REBELS WIN SUCCESS State of Los Andes Entirely Controlled by Revolution ary Forces; Others Partly. (United Press Leased Wire.) Port of Spain, Trinidad, June 20. Revolutionists were reported by ar rivals here today from Caracas to be making alarming headway In several parts, of Venezuela. Afore details are known, they said concerning conditions la the state of Posse Hunts Bear Loose in Denver Bruin, With Cub, Bourn Fashionable Besidence District and Genuine Bear Hunt Zs Begun. Denver, June 20. A bear hunt- was on today In the streets of Denver. A safage female grizzly, 4 years old. escaped last night from the zoo In the city park, and at noon today' was be lieved to be roaming the fashionable residence district of Capitol Hill. Posses of armed men were sent out to seek the beast, under orders to shoot it on sight. The bear, with a young cub, arrived here Thursday from Yellowstone Na tional park, having been donated to the local zoo by the government. The animal was kept in its cage until late yesterday, when it was released into a pen 20 by 40 feet. On account of its unusual ferocity, none of the keepers dared to approach the new arrival Iast' night the captive climbed over the side of its enclosure and escaped. Baseball Bettor Gets Heavy Fine First Arrest la Bation Wide Fight on Evil Cost Ban Franciscan the Sum of Two Xaadrod Dollars. ban Francisco, Juno -0. As a re- VILLA WES ANGELESRULER, SAY. FEDERALS Huertistas Say Rebel Chief Has Issued Proclamation to the American People, Picking General as Head. CARRANZA PLANS TO , DEPOSE VILLA'S FRIEND eace Negotiations Are Near Breaking Point at Niagara Convention. suit of the first arrest 1n what was Falcon, JnU nortawesUxa part of -the LdecUred to ba.,a rajlon wld.. flabt country, than has been learned of the situation elsewhere ontslde the capi tal's -immediate vicinity, but it was stated that the government has lost control, as well, of practically all of the state of Los Andes and the west ern part of Lara, Daaiora and Bolivar. The rebels have strong forces of troops In the field, have beaten the government soldiers nearly everywhere they have met them and have estab lished local provisional regimes of their own In several places. Mho revolutionary movement was said to have broken out independently In different sections but the different groups are reported to b showing a tendency to coalesce undr a fw strong men from among whom It whs predicted a sufficiently powerful lead er would finally be developed to swep the country and overthrow the present government. LARGEST LINER LAUNCHED Hamburg. June 20. The Hamburg American line steamer Bismarck, the largest liner afloat, was launched suc cessfully .here today. The new vessel j Is considerably larger than the Vater- iana. against gambling' on baseball games, George Schraullan, a cigar dealer, was fined $200. today by Police Judge Deasy for accepting a bet on a local game. After a felony charge against him had been dismissed by stipulation, Schmul Ian pleaded guilty of violating the anti-gambling ordinance Judge Doasy. In passing sentence, said that if other similar offenders were brought before him he would deal more severely with them. A resolu tion. Introduced by fcSchmullan. pro hibiting members from taking bets on ball games was adopted recently by the Retail Cigar Dealers association. - "TOMMY" WILSON MARCHING WITH HIS PRINCETON CLASSMATES AT ANNUAL REUNION liffiw 4 pi I f v : -f?i m- 7 pi HrM:4"S mJnmrX un "it I in M ' W ttV v Irivs h -r'!1 f r V- I W yr ' - i 7'-y 'A - J ! i ii li in i i ii r- ii-iii .... i m.w. 1 ' 1 ' . ., . i' 1 . ... . ', ,.. '..rv : -. , . Big Coal Miners Strike Near End Ken at Hanalmo Are Taklac Tot With lew of Settlement Today Strike Oa Over On Tear. Vancouver, B. C, June 10. The strike of coal miners which has been on for more than a year on Vancouver island may be declared off soon. The men today at Nanalmo, tbo cen ter of the Industry, aro taking a bal lot to decide the question of settle ment of the struggle. A' fund amount ing to $16,000 a month, which has heretofore been provided by the West ern Federation of Miners, It is feared, will b cut off on account of a de pleted treasury.. This fact, it is naia, win nssten the end of the strike. Governor West Sees Washington Heads He Breads Mornlag With Senator Chamberlain and Will Try to Oet Funds for th Vaval Kllitta. (Washloftno Buro of The JourasL) "Washington, Juno 20. Governor West arrived here last night, and this morning, after a long conference with Senator Chamberlain, visited the secre tary of th interior and the war and navy departments. He hopes to facili tate settlement of 'various land mat ters in which the state Is interested. also to secure an apportionment of funds for the naval militia equipment. The governor will leave Washington tonight. (Halted Ptm Tswt Wire.) Niagara Falls. Ont.. June SO. That General Villa has issued, a proclama tion, addressed to Americans, declaring General Angeles president of Mexico, was asserted by tho Hucrtltta dels gates here today. At the same time, the' Huertistas anhounced. General Carranza' Is fr parlng forcibly to depose Villa's frjenj. Senor Maytorena, as civil governor of the state of Sonora. The text of the Huertlsta statement was as follows: "The Mexican consul at El Paso telegraphs thatj from private messages intercepted at Juarez. It has been learned there Is no truth in the reports that tho differences between; the Vll Usta and Caranzlsta factions have been satisfactorily adjusted. "Villa has issued a declaration ad- ' dressed to Americans, -proclaiming- General Angeles president of Mexico. "Caranza is completing plans to de pose Governor Maytorena of tho state, of Sonora by force of arms. To this end he la quietly Increasing to 2000 the forces under Ellas Cal lea, military commander of Sonora." Angeles, though Cararnza's secre tary of war. Is a close friend of Villa and has all along been the latter's candidate for provisional successor to President Huerta. Maytorena has ben at outs for some time with Calles, a Carranza partisan, and It was said several days ago that Calles would have forced him from of flcs and -reU4 - him . Ir ' Iwwl ot - received warning from Villa that. would bo 'held personally responsible v for whatever happened to ths civil governor. The Calles-Maytorena dispute was understood to be on of the causes of friction between Carranxa and Villa. The latter was befriended by May torena during the days of Ills poverty and Villa Is devoted to him. There was every prospect today of a break in the American-Mexican nego tiations here and the failure of medi ation, nevertheless the American en voys still expressed the hope that Pres ident Huerta wonld weaken at the last moment and Instruct his -representatives to'acqulesce In the American demands. President Wilson and classmates of the class of '79, in Princeton tor the commencement exercises and class reunion. June 13, 1914. The President donned the class costume white flannel trousers, blue coat and white bat, and marched to '79 hall while all Tfgerdom fol- lowed cheering their democratic alumnus. ; . v . . I , ,..'.. Villa KUU at Torr"on. Torreon, Jun 20. General Villa was still lingering here today, heavy rains and washed out roads having rendered . his departure for Zarate-a or any ex tensive movement of troops Impossible. It waa learned that the general Is dissatisfied with the manner In which the rebel representatives In -Washington are handling constitutionalist ne gotiations with the Wilson adminis tration, that he thinks Benorea Zuba-, ran and Capmany especially . have failed and that be plans to send amis sarles of his own, having chosen Colo nel Euseblo Calzado and John W. Rob erts for the purpose. Calzado was general manager of tho railroads In northern Mexico after tho rebels captured them and unquestion ably did brilliant work, but was forced by General Carranza to reslfn. because, the latter was said to have contended. Calzado failed to consult him as fre quently as he should. Roberts Is an American correspond ent, to whom Villa has taken a great fancy. He speaks Spanish .fluently, and has been with Villa since he cap tured Juares last 'November. Former ly he was secretary to Congressman Curry. Oil Magnate Weds Housekeeper. Martinez. Cal.. June 20.-Howard It. Hart, millionaire Alaska gold miner a'm California olt magnate, married Mrs. Louise Sc holler, his housekeeper. Freak Tornado Is California Visitor Bakersfleld. Cal June 20. Wire and rail communication is being re stored today through the Tehacbapl district, after a freak storm that un roofed several houses and barns in the village of 'Keene and did much dam age to early fruit and grain. A cloud burst crippled traffic over the South ern Pacific's valley line, and trains be tween Los Angeles and Oakland were being routed via the coast line. ' Con siderable crop damage was done In the Porterville region. HAS TOO MUCH MONEY Seattle, Wash., June 20. That she was bappy until her husband fell heir to $100,000 was the declaration of Mrs. Maude Robinson in Jlvore pro ceedlngs started yesterday against Hubbeli C Robinson. PIPE LINES A beautiful stream of pure water 40 miles from city la use less to the city until the two aro -connected by a good pipe Una. Then the stream. Instead of being merely an ornament, gives life to the city. It is much the same with busi ness. When buyers and seller are not In touch with each other they are merely ornaments In tho community. Tet them moot, though, and ths business of the . community will move ahead. It is easy to. construct a "pipe line" between buyers and sellers If your name appears In either phone book call Main 717$ or A 4051 and have a Journal Want A4 pipe line charged. ZTory person tasertlaf a eaah "Want Ad" amoaattaa; to 23e or snore la Sunday's Jour nal (Jaae 81) win receive a traveler's size oaa of fatelo cleanser, see aaaooaoosaeat oa Want Ad paces today Cos details.