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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1914 EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. OH TBAI31 aD VTVT tavss mx curt VOL. XIII. NO. 94. UlLLft WREftKS HIS VENGE MICE Oil GUERILLAS Fifty-Seven Officers of Fed eral "Irregulars" Executed Following Their Capture After Taking Zacatecas. VICTIMS GUILTY OF ' NUMBERLESS MURDERS Rebels Chase Fleeing Enemy, Which Is in Retreat To ward Aguas Calientes. (Cult PreM t! WIr.) ... Juarez, June 26. Fifty-seven offi cer of the federal Irregulars captured by the rebels when the latter captured Zacatecas were executed at sunrise, according to a Zacatecas telegram re ceived here today. Constitutionalists In Juarez, In reporting the Incident, emphasized the fact that the victims were "Irregulars." The regulars were well treated, they said, but the others were guerilla fighters who had been guilty' of unspeakable cruelties and numberless murders In the course of the struggle with Mexico. It said there would be many more executions this afternoon. Two federal generals,' Argumedo and Antonio Rojas, it" was stated, were among the killed during the battle Tuesday. General- Villa's cavalry was hot In pursuit today of the fugitives under General Barron, defeated federal com mander of Zacatecas. It was stated that many stragglers had been taken but that the main body was delaying pursuit by wrecking the railroad and burning bridges as fast as they had been crossed. Rebels expressed the opinion that Barron had not more than 3000 men left. Villa was already getting his own main body out of Zacatecas today and on Us way toward Aguas Callentes ; It was said he expected to cover the (Concluded on Pan Two, Column Two.) UNITED-STATES DONE ALL IT TO SETTLE WITH JAPAN Administration Cannot Over ride State's Right in Alien Land Controversy, (fnttrd Prm Loaaed Wire. Washington. D. C June 26. The ad ministration considered today that it had doh everything in its power to sMtle with Japan the controversy over California's alien land law. The correspondence , between the "Washington and Tokio governments, made public by the state department In this country and by the mikado's foreign, office in Japan, showed that the Japanese have withdrawn their request for a new treaty relative to the rights of Japanese in the United States. It was insisted by administration of ficials that relations with Japan are 4 cordial, but they admitted that the "mikado" would ask later for submis sion of the trnMy to The Hague. The discussTon closed for the time being with Japan still claiming for Its subjects "fair ' and equal treatment' and declaring Its Inability "to acqui esce in the unjust and obnoxious dig crimination complained or. or to re gard the question as closed so long as the existing state of things is permit ted to continue." The wasnington administration, on the other hand, stood by the conten tion that further procedure la barred by the federal government's lack of title to abridge state rights by seek ing to override the action of the state legislature relative to a matter within its own Jurisdiction. Stock Exchange Bill on Rocks in Senate Measure Jteturaed for Reconsideration After Being tyyorted "favorably j Ir regularities Are Alleged. Washington, June 26. Senator Owen'a bill to regulate ' stock ex changes was stricken from the calen dar In the senate today and sent back to the banking and currency commit tee for reconsideration. This means that the bill probably will not be reached again at this session. , , When the Owen bill was taken up In - the senate. Senator Root attacked the methods used by. Senator Owen and other members of the banking and cur rency committee yesterday in reporting out the bill when only 3 of the 12 members-of the committee actually .voted for It. He also questioned the right of senators to vote In committee '"; by proxy. Senator Bhafroth. one of those who voted to report out the bill, replying, said this was the usual procedure. , Rich Englishman Coming. . Bn Francisco, CaU June 26.- Repre- sentati'ves of the Duke of Westminster, probably the richest man In England, were negotiating for a housa : near San Francisco in which he will spend next 'summer. HAS CAN May Start Hunt for. Man-Hunter Sheriff Band Has Bm Away . rive .Says Has Sent Ho Word and He Cannot 8 e located. (Special to The Journal. V Baker, Or., June 26. Anxious as to the welfare of Sheriff Rand, who has been tn the mountains for five days searching for Ed Fisher, wanted for alleged shooting of former ' Mayor Stewart of Copperfleld, - Rand's'friends are making every 'effort today to find trace of him, and if no word Is received by "tomorrow, a searching party may go out.- Rand has been out five days and no word has been received from him Efforts to locate him yesterday and this morning by telephone failed, and the possibility of some mishap to him has caused slight apprehension. Rana, when after a fugitive, rarely reports until he is successful or gives up the search. , However, he should have been at some camp or forest station before this, but he has -apparently been near no civilization that can be reached by telephone. Stewart is believed to be out of danger, and will recover, barring un foreseen complications. : . . President Asked to Have Troops Ready Governor Stewart Wants Xegulars Transferred from Vancouver to Handy Station In 'Montana. Butte, Mont, June 26. The sltua tlon created here between, warring fac tions of the rival miners' unions was still tense today. Governor Stewart sent . a message . to President "Wilson asking that a force of regular soldiers be transferred from vanvduver Bat racKs,-. wain., to Fort Missoula, bo that they could be ready for duty on short 'notice In ' ease 6f emergency. President Charles H. Moyer of the Western . Federation of Miners, who fled from Butte during " Tuesday night's riot, remained In Helena today under a, strong guard. He will not return to Butte but will direct the reorganization of the local union here from Helena, . Mayor; O'Brien or Anaconda sent Moyer a warning not to attempt to speak in Anaconda. Moyer bad an nounced he would address a meeting in Anaconda tonight. Would Force Road to Patrol Forest Bepreseatative Xawley urges Protec tion -of "bands Against Tire; Xagal Opinions Ar Asked. Tor. (Washington Bttrean of The Journal. Washington, D. C, June 26. When Representative Hawley took up with the appropriations committee the ques tion of allowing1-money for the: pro tection of Oregon and California lands from fire, it was suggested that tha railroad should perform this service. However, the. railroad holds that the decision prohibits It from such action Hawley has asked the state forester to secure the . opinion of the -Attorney general of Oregon on what bearing the decision has on this-point, r Mean time he has asked the attorney general of the United states for his-interpre tation of. the decision. He believes the railroad can be compelled to patrol forest lands under pain of having the charge assessed as a lien on the prop erty under the state law. Timber Estimator May Have Perished OoTernment Employe, Kissing for Week, Thought to Save Died In Storm in Sierras; Search Begun. San Francisco, Cal.i June 26. The government forestry bureau here was still without news today concerning Louis Margolin, its timber estimator in the Sierra forest reserve, missing Just a week today from the North Fork station" In Madera county. He left North Fork to visit a camp 12 miles distant, was caught in a storm and has not been seen since. It was con sidered practically certain that he perished. Big parties of forest ran gers and volunteer - searchers were looking for him. FAMOUS BUILDINGS OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, SAVED r" 1 I It m- - S V ' . yiMiMVj--- V tjt Two of the historic strnctures In Old Witch Town which were saved from great fire by dynamiting buildings In the pathway of the flames. To the left Is the Salem Custom v : House; built in 1818, where Nathaniel Hawthorne worked and where he wrote some of his most famous tales; : to the right the famous Roger Williams House, built be fore 1635, where some lof the witchcraft trials were held. A drug store has been built in front of the house . since this photograph was taken.. SALEM BLAZE, CITY IN RUINS Thousands Made Homeless and Damage to Property Is Now Estimated to Be About $10,000,000. TROOPS ORDERED TO SHOOT ALL LOOTERS Fire Still Raging in Massa chusetts Town Many Families Separated. United Prem Leaaed Wlre.l Salem, Mass., June 26. Nearly half of Salem was a heap of smoking ruins today. Seven . persons were known to have been killed. At the assessor's office property damage was estimated at $10,000,000. The fire was still raging but-lt was confined to the two mile swath al ready devastated. Water pressure Was restored and unless there was a change In the wind, firemen said the con flagratlon would burn . Itself out. Ataruai law prevailed, it was en forced by the Eighth regiment of state troops. The soldiers had orders to shoot looters. , ? The confusion seemed hopeless. The members of hundreds of families were separated from one another. ' Almost insane from anxiety, men,: women and children wandered about seeking hus bands, wives, children and parents. Thousands Are Homeless. Few u of the city's residents slept last night. Thousands were homeless Numbers of families which were pros perous yesterday forenoon were pau pers today. - The streets were Jammed 4wlth auto mobiles, drays, .push, carts, wheelbar rows, perambulators and all sorts of other conveyances In which refugees were trying to take away what house held goods they had succeeded in sav ins:. 1 - . Practically the whole of - the manu facturing section was . wiped ovU The best of the residence district 1 was swept also. Among the houses de stroyed were scores dating from colo nial days. But the famous man sion t: dating from the times of the witchcraft erase In Salem and Immortalized by Hawthorne In "The House of the Seven Gables" was saved. The fire started yesterday afternoon from a small, explosion in a leather goods factory in the manufacturing district. - . - Water Pressure Tails- There was - a high wind blowing which swept the flames to the south east so rapidly that they were beyond (Concluded On Paf Twelre.- -Cplnmo One) 2 ' Plans Hospital for Prevention of Cancer Henry Pord of Detroit Will Add 83,000,000 More to Institution He Has Taken Over. 'Detroit, June 26. Henry Ford today announced details of a plan to change the Detroit General hospital, which, he recently, took over when Its original promoters failed to get funds to com plete It, Into a cancer institution. "There are many establishments for the cure of diseases," he - explained, "but my plan is to prevent rather than to cure cancer. , In this respect the hospital here will be unique." Work will begin in about two months, when the buildings will be finished. Ford has already spent 9400,000 on the hospital and intends to put $2,000,000 more into It. He will put local physi cians In charge. PACIFIC COAST t"'. ' ;,, - i M.f ,s..: H The University of Washington crew. Which Is entered In the Intercollegiate regatta rowed on the Hudson this - afternoon. . They man the shell- as follows: Brokaw, bow; Frankland, 2; Cushman, 3; Shumacker, 4; Walske, 5; Catlin, 6; Callow, 7; Zimmerman, stroke. and Durbar, : coxswain ' and $500,000,000 to Loan Farmers rederal Reserve Banking Act Enables national Banking Association to ; lead Mosey on Parm lands. Washington, June 26. Comptroller Of the Currency Williams estimates that about $500,000,000 in national banks throughout the United States Is available for farm mortgage loans under the provisions of the federal reserve act making It possible for national banking associations to lend money on improved farm lands. Scores of inquiries concerning this provision reach the treasury depart ment daily, and there does not seem to be a general, understanding that the farm loan clause of the act Is now In force and makes It possible for na tional banks to make farm loans be fore the formal organization of the federal reserve board. The estimate of Comptroller WH llama la based on reports. shewing. the "capital : stock and surplus of national Danas- to De vy.ouo.uuo. Twenty flve per cent of -this- -amount, 6f 250,000, Is available for farm loans. Furthermore,- the ' federal . reserve act provides - that national . banks may grant farm, loans up to 33 1-3 per cent or their- time, deposits. Banks with large deposits will be able-to far ex ceed the sum they, could lend on farms under the ,25 per cent. clause, and the estimate of Mr, "Williams Is ' believed to be conservative. Farm ; loans- under this 'act, are 'not to be made for longer than five years and the amount of each loan Is not -to exceed. 60 per cent of the actual value oi tne larm. offered as security. i- - " r 1 i - r i .i Can't Blaine Wilson for This Shut Down Canadian Pacific Closes British Colom ' Id Coal Mines, Throwing 1300 Men Out of Work at Kosmer. Vancouver, B. C, June 26. Twelve hundred men will be thrown out of work tomorrow at Hosmer, when the LCanadian Pacific railway coal mines will close down. The venture has been a losing one for some months. Merchants are paralyzed with the news, as their property will be worth less. This Is the second British Co lumbia coal camp to be deserted within a year. Wilson Offers Sympathy. President Wilson telegraphed to Gov ernor Walsh of Massachusetts, ex pressing his sympathy with the people of Salem and asking if the federal gov ernment can be of any assistance. ft EIGHT WHICH ROWS IN captain. MAKES HIT TODAY AT SALEM CHERRY FAIR Parade of Juveniles Declared Best Event -of Its Kind in All Time, (Salem Bareaa of The Journal.) ' Salem, Or June 26. Led by drum corps No. 1, Sons of United Spanish War Veteransv Scout Young Camp, No, 2, Portland, the baby parade -today surpassed all - former , parades . of the kind in Salem. . It was a. parade that wanned and delighted the hearts of thosands-oy 'spectators who Alined Court, Cottage, and State strets, around wnisoa Paries ' .v; The sun shone brightly, yet was not too warm, and the beautifully dec orated equipages of .. the -little tots were Been at' their best. There were 7$ entries in 1 the . parade, representing very kind of, baby -conveyance. . Following the youthful drum corps was the beautifully decorated royal barge, with little llene Johnson, daugh ter of Mrs. Oscar Johnson, represent inr Queen Anne VI. ruler at Salem's sixth annual cherry fair. Little Nancy Thielsen and Maxlne Glover were the maids. The barge was drawn by Flor ence Cartwrlght and Maxine Buren, dressed In colonial garb. Two her aids, Rosalie Buren and Hanf ord Post, preceded the queen. Phillip Holmes, son of Frank Holmes, represented King Blng. This royal float was drawn by John Mlnto and Vernie Berry. Parade Vrlze Winners, i The first prize for the best feature in the parade was awarded to B. K. Lawson Jr., son of Colonel and Mrs. LawBon, who represented an Indian. The second : prize was won by the Cherry City band, comprised of 12 small boys dressed in white. First prize for the best decorated conveyance was won by Charles Kay Bishop, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Bishop. Little Paul Slecke, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Siecke, won second prize. Asahel Bush, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bush, won first prize for hav ing the most unique outfit in the pa rade. The second prize was won by Chandler Brown and Barbary Ben ham, with their express wagon. This morning delegations of Span- (Concluded on Page Twelve, Column Two) YOUNG DRUM CORPS FROM YESTERDAY'S $10,000,000 FIRE r - - r .rr r.-.". .'.'-..r.-.-r.. INTER-COLLEGIATE REGATTA TODAY Aid, Society- Dies '. T. Gardner, for 83 Tears Bead of Boys' and Girls Home, Was Known for Charitable Work, William "Thomas Gardner, .for the past - 22 'years superintendent of the Boys' and Girls' Aid society of Ore gon, died early this morning at his residence, 816 East Burnslde street, of heart' failure. He was 60 years old. Mr. Gardner, who was a native of England, bad lived in Portland for the past 26 years, serving aa assistant superintendent of the old cable road before going to the aid society. He was well known in reform and charit able work and before coming to Fort- land was connected with the state hos pital for the Insane at Buffalo, N. T. He left a widow, Mrs.- Marlon Gard ner, a son, Harry, who resides (n southern California., and . one daugh ter, . Mrs. John Kennedy, of Portland. He is also survived by a brother, R. D. Gardner, of Buffalo, N.-T. Arrangements for the funeral have not .been made. Twenty-eight Die From Heat in East Hot Wave Proceeding Toward Hew Trk Causes Seventy-five Prostra . tioas; Cooler la West. New Tork, June 26. A total of 28 deaths' and about 75 prostrations re sulted from the three days' heat wave which was moving eastward today from the middle west. The full force of the wave bad not yet reached New Tork at noon. One death and 12 pros trations were recovered here. At 10 o'clock the thermometer stood at 80 degrees.- As usual the densely popu lated east side bore the brunt of the suffering. ' Fatalities from the heat wave in other localities were reported as fol lows: Philadelphia 8, Indiana 6. Pitts burg 4. 'Detroit 4", Cleveland 3, Colum bus, Ohio. 1; Lincoln, Neb., 1. Twenty prostrations were reported from Cleveland, 12 from Pittsburg and eight from St. Paul. Cooler weather prevailed generally In the west. Greeks Report for Doty. Athens, June z. Oreek naval re servists of the five classes summoned home from abroad by the government Tuesday were beginning to report for duty today.' It was assumed as a mat ter of course that they were wanted for service against Turkey. 'rs ry" .- -ff; .Ay j: , ,v '7: .v A r1 ft-. ifA RICHARDS' LICENSE TO SELL LIQUOR TAKEN AWAY BY COMMISSION Council After Unanimous in Vote Hearing Testimony; Ordinance Effective Now. Liquor licenses held by T. X. Rich ards, proprietor of Richards grill, was unanimously revoked by the city coun-liege and also a crew representing Wla cil this morning. Thia follows as the! consln university were scheduled to result of a raid on the slace Baturdar night by -a squad of police headed byl Mayor Albee'a secretary. Both the sa loon and grill licenses are revoked by! the council's action and henceforth no liquor can be sold on the premises. The revocation ordinance was Intro-1 duced by Mayer Albee and follows the hearing yesterday, afterifon when number of police officers and two wo men testified as to the character of the place. They. charged that the place was frequented by disorderly people; that liquor was sold without meals to men and women and that minors often visited the place. The ordinance takes effect immedi ately and its emergency clause reads as follows: Emergency Clause Attached. "That to protect the morals and wel fare of the people It is necessary to eradicate known places where immor ality is practiced and this ordinance Is directed to that end." According to Mayor Albee the action of the council Is only a step toward stamping out evils resulting from young girls frequenting places where liquor is sold. He intimated that action is to be taken against several or tne other well-known places. At the hearing yesterday afternoon Tom Richards, In defending the char acter of his place, said that he was running a first class and respectable place and always tried to obey the law. John McCue,"his attorney, stated that while complaints had been mace con cerning the grill, similar complaints were made of every grill In the city. Some of the police who testmea tola of being served liquor without meals and of being approached by women while In the place. Suggests Higher Standard. George Thacher. a member of the old vice commission, told of the in discretions he had witnessed In the place while investigating for the vice commission. He stated that practi cally all of the grills-were violating the law daily by setting liquor to young girls. - He asked that a higher standard be fixed for all grins. The action' this morning was the sub lect of no discussion, the measure being introduced and passed without comment. Suspends Eate Cancellation Act Affects Carload Shipment of risk rrom Express Of floes Zfrom Oregon to the Bast. fWafcln1a Barraa of The Jooro1. . Washington, June 26.The inter state commerce commission has fur ther 'suspended until January 8, HIS, the cancellation of provisions in con nection with carload shlpments"6f fish from express offices In Oregon and Washington to Chicago, New York and other Interstate express offices. Named Rural Carrier. Washington. June 26. John H. Homes was appointed rural carrier of route No. 1. Rogue River, vi?e Warren E. Godding. Fined for Violations. ' Whlnrtn Bnreae ct T inertia!.) Washington, June 26. At the re quest of the Oregon .Agricultural col lege and others. Senator Chamberlain In 1913 called the attention or tne post office department to advertisements of so-called "Oregon alfalfa seed. and he has Just been officially notified that Alfred, I and Edwin L Rosenberg were sentenced , at Milwaukee. Wis.. May 11, last, to pay a fine of 6269 each for. using the mails. In furtherance of the scheme to defraud. Charles ZJeb erman, indicted on the same charge, died before bis case was called for trial. ' ANYONE'S RAGE NOON AT University of Washington Crew Figures as a Keen Contender While Syracuse Becomes Prominent Factor CORNELL FAVORITE OF MOST ROWING EXPERTS Weather Perfect for , Rowing With Water Smooth, r Faint Breeze Blowing. fCelted Pree Laet4 Wlre.S Vonrakeepsie, n. T- Jnae 86 Ocr. . aeU woa toe Junior varsity eight eared ' I race today. Columbia m uumii Veaasylvania, third s Syraouee, fonrta. xae time wast Cornell. 11 US 3-Si Co- Ituabia, 1184 M-9x yeaBsylTaala. Ilt33 3-8 s Syraease, lltOO 3-5. The race was two alias down stream. Poughkeepsie, N. Y June 26. Everv crew of the six entered In the' varsity eignt oared race to be rowed this after noon on the Hudson river here was . given a choice to win. Cornell had the most supporters among the rowing ex- ' ports, but not one of the five others lacked for adherents. Syracuse.' the dark horse of the race. Jumped Into ' prominence this morning and was backed heavily to win. The University of Washington crew, which finished third last year, was figured a keen contender. - Three races were Included In today's schedule. The first event, an eight oared race between crews representing Cornell,- Columbia, Pennsylvania and Syracuse, was announced to start at 4:16 p. m. in a two mile pull down stream. " r - -." . . Freshmen eights from the same col- start at S o'clock in a race for the same distance, also downstream. The big-event the varsity eights; was scheduled to get under way at about Mlo'cloefc ! . One of the largest crowds In the history, of the event attended' today's regatta, Hundreds, of yachts and mo- torboats were ranged along the course. which was policed by revenue cutters. At noon the weather was t perfect for rowing: The water was smooth, with only a faint breese blowing. English Municipal Dock One Mile Long Structure on mtver Somber Costs 818, 600,000 and Zs One of the riattt la the Satire World. Hull. England, June 26. Hull's new municipal' dock on the river number, one of the finest In the world, a mile long, and embracing a water area of mote than S2 acres was opened today. King George officiating.. In. connection with the dock the city, has provided ample warehouse accom modation, railroad sidings and special facilities for coal ahlpptng, an Import ant Industry at the port. The total cost of the dock and the Improvements connected with It was 112.800.000. As usual, the police were on the alert to protect King George and Queen Mary who ras with him, from annoyance by suffragettes. STOCKTON DEFIES UNIONS Stockton, Cel.. June 26. The. Mer chants', Manufacturers and Employ ers' association today erved notice on the representatives of the Central La bor Council and the Building Trades Council of Stockton , that unless the unions withdraw all boycotts,' secret or otherwise, remove and discontinue the display or all union car as in sii places of business In Stockton, and remove all pickets before midnight next Sunday, the employers will at once insist that their present employes withdraw from all the unions or re sign their positions. SIGNS OF SUMMER "Four room cottage,' Seaside, $76 to Sept. 1." "Completely furnished cottage and tent houses at Holman's sta tion." .. , r "Portable canvas house for sale, . better and cooler than a tent; H. -price, slightly used." . "Seaside For rent, one room furnished house, f 106; one 2 room, fit for season." "Furnished 7 room bouse on quarter blok. 109 yards from beaeb. Electric lights, hot and cold water, bath, fireplace and "piano In house, 1260 for season." "Searlew Cot taxes furnished, near depot." . . ; . s . "For sale or trade. Seaside S Mroom furnished cottage. -1 block from beach, price $1600: will trade for acreage or lots of same ..value." . ' If you are going to the beach It Is about time lo decide where. These nuggestlons from today's Journal Want Ads may help you: f they appear today . In the "Sura. mr Resort classification. A more complete list will spear la' the Hunday Journal. , - 0 U E