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VOL. XIII. NO. 120.
FOUR POWERS
EUROPEAN WAR
Austrian Troops Will Not 0c
cupy Belgrade Today While
England Tries to Line Up
Powers for Peace Pact.
EVERYTHING DEPENDS
ON RUSSIA'S POSITION
If Czar Refuses to Come to
Servian Aid Otters Will
Keep Out.
(United Press LeaaeA Wire.)
London, July 27. Foreign Mln
lster Sir Edward. Grey announced
officially late today that France,
Italy and Germany had been In
vlted by England to participate in
Ambassadorial mediation in an ef
fort to settle the dispute between
Austria and Servia.
"England," Sir Edward said,
"will remain neutral as long as the
threatened conflict is confined to
Austria and Servia. The moment
another power is Involved, how
ever, the position of this nation
will be critical." .
Austrian troops will not occupy
Belgrade,1 the capital of Servia,
today.
The delay was generally accepted
In diplomatic circles here as Indicat
ing that Austria Intends siring Ger
many ample time in efforts to lo
cal Ize the threatened war.
The powers also w,ere awaiting as
surance from Russia, that It would
not interfere. Indications were" how-
I. ever that Russia ' would refuse to
give any such assurance.
T rirst meet Is Coaling.
The; first' British fleet, composed
of 28 battleships, exclusive of cruisers
and torpedo boats, were coaling late
.today at Portland. Fleet bfflcers con
fidently expected orders to leave lm
mediately, for-the North Sea. -
King George, who was to have at
tended the Goodwood races, cancelled
his engagement and remained at Buck
ingham palace to be In constant touch
with the situation.
Foreign Minister' Sir Edward Grey
was In constant communication with
the British ambassadors In Paris,' Ber
lin and Rome. - -
These diplomats were said to be of
the opinion that no step had yet been
taken which rendered arbitration Im
possible. Ho Declaration of Wrs
Though It "was said Sunday that
-Austria actually had declared war, this
was denied in official circles here to
day. There had not. It was asserted,
been an official declaration.
There naturally were many rumors
In circulation, and it was difficult
either to verify or disprove . them,
owing to the strictness of the censor
ship at all continental capitals, es
pecially Vienna, Belgrade and St
Petersburg, three places whence the
most important news was expected, at
the moment, to emanate.
It was known, however, that Russia
was resolute in its stand against an
Austrian Invasion of Servia,
Belgrade is Deserted.
The king and crown prince of Servia
had gone to Nish, Servia' s ancient
capital, in the Interior. The bulk of
the troops had also been - withdrawn
from the border. Belgrade was left
at Austria's mercy.
The , wildest scenes were enacted
during the evacuation . of the city
(Ooucluded on Pass Two,- Column Four)
PERCY GREGG, ONE OF
A JOY RIDING PARTY,
IS DEAD -AT SPOKANE
Young Man Wfio Left String
. of .Checks From Spokane
to SacramentOi Dies.
, (Special to The Journal.)
Spokane, Wash., July 27. Percy
Gregg, member, of a- Joy .riding sex
tet for which the officers over the
northwest" were' searching for nearly
a week and who was apprehended and
taken to Portland to answer for doubt-1
ful checks, died -this morning follow
ing an 'operation for appendicitis
Young Gregg returned , home from
Portland but a few days ago after
making "good the checks in Question.-
Gregg 'was - arrested recently In Sac
ramento and, with his companion.
Charles Chambless, returned to Port
land in the automobile in which he was
traveling, under cover of Sheriff Word.
He was charged with : passing bad
checks in Portland and at other places
on his southward trip. ; The charges
were dropped after the checks had
been taken up . and all expenses to
which the county had been put were
paid. Three girls and another youth.
who left Spokane with ? Gregg and
Chambless, were turned . back before
the party reached Oregon.
Investigation showed that Gregg had
sufficient money in the bank to meet
the checks, but the bank turned them
back because they . were not counter.
signed by his guardian. - "
Sl 1 I 1 .....I,.., . 1 .. .11, . .1 , -II. . II.. - I I u
1 :- .TYPES OF WOMEN AND FIGHTING MEN OF SERVIA
1 t 1 1 . . 1 , .. i jiuMsna anarn mill 1 2 '
Top Servian infantry ' entraining during ; the recent . war j
'Bottom Servian -women at marketplace in Podgoritza.!
RUMORS
OF
DN SERVIAN BORDER
Conflict Reported - on River
Temesi East ; of Belgrade
ServianOynamlte Bridge,
(United Presa Leased Wire.)
Vienna. July 27. Servian soldiers
today dynamited, the bridge across, the
Save between Semlln, . Hungary, and
the Servian side of the river.
Reports that Servians fired on a
boatload of Austrian troops in the
Danube Sunday were confirmed. The
Austrlans answered the fire and a hot
engagement resulted, Its outcome was
not known here. :;: ."-V.-:
Rumors were current of an engage
ment in progress at the mouth of the
Rivr Temes, east of Belgrade, the
Servian, capital.
The Russian ambassador here was
acting today as Servia' s diplomatic
representative, the Servian , minister
having been handed his passports Sun
day. . . ' : :
The Austrian government today Is in
control of the railroads and telegraph.
Troops were moving everywhere..
In . Vienna business . was - virtually,
suspended. Nobody, was left to trans
act it. Those who ordinarily kept-up
the city's business life were with their
regiments. Similar " conditions pre
vailed throughout the country. .
Martial law practically prevailed.
Runs Are Started;,
On Berlin -Banks
Bourses In Many Citias Closer Stocks
lamp la Xondoa, Consols Dropping
2V4 Points Js Stew Xow Keoord. J
Berlin," July .27. Heavy runs were
started today on the savings banks of
Berlin, Danzig, Zaarbruecken and else
where. As many as 200 persons were
waiting at daylight to withdraw their
deposits from the municipal savings
banks here.1
' The - bourses at Brussels, Budapest
and Vienna were suspended today as a
result of the threatened conflict.
' European markets opened panicky
today as a result or the Austro-Ser
vlaa war situation, r .
, In London ' - consols sl umped ti,
opening at 71, a low record for the
year. At I p,m. they rallied, how
ever,' touching 72. Other Issues - were
off' from 1 to 6 points. Canadian Pa
eiflc touched .176 but recovered later.
Union Pacific was down 1 and Amal
gamated Copper 2. - -
FIGHTING
ARE HEARD
NVENNA
; PORTLAND,
II t -z, A
f noios
KAISER IS' LOOKED 10
AS ONE CHANCE FOR
But War Spirit Is Strong in
Berlin and Crowds Sing
."Die Wacht Am Rhine,"
By Karl von , Wlegand.
Berlin, July 17. A conference on
which may 'depend War pr peace for all
Europe was in progress at Potsdam
today. ' ' ;, ; '
Messages from every old world cap
ital indicated a belief that the. kaiser
alone, if anyone can avert the. blood
iest strugle in the world's history;
His majesty arrived by special train,
traveling at terrific speed, from 'Kiel,
where he landed following the abrupt
termination of his cruise in Norwegian
waters. .
At the station he was met . by the
crown prince and three members ' of
his cabinet. A throng of his subjects
had also gathered to greet him. As he
appeared the crowd burst into "The
Wacht am Rhine." The kaiser drove to
the palac through packed Streets, re
ceiving- a tremendous oyatlon.
The war spirit was rampant in Ber?
The streets were thronged. There
were the wildest "hochs" for the Kai
ser, .the-crown prince," Austria and the
latnertana.- - -
The Russian .and Servian embas
sies were guarded by strong forces of
police. Demonstrations were attempt
ed against them yesterday but the
police quickly suppressed them.
' Qeneral von Moitke, . tne ctiief or
the arm staff,; who was visiting v in
Carlsbad, had returned in hot haste.
It was reported an army mobilize
tion order would b issued- today. .
The -statement .was made on semi'
official authority' that the foreign of-
flee had notified Russia that Austria's
and Servia's troubles ' were between
these two- countries alone and, that
there must be no interference between
them. ' ".'.: - ; " -
It was believed that the kaiser would
personall jr urge the .czar to keep out
of the controversy.;- -'
His majesty, who has been in Scan'
dinaviari waters, ; and President Poin-
care of France, who has been visiting
iu Sicckholm. were reported to have
had a conference Sunday, r
Carlsbad;, and other Austrian and
German pleasure and ; health resorts
were practically deserted, industries
were virtually 1 suspended for lack of
men, because of the mobilization order,
Germans abroad were hurrying home
to join their , regiments. -
Catastrophe at ! Newport. -
v Newport, R. Ji July 27. The Duke
of Manchester was overcome by heat
While - playing tennis yesterday.
MAINTAINING
PEACE
OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY '27, 1914 FOURTEEN PAGES.
by International News, Service.
with Turkey. ?
' ' 1 .
OF 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Or
iginally Serb, Taken by the
Turks and Then by Austria
-- 4
From
Austria's declaration of hos
tilities against Servia the greatest war
in history is threatened. The situa
tion is thjs: '
Austria s ' southeastern provinces
have large Servian populations. That
is, the people are Servian by race and
sympathy, just as there is a popula
tion which is Mexican by race, and
sympathy . in southern- California, -Art
tCoaclniled on Page Fie. Column Three)
SCENE pF
FOUND
ANNEXATION
AUSTRIAN
PROVNCES
s BEftUN i
Z.H. DAVIS, PRESIDENT
OF COMLLIS PHONE
CO., SHOOTS
Buys 22 Caliber Rifle, Retires
to Rear of Store, Sends
Bullet Into Mouth.
(Special to Tt 7oornal.
Corvallis Or., July 27. With a 22
caliber rifle purchased an hour before,
Z. H. -Davis, a prominent merchant
here aid city treasurer of Co rv all is,
shot himself in the mouth today at
noon,&nd his death is momentarily ex
pected. He waa taken to his home. He
excused himself .from conversation at
the door of his place of business, say'
lng his head was hurting him. He then
retired to the rear of the store, and
there shot himself.
Mr. Davis waa thrown from his auto
one day last week, and while stunned
jumped over a bridge railing to . the
ground 20 feet below. He was badly
bruised, taken the hospital, but in
sisted on leaving next day. Since that
time he had, complained of his head
hurting him occasionally.
uavis is past so years or age, a
highly respected citizen, a prominent
Mason and president of the Coryallls
maepenaeni xeiepnone company.
Booth to Answer
Newspaper's Query
Albany Democrat Gives Xepublloaa
Komlnee for Senator Opportunity to
Answer Question.
(Special to The Journal. )
Albany, Or., July . 27. "Senator
Booth, where did you get ltr' This
question will be answered by the Re
publican - nominee for United States
senator through the columns of the
Albany Daily Democrat during the
present week. The article in defense
of the manner in which Senator Booth
acquired his immense timber holdings
in western Oregon is now In course of
preparation and will doubtless app
in the Albany paper within the next
two or three days in response to
letter addressed to the editor of the
Democrat by Senator. Booth requesting
space in which to reply to an editorial
published in the Democrat on July 21
and later commented upon editorially
by the Portland Journal, Morning Or
egonlan and. other Oregon newspapers.
Portlarid'Batnks
jOarry themselves
Secretary KcAdoo Will Place $34,000,
000 Out to Kelp Hove Crops Seattle
Heeds Money, Portland Dotnt
Washington, July 27. Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo' announced he
would deposit about S34.000.000 gov
ernment money in national banks, in
the -'fall to facilitate the crop move
ment.
Portland San Francisco. Los Ange
les and Salt Lake banks have ex
pressed the opinion they will not re
quire government deposits. Seattle and
Spokane banks have asked for such de
posits. Bonds acceptable to the secre
tary of the treasury will be required as
security.
Gems Are Eeturned
By Baker Thieves
Tlsions of Jail, or Tender Conscience,
Causes Boms Breakers to Bring- Back
Valuables to Rightful Owners.
Baker, Or, July 27. The sting of an
accusing conscience or fear of arrest
today is held responsible for the re
turn of a pearl necklace, other jewelry
and silverware, by thieves who stole
the articles from the residences of E.
B. Pengra and J. H, Torgler Saturday,
The valuables, all tied in a single
package was left at the Torgler rest
dence some time yesterday.
The only thing missing was a dia
mond ring, the most valuable of all
the jewels taken.
HIMSELF
THE WAR TROUBLE IN CENTRAL EUROPE
ALL
CI Z S
FIGHT
HARBORS BILL
Great Meeting Will Be Held
in Portland Thursday Even
ing at Which Entire Basin
Will Be Represented.
ASTORIA FIRES ITS
"GUNS" AT CONGRESS
The Dalles Joins in Bombard
ment; Projects Must Not
Be Delayed.
Ta the People of the Colombia
Basin.
"We are confronted by the
greatest crisis of our commer
cial history. Delay r failure
in passage by congress of the
rivers and harbors bill will
cause immeasureable loss In
development of transportation.
Industry and commerce -that
can never be remedied. Mil
lions of dollars already expend
ed will be largely wasted, un
le appropriations are made
to continue and complete im
provements of the Columbia
river, tributary streams and
bays of the coast, leur at
tention is most Earnestly di
rected to this extremely grave
situation. Tour presence is
j
urged at the meeting called by
. the chamber of commerce for
Thuradsy evening, July 30, at
S o'clock, in the chamber of
commerce rooms. Fifth and
Oak streets, for consideration
' of and action, upon this mat-
ter. A. H. AVERILL.
President Portland Chamber of
: Commerce.
The chamber, of commerce Issued a
special call this morning for a meeting
Thursday to consider the crisis that
confronts this district; due to 'con
gress' delay In passing this rivers and
harbors bHL . J - j
All Columbia basin cities, as well as
the ltleas-otPartJasa and 7th full
tffirabershlp of the chamber of -com
merce, are Included In the calL
Among the outside cities asked to
Concluded on Pag Two, Column KIT..
Coos Bay Hag Taken
Up i lgHt lor Bill
xarshfleld Chamber Authorise Presi.
dent to leaks Active Effort; STorth
Bead Will Act Today.
(Special to The Journal.)
Marshfield. Or., July 27. The
Marshfleld. Chamber of Commerce ha
Indorsed the rivers and harbors bill
and authorized the president, Hugh
McLain, now in Portland, to take any
action deemed necessary to help the
passage of the bill. .
The members of the commission of
the Port of Coos Bay have" been Work
ing on the matter for some time and
have been in wire communication with
the Oregon delegation In urging the
passage of the bUL The chamber of
commerce will again wire the delega
tion, and Captain Davenney. - field sec
retary of the rivers and harbors con
gress, who is now here, has urged the
people to Invoke every interest in
favor of the bill.
The attention of the members of the
North Bend Chamber of Commerce has
been called to the fight being made
by The. Journal in favor of the rivers
and harbors bill, and today will prob
ably take immediate action and wire
members of congress urging the pass
age or tne Dili, which is favored by
; me organisation in tma city.
ItJ
FOR
Becky Hastens ta
Eat 2, Soft-Boiled
After Six Say Sanger Strike, latter
Part Where' She Coolant Slat a the
Sly, Anarchist T.sader Capitulates.
New York, July 27. After maintain
ing a hunger strike for more than six
days. Becky Ed el son quit today, and
thereby got herself "in bad" with the
anarchists. . She was arrested more
than a week ago for inciting a riot in
Lnlon Square here and sent to Black
well's island. Immediately she went
on a hunger strike, and was threatened
with forcible feeding, but after an ex
amination Dr. Katherlne Davis, com
missioner of corrections, decided this
was not necessary because . she was
convinced the prisoner had been filch
ing food from the mess room and estlng
"on the sly.
Becky hotly denied this- charge., but
decided today that she-had had enough
and ravenously devoured two soft
boiled eggs served by . the prison doc.
tor and asked for more.
Anarchists were greatly disappointed
at the abandonment of the strike and
accused Becky of "quitting." They said
she had promised to be a martyr and
starve herself to death if necessary.
I Modern Dances but
Abandon of Youth
So Says Brooklyn Preacher, who Agrees
That They Are Desirable When
There Xs Proper Supervision.
Pittsburg. July 27. Tangoing, grape-
vining and other modern dance fig
ures are merely varying expressions of
the exuberance of youth joyous aban
don to "a certain, perhaps indefinable
pulse not essentially a bad impulse.'
That was the declaration here of
Rev. Dr. 8. Edward Younc. pastor of
Bedford Presbyterian church. Brook
lyn. And he made it plain that he is
firmly In favor of those dances Tor
young people when they are danced
under careful superylson.
Dismissal Penalty-.
For Quitting Navy U
Department Em Ho Tronble la Oet
ting AU Becruits Zt Veedsf Order
Applies Only la Peace Time.
Washington, July 27. Secretary
rxanlels order abolishing any punish
ment beyond .summary-dismissal for
navy deserters was the talk of official
Washington today. "
Among navy orricers comment was
noi unuormiy , favorable. The secre
tary's view, however, was that, inas
much as' the department has no trou
ble In getting all the recruits it needs
and offers advantages to them which
many are - unwilling- to forfeit, dis
missal is a aulte sufficient. Penalty,
JThe brrUef fectlve f only; la .tlraea
The secretary ordered also that men
n.ati w Avvs-vv 1 vv bitch
honorable discharge on repayment of
vvciaiu ciui.waeui allowances. -
War Is Inevitable,
Washington Hears
Official Dispatches . to Stat Depart
ment Quote Kasslaa 'War 3Klalstr as
Baying: Kls Coaatry TO Tight.
Washington, July XT. Official dis
patches received her today Quoted the
Russian war minister as saying war
between Russia and . Austria was in
evitable.
- A complete (Russian army mobiliza
tion, it was stated, had been ordered.
Th czar, according to th same ad
vice, was holding a special ministerial
council.
PORTLAND AHEAD OF
MANY LARGE CITIES
IN POSTAL SAVINGS
Oregon Metropolis Stands
Fifth on List for Year End-
ing June 30.
PortUnd was the fifth city in the
United States in the six of her pos
tal savings receipts at the end of th
fiscal year, June 30, according to a
statement of these finances received
today from the poetoffice department
at Washington. Portland's deposits
for the year were 1817,000. "
Portland was ahead - of St. ' Louis,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland.
Cincinnati, Buffalo and a lot of other
half million population cities. She was
even ahead of San Francisco, while
Seattle is far behind, ""being last on
the list of 20 names. Tacoma and
8pokane are not on the list. Portland
is the highest city in ber postal sav
ings deposits west of Chicago and.
barring that city, is the highest west
of th Atlantic seaboard. -
New Tork heads the llat with de
posits of $4,400,000. Chicago is ..sec
ond with $2,200,000 -deposits. Brook
lyn with $1.00.000 is third and Boa-
ton . with ' $1,100,000 is . fourth. - Then
comes Portland. San f Francisco is
sixth with deposits down la the $700,
000 class. ; ' v
' Portland showed a gain In deposits
during the year of 14 per cent and
there was a gain of 12 per cent In the
l number of. depositors..- These on June
20 aggregated C.S29. '-each year there
las been an increase-in th average
- account of tb Portland postal sav
ings depositor.-'In 1S12 each depositor
averaged but $110. In 11S their av
erase was $132 and in 1914, $187.
In addition 'to the $897,000 deposits;
about $75,000 has been withdrawn for
th purchase by these depositors of
postal savings bonds, which draw 2
percent interest. . - ; -
Portland now has ten stations recelvi
Ing postal deposits In addition to the
main mce. , - ,
Th gain since ; June 20 has been eo
steady that Postmaster Myers pre
dicts that roruana vui De in th mil
lion dollar class by June, H15. . '
PRICE TWO CENTS. '4'&BSFtAV'g2R
BLUE SKY LAW
By
Judges Refuse to Uphold Na
tional Mercantile Co. At
tacking Ouster Order on
Constitutional ', G rounds; ? '
COMPANY IS HfiLD TO
BE CLEARLY AT; FAULT
Opinion Is Statute Not Com-
plied With;; Legality of
Plan Commented On.
The fight of Corporation Commis
sioner Ralph A. Watsorv to oust , the
National Mercantile Company, Ltd., of
"Vancouver. B. C. from carrying on its
business of .securing . loans . In ' this
state, was successful today, when
Judge Wolvertoo in the United States
district court rendered an opinion fav
orable to Watson and the other defend
ants in the suit brought by the con- -
rem asking that the so palled "Blue
Sky Law" be declared unconstitutional.
Watson in March "proclaimed that
the National Mercantile company, Ltd.,
of which George A. StUUngs is pres
ident, was operating Illegally,' and or
dered district attorneys of the various ;
counties to prosecute Its agents. ,-
Attorneys for the compsny In turn
filed a. petition alleging that the stats
corporation act, passed at the 11 S ses
sion of the legislature, was tineonstl-
utlonal and invalid, making the prln-
tpal allegation that its provisions were
too stringent. - ' -'-
To this suit Watsen. the' attorney
general and the district attorneys of
the counties filed a plea in' abatement,
asserting that the) company had never
(Concluded am fa Cohans
WOMEN ASSIST MEN
IN A HEROIC BATTLE
I p f j
jUameS COmined
to Livery
Stable and a Residence;
Six Horses Perish. '
Several hundred citizens, which In
cluded scores of women and girls, put
up a heroic fight against fire which
from midnight until 4 'clock this
morning threatened to destroy the'
town of Sandy. ' V '
Driven by a stiff wind from the
north, the flames destroyed the Saglley
St Morgan livery stable, the home of
11. E. Jackson and burned six horses
to Heath. F. M. Morgan, one. of the
proprietors of the stable, was sleeping
in It and was compelled to flee in his
night clothing.
During the battle against the fire.
huge sparks carried by the breese ig
nited the roof a ot -various dwellings 1
and the entire town -probably would ,
have been burned except for the organ
ised work of the citizens. . . - . -
Sandy has no fire department or ap
paratus. Armed with buckets, women
and girls fought side by. side with the '
men to save their homes. : Water waa
secured from wells.' v .
Little effort waa spent in trying to
subdue th burning stabla and dwell
ing. The cltlsena centered their work
on the Catholic church, which stood -between
the conflagration and the
principal portion of the town. . -
tationed on the church roof
out among th shmgu-.
in loss is placed at apout goo.
with approximately - f 1000 Insurance.
The cause of th fir la not known.
It started at. th back, of th livery -stable.
- :
YEAR ROUND
VACATIONS
If you do not feel Ilk going -away
for a vacation of a week or
more, why not have a real . vaca-?
tlon within a abort dl stand of
Portland ? Many people buy used
automobiles and motorcycles. Just
for vacation purposes then all
the beauty spots near Portland!
are theirs to see. They have the
us of a machine or motorcycle ,
all the year and they can have
a real vacation any fine evening -or-
holiday, r -
Here are a few machines which
should answer your purpose: . ;
914 -Harley-Davidson. fuUy
equipped, practically new, cost
$3CS; will give 1 year guarantee
and sacrifice for $276.'" Class. U.
? - "Studebaker " '20' ' roadster In
fin mechanical condition, $400.
Class. 44. . , - , r
"7 Indian, new tires. Just over
hauled, $12 5.-; Class. 44, . - -
"Flv passao $ er
$300." Class. 44.
Pierce Arrow,
-1912 T h.'
quipped. $150.'
p. Indian, --.
Class. 44..
fully
Slxty-on other pleasure - cars
and 42 motorcycles were listed for
sale ' in The Journal Want Ails
yesterday Sunday . ' Read owr
the motorcycle and - automobile
columns la - yesterday" Journal
Want Ads and plan that ytar---
round vacation. , i i.
SUSTAINED'
FEDERAL COURT
M
FIRE AT
SANDY
7.