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Labor Asks
Exclusion
Of Japanese
. Montreal Jon 16, The Americas
Federation of Laber in -convention er -
today called upon the congress of the! An addrea of welcome waa deliv
Untted States to cancel the "gentle-, ere(1 M the opening session by Gov
men's agreement" with Japan and ab- rnor Ben W. Otcott. Mayor George
lutely exclude Japanese and other
Asiatic immigration inio mis country,
The exclusion of "picture brides" also
ai demanaeu.
Federation departments and inter
natoinal unions were instructed to "co-
ooerate and press" this legislation.
Declaring that a ban d of "Irres
ponsible agitators are attempting to
discredit the "recognised . organisa
tions in the railway service," the fed
eration unanimously condemned the
eessatlonist movement" which resulted
1 in the recent railroad strike.
New View Discussed.
The convention also instructed Its
affiliated organisations to "refrain
from giving moral or financial sup
port or assistance of any kind, to any
secessionist movement." And federa
tion organization giving uch assist
ance is threatened with having its
charter revoked.
The executive council was instruct
ed to investigate the , desirability of
forming an international union of
building service employes of America,
to include all workers known as Jan!
tors, janitresses, scrub women, window
workers and watchmen.
The convention adopted a resolution
urging the Panama canal commission
to employ only American citizens In
the operation and mechanical depart
ment in the canal zone.
Legal Department Defeated.
The convention rejected a resolu
tion that would have established a
legal department to serve as clearing
house for the defense of all labor or
ganisations, against who the use of in-
junction is directed In the course of
their legitimate trade union activities.
The plan proposed by E. L. Edgerton
of Schenectdy, N. T., to have organized
labor form with the employers and
business interests of the country a.
"voluntary arbitration body" to "settle
labor's grievances In the future1' was
rejected. Other 1 legislation along this
line will be brought before the conven
tion later, it was announced.
The federation declared war on the
Kanaas court of industrial relations in
adopting a resolution which condemn
ed such legislation as "confiscatory of
the liberty and property and a denial
of the human rights, or organized la
hor." .
The federation Instructed ita execu
tive council to take, such steps as are
necessary to support organized labor
in Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado in
"fighting anti-strike legislation to a
finish." -'
The non-partisan political policy of
Samuel GomperB, president of the fed
eration was unanimously Indorsed.
$385,000 Given
Willamette From
Rockefeller Fund
Willamette university is now a mil
lion dollar school. The general board
of education of the Rockefeller Foun
dation has offered to the institution
350,000 towards an additional endow
ment of 11.000.000.
This became known Tuesday when
the Willamette board of trustees held
its annual meeting. An offer has also
been made of $17, $00 each year for
two years for the salaries of professors
and for their current expenses.
The board of trustees instructed
President C. G. Doney to accept the of
fer. As soon as the present campaign
ior $100,000 for the rebuilding of Wal
ler hall and completion of the new
Lausanne hall is finished a formal ac
eeptance of the additional $350,000 gift
Will he taken tin. it is said, and plans
will be made for the $650,600 cam -
Palgn to meet the million dollar en
dowment. It WfiB tftarna t,strrifiv that MIssL
Freda Campbell, a student of the uni-(treaty with Viscount Grey, aid that
"versify, I, the recipient of a scholar-1 both thought the United State, should
hip from the French republic. Mlsslbe specifically mentioned, but that
Camnbell. the' daughter of Mr. andfthe Tokio government preferred not
Mrs. Willamette F. Campbell, 560 N.
list street, will aait from New-York
with 1 1 other fortunate American stu
dents September IB.
Three new members will be added
a assistant Instructors In various de
partments for next fall and Instructor'
salaries were raised. Five thousand
dollars will be the salary of the presi
dent In the future, the dean will re
vive $3000 and those members of the
faculty whose salaries are now $16t
ill get $2200. Those now drawing
1'00 will receive $2400". " '
Missionary Is
Slain by Chinese
Peking. June 16. The American
legation here was informed today that
general Chang-Ching-Tao's northern
rops In their retreat from Chang
aa. capital of Hu-Nan province, at
tacked the reform church mission nt
Jo-Chow, fifty miles north of Charg
h and killed the Rev. Mr. W. A.
"eimert. ,
Liling, on the, Wu-Chang-Chang-ha
railway southwest of Chang-had
M attacked. The foreigners in the
lnn escaped to Plrgslang.
Louisiana Defeats Suffrage
Baton Roiito t. tn. 15 Th.
onosai to ratify the woman BUffrxre
Heral
amendment was defeated by
'he lo
toda , c asrniu-y
dr i ,S The ia-,s 'rek
"ed the ratification reoluiln.
International
kiwanis Clubs
Open Convention
Portland. Or., June IS. Interaa
Uonat Kiwanis opened iu fourth an
nual convention here today. Close to
IS 00 delegates have been registered
at convention headquarters and poli
tics within the organization already
have been the subject of much dis
cussion. Milwaukee and Cleveland are
,contMtanU for. the 1921 convention.
jw Baker, who recently suffered a
i ta. was unaoie to per-
K,u"' welcome the gathering.
The Kiwanis spirit, a world need-
was the subject of today's principal
!ddress, delivered by M. A. McDon-
aid. Vancouver, B. C.
Liquor Crazed
Student Kills
College "Pal"
Hanover, N. H., June 1. Henry E.
Maroney, of West Medford, Mass., a
senior at Dartmouth College, was
shot and killed during a quarrel at
his rooms In the Theta Delta Chi
fraternity house early today by Rob
ert T. Meads of LaGrange, III., a Jun
ior. Meads, after being arrested on a
Boston-bound train, admitted the
shooting, said he had been drinking
and claimed he fired In self defense.
He wired his father, A. H. Meads, to
como here and defend him.
Federal Bureaus
Co-Operate For'
Traffic Solution
Washington, June 18. Department
of Justice and Interstate commerce
commission officials began working
together today to relieve freight con
gestion on the nation's railroads and
to restore coast wise shipping to nor
mal through settlement of strikes of
marine workers. Failing thsough
these methods tu alleviate serious
coal shortages, consideration will be
given an embargo on coal exports.
Reports compiled by the railroad
car service commission today snowed
continued improvement in car sup
ply. Only 125,606 cars were being
held on sidings during the week end
ing June 4 as compared with 159,606
idle cars reported the previous week.
When the freight Jam was at its
height 290,000 cars were tied up.
Woman Nearly Shot
By Robin Hunter;
Salemites Warned
Several- complaints, one of which
was by a man who said his wife nar
rowly missed being shot, have been
made that Salem people are shooting
robins, and the law, which makes the
act punishable by fine will be rigid
ly enforced, Chief of Police Jack
Welsh stated Wednesday.
"It is against the law both to dis
charge a gun within the city limits
or to kill robins," Chief Welsh point
ed out. "I realize that robins are very
aggravating, especially at cherry time,
but it is too dangerous to have peo
ple using guns when and as they
choose."
England Not
To Aid Japan by Terms
Of Alliance Sags Kato
Tokio, June 16. Japan Inserted an
article in the Anglo-Japanese alli
ance pact of 1911 to remove the risk
of England becoming Involved in any
disnute between the United States
and Japan, it was declared today by
Viscount Kato, former foreign min-
ister, in an interview urging renewal
df the treaty.
Viscount Kato, who negotiated the
to use the name.
The article in question of the Anglo
Japanese alliance of 1911 is as fol
lows: "Article IV Should either of the
high contracting parties conclude a
treaty of general arbitration with a
third power, it is agreed that noth
ing in this agreement shall impose
upon such contracting party an obli
gation to go to war with the power
with whom such arbitration treaty i3
in force."
Recent, dispatches from Tokio re
ported that the Japanese cabinet de
cided to open negotiation with
Great Britain for a renewal and re
vision of the alliance.
Nitti Abandons
Plan To Visit
United States
Rome. June H Former Premier
Nitti has abandoned his- intended vis.t
to Spain and America, but proposes
to go to Switzerland for an extended
sojourn, says the Gornale D'ltalla.
The same newspaper quotes a friend
of Premier Gloiitti as saying parlia
ment would be convened June 22.
Cabinet Takes Office
Rome, June 16. Premier Giovanni
Oiolitti's newly formed cabinet nae
taken the oath of office.
An initiative petition abolishing cig
arette has been filed with the secre
tary of stats to be put on the bai.ot in
November.
SALEM.
Fear Is Felt
For Negroes
3 Lynched
Duluth, Minn., June It A report
nere early today from Vir
ginia was to the effect that ten negroes
were being rushed In automobiles to
Ist- Paul to be Placed in the Ramsey
county jati for protection. A score of
automobiles carying members of last
night's mob had been reported on the
way to Virginia from Duluth in an ef
fort to seize other negroes employed by
a circus, whom they believed mUrht
have participated in the attack on .!
white girl here,
Duluth Quiet Today.
Duluth, Minn., Jr.ne 18. Virtually
normal conditions prevailed today on
the Duluth business streets whica
mob of 5000 persons surged last night,
sweeping the police from power and
seizing and lynching three negroes
held in connection with an attack on
a 17-year-old white girl.
When two companies of Minnesota,
national guardsmen reached here at
an early hour after a special train trip
from St. Paul, they found only a dam
aged police station and littered screen
as visual evidences of the mob's activ
ity. The 124 men and. six officers went
into temporary camp, preparing to
patrol the streets.
' Polios Overpowered.
Last night's lynching were accom
plished after the city's police force
had been overpowered by bricks and
streams from fire hose in an attack on
police headquarters on the principal
thoroughfare. For at least two hours
the mob ruled, relinquishing its pow
er only after the negroes had been
lynched.
- Six negroes had been arrested in
connection wtih the attack on the girl
which occurred on a circus ground
Monday night. The negroes were clr- j
cus roustabouts. The mob held a mock
trial, declared three 6f the negroes
guilty and acquitted the other threo. !
who today still were in the hands of
the police.
Rope Breaks Twice.
The three "convicted" negroes were
hung within a block and a half of the
police station, the mob hooting down
pleas of two priests that the law be
permitted to take Its course. It won
three starts to hang the first negro, as
the rope broke the first two times.
After the mob had dlspersedthe po
lice cut down the bodies of the ne
groes, which had not been mutilated.
The injuries suffered by eight po
licemen and one newspaperman fn the
brick battlnd fire hose attack on
the police station were said to be triv
ial today. , .
An Investigation of the action of the
mob will be made, it was understood
today.
Loneliness Leads
Man To Suicide
The Dalles, Or., June 16. Protract
ed loneliness caused Edward Whipple,
47, prosperous bachelor farming the
Rowland A. Douglas ranch at Eight
Mile, to commit suicide yesterday
morning, according to the coroner.
He put the muzzle of a .22 caliber
rifle between his eyes and pulled the
trigger. Death was instantaneous.
Required
Salem Backward In
Offering Cars For
hYrurftintl IlltlP. 2.1
41 . that Mr. Butler's action was an "at
Wlth outside communities offering! t( ,ngratlate hlmgelf wlth cer.
most of their available cars, Salem taln eiements which exercised a de
ls still lagging behind In volunteering termlnng influence at the conven
automobiles for the Portland-Salem . . .
excursion of Shnners June ii. ana
only one-fourth of the necessary ma
chines have been registered at the
Commercial club.
"Salem is about .the only city which
Isn't coming through," an official said
Wednesday morning. "Cars even have
been volunteered irora tugene. were defeate(i n their Insolent at
Everybody who ha an automobile tmpt to buv tne nomination repre
and can possibly make the trip is K-mti a that is worst In American
ed to regUter his car immediately b0l,lnei, ana political life,
and let us know whether he would! ,,he rfatem(,nt in a vicious and ma-
like us to make arrangements ror nis
accommodations
Automobile
while In Portland.'
ill also be properly,
taken care of in Portland it was Mat
ed.
Drys Seek Plank
In Platform Of
Democrat Party
Washington, June 16. Prohibition
advocates wll ask the democratic na
tional convention at San Francisco to
adopt a plank declaring for rigid en
forcement of the eighteenth - amend
ment and will present "a solid front,
a?,i'.nst Governor Cox of Ohio," Wayne
B. Wheler, general counsel for the
Antl-a!oon league declared today in a
formal statement.
"The resolutions committee at Chi
cago." ild Mr- Wheeler, "adopted a
law enforcement plank and lost It be
tween the committee room and the
convention. Mr. Bryan will act as a!
bodyguard far It if it is adopted by the
. . . 1 , '
resolution (amnr.iw mi m -Cisco.":
OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE
fo Sfe
Wins High Honors
Chicago, June 16. Three years ago
Mrs. Howard Van 8. Tracy of Ella-
jston took her baby daughter to col
j lege with her and today ahe was grad
juated from Northwestern, university
jat the head of a class of 16 with
(the degree of Bachelor of Arts and
nonorrJr membership-In a scholar-
Besides - completing- her college
course in three years and earing for
her baby ahe did all her own house
work. During the day ahe aaid a pro
fessor frequently held the baby wnue
she attended classes.
Mrs. Tracy entered Northwestern
university In the fall of 1917. Four
months later her baby was born and
while In the hospital she made up a
semester ef French and returned to
classes In three months. Her husband
is in business in Chicago.
"I Intend to return next year to
study for a master's degree," she
said today. "Instead of spending my
afternoons playing bridge whist at so
cial affairs I study. But do not sup
pose I am a grind, for my husband
and I run down to the city frequently
to see the shows and attend dances.
"In the evening while rocking my
baby to sleep I teill mother gaose stor
ies and think out my philosophy les
son. ,
Soldiers Sought
As Suspects In
Death of Woman
Rockford," III., ' June 16. Five sol
diers pf Camp Grant, near here, were
sought today In connection with the
shooting, to death early today of Mrs.
Maude Lucille Moss, wife of Captain
LeRoy H. Sloaa. camp utilities offi
cer and daughter of Colonel Bion J.
Arnold, pioneer t electrical engineer.
The entire camp military Intelligence
force waa seeking to establish wheth
er Mrs. Moss was murdered or acci-
dently killed. 1
That Mrs. Moss had been shot was
not known until the automobile In
which she was fidlng with her hus
band and friends had gone a half
mile. The partn'just Passed the small
group of soldiers, It was said, when a
sharp report was heard. It was then
thought that the motor had misfired.
Striking a bump In the road, Mrs.
Moss, who had been asleep on the
rear seat between Mr. and Mrs. Wtl
Ham V. McCrelght, slumped forward.
Mr. and Mrs, McCrelght, believing
her still asleep,, reached forward to
aid her and then It waa found she
had been wound
Captain Moss, who was driving,
rushed to the camp base hospital but
Mrs. Moss died a short time after
Captain Moss said he believed the
shooting was accidental.
In November 19D4 Mrs. Moss was
luni lur At nuurs uu niiei reus, aim
with hei" brother and a friend was
rescued from freezing only after
frantic search.
Wood Denounces
Butler as "Liar"
Chicago, June 16. Major General
Leonard Wood in a signed statement
last night characterised a "a vicious
and malicious falsehood" a declara
tion by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler
of New York that a "motely group of
stock gamblers, oil and mining pro
motors, munitions makers and other
like persons" backed the general's
campaign for the republican "presi
dential nomination.
General Wood said that he regret
ted to make the atatement, but that
it was necessary to "brand a faker and
to denounce a lie." The general, de
claring that the men who managed
his campaign were of "extraordinar
ily. 1.1.1. -.1 ... ... .
tack upon them "Is Infamous" and
statement follows:
"I have Just read the statement is
sued in New York by Nicholas Mur
ray Butler to the effect that a motely
group of stock gamblers and others
tried to buy the presidential nomlna-
tIon for me ana that th. forces who
cl0Ui fai,.hood. I would Ignore It if ;
wer. directed at m. alone, but I
..,, ,,, .. mv iovai
friends and supporters are vilified.
Astoria Logging
. Camps Shut Down
Astoria, Or., June 16. Practically
all logging camp in this vicinity will
close Saturday for a 30 day period,
according to a atatement made by
loggers here. The reason for the shut
down. It 1 stated, is because of ac
cumulated stock of red fir logs at
the mill. There is no surplus of yel
low fir logs, according to reports and
camps logging yellow fir may not be
affected by the shut dewn.
Salmon Run Heavy
Astoria. Or., June 16. Salmon fluh
Ing Inside the river which has been
below par since the season opened,
took a decided turn Sunday night,
when the catch wa good In all parts
of the river. Hauls of from 800 to 600
pounds to the boat were common.
The fish were of fine quality and av
eraged larger than previous catches,
finhermen reported. .
16, 1920.
One Killed, Two Hurt When Freight
T I- IVi-L-J J F
i ram is uucneu ana Durnea Hiier
Running Wild for Seventeen Miles
Constantinople Mag he
Internationalized and
Ruled by Commission
Washington, June l. Limited in
ternationalization of the port of Con
stantinople and its inclusion within the
'zone of the straits" is provided for In
the provisional terms of the Turkte
treaty. This is disclosed by an official
summary received here today of the
Jurisdiction provided for tin Inter
allied commission of control.
Granted its own flag, budget and
separate organization, the commission,
by the lines of the boundaries fixed for
the "zone of the straits" will have au
thority over a territory considerably
greater than some of the smaller na
tions of Europe.
Stipulation Is expressly made that
should the commission find liberty of
passage of the straits Interfered with,
it shall take such measures as may be
deemed necessary to preserve the free
dom of the straits.
Regulations laid down for enforce
ment by the Inter-allied commission
provide that:
No belligerent warships may remain
within ports of the zone longer than 24
hours to take on food, stores or re
cruits.
The Dardanelles, sea of Marmora
and the Bosphorus are to be open In
peace and war to every vessel of com
merce and war.
The straits are not subject to block
ade.
No belligerent right to be exercoed
and no act of hostility committed with
in the zone except upon special author
lzttlon of the league of nations.
All military works and fortifications
to he demolished and no roads or rail
roads to be constructed within the zone
for movements of mobile batteries.
Greece and Turkey are prohiblteu
from constructing any new wlreieaa
stations within the zone: a'l present
oner to be taken over by the altd
powers. JV.
These regulations are to be enforced
chiefly with naval forces and a force
of special police recruited within the
zone and- commanded by foreign offi
oers, a well as such military and na
val air forces and guard ships of their
own as Great Britain, France and Italy
may deem necessary,
,
AmeriCanS In
Kiev Area 'All
Safe Is Report
Warsaw,- June 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) All the Americans who
were In the Kiev region, over which
the bolehevtki have swept in their
westward drive, have safely emerged
from that sector, according to word
from the front, but several of them
had narorw escapes. j
Two American aviator! were chased
by the bolshevlkl after their airplanes
had been lost. They made an emer
gency landing In a field, where they
were discovered by General Budeney'a
raiding cavalry. The airmen used their
the airplanes,
escaped.
ran for the wood and
Seattle Voters
Approve Heavy
School Tax Bill
Seattle. Wash., June 16. A special
tax levy of 6.6 mills for school pur
poses was approved by the tax pay
ers of Seattle Tuesday by a vote of
nearly two to one. Only 14 percent of
those registered cast their ballots.
The levy will add approximately
$1,600,000 to the school revenues and
assures practically the entire force of
teachers an annual Increase In sal
ary of $360 each. Balarle of prlncl
pal will each be advanced $960 an
nually. .
Concert To Open
Branch Library
Wednesday Night
There wilt be a band concert and
reception at the Highland school Wed-
.l.ht a,h..i hMflfh nfthlC f,
' -
learned definitely Wednesday morning.
Th concert will commence at 7:10.
Salem residents Interested are urged
to be present. Ice cream and cake will
be served.
The Highland school branch I
be open each Wednenday night.
to
Toledo Becomes
Third Largest
City In Ohio
Washington, June 16. Columbus
has lout to Toledo It place as third
largest city in Ohio, but It ha out
stripped Louisville and St. Paul In
rank among the large cltle of the
country.
Th population of Columbus was.
announced today by the census bu
reau as 237.021, sn Increase of 65,620
or J0.6 per cent. Toledo showed an In
crease of 74,611 or 44.1 percent dur
ing the lac decade and now ha a
population of 242,109.
Columbus ranked a 29th most po
pulous of the country In 1910.
Ten Cent Fares
For Tacoma Are
Held Probable
Tacoma, Wash., June 16. A ten
cent car fare for Tacoma waa deemed
certain roaay aner tn city council
had discussed the question. The city
has been given until July 1 to prepare
ita argument against the higher fare
before the state publlo service com
mlsison. H. Roy Harrison, commission
er of public works to day said: "I can
not forsee anything but a ten cent
fare."
The local street railway has been
charging seven cents. Negotiations
have been in. progress between
City and the traction company for a
new franchise. Thus far no agreement
has been reached toward putting the
"Cleveland plan" Into effect here, as
suggested by Mayor C M. Rlddoll. .
Oregon Fifth in
School Ranking
Oregon ranks second among the
states of the union In the five educa
tional elements involved In the recent
comparative study of the school sys
tems of the United States by the Rue-
sell Sage Foundation, according to in
formation just received by J. A
Churchill, state superintendent of pub
lic instruction. Lack of adequate sup
port of the schools of the state, how
ever, places Oregon twenty-sixth in
the list in the five financial elements
entering into the study. Superintend
ent Churchill Is satisfied, however that
the additional state aid extended to the
schools through the recently voted
two-mill tax will place Oregon near the
top of the list. The study further
shows that Oregon has advanced ten
points In relative atandlng among the
states In the twenty-eight years from
1890 to 1918.
Turtle Liberated ,
Nine Years Ago
Stays Where Freed
Monmouth, Or,, June 16. Ira Wil
liams, who visited hi brother at Lew
isvllle last Sunday, relate quite a coin
cident In connection with his visit.
June 14, nil, he say, his brother,
Kenneth, found a turtle near his place,
and with a knife cut hi name and the
date on the shell. The tortoise was
given Its liberty and nothing more was
thought of the circumstance until Sun- age t,om 17 to .19 years, were que
day when the boy were walking tioned by Balem polio Tuesday night
around th farm and discovered the "We're looking for work." the (old
: same turtle not more than' a quarter'offtcer at headquarters
years previous. It was about on and Salem, they explained that they had
one-half Inches larger across the top. "beat" their way.
of the shell. Mr. Williams cut the "Guess we'd better put your name
figures "1920" under th date matte on the register," an officer said, and
nine yenrs ago lacking one day and the youths were booked free beds In
again gave the shelled reptile Its free- the city Jail, They wr released by
dom. 'Chief Welsh Wednesday morning.
Jack Dempsey and Carpentier Reach
Agreement to Battle for Heavyweight
Title; Fight Sometime After Oct. 10
Wichita, Kan., Jun 16. Georges
Carpentier, who is here today, Issued a
challenge to Jack Dempsey, heavy
weight champion of the world, to meet
him after October 1 at any time m
place Dempsey will nam. Carpentier
I heavyweight ch (rn pion of Europe.
He will return to Franc In July and
return to America In a few week
"I am glad Dempsey wa acquitted
of th charge of having dodgfcd the
mlltiary draft," said Carpentier.
K cants Accept.
San Francisco, June 16. Jack
Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey.
heavyweight champion ef the world,
accepted today th Wichita, Kan.,
challenge of George Carpentier, Eu
ropean champion, for a fight anytime
after October 10.
"After two week w will take on all
comers. Carpentier preferred" Kearns
said. "W will fight Carpentier on or
after October 10 at any place where a
derision Is possible and where a suffi
cient number of rounds to satisfy the
public are guaranteed. We ar ready
to hear from Billy Miske, Bill Bren
nan or anybody under the sun who
thinks he has a chance with Dempsey
but of course Carpentier Is the big ob
jective. "Carpentier can punch hard and so
can r-mpey. It ought to be a great
fight."
Kearns announced he would leave
for the east with Dempsey within a
week.
Dempsey Now Free.
San Francisco, June 16. An Indict
ment charging William Harrison
(Jack) Dempsey, world champion
heavyweight pugilist, and Jack Kea,nt
hi manager, with conspiracy to vad4
PRICE TWO CSNT3
1 A . .
Ellensburg, Wash., June 16. One
man was killed, two injured, forty
eight loaded freight cars were totally
destroyed by fire and extensive dam
age to main line and switches resulted
when eastbound freight train No. 74
on the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paid
railroad got beyond control of Ita creir
early today near Boylston tannel an4
ran wild tor 17 miles toward the Co
lumbia river. The accident la attrte
uted by railway offioial to over gen
eration of current on the electrle loco
motive. The dead:
C. F. Washburn, br&keman, . Cle
Elum, Wash.
The Injured:
Arthur Reams, brakeman, Cle Elum.
An unidentified man who was steal
ing a ride.
Train Long One.
The tratn of 66 loaded freight r
was made up at Kittitas with the elec
tric locomotive ahead and the regular
Mallot engine in front of the caboose
at the rear.
. Shortly after passing through Boyl
ston tunnel the engineer of the electrto
locomotive, Howard Baughman of Kit
titas, tried hlB motor generator and!
found U was generating too much e
rent, the heavy train having acquired
a speed on the down grade In excess
of the generating limit of 20 miles turn
hour. The airbrakee wr tried n4
failed to function.
Current Fires Cars.
'.- Graining momentum every cr
length, the train reached the west en4
of Borrls switch, where the Mallot en
gin, water car and eabooee left the
track. The safety fuse at Borrls w.
blown out by the excessive current.
Onward plunged the heavy train to
ward the Columbia river. At the pass
ing track one and one-half miles be
yond Borrls U cars Jumped the rail,
plied up and took fire from contact
with the high power wires being cu
lumed in a short time.
The remainder of the train aped o
to Cohasset, west bridge where the
safety fuse blew out and when tea
more cars hurtled from the track.
These cars missed the power lines and
wore not fired.
Patsed Two Trains.
At, the east bridge. Cohasset, the re-
maln'.sz cars left the rails, eraahedl
against the power wires and were soon,
a mass of smoldering ruins.
Freed from its load the wild engine
rolled on to Bsveriy where It wua got
ten under control.' on Its unchecked,
race It passed two trains, on on the
lllllng ftt Rye anathe other at Bever.
The damage, railroad officials esti
mate, will run into hundred of thou
sands of dollar as the oars which were
burned carried valuable loads; many
yards of main line and sidetrack were
torn up and the power -line were
knocked down and burned up In many
placet. 4 .. ,
3 Portland Youths
Here Tuesday Pass
Night In City Jail
Three young men who named Port-
anA as thnir home townt ranging; in
the selective draft act, was dismkwedl
In the federal court her today. The
federal Judge said that since th evi
dence was the same a adduced la the
case resulting in an acquittal ystet
day he would diamuu the charge.
Mexicans Seek
To Settle Old
Oil Controversy
Mexico City, June 16. Valentino It.
Garcia will leave for New York to
day for the purpose of conferring
with United tttate petroleum inter
ests as the unofficial representative
of th defacto government of Mexico.
Uarclas hopes to find a middle ground
for an agreement which will settle
the troublesome oil problem.
It Is understood the United State
oil producer association ha a repre
sentative en route to this city on
similar mission.
Rain Big Help
To Cereal Crops
Portland, Or., June 16. The !aat
two weeks have been of great benefit
to cereal crops In Oregon, according
to the weekly summary of crop con
ditions of the local weather bureau. In
all principal wheat growing count e
1 fair to good yield of winter wheat 1
inured says the report. Frequent show
ers were of much benefit in some sec
tions, while heavy rains in th Willam
ette valay wer of grett atiUnc t
the growing crop. Fruit a-'so were
much benefitted, j i