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Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today " : ON ' TRAINS AND NEWS PRICE TWO CENTS STAiroa, nvB cents THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR UALMM, OXBQOW, TUESDAY, HAT 5, 1914. FEDERAL RESERVE LIST CHANGED AS OLHEYJECLINES Ex-Secretary of State Consid ers Himself Too Old for . His New Duties' WARBURG MAY HEAD NEW BANKING BOARD Wilson Considers Position as . Important as Seat on the Supreme Bench Washington, May 5. Ex-S"cretary of State Richard Olney, of Boston, having; declined the chairmanship of the federal reserve board, created by the new enrreucy law, President Wil son was driven today to a revision of the entire list on which he had tenta tively decided. Besides Olney, the men the president was understood to have chosen were Paul M. Warburg, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Now YorK; Vice-President Harry A Wheeler, of the Vnion Trust com pany, Chivngo; President W. P. G. Harding, of the First National Bank of Birmingham, Ala, and Dr. A. C. Miller, of San Francisco, formerly of the University of California, a teacher, writer and authority on finance, and at reuent assistant to Secretary of the Interior Lane. Of these Warburpc formally accepted today. It was considered certain that Wheeler and Miller would follow his example, and it was thought likely Harding would do so too,' though that was oi so sure. Warburg or Hiding Chairman. The presumption iu administration circles was that Warburg or Harding, should the latter accept, would be giv en the chairmanship in Olney 's pla(e, but concerning who would be selected for the fifth vacancy there was much speculation. The positions on the board pay $12, 000 yearly each, and the president has said ho considers them as important as seats on the federal supreme bench. Olney followed his telegraphed re- fusal by a letter of explanation, the contents of which he refused to di vulge. It was believed to be foregone conclusion, however, thnt he declined on account of his age. He is 79 years " old. FOUR CARLOADS OF PAPER WIL BE USED Bill for Printing Initiative Pamphlet for Coining Election will Amount to Neat Sum for Taxpayers. The istjjei prating board was in session this afternoon to let bids for paper, and transact other important business. Some idea of the cost of elec tions may be gathered from the paper bills alone. While this is a small part of the expense entailed in the selection of our officials, still it, cuts some figure in the grand total. There tire already filed 30 initiative petitions which will fill a book of 192 pages, and the time for filing does not expire until about the midde of July. For printing this pamphlet alone, four carloads of paper will be required. When on top of this the amount of paper required for bal lots, the pamphlets containing the ktatemjenrs of cindtdotes and- other trash of this kind which the laws re - quires shall be sent to the voters, the amount of paper becomes something enormous. It is safe to say it would make a pretty good train load. BASEBALL TODAY. NATIONAL At New ork Brooklyn-New York game postponed; rain. At Boston--Philndelphia-Bo8ton game postponed; rain. At Cincinnati Pittsburg-Cincinnati game postponed; rain. AMERICAN At Philadelphia Boston-Philadelphia game postponed; rain. At Cleveland B. H. E. Detroit 2 6 0 Cleveland i M 0 Covaleski and Stanage; Hagerman and Carisch. At Washington New York 0 4 2 Washingotn 6 12 2 McIIale and Sweeney; Johnson Bad Ainsmith. At Indianapolis Brooklyn Indian apolis game postponed; rain.' At Kansas City E. H. E. Pittsburg 2 4 2 Kansas City ...3 9 1 Dick sol and Berry; Cullop and Eas terly. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE -At Los Angeles Pcrtland-Los Ange les, no game; Portland team- traveling. Wedding Details are Completed WHITE HOUSE BETNO DECORATED FOR NUPTIALS OF PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER. Washington, May 6. Details for the wedding at the White House Thursday of Miss Eleanor Wilson, daughter of Prosidont and Mrs. Wilson, and Secre tary of the Treasury William O. Mc Adoo, were eomploted today. The White nouse was being decorated this afternoon and the wedding will be re hearsed tomorrow. It was reported that Miss Wilson's trousseau includes o'u,ht evening gowns, seven "tango" gowns, two suits, five taffeta coat suits, four taffota street dresses, 12 warm wtather frocks, six white skirts, six silk waists, 19 hats, 12 pairs of shoes and seven parasols. It was also understood that Secretary MeAdoo had leased a stone cottage at Chcvey Chase, the fashionable suburb. Willamette Valley Shippers Receive Efsier Access to Eastern Market. LUMBER AND SHINGLES NOT TO BE INCLUDED New Tariffs Will Be Published and in Force During Later Part of June. Portland, Or., May 5. frith tho opening of the Ogden gateway today announced by tho Southern Pacific company,, shipments destined for east ern points originating in Oregon will be allowed the samo through rates through Ogden as- now apply through Portland, El Paso and New Orleans. The date when this new regime will gO' into effect depends upon the time required to publish the new tariffs that will be required, but local officials an ticipate this will be some time between Juno 15 and July 1. Tho gateway will bo oponed in con nection with tho Union Pacific system and the Denver and Rio Grande. It was closed some years ago whilo the Into E. II. Harriman was in control of the United Pacific and Southern Pa cific before the dissolution and since the unmerging has remained as it was then. Harrimnn's idea was that ship ments should be handled by the easiest possible haul, inasmuch as the proper ties were of one ownership, anyway. That easiest haul, with reference to traffic originating in the Willamette valle3, was through Portland and east ward over the O. VV. R. & N. Thus the rates wore adjusted to make this avenue the most desirable, though it shut off ono possiblo outlet by way of Sacramento and thPnce over the Cen tral Pacific to Ogden. Traffic moving by the latter routo was subjected to the combination of local rates into and out of Ogden. In addition to rates to and from Southern Pacific points, the new ar rangement will apply on traffic to and from the points on the Pacific Railway & Navigation company, the Salem, Falls City and Western, the Portland, Eugone and Eastern, and the Corvallis ami Eastern, all subsidiary lines to the Southern Pacific company. Rates on lumber and shingles will ; not be included in the new arrange ment, according to advices received at the local offices of tho company, but it is possible that the through rates on this traffic may be made to apply via Ogden later on. The chief advantage to the shipper from the opening of the gateway will be a better access ti eastern markets. ! IIMUIIILJIUU. POLICE PRESERVE PEACES COPS PATROL WATERFRONT TO PREVENT FTJBTHEB TROUBLE BETWEEN LONGSHOREMEN. Portland, Or., May 5. Twenty pa trolmen were on duty today preserving peace on the Portland waterfront in response to an appeal to Mayor Albee by the Employers' association and ship pers involved in the trouble with long shoremen as a result of the San Fran- jncon ami Knrtlanrl KlMmahin Anmr.antf cisco and Portland Steamship company ana i..e -amen -unawaiian line reius- ing to reinstate freight checkers dis- charged when their union made request Secretary Madsen, of the longshore - men, stated that union men have strict orders not to commit any acts of vio lence and if police protection is re quired it will be to protect against out siders who may interfere. There were no disorders up to 1:30 o'elcck today. H was intimatedthat there is a possibility of the trouble in volving the freight checkers being set tled this afternoon, in which event the longshoremen will return to work. No attempt wu n.ade today to work NEVV DEVEL0PMEI1TS EXPECTED HOURLY FROM SEAT DF YAR Government. Officials Are Nerrous, Although They Appear Optimistic REBES TO ATTACK TWO MEXICAN TOWNS j , Reinforcements of . 11,09 . Men Will Be Rushed to Vera Cruz at Once By John Edwin Nerin. Washington, May . Government officials here were nervous this after noon. Publicly they wiere optimistic, but privately they feared some sensa tional development in Mexico. Secretaries Bryan and Daniels, of the state and navy departments, said Gen eral Carranza's elimination from tho mediation negotiations did not affect the situation. Other hiijh officials, dis agreeing, admitted that thoy thought the Vera Lruz outlook very Menacing. This view was that General Mnas. undoubtedly was prtnr'nig an attack to force an American advance on the cap ital. ' Should they be driven to assume the aggressive it was feared all fao tions of Mexicans would unite, immed iately and sot the whole country aflame with hatred for tho invaders. After the cabinet meeting President mison an (secretary uryan held a two-hour conference. When it was over neither had anything to say for pub lication. Strengthening Garrison. I( was understood the president was considerating the general staffs' con clusions concorning the Vera Cruz out look. Should Maas attack the city, the impression was the 11.000 coast artillorymen would bo I rushed as in fantry to otrengthen the present Am erican garrison, Asks About Alliance. Senator Lippitt offered a resolution in the upper house this afternoon ask ing the state department if it was a fact that an alliance ensted with Gen eral Villa. Senator Stone objected to the spirit behind the reso'ution and it went over. During 'iho house debate on the naval bill Congressman Madden said: "No citizen should go unpunished who tries to force war between the United States and Mexico. I hope someone will introduce a bill making it treason to follow the practices of men of juntas favoring different Mex ican elements." "The timo has come when we ought to declare such treason punishable." In the upper house Senator Lodge rend an appalling list of outrages said to have been committed by Villa dur ing his career. j TO ATTACK TWO TOWNS. Torren, Mex., May b. Constitution alist headquarters announced this aft ernoon that bombardnlcnts of Saltillo and San Luis Poto3i, federal strong holds, would begin simultaneously to night. It was etated that General Villa would lead the Biitillo attack and Genornls Benavides and Herrera the one on San Luis Potosi. There are 6,000 federals in the lat ter city. I Extremely Glad To Be Back. New Orleans, Ia., j May 5. Nelson O'Shanghnessy, United States charge d' affaires at Mexico City since Am bassador Henry Lane Wilson's retire ment, arrived here today on his way to vvasmngiun. ad to be back in the said O'Shaughnessy He was, in fact, almost hysteric.il in bis joy and laughed like a boy at everything. A messenger i w'n a telegram from Secretary of i State Bryan had waited all night on the dock for him His dealings with President Huerta in Mexico City, he said, were mainly of a purely business nature. "The situation wm acute when I left," he added. "Huerta had held up my mail I and dispatches for two days. I don 't expect to go back. They usually send back a new man." The charge denied (hat lie had ever hear(J of CongreMlnlu, nooiVl ,pee(.hi ... ' . ' j jpgertj,, tnat; President Wilson had eritk.iscd nig handling of the Mexican 9ituation. He was scheduled to stare f Washington at 9:j0 p. m. 1 the cargo of the San Francisco and Portland lines steamer Bear, but it was announced that he vessel would sail Thursday morning in accordance with schedule, whether unloaded or not. The line Beaver is due to arrive Thurs day afternoon. , j The American-Hawaiian steamer Navajo was being slowly discharged by non-union longshoremen, and it was believed she would be ready for the return voyage to Ben Francisco tomor row. American Fleet In Mexican Waters and Fiihtin Bluejackets rj ,: J H--, - it I ,-. 1 L V - 1 --irt.- Tr-T -v -. ! ..' i t.'r- J'n IVi t it ,i , . J J VV. r I i M . V ttSd . , h - 'SC- i jTO " Photos by American Press Association. THE top picture waa tnken of the Atlantic fleet In Mexlcnn wnters. The photographer stood on the deck of the battloiiblp Michigan.,-' Imme diately In front is the battleship Arknnsns, Ongship of Bear Admiral Badger, conimnnder in chief of the fleet Other vessels are seen lu the distance. Notlue bow the guni of tho Michigan point nicnnclngly' toward the Mexican shore. Bottom picture shows sailors from the American whlpi led by marine corps officers. - E WEST ORDERS OUT MILITIAMEN TO TAKE CHARGE OF MILWAU KIE RESORT. Owing to numerous complaints con cerning it, Govornor West took a hand in the matter of closing the road house formerly run by tho Milwaukie club, and now operated and managed by a Mr. Wilbur. The place is generally known as the "Friar" club, and it is claimed its namo is duo to the youth ful class of ladies taken there by lov ing and highly moral escorts. "Some timo ago Attorney General Crawford was asked to tako steps to forfeit its charter and close this place," said the governor, "and while waiting for the duo process of law to materialize tho laws of the state are being violated and young girls ruin ed." The place was put under mar tial law Bonio time ago and this has never been withdrawn. This morning the governor issued an order detailing several militiamen to tako charge of the club and seo that it is not oper ated. Auto parties visiting the place will have their autos detained unloss "they turn right round and hike right back again." The governor is deter mined to have the place closed, and in tho light of results tit Copperfield, the Milwaukie club can be considered as closed. The militia boys will take pos ition some time today, and that de lightful resort will know the public no more forever. PROHIBITIONISTS HOLD CONVENTION IN PORTLAND Portland, May 5. With Eugene W. Chafin, twice prohibition candidate for president, and Virgil Hinshaw, nation al chairman of the Prohibition party, among those scheduled to deliver ad dresses, more than Aw members of the Prohibition party from all parti of the state are in convention here today for the purpose of nominating candidates for state offices and adopting a plat form. Little more than temporary organization was accomplished at the morning session. At noon a luncheon was held at the rortiana hotel at which a number of prominent speakers exhorted the prohibitionists to fight hard to make the state dry at the November eloction. F. W. Emerson of Albany was chosen temporary chairman and W. D. Mae Cullough of The Dalles temporary sec retary. It was not believed the nomination of officers and adoption of platform Would be reached before to morrow morning. Judge Grant B. Dimick, one of the eight republican candidates for the nomination for governor, who spoke in the armory but- night, left today for Dallas and other Polk county points. Campaigners seem more numerous than flies, , . . DUE YEA SLAYS PARENT AND MILLIONAIRE ' SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO POLICE. New York, May 5. To prevent him from injuring himself, a policomati was placed today in tho cell with Chester Duryea who, unquestionably while suf fering from hallucinations, last night shot and killed his futhor, Hiram Dur ycar, the multi-millionaire manufactur er, 81 years old. Duryea surrendered to tho police without resistance, but today began to show signs of violence, beating his head against his cell walls, cutting his fists by pounding on tho bars and screaming for. his liberty. Besides the policeman in the cell a second one watched outsido the door. The younger Duryea, a man of 4.1, has been behaving peculiarly for five or six years, and has been watched by nurses and physicians from time to time, but was never considered danger ous. Last night, as his father slept on a balcony at his home at Bay Kid no, the son slipped up to him with a rifle and revolver and shot him several times with both weapons, killing him in stantly. "I was justified," he exclaimed re peatedly when arrested. When nn at tempt was made to get a fuller ex planation from his, however, he lapsed into incoherency. i. G. Duryea, who arranged to act as the prisoner's attorney, got his hear ing postponed until Thursday morning. "Chester unquestionably was mentally unbalanced," he said, "and steps hail been considered for putting him in a sanitarium." Duryea had an interval of compara tive rationality when arraigned and said he wanted a lawyer. He told tho magistrate also that he killed his father in response to "a spirit message from George Washington" and intended to end his own life. "I was the best friend my father had," he added, "and he was my best friend. If he were bore now he could explain the whole matter. I really don t know why I shot him."- . The Weather Oregon: Fair to night and Wedn e sday; light frost to night east por tion; northwest ly winds. fM;oirJ6 Noted Composer. Dies in Poverty CHEVALIER PAOLO OIOBZA, DEC ORATED BY KINGS, WAS FRTBND OF VERDI AND KOSSEtO. . Seattle. Wash., May 8. Chevalier Paolo Giorsa, a composer of note him self and companion nd friend of Verdi and" Gounod,- died in humble surround ings in Seattle Monday at ths age of 81 yean. A fellow worker with Verdi - and Rossini in his younger days-, Giorsa was decorted by King Carlo of Portugal,- King Humbert of Italy, and Em peror Maximilian of Mexico. In Soattle, the famous musician and singers who gave concerts here, would invariably visit the old composer al his home, the last of these beinj Mme. Ilernice De Pasquali last January. Mme. Pasqiialo Included in her songs at the Moore theater here, "Amore E Spreeie," composed by Giorza. Since the earthquake in Ban Fran cisco, Giorza .has mude his home at 1103 North Forty-fifth street. HEARING IN SCHOOL Attorney General Crawford Unable to Reach Salem In Time for Trial. TRUST COMPANY SEEKS TO RETAIN FIRM NAME Judge Galloway Grants One Divorce Other Items of Interest rom Court. Judgo William Galloway was to have heard final argument in the case of tho state land board agtViust T. B. Kay, state treasurer, an action in the circuit court for Marion county to rocover $6,000,000 in sool notes in possession of tho state treasuror, this morning but on account of the fact that At torney General A. M. Crawford could not get here in timo tho final determ ination of the suit was continued until Saturday. The attorney general was at Pendleton yesterday and was unable to get here in time, Judgo Galloway recently overruled a uoinurror or the uorenunnt and siatou t"at tc mme no partlcular airrereuce who held the notes as they were not real money but merely evidences ot money. The stiito land board alleges that it is the rightful custodian of the notes while the state treasurer says that he is. The fight will be determ ined Saturday. Complaint was filed in tho circuit court this morning by the Pacific Title and Trust company against S. G. Sargent, Superintendent of Banks, and A. M. Crawford, attorney general, ask ing the court to restrain thorn from taking any action to compel tho plain tiff to discontinue doing business under its present firm nakne on the ground that it would cause the company irre parable damage and would also violate its rights. Tho plaintiff asks the re straining onler as it alleges thoro Is no adequate remedy at law. The company states that it has ad vertised its business undor its present title and name for years and should not be required to change The company also alleges that, unloss restrained, the defendants will require the plaintiff to cease holding any trust property or doing any trust business, or complying with the tonus of its contracts ot trust. The company wants the defend ants restrained until tho present suit is determined and then bo made perma nent. Judge William Oalloway this' morn ing granted a divorce to 8. T. Clod felter from D. L, Clodfolter. Deser tion was the charge preferred by the plaintiff. They were married at Inde pendence Novombor G, 1905. There is one child, Ora Clodfclter, aged 6 years. A motion filed this morning in the case of Margaret St. Martin against Wm. H., Libbe E. Hendorshott and Napoleon Logault by the defendants asks the court to stay all the proceed ings in the presont suit until the plaintiffs satisfy al judgment in the sum of $59.70 given in a previous suit brought by the plaintiff on the same cause of action. Two marriage licenses wero issued today by the Marion doti,ntly clerk. The couples to receive the permits to wed were Frank Johnson, a plancnnnn of Bilvcrton, and Cora Horigstad, a housokeepcr of Bilverton; and adward Klimmok, a dairyman or Minneapolis, Minn., and Clara Medaek, a Mt. Angel housekeeper. It is stated in an answer filed this morning by the defondant in the di vorce case of Amanda Jsunsch against Felix Jaunsch that there are 30 acres belonging to the parties to the suit which is community property and to which the defendant claims a one-half Interest according to law. Denial of each and every other allegation in the complaint is made. PLOT TO SHARE III T:f Conspirators Plan to - Orcr: .throw Hnerta and Take - Command of Army ZAPATA CONDEMNS DICTATOR TO DEATH General Fnnston Begins Sort ing Oat Yagrants From 'Summer Boarders By William G. Ehepperd. Vera Cruz, May 5. That a plot to overthrow President Huerta is hatch ing in Mexico City was asserted today . by nearly every rofugce here from the capital. General Jimlucz Castro, who had the 134 mutineers at Jojutla executod, was said to plan seizure of the army com mand. The conspirators were under stood to purpose carrying out their coup before the rebels can take the-' city hoping in this way to shnre with tho latter the fruits of the expected loot of the place. General Zapata's proclamation of his intention to attack the capital today, published in the local newspapers, was taken hero as disposing of reports that the Zapatistas had joined forces with, Huerta. The proclamation condemned Huerta and War Minister Blanquet to death and threatened dire vengeance on all who support them. Rojas May Come to Vera Cms. It was learned Acting Foreign Minister Ruil wonted to resign V,uif " day and that Huerta refused to ac cept his resignation. Ex-Foreign Minister Rojas was reported planning to come to Vera Cruz. The anniversary of the battle of Puebla wah not celebrated here today but a celebration, with fireworks and parades, was scheduled at Mexico City and it was thought likely they would wind up in anti-foreign demonstra tions. General Funston made a tour yes terday of the outer defenses estab lished by the American forces, with a view to extending his lines. Secretary of War Garrison has given Funston authority to make such extensions if he deems it noeossary. The food problem in Vera Cruz is becoming serious. Supplies from tho interior have almost entirely ceased. Hundreds of vagrants have been gathering hero since the American authorities took control. The destitute are boing fed by the commissary de partment, but General Funston plans to get rid of those who clearly belong to tho vagrant class. The military authorities expect to try a Mexican woman who is reported to have killed eight American marines and bluejackets. On information from, a Mexican "sniper" captured by the Americans, marines Benrched the wo man 's house pnd found quantities of ammunition. She was at once arrested. Will Noed 95,000 Troops. Experts estimated that General Funs ton would need 25,000 men to take Moxico city, that then he would have to have 10,000 more to hold the rail roads, 30,000 additional to continue in possession of the territory occupied and another 30,000 in six months alto gether 95,000 troops. Two Bluejackets Die. Washington, May 5. Two more of the bluejackets shot at the capture of Vera Cruz died today, according to a report received from Admiral BuAlger. One was Clarence Hirschberger, who succumbed at 1 a. m. to shock follow ing the amputation of his right leg at the thigh on account of complications incidental to his wound. He was a seaman on tho Utah. The other, Harry Pulliam, a fireman, died from a wound which had paralyzed the lower half of his body. He breathed his last at 8 a. m. Secretary of the Navy Daniels was tngry today over reports that the navy was restless for buttle. 'The navy is ready to fight if necessary," he Baid, ' but its primary duty is to keep peace. The stories that the men are anxious for war are just as bad an stories would be to the effect that thoy would refuse to fight if duty demanded it." From the steamship Camaguri came a wireless report that tho federals at Tampico received 1,500 reinforcements last week. It was stated aiso mat inn firing continued at Tampico. . EIGHT DIE WHEN POWDER MAGAZINE BLOWS UP Panama, May 5. Eight persons met instant death here today and a of others were injured by the explos ion of a government dynamite maga zine. The explosion was caused by a brush firo which reached the magazine, despite the efforts of fire fighters. A woman spectator, and seven fire-fight era were killed. , i J MEXICO CITY WITH REBELS