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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1911)
' ' Jlwtfi ;jjj : ifptitaii " : . PnBTT.Am ORFflOy. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 19, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI-U. Ji,ii. ' , , 1 FRANTIC HOOTERS SEE BEAVERS Big Auto Parade Stirs Fans Downtown. CROWD AT OPENING 10,000 Stands Filled With Enthusiasts of Both Sexes. MAYOR HOISTS PENNANT Came Really TVou by Home Team In First Inning, but Proctfds to Glorious Hnlh With 4 -to-1 Rraalt. 1.M SEE GAME. Hush JscCradl. secretary of the Portland Baseball Clob. lui n!ht -saaaed " S07J pron passad throws, tbe tarastil.s at Rwrvation Park rrr afurnoon. Thla U about SOO rwm thaa the official at tansdaace en opening day last yvmr. HtMiar, thl Aom sot toll tho exact tt.ndanca. for thl aombor ooa aot Include thooo who participated tn tne Us aatomobllo parade proeodla tho im It la aaa lo ounnloo that conakl.rably mora than 10.000 parsons saw tho cams yastarday. Portland pigeonholed business yester day afternoon and directed It ener gies to appropriately opening the baseball season. Stifled with the pent-up enthusiasm of those lone barren, mirthless months of the closed season, more than 10.000 fans of both sexes and all aces surged In eager expectancy Ter tho beaten traits to the Vaughn-street grounds, following a hastily bolted luncheon. And on arriving tho Portland fans were regaled with a never-to-be-forgotten opening treat. For the Portland champions, after catling the 110 pennant to the mast, delivered themselves of a pennant winning, pennant-holding exhibition of hall that touched off volcanoes of en thusiasm and sent the hopes of Port land's fandom soaring to the clouda Ilrplajrlnr keen form throughout, the champions captured tho game from Los Angeles In the first Inning and held firmly on to tho end t-L That la the tale in cold flgurea Portland Possessed by Fandom. Never has the greatest of American games been ushered into the local spot light with greater acclaim than on this, the ninth formal opening of tho Pacific Coast League season. Fandom. thor oughly aroused from Ita long period of enforced hibernation, was astir early In the day. Intent on crowding the day's business Into a meager forenoon. Following Its customary practice on M( occasions in Portland, the weather behaved Itself admirably. The weather man had predicted possible showers and there were some symptoms of their de velopment In the forenoon. But at came time Jupiter PIuvlus evidently didn't have the heart to spoil tho fun and the gun was permitted to witness most of the same. By the time the auto procession, head ed by the newly-arrived players, sped through the principal streets at 1 o'clock the great army of fans had al ready disposed of material cares. Thou sands were lined up to extend a fitting welcome to the diamond rontestanta as they pasaed in review through the down town district. Aa the auto parade Hashed by and headed for the ball grounds, fandom took up Its opening day pilgrimage to the scene of Impending conflict. By I o'clock, an hour before the game waa scheduled to begin, grandstand and bleachers were well dotted with en thusiasts, and when, at 2:20 o'clock, the Los Angeles team went out for batting practice, seats were growing scarce. At 2:30 o'clock, when the Portlanders took the fleld for batting practice, the grandstand was Jammed and 10 min utes later there were no seats left In the bleachers. . Greatest Crush After 2:30 P. M. Spectators thereafter arrived In hordes. Five policemen had all they could do to maintain two lines to the ticket window. People arrived In densely lammed streetcars. In autos, carriages, on horseback and afoot. The base ball Infection held them In Its thrall and with the moment for calling the game at hsnd those outside the gstes all but fought to get within. In less than 1 minutes from the time the bleachers were filled the great first-day crowd had overflowed Into the field, forming a crascent-snaped area of enthusiasts that was kept within bounds with difficulty. Whan the game was called at S o'clock stand ing room was gone and It waa only by a Jamming process that belated ar rivals wormed themselves Into nooks and crannies of the crowd. Business men. professional men. hired men. men of every 'sort and condition were there. Bankers sat or stood arm to arm with bakers, lawyers with long shoremen, ministers with mixologist, brokers with barbers, capitalists with carpenters. It was a thoroughly demo cratic multitude, too. with every one discussing eagerly the plays and the iCooduded oa Paso a J WW FAST MAIL TRAIN GOES INTO DITCH H'ESTBO I'SD FLYER DERAILED XEAR CAMP SfDIXG. Accident Takes Place While Coming Down Blue Mountains No One Is Injured. PENDLKTON. Or April IS. Spe cial.) Coming down the western slope of the Blue Mountains at the rate of speed which has made the train famous, the westbound fast mall wenr into the ditch near Camp Siding at an early hoar this morning. One car was wrecked and others were derailed, but no one was Injured seriously. Both east and westbound traffic was tied up for several hours. This train Is made up of mall and express cars only and Is the fastest trarn west of Chicago. It was the first accident of any consequence since It wss put on more than, a yesr ago. Trains from the west are -all held up near Arlington because of the drift ing sand, as a result of the hard wind storm which has prevailed since early morning. When the storm first struck Pendle ton It was accompanied by rain so that no dust has been blowing here. The showers were greatly welcomed by farmers. IROQUOIS MASTER BLAMED Captain Sear Charged With Man slaughter by Coroner's Jury. VICTORIA. B. C- April 1 A verdict of manslaughter was returned against Captain A. A. Sears, master of the steamer Iroquois, which foundered off Sidney last week with a loss of 20 lives, by the Coroner's Jury which has been Investigating the disaster. Captain Sears Is already under In dictment on a manslaughter charge, a warrant having been Issued before the Coroner completed his Investigation. The evidence given at the Inquest was to the effect that Captain Sears, who waa the first man to reach shore, de serted the ship while passengers were aboard and that he did not make every effort to rescue those struggling In the water. Captain Sears will be ar raigned Thursday. OREGON ENGINEER CALLED Washington Highway Commission ershlp Offered to Med ford. Man. OLTMPIA. Wash, April 18. (Spe cial.) Governor Hay has offered the position of Highway Commissioner, at 15000 a year, to W. J. Roberta, of Med ford. Or. v - Mr. Roberts formerly waa a member of the faculty of the State College at Pullman and ranks high as an en gineer. He will relieve Will R. White, of Olyropia. who has been In charge of the highway department since he was named to succeed H. L Bowlby. who waa not appointed to succeed himself when his term expired March 12. . SECTION OP THE EIGHT FIELD BLEACHERS CROWD AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS YESTERDAY . ! j 1 ; . : i . ; :: . . Vt ................... a-a-a m a m a--a aaaaa.aaaaaaa.aaaaasaaaa.aaaas.saaaaa saaaa.a..ass.s.s.s.sasaa.as... m w w w - - - - - - - - -- ------- - - - -- - --- - - . v . " : - . , , . i '. . - GOULD IS F HeSecuresBush'sElec tion as President TWO DIRECTORS QUIT BOARD Control of Missouri Pacific Not .Yet in Kuhn-Loeb Hands.': ROCKEFELLER QUITS THEM Oil King Holds Balance or Tower on Board Gould Praises Bush and ' Saya Kuhn, Loeb Are , Bank-. era for Rival1 System.; , NEW YORK. April IS. Although forced out of tho position himself. George J.' Gould, opposing the Rocke-feller-Kuhn-Loeb interests, caused the elevation today of B. F. Bush to the presidency of the Missouri Pacific Rail road, defeating David R. Francis. ex Governor of Missouri. Mr. Bush is president of the "Western Maryland Railway. The victory of the Gould faction waa followed by the announcement of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.'s withdrawal as bankers for the system, and by the resignation of Paul M. Warburg, the company'a rep resentative on the board, and of Cor nelius Vanderbllt. an attorney. , Edgar L. Marston. representing Blair Sc Co.; Fred T. Gates, representing John D. Rockefeller, and E. D. Adams, Amer ican representative of the Deutsche Bank, voted against Mr. Bush, bnt did not sever their connection. It Is ru mored that Messrs. Adams and Marston also will resign, although this cannot be confirmed. Each Side Gives Reasons. George Gould and Kuhn. Loeb Sc. Co. Issued statements explaining their side of their case, Mr. Gould regretting the withdrawal of Kuhn, Loeb St Co., but congratulating the road upon, the-selection of Mr. Bush. Kuhn. Loeb & Co. stated that, they did not favor Mr. Bush, and, because of his election. Messrs. Warburg, and Vanderbllt felt "unwilling to share re sponsibility In the management of the company under these circumstances." Mr. Gould In his statement says: -The board has, I think, made a wise choice In selecting B. F. Bush as presi dent. He Is familiar with conditions on the line and with , tho affairs of the company, gained while in its employ aome years ago. I waa much Influenced (Concluded on Paso a.) VICTOR RAILROAD as m m sunn .assa, sassa t ssi Vf BBS sal INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS , r The Weather. . , ' TESTE RXAT8 Maximum temperature,, 6 degrees;, minimum. 42 degrees.), TODAY'S Fair , and warmer; northwest , winds. .. . v Mexico. , i Rebels abandon Ague Prleta' and Cobral comes to their aid too late. Pace 2. Congress leaders decide to leavo Mexican af- . fairs to 1 alt. Pas 3. Rebels propose armistice and Do la Barra ' Is willing to accept. Page 1. , , National. . Republicans devise scheme ' to prove' Demo crats sincere about free list bllL Pago 8. Domestic Caruso loses 11 00. 000 br failure to' sing oa account of Illness. Paso 1. B. F. ' Bush elected president of Missouri Pacific In fight between Gold and Kuhn, Loeb A Co., Oould winning. Page 1. Hawaiian and Filipino laborers leavo steam er (ienator, refusing(to go to Alaska can neries, Danville. III., paper alleges Hearst plots to unseat cannon. Page 3. Pacific Korthwest.. Tacoma recalls Mayor-Fawcett; -W. W. Sey mour to take place. Pago L- ' i Salem Mayor demands better streetcar serv ice. Page 6. , Body of Frank W. Benson. . Secretary , of State, burled at Roseburg. Pago 0. Bank Examiner testifies Idaho bank offi cials deceived him - as to shortage. Page j. Eastern. Oregon etowns in. fertile belt.. Page 6. West-bound last ' mall ditched near camp aiding, but no one hurt. Page 1. . .. Sports. Portland fans entranced by ceremonies and result of. gams between Beavers and ' Angels at season's opening. Page 1. Pacific Coast League results: ' Los Angeles 1. Portland ; San Francisco 4. Sacra- men to 6; Vernon 3, Oakland 2. Page 8. Interesting notes of first game gleaned . from tbe press box. Page a. -Automobile parade preceding same stirs ' Portland' fans' to frantic cheers. ' Pago 8. Northwestern League results: Spokane ' 6. Portland lr Victoria 3,. Tacoma O; Seat- tie-Vancouver-game .postponed. Page 0. Packev MoFarland defeats young Murphy. Page . Commercial and Marine. All grains higher In Northwestern markets. Page 1. . . .... May wheat drops sharply at Chicago. Page 19. Stock market affected by Mexican situation. Page 19. More 1 Interest shown In new wool clip. Pago 19. Secretary of Commerce and Labor considers charge against steamer Breakwater that only two mates are carried Instead of three. Page IS. Portland aad Vicinity. Man killed, four hurt, on- way to ballgame In speeding auto. Page 7. Witnesses vary widely In estimates of value of block 8. Page 7. O. B. Kellogg, of Municipal Association, ac cuses District Attorney Cameron of shielding lawbreaker. Page 13. Police to test contention that Federal license Is presumptive evidence of liquor-selling. Pago 11. Court of inquiry to expose troubles of naval mllltla. Page 12i Missionary women to open big display of curios of heathen countries today. Page 18. Peninsula residents unite to make rose shower success. Page 7. Recall of Cameron stayed while opposing candidate is sought. Page 4. Werleln praises Portland charter and blames officials for not applying laws. Page 4. John F. Stevens Is guest at big banquet Page 4. MUCH OPIUM DESTROYED San Francisco Officials Are Rid of $70,000 Worth of Dream-Stuff. SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. Custom House officials destroyed about $70,000 worth of contraband opium here today. This Is the largeiit amount ever con fiscated In San Francisco. The opium was taken from the liner Korea. E NEAR HMIbllli MEXICAN III Rebels Propose Terms Which Are Favored. 48 HOURS MAY BRING PEACE De la Barra Only- Asks Minor .'Changes. in Gomez' Offer. : MADERO LIKELY TO AGREE Rumor Says Rebels Demand Resig nation of ' Diax and Election of i Do la Barra as President . Pending . Election. CITT OF MEXICO, April 18. A prop osition for an armistice pending nego tiations for a settlement of Mexico's Internal 'troubles was. received by the department of foreign relations today from Washington, presumably from Dr. Vasquez Gomez. A reply was returned in which It was Indicated the government looked with favor upon the suggestion. The armistice proposal appeared to be an outgrowth of the battle at Agua Prleta and the loss of life and bodily injury In Douglas by the fire from the Mexican side. It points to the dan gers of International complications which might follow a continuance of the fight. Main Terms Acceptable, Minister De la Batra sent to Wash ington tbe answer of the proposal made by the agent of the revolutionists. In it he stipulated minor terms, to which It Is believed there will be no ob jection. - - It may be assumed that before a full agreement Is entered into every detail of the proposal will be submitted to Francisco I. Madero, Jr. So far have negotiations now gone that it Is not expected Madero will longer oppose the overtures his agents have made for peace. - It .is believed no 'time .will be lost either by the rebels or the government in concluding arrangements for the armistice and that as soon thereafter as possible - the drafting of terms for permanent peace will begin. It is con ceded both sides realize the war is costing too much in money and lives. War May Cease in 48 Hours. It will not be at all surprising if the armies In the .north receive orders to cease operations within the next 48 (Concluded on Page 2.) CARUSO $100,000 LOSER BY ILLNESS TENOR SAILS FOR EUROPE TO TAKE NEEDED REST. Failure to Sing 44 Times He Says Costly, Though He "Made Some" From Phonograph Records. , NEW - YORK, April 18. (Special.) Placing his loss at $100,000 during the Winter.- owing to illness, Caruso de parted today on board the steamship Kaiser Wllhelm II, bound for his villa near Florence. He said: "My - throat needs a rest: there is nothing else the mater with It.. An at tack of grippe affected my vocal glands, so that I cannot now sustain my voice, but I. will be all right after a rest. I had expected to sing 80 times here, but only sang 88. My loss Is about $100,000. It was figured out by friends of the singer that in addition to. his salary in grand opera he cleared up an additional 8100,000 from singing ' for phonograph records. When asked about his extra receipts, he answered: "Oh, of course, I made some." .Before Fall, he said, he would sing in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg and other cities, returning to New York in No vember. AUTOS, . HORSES BLAMED Bank Shortage In Topeka Attributed to Luxurious Tastes. TOPEKA, Kan., April 18. Automo biles and fast horses are blamed for the 810.257 shortage in the accounts of E. F. Burns, cashier of the Home State Bank here, which was ' discovered to day. . Burns and bis relatives have made good the'shortage. He is still here, and there will be no prosecution. Depositors have known for several days that Burns' accounts were In bad shape, but assur ances from officers of the bank that every depositor would be paid prevented a run on the bank. SHOES MAY HIDE ROMANCE Modern Cinderella Scatters Pink Slippers on Centralia Streets. CENTRALIA. Wash., April 18. (Spe cial.) Centralia has a mild Cindrella romance. In a manner too mysterious to solve, an unidentified woman has been shedding pink slippers about town, several of them being picked up and held as trophies by local beaux. , The slippers are dainty affairs and are al most new. They are of the ballroom type. , 45 ASYLUM YEARS END George Sipes, Committed In 1866, Dies at Salem. ALBANY, Or., April 18. (Special.) After being in the Oregon State Hospital for Insane continuously for almost 45 years, George Sipes died in that insti tution last Saturday. Notice of his death was received by County Judge Duncan here today. TACOMA RECALLS MAYOR FAWCETT W.W.Seymour Named as Successor. MUNICIPAL ELECTION IS-HOT In Ten Days Mayor-elect Will Take Over Office. WOMEN PLAY BIG ROLE Continued Activity of Fair Sex Brings to End Political Career of Fa wcett, AVho Is Beat en by 853 Votes. TACOMA, Wash.. April 18. Mayor A. V. Fawcett, of this city, was re called today In one of the most hotly . contested municipal elections ever held in this city. W. W. Seymour Is the new Mayor-elect and he will take his office at the end of ten days. Seymour's majority over Fawcett was 852. Seymour polled 11,246 votes against 10,394 for Fawcett. The election was the second May oralty recall contest within two weeks, Seymour and Fawcett being the two high candidates at the first election, when a Socialist was also in the race. Seymour was the candidate of the Wel fare League. Another Flection May 3. An electidn will be held May 3 for the purpose of recalling the four City Commissioners. Never before was so much Interest manifested in a municipal election in this city as was shown tonight, when tho returns in the Mayoralty contest to recall Fawcett were received. Great crowds blocked the streets in front of the bulletin boards. It Is safe to say that the women of Tacoma, by their activity against Faw cett in the bitter campaign which pre ceded today's election, accomplished his recall. Society matrons and debutantes worked hand In hand with the wives of humble workers in decrying Faw cett among members of their ser and the men voters of the city. They held meetings; they campaigned In auto mobiles, horse-drawn vehicles and on foot, advocating the substitution of Seymour for Fawcett as the head of the city government. The vote cast was the largest at any election ever held in the city, totaling 21,640 out of a registration of 26,348. Seymour Carries Five Wards. Of the eight wards in the city Faw cett carried his old strongholds, the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth, the Fifth be ing the largest ward in the city. Sey mour carried the remaining Ave wards including the Third, which is largely the saloon element. The vote In ' this, however, was fairly evenly divided, Fawcett receiving 1583 to 1643 for Sey mour. Both sides had disowned the saloon element vigorously during the campaign and the vote Indicates that the saloon men were uncertain and not particularly in favor of either man. Mayor Fawcett flatly refused to see newspaper men or make any statement after the result of the election became known, going home and, his family said, retiring. Two weeks ago today the primary re call election was held, with Fawcett, Seymour and Bart, Socialist, in the race. In that election Seymour re ceived 1342 majority over Fawcett, the second election, held today, cutting down the majority 500. The fact that 3000 more votes were cast than two weeks ago indicates the amount of hard hustling done by workers of both factions. Fight Begins Early In Year. The fight against Fawcett began early in the year, when he introduced his near-famous antl-treating ordi nance, which was adopted by the people In March at a referendm election. Mayor Fawcett Is the first Mayor under the commissston plan of gov ernment, adopted by Tacoma In 1910, and has served Just one year. W. W. Seymour has been president of the Metropolitan Park Board and is one of the wealthy business men of the city and has always taken an active Inter est in civic affairs. He is 48 years of age. . Following is the vote by wards: Seymour First, 1955: Second, 2603; Third, 1643; Fourth, 1302; Fifth, 1390; Sixth, 656; Seventh, 1079; Eighth, 718. Fawcett First, 763; Second, 827; Third, 1583: Fourth, 2086; Fifth, 2648; Sixth, 981: Seventh, 846; Eighth, 66. HELEN GOULD PROTECTED Beggars and Camera Men Shut Off at Indianapolis Meeting. INDIANAPOLIS, April 18. Miss Helen Gould, with members of the New York delegation, arrived here at noon today for the third biennial National conven tion of the Young Women's Christian Association, which opens here tomorrow. Miss Gould said she had nothing to say for. the newspapers and was soon sur rounded by her bodyguard of Indian apolis members, who will protect her from beggars, camera men and unde sirable visitors.