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mmw j PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESLaY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LIII XO. 16.29S V RICAtl MARINES E ORDERED TO GULF 2000 to Embark and Wait at Cuba. TRANSPORT TO SAIL TONIGHT TRAVELING PUBLIC TO BE CHECKED UP STATE RAILROAD- COMMISSION SEEKS INFORMATION". Jaft Says He Will Concur if Congress Orders Action. MEN TO CAMP NEAR FLEET Troops Will Be Held at Guantanamo Ready to Proceed to Mexico at Moment's Notice it Situation. -Seems to Demand It. PASO. Texaa. Feb. 17 Rebel forces Taeaa tale afteraooa aronnlnc tbe palace wttb 13-laeh eaaaoa, aald a private teles-ram reivel here today front Mexico City. MEXICO CITT. Feb. 17. Tbo Feder ala vm arepariaa- toalgrht to aae dya. asalte bombs la aa aaaanlt oa tbe Dias aoottloaa. It la reported tbat Fraaclae da li Barra will b arreated at tbe first op- portnnlty for alleged complicity la tbe rebellioau WASHINGTON, Feb. IT. Two thous and United States marines front vari ous barracks along- the Atlantlo Coast were ordered to Cuba today, to be held In readiness for possible use in Mexico. Half of them will leave tomorrow night from Philadelphia on the Army transport Meade on its way from New port News for the purpose. The second thousand will start from Norfolk on the Naval transport Prairie, which, it is expected, will clear Wednesday. The marines will be drawn from the Bar racks at Norfolk, Washington, Phila delphia. New York, Portsmouth, Boston and Charleston. , Guantanamo Objective Point. Guantanamo is the objective point of the marines, who will be established in eamp in connection with the fleet, under the command of Rear Admiral Badger Whether these men will get farther than Guantanamo will depend upon Mexican developments. Besides the movement of the marines, ' two army transports were ordered to night to proceed at once from Newport News to Galveston, Texas, where they might be close at hand for the move ment of troops from the border should any unexpected emergency arise. Early in the day the Third cavalry at Fort Sam Houston was directed to hold itself In readiness to entrain for Gal veston prepared for foreign service. No Transports Available. The Government has no transports available in gulf waters and lnvestlga. tlon disclosed that to engage any com merclal vessels In time of emergency would entail enormous expense and delay would ensue in preparing them for transport service. It was therefore determined to send two of the trans ports at Newport News to the Texas port to await further orders. It was not announced which transports would be sent, but the McClellan, Sumner and Kilpatrlck axe prepared for-ervlce. Tbe marine brigade will "a In com Data Wanted Cover Wide Field and Portland Traction Solution May Be Found. SALEM, Or Feb. 17. (Special.) With the aim of getting at the exact status of the Portland traffic sltua- tlon. the State Kail road Commission has worked out an arrangement with the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company whereby the streetcar conduc tors will keep a close tab on tbe trav ellng public. The data will relate to how many persons are carried on the various lines, at what time of day, how long the stops Are and for what they are made, bow many persons are carried at each trip during the rush hours and whether or not the cars are loaded above capacity. The conductors will turn in this Information to the general offices, where it will be referred to the Commission at certain intervals. To gauge the accuracy of the lnforma- tlon thua obtained, the Commission periodically will send out its own men, unknown to the conductors, to gather up the same information. Tbe two re ports will then be compared and the reliability of the company's figures thus gauged. The Commission Is also carrying on an investigation to determine, on its own initiative, the most prevalent cause of the traffic delays, and also the average time consumed in each stop These investigations are being con ducted with the aim of improving the transportation situation in Portland, as, before the Commission attempts to take any steps In instituting reforms, it wishes to secure all the data ob tainable. xnand of Colonel Lincoln Karrnany, the First Regiment, which leaves for Phila delphia, being In charge of Colonel George Barrett, of Philadelphia, with Lieutenant-Colonel John A. La Jeune, of New York, second In command. The second regiment, sailing from Norfolk, wll be under Colonel Joseph M. Pendleton, who was active in the recent activity of American marines in NIcaraugua . and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles G. Long, who also was In Nlca raugua, will be second in command. All Available Marines Seat. The withdrawal of this large number of marines means, it Is said, that that branch of the defensive service of the country probably will be obliged to go entirely unrepresented In the inaugural parade President Taft plainly Is worried by the tact that although he has only 15 more days to serve in the White House the situation In Mexico shows little signs of becoming less troublesome. The President has no desire to leave over for Mr. Wilson the settlement of this country's relations with Mexico, but he is decidedly opposed to taking any measures himself, unless extreme provocation and wholesale murder of Americans drive hlra to it. The President told friends today that he realized what a difficult thing It would be for a new administration to gether up tbe reins of Government and understand the conditions in the South ern republlo in a few weeks, 'or in a few months. Long; Study Required. He Is of the opinion that it would take at least six months for Mr. Wilson and his cabinet to grasp the details of diplomatic negotiations, of troop and battleship movements, and of internal niceties that he and his cabinet have acquired in two years close study of a condintlon that never has ceased to confront them. He has informed bis advisers that he will be President up until Mr. Wilson takes tbe oath of office, and that If intervention is demanded by Congress on his lust day in office, he would not hesitate to concur. But he hopes that he will not have to act and then move In the background, leaving a new Pres ident and an inexperienced admlnlstra- CASE OF SALMON DEFINED Judge Bean Settles Puzzle, Favoring Columbia, River Packers. What constitutes a case of salmon was decided yesterday by Judge Bean in the United States District Court In tbe case of Andrew NUsen and 40 oth ers against the Columbia River Pack ers Association, it having originated a libel suit against the American ship Ruece. The complaint recited that the plaintiffs had engaged them selves as sailors and fishermen to work at the cannery of the defendant company at Chlgnlk Bay, Alaska, at so much per month and a certain per cent on each case packed. There was no dispute as to the contract, nor as to the amount paid per case, except that the word "case" was understood to mean 48 one-pound talis, while many of the cases packed contained half pound tails, doubling the amount of cans in these cases. The suit hinged entirely as to what constituted a case, and Judge Bean de cided that the size of the can bad nothing to do with the case as long as it was of the same general character. In deciding the case In favor of the Columbia River Packers Association a number of Federal and state decisions were cited that referred to suits of a similar character in other lines of the canning business. LENT SENDS HALIBUT HIGH RODS ASK RIGHT TO LEASE TRUCKS Southern and Centra Pacifies Act. JOINT USE IS RAILWAYS' AIM Permission for Long Agree ments Is Desired. . HEARING IS FEBRUARY 19 Lovett Arrives In San Francisco to Supervise Presentation of Case to Railway Commission Of ficials Accompany Htm. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. In carry ing out the order of the United States Supreme Court, for the dissolution of the Harriman railroads, the Central Paclflo Railway Company, the South era Paclflo Railway Company and the Southern Paclflo Company joined In an application today to the State Railroad Commission for permission to execute agreements which they maintain will be necessary before the mandate of the court can be obeyed. ' While the complete separation of the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads is required, the practical op eration of the roads, as mapped out by their ofTfclals, calls for the joint use f certain portions of their track and or agreements for use of other sections. Ijovett Is In Charge. Robert S. Lovett, former chairman of the executive board of the Harri man system, arrived here today per sonally to supervise the presentation of the case to the Railroad Commls- lon. With him are Gerritt Fort, of Omaha, traffic manager of the Union Pacific Railroad; John A. Munroe, vice president of the Union Pacific, in charge of traffic, and Thomas Price, assistant secretary of that company. The substance of the applications of the railroads, in which they ask for the ratification of . five, distinct com pacts, is as follows: 1. The Joint use by the Central Pa cific and the Southern Pacific of the tracks of the Southern Pacific between Sacramento and San Francisco, via Benlcla and Port Costa. It is pro posed that the lease shall run for a term of 999 years and that the Central Paclflo shall pay a return of one-half of per cent annually upon the value of the line. Joint Use Alleged Essential. It is pointed out that the Joint use of the line is necessary for the con tinuance of the transcontinental line to San Francisco by way of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific. 2. The execution of a lease from INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 48 decrees; minimum, 41 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional light rain; westerly winds. Mexico. Canadian from Mexico City tells of battles in streets. Page 6. American marines ordered to wait at Cuba. Page 1. Fighting continues at Mexico City, where Madero receives Taft's reply. Page ft. Casualties in arsenal held by Diaz are com paratlvely low. Page 6. Ambassador Wilson tells of danger to for elgnera in Mexico City. Page 8. . Legislature. Eaton word-whins UDton and Olson In sen aational speech at night session, rage 'Smoke-out" nlan In Washington "dry 8 plot on liquor question now in Legisla ture. Page 7. Olson's school bill as' passed by House greatly affects Portland school system. Page 7. .. ' - Score of Senator agree to remain with Rep resentativea to act on' possible vetoes. Fage 1. House passes mlllage tax bills tor 0- A. C and state university, fage i. National. United States Senate strikes out provision for Federal tax for waterpower use. Page 2. Twenty-nine cash register officers sentenced, Page I. Oregon projects Included In House sundry civil bill. page 2. Domestic. Joaauln Miller, -poet of the Sierras, dies. Fage 1. Nevada Legislature kills divorce industry In state. Page 5. Southern and Central Pacifies want right to lease tracks, page 1. Suffrage army inarches from Philadelphia to Chester in snow. Fage 4. Locomotive firemen on Eastern road may strike tomorrow. Page 2. . Sports. Robe Marquard. at Orpheum. reiterates he will not play for McOraw tnis year. Page 16. McCredle signs all Boavers tor 1913. Page 16. Multnomah' Club directors to elect officers tonight. Page 16. Agricultural College wins rough game from Multnomaa ciuo. .fage lo. . Pacific Northwest- State Railroad Communion seeks data en traveling public. Page 1. Hlllman credits pardon partially to prayer. Page 1. . Commercial and Marine. Northwestern wheat bought for shipment to Eastern states. Fage 17. Russia's purchases of wheat strengthen Chi cago inarKeu rage 1 i. Stocks sold heavily on report of Morgan's illness. Page li. Four lumber carriers engaged by Portland export firms. Fage 12. ' Portland and Vicinity. J. J. Kern, aged 77, discusses approaching marriage, page 10. Mrs. Henry W. Cos is chosen president of American Woman's Republic in poruana. Page 11. D. Farrell declares Portland loses no railroad prestige by Harriman "unmerg ing." Page 11. Hill system lets contract that Insures short er all-rail route Portland, to uaivesion. Page 10. . Portland business men will fight proposed change in Port of Portland commission. Page 10. Irish author guest in Portland. Page 12. Joaquln Miller pioneer of Oregon. Page 5. Chanree are made In "official" charter form. Page 4. Meteorological summary and forecast. Page 13. JOAQUIN FILER'S SONGS ARE ENDED HILLMAN CREDITS PARDON TO PRAYER APPKAL TO DEITY AIDED, SAYS CONVERTED CAPITALIST. 64 SOLON'S DECIDE TO EXTEND SESSION (Concluded on Page g.) ETNA COVERED WITH SNOW Italy Has Coldest AVlnter In 20 Xears With Below-Zero Weather. ROME, Feb. 17. The exceptionally cold spell prevailing throughout Italy reached its climax tonight In a snow storm after the temperature had fallen several degrees below zero. At Messina the Winter has been the severest in 20 years. Mount Etna is entirely white with snow and presents a magnificent spectacle at night. Poet of Sierras Dies in Mountain Cabin. DEATH APPROACHES SILENTLY Millionaire, Free, Quits Real Estate Business, Confesses Religion and Plans Convicts' Home. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.) In a statement given out here today! after his return from the Federal peni tentiary on McNeil's Island, Clarence D Hlllman, real estate millionaire, an nounces: First, his retirement from the real estate business; second, his con version to the Roman Catholic faith, and third, his purpose to found in Cali fornia a home for released convicts, to be used until they can get a new Btart. Mr. Hlllman, who was pardoned after serving 10 months on a charge of using LIFE ONE OF ADVENTURE the mails to defraud, said: 'I became a convert to the Catholic faith In which my wife has been a firm believer for years, Before goirhr over. wr 1 - . . . . w- . . 1. I , eiierame anurar oi and T am convirjced that the prayers 22 Senators Join Move Begun in House. ANTI-WEST MEN CONFIDENT 'I Am Dying Pity Me, PHy Mel" Almost Last Words. Purpose Is to Consider Prob able Vetoed Messages, COALITION TAKES STAND laved Many Years at Eugene, Or., Keeps Faculties Until End and Works on Secret Verses. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sierras, died to- Ironclad Agreement In State Senate of Confidential Nature and Names Are Not Made Public. Houses at Variance. STATE CAPITOL Salem. Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) "We, the undersigned mem- and efforts of my Catholic friends had much to do with the result. "My office here has been practically closed for some time and I have no in tention of resuming- active business. 'My heart goes out to the poor un fortunates who are discharged from state and Federal Institutions without day in his one-room cabin, which he any Job or means of support and often bers of the Oregon State Senate, herc- built with his own hands in the "unout any inenas. it is no wonaer b y agree with each oth er th at we will . TTlaa I thof ba man a4 t ho rr a va 4 rr m ar1lotr.1v I rieamoni: mus many years " , , " " " ' , " , , remain in session for a period of five i . . i . i ,v a a at 3 fin frnnhla scroti. Sncl.tir c h .- ,1 1 . A t U. Hue waa win. mm. iihjcuumhiio -- - i ... . "''j l. . , o'clock in the afternon. with warm sun- part in helping these people to get a ays arter the forty (40) days period shine flooding the room where lay the new start and I would be glad to help shall have elapsed for the purpose of author of "Songs of the Sunland." In such a movement in a substantial considering the vetoed messages of the Ten minutes after the aged poet had manner They need a home where they flnvernor. if uv. if -ner!.ltv .lmi Jl.. ,t T..--.I.- with I . . . .. I -- can BBi enipiojment temporarily, unin tharefo- wl .,, Dr. J. C. Stout, who has been attending permanent work can be arranged for .. ., ,,,. him since the final illness came last Thursday, but the daughter and phy sician were too late for the farewell. Colonel John P. Irish, of Oakland, Miller's closest personal friend, reached the little home less than five minutes after death came. It had been his in tention to take the poet to an Oakland hospital. Sfedlclae Xot Taken. Earlier in the afternoon he spoke frequently to his wife and to his daughter, Juanlta, whom he addressed in the tenderest tones. His eyes glis tenod with love when he gazed upon the figure of his daughter kneeling beside the couch, with head bent in prayer. When his wife would endea vor to persuade him to take the medi cine prescribed for--tlim this afternoon them in places where their record will not result In loss of their new posl Uons. I have suggested a willingness to furnish a site for such a home out of my real estate holdings in Cali fornia, provided competent manage ment can be arranged for and addi tional financial aid secured." ECONOMY PLAN Vast Interest Sliown in Projected Ijeagne of Housewives Expressions of interest have become so extensive and insistent among the women of Portland regarding the movement to be Initiated for the for- he gently pushed her hand away and matlon of a housewives' league to at said: - - . 'Don't let that mislead you." Since Ms collapse last Thursday Miller frequently spoke of Colonel Irish, his lifelong friend, and reminded his wife and daughter and attending physician that he and Irish had made pact over 2S years ago whereby either one of the two men was to com plete funeral arrangements for the tack the problem of the high cost of living that Mrs. A. King Wilson, chair man of the home economics depart ment of the Woman's Club, has an nounced that the meeting today at 2 P. M. will be open to all. Arrangements have been made to secure the large assembly hall In the vetoed messages. "Dated this 17th day of February, 1913." This Iron-clad agreement has been signed by 23 members of the State Senate. Obviously the agreement Is of a confidential nature which pre cludes the public use of their names. POPULAR But lhe agreement in legal parlance Is signed, sealed and delivered, and it means but one thing, viz, that the Leg islative session will, not come to a con clusion at the end of 40 days. House Plan Never In Doubt. In the House there are 42 members who have also agreed to remain over until after the session adjourns. There has never been a doubt as to what the House would do after the day when Governor West used threats, coercion and abuse to whip the members of that body In IIjk for his particular class of legislation. At that time the 'members of the House silently and doggedly deter- other. The poet frequently spoke of taken to handle the problems of distrl Women of Woodcraft Hall, and It is believed that definite steps will be minedlhat they would abide by the his wife's sister, ' Miss Hattle Leland, of New York City, and a brother. Oeorge Melvln Miller, a broker of Eu gene, Or., who had spent a month with him at the Heights several weeks ago. Body to Be Cremated. Folowlng the wish of the poet, his body will be cremated. Years ago he entered Into a pact with Colonel Irish that whichever of them survived should button from producer to consumer. Speakers who have been secured for the meeting today are: Father E. V. O'Hara, Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, Dr. C A. McCrum, A. P. Bateham and C A. Malboeuf. NEW HEILIG LEASE SIGNED (Continued on Page 5.) Fresh Fish In Seattle Now Whole saling at 9 1-2 Cents. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) Lent has sent . halibut prices soarlntr skyward again. Fresh fish that sold at S 1-4 cents wholesale few days ago now sells at 9 1-3 cents, with an added bonus of $50 for the catch of an Independent schooner and B0 rents for every 600 pound box brought by steamship. Orders for halibut have fairly swamped Seattle fish dealers since the beginning of Lent, but the largest quantities, which have come in with the snell of good weather, have not been sufficient to meet the heavy de mand. In the last two days 26H.000 pounds, worth at the present price about $25,486. have been brought to Se attle from the Southeastern Aiasaa banks. DRYDOCK CAISSON BURSTS Site at Pearl Harbor May HaTe to Be Abandoned for New. HONOLULU, Feb. 17. Ocean pressure burst today the bottom of the great caisson which had been sunk for the construction of the Pearl Harbor dry dock. There were no fatalities, but the loss in machinery was heavy. The wreck of the caisson also dissipated years of work In the attempt to build a firm foundation for the huge dock. Several engineers said tonight that the bursting of the caisson indicates that the soil conditions of the site se lected will make Impossible the con struction of the drydock, and tjiat an other site must be chosen. HEAD OF VASSAR RESIGNS Dr. James Monroe Taylor Quits on Account of Advanced Age. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. T., Feb. 14. Dr. James Monroe Taylor,a president of Vassar College since 1886, tendered his resignation today to the board of trus tees to take effect at the end of the school year in June. The board also announced that it had received the resignation of Mrs. J. Ryland Kenrick, principal of the college, effective at once. Dr. Taylor's resignation was due to his advanced age and the growing responsibilities of his position. Mrs. Kendrick resigned because of IT'S A PESKY THING TO SWAT. Theater to Be In Plttock Which Fleishhackers Will Build The new Hellig Theater will be lo cated in the Plttock block, for which excavation is now being made in the block bounded by West Park, Tenth, Washington and Stark streets. Calvin Heillg, who is now in San Francisco, has signed a lease therefor, after negotiations with the Fleishhackers, whom he went south to meet. Mr. Hellig will return to Portland ! within a day or two, when, it 1b expect. ed, full details regarding the proposed new theater will be announced. Decision as to whether the Plttock block shall be made more than eight stories high still pends. It Is under stood that this, too, will bo announced by the Fleishhackers soon. con trlutional provision which divides the state government into three de partments the legislative, Judicial and executive. When West asserted that the glided ax would glldo through the necks of bills, whether meritorious or otherwise, the breaking point was reached. Last Straw Falls. Then, they declared, the Rubicon Block, was crossed and, as far as that body was concerned, the session would con tinue until the last veto arrived on the scene. In the Senate, where the threats had been distributed sparsely, the senti ment was not so strong. During the past few days some notes of dissension have arisen. These have largely been traced to the finesse of tbe Governor's chief lieutenant in that body. Senator Claude C McColloch, of Baker. McColloch entered the Senate with but one Democrat to aid him, Senator Miller. But he bad something of a choice field to pick from, including Senators Joseph and Kellaher, avowed Bull Moosers and dissenters "from the word go." At the same time Dlmlctc has never clung too tightly to any or ganisation. He went into the Senate tied up to the present one, but In the ' shape . of a dissenter, also offered a ATTAPK loophole for McColloch. McColloch has Ml rw'Mbeen busy this session from the Jump, n,nrlj!n nlnno thfa VArv HnA. Tfj. has Explorer Would Sue Newspaper In ,Uowe4 no opportunity to go by. which Pasadena for Libel. would afford a chance for dissension. where It could be maneuvered under LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 17. (Sne- cover ana witnout too mucn sou. is rial.) Dr. Frederick Cook, Polar ex- was largely through his suggestions plorer and claimant to honors for first that tn Governor spread his measures around tnrougn mo memDers ui inv Senate. But McColloch's efforts have been more than onset Dy tne uovernor a i COOK RESENTS locating the North Pole, is ready vig orously to resist any attempt to Im pugn his words. This was made evi dent today when he called on Deputy District Attorney Blair and asked for a criminal libel complaint against the Pasadena News, a dally paper in Pasa dena. He avers that the newspaper. In an threats and he has apparently signally failed In his move. Legtalatnre'a Intention Known. The Legislature has no intention to attack the Governor through spite or editorial on February 10, Intimated to attempt to pass any vetoes over his that he is a faker and that his stories are not to be relied on. Deputy Blair refused to issue the complaint, saying that , he did not believe a Jury could decide such a point- head when he can demonstrate that he has submitted such vetoes on sound and logical grounds. Every member who has entered Into the coalition as sumes this stand. The House and the Senate are slight ly at variance as to the method which. they will assume In holding over, but both have the same primary object. The House plans to remain in con tinuous session under the Westerlund resolution. Mrs. Mary Martin, wife of BishOD The Senate, or ai least, uu is tne Martin of the Episcopal diocese of Van- intention although not definitely ex- AUTO HITS BISHOP'S WIFE Mrs. Mary Martin. Injured Driver of Car Disappears. and couver. Wash., was struck by. a rap- Idly driven automobile about 11 o'clock last night at Fifth and Main streets. receiving serious injuries. One of her legs was badly crushed. She was picked up and taken to the apartments of friends at Fifth and Main streets. pressed, will adjourn for a period of five days to come back and consider the vetoes of the Governor. This is the sole and only purpose of the members of the Senate' who have signed this agreement. Undoubtedly the two houses will meet on common Mrs. Martin was alone when the ac- ground as to these slight variances. As a result they will continue in ses sion until next Saturday, in all prob ability, and then determine whether cident occurred, and was returning from an Episcopal mission meeting held on Second street. The driver of the car did not offer they shall remain continuously in ees- assistance, and drove at a high speed slon or take such an adjournment as is away from the scene of the accident, I deemed proper to meet the exigencies tCbncludtd ca I'ae 4.) 111 health. sav witnesses. I of the occasion. I