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I) THE 3IOKXISG OREGOXUX. TUESDAY. APRIL 1, 1913. VV. H. PAGE GOES TO COURT OF ST. JAMES Editor of World's Work Ac cepts Ambassadorship to Great Britain. SPRECKELS' NAME ON LIST San Francisco Man Mentioned for German Pot and Augustus Thoma. Playwright. Suggested as Man AvalUblo for France. WASHINGTON". March II- President Wilson probably will fill tha majority of tbo nlno Ambassadorships now va cant before the beginning- of tbo extra session of ComtreM next Monday. Tha President expects to confer with many of hta frlenda this week and it In believed that when Congress con venes, nomination for the more Im portant posts will be sent to the Sen ate. Today's developments brought out the fart that Walter 1L Page, editor of The World's Work." and an Intimate friend of Mr. Wilson, bad been offered and bad accepted the Ambassadorship to Great Britain. Mr. Pace will start for London within 10 days. AhmIih Tk.H. Hrallaaei. It waa announced at the White House that with the exception of Mr. Page, no offers bad been made of any other diplomatic posts. The President has nnder consideration a list of men to whom he la favorably inclined, but the chief difficulty has been that many of these men hall from New Jtork state, which be feels already has bad conspic uous recognition. Two members of the Cabinet Secretaries Red field and VeAdoo. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, of tile Navy Department, and Mr. Page have made their homes in New York for many years. Augustus Thomas, the playwright, and William Church Osborn have been prominently mentioned for diplomatic places, cblefly France and Germany, but the fact that both come from the t-m plre fetate is said to be a circumstance that Is riving the President no little embarrassment. He Is known to hold both In high regard. SprcckeU Kaase Listed. Mr. Wilson has been disposed to look farther west for some of his diplomatic application, and the name of Rudolph r-prackela. of San Francisco, as probable Axnbasador to Germany came forward prominently today. Mr. Spreckels prac tically onranlsed and managed the Wil son National Progressive Republican League, and his appointment. It was said, would be a recognition by the president of the aid riven him by the Progressive Republicans In the last campaign. ETlmore W. Hurst, of Rock Island. 111. who saw the President today, also Is aid to be slated for a diplomatic post. Thomas Nelson Page and Joseph E. "WUlard. of Virginia, Justice J. W. Gir ard. of New York. Frederick C Pen field, of Germantowu. Pa and Henry Morganthau, of New York, are among those under consideration for diplo matic appointments but there bave been no decisions as to any of these men as y.t. Callers Talk Tariff. The President had a taste today of the difficulties of tariff revision. Many of the callers came to talk for and against various schedules. To all the President listened patiently but gave not the slightest Intimation of what was contained In the schedules of tbe tariff bill. He Is studying on what would be his own attitude toward these subjects. , A Augustus Healy, of the Brooklyn Academy of Arts and Sciences, who talked with the President about the tariff on leather and hides, was In troduced by Secretary Redfield. W. F. Sardis. of Buenos Ay res. urged the President to see that meat came Into this country from Argentina free of duty. Senator Broussard and Gov ernor Hall, of Louisiana, protested against free sucrar, while Representa tive Keating, of Colorado, told the President he favored free sugar, not withstanding the protests of other Congressmen from Colorado. GREAT SLIDE EXCAVATED Steam Shovels Rapidly Remove Dirt in Panama Canal. PANAMA. March 31. The largest excavation from a single slide In one dy since th commencement of the canal operatlona was made Friday, when 10.1t cubic yards were removed from the Cncaracha Slide by five steam shovels. The movement of the slide continues. lout the removal of the dirt la pro pressing' favorably. These buildings alone will represent an aggregate cost of approximately .000. 00. When the permits are issued for these structures, the total Investment represented In new construction wtll exceed materially that for the first four months of last year. There were Issued last month 1551 building; and electrical permits, with a total valua tion of 9;.35. For the same month la 1S1J there were Issued 33 permits, rep resenting a total cost of SL752.44L AO cording to plana foi several other large structures, there Is every Indication that Portland's new building construc tion in 1911 will equal, and may ex ceed that of last year. All records for March runs at the Portland Union Stockyards were broken last month, when 44.73S bead of all kinds were unloaded. This number is 11.133 In excess of the total number of head received In March last year, and as compared with the March run of llt. when the marketing of early sheep was unusually heavy. It shows a gain of 3964 head. The past month's receipts were more than those of March. 1910. the first year of the local yards. Sheep, Ft Grata Ian-ease. Cattle receipts last month were 1I3S less than the totals In March. 1913. but sheep arrivals Increased C181 hesd. and there waa a gain of 04a head In the hog run. The receipts of an classes of stock In the months of 1913 and 1912 compare as follows. March 1313. IS! raw:. .; raives i Hti 1S.14I sh-p :2.os Horses and mules 31 lit Total 44.7I1 33.4S1 Grsln receipts at Portland In the past months were 6b0 carloads In excess of the receipts In March of last year. Wheat receipts totaled 1.471.600 bush els, a gain of 414.709 over the receipts In March. 1911. There were also sub stantial Increases la the arrival of flour, barley and hay. The total re ceipts of wheat, barley, flour, oats and hay were J9S1 carloads. BROKERS WCE TRIALS CROCKER BANK FRACD PROSK 'CCTIOXS SOT TO CEASE. PORTLAND TRADE BEST YET Cwtnu.Nt Krorn First r. I much better showing in shipping was made than during; March. 1913. Id ex porta the gain was approximately 15 per oast, while In coastwise shipping there waa an appreciable Increase. Whaatt shipments totaled 550.000 p-aehf ta. valued at HiS.894; flour. E0.S5S berrwla, valued at tlOl.OSS; lumber. 16. 707.10 feet, valued at 3195.86:: barley. 109.31 bushels, valued at ,6!.SS!. The tataj value of exports was IS94.S5Z. cemaared with I7SS.S3S for the corre sponding month of last year. Ca of the Important Industries of Portland that has been making big gralna is the manufacture of lumber. Met ansr has the output been much larw-ar than during the first three mooch of last year, but the market tiaa bees much stronger. According to mlSaus of the Columbia River dis trict, the demand for lumber is gaining steadily and there Is every Indication that the trade will reach Its height of prosperity during the year. Another noteworthy showing for Mai-oh was In postal receipts. Tbe est!, mated total for the month Is 9!,:so. as compared with JJ5.TS7 In March of last year, the gala being 143, or 7.S per cent. For the threo-months period, or first quartor of the year, the receipts totaled 3:&9.664.3. while the record tor the corresponding period of last year waa t?tl.3L The gain for the quarter lost close was $:8.293.3. or 19.5 per cent. Xew tremres 1 adVr Way. While there was a decline In build law operatlona. there Is In reality a mooa greater construction activity now tban was notej at this time a year ago. . . - ..m.l m-mV at l.scf i i ' . . . . ... T T- xrartln of 8-rracuse. V. 1' In 191; aas-ts Dig ousmess. structures, permiu- ,u ,a m ralsinr 417 bushel of potatoes zor willed nave dwi - ucvu uiucti.9a au acre el srouaa Federal Attorney McXab Announce That Facts Will Be Laid Before Grand Jury as Next 6tep. SAN FRANCISCO. March 3L Federal nrosecutlon of the frauds by which the Crocker National Bank lost t:0O 000 will not cease with the case against Charles F. Baker, the assistant cashier who has confessed ' to emDezxnng sum approximately $300,000. United States Attorney McNah an nounced today that he will lay before the Federal grand Jury evidence tending- to show that the brokers with whom Baker traded among them some of the best known firms in the city were sTul'ty of -oimlnal conspiracy to loot the unds of a Federal depository. The Federal Bank Examiner had been of opinion previously that no prosecution would stand, but McNab believes he ran make out a case under he Federal statutes. Under the state law only suit for restitution seemed possible. It will be contended that the brokers were well Informed of Baker's finan cial rating, and that they must have known that he could not. as an Indi vidual, handle accounts of the size he oavrrled for a number of years. United States District Attorney Mc Nabe said tonight: "I cannot say how extensive the in vestigation of the grand Jury will be, but 1 have been working on the case for several weeks and I will bave some startling evidence to present. As soon as may be after the grand jury Is im panelled Wednesday summonses will be Issued for officials of the stock brokerage concerns involved the firms that had dealings with Baker. Not less than two prominent concerns will be Involved In the Inquiry. "The effort will be to ascertain whether these concerns were oognlzant of the fact that Baker was playing the market with stolen money. Cer tainly they knew that Baker was los ing ten. yes 20 times the amount of the salary he received. I am unwilling to say now that indictments win oe returned. "So far as I know now only San Francisco brokerage concerns are in volved. Conspiracy to defeat the Na tional bank act Is tbe technical charge that might grow out of the Investiga tion. It la a felony punishable by S5000 fine or Imprisonment for two years. HOME EDITOR APPEALS NTCDK AXD PRTTDE" CASE GOES TO HIGHEST COURT. AMERICAN LONDON GIRL IN JAIL SIGK Zelie Emerson, Suffragist on 'Hunger Strike,' Smuggles Out Letter. APPEAL SENT TO WILSON Article. Dtecnssing Xaked Ba thine; In Paget Sound Colony Brings TTp Freedom of the Press Law. WASHINGTON. March 31. Tbe case of "the nude ami the prudes, testintr the validity of the Washington state publication law, was appealed today to the Supreme Court of the United States. The c.ise takes its name from an a tlcle. alleged to have been edited by Jay Fox and printed In the Agltor, naDer Issued In Pierce County. Wash Inirtor. in which the arrest of several persons bathing nude In the bay at Home. Wash- was discussed. Fox was sentenced to prison for two months after conviction on a charge of editing an article tending to ex cite disregard of the law. He contends that the law under which he was con victed abridces the freedom of speech and of the press. The Supreme Court of Washington held that It merely pun ished the abuse of this freedom. The community of Home, according to the article Fox Is averred to have edited. Is "a community of free spirits, who came out Into the woods to escape the polluted contamination of priest ridden, conventional society." One of the libcrtlea enjoyed by the Homeltes. the article said, was "the privilege to bathe in evening dress or with merely the clothes nature save them. Just as they choose." Glass Outwits Burglars. London Dally News. There is a glass of French Invention m-hich rs Intended to be proof against the ordinary attacks of burglars. 6o manv eases of burglary have been com mitted by the breaking of show windows and snatching of valuablea on exhibi tion that a special errort has been made in end this particular form of theft. The French glass is produced by a se cret process, but the makers admit that thickness ana care in us manuiariure are lta principal essentials. It Is made about three-quarters oi an men tnica and on test has resisted the blow of a ten-pound iron iic ine same diow would have shattered ordinary plate 1.15 completely. Baron von Horst Says Forcible Feed ing Is Illegal and Constitutes Ground for Interference by United States Government. LOKDON'. March 31. Mrs. Emerson, of Detroit. Mich Teceived today a let ter from her daughter, Zelie, who Is undergoing two months" Imprisonment in Hoiloway Jail for window smashing. Her "hunger strike" and forcible feeding in jail have already attracted a great deal of attention. The letter was smuggled out by a released prisoner. It said that Miss Emerson had Just completed three days' solitary confinement for viola tion of the prison rules. She com plained that she waa feeling very sick and feared permanent Impairment of her digestion. "Heroic Behavior" Praised. Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst In a speech today praised highly "the heroic behavior of Miss Emerson." Mrs. Pank hurst announced that the woman who tried to catch pneumonia In prison by sponging herself all over with hot water and remaining uncovered all night, as stated by the Home Secretary on March IS. was Miss tnierson. The smuggled letter staled also that Miss Emerson's arm had been badly bruised by the policemen who arrested her. The box reserved for Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. Pankhurst at today's meeting was shared by Beatrice Ilarraden. the authoress: Baroness von Hengervar Hengelmuller. wife of the ex-Austro- Hungarlan Ambassador to the United States, and a number of other promt nent suffragettes. Forcible Feedlna Held Illegal. Acting on the Invitation, of Mrs. Pankhurst, a number of American women rose in the audience and ex- preessed their sympathy with Miss Ze lie Emerson's mother. Baron von Horst. of San Francisco, says that on investigation and after taking legal advice, he is satisfied that forciblo feeding Is Illegal and there fore constitutes a ground for Inter ence by the American Government on behalf of Miss Zelie Emerson. "If I am not at the Albert Hall meet ing on April 10, it will be because the authorities have discovered a way of keeping me alive by force or because I am dead, Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst told a meeting of militant suffragettes this afternoon. Co a vlet lo a Seem as Certainty. Mrs. Pankhurst reminded the suffra gettes that her trial on the charge of inciting persons to commit malicious damage to property would begin to morrow. "My conviction." the speaker con tlnued. "Is certain. Whether I am sent to prison for a short or a long period and with or without hard labor will make no difference. I look upon myself as a prisoner of war and I am not bound by any moral obligation. That being my position, I shall terminate my imprisonment at the earliest pos sible moment. I hope to break a prison bar and be present at Albert Hall." Wilms Is Appealed To. Beatrice Harradin, an author, has sent the following cablegram to Prest dent Woodrow Wilson: "Having Just come back from Amer tea. where I learned from all sources that there Is a strong feeling against the barbarity of forcible feeding. I venture with confidence to beg you to Intervene In behalf of Miss Emerson, who Is being fed forcibly in Hoiloway Jail, and who Is In a precarious condi tion." Home Secretary McKenna. when questioned today in the House of Com mons by James Kier Hardie, who urged the release of the suffragist prisoners now undergoing forcible feeding, said that there were two women and one man at the present time undergoing forcible feeding, but that their condi tion was not dangerous. One of the women he referred to must have been Miss Emerson. Baroa Vol Horst Acts. Baron Von Horst said tonight he was working In conjunction with the leaders of the Women s Social and Political Union In the preparation of a strong protest to be presented to the Amerl can Government against the refusal of tbe authorities at Boston to permit Miss Florence W. Ward, of Birming ham, England, to land at that port. Miss Ward reached Boston Friday on the steamer Ivernla. She admitted having served a term In Jail for tak ing part In a .window-smashing cru sade In London, and for this reason was debarred. If that precedent Is followed, said Baron Von Horst. "it wtll prevent Mrs. Pankhurst and other suffragette lead ers who have been in prison from ever landing In the Lnited States. There fore, all suffragists should fight the deportation order tooth and nail." NATIONAL AID INDORSED Illinois "White Slave" Probers Ask Organized Help for Women. CHICAGO. March 31. Members of the State Senates commission ap pointed to Investigate the 'white slave" traffic agreed in executive ses sion today to ask the co-operation of state and merchants In the formation of a permanent National organisation to aid working girls. According to the plans approved by tJentenant-Govemor Barratt o tiara and the State Senators composing the commission, the Chicago merchants ho employ large numbers or gins and young womeD win be asKed to perfect an association which will in clude branches In every large city in the country. This association. It Is expected, will take no the problems of the working woman In systematic fashion and will develop a comprehensive programme for the aid and betterment ot an wo men forced to earn their living in stores, factories or other places of em ployment. Eeppner Elks Visit Condon. CONDON. Or- March 2L SpeclaL) Heppner Elks. 30 strong, were guests of the Condon Elks all yesterday and last night The visitors were ban queted at 7:30 at the Summit Hotel and . was civen in their honor. The affair was the largest social event of the season, 200 people being in anena- ar.ee special riuhic a iuuubi Portland orchestra. (i halmers bix (Six-cylindrr 54 korsrpaorr) 7 Passengers $2600 (Fully clipped, t. o. b. Detroit.) We make the assertion without quali fication: There is no better performing car than the Chalmers "Six." We will put this "Six" against any car at any price, any time, any place and under any conditions of road or weather and for any sort of a demonstration slow running, fast running, quick "pick up," and power on the hills. The Chalmers "Six" is a maximum car. It carries the maximum number of people seven. It carries them all in perfect comfort and safety wherever you want to go. The 6-cylinder motor is a giant of power 54-horse, all you will ever need. The "Six" gives the maximum of flex ibility a snail's pace or express train speed "on high." It offers the maximum of convenience all controls centered on the cowled dash. It rides as smoothly as a Pullman car. Please call or phone for a demonstration. H. L. KEATS AUTO CO., 341-347 Burnside Street Portland, Oregon CHINA PICKS CONGRESS COXSTITtmOXAIj coxvextiox TO MEET APRILi 8. -.4 t-i w ! note that the T'nited States has had three Presidents at Scotch ancestry. President Wilson to Decide at Once as to Whether United States Will Recognize 'cw Republic. WACWTVrtTOV tj -o 51 Th en tire membership of both houses of the first Chinese National Assembly under according to official advices. The first meeting will be held April at t-eain. The Chinese Congress will comprise about 800 members in the lower house and 300 In the upper chamber. For the nrst meeting me memoers will exercise a double function, being, in the first place, practically delegates tn a nnnttrntinnfli convention, for the body is charged with drafting a con stitution and tne estaDiisnmem oi a permanent form of government- After that function la over the members will resolve themselves into legislators. The Imminence of the meeting of this first assembly has brought to President Wilson's Administration the i , v. rr rioctriinsr whether the Chi nese Republic Is to be recognized Im mediately, or wnetner tne umwo omie shall Join other powers in extending recognition only after the Chinese as sembly has met and acted upon the proposed constitution. Secretary Bryan's recent utterances at Trenton and a long conference with the Chinese Minister here last Satur day are regarded as indicating that tho former policy will oe aaopteo. BRIBERY CHARGE PROBED Policeman Said to Have Received $5,000 to Take Sentence Quietly. NEW YORK, March 31. The grand . . i.H..,lir.rliiir thn nollce gratt jurj iiife3tiBi'"a - - scandal attempted today to trace the source of an alleged oriDe iuna v. 000 raised to keep John J. Hartigan. a patrolman recently .convicted of per jury, from making a confession Involv ing superior officers. The Jury also looked Into a report that Just before Hartigan was sentenced to prison, ex Inspector Dennis Sweeney, who has been Indicted for alleged grafting, vis ited him in the Tombs after hours. m.t.i.i ittnm.t: Whitman and Hartlgan's friends, including his wife. bad expected that tne convicieu uiau would tell ail ne anew. T-i .1U..1 vlalt nt Kweanev to Hartigan took place the week before Hartigan was sentenced. It was dur insr this week, according to the allega tions the grand Jury probing, that Hartigan was promised 325,000 to take his sentence wunoui mimni a slon. Sweeney was shadowed to the Tombs, according to Mr. Whitman's in formation. Several Tombs keepers went before the grand Jury too ay. Fleet as Blp; as a City. Washington Cor. Boston Advertiser. t. i ..(nifai nut that in the Atlantic fleet there are 14,000 men. and that any city having so large a number of people would have a hospital and i . .btiiaii nhv.iH.nH and sur geons at hand to treat the many minor ailments that such an aggregation of en are sure to oner, w oy uumme ; the very serious and chronic cases. i . i ... .pui ihor. i always ill n. iieci ... .a . " ' - -.. greater demand for hospital facilities. no L oniy "r .i to v ...... w, also and especially to preserve that fighting einciency m. .-.avjr ccu emergencies, and then when there Is anm mat UrM.Ht it is really essential to have near by. a hos pital ship witn trainee speci&iisis on hand In all the branches of medicine to care for the striken and Injured in .. ......... nnr nrtnlihlf. nn board a great ship with just one surgeon on liaml. And then lastly it is declared a hos pital ship would be supplied with all those lethal agencies which would pre serve the dead until they can be turned over to the next of kin. The Beefsteak Tomato. New York Press. The man who invented the beefsteak tomato Is clever. The name was a happy thought. Tn this time of high prices, when many a family has al most forgotten bow beefsteak looks, at least In its sirloin or porterhouse cuts, this comparatively new and substantial tomatd is a valuable addition to the sum of human happiness. The name is satisfying. The vegetable itself is still more so. Not every large. smooth tomato is a true beefsteak The latter Is crimson in color, not Vermillion if you have a good eye for shades. The skin of a beefsteak tomato Is close-fitting, never loose. the seeds are few and the flesh Is solid meat. Half a pound of beefsteak tomato is almost as much of a meal as half a pound of filet du boeuf, also as succulent and juicy. Tomatoes are not prohibitive in price at this time, and they are good three times a day. Don't slice them. Give each Individual a whode one and receive his blessing. mended that a crosstown line be con structed on East 39th street in Port land the rGeater East Side United Im provement Clubs Association and the East Side Business Men's Club have asked that the hearings as to crosstown lines before the State Railroad Com- mission he postponed to an indefinite . date. The State of Florida Is nearer the sea level than any other state In the Union. Its greatest elevation is but 301 feet. Hearings' Postponement Asked. SALEM, Or., March 31. (Special.) Inasmuch as the streetcar committee or the Portland City Council has recom- i ii w iMiw-!iii.ititatswitjMatls cut down tire bills DOTTED STATES TIRE COMPANY 84 Seventh St. Portland, Oregon J3 84 Seventh St. f II Portland, Oregon I lAfLLll ."VfiS ?-: J-and i i:iaNW . . y loney Mrs. Housekeeper r direct from us save the middle man's profit. That's one inducement. Another, is i. hia-K tnialitv we Mild vol ilmvt (mm uia field. We anil it,.. Koiceat aiowii in California. packed by experts, which insnrcs r keep ins several oars arter reaca- 1RI yon. 10 lb. Box Asparagus, $1.50 ldoz. Large Artichokes, 1.50 d AD Chargei Prepaid Or we will send you a eotrmatioii package of 5 lb. Ajsparmfns ud 6 kjrtjcboices tor i.3U. REMIT WITH ORDER CONSUMERS PRODUCE CO. - BaraTJsTJ SUe3ItaCtss1 With s order w cty joa free ox ciurse in how to prpm bies in tne moft eppe- 'FROM CALIFORNIA IHOICE AXnCKGKES Another Progressive Step -The Owl Drug Co., the First Drug Concern in Portland to Adopt the Sunday Afternoon Closing Plan Solely as a mark of consideration for our em ployes and believing that their services each week justifies our granting same, wo announce that, beginning next Sunday, April 6, our store will remain closed on Sunday afternoons be tween the hours of 1 P. M. and 6 P.M. By adopting and thereby inaugurating this plan of Sunday-afternoon closing in Portland, all "Owl" employes will receive, in addition to their full day off each week, an additional half day, there by giving them more time for rest and recreation than is generally enjoyed by most store em ployes. We believe the people of Portland will . heartily indorse our plan. Broadway and Washington If Your Lights Fail What Then? DARKNESS will be fraught with grave dangers to you and yours, Mr. Motorist, on a hilly road. Obviate this possible risk by using "Packard" Lighting Cables "Packard" Cables are double braided guaran teed proof against action of heat, grease or oils. Will withstand dust, water and mud. Insist on having the lighting system of your car equipped with "Packard" Lighting Cables. Our prices, per foot, 10c to 39c. SIXTH ST&PINE " EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL."