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VOL. 1,111. NO. 1G,547. PORTLAND. OREGON. SATURDAY. DECEMBER C, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BARNES BEATEN PARTY CONFERENCE Direct Primary Is In. dorsed in New York. RADICALS WIN, 192 TO 187 Republicans Decide on Policy of State Legislation. PARTY EMBLEM OPPOSED All Candidates to Stand on Kqaal Footing Hughes' View Indorsed, j IIowcTer, That Prlmarv Is 9-i Merely Adjunct. N KETV YORK, Dee. E. The radical" ruled the Republican state conference today and forced the approval cf a direct or state-wide primary law. State Chairman Barnes motion to reaffirm the more conservative primary plank In the last Republican platform was defeated by a vote of 195 to 1ST. The radicals, led by Henry I Stim on, ex-Secretary of War. spilt with Mr. Barnes and his followers over the luestion of retaining: party conven tions. The state chairman's proposi tion was that the conference favor the Cirect nomination of representatives In Congress, members of the State Leg islature and county and municipal of ficers, but keep the state convention fr the nomination of Governor and the other officers on the state ticket. Delegates to this convention were to be chosen directly by the voters, v-lo should have the right also to ex press direct preference for nominations for state officers If they so desired. Party Kmblrma Opposed. This did not suit Mr. Stimson and h'3 friends and after a long; debate t'liej- carried a small majority of the onf?ree with them. The resolution KiopW declared that all candidates 'oukl sta"d on an equal footing. It r-posed the use of party emblems on t ,c general election ballot and the fac f.cnal column ori the primary ballot. the same time it expressed belief ! party organization and reiterated t'.ic doctrine of ex-Governor Hughes that the direct primary should be an MJunct to and a check upon, 'rather than a substitute for the deliberation and conference of the party's repre sentatives. The conference was called by the t&te committee to recommend legis lation to the Republican members of the tale Assembly, which was re turned to Republican control in the last election. Since nearly all the Re publican Assemblymen-elect partici pated in the conference. Its recommen dations were considered binding and were accepted as the programmo of the Assembly majority at the next regular session. More Appoletracats Favored. The meeting recommended adoption of a vigorous compulsory working men's compensation law. reform of - the rules of the Assembly and the amendment of the state constitution to take all state officers except those of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor out of the elective list and empower the Governor to fill them by appointment. A motion to include Judges of the Court of Appeals among the office;,! to be appointed by the Governor was de feated. Senator Root was permanent chair man of the conference. He said that In view of the recent strange and dis turbing events of political history and of the restoration of control of the Assembly to the' Republican party. It had seemed wise to meet and clarify ' the situation. The duty of the party, as he saw It, was to keep pace with the changing conditions of the times. "There must be a fair opportunity for expression of opinion by every mem ber of the party." he said. Root Wast a Less Secrecy. Senator Root, advocating changing the rules of the Legislature so that It would no longer be possible to smother a bill In committee and so that votes In committee should become matters of public record, said he favored the passage of a short ballot law, which would not place too great responsibil ity on the Individual voter. Direct primaries, he said, were bound to come and he suggested that this re form be considered at the approaching legislative session. "But for heaven's sake," he said, "give us real bills, and not such shams at those passed by the Democratic Legislature." ABSTRACTERS TO CONVENE Annual Meeting of Washington Tltlemen Opens Tomorrow. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) Fifty or more abstracters of the State of Washington will hold an annual convention here tomorrow, the guests of the three local abstract com panies. The father of ttfe organisa tion. C. C. Grldley. Uvea In this city. When the organisation was first formed nearly 25 years ago Sir. Grld- Jey was the head and the first meetlngl was ncia nere. wnn aooui six abstract ers present. The local committee in charge of ar rangements la George E. Schuele. At Burnhatn, K. Burnhara and Arthur H. Fletcher. A banquet will be served tomorrow evening; at 7:30 o'clock. CHRISTMAS CAROLS TORISEINSTREETS SPOKANE TO HAVE OUTDOOR CELEBRATION Tin 5 TEAR. Giant Fir, Brightly Illumined, Will Be Placed on Downtown Corner as Setting; for Programme. SPOKAXE, Wash.. Dec 5. (Special.) A tall, stately fir, now a member of a large group In one of the city parks, will play the stellar role In Spokane's first municipal Christmas celebration. For the purpose of generating and reawakening the real Christmas spirit when the message of "peace and good will" will be sent forth to cheer the lonely poor and rich alike, the mem bers of the Spokane Ad Club will be sponsors this year for the city's first municipal Christmas tree and, Tuie- tlde celebration. Draped and lighted by hundreds of colored electric lights, topped by big star of white light the municipal Christmas tree will stand in one of the close-in down-town squares. Chorals, solos and quartet numbers ap propriate to foster and awaken the Christmas spirit will be sung by some of the leading artists of Spokane on Christmas eve and the municipal tree will be the center of a Yuletide cele bration, such as Spokane has never seen, when friends will exchange Christmas greetings and St. Nicholas will hold an Informal reception. DUAL CAT CLUBS AT WAR Corporation Seeks to Restrain Asso ciation From Use of Name. .The Oregon Cat Club, a corporation, f.led suit Vesterday against members of the Oregon Cat Club, a private corw cern. asking that an injunction be granted restraining the private or ganization from using the name of the corporation. A temporary injunction was granted by Judge Kavanaugh. The complaint charges that the cor poration has made plans to hold a cat show January !?. S3 and 34. 1911. Cat Club No. I, the private concern, the complaint alleges, has advertised in the dally papers that it will hold a cat show. December 11, 13 and 13, and has accepted entries for the same, always using the name the Oregon Cat Club. SELLVVOOD TO STAY DRY Residents Don't Want Saloons, Says Mayor. Wlio'll Refuse Renewals. Sellwood is to be dry despite the de cision of the Circuit Court of Marlon County. Jnvalidaiiug . tha -result of the recent election. Mayor Albee announced yesterday that he will reject applica tions for renewals of liquor licenses to saloons in the district an the ground that the people are opposed to them. The Mayor and City Commissioners have the power to refuse license trans fers or renewals. The Mayor declares If the saloon Is objectionable he stands against a license. Ho says the people of Sellwood Indicated their opposition by the ballot to the saloons and, there fore, he considers it his duty to refuse renewals. BARRACKS A-TANGOING, TOO Even the Army Gets That Fascinat ing Argentine Fever. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash Dec S. (Special.) The tango la In fa vor with the officers and wom-n of the post. A dancing master from Port land today gave a class of 31 lessons In the new dance. The "tango clays" will take two more lessons. Mrs. George & Toung. wife of Colo nel Young, said she admires the tango, as 'It la danced by refined persons, and that there Is no resemblance what ever between the "polite" tango and that danced on the stage. CANNERY DECISION IS DUE Fords Prairie Farmers to Meet in Centra I ia Today. CENTRA LI A, Wash, Dec 5. (Spe cial.) The Washington Fruit Growers' Association, an organisation of Fords Prairie farmers, will bold a meeting In Centralla tomorrow to hear the re port of a committee recently appoint ed, to consider the acceptance of an of fer of the Centralla Commercial Club tor free use of the local cannery, which has been Idlu for the past two years. Last year hundreds of crates of ber ries were lost by the growers because they had no market and It is believed here that the committee will advise acceptance of the club's offer. STARVING' DRIFTER SAVED Fisherman, Driven to Sea. Picked Vp After Six-Day Fast. LOS ANGELES. Dec." 5. After drift ing on tl.e ocean in an open boat with out food or water for six days, John Gustaff, a fisherman, TO years old, was rescued today 18 miles off Los An geles harbor by the liunch Roma. Cap tain Roy Staple. Tl aged man was famished. Gustaff went to se last Saturday In a rowboat Intending to fish for a few hourj.- He was blown out to sea. GRASSHOPPER CROP TO PAY Garfield County Farmer to Pasture Turkeys on Insect Pest. POMEROT. Wash, Dec. 5. (Spe cial.) Peter Christopherson. a Garfield County farmer, proposes to profit by the grasshopper crop next year. He Is buying a big nock of turkeys to pasture on the hoppers, and will place the birds under the care of a herder. SHORTAGE IN FUEL THREATENS DENVER Hotels and Business Houses Close. FREEZE FOLLOWS LONG SNOW Wire Companies Fear Cold Will Snap Communication. STAGE LOST; TRAINS STALL Deep Drifts In Street Block All Kinds of TraTCl Cripple Creek Mines Siiut Down Rotarles Can't Clear Railroads. DENVER. Dec 5. At o'clock to night the severe snow storm which had completely tied up all forms of busi ness In Denver and Central Colorado came to an end. according to the Den ver office of the Government Weather Bureau, and colder, clear weather was forecast for the remainder of the night and tomorrow. With the frees Ing weather came grave anxiety as to the maintenance of the slender tele graph and telephone communication which alone have kept Denver In com munication with the outside world for the last 34 hours. Wires are laden heavily with wet snow, and a freexe, according to tele graph companies, would cause many of the lines to break under their heavy burden. Teep Blaaket Covers Desvtr. The total snowfall during the storm was given officially at 45.1 Inches, or 1.53 Inches precipitation. ' The snow Is packing, and tonight the Government bureau estimated 33.6 Inches was the depth of the blanket that covered the entire City of Denver. The fall of snow within the last 34 hours was K.S inches, or 1.08 inches' precipitation. Reports to t:-e Government bureau show that it still is snowing in South eastern Colorado, raining In Western Colorado, Nebraska and Missouri, and that the storm practically was confined t Colorado and Northcra New Mexico. Coal Fmle Threatens. One of the gravest hardships accom panying the storm was the extreme shortage of coal which became evident today. One of the largest hostelries In Denver was forced to close today, and several office buildings have exhausted their supply of fuel and were forced to close. Other hotels In the city, In which, are housed hundreds of ma rooned tradespeople, fear they will be unable to obtain fuel tomorrow. Denver will bo placed under virtual martial law tomorrow, with the police (Concluded oa Page 3.t IT'S SUBLIME SCENERY is mmlrcA iffiv INDEX GF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTER DAY'S Maximum temperature, 42 degrees; minimum. 30 degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; easterly winds. Feretim. ' Emperor averts political crisis by ordering arrlson in' from Zabern. In AUace. Pae a. England stops Importation of arms Into Ire land, fas 2. Domestic Mine opened, outlaw not yet found. Par Suffrage hearing In Washington rag a. ,t"f L unary ew lora Kepuoucans mas- - party measure. Pair Parents organize t t " .eachlng of sex hygiene In echo, .-ago 1. Denver anoed In ud wlthuot fuel. Page 1. Pari no North r eat. Spokane te have outdoor Christmas tree and celebration. Pax 1. Dairyman of Oregon have no fear of now tariff law. Paga S. Pbona call Interchange between Pacific and Home companies Is ordered. Paga 1. Com shown at Pendleton proves to - be eye- opener, page e. Springfield. Or., election disputed. Page 4. Everything la ready for fanner's week at Oregon Agricultural Colege. Paga IX City Marshal of ;erals and tramp shot during duel. Page 4. . Sports. Faster Coast League promised for 1914. Pare . Tentative football schedule for 1911 adopted. Paga a. Commercial sad Mario. Hopgrowers In no rush to sell. Page IT. Bad harvest weather In Argentina lifts wheat price at Chicago. Page IT. Steady buylno- of h!f h-grade atocka In Wa.. - street. Page IT. Holiday trade Is opening up welL Page 1 Coal bunkers for Columbia River again an- der consideration. Paare 12. Portlajxl sad Vicinity. Westmoredand residents protest railway grant Ihrouch that addition. Paga 16. Weather report, data and forecast. Page IT. M C Dickinson, of Oregon Hotel, new head of htata Association. Page 12. Taxes In Multnomah County now stand at 7.4 milis. Page lo. Jury finds Dr. Roc key Innocent la malprac tice charges, paga 11. Daly water rental plan voted down, S to X page lu. Thousands of dollars snent changing water system. Responsibility dodged. Page 10. Governor's "busvoodlee" talk resented by Multnomah anglers. Paga e. SALOON SUBSTITUTE PLAN Salem Business Men Start Move to Provide Coffcc-House. SALEM. Or.. Dec. (Special.) The Palem Coffee. Club, Intended as a sub stitute for the saloons, was organ ized tonight. About 100 represen tatives of various trades, prefessions and churches attended a meeting at which it was decided to incorporate the organization. The capital stock was fixed at 13000, of which 8200 was subscribed at the meeting. It Is planned to provide a clubhouse. In which coffee will bo the strongest beverage served. The amusements will consist of games of various kinds and music. LONG TUNNELCONTRACTED Canadian Pacific to Horn Hole Right Miles Through Hill. ' VANCOUVER. R. C Dec. 5. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company has awarded to a Denver firm the contract for its great eight-mile tunnel through the Selkirk at Rogers Puss. Work is to begin on January 1 und completed lnthree and a hulf years. The contract Is the largest tunnel Job ever let In America und probably will cost about IX, 001.000. THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE WORLD. V X N. ' V 1 "-- 4- I f KJ'I. I i FISHERMEN J i 1 1 WORLDS HU6E LAYING ETC. HE OPEN; LOPEZ' BODY NOT F Belief Grows Outlaw Has Escaped. SEARCH WILL BE CONTINUED Cave-In Directs Attention to Possible Hiding Place. SHERIFFS STILL HOPEFUL Purse Made Vp to Wager One to TIiiui TI..I I. : 1 . I . V. , .. s ill ..IIMIT , I Hastily -Recalled Deputies Stationed In Workings. BINGHAM. Utah. Dec. 5. After searching a third of the Utah-Apex mine, the posse which penetrated the stronghold of Ralph Lopez, slayer of six men. came out tonight and an nounced to the thousands of expectant miners that they had found nothing to Indicate the crafty desperado was dead. The places where his body most likely would have been were carefully gone over. The Andy tunnel and Andy In cline in which the battle that cost the lives of two deputies Saturday was fought, the Parnell tunnel, where Lopes called through the bulkhead Monday for his friend, Julio Corrello, and other parts of the workings were penetrated without result. Belief la Kaeape Grows. Tho belief grew tonight that once again the Sheriffs of nine Utah counties and their hundreds of deputies had been outwitted by the man who several times since the pursuit began on No vember 21 risked capture lo Jeer at their efforts. A purse of $1000, which was offered today at odds of 1 to 3 that Lopez would be found either dead or alive In the mine, was quickly recalled tonight. The smudges that had generated deadly gases since Monday were al lowed to die down last night, and early loday tho double bulkheads in the tun nel mouths were removed. Driven by a strong draft, the smoke and fumes belched forth from the exits like a vol cano, which permitted enough pure air to enter for the deputies to begin their search beneath. Drsilt'a ItlOc KoaaaL Dr. f. E. Strcup. Mayor-elect of Bingham. led a party of ten Into the depths. At tho spot where the fighting occurred Saturday the rifle of Deputy Huisey. who was killed, was found. In a blind nope on the 300-foot level a cavc-ln wus discovered, which com pletely blocked the entrance. It was thought by some that In this stope I.opez had taken rrfuge from the (Concluded on Paga x RU&GED COAST- SCENES OUND l i PARENTS ORGANIZE TO DEMAND RIGHTS TEACHING OP SEX HYGIENE IX SCHOOLS OPPOSED. Call to Mothers Issued, to Insist In timately Personal Subjects Be long Strictly to Home. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 5. (Special.) Declaring-1 hat Intimately personal subjects should be taught to children at home by their parents, the Parents' night League of America, organized In San Francisco to combat the Intro duction of "sex hygiene" Instruction and medical Inspection In the public schools, will issue a call to all mothers. A committee was selected at a meet ing of the league at Its headquarters today to prepare a bill of rights and a declaration of principles to answer nu merous Inquiries wtitch are being re ceived by the secretaiy. The league Is nonsectarian. the char ter members being so desirous of main taining this aspect of the organization that the constitution provides that this section never an be amended. Only those mothers who are strongly opposed to the teaching of sex hygiene and medical Inspection in the public schools are eligible for membership. WEST'S AGENT DISMISSED Governor Discharges Special Officer at Baker, Whose Mission Falls. BAKKR. Or, Dee. 5. (Special.) Ed ward Richards, the special agent of Governor West. who appeared here everal weeks ago and began ac cumulating evidence on which to base cbsrgea or illegal liquor selling, graft, etc.. and who failed to obtain anv In dictments as a result of bis evidence btfore the grand Jury. wa today dis missed by Governor West. The Governor. In his letter of dia mlssaU tella Richards his usefulness In Baker Is at an end and says that the alleged conditions In Baker now will be handled In some other wav. IU. hards said that he has requested the Governor to appoint a special prosecutor In Baker and It Is his belief that because of Htalemrnts to the Governor that he was unable to obtain indictments because of lack of sup port in the Iistrict Attorney's office. Governor West will send an outsider to handle cases of a certain class when the grand Jury re-convenes. SIX PENALTIES METED OUT Prisoners Convicted at Yakima Term of Court Hear Sentences. NORTH YAKIMA. Ws'i, Dec. &. (Special.) Six prisoners convicted at the present term of cou-'t were sen tenced yesterday to term; in the pen:- tentiary or county Jail. Oscar Robbing, an Indian half-brted of Toppenlsh. got a year lu Jii! ati.l 1.167 costs for wounding a Coii!-Ulle who came to arrest hiin for abusing W wife. Gordon Glrdner was fined 800 for assault in the second degree John Jackson, negro, was sentenced to 15 years nt Monroe fur stealing a horse: Fred Woodson was sentenced to a year In the penitentiary for bootleg ging; Jack Carlson and Ben Welsh rach got a year at Monroe for the pain of fense, and R. K. Ilossen. an alleged de tective, was enleii-ed to four months In Jail for fabricating false testimony against men charged with selling liiuor In dry territory. AMERICANS TO AID HUERTA Loan of $750,000 Promised by Cor- lorallon Seeking Conccsion. MCXICO CITY. Dec. 6. There lit a well-authrntlcated report that Presi dent liuerta has b-rn assured a loan of 1759.000 pesos by an American cor poration with Mexican connections. The vice-president v of the corpora tion. It Is said, has been personally ne gotiating for the loan, in return for which. It Is understood, he secured promises of certain concessions for his company. The preliminary dealings between t!ic corporation and the government were through the Minister of Finance, but as an agreement was Impossible, the company's official took the matter up through a third person with President liuerta, who agreed to the company's terms. YOUTH GOES TO MOTHER Young Man, Kidnaped as Boy by leather. Leaves for Pennsylvania. CHEHALIS. Wash., Dec. 6 John Hurley left Chehalis today for Punksu tawney. Ta.. and he will Join his mother In a nearby town. Hurley Is the young man whose iden tity was revealed to him recently after an absence of 14 years from home, lie wsa kidnaped when S years old by his father and has spent the Intervening years In the Vt. when being aban doned by his father. Hurley's mother has remarried, her name now being Mrs. Margaret Hughes, and her home at Sagamore. Fa. A sis ter and a brother, besides the mother, will welcome Hurley home for Ch.-lst-mas. MOOSE SEEN IN OREGON Ranger Reports Getting Close to Bull and Three Cows on Snake. BAKER, Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) Moose in their will state have been seen on Snake River, near Huntington, for the first time since the Winter of 1889. when fierce bl'xiards drove the animals down from Canada In great numbers. Four moose, one a huge bull with a magnificent set of horns, were found wandering along the river's can yon by W. H. Martin, forest ranger In that district. Mr. Martin says the animals were tame and seemed to pay no attention to him until he walked too close to please the preat bull.- which grunted and started slowly In his direction. Mr. Martin does not attempt to explain how the moose wandered so far from East ern Canada. T INTERG HANG E CALLS Hotel Oregon Test Case Is Decided. RAILROAD COMMISSION RULES Home and Pacific Lines Must Co-operate Is Mandate. VICTORY IS ONLY PARTIAL Decision Gives Pacific Company Three and One-Third Cents on All Outgoing Messages Conven ience to Patrons Is Basis. SALEM. Or, Dec. S. (Special. Holding that there Is a public neces sity for the sen-Ice, the Slate Railroad Commission today Issued an order In the complaint of the Wright. Dickinson Hotel Company, owners of tho Hotel Oregon In Portland, airalnst the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, that the telrphone coinrany Interchan?; calls with the Home Telephone & Tele graph Company In the hotel. It is th- firtt lime In the history of tho two com panies In the stale that the older ouo has bten ordered to give an inter change service with Its rival, and it fought to the last afealnft doing so. The victory of the hotel Is not corn pine, however, for it will have to pay the Pacific Company 3 1-3 cents on a!! outgoing calls transferred from Home lines t. Pacific lines In the bulldi.lv. There will be no charge for calls com ing Into the hotel. With the order of the Commission as a precedent there is no doubt that other hotels and prob ably other businfss concerns in Port land and other parts of the state wi'l make demands similar to that of the hotel company, and a complete chang of telephone operations will bo made In the state. ('Biralesre to ratreaa Issue. Under tho ordr-r a patron of the Ho tel Oregon may In his room give a long distance call to a place where the Home Company has no connection. The call would b switched to the Pacific Com pany's line, should it have con ncc-t unh and the patron would be accommodated. -Lo cost of the Interchange being 3 1-3 cents to the hotel. Calling attention to the fact thet the Home Company has i-C telephones In rooms and the Pacific Company has only 4.1 In the bulldin?. the Commission held that ono telephone In a room was sufficient and more convenient tliaii two to patrons. It pointeJ out that th cost cf installing another set In the building would be SI. '00 to the hot. i and 1SOO to the Pacific Company. To Install tho system as desired, the Pa cific Company aljo would have to make other large expenditures. The Commission holds that the Pa cific Company is entitled to compen fation for extra service performed by It because the Interchange was not contemplate,! In its original contract with the hotel. The order is con ditioned upon the hotel keeping accu rate lists of calls snitched from Home Company boards to Taciflc Companr board.-1. Jurisdiction Is reserved by th Commisslon for the purpose of :ead JustintT the compensation to the Pacllio Company on ten days" notice for an other hearing, when actual business and other data will be given. I Bfalr Advaataar Allesed. With an entire equipment in tho building, the Pacific Company offered service at a flat rate of ttZS a month for 4s$ stations or a measured rate of 2il a month and a charge of Z cents for each call trom the hotel. It was Insisted by the company that to grant the Interchange would be giv ing ltn rival an unfair advar.tace. and that competition flioula- extend "clear down the line." The Commission, how ever, while standing for competition. says that duplications should be reduced to a minimum. ""It Is our policy." tald Commlssion-r Altchisou. In expIaiDlns tne order, "if the utilities will not mtnimizo duplica tions. It is Incumbent upon the state to order It. although the present policy o the state Is for competition. But tte thing should not be to twisted as t make one company a parasite on sm other. The rights of public utilities must be preserved, but there Is a prin ciple In this Instance underlying tl.c exchange, of public necessity axd con venience." OTHER PHONE CAStS PECIBEH Interchange of Calls OrsV-rcJ ;it Woodbtirn hy CommUrion. FALICM. Or.. Pec. 5. (Special.) T.! State Railroad Commission, adhering to the principle involved In the Hotel Oregon case against the Pacific Tele phone & Telegraph Company, ordered an Interchange of calls between the United Telephone Company and a sys tem owned by Henry Chapptlle. Char pelle. who has an exchange In Wood burn, filed a complaint against Vie United Company Inslst-ng upon an Interchange of service with the United Company, it also having an exchange in Hubbard. The lnterchaige formerly was allowed, but was discontinued in m:. The Coi.iniission held tiiat ti:e farmers' business of the lined do iiot compete and found thnt it would be fo--the ronvetii'-nce of the public to nnJie , iCoccluded oa Pat 2 ) RIVAL PHONES IS a.