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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1914. BLAME HOI FID FOR SEA DISASTER out of lodging-houses and more activ ity in arresting men who are respon sible for young girls' downfall; driving of disorderly persons out of the resi dence districts. Mayor GUI appointed Dr. John S. Mc Brlde, Health Commissioner, to succeed Dr. James EL Crichton. The new- Council which went into office today elected Alpheus F. Haas, the oldest member in years, president of the City Council. ' Chief of Police Griffiths' first official act was the assignment of Captain Claude G. Bannick, who he succeeded as Chief, to command the second patrol at headquarters. Chief Griffiths also transferred Captain Michael Powers, who was banished to the Ballard dis trict when Mayor Gill was recalled three years ago, to headquarters with the rank of assistant inspector. In spector John Sullivan will retire April 1, when it is expected that Captain Powers will be appointed inspector, a position subordinate only to that of Chief. EXECUTIVES DEFIED BTf "MOTHER" JONES At a Saving of Over $200 Apiece The Sale of Player Pianos at Eilers Music House Is the Real Sensation of the Town RID HER MOTHER OF A BAD BRONCHIAL COUGH' Federal Inspectors Give Divid White-Haired Woman Says She Will Return to Trinidad and Resume Efforts. ed Opinion on Monroe Nar.tucket Wreck. BOTH CAPTAINS ACCUSED DAY OF FREEDOM IS BUSY f j V x-r O"-, fit 3 ' 'i- 1 ill V I V nr-W " m -(ma One Investigator Reports Berry Did Not Show Negligence, but That Johnson Did Other Takes Almost Opposite View. PHILADELPHIA, March 16. The .wo United States local inspectors of steam vessels who investigated the dis aster on January 30, in which the Fteamshin Nantucket rammed th steamer Monroe, causing the loss of 41 lives. Tendered a divided opinion today. One held the captain of the Nantucket was guilty of negligence and the other charged the commander of the Monroe with responsibility for the aisaster. The report of the investigation, along with the two decisions, were iorwaraea to Henry M. Seeley, supervising in spector at New York. It was believed here the supervising inspector will consult the Department of Commerce at .Washington before making any fur ther move. The local inspectors who investigat ed the collision are Captain B. A. Sar cent. inspector of hulls, and D. H. Howard, inspector of boilers. TheJ charges against Captain Osmyn Berry, captain of the Nantucket, included neg ligence in not reducing the speed of his vessel in a fog and with neglecting to ascertain through the wireless op erator the proximity of other "vessels. No charges were brought against Cap tain Edward E. Johnson, of the Monroe. The opinion filed by Inspector Sar pent says that Captain Berry and all other licensed officers of the Nantucket are exonerated from blame. Captain Sargent charges Captain Johnson with incompetency, negligence and inattention to duty. He is charged with giving a wrong whistle signal in the fog: with negligence and inatten tion to duty because he took no action to prevent the collision and with in competency and unskilfulness because proper discipline or organization was not maintained among the crew in an effort to protect the lives of all persons on board and because no proper ef fort was promptly made to obtain as sistance from the Nantucket. Dn the last specification Captain Sar gent said: "While we believe that Captain John son, as an individual, did everything that was humanely possible to save the lives of all, it Is to be regretted that he did not delegate certain duties which he attended to himself to some of the other members of his crew and thus give himself more time to devote to matters of greater importance. Inspector Howard refused to sign this report and rendered one of his own In which he found Captain Berry guilty of failing to reduce speed In a fog as charged, but not guilty of alleged fail ure to use the wireless apparatus, and recommended that his master's license be revoked. In announcing his report, Catain Sargent said he had been a licensed master and was experienced in navi gation and that Inspector Howard was not a licensed master and had no prac tical experience as a navigator. GILL AGAIN IS MAYOR (Oonrhiiied From First Page.) the documents turned over to him by his predecessor and they snapped him. The handshaking; by the way, was an ordeal for Mr. Gill, who is suffer ing from an abcess in the right shoul der. Mrs. GUI Lost In CruMh. As Mr. Gill entered the Mayor's of fice, where retiring Mayor Cotterill stood waiting for him, the crowd hung back momentarily to see the greeting of the two executives who have fought each other bitterly for several years. That momentary lull wave a battery of photographers and moving-picture operators their opportunity and both wire photographer several times. Mrs. Gill, the Mayor's partners and Borne of his relatives had gone to the City Hall to congratulate him. . But, though Mr. Gill knew his wife was one of the belated arrivals at the City Hall and was anxious to greet her. in the rush of handshakers and wellwishers she was lost entirely. But she wit nessed the most unusual scene ever oc curring at the City Hall, and that was satisfaction enough. Ex-Opponent la Appointed. Seating himself at the desk from which he was torn by the recall three years ago. Mayor Gill's first official act was the appointment of Austin i. Griffiths, late candidate of the Seattle Ministerial Association for the May oralty of Seatte, as Chief of Police. This was the reply of the Mayor to the assertion that his incoming would re sult in an "open town." Chief Griffiths is a wealthy attorney, owner of much downtown real estate. He and Mr. Gill bitterly opposed each other in the primaries, but are now the warmest of friends.' Appointment of Chief Told. Mayor Gill does not think the ap pointment of Griffiths should occasion surprise. "I have known Mr. Griffiths for quite a while," he said today, "and I know him to be a man of sterling quality. 1 also know that he has passed much time in a study of police conditions and police organization and control. "I know, of course, that lots of peo ple will say it is 'a shrewd political move' on my part. That's rot. I don't need any votes or any more political strength and I'm not after it. Of course, there'll be a roar from some members of the department over Mr. Griffiths' appointment, but the ones who will do the most roaring are the crooks in the department whom I want to get rid of anyway." Chief Griffiths said he will endeavor to give Seattle the best police depart ment on the Coast. Mr. Griffiths' famous police "curb" bill, which practically forbid an offi cer to arrest without a warrant, was the issue of the general election of 1913 and was hotly fought by the police department and the church element. Purity Sqnad to Go. Chier Griffiths will enforce Mayor Gill's police policy as follows: No purity squad: no women arrested with out a warrant and officers instructed to make arrests in the day time; no women taken to police headquarters in the patrol wagon: abolition of cabaret shows in the cafes; abolishment of the boxes in Chinese noodle houses and stopping the sale of liquor in those places; keeping young men arj women BURIAL FUND EQUIPS TEAM Chinese Lad, Vhen Mother Gets Well, Buys Baseball Togs. SAN FRANCISCO. March 16. Mrs. Lee Bo King, of Chinatown, fell ili last week and it looked as if she would die. Her sister, in Oroville. sent down $100 to defray the funeral expenses. Mrs. Lee recovered, however, and the money remained in a dragon vase on the mantel piece. There Lee Kin, aged 12, the pride of the household. found It. He questioned his father closely about the condition of the sick woman and. when assured that his mother would get well and there would be no need of the service of an undertaker, he appropriated the $100 and hied forth to buy everything an American boy uses in playing baseball. After a 24-hour search, the father found the youthful Lee walking along the street yesterday, carrying balls, bats, gloves, bags for bases and suits enough to equip a whole team. Only J59 of the $100 remained in his pock ets. "No have funeral," he explained to his parent, "so why not play baseball?" SIR JOHN MURRAY KILLED Xoted Naturalist Victim of Auto Ac cident, Daughter Driving. EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 16. Sir John Murray, the noted naturalist and oceanographer, was killed today near his home. Challenger Lodge, Wardie, Edinburgh, in a motor car ac cident which occurred while his (laugh ter Rhoda was driving. Sir John was returning from a visit to Glasgow, accompanied by his daugh ter and chauffeur. Miss Murray, who was at the wheel, took a road used as a short cut to the lodge. The car swerved and turned over. Sir John was instantly killed. The chauffeur was only slightly injured, but Miss Murray was conveyed unconscious to a hospital. An examination, however. showed that her injuries were not serious. Sir John Murray was born in 1841 at Coburg, Ontario, Canada. He served as a naturalist en the historic voyage of the Challenger during her scientific cruise lasting from 1872 to 1S76. He lectured in the United States at Boston and Chicago in 1911.. FAMOUS PUBLISHER IS ILL James Gordon Bennett Suffering From Kever on His Yacht. LONDON, March 16. James' Gordon Bennett, owner, of the New York Herald, isseriously ill aboard his yacht Lysistrata at Suez, according to a dispatch received here tonight. Mr. Bennett is reported to be suffering from a severe fever. He has been on a three weeks' cruise. MARTIAL LAW HOLDS SWAY (Concluded From First Page.) mander. United States money takes precedence in. value. Merchants in Sonora, to protect them selves and at the same time observe the laws requiring acceptance of the rebel currency issues, have established sliding scales of prices. This was dis covered when five storekeepers were arrested at Cananea by constitutional ist secret service men, who found that for American money they could buy goods for less than half the amount exacted when payment was offered in Mexican currency. The uncertainty with which the rebel campaign against Torreon is regarded is reflected in the money market. To day constitutionalist money sold for 22 to 28 cents American on the peso. Mexican federal currency commanded from 30 to 32 cents. Cruiser Ordered to Be Ready. SEATTLE, Wash., March 16. The cruiser Chattanooga, now at the Puget Sound Navy-yard, has been ordered to be ready to sail for Mexican waters about April 1. She will relieve the cruiser Pittsburg, now on Mexican duty. FOUR NEW BILLS PLAN (Concluded From First Page.) fixing to the consumer, though It per mits the manufacturer or wholesaler to fix the price at which goods shall be sold in the first instance, as from manufacturer to jobber. Under this re striction, the first sale of a manufac tured article by its producer would be at the same price everywhere, plus the cost of transporting. This bill gives the right of injunction to individuals for threatened loss or damage and the right to make use of Government de cree against any corporation. The interlocking directorate bill in cludes a provision to prohibit directors in various corporations selling to com panies in which they are directors. The definitions bill embodies such defini tions as seem not to have been covered by decisions of the courts. Costa Rica Signs Protocol. WASHINGTON. March 16. Secretary Bryan and Senor Calvo, the Costa Rlcan Minister, today signed a procto col extending for a period of five years the provisions of the special arbitra tion treaty between the United States and Costa Rica. Junction City Man Held. . O. J. Van Horn, formerly proprietor of some pool parlors here, was ar raigned in the justice court Saturday morning on a charge preferred by Roxie Hatcher also of Junction City. He was released on $25000 bonds. Land Office Register Named. WASHINGTON, March 16 President Wilson nominated today John A. Ross, of Sioux Falls, S. D., to be Register of the Land Office at Bellefourche, 3. D. King Decorates Carnegie. COPENHAGEN. Denmark. Murrh 1. King Christian has conferred the Brana cross oi me iJanneDerg order on Andrew Carnegie. Se-Year-Old Agitator, After Inter' view With Amnions, Admits Advo cating Violence, but Declares She Is Not "Dynamiter." DENVER, March 16. "I am going back to Trinidad before the end of this week," declared "Mother" Jones to night. "I fully expect to be arrested and put back in prison as soon as I reach the strike zone, but no Governor nor President can make me abandon my constitutional rights as a citizen of the United States to go where I please and so long as I live I shall re fuse to submit to military despotism." The light blue eyes of the little, white-haired woman flashed through the heavy lenses of her gold-bowed spectacles as she delivered her defiance to the civil and military authorities of the State of Colorado. The old-fashioned black bonnet perche dawry on her white hair bobbe din energetic em phasis. "Mother" Jones is 82 years old. Work to Be Resumed. "If they should not arrest me at once I will go to the strikers' tent colonies an dtake up my work where I had to drop it two months ago when the mili tia locked me up. I shall go ahead caring for the wives and children of the strikers and encouraging the men in their resistance to tyranny and rob bery by the coa loperators who own Southern Colorado. "Mother" Jones announced her pro gramme at the end of her first day of freedom of her release from San Rafael Hospital, Trinidad, where she had been held a military prisoner since January 12. The aged strike leader reached Denver early today, after having been removed from the hospital and from Trinidad with the utmost secrecy last night. Soon after her arrival she had a two-hour interview with Governor Ammons, whom she holds responsible for her imprisonment and for many other events in the history of the strike which she declares discreditable 'to the state. Reports Are at Variance. As to the exact manner in which she left the hospital there is a sharp clash between "Mother" Jones and the state authorities. The strike leader declares she was simply deported; that she was ordered to prepare for the journey, and was brought to Denver under military escort and at state expense, without ever having given her consent. Gov ernor Ammons and Adjutant-General John Chase said that "Mother" Jones has expressed willingness to come to Denver, leaving the strike zone, if Gov ernor Ammons would grant her an in terview. When it was intimated Jo the strike leader that the Interview would be granted, the official account of the affair runs, she came to Denver of her own accord. Horace N. Hawkins, attorney for the strikers, entered the controversy with the statement that he told the Gov ernor that "Mother" Jones had not asked for an interview, but that she would call upon the Governor if in vited to do so. Thereupon, avers Haw kins, the Governor invited the strike leader to call at his office. Release Blocks Appeal. Mr. Hawkins further expressed the opinion that the state authorities brought "Mother" Jones to Denver and released her because they did not wish to have an appeal to the State Supreme Court taken in the habeas corpus suit recently denied by District Judge A. W. McHendrie at Trinidad. The appeal in this case was to have been filed today. The release of the prisoner blocked this action. Mr. Hawkins said tonight, however, that if "Mother" Jones re turned to Trinidad and was again ar rested, he would bring habeas corpus proceedings directly in the Supreme Court, as the identical issues already had "been passed upon by the district Judge. The conference between "Mother" Jones and Governor Ammons were at tended by John R. Lawson and John McLennan, strike leaders, by Mr. Haw-, kins and by Claude Fairchild, the Gov ernor's private secretary. The proceed ings were amicable, all parties shak ing hands before sitting down around the big table in the Governor's private office. Conxtltntlonal Rlsrht Argrued. "Mother" Jones told Governor Am mons that she had been deported against her will and that she was go ing hack to Trinidad, . whenever it pleased her. The Governor replied that he hoped she would not violate the law or do anything to cause disorder in the strike zone. There was a lengthy ar gument over constitutional rights and the authority of the militia to make arrests. In the- course of the interview with the Governor, the labor leaders served notice that they would make an effort to restore the lower Forbes tent colony, where the tents recently were demol ished by the militia. In a statement . to the Associated Press late today, "Mother" Jones reit erated her determination, to return to the strike zone, in spits of the threat pf General Chase that ehs will be ar rested immediately upon her reappear ance at Trinidad. She said that she wished to look after the comfort of the women and children of the strikers and particularly to establish schools for the children in the tent colonies. Violence Gospel Admitted. "Mother" Jones make no denial of advocating violence. She admits the famous "save your money and buy a gun" speehc in West Virginia. She an nounced her doctrine as to the use of firearms as follows: "I do not believe in the use of guns. I am opposed to bloodshed. But when the state hires bloodhounds and bouys rifles with which to shoot down the laboring men, I think the laboring men should protect their homes. I never advocated the use of dynamite. I never saw any dynamite in my life, and would not know it if I should see it. I am utterly opposed to the use of explo sives by strikeds." ( Labor leaders here were planning to- Mrs. S. O. Seitz. x "I have a very high opinion of Cham berlain's Congh Remedy," writes Mrs. S. O. Seitz, Lima, Ohio. "My mother had a severe bronchial congh for months and after treatment and taking a num ber of congh medicines without getting any permanent relief, she was cured by taking three bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I take pleasure in rec ommending it for it is safe and rename. night for a mass meeting in Denver be fore "Mother" Jones' departure for Trinidad. At this meeting it was ex pected that "Mother" Jones would be the principal speaker. TRADE BILL IS REPORTED Interstate Commission Proposed to Help Business Observe Law. WASHINGTON, March 16. The in terstate trade commission bill as made public last night wi.s agreed to by Democrats and Republicans of the House committee on interstate com merce today and favorably reported. It would create an independent com mission of three members to aid the legal operation of business to require regular and special reports from cor porations and to make investigations upon direction of the President, the Attorney-General or eithe rhouse of Congress. MINISTER'S WIFE SLAYS (Concluded From First Page.) er of the late Jules Claretie, from whom she was divorced. The personal campaign of Gaston Calmette against Joseph Calllaux be gan on January 12, and since then the attacks against the Finance Minister have been a daily feature of the paper. The fact that the campaign was in augurated on the eve of the opening of the last session of the present Chamber of Deputies created intense interest in the charges. Among these, M. Calmette asserted that M. Caillaux offered to pay $1,200,000 to M. Schneider, the legal representative of Marcel Prieu, who had entered claim against the govern ment, on condition that 80 per cent of that amount should be turned over to the radical campaign fund for the com ing elections. Socialists Not Indorsed. DES MOINES, March 16. United Mine Workers of America, District 13, in convention here, declined today to go on record as indorsing the Socialist party as the workingmen's party. The convention refused to enter the politi cal field when It voted down a resolu tion declaring that the time had come for the workers to unite politically as well as industrially. Ex-Priest to File Appeal. NEW YORK, March 16. Notice of ap peal from the sentence of death im posed on Hans Schmidt, the former priest, for the murder of Anna Aumul ler, will be filed this week by Alpinz G. Koelble. of Schmidt's counsel. The appeal will act as a stay of sentence. PEOPLES THEATER West Park and Alder. 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