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VOL. LIV. XO. 10,Go3. PORTLAND. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL. 10, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. UNITY IS URGED III DRAWING TOURISTS Railroads and Business Interests Lay Plans. DIFFERENTIAL NOT ATTACKED Northwest to Be Exploited in Its Entirety. L. W. HILL AT CONFERENCE BRIDGE PLAYING IS VOTER'S'VOCATION' 'BRIDGET' OCCUPATION" GIVEN BY MAX WHO REGISTERS. REPUBLICANS WILL WIN, SAYS CUMMINS Suggestion to Open Headquarters In East to Influence. Travel by '( Northerly Route Is Approved, i Spokane Is Represented. How to set visitors to the world's fair at San Francisco next year to In clude the North Pacific Coast in their Itinerary is the problem now confront ing the principal cities and the rail roads of the Northwest, which they set out yesterday to solve. The prolonged business sessions and a public luncheon yssterday were de voted to this purpose. Representatives of the leading car riers in the Northv- t Joined with the commercial -organizations of Seattle, Spokane, Taeoma and Portland in pre paring plans of presenting me numer ous attractions of this section to the tourist. Another meeting will be held in Port land within two weeks, at which the same interests will bo represented and at which some definite plan of action will be outlined. Louts Hill Is Prevent. Yesterday's conference took on added ignlflcance on account of the presence of Louis W. Hill, chief executive of the Great Northern, who has been active in exploiting the resources of the Northern states. G. C. Corbaley, secretary of the Spo kane Chamber of Commerce, was chosen chairman of the conference and early In the day urged the railroads and the several cities of the Northwest to co operate In their plans. His advice reemed to express the composite senti ment of the entire gathering. A de cision was reached promptly that what ever is done next year must be done with the sole Idea of exploiting the Northwest as a whole. The object is to eliminate duplication of expenses and prevent confusion in the mind of the tourist. Differential Is Accepted. The fact that tourists Intending to travel through the Northwest In one direction will have to pay a reasonable differential of 15 or $17.50 over the . San Francisco rate was presented frankly by the railroad men and read! ly accepted by the commercial repre sentatives. No effort will be made to have this differential abolished. The business of ' the conference is to get the tourists In spite of it. 'It Is not our purpose to tear down business, but to build it up," said C C Chapman. "The railroads say they cannot absorb or reduce the differen tial and we don't want to Impose any thing upon them that will be unbear able." As a matter of fact the differential question was not even discussed at the .formal meeting. It was mentioned out side the meetings only when the dele- sates voiced their dtspleasure over the recent feeble efforts to bring the question before them. "It's tho silliest thing I ever heard of," said A. D. Charlton, assistant gen eral passenger agent of the Northern Pacific. Other railroad men expressed themselves In like manner. Eastern Bureau Suggested. "The railroads ought not to be ex pected to carry passengers at ruinou rates." said George "Y. Hibbard, of Seattle, general passenger agent of th Chicago, Milwaukee & St. PauL iCvpryone was convinced that the Northwest will get its full share of tourist traffic if the facts regarding this section are properly presented, and that travelers then -will be willing to pav the difference In rates. How to present the facts is the most important iletatl that the conference now has un der consideration. One plan suggested yesterday and received with much favor was to es tablish somewhere in the Kast prefer ably in Chicago a Northwest bureau in charge of a director well posted on conditions of the Northwestern states From that central bureau prospective travelers would be urged to buy their tickets "via the Northwest." While the railroads and the commercial bod ies of the four Northwestern cities would share equally in maintainglng tiue expenses of the bureau, its efforts would net be confined to the exploi tation of any one particular community or railroad. Railroads W 111 Advertise. In addition to this the railroads will do considerable advertising of their own, but they believe that their own efforts can be made more effective if some central bureau of this kind first is established. It would bear the stamp of authenticity and would be a semi official institution. Those who attended yesterday's con ference included the following: L. W. Hill, president of the Great Northern: . P. Kenney, vice-president Great Northern; George T. Reid. of Ta eoma, assistant to the president of the Inconsistencies Discovered on Books; Two Cliange Party to Sign Primary Legislative Petitions. One woman - who registered at the Courthouse yesterday gave her oc cupation as a bridge player, another as domestic engineer, and one man ap pears on the record books as a brldge-t. Many Inconsistencies In the Information furnished by voters will be cleared up before the primaries. A married couple reported yesterday that the cards furnished by County Clerk Coffey showed them to have reg istered In different precincts. Investiga tion revealed that in filing their in formation they had given different ad-J dresses. A like error was made by several young men who live In the same boarding-house. Two voters changed their party affiliations yesterday to be able to sign the petitions of the 13 business men who are candidates for the legislature. Theso were: Clarence J. Voorhorst and Mrs. Bertha T. Voorhorst. Many others, thev said, will gladly do so if necessary to insure sufficient signa tures to the petitions. The registration yesterday was light again, with a total of 416. There are only 19 more days before the primaries. With approxiamtely 20,000 voters not registered, Mr. Coffey expects a big rush the last few days. The total county registration to date, follows: Meu. Women. Total. Republicans 2.-.lll 11.816 :10.J7 Democrat!! ........... Progressives .......... 1,4111 Independents ......... 1,516 Proh ihitioalsts 74u tiouiallels 641 United Party Predicted by lowan. DEMOCRATIC ERRORS SCORED 'Obliteration of Congress" by Wilson Criticised. INDEPENDENCE HELD VITAL Senator Hectares Present Adminis tration 'Will Be Overthrown by Progressive Voters In NText National Election. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS II WORDS MAY WIN 4.6J2 l.ir.s 777 1.37t J73 ia.o4o 2.048 2,114 Slit Totals . .37,9:18 2U.006 07.U44 M'ADOO WEDDING IS SOON President's Youngest Daughter Plans Simple Event April 30. WASHINGTON, April - 9. Although there has been no expression from the White House yet, friends of Secretary McAdoo and Miss Kleanor Ran dolph Wilson, the President's young st daughter, who are to be mar ried soon, believe the wedding will be a simple affair. Washington society is daily expect- ng an announcement of the date and ome who profess to be well informed think It will be April 30 or early In May. BALLOON BURSTS; 50 HURT Dirigible. Uu.lt by Italians. De stroyed ."When Cigar Is Lighted. MILAN, Italy, April 9. The dirigible balloon Citta dl Milano, which was built by public subscription and presented to the army, was destroyed today. The balloon landed outside of Milan on ac count of damage to the motor. A crowd gathered; someone lighted a ci gar. An explosion resulted and SO persons were Injured, two of them dangerously. A burst of flames completed the dam age. CHICAGO. April 9. United States Senator Cummins, of Iowa, tonight criticised the Democratic Administra tion, defined his stand on the tolls exemption repeal bill, pronounced the Republican party the true progressive party and blamed the Republican Na tional committee for the Democratic victory of 1912. lie was the chief speaker at the Apr pomattox Day celebration of the Ham ilton Club. Democratic defeat at the next National election. Senator Cum mins predicted would be effected by Republicans and Progressives united as the Republican party and embracing a platform of Progressive doctrines. Consrffta for Preseat Obliterated In dealing with the record of the Democratic Administration, Senator Cummins asserted it was unnecessary to speak of Congress. "The President has for the time be ing obliterated that ancient and once powerful department of the Govern ment. he said. "When therefore, I speak of the Democratic Administra tion, I mean Woodrow "Wilson. The overthrow of representative govern- ment does not seem to have excited alarm, but the May will come when the country will Understand better than it does noW how vital It Is .to preserve independence of executive authority. "The President passed the tariff law. The Republican tariff of 1909 was too high. We ought to have reduced It, but we did not and are now suffering the consequence of our folly.'' Kxemptlon Repeal Predicted. The Panama tols exemption repeal probably will pass the Senate, accord ing to Senator Cummins. "There are two entirely distinct and independent questions involved in this controversy," he said. "Tho first con cerns a domestic policy. No foreign nation has a right to interfere with it and we would be a craven people if we The Weather. TEST EH OAT'S Maximum temperature. bV dear: minimum, 1.8 decrees. TODAY'S Showers; southwesterly wines. Foreign. All Japan mourns for loas;er Empress, who dies at Imperial Villa, l'as a. National. Senator I.od zc pleads for upholding Wilson n canal tolls Issue. 4'ags i. Mr. Lafferty wants Increase of salary to $10,000. Page 2. Kcfresentatlve Hawley suspects Hottentot In t. A. U. ruler's kind line Tag Domestic. Senator Cummin predicts overthrow of Democnti at next election. 1'ago 1. Maine Republicans refus to lndors Roose velt for President In line. l'aas "Gunmen" receive hope from unexpected source. Page 1. Denver conference agrees irrigation In West needs help. Pago I. Villa reported to have forced British Consul to risk, life to carry messages. Page Sports. Coast Lea sue results: Portland 2. Fan Kran- --T-isco 1: Venice 10. Las Angeles 4: Sac ramento-Oakland game postponed, rain. Pg -8. Opening day parade to welcome Beavers Is arranged. Page 8. Portland bowlers atlll lead In doubles and singles In Northwest Tournament. Page 9. Stovall calds St. l-ouls Americans, grabs t wirier and starts anew Fedcral-orsan- lzed ball war. Page V. Pacific Northwest. Forty-three men quit work on Celtlo Canal, Coroner's inquiry la begun, page o. Arthur B. Cordley. deal of school of agri culture at Oregon Agricultural College. appointed experiment station head. Page . Spokane High School girls defeat "silk stockings, . and will wear white cotton graduation grown s. Page 1. Grays Harbor cities aroused to Aberdn mass meeting by threatened loss of Jntty appropriation. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Wool aalea at Echo and contracting at other Eastern Oregon points. Page -1. Wheat lower at Chicago on absence of frost damage In Middle West, rage 2L Stock market H unsettled by foreign sell ing. Page 21. Engineer Hegardt to study latest plana of dock building In East, page 10. Port of Portland Commission proposes to dispose of towage and pilotage business and lease tugs and towboau Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Tuber moth found In California potatoes calls forth deuiatid for stale quarantine. Page Police not ire nnfnlllng signs of Spring nature of complaints. Page 15. C0nte.1t for Rose Festival Queen In full swing, with 14 candidates in It. Page 20. County Commissioners are at war over em' ployea. Page 13. Weather report, forecast and data. Page 21. Northwest starts plana to influence travel in 1915. Page 1. Alleged deed to Winters estate held by Will E. Purdy again put to test. Page 20. Woman voter who registers gives occupa tion a bridge player. Page I. Go-to-church Sunday becomes talk of town. Page 14. Orpheum geta Broadway Theater and llellig will move to old noma. Page 1. Art exhibition of educational value and draws big crowds. Page 10.' DELAY FOR 6UNMEH "WHITE COTTONS" BEST 'SILK GOWNS' SlXIOU A GIIU.S, OK s-pokani:, DEBATE "Git YD" INIFOltMS. MR.GQNSIDINE6ETS BROADWAY THEATER Slip of Paper Looms at .Eleventh Hour. GIRL STUDENTS FIGHT FIRE Minneapolis Private School Scene of Heroic Work. MINNEAPOLIS, April 9. Students at Graham Hall, a school for girls here. today fought a fire in the third floor of the school dormitory by passing buckets of water up the stairs until firemen arrived. The fire started from a gas jet left burning by house clean ers.. The young women were led in their fighting by. Miss Minnie Freder ickson. a student. George Foss, a fire man ,was overcome by fumes of gaso line. The property loss was not heavy. GREAT FALL IS POSSIBLE Water Kigiit Asked by Prairie Cltj Miner to Give Head of 7 80 Veet. SALEM. Or.. April 9. (Special.) fall of 790 feet, one of the highest the world to be used for commercia purposes, will be utilized by David A. McKeon, of Prairie City, for placer min ing and development of electricity. Mr. McKeon - today filed application with State Engineer; Lewis for a per mtt to appropriate the water of Straw berry Creek at a point near Prairie, Grant County. He plans developin. 1500 horsepower. (Concluded on I'aga c) (Concluded on p. go 2. WILD LEAP SAVES LIFE Ralph Tuttlc Docs Only Thins Auto Crush at Walla Walla.. WALLA WALLA. Wish, April . A wild leap saved the life of Ralph Tut tie, an automobile dealer, today when Mis Margaret Raymond acci dentally drove a big automobile into his machine, near College Place. Mr. Tuttle. unable to dudgj tho on-coming machine jumped for his dlfe. His auto, mobile was so wrecked that a new body will be required. Mr. Tuttle was driving to Milton and Miss Raymond was coming from Milton. Each was going about -5 miles an hour. Miss Haymond was unhurt. LYNN CALLS IN ADVISERS1 Note Is Warning Against Giv ing Credence NEW WITNESS APPEARS Application to Be Made Today Be fore Supreme Court Justice to Tell Under Oath Story of Which Hint Is Given. ALBANY, N. Y.. April S. Eleven words written on a slip of white pf.per which today was found in a bundle of old correspondence by L. R- M. Brown of New York, may prove the means of obtaining a stay of execution for the four gunmen convicted of the murder of Herman Rosenthal. According to Mr. Brown the note. which contains a warning against giv ing credence to statements of Morris Luban and Max Margolls, who were witnesses against the gunmen, was written by a former assistant to Dis trict Attorney Whitman. It was in tended. Brown said, fob the guidance of ex-Governor Sulzer, in whose be half, it was reported at the time, the communication was written. Luban would not appear as a witness at the ex-Cjovernor's impeachment trial. Waralas Give la Nete. Uluck-lippered Feet and Plain, Giovclesj, Hands Will Walk and Reach for Pinal Honor Scrolls. SPOKANE. Wash.. April . iSpe- clal.) Silk and satin gowns and Ions kid gloves made a desperate stand for recognition among the "Senior A" girls, of the Lewis and Clark High School. this morning at a srTccial meeting of the girls, held for the purpose of se lecting uniform costumes to be worn at the commencement June 12. For a time real heat was manifested between the girls who struggled to adopt elaborate gowns and those de fending the simpler costumes. The majority expressed itself In favor of simple gowns and a final vote of the entire class gave a decision in favor of the simple ones. White cotton dresses, black slippers and stockings and no gloves found the most support. This will be tho cos tume of the entire class of girls when tho diplomas are handed out. The costumes will be the most sim ple ever worn by a graduating class of girls and will not cost In their en tirety more than $10 and in many cases much less. Miss Flossie G. Dillon is faculty ad viser for the "Senior A" girls and pre sided at the meeting. Orpheum to Move and Heilig Go '"Home." BAKER ALSO MAY BE SHIFTED Taylor-Street House Closes July 11 and Shows Suspend. NEW OPENING SEPTEMBER 6 Place lliiilt for I.atc Thomas J. Noonan Modern and Intended for Vaudclllc Story oT Negotia tions Reads Like Koiiiuucc. BRIDE 73, WEDS MAN OF 77 Romance Begins In County Poor I'urin Where Old Couple Meet. DAVENPORT. Wash.. April 9 (Spe cial.) During a session of the board of County Commissioners here today, Frederick Scheffler, 77, and Mrs. Ellen Campbell. 73. both recent inmates at the county poor farm where they met each other four months ago. appeared ana asKea tnat tne commissioners ap propriate from public funds sufficient money to enable them to scure a mar riage license. Search of tho statutes revealed no law empowering such expenditure, and The note bears no date or signature.! Commissioner McDonald then raised Brown said it was written early last Fall. This is what the note says: "Be very careful aa to anything given by Luban or Margolis." On discovering the note. Brown took it to Governor Glynn and begged that it be considered. The Governor called in his legal advisers. John U. Saxe and James L. Delehanty, an assistant ot District Attorney Whitman, and the latter agreed in behalf of the District Attorney to waive legal formalities and go before a Supreme Court Justice and permit Mr. Brown to tell Ills story un der oath it he desired to in site an et fort' to obtain a respite or a new trial for the condemnod men. Mr. Brown suid he would take this legal step tomorrow. Mr. Delehanty agreed to assume charge of the pro ceedings for the District Attorney's office. Personal Appeal Falla. The Governor declined to express any opinion on the merits of the new angle of the case. A futile attempt to appeal personally (Concluded on Pace 3.) among courthouse employes sufficient for the document. C. C Gibson, a re tired minister but now Deputy Treas urer, steppe into the Auditor's office nd olticiated at the wedding that was witnessed by many of the courthouse folk. Funds were raised with which the aged couple made the trip to his small farm in a canyon, where until recently he has lived alone for more than 25 years. POOR LONELY UNCLE SAIL GATES' WIDOW PAYS TAX Minnesota Gets $82,538 Inheritance Money on Financier's Estate. ST. PAUL, April 9. The state today received S82.S38 as the inheritance tax on the estate of the late Charles G. Gates, of Minneapolis. Payment was made by counsel for the widow, Mrs. Florence Hopwood Gates. Agreement to pay the tax without contest was made two months ago by the heirs. It was first contended that Gates' home was In Texas. POET IS MADE PROFESSOR Princeton Klects Alfred oes to Lecture on English to Seniors. PRINCETON". N. J.. April 9. Alfred Noyes, the English poet, was elected to the faculty of Princeton University by the board of trustees today in the ca pacity of visiting professor. He will lecture in one term of each year, the term being optional with Mr. Noyes. He wiil also be a lecturer in English before the senior class. qo you rtoniX U9& ($ LooCoolOLOV MyMJ THB canal TL- M MILLIONAIRETO CHASE DOG Sliernian M. Uooth. Kich. Named J'ouiitimat-tcr as 'Practical Joke. CHICAGO. April 9. Tho sight of millionaire In 'joroua pursuit of stray do?8 and other anii-.alu, for the cap ture of which he will receive a amal fee. no longer will surprise residents of New Trier township, a Chicago sub. urb. As a result of last Tuesday's election, Sherman M. Booth, millionaire attor ney, leader of the Progressive party whose wife Is prominent In National woman suffrage circles, was elected poundmaster. "A practical joke." Is Mr. Booth' explanation of his election. I will take the office," ho eatd. "and fill efficiently." lie indicated that ho believed hi easiest capture would be the goat' of his opponents. C'HANCF IN THEATRICAL MAP. Brciiwuy Theater, at Broadway and stark, bfoonirj th Orpheum. Orpheum Theater, at Broadway and Taj lor. becomes the Ileitis. Disposition of present lfejitg The ater. Eleventh and Morrison atreets. not yet decided. If Oeorse I. Baker moves hi stock company to praent HetMg Ita ker Theater In Marquam block will become home, of other attractions. CITY HAS NO. GOVERNORS Recount Necessary In Siontreal 'Where Old Administration Quits. MONTREAL,. April . The retire ment of the old city administration to day left Montreal without a govern ment, because a recount is necessary to determine the successful candidates atthe elections last Monday. The recount was called for qn ac- I count of mistakes in the original count, and it was said today that at least I three weeks must elapse before the re sult of the election can be proclaimed officially. The official original count gaTe Mederio Martin a plurality ot &0. 000 for the Mayoralty. Martin was the candidate of the French element. I SEARCH LONG; PARDON WON Federal Officials Chase Over Pour States to Deliver Welcomed Papers CHAULESTON. IV. Va., April 8. After a search which led them over West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky and Into Ohio. Federal officials delivered today to Mrs. Frances Brown the par don granted her three months ago by President Wilson. , With her two' brothers, J. H. and Al fred Mooney, Mrs. Brown, was con victed of violation of the pension laws. but because of their age each is over TO they were not sentenced. When pardon was granted they could not b found. 60 PARK CONCERTS IS PLAN All Districts to IJc Served Under Mr Bresters Proposal. Portland is to hear CO park band concerts this Summer. City Commls sioner Brewstrr yesterday IntroduceJ an ordinance in the Council authoris ing him to evpen-i the money required for the hiring of m leader mid a baud of II tjei-tf. ' It is ti: plan lo give concerts In all of tile parks. The fcerie will cosl about JIO.C'Q'J. Last ear there n e; e it concerts. Negotiations were closed yesterday whereby the nine-year lease held by the Sullivan & Considlne Company, owners of the Orpheum franchise in the Northwest, on the former Heilig Theater building at the northwest cor ner of Broadway and Taylor street. was cancelled to be resumed by Calvin Heilig and the Heilig Theater on July 11 next. The Orpheum management at that time will vacate and discontinue Its shows in Portland until next Sep tember, when the Sullivan & Considlne syndicate will occupy the theater build ing being erected by the Blodgctt Com pany on the southwest corner of Broad way and Stark street, on which it yes terday took a lease for 10 years. Parties to the three-cornered deal were John W. Considinc. of Seattle, and his attorney. W. M. Davis, of Portland; Mark Norris. of Grand P.apids, Mich., attorney, and P. S. Brumby, of Port land, agent for the Blodgett Company, Umlted. of Grand Itaplds. and Calvin S. Heilig and John F. Logan and John M. Gearln. representing the Heilig. Misni to Hegta September 6. The Orpheum Interests will assume the lease of tho "New Orpheum Thea ter." at Broadway and Stark street, on September 1. when It is expected the bulMing will be completed, but the regular Orpheum shows will not com mence until September 6. The Sullivan & Considine Company will hold a leave on the entire building and will sub-lease the o(T Ices on the upper floors and the stores oit the ground floor. Hurley ec Mason Company, which has the contract to build the building, will push the work to completion as fat as possibto.'. The foundations and frame of the structure are well under way. The building was originally con tracted by J. W. Blodgett to Thomas J. Noonan. a theatrical man of Chicago, for a term of 15 years. Mr. Noonan died In Portland last December and since that time half a dozen theatrical lirms including several managed local ly, have been in competition for the lease, as announced in The Oregonian nearly two weeks ago. "When finished and furnished the new theater will cost approximately $200,000," said John W. Considlne, last night. Rew Place Modera. "It will be a modern playhouse in every particular, with the most ap proved heating and ventilating systems and It will be particularly adapted throuxhout for vaudeville. One of the reasons actuating us in offering to cancel the lease with thu Heilig Theater Company was that the present home of the Orpheum is not just suited to the staging of vaude ville shows, not being originally in tended for that purpose "Then, too, Mr. Heilig was quite anx ious to regain control of tho house and with the fine new Blodgett building es pecially adapted for vaudeville In pros pect, we were willing and anxious to entertain and accept the transfer. 1 am mighty well satisfied with future prospects, for, with a new vaudeville houae and better times coming on, the Orpheum is certain to be highly profit able in Portland." Mr. Considlne sal d the new playhouse will have a seating cupaclty of vir tually 2000, a stage 60 feet wide and 31. feet deep. Frank C. Coflinberry will continue as its manager. As soon as the Orpheum syndicate vacates the old Heilig building. Mr. Heilig and his associates will renovate the building, decorating and beautifying it throughout, preparatory to the re turn of the legitimate plays to the original Heilig stage. Maker ?lt.eri May Move. It has not as yet been determined whether the Baker Stock Company will return to Its former home on Morri fon and Kleventh streets, where the iieillg shows are now being staged, but in the event such a change Is made other attractions will be housed in the location of the present Baker The ater in the old Marquam Theater. Mr. Heilig and Mr. Baker jointly control the leases on the present llciilg and Baker theater honties und the luture