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Newspaper Page Text- TMl.Tl.An. OI?i:;n MO.VDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1910. " PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOI. I.. -u. xoxvu. - . ; TAX AMENDMENT CARRIED BY 1655 Counties Empowered to Choose Method. SWEEPING CHANGE IS MADE Official Figures Reverse For mer Estimate of Result. BILL WINS IN MULTNOMAH legislature DeprlTrd of All Power or Regulation Entering Wedge If Driven for Single Tax. Initiative Vote Given. Compilation of the official rote on the various Initiative and referendum meas ures, aa canvaaeed by the county election boards, revenea the result heretofore announced on the county taxation amendment thai appeared tinder the ballot numbers 3:t yes and 3:7 no. Instead of having been defeated, the complete figures show that the rneaa ure hu carried by a majority of 1J5. The principal change made by offi cial returna wii In the vote In Mult nomah County on thla meaaure. The unofficial but complete tabulations made several daya ago Indicated that the bill had recelvd an adverse majority of nearly 1000 rotes Id Multnomah County. The official figure show that It car ried In Multnomah by approximately 2000. Radical Chan go Made. The amendment carried la the most radical 1 sweeping of three tax amendments submitted. Two that were proposed by the Legislative Assembly In response to a movement fostered by the State Grange were defeated. These intendments removed the restrictions In th Constitution on exempting certain classes of property or on levying a leas rate of taxation on one class of prop erty than on another. Tha coonty tax measure, as It la com monly known, wma submitted through the Initiative by the labor organisations of the State. It takes from the Legis lature all power to pasa laws regulating taxation or exemptions and gives that power solely to the people, although the Legislature may submit such laws for approval or rejection at the polls. Each county la permitted to regulate taxation within Its borders as It sees fit. The levying of poll tax Is prohib ited. The bill Is regarded as having been designed as an entering wed its for ."sin gle tax measures. Under Its provisions a county whose voters were so disposed might adopt that system, "even though the measure could not muster strength in the state at large to be made a state law. Complete Vote Tabulated. The following are the measures) that have been adopted and complete vote on each: An act aatborlEln the location, rovatrue , tloti end snftlntnac of a braacb, lount ' asylum ta Jbtm Ortcoa Ts 43.20 No Majority for A Dill providing; tor th support mnA Train irnsnce el the aiaamouto .NraiAl School K KW1 Majority for 10.JH 1 A coeacltutlonal sraendmam tmpowtrtoc fh pple of aacb countr lo rfulata ta.xa tion snd exemptions within fh county re gardlaas of constitutional rstrtctlous or tate statutes, and abolua poll tex I Tas So .2.ii Majority for 1.4A4 Home rule liquor bill Taa sa.441 Ko 5.U Majority for Employers liability las Tas BJ 641 aJ.lil MaKrltr for A bill proMiMtlns ih. lha Bogus River eici. Tae No ra.ii. jktns of ftsh from hook end line 4.JT -.131 Majority for l.IO- Oood roads amandant Ts &TS JJO Majority for Presidential primary law Tas No Majority for Tbree-fourths Jury amendment Tes Vo .- .1S.02J .x.an; Majority for S.Kl Prohibition Bill Vote Heavy. The greatest cumber of votes cast on any measure was on the pronlbltlon law. which received a total of more than 10.00t. The bill Is defeated by I3.S15. Approximately 11.000 votes fewer than those cast for candidates for Governor were polled on this bill. Statewide prohibition as provided for by constitutional amendment was de feated by 1T.S4 In a total of more than 104,000 votea recorded on the amend ment. The highest majority polled for or against any measure was on the bill providing that Baker County should pay IIOCD yearly to the Judge of the Eighth Judicial district In addition to the annual salary of 11000 received by htm from the state. In a total of about 14.000 votea there Is a majority against the bill of IS.J.S. On woman's suffrage I4,tj -tes icon eluded oa Pace 4. MAN DEFEATED IN ELECTION BY WIFE woma.v fxectet to two of hces ovkh her spouse. Voters of ;rrn Creek Precinct of Idaho Think." Joke on A. J. Hoff man I Very Oood. SPOKANE. Waslw Nov. SO. (Special.) A peculiar situation In connection with the recent election Is reported irom Green Creek precinct, one of the heavily populated rural precincts In Idaho County, where A. J. Hoffman, who was running for two offices. Constable and Justice of the rea.ee. was defeated by his own wife, who, according to the offi cial canvars of the election returns, re ceived two votes to his one for botn places. Some, of Hoffman's friends suggested to several that they write the name of Mrs. Hoffman on the ballots and vote for hr Instead of her husband, and the Joke took so well that the candidate tor Judicial honors discovered that he had been relegated to the " also ran" class. Mrs. Hoffman haa declined to qualify for either place, but her friends, who assert she has. the courage and ability to fill either office with credit, are en deavoring to Induce her to accept. anJ no matter which position she selects to fill, she will be the only woman occupy ing such a position In the Northwest. MRS. YEAMANS REACHES 75 Vctcrnn Actresa Is . leading 3Iem ber of "The Ecbo" Company? NEW YORK, Nov. 30. (Special.) Mrs. Annie Yeamans. the actress, was 75 years oU on Saturday. To several Intimations on days before, she had replied that. she wished neither feasts nor loving . cups. She la playing with Bessie McCoy's com pany In -The Echo." which was at Mon tauk Theater, Brooklyn, last week. The company donated $75 In $1 bills and after the curtain had fallen on "The Echo- Saturday night, Bessie McCoy pre sented the money and the bugest of bouquets while 'he rest of the company stood around snd were happy. Mrs. Tram ana being home today had time to read some of the telegrams and letters wishing her well. She Uvea at Hotel Gerard. She has been on the stage since she waa 10 years old. COED INSTALLS WIRELESS Telephone Trouble Traced to Fair Disciple of Marconi. VNIVERSITT OF OREGON. Eu gene. Or, Nor. 10. (Special.) A com plication In the teleghone connection with Springfield haa revealed the fact that there Is a fair disciple of Marconi at the university this year In the per son of Mlse Fannie Gregory, of Astoria. xrtaa frtrfT-v Vi a Installed m. wireless telegraphy plant In her rooms at the Chi Omega bouse and bas exercised her skill by sending messages to her friends In outlying districts. But It seems that her transmissions have In some way confused the patrons of the telephone service at Springfield, and a hurried Investigation resulted In the discovery of the wireless plant and a rapid adjustment of the difficulty. FIGURES IN AND SCENE ; -:.. ' v.v f sj ' ' ' . " ' ' ' 1 f s - b v I ', V '; " ' ' y .:' .;. -v ; " r ' m " . ' ' i - Y ' J ''J&' jl Concludd on Pane 8.) - -. .. ,-.a...Mav . ,r ' -Hta. ' i'-lj ? f ' ",?J . ' rT hTa.Tt. . i-Tr . . av-amam a- f - If 1 x isseey f" " i - . - r 4- : ifi i - Vr"-nrr'l El V " ' w "i VI lf..:-.: t . .'f . v s p.- - . . 'fr . - .h .-ruT" . 4 i -! v . - r- V piW-.-- - fl LLsaaiaaaaaaaOaaataaaaa M & k ..',- ajf7-e A I I ii - 11 - . (BOlG, HRJ UIRA riRMVUl'H SIHEK. AI.IEO POISONER I J. O. SCHENK. HER HUSBAND, THE ROBERT MHE.VK, CUILDREM OF T HI! COITLE. SCHENK FAMILY HOME AT T Soldiers Pour Leaden Hail Into Mob. AMERICANS GUSH IS REPORT United States Troops Camped on Texas Line. EAGLE PAS UNDER .GUARD Total Killed In Zacatreas May Be 6 0 O Town In State of . Terror. Dead Left Lying In Streets. - Martial Law Rale. EL. PASO, Tex.. Nov. 20. One hundred persons were killed In riots .which took place at Zacatreaa. In the Interior of Mexico, Saturday right, according to re ports received hero' this morning. Soldiers fired lnto'a struggling body of rioters with disastrous effect. One hundred Is the lowest estimate of the loss of life, which may reach 600..' Clash With Americans Reported. A dispatch front Del Rio, Texas, on the Mexican border, ISO miles east of here, states that rumors are current of a fight which is supposed to have taken place near there early last night between Americans and Mexicans. Reports that bands of Mexicans have crossed the river at different points cannot be verified. County officers nd United States river guards state that they have no positive Information of trouble, but have heard rumors of an Invasion and attack at different points. Troops Camp on Border. Upon what Is regarded as good au thority, it Is learned that Brigadier General Iloyt, commanding the Depart ment of Texas, has been Instructed from Washington to hold troops la readiness for service on the. Mexican border. Already four companies of the Twenty-third Infantry from Fort Clark are encamped near Eagle Pass. Francisco Madero, Sr.. father of the alleged Mexican revolutionist leader, made denial today to what purported to be Interviews with him. sent out from this city last night The elder Madero was quoted as asserting that oertaln members of the Mexican Sen ate ware In league with his son. He gave out no Interview, he said. The American consul at Zacatreas tele graphed the first news of the riots to the Mexican Consul at San Antonio. Mating that that town was In a state of terror (i c,cliid' oi 4.) OF ALLEGED P0I SO NINO OF WEST MEX CANS 0 OWN DO RIOTERS INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Meal her. TKSTERD AY'S Maximum temperature. St degrees; minimum. wO degrees. -TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds. Forrirn- . -1 . . I . . . T 1 t I t. t i nurcn rei uses . ri tea itj i ui.iui. . - Koyallat attacks rremler Briand, of France. rma a. Populace gathers at Tolstoi's hut in dln iiuui x as Hungarian writer tells of interview with iUlllUL I BSC NatisnaL Colonel Goethsls, Panama . Canal engineer, makes report to Washington, rage 2. l'olltlcs. Iowa stirred over choice of Senator lo suc ceed lste Jonathan P. Dolllver. Fags 3. Governor-elect of Massachusetts says people demand retirement of Senator Lodge. Page 1. Domestic. Attempted aeroplane flight of Mara at Den ver spoiled by accident. Faga 3. Count d Beaufort, preaaed for cash, takes to vaudeville with dog. Fags . H. V. Iloyt, counsellor for Stata Depart ment, dies In Washington. D. C Paga 3. Wife of millionaire packer John Schenk will plead today In poisoning case. - rags i. Mexirans reported to have crossed border and ciasnrd wun Americana. r-s i. Mexican soldiers nre on Zacatreaa mob, killing 100. Psge 1. Paclflo Northwest. Plot to smuggle Japanese Into Seattla dis covered. Page 11. University of Oregon faculty committee re ports Harold Bean struck by Corvallls student, rage 10. Landseekera In line-up at La Grande suffer In cold winds and rain, page lu. Candidate for two offices defeated for both by his wife. Page 1. Sport. BL Jsmes' College and Catholio Club, of Portland, play tie game of football. Page ' U. Judge Graham chooaes Finney and Hllde brand as two of Coast League umpires for ' Faga 14. Piedmont and East Portlsnd elevens play no-scors game. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Government to continue vigorous prosecu tions of "white Slavs" cases. Page 13. Official vote show county tsx amendment Is passed; sweeping charge made, page i. European powers and -Japan In combine against America's China policy, says sx C'onsul H. B. Miller. Page 1L TuberCular patients at poor Farm deny neg lect. Pace 13. Uniformed men accuse detectives of Inter fering with work, page o. Boys fortified In shack defy neighbors. Fags s. George E. Hlggins. gas company onicisi. wrecks aulo In early muromi uaau. Paga 8. Oregon and Washington are stormswept. Pass 4. Salt Lake heiress haa detective arrested; he aaya charge Is "trumped up. FSge i. Missing hotel clerk believed on way to Alaska, page iu. SALOONIST KILLS ROBBER Bartender Hides Behind Keg While Employer Shoots Holdup. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov., 20. With one well-directed shot, August Warmbold, a saloonkeeper, frustrated an attempt to rob Ms place tonight. He killed one rob ber and forced a second to make a hasty escape. Three customers wno were in the saloon ct the time were unlnjurd, and the bartender. FTltx Sohommeurs, saved his akin by taking refuge behind beer kegs. The two robbers entered the saloon through a side door, each armed with a brace of pistols. They commanded: Warm bold and Schommeurr to raise their hands. As Warmbold backed Into his office at the head of the bar the robbers opened fire, but he secured hl revolver. As he stepped to the office door one of the men confronted him and Warmbold shot him through the heart. VIRGINIA MILLIONAIRE. ACCUSED 1IN TO PLEAD TODAY Change of Venue Asked In Schenk Case. RICH PACKER. MAY RECOVER "Man in Case" Admits Friend ship for Mrs. Schenk. SCHENK'S INCOME $100,000 Tragic Story of love and Hate May End In Wife of Millionaire Spending 15 Years In Peni tentiary for Crime. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IV FA" MOIS SCH UN K POISONING CASE. John O. Schenk. Wheellng'W. Va., millionaire, hovers between life and death In hoapltal. with chancel of recovery In his favor. Mrs, John O. Schenk, accused wife of Millionaire Schenk. dally paces the floor of her luxurloualy furnlahed cell " In the County Jail, awaiting the out come of his Illness. Dr. Frank L. Hupp, who was called to attend the sick man. after Mrs. Schenk had dismissed another physician, declares the millionaire will recover. Prosecutor Handlan asserts he haa sufficient evidence to convict the ac cused wife, and Intimates others will be Implicated In the crime. WHEELING. W. Va., Nov. 20. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk, accused of attempting to kill her mil llonaire husband, John O. Schenk. by placing arsenic In his food and medl cine, will be taken from her cell In the tower of the Ohio County Jail tomor row tn nlead to the charge before Judge Jordan. Immediately after the entering of plea of not guilty attorneys will begin & battle to have her released on bail. The attorneys declare that they can raise any ball demanded. The defense declares that If the state follows Its announced plan of forcing a trial on account of Mrs. Schenk's release they will ask for a change of venue. At torneys say the state has caused such lurid stories to be circulated about the prisoner that It would be Impossible to secure a fair trial now. Sympathy Is With State, While the state has all the public sympathy It Is almost certain that Mrs. Klelne. the detective nurse, who is re garded as the state's star witness, will not be used. Local Juries shy at de tective witnesses. This has been evi dent for several years, and Prosecutor Handlan says he will not use this woman . unless he believes he cannot otherwise secure a conviction. All efforts to learn where the ar senic was bought have thus far proved fruitless. On account of frequent au tomoblle trips taken by Mrs. Schenk to Bellalre, Ohio. It was thought at first that the poison was purchased there, but all the druggists of that city deny they ever sold poison to Mrs. Schenk. Even though Mr. Schenk should re cover from the effects of poisoning ai leged to have been administered by his wife, Mrs. Schenk faces, In case of conviction, a 15-year term lif the peni tentiary. Imprisonment Is Foreseen. The West Virginia law provides spe cial penalties for cases on which mur der Is attempted by poisoning and the nunlshment. five to 15 years. Is se verer than for murder attempted' by any other method. When questioned by the prosecutor. VICTIM. BELOW, VIRGINIA AND WHEELING. FOSS ASKS THAT LODGE QUIT OFFICE GOVERXOR - ELECT TO WAGE FIGHT OX SENATOR. Massachusetts' Xew Executive Says He Will Take Stump in Effort to Prevent Re-election. BOSTON, Nov. 20. Governor-elect Eugene N. Fobs Issued a statement to night in which he demands that Sena tor Henry Cabot Lodge withdraw from the field for re-election. In the event of a refusal, Mr. Foss declared he would go Into every section of the common wealth In a campaign to defeat the Sen ator. . Mr. Foss' statement In part follows: "In the name of the majority of the sovereign people of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, I demand that Henry Ca bot Lodge surrender his seat In the United States Senate by withdrawing from his contest for re-election. "His election to the Senate would be a repudiation of the great victory of the people at the last election. He was on trial as much. If not more, than Gov ernor Draper, and If he had been the candidate my majority would have been double what It was. "We all know where Senator Louge has stood all these years. To re-elect him would be : & step backward and Massachusetts has never learned to walk backward. "He must surrender or fight. He must defend hla position before the peo ple. The people of Massachusetts will not permit him longer to manipulate the Legislature. I am ready and if he does not retire, will be on the stump In every section of the state, and we will find out where the people stand. Sena tor Lodge does not represent the peo ple, the men and women In the ordi nary walks of life." CAR SERVICE IS TIED UP Suburban Trains Sidetracked When Passengers Refuse to Pay. SEATTLE, Nov. 20. Two hundred commuters, adopting the tactics fol lowed by the Fe'rn Hill people In the recent street car rate war at Tacoma, tied up the local lnterurban line between Seattle and Klverton, a south side sub urb, between the hours, of 8:40 a. m. and 6 p. m. today. The recalcitrant pas sengers boarded three Seattle-bound cars of the Puget Sound Electric Railway, some of them holding full fare tickets and others tendering the old cash fare. about one-half the present rate. Those tendering the old rate main tained that It was the legal fare under a recent order of the Thurston County Superior Court. The railway company has appealed the case and contends that until the appeal is settled the advanced rates hold good. When the passengers refused to pay the advanced fare, the cars were side tracked and local traffic between Seattle and RIverton suspended. The Tacoma limited trains were run through RIverton at high speed to prevent the RIverton passengers from boarding them. Efforts of the railway employes to eject the offending passengers were un successful until 6 o'clock, when deputy sheriffs took a hand and the service was resumed. No property was de stroyed during the demonstration. CROKER BLAMES COLONEL Old Tammany Leader Says Roo.se- relt Cost Republicans Votes. NEW YORK. Nov. 20. Richard Croker, the old Tammany leader, landed here from Ireland today for his annual visit to Palm Beach. He will SDend e. few days In New York and take no part in nAlltl.. 'iT. . 4 it... .V. usual and vouchsafed a few comments on the election results'. 'Roosevelt cost the Republican party votes." he said, "but I don't think a Re publican tariff la) responsible for the high cost of living. The people have more today of everything that makes for com fort; they have rapid transit, schools, telephones, gas1 and electricity, automo biles, what not? Well, who's going to pay for It? The people themselves, I eay. "Home rule for Ireland T The people are confident they will get It, and I think with reason." ARTIST COMING TO COAST Julian Story to Paint Portraits of Xrlstlnguishcd Americans. NEW YORK. Nov. 20. (Special.) Julian Story, the artist, from whom Emma Eames obtained a divorce three years ago, and who, later In London married Mrs. Elaine Bohlen, arrived to day lrom the Mediterranean with his wife and his three-months-old boy, also Julian Story. " . The artist said that he had disposed of his villa at Vallambrosa, near Flor ence, and that he Intended to open a studio In California. He has several orders for portraits from distinguished Americans, and ex peers to be busy all the Winter. METROPOLITAN HAS PROFIT Opposition of Hammerstein Is Not Felt Week's Surplus 94000. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. (Special.) The first week of the season at the Me tropolitan Opera-House has shown how much the opposition of Oscar Hammer stein has cost the Institution. The per formances of the week resulted in a urplus of 4000over the budget, set aside for the expense of that period. Last year, when Oscar Hammerstein was going at full blast down In West Thirty-fourth street, there was a defi cit in the first week of $10,000. So it is thought that the wisdom of the di rectors in buying out their rival for $1,200,000 will be proved. RUNAWAY ACCUSES SLEUTH Detective Says Charge , Is "Trumped .Up." HE DENIES HE INJURED HER She Is Said to Have Securities Belonging to Estate. FIGHT ON FOR PROPERTY Seattle Operative Admits He Is in Employ or Those Who. Are Con testing Widow's Right to -Property of Capitalist. Charged by Mrs. 'Althea Walker, widow of the late David F. Walker, a millionaire of San Mateo, Ca!.. and Salt Lake City, Utah, with "grossly Injuring her and her property," La Stoddard, a Seattle detective, is in Jail at police headquarters here. Stoddard bitterly declares that his arrest last night was made on a "trumped up" charge because Mrs. Walker did not want him to shadow her, as the Fed eral Court in Salt Lake City is seek ing her on a charge of contempt be cause she left that city with $1,000,000 worth of securities belonging to her husband's estate. She had been or dered to appear in court and show cause why she should not turn over the securities, there being several heirs to the estate. Mrs. Walker and her son, Clarence H. Walker, arrived In Portland yes terday morning from Seattle. Stod dard came on the samo train. He says that as soon as they discovered that he was shadowing them they at tempted to hide away In a corner of the waiting-room. That they wanted to get rid of the detective, he saya they conspired with a third person, believed to be a Portland attorney, to cause him to be arrested. Judge Issues Warrant. A warrant was issued by Municipal Judge Tarwell early in the day and was sworn to by young Walker. Stoddard was not found until about 8 o'clock last night and was Immediately served with the warrant. He was taken to po lice headquarters and held there under $500 ball. D. I Clause, representing the Thiel Detective Agency, appeared at the police station last night at 11 o'clock, and pro vided a ball bond of loOO casn. Detective Stoddard was released. Soon after the two detectives left the station, young Walker added another in cident to the chapter by calling up the station on the phone and announcing that 'in case Stoddard should be able to se cure bond I want to meet him at 8:30 o'clock In the morning." Walker failed to leave the address of the hotel occupied by himself and mother or to announce the purpose of seeking an interview with the detective. Walker expressed no anxiety to meet the detective in case bond waa not forthcoming. The detective admitted last night that he was In the employ of heirs of the WTalker estate who were contesting the will made In favor of Mrs. Walker, who is the second wife of the dead millionaire. Ho says that litigation Is now pending in the Federal Court at i Salt Lake over the settlement of the estate and that the heirs not represent- i ed in the will have employed him to keep in close touch with the movements of Mrs. Walker. He believes that Mrs. Walker is about to give up her attempt ! to escape with the $1,000,000 worth of ' securities, which she is charged with, j taking from Salt Lake. He said Mat i she and her son had two large suit cases when toejr arrived in iub wljt yesterday morning and had reason to believe that they contained a large por- tlon of the valuable securities. Mrs. Walker Iikely to "Return. j The detective is of the opinion that Mrs. Walker will return immediately to Salt Lake City, but what disposition has been made of the major part of the securities he had not learned. It waa learned iasi nignt uiai iwu uu&e uau been reserved for Mrs. Walker, with Pocatello as the destination. As Poca- ; tello is on the way to Salt Lake, It is ; suspected that the mother and son will complete the trip from Pocatello to ; Salt Lake by automobile in order to ! guard their arrival with secrecy. Party Gone Three Weeks. Mrs. Althea Walker, Clarence Walker, her son, and Mrs. Margaret Walker Smoot left Salt Lake three weeks ago ; presumably to dodge the court's order ; requiring their presence In court rela- : tlve to litigation In the contest of the will of-D. F. Walker, late husband of ; Mrs. Althea Walker. D. F. Walker, Jr., administrator of the estate, charges that his step mother, Mrs. Althea Walker, took , from Salt Lake aeourltles of the ag- , gregate value of $860,000 in deflanoe . of a restraining order Issued by the Federal Court. Mrs. Walker was arrested In Seattle : on a benoh warrant charging con tempt of the Federal Court in failing to observe the restraining order. Mrs, Walker has denied removing the se curities and has been released from custody on her promise to return, to Salt Lake not later than November 86.