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Newspaper Page TextK PORTLAND. OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI- NO. 15,701. ROOSEVELT HUBS PROGRESSIVE MILE California Urged to Re call Judges. SHORT BALLOT RECOMMENDED Senate Gets No Mercy for Its Vote on Lorimer. JOHNSON HIGHLY PRAISED U-Prrtldrn( Spare No Adjectives In rommrndln; Governor mnd Legislature Corporation Entitled to Justice. IjOS AXGELF.S. March i:. Colonel Theodora Roosevelt aroused an audl enra of 400 cltliens at Temple-Auditorium today to a Ish pitch of en thusiasm, and called forth from them thunderous rounds of applause at his emphatic and unqualified declsraUona on four, propositions: He commended the people of Cali fornia for their progressive govern ment, sarins; that It approximated his government ideals. Ha Indorsed tho proposed constitu tional amendment providing for tha recall of the Judiciary of California en the ground that In view of condi tions in this state, there mi no other alternative to assure justice and fair dealing by the courts, from the stand point of the people. He denounced the United States Pen ate for Its vote In the sesttng of Sen ator Lorimer. and declared that the California Stste Assembly in voting a criticism of the United States Senate for lis retention of Lorimer. had "shown Itself mbre sensitive to tha honor of the United States Senate than the United State Senste itself. He strongly Indorsed the move for shorter ballot, which he said was a move of first Importance in the Interest f popular government. Senate Handled Unsparingly. In closing, he warned the people of tke state that they were bearing grave responsibilities In leading the move for greater popular government, and earnestly enjoined them to use their power with wisdom and discretion. The ex-President's attack on the Sen ate and his Implied criticism of the court of California, which Is Indi cated In his language. Justifying the us of recall of Judge In California, were received by the audience with vigorous evidences of approval. Taft Sends His Greetings. Colonel Roosevelt addressed the fac ulty and students at Occidental Col lege on the alms and benefits, of educa tion this afternoon. His remarks were received with enthusiasm. President User, of Occidental Col lege, received the following telegram today from President TafL which he resd at the meeting at the college: "Washington. March 22. 1911. Dr. John Willis Baer. President Occidental College. Los Angeles. Cal.: Please pre sent my compliments and good wishes to ex-President Roosevelt and felici tate him for me on the cordial welcome that he U receiving from the student of your college, whose hospitable re ception more than a year ago I re member -with great pleasure. 'WILLIAM H. TAFT." Colonel Roosevelt left at ( o'clock tonight for Berkeley and San Kran rlsco. At Berkeley he will deliver the series of Earl lectures which was his original purpose in coming to Cali fornia. He Rejoices In 'Progressive" Rule. Mr. Roosevelt spoke in part as fol lows: "To be here In the city that Mayor Alexander Is administering and to be In tha state that Is being administered by Governor Johnson. is necessarily an Inspiration for any man who believes in Justice and fslr play, achieved by genu ine popular rule. "Your circumstances here in Cali fornia were peculiar. For over a gener ation you had been corporation-ridden; your political destiny had been largely decided by a great corporation and It allied corporations. The conditions were peculiar and therefore In this state there was need a vital need of reme dies which might have been necessary under other conditions in other com munities. "I congratulate the present Legisla ture upon the extraordinary amount of admirab'e constructive work which it hss done. I csnnot at the moment te call any other Legislature or any other tat which has as great a sum of substantial, constructive, legislative achievement to Its credit as has your Legislature. Mr. Roosevelt reviewed the principal measures passed at this session and said they "have worked a veritable transformation in your government system and hav established a standard toward which other states should strive. He continued: Lorimer Held Up to Obloquy. "The legislators psssed a law to pro vide for popular choice for United States Senators and they Indicated the kind of Senator whom they did not ' iCeaalodea aa Pace H MAN'S DEATH-LIKE GRIP SAVES LIFE ICY WATERS OF ELLIOTT BAY LOSE BATTLE OF 8 HOURS. Harry J. England, of Ballard, Cling to Sllmjr Pile Recover Power of Speech After 5 Hours. eaaswawaa. SEATTLE. Wash, March II. (Spe cial.) Frosen speechless In an agony of mortal dread, and almost deprived of reason while floating In the Icy wat ers of Elliott Bay. Harry J. England, of Ballard, clung all night to a slimy pile at pier No. S. until he was rescued in the last stages of exhaustion this morning by Captain Oscar Lawrence, of the Pioneer Launch Company, at the foot of Stewart street. England had been in the water so long that his hold around the pile had developed Into w sort of death grip, and Captain Lawrtnce at first was unable to separate the Angers, which, locked to gether on either hand, had become rigid and paralysed. He eventually managed to get the perishing man Into Ms skiff and rowed him over to his launch house, where hours were spent In bringing Mm back to consciousness. Though Captain Lawrence and others worked over England from 7 o'clock until shortly before noon, he had recov ered the power of speech only suffi ciently to tell that he had fallen Into the bay at ll" o'clock last night. He struck out for a landing, but became exhausted by the cold snd hsd made only a few strokes before he found him self clinging to the pile where he was found this morning. From his disjointed tory when he became able to say a few words It wss gathered that In falling Into the bay his eg had struck on a floating pile, nearly fracturing the bone. BOOKS OF MILLS PROBED Department of Justice Investigate Report of Lumber Trust. SEATTLE. March" 22. Charles P. Pray, a representative of the Depart ment of Justice, is in Seattle. Investi gating lumber organisations In an ef fort to ascertain whether there Is a combination among Northwest lumber snd shipping manufacturers. Mr. Pray has been here two days and has so far spent his time Investi gating the mechanism of various lum ber and shingle organisations. He hss been going over the books, minutes and records of the Pacific Coast Ship pers' Association, an organisation whose membership is made up largely qf shingle wholesalers. The Government's representative ex pects to be In the Northwest for some time and plans to go through the rec ord of various lumber and timber or ganixatlons befor completing his In vestlgation. JAPANESE JS BANISHED Stevenson, Wah.t line Gun-Wleld-er. Order Him Out of Country. STEVENSON', Wash., March 22. (Special.) On his promise that he would leave, the United States, George Hlcshil. a Japanese, escaped with a 2 fine today, after he had discharged a rifle in the Mils to express his hatred for Henry Johnson, hackdrlver for St. Martin's Springs. The Japanese worked at St. Martin's Springs for several months. After a quarrel with Johnson this morning he seised a butcher knife and brandished It over Johnson's head. The knife was wrested from his grasp and he ran over the hills to Carson. There ha bought a SIS rifle and In returning to St. Mar tin's Springs discharged it several times, yelling anathemas at Johnson as he approached. The hackdrlver fled to Stevenson and obtained a warrant for the Japanese, who was disarmed, tried, convicted and allowed his freedom provided he leaves here posthaste. CHEHALIS REACHES OUT Farmer Brings 30 Families, Another Escort SO Kentucklans lo City. . CIIEHALS. Wish, March 22. (Spe cial.) Aa a result of advertising In German newspapers in the East. Carl WiUrlch. a well-known farmer living southwest of Che halls, has SO families of hi countrymen en route to this city. All are farmers and intend to buy farm of various sixes in Lewi County. Jarrett Cook, of RlfTe, accompanied by his wife, returned yesterday from a visit to their old home In Pike County, Kentucky. They brought back with them JO persons, all of whom will set tle In Eastern Lewis County. Mr. Cook report that others will follow. One of the sight here Sunday was a newcomer and his wife from the Middle West, accompanied by their eightjphll dren. The eldest child was 12 years of age. GOLD THIEF NEAR FREE Man Who Substituted Sand for Metal Seeks Pardon. TACOMA. March 2t George Adam, serving a 10-year sentence at the Federal Prison on McNeil's Island for substitut ing black sand for gold dust while em ployed in the United States Assay Office at Sesttle, msy be pardoned soon, ac cording to a report in circulation among Alaskan. Deputy Marshal Crosby says an appli cation for the pardon of Adams had been made to President Taft. and that he with other Government offloers saw no reason for not granting It. Adams has served five years of his sentence, and is employed as bookkeeper and general assistant to the superintendent of the prison. ARMY URGENTLY WANTS RECRUITS Two Calls Made for Men on Chicago. OFFICES OPEN DAY AND NIGHT War Department Says Men Are Wanted for Infantry. MENACE IS SUSPECTED Two Telegrams, Second More Urgent Than First, at Season When Re . crults Not Sought, Cause Sol diers to Expect Service. KECRCTrS ASKED FOR UK RE. lieutenant Francisco O. ITpham. in charge of the recruiting vfflce in Portland, yesterdsy received .orders from the Adjutsnt-General of tho Vnlted States Army to recruit aa many men as possible Immediately. Further than this order, no details were given and Lieutenant fpham is of the belief that the troops sre needed for the ranks now massed upon the Mexican border. The United ststes recruiting office. In Portland. Is In the Alnsworth banding. Third and Oak streets. CHICAGO. March 22. (Special.) Two telegrams from the War Department in Washington were received at the head quarters of the Chicago recruiting staf tlons. 488 State street, this morning urg ing that the officers take Immediate steps to enlist all possible recruit promptly.. The second telegram added the neces sity was urgent and recommended tha station should be kept open night and day. That these orders should come at this time of the year was admitted by Lieu tenant F. R. Kentey, in command, to be the most unusual thing he had ever heard In the time of peace. It was regarded as especially significant from the fart that usually at this time of the year orders come from Washington to close the doors of the recruiting sta tion and they are generally not opened again for three or four months. Last year they were closed on March 1. Call for Recruits' Urgent. The first telegram was received at 3:1S o'clock and read as follows: "I.arge number -of Infantry recruit required. Make special efforts accord ingly. "By order of commending General. "ALVORD. Adjutant-General. The message waa telephoned to the various substations with Instructions to end out handbills in all the districts. Hardly had the telephone order been commulcated when a second and longer telegram came from the Adjutant-Gen-eral's office declaring the call urgent (Continued on page 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDATF Mailmlum temperature. 61 degrees; minimum. 41 degrees. TCDAY'8 Cloudy and tare tends. ' Mexico. . Llmantoor admits Mexico is facing greas crista. Page 4. Foreign. Outburst of protests, curses snd tears fol lows production of ring In CamoTra trial. Page 3. Politics. Senator Qwen. of Oklahoma, speaks on di rect legislation before Illinois Legisla ture. ' Paga 2. ProgresslTe rule lsuded by Roosevelt. Psge L ' National. Taft asserts possibility of wsr with Japan is remote, snd war talk absurd. Paga 4. War repartnient Issues urgent order for re- crults. Paga 1. Domestic. Coastwise passenger traffic rate war grows space. Pags 3. Convicted swindler takes pauper's oath, gains liberty and is freed from 3SJ,000 tine. Page 1. ' Ex-Senator carter may be Postmaster-General and Taft's political adviser. Page 2. Government wins decision against Immunity for meat oackera. Page 3. t w h.rrt author and Irene Osgood. authoress, make startling charges In di vorce suit. Page 5. T. T. Wllllsms. treasurer of New York Jour nal Publishing Company. Is dead. Page . Pacific Northwest. Help at State Asylum for Insane draw color line. Page 1. Governor West plans free use of psrdonlng power to relieve congested penitentiary. Pag S. Speaker at meeting of Hoqulam Commercial Club anJ Aberdeen Chamber of Com merce urge boycott of Seattle and Ta coma. Page 6. f Man's deathlike grip for eight hours slone saves him from watery grave. Page 1- Homer C. Davenport says wife Is cruel; asks divorce. Pags . Great celebration la held at North Taklma In honor of first train or .-onn owi Railroad from Walla walla. . Page 1. Lewlston Nstlonal Bank bookkeeper admits fraud. Page B. Sports. Beavers" Regulars defeat second tesm by fl 1 score. Page 7. Nick Wllllsms here, talka of fast aggregation- of players. Page 7. "id lxed" paper chase is proposed by Port land Hunt Club. Fags 7. Commercial and Marine. Stmni demand In California for hop con tracts. Page lit. Whest higher st Chicago on dry weather reports, psge IV. Small volume of trsdlng In stock market. Paga IS. Sailors deserting for shore jobs, lesvs ships without crews. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Council extends time for equipping street cara with fenders. Page . Council puts 11 proposed chsrter amend ments up to electors. Page 12. Promotion of Itsltan-Amerlcan Bank accom pllated with amall outlay. Page 12. Owen Ogden kills wife, who divorced him; then commits suicide. Psge 10. Fat stock, brings record prices. Page 13. Council favors wood block paving for Esst Morrison street. Page 11. Hasslng's defense to charge of murdering wife is Insanity. Page IS. Covjr.eU grants Mount Hood Company's pow er franchise, with tax provision. Page 1L Majority of possible Mayoralty candidates undecided. Page 12. HITCHCOCK ABOUT TO WED7 i Only Bachelor In Tart Cabinet Is Reported Engaged. WASHINGTON, March 22. (Special.) Postmaster-General Hitchcock is about to forsake bachelorhood and get married, according to reports which are being gossiped about among the "400." Intimate friends of the Postmaster General are expecting the announcement of hi engagement to Miss Mary South erland, daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Southerland. Miss Southerland belongs to the most exclusive circles of 'Washing ton aociety, and her moat Intimate frleads are Miss Helen Taft and her two cousins, the Misses Anderson. Miss Southerland is a tall striking brunette, Mr. Hitchcock la the only bachelor in the Cablnent. "GOSH! .WONDER HOW I'LL LOOK TO HIM?" . j YAKIMA VALLEY NOW TRADE VEIN Cannon Boom Welcome to North Coast Line. PORTLAND MARKET IS CLOSER Rich Zone Is Thrown Open by Road From Walla Walla. EVERY ' TOWN JUBILANT Completion of Line Is Celebrated, Robert E. Strahorn, Builder, Cheered to Echo by Throng. First Train Is Run. N.ORTH TAKIMA, "Wash., March 22. (Special.) Through the opening of the new North Coast Railroad from Walla Walla to this city today the large and constantly-growing Taklma Valley, near ly 100 miles long and vary'ng from 20 to 60 -miles in width, was thrown open to Portland wholesale and jobbing house and a more direct and quicker route of travel between Portland and the town of this district was established. The opening was attended by a rapid succession of entertaining events, begin ning when the two special trains bear ing Harriman officials and the represen tatives of the Spokane and Walla Walla business houses rolled into the station, until the last speech was delivered at the Commercial Club' banquet tonight. Strahorn Cheered to Echo. Robert B. Strahorn, builder of the North Coast and who for over five yeara kept the identity of the -parent railroad a secret, was easily the hero of the'day. Svhen he arose to deliver his speech on the open-air platform on Second street this afternoon ho was cheered by a throng estimated at 8000 men, women and children. He told the story in brief .of the or ganization of the North Coast and of the construction of the line between Attalla and North Yakima. He emphasized the fact that the success of the enterprise has been due. largely, to the assistance given him by local men. Mr. Strahorn also spoke at the banquet tonight, as did R. B. Miller, traffic manager of the O.-W. R. & N. lines; William McMurray. general passenger agent, and other Har riman officials. Dr. Roland Dwlght Grant was present as the guest of both the local Commercial Club and of the railroad officials in whose honor the af fair waa given. Every Station Jubilant. Visitors from Spokane and Walla TCaiia Avcjteded all extectations. num- 12m nersona. The nrlvate car of the Harriman officials was at tached to the second section. At every town between Walla Walla and this city the citizens had assembled at the depot platform, ana witn oecprdupns aim juy- (Concluded on Page 2.) $575,000 FINE LOST BY PAUPER'S OATH CONVICTED BEXJA3IIX GREEXE, OXCE RICH, SOW POOR. Savannah Harbor Improvements Fraud Case Recalled When Swindler Gains His Liberty. I ATLANTA, Ga., March 22. Benjamin D. Greene, convicted of fraud In the Savannah harbor Improvements case and who has just completed a term in the Federal prison here, was granted his liberty late today at the conclusion of a bearing on his application to takea the pauper's oath. Captain Greene im mediately took the oath. Greene took the stand today in the hearing of his application for a pau per's oath to free him&elf of the fine of 1575,000. The Government continued Its ef fort to unearth some of .the money or assets which it was said the prisoner had concealed for his benefit when he should be "Treed from the Federal prison. But the evidence tended to show that Captain Greene had lost thousands of dollars in realty deals or that the properties In question had been transferred to his wife in partial pay ment for large sums said to have been advanced by her prior to his convic tion. It has long been contended that Greene was immensely wealthy, and the passing of his riches has proved an enigma, even to his friends. Greene later walked out of the Fed eral building a free man for the first time In 12- years, bringing to a close, so far as be is concerned, a legal battle that has commanded attention for a decade. Greene spent the night at a hotel and will depart tomorrow for New York, where he soon will salT for Eu rope. He said he would join Mrs. Greene in Paris and they probably would make that city their home. John F. Gaynor, Jointly convicted with Greene, has completed his sen tence in the Federal prison and also has filed application to take the pau per's oath. His application is pending. ENTOMBED MINER CALLS Faint Tapping In Kansas Coal Mine Starts Rescue Work. COLUMBUS, Kan. March 22. After a fruitless all-night search for Tom Cheek, a miner, supposed to be en tombed alive in shaft No. IS of the Southwestern Coal Company's mine near here, rescuers were driven back: by mine gas today and for a tlma were forced to abandon the search. Cheek, a shotfirer, waa supposed to have been killed in the mine last Sat urday, when an explosion resulted in the death of Joseph Jopling. the su perlntendent, and three miners. As the bodies of the victims were being; re covered yesterday afternoon faint tap pings were heard in one of the dis tant entries. Help was rushed Into the mine and, led by Frank Gilday. State Mine Inspector, a rescue party worked all night. , Search was resumed shortly before noon, but there was little hope that the miner would be found alive. No tapping's have been heard today by the rescue party. COLLEGE WEDDINGS HAPPY Higher Education Proposed by Dr Wheeler as Divorce Cure. SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. (Spe cial.) Co-education In American unl verslties is conducive to the highest and most Ideal marriages, according to Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California. Dr. WheereL who bases his conten tion on long observations and statis tical data, provides a new solution for the perplexing divorce problem. Give higher education to young men and women before they marry and the number of divorces are diminished to the minimum. "Marriages made in college hav proved happier than those made else where, says the head of the State Uni versity. "The value of co-education is steadily becoming more apparent. The education of the sexes together ensures mutual respect and self-respect." SUIT FOR INSURANCE BEGUN Alaska-Portland Packers Make Four Companies Defendants. ' Four Insurance companies were made defendants in a suit instituted Tues day against them by the Alaska-Portland Packers' Association. The com plainant says that its cannery, at Nusha gak, Bristol Bay, Alaska, burned Au gust 10, 1910, at a loss of 1154,477.07. According to the complaint the Na tional Union Fire Insurance Company owes $7300 on Insurance, the Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance Company $5000, the Agricultural Insurance Company $3000 and the Svea Fire Insurance Com pany $7000. JUDGE TAKES LONG WALKS Half-Mlle Trot Part of Justice Mo Bride's Morning Exercise. SALEM. Or., March 22. (Special.) Justice T. A- McBride, who is the Nes tor of the Supreme Bench, has devel oped a habit of early morning walks, which lead him two miles into the hills of Polk County, He leaves at 6 o'clock each morning and during his absence invariably makes it a rule to trot a half mile. Justice McBride is 63 yaaxa oid- HELP AT ASYLUM -DRAW COLOR Protest Made When m groes Are Employed. TWO MEN ARE DISCHARGE Seat at Dining Table Arouse Ire of Remonstrant. LAUNDRY IN REBELLI0 Efficient Workers Hard to Get, Sa StelnerGovernor, Who Referred! Xames to Superintendent, Is Xot to Interfere. SALEM, Or.. March 22. (Special.) Race prejudice has been fomenting ; the Oregon State insane Asylum sin last Friday. it resulted in the di: charge today of two attendants at tl cottage farm and in threats from 1 others that they would resign utile? certain negro help was discharged, an brought out statements to the effc that Governor West was responslb for the employment of the negro who have caused all of the trouble. James Lynthcomb and his wife. n groes. were added to the force of as; luy employes last Friday. When the were taken to the main bulldirn Fr day noon and placed at one or the t. bles with the attendants whJ wei dining, several attendants walked oi of the room. Protest Is Signed. The negToes were then taken to tl' cottage farm, a part of the institutloi where the woman was placed in tl: dining-room and a position in the ev gine-room' was given the man. Thl man. It is said, was transferred lat'i to the position of night watchman. When the negroes were received u employes at the cottage farm an imm diate protest was heard and W. Gibbs, one of the attendants, bega circulating a remonstrance, whlc read: "We, the employe of the asyluH farm, consider it an Imposition an disgrace to have colored people occupy lng the positions that they do and w object most strenuously." This was signed by 19 of the attend ants, according to Gibbs, 1 who heade the remonstrance. This remonstrance was forwarded t the asylum officials and aa a resu Gibbs and Supervisor Dilley- were dis charged this morning. Supervisor Blames West. "Dilley was at first inclined to tak the part of the institution in this con troversy," said Gibbs today, "until li heard that Governor West was respon sible for the employment of the nc groes. He gained this Informatio through a small hole In the wall o his room, which happened to be nei to the roorii of Dr. Evans, who ha charge of the cottage farm. - The in formation was conveyed to hiri through conversations between Drf Evans and other officials and then h decided to Join the belligerents am sieined the remonstrance. These ne groes, as I understand it, secured thel positions through the Governor, understand that Lynthcomb used to b a chef on a dining car when the Gov ernor waa Railroad Commissioner, and when he became Governor the negrcl and his wife secured the positions. On the remonstrance we secured 13 names and there are 16 of these whel have threatened to walk out unle i thl negroes leave. During the time wherj the negroes have been at the asylurri white girl attendants have been com pelled to sort over their clothing ion tho laundry, and I reoeuen against it. Place at Table Taken. "I even found the colored man sit ting at my place at the table where 1 had sat for the eight months that a had been employed at the asylum. Tbl negroes were even taken from the malri building to the farm in supenntenaena Steiner"s automobile. Superintendent Steiner admitted to-f day that trouble had arisen at the in-l stltutlon. owing to race prejudice, ana that two attendants had been dls- charged. We have had so much difficulty in securing competent help in the dining-l room that we hired the colored laDorj a last resort." he said. J ne coi-i ored people have proven highly efll cient and for that reason we pave kept! them." Governor West said tonight than Lynthcomb had made application tol him for a position and he had relerreu his name to Superintendent bteiner. "What troubles may arise out there are to be left with the superintendent. he added. "I understand that difficul ties have arisen over the employment of the' colored help, but no employe at .nv Institution may gain the Impres sion that he can come to me over the head of the superintendent and get re dress. The management of the insu tutlons will be left entirely witn me superintendents and they will managej affairs until such time as theiri conduct does not appear to the board to be correct." It is said that the management of the asylum is considering a discharge of the negroes to Quiet tne aisturoaaca. TTTT