PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, 3IARCII 27, 1911.
VOL. LI-NO. 13,104.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DISASTER
S GLOOM
HANGS LIKE PALL
New YorkSobs Hyster
ically Over Dead.
AFTERMATH OF FIRE TRAGIC
Many Charred Victims Identi
fied Only by Trinkets.
GRIM INVESTIGATION IS ON
Prosecution Promised for Those to
Rlima for Holocaust KeriaeU
Count Show 1 4 1 Ded. 1 3 Dj- ,
Ing Relief Is Started.
NEW TORK. March What will ra
down in history the firs disaster of
Washington 6iur itiUfrt upon Its
aftermath tonight with K of nearly ISO
victim. Identified. The official death list
baa been lessened rather than increased.
Revised count tonlitht show ltl dead,
with tl women and f Irla at death' door
In the hoapftal One hundred and fifty
all told, will perhaps conservatively cor.
er the casualties when thoae whose hor
rible burn and burns are fatal shall hare
Joined their fellow-workers In pine cof
fins st the morgue.
l"reful count In it still ratea the female
vlrtime young and old. at approximately
12 l every one mi. Broadly speaklnic.
they were Jewlsti and Italian, living elth
er on the Out Side or In a small Italian
quarter near tlie scene of the fire.
Nearly all of the dead were under
Is years of a(t. the large majority be-
Ina between 17 and IS. Many wen
only I and a few li years old.
Investigation Is Be(nn.
With all the dead removed from thi
bunding, the Ooroner be (ran an Investi
gation Into the disaster one of several
Inqulrlm which will be conducted by
city departments aided by agents from
the restrict Attorney's office.
An Inquest will be held arid Its results
will be placed before the grand Jury.
Many grand Jurymen visited the scene
and District Attorney Whitman an
nounced that thoae responsible for the
toes of life would be vigorously prose
cuted.
On Thursday night a maas meeting- will
be held at t'ooper Union to agitate for
more adequate protection of so-called
fireproof buildings.
Relief Fund Started.
TTie fnlted Hebrew Charities and the
Hebrew Free Burial 9nrtecles announced
tonight that they were ready to relieve
any distress caused by the fire. The In
dependent Order of B'Xal R'RIth hsi
opened a subMrrlptlon fund throughout
New Tork. Massachusetts. Connecticut
Rhode Island and a portion of Canada
for the sufferers. Directors of ths Met
ropolltsn Opens House have offered the
building free for a benefit performance.
Dr. tieorse M. Price, chairman of the
Investigating committee appointed by the
cloak, suit and shirt Industry of New
Tork. last September to Investigate and
remedy unsanitary and unprotectlve con
ditions affecting members of that union,
gave out tonight a statement with a long
ltat of factory buildings which he says
fall to comply with fire regulations.
Kxpeotrd Happened. Statement.
"What waa expected, has happened."
eys the statement. Those who know of
the slight protection In the lofty build
ings of New Tork. long ago predicted
such a disaster as occured in Washington
Place.. If. however, this building was ths
only one of thoae unprotected, those who
know the situation would not be so ter
rified. But It Is a fact that there It
hardly a large loft bul'.dlng In New
Tork that la property protected againx
flre.-
In a statement to the press. Issued to
day. Borough President McAneny said
that 6X firemen, recently detailed by
Fire Commissioner Waldo for the pur
pose, reported 1504 building lacking
adequate fire escapes.
The building department has) already
Investigated ToO of these 4600 cases and
reported that only 10 per cent of them
were In violation of the building code.
The Asch building. In which Saturday's
disaster occurred, hsd not been reached
among the cases reported by the fire
depsrtment.
Code He-vision Vrgetl.
Mr. atcAnenv urged a thorough revi
sion of the cod. taking the provisions
relative to fire escapes to a commission
of building sad fire experts to be ap
pointed by the city.
Whlie a crowd of morbid thousands
was held back by the police, firemen all
morning with grappling Irons and fire
books sought victims In the flooded cel
lar of the building. A steam pump has
emptied the basement of water during
the morning and the Itremen believed,
a hen they rested at dinner hour, that
they would find no more dead. Tonight,
however, they carried out another body,
making three recovered during the day.
The overcount lsst night wss probably
due to checking off charred portions of
a body as a corpse -
Tile work of the dav shed no light upon
the cause of the blaxe. This probably
never will be known. A spark from
the motor driving the sewing machines,
shooting through the lint-charged air of
the operating room to a four-Inch car-I-et
of scraps on the floor could easllv
CoottDUi oa pas 4 I
PORTLAND CALLS
DETROIT MINISTER
DR. JOHN If. BOVD MA.V 51 C
CEF.I) im. W. H FOILKKS.
First Prcj.hlrrlan Church Commit
tre Select Michigan Tastor, Aged
SO. to 1111 Pulpit.
Rev. Dr. John H. Boyd, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Detroit.
Mich.. In all probability will be the suc
cessor of Rev. William Hlrsm Foulkes
at the First Presbyterian Church of
Portland. Formal action will be taken
at a congregational meeting, called for
o'clock tonight at the church", when
the committee on selection of pastor wilt
report.
After looking closely over the whole
field for a minister to take the pulpit
now- vacated by Rev. Dr. Foulkes. the
members of ths committee on selection
of psstor hsve unanimously decided to
recommend the employment of Rev. Dr.
Boyd, of Detroit. Rev. Dr. Boyd Is one
of the foremost clergymen in the Pres
byterian Church. The church of wtilci
he Is now psstor Is one of the strongest
in the denomination, and has a member
ship of Ilzl. It Is noted for Its large gifts
to benevolence.
The prospective new pastor Is about 50
years old. He Is a power In the denomi
nation, having taken active parts in
rlous arrest meetlnrs of the church
from time to time for many years.
When Dr. John Baleom Shaw, the evan
relist waa here holding revival meet
ings at First Church a month ago. he
recommended Rev.i Dr. Boyd highly, but
said be had no idea the pastor could be
Induced to leave Detroit. Rev. Dr. Edgar
P. Hill, ex-pastor of the First Presby
terian Church here, also spoke highly
of the prospective successor to this pul
pit. but expressed doubt ss to his being
persuaded to leave his present pastorate.
SOCIALISTS AID REPORTERS
Milwaukee Administration to Pro
vide Telephone for Them.'
MILWAUKEE. Wis, March 2K- g pe
dal. When Socialism has been forgot
ten, the unique Idea fostered by the
party In Milwaukee will be revered by
the newspaper profession. The admin
istration Is planning to Install a new
tire alarm telegraph and telephone
equipment of the nature now used In
Portland. Or., with one essential Im
provement. While In that city the sys
tem Includes one box. the fir alarm,
telegraph and the police telephone. In
Milwaukee there will be the addition of
a telephone system to City Hall head
quarters for the use of the newspaper
men. who wish to communicate with
their offices. City employes and news
paper reporters will carry keys to this
telephone box. and authorised reporters
can get Into Immediate communication
with their offices. .-
TIRE HURLS MISSILE FAR
While Tube florets Throws Steel 1 00
Feet Through Window.
IXS ANGELES. CaX. March 26. (Spe
cial. A huge red touting car was slx
sllng through space on Spring; street
today at a rate that looked bad. for
the speed limit, when one of the front
tires burst with a crack like a cannon.
The force of the explosion waa suf
ficient to tesr a big piece off the steel
rim and burl It 100 feet through the
air and through the show window of
he Bradley-Wise Paint Company. S5J
South Spring street, and do damage
Inside to the extent of about 1100,
The name of the cannoneer waa not
ascertained.
MEXICAN PRESIDENT ON WHOSE
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I roKUHIU IM1I ABUU., THE OLD UI.4Z CADltT l.
DE LA BAFIRA HELD
AGENT- OF PEACE
Taft Thinks EndofMex-
ican War in Sight.
CJrWGIE SENDS GREETINGS
Many Sorry to See Ambassa
dor Leave Washington.
HE DEPARTS FOR SOUTH
New Minister of Foreign Relations
n Was Cabinet Expected ' to
Marl Beginning of New Era
In Mexican Affairs.
WASHINGTON-. March The ap
pointment yesterday of Francisco de la
Barra, Mexican Amhassador to the
I'nlted States, as Minister of Foreign
Relations In the new cabinet of Presi
dent Diax. Is bcjleved by official Wash
ington to mark the Initial ataga of an
era of peace in Mexico.
Senor de la Barra departed today to
take up lila new duties.
President Tafi snd Secretary Knox,
as well as the members of the dlplo
matlc corps. It Is known, share this be
lief of coming peace. Many messages
of congratulation today from persons
n various parts of the world to Senor
de la Barra expressed this sentiment.
Andrew Carnegie, who has been In
close communication with Senor de la
Barra. because of the latter s efforts
n behalf of International peace, wired
as follows:
"Cordial congratulations. Although
we shall miss you sadly, we know It
Is for your country's good."
Diplomats; Say Farewell.
Diplomats and high Government of
ficers came In a steady stream today
to bid farewell to the old Minister.
A pathetic sidelight of the day was
the fact that Senor d la Barra waa
required to remain in almost constant
attendance by the bedside of his son,
Francisco, who lay critically ill.
Mr. De la Barra's mission to Mexico
In the face of present, conditions In
that country, la regarded here aa the
most significant occurrence In the Mex
ican situation aince Mr. Llmantour con
ferred In New Tork with Francisco
Madero and Gustavo Madero, father and
brother, respectively, of the revolu
tionary leader. It developed today that
though Senor De la Barra waa In New
Tork In company with Senor LJman
tour. he refrained from participating
in the peace conference there.
De la Barra Informed.
He. however, was fully acquainted
with what passed at these conferences
and. added to this, he since has had an
opportunity while in Washington, to
learn of the contentlona of the revo
lutionist party so that he is entering;
upon his duties as Premier In the Diss
Cabinet aa fully equipped, perhaps, as
his colleague, Llmantour, to deal with
the Insurgent problem.
'Coincident with the departure of De
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RETIREMENT INSTJRRECT0S INSIST, CABINET JUST DISSOLVED. NEW PREMIER AND PROSPECTIVE
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INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
TrsTRRnirP Vaxlmum temperature, M
decrees; minimum. 36 desrecs.
TODAYS Fair, northwesterly winds.
Mexico.
De I. Barra's appointment to Dial CaMnet
looked upon as movement
I'm. 1.
United States Army to use aeroplane for
scouting on Mexican ooroer. i m"
Foreign.
r-hln. Inform. Russia It will accede to Its
- (Irmkndf todar. Pu 3.
Brltlnh socialism and other politicians plsn
snubs for John Hays Hammond, American
envoy to coronation, rase
National.
Democrats In House promise no welcome for
woolarowers. Pace 2.
4fairaxlnrs trill be carried as fast freight.
Fas 2.
Politics...
Tacoma women conducting campaign for
Seymour. Page (I.
W. F. Sheehan before Democratic caacua
for renomlnation for United States sen
ator in New Tork. Pasa 4.
Federal plums In Portland soon to ba "dis
tributed by presiaeni -ran. r-aaw t.
City being combed for available condldates
for Council. . Pace 14.
Labor indorse. Rushlight's candidacy for
Mayor of Portland. Page 4.
Domestie.
Former Seattle woman Is arrested aa rorger
In Los Angeles, rags 3.
College professor calls modern woman para
site, pace l.
Steamer Roae City crashes Into sea wall in
Kan Francisco harbor. Page l.
Roosevelt declares Bible most Influential or
all books. Psge
Hysterical sobs over victims of Are make
New Tork city of gloom. Pane 1.
Tom I Johnson suffers relapse after chatting
with frlenda In sickroom. Pace s.
n.u.hter of German Ambassador to be wed-
ded to attache In wasnington toaay.
Pace S.
ports.
r-v.it Taeite onen. Tuesday, startlnr 1911
baseball season in I nue-i stales, rise o.
Williams Roadsters show form In practice.
Page 8.
Rider burled from machine In motorcycle
race. Page 10.
Pacific Northwest.
Pasco Mayor refusing to oust whole police
force, foes aim to maka town "dry.'
Page 5.
Madras reports welcoming 5000 colonists
since ruth from East becun. pace o.
Portland and Vicinity.
Estimate placea roloniste thus far won. by
Oregon at zzooo. page I.
Central Oreaon dry farm expert wante state
to senn. exninii rsr to lry rarm congrni
at Colorado bpnngs. Page .
Governor West expected to name new Port
Commissioners today. Page 10.
Plet Moto Impilcatea brother in murder of
Macedonian; man free on own recog
nisance. Page lo.
Anne Warwick" revealed as Ruth Chanston,
former Portland girl. Page 8.
Pastor weds couple at conclusion of sermon
on "Marriage Is It bclence or Lottery?
Page 14.
Dr. John H. Boyd, of Detroit, may aac-
ceed Dr. W. H. Foulkea. Page 1.
DIME MENU DAILY ENOUGH
Harvard Professor Says Food Need
ed Costs Little.
BOSTON, Mass., March 2. (Spe
cial.) The "needed" food for one per
son costs but 10 cents daily, according;
to Professor Henderson, of Harvard
Medical School. He says that all
human food, whether It be the rarest
delicacy or the plainest fare, may be
reduced to five simple elements, two of
which are water and salt, which cost
virtually nothing, while the other three
re carbohydrates, protein and fat.
The average man of 155 pounds
weight needs only about four and a
If ounces of food dally, and this
quantity includes 70 per cent of water.
according; to Professor Henderson, who
points out that the essential- food val
ues needed to sustain a man for a day
may be purchased In the open market
for 10 cents.
Professor Henderson Is not advocat
ing- a regimen of a dime a day for
meals, but he cites this bedrock price
of life fuel as something- which every
man should keep In mind, since when
he pays any more he is paying for
flavor, for cleanliness and for con
venience. '
BELOW, JOMi DE LA BARRA, MI.MSTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
LINER ROSE GIT!
TEARS INTO DOCK
Steamer Wreck ir San
Francisco Bay.
PASSENGERS PANIC-STRICKEN
Vessel Careens on Sea Wal
With Heavy List.
NO ONE ON BOARD HURT
Four Tugs Finally Release Dam
aged Ship and ' She Mill Go to
Irrvdock for Repairing; of Se
, rloua Leaks Forward.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. (Spe
clal.) Shattering the huge wharf timbers
as if they were plpestems, the big coast
ing passenger steamer Rose City, of the
San Francisco & Portland Steamship
Company's fleet, crashed into the bulk
head. at the lower end of section No. :
of the seawall this morning. The heavy
steel prow of the vessel went through
the wharf for nearly 40 feet and the
steamer did not come to a standstill un
til the stem was forced high and dry
on the amid and rocKs at i- iooi oi
Stockton street.
The Rose City had a heavy list and
waa so firmly Imbedded in- the litter of
wreckage that it required the assist
ance of four tugs, in addition to ber own
power, to get her afloat again. The dam
age to the steamer and the wharf, will
amount to several thousand dollars. Two
of the Rose City's bow plates were
dented and she is believed to have sus
talned other Injuries below the water
line, which will be revealed ' when she
Is drydocked today.
Panic Follows Shock.
The officers and southbound passen
gers were thrown off their feet by the
terrlflo impact and for a few minutes
there was a panic among the latter. Two
women travelers were so highly excited
that they rushed to the rails with tbe
Intention of leaping Into the water, but
were restrained by other passengers, who
saw that 'there was no danger. No one
was injured.
Captain E. W. Mason, who was on the
bridge when the Rose City tried to climb
on dry land, said the mishap was caused
by contrary tide conditions. The Rose
City arrived in at 6 A. M., from Portland
and after landing her locally-bound pas
sengers at Pier 40, proceeded to the sea
wall to discharge a part cargo of wheat.
Vessel Is Helpless.
Tbe ebbtide was running fast when
Captajn Mason swung the nose of the
Rose City up against It. As the vessel
neared the wharf, her headway was les
sened, and she waa unable to sheer up
to the strong ebb. - The momentum car
ried the steamer squarely bow-on Into
the wharf. The huge stringer pieces
were cut as with a knife euid the timbers
and planking flew In all directions as the
steamer plowed on until she ground
heavily against the rocks. ,
The quarantine tug Argonaut and the
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MODERN WOMAN
CALLED PARASITE
EDrCATOR COMPARES HER TO
THOSE WHO RUINED ROME.
Professor Xearlng, of Pennsylvania
Fears Extravagance and Idle.
" ness of Fair Sex.-
NEW TORK, March 26. (Special.) If
Professor Scott Neanng. who holds
chair In the economic department ofthe
University of Pennsylvania, does not get
"in bad" with the modern woman, the
wonders never cease. Hear himi
"If the women of today continue to bo
the economic burdens to men that they
are now, they will ruin this country Just
as the dissolute women of Rome ruined
that Empire.
"The wife no longer contributes to the
family income by creating values.', Wit
the Increased standard of elaborate dress
ing, she is often Its chief burden.'
"The worran of today Is in the third
stage. Fi -st, she was the slave.
creature that might be beaten by her
lord and master. Second, came a state
of co-operative labor with the cook stov;
and the loom. Now we have the parasite
woman. The whole Idea of the woman
of - fiie middle and upper classes is to
sponge upon the men."
"And whose is the fault?" was asked.
"Nobody Is to blame," answered Pro
feasor Nearlng. "The women of today
are not to blame for what they are, any
more than are the men. But the tim
has come when two roads open before
the woman of the future. Either she
must continue to be a parasite and go
down to ruin, dragging nations with her,
or she must become a producer with an
economic necessity for her existence.'
NOVEL TO BE DRAMATIZED
Mary Anderson Collaborates With
Author of "Garden of Allah."
LONDON, March 26. (Special.)
Madame' Antonio de Navarro, who was
known on the stage as Mary Anderson,
has written In collaboration with Rob
ert Hichens a five-act play founded. on
the book by Hitchens, "The Garden of
Allah."
Tbe play is to be produced at an
early date by George Tyler, who has
secured both the American and Eng
lish stage rights. ' Madame De Nav
arro and Mr. Hitchens are both visit
ing at Biskra, an oasis in the Desert
of Sahara.where some Of the scenes of
the play are laid.
It Is hoped that Forbes Robertson
will consent to appear here In the orig
lnal production.
CO-EDS TO TRUDGE DAILY
O. A. C. Girls to Walk for Hour 14-
Mile Trip Planned.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Or, March 26. (Special.)
That the college girls are to be real
cross-country "hikers" is shown by the
programme outlined by Miss Frances
Huston of the physical culture depart
ment. According to her plans the co
eds will be taken for a walk of an
hour's duration every day during the
week and for longer walks every Sat
urday.
The first Saturday walk will be to
Philomath and return, meaning a walk
of 14 miles. The next "hike" will prob
ably be to Albany, between 13 and 14
miles. This exercise is to be continued
throughout the remaining Spring
months of the college year.
COMMANDER OF ARMY OF MEXICO
22,
01
COLON STS
By
Cut Rates Bring Army
in 17 Days.
TOTAL MAY CLIMB TO 35,000
Two-thirds of Visitors Are
Entranced by State.
TRAINS BEAR 1000 DAILY
Every County Gains by "Go-AVcsf
Movement, Farms Attracting the
, Most Xeweomers Willamette -. ,
- i
Valley Is Most Popular.
Since reduced rates on the railroad
entering the Ndrthwest went into effect
17 days ago, it Is estimated that 22,00a
eolonlsts have come to Oregon.
The rush of the first few days over,
the dally arrivals are coming In with si
steady stream estimated at 1000 in every;
24 hours. This rate of influx will con
tinue, it is believed, until the last week:
of the low fares, when the daily arrivals
may be 2000 or 2500 again.
At this rate the total number of col
onists coming to the state on account of
the present cheap fares will approximata
35,000 instead of 30,000 as first estimated,
when the cut-rate period ends.
It is not reasonable to believe, however.
that all the visitors will become perma
nent residents of Oregon. Many are op
portunity seekers. Who take advantage of
the low rates merely for the purpose of
viewing prospective, investments; other
only want to travel, and a few fail in.
their purpose of buying land or obtain
ing employment after their arrival. Rail
road officials and representatives of Uia .
commercial bodies figure that two-thirds
of the new arrivals become permanent;
residents of the state. According to this
estimate the total new population gained
through the colonist movement this
Spring will be about 24,000.
Rush Begins Early. i
The reduced rates went Into effect Fri
day, March 10, and a heavy sale resulted
at the start. On account of the distance)
over which most colonists had to travel
there were no arrivals on the first two
or three days. The following Monday
March 13 the incoming trains carried
quite a number bearing the special Issua
of tickets. It is estimated that 500 ar
rived that day. Tuesday tbe number of
arrivals was at least 1500 and Wednesday
this increased to 2000. The heaviest entry
was recorded Thursday and Friday March
16 and IT, the estimated figures being 2500
for each of those days. On the following
three days the number dropped back t
2000, while laet Tuesday and Wednesday
about 1500 came In each day. The daily;
average since then has been 1000.
Thus far the Middle West that terri
tory between the Allegheny range and
the Rocky Mountains has furnished the
great majority of the new arrivals. Tha
larger cities have sent but few. Most
of those arriving at the two Portland
depots have come from the farms or the
small towns.
Settlers From Many States.
Classified according to states, it is im
possible, until the final reports of the
selling agents are received, to estimate
the origin of this small army. It is be
lieved, though, that the chain of states
bordering- on the Mississippi River.
Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and
Arkansas has been the source of- more
than half of all the new arrivals. More?-
over, other states in the South have con
tributed a share. Some have come from
s far away as Florida, while Georgia,
Tennessee, Kentucky and other Southern
States have recruited scattering bands.
Indiana, jOhio, New York, West Virginia.
and Pennsylvania also have been tho
former homes of many, and even the so
called Western States, that are bidding
for settlers, too, have furnished a con
siderable part of Oregon's new popula
tion. Kansas, Colorado, Utah and even
Idaho have been forsaken for Oregon.
It would be difficult to obtain accur
ate information as to the occupations of
the intended newcomers. While the state
at large and the commercial interests of
Portland have encouraged the homeseek
ers to locate on farms or In the small
towns of the state. It is believed that
Portland will become the permanent
home of more incoming travelers than
tbe farming districts. It is probable that
some of those who take up residences
in this city may drift on to the farms
later.
Farms Attract Mosf.
Maybe the general head of agriculture
would include more individuals than any
other; the amlbltion of those who are
most Interested in the development of
the state la to have fully 80 per cent of '
. the newcomers go to the farms.
The Willamette Valley has been the
destination of the greatest percentage of
those who leave Portland. Central. Ore
gon, reached by the new railroads that
have pierced that territory, take the next
greatest number. The towns along the
Columbia come In for a large share, while
Southwestern Washington has attracted
a few. Nearly every section of the state
has benefited fronr the colonist move
ment and not a county of Oregon is
without a score or more additional clti-
aa a result.
WON
OREGON