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Instead He Gives Diaz
24 Hours to Resign.
ATTACK ON JUAREZ DUE TODAY
ftebel Leader Deaf to Plead
ings of Delegates. .
FORCES SURROUND CITY
Delegation of Friends of Both Par
ties Even Offer Surrender or
Juares. bat Cltimatum About
DLas Is Unchanged.
EL VASO. Tex, April 10. Unless the
Federals make an attack on the rebel
army. F. L Madero aaya there will be no
assault on Juares until after o'clock
Friday afternoon. If by that time be
baa not received assurances from Por
Brlo Dial that he will retire from the
presidency. Madero declares that the
Juares fight will take place at once.
-All that the Federals want Is time to
brine up more reinforcements." he said
today, when asked If he would consider
an armistice.
-j will give Tla 21 hours to resign."
he said this afternoon, when a delega
tion of Kl Pasoans and Mexican cltlxens
called upon him In his camp In the hills
near Juares and asked him to consider
peace terms. The latter assertion was
not only a reply to the volunteer peace
commission, but also to Gonzales Gar-secretary-genera!
of the revolution
ary Junta, who carried a message from
Ir. Gomes In Washington on asking
for a delay In the attack. He said It
was his final reply to all attempts to
secure peace: that Diaz must surrender
the presidency.
Dia Most Co, Jaare Surrender.
The volunteer peace commissioners
who visited the provisional president
and lnsurrecto commander went under
the permission of the Federals and made
the trip In two automobiles with white
flags. The Associated Press correspon
dent was In the camp when Madero met
them."
After the conference Madero dictated
the following:
"The peace commission came unoffi
cially and asked under what terms I
would make peace. I said I would
agree, as I have already said to Dr.
Gomez, that In the Interest of peace I
would resign as provisional president of
Mexico. bit only If I consider that the
will of the people has been satisfied,
otherwise the revolution will continue,
notwithstanding my peace negotiations.
"I know the people want the retire
ment of Dlas and no re-election. For
that purpose I will accept as provisional
president any one of the members of
the present cabinet who will call a new
election.
In case this condition Is agreed upon,
we want Juares -to be delivered to us.
and then an armistice will be signed.
"I will wait nntn tomorrow evening
to hear the result of the peace nego
tiations, which are being directed by
Pr. Vaaques Gomes. If tomorrow night
no answer cornea I will commence hos
tilities." Madero Ready to Sacrifice All.
The peace pilgrimage waa made up
of Fella Martlnes. of El Paso. Esqulbel
Obregon and Oscar Branlff, of Mexico
City, speaking Independently, but for the
federal government; Sylvestro Terrasas,
of Chihuahua; Dr. J. A. Samanco, of
El Psso; Lots L. Samanco. of Juares.
and Emlltano Enrique, of Chihuahua.
The conference was attended by Ma
dero In person. Colonel Jose de la Lus
Blanco. Lieutenant-Colonel Garibaldi.
Raoul Madero and Frederick Gonxales
Garxa. provisional Secretary of State and
head of the Mexican revolutionary junta
In El Paso.
After the self-appointed peace com
missioners had returned to El Paso.
Felix Martlnes gave out the statement
of their trip. .
"1 do not want the Presidency." Ma
dero said, and repeated frequently dur
ing the conference. "1 am willing to
sacrifice everything wealth, position,
family name and even mr life for the
cause of Mexico; Dlas ought not to heel
tat to sacrifice the position that he has
held for 30 years for the cause of his
country."
Peace Delegates Vainly Plead.
Esqulbel Obregon. who. with Senor
Oscar Branlff. had gone from Mcxk-o
City to Washington to consult with Dr.
Vasques Gomes regarding any possibil
ities of peace, spoke In behalf of the
federal government and agreed to trans
mit any terms Madero might suggest to
the President at Mexico City. They were
acting only as private cltlxens bent upon
seeing a peaceful condition of affairs
in their native country, they told Ma
dero. -We have no ax to grind." Obregon
said at the conference. "All we want
Is to stop the bloodshed and destruc
tion of property. The Mexican govern
ment has granted all of the conces
sions you (Madero) have asked for.
and the moral victory, for which all
tig battles are fought, has already
been won. Why cause further suffer
ing and misery among the people that
are your people and my people?"
Os.-ar Branlff said:
"I am President Dial' best friend.
iCosclodsd ea face 3.)
MADE
RD WILL FJO
6RAHT AHMISTIGE
GOULD TIE CALLS
ISLAND PRINCESS
SIRS. DAVID KAWAXAVAKOA OX
WAT TO XEW YORK.
Doky Member of Royal Hawaiian
Family to ' Attend Coronation
After Miss Graham Is Bride.
SAX FRANCISCO, April 20. (Spe
cial.) The Pacific MalL liner Siberia
arrived at noon today from the Orient
via Honolulu. Among the prominent
passengers was Princess David Ka
wanakoa, who will tarry in 6an Fran
cisco but one day 'before continuing to
New Tork. where she will attend the
wedding of Jay Gould and Miss Annie
Douglas Graham. April 29.
The Princess, who la mother of the
three remaining members of the Ha
waiian royal family, is a relative of
the young woman who, by her beauty
alone, won her way Into the Gould
family..
The Prlncesa Kawanakoa. who was
the beautiful Abby Campbell, of Hawaii
and San Francisco. Is not a good sailor
and never has become Inured to the
rigors of mal da mer. She was among
the first to walk down the plank and
expressed her pleasure volubly at again
being on land. She was met by Mrs.
Kate -Voorhles Henry, her most Inti
mate friend In San Francisco. Mrs.
Ilenry Is as beauteously- f,r th
Princess Is dusky, and the two attract
ed much admiration as they walked to
their waiting limousine.
Immediately after the Gould-Graham
nuptials, the Princess and Mrs. Henry,
who will aocompany her East tomor
row, will sail for England to attend
the coronation ceremonies.
The Princess carries the distinction
of being the only American woman to
be "commanded" by King George and
Queen Mary to attend the coronation.
The command was made as a courtesy
to the royal Hawaiian family, which as
a dynasty became extinct when the Isl
ands came under the domination of the
United States.
CHALONER TO PAY EX-WIFE
ovelist Anielie Rives, Xovr Princess
Troubet&key, Gets $3 600 Yearly.
NEW TORK, April 20. (Special.)
Princess Troubetakey. who was Amelia
Rives, the novelist, took the witness
stand before Referee George M. Mac
vn.r todav in support of her claim
for an allowance of $300 a year from
her ex-husband. John Armstronr Chal
oner. on the ground that when she
got her divorce from Chaloner In South
Dakota In 1195 she made no ciaim on
him for about 120.000 or her earnings
that he had Invested.
Chaloner. who has been adjudged In
competent. In this state, did not object
to payment, and Thomas T. Sherman,
acting for the estate. Informed the ref
th.t it would gratify -Chaloner if
the amount were allowed. The referee
recommended the allowance, and Jus
tice Blanchard signed an order direct
ing payment of the money.
Princess Troubetskey testified that
she got $20,000 from her writings at
various times and that Chaloner un
derstood it was to bo returned to her
and promised many times to return It.
In answer to a question by the referee
the Princess said that in consideration
of payment of $3600 a year, which is to
be Increased to $6000 when Chaloner is
able to pay It. she will release him
of all claims against him.
WEST ORDERS CLERK OUT
John W., Throne, or Insurance Cora
. mlsfclon, Jold to Resign.
SALEM. Or, April 20. (Special.)
The political ax has fallen cgaln at the
State Capitol and John M. Throne, of
the Insurance Commissioners' depart
ment, has submitted his resignation at
the Instance of Governor West.
Mr. Throne was employed during
Governor Benson's administration and
is a Republican. Governor West ac
cuses Throne of "making Indiscreet re
marks" concerning Weat In the cam
paign and as a result the Governor
notified Mr. Kozer to discharge his
head clerk. He will be succeeded by
Charles Wilson, of Portland.
Mr. Throne comes from Roseburg and
Is a Republican. Ula resignation goes
Into effect May 1.
HONEYMOON TARDY LONG
Aberdeen Minister and Wife, SO
Years 3farrled, Take Trip.
ABERDEEN. Wash. April 20. (Spe
cial.) After 30 yeara of married life
Rev. and Mrs. F. F. -W. Greene sailed
today on the steamer Centralia for
California on what Is to be their honey
moon. Friends showered them .with
rice and their stateroom was filled
with flowers and gifts or all kinds.
Rev. Mr. Greene Is pastor of SL
Andrew's Episcopal Church here. He
has been 111 for several weeks, due to
overwork and his parish Is giving him
this trip as a tribute of its regard for
him. He and his wife never had time
to make a honeymoon Journey.
CANFIELD'S PLACE IS SOLD
American Monte Carlo Bought by
Saratoga Springs Village.
SARATOGA. N. T, April 20 Richard
A. Canfield's famous clubhouse and
park was bought todsy by the village
of Saratoga Springs for 1150.000 and
will be added to the State Mineral
Springs reservation.
The Canfleld place was famous as an
American Monte Carlo
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ARE TAKEN BACK
Mexico Retracts When
Note Offends.
INTERVENTION NOT DESIRED
Wilson's Question Causes Sur-r
prise to de la Barra.
AMERICAN ARMY FEARED
Minister Tells Deputies Shooting at
Agua Prlcta Was Done by Ameri
cans in Lopes' Army United
States to Be Mollified.
MEXICO CITY, April 20. Mexico to
night, through Minister of Foreign Af
fairs de la Barra. modified her reply
to the note of President Taft regarding
the Agua Prleta Incident.
Minister de la Barra requested Am
bassador Wilson to notify the State De
partment at Washington that he desired
to recall that portion of his recent note
In which he expressed the surprise felt
by Mexican officials at the crossing of
the International boundary by "Individ
uals of the American Army."
He referred to the Incident of Captain
Gaujot and Lieutenant Moore who en
tered Agua Prleta on the day of the
fight and accepted the surrender of a
body of federal troops. In view of the
late reports, the Minister declared his
belief that the officers did not cross the
line to ask the garrison to surrender.
The Minister asked the American Am
bassador to call at the department and
briefly he outlined the character of the
modification he wished to make. He
had read In the afternoon papers the
story from Washington In which it was
said the note from Mexico had created
an unfavorable Impression.
Intervention Not Desired.
Discussing the attitude of the Wash
ington officials. Ambassador Wilson
aaked Minister de la Barra If he was
expected to understand that Mexico was
attempting to force the United States to
Intervene.
Expressing his surprise. Minister de
la Barra assured him that nothing of
the kind was intended. He assured the
Ambassador It was the desire of Mexico
to avoid any possible misunderstanding
growing out of the controversy.
He desired to have the United States
understand that nothing that had oc
curred, either In the affairs on the fron
tier or in the correspondence growing
out of It. would Justify the impression
that Mexico desired the Interference of
the United States. -
Mr. Wilson assured the Minister he
would Immediately forward the request
of the Department of Foreign Affairs
to Washington.
Mr. de la Barra, the Ministes-of For
eign Relations, made a report to the
Chamber of Deputies on relations with
the United States, in which he stated
Mexico's defense In regard to the
shooting of American cltlxens at Agua
Prleta and made frequent allusions to
the large American Army assembled
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INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
. The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 74
decre: minimum. 40 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair; winds shifting to southerly.
Mexico.
Madero refuses to grant armistice and will
. attack Juares today unless Diaz resigns
In meantime. Page 1.
Senator Stone proposes Intervention, but
loaders of both parties "oppose him.
Pace 2.
De la Barra retracts offensive words In
rote to Taft and says Intervention Is not
desired. Page 1.
National.
Party affiliations forgotten in debate on
reciprocity in House. Page 5.
Domestic.
Mormon Church and. State of Utah In con
certed move to investigate charges of
Importation of English women for im
moral purposes. Page 5.
Chicago Lutheran minister admits having
three wives, is arrested on complaint of
third. Page 1.
Police Chief Seymour refuses to wink at
Vice aa McCarthy desires and quits, ru
mor In San Francisco. Page 6.
Five Americans tunneled for yea to rob
Panama bank of $100,000. Page 6.
J. P. Morgan's man. Day, heads Equitable
Life at 130,000 yearly salary. Page 1. -
Ex-Senator Hopkins testifies abou Lo rimer
bribery. Page 3.
Rivalry for president-general of Daughters
of American Revolution is keen. Page 8.
Princess David Kawanakoa arrives In San
Francisco, bound to attend Gould-Graham
wedding. Page 1.
Paclfle Northwest. .
Mayor-elect Parks, of Aberdeen, locks
horns with Council over appointments.
Page T.
Pardon denied W. Cooper Morris, and prison
looms near. Page o.
W. W. Seymour takes oath of office as
Mayor of Tacoma, replacing Mayor Faw-
cett, recalled. Page 7.
Depositors In failed Vsncouver bank may
get 60 per cent. Page 7.
Sports.
Northwestern League results yesterday:
tpokane 3, Portland 2; Victoria 2. Ta
coma. 0; Seattle 3, Vancouver 1. Page 8.
Pacific Coast League results yesterday:
Portland 4, Los Angeles 8; San Francis
co 7. Sacramento 2; Vernon 10, Oakland
3. Page 8.
Coulon has big shade on Phil MoGovern Jn
ten-round bout. Page 8.
Ex-Champion Beals Wright defeats Brandt
Wlikeraham at tennis. Page 8.
Nine slashing bouts seen at Columbus Club
smoker. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Coal tests for lighthouse tenders to be
made. Page 18.
Wheat soars at Chicago In response to bad
foreign crop reports. Page 19.
Gould atocks affected by uncertainty of
road' a affairs. Page 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Veteran passenger man says Rose Festival
will be better than coronation. Page 9.
Steamer Shaver damaged $15,000 by fire.
Page 12.
Milkmen plan co-operative distribution qf
produce to city customers. Page IS.
Cameron's prospective opponent is yet un
announced. Psge 9.
Grand Jury aummons three members of po
lice and' clergyman after Municipal As
sociation representative testifies, page 14.
Sixty-five nominations made for 13 munici
pal offices. Page 12.
Dr. Andrew C. Smith tells of compact with
C. K. Henry over postofflce site. Page S.
Werleln and Lombard, Mayoralty candi
dates., hurl charges at each other In
Masonic Temple debate. Page 1.
East Side business men favor vacation of
streets. Page 4.
MRS: BURKE-ROCHE TO WED
Her Engagement to Brother of Lord
Decles Is Announced. v
AKRON, C April 20. (Special.) The
engagement of Mrs. Burke-Roche,
daughter of the late Frank Work, and
fourth cousin of B. C. Work, eldest son
of the Work family In Akron, to Ro
bert Seton Beresford, brother of Lord
Decles. who married Miss Marjorie
Gould, Is announced.
Mrs. Burke-Roche and Beresford have
been in each other's company a great
deal since the arrival of Beresford from
England to act as best man at his
brother's wedding.
Mrs. Burke-Roche has been married
three times. . She was divorced from her
last husband, Aurel Batonyi, after her
father had referred to him as a "fortune-bunting
coachman." Frank Work,
from whose estate Mrs. Burke-Roche
Inherited $1,000,000, was one of the most
famous horsemen In the world.
MEANING OF THOSE SOCIALIST " VICTORIES.'
MORGAN'S MAN IS
EQUITABLE'S HEAD
President Day to Get
$50,000 Yearly.
MORTON RECEIVED $80,000
Directors Indorse Plan for
. Mutualization of Society.
MONEY KING APPROVES
Xew York Insurance Commissioner
Advises Board to Defer Elevation
of Vice-President, Pending
Changes bat Is Disregarded.
NEW YORK. April 20. Against the
advice of Superintendent Hotchklss, of
the State Department of Insurance and
Its trustees, the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society, by vote of its board of di
rectors today. elected W. A. Day, J.
Plerpont Morgan's candidate, to succeed
the late Paul Morton as president of the
society, at a salary of $50,000 a year, as
against the $S0,000 a year paid to Mr.
Morton. No vice-president was chosen
to succeed Mr. Day.
The board continued the present com
mittee on mutualization and lnstructea
It to co-operate with the State Depart
ment of Insurance, with the trustees and
with Mr. Morgan.
The vote stood 26 for Mr. Day and
three against and later was made unani
mous. Thomas Spratt, chairman of the
committee on reorganization, said alter
the meeting that there had been no op
position to Mr. Gray on personal grounds
but that the trustees and Superintend
ent Hotchklss believed the election
should have been postponed until a defi
nite mutualisetion plan had been ef
fected. Hotchklss Makes Address.
For an hour, Mr. Hotchklss addressed
the directors.
"The majority of shares In this society
to be exact 602 shares put of 1000,"
he told them, "Is now owned by J. Pler
pont Morgan and for him held by three
trustees. I believe that Mr. Morgan fa
vors mutualization. In fact, he has told
me so; but Mr. Morgan is T4 years old,
and we all know what distrust, unrest
and anxiety have attended a change in
control of the society in the past.
"Here we have a corporation with
500,000 policyholders In this country,
Canada, Great Britain, Australia, India,
all over the world, as nearly permanent,
one may say, as any corporate institu
tion In the world can be.
"Is this corporation to be sold and re
sold at the will of an Individual owner,
perhaps to be exploited, certainly to be
Intrigued for, or Is It to be enfran
chised and own Itself?".
Resolution Is Adopted.
Following Mr. Hotchklss' address the
directors adopted bo following resolu
tion: "Resolved, that It is the senee of this
board that mutualization, as suggested
by Superintendent of Insurance Hotch
kiss In his letter of January 18, to
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PARSON ADMITS
HAVING 3 WIVES
THIRD MATE, HIS "TRUE LOVE,"
CACSES HIS ARREST.
Chicago Lutheran Asks Court Not to
Hold First Tie Against Him.
Grand Jury to Inquire.
CHICAGO, April 20. Kurt Carlson,
who says his real name Is Kurtz
Mueller, and that he Is an ordained
Lutheran minister, pleaded guilty to
day In the Municipal Court to having
three wives living. He was arraigned
on complaint of the third wife, whom
he described as his "true love," and In
his story to the court he said he
thought his first marriages "should
not be held against him."
These are the three wives and the
reason he married or left them, as
given by Mueller:
Wife No. 1 Kate Mazer Mueller, of
Sutton, NebT; married her because dea
cons of his church said it was not
good for a young man pastor to re
main unmarried.; after four years
left her because of her simplicity of
mind and hie own "elevated mentality."
She is the mother of three of his chil
dren. Wife No. 2 Annte De Block Mueller,
of Detroit, Mich. She married him for
his money ten months after he left his
first wife. After two months she left
him; Is the mother of one child.
Wife No. 3 Amelia Fehl Carlson,
Chicago, his "true love." Married her
18 monthB ago In Chicago.
Mueller has been working as an elec
trician. He was held to the grand
jury in bonds of $2000.
PEANUT ROLLER PAYS BET
Wheelbarrow Rides Also Enjoyed by
Opponents of Fawcett.
TACOMA, Wash., April 20. (Spe
cial.) Wearing on his back a large
placard labeled "I voted for A. V.
Fawcett," Al Smith today laboriously
rolled a peanut with a big steel crow
bar from a barber shop at Ninth and
C streets to the Tacoma Hotel. Smith
made his freak bet with J. R. Kline,
who had picked Seymour to win. Smith
had plenty of company on his peanut
rolling expedition, the crowd being so
dense in places that he had trouble
keeping trace of his peanut.
Louis Leth enjoyed a three-hour
wheelbarrow ride today, the motive
power being supplied by Martin De
vlne, who had picked Fawcett to win.
A second wheelbarrow bet was paid by
Warren Cady, a tlmberman, who
wheeled Jerry Meeker from a saloon
on Pacific avenue to the Donnelly
Hotel and back.
The biggest cash bet was $2500 put
up at even money by John Novak, an
oysterman, and taken by a lumberman
whose name was kept secret.
Mayor Fawcett retired to private life
at 3 P. M. and Mayor-elect Seymour
took the oath of office. Fawcett an
nounced that he propably would never
seek office again. The official canvass
of the returns today showed 21,711
votes cast and Seymour's majority 733.
SURGEONS CURE CRIMINAL
Growth Pressing on Brain Causes
Xevadan to Commit Murder.
CARSON, Nev., April 20. Following
an operation on his skull. Frank Ever
ett, sent to state's prison for life In
1906 for the murder of Roundhouse
Foreman E. Malone In Mlna, Nev, was
conditionally pardoned -today by the
Board of Pardons. His continued
freedom depends on his future conduct.
Everett's relatives said he was in
sane when he shot Malone upon the
latter's refusal to provide a special lo
comotive for him. After four years
of effort before the Pardon Board, the
prisoner was operated upon for the re
moval of a foreign growth In the skull,
and a small section of bone was cut out,
releasing pressure on the brain.
Everett recovered normal mentality
and the doctors said his case had been
"Jacksonian" epilepsy, which is cura
Me. In the bone was a rusty needle.
COACH CRIPPLED IN PLAY
3Ilchlgan and Chicago Yells Ring
Out as Athletes Clash.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, Or., April 20. (Special.) As a
result of a playful episode In which the
athletic rivalry between the University
of Michigan and Chicago played a prom
inent part. Dr. Steckle, coach of the
college track team, is confined at his
apartment with a broken leg.
The Injury was received In a friendly
skirmish between Steckle and Fred
Walker, coach of the baseball team. At
the close of practice tonight the two
coaches were in the gymnasium. Steckle,
who Is an old Michigan football star,
picked up a football and yelled "Michi
gan." Walker, who Is an ex-Chicago
halfback, responded with the Chicago
yell, and then the athletes clashed.
COUNTY IS LAWYERLESS
Last One In Kansas Section Dies and
Murder Case Waits.
TOPEKA, Kan., April 20.--Stanton
County, Kansas, with a population of
1084, has not a lawyer In Its midst. S.
M. Brewster, State Senator of Doniphan
County, was today appointed special as
sistant Attorney-General and designated
to act as County Attorney in a murder
case In Stanton.
Several weeks ago Marlon Cole, Stan
ton County Attorney and the last lawyer
In the county, died. The murder case,
thus held In abeyance, will be tried next
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CANDIDATE
TARGET OF OTHER
Werlein and Lombard
in Sharp Debate.
COUNCIL CALLED BAD TRUST
City Treasurer Says Rival Is
Betrayer of City.
PAVING CONNECTION CITED
Ex-City Father Seeking Major's
Chair Denounces Charter and
Foe Vpholds It Warmly.
800 Hear Discussion.
Sharp charges were hurled at Gay
Lombard by his Republican opponent
for the Mayoralty nomination. City
Treasurer Werleln, at a joint discussion
between the candidates In the Masonic
Temple befgre an audience of 800 per
sons last night Thomas J. Fording
was chairman of the meeting, which
was the largest gathering of voters in
a municipal campaign held In Portland
In years. Councilman Rushlight, the
third Republican candidate for Mayor,
was not present.
Council Called "Trust."
Ignoring the personal references of
Mr. Werleln, Mr. Lombard delved Into
serious discussion of municipal affairs
which he censured severely and recom
mended the adoption of a commission
form of government as the only rem
edy. He denounced the present char
ter as "obsolete and old-fashioned."
He reiterated his charges against the
present City Council, which, he said,
under the present charter constitutes
"the greatest trust with which the
people of Portland have to deal." He
made the assertion that the new cre
matory plant was "a political job got
ten up In payment of a political debt,
no matter whether the Health Board
or anybody else did it."
Paving Bases Attack.'
Betrayal of the city through hia
activity in introducing before the Coun
cil resolutions calling for street paving
in view of the fact that a bonding com
pany,' of which Mr. Lombard was presi
dent, bonded the contractors, was among
the charges made by Werlein against his
opponent.
Werlein further charged Mr. Lombard
with lack of knowledge of the pro
visions of the present charter and
resented feelingly the published imputa
tions by Mr. Lombard that Werieln, as
City Treasurer, in 1907 deposited city
funds in banks without obtaining ade
quate security, in violation of the city
charter. It was In this part of his dis
cussion that Mr. Werleln alluded to Mr.
Lombard, Indicating him with his finger,
as "this man," instead of calling him
by name.
Charter Is Upheld.
Mr. Werleln defended the present city
charter, which, he said, was one of the'
best documents of its kind in the coun
try. He asserted that It should be given
a thorough trial by good men having
the courage of their convictions. Faults
now found In the administration of the
city government, declared Werleln, were
due, not to the charter itself, but to the
men who were responsible for Its Inter
pretation and application to municipal
affairs. With good men in the Council
and the provisions of the charater correct
ly applied, Mr. Werlein argued, the gen
eral public would be satisfied with the
results.
Sympathy for Council Felt.
Mr. Lombard, In his argument, ac
cuses Mr. Werleln of evading Lombard's
demand that he Inform the voters what
he thought of the members of the pres
ent Council., In his rebuttal, however,
Mr. Werlein said he "had deep sympathy
for these men (Councilmen) who are
doing the best they know how, but the
best they know how is not very good."
Introducing the discussion, Mr. Wer
leln, who spoke for 30 minutes, said no
patented form of government known to
the ingenuity of man would give satis
factory results unless administered prop
erly. He said that under the present
charter the funds of the city were being
squandered and dissipated, not through
dishonesty, but because the men direct
ing the city's affairs . did not under
stand the charter provisions.
Tax Increase Cited.
Quoting statistic Mr. Werleln
showed that the taxes of the City of ..
Portland had increased from $660,222.54
in 1906 to $1,124,986 in 1910 and $1,617,
187 in 1911, or an 1 urease of 50 per
cent during the last 12 months.
"Relief from Increasing taxation,
said Mr. Werlein, "cannot be expected
as long as those closest to the Council
continue to get their hands into the
city treasury. There is no justice in
paying one employe $100 a month and
another employe $150 for doing the
same class of work. I would not be
parsimonious, but would pay for every
job the salary that the work is worth.
. Overpaid Are Assailed.
"I am not after the men in the street
cleaning department, who are earning
the wages they receive, but I am after
the men "higher up,' who, under the
present system, are building up a sys
tem of 'ring rule and boss politics.'
Under this system men are now In the
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