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' PORTLAND. OREGOyWEPNESDA 3IAY 24.1911. FBICE FIVE CENTS. VOL- L.1 -- " : COLONEL BLETHEN ACCUSED OF GRAFT Seattle Times' Owner ' Indicted Thrice. POLITICAL SCHEME IS BLAMED Dancehall Corruption, Libel, Conspiracy Charged. TWO EDITORS HELD, TOO TnblUtM-r Says Tier. M. A. Matthews I Responsible for Grand Jury's Act and That riot I at Bottom of ScnaUon. SEATTLE. May 21 The. most sensa tional Incident of tea so-called anti-rlcs crusade that began last Fall and that resulted In the recall of Mayor Gill, and the retirement of all tha city Council rnea friendly to him. occurred today In tha Indictment of tha following men: Colonel Alden J. Blethen. editor and owner of tha Seattle Times. Clarence C. Blethen. managing- editor t)f tha Seattle Time. Chauncey B. Ratnbun. city editor rf the Seattle Times. Colonel Blethen Is Indicted thrice on charges of criminal libel, conspiracy and participation In dancehall craft. Clar ence C. Bletheo Is Indicted for alleged criminal libel and conspiracy, and Chauncey B. Rathbun la also accused of criminal libel. The complaining witness In the libel cases Is J. T. C. Kellogg. Inquisitor of the Council InTestlgatlng committee last Winter. Politic," Says Blethen. Colonel Blethen declares that tha In dictments against him are tha result of politics and his refusal to become the -tool" of Dr. Mark A. Matthews, who brousht Detective Burns to Seattle to Jasesttgate affairs of the city. All the Indicted persona were arrested nd released on their own recognizance. The Indictments grow out of the uu Xtlcipal campaign last Sprtng and the so called antl-vtce crusade that began last year and resulted In the recall of Mayor Citll and the removal and Indictment of Chief of Police Wsppensteln. Attorney John K. Murphy, prosecutor, at first refused to sign the presentments. The grand Jury came into court and re quested that Murphy sign them. Judge Mala ruled that he must sign the bills and the attorney c.d so. The grand Jury returned seven more Indictments, which were sealed by Judge Main. Instructions were given that the Uentlty of tha persons accused should not be divulged until the arrests were Dade. One not a trua Mil was returnej acalnst k person whose Identity was not re vealed under order of the court. Traill "ll. Says 1U1I tor. Colonel Blelhen made the following statement: -Thesa Indictments are the outcome of politics pure and simple and neither one of them la founded upon a grain of trutb and no candid, honest men would ever have found an Indictment as the result. "Tha city has been sconred for two months and scores of witnesses have been put before the grand Jury for the sole purpose . of connecting tha editor rf the Times with some species of graft untWr the GUI administration, but up to data there Isn't a scintilla of evidence to establish any such charge. -Even the Indictments which have been rendered against one or two per sona charging graft are based on the alleged confession of two notorious lawbreakers both of whom swore be fore tha Investigating committee that they tad never paid a cent to any one for the light to conduct gambling In the restricted district. Minister Is Blamed. -So far as the editor of the Times be concerned tha Indictment brought against him for conspiracy Is simply the result of his refusal to become a tool of Dr. Mark A. Matthews, who acknowledges over his own signature that he brought Detective William J. Burns to this city on his own motion. paid the expense himself and then jle mended a grand jury. -Four times Matthews demanded of the editor of the Times that ha go to Matthews study In his church for con ference, the purpose supposedly being to persuade the editor of the Times to turn bis newspaper against tha ex Chief of Police and generally support Matthews In his rati1 against men whom be has denounced as thieves and double-crossera Aa the editor of the Times sincerely believes In the honesty of ex-Chief tVsppenste'.a and absolutely In his ef ficiency and ability aa an organiser of police force by reason of his experience In Seattle during the last five years, the editor refused to Join the gang whose sole object Is to pat the ex-Chief behind bars. The editor ef the Times does not be lieve that one sentence of honest testi mony has been put before the grand Jury touching the former Chief and will continue to so believe until the contrary be proved n open court before a trial Jury. -It la because the Times would not Join tha gang of marauders headed by KARL JORN FAMOUS TENOR, WEDS AGAIN SINGER WHO GAVE FIRST WIFE TO RIVAL AGA1X BENEDICT. Bride Is Penns jlranla Girl and Wedding Took Place Month Ago, but Is Kept Secret. XBir YORK." May . (Special.) Karl Jorn. the famous German tenor, who has been under contract with tha Metropolitan Opera Company for the two last seasons and who a year ago relinquished his wife to a Berlin den tist, endowing her with 1:5.000 and bidding her be happy in her new choice, sailed today on the Holland-American liner Rotherdam. with a new bride, to whom he was secretly married In Penn sylvania more than a month ago. The singer Is as secretive about his last adventure aa he was frank con cerning the friendly arrangement with his first wife by which he released her In favor of Dr. William Mlederer. Not even to bis Intimate friend and man ager, Frederick J. Turner, did he dis close the Identity of his second wife or under what circumstances the ro mance developed. Jorn waa smiling when found by the reporters this morning, but he refused, to discuss hta affairs. He made only one remark and that waa: "All women are devils except one's wife and one's another." WOMEN MENACE OFFICIAL Street Commlnsioner Charged With Had Faith by Crowd. SPOKANE. Wash.. May IS. (Spe cial.) Commissioner Z- E. Hayden was surrounded and threatened by a crowd of IS angry women this afternoon af ter the commissioners had voted to pnt through the Ash-street paring plan. The women, who opposed the paving, paid no attention to the other commis sioners, who had also voted for the Improvement, but charged Commissioner Hayden with bad faith, and .said he could no longer have the support of tha women's vote. - In voting for the paving of Ash street from Broadway to Northwest boule vard, the commissioners overrode a petition representing (A per cent of the property affected, protesting against the work. The reason the protest was Ignored, the commissioners said, waa that the majority of those represented on It had previously signed a petition to have the work done. HOLLANDER FACES CHARGE IIoae Committee. Would Find Out ir He Got $100,000. WASHINGTON. May iS. Charges that Dr. Jacob II. Hollander, fiscal agent for the United States In straigh tening out the tangled financial affairs of Santo Domingo, had accepted money from both governments, although In the pay of the United States, were aired to day before the House committee of the State Department. Dr. Hollander re ceived 110.000 from this government for his services, and Is said to have ac cepted lioo.ooo from the Dominican government without the knowledge of the United States. Thomaa C. Dawson. ex-American Minister to Santo Domingo, told the committee that he did not have per sonal knowledge that Dr. Hollander had received 1100.000. although It was generally understood such waa the case. Dr. Holander has been summoned by the committee to appear tomorrow. WOMAN COUNTY LAWYER Mls Mabel Albright Now Douglas Deputy District Attorney. ROSEBURG. Or, May 21. (Special.) George M. Brown. District Attorney, today announced the appointment of Miss Mabel Albright as Deputy Dis trict Attorney Of Douglas County. Miss Albright has been employed as stenographer kfcMr. Brown for several months, and hfr promotion came un expectedly. For the present she will have complete charge of prosecutions of juvenile offenders. Miss Albright Is the only woman holding the position of Deputy District Attorney In Oregon. SWEETS RULE IS AMENDED Prohibition of Saccharine in Food Lifted to Cite Manufacturers Time. WASHINGTON. May 23. As a result of representations from manufacturers who asserted the Government was do ing them a gross Injustice. Secretaries Wilson, MacVeagh and Nagel today amended a recent ruling of the Depart ment of Agriculture prohibiting theuse of saccharine in food products after July 1. so as to give manufacturers one year longer to adjust their business. John F. Queen, of St. Louis. Insisted that saccharine la not harmful unless used In excessive quantities tor a long time. LIFEBOAT TELLS OF WRECK Derelict Found by British Warahlp s Gives Clew to Steamer" Fate. ' LONDON. May 2J- The British ar mored cruiser Cumberland reported to day by wireless to the Admiralty that she had picked up at tha mouth of tha English Channel an empty lifeboat be longing to the overdue British steamer Cayo Largo. Tha vessel left Swansea Acrll 1 for Tamploo and It Is feared she foundered In the storms that fallowed her ure. DEMOCRATS .MAT I index to today's news 1 1 n t, H tn WIN NEXT SENATE Gain of Five Seats Will Give Them Control. REPUBLICAN HOLD IS SHAKJ Oregon Among States Which May Send Democrats. FACTION FIGHTS MANY Xfw Jersey, Xebraska, Colorado Are Likely to Elect Democrats He publican 6pllts Endanger Several Other States. OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, May IS. If the Democrats hold all the seats they now have In the United States Senate, they will need to capture only flva seats now occupied by Reoub llcans in order to secure control after March 4, 113. The prospects seem, at this time, to be somewhat favorable to such a result. As the Senste Is now constituted, there are 60 Republicans. 41 Democrats and a vacancy from Colorado, which has a Democratic Legislature. This va cancy probably will be filled two years hence, for the next Colorado Legisla ture will have the selection of two United States Senators. The terras of 21 Senators expire on March 4. 191S. Thirteen are Democrats: the rest Republicans. Of the IS Dem ocrats. It seems quite probable that 12 will be re-elected or' be succeeded by other Democrats; Watson, of West Vir ginia, alone seems In danger of being defeated by a Republican. The IS Dem ocratic Senators whose terms expire at the close of the 6 2d Congress are: Bacon (Ga). Bailey (Tex.). Bankhead (Ala.). Davis (Ark.). Foster (La.). Martin (Vs.). Owen (Ok la.). Payntor (Ky.), Percy (Miss.), Simmons (N. C), Till man (S. C). and Watson (W. Va.). Some of these Senators will not be re turned, notably Jeff Davis, of Arkan sas, who has proved a "false alarm," and Tillman, of South Carolina, who Is In falling health and not able to spend much of his time at Washington. ' Bourne Seals Own Fate. On the other hand, of the IS Republi cans whose terms expire with the close of the-present Administration, quite a few are facing serious trouble, and some are staring In the face almost certain defeat. Senator Bourne, of Ore gon, will not be returned, for, although he represents a rock-ribbed Republican state, he himself has built-up a political system which may bring about his own defeat by a Democrat, and that Demo crat, like his present colleague, may be elected by a legislature tnsi is Ucan on Joint ballot. Brlggs. of New Jersey, has not proved so strong aa to make his return cer tain, and the popularity of Governor Woodrow Wilson Is counted on by the Democrats to carry New Jersey two years hence and elect a Demlcratlc Leg islature, which will replace Brlggs wun a ueniwriL Nebraska, normally Republican, eieci- tCondurted on Pace t.1 The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum ten-perature, H . ..... m AA A r.Ml UCI , - - " TODAYS Showers; oftaageaale winds, be- Foreign. Three racing blrdmsn reach San Sebastian. Fags a. Mexican rebels, aot knowing peace Is mine. continue war; Dlas to resign. Page 1. Premier Laurier makes strong speech on Canadian-American relations In London. Page 1. ' National. House passes resolution admitting new states, but requires new vote oi con stitutions. Pa 2. John Norrls sssaus psper trust at reci procity hearing. Psge s. Itoaseetle. Dr. Grant's case In hands of Presbyterian committee. Page 4. German tenor, who gave away first bride to rival, weda Pennsylvania girl. Page 1 Tart and other dlgaltarlos participate in dedication of New York's 110,000.000 11 . brary. Page 2. ' . Pacific. Northwest. J. K. Blakesley faces second trial for al leged blackmail at SU Helens. Psge 8. Department commanders are notified of pending changes In policy of handling troops, page 8. Date for trial of divorce suit begun by Sid ney C. Love at Baker nxed at June 13. Page 2. Whole crew saved but schooner Washcalore and cargo are total loss. Page 7 Colonel Blethen. owner of Seattle Times. . Is Indicted for alleged graft, criminal libel and ' conspiracy. Page L Hatpin proves valuable aid to autolsts. Fe Poll ties. Democrats hare good prospect of con trolling next Senate. Page 1. H. R. Albee. State Senator. ex-poUUcal op ponent of Mayor Simon, now staunch supporter of Independent candidate. Page 0. Commercial and Marine. Steamship Beaver Is tardy and George W. Elder Is damaged by collision with dock. Page 2a - Higher prices expected In bag market Page 21- Only two clips sold at first Pendleton wool sale. Page 21. Short covering eends tip wheat at Chicago. Page 20. Rally In stocks after a weak opening. Page -21. Sport. pacific Coast League results yesterday: Portland S, San Francisco 1: Vernon 5. Oakland 2; Los Angeles 10. Sacramento 8. Page 8. Northwestern League results yesterday: Victoria 8, Portland 6: Tacoma 6. Seat tle 6; Vancouver 7. Spokane a. Page 8. Tennis plsy Interesting despite cold weather. Pake 8. Portland and Vicinity. Senator Malarkey defends state control of utilities at Rotary dub lunch. Page 12. Women protest against masking at Rose Festival. Page 11. Ex-Chief Cox acqulttel of charge of neglect of duty. Page IS. Man accused of fraud In three states es capes prosecution. Page 14. Two thousand visitors expected at time of Christian Church convention. Page 14. Veterans name orators to visit public schools . to urge pupils to remember hero dead on Memorial day. Page Nine-story hotsl on Terrace Heights; enght story one on site of Bishop Scaddlng's present home projected. Page IX prominent Pittsburg man arrested here on embesxloment charge. Page 4. HILLMAN BARELY ESCAPES He Almost Sella for $150,000 Prop erty Worth $500,000. SAN DIEGO, CaL. May 23.-C. D. Hill man, tha Seattle millionaire, whose appeal from a sentence for real estate frauds Is pending, had a narrow escape from having to aell for S150.000 a ranch near Enclnatas, which Is proved by the discovery of oil to be worth (300,000. After having accepted an offer of f 130,000 from Oakland men. Htllman this morning visited the ranch and found three oil outfits at work and ascertained that oil in paying quanti ties had been struck and that pros pects were good for a better flow. When Hlllman learned this he at tempted to call ofr the deal with the Oakland people, and finally compro mised by giving his personal check for 15000 to sever negotiations. Hlllman naa only recently returned from an automobile trip through Mexico. THE MYSTERIOUS UlfKNOWN. DREAMSQF UNION Laurier Kills Fear jof Annexation. CANADA AND AMERICA FRIENDS Premier Tells Statesmen of Colonies Alarm Baseless, MONROE DOCTRINE STANDS Grey Says British Policy in Full Ac cord W ith It Great Enthusiasm Aroused at Banquet to Imperial Conference. . LONDON. May 23. The dinner of the Pilgrims Society tonlgnt in honor of the colonial Premiers was hlstorlo because of tho unexpected and noteworthy plain speaking by Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the Premiei of Canada. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, addressing an audience composed of many of the great men of England, handled the annexation question without glo.ves. He began by expressing amaxement that during hfs three days' stay In Eng land he bad heard so many people of standing voicing doubts concerning the designs of the United States regarding Canada.. He scoffed at the Idea of an nexation being seriously considered on either side of the border. He expressed hie admiration for the people of the United States, hut said that, mnch aa he loved the American people, he loved Great Brlain better. Canada In sharing the continent with the United States, he said, had a double Interest In the treaty of arbitration be tween the United States and the United Kingdom and exclaimed dramatically: "I thank God that the relations be tween the two peoples never were so good as they are today." Peace Reigns on Long Boundary. ' The Premier aroused enthusiasm when he said that Canada and the United States proposed to continue to show the world two nations with the longest boundary, extending from ocean to ocean, living In peace and mutual re spect, without a fortress, a soldier or a gun on either side of that boundary. The dinner was in contrast to the one held at a former Imperial Confer ence, because that was of purely British Imperialistic tone, while Anglo-American relations were almost the sole topic tonight. Lord Roberts presided and welcomed the Premiers. Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, proposed "Anglo American Arbitration." He said the negotiations would enter the domain of practical politics and he sincerely hoped the treaty would be concluded. Defining the Monroe Doctrine as meaning that no European nation should acquire more territory on the American Continent, he added: "Our policy Is in full accord with that doctrine." The American Consul-General, John (Concluded on Page 4.) HATPIN SAVES DAY FORAUTOTOURISTS STALLED OX COCXTRT . ROAD - MAX RIFLES WIFE'S BOXXET. Wit hoot Explaining Inspiration, He Splices Machine Belt . and Jouruey Continues. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 23. (Spe cial.) But for the use of a hairpin, taken from the coiffure of his wife, J. J. Beauregard and family would have been compelled to remain on a country road 20 miles from home for hours, or until another automobile hap pened along to pull them In. The belt operating the fan broke and when put together.it was found to be an inch or more' short. For several minutes Beauregard did not know what -to do and he looked through his tool box, but nothing with which to splice the belt was to be found. Mrs. Beauregard, who got out of the machine, was talking to her husband about what had better be done, when he chanced to spy. a long hairpin. With out explaining, he pulled out the pin and in a few minutes had spliced the belt. The run to Vancouver was made without further mishap, the pin hold ing the ends of the belt together securely. TAFT IS BACK IN BOYLAND President Happy as Youngster as He Visits "Monkey House." NEW YORK, May 23. President Taft was whisked into boyland today. He motored to the Bronx zoo, inspected more than half the animals, shook hands with ths monkeys, fed the ele phants and the two-horned rhinoceros and watched the keepers feed the big gest python in captivity. He was happy as a youngster until the last cage had been inspected. Sen ator Bacon, of Georgia, Major Butt, Henry W. Taft, Attorney-General Wickersham and John Hays Hammond made up the party. They went first to the administration building, where President Taft was shown the head of a white rhinoceros that Colonel Roosevelt had shot in Africa- Then the President went to the monkey house, where he was especially Interested in "Susie" and "Baldy," two particular pets, who were let out of their cages to meet the President. The Presidential party left New York at midnight for Washington. NEW LAW INJURES WOMEN 100 Matchmakers 'Discharged Be cause of 8-Hour Limit. CHICO. Cal., May 23. (Special.) The Diamond Match Company, operat ing big factories at Barber, a suburb of this city, will replace practically all Its women employes with men, on account of the new eight-hour law. In the matchmaking department alone more than 100 women and girls will be let out. Many are experts brought from Eastern . States and receiving good sal aries. For some time it has been impossible for' the company to get a sufficient number of competent women to do the work, and with the enforcement of the new eight-hour law, conditions are made worse, as the work of practically 100 men depends on the work of these women, and their hours would of neces sity have been shortened with the shortening of the women's hours from nine to eight. It had been rumored the company contemplated, employment of Japanese to replace the women, but General Su perintendent Fairburn denied this. TRIBUTE PAIDMR. SCOTT Speaker at Luncheon Extols Fearless Type of Editor. WALLA WALLA. Wash., May 23. (Special.) Ex-Governor Moore, of this city, today paid a tribute to Harvey Scott, late editor of The Oregonlan. at the luncheon given the press of this city by the Commercial Club. "I deprecate the tendency of the press to commercialism," said he. "I would see the return of the olden days of Journalism, when fearless editors, such S3 Horace Greely, wrote without fear of their advertisers. Harvey Scott, late editor of The Oregonlan. was the last of these, great men that they were. With his passing is gone the last great man of the true type of editor. "The tendency, I fear, is more and more towards commercialism, and this may be necessary, but it is deplorable. "Newspaper men, I have found, are generally good fellows, and to be L trusted If treated courteously." CHILD BURNED TO DEATH Tacoma Girl, '7, Left With Two Younger Tots, Fonnd Ablaze. ' TACOMA, May 3. Alice Thomas, aged seven, was burned to death at her borne today. She was left with two younger children while her mother was at a nearby store. A neighbor hearing the children screaming ran to the house and found the clothing of the eldest girl ablaze. She smothered the flames with a blan ket but the child died in a few hours. AVIATOR DROPS 200 FEET Fall to Instant Death Taken by Laemmlln at German Meet. STKASSBURG, Germany, May 23.- During an aeroplane competition here this afternoon Aviator Laemmlin fell 200 fet and was instantly killed, REBELS PEACE .IS Mexican Capital Nearly Cut Off From World. BATTLE WITH FEDERALS IS ON Diaz to Resign Today and Go to France on Warship. CORRAL IS ALREADY OUT Many Other Officials Will Step Out Before Madero Comes In Amer ican Planter Killed and Mu tilated Xear Tampico. . MEXICO CITT. May 23. Notwith standing the official signing of th4 peace agreement, the capital is more nearly isolated tonight than since the inauguration of hostilities. Ignorant, apparently, that the war Is ended officially, one small band of rebels under . Candido Navarro last night cut the National Railroad near San Felipe, south of San Luis Potosl, and another band stopped all traffic over the Mexican Railroad by ripping out the rails and burning a bridge near Huamantla. Believing that the rebels in Morelos would interfere with traffic over the Cuernavaca branch of the National Railroad, the management sent a train south today with guards. Rebel activity was not regarded aa meaning that thei Insurrectos will re fuse to abide by the terms of the peace treaty. Yesterday the armistice agreed upon terminated and there probably are scattered bands of rebels unin formed that, their country Is officially at peace. However, Navarro Is report ed to have said he would not consent to peace at present. , Battle Xow in Progress. The motive for the cutting of the Mexican Railway may be that a troop train was being brought towards the capital. Unconfirmed reports are that the delayed soldiers have detrained at Huamantla and engaged a body of rebels In battle. In the last seven days the federal garrison has been greatly strengthened and the capture of the capital will now be difficult. It is reported that Figueroa and his chief lieutenant, Azunsolo, are at outs and that Azunsolo has angered Zapata, the captor of Suautla, by branding him a bandit. General Dlas Will Resign Today. General Diaz will present his resig nation to the Chamber of Deputies to morrow afternoon. He is expected to go to the Chamber personally, accord ing to present arrangements. Accom panying him will be the famous Presi dential guards, and his visit will be at tended by all ceremonies ordinarily ob served. Vice-President Corral's resig nation is said to have been received. Just prior to the resignation of the President, it Is expected that all mem bers of the present Cabinet expect Minister of Foreign Relations De la Barra, will resign. Their letters of resignation will be delivered to De la Barra for transmission to the President. Dalz will leave Mexico, it is almost certain, within a few days after his resignation. With him will go his en tire family. Including his son, Porfirio Diaz, Jr. It has been thought that the journey to France would be made on an ordinary steamer, but today the French legation, acting upon the re quest Of the f rencn coiony, asKea its government to place a cruiser at the general's disposal. Named as the representative of Shung Ai Shune, Chinese Charge d'Af falres. Woo Ling Pu. president of tha Chinese Society in Torreon. has been asked by Horguchl, Japanese Charge d'Aftalres, to investigate the report that seven of Jils countrymen were killed. From Tampico It was reported that Samuel Hedy, an American, was killed at the Hacienda Los Plantos. near Car valle de Ario. His body was mutilated. Americans there have reported the case to Washington. Offician announcement was made to night that, with the exception of the Department of Justice, the new Cabinet had been agreed upon as fololws: Finance Ernesto Madero. Interior Emillo Vasques Gomez. Instruction Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez. Fomento Manuel Calero. War General Eugenio Rascon. Foreign Relations- (sub-secretary) Bartolomew Carbajal y Rosas. - Rafael Hernandez Madero probably will be agreed upon as the Minister of Justice. He was suggested by Madero. KESIGXATOX EXPECTED TODAY Diaz W ill Send It to Congress Cor- : ral Has Already Resigned. JUAREZ, May 23. Confidential advices to revolutionists here are that the resig nt President Diaz will be pre sented to the 'Mexican Congress to- morrow. Its acceptance is not expected before Saturday of this week, and Fran-P, Cisco V Madero, Jr., the rebel leader. Is (Concluded on Pass J-. mm tCManed ea I'aee -J