- -I ! M- I . . - ' ' " "' "" " """ " " I PnRTLAXD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI yO. lo,9.3 " PORTLAND FIRST IN CHAUFFEUR TORN SIX PASS HARPER'S SUPPORT SIXTY-GEHT BUTTER i nnriTi iir nnOT IM l n a -i-i nr Allf I IS. 0(1 SCRUM MLM UAi CUBA GETS NOTICE SHE MUST BEHAVE Intervention to Follow, if Necessary; WHEAT EXPORTING THIS PORT LEADS WORLD FOR SHIPMENTS IX 1 1 1 . FROM LIVE WIRE POWER LINE OFFICIAL DARES 11,000 VOLTS, SAVES LIFE. ODIOUS TO WILSON WEEKLY EXPLAINS WHY XAME IS TAKES DOVX. EVE OF TRIAL IN TRIAL OF WILDE DECLARED IN SIGHT v v GOMEZ MUST ENFORCE LAWS Stability of Republican Form Declared Menaced. VETERANS HELD TO BLAME Firm Stand or Cnlted States I ' Canve of Excitement at Hithi. Good Effect on Lawless K la ment If Predicted. WASHINGTON. Jan. H. Nolle M served on Cuba by tha Stata Depart ment today that tha Vnlted States would Intervene unless the veteran or iranlxatlon of tha republic ceased to nullify the laws guaranteeing a repub lican form of government In the Island. The Governmenta attitude wa et forth In tha folowlna note, presented formally today to the Cuban govern ment: "The situation In Cuba, as now re ported, causes grave concern to the government of the United States. Mm Xt Be Defied. "Thai tha laws Intended to safeguard tree republican government shall be it forced, and not defied. Is obviously es-entlal to the maintenance of law, order and stability' Indispensable to the status of the Republic of Cubs, In the continued well-being of which tha L'nlted States has always evinced and cannot escape a vital Interest. "The President of the United States therefore looks to the President and government of Cuba to prevent the threatened situation whin would com pel the Government of the United Mates, much against Its desires, to con sider what measures it must take In pursuance of tha obligations of Its re lations to Cuba." Tha notification of the American Gov ernment was served upon President Gomes through American Minister Beaupr at Havana. Senor Vlarln-Rivera, Cuban Minister to tha United States was unapprised of tha action, except through the press, and declined to comment upon It. Mlatater Beaaprw Restarts. It was upon reports of Minister Beau pr that today's not was based. Min ister Beaupr reported from Havana that In defiance of a decree Issued by President Gomez, forbidding officers of the army and rural guards to partici pate In politics, many army officer and rural ea attended a meeting Sunday night of tha National Council of Vet erans, an organisation of veterans of the Cuban War of Independence. Such participation also Is prohibited by law. The veterans have been active In the past three months In attempting to have displaced from the civil service persons who sympathized with the Spanish causa in th. rebellion. Fress dispatches today Indicated that th veterans were threatening to coerce member of Congress to nullify tha law regarding tha participation of th military in politics. Gosaea la Tleeel af BMr. Thls move convinced th State De partment that th situation was tha most serious that has presented Itself since the veterans' move began. It has been evident to tha Department that President Gomes was powerless to re sist th movement unlesa he received substantial support from th outside. Th declared purpose of some of th veterans to make Ineligible for public service a large element o-' the popula tion because they sided with Spain In the revolution had been pointed out as Inconsistent Tlth Individual free dom and fights guaranteed by the constitution of Cuba. Th United States regarded the activity of the veterans as likely to threaten th stability of th republic and hence the sharpness of the warning Issued today. The State Department after a careful study of the obligations by the treaty concluded that th time had come to serve warning that for the second "and perhaps tha last time" th United states was prepared to Intervene in Cuba If necessary. Effertlv Reepoaae Kxpeeted. The officials here'entertaln no doubt whatever aa to the result of this note of warning. President Gomes will en force his decree against the partici pation of the military In politics and It is expee'ed there will be a decided abatement of the trouble. If these re sults are not obtained, then It reason ably may be expected tha within a short time the American flag again will be hoisted over the government houses In Havana. The general staff long has had plans prepared for just such a maneuver aa this. Major-General Wood asked to be excused from discussing the subject at this stage, but It Is known that within r few daya after tre word was given, several thousand troops would be marching aboard Array transports at Newport News to sail for Havana. Meanwhile, practically the whole At lantic fleet, which Is now based on Guantaramo. on the south side of the Island, would spread out and envelop tCoaduded ea Pace - ) Periodical Declares New Jersey Gov ernor Said IU EfforU In His Be bair Hurt HI Candidacy. NEW YORK, Jan. It. Th current number of Harper's Weekly contains the following editorial announcement: "To Our Readers: W make th fol lowing reply to many inquiries from reader of Harper Weekly: "Th nam of Woodrow Wilson as our candidate for President was taken down from the head of these columns In response to a statement made to na directly by Governor Wilson to th f fctthat our support was affecting his candidacy Injuriously. The only coors left open to u In simple fairness to Mr. Wilson, no less than In consideration of our self-respect, wst to ceas to advocate his dom ination. " "We make this explanation with great reluctance and the deepest regret. But we cannot escape" th conclusion that th very considerable number of our readers who have co-operated earnestly and loyally In advancing a movement which was Inaugurated sole ly In th hope of rendering a high pub lic service are clearly entitled to this Information." PRINCETON. N. J- Jan. 1. Governor Wilson refused to. make any comment tonight upon th editorial which ap peared lnHarper'a Weekly, giving the reason for taking the Governor's name aa a Presidential candidate from th head of Its columns. HAMMERSTEIN IS 'ANXIOUS London's "Cold Shoulder" May Prove Boomerang, Says Promoter. LONDON. Jan. 1. (Special.) Oscar Hammersteln announced today that' If there were no advance, subscriptions for the opera there would bo no seas son. He said that some of tha excuses offered why society people did not at tend th opera wr absurd. On was that th King was away at Durbar. "Some said they did not Ilk my noise, -continued Oscar. "Others said they did not Ilka my religion. Borne of these excuse wr tenable once, but will bold no longer.' I have, shown my samples and now It is up to th upper classes to come on with their subscriptions or I shall Irrevocably close th house." In regard to bis plans, Hamerstoin aald: "I Invested $1,750,000 In this en terprise. If the worst comes to the worst I shall take Orvllle Harold, th tenor, and Felice Lyne, the coloratura soprano, ud others to New York and organise a road company." HARRIMAN RECORDS SAFE Colon and Southern Pacific Vaults In Equitable Building Intact. NEW YORK. Jan. IS. Anxiety of th officials of th Union and Southern Pa cific Railways was relieved lata today when a steeplejack scaled the walls of the burned Equitable building and found the record books of the two rail way companies Intact In the vault on th third floor, although that part of th building was a mass of wreckage. The books Include the names and ad dresses of stockholders and had they not been found, a tedious canvass through this and foreign countries would have been necessary. The con tents of the vaults probably will be removed tomorrow. BANK PURCHASE SOUGHT Equitable Trust Company Would Take Over Trust Co. of America. NEW TORK. Jan. 1. A proposal by th Equitable Trust Company for the purchase of the Trust Company of America has been submitted. The offer, which Is to psy fT5 each for all th shares of th latter company, will be submitted to tha stockholders. It was the run on the Trust Company of America which played a leading part in the panic of 1907 and led to the taking over by the United State Steel Corporation of the stock of th Ten nessee Coal A Iron Company. The combined deposits of the two trust com panies would aggregate SsS.000,000. SALMON PACK $29,869,000 0er Score New Canneries Will Be Operated In Alaska In 112. SEATTLE. Wash, 16. The Pa cific Cist salmon pack for 19.1 was valued at I2S.86J.000, according to a statement prepared by '.he Puget Sound Cannery Packers' Association. Twenty-one new salmon canneries will be constructed and operated In Alaska during the coming season. Th silver salmon pack on Puget Sound In 1911 was the largest ever made of this species. FOWLS CAUSE GOLD' RUSH Mtnltonas, Man., Quits Business to Seek Chickens' Diggings. MINITONAS. Man, Jan. 1. As th result of the finding of nuggets of gold In numerous fowls killed upon the El liott farm, four miles from here, stores and sh'ops have been closed here while their keepers hastened to the place to stake out claims. More than 60 claims already hav been marked out and scores of persons are hastening to th spot. Chicago Trembles as Price Touches 47c RAP.O ADVANCE IS EXPECTED ScarceSay Some; Others Put Blame on Trust. INJUNCTION TO BE ASKED Assistant Federal Prosecutor Says He Will Prove Members or Chi cago Board Clearly Are -Violating; Law. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. (Special.) Sixty cent butter! Chlcagoana faced such a possible record-breaking situation to day. when the retail prlc of Elgin creamery butter the staple of th market reached 47 cents' In many tores th highest price In the city's history, dealers declared and promised to go much -higher tomorrow. The wholesale price. 4ZV4 cents a pound, fixed by the Elgin Butter Board, broke all wholesale records for 14 years and commission men declared today that advances In th prlc which would place It high above th present point, seemed Inevitable. This addlUon to the high cost of liv ing Is blamed by soma Interested men to the scarcity of butter, while other persons ascribe it to an alleged trust which Is already under investigation by Federal authorities, or to a corner by Eastern houses. Ela-la Orders Advaaec. The Elgin butter barons yesterday raised the price 4 cents. The advance waa communicated to the Chicago wholesale market immediately and had no sooner been shifted to the retail trad than It was tried on th consumer th only on who cannot shift th burden. "" . Chicago retailers are charging aa average of about 45 cents a pound for fresh butter today, and are ready to Increase the price as quickly as th Butter Board gives the word. Retailers are agreed that th prlc would not stop short of 50 cents and one dealer ventured to say that 60 centa a pound would not hold It. Iajnaerloa to Be Sought. An Injunction to restrain members of the Chicago Butter ft Egg Board from continuing to fix the prices of food will be sought In the Federal Court Friday, aa a result of their acquiescing in the 40-cent a pound quotation Issued by the Elgin Butter Board Monday. This statement was mads by Albert G. Welsh, Assistant United States District Attorney. "I shall offer evidence Friday to prove the existence of the trust." de clared Mr. Welsh. "I shall show how (Concluded on Pas 4. r wv' New York Second, Baltimore Third and Puget Sound Fourth Latter Showing Decline From 1910.. OREGONI AN NEWS BirREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 16. Portland exported mora wheat daring 1911 than any other city In tha United States, passing New York and taking th lead by reason of Its heavy shipments during December. This Is shown by an official statement Issued today by the Department of Commerce and Labor. Portland exported last year 7.703.061 bushels of wheat, valued at S6.E70.09S. This was a material gain over 1910. when Portland's export was 5,120.826 bushels. In 1910. as In 1911, Portland stood at the head of the list. New York for three months ranked Portland In 1911, but during December Portland's wheat shipments amounted to 1.458.2:3 bushels, as against only 150,000 bushels from New York. This was more than enough to advance Portland to first place. New York's export for the year was 7.343,573 bushels. Baltimore ranked third and Puget Sound fourth, with a record of 3,434,872 bushels, against 4, 499,487 bushels In 1910. Puget Sound, therefore, showed a decline of more than 1,000,000 bushels for the year, as against a gain of over 3,500,000 bushels at Portland. "in the matter of flour export. Port land also showed great gain, for Its ag gregate export for 1911 amounted to 743.077 barrels, valued at $2,951,184. as against 283.079 barrels I . 1910. val ued at 81,186,654. Puget Sound, which stands second among flour exporting ports, ranked only by New York ex ported 3,234.308 barrels of flour In 191V valued at $8,556,784, as against 1.177. 389 barrels exported during 1910. LOOT PROVES WORTHLESS Holdup Gets $6600 in Checks Writ ten in Chinese from Chinaman. Slxty-sl hundred dollars, not worth a sou marquee to the holdup man who got them, were taken from Chung Blng Quon, a Chinese merchant of 81 H Second street, by a man who stuck a gun In his face at Second and Co lumbia streets last night and demand ed his possessions. The money was In three checks on old-line Chinese banks, made out in Chinese, making a prob able puxxle to the man with the gun. The checks were In amounts of $2269, $1861 and $1570. They were on Hongkong banks, which were notified by cable last night of the loss. SCHOOL READERS SCORED Stories Held to Excite Children's Minds and Hurt Their Health. HOOD RIVER, Or, Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) Tha members of Heights Im provement League at a recent meeting roundly condemned the readers In the Oregon public schools, declaring that on account of fictitious stories the minds of the children are often excited and tha health broken because of nervous ness produced. An effort will be made to have the matter presented before the State Book Commission, declares J. T. Holman, president of the organisation. WAVERING. 'l' Plans for Reopening of StarvationCureMade. ARGUMENTS MAY BEGIN TODAY "Haven't Shed a Tear," Says Woman Accused of Murder. ENGLISHMEN ARE EXCUSED Defendant Dominates Port Orchard Courtroom and Sees Acquittal as Only Possible Outcome She Laughs at Gossip. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 16. (Special.) The close of the second day's trial of Linda Burfleld Haxzard, the Seattle starvation specialist accused of murder in the first degree . for' the death of Claire Williamson, a wealthy English spinster, saw It necessary to summon a new venire of 24 men. When Judge Yakey adjourned court at 8:20 o'clock this afternoon at Port Orchard there were 11 Jurors In th box and the defense had left six per emptory challenges and the state but three. The defense exercised six. of Its 13 challenges today and the state used three. With but nine left for both sides to use tomorrow. It Is certain that at least two of the 11 men now In the box will remain on the Jury, but which two nobody tonight can even conjecture. It is expected by the at torneys that the Jury, will be com pleted tomorrow and the opening ar guments presented. " English Birth Obstacle. The Jurors excused by the defense on peremptory challenges today were George ' Turner, an ex-missionary worker in the Philippines; Samuel Roberts, a farmer of Port Blakeley; A. Childress, farmer of Brownesville; Charles A. Lindall. employed at the Navy-Yard; Henry Cotter, a lumber In spector of Port Gamble, and Miles Cornthwait, an iron worker from Port Blakely. , The state excused Iver Iverson, O. Nyhart and P. S. Jackson, all em ployed at the Navy-Yard. Lindall. ex cused by the defense, is a bridegroom of two months. Most of the talesmen rejected by the defense were men of English birth. Mrs. Haasard Confident. "I Intend to reopen my sanitarium at Ollala February 15," said Mrs. Has xard this afternoon.. "I have had In quiries from all over the country from people asking me to reopen, and I am going to. I have spent a lifetime In my work and do you think I am going to give It up now? No, never. I am going right back to It harder than ever." . "But supposing your trial does not (Concluded on Page 8.) Chester Frakes Terribly Burned but Superintendent of Mount Hood Company Is Uninjured. As he watched his chauffeur, Chester Frakes, hanging on to a live wire over which a full current of 11,000 volts was passing and knowing exactly that his own chances of death were great, J. S. Groo, superintendent of the Mount Hoed Railway, Light & Power Company, grabbed the young man's overcoat and tore him from, his near death grip on the wire. t Had the boy ' hung one minute onto the ' wire he would have been burned fb a crisp, and even now It Is not known how Groo escaped death, for he declines even to'discuss the occur rence. Mr. Groo lives at 186 Ford street. Superintendent Groo left Monday af ternoon for the West Side plant of the railway company, at Front and Tenth, to turn on the current. He did his work and left the building. An at tempt to close the door failed and Frakes Jumped to his assistance. See ing a vlre obstructing the I door, Frakes reached up for It and the mo ment his hands touched it 11,000 volts tore through his system. The muscular twitches of the boy at once attracted the attention of Grdo, who, it Is supposed, pulled the boy down by his overcoat. Groo was shocked, but not burned. He then drove Frakes to the Good Samaritan Hospital, where it was found that both arms were burned black, while the flesh of his face was almost burned off. . "I can only think he caught my overcoat, for had ho touched my body he would have been killed." Frakes said last night. It Is thought Frakes will recover. MORGAN GIVES DIAMONDS Mrs. Cromwell, Who Will Bo Stotes bury's Bride, Gets Necklace. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) A necklace of diamonds Is the present which J. Plerpont Morgan has given to Mrs. Oliver Cromwell, of Washington, who will become the bride on Thursday of Edward T. Stotesbury. head of the banking firm of Drexel & Co, and business partner of Morgan. Each of the stones in the necklace Is said to be of rare color and purity and the pendant gem Is reported to be one of the most costly ever brought to this country. Morgan and Stotesbury have been closely associated for many years. It was said President Taft and Mrs. Taft probably will be present. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 45 degrees; minimum, 41 decrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. Foreign. ( Chinese seen in Yuan necessary factor In salvation of country. Page 2. Politics. Harper's Weekly support odious to Woodrow Wilson, explains periodical. Page 1. National. Hawley will seek support for Western Ore gon waterway projects before rivers and harbors committee today. Page 5. Packers' witness says profit is only 80 cents on each head killed. Page 2. Senator Jones believes Humphrey will be appointed to bench, despite opposition. Page 2. Portland's wheat exports for 1911 biggest in world. Page 1. United States notifies Cuba Intervention will follow unless laws are enforced. Page 1. Domestic. Woman theosophlst said to have built tem ple, and is also rival of Mrs. Tingley. Page 3. Coal miners divided aa to policy concerning wage contracts. Page 5. Attempts which may succeed being made to free Harry Thaw. Page 8. Bchumann-Helnk'l husband tells his woes. Pago 3. "Captain"' Kunfcel, solicitor for Nazarene un-t-tw iaiiA nt San Jose. Pace 3. Butter goes to 47 cents In Chicago; It may go lo QU criiu. i . Pacific Coast shipping centers fight higher rates at Panama. Page 4. Sport. Clinton-Kelly draws soccer match with Ainaworth. Page 8. Multnomah Club at "Get Together" dinner hears report of growth. Page 8. Fielder Jones applauds Vean Gregg for holding out. Page S. Johnson-Klynn Oght may never be staged. raga 9. Pacific Northwest. Governor West decides to withhold news of escape from penitentiary. Page 8. Oregon State Federation of Labor condemns practice of workmen carrying around bedding. Page 7.. Mrs. Haxzard. accused of murder by starva tion cure, is gay on eve of trial. Page 1. Eugene, merchants hosts to visiting La Grande business men. Page 5. Assistant engineer of steamship company disappears on voyage to Seattle. Page 4. People of Oregon must pay $3,063,815 as tax. Page 6. Elgin. Or., is gem city in agricultural Eden. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Only 25 per cent of Northwestern wheat crop unsold. Page 19. Chicago wheat market not affected by prob ability of Imports from Canada. Page 18. Speculative interest in coalers and tobacco stocks. Page 19. Local shippers see possibility of Portland bein discriminated against in Oriental flour tariffs. Page 13. Apple prices soar; stocks diminish. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Six tentative jurors now accepted in Wilde case. Page 1 Scottish Rite Masons to hold semi-annual reunion here beginning tomorrow. Page a. Construction work in Northern California and Oregon opening up and labor condl- tlona are benefited. Page 12. George T. Cochran, Congressional candidate, favors change in irrigation laws. Page 9. Alley cats mingle with "high-browed" tab bies at annual show. Page 12. Fish Commission curbs commercial fishing on Columbia and Willamette. Page 9. Y. M. C. A. active In 3911. as shown by president's report. Page 14. J 8. Groo tears chauffeur from live wire and saves life. Page 1- Three Tentative Jurors Added Fourth Day. VERBAL CLASH IS FEATURE Malarkey and Fitzgerald En gage in Heated Colloquy. SAL00NMAN CAUSES TILT State Objects to Barney Ha f fey. Last of Original Veniremen to Be Called, on Grounds That He May Be Biased. When court Adjourned yesterday, three additional veniremen, making six who have been passed for cause, had . been accepted tentatively by both the' state and the defense In the Louis J. Wilde trial. The prospective Jurors temporarily approved yesterday by both siies were: CF. Rampe. lineman. 86 Base Line road; Barney Hailey, saloon man, ii-fa Third street Narth, and 4,ouia. Haertlein, molder, 869 Mallory avenue. W. E. Gaines, carpenter; Charles Dahl, expressman, and LeRoy Hadley, gen eral manager Baggage & Omnibus Transfer Company, were challenged for cause by the defense and excused by Judge Kavanaugh. J. TV Lacey. train auditor for the O.-W. R. & N., was excused by the court until tomorrow morning on ac count of illness. The name of James P. tailing was called yesterday to., take the place In the. jury box of one of the excused veniremen, but Judge Kavanaugh announced that Mr. Falling bad been excused until tomorrow. t Gaebler'a Qualifications Questioned. When court adjourned yesterday aft- ernoon, Fred Gaebler. laborer, 660 Har row street, was being questioned as to his fitness 'as a juror. The defense submitted a tentative challenge for cause against Gaebler, contending that he was not sufficiently familiar with the English language to make an effi cient Juror. The challenge was denied by counsel for the prosecution and the further examination of Gaebler will be taken up at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Acceptance by the prosecution tem porarily of Mr. Haffe. a Third-street saloonman, followed a lively tilt be tween opposing counsel in which Dep uty District Attorney Fitzgerald and Special Prosecutor Clark fought vigor ously to have Haffey disqualified. Tha saloonman, who was the last- of the" original 12 veniremen called to the jury box, readily qualified as a juror under the examination conducted by Mr. Malarkey, of counsel for the de fense. In the cross-examination by Mr. Clark, Haffey admitted that he had been convicted three times under a, state law In as many years on charges of selling liquor without a license in the Minnesota House, a rooming-house over his saloon, on Sunday. Fear of Bias Expressed. Mr. Clark submitted a challenge fot cause based on the conviction of Haffey . on a misdemeanor Involving moral turpitude anB for the further reason of bias by reason of his own experience with the present district Attorney, whose office prosecuted the charges against the liquor dealer. Either of these grounds, if sustained, would have served to disqualify Haffey as a Juror, It waa argued by counsel for the state that the fact that Haffey had persisted in violating the state law and had been repeatedly convicted in itself consti tuted satisfactory proof that he was guilty of moral turpitude. This challenge was denied with equal vigorousness by Mr. Malarkey and hii associates for the defense, who argued that the commission of any act that was not in' rently wrong was not to be construed moral turpitude on tka part of the offender. In this connec tion it was maintained that the sale of liquor on Sunday, even though pro hibited by state law, was no more moral turpitude than If the same liquor was sold on Saturday or Monday. A brief recess was ' taken and Judge Kavanaugh and the lawyers looked up authorities. Defense Gains Contention. Upon reconvening. Judge Kavanaugh sustained the contentions of the de fense, ruling that violation of the liquor law as to the sale of liquor on Sunday did not constitute moral turpi tude. As to the charge that Haffey was biased In the interest of the de fense, Judgl Kavanaugh held that the examination of the venireman had not disclosed anything to indicate the pos session of the bias that should exclude Haffey from serving as a juror in the case. With this decision by the court, counsel for the state passed Hattey for cause, but it Is a certainty that' the prosecution will exhaust one of Its three peremptory challenges In accom plishing the retirement of Haffey as a member of the Jury that will pass on Wilde's guilt or innocence. Tust before court adjourned yester day, Mr. Malarkey and Mr. Fitzgerald had a lively altercation over one fea ture of the questioning of prospective jurors, which has been particularly prominent 'n the examination of jurors. Counsel were reprimanded by the court (Concluded on Page 14. t