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i r i i . i i- i. - . . i ; i 1 1 1 r 'J . ' . -r - . .r i- I 11 it i ill .u li -h li . pi ii js r j'.;:TA:.crw v ' WHEAT OPERATOR PNEUMONIA CURED POINTED WOMEN TO SETTLE STRIFE OF WOMEN TITANIC TAFT DELEGATES LA FOLLETIE HERE TO REAP $1,000,000 y Sl'DDKX IMUCE TURN" SAVKS ADOtPH J. LICHTSTERX. BY THIEVING NURSE SENT TO All ICEBERG ilBER 347 FIT HHP HOPEFUL D.N POWKRS MIRKS J'.KCORD KMOVtKV .ArTEIl LOSS. MX n:.MIMXK JCIlOllS CHOSKN TO JUDGE HOW. .TTTT " POKTHAXD. OREGON. MONDAY. APHIL 13. 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. , " - - - a - W I I STEAMER MEXICO HITS !!0W Smiling Senator Wel comed by Admirers. POLITICAL ISSUES AVCI3E0 Candidate Withholds Comment Until Platform Speech. HARD CAMPAIGN IS AHEAD Candidate for KrpubHcan Nomina tion for Pre-idem Will Coin mrnrf .ddrr.-c in Ore- nn loiiay ai r,ur.rc. Wearing ti;e rinrulnr smile of an expectant. If not confident, candidate and dispensing hearty handclasps on very aide. United States Senator La llollette. Republican candidate tor im Presidency. wa received wun open arm by 1000 enthusiastic admirer a he stepped from his train at the I alon lepol on his arrival in Portland at 1:10 "clock yesterday afternoon. He was accompanied by Mrs. La toilette and Thomas McCusker. who is manag- Inr La Foilette'a campaign in this state, Before leaving tor Kugene last night. where he will today begin a campaign f Western and Southern Oregon. Sen ator La. Folletta declared that if the real, straight-out progressives In the Middle Western States would stana their ground, the progressives would hold the balance of power in the Re publican National convention at Chi asm, dictate the platform that will be .opted by that body and name the artys nominee for the Presidency, political Haihjerta AvaleX. Senator La Follette firmly declined to nter Into a discussion of the political ssnea of the campaign. He would not dlM-uM the significance of the recent lections in Illinois and Pennsylvania, is regarded from the standpoint of a progressive. Neither would he roter in any way to either of hlo-cirala In the Presidential contest or to those of 1.1s former aupporters who. on one nretext or another, have deserted him and hi candidacy and Joined with the Roosevelt forces. "Tou will have to eicuse me." he ex plainer, wnen urgeu n uiai subjects, "but those ars matters with which 1 shall treat quite exhaustively In mr address at the Gipsy Smith Au ditorium In your city Tuesday night. 'I vilil say this much concerning the recent elections In the Kast. however. t seems to roe that t"fe results of those elections make It more certain that if ihe real, straight-out progressives in the progressiva states of the Middle West stand firmly together, they will hold the balance of power at the Chi cago convenUon. dictate the Republic- National platform and name tne party's nominee for President. teaafeir Hinf). aitaaftaa. Recent developments as they reflect the public mind, should encourage pro gressives in other states to increased effort. The danger of the progressive movement has been that President Tuft would hate enough delegates to give him the nomination on the ftrst ballot. To the same etent that Roosevelt breaks Into the Tsft strength, the bel ter will be tie chance of the progres sive to dominate the National con vention. Progressives that are "being rhojn as delegates to the -convention are stayers men of strong and unvleld- tng ronvirtlnns and will siaii.i uy their contenting. Indefinitely. If Taft does not secure enonch delegates to In sure his nomination on the first ballot. the progressives will be fuur.d stand ing flrmlv by their guns. They will not only assist materially In framing the party's platform hut will have a great deal to say as to who will be the Republican standard-bearer in the November election." Senator La Follette bad just arrived from Nebraska. wheTe he successfully mastered a Ave dars" campaign "en durance test." In which he thoroughly toured Bryan's home state, frequently speaking to as many as li to SO audi ences a day. rnyeicajiy. ne presented a convincing anlmited alibi ;-estrday to the report recently circulated that he had suffered a "nervous collapse." To see the man alone beMes the slight est Intimation that he has not or can n.t "come back." He has. vrsrsaks TWavwagaly Teare4. "I had a most Interesting and sat isfactory trip through Nebraska." said Senator La Follette. "I entered that state and began my campaign April J. f"ur five dars I traveled through the state, employing the convenience of local trains as the best means for iraraing the greatest number of voters in the greatest number of places, gen erally speaking at every station along tne railroad line. I do not know how icanr addresses I actually made, but n tie last half day I was in the state I ta'ked to li audlencea 'Of course some of the aJdrrsses nere r.ot longer than Zt minutes. You sec. tlie railroads do rot go out vf ihelr way any lo accommodate rue." said the Wisconsin man with a smile, "because of my vlKorous flgfit for rer- tCrarluded m r. l- Attorney Leaves, Bed In llo-pltal to follow and Capture Man Wlio Mole Ch and Jewelry. Though confined in a hospital with a severe attack of pneumonia. Attorney Dan Powers became suddenly con valescent Saturday nUht when he dis covered that his attendant. Henry Ourtz. had decamped with a diamond .mil valued at I1S0. a watch and 40 i all of which belonged to J Mr. Powers. Over the protest of his physician. Powers left his bed. went to Vancouver. Wash., ami took charge of a se.ixrli which led to the arrest of the thief yesterday. Powers was stricken early in the week and was sent to St. Vincent's Hospital. Gurtx. alias Newman, at tended him and seemed to be trust worthy. Saturday the nurse took charge of valuables belonging to Pow ers, "for safe keeping." Then Ourtx wheeled the patient to the bathroom and placed him In a tub. Making an excuse, he left the room and did not return. Powers became Impatient and called assistunce. Powers record re covery followed. When found In Vancouver Gurtx con fessed and consented to return without extradition. Powers sys the theft and chase cured his pneumonia, and that be will be at his office today. . TOWN CONSTABLE KILLED Chinese Keists Arrest, bnl City Maolial Kills Him. P.LSUOP. Cal.. April 14. In a battle here todar between a Chinese and town officers. Constable Reed and the Chi nese were killed and Marshal Robin son was wounded. Suspecting violation of a town ordl-, nance, the officers sought admission to a Chinese restaurant and when It was refused forced the door. As It fell Inward, the Chinese opened fire. Heed fell with a bullet In his abdo men. Unarmed, except for his billy, and twice wounded himself. Marshal Robinson kept going forward. While the Chinese was 'shooting. Robinson snatched Reed's revolver and began Art nit. Of four shots, three found their mark, killing the Chinese. Reed died 10 hours later. Robinson Is not dan gerously wounded. FAMOUS GOOSE EMULATED Vancouver Hen Lay Kgs WhifU Welsh it Ounces, lo poacn. VANCOCVKR. Wash.. April 14. (Special.! KB that average J4 ounces lo the dos-n are being pro duced by a pen of White Minorca hens owned by bamuel J. Miller, a railroad passenger agent, whose hobby Is to raise chickens, especially those laying large egus. Kgns usually weigh 14 to ; ounces a dosen. These chickens, which have been bred to be big layers, won prixes In the second annual har vest show here last year and will be on exhibition thla Kail. Mr. Miller is not in the chicken or egs business for profit, but if he were, would be compelled to sell his egca by the pound or not profit by the iieavy production of his hens. RAIN INSURES GOOD CROP Morrow County Expeela to Harvest 3.000,000 Duhcl.i or Grain. HEPPN'ER. Or.. April 14. (Special.) One and one-half Inches of rain in Morrow County within the last 4 hours, assures a bumper crop th's sea son. This last rain fell alowly and all went Into the ground. It fell upon approximately liO.OuO acres of grain. Should normal conditions prevail un til harvest Morrow County will harvest S.onn.ono b'lHhel. of grain. SCENES ATTENDING ARRIVAL r ; - l Oa the ln. Srailor 1 r'ollrttv Crrel laa Sapawrters !- III. Antoanoblle at the In Ion nepot (raler, sraat.r I .a r'llettr. With the (aaadldatr'a v m II ( a the Mla-bl (Readlaa: Krosa Left ts Klahtt. Mra. I .a s slleltr. r. afar La h-llellr mm Tkwi. tf t asker. Uaaagrr ef Ihe I .a "Toilette I amealaa la Uregaa American Rights Must Be Respected. - PEOPLE HELD RESP0NSIBLEt:r5 Ordzco, Too, Is Told Murder of Citizens Must Cease. NOTE IS STRAIGHTFORWARD Slate Keparlnient Says Intervention Is. Xot IntenOed Consul di rected lo Convey Message lo Rebel General. WASHINGTON. April 14. Warning was issued today by the United States to the Mexican government, as we.ll as General Pascual Oror.co, chief of the revolutionary forces, that the. United States "expects and must demand that American life and property within the Republic of Mexico must be Justly and adequately protected, and th,at this Gov ernment must hold Mexico and the. Mexican people responsible for all wan ton or illegal acts sacrificing; or en dangering American life or endangering; American property or Interests. later feeeaee Will Be Reseated. The attitude) of the United States, as expressed to both the rebel and federal officials, is that any interference with American citisens "will be deeply re peated by the American Government and people, and must be fully answered for to the American people.", Acting Secretary Wilson, of the State Department, who issued special Instructions today to Ambassador Wil son at Mexico City, and Marion Ietcher. American Consul at Chihuahua, authorized the statement that interven tion was not contemplated by the United States. Ambassador Wilson was ordered to communicate at once the viw of t?y United States to the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs, and a copy of his Instructions likewise, was sent to Con sul Letcher, with special representa tions addressed to General Orozco. Ore-ace Aeeaaed of Murder. Oroxco recently refused to recognize Mr. Letcher as the American Consular representative because the United States withheld recognition of the rebel cause. The representations to Orozco a. -.-use him of "practical murder" of Thomas Fountain, an American gunner enlisted with the federals, but sum marily put to deth last week when taken prisoner by the lnsurrectos. Though declining to Justify partici pation of Americans on either side, the United States expressly stipulates that American combatants, when taken pris oner, must receive humane treatment In accordance with the International rules of war. The correspondence made public to day is admittedly the strongest demand the United States is known to hare made upon Mexico for respectful treat ment of Americans, as well as other for eigners, and dcare that a continuation of Illegal acts is tending to create dif ference, difficulties and obligations, whicrj it is to the Interests of all true (i.'onclud' d on Psse 3. IN PORTLAND YESTERDAY OT ttvt.TED STATES SENATOR LA FOLLETTE, OF WISCONSIN, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE - vss" .'!.' . at .. r ; .; - J- V - '. .. r ; 1 wm 6 T 'IB' ' 4 l 1 - -' i C - i - t : I- ? 'j. --N. ' r' j . v i i - -"- "''-I - .- ' A-V-'-.pr-nrV ,. t ... j.' ... . :-..:,-; . j , . c. , ; . U Society Matron. Suffragists and Club Members lo Hear Tale of Woo Told by Sister. TACUMA. Wash.. April 14. (Spc dal.) Six married women, prominent in clubs, suffrage movements or other wise, drawn from a list or is names by Police Judge J. M. Arnt- morrow will sit on a jury to hear evidence in a neighborhood strife lu which three married women are concerned. The Jury of married wo men was chosen at the solicitation ' of Deputy Prosecutor George M. Thomp son, who announced to the Court last u-eek that he believed the case to be one of such a femininely technical na ture as to bar masculine considera tion. Mrs. VIrgLu'a W.. Mason. I"01 North Washington street, state president of the National Council of Women Voters, heads the list of Jurors. The others are Mrs. Viola L. Crassweller, 31S South Thirtieth street; Mrs. Maud Thaden, S22 South O street: Mrs. Clara Lister, and Mrs. Berthe Kntavoid . Kittleson. The women were served with Jury summons Saturday and although some of them at first demurred at the thought of be'ng Judges of a neighbor hood row. all consented to undertake the responsibility. The case to be tried concern? the quarrels of Mrs. Jane Potoski. Mrs. Nellie Potoski and Mrs. Pelagia Lcs niak. all of whom live in the same block at Kast Twenty-fifth street and Port land avenue. JOHNSON HASN'T BAIL COIN Pugilist Offers Check for Speeding; Magistrate "Trusts" Him. . KVANTOX. HI.. April 14. When Jack Johnson, champion pugilist, was arrested here today for violation of the automobile speed laws, he did not have a Uollor with him to deposit for bond fees with Juatlce Hoyer. When asked for the , bond fee. Johnson searched his pockets and then sm.lad broadly. "I haven't that much money on mo, -i! 1 Johns.'n to the Justice, "but I can write you a perfonal check." -That's all right. Jack." replied the Justice. "Til trust you until' Thursday, the date of your hearing on this charge. Johnson was driving with his wife when arrested. Both he and Mrs. John son protested being taken to the po lice station. The champion attempted unsuccessfully to arrange the matter with the motorcycle patrolman who arrested him. BOAT UPSETS 40 DROWN Passengers Kroni Brlti.Ii Steamer at Amov Hurled Into Water. AMOY. April 14. A boat Into which the passengers of the. British steamer Seang Chung were disembarking cap sized today and 10 persons, mostly women, were drowned. The Seang Cliuns had just arrived here from Shanghai. DR. H1IX TO SPEAK TONIGHT COR TAFT AT ARMOKV. Dr. John Wesley Hill, of New York, will address the voters of Multno mah Chunty In behalf of Trciideiit ' Taft at the Armory. Tenth and Couch street at 8 o'clock' tonight. Dr. Hill Is president of the Inter national Peace Forum and is an ora- -tor of National reputation. He Is a vigorous, effective and entertaining speaker and an experienced cam paigner. Ds Caprto's band will fur ' nisi music on the streets and at the Armory before the speaking. Dr. Hill will be Introduced by Dr. An drew C. Smith, chairman of the meeting. This will be the only Taft meeting of' the campaign In this city. At the Armory, Tenth and Couch streets. -yonl&ht. at 8 o'clock. 1 -V 1f ). ;.'? x "a.-'i."' i ? "Vi u Wireless Flashes News of Mishap. VESSEL IS CALLING FOR HELP U of O Library 18NOV12 ;n Atlan- ' VtVUI IVf tic Encounters Much Ice. ONE BERG 250 FEET HIGH Ciinnrd Liners Reaching Xcw York Tell of Having to Plow Through Great Fields or Ice Pass age Takes Four Hours. MONTREAL. April 14. The new White Star liner Titanic is reported in advices received here late tonight to have struck an iceberg. . Tho news was received at the Allan lfne offices here in a wireless message from the captain of the steamer Vir ginian, of the Allan line. It was said the Virginian had been in wireless communication with the Ti tanic, which had been reported beinqr in collision with an Iceberg and asked, for assistance. The Virginian reported that she was on her way to the Titanic. NKW YORK. April 14. (Special.) Twenty-five .icebergs, one of which was 250 feet hlgrh, were encountered In a sea of ice miles in lcnarth, by the steamship Carmania, of tho Cunard line, w hich arrived today. ' While the steamship was ploughing through the ice at reduced Bpeed and dodsinc; ice bergs, the wireless operators-picked up a lnessfse that stated thnt the steam ship Niagara, of the French line, was having trouble- ia the ice zone. The Niagara was found ' hour later with several of her forward plates sprunir by the Ice. They were above wotcrline, so the captain said he needed no- assist ance. Tim field of ice was reachvd Thurs day afternoon, run through it It took four hours to HOOD RIVER TRACT SOLD W. S. Farrls Secures Fine Orchard Piece and Will Make Home There. HOOD RIVER, Or.. April 14. (Spe cial.) The 20-acrn tract bought last week by .1. C. Skinner from W. II. Johnson again changed hands this week. W. S. Harris buying the property from Mr. Skinner. The tract, which is on the protected side of Lens Hill, is one of the best orchard pieces in the valley, and makes a beautiful home lo cation. Consideration was J.12,000. Mr. Skinner received in part payment Council Crest residence property in Portland. Mr. Karris, who recently disposed of several smsjll Hood River tracts, says he bought the place as a home and will move there Immediately. Sandy Hoad Improvements Started. TROUTDALK. Or.. April 14. (Spe cial.) Improvement of the Sandy road from Troutdale to Rose City Park has commenced. The road will be macadam ized the entire dlntance with crushed rock from the county rock crushes lo cated near Ijitourclle Falls. . Fifteen teams are employed and about f0 men. The soiface- will he rolled and top dressed with fine svreenines and sand. V. n i 1 V; . t . i 1 i i 4 Keep Is CHICAGO, April 14. (Special.) After years of bitter fighting while awaiting favorable developments In the wheat market. Adolph J. Lichtstern now bids fair, according to reports, to reap 11.000,000 of profits from his manipula tion of May wheat. About a year ago Mr. Lichtstern was1 reported as having approximately 7,000.000 bushels of May wheat. A week ago lie is supposed" to have had nearly 20.000,000 bushels. His holdings meantime have varied between 10.000,000 and 30,000.000 bushels. On this wheat he has been paying carrying charges that will approximate I75UO a day. Mr. Lichtstern last year was forcing the fighting and giving no quarter. Tills year he has been on the defenwlve and has been-forced to buy continuously to keep the marker at a figure equal to that at which lie first contracted for his May wheat.' At. the time when it appeared as though nothing except the enlistment of most unusual influences would help Mr. Lichtstern. there came 'reports of damage to soft "Winter wheat in the Ohio Valley and prices started aloft. DOGS 0UTBAWL SPEAKERS Vancouver Canines Voice Protest lo Shouting or Holy Rollers. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 14. (Special.) A number of unruly dogs tonight disturbed a street . meeting of the Holy Hollers, or Disciples of the Apostolic Faith, at Fifth and Main streets. Several speakers began to preach In a very loud voice, yelling with all their might. A large St. Bernard dog. which had been asleep on the sidewalk, was awakened and began to bark at his disturbers. As the preachers shouted louder the dog. not to be outdone, be gan a series of noises which complete ly' drowned the heavy voices of the men. , The barking of the dog and the shouting attracted other dogs anxious to exercise their vocal chords. In a few minutes not less than five dogs were barking, each trying to outdo his neighbor, until all together finally made so much noise that the street speakers, outdone, marched away, sing ing a church hymn to the accompani ment of the dog chorus. -"' FRIG KTEiy ED -TEAM D R OWN S Horses Hush Off Slip at North Al hina Ferry Driver Injured. A team, driven by L. Verhagen. be longing to the Western Fuel Company, was drowned in the Willamette River Saturday afternoon at the North Alblna ferry when the horses became unman ageable and ran down the ferry slip into the water. Vr. Verhagen saved himself by jump ing, but sustained a bruised shoulder. He was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital. His injuries are slight. As the wagon was loaded with wood at the time, the horses could not be recovered before they were suffocated. After several attempts the horses and wagon were raised to the surface yesterday afternoon. Mr. Verhagen lives at 551 Goldsmith street. Wife Deserter Arrested. CONDON. Or., April 14. (Special.) Charles H. Williams, a jeweler and optician of tliis place, was arrested In Moro, Sherman County, yesterday, charged with refusing to support his wife and three children, who are living In Condon. Dealer Wins Long Fight to ' Control and When .Loss Xigh Crop Rescues Him. " 1 President Continues to Hold Big Lead. 172 PLEDGED TO ROOSEVELT Last Week's Results Divided Between Candidates. CONNECTICUT VOTE NIGH Solid Delegation for Tuft Foreseen in Xutmeg State Oregon, Ne braska and Delaware Will Decide in Few Days. NATION A I, REI'l'BMCAN ELE UATKJi ELKCTKI). Alabama Alaska. Colorado Diet. Columbia Florida (ieorprla Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky .... Iouisiana Mnine Iichiffan M ississippl . . . Missouri Nevjua vw Mexico .. New York ""l North Dakota ...l'l...!. Oklahoma ;l'il; Pennsylvania . Philippines . . . South Carolina Tennessee .... Vermont Virginia Wisconsin Totalsl 47ilT-.'38 4 2;i2 CHICAGO. April 14. -Special.) Delegates elected to the 'Jtepublican National convention to date tl!ial 539. or more than half the total nutnrcr t( be elected. Of these. J47 are instruct ed for, pledged to or known to fav-C"" Taft: 172 are for Roosevelt. 315 fo' La Follette and four for Cummins. Tw are unlnntructed, with preference un-S known, and 12 contested. The Roose- velt men announced 116. contests be fore Pennsylvania voted, but only those districts are set down as contested where there appears to be good ground for contest, with a prospect of being .sustained by the National committee. Taft continues to gain delegates and hold his lead, although Roosevelt's strength has been decidedly increased by the vote of Illinois, Maine and Penn sylvania. To offset these losses dur ing the past week, Taft has won in Louisiana, secured the New York dele gates at large, all except three of the Kentucky delegation and six 6f Vermont's eight, besides scattering delegates In Missouri, Iowa and Mich igan. ComliijW- Week Important One. The first convention this week will be that of Hawaii Monday to elect twi delegates. The Connecticut convention meets Tuesday and elections of dele gates presage a solid Taft delegation of 12. On the same day Delaware will hold a convention. This will be followed on Friday by the direct Pres idential primaries in Oregon and Ne braska. In the latter states La Toilette's campaign has been instrumental in di viding the insurgent strength, which had been drifting to Roosevelt. In Oregon the agressioe campaign nifila for Taft has hail telling effect. A close race between Taft and Roosevelt in Nebraska Is predicted, neither .expect ing to score a majority, and the result hinging on the size of the vote divert ed from Roosevelt by La Follette. A revival of the Wisconsin man's boom In California has followed Ru dolph Spreckels' announcement of fi delity to him as against Roosevelt and the Senator's approaching tour of the state is expected lo weaken Roosevelt sulll Turther. 'i'he fight has been sup- l posed hitherto to be between Taft and Roosevelt, but it is now to be three cornered, with La Follette not decided ly out oi the running. Colonel Ont of Iowa Bare. In Iowa the struggle is between Taft and Cummins for control-of the state convention to be held April 24, Roose velt's candidacy having fallen flat in that state, and Taft has been gaining steadily in the county conventions. Kansas is thoroughly organized for Roosevelt, who is making steady gains there, and 13 expected to win. nearly all, if not all the state delegation of 20. The Taft men are disorganized and accomplish little, while Roosevelt ha3 50 county clubs with 10,000 active workers. Maryland haa Just adopted a direct primary law, under which primaries are to be held on May 6. It is wel comed by Both Taft and Roosevelt men, but Is predicted that the result will be a solid Taft delegation bound by the unit rule. It provides for elec tion of delegates to a state convention, which is to elect delegates at large and by districts, but allows rotcrs to (Concluded h h ,rj I 1 -J I I f r I " 3 2 -J? 4 STATE. ; ? a 3 " f "- 31 : : ? 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