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" PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY, JITLY 13, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. vol. hi yy. ib,in. - STAGE BEAUTY NOT MASCAGNI'S WIFE BRITISH PROTEST HEIR IS EXPECTED RIVER FLEET TAKES MADE IN A NIGHT, BILLION INVOLVED BY LADY DECIES IS NEW SEATTLE ELKS Oil EXCURSION GOES TO CONGRESS in OIL L AND SUITS XOTED COMPOSER DENIES ELOPEMENT WITH ACTRESS. STORK HOVERS NEAR HOME OF AS CITIZEXS SLEEP POTLATCH PEOPLE "PUT ONE OVER." '. VIVIEN GOULD. AMERICA CAPTURES HURDLES AND JUMP Government Will Try to Recover Land. CALIFORNIA FRAUDS CHARGED Accounting Will Be Asked for All Petroleum Mined. AGENTS SURE OF GROUND Fedrralt Attorneys Townsend and MeCormlck Think No Technical Question Will Block Move to Reclaim Rich Ground. Suits that involve more than $1,000. 000,000 and threaten the title to hun dreds of thousands of acres in Kern, Fresno, Los Angeles and other Call fornla counties were decided on last night at a conference here between B. TX Townsend, special attorney for the Department of Justice, and A. L McCormick. United States District At torney for the Southern District of California. These suits will number more than 300. They will be directed against Individuals, associations and corpora tlons. Some will be in the nature of ejectments, others for forfeiture of land and all will ask for an accounting to the Government for oil that has been taken from the lands in question. Agents Collect Kvldeaee. Agents of the Government have been working for months collecting evidence for the preparation of these suits, un der the direction of Mr. Townsend and Mr. McCormick, and at the conference last evening It was decided to file the suits in the United States District Court at Los Angeles as soon as Mr. McCormick returns to that city early next week. The property involved Includes some of ths richest oil-producing lands in California and it is alleged that all were seised from the Government on mineral claims after they had been withdrawn from allotment and that the "title to all of them remains in the Government. In nearly every Instance the lands have been developed by the boring of wells and millions of barrels of crude oil have been abstracted. For all of this oil,, an accurate estimate of which has been obtained, the Govern ment demands a full accounting and this alone amounts to millions of dol lars. Government Sore ( Ground. In speaking of these suits last night Mr. McCormick said: "The rights of the Government in these suits is abso lutely certain, as there is no technical question involved that has not already been acted on by the higher courts, and much of the property was forcibly taken possession of without even pretense of title, and in some Instances actual fraud was perpetrated. "One suit that I have already brought in behalf of the Government against the Southern Pacific Company to re cover C100 acres of oil lands in Cali fornia is based on fraud, pure and aim pie, and the evidence shows this con clusively even by the testimony of the employes of that company. The suits that are now to be instituted are of the same general character, with evi dence equally as strong. "The immensity of the amounts in volved makes these suits among the greatest, if not Vie greatest, ever brought by the Government for recovery or its property and account ings for the oil taken from It, "Rumors of the bringing of these suits have been current for. several months and- it was generally believed that they were to be against the Southern Pacific and its subsidiary companies only, but this is a mistake. as they will, number more than S00 and against that number of Individ uals, associations and corporations and will be a complete cleanup of all oil rights in the State of California. The Government will be benfited in a much larger amount than the value of timber land involved in forfeiture suits that been brought by the Government in the different states. "After the Government has recov ered possession of these oil lands and compelled an accounting. Congress will probably take some action with refer ence to their disposal to the highest bidders, but that is something with which my official action has no refer ence." COUNTY OFFICIAL SETTLES Tax Collector Pays $10,000 and Of. f ice Is Declared Vacant. . RIVERSIDE, CaI July 12. More than 110.000 was paid today to the county by E. D. Crane, County Tax Collector, in a settlement of a deficit. Experts could not make the Tax Col lector's books balance with his cash memoranda, and the total sum called for was $19,000 instead of $8500, as Crane was said to have asserted. Crane was said to face a charge (if having failed to make an accounting to the Auditor, as required by law, but in view of the settlement In full it was said that the charge probably would te dropped. Crane's office has been de clared vacant Truth Is, However, Famous Musician Recently Quarreled With Wife Over C horns Girl. ROME. July 12. (Special.) News papers this morning announced 'that Mascagni, the famous composer, had eloped with a beautiful young actress to some unknown destination. The truth is that some days ago Mascagni had a serious quarrel with his wife on account of a chorus girl in one of the largest theaters in Rome, who had become fanatically enthusi astic over the musician. Signora Mas cagni resented such enthusiasm, es pecially as the musician used to give the chorus girl lessons rather too fre quently. But, according to his friends, Mas cagni never dreamed of eloping with the girl. He left for Pr,"5 Jclqia O J comDOser expret IIA"""- . whi.h msu r,nniatIon with ' his wife somewhat less easy. ' Newspapers this evening refute the story of the elopement. They say tne musician repents of his adventure and trusts in a reconciliation with bis wire, whlih hm hones will be speedy and complete. Mascagni says, his Journey: to pans is connected with the composition of a new work. BRIDGE COLLAPSES; 3 HURT Falsework on Willamette Crosswaj Goes Down at Jasper. EUGENE. Or.. July 12. (Special.) Three workmen were injured Thursday when 450 feet of falsework for a new county bridge across the Willamette River at Jasper, suddenly collapsed. The bents for the falsework were framed and set on the surface of the river bed, as bedrock was too near to allow of the driving of piling. As the next to the last bent was being raised, tney slid forward and collapsed. Ira Walton, superintendent of con struction, suffered fractures or ootn legs, one of which was crushed, and John Morehouse, a broken ankle. Wal ter J. Moore, superintendent of con crete, was carried down with the crash, but received only bruises. He ferried the Injured men across the river and caught a train for Springfield, where they were placed in a hospital. The bridge, which is to be a steel one, is being constructed by the county by day labor. Walton's, condition is serious, as he is an old man. BOISE ELK LAUDS CITY John M. Haines Enthusiastic at Way Portland Treats Visitors. John M. Haines, the Boise banker and candidate for Governor at the Republi can primaries in Idaho next week, is at the Portland with the Idaho herd of Elks, and is among the most enthusi astic admirers of the way Portland has treated the lodge men. In speaking of his state and himself he said: 'Idaho is normally Republican, and with the admiration that tne entire state has for Senator Borah, his re election to the United States Senate next Winter is assured, and as he Is pronounced for the re-election of Mr. Taft, the state should give him its elec toral vote by a handsome majority. "Personally I have every assurance that I will be the Republican nominee for Governor, and. If elected, will de vote my entire time to the duties of the office. Idaho is not appreciated as it should be among the Western States as Its richness Is not known and the op portunities for both capital and labor not exploited as they should have been HUNTINGTON MAID HAPPY Little Nettie Rogers' Papa Meets Cousin In Thomas B. Mills. Probably the happiest person in Portland today is little Nettie Rogers, the 11-year-old daughter of John R. Rogers, a hotel keeper at Huntington, Or. Mr. Rogers and his little girl ar rived in Portland yesterday and at once hunted up Thomas B. Mills, the new grand exalted ruler of the Elks. After a brief conference. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Mills learned that they were cousins, although, they never had seen each other before. Mr. Mills has a natural fondness for children and at once look a liking for the little girl. She was his guest on the river excur sion and at a little dinner party last evening. In her room at the Multno mah Hotel a picture of the new grand exalted ruler occupies a prominent place on her dresser. She has prom ised to go to Superior. Wis., to visit Ml Mills this coming Winter. EBERHARD WILL NOT JOIN Minnesota Governor Thinks Third Party Unnecessary. ST. PAUL, July 12. In a letter to Hugh T. Halbert, Minnesota Roosevelt leader, who recently mailed a circular letter to all candidates for Governor in this state, asking them to go on record in support of the proposed new third party movement. Governor Eberhard positively refused today to Join the third party movement "I can see no need of organizing a new party," he wrote. Salem Defeats Hubbard, 18 to 1.' SALEM. Or, July 18. (Special.) In t e second of the three games which Salem is playing here during the Cherry Fair. Salem defeated Hubbard today, 1J to 1. Tomorrow Salem will play Hopewell Giants. Knox Officially Notifies U. S. Senate. CANAL BILL TO BE DELAYED Opening of Floodgates of Ora tory Is Expected. FOUR PROPOSALS OPPOSED "1 Charging and Then Refunding Tolls Declared Violation of Treaty's SpiritCoastwise Exemp tion Objected To. WASHINGTON, July 12 The Senate was officially notified of the . British protest against the Panama Canal ad ministration when Secretary of State Knox in a letter tonight to Senator Brandegee, chairman of the Senate ln teroceanlc canals committee, outlined objections raised by Great Britain. The letter paraphrasing the protest by Charge d' Affaires Innes was gen erally accepted as voicing the decision of the State Department to leave the entire subject in the bands of Con gress, where the legislation in dispute Is pending. Secretary . Knox' letter follows: "Sir I have the honor to bring to the knowledge of your committee the fact that a communication Just received from the British charge d'affaires, indi cates the attention of the British gov ernment having been called to various proposals from time to time made for the relieving of American shipping from the payment of -tolls on vessels passing through the Panama Canal, that government has studied carefully those proposals and the arguments in support of them with a view ta the bearing thereon of the provisions of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain of November II, 1901. Foar Possibilities Suggested. Tha communication sums up the proposals mentioned .as: , . . . "First To exempt all American ship ping from tolls. , "Second To refund to all American ships tolls which they might pay. "Third To exempt from the pay ment of tolls American ships engaged In the coastwise trade, and "Fourth To repay to the last-named class of American ships tolls which they might pay. "The communication indicates it to be the opinion of his Britannic ma jesty's government that to exempt all American shipping from the payment of tolls would involve an infraction of (Concluded on Page 2.) A LAND-MARK Accouchment Is Anticipated at End of July and Grandpasents Are Much Excited. NEW YOR-K. July 12. (Special.) Preparations for their first visit from the stork are being made by Lord and Lady Decies at their home near Lon don, friends of former Miss Vivien Gould hear. The visit is expected at the end of , the month, and there la much excitement about it at the bride's former home in' this city.- Her parents, Mr. . and Mrs. George J. Gould, sail tomorrow for England, so as to be present to welcome the littln stranarer. who. they hope, will prove' an heir to the title. As soon as thej-young mother and her babe can travel, the Decies propose go ing to their Irish estate, where they will do much entertaining. Lord Decies has succeeded late Marquis of Water ford, as commandant of the South Irish Horse. ;,. REUNION SATISFIES MAYOR Rushlight Says Portland Will Be Long Remembered by Visitors. Mayor Rushlight Is delighted with the manner in which the Elks grand lodge reunion was conducted. Ho said yesterday at the City Hall that the festivities had been a great success. "I feel that the reunion was well handled and In every way successful, said the Mayor. "The crowds were or derly and good-natured and there was no rowdyism among the Elks. There was some disorder, but it was by young hoodlums. "Vast sums of money have been drnnned Into Portland cotters by tne visitors, but that Is not so important as is the great amount of advertising the city will receive as a result. It has been the largest affair ever seen in Portland and one long to be remem bered. All sections of . the country have been represented and the many fine things they enjoyed while here will make Portland and Portland hos pitality a well-known word through out the United States." T. R.'S HANDS OFF, IDAHO Colonel Will Not Embarrass Borah ' With Third Ticket. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash. lngton. July 13- Colonel Rooseyelt has assured Senator Boih personally and also through Senator Dixon that be will not place a third . ticket in the field this year in Idaho, or in the states of other insurgent Senators or Repre sentatives "who fear that a third ticket would endanger " their chances of re election to Congress. . Borah is not in sympathy, with the third ticket' programme and told Colo nel Roosevelt -at Chicago he thought such a plan was unwise and detrimen tal to the progressive cause. For this reason Roosevelt will keep out of Idaho, as he feels grateful to Borah for past assistance and wants him re elected. ' ' THE DEPARTING HERD WILL Man Over Board Thrills 6000 on Outing. LIFE LINE RESCUE IS MADE Score of Vessels Give Lodge Members Scenic Trip. DECK DANCES POPULAR Impromptu Choruses Add Zest to Trip Five Miles Up Columbia and Ragtime Swaying: Harmonizes With Rolling; of Craft. Six thousand Elks cheering from the decks of a fleet of 10 big river steam ers and from a score or more of smaller craft took part in a pleasure excursion yesterday down the Willamette and up the Columbia River as the guests of the Portland Lodge of Elks. Every at.an.pr available was pressed into service to carry the big crowd that re sponded to the pressing invitation of the Portland Elks and everyDoay wno went enjoyed an extremely novel and Interesting Journey. The crowds gathered on the various docks alonsr the river about 1 o clock and took places on the big boats, which were" thrown open to everybody wno had a desire to see the river scenery. At 1:30 o'clock one of the big steam ers blew two deafening blasts and every boat forthwith backed out into the stream, turned about and started northward. All the bridges were drawn at the same time and remained ooen to the boats until the entire pro cession, in single file, had proceeded nto the lower harbor. The big boats r, inter! their whistles and the crowds cheered wildly at the hundreds of peo ple gathered on the bridges to see the boats pass. In the procession were the steamers Monarch, Moloc, Harkins, Burton, Iralda, America, lone. Undine, Kellogg and Tahoma, each literally covered with , the cheering crowds of irmrrvmakers. From several of the boats the strains of band music floated and from others singing could be heard. Mosquito Fleet Follows. Following the big boats was a mos quito fleet of small steamers and launches, each well filled with Elks. Among Ihe boats in this were the Dlx, Eva, Ollle S., Gazelle, Sea Otter and Rose City. They all danced along behind the .big fleet, riding the waves and tooting a siren blast of varl-toned whistles and bells. The parade of boats moved rapidly down the Willamette, viewing the lower (Concluded on Page 14.) NEVER FORGET. Every Plain, Every-Day Lamp Post Becomes Much-Decorated Totem Polo Before Town Awakens. SEATTLE, Wash., July 12. The Pot latch people "slipped one over" last night. . When the town went to bed there was nothing hanging around the streets except cluster light poles. This morning when the town got up every lamp post was a totem pole, and th business district of the city was a for est of them. Seattle, of course, is more or less ac customed to totem poles. Thanks to a bunch of willing pirates who once raided romantic old Kazan It even owns one, but down to now its interes In totem poles has been confined to In dividual specimens. Today every lamp post is a bear, or a crow, or a whale the town looks like a tllllcum initla tlon ceremony,- with every Ikt, Moxt and Khlone, including old Chief Steam Roller himself, lined up for the -mas sacre. They are made of plaster of parls, hardened by a process known only to the contractor that built them. They will stand any kind of weather and whole lot of knocking around. Big business houses are already decked out In Potlatch colors and the smaller one are fast following the lead. The Pot latch bunting Is already flung to th breeze and when the big show open the old town should fairly flame with color. GREATER HANKOW PLANNED Chinese Engineer Called to Build ' Modern Oity in Orient. SAN FRANCISCO, July 12. (Spe cial.) M. B. Tung, a prominent local Chinese civil engineer, educated in Tale and Columbia universities, has been recalled to China by LI Tuen Hung, Vice-President of the republic, to super Intend the rebuilding of the City of Hankow, which was burned to the ground during the recent revolution Hankow proper has a population or about 600.000 and is across the river from a city of 400.000. Yung will endeavor to make the new Hankow a mooern cny. um largest steamers built can safely glide Into ita harbor The termini of the Pekln - Hankow Railway, Hankow Szechuan Railway and Canton-Hankow Railway are at Hankow, and it is planned to make the city "the termini of many other railways. One of the big projects that will be accomplished with the rebuilding of Hankow will be a bridge over tho Yang-tse River, which is a mile wide connecting the City of Hankow with the center of population on the other side of the river. This will make prac tically a greater city of 1,000,000 popu latlon. MAYOR VETOES OWN MOVE Seattle's Executive Blocks Flag Ordi nance, Drafted by Self. SEATTLE. ' Wash., July 12. (Spe cial.) Mayor George F. Cotterlll today sent to the City Council a message vetolnir his own flag ordinance, draft ed by him and passed by the Council two weeks ago by a vote of 6 to 3. Though the veto message will not be mria nubile until Monday afternoon. It Is understood that the Mayor disap proves his own measure because of a flaw which he thinks might lead to a construction that would prevent varl ous fraternal organizations from par ticlpatlng In public parades. Explanations of the objection the Mayor has' to his own ordinance Is awaited with much interest by the six rouneilmen who Insisted that there should be some regulation of street parades in order to prevent the carry ing of anarchistic emblems through the streets of Seattle. ADMIRAL SENDS GREETING Commander of Pacific Reserve Fleet Joins In Message o Clark. Rear-Admiral Reynolds, commanding the Pacifio reserve fleet, who is a guest of the city at this time. Joined with others In telegraphing to Rear Admiral Clark, the first capaln of the battleship Oregon, a message concern ing the visit of that famous ship to Portland. The telegram was sent yes terday to Washington, D. C, but will have to be transmitted to Lake Mans field,' Vt., where Rear-Admiral Clark is spending his vacation this Sjimmer. The message apprised Rear-Admiral Clark of the presence in Portland har bor of his former command. He had charge of the Oregon as captain on her world-famous run around tne Morn at the outbreak of the Spanish-Ameri can War. , HEAT WAVE SWEEPS EAST Mercury Climbs to 104 In Kansas. Northwest Doesn't Suffer. : WASHINGTON, July 12. The hot test place in the country today was Concordia, Kan., . where the mercury climbed to 104. The entire Central West sweltered. The 100 mark was reached at Wichita, Kan, and the tem perature fell only two degrees short of that in Omaha. Fort Worth, Tex, and Fort Smith, Ark. There was discomfort throughout roost of the country except in me Northwest, New England and the Mid dle Atlantic States, wnere cooler weather prevailed. The weather bu reau gave no assurance of relief for Saturday and Sunday. Finn Surprises by Win ning Discus Throw. CLASH OCCURS WITH TEUTONS German 'Elbowed' by Amherst Runner, Is Allegation. WINNER IS DISQUALIFIED In 110-Meter Hurdle Conlest Martin Hawkins, of Multnomah Club of Portland, Is Third Kelley, of Los Angeles, Wins, STOCKHOLM, July 12. The Ameri can athletes won two more events at the Olympic games today. Fred W.. Kelly, University of Southern Califor nia, took the final heat of the 110-meter hurdle race, while James Wendell, of the New York Athletic club, and Martin Hawkins, of the Multnomah Athletic club, Portland, Or, were second and third respectively In this event. Albert L. Gutterson, of the University of Vermont, captured the running broad Jump with a new Olympic rec ord of 24 feet, II inches. The United States finished second and third in the discus, fifth in the modern Pentathlon and won places in many heats in other events. German Wins By Protest. An incident occurred in the last heat of tile semi-finals of the 400 meter race today, which for a time stirred up a sma'l tempest. It was a collision be tween Germany and the United States. An Amherst divinity student, Donald B. Young, running under the colors of the Boston Athletic association, finished two yards in the lead In this race, but was disqualified, and the heat given to his Teutonic rival, Braun, who crossed the line second. The circumstances led the spectators to think" the United States might protest, but the American committee, while considering ths Judges' decision In error accepted It loyally. The alleged foul occurred on the first turn, fifty yards from the start. Braua Unable To Pass. The race was , for blood, and there was great rivalry between tne two Americans. Young and Ira B. Daven port. University of Chicago, and the German, Braun. Young took the lead on the first Jump. The German at tempted to pass him on the outside at the turn and was elbowed by Young. The Judges made an attempt to stop Young at the next turn but without success. The incident caused great excitement. the Germans hooted the Americans and Manager Halpln argued with the Judges. Wljen the mixup occurred lounc, Braun and a Swedish1 contestant were bunched. Young had the pole, tho Swede was as close as possible behind on the Inside, with Braun on the out side. They were so close together that they seemed to rub shoulders. The German sprinted into the lead and then apparently slowed up. Young gave him a push with his right arm. With that the runners straightened out and, al ter an Inspiring contest, came up the home stretch at a terrific, pace, with Young in the lead. Braun First to Foul. The Amherst boy, who is considered by all who know him a gentleman and a clean runner, takes the matter much to heart. In explaining he said: Braun was pushing me back. The only thing I could do was what I aid or be pushed into the Swede. If they disqualify me they certainly should disqualify Braun." Braun said he was fouled, but did not assert that the loul was mien- ional. He said: Young pushed me. I could have won the race If I had not been touched. Davenport also got too close to me on the last turn and rubbed me. In a short race like that a man gets so tired that the smallest push may make him lose two yards." Mike Murphy, trainer of the Ameri can team, said: The German tried to cross In front and Young shoved him back. Young had a perfect right to do what he dirt. You can't cross in front of a man that way and Jostle him." Finland Sailors Slrlke. To add to the unpleasantness of the ay for the Americans, the sailors of the Finland struck and refused to man the launches to and from the shore. Incidentally, Americans broke two records one of them twice. In tho 400-meter race James Meredith, the Mercersburg schoolboy, paced by tho veteran Melvln Sheppard, reduced the Olympic mark to 48 seconds, a few minutes after Charles Reidpath, or Syracuse University, bad broken the same record by running the distance In 48 7-10 seconds. In the running broad Jump Gutter- son, the Vermont leaper, with a Jump of 7 meters SO centimeters (24 feet 11 Inches, and a fraction), beat the pre vious Olympic record of 24 feet 6',i Inches. The discus event was something of a disappointment for the American team. who met a powerful opponent In the Finn, A. H. Talpale, but they made him break a world's record with a throw of 148 feet 1H Inches to get first place. (Concluded on Fata f