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VOL LII-yQ. 16,171. PORTLAND. OREGOX, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. : " i - I . I . . v I i Mil n 1 1 a rn r i M I w , HEN LAYS 82 EGGS CUBA APPROACHES ARKANSAS DEFEATS TAFT TARIFF PLAN LOW SHOES GO IN IN AS MANY DAYS GRANDFATHER BILL DISCARD OCTOBER 1 IAL ASSIGNED PLACES STATE HAS FIRST EXPERIENCE ALL- SORTS OF ILLS TRACED TO "LADY SHOW YOC" BREAKING WITH DIRECT VOTE. EXPOSED AXKLES. ALL POVLTRY RECORDS. EUROPE APPLAUDS WORK AT PAil CRASH WINS DEMOCRATS Charges of Bad Faith Are Withheld. ENGINEERING FEAT PRAISED "Crowning v Achievement of American Force": London. ISSUE OF TOLLS DROPPED Necessity for Modifications In For eign Commerce Seen Interna tional Use or Canal Held Vital to Interests of Continent: LONDON, Sept. 22. (Special.) The announcement from Washington that the Panama canal will be opened for mally next year is a signal for fresh discussion of all the broad possiDii Itles to the undertaking. So far as the question of tolls is concerned, there seems to be a growing disposition to think Europe has been precipitate In charging Americans with bad faith or with taking an unfair advantage: Everywhere effusive compliments are written and spoken in light of the tremendous display of en gineering skill "on the isthmus: Pic torial papers here and in Paris and Berlin give sketches of the chief ob jects of Interest along the route and In the construction work. Long special articles deal with the ''revolution the canal is to bring about In international trade." Chances la Commerce Required. Osje able Berlin writer thinks that "the Tanama will necessitate greater modifications of the established sys tem of foreign commerce than were necessitated by Suez" and adds that "It is as if Dame Nature had sud denly decided to alter the course ef her trade winds." Another. declaring in "London Weekly"- that the canal Is the "crown ing achievement of American force and enterprise,? makes the significant ad mission that the "best business minds of the Empire (Britain) are concen trating upon the commercial revolution which is Imminent in order that. Irre spective of the willingness of Ameri cans to arbitrate concerning tolls, we may use the new waterway to the full and may begin to use It the day It Is opened." International l iie Hoped For. Quite the strongest censure cropping out anywhere today Is the "hope that Col iel Roosevelt, Di Wilson or Mr. Taft, whichever may be the next President, will do all he -can to pre vent our admiration of the phenom enon of mechanics being long dimin ished by different emotions as to the International use to be made of It." No annoyance Is exhibited anywhere In Europe, not even In Spain, over the latest admonitions addressed directly or Indirectly by the Washington Gov ernment to Mexico, Nicaragua and Cuba. On the contrary, the prevailing sentiment Is one.of approval. European capitalists who have in vestments In many of the republics south of the Rio Grande long have chafed at the chronio confusion cre ated by the local politicians for selfish ends, and would welcome the applica tion of a strong hand. A London finan cial paper is "astonished at the for bearance of 'Americans in their deal ings with the Mexicans." WAGE RISE HELD REMEDY Spokane 3Iayor BelleTes This Cure for Social Evil. SPOKANE, Wash, Sept 22. (Spe cial.) Regarding a minimum wage law for women. Mayor W. J. Hindley and others who have studied the problem declared yesterday that the 13 a week minimum wage law. as suggested for the Missouri Legislature, would, do much to improve conditions and prac tically stamp out the white slave evil. "I, for one, believe that the Missouri plan would be a fine thing," said Mayor Hindley. "No woman on her own re sources in Spokane can live decently on less than $3 a week. It Is lament able, but true, that many girls in Spo kane work for $5 a week who are sup porting themselves. If a wage law of ' SS was fixed it would save many of these girls. I am Inclined to think that this is the only way to combat the social evil and white slave traffic at this time." WILSON KEEPS SILENCE Governor Will Not DUeuss O'Gor man's Position, It Ileing Sunday, SEAGIRT, N, J Sept, 22, Following his rule not to discuss politics on Sun day, Governor Wilson declined today to comment on the quoted declaration of United States Senator O'Qorman, of New York, that, although a Democrat, he will not go to the Democratic State Convention In Syracuse October 10 to fight for Governor Wilson, Tomorrow at 11 o'clock the Governor will leave for Scranton, Pa where he will speak at the notification of the Democratic state nominees. Upon his return he will go to Prince ton to vote Tuesday Iq the Senatorial primaries, and on Wednesday he will leave for Connecticut and Massachu setts for a speaking trip of three days. Product for Ten Months Is 23 7 Eggs. Average Is Only 80 Yearly. Prizes Won Are Many. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 22. (Special.) "Lady Show You," a 2-year-old white Plymouth Rock hen from MIHersviiie, 111., Is breaking all records in the Na tional egg-laying contest at the Mis souri State Poultry Experiment Station at Mountain Grove. She is leading the egg producers, numbering 640. repre senting 39 varieties from 25 states and Canada. ' Her record for 10 months is 237 eggs, and her nearest competitor Is a barred Plymouth Rock hen, which has pro duced 216 eggs in the same period. Lady Show You also has broken the world's record so far as known for con tinuous egg production with 82 eggs In 82 days. When she had reached a record of 65 eggs on consecutive days, the - ad visory board tacked the prize ribbon on her nest and gave her an extra portion of meal, but she kept right on for more than two weeks. She has six weeks more to complete her record for .the year's contest. Government statistics give the average egg production as about 80 per ben a year. ARCHAEOLOGIST TO SPEAK Kcv. John P. Peters, D. D., will Talk on Palestine Discoveries. Rev. John P. Peters. D. D.. rector of the St. Michael's Church In New York City, and a scholar and linguist, will lecture tonight at s:io o'clock at tne Museum of Art, on "With Pick and Spade in Palestine." The lecture will be Illustrated by pictures obtained by the speaker during investigation tours In the Holy Lands. The lecture will be given under the auspices of the Port land Society of the Archaeological In stitute of America, of which Dr. Peters Is a member. Rev. Mr. Peters was In charge of the University of Pennsylvania expeditions to Babylonia in 1888 and 1895 and has also conducted Important excavations m Palestine which he will describe In his lecture. While In Portland. Dr. Peters Is the guest of Bishop Scaddlng, who will preside at the meeting -tonight. Ail who are interested in the history and archaeology of Palestine are invited to attend. Dr. Peters, after receiving A. B. and Ph. D degrees at Yale University, taught for several years In the faculty. Later he studied at the Universities of Berlin and Leipzig. He was ordained as a deacon and priest in New York prior to his studies in Germany. Dr. Peters has traveled extensively in Eu rope and Palestine and has edited many books bearing on history, "archaeology and sociology, besides translating nu merous foreign works. CARDINAL ADVISES UNITY All Races and Religions Urged to Work as Oneo Relieve Suffering. KANSAS CITY; Sept. 22. Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, preached today In the Kansas City cathedral to a con gregation that Jammed the building. 'When it comes' to the relief of human suffering," said the cardinal, "we should not be stopped by differ ences of color, "of race, of nationality or of religion." He urged the co-operation of capital and labor, saying: "Let brain and brawn, mind and physical forces, capi tal and labor, be one and indivisible." A luncheon in honor of the cardinal was given by the Catholic clergy and prominent laymen. Later the cardinal addressed the children of the parochial schools. . AUTO BURGLARS GET GEMS Woman Accompanies Party on Rob bery Expedition In nt York. NEW YORK. Sept. 22. (Special.) Automobile burglars, accompanied by a woman, who remained outside in a ma chine, the engiDe of which the chauf feur kept racing In readiness for flight today, at the point of a revolver bound and gagged George Richman. a Jeweler, In his Jewelry store at 111 Second ave nue and obtained $5000 worth of loot. They stole J820 in cash, two trays of diamond rings and pendants, and other trinkets that had been left to be re paired. Richman, bound hand and foot and with a towel tied tightly around his mouth, was found three minutes later by an actress, the sister of .the owner of an adjoining cigar sore. DRUIDS EXPEL MEMBERS 14.000 Representing; California Groves Out or General .Order. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Sept. 21. Cali fornia Druids, numbering 14,000, more than half the entire membership of the general order, were expelled tonight by the action of the Supreme Grove of .America, United Ancient Order or Druids, at its closing session. y It was charged that the California Druids twice failed to make annual reports and pay per capita tax. Julius S. Godeau and James Man- tlnoni. of San Francisco, representing one faction, said they would reor ganize the groves and bring them under the Jurisdiction of" the supreme grove. LENIENCY IS DEPLORED Sheriffs Agree Offenders Receive Too Much Consideration. WENATCHEEJ, Wash.. Sept. 22. The convention of the Sheriffs of Wash ington adjourned last night. In a discussion It was agreed that too much leniency was being shown offenders by officials who have It In their power to parole. Loan Expended; Treas ury Is Empty. LARGE PAYMENT DEFAULTED Government at Wits' End to Meet Current Expenses. REVENUE IS AT LOW EBB Gomez Realizes Pert! of Failure to Pay American Contractor and Will Make Effort to Delay Crisis Another Month. nivivi Rnt- 22. It Is felt gener ally here that Cuba Is approaching a crisis In its history as a republic. Two serious questions occupy the public mind- Can -Cuba survive the present state of her finances? Can she hold an honest and orderly election for the Presidency with a loyal submission of. the defeated party to the win ot tne majority? Th treasury Is empty. The last col lar of the 16,500.000 of the Spayer loan ha. hen snen't. while the work of sewering and pa"lng Havana, the principal purpose fov which the plan was authorized by the United btates, 1? not finished and is in danger of inter ruption if not of abandonment. The Government Is at its wits' end to find money to meet its vast expenditures, while receipts from the customs and th lotterv have reached their low est point. All this Is asserted by the enemies of the Government and most of It is frankly admitted. v . Government Defaults Payment. Last month the government default ed for the first time on the account due the sewering and paving contractors for work done In July, amounting to . . A j A A AAA T- V. AA1,, m ATI t A. clareA It found Itself unable to meet th bill ulmolv because It had no more mnnev. -The contractors appealed to the . American legation and .. sufficient pressure, was brought to bear to con-vinr-o the erovernment that payment was imperative. The following day the money was forthcoming. There' has been much speculation as to whether the government will be able to satisfy the claims of the con tractors due the end of this month, but there are indications that President Gomez, realizing fully the. peril of an- Otner aetauit, nai muu an CJiuttur- ( Concluded on Page 2.) " "eULL-DOGG'NQ '. rM ' Many Negroes in Alarm Cast Ballot on One Subject Alone Pro hibition Is Beaten. . LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept, 22. (Spe cial.) The people of Arkansas have Just passed through their first experi ence as lawmakers'? There are indica tions of a large percentage of illiterate votes cast. Out of nine measures submitted un der the initiative and referendum, at a cost of $90,jj0, four amendments to the constitution have been adopted and' four acts and one . amendment have been defeated. " The measures defeated are the "Grandfather clause" for re dlstrlction of the negro; a state-wide prohibition act; state text-book com mission act, revenue bill passed by the extraordinary session of the-legislature of 1911, and an election law proposed by Republicans. After an analysis of the returns. public opinion is still divided on the question of the" feasibility of direct leg islation in Arkansas. The largest vote cast in the election was on the "grand father clause," more being cast on that question than for Governor, indicating that thousands of negroes, fearful that their franchise was about to be taken from them, voted for nothing else. It was defeated by a majority of about 10.000. Negroes also voted against state-wide prohibition. Some precincts, and even counties that have a majority for state-wide prohibition, voted that the saloon li cense be granted. The most Important, probably, of the new laws adopted by the people, and that will become a part of the consti tution as soon as the legislature de clares them adopted in January, is Amendment No. 15, providing' that cit ies of the first and second class and incorporated towns of 1000 population or more may determine whether or not bonds may be Issued for certain pur poses. People also Indorsed the recall. In itiated by the Arkansas Federation of Labor and Socialists. BALL PARK IS DESTROYED Flames Sweep Stands at Kansas City Motor Fire Engine Burns. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 22.-Association Park, the home of Kansas City's Amer ican Association baseball club, was de stroyed- -tonight - by1 a-Hre ';thatTilso burned a plant of the City Ice & coia Storage Company, at Nineteenth and Olive streets, and two residences near the park. The total loss was 1100,000, of which $60,000 was sustained by the Ice company and $30,000 by George Te beau, owner of the Kansas City team. A motor fire engine, valued at $8000, burned when the engine stopped and firemen were unable to move it. Two firemen were severely burned when they attempted to start the engine. Own Party Notes Wil son's Inconsistency. PRESIDENT'S VIEWS KNOWN Belief in Protective Tariff Is Deawnstrated. T. R.'S WEAKNESS SHOWN Large Numbers of Democrats Will Vote for President if Assured That Colonel Has No Pros pect of Winning. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash lngton, Sept. 22. "If It is fairly well established by the middle of October that Colonel Roosevelt cannot carry the Presidential election this year, hordes of Democrats will flock to the Taft standard," declared a Democrat of National repute, when In Washington recently. "To my mind," he added, "this Is Wilson's greatest danger." Asked to elaborate his idea, he said that there were large numbers of Dem ocrats engaged, in manufacture and trade who were interested in a protec tive tariff protection Democrats, so called.' These Democrats have thus far been able xo get oniy a hazy idea of Wilson's true tariff position, and do not know what to expect if he is elect ed and has a Democratic Congress to support him. Yet they would not turn to Roosevelt, for his tariff position is quite as uncertain as that of the Dem ocratic candidate, and they do not de sire to deserf'their party for Taft un less they feel there is a chance , of electing- him. , Taft's Tariff Views Known. "These Democrats and there., are many of them incline to President Taft because his .. tariff views are known, and they can count on the fu ture if he is retained in the White louse and has a. Republican Congress to back' him lipr The- President, they figure, has demonstrated his belief In a protective tariff. He has shown his faith In a tariff board and his deter mination to oppose any but a scientific revision of the tariff, and business knows what to expect of him if he Is re-elected. With "Governor Wilson It Is different When the campaign opened the Gov ernor was a believer in a tariff board (Concluded on Page 2.) Dealers Back TTp Arguments That Danger Lurks in Time Exten-slon-Witli Doctors Opinions. CHICAGO. Sept. 22. (Special.) Low shoes must be laid aside by October 1, at least In Chicago, where wintery blasts prevail after that date. The edict has gone forth from the Retail Shoe Dealers' and Manufacturers' As sociatlon. and there will be no exten sion of time, as in the case of straw hats, whose term of life is supposed to end September 15. The shoe men say, and they back up their arguments with opinions from physicians, that low shoes in inclement weather are responsible for many ills, especially rheumatism, pneumonia. many varieties of nervous diseases and all varieties of colds. They say the ankle is one of the most delicate parts of the anatomy, and highly Important arteries and nerves running through It should be protected from cold and dampness. More low shoes have been worn this season than ever before, chiefly white canvas pumps for both men and women, but dealers will withdraw them from the shelves In two more days and try to prevail upon buyers to forget them until next Summer. CLUBMAN POISONS SELF Alameda Engineer Is Found Dead on His Yacht Thelma. ALAMEDA, CaL, Sept. 21. Axel H. Birch, a young engineer of this city, committed suicide by taking poison to day -on his yacht Thelma, lying in the estuary off the -clubhouse o; me Aeolian Yacht Club. The suicide was discovered through a note which Birch had sent to a newspaper and which was received today. It was addressed to "My friends and acquaintances." No explanation "of Birch's act has been found. He was to have been mar ried next Spring to an Alameda nurse. Birch was well known in engineer ing circles here and in San Francisco, and was an alumnus of the Lick Me chanical School and had recently com pleted his education In Europe. DARING THIEF IS CAUGHT Man. Who Robbed Jewelers Taken . . Wlille Arranging Loan. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. Sept, 22. A man who gave his name as Walter Arthur Wade, of Louisiana, was ar rested yesterday on a charge of rob bing W. C. Flatau, of Omaha, In a hotel. The police say Wade has worked a daring scheme in several cities to obtain money from Jewelers. He rented a room at a good hotel, telephoned to a Jeweler that a customer wanted to borrow money on diamonds, and then, It is charged, held up and robbed the Jeweler when he appeared at the hotel with the diamonds. Wade left while the Jeweler was calling the police. It is said that Wade was trying to Interest another Jeweler in a loan when he was arrested to night. Wade, who was fashionably dressed, was penniless. GIRL TEACHES. SWIMMING Sixteen-Year-Old Instructor Is Youngest on Record. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept 22. (Special.) Pretty Georgia Carmany, 16 years old, tomorrow will begin work as swimming Instructor at a Santa Bar bara bath-house. A few months ago a professional swimming teacher In Los Angeles Issued a certificate attesting her competency and also saying that she was the youngest girl on the Pacific Coast w,ith such a certificate. Miss Carmany is a Junior in the Santa Bar bara High School, and has alwys taken keen Interest In athletics. She will teach women and girls. "I am going to" San Francisco before long and swim the Golden Gate, and then will swim from Santa Barbara to Miramlr, five miles below here," said Miss Carmany today. SUICIDE FOUND ON YACHT Young Engineer Notifies Newspaper of Intention to Kill Himself. ALAMEDA, CaL, Sept 22. Axel H. Birch, a young engineer of this city, committed suicide by taking poison to. day on his yacht Thelma, lying In the estuary, off the clubhouse of the Aeo lian Yacht Club. The suicide was dls covered through a note which Birch had sent to a newspaper and which was received today. It was addressed to "my friends and acquaintances." No explanation of Birch's act has been found. He was to have married an Alameda nurse next Spring.' Birch was well known in engineer ing circles here , and in San Francisco, was an alumnus of the Lick Mechan ical School and had recently completed his schooling In Europe. INJURED AVIATOR BESET Cooke Defends Machine With Club After Fall in Chicago. CHICAGO, Sept 22. Armed with a stout club, Weldon B. Cooke, an aviator of Oakland, Cal., defended his wrecked aeroplane for , several hours today against a crowd of several hundred souvenir hunters. When flying on the South Side he fell, wrecking his biplane. He was stunned by the fall, and when he re gained consciousness he found a large crowd around his machine breaking pieces from It to carry away as sou venirs. Seizing a club, he held the crowd back until the police arrived. Conference Will Meet Next at Eugene. ASHLAND SESSION ADJOURNS Dr. Benjamin Young Kept Pas tor of First Church Here, i DR. J. H. CUDLIPP TO ASSIST Rev. C. C. Rorlck Transferred From Mount Tabor to Upper Albino, Hev. S. H. Be wart Will Be Stationed at Linnton. ASHLAND, Or, Sept 22. (Special.) When Bishop Cooke read the pastoral appointments tonight Just before ad journment of the Besslon of the Oregon Conference, it was disclosed that he had worked out a temporary solution of the problem brought about by the consolidation of the First and Grace Methodist churches in Portland by re assigning Dr. Benjamin Young as pas tor and Dr. John H. Cudllpp as assist ant pastor tof the new First Church. Dr. Cudllpp was pastor of Grace Church btfore consolidation. Dr. Young, therefore, as forecast In The Oregonlan last week, will remain pastor of the First Church, and will direct the great work of building the .new edifice on the site of Grace Church. The work Is of such magnitude that Bishop Cooke decided It would be best to assign both men to the task, and Dr. Cudllpp will work there indefinitely. Tranafers Are Made. Bishop Cooke changed Rev. C. C. Rarlck from Mount Tabor, where he has been pastor for two years, to Cen tral Church, in Upper Albina. Rev. C. L. Hamilton was transferred from Central Church to Mount Tabor. Rev, R. E. Myers was transferred from Patton Church, Portland, to Lake view, and Rev. G. F. Hopkins was as signed to Patton Chureh. Dr. D. A. WaUers, a pioneer preacher, ex-distrlct superintendent who for years occupied Portland pulpits, takes up the work again this year after a rest and Is assigned to Drain. Rev. S. H. Dewart one of the best known of the Methodist preachers in this conference, will be stationed at Linnton this year. Rev. Asa Sleeth dropped out of the pastorate, at Laurelwood to do temper ance work exclusively, and Rev. C. T. Cook is appointed to succeed him In the work at Laurelwood. In the place ot Rev. Harold Oberg, Rev. Louis Thomas takes that pulpit Day la Busy One. The next place of meeting will be Eugene, the . date to be determined later. Today was an active one in confer ence circles, as it was decided to close the sessions today, instead of carrying t"he final proceedings over to Monday. Services opened today with a love feast at 9:30 A. M., followed by a union meeting in the Chautauqua tabernacle. In which all the churches In the city united. v Bishop Cooke preached from the text in Revelations: "I know thy works and where thou dwellest," a quotation from the Bible which, the speaker con tended, was the plain equivalent of "I know where you live," and the bishop proceeded to draw moral deductions accordingly. In the afternoon Clarence Alexander, Infant son of Rev. L. C. Poor, the Ashland pastor, was baptized, and the following ordinations took place: Deacon, C. B. Rees, Beaverton; elders, Frank James, Epworth Church, " Portland; Fred M. Waelte, Falls City. 810,000 in Claims Piled. -Walton Stalpworth was transferred from the Columbia River to the Oregon conference; J. M. Brown, from the Idaho to the Oregonlan conference, and W. C. Renter, from the Oregon to the Columbia River Jurisdiction. By appointment of the bishop. Rev. A. N. Valson, pastor of First Church, Salem, was designated to preach the missionary sermon at the next annual conference. Rev. Robert Sutcllff being appointed alternate. The board of stewards reported claims filed on the conference fund to the amount of $10,000, $6000 of which had been collected and was available. These figures are approximate. Upon the stewards' recommendation, an ap portionment was made in behalf of such claimants, checks being drawn payable to their order. An Epworth League service was held at :10 P. M., led by A. & Hlsey, of North Bend. At 7:30 P. M. home mis sion and church extension work again was taken up undor the leadership of Rev. W. T. Kerr, retired, of Portland; with an ' address by Dr. Boswell, of Philadelphia, after which the confer ence sesaions proper came to a close with the announcement of the appoint ments, , Tonight praetloally every pulpit in tho Ashland churches has been filled by soma mlnlnterlttl delegate attending the oonferenoo. The appointments, were! Eugene dlatrtoc J, T, Abbott, .upnrlnten. -dent, bit) Pouth WllUmetla atrast, Eut.n. Albany, p, H, l.eocli; pannon, J, J. juick) Brownsville Mr B, Pai-ouBaglwi i Jluens Vlata, O, d, Heath Coburs, F. O. D.-akrj Coqullle, Harry Loe OorvalHa, J, C. Rol Una: l'ottae drove, J, T, Moore; Craw ordavllle, to be aupplled) Creawell, J, V. (Concluded on fare IS.) im 1 05.0