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Newspaper Page TextK VOL. LIII NO. 16,303. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V PRODUCE DEALERS IN "TRUST FINED Fifteen Portland Mer chants Escape Jail. "COMBINE" AGREES TO QUI Federal Judge Imposes Penal ties Amounting to $8450. TECHNICAL GUILT PLEADED Members of Indicted Men's Families In Court Fearing Prison Senten ces Leniency Explained and Payment by Monday Asked. PORTLAND PRODUCTS DEA U.R9 FIXED FOR ANTI-TRUST MW VIOLATION. Flnc Imposed upon Portland prod uce merchants for violating the Sherman anti-trust taw vers as fol lows: W. B. Gierke. 11250; F. H. Page. $300; Edwin A- Bamford. $200; C W. Dllley. 0; Timothy Pear son, tlOOO: John A. Ball. J750; W. A. Mansfield. $250; W. H. Dyer. $750; Herbert McEwen, $500; Mark Levy, $730: Charles R. Levy. $400; E. B. Levy. $400; Ben Levy. $400; John J. Cole. $400; O. H. Cardwell, $400. The men were given until Monday to pay the fines. Fourteen Front-street produce mer chants pleaded runty In the United States District Court yesterday to In dlctmenta that charged them with con splracy in restraint of trade, contrary to the provisions of the Sherman antt trust law. A fifteenth admitted his guilt through his attorney. In the courtroom were many mem bers of the mercnants' families, who were fearful that Jail sentences would be imposed. This was generally ex pected, In view of the recent sentences of other Federal Judges in similar eaies for breaches of the same law, but only fines were imposed. The specific Item In the Indictments charged the produce merchants with having controlled and operated an as sociation, known as the Portland Pro duce Merchants' Association, Dy which the members absolutely controlled the Import of produce into this city and fixed a price for It. and that if its members did not desire to purchase that which wat sent in by carload lots, its owners must ship these cars to other points and not dispose of them to dealers who were not members of the association. Grand Jury Selarw Books. As the result of investigation by special agents of the Department of Justice and individual members of the grand Jury, the indictments were re turned, but not until after the books and acccounts of the association had been seized at Its office, which showed Us transactions. An Interpretation of these was furnished by its secretary to the grand Jury. The correspondence on file was taken as sufficient on which to base the indictments, as the let ters Indicated the association had con trol of the produce market of Portland and fixed prices, always keeping away any large amounts that would have tendency of lowering prices below what the members deemed best for their in terests. Fifteen members of the association had been indicted, but John A. Bell, one of the number. Is ill in California. Ills plea was accepted through his attorney. The proceedings In court were ex tremely formal. The attorney for the indicted men announced their presence and their desire to plead guilty with each acquiescing as his name was called. The attorney then suggested to the court that his clients had come to the realization that they were tech nically guilty under the provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law, but that it has never been their intention to do anything in restraint of trade or regu late) prices of food products and that they had organized only for mutual pro tection in handling credits. Therefore, lie asked the court to make the penalty as light as possible, as the members would dissolve the association and no longer conduct such an organization. Judge Kxplalna Leniency. Assistant United States District At torney Johnson, who conducted the in vestigation before the grand Jury, ad dressed the court, explaining that the Government had in Its possession evi dence to show that while the associa tion had been organized in 1903 as a credit bureau. It had grown Into an or. ganlzatlon adapted and utilized for the restraint of trade and as such bad been conducted for several years, contrary to the provisions of the Sherman anti trust act of Congress. He said that the evidence presented before the grand Jury and that obtained by Its individual members, would show that the associa tion not only fixed the price of certain products but in addition drove out of business those who attempted to en gage In the produce business Independ ently. In pronouncing the sentence Judge Bean said that be could not believe that the merchants had deliberately entered nto a conspiracy in restraint of trade, with full knowledge of the effect that It would have on others, but believed WOMAN 105 TAKES HUSBAND ONLY 86 LEGAL. AXD OTHER OPJOSITTON IS OVERCOME. Bride Denies Relatives' Account of Ago and Says She Is Really Younger Tlian Spouse. LOS ANGELES, Feb. Tl. Afte sweeping aside all opposition, legal and otherwise, Mrs. Marsellna EUsalda, 105 years old. and Pleasanton Leon, 86, said to have been lovers for a half century, were married tonight In the "home of the bride by a Justice of the Peace. Friends of the bride' claim for her the distinction of being the oldest woman to enter wedlock In this country. Mrs. Leon, however, says she Is not DesDlte the assertions of her daughters, granddaughters, great - granddaugh ters and other members of her family that she is well over the century mark, the bride declared tonight she was only 85 one year the Junior of her spouse. Furthermore she assorted that she was oDDOsed to women marrying their Juniors. After the ceremony the bride and bridegroom took a prominent part In the reception. The way for the marriage was paved today by a Superior Court order va eating the guardianship that placed the woman In the custody of . her grand daughter, Mrs. Claudia Lugo. Mrs, Leon Is reputed to be the owner of property worth nearly $100,000 and her relatives opposed the marl rage on the ground that she would transfer the property to her husband, from whom it would pass to Leon's relatives in the event of his wife's dying first. FLAG SALE ENDS TODAY Mothers' Congress Expects to Do Big Business Because of Holiday. This Is the last day of the sale of American flags, the little badges that are being disposed of by the members of the Congress of Mothers, who are planning to use the funds obtained for the benefit of their Child Welfare work. As this Is Washington's birthday and a holiday. It is expected there will be a great demand for the flags. A plan to establish an educational bureau in the City Hall, where Informa tion rearardlnsr the care of infants and the training of children willoe taught. Is being worked out. The child placing departments of the organization have been busy, not only selling flags, but placing babies during the past few days. The depart ment carefully investigates the home in which the babies are to be placed. Those who are active in this work are Dr. Mabel Akin. Mrs. E. B. Hyatt. Mrs. C. K. Hyatt. Mrs. H. H. Brigham and Mrs. Blaine Smith. Mrs. Robert H. Tate, president of the Congress of Mothers, and her helpers are to be found at the headquarters at the Imperial Hotel and in all the larger stores and hotels. EASTERN TRIP IS HALTED Goldendale Couple Stay in Spokane While Lost Tickets Are Sought. SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 21. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waters, of Goldendale, en route to St. Paul are taying over in Spokane today in an ffort to locate their round trip trans portatlon, baggage checks and a parse belonging to Mrs. Waters, containing $40, which were lost on a Spokane, Portland & Seattle passenger train Fri ar night. Railroad men are of the belief that the bag containing the goods was stolen. If the tickets are presented on the Great Northern, on which they are routed, they will be taken up and ar rests made. Mr. and Mrs. Waters are spending the day with Deputy United States Marshal McCully. HUERTA ALREADY FACING REBELLION Three Governors Re fuse Recognition. PORFIRIO D AZ TO RETURN Return of "Old Regime' . Saddle Is Forecast. to PRESIDENT WANTS PEACE Methods of Diax, It Is Said, Will Be Revived by Xew Government, if Xecessary, In Effort to Restore Order. LAREDO, Tex Feb. 21 Eight Slexl- enn states Kacatecas, tosnuna, jvuevo Leon. Chlhunhua, San Lois Potoai, Vera Cm Slnaloa and Pnebla have ex pressed dissatisfaction with, tbe stew realm In Mexico and will not support the government set op By General Ilnerta. according to Information gathered from Federal telegraph sources) here. It Is rumored that Governor Car- ransas, of the State of Coahulla la at the head of the movement to start a new republic and that efforts are being ade to brlag about the accession of several other stntes. MEXICO. CITY, Fet. 21. It is certain that the new administration in Mexico must deal wtlh a new revolution In ad dition to the remnants of the old one. Three governors of states in the repub lic formally have refused to recognize Provisional President Huerta and two or three others are doubtful. Venostlano Carranza, governor of the State of Coahulla, with 1200 men, Is working with Emlllo and Raoul Ma de ro, brothers of the deposed President. who are at San Peoro, Madero's old home, near Saltlllo, which is Carranza's base. Sonoma Offers Money and Men. Jose Gayou, former governor of So- nora, has telegraphed from Mexlcali to Governor Maytorena, of Sonora, offer ing 3000 men and 2,000,000 pesos to re store Madero to office. Governor May torena has telegraphed the Senate and Provisional President Huerta repudiat ing the new administration. ' The Governor of Yucatan, ignorant of the death of Gustavo Madero, has telegraphed him offering the services of 1200 men and women to assist in a new revolution. Madero's Secretary Prisoner. What will be done with ex-President Madero bas not been determined. Juan Sanchez Azcona. Madero's private sec- INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 49 decrees; minimum, S3 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. Legislatures. Bouse passes Panama fair bill but lops off $50,000. Page 7. Oregon Senate passes inter-state bridge bill. Page 1. Appropriation bills for State University and Agricultural College pass enate. and now go to -Governor. Page 6. Governor West's veto on Washington County salary bill seta precedent. Paso 0. Minority report by two Senators charges Juggling in prison records. Page 6. Senator Piper wins fight In Washington enate for minimum wage scale bill. Page T. Oregon-Washington boundary becomes Issue in Columbia bridge legislation. Page 1. Foreign. Huerta already facing rebellion. Page 1. United States will Insist that Mexico gives Madero fair trial. Page 2. National. West Virginia elects Republican Senator. Page 2. Lafferty loses Crater Lake appropriation. Page 2. "Finishing touches' at Capitol for Inangu ration ceremonies are made. Page 1. Domestic. Berkeley savant finds weak spots in Hal lock's theory. Page 3. Lawyers In Hyde trial quarrel. Page 6. Suffragist "army" arrives at Havre De Grace. Page 4. Woman of 105 Is bride of man of 86. Page 1. Gould road formulates objection to Harrl- man Benlcla fchort Line lease. Page S. Matteawan official says offer of $20,000 was made for Harry Thaw's freedom. Page 3. Big storm expected In Middle West. Page 4. Sports. - World's records made In two weight events at San Francisco meet, page J6. Vancouver clubmen defeat Multnomah. Page 16. Kick Williams seeking plaoe to "farm" ex tra Colt talent. Page 10. For third time Washington High wins In lerscholastlc basketball championship. Page 18. I'aclflo Northwest. New commander at Vancouver Barracks is saluted by 11 grins. Page 6. East Side Improvement Clubs ask Railroad Commission to order four cross-town lines on East Side. Page 5. Evidence against Roseburgs Mayor dam aging, page 12. Commercial and Marine. No wheat for sale In Northwest at con cessions. Page 17. Chicago market affected by rain and snow In dry sections, page IT. G. L. Blair appointed general manager of San Francisco A Portland steamship Company. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Plans complete for Washington's birthday celebration. Page 10. Women notice lower prices with war on high cost of living. Page 10. Grand Jury checks up alleged graft In Courthouse construction. Page 10. Fifteen Portland produce men are fined for anti-trust law violation. Fags 1. Dr. Deutsche lectures on Jews In literature. Page 11. Co-operation of Oregon and Washington sought for panama-pacinc exposition. Paso to. Gay costumes are worn at Portland Heights fancy dress party, page . Meteorological summary and forecast. Pare IX . i Philomath submits best, proposal for col lege, page 4. Society folk score big success In "Tbe Col lege Pennant." Page 12. Presn Club annual reception is smart . af fair. Page 4. STATE BOUNDARY JADE BRIDGE ISSUE (Concluded on Page 2.) SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED House Measure Carries Total of More Than $113,000,000. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2L The sundry civil appropriation bill carrying a lit tle more than $113,000,000, pasBed the House today. The provision for two naval colliers to cost not exceeding $1,000,000 each was stricken out. An item of $20,000 for the hygiene congress at Buffalo also was eliminated. The bill now goes to the Senate. High Court Decision Now Recalled. JURISDICTION IS DEFINED Point Raised Washington Can Build Only 1-20th of Span. ESPY TO TELL OF INQUIRY Senator Declares United States Su preme Tribunal Gives Oregon Authority Within 100 Feet of Docks at Vancouver. LITTLE DOVE IN 40 DATS.. OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 21. Two thirds of the 60 days session of the Washington Legislature has been con sumed without a single Important measure becoming a law. Both houses have passed a bill for a large high way tax and a large omnibus ap propriation bill. It Is expected that Governor Lester will veto both measures. The Housa has passed a mother's pension bill, two bills to abolish capital punishment and a Congres sional apportionment bill. The Sen ate has passed a teachers' pension bill and a bill for minimum wages for women. Both bouses have passed a bill repealing tbe antl-tlp-plng law. Efforts are being made to effect a combination to override the Gov ernor's veto of the Cheney Normal School appropriation and the other vetoes which he is expected to write. BRIDGE BILL NOW UP TO GOVERNOR SENATE PASSES - MEASURE VOTE OP 34 TO 6. BY OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 21. (Special.) An Issue, based upon a decision of the United States Supreme Court fixing the boundary between Oregon and Wash ington, said to extend Oregon territory to within 100 feet of the docks at Van couver, is to be forced into the Vancouver-Portland interstate, bridge ap propriation question when It comes up for consideration before the Legisla ture here next week. An endeavor will be made to show that Washington legally cannot build more than one-twentieth part of the bridge inasmuch as one-twentieth o the proposed structure is all that will bo on the Washington side. The contention will be made by Sen ator Espy, of Pacific County, who has Just finished a detailed investigation of the situation. Early-Day History Recalled. The move against the bridge Is an echo of the controversy over the Ore gon-Washlngton boundary line which stirred both states for years in the early days, resulting finally in a call to Enabling Act Pavers Way for Mult nomah County to Issue Bonds for Bridge Funds. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Feb. 21. (Special.) Whether Multnomah County may bond itself to aid in con structing an Interstate bridge across the Columbia River to Clark County, Washington, lies In the hands of Gov ernor West. The Senate tonight, by a vote of 24 to 6, passed the enabling act allowing the county to bond itself for such a bridge and also the Lofgren sister en abling act. The vote on the bonding enabling act was as follows: Ayes Barrett, Bean, Burgess, But ler, Calkins, Carson, Day, Farrell, Hawley, Hosklns, Joseph. Kellaher, Kiddle, Lester, Miller. Moser. Neuner. Patton, Perkins, Smith of Josephine. Stewart, Thompson, Von der Hellen, Malarkey. Nays Dlmick. Hollis, McColloch, Ragsdale. Smith of Coos, Wood. The bill, in brief, allows the counties to bond themselves for the construc tion of interstate bridges, the county to bear the expense of the bonds, the state to pay only the accruing Interest, the title to the bridge to become vest ed In the state. In tbe Instance of the proposed Portland-Vancouver In terstate bridge it is estimated that the revenues will well take care of the In terest and that the state will in real ity be caused no financial loss. STILL MORE WANT BABE Applications by Prospective Parents Reach ISO in Two Days. Proof that many families In Tort land are willing to adopt children was shown in the number of applications made for a babe, whose parents an nounced their willingness to give It away. News of the case was published on Thursday in The Oregonlan, and by nightfall over 75 applications had been made. This number swelled to 150 yes terday. Inquiry at the various homes and hospitals elicited the fact that appli cations are frequently made. General ly speaking girls are favored. The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society has a falr-halred, blue-eyed little girl. 18 months old, whose parents brought her to the society, as they were unable to support her. One family has already written to make inquiries but the su perintendent said yesterday that she would be glad to receive applications from other families In case the woman In question decides not' to adopt the little one, whose names Is Alice. COAT OF WHITE PUT NAUGURALDE5K Capitol Workmen Add "FinishingTouches." GRAND STAND NEARLY DONE Provision Made for Battery of 50 Photographers. POLICE GUARD TO BE HEAVY Rules to Govern Crowd on Grounds Are Stringent Midshipmen mid Cadets Will Stand Beside Inauguration Plutform. (Concluded on Page 7.) t Concluded on Pag 5.) $250,000 HAULED IN AUTO Commerce Trnst & Savin-' Cash Transferred to Xew Home. More than $250,000 in cold cash was carried through the streets of Port land late yesterday afternoon when the Commerce Trust & Savings Bank moved from its old location at Sixth and Washington streets to Its new home at Park and Morrison streets, where it will begin business Monday morning. The transfer was made In an auto mobile. O. C. Bortzmeyer, cashier of the bank, accompanied by four armed guards, rode in the machine with the driver. The money was In various de nominations, much of it being in big bills, but the gold and silver coins gave much weight to the load. The new quarters of the bank are In the Wlllard Hotel building and afford double the space of the old rooms, which will be occupied within a few weeks by Brasfield & Forges, clothiers. TRIAL HELD INSIDE JAIL Sheriff Charged With Starving Pris oner, Wins Suit. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. In a trial which was conducted inside the County Jail, because all the witnesses were prisoners. Sheriff Hamrael. won the verdict In the suit Instituted against him by Frank Wertz, who asked $35, 000 damages because he was starved in Jail three days. Wertz, who Is under indictment by the Federal grand Jury, alleged that he was confined In an Isolated cell of the Jail without receiving food of. any character. Judge Willis, of the Su perior Court, before whom the hear ing was conducted, used the Jailor's desic for his bench, while "trusties" assumed the duties of bailiffs. JACKS-IN-THE-BOX. I SI HORSE AND RIDER TUMBLE Miss Elizabeth Lord, Daughter of ex- Governor, Meets Accident. SALEM, Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) Miss Elizabeth Lord, daughter of the late ex-Governor W. P. Lord, figured In what might have been a severe acci dent yesterday, when she was thrown from her horse. Miss Lord escaped practically unhurt, but her mount, valued at $500, was badly cut about the knees and probably permanently in jured. The accident occurred on South Com mercial street, where the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company was excavating In connection with some track Improvements. The ditch was not sufficiently guarded nor braced, and, as Miss Lord drew over toward it to avoid a passing vehicle, the soft earth caved In, throwing both the horse and rider. Miss Lord is an expert equestrienne. CHINA GETS VAST RICHES Sixty Millions of Potential Wealth Sent in Wooden Chests. SAN FRAKCISCoT" Feb. 21. Sixty millions of potential wealth stored in 140 wooden chests sailed for Hongkong today on the liner Nippon Maru. On the ship's manifest the consign ment is listed as paper and travels a the modest rate of $7 a ton. It will not become currency until the notes have been signed in China. They were print ed In New York. The shipment was said to be the first set of bank notes printed for China since the overthrow of the Manchu dy nasty and the establishment of the new republic. TAFT WILL SPEAK TODAY President to Attend Washington's Birthday Banquet in Xew .York. WASHINGTON, "Feb. 22. (Saturday.) The President left Washington at 12:30 this morning for New York for a two-day stay. Mrs. Taft accompanied him. The President will witness this aft ernoon the Inauguration of work on the memorial to the American Indian at Fort Wadsworth, N. Y., and speak later at a banquet of the American Peace and Arbitration League, return ing to Washington Sunday night. END OF SESSION NOT SEEN After 40 Days Both Houses Adjourn for More Work. STATE CAPITOLTsalem, Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) Although this was .the last of the 40 days of the Legislative session as mentioned in the constitu tion for the length of the session, both houses adjourned until tomorrow morn ing, with no definite decision reached as to when the end will be. They will probably each work all day and late Into the night tomorrow. WASnlNGTON. Feb. 21. A coct ot white paint applied today to the square reading desk from which Woodrow Wil son will deliver his inaugural address March 4 constituted one of the real "finishing touches" to the great tem porary structure that has gone up on the east front of the Capitol in prep aration for inauguration. Across a stretch of asphalt pavement, carpenters are working on the rampart like stand from which the battery of cameras and motion-picture machines will be trained upon the inaugural scene, but the managers of affairs at the Capitol promise that a week before the day of action practically every de tail of the arrangements at the Capitol will have been completed. Camera Men to Be Many. Demands from photographers for space on the camera stand have re sulted In the extension of the structure. Provision is made for at least 50 cam eras. These will be trained upon the square center platform rising a few feet above the outside edge of the Immense 8000-seat stand, which stretches back in a gentle rise to the doors of the Capitol. On available corners of the capltol and from the tops of House and Senate wings of the building, supplementary stands have been reared.' looking down upon the main structure, and affording perches for Capitol employes and others who cannot be accommodated on the main structure. Days and nights of labor by the Joint Congressional committee Of which Sen ator Crane is chairman, and by E. L. Cornelius, sergeant-at-arms of the Sen ate; Elliott Woods, superintendent of the Capitol, and Army officers, repre senting the general Inaugural commit tee, have resulted In the arrangement of most of the details for the Inaugura- tion of President-elect Wilson. Crowd Will Be Avoided. Under the reading stand at which President Wilson will stand to address" the crowd after he takes the oath of office, is a concealed gate that will swing open to allow him to descend to his carriage for the return to the Whlto House without passing through the crowd on the stands. President Taft and President-elect Wilson will pass into the Capitol up the broad steps of the Senate wing and after the ceremonies will enter the Sen ate chamber through the central door of the Capitol to the inaugural stand. The entire arm of the Capitol grounds will be policed on Inauguration day by the regular Washington police The Capltol police will be withdrawn Into the Capltol building for protective pur poses. The doors ot the Capltol, to which admission may be had by special card only, are to be turned over, how ever, to strange doorkeepers, so that old friendship and official prestige may have nothing to do with breaking down the strict rules of the day. Theater I'ahers Hired, Sergeant-at-Arm Cornelius is follow ing the same method In handling the Senate gallery for the ceremonies at tendant to the inauguration of Vice-President-elect Marshall. Head ushers from the theaters ot Washington have been engaged to hundlo the seating of guests, so that official pressure may not be exerted on the regular Capltol employes. With only 75S seats in the galleries, extreme methods are sometimes re sorted to by those anxious to witness the spectacle In the Senate chamber. In front of the inaugural platform, flanked on the one side by the midship men from Annapolis and on the other by the cadets from West Point, will be Major-General Leonard Wood and his staff, guarding the space between Wil son and the camera rampart. As he begins his inaugural address these guards will draw In toward the stand, so that the crowd behind may corns within range of the President's voice. After some difficulty, provision has been made to get President Wilson's personal guests, who will nitmber near ly 200, off the Inaugural stand and up through the crowded streets to the White House to the official review. Special stairways in the rear of the stands and a fleet of motor cars will be used. Fjubassy Staff Reinforced. WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Charles Jenkinson, assistant in tbe Latin-American Bureau, and Clinton E. MacEach ran. private secretary to Assistant Sec retary of State Wilson, left Washing ton tonight for Mexico City by way of Key West and Havana, to reinforce the staff of the American Embassy in the Mexican capital, which Is under stood to be greatly exhausted by the heavy demands upon their servient caused by the revolution.