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fjH' i ! , ') ' PORTLAND. OREGON. TUESDAY. APRIL. 1, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI 1 1 NO. 16.334. API ERPONT MORGAN DIESVVH1LEINR0ME Great Financier's End Without Suffering. NEAREST ONES UNRECOGNIZED Death Huried by Pujo Money Trust Probe, Says Doctor. POPE PIUS VOICES GRIEF For IIib Days Physicians Try to Re store Rapidly Ebbing Life, but in emUComatose State Organs Refuse to Make Response. ROME. March SI. J. Plerpont Mor ran. the New Tork flnaaclar. died here today a few minutes after noon. For months his health had been declining-, but the symptoms became greatly aggravated about a week ago. and since Wednesday last he had been lo a aeml-coroatose condition. He was within a few days of being 7 years o!L Dr. M. Allen Starr, of New Tork, called Into consultation over the late financier's illness, attributed the re cent breakdown to emotion caused by the Investigation carried out by the I'uJo committee at Washington Into the operations of the "money trust." Tonight the body, lying In the death chamber Is surrounded with flower. Messages of sympathy have been re ceived from King Victor Emmanuel. high officials of state diplomatic repre sentatives and from many personal friends in all parts of the world. sa la (1r NMIfled. Tlie death of Mr. Morgan was not known In Rome until several hours aft. r It occurred, owing to the desire that Mr. Morgan's son. J. P. Morgan. Jr, who la In New Turk, should be the first lo be notified. The official statement, prepared by Pr. Giuseppe Bastlanelli. Dr. M. Allen Starr and Dr. George A. Dixon, the at tending physicians. Indicated that a gTadual general collapse followed a condition of nervous prostration which prevented the digestive organs from performing their functions aud affected the mental faculties. Xearrat Oan I arrcogalsed. For flva days Mr. Morgan received artificial nourishment but was unable to assimilate the food. As a result he lost strength rapidly. He was In a condition of semi-coma which pre vented him from recognizing those about him for many hours prior to his death. His end was without suffer inc. Mr. Murgar.'s daughter. Mrs. Her hert L. fatterlee, who has been In con stant attendance, was at the death bed. ie held the hand of her father and tried t obtain some sign of recogni tion. Hhe thought that when the su preme moment came he faintly pressed her hand. Mr. Satterlee and the physi cian almost carried the weeping wo man from the room. C.rlrf FTvatratea Kra-la-Law. Mr. Satterlee irp rostrated by grief. and bad ko statement to make tonight regarding future arrangements. So far no preparations have been made for removal of Mr. Morgan's body to the United Ptatea. The American Ambassador and Mrs. Thomas J. O'Brien, the secretary of the Ambasay. Oeorge Post Wheeler, and Mrs, Wheeler, who went to the hotel this afternoon to Inquire about Mr. Morgan's condition, were there when his death was announced. They re mained to offer their services and ex preaa condolences. All the newspapers in Rome publish tributes to Mr. Morgan, expressing the deep sense of loss felt by the Italian people. It has been snggested that Mr. Morgan's body should he taken to the United States on board a warship. A statement giving the full story of Mr. Morgan' Illness has been prepared by Professor Bastianelli, Dr. Starr and Dr. Dixon, and cabled to his son In New Tork. Hie statement qualifies his lllnets a nervosa prostration, but says that his Intelligence remained normal until Koster Sunday. Then a gradual gener al collapse supervened, affecting the di gestive organs, and the mental facul ties until delirium ensued. Pope Pins was greatly disturbed when he heard of the death of Mr. Mor gan, whom he said ha bad desired so tnui.li to see again. He exclaimed: "He was a great and good man." LOSS TO CHARITY IS SEEN Morgan's Philadelphia Partner Nays Market Mill Xot Be Disturbed. PHILADELPHIA. March SI. Market conditions will not be disturbed by the death of J. P. Morgan, said his Phila delphia partner. K. T. totesbury. to ds v. Mr. Stotesbury Is deeply grieved orer the death of the financier, with whom he long was associated. "Mr. ?Iorgans death la a sad blow." he aalti. "It la a to charity, as well as to finance, for Mr. Morgan was roost charitable. "1 do not believe the market will be affected. To the moment jf his death Mr. Morgsn was the head of the firm He was a great financier and It re mains for the future to say whether his uo:esecr will fill hfs place. It iff impossible to say how the business will S reorganised or mho will auceed Mr. Morgan-' BUSINESSSUSPENDS ONSTOCKEXCHANGE FOR FIRST TIJIK HALT IS MADE TO PAY HONOR. Resolutions Declare J. P. Morgan to Have Been Mot Conspicuously Iscfnl Fignre In America. NEW YORK. March 31. Business was suspended for five minutes on the Stock Exchange today while the mem bers adopted a resolution on J. P- Morgan's death. The resolution was read from the rostrum. It was the first time In Us history that the ex change stopped work to pay honor in this way. The resolution In part was: "Resolved, that the death of J. P. Morgan has removed from America's large creative activities Its most con spicuously useful figure. . To the de velopment of the resources of our country he had contributed more than any mtm of our day. His Immense con structive genius was devoted not mere ly to American finance and Industry, but to the wide field of philanthropy and humanity. The whole world has lost a wise counsellor and a helpful friend." Mr Morgan's death will make no change In the firm, according to an announcement made at the offices of J. P. Morgan Co. YOUTH GETS SECOND TERM J. W. Marshall Arrested and Sen- ' fenced Within Three Hours. An example of . that rapid Justice which obtains more often In theory than In practlve was given in Justice Court yesterday. On a charge of stealing a suit of clothes and a safety razor belonging to Arthur Scott, from the Butte Hotel. J. W. Marshall, aged 21. was arrested at 1 o'clock. Before 2:30 he had commenced serving a sen tence of 90 days In the County Jail Imposed by Justice Jones. About tne first of the year Marshall was released from Kelly Butte, after serving six months for larceny. He went to live with an uncle at Hood Itlver. Last week he came back to Portland for a visit. When captured yesterday he had the return part of his ticket, but pleaded that he stole In or der not to go bark to his relatives and let them know that he had spent all his money. He was caught while trying to pawn the auit of clothes. WANTED, A LION PEDICURE Nero," Who Bites Planks In Two, Requires His Nails Shortened. Who wants the Job of trimming the toenails of tlie Hon at the City Park? It Is reported by Park Superintend ent Mlsche that the time baa eome that the Job must be done to protect the health of the Hon and to keep him from doing damage to his cage by clawing It. Every year or so It becomes oecessary to trim the nails uf lions kept In cap tivity. "Nero," the Portland Hon. hasn't had a trim tor several years. It s expected that It will be an exceeding ly ticklish Job and the park officials are desirous of getting In touch with someone who Is willing to tackle the work. Among other records "Nero" possesses Is biting a two-by-four plank in two without batting an eye. BANDON WORK IS DELAYED Opening of First Street Must Await Court Peoislott. BANDON. Or.. March 31. (Special.) Proceedings for the opening and ex tension of First street have been blocked by the appeal of Arthur El llngson. of CoquiUe. from the Judgment of tho appraisers. The plan for the extension of First street, which is the principal business street of Bandon. necessitates remov ing two business houses, one of which Ellingson owns. The viewers allowed 1680 for the land and $660 for the mov ing of the building. Mr. EUlngson ap pealed to the Circuit Court asking for J 7000 for the land and the removal of the building. Appraisers have been appointed for the opening of Abernathy street. DULUTH TO ELECT TODAY Minnesota City lo Pick live Com missioners for llrst Time. PULVTH. Minn.. March 31. Duluth's flrst commission government will be elertedtomorrow. Out of a field of 55 candidates hve will be selected to take charge of the government and guide the city through the period of Inaugura tion of the new system. The new Duluth charter Includes combination of features that have been tried singly in other cities. Tomorrow the preferential system of voting will be used for the llrst time In Minnesota. POLE SURVIVORS TURN GRAY Hardships of Antarctic Cause Bald ness Also, Says Letter. TORONTO. OnL. March 31. Two thirds of the survivors of the Scott Polar expedition will come home either gray-haired or bald. Alfred Wright received today from his son. C. 8. Wright, the physicist of the company that sought the South Pole, a letter which said this was the result of their hardships and suffer Ing. SINGLE TERM BILL FRAMED Works' Measure Would Prevent Ke r lection of Taff, T. II., or Wilson. WASHINGTON. March 3L Efforts to secure the submission to the country of a single Presidential term constitu tional amendment will be renewed at the opening session of Congress by Senator Works, of California. He will Introduce his amendment in such form that It would prevent Taft. Roosavelt or Wilson from seeking reelection. CIO TAKES HOPE III SAND-BAG DYKE Soldiers Fight Swelling Ohio Torrents. DRINKING WATER NEW MENACE Levee at Shawneetown, III., Is Reported Swept Away. , MOUNDS HOMES DESERTED Cairo Flood Committee Orders All Saloons and Retail Stores Kx ccpt Bakeries, Pharmacies and ' Food Stores to Close. CAIRO. I1U, April 1 (Tuesday) the levees broke here at 1:3 A- M. COIvUMBUS. Kr-. March 21. (TTm phone to St. Into.) The Msbile Ohio levee. on-fourth of a mile from here, broke at s o'clock this a ft era eon. At o'clock tonight Kaet Columbus was flooded, the water la the stnets being frsm four to eight feet deep. FUANKKORT, Kr. March 31. Act log Adjutant-General Ellis received i message tonight ascribed ta the Mayor of Columbus, Kr. on the Mississippi River, below Cairo, saying that the le vee there bad broken. Wire communl- eatloa failed before details ceuld be learned. CAIRO. Ill- March 31. Inhabitants of Cairo received renewed hope tonight for the safety of their city. Before nightfall a strong current was noticeable In the Ohio River. This gave rise to the opinion that something had given way south of here and that the situation, which waa growing more and more desperate, bad been relieved. The levee Is holding strongly, al though the water has been creeping steadily upwards. . At o clock to night the gauge stood at 67.S. The same reading was registered at Fulton, Report Says Levee Haa Gone. A report reached here that the levee had broken at Shawneetown. I1L. P. T. Ltndley. In charge of the Government work, discredits the report. Mr. Lindley was unable to assign the real cause of the Increased current, but admitted that It made the outlook at Cairo de cidedly more cheerful. It was thought that one of the levees on the Kentucky side may have gone out. Anxiety is felt over the drinking water supply, which Is decidedly bad. Heavy engines were taken oft south bound trains at Mound v Til, which is "onelnded on Pare 7.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 63 degrees; minimum. 40 desroea. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. Sporte. Judge MoCredie predicts Beaver victory In opening game. fage. 6. Physical examination required of Armory card boxers. Page 8. Poreiga. J. Pierpont Morgsn dies while ' in Rome, l'ase 1. Domestic. Schooner John D. Ppreckles is adrift, bottom np and crew's fats unknown. Page 1. Korean's rise In business world rapid and steady. Pago z. WilUr H Pace, editor of World's Work, Is named British Ambassador. Page 6. J. P. Morgan, Jr., regarded as successor to lather. Page 2. Flood. Cairo, Til., takes hope in reinforced sandbag dyke, page l. Crest of flood at Cincinnati soon at hand is ballet. Page 3. Orvllle Wright has no chance to use aero plane when flood strikes Dayton. Page 3 Fund tar sufferers raised In Portland ex ceeds $20,000. Page S. I'sciflc Northwest. State Engineer criticised by Governor West. Page 7. Domestic. Stock Exchange suspends business to pay honor to J. P. Morgan. Page 1. New York shocked by Morgan's death. Page 2. Foreign. American "hunger striker" In IjOndon Jail smuggles out letter. Page 6. Snorts. Portland Beavers "doped to win opening baseball game today. Page 6. Trout season open today. Page S, Commercial audi Marine. High prices paid for ears at London March sale, page jy. Chicago wheat strengthened by short squeese at Liverpool. Page lu. Stock market not disturbed by Morgan's death. Page IV. Marine engineers operating out of Seattle granted advance tn pay. page is. Test growth In lumber shipment for first quarter tn luio snown. page lo. MOSQUITOS TO BE FOUGHT Lakes, Marshes and Stagnant Fools Will Be Given Coat of Oil. Mosqultos in Portland are doomed. The City Board of Health yesterday or dered City Health Officer Wheeler to begin at once the work of sprinkling oil on the various lakes and stagnant pools In and near the city where the pest breeds. The oil is expected to put billions of the insects permanently out of business. The oiling system in Portland was first undertaken last year. The result was satisfactory, une worn was not taken up last year, however, until late In the season. This year It is the plan of the Health Board to oil the lakes and marshes be fore the Insects become numerous. As sistant City Health Officer Beeman will take care of tho work. .-: DIRT CARS ENTER OFFICE Beat Kstato Man. Escapes Just as Runaway- Train Smashes Building. When a dirt train of eight cars broke, from Its moorings at the end or tne Hawthorne carline yesterday afternoon It traveled with increasing momentum down the grade across Division street. and crashed into the real estate office of Beach & Idleman. taking an entire side of the building with it before It came to a standstill. H. L. Idleman, who was in the office when the runaway train started on its rampage, heard warnings from work men and made his exit in safety Just as the office was struck. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE APRIL-FOOLED. PORTLAND TRADE IS BEST EVER KNOWN First Quarter in 1913 Shows Activity. MARCH CLEARINGS HIGHEST Traffic by Rail and Water Steadily Maintained. LUMBER BUSINESS BETTER Fostoffice Income Shows Gain ol 10.5 Per Cent for Three Months, While Receipts of Grain and Cattle Are High for Month. March, 1913. will go down in history as one of Portland's great months in commercial activity. Not only were some new records established, but gen eral trade conditions were of such pro portions as to demonstrate that the city is making genuine and substantial prog ress. Compared with the showing for the corresponding month of last year, the records for the month Just closed are especially gratifying, as big gains were made In bank clearings, postal re ceipts, livestock receipts and exports, while In other important branches of business the month's activity was satis factory. Foremost among the notable achieve ments of the month was the increase in bank clearings, a new high-water mark having been set in Portland s monthly financial statistics. The total clearances for the month reached $59,- 119,789.41 compared with $54,836,323.77 for March. 1912. The gain was $4,283,- 466, or 7.5 per cent. The highest pre vious record In the history of the Port land Clearing-house Association made in October. 191S. when the total clearings were $58,092,991, or $1,026,789 less than the totals last month. Two other special features of the month's activity in clearings was the establish ment of a new daily record and a new weekly record. On March 17 the single day's record was $3,782,174.98. being nearly $200,000 in excess of the best previous single day's showing, which was on April 4. 1912. During the week of March 12-18, Inclusive, the clearings totaled $16,927,991 as compared with $15,875,000. the best former mark. reached during the week of November 8-14 of last year. Traffic Steadily Maintained. Notwithstanding the continuous stretch of bad weather during the month, rail and water traffic was main tained steadily, with the result that (Concluded on Page 3. FATE OF DERELICT'S CREW IS UNKNOWN SOEOOXER JOHN I). SPRECKELS ADRIFT, BOTTOM CP. Vessel Homeward Bound Known to Have Carried Captain and Seven. Temple E. Dorr in Collision. SAX FRANCISCO, March 31. The three masted schooner, John D. Spreckels, of this port, is a derefict tonight drifting bottom up somewhere off Point Reyes and the fate of the vessel's crew is unknown. The schooner carried, beside the cap tain, a crew of seven. It is possible there was a number of salmon can ners from Alaska aboard also. This information was received by wireless from the United States reve nue cutter McColloch by the marine department of the Chamber of Com merce. The McColloch reported it was unable to get a line to the wreck due to rough weather. The Spreckels Is a eodflsher and was homeward bound from Unga, Alaska. She sailed .north from here January last. She is owned by the Alaska Codfish Company and is of 267 tons register. First news of the catastrophe reached this port late today, when the steamer Temple E. Dorr reached port herself in sore straits with all hands working the pumps, and with five feet of water in her hold, due to a col lision yesterday with the steamer Yel lowstone 150 miles north of Point Arena. The Dorr had sighted the over turned schooner and the McCulloch set out upon receiving the news. The Temple E. Dorr received a hole in her bow in the collision. Informa tion concerning the condition of the yellowstone has not yet been received here. The McColloch reported that the derelict showed evidences of having been in a collision. CREST MAY BE PURCHASED Bond Issue of $90,000 for Hilltop Site Recommended by Board. Shall Portland issue bonds for $90, 000 for the purchase of Council Crest for public park purposes? This Is the question which will be submitted to the voters at the June election. At a meeting of the City Park Board yesterday a delegation of Portland Heights people, beaded by Tom Rich ardson and K. L. Thompson, announced that nine acres of the Crest can be secured and Improved for $90,000 and asked that the Board put the question up to the people. The Board forth with adopted a resolution requesting the City Council to place the question on the ballot. It was decided best to make this bond Issue separate from the proposed $3, 000,000 Issue for general parks and playground purposes. BETTER OMAHA TO RISE In Six Months Devastated Section to Be Rebuilt, Is Statement. OMAHA, March 31. A committee of prominent Omaha business men In whose hands the work of restoring the city from the effects of the tornado of March "3 has been placed has promised that in six months more the devastated district would be rebuilt and will be much more beautiful from a civic standpoint. Contributions from all cities are being gratefully received and are distributed where they will do the utmost good. The following was compiled by the Commercial Club and is given out as authentic: The known dead in Omaha and im mediate suburbs totals 136, the Injured number 402, while many sustained minor bruises; 1700 homes were entire ly destroyed or badly wrecked. MATTHIEU IS IMPROVING Well-Kiiovm Pioneer Gains Strength and Can See Friends Now. F. X. Matthieu, the well-known pio neer who had been sick at the home of his son, S. A. Matthieu, 350 Eugene street, for some time, is rapidly im proving. Yesterday he was able to alk about the house, was cheerful and gained strength. Considering his age, Mr. Matthieu's improvement is considered remarkable. He Is now able to see his friends, and they will be welcome to call on the pioneer. Wednesday Mr. Matthieu will he 95 years of age, out the day wm he a quiet one for him, owing to his age and condition. FLORIDA BUYS PAPER HERE Application Made to Permit New Rate to Become Operative at Once. Paper mills in this vicinity now are shipping their product to Florida, a recent publication of tariff covering this commodity making such a move ment possible. Application has been made to the In terstate Commerce Commission to per mit a rate of 75 cents for 100 pounds on fruit wrapping paper from Camas, Wash., to New York to go into effect without the usual 30 days' notice. From New York the paper will be carried to Jacksonville, Fla., by boat and thence to its destination over local rail lines. PRICE OF MEAT SOARING Shortage Due to Ohio Floods De laying Shipment Is Cause. NEW TORK. March SI. The price of meat soared to tlie highest figures of the year today and indications are that it will go still higher tomorrow. . Dealers say the shortage soon will become acute unless shipments checked by the Ohio and Indiana floods are hur ried to the city. PORTLAND HONORS GRAND OPERA NOW Richness of Color I? Noted at Opening. SOCIETY PAYS HER TRIBUTE Box Parties Numerous and 'Good Time Was Had." APPRECIATION IS SHOWN Vast Audience Enjoys "First Nishf at Handsome Orpbenm Theater. Tjimonsine and Taxi Crowd Broadvray to Care for All. BY LEOXE CASS BAEIt. A riot of opulent operatic pleasure is on in Portland. Limousines, purring like sleek, big cats, ogled each other and sneered or rubbed wheels according to socUl precedence as they lined up last night along Broadway, and packed them selves along all the cross streets enter ing Broadway for blocks around. This and the outpouring of fashions' and music-lovers' army were tho elements that conveyed to Portland merely one thing, namely, that tho opera season is now under way. The limousine and taxi, the motor and streetcar evidence on the outsido found corroborative support within the walls of the handsomo Orpheum Thea ter. Society Out In Poree, Society and representative Tortland were out in force. In its best bib and tncker, its embroideries, its brocades, Its chiffons and satins, even Its furs and fine feathers the latter mostly worn a l'algrette society was present. Jewels flashed on the stage,. In the title of the' opera, but most of all on lovely throats, slender fingers rd in elaborate coiffures ' of the smartly gowned women in the vast audience; The exclusive rich who had boxes or an entire row of seats, entertained while the opera was not in progress their ex clusive rich guests, or those equally exclusive perhaps, but less prosperous, which does not mean that in only tho boxes or in entire rows were to be found the elect. They scattered in twos and in parties over the house, from the pit to the gallery, slttlns side by side with folk who do not know wheather decollete means cut entrain or made on the bias. In other words, everybody who could furnisii the wherewithal, or someone to serve as host, was among those present. Goad Time Waa Had. Also let It be set down that a good time was had by all. The scene was truly Mardi Gras in sofar as it was colorful and full of life happy, big. bouyant life. Like a great vividly blooming flower garden or a piece of splendidly woven fabric, rich in colors and heavy with gold and fine jewels, was the kaleido scopic scene. White necks gleamed alternately between shirt fronts, and wondrous jewels flashed beside the conventional black of the men's even ing dress. Only a few Cinderellas sat quietly In their orchestra or balcony or gallery chairs. All else was a soft blur of color, splashed occasionally by one gown more vivid, more daring or . more brilliant In its hue, and softened again by a dozen' In gleaming snowy white or softest pastelle tones. Between acts of the performance of 'The Jewels of the Madonna" the the ater turned itself into a reception hall. Audience Strolls Between Aets. Folk in the orchestra seats turned about and viewed their neighbors or the occupants of boxes. Men and wo men alike, in twos or in small parties, left their seats to stroll about the lobby or take advantage of the long ascent to the balcony, which in itself offers excellent opportunities for In termission pedestrianlsm. But at the first hint of a rising cur tain there was a dignified, but none the less hurried, scuttling for seats. As to musical and dramatic appre ciation. Portland society was in its best behavior. Truly did not lend an ear. Conversation, may it be said to our everlasting credit, was as an art lost while the curtain was up. No Whispering Beard. Neither was there whispering. Oc- . casionally enthusiasm ran away with discretion or maybe it was a lack of familiarity with the score and ap plause for individual soloists, or for ensemble work quite drowned the trail: ing haunting loveliness of the wonder- . ful music, which, of course, kept right on, not knowing me peculiarities oi Portland audiences in the matter of ap plause. One cannot help but be puzzled to know whether it is merely appreciation of the beauty of the song, the singer, a tribute spontaneous no doubt, but un seemly, inasmuch as it breaks into the train of the music, or whether .it is promulgated by a wild hope that the singer will return and do it all over again, as In vaudeville or in concert. Cnrtala Calla Many. And at the end of the production. curtain call after curtain call and shouts of enthusiasm from the gal lery arose. The audience, in every es- entlal, was inspired with the bl'.srful Concluded oa rase 12.) - ssaBaBaBaaaBaaaBaaaaaasaaai i,G3l06.0 I