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n VOL. LIII-XO.lG.344. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ,. 1 I t JAPANESE ISSUE IS FOUflO DELICATE Federal Government -Itself Powerless. WILSON USING PERSUASION Construction of Treaty With Asiatic Nation Involved. OPTIMISTIC VIEW TAKEN Prr-stArnt Admits American Citizens Cannot Own Land In Japan. Ambassador for Mikado In Pacific Mood. WASHINGTON. April 11. President Wilson expressed today the hope that the pending legislation In California by which aliens ineligible to American cltlsenshlp would be prohibited from owning land would not prove objec tionable to Japan. He realises that Japan la Inclined to view such legis lation a a contradiction of the spirit of her treaty with the United State While officially unable to interfere in the situation, he expressed confidence that the California Legislature, cog nizant of possible International diffi culties, would enact a law that would prove acceptable to Japan. The President talked Informally about the question In his seml-weeKly conference with the newspapermen. In dicating the delicate points Involved. While the present treaty with Japan stipulate that cltlsens of each coun try, while traveling In the other, shall have a right to own houses and facto ries and shops and to lease land. It rays nothing about the right to own land. Jaaaa Bars Aaaeriraa Owaera. On the other hand, though the old laws of Japan against foreign owner ship of land have been abrogated, the Imperial edict necessary to put In force newly enacted laws has not been. Is sued, so that American citizens cannot own land In Japan. While the Administration does not construe the treaty as giving Japanese specifically the right to own land. It feels that the agreement does guaran tee that Japan shall be treated on the basis of most favored nation citizens under the same clause as Is contained In many American treaties with other governments. Federal Cmrannt Helpless. The President said that while these points had been discussed, the difficul ties really proceeded from the domestic constitutional arrangements In the United States. He declared that while nobody for a moment could challenge the constitutional right of California to pass such land lam-s as she pleased. Insofar as the Federal Government had gone beyond Its powers or domestlo au thority In making a treaty. 'just ao far wss It liable to damages, but It really vii helpless In the situation. The President explslned that the Japanese Ambassador had acted "In a most proper snd delightful" manner, treating the United States as a friend to Japan, who would wish to see the 4U-eaent relations prevailing. The Jap anese Ambassador understood the prin ciple cf states' rights ss applied In the United States, but asked that the Fed eral Government look Into the legis lation to see If anything: could be done to make it acceptable to his country. ; t (flees Used. Mr. Wlljon declared that with this spirit the Federal Government had en deavored Informally to use Its good of fices to secure an amicable adjustment f the question. Reassuring wonl trat the California legislature would so frame Its laws so as to save the Federal Government from any diplomatic embarrassments has come Indirectly to the National capital and the Administration does not believe It Is likely to be confronted with any serious situation. LIGHTING BIDS TO BE ASKED For 11r. Time City Will Advertise tor Price on Service. The City Executive Poard yesterday Instructed City Auditor Barbur to ad vertise at once for bids for the light ing of the rtreets :nd rubllc buildings of PorUsnd during the r.cxt three, or five years. Two separate bids will be asked for. ere for a three-year con tract and another for a five-year on trurt. The contract wri commence January 1. This Is the first time llghtlnc bids have been advertised for since the Northwestern Electric Company en tered the field. That company is ex pected to place a bid In opposition to the Portland Railway. Light Power Company, which Is furnishing light at present. CLEARINGS MAKE RECORD Bank Figures $646,401 Higher Than for Any Day Previous. . All dailly records of the Portland Clearing-house were shattered yester day w:th a total of t.2S... The best former mark was reached March 17, mhrn clearances aggregated 1J. "ST.l'I'S. On April 4, 1912. clearings totaled J3.S50.S9S. . Yesterday's totals exceeded the best former record by ts4t.401.71. SORORITIES AT "IT DEMAND SCHOLARS QUALIFICATION" RULE HALTS PREMATURE PLEDGING. Successful Completion of One Sem ester of Col lege Work Necessary to Initiation in Future. UNIVERPITT OP OREGON. Eugene, Or, April 1L (Special.) Women at the University of Oregon will here after not be Initiated Into sororities until they have successfully completed one semester of college work, as the result of action taken at a meeting of the Pan-Hjllenlc Associstlon last night. The rule passed fixes a minimum quali fication for "membership of nine hours, this being the total required by the university from each student for a sin gle, semester. Heretofore the sororities have Initiat ed their pledges without regard to their scholastic records. The only re striction has been the agreement among the members of the Pan-Hellenic Asso ciation that no woman shall be pledged until the first Saturday after the open ing of the college year. Among the fraternities there Is no rule governing either pledging or Initiating. The Pan-Hellenic Asoclatlon is com posed of the five National sororities at the university. In the new rule Is seen the beginning of a movement to regu late premature pledging and Initiat ing by men's and women's societies. Miss Ruth G jppy. dean of women at the university, whose recommendation was responsible for the new rule, said j today: "The rule was passed to Improve scholarship among the sorority women. particularly among freshmen. It will have the effect of checking any over emphasis of the social side of college to the detriment of stiidles." WATER PROJECT STUDIED Secretary Lane Believed to Favor West Umatilla Extension. OREGON! AX NEWS BUREAU. Wash Ington. April 11. Secretary Lane for two hours this afternoon, discussed the West Umatilla Irrigation project with Senators Chamberlain and Lane. Repre sentative Sinnott. W. C. Bristol, of Portland, and Director Newell. Chief Engineer Davis. E. Q. Hopson and O. P. Morton, of the reclamation service. The Oregon delegation and the of ficials of the reclamation service both made arguments in favor of the adop tion of the project and disputed the charge that the original project has been unsuccessful. After listening to the presentation of the case. Secretary Lane said he would give the matter his thorough attention, but did not inti mate what his ultimate decision would be. He seemed satisfied with the show ing made by Director Newell as to the original project, and Senator Chamber lain came away feeling that the Secre tary was more favorably inclined to the West extension than at previous confer ences. It Is expected there will be no further conferences and that Secretary Lane will base his decision upon the facts and records now before him. PACIFIC ORATOR WINNER S. J. Grathwell Is First In Inter-Collegiate Prohibition Content. EUGENE. Or, April 1L (Special.) S. W. Grathwell. of Pacific University. Forest Grove, was awarded first place in the state oratorical contest held here tonight by the Intercollegiate Prohibi tion Association, winning over six other contestants. His subject was, "College Men in Relation to the Liquor Crista" The Judges were unable to determine the second position as between Jacob Stooker. of Willamette University, who spoke on "Our Social Obligation." and Leslie Chert, of the Eugene Bible Uni versity, whose theme was "The Rum Octopus." Third position was awarded to R. O. C-.ves. of Dallas College, on his oration. "The Tottering Citadel." There was a large number of stu dents present from the different col leges represented here to cheer their speakers to victory. YALE CLASS0F '53 MEETS Four Veterans, 60 Years After Grad uation. Hold Birthday Luncheon. NEW YORK. April 11. (Special.) After SO years, four veteran members of Vale University, ail members of the class of 'S3, surrounded by a score of their associates, met ut luncheon today at the Century Club. The oc casion was the 80th birthday of Rev. James Morris Whlton. Ph. D., who Is a contributing editor to the Outlook magazine. Those who were graduated from Tale with Whiton and who were at the luncheon were Andrew D. White, formerly president of Cornell Univer sity; Asa B. Woodward, of Norwalk, Conn-, who at one time was a member of the Massachusetts judiciary, and Theodore Weston, an architect of this city. 3 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER Crowds, Mostly Women. Throng Courthouse to 'Sign Books. But three more days remain in which to register for the primary nominating election. May X. The registration books will be closed the night of April 14. Meanwhile, great throngs of men and women, mostly the latter, are crowding the Courthouse, where the registration books are kept, every day. Yesterday a large number called and signed the books so as to be able to cast their votes May and June 2. 1 i i , . I BREAK CUES If! CAUCUS Oil TARIFF Shoe Machinery Now Put on Free List. BLOW IS MEANT FOR 'TRUST Louisiana Members Agree On Anti-Free Sugar Plans. WOOD SCHEDULE TO STAND Amendment to Put Posts, Poles and Ties on Free List Is Voted Down. Protests Against Rcduc tlons Flood Senate. WASHINGTON, April 11. Shoe ma chinery, now taxed 45 per cent and on Which reduction to 25 per cent was proposed by the tariff revision bill, was ordered transferred to tire free list to day by the Democratic caucus of the House. It was the first real break of the Democrats from the ways and means committee rates, though earlier In the day the caucus had agreed to an amend, ment offered by Representative Palmer, of Pennsylvania, a member of the com. mlttee and In charge of the metal schedule, under which lead containing less than 3 per cent zinc would be ad mitted free of duty on the zinc con tained in It Thrust Aimed at Trail." The shoe machinery amendment, pro posed by Representative Borland, of Missouri, and carried by a viva voce vote without substantial opposition from the members of the committee, followed' a lively discussion In which Representative Oglesby, of New York, a new member, arraigned the so-called shoe machinery "trust" and pointed to the free list as an opportunity to let In competition. Another development of the day was the agreement of the Louisiana member on an anti-free sugar programme in the caucus, with Representative Broussard on guard to offer a series of amend ments to the sugar schedule to repre sent the sentiment of the Louisiana cane sugar Interests and the beet sugar sections. Sugar IV III Brinjr Fight. The sugar schedule will be taken up tomorrow with an all-day fight in pros pect. Representative Hardwick, of Georgia, and others are insistent upon Immediate free sugar. The Broussard amendment will make the hundred weight rate on 96 degree sugar from Cuba $1.14 on passage of the bill, J1.056 on June 30. 191. and 97 2-10 cents on June 30, 1919, Instead of $1,348 as under (Concluded on Page THE INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 6' decrees: minimum. 50 degree. TODAY'S Showers and cooler; .south to west winds. Foreign. Mexico almost without funds to continue military operations. Page. 2. Pope receives aged pilgrim bishops In aud ience. Page 1. Belgium faces loss of tSOO.OOO while strike tontinuea. Page 1. Servians abandon Montenegro to fight powers alone. Page -. Domestic J. P. Morgan's body lies In state amid his oiivate art treasures. Page 3. Woman candidate la Oakland says men pick on her. Page 1. Influence of certain downtown Chicago hotels on downfall of young girls is traced. Page 3. National. - Delicate questions involved in Issue wtlh Japan. Page 1. Chinese declaration of Independence given - out In Washington. Page 2. Democratic Senators offended by request not to change tariff bill. Page S. Secretary Daniels saya strong navy Is need ed. Page 5. Democratic House caucus puts shoe ma chinery on free Hat. Page 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Oakland 3, Portland 0: Los Angeles 6. Sacramento 4: ban Francisco 7. Venice 1. Pago 7. Twenty-three teams to compete at Columbia University Indoor meet today. Page T. Plans for big baseball boosters parade be ing made. Page 7. Black giants and Colts clash at Recreation Park .today. Page 6. Colts defeat Aggies. 14 to 1. Page 0. Pacific Northwest. Telephone operator chief witness for day in Furth trial. Page S. Foes of University referendum move to out line fight at meeting April 19. Page 6. State University sororltes demand (scholar ship records for members In future. Paga 1. Commercial and Marine. Good Oriental demand for flour In May and June expected. Page 17. Wheat lower at Chicago, with seeding In Spring-crop states. Page 17. Stock market depressed by large number of new Issues. Page 17. Attorney-General and State Engineer In spect contested river frontage. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Philanthropic Loan Company ready for in corporation, page 1. Residents In flood districts describe horrors In letters to Portland relatives. Page 8. Portlands chance for Methodist conference depends on auditorium. Page IS. C w. Hodson. Executive Board member, at tacks city's purchasing system. Page 10. Number of colonists coming to Oregon sur prises railroad men. Page 10. John F. Logan cite obstacles to proposed charter. Page lO. WOMEN TO PLEAD FOR BOY i Southern Club to Seek Liberty for Child Prisoned for Petty Theft. CHICAGO. Aorll 1L The Southern Woman's Club appointed a committee today to appeal to the Georgia Legis lature for the release of OUie Taylor, a boy who, at the age of 10 years, they say, was sentenced to 11 years in a reformatory for the theft of a bottle of pop, a sentence recently upheld by the State Supreme Court. Thev also will seek the repeal of laws which provide such drastic pun ishment of children s trivial offenses. Willamette Resident Buried. nrTr-n- PITT fir Anril 11. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. Fisher was held today at the family t. i n'in-.,t. T at.. th. resiaence in w ui.mti.Lc. Mrs. Fisher was a pioneer resident of Willamette anu nutnj hiwhuch mi services to pay a last tribute to her memory. OLD WORLD GETS SMALLER EVERY J ' ; 'vv " BELGIUM IS FACING Ef S LOSSES Population Uneasy in Expectation of Blow. MANY INDUSTRIES TO SUFFER Every Day of Strike Will Cost $800,000 Is Estimate. CALL ON BANKS IS HEAVY Labor Centers Say Walkout Will Be Complete Among Miners, Metal workers, Quarrymen and Tex tile Workers Others Halt. BRUSSELS. April 11. Belgium stands to lose tSOO.OOO every day the general strike lasts If. as the Social ists declare and hope, 50 per cent of the Industrial laborers quit work next Monday. This is the estimate made by economists. The full realization of the tremend ous economic blow impending is be ginning to permeate all sections of the Donulation and a feeling of great un easiness prevails. The government and local authorities axe completing final preparations to meet emergencies According to latest reports from la bor centers, the walkout will be com plete among miners, metal workers. quarrymen and textile workers. Glissworkm Join Strike. Th decision of the p-lassworkers to 1oln the strike has produced something like consternation. Every furnace that Is permitted to die down must be destroyed with dynamite ana reDunt Thl would Involve a total cost of tlSO.OOO. There are 27 furnaces in Belgium the window glass exportation from which amounts to tl.000,000 a montn. As to the blast furnaces, a majority nt which will be allowed to cool off their extinction will mean- a loss of J20.000 dally. Dock workers Are Undecided. The Antwerp dockworkers are caus lnff the strike organizers some uneasl ness. They appear to be hanging In the balance as to whether they will stop work, and desperate efforts are being mode to obtain their admission to the strike movement- A strike by these men would be most Important as it would bottle up the entire export and import trade. Rhenish Miners Asked to Help. ESSEN. Germany. April 11. The lo cal Social Democratic committee has (Concluded on Page 21 DAT. ; 1 1 LOAN SHARKS FACE HARD COMPETITION PHILAXTHROPIC COMPANY HAS WEALTHY SUPPORTERS. Incorporation Papers Ready for Fil ing and Stock Is Safeguarded From Improper Ownership. Backed by some of the wealthiest persons In the city, the movement for the establishment of a remedial loan company, to acquire, with philanthropic motives, the field In which the loan shark for years has been responsible for heartache, crime, suicide and desti tution. has reached the point where in corporation papers are prepared for fil ing with the Secretary of State today, and within a few weeks it is expected that the organization will be in full swing. In the past week agents of the Asso ciated Charities and the Progressive Business Men's League have been busy interviewlng prospective incorporators. They have met with great encourage ment- The incorporation papers have been duly signed and attested by the following persons: Ben Selling, merchant; William Mac Master, capitalist: C. F. Adams, presi dent of the Security Savings & Trust Company; Emery Olmstead, of the Port land Trust Company; Edward Cooking ham, of Ladd & Tilton Bank; R. S. How ard, of Ladd & Tilton Bank; J. F. Car roll, editor of The Evening Telegram: J. F. Daly, president of the Title & Trust Company; J. L. Hartman. of Hartman & Thompson; Rodney L. Gil san, attorney: R. L. Durham, of the Merchants' National Bank; Wilfred P. Jones, of the Merchants' National Bank; Isaac D. Hunt, of Wood, Montague & Hunt, attorneys: Elliott R. Corbett. First National Bank: A. L. Mills, First National Bank; L. Samuel, Oregon Life Insurance Company; W. F. Ross, West ern Merchants' Protective Association; W. F. Hynes, General Electrlo Com pany; C J. Wangerlen. attorney; Julius L. Meier, of Meier & Frank Company; Kingman Brewster, attorney; Charles D. Mahaffie, attorney; W. M. Ladd, banker; C. S. Jackson, of the Oregon Journal; W. H. Daly, Councilman and labor leader; W. F.- Geren, of The Ore gonlan staff; W. R. Manning, secre tary of the Associated Charities, and Mrs. Sigmund Frank. , The incoporatlon articles call for $100,000 capital In shares of $10. The right is reserved for the company to have first privilege upon shares which are offered for sale, to prevent them falling into the wrong hands. POSTMISTRESS SURELY 18 Washington Woman's Affidavit Proves She's That "at Least." SPOKANE, Wash., April 11. (Spe cial.) On the strength of affidavits that she Is "at least 18 years old," Miss Nellie B. Burke, of Mansfield, has man aged to secure indorsement for the Job of postmistress in the Douglas County town, and the salary of illOO a year, over the. heads of several aged and re putable citizens who would like the, place. All the petitions in the hands of Na tional Committeeman John Pattlson only go to show that the young woman has managed to get away with the prize without betraying the feminine secret of her age, though confronted with protests that she was really "only a kid" from veterans in the rank of the Democratio party. WOMAN TO FEED CLASSES Innovation at Princeton Expected to Bring Reform. TRr-CETON. N. J.. April 11. (Spe- rtnl 1 As a result of appointment to- rfov of Miss Florence R. Corbett, of New York City, as manager of the Princeton University dining halls, wo men will have charge of the feeding nf 800 members of the freshmen and sophomore classes here next year for the first time in the nistory or me in stitution. T the eanacity of manager. Miss Corbett will have complete charge of all branches of the "commons ana will nersonallv superintend the buy ing, culinary and general administra tive departments. Her appointment was made by the university autnoriues in the hone of bettering the food serv ice for the two lower classes. ANVIL REPORTED WRECKED Eugene Gets Message Vessel Meets Disaster With "Crowd on Board." tt-z-ltt-v'tp att-ii 11. A bulletin by icrnrahneld from Florence, at the mouth of the STuslaw River, to the Register, says that the gasoline schooner Anvil was wrecked today. "with a crowd on board. Th. Anvil has been running from s.ninn to Portland and was the only boat from Coquille River to ports north. She is 116 feet long ana was built at San Francisco la 1905. She carries a crew of It men. She recently made a trip to Rogue Tt,.c with cnnniiea ftnd has freauently crossed the small bars successfully. QUINTUPLETS ALL HEALTHY Mother of Five Writes That Doctor Expects Infants to Live. TTTTAiTA- N. Y April 11. A quintet of infants was born recently to Mrs. Charles Smith, of Danby. a few miles south of here. - Mrs. Smith writes her nephew, Rofbert Wafer, a prominent Ithaca street railway official, that the five are well and healthy and the phy sician expects them to live. It Is said that the birth of quintuplets has been recorded in this country only three times. BISHOPS RECEIVED BY POPE Warning of Doctors Is Disregarded. RECOVERY IS PROGRESSIVE Sisters Are Now Confident of Early Recovery. DAY PROVES WEARISOME Deep Sleep Follows Customary Call of Physicians at Xight Docu ments Bearing Recent Signature Appear. ROME, April 11. Despite the Injunc tions of his physicians and the remon strances of his attendants. Pope Pius received in audience to-day three bishops who had headed a pilgrimage to Rome to visit him and bestowed on them the papal blessing. His Holiness, wearied by his efforts, fell Into a deep sleep Immediately after his physicians had made their custo mary call tonisrht. The meeting between the Pontiff and the three aged bishops was pathetic. As they entered the sick room they threw themselves at the feet of the Pope, who was sitting in his arm chair. The Pope smiled, and, lifting his hands above their heads, bestowed his bless ing. This, he said, were Intended not alone for the prelates but for all the pilgrims who had Journeyed to Rome. Bishops Deeply Affected. The bishops, who had been warned to make the audience as short as possible, left the papal bedroom, their eyes brim, ming with tears. The Tope's physi cians were not present at the recep tion. The recovery of the Pope from -his relapse apparently Is progressing rapidly. .. His lsters,. speaking today, with the parish priest of Klcse, their birthplace, said the condition of the Pontiff now was so satisfactory that it was possible he would be able to receive some of the pilgrims from his native region within a few days. They declared it was the desire of their brother to do so, but that his physi cians were strongly opposed to his doing so, as they wished their patient to have immunity from excitement. Cardinal Receives Pilgrims. The pilgrims were received In the Royal Hall this afternoon by Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal secretary of state, at the special request of Pope Plus. It was a solemn function. The cardinal addressed the visitors In the name of the Pope and Imparted to them the papal blessing. It was with much regret, the cardinal said, that Pope Plus personally was ' unable to see the pilgrims, especially the Venetians among them, wluom he greatly desired to greet. The pilgrims, led by their arch bishops, carried banners and wore tho costumes peculiar to their localities. They were presented to Cardinal Merry del Val by the Archblshol of Chieti. Sacrifices Are Understood. Cardinal Merry del Val explained that Pope Plus understood the sacrifices the pilgrims had undergone In coming to Rome and would have been extremely happy to see them If It were possible. "At this moment," the cardinal con tinued, "he does not suffer so much from the slight illness, which thank heaven, is about to disappear, as he suffers from being deprived of the con solation of meeting you." The cardinal told the pilgrims they would not lose the spiritual advantages of their visit to Rome, as the Holy Father had Implored for them all the blessings and mercy they might desire. He concluded by saying that the pontiff desired that a copy of his last allocu tion regarding the liberty of the church be given each pilgrim asa souvenir of their visit. The first documents bearing the papal signature since the relapse of the Pope appeared today. They are decrees by which Cardinals Pompill and Van Ros sum are made members of the Con gregation of the Holy Office. SCANDAL BREWS IN PARIS Banker Who Let Germany Gel French Gold Forced to Resign. PARIS. Anril 11. (Special.) A. Rnitj-.er nn of the best-known linan- ciers in France, has resigned from the administrative board of the great French bank, Soclete Generals. This apparently unimportant fact, which Is still generally unknown In Paris, is believed to mask a mysterious financial "scandal." It is also significant com mentary on the thoroughness with which France is guarding against a possibility of war with Germany. The resignation is connected some how with the alleged recent liquida tion by the large French bank of a quantity of French government 3 per cent bonds and the purchase with the proceeds of a quantity of German short time notes at nearly 6 per cent. If this is true, it was a good stroke of business from an American pdint of view, but the French government 4a said to have considered it an unpatrio tic act, as it sent a large amount of Frenck gold to Germany at a time when an international crisis was pending.