THE MORNIXG OREGOXIAN, MONDAY. APRIL 31, 1913,
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CHARTER FIGHT IS
FLORIDA GIRL, NOW IN PORTLAND, WHO SAYS SHE WAS
DECEIVED INTO A FALSE MARRIAGE AND
SWINDLED OUT OF $2650.
Begins Today!
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Various Views of Proposed
Change in Government to
Be Expounded Daily.
Possibility of Autonomy Tends
to Increase Good Feeling
Between Inhabitants.
HOME RULE SPREADS
OVER ASIA MINOR
Ow April Sale of Whi
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VARIOUS METHODS ADVISED
Christians Favor Annexation to
lance. While Moslems Suggest
Junction With Epypt Syria
Most Affected.
IjONDOX. JUrch 19. (Special-) The
Vienna correspondent of the Dally
Telegraph saya that the home rule
movement in Asia Minor Is making
great progress. The ource of the agi
tation was Beirut. Thence it passed.
la Egypt. Into the provinces of Da
mascus. Aleppo and Jerusalem. It lias
not yet made lt appearance in Meso
potamia, but Is believed to have been
introduced already. Syria la most pro
Xoundly affected by it.
In the four provinces, namely, Bcl-
rut. Aleppo. Jerusalem and Damascus,
there are about l.Ii.OO Inhabitants,
of whom 220.000 are Christians and
120.000 Jews, but all the rest Moslems.
Although the Mor.ammeaans are In
cuch an overpowering majority. It is
unlikely that they would quarrel at
the outset with the Christians If the'
grant of autonomy brought the two
face to face. Already they are making
strenuous endeavors to acquire the
friendship of their Christian fellow
Kubject. even at considerable sacrl-
Xlce.
If Syria had to govern Itself without
any assistance from outside, the task
would doubtless exceed Its powers,
Jience. no influential party in the coun
try desires Independence. Some favor
separation from Turkey. There Is, un
doubtedly, a strong feeling among
Moslems In favor of annexation to
Egypt, and among Christians for tn
ncsatlon to France. The Moslems are
profoundly dissatisfied with the unfair
treatment meted out to their co-relig-lonists
In Algeria, and. on the whole,
are contented with the legislature for
.Mohammedans In Hgypt.
The leanings of the Christian section
of the population have moved the
French press to bring the matter for
ward during the past month, and to
emphasise Frenrh interests in Syria.
Several times the report waa spread
that the British government had rec
ognized the paramountcy of these In
terests, and would look with frlend'.y
eye on measures that might subse
quently be adopted to safeguard these
Interests. These, allegations alarmed
the Intelligent section of the Syrian
population, which deprecates interfer
ence in the affairs of the country by
avny great power.
All the demands of the Syrians are
reasonable, it la claimed: their alms
praiseworthy, and the abuses which
hey would fain extirpate Intolerable.
But. at tha same time, if they raise
the question of autonomy while the
friends of the secret committee are In
power, and their example Is followed
by the populations of the Yemen, lied
las. Mesopotamia. Arabia. Treblzond
and Bitlls. the existence of the Otto
man state will be jeopardised.
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RUSHLIGHT TO TAKE STUMP
MRS. JOSEPH K. ELLIS.
GIRL TRAPS GUARD
Sentry Plied With Liquor Lets
Prisoner Escape.
FUGITIVE IS HER FIANCE
Mls Calkins Tells Police now She
Beguiled Sentry and Allowed
Her Sweetheart to Make
Break for Liberty.
0. N. G. STAFF IS NAMED
Bat One Old Member Is Retained by
Governor West.
SALEM. C ", April 1. (Special.)
"With but on exception the personnel
of the general staff of the Oregon Na
tional Guard la changed by appoint
ments to that staff which were made
public by Governor West Saturday. This
exception la colonel treea u. Ham
mond, wbo has been serving on the
staff. Adjutant-General tinier will
also remain as a member of the staff.
but he serves continuously by virtue of
hla office.
In addition to Colonel Hammond the
Other members of the general staff
will be Lieutenant-Colonel John I
May. Lieutenant-Colonel Berton K.
Law son. Major Cecil 1L Bauer and Cap
ta!n Daniel E. Bowman.
The retiring members of the general
staff are Colonel James Jackson. Colo
nel Samuel White. Captain Hiram W.
Welch. Colonel J. M. Poorman and Cap
tain L. A. Bowman. With the excep
tion of Colonel Hammond all of these
members served for four years. Colonel
Hammond had served but two years
and as a result he was appointed by
the Governor to serve for two more
years.
It waa decided to retire those who
have served a four-year term each, so
that the honors in connection with the
appointment to the general staff might
be passed on down the line.
The Governor also made the an
nouncement today tbat J. FVed Larson,
of Portland, haa been appointed aa a
member of the Oregon Naval Militia
Board.
WEAK-MINDED BOY SLAYS
Youth Admits Killing Woman and
Two Children In Fit of Temper.
ELGIN. Ill- April 10. Herman
Coppes. whose mentality Is so low that
t It years old he has been only able
to advance to the fourth grade In
nchooZ. confessed todar that he was
the layer of Mrs. Manny Sleep and her
two mrali cnlldren. whose bodies were
found yeeterday In a cistern under the
k.tche-, of the Sleep farmhouse, five
miles west of Elgin.
Coppes pars the killing resulted from
Mrs. Sleep's saying she "would see
about It." when he had refused In lil
humor to do one of his accustomed
chore after school.
Corral II Miwns to Celebrate.
COUVALIJS. April 0. (SpeclaO
Brace Commandery No. 17. Knights
Templars, haa issued Invitations to a
social function to be given at the new
Masonir Temple on April 15. the or.
caslon commemorating the birth of this
commandery a year ago. It Is expected
that Grand Eminent Commander Grace
and Past Grand Thlclsen. together with
prominent Templars from Salem. Al
bany and Eugene will attend.
Lebanon Plans Mar Show.
LEBANON. Or, April SO. (Special.)
Ti e Woman's Civic club Is planning
a "made-ln-Lebanon" show to be held
May Z. The plan Is meeting with much
favor among the business men. All
spare Is now being reserved for ex
hibits. The Commercial Club has In
vited the railroad officials to visit
Lebanon on that date and they will be
tendered a banquet at the Hotel Leb-aiioj
How ahe beguiled a. guard who was
keeping watch on her sweetheart, piled
him with liquor until he laid down his
gun and allowed his prisoner to escape
waa told last night to captain JJamei
W. Hand and Lieutenant George Clarke
Rockwell by Anna Calkins, a pretty
young woman who was Instrumental In
releasing Frank Anthony, a -Federal
prisoner, from the guardhouse at Van
couver Barracks. Wash., Wednesday.
The young woman, who was to have
been Anthony's wife, was caught by
Detective LItherland and Plain Clothes
Officer Griffith in a down town hotel
last night.
Anthony, who had been sentenced to
one year In the Federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth. Kas.. for insubordination,
is still at large, although he has been
in Portland since the day of his escape
and soldiers and officers from the bar
racks have been searching diligently
for him. Anthony waa at one time a
Corporal In Battery F. but had been
lowered In rank shortly before his sen
tence.
Miss Calkins told graphically how
she had beguiled the guard, who now
Is spending his time In solitary con
finement at the barracks. Into laying
down the rifle with which he was do
ing guard duty. When Anthony made
a break for liberty, the guard had only
his revolver, with which he fired at
his disappearing prisoner, failing to
hit him. He must serve his prisoner's
term for allowing him to escape,
whether Anthony ia caught or not.
In letters which were selxed by the
Portland officers. Anthony wrote to
Miss Calkins, bemoaning the fact that
March 25. the day set Tor tneir wen
ding, saw him under guard and about
to serve time for insubordination.
He was accosted by a soldier on
Bumslde street, near Second, Friday
night, but a man who was with An
thony trloped up' the private and in
the confusion Anthony escaped. In
formation that he waa In a house near
Sixth and Couch streets, two blocks
from the police station, sent officers
scurrying there, but he was not round,
although he had been there.
Armstrong's Friend Detained.
VANCOUVER, Wash- April 20. (Spe
cial.) Wilbur B. Grover, who was dis
charged from Company A on April 13
and who was. a friend of Frank An
thony, the Federal prisoner who escaped
Wednesday. Is being held In the city
Jail here, following his arrest by Police
man Jack Smith. Grover Is suspected
of knowing the whereabouts of An
thony, whether he assisted In the es
cape or not. He waa Interviewed by
Captain Hand and Lieutenant Rockwell
laet today, but. although he broke
down, no Information of worth to the
authorities was disclosed.
POULTRY YARD IS SEEN
PORTLAND T. M. C. A. CLUB VIS
ITS COLLECTS.
laying early in the Fall and laid SI
eggs In March and 19 eggs up to April
19. One pen, consisting of 12 hens,
daughters of a lften whose egg record
was 2.19. had an average yield last
year of 220 eggs each.
The Individual records kept for each
hen and the method of individual breed
ing adopted enabled the department to
give pedigree records of every setting
of eggs, sent out f rom " the college
plant and for every cockerel sent out.
After the luncheon. Messrs. uryaen
Lunn. Lamb and Russell conducted the
party through the plant, explaining the
systems used for record keeping, and
the annaratus in use.
A special feature of the work is the
experimenting on cross-bred birds and
in-breedlng. Mr. Pryden Is building
up a new variety of poultry that will
have three qualities heavy egg yield
yellow legs and yellow flesh, and weigh
about five pounds. To get this bird
requires something between the Leg
horn class and the Plymouth Rock
class
The Portland Poultry Club meets
every Saturday evening In room 109
Y. M. C. A. building, and visitors are
always welcome to Its meetings.
Slembers Escorted Thro-agh Agricul
tural School Plant and
Study Methods.
Thorough Inspection of the poultry
plant of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege was made Saturday by the Poul
try Club of the Portland Toons Men's
Christian Association. Members of the
club, led by O. C Hatt, spent the day
at Corvallis. returning to Portland late
at night.
The members were escorted by pro
fessor A. G. Lnnn to Shepherd Hall,
where luncheon was served. Professor
James Pryden. acting aa toastmaster.
explained the college work In poultry
husbandry. The work covered experl
rnenta in breeding. Incubation, brood
ing and In housing. The plant con
sisted of ten acres, and there were
about 500 hens laying, all of them the
offspring of hens with a yearly record
of 200 eggs or better. inner tnis
method of selection the average egg
vteld of the fowls had been Increased.
A feature of the birds under obser
vation this year Is a pullet that started
BURGLAR BORES WAY IN
Third Time Auger Is Used, Thief
Makes Off With TypewTiter.
A burglar who gains entrance to
buildings by boring holes beside the
lock with an auger and then reaches
In and turns the key. made his third
appearance Saturday night, when he
broke Into the Free Employment Bu
reau, at Second and Salmon streets, and
stole a typewriter. The loss was dis
covered yesterday by Patrolman Fones,
who haa access to the buildings.
Two similar depredations, both in
Monta villa, have been reported within
the month. In one of which a consider
able su mof money was stolen from a
drug store.
Motorboat Trip Is May 17.
A large number bf Portland Motor-
boat Club members had their pleasure
boats out for short cruises up the Wil
lamette River yesterday. On May IT
and 18 the club's annual trip to Will
sonville will be held. Pleasure motor
boat races will be the feature of this
trip, as the business men of Willson
vllle have hung up silver trophies for
the winners.
Library Plans Completed.
ONTARIO. Or., April 20. (Special.)
The site for the new Carnegie library
has been purchased and is all paid for.
The plans for the building have been
forwarded to the Carnegie corporation
for its approval. The library will cost
J7.-00 exclUHive of the site. Work prob
ably win be commenced on the building
in the next 60 days.
RAILROADS NOTIFIED OF AR
REST OF MAN WHO AD
MITS MANY THEFTS.
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Rosaeo H. Stephens. Alias Harold
K. -Mania.
Information was sent yester
day to all railroads In the United
States and Canada concerning
Romeo H. Stephens, alias Harold
E. Martin, the confessed Tualatin
station robber, who. after a day's
work as agent, left with $70 and
was arrested Friday night.
Stephens confessed under pres
sure. It Is thought that some of
his criminal exploits have not
been brought to light yet, and It
is thought that other robberies
may be found when reoords of
missing money from small sta
tions are received here.
Stephens says be is the son of
Harrison Stephens, a wealthy
eitixen of Montreal, Canada, and
that he was born in England.
This statement will be probed
further, by the officers. but
Stephens' appearance and evident
education point to Its plausibility.
All Candidates for Mayoralty Ex
press Confidence in Outcome Ex
cept H. R. Albee, Who "Waits
to Be Called Forward."
With election less than two weeks
distant the campaign for nomination
for municipal office and for or against
the proposed commission charter gives
every prospect of becoming hotter and
hotter until the voters announce their
decision. Everv day will see meetings
n various parts of'the city, at which
political pyrotechnics will be displayed.
The variouB candidates and their sup
porters will speak before mothers'
clubs, parent-teachers associations, im
provement clubs and other organiza
tions. "
The new charter and Its desirability
or wordlessness, as a future code of
guidance for municipal affairs, will be
the central topic of the campaign ora
tory. Supporters of the charter are
enthusiastic over Its prospects of car
rying. and mean to proclaim its excel
lence to every voter in the city between
now and the night of May 2. Its op
ponents are equally sanguine that the
people will return a negative verdict,
but they, too, are taking no chances on
their faith In the result, and will bend
every effort to let everybody know
why they believe the charter should
not be adopted.
Baker Is Sanguine. -
"The charter will carry by a safe
margin," declared George L. Baker, of
the charter campaign committee, . last
night, "because the people of Portland
are studying the question and are be
coming satisfied that the commission
form of government, as proposed by
the new charter, is peculiarly fitted
to meet the needs and problems of
city that has outgrown its old char
ter, as It has many other things that
may have been sufficient untto the time
fof which they were devised."
"The commission charter is doomed,"
said Gay Lombard, candidate for the
Republican nomination for Mayor
against Mayor Rushlight and Council
man Magulree. last night. It is an
Iniquitous document, and the people
recognise It as such. While they may
believe In the commission form of
government, they will show by their
votes that they do not approve of it In
the shape in which it will be submitted
to them the third of May.'
Mr. Lombard expressed himself as
being well satisfied with the progress
of the campaign thus far. and said that
he had no fear of the result of his own
candidacy.
Lombard Expresses Confidence.
"I will win beyond the peradventure
or a doubt," he said. The attitude
have taken on the charter. I find, is ac
ceptable to an ever-increasing number
of people. There Is no reason or ex
cuse for the adoption of the charter.
Aside from the outcome of my own can
dldacy. and simply from motives for
the good of the city, I trust that the
proposed charter will be' rejected, as I
feel certain it will be.
"I will get more votes than my two
Republican opponents together." said
Mayor Rushlight last night. "There Is
no mistaking the temper of the people,
and wherever I go I meet the same
cordial reception. I have every reason
to believe that I will be nominated and
that the vote will be an emphatic in
dorsement of my . administration.
H. Russell Albee, candidate for the
Progressive mayorality nomination,
says that he is simply a candidate, and
not a politician or a political prophet
"I have no idea what the result will
be, but I am not worrying in the least.
I have put my candidacy before the peo
ple and will occupy a back seat until
I am called forward."
Magulro "Not Hiring; Halls."
"Things look fairly good," said Coun
cilman Maguire, with Rushlight and
Lombard candidates for the Republican
nomination for mayor.
"I am making a quiet campaign, not
hiring any halls and speaking only
where I am Invited. My campaign ex
penses will not exceed $100. I am not
saying that I will be nominated, but
I will say that I will not be the low
man of the three when the votes are
counted.'
A candidate is the last man to
know how things are going to turn
out." said Dan Kellalier, candidate for
the Progressive nomination for Mayor,
but from the best Information that
can get, I believe that I will be' nom
inated."
For the first time in his career Mayor
Rushlight tonight will enter on a cam
paign of stump speech-making. He Ii
scheduled to speak at Sons of Her.
maim Hall. Williams avenue and Fargo
street, tonight; at Gevurtx Hall, Front
and Gibbs streets, tomorrow night, and
will speak somewhere every night un
til the eve of election.
Mr. Lombard will speak at Sunny-
side Hall, East Thirty-fourth and Yam
hill streets, tonight. He will deal with
the commission charter. W. C Ben
bow, one of its framers, will be present
and advocate Its adoption.
ROAD MATERIAL RECEIVED
Work on Eugene-Coos Bay Line Is
Progressing: Rapidly.
GARDINER. Or., April - 20. (Spe
cial.) The tug L. Roscoe, of Florence.
arrived In the Umpqua River Thurs
day, having In tow the schooner Co
qutlle loaded with powder, lumber
and other material for Porter Brothers,
to be used in the building of the Eu-gene-Coos
Bay railroad.
Copenhagen Brothers, who nave a
contract to build the line from the
big tunnel to the L'mpque River, are
pushing the work with vigor, employ
ing about 100 men. They are having
a cut made by the Larsen dredge about
200 yards long, to change the chan
nel of Schofleld Creek and will avoid
building a bridge.
Full Page in Sunday's Papers
Cave Interesting Details
Extraordinary Offerings in Spring Needs
An Actual Eight-Hour Day In commemora
tion of the 56th Anniversary of this business wc
will, on and after May 1, next, give our em
ployes an actual eight-hour 'day, opening at
8 :30 A. M., and closing at 5 :30 P. M., except
ing Saturdays. One hour allowed for lunch.
A Minimum Wage In eommemoralion of the 56th
anniversary of this business we will, on May 1 next,
establish a wage schedule, based upon a graduated
scale of increases for efficiency, no women employe to
receive less than $8 per week, or $" per-month. Ap
prentices and minors to receive not less than .fii per
week, or $26 per month.
HAND TRUCKJUD TO AUTO
Vancouver Residents Treated
Amusing- Incident.
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VANCOUVER. "Wash.. April 20.
(Special.) A two-wheeled truck, used
for handling grain, was pressed into
use in lieu of a rear wheel on an auto
mobile tonight, and Charles McCafferty.
owner of the machine, held down the
handles while Clyde Moss, In another
car, furnished power to get to a garage.
Mr. McCafferty was driving with nis
family when the rear wheel collapsed
on a short turn. The truck was plaoed
under the hub, and Its appearance in
town created considerable amusement.
Demonstration Indestructo Trunks
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See Sunday Papers for Particulars
of Timely Sale of Furniture
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SOCIETY IS SCORED
Bishop Says . Luxury-Loving
Class Most Dangerous.
LEADERS' POWER HELD BAD
General Deterioration Existing in
American Social Structure Ex
tends Its Efrect to Church,
Declared in Sermon.
Th -most dangerous class in Amer
ica Is that element which, having ac
quired wealth, great Or small, turns
its back on all -obligations to the
church of God and the well-being of
society, and ; deliberately abandons it
self to the carnal enjoyment of luxury
and ease." declared Rev. B.. J. -ooKe,
resident bishop for Oregon of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. In a sermon
yesterday morning.
RishoD Cooke asserted mat in inc
United States today, in. spite of sup
posed culture, literature, arts, sciences
and all that makes for advanced civili
zation here, "the American people, with
millions for education. ieaa me wuuit
world In crime." These conditions he
A.i.t ..hfafTv 1a the examDle of
the luxury-loving classes, which are
recognized as the social leaders of the
country, and his sermon was an appeal
. i.iaHa tn throw their influ
ence with the church, as the only sav
ior of society.
Homicides Are Compared.
a a crrna t neonle." he said.
"We have more homicides than Italy,
France. Austria. Belgium, bpain. .Hun
gary. Holland. Germany, England, Ire
land. Scotland and Wales all put to
gether."
The general ieieriorauon wmcu
said exlBted in the social structure ex-
tended its effects even to the churches,
be declared.
"Behold the humiliating conditions
on which so many churches are per
mitted even to exist," he said. "Think
of the pitiable devices that often are
resorted to In, order to dragoon a hand
ful of hearer's. What sensations are
advertised! - What clap-trap! What fu
tile efforts to rival opera or cheap
vaudeville! What efforts to entertain;
to turn the house of God into a com
petitive picture show, a baseball club
or to reduce it to the level of a con
cert hall! Think of the Ingenious ar
guments that must be manufactured to
explain and defend these outlandish
methods. And so far as membership
is concerned, after an expenditure of
millions, the churches of America have
done little more than mark time.
Poor Morals Held Result.
"The result of all this will be and
can be only moral deterioration, social
disintegration and National weakness."
Laying the chief blame for these con
ditions which he outlined upon the
fashionable leaders of the day, he de
clared that tlielr "evil power is In
their example."
"My appeal is to this element In
American life. Every good citizen owes
something to his country, and some
thing to the moral welfare of the state,
since without morals there would be
no state. You are not called upon tj
Indorse the opinions of the pulpit: jrou
are not asked to join the cliurch with
out having the experience of thu
church, but you are called upon to
honor the majesty of God and to re
spect his institutions and his laws."
As It Should Be.
(April Woman's Home Companion.)
Woman Shppper I want to buy some
men's tics.
Floor-Walker Madam, women unac
companied by male escorts cannot buy
men's tir-s In this store.
SOME MEN
KNOW
There are approximately
fourteen hundred, men and
concerns in the country
compiling original statis
tical information regard
ing the business situation.
In the report on business conditions,
issued by us on the last day of each
month, the figures compiled by more than
eleven hundred of these are analyzed,
compared and reconciled, with the result
that our report is a dige.st of practically
all dependable information obtainable on
all big business moves- It should be read
regularly by every man, whether, he con
ducts his own business or is employed1
by others.
It will be mailed to you regularly if you request it.
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