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a THE MORNiyQ OREGOyiAN. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1913. CHINESE ACCLAIM WILSON MESSAGE Forma! Recognition by United States Made Occasion of Much Ceremony. OBLIGATIONS TO BE KEPT President of United States Ventures to Hope Republic Will Set For get Yuan Keplles lie Will Remember. PEKIX. China, Slay 2. The presenta tion today by Edward T. Williams, charge d'affaires of the American lega tion, of the formal recognition by the felted States of the Chinese republic was made an occasion of much cere mony. Troops lined the street between the American legation and the Winter Pal ace. Williams drove through in a Presidential carriage, with an escort f Chinese troops and accompanied by the staff of the legation. Mr. Williams made a brief speech and. banded. President Wllsons mes sage to Yuan Shi KaL President yuan responded In a few picturesque phrases. The American visitors then were en tertained at luncheon. Many high Chi nese officials were present. Hlich Duty Discharged. President Wilson's message waa as follows: "The Government and people of the United States of America, having abun dantly testified their sympathy with the people of China upon their assump tion of the attributes and powers 01 self-government, deem It opportune at this time, when the National Assembly has met. to discharge the high duty of setting the seal of full accomplishment neon the aspirations of the Chinese people, that I extend, in the name of my Government, and of my countrymen, a greeting of welcome to the new China thus entering Into the family of nations. "In taking this step, I entertain the confident hope and expectation that In perfecting a republican form of govern ment the Chinese nation will attain to the highest degree of development and well being and that under the new rule all the established obligations of China which pass to the provisional govern ment will In turn pass to and be ob served by the government established by the Assembly." laired States Takes as Model. President yuan Shi Kal's response was as follows: "In the name of the Republic of China. I thank you most heartily for the mess age of recognition you have sent me through your honored representative in this capital, the sentiments of amity and good will which It bespeaks. The expression of greeting and welcome which it conveys at once testifies to the American spirit of mutual helpful ness and adds another brilliant page to the history of 70 years of uninter rupted friendly intercourse between China and the United States. "Though unfamiliar with the repub lican form of government, the Chinese people are yet fully convinced of the soundness of the principles which un derlie It and which so luminously are represented by your glorious common wealth. The sole aim of the govern ment which they have established therefore Is and will be to present this form of government and to perfect Its workings, to the end that they may en Joy Its unalloyed blessings, prosperity and happiness within, through union of law and liberty and peace and friendship: without, through the faith ful execution of ail established obliga tions." Mexico also recognized tl Chinese republlo today. XtTAX'S WORDS EXCOURAGIXG Department Sees Refutation of Ku- morcd Despotism. WASHINGTON, May i. The new Chi nese republic was formally recognized today by the United States. Charge Williams, at Pekin. cabled that he had delivered the formal recognition, as he was authorized to do upon complete organisation of the new government. This Government's action has cre ated a most interesting International situation and brings to the point the In tention of the five other powers, par ties to the six-power loan negotiation from which the United, States recently 'withdrew, announcing Its purpose to recognize China and urging tho others to do the same. Minister Chang, as soon as he learned that this country formally had recog nized the Chinese republic, called on John Ba-sett Moore, acting Secretary of State, to asssure him of China's ap preciation. The Minister told Secre tary Moore he was sure this, country's act would go far in helping the new government to assume and maintain Its new position In the family of re publican nations. State Department officials are In clined to regard the language con tained in Yuan Shi Kai's message of thanks to President Wilson's letter of recognition as Indicating devotion to republican principles. refuting the charge that he has been contemplating the establishment of a despotism. Visits Exchanged In Shanghai. SHANGHAI. China. May S. In honor of the recoimitlon of the Chinese re public by the United States. Consul Goneral Amos P. Wilder and the Gov ernor of the province of Kiangsu ex changed official visits today. APPEAL BEING CONSIDERED Department looks Into Dismissal ol Socialist Editor's Case. WASHINGTON, May i. The Depart ment of Justice Is considering an ap peal to the Supreme Court from the decision of United States District Judge Pollock, of Kansas, sustaining a demurrer to an Indictment charging Fred D. Warren. C. I Phifer and the late J. A. Wayland. owners and editors -of a Socialist paper at Girard, Kan., with sending obscene matter through the mails. A copy of the Judge's opinion, hold ing that a published, story concerning alleged conditions at the Federal pris on at Leavenworth was not obscene, was received at the Department of Justice today. Assistant Attorney General Harr began a study of the question. DR. SUN MAKES APPEAL Iowers Urged to Prevent Bankers From Lending to China. TiviirtV Vav 5 Dr Bun Tat Sen. CX-provlslonal President of Chins, has . Mvt an earnest anneal to the British and other Kuropean governments and peoples to prevent their bankers lend lnx money to the Chinese government. Dr. Sun asserts that the temper and Indignation of the country have been raised to white heat by the revelation that the government was Implicated in the murder of General Sung. ex-Minls-ter of Education, and that the govern ment, conscious of the enormity of Its guilt and fearing consequent downfall, will use the five-power loan, which he alieges was unconstitutionally con cluded in defiance of the protest of the Pekin Assembly, in order to wage war against the people. If the present government Is kept without money. Dr. Sun s message con tlnn-a there is a nrostect of a compro mise between It and the country, but the provision of liberal funds would be calculated to precipitate a terrible and disastrous conflict. If the neonle are forced Into a life and death struggle for the preservation of the republic they have sacrineea no much to secure, the message concludes, not only will terrible sufferings be en tailed, but the masses of the people and all foreign interests will be seriously affected. EF EX-CHIEF CLERK OF SANTA EE ROAD IS HELD. Officials Amnzed That ' $6t,000 Conld Be Taken From Auditing Department, Handling No Cash. t a ttt tra v., 9 wnllara St. a V.. V I llll ..J. " J " Tnhn fnnn .V ?nrmn eft lef clerk In the auditor's department of the Santa Fe Railroad, was arraigned today Deiore a iii.tijia . ih T3an. nn a rhftrBre of em bezzlement. The total amount of money alleged to have been taken ap proximates 180.000. Ranney's bail was fixed at $25,000 and preliminary hear- nM waa -a fnw ThliM1ftV. M SI V 8. In a broken voice Ranney said he could not get bail ana 11 it were pr- i- h.r. tn cnmA from rela tives of his wife. He was remanded to Jail. Railroad officials were as reticent today as they were yesterday regard ing the peculations charged to the for mer chief clerk, who was a prominent sportsman, clubman and society man of Pasadena. They were amazed that missing funds could have been taken as charged by a man employed In a department which handled no funds, and was. as one of ficial expressed it, the "airbrake of the money wagon." The method employed in getting the money was a system of falBe vouchers which went through to approval in the regular channels and then were negotiated at banks. Mrs. Ranney, at her home in Pasa dena, said today that her husband had never been extravagant. She believed. B II 0 Mill) III. . 11 - . ii u u "uu tricked by another man In his depart ment. BEARDS ARE DEBATED TARIFF DISCUSSION TAKES ON PERSONAL NOTE. "I Mar Be Bewhlskered, but' I Am Not Bewhiskled," Is Mann's Retort to Kentnckian. WASHINGTON, May 2. Whiskers figured conspicuously In an Inter change of personalities between Repre sentatives Thomas of Kentucky, Mann of Illinois and others In the House to day, while the tariff bill was pending. Mr. Thomas, criticising remarks by some of the minority leaders,, amid convulsive laughter, referred to Re publican Leader Mann as the "whis kered gentleman from Illinois," to Rep resentative Fordney of Michigan as the "hairless wonder from Michigan," and to Representative Murdock of Kansas as "the gentleman from Kansas who sports the sunset locks around the House." Mr. Thomas advised Mr. Mann to get shaved and asserted that the minority leader consumed volumes of the Con gressional Record with his Mmlxed metaphors and Insipid nothingness, and so bad cost the Government pos sibly 1 10.000,000 since he has been rat tling around on that side of the House." Mr. Mann ended the incident by say ing that Mr. Thomaa has "hair on the brain, but none on the top of his head." "The gentleman from Kentucky," Mr. Mann added, "says I am bewhls kered. This Is true, but at least I am not bewhiskled." NEGRO LOSES COURT FIGHT Restaurant Man Has Right to Re fuse to Serve Colored Folk. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 2. Horace R. Cayton. editor of a negro newspaper, today lost his suit for $.15,000 damages against a restaurant proprietor who asked him not to patronize his place. Superior Judge Ronald upheld the con tention of the defense that Cayton was not deprived of his civil rights. According to the evidence Cayton, after his first appearance in the res taurant, was asked not to come again; he did come again, was served, not charged for the meal and again re quested not to eat there. When the case came up first on January 13, 1913, Cayton was not permitted to testify, on the ground that he bad served a term in the Kansas state penitentiary for perjury committed in Graham County, Kansas. J Cayton married a daughter of ex United States Senator Revels, of Mis sissippi, and is prominent In the negro community. BULL KILLS SPECTATOR Dart Shaken Out by Infuriated Ani mal Pierce Man's Heart. VALENCE. Department of the Drome, France, May 2. An Infuriated fighting bull in the bull ring here today shook his head so violently In trying to rid Itself of the steel-tipped darts with which the banderillos bad pierced its shoulders and neck that one of the darts was torn out of . the flesh and hurled among the spectators in the amphitheater. It penetrated the heart of a young man. who was- instantly killed. A mo ment later the matador killed the bull. Polk County to Be Exploited. DALLAS, Or.. May 2. (Special.) Under the direction and supervision of the Dal'.as Commercial Club the Polk County Observer will begin work with in the next two days upon a "progress" edition, to be devoted entirely to de velopment matters touching each city, and every other part of the county. Copies will be mailed by the club to all parts of the United States. Photo graphs are now being taken In vari ous parts of the county, for use In the special edition. (Evening Telegram, May 2)- HINDLEY HITS NEW PORTLAND CHARTER Spokane Mayor Re pudiates Itand Points Out Bad Spots. MANY PROVISIONS ARE OBNOXIOUS, HE DECLARES Balance of Power Necessary for Commission Govern ment Found Missing. SPOKANE. Wash, May 2. Mayor W. J. Hindley. who has returned from Portland, In a statement given out here. declares the proposed new charter tor Portland "has many weak spots." "While In Portland." said Mayor Hindley, "I had to confine myself to dlscusslnar the general merits of the commission government, without refer ence to the proposed Portland cnarter. which has manv weak spots and would not make a very strong basis for argu ment In all my talks for the organiza tion whih is boosting the new Port land charter. I therefore avoided refer ence to the plan of commission govern ment 'Portland contemplates, and mere ly advocated commission government as a general proposition. If pinned down, I would have had to disapprove of many provisions of the commission government proposed tor rorna.no. Th Mtctlon of the Portland charter which provides for separate election of the Mayor, giving him more salary. nd authorltv to assign the commis sioners to departments and hift them at will. Is particularly Daa, as n io stroys the balance of power necessary to make the commission form of gov ernment a success. "While the friends of the commission fnpm nf government are well organized. the vote of Saturday is bound to bs close." i;cii r.- Ralrpr nlso reverted by which he had previously proved that Mr. Lombard was a resident of ban jrancisco. ui agreement between the San Francisco and the Portland agents for the Lozier cars, over the commission on the car which Mr. r.w,l .flivia in exchange for the car he bought in Port land, brought forth the following letter, the Assistant Mayor in all of the papers Lozier Motor Co.. Detroit, Mich. n TD.e rn. Inflow nf Ffinmiirv 28 with lienuemeu ncuiiuig j reference to the sale of a car to Mr. Francisco- ttt- j- nnsct nn fhp. n o uu uub ucoiio w i " - - Francisco Manager takes regarding this sale, but we do Know that Mr. Gay Lombard claims Portland as his home, and on the 4th inst. our Mr. Smith called Mr. Lombard's office on the telephone and asked to speak to Mr. Lombard. He was told that Mr. Lombard was out of the city, but would return i ii m : . maAa as trt whfither he had moved away he was told that he had been and when questioned turtner as 10 wiiemer iu.i. given up Portland as his nome ne was PHYSICIAN IS FREE Court Action Virtually Puts End to Slingsby Case. LARGE ESTATE INVOLVED San Francisco Judge Rules Birth Certificate Is Sot Instrument Capable of Being "Falsi fied" Tnder Law- civ TTTJA-vcrrsco. May 2. With the order of Superior Judge Dunne ua-tainlng- the demurrer of Dr. W. W. Ftaeer, of Weavervllle, the Slingsby baby substitution case virtually came to an end today. Dr. Fraser was charged with having signed a birth certificate declaring a nm? by Lieutenant Raymond Slingsby and i.;. rtnmth-v Morgan Cutler Slingsby. to be their legitimate off spring, wltn ksowinsc that a foundling had been substituted as the family heir. The District At torney may appeal. Counsel ror ur. irjr nreucu ". while the birth certificate signed by the defendant might be false in some respects, the document was not an Instrument within the meaning of the code and that therefore It could not be false in any particular. Judge Dunne held the time views. ' The ofrice ot tne uisinci Aiuirucj contended In the Slingsby case that the wt.a t.t.tfH T.iAiitnnnt Sllncrsbv and cuua " " - his wife claimed parentage waa in re ality the child of another and was provided to lane mo pmt- r... w. .tni-hnm infant A valuable siiiikbw " " ; , estate left by Sllngsby's father, who had been a clergyman in r-ngianu, wu involved. The Ellngsbys are In Paris, according to the last Information re ceived here. COURTESY SHOWN JAPS Agricultural Instructor Offered Use of Department's Information. WASHINGTON. May t. Seeking ag t u..r.i inrnpmt(iin for JtDan. R. Shojl, professor ot agriculture In the Imperial university ai j.vb.iv, mu rn Secretary Houston today with a let . intpoHnftlnn from Viscount Chin. j V. Ta-taviaaa imhaifllldor. Prufersor Bnojl is planning wur oi the country, studying special orop and plani breeding, particularly tobacoo LOMB The accompanying Spokane dispatch, printed in last night 'a Telegram, presents some of the reasons why Gay Lombard is opposed to that vicious piece of political trickery that is before the voters today under the guise of a commission government charter. "If pinned down," says Mayor Hind ley, of Spokane, "I would have had to disapprove of many provisions of the commission government proposed for Portland." Of one section of the charter Mayor Hindley says: "It is particularly bad, as it destroys the balance of power necessary to make the commission form of government a success." The reason that Mr. Lombard is opposing this charter is be cause it was framed up by A. G. Rushlight and his political family, who, by their -woeful mismanagement of the city, had shown themselves incom In an explanation, which utterly failed to explain, why he had deliber ately lied about Mr. Lombard, Assistant Mayor George L. Baker floundered through many columns of advertising space in the newspapers yesterday. He even printed a letter from a San Francisco bell boy in the apparent be lief that it proved that Mr. Lombard was a resident of San Francisco. The incident of Mr. Lombard's athletic club card and the second-hand auto BSSZSJaSiSSS- 'iUlT iflnYrfninJy ii B, San Francisco, Cal.t- May 2, 1913. Gay Lombard, Board of "Trade.' Bulldlng- ; Portland 0re Morning Oregonian April thirtieth publishes "statement of George -U Balrer relative to your member ship in the Olympic Club which" convicts Balrer or absolute ignorance of the Club rules. There are resident and nonresident laember ships. No resident of San Francisco is eligible ;to nonresident membership. You are and always have been a nonresident member. Most records of Club were destroyed "in fire of April nineteen hundred and six, but index record of March nineteen six saved And shows you then resident .of. Portland, and mail address Pacific Grain Company, Portland. Your Nonresident membership began long prior to March nineteen six and has continued uninterruptedly ever since. Earnestly hope such misrepr.esenta- l' . a. ... at. a. . a. a. A At. ' l V A f f All tions will react against the people will be -triumphantly -elected mayor,' f 1.56 p.m. EXPLAIN FURTHER, nr. t to the automobile trade (to his own satisfaction) which was printed by - , A. J.-H.. of the city yesieraaj . Portland, March 8, 1912. - . Gay Lombard in San . , c nosition that the can away since October, last, ment invited ioiu iu. u cuHlvatlon, cotton standardization and seed and Plant introduction methods. . He was told that the departments facilities would be at his command and obtained a note of Introduction to the department's various experts, who were Instructed to explain i '"" - clal work- DESERTER AIDS MOTHER Runaway From Navy Caught Giving Dying Parent SEediclne. i vtwke jpOLIS. May 2. Thomas n..n whn deserted from the Navy be cause he believed his mother was dying and needed him. wa8 arrested at her bedside today. Brown was giving his mother her medicine wnen mo -Ives walked in. "Are you Thomas BrownT he was asked. "Yes," answered Brown. "You are wanted for desertion from the United States Navy." Mrs. Brown tell back on her pillow, sobbing and begging her son not to leave ber. While the detectives waited, :. j ith neighbors to tne son rius " JT. i j- watch the sick woman until friends could go to her assistance. OIL CASE T0BE TESTED Validity of Taft's Land Withdrawal to Be Argued. WASHINGTON. May 2. Assistant Attorney-General Ernest Knabe 1 will leave Washington tomorrow for Chey enne, Wyo., to argue on May f" of far-reaching importance testing the validity of the sweeping oil land with drawal of President Taft in 1909. On the results of the Cheyenne suit and a eimllar case filed at Los Ange les will depend the Governments claim to thousands of acres ot oil lands in many Western states, valued at millions of dollars. TARIFF IS NOT ALTERED (Continued From yirat Pag. put the sweetened varieties of choco late and cocoa on the list of the higher basis of confectionery. The split in the Republican minority of the ways and means committee on the Question of offering a substitute for the cotton schedule was evidenced In the consideration of tho cotton tar iff. Representatives Moore, of Penn sylvania, and Fordney, of Michigan, insisted that minority substitutes were a waste of time, but Representative Gardner, of Massachusettes, offered a substitute for three paragraphs of the cotton schedule, a compromise between the Underwood and the Payne tariffs. This was voted down along with all other amendments from the Republi can side. ARB AND CORROBORATING THE FACTS . cess fUVfTHoAOSM. tnf Itrotrn- nt fliia niHr Inst LL . uvuiUALkx inu iVA J V - to that time was a Councilman and in view of the fact that he has holdings all over the city and still maintains his home here it is not reasonable to expect that he is not a resident of Portland. "We have further heard that Mr. Lombard will re turn shortly with his car. It is through the Portland agency that Mr. Lombard bought this car for the reason that during the past season we had a man working on him and while the San Francisco agent may be innocent of Mr. Lombard's home we feel that we are entitled to our 6hare of the commission. Would be pleased to hear further from you on the subject. Yours very truly, BECKER AUTOMOBILE CO. ' A lie "well stuck to" is never better than the truth, and having thus demonstrated the truth of the axiom, Assistant Mayor Baker should now proceed to tell us : How mismanagement in Mayor Rushlight's Water Depart ment cost the city $250,000 last year. (See bureau of research report.) . ttw mismanagement in Mavor Rushlight's Police Depart Governor West to invade Portland IOWA COTJXTY ASKS $15,000,000 FROM RAILROAD . Lawyers Said to Have Been Engaged on Basis of 40 Per Cent of Ail Money Recovered. tips KfrYTVWR To . Mav 2. Suit for approximately $16,000,000 In back taxes win be brought against tne itocn Island Railroad Company by the Su- ; Aa nAii- r-i,ntv In whlfll T)pJI Moines Is situated, if the company re fuses to pay this amount, according to an announcement today. The Super visors in a resolution authorized formal demand for the sum, and legal proceed ings, ll necessary. In the resolution it is asserted the i ..... i . . "- f. "j - 1160,000,000 in moneys, credits and cor poration shares ana stocKS aunng tne last five years. Rock Island officials 1 jtanlari ttlflt IhPrO hall nm D lvl.a,..v V -1. . been any concealment of assets from county tax assessors. A firm of Council Biuns attorneys ... uhImiI hv ih Ttnard of Eurier- visors to bring the action. Under the terms of the contract tne attorneys are to have 40 per cent of the total amount of back taxes collected. By the terms of the Iowa statute under which the Absolutely is V. S. Fat Office THE petent (or worse) to follow even the simplest rules of business in conduct ing the city's affairs. . " . , Mr. Rushlight and his friends bad to guide them the experience ana the charters of more than 300 cities which had tried commission government devoid of tricks, jokers and "weak spots." Had Mr. Rushlight and his sat elites desired to play fair with the people, they would have presented a charter devoid of the tricky provisions which are rightly condemned bj Mayor Hindley, of Spokane. '. . . , 4 . ,, , The charter under which we are working is inadequate to the neeas of the city, but it is a paragon of perfection compared with the cun ningly constructed scheme for political plundering that is now being fought by Mr. Lombard and other true friends of commission government. mobile trade was given undue prominence by Assistant Mayor Baker, ap- - ... ... .1 . 1 J ...-nil.. !.'!- . b-TIAUT parently in lieu ot something mat ine taxpayers womu icuj For that reason it became necessary to prove that the Assistant Mayor had lied about the matter, although it was trivial in the extreme. It now transpires that the bell boy also lied, for the following unsolicited telegram was received by Mr. Lombard yesterday: wno countenance i.wu . .President MR. BAKER crAment in Mav vpar and no Board resulted in the city paying 40 per cent more for supplies at wholesale than smaller consumers paid at retail. (See Com missioner Hodson's statement.) How mismanagement (or something worse) of Mayor Rush light has caused low bids on fire apparatus to be rejected and higher ones accepted. , . How taxes have increased from 6 mills to 7.7 mills with absolutely nothing to show for such increase except the dis closure of the bureau of research. How seven men who have thus mismanaged the affairs of the city have, with the aid of an attorney for the paving trust, cooked up an alleged commission charter for the purpose of perpetuating themselves in power. In giving so much space to Mr. Baker's stupid lie, Mr. Lombard is actuated only by the belief that in offering un disputable and plain facts to prove that he is being lied about in small matters, he is entitled to the same consideration re garding more pretentious lies, which may be sprung too late and humiliate XUi. , - 1 , - KMADa. in Tiror.eed. Den- upervisurs jAwyva - allies provided for failure to report all ,i r.rn.rii would bring the ag gregate amount, in case it was "cov ered in the courts, up to about $20,000, 000, according to the local attorney for the board. p. W. Sargeant. general counsel ror the road In Iowa, said tonight he did not believe the company had concealed $160,000,000 worth of assets at any time, as the Supervisors charge. He said the company had always paid all of its taxes promptly. "KID WARNER" PAYS FINE Associate of Maybray Gets Off With Federal Penalty of $500. ' COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, May 2. Isadore J. Warner, under indictment with J. C. Maybray and 87 others, for swindling by means of fake horse races, wrestling matches and other sorts of sports, 'voluntarily appeared before Judge McPherson In the United States District Court today and plead ed guilty. He was fined $500 and the dne was paid. Warner was credited with the aliases of "Dr. James." "Kid Warner" and "135" in the Indictment against him. It was alleged he operated in Colorado and he is believed to have come here from Denver. He was with Maybray at Little Rock. Ark., when the gang was broken up, but escaped arrest t that time. Pure and of 1 if aRer s wearaast uicoa ki w a Delicious and Wholesome Drink Made by a perfect mechanical process, without the use of chemicals, thus preserving the delicate natural flavor, aroma and color characteristic of high-grade cocoa beans. Be sure that you get the genuine with the trade-mark on the package. WALTER BAKER & CO. Limited CHART mu nu Olympic Club. a m.-smnnncrpment in Mavor Kusniignt s executive aiJ AaTenuemeuh POLICE FAIL TO FIND WOUNDED MAJT ALONG RIVER, . Wealthy Missouri an, Shot in Duel With Highwayman In Pullman, Is Expect to Recover. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 8. The pa lice beat through the underbrush along the Missouri River, three miles east of the business district tonight, search ing for the man who robbed a Kansas -"i,w Cniithorn t-rnln lftjit nlfirht. shot and seriously wounded Jesse M. Short. a mine owner of Joplin, Mo., and wno is believed to have been wounded him self in a pistol duel with Short. ' A thorough search of the river low lands near the Kansas City Southern tracks began today when J. N. James, a switchman, found bloody footprints that led toward the lowlands. Later an empty pocketbook, the property of Short, which had contained $1000 when taken by the robber, was found. Mr. Short has been resting well since the bullets were removed from his shoulder and left leg and reports from the hospital Indicated his chances for recovery were good. M. L. Paulson, of Ashtabula, O., picked up his arm. cut off by a railroad train and rarrt-d It B mil- to Burgeon. Fine Quality n mm DORCHESTER. MASS. 4