Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 23, 1913, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text4 I. ( 0-ft PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, 3IAY 23, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI II XO. 16.3.3. ' i, - . ... -.. r-rr rnciA damhi itto AC ni im innirrpnpiiT SHAKEUP ORDERED IN GWILSERVIGE Wilson Makes Changes in Commission. TWO RESIGNATIONS ACCEPTED President Thinks Old Members Too Set in Ways. JOY GIVEN DEMOCRATS General Black, One Head of Grand Army, and William Washburn Retired -"Bull Moose' Com missioner Remains. WASHINGTON. May 23- (Special.) President Wilson will bring Joy to mmny Democrats In Congress by hia action today In making- practically a clean aweep of the United States Civil 6ervic Commission, through accept- Ina- the resignations of General John C Black, of Illinois, president of the Commission, and William Washburn. of New York, the Republican Commis sioner. John A. Mcllhenny. of Louisiana, the other Commissioner, will be retained. and was so informed by President Wil son In the course of a call at the White House today. He was appointed as a Democrat, but supported Colonel Roosevelt for the Presidency last year. .arrvasora Are Chosem. Charles M. Galloway, of South Caro lina, will be appointed to succeed Gen eral Black, and George D. Wales, of Vermont, will succeed Mr. Washburn. Mr. Galloway Is clerk to the Senate committee on Immigration and secre tary to Senator Smith, of South Caro lina. He had been a telegraph opera tor and was a news editor of the Co lumbia State when appointed secretary to Senator Smith. He Is a Democrat. Mr. Waiea Is a Republican, but has kaken no part In party politics since Jhe became connected with the Com mission many years ago. It Is expected that the nominations of Mr. Galloway and Mr. Wales will be sent to the Senate tomorrow. RcalsraarJoaa C"Uy Formality. In accordance with custom, the mem bers of the Civil Service Commission placed their resignations at the dis posal of President Wilson at the in coming of his Administration, but this has been a mere formal proceeding as a rule, and the Commlsstonera seldom have been disturbed. General Black has been a member of the Commission since December, 1S0S. and its president since January, 1904. The Commission is bi-partisan, and General Black was appointed by president Rooaevelt as a Democrat. He ijiad been United States Commissioner m 7nn1nnn under President Cleveland rand a Democratic member of Congress (from Illinois. He is a veteran or tne Union Army, was severely wounded In the battle of Prairie Grove, Arlc, re ceived the brevet of Biigadelr-General and a medal of honor for gallantry, and baa been Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic Roach Rider Is Retained. Mr. Washburn, who is native New Torker, had been principal of the Union School at Klngaboro. N. Y before com ing to Washington in 1890 to be an ex aminer in the United States Civil Com mission. He was appointed a member of the Commission on May 2C, 1909. by President Taft. Ktr MrTlhennv. the third Commis sioner, was appointed by President "Roosevelt as a Democrat. He had been 'a. member of the Rooseevlt Rough Rid ers. He Is now regarded as a member or the Bull Moose party. In deciding to change the personnel of the Civil Service Commission Presi dent Wilson is represented as having been actuated by the conviction that the Commission had permitted Itself to be bound down to such strict adherence to technicalities that it was working against the best Interests of the Gov ernment service. It was said also that he probably had been Impressed by the rharre made recently by several Demo cratic Senators and others that the Civil Service Commission had so car ried out its duties that three-fourths of those appointed to office under the competitive and merit system were Re publicans. Wllaoa Has View, of Ilia Own. The President is understood to have been Influenced to some extent in mak ing the changes by a desire to impress tmnn the Commission some decided views that he has formed with refer ence to the civil service system. He felt. It was said, that the old Commis sion was too set In its Ideas and not wllllnr to accept suggestions. Mr. Wilson has expressed himself as in accord with the principle of civil aarvica reform. Recently he Indicated that he would continue to apply this principle to ma ciassmea consular serv Ice. Independence to Hear Expert. INDEPENDENCE. Or. May 22. (Spe cial.) Professor A. G. Shaw, the agri cultural expert of the Great Northern Railway, will be In this city on the next monthly sales day to help organ ize a farmers' union and will give an address. VISITORS TO EAT MILES OF POPCORN ENOUGH TO PAVE STREET FIG URES IX CONCESSION. Californlan Who Gets Privilege Expects to Earn $100,000, With Help of Peanuts. KiV 1TRAXCISCO. May 22. (Special.) The popcorn and peanut concession for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition has been granted to ucu ard Emerran. of Fresno. It Is expected that It will earn more than iiuo.uuu in the nine and a half months the exposi tion gates are open. An expert In figures estimates that h amount of DOnCOm that Will be SOld at the exposition would pave Market street from curb to curb to a aepiu one Inch. Plmrinf that 10 sacks of popcorn will be sold for L this would mean 1,000.000 sacks for $100,000. w..h i.rk will have 24 cubic Inches. a total of 48.000.000. As there are 1728 cubic Inches in one cubio foot, this would be 27.778 cubic feet In all. mis would fill a room 28 by 10 by 100 feet. A a anon as the expert learns now tnanv naanuta there are in a bag he nrnmlaes to estimate how many car loads of goobers will be sent to this city for consumption by tne visitor. to the exposition. 250 BANK WORKERS FEAST Clerks Advised to Work, and Wed, at Annnal Banqnet. win. sn hankars and bank employes in hiuImc the fourth annual ban- ,.. of th Portland Chapter of Ameri can Institute of Banking was given last night at the Portland commercial Club. Am ona of the principal speakers. Theodore B. Wilcox, president of the Pnrita.j Flourlna- Mills, reiaiea ni" early experiences as a bank clerk In New England and later in roruu In analysing- the success of business men, he said: Success In life comes through nara -i, . r,A f.niFilltr. But there are other things In life besides financial success. Chief among these is me I,,- t aiivisa von to marry. A mar ried man is more valuable to a com munity than a bachelor. Colonel C E. S. Wood In a humorous vein spoke on the "Relation of Bank ing to Society.'' and Dr. j. . mi no. tor of the First Presbyterian Church, gave an address on ""Work and T.ifa" T. H. West, president oi ine chapter, reviewed the work of the or ganization during the past year. Dr. Andrew C Sraltn. presiaem oi mo hernia Savings Bank, was toastmaster. 1800 WILL AID ROSARIANS llarriman Club to Join in Sale of Festival Coins. t arMitlon to a number of young women who have volunteered to sell Rose Festival coins on the streets Sat- rAajr 1800 members of the llarriman Club have offered their services to the Royal Roaarlans. and will make a can vass for funds. It Is expected that other organisation will Join the move ment. Woman Interested In the Festival wno ortll sell coins will meet at o'clock tomorrow at the Commerce & Savings Bank. Morrison and Park streets, to receive their coins and instructions. a maatinir of principals and teacners of the public schools will be held to .,. tnnrnlnir at the Lincoln High School, when the question of a chil dren's parade during Rose J?esuvaa week will be discussed. HOOD RIVER BERRIES RIPE First on Market Sell for 40 Cents a Box on Arrival. unnn TiTVP-n Or.. May 22. (Spe- 11VV L-' ... ' " clal.) A few boxes of locally grown strawberries have maae -kk ance on the Hood River Market. How ever, the berries are later than on former seasons, and because of the shipments of Roseburg fruit the price has been clipped from that usually re ceived for the first boxes. " Thomas Calkins brought three boxes of large, fine berries to the city today They sold for 40 cents a box. while the price on former years for the first week of local fruit has never been less than 60 cents a box. POTATO PRJCE ADVANCES Demand In Southwest Brings Higher Quotations in Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash, May 22. (Special.) An advance of 12 a ton in potatoes of the old crop, making the price 112 a ton, was an unexpected feature of the market today. Prices have been dragging for some time and local growers found so much trouble In selling their surplus they were feeding spuds to livestock. A sudden demand in Colorado, Omaha and other parts of the Southwest Is re ported to be responsible for the ad vanced price. TRIO KILLED BY EXPLOSION Gnn Bursts at Fort Moultrie in Tar get Practice Nine Injured. ruiRT.FSTON. 8. C. May 22. Pri vates Baxter. Christian and Dalton, of the United States Coast Artillery corps. ......... vniaA tonight and nine men se riously Injured when the breech block of a 4.7-inch gun at Fort Mounne, oe fendlng Charleston Harbor, was blown out. The accident occurred during target practice. Baxter and Christian were killed instantly and Dalton died of his injuries. INCOME PROVISION rex of today's news JAPAN b tHM WILL STAY AS IT IS Leaders Content With Present Bill. TARIFF TAKES QUEER TURNS Duty on Ivory Found to Affect Cotton Trade. BIRD LOVERS ARE HEARD Importers Want Exception in Favor of Feathers of Game and Pest Birds Metal Schedule Is Somewhat Reduced. WASHINGTON, May 22. No amend ment to the income section of the Underwood tariff bill la likely to be proposed by the Senate finance com mittee or Democratic caucus, accord ing to an announcement by leaders who have consideration of that part of the bill In hand. Xha committee-room occuDled by Sen ators Williams, Shively and Gore, who have charge of the income tax sec tion. Is piled high with protests and suggestions from many sources, but the measure is believed to have been well handled In the House and the ob tertlons made to it in its original form are thought to have been sufficient ly met by amendments before tne Din passed the House. Railroad Protests Unheeded. Among the loudest protests coming now are those from mutual Insurance companies conducted for profit, but the House amended the original bill as relating to insurance companies and Imtnranra nolicles and the Senators on the finance committee, after a study of the bill, believe that It is sound. Complaints from railroad and other holding companies that the law will tax them twice on dividends paid are reported to ' have been held unsound by members of the committee. Senator Penrose failed today to get action on his resplution providing for publication of the list of tariff ques tions to manufacturers proposed by Senator La Follette, as the Senate went into executive session before the tar iff was reached. Early in the day the finance committee majority met and framed an amendment to the reso lution nronoslns a longer list of Ques tions in which some of Senator La Fol- lette's queries were Included. The questions will relate to produc- (Concluded on Page 7.) t s...e ' T. ONE OF MAYOR KUSHLIGHT'S LITTLE JOKES. ...... X i r ... ihiiiiit.mi'I""1"1 " The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 76 degrees; minimum. 49 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. Foreign. Berlin a-buzs on eve of royal wedding. Page 2. Diary tells ef suffering on German Arotlc expedition. Page 7. National. Sudden Illness of Japanese Emperor delays negotiations over alien laws. Page 1. President Wilson orders shakeup In Civil Service. Page 1. Senate Democrats tt not change Income tax revision. Page L Bmoot presents bankers' denial that they caused, panic Page T. Miles of popcorn to be prepared for visitors to Exposition at San Francisco. Page 1. Humanitarian Club in St. Louis indifferent to welfare of own employes. Page 1. Domestic Woman declares Pittsburg school superin ' tsndent forcibly kissed her. Page 4. Harriman lines favored in steel. Farrell denying secrecy of agreement. Page 16. Senate Republicans move toward reunion ot party. Page 6. "Planting" of dynamite at Lawrence further described. Fags S. Pacific North Treat. Oddfellows select McMlnnville as next meet ing place. Page 6. O.-W. R. & N. officials run train while reg ular crew has banquet In diner. Page 1. Young women of Portland in auto accident near Oswego. Page 6. Baby parade and show opens second day of Roseburg Strawberry Festival. Page 8- Vancouver works for bridge bonds. Page 16. Sport. Anderson seeks July 4 fight In San Fran cisco. Page 0. University of Washington crew wins eight oared race from University of California. Page. 0. Early closing entries for Salem State Fair harness races announced. Page 9. Rodgers high roan in fielding averages. Page 8. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 3. Venice 2: Los Angelei 2. Oakland 1: San Francisco 8, Sacramento Pags 8. Northwestern League results: Portland 2. Tacoma 1: Vancouver 4, Seattle 1; Vic toria 4. Spokane 1. Page 8. Commercial and Marine. Zampa. three-masted schooner, loads sup plies for Papeete. Page 20. Small California fruit crop means higher prices in Oregon. Page 21. Heavy selling by longs weakens Chicago wheat market. Page 21. Comprehensive upward movement In Wall street stocks and bonds. Page 21. Portland and TlchHty. Rushlight renews pledge to voters. Page IS. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 10. Fate of Dock Commission Rests with voters. Page 21. Episcopal Churchmen elect delegates after long fight., page 13. Britons to mingle on "Empire Day." Page 16. Maude Adams wins hearty response In Peter Pan." Page 4. County Judge Cleeton answers charges of editor at trial of criminal libel suit. Page 12. Dan Kellaher tells Arista suburb of Rush light, styled "foe of Civil Service." Page 15. Jefferson High School girls make good records In track meet. Page 12. Portland exclusive set entertains British visitor. Page 12. Exhibition of food values given at Washing ton High School. Page 31. Mayor will hae power ot autocrat under new charter. Page 14. H R- Albee promises protection against po " luteal ring. Page 14. Alaska Railroad Bill Predicted. WASHINGTON, May 22. Senator La Follette said today he expected a strong effort to be made to pass a bill at the present session authorizing the construction of a Government rail road in Alaska, He expressed the opin ion that President Wilson would favor a bill of this kind this Summer. IS SUDDENLY ILL Attention Is Diverted From Alien Bill. WASHINGTON IS CONCERNED Wilson Disoatches Personal Message of Sympathy. NEGOTIATIONS MUST WAIT State Department Has No Suggestion of Japan's Intention to Demand Admission of Subjects to Citizenship. WASHINGTON. May 22. News of the sudden serious illness of the Emperor of Japan, received today in Washing ton, was regarded with deep concern by President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. It was declared here that the Emperor was suffering with inflamma tion of the lungs and was in a state of high fever, eight court physicians be ing in constant attendance. The Administration regards it as ex tremely probable that the Emperor's illness will have the effect of delaying negotiations now In progress of the California alien land law. Attention in Tokio is diverted for the time from the subject in question. Official Washington Waiting. There were no developments today In the negotiations either at the State De partment or the Japanese embassy, the oi,ia halnar one of waiting for the next word from Toklo. It was learned that up to the present stage no rormai suggestion has come from Japan that the American naturalization laws should be amended so as to admit Jap anese to citizenship in the United States. The records of the State Department fail to show that such a request has ever been made by-any country. Offi cials here Insist that the status of cit izenship may be conferred by the state in the exercise of its sovereign rights on any Individual or class it pleases and that it Is something that must not be determined as a right. It was pointed out that the United States has entered Into no naturalization treaties designed to benefit Americans resident in other countries. President Wilson late today cabled the Emperor of Japan as follows: "Reports received through press ( Concluded on Page CREW BANQUETS AS OFFICIALS RUNTRAIN O.-W. K. & X. DESK MEN DON OVERALLS AND WORK ENGINE. Perley Takes Throttle, While Vorke Shovels Coal and Assistant Gen ' eral Manager "Conducts." SPOKANE, Wash., May 22. tSpecial.) Donning overalls and jumpers, four officials of the O.-W. R. & N. relieved the regular crew last night on the spe cial train bearing President J. D. Far rell and associates to Wallace. Idaho. The regular crew being seated in the diner enjoying the dinner which had been prepared for the official party making a tour of Inspection. A. W. Pearley. special representative of the company and ex-Railroad Com missioner of Washington, was at the throttle. Assistant Superintendent F. H. Torke, acted as fireman: Assistant General Manager J. D. Stack was as signed to the post as conductor, while William Gleason, assistant superinted ent, of Spokane, was the brakeman. President Farrell and General Mana ger J. P. O'Brien were appointed as spotters, to prevent . the "knocking down" of deadhead fares. The crew of officials took charge of the train at Sweeney, the station be low Kellogg, and ran the train through to Wallace. Perley, the engineer, ran on this line years ago as engineer and knows every curve and slow-down. The regular crew enjoyed a sumptuous din ner and smoked good cigars as the train pulled into Wallace. 25 HURT IN TRAINWRECK D. Leonard, of Portland, Among Se riously Injured In Alberta. CALGARY, Alberta. May 22. Twenty-five persons, 15 of them Chinamen, were injured when the Imperial Limited Express on the Canadian Pacific was wrecked at Mitford 40 miles west of here, tonight. A broken coupling between the lo comotive and the tender is believed to have caused the wreck. The train was running 30 miles an hour when the tender left the track. Three baggage cars directly behind the tender re mained on the track, but the nest car, which was filled with the Orientals, left the rails and was precipitated down a steep embankment, turning complete ly over. Another car carrying pas sengers was thrown from the tracks. Although several suffered serious In juries, only one man Is belf.K.ed to be fatally hurt. -Among those most seriously injured were: D. Leonard, Portland, Or.; Otto Markle, Seattle; and Mrs. A. Knott, Cal gary. The name D. Leonard does not ap pear in the Portland directory. "PLUCKING JJOARD" NAMED Daniels Chooses Tribunal That Naval Officers Dread. WASHINGTON, May 22. Secretary of the Navy Daniels appointed today the "plucking board' which is the dread of all officers of insecure stand ing below the grade of Admiral. This board is charged with the duty of re tiring from the active list five Captains, four Commanders, four Lieutenant Commanders and two Lieutenants, pro viding that number of vacancies has not been caused in the last year by casualties. The purpose is to stimulate promotion. The board, which meets in Washing ton June 2, will include Rear-Admirals Aaron Ward, W. H. H. Southerland, A. M. Knight C. McR. Wlnslow and F. F. Fletcher, with Commander Pollock as recorder. 2 ON BOAT MAY BE SAVED Port Orford Fishermen Thought to Be Rescued From Cpset Craft. ECGENE, Or., May 22. Advices from Marshfield tonight say that the Ban don life-saving crew Is expected, to have rescued two men, WInniger and Silver, of Port Orford, who, at last reports, were clinging to an overturned sailboat in which they attempted to cross the bar at the mouth of the Rogue River early this morning. The craft was drifting southward along the coast and beyond the limits of communication and the success of the life-saving crew will not be known until it arrives. BY SIGNS IDENTITY DENIED "J. C. B." Still Is "Man of Mystery" in Illinois Insane Asylum. ROCHESTER, Minn., May 22. "J. C R.," the "man of mystery" in the state asylum for Insane, denied by signs to day that he was a painter. Dispatches from Baltimore last night indicated the unknown might be James Ridgway, a painter of that city. The unknown noticed today a news paper article concerning Captain Rob ert Bartlett, navigator for Perry on his North Pole vayage, and indicated that he knew Captain Bartlett and that Cap tain Bartlett was acquainted with him. TERRITORIAL PACT MADE Servia and Greece Said to Have Ex cluded Bulgaria in rians. LONDON. May 23. A Sofia dispatch to the Times says that a definite terri torial agreement exists between .Servia and Greece excluding Bulgaria from all the region west of the rivers Varda and Bregalnltza. By this agreement Greece would ob tain Salonlkl, Fiorina, odena, KaKuss, Seros, Rama and Kavala, Servia getting Stuga, Ochrida, Monastir and Perley. CLUB INDIFFERENT TO GIRL WORKERS Betterment of Mankind Avowed Purpose. MANAGER PLACED ON GRILL Subject of Girls' Wages Not Broached to Those at Head. BANQUETS PAID FOR EXTRA Organization of St. Louis Business Men Admitted Not to Have Con sidered Welfare of Those in Its Own Kitchen. , ST. LOUIS. May 22. Floyd J. Sloan, manager of the City Club, a philan thropic organization of St. Louis busi ness and professional men, told the Missouri Senate wage Investigating committee today that the club, organ ized for the betterment of mankind, never considers the welfare of Its women employes. The wage inquiry today covered a wide field, employes in box and candy factories and In department stores be ing called to testify. After hearing the testimony of Mr. Sloan as to the indifference of the City Club to its women employes. Senator Wilson asked: "Don't you think it would be well for your club to Invito someone to ad dress It on the subject of women's wages?" Wage Subject Never Broached. "That subject has never been broached to the board of managers," the witness replied. "I suggest," said Wilson, "that you broach the subject to them." . "Being a philanthropic organization,'." asked Lieutenant-Governor Painter, "did your organization never consider the welfare of the women employes?" "No sir," was the reply. "And that Is a club where the Presi dent Vice-President, mombers of Con gress and other distinguished visitors are invited to make addresses?" "Yes." "What do you think would be a fatr price for a self-supporting woman to earn?" "Seven-fifty a week." "And you pay only five?" "Yes, but we give them two meals of better food than they could afford to buy themselves." "Do you dock your employes for be ing late?" "No." Workers "Docked" for nines. "For missing a day when they are sick?" "Yes, if we have to employ some one in their place." "These dishwashers are nothing to you but so much flesh and blood that you can buy for so much a day?" asked Senator Wilson. "Yes." Sloan testified that the dishwashers get 5 a week and two meals a day. which he estimated to be worth $3.60 Sloan testified after two married wo men had told the committee that they worked as dishwashers from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M.. and that thoy had to walk from their homes to the City Club be cause they could not afford to pay car fare. Banquets Mean Extra Tay. One of the women witnesses said she got up at 6 o'clock in the morning, cooked for four children and got thera ready tor school before she walked to the City Club. , The woman said that that received 50 cents extra for banquets, which made It necessary for them to work until 9 or 10 o'clock at night. Otto Moser. president of the Moser Cigar & Paper Box Company, testified that 150 girls were employed at his plant, at an average wage of J6.25 a week. "We can't keep them after they get married." he said, "and we can't keep them from getting married. About the time a girl gets able to do good work she gets married. Living Conditions Not Studied. Moser said he did not inquire Into the living conditions of the girl employes. Henry C. Heckle, manager of a box factory of the National Candy Com pany said the company employed 14 girls in the box factory. Their average wage is 9.34 a week and they are paid by piece work. The lowest wage is 5, paid to beginners. Some of the expert girl workers, he said, earn $13 or $16 a week. Three girls employed in the Moser Box Factory testified that on piece work they made 11 to $16 a week ami some weeks dropped as low as tt. Two girls from the factory of the National Candy Company said they earned from $9 to $12 a week. A girl 16 years old, who works in a S and 10-cent store, testified that she paid $1.20 a week carfare. Her wage is $5 a week. She said that the sales girls employed at the store received from $5 to $6 a week. Married Woman Gets (6 a Week. Another woman who works for. $6 a week said she was married and lives in East St. Louis with her husband and three children. She pays $8 a month rent for a three-room house. She said that the board on the average at work- Concluded on Fag 2.)