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4 k r mi.. I.I 1 1 NO. lU,a. ; T.R. TELLS OF LIGHT USEDFIHTDX1GANTS Colonel Says He Never Was Drunk. BEER AND WHISKY DETESTED Champagne Touched Moder ately at Public Dinners. DOCTORS TELL OF HEALTH Ibr-Preldent' rhyslclan, Friends and Intimates Testify to So briety Roosetclt's) Manner on Stand Decisive. WHAT RWmn.T DRINKS. AS SHOWN BT nU TESTIMONY Roosevelt drinks: Cocktails never. Highballs never. Beer never. Tien win never. Ffcerry very occasionally. Madeira often at dinner In Win ter. Trhlte wtne often at dinner In Summer with wife. Champagne only at banquets, never mora then two glasses. Mint Jtilepe two since he left the White How. Whlik)-six drinks In the lnt II ;ear. Brandy seven ounces In 11 months while In Africa: during campaigns a teaspoonful In a jlaee of milk; on retiring, sometimes. MARQUETTE. Mich.. May 27, Theo dore Roosevelt, a picture of ruddy tlRor and perfect health, turned a square head and a square Jaw In the direction of 12 farmers, teamsters, min ers and woodsmen In court today and gave his character for sobriety as "not a total abstainer. but never intoxlcaetd In his life. His testimony corroborated that of ott:ers who followed. If the stur --look'r.a a.un w' .-. .m;I seven years of his life as President of tlie United States saw anything curious n his position of explaining to the IS simple tollers of the woods and the nines that he was not really a drunk ard, his countenance did not betrajr It. nor did Ms manner. Cole-el Talks Jury. When Mr. I'ound. his counsel, after a. brief outline of the plaintiffs case to the Jury, called the Colonel to the witness-stand, the latter stepped briskly forward. "Now tell the Jury." Instructed the lawyer. "At public dinner I sometimes drink a glass of champagne, perhaps two; on an average I may say one glass of champagne a month. The witness snapped his words out In Ms peculiar distinct, choppy enuncia tion, and added, after a momentary pause, with emphasis: "And I do that In public." At this Judge Richard C. Klannlgan. presiding over the court, re buked an outburst of laughter. tllat Julrpa feed 5arttaitly. "There was a fine bed of mint at the White House." continued the witness, who was left pretty much to tell his own story. Then his eye sparkled and he ld: "I may have drunk half a doxen mint Juleps in a year." A light supply of wine and liquor was taken on the African expedition, and of this a. bottle of brandy was taken long for the Colonel. The physician cf the outfit measured It out to him from time to time for chills or other res sons. "I touched nothing else In the 11 months." continued the witness, "and the doctor, apparently out of a whim, at the end of the trip measured what was left and found that I had consumed lust seven ounces." Attorney Horace Andrews, of the de fense, devoted little time to cross-ex amination. Court's Order Awaited. Colonel Roosevelt, however, was tractable witness, and Mr. Andrews made no great, attempt to change his testimony, tie mterposea lections of a minor nature, but the wit ness. deeply Interested and stirred as he seemed to be at refuting what his suit alleges was a libel, always stopped short and waited for the ruling of the court. The witness expressed a detestation for whisky and beer. Of the latter, he could remember having taken only one mouthful In his life. That was at the ' Deutscher's Club. In Milwaukee, where he was urged to pay the tribute of a wallow of the amber brew which forms one of the city's leading Industries. As for whisky, he got it mostly under pro test upon Insistence of his doctors, who put a teaspoonful of It In gobleta of milk which they sometimes pressed upon him on occasions of extreme fav tigue In the midst of political cam paigns. Wlae Used Lightly With Meals. An epitome of the ex-President's tes timony showed that he drank liquor or win only when compelled to. for In disposition or when the conventional ities of public occasions required, ex cept that he takes a glass of light wine. rarely, two glasses, with his meats. Much f the succeeding testimony was presented to Indicate the witness" CO-EDS COOK AND AGONIES FOLLOW WASHINGTON' SENIORS HAVING PAINS '"BELOW BREAST." Activity of Campos Physician Adds to "Deep. Dark Mystery" After larcvvcll Banquet. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 27. (Special.) Deep, dark jnyatery. In several hideously-hooded forms. Is stalking boot the University of Washington campus; about IB reverend seniors are temporarily Incapacitated with severe agonies Just below the breast-bone: numerous co-eds In the home economics department are shuddering; with fear lest the secret leak out; and the faculty Itself Is wondering whether there Is cause for an Investigation. All because of a certain farewell banquet eaten by the senior class Fri day evening and served by tha senior co-eds In the economics class. Some patients affirm It was the main article on tha menu, a variety of potted veal which caused the epidemic. Others profesa there was no veal at all and that It was the soup. Still others main tain it was the coffee. Whatever It was. the fact remains that Immediately after partaking thereof the seniors were attacked and are even yet under the care of the campus physician. There really la more seriousness In this affair than appears on the surface. The graduation credits or the co-eds In the economics department hinge on the success of the banquet. One of the fair lassies who had It In charge Is to be credited with her thesis because of her labors In preparing the meal. Now that numerous complicated disorders are fast laying low the banqueters, the question of graduation credits assumes serious proportions. The Invalids Include the clasa presi dent himself, an ex-president, two foot ball play era, several campus politicians and a high official of the student body. BANKER FACES 27 CHARGES Sirs. Bl.-hop Seek Divorce' and $30,000 a Year Alimony. NEW YORK. May 27. (Special.) Mrs. Abigail Hancock Bishop. In a dark blue gown cut low at the throat and ...11.-, niumed Parisian millinery creation, appeared In the Supreme Court today to press her suit lor aosoiut divorce against her banker husband, whom she charges with !7 specific In- . mtarnnHnct. Mrs. J. Temple Gwathmey. a society leader, named as correspondent oy air a. Bishop, was In court, aa well as half a scoro of women of New York's most u.ir. sncletv. Mrs. Owatnroey's husband was ex-preeldent of .'he Nw York Cotton Exchange. j Mrs. Bishop has not only named sirs. Gwathmey In her charges, but haa named two other women, mentioned as Mrs. W. and Mrs. A. Mrs. Bishop haa asked for loO.ooo a year alimony. xnere la an !" by a hotel chambermaid In wnicn sne tells of seeing Bishop there in com pany with a blonde woman "of splen did build." PORTLAND BOY WINS PRIZE Henry O'lVcen Take H Honors In Oratorical Contest. OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COLEGE. rrv.nii or. May 27. (Special.) Speaking on "The Trice of War." be fore a special meeting or me aiuucni kiv h.M lust nizht in Shepard Hall. Henry O'Deen of Portland won the peace oratorical prixe onerea oy me Cosmopolitan Club of Oreg6n Agricul tural College for the best student ora tion on some phase or international peace. " Other contestants who won places In the preliminary tryout and appeared on nl.rramme were: Louis Gambee, Corvallls, with an oration on "Univer sal Peace;" Z. A. Lanadaie. lesion. ..t-... v-i-. f War " and I. K. Mllnken. Ontario. "Judicial Settlement of Inter national Disputes. Th. were George F. Sykes. S. IL Teterson and Mrs. Ida A. Kidder, of the faculty. MEMORIAL DAY ABUSED Occasion Made Mere Holiday, Too Often, Say Alderman. Memorial dav In too many cases is a mere holiday, according to L. R. Alderman. State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction. The schools often recognise It In this way. and in too many cases the students have no con centlon of what It really means, he says. That this condition may be changed he is urging a -proper ob servance. "The great danger Is that our young people will grow up without realising w. A..v Institution have cost In lOSS of life and other sacrifice. This one day should be used lor a review v.tUnjil history, and a proper com memoration of the old soldiers and llors." PAUPER ACT NO SHIELD Indian Owner of Three Head of Cat tic JJust Go to Jail. An Indian who has three head of cattle cannot call himself a pauper, ac cording to Judge Bean In Federal Court, yesterday, when he remanded to Jail Charles Captain, a redskin from the Klamath reservation, who wanted to be released from his 60-day Jail sen tence under the pauper act. Captain applied for a writ of habeas corpus when United States Commis sioner A. M. Cannon refused to appre ciste the poverty claim. Captain was sent to Jail and fined $100 for Introduc ing liquor into the reservation. Now he must either sell his cattle to pay the fine or remain In Jail Indefinitely. i " ' , 1 NQUIRY INTO LOBBY URGED BY SENATORS Sweeping investiga tion Is Proposed. LOBBYISTS' NAMES DEMANDED Attempt by Wilson to Stifle In formation Is Seen. RESOLUTION HELD ABSURD Cummins Declares; Members Are Put In ITnenvlable Position by Presi dent's Statement and Saja Facta Should Be Known. WASHINGTON, May 27. President Wilson's charge that an "insidious lobby" is at work In Washington In be half of changea In the tarirr bill was brought to the formal notice of the Senate today through a resolution by Senator Cummins demanding an Imme diate investigation by a committee oi flva Senators to determine the identity of all persons who had made any efforts to present arguments or bring innuenco to bear in favor of changes In the tariff i. a .imiir resolution was Intro duced in the House of Representatives. Senator Cummins attempted w ierar immediate . action on his resolution which would authorise the greatest in vestigation of so-called lobbying ever undertaken by Congress. Senator Galllnger at first objected to the resolution aa "absurd." Later he nrithHr.w hla nhlection but on demand of Senator Owen, the Cummins resolu tion finally went over for one day without action. Names Required by Resolution. The proposed Investigation would re. nnlre all Senators to give names of any persons who had approached or written them in the Interest of changes In the tariff law; would request President Wilson to furnish the names or per sons referred to In his statement that a arrest and powerful lobby was at work and would authorlxe the Sen torlal committee to determine whether the action of any lobbyists who might he discovered was "proper or Improper. Senator Cummins declared he had nresented the demand for an. investiga tion because members of the Senate had hn nut in an unenviable position. I reeoenize the right of any interest affected by pending legislation to ap pear and offer argument," he said. "I don't know that any lobbyists are here. None have approached me. But we have a tariff bill before us. A great many men are here. I suppose for the pur- Concluded on Pace Z I j 1 ...ZJ ov tTOnvmAT. MAY 28. 1913. ' PRICE FIVE CEXTS. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 9 H . wax - minimum. 3.S dearees. TODAY'S Showers, followed by fair weath er: northwesterly winae. Foreign. Prince of Wales Is still his mamma's boy.. Pace i. Powers demand that Balkan peace treaty be signed at once. Page 7. National. Proposed Senate resolution calls for In vestigation Into tariff lobby. Page 1. Cabinet and Wilson consider foreign pro tests on proposed tarirr law. .rage . Senate will Investigate alleged peonage 1 West Virginia mine region. Pago 2. President's attitude toward sundry civil bill exemption clause still in doubt. Page 6. Bomb at heart wants protection. Page 6. Domestic Theodore Roosevelt testifies that he never was drunk. Pace 1. Witness says Gray did not deceive Roosevelt about Tennessee Coal and Iron. Pace 2. Girls tell pitiful tales of drudgery in St. .Louis factories. Page . C. H. Jones, of Seattle, elected head of Baptist Foreign Missionary Society. Page 8. Grasshopper army strips mile a day. Page . Governor Johnson kept busy signing bill. Page 10. AUbl Is appsrent defense of Wood and At teaux, alleged conspirators to "plant" dy namite. Page 2. Six "coaster brake trust" corporations and 11 Individuals lined for violation of Sher man law. Page 7. Pacific Northwest. Hill's new route to California is made evi dent. Page . Supreme Court rules thst prohibition can only be voted on in November election. Page . German editor of Seattle starts war on Se attle Mayor's anti-liquor amendment campaign. Page 3. Salem citizens In fear and indignant over paroling of criminal. Page 8. Lane County Prohibitionists lay plans for 1011 and 1U16 elections. Page 0. Washington seniors have pains "below breast" following feast given by co-eds. Pago 1, Sport. Cosst League results: ' Portland 4.. San Francisco 1: Venice 5. Los Angeles 0; Oakland -Sacramento game portponed. rain. Pace Is. Northwestern League results: Portland E. Seattle 0; Vancouver 8. Spokane S (10 - Innings); Tacoma 7, Victoria 0. Page 1. Anderson may be pitted against Wolgast or Dundee July 4. Pace IT. Portland six-foot pitchers picked for hard work. Page 17. Pelkey and Burns are held to trial. Page 17. Commercial and Marine. Sales of new-crop wheat for shipment to Orient. Page 23. Chicago wheat market lifted by bullish weather reports. Page 23. Bonds firm in spite of weakness of stock market. Page 23. Ports of Portland and Astoria bodies to offer to pay for dredging Columbia oar. Pace 23. Portland and Vicinity. Rushlight administration methods show ex travagance. Page 11. Eighty-second and Halsey crossing consid ered too dangerous for street railway. Page 14. Miss Irene T. Flynn, popular bride-to-be. Is . mucli enteriainea. i-age ji. Weather report, data and forecast. Page IS. Swedish-Americans In Oregon to old state in attracting countrymen, page is. Mrs. Catharine A. Coburn, Orecorilan edi torlal writer, dies. Page 4. Government shifts scene of action to Port' land In telephone Inquiry. Page 13. James J. Hill announces Intention to aid In development of Central Oregon, face 18. Dana Sleeth takes stand in own defense, Page 10. Wage incrcsse announced for streetcar em ployes. Page 1. Mayer threatens Magulre because of charges made. Pace ! Dr.' Jordan to Visit Klamath Falls. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.. May 27. Dr. David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Stanford University, started yester day "on a tour of Europe and parts of Asia and Australia. His first stop will k. .t iriamath Falls. Or., and he is accompanied by his wife and son. WAGES OF RAISED BY $40,000 Big Annual Increase Affects 1300, June 1. PRESIDENT-ELECT GIVES NEWS Rousing Meeting of 600 Ad dressed by F. T. Griffith. CONGESTION RELIEF DUE Faster Schedules Than Are Now Operated and Also More lioops. Is Plan Outlined by Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. Rousing ohoers on the part of 600 car men, who were present last night at the meeting: of the Brotherhood of Electrical Railway Association, held at First and Alder, greeted the an nouncement of Franklin T. Griffith, the newly elected president of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company that lie had consented to an increase of wages of all men In the company's city and interurban passenger service one cent an hour. The increase carries with It an an nual addition to the wage roll of the company of $40,000 and involves 1300 men. For sometime the brotherhood has had a wage committee In conference with the officials of the company for the purpose of revising the present scale of wages and also to rearrange some of the runs which are now operated and have features which do riot give satisfactory returns to the men, owing to the limitations of the hours of the run. Meeting Hears Report. The meeting last night was for the purpose of hearing the reports of both the wage and the schedule committees and the officials of the company were Invited to be present to make any an nouncement desired. In consequence of the notice of the meeting there was a. large attendance and fully one-half of the train force of -.the street car company was present. Soon after the meeting was called to order by its president. F. W. Hild, general manager of the company, the reports of the committee . were pre sented with the statement that Mr. Griffith was in the assembly room and had a message to deliver. Mr. Griffith, when called to the platform, outlined the position of the company regarding the desirability of securing faster schedules than now operated and also more loops to re- (Concluded on Page T.) CABMEN PRINCE OF WALES STILL MAMA'S BOY QTJEEX MARY MAKES HIM QOT BOISTEROCS CLUB. Oxford Student Participates In Night or Revel, Against Parents' Wishes, and Is Penalized. i LONDON. May 27. (Special.) The young Prince of Wales has Just re ceived a reminder that, although as an nfnpfl student he rejoices In the ap pellation of a man, his mother, at least. looks upon him as a suDject. to mater nal rules. When the Prince went to varsity he was anxious to Join the Bulllngdon Club. He had a certain amount of difficulty in e-ettlrter hla narents' permission to Join the Bulllngdon. and eventually obtained It only on the understanding that he never Join In what is known as a "Bulllngdon blind," a euphemistic phrase for a night of drink and song. Unluckily, the Prince was persuaded to participate in one of these "blinds" a few weeks ago, and a report that he had succumbed to the temptation was not long in reaching his royal parents. The result was that the Prince was directed by telegram to remove his name from the Bulllngdon. It Is worthy of note that the tele gram came from Queen Mary, not from the King. BANNS MAY BE REVIVED Episcopalians Also to Require Doc tor's Certificate Before Marriage. CHICAGO. May 27. Revival of the old custom of publishing the banns for a reasonable period preceding a mar riage was proposed today at the an nual convention of the Chicago diocese of the Episcipal Church. Formal ac tion on the proposition is scheduled to be taken tomorrow. The commission of clergymen and laymen which advocated revival of the banns declared it would mean a long step toward marriage reform. Dean Walter T. Sumner's plan of re quiring a medical examination preced ing marrirage was indorsed without qualification. A certificate from some reputable physician would be required. before Episcopal ministers will unite a couple in marriage in this diocese. TROUBLE IN MEXICO FEARED Ambassador's "Wife Making Hurried Preparations for Flight. MEXICO CITY, Mex.. May 27. (Spe cial.) Considerable alarm was created in the American colony here today when If hpcamR known that Mrs. Henry Lane Wilson, wife of the American Am. bassador. is making hasty preparations to depart for the United States within the next few days. In some quarters the announcement is construed to mean that Ambassador Wilson has received information of serious impending trouble and that he is taking the opportunity at hand to remove his family from the danger xone. The Ambassador himself aeciinea to discuss this matter. At the Ambas sadorial mansion it was said that Mrs. Wilson was returning home on a visit to friends and relatives. GOVERNOR HOOPER HISSED Confederates later Cheer Republican Who "Welcomes Them. CHATTANOOGA, May 27. A few au rtlhle hisses that were later drowned by'cheers and applause followed the in troduction of Governor Ben W. Hooper, nf Tennessee, todav at the first meet ing of the United Confederate Veterans' twenty-third reunion. Governor Hooper is said to have been th. first Reoublican state executive to welcome delegates to a United Confed. erato Veterans" Reunion. William W. Olds, Jr., of Norfolk, Va., ni elected today commander-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Edgar Scurry, of Wichita Falls, Tex., was elected commander of the trans Mississippi department. H. M. FLAGLER'S WILL FILED Most of Estate, Estimated at Near $70,000,000, Goes to Widow. ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla., May 27. Henry M. Flagler's will was filed to day, and under it J. R. Parrott is to retain the head of the Florida t-ast Coast Railroad so long as he may de sire. The estate is estimated to De .th between S60.000.000 and S70.000.- 000. and most of it goes to the widow. The son, Harry, will receive ouuu shares of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey stock. J. R. Parrott, W. H. Beardsley and William Keenan, a brother of Mrs. Flagler, are named trustees under the will. COMMONER EDITOR CHOICE Bryan Recomru'ends Metcalfe for Place on Philippine Commission. WASHINGTON, May 27. Richard L. Metcalfe, editor of the Commoner, at Lincoln, Neb., has beeil recommended by Secretary Bryan to be a member of the Philippine Commission. It is believed that the appointment soon will be made. BOMB IN PUBLIC LIBRARY Ingeniously Constructed Explosive Marked "Votes for Women." SHEFFIELD, England. May 27. An ingeniously constructed bomb, bearing the inscription, "Votes for women," was found in tho public library today. The bomb was plunged. Into water. ALBEE PLEADS FOR PRE PARKS OW Save Children Is Cry of Candidate. UPPER ALBINA .HEARS SPEECH Advice Is. to Purchase Prop erty for Playgrounds. YOUTH FROM JAIL IS AIM Way to Beat Courts, Reformatories and Eliminate 'ames of Young Folk From Juvenile Court Records Told by Speaker. BIG ALBEK MASS MEKTI.Ki THURSDAY NIGHT. Plans have been completed for a big Albee mass meeting in the auditorium of the Lincoln High School for tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, when H. R. Albee, can didate for Mayor, and Dr. C. 11. Chapman will be the principal speakers. Tonight at S o'clock Mr. Albee will address the voters In Sun nyeide school. East Thirty-fifth and East Yamhill streets. Friday being Decoration day, he will cease all political activ ity and will, therefore, make no speeches. Saturday night he will speak in Greene's Hall, ill the Wood lawn district, finishing his cam paign at that time. "Do you believe that it is better to buy so much park and playground, property at once, or is it better to buy less and let the future generation buy theirs?" was a question put o H. n. Albee, candidate, for Mayor, after his address to a large number of men and women in Upper Albina last night. "I sincerely believe that it is better to buy tho property now." Mr. Albee replied. "While I do not Insist upon it and would be perfectly willing to abide by a decision of tho people to the contrary, I really feel that money spent now will be well spent. In that It will insure amrlo playgrounds for the children now. You know we used to tell the children all of the time not to do so and so now we tell theni to do this or that; we give them some thing useful to do. That is why I am so strongly in favor of plenty of small parkH and playgrounds." "Would it cost any more, according to population. In future than it would now to buy the property for these parks and playgrounds?" was another question. Save Children Is Plea. "Possibly not." was Mr. Albec's reply, "but, you see, the point I wish to make is that, if we buy the property now. we will thus be able to save the children. We would cut down the cost of maintaining so many courts, reform atories. Jails, etc., and could use the money thus saved to better advantage and, what is best of all. we could keep the names of many children off the Juvenile Court records." "How do you feel about, the three choices In voting?" he was asked. "I feel Just this way," he replied. "If you have three choices, vote three choices; but I would not do so myself, neither do I recommend to others to vote for more choices than they have. What I mean is this: Unless there are three candidates whom you feel will correctly represent you, do not vote for three. There might be men on the ticket for whom you could not con scientiously vote, as they would not represent your principles. If there are on the ticket three candidates for any office who will represent your princi ples, then I say It Is tho spirit of tho charter that you so vote, but I contend, and rightly I think, that the framcis of the charter left it open purposely so that, in case there should ever be a case where we could not conscientious ly vote for a second or third choice, we do not have to. In Spokane they compel the voter to vote for two choices for each office; I think that is, in a way. depriving the people of their rights." Questions Are Invited. Mr. Albee received an ovation when he entered the building, his appearance being the signal for applause. At vari ous times In his address he was also cheered. He dwelt largely upon his at titude on public questions, but invited questions from his audience. Few were asked, which led him to remarlc that the people are asking him fewer ques tions all the time. "I guess," he commented, "that my attitude on public matters is becoming so well known by this time that the people all know where I stand and per haps that Is why they do not ask me so many. At first they almost fell over each other putting queries to inc. I was glad they did, for it brought out many points, Bhowing great interest in the new charter and in the election to come next Monday. I want all of the people to know for what I stand In this campaign. I invite the closest scrutiny of my private and public rec ord, for by that I am willing to stand or fall; I want no man or woman to vote for me under any misapprehension. "Of course," he continued, "you will be bombarded all of this week and un til the polls close Monday night with all manner of absurd ' lies about me- (Concluded on ?ge 10.) vCeaoituied oa rgs