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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LIU 0. 16,386. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY. .TTJNE 2, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. h WEST AND MILITIA WADE THE DALLES Sheriff Compelled To Obey Orders. DISORDERLY HOUSES CLOSED Guards Draw Guns When At torneys Attempt Interview. FOUR MINISTERS DEPUTIES Special Investigation Ordered by Chief Executive After Personal Observation of Conditions and Raid Is Consequence. THE DALi.ES, Or., June 1. (Spe cial.) Governor West arrived here to day with Major Smith and 11 state militiamen from Portland and com pelled Sheriff Chrisman to imprison 32 women who had been arrested in a raid, made last night by special agents of the Governor. The Sheriff last night had refused to recognize the authority of the ar resting officers, but after being inter viewed by the Governor today prom ised to comply with his orders. When Fred W. Wilson and State Senator R. R. Butler, local attorneys. ttmnted to see the prisoners this morning their guards refused permis sion and when an effort was made to gain admission by force one of the attendants, a Negro, drew a revolver and threatened to shoot unless the at torneys withdrew. Sworn in as deputies last night to make the raid were four ministers and thev remained on guard with their prisoners until relieved today by mil itiamen brought by Governor West. Commitments Are Demanded. Chrisman refused to imprison those placed under arrest last night without commitments and because, he said, agents of Governor West had failed to convince the Sheriff of their .authority After a conference with the Governor today Chrisman promised Governor West he. would lend every assistance in his power in obeying the order of the executive. Gladys Desmond and May Sullivan, landladies of the resorts, and Charles Carroll are the only persons who will be prosecuted. The women will be charged with conducting disorderly houses and with white slavery and selling liquor without a license. 'Car roll will be held on a charge of liv ing off the earnings of a woman. Principals to Be Prosecuted. Governor West said he had no desire to prosecute the girls who lived in the houses or visitors, and 29 of the 32 prisoners arrested last night will be held merely as witnesses. The prison ers are under guard in the Washington Hotel and at one of the closed resorts. Ernest R. Rlngo, of Salem, who was appointed special prosecutor by Gov ernor West at the time ,of his Port land vice crusade, has been ordered to remain here to assist District Attor ney Bell. I-red W. Wilson. ex-District Attorney, and R. K. Butler, State Senator, at torneys for many of the defendants, are preparing a writ of habeas corpus to present to Judge Bradshaw tomorrow morning, alleging- that their detention is illegal, no charge having been pre sented against them, and that oppor tunity' of counsel has been denied the prisoners. Gladys Desmond, one of the land ladles, was seized with a violent attack of nervous prostration as a result of the trouble and was removed to a hos- pltaL Attorneys Roughly Handled. When Attorneys Butler and Wilson went to District Attorney Bell's office this morning, having been summoned to defend the prisoners, they were denied admittance by the Governor's agents. Senator Butler made an attempt, any- way, to go into the room where some of his clients were and he was seized by James Williams, a colored man, and George Teaton, two of West's agents. Mr. Wilson went to the assistance of his associate during the struggle and Wil liams, drawing his revolver, placed the muzzle against Mr. Wilson's stomach and threatened to shoot. By this time Mr. Butler had disen gaged himself and. picking up a chair. . said he would defend himself from fur ther acts of violence. Placing his back to the wall, Mr. Butler said tie could retreat no further and. placing his hand on his hip pocket, threatened to shoot the next man who laid violent hands on him. He was not molested further. It was not until the attorneys se cured the services of Sheriff Chrisman . that they were allowed to interview t-ie.lr clients in Mr. Bell's office. Attorneys Butler and Wilson an . nounce their Intention of asking to morrow for indictment of Williams and Teaton, Governor's) Move Resented. Many citizens declare that Governor Weft's Interference in local affairs is uncalled for. Loral people have been satisfied with what they consider un usually high moral conditions and con- equently resent interference. Governor est gave out the following interview today: "While parsing through The Dalles some time ago on a train I saw women hit, pn-n oi on, ox your resorts In ConcIudU on rigs 3.J WAR DEPARTMENT REVERSES OSLER WATCHMAX CXDER 4 5 YEARS OID DISCHARGED. Fact That Victim of Order tost I -eg in Service Finally Operates to Make Exception. OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 1. The Osier theory is being reversed by the Quartermasters' Bureau of the War Department, through an order, now rigidly en forced, which provides that no man shall be appointed .a watchman in the War Department service unless he has passed the age of 45 years. This fact came to light recently, when the War Department ordered the discharge of Benjamin Shaffer, watchman at Fort Lawton, because he was not yet 45 years old. Shaffer had served In the Regular Army and lost a leg in the service. Thia brought about his dis charge from the service, but as soon as he was able to leave the hospital, he was appointed to the watchman's Job. Shaffer had not long been on the pay roll as watchman before it was dis covered that he. was under' 45 and im mediately this was reported to Wash ington, his discharge was ordered. His previous military service and the fact that he had lost a leg while serving In the Army counted for naught in his favor. It remained for Representative Hum phrey, of the Seattle district, to ap peal personally to Secretary Garrison, in order to have Shaffer retained. The Secretary was readily convinced that this was a case where the rule might properly be waived, and thanks to his intervention, Shaffer will con tlnue as watchman at Fort Lawton. YOUTH TRISECTS ANGLE Mathematical Prodigy Startles Pro fessors With Solution. PH ILADELPHI A, June 1. (Special.) This city harbors a mathematical prodigy and perhaps a rival of Sldis, of Harvard fame, if his solution of the trisection of an angle, a mathemat ical problem which has puzzled the ages, meets with the approval of sev eral mathematical societies, including the Universities of Pennsylvania and Columbia, as well as a number of math ematicians of National repute to whom the solution has been submitted. The boy is Sydney H. Gross and he is a student at the Central High School. The boy mathematician startled the faculty of this high school the other day when he told one of the instructors that he had evolved a solution for the trisection of an angle. The faculty was so impressed with the solution they Immediately submitted a model of the experiment to Professor M. J. Bobb, president of the Philadelphia section of the Middle States and Mary. land Mathematical Association. The learned professor lectured on the model to his classes at the University of Pennsylvania. A search through mathematical liter ature has failed to reveal a solution similar to the one submitted by the youth. YOUTH SAVES GIRL IN RIVER Miiss Louise Stengel Rescued by FVed Xelson After Canoe Capsizes. Fred Nelson, a young: athlete of the Y. M. C A. and buyer for the Portland See i Company, saved from drowning Miss Louise Stengel on Decoration day when their canoe was overturned in the Willamette River, opposite Elk. Rock. The canoe, with six others, was being- towed by a launch to Oswego Lake. where the young people of the First Congregational Church were having picnic- The tow ropes on Mr. Nelson's canoe, which was third from the end became too slack and it was over in a twinkling. Miss Stengel, who was in the bow, went straight down and Mr. Nelson rescued her by diving and swimming with his burden to the over turned canoe, from where they were picked up by the launch. Another canoe in which were Miss Lilly Petersen, Walter Krupke and Paul Wyman, escaped a like fate by the timely breaking of the rope. CLUBS GUARD MILITANTS Disciplined Defenders With Cudgels Awe London Mobs. J.OKDOS. June 1. Defying the po lice order closing- Hyde Park to their meetings, the 'Women's Social and Po luteal Union sent speakers today, who held forth there for a Ions time under the protection of . male sympathizers armed with clubs. When the comparatively peaceful non-militant organizations which are still permitted to use the park finished their customary small demonstrations. Hags of the Women's Social and Po litlcal Union were raised at 12 differ ent points and as many speakers har angued the crowds. Mobs of men and boys started to rush the speakers, but much to their amazement, found themselves menaced by disciplined bodyguards wielding stout clubs. The crowds had to con tent themselves with hooting and sing. ing. while the police looked on with out attempting to check the speakers. ACTRESS IN QUARANTINE Detention In Hospital Where Baby I 111 Postpones Voyage. NEW YORK, June I. Mrs. Russell Griswold Colt (Ethel Barrymore) has been placed in quarantine in a private hospital, where she had taken her year-old baby for treatment for diph theria. Mrs. Colt was to have sailed In few days for turope. out because of her detention had to postpone her trip. HOOD RIVER JOINS SELLING COMBINE Four States to Market Under One Agency. FRUIT MEN ELECT OFFICERS Apple Growers Plan to Distrib ute Their Output. SESSION LASTS TWO DAYS Harmony Pleas Compel Hood River to "Yield Demand for Clearing Agency and H. F. Davidson Is Elected President. HOOD RIVER, Or., June . fSpe cia.1.) The Hood River Apple Growers' Association decided today to join the North Pacific Fruit Distributers.' This action was taaken after a session of the board ot directors of the North Pacific Distributers that lasted all last night and until after 6 o'clock to night. Hood River growers yielded on their demand that a clearing office be es tablished here, which issue deadlocked last night's session, but as a compro mise H. 'F. Davidson, of Hood River, a member of the executive committee of the Distributors since its organization last Fall, was given the presidency of the association In. the place of "W. T. Clark, of "Wenatchee, who resigned be cause his district voted against Join ing the - North Pacific association. Hood River Retains Market. Hood River also retains its present markets, and William Sleg. sales man ager of the Hood River association, will be retained by the Distributers and. made & member of its selling force. Today's action really placed the North Pacific Fruit Distributers on its feet, because other districts in the Pa cific Northwest have been awaiting Hood River's decision. The new asso ciation proposes to market the apple crops of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, - Results Are Demanded. The fact that this was Sunday did not interfere with the labors of the fruit-marketing men. They realized that the "ox was In the ditch," and that if the central selling agency was not formed immediately, the chances for its absolute dissolution were great. The visiting men and the members of the local board of directors and other prominent valley fruit men were In session the entire day. "My district refuses to await longer than tomorrow for a decision," said W. N. Yost, representative on the board of trustees from Idaho, "and It (Concluded on Page 2- ....... ............. ..................... ELECTION DAY. j 1 I 1 1 An GO j ;J ................. .................... .......................................4 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, IT degrees; minimum, 66 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. Albania, heaviest sufferer by war, still has bright hopes. Page 1. 'ationaL Republican harmony plans running smooth ly. Page 4. Domestic. Authors of "The Chasm" and "The Glory of the Conquered" are married. Page 3. Roosevelt celebrates with bumpers of milky Page 2. Family of three on Colorado ranch wiped out In duel. Page 3. Maine vigorously enforcing Its anti-liquor law. Page 3. War Department rules watchmen must be more than 45 years old. Page 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Fan Francisco 4, Portland 0 : Tos Angeles 2-3, Venice 4-1: Sacramento S-4. Oakland 3-0. Page 8. Northwestern League results : Seattle 6. Portland 4 ; Spokane 12, Vancouver 8; Tacoma 6. Victoria o. Page S. Cleveland and Cincinnati teams are sensa tions In American and National leagues. Page 8. Frank Chance trades Hal Chase for Rollle Zelder and Borton of White Sox. Page 8. Carpentler knocks out Bombardier Wells in four-round flgh t. Page 9. Ritchie goes south to sign for fight with Rivers. Page 9. Hayward concedes track meet victory to Washington on merit. Page 9. Pacific Northwest. Governor West takes militiamen to The Dalles to compel Sheriff to act. Page 1. Hood River joins North Pacific Fruit Dis tributors, making selling agency an actu ality. Page 1. Seaside band makes merry with field sports. Mazamas visit Josephine County caves. Page 6. Testimony taken In contest of desert lands pear Lake, page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Election today of vast Importance. Page 1. Picnic given In celebration of Miss Dorothy iwwnara g Birthday. Page 12. Need of playgrounds strongly emphasized on eve ox vote on bond, issue. Page L. Circus parade will start at 10:30 A. M. Page 7. Two deaths, fire and long list of accidents Keep police busy. Page 12. Twelve-year-old band director wins record- breaking crowd at Oaks. Page 12. George F. Robertson, manager of Blake McFall Company, dies from appendi citis. Page 4. Archbishop Christie lays cornerstone of East &ide church. Page 10. Visiting Japanese statesman says war talk is foolish. Page 1G. Albee given majority In straw ballot. Page 16. Public urged to vote against revocation of railroad franchises. Page 10. Five stars give gripping production of "Fine Feathers" at Heillg. Page 4. Von Klein, suspected diamond swindler, be lieved most dangerous crook. Page 2. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13. TARIFF BILL IS DELAYED September 1 Sow Seems Near Date When Bill Will Be Signed. WASHINGTON June 1. (Special.) Another week's delay in 'setting: th tariff bill feported back to the Senate now seems certain. It will probably be June 21 or 23 before the bill is re ported back to the Senate. This is a week later than the calculations a few days aero and two weeks later than the calculations ten days ago. These successive delays tend to make the date for final passage of tariff legislation more remote. Sep tember 1 It is now generally admitted will be close at hand before the Presi dent signs the bill. Vatican Accepts Spanish Law. MADRID, June 1. The papal nuncio Informed the foreign minister today that the Vatican would accept the new Spanish law taxing: church properties of all kinds. ALBANIA HEAVIEST SUFFERER BY WAR Bare Necessities of Life Lacking. FAITH IN LAND PRESERVED Many From United States Ex v pected to Return. PLANS FOR FUTURE MADE In Face of Deep Economic Misery, People Mean to Improve Harbors, Bnild Railroad and Found University In Italy. FT WOLF VON BCBIERBRAND. VIENNA, June 1. (Special.) Though, as a result of the Balkan war and peace Albania may stand at the threshold of an independent existence. but her lot for years to come, no mat ter how political events trend, is sure to be a terrible one. I have received news from Valona, Scutari and Jllbas san, the tenor of which thows this un mistakably. A degree of penury, : misery and a lack of the first necessi ties of IKe prevail all through the country which seem almost unbeliev able. - It is worst in those portions of Al bania which were occupied by Servians and Montenegrins during the last six months, for there wholesale slaughter, burning and wasting have gone on sys tematically and unremittedly until there is not a scrap of food, not an able-bodied man left. Faith 1b Future Kept. I' personally consider it an admirable feature of this hardy mountain stock that with all these discouragements they do not lose faith in themselves and in their land. - The constitution proposed for the future Albania by Austria-Hungary' (and now before the Ambassadors' reunion - and the other five powers) seem, on the whole, one adapted to their needs. One of the lead ing members of their provisional gov ernment. Dervish Hima, now In Vienna, in the course of a conversation I had with htm, spoke of some of the hopes and aims of his countrymen. They mean to build a railroad from Valona to Monastir. a distance of about 110 miles, which would open up that district. They mean .to utilize their harbor of Santl Quaranta, which would be an outlet toward the sea for a pop ulation of about 80,000. They mean to improve their 'other harbors. They mean to have a university In Barl, Italy, and they Intend to have a po lice corps (officered largely, though not altogether, by foreigners) efficient (Concluded on Pago 2.) PLAYGROUNDS OPEN AS VOTERS DECIDE NEED STROXGIiV TTRGED IX FI NALS OP CAMPAIGNS Bond Requirement Shown by Fact That Only Fifth of City's Chil dren Are Provided For. While the voters at the polls are de ciding whether the City of Portland shall issue bonds sufficient to purchase and equip more playgrounds for the accommodation of all of the children of the city, the vacation season will be opened in the 12 playgrounds ot the city at 10 o'clock today. The playgrounds are supplied by 31 directors under the supervision of Pro fessor Robert Krohn. From the last week in June on through the vacation months the equipment will be taxed to its' utmost. In the sermons yesterday in which present political conditions were touched upon, ministers in nearly all of the pulpits of the city urged that the voters support the proposed play ground and park bond Issue. L. H. Weir, field secretary of the Play grounds and Recreation Association of America, gave an address In the even- ng at the Epworth Methodist Episco pal Church, and other representatives of the playground movement also spoke in its behalf at young people's meet' ings. The moving-picture theaters last night made the playground plea a por tion of their slide features. It was pointed out in the addresses yesterday that Portland has annually nearly a dozen deaths of children play ing on the streets. It was also shown that Portland is "behind every other city on the Coast In its playground development, and that the present play ground system does not supply conven iently more than 10,000 of the 60,000 children in the city. PONTIFF IS 78 TODAY Birthday to Be Spent Quietly With Entourage and Relatives. ROME. June 1. The Pope will be 78 years old tomorrow, and innumerable telegrams and messages from all parts of the world have arrived felicitating the Pontiff, wishing him a long and happy life. He will spend his birthday quietly, admitting only relatives and members of his entourage to his apart ments. The Pope received in audience today Cardinal O'Connell, Monsignor Michael J. Splaine and Dr. J. R. Slattery, ot Bos ton. Dr. Slattery was the first physician received by the Pope since his illness, with the exception of his personal at tendants. When he left the audience room Dr. Slattery said: "No doctor could fail to note that the Pope has robust and healthy fiber, could tell from the grasp of his hand and the vivacity of his eyes that there remains plenty of life, that the Pontiff has many years to live." HEIR GOES ON PLOWING Man Entitled to $10,000,000 Goes on Fitting Land for Crop. BIRMINGHAM. Ahu. June 1. (Spe cial.) Louis F. Downs, a farmer at Rogersville, Ala, has established a rep. utatlon as the calmest stoio in the business. He was plowing for his modest crop when he received notice that he was one-third heir to an estate in Virginia valued at $30,000,000. left by a great uncle, but he clucked to his mule with out betraying the least excitement and finished the row before he would dis cuss the subject. The property has been under a 99 year lease, which expires In a few months. A town was built on the land, which, according to the terms of the lease, became property of three broth' era as heirs. Downs says he Js too busy with his crop to stop now, but will take up the matter when his planting Is fin ished. MERCURY CLIMBS TO 87 Hottest Day of Year Sees Parks and Playgrounds Crowded. Everyone believed that it was a hot day yesterday and fans and shirt sleeves were in evidence, although as a matter of fact the thermometer did not climb above the 87 mark. This, however, was enough to make it the hottest day of the year thus far. The "hot and sultry" symptoms did not begin to develop until 1 o'clock, when the thermometer rose from 80 to 82 In the next hour it went up to 85, then to 86, and for two hours It stood at 87, before dropping suddenly at 6 o'clock to 84 degrees. The parks were crowded all day. "Keep oft the grass" signs lost their terror in a short time. The forecast indicates that fair and warm weather will prevail today also. TRIBUTE PAID LOST TARS Epworth League Consigns Floral Boat to Sea at Seaside. SEASIDE. Or., June 1. (Special.) A floral boat, as a tribute to sailors who have lost their lives along the Coast near this place. was lowered into the Kecanicum River and consigned to th outgoing tide today at the conclusion of memorial services conducted by th Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The ceremonies were held on the pier extending over the river. The Rev. G. O. Oliver gave a short oration, a vested choir of 40 children sang hymns, and the Seas Id Cornet Band played sacred selections. Fully 2000 persons of Seaside, As toria and Portland witnessed the serv ices, while some 300 of the visitors passed the day dipping in the surf. NTEREST IS GREAT IN ELECTION TODAY referential Ballot Is New to Many. IMPORTANT MEASURES PEND Aggregate of Bond Issues Reaches $3,900,000. RAILROAD FRANCHISES UP Infinite Care Exercised to Avoid Er ror of Any Kind by Voter or Official and New System of Counting to Be Introduced. j THE ORJBGOXIAJT ELECTION RETl'RXS. The Oregonian will flash re turns of the election from The Oregonian building at Sixth and Alder streets tonight. The bulletins will begin at 8 o'clock, one hour after the polls have been closed, and will con tinue until midnight. The bulletins will cover in the fullest possible manner the re sults from the count as It progresses. The Oregonian will not give out election news over the telephone tonight, as Its telephone service will be fully occupied in the col lection of returns. Voters of Portland today will elect by the preferential voting system the first Mayor, Auditor and four Com missioners to be selected under th recently adopted commission form of government. The election is consid ered the most Important held in Port land in many years, if not in history. Chief interest centers in the election of Mayor. While it is generally eon ceded - that the real fight is between Mayor Rushlight and H. R. Albee, the other candidates, Dan Kellaher, C. L. McKenna and W. J. Smith, insist that they are in the race and express con fidence that they will win. There are 75 candidates for Commis sioner and four for Auditor. It is be lieved the flght for Auditor is really between A. L. Barbur, Incumbent, and John Y. Richardson. In the Commlsslonershlp race only about 12 out of the 75 are thought to be real factors in the fight. In addition to the election of offi cials to inaugurate the new form of government, the question of issuing bonds aggregating $3,900,000 will be passed upon. Several Important amendments to the charter and three Important ordinaces, two of them re pealing franchises of transcontinental railroads on the East Side, and the third granting a franchise for a new street car system in the city, also are on the ballot. The largest vote ever recorded in Portland is expected. Six to Be Elected. The officials to be elected Include a Mayor to serve four years at a sal ary of $6000 a year, an Auditor to serve two years at a salary of not less than $3600 a year; two commissioners to serve four years at salaries of 85000 a year and two commissioners to serve two years at salaries of $5000 a year. The bond issues to be voted upon include $850,000 for a high bridge in South Portland; $2,000,000 for publlo parks and playgrounds; $200,000 for a new incinerator; $250,000 for a new building for the Oregon Historical Society and City Museum, and $90,000 for the purchase of Council Crest for park purposes. Frstnelilao Repeal ma Ballot. Two of the proposed ordinances on the ballot provide for repeal of the franchises of the Southern Paclfio for tracks on East First street, and the O.-W. R. & N. Company for tracks on East Second street. The third provides for granting a franchise to George F. Heusner for an interurban and local electric line from the Kenton district Into the heart ot the West Side business district. Proposed charter amendments include a new system of caring for women vio lators of city ordinances; a -new sys tem of paying for the cost of opening and widening of arterial highways and an appropriation of $25,000 a year for the establishment of a fund for the re lief of disabled firemen. Polls Open at 8 A. M . City Auditor Barbur reports that everything is In readiness for the elec tion. The polls will open at t AM. and will be open continuously until 7 P. M. All persons who are registered will be entitled to vote on all of the questions involved. Auditor Barbur says that, while many new elements enter into the election because of changing to the preferential system and the changing of many features of the election laws, but little confusion is anticipated. Two clerks in the - Auditor's office have been busy almost continuously for the past ten days answering questional regarding the preferential system. The average voter seems to have difficulty In grasping the idea. Everything pos sible, however, has been done to give clear understanding in this respect. In addition to information given out by the city officials short statements explaining the method have been print. (Concluded on Pace 10.;