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VOL. I.I II XO. 10,434. PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JULY 1G, 1913. PItlCE FIVE CENTS. TEN I. W.W. JAILED; SPEAKING FORBADE Mayor and Sheriff Call Halt on "Orators." RAID IS MADE AMID CHEERS City and County in Concerted Move End Disturbance. CHIEF CLARK ISSUES EDICT aVuso ot Flag, Governor and Otlicr Officials by Rabid Speakers Is Signal for Summary Action. Prisoners in County Jail. DEVELOPMENTS IN I. W. TV. SITUATION. Mayor Albee. announces that street speakintr In Portland must cease. . Sherirf and police arrest 10 T. W. "U". orators and lodge them iji County Jail. Crowd of spectators cheer Sheriff and potfce when raid 1b made. Before arrests are made, I. TV. W. speakers abuse the flaff. Governor and Sheriff and use rlot-incltlng lan guage. Arrests are made by concerted ac tion of Mayor and Sheriff. "We. will fly" the red flag of anarchy over the' marble palace up. there! shouted Tom Burns. I. V. W. speaker, haranguing from a soapbox at Sixth and Washington streets shortly after P:30 o'clock last night. The next minute Frank Curtis, Dep uty Sheriff, under orders from Sheriff Tom Word, stepped forward and pulled Burns from the soap box. "You are under arrest," said Curtis. Almost on the instant. Sixth street, filled with a crowd of several hundred persons, only a comparatively small percentage of whom -were I. W. W.'s, became a scene of the wildest disorder.! ScsiTrfib Jumps on Box. As Burns -was pulled down, Rudolph Schwab, another agitator, one of the leaders of the strike at the Oregon Packing Company, jumped on the box. At the same time Word and five other of his deputies, McCord, Downey, Ford. Bulger and Grafton, jumped forward. They were reinforced by a dozen pa trolmen under Sergeant Roberts, who bad been posted on the outskirts of the crowd under strict orders from Mayor Albee to preserve order at the meeting. The raid that ensued was made as the result of concerted action planned by Sheriff Word and Mayor Albee. Both were present in the crowd. One of Word's deputies dragged Schwab off the box, and as he did so the agitator's place was taken by Mrs. O'Connor, a full-blooded Cherokee In dian, one of the strikers at the Oregon Packing Plant, she began to wave her arms wildly, but Deputy Bulger took her by the arm and pulled her off. Raneley Leap to Box. Word's orders that the next person to try to speak, from the box would be arrested had been shouted forth, but Tight after Mrs. O'Connor's arrest I. D. Ransley, who had harangued from the box earlier In the evening, leaped to her place. Then what had been an uproar, be came half a riot. Ransley Was arrested. Then speaker after speaker who tried to follow hirn on the box was seized and placed under arrest. In quick succession James D. Brown, George Allen, C. K. Peterson, Prank Blechl, Jacob Goldberg and, Morris G. Bergman were hauled down by police and deputy sheriffs and bundled off to jail in the police patrol wagon. Sheriff Word himself stopped the procession of speakers after 10 had been arrested by seizing the soapbox. Mayor Takes. Charge. Just as the disorder started. Mayor Albee, who had been attending a late meeting at the City Hall, had come by in his automobile. The Mayor was in time to see Burns arrested by Curtis. He immediately leaped out of his car and in person gave orders to his police men to suppress all incendiary lan guage and clear the streets. Karlier in the evening, however, the Mayor had held a personal conference with Sheriff Word, at which the Sheriff told the Mayor he would attend the meeting and co-operate with the police. The arrangement met with the full ap proval of Mayor Albee, who had pre viously repeated his strict orders to Chief Clark to have his men make ar rests the minute speakers overstepped the bounds of decency or vulgarity. The action in breaking up the meeting thus became a Joint affair on the part of Sheriff and police. .Riot Call Sent Ho Station. Almost with the first arrests, when the ugly temper of the. L W. "W.. con tingent' had become apparent, a riot rail was sent to the police station. With its throttle wide open the big police patrol, bearing Captain Riley ' and a dozen reserves, was at the scene in less than a minute. Captain Rley immediately spread his men out through the street and ordered them to drive the crowds onto the side walks and then to clear them. In the meantime those arrested were put into the patrol wagon -and started for jail. As the big police automobile starteu iC-n-Miiderl va l'ae o-i PROUD 'DAD' LOOKS FAR FOR HERO SON CRIPPLED VKTEUAN'S SOLE OB JECT IS TO FIND BOY." With Pcnioii Savings John Massey, of San Francisco, Conies to Port- -land on Clew Xov Year Old. "still searching for his "boy," although the "boy" is 41 years old and has been absent from home for nearly, eight years, John Massey. SI years old, a vet eran of the Civil War and a pensioner, came to Portland yesterday on a clew received a year ao in Sacramento, Cal. The old man, bent and crippled with his years, walked into the police sta tion last night and gave a description of his missing son to Police Captain Riley. He said that his "lad" had gray hair and beard and that he had been commended by the Secretary of the Navy for heroism, but that he would not come home to his father. Mr. Massey, who was a member of the Thirty-seventh New York Regi ment, the Irish Rifles, in the Civil War, lives at 1319 Guerrero street in San Francisco, but is staying in Portland at the St. Charles Hotel. He told how James R. Massey, his son, in 1905 left home, and he has since heard nothing from him, although he followed ills trail to several points in California, and finally to Portland, when he was told that his son had come north. His trips are made at intervals, and in the meantime he is saving up from his $3u a month pension money, funds to sup port him In his search. " "He is a brave boy, my son." said the old man, "but he is fond ot wandering. He saved the lives ot two apprentices in the Bay of Mazatlan, when he was on shipboard, and received a letter of commendation from the Secretary of the Navy, but he will not come home to his old father." ALFONSO TO GET BEQUEST Court Upholds Will of Royalist Who Left $500,000 to King. ST. GAUDENS. France, July 15. King Alfonso, of Spain, will soon be able to enjoy a legacy of $500,000, be queathed to him, by Albert Sapene, ex Mayor of a small town near Toulon, who died in an asylum some time ago. The Civil Court here today pro nounced judgment upholding the testa tor's will, which his sister and other next of kin had soughi to have set aside on the plea that he was Insane when he made it. The court held thwt while Sapepe suffered from the mania of persecu tion, he showed that he was fully able to conduct his business and had a valid reason in an old family quarrel for disinheriting his sister. Sapene was an ardent Royalist. BERRIES BRINGBIG PROFIT Independence Grower Estimates Ills Gain at $20 0 an Acre.' INDEPENDENCE. Or.. July 15. (Spe cial.) W. F.. House, of this city, thinks he has found a way to beat the high cost of living. He has half an acre of newly-planted loganberries, from which he will harvest 150 crates this year. These will net 70 cents a crate, or J105'for the half. acre. ' From one acre of 'old berries Mr. House says, one should' pick 500 boxes, which would bring $350 at the cannery. Deducting cost of cultivating and har vesting, Mr. House estimates the net profit should" be $200 an acre. Good berry land can be bought in this , vi cinity for from $C0 to $100 an acre. MOORS PRESS SPANIARDS Tribesmen Give No Rest to 15,000 Troops 'Sent to Punish Them. TETUAN, Morocco, July 15. Fight ing has been practically continuous in this vicinity the past six days. On Friday a column of 12,000 Spanish troops met a fierce reception from the Moors. After fighting all day and burning a few of the natives' huts they returned to their original posi tions, having lost 60 killed and 150 wounded. The hostile tribes are increasing in strength and activity and are not giv ing any rest to the 15,000 Spanish troops sent to. punish them. JAPANESE DINES GUTHRIE Ambassador on Way to Post Is Guest of Commissioner. SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. George W. Guthrie, the newly-appointed Amer ican Ambassador, to Japan, was the guest of honor today at a luncheon given by Dr. Julchl Soyeda. who has been investigating the condition of Japanese in California and sounding the" sentiment of this country toward his nation. . There was an exchange of felicita tions and mutual good wishes, but no declaration of significance. Ambassador Guthrie sails tomorrow for his new post. SLIT SKIRT VEXES MAYOR Young Woman Arrested in Richmond Will DcfeW Mode in Court. RICHMOND, Vs., July. 15. Mayor Alnslie and Police Chief Werner made today the first arrest here for the wearing of slit skirts. Blossom Browning is the name the young prisoner gave at the station house. Women furnished bail for her appearance in Police Court tomorrow -The girl contends that her dress was the fashion, was bought in a licensed department rtore, suited her taste and she has retained counsel to defend her. SOUTHERN PACIFIC STRIKE VOTE TAKEN Issue Comes Over Elea trie Roads. MEN DEMAND INTERCHANGE Lines From Portland to El Paso May Be Involved. NEW CONTRACTS' OPPOSED Seniority nights Said to Be Threat ened by Segregation of Portland, Eugene & Eastern Two Tin rds Vote Required. SAN FRANCISCO. July 15. Nearly 5000 employes of tne Southern Pacific Railroad on lines extending from Port land, Or.,- to El Paso, Tex., members of the Order5 of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen are voting on the question whether or not to strike, as the" result of a dead lock between company officials and the employes' general committee over vital issues. The ballots will be returned to San Francisco by July 27 and will be can vassed immediately. A two-thirds vote of all the members of the two organi zations employed over the Southern Pa cific system will be necessary to au thorize a strike. Electric Linen Are Issue. The trouble has arisen over the fail ure of the company to extend inter change of rights to the electrified lines and a disposition to deal with the employes of these electric lines separately from the employes 'of the steam lines. This,' the men contend, is a violation of the existing con tract in the first instance and with draws from the men, in the ' second, the accumulative strength of their or ganization over the Southern Pacific lines in protecting their interests. The situation Is described as follows by E. A. Gregfr. vice-president of the conductors' organization: ' "Tho t demand was that the rights of main line conducto'rs, both freight and passenger, on the Western division should be extended to cover suburban territory electrically operated. , Promotions) Declared Unequal. "The trainmen contended that this should be granted for two( main rea sons first, that in" ireight service men are required to work as brakemen for many ; ears before being promoted to freight conductors and finally to pas senger conductors, while" in the Oak land suburban service passenger brake, men recently had been promoted to be- l Concluded on Pace S.) I SPEAKING OF THE CITY'S WEED CROP, J t "" t9 : -heyovJ7 - J ! B- - : mS t h 4 , Itf&lwMbfl " tones' 3 S INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70 decrees; minimum, rl degrees. TODAY'S Fair and warmer; northwesterly winds. National. Mulhall shows himself man of many activi ties. Page 1. Secretary says Government policy should be to set Indians free. Page o. Wilson considering his Philippine policy. Paso . : . Senator Bristow In resolution asks how much Bryan really . needs. Page 1. Powers pressing to .know Wilson's attitude on Mexican -question. Page 4. Domestic. Woman, dying at 109, leaves 200 descendants. Page U Southern Pacific trainmen taking strike vote. Page 1. Diggs-Camlnettl and Western Fuel trial dates set. Page '2. Trainmen on Eastern roads prepare for im mediate strike. Page J. Shorts. Coast League results: Portland 7, San Fran cisco 4; Oakland H. Sacramento O; Venice ti. Los Angeles 0. Page tt. Northwestern League Results:' Seattle 3, Portland 2 ; Vancouver 7, "Victoria 2; Spokane 11, Tacoma 1. Page 6. McCormick beats Hood River star at Oregon tennis championships. Page 7. Boston Red Sox oust Jake stahl as man ager. Page 7. Pacific Northwest. Colonel Bain run down 'by automobile on way to Chautauqua. t age 5. State is snod to quiet title to old military road grant, page 12. Body of c B. Smith found In 300-foot preci pice on Mount St. Helens. Page 0. Commercial and Marine. Now " crop export flour prices to be estab lished soon. Page 1 . Spring wheat beyond danger of rust damage and Chicago prices crop. Page 17. Wall street stocks advance following Im provement in Europe. Page 17. pverdue Rochelle delayed by high winds. Page 16. . Portland and Vicinity. E. E. C. Von Klein on trial for alleged rob bery of Ethei Newcomb. Page 10. Reception given in honor of Mrs. Florence Keiley. page 10. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 15. Proud "Dad" looks afar for hero son. Page 1 National Chamber of Commerce heads arrive in' Portland at 4:30 today. Page 16. President Urif flth, of Portland Railway, Light St Power Company, speaks at no tary luncheon. Pago io. Third Regiment praised by Colonel Martin. Page 7. - Schwab Jury unable to agree. Page 12. Three "wild" children captured in Crook County and brought here. Page 12. High-rolling bartender of Seattle arrested for passing bad checks. Page 13. Mayor and Sheriff call halt on I. W. W. street speaking. Page 1. Mrs. Henry Russell Talbot gives reception for Mrs. Florence lyelley. Page 10. Employers, employes and public to attend wage and hour conference. Page 4. GRASSHOPPERS STOP TRAIN Insects Swarm In Swale Canyon ot Klickitat County. GOLDENDALE, Wash., July 13. (Special.) Grasshoppers in the Swale Canyon, six "miles ' west of - Warwick station, delayed a train on the Golden dale branch of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway for 'an hour Monday night. Swarms of the drthopterous In sects covered the track for a distance of one-half mile, and the rails were covered so thick that the drive wheels on the engine spun around as though the track had been heavily oiled. The entire train crew and some of the passengers had to get out and clear the rails before the train could proceed up the heavy grade. Ordinarily grasshoppers are so scarce in Klickitat County that none can be found for trout bait. Oldtimers. how ever, say swarms of the insects in fested the valley in early days. V ! . VsiTfar T I 1 MULHALL MAN.. OP Y ACTIVITIES Lobbyist Flits From State to State. COMMITTEE TRACES COURSE Strikes and Politics All in Season's Work. MANY NAMES BROUGHT IN Taft, Beverldge, Sherman, Watson of Indiana, Littlcficld and Others in Public "l-ve Arc Men tioned in Letters. WASHINGTON. July 13. The Senate lobby investigating committee made fair progress today over the sea of the Martin M. Mulhall correspondence. Mulhall was in the witness chair and Senator Reed at the helm of the in vestigating bark. Mulhall Identified several letters, telegrams and memoranda put In the record by the committee with only a bit more hesitancy than he evidenced before, although he was cautioned by Senator Reed to look closely at the slips handed to him. Activities Cover Bis Field. MulhaU's attention was directed to day almost exclusively to the last. "half of the year 1907, and the f trst ; pari ' of 1908. He was Jumped from Maine to Missouri; from Baltimore to Indianap olis, and up to Cleveland in those few months. He told, or, his letters did, of his strike-breaking activities in St. Louis, of an effort to aid ex-Representative Watson, of Indiana, politically. and jf how well he knew ex-Senator Beverldge, of that state. He gave details of another visit to Maine, and another effort to give po litical assistance to ex-Representative Littlefleld of that state. He mentioned again ex-President Taft, the late Vice President Sherman", the late James- W. Van Cleave, of the National Associa tion of Manufacturers, and other men prominently connected at one time or another with that organization. Millionaires Ag-inat Watnon. The witness thought about $22,000 had been raised in Indiana for the Watson campaign, and a letter read just before adjournment tonight told of "three millionaires having been in tne state, one or whom was willing to spend $100,000 to defeat Watson. The latter did not identify the millionaires and the committee did not ask who they were. Mulhall told today how he broke a strike of shop workers in St. Louis (Concluded nn Pnge 4. M A N WOMAN, 109, LEAVES 200 DESCENDANTS DIVORCED AT SO, SHE COMES TO AMERICA AT 9 9. Family Believed to Be Largest on Record, Due to Three Daughters Who Had Many Children. PHILAPKLPHIA. June 15. (Special.) Mrs. Freda Videutzky, who died here today in her 109th year, leaves "200 de scendants and in this respect was the head of what is believed to be the largest family on record. There are 11 grandchildren and 74 great-grandchildren in this country, while her daughters here say that 11 more grand children in Russia have 100 great grandchildren In that country and two great-great-grand children. Mrs. Videutzky was born in Kief, Russia, In 1804. 6jhe lived there until she was 99 years old. when she was brought to America. Curiously she bad only three children of her own and all of her descendants come from her daughters, who raised Immense fami lies. Another strange record held by this woman was that she obtained a tegat separation from her husband at the age" of 80, after having lived with him 60 years. MUZZLE SHORTAGE EXISTS Dog Owners Say Type Specified in Law Xot Obtainable. Although the City-Commission will today pass an ordinance requiring the muzzling of all dogs in' the city, diffi culty may be experienced in enforcing the ordinance becauSfe ot a shortage of muzzles. Dog-owners say local stores have been unable to get enough wire muzzles to meet the demand. A provision will be inserted in the dog ordinance which will be passed to day providing that wire muzzles shall bo- used and that the dos's face murft be entirely covered. The ordinance will carry an emergency clause and will go Into effect immediately after being signed by the Mayor. The police were given instructions yesterday by the Mayor to be prepared to enforce the ordinance after noon today. COLLIE RUNS TO JOHN- D. Dog Makes Two Months' Trip to tiet Back to Its former Home. TAP. K V TO V,- K. A'., July 13. (Spe cial.) "Fannie." a collie dog owned by Irving L. Bryant, formerly of Po cantlco Hills, left Bryant's new home in Lee, Mass., two months ago and to day made Its appearance back at the old home on the Rockefeller estate. Bryant, who has;.llved at Pocantico Hills for years until Rockefeller bought his place, moved away, taking the" doer with him, but It got lonesome and re turned. The dog was a favorite with Rockefeller and he often stopped to. pet it and it would accompany Mm around his estate. ROYAL COUSINS TO MARRY Prince Arthur of Connuught and Duchess of ITife Engaged. LONDON. July 15. The betrothal is announced of Prince Arthur of Con naught and Princess Alexandria Vic toria, the Duchess of Fife. Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Al bert is the son of the Duke ot Con naught and Strathearn. Governor-General of Canada. He was born January 13. 18S3, and has served as personal aide to King Kdward VIII and King George V. Princess Alexandria, Duch ess of Fife, is the eldest daughter of the ate Duke of Fife and Princess Louise Victoria, the daughter of King Kdward VIII. She was born May 17, 1891.., BACON ELECTED SENATOR Georgia Ilrst to Vote Under .Seven teenth Amendment. . ATLANTA. Ga.. July 13. Augustus O. Bacon was re-elected to the United States Senate today as a member from Georgia, by the direct votes of the electorate. This counts as the first election held under the recently ratified 17th amend ment to the United States Constitution providing that the voters of the sev eral states shall cast direct ballots in Senatorial elections. Senator Bacon was unopposed. $5,000,000 CONTRACT LET Spokane Railroad Builder to Bore Canadian Pacific Tunnel. SrOKAXK. Wash., July 15. (Spe cial.) Patrick Welch, Spokane rail road contractor, has just been awarded a s,, 000,000 contract by the Canadian Pacific Railway for constructing a live-mile track tunnel in the Selkirk Mountains, on the mountain division. Work on the tunnel will be started at once. This contract, added to others of last March for the Grand Trunk Pacific con struction, make more than $10,000,000 awarded the firm this year. EX-SENATOR IN SING SING i Stillwcll at Prison Door Still Main tains His Innocence. OSSINING, N. Yuly 15. (Special.) Stephen J. Stillwell. ex-State Senator, arrived at Sing Sing prison this after noon to begin serving the sentence of from four to eight years' imprisonment Imposed on him for soliciting a bribe in connection with recent legislation at Albany. At the door of the prison he paused to allow photographers to get his picture. BRISTOW HOW MUCH BRYAN NEEDS Resolution in Senate Stirs Capital. SECRETARY DEFENDS COURSE Wilson Asked to Advise What "Commoner" Should Get. VACATION LECTURES HIT Senator Points Out That Others Lived on Much Less Than $12,000 a Tear, and Says Country Wants Xebraskan's l-'ull Service. WASHINGTON. July 13. Washington was Interested chiefly today in devt -opments following Secretary Bryan s statement that he had to spend his va cation on-the lecture platform becau: he could not live on the Secretary -f state's salary of $12,000 a year. Tl e lobby investigation, the tariff and ti.e Mexican situation were forgotten, tem porarily, at least. Senator Bristow introduced a reso lution calling on the President to "a" visc the Senate what would be a propi salary to enable the present Secretai y of State to live with comfort and to en able him to give his time to the dis charge of his public duties." Bryan Defends Attitude. v Secretary Bryan issued this state ment: "When Mr. Bryan's attention w i called to criticisms that were puhlishc I in regard to his lecturing, he replied: 'In devoting a part of my vacation to lecturing, I am doing what I bclloi to be proper, and I have no fear what ever that any unbiased person will Criticise me when he knows the facts. "'For. 17 years the sources of my in come have been writing and le'Murliit. . but each year I have made more public sacrifices, without" compensation. My earning capacity has been large and I have made not only an income suffi cient for my immediate need, but liav.' saved on an average something raori; than $10,000 a year. In accepting thi; office which I now hold, I gave up th.r opportunity to add to my accumula tions, for I do not expect to increaat during my term the amount I have laiil aside that Is, I am willing to forego any advantage I might derive from tht acquiring of $40,000 more for the privi lege of serving the country in this of fice during the coming four years. Lecture to lie Continued. "'1 will do more, if necessary, but 1 do not believe that fair-minded people will ask it of me. Therefore, until I see some reason why I should not bring my income up to my expenses, thefe lectures will continue to be delivered during the time that other officials give to their vacations. In addition to supplementing my salary I hope that my lectures do good that people, who attend them would not do so if they did not. think they received their money's worth, but 1 would be glad to spend my vacations resting instead ot lecturing if I could do so without eat ing in upon the amount that I have laid away as a protection against old age." " Senator Bristow's resolution set out that from 17S9 to 1799 Thomas Jeffer son and Kdmund Randolph held the office of Secretary of State at salaries of $3500 a year; from 1799 to 1SU. John Marshall. James Madison, James Mon roe and John Quincy Adams served at $5000; from 1S49 to 1853 Henry Clay. Martin. Van Burcn. Daniel Webster. John C. Calhoun and James Buchanan, served at $0000; from IS33 to 1911 Will iam H. Seward, -James G. Blaine. Thomas F. Bayard. Walter Q." Gresham, Richard Olney, John Sherman, John Hay and Klihu Root served for $8000, and added: "During this long period of time, no one of these eminent statesmen was compelled to neglect the duties of tha office because of. the meagerness of salary. .eslect of Duty Implied. "Whereas, the "drear Commoner' now holding that high ofJice, Hon. William J. Bryan, has stated in the public press that the salary of $1000 per month is not sufficient to enable him to liva with comfort antT that because of the meagerness of the salary of $1-.000 per annum, lie is comi.elled to neglect the duties of his office and go upon the lecture platform In. order to earn a living, and that, "Whereas there are now pending be fore the Department of State matters of the highest importance to the Na tion affecting the relations of our coun try with Mexico, Japan. Kngland and other foreign countries that demand the most earnest endeavor of and con tinuous attention of the Secretary of State, therefore be it "Resolved, That the President be re quested, if not incompatible with the public interests, to advise the Senato what would be a proper salary to enabio the present Secretary of State to live with comfort and to enable him to give his time to the discharge of his public duties, for which lie is now being paid the sum of $1000 per month." Mr. , Shafroth, of Colorado, declared Secretary Bryan had assured him ha did npt desire an increase of salary. Republican fralle Rroadly. Keadins: of the resolution was greeted by broad smiles on the Republi- iCoucluiK'd on Fde 33 1Q9.2j -