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PORTLAND, OREGON. TUESDAY. JULY 22, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. I.I 1 1. NO. 16,429.
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KIDDIES CAVORT ON
TRIP WITH FAIRIES
Hundreds Enjoy Annual
Steamboat Ride.
0.-W. R. & N. HOST TO WAIFS
Gleg Reigns Supreme on Ex
cursion Down River.
PILES OF GOODIES EATEN
Band or Flute and Two Drums, In
Hands or Volunteers, Furnishes
Music When lee Cream Does
Not Lure Performers.
Do you believe in fairies?
And do you know that there are In
dian fairies, and that sometimes, when
things just suit them, they ride on
steamboats?
Well, there are, and two of . them,
Wind-in-the-Hair and Sun-in the-Face
and, oh, yes, another Summe"r sprite,
Freckles-and-Tan took a ride on the
steamer Hassalo yesterday afternoon
with 261 happy Portland children down
the Willamette and three iriiles down
the Columbia River, where the steamer
made a great big: circle opposite Mc
Intyre's Landing- and came back to the
Ash-street dock of the O.-W. R. & N.
at S o'clock, after Just three hours of
fun and a 30-mlle trip.
Railroad Company la Host.
The children, who came from several
Portland institutions, with those who
were in charge of tham, were the guests
of the 0.-W. R. & N. Company, through
the c,ourtesy of President J. D. Farrell,
who believes both in children and
fairies, and especially in those two In
dian fairies and their little busy bus!
ness agent, Freckles-and-Tan.
All told, there were nearly 300 peo
pie on the boat, and those who weren't
children, from Captain Carlson down,
almost forgrot It. - .
Twenty members or the Harrlman
Club acted as aids-de-camp to Colonel
A. A. Morse, who was In charge of the
excursion and who represented Presl-1
dent Farrell, who was out or the city,
and they were all nearly as busy aa
the paddle-wheel of the Hassalo.
OfftclalN Look on Loolnslj.
As the steamer swept away from the
dock in a storm of shrill cheers, Wil
liam "McMurray, general passenger
agent, and F. W. Robinson, assistant
traffic manager of the O.-W. R. & N
who had come down to wish the chil
dren bon voyage, were left leaning over
the water, waving their hats in fare
well, regret written large on their faces
at the hard luck in not being on board.
There were babes in ;arms, toddlers,
and so on up the ladder of childhood
to spindling boys, who warbled "Row,
Row, Row" and other sentimental rag
time on the upper deck, and shy-eyed
girls who are Just begl'nnfng to take
an interest in how to dress their hair.
They sang. They yelled. They
played leapfrog. That is, some of the
boys did. They pulled -steamer-stools
irom oeneath each other the boys
again. They asked an Infinitude of
questions. .
Gallons of Goodies Eaten. .-.
mis is what they ate: Ten gallons
01 vanilla ice cream, 2500 sugar wafers
BOOU Noah s Ark" cookies. 400 oranees.
They minded the request of Steward
valentine and threw all their orange
PvcniiKa overDoara. There were few
crumbs, so that the decks were quite
u" wnen me ieat was finished.
ooities were thrown to sun-burned
do s wno swam out from the docks.
yell oi - jake. Jake." went up
from the deck, directed at a boy who
was paddling out on a plank. The chil
dren had recognized a boy who used to
u a comrade in one of the institutions,
Music and Delicacies Mixed.
""a a. Dana, and except for
me iime wnen its members were re
ducing the visible supply of ice cream
ano. uepopiiiating pasteboard Noah's
&s, ii piayeu continuously, it con-
sisiea oi a tiute and two drums.
. j. oianiey, wno is called, the
father of manual training in Portland,
ea ine Dana with his flute. The drums
were manned by volunteers, and. they
kept approximate time while the flute
snriiiea "lanKee Doodle," "Annie
Laurie," "Old Black Joe" and dozens of
other beloved melodies.
.mere were us children from the
three branches of the People's Institute,
72 from the Boys'-and Girls' Aid So
ciety, 22 from the Frazer Home, 35 from
the Portland Commons and 14 from the
Albertina Kerr Home
Attendants Are Numerous.
Superintendent W. T, Gardner, of the
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, had gen
eral charge-of the children. i
Other attendants from the various in
muttons were: Miss Valentine
Pritchard, superintendent People's In
sutute; Mrs. Bertha Davis, Mrs. Etta
McOmber, Miss Mildred Robb, Miss
Medora Steele, Mrs. O. Hodges. Miss
Frances GUI, Miss' Ada Doernbecher,
People's Institute; H. N. Fraser, as
slstant superintendent Fraser Home,
The Harrlman Club was represented
by Mr. and Mrs. "F. B. Egan, Mr. and
Mrs. G. F. Ashby, G. E. Moore, C. A.
Staver, P. J. Hunt. G. W. McMath, M.
A. Lawrence, R. B. Moodie, R. H. Atkln
son, Harold West. Blanche Luckey
Marjorle MacKinnon, 'Catherine Dria
EXTRA
TWO GIRLS DROWN,
AS CANOE UPSETS
LEE SISTKKS PERISH IN WATER
NEAR BUXDVS LANDING.
Escorts Hang to Capsized Craft, Un
able to Swim, Until Rescued.
One Is Prostrated.
Rita and . Carrie .Lee. sisters, living
at the Angela Hotel, were drowned this
morning about 1:20 o'clock in fne Wil
lamette River off Bundy's Landing,
when a canoe in which they were rid
ing wi'th Arthur Hergt and Alfred
Mitchell capsized. Hergt lives at the
Levens Hotel. .
The accident occurred when Rita,
aged 24, reached for the paddle in an
attempt to manipulate the canoe. She
did not know how to paddle, but In
sisted on trying, according to Hergt,
who Is prostrated at the result of the
accident. The four were occupying the
canoe and were coming in from the
Oaks. .
Neither Hergt nor Mitchell were able
to swim, but they succeeded in hanging
to the overturned craft until Harry
Humphries came along in another ca
noe and rescued them. Humphries took
Hergt to his boathouse up the river.
At a -late hour he was in a critical con
dition. MitchCll was left on a raft of
logs and was brought In after a second
trip.
Rita Lee was cashier at the Multno
mah Hotel, and Carrte, aged 26, was
cashier at the Oregon GTill. Hergt is
captain of waiters at :the Multnomah
Hotel dining-room and Mitchell is a
waiter at -the same place.
"The canoeing party left Morrison
street landing dock at 9 o'clock. .
C. A. Lee is a brother of the. girls
and is a marine engineer.' The mother
is Mrs. Fannie Lee, of .Pendleton. "The
father, S. G. Lee, is an ex-printer vand
is at Eureka, Or.
FIRE HORSES ON VACATION
Each Animal in Department to Rest
Three Weeks.
Horses in the fire department are to
get a vacation this Summer the same
as all city employes. Arrangements
were made yesterday for the rental of
a pasture .near Oswego in which the
horses, many of which have been on
duty continuously for years, can take
a rest. Four of the big animals from
headquarters station were taken to the
resting ground yesterday. "
After they have had a rest of about
three weeks they will be placed back in
service and others turned loose in the
pasture. The new, system is one rec
ommended by officials of the fire do
partment to keep the horses from be
Coming run down.
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MEXICAN SITUATION
ALARMS OFFICIALS
Huerta Regime Said to
Be Near Crisis.
ADMINISTRATION IS CAUTIOUS
President Wilson' Denies Pre
dicting Government's Fall.
STATEMENT MADE PUBLIC
Secretary Tumulty Declares Wilson
Has Not Said United States Will
Establish Protectorate Over
Central American Countries.
WASHINGTON. July 21. So delicate
is the Mexican .situation considered in
official circles that the White House
isssued the following statement tonight
to clear up misrepresentations.
"On his attention being called to the
following statements appearing in cer
tain afternoon newspapers (1) that the
President had stated that he would not
recognize' the Huerta administration
and that it would not last a year;. (2)
that the President had stated that this
counry would establish a protectorate
over all Central American counries to
guard the . Panama Canal, - Secretary
Tumulty stated that there was abso
lutely no foundation in truth for either
of the above statements and emphatical
ly denied that the President had ex
pressed any opinion today - or at any
other time . regarding the Huerta ad
ministration or its .stability or stated
any intention as to its recognition."
. .Administration la Apprehensive.
Reports of conditions surrounding
the Huerta government in Mexico have
put Administration officials in an at
titude of keenest apprehension toward
the situation there.- Advices, which of
ficials believe to be perfectly trust
worthy seem to Indicate that the strife
between the Huerta - regime and the
revolutionary elements is nearing '
point where some definite conclusion is
to be reached. , ' ' '
Information of this situation when
permitted to become known today was
coupled with the authoritative state
ment that the United States was mak
ing no additional military preparations.
Reports -of an impending collapse of
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ESCAPE HEAT OF CITY AND
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The 'Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 90
degrees; minimum, 70 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably . shower and cooler;
light winds mostly westerly.
Forelzn.
Another Chinese province Is reported to
have seceded. Page 4.
Bulgaria not to make further resistance.
Page 3.
National.
Mexican situation alarms officials at "Wash
ington. page 1.
Senator Chamberlain threatens to bolt party
on tariff measure. . Page 1.
Senators Nelson and Clapp "declare Mul-
hall's statements are untrue. l-age -.
Domestic.
E. E. D. Powell and Mrs. Genevieve Chand
ler Phlpps deny report of marriage.
Page 3. .
Leading bankers optimistic as to financial
situation. Page z.
Oakland society girl becomes miner, work
ing 12 hours daily. Page 1.
Ssorts.
Northwestern League results: Portland 4,
Victoria 1: Seattle 4, Spokane 1; Vancou
ver 9. - Tacoma 4. Page 14. - -
Bud Anderson Is discharged from hospital
much improved. Page 14.
Beavers show up well in batting records.
Page 14. .
. Pacific Northwest.
Suit started to prevent referendum of work
men s compensation act. Page l.
Siuslaw forest reserve to be opened to
, homesteaders. Page 5.
Marshal Scott removes Superintendent
Grant of Crater Late Fart page u.
Commercial and Marine.
Dry, hot weather causes firmer market for
millfeed. Page lo.
Wheat higher at Chicago, owing to threat
ened damage - by rust. Page 16.
Wall street ptocks make further gains of
one to two points. Page 15.
Condemnation proceedings may be necessary
to acquire Martini dock... Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Savings bank system to be introduced in
Portland schools. Page 1.
Hundreds of waifs take steamboat ride as
guests of O.-W. R. & N. Page 1.
Mrs. William I. Jones, - of Los - Angeles.
being widely entertained. Page 8.
Joseph Gaston, Oregon historian and railway
builder, dies at Pasadena. Page s.
Banker, aged 80, on trial for alleged re
lations with 16-year-old girl. Page 0.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 10.
Work on Columbia Ri.ver highway construc
tion is ordered. Page U.
Great Northern to continue improvements of
line. .. Page 10.
Paroled convict Identified as holdup by
victims of robberies. Page 8.
Vacations for poor persons arranged by
Portland and - bilverton organizations.
Page 9-
Industrial Welfare Commission opens first
conference. Page 4.
PORTLAND MAN ACCEPTS
Rev. Thomas H. Walker Will Go to
Los Angeles Church September 1.
The Rev. Thomas H. Walker, pasto
of Calvary, Presbyterian Church, from
his pulpit informed his congregatlo
Sunday that he would accept the call
extended to him from the Boyle Heights
Presbyterian Church, of Los Angeles,
conditional only on the consent of th
congregation and thefpresbytery. ;
The congregation will consider his
resignation a. week from next Thirs
day. The presbytery meets the day fol
lowing. Rev. Mr. Walker has been with
Calvary Church more than- four, years.
He came to Portland from Philadelphia."
He has been 23, years in the ministry
His new work will begin September '1
HAVE JOLLY DAY ON THE . RIVER
REFERENDUM SUIT
IS FILED ATSALEM
Gross Frauds Charged
to Circulators.
E. R. RINGO IS PROSECUTOR
Long List of Allegations Is Re
cited in Complaint.
MANY NAMES ELIMINATED
Mike Arndt and Otto Newman Ae
cused of Perjuring Themselves
in Connection With Workmen's ,
Compensation Act Petitions.
SALEM, Or., July 1. (Special.)
Charging gross frauds in the obtaining
of signatures to the petitions to refer
the workmen's compensation act at
the special election in November the
state in relation of Gale S. Hill. Dls
trlct Attorney, through E. R. Ringo,
representing the people, today filed suit
in the Marlon County Circuit Court to
enjoin Secretary of States ""Olcott from
placing the measure on the official bal
lot.
Mr. Rlngo, who has worked up most
of the evidence In the case, Is confi
dent the courts will decide in favor
of the plaintiff, in which event the
Commission provided for by the act
will go to work immediately.
Insufficiency Also Charged.
It is charged that the petitions are
illegal and Insufficient for the follow
Ing reasons:
-. That 300 of the alleged signers of said
petition have knowingly signed - said petl
tion twice and said signatures are. therefore
illegal and void. ' "
That approximately 20O additional sign
tures on said petition are - illegal and void
for 'the reason -that they are illegible.
- That 303 of the names on said petition
are- either omitted entirely from the verlfl
cation 'thereof or' are - Incorrectly given
said verification and said names are there
fore illegal and void. - -
That 48S1 of the alleged signers of said
petition are not registered voters of th
State of .Oregon and are therefore not en
titled to vote on said measure and are
riot valid petitioners.
That the residence addresses appearin
after the names of approximately 200 alleged
signers of said peltion who give Portland aa
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AS GUESTS OF PRESIDENT FARRELL, OF THE O.-W. R. & N.
LEFT. ICE CREAM IS SER
THRIFT WILL BE
TAUGHT PUPILS
SAVINGS SYSTEM TO BE TRIED
IX PORTLAND SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Alderman Thinks
Plan Will Work Admirably
With Juvenile Market.
School savings banks installed in
some of the public schools of Portland
this year will give, this city the dis
tinction of being among the first to
adopt such a feature.
The plan was broached to the School
Board by the Security Trust & Sav
ings Company and was referred by
the Board to Superintendent Alderman,
into effect first m the woodiawn
cnooi proDaDiy ana inree or xour tim
ers .where especial interest is shown,
and if it proves effective will be ex-
icimeu.
The children will hand their savings I
to the teachers, who will deposit them I
in the bank to the credit of the chil
dren Individually. The aim is to en
courage thrift.
'The plan, in my opinion, will work
in admirably with ' the ' Juvenile mar
ket, encouraging the children to found
savings accounts from their earnings
by sale of their goods in the market,"
said Superintendent Alderman.
Details of the plan will be completed
lthin a few days and it will be
launched at the opening of the term.
$625,000,000 NOT ENOUGH
Irish Secretary Says $300,000,000
Yet Needed In Land Purchase.
LONDON, July 21. Three hundred
million dollars in addition to the $625,-
000,000 already expended was the esti
mate srlven todav bv Auerustlne Blrrell
Chief Secretary for Ireland, of the sum
necessary to complete the operation of
land purchase in Ireland in accordance
with the ' provisions of the land pur
chase acts of 1903 and 1909. These acts
make it compulsory for a landlord to
permit his tenant to purchase the land
he cultivates.
Of the $300,000,000 Mr. Blrrell said it
would be necessary to borrow only
$120,000,000 through the public issue
of land stock. The rest will be
financed by the National Debt Commis
sioners under a new bill, which will
give cumpulsory powers to the govern
ment to make the vendors receive half
the purchase price in, 3 per cent stock.
ATLANTIC FLEET SAILS
Eleven Battleships and IT Des-roy-
ers Go on .vxaneuvers.
NEWPORT, R. I., July 21. The
Atlantic fleet, under command of Rear-
Admiral Badger, sailed today for a
week's maneuvers.
The fleet consists of 11 battleships
and: 17 destroyers.
VED OJV DECK OS RIGHT, THE
OREGON SENATOR
THREATENS BOLT
Chamberlain Says Tar
iff Bill Is Unjust.
TALK STARTLES COLLEAGUES
Qfjapge Made That West IS
Discriminated Aaainst.
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J. HAM LfcWlb lb MtUIAlUn
Remarks Are Stricken From Record
and Senator Quits Chamber.
Purpose to Throw Off Domina. .
tion of Caucus Is Indicated.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash.
lngton, July 21. Senator Chamberlain,
of Oregon, today was in his place la
the Senate and hurled defiance at hit
Democratic colleagues, charging thern
in one breath with having framed and
indorsed a tariff bill that discriminates
grossly against the West and in favoi
of the East and in the next breath in
dicating his purpose to throw off the
caucus domination, to ignore the report
of the finance committee and to vots
against this measure in order to pre-
" injury i muusirjes oi ms state.
coining in me present tanti discus-
slon has created such consternation aa
followed Senator Chamberlain's declar
ation today.
No sooner were his sentiments ut
tered than Democratic Senators sent
pages rushing to him to urgp him tc
subside, but he brushed them away.
Lew la Acta as Mediator.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, Dem
ocratic whip, then moved over and sal
beside Chamberlain, addressing him in
undertone that could not be heard in
the gallery. His persuasion was
eventually effective, but not until Sen
ator Chamberlain had several timet
repeated himself. When Chamberlain
resumed his seat friends surrounded
him and he soon retired. from the cham
ber, not to return durUig the remalndei
of the day.
But Senator Chamberlain's bold de
fiance of his party will not be em
balmed in the Congressional Record,
there will be no official report of hi:
remarks today, for they have beer
withdrawn and suppressed and nc
transcript of notes of official sten
ographers is obtainable.
When application was first made foi
the transcript of Senator Chamberlain's
utterances it was explained that the
remarks had been "withdrawn by Sen
ator Chamberlain for revision." Later
it was announced at the official re
porters' room that "Senator Chamber
lain made no remarks In the Senate
today." It then developed that Senator
Chamberlain's remarks had been per
manently withdrawn and suppressed.
Democratic Senators Dumbfounded.
As Senator Chamberlain first assert
ed himself Democratic Senators sat
dumbfounded, but when they paid
closer heed they quickly realized that
the Senator appeared to be moved by
a. stimulus he could not easily control
and attempted, without attracting at
tention, lo take him from his feet. The
Senator, however, was wrought up to
a pitch where he-intended to speak his
mind, and he persisted until he had
had his say and repeated It. He then
yielded to Senator Lewis and shortly
left the chamber.
After Senator Chamberlain retired
Democratic Senators who were most
concerned over his utterances pre
vailed upon him to withhold his re
marks and some of the Democratic
leaders took particular precaution to
see that they will not appear In the
Congressisonal record of today's pro
ceedings.
Nor will they in all probability ap
pear at a later date, after Senator
Chamberlain has had time for sober
reflection.
Senator Chamberlain had listened to
Senator Cummins' speech on Saturday
and had been impressed with the Iowa
Senator's showing that the pending bill
discriminates against the West and
was drawn into the debate today when
Senator Cummins sought permission to
print, as part of his remarks, a map
showing Just how the bill discrimi
nates against the West. Senator Smoot
sought to prevent the printing of this
map and this brought the Oregon Sena
tor to his feet.
Chamberlain Seen Discrimination.
He declared he had been much im
pressed by Senator Cummins' argument
and agreed wlth what he had said aa
to its discrimination and as the Sena
tor of a Western state he favored pub
lication of this chart, which clearly in.
dicates this discrimination.
"While I feel under some obligation
to support this bill," Senator Cham
berlain went on. "I do not feel bound
by the report of the finance committee,
nor do I feel bound to any course of
action that has been mapped out by the
Democratic caucus. I feel disposed to
vote against the bill because it dis
criminates against my state."
Senator Chamberlain's remarks were
sufficiently clear to be heard in the
galleries and the consternation that
prevailed on the Democratic side of the
chamber showed that they had been
understood there as well.
Republicans Criticise Bill.
WASHINGTON, July 21. Republican
Senators continued today to criticise
the Underwood-Simmons tariff bill.
ABOVE WAVING FAREWELL AS THE HASSALO SAILED. AND THREE HAPPY EXCURSIONISTS. BELOW OX
, . BABIES WERE EOT OVERLOOKED.
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