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VOL. LIII. SO. 16.451. POKTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1G, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. E IS ONLY FLEEING - Defense Will Not Deny ' Trip With Girls. MOTIVE WILL EE EXPLAINED Only Chance, Says Counsel, Makes Offense Federal One. RELATIONS ARE ADMITTED Defendant I? in Midst of Free-for- AII Fight In Street, In. Efrort to Protect Relatives From News Photographers. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. Maury Dlggs got Into fresh trouble tonight and out of it. Leaving: the Federal building: by a side entrance to shield Ms wife, his mother, Ms father and three aunts from public curiosity, he is ambushed Dy a snuad of newspa per photographers. The women tried to run. but the photographers kept pace with them, snapping their cam eras as they grave chase. Somebody snatched at a camera. Somebody punched a photographer In the face. Bystanders joined in and In an Instant there was a free-for-all fight at the center of a swirling crowd. Whole Party Arretted. Dnir Caminettl was swept into the vortex and began to struggle with the rest. It grot so complicated that the squad of officers who came running to the melee bundled the whole party of principals into a patrol wagon and took them to the nearest station. There it developed, after much argu ment, that one photographer had been hammered on the head with some thing hard, what or by whom he couldn't be sure. A reporter said that the photographer had been smashed in the face with his own camera. As the upshot of the whole affair Diggs was released and a friend of his, a law clerk, was charged with battery. In the more serlous'lroubles that just now engross the attention of Dlggs the Government rested' at noon and the defense took up the burden of proving 1 that he and F. Drew Caminettl did not transport Marsha v. amngton and Lola Norrla from Sacramento to Reno for Immoral purposes. In violation of the Mann white slave traffic act. Rno Trip Xot Dealed. So far as the opening statement of Attorney Devlin, for the defense, indi cated, no attempt will be made to show that the two girls did not accompany the two young married men to Reno, that Dlggs did not buy the tickets and Caminettl draw the money, or that their relations did not fall within the language of the statute. "We shall show," said Attorney Dev lin to the jury, "that the purpose of this trip was not as stated in the in dictment, that it was the Intention of the defendants only to leave Sacramen to for a short time to avoid notoriety; that they had intended to go to some place within the state; that it was never their intention to leave the state. but simply to get out of Sacramento that they missed a train for Los Ange les and took the next one. which went to Reno. Federal Fhaae Accidental. "This crime if it is a crime is only such because the Incidents are sup posed to have happened between two states. If they, had happened within the boundaries of California, those two young men would not have been charged with the violation of this statute." Other testimony the defense prom ised to Introduce would go to show that the men had told what they be lieved to be the truth about the rea sons for leaving Sacramento; that a scandal soon to explode would cover them all with shame and involve them all in prosecutions. As Devlin concluded, Theodore Roche, for the Government, asked: "Do you admit, then, that wherever they went they were to live together?" "I assign that as misconduct," answered Devlin. "The question was perfectly per tinent." said Judge Van Fleet, "-under your statement." Drfeadaats Wives la Court. Diggs and Caminettl had the moral support today of their wives, and mothers, who appeared in court after the noon Intermission and listened to some particularly unpleasant testi mony. While Mrs. Dlggs held her little daughter. Evelyn. 4 years old. on her knees, she heard M. H. Diepenbrock testify as to the character of her hus band as a tenant. "The Janitor of my office building." he testified, "and the policeman on the beat told me that Dlggs was entertain ing young girls In his office. I cau tioned him and told him that I could not have him make an assignation, house out of my building." The purpose of this testimony was to show that Diggs had cause for alarm and desire to flee. Corroborative tes timony was given by H. J. O'Brien, a saloon-keeper; D. T. Lellch, a chauf feur, and G. A. Putnam, a Sacramento uewspaper man. Maraim Waraed Agalaat Dim. Putnam testified he had known Marsha Warrington. "I told her to lay Ljff of Diggs; that he wasn't any good; nat ne naa a bad reputation; that it iCondufied oa Page a.) DIGGS CONTENDS H OPIUM FORCED ON CHINA BY BRITAIN XATIOX TRIES TO BREAK HABIT; CAVT BREAK CONTRACTS. British Government Rales Orientals 3Iut Accept Product From India Already Negotiated For. LONDON, Aug. 15. Lieutenant- General Chang, a delegate of the Na tional Opium Prohibition Union of China, who has been in England for three months endeavoring to Induce the .British government to release China from her obligation to receive any more Indian opium, started today for China to report to Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai the failure of his mission. In a statement Issued to the British public today General Chang said: "Our people are in earnest In their efforts to rid themselves of the opium evil and they cannot help feeling re sentment against a country which Is forcing upon us the very article by which we were degraded and disgraced. It is Intolerable when we reflect we are sacrificing millions of revenue and hundreds of lives in struggling against enormous difficulties that a foreign country should force us to receive for two or three years longer the poison we earnestly . are striving to stamp out The Lieutenant-General concluded by appealing to the British friends of China "to do their utmost to Induce the British government to join with us In removing the root of wrong and in pro moting righteousness In the world." NEW POST RATE IN EFFECT Weight Limit for Parcels In Three Zones Increased and Cost Reduced. The weight lirhlt for parcel post packages, under the new regulations, which went into effect yesterday, is Increased from 11 to 20 pounds. The charge for a 50-pound package up to a distance of 150 miles, is 14 cents. For an 11-pound package under the old rates it was 46 'cents, so that the new rate Is less than half of the old. The new rates, however, are valid only in three zones, the city zone, the first zone for a distance of 50 miles and the second zone for a distance of 150 miles. Fresh meats and other commodities of a like perishable nature are admitted under the new regulations for mailing within the first three sones. The new pound rate for the first 15S miles is 5 cents, a reduction of a cent a pound. . MAYOR GAYNOR INDORSED (Action Taken In Restaurant Causing Breach With Whitman. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. A few hours after Mayor Gaynor had given out a statement criticising District Attorney Whitman for siding against the police in their efforts to enforce the Mayor's curfew order at Thomas Healys res taurant, the Democratic Union men a Healy's met tonight and indorsed Mr. Gaynor for a renomination for Mayor on an Independent ticket. The action of the organization In se lecting as Its meeting place the restau rant where recent police activity has caused a breach between tb i Mayor and the prosecutor caused considerable amusement. Sponsors for the nomlna- tion professed that the Incident was an "accident" - LINE CLIMBS MT. RAINIER Secretary of Interior Says More Money Coming for Reclamation. TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 15. On Mount Rainier, where he had never been be fore, although he lived several years in Tacoma, went Franklin K. Lane, Secre tary of the Interior, with a par y of Tacoma and Seattle business mea this morning. Assurance that Washington would get large appropriations for reclamation and Irrigation projects as soon as the money was available was given by Sec retary Lane. Governor Lister and the Secretary talked over a project to transfer large tract of Federal lands to the state. TRADE LOSS IS FEARED English Opinion Varied on Effect of Canal on British Commerce. LONDON, Aug. 15. A bluebook was Issued tonight on the report of Allan Say Milne, special Board of Trade com missioner, dealing with the probable effect on British ' trade In Central America of the opening of the Panama canal. Mr. Milne says there Is great dl verslty of opinion on the question, but he believes British trade can retain Its position only as the result of constant vigilance In view of the tendency of the American republics to become in creasingly dependent, commercially, on the United States. MULTI-MILLIONAIRE IS DEAD C. A. Canfleld, OH Operator, Suc cumbs at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15. C. A. Canfleld. multi-millionaire and one of the best known oil operators of the West, died here today of neuralgia or the heart. He was 65 years old. For 20 years he had been associated in oil development with E. L. Dobeny, of Los Angeles, a pioneer In the pro motion of that industry in California and In Mexico. Before that they were interested in mining enterprises together. MEMBER OF HOUSE ACCUSED BY PAGE M c Derm ott Bribed Says . Lobby Witness. PAWNBROKERS RAISE FUND Chicagoan, Said to Have Ad mitted Getting $7500. COMMITTEE IS SHOCKED McMlohaels Declares Sponsor Of fered Him $100 a Month 'While In Prlt-n to Assume All Blnme for Letters. WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. In a dra matic statement, L H. McMichaels, dis missed chief page of the House of Rep resentatives, tonight presented to the House lobby investigation committee a sweeping charge of corruption against Representative McDermott, of Illinois, for years his sponsor. With Intense earnestness McMichaels in picturesque language corroborated the allegations of M. M. Mulhall against McDermott. and made additional charges, at times shocking the committee and spectators with outbursts of profanity and slang. Revena-efal Motive Admitted. The witness protested that for years he had exerted every effort to support McDermott, had lent him money, had helped him in his campaigns. Now, he said, McDermott had "thrown him down" and he felt that he must tell the truth. In addition to the charge already made, McMichaels swore that the Chi cago representative told him that he received $"500 out of a fund of $ 10.000 raised by the pawnbrokers of Washing ton to oppose a bill passed In the .last Congress regulating pawnbrokers in the District of Columbia. Concluding his testimony. McMichaels testified that McDermott. since the Mulhall expose, had endeavored to get him to conceal McDermott's part in the transaction. ' McDermott's Offer Recited. '1 met McDermott in the hall of this office building." said McMichaels, his voice unsteady with emotion, "and he said. "My God, I'm a ruined man. What am I going to do? Do you suppose any. body will believe this old guy?. I said to him: 'I've worked bard for you for six years, harder than I ever worked for any man. I tried to elevate you and help you to a big position.' I told him I had done all I could for him. He said: 'You've got nothing to lose; you don't live with your wife. I'm a Con- (Concluded on Page 2.) T . . ............. ... ................................................ ...... WATCHING AND WAITING. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tempermtur, T2 derreea: minimum- 51 aeireM. TODAY'S Probably fair; winds moatly weaieriy. FaretftTBu China, trytur to brak opium habit, can't break opium contract with India. Page .1. Five thousand reported' killed In fight at (.anion. age 4. atioaaI. Senate reduces duty on butter. Pace 2. Burleson sends Wilson 17-pound box of peaches by mall, pace 1. Ex-chlef pace of House sars Representative pawnbrokers. faf 1. Washington optimistic concerning; Mexican eituauon. page 1. Domestic Gaynor says Whitman instigates defiance oe ponce. Page ft. Dig- contends he was in flight when he went to Reno ; will not deny acta charged. Page 1. St, Louis maiden of 63 asks court to ap point guardian; sas people swindle her. Page a. Los Angeles actress Involves wealthy man In scanoat. page z. Glynn refuses to treat with 6ulser In ar ranging- basis for appeal to courts. Page 1. Jane Ad dams says laws made to placate disenfranchised women do not meet need. Page 2. People of Kansas and Missouri praying for rain, page . Sports. Coast League results: Portland 5. Oakland J; ban Francisco 11. Venice 9; 10 AJi geles 5, Sacramento 0. Page 8. Majors grab in exercising options may open eueoa.11 war. jrase a. Northwestern League results: Portland 0, Seattle 4; Spokane S. Vancouver : Ta coma 11, Victoria 2 first game, second game called 2 to 2 end of ninth account darkness. Page 0. Pacific Northwest. Asotin, with no railroad near, la extensive artippiog poinu faj(e 11. Washington to get Republican Governor for two weeks, rage o. Division of money in Mount Baker mara thon held up pending settlement of wis- unaerstandiug on route, page a. Portland, Eugne Eastern country shown to newspapermen. Pago 1Q. Commercial mmd M arise. Competing; unions come to blows over ricbt 10 ioau vmwi. 1 age a. Wheat crop this year ahort of gluten. I'age ij. Hot weather boosts prices of wheat, corn ana oais in unieago pic x'age id. Fall trade preparations open strong. Page IS, Unfavorable crop reports cause of de pressed nrices in wan street, rage jo. Portland aad Vicinity. Patrolmen and juvenile officer clash. rae 10. Weather report, data and forecast. Page la. Federal attorney approves Oregon City Locks abstract. Page 14. Early action on Interstate bridge bond Issue urged by J. H. fsous. fait 14. Fireman overcome in fire in Phoenix build ing basement. Page 10. Texas man wins Portland girl as bride-to-be. CUPID W0RKSJDN HIGH SEA Stewardess on Liner Siberia Bride of Wealthy Chicago Man. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15. (Spe cial.) Since leaving here two months ago on to liner Siberia. Caroline Dorsten, stewardess, has chanced her name. Although she still Is carried on the ship's papers as 'Stewardess Dors ten, her name now is Mrs. J. C Tap scott. She Is the wife of a wealthy Chicago commission man. Tapscott was a passenger on the out ward trip o( the Siberia. He met tne stewardess and they became engaged. During the day that the liner stopped at an island port,' they were married. Tapscott remained in the Orient and his bride returned as stewardess of the steamer. Her husband will arrive here on the next China liner and they will go to Chicago to live. il. ...... I! Ml YNN KhH Hhh j UUIIIII IILI UULU I U OEAL WITH SULZER Straight Demand for Office Is Made. TERMS ARE KOT CONSIDERED Proposal to'Arrange Appeal to Courts Refused. EXECUTIVE SUITE GUARDED "Acting-Governor" Says Constitu tion Plainly Provides for Just Such Contingencies as Arise In Present Instance. ALBANY, X. T, Aug. 13. Martin H. Glynn checkmated tonight a movement of William Suler to Invoke the arbi trament of the courts on the question which of the two is the lawful present chief executive of the State of New Tork. Replying to a formal proposal by the Impeached executive to submit the Issue to adjudication on an agreed statement of facta Mr.' Glynn tonight declared it was beyond his power to barter away any of the functions at taching to the office In which I am placed by your Impeachment. "Any attempt on my part to do so. he said, "or to stlpudate a method by which It might be done, would properly place me in the position you now oc cupy that of being impeached for mal feasance In office." Clyaa I. Perform Dalles. Mr. Glynn declared further that he proposed to perform every function of the office of Governor, "except Insofar I am restrained by your illegal action or by physical force." Mr. Glynn's letter, addressed to "The Hon. William Sulser," and signed as "Acting Governor," follows: 'Dear Sir: I have your letter of this date refusing to comply with my de mand this day served upon you that you surrender to me, your successor In exercising the functions of the office of Governor, the Governor's prl?y seal, the executive chamber and the books and papers appertaining to such office of Governor. At the end of your letter thus refusing you suggest that steps be taken to secure a decision by some court as to which one of us is entitled to exercise the duties of office. Comatltntlom I. cited. I know of no way by which I could maki and no condition that would Just ify me in making any such stipulation. The constitution was designed to, and (Concluded on Psxo 10.) . i ' 4 WILSON RECEIVES PEACHES BY MAIL PARCEL WEIGHS 17 POUNDS, POSTAGE IS IS CENTS. Burleson Inaugurates Xtw Regula tion Increasing Weight Limit With Gift to President. "WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Postmaster-General Burleson today Inaugu rated the new regulations changing the parcel post rates and weight limit by mailing President Wilson a box of fine Georgia peaches. The box. which weighed 17 pounds, with a postage charge of 13 cents, was delivered at the White House early in the day. The new regulation, which became effective today, raises the maximum weight of parcel post packages from 11 to 20 pounds and makes certain changes in the rates. The local deliv ery rate of postage was reduced from 5 cents for the first pounu and 1 cent for each additional pound or fraction thereof to 5 cents for the first pound and 1 cent for each additional two pounds or fraction thereof. FEDERAL CONTROL SCORED Stoddard Jess Sass Bankers Approve Currency BUI as Whole. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. (Special.) Bankers of the Pacific Coast are. prac tically unanimous against the provis ion of the currency bill which estab lishes Government control of the cur rency system, according to Stoddard Jess, president of the Clearing- House Association, of Los Angeles, where he is vice-president of the First National Bank. Jess was in New York today, having come from the conference of the Pacific Coast bankers with Secre tary McAdoo, at Washington, regarding the placing of Government funds In Western banks. He will represent Los Angeles at the conference of bankers to discuss the currency bill at Chicago on August 22. - "The bankers of the Pacific Coast will. In my opinion," said Jess, ap prove the present measure, but with certain exceptions." GEMS WORTH $1000 LOST Woman Says Jewels Disappear From Washroom of Hotel. . Loss of $1000 worth of Jewelry was reported by Mrs. Lydla Preston, wife of Arthur E. Preston, of London. England, to tne police last night. . The disap pearance of the Jewelry occurred in the Multnomah Hotel, where Mrs. Preston and her husband were staying prior to their leaving for Vancouver, B. C, 1 night. . ' Mrs. Preston reported that she re moved her rings, five In number. In a washroom at the Multnomah late yes terday. Some time later she missed the Jewelry and returned to the washroom, but the rings were gone. She reported her loss to the management. The rings Include an opal and dia mond ring, valued at $130; a ruby and diamond ring, $230; a ring set with three diamonds, $400; a ring set with two diamonds, $150. and a red sapphire ring in heart shape. $50. GIANT COUGARJS ABROAD Residents of Hannaford Valley Frightened by Wild Beast. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) The residents of Hannaford Val. ley, located a few miles north of Cen- tralla, are being terrorized by a monster cougar. The beast made its first ap pearance two weeks ago when It at tacked a Mendota physician who was riding through the valley. The cougar was repulsed by the horse after the rider had been thrown, but since that time it has reappeared in various parts of the valley. Children are kept indoors and the farmers of the valley are going about armed. Numerous hunting parties have gone out from Centralis In search of the beast, but as yet It has eluded capture. ST. LOUIS RIOTS INCESSANT Strikers, Strikebreakers, Manufac- ' turers and Detectives Arrested. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 15. The third day of the local garment makers' strike was characterized by incessant rioting in which guns, spears, bricks, stilettos, lead-pipe billies and pieces of sewing machines were used as weapons. Be fore dark more than a acore of arrests had been made. , Striking men and girls, strike break era, coal manufacturers and private de tectives were Included In tnose taken Into custody by the police. Only minor charges, such as peace disturbance and mutilation of property were placed against those arrested. NEW - FRONTIER OPPOSED Mallssori Chiefs Threaten War Tn- less Albanian Line Is Modified. VIENNA. Aug. 15. Tha Mallssori tribesmen in Albina have threatened to declare war against Montenegro unless the new Albanian frontier which was arranged by the ambassadorial confer ence In London. Is modified. A number of the Mallssori chiefs have presented a protest to this effect to the British Admiral off the coast and to the Austrian and Italian Con suls, according to advices received here from Scutari. Nebraska's Maximum 101. OMAHA. Neb, Aug. 15. With the temperature higher than' that of yes terday, reaching a maximum of 104. the Southern half of Nebraska today suffered a continuation of the extreme heat, which has existed almost con tinuously during the month of August. HUERTA EXPECTED 10 CALL ELECTION Feeling in Washington Is Optimistic. YIEWS NOW KNOWN TO HUERTA Plan on Foot to Procure Con sent of Revolutionists. FORMAL ELECTION DELAYED Senator Penrose Forces Debate in Senate, Referring to Americans in Danger In Mexico and Promising Disclosures. WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. The Huerta government, through conferences be tween John Lind. President Wilson's personal -representative, and Foreign Minister Gamboa, now knows the view point of the United States and its de sire for only a peaceful and friendly solution of Mexico's troubles. The for mal communication. Mr. XJnd bears, however, will not be handed to Mexico before Monday, at least, when It will be transmitted to diplomatic represen tatives of foreign powers in Washing ton. What the result of publishing these views will be. officials here do not ven ture to predict. They have no assur ances that the Huerta government will accept them, but they believe the spirit thus far shown by the Huerta officials Justifies a hopeful feeling for the suc cess of Mr. Ltnd's mission. Elect lom Call Predicted. Observers of the situation generally look for a pronouncement of some kind from Huerta immediately following the presentation of President Wilson' message through Mr. Lind. It Is expect ed In diplomatic circles that President Huerta will announce a call for an early election, even setting the datn. Constitutionalists hitherto have as- -serted they would not engage In any election in which the Huerta govern ment Is in control over the election machinery. The possibility of aa agreement, however, for a. non-partisan commission of Mexicans to con duct the election is being discussed and should the situation actually pro gress to that point, it may be that in formal efforts will be made by Mr. Lind to secure participation by the consti tutionalist leaders in such a plan. Embargo Anna Remala. There Is no intention, at present, of lifting the embargo on arms; in fact the President is said to have taken a strong position against it, at least not until peaceful means of settlement have been exhausted. There is a confident and conspicuous feeling of optimism among Administra tion officials that a peaceful settlement is in sight, though they admit the del icacy of the situation forbids any de tailed discussion at this time of the cir cumstances on which their hopes are based. Penrose Forces Debate. Senator Penrose today forced another debate in the Senate on the Mexican situation by introducing a resolu tion calling on President Wilson to inform the Senate whether Will iam Bayard Hale is in Mexico City as the agent of any executive department of the Government, if so. by what au thority he was appointed and what compensation he has been given. The White house explanation of Hale's presence in Mexico has been that he was there as a personal friend of Pres ident Wilson forwarding Information. Senator Penrose declared that he had no desire to further complicate a deli cate situation or to Indulge in Jingo ism. He referred, however, to dis patches from Mexico telling of the seri ous plight of Shirley C. Hulse, son-in-law of Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds of Pennsylvania, and who. with hia wife and little daughter, are believed to be in danger from revolutionists near the city of Chihuahua. The Sen ator declared that unless the mission of John Lind developed marked change in conditions in Mexico he would ad dress the Senate next week, laying be fore it certain Information he did not disclose today. Hulse Family Safe. It was learned by the Slate Depart- . ment late In the day that Hulse. with his wife and child, who were believed by Senator Penrose to be in imminent danger from revolutionists, are now safe in the City of Chihuahua. This nformation reached the Department from an American who had Just reached the border from Chihuahua. With the Hulse family were many other families in Chihuahua waiting tc leave for the United States. Others of whom inquiries have been made by the State Department and reported safe are S. Leroy Lavon, safe at Tarn pIco; Dr. Alpine and family. Lawrence Elder, Dr. H. V. Jackson and family. all well In Durango; a man named Von Brandla, ill in Durango, condition Im proving, and Edgar K. Smoot, well in Mexico City. DIAZ IS HOPEFUL FOR PEACE Ex-President Would Not Be "Indif ferent" In Foreign War. BIARETZ, France, Aug. 15. General Porflrio Diaz. ex-President of Mexico, said tonight that he did not desire to sit In Judgment on the situation exist- (Coacluded on Pas 4,1 .5 G3106.0