VOL. LIII. NO. 16,450. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 22, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SENATE RALLIES TO PRESIDENT'S AID Huerta's Intimations Flatly Answered. REPUBLICANS UPHOLD WILSON Executive Writing Message to Congress on Situation. NOTES TO BE MADE PUBLIC Penrose Introduces Resolution to Send Troops to Mexico, but No Action Is Taken Wilson Says Measures Not to Be Drastic. WASHINGTON', Aug:, 21. President Wilson was at work tonight on a spe cial message, which h'e probably will read to both houses of Congress Mon day, relating In detail the negotiations which have been conducted through his personal representative. John Llnd. with the Huerta government In Mexico. The "decision to make a comprehen sive statement on the situation to Con gress was reached today after the President had about concluded that the negotiations between Mr. Llnd and Pro visional President Huerta. since the ex change of notes, had developed no new basis for discussion. Wifh his message tne President will present the two notes, setting forth the American suggestions to the Huerta government and its reply.' Should he read the document himself, which he is being urged to do by members of his Cabinet.' and to which he is strongly inclined, it will bo the first time since the days of George Washington that a President has communicated a matter of foreign policy in person to the leg islative branch of the Government. . Huerta to Be Aaswered. While there was no Information at the White House to indicate what ob ject it was hoped to accomplish through a message at this time, there was a well-defined belief In. official circles that President Wilson thinks the reading of an address which will lay the American viewpoint and the Huerta contentions before the Congress and people of this country and which also will' be made public to the world generally, cannot but have an import ant effect on the situation in Mexico. Tt is expected to be a partial answer to the Intimations of Provisional Presi dent Huerta in his note that President Wilson stands, alone in his Mexican policy and unsupported generally In Congress.. - The first refutation of this Huerta supposition came in the Senate today when prominent Republicans vigorous ly upheld the hands of the President. The expressions of confidence in the wisdom and good faith of President Wilson were made by several Republi can leaders in succession after Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania (Republican), had Introduced a resolution to require the President to place American troops in Mexico to protect American lives. No action was taken on the resolution and though Senator Penrose declared - that the sending of troops could by resolution be decreed not unfriendly to Mexico, the view of the White House and State Department was that such a move in effect would be an act of war. Garrlaoa Not Recalled. President Wilson reiterated to callers today that he had absolutely no Inten tion of taking any drastic measures, denied that Secretary Garrison of the War Deartment had been called back to Washington, and referred to the fact that Mr. Garrison would take a vaca tion after his inspection trip in the West was ended. He incidentally complimented Repub lican Senators on their spirit of co-operation, emphatically saying that there had not been the slightest exhibition of partisanship. That Provisional Pres ident Huerta has advanced the idea that recognition of his government is a par tisan question In the United States and that the Democratic party is not act ually dominant is admitted by Admin istration officials, but they believe that if such an Illusion exists In Mexico it shortly will be dissipated, not only by news of today's debate in the Senate, but by the expectation that Congress in some way will show its confidence in the President when he reads his message. The Administration hopes that when the facts are known in Mexico the Huerta authorities may be more in clined to respect the American sugges tions. Huerta Resignation Vrged. The United States, in brief, has pro posed that Huerta resign in favor of a provisional president acceptable to all sides; that a suspension of hostilities thereby bo brought about and a con stitutional election held, the resulting administration to receive the recogni tion of the United States Government. Thus far Huerta has flatly rejected the American proposals and renewed his demand for recognition, declaring that his financial troubles are due to the failure of the Cnlted States to rec ognise him. Official advice to the State Department, however, describe the provisional president's plight finan cially as desperate, and officials here believe he has not sufficient money to pay his troops and cannot get the money abroad. These considerations and the Incessant warfare of the Con stitutionalists likewise lead American i Conclude-! oa Ff 3.) PACIFIC TO FLOW IN CANAL MONDAY BIG DIKE AT MIRAFLORES TO BE BLOWN" TO PIECES. Destruction of Heavy Barrier Leaves Only Two More Obstructions Keeping Great Oceans Apart. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Another step toward final completion of the Panama Canal will be taken next Mon day, when preparations will be made to blow up the heavy earth dyke, now the only barrier between the Mlraflores locks and tidewater on the Pacific side, three miles away. There will be nothing spectacular about the destruction of the dyke. Its base will be perforated by a number of holes heavily charged with dynamite, then for five days fresh water from the Rio Grande diversion, one of the rivers in the canal zone, will be turned Into the canal prism, and. when the water is near the level to seawater on the other side, the charge will be set off. Two monster dredges, the Mole and the Corozal, are watting to attack the debris, and It is expected two or three days will clear a channel through the dyke sufficient to admit the dradges and vessels of 10 or 12 feet draft as far as Mlraflores locks. A month later a channel ' the full width of the canal prism and deep enough to pass a bat tleship will be completed. After the destruction of the Mlra flores dyke there will remain only two such obstructions along the - canal route one at Gamboa, about one-third of the way through to the Atlantic, holding back the water from the Culebra cut. and one over which the railroad crosses at the Gatun locks. REGISTRATION HOLDS GOOD Xew Enrollment Will Bo Xecessary Before General Election. "It will not be necessary for voters to re-register In order to participate In the interstate bridge bond election on November or the special state ref erendum election on the same date," said Henry Bush, chief clerk In County Clerk Coffey's office, yesterday. "It will, however, be necessary for all voters to register again belore tn next regular election, as the old registration Is dead except for special elections." Th new registration will be perma nent. County Clerk Coffey is seeking, however, to discourage registration at th. nresent time for the reason that the great influx of women voters will make i nwniarv for the county to be re- distrlcted this Fall. Mr. Bush says this probably will not be done oeiore No vember and that where there are now 193 precincts there probably will De about 400. Th law contemplates that there shall not be more than 300 voters In any one precinct. X-RAY BAN NOT NEEDED Salem Women. Too Sensible for Flimsy Skirt, Says Slgmund. SALEM. Or.,- Aug. 21. (Special.) "I am paying a high compliment to the women of Salem when I aay it will not be necessary for me to put a ban on the wearing of X-ray gowns, or high cut sheath skirts," said Acting Mayor Slgmund last night. "There Is not a wo man in this city who would wear an immodest dress. Salem women are too sensible for that." The. Acting Mayor's opinion was given In response to an Inquiry whether he would foflow the example set by Mayor Albee, of Portland. Mr. Slgmund said he believed Portland's Mayor had done the right thing, and he, too, would issue the same order should Salem become Infatuated with the "X-ray" skirt. SKY PHENOMENON SEEN Meteor Believed to Have Fallen Xear Portland. A meteorite that could not have fallen many miles from Portland, so those who saw It declare, was seen by on Sixth street, between Alder and Washington, shortly after 9 o'clock last night. it au'rnt throuarh the northern heav ens like a rocket, the head showing whit and Kiowinx. and trailing a tall of red sparks.' Its passage across the sky was silent and there was no shock or detonation to indicate that it had fallen In the immediate vicinity of the city. SEE MUSTPAY PENALTY Governor Kefuses to Commute Sen tence of Absolute Life Priest. . SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 21. Evelyn Arthur See, high priest of the Absolute Life cult, who was sent to the peni tentiary for the abduction of Mildred Bridges, must pay the penalty for his crime. Governor Dunne today, upon recommendation of the State Board of Pardons, refused to commute See's sen tence. At a recent hearing In See's behalf before the Board of Pardons, the mother of Mildred Bridges was one of those who made a plea for clemency for the cult leader. JUDGE IN NORWAY WOMAN Spinster at Chrlstianla Is First of Her Sex to Occupy Bench. CHRISTIANIA, Norway. Aug. II. (Special.) The first woman judge was appointed at Hammerfest today. She Is Ruth Sorenson, 3 years old, and un married. She qualified as a lawyer In 1900. IRE GASH TO BE ASKED FOR JETTY Deep Channel Before Canal Opens Is Plea. ENGINEERS TO SUPPLY DATA Supplemental Report to Be Sent to Congress. PROMOTERS OF PLAN DINE Ports of Columbia Committee Out lines 'Work of Importance to All Towns In Basin Money and Speed Crying Needs. Action of supreme Importance to the commercial future of - Portland, Astoria and the whole great Columbia River Basin was set afoot last night at a conference and dinner of members of the ports of the Columbia committee in the rooms of the Commercial Club, at. which this energetic policy was out lined : To take immediate steps to expedite work on the new north Jetty that the Columbia River bar may be scoured out and opened to the world's largest ves sels at the earliest moment. To have a supplemental report on the Jetty work made to Congress by the United States engineers in charge, con taining a new estimate of its cost, based on rushing It to completion with double shifts' of men In the quickest time. Meanwhile, steps are to be taken to make available at once. a supply of rock for Jetty purposes as large as the engineers can handle. Dr. Kinney Karnes Committee. A committee of five men was named by rr. Alfred Kinney, of Astoria, chair man of the meeting, to start the work of putting this policy Into effect. To the comn-ltte he appointed: . . Jonathan Bourne, - Jr.. ex-United States Senator, chairman; T. B. Wilcox, S. M. Mears, J. N. Teal and George B. McLeod. . They were instructed, in a motion presented by Mr. Teal, "to take up with Major Mclndoe at the earliest possible moment the matter of a supplemental report and to confer with the rock firms as to whether they can supply more" rock, and at what price." All thla was done after Dr. Kinney, J. N. Teal, ex-Senator Bourne, George B. McLeod and T. B. Wilcox had talked' plainly of the necessity of faster work on the new north' Jetty than Is now contemplated, by the Government. Mr. Wilcox summed up all the rea sons for haste as follows: 'The Panama Canal Is going to be opened within a few months. If It takes as long to spend 16.000,000 on Concluded on Page 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tompermtur, 1 decree : minimum, 61 decrees. TODAY Probably showers and cooler; var iable winds. Respite of week Is granted Barry Thaw. Pae s. National. Senate works rapidly on tariff bllL Pace 2. Dyke at Mlraflores Lock to be wrecked Mon day, pace 1. Wilson preparing special message to Con cress on Mexican situation. Page 1. Senator Lane named on committee to in vestigate Indian Bureau. Page 2. Do meet ic University of Missouri brings suit on In heritance tax law against Pulitser estate. Page a. Rich widow Is cited for contempt In Dlggs case, page 2. Infernal machine found at office window of Mayor Gaynor. Page 0, Southern Pacific electrlo roads strlUe arbi tration board named. Page 2. Good roads rally to he held In Medford In 1914. page &. Ousted oil Inspector refuses to yield. Page X. Sports. Coast League results Portland 9, Los An geles 1; Venice 2, b'acramento 0; ban Francisco 7, Oakland e. Page ft. Northwestern League results Victoria . Portland 3: Vancouver IS, Beattle 1; Spo kane 8, Tacoma L Page ft. Pacific Coast champion put out of Newport play, page 7. Matches close In Northwest golf champion ship tournament at Oearhart. Page 7. Oregon Kid qualifies to compete in Wrlgley trophy finals. Page 7. Pacific North west. Governor orders oustment proceedings against St, Johns Constable, pae IS, Development League delegates surprised at Klamath farms. Page ft. Women may double number of .Oregon voters. Page L Spokane thief locks woman victim In closet wfallo he collects loot. Page 11. Dallas man killed by overturning automobile. Page &. Wheat is king In ' rich . Garfield Country. Page 10. Secretary Lane defies danger., 800 toot In air. in Idaho. Page . Delirious man in auto wrecks Pendleton drugstore. Page &. Commercial and Marine. Improved feeling In Northwestern grain mar kets. Page 17. Wheat firm most of day at Chicago. Page 17. Mexican situation restrains stock specula tion. Page 17. Suit over small bit of dock land Is threat ened. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Oaks turned over to poor children for day. Page 1. Merchants declared buyers' afenta by Con sumers League worker. Page 10. Recreation pier will be part of new dock. Page 10. , Portland kiddies off on fresh-air excursion. Pace u. Congress will be asked for more money to rush Jetty work. Page L Six extension lectures provided for at Reed College. Page ft. School Board announces additional teachers for coming term. Page 4. Dr. Joseph Kossuth Dixon, diplomat to In dians, visiting here. - Page. 4. Manager Baker returns from East and an nounces new players. Page 4. HEAT DERANGES OFFICIAL Mint Assistant Superintendent Has " Breakdown on Train. RENO. Nev.. Aug! 21. (Special.) Assistant Superintendent O'Neal, of the United States Mint at San Francisco, is believed to be in a serious condition at Ogden, Utah, having been removed from the De Luxe Southern , Pacific train, west bound,, there yesterday afternoon after being overcome by the terrific heat on the trip across the desert. According to witnesses of the inci dent his . mind was temporarily de ranged and six men were required to hold him by main strength to prevent him from doing himself an injury. Ill health and overwork are said to have brought about a nervous condition which is- responsible for the attack. WHO SHOULD WORRY? OUSTED INSPECTOR REFUSES TO YIELD Civil Service Employe Goes to Courts. BURLESON'S ORDER FOUGHT Demoted Official Demands Government Show Cause. RULES VIOLATED, IS CHARGE Harry B. Hall, of San Francisco, Calls on Washington for Reasons and Takes His Case to Federal Courts Record Is Good. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. (Special.) Legal proceedings which are expected to be of far-reaching consequence to the rules governing civil service em ployes were Instituted In the Federal Courts of San Francisco this afternoon, when Chief Postal Inspector Harry B. Hall filed suit to compel the United States Government to show cause why he has been removed from his post in this city. Hall received word from Postmaster Burleson yesterday that he had been transferred from the position to chief postal Inspector of this district to that of field Inspector in Denver, and that George A. Leonard, a postal Inspector of Washington, D. C, had been ap pointed to succeed him here. Hall im mediately telegraphed the National Capital for full particulars as to his re moval. Civil Service All Iatereated. Civil service employes of the United States Government to the number of 300,000 are interested in the contents of the answer, if one is received. Until Its arrival Inspector Hall Is occupying his official desk in the Fed eral building, and George A. Leonard sent by the Postmaster-General to re lieve Hall, has so tar pot demanded oc cupancy of the office. j While Inspector Hall f day absolute ly refused to discuss the matter other than to admit receipt of an order de moting him to a subordinate position at Denver, the change is characterized in every branch of the Federal Gov ernment here as a rank violation of th. civil service rules and the establish ment of a precedent which renders In secure every position held under the Government's civil service classlfica Wlthout any warning th. order came to Inspector Hall Monday, simply saying that he had been "appointed" to the Denver postion, which Is said to carry with it approximately half the salary of inspector In charge here. Official Circle. Perturbed. Following so closely upon the at- ( Concluded on Pass 2.) RANKS OF VOTERS MAY BE DOUBLED REGISTRATIOX SHOWS EFFECT OF W OMAX SUFFRAGE. Indication Is Number of Electorate in Oregon fn 1914 Will Be at Least f 50,000. SALEM. Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) That the enfranchisement of women may be double the total registration in Oregon is the belief of the men who have made a study of registra tion figures in Secretary of State Olcott's office. The conclusions are based on reports of registrations from the various counties from June S to August IS. It la estimated that the registration for the primary to be held in May, 1914, for candidates for state, district, county and precinct offices will be at least 250,000. The total registration prior to the general election of 112. before women were given the votes, approximately was lfi0,000. The registration figures as reported by the various counties to date are as follows: Baker. 37; Benton, IS; Clackamas. 4388; Columbia, 242; Coos. 292; Curry, 64; Douglas, 1712; Grant, ' 22; Hood River, 12; Jackson, 2360; Josephine, 769; Klamath, 130; Lake, 14; Lane. 193; Linn. 10'; Malheur, SO; Marion, 277; Morrow, 13; Multnomah. 194; Polk, 11; Union, 14; Wallowa, 233; Wasco, S3; Washington, 4S6; Wheeler, 9; Yamhill, 106. Total. 11,701. The registration Is being conducted by the County Clerks under the new law, which authorizes the permanent registration of all legal voters at any time prior to 30 days before a general election and IS days before a special election. TELEGRAM T0T.R. DELAYED Indian Rnnners Bring Message From Heart of Navajo Desert. . CHICAGO. Aug. 2L It took a tele gram to Colonel Roosevelt 19 days to penetrate to the Colonel's camp in the Navajo desert, it was learned here to day from Charles J. Ryberg. chairman of the committee which has arranged for a big ProgTesstve party birthday celebration here August 30: Mr. Ryberg telegraphed the party leader July 18, asking him to be pres ent and today received, a letter dated "In the Navajo Desert. August 6, 1913." It was written with fi lead pencil on a scrap of yellow wrapping paper and said: "Your telegram of July IS -has Just reached m. which ft '.-ts hf r impossi ble :. is ' -.ini!ittri j whit I am ir this desert. I ha.e no writing mate rials, even.- I am sending this in by a Navajo runner. It Is impossible to set a date when I can leave this coun try, as the day of the snake dance has not yet been announced. I have the deepest feelings of gratitude to the Progressive party of Chicago and neighborhood." From another informant Mr. Ryberg received a telegram stating .that the Hopl snake dance, which Colonel Roosevelt went to study, took place today, which leads him to believe that the Colonel will be In Chicago in time for the celebration. 10 days hence, COLLECTIONS' MADE C. 0. D. Receipts Mailed Parcel Post Bring Cash to Merchant. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) Assistant Postmaster Colkett today told the Northwest Merchants' Association here of something new in bill collecting. His tip came In the course of an address on "The Parcel Post and Its Relation to Business De velopment." Mr. Colkett told of a merchant who had a number of bills he could not col lect. Ho did up a package for each one of his delinquent customers and in closed a receipted bill, and nothing else except enough wrapping to make the package of promising size. These be sent C. O. D. 1 The collections were made, accord ing to parcel post regulations, before the recipient had an opportunity to in spect the package. To get the "gold bricks" the Individuals paid their debts without knowing It and with no op portunity of undoing their deed. LEACH CASEJINVESTIGATED Attorney-General Crawford at Bun don for Deportation Inquisition. BANDON. Or.. Aiiir. il Cn.,-ll Attorney-General Crawford arrived in Bandon tonight to make an investiga tion oi tne alleged deportation of Dr. B. K. Leach. Yesterday was nassed in MinhfitM interviewing certain persons who were Deueved to be In position to give In formation concerning the Leach affair, but Mr. Crawford refused to sneak for publication. He says that he expects 10 remain in tsanaon several days. Mrs. Crawford accomoaniori hr hue. band and. an effort will be made to have them remain for the White Cedar Festival and enjoy the Bandon beach. WHIPPING POST SENTENCE Klamath . Sheriff Refuses to Lasb Alleged Wife-Bcatcr. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) William Pew, convicted of beating and otherwise grossly abusing his wife, was sentenced by the Justice of the Peace E. W. Gowen, to receive 15 lashes and to be confined in the County Jail until the costs of the case are paid. The Sheriff of Klamath County, C C Low, refused today to administer the whipping, saying he will serve a term In jail before he will do so. The Justice threatens proceedings for contempt of court. IS SET Fuse Choked Out Be fore Reaching Cap. STRING PREVENTS EXPLOSION Cotton Thread Checks Fire on Way. to Dynamite. MAYOR COOL IN DANGER Xew Tork Executive Stows Little Concern Over Infernal Machine at Office Window Following Threats in His Mall. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. A deadl charge of dynamite three whole 10 iuch sticks and two halves, with a fuse and detonator was found this after noon near Mayor Gaynor's office win dows in the City Hall. The bureau of combustibles found that the explosive was 40 per cent dynamite, the regula tion blasting proportion. and the amount found would, if exploded, have wrecked the City Hall. The Mayor was in his office when the dynamite was found by a citizen pass ing through City Hall Park. Mr. Gay nor evinced little interest when told of the proximity of the explosive arid remained apparently undisturbed at bis desk, while police officials hurriedly drew a cordon about the dynamite to keep back an excited crowd. .. Threats Old to Mayor. Mayor Gaynor frequently receives threatening letters, but tonight he would make no statement regarding the possible connection between any previous threat by mail and the dyna mite of today. It Is Just three years ago this month that he was shot In the neck by a crank and so badiy wounded that for several days It was feared be would die., The dynamite fou.)rf today lay u-j a basement door in a ct ncrete moat or .ireaway, within' 0 fett of the Mayor's window. The explosive was arranged in a lattice formation with the .two small pieces on top. A partly burned four-inch fuse, made of gunpowder tightly rolled in a paper cylinder, led to a detonating cap on one of the half sticks of dynamite. Matches ad ruk Fonnd. Close to the explosive was a piece of Chinese punk and several partly burned matches. The dynamite and fuse were wrapped in a piece of heavy cambric secured by red and blue twine. The cloth was blue with red and white figures and resembled the filets worn by women of the working class. Ex perts of the Bureau of Combustibles say the only thing which prevented a disastrous explosion was the presence of a strip of cotton thread wound so tightly about the base of the fuse that a spark could not reach to the detona tor. An edge of one dynamite stick was slightly scorched. Cigar Mar Mraa Kothlng. The Investigators do not attach much importance to the finding of half burned matches and a partly consumed cigar near the explosive. Hundreds of smokers pass the areaway during the noon hour and some of them occasion ally throw dead matches and cigar butts there. Police authorities say laborers some times carelessly drop dynamite sticks near their blasting operations. There is an excavation shaft on t'.ie Broad way side of City Hall Park, leading to the new subway construction. De tectives are making a close Investiga tion tonight of this location, although the contractors declare they do not use 40 per cent dynamite In their operations. JUDGE WORKS IN HARVEST Vancouver Jurist Accepts Farm Job at Wage of $3 a Day. VANCOUVER. Wash, Aug. 21.. (Special.) From the Judicial bench, with bis black silk robe of Judicial cut to overalls and the harvest field, la but a few miles, and the trip was taken to day by Judge R. H. Back, of the Supe rior Court of Clarke County, who has accepted a position at 13 a day with the Duback threshing outfit on East Mill Plain. He rode to the farm In an automobile. Judge Back Is on his annual vaca tion. He chose the simple life and will mate his vacation pay fur Itself. Also. Judge Back probably is doing the ardu ous toll to offset a tendency toward greater breadth under his vest. TASTE FOR MACARONI GOES Italians Change Diet on Being Amer icanized ; Factory Is Bankrupt. CHICAGO, Aug. 2L Italian immi grants, as tbey become Americanized, eat less and less macaroni and spa ghetti, according to Attorney Benjamin N. Breding, in an endeavor to account for the financial difficulties of the Italian-American Macaroni Manufac turing Company. According to counsel for Armour a; Co. and the Pillsbury Flour Mills Com pany, who today filed suits to have the macaroni firm declared bankrupt, the liabilities are about $18,000 and tn assets 110,000. - DEADLY CHARGE NEAR GAYNOR r in i 4 a n