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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY,. AUGUST 23, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LIII. XO. 16,458. POLITICIANS EYEING GOVERNORSHIP JOB Aspirants Get Early Start in Race. WEST PUZZLES DEMOCRATS Incumbent Says He Yearns to Return to Farm. G. 0. P. SEEKS WARHORSE Ex-Sneriff Stevens, Backed by Good Record, May Be on Republican Ballot TJ'Ren First to An nounce His Ambitions. Although the state primary Is nine months in the future and August 1s not regarded aa the 'open season for gubernatorial candidates, several aspir ants are getting a good running start. The number of perfectly good govern orship possibilities who are either stepping right out and declaring them, selves or are waiting only for the as surance that tts people will be sore about it it they ' don't, is large and formidable. In point of length the list already bears striking resemblance to the late commission government ballot In Portland. From all parts of the state, as the new reporter so often observes, the news Is now coming in that this or that favorite son, when cornered by the . people, has admitted that while he would prefer much prefer to remain in private life, yet if the people call him he will make the race to All the position now: held by Governor West. Vnt Pussies Aspirants. Just what the Govern or Is going to do Is causing considerable worry, espe cially among his Democratic con stituents. The Governor more than once has said with considerable em phasis that he will not be a candidate to succeed himself. His friends say Mr. West is entirely sincere in his state ments and that ha really and truly ' yearns to return to private life to take up the bumble yet satisfying role of a farmer. Whether this yearning tor the sod will remain strong enough to off set a yearning for another fling at running the state when the political guns begin to roar and the political hats to fly. no man can. say. At any rate, it is scarcely treason to say that a large and growing band of Democrats ere eminently prepared to step forward If he steps back. Far be it from any of them to imply that the glory of one term should be enough. Nevertheless, the sound of preparations is anything but subdued. From friends of Circuit Judge Gatens, - of Portland, have come words that sound suspiciously like battle ories. - They point to the record that the jurist has made not only on the circuit bench, but as Juvenile Court Judge, and opine that be undoubtedly would stand an excellent change for the nomination in a Democratic free-for-all with Governor West eliminated. The Judge himself has been duly cautious about discussing his plans, but he has not denied that the thought of a Democratically vacant Governor's chair has a sort of wistful appeal to him. Ward Also Meatlraed. Tom Word, Sheriff of Multnomah County, is another Democratic possibil ity prominently mentioned. Before he went into politics Word was a traveling man. He himself has said that he probably has a wider personal acquaint ance throughout the stats than any other man. While the Sheriff has not said bs will run for Governor, he has not said he will not. It is known that many of the rank and file of the party regard Word as the logical can didate if West does not run. Milton A. Miller, sage of Lebanon, ex-State Senator, present Collector of Internal Revenue in Portland as a Wilson appointee and the "stauncheat Democrat of them all. has never de nied that he would make an excellent candidate for Governor. If popular clomor for Mr. Miller becomes loud and sustained. It is hardly likely that he would be one to disappoint the populace. Maaalas Has Ear to- Groan. The fine old custom among politi cians of holding one ear to the ground to hear the approach of the multitude in search of a candidate is happily not yet extinct. If political gossip isi to be believed, the Hon. John Manning, , one time District Attorney of Multno mah County, is In such an attitude re garding the Governorship. If he were properly approached, it is not expected that Mr. Manning would decline to try for a nomination. Another in the same category is Colonel Robert A. Miller, of Portland. Mr. Miller has not formally announced himself but be has made no secret of his intentions toward the Governor ship. The name of C V. Galloway, of Mc Minnvllle, State Tax Commissioner, often is heard as a possible candidate. One thing that would be in his favor, his friends say, is that, being from the up-state section, he naturally would run strong among the farmers. At the same time he has a large acquaintance in Portland and east of the mountains. Always supposing that Governor West is sincere in saying he will not seek re nomlnation, Eastern Oregon may have a Democratic candidate of Its own In Dr. C. J. Smith, formerly of Pendleton. i coo 1 u d d on P A 1X) CUPID'S ARROWS SHOT IN WOODS JEWELER AND JTSTICE ROUSED FOR MIDXIGHT CEREMOXY. Hnckleberry Pickers Search Hills for Missing Pair Cntll Team Is Found to Be Gone Also. LA GRANDE, Or- Aug. 24.-r-(8pe-claL) Rousing a Jeweler out of bed at midnight to furnish a wedding ring and awakening a Justice from his slum bers to perform the wending ceremony, Miss Bertha Marks, recently of Idaho, and James Woods, of Paradise, Or., were made man and wife at Enterprise Thursday night, while a party of huckleberry pickers, of which the young couple were members a few hours before, searched the woods for the missing pair. Woods and Miss Marks were with a large party in the hills north of Enter prise when the young man pressed ills suit with such insistence that the trip was made without apprising the other members of their errand. A team of mules was hitched up and the trip to town made by the light of the moon. The County Clerk proved accommo dating and there was no delay in get ting a license-but the Jeweler and Jus tice "had to be given time to dress and make a presentable appearance. The huckleberry pickers continued their search, thinking the pair lost. until someone discovered there was a team missing. Mr. Woods is engaging in sheep raising and the young couple will make their home at Paradise. POLICE FROWN ON PARDON Wilson's Clemency Toward Golden Is Said by Them to Be Misplaced. OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 24. (Special.) Lawrence Golden. Just pardoned by President Wilson from the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan, where he was sent for life as one of the ringleaders of the robbery of the Union Pacific's Overland Limited train on the outskirts of Omaha four years ago. Is either one or tne most desperate criminals in the West or one of the most maligned and injured men in the country. v - He was unconditionally pardoned by the President on the assumption that he was entirely innocent. . The Presi dent's conclusion was based on affidav its made by. three of Golden's friends now serving life sentences for the rob. bery. Government officials in Omaha take no stock in Golden s story of Inno cence, nor in - the affidavits of his friends. Omaha police, who worked up the case," say positively that Golden was the man who shot out the head light of the locomotive. Be was identi fied by a number of witnesses as hav ing taken part in the holdup and his guilt was established to the satisfac tion of the Jury. CHRISTIANS IN SYNAGOGUE Jews Lend Worshipping Place Protestant Congregation. to SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. A condi tion said to be unique in ecclesiastical annals of California has grown out of the hospitality of Rabbi Martin A. Meyer and his congregation, who have thrown open their place of worship, the Temple Emanu-EI, to . the congre gation of the First Congregational Church, of which Rev. Charles F. Aked is pastor, and for the next 12 months Hebrew and Christians will worship, according to their separate creeds,' in the same edifice. In welcoming the congregation to the Jewish temple. Rabbi Meyer said today: "This building, consecretated to the worship of the Jews, will be doubly consecrated to us now from the knowl edge that where we sat and worshipped on Saturday there also yon sat and worshipped the, same God on the Sab bath." CALIFORNIA HEAT INTENSE Sacramento Has Temperature of 109 Saturday and 108 Sunday. SACRAMENTO. Aug. 24. Sacramento and interior California from noon Sat urday until tonight haa suffered the hottest 34 hours in the history of the Government weather observations. The thermometer registered 109 Saturday afternoon and 106 today in Sacramento, while the minimum for the 31-hour period was 74, at E a. m. today. From all parts of the valley today came reports of ' abnormal tempera tures. DRUNKEN BABOON CAUGHT Pet Drinks Pare Alcohol, Is Put' in City Jail, and Escapes. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24. The police were called today to arrest a baboon. This was done by a motorcycle police man after much excitement. Bruno, as the baboon waa called, es caped the "drunk tank" of the city JalL He was returned to his master, a corn doctor. ' Bruno had drunk a large quantity of pure alcohol, which the master used in bis work. JOHNSON'S NIECE TO DANCE California Governor's Relative fd Go Into Vaudeville. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Miss Katherlne Johnson, the 19-year-old niece of Governor Hiram W. Johnson, will enter vaudeville as a class dancer. Her first production, it is announced, will be, an Oriental creation. GUARD OVER THAW SUDDENLY DOUBLED Precautions Taken Avert Jailbreak. to KIDNAPING PLOT IS FEARED Prisoner Petulant at Change of. Conditions in Ceil. EXTRA LAWYERS ARRIVE Brilliant Array", of Legal Talent Said to Have Plan to Take Thaw to Pennsylvania and There to Defy Xew York. - SHE RB ROOK E, Quebec Aug. 24. (Special.) Extraordinary precautions to prevent the eseape of Harry K. Thaw were ordered today by the Canadian Immigration Department and J. H. La force, governor of the Sherbrook Jail. As the time draws near for final ac tion on the International prisoner's habeas corpus writ and his deportation to Vermont, the officials are afraid that he will make an attempt to flee or that be will be snatched from the officers of the law. . As, a result stringent rules have been promulgated and the guard over the lunatic-slayer doubled. Up to today Thaw had eaten his meals In privacy, but beginning with breakfast this morning a Jail turnkey sat with the prisoner until he had finished eating and all the dishes had been removed. He watched Thaw's every mouthful and was careful to see that the prisoner did not secrete either a knife, fork or spoon. x Matteawaa Is Paralleled. "It's almost aa bad as Matteawan," said Thaw In a voluble ' protest that be made this afternoon to Governor Laforce, "but I suppose I'll have to endure it. "I'm afraid you will," waa the Jail chief's reply. Laforce Is afraid that the prisoner, if allowed to secrets any -of the table paraphernalia, might make a file of some kind and escape. The forces acting for and against Thaw were augmented by late arrivals today. Two lawyers Joined the Thaw camp. They were William A. Stone. ex-Governor of Pennsylvania, and Wil liam Blakeley, District Attorney of Pittsburg. E. Blake Robertson, assist ant superintendent of immigration for Canada, Joined the anti-Thaw ranks. Thaw expressed hia pleasure when 'he learned of the coming of the Pennsyl vania attorneys. He had been morose (Concluded on Page 8.) UNCLE INDEX OF TODATC NEWS The Weather. YETSTRDAY'S Maximum temperature. 61-S decrees; minimum, 6L1 degrees. TODAY'S Probably frdr and continued warm; northerly winds. I Foreign. ' Guard over Thaw's cell is doubled. Face L Grand Duebes of Luxemburg- to be bride of Prince Henry of Bavaria. Page S. National. Enroy Una sends secret message to Wil son, which stirs Washington officials to action. Page 1. Currency bill as It now stands is indorsed by House leaders. Page 2. Domestic. Mothers seeking pensions swamp Nebraska courts. Page 8. Wisconsin farmers to be sdvlsed by state scientists. Page All fear of money stringency gone. Page . Washington soo buys 21 wild beasts from Egyptian government. Page a, Evelyn Thaw still in dread of husband. Page 8. Bankers count on ' compromise currency bill being passed. Pago 2. J. W. Llllenthal to be at head of United Railroads. Pago 3. Camfnettl Is confident of acquittal. Page. Publlo opinion strong In Suiter's favor in upper New York. Page 2. r Attitude and announcements of suffragists criticised by opponents. Page Z. "Funny men see sights of old Chicago town. Page 1. b sorts. Coast Ijesguo results Portland 1-5. les Angelas 2-T. Oakland S-2, San Fran cisco 8-1. Sacramento 4-0, Venice 1-1. Page 8. Northwestern League results Spokane a. Tacoma 0; Seattle 8. Vancouver 2. No Portland-Victoria game scheduled. Page S. Pendleton makes sweep ot series with Boise. Page 8. Giants and Athletics strengthen pennant chances. Page S. Pacific Northwest. Dynamite-laden steamer crashes into bark at Astoria. Page 1. Marriage ceremony performed while hills are searched for couple. Page 1. Stste Fair msnagement promises bigger and better show this year. Page 8. Railroad Immigration officials express sur prise at Clarke County Products. Page a. Attorney-Oeneral Continues Investigation of Bandoa deportation. Page ft. Portland and Vicinity. California fire chiefs guests for day in Portland. Page Id, Sigma Gamma PI gives dance rn honor of Miss Florence Kalttle. page 7. Superintendent Armstrong prepares te fight two indictments. Page 18. All politicians turn eyes to Governorship Job. Pass 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 10. Chick Houghton drowns at Burlington. Page 5. . Seventeen Oregon cities complain of power rates. Page 4. "Heady Money' applauded at Helllg. Page . Survivor of wreck of Ctate of California tells of tragedy. Page 10. PASTOR'S EYE BLACKENED London - Clergyman In Xevr York Says Tennis Ball Explanation. NEW TQRK, Aug. 24. (Special.) When Rev. Len G. Broughton. of London, entered the pulpit 'of the Mad ison Avenue Reformed Church this morning, there was a buss of excited comment. Something had attracted all eyes, i That something was not his black alpacca coat nor comfortably low-cut collar. It was his right eye. It was smaller and around It was a dark circle. Aware that all eyea were focused on that black and blue circle, before be ginning sermon. Dr. Broughton said: "Lest my hearers sympathize with me too freely, t will explain. I have a black eye. It's a sore eye; but I promise I did not get it the way you think. Tou see, I was playing tennis and the ball well, I guess that ex plains," INTENDS TO LET THE OLD BOY UNO SENDS SECRET NOTE TO PRESIDENT Officials .Worry About Mexican Situation. WILSON ' AND BRYAN CONFER Sentiment In Latin America Is With United States. MESSAGE NOW IS WRITTEN Belief Exists That Huerta Will Yield Before Executive Reads Statement to Congress Pressure on Pro visional Rnler Is Heavy. WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. (Special.) President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan broke their Sunday rest for a long conference over the Mexican sit uation this afternoon, following the receipt of another special cipher mes sage from Envoy John Lind. No offi cial information was given out regard-Ins- the character of the Llnd dispatch. nor would those in authority indicate whether there had been any change in the situation since the President ex pressed,hls belief in the ultimate suc cess of the Llnd mission a few days ago, or whether anything was likely to happen that would cause the Presi dent to change his programme of com municating with Congress on Tuesday. Enough was learned today, however, to Indicate that th Administration still regards the Mexican situation as acute and to suggest that there Is some little worry lest a hitch In the programme somewhere upsets calculations to a so lution of the problem along the' line of endeavor that has been in progress. In the words of one of the high officials of the Administration,' the latest de velopments as perhaps shown in the message received from Mr. Lin today are "not discussable at present" Latin Asaerlca Sasoorta Wllaosu Besides Great Britain, France and Japan, practically all the Central and South American countries are lending their support to the efforts of the United States to bring about a peace ful settlement of the Mexican revolu tion. Unless satisfactory overtures are made by the Huerta government before Tuesday President Wilson, will pro claim in person in a message to both houses of Congress the principle that constitutional government alone can be recognised in Mexico. He also will outline the suggestions of the United States for the elimination of Huerta and the establishment of a legally con- (Concluded on pace e.k IN TODAY. HUMORISTSCORNER SMILES IN CHICAGO BIG TOTVX', PIG TOWX XV SPIRES VERSE OrVrXSMTTHS. Joy-Makers, on Way to Convention, Find City Where Women Success fully Get Oft Cars Backward. ' CHICAGO, Aug. 24. (Special.) . Big town; pig town; Fine town: swine town; Peace town; grease town; Real town; squeal town: That's all I know 'bout Chicago. Thus did Dixon Merritt. of the Nash ville Banner, delegate to the American press humorists' convention, epitomize Chicago today. Mr. Merritt, with humorous writers of other newspa pers, is en route to Peoria, where the convention will be held in the home town of George Pitch, of "Slwash" and "Vest Pocket Essay" fame. The humorists, an appellation they themselves admitted, were given an automobile ride around the boulevard system and afterward tendered luncheon at the Press Club. Edgar A. Guest, who works diligent ly on the ninth floor of the Detroit Free Press . building welding humor into a column calle1 "Breakfast Chat" tor that newspaper, declined to write anything for fear of bis contract, but he consented to be quoted. "Chicago," said Mr. Guest. "Is a big, bursting and beautiful city in spots, but I can't help thinking how it must wreck a 11500 Income." - Which was admitted to be some comment by other delegates who had once lived, or, rather, resided In Mr. Guest's dlty. known locally as "the town across from Windsor." Cy War-man's comment was more of a sigh. He made It after witnessing Chicago women detrain at various busy crossings. "Chicago," Mr. Warm an soliloquized, "is the only city in the world where women get off the cars backward and get away with it" A dinner was given this evening for the visitors at the Hotel Sherman. The party will leave for Peoria in the morning. Douglas Malloch, Mason Warner, S. E. KIser and C. W. Taylor, of Chicago, will form the escort com mittee to "Fitchtown." IDLE WAN IS HELD IN BAIL Wilmington Court Hopes to - Found Remedy f for Non-Workers. WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 24. (Spe cial) For the first time in this state a man waa held in ball in the Munlci pal Court here on a charge of idleness. When Alphonse M. Action was ar raigned On a specific charge of breach of the peace, preferred by- -his wife. Judge Churchman remarked that, ac cording to the defendant's wife, he would not work. The Judge then said that having understood idleness is crime, according to Blackstone.- be would also place that charge against the accused. Action was held under' $300 peace bond and an order to' give 1300 ball additional for a hearing next Wednesday on the idleness charge. He was unable to furnish bail. "Every few days," the Judge said, "men are brought before the court on complaint of their wives. The main cause of the trouble is the husbands will not work. I hope to found a remedy." FORBES QUITS SUDDENLY Friends of Philippine Governor Say He Wasn't Treated With Courtesy. MANILA, Aug. - 25. W. Cameron Forbes, Governor-General of the Phil ippines since November, 1909, today sent his resignation to Washington. It Is effective September 1, Just a week from today when Mr. Forbes will leave for the United States. It waa only yesterday, Mr. .Forbes says, that be was apprised of the ap pointment of Francis Burton Harrison, of New York, as the new Philippine Governor. His friends feel strongly that he deserved more courteous treat, ment after so long a service. The retting Governor-General him self publishes in powerful terms, a reply to attacks by Representative Jones, of Virginia, who, in pressing for the prosecution of a bill giving "inde pendence" to the Philippines, urged the removal of Governor-General Forbes. RICH WOMAN IS STRANDED Mrs. J. Phelps Stokes Money Stolen and She Calls for Assistance. LIMA, O, Aug. 24. Refusing to re port the theft of her purse to the po lice and to accept money from friends. Rose Pastor Stokes, of New York, a settlement worker. Is "stranded" in a local hotel with only 35 cents and her baggage In her poasesston. She is awaiting a reply to a message sent to her husband, J Phelps Stokes, a New York millionaire. Mrs. Stokes left ber hotel yesterday afternoon to confer with local Social ists, When she returned, $90 which she had left In her room was missing. She said she knew who took the money but added that she would not prosecute the thief. BEAR PILFERS MAN'S DEER Hunter Near Coqnille Gets More Am munition, Slays Bruin. COQUILLE, Or.. Aug. 24. TSpeclaL) Bussell Hill, who resides in the vicin ity of Hall Creek, while hunting deer on Thursday killed a fine four-point buck near a small stream, and as the animal fell from his bullet a bear dashed from the brush and pounced on It. Hill bad exhausted his ammunition, but hastened to his home a mile dis tant, returned and dispatched bruin as he was lunching on the venison. The bear weighed S40 pounds. EXPLOSIVE LADEN SHIP III COLLISION . - ( Steamer Crashes Into M Bark at Astoria. GREAT HOLES TORN IN BOWS Vessels Cling to Each Other! After Accident. CREWS ESCAPE WITH LINES Thode Fagelund, Norwegian, Rounds Dredge Chinook, Plows Head-On Into German Bark Tbielbek In Moonlight at River Mouth. ASTORIA, Or, Aug. 24. (Special.) With a crash that sounded like an" ex plosion, followed by a din of whistles that aroused half the people sleeping In the central section of the city, the Norwegian steamer Thode Fagelund and the German bark Thlelbek cams together in a head-on collision off the city waterfront at S o'clook this morn ing. No one was injured, but both vessels were so badly damaged that the repairs to each will cost several thousanda of dollars. At the time of the accident the sky was clear and a bright moon waa shin ing, and the Fagelund, laden with giant powder and lumber for Balboa, had Just weighed anchor and was en routs for the mouth of the river with Captain M. Nolan in charge as pilot. Ships Ronwd Dredge, Crash. The big .dredge Chinook, at anchor In the stream, was swinging with tie beginning of the floodtide, and as tbs Fagelund rounded the dredge the Thlel bek hove into view coming up stream In tow of the steamer Ocklahama, Cap tain Pease. The vessels were not mors than 200 feet apart when they sighted each other, and there was no time to clear. Warning blasts were blown, on both ships and engines were reversed to full speed astern. The Fagelund also slipped ber anchor in an effort to check the headway. But the two veasela were approaching each other so rapidly and at such close range they could not bo stopped. - The sharp bow of the Thlelbek struck the Fagelund on the port bow about two feet from the stem, and cut a gash, fully 10 feet deep and extending from the rail to several feet below the water line, smashed the steamer's windlass and crushed the bunks in the forepealg Into kindling wood. Bulkhead Not Damaged. The water tight bulkhead was not damaged, and thia kept the vessel from sinking. The impact of the collision tore the Ocklahama loose from her tow, and the Thlelbek was so firmly Imbedded in the bow of the Fagelund that fully an hour elapsed before the two vessels could be separated. The damage to the bark 'is fully as extensive as that of the steamer. lU though all her battered parts are well above the waterline. The stock of her anchor was driven through the star board bow, smashing a hole about six feet square, and several platea on either, side of the bow were bent or dented. It is estimated about IS of the plates of the bark will have to be replaced. Flresnaa Has Narrow F.srape. While no one was injured, Jobaa Bjupjell, a fireman on the Fagelund, bad a narrow escape. He waa asleep in an upper bunk in the forepeak o the steamer. As the bark's stem cam crashing through it crushed the bunk like an eggshell, and Bjupjell, before he could Jump from hia bed, was) dropped Into the lower bunk. Ha was slightly cut and bruised about the arms and shoulders by the flying debris. The crippled vessels were surveyed by Captain Veysey, Lloyd's surveyor, and Captain Hoben. The Thlelbek waa permitted to proceed to Portland, and she left this evening to go on the dry dock. The Fagelund will be kept here) until the arrival of Captain Svendson, agent for the Norwegian Underwriters. ESCAPE OF CREWS SURPRISES Mariners Regard Xon-Explosion of Dynamite as Remarkable. That the dynamite on .board the steamer Thode Fagelund eld not ex plode and blow all on board both ships into eternity was regarded as remark able by Portland shipping men when they heard yesterday of the Tolllsioo at Astoria. The Thlelbek was formerly the Brit ish bark Prince Robert, and both she and the Norwegian steamer are old timers at Portland. The last time the Thlelbek was here was in March, when she carried to Europe 164.653 bushels of wheat The cargo of the Norwegian steamer consisted of 2,169,279 feet .of lumber valued at $32,9(2, and 1037 cases of dynamite valued at $8000. The Tbode Fagelund left Portland August 21, and stopped at Stella to finish loading. The owners - of the Thlelbek are Knohr Burchard, of Hamburg, Ger many, and she Is under charter to Kerr, Gilford 4b Co, grain exporters, of Port land. She la commanded by Captain Bergmans. The Thode Fageiuna is ownea oy tne Intsk Dpsk Thode Fagelunds RederL Her gross tonnage is 43j2 tons.