VOL. L.III. NO. 16,483.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER
1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
22,
BIG BRITISH DEAL Ifl
COLOMBIA ALARMS
PONY RIDER'S RACE
IS NECK AND NECK
TWO LEADERS HAM" MIAHt-
APART AT LEU1STOX.
Canal Rights Said to
Have Been Given.
MONROE DOCTRINE IN PERIL
Bill Jiooke Takes Time to Eat Two
Beefsteaks; Robert GUI Says
He'll Dine at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept. 21.
(Special.) Riding like mad, four men
on horseback tonight are eating up the
m.tanrn from Granereville to Walla
Walla In an endeavor to win $250 In
cash and a $100 saddle, the first prize
In the thrilling 150-mile pony express
race, following practically the same
Miller used when he
rode the pony express.
The quartette got oft together at 10
o'clock at Grangeville and Bill Rooke
threw himself from his saddle exactly
at 5 o'clock at Lewiston. rushed Into
a restaurant, bolted two rare beef
steaks, swallowed some coffee, hur
ried out to a fresh horse and left at
5:1414 for Walla Walla.
Robert Gill arrived in Lewiston at
5:22 and left three minutes later, Just
Situation Said to Be Similar to That 30 seconds behind Rooke.
"I'll eat enough to make up for It
when I hit Walla Walla." he called to
State Department to Investi
gate Immediately.
OLD ISSUE RAISED ANEW
in Which Japanese Sought to
Buy Large Tract of Land
on Magdalena Bar-
HUERTA SAYS HE'LL
HAVE i CANDIDATE
INDEX OF TODAY NEWS
Promise of Impartia
Election Made.
ORDER WILL BE MAINTAINED
Army to Be Used if Needs Be
to Suppress Disturbers.
OPEN DECLARATION MADE
Parties to Be Left Free to Make
Nominations and Work for Ideals,
. Without Hindrance From
Federal Power.
the waiting crowd.
The other riders in the race. Mon
tana Jarrett and James Chamberlain,
had not been reported at Lewiston late
tonight though they left Grangeville.
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ht . smxrnv c.r i fWHa1.1 me roaas are poor mo
T ACCIJ.U A UCH vft. , .
-Th. report that Pearson Son. the th , t r. P a nd
great English firm of contractors and
TTiinltara- with lt significant rela
tions to the British government Itself. LONDON BANKS ALARMED
had obtained a gtgantlo concession for
the exploitations of Colombia's natural Xevr Currency Bill Threatens Profit
resources. Involving the right to con- atle nnanoiai Agencies.
struct docks, quays, railways and
...la apntiHi fntanM IntArMt. not to I T nvnrtv C.nf 91 ntsrusRtnr the
say keen concern, here. American currency bill in Its financial tu.de which the Administration would
The matter involves th. acquisition column, this morning, the JM.; - "'"ul d"
by English concessionaries of tracts of .".T'.lut rt , disturbance
bankers as a result -of the clause in Pf public peace and order and would
the bill provldln'for the establish- suppress any effort In that direction.
. in fnirn rountrlM. The President said he would use
"This clause." says the Telegraph, the army, if necessary, to keep order,
"nnan. nr. a inrca nuestton and one! "I want to declare once for all in
which may become somewhat embar- the face of the whole nation," said
rassinsr for London banks now holding General Huerta, "that I shall comply
nrof lt&bla aeencles for New York. Chi- with the obligations I have assumed.
MEXICO CITT, Sept 21. "Not only
would it be an anomaly that the Gov
ernment should have a candidate, -ut
It can be further said that the Gov
ernment -has no predilection tor nor
will it aid any candidate,
In these words Provisional Preside
Huerta today replied to the question
whether he favored any candidate in
the coming presidential elections.
President Huerta explained the attl
land and harbor works in the Gulf of the banKtng riem nere oy American " ' .17 7
Darlen. a stone's throw from the Pan
ama Canal, and special interests along
the Atrato River, a waterway which
forms a part of the site of the Colom
bian route for -an Isthmian canal.
Department Will Investigate.
The details of the concession, which
was procured for Pearson & Son by cag( an)J otner American banks Any These have for their basis the security
Lord Murray, formerly chief whip of
the Liberal party, are understood here
o be along the lines of a concession
, proposed some months ago, and if, in
deed, they are the same the State De
partment had good cause to worry.
The Department, It Is said, will in
stitute an Immediate investigation.
For several years it has been watch
ing the situation, and with fme of te
department's experts the subject has
been considered one of great diploma
tic and strategical Importance. If it
proves, as Is asserted, that Lord Murray
has obtained a concession for the con
struction of a base on Darlen Gulf, on
the Carrlbbean Coast of Columbia, a
addition to the keen rivalry already of the Republic, leaving always com
existing would, of course, be unpopular I plete freedom to the divers political
In Lombard street, but the invasion parties to launch candidates and do
now threatened would be particularly I their work towards carrying to
unwelcome. Inasmuch as it might be I happy conclusion their Ideals, without
much dislocating and injurious to the I aid or impediment from the Govern'
existing arrangement."
ment"
'CARLSBAD COFFEE COMING
Mrs. Tanderbllt and Mr. Waterbury
Import Beverage Ready-Made.
CARLSBAD, Sept. 21. Mrs. W. K.
Vanderbllt and Lawrence Waterbury
direct conflict with the resolution ln-of New York are said to have shipped
troduced by Senator Lodge last year. I home a case containing 24 quart bottles
Inspired by the proposed purchase of a of black coffee which Is all ready for laratlon that he would not be a can-
HCERTA THOUGHT ELIMIN ATED
Administration Accepts Statement
of Intention In Campaign.
WASHINGTON, Sept 21. Adminis
tration officials here regarded the
statement made today by Provisional
President Huerta that "it would be an
anomaly for the government to have
a candidate" as tantamount to a aec-
large tract on Magdalena Bay by a I
use except for heating. Carlsbad coffee
Japanese corporation, and which I js noted for Its excellence and it Is said
amounted to an amplification of the that Mrs. Vai. -rbllt and Mr. Water-
Monroe doctrine, will at once be ap-1 bury intend that "coffee made at Carls
parent and will require some action. bad" shall be a feature of a f orthcom-
Canal Feature Slsrnlflcaat. I lng dinner.
The Question would not be so signlfl- Curiosity is expressed here as to how
cant were It not for the fact that the the custom-house officers will treat
concession also Includes the construe- this importation. It is said that while
tlon of railways, docks, quays and "ca- they are familiar with coffee extract
nals," the last named being of the they have never been called on to ap-
greatest significance. That feature of praise coffee which has already been
the concession might be considered Infused.
England's answer to the Panama Canal
concerning which has caused keen dls- MEW COTTON PLAN FAILS
satisfaction In Great Britain. The In
dicate himself in the coming electlona
The tenor of Provisional President
Huerta's remarks that his govern-
( Concluded on Fags 2.)
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
degrees; minimum, 5B.5.
TODAYS Fair, westerly winds.
Foreign.
Huerta promises impartial .election In Mex
lco. Jr'age l.
Xalionsl.
La Follette'g friends believe he will Join
Democratic party. Page 1.
British deal for canal rights with Colombia
alarm Washington, rage 1.
Domestic.
Forces line up for finish fight In Thaw
case. Page 2.
Sulser will testify in order to force Murphy
to take stand. Page S.
New travelers' aid society to protect girls.
Page 3.
Thousands T-iew Gavoofs body lying in
state. Page 3.
Bulgarians In United States would reopen
war to secure justice for Macedonians.
Paare 4.
Bunan-Varilla urge, that work he begun at
once to bring Panama canal -to
level. Page 2. '
Winter sweeps down on Chicago. Page 1,
Sports.
Par1fl- rout League results: Portland
vnlM 2: Sacramento 11-2. Oakland: z-o
San Francisco 6-5. Los Angeles 1-1.
Page 8.
Northwestern Leasue results: Portland 13-2,
Seattle 2-2 (second game called at ena
of sixth): Tacoma 8-1. Victoria 3-4; no
Hpokane-Vancouver game scheduled.
Page b.
Buddy Ryan traded by Cleveland to White
Sox. page s.
Race In major leagues nears end. Pace 8,
Pacific Northwest.
Two riders nip and tuck In Grangeville.
Page 1.
Barney" CNsIl ready to begin prison term,
Page 2.
Woman shot by Infatuated neighbor as she
greets husband near Salem, fage
Orders for Hood River apples are In excess
of supply. Page 6.
Dr. Leach returns to Coos County to testl
y. Page o.
Marine.
British steamer Craighlll here to load lum
ber. Page 1L
Portland and Vicinity.
Hundreds witness mimic battle by guards
men at Clackamas Range, page o.
Pat Lavey also 'Tstung by bigamist Euscn.
Page 1.
Mrs. L. M. Fairish honored on birthday.
Page 7.
Cltys milk supply shows Improvement.
Page 14.
Bclentlflo methods of preparing baby's food
will be demonstrated at mua soon,
Page 14.
Mission worker asserts she has knowledge
of Spokane murder. Page 11.
Pastor scores Portland persons for alleged
selfishness, page .
Methodist Church constitution amendment
to come up tonight. Page .
Loot of Reform school fugitives Identi
fied by victims, page 14.
Civic niirhs showing interest in coming
bridge bonds election, page 4.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11.
CQFFMAN'S FRIENDS . BUSY
Agitation Begun for Release of Sol
dier Who Insulted Flag;.
WASHINGTON, Sept 21. Agitation
has begun to secure relief for Waldo
H. Coftman, serving a sentence in the
military prison at Leavenworth, Kan.,
for speaking disrespectfully of his
country, the Army and the American
flag. Coffman was a private In the
Ninety-third Coast Artillery and his
conduct was held by a courtmartlal to
be highly subversive of discipline.
Letters have been received by Sena
tors and Representatives alleging that
the man, who is described as "Comrade
Coflman," had been punished for the
mere expression of his political opin
ion and because he talked Socialism.
LA FOLLETTE
JOIN DEMOCRATS
Change of Party Will
Not Be Surprise.
REPUBLICAN GAMP IS GOLD
Senator Now Sees No Chance
of Big Nomination.
CHICAGOANS BID
SUMMER GOOD BYE
city; redolent with moth
BALLS AS FCRS EMERGE.
Only Stoutest Boats Venture Out on
Lake as Icy Wind Whips
Breakers Into Foam.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21. (Special.)
Bleak Autumn arrived in Chicago and
vicinity today with a vengeance, run
ning ahead of schedule. The advance
agent of Winter crowded Indian Sum
mer out of the usual engagement. The
temperature dropped to 40 degrees
above zero, and there were fitful gusts
of icy rain, driven with cutting force
by a high wind.
People got out their blankets, turned
on the steam heat, resurrected furs and
wraps and bade farewell to straw hats.
The city was redolent with the odor of
moth balls as Winter garments came
TARIFF VflTF PDIIMTQ WAY into action- Blooming flowers and ten
a m m assi a will I w a I -,!,. v. I -1 4-a js j.
uca ptau to ntic hum i ii tu lyaouicu .o
or barns in fear of frost during the
night.
Lake Michigan, harried by a con-
Attitude Regarded as Precluding tlnued high wind, tossed up angry yel
low breakers which drove all sorts of
small craft in great haste for harbors.
Ample warning had been given of
storms on the lake and mariners did
not venture far out. Only the stoutest
boats of steel construction and heavy
tonnage ventured away from the coast
wise runs.
The city, which only a few days ago
was sweltering in heat and dust, had
difficulty adjusting itself to the sud
den change, this applying chiefly to the
thousands who are poorly clad, fed and
housed.
DULUTH. Minn, Sept. 21. A record
not equalled since the establishment
of the weather bureau, in 1884, waa
made when snow fell today at nearly
all points in Northern Minnesota and
around the shores of Lake Superior,
The earliest previous snowfall was re
corded September 24, 1907.
Possibility of Ever Securing
Presidency Through Party
That ' Reared Him.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept 21. The announcement
that Senator Bob La Follette. of Wis
consin, had joined the Democratic party
would occasion little surprise in the
United States Senate, and, as a matter
of fact, many of La Follette's friends
are expecting such an announcement at
no distant day.
That La Follette contemplated a
shifting of his political allegiance has
been hinted at rather strongly ever
since it was rumored that Colonel
Roosevelt entertained the Idea of seek'
lng the Republican Presidential nom
ination in 1916. When Senator La Fol
lette, with Senator Folndexter, of SOCIETY GIRLS WILL SEW
Washington, cast his vote in favor oi
Club Where Debutantes Will Learn
Expected to Cut Living Cost,
the passage of the Underwood tariff
bill, the opinion spread that La Fol
lette's days under the Republican ban
ner were drawing to a close. The
switch of Poindexter from the Progres-
ive to the Democratic party has long
been expected.
Nomination Oat - of Reach.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 21.-(SpeciaL) Sev
eral West End society girls and women
have formed a sewing and millinery
club and rented quarters in the Delmar
buildine. ExDerts will irive them ln-
Among politicians in wasningion n ..ructions in dressmaking and the mak
seems to be agreed that La Follette. , Irames. trimmlnir. lining, reno
wnemer no gu over w iuo vtttln(? and designing hats.
crauo party or not. nas maao it m- Tne club wiu wltn ,u flrst
possible ever to secure the rresioen- ,- . tomorrow and it is exnected
tial nomination at the hands of the tfaat there wln be a large enroUmenti
party in which he was brought up. The formatloB f cub Is the out
That does not mean he could have been m . . tn rfirtu(,a tha hle.h co..
nommatea oy tne ePutmcans naa Jt Jg expected tnat neariy
voted against the Democratic bill, but ., .... ... H.hutnnf.s will soon be
Dy arraying; muiBeii du Btiuureijr asaiuai
wearing dresses and hats of their own
construction.
the Republican position on the tariff
and voting fo? a bill placing on the
free list practically all the products
f tha farm, not to mention many other WHIN D-RF
articles whose producers in this coun-1
try will suffer under unrestricted for- Many VacancieB ln West Point
CADETS FAIL
lette has virtually read himself out ofl
the Republican party.
(Concluded on Pace 8.)
Chinese Taken to Mexico Hold fori
Prohibitive Price for Picking.
LOS ANGELES. Sept IL (Special.)
The plan of cotton-growers Just be
low the line ln Mexico to solve the
cotton-picking problem by employing
Chinese labor has proved unavailing.
Chinese have been sent into Mexicall
in such numbers of late that the little
town more closely resembles a Chinese
colony than a Mexican city. Labor
asrltators have persuaded the Chinese
MILES KNOWS NO PARTY to hoW out for prohlbitIve prtce of
J1.Z5 to 11.50 for 100 pounds lor picK-
fluence of Pearson & Son with the Brit
ish Government is also of prime im
portance. The head of the firm is Lord
Cowdray.
It was said as early as August IS
that it was believed here that influence
of Cowdray with the British Foreign
office had much to do with Great Brit
ain's prompt recognition of the Huerta
government ln Mexico, Pearson & Son
having secured great oil concessions
contingent on such recognition.
THE ANNUAL OREGON HANDICAP.
General Running on Platform
"Better Conditions for People."
FTTCHBURG. Mass.. Sept 21. Speak
ing of tha announcement made last
nlfirht Yv rlnilK thnt ia wnuld ri A
candidate for the Republican nomina- I HOP
tlon for Congress from the Third Mas
sachusetts District. General Nelson A.
Miles said tonight:
"I have not seen the published an
nouncement, but I will say that while
I am not seeking the office, if the
people of the district want me I will
serve them if they call me."
Asked as to which party nomination
he would accept if it were offered him.
he said:
"That is a question that I cannot
answer. I am an independent ln poli
tics. If the. people desire me to become
a candidate and I should accept, I would
nf lng cotton. This will prove a serious
loss to the growers unless they can ob
tain expert pickers from Northern
Mexico, or are able to persuade the
Chinese to accept the prices offered.
HONORS CONTESTED
Independence Pickers Wrest Cham-1
pionship From Miss Murray.
INDEPENDENCE. Or, Sept 41.
(Special). Two hopplckers who worked
in the yards near Independence, are
contenders for the championship pick
ing honors of 191S, at first believed to
have been won by Miss Lela Murray,
of Yamhill.
Miss Murray plucked 1001 pounds ofl
burrs in a day. Homer Mills, of Inde
pendence, says he picked 1100 and a I
advocate a platform of living wages fellow worker, whose name Mills can
and better conditions for the people." not recall, harvested 115 pounds on
the same day. The dally average oil
Mills was 1A hnt.i' that of the other I
UAK ANKt; MAN BtNtA I M record picker 18 boxes.
STEAK MAY BE $1 A POUND
Meat Packer Predicts Great Rise ln
Price in Ten Xears.
CHICAGO, Sept 21. Unless there Is
Victim of Anto Accident Is Rushed
to Hospital and Life Is Spared.
COLFAX Wash, Sept 21. (Special.)
Arthur Jensen, proprietor of the Col
fax Taxicab Line, drove his machine
over an embankment on the fairground
road Saturday night while en route an increase in the meat production in
after a passenger. The car landed about te United States ln the next ten years,
30 feet down the embankment along- porterhouse steak will be slllng at more
side the Spokane Inland Electric line, than a dollar a pound, according to
An Incoming passenger train gave thelGustav Bischoff of St Louis, president
alarm as the car took fire with Jensen I f tne American Meat Packers Asso-
pinned under. Aid reached him in time I elation, which will begin its annual
to save his life, and be was rushed to meeting here tomorrow.
the St Ignatius Hospital ln an uncon- "If the production of cattle decreases
clous condition. He regained con-1 in the same ratio and the population
clousness several hours later with no Increases as It has, we will see the
special Injuries. I American workmen eating rice and j
The taxicab was completely destroyed, i spuds, but no meat" be said.
as Consequence.
WASHINGTON, Septi 21. Many va
cancies exist at the West Point Military
Academy as the result of failure of
both principals and alternates ln many
cases to pass the cadet examinations
I and the failure of representatives to
hand ln nominations ln answer to the
request of the War Department
There Is no disposition to lower the
standards of admission and it Is be
lieved aid of Congress will be sought
I to have the President fill all vacancies
for which nominations are not forth
coming in time for the entrance exam
inations.
SHREWD
BIG1IS
T
DUPES 0L0 FRIEND
Canadian Dealings of
Busch Revealed.
POSER SHOWS REAL BUSINESS
Factory Is Built on Borrowed
Cash and Patent.
WIVES NOT ONLY GRIEVERS
Dual Personality, Tnusuul Ability,
Thirst for Wine and Winning Way
With AV'omeu Is Estimate of
Crook by Former Friend.
DEATH NEAR TO DANCERS
Hall at Sifton Collapses Shortly
After Merrymakers Leave.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept 21. (Spe
cial.) Death to many persons attend
ing a dance ln a large hall at Sifton,
last night was averted by Fate.
A. O. Jordan, of Sifton, recently built
a store, 60x100 feet two stories high.
The upper floor was used as a dance-
hall for the first time last night and
200 people danced there until an early
hour thia morning.
About 10:30 this morning, without
warning, the large building collapsed.
No one was ln the building when it fell.
FAIR WEATHER PROMISED
Warm Spell Predicted ln West,
With .Changes at End of Week.
WASHINGTON, Sept 21. Fair
weather generally for the entire coun
try Is promised by the Weather Bureau
for the coming week. ,
It will be warmer early in the week
west of the Mississippi River Tuesday
or Wednesday, and there is present in
dication of decided changes over the
West during the second half of the
week.
There will he rains Monday on the
North Pacific Coast
MADERO'S SLAYER KILLED
Colonel Cardenas Reported Assassi
nated at Mlchoalan.
WASHINGTON. Sept 21. Lieutenant-
Colonel Francisco Cardenas, alleged by
the constitutionalists of Mexico to have
been the assassin of Francisco I. Ma-
dero, ex-President of Mexico, has been
assassinated, according to advices re
ceived at the headquarters of the con
stitutionalists here today.
The advices say that Cardenas was
killed at Mlchoalan,. whither he had
been sent by President Huerta to take
command of federal troops.
Xoted Italian General Dead.
ROME, Sept 21. General Salza, who
was head of the Italian Cyrenaica ex-
I peditlon, is dead today at Trevlso, Italy.
A strange dual personality, unusual
ability as a swindler and an over strong
liking for wine and a winning way
with women contributed to the finan
cial success and the matrimonial fall
of George J. Busch, blgamlBt and bogus
heir to the Busch million In St Louis,
who fled to South America recently
with his third wife after cleverly dodg
ing detectives and Secret Service op
eratives across the continent. This
estimate of Busch was made by Pat
Lavey, of Portland, who says he has
been made the "goat" in Busch's busi
ness operations.
While two women married by Busch.
and from whom he has obtained no di
vorce are bemoaning his departure with
wife No. 3, Pat Lavey is contemplating
the possible loss of an electrio light
stand patent which netted Busch sev
eral thousand dollars and from which
Lavey himself anticipated a harvest of
dollars.
Busch Korinra Lavey'a Patent.
Lavey has been informed that Busch
has turned the patent and a manufac
turing establishment over to Canadian
nterests and a new factory for the
manufacture of the lamp is being es
tablished at Winnipeg.
Busch and Lavey first met In Port
land and the two became fast friends.
The woman who was Mrs. Busch at
that time was formerly Miss Claudia
Windsor, daughter of a family of social
prominence who formerly lived in
Portland, but who have since moved
to San Francisco. Mrs. Wlndsor-Busch,
says Lavey, was talented and beautiful.
Lavey turned over the Canadian
rights to a patented lampstand to
Busch, who went to Winnipeg and
promoted a company to manufacture
the stands on a basis of 50 per cent
of the returns for Busch and E0 per
cent for Lavey.
Mrs. Bosch Supplies Cask.
Mrs. Busch was the backbone of
Busch's business ability. She financed
the proposition, using her own money
and borrowing from her parents and
friends.. A prosperous business soon
was built up.
At this time. Lave says, Busch had
a wife and children ii. St Louis, but
his second wife knew nothing of this.
In Winnipeg, Mrs. Busch learned of
the first Mrs. Busch and Busch con
fessed that he had never been divorced.
She returned to San Francisco while
Busch continued a trip through Can
ada advertising the Lavey lamps.
Busch then went to Victoria, B. C,
and established a factory, and after
ward to Seattle, where he met Miss
Dorothy Meyers. At that time he pose
as the "Anheuser kld.1' heir to the mil
lions of the Busch family of St Louis,
He eloped with and married Miss
Meyers. Meanwhile Busch arranged
with Swindells & Swindells, Portland
attorneys, for divorce proceedings
against the Mrs. Busch IL The papers
were prepared, but the divorce was
not obtained.
Wife II Starts on Trail.
Following the elopement, the Mrs.
Busch of San Francisco went to Seattle
ln the hope of recovering some of the
money she had lent Busch. Here she
learned that Busch had become a big
amist for the second time.
She hurried to Victoria, but was de
nied the right to land there by immi
gration officials. She went back to
Seattle to get papers which would make
It possible for her to cross the line
and then hurried back to Victoria, only
to find that Busch and his new bride
had departed for Winnipeg.
Telegrams reached Busch at the
Alexandria Hotel In Winnipeg. His
replies and promises were worded so
artistically that Mrs. Busch. ln Victoria,
again was deceived. He "stalled" sev
eral days, then fled to New York,
whence he sailed for South America,
accompanied by the Seattle wife.
In Winnipeg he disposed of his lamp
invention and factory ln Victoria to J.
B. Gunn. Before sailing, Busch sent
a letter to Pat Lavey. ln which he gave
the address of a brother as 6123 Ridge
avenue, St Louis.
Lavey says he will contest the sale
of the lamp rights. Lavey has profited
nothing by the transactions of Busch
ln Canada.
PRINCESS DEAF AND DUMB
Queen of Spain's Second Daughter,
Like Second 'Son, Unable to Hear.
MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 21.
Relatives of the Queen of Spain have
been shocked by the news that the sec
ond daughtor of the Queen, like hr
second son, will be both deaf and dumb,
says the Manchester Guardian.
It Is feared that the little Spanish
Princess is totally deaf and unless thia
can be corrected she will probably
never be able, to speak.
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