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Newspaper Page TextPORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. 1,111 XO. 16,509. V K V TO REVISE WHOLE LAND POLICY Cabinet Announces De tails of Plan. NEW MINISTRY IS PROPOSED Barriers of Chancery Court Will Be Swept Aside. RENTS MAY BE REDUCED Everything to Be Subordinated to Twin Objects of Doubling Yield and Attracting People Back to Farms. SWINDON; England, Oct 22. Chan cellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George today gave further dotails of the gov ernment's land campaign. He said again that it was his object to "free British land from landlordism and get the people back on It," and added: "The two purposes which the Liberal government has set for itself are to attract and retain the rural population on the land and to devise means to double both the quantity and quality of the total agricultural production of the British Isles. Everything will be subordinated to the attainment of these two objects. "As the first step it is purposed to establish a ministry of lands, with contrbl and supervision of all ques tions dealing with the .users of land, both in town and country. The func . tions of the present board, of agricul ture will be transferred to the new ministry. . Legal Obstacles Set Aside. "The government Intends to take the Jand out of chancery. Hereafter, if a landlord finds that some silly settle ment hampers his schemes for improv ing his land, he can apply to the min istry of lands, which will enable him to override the barrier.". ' "The new ministry will operate through commissioners, who will act in a judicial capacity and have the same power to reduce rents on small farms as the Scottish courts now pos sess. Large farmers also will have the right to appeal to the Commission ers for a reduction of rent if the ac tion of the state causes an Increase in the wages ' of the farm laborer. In such an event the landlord, will have to come in as a contributor and in times of great agricultural depression a tem porary lessening of the rent will be ob tainable. Wastes to Be Reclaimed. "The new Ministry of Lands is to have full power to acquire at a rea sonable price all waste, derelict and neglected tracts of land and to plant them with forests and to reclaim and drain the springs of such lands with a view to their cultivation to the full limit of their possibilities. The ministry Is to be not only empowered but instructed to act, and the resources of the state will be placed at its dis posal for this purpose. "If men want sport, it must be at their own expense, and the game laws will be revised in this direction. "The establishment of a fair mini mum wage for laborers with reasonable hours of work, decent housing, and the prospect of the laborer's obtaining some land for himself will all be within the scope of the powers of the Com missioners, who will have authority to fix the price of land in the case of com pulsory acquisition. "The government proposes to remedy the grave deficiency of cottages in the country by building some itself with state funds, and we have got a nice little fund at hand, the Insurance re serve fund." The announcement of the land pro posals by Chancellor Lloyd George was made by unanimous decision of - the Cabinet. CROWDS OUT FOR SULZER Hall Will Xot Hold Those Who Want to Hear Candidate. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. William Sulzer entered tonight on the campaign which he hopes will result in his return to public office as an Assemblyman in the State legislature. In a series of speeches in the Sixth Assembly dis trict, where he is the candidate on the Progressive ticket, he attacked Charles F. Murphy and the court of impeach ment which removed him from the of fice of Governor. The meeting hall did not hold all who wished to hear him, and he made open air addresses in the street. BATHERS MAY DOFF SKIRTS Chicago Alderman Would Permit Bloomers and Sun Baths. , CHICAGO. Oct. 22. Skirtless bathing suits for women and segregated sun baths for "beach bathers" were rec ommended at a meeting of the Council health committee called today by Al derman Nance. The meeting was the result of the arrest of Rosalie M. Lad ova by the South Park police last Summer when be went into the water at the Jackson Park free beach in a bloomer suit, minus skirt. R1TA1N PLAN TO HARNESS PRIEST RAPIDS ON PROJECT TO COST FROM $12,- 000,000 TO $25,000,000. Reclamation of 1,000,000 Acres and Electrification of Railway Hang on Enterprise. SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 22. (Spe cial.) Reclamation of 1,000,000 acres of land in Eastern Washington, an ex penditure of between $12,000,000 and $25,000,000 In development of the larg est irrigation and power project in the Northwest and opening up of the Priest Rapids country will begin at once If the final trlD of inspection to Fries Rapids, made today by a party of American and European capitalists, re sults satisfactorily. Already funds for the construction of a dam 70 feet in height at the foot of the rapids, which will ,be the most stupendous engineering feat of its kind in this section of the country, are said to have been assured. Involved In the project Is the elec trification of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway from Cascades to its Puget Sound terminal, the taking over of the Hanford irrigation project on the "opposite side of the Columbia River and the merging and construct ing of many electric railway lines, ac cording to, information said to have been gleaned from a member of the party. The party, headed by W. J. Close, of Close Bros., financiers of London, is visiting the scene of the project in the private car of President A. J. Earllng, of the Milwaukee. The car was at tached to the crack train Olympian, and 'was dropped at the point nearest the projected enterprise. FARM TEACHING IS PLAN Experiment Stations May Be Put on Irrigated Land. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Plans are under way for the establishment of practical demonstration farms on each Government reclamation project. Secretary Lane had a conference to day with Secretary Houston and Assist ant Secretary Halloway, of the Agricul tural Department, and counseled them to enlist the services of experienced irrigation farmers and place them on the several Government project with a view to having them instruct settlers as to the use of irrigation water, the kinds of crops to put out and how to cultivate the soil. Secretary Lane's idea Is to obtain the highest possible efficiency from the irrigated lands. It was decided that the Agricultural Department and the Interior Depart ment would co-operate in the scheme, the details of which will be worked out as soon as possible. "AND THE BOY CAME BACK" Young Portland Speeder at Oregon City Returns as Promised. OREGON CITY, Or.. Oct 22. (Special.) When Harry Paul, aged 17 years, of Portland, whizzed through Oregon City, August 31, on a motorcycle at a 35 mile gait, he was halted by Chief Shaw for breaking the speed laws. He told a hard-luck story of being on his way to the hopyards in the search of work and promised the Chief that he would return within 30 days. He came back today and entered a plea of guilty in the Municipal Court. On the suggestion of the Chief of Po lice the regular fine of $25 that City Recorder Stipp assesses against speed ers was imposed on the boy and $15 was remitted at once. "I fooled you. didn't I, Chief?" re marked the boy as he came into court. "No, son, I know that you would come back," was the Chief's answer. FILIPINOS ATTACK SCOUTS Five Soldiers Killed, Eight Wounded In Fighting In Mindanao. MANILA. Oct. 22. Serious fighting has occurred and continues at Tallpao, in Mindanao, between the tribesmen and the Philippine scouts. So far as reported, five scouts have been killed and eight wounded. Cap tain Harry McElderley. of the 13th Company of Scouts, is among the wounded. The fighting began yesterday, the companies engaged being the 13th, 16th, 21st. 24th and SOth. NEVER-WED PAPER SIGNED Girl Contracts, to Keep Job and Re main Single for Life. LOS ANGELES. Oct. 22. (Special.) Signing an agreement not to marry. Miss Rose Magolis, for the past live years caEhier of the Hotel Hayward. today accepted a contract calling for her services as cashier of the hotel the rest of her life. . During her five years as cashier. Miss Magolis has made herself so valuable thatthe management decided to make the unique offer, and it was quickly accepted. THAW STARJSNEW FIGHT Counsel Trying to Prevent Indict ment In Xew York County. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Counsel for Harry K. Thaw began a fight today to prevent indictments in New York County by the grand Jury, which will meet tomorrow to consider the circum stances surrounding Thaw's escape from Matteawan. William Travers Jerome lias been designated by the Attorney-General to take charge of the case. M0RETHAN2QGARE ENTOMBED IN MINE Explosion Blocks Col. liery Opening. MEN'S FATE YET UNCERTAIN Neighboring Camps Pour Out Streams of Rescuers. FIVE TAKEN OUT ALIVE Unexplained Accident In Xew Mexico Property May Be Serious Gen eral Superintendent Is Among Imprisoned Ones. DAWS OX, N. 31., Oct. 23. Fourteen bodlea have been removed and neven men vrrre found alive by rescuers early today working In shaft IV o. 2 of the Stag Canyon coal mine, where an ex plosion yesterday entombed the day shift. DENVER, Oct. 22. Between 230 and 280 miners were entombed by an explo sion In mine No. 2 of the Stag Canyon Fuel Company at Dawson. N. M.. at 3 o'clock today. The entombed men include General Superintendent Mc- Dermott, of the mine, and several other American miners. Meager advices are that only five miners have been taken from the upper levels alive. These reports said that most of the day shift were employed below the second level, where the shaft was blocked with debris resulting from the explosion. Hope for Rescue Entertained. It Is hoped most of the entombed men will be rescued. ' Immediate relief work was undertaken- by men from the night shift and neighboring mines. Appeals for aid started scores of experienced min ers from Trinidad and the surrounding coal camps shortly after 6 o'clock and they were expected to reach Dawson before midnight. Fire has not broken out, though smoke is seen Issuing from the second level of the shaft. It is believed by rescuers that this smoke is from the explosion and not from the fire. Calls for Aid Sent Out. Immediately after the explosions all shafts were called to the work of res cue and those miners who were em ployed in other shafts were put to work drilling through the tons of debris, which are said to have blocked the mine below the second level. Calls for assistance were issued at once to min ers in Trinidad and other mine camps Every available person In Dawson tonight is at the scene of the explo- (Concluded on Page 4.) T. R. WHY OF I R"WHT F C0URSE Y0U'RE' A UVE POLITICAL PARTY. j INDEX GF TODAY'S NEWS Foreign. British Cabinet announces details of Lloyd George's back-to-soil policy. Page 1. Evidence in "ritual murder" trial further implicates woman. Page 2. Huerta orders Felix Diaz ont of Mexico. Page 9. Domestic Prosecution closes case asalnst Mrs. Eaton. Page 3. . - Men still In prime at 40, says scientist. Paga 1. Jealous suitor killed by constable, himself mortally shot, in duel in dark. Page 1. Opponents of suffrage Issue statement de nouncing Mrs. Pankhurst. Page 2. More than 20O entomber by Hew Mexico mine explosion. Page 1. Witnesses say Lyman changed Government maps to suit his ends. Page S. Episcopalians defer action as to negro bishops.- Page 4. Sports. Coast Lfj results: Venice fl, San Fran cisco 9; Portland 5. Sacramento 2; Oak land 6, Los Angeles 8. Pare 9. Lincoln High School humbles Washington 11 7 to O In sensatloral game. Fags 8. Manager Walker gloomy over Parsons' In Jury Pase 8. Multnomah team In condition for Batur - iaj'i game. Paae 8. Washington-Aggie game may be called off. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Lewlston scon to become fruit center, says Mark Woodruff. Page 7. Oregon City Council ousts Board of Water Commissioners for' disobedience. Page 4. Develor-mfnt of priest Kaplds now pending. Pass 1. Witness summoned by Government in tele phone inquiry becomes star attestor for defease. Page t. Fruit production and roadbulldlng big topics at Medford. Page 7. Southern Pacific officials to confer at Cor- vallls. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Lower prices entire resumption of buying in hop market. Page Id. Revival of export demand for wheat lifts Chicago prices. Page 19. Stock pcculrticn ceases when gains are not held. Page 19. Jetty fund will' cause rise In tax levy to 1.83 mills. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. City employes lace cut in salaries. Page 13. Captain Slover to quit police force to be come evangelist. Page 15. School survey criticises Portland's educa tional methods and makes recommenda tions for remedying evils. Page 1. Sarrasm 2eilord In teaching child at open ing of Mothers' and Teachers' State Con vention. Page 12. Trial of Peter Moeller for murder of Charles A.-Broddie opens. Page 13. Interstate bridge committee does not fear legality of bond election. Page 14. Pendleton man wins Miss Pearl McKenna. Page 12. COLONEL HAS GALA DAY Official Brazil Unites in Honors to ex-President. RIO JANEIRO, Oct. 22. Colonel Roosevelt devoted the morning hours today to a visit to the Supreme Court and a breakfast at the Cattete palace given in his honor by President Mar shal Hermes Jiseca. . Colon! "Roosevelt sat the right of the President and the American Am bassador, Edwin V. Morgan, at his left. The breakfast- was attended by the cabinet ministers,' the presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Depu ties, the Judges of the Supreme Court, the Mayor of Rio Janeiro and members of the Municipal Council and other pub lic officials. Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Margaret Roosevelt, accompanied by several members of their party, paid a visit to Pao Delasucar, the ascent of the moun tain being made by the aerial railroad. Colonel Roosevelt also visited the military college, where he was greeted by the Minister of War and the direc tors. Later the ex-President spoke be fore the Young Men's Christian Association. COURSE YOU'RE- A LIVE POLITICAL PARTY. JEALOUS SUN IS KILLED BY OFFICER Duel Fought in Dark in Plowed Field. CONSTABLE MORTALLY SHOT Tragedy Prevents Another and Saves Girl's Life. DOUBLE MURDER PLOTTED Rejected Suitor Compels Favored One to Go In Automobile for Young Woman, and Plans to Kill Them Both. LEWISTOwN, Mont., Oct. 22. In a pistol duel in the dark on a plowed field, Constable A. B. Cheney, of Den ton, Mont., last night shot and killed Stanley B. Scofield, aged 25, a young homesteader from Tropico, Cal., and was himself shot and probably fatally wounded by Scofield. The tragedy prevented another one, as Scofield was waiting, the authori ties say, to kill his former sweetheart, Miss Hazel Wright, of Denton, and James Johnston, a farmer, after which he planned to kill himself. Farmer Rival Cowed. Scofield showed no ill-feeling over his rejection by Miss Wright until last night, when he went to the Johnston farm, two miles north of Denton, Mrs. Johnston being his aunt. When John ston opened the door Scofield asked him to step out. As he did so, Sco fleled jumped between him and the door and, covering him with a revolver, ordered him to get out his automobile. Scofield then told Johnston to get In, drive to Denton, get Miss Wright and drive back. In a hurry. He thor oughly cowed the farmer by saying he Intended to kill Miss Wright on her arrival and Intended to Inflict the same penalty on Johnston. Duel Fought In Dark. When Johnston found Miss Wright and told her what had happened, the girl determined to risk her own life rather than risk the lives of others ex posed to the man's jealous fury. John ston, with Constable Cheney and Jus tice Webb Morrow, took their revolvers and entered the car. Some distance from the Johnston home the officers got out to walk over the plowed field to the home. As Constable Cheney ad vanced he made out the figure of a man 50 feet away in the darkness and ordered him to throw up his hands. The answer was a shot from Scofleld's gun and the men advanced toward each other. Constable's Last Shot Kills. Scofield fired seven shots, while (Concluded on Pace 2.) 40 FULL OF GINGER, ASSERTS SCIENTIST MAN" XOT PAST PKIME AT HIS rOIITIKTH MILESTOXE. Census Bureau Statistician Denies Statements That Those or Two Score Can't "Come Buck." WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Charges that a man is past his prime at 40 years were hurled back at critics to day by Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur, chief statistician of the Census Bureau. It is not so, says Dr. Wilbur. The doctor ought to know, for he is 48 years old. The statistician denies assertions that belittle the usefulness . of men who have passed the 40th milestone and whose hair is growing scant and some what gray. He said: "Some alarmist figures and state ments have been published on the al leged authority of the Census Bureau's mortality statistics which, in fact, are unwarranted by the data contained in the Government report." The Government scientist Insists that men of 40 can and do "come back" and that their commercial and indus trial value is not impaired at that age. He cites mortality figures to bol ster his contentions. POINDEXTER WILL DICTATE Washington's Junior Senator to Deal Out Jobs for Democrats. SPOKANE. Wash., Oct. 22. (Spe cial.) Senator Poindexter in the fu ture will dictate appointments to Federal offices in the State of Wash ington, according to a dispatch from the National Capital today. No man will be appointed in this state without hi3 wish and. few will win without his approval, says the re port. According to confidential informa tion from the Postofflce Department, Dana Child has secured the Indorse ment of Senator Poindexter and will receive the appointment as postmaster of Spokane. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Oct. 22. Senator Poin dexter and Hugh Wallace, of Tacoma, have Joined in recommending the ap pointment of Dana Child as Postmaster at Spokane. Child was a Clark Demo crat last year. The Wilson Democrats of. Spokane had recommended W. H. Cochrane for this office. Child Is thought to be slated for early appoint ment "GLARING" POSTER DRAPED Chanute, Kan., Police Busy "With Pastepots and Brushes. CHANUTE, Kan., Oct. 22. Musical comedy posters or other glaring bill board scenery displaying female figures in tights or any costume not "decently complete" were placed under a ban to day by the city administration. Mem bers of the police department went about with brush, paste and plain white paper covering those portions of posters not properly draped. Three revivals are under way in Chanute churches. The action of the Council is regarded as growing out of tiie religious meetings. Management of a musical comedy to rrtav here iidtI week had plastered the town with glar- ng pictures. The manager of the the ater announced'he would book no more musical comedies. JONES WILL STAY IN WEST Washington Senator Finds Work to Do in Home State. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Oct. 22. (Special.) Senator Wesley L. Jones, who has been in North Yakima for the past 10 days, decided tonight that he will stay in the State of Washington for a time and will not respond imme diately to the summons from the ser- geant-at-arms of the Senate. His decision was made after he had exchanged telegrams with Democratic leaders In the Senate, who assured him that he would have time to complete his work In this state before return ing to the National Capital, as the re port of the Senate banking committee on the currency measure la not ex pected for several weeks. CIVIL SERVICE CUT DOWN Wilson Signs Bill, but Denies It En larges Spoils System. WASHINGTON. Oct. 22. President Wilson today signed tiie Bill excluding deputy United States Marshals and dep uty Collectors of Internal Revenue from the operation of the civil service law. In doing so he denied that the spirit of the law was in danger of be ing violated. He concluded: "My warm support both of the prin ciples and of the bona fide practice of civil service reform is known to the whole country, and there is no danger that the spoils principle will creep in with my approval or connivance." PLUMMER TO LIGHT FIRE Portland Man Goes to Corvallis to Dedicate Dormitory Gift. O. M. Plummer will go to Corvallis Friday to light the fire in the me morial fireplace given by the bJ!ness men of Oregon to the women of Waldo Hall, a girls' dormitory In connection with the Oregon Agricultural College. The fire-lighting ceremonial Is a tra dition that will be carried on from one year to another. The graduating class will give a silver match to the next class who will keep it in trust for the next event This ceremony ls an exemplification of the interest of the business men whose donations built the fireplace. , SCHOOL METHODS HIT BY SURVEY Portland's Needs Many, Declare Experts. OTHER CITIES FAR IN LEAD Board -Members Lauded for Public Service Devotion. SYSTEM, HOWEVER, BLAMED Investigating Committee of Educa tors liccommends Importaut Changes, Asking More Power for Superintendent. An exhaustive criticism of the Port land public school system is contained In the report, which has Just been placed in the hands of tho Board of Education, under whose authority It was prepared, of tho committee of ex pert educators, who last April, May and June conducted a survey of the schools of this city. Tho publication of the report whs authorised for release last night by it. L. Sabin, chairman of the Board. The survey committee in Its report is very frank In pointing out the de fects and needs of the present system, which It shows to be manifold. .n Idea of the exhaustive nature of the report can be gained from the fact that it contains 17 chapters and an appendix, and ls approximately 450 book pages in length. The attitude of 'the survey Is tints Indicated in the preface to the report: Criticism Not Slain Purpose. "While of necessity this report must at times be critical, such has not been our main purpose. Had we deBired to offer merely a critical report, or to summarize the merits and defects and cast up a balance. iniil.stoD with such, the task would much, caxlur and the report would have been much shorter. On the contrary, wo h.ivu tried, instead, to outline a constructive programme for the improvement and development of your school system and have used criticisms only as a basis upon which to build. Such criticisms as are made, too, It ls hoped, will not be taken as personal by any one. as they describe a condition rather than Individuals. 'In particular we do not wish the report to be taken In any sense as a personal criticism of the outgoing su perintendent or of the board of school directors, as we feel that the city owes much to the very faithful services of both. Your school system, despite. Its defects, is still above the averago in worth. "Your city, though, is not an aver age city, your people are not average people, in particular your present and future educational needs are not aver age needs, and your educational pos sibilities are not average possibilities, and the time ls not at hand when your school department ought to be transformed from a somewhat pusslvo organization Into un active, energetic institution, working for the improve ment of all the conditions surrounding the life and work of your people. Somu of the means for accomplishing this we have tried to point out in tliU report." Committee of Five Acts. Members of tho taxpayers' commit tee, under, whose general supervision the survey was made after tho taxpay ers' meeting of December 27, 11I12. had adopted a resolution giving $7Si0 for the purpose, which was later voted by the Board of Education, are Richard W. Montague, chairman; Mrs. Millie IU Trumbull, L. A. Lewis, J. A. Mudsen and L. J. Goldsmith. In selecting the experts to conduct the survey this committee first ob tained "from all accessible sources tho names of the educators in the United States best informed . . . and let ters were addressed to a large num ber, asking for their v.'s,:a as to tho proper scope and methoii of the pro posed survey and for recommendations as to the persons best Qualified to do the work." The experts finally selected came with the highest recommendations as to their efficiency artd qualifications to conduct the survey These experts were: Director of survey. Ellwood V. Oub berly, professor of education. Stanford University, California. (General dlicc. tion; organisation; administration; teaching force; costs.) Fletcher B. Dressier, professor of education, Peabody College for Teach ers, Nashville, Tenn. Formerly expert on school house architecture and sani tation for the United States Bureau of education. (School house construction, sanitation.) Edward C. Elliott, professor of edu cation. University of Wisconsin. (At tendance, census, reports.) J. H. Francis, Superintendent of Schools, Los Angeles, Cal. (Vocationul and special education.) Frank E. Spaulding. Superintendent of Schools, Newton, Mass. (Courses of instruction.) Lewis M. Terinan. associate profes sor of education, Stanford University. (Health supervision, physical train ing.) Assistant for statistical work, Wil liam It. Tanner, graduate student, Stan, ford University. The investigation outlined in tb (Continued on Page 18.)