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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1913)
IV VOL. LIU NO. 16,518. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V THREE GOVERNORS WILL BE SELECTED National Issues Loom in Off-Election. NEW YORK CHIEF INTEREST Four Candidates Make Race Merry in Massachusetts. JERSEY DEMOCRATS LEAD Temperance Issue Figures in Vir ginia and Maryland In Choice of legislature and United ' States Senator. CANDIDATES IJ CHIEF CON TESTS IN TOMORROWS ELECTION. Ma8Mchnsett. For Governor David I. WalBh, Democrat; Augustus P. Gamer, Re publican; Charles Euraner Bird, Progressive; Eugene N. Foes, In dependent. There are also Prohibition. Socialist-Labor and Socialist candidates. New Jersey. For Governor James F. Fielder, . Democrat; Edward C. Stokes, Repub-' llcan; Everett Colby, Proeresslve. Vlrjrinla. For Governor Henry C Stuart. Democrat. No nominations on Re publican or Progressive tickets. Maryland. For United states Senators Blair Lee, Democrat; Thomas Farrao, Re publican; George I- Wellington, Pro gressive. New York City. For Mayor Edward F. McCall, Democrat; John Puroy Mltchel, Fusion. For Assemblyman Sixth District William Sulser. Progressive; Jacob ' Sllversteln, Democrat; Harry Kopp, Republican. WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. (Special.) Although it is an "off year" In poli tics, the election on November 4 fur nishes several local campaign eltua tions that have assumed National Im portance. Three Governors are to be chosen in Massachusetts, New Jersey and "Virginia and In more than a score of the larger cities Mayors are to be elected. In all of these It is certain the votes cast by Republicans and Progressives will be closely watched and analyzed. Chief interest centers In New York City, where, unless all signs fail, Tam many will be overthrown. The betting odds tonight are to this effect and Tammany men. in private, admit they are facing crushing defeat. Four Candidates Make Things Hum. Massachusetts has four candidates In the field. Governor Koss, originally a Republican and later elected three times as a Democrat, is seeking re election as an independent, having be come dissatisfied with the Democratic party in tariff policy as well as In lo cal matters. The Democratic nominee is the present Lieutenant-Governor, David I. Walsh, and the Republican nominee is Augustus P. Gardner. Charles Sumner Bird, a prominent man ufacturer, is the Progressive party's candidate again, and he is conducting a spectacular campaign. The chances are believed to favor Walsh, with Gardner second. The lat ter has refused to be limited by the Republican platform, and incidentally Is advocating a minimum wage for wo men. Jersey Machine Against Wilson. In New Jersey the Democrats appear to be leading, but they are not certain of victory, because the state machine Is opposing Wilson and his policies. There Is a tendency of popular feeling toward Stokes and he may succeed in bringing back New Jersey Into the Re publican fold. Mr. Stuart practically has no oppo sition for the Governorship of Vir ginia, but there is a keen legislative fight on the prohibition question af fecting what Is known as the "enabling act," which calls for a state-wide elec tion on prohibition. In Maryland the fight centers in the United States Senatorship, and at pres ent Blair Lee, Democrat, appears to be in the lead, with Parran, Republi can, supported by the temperance vote. In second pbice. The Democrats ex pect to win the Maryland Legislature, but whether they will have a two thirds majority to overcome the vetoes of the Republican Governor Is much in doubt. Pennsylvania elects two Judges of the Superior Court. It is altogether probable one Republican and one Dem ocrat will be elected. In Cincinnati Republicans are facing probable defeat owing to the fact that their newspapers are not supporting the ticket. In Indianapolis the betting favors Bell, the choice of Tom Taggart's ma chine, for Mayor. COLBY MAY ELECT DEMOCRATS Heavy Progressive Vote Would Aid New Jersey Wilson Stan. TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 2. Tuesday's elections in New Jersey will Involve the control of both houses of the Leg islature, as well as the choice of a Governor. Eight State Senators will be chosen (Conoluded, on Pas 2.1 LAY IN FUEL, SAY WEATHER SHARPS SIGNS DECLARED TO POINT TO SEVERE WINTER. ITies Have Been Scarce. Insects Re tired Early, Groundhogs Go Deep and Trees Hold Leaves. READING, Pa.. Nov. 2.' (Special.) Fill your coal bins and make other preparations for a severe Winter. These timely warnings are sounded fol lowing the v annual meeting of the weather prophets of Berks County, held at Virglnsville, nine miles .north of Reading. For the first time, in many years the weather prognosticators of this section, who have been meeting in annual session for the past 15 years periodically, agree in predicting a severe Winter. One reason given for cold weather this "Winter is that not for many years have flies been as scarce as they have been this' year. Caterpillars, waps and other insects disappeared earlier than usual. Samuel F. Glass, of Athol, who has been forecasting Winter weather for 45 years said: "I find that the ground hogs in my section have gone excep tionally deep tuls Fall, and that is a sure sign of a hard Winter. The leaves are clinging to the trees longer than usual this Fall, and this is another In dication of intensely cold weather, with plenty of snow. I have noticed during the past 40 years that whenever the trees and plants retain their leaves the Winter will be a severe one." LOVETT AND PARTY LEAVE Union Pacific Officials En Route- to Salt Lake City.; Judge Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the Union Pacific board of directors and members of his party, who arrived In Portland Friday night, departed in their special train yesterday for Salt Lake City, by way of Spokane. Among the prominent railroad, men in the party were W. Averlll Harriman, di rector of the Union Paciflo and son of the late E. H. Harriman; B. I TV'incn ell, traffic manager of the Union Pa cIQc system, and J. A. Munroe, vice president of the Union Pacific and Ore gon Short Line. A. .L. Mohler, president of the Union raciflc, who has been In Portland for aboiit a week, accompanied Judge Lovett. R. B. Miller, traffic manager of the O.-W. R. & N., will go with the party as far as Spokane. - ' " ' , . , CHURCH ADOPTS "MOVIES" Rector ot Grace Memorial Parish In troduces Novelty. "Movies" in Grace Memorial parish house last night attracted a large at tendance. Rev. Oswald W. Taylor, rector of this church, has been instructing his Sun day school attendants for two years by this method, and has a standard moving-picture machine as part of his regular equipment. When Mr. Taylor announced a week ago that his subject for yesterday was to be "From the Manger to the Cross," there was a general demand from parents to have the pictures shown when adults might see them, and in compliance therewith Mr. Taylor presented the films last night to an overflow congregation, making an ad dress as the picture was running. DRAMATIC UPLIFT IS AIM League to Discourage Bad Plays bj Attending Good Ones. A meeting was held Saturday night at the Central Library to organize a Port land branch of the Dramatic League of America. The object of this organiza tion is to discourage vicious plays by attending and commending good plays and building up audiences for them through study classes, lectures and reading circles. The league Is organ ized in New York and Chicago, where the members attend the theaters ani publish criticisms of the plays. Miss Mary Frances Isom, librarian at the Central Library, was appointed tem porary chairman, with power to appoint a committee to advertise a mass meet ing to be held for the perfection of the organization and the election of officers. CANDIDATES FLOOD MAIL Appeals of Vancouver Mayoralty As pirants Will Be Too Late. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 2. (Spe cial.) Dumping 7000 letters into the mail here today, Henry Crass and J. O. Kiggings. rival candidates for May or, so badly swamped the local post office force that not nearly all the let ters will be delivered before Tuesday's election to the voters to whom they were addressed. A full working force is not kept at the postoffice here on Sunday and much mail matter entering the office on Sat urday must be worked off before the letters of the two candidates can be given any attention. CLEAR SKIES PREDICTED Northwest, However, May Begin Week With Rain or Snow. . WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. Clear skies and moderate temperatures are pre dicted by the Weather Bureau for al most the entire country this week. In the early part of the week, however, a little rain and snow In the North west is Indicated. 'A disturbance will appear In the Northwest about the middle of the week bringing rain or snow over the upper Missouri and Mississippi Val leys. . FIRST PURPOSE IS TO GET HUERTA OUT Washington Keeps One Idea in View. EUROPE IS BEING SOUNDED Positive Answer Expected to Simplify Future Action. NO DENIALS BEING MADE Stories Forecasting Intervention Per mitted to Go Without Correction. Fleet at Vera Cruz to Be Augmented. WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. A supreme effort is being made to bring about General Victoriano Huerta's retire ment from the provisional Presidency of Mexico. This was learned to-day from many well-informed sources, and despite the cautions to Government officials to keep quiet while tne plans on- the Mex ican situation are being worked out It is the belief of the Administration that any plan for a constitutional elec tion in Mexico depends on Huerta's elimination and some declaration from Huerta now is awaited. Support of Power Desired. The future policy of the United States is being quietly and Informally made known in diplomatic circles abroad and there are intimations that before many days foreign governments generally will have been apprised of the American attitude. It is unlikely that there will be any publication of the American policy until Europe has been formally sounded out. What the United States desires, It Is believed. Is that the powers shall indicate their support of its efforts to solve the problem before it approaches, the Mex ico City administration In. a Anal effort lo secure the eltmlntlon-df -Hfcwerta. The conference at Vera Cruz between John Lind, representative of President Wilson, and the Norwegian and Ger man ministers Is believed to have been held with that end in view. Rest Emt, Says Bacon. Senator Bacon, chairman of the for eign relations committee, said today the one thing needed to insure a peace ful settlement of the Mexican problem was for the European governments to indicate in some positive way that they Intended to leave in the hands of the United States the formation of a pol icy to be pursued toward Mexico and that they would give the policy their support. "If this is made so clear," he said, "that General Huerta will understand, he will be compelled to accede to any demand made by the United States and (Concluded on Pace 2.) J ... - f .e s s s s s s s e s.s e s s . . . ........ ... . . . . . . . . .. . . s e ess ........ ............... a INDEX CF TODAY'S NEWS The - Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 89.6 degrees; minimum. 88.9 degrees. TODAY'S In-rehsins; cloudiness, followed by rain; southeasterly winds. - Foreign. Theology too deep for Russian Jurors. Page 2. National. Carrania appeals to Bryan to lift embargo on arms. Pace -. Administration's first effort in Mexico will be to oust Huerta. Page- 1. Domestic. National Issces prominent in tomorrow's elections. Page 1. - Weather prophets In .convention predict hard Winter. Page 1. Opponents of- suffrage say Dr. Anna Shaw la fomenting militancy. Pago 8. Los Angeles to celebrate attainment of big reservoir, page 8. - St i ike stops all streetcars In Indianapolis. Pago 4. Women take part In fighting In Mexico, Pa.'e 2. Sulser's opponents threaten his Indictment on perjury charge. Page 2. r Seven dead or dying as result of explosion In warehouse, which crushes tenements. Page 1. Snort. Figures show who'i who In Coast League. Page 11. West making strong showing at footbalL Page 10. Canuck basetoall manager may add players at leas uo meet. Page 10. Multnomah athletes return .from VancouYer meet. Page lO. Doble In line for sixth consecutive cham plonshlp. Page 10. Pacific Northwest. Fate cf saloons at Salem' up to women vot ers. Page 9. Wlliamlna celebrates entry of railroad. Page o. H. V. Davidson discusses success of North Pacitio Distributor- Page . Portland and Vicinity. Symphony Orchestras rirst concert wins audience. Page 7. Voters of state will pass on variety of topics tomorrow. Page 1. Arleta School girls to cook and study other practical subjects. Page 14. Milwaukie and Gresham to vote on liquor question tomorrow. Page 8. Taxpayers League innted to discuss school budget with Board. Page 14. Captain and Mrs. George Pope celebrate golden wedding anniversary. Page 8. National Chamber of Commerce gains mem bers in Portland. Page 11. Orient and Occident mingle strangely at funeral of wealthy Chinese. Page 1. "The Girl From Mumm's" Is harmless musical comedy. Page 4. O. M. Plummer. back from Spokane, praises work of Professor Holden. Page 8. Bad shows decried In address before church congregation. Page 14. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11. KAISER PAYS BIG FOR ORGAN Emperor William Retains Mouth piece for $2,500,000. BERLIN', Nov. 2(Speclal.) It la reported here "that f 2,500,000 has been paid to retain a newspaper mouth piece for the Kaiser's use. The money was paid to the August Scherl News paper Company, owners of the Berlin Lokal Anzelger. in reUrn for a pledge t keep the paj.er conktantly at the government's disposal." This influential Journal was in dan ger of becoming the property of Ru dolf Mosse. owner of the Berliner Tage blatt. The transfer would have left the imperial party - without an Impor tant newspaper. MARATHON RUN IN 2:31:28 Japanese Candidate lor Olympic Games Beats Stockholm Mark. TOKIO, Nov. 2. In the trials here today Tor the next Olympic games at Berlin, in 1916, Kanagurl. of the Jap anese team, ran the marathon distance, 26 miles 383 yards, In 2:31:28. K. K. McArthur, of South Africa, won the marathon at the last Olympic games at Stockholm in 2:36:54 4-5. WAREHOUSE WALLS CRUSH TENEMENTS Seven Dead or Dying As Result. DYNAMITE USED, IS CHARGE Partner Assigns Cause But Re veals No Motive. BODIES STILL IN RUINS Early Morning1 Explosion in Hart ford, Conn., of Mysterious Origin. Wreckage Takes Klre, but Is Soon Extinguished. HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 3. At least seven persons are dead or dying as the result of an explosion . In Loveland's five-story brick warehouse early this morning. The walls of the building toppled on the roofs of two adjoining wooden tenement houses. The cause of the explosion Is un known. The ruins took fire but the blaze was soon extinguished. The two-story house occupied by John Hughes, was almost burled under the brick and masonry. John Hughes, a stonecutter; Margaret Hughes and Mrs. Henry Dooty, his sisters, and Mrs. Dooty's three children were In the house at the time. Injuries Believed Fatal. Three persons are In the Hartford hospital and two others In St. Francis hospital, supposed to be fatally injured. The roof of a house occupied by a Syrian family was also broken In and members of that family were rescued with difficulty by firemen. Firemen were searching the ruins of the Hughes houses this morning for bodies. One of Mrs. Dooty's Children died while being taken to the hospital. Fire men say there are two bodies In the ruli.s. One of, theseia believed to be., that of Henry Dooty, the husband of Airs. Dooty. Partner Cbsrges Dynamiting. Michael Greenburg, one of the part ners of the warehouse, declared to newspapermen that the building was dynamited. He refused to assign any motive for such an act. . The explosion seemed to wreck the building in a diagonal manner, one whole side the one that fell on the Hughes house falling down. It was definitely ascertained that no one was injured in the house occupied by the Syrian family. Pike's Peak Not Sinking. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 Recent re ports from Denver that Pike's Peak had sunk 39 feet in the last three yeais were exploded in a geological survey bulletin issued today. EAST MINGLESWITH WEST AT FUNERAL CHRISTIAN SERMON PREACHED, PUNK BOOTED AT GRAVE. Aged Wife of "Wealthy Chinese Dons Occidental Garb That She May Be Saved From Walking. Occidental and Oriental customs mingled bewllderlngly yesterday In the funeral of Wong Bins; Nam, a wealthy Chinese merchant and owner of several canneries, who died a week ago at 271 Ankeny street, at the age of 62 years. Two bands, one with the traditional Chinese flute, one-string violin and gongs, the other the crack New Era military band, followed the hearse. In a carriage well forward among the IS hacks and one lone taxlcab, a big por trait of Wong Sing Nam reposed, ac cording to Chinese custom,, surrounded by flowers. That the aged wife. Mrs. E. G. Wong, might not bo forced to walk In procession of the relatives, she was attired In an American gown. If she had worn Chinese garb she would have been forced by custom to walk In the funeral procession through Chinatown, and this exertion the other members of the family thought too difficult for her. The substituted dress solved the problem. At the undertaker's chapel Rev. Moy Ling, a Christian Chinese pastor, de llvered a funeral address In the Occl dental manner, and at the grave punk sticks were burned and food offerings were placed, while the older members of the funeral party threw earth Into the grave, according to Oriental cus tom. As the party approached the grave, a Chinese flutist, blowing his instru ment, preceded, but his shrill music was drowned a moment later by the playing of "Nearer, My God, to Thee" by the New Era band, resplendent In American military costumes. - on a slab, after the custom of his ancestors, Wong Sing Nam lay In state, and rested on a magnificent half-couch casket, the latest in Occidental funeral accessories. COUPLE TO WED "UNSEEN" Doctor " Who Thinks Providence Made Match Wants to Take Chance. ' PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2. (Special.) MX. Marion C. Arnett, a pretty wid ow f; this city, wlir marry next week a rr.V she has never seen, and whose fact she Willi not look on iinlil after the. wedding cerernony. He is Dr, Francis W. Hartley, a prominent throat specialist, of Baltimore. He has never seen his bride. After courting the widow for several months by mail and telephone, the spe cialist received his answer over the telephone and it was agreed that they should not see each other's face un til after they were married. Mrs. Ar nett will hide her face behind a heavy black veil until after the ceremony. Dr. Hartley says that he does not want to see his bride's face until af ter they are married, because their wedding has been planned by Provi dence. The doctor says his faith In Providence is strong enough to take the chance. He Is a member of a re ligious sect whose members live by faith. Y. W. C. A. GIRLS TO WORK Proceeds From Tending Babies to Go for Home on Campus. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.) Determined to raise $2500. members of the Toung Women's Christian Associa tion of Albany College have announced that they will serve at social functions, take care of babies while their mothers shop or attend receptions, or perform any similar tasks desired. Each girl will contribute the money thus earned to the association fund, which will be used to build and furnish a bungalow home for the association on the new campus. The young women expect also to sell 200 pounds of home-made candy at the University of Oregon-Oregon Agri cultural College football game in this city next Saturday, and also to sell candy at other events In this city the coming Winter. PRAIRIE FIRE IS MENACING Grazing Ruined and Many Homes Destroyed in Nebraska. VALENTINE. Neb., Nov. 2. A prai rie fire which started near the Rose bud Indian Reservation in South Da kota today has assumed alarming pro portions. It has traveled 30 miles and fanned by a high wind, is headed for Kewanee, Neb. Hundreds of farmers and ranchmen are out fighting the blaze, but have made no headway. It has reached the Niobrara River, but no estimate can be placed n the property loss at this time. Grazing is ruined along the state line and many families' homes are destroyed. NEW TRAIN SERVICE BEGUN Southern Pacific Xow Carrying Pas. sengers Over West Side to Eugene. EUGENE, Or., Nov., 2. (Special.) Through train service connecting Che Upper Willamette Valley with Port land, was begun today over the West Side linea of the Southern Pacific and the tracks of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern, thus giving a choice of three routes between Eugene and Portland. A number of the West Side passen gers, bound for the southern part of the state, found the single tranter here an advantage over the former train connections. REFERRED BILLS UP TO ELECTORS Important Measures on State Ballot. BRIDGE DECISION AWAITED Liquor Problem to Be Acted on at 27 Places. HIGHWAY BONUS ARE ASKED Action Under Referendum Is Final and People Either Will Pass or Reject Five Proposed Iaw3 Presented for Opinion. rN'STRUCXIONS FOR VOTTSO. A vote "Yes on any of the five measures on the ballot In tomorrow' special referendum election la a vote, for the measure. A vote "No" is a Tote against the measure. All are measures passed by the last Legislature. They are before the Toters because the referendum has been Invoked on them. This means simply that they have been referred to the people, who, by their votes, are to approve each measure by vot ing Yes," or reject It by voting, MNo." The question for the voter to decide in regard to each referred measure Is exactly the same as If the measure were up for passage or rejection before the Legislature. The question Is, "Shall the bill pass?" The answer for the voter Is "Yes" if he favors the bill, "No" if he op poses it. For example: If the voter desires the two Unlvorslty of Oregon ap propriation measures to carry and the university to get the money appro priated by the legislature, he votes "Yes" on each one. Conversely, if he is opposed to the appropriations, ha votes "No." . Throughout Oregmi tomorrow vo'ers of the state are to decide by their bal lots the fate of five measures passed by the last Legislature, which various objectors, under the referendum law, have had referred, to the higher court of the people. If the Judgment of the Legislature is affirmed by approval of the measures In this popular vote, they will becomu laws of the state at once. Any meas ure rejected by the people is killed. Besides these five measures of state wide Importance, local Issues are to be on the ballot In many communities. These range from local option elections' in 26 towns to determine whether these towns shall be "wet" or "dry," and in five Portland precincts, to the proposed recall of the entire County Court in Hood River County, and the J 1.250,000 bond Issue for the Columbia River In terstate bridge. In Multnomah County. Clatsop Votes on Road Bonds. Another bond Issue of much Impor tance is that before the voters of Clat sop County. The measure the voters are asked to approve provides for $400, 000 in bonds to be applied to building good roads in various parts of the county. This election is watched with exceeding Interest in several other counties, for authorization of the bonds virtually will assure the building of the projected Columbia River highway. Approval of the bond Issue undoubtedly will be followed by, similar action in other counties through which the high way is to pass. Throughout ,the state there is also keen interest In Multnomah County's bridge bond vote. Clarke County, Washington, has voted $500,000 for this project, a sum vastly larger in propor tion to population and resources of that county than the $1,250,000 Mult nomah voters are asked to appropriate. On the Multnomah County bond issue. the state la committed to pay the interest.- Liquor Question T-p at Salem. The largest of the towns in which local option elections will take place is Salem, the capital of the state, and county seat of Marlon County, second most populous county in Oregon. Here a warm contest has been in progress for weeks. Salem, now "wet," is re garded by the "dry" forces as a pre liminary outpost that must be captured if they are to Institute a state-wide prohibition campaign In 19H In an ef fort automatically to put "wet" Port land on the "dry" list. The other 26 towns in which "wets" and "drys" are arrayed against each other on the liquor issue are Spring field. Wallowa, Lostine, Joseph, The Dalles, Dufur, Oregon City, Milwaukie, Sutherlln, Harrlsburg, Sweet Home, Florence, Bandon. Hlllsboro, Sherwood, Rainier, Newport, Waldport, Falls City, Wasco, Haines, Metollus, Eagle Point, Gresham, Stayton and Wood burn. Recall On at Hood River. In Hood River County an effort is under way to recall County Judge Cast ner and County Commissioners Mc Curdy and Putnam. The five referred measures on the ballot are briefly aa follows: State University Building Repair Fund Referred by authority of H. J. Parklson. Purpose of measure to pro vide $75,000 for repairs and additions to the Oregon State University build ings, as follows: Addition to library. Including steel racks, $30,000; Improve ments, repairs and additions to men's tC'uuuluded on lago 3.),
