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VOL. LIU. NO- 1G,534. PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BULK OF CHARGES CENTER ON SLOVER Police Captain Target of Many Witnesses. CIVIL SERVICE -PROBE IS ON "Higher-Ups" Mentioned but by Indirection. NO FRIEND SPEAKS WORD Fcllow-OfTicers, Patrolmen, Civilians and "Sonrlct Women" Take N Stand Against Former 1 Head of Department. Numerous wrong - doings, ranging from mere sleeping on duty to having arranged "frameups" to "get" certain persona. Including ex-Police Captain Ralfcy and Sheriff Tom Word, were ascribed to K. A. Slover. captain of police and acting chief during the Rushlight administration, at tho hear ing in the police scandal investigation before the Civil Service Commission yesterday. Patrolman after patrolman on the witness stand swore to various offenses tliey said he had committed. A horde f captains, surgeants, detectives and plain patrolmen, a civilian or two, and a woman of the underworld mingled In t)T crowd of witnesses and accusers of tho ex-chief Ckargn Cover Wide Range. Somu accused him merely of per nicious political activity. Others de tailed alleged "frameups" he had ar ranged, or tried to arrange. A woman averted that he tried to induce her to testify falsely against ex-Captain Bui ley, and later to having paid "pro tection" to Sheriff Word. An ex-patrolman told of having been r-nnlshed money by order of the chief :i stay at the house of a professional prostitute, keep her supplied with I: iuoi', pay her grocery bills, meet her lent und to see that she was available when wanted as a witness against this .-..me Bailey. I Wltaruwi Seem to Gloat. ' Anions trio minor charges, as it were, Mere such things as neglect of duty and permitting gambling to go on within the department. Though no ac cusation of grafting was made against Captain Slover, evidence was presented by at least one witness, a fellow cap tain, to show that raids on gambling Karnes and disorderly houses had been held up by Slover's orders. Of the witnesses several testified willingly, almost gloatingly, as if happy to pay back some old grudge. Others were so reluctant that they had to be prodded to tell what they knew, from affidavit already In the hands of thd commissioners. More than one witness gave the impression that he was testifying to save hia own skin. Slover Not Present. There was no opportunity to hear what Captain Slover might have to bay in his own defense. Though the former acting chief had been sum moned by the commission to attend the hearing in the City Hall, he was not . present and. apparently was not repre sented by anyone who was present. From the calling of the first, witness it was plain that the so-called "gam ' bllng scandal" in the department would bo a secondary issue to evidence affect ing Slover. Ha was the target all the way through , the hearing. Here is a summary of the charges made against him by various witnesses at the long hearing, which began at f:30 o'clock A. M. and did not end until late last night: Subscription Scheme Told. That he sent Clifford Maddux, as a police officer, to stay with Rena Moran or Moorman, a prostitute, giving him money from the police department funcU to buy her liquor and pay other bills, with instructions to keep her constantly under watch as a witness against Captain Bailey. That he was responsible for the plan by which policemen each were to get 10 subscriptions to the Daily News as a political duty. That he attempted to induce police men to gather evidence against Bailey. t That both Rena Moorman and Annie Gillette, public women and witnesses tgalnat Bailey, possessed an uncanny power in police circles and were Im mune from arrest. Knowledge ot Gnmea Asserted. That he persecuted Rosa Babcock, a woman of the underworld, with fre quent arrest because she would not swear to an affidavit incriminating Bailey, and later because she would not make oath to having paid Sheriff Word for "protection." That he suppressed raids on Chinese gambling establishments, and was re luctant to permit a raid on the Wolff apartments, after frequent complaints ns to Its disorderly character had been made. That he knew of card playing for money in tho rooms of the Police Ath letic Club, but did not interfere. That as police captain he frequently went to sleep while on duty in the cap tain's room at the police station, and thut he sent one officer "to th brush' because he thought the officer had "peached" about it to Chief Clark. Hero and there through the test! mony, also, there were hints that other charges might develop later. Noticeable throughout the bearing was a feeling of hostility toward the former chief. Concluded en Fa 14). PULLMAN MANAGER IGNORANT OF TIPS OFFICIAL NONCOMMITTAL AS TO ABOLISHING PRACTICE. Regulation Porter Gets $27.50 a Month, but Sometimes Pays for Linen Travelers Steal. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. (Spe cial.) There is to be a general over hauling of the Pullman service In Cali fornia. This much lias been promised by Richmond Dean, general manager, who is in San Francisco from Chicago. Three inspectors, not known to the Pullman employes will arrive as fast as trains can bring them from the East and will spend the next six months in riding on trains in Cali fornia. Mr. Dean says the wages of the- Pullman conductors range from $60 to $90 a month." The wage of a standard car porter is 27.60 a month. Asked what the porters make in the form of tips, Mr. Dean said: "I have absolutely no information on that sub ject." Mr. Dean would, not commit himself to any plan of increasing wages and doing away with the tip system. The Pullman Company loses about f 10,000 a monlh in linen carried off by passengers, said Mr. Dean. The linen is counted before and after every run of a car. Sometimes the porter has, to pay and sometimes the company as sumes the loss. From tho decision of the superin tendent as to who pays, there is no appeal. Mr. Dean promised that the company would make a special effort to prevent the abuses that "itave grown up in handling berths and selling reserva tions. SCIENCE WILL GUIDE CUPID North Yakima Yuung Men to Choose Brides "Eugenlcally" Fit. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Nov. SO. (Special.) As a result of lectures on eugenics given by a local physician a number of young men. members of the gymnasium classes of the T. M. C. A-, are planning to delve into their family records for information on which to base a scientific selection of their wives. They are taking advantage of the offer of the Eugenic Record office, maintained at Cold Springs, N. T.. by the Carnegie Foundation, and sending for blanks on which to record the Infor mation. These blanks, with the ancestral rec ords of the young men, and in several cases of their prospective brides, will be sent to the record office, for advice as to whether their mates have been well chosen. HISTORIC CLOCK TICKS ON Old Fort Dalles Society Acquires Many Interesting Relics. THE DALLES, Or, Nov. 20 (Spe cial.) A familiar face to local pioneers has been acquired, by the Old Fort Dalles Historical Society, which has installed in the hall of Its building here the old clock. which was the first regulator brought to The Dalles many years ago. This old clock marks time as well as it did when Wasco County embraced all of Eastern Oregon. The Historical Society also has Bible, bearing the date of 1830; map of Virginia, dated 1846; two "shin plas ters," a receipt signed in 1811 by Nicholas Heddick for a pair of bullet molds and a wiper that belonged to the Thirty-first Regiment of Virginia Militia; a copy of the Pacific Christian Advocate, Portland, April 22, 1865, con taining the news of President Lin coln's assassination. HARVEST PAGEANT TONIGHT 8 00 School Children to Give Pro gramme at Auditorium. Eight hundred school children from Portland schools will take part , in a picturesque harvest festival at the Gipsy Smith. Auditorium tonight. This will consist of songs, dances and drills to music by a brass band. Among the features will be a wand drill by 160 children from the Ladd School. Irvlngton School children will appear In a dance, the Falling School children in a game called "The Camp bells Are Coming," the Couch School students in a Dutch dance and the children from Richmond School in the Bleklng and Finnish reel. SUFFRAGIST. TO BE TRIED Miss Burns Must Tell Judge Why She Marked Sidewalks. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. A police man in plain clothes called at the Na tional suffrage headquarters here late today and Introduced himself to Miss Lucy Burns. They shook hands and the officer politely Invited the suffrage leader to appear in Police Court tomor row to answer a charge of violation of a district ordinance by chalking the sidewalk In front of the White House to advertise a suffrage meeting. Miss Burns smilingly promised to be there. SNOW FALLS ON HEIGHTS First Flukes of Seuson Reported by Council Crest Man. The first snow of the season in the immediate vicinity of Portland fell on Counoil Crest last night, beginning about 10:45 o'clock. The snow .was reported by W. W. Evans, who lives at 747 Greenway ave nue, near Council Crest. The fall was not sufficient to. cover the ground, the big. soft flakes melting as they fel OREGON S FINANCIAL CONDITION HEALTHY Big Gains Made by All Banks in State! DEPOSIT GROWTH $7,840,558 Savings Over Last Year More Than $2,000,000. r ASSETS ARE $169,462,838 State Bank Superintendent Says Statement Most ' Gratifying in History of Department; " In creases Unusually Large. SALEM. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.) That financial conditions in Oregon are healthy is reflected in a report of the conditions of the banking institu tions at the close of business October 21, as. announced by Will.T. Wright. State Bank Superintendent, today. Mr. Wright says the statement is one of the most gratifying ever made in the history of the department. It will be the last one this year, and virtually Is a report of the conditions for the year. In comparison with a statement of November 20. 1912, the one nearest to the date of the call this year, material Increases are shown in all departments, that in cash and bank balances being J3, 286, 519.25. Tho Increase in deposits is $7,840,558.24 and in bank savings Is $1,874,465.10. In postal savings the in crease is $307,140.76. The combined savings are $2,181,605.86. The total re sources are $169,462,838.08. All Banlu Show Gains. "The report shows," said Mr. Wright, "an unusually healthy financial condi tion. Substantial gains have been made by all the banks, the increase in cash and reserve being especially large. With only two new banks established during the year, the banking capital has increased nearly $1,500,000." Deposits in Portland banks increased $2,735,005.04. savings deposits $1,744,- 421.73 and postal saving $230,647.86. Although the law requires a reserve ot only 25 per cent, the percentage is 34 8-10. 1 There -were 10 state banks and 86 National banks at the close of business October 21, while there were 171 state banks and 83 National banks when the final report was made last year. - National Banks Included. The StateBank Examiner issues calls for statements when the Con troller of the Currency Issues calls for statements from National banks, and while the State Superintendent has nothing to do with the regulation of ( Conol uded on Page 2. ) RAW RAW RAW RAW RAW RAW RAW RAW INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 43 degrees: minimum, 37 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; south to west winds. National. Three currency" bins going to Senate. Page 1. Wilson thinks pressure Is surely forcing ; Huerta, out. Page 1. , , " . Domestic William Hanley deeply move Conservation Congress. Page 5. - Secretary Daniels - predicts aviation' will limit scope of -wars. Page 2. Bad weather cools ardor of fighting Nava jos. Page Z. Red Cross offers to establish first aid system in lumber camps. Page Ninety-nine investors' yrofit by. Frisco- syn dicate. . Page !!. November replaced by June in Cast. Page 1. Plan for glantlo telephone merger told In court. Page 4. 1 - Sport. Overall threatens to fight Kwlng. Page 0. Multnomah shifts football lineup. Page 8. World tourists telegraph thanks to Port- r ' land.' Page 0. Three big; Eastern football games left this season. age e. Willamette football team expected to Join conference for next year. . Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Oregon's finances show big gain for year. Page 1. Industrial unionism forces win polni in Federation convention. Page S. Robert F. Smithwick killed when auto crashes into speeder. Page 6. Politics find place In Good Roads meeting. Page 7. More slnU men hold ' risky Jobs, says Washington Commission's report. - Page tt. Workmen's 'compensation act not effectlvo until July 1, 191-.. Page zo. C. M. Leonard plans model ranch near grants Pass. Page 17. Captain Metcalf believes martial law . not necessary at Florence. Page 4. End of Pender trial beliovvd near. Page CO. Alfalfa and stock raieing4on increase In idano. rage 7. Commercial, and Marine. Inquiry from England adds strength to bop market. Page XI. Metal stocks weak feature of Wall-street list. Page 21. Steamer Celllo launched at St. Helens. PAgO 16. Portland and Vicinity, Jefferson High School graduating class to stage play tonignt pg is. County Fair will be held at Commercial Club tomorrow night. Page 13. Police captain Slover is target of testimony of host of witnesses. Page 1. School Board decides to have doctors for school children, Pago 16. Ber'ter residence is scene of reception. Weather report, forecast and data. Page 21. Washington High- School students to give vaudeville show tonight. Page 10. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company authorizes $ 50,000 more for improvements. Pago 10. Oregon Civic League discusses school med ical Inspection appropriation. . Page 1-1. Mrs. Henry Russell Talbot elected president of Consumers' League again. Page 1. TRAIN IN LAKE IS REPORT Canadian Pacific Passenger Takes Plunge Into Superior Is 'Word. MONTEEAL, Nov. 21. Reports from Winnipeg early, this i.iming that Can adian" Pacific Railway train No. 1 (pas senger) plunged into Lake Superior near Fort-AVilllam, Ont, were in part confirmed' at the eastern headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Railway at 5 o'clock when it was admitted that the "rumor" of an accident had been - re ceived. The rumor was that train No. 1 was la the ditch in the vicinity of Fort "Wil liam. The eastern headquarters clerks added that several wires were standing ready for use to different points, but they were unable to make any state ment. ' SPEAKING OF TEAMWORK- RAW THREE CURRENCY BILLS PREPARED Fight to Begin in Sen ate Saturday. COMMITTEE CANNOT AGREE Purposes Are Same but Meth ods Vary Widely. . EACH . REDUCES RESERVES Issue of Money Based on Commercial Paper Agreed To Admission ot Public to Reserve Banks Point of Disagreement. ' WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Final prep arations were made today for the battle over the Administration currency re form bill on the floor of the Senate, which will begin Saturday. Three sep arate currency bills, all based on the same general theory, will be placed before the Senate by the divided pann ing and currency committee. Unable to agree on amendments, the committee will present the Class-Owen bill as originally indorsed by the Ad ministration and passed by the House. The measure with amendments as sumed to be acceptable to the Presi dent will be submitted by Chairman Owen and five other Democrats of the committee. Senators Pomerene, Mollis. Reed. O'Gorman and Shafroth. A bill materially changing the structure of the House measure will be presented by the Republicans. Senators Nelson, Weeks, Bristow, McLtan and Crawford, and Senator Hitchcock. Several Feature Are Common. All three of the proposed bills con template the issue of a currency se cured by the prime commercial paper held by the banks of the country. Each proposes the establishment of reserve banks, which-will issue the currency in exchange for commercial paper to the banks, hold. reserves behind their deposits, mobilized for use in any emer gency, and, rediscount the paper held by the banks In the system, thus keep ing available always credit and cur rency to ward off final crises. The bills propose to put the . entire system un der the control of a Federal reserve board to be appointed by the President. Although agreeing as to the purposes to be accomplished by the proposed legislation, the three plans differ in almost every point in attempting to carry out these purposes. As it passed the House, the Glass-Owen bill pro posed the creation of 12 regional banks. The Democrats of the Senate commit tee cut them to eight the minimum number the President was willing t. Concluded on Page 8.) -COMSERATlOfi NOVEMBER TURNS TO JUNE IN EAST SUMMER GARB AND PARASOLS REPLACE FUR AND FLAXXEL. Flowers Out on Atlantic Seaboard; Surf-Bathers Bask In Sunshine as Spring Follows Blizzard. CHICAGO. Nov. 20. Sprinrr like weather today followed close in the wake of the recent blizzard through out the .entire country east of the j Rocky Mountains. Light clothing and sunshades replaced overcoats, Winter flannels and furs in the Middle West and Atlantic states. Georgia and the Carolinas were the only states w-bero normal Fall weather was reported. Reports from Kansas say trees are budding and dandelions are In bloom. Koses and other blossoms are reported to have appeared on out-of-door plants at half a dozen places on the North Atlantic seaboard. New November records wre estab lished in Pennsylvania. Indiana, Ohio. Illinois, Now Tork and Virginia. At Atlantic City white flannels and other mid-Summer garb appeared on the board walks and hundreds of surf bathers took advantage of the temper ature of 76 degrees. Tho Government thermometer regis tered a maximum of 68 in Chicago, a record for November 20. Cities In Southern Illinois reported temperatures ranging from 65 to 78 degrees. Omaha. Minneapolis, Des Moines and Kansas City basked in sunshine, with the mer cury at 62 to C6. Philadelphia, Pitts burg and Harrlsburg" reported temper atures from 65, to . 74. Today was the warmest November 20 in the 40 years records of the Weather Bureau in New York City. "A low-pressure atmospherio wave has fallen . over the Northern Hemis phere," was the only explanation of fered by tho Government Weather Bu reau. Experts said the wave was pass Ins and frosty-weather should appear not later than Friday night. 400 SEES '"REAL" TANGO Dance Imported From South Amer ica Is Pronounced Good. NEW YORK. Nov.- 20. (Special.) Society lias had its first chance to see the real South American tango, and finds It good. ' Several members of the smart set, including Vincent Astor and Miss Nellie Huntington, ' assisted at the debut of- the new dance at the Hotel Vanderbllt. The danco was brought to New York from Buenos Ayres by way of Paris by Casimlr Aln and Mrs. Edward . Boseoe- . Mathews. They brought three . musicians from Buenos Ayres to furnish the provocation.- Those who heard it say the music. Is something like a drink of mescal with a pony of brandy as a chaser. It makes the victim reach right up and pick gardenias off the celling. When It gets into your toes you simply have to dance. In proof of its propriety, Senor Ain is teaching a group of debutantes to night and after that anybody can learn who pays. SWEEK'S NAME HELD UP Bryan Requests Time for Investi gation of Charges. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 20.' The nomination of Alex Sweek, of Portland, to be Minister to Siam was held up by the foreign re lations committee of the Senate today at the request of Senator Lane. Sec retary Bryan sent word to Senator Lane today that he had received a pro test against Sweek and wished to have confirmation deferred in order that he might discuss the charges with him. Senator Lane will see the Secretary tomorrow. Senator Chamberlain said today he had told Secretary Bryan that In his opinlcn the charges against Sweek were only what might be expected in the case of a man who has long been active politically. He said that not withstanding the charges he would stand by his Indorsement of Sweek. BETROTHAL RUMOR DENIED AVilson Appointee Says He Does Not Know President's Daughter. NEW YORK. Nov. 20. (Special.) H. Otto Wlttpenn, ex-Mayor of Jersey City and recently appointed by Presi dent Wilson to the position of Naval officer of customs of the District of New York, denied today the story that has been circulated widely that he was engaged to marry Miss Margaret Wil son, daughter of the President. "I don't even know Miss Wilson," said ,Mr. Wlttpenn. ,-I don't believe 1 ever saw her. This rumor evidently came from some news bureau at Washington and has evidently circulated far anil wide, for I have received many queries regarding it." SYLVIA DUPES 50 BOBBIES Miss Punkbnrst Escapes in Her Auto After Inflammatory Speech. LONDON, Nov. 20. Miss Sylvia Pankhurst again eluded arrest after having delivered an inflammatory "no rent" speech at Canningtown tonight. About 50 policemen were waiting outside the hall, but Miss Pankhurst went through the main entrance, sur rounded by a strong bodyguard. She reached her motor car and escaped in safety. According to the Daily Mail, the au thorities had cautioned the police to avoid a conflict with Miss Fankhurst's "East End army" and, therefore, they allowed her to escape. WILSON BELIEVES HUERTA IS DOOMED Dictator's Resources Being Undermined. DIPLOMACY, IS COUNTED OH Administration Makes No Ef fort to Enforce Demand. EARLY ENDING PREDICTED Protection to Bo Given to Foreign Interests by American Warships, Especially Those or Brit ish at Tuxpam. WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. The Wash ington Government believes the power of the Huerta government is slowly "crumbling and disintegrating." No positive steps have been taken by the Administration here within tho last few days to compel a compliance with the demand for the elimination of Huerta. No preparations have ben made for a blockade of Mexican ports. Foreign Interests generally will be protected by the United States. At Tux pam, in particular, especial effort will be made to protect British interests pending the arrival of tho British cruis ers. Tho sending of the British ships is in line with previous notification to the United States and is regarded as a normal move taken in emergencies such as exists at Tuxpam. It Is intended to have a sobering effect on those Con stitutionalist officers who, according to office reports, have announced their hostility to English interests. Landing of Marines Unnecesaary. Landing of marines has not been found necessary and no instructions to that effect have been sent, nor has there been any request for such Instruc tions. In the meantime Admiral Fletcher will be expected to take what ever steps he deems necessary to pro tect all foreign interests. The parleys with the Constitutional ists have been carried on in no formal way, but. merely for informative pur poses. .... Tho Administration, though, not con doning the inhumanity of the armed strife generally in Mexico, is inclined to view with some complacency the reprisals by Constitutionalists and fed erals on those officers or men who have been deserting from side to side. These salient facts wero obtained from those with whom President Wilson discussed' the Mexican situation today. . Resource Are Weakened. The impression that the Huerta gov ernment is fast losing its control over territory hitherto dominated by it U oased on dispatches to the State De partment. These show also that diplo matic pressure from without is weak ening the resources of the provisional government. The President holds tho view that as a result of ail the influ ences now at work, Huerta slowly but inevitably will be compelled to retire. It was made plain by the While House that in the parleys between General Carranza. the Constitutional ist chief, and William Bayard Hale no effort was made to plan for the fu ture. Mr. Halo's mission. It was said, was to learn what was in the miuda of the Constitutionalist chiefs, what their general character was and what disposition they seemed to have to ward several phases of the situation. It became known also that the offi cial investigation into the executions at Juarez had not been completed. In this connection White Uousu officials called attention to a consular report received from Torreon, showing that many of the atrocities reported, in the dispatches did not occur; that foreign era had been protected, but that the execution of Federal prisoners had been justified by the Constitutionalists on the ground that these officers wero traitors. Kxeeutlona Regarded Us Natural. Senator Bacon, chairman of the for eign relations committee, holds tue view that in Latin-American warfare the execution of those guildy of treasoa has been a natural circumstance, and for that reason has been inclined lo view the incidents at Juarez as not differing materially from those which had followed other battles in the preb ent revolution. Interest here tonight centered about tho meeting of tho Mexican Congress. Uuerta's message was made public at the State Department today. His re quest for sanction of his act3 was re garded as significant, as waa the Inti mation that if the Congress did not approve his assumption of dictatorship or previous conduct, he and his Cabinet would be perfectly resigned to the Judgment. There are many persons here con versant with the situation who believe that Huerta merely wishes for ratifi cation for his acts so that he can re tire in a dignified way. HUERTA BEADS OWX MESSAGE United Slates Only Country Unrep resented at Session. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20. His face showing none of that whimsical humor which at times characterizes him. Pres ident Huerta appeared tonight before the new Mexican Congress and read his message. l'ew, Mexican Presidents have read at the formal opening ses tConcluded on rasa 2.).