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Newspaper Page TextVOL. LI II. NO. 16,.49. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. DECE3IBER 9, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MANY ISSUES WILL BE DECIDED TODAY Some Confusion Feared by Court Ruling. POLLS OPEN 8JLM.T08P.M. Bonds for Parks, Markets and Paving Plant Asked. NEW BONDING ACT DESIRED Variety of Charter Amendments on Ualtot, All of Which Arc Ex pected to Aid in Perfecting City's Administration. INFORMATION FOR VOTER. Polls open In every precinct t 8 A. M. and remain open continu ously until S P. M. Ail perrons who registered prior to June of thU ear are entitled to ote. Others who are qualified may ot by bcinc "sworn"' by six free holders at the polls. rersons who. have recisiered slnea June under the new iflz registration Isw are not emitted to vote without being "sworn," because tho lsll reg istration law has been declared by the Slate Supremo Court to be un constitutional. Election Information bureau where all election questions will be an swered wlU.be open from 7 A. M. to P. M. at the fltjr HalL Telephone Marshall 4100 or A HOV Electors will be called upon today o rass unor. 15 charter amendments pro posed by members of the City Com mis sjlo-i to provlJo funds for vartuua m i nicipal Improvements, to change the c.petatton of certain of the workirc features of the city and to correct more cr less serious defects In the commu nion charter as adopted by tho people at a special city election last Way. Owing to the Importance of many, of the issues Involved it Is expected the lection will brine out a large vote. The polls will open at 8 A. M. and re main oper. continuously until 8 P. II. It it fcareJ there will be some con fusion because of the recent decision of the State Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the registration la- ja.ssed by the State Legislature at tho last session. About :700 persons regis tered under that law, whicn went Into effect last June. 1912 Registration Prevail. These persons, urless they are regis tered also under the old law. will ret be entitled to vote unless they carry out the formality of having six free holder swear to their eligibility to veto. The 1913 registration books will not be kept at the polling places, and then will be no record of those who regis tered since Juno. The 112 registration books wil! be used exclusively. Ail arrangements for the election have been 'omnlcted by City Auditor Harbor. At S o'clock this morning S3 policemen will report at the City Hall and each take a ballot box and election supplies to a voting place. Eighty four more policemen will report at the City imi and take out the supplies to e.tber polling places. The early squad will carry the boxes to the precincts far out while the others will care for those close in. All Boards Are Flllew. Tho elet ti"n boards of judges and rbrks have all been filled by Auditor Jtarbur, and it Is expected that there will be but few prec'nets where ofncla's w ill have to be selected before the opening of the polls. At precincts where all the officials are not on hand by 8 o'clock th judges will appoint others to till the vacancies so that everything vi ill be ready for the receiv ing of votes at S o'clock sharp. At 7 o'clock an eleetlon Information office, in charge of Chief Clerk le tand. of the public utilities department will be opened at the City Hall. All questions and disputes regarding the election will be decided at this ofllce and all questions pertaining to the elec tion will be answered. The telephone numbers of the office will be Marshall 4100 on the Pacific telephone, and A $001 on the Home telephone. Three Boad laaaes l'a. Of the measures on the ballot three are for bond issues for public Improve ments. The largest Is $200,000 in park bonds to provide funds for Improving parks now owned by the city but not improved. Another proposed bond issue Is for $50,000 for a municipal paving repair plant to handle the repair of bitulithic and asphaltlc pavements. Th third is a proposed issue of $25,000 In bonds to provide for public markets. " Of the ,25.000 It is proposed to ex pend $17,500 for a market on the Markr.' block on the West Side, and the re mainder for the first unit of a market en the East Side. Certificate Power Vp tor Action. There are two measures providing for the power to issue and sell public utility certificates, similar in effect to municipal bonds. The amendments give the City Council the power not only tc i.sue the certificates but to fix the length of their life and the amount of Interest they shall bear. In the com mission charter as it stands provision is made for these certificates which shall be an obligation not upon the en tire city, but upon the utility upon iCoutluded oa las, 5 ) NATION OWNERSHIP OF MAIL CARS IS AIM 1IOCSE COMMITTEE PROPOSES $100,000 TOK EXPERIMENT. Practical Trlnl of Government Con trol Crgcd Aeu-oplanc Postnl Tost Also Recommended. WASHINGTON. Dec. S. Practical trial of Government ownership of rail way mall cars is proposed In a Wil ap proved by the House postofflce and post roads committee. The measure would aproprlate $100,000 to be used by the Postmaster-General In buying ana operating a number of cars as an ex periment. The average construction cost, re ports before the committee show. Is about $11,000 for 60-foot steel cars. The average cost to the -Government for leasing mail cars, all of which are now owned by the railroads. Is ap proximately $6000 a car a year. The railroads receive compensation for car rying the mail on an average of $10. C37.87 a car annually, which makes the annual cost to the Government about S 18.000 a car. The average life of a steel car. It Is estimated. Is about 15 years and the maintenance cost anywhere from $1700 to $3000 a year, according to age. . The committee also voted to report favorably, on u bill to appropriate $100,000 for experiments in carrying the mall by areopliines. The tests would be conducted under the supervision of the Postmaster-General. HARDIHOOD SHOWN BY GIRL Apnea Marsh, Aged 1", Drives Stage Daily While Brother Is III. WHITE SALMON. Wash, Dec 8. (Special.) Miss Agnes Marsh, whose brother drives the mall stage from here to Bristol, has proved herself a daring horsewoman. During the past two weeks, while h'er brother has been 111 with pneu monia. Miss Marsh, who Is only 17 years old. has driven the 24 miles every day over some of the most hazardous roads in this part of the country. The trip Includes the wonderful road down Bur dain Mountain. During every other season of the year this is one of the show places of this section, but in the Winter, with the snow and mud several feet deep, driving over it is a feat to try the hardihood of a strong man. EAST SIDE TO HEAR MUSIC Change In Municipal Concerts An nounced by Mr. Brewster. The next municipal band concert la to be held on the East Side soon after January 1. City Commissioner Brew ster announced yesterday that he did not propose to attempt any more con certs in the temporary auditorium on the West Side, for the present at least, the three held there so far having been unsuccessful financially. The next concerts will be held In high school buildings on the East Side. In the three concerts given on the West Side the city has lost approximately $100. LOVE NOTES TO BE BOUGHT Patrons of Browning to "Rescue" Poet's Missives From Morbid. LONDON. Dec. 8. Loversof Brown ing have succeeded In raising $15,00u toward the purchase of the Browning love letters', which It Is hoped will be acquired for the-nation. There was a great outcry- last May when the letters were sold at public auction and fell Into the hands of a London dealer for about $32,000. He was finally moved to propose ceding them to a puhXc Institution at 10 per cent advanceXm the price he paid. It Is an attempt to meet his terms which has brought thus far the sub scription, of about half the needed funds. CATTERL1N CASE DROPPED Charge Against K. J. Frazit-r DIs-mi.-sf-d in California. LOS ANGF.LES. Cal.. Dec. 8. An In dictment charKing K. J. Frailer, of Eu. gene. Or., with perjury In connection with a civil suit airainst F. J. Catter Iln. of Portland, involving a deal In Columbia Itlver Orchards bonds, was dismissed as baseless today by Judge Willis, of the criminal department of the Superior Court. Catterlin was sued last year for the recovery of property worth $48,000 which Mr. nnd Mrs. W. H. Newcome, of Oranae County, had traded for Co lumbia River Orchard bonds. The prop erty was returned to the Newcomcs, for whom Frazler, as a witness. In troduced letters purporting to be from Catterlln which admitted the bonds were worthless. although the New comes had taken them at par. BISHOP RENOUNCES FAITH Von lvublnyl and 200 of Flock Em brace Episcopal .Belief. SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec 8. Re nouncing faith and also his title as bishop In the National Catholic Church of America, which he had organised here after his controversy with Bishop H. J. Alerding. of Fort Wayne. Rev. Victor Von Kubinyl and his entire con gregation of mure than 200 yesterday marched bareheaded Into St. James' Episcopal Church of this city and em braced the Episcopal faith. Kubinyl was ordained an Episcopal rector. Kansas City lines I. TV. YV. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 8. Nine Indus trial Workers of the WorlS. arrested Saturday after street demonstrations, were fined $100 each in Police Court today. COMPLETE ROUT Pfl iqdatoews FEDERALS Fleeing Troops Reach Ojinaga on Border. SPECTACLE ONE OF DESPAIR Five of Huerta's Generals In cluded in Panicky Hegira. WOMEN TOTTER IN WAKE Exltati.-tcil and Furnished Children and Civilians, Currying Remnants of Property, Trail Retreating Army to Safety. PRESIDIO. Tex, Dec. S. The com plete rout of Huerta's federal army In Northern Mexico with the frantic flight of his generals tor safety on the border and the demoralization of the unpaid troops was established with the arrival today at Ojlnajra, Mex, opposite Tre sidlo. of the civilians and soldiers who deserted Chihuahua City. In the remarkable hegira which struggled for eight days over the 185 mlle trail through the desert and en dured great hardships for want of food and water, were General Salvador Mer cado. Huerta's deposed Military Gov ernor, and commander of the federal troops In the north; General Pascual Orozco, General Antonio Rojas. General Marcelo Caraveo, General Tnez Salazar and a host of-subordinate officers. Flight Virtually Surrender. They had deserted their posts In fear of General Francisco Villa's rebel army and virtually had surrendered to the rebels Chihuahua, the state capital and the largest of the northern cities. Along with them came, burdened with property they could carry, men. women and choldren, representing some of the richest families In the republic. Their night with the army Was in the face of reports that they might expect no mercy should they fall into the hands of the rebels. Luis Terrazas, a wealthy land 'ner, reputed to own half of the State of Chihuahua, was said to have brought with him a vast fortune In cash. Spectacle One of Despair. Witnesses viewing the oncoming throng from the hills at Ojinaga re ported that the refugees were scat tered In a thin line for several miles Into the Interior and that the dusty confusion of broken-down wagons, dis abled artillery and mingling of dis heartened soldiers and famished civil ians us they slowly moved over the desert presented a spectacle of despair. The fear of being unable to keep pace (Concluded on Pag 2.) ,.......... ssis-ssssssiis.s...s.s..sasssesessass.sssss. - 1 s ONCE AGAIN. . ' j , NOV. 4 0 Mjl -i ! wTuUvote Early mv f 'foj&l I . . . -e . a e a a esaeaasea'aoa.eeeae'oeea'e'a eaeae'aoes'4 - Tbe Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperatpure, 4 degrees; minimum, at degrees. TOUArs Fair; easterly winds. InrricO. International campaign to preserve wild aama of the world centers In Berne, Switzerland. Page 8. National. Wn.i Amn,ltM nrAMitM StOO.OOO expert ment on Government ownership of mail- cars, page 1. President Wilson on stroll to capltot. loses wav. ' Pare - Suffrage "army" waits on President, then goes away to ponder. Page 8. Domestic Missouri Pacific head says low rates threatea railroads. Pace T. Snow storm accompanied by 60-mlla gala hits New England. Paga X Cincinnati thirsts when water main breaks. Paga 6. Retreating federal army reaches Ojinaga ex hausted and in despair. Page 1. Explnrolng vessel Varluk adrift In Icepack without Stepansaon. Page 1. K porta. Only two managerial Jobs unfilled In North. western League. Page 8. Bores says Pelkey Is world's champion. Page 8. McFariand outpolnta Brlttoa In near-tight. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Governor will aid In making Salem dry. Pare ft. R. 4. Booth trged bj- many to run for Si-uator. Pago 7. Commercial and Marine. Speculative buying causes another advance in wheat 'market. Page 10. I.arga increase In visible supply total checks rise at Chicago. Page lu. F.etter feeling In stock market and further sain In prices. Page It. l"se to which public docks will be confined debated by Commission. Paga 14. Portland and Ylciolly. Firemen to be reoreanised at Inauguration of gone .tt-m. Page 13. Anthony Camlnettl sas Hindu peril threat ens United States. Page 13. Famous Ayrshire retains laurels at live stock show, page IS. Anna Held aincs and dances while selling Christmas sals. Pago 13. Tillamook tlc.ilhouse-keeper reports on ter rific gale of November -'J. Page 1. Livestock show proves Northwest Is real center. Pago 1. Many Issues are up for decision of electors today, page 1. Mlsa Kllzateth Htewart. popular society girl, announces engagement to Joseph Ferguson-. Page 12. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 14. Want and Illness are amung Christmas prob lems, page 13. WILSON WEARS MONOCLE President "Pulls' New Eyepiece on Group of Correspondent. WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. (Special.) President 'Wilson has the monocle habit. He doesn't go in for the tor toise shell or gold-rlmmed kind, but uses Jutt a plain round glass attached to one of those chains that snap up like window shades. The President "pulled" this new acquisition on a group of cor respondents, when they called on him today. . His attention was called to a mess age on his desk und he wauted to read it. Ho reached under his coat and pro duced the monocle. He didn't screw the glass Into his face. He merely held It to his eye until he read the message. Then, snap went the chain and the monocle disappeared. Mlle-a-Mlnute -Boat Tested. AIx;ONAC. Mich, Dec. 8. Smith brothers, builders of the several Baby Reliance motorboats, have just com pleted a new model craft which has developed a speed of more tlran a mile a minute. In its preliminary test the boat covered a seven-mile measured course In 6 minutes and 20 seconds. The new boat has not been named. KARL UK WITHOUT STEFANSSQN, ADRIFT V Stanch Craft Carried Away in Ice Pack. EXPLORER SEARCHES IN VAIN In Heavy Arctic Gale and Fog Seven Left on Land. CREW OF 25 ON VESSEL Scientist Goes Ashore to Hunt and Returning Find. Ship Gone Fale of Mary Sachs Fn known Since. Date of Jlessage, Oct. 30. OTTAWA. Ont, Dec. 8. Somewhere within tho confines of the Arctic circle Is drifting Vllhjalmur Stefansson's Maur.ch IltUo vessel, the Karluk, safely frozen In an Icepack. But the leader of the expedition Is not with his vessel and Is unaware of Its whereabouts, ac cording to a dispatch received today from the explorer by George J. Des parats, deputy Minister of Naval Af fairs and acting Minister of Marine and Fisheries. Stefansson's message says that, be lieving the Karluk safe In the lee in longitude West. 147. 15 miles off shore, he took a party ashore with him to hunt. The next day heavy gales sprang up and then a fog. When the weather cleared the Karluk was not In sight and had undoubtedly been carried away by the wind which drove the Ice-pack off shore. Crew of 25 oa Board. So far, fhe search for the Karluk has been unsuccessful, but as there is a crew of 25 men on board, no anxiety is felt for Its welfare. The message received today was dated October 30 from Point Barrow, Alaska, and was sent overland from there to Circle, from whence it was dispatched on December 5. The mes sage reads: "Tha Karluk, beset by heavy Ice on August 12, in longitude West 147, 15 miles off shore. Ship frozen In on Au gust 17 and drifted with the Ice until September 10, when the drift stopped. On September 20, believing the ship fast for the Winter, and as it was nec essary to secure fresh meat, I took Jcnnes, McConnell, Wllklns and three Eskimos ashore to hunt. Northeast gales sprang up September 22, with snow and fog. When the storm cleared on tiie 24th the lee had gone and the Karluk with It. The Ice undoubtedly went west before the wind. Southern Party Thought Safe. The, Karluk may possibly have brok en free and steamed east, but she prob- (Concluded on Page 2.) GLASS 132 FEET UP CRUSHED BY SEAS REPORT OF TERRIFIC GALE ON NOVEMBER 2 RECEIVED. Keeper o? Tillamook Station Says Light Is Uninjured, Tliough Swept by Angry Waves. Torrents of water thrown to a height of more 'than 120 feet above the average high tide broke two panes of heavy plate glass In the lantern of the Tillamook light station. November 2. during the southeast gales that raged along the coast at the rate of 84 miles an hour. News of tha damage reached Henry L. Beck, Inspector of tbe 17th Light house District, yesterday. In an offi cial report from W. Dalgren, the keep er, brought to tho mainland by the tender Heather, which visited the rock Saturday. For a period of 14 Vi hours the men on the light experienced the terrific on slaught from the sea and It was not until the morning of November 30 that they were able to replace one of the plate glass panes. Keeper Dalgreii wrote that more water poured over the rock and Into the lantern than at any time during the 12 years he ha been at the station. The roof of the siren station leaked like a. sieve, yet when the storm abated not a crack or crevice could be found In It. Fortunately the glass was broken at 8:15 o'clock the morning of Novem ber 29, the light being out and the lens covered, so no further damage was sus tained. The focal plane q the Tilla mook Rock light Is 132 feet above aver age high water. PRIEST FIRES AT ROBBERS Father Stafford Finds Two Men Looting; Seattle Church. SEATTLE. Wash, Dec. 8 (Special.) Two burglars were routed from St. Margaret's Church. 240S Fourteenth av enue. West, early this morning by the Rev. J. G. Stafford, who came upon the robbers unexpectedly and fired twice at the men as they disappeared. Father Stafford, who lives in a house adjoining the church, was uwakened by noises emanating from the vicinity of tiie altar. Entering from a side door he sur prised tiio burglars, who were despoil ing the votive candelabra. The robbers were ordered to surrender, but instead dropped collection boxes they had been endeavoring to pry open and fled with Father Stafford In close pursuit. As the two men disappeared through the front door, the priest fired twice, but they only Increased their speed. An Investigation showed that be tween $5 and $10 had been stolen. STYLEMAKERS SHUN FILMS Paris Designers War on Camera Men Fearing Theft of Ideas. PARIS. Dec. S. A trade defensive committee in being formed among Parisian dressmakers in support of their demand that photographs shall be henceforth banned from I'aris race courses in order to prevent the crea tion of Paris fashions from being copied by foreign rivals. It is pointed out that if foreigners get frocks made from photographs of the latest Paris fahions. they will cease coming to I'aris on shopping excursions. A ftrong protest a!ready has been made to the police, but -w ithout much prospect of success, and the dress makers aro seeking some protective measures of their own. HOME STORAGE PROPOSED Seattle Women Evolve Schenio to Beat High Price of Fgg. gSEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 8. (Special.) An enthusiastic mass meeting of Se attle housewives was held at the Grand Opera-Houae this morning, and before adjournment a permanent organization had been effected, officers elected and a working plan adopted, having for its purpose a reduction in the price of eggs, meats and other foodstuffs capa ble of being held in cold storage until exorbitant prices could be demanded. An Interesting feature of the meet ing was the presentation of a formula declared by those who have used It to preserve eggs for months. The women arc urged to make use of it In fighting the alleged cold storage trust. NO AGECONFESSION NEEDED Chicago Women Flection Officials Hun t Have to Overstep "Right." CHICAGO. Dec. 8. County Judge Owens formally entered an order here today that women election officials may qualify fee office in Cook County without telling tbeir ages. "'Are you of lawful ager is all the question that Is necessary," said judge Owens. "The women from the begin ning of time have hesitated about re vealing their age, and this unwritten right of woman to that secret may as well be observed." MILITANT TO SEEK EXILE Mrs. Kinmaline Pankhurst to Enable Followers to Keep Boast. LONDON. Dec 8. (Special.) It Is understood that Mrs. Emmaline pank hurst,who was released last night from Exeter Jail on a seven-day li cense, will leave England and go Into exile In Paris tomorrow. Hr followers thereby will be en abled to fulfill their boast that tho British Government will not be per mitted to arrest tho militant leader again. I'ES PACE OF STOCK INDUSTRY Northwest Takes Place as Real Center. THOUSANDS AT EXHIBITION Ayrshires and Guernseys Get Most Attention for Day. IDAHO BOYS WIN CONTEST Oregon Aasle Are Second in Judg ing Auardin Prizes Lags but Officials Hope to Catch I'p With Schedule Today. Development of the livestock dustry in the Northwest is no longer a theory. "It is an accomplished fsrt. The third annual show of the Pa cine International Llvertoek Associa tion, which opened at the Portland Uni'.n Stockyards yest'-Tdaj , amply demonstrates tlii. While yesterday's activity was con fined to Guernsey and Ayrshire breeds among the dairy cattle, and to carloaO lots among the hogs, the crowd of spectators unexpectedly large de voted much earnest attention to all lines of stock. ashloKtoo Herd First. Honors in both the Ayrshire and Guernsey classes were well distributed. While the Arizona herds carried away first prizes for both Guernsey bull and cow, 3 years old or over, it was a Washington herd that of J. W. Clise. of Seattle that took similar honor in the Ayrshire class. But there was glory enough to to around, with Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, California and Arizona sharing the prizes pretty evenly. Montana las not represented In any of the stock shown yesterday, but will be up for its share today. Idaho carried away first place in the students' Judging contest and in tho fat carload hogs. Tiie team from the Vniversity of Idaho, consisting of H. E. Soulen. B. 11. Scott, H. S. John son. J. E. Nordby and E. Kjelsted. mado an aggregate score of 2351 "3 out of a possible 3000, and won first prize. ISO It: cash. The remarkable development In tVe students' contest was the close score, a difference of only SI points Beparat "jig tiie four teams. Oregon AgRlea sieeoad. Oregon Agricultural College was sec ond with 2ol: Washington State Col lege third with- 2331. and tiie Agri cultural College of Utah fourth with 22S7fe. F. B. Schnebly, a member of the Washington State College team. nia..e the highest Individual score, tili but of a possible bOO. Tho students' work was conducted by Professor Gordon If. True, of the Uni versity of California, and by John 1 Smith, of Spokane, assistant manager of the show. The collegians were re quired not tnly to judge the stock but to give reasons for their decisions. The scoring of t e professional Judges was und us a basis for scoring the stu dents' work. .More Than 20OU Attend. Attendance yesterday exceeded ex pectations. More than 2J'J'i persons were present. If good weather con tinues the rest of the week a big erawd ought to be on hand every day. Tiie show grounds are accessible by streetcar or motor vehicle. Kenton or .Mississippi avenue cars connect with tiie stockyards line. A paved boulevard covers every Inch of the distance between Portland proper and the show grounds. Tfce best route for motorists is by way of Willamette boulevard to Delaware ave nue, north to Ixmbard street, cast to Derby street, north t'lrouyli Kenton and over tho long trestle to the grounds. It Is a delightful scenic run and can be made from the West S.Ja In 40 minutes. t.lle tieta Gaeraaey Pltcner. A. I Gilc. of Chinook. Wash, yes terday won the American t-'uernaej Ctttle Club special prize, .consisting of a silver pitcher of tho same design as the pitcher commonly used on the Island of Guernsey, where tho cattle of that name originated. This cup w.t. offered to the premier breeder, and must be won twice In succersion before becoming hi property. While Mr. Giie bad many good Individual animals the Uutrnsey class, the Banders Ac Butitr-herd, of Mess, Ariz, and tin. E. L. Thompson herd, of Deer Islant; Farm, Or.; the University of California herd and the Hughes herd, of Oregon City, gave him close competition. Some of rival herds, however, were im ported by their owners. The Giie herd has been bred by Its owner. Xhe Great Northern Railway's cup, offered for the grand champion Ayr shire bull, doubtless will go to J. W. Clise's Peter Pan. although judging in tho Aryshirs class was not completed yesterday. ' J. H. Trout, of Parma, Idaho, won the. Kidwell & Caswell cup for the best lot of fat swine. The Trout entries also won heavily Ip the fat swine class gen erally. Judging Behind Schedule. "On account of the heavy run of daily cattle, tiie Juduinir 0:d not move up to schedule, but an effort will be made to Concluded en Page IS.; SHOW BO