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t VOL. L.III XO. 10,554. ' ' PORTLAND, OREX, MONDAY, DECE3IBER 15, 1913. PRICE riTE CEXTS ; i T CONVENTION PLAN Advocates Think They Have Majority. SOME OPPOSITION DEVELOPS Republican Committeemen Are Now Arriving in Washington. HILLES TO GIVE DINNER r.cwl issues Eipfclfd to Be Set tied Before Affair Is Ended. Demand Made That Com mittee Go on Record. " WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. Leading tnembera of the Republican committee here to attend the committee meeting Tuesday expressed the belief tonight that a special convention of the Repub lican partjr probably would be called to reorganize Its methods, change the basis of delegate apportionment and to consider the preparation of a new party platform that would unite Its broken ranks. Among nearly a dosen commlteemen who arrived today several were of "open mind" as to the convention plan and one or two were outspoken against It. Several conferences were held to day, however, and the statements of committee members who have been In communication with a majority of that body Indicated that tentative plans have been made looking toward the railing of the convention and that the advocates of the plan believe they have a majority of the committee behind them. RHlea Sot Committed. Chairman Hllles has not yet Indi cated his own opinion as to the wis dom of a special party gathering. John T. Adams, of Iowa, and F. W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire, de clared they had "open minda" on the plan. H. B. Maxson. of Nevada,, was openly opposed to the convention. but Charles B. Warren, of Michigan, said ha thought a majority of the commit tee would favor It. The plan now In contemplation, 11 the committee decides to summon a convention, is to provide in the call that the various state committees shall control the method of selecting dele states except where there are state prl. mary laws covering the subject. While the formal committee session does not begin until Tuesday morning, the fight over the convention will be inaugurated tomorrow night at a din ner to be given to the committee by Chairman Hllles. This dinner will bo attended only by members of the com mittee and it is expected that the real issues of the convention will be settled before its conclusion. The committee session of Tuesday probably will be held with open doors. gome Fear Reopened Wound. The prospect of a light In a conven tion for the adoption of a platform of party principles has been an impor tant factor In strengthening the oppo sition of some committeemen waodo not favor the project.- Senator Cummins. ex-Governor Hadley, of Missouri, and other leaders of the progressiva Re publican forces have laid plans for a campaign to secure the adoption of a platform of marked progressive char acter. Several committee members Insist that the summoning of a con vention would reopen party wounds and would not operate to draw the di vergent factions of the party together. "I believe It would be a political mis. take to call a convention at this time," said Committeeman Maxson tonight. "I believe the National committee has full power to mak any changes necessary In the party rules and I can see only trouble ahead of any special party gathering at this time." Committee Cam Ckaase Rales. The law committee, through Chair man Warren, has made public lta de cision that the National commltee may change the party rules without refer ence to a convention, but that the re apportionment of delegates can be made only by a convention. This de cision probably will play an important part In the committee's deliberations and already has brought about a pro nounced demand that the committee should register its decision as to the recognition of state primary laws, the term of service of National committee members and the relinquishment of the power held by the National committee to make up the "temporary roll" of the National convention. Senator Borah, one of the "Insur gents" at the stormy sessions of the National committee in Chicago In the Summer of 1912, Issued a statement to. night demanding that the committee go on record as to these proposed changes In rules, whether or not it "de cided to call a convention. Borah Fa vara Declaration. "The committee Just now la the voice of the party and the members of the party generally expect a positive dec laration on these and kindred matters from this body." said Senator Borah. "I hope to see the National committee at Its coming meeting, whatever else It may decide to do or not to do with reference to the calling ofya National convention, show that the committee Itself has some views upon these ques tions and ia not afraid to declare them In unequivocal terms. "It should declare In favor of proper ! (Concluded fa Page ii WINNING SUPPORT AIR-DRIVEN VEHICLE GAINS HIGH SPEED AIItATTO ALSO GOES THROUGH DEEP MCD, CLIMBING HILL. Vancouver Invention Ascends 30 Degree Incline Carrying; Two Men Small Engine Used. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec 14. (Spe cial.) In an air-propelled vehicle, a speed of more; than 0 miles an hour waa made here on Eleventh street to day by Byron Fry, In a machine made by himself and Emil Komra. Power for the flyer was developed from a motorcycle engine of four and one-fifth . horsepower. This engine drove a six-foot aeroplane propeller with a five-foot pitch. The engine is mounted behind the blade over two motorcycle wheels and behind the En gine, on the body of the car. Is the driver's seat. . A single wheel behind the seat sustalna that end and la used In steering the car. A pull of more than 20 pound to the horsepower was generated by the blade. The machine attracted much atten tion. It pulled a load of (CO pounds through mud that waa up to the axles. It also climbed an Incline of SO de grees with two men in the car. BILLS CHARGED TO FRIENDS Los Angeles Woman Caoght After Beating- Department Stores. LOS ANGELES, Dec 14. (Special.) The police have solved the mystery of "the woman In black" who has been making purchases at the department stores and having them charged to other women. The woman was arrested and Identi fied herself as the wife of James Can terbury, a furniture salesman, with many friends In social circles. With plenty of ready money, she toured the department stores at regular inter vals, making heavy purchases, and then would have the goods charged to such persons as Mrs. Leo Toungworth, Mrs. W. Bosblshel. Mrs. Bernard Pot ter and Mra. L. O. Crenshaw. She was caught by accident. The Identification was due to a pair of beautiful Jet earrings that she wears. Mrs. Canterbury Is the daughter of a well-to-do family in Minneapolis and was educated at a fashionable school there. She can give no motive for the thefts. Relatives furnished bail for ber. ZELIE EMERSON IS JAILED American Disturber Held as London Police Kout Suffragettes. -LONDON, Dec. 14. The American suffragette. Miss .Zelte Emerson, of Jackson. Mich., waa the central figure of a furloua scrimmage tonight be tween, the police and suffragettes and their supporters in the now district. Miss Emerson and three men were ar rested. Suffragettes assembled for a demon stration before the houses of council lors who had deprived them of the use of Bow Baths aa a meeting place. One hundred police, mounted and afoot. quickly surrounded the demonstrators and, falling to dissuade them from their proposed action,' charged the pro cession. They seised Miss Emerson end men and women rushed to her rescue. Wom en and children were thrown to the ground In the melee and trampled In the seml-darkneas, but none were se riously Injured. The police captured many sufTraaette banners, which they tore to shreds. CRETE ANNEXED BY GREECE King Constantine Runs Yjt Hellenic Vlag Over Island Fort. CANE A, Crete, Dec. 14. Formal an nexation of the Island of Crete to Greece waa carried out today with Im posing ceremonies. King Constantlne personally ran up the Hellenic flag over the fort. People flocked to the capital from all parts of the Island and from Greece and tumultously greeted the King, the Crown Prince. Premier eul selos and the other ministers. Services in the cathedral were at tended by the foreign Consuls and sub sequently the King attended another thanksgiving service In the synagogue. Crete was evacuated February 14 last, by the protecting powers Gtest Britain. Russia. France and Italy--and the Greek flag was hoisted. A detach ment of bluejackets and marines from the British cruiser Tarmouth hauled down the flags of the powers, which had flown since 1888. as well as that of Turkey, with full military honor. "NAVAL HOLIDAY" PLEASES Berlin Impressed by Large Major ity In Washington. BERLIN. Dec. if-The- large ma jority by which the "naval holiday" resolution passed the American House of Representatives has attracted favor able comment from peace lovers In Germany. The attitude of the United States on the proposal that Interna tional naval construction be discon tinued for one year is regarded as one of possibly far-reaching Influence. The question Just bow Is at a stand still, so far aa Great Britain and Ger many are concerned, and American In itiative at this Juncture would have especial Influence, in the opinion of certain German naval officers. I'nlike the proposals to this end put forward by Great Britain, the suggestion from a neutral nation to discontinue build ing battleships for 12 months would be open to no suspicion of hostile In tent. WILSON LEAVES HIS BED Physician, However, Orders Precau tions Against Fresh Cold. WASHINGTON, Dec 14. President Wilson, who has been suffering from a severe cold, was able to be out of bed today, but did not leave the White House and saw no callers. His physician. Dr. Cary T. Grayson, ordered cancelled all engagements, merely as a precaution, to prevent the President from .taking cold anew. VILLA HOSTILE FOREIGN uUiJSULS German Is Threatened With Expulsion. DICTATORSHIP IS SET UP Rebel Leader Illiterate and Un reasoning, Say Refugees. RICH PROPERTY SEIZED General Placed In Charge or Big De partment Store) Brewery and Other Spanish Interests Confiscated Outright. EL PASO, Tex.. Dec. 14. Americans. Germans and Spaniards, who arrived today from Cbihuanua. Mex., report that Francisco Villa, the rebel leader. virtually had constituted himself dicta tor there and that he refused to heed the requests of representatives of foreign governments. They asserted that the rebel leader had seised 15.000.000 worth of property belonging to foreigners: had put to death about twenty Mexican civilians. Including Sergelc Sanchez, a lawyer and former state official, and had com manded the American, German and British consuls to obey rebel orders. Department Store Seised. The happenings In Chihuahua since Villa occupied the city on Its evacua. tlon by Federal troops, as given by the refugees, who numbered 1000 were: Villa seized a large department store valued at 11.500.000 and owned, by French, German, English and Spanish Interests, but chiefly Spanish, and placed In command of the store General Chao, a rebel leader. He also seized a brewery, a clothing factory and all .ae grocery and other stores owned by Spaniards, valued at $3,600,000. He called a meeting of mer chants of all nationalities and told them they must pay him sums of money, aggregating several million dollars, to support the revolution. He gave orders' that the so-called Consti tutionalist money should be accepted as currency. Spaniards Ordered to Go. Villa's expulsion of citizens of Spain. all of whom were progressive' mer chants, was on pain of death. At first he Informed them they must be out of the country In five days, but later after an appeal to Harry Scobell. the British vice-consul, he extended that time to ten days.' The Spaniards were not al lowed to take anything except personal effects and were told never to return. The capture and Imprisonment of Luis Terrazas. Jr., son of a rich land Concluded on Fix 2.) I ONLY TEN MORE DAYS. i I HI f i SoG INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDATS Memlmum temperature, Bz decrees; minimum. dear. TODAT'S L'neettled, with occasional rain; southerly wind. Foreign. Austrian archduke's defiance of Emperor ends In proof that Emperor was right. " Faa 11. Federan at Tamplco drive rebels bsck. Fata -2. General Villa savagely hostile to forelf n Consuls. Pace 1. National. Women threaten to try to dereat Democrats. Pass a. Vote on currency bill expected Saturday. . Pase 2. Domestic. Bryan and Dahlman end their political feud In Nebraska. Paa S. Church fraa lunch to compete with Cincin nati saloons. Pasa 1. Advocatea of Republican convention predict they will praU at committee meetlns. Pasa 1. Sport. "Dad" Meek pleased with trade to Los Angeles. Page 10. Taner expected to strengthen National League, Page 10. Big International event to be wltnassad here la Itili. Page 10. Derrick may shift to Northwestern Learue. and Lobar take first. Page 10. Pacific Northwest. Wallace poatofflca robbed or I17.OO0. Page 1. Vancouver air auto develop high speed. Page 1. L. H. Poujade. pioneer of 1647, dies at Gervala, Pag 8. University of Idaho debaters win trl-stat championship. Pag Washington rrultmen tg hold annual conven tion at Walla Walla. Pag . Governor plans employment of BOO idle sua by state. Page 1. Port land and Vicinity. ChrUtma relief fund passes I'.OOO mark. Pag 1. fiympony Orchestra concert wins emphatle approval. Page 7. Weather report, oata and forecast. Page 1L Bishop Cooke. of Methodist Episcopal Churcn, preach twice, page S. Society turn from personal pleaure te prepare happiness for poor. Pag 8. Armed men prevent removal of plant by railroad men. Page 14. 6aa Jose veteran, 72. arretted on complaint of hi wife. Pag 14. 8retheart sands picture to Indian accused of burglaries. Page 11. Parents show more Interest In schools. Pag 1L Mrs. C. A. Rudell blame factional fight In lodge for warrant against husband. Page . Proper Christmas spirit defined by the Rev. Lot her R. Dyott. Pegs a. BRITON HELD FOR RANSOM .Mexican Outlaws Threaten to KIM English Mining Engineer. GUADALAJARA. Mex., Dec. 14. Louis Baird. an English engineer, who is assistant manager of the Espada Mines Company, an American concern, was taken prisoner Saturday by out laws at the Espada camp. In the Hos totlpaqulllo district, of the State f Jalisco, and Is held for a ransom of 300S pesos Threats have been made- to shoot Balrd unless the ransom is paid. CANADA TO EXCLUDE ALL Japan Notified of Three Months' Xon-Tiscrlminatlng Decree. LONDON. Dec. 14. A dispatch from the Times from Toklo saya that the Japanese government has been notified that Canada intends to prohibit all im migration to British Columbia for three months. The correspondent sdds that as there will be no discrimination against Orientals Japan cannot object WALLACE OFFICE ROBBED OF 817,000 Thieves Vanish With Postoffice Coin. MONEY SENT TO BANKS GONE Safe Opened Without Damage to Door and Coin Taken. NO CLEW IS LEFT BEHIND Registered Mall Containing Three 95000 Package Sent From Spo kane Are Missing When ON flee Is Opened In Morning. WALLACE. Idaho. Dec. 14 'Spe cial.) Without leaving as much as a finger print as a clew, burglars last night robbed the local postoffice of a little more than $17,000 and have ap parently made good their escape. The robbery was committed sometime be tween 1:30 and o'clock this morning. The registered mall on last night's Spokane train contained three $5000 registered packages, consigned from the Old National Bank, of Spokane, to the First National Bank, of Mullan. The money was forwarded in order that the local Institutions "might be able to handle the pay checks of the Morn ing. Gold Hunter, Snow Storm and other mines of the Mullan district which pay their employes on the 15th. Besides these registered packages, a remittance had Just been reclved from the Burke postoffice. rontaintng $565. and 'the local office had on hand be tween $1500 and $2000. making the aggregate more than $17,000. It was necessary that the consign ment to the Mullan bank be forwarded on the early morning train and the packages were placed In the safe. The local office closed at 1:30 this morning for the night. At S o'clock this morning nothing unusual vu noticeable around the of fice wheii the postmaster and two clerks arrived. The cafe being locked apparently the same as It had been left the night before. Postmaster Presley quickly noted the disappear ance of the three registered packages and a hurried investigation followed, revealing the fact that they were miss ing anl robbery had been committed. A thorough search of the office and all doors and windows did not reveal a single clew, as apparently they had not been molested. The safe had been opened without a scratch being made and had been aa carefully relocked, the only thing noticeable being that the Inner door had not been locked. There Is a strong belief that the (Concluded on Page 2.) CHURCH FREELUNCH WILL RIVAL SALOON SEBMOX WILL. BE THROWN IS; ALSO SOFT SEATS. Cincinnati Preacher Thinks Lessons in Humanity May Be Learned From Liquor Sellers. CINCINNATI. Dec 14. (Special.) To make the church as attractive to the needy and hungry as the saloon. Rev. A. X. Kelly has Inaugurated a scbenve of giving away free lunches at his church every evening from 7:30 to S:30 o'clock. Soup, coffee, sandwtchea and cakes are served. - After the free lunch there Is a sermon. Those who have no place for the night will be Invited to rest a bit in the soft plush seats. Mr. Kelly, defending the theory and practice of free lunch church, says: "There are some things we can learn from the saloonkeeper. The saloon keeper knowa men. A great many preachers do not "Men, especially the down-and-outs, do not go to the saloons Just to be come sodden. In a saloon they find warmth and cheer and food, all the down-and-out man Immediately wants, even If it Isn't all be needs. The sa loonkeeper Is successful because he is human. Churches to succeed should be human, too. "If I didn't provide free lunch and warmth many of these fellows who are coming to my church would be going to the saloon. To compete with the saloon I serve a better lunch." INITIATE FOILS 'FRAT' PLAN Left Blindfolded Far From Home, Secreted Coin Buys Lodging. Having been led blindfolded through the waters of Burnt Bridge Creek, In Clarke County, by members of the Alpha Kappa Kappa,, to which he was being initiated, Floyd Lawton, of Eugene, Or.i student In the medical yoliege of the University of Oregon, Friday night was taken to a lonely point four miles from Vancouver. Wash., relieved of all the money in his pockets, and left to walk back to Portland. Lawton, after learning his where abouts, sat down, pulled off one of his shoes and extracted a $5 gold piece, with which he paid for a night's lodg ing at Vancouver. He returned to the Alpha Kappa Kappa house. 779 Johnson street, as fresh aa a daisy Saturday morning. Iwton had put the coin in his shoe heel while preparing to become a mem her of the fraternity In order to meet purtlbla emergencies. Four other medical students were Initiated into the fraternity In much the same way Friday night. LIME DOESNTPURIFY VOTE Man's 7 Per Cent No Better Than Woman's 5, Says Suffragist. NEW YORK. Dee. 14. (Special.) Senator Helen King Robinson, of Colo rado, told those who attended the tea of the Woman's Political Union today that to deprive women of the voto was like putting a cat In a bag. Sho said It was hard on the cat, but harder on the bag. She also said that some time ago she heard a distinguished antt-sutfragist argue that because there is only E per cent of lime in women and 7 per cent of H In man. nature evidently had In tended that the right of suffrage was not for the female of the species. Some time later, said the Senator, she learned that Hons have 2 per cent of lime and that thickens have 10 per cent. TRAINS COLLIDE IN FOG Twelve Persons Injured, One Prob ably Fatally, on Santa Fe. FRESNO. CsJ.. Dec. 14 Twelve per sons were Injured, one perhaps fatally, today when the northbound Santa Fe passenger limited crashed Into the rear end of another northbound passenger train 10 miles north of here. The in jured Included eight passengers and four railway employes. Just where responsibility for the ac cident, which occurred at a siding after an accident to another train, should be placed has not been determined. A heavy fog ia supposed to have con cealed the light of the lookout brake man. All the injured passengers were In their bertha. Three coaches were de railed. LOPEZ TRAPPED IS BELIEF Mine Level Thought to Hold Outlaw Sealed With Bulkhead. BINGHAM. Utah. Dec. 14. The Andy level of the Utah-Apex mine, in which Ralph Lopes, slayer of six man took refuge on November 27. was bulk headed off today from the remainder of the mine. It Is believed by the Sheriffs that Lopez la In this section of the mint and that tonight he Is securely realed up. The posses made no attempt to search the Andy level because the network of connecting corridors would have made It easy for the desperado to elude thorn. If Lopes Is In this level he will be starved out. Searching of the lower leveH was continued today and tonight without any sign of the outlaw's being founJ. "Car Problems" Topic. "Portland Streetcar Problems' will be the subject of a talk. Illustrated with stereoptlcon pictures, by F. W. Hlld. general manager of the Portland Rail way, Light 4 Power Company, at Kern school. East Twenty-elahth and Couch streets, tonight at 8 o'clock. Everyone Is Invited to attend the meeting, which will be under the auspices of the Laurel hunt Club, GOVERNOR PLANS TO EMPLOY IDLE Emergency Board Will Meet Thursday. $50,000 MAY BE PROVIDED Plan Is to Advance Proposed Highway Improvements. OBJECT WORK NOT CHARITY Executive Says 500 Laborers Can Be Used for Two Months to Advantage, lion Situation Will Take Care of Itself. SALEM. Or.. Dec. II. (Special.) Governor West tonight culled a meel Ing of the State Emergency Board fcr next Thursday morning, at which he will suggest that a defiriency of $30, 000 be created to give employment on public roads for the next two month. i to men now out of work. He figures that the money will provide employ ment for 500 men at i a day and that the work will be of advantage to thai state by hastening improvement of thoroughfares. The decision to call the meeting was readied by the Governor after C. t". McCoIloch. State Senator. Mr. West's representative at the meeting of the unemployed in Portland today, had made his report. Senator McCoIloch said that the meeting was orderly and he was convinced that the men actually desired work. The Governor said if the proposed road work is undertaker. It would have to he done in the regular way through the tHate Highway Com mission. Charity Is Condemned. In connection with his decision to call a meeting of the Emergency Board, the Governor said: "The time has come when prompt ac tion should be taken to relieve tl.e labor situation In tills state. At my request Senator McCoIluch attended the public meeting held by the unem ployed in Portland today. From what lie reports, the meeting appears to have been orderly. It was made plain that the men were not seeking soup house charity, but a chance to work and earn a reasonable wage. Our office has been attempting to find employment for some of thes-s men upon farms, but with little or no success. The proposition of clearing land has been suggested, lint present many complications which make it hardly feasible under present circum stances and conditions. Road work therefore appears to me to open up the best avenue through which to handle the situation. FastdM Principal Problem. "Oregon has declared for a good roada policy, and the coming year will see at) inauguration of work by the state. In view of this a few months' difference In time of commencing work could make no particular difference as far as the taxpayers are concerned If state rosd work could be launched at this time It wouid relieve the labor situation materially and would pro vide a splendid way of carrying the unemployed through to early Sprinc when the situation will Uk care of Itself. "The problem, of course. Is that of funds. No funds for road work will be available until the coming year. Tim emergency bo&rd. however, can open up a way to provide iunds, and a meet ing will be called for Thursday. "Fifty thousand dollars wouid pro vide two months" work for 500 men. figuring IS days' work per month per man. at 1 2 per day. Hallroad Aid Km pelted. "If the proposed work Is undertaken It would, of course, be handled in the regular way through the highway de partment. Good business would de mand that the work be done in those parts of the Stat! where the climatic conditions would offer fewest obsta cles to Winter woi-"." The Governor said that ho believed (Concluded on Pare 3.1 SEND THE ANNUAL AWAY. Every year thousands of Ore gon people send The Oregonian Annual to their friends in the East. They realize this big pub lication presents an unequaled opportunity to spread the news of the state's resources and de velopment. The result of this wide circu lation of the Annual has been to attract great numbers of new citizens to Oregon, energetic people who pome to share in our prosperity, to till the soil and to found new industries. Tha Annual carries a special appeal I to men who would engage ia agricultural pursuits, for it tells of the exceptional openings in dairying, stock raising and other lines of farming. Xo one should miss the oppors tunity to mail a few copies of this edition. 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