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vol.. III.- xo. 16,592. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914. v V PRESIDENT OF HAITI FLEES TO WARSHIPS Refuge Is Sought on German Vessel. CONFLICT STARTS AT CAPITAL Rebel Forces Try to Capture . Port au Prince. LEGATION UNDER GUARD Arrival of American a ml Teutonic Cruisers Relieves Anxiety Ke gardlng Foreigners Batlie fch,lp Racing to Scene. PORT AU PRINCE. Haiti, Jan. 27. The president of Haiti, Michel Oreste, fled from the capital today and took refuge aboard the German cruiser Vin eta. He was accompanied by his wife. Fighting began In the city at 1 o'clock this aftern.oon. An hour later the President left the palace under es cort and was conveyed in a launch to the warship lyinsr in the harbor. Al most immediately detachments of blue Jackets were landed from the United States armored cruiser Montana and the Vlneta. freftldentM Ufe In Dangrr. Firing- rontfnued throughout the af ternoon and It was evident that the revolutionary movement, which began in the North -and spread to some of the Southern towns, lias gained sufficient strength in the capital to threaten not only the power, but the life of President Oreste. The new Congress, which met in ex trordinary session yesterday, failed to take adequate measures to check the revolution. Jt had been conceded for & long time, however, the position of the executive was weak. Opposed to him were Senator Davilmar Theodore, in command of the"rebel troops at Cape Haltlen, und General Beliard, both of whom have a strong following. Abdication Plan Abandoned. . It wa&ie intention. of"Oreste to ab- ' dlcate several days ago, but later he declined to do so, hoping with the aid of Congress to prevent the overthrow of his administration. The arrival of the Montana and Vin eta has relieved, the situation here so far as foregn residents are concerned. The legations are now asder guard. BATTLESHIP SPEEDS TO SCENE Montana's Force Believed Adequate to Protect Foreigner's. - "WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The battle ship South Carolina was started tonight by Rear-Admiral Badger commanding, on a 500-mlle run. at top speed from Guantanamo, Cuba, to Port au Prince. "Warning from American Minister Bmlth of the purpose of President Oreste to abandon his office had, in a measure, prepared the United States lor the flight of the Haltlen executive. It Is understood that the commander ef the Montant acted under the gen eral principles of international law as embodied in the naval regulations in landing bluejackets at Port au Prince and otherwise acting for the protection of foregn life and property. The Montana has a crew of ,650 men and It is believed that force Is suf ficient to protect lives of non-combatants in tho Haltlen capital. - Captain Robert L. Russell, command ing the South Carolina, has orders to Join the armored cruiser Montana, which already has landed bluejackets at the Haltlen capital, and to take such steps as may be necessary to guard the lives and property of Americans and other foreigners. The battleship should reach the scene late tomorrow. The first official news of today"s de velopments at Port au Prince came to Washington tonight in a report from Admiral Badger, commanding the At lantic fleet at Guantanamo, who had been in wireless communication with the cruiser Montana. The dispatch said : "The President of Haiti hus abdi cated. leaving no government. The Montana has landed 150 men, her deck force, to safeguard the lives and prop erty of Americans and other foreign ers. A Gorman cruiser at Port au Prince was also landing a force at the same time. The South Carolina is leav ing Ur Port au Prince. Captain Russell will act in his discretion for the pro tection of lives and property, assisting the force already landed if it becomes necessary." As sanior naval officer on the scene. Captain Russell will direct the opera tions of the International force. No specific Instructions will be sent to him from Washington as Secretary Daniels said tonight he had utmost confidence in Captain Russell's discre tion and ability to deal with the diffi cult situation. The Captain was Judge Advocate-General of the Navy until he was detailed for sea duty recently. J. F. Eshelman to Hun With Johnson SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27. John F. Eshelman. president of tho State Rail road Commission, will run for Lieutenant-Governor of California on the Progressive ticket with Governor John son, who is seeking re-election. Mr. Eshelman announced his candidacy today. POPE FINDS TANGO DULL; BAN IS OFF SAME TO BE CHANGED, HOW EVER, AS CONDITION Paris Newspaper Says Pontiff. Much Prefers Old Venetian Dance Known as "I'urlaua." PARIS, Jan. 27. (Special.) Pope Pius personally initiated a revival of the old Venetian dance, "furlana," after the cardinal vicar had banned the Argentine dance, says tonight's Temps. The Pope summoned a young couple belonging to a. princely Roman family before him and bade them do the tango. .Afterwards the Pope said: "It's one of the dullest things im aginable. If a sinner were compelled to dance the tango as a pennance he would be treated harshly." Forthwith the Pope decided to annul the papal ban on conditions that the name of the dance be changed. "People of your age must dance,' he said, "but why adopt such, ridic ulous, barbarous contortions?" Thereupon he called in two Venetian domestics and ordered them to dance the "furlana," which is like the Bra zilian maxixe, and praised its grace fulness. Cardinal Amette, archbishop of Paris, has been cited fj appear before the civil tribunal in a suit for 20,000 francs ($1000). brought by M. Stillson, a teacher of dancing. Stillson sets forth that the ad monition issued by Cardinal Amette early in January, forbidding the dan cing of the tango as a sin and con demning the dance as indecent, not only caused Stillson financial loss by driving away all his pupils, but was an aspersion on his moral character. FEAR OF FINES PACIFIES Jewelry Seller and Dissatisfied Cus tomer "Make Friends." "Makine friends" saved C. M Rrhcln. er and C A. Allen from a $10 fine each in Municipal Court yesterday. Allen hcared that KrhAinor cni v.im some cheap Jewelry and that it fell to pieces shortly after he bought it. He said he tried to get Scheiner to re fund tho $1 he had paid. "If you can settle this and msu friends before 2 o'clock, I will release you both," said Judge Stevenson, be fore whom each had haled the other on disorderly conduct charges. "Oth erwise, I'll impose $10 fine." At Z o clock they were friends. CIRCULATORS TO BE BARRED Petitions Not to Bq Allowed in Cor- rldors or Courthouse. By an order passed by the County Commissioners yesterday, in the future no petitions may be circulated in 'the corridors of the Courthouse. In the past it has been the practice of cir culators of petitions for initiative or referendum, or the recall of officials, to -solicit signatures in or about the registration quarters. This will be stopped, according to the order passed yesterday. Superintendent of Building Kehoo was directed to put the order into ef fect at once. PUPILS FIX HOT LUNCHES Practical Domestic Science Csed In Jacksonville Precinct School. ASHLAND, Or., Jan. 27. (Special.) Practical domestic science is being used in school district No. 77, Jack sonville precinct, where, under the di rection of the teacher. Miss Alma Gould, warm dinners are served daily during- the Winter season. The pupils, both boys and girls, have entered into the spirit of the work with the intent of making the new departure permanent. To a limited extent the same plan has been fol lowed in the Ashland High School- JERUSALEM GETS TROLLEY Electric Lights Also Will Be Pnt in Ancient City by French. JERUSALEM, Palestine, Jan. 27. A concession for the construction of a streetcar line, running from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, and also for the lighting of Jerusalem by electricity was Brand ed today by the Turkish government. The concession went to the French bank which recently supplied Turkey with the money to purchase the Bra zilian dreadnought Rio Janiero. ARLINGTON TALKS TO PARIS Navy AVireless Greetings Cross Sea and Reach Far Inland. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The New a. ear greeting xiasnea to the world trom the Naval radio tower at Arling ton, Va., was received by the Eiffel tow. er in Paris and by a shore station at New Brunswick, Canada. Reports to date show that the mes sage was picked up as far west as Col orado. REAL RADISH SENT BRYAN Japanese in Alabama Far Outdoes California Farmer's Effort. MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 27. S. Imura. a Japanese gardener here, sent today to William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State, two radishes weighing 30 and 2S pounds, respectively. His action was prompted by the re port that a California farmer sent Sec retary Bryan a radish weighing 12 pounds. GOETHALS WILL BE ONE MAN' AT CANAL Builder Will Be Gover nor of Zone. WILSON ANNOUNCES INTENT Authority to Be Second Only to Secretary of War. NEW SALARY $5000 LESS Officers of Army and Navy, Here after to Be Designated for Other Positions Must Serve for .Reduced Compensation. WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Organiza tion of a permanent government for the Panama Canal zone to supersede the Isthmian Canal Commission on April 1 was authorized by President Wilson today with the announcement that the nomination of Colonel George W. Goeth als to be first Governor of the Panama Canal will be sent to the Senate In a few days. Colonel Goethals' idea of a "one man" government Is carried out in the exec utive order which was made public by Secretary Garrison after today's Cab inet meeting. Tho authority of the Governor Is to be supreme under tho Secretary of War. Salary Reduced 9500O a Year. Official notification of his selection was cabled to Colonel Goethals at Pan ama. Secretary Garrison said he was confident there would be no question about his acceptance. The change in title will mean a loss of $5000 a year to the head of the zone, as the Governor's salary will be $10,000, and he now re ceives $15,000 as chairman of the com mission. Secretary Garrison announced that it was proposed to resolve the members of the commission with the exception of Colonel Goethals Into a new commis sion to arrange for and conduct the ceremonies Incident to the opening of the canal. Congress will be asked to provide the necessary legislation.' As today's legislative order not only terminates the existence of the Panama Commission on April 1. but also the present organization of the working force in the zone, many of the Army officers connected therewith will lose the increased pay which they have (Concluded on Page 2.) AT THE two ooicyy ovYf yor oyroy tr c y cp ahc Wy fern KPIIPIV U srzovc yo G-r INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 80 degrees; minimum, 38 degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; westerly winds. Foreign. President of Haiti flees to German ship as rebels open fight In capital. Page 1. Pope finds tango dull after seeing demon stration; will remove ban. Page 1. National. Goethals to govern Canal 3one. Page 1. President reported to be opposed to Panama tolls exemption. Page 2. Dual Inquiry Into mines Is ordered. Page 3. "Demurrage" of certain plants held only subterfuge. Page 2. Domestic. Suicide reveals employer's faith in man who stole $10,000. Page S. i Existence of "pie book" disclosed In New York; graft inquiry. Page 5. Sap Francisco women need not take hats - off to be measured for voting. Page 1. Charles Potts not to fight extradition to Oregon -on murder charge. Page 6. Sport. Three Cleveland pltcners Jump to Federal League. Page 14. Fast bouts put on by Woodlawa Club. Page 15. Pacific Coast Bowling Association, plan Is taken up. Page -14. O. A. C. defeats Multnomah in basketball, 22 to 13. Pate 14. Fielder Jones names umpires for Northwest ern League. Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Thirteen constitutional amendments pro posed in Oregon, page 7. Supreme Court holds Clatsop County good roads election legal. Page 6. Clarke County's first grand Jury returns nine indictments. Page 7. Governor West authorized to start road work to aid deserving unemployed. Page 6. Columbia County's good roads campaign opens with three meetings first day. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. . Heavy shipments of Oregon potatoes to Southwestern points. Page. 19. Decline in world's available supply checks wheat weakness at Chicago. Page li. Stock advance checked, but tone at close Is firm. Page 10. . , Portland and Vicinity. Watchman, twlco shot, fells assailant. Past 1. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams to glvo farewell party for. Mrs. Frank W. Uosmer. Page 12. . Mtlwaukle lino is nearing Portland. ' Page Commercial Club elects H. D. Ramsdell president. Page 12. Fifth annual automobile show opens to cheering crowd. Page 1. Boys' and Girls Aid 'Society of Portland gets vindication. Page 9. Bankers ready to argue before regional bank committee, page 9. Rotary Club dines at domestic science lunch eon and champions new school building. Page 18. , City's GOO,000 auditorium llkelv to be com pleted by July, 1913. Page 18. Hardware Dealers' secretary urges patroniz ing state industries, page . Women prisoners declare Jail food and treatment is good. Page 11. Republicans take first step to perfect state wide organization. Page 4. At Progressives' meeting Ijj candidates an nounce themselves. Page 4. Weather report, data and forecast. Pate 13. BOHEMIAN WOMEN TO VOTE Austrian Premier Announces Change - . - - ' in Coni-titution. - LONDON, Jan. 28. A special dispatch from Vienna says that the Austrian Premier has informed the leaders of the German and Czech parties In the Bo hemian Diet that the Austrian govern ment proposes to alter the Bohemian constitution in such a way as to en franchise women. FIFTH ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE es& VYO T-AS? OAGOs TWO SHOT 111 GUN DUEL ON HEIGHTS Watchman.Twice Shot, Fells One Assailant. SECOND ARMED MAN ESCAPES "Big Tim" Healey Foils Sup posed Attempt to Rob. KEATING HOME IS SCENE Three Young AYouien Halt Fugitives, Who Send Bullets Whistling Over Their Heads Special Orricer and Victim In Hospital. With two bullet wounds in his body T. J. Healey, popularly known as "Big Tim," a special watchman on Portland Heights, late last night returned the fire of two armed men, shot one of them In the right side and then fell to the pavement in front of John A. Heat ing's residence, 568 Montgomery Drive. The two men ran up the road to a point opposito St. Helens Court, where three young women stopped them, ask ing If anyone was shot. The men an swered by sending three shots over the girls' heads. They then jumped down a steep incline, falling into a deep gulch ending at Canyou Road. Wounded Mate Deserted. ' , The man shot by Healey, who gave his name as Louis Stros, was found half way up a steep slope at the base of the canyon, where he had been de serted by his companion, who had evi dently attempted to drag the man with him In his flight. Healey was rushed to St, Vincent's Hospital and his wounded victim to Good Samaritan Hospital. Healey, told the police that he was walking along Montgomery Drive on his regular inspection, when he came upon two men acting suspiciously near the Keating residence. "I asked them what they were, do ing around the house and the smaller man said, "Who are you?' I drew my gun, but before I could fire he shot me through the right shoulder. I fired point blank at him, not 15 feet away, and saw I hit him. He fired again and doubled me up with a bullet in my stomach. They ran on up the drive, but I felt too sick to pursue them." Groans Heard by Woman. Mrs. C. C. Strong, at 501 Montgom ery drive, heard groans coming from (Concluded on Page 0. SHOW. OS WOMEN MEASURED BYDEAD RECKONING HAT NEED NOT BE REMOVED IX REGISTERING VOTE. Precedent Established In San Fran cisco by Which. Allowance for Hat Distance Is "Estimated." SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. A man's height is the number of inches he stands on his two feet, but for pur poses of registration a woman's height in California is the number of inches from the floor to the tip of her hat, minus what the registration clerk may estimate to be the distance between the crown of her head .and the sum mit of the hat. Mrs. Oscar Hocks, .wife of a San Francisco Supervisor, established this precedent today, with tho co-operation of Registrar Zemansky. Mrs. Hocks wished to register. Tho registrar wished her height first. Mrs. Hocks wore a particularly lofty hat and was empnatically disinclined to remove it in order that she might be measured. Several women took her side and a compromise was reached under which the theoretical height was taken as a substitute. STUDENT ROMANCE IS OUT College Athlete and Kormer Co-Ed Have Been Married Six Months. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis, Jan. 27. (Special.) Ben Robertson, captain-elect of the 1914 Aggie football team, was married secretly last July to Miss Lillian Phalan, last year a student at the col lege. News of the wedding became known today. The wedding took place at Vancouver, Wash., July 16. Carl Berry, a prominent member of the Gamma Upsilon fraternity, of which Robertson Is a member, acted as best man. The news was a complete surprise to the friends of the couple. Waldo Hall co-eds, who were among Mrs. Robertson's closest friends when she was a student here, had received no hint that she was married. HOP MARKET IS AROUSED Orders Come From England First Time in Three Months. The hop market, which has been quiet lately, awoke to life suddenly yesterday. Orders from England came in for the first time in three months, but buyers found it difficult to interest growers. One deal was put through during the day, the purchase, by -iKtlmraml- & Harris of 23S bales from Sloper & Pat ton, of Independence, at 21Ms cents. These hops were bought for P. R. U. Horst, of London. It has been two years since Mr. Harst has been active in the hop market. His appearance has caused excitement among the dealers and growers. $200 IS ASKED FOR BIBLE W. P. Hardesty Sues Storage Com pany for $75 for Dictionary, Too. Two hundred dollars for a Bible CO years old in which old family records are kept, and $75 for a dictionary, said to be 135 years old, are asked in a suit brought by W. P. Hardesty against a local transfer and storage company. Hardesty says the company lias failed to return the Bible and dictionary to him. Hardesty alleges that he deposited a trunk, which contained his effects, wltn the storage company in June, 1911, and, though he tendered payment In full In October, the company has failed to re turn the trunk. Other articles in it he lists as worth $300. , TOT GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL Two-Year-Old Vancouver Boy, Lost, Taken In by Teachers. VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 27. (Spe cial.) Little Byron Blnnlnock, 2 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Binninock, of Twenty-eighth and Co lumbia streets, was lost for four hours today. Dressed to play, he wandered away and reached the Vancouver High School, where he was kept for more than an hour. The Chief of Police was called. The policemen tried to learn his name, but more than "Byron" they could not learn. At 6 o'clock the parents located him at the station. RADIUM PATIENT BETTER Representative Bremner's Cancer Is Yielding to Treatment. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Representa tive Robert G. Bremner, of New Jersey, who is being treated with radium for cancer In a Baltimore hospital. Is Im proving slowly. The Representative's sister, after vis iting him today, announced he was in a better condition than at any time since he submitted to the radium treat ment. GUARD'S' REQUEST DENIED Major Clayton Not to Be Detailed to Oregon Militia Service. OtEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. "7. Senator Cham berlain was advised today by the War Department that his request can not be granted Tor the temporary de tail of Major J. Is. Clayton, of the Medi cal Corps of the Army, for duty with the organized militia of Oregon for the purpose of reorganizing the sanitary department for the troops of the state. AUTO SHOW OPENS 10 CHEERING CROWD Lights Flash on Bril liant Array of Cars. FIRSTYISITORS ARE DELIGHTED Excellent Exhibits Shown Amid Typical Motoring Environs. DISPLAYS EAGERLY VIEWED Advance in Engineering Skill Is Found in Machines of 1014 Mod els and Numerous Changes for Benefit of Buyers Noted. TIFT II ANMJ.Yt, AUTOMOBILE SHOW. Location, The Armory, Tenth and Couch streets. Show hours, 330 to 3:30 and 7:3o to 10:30 dally. Closing, midnlsht Saturday. Cars exhibited, eg. Trucks exhibited. 13. Accessories exhibited. 13. Grand total, 91. McElroy's Band afternoons and evenlnss in tho main halL Singers In the accessory exhibit In tho ball room. BY WALTER GIFFARD. All the world and his wife seemed to be present at the Armory last night when a new debutante made her bow to an audience first expectant, then critical and finally delighted. It was the automobile of 1914, which, in com posite, marks still further advance in engineering skill. In designs for bodily comfort, in absolute dependability of running and durability. The setting was one of superb beauty and the crowd by far the largest that has ever attended an opening night. More than 90 exhibits were on view and - factory representatives did not hesitate to proclaim this the finest show ever staged on the Coast. Punctually at 7:30 Judgo Catena was Introduced by Captain W. H. Gray, president of the Portland Trade Auto mobile Association, under whoso aus pices the show Is being held. In a few words the speaker announced the ab solute necessity of the automobile to day; its universal use by people in all walks of life, both rich und poor alike; its triumphant march In the commercial world. He ended by saying that never had a show been held so absolutely worthy of the support of the entire city. Show Opens With Cheers. As Judge Gatens was speaking all except the sidelights had been turned low. On his words, "I announce the show open," a gorgeous stream of light flooded the vast area, people cheered, the band Btruck up a stirring march, and the fifth annual show had opened. In the arrangement of tho setting decorators had excelled themselves. The general color scheme was one of green and white, bunting of that col or completely covering the roof and falling In gentle folds to tho sides. White posts with green electric lights announced the cars. In the center hung glittering massive chandeliers with myriads of lights, throwing a softened glow over car and visitor alike. Along the sides were beautiful flow ers of many colors, growing in boxes, with trellis work beneath them -and a' light above them. Underneath the aisles was a wonder ful painting, leading the visitors out of the city, past the Yeon building, along through Laurelhurst, past the Automobile Club and the Sandy River, even down to Crater Lake, a most real istic reproduction. Mount Hood, the Three Sisters, St. Helens, Rainier and other mountains stretched towards the blue sky, clever ly brought out by the use of blue bunting. Further on came the broad Columbia with its view looking to wards the mountains. Bridge Is Reproduced. Still a little further on came a re production of tho Columbia River bridge, which caused a great amount of favorable comment, and finally the visitor was brought back to the Arm ory again. The uotdoor effect was still further heightened by the green paths along which people strolled. Palm trees here and there, flowers In the individual booths, and occasionally the bright and almost blinding lights from some of the cars all tended to Increase the beauty of the occasion. Leading into and out of the show was a trestled archway covered with creeping ivy and not a particle of the old Armory could be seen. It was as If its bare old walls had shrunk from sight in shame when they saw how the martial air of the place had given way to the atmosphere of the auto mobile; when they saw how the whole building had been transformed Into a fairy palace and the home of mechan ical beauty and perfection. The cars had been burniEhed. pol ished, rubbed and painted until they glittered in the light, and now the dealers and their corps of salesmen stood ready to show off their paces, as it were, to explain the hundred and one details of construction, the Im provements and incidentally the neces sity of possessing an automobile. The crowd itself was what is known.