vol.. III.- xo. 16,592.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914.
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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
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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
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SHOW.
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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.