Morning Oregonian., February 28, 1914, Image 1

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VOL. LIV. SO. 16,618.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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OFF GO HEADS OF
GAME WARDENS
Secret Plan of Gover
nor's Board Known.
TALKATIVE SECRETARY TALKS
Sportsmen Aroused by Fear of
Chaos in Department.
POLITICAL HINT IS CARRIED
discharged Deputies Get Meager In
d lea t loll of Possible Reappoint- "
mcnt Some May Attend Meet
Ins of Commission Today.
Another move Has been made in the
ttolttlcal "reorganization" of the State
Fish and Game Commission. It be
came known yesterday that orders
have been Issued dismissing- every
deputy game warden in the state, the
dismissals to become effective today.
Approximately 37 deputies lose their
Jobs In tbe wholesale lopping off of
heads. The" selection of new deputies
to replace them, with all its accom
panying rat patronaste, will rest in the
hands of C. II. Evans, the new State
Game Warden, who while still a mem
ber of, the commission was elected t-o
this position, paying him $2100 a year,
at the last meeting of the commission
In Salem a few weeks ago.
Programme Carried Out.
Mr. Evans, one of the Governor's ap
pointees to replace the three members
of the Commission who recently re
signed, is a boyhood friend of Gover
no West. Since becoming a member
he has "played the game" according to
programme with the other two appoin
tees of the Governor Harold II. Clif
ford, brother-in-law of Claude C. Mc
Colloch. campaign manager for Dr. C.
J. Smith, and Floyd Bilyeu.
It had been intended to keep the
dismissal of the deputies a secret un
til after the meeting of the Commis
sion In Salem this morning, at which
tlio "reorganization" is to be completed.
But Theodore Opsund, present secre
tary of the Commission, who was ele
vated to the post of plaster Fish
Warden, alBO paying $2100 a year, at
the same meeting at which Mr. Evans
was made State Game Warden, could
not keep the secret.
Mr. Opiaund Given Out -Secret.
Mr. Opsund and Commissioner Evans,
who take over their new jobs on
March 1. were in Portland Wednesday
In connection with details of the "re
organization. " While here Mr. Opsund
"leaked" freely to several persons, with
the result that the whole scheme be
came known yesterday.
Mr. Opsund, speaking with the au
thority befitting the secretary of the
Commission, told these persons that
not only were all the deputy game
Wardens to go out, as was predicted in
'The Oregoniun when the extent of the
political programme to be enacted by
the Commission became apparent sev
erul weeks ago, but that other sweep
lug changes would probably be made
at today's meeting.
l.ettera Arc Prepared."
He let out the news that Game War
den Flnley, who becomes "state prop
b gator" of game and game fish after
j"r. mhoj succeeds to his place on
March 1, that being apparently the
name intanded by the Commission tor
the unnamed office to which lie was
sidetracked to make room for Evan
had received orders to notify the depu
ties of their dismissal. . These letters
were made out in the Salem offices ot
the commission, but were sent out
from Mr. Finley's office in Portland,
over his signature as Game Warden
several days ago.
Mr. Finley declined to discuss the
matter Inst night, saying that any in
formation to be made public would be
given out by the Commission today.
runner connrmation or the pro
gramme has come, however, from dep
uty wardens themselves.
Deputies Come to "See Why."
For the last day or so deputy war
dens have been trooping into Portland
in numbers- to find out the reasons
for their dismissal. Some of them saw
Mr. Opsund while he was here. He ad
visea tnem to see members of the
commission and "talk It over." Sev
eral deputies will probably be at Salem
today in an endeavor to get to the ear
of the Commissioners, particularly of
Mr. hvans.
une or tnese deputies showed the
letter informing him of his dismissal
It is understood that the same form
was used in the notifications to all
tbe deputies.
Political Hint Denoted.
Here It is:
Dear Sir: Owing- to the fact that a com
plete reorganization of the. fish and game
ervice is being made and as the Board
will meet on Saturday next (today) to com
plete Its work, please be advised that, no
less otherwise notified, the services of al
wardens will terminate on February ya.
1914. Should your re-appointment be forth
coming", you will be advised promptly alter
the meeting.
una political Hint conveyed In the
last sentence, should your reappoint
ment be forthcoming," is pretty clearly
understood by all the deputies. A gen
eral scramble to line up "right" politi
cally has followed.
Though the state fish and game cod
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CROPS LEAD INLAND
EMPIRE TO SMILE
PKOSPECTS UNSURPASSED AXD
FARMERS OPTIMISTIC.
Only Unusual Cold Spell Can Hurt
Grain and Fruit Production
Promising.
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 27. (Spe
cial.) Every report of crop conditions
In the Inland Empire rings with pros
perity. "Crops were never better" is
what they all say. "Farmers are more
optimistic than for many years," is the
word.
Abundance of moisture and the mild
Winter tell the tale. Only an unusual
cold spell can injure the grain now,
say the farmers.
Farmers and grain men of Whitman
County say their prospects for wheat
never were better. The acreage of
Winter wheat is about the same as for
mer years.
The farmers of Adams County are
more optimistic than for many years.
Fall-sown grain is in excellent con
dition and ready'to stool out rapidly
with the coming of warmer weather.
The outlook in Spokane County for
the crops has never been surpassed.
The Winter wheat la In fine condition.
the frost Is all out of the ground and
the late heavy rains In this vicinity
have soaked into the ground, not like
other years, when it would be carried
away.
With the coming of the first of
March crop prospects in the Walla
Walla district are in excellent con
dition and there is every indication
that the grain and fruit production of
he coming season will be well up to
the years which have been record
breakers. HAND OF JUDGE KISSED
Woman Shown Mercy by Conrt Is
Embarrassingly Grateful.
Overcome with gratitude by Munici
pal Judge Stevenson's promise to allow
her to live in her house at First and
Jefferson streets until she could se
cure other quarters, Sadie Miller, freed
of a vagrancy charge, yesterday seized
the Judge's - hand am repeatedly
kissed it.
Judge Stevenson, embarr. - d, tried
to force her to relinquish her hold on
his hand, saying: "O, that's all right,
that's all right.." Finally Sadie calmed
herself and marched out of court.
She had pleaded that though the
place where she was living had a bad
reputation, she could not move for
financial reasons. She was ordered te
move into a respectable neighborhood
and reform.
CROSS "SIGNS" BIG WILL
Unable to AVrlle, Hograiser Puts
Murk on $1,000,000 Paper.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. In a will
signed with a cross, because he never
learned to read or write, Matthew J.
Mclntyre, who made nearly $1,000,000
raising hogs, left the bulk of his estate
to St. Patrick's Church in Long Island
City, to be used for the support of the
parochial school so that the children
of his parish might have the education
that was denied him.
Nine nephews and nieces contested
the will on the ground that Mclntyre
was incompetent when he affixed his
mark to it a year ago. The Surrogate
of Queens County today overruled their
contest and admitted the will to pro
bate, ' 1
FOUR STRANGELY POISONED
Girl Baby Is Dead and Three Are
Dangerously 111 in San Jose.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Feb. 27. Four peo
ple w-ere mysteriously poisoned here
this afternoon. - Wayne Benson, a girl
baby, is dead, and Mrs. Ruby Benson
the mother; Mrs. Edward Hodges and
her daughter, S. Hodges, aged 3 years
are lying dangerously ill in a hospital.
The women say that they ate noth
ing but some doughnuts bought at
corner grocery and some condensed
milk.
Mrs. Hodges is suing for divorce.
and' David Bennett, who roomed in the
sam flat with Mrs. Hodges and Mrs.
Benson, is being detained.
OLD PET NAME IDENTIFIES
Oregon City Man Not Recognized by
Sister After 5 8 Years.
OREGON CITY.Or., Feb. 27. (Spe
cial.) Fifty-eight, years after he had
last seen his sister John W. Thompson
of this place, on Thursday called her
by a pet name which he had given her
when they were children together just
in time to prevent her ordering: him
away from her home on suspicion of
being a peddler. This occurred at
Somersworth, - N. II., .where the sister,
Mrs. B. F. Hanson, resides.
Mr. Thompson is 88. years old and
made the trip East alone and will re
main several weeks.
REVENUE CUTTER FIRES
Japanese Smuggling Launch Brought
to Halt After Hot Race.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 27. During
the progress of a thrilling race between
the United States revenue cutter Man
ning and a Japanese smuggling launch
loaded with contraband Chinese, it is
reported that two shots were fired at
the launch, the second tearing away the
foremast of the vessel and bringing
the frightened Orientals to a halt.
All Tuesday night the cutter's search
lights played about the islands and
every fishing craft that came up from
the south was thoroughly searched.
PHILIPPINE POLICY
RESULTS IN CHAOS
Good Work of Past 15
Years in Danger.
EFFICIENCY IS SUFFERING
Money Even at 5 Per Cent a
Month Is Scarce.
TRIBESMEN ARE PROBLEM
Conditions Similar to Those In
Mexico Threaten When Filipinos
Are Placed In Power Eyes
of World on Islands.
Mr. Dean Butler, the author of this ar
ticle, is a son of Orville Butler, of Inde
pendence, Or., a well-known Oregon pioneer.
Mr. Butler, who Is a graduate of the law
aepartment of the University. of Oregon, and
his wife (formerly Miss Mary Glen, of Oak
Grove), who Is a graduate of the Medical
department of same Institution, hava been
in different parts of the Islands for the past
two years. They are on a tour which will
include China, India. Egypt, holy land and
Europe. They expect to leave Manila about
the middle of June.
BT DEAN BUTLER.
MANILA. P. I., Feb. 1. (Special
Correspondence.) Governor-General
Francis Burton Harrison arrived at the
Philippine Islands October 6, 1913,
practically ignorant of conditions, ad
vised by Manuel Quezon, Resident
Commissioner from the Philippine
Islands to Washington, a man whose
political methods and aims are ques
tioned by practically all Americans
conversant with conditions
Since Mr. Harrison's arrival and the
assumption of his duties he has dis
missed from the Government service,
without stated or apparent reasons,
many men holding high positions; men
who had worked from the bottom up
and who had reached and held their
positions on account of their ability
and familiarity with conditions.
JHMliplsOB Virtually Control.
Most or the positions have been filled
by FillpinoB. With the recently ac
quired majority on the Commission, the
Filipinos are practically in full power
and control.
It is a. test, and the eyes of the world
are on the Philippine Islands. They
are hungry eyes, gazing from various
directions.
What progress will be made under
this Democratic Administration and
the Democratic policies can only be
conjectured. " '
This rapid Filiplnlzing of the serv
ice and the Government's disregard of
the. spirit of the civil service has
caused chaos ' in the buslnes"s of the
islands. Practically all of the dis-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
- Thfl "IV eat hT.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 64
derreM: minimum fit .l......
TODAY'S Probably lair; winds mostly
oorioeny.
Mexico.
Hanging of American rancher viewed as
more menacing than Benton incident.
Page 5.
Ranger reports to. Texas Governor that
American was shot when prisoner.
Page 0.
Foreign.
Chaos threatens Philippines as new Admin.
miration policy develops, 1'rko 1.
National.
Congress committee spends day below
ground in copper mines. Page S.
At least million for Jetty la certain. Page 2.
Parcel post law changes defeated. Page S.
Administration proposes leasing of public
ittnus. rats o.
Domestic.
Mr. Taft pleads for change in Federal Court
rules. Page 2.
Carl Gray goes to Western Maryland Rail
road. Page 1.
Mrs. Potter Palmer reveals fund long miss
ing. Page 3.
Mrs. Buffum is convicted of poisoning hus
band. Page -4.
Sport.
Crew of good ship Hogan gets Btart early
at Venice. Page 7.
Manager of Baker team "to sign players in
Portland today. Page 7.
Chicago fans, reading between the lines,
think -organized baseball has recognized
outlaws. Fage 7.
Venice trades CRourke and Sterrett for
ex-major leaguer Powell. Page tt.
Washington High and Portland -Academy
play 1 to 1 soccer tie. Page 6.
Evers will put "pep" Into 'Boston team,
- Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Inland Empire smiles over unsurpassed crop
prospect. Page a. ' '
End of earth declared near by -Seventh-Day
Adventist. Page 1.
State Supreme Court's new S320.OOO home
formally opened. Page 12.
Canada's Premier hints at co-operation in
Alaska railway plans. Page 1..
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat buying In Korthwest heavier at ad
vanced prices. Page 17.
Chicago market affected by competition
from abroad. Page 17.
Wall street stocks gather strength and close
higher. Page 17.
Trade restricted In many sections by Winter
storms. Page 17.
Proposed dock regulations will not work
hardship. Is opinion. Page 16.
Ocean liners run race for Columbia River.
Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Attorney George Ludwig Klug arrested,
charged with forgery. Page 9.
Passing Ialy water meter scheme likely to
oring reierenaum. .page X.
County Clerk Coffey shows gain In Janu
ary receipts over same month in 1913.
Page 11.
Armstrong Jury, unable to agree, is dis
charged, page 10.
Heads of 37 game wardens chopped off.
Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.
Multnomah anglers accuse West of play
ing pontics with. Pish and Game Com
mission. Page 4.
Citizens hear of plans for Rose Festival.
rage .
MORTGAGE BREAKS RECORD
Recording of $50,000,000 Instru
ment Costs $73.
Seventy-three dollars, the largest
sum ever received by Multnomah
County for recording a single instru
ment, was paid yesterday by Swift &
Co. for recording: a $50,000,000 morf
gage. ,.
According to calculations there are
72,000. words to the Instrument, which
is bound in book form, containing 159
pages. Property in 16 states is mort
gaged to secure payment to the First
Trust & Savings Bank, of Chicago, and
"Emile K. Bolsot, of 5 per cent sinking
fund gold bonds to be issued July 1.
DEAF AND DEFIANT
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CARL R. GRAY GOES
TO SOUTHERN ROAD
Western Maryland to
Have Services.
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
Resignation to Be Tendered to
Great Northern at Once.
HOME TO BE BALTIMORE
That CJty to Be Rehabilitated as
Headquarters of Company Pol
icy Toward Terminals Not .
to Undergo Change.
V. P. ivenney, vice-president of the
Great Northern? In charge of traffic,
probably will succeed Carl It. Gray as
president of that road. It' la under
stood that he li highly regarded by
both J. J. Hill and T.. W. Hill.
Among othera who have been aua
gested In that connection are R- A.
Jackson And J. 91. Grsber, vice-presidents,
and I C. Gilman, president of
the North Bank and affiliated Hill lines
in Oregon. If no other choice la made
I- "W. Hill will return to the presl-
dency. He now la chairman of the
board.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. (Special.)
The mystery concerning Carl R. Gray
is solved. His new title will soon be
president and chairman of the board of
Western Maryland Railway Company,
wiih headquarters in Baltimore. This
Is a Southern coal road, which last
year operated 643 miles and which
extends from Baltimore to Connells-
vllle.
When it was reorganized in 1909
John D. Rockefeller proved to be by
far the largest stockholder. An as
sessment of $10 a share was levied by
the -reorganization committee and
paid. B. F. Bush, now president of the
Missouri Pacific and several other
Gould roads, was the first president
after the reorganization. He was suc
ceeded by. Alex Robertson, who was
vice-president and who is now assistant
to Mr. Burton, 'of the Missouri Pacific.
J. M. Fitzgerald followed Mr. Robert
son. He will also succeed Edward D.
Adams as chairman of the Western
Maryland and will make his bead
quarters as chairman and president in
Baltimore, thereby re-establishing that
city as the principal base of the com
pany's operations.
. Acceptance la Announced. :
It was announced at the offices of
the Western Maryland Railway Com-
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CANADA PLANNING
RAILWAY TO YUKON
OTTAWA AXD WASHIXGTOX IN
ACCORD, SAYS PREMIER.
British Columbia Urged to Take In
terest in Scheme for Developing
Province to Northward.
VICTORIA Feb. 27. "I believe the
time has now come for the building
of a railroad through Northern British
Columbia to the Yukon and Alaska,
and I may .say that the authorities at
Washington and Ottawa have both
gone so far as to indorse heartily some
project of co-operation in the building
of this line." '
With these words Sir Richard Mc
Bride, at today's session of the Legis
lature, discussed the possibilities of
the early evolution' of a scheme which
he is known to have had closely at
heart for many months.
The Premier was speaking on the
reading of the bill granting further
aid to the Pacific Great Eastern Rail
way, and took occasion to point out
that the eajflension into the Feace River
country would be an Initial step to
ward the construction of a north-and
south railway. He added:
"It seems to me that Franklin 7C.
Lane, Minister of the Interior for the
united States, has made an enoch in
national, and even international his
tory, when he secured the nassatre of
a Dili for the development of a Na
tional railway system for Alaska.
have attempted to cultivate interest In
the British Columbia - Yukon . Road
and since this province is bound to
profit materially by its construction.
where should there be more interest in
the matter than in British Columbia?
"I believe that nothing would be
more welcome to the foreign depart
ment at Ottawa, Washington and Lon
don than some proposal to establish
such a railroad."
SCHOOL NAME IS BARRED
Albany Students Not to Give Ball If
Class Name Is Used.
ALBANY. Or.. Feb. 57 rRni!i 1
that no balls or dancing parties li
wnicn tne school name or the name o
any class or school organization i
used shall be elven Yirtt ft r- at ty,
Albany High School was the decision
01 tne fccnool Board today.
The faculty had ordered that in re
cent dances the class name be no
used. It is said the order was dlsre
garded. Two students were, .rnii
id.
They were reinstated today upon apo
ogy 10 tne racuity.
T. R.'S "BODYGUARD" DEAD
Patrick Dore, Oklahoma Politician
Killed in Quarrel.
WESTV1LLE, Okla., Feb. 27.,Patrick
Dore. widely known in Oklahoma n a
political leader, was shot to death here
toaay. landy Folsom, an Indian,
uuuv' cnarged with the killing.
The two are said to have quarreled
over a sum of money.
At the Chicago convention of the Pro
gressive party Uore was one of a hal
dozen men who styled themselves tin
bodyguard of Theodore Roosevelt.
BILL OUTRAGE SAYS BLEASE
South Carolina Governor Against
School Medical Inspections.
COLUMBIA, S. C, Feb. 27. "Before
I would sign such a bill I would resign
and go off into eternal oblivion," de
clared Governor Bleasc'today vetoing
a bill for medical Inspection of chil
dren attending public school in Rich
land County.
The Governor characterized such
legislation as "outrageous, uncalled
for, ill-advised and dictatorial."
TRIPLETS WEIGH 1 7 1 -2 LBS.
Daniel E. Toomey, Railroad Man,
Proud Father to Four, Now.
Triplets were born yesterday to the
wife of Daniel E. Toomey, of 269 Gra
ham street, at the Good Samaritan
Hospital. According to Dr. Fred Gil
lette, the three girls weighed six, six
and five and one-half pounds, respect
ively. Mr. Toomey is a brakeman on the
O.-W. R. N. railroad. They have one
child 8 years of age.
ALBERTA TOWN IS WRECKED
Windstorm Destroys Dwellings and
Demolishes Fair Bnlldlngs.
CLARESHOLM, Alberta, Feb. 27. A
wind storm that assumed cyclonic pro
portions swept over this town today,
wrecking buildings, breaking windows
and tearing street signs from their,
fastenings.
The curling rink was reduced to
kindling wood. The exhibition building
at the fairgrounds was destroyed and
the grandstand was blown down. Sev
eral dwellings were demolished.
4000 KILLED" IN BATTLE
Chinese Troops Use Aeroplanes to
r Disperse, Rebels.
PEKING. Feb. 27 Four, thousand
men were killed in two separate battles
between government troops and the
White Wolf brigands on the Konan
Anhul border, according to official tel
egrams received today.
Aeroplanes were employed by the
government forces to locate the rebels,
who afterwards were attacked and dispersed.
ETER1NG UPHELD;
REFEREill URGED
Passing Daly Scheme
Spurs Taxpayers.
MR. BSGELOW'S VOTE RULES
Mayor and Mr. Dieck Oppose
Costly Experiment.
HASTY ACTION CONDEMNED
Commission's Procedure Does . Not
Look Good to J. W.. Conway, Who
W"onders What Motive May Be
Behind Proposition.
Action of the City Commission In
passing an ordinance yesterday pro
viding for the first unit of the Daly
universal meter system prompted
members of the Taxpayers' Associa
tion and a number of persons opposed
to the great expense involved in the
meter plan, to begin at once the dis
cussion of plans to circulate petitions
to Invoke the referendum on the ordi
nance. The opponents of the meters
have SO days in which to prepare their
petitions and it is declared that the
signatures needed can be obtained
without much trouble or expense.
The ordinance was passed by a vote
of three to two. Mayor Albee and
Commissioner Dieck voting against it.
Commissioners Daly, Brewster and
Blgelow voted for it.
Mr. lilgelow Decides It.
The deciding vote was cast by Com
missioner Blgelow, who, for reasons
which he did not explain, made a pro
found secret of his attitude and his
opinion on the meter proposition until
the roll was called. He failed to ex
plain his vote or give his reasons for
deciding finally to back up Commis
sioner Daly in his meter scheme.
The passage of the ordinance means
the expenditure between now and the
middle of the Summer of about $57.
000. The money will Be taken from
the revenue received from water users
under the flat rate system. When this
expenditure is made. Commissioner
Duly announces that he will go ahead
with his metering until every residence
In the city is metered, a plan which
involves an expenditure of about $o00.
000, not counting the Interest on the
money and the increased cost of oper
ating the water department which will
be necessary by reason of meter read
ers, bookkeepers, meter inspectors ana
repairmen.
Cutting Number Urged.
When the measure came up Com
missioner Dieck, who had made a care
ful study of the water situation, made'
a motion to cut down the number of
meters to be purchased from 5000 lo
uou and to install them only on the
premises of large consumers and lu
the Goose Hollow district and along
the mains leading up to the siandpipe
iu l'rescott street. Ha declared that
the metering of these services would
solve the entire water shortage prob
lem of the city, if meters will solve
the problem.
He said that the water department
should demonstrate that the metering
would solve the problem. Ho asserted
that from a study he has made, the
meters would nut solve the problem in
many parts of the city. He declared
that the water department has been
unable to show the need for universal
meters and for that reason he was op
posed to the expenditures which would
be necessary for the experiment.
Daly Wants All or None.
Commissioner Daly intimated in a
statement that if he couldn't have his
universal meter scheme, he didn't want
any. He did not want only 2UUU meters
and said that if the number of meters
he was to have should be cut down,
he would prefer taking out all the
meters that are in service now.
Commissioner Dieck could get no
second to his motion to cut down the
.number and the original ordinance was
called up for passage. There was no
applause from the audience which
crowded the Council chamber when it
was passed.
After the meeting Commissioner
Daly announced that he will advertise
for the 5000 meters within a short time
and will make the purchase as soon
as the ordinance, as passed, goes into
effect, which will be 30 days from to
day. He says he will commence then
the . installation of meters in Goose
Hollow and various parts of the heights
and In the southeastern part of the
city. It is probable that he will not
attend to the metering of large con
sumers at once, although it is con
tended by his own department that the
flat rates which many of these con
cerns pay are far too small.
Referendum la Planned.
As soon as the vote was taken on
the measure, plans began to shape for
Invoking the referendum. Roger B.
Sinnott, a member of the Taxpayers'
Association, said be expected the or
ganization would call a meeting in a
day or two to consider ways and means
of financing a referenlam. Th. refer
endum move Is favoreS also by y. l.
Boise and J. W. Conway, who are mem
bers of the Taxpayers' Association, and
who may take the initiative in the ac
tion. Mr. Boise said that he was sorry the
! Commission voted for the universal
meter system without first making a
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