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PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SENATE AGREES TO
ALASKAN RAILROAD
Last Points of Differ
ence Overcome.
BILL READY FOR PRESIDENT
Signature at White House As
sured in Advance.
EXISTING LINES DEBATED
Question liaised Over President's
Duty In Event Existing Lines
Are to Be Used Discre
tionary Tower Remains.
WASHINGTON. March 10. The Alas
lea railroad bill providing for the con
struction of 1000 miles of Government
railroad and the expenditure of $35.
000,000 was ready for the President's
signature today, when the Senate
adopted the conference report already
adopted by the House.
President Wilson has indicated his
intention of signing the bill as soon as
It reaches the White Hous.
Action Follows Long; Debate.
Final action on the bill in Congress
came after a long depate in the Senate,
the report of the conference committee
appointed to settle differences between
the two Houses being adopted by a
vote of 42 to 27.
The measure authorizes the construc
tion of not more than 1000 miles of
railroad to connect Aleska's coal fields
with the Coast, the route and other de
tails to be selected by the President,
lie is to decide if railroad lines al
ready constructed in the territory shall
be purchased as a part of the Govern
ment, system and whether the road Is
to be operated by the Government or
leased after it is built
President's Discretion Discussed.
The discussion today was principally
on a suggestion by Senator Cummins
that the Senate conferees be instructed
to reinsert the language of the bill as
passed by the Senate and stricken out
by the House, providing that the Pres
ident, in constructing . the railroad,
must, if existing railroad lines in
Alaska are to be bought and used as
a. part of the system, buy or arrange
for the purchase of these lines before
construction of extensions Is begun.
Senator Cummins said that leaving
It discretionary with the President
whether the Government should begin
erecting lines into the interior at the
northern termini of existing private
railroads from the Alaska seaboard
might so enhance the value of exist
ing roads that syndicates could de
mand a prohibitive price from the
Government.
Continuous Line Cnlled For.
Senator Plttman replied that such
a thing would be so obviously out
rageous that no President would yield
to any Influence which could bring'
about such a result. The bill, as per
fected, he said, directed the President
to construct a continuous line from the
seaboard to the interior and that ob
viously it first would be settled
whether the main line should be built
by the railroad or purchased outright
or by condemnation from existing cor
porations before an extension were
erected in the Alaskan interior.
There was also extended debate on
Senator Norrls' contention that the
language of the bill placed on the
President the obligation to make an
effort to lease the railroad after it is
built, before the Government under
takes to operate it itself. Other Sen
ators insisted, however, that the lan
guage already made this optional.
PLAGUE FOUND IN HAVANA
Second Bubonic Sufferer Discovered
After Ilrst Patient Dies.
WASHINGTON. March 10. A second
case of bubonic plague in Havana has
been reported to Surgeon-General Ru
pert Blue, of the Public Health Ser
vice, and inoculations have confirmed
its nature.
The first case found there several
days ago ended fatally. Dr. Blue has
increased the forco of Public Health
Service officers at the Cuban capital
ant' sees nothing in the situation for
further alarm.
4 SAILORS' PAY STATIONARY
Andrew I'uruseth Says 'o Advance
Has Decn Made in 69 Years.
WASHINGTON. March 10. Andrew
Furuseth. president of the International
Seamen's Union, told the House mer
chant marine committee today that
the average wages of seamen the world
ovt-r have been stationary the past 69
years.
He said stewards and firemen drilled
In vullinir boats in fine weather could
y.ot be relied upon to save life, or even
lower boats successfully in a storm.
Mrs. Caroline L. Meier Dies.
OREGON CITV. Or.. March 10: (Spe
cial.) Within four anys of the death
of her husband. J. Meier, at Mount
J'lejsant. Mrs. Caroline L. Meier suf
fered a stroke" of paralysis and died
Tuesday morning. Mr. Meier died last
Friday and was burled last Sunday at
Canby. His wife was 69 years, eight
months and nine days of age. Her body
will be buried by the side of that of
her husband Thursday.
SONISSUBSTITUTE
FOR SIRE AT ALTAR
CURRY GIRL REFUSES TO DIS
APPOINT AYEDDIXG GUESTS.
On Failure of Chosen Husband-to-Be
to Appear. Young Woman'
Marries His Son.
MARSIIFIEU), Or., March 10. (Spe
cial.) Failure of the bridegroom to
appear at the appointed time for the
wedding did not prevent Miss Artie
Belle Clark, a Curry County young
woman, from carrying out her part of
the matrimonial programme almost on
schedule. She immediately accepted the
son of the husband-that-was-to-have-been,
as a substitute, and the marriage
vows were taken.
William Strain is the husband, his
father. F. H. Strain, being declared the
delinquent and subsequently losing
candidate for the hand of Miss Clark.
The wedding occurred at Eckley,
Curry County. A large number of
friends and relatives bad gathered to
witness the event and a Justice of the
Peace had ridden 20 miles from Lan
lois to tie the knot.
The appointed time arrived, but not
the bridegroom. The bride waited a
reasonable time, to assure her sweet
heart a square deal, and when he did
not appear she started a search for a
substitute, so the assembled guests and
Justice of the Peace would not be dis
appointed. The son of the absent one
was soon selected.
The failure of the original prospective
bridegroom to appearhas not been ex
plained. QUARRY WILL BE OPENED
Xortli Bend Men Form Company to
Mine Basalt Rock.
NORTH BEND. Or., March 10. (Spe
cial.) A company has been organized
here to open a basalt rock quarry. Sur
veys have been made and arrangements
are going ahead as fast as possible
The company was organized by J. M.
Eddy and a number of associates,
Geologists have advised there Is no
basalt rock west of the coast range
mountains In this territory, but rock
which this company will handle was
found within eight miles of North
Bend, and is said to be of a class con
tractors and paving men have been
wanting for years. The quarry lies
four miles beyond the head of naviga
tion on Kentuck inlet, and the plans
for starting work include some
dredging in Kentuck inlet and con
struction of between three and four
miles of railroad.
FOSTER ROAD WORK URGED
Property Owners Ask County to Pay
Onc-Tlilrd of Cost.
Property owners 'along the Foster
road, between Kast Fifty-second to
East Seventy-second streets, have pe
titioned the County Commissioners to
defray one-third of the expenses of
paying that leg of the highway.- with
the understanding that the property
owners pay the rest of the costs. The
plan is to take over the 35-foot right
of way of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company, making the street
95 feet wide. The company has agreed
to move its double tracks to the middle
of the street.
It is announced that the people of
Lents have taken steps to widen the
Foster road to So feet from East Seventy-second
street to Main street In
Lents, making it correspond with the
west end of the road.
CO-EDS IN EARLY TRAINING
Washington. GUIs Hope to Beat Vas
sar Athletic Records.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se
attle, March 10. (Special.) To beat
the athletic records set by the women
of Vassar College in a recent track
meet, the co-eds of the University of
Washington have commenced their an
nual track season work earlier than in
former years.
The meet will be held on the univer
sity campus some time in April. The
Washington women participate in
eight field events sprints, long dis
tance run. hurdles, javelin, shot-put,
baseball throw, basketball throw and
strike-out ball.
SAM KRASNER DISCHARGED
Notorious Underworld Character Xot
Convicted of Vagrancy.
Sam Krasner, whose connection with
underworld characters for the past four
years has made him notorious, was dis
charged by Municipal Judge Stevenson
yesterday from a charge of vagrancy,
sworn to by Police Sergeant Harms and
Patrolmen Long and Wise.
Krasner proved through his lawyer,
Seneca Fouts, that he had been out of
the city for the past two months, and
had been in Portland but one day when
arrested.
Krasner has been at a health resort.
Judge Stevenson remarked that it might
be better for his health if he would
stay there.
REFERENDUM IS ADVISED
Water Meters In Homes Unnecessary,
. Say Mount Scott Folk.
That water meters for the homes in
Portland are uncalled for and their in
stallation an unnecessary expense to
the city at this time, was the senti
ment of the members of the Mount
Scott Improvement1 Association ex
pressed at the meeting Monday night.
J. Allen Harrison, F. J. Marshall and
others discussed the meter question. It
wan the sentiment of the meeting that
the installation of meters ought to be
stopped by means of a referendum.
Kansas City Mayor Renominated. ,
KANSAS CITY, March 10. Mayor Jost
was nominated t day without opposi
tion to succeed himself at the Demo
tie primary. Because there were few
contests for other offices, the vote
was not large. ,
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BO
SURE TO GO
.illUL
People in Capital Ex
pect Intervention,
PROBLEM IS HARD TO SOLVE
Elimination of Huerta Will Not
Supply Answer.
PEOPLE DEMAND REVOLT
Only Candidate 'Who Ever Congrat
ulated Successful Opponent Now
Dead Politically Resident
Americans AYrathfuI.
BY PHILIP H. PATCH1N.
(Published by arrangement between the
New York Tribune and The Oregonlan.)
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 25 (Special
Correspondence.) To arrive at the
truth about Mexico," to tell what con
ditions actually are and to discuss, with
any degree of assurance, what the fu
ture will be. is, indeed, a difficult task.
So much depends on what may happen,
and there is no way of telling about
that. At any moment the rattle of a
machine gun may break the peace of
the city, just as it did about a year
ago, whereupon the situation will be
entirely changed and the redoutable
Huerta may be "eliminated" in a man
ner totally unexpected, at least by him.
Again, there is the ever-present pos
sibility of intervention by the United
States.' It may be this or it may be
that, but which no one knows now. In
consequence all discussion must be
more or less predicated on a consider
ation of possible developments which
may or may not occur.
Test of Strength I On.
Of course, the great question concerns
the elimination of President Huerta.
The President of the United States in
sists he shall be eliminated. Huerta
declares he will not leave his ill-gotten
office. Those knowing the tenacity of
purpose and persistence of both--these
executives know that it is a great test
of strength. That the President of the
United States can accomplish his pur
pose by force of arms at any time there
is no doubt, but thus far he has shown
no intention of following that course,
pursuing rather a policy of "watchful
waiting," waiting for Huerta to crum
ble, and now, more particularly, since
the removal of the embargo on arras,
waiting fdr the rebels of the north to
drive him out of Mexico City.
Can this be done? Can the rebels win
by force of arms? Can Huerta stand
the financial strain to which he is be
ing subjected? Can the economic sit
uation longer last without a financial
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The Weather.
ESTKR DAY'S Maximum temperature, 65
degrees; minimum,-4S degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds.
Vareirn.
Mexico's future more uncertain than ever.
Page 1.
National. '
Alaska railroad bill up to President. Page J
roniestlc. Yolo and Saoraniento counties In strife over
unemployed. Page S. -Moyer
sees no sabotage in flooding mines.
Pago i.
Senate not to act on tolls question until
House Is done. Page 2.
Terre Haute man indicted for alleged plot
to kill three officials. Page 5.
Governor Went pays he declined offer of
federal Job. Page 1.
Hedrield denies market is flooded under new
tariff. Pase 2.
Sport.
Nick Williams seeks cast-offs in Beaver
camp. Page 9. .
Jefferson "High wins final soccer game from
' Portland Academy. Page 0.
Two Portland boys to play with Helena
Pago 8.
Matty says Federals made offer too late, but
it would have been turned down,- any
way. Page 8.
Sox wax peevish 'when Angels win. Page 9.
raciflo Northwest.
Polk County decides to mako up exhibit for
county, state and Nation. Page 6.
Candidates In rush to filo declarations at
Salem. Page 6.
In final ruling, Supremo Court holds recent
"dry" election result shall stand. Page 7.
Son Is substitute for father as bridegroom.
Pago 1.
Bandits rob bank, fight gun battle and flee.
Page 7.
Walla Walla jail door clanks on Oregon
City bridegroom. Page 7.
Dog foils rescue of boy, attempted by woman.
' Page 3. .
Commercial and Marine.
Unsold stocks of hops sharply reduced at
all pointw. Page 19.
Wheat soars at Chicago when shorts try to
cover. Page 19.
General advance In stock market, with sen
timent more cheerful. ' Page 17.
Secret tariff cut in cerc-als reported to Jap
anese ports from Puget Sound. Pago 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Experiences of Shriner pilgrims told In let
ter from Hongkong. Page 3.
Wealthy Billy Barker sent to rockplle for
speeding. Page 18.
Referendum on meters to be launched to
morrow night.- Page 1.
White slave case due for sensation. Page 14.
Rotary Club proposes to lead In Rose Festi
val donations, ,-anteing" $75. Page 13.
HIGHWAY ROUTE OPPOSED
Ranch Owner Near Aslilmid De
mands Heavy Damages for Land.
ASHLAND, Or., March 10 (Special.)
The first discordant note In connec
tion with the location of the Pacific
Highway ill this locality has arisen
over the survey of the route west of
Ashland. The present route ia by the
Farnham Hill on the outskirts of the
city.
The highway authorities want to re
duce the grade by running the line
through the Billings ranch, a valuable
property In that vlolnlty. The owner
wants heavy damages and the County
Court has appointed viewers to investi
gate the matter preparatory to insti
tuting condemnation proceedings.
MILL RUNNING FULL TIME
Orders for Cargoes of Spruce Re
- eelved at Xortli Bend.
NORTH BEND, Or., March 10. (Spe
cial.) The North Bend Lumber Com
pany's mill in this city, resumed full
time operations today. Manager Paul
Dimniick having returned from Cali
fornia with cargo rrders for spruce
lumDer.
The mill has been working on local
contracts for several month and only
part time.
SABOTAGE SHADES
DEFINED BY MOYER
Wrongin Flooding Mine
Not Admitted.
COMPARISON IS REJECTED
Case Declared Dissimilar to
Wrecking Machinery.
KIDNAPING IS DESCRIBED
Miners' President Docs Sot Sympa
thize With I. AV. AY., but lie
Predicts Labor and Capital
AY1U Go on Fighting.
CHICAGO, March 10. Charles H.
Moyer. president of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, tonight told the
Congressional committee Investigating
the Michigan copper miners' strike of
his deportation from the mining dis
trict last December.
Three men, Moyer said, went to his
hotel room in Hancock on the night
of his deportation. They asked him
If he would receive a larger commit
tee of citizens, and on his agreeing,
Moyer said, 15 or IS more men entered
the room.
They asked if he would permit the
citizens to contribute to the relief of
the survivors of the Christmas eve dis
aster at Italian hall.
Moyer said he replied he had not told
the members of the federation they
should not accept outside help in car
ing for their dead, but said they felt
they ought not and he would not ad
vise them to accept relief contributed
by those outside the federation.
Version of Assault Given.
Moyer then repeated the version of
the alleged attack he has given in
the past
"Did the men who committed this
outrage wear masks?" Representative
Casey asked.
"Thev wore no masks," replied the
witness. . He added that he could not
call the' names of any "besides one
named Hensley.
"Isn't it true that I said to you in
the Hancock Hotel," Moyer was asked
by Attorney Petermann, "that in view
of the intense feeling we felt that
you would be responsible for what
ever niight happen if you did not Is
sue the statement we asked?"
"I don't think. I don't remember It
that way."
"What did you do before you became
president of the Western Federation?"
"I have been a laborer all my life. I
have dono railroad work and carried
the hod."
L'nemdlnar Conflict I'redlrted.
"You believe, do you not, that there
(Concluded on Page 3.)
FEDERAL PLACE IS
OFFERED MR. WEST
GOVERNOR 'SAYS, HOYE"EK, HE
UECLIXED HOXOR.
Candidacy for United States Senate
Also Denied Alaska Railway
Conunissionersliip Mentioned.
OREGONIAN NKWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 10. Governor West, of
Oregon, before leaving for home to
night, said that a Federal appoint
ment had been offered him by one of
the members of the Cabinet, but said
he had declined the offer. The Gov
ernor refused to say what office had
been tendered him, but it is understood
it was a place on the Alaska Railway
Commission, which is to have charge
of the construction of the Govern
ment trunk line railroads in Alaska,
provided for by the Chamberlain bill,
which finally passed Congress today.
The President is empowered by that
bill to appoint three commissioners at
salaries which he himself will fix.
Senator Chamberlain, who was un
derstood, to have recommended the ap
pointment of Governor West, declared
today he had made no such recommen
dation and said further ho did not be
lieve Governor West would accept ap
pointment if It were tendered him.
"Governor West would be an ideal
man on that Commission," said Senator
Chamberlain, "and If he would care to
have the appointment I would gladly
recommend him to the President."
Senator Dane, who also said he had
heard nothing of tender of this or any
other appointment to Governor West,
expressed his willingness to recom
mend the Governor in case he cared to
go on the commission.
Governor West further said tonight
that he was not a candidate for any
Federal office and that he would not
accept any such appointment.
"Nor am I a candidate for United
States Senatorship," he added.
He said he had seen something of
official life during his visit to Wash
ington, having conferred with Secre
taries Bryan, Dane, Garrison and Dan
iels, and also spent part of two days
at the Capitol. What he had seen, he
said, did not appeal to him.
PARTY FUND UNDER FIRE
Republican Leader Says Democrats
A'iolated Corrupt Practices Act.
WASHINGTON. March 10. Republi
can Deader Mann, testifying today be
fore the House committee on election
of President and Vice-President, reit
erated his -view that the Democratic
Congressional ' campaign committee
violated the' corrupt practices act in
the 1912 campaign by assessing every
Democratic Senator and Representa
tive 100.
The committee has before it a resolu
tion to investigate the charge. Chair
man Dorcmus, of the Democratic cam
paign committee, already has testified
that the law was not violated.
ONE LETTER COSTS $1200
Affidavit Has "in" for "on" and
Judgment Is Upset.
SAN BKKNARDINO, March 10. "In"
written ia an affidavit of service of
summons, instead of "on.'V cost John
M. Case a judgment of J1200 here to
day. Case sued the City of Col ton and
George C. Paonessa, a paving con
tractor. They defaulted, but the City
of Colton later' decided to contest the
suit.
Judgment was upset when it was
found the affidavit declared the sum
mons was served "in the City of Col
ton," Instead of "on the City of Colton."
DOCTOR VICTIM OF "CURE"
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Labor to Help AVealthy Patients Kc-
: - suits In Own Downfall.
" S
:NKW WORK, March 10. While la
boring to discover a cure for the opium
smoking habit, which wealthy patients
had contracted. Dr. Herman H. Seidler
fell a victim to the persuasion of the
drug, .according to his testimony today
in the United States Court, where he
is charged, with' having manufactured
smoking opium without a license. Most
of his acquaintances were opium smok
ers, he safd.- and 10 cure them of the
habit he had experimented with the
drug, acquiring a liking for It himself.
Many of Dr. Seldler's patients are
said to bo prominent.
TILLAMOOK JWAKES RECORD
Only Death in County in Month Due
to Accident, Report Shows.
That Tillamook County is the most
healthful spot in the world is indicated
by the February vital statistics re-1
eelved yesterday by Dr. Calvin S. White,
secretary of the State Board of Health.
With a population given as 6266 by the
1910 census, and probably far in excess
of that now, only one death was re
corded during the month. It was due
to accidental drowning.
A case of measles was the only con
tagious disease.
Ten births were recorded In the
month.
MADAGASCAR WIND - SWEPT
Cyclone and Tidal AYave Devastates
North Part of Island.
PARIS, March 10. The minister of
the colonies received a cable dispatch
tonight from the Governor-General of
Madagascar saying that a cyclone and
tidal wave devastated the northwest
region of the island March 3.
Sixteen persons were killed and
several vessels sunk. Including the
schooners Marsouln and Jeanne d'Arc.
Hundreds of buildings were destroyed
or seriously damaged.
E
ON METERS READY
Campaign Launching
Tomorrow Night.
EAST SIDE LIBRARY SCENE
Protest Against Waste Spreads
Like Wildfire.
VOLUNTARY WORKERS OUT
C. I.. Mead, Admitting He Voted lor
Commissioner Daly, Hopes Ho
May Be Able to Atone for Mis
take Committed at Election.
The referendum against the ordinance
providing for ID00.000 for Installation
of meters in the water system of Port
land is fully prepared and will bo
launched tomorrow night at a mass
meeting of the citizens of Portland to
be held in the East Side Library at S
o'clock.
A citizens' committee, coming in re
sponse to a general call issued last
week, met in the Central Library last
night and adopted unanimously a call
to the public for support of the refer
endum movement and an announce
ment of the meeting for launching the
referendum. J. W. Conway presided
and Whitney L. Boise presented the ad
dress to the public, calling the meet
ing for Thursday.
Adoption of the address and call for
the referendum was by unanimous vote
of the people present, who filled the
assembly room, and after the adjourn
ment of the meeting many came for
ward and voluntarily signed the docu
ment. More Than loo Sign I n.
The call is Issued over the signatures
of 125 representative citizens. Both the
large users of water and the small
users are represented. .
"We don't want anyone to get the
Idea that this movement is simply a
.kluk of a, few small - water users
against meter installation." said Mr.
Boise. "It is a protest of the citizen
ship of Portland at large against waste
ful and unnecessary expenditure of our
money."
Circulation of the referendum peti
tions probably will be without expense,
for many of the people present at the
meeting declared their willingness ti
circulate the petitions and do every
thing else in their power to help the
movement along.
"I voted for Commissioner Daly," said
C. L. Mead, "and I am glad of an oppor
tunity to atone for my mistake by get
ting out and doing everything I can
as an individual to fill up the petitions
for this referendum.
Commissioner Is Crlticlnrd.
Commissioner Daly was criticised
sharply by several of the speakers, not
only for his policy in the matter of
meters, .but for other measures which
he has fathered in the Council.
. "Mr. Daly has been a trouble-maker
from the moment he took office," said
F. W. Goldapp. "I am heartily in favor
of this referendum and will do what I
can to help fill the petitions."
"If we simply lie down and aHow
the city officials to spend our money
whenever 'and wherever they choose,
regardless of the needs of the people."
said Mr.. Boise, "there will be no end
to the extravagance. We should. In
this referendum, make an example
so emphatic that they will never again
try to spend our money foolishly."
The address to the public and call
for the mass meeting, with the names
of tBose who "Indorsed it, follows:
Vail to Public Isxaed.
"To the Voters and .Taxpayers of the
City Qf Portland:
"We, ,the undersigned, your . fellow
citizens, desire o present our reasons
for appealing to you to Invoke the
referendum upon the ordinance recent
ly passed by the City Council with
reference to water meters.' .
"While this ordinance provides for
the purchase and Installation of &0OU
meters, it is the expressed Intention
of Commissioner Daly to continue
placing meters until every service is
supplied.
"There is nothing personal in this
controversy and We are opposing the
meter policy solely on the ground that
we believe it to be an unnecessary
waste of the public funds, whether the
money thus expended is derived from
a bond Issue, or from surplus revenues
of the water department.
Figures Tell fation.
"It Is a well-known fact that when
the question of meters was first pro
posed, the city had only one pipe lino
from Bull Run with a capacity of 22,
500,000 gallons per day; now with the
new pipe line added we have a ca
pacity of 67,500,000 gallons per day.
And while our supply has increased
200 per cent, our population has In
creased only 20 per cent.
"It Is conceded by everyone that a
large part of our water now runs to
waste over the spillways and through
the sewers, and that it will be many
years before the consumption will
equal our present pipe line capacity.
"We emphatically believe that It will
be time enough to commence to con
sider general metering when our con
sumption of water sonv.vhere near
approaches our supply. ' -
"We oelieve that meters V,ouid be
installed for all lre consumers, at.
(Concluded or fa';e Z.-,
REFERENDUM IV
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