Morning Oregonian., March 16, 1914, Image 1

VOL. LIV. NO. 1G,631-
PORTLAND. OREGON. MONDAY, 'MARCH 1C, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CUSTOMS HOUSE ON
BORDER IS RAIDED
Mexican Bandits Kill
American Official.
STARS AND STRIPES BURNED
Postoffice Looted, Store Con
taining It Destroyed.
BORDER FEELING BITTER
Newspaper Photographer Who Snaps
Jeering Mexicans From Oppo
, site Side of Boundary Is
Deliberately Fired On.
SAN DIEGO. March 15. The United
fitates Customs office and postoffice
at Tecate. 45 miles from this city, on
the American side of the international
boundary, were destroyed by fire last
night, following a raid. Eyewitnesses
said the raiders were Mexicans.
Frank V. Johnston, . of San Diego,
postmaster at Tecate. was shot to death
when he resisted the bandits and his
companion, Warren Dldlenback, was
wounded. The charred remnants of an
American flag was found at daybreak
today when a posse started on the trail
of the desperadoes.
Body Found In Burning Ruins.
The customs office and postoffice oc
cupied parts of the general store ope
rated by Mountain Brothers. The ban
dits, it was proved today, were bent on
robbing both of the Government offices.
Johnston was Bhot when he refused to
give the combination of the safe.
Johnston's torso was found in the
smouldering ruins today. An autopsy
developed the fact that he had been
shot through the heart. His pistol was
found not far from the body.
Elliott D. Johnston, the dead man's
brother, sent telegrams today to Sec
retaryjof State Bryan, Governor John
son and Representative William Kett
ner at Washington, demanding a thor
ough investigation. In his telegram to,
Mr. Bryan, Mr. Johnston placed the en
tire responsibility for the affair on
Mexicans - - - -'
Mexicans Shoot at Photographer.
Bitter feeling prevails along the bor
der as a result of the outrage last
night, and this feeling was intensified
today when a crowd of jeering Mexi
cans watching the search of the ruins
objected to Fred Volimer, a newspaper
photographer, taking their pictures.
When the photographer, standing on
the American side of the boundary,
continued working his camera, one of
the Mexicans deliberately fired at him.
In an instant the poue that had made
a futile all-night search for the ban
dits, leveled their guns at the Mexicans
and for several minutes an open battle
appeared Inevitable. The photographer
was not wounded.
Major Davis, commander at Fort
Hosecrans, San Diego, with several 'of
ficers and a platoon of men, left: for
Tecate at 3 A. M. in automobiles. Major
Davis said he would conduct a rigid
examination in behalf of the War De
partment. The affair, he said, would
be reported immediately to the depart
ment commander at San Francisco.
The border for miles each side of
Tecate is being patrolled tonight by
United States troops.
Johnston's body was brought to San
Diego today.
STUDENTS GET POSITIONS
Six Are Given Dairy Certificates at
University of Idaho.
MOSCOW, Idaho, March . 15. (Spe
cial.) The six months' dairy course
at the university has just closed and
certificates of completion of the re
quired work have been issued to six
students. They are L. C. Davis, Twin
Falls; H. O. Losetb, Orofino; Birney
Powell, Peck; A. L. -Pearson, Moscow;
K. R. Abel, Genesee, and R. W. Hughes,
of Troy, N. Y. Mr. Abel is holding a po
sition at the varsity farm and Mr.
Hughes has registered for furtner
work.
Several of the short-course dairy
men have obtained good positions. Mr.
Pearson will be butter and ice cream
maker for the Salmon Creamery Com
pany; Mr. Cross has a similar position
with the Boise Co-operative Creamery
Company, and Mr. Powell will go to a
creamery at Soldier.
NEW STAGEJS PROMISED
Line From Riffe to Randle Will Give
Access to Chehalis.
MORTON. Wash, March 15. (Spe
cial.) Representatives of the Randle,
Glenoma, Morton and Riffe neighbor
hoods have perfected arrangements for
the early establishment of a Summer
automobile stage service between Riffe
and Randle in the Big Bottom country.
This will give direct auto stage con
nection from Chehalis to Randle, as
there is an established auto stage line
in operation between Chehalia and
Riffe.
Reynolds & Joslyn, of Seattle, have
agreed to operate the line from Riffe
to Randle. Such a service will bring
Eastern Lewis County within a few
hours of Chehalis instead of having to
travel by way of Tacoma.
Japanese Speaker Dead.
TOKIO, March 15 Sumitaka Haseba.
who was elected president of the House
of Representatives recently. In succes
sion to Ikuzo Oaka, died suddenly to
day from heart disease.
WOMEN DAUB PAINT
IN ENGLISH CHURCH
SUFFRAGETTES SPARE JTOTHIXG
BUT ALTAR OP EDIFICE..
I.
Militants , Arise In Course of Wor
ship and Chant Prayer for
Emmallne Pankhurst.
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 15.
Worshippers in the cathedral today
found the walls and floors of the edi
fice covered with suffrage proclama
tions painted in white letters a foot
high reaxilng "Votes for W omen.
"The clergy must rise In our behalf
and stop the torturing of women in
prison, j
Every: foot of space except the altar
had a s-gn painted on it, including the
pews. I
. The yeork is believed to have been
that ofl women who concealed them
selves in the cathedral last night
GLASGOW, March 15. A band of
suffragettes rose In the cathedral in
the course of service today and chanted
"Oh, liord, we beseech thee to save
Emmallne Pankhurst, Helen Crawford
and all the brave women who are suf
fering for their faith." The congrega
tion took no notice of the demonstra
tion. ' i
LONDON, March 15. Sylvia Pank
hurst has written to the dean of West
minster, acquainting him with the In
tention of the East London suffragettes
to march to the Abbey next Sunday and
participate in the evening service and
pray for the success of their cause. She
said she would be present ' personally
and that she desired the dean to adapt
the l service to a special occasion for
the suffragettes.
SHIPS TALK BY PHONE
Duke d'Abruzzi Tells of Wireless
Conversation Across 45 Miles'.
ROME, March 15 The Duke d'
Abruzzi reported to the ministry of the
navy today that excellent results were
obtained by William Marconi last
week in his experiments on board the
battleship Reglna Elena with a new
radio-telephone apparatus.
Communication was had with ships
nearly 45 miles away and with ships
13 miles away with land between the
communicating vessels. Telephonic
connection continued uninterruptedly
between the ships for 12 hours, ac
cording to the report.
The Duke also reported that experi
ments in wireless telegraphy were car
ried out and that the communication
by this method was had with Clifden,
Ireland, 1750 miles, and with Canada,
4062 miles.
355 SEEK POLICE JOBS
Civil Service Examination Will Com
mence Today.
A class of S55 men will be put
through the various physical and men
tal tests required by the rules of the
Civil Service Board governing the
qualification of patrolmen, commenc
ing in the Council chamber at 9 o'clock
this morning. Three physicians from
the bureau of health and a number of
policemen will assist.
The physical examination . will be
conducted at the City Hall and those
passing muster thus far will then be
taken to Multnomah Field, where the
running tests will be held. All who
are able to get through that will re
turn to the City Hall and take the
mental examination.
OLYMPIA OFFICE FAVORED
Centralia Acts on Consolidation of
Land Offices.
CENTRALIA. Wash., March 15.
(Special.) Following resolutions that
were adopted by the Olympia Chamber
of Commerce and forwarded to the Cen
tralia Commercial Club, Secretary H. M.
Robinson has forwarded a telegram to
Albert Johnson, Representative in Con
gress, asking that when the land offices
of Western Washington are consoli
dated, the consolidated office be located
at Olympia.
The local club is also in receipt of
a request from the Oregon Development
League that it use its influence with
its Representative and Senator In hav
ing seeds placed on the parcel post list.
It being maintained that both dealer
and consumer would derive much bene
fit from such a move.
ONE OFFICE SEEKING MAN
Douglas County Is Without Legisla
tive Candidate as Vet.
ROSEBURG, Or., March " 15. (Spe
cial.) There is an opportunity in Doug
las County for some man of average
intelligence to spend 40 days at the
Oregon Legislature next Winter, but
as yet no such man has been found. In
fact, not a person has been mentioned
who is likely to be an aspirant for the
law-making position.
Candidates for. all other offices filed,
and unless an eleventh-hour man can lie
found who will accept the office, Doug
las County may not be represented at
the next session of the Legislature.
RUSSIA HAS MUD s STORM
Snow and Dust Mix Into Paste and
Cover Ground Thickly.
TIFLIS, Russia. March 15. An un
usual phenomenon occurred today here
and in adjacent country. The sky was
covered early in the morning with dark
yellow clouds and fog. Later there was
a heavy snow fall, mixed with dust,
which covered the ground In a thick
layer of pasty mud.
The phenomenon is attributed to
storms in the Baku district, where the
wind raised such tremendous clouds of
dust that railroad traffic, was stopped.
TOLLS FIGHT JILL
BE FORCED TO ISSUE
Vote in House Is Ex.
pected This Week.
SENATE PREPARES TO " ACT
Bryan's Nicaraguan Protec
torate Coming Up, Too.
OPPOSITION IS REVIVING
Proposed Treaty Would Give United
States Right to Intervene to
Preserve Pence or Protect
' Life and Property.
WASHINGTON, March 15. Open de
bate on repeal of the toll exemption
clause of the Panama Canal act will
begin late this week in the House, and
a vote In that body on the Sims bill
to carry out the recommendations of
President Wilson is expected by Sat
urday night. In the Senate effort will
be made by Administration leaders to
pave the way for early action on the
issue by bringing it" squarely before
the committee on inter-oceanlc canals
for. consideration and report by the
time the House has disposed of the
subject. Opposing forces in both
bouses are prepared for the fight, the
prospect being that the champions of
toll exemption for American coastwise
ships will lose when the roll calls
have been taken In both houses.
Repeal Forces Confident.
Representatives Adamson and Sims,
In charge of the repeal forces in the
House, are doubtful only as to the
size of the majority their cause will
have. They predict that it will be
large, while Majority Leader Under
wood and some of the Democrats. who
agreed with him that it Is an economic
mistake to reverse the Nation's policy
regarding canal tolls, insist, the vote
will be close.
In the Senate the return of Senator
O'Gorman, of New .York, chairman of
the committee on ihteroe'eanio canals.
Is awaited with Interest, in view of the
fact that Senator Owen, a majority
member of the committee, has intro
duced a bill similar to the Sims bill
for the purpose of expediting settle
ment of the controversy. Senator
Owen seeks to have the committee
take the repeal bill up at once and
pass opinion on it. Senator O'Gorman,
who will lead the opposition, took the
position before leaving Washington
last week,' that his committee should
do nothing with the repeal until the
House had acted.
Administration to Force Action.
Administration Senators, after con-
concluded on Page 2.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
50.4 degrees; minimum. 43.8 degree. j
TODAY'S Fair, winds becoming easterly.
Foreign. -
Suffragettes paint Interior of church, sparing
only altar. Page 1.
Earth quakes and volcanoes belch in Japan.
rage l.
National.
Trade commission bill agreed on. Page - 2.
Tolls fight to be forced In Congress. Page i.
Senate prohibits smoking at any time.
Page 2.
Domestic.
Bryan-Hitchcock quarrel lessens Democratic
chances in Nebraska. Page 1.
Los Angeles girl not Dorothy Arnold.
Page 3.
Noted priest dies in Chicago. Page 2.
Mexican bandits burn United States post
office and customs house. Page 1.
International balloon race may start from
Portland. Page 1.
Sports.
Sox defeat Oaks, then lose to Seals. Page 10.
Oregon sportsmen to discuss grievances at
meeting in Portland today. Page 10:
Recruits show up well In two games at Bea
ver training camp. Page 10.
Federal League to start suit against con
tract Jumpers. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity. -
Opposition to meter plan estimated at 80
. per cent by petition circulators. Page 14,
Republican candidates will meet voters at
rally tonight. Page 7..
Arbitration board formed to avert threatened
war of Chinese tongs. Page 14.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page It.
St. Patrick's Chnrch observes 25th anniver
sary. Page 8,
Portland film censors to act for all cities
In state. Page 11. .
Portland clubs to celebrate signing of Alaska
railroad bill. Page 14.
Race for Rose Festival fund to-begin today.
Page 7-
Judge Gatens calls Supreme Court disgrace
to state. Page 14.
Importance of triflens pointed out In sermon.
Page 8.
CRATES MAY BE MAILED
Mr. Burleson Would Remove Re
strictions on Packing Produce.
WASHINGTON, March 15. Postmaster
General Burleson today approved an
amendment to the parcel post regula
tions, under which butter, eggs, fruits,
vegetables, poultry and other articles
In parcels weighing from 20 to 50
pounds may be shipped In the first and
second zones In boxes and crates simi
lar to those handled by express com
panies. The amendment provides that parcels
weighing 20, pounds or less will be han
dled as heretofore, and must be secure
ly packed.
ENGINEERING SHOW DRAWS
106 7 Attend Fifth Annual Exhibi
tion at Agricultural College.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Corvallis, March 15. (Special.) Tine.'
fifth annual engineering show was put
o by the students of the school of
engineering Friday and Saturday
nights of last week. The attendance
was 1067, the largest on record..
The exhibits were of educational
value. Many novel features were dis
played. Of these, the cabaret show put
on by the junior class was perhaps the
best.
Timber Feller Killed.
EUGENE, Or., March 15 (.Special.)
Dolph Lewis, a timber-feller for the
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, in the
woods beyond Wendllng, was Instantly
killed yesterday when a tree fell upon
him. He leaves a wife and two small
children. The body was brought to
Eugene, but interment may be made at
Marcola, where he has many friends.
He was 25 years old.
STOP THE INVASION
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HITCHCOCK
SPLIT IS SERIOUS
Party
Success in Peril
in Nebraska.
DEMOCRATS HESITATE TO RUN
Federal Officeseekers Hold
Gloomy View, of Outcome.
FIELD LEFT TO. OTHERS
Republicans and Progressives Only
Ones to Show Interest In Con
gressional Districts. Rep
- resented by Former.
LINCOLN, Neb.', March 15. (Spe
cial.) While Democratic party leaders
in Nebraska are saying a nomination
on their ticket this year Is equivalent
to an election, because of the improb
ability that the Republicans and Pro
gressives will get together, a strange
hesitancy is shown by some of the
prominent Democrats in lining up as
candidates for office. Particularly is
this true in the Congressional race.
Three Democratic representatives
probably will be asked to be returned,
but in the three districts represented
by Republicans no Democrat has thus
far shown an inclination to get Into
tha fight. ' .
Democrats Reluctant to Run.
In the Fourth District generally de
batable- ground, where Representative
Sloan will ask the Republicans for a
renomination, State Senator Skiles, to
whom the Democrats have Intimated he
can have the nomination n ne wanu
it, announces hls hat is still on his
head and he is 'not going to throw it
into the Congressional ring. The same
rule holds good in the Fifth and Sixth
districts, where only the Republican
Incumbents and their Progressive op
ponents display activity. -
The explanation given is that the av
erage Democrat Deneves me spin in
his own party, is as serious as the one
between the Republicans and Progres
sives,, and does not- care to take, the
chance of getting hurt.
Bryan-Hitchcock Quarrel Serlons.
It is admitted the quarrel between
Secretary of State Bryan and Senator
Hitchcock has something to do with
the backwardness of their respective
followers, and some of the more bold
and disgruntled seekers for Federal of
fice make the prediction if peace at
Washington is not declared soon suc
cess of the entire ticket will be im
periled. State Senator Skiles explains his
-disinclination to stand for the nomi
nation In the Fourth District by say
ing he is unable financially to make
the race, but ' he says he believes a
(Concluded on Page 2.)
RACING BALLOONS
MAY START HERE
PORTLAND BIDS HIGH FOR IN
TERNATIONAL CONTEST.
Oakland, Csfi nd St. Louis Rivals
famous Pilots
-ire Entered.
jW YORK, March 15. Oakland,
CaL; Portland, Or., and St. Louis are
rivals for the position of starting
point for - the National balloon race,
which will be held next July, the Aero
Club of America announced tonight.
The Chamber of Commerce of Oak
land Will pay in $1500 in prizes, in
case the start is made from that city.
while Portland is offering $3000 for the
same purpose. - What the St. Louts
offer is was not made known.
Two of the. pilots for the interna
tional balloon race, which, will start
from Kansas City next October, will be
picked from among the winners of the
National balloon race. Last year's in
ternational winner, Ralph H. Upson
has already been selected to partici
pate. He will have a new balloon for
the race.
Among the foreign pilots of note
who will enter are Hans Berlinger and
Hugo Kauten. respectively, holders of
world's records for distance and dura
tion.
The following entries for the inter
national race have been made to date:
Germany, three balloons: France,
three; Belgium, ' two; Austria, two,
Switzerland. 1; making a total of 14,
Including three balloons for America.
WASCO STREETS IMPROVED
Country Roads Also Are Being Put
Into Good Condition.
WASCO, Or., March 15. (Special.)
Wasco practically has completed Its
street improvements, for this season.
Sixteen blocks throughout the business
section have been graded or filled to
conform to grade and surfaced with
fine gravel. Preparation is made also
to lay another block of concrete side
walk. Miles of country roads that have
never been plowed and graded before
are being straightened and put Into
condition for automobiling and general
travel. Several crews of men will be
kept busy for several weeks yet.
Work on the new highway leading
from The Dalles through this county
to Central Oregon is in process of con
struction.
PRISONER AWAITS RELEASE
Olaf Johnson Dons Overcoat in Jail
. Each Morning.
Olaf Johnson, who was arrested after
he claimed to have considerable knowl
edge of the Hill, Wenrman and other
similar murders of tne last four years,
puts on his hat and overcoat each
morning in the County Jail, in the ex
pectation that Deputy District Attorney
Ryan will release him.
His hopes probably will be rewarded
soon, because doctors who have exam
ined him say that be is sane, and the
officers who have' investigated his
stories say that they are fictitious. He
has been in jail about two months.
Johnson was arrested by Juvenile
Court officers. Though his story created
some excitement at the time of his ar
rest, it was soon discredited.
MANY WILL HEAR LECTURE
Seats, in- Demand for Talk to Be
Made' by Helen Keller.
Reservations for the lectures of
Helen Keller, which will be given un
der the auspices of the Associated
Charities at the Lincoln High School,
March 27 and 28. have been made so
extensively that it is apparent that all
of the reserved seats will be taken long
before the time of her coming to this
city.
Those who have been active in
schools for the deaf are showing spe
cial interest in the coming lecture,
since they declare that Miss Keller's
achievement of the ability to speak
despite the fact that she was born deaf
as well as blind, is so unusual as to
be practically without parallel.
JAPANESE HELD FOR GRAFT
Tice-Admiral Matsuo Arrested for
Naval Irregularities.
TOKIO,v March 15. Vice-Admiral Tsu
rutaro Matsuo, inspector-general of
naval reserve, was arrested today,
charged with complicity in alleged
graft in naval expenses.
Admiral Matsuo, who is 50 years old,
was graduated from the engineers' de
partment of Tokio University in 1885.
He served the government abroad for
several years and several times had
been decorated. On his retirement he
went Into business.
BANKRUPTCY CASE HEARD
Roseburg' Man's Liabilities Exceed
$165,000; Assets $50,000.
ROSEBURG, Or., March 15. (Spe
cial.) Figures presented at the flrst
hearing of the creditors in the bank
ruptcy proceedings involving T. R.
Sheridan here Saturday tend to show
that Sheridan's liabilities will exceo
$165,000. His assets will not exceed
$50,000, according to report
Attorney A. N. Orcutt, of Roseburg,
was appointed trustee.
' "Fourteen File on Homesteads.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., March 15.
(Special.) Fourteen filed on home
steads at the local Land Office Satur
day, the number being the largest in
any one day in several years. Most of
the applications were for land in
Asotin County, where several thousand
acres recently were designated as sub
ject to entry under the 320-acre home
stead law. A number of entries were
for additional lands by en try men who
already had filed on 160 acres.
CRATERS BLAZE AS
DUAKESRUINTQWNS
Great Volcano Again
Active in Japan.
COPPER MINE IS WRECKED
Fate of 300 Workmen In Col
lapsed Tunnels in Doubt.
MANY HOUSES DESTROYED
Garrison Town on Sea of Japan Suf
fers Serious Danmge Terrific
Explosions Add to Fright
of Inhabitants.
TOKIO, March 13. A serious earth
quake occurred today In the prefec
ture of Akita, Island of Hondo. Sev
eral persons in the City of Akita were
killed and many houses destroyed. In
the village of Kowakubl, which was
ruined, there were many casualties.
The volcano Asama-Yama, 90 miles
northwest of Tokio, is in eruption.
Bodies Found in River' Baxln.
Full details of the disaster , have not
been received, due to the interruption
of communication. Sixty bodies were
found In the basin of the Omono river,
where 320 houses were destroyed. The
village of Kitameno Was burned.
As a result of the earthquake a cop
per mine at Tsunmdato collapsed. The
fate of the 300 workmen in the mine is
unknown.
Simultaneously with the earthquake
came explosions and the bursting of
flames trom the volcano Asama-Yama,
which terrified the inhabitants,
t
Volcano Largest in Japan.
Akita Is a garrison town on the Sea
of Japan. It does a considerable export
trade, especially in rice. The popula
tion of the city is about 30,000.
Asama-Yama is, the largest active
volcano in Japan. A majority of its
active periods have been productive of
showers of ashes only. Its last great
eruption, was in 17S3, when several
villages on the north side of the moun
tain were obliterated by huge streams
of lava. The crater is about three
quarters of a mile in circumference.
FRUIT CROP IS PROMISING
Kennewick Expects to Be Marketing.
Strawberries May 1.
KENNEWICK, Wash., March IS.
(Special.) The crop outlook this year
in the Kennewlck-Richland valleys is
exceptionally promising. Fruit trees
are all heavily loaded with fruit buds
and no damage from frost, so far, has
been reported. Peach trees will be in
full bloom in a few days.
A large acreage of canteloupes and
watermelons is being planted, and the
crop estimates for the season are 100
cars watermelons, 100 cars canteloupes,
125 cars peaches, pears, plums and apri
cots; tO cars (32,000 crates) of straw
berries, besides many tons of smaller
fruits and produce.
Plans are under way already for the
establishment of a labor bureau to proV
vide adequate help for the picking and
packing of the strawberry crop, which
Is expected to move about May 1.
NEWPORT SCHOOL PRAISED
Pupils' Playground Declared Second
Only to Portland.
NEWPORT, Or., March 15. (Special.)
The Board of Education has adver
tised for plans for a new high school,
the present building, considered too
large a few years ago, being unable to
hold all its departments. The manual
training department and several reci
tation rooms have had to be placed in a
separate building.
Professor Ressler, of Oregon Agri
cultural College, recently said Newport
had provided the best school play
ground he had seen outside of Portland,
and W. F. Woodward, of Portland, said
that the Newport school playground
had won his admiration.
MRS. H. B. HATHAWAY DIES
Cerebral Meningitis Fatal to Resi
dent of Selida, Wash.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 15
(Special.) Anna Mabel, wife of H. B.
Hathaway, of Selida, Wash., died here
tonight at 6 o'clock of cerebral menin
gitis. She was taken ill suddenly yes
terday and had been unconscious for -4
hours prior to death.
Mrs. Hathaway was born, in Illinois
May 24, 1864, and was married at
Schoals, Or., In 1891.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day from the Union schoolhouse at
Selida.
PAVING NOT FOR PLEASURE
Council at Dallas May Restrict Mo
toring on ImproVed Streets.
DALLAS, Or.. March, 15. (Special.)
To prevent the use of the paved streets
for pleasure riding.- the Dallas City
Council is considering an ordinance to
prohibit the use o 'the paved streets
by any one using a motor vehicle for
pleasure only. '
The paved section of Dallas has been
used by motorcyclists and automobile
owners and salesmen for .pleasure and
demonstration.
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