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TICKET OF 12 FOR MAKING fi E Men of Known Ability Willing to Serve. GREATER EFFICIENCY SLOGAN Nine of Those, Called Origin ally by Citizens Accede. LOWER TAXES TO BE ISSUE Brief Records Given of Men Who Consent to Xeglect Personal Af . fairs With Object of Rais ing Government 'Standard. The ticket of 12 men asked by citl Bens of Multnomah County to run for the lower house of the next Legislature is complete. The 12 who have accepted the invita tion to become candidates in the in terest of lower taxes and greater effi ciency in public service are: Ben Selline L. j. Wentwortn Ir. Andrew C. Smith s. B. Huston Oscar W. Home Louis Kuehn fa. B. Cobb I.. B. Hendricks John Gill Plowden Stott Judge K. V. Littlefield D. C. Lewis They are all men of tried capacity, of high standing in the community and of business and executive ability. All are taxpayers. Each one of the 12. in responding to the public call to run. is pledged to work for lower taxes, for reduced public expenditures, for elimi nation of useless commissions and con solidation of others. Ben Selling; I-'ormer Lawmaker. Ben Selling Is a leading merchant, who has lived in Oregon all his life and knows the needs of the state, a former member and ex-President -of the State Senate. , Dr. Andrew C. Smith is a physician and broad-minded man of affairs, a former member of the State Senate. Oscar W. Home is a building con tractor, a labor leader of the conserva tive type, member of the bricklayer's" urion, special representative of the executive board of the bricklayers, ma sons and plasterers for the Northwest, a man of broad general experience. S. B. Cobb is secretary of the Stand ard Box and Lumber Company and former member of the lower house of the Legislature. John (ill! Has Service Record. John Gill is manager of the J. K. Gill Company and former member of the Lower House of the Legislature. E. V. Littlefield is an attorney, for merly of Yamhill County, where he served as County School Superintend ent, a man with a personal knowledge of the school needs of the state. He also served as Circuit Judge in Eastern Oregon, where he lived for several years. L. J. Wentworth is vice-president and general manager of the Portland Lum ber Company and resident of Portland for many years. S. B. Huston is a prominent attorney and man of affairs, and former member or me state Senate. Louis Kuehn is chief inspector for the Nlcolai-Neppach Company, a sub stantial and successful citizen of much business and executive ability. L. B. Hendricks is conductor on the Shasta Limited, a railway man of 30 years' experience and man .of demon strated ability. Three Plana Killed. riowdcn Stott is a well-known and successful young attorney, whose abil ity in handling detail work will be of much value in connection with legisla tive bills. D. C. Lewis is a respected citizen of St. Johns, a man of both business and legal training, who represents a large and important section or Multnomah County outside of Portland. The formal acceptances of L J Wentworth. S. B. Cobb and Louis lvuehn completed the citisens' ticket yesterday. Mr. Wentworth, S. B. Hus ton and Mr. Kuehn had not been named In the original call to 12 men to run for the Legislature. But when "William F. "Woodward, Fielder A. Jones and Amedee Smith found It im possible for business reasons to make the sacrifice involved in running, at the earnest solicitation of the other candidates and of many signers of the petition, they consented to become can didates. Personal Keeling; Subordinated. "I have consented to be a candidate," said Mr. Wentworth yesterday, "be cause I feel there is a genuine need for 12 men pledged to tax reductions and efficient service to go to the Legisla ture. If I followed my inclinations I .should certainly not be a candidate. This is a matter, however, in which 1 think that my personal feelings should be subordinated to my sense of duty as a citizen." Mr. Cobb had been out of the city until Saturday night. In acceding to the signed request that he be a candi date Mr. Cobb said that he did so be cause he regarded it as a matter of good citizenship to respond when so much is at issue as In the present cam paign. "If I am nominated and later elect ed," said Mr. Cobb. "I shall give my very best services, and I shall work for reductions in taxes and public ex penditures." Louis Kuehn. whose acceptance was made last night, has lived in Portland since 1884. He has a wide acquaint (Concluded oa Pas 14) Law AD SKILLET HAT AND BEADS DOMINATE "EAV NOTES STRUCK IX PAL3I SUNDAY FASHION" PARADE. Atlantic City Tournout Shows Slit Skirt Has Had Day Tiers or Ruffles Are Seen Instead. ATLANTIC CITT. N. J, April 5. (Special.) Sixty thousand persons to day participated In the Palm Sunday fashion parade on the board walk. Gayer gowns ana hats never before were seen here. If there was one skillet hat there were 5000, and If there was one string of beads there were 30,000. Every woman in the throng wore beads beads of all kinds, shapes and sizes, glass and metal beads, gold and silver, pearls and stones of a thousand varie ties. Paris has boasted of the Shark-fin hat, but there were dozens of them here today. By shark-fin is meant up standing trimming which runs around the crown of the hat, the edge cut zig zag in Imitation of a fish's fin. There were hundreds of specimens of clam shell hat in evidence, but the clam shell hat no longer is new. The popular slit-skirt has fcad its day. In Its place appeared innumerable tier skirts, some with three and four rows of ruffles running round just be low the waistline. 3000 SALOONS IN DOUBT Fate In Hands of 50,000 New Wom en Voters in Illinois. CHICAGO, April 5. Three thousand saloons in Illinois will survive or per ish Tuesday by the votes of 50,000 new ly enfranchised voters In 300 townships where wet and dry elections are to be held. The women voters hold the bal ance of power and their vote is an un known quantity. All but 15 of these 300 townships are now wet and the prohibition forces are seeking to turn them Into the dry col umn. Anti-saloon forces in Chicago tonight announced their decision to launch a campaign of education to cul minate in a fight in 1915 or 1916 to vote Chicago dry. PASCO PLANS SCHOOL FAIR City and County Institutions to Join in Exposition in Fall. PASCO. Wash.. April 6. (Special.) The Pasco city schools and the county schools are preparing for a big school fair in Pasco next Fall. It probably will take place in October. The fair will consist of agricultural and industrial exhibits, which have been produced by the children. Many prizes will be given, ranging from ar ticles donated by various business firms to $25 in cash. Several local contests will be held n various parts of the county and the winners will enter the county contest and from the county contest the win ners will enter a state contest at Ta coma. GRAIN OUTLOOK PROMISING Heavy Rain In Umatilla County Makes Farmers Happy. PENDLETON, Or.. April 5. (Spe cial.) Rain, estimated at a value of many thousands of dollars, descended on the wheat fields of Umatilla County last night, causing general rejoicing. While the wheat in the real grain belt was not suffering for want of mois ture, the gralngrowers in the light land section of the western part of the county were beginning to be ap prehensive. The range also was said to be in need of rain. Crop prospects for 1914 have been unusually good this Spring and last night's downpour practically assures a bumper yield for the season. RAIN HELPS NEW WHEAT Walla Walla. Country Shows Outlook for Bumper Spring Crop. WALLA WALLA. Wash, April 5. (Special.) Rain that fell all night did an immense amount of good to the wheat, especially the Spring sown grain. The Fall grain was in need of moisture also. The rain was general over this sec tion, extending over Eureka flat.. The Fall grain has been stoollng well and the moisture will aid the Spring grain to stool. Ten to 15 per cent of the county crop will be Spring grain. BANK VAULJIS BLOWN Centerville House Entered, but Safe Found Intact. CENTERVILLE, Wash.. April B (Special.) An unsuccessful attempt to blow the bank vault of Gillet Bros.' & Co. was made here last night. Though a hole large enough to admit a man's body was blown through the walls of the vault. Sheriff Fred A. Smith today discovered the safe intact and none of the valuables missing. Cashier John C. Kaidera was out of the city at the time. The Sheriff be lieves that the attempt was made by local persons. CHURCHES DRAW CROWDS Campaign in Walla Walla Results in Well-Filled Houses. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. April B. (Special.) Today was "go-to-church Sunday" in Walla Walla and ministers this evening, before making a final count, estimated an increase in attend ance from 30 to 35 per cent. In most of the churches, special ser mons were preached and several fea tured music programmes this evening. During the week a house to house can vass was made to call the attention of the public to the day and. the plans. DANIELS ABOLISHES WINE MESS IH NAVY Officers and Men Put on Same Footing. SWEEPING ORDER IS ISSUED Secretary Acts on Advice of Surgeon-General. SEVERAL REASONS GIVEN Officers Xow Are Commissioned at Early Age or 22, and Right to Place Temptation in Way Is Strongly Doubted. WASHINGTON. April 5. Absolute prohibition will prevail m the United States Navy after July 1 next. Secre tary Daniels tonight made public an order which not only will abolish the traditional "wine mesa" nf tvA but will bar all alcoholic liquors from scior Binp ana snore station. lnis order, constituting nn r ,- most noteworthy victories ever won by l" vui'iDition lorces, was Issued upon the recommendation of Snrnn.n... eral Braisted. It follows: "The use or introduction nt - drinking purposes on hour n vessel or within any navy yard or sta- v..i ,a i.rumoiiea. and commanding of ficers will be held directly responsible for the enforcement of this order." Daniels Heartily Aarreea. In a statement issued tonight Secre tary Daniels said: "I am in hearty agreement with the views expressed by the Surgeon-General In his paper accompanying the recommendation. There should not be on shipboard, with reference to intoxi cants, one rule for officers and another and a different rule for the enlisted personnel. "The saddest hour in my official life Is when an officer or enlisted man must be punished for Intoxication. During the last week It has been my painful duty to approve a court-martial for dismissal of an officer for Intoxication. He told me that he had never tasted intoxicating drink until he did so in the wine mess on his cruiser. Others who have been disciplined for drinking to excess have made similar statements to me. Temptation to Be Itemoved. "Officers are now commissioned at the early age of 22 years. Has the Govern ment a right to permit this temptation which too often destroys the highest usefulness of young officers? I think not. If there is one professoin more than any other that calls for a clear head and a steady hand it is the naval profession. Experience has shown the (Concluded on Page 2.) I INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS - The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperatura, 61 degreea; minimum. 47 degrees. TODAT'6 Fair; weaterly wlnda. National. Canal tolls fisbt expected to laat at least three weeks in Senate, rase 1. Domestic. Skillet hat, beada. tier aklrta features of Palm Sunday fashion parade. Page 1. Antl-aurfraslata declare woman auffrage does not help prohibition. Page 3. Alabamans expect t'nderwood to beat Hob- son in Senatorial primary. Pace 3. Mrs. Medill Mccormick gives Democrats two year to (rant woman uilrao. Page 3. Women to concentrate flfht on "Bathhouse John" In Chicago today. Page 1. (porta. Coaat Lea cue reaulta Portland 1, Sacra mento 2; morning game poatponed. rain; ban Francisco .-,-(, Venice 6-2; Lot Angelea 7, Oakland 0; morning game poatponed, rain. Page 10. Bowling tournament games begin tonight. Page 10. Bak-r loses to Helena after 6-to-0 lead In seventh. page to. Colts drub Grants pass. V to 1. Page 10. Pacific Northwest. "P. O. Ullatrom. Vancouver. Game Warden and Deputy Sheriff, dashes to death in auto. Page 11. Victim of train accident near Albany identified as J. H. Burgess, of Portland. Page 11. Opera stars yell themselves hoarse with delight at miniature round-up at Pendle ton. Page 2. Portland and Vicinity. "The Deserter" pronounced play with plenty of action. Page 14. Rev. Luther R. Dyott eapounda Palm Sun day lesson. Page 9. Rev. Mr. McLean begins revival at First Presbyterian Church. Page t. School Board probably will select Couch and Khattuck building altea In week. Page 14. TRADE HEARINGS PLANNED Inquiry Into Relations of Capita and Labor to Begin Today. WASHINGTON. April 5. Plans for the opening of hearings here tomorrow into the relationship of capital and labor were completed tonight by the United States Commission on Industrial Relations. Through a Nation-wide In vestigation the Commission hopes to devise means whereby further griev ances may be minimized and more sat isfactorily adjusted. The hearings will continue four days and will do the forerunner of others which the Commission proposes to con duct at the principal industrial points throughout the country. The coal mining Industry will be the first investigated. Other subjects In cluded in the scheduled list of hear ings are the moldera' trade, the cloth ing industry, the printing trades, the building trades and railroads and labor organizations generally. FIFTH CONVICT SURVIVES Folsom Prisoner, AVith Bullet in I-ungs, Kxpected to Live. SACRAMENTO, April 6. Percy Barnes, one of the five convicted men who succeeded In battering down his cell door at the Folsom prison Sunday when 13 "incorrigibles" made a des perate attempt to gain freedom, will recover from the bullet wound through his lungs. Barnes- was the only con vict who dashed from his cell to survive the cool and accurate shooting of the prison guards. The bodies of the four who were al most Instantly killed as they rushed from their cells have been burled In the prison grounds. THE HOUSE FLY ONE HUNDRED YEARS jr lP THREE WEEKS' FIGHT OU TOLLS PROBABLE Much Oratory by Sen ators Promised. GENERAL LEGISLATION WAITS Sm ot ..vs, However, Are Not Expected to Change Votes. HOUSE RUSHES LAND BILLS Leasing Measure Expected to Be Re. ported From Committee Tomor row Water Power Legis lation Being Planned. WASHINGTON. April 0. With the scene of activity on the issue of Pan ama toll exemption repeal shifted to the Senate after the triumph of the Administration in the House last week jlans still remain in the formulative stage for the final struggle In the great legislature controversy. Formal consideration of the bill to repeal toll exemption for American ships will be taken up Tuesday by the committee on interoceanic canals, of which Senator O'Gorman. leader of the Democratic opposition. Is chairman. Besides the House bill, on which President Wilson and his adherents propose to stand, the committee will have before it various amendments and proposed compromises, and these will be discussed before any formal re port Is made to the Senate. Speeches 'Will t hanae o Votes. While the committee is at work pre liminary discussion of the tolls sub ject will continue In the Senate." Lead ers In the fight do not expect speeches to change any votes, but that there will be a flood of oratorical effort which will far exceed in length and Intensity the 20-hour debate on the bill In the House is conceded. No one in close touch with the situa tion would predict tonight how long the controversy In the Senate might last, but the most optimistic proponents of repeal do not look for a vote for three weeks. Senators Hoke Smith, of Georgia; James, of Kentucky, and Owen, of Oklahoma, are to lead the Administra tion forces in the contest. From the Republican side they will be aided by Senators Root. Lodge and McCumber. Democratic opposition forces will be directed by Senators O'Gorman. of New York, Chamberlain, of Oregon, and Ashurst, of Arizona. On the Republic an side Senator Callinger, the minority leader, will direct opposition to the re peal, and such stalwarts as Penrose and Oliver are planning to consolidate (Concluded on Page 8) HENCE WOMEN OF CHICAGO AWAIT ELECTION FIRST VOTES TO BE AGAINST "BATHHOUSE" JOHN. Miss Marion Drake, Stenographer, Closes Campaign to Defeat Coun cilman at Polls Tuesday. CHICAGO. April 5. Chicago's politi cal campaign drew to a close toniaht and women prepared for the first time to exercise their right of franchise at the election Tuesday. There are 237,- 14 women In Chicago eligible to vote. The entrance of the women Is ex pected to result In the largest vote ever cast in a municipal election here. There are 45i.;53 men on the registration lists ana a total of more than 4T5.000 votes Is expected. Although there are eight women can didates among the 154 persona seeking Places In the City Council, most of the women's clubs and civic organizations nave centered their campaign efforts in the First Ward, where Miss Mrl,m Drake, a law stenographer, has set out to displace "Bathhouse" John Coughlin. wjho. with "Hinky Dink" Michael Kenna. has represented the ward for SO years. A thousand or more names were siricsen from the ward s lodging-house registration list at the instance of Miss Drake's supporters. Supporters of Coughlin have offered to make bets she would not receive more than 1000 votes. Miss Harriet E. Vittum, head resident of Northwestern University SetUement and president of the Woman's City Club, has made a strong fight In the Seventeenth Ward. MAN, 75, GETS BRIDE OF 18 .millionaire Offers 9100,000 for Wire, Indiana Girl Responds. PENSACOLA. Fla.. April 5. (Spe cial.) Major Charles B. Lewis, a mill ionaire of Jacksonville. III., and Miss Mabel Enyart. an accomplished young woman of Goshen. Ind.. who had been visiting a friend here, were married here today. The bridegroom la 75 years old and the bride 18. Prior to meeting Miss Enyart. Major Lewis, who Is a widower, made it known among several young women of this city that he would endow anyone with S 100.000 In her own right If she would marry him. The major preferred a blonde and another specification was that she should be between 18 and 20 years old. MAZAMAS 0UJ IN FORCE Northern Part of Peninsula Explored by Party of 140. The pleasant weather yesterday drew the Mazamas out in force, nearly 140 taking part in the regular Sunday recreation tramp. The hikers took cars to East St. Johns and then walked north to the end of the main land; thence they circled around the extreme point of the peninsula, next to Ram sey Lake, and to the easterly shore of the Willamette, continuing to St. Johns. The route took In the old Stumpf homestead and the old Fred erick Ramsey homestead. The party made a long stop on the river at the mouth of Gannon Creek, where, at the ancient Indian village called "Old Multnomah's Workshop." they dug and scraped the shore for ar row heads and a number were found. HUGE LIZARD BONES FOUND Skeleton of Prehistoric Reptile Clew to Beds Near Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES.. April 5. (Special.) Workmen digging a trench vm. day in the foothills of Ban Pedro Mountain, at La. Alameda, uncovered the skeleton of a monster prehistoric lizard. It is in an almost Derfert tt. of preservation. The finding of the skeleton has prompted Professor Thompson nt th. High School, to begin a search for other specimens. Scientists think that the beds which have yielded the only fossil of a prehistoric man found on the continent may have a rival near here. SPRING VACATION IS OVER Unique Plan Tried at Oregon City Proves Boon to Pupils. . OREGON CITT. Or., April 6. (Spe cial.) The first Spring vacation In the local schools has closed and tomorrow morning the 1700 pupils of this city will return to their work. The plan was tried out by the School Board upon the recommendation of City Superintendent Tooze, who be lieved that with a week's rest In the long Spring term, both teachers and pupils would be able to resume their work with more interest. The school term will be extended one week, or to June 12. so that the same amount of work can be covered. OCEAN LINER RUDDERLESS F. A. Kllburn Being Towed to San Francisco by Oil-Tanker. EUREKA. CaU April 6. Under tow of the oil tanker Whittier. the steamer F. A. Kllburn, minus a rudder, is pro ceeding to San Francisco. The Kllburn. which left port today wlth a large number of passengers and considerable mail and freight, lost her rudder when 15 miles from Humboldt Bay. The Whittier waa nearby and picked her up. Boy "Desperadoes Taken. Gerald Gentry and Harry Smith, boys who left their homes to become des peradoes, and who stole a revolver from one of the cars of the AL G. Barnes Shows in North Portland, were arrested yesterday by Patrolman Lillis and the cache of their loot of a grocery store in Kern I'ark discovered. SPANIARDS DRIVEN TO LEAVETORREON Villa Issues Order De porting 600. HOLDINGS TO BE CONFISCATED Deep-Rooted Hatred of Dons Again Is Manifested. EXODUS TO BEGIN AT ONCE Notice Is Given Without Warning, but Pleadings Fall Rebel Gen eral Feels Certain Aid Was Given to F.nemv. TORREON. Mexico, April (via El Taso. Tex., April 5.) General Fran cisco Villa today ordered that the 0 Spaniards of this city be deported. H issued Instructions that trains be pro vided at once and that the exodus to El Paso, Tex., should begin tomorrow. Th.;ir property win be . confiscated, temporarily at least. It is the tragedy of Chihuahua over again and Is said to express the deep rooted suspicion and even hntred with which the Mexican looks upon the Spaniard. Villa's Hatred tarhiainblc. Villa expelled tho Dons from Chi huahua four months ago and since then has repeatedly declared that other Spaniards would better pet out of Mexico beforo he caught tliom. His abiding conviction that they are work ing as one man against the revolution found frequent expression while he was in Juarez, at which time he assert ed ho would execute every laniard ho found In Torreon. Villa promised he would investigate closely the conduct of each Spaniard and that tn due course those found to have lent no aid to tho enemy would be allowed to return. To establish their, innocence while not represented before the Investigators. with their cases in the hands of a hostile court and themselves In a foreign land, will be an almost hopeless task and it in thought certain that few will be al lowed to return. Spaniards Protest Innoeence. The order was received in tragic silence, followed by passionate out bursts of pleading and lament. All as sented they had remained neutral as far as they could, but with the military government in the haniis of the fed erals they were compelled at times to give such aid as "as demanded lbs use ot houses and corrals and tho forced contribution of money and food. To have refused. they said, would have meant Imprisonment or death. Villa is inclined to believe that there was little reluctance in the aid and comfort they extended and he resents the fact that they did not leave the city when he announced it would be well for them to do so. Other foreigners are less subject to resentment. They, for the most part, have been the heads ot the great enter prises which brought money Into the country and which were managed front afar. They were viewed more as ab stract powers, rather than as individ uals. Even their agents on the ground generally appeared as dispensers of work and money and new comforts. Soap Carrracr Recalled. A story told here is said to be illus trative of conditions. The Spanish owner ot a big ranch in the days of President l'orfirio Diax conducted ; soap factory on the ranch, this Indus try being common among the big rancLeros, who thus utllixo tho waste product of the cattle and sheep busi ness. He ran a general store and paid his men lu soap, which could be turned in at the store for the necessaries of life. It Is related that tho soap was soft and It melted or was wasted in a way that materially decreased Its purchasing power when weighed at the store against other commodities. The peons had heard vaguely of President Diaz and eventually somo-oC them mounted their horses and rodo 500 miles to Mexico City. A bouse servant would have turned the:v away, it Is related, save that the President happened to see them through a win dow. Ho ordered them admitted and heard the story in great wrath. His verdict against the oppressor was that all back wages, irrespective of thu soap currency, should be paid them and other reforms Instituted on penalty of confiscation of the ranch. Homes sad Bnalacas Abandoned. During the fighting the Spaniards took refuge in a large bank building. Upon entering the city Villa told them to keep ort the streets. They obeyed In fear and trembling. Ho visited them today and informing them of tho ad verse sentiments in his army, ordered them to be ready to leave tomorrow. It is a great hardship for most of the Spaniards, who have their homes and business in the city. Only Span lards are affected. Ail other foreign ers are now free to go and come as they please, and General Villa Is desir ous that they shall resume their wonted occupations. J. M. Ulmer. with the consent of General Villa and In his capacity a acting American Consular agent, post ed notices today on all American prop erty, declaring that It must be held inviolate under penalty. 1 QD 109.0