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VOL. T.IV. XO. 16,693. PORTLAND. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, 3IAY 27, 1914. pr in: FIVE CENTS. COLONEL'S DAY IN iL Politics Avoided in Chat With Wilson. AFRICAN TROPHIES INSPECTED Conference With Progressives of First Importance. THREE AMBASSADORS MET Crowds, C eers and Struggling to i Shake Visitor's Hand Keminis l cent of Campaign Days Ef fort Brings No I'atigue. " ' WASHINGTON, May 26. Ex-Fresl-dent Roosevelt earned "back today to the National Capital, where he spent seven years as President. Into nine hours the Colonel crowded a speech on his South American ex pedition, a call on President Wilson, a political conference of first Impor tance with the Progressives in Con gress, a visit to the Smithsonian In stitution to see the trophies from his African hunt of four years ago, a meeting with a few members of the diplomatic corps and a dinner with his old friends. Besides, there were a cIojkh impromptu receptions from crowds in the railway station, at his hotel, in the streets and wherever he chanced to stop for a moment. Fatigue Not Shown. It was such a hot and busy day that the Colonel's collar rapidly melted away, but he went through it all with out showing evidence of fatigue. The crowds, the cheers, the struggles to shake his hand, the photographers and all the rest were like old campaign days. The Colonel smiled and waved his hat continually and fired out "Bully" and "By George, that's fine," at everything. The Progressive members of .Con press were at the party headquarters to meet him after the lecture tonight and go over the political situation with him. Sentiment Toward AVllaon Studied. It was understood that Colonel Roosevelt was desirous of sounding sentiment here, particularly with ref erence to the advisability of making an early attack on the policies of the Wilson Administration. The members of Congress wished to go over the whole field with him, learn his Ideas regarding questions now before Con gress and If possible map out a ten tative plan for the coming campaign. Colonel Roosevelt protested, how ever, that politics was not the main object of his visit to Washington. "It was for science, not for politics," lie said. Republicans Do Not Appear. With the exception of fils confer ence with the Progressive Congress men, politics played little part in his day here. He was too busy for that. Reports that he might meet Repub lican leaders came to naught, for the Colonel saw none of them. "Not a Republican showed his head," ho said laughingly. It was learned that before Colonel Roosevelt left Oyster Bay a Republi can member of Congress telegraphed to him, asking for an appointment. Colonel Roosevelt declined to discuss the subject, but it was understood he felt that too much already had been crowded into the day to permit of such a meeting. Wilson and Colonel Kxchanse Stories. Colonel, Roosevelt's visit with Presi dent Wilson was perhaps of greater interest to the public than any other event of the day. The President and his predecessor spent more than half an hour together and talked of most everything except politics. A good deal fit the time was put in at telling stories. When the Colonel arrived at the executive mansion, the President was waiting to receive him in the red room. The former President greeted warmly "Jimmle'' Sloan, a secret service man, and other White House attaches , who served during his administrations. "I'm very glad to see you." said the President as he shook hands with Colonel Roosevelt. Miss Belle Hagner, social secretary at the White House, who occupied a similar position during the Roosevelt administrations, and Secretary Tumulty were also present. After exchange of greetings the Presi dent led the way to the south portico of the White House, where the cool breezes from the Potomac made more bt-arable the extreme heat. There lem onade was served by Miss Hagner and the two men sat down for a talk. Joke Made of Klrr of Doubt, - Ppeaking of travel, books and telling stories, the two men seemed to enjoy their meeting greatly. All controver sial subjects were .avoided, but the Colonel himself mentioned the "River of Doubt," which he discovered in Brazil, and joked over the controversy about it, A crowd of several hundred perjrons had gathered inside the White House grounds, and as Colonel Roosevelt ap peared there was a burst of hand clapping. "It was a very pleasant social visit," aid Colonel Roosevelt. On his arrival in Washington Colonel - Roosevelt went first to the Smithsonian Institution. It was his first glimpse of tCoaciuUed on Fay ' CAPT CROWDED RADIUM HIGHBALL SOON MAY BE HAD ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS AID IN PKESERVIXG IJTFCSIOX. : Xew Method to Prevent Decomposi tion of Water Containing Salts Makes Drink Possible. LONDON. May 26. (Special.) In the near future it will be possible to-order a splash of radium water with which to dilute one's whisky or brandy, and the consumer, while gratifying his pal ate, 'will be promoting simultaneously the health of his body. The new preparation has a direct In- LfUBion of radium salts. Formerly ra dium water was practically impossible to keep because It decomposed, and fa vored the growth of many deleterious organisms, but a discovery was made recently that such water could be kept sterile by the infiltration of ultra violet rays and the addition of car bonic acid gas. In this case, instead of using ordinary or distilled water, the well-known ultra-violet rays are passed through the water before prep aration and the effect of carbonization is obtained. The medical faculty are increasingly recognizing the curative properties of redium, but one of the great difficul ties has been the absence of a reliable standardized water. Laboratories are to be erected in the West End, where medical men will be free to investigate and where they will be in a position to obtain water of the standard re quired for their patients. Most of the radium water will be retailed to the public in special syphons. - SALVADOR TO AID MEXICO Capital Receives Word That 10,00 0 Would Go to War if Xecessary. MEXICO CITY,. May 26. The Mexi can Minister to Salvador has informed the foreign office here- that the people of Salvador are raising a fund to as sist Mexico in case of a war with the United States. The Minister reported that about 10.000 Salvadoreans' and Ilondurans had offered to join the Mexican army to fight against the United States and also that several high officers of the Salvadorean army were, willing to en list with the Mexicans. DEFENDANTS WIN CASE Receiver for Portland Trust Com pany Loses- $3O,0 00 Suit. ROSEBUKG, Or., May 26. (Special.) After a deliberation of less than 20 minutes a jury in the Circuit Court today found a verdict for the defend ants in the case of R. S. Howard, re ceiver of the Title, Guarantee & Trust Company, of Portland, against L. R and Melvina I'erbrache, of Glendale. Suit was brought by the plaintiffs to recover the sum of $30,000, alleged to be due as principal and interest on a promissory note. The defendants made a. claim that the note had been paid. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court. FAIR PUBLICITY SOUGHT Association Will Ask Newspaper Men to Boost Coming Event. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 26. (Spe cial.) Editors and newspapermen of Vancouver and Clarke County will be assembled by the directors of the Clarke County Fair Association soon to formulate plans for publicity for the Columbia River Interstate Fair here September 7 to 12. The meeting may be held in Camas. The association says the fair will be the greatest ever held in Southwestern Washington. There will be races and a Wild West Show, with prizes for the best riders and broncho busters. TWO DROWN AT ASTORIA Fisherman and Boat-Puller Meet Death in Different Accidents. ASTORIA, Or., May 26. (Special.) John Ekholm. a fisherman employed by the Union Fishermen's Co-operative Packing Company, and Michael Carl son, a boat-puller, were drowned last night in different parts of the harbor. Ekholm fell off a narrow plank walk of the net racks at Hammond. The boat-puller heard the splash and has tened to give assistance, but Ekholm sank before help reached him. He was 40 years old. Carlson met death in the north chan nel near Sand Island. "CERTIFIED BABIES" GONE Chicago's Moral Court Runs Out of "Stock" in Few Days. CHICAGO. May 26. Chicago's stock of "certified babies" was exhausted in less than a week. A few days ago Judge Goodnow, of the morals court, let it be known that his court would offer for adoption babies who had been passed as physically and mentally per fect by the city psychopathic labora tory. No others would be given and with each baby would go a chart of its mental traits and possibilities. PANTS GONE; KILTIES WORN Portland Bagpiper Wears '.scotch Costume by Necessity. PENDLETON. Or.. May 26. (Spe cial.) Jock McVeagh. a member of the Scotch Kiltie Band, of Portland, an or ganization of nonprofessional bagpipers who played at the Caledonian picnic at Athena, is still wearing his kilties here by reason of the fact that some one stole the only pair of Americanized trousers that he brought with him. He expects a new pair from Portland today, not being able to find any in Pendleton that would suit his particu lar style of architecture. PACIFICATION PLAN NEAR COMPLETION Mediators Agree on Vital Points: LAND ISSUE NOT ABANDONED Actual Choice of President Left to Mexicans Themselves. DIGNITY IS NOT WOUNDED Some of Important Financial Trans actions of Present Congress May Be Recognized to Save - Delicate Situation. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., May 26. The actual terms and details of a plan for the pacification of Mexico are now under discussion by the mediation con ference; according to an announcement tonight by Justice Lamar. An early agreement is now expected. The turn In the proceedings, from a point, where it seemed as if the land problem might cause serious embar rassment, to an understanding as to the treatment of some of the delicate issues Involved, came after a conference be tween the mediators and the American delegates. "Substantial Agreement'' Reported. In his announcement Justice Lamar said: "On a number of details we find ourselves in substantial agreement. Others are still under discussion, but as to them, there has been no dis agreement." From the mediators themselves It was learned that some of the vital points had been reached today. These are understood to include the manner in which the present regime in Mex ico City would give way to a new pro visional government. Desiring' to avoid the appearance of having had their provisional President chosen at an international conference, the Mexican delegates have evolved the plan of suggesting to the mediators a list of names from which might be selected several on whom the United States would look with favor If from it were chosen an ad interim execu tive. Actual Choice Left to Mexican. The actual choice of an individual from the list of eligibles would be sanctioned, it Is suggested, . by the Mexican Congress. There Is reason to believe, however, that before any list is approved by the American Gov ernment some tacit indorsement from the constitutionalists must come. The plan of pacification is known to have for its object the establish ment of a new provisional government. (Concluded on Page 2) AN OLD RANCH rRllrv- ' tez&,. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Wemtber. TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 63 degrees; minimum. fl degrees. TODAY'S Showers, southerly winds. Mexico. Consul Sllllman says he was kept in .prison El days by General Maaa. Page 2. Pacification plan nears completion. Paso ! IToreisTii. Radium highball possible new drink. Page 1. National. Ledyard'a memory not like Mellen's. Page 1. Portland and Vicinity. T. M. C. A. graduation exercises to be held Friday. Fa go Jii, Domestic. Colonel crowds much into nine hours in Washington. Page 1 Roosevelt defends claim to being- real dis coverer. Page Jacob Riis, ill long, dies of heart trouble at Summer home. Page S. Seattle pastor says he refused to be "held up" for entertainment guaranty. Page ii. Republican leaders cheer suggestions oft? party reunion. Pago 6. Captain Griffiths may try to plead guilty. Page 20. V Sports. Coast League results: Portland 3. Los An geles 3; San Francisco 1', Sacramento 1 13 innings); Oakland B. Venice 3. Page 6. Northwestern League results: Seattle 6, , Portland 1; Tacoma 3, Victoria 1; Vancouver-Spokane game postponed. Page 6. Whalen's 4-year-old gelding takes Metro politan handicap. In record time. Page 7- Mrs. peter Kerr turned In remarkable score in Oregon golf tournament. Page 7. Ritchie Is badly beaten by "White in ten round go. Page 7; Portland interscholastlc track meet to be h-ltt at Multnomah Fluid tomorrow. Page 6. Pacific Northwest. Lewis ton business men don overalls to trans form hill into boulevard. Page b. Many Improvements have been made In Ko3eburg, says Addison Bennett. Page's. Commercial and Marine. Large crops on Coast point to low prices of leading cereals. Page 21. "Wheat drops sharply at Chicago on esti mate of huge crop la Kansas. Page 21.. "Wall street stock dealings smallest of year. Page 2L Quarantine regulations against vessels from bubonic plague ports apply to those from Seattle. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. y City's salary increase will total $17,788. Paso 5. Weather report, forecast and data. Page 21. Queen Thelma and royal suite guests at Baker Theater. Page 16. S. "W. Green, 68 years old, bound over on charge of Marian Hoffman, 17 years old. Page 9. School Board selects teachers for coming year. Page 1. SHOOT KING'S HORSE PLOT Militants Drink to Success of Con spiracy in Champagne. LONDON, May 27. press says today that been notified of a plot spear. King George's Derby, which is to be Downs today. The Daily Ex the police have to shoot Brake . entry in . the i run at Epsom adds that at a The Dally Express meeting of militant s uffragettes last night success to the in champagne. plot was drunk AGGIE GETS APPOINTMENT i Teaching Fellowship ; in Pennsyl vania State College Awarded. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. May 26. Special.) J. J. Morris,, a senior in this year's class in horticulture, has received an appoint ment to a fellowship in the Pennsyl vania State College. The position gives an-opportunity to study for a graduate degree while re ceiving a salary of t600 a year for teaching horticulture. HAND SIZING UP AN APPREHENSIVE MULE. LEDYARD'S MEMORY NOT LIKE filELLEN'S New Haven Ex-Director Wants to Testify. "WHOLE TRUTH" IS PROMISED Reference to Waiving Immun ity Touches Tender Spot. SUBPENA IS WITHDRAWN Special Examiners to Inspect Mor- gan Books and Papers Story of Efforts to IMnd William Kockefeller Is Told. u "WASHI ,iay 26. Directors. past and present, of the New York, New Haven & Harttord Railroad will be placed on the witness stand next Wednesday when the Interstate Com merce Commission resumes its Inves tigation of the New Haven's affairs. This was announced today by Commis sion officials, who announced that Wil liam Skinner, Henry K. McHarg. Ed ward Milligan, Alexander Cochrane and D. Newton Barney were among the ad ditional directors subpenaed. Present at the brief session today ready to tes tify were Lewis Cass Ledyard and Laurence Minot, ex-directots, and J. S. Elton, now a member of the board. Morarnu Hooka to Be Jxamlned. The hearing was adjourned In order that special examiners of the Com mission may inspect -the books of J. Pierpont Morgan & Company and personal papers of the late J. Pierpont Morgan, as they relate to transactions of the New Haven Rail road. This development came as the result of a statement made by J. Pier pont Morgan In New York yesterday to the effect that the records of his firm and his father's personal records still are available and ready for production before any- proper tribunal. Examiner Francis H. McAdam of the Commission, who has been in New York in an effort to ascertain the phys ical condition of William Rockefeller, notified Chief Counsel Folk today that Mr. Rockefeller's physician said his patient had had another throat attack and could not be seen for a few days. Ledyard "Wants to Testify. At the brief session today, Mr. Led yard said he wanted to go on the stand and refute ome of the testimony given last wetek by Charles S. Mellen. ex president of the New Haven. A let ter addressed to him by Mr. McChord, in which he was informad that the subpena served on him had been with drawn, but that if he desired he could (Concluded on Page 2 BOILING WATER FOR MILITANTS LONDON" PEOPLE "AltM" THEM SELVES AGALYST ATTACK. Window Smashing Campaign Vigor ously Renewed, Under Stimu lus of Exasperation. LONDON.-May 26. The refusal of King George to see a suffragette dep utation and alleged needless brutality on the part of the police In resisting their attempt to reach the palace ap pear to have exasperated the mili tants. Window smashing in London now is of nightly occurrence. A party of militants invaded Kensington Square Gardens tonight, smashing windows of the houses bordering on one side of the square. The occupants of the houses on the other side formed a guard, the members of which were armed with pails of boiling water, to watch for the women. Eight of the, militants who were sentenced in connection with the raid on Buckingham Palace on May 21 were released from Holloway Jail today. They gained their liberty by hunger striking. UNIFORM ACT IS FAVORED "Blue Sky Law" Alike in All States Urged by R. Watson in Letters. SALEM, Or., May 26. (Special.) In letters sent to the Secretaries of State throughout the country, Ralph Wat son, Corporation Commissioner, urges the necessity of drafting a uniform "Blue Sky I-aw." He suggests that a convention of commissioners having duties similar to his be held for the purpose of drafting and discussing the proposed measure. "I understand that some 32 states have enacted blue sky laws," he says In his letter, "and that similar bills are to be presented in many additional states. Such legislation, it seems to me, should be as nearly uniform as possible." DALLAS CARNIVAL OPPOSED Event Sanctioned for AVcck Before Chautauqua Despite Objections. DALLAS, Or., May 26. (Special.) DesDlte obiection on th nart of th Commercial Club and pressure brought to bear on the City Council to have that body refuse the use of the streets, a. carnival will be .held here June 15. 16, 17 .and is, under the auspices of the Business Men's Club. Owing to the fact that the Chau tauqua follows a week after the close of the carnival, the Commercial Club took the stand that nothing should be permitted to show In the city that would interfere In any way with the success of the Chautauqua. The Coun cil refused to revoke Its action after it sanctioned the carnival. NEW HEAT RECORD IS MADE Strawberry Growers and Truck Gardeners Suffer Much Damage. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May "26 A new heat record for the year in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas was made today. St. Joseph reported a maximum temperature of 90 degrees, and at To peka, Kan., the mercury reached that figure. The mark established in Kansas is within one degree of the record for this date in 27 years. Stsawberry-growers and truck gardeners reported damage to their crops as a result of the warm and dry weather. SCHOOL BOOKS SHUFFLED Vancouver High Entered and Con tents of Desks Piled Together. -VANCOUVER, Wash., May 26. (Spe cial.) Someone entered the Vancouver High School building last night and emptied the 350 desks in the assembly room and piled all of the books in a heap on the rostrum, where they were found this morning. Classes were delayed about three quarters of an hour this morning, but It -will be several days before all the books will be returned to their owners. Students are blamed for the )jrank. CLEAN CITY,0RDERS MAYOR Removal of Rubbish Before Rose Festival Is Requested. Mayo Albee yesterday issued a. re quest tor a general cleanup of weeds and unsightly rubbish piles In the resi dence districts In preparation for the Rose Festival celebration. He Instruct ed the police and health officials to conduct the campaign and asks the public to co-operate, "We want to have a clean city . for the Rose Festival," said the Mayor. MORE QUAKES FELT DAILY Rumors Circulated in Catania That Several Lives Have Been Lost. CATANIA, May 26. Earthquakes which have been felt daily since the disastrous week of May 8 became more accentuated today. Rumors were circulated that several persons had lost their lives in the out lying districts, -but official reports made no mention of any casualties. Mr. Booth to Talk at Hood River. HOOD RIVER. Or., May 26. (Spe cial.) R. A. Booth, Republican nom inee for the United States Senate, will deliver the address here Saturday when the Canby Poet, G. A. R., will observe Memorial day at the Idlewilde Ceme tery. The children of the city public schools will participate in the programme. SELECTS YEAR S TEACHERS 850 in School's Civil Service Remain. MOST PROBATIONERS ARE KEPT Only Four, Already Notified, Are Dismissed. MARRIAGES PROVIDED FOR Over Score Are Employed to 1111 Va cancies and 3 6 Keserves Are Engaged Clerk Thomas Unanimously lie-elected. At a closed executive session yester day afternoon the School Board prac tically completed its task of electing teachers to serve for the school year of 1914-1915, as well as for the Summer session, which begins June 29. A large majority of tho teachers, approximately 850, are on the perma nent list, created by the civil service provisions of the 1913 school law, which stipulates that all teachers who have been elected for the third time need not pass through the formality of re-election. Under-Time Teachers Kept. Many of the present corps of tvach ers, however, have not been elect d f or the third year. These are classified under the new law. as probationary teachers, and must stand for re-election until they automatically enter the permanent list. Virtually all of these probationary teachers were re-elected yesterday. In all only four teachers were dropped, and these were. In reality, notified of their impending dismissal at least two and one-half months ago. The law requires that acting teachers must be given that much notice of dis missal. Their positions were declared vacant by the Hoard yesterday. Successors Chsen. Nearly all of the teachers who are to serve in the Summer schools were announced some time ago. Since then, however, new Summer schools have been arranged. Teachers were chosen for these positions yesterday. Over Score Kew Teachers Selected. In addition, about a dozen new hlh school teachers and 14 new elementary school teachers were selected to fill vacancies. Thirty-six reserve teachers on salary were chosen to supply vacancies that are certain to result before the open ing of the Fall term of school, in Sep tember. This was done because the Board felt that better teachers are ob tainable 1 in May than in September. Experience has shown that at least that many teachers have been required in former years to fill new positions and vacancies caused by unannounced weddings and resignations for other reasons. Good teachers are also re quired as substitutes. The Hoard guarantees these teachers that posi tions will be available in the respective grades. . One new principal H. C. Seymour, of Dallas, was chosen yesterday to serve as principal of the Kennedy School. In many instances, for various rea sons, teachers were transferred. Clerk Thoaua Re-Elected. R. H. Thomas, who has served as clerk of the Board for the past six years, was re-elected unanimously. Hugh Krum, the truant officer, and T. Walter Glllard, his assistant, were also re-elected. M. O. Evans, supervisor of gardens, was elected to serve for the months of July and August. L. R, Alderman, City Superintendent, and his two assistants, -L. A. Grout and C. A. Rice, still have a year to serve under their present contracts, and their names did not come up for re-election. It was reported that Mr. Alderman would ask the Board, at this time, to continue his present contract a year longer, but he did not do. so yesterday. The following were elected as reg ular teachers to fill vacancies In the elementary schools; Marie A. Gorman, 73 Brooklyn street, city, Belllngham Normal, Washington; Mary A. McCormik. Lebanon, Or., ninth Brad'-, Brooklyn; Mildred Kruse, 217 Eleventh street, city, seventh grade, Clinton Kelly; Mary Z. Harper, 47s Jat Court street, Welser, Idaho, fifth grade. Clinton Kelly; JejSdie Merle Bibee, ttoS Clackamas street, city, fifth grade, Creston; Helen .Mur ray. Sherwood, JR. I). No. 2. Or., eighth grade, Creston; Kdlth O. Smith, 730 Fern avenue, city, fifth grade, Holman; C. V. Kiigore, St. Helena, eighth grade. Highland; Ida Menzies. 630 East Thirty-ninth street, city, sixth grade, Lents; Helen K. Breeu, 911 Sherman avenue. Hood River, Or., slxtli grade, Sellwood; Oeraldine Cartraelt, 1068 North College street, Decatur, 111., depart ment of grammar, Shattuck; Loretta M. Chapman. Lents. R. No. 1, Or., fourth grade, Vernon; Nellie Paulsen. Newberg. Or., fifth grade. Vernon; H. C Seymour, Dallas, Or., principal of Kennedy School. Of the present -corps of probationary teachers, who have not yet served two years and who are therefore not on the permanent list, the following were re elected Ijy the Board yesterday for tho respective schools: Allen School Ida May Manley. Craca Towslee. Alneworth School Anna Hubbard. Lula. Keller. Genelev Eckelson. Albina Uomesucd School Queene Adams. Willa Shepard. r Arleta School Blouise Clouse. Grace Rudd, Margaret West, Helen Chandler. Genevieve Kirkpatrlck, Mathilda Thomp son. Brooklyn School Margaret Sampson, Ethel Bryan, Ellrabeth Carotheri. Elizabeth Walker. Ada Osfleld. Buckman Sciiool Minnie Kinney, Laura Bertrand. BOARD iCuxicluucd ou faifc :o.